Oztological Addenda

Oztology, the ontology of the Land of Oz
Additional Curiosa

Theosophic Zodiac

Below is a map of the Theosophical Zodiac with the observer looking South which is at the Top. East is to the Left and West is to the Right. To the rear is North.

The sequence starts at the Ram which is on the left just below the East mark. And then proceeds counterclockwise on the Internal side of the Zodiac in the sequence of Internal Evolution

Ram Self Moon Internal Reflection

Bull Possessions Mercury Internal Control - Ownership

Twins Companions Venus Internal Concerns

Crab Parents Mars Internal Conflict - Protection

Lion Children Jupiter Internal Rulership

Virgin Health Saturn Internal Limits

And then continues on the External side of the Zodiac in the sequence of External Causality which is the order of the days of the week

Scales Mates Moon Monday External Reflection

Scorpion Death Mars Tuesday External Conflict

Archer Ways/Means Mercury Wednesday External Control

Goat Rulership Jupiter Thursday External Rulership

Waterbearer Friends Venus Friday External Concerns

Fish Prison Saturn Saturday External Limits

All of which fits very snugly

As opposed to the Zodiac of Ptolemy which is the standard used today where the planets ascribed to the signs and houses don't fit particularly at all. It goes

Ram Self Mars

Bull Possessions Venus

Twins Companions Mercury

Crab Parents Moon

Lion Children Sun

Virgin Health Mercury

Scales Mates Venus

Scorpion Death Mars

Archer Ways/Means Jupiter

Goat Rulership Saturn

Waterbearer Friends Saturn

Fish Prison Jupiter

Here the best fit is the Scorpion which is coincidentally the same as the Theosophic Zodiac and the worst fit is Waterbearer, Saturn having about nothing to do with Friends. Of the rest some sort of fit and some don't.

It has been lately determined from internal evidence that Ptolemy didn't do any original research to write his books on Astronomy / Astrology but rather that he was a librarian of the Library of Alexandria and pulled together material to make a sort of encyclopedic article on everything astronomical. It would seem that his source for the planets that go with the signs and houses was just plain wrong.

Astrologers have recognized the poor fit for at least the last thousand years and have come up with some very ingenious explanations and adaptions. it looks like Blavatsky finally got it right. Her source was supposed to be the Ebionites who had this as part of their secret tradition. That does add a bit of credence for that. On the other hand it is obvious when pointed out, so she might have worked it out for herself.

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