Immanent Second Initiation in Leo Subject
Affects the Leo subject, sublimation of the Moon’s influence, readiness for the second initiation which concerns the emotional self.
Neptune, being the sign of the Deity of the waters, is related to the sixth ray which governs the astral or emotional plane of desire. When Neptune is thus active in the advanced Leo subject, then emotion-desire have been transmuted into love-aspiration and are dedicated to and oriented to the soul; the entire emotional or sensitive nature is responsive to energies coming from “the heart of the Sun,” and when this is the case, it indicates that the disciple is now ready for the second initiation. This orientation is brought about by what is called “the sublimation of the influence of the Moon” which is, as you know, the mother, symbolically speaking, of the form nature and reflects the Sun, or the Father aspect. The above statement is exceedingly occult in its significance. Esoterically speaking, you have the emergence of an interesting triangle of force which affects the Leo subject—the Sun, the Moon and Neptune; these are an expression of rays 2.4.6 and, where these three are dominantly active, you have the establishing of that “inner alignment and attitude which forces open the Door into the Holy Place.” (EA 297-8)
The use of such archaic phrases is here explained as having that note of esoteric stimulation which awakens… the power of abstract thought
For details on how Neptune is veiled by the Moon across three signs, reflecting our placement in human development, see the triangle Cancer-Virgo-Aquarius
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