PLANETARY TYPOLOGY
• Planetary typology in Teachings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus
• Planetary typology in Homeopathy
• Planetary typology in Steiner pedagogy 1, 2
♦ Planetary typology in Teachings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus by Manly P. Hall, source sacred-texts.com
POIMANDRES, THE VISION OF HERMES
"After the lower nature has returned to the brutishness, the higher struggles again to regain its spiritual estate. It ascends the seven Rings upon which sit the Seven Governors and returns to each their lower powers in this manner: Upon the first ring sits the Moon, and to it is returned the ability to increase and diminish. Upon the second ring sits Mercury, and to it are returned machinations, deceit, and craftiness. Upon the third ring sits Venus, and to it are returned the lusts and passions. Upon the fourth ring sits the Sun, and to this Lord are returned ambitions. Upon the fifth ring sits Mars, and to it are returned rashness and profane boldness. Upon the sixth ring sits Jupiter, and to it are returned the sense of accumulation and riches. And upon the seventh ring sits Saturn, at the Gate of Chaos, and to it are returned falsehood and evil plotting.”
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♦ Planetary typology in Homeopathy by LEON VANNIER, source homeopathic.com
Dr. Vannier describes eight basic prototypes, named from Greek and Roman divinities with definite individualizing traits. These are Mars, Saturn, Apollo (Sun), Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Luna, and Terra. Each type is thoroughly described in terms of dominant characteristics, morphology, mind, character, diseases to which they are prone, and changes that commonly occur with age and in specific circumstances.
Dr Vannier makes it clear that no human being is a pure prototype, exhibiting one set of characteristics alone, and that in his view two, three or even four types will be found in one person, either together in varying degree, or else in succession.
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♦ Planetary typology in Steiner pedagogy 1, sourse www.waldorflibrary.org
Max Stibbe, in The Seven Soul Types, describes seven predominant dispositions that come forward.
• Saturn: Active introvert Ego conscious; serious relationship to life Needs time to work things through Makes a silent impression; Memory and conscience of a group Guardian of original resolutions; Keeps view of original aims Can miss the moment.
• Jupiter: Active balanced; Can see solutions to arguments Decisive; Can be seen as emotionally cool Jovial at times
• Mars: Active extrovert Aggressive, dynamic, wants to tackle everything. Brings life and movement; Takes initiative. Can work through the spoken word. Does not always respect the freedom of others.
• Sun: Very rare. Can be successful; Accompanied by luck; Needs artistic education or withers; Can deal with other people; charming, naive, spontaneous, balanced. Little personal ambition, hence overestimated. Takes a central position without ruling.
• Venus: Passive. Balanced but more extrovert than introvert; Aesthetic type; Strong in sympathy and antipathy; Can be outspoken, judgmental. Can also judge moral beauty, ugliness. Can act as group conscience. More princess than queen. Strong sense of inner hygiene.
• Mercury: Passive extrovert Mobile, agile Can effectively combine ideas, people, facts-in-chaos Good relationship with Jupiter Diplomatic, mediator, Economical with the truth.
• Moon: Passive introvert Dreamy; agreeably social; good unoriginal taste; Wide interests; nearly photographic memory, but not an exact memory; Can be superficial; Reflects current trends.
♦ Planetary typology in Steiner pedagogy 2, sourse busbi.home.xs4all.nl
• Saturn - THE RIGHT OPINION
Saturn's strength is being able to discern the essentials and his weaker trait is that he is so convinced of his own opinion that he doesn't really listen.
In the exercise 'the right opinion' one must quell one's own opinion to let the other (person or situation) enter one's being. That means that Saturn must let go of his rigidity, because even though he can easily find the essence he must learn to see that he does not always have all the facts. He must also learn not to be afraid to find that there are more facts than he can handle at that time and that by keeping inner calm and silence the essence will finally come to him. The fear arises out of self-interest and is not in service of mankind.
• Sun - THE RIGHT JUDGEMENT
The Sun is the symbol for the harmony between all the planetary qualities. Steiner stresses that exercising the right judgement is done by detaching oneself from sympathy and antipathy within the situation.
How can we make a right decision, a right judgement? The Sun way is by first looking at the situation or decision through the qualities of each planet and then asking ourselves if the decision fits in the spiritual evolutionary stream working for mankind. In this way the decision is detached from personal sympathy or antipathy. It then becomes self-less and of service to mankind. The deed which accompanies the decision or judgement is then done with complete dedication, with complete awareness.
• Moon - THE RIGHT WORD
The Moon mirrors and her weak side is that she does this unconsciously, without direction, goal.
This quality of being able to mirror can be transformed to conscious mirroring by practising using the right word. The more she watches what she says, in the end she will be able to speak the right word at the right moment to her fellow man. Her own quality of being able to mirror will then be directed toward the spiritual progress of mankind and will be the mirror of deliverance.
• Mars - THE RIGHT DEED
The weak side of Mars is using uncontrolled action to solve problems. Immediate action without thinking the consequences through. The strong side is the fact that he can act; he is not afraid of acting.
Mars must learn to think first, to control his actions (this also applies to words). He can start by asking himself if his intended action would disturb his fellow man. This does mean that he has to build in this moment of reflection. He must try to enlarge his vision so that he can oversee the consequences of his deeds. Only with vision and love can he come to the right deed which is always good for all of mankind.
• Mercury - THE RIGHT POINT OF VIEW
The weak side of Mercury is that he does not hold direction; he jabs without follow-up. The strong side is his quick grasp of new ideas; he is not afraid of new concepts.
If Mercury can learn to hold on to the line of spiritual evolution and the cosmic rhythms, if he can learn to use this as a key for his innovations and his shaking loose of stagnant properties, then he can reach the right point of view and become a healing factor for mankind.
• Jupiter - THE RIGHT HABIT
The weak side of Jupiter is using his power as might through manipulation. His strong side is that he can oversee a huge amount of connections and can contain much at the same time.
Jupiter must try to use his power for the good of mankind and not for personal purposes. He has the possibility to contain much so let him set high ideals. In doing this he must also remember to understand his fellow man and that 'little' problems are just as important as 'big' ones.
• Venus - THE RIGHT MEMORY
The weak side of Venus is losing herself in her own feelings. The strong side is empathy in feeling.
If Venus can create some distance between her feeling and her higher Self she can learn to use her feeling as an organ of perception. Then she can learn from experiences of others and from her own in relation with spiritual growth. In this way she can obtain the right memory, which means seeing things the way they are and not just remembering her own feelings in the situation, but learning from it and making the right connections. By using this right memory she can help her fellow men find their way in the stream of spiritual evolution.