p. 236 AN ASTROLOGICAL MANDALA, by Dane Rudhyar (1973)
PHASE 281 (CAPRICORN 11°): A LARGE GROUP OF PHEASANT ON A PRIVATE ESTATE.
KEYNOTE: The refinement and propagation of aristocratic values by means of which man participates in the evolution of life toward ever more perfect forms of existence.
All life implies a hierarchy of values, from the crude to the subtle, from the rough and the ugly to the beautiful. By the use of biological techniques, man is able to develop new species, or at least to greatly improve those found in the wild. This ability is at the root of all cultural processes. Wilderness is turned into the gardens of an aristocracy having the leisure, taste and money to produce or encourage the creation of beautiful forms. This is what the social process produces in its highest aspect.
The first symbol of the fifty-seventh five-fold sequence shows us how man can cooperate with nature in creating beauty and elegance by capitalizing on skill and opportunity. The Keyword is ARISTOCRACY.
Girlcapsule's Response:
Today I realize I must remember I might never understand where Rudhyar is coming from in his explanations. I feel a growing trust for him, though, inspite of the fact that some of these ideas need the PC-Morphic-Field update. Specifically, the bit about 'developing' other species, when it seems the energetic nature of Cosmos is demonstrating itself as finding equilibrium through indiscriminant karmic conversion. On some scale all of our actions cycle back to us, whether as individuals or part of a collective—we're all impacted by the fall-out.
I feel Rudhyar draws out here the question I was left with yesterday (whether anticipating Utopia is a naïve occupation,) and he answers with shrewd pragmatism. Human-like beings, among others, seem to be designed to continually re-evaluate the present situation and strive for more. We can't seem to help but cast a critical and cultivated eye over much of what passes before us, while at the same time we're likely oblivious to the most glaring criticisms of our own persons.
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