pp. 77-78 AN ASTROLOGICAL MANDALA, by Dane Rudhyar (1973)
THIRD LEVEL: INDIVIDUAL-MENTAL
PHASE 41: (TAURUS 11º): A WOMAN WATERING FLOWERS IN HER GARDEN.
KEYNOTE: Development of the powers of the mind on which ego-consciousness is based.
The psycho-mental nature of a human being takes form out of the fulfillment and transcendence of biological functions and drives, much as the bud appears as the sap rises, and bursts forth into bloom. "As the roots, so the flowers" is an old axiom. The consciousness attaches itself to this wondrous efflorescence; it lavishes its attention upon it, its love––alas, usually a possessive kind of love ("This is my garden!). Thus the ego develops. It may develop in a negative, resentful way if a belated frost destroys the buds.
This is the first stage of the ninth sequence of phases, a sequence that basically refers to the overall situation related to the development of the ego. The Keyword here is CULTIVATION.
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