Your birth chart provides astrological data pertaining to you and your life. The planets, signs, aspects and houses have their correlates within your character. As a legacy of previous experience it’s built up of modes of motion – states of consciousness aka thoughts and feelings – within your astral body.
The experiences your soul undergoes on its evolutionary journey are of ten distinct types, and its mental reactions to these experiences, in accordance with the law of association, group together giving rise ten distinct thought families.
The thought elements belonging to these ten families enter into thought compounds which form the stellar cells of your astral body; and the power of a particular thought family is measured by its corresponding planet’s astrodyne power score in your birth chart.
These thought centres in your astral body are radio-like receiving and transmitting sets which pick up planetary energies and other vibrations. The centre dialled to the Mercury frequency, for instance, only picks up and transmit the type of energy radiated by Mercury. And the centre dialled to the Saturn frequency only picks up and transmit Saturn’s particular type of energy etc.
In other words: The building blocks of your consciousness are thoughts and feelings that, as responses to experience, group together into thought centers and your birth chart enlightens you about your not-conscious thought and feeling world at the time of your human birth.
It enlightens you about the strength of the ten dynamic thought-centers that comprise your soul’s consciousness. Each planet in your chart marks for a family of thoughts, feelings and impulses and their power, harmony or discord scores measure their influence in your daily life.
Thoughts can be constructive and effective and destructive and ineffective and by understanding these thought families you can determine the direction from which any harmony or discord is likely to come into your life.
You should realize that most of your actions are not premeditated but the result of habitual feeling reactions. And that the moods and impulses that determine the trend of your conduct at any time, are not merely the combination of past and present physical experiences, but include those potent factors of stimulation from planetary vibrations, especially those received through progressed aspects.
The family of thought-elements that express as your desire for significance is called the power family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of the Sun in your birth chart and experiences of the Sun type sustain the development of your power urge and desire for significance.
Thoughts that are vitalizing, proud, firm, positive, confident, approval seeking, conscientious, courageous, respectful, dignified, firm, considerate, kind, noble, superior, authoritarian, domineering, tyrannical, overbearing, bossy, self-important, arrogant, impudent, insolent, pretentious, shameful and or boastful belong to the Sun’s thought-family.
The family of thought-elements that express your desire for a home and family is called the domestic family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of the Moon in your birth chart and experiences of the Moon type sustain the development of your domestic urge.
Thoughts that are passive, negative, lacking in force, submissive, impressionable, easily influenced, adaptable, open, changeable, sympathetic, caring, protective, concerned, inoffensive, inquisitive, curious, uncertain, inconstant, bored, fickle, trivial, easily offended and or touchy belong the Moon’s thought-family.
The family of thought-elements that express your desire for intellectual activity is called the intellectual family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of Mercury in your birth chart and experiences of the Mercury type sustain the development of your intellectual urge.
Thoughts that are decisive, alert, discerning, discriminating, detailed, informed, accurate, educated, studious, scientific, literary, perceptive, articulate, comprehensive, perplexed, indecisive, wavering, changeable, faulty, critical, nervous, distracted and or restless belong to Mercury’s thought family.
The family of thought-elements that express your desire for companionship is called the social family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of Venus in your birth chart and experiences of the Venus type sustain the development of your social urge.
Thoughts that are friendly, clinging, emotional, loving, refined, joyful, graceful, charming, elegant, romantic, sentimental, emotionally distressed, touchy, superficial, sensual, indiscreet, easily offended, too eager to please, easily influenced, submissive and or permissive belong to Venus’s thought-family.
The family of thought-elements that express your desire for combat and forceful action is called the aggressive family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of Mars in your birth chart and experiences of the Mars type sustain the development of your aggressive urge.
Thoughts that are aggressive, forceful, assertive, brave, fearless, energetic, impulsive, bold, resolute, high-spirited, adventurous, enterprising, competitive, fiery, enthusiastic, passionate, angry, hasty, inconsiderate, antagonistic, fierce, hateful, cruel, belligerent, intrusive, reckless, impatient, violent, spiteful, revengeful and or sarcastic belong to the Mars thought family.
The family of thought-elements that express your desire for abundance and goodwill is called the religious family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of Jupiter in your birth chart and experiences of the Jupiter type sustain the development of your religious urge.
Thoughts that are charitable, generous, cheerful, optimistic, hopeful, jolly, tolerant, magnanimous, devoted, faithful, honest, moral, ethical, just, decent, virtuous, superior, vain, ostentatious, pompous, flamboyant, showy, self-indulgent, over-optimistic, extravagant, over generous and or wasteful belong to Jupiter’s thought family.
The family of thought-elements that express your desire for work and security is called the safety family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of Saturn in your birth chart and experiences of the Saturn type sustain the development of your safety urge.
Thoughts that are cautious, reserved, restrained, careful, organized, methodical, systematic, orderly, sober, guarded, deliberate, circumspect, prudent, patient, persistent, practical, serious, conservative, self-centered, fearful, scared, terrified, worried, anxious, suspicious, complaining, cowardly, despondent, guilty, miserable, despairing, sad, depressed, remorseful, envious, miserly, greedy, regretful, pessimistic and or fatalistic belong to Saturn’s thought family.
The family of thought-elements that express your desire for originality is called the individualistic family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of Uranus in your birth chart and experiences of the Uranus type sustain the development of your individualistic urge.
Thoughts that are original, inventive, progressive, innovative, independent, scientific, unconventional, ingenious, dynamic, nonconforming, distinctive, sensational, remarkable, brilliant, rebellious, radical, erratic, abrupt, peculiar, weird, strange, odd, eccentric, extreme, unreasonable, unpredictable, disruptive and or discontent belong to the Uranus thought family.
The family of thought-elements that express your desire for idealism is called the utopian family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of Neptune in your birth chart and experiences of the Neptune type sustain the development of your utopian urge.
Thoughts that are utopian, visionary, ideal, imaginative, wishful, dedicated, compassionate, sensitive, inspired, psychic, mystical, dramatic, theatrical, romantic, enchanting, ecstatic, enthralled, fascinated, dazzled, impractical, confused, gullible, perplexed, bamboozled, unrealistic, foolish, bewildered, over imaginative, dishonest, deceitful, fraudulent and or over sensitive belong to Neptune’s thought family.
The family of thought-elements that express your desire for group activity is called the universal welfare family. Its influence is measured by the power, harmony or discord of Pluto in your birth chart and experiences of the Pluto type sustain the development of your universal welfare urge.
Thoughts that are cooperative, agreeable, helpful, public-spirited, humanitarian, humane, persistent, compulsive, compelling, resourceful, persuasive, spiritual, noble, actively concerned about the welfare of others, coercive, threatening, harassing, fanatical, pressuring, ruthless, menacing, sinister, criminal and obsessive or thoughts of feeling coerced, threatened, harassed, badgered, provoked, pressured and or persecuted belong to Pluto’s thought family.
This article contains words written by Elbert Benjamine.
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