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Solar Biology: Contents
Solar Biology, by Hiram E. Butler, [1887]
| INTRODUCTION. | |
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| Bible History of Solar Biology | 1 |
| Useful evidences for sceptics | 2 |
| Hidden treasures of the Bible | 2 |
| Generation and potency of thought | 2 |
| The visible Logos or image of God | 3 |
| Restoration of the order of the heavens | 3 |
| Relation of the twelve sons of Jacob to the twelve signs of the zodiac | 4 |
| The metaphysical significance of the sign Leo | 7 |
| Joseph as a fruitful bough | 8 |
| Jacob describes the nature of his twelve sons | 9 |
| Testimony of Moses, Ezekiel, and Revelation | 11 |
| The Twelve Apostles of Christ | 11 |
| Solomon's Temple | 12 |
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| CHAPTER I. | |
| Preliminary Philosophy | 13 |
| The physical, mental, and spiritual relations of man | 13 |
| The body a chemical laboratory | 13 |
| The source of mental and physical energy | 14 |
| Conservation and waste of life forces | 15 |
| Why children should rise on first awaking | 15 |
| How chastity promotes the higher intuitions | 16 |
| The relation of intuition to business success | 17 |
| Love as a controlling influence | 17 |
| Psychic or will force as a controlling influence | 18 |
| The power of conserved thought over mind and body | 19 |
| Harmony between the selfhood and cause world | 20 |
| Involution and Evolution | 21 |
| Judging character by the hair, finger-nails, etc. | 22 |
| The rewards of controlling the passions | 23 |
| Man's Triune Nature | 23 |
| Experience and memory, the measure of conscious individuality | 24 |
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| The Law of Soul Marriage | 25 |
| The consequences of inharmony | 26 |
| The Selection of Partners in Marriage | 26 |
| How to determine fitness | 27 |
| Evidences of soul adaptability | 28 |
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| CHAPTER II. | |
| The Mechanism of Solar Biology | 30 |
| The planets; their periods of revolution | 30 |
| Relation of the most ancient people to the solar fluid | 30 |
| Intuitive knowledge and animal instinct | 31 |
| The signs of the zodiac as expressers of the life forces of a Grand Man | 32 |
| Idea of the Grecian poets | 82 |
| A return of the Golden Age | 33 |
| Biblical order of the signs of the zodiac | 33 |
| Well-defined divisions of the solar fluid | 36 |
| The four quarters or trinities of the zodiac | 37 |
| The solar fluid; its nature and expanse | 39 |
| Description of Diagram No. 4 | 40 |
| Vulcan and the remote planets | 41 |
| The Earth, Zodiac, and Polarities | 42 |
| The Moon as a polarizing body | 42 |
| Attraction and Repulsion of Polarities | 43 |
| Hints Regarding Marriage | 44 |
| Sympathy arising from polarity | 44 |
| Harmony in marriage, good offspring, etc | 45 |
| Conditions when women are entitled to rule | 46 |
| The Order of the Living Temple | 47 |
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| CHAPTER III. | |
| The Twelve Signs or Functions of the Zodiac. | |
| ♈ (Aries) | 49 |
| ♉ (Taurus) | 51 |
| ♊ (Gemini) | 53 |
| ♋ (Cancer) | 54 |
| ♌ (Leo) | 57 |
| ♍ (Virgo) | 60 |
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| ♎ (Libra) | 62 |
| ♏ (Scorpio) | 66 |
| ♐ (Sagittarius) | 69 |
| ♑ (Capricorn) | 72 |
| ♒ (Aquarius) | 75 |
| ♓ (Pisces) | 77 |
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| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Polarity and Quality | 80 |
| Effect of the Moon in entering the sign of birth | 80 |
| Periods favorable for procreation | 81 |
| A useful calendar for ladies | 81 |
| Periods most favorable to success | 82 |
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| CHAPTER V. | |
| Courage and Consolation To All | 83 |
| The merit and virtue of life | 83 |
| The possibility of high and grand attainment | 84 |
| Present life mainly that of the physical and material | 84 |
| Methods of producing superior fruit | 85 |
| The solar system as a womb of natural generation | 85 |
| The Power and Importance of Breath | 86 |
| Means of strengthening and vitalizing the system | 86 |
| Exhilaration of the mountain top | 87 |
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| CHAPTER VI. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Aries. | |
| ♈ (Aries), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 88 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 88 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 89 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 91 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 92 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 93 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 94 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 96 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 96 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 98 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 99 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 100 |
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| CHAPTER VII. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Taurus. | |
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| ♉ (Taurus), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 102 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 103 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 103 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 104 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 105 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 107 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 108 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 109 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 109 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 110 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 111 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 112 |
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| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Gemini. | |
| ♊ (Gemini), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 114 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 115 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 115 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 116 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 116 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 117 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 118 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 119 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 120 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) 120 | |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 121 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 121 |
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| CHAPTER IX. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Cancer. | |
| ♋ (Cancer), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 123 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 123 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 125 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 125 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 126 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 126 |
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| ♋ (Cancer), with the Moon in ♎ (Libra) | 127 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 128 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 128 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 129 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 130 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 131 |
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| CHAPTER X. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Leo. | |
| ♌ (Leo), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 132 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 133 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 133 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 134 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 135 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 135 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 136 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 137 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 137 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 138 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 139 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 140 |
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| CHAPTER XI. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Virgo. | |
| ♍ (Virgo), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 141 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 141 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 142 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 142 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 143 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 144 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 145 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 146 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 147 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 148 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 149 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 149 |
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| CHAPTER XII. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Libra. | |
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| ♎ (Libra), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 151 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 151 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 152 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 153 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 153 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 154 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 155 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 155 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 155 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 157 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 158 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 158 |
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| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Scorpio. | |
| ♏ (Scorpio), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 160 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 161 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 162 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 163 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 164 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 165 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 165 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 166 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 167 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 168 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 168 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 169 |
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| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Sagittarius. | |
| ♐ (Sagittarius), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 170 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 171 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 171 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 172 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 173 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 174 |
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| ♐ (Sagittarius), with the Moon in ♎ (Libra) | 175 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 176 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 177 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 177 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 178 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 179 |
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| CHAPTER XV. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Capricorn. | |
| ♑ (Capricorn), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 180 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 181 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 181 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 182 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 182 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 183 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 184 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 185 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 186 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 186 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 187 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 188 |
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| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Aquarius. | |
| ♒ (Aquarius), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 190 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 190 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 191 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 191 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 192 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 193 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 194 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 194 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 195 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 106 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 197 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 197 |
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| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| The Twelve Polarities of Pisces. | |
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| ♓ (Pisces), with the Moon in ♈ (Aries) | 199 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 199 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 201 |
| “ “ “ “ `ca (Cancer) | 202 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 202 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 203 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 204 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 205 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 206 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 207 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 207 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 208 |
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| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| The Planets | 210 |
| The solar plexus as a distributor of planetary influence | 210 |
| The distinguishing principle between man and animals | 211 |
| Cause of antagonism between the exterior and interior nature | 211 |
| Concerning exterior and interior signs | 212 |
| Significance of planets in the sign of one's nativity | 212 |
| Effect of planetary positions on the size and structure of the body | 213 |
| The planets as centres of creative energy | 213 |
| Order And Harmony of the Seven Vital Functions | 214 |
| Positions of greatest controlling influence | 214 |
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| CHAPTER XIX. | |
| The Twelve Positions of Mercury. | |
| ☿ (Mercury): its Function | 215 |
| “ “ “ in ♈ (Aries) | 216 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 216 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 216 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 217 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 217 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 218 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 218 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 219 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 219 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 219 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 220 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 220 |
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| CHAPTER XX. | |
| The Twelve Positions of Venus. | |
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| ♀ (Venus): its Function | 221 |
| “ “ “ in ♈ (Aries) | 222 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 222 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 223 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 223 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 223 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 224 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 224 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 224 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 225 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 225 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 225 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 226 |
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| CHAPTER XXI. | |
| The Twelve Positions of Mars. | |
| ♂ (Mars): its Function | 228 |
| “ “ “ in ♈ (Aries) | 228 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 229 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 229 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 229 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 230 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 230 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 231 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 232 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 232 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 233 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 233 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 234 |
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| CHAPTER XXII. | |
| The Twelve Positions of Jupiter. | |
| ♃ (Jupiter): its Function | 235 |
| “ “ “ in ♈ (Aries) | 235 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 236 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 237 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 237 |
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| ♃ (Jupiter), in ♌ (Leo) | 238 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 239 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 239 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 239 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 240 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 240 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 240 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 241 |
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| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| The Twelve Positions of Saturn. | |
| ♄ (Saturn): its Function | 242 |
| “ “ “ in ♈ (Aries) | 243 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 243 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 244 |
| “ “ “ “ ♋ (Cancer) | 244 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 245 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 246 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 246 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 246 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 247 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 247 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 248 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 248 |
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| CHAPTER XXIV. | |
| The Twelve Positions of Uranus, or Herschel | |
| ♅ (Uranus): its Function | 250 |
| “ “ “ in ♈ (Aries) | 250 |
| “ “ “ “ ♉ (Taurus) | 251 |
| “ “ “ “ ♊ (Gemini) | 251 |
| “ “ “ “ `ca (Cancer) | 251 |
| “ “ “ “ ♌ (Leo) | 252 |
| “ “ “ “ ♍ (Virgo) | 252 |
| “ “ “ “ ♎ (Libra) | 252 |
| “ “ “ “ ♏ (Scorpio) | 253 |
| “ “ “ “ ♐ (Sagittarius) | 253 |
| “ “ “ “ ♑ (Capricorn) | 253 |
| “ “ “ “ ♒ (Aquarius) | 254 |
| “ “ “ “ ♓ (Pisces) | 254 |
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| CHAPTER XXV. | |
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| Parental Conditions | 255 |
| Strong and weak points of character | 255 |
| Cause of the great variety of human types | 255 |
| Zodiac of the sun | 256 |
| Conflicting Attributes of Character | 256 |
| Reconciling conflicting tendencies | 257 |
| How to Control and Overcome Bad Habits | 258 |
| Concerning effects of thought at and subsequent to meals | 258 |
| Method of conquering prenatal conditions | 259 |
| Efficacy of Fasting to Overcome Disease | 259 |
| How to create a new body | 260 |
| The best time to commence a fast | 261 |
| Persons who should not take strong cathartics | 262 |
| Salt fish as a corrective of fermentation | 262 |
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| CHAPTER XXVI. | |
| Critical Periods in the Life of Woman | 264 |
| Dangers attending girls at puberty | 264 |
| Importance of out-door exercise | 265 |
| The Second Period and Danger in Woman's Life | 265 |
| New conditions and states of higher spiritual being | 266 |
| Renewal of powers, longevity, etc. | 266 |
| Adjusting the habits and appetites to new and higher conditions | 266 |
| Causes of Inharmony in Married Life | 267 |
| Intuition and reason contrasted | 267 |
| The electric, centrifugal, or masculine force | 268 |
| The magnetic, centripetal, or feminine force | 268 |
| Two methods of generation | 269 |
| Sexual Excesses | 270 |
| Concerning latent sex forces | 271 |
| How love comes to he changed to repulsion | 271 |
| Misery prevented by knowledge of the laws of life | 272 |
| Rewards of chastity | 273 |
| Drawing from the fountain of life | 273 |
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| CHAPTER XXVII. | |
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| Directions for reading Character | 274 |
| Periods of the twelve signs of the zodiac | 274 |
| Directions for finding the polarity | 274 |
| “ “ “ “ position of the planets | 275 |
| More frequent changes of planets as we approach the sun | 276 |
| Tabulated form of writing a nativity | 278 |
| Significance of the twelve tribes of Israel | 278 |
| To find to which of the twelve tribes one belongs | 278 |
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| APPENDIX. | |
| Fragments of a lost planet | 279 |
| Powers and principalities of the air | 279 |
| Historical foundation of Grecian myths | 279 |
| Relations of the lost planet to this earth | 280 |
| Nature and origin of evil | 280 |
| People whose faces shone like the sun | 280 |
| Where the divergence from heavenly order originated | 281 |
| The planet Lucifer | 282 |
| The new MAN of the starry heavens | 282 |
| Reasonableness of a special incarnation on this earth | 282 |
| What Isaiah says of the sin of Lucifer | 283 |
| The extremity of individualism | 283 |
| The people of Jupiter | 284 |
| Man's realization that he was naked | 284 |
| A new cycle of the solar system | 285 |
| Restoration of the solar and spiritual atmosphere to the lungs of man | 285 |
| The nature of love | 286 |
| Possibilities of the people of earth | 286 |
| A vast saying | 287 |
| Demands of intellect and, affection | 287 |
| Omnipotent personality opposed to chaos | 288 |
| The future of earth | 288 |
PUBLISHER'S NOTICE.
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