Isis is the co-ruler of the sign of Taurus and exalted in Libra; Pluto remains unaffected by this and is the co-ruler of the sign of Aries and exalted in Scorpio. Consequently, there is a great deal of confusion circulating regarding these two axes of rulership, leading to significant misinterpretations in practical astrology.
Throughout the Aegean world, ancient religious traditions have often survived in unexpected forms, preserved not through formal theology but through dance, music, ritual, and collective memory
It should be common knowledge that, in traditional esoteric cosmology, the soul does not simply appear in the world, but rather makes its way down from the Light into matter. Along this path, it must take on the negative qualities of the seven guides in its impending incarnation and cross so-called thresholds, gates guarded by their keepers. This obstacle also exists on the path back to Kether, to the light from which it once fled.
In the oldest strata of myth, the father-god Zeus released two swans simultaneously from opposite ends of the world, one from the light and one from the dark, and where they met, he marked the center of all things. The Greeks called this place, set on the southern slope of Parnassus, the Navel of the Goat. From a fissure in the earth, the breath of the underworld rose upward, and over time a sacred site took shape: the later Delphi.
The “Tree of Life” is a visual representation of a cosmic order that serves as a symbol of the connection between Heaven (Macrocosm), Earth (Microcosm) and the Underworld (Prima Materia), as well as of immortality and the awe-inspiring nature of the universe. The question that now remains open, and which is open to many different interpretations, is following: “Why does the divine descent from Kether to Malkuth; from the human perspective, becomes an ascent from grotesque matter to subtle spirit?”