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The Foundation Students Work In Progress Work in Progress: DKF Students share their work The
D.K. Foundation is now five years old and in that time many students have
been and gone and some who arrived early on are still with us, making real
progress. Each student featured in Work in Progress has made headway
because he or she has cleared a space in their lives to make room for
their astrological studies and worked consistently hard. In Work in Progress these students share their work and are willing to answer any questions that interested website visitors might want put to them, whether those questions are about their work, their experience of being with the Foundation, or about astrology in general. There is no party line. Students are encouraged to speak honestly about their experiences.
The
Zodiacal Signs part 4
The
Air Signs
GEMINI` -
experience
brought to the personality =
exploration -
contribution
made through this sign =
connections and communication -
key to understanding
its energy = it is communicative, moving between the
known and the unknown Aerial,
intellectual nature
- Experimenting quality - Personality focus Dual
intellectual sign - learns to perceive the duality between the humane and
divine aspects of life, the spiritual and the physical aspects of their
own existence. Link to the ‘tree of knowledge’, permanent interest in
learning. Often very busy trying to find ways to transform the duality
into a symbiosis and synthesis where body and soul are no longer
separated, but operate as a whole/unit. Exciting and
versatile, explores the huge variety of thoughts, options and
possibilities. Very curious and sometimes inquisitive. Works with the
consciousness of their own ambivalence, concerned with their own mind,
frames of thinking and perception, and their immediate surroundings. General
characteristics (unconscious and conscious): -
Sociable and
expressive (hands), seeks the company of others for interaction, needs to
expand the field of interpersonal contact and of human experience in
general to obtain a certain exchange and meet the unknown. -
Free choice and free
determination. -
Explores the immediate
environment and tries to make sense of it, driven to understand and
explain reality.. -
Intellectually
oriented, can be very logical, able to synthesize the varied components of
data with insight, though less analytical than Virgo, but also more
creative and poetical. Tries to enrich and expand the personality with
knowledge and the memory of his perceptions, even though he doesn’t
necessarily know yet for what use. -
Connection between
lower and higher mind. -
A strong urge to
classify their experiences so that they fit in the mind’s structure.
Need for ‘intellectual security’ as the enormous amount of interaction
and changes in experience lead to psychological changes within. -
Concepts like
language, mythology, (basic) ethical, magical or scientific systems find
their way into the human mind, so that the experiences don’t just keep
coming without any meaning or function, and the personality doesn’t get
lost in or crushed by that mass of impressions and perceptions. -
First faint
flickerings of the intuition. -
Reporting skills,
likes to gather information and knowledge of all kinds, scope of interests
is extremely varied, never-ending quest for fresh info, which often means
a lack of time for in depth focus on one subject. -
Concerned with the
main facts and condensing information from longer articles, written
clearly and precisely, can provide it all in a nutshell. -
Accumulating data for
the purpose of reciting that, which was learned, and then moving on to the
next thing (cf. Sagittarius, but without purpose, no goal to reach, solely
for the sake of exploration). -
Sign of youth (cf.
Aries), retains youth for long years, importance of staying alive and
mentally active as a fountain of youth. Its energy is naturally very quick
and alert, nervous, reacts immediately upon perceptions of the senses or
of consciousness, once curiosity is roused. Never fully grows up, manages
to hold onto childlike qualities, which enable him to enjoy life all the
way. -
Ever changing,
adapting to its environment like a whirlwind of air. Very versatile,
lively, quicksilver and playful energy. -
Articulate, enjoys the
‘taste’ of words and is skilled in using them, likes punch-lines and
jokes, games in general, witty. -
Very curious, little
respect for privacy or secrecy, tends to question anything. -
Tends to bore easily,
when conversation or action gets in a rut, new things, people or
situations are found to be exciting, satisfy the curious nature (cf
novelty wave) -
When free expression
of this oscillating energy is denied, may act and sound very scattered and
superficial; vast quantities of knowledge
may come out as inconsequential trivia. -
No matter how much
interaction and communication is involved, he may remain unconcerned and
detached, missing an interest for the function and goal of these
processes. -
When the rational
thinking faculties are obstructed, there can be shallow analysing without
depth, showing in turn a lack of understanding. -
Analysing a situation
to death without reaching a rational conclusion (loopholes of the
intellect!) is a form of blocked energy for air signs in general. Reflections: ·
Likes to explore their own thought patterns.
Tendency to get lost in the
perception of this myriad of thought forms, ideas, theories, languages and
perspectives on life. ·
Verbose, talkative for
the sake of talking. May use his verbal talents on others to obtain what
he wants or just to affirm his feeling of intellectual superiority. ·
Keeps the distance,
doesn’t put much of himself into what he does for fear of getting too
involved. CONSCIOUS : ·
Open-minded,
realizes the immense variety of possibilities and opinions that are
available, plurality, which will lead to hesitation, evaluation and choice
in Libra ·
Able to hint at
interrelations, correspondences and hidden knowledge and to diffuse useful
concepts through speech, written word and all kinds of communication. ·
Can
reach a more subtle and spiritual understanding of human nature, conscious
of the limitations of intellectual perception but also of its important
possibilities and function in an intermediary phase. Scientific mind.
LIBRAd -
experience
brought to the personality =
awareness of others -
contribution
made through this sign =
awareness of the need for balance -
key to understanding
its energy = its need to be on the side of what is perceived
to be progressive Aerial, intellectual nature - Initiating quality - Soul focusOngoing
activity to bring everything in a more balanced state. Weighs and
evaluates everything and compensates the negative with the positive. The
ideal is to balance good and evil, so that, in a manner of speaking, they
may cancel each other out. Transition from
materialism towards another type of more spiritual awareness, bringing
balance between those two aspects, achieving a balance of energies. Emergence of
the importance of relating to what is not considered as self, concerned
with the building of a society instead of the personality. General
characteristics (unconscious and conscious): - Recognizes the other individual on a one-to-one basis, and initiates such relationships. - Active and conscious cooperation of the individual. Puts the importance of the individual into another more social perspective. A more precise vision and understanding becomes possible. Importance of perception. - New energies become available through groupwork and social interaction, that allow a lesser degree of separation and the possibility to relate with others in a meaningful way. - These energies propel one’s consciousness in a more dynamic state. There is a deep need for genuine social interaction, because one has developed a real insight, understanding and integration of social values. - Seeks to attain balance of self and other in finer and finer degrees. -
This energy can at best bring
excellent leaders of group activities, who can solve contradictions, and
guide the group towards a kind of unity and harmony. -
New life as
participant in the community life, in a larger group. Has seen what his
right place is, in his group as well as in the world. Opens the path of
service to the group. -
Very idealistic, theorizes about the
ideal group and the ideal form of cooperation or social pattern. Is
very serious about human relation(ship)s. Sees the necessity of human
interaction and living together in an organic, stable and permanent
structured community, and elevates this to an ideal. -
Because of this
idealistic intensity, he might miss the chance of achieving his ideals and
put them to practice. He can also get so much out of balance when facing
quarrels and dissension, that he is subject to psychological exhaustion. - May be inclined to exaggerate the importance of social factors under certain circumstances, because his awareness is mingled with feelings and emotions that are still very individualistic. May resent social obligations or think that he is expected to sacrifice his individuality. Fears others’ judgment, to be found in fault towards the group or community, because in fact he fears to slip back into individualism. - Very adaptive, able to blend with any type of situation, which can be motivated by a certain pride and the idea that he won’t be able to meet expectations, in the family as well as in society. - May become restless and nervous because of a constant need for compensation. Periods of moodiness and despondency are followed by periods of excessive diligence in community and group work. - May seem opportunistic and unreliable on the surface, because he is prepared to do everything to conform to what the group or collective expects from him, but also to anything that he thinks might be expected from him. - On a more material level, concerned with charm, beauty, art, culture and esthetics, preoccupied by harmony in the form, form as a tool for uniting dispersed elements into coherent patterns that are orderly and beautiful. -
Very concerned with
values, tries to gauge the essential characteristics of things and
compares everything with the socially accepted standards. Needs to
establish values and measures, based on traditional or ideal social
standards, in order to arrive at a sound judgment. -
Also interested in
justice and legal systems as a way of enforcing fair interaction, trade
and commerce as a way of exchanging goods and skills. -
Lacks self-assurance,
so that he won’t make a judgment in the name of the community, but
simply to the best of his ability and insight, and as objectively as
possible. -
Social usefulness and
the capacity to adapt when working with others are the two major standards
he will use to define his values. -
Artistic, in the sense
that in art he can achieve the organisation and patterns of which he
dreams for human society. Has
a vision of the ‘ideal community’, but isn’t able to build it yet,
so he lets his loving and harmonious energy shine through artwork. Brings
visions of harmony into society. Reflections: · Interaction between the self and the other, art of relating to others, sociability. ·
Emergence of the
concepts of informed opinion and conscious choice, deciding what action
must follow in accordance to the knowledge one has (prepared in Gemini). ·
Can show an important
lack of resolve and a paralyzing inertia when unable to discern what is
important or not. ·
Emergence of abstract
concepts such as justice, fairness, harmony, equality, peace, etc and of
the conviction that those values will bring good to humanity if applied
consciously throughout society (link with Aquarius). ·
Is more able to
influence than to build up himself, will let others do the work. ·
Secretly fears to
loose his personality and individuality, which may cause much indecision
and hesitation, and even rigidity. CONSCIOUS : ·
Ability to learn
to discern things in a new (social) context, works with objectively
evaluated values, and initiates choice from a clear-cut perspective (the
judicial mind). ·
Sharp and humble
intellect, aware of his visionary talents, but also of the necessity to
share his ideas and work with others, if they are to be realized one day. ·
Able to fully
understand the point that someone else is making, and take that into
account because of the argument’s value. Opens up to someone else’s
concepts and ideas. Stillness, becomes
open to meditation and the possibility of mental focus (to be developed in
Sagittarius), cf. EA’s interlude of balance: “Before Creation, silence
and the stillness of a focussed point.”
AQUARIUSh -
experience
brought to the personality =
awareness of the collective -
contribution
made through this sign =
vision that leads to reform -
key to understanding
its energy = the urge to find a place in a larger and more
significant context Aerial,
intellectual nature
- Persevering quality - Soul focus Exudes and
projects the information (gathered by Gemini and weighed and approved of
by Libra), radiates knowledge. Intelligent brotherhood, need to evolve in
a group of likeminded individuals. Ideals of freedom, equality and
brotherhood. Confusion and scattered ideas. Consistent
application of reasoning and intellect, deepening of intellect and
processes of thought through social idealism. Resolute and determined
about his ideals. Understanding
of the necessity for group awareness and influence, need for ‘brotherly
love’, philanthropy and humanitarian concepts in service of social
reform and transformation. General
characteristics (unconscious and conscious): -
Inventive and
concerned with the application of new ideas. Original individuals and
genius. Unpredictable and exciting. -
Intellectual,
perceptive approach to life. Strives toward detachment from emotions and
self-centredness (as opposed to Leo). -
Outgoing. Sign of
constant movement, of changing activity and recurrent mutations, in which
eventually the significance of cycles may be understood. Interplay, action
and reaction are perceived as necessary for growth and comprehension (EA). -
Friendly and sensible,
philanthropic energy. Trust in humanity and group mechanisms. Universal
love. Tolerant and non-judgmental towards individuals, and expecting the
same from others. -
Contributes in the
knowledge of the spiritual future of humanity.(A.C. Doyle) Cf. the type of
science traditional astrology forebodes. -
Innate talent to
cooperate with others as equals, and to function in groups. Motivated by
what is best for the group. Able to take leadership when required by and
for the group, exerts power through a mandate, not as personal power.
Individual responsibility towards the group. -
Preoccupied with
the improvement of society, new ideals, a new vision of humanity and human
relations, democracy and the principle of universal brotherhood.
(Recognizes the bond which holds all together subjectively and in truth,
...) Sensitive humanitarian awareness. -
Application of
democracy in the social-political organisation, strives to eliminate
distinctions based on descent, the emotional aspects of social interaction
and the sense of property based on inherited rights. -
Activity through
social groups devoted to reforms as a result of profound convictions and
group awareness, yet preserves his individuality (not his personal, but
his spiritual identity). -
Able to reform a
civilization without destroying its fundamental structure. Changes things
when feels that they no longer serve the bests interests of the group they
identify with. -
If improvement cannot
be obtained by reform and assimilation, it will lead to revolution and the
overthrowing of the ruling state or civilization. Sudden surges of
disrupting energies, which disturb the status quo. -
Negative concept of
individuality. As a person, he mainly reacts to other persons in function
of their place in a given social situation, his interests are confined
within the limits of one or the other group or organisation. May otherwise
be very impersonal and not involved in personal issues. -
Insecure about his
personal identity and its value, sees it as an intellectual concept.
Self-conscious, but appears superficial and selfish, shallow. Reflections: ·
Sense of idealism
gives the impression of total
honesty, sincerity and openness. ·
Very independent,
knows how to keep one’s authenticity amongst others, balanced and
sincere friendships. ·
Rebellion and
eccentricity as means to achieve personal uniqueness in a social context. CONSCIOUS : ·
Socially engaged
thinking, works with innovative concepts, aimed at solving issues. Self-consciousness that values the individual unicity and talents, but knows that it has its place and function where the group or human collective needs it to be and to help solve common problems. |
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