The Mythological of Neptune (Pisces)

"Astrology, like the collective unconscious with which psychology is concerned, consist of symbolic configuration: the 'planets' are the gods, symbols of the power of the unconscious."

        The symbol - is the key to the channel in the egregore, or, in other words, the small world, but turn the key and connect to the channel must be a human...

        The human with all the obvious differences between the dense and subtle bodies, one, and each act, any seems reflected in all bodies without exception, although often in different ways. Similarly constructed and the world: every event has its own print (trace) in each of its horizontal layer, although to establish links between these traces is not always easy. Sometimes they become clear only over time...

       More likely to be found symbolic universal system that allows to describe the evolutionary process on Earth, by itself, and as part of cosmic evolution...

       A archetypical image serves as a key for our perception. If the image is subjective, the key opens only the door of one's own flat, whereas the mythological archetype serves as the master-key to the human psyche... Myth offers something typical for every person...

       Myths belong to eternity and that is why they have not vanish into the past. Nowadays one searches for the cradle of civilization in Atlantis or Tibet or in the motherland of the heavens to prove that the original unity of mankind really existed. But it is given to us in our thoughts, in our everyday astrological participation in cosmic rhythms, and in the universality of myths through which it is revealed. And ordinary people manifest archetypical qualities in their day-to-day life: so as in the determination of their psychotypes even now the ancient gods live...

The cognitive approach to astrology is usually considered to be part of the empirical because astrologers in their practice base themselves mainly upon psychological observations. It is the most simple and effective method for everyday astrology…

However there is a third approach - the humanitarian or cultural historical method which gives us the opportunity to create the picture of the development of thought and psyche of human beings. Mythology describes us the picture in the most primary way. The mythological conceptions of the ancients can help us to substantiate universal astrological notions…

The components of ancient myth rooted in different cultures hold much in common, and retain signification in the consciousness of contemporary people. It inspired C.G.Jung to connect modern science with the believes of the past in creating the notion of the archetype…

Archetypes are primary forms which serves as the basis for imagery, unconsciously evoking the activity of the imagination. They appear in dreams and delirium as well as in art and literature and manifest the unity of the human mind, permitting us to feel its connection with the Universe and infinity…

Today the term 'archetype' is accepted by astrologers, who use myths to amplify and decorate astrological interpretation… And for a proper understanding and practical application of mythological images we must perceive the picture of mundane mythology as a whole. We can't fully understand the meaning of any sign of the Zodiac ignoring the others, likewise to penetrate mythological archetypes correctly we must perceive the entire set of images of the gods systematically, taking into account different historical layers and corresponding changes of imagery and defining the main features…

Every astrological notion corresponds to a set of gods possessing various characteristics; the task at hand is to define the initially unified mythological archetype in the analysys of different cultures. This is possible because an archetype is proposed as a universal notion. It gives us the opportunity to consolidate, to enrich and even to correct our representations about the role of a planet or a sign in the horoscope…

At the same time astrology promotes a proper understanding of mythology, drawing upon the immense variety of images making up the system…

The procession of mythological images describing planets' concepts is displayed in reverse sequence to the annual movement of the Sun through the signs of the Zodiac, from Pisces to Aries. The notion of Chaos and primordial forces as well as the most ancient gods transferring their functions to successors, corresponds to Pisces, Aquarius and Capricorn. The youngest gods should be considered the different personifications of the planet Mars…

As it is known, the reverse movement of signs of the Zodiac coincides with the precessive motion and refers to the great evolutionary cycle. According to the tradition of Egypt, the formation of the world and the transformation of man also begins in Pisces, symbolizing the Primary Division and the beginning of development. One fish remains in the primordial waters, providing the link with the original source, the other leaves its native ocean, setting out on the path of transformations and finally attaining the cosmic wisdom of Aries, the agnus sacrificed. Likewise in mundane mythology gods displaying certain characteristic features give up their places to new ones, and we can identify the reverse order of the Zodiac signs with stages of evolution of human consciousness reflecting the alteration of global historical epoches…

The evolution of mythological images is considerably more difficult than Egyptian scheme indicated, so we'll consider here only the main stages of development of human perception as the main ground of mythological representation…

Astrological archetypes were formed over period of time, and one can identify separate layers and particularities of perceptions of the world according to geographicallocation. But even a cursory glance towards the vivid richness of mythologies' characters shows that there is more the typical, then the occasional in it. And it permits astrology to rely on the most ancient experience of the human being's appreciation of the world….

Neptune (Pisces) …     “ ABYSS OF CHAOS” …

The mythologies of all cultures, as well as the Bible, considered primordial Chaos as the cradle of the Universe. Chaos represents the state of matter existing beyond conventional imagination, which conceals an inherent threat to the very existence of the world as we know it, and so becomes principally unfathomable…

But each person internally harbors a representation of that initial state. This representation also exists in the world of the ancients: Chaos is traditionally depicted as a dark ABYSS filled with water. It is indeterminate, dense, and has no shape. Its substantial characteristic is the absence of free space, and this coincides with the modern representation of the Universe…

In the mythology of ancient China, the primary watery chaos, a complete darkness reminescent of the mixed content of a hen's egg, was called Huntun, a conception that was transformed into a god possessing the features of primary indivisibility…

So the world arose from Chaos and Life was born in the waters. Human perception doesn't separate these representations. The very appearance of both world and life is fundamentally incomprehensible. The associated myths introduce to us the image of the Great Mother-Sea, the world that was borne by her is depicted as alive…

The Accadian great mother Tiamat ('sea') manifests herself as a monstrous hydra with seven heads, who was conquered by her descendent Marduk, who created the world from elements of her body. In this passive function chaos may be considered to be the material of creation…

Compared with vague Chaos, definite Cosmos represents a deviation from primary undifferentiated wholeness; the Sea gods resent this order and stand against it. The destructive role of the Sea gods makes them rebels, and forces their expulsion during periods of formation of new divine pantheons under the leadership of the God of Thunder. Thus the Semitic Yammu ('sea') struggles against Balu, the leader of the pantheon, for a return the primordial way of things under his omnipotence, so also does the Greek Neptune, but they are defeated…

Retired from their former power all throughout the Universe, the Sea gods occupy a peripheral position (Greek Oceanus, Egyptian Nun), that correlates with the idea of their wretchedness, weakness, victimization, the general depiction as the youngest member of the family (Neptune whose name means 'nephew')…

That reveals to us the sense of Pisces' sacrifice: Pisceans decline participation in manifested and ordered existence (cosmos), so as to remain intouch with something beyond Being, with the secret omnipotence of Chaos, to find in the very depths of existence the sources of eternity…

The composite images of the watery abyss and it's secrets, the mothering bosom of the sea from whence life arose, the destructive forces of chaos and self-sacrifice which establish the connection between life and eternity, all reflect an archetype of planet Neptune, which rules the sign of Pisces. Regarding the mythologema from the historical point of view, the representation of chaos or deluge correlates with the cataclysms that provoked glacial melting and other natural processes, which pushed the humanity out of former territories and created the impulse to develop the defensive powers of mind…

The arising of the rational, spiritual force in mankind still remains an enigma for us. There was a whole stage in the history of humanity, called by the Australian aborigines 'the time of dreams', when mind was asleep and saw the outer world through the haze of unconscious processes. Is reason hidden in the depths of the soul, or on the contrary, was there thought initially, which then decorated itself with a plentitude of feelings? - The depth of the soul is hidden by mystery; Neptune rules there, and for this planet all things are vague and relative. Within the archetype of Neptune there is no such differentiation between the mind and the soul which are united initially, being the same as life itself….