TAURUS FULL MOON  -  THE WESAK FESTIVAL

FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITUAL FESTIVALS

 

 

(extracted directly and/or paraphrased by Brad Berg from  Esoteric Astrology, by Alice Bailey)

 

 

 

Exoteric Ruler: Venus - 5th

Ray Esoteric Ruler: Vulcan - 1st Ray

 

Vulcan stands for the soul and rules the inner man's forging of the tools of spiritual expression. Ray 4 is transmitted to our solar system via Taurus.

 

The Taurian influence is of exceeding potency today, particularly from the angle of the subjective spiritual values.

 

Taurus is "the sign of the major life incentive" and is the symbol of desire in all its phases:

 

desire..............personality..............Humanity

 

aspiration........soul.........................Hierarchy

 

will...................Monad.....................Shamballa

 

 

Buddha clarified the nature of desire and its results.

 

Christ taught the transmutation of desire into aspiration

(conforming the human will to the will of God).

 

There is a growing responsiveness from humanity to the Shamballa force and the consequent evocation of the will aspect of man's nature. This produces undesirable as well as desirable influences, due to our point in evolution.

 

Just as the Aquarian Age is coming into manifestation for our planet as a whole, bringing universal awareness and world synthesis, the world disciple is coming under the influence of Taurus.

 

The great question is: "will this Taurian influence, increased as it is by the incoming Shamballa forces, produce the floodlight of Illumination of which Taurus is the custodian.....?

 

Will the Bull of desire or the Bull of divine illumined expression succeed?

 

Taurus is an earth sign, so the working out of the Plan or the fulfillment of desire is carried out upon the outer plane of living.

 

Gold is the symbol which governs man's desires and indicates that the conflict in the world economic situation is based upon the upwelling of desire. Again the duality of Taurus:

 

the search for gold, versus the search for the golden light divine.

 

Taurus, Venus and the Earth have a very close karmic relation and a very definite dharma to work out together. Venus is to the Earth what the Higher Self is to the personality.

 

Sex is the relation of the lower nature to the higher Self. Sex is the symbol of an inner duality which must be transcended and wrought into a unity.

 

Venus, the mental energy of humanity, establishes relation between man and man, and nation and nation. Vulcan establishes relation between the mineral kingdom and the human kingdom.

 

Vulcan is governed by the first Ray, as is the mineral kingdom and this brings in the Shamballa force.

 

The secret of Taurus is revealed at the 2nd Initiation by the sudden disappearance of world glamour in the blinding energy of light.

 

"The eye of the cosmic Bull of God is open and from it light pours radiantly forth upon the sons of men."

 

"I see and when the Eye is opened, all is light."

by Kathlyn Newburn

Each year at the time of the full moons of Aries, Taurus and Gemini, a great and sacred ceremony is held in a remote Himalayan valley by a group of enlightened Teachers to aid in the process of planetary transformation. As we link up with these events, a great channel of light is created that can serve to uplift all forms of life.

Full moon meditation is really a five (or seven) day event--two (or three) days of preparation, the day of safe-guarding and inner silence, which is the day of the full moon itself, followed by two (or three) days in which the contacted energies are distributed. The full moon cycle is particularly important during these three full moons of the higher interlude period, when we link with living events occurring in the Wesak Valley and which set the note for the year ahead.

 

Each of the three full moons of the higher interlude are related to a particular quality of force that is shed abroad. We don’t know much about these “forces” other than that they are extra-planetary in nature and are each imbued with a particular quality or nature. At this Aries, or Easter, Festival it is the Forces of Restoration that are released. These forces are particularly related to the mental aspect--they pour in and bring light to our minds, through the inpouring of a restorative, purifying, strengthening and dissipating energy. These forces are said to work through a great Being known as the Spirit of Resurrection who is one of the Kumaras associated with the centre Shamballa, the centre of the peaceful, silent will. As we work together to strengthen and build the planetary antahkarana we contribute to the strengthening of humanity’s role as the planetary light bearer, radiating energy to the three lower kingdoms of the animal, vegetable and mineral worlds.

Aries is a sign of beginnings and brings through the quality of “livingness,” as we can witness so vividly in the natural world. In the Ageless Wisdom teachings this festival is linked with the second, or heart center of our planet--the spiritual Hierarchy. This is the time when God’s love is shed abroad--in our hearts, through our groups and throughout the world. It would be helpful, therefore, to reflect upon the quality of harmlessness needed to as a qualifying factor in our lives that will serve to release the imprisoned life that exists within the heart of each atom of substance.

 

The exact time of the full moon is a high moment of spiritual inspiration and every effort should be made to participate in this event and educate people about its significance.