The Cosmos

Astrology

Definition


A CIRCUIT DIAGRAM FOR ESSENTIAL EXPRESSION

Ptolemy's geocentric model of the Universe
Ptolemy’s geocentric model of the Universe.
Thema Mundi, the theoretical birth chart of the Universe
Thema Mundi, the theoretical birth chart of the Universe.
A birth chart in the Hellenistic style
Birth chart example for someone born on Sunday, July 19th, 2026 at 5:38 AM in Vancouver, CA using whole sign houses and tropical zodiac.

The Definition

The Fourth Fractal

Astrology is a map, a fractal, of consciousness — the individual’s, the collective’s, and how they fit together. Its delineation evolves as planets move along their trajectories through the archetypes of the zodiac, a process which reflects the evolution of humanity through the eons, decades, and seasons.

In this same manner, the stars and planets are a fractal representation of the essence of any creation on planet Earth. Each person’s birth is an event, a creation, and the sky in that moment is a reflection of it: a cosmological blueprint for each person’s potential in contributing to the evolution of humanity. Not causal, nor contained, but rather, the Hermetic maxim: as above, so below.

The Function

The Conductor’s Dance

Astrology serves the function of delineating the circuitry of each creation on Earth — how each creation functions intrinsically encodes its potential role in the natural order of the Universe, and therefore, evolution. It assumes the axiom that form follows function, a necessary fact of cosmological order as exhibited in the celestial bodies.

In many ways, the transits of the cosmos resemble that of a conductor’s wand keeping time for an orchestra. The wand itself does not produce the music, nor declares the exact notes to be played, but rather delineates the overarching structure of the ballad.

Example: Psychological Mapping

Each sign of the zodiac expresses archetypal forces common to human consciousness. As such, these signs depict the alchemical path of individuation, and the planetary placements in the birth chart can aid in delineating the obstacles and challenges the querent will encounter throughout their journey.

Carl Jung considered astrology to be an acausal connective mirror between the macrocosm (the Universe) and the microcosm (the human psyche). This is one reflection in which the fractal holographic nature of consciousness has been expressed across time.

The Zodiac

GlyphSignModalityElement Traditional
Rulership
Evolutionary
Rulership
Archetype
♈︎AriesCardinalFireMarsThe Warrior
♉︎TaurusFixedEarthVenusEarthThe Provider
♊︎GeminiMutableAirMercuryThe Messenger
♋︎CancerCardinalWaterMoonThe Anima
♌︎LeoFixedFireSunThe King
♍︎VirgoMutableEarthMercuryChironThe Healer
♎︎LibraCardinalAirVenusThe Lover
♏︎ScorpioFixedWaterMarsPlutoThe Magician
♐︎SagittariusMutableFireJupiterThe Seeker
♑︎CapricornCardinalEarthSaturnThe Senex
♒︎AquariusFixedAirSaturnUranusThe Rebel
♓︎PiscesMutableWaterJupiterNeptuneThe Mystic

Reference for the fixed stars and their archetypal natures.

The Planets

GlyphPlanetVisibilityGenderFunction
☉︎SunMThe Ego, Animus, the Father, yang
☾︎MoonFThe Unconscious, Anima, the Mother, yin
MercuryLogic, communication, cognition
VenusFBeauty, value, balance
MarsMAction, war, separation
JupiterMGrowth, optimism, expansion
SaturnFStructure, boundaries, authority
ChironThe wounded healer
UranusElectricity, revolution, innovation, freedom
ΨNeptuneDreams, fantasy, idealism, illusion
PlutoTransformation, power, rebirth, the Soul
☊ ☋NodesFate, destiny, karma, past lives

The planetary bodies and their essence.

The Flammarion engraving: a pilgrim breaks through the firmament
The Flammarion engraving (1888): a pilgrim breaks through the firmament to the machinery beyond.

The Placement

An Upper Bound on Consciousness

The cosmos acts as an upper bound between Earth and the greater expanse of the Universe. They are but a fractal, a reflection, of what occurs on Earth’s surface. The dance of the planets conducts cosmological expression and evolution.

In this way, the birth chart acts as a blueprint, direction, and guide for each person’s essential expression, making astrology the final, and necessary, fractal application of metaphysics for individual wellness.