The Seven Orbits

The Orbits, the elusive traces of the celestial bodies, are the substantial basis of the Cycles or spatial breaths of Consciousness (see From linear to cyclical time, first chapter).

Let’s get to know them from the heliocentric Astrology perspective (excerpts from “The Solar System in Space” by E. Savoini – in translation from Italian):

THE SEVEN ORBITS.

The astrologer, so intent on calculating the positions and aspects of the various planets, has no interest in the orbit they carve in space. The astronomer, on the other hand, goes no further than simple geometrical calculations and has a limited concept of Space. The former should take care of it, since for him the cosmic arrangement of celestial bodies cannot be irrelevant: the fact that Jupiter, for example, travels on the fourth orbit, and not on the fifth, cannot be meaningless. Given the infinity of Space it is right not to consider the distances, being unreal elements (in the Infinite the quantities have no value); the order or sequence, that is, the number of the Orbit, is, however, certainly a factor of prime importance, which cannot be neglected without compromising the reliability of the results of any investigation.

On this subject there are, as we know, neither studies nor hypotheses, nor do they seem to have existed in the past. It is a field of fundamental importance and remains unexplored. Those who want to go into it must do so themselves: they do not find any advice or trace. The seeker is alone. Encyclopedias and texts, useful to direct thought, are silent on this theme. It really seems that since ancient times no one has raised questions about the geometric arrangement of the celestial bodies that plow through the spaces of the solar System.

For this reason, this adventure is rare and precious: the mind discovers a region that is primordial and uncontaminated, without the imprints of previous passages. It is encouraging, but it is easy to make immature or rash moves. This chapter therefore necessitates a measure of risk, which is the cost of novelty. Yet, however slight, the results of the survey will have some value, having ignited a first lumen in an unknown region.

WHAT IS AN ORBIT?

Here the research begins. The basic hypothesis (Space is alive) helps in this solitude, and allows a first answer to the question, devoid of technical terms but not without psychic contents.

The current vision, of a materialistic nature, does not go beyond quantitative data and considers orbits as simple geometrical traces established by mechanical laws: planets travel like trains on a track. You do not even need a pilot to drive planetary spaceships, and it is strange, if you think that even locomotives demand guidance. The planets, astronomers claim, do not have stations on their path, they have no crossings or detours: their motion is the most plain, and does not require intelligent surveillance, not even the help of an automatic pilot.

The (indisputable) fact that on board at least of one of these spaceships (Earth) there proceeds a grandiose evolutionary development, complex but orderly and productive of spiritual sublimities, of structure and beauty, does not disturb the certainties of the astronomer, who continues to support his theory, pompous and official. In a true paroxysm of inconsistency, he attributes the prodigy of life to chance – as if this nothingness were capable of action and order.

Before daring to answer the initial question, we must clear the field of such a conception, worthy only of being destroyed, since it is not only brute, but demented.

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What is an Orbit?

Let us begin by affirming that it is a geometrical, or rather spatial, entity [see Principles of Living Geometry], and as such, alive. For this reason, we must consider it a ternary, formed by:

1) – a Center, which can be in motion,

2) – itself, understood as a limit (non-existent but real) between two infinities: the internal and external Space,

3) – its relationship with the Center, which irradiates it and to which it gives back its Waves, which are cycles.

This is not all. If the Orbit is a geometrical limit between two infinities, as affirmed, its reactive magnetism has an effect on both, which means also on the external one. So, it is necessary to add:

4) – the power of reflection, which sends the internal order to the outside, and vice versa.

5) – the power to generate and maintain the constructive duality between inside and outside, in front and behind.

6) – the capacity to unite. The Orbit magnetically qualifies Space, which it opens and closes, creating a common field of development and energy.

7) – the rhythm, or in other words its own distinctive and recognizable pulsation or liturgy. It is an invisible Entity, but present and real.

At the current level of knowledge, one cannot say with certainty whether there are Orbits whose center, or focal point, is not occupied by a Sun, however, it is certain that it is continuously created by the Luminary that draws it in Heaven.

It makes no sense to think that a Luminary, flying in Space with its immense load of intelligent energy, leaves, after the passage, the things as they were: insipid and empty. It is necessary to recognize that its trace, or the Orbit, is an indelible sign that transforms space and inseminates it.

The Orbit is made “transparent” by its passivity (so active), but this does not detract from its irreplaceable power. Planet and Orbit cannot be one without the other, and from their fruitful union are born rhythms, cycles and causes in profusion. The planet is a center that revolves around another, major: the device is simple, apparently. In reality, it builds a structural septenate, a real motor of innumerable and changing causes and effects.

This said, if it is recognized as true by the heart, here is a first answer to the query:

The Orbit is an autonomous spatial Entity (endowed with seven centers or faculties) but inseparable from the Planet that generates it, of which it is the negative and continually renewed aspect. It is the genitrix of those cosmic causes which it scatters like seeds of Fire as it spins and turns around the Sun. It has a septenary structure and is the female origin of the evolution of consciousness which the Planet programs, hosts and nourishes. 

ORBIT AND ZODIAC.

orbit and zodiac have something in common, but they are not analogous. The zodiac can be compared to the horizon but the same thing cannot be said of an orbit. The latter is, in fact, the spatial reaction to the movement of a celestial body; the zodiac has a different nature and origin. This appears clearly if the zodiac is understood as a combination of spatial directions and sectors which branch out from the center of the system. It has no definite place in space, unlike the orbit, which is, on the contrary, an individual geometrical entity, with a distinct though variable position.

Between them, however, a dynamic relationship exists.

When the twelve zodiacal sectors are drawn, beginning from the solar center, it is evident that each Luminary or planet, cuts across them all with each of its rotations: its Orbit intersects and cuts them. This regular series of crossings or intersections in any case defines the quality of the relationship between Orbit and Zodiac. In the figure, the fifth orbit of Saturn has been traced as an example. The intersection with various sectors determines a series of relationships in succession:

5/1    5/2    5/3   . . .   5/12

each one of which can be divided into seven parts:

5/1.1    5/1.2   5/1.3  . . .   5/1.7

There is therefore an ordered plurality of relationships between the bundle of directions that make up the Zodiac and an Orbit. It is possible to consider the Orbit as also divided into twelve sectors reflecting the Zodiac, which assumes, however, the general coloring of the Orbit. The sacred Orbits (those of the Luminaries) are seven: therefore, also in this manner are obtained 84 different values, each expressing its own quality, interpretable both on the basis of the zodiacal symbols and according to the seven energies of Life.

These brief hints, together with the previous considerations, open new perspectives on the psychic knowledge of the solar system and its energy balance, very different from the astronomical and astrological lessons. These are still rudimentary notions, and many questions will have to be reviewed and updated, yet a new profile is gradually being outlined.

Before leaving the study of the Orbit, considered separately for purposes of explanation, it must be recognized that all the seven Orbits together are a well-defined structure, surrounding the Sun, in the System. This renders them comparable to the structure of spatial substance taught by Theosophy, also arranged on seven levels that surround the One. Solar Space presents itself as arranged in a hierarchy of Functions.