Mythology has given us the image of Saturn as a gloomy and inflexible deity, capable of devouring his children because he was obsessed with the lust for power and terrified of the inexorable passage of time that would consume all his achievements and accomplishments, forcing him to give life to new forms and new beings that would snatch away his primacy and royalty.
However, Saturn is also remembered as the ancestral agricultural god capable of inseminating the earth, as the prudent and just ruler of the Golden Age, as the impeccable yet implacable Lord of karma who, in his thirst for justice, unfailingly balances debts and credits, thus revealing reality and the facts that surround it for what they are, in other words, impersonal and equanimous, able to show the truth to those who look within themselves and around them with clear eyes, free from any clouding.
People have become very fond of the word “karma”. It is now repeated in various parts of the world, but few have learned its meaning. (…) They firmly believe that somewhere there exist the Lords of Karma, who will be kind enough to free them from even the most grievous fate! Few understand that the effect of the Law cannot be changed without mutual effort. Man is ever ready to create a painful karma by thought and deed, yet he hopes that by some miracle from beyond the mountains he will be liberated from its grievous consequences. People sound like children when discussing karma, and expect someone else to take responsibility for their behavior. (1)
Man is athirst with illusions and more and more draws away from reality. From all the great laws and principles, it is possible to point out distorted crumbs which have beclouded the consciousness. What, then, has remained of all the fiery Teachings? (2)
The myth also tells us about Calliope, the most eminent of the Muses, mother of Orpheus and Lino, the divine singers who, with the power of their words and music, were able to enchant living beings and recreate reality, both inner and outer.
After Calliope, with her children and sisters, the Muses, sang of Being, what remains is the jewel hidden in the heart of Being itself, the Inviolate, the Unnameable, pure Beingness, which in essence is Truth, Beauty and Goodness. Having caught a glimpse of the light of this jewel allows one to live philosophically, to inhabit the world poetically, to govern oneself and reality with loving wisdom.
The term [philosophy] – emphasises Madame Blavatsky – is composed of two Greek words whose meaning is intended to indicate its secret sense, and should be interpreted as “wisdom of love”. (…) It means “divine love”, that universal element of divine omnipresence diffused throughout Nature, which is at once the principal cause and effect. The “wisdom of love” (or philosophy) meant attraction to and love of everything hidden behind the objective phenomenon and its knowledge. (3)
Calliope is also the image of that burning fire of creative thought capable of bringing those who let themselves be inspired by her uplifting song to the World of Ideas; she who, with her profound touch, gave life to occult philosophy, unfolded language, combined knowledge and wisdom, the “beautiful voice” of the heart that illuminates the mind.
Life is comprised of an eternal succession of ideas and of manifestations of cosmic energies. How can a spirit who does not project his thought into the realm of ideas adopt the concept of Infinity! When thought will take on the significance of something vital and realizable, it will reveal to man where is joy and where is truth. The quests of thought have led to unification with the Fire of Space. The quests of thought have led to the acceptance of the records of the past. The quests of thought will lead to the realization of higher worlds. The quests of thought will lead to the irradiance of the Mother of the World. Striving will lead to boundless beauty! (4)
Today, according to the heliocentric perspective, Saturn and Calliope are in conjunction in the purifying and unfathomable waters of Pisces and ignite in its substance the splendour of wisdom and Truth.
There is no falsehood in Saturn’s incessant work of regulating thoughts, feelings and actions so that they conform to the evolutionary wave and leave no ripples or obstacles in the individual and collective path; there is no deception in the cold, precise light that Saturn casts upon us, revealing the shadow we so fear and often stubbornly deny, showing us the ‘naked truth’ of who we are.
The Blessed One said, “Truth is the sole source of courage”. When correctly understood, truth is the wisest and most beautiful chapter in the book of the Cosmos. (5)
There is no falsehood even in the sweet singing of Calliope, who raises her voice to show us the World of Ideas, to urge us to model our song on hers and reach the immaculate heights of the spirit; there is no deception in her wise and far-sighted progress, while her steps are accompanied by the light of the right word and the yearning for Truth, capable of dispelling the deluding mists of what is debatable.
It is important… to understand how we can reduce the consequences of relativity. They can be reduced by real truthfulness; but truthfulness can be perceived only through spirituality, which is why the awakening of spirituality is a condition for knowing the cosmos. (6)
The world is immersed in lies and deception, clouded and deluded by the many swirling forms that entice Humanity, cajole it and confuse it, making what is only transitory and ephemeral appear real.
Truth seems increasingly unattainable and unknowable, hidden by the countless distorted masks with which men veil its face.
‘The world must be saved’, we hear repeated from many quarters and in many different voices, and the Teaching warns us that “the one salvation is to turn the spirit toward the light of Truth”. (7)
Salvation therefore lies in allowing the splendour of Truth, Beauty and Goodness to flourish.
And in order for the world to brim with flowers, it is necessary to sow the seeds of Truth, of Beauty and the Good in the gardens of Humanity’s consciousness.
Starting now.
Go beyond the roots of eternal Truth and there is a great deal of dust.
The time has come to get rid of the excess baggage.
(Agni Yoga – Illumination § 106)
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1. Agni Yoga Series, Supermundane § 229
2. Fiery World III § 152
3. H. P. Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine, vol. III
4. Infinity I § 96
5. Leaves of Morya’s Garden – Illumination § 255
6. Ibid. § 158
7. Leaves of Morya’s Garden – The Call § 2
Anything which is not truth will perish.