Superior Planets:
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, are so called by Astronomers because they move in orbits which take them to parts of the heavens far from the Sun. The term is used’ in contradistinction to that of ‘inferior planets’ as applied to Venus and Mercury which always remain near the Sun. See page 10.
Symbols:
The symbols of the planets are given on page 24, and it will be noticed that they consist of a circle, a half circle and a cross variously grouped. The circle is the symbol of the spirit, the half-circle is the emblem of the soul, and the cross represents matter. Thus the elements of the human constitution, Spirit, Soul and Body are unfolded in the component parts of the planetary symbols to show to the Mystic their mission with respect to humanity. These elementary parts are variously grouped to indicate the nature of the planet for which they stand, and its office in the Great School of Life where God has placed us under the Planetary Spirits who are endeavoring to educate us in the Divine Wisdom.
The Sun, as its symbol indicates is the centre of all spiritual faculties, the fountain of all life.
The Moon’s symbol is a half-circle, showing that we have completed the are of involution where bodies were built, and that now the essence of experience
