7: The Seven Classical Planets

THE 7 PLANETS, ANGELS & METALS The forces of the holy number seven The seven planetary levels

1. ☉ Sun – Illumination
2. ☽ Moon – Emotion and intuition
3. ☿ Mercury – Communication, knowledge
4. ♀ Venus – Love and beauty
5. ♂ Mars – Strength and action
6. ♃ Jupiter – Expansion and wisdom
7. ♄ Saturn – Discipline and limitation

“Planets are states of mind, and as the mind has a higher and a lower aspect, consequently each planet has its two aspects correspondingly. Mercury in its higher aspect is the symbol of wisdom, in its lower aspect that of the intellect. Jupiter in its higher aspect represents majesty, in its lower aspect energy. Mars represents spiritual power, but also in its lower aspect strength of passion, &c. Venus in its higher aspect is divine love, identical with self-knowledge; in its lower aspect, desire. Saturn is the life in the universe, and in another aspect it represents matter. The Sun is the fountain of all life. The [Central] spiritual sun is the symbol of spiritual life and immortality, the physical sun the source of vitality. The Moon in its higher aspect represents spiritual substance, the glorified soul; in its lower aspect it is the symbol of imagination and fancy.”

— Paracelsus, c. 1902 by Franz Hartmann

"In the journey of afterlife, when the lower nature has returned to the brutishness, the higher struggles again to regain its spiritual estate. It ascends the seven Rings upon which sit the Seven Governors and returns to each their lower powers in this manner: Upon the first ring sits the Moon, and to it is returned the ability to increase and diminish. Upon the second ring sits Mercury, and to it are returned machinations, deceit, and craftiness. Upon the third ring sits Venus, and to it are returned the lusts and passions. Upon the fourth ring sits the Sun, and to this Lord are returned ambitions. Upon the fifth ring sits Mars, and to it are returned rashness and profane boldness. Upon the sixth ring sits Jupiter, and to it are returned the sense of accumulation and riches. And upon the seventh ring sits Saturn, at the Gate of Chaos, and to it are returned falsehood and evil plotting. "Then, being naked of all the accumulations of the seven Rings, the soul comes to the Eighth Sphere, namely, the ring of the fixed stars. Here, freed of all illusion, it dwells in the Light and sings praises to the Father in a voice which only the pure of spirit may understand. Behold, O Hermes, there is a great mystery in the Eighth Sphere, for the Milky Way is the seed-ground of souls, and from it they drop into the Rings, and to the Milky Way they return again from the wheels of Saturn. But some cannot climb the seven-runged ladder of the Rings. So they wander in darkness below and are swept into eternity with the illusion of sense and earthiness. _Manly P. Hall

• planets
• days of the week
• openings of head

1. The Moon
• Gabriel
• Silver
• Mercury
• Raphael
• Quicksilver
• Venus
• Anael
• Copper
• The Sun
• Michael
• Gold
• Mars
• Kamael
• Iron
• Jupiter
• Sachiel
• Tin
• Saturn
• Tzapkiel
• Lead