Marc Allen - Astrology for the New Age: An Intuitive Approach

Original edition 1977 Mark Allen

This expanded edition 1979 Mark Allen (Donicht)

All rights reserved

Published by Whatever Publishing

PO Box 3073, Berkeley CA 94703

Designed by Marcus Allen

Cover photo by Dean Campbell

Calligraphy by Stephanie Young

Artwork by Rainbow Canyon

Manufactured in the United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Donicht, Mark.

Astrology for the new age.

1. Astrology. I. Title.

BF1708.1.D66 1979 133.5 79-10433

ISBN 0-931432-03-0

Dedicated to the children
of the New Age

Special thanks to

Mac Pierce for his three-day crash course in astrology when we first drove out to California;

Joel Schwartz for teaching me how to cast charts;

Lee Duvlea for showing me a simple method of casting charts;

David Lueck for his Aquarian interpretations;

Abraham for his planetary walks and his enthusiasm;

Lama Tarthang Tulku for his penetrating mind and interest in astrology;

Shakti Gawain for her support and encouragement and for giving me space when I need it;

my spirit guide for his insight and clarity and presence.

I hope in this book to accomplish for astrology what I feel Eden Gray accomplished for the tarot in her beautiful book, The Tarot Revealed: I wish to provide even complete beginners with enough information and guidance so that they can skillfully use the tools of this ancient, deep teaching, and make them their own in a very short time.

And even more: I pray we can discover meaningful tools for not only transforming our own lives, but bringing about the transformation of the entire planet as well. I intend to keep revising this book, if necessary, until these goals are reached.

Your feedback is deeply appreciated. Write me in care of the publisher.

Be in peace

Marcus

Divine Master,
be my guide
be my light
be my voice
May your words of truth
flow thru this vessel
May your words of truth
speak thru me
Divine Master,
be my guide
be my light
be my voice

Astrology at the dawn of a New Age an intuitive approach.

New discoveries are transforming our thinking, transforming our consciousness Our rational, linear approach has finally discovered that there are other approaches to knowledge other ways to learn and grow A change of consciousness is taking place on a mass scale, in which intuitive channels are opening

Your old people will see visions,
and your children will dream dreams.

This book does not have to be used in a linear way.

Each section is in some ways complete in itself. Just absorb as much of any part of it as you wish. This is a different approach to astrology than most an intuitive approach, which tries to involve rational mind information as little as possible, and open up direct, intuitive channels as much as possible

Dont try to absorb all of the information in this book at once. Just take part of it, and sit with it, letting it open up as much within you as possible letting as many images, free associations, memories surface as possible

This book presents several different keys keys for understanding astrology as a whole. Sit with each of them. Relax. There is far more information within each of us deep storehouses of intuitive information and understanding than we can comprehend with our rational minds. And all we need to do to connect with this information is to relax and let it surface.

The truth is within you.

Key Words Special Points

I use dots or periods in an unusual way Most of us read too fast, I feel the dots are an attempt to encourage you to slow down Every time you come to three dots, pause take a breath let the words sink in

Take your time youre in no hurry This is not intended to be a book for practicing your speed reading.

Relax, and enjoy!

In the tradition which has now come to us from the mystical land of Tibet, it is told that Manjushri, the embodiment of wisdom, gave the science and artform of astrology to the people of ancient times as a tool to aid their understanding.

But the people misused astrology it became a limiting game, a pastime in itself, rather than a tool for dharma, for words of truth, for growth and understanding, going beyond all limitations. So, Manjushri took the astrology books away from the people, and hid them in a cave, until such time that the people would be ready to use the teachings skillfully and meaningfully

Then, much later, a man named Padma Sambhava (meaning the Lotus Born) entered into Tibetan history. Padma Sambhava is the great teacher and skilled magician, the father of Tantra who brought the Vajrayana Tantric Buddhism into Tibet in the 8th century A.D.

Padma Sambhava prayed deeply and powerfully to Manjushri, summoning him and asking for the astrology texts, praying that, this time, the people would be ready to use their knowledge for their own good. Manjushri granted his prayer, and told him where the texts were hidden. In this way, Padma Sambhava was able to re-introduce the ancient intuitive science of astrology to the people of Tibet.

And now, finally, at the dawn of a new age, Padma Sambhavas teachings have come to the West, just as the ways of the West have come to the East.

Now, finally, at the dawn of the Age of Aquarius, it is time to rediscover astrology again, to see within it a powerful, valuable tool to be used for deep inner growth, for the spreading of light and love thruout the world, thruout the galaxies, wherever we may wander.

Aquarian astrology at the dawn of a new age

Astrology involves visualizing the solar system, and beyond It is an infinite series of cycles cycles within cycles

One of the most intriguing cycles which is charted in astrology is the great movement of the great age: the precession of the equinox. Each full revolution thru all 12 signs takes 26,000 years 2166 years for each sign (Thats 72 years for each single degree of the precession the length of our lifetime.)

Right now, we are on the cusp of two of the deepest signs we are moving from the Age of Pisces into the Age of Aquarius. Cusps are the deepest places of a chart: they are the places of transformation, where one sign transforms into the next.

No one to my knowledge knows the exact beginning of the Piscean Age, but everyone traces it at least to the time of Christ 2,000 years ago.

Pisces is the final, deepest sign the sign of the end, of completion of a cycle of total, deep understanding absolute reality: absolute emptiness (Shunyata shimmering emptiness) ruled by the energies of both Neptune, the Visionary, and Pluto, the Beyond

The Age of Pisces entered with the world crucifying its Christ, and it is coming to an end with the atom bomb and the possibility of global annihilation

The Age of Aquarius is the age of the dawning light the light of understanding. Aquarius is the Water-Bearer, nourishing and healing the earth with spiritual awareness It is the Age influenced by the energy of the planet Uranus, which is the Enlightener, the inventor, the Awakener It is erratic, spontaneous, unpredictable