Solar Biology

INTRODUCTION. 9
And now, in regard to the twelfth son of Jacob, we
"And Rachel travailed, and
find, Genesis xxxv. 16-18 :
she had hard labor. And it came to pass that
. . .
'
the midwife said unto her, Fear not, thou shalt have
this son also.' And it came to pass, as her soul was in
departing (for she died), that she called his name Benoni
;
"
but his father called him Benjamin (son of right
hand, or power). This expresses the unparalleled power
of those born under the sign
ti
will.
(Virgo), in their strong
The first letter of the great cabalistic name HIT
(Yahveh or Yhvh), usually translated Jehovah, is in
itself the symbol of the right hand in the attitude of
pointing out the way. Virgo belonging to the digestive
function and intuitive faculty, whose office is to take
care of its own body by nourishing it, from which
source is derived all sustenance and physical strength
;
therefore power of self-preservation
and maintenance
are the leading characteristics of the sign Virgo.
Again, in Genesis xlix., Jacob generalizes the life
and character of each of the twelve sons under a prophetic
phase of expression. In the third and fourth
verses he expresses the excellence and the unreliability
and extreme
of ^ (Libra) owing to its sex proclivities
sensitiveness, and proneness to imitate, true success
requiring elements of self-control, something more
than mere imitation.
The nature of 1T[ (Scorpio) and / (Sagittarius) is
expressed from the fifth to the seventh verse, their
hot temper, combativeness, and jealousy.
The business abilities and luxurious tastes of V? (Capricorn)
are expressed from the eighth to the twelfth
yerse, showing their power over kingdoms and law