I Current work in Baha'i philosophy.
II Sabian logic, on the interpretation of astrologic correspondences, and reading comprehension in general.
III The Sabian tetractys, interpreting the enneagram from the point of view of the samkhya philosophy of India.
IV Software to calculate the astrologic readings.

SABIAN ASTROLOGY

Prakriti, the Indian word for creation, is composed of combinations of the three gunas: (1) sattwa, (2) rajas, and (3) tamas, which can be translated as the active, passive, and neutralizing principles respectively.    The following table relates them to the archetypes of African divination, traditionally ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, and the trigrams of the I-Ching.    The precise origin of these correspondences can be inferred from a detailed study of the tetractys, and their purpose is explained by Sabian logic.    Krishna talks about the gunas in the fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-Gita, and more information about the rest of these subjects can be obtained from the links of Baha'i philosophy.

creation archetype trigram
132 cauda draconis - caput draconis 011
132 tristitia - carcer 101
123 laetitia - acquisitio 100
312 rubeus - puer 111
231 fortuna minor - fortuna mayor 001
231 puella - amissio 010
321 conjunctio - albus 110
213 populus - via 000


A correspondence between the African archetypes and principles of Abdul-Baha follows.    The African values are to the right.    The principles may be studied in the works of Abdul-Baha, like Paris Talks or Promulgation of Universal Peace or his epistle to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace.

archetype principle value
caput draconis the guardianship 1 1 1 0
cauda draconis the universal house of justice 0 1 1 1
carcer guidance and protection of the Holy Spirit 1 0 0 1
tristitia the source of religious teaching is love 1 0 0 0
acquisitio unity of the human race 1 0 1 0
laetitia independent investigation of the truth 0 0 0 1
puer universal language 1 0 1 1
rubeus spiritual solution to the economic question 0 0 1 0
fortuna mayor national house of justice 1 1 0 0
fortuna minor local house of justice 0 0 1 1
amissio house of justice 0 1 0 1
puella equality of the sexes 1 1 0 1
albus unity of science and religion 0 1 0 0
conjunctio elimination of prejudices 0 1 1 0
via universal education 1 1 1 1
populus religion should be the cause of unity 0 0 0 0


In order to understand these correspondences, the African values can be compared, in their odd and even elements ( one as opposed to zero ) with positive or privative instances of each of the corresponding four means by which knowledge can be acquired.    These are: ( 1 ) the senses ( 2 ) reason ( 3 ) tradition ( 4 ) inspiration.    So, for example, puella has positive elements in all of these except tradition.    Therefore, it means that this equality is not something that results from a traditional teaching, but rather depends entirely on all the other considerations.    Conjunctio, the elimination of prejudices, depends on reason and can be an established traditional value, while it does not depend at all on sense perception or inspiration, etc.

As explained in the page of the software to calculate the readings, you should first calculate your true time with respect to UTC.    The position of the planets is determined in relation to 35:06E and 32:56N ( at Bahji, Israel ).    This is the center of the world.    The zodiac is divided into 450 sections of 48 minutes each.    Each section is divided in accordance to I-Ching principles as follows: the first 15 minutes are young yang ( 01, with a value of 7 ), the next 21 minutes are young yin ( 10, with a value of 8 ), the next 3 minutes are mature yin ( 00, with a value of 6 ) and the last 9 minutes are mature yang ( 11, with a value of 9 ).    Once the value corresponding to the position of a planet is obtained, if it is a 6 or a 7 the values in the following tables are used for the resulting hexagrams ( if it is a 9 or an 8 the opposite value is used ).

Saturn 1
Jupiter 1
Mars 1
Venus 0
Mercury 0
Moon 0


This first hexagram corresponds to the 000 trigram, and we'll call it the Moon hexagram.    For divination purposes the first line is significant, as it represents the planetary correspondence of the whole hexagram.

Venus 0
Moon 1
Jupiter 0
Mercury 1
Saturn 1
Mars 0


The resulting hexagram corresponds to the 110 trigram, and we'll call it the Mercury hexagram.    For divination purposes the third line is significant, as it represents the planetary correspondence of the whole hexagram.

Saturn 0
Venus 1
Jupiter 0
Mercury 0
Mars 1
Moon 1


The resulting hexagram corresponds to the 010 trigram, and we'll call it the Venus hexagram.    For divination purposes the fifth line is significant, as it represents the planetary correspondence of the whole hexagram.

Saturn 0
Mars 1
Mercury 1
Jupiter 1
Venus 0
Moon 0


The resulting hexagram corresponds to the 001 trigram, and we'll call it the Earth hexagram.    For divination purposes the hexagram header text is significant.

Saturn 1
Jupiter 0
Mars 1
Venus 1
Mercury 0
Moon 0


The resulting hexagram corresponds to the 111 trigram, and we'll call it the Mars hexagram.    For divination purposes the fourth line is significant, as it represents the planetary correspondence of the whole hexagram.

Venus 1
Moon 0
Jupiter 1
Mercury 0
Saturn 0
Mars 0


The resulting hexagram corresponds to the 100 trigram, and we'll call it the Jupiter hexagram.    For divination purposes the fourth line is significant, as it represents the planetary correspondence of the whole hexagram.

Saturn 0
Venus 0
Jupiter 1
Mercury 0
Mars 0
Moon 1


The resulting hexagram corresponds to the 101 trigram, and we'll call it the Saturn hexagram.    For divination purposes the sixth line is significant, as it represents the planetary correspondence of the whole hexagram.

Saturn 1
Mars 1
Mercury 1
Jupiter 1
Venus 1
Moon 0


The resulting hexagram corresponds to the 011 trigram, and we'll call it the Sun hexagram.    For divination purposes the hexagram header text is significant.