Monday, February 14th, 1983

WISDOM'S GOLDENROD, ALAN BERKOWITZ CLASS NOTES

(TYPED)

FEBRUARY 14, 1983

ASTROLOGY; HOROSCOPE-NAPOLEON

TOPIC: Astrology

SUBJECT: Horoscope-Napoleon

SUBSUBJECTS: Napoleon biography, events, natal chart, transits, PB on Napoleon

BOOKS READ FROM OR REFERENCED:

• Marc Edmund Jones, The Astrology of Concepts

• Marc Edmund Jones, The Sabian Symbols in Astrology

• Paul Brunton, Notebooks, unpublished

CHARTS embedded in and appended to these notes:

• FIGURE 1983 0214-1-AB. Napoleon Sun-Head-Tail Aspect. (embedded)

• FIGURE 1983 0214-2. Napoleon Natal Chart (WG version). (appended)

• FIGURE 1983 0214-3. Napoleon Natal Chart (astro.com). (appended)

SABIAN SYMBOLS: Taurus 12, Gemini 23, Cancer 8, 26, Leo 7, 23, Virgo 9, 13, Scorpio 16, Capricorn 14, 29, Sagittarius 23

TYPED AND REFORMATTED by IT 2022

NOTES:

• RETYPED HANDWRITTEN NOTES (hence V08). From Classnotes AB 1983 0206 to 1983 0228.PDF.

• All spelling, capitalization, and punctuation corrected, all abbreviations, astrological glyphs, and one number spelled out.

1983 02/14 at Wisdom's Goldenrod

Astrology; Horoscope-Napoleon

[Classnotes AB 1983 0214 Begin]

2/14/83 Napoleon

[Note: Sabian degrees and interpretations are from Marc Edmund Jones, The Astrology of Concepts and The Sabian Symbols in Astrology.]

1779 -- Uranus conjunct Tail -- entered military academy

1793 -- moved up ranks

1795 -- Head conjunct Saturn -- quelled riot

1796 -- Uranus conjunct Mars, Saturn sextile Sun -- Mantua

Uranus conjunct Mars -- invaded Egypt

July 25, 1798 -- Neptune opposite Uranus -- in Egypt -- heard that Josephine was unfaithful

April 10, 1800 -- forecast Battle of Marengo

June 14, 1800 -- fought Marengo battle

1804 -- Pluto opposite Neptune, Tail conjunct Saturn -- Emperor

1809 -- Annuls marriage, remarries

1811 -- Decides to invade Russia

1812 -- 6/24 -- crosses Russian border

Battle of Borodino

1813 -- Leipzig -- lost

1814 -- abdicated -- Saturn conjunct Moon, Tail conjunct Moon, Head conjunct Saturn

Took poison

Waterloo -- Pluto square Head/Tail, Saturn square Uranus

Alexander, Julian

Wang Yangming → Molinos → Napoleon → PB

Is reminiscent of Emperor Julian and Alexander. Molinos privately a few times took an aide aside and pointed out his star.

1) Mercury Venus -- mystery or inner power -- inner sense of ethics and intuition.

[Mercury, Leo 7, "The night heavens are seen in their wonder as on the desert when the moon is dark; the constellations are at play."]

[Venus, Cancer 8, "An imaginary land of rabbits is revealed, with its citizens faultlessly dressed, and on dignified parade.']

2) Jupiter Mars -- leadership, in the right place at the right time (Mars Neptune), force of his personality -- expressed 1.

[Jupiter, Scorpio 16, "A girl's face is revealed, of fine, delicate aristocratic features; suddenly these break into a glorious smile."]

[Mars, Virgo 13, "A statesman stands before the mob; his strong hand can be seen in a transforming of hysteria into new enthusiasm."]

3) Moon Saturn -- person thinks they can handle anything -- interference of his personal sense of control with the smooth operation of 1 and 2 -- comfortableness of his ego (Saturn degree).

[Moon, Capricorn 29, "Afternoon tea is served in a gypsy parlor patronized by socialites and here a young lady reads the tea leaves."]

[Saturn, Cancer 26, "The magnificent, luxurious library of some wealthy home is revealed; among the cushions several guests are reading."]

Saturn quintile Jupiter -- genius of his leadership, also throws him off balance.

Jupiter 1st house -- identified with leadership -- Scorpio -- power

Sextile Mars 10th -- translates leadership into action -- organizes others

Sun 10th -- Leo -- fame, career fulfillment (Sun rules 10th) -- rode on top of his career

[Sun, Leo 23, "The scene is a circus – crowded with spectators, and in a moment of hush a bareback rider performs extraordinarily."]

Mercury 9th -- (house of aristocracy, long journeys, religion) -- intuitive

Saturn 9th -- sense of authority -- he knew where the power was (power is my mistress)

[Mercury Saturn --] rulership of Europe

Venus 8th -- political warfare [Note: If using birth date from astro.com, Venus is in the 9th house. Both charts are appended for comparison.]

Moon 3rd -- able to control his daily circumstances. Capricorn -- organized.

Chaldean aspects are sparse -- only three traditional aspects (not including semi-sextile).

Tail -- refers to earlier incarnations than Molinos.

[Tail, Gemini 23, "Three fledglings, secure in their nest high in the tree, already reveal the deep pride of their heritage."]

[FIGURE 1983 0214-1-AB. Napoleon Sun-Head-Tail Aspect. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

Tail conjunct Mars -- died

Head [Note: Rest of aspect is missing.] -- quelled mob

[Head, Sagittarius 23, "Bathed in a slantwise Western Sun, with the Statue of Liberty beyond, Ellis Island welcomes the immigrants."]

Head conjunct Tail -- decided to go to Egypt

Head conjunct Sun -- attacked by Russians

Head conjunct Mercury -- lost at Leipzig

Head conjunct Saturn -- abdicated -- Elba

Head was trying to show him a new direction, a new stage of development.

Trans-Saturnians hit Head:

[Uranus, Taurus 12, "A quite youthful young couple is walking down a busy street, stopping to peer into every window with joyful glee."]

[Neptune, Virgo 9, "An earnest but bizarre looking individual is painting on a canvas; his art is futuristic and unintelligible."]

[Pluto, Capricorn 14, "A vast pile of Mayan ruins in tropical America discloses a perfectly preserved bas-relief carved in the granite."]

Neptune Uranus conjunct Head -- St. Helena, forced into isolation at the end of his life.

Neptune conjunct Head -- returned to religion at the end of his life.

Declared Emperor -- Tail conjunct Saturn, Pluto opposite Neptune, Neptune trine Saturn, Saturn square Pluto -- age 33-35 -- age Julian died and Alexander.

Unless you have the gurukula you have to live out your destiny -- no choice.

PB Notes -- 6 selected topics

[Note: The following quotes are from PB's unpublished Notebooks from a file now called "Atmananda +5". See https://www.pbarchives.org/archive/document/writing/14.]

p. 166 -- "Napoleon's secret was his Invincible self-confidence, of being Destiny's hand. He gave the final death-blow to the feudal epoch, the Inaugurator of the age of universal democracy." [Note: See p. 148, quote 283-1, in text searchable version; p. 283, quote 11, in original version.]

"He deserted his task, and for the sake of personal aggrandisement flung away the soul-imprinted plan of the gods. …when he began to play the potentate, he was doomed." [Note: See p. 149, quote 283-5, in text searchable version; p. 283, quote 15, in original version.]

"Napoleon nearly conquered Europe but his own ambition finally conquered him." [See p. 150, quote 285-4, in text searchable version; p. 285, quote 19, in original version.]

[Classnotes AB 1983 0214 End]