Harmonics may sound like astro-mumbo-jumbo but modern physicists inspired by cosmologist Max Tegmark, who has done research on dark matter and the Big Bang, now working on AI with Elon Musk, has leanings in the same direction. Though he’d probably be horrified to hear it. His sole postulate is: All structures that exist mathematically also exist physically. “There is only mathematics; that is all that exists.” “Our external physical reality is a mathematical structure.” Dig deep enough into the fabric of reality and you eventually hit a seam of pure mathematics.
Below is a precis from Hamblin/Harding/Harvey (see previous post) with their thoughts on Harmonics. There is general agreement on some Harmonics and differences of opinion on others; mainly they cover 5,7,9 with mention of research on others. There is much to be learned so it is as well to keep an open mind on interpretations. Vendla’s numerology interpretations fit in remarkably well with the astrological thinking.
5TH Harmonic: Deliberate forging of links; putting together form and matter – making, arranging, building, constructing, bringing order out of chaos – to make art, a successful career in politics, medicine, law, business. Can also be power hungry, since being able to arrange matter into a form of one’s choosing gives control over it. Where 3 (trines/sextiles) is happy with the way the world is, 5 strives to change the world. Oppositions and squares in the 5H lead to obsessive or compulsive behaviour, as do squares. Conscious, personal choice, the power to create and shape our world. Powerful will. Knowledge is power. Quality of Mars sheer purposive energy for good or ill.
7th Harmonic: Magical, mystical, cosmic secrets, fantasies, what inspires us/turns us on; wild, fertile unpredictable imagination, not of permanence but of transcience, sudden flashes of light and darkness. Luck and good fortune, a message to convey. Living in a world of their own, distorted view of reality. Often never fully realised inner dream. Savage destructiveness or immense creative achievement. The base and the numinous can merge; the highest ideal and the darkest longings are of 7. Needs personal awareness otherwise our inner fantasies take over, fated. Artists and scientists/inventors who have eureka moments. Clergymen.
9th Harmonic: Follow your bliss. Non-assertive. Deep power that flows from simply being truly oneself. True to our simple essence. The higher vision of ourself which draws us; we can grow effortlessly if we can but see it. The image of the oak tree which informs the acorn. Discover the person who we already are. Not will driven since we cannot become other. Needs clarity of vision and adherence to inner truth. Some don’t realize until it shortly before death; some not at all. Our greatest joy comes from following our lodestar, our guiding light. Individuation. Initiation, wisdom and spiritual knowledge. Joy, happiness, peace, accepts the world as it is and spreads happiness around. Humility. Psychic powers – Rudolph Steiner, Edgar Cayce, Uri Geller, Carl Jung. An ideal to strive towards which will bring joy and peace. Albert Schweitzer. Personal enlightenment. Psychic powers, mystic joy.
11H Excess, double-binds; deep internal longing, steadily burning obsessive dream.
12H How we integrate our heart and will.
25H prominent in doctors.
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Twoness and multiples thereof – problems with outside world to be overcome. 4th Harmonic – at war with the world, requires effort to overcome problems. 8H = results of effort, achievement; 16H = maximum concrete manifestation, also open conflict leading to/or stemming from separateness.
Threeness is associated with the individual’s pleasure and making connections. 6th Harmonic is three by two – 3 is passive, needs two to make it manifest. Outward expression of joy of life, effort towards pleasure and connectedness.
Threeness seeks the ideal balance between the external world and internal.
5th impose own order and structure, dominate the world and rearrange it to suit our own needs.
7th impose our own imaginative meaning.
Hi Marjorie, thanks for this! I wanted to ask, what does ‘also open conflict leading to/or stemming from separateness,’ mean regarding the 16H? In what context would that be used, as I’m a bit puzzled, especially the separateness bit. I take it from 8H & 16H, that thought and effort in situations/projects will generally reap success, so generally not bad houses to have configurations in? Thanks 🙂
16H is like an opposition to the power of two, so there will always be AN other in the opposite corner; or an internal conflict between opposing needs and desires. The message is somehow to rise above the conflict and that’s presumably what creates the achievement. But 16 isn’t normally considered a lucky/successful number in that it takes extraordinary effort to get a result, and can often be self-defeating.
Marjorie
Thank you for posting this and your other posts some astrology basics (for a learner like myself). I greatly appreciate the time you take to do this!! My brain doesn’t grasp the mechanics of astrology but other aspects I have a better feel for; more intuitive I guess. Astrology really is so multi-layered you always find another unexplored area.
Thanks again.