Astrology - Planets and their actions - Part 1

 the Sun is the essence of the soul of the universe¹
- the Moon is the essence of the Mind²
- Mercury the essence of speech and worldly knowhow
- Jupiter the essence of all knowledge and happiness³
- Venus the essence of desire
- Saturn the essence of misery⁴

The flavor and energy that is the essence of a particular planet expresses
itself through those substances, actions and beings which
resonate with it
 
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Now think of the One True God, who as the universe explodes into being
divides into rays. Mars is one of God' rays, and as Mars shines down into
the world its energy displays itself most strongly in those things that
best resonate with it, such as red lentils, red cloth, the vulture, the
ram, the jackal. thorny trees and copper. Each of these items reflects the
energ of Mars, but being complex, the Martian energy they reflect is
fragmented by interaction with the other planets. Thus red lentils reflect
Martian energy as they are red but also reflect lunar energy since the Moon
rules all food. As we move further into the thicket of diversity, the
planetary energy of each manifestation becomes further tangled and so less
useful as an upaya, for a good upaya faithfully reflects its planet's
energy.
 
A better upaya will be to connect with the Martian energy directly, by
opening yourself to Mars's ray through sincere homage to Mars. Worship of
Mars will awaken the image of Mars within you so that you can enter, vai
that image, into a direct relationship with Mars, and so with the One. The
relationship thus created will be much more profound than one created
through the use of a more material upaya, which is further removed from the
ethereal, subjective reality that is the graha Mars