Relvm's Occult Philosophy

1) An imaginary belt extending about 8" on each side of the ecliptic and containing 12 constellations or signs. 2) A diagram containing this and often containing the symbol for each sign of the zodiac. - Webster's Dictionary 1991

Let me first state that I perceive the Zodiac as a similar system to the "Tree of Life" blue print. It can be used for so called good and evil purposes. As of now it is mostly used incorrectly (for evil). This is so because the Zodiac is an effective tool for programming, categorizing, and controlling the individual and thus the populace at large. From the day a child is born (depending on its parents beliefs) its parents have it defined towards whatever the Zodiac says about the month, day, time, year, etc., the child was born at. Once the child has been defined it is then programmed from that moment onward (by its parents psychic perceptions of the child's Zodiac traits as well as) to pay special attention to its so called unique qualities that pertain to its Zodiac attributes.

By doing this the child will focus more on its Zodiac sign and thus strengthen those qualities till it takes on more and more of its Zodiac nature. When this happens the child loses a lot of itself and is thus conformed to a particular type of person that is now categorized and controlled by whomever controls the Zodiac through horoscopes and the such . So in essence one gives up their Will to the Zodiac to be molded (programmed) into something that is only a part of the person. Keeping the people split and categorized to be thus dependable, defined, and controlled.

True Purpose of the Zodiac

What they don't teach you when you study the Zodiac is that it is a very effective tool for the individual to master qualities of themselves. Instead of focusing on one branch of the Zodiac and ignoring the other 11 branches one should focus on and master the entire Zodiac. All 12 branches represent strong and weak attributes of an individual and can thus be used as a template to show the individual what s/he needs to work on to become a more complete (rounded) individual that becomes the entire Zodiac and not just a fragment of the whole. Hence it is my belief that everyone is a Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Taurus, Pisces, etc., etc., and that the true nature of the Zodiac should be used to unite the people by equally rounding the individual to be the entire Zodiac (universe) instead of separating the individual from the populace to be defined to a particular type, group, or branch of the Zodiac where ego and prejudice can breed. Through the real study of the Zodiac (self) people will begin to see themselves in everyone they meet or see and will thus begin to accept the people around them as if they were extensions of themselves and through that realization prejudice and perhaps ego will fade into Love, acceptance, and the concrete idea that we are all one. As a note to the reader know that everyone has the same potential and is thus a representation of you and what you could be or become. We are no more then fractions of the same self all focusing on different extremes. By all of us being different in that we are more extreme in some areas then others we are able to create an infinite combination of evolution with the people around us and together we make up one body (picture) in which each of us is nothing more then a different shade of color that is a part of the whole. The true work of the Zodiac is to transform the individual from their shade of color into a brilliant rainbow that contains all of the colors.