The president of the country
THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY
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This universal idea is best expressed through planets in
11th degree of Aries (10°- 11°)ARIES 11
To begin the process of integration within the group we must bring to heel the instinctual and emotional nature within ourselves using a mature, disciplined ego to tame the beast. This has equivalence to forces of law and order in society controlling the lower elements. Rudhyar: THE RULER OF A NATION: The power resulting from the formal integration of the collective desire for order: CENTRALIZATION OF POWER |
Idealization |
Leaders sacrifice themselves to an ideal, then suffer the consequences of their own imperfections
The ultimate expression of self-assurance arises only when we focus entirely upon our chosen primary value, for example honour, courage or wisdom, subordinating all other characteristics to that one purpose. To become a country’s highest representative, one has not only to be shaped to an extreme degree but also to sacrifice other aspects of self; it is vital that the primary value is carefully acknowledged and is of crucial worth to the individual. To become a central and principal influence, it is not enough to be able to find a new way to spin the established wisdom and ways of your society; what is required is the deepening of qualities also. Any major life role is selected so that it can allow the fullest, broadest demonstration of whichever value we champion, so that it is fashioned and strengthened to the highest degree possible. Recognition by others is a major shaping force that moulds our qualities and characteristics to fit the exact requirements of the position. Although the ego is in high relief, it serves not the individual, but the society’s needs for leadership. The spirit of any community is held up for a while by one whose own spirit is in close alignment with the group’s. Members tend to tolerate only the slightest discrepancy between the behaviour of the individual and the values of society, and critically challenge all else. It behoves them to indicate clearly and unequivocally whether the leader is conforming to their ideal – to the exclusion of any other non-aligned behaviours. What follows is a study in idealisation. An ideal is not a real human quality but a philosophical concept. It is held up as an aspiration that guides people to awaken the best version attainable within them. The more emotional undercurrents of the zeitgeist incline towards expression through qualities rather than simply beliefs. Ideals not ideas. These are more enduring and speak to the hidden parts of society’s unconscious memories, and have far more impact upon the collective psyche. Rousing the people to support a new initiative is better done with tone and rhetoric rather than logical, patient explanation. However well intended, efforts to become more assertive and realise the ideal will usually lead to vain pretence and destructive outcomes. There will always be disappointment – the ideal is after all only a dream. The leader so often gets caught up in a situation based on make-believe; it is entirely unsustainable. We must be willing to accept the disappointments and the resultant projections of others – of reproach and criticism – in the knowledge that it is the ideal itself that is being furthered, not our self-love. In fact, rather strangely, the impact of a leader, or indeed spiritual teacher, can be measured by the extent to which their supporters end up blaming them for their own denied shortcomings. A highly aware leader will be willing and able consciously to adopt the role of scapegoat in service to the community. Christ did. |
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