Vulcan God of Fire:

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Vulcan God of Fire: Planetary Influenceby Beard on August 252009

 

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Vul­can — The mythological creator of Forms

 

Vulcan is the Roman god of fire. He is a black­smith the master arti­san who makes all the armor and weapons for the gods. He forges all types of forms from the met­als found in the depths of the earth. Vul­can is a pow­er­ful creator.

 

The planet Vul­can is an intramer­cu­r­ial planet which means that it has an orbit that is closer to the sun than Mercury’s orbit. In Eso­teric Astrol­ogy by Alice A. thre Tibetan Mas­ter states that the planet Vul­can is veiled by the potency of Mer­cury and hid­den behind the planet (Lucis Trust1979p. 166).

 

The seven Rays are the seven cre­ative Forces that express through­out our solar sys­tem. Vul­can often called the Greek or Roman god of fire expresses the first ray which is the ray of Will or Power. His influ­ence is largely con­struc­tive Will because He is a builder not a destroyer. Yet His influ­ence can go into the depths of one’s sub­con­scious and reveal obstruc­tions upon the path.

 

Planet Vul­can — Influ­enc­ing Soul Purpose

 

In an indi­vid­ual astro­log­i­cal chartVulcan’s influ­ence is potent for those who are recep­tive to it. First it comes to you as a desire to learn your true pur­pose in life. then you receive a dynamic impulse to cre­ate in accor­dance with that purpose.

 

Vul­can raises the vibra­tion of mat­ter in one’s life. Through respond­ing to the energy of Vulcan your expres­sion on the phys­i­cal plane is clear and pre­cise as it becomes a more exact expres­sion of will and pur­pose. For this rea­sonVul­can con­trols the processes of time. This relates to mak­ing the most of your time in order to ful­fill your Soul’s purpose.

 

The word “pur­pose†is from the Latin prop­nereto put for­ward or pro­pose. In rela­tion to your Soul purpose this can be seen as a propo­si­tion that your soul puts to you in order that you may achieve your spir­i­tual poten­tial. Essen­tiallythe planet Vul­can rules achieve­ment. When you build some­thing worth­while  you achieve some­thing worthwhile.

 

Planet Vul­can– The Ham­mer

 

It is the focus and daily rhythm that becomes the ham­mer of Vul­can forg­ing the form into the expres­sion required by your soul. You must work relent­lessly to man­i­fest your pur­pose like a black­smith shap­ing ideas.

 

Vul­can relates to “Being about your Father’s busi­ness.†The rhythm of the ham­mer is the rhythm of your Soul. In main­tain­ing the rhythm and vibra­tion of your Soul in daily life you become attuned to the pur­pose of your Soul. When you are attuned to Vul­can you are attuned to dynam­i­cally and enthu­si­as­ti­cally achiev­ing your Soul purpose.

 

Planet Vul­can & Rulership

 

Vul­can expresses the endurance aspect of the first ray. This is the abil­ity to remain firm to the higher pur­pose through all tests and dif­fi­cul­ties. For this rea­son Vul­can is the eso­teric ruler in the sign Taurus.

 

Tau­rus is rep­re­sented by the bull of desire. This is sym­bolic of the strong desire of the Spirit to express in the outer world. Even­tu­allythis desire brings you to the point where you rec­og­nize that you are trapped in mat­ter and a pris­oner of life on Earth.

 

Vul­can in Tau­rus  comes into play as a pow­er­ful drive to free one­self from attach­ment to the form. This process of becom­ing free is the long and dif­fi­cult path of return­ing to the Source. Vul­can typ­i­fies endurance.

 

When life as you know it loses its mean­ing you begin to search for its pur­pose and for your role in it. You will not stop until you dis­cover it.

 

Vul­can also rules on the eso­teric level behind the veil of the moon in Virgo. This is because Virgo the Mother nour­ishes the hid­den Christ. Once you over­come your emo­tional reac­tions as ruled by the moon you begin to con­tact the Inner Glory. Your intense focus upon that inner Beauty reveals the depth of your nature.