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3. Ash-lesh; Mars, star of flame. 



4. Ar-rabo; Mercury, star of activity. 



5. Chem-ash; Jupiter, star of warmth, star of 

 joy. 



6. Ash-ish; Venus, star of existence. 



7. Ash-shebo; Saturn, star of old age, and 

 signifying also the end and the beginning. 



In further consideration of planetary influences, 

 there seem to be convincing reasons for observing 

 scrupulously this natural order of the planets in 

 time and space, the only one which satisfies my 

 mind as in harmony with the Tattvic Law. Con- 

 fronted with the problem of harmonizing these, it 

 was for a time bewildering to find how many tables 

 of planetary correspondencies with color, number, 

 metals, elements, and days had been devised in 

 which the natural sequence of the planets is con- 

 stantly violated, and the days of the week are 

 thrown into utter confusion; Monday following 

 Tuesday, and Saturday, Wednesday. There is 

 but one solitary anchor of agreement upon these 

 planetary correspondencies between the various 

 tables, religious, Occult, astrological, and astronom- 

 ical, with but one exception, to my knowledge, 

 all connect Mars with fire, heat and passion, and 

 the strife that leads to armed contest; hence, he 

 was called the god of war. We shall weigh the 

 authority of some of these tables when we study 

 in their turn color and number in greater detail. 



