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The Labours of Hercules - an Astrological Interpretation by Alice Bailey.
This book gives a vivid account of the journey of the soul as it incarnates progressively through the twelve signs of the Zodiac. The labours that Hercules is required to perform symbolise the specific challenges that face all disciples as they seek to equip themselves to better serve their fellow human beings. It is an excellent introduction to a more esoteric understanding of astrology.

The Zodiac
Foreword: The Purpose of this study
Hercules the Disciple - The Myth
Labour 1 - The Capture of the Man Eating Mares
Labour 2 - The Capture of the Cretan Bull
Labour 3 - The Golden Apples of the Hesperides
Labour 4 - The Capture of the Doe or Hind
Labour 5 - The Slaying of the Nemean Lion
Labour 6 - Seizing the Girdle of Hippolyte
Labour 7 - The Capture of the Erymanthian Boar
Labour 8 - Destroying the Lernaean Hydra
Labour 9 - Killing the Stymphalian Birds
Labour 10 - The Slaying of Cerberus, Guardian of Hades
Labour 11 - Cleansing the Augean Stables
Labour 12 - The capture of the Red Cattle of Geryon
The Purpose of the Study of the Hercules Myth
Summary of Lessons learned in each Zodiacal Sign
The Path of the Soul through the Zodiac
Journey through the Signs

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #192433 in Books
• Published on: 1983-02
• Binding: Paperback
• 229 pages

Synopsis
"The Labours of Hercules" - an astrological interpretation by Alice Bailey, gives a vivid account of the journey of the soul as it incarnates progressively through the twelve signs of the Zodiac. The labours that Hercules is required to perform symbolise the specific challenges that face all disciples as they seek to equip themselves to better serve their fellow human beings. It is an excellent introduction to a more esoteric understanding of astrology.

From the Author
An extract from the Tibetan teacher, written in 1934 briefly explains the intent of these teachings: The books that I have written are sent out with no claim for their acceptance. They may, or may not, be correct, true and useful. It is for you to ascertain their truth by right practice and by the exercise of the intuition. Neither I nor A.A.B. is the least interested in having them acclaimed as inspired writing, or in having anyone speak of them (with bated breath) as being the work of one of the masters. If they present truth in such a way that it follows sequentially upon that already offered in the world teachings, if the information given raises the aspiration and the will-to-serve from the plane of the emotions to that of the mind (the plane whereon the Masters can be found) then they will have served their purpose. If the teaching conveyed calls forth a response from the illumined mind of the worker in the world, and brings a flashing forth of the intuition, then let that teaching be accepted. But not otherwise. If the statements meet with eventual corroboration, or are deemed true under the test of the Law of Correspondences, then that is well and good. But should this not be so, let not the student accept what is said.

About the Author
Alice A. Bailey, (1880-1949) From her conservative British background, Alice Bailey's life led her in many directions, but always in one directionCtowards the time when through drastic personal experience of many kinds she had acquired a synthesis of outlook and understanding, and an absolute conviction that one divine life pervades and animates the one humanity; that the Plan for humanity requires the cooperation and service of trained and dedicated human beings intelligently informed about world affairs, in collaboration with those who form the spiritual Hierarchy, the inner government of the planet. Her life work became an integral part of this synthesis and this realization. Without in the least losing any of her very human qualities and involvement, her soul took up its commitment to her Master, and her personality provided full cooperation in the field of her accepted service.

Basically her work developed as a duality - her discipleship service which included the establishment of an esoteric school; and her initially reluctant agreement to work with the Tibetan, Djwhal Khul, in the writing of a series of books presenting the next phase in the continuity of the Ageless Wisdom teaching for the present and the immediate future.