The School of Evolutionary Astrology

Mountain Astrologer book review of
“Essays on Evolutionary Astrology”

Essays on Evolutionary Astrology: The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul
by Jeffrey Wolf Green,
The Wessex Astrologer Ltd,
4A Woodside Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AZ, England, 2011.
Softcover-290 pp. – $34 (L22) (ISBN 978-1-902405-52-0).
Available from: www.wessexastrologer.com
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Reviewed by Mary Plumb in the June/July 2012 issue of  Mountain Astrologer magazine.

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Jeffrey Wolf Green’s daughter, Deva Green, has done a splendid job of editing a random and previously unpublished collection of her father’s essays and lectures. For those who may not be familiar with Jeffrey Green, he is the founder of the body of work that has come to be known as Evolutionary Astrology.

As Deva Green relates in the Introduction, the origins of the approach began with a dream that her father had in 1977. The dream gave “the entire astrological paradigm that measures the Soul’s growth, and the evolutionary intent, from life to life.” Jeffrey Green’s teachers were Paramahansa Yogananda and his guru, Sri Yukteswar.

This book is comprised of 12 chapters, which are transcriptions of talks given in various places over an extended period of time. (Sometimes the location is mentioned in the talk, but it is a bit perplexing that there are no dates in the book; some talks were apparently from the mid ’90s. and many could have been earlier.)

Green’s interpretation of a birth chart is informed, first of all, by understanding the nature of the Soul, its “four natural evolutionary conditions,” and the Soul’s connection to the ego. This matieral is explained clearly in Chapter 1, “A Review of the Key Principles in Evolutionary Astrology.” This chapter also covers the essential and most widely known parts of Green’s method: the importance of Pluto and the nodal axis in horoscope delineation. (As some other chapters suggest, the rest of the planets are also seen as supporting the Soul’s journey.)

The book covers a broad range of subjects, making it the most complete compendium of Green’s contributions to astrology in print. Unless you attended his lectures or workshops in the course of his long public career, you will not have had access to the material in this book.

To give you an idea of these topics, here are a few of the chapter titles: “The Leading Edge of the Soul’s Evolution — The Mars and Pluto Interface,” “The Role of Mercury in Evolutionary Astrology,” and “The Planetary Nodes and Evolutionary Astrology,” “Understanding the Sexual Archetypes and Evolutionary Astrology,” and “Saturn, Capricorn and the 10th House – Chaos and Dark Eros.” There is also a very interesting chapter on medical astrology that combines a Western understanding of anatomy and physiology with the chakra system.

When looking at the planetary nodes, we take a long view, since these nodes move very slowly. The nodes of both Mars and Pluto, for example, take 24,000 years to travel around the zodiac. Currently, the North Nodes of Pluto, Jupiter, and Saturn are in Cancer; the North Node of Uranus is in Gemini, and the North Node of Neptune is in Leo. These positions are true for everyone alive now, and “correlate to the evolutionary intentions for the entire species.”

Those who know Green’s work will be familiar with his use of the term “natural law”; he believes that the distortion and suppression of natural law, over the ages, has led to all kinds of “conditioning patterns” in the human being. He teaches that awareness of history will help us to understand the basis of many of the difficulties in our lives. The conflict between “natural law versus conditional law” is one of the underlying principles in Green’s work, and is “implicated in the causes of the current Patriarchy’s wars, violence, abuse, sadism, and masochism.”

Chapter 7 discussed “Evolutionary Transitions,” the astrological configurations that signify the important events in a life. “The choices we make shape our life direction. They are the ones we really want to look at.” The cycles of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are noted, as well as the transitting nodes, which “provide some of the deeper insights you can bring to a client.”

The chapter titled “The Planetary Method of Evolutionary Chart Analysis” includes (as does the entire work) many deep insights into the sphere of human behavior. For instance, many astrologers think Pluto as pointing to compulsion and obsession; Green says the reason for this is that “Pluto is going to correlate with the deepest sources of your unconsicous sense of security.” He often addresses the human need to feel secure and examines what constitutes security.

Another outstanding chapter is “Trauma and the Outer Planets.” Here, Green includes discussion of Delayed Stress Syndrome (more commonly called PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and its pervasiveness now, as “we are living in very transitional times in which everything has to change.” Living in uncertain times increases the fear of the unknown, which intensifies the need for security. Resistance to, or avoidance of, change “can lead to cataclysmic change, which produces intense forms of individual or collective trauma.” This chapter covers Physical Trauma and Saturn; Mental Trauma and Uranus; Neptune: Spiritual or Psychic Trauma; and Pluto and Emotional Trauma. Green uses each planet through the 12 houses as examples of how trauma can manifest. “A key point to remember is that even though trauma can occur in one of the specific bodies, i.e., physical, there is almost always a chain reaction effect that impacts the entire organism, the other bodies, in a variety of ways.”

Since the book’s contents are transcriptions of talks, Green is always open to questions and interaction with the audience. This brings a present and lively quality, which can leaven the tone when some of the subject matter carries an undeniable intensity.

This astrologer’s metaphysical experience has brought something unique into astrology. He counseled about 20,000 people around the world during his career, and he has many devoted students, including those who have developed Evolutionary Astrology in thier own way. I am sure that Essays on Evolutionary Astrology will speak to readers who will benefit from Jeffrey Wolf Green’s body of work.

reviewed by Mary Plumb

Lung Formula

Planetary Elixirs Lung Formula is a proprietary remedy developed by Jeffrey Wolf Green to support the body’s own immune process/ defense for ailments affecting the respiratory system. Planetary Elixirs Lung Formula combines the herbal healing properties of Hyssop, Mullein, Echinacea, and Garlic into a synergistic blend to help soothe, clear, tone, and strengthen the lungs under distress from colds, coughs, bronchitis, and pneumonia. It can also help, but never heal, those suffering from emphysema.

Hyssop possesses natural anti-spasmodic and expectorant properties to calm and open the airways. It also contains diaphoretic properties to promote sweating to help the body naturally flush out harmful microbial organisms through the skin itself. Hyssop was one of the primary medicinal plants used by master Jesus in his healing work. Hyssop mimics the action of penicillin.

Mullein possesses natural expectorant properties which helps clear mucus from the lungs, while its demulcent properties soothe and reduce inflammation. Mullein was a favored herbal remedy from lung ailments of all kinds by the indigenous American Indians.

Echinacea and Garlic possess powerful anti-microbial properties to boost the body’s immune defenses in its fight against both bacterial and viral infections. Garlic also possesses diaphoretic properties which promote sweating and anti-spasmodic properties which calm.

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Sanicle

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As with all herbal medicinals that support the body’s immune defenses against illness, the best results can be expected when the remedy is taken at the first onset of illness and continued until a few days after symptoms are relieved.

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We’ve put together a 12 DVD set of the 5th Jeffrey Wolf Green  Evolutionary Astrology Conference that took place in Portland Oregon in November 2011.  The DVD’s cover the entire weekend, with the  Friday night introductions and all of the weekend lectures, packaged in a case and wrapped with  beautiful jacket art.

View the list of speakers and their 2011 lecture topic

The regular price of this set is $149 plus shipping.  As an introductory special, we are offering it for $129 and free shipping ( $10 shipping outside of the USA and Canada ).

EA Radio

Kristin Fontana hosts Guiding Stars, EA Internet Radio on www.healthylife.net

Broadcasts: Wednesday 10am Pacific

Re-airs: Thursday evenings from 7-8pm Pacific

(past shows archived on www.healthylife.net)

Past shows

Deva Green, Oct. 21, 2009 – Introduction to Evolutionary Transitions

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Personal Tutoring, and Workshops – Deva Green

Tutoring with Deva Green- Deva is offering her services as a tutor for those who are studying EA. Her rate is $35 for an hour session. She will cover the fundamentals of EA with those who feel need personal assistance via the phone.

Pluto: Evolutionary Journey of the Soul lecture (2 hours) by Deva Green. This lecture covers the core principles that evolutionary astrology is based upon, and how to apply the Pluto paradigm to determine the core evolutionary intentions/lessons for the current life. $20 plus $5 shipping.

Pluto Evolutionary Journey of the Soul workshop (4 hours): by Deva Green. This 4 hour work shop covers the fundamental principles of evolutionary astrology, and thoroughly demonstrates how to apply the Pluto paradigm. The workshop also covers the 4 natural evolutionary conditions of the Soul, and how to adjust the same birth chart to reflect the main evolutionary states, the 4 ways Pluto affects/instigates evolution, and Pluto aspects using in depth real life case studies. 35 + 5 dollar shipping.

Please contact deva at devagreen@fastmail.fm to purchase the workshop/lecture or to set up a tutoring session.

Deva Green’s new EA book released March 1st

We are pleased to announce the release of Evolutionary Astrology: Pluto and Your Karmic Mission, the first book by Deva Green, Jeffrey Wolf Green’s daughter.

From the publisher’s book description:

What is Pluto’s role in the evolution of your soul? How can Evolutionary Astrology help you discover your life purpose? As the indicator of transformation and the starting point for understanding all factors in the natal chart, Pluto is one of the most important planets to focus on in chart analysis.

Inspired by the bestselling Pluto by the author’s father, Jeffrey Wolf Green—renowned astrologer and founder of Evolutionary Astrology—this groundbreaking book takes that original work to new heights and makes the study of Evolutionary Astrology clear and practical for modern-day use. This inspiring book teaches you the key essentials of chart interpretation by focusing on Pluto and the locations of your north and south nodes, combining to reveal your soul’s evolutionary stage. With Evolutionary Astrology, you can figure out the steps you need to take in order to grow—and ultimately discover your soul’s karmic mission.

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(excerpt from the book – follow Amazon link (above) for additional excerpts)

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INTRODUCTION:
WHAT IS EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGY, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK?

The purpose of this book is to synthesize and apply the main principles of evolutionary astrology described in the book Pluto Volume 1: The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul. In this spirit, the intention of this book is to aid and facilitate the study and integration of the material in the Pluto volume 1 book.

The Soul correlates with Pluto in the natal birth chart, and this is why it is critical to deeply and thoroughly understand the meaning of Pluto when practicing this type of astrology. Pluto, or the Soul, then becomes the starting point and bottom line upon which all other factors in the birth chart are interpreted, and given meaning.

The polarity point of Pluto by house and sign reflect the person’s next evolutionary steps for this life. The polarity point of Pluto correlates to the evolutionary cause, or intentions, of the life itself.

The main principles of evolutionary astrology will be described and then applied using real life case studies. This is to be done through specific, in depth illustrations of each central principle that are described in each chapter. This handbook is structured to operate as a “how to book,” so to speak, from A-Z in the context of demonstrating how to apply the principles of E.A.

The illustrations in this book are also meant to help the individual accurately analyze a birth chart in full detail, and gain a deep understanding of the core principles of E.A. In this way the individual will have a very solid foundation of these core principles.

The challenge when learning evolutionary astrology is to synthesize all the various principles and astrological correlations that we learn. For example, we have the planet Venus in a specific house and sign, and this planet may be making aspects to other planets.

How do we begin to correctly interpret this isolated factor in the birth chart? What steps do we take to correctly interpret any symbol in the birth chart? We will describe the procedure to synthesize all the various factors in a birth chart in this handbook. This process culminates in the ability to fully and precisely interpret any natal birth chart. In order to develop the ability to interpret a birth chart we must break down all the main principles of evolutionary astrology in a linear, step by step process.

To give a generalized picture of the contents of this book we will discuss and analyze the meaning of Pluto, its polarity point, the 4 main evolutionary conditions of the Soul, how to determine the main evolutionary/ karmic dynamic in the birth chart, the archetypes (signs) of the natural zodiac, and apply the planetary method of chart interpretation.

Another critical factor evolutionary speaking that will be included in this book is the 4 main ways the Soul affects its evolution. Within this, we will describe how our own choices and responses to our evolutionary growth needs will be the causative factor in the types of life experiences we have. Again, we will break down each principle in a succinct yet thorough explanation of each principle, and then apply them in full illustrations. Thus, this handbook serves to create a comprehensive understanding and integration of the main principles of evolutionary astrology.