Volume V - Holographic Transits (Astrology: A Language of Life)
"A most astonishing book.The essential premise of the book is that, during those awful outer planet   transits to your natal chart, you can find moments of tranquil reflection   when the Sun & planet return to their original natal angle. (You can, of   course, meditate upon the planet any time the Sun returns to the same   angle, but you're likely to forget that until a major transit brings it to   your attention.) For example:Suppose transiting Saturn is conjunct your natal Mercury. If, after the   first direct hit, it then retrogrades & stations over it, you could have   Saturn in your life for half a year. Blaschke's theory is that the best   times to come to terms with this energy is when the transiting Sun &   Mercury have the same angular separation as your natal Sun & Mercury.   Blaschke says this works. But there's more.Building on the premise in his Sabian Aspect Orbs (book 2), Blaschke says   we can identify basic planetary energies in our charts by finding the   angular separation between the Sun & each of the planets, applying or   separating as the case may be, projecting the resulting number of degrees   from 0 degrees Aries, determining the sign & degree that results, and then   consulting a book of degree symbols for its interpretation. In addition to   the raw angle thus obtained, Blaschke also suggests finding its reflection   from 180 degrees. The change, between Book 5 and the earlier Book 2 is that   Blaschke now suggests consulting Sepharial's La Volasfera, which forms the   second half of Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolized. The substitution of   Sepharial for Jones, which is unexplained, produces the most amazing   results.The most fundamental of the various Sun-planet angles is that between the   Sun & Moon, which reoccurs monthly. Underlying that, of course, is the   prenatal eclipse. Referencing the prenatal eclipse degree to Sepharial's   degree symbols produced this result for George W. Bush, who has his   prenatal eclipse at 7 degrees of Cancer:'An iron gauntlet, a sword, and a scourge lying together upon the stump of   a tree. It indicates a person of strong personality, but of a tyrannous   nature, who, by force of arms & aggression generally, will press forward   regardless of the merits of others & insensible of their feelings. His   hand, though strong, is frequently unjust & cruel in its action, impelled   by the motive that "might is right"; and, when opposed, is capable of   extreme cruelty & selfishness. In certain natures the influence of this   degree generates the common-place "bully". It is a degree of   SELF-ASSERTION.' (Sepharial, pg. 69; Blaschke, pg. 36)This is not a fluke, as you will discover when you find your own prenatal   degree. Blaschke suggests Charubel's degree symbols as a back-up, perhaps   in part as Sepharial & Charubel have long been paired together.Building upon this, Blaschke also suggests finding the last time the Sun   conjoined the various planets in your chart, before your birth. He provides   tables for solar eclipses, as well as Sun-planet conjunctions, from 1920 to   2020.Blaschke also notes if a planet rises ahead of, or sets after, the Sun   (morning or evening stars). Planets rising ahead of the Sun are interested   in future affairs, or perhaps give the gift of prophecy. Planets setting   after the Sun tend to deal with matters at hand. He also compares all of   this to the progressed positions.There is also a great deal of metaphysical justification & theorizing to   support these ideas. I was impressed by his Time / Space diagram, where   Time is the horizontal axis, Space the vertical. As you rise up in "space"   (consciousness) you become less restricted in "time". When you descend you   can become "trapped" in time. This is actually how time appears to work, as   anyone who has wasted a fleeting hour in daydreams, or sat staring at a   clock, waiting for the hands to move, can confirm. It's also an apt   metaphor for the endless cycle of birth & rebirth, although here he gives   us the story of Hansel & Gretel, when Jack & Jill would have been more   appropriate. (Some day I might tell you why.)There is much more in the book, but only one other item needs to be   mentioned. Blaschke is intensely Christian. He talks about The Light of   God, he urges us onto a spiritual path, he admonishes us to find our Higher   Self, he is concerned for our very souls. I found this pleasant, but I have   dragged myself through similar material, again & again, for the last forty   years. In Blaschke I recognize a fellow traveler. You don't need to agree   with this part of Blaschke's book in order to find it of use. Sometimes a   bank robber's biggest problem (to give a silly example) isn't that he's not   in touch with his higher self, but that he's not a good enough bank   robber.A couple of years ago Blaschke told me he had a series of seven books   planned. Get this fifth book, and join me in eagerly awaiting the next   two."- David R. Roell, The Astrology Center of America