Mars,
Jupiter = 020
Mercury = 201
Venus = 211
Moon = 241
Neptune,
Pluto = 311
Sun,
Uranus = 320
Saturn = 431
[Least-aspected
Mars] [Jupiter]
From the first
eerie twang of Indian sitar music in the motion-picture sound track of the
Beatles’ second feature film, Help! George Harrison was forever hooked.
From that moment on, all things Hindu–philosophy, diet, fashion, literature
and art–held their transcendent sway over the young man, who shuttled his
revelations across the Indian subcontinent into the appreciative arms of
a turned-on generation of seekers.
–Geoffrey Giuliano, Dark
Horse. The Private Life of George
Harrison.
George Harrison
was not only a musical force in my lifetime but [also] a spiritual force.
One of the things that [was] so inspiring was his lifelong search to know
his God.
–Mia Farrow, People
magazine, December 17, 2001.
You
got the feeling that most people were dabbling in spirituality, but for George
it was perhaps the major part of his life … and it’s very easy to ridicule
someone who does that, and he was ridiculed, there’s no doubt about that,
especially in England, for being like that. But he did follow through on the
courage of his convictions. He stayed with it and he never rejected it.
–Mick Jagger, Rolling
Stone magazine, January 17, 2002.
George
Harrison
George Harrison’s
early interest in “all things Hindu” is of particular interest here, as his
equally underaspected Primary Transcendentals–Jupiter and Mars–pass over India
in a narrowly focused Transcendental Midpoint-Field. (Jupiter sets over western
India; Mars rises over central India.) This Transcendental pairing aptly describes
Harrison’s “passionate pursuit / of spiritual philosophy and of higher forms
of consciousness” (Mars / Jupiter), especially “spiritual wisdom codified
in religious and spiritual traditions” (Jupiter). In his own words: “Everything
else can wait, but the search for God cannot wait.”
Indian “culture” (Jupiter)
deeply influenced Harrison’s work as a musician. In the words of Philip Glass,
Harrison was “among the first Western musicians to recognize the importance
of music traditions millenniums old, which themselves had roots in indigenous
music, both popular and classical. Using his considerable influence and popularity,
he was one of those few who pushed open the doors that, until then, had separated
the music of much of the world from the West.”1 The appreciation, promotion,
and preservation of cultural traditions represent a typically Jupiterian pursuit,
as Jupiter rules the institutional promulgation of our cultural heritage.
After the breakup of the Beatles in 1969, Harrison developed another typically
Jupiterian trait: an enduring interest in “philanthropy.”2
1.
Philip Glass, “Open to the Influence of Unfamiliar Cultures,” New
York Times, Arts and Leisure section, December 9, 2001, p. 33.
2. “Harrison's extensive philanthropic career began in 1971, when he organized
the first large-scale benefit concert by rock musicians. His ‘George Harrison
and Friends Concert for Bangladesh,’ featuring Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and
the Indian musician, Ravi Shankar, raised millions of dollars for child refugees
in the newly independent nation.
The
concert album won a Grammy Award as Album of the Year, but an Internal Revenue
Service dispute tied up the proceeds for about a decade and most of the money
never got to those who needed it right away.
Nevertheless,
the concert was considered a precursor to later music benefits such as Live
Aid and Farm Aid.” Adam Bernstein, “Beatles’ George Harrison Dies, Washington Post, December 1, 2001, p. A01.
