"field" of solar energy--not only a wireless telegraph, but a
wireless lighting, heating, and life-giving system. These six
solar laya points are the six "hidden planets," the earth and
moon being one, of the ancient metaphysics. The moon is the one
"laid aside." In their reception of energy from the sun, it is
as if the planet were at the solar laya point, or connected with
it by a special pipe-line. The position of these six planetary
laya points in the sun is indicated by the position of the
planets in the heavens, and they may often influence or modify
one another. If Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn is anywhere near
conjunction with the earth, not only will a part of their
"fields" be joined, but their laya points in the sun will be
modified.

The physical basis of the old astrology was the physical
interferences of these fields of solar energy; and what it
depended on mainly in its work was the position of the six hidden
planets, or laya centers, which was shown by the position of the
planet with reference to the earth. That the planets themselves
affected any one or anything on this earth, no real astrologer
ever believed; that their position in the heavens indicated
certain changes and modifications of the flow of solar energy to
the earth, they knew from their knowledge of physics. "The
twelve houses are in the sun," says Hermes, "six in the north and
six in the south." Connect them with the zodiac, and the
position of the planets shows the interferences of the solar
currents.

The one objection to this ancient theory is that it does not
present enough difficulties. The present value to science of the