Oxygen is in stage 16 of the carbonseries, which is similar to pisces, the last sign of the zodiac. The personal development is coming to an end, although there are two more stages before the next series, where the space expands to interact with others.
The abstract ideal of pisces is compassion which has the polarity between laziness and confusion.
Surrender to the universe, to higher goals, ego sacrifice. Compassion and empathy,
selfless work. Seeing the unity of all things. The end of cycles, forming seeds for
the next cycle of growth. Mysticism, fails to make normal distinctions. Laziness,
victim, martyr, servant. Tends to escapism. Fantasy, drugs, alcohol, religion. Very
receptive, sensitive, even psychic. Co-
Scholten talks about the problem of Oxygen with really coming into life.
Holding on to possession. Trouble finding the balance between giving and taking. They are afraid of loosing their possessions and fearful hold on to them. Or indifferent to possessions. Fear of being selfish. Stay with themselves and outside life. Stay with their inner qualities and look at life from the outside in, without taking part. Complaining, demanding, cannot wait.
The complementary sign is virgo, which has the polarity of critical and indifferent.
The fusion of compassion and function should lead to coming into real life, but staying pure inside.
With Sulphur we arrive at puberty during the human development. Here is the transition from the primordial part of the zodiac into the individual part.
The earth-
Sulphur is in stage 16 which is the same stage as Oxygen, and shares the similarity with pisces, which resembles here the fantasies and lazyness.
Although still part of the siliciumseries, this part is called Sulphur as a subseries and is very similar to leo, the individual spirit:
Ego development, setting yourself apart from the rest of the world. Becoming your
own person. Self-
Expression is the purpose here, but the polarity arrogant and disrespect has to be explored first. Here with Sulphur the individuation process begins:
Individuation is a natural, inherent process in man. It cannot be stimulated by something external, but it grows from the inside. Just as the body can become deformed or sick by lack of nutrition or movement, the personality can be deformed by lack of experience or education.
But also the complementary signs are well known characteristics of Sulphur. The philosophical theorizing (sagittarius) about revolutionary ideas (aquarius) and also the knowledge of many details (virgo).
Selenium is in stage 16 of the ironseries. Oxygen and Sulphur are also in that stage which is similar to pisces.
Surrender to the universe, to higher goals, ego sacrifice. Compassion and empathy,
selfless work. Seeing the unity of all things. The end of cycles, forming seeds for
the next cycle of growth. Mysticism, fails to make normal distinctions. Laziness,
victim, martyr, servant. Tends to escapism. Fantasy, drugs, alcohol, religion. Very
receptive, sensitive, even psychic. Co-
The complement of pisces is virgo, which is similar to the whole ironseries.
The ironseries has the polarity between critical and indifference with the purpose of function after integrating the quality of pisces. And stage 16 has the polarity between laziness and confusion with the purpose of compassion after integrating the quality of virgo.
Scholten mentions indifference and lazyness in their work.
Feel indifferent to their task. Do not have a sense of duty anymore. Always behind with their work, but always come up with an excuse. Inclined to work shortly, until they have enough to live from. Sloppy, let everything become a chaos. Feeling that they can get things done even if they do not work so hard. Inclined to fantasise about their work. All kind of ideas and fantasies about how it would have been if they had chosen another study or job. Do as if everything is easy for them. When criticised they are inclined to neglect that. Become cynical to those who criticise them.
Next in the silverseries is Tellurium. Like Oxygen, Sulphur and Selenium it is in stage 16, which is similar to pisces.
Surrender to the universe, to higher goals, ego sacrifice. Compassion and empathy,
selfless work. Seeing the unity of all things. The end of cycles, forming seeds for
the next cycle of growth. Mysticism, fails to make normal distinctions. Laziness,
victim, martyr, servant. Tends to escapism. Fantasy, drugs, alcohol, religion. Very
receptive, sensitive, even psychic. Co-
After breaking free in the stage of aquarius, the stage of pisces is about unity. It is the universal soul, so it is also beyond the individual, but it is not rational anymore. With aquarius, the universal mind, there is a conscious exchange with the whole world. Pisces, the universal soul, is becoming one with the whole world.
The final goal is compassion, but first there is the polarity of lazyness and confusion. Lazy and confused (pisces) about reflection (libra) and vision (sagittarius). The phase of surrender in the totality of the silverseries.
The complement is virgo which has to be integrated.
Embodiment of the individual in the world. Problems of adjustment dealing with the world and others. Perfection of the approach to life. Development of mundane skills, ability to change to adapt to life better. Service, helping, perfectionist, always seeking to improve, efficiency, practical, functional, analytical. Interested in crafts and projects, true to self in a simple, unassuming manner. Reacts to defeats and setbacks by pulling back and altering approach. Lacks confidence in the face of opposition, lives up to duties and responsibilities. Interested in maintaining the body as a fit vehicle.
Ytterbium is in stage 16 of the lanthanides. Stage 16 is similar to pisces, the universal soul.
Surrender to the universe, to higher goals, ego sacrifice. Compassion and empathy,
selfless work. Seeing the unity of all things. The end of cycles, forming seeds for
the next cycle of growth. Mysticism, fails to make normal distinctions. Laziness,
victim, martyr, servant. Tends to escapism. Fantasy, drugs, alcohol, religion. Very
receptive, sensitive, even psychic. Co-
Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac. It is the phase of a cycle that is coming to an end. Here with the lanthanides, it is the cycle of inner development. Ytterbium is in the same stage as Oxygen, Sulphur, Selenium and Tellurium.
In ‘Secret Lanthanides’ Ytterbium is standing outside society.
They don’t belong to the normal world of connections and work. For them the world is nice to philosophize about, but not to live in with all its hectic nature and obligations.
But there is also the promise of seeing the bigger picture, seeing everything as a whole.
The compliment is virgo which is the opposite of the bigger picture. Virgo is about fragmentation.
Embodiment of the individual in the world. Problems of adjustment dealing with the world and others. Perfection of the approach to life. Development of mundane skills, ability to change to adapt to life better. Service, helping, perfectionist, always seeking to improve, efficiency, practical, functional, analytical. Interested in crafts and projects, true to self in a simple, unassuming manner. Reacts to defeats and setbacks by pulling back and altering approach.
Virgo has the polarity between critical and indifference with the goal of function. Here in stage 16, function (virgo) has to be fused with compassion (pisces).