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Most people consider Neptune and Herschel generational planets; and, at any rate, their influence was traditionally considered similar to that of the Nodes of the Moon. (These planets were known in the 19th-century. Mathers didn't factor them in much since he drew a paralel between them and the Nodes).
Still, I admit that they were not known at the 1777 reformation of the Gold und Rosenkreutz Order (from which these materials derived). However, no attempt was made to incorporate them incorporate in the Hexagram ritual in the 19th-century. Why should they be?
Theoretically, as you point out, there may be many more than 9 planets. One has to limit the function at some point. The last two are, as mentioned, generational planets whose influence can be factored out.
Five planets and two luminaries correspond to seven Sephiroth in Assiah. The hexagram ritual is linked to the formula of ARARITA. There are four forms of the hexagram corresponding to the elements. From them, we derive seveb planetary GIRHs tied to seven Enochian calls. Moreover, the hexagram has an important alchemical significance tied to the fixation of the volatile; and the volitization of the fixed. If we were to add two planets, we would have, beyond the hexagram ritual, have to change the design of the Rose Cross itself; and thus, the way we draw non-Kameotic sigils. Our entire system is based on three Mother letters; seven Double (corresponding to five planets and two luminaries; and twelve sigle. Perhaps, our entire magical Universe is centered on the formulas Aquarius(Saturn)-Pisces(Jupiter)-Aries(Mars)-Taurus(Venus)=Cancer (Luna); and Leo(Sol)= Virgo(Mercury)-Libra(Venus)-Scorpio(Mars)-Sagittarius(Jupiter)-Capricorn(Saturn). (In this contest, return to what I said about volitization and fixation; and notice the Sephirotic order of the planets).
Let's let alone the suitability, or rather unsuitability (nine is a fundamentally unstable number), of the Enneagram as the central Macrocosmic figure of our system (replacing the hexagram). We would have to re-define our entire Universe (or, at least our conception of it). This would require that the entire system (not just the hexagram ritual be re-designed). In fact, as four of the seven traditional planets (Mars, Luna, Mercury, Saturn- see in this respect the Greek Cubical Cross) are closely tied to elements, we would conceivably- if we added planets to the Macrocosmic formula, have to add elements to the Microcosmic formula (thereby having to through out the pentagram as well.
Unless there is a very, very good reason for re-defining our Universe, it makes about as much sense as arbitrarily deciding to throw out a numerical system based on powers of 10 with one based on, arguendo, 11 or 17. We would, in the process, lose, not gain, information (the underlying realities, of course, would not change). |
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