Star, Symbolism of
The term "star" is used in theosophical literature in various senses.
Logos of Life. The word "stars" is used in The Secret Doctrine to refer to the seven Sons of Light ("the logoi of Life") from which all monads come from and to which they will eventually merge. These Sons of Light in turn emanate from the universal life on the Mundane Plane (SD I, 572). The Sons of Light manifest in more concrete forms as the Dhyani-Buddhas. Such a star will be human being's permanent star throughout one Manvantara, and should not be confused with one's astrological star which involves the outer personality rather than the inner individuality. The presiding Dhyani-Buddha of that star becomes the "presiding Angel" during every new rebirth of the Monad. This monad is part of the essence of the Dhyani Buddha.
Adepts are conscious of their connection with such presiding Dhyani-Buddhas, regarding the latter as their elder "twin Soul," "Father-Soul" or "Father Fire." (Ibid.)
Monad. The book of Revelation refers to a Dragon whose tail "drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth" (Rev. 12:3-4). The Secret Doctrine states that these stars were Monads that incarnated on earth. The dragon is a symbol of the cycle and of the "Sons of Manvantaric Eternity," the Solar Pitris (SD'Italic text II, 485).
Among the Chinese classics, the Confucian work Chun Qiu (Tchoon-Tsieoo) states allegorically, "one night the stars ceased shining in darkness, and deserted it, falling down like rain upon the earth, where they are now hidden." These are similarly referrring to the human Monads (SD II, 486).
Incarnating Dhyanis. The term "falling stars" also refer to the Dhyanis who incarnated into human beings, equivalent to the legendary "fallen angels."
in Jewish Kabbalah, the Zohar states: "But those that came after them, who sooting down like falling stars were enshrined in the shadows -- prealied and to this day." This refers to the Dhyanis "who by incarnating in those 'empty shadows,' inaugurated the era of mankind. (SD II, 487).
