Reflections on Natural Law
by catharine j. anderson
date: 2026-08-16 10:40
I was thinking about Natural Law. When I think about this topic, I tend to think about it from the perspective of Jeffrey Wolf Green and Evolutionary Astrology. Something in my mind said, wait! What about Albert Einstein? He also studied and wrote about Natural law, but his list of laws is not the same as Green’s.
I set out to compare and contrast them. Both Einstein and Green view Natural Law as an unbreakable, intelligent architecture that governs reality. The difference is that Einstein looked outward at the physical world and Green looked inward at consciousness. Einstein studied physics. He sought to explain how the laws of gravity and electromagnetism held the world together. Green studied how individual consciousness is bound by spiritual natural laws across many lifetimes, from separation back to unity with the source. Einstein studied the macrocosm while Green focused on the microcosm.
Together, Green and Einstein gave us two different ways of describing an identical underlying truth. This being that existence is made of a purposeful order. It is not accidental.
I began to wonder how else we can view Natural Law. There have to be more than two ways, right?
Beyond physics and metaphysics, we can view Natural Law through the lens of Hermetic and Esoteric thought which is rooted in the belief "as above, so below." Here the universe is perceived as a mental construct.
Eastern Philosophy, such as Vedic and Taoist thought, perceive it more or less as a rhythm and flow. Indigenous traditions view it as a partnership with nature. And then there is Classical Philosophy which views it as a universal moral code, or a framework of reason and justice that supersedes man made laws.
Each of us are inclined to view Natural Law through one or more of these lenses. Personally, I am most interested in Natural Law as taught in Evolutionary Astrology. Although all of these ways of perceiving it are interesting to study and all seem equally valid, I am most interested in the journey of the soul.