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sign are highly creative but have much duality in their nature as they go back
and forth between extremes. They have intense love as well as deeply rooted
hatred. They are extremely energetic but lethargic and lazy at the same time.
The polarized energy of the male and the female principles represented by
this sign give a tremendous attraction for the opposite sex. Aries born are
ardent lovers but not exploiters. Their urge to unite is spontaneous. They are
generally guided by altruistic motives. In such experiences, however, they
discover themselves, their inner motives and powers and their path of inner
growth.
The Tau cross represents the path of unfoldment of the divine energy. The
first zodiacal impulse produces the basic undercurrent of divinity as Well as
the path of its unfoldmenl. The first blades of grass or leaves of a tree have
to exert tremendous force in the sprouting process. This characteristic is very
true for the Aries person. They have to struggle hard in life.
Only after strenuous efforts are their inner capacities externalized, but when
it occurs, it is a joyous moment, an enthralling experience. Their life is never
easy and restful. They are like Sinbad the Sailor, moving from one place to
another in search of new experiences and developing new faculties.
The resemblance to a serpent's tongue also emphasizes the dual nature of
Arian energy. The tongue of the serpent is associated with its venom which
can be used for curative as well as destructive purposes. Depending upon the
situation and the quantum of venom used, the dose can be lethal or can
counteract the most deadly poison. In the same way the impact of Aries can
be highly creative or can destroy instantaneously. It is not the thought
aroused by Aries which precipitates such a result but the basic impulse of
Aries expressed as emotion and passion.
The two spreading arcs, or wings of the vertical line, link the sign with the
material plane of existence. It does not imply that there is no urge towards
spirituality. The two arcs, as two newly formed leaves or two horns of the
ram, suggest the presence of both the urge towards materialization and that
for the release from it. One arc represents the origin from the primordial
source and the evolutionary course that immerses itself in '' material
existence. It corresponds to the first quarter of the circumference of the
circle that represents the divine impulse moving toward materialization (see
p. 27). This arc as a part of the Aries symbol shows that the materialization
impulse generated by Aries almost ceases when its energy begins to
concretize in an effective way.
The second arc starts from the level when the urge towards liberation;
becomes irresistible. It represents the fourth quarter of the circumference.
The two arcs taken together represent Aries. Together they indicate that.