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Aries can lead one to deeper layers of materialization as well as to the
tremendous exertion needed for release from material bondage and
reabsorption in the source.
Ascending from the planes of materialization, the life force released, under
the impact of Aries meets the central shaft of life and light, merges in it and
again emerges from it, with the downward course showing; repeated
immersion into matter. This is the spectacle presented by the: symbol when
viewed in its wholeness. The release from bondage for the Aries born is
never complete. The thirst for life at a higher level of manifestation is never
satisfied. Aries'; marks the stage in one's evolutionary pilgrimage when one
cycle off! experiences ends and another begins. This is evident from the fact
that though Aries types are skilled in many ways and have deep insight into
many situations, they are often confronted with radically different situations
where their skills are of little avail. The Aries individual is frequently
confronted with new circumstances where his old achievements are not of
much use and where he has to learn new lessons in order to succeed. There
is always an unconventional nature to his life and a newness in his approach.
Aries gives rise to explorers and adventurers in the realm of science,
philosophy and new frontiers of knowledge. This display of dauntless spirit
is an expression of the thirst for new discoveries which is basic to the sign.
As the first sign of the zodiac, Aries signifies new beginnings, a new way of
life, a new approach to problems, all of which require courage, initiative,
and the ability to confront life alone, unaided and without any clear-cut
guidance from outside sources. The newly sprouting blades of grass have to
face such a situation. Aries has to exercise tremendous power to succeed in
its goal of externalization.
Aries is assigned the animal symbol of a ram. The ram is an emblem of
freshness, innocence, purity, agility and beauty. It appears in one form or
another in all the religions of the world. The ram represents the latent
goodness, the unmanifest reflecting in itself the primeval root matter (Mula
Prakriti), which contains all creation latent within it. This symbol refers to
the fragile man, a babe so to say, who one day under favorable conditions
must come to express all the splendor and glory of the divinity residing
within him. Considered in this light, the ram is almost divine, an atom of life
which is not yet contaminated by the touch of the acquisitive tendencies of
materialism. It is pure and full of joy in its innocence. It is happy and
frolicsome. It is always eager to jump and play oblivious to any impending
danger that may lurk on its way. The ram is an image of the pure spirit,
enjoying the expression of its latent energy. The body of the ram is covered
with wool showing that the Aries born arc warm, passionate and generous.