Astrological Mythology The Meaning of ... - Mandhata Global
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impulse. A crab dwells in water as well as on land but is neither found in<br />
deep waters nor far from the shore. It has ten feet.<br />
* Jagriti (wakefulness), Swapna (state <strong>of</strong> dreaming), Sushupti (deep or<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ound sleep) and Samadhi (pr<strong>of</strong>ound, abstract meditation or Turya).<br />
It sheds its hard crust when it grows too large for it. It is shy by nature. All<br />
these have a close resemblance with important characteristics <strong>of</strong> the fourth<br />
sign. <strong>The</strong> ten legs stand for the ten sense organs; the five sense organs<br />
operating on the subjective plane and the five motor organs functioning on<br />
the objective. <strong>The</strong> development <strong>of</strong> a wide field <strong>of</strong> action occurs with the<br />
fourth cosmic impulse. <strong>The</strong> life on earth corresponds to the physical level <strong>of</strong><br />
the individual, and the watery condition <strong>of</strong> the crab's life corresponds to the<br />
emotional, the psychic or the subjective aspects. Human beings while<br />
functioning on these planes do not move very far to explore the spiritual<br />
depths. <strong>The</strong> continuity <strong>of</strong> the individual soul through various incarnations is<br />
symbolized by the crab shedding its shell. Man by nature is also very shy<br />
like a crab, reluctant to come into close contact with the denizens <strong>of</strong> the<br />
spiritual world.<br />
Cancer makes the manifestation <strong>of</strong> time and space possible on the objective<br />
plane. It creates heaven and hell and bestows on man appropriate vehicles to<br />
continue his journey. Continuity in evolution through reincarnation is<br />
provided under this impulse <strong>of</strong> cosmic manifestation. <strong>The</strong> ten feet <strong>of</strong> the crab<br />
also refer to the number ten* (Sec Capricorn. Cancer is closely related to<br />
Capricorn; both are counterparts to each other.), which in occult terminology<br />
stands for perfection. <strong>The</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> all physical and psychic experience<br />
through the mechanism <strong>of</strong> reincarnation is to carry the individual to his<br />
archetypal perfection. It also points to the fact that perfection is the inherent<br />
nature <strong>of</strong> all things. It is this inborn quality <strong>of</strong> perfection that assures the<br />
success <strong>of</strong> the gradual unfoldment <strong>of</strong> one's potentials through the course <strong>of</strong><br />
cosmic evolution.<br />
For predictive purposes also, the symbol <strong>of</strong> the crab is suggestive. Cancer<br />
born persons are generally shy. <strong>The</strong> crab is sensitive to the slightest noise or<br />
movement in its vicinity. Cancerians are nervous, sensitive and<br />
impressionable. <strong>The</strong> crab is not poisonous, it is even edible. Human beings<br />
under this sign are seldom violent in temperament. <strong>The</strong>y will even sacrifice<br />
their lives for their cause. <strong>The</strong> shining eyes <strong>of</strong> the crab remind us <strong>of</strong> the<br />
gracious nature <strong>of</strong> the Cancer born personality. <strong>The</strong> aquatic nature <strong>of</strong> the<br />
crab suggests that this stage <strong>of</strong> manifestation has not yet severed its