Astrological Mythology The Meaning of ... - Mandhata Global
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when the powerful cosmic energy, flowing outwardly without seeking<br />
anything for itself, is activizated to such a high speed that it takes the<br />
appearance <strong>of</strong> complete stillness. As a cosmic dancer, Nataraja is engulfed in<br />
radiant flames. Essentially, fire is the life-force manifest in the different<br />
forms <strong>of</strong> existence, at all levels from the subtle to the gross.<br />
As a symbol for Libra, Nataraja denotes the complete submerging <strong>of</strong> the<br />
divine essence in matter. Aries denotes the primeval subjectivity prior lo the<br />
manifestation whereas Libra represents the stage when the primeval essence<br />
is completely absorbed in materiality. In Aries, spirit is pronounced and<br />
materiality is subordinate to it, while in Libra matter is predominant and<br />
spirit subordinate to it.<br />
Nataraja at this stage <strong>of</strong> the cosmic dance puts his right foot out to crush the<br />
dwarf, the symbol <strong>of</strong> ignorance. At the same time the sacred Ganges, the<br />
personification <strong>of</strong> divine knowledge and life sustaining water, flows down.<br />
Ignorance symbolized as a dwarf arises from materialism. <strong>The</strong> various<br />
impulses generated so far immerse the soul in deeper layers <strong>of</strong> matter<br />
causing greater degrees <strong>of</strong> ignorance. This involvement is greatest under<br />
Libra. From this level the upward movement begins. During this phase <strong>of</strong><br />
metamorphosis, three main currents flow.<br />
* Virgo, the virgin, is a synonym <strong>of</strong> Goddess or 'Devi'. Virgo produces Libra.<br />
This suggests that in Shiva's dance when he, as the embodiment <strong>of</strong> cosmic<br />
prime energy, places his foot on the Goddcs, then Virgo's impulses are over<br />
and he begins to radiate Libra's impulses.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first makes the individual like a pig in the mud, in complete ignorance<br />
<strong>of</strong> the supremacy <strong>of</strong> spirit over matter. In the second, the individual is<br />
attached to materiality and the pleasures <strong>of</strong> the senses are dominant, but as<br />
his intelligence is aroused and he becomes aware <strong>of</strong> his lost purity, he<br />
becomes thirsty for his spiritual goal as for the pure water <strong>of</strong> the Ganges.<br />
<strong>The</strong> third brings about the downpour <strong>of</strong> pure wisdom. Libra represents both<br />
ignorance and wisdom, the former in completion and the latter in its<br />
beginning stage. At this stage, materialism is waning and spiritual awareness<br />
waxing.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Chinese yin-yang symbol expresses the balance between the two<br />
opposing forces driving forward the evolutionary pilgrim. <strong>The</strong> two sides,<br />
black and white, are so balanced that one drives the other in constant motion.<br />
Under Libra, individuals irrespective <strong>of</strong> their geographical, ethnic or social<br />
differences, experience momentous events in life which destroy their