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<strong>The</strong> energy which illumines the mind is basically active, but it lies dormant<br />
until intelligence by its own power establishes control over it and rapport<br />
with it. <strong>The</strong> union between Ida, the channel by the side <strong>of</strong> the spinal cord for<br />
the movement <strong>of</strong> the vital air, and Budha, the pure consciousness giving<br />
energy to mind to arouse Intelligence, is a mystic ritual that occurs in the<br />
process <strong>of</strong> initiation. <strong>The</strong> marriage <strong>of</strong> Budha with Ida is a veiled and<br />
allegorised version <strong>of</strong> this ritual. It indicates the extraordinary role <strong>of</strong><br />
Mercury in exploring the secrets <strong>of</strong> nature. Nature reveals her secret truths in<br />
marriage, opening the most secret part <strong>of</strong> the body to the searching mind<br />
which is not induced by any external attraction except the urge to know the<br />
truth. Such a mystic role for Mercury in acquiring the control over nature's<br />
secrets also explains the special status assigned to it by the Alchemists.<br />
In the stories that refer to Ila turning into a female either as a malediction <strong>of</strong><br />
Shiva or his consort Parvati, Vishnu is instrumental in Ila's return to his<br />
original nature. Shiva is the creative power functioning at the highest level<br />
while Vishnu is the preserver. <strong>The</strong> blending <strong>of</strong> the consciousnesses <strong>of</strong><br />
Mercury and Ila was necessary for starting the Lunar dynasty <strong>of</strong> kings.<br />
Unless the subjective consciousness and its objective channels <strong>of</strong> expression<br />
are united together, no concretization <strong>of</strong> creative radiance is possible.<br />
Vishnu, the preserver, has the responsibility to maintain the channel, the<br />
womb or the Hiranyagarbha so that it can be utilized when required. This is<br />
the role <strong>of</strong> Vishnu in changing Ila back to an active male agent.<br />
Such involved allusions point out the role <strong>of</strong> Mercury to blend itself with the<br />
cosmic creative energy that flows from the Sun and direct that energy to<br />
lower levels <strong>of</strong> manifestation. Mercury aims at concretizing the Divine Will.<br />
In every world religion, Intelligence personified as Mercury, Hermes, or<br />
Nebo is considered the god <strong>of</strong> wisdom who represents the Word or Logos.<br />
Mercury is that principle in man which leads the blind and restores sight<br />
both mental and physical. He is the creative word <strong>of</strong> God, the creative<br />
speech scattered throughout the universe.<br />
Blavatsky states that Mercury has to be ever near Isis as her minister for<br />
without Mercury neither Isis nor Osiris can accomplish anything. Isis is the<br />
goddess Virgin Mother who personifies Nature. She is the Egyptian<br />
equivalent <strong>of</strong> the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the goddess <strong>of</strong> music and sacred<br />
works. She possesses the esoteric knowledge and wisdom and is similar to<br />
Ila whom Mercury marries. Osiris is the First Cause, the Self-created god.<br />
For these two to be effective, there is the need <strong>of</strong> Cosmic Intelligence,<br />
Mahal. This raises the importance <strong>of</strong> Mercury and shows his place in the<br />
spiritualizing as well as materializing processes <strong>of</strong> the soul. At earlier stages<br />
<strong>of</strong> its operation Mercury accentuates egoism, the sense <strong>of</strong> I-am-I, but