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principle and again coming out <strong>of</strong> it in rejuvenated form. Rahu radically<br />
changes the inner core <strong>of</strong> our being.<br />
It is significant that a mountain is mentioned as the central rod around which<br />
the serpent Vasuki was tied as a rope to churn out the nectar. This central rod<br />
is also referred to as the precious tree in India's garden. In esoteric texts<br />
(HWHBp. 127; C), the tree or the central rod represents "the spinal cord and<br />
canal or the etheric and superphysica! channel in its center passing from the<br />
root <strong>of</strong> the cord hi the sacrum along its whole length, into the medulla<br />
oblongata and brain." <strong>The</strong> gods and demons represent the two opposing<br />
forces <strong>of</strong> spirit and matter. In this context we should recall that Rahu always<br />
exists in relation to Ketu, both <strong>of</strong> which together form one serpent, though<br />
they function as two.<br />
In the process <strong>of</strong> awakening the Kundalini the role <strong>of</strong> these two serpents is<br />
very crucial. Rahu and Ketu together symbolize the apparently opposing and<br />
hostile pairs hi the world. <strong>The</strong>y embody the idea <strong>of</strong> dualism, the struggle<br />
between good and evil, spirit and matter, light and darkness, gods and<br />
demons, saviours and serpents, and so on. <strong>The</strong> struggle for awakening,<br />
symbolically the trial <strong>of</strong> initiation, arouses the pure wisdom <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Kundalini, which is both creative and destructive. By bestowing wisdom it<br />
gives insight and patience and aligns the personal consciousness with<br />
universal awareness. <strong>The</strong> success in this struggle for mastery depends upon<br />
physical purity and psychological preparedness, freedom from the karmic<br />
past, a peaceful environment, and favourable planetary influences. <strong>The</strong><br />
devouring <strong>of</strong> the Sun and the Moon and the role <strong>of</strong> Rahu and Kelu —<br />
Svarbhanu — refer to the great drama played for the spiritual regeneration <strong>of</strong><br />
the individual and the Earth.<br />
<strong>The</strong> war in heaven also refers to the terrible ordeals in store for the seeker <strong>of</strong><br />
Truth — the struggle between himself and his personified human passions,<br />
which he must slay or fail in the quest. If he overcomes these illusions and<br />
temptations he becomes the Dragon-slayer, and a "son <strong>of</strong> the serpent." He<br />
becomes a serpent himself, having cast <strong>of</strong>f his old skin and reborn in a new<br />
body he becomes a son <strong>of</strong> wisdom and immorality in eternity. With this new<br />
awakening, the physical sheath <strong>of</strong> the individual is also rejuvenated. Because<br />
<strong>of</strong> psychological purification, his aura completely changes its hue. <strong>The</strong> old<br />
adverse karmas being purged out, the individual gains the vitality <strong>of</strong> the<br />
cosmic life.<br />
Such trials occur even in the ordinary course <strong>of</strong> human life under the impact<br />
<strong>of</strong> Rahu. <strong>The</strong> obscuration <strong>of</strong> the Sun and the Moon, the luminaries which<br />
represent the True Man, leads to psychological restrictions which cause<br />
excruciating pain. When the eternal aspect <strong>of</strong> one's life represented by the