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178 The Kabbalah ofthe Golden Dawn
brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be
iron and brass, and as thy days, so shall thy strength be." The
armorial bearings of Asher are Purple, a Cup. All this coincides
with the natur« of Venus and Libra, wblle the feet refer
to the sign of Pisces, which rule the feet, and in whIch Venus
is exalted. Iron emd Br"ss arc the metals of the friendly planers
Mars and Venus.
Of Dan, Scorpio, Jacob says-"Dan shall judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way,
an adder in the path, that l-iterh the horse's heels, so that his
rider shall fall backward. I have waited for thy salvation, ()
Lord." Moses says, "Dan is a lion's whelp, he shall leap from
Bashan." The armorial benrings of Dan are Green, an Eagle.
These things fit with the martial and fierce nature of this sign,
in which Mars principally bears sway. To the sign of Scorpio,
the Egyptians attributed the Serpent, and also Typhon, the
Slayer of Osiris, and on this account they call it the "Accursed
Sign." In good symbolism It is generally represented by the
Eagle. The; horse's heeL; which Ihe Serpent hires are found in
the Centaur figure of Sagittarius which follows Scorpio in the
ZodIac.
Of Benjamin, Sagitranus, Jacob says, "Benjamin shall ravin
as a wolf in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night
he shall divide the spoil." Moses says-"The beloved of the
Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him
all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders."
The armorial bearings of Benjamin me-Green, a Wolf. These
suit the character of Sagittarim, portly keen, partly uf the
nature of Jupiter, and partly brutal.
Of Zebulon, Capricurn, Jacoh says-"!.ebulon shall dwell
at the haven of the sea, and he shall be for a haven of ships,
ond his border shall be unto Sidon." Moses says, "Rejoice
Zebulon in thy going out, and Issachar in thy tents, they shall
call the people unro the mountain, there the v shall offer sacrifices
of righteousness, for they shall suck of the abundance of
the sea, of the treasures hid in the sands." This suits well the
tropical, earthy and water signs of Capricorn ond Cancer. The
armonaI beanngs of Zebulon are- Purple, a Ship.
Of Reuben, Aquanus, jacob says-"Reuben, thou art my
firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the
excellency of dignity and the excellency of puwer. Unstable as
water, thou shalt not excel, because thou wcntest up to thy
father's bed, then dcfiledsr thou it; he went up to my couch."