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ARIES, THE ZODIACAL SIGN
A symbol of the first period of the cycle of
life. The Ram or Lamb (Varak) signifies the Divine Sacrifice at the
outgoing of the Spirit on the upper buddhic plane, in which the
Higher Self limits himself to conditions of manifestation. The
“Lamb” is slain in involution, for the nourishment of the souls and
qualities in evolution.
“Christ’s special symbol is Aries, which in India is a Horse. In a
figure from the catacombs we see the horse emerging from the
waters.” — A. Lillie, *Budd. in Christendom*, p. 8.
“‘Once when thou (Buddha) wert the White Horse, in pity for the
suffering of man, thou didst fly across heaven to the region of the
evil demons to secure the happiness of mankind.’ (From Buddhist
Gâthâs.) Footnote: Yearly the sun-god as the zodiacal horse (Aries)
was supposed by the Vedic Aryans to die to save all flesh. Hence the
horse sacrifice.” — A. Lillie, *Pop. Life of Buddha*, p. 58.
The “region of the evil demons” is the present existence wherein are
the desires (demons).
“In Persia, the sign Aries, the ram, was known as the lamb; and in
the Mithraic mysteries at the Christian era, it was a lamb that was
slain.” — J. M. Robertson, *Religious Systems*, p. 202.
In the second chapter of the *Bundahis*, Varak (the Lamb) is given
as the first of the twelve signs or constellations. It is as a
Ram‑headed man that Afu‑Rā, the incarnate God, enters the first
compartment of the twelve divisions of the Tuat‑night of twelve
hours. The Zodiac with its twelve signs, the Year with its twelve
months, and the Tuat with its twelve hours, all signify the great
Cycle of Life in which the Self (sun) first becomes obscured in
matter, and second, rises from matter to become fully manifest in
the souls of humanity at the end of the cycle. The reason the sign
is named “Lamb” or “Ram” is that the Self is born in the sign, and
therefore is young.
“Cosmically Aries represents the initial stage in evolution where
spirit descends into matter to bring into existence a universe. It
is the supreme act of Divine sacrifice, which is again reflected
when man is made a living soul.” — J. H. Vanstone, *Lecture on the
Zodiac*.
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