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DOG, VANGHAPARA (THE HEDGEHOG)

A symbol of the will active in the intelligence.

“The dog with prickles and long and thin muzzle, the dog Vanghapara is a good creature which from midnight to dawn destroys thousands of creatures of the evil spirit.” – Vendidad, XIII.

A symbol of the Will active in the critical intellect which destroys superstition, error, ignorance, and doubt; and gets rid of the incumbrances or outgrown notions of the lower mind.

See Also

BRIAREUS
CREEPING THINGS
TALUS