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HERCULES, SON OF ZEUS

A symbol of the Divine Will active in the laws of terror and fear The Divine Will acting through terror breaks down obstacles in the forms which impede the evolving life and also subdues unruly desires beasts and monsters which while unconquered ravish the soul

And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every fowl of the air Genesis ix 2

And the lower nature with all its passions and desires is to be subdued and disciplined by the fear and dread which are to bring it into subjection to the higher nature and Divine Will

The meaning of the symbol Hercules may vary somewhat in the different legends It signifies generally the coercive action of the environment through pain and trouble in stimulating the growth of the soul

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