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Understanding Biblical Symbolism


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TYRANT, WICKED

A symbol of illusion which dominates the lower mind.

The man that can strive against the wicked tyrant and smite him on the head." - Vendidad, IV.

The "man" is the mind or ego that assimilates knowledge and thereby dispels illusion. The "smiting on the head is the effort made to overcome illusion under its most subtle forms, such as pride.

 

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ASHEMOGHA
ATREUS
HIPPOPOTAMUS
ILLUSION