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1Kabbalistically, the sign Aries represents the head and brains of the grand man of the cosmos. It is the acting, thinking principle in Nature called, sometimes, instinct, and again intelligence. Upon the esoteric planisphere, this sign is occupied by Benjamin, of whom Jacob, in his blessing to the twelve sons, says “Benjamin shall rave as a wolf, in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night divide the spoils.” Above all other animals, the wolf is sacred to the planet Mars, and the sign Aries is under the special and peculiar control of this fiery planet. Mars is the most fiery of all the planets, and Aries is the first constellation of the fiery triplicity. The correspondence is significant. The Hebrews concealed this reference to the planetary nature of Mars by combining the wolf and the ram. “The wolf in sheep’s clothing” reveals to us the evil action of Mars when malefically posited in his own sign, the Ram. The Kabbalistical gem of this sign is the amethyst, and those born with Aries rising upon the ascendant of their horoscope, possess in this stone a powerful magnetic talisman. Aries is the first and highest emanation of the fiery triplicity, and is the constellation of the planet Mars.
2Upon the Intellectual Plane, Aries signifies the martial spirit of destructiveness and aggression. It rules the head; “Out of his mouth went a two edged sword.” It is the active will under the guidance of the executive forces of the brain; and those dominated by this influx are imperious, dauntless, and energetic, in the first degree. They will never really submit to the control of others. 240 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT Upon the Physical Plane, Aries produces a spare but strong body, of medium height, long face, and bushy ey e brows, rather long neck, powerful chest, complexion rather swarthy; disposition courageous, ambitious, intrepid, and despotic; the temper is fiery and passionate. Generally speaking, this sign gives a very quarrelsome, irritable, pug¬ nacious person. His diseases are those of the head, small pox, measles and fevers. Of plants, this sign governs broom, holly, thistle, dock, fern, garlic, hemp, mustard, nettles, onions, poppies, radish, rhubarb and peppers. Of stones, Aries rules firestone, brimstone, ochre and all common red stones. TAURUS ( a ) THE BULL
3The sign Taurus, in its Symbolical aspect, represents the pow ers of fecundity, and also the procreative forces in all departments of Nature. Its genius was symbolized as Aphrodite, who was generally repre¬ sented as wearing the two horns upon her head in imitiation of the Bull. Many mythologists have been deceived by this symbol, and have taken it to represent a figure of the crescent moon upon the head of Isis, whereas, it was the planet Venus which the ancients in¬ tended to symbolize, because she rules the constellation of the Bull by her sympathetic forces. Apis, the sacred Bull of the Egyptians, is an¬ other conception of Taurus. And as the sun passed through this sign during their plowing month, we also find this sign used as the sym¬ bol of husbandry.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
1Kabbalistically, the sign Aries represents the head and brains of the grand man of the cosmos. It is the acting, thinking principle in Nature called, sometimes, instinct, and again intelligence. Upon the esoteric planisphere, this sign is occupied by Benjamin, of whom Jacob, in his blessing to the twelve sons, says “Benjamin shall rave as a wolf, in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night divide the spoils.” Above all other animals, the wolf is sacred to the planet Mars, and the sign Aries is under the special and peculiar control of this fiery planet. Mars is the most fiery of all the planets, and Aries is the first constellation of the fiery triplicity. The correspondence is significant. The Hebrews concealed this reference to the planetary nature of Mars by combining the wolf and the ram. “The wolf in sheep’s clothing” reveals to us the evil action of Mars when malefically posited in his own sign, the Ram. The Kabbalistical gem of this sign is the amethyst, and those born with Aries rising upon the ascendant of their horoscope, possess in this stone a powerful magnetic talisman. Aries is the first and highest emanation of the fiery triplicity, and is the constellation of the planet Mars.
2Upon the Intellectual Plane, Aries signifies the martial spirit of destructiveness and aggression. It rules the head; “Out of his mouth went a two edged sword.” It is the active will under the guidance of the executive forces of the brain; and those dominated by this influx are imperious, dauntless, and energetic, in the first degree. They will never really submit to the control of others. 240 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT Upon the Physical Plane, Aries produces a spare but strong body, of medium height, long face, and bushy ey e brows, rather long neck, powerful chest, complexion rather swarthy; disposition courageous, ambitious, intrepid, and despotic; the temper is fiery and passionate. Generally speaking, this sign gives a very quarrelsome, irritable, pug¬ nacious person. His diseases are those of the head, small pox, measles and fevers. Of plants, this sign governs broom, holly, thistle, dock, fern, garlic, hemp, mustard, nettles, onions, poppies, radish, rhubarb and peppers. Of stones, Aries rules firestone, brimstone, ochre and all common red stones. TAURUS ( a ) THE BULL
3The sign Taurus, in its Symbolical aspect, represents the pow ers of fecundity, and also the procreative forces in all departments of Nature. Its genius was symbolized as Aphrodite, who was generally repre¬ sented as wearing the two horns upon her head in imitiation of the Bull. Many mythologists have been deceived by this symbol, and have taken it to represent a figure of the crescent moon upon the head of Isis, whereas, it was the planet Venus which the ancients in¬ tended to symbolize, because she rules the constellation of the Bull by her sympathetic forces. Apis, the sacred Bull of the Egyptians, is an¬ other conception of Taurus. And as the sun passed through this sign during their plowing month, we also find this sign used as the sym¬ bol of husbandry.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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