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when the powerful cosmic energy, flowing outwardly without seeking
anything for itself, is activizated to such a high speed that it takes the
appearance of complete stillness. As a cosmic dancer, Nataraja is engulfed in
radiant flames. Essentially, fire is the life-force manifest in the different
forms of existence, at all levels from the subtle to the gross.
As a symbol for Libra, Nataraja denotes the complete submerging of the
divine essence in matter. Aries denotes the primeval subjectivity prior lo the
manifestation whereas Libra represents the stage when the primeval essence
is completely absorbed in materiality. In Aries, spirit is pronounced and
materiality is subordinate to it, while in Libra matter is predominant and
spirit subordinate to it.
Nataraja at this stage of the cosmic dance puts his right foot out to crush the
dwarf, the symbol of ignorance. At the same time the sacred Ganges, the
personification of divine knowledge and life sustaining water, flows down.
Ignorance symbolized as a dwarf arises from materialism. The various
impulses generated so far immerse the soul in deeper layers of matter
causing greater degrees of ignorance. This involvement is greatest under
Libra. From this level the upward movement begins. During this phase of
metamorphosis, three main currents flow.
* Virgo, the virgin, is a synonym of Goddess or 'Devi'. Virgo produces Libra.
This suggests that in Shiva's dance when he, as the embodiment of cosmic
prime energy, places his foot on the Goddcs, then Virgo's impulses are over
and he begins to radiate Libra's impulses.
The first makes the individual like a pig in the mud, in complete ignorance
of the supremacy of spirit over matter. In the second, the individual is
attached to materiality and the pleasures of the senses are dominant, but as
his intelligence is aroused and he becomes aware of his lost purity, he
becomes thirsty for his spiritual goal as for the pure water of the Ganges.
The third brings about the downpour of pure wisdom. Libra represents both
ignorance and wisdom, the former in completion and the latter in its
beginning stage. At this stage, materialism is waning and spiritual awareness
waxing.
The Chinese yin-yang symbol expresses the balance between the two
opposing forces driving forward the evolutionary pilgrim. The two sides,
black and white, are so balanced that one drives the other in constant motion.
Under Libra, individuals irrespective of their geographical, ethnic or social
differences, experience momentous events in life which destroy their