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expansion as the material sheath begins to be rent asunder. With this
realization comes the desire to unveil its essential nature and its original
glory. Having crossed the Libra stage of cosmic evolution where ihe Divine
Spark is immersed in the deepest level of involution and the two opposing
forces of materialism and spirituality arc blended, the soul now experiences
the inner urge to break the material encasement to enjoy its inherent
freedom. Several important changes take place in the basic nature of the
evolving soul. It begins to reshape its reaction to the world itself. It begins to
weaken its material sheaths. It starts to cognize its latent possibilities, and
experiencing new powers being developed, a feeling of arrogance may arise.
In all such changes, the basic factor is the craving to regain one's primeval
glory and the ensuing struggle between opposing forces which are readjusted
in the process. The equipoise is disturbed and a new alignment in a spiritual
direction becomes important. In the process, many psychological problems
and conflicts arise as the birth pangs of a new awakening. These complex
factors are difficult to describe. The ancient seers thought it appropriate to
depict them by the symbol of a scorpion. The geometrical emblem for this
sign is more explicit than the visual symbol of the scorpion.
In lower latitudes, the stars of the sign Scorpio appear like a big question
mark or like the spinal cord. The resemblance of this cluster with a scorpion
is very close. Both the spinal cord and the scorpion refer to the concealed
power which when rightly developed bestows tremendous power. They
represent the Divine potential, yet unmanifest but requiring suitable
conditions for its expression. In yogic literature the activation of the
Kundalini located at the base of the spine brings about such transformation.
Traveling through the various chakras linked with the spinal cord, it gives
psychic power and changes the nature of one's consciousness. The scorpion
is like a reptile which resides in secret holes and is found mainly in warmer
parts of the world. It has a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a
venomous stinger. The Serpent Fire, which is full of dangerous possibilities
if aroused by the unwary, is also located at the base of the spinal cord. A
special characteristic of the scorpion is that the male scorpion, on finding
female, engages itself in a kind of primitive courtship consisting of grasping
the hands of the female with his own and tubbing her tail against his. After
copulation, the male is often attacked by the female and devoured unless he
manages to escape.
Whether we consider the scorpion or the emblem of Scorpio, we find
ourselves in the realm of the occult in order to discover the nature of the
impulse flowing through this sign. Scorpio is also associated with a hole.
Whenever we come across the symbol of a deep opening in the earth, a