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links the subjective idea with the objective archetype. This impulse is
symbolized by a flower, an image present for the first time among the
asterisms, showing a complete picture in its fullness. Other symbols for the
asterism are a circle and an arrow. These three symbols point succinctly to
the essential features of Pushya.
It is noteworthy that the symbol for Pushya is a flower in general, not a
lotus, or any specific flower by name. A flower represents the blossoming of
latent faculties, the possibility of attaining the archetype. The lotus, on the
other hand, is the symbol of spiritual perfection. It contains within itself the
image of its progenitor. The lotus is said to be the most spiritual plant, and is
called "the child of the universe bearing the likeness of its mother in its
bosom.** A flower is not considered to contain the likeness of its mother in
its bosom, it is actually an alchemical crucible in which the base metal lead
is turned into the precious metal gold. The flower is considered a symbol of
the process of making the subjective or the latent faculties, inner symmetry
and perfection, into an objective reality and a thing of beauty. In a different
way, this symbol represents the 'bythos', the great deep in which all the
potentialities lie ready to be made manifest. It is a popular way of
representing Hiranyagarbha, the radiant or golden egg or ethereal stuff from
which the Universe was formed.
At this stage, the formative phase of cosmic ideation is over. The idea has
been concretized, the archetype formed, and this ideal, which must be
actualized, is deposited in the Mother Deep. Pushya, symbolized by a
flower, represents the specific limited destiny assigned to the individual
which, during the course of his evolution, he must aspire to and achieve. The
flower symbol does not indicate that the acme of achievement has been
attained. It represents the beauty and symmetry destined to be gained. The
act of blossoming is more emphasized here than the attainment of perfection.
These ideas are differently expressed by the circle and the arrow. Both these
symbols refer to the cosmic wholeness, a portion of which is energized.
They show the possibility of attaining wholeness. The circle relates
particularly to the cosmic matrix which energizes one of its seeds to fructify
during the specified duration. Some of the qualities of the soul must mature
during its incarnation. The complete blossoming may require thousands of
incarnations and a considerable uphill journey but the Divine mission for the
soul is inevitable. The circle as a symbol of Pushya does not represent
finality; the position where the individual has nothing further to learn. It
does not show that the soul has blossomed to its maximum. The circle here
merely shows that the final dimensions up to which the soul must manifest