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nearly the same—and so long as the individual is given the tools to deal
with the experience, or invents them himself, he will return the world
whole, and what is more, aware of his true depth potentialities. If he
remains in that plunge and never comes up for air, he will be lost in the
realm of the subconscious.
From here we can already see the relationship of the fish symbol. It is
within the abyssal darkness of the water that the fish swim. The fish is
a Mercurial symbol. Mercury, or Hermes, is in this respect the figure
who brings souls to the knowledge of their immortal character as well
as their guide through the underworld. The Caduceus of Hermes, a
symbol that has since been taken over by the Western medical
establishment, is a glyph for this and can be considered his “tool,”
much as the thrysius is Dionysus’. The snake here is a glyph of the
intransience within transience. It is also not accidental that this figure it
arranged in a double helix. The full import of the fish symbol to these
myths will be explored later through the Orpheus, Jesus and Parcival
myths, but keep the connection to Mercury in mind as we proceed.
The key to this “immortal life” lies in two realizations. The first is an
identification, not of thought but of experiential consciousness, with the
image of Osiris. The microcosm is identified with the macrocosm. This
is the son redeeming the father, and the internal meaning of the son
being his own father. If there is this identification, then we see a mythic
conception of genetic transmission, which must be considered alongside
the ark symbol already described. This message can be considered
metaphorically as the evolution of ideas as well, as each generation
comes to exist as a reaction to the one before it; we must avenge our
father’s death but also his very way of existence. It is certainly no small
secret to historians or lovers of Hegel that the history of ideas is a sinewave
progression from thesis to antithesis, generally swaying in accord
with the passage from one generation to the next. From this realization
comes a change in behavior. The entire universe becomes impersonal.
The second realization is the reverse identification of the macrocosm
and the microcosm, of the Dionysian God image within each of our
individual lives. This brings one to be an agent of evolution, riding the
crest of a wave as it moves forward, breaks, and is continued on. From
this realization within life, we can move forward and perform our Wills
as individuals, free from guilt or regret, nevertheless operating as the
fingers of an unseen hand. This is the first boon of initiation.
Various mystery cults have existed, from the time of the Osiris myth
until the present day, which claim to perform initiations which, in a
series of steps, bring one to this identification. Whether or not these
societies have ever successfully performed such initiations is a matter
best left to the experience of those who have sought them out.
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