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This beautiful zodiacal sign, #Capricorn, house of Saturn,

sign of Earth, relates to death. The goat, which is a symbol


of Capricorn, reminds us of the god Pan in the Greek and
Roman mythology. The god Pan must not be confused or
mixed with Priapus, which is another symbol. When you
observe the symbol of Pan, you see the legs of a goat, which
is precisely the symbol of Capricorn; whereas the upper part
of Pan is of a human being, the only difference is that it has
horns. This is a very deep symbol that we should inquire and
investigate in relation with #Gnosticism.

Pan is a symbol of Saturn, which is a planet related to the


symbol of Earth. Saturn is associated with the gnomes and
pygmies of the Earth, thus, when in mythology we study the
god Pan, we see that it is related with these mythological
creatures, satyrs, etc., always playing a flute – a symbol of
the harmony of the spheres.

When you delve deep into Greek mythology, you find that
Saturn is the father of Jupiter and many other gods. Saturn
is symbolized with a scythe or sickle, and is also called
Kronos, the god of time and death, because astrologically
Saturn is related with the ray of death or destruction. So
here we discover a very important Kabbalistic symbol,
because when you go into the Tree of Life, which is formed
by the ten Sephiroth, you see that Binah, which is the third
Sephirah of the first triangle at the top of the Tree of Life, is
governed by Saturn. In Gnosticism, we state that Binah is
governed by Saturn and also by Jupiter, because indeed,
Saturn also holds the scepter of the kings, and is also a
king.

Christianity has its foundations in Judaism, and Judaism is


based on the Tree of Life, Kabbalah - thus Christians call
Binah “the Holy Spirit.” This first triangle of the Tree of Life
(whose Sephiroth in Kabbalah are called Kether, Chokmah,
Binah) are respectively translated into English as Crown,
Wisdom, and Understanding (sometimes Binah is translated
as ‘Intelligence’). In Christianity these are called Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit: the Holy Trinity or Three-Unity.
During the influence of Capricorn, we harness the power of
the earth to help us in our spiritual life.

"Saturn is the planet of death and becomes exalted in


Capricorn. This sign is symbolized by a small goat, as if to
remind us of the goatskin, of the intellectual animals with
goatskin, of the need to eliminate what is animal-like within
us, the animal entities that we carry within... The magnetic
currents that ascend from the Earth become divine
afterwards. The magnetic currents that ascend from the
Earth, after passing through the sieves of the feet, continue
along the calves, and when they arrive at the knees, they
become charged with the lead of Saturn, thus acquiring
solidity, form, strength. We are not talking about lead in its
gross state; we are talking about lead in a subtle, colloidal
state."~ V.M. Samael Aun Weor

SOURCE: Excerpts from Astrology, Capricorn, written


by #Gnostic Instructor, via GnosticTeachings.org

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