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(the etcher who digs holes in space, which therefore means
Fohat) but this serpent could not be killed because he kept
himself coiled to the throne of Indra. This means the
birthplace of Indra (the gap between the Pineal and the
Pituitary body that is filled up by the spiritualist) has the
capacity of raising the generative powers of man into the
creative levels.
The numerical potency of the sign Scorpio is eight.
This marks the fall or the rise of the seven principles into
the next state either into the tomb of matter or into the
levels of the Supra-Cosmic Plane. The seven planes in man
and the seven vehicles of man fall into the eighth state or
generation in Scorpio. When they are raised to Taurus,
Lord Krishn.a comes down into man as the eighth child*
(eighth plane or the background of eternity whose colour
is blue). Lead is the metal of this sign. āPā is its sound.
Black is the colour of this sign. It represents darkness. The
suspension of consciousness (death) to the average man
and the disappearance of the lower consciousness in the
higher man are symbolised by the black colour. It is the
symbol of darkness to the average man and light to a yogi.
The spleen-centre is mainly the seat of Scorpio. The
base-centre has a mysterious double role. It has the lowest
and the highest functions concealed. This centre
represents the latent powers in man. In its lower function,
it is linked up with the activity of the spleen-centre and
the solar plexus. It forms the lower triangle with these
two centres. Then it conducts the functions of nerve
impulses. It therefore controls the excretory activity
including the release of the seminal fluids due to the
*See Lord Krishn.a (Appendix A).