Sagittarius 167This sign is the third fiery sign in the zodiac. It
represents spiritual fire that comes down to earth in the
form of a horse. Lord Indra is said to ride upon it in the
circular path to lead the cycle of waters (as clouds on the
upward path and as rain on the downward path). When
the light of the two ear-rings is stolen away from the
disciple on his return journey to meet his Guru by the
cunning serpent Takshaka (the etcher of the holes), the
disciple follows the serpent. He enters the hole and goes
to the world of serpents. There he finds two ladies
weaving a cloth in black and white. He also finds six
kuma-ra-s who are rotating the wheel of twelve spokes. He
then finds Indra riding on the back of the horse. He seeks
the aid of Indra to get the light of the ear-rings. On the
advice of Indra, who is in the form of Parjanya, the disciple
blows at the tail of the horse. Big flames of fire come out
from the veins of the horse and the serpents are
vanquished. Takshaka returns the ear-rings. The disciple
sits on the horse-back and returns to his Guru, only to
hand over the ear-rings to the Guru’s wife. The disciple,
who is born with Sagittarius as ascendant, is advised to
meditate upon the whole allegory and identify himself
with the disciple in the story.* This works as a big
sacrament. This symbolic journey of the disciple contains
all the secret clues of the path of the spiritual fire.
Two hours before Sunrise is called the true spiritual
time in the day. Practising spiritualism at this time yields
the best results. The disciple gets the co-operation of the
De-va-s, who are preparing the subconscious levels of the
sleeping souls to receive the solar Logos at the dawn. The
Seven Lords of Flame are said to chant the prayers of the
*Udanka (see Appendix A).