82 Spiritual Astrology
The sign Aries is located in the head of man. Man is
a vertical being on this earth and hence the head denotes
the highest point of meridian. This is better understood
when we note that the sign forms the meridian of the day
of gods. It is the sign of initiation in reality when the
astrologers say that it is the sign of exaltation of the Sun.
The solar principle in man is the principle of liberation
and it is located in the head-centre for a yogi. The centre is
called Sahasra-ra which contains all the potencies of all
other chakra-s located on the Brahma Danda. Aries is said
to contain all the principles of the twelve signs (the six
pairs of signs which denote the six chakra-s). For this reason,
the law of correspondences enables us to appreciate that
the tenth house in the horoscope, representing the
meridian as it does, is the point of illumination embracing
the portfolios of the twelve houses.
The ‘lamb and the cross’ forms the occult symbol ofthis sign. God as father (of the year) plays the role of the
shepherd or the Saviour of mankind. The main gates of
the temples of some secret ritualistic orders are decorated
by the ‘lamb and the cross’. The cross is an indication of
the Sun crossing the equator. This crossing (the vernal
equinox) is from south to north. In the body of the occultist
the cross indicates the ascent of his powers from the lower
regions to the upper. The ring of space above the equator
denotes the endless cycle of time. The Sun crossing it at a
point denotes the cutting of the circle or marking a
beginning on the endless circle. The whole year is formed
by the sacrifice of God as time. This first sign is the head-
centre (Sahasra-ra) of the year god. The mystic passage
which describes the sacrifice of the Purusha says that the