912. Taurus
This is the second sign of the zodiac and the first
fixed sign. It belongs to the triplicity of earth and hence
represents the form side of things. The word of god
reaches the earth (acquires the form state or material
existence) through this sign. The form side of the word of
God is the material universe or objectivity. This is called
the fourth state of his word. “Three quarters are hidden
in the planes of immortality and this universe, which we
see, forms the last quarter,” says the archaic stanza.*
“Three states of the word are placed in the cave
(unmanifestation) and men utter forth the fourth phase
of the word” is another statement from a different
stanza.** The sign Taurus represents this fourth state of
the word and the whole splendour of the universe in its
form aspect.
Forms in this universe tend to perfection through
beauty. Beauty is the hidden side of all. It is concealed in
form and revealed through the anatomy of form. It never
exists in anatomy. The geometry of the creation is a
container of beauty and it cannot imprison beauty in any
part of the form. Through the form, and not in the form,
we find beauty. Beauty is the divine aspect of form. This
aspect is governed by the sign Taurus in persons who
live for art and who try to discover the sacred mission of
art in this universe. Here lies the hidden significance of
- Purushasu-kta.
** The Rig Ve-da.