300 Spiritual Astrology
to receive beneficial instructions through mysterious
sources. The study of symbols and glyphs and the
alphabet of the languages of the initiates will draw his
attention, and great truths are revealed. A conjunction of
Mars, Saturn, Sun or Uranus with descending node in the
horoscope of an average man is very likely to cause serious
nerve disturbances. Reflex action of the whole nervous
system will experience serious disturbances and
complaints like epilepsy, chorea and St. Vitus dance are
most likely to follow. Meditation of the serpent standing
on its tail and using a talisman containing the skin of black
cobra will ward off these evil effects. It would be of interest
to learn that the symbolism of the reversed direction of
the nodes along the path of the zodiac brings under their
rule, all the languages that are written from right to left.
The eggs of many species of serpents are hatched under
the influence of the descending node. By the laws of
correspondences the descending node has many traits of
Libra while the ascending node has those of Aries.