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CALF, THE MOLTEN
A symbol of the opposite of wisdom, namely,
superstition, or the following of the dead letter of the scriptures,
together with forms and ceremonies, apart from moral and spiritual
motives.
"They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. Thus
they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth
grass." - Ps. cvi. 18, 19.
The spiritual mind (Aaron) at an early stage had to prepare the soul
for higher guidance. At first there must be reliance upon external
authority (earrings) and outside show and observances (the molten
image). The glory of the moral and spiritual must be hidden under
symbolism and ceremonies which satisfy primitive desires (grass) and
emotions.
"The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play." - Exod.
xxxii. 6.
That is, the lower mental qualities (people) sought only to satisfy
desire and sensation at this early stage.
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