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DEMETER, OR CERES
A symbol of the buddhic principle as functioning
in the soul, and bringing forth the "fruits of the spirit" through
the cultivation of the lower nature.
"Demeter was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and the sister of
Zeus, by whom she became the mother of Perse. phone." - Smith's
Class. Dict.
The buddhic principle in its manifestation proceeds from the course
of time (Cronus) in space (Rhea). Buddhi is allied with Atma (Zeus);
and from Atma-buddhi the emotion-nature (Persephone) is brought
forth on the mental plane.
"Demeter was the goddess of the earth. She was the protectress of
agriculture and of all the fruits of the earth. - Ibid.
Buddhi is the transmuter of the lower nature (earth), and directs
the cultivation of the lower qualities that they may bear fruit upon
the higher planes.
"Ceres was worshipped as the 'Mother of Corn.' The child she brought
forth was He-Siri, the Seed.' or as he was most frequently called in
Assyria, 'Bar,' which signifies at once the Son' and 'the Corn.' The
uninitiated might reverence Ceres for the gift of material corn to
nourish their bodies, but the initiated adored her for a higher
gift- for food to nourish their souls-for giving them that bread of
God that cometh down from heaven-for the life of the world, of
which, if a man eat, he shall never die.' Does any one imagine that
it is a mere New Testament doctrine that Christ is the bread of
life.'? There never was, there never could be, spiritual life in any
soul, since the world began, at least since the expulsion from Eden,
that was not nourished and supported by a continual feeding by faith
on the Son of God, in whom it hath pleased the Father that all
fullness should dwell,' that out of His fullness we might receive,
and grace for grace.' . . That the initiated Pagans actually
believed that the Corn' which Ceres bestowed on the world was not
the corn of this earth but the Divine 'Son,' through whom alone
spiritual and eternal life could be enjoyed, we have clear and
decisive proof." - A. HISLOP, Two Babylons, p. 161.
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