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DWARFS
A symbol of the lower mental qualities full of
ignorance and illusion.
"The dwarfs had been bred in the mould of the earth, just as worms
are in a dead body. It was, in fact, in Ymir's flesh that the dwarfs
were engendered, and began to move and live. At first they were only
maggots, but by the will of the gods they at length partook both of
human shape and understanding, although they always dwell in rocks
and caverns (Prose Edda). - MALLET, North. Antiq., p. 409.
The astro-mental qualities are the offspring of the higher element
of the lower nature (mould or dust). Through the death of the
Archetypal Man (Ymir), the kama-manasic (flesh) principle is
reflected below, and from this the lower qualities arise. At first
they are instinctive and cunning, but they gradually develop in
character though always remaining in the lower nature of the soul.
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ARCHETYPAL MAN
CREEPING THINGS
COMB
EARTH
FLESH
QUALITIES
YMIR
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