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FOAM OF THE SEA
A symbol of the astro-mental nature; being a
combination of water (astral) and air (mental).
"But the genitals (of Uranus), as after first severing them with the
steel, he (Cronus) had cast them into the heaving sea from the
continent, so kept drifting long time up and down the deep, and all
around kept rising a white foam from the immortal flesh; and in it a
maiden was nourished; first she drew nigh divine Cythera, and thence
came next to wave-washed Cyprus. Then forth-stepped an awful
beauteous goddess; and beneath her delicate feet the verdure throve
around: her, gods and men name Aphrodite, the foam-sprung goddess."
- HESIOD, Theogony.
This refers to the first beginnings of manifested life after the
process of involution is completed and that of evolution commenced.
The generative, or creative, powers of Spirit (Uranus) are applied
in a new direction from the higher mind (steel) plane and take
effect on the astral plane (sea), in due relation to the whole
scheme. These powers are at first uncentered on the plane, but
gradually there is brought about the production of forms composed of
pure astro-mental matter, patterned on types above (immortal flesh);
and in these forms the evolving life (maiden) is embodied, life
which is of a buddhic (Cythera) nature, but afterwards becomes
astral and attached to an astral centre (Cyprus). Thus evolution is
begun through the birth of simple, natural desires (Venus) which
urge the life into the forms and bring about the growth of the
instincts and affections. This love-nature (Aphrodite) is to be
understood as of astro-mental origin through the working of the
Spirit within nature.
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