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Understanding Biblical Symbolism


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IRON AGE

A symbol of the present period of consciousness, wherein the lower mind is rendered active through the vibrations from the physical plane.

"And that branch (period) which was mixed with iron is the evil sovereignty of the demons with dishevelled hair of the race of Wrath (Aeshm).” – Bahman Yast, Ch. I. 5.

That period of the cycle of evolution which shows the mental and physical natures in combination is the age in which the lower mind, allied with the desires, passions, and instincts, and also deficient of faith in the Divine, is plunged in conflict, sorrow, and suffering. It is the present age, the fourth.

 

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AESHM
DEMONS
GOLDEN AGE
HAIR
KALI-YUGA
RACES OF MEN
ROUNDS
SCORPIO