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SINA OR INA, BRIDE OF TUNA
A symbol of matter in its primal aspect, and of
the soul in its receptive capacity as the vehicle of Spirit (Tuna).
"For a full understanding of this very complicated myth (of Ina and
Tuna) more information has been supplied by Mr. Gill. Ina means
moon; Ina-mae-aitu, the heroine of our story, means
Ina-who-had-a-divine-lover, and she was the daughter of Kui, the
blind. Tuna means eel." - MAX MÜLLER, Contributions, etc., Vol. I.
p. 5.
The moon is a symbol of the matter side of manifestation, and the
lower nature of the soul, which is a product of ignorance and
instinct (Kui, the blind). The divine lover is the incarnate
Self-the Redeemer of the soul.
"It was early morning, and the golden beams of the rising sun were
flooding the world with light. A maiden named Sina came out of her
hut to go for her morning bath in a favourite pool in the stream." -
KATE M. C. CLARK, Maori Tales.
This represents the dawn of manifestation and the golden age of
early involution. Matter (Sina) becomes immersed in the river of
life which flows to the lower planes.
"Sina took the head of the Eel-god and buried it near the sea shore,
and she visited the place each day and wept as she thought of Tuna
who had given his life for hers." - Ibid.
This signifies the commencement of evolution after the death of the
Archetypal Man (Tuna). The Spirit is buried in the desire-mind (sea
shore), and every incarnation (day) the soul or matter (Sina) comes
into relation with it amid suffering and sorrow.
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