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SPHINX
A symbol of the higher nature arising from the
lower, or of the Spirit triumphant over matter.
"Primarily the sphinx represented an imaginary quadruped,
human-headed, and supposed to be the favourite incarnation assumed
by Ra the Sun-god when he desired to protect his friends and
adherents." - WIEDEMANN, Rel. of Anc. Egyptians, p. 197.
“Horus changed himself into the form of a lion, with the head of a
man sur- mounted by the triple crown (Legend of the Winged
Sun-disk). - Ibid.
Then the Son of God (Horus) came forth under the aspect of
Conqueror, and stood, as it were, on the lower quaternary (lion),
which is now brought into unison with the higher triad (triple
crown) through the mind (head).
“In representing the lowest as linked to the highest,-the loins of
the creature of prey to the head and breast of the Woman, the Sphinx
denoted at once the unity, and the method of development, under
individuation, of the soul of the universal humanity." - The Perfect
Way, p. 25.
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See Also
AKERT
BULL (man)
GRIFFIN
LION
QUADRUPED
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