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TWELVE, NUMBER
A complete number in relation to conditions of
the manifest. The twelve divisions of the cycle of life (Zodiac,
Tuat, etc.) correspond to soul-states (twelve tribes) and
soul-qualities (twelve disciples). The sets of twelve are all
interrelated.
"This number (of the twelve disciples) is typified by many things in
the Old Testament; by the 12 sons of Jacob, by the 12 princes of the
children of Israel; by the 12 running springs in Helim; by the 12
stones in Aaron's breastplate; by the 12 loaves of the shew-bread;
by the 12 spies sent by Moses; by the 12 stones of which the altar
was made; by the 12 stones taken out of Jordan; by the 12 oxen which
bare the brazen sea. Also in the New Testament, by the 12 stars in
the bride's crown, by the 12 foundations of Jersualem which John
saw, and her 12 gates." - BP. RABANUS Manrus (a.d. 857).
"The number Twelve divisiblest of all, which could be halved,
quartered, parted into three, into six, the most remarkable
number-this was enough to determine the Signs of the Zodiac, the
number of Odin's Sons, and innumerable other Twelves. Any vague
rumour of number had a tendency to settle itself into Twelve." - T.
CARLYLE, The Hero as Divinity, Lect. I.
"And when Jesus was twelve years old, they went up (to Jerusalem)
after the custom of the feast." - LUKE ii. 42.
This The accomplishment of the age of twelve years signifies a full
period of evolution when an initiation was undergone by the
Christ-soul. took place in the inner mind (temple) and corresponded
to an awakening of the logical and intuition sides of the soul.
These are the father-mother principle, indicated by the presence of
the parents.
"Twelve is symbolic of spiritual perfection and completion. It is 4+
8, or the world and man renewed. It is also 4 x 3, or the world and
man in intimate union with God, and it is 6 x 2, symbolic of Christ
taking upon him the sin of man, and becoming subject to death for
the sake of man's redemption." - J. GARNIER, Worship of the Dead, p.
221.
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