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Cirlot on the ram
Identifier
004806
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
A Dictionary of Symbols – J E Cirlot
The Ram is a symbol of the creative impulse and of the spirit at the moment of inception… In Hindu symbolism it stands for Parabrahman, that is for the undifferentiated whole. Because the Zodiac is the symbol for the cycle of existence, Aries, its first sign stands for the original cause of the thunderbolt which emerges from the primordial waters…. Aries, because it stands for the initial impulse through which the potential becomes actual is also related to the Dawn and Spring and generally to the beginning of any cycle, process or creation. In Egypt the ram was the symbol of Amon Ra and the god was depicted with Ram’s horns