SECRETS OF SYMBOLISM IN ASTROLOGY BY S.RAVI Symbols have been designed and extensively used to give certain commands to the human brain. Almost all the creations of humans were once in their imagination and visualization. The visual effect of flying birds impelled the human to create Airplanes. The visual effect of Swan in water impelled the human to create ships. Whatever the image, human eye observes; it is getting registered in the brain almost instantly. The images registered in the brain are involuntarily visualized by humans till they assume proper shape in the material world. Each image is linked with a word and vice versa. When the word “Elephant” is uttered by someone, the image of “Elephant” appears in the mind almost instantly. In the same way when we see the real “Elephant”, the word “Elephant” is uttered involuntarily. Each image has a word attached to it and each word has an image attached to it. Human brain requires both image and a word to understand anything. Human brain does not recognize a word without image, and an image without a word. Words are verbal and the images are visual in nature. The material world comprises of five elements. The five elements are linked with five sensory organs. Skin, Mouth, Eyes, Nose and Ears are five sensory organs. The Eyes are the most powerful ones, out of these five sensory organs. The images observed by eyes are sent to the brain and the effect of the same is felt almost instantly. Next to the visual effects of eyes, the brain gets affected by the words uttered and heard. The word and image are called sound and Light. Everything in this material world is being controlled by sound and light. The term “world” is called “vishwam” in Sanskrit. The word “Vishnu” was derived from this root word “vishwam”. The meaning of “Vishnu” is “All pervading”. The invisible and intangible natural force which is controlling the material world is considered as GOD by humans. Human comprehensions cannot go beyond the limit of material world. God’s principle works within as well as beyond the material world. The five elements are in the gross (Sthulam) level. The sound and light are in the abstract (Sukshumam) level. The gross level world is controlled by the abstract level world. In order to depict this concept, the image of Lord Vishnu is holding a Conch shell in one hand, and holding a wheel in another hand. The conch shell represents sound and the Wheel represents Light. The image of Lord Siva is also holding a Drum (Damarukam) in one hand, and fire pot in another hand to depict the same concept. The Drum represents sound and the fire pot represents Light. In Hindu religion, the image worship is given more importance. Each Hindu God has a name and form. The name and form of the god will create a desired effect in human brain in the form of sound and light which will ultimately impel the man to achieve his goal. This is the reason in South Indian Temples several god images are installed to activate the human brain. The images are called “Yantras” and the descriptions of the images in word are called “Mantras”. The modern science also confirms that the left brain of the human is more concerned with verbal communication and the right brain of the human is more concerned with visual communication. The right brain usage is found to be very less in humans. The one who uses the right brain effectively becomes a creative man. In order to use the right brain effectively several images are installed in Hindu temples. Frequent visit to Hindu Temples improves the visualization power of the humans. Modern society is erroneously mocking at image worshippers without understanding the benefit enjoyed by the worshipper. When the images are visualized and its descriptive words are heard, the left and right brain, works in synchronization which helps the human to achieve his goal. Regular visualization of images makes the one to achieve his goal in the long run. In order to facilitate the human to achieve his desired goal, several symbols have been designed by our ancestors. Such symbols are used in Astrology and Hindu image worship. Each of such symbols has a great secret behind it. It was god’s grace to me to understand and reveal such secrets for the benefit of humanity.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 06:17:34 +0000