Cock is a symbol of pride because of his appearance. He is also a symbol of the Sun because he wakes everybody up in the morning, he is the one who announces the rise of the Sun and greets the Sun. As the symbol of emerging light he is a particular attribute of Apollo. Together with lamb and eagle, cock is also a symbol of Christ but this attribute is more or less related to his solar symbolism: light and resurrection. Like a Messiah the cock announces the day coming after the night, the light emerging after the darkness. He is also present on the towers of churches and cathedrals. This symbolizes the vigilance of soul attentive to perceive the first signs of clarity of the spirit in the darkness of night. The cock is a masonic symbol as well meaning the vigilance and the advent of the initiatory light. It corresponds to the alchemical mercury.
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Peacock was considered as the bird of Hera (Juno), wife of Zeus (Jupiter) and had the meaning of solar disk. In Christian tradition it has the same meaning: solar disk represented by the circle of Peacock’s tail symbolizes immortality; it’s tail pictures the starry sky as well. Peacock is called an animal with hundred eyes and stands for the eternal beatitude. Sometimes it appears on the both sides of the Tree of Life symbolizing the incorruptible soul and the duality of human psychic. In esoteric traditions the Peacock is the symbol of totality because it reunites all the colors in it’s tail. It indicates the nature of all the manifestations and their fragility through the appearance and disappearance of the magnificent tail. Panther, as Tiger or Lion, symbolizes ferocity, power and valor. It is related to the dark Moon because of the blackness of it’s pelt. In Ancient myths Panther is pictured as a big cat with a multicolored fur. In Greek mythology Panther (or leopard) was a totemic symbol of Dionysus. His priests wore panther-skins. In Greek language the word “panther” is interpreted as “all the beasts”. Continue reading Panther |
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