Mysteries of Animal Sacrifice

Animal sacrifice in ancient text were allegories for man sacrificing his animal nature. The various different animals represent different aspects of our lower nature. Some animals represent aspects of our intelligence or divine qualities however the animals that are sacrificed represent lower aspects of our being.

Sacrificing the lamb has much symbolism aside from its astrological correspondences. One Aries character is prideful, stubborn, impatient and at times violent hence it is ruled by mars. When we sacrifice the ram we are subduing the animal impulse, by doing this we are creating a charge, we are sacrificing the animal in the fire of the spinal column. The energy rises to the head and allegorically slays the lamb. Aries rules the head.

When we are speaking of slaying an Ox we are speaking of our materialistic nature that wants to own and attain things. greedm , lust and , gluttony. When the lower aspects of the animal nature are sacrificed in the altar within the positive aspects of the animal reign supreme. We then become , gentalas lambs, but courageous in reaching our spiritual goals like a ram, we become hard working and diligent like the bull. Everything has there polarities and psychological, astrological properties.

“Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man.” Jesus Christos

This statement is referring to man eating the lion and overcoming the lower animal nature so that the lion transmutes in to a higher form man, or the energetic potency is transmuted into the superior nature. The opposite of this would be if the Lion or animal nature consumes man and then man becomes a lion.