INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERPRETATION OF GREEK MYTHS
This introduction to the decoding of Greek myths invite us to discover that they are an extraordinary and very accurate description of the spiritual path as it was known in the time of Homer
Prologue
Introduction
KEYS FOR INTERPRETATION OF GREEK MYTHS
Keys for decoding the Greek myths include the symbol letters, the elementary symbols, the structure of the genealogical trees and the chronology of the myths.
Introduction
Symbol letters
- The development of the Greek alphabet
- The letters of the alphabet
- The roots
- The decoding of proper names
- Elementary symbols
- The structure of genealogical trees
- Chronology
- Sources
The twelve gods of Olympus are the main powers of the overmind plan that ensure the evolution of humanity in its mental phase of development.
Zeus, the king of the gods, is the highest power of the overmind that embodies the aspiration to grow, the expansion of consciousness, the crossing of boundaries
Hera, the wife of Zeus, embodies the power of limitation, the one that sets the limits, encourages vigilance and full awareness
Ares is the destroyer of obsolete forms, the force that severes. It is a strength that the weak fear but that is appreciated by the strong
Hephaestus is the force forging new forms from the overmind
Hestia is the force of aspiration and rectitude. It calls for escape from compromise, for purity (“everything in its place”) and sincerity.
Demeter, “the mother of the union”, is the power that supports the effort of perfecting our nature in order to gain control of it and lead it to its highest level.
Poseidon is the power that reigns on the subconscious. By the upheavals it raises, it forces a progressive control of the vital.
Apollo is the god of psychic light, Helios being that of the supramental light.
Artemis, twin sister of Apollo, is the power of the overmind that watches over the growth of integrity, of the enlightened will.
Athena, born from the head of Zeus, is the power of discerning intelligence, the force that contributes to the growth of the inner being by the spiritualization of the mind.
Aphrodite is the power that watches over the evolution of love in man. In today’s humanity, it operates mainly through the destruction of forms.
Hermes, last come on the Olympus, is the god of occult knowledge which gives access to the overmind.
The beginnings of the world: the children of Chaos, the children of Gaia with Ouranos and Pontos, and the children of Tartarus, Echidna and Typhon
The children of Chaos
The children of Gaia
The descendants of Pontos represent the five stages of evolution of life and the active forces at this level: Iris, Harpyes, Graeae, Gorgons, Echidna.
Nereus, “the old man of the sea”: the physical or cellular vital.
Thaumas and his children, Iris and the Harpyes: the central vital or true vital and the “thinking senses”.
Iris, the messenger
Harpyes, conservation forces of life
Phorcys, Keto and their children: the Graeae, the Gorgons, Echidna, the Hesperides’ Serpent, Thoosa and Cratais: the emotional vital and the vital mental.
The Graeae
The three Gorgons
Echidna
The other children of Phorcys : the Hesperides’ Serpent, Thoosa and Cratais
Eurybia
- THE REIGN OF THE TITANS AND ZEUS’ RISE TO POWER
The reign of the Titans corresponds to the childhood of humanity, to its golden age before the mind takes over, which occurred gradually with the rise of Zeus.
The symbolism of the Titans
Birth and rise of Zeus: the gestation and the growth of human mental consciousness, up to the overmind.
The children of Typhon and Echidna – Orthros, Cerberus, The Lernaean Hydra and the Chimera – represent the four great forces of opposition to the growth of human consciousness: the lie, the guardian of mortality, the suffering resulting from desire and illusion or ignorance
Orthros
Cerberus
Lernaean Hydra
Chimera