Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations
by Radhakrishnan. P | 2017 | 51,158 words
This study analyzes the Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations and it’s contribution to modern astrology. This thesis also aims at integrated scientific explanations on New and Full Moon and their influence of Geo-physical phenomena and also analyzes how significant a role the moon plays in keeping the life on earth. Astrology is the or...
12. Symbolic Crab and Moon
In Astrology, the watery sign Cancer denotes the symbol of Crab as theme of protection and its lord is Moon. From the very early period, and it is signified with moon which is a strong lunar symbols related with. [kaulÄ«yate iti °ì³Ü±ôÄ«°ù²¹á¸�] Basically, the carbs cast off their shells for the rebirth of the new ones. According to Chinese symbolism, it signifies prosperity, success, exalted status and superior score (first or jia) in Majestic Examination. The noteworthy character of Crabs is ambulance and moving sideways. (Äå±¹²¹°ì°ù²¹»å°ù³Ü³Ù²¹²µ²¹á¸�). The crab is contended to move with the natural cadence of the moon whether in land or in water. In Jyotisha, ambulation of Crabs reminds that all paths are not direct. The Cancer Sign indicates that the man lives within the diversity of the world who move ahead with the natural flow of things. On a detailed astrological investigation it can be seen that the animal symbolism of Crab includes attributes such as cycles, trust, emotion, protection, regeneration and transformation.
According to History, Hippocrates (460-377 BC), a Greek physician who first compared the swollen blood vessels radiating from some breast tumors to the limbs of a crab, and referred to disease as karkinoma. The word ‘cancer� was later used by Pliny (AD23-79) in his scientific treatise �National History�, to mean a malignant tumor. Astrologically, Cancer has been broadly used for the Zodiac constellation of the Crab, located between Gemini and Leo. Later, several Cancer Research Organizations had selected their emblem as �Crab� connected with Cancer the house of Moon.