Animal Soul

In the Eleusinian Mysteries, the animal soul represents the senseless, materialistic nature that traps the divine spirit in the underworld.

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Divine NatureConcept

The divine nature is assaulted and defiled by the animal soul, symbolizing the struggle in the material world against spiritual enlightenment.

Green corresponds to the Lower Manas, or Animal Soul in the septenary constitution of man

TormentConcept

The animal soul, representing the materialistic desires, leads to torment and suffering in Hades, as opposed to the spiritual journey.

Mediate Correspondences

Animal SoulthroughGreenilluminatesLibra →

I. Animal Soul & Green

Green corresponds to the Lower Manas, or Animal Soul in the septenary constitution of man

II. Green & Libra

Libra corresponds to pure green in the color spectrum

Animal SoulthroughGreenilluminatesWhite Light →

I. Animal Soul & Green

Green corresponds to the Lower Manas, or Animal Soul in the septenary constitution of man

II. Green & White Light

Green, as a color, is associated with the state of empty space, a type of matter state.

Animal SoulthroughGreenilluminatesChristian Church →

I. Animal Soul & Green

Green corresponds to the Lower Manas, or Animal Soul in the septenary constitution of man

II. Green & Christian Church

The Christian Church used green to symbolize youthfulness and prosperity in their practices and rituals

Animal SoulthroughGreenilluminatesLower Manas

I. Animal Soul & Green

Green corresponds to the Lower Manas, or Animal Soul in the septenary constitution of man

II. Green & Lower Manas

Green corresponds to the Lower Manas, or Animal Soul in the septenary constitution of man