Man, archetypally considered,
represents a stage of transition between 'life' and 'light'.
Man is the 'alchemical vessel'
in which matter can be transmuted into spirit.
Spirit descends toward matter as matter rises toward spirit.
The individual is the place of meeting; but it is a difficult meeting.
The individualized human self seeks to perpetuate itself,
believing itself the summit of evolution, the crown of existence.
It craves fulfillment as a separate, unique individual.
It clings to what it calls 'my identity'.
As long as it can, it remains blind to the power and light that comes 'down'.
-The Astrology of Transformation
