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death and the afterlife, and the need to
immortalize one’s existence (i.e. Egyptian
mummification and complex burial tombs),

female sensuality, and a value system that
determined ownership and wealth as a
basis for power, are all symbolic of Scorpio’s

influence during the Taurean Age.

The Age of Aries (app. 2000 BC – 0
AD) ushered in a new perspective as the
feminine Venusian influence of Taurus

waned, to be literally “conquered” by the
masculine aggressive Martian mindset of
Aries/Mars. The concept of co-creation

and fusion with the Earth is replaced with
a need for individuation of the individual
ego and tribal identity. Ram-headed Gods
replaced the bovine representatives of the
Taurean Age and the great agricultural

civilizations and their Goddess avatars,
archetypes of fertility and celebration of
Earth’s bountiful gifts, were replaced by the

archetype of the conquering warrior, mortal
or semi-mortal men who wrestle themselves
free from the dominating influence of The
Great Mother, a theme repeated many times
in the myths and stories of this age. Human

beings (men) replaced the divine avatars
of past ages, and conquering heroes like
Gilgamesh, Alexander the Great, Moses,

etc. became the inspirations of the day.
The bloodbaths shifted from human and
animal sacrifice in the name of fertility
and protection to invasion by conquering
forces in the quest for dominance and

power. The concept of Monotheism, the
worship of a singular masculine deity,
took root in the collective consciousness

to slowly replace the polytheistic religions
of the previous age. By the end of the Age
of Aries, the multiple Gods of previous 9 9
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