2. In my memorybanks the crab is associated with moving sideways. I don't know if it is true or not, and I cannot remember the source of this odd piece of information. That does not matter, because I believe it is a generally known piece of 'fact'. And if it happens to be so, then the crab can be used as a symbol for moving sideways. Cancer, the astrological sign, refers to July, and midsummer is towards the end of June. Possibly the crab (cancer) once was connected with summer solstice. Sun does not move upwards and not downwards. If he moves at all he must be moving sideways. If he doesn't move he is dead. These are the two possibilities of ancient thought, I guess. Eb6-24 says by way of its numbers of position that sun has reached to his end. 6 * 24 = 144 = 12 * 12, a square of twice 6. And the 24th of June is the last day before Midsummer, the day of John the Baptist:
Mythic creatures are assembled from several concepts, and the crab will function also to indicate a closeness to water. |
