>>40655756THE GOAT IN CHRISTIAN SYMBOLISM
In Christian eschatology:
Sheep = the saved (docile, obedient, spiritually receptive)
Goats = the damned (rebellious, prideful, unrepentant)
But this division is moralistic and exoteric — and may obscure a deeper esoteric truth.
Kabbalistic Reversal:
The goat (like Capricorn or Azazel) becomes a symbol of the one who takes on burden — not out of evil, but as an archetype of necessary descent.
Like the scapegoat, Capricorn carries the karma of the world, descending into matter, time, and suffering.
Capricorn may be the Bodhisattva who stays behind.
Or the Luciferian initiate who says: “I will rule in hell rather than serve in heaven.”
THE FALL OF HELLE AND THE SEA-GOAT
Helle’s fall into the Hellespont is the uncontrolled descent into chaos — the soul losing its thread and drowning.
Capricorn, by contrast, descends consciously:
Not a fall, but a plunge
Not a loss, but a burden-bearing
Not the damned, but the builder of the world below
This is why Saturn (Capricorn's ruler) is associated with:
Time, death, karma — but also initiation, maturity, and mastery
He is Kronos, who eats his children, but also the Lord of the Threshold
Summary: Capricorn as the Goat Who Stays
Symbol Meaning
Capricorn (Sea-Goat) One who does not cross the abyss but masters what is below. Saturnian. A conscious descender.
Aries (Golden Ram) One who leaps across — burns, sacrifices, begins the cycle.
Helle The one who falls unconsciously — overwhelmed by the abyss.
Goat (Christian) Seen as rebellious — but mystically, may represent those who carry sin or refuse passive salvation.
Sheep The obedient, those who follow.
Capricorn’s Path Build, endure, perfect the world from the inside out — perhaps never crossing, but becoming a gate for others.