The 12 Apostles: 11 - Simon the Zealot and the Internal Fire
The Flame of the Covenant Simon the Zealot represents the archetype of Focused Passion . Originally a member of a revolutionary movement, his fierce and uncompromising desire for liberation was transmuted from the political into the spiritual plane. In the esoteric circle, Simon is the "Internal Fire," representing the unquenchable heat of the soul's longing for union with the source. He symbolizes the stage of the path where the seeker's zeal is no longer directed against an external enemy, but is used to consume the internal dross of the lower nature. Within the Lux Esoterica mapping, Simon embodies the Alchemy of Enthusiasm . He is the "In-Theos"—the one who is filled with the divine fire. He represents the necessity of a "Holy Frenzy" to break through the lethargy and the habitual patterns of the mundane mind. Without the heat of Simon, the Great Work remains a sterile intellectual exercise; he provides the "Volatile Sulfur" that br...