REFLECTIONS

“The Pythagoras Letter two ways spread, Shows the two paths in which Man’s life is led. The right hand track to sacred Virtue tends, Though steep and rough at first, in rest it ends; The other broad and smooth, but from its Crown On rocks the Traveler is tumbled down. He who to Virtue by harsh toils aspires, Subduing pains, worth and renown acquires; But who seeks slothful luxury, and flies, The labor of great acts, dishonored dies.” From:   “The Pythagorean Source-book and Library” So much meaning from one simple letter surprised me. I first found this symbolism for the letter "Y" in a book my wife found in a Boarders bookstore, which was going out of business. She thought I could use it in the novel I was working on. I don't remember the cost of the book but it was marked down very low, considering all the work that went into writing it. "The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols" by Adele Nozedar.  It mu