Feng Shui bull talisman: meaning and rules of use

Bull - as a symbol of the Golden Calf

Only the peoples of earthly groups, whose Heaven was close and whose Heavenly Manna corresponded to material ideas and needs, could deify the bull (its analogues: buffalo, calf) as a heavenly creator.

There is a legend about the golden calf, which Moses' elder brother Aaron made from the gold jewelry of the wives of Israel while the prophet was obtaining the tablets of the Covenant for his people on Mount Sinai.

What was bad about that idol or what was the sin of the deification of the golden calf by the ancient Jews?

This was the symbol of the Egyptian sacred bull Apis, dedicated to Ptah (the first creator and ruler of the world of the dead) or Osiris (the deity of the underworld, the king of rebirth, he was also called the “bull of the underworld”), that is, the rejection of the One God and a return to the beliefs of the civilization from which Moses led his people away. That is, betrayal of a new emerging religion for the sake of the old traditional egregor.

And further, already in the European tradition, the golden calf symbolized material values ​​and wealth, human greed and thirst for profit - everything that Moses tried to turn his people away from.

In the stock market, a “bullish trend” or “bulls” refers to a growing market and those who play for higher prices. After all, a bull throws its opponent up with its horns, in contrast to the opposite force - “bears”, named by analogy with an animal that throws its victims to the ground, down.

It is not for nothing that the powerful attacking bull is one of the most popular symbols of New York and Wall Street, the financial heart of America, and perhaps the entire planet...

His balls are shining - after all, tourists from all over the world want not only to look at this aggressive financial producer, but also to perform a simple ritual of attracting wealth and material luck into their lives - to rub their bullish “dignity”.

In Vasmer Max's dictionary

Ukrainian bik, bulg. bik, Russian-tslav. bull, Serbohorv. bik, slovenian bìk, Czech. býk, old býkati, búkati “moo”, Polish, V. Luzh., N. Luzh. byk. Related to ltsh. bucêt, -ēju “to sound, hum”, lit. bukti “moo”, bukas “bittern”, kimr. bugad “mugitus” (M. – E. 1, 344). Another level of vowel alternation is represented in bukat “clap”, Slovenian. búkati "moo"; see also Bernecker 1, 112; Mi. EW 27; Meie, MSL 14, 362. Serbohorv. bak “bull”, which Bernecker (ibid.) explains from *бкъ, apparently, borrowed. from Dalm. bu̯ák “bull” from Lat. vacca "cow"; Wed Vasmer, RS 4, 169; Bartoli, Dalm. 2, 172, 381. It is less correct to build Russian. word for Turk. buka “bull”, contrary to Kort (AfslPh 9, 493; Western RGO Ethnogr. 34, 537 et seq.) and Scheldt (Lw. St. 17). Against, see Mladenov (“Slavia” 10, 251), Brückner (53 et seq.). Shakhmatov’s hypothesis (AfslPh 33, 87 et seq.) about borrowings is phonetically erroneous. from celt. boukkô - "cow"; see Vasmer, RS 6, 191.

Natural symbol of fertility

If we move away from the human ethnic group and use the method of natural analogies, then functionally the bull embodies the male principle of serving earthly life, matter, and the manifested world. He is a giving, nourishing symbol of male fertility. His horns also carry the meaning of male resurgent strength, powerful potency.

As a tamed masculine principle, bulls in mythology were depicted under royal riders (Europe, Astarte), the function of lovers and producers is clearly visible here.

In the Tarot system, the active, male power of the Taurus sign is carried by the senior lasso “Emperor”, who controls matter, disposes of earthly goods, and supplies them to his couple - the “Empress” (female card of the Taurus sign).

Therefore, in the traditions of different peoples of the world, there are images of a heavenly divine bull, which nourishes the earth with the moisture of rain, whose roar is thunder, and whose nostrils spew lightning. His consorts are lunar and earthly goddesses, performing the functions of a wife and mother.

The meaning of the “In the zone” tattoo

In the criminal world, a tattoo with the image of a bull has a special meaning. In prison, it symbolizes aggression, cruelty and violence. Prisoners with such a tattoo are prone to lawlessness and lack a sense of pity and compassion. This tattoo is applied by physically strong people with the qualities of a fighter.

A jailer who decorates his body with a tattoo of a bull takes on very specific obligations. By order of the elders, the “bull” must carry out physical violence against the offender. Failure to comply with the order threatens the prisoner with deprivation of status.

Bull sacrifice

The symbolic basis of this ritual is based on natural cyclicality. The bull is one of the mythological tetramorph creatures that personify the quaternary earth-cosmic structures: 4 guardian stars of the sky, 4 cardinal directions, 4 seasons, 4 elements, etc.

The Avestan tradition describes the Guardians of the sky - “fixed stars”, belonging to the zodiacal constellations of the fixed cross:

• Guardian of the East - star Aldebaran (constellation Taurus );
• Guardian of the West - star Antares (constellation Scorpio);
• Guardian of the South - star Fomalhaut (constellation Southern Pisces);
• The Guardian of the North is the star Regulus (constellation Leo).

These Stars and the cosmic Essences assigned to their directions played the role of guardians for earthly life, protecting it from cosmic chaos and dark forces. In the space of the Earth in various cultures they were personified in the images of various creatures.

In Christian culture, this is a four: Taurus, Leo, Eagle, Angel (or Man).

They correspond to the signs of the Zodiac - Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, representing the solar annual cycle visible from the Earth. In which one force dies (falls asleep, curls up) so that the next one is born (woke up, unfolds).

Therefore, at a certain point in the year, Taurus (natural, lunar force, conception, the principle of the subconscious) must be sacrificed to the next force, which is contained in the sign Leo (solar force, birth, development of consciousness, individual creation).

That is why, in the ritual culture of different countries, the sacrifice of a bull (tauroctony, taurobolium, hecatomb, etc.) occupied an important place, which fit into the annual cycle and coincided with the beginning of the year, whenever it was celebrated - in winter or on the spring equinox.

Often the main character of this sacrifice is a bull's head with horns, and bull's blood and semen were also spilled on the ground - supposedly to revive nature, life, and renew the world.

The priests could choose the color of the ritual bull based on its dedication to certain forces, for example, black was dedicated to the underground gods, white to the heavenly gods. The so-called “marked” bulls, having some kind of natural mark on their forehead, were especially revered. Animals with a cross-shaped figurine between their horns were super valuable.

Often bull sacrifices were accompanied by some kind of confrontation with the hero . The ritual of the competition between the Hero and the Bull is still preserved in traditional shows in different countries. For example, in the Spanish bullfighting tradition, black bulls are used, which symbolically means death, and according to the internal ethics of this ritual, the bullfighter must respect the strength and courage of his opponent.

Spanish bullfighting is so popular that it has become a national symbol of the country (despite attacks from international animal rights organizations).

The Spanish bull embodies the spirit of the nation, not the official, but the national totem of the country, symbolically capturing the victory of the human principle over animal nature.

The Kidnapping of Europa

The Greek myth tells about the beautiful Europa, the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor, with whom the thunderer Zeus fell in love. In order to kidnap her, Zeus turned into a bull and, when the girl and her friends were walking through the meadow, he approached her.

Europe liked the bull, she stroked his golden fur and kissed his head. The bull lay down at the feet of the beautiful princess, inviting her to sit on his back. As soon as Europe sat on the bull, he immediately rushed to the sea, threw himself into the water and swam to the island of Crete. There Europa became the wife of Zeus.

Europe and the bull. Fragment of painting of an ancient Greek vase

Ox in agriculture

One of the most powerful draft animals is the ox, that is, a former bull obtained through a “good” surgical operation - castration.

Indeed, unlike the bull, the ox has no sex glands in its body and has a very low content of sex hormones. And, as a result, there is no attraction to females - such animals are much easier to control, they are docile and not aggressive.

In addition to the fact that oxen's calm power is used in the process of plowing and transportation, they are also used as a meat animal, in other words, people eat them. Ox meat is more tender and tastier than bovine meat.

All of the above will help lead us to the main ideas of this image, which traditionally will begin to actively enter our everyday life long before the new moon on February 12, 2021, which kicks off the New Year of the Ox according to the eastern calendar.

The meaning of tattoos for men

Young people decorate their bodies with a bull tattoo to express their masculinity and self-confidence. For a man, it symbolizes fertility and the ability to have large offspring. It is known that bulls are fertilizers into old age. The tattoo represents male strength and sexuality. This tattoo is applied by men who want to emphasize their animal nature and the natural qualities of a male.

With the help of a tattoo, young people can communicate their stamina and performance. Such men are reliable life partners and faithful husbands. The owner of a bull tattoo knows how to earn money and is able to financially provide for his family.

The meaning of the bull symbolism for 2021

The Year of the Ox according to the Eastern Calendar (Jupiterian) is the time when the planet Jupiter spends most of the year in the sign of Aquarius , which, by the way, it enters on December 20, 2020.

Aquarius is the bearer of new programs. Indeed, in fact, in the legend, it was the Bull who was the most powerful of the heap of animals that responded to the call of the Buddha and moved to meet him.

And, if not for the strategic sly Rat, then Bychara, by right, would have become the start of the cycle . After all, he is a leader in terms of natural strength and the ability to overcome natural difficulties. With it must come a new History, a new Time, a new Adventure.

But, the model of this calendar reality is such that the Ox enters this game not on a tabula rasa (“blank slate”), but taking into account all the moves (and tails) of the previous year of the rat, 2020! Moreover, Jupiter enters Aquarius a few days later than the rat-capricorn Saturn (its transgression is December 17, 2021).

Roughly speaking, by the beginning of 2021, the “skeleton” of the new time has already been created, the structure has been set, now a new form will begin to grow, a new “meat” will be organized... That is, the problems and tasks that the previous year (2020) highlighted for you will be are still relevant, you will again need pragmatism, a serious attitude and patience in moving towards your goals .

You will have the opportunity to turn everything that you experienced, felt and understood last year into your values, internal and external, in 2021. If you did not fade away in limitations and disappointments, but were able to strengthen and temper your Spirit, then now it will begin to actively attract new ways of realization through connections and people, through matter and space .

What exactly is the symbolic continuity of the Rat and Ox signs for us?

If you would like to use the image of the Ox as your inspiration or talismans in 2021, then you can base it on its basic meanings.

Character of the year:

strength, power and fertility - as natural qualities that you control, represent (if you are a man) or that nourish you, fertilize you (if you are a woman). It is necessary to correlate these qualities with the surrounding reality and changes taking place in society.

In the extreme yang aspect, the characteristic of the bull image carries aggression, wildness and rage , which are difficult to tame. In extreme Yin there is passivity and laziness.

Each of us may have some kind of personal “ red rag ” that we will fall for. It is important to understand what turns you on, the true nature of your aggression and the meaning of such provocations.

In a positive way: the “red rag” model of the bull year is to recognize and use the motivational foundations of your own psyche, which encourage you to be active .

Basis of the year:

the desire for a material, earthly life, accumulation of finances and ownership of more property - if such an experience is desirable for you. And also - we look more broadly and mean that next year is 2022 - the year of the Tiger, when we will definitely need all this farming.

In 2021, it will be possible to “bullishly” increase your financial level and strengthen your material base, but this requires new ways and approaches to business .

The topic of money and digital technologies is very active, both in the life of any person and for the world as a whole. The topic of digital money and cryptocurrencies may simply become the “queen of the ball.”

For example, 12 years ago (that is, one Jupiterian cycle), at the junction of the previous years of the Rat and the Ox, in January 2009 the first block and the first 50 bitcoins were generated. It is logical to assume that right now cryptocurrencies are entering a new bullish turn of their upward spiral...

But, the requirements of the year are that all your acquisitions must correspond to the program of your Spirit and respond to your personal inner values. Nothing superfluous, nothing “like everyone else” (don’t herd)…

In its lowest passive aspect, the meaning of the bull symbol can mean sacrifice and submission to fate, dull work that does not allow you to develop . Here you can insert the proverb “What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the Ox,” reminiscent of inequality - essential or social.

Therefore, try to ensure that your work and your activity of this period take you out of the rat race, but do not turn into movement with a yoke in a circle. How will you do it - with physical hard work, or brains, or “intention is enough”?

Spiritual meaning of the year:

the entire last year of the Rat, with its restrictions, cleansing, and trials, saved us from old habits and prepared us for a new download , for the energies of the year of the Ox.

If you were able to in 2021:

• survive, and possibly get healthier;
• become more mature (serious, patient and responsible);
• do not harden your heart and keep Love in yourself,
• find your current goals and true values,

- then 2021 brings new opportunities for implementation to the already configured programs of your life. You will receive energy and information in order to live this year in abundance, fun and originality, gaining your earthly human experience.

• Be prepared for the unexpected , and also - share your successes with friends .
• Agree to sacrifice something of your own - voluntarily, invest part of your energy in this world, then the “white tithe” will not turn into a “black tithe”.
• Remain Human , that is, head and Mind above your animal nature.
• Be attentive to what “rat tails” from 2020 are trailing behind you and deal with them :

If you still have a question - what unites the signs of Taurus (the figurative symbol of the Bull) and Jupiter in Aquarius (the astrological position of the year of the Bull in the eastern Jupiterian calendar)?

Probably, both Taurus and Aquarius are channels between the causal and buddhial bodies of a person (Taurus is descending, and Aquarius is ascending). But this is no longer a topic for a popular article, just a hint for those who understand what we’re talking about...

The meaning of tattoos for girls

A tattoo depicting a bull is not often seen among women, since this animal is very aggressive. Girls get such a tattoo to express their strong character, determination and will.

Women can wear his image to show their independence from men and their ability to solve problems on their own. Such girls have leadership qualities and are used to winning.

Who is the Ox totem suitable for?

If you like this animal and you feel emotional closeness to its image, character.

If you have something bullish in your family code, for example you are Bykov, Teletsky, etc.

If you were born:

• in the years of the Ox according to the eastern calendar - 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009);
• in the years of the Ox according to the Zoroastrian calendar - 1919, 1951, 1983, 2015;
• under the sign of Taurus (from approximately April 20 to May 20);
• in the hall of the Tour of the Slavic Zodiac (from approximately April 15 to May 7).

bullish degrees in your horoscope :

• 5 degrees Taurus (wild buffalo Zebu);
• 17 degrees Taurus (yak);
• 25 degrees Taurus (bison);
• 13 degrees Leo (red buffalo);
• 11 degrees Scorpio (black buffalo);
• 6 degrees Sagittarius (oryx);
• 22 degrees Capricorn (musk ox);
• 14 degrees Aquarius (tour).

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