Savitri
A Legend and a Symbol

Chapter 9Sky, Weather, Night and Dawn · Rain, Snow, Clouds, Lightning, Rainbow

Book 5. Part Two: The Opening of the Inner Senses · Section Three: Symbols

The rain is the symbol of the descent of Grace or of the higher consciousness which is the cause of the riches — the spiritual plenty.

* The vision you saw of the snow is probably a symbol of the consciousness in a condition of purity, silence and peace like a snowy ground; in that a new life (psychic, spiritual as indicated by the flowers) appears in place of the old mental and vital life which has been covered by that mantle of snowy whiteness.

* Clouds are a symbol of obscurity.

* The lightning is a symbol of the dynamic force of the higher consciousness acting at intervals to enlighten the rest of the being.

* The rainbow is the sign of peace and deliverance.