The Symbolism of the Charioteer

Author: M.A. Carrillo de Albornoz & M.A. Fernández

August 22, 2014

The charioteer is the symbol of calmness, self-control and mastery of the mind and psyche, so ever changing and unstable. He reduces the manifold, reaching us from the outside world, to the inner unity of will. The horses of the chariot are our instincts and passions. In general there are four of them, corresponding to the number of planes making up the human being, according to the seven-fold [...]

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