THE R, Ar, Ara, Aru from Rama & MN, MeNi from Sanskrit Meena

In the Babylonian Creation Legend Aruru created Enkidu, companion of Gilgamesh, from a piece of clay manufactured from her own spittle. Aryaman In Vedic myth one of the twelve Adityas, or guardians of the months of the year.Aryaman (Sanskrit: अर्यमन्‌, pronounced as "aryaman"; nominative singular is aryama) is one of the early Vedic Hindu deities. His name signifies "Life-Partner", "close friend", "Partner", "play-fellow" or "companion". He is the third son of Aditi, the mother of the Adityas and is depicted as the mid-morning sun disk.

The Babylonian calendar was a lunisolar calendar with years consisting of 12 lunar months, each beginning when a new crescent moon was first sighted low on the western horizon at sunset, plus an intercalary month inserted as needed by decree. The calendar is based on a Sumerian (Third Dynasty of Ur) predecessor preserved in the Umma calendar of Shulgi (c. 21st century BC).

The year begins in spring, and is divided into reš šatti "beginning", mišil šatti "middle", and qīt šatti "end of the year". The word for "month" was arḫu (construct state araḫ). The chief deity of the Assyrians is assigned the surplus intercalary month, showing that the calendar originates in Babylonian, and not later Assyrian times.

A word in any language can be said to be of a substrate origin if it is characterized by: (1) limited geographical distribution; (2) unusual phonology and word formation; (3) characteristic semantics.

Armenian word առշերտ (aṙšert) առ- (aṙ-) +‎ շերտ (šert), translates to 'a slice of Ar'. In (linguistics) arsert translates to adstratum. An adstratum or adstrate is a language that is in contact with another language in a neighbor population without having identifiably higher or lower prestige just a slice of Ar.
ADSTRATUM in (linguistics) is any language that has elements that are responsible for change in neighbouring languages, which involves no language replacement but rather mutual borrowing between languages of equal "value".

SUBSTRATA on the other hand is an underlying layer or substance, in particular a layer of say a rock or soil beneath the surface of the ground. It is a foundation or basis of something else. A layer that lies underneath another. Synonym: underlayer (figuratively) The underlying cause or basis of something.
SUPERSTRATUM refers to the influence a socially dominating language has on another,

առնմանություն • (aṙnmanutʿyun) (linguistics) assimilation; առ- (aṙ-) +‎ նման (nman) +‎ -ություն (-utʿyun)

Below is the tracing of the Constellation Aries which is an exact image of the Armenian letter R.Ռ ռ

A prefix is a letter or a group of letters that we add to the beginning of a word. Prefixes change or indicates the meanings of words, attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning, Prefixes. A prefix, called उपसर्ग in Sanskrit, can be added before a verb to change its meaning. For example, गच्छति means 'he goes' whereas आगच्छति means 'he comes'. Much of the time.
A prefix has a fairly consistent meaning and changes the meaning of a verb in a predictable way.
add (something) at the beginning as a prefix or introduction.
"a preface is prefixed to the book"

As for the meanings of the word Armenia or as the ancients would sound or spell it, Armani abjad RMN, we start the deciphering with the root meaning of Ar which is 'radiation' the apparent 'first cause' of the phenomenon 'life on earth.' 

Ar in Armenian translates to English as En-Ar-Gy, Radiation, 

Ar in the Armenian, in the Egyptian is Ra the Sun.

Ar is the first mover in the Armenian language which was probably formulated on or about from about 2400 BC which coincides with the coming of the age of Aries that defined the first mover on the Astronomic processional equinox. The point of the rising sun direct 'light and heat'. This root Ar probably gave itself to the Constellation of the Ram of ARias, as well as the red planet M-AR-S. 

Astronomically speaking, originally, interestingly in Sumeria the constellation of the first 30 degrees was not a ram, but the shepherd, or a 'husbandman'. It appears that the 'worker on the land' at about the beginning of the third millennium was becoming the favorite, the chosen lover of the Goddess. 

I bring this up for the etymology of HAYR, father in Armenian is directly connected to this transition.  For H represents the living breath/spirit in Armenian and AYR represents Husbandman. (See  post on HAYR, HAYK and HAY) 
THE ROOT AR IN PIE entries related to *ar

*re-, aristo-, arthro-, alarm, aristarchy, aristocracy, arm, armada, armadillo, armament,, armature, armilla, armistice, armoire, armor, armory, army, art, arthralgia.It forms all or part of: adorn; alarm; aristarchy; aristo-; aristocracy; arm "upper limb of the body;" arm "weapon;" armada; armadillo; armament; armature; armilla; armistice; armoire; armor; armory;army; art (n.) "skill as a result of learning or practice;" arthralgia; arthritis; arthro-; arthropod; arthroscopy; article; articulate; artifact; artifice;artisan; artist; coordination; disarm; gendarme; harmony; inert; inertia; inordinate; ordain; order; ordinal; ordinance; ordinary; ordinate; ordnance; ornament; ornate; primordial; subordinate; suborn.Ar is the vehicle of FIRE, a beam of the sun the 'unborn manifested yet existing fire in eternity. Ar of the sun, esoterically, a strong direct link with the 'central' invisible Sun God which makes Ara fiery, penetrative, radiating, energetic, very hot. Ar symbolises the existing not yet manifested potential chafing to externalize itself.
Ar is the instigator, leader, driver, mover. Ar at root is Spirit, its pure creative energy, and as it arises it makes spirit manifest in a world of matter.
Ar is the he-goat, ram, the sign Aries
Ar is the name of the first born to Armenian Hayk, the 'spirit of Dawn' the progenitor, the father/Hayr of Aramanak.
Ar the Handsome/Beautiful soul of a vigorous mind, energetic body.
Ar in language brings together, unites the subjective&objective, a copula.
I say copula for a copula in grammar is the phoneme, or sound, or word that connects, links or if you like fits things together. It is interesting and relevant here to bring to light the fact that the dictionary of Proto-Indo-European tells us that the root meaning of /ar,/ strictly speaking /r/ is "to fit together."
*ar-also arə-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to fit together." From Wikipedia.

Aries itself was known in Sanskrit as "Aja" "Mesha".

Ancient Seers gave the Sanskrit word Mesha to the Constallation which is a ram, the other word used is Aja which means yet unborn. On (21March) yet unborn because Aja the unborn, refers to the moment of "unborn-but-existing-in-eternity." It symbolizes the unborn yet, not manifest, with potential chafing at the bit to externalize itself in time so to speak. It also stands for subjective-objective unit, for it is a point in time where the head and tail of the cycle are united. Thus for the Ancients Mesha (Aries) represented the future possibilities of creative energy, the world-to-be rather than the world-as-it-is. It represents the stage when the bud is ready to burst into flower but is not yet a flower; it shows the qualities of an adult though it is not yet an adult.  

Esoterically, Mesha (Aries) maintains a strong link with the central invisible Sun God or not, which makes the sign fiery, penetrative, restless. The ancient seers considered Mesha (Aries) as masculine, Aru in Armenian, is  a cardinal fiery and movable point in the of the sun cycle. The planet Mars is intimately related to Aries, this planet is said to be the lord of the sign. The Sun is exalted here, say the Astrologists implying that it is in possession of its best nature. The root or basis of Mesha (Aries) lies in Spirit, spirit manifest in a world of matter.

Assuming that Ar, the rhotic R at root represents radiation and energy which lends its power in Proto-Indo-European to the words like Mars, Aries, Rama etc. I will move forward to the second part of the tri-litoral RMN, the MN which makes up the word Ar-Menian. I posit that the MN is represented primarily in the noun Manu or Mani or Meni. Disregarding the vowels as a knowing philologist would, the abjad is the carrier of the esoteric meaning.  The word Meena, is the Sanskrit for the name Pisces. Meena depending on the culture refers to the first man, the righteous man saved by the fish/Pisces, the new 'mind born man' the man-fish.

The astrological ribbon or chord that is represented and represents unity, Heiros Gamos the principal suggesting 'it takes two' the sign of Pisces. 

Besides the Mind, Manu in (Sanskrit: मनु) is a term with various meanings in Hinduism. In early texts, it refers to the archetypal man, or to the first man (progenitor of humanity). Like the progenitor of the Armenians, Hayk. The Sanskrit term for 'human', मानव (IAST: mānava) means 'of Manu' or 'children of Manu'. The Armenian word Manug means infant, newborn child. Manug, Armenian, մանուկ noun Infant, little child, babe, lad, lass.

The ancient seers gave to the constellation the name Meena (Pisces), which means fish, but also Antyaya, which means the end, and Yasha, which means glory. All these are references to the stage where the annual struggle is over and the sun has reached the defined end of the cycle. The Piscean process end suggests progress. At the end, the acme of achievement is realized. This is the stage beyond which there is nothing further to achieve. It is the end, the cessation of all efforts. The weary traveler goes to bed in peace.

The sigil H and the symbol for Meena (Pisces) the two fish, or the sacred Geometric two circles meeting at each others central point are all placed in such a way as to represent the positive and negative discharges of 'electric' vibration, leading to complete assimilation of one into another. At this stage, it is said that there should no longer be any movement, no further excitement, tranquility should reign supreme within the fish/union/yoni made up of two separate complimentary and contradictory individuals.

Meena (Pisces) is the cessation of all worldly efforts to separate, the final merging of the individuals into the universal. The ribbon having bestowed the peace and comfort. The fish is a symbol of auspicious benediction and fertility suggesting that all ambitions have been satisfied.

Esoterically, Meena (Pisces) represents the impulse under which duality ceases and only life in its fullness remains. There is no conflict, no contradiction, no more lust for life. The cycle of necessity which causes rebirth has ended, and all karmas have been annihilated. The individuals have attained Nirvana, the ultimate equilibrium.

It would be deceptive to consider this a sign of death, the end of all but more a sign of peace. Meena (Pisces) represents the preservation of the essential seed for the husbandman, which can blossom when the next cycle of evolution begins. In Meena (Pisces), there is a great deal of meditation and reflection, contemplating past experiences so that life's journey can begin again in full possession of those seeds of experience. Meena (Pisces) is feminine, watery and common. 

From these characteristics, it is evident that this sign is related to the preservation principle. The primary function of the female is to procreate, to nourish the seed till the appropriate time for a new birth arrives; the feminine is receptive and protective. That is also the quality of water, which sustains and preserves life. 

As a common sign, Pisces can become movable or fixed. Guru (Jupiter) owns the sign, which again emphasizes the same characteristics. Shukra (Venus) is exalted here and Buddha (Mercury) is debilitated.  

Back to Ar and the planet Mars, the Ram in Aries that leads the constellations in March.
The order of the astrological signs follow is start on the 21st March with Aries followed on after 30 degrees by Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and the cycle ends with Pisces that one could say like the ouroboro symbol comes round to bite its own tail every 360 degrees or days. Celestial phenomena according to 

Astronomy is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere. That includes objects we can see with our naked eyes, like the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars. Based on their astronomical knowledge, our forefathers, the Sumerians on record, developed the twelve-month calendar based on the cycle of the sun and the cycles of the moon. This was originally a necessity to stay ahead of the whether and survival and later probably to keep track of religious festivals and working days to pay workers. 

When we started to tell time by the cyclical position of stars , Sun , and Moon and Celestial bodies they provide the basic standards for determining anticipating the periods of a calendar. Constellations were/are useful because they help stargazers and astronomers recognize specific stars in the night sky. 

Most important is the fact that in Ancient times, constellations were used  by astronomers to create and track the calendar so they knew when to plant crops and harvest them . 

Astrology were designed to relate to human activity on the principle of “as above, so below”, so that the signs are held to represent characteristic modes of expression . Various approaches to measuring and dividing the sky are currently used by differing systems of astrology, although the tradition of the Zodiac’s names and symbols remain consistent.


Western astrology measures from Equinox and Solstice points (points relating to equal, longest and shortest days of the tropical year), while Vedic astrology measures along the equatorial plane (sidereal year). A common feature of all traditions, is the significance of the Ascendant — the zodiac sign that is rising (due to the rotation of the earth) on the eastern horizon is the moment of a birth. Beyond the astronomy and the celestial bodies,  astrological points are dependent on geographical location and time (namely, the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Vertex and the houses’ cusps) are also referenced within this ecliptic coordinate system.

MANI-PULATED BY MIND 
BESIDES ASTRONOMY THERE WAS ALCHEMY To EXplain how things are and what they could be MANIpulated to be
The Four elements and the two opposing pair of Fire and Water as in Aries and Pisces the AZ.

Empedocles, in the fifth-century BC, a Greek philosopher, first documented the idea Fire, Earth, Air, and Water as elements. He went on to explain the nature of the universe as an interaction of two opposing principles he named as love and strife and suggested that they were the cause manipulating the four elements, and stated that these four elements were all equal, of the same age, that each rules its own province, and each possesses its own individual character. Alchemy was redefined.

Different mixtures of these elements produced the different natures of things. Empedocles said that those who were born with near equal proportions of the four elements are more intelligent and have the most exact perceptions.

Each sign is associated with one of the classical elements, and these can also be grouped according to polarity: Fire and Air signs are considered positive or extrovert, masculine signs; while Water and Earth signs are considered negative or introvert, feminine signs.

The four astrological elements are also considered as a direct equivalent to Hippocrates’ personality types (sanguine = air; choleric = fire; melancholic = water; phlegmatic = earth). A modern approach looks at elements as “the energy substance of experience” and the next table tries to summarize their description through keywords.

Air: Gemini – Libra – Aquarius

Fire: Aries – Leo – Sagittarius

Water: Cancer – Scorpio – Pisces

Earth: Taurus – Virgo – Capricorn

Triplicity refers to when each of the four elements manifests in three modalities: Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable. As each modality comprehends four signs, these are also known as Quadruplicities. They are occasionally referred to as crosses because each modality forms a cross when drawn across the zodiac.


The Sun is the ruling planet of Leo and is exalted in Aries. Astrologically speaking, the Sun is usually thought to represent the conscious ego, the self and its expression, personal power, pride and authority, leadership qualities and the principles of creativity, spontaneity, health and vitality, the sum of which is named the “life force”.

In Greek mythology, the Sun was represented by the Titans Hyperion and Helios (Roman Sol, and later by Apollo, the god of light). In Chinese astrology, the Sun represents Yang, the active, assertive masculine life principle.

In medicine, the Sun is associated with the heart, circulatory system, and the thymus. In Ayurveda, it rules over life-force (praan-shakti), governs bile temperament (pitta), stomach, bones and eyes. Dante Alighieri associated the Sun with the liberal art of music.

Mars is the ruling planet of Aries. Aries (meaning “ram”) is the first astrological sign in the zodiac, spanning the first 30 degrees of celestial longitude (0°≤ λ <30°). Aries is ruled by Mars and has a similar description, representing an active, masculine archetype. Similarly, the first house is also ruled by Mars, and deals with a person’s physical health and strength, and the manner in which they project themselves.

Aries and Pisces The begining and end of the year from 21st March to 20 th March.

Aries (meaning “ram”) is the first astrological sign in the zodiac, spanning the first 30 degrees of celestial longitude (0°≤ λ <30°). Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this sign mostly between March 21 and April 20 each year. Today, under the sidereal zodiac, the sun currently transits Aries from April 15 to May 14 (approximately).

According to the tropical system of astrology, the Sun enters the sign of Aries when it reaches the northern vernal equinox, which occurs around March 21.

According to the given record today, the symbol of the ram is based on the Chrysomallus, the flying ram that provided the Golden Fleece. In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the gold-hair of a winged ram, which was promoted/held in Colchis. The fleece was their symbol of authority and kingship.

The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
The zodiac signs for the month of March are Pisces (until March 20) and Aries (March 21 onwards).
Pisces spans the 330° to 360° of the zodiac, between 332.75° and 360° of celestial longitude. Today under the tropical zodiac the sun transits this area on average between February 19 and March 20, and under the sidereal zodiac, the sun transits this area between approximately March 13 and April 13.

Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac. Its name is the Latin plural for fish. It lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east. The ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect within this constellation and in Virgo.

Pisces originates from some composition of the Babylonian constellations Šinunutu “the great swallow” in current western Pisces, and Anunitum the “Lady of the Heaven”, at the place of the northern fish. In the first-millennium BC texts known as the Astronomical Diaries, part of the constellation was also called DU.NU.NU (Rikis-nu.mi, “the fish cord or ribbon”).

Pisces is associated with Aphrodite and Eros, who escaped from the monster Typhon by leaping into the sea and transforming themselves into fish. In order not to lose each other, they tied themselves together with rope.

The Romans adopted the Greek legend, with Venus and Cupid acting as the counterparts for Aphrodite and Eros. The knot of the rope is marked by Alpha Piscium (α Psc), also called Al-Rischa (“the cord” in Arabic). Divine associations with Pisces include Poseidon/Neptune, Christ, Aphrodite, Eros, Typhon and Vishnu.

A planet’s domicile is the zodiac sign over which it has rulership, and the rulers of Pisces, or those associated with Pisceans, are today Jupiter, Neptune, and the moon. In esoteric astrology, Aphrodite, the Star Venus was considered the ruler of Pisces, and prior to the discovery of Neptune in 1846, Jupiter was said to rule Pisces primarily.

Venus is exalted in Pisces, while Mercury also felled into Pisces.

Venus is the ruling planet of Taurus and Libra and is exalted in Pisces. Jupiter is the ruling planet of Sagittarius and the ancient ruler of Pisces. Neptune is the modern ruling planet of Pisces.

In Roman mythology, Jupiter is the ruler of the gods and their guardian and protector, and his symbol is the thunderbolt. Jupiter is associated with Thursday, and in Romance languages, the name for Thursday often comes from Jupiter (e.g., joi in Romanian, jeudi in French, jueves in Spanish, and giovedì in Italian).

In Roman mythology, Neptune became the god of the sea, and the deep, ocean blue color of the planet Neptune reflects this. Its glyph is taken directly from Neptune’s trident, symbolizing the curve of spirit being pierced by the cross of matter. In modern Greek the planet is called Poseidon, the Greek counterpart of Neptune.

In the Greek-influenced tradition, Neptune was the brother of Jupiter and Pluto; the brothers presided over the realms of Heaven, the earthly world, and the Underworld. Salacia was his consort. Neptune was likely associated with fresh water springs before the sea. Like Poseidon, Neptune was worshipped by the Romans also as a god of horses, under the name Neptunus Equester, a patron of horse-racing.

In the heavily sea-dependent Mycenaean culture, there is not sufficient evidence that Poseidon was connected with the sea. We do not know if “Posedeia” was a sea-goddess. Homer and Hesiod suggest that Poseidon became lord of the sea following the defeat of his father Kronos, when the world was divided by lot among his three sons; Zeus was given the sky, Hades the underworld, and Poseidon the sea, with the Earth and Mount Olympus belonging to all three.

Given Poseidon’s connection with horses as well as the sea, and the landlocked situation of the likely Indo-European homeland, Nobuo Komita has proposed that Poseidon was originally an aristocratic Indo-European horse-god who was then assimilated to Near Eastern aquatic deities when the basis of the Greek livelihood shifted from the land to the sea, or a god of fresh waters who was assigned a secondary role as god of the sea, where he overwhelmed the original Aegean sea deities such as Proteus and Nereus.

Conversely, Walter Burkert suggests that the Hellene cult worship of Poseidon as a horse god may be connected to the introduction of the horse and war-chariot from Anatolia to Greece around 1600 BC.


The Armenian expression ari (Agathangelos), means 'Iranian'.

The Sun, is the star at the center of the Solar System, the sun is the planetary ruler of Leo and is exalted in Aries.

The Sun God Surya means “the supreme light.” Surya – Syria (Aram) root *Ar.


ARIES AND PISCES

1/12 – Aries/Pisces
Binary Number: 12
Degrees: 27½-30° Aries
Aspect: Semi-sextile
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
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In the Astroshamanic Binary System Sun in Aries (1) and Moon in Pisces (12) constitute Binary 1.12, or Binary number 12.

Sun in Aries and Moon in Pisces combine Cardinal Fire with Mutable Water, blending Aries’s courage, initiative and straightforwardness with Pisces’s compassion, empathy and imagination.


Those who align with this combination are multidimensional pioneers, bravely delving beyond ordinary reality in search of fragmented parts of the soul. They can be major heroes in the realm of fantasies, dreams, theatre, shamanism and fairy stories.

Binary 1.12 provides a key to the roots of our being and the whole human reality surrounding us. Aligning with this combination can provide a deep, yet unmentionable inner knowing of what is truly happening beyond the veil of consensus reality. Although this awareness may at times be hard to come to terms with, it is a major blessing when the subject learns to give it direct expression in their actions and life.

Sun in Aries and Moon in Pisces hold a semi-sextile (30°) aspect, connecting two consecutive signs, which are completely different energies, yet closely linked as part of a wider process. The signs involved can operate productively as long as they keep their integrity. The first sign, in this case Aries, sets the process in motion, and the second (Pisces) follows. Problem may arise when the opposite occurs. Hence Pisces’ imaginative, artistic and dreamy nature can benefit if it gives way first to Aries’ initiative, courage and focused action. If this is not the case, Pisces may get stuck in a passive, lethargic fantasy world, with the Aries bit from time to time expressing with anger and impulsive reckless actions.

Qualities: art, care, enthusiasm, imagination, inspiration.

Grievances: anxiety, moodiness, restlessness, romanticism, worry.

When the waning Moon is in Pisces at 30° from the Sun in Aries, this is the final part of the phase of Balsamic Moon, or Waning Crescent Moon, the completion of the lunation cycle leading to the New Moon. It is a crucial time of release and healing, leaving space for whatever need to be ultimately completed or let go of before moving on to another lunation. The main focus in this phase is a work of release and surrender. At this stage it is possible to feel confused, overwhelmed and face crisis. It is a process of major fermentation, in which it is vital to hold a sense of purpose, while also accepting uncertainty and nebulosity as part of the process. The question here is: “What do I release? What do I take in the next cycle?”

Astroshamanic Seal: similar to a mathematical root sign. It conveys the access to the roots, beyond the appearances of everyday reality, reaching a place of tremendous all-encompassing awareness. This seal implies the power to move through the thick walls between realities, allowing them to become thin veils. It heralds the complete retrieval of our fragmented parts and the reawakening of one’s true multidimensional nature. It is a threshold, a gateway into our roots.The sun.


Aries the RAM - The Sun Sign - is Symbol of The ARMENIAN HIGHLAND

Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac - The Rama's color is bright red, a sure sign of the fire that breathes within.

 

Aries – named in honor of the Ram from classical Greek mythology – is featured rather prominently. This faint constellation has deep roots, and is believed to date all the way back to the astrological systems of the ancient Babylonians.
The best counterpart to Hayk in Indo-European traditions is the Indian god Rudra and both are associated with the constellation of Orion. The best parallel to Aram Hayk's descendent Aram is Rama. the names of all three I posit have derived from the Armenian root Ar. It appears that in the IE context Haik represents the first function (sovereignty) and Aram the second (warrior /martial). However Aram comes across as the second incarnation in the same martial image, the figures of Hayk and Aram are for almost identical. They seem to be episized versions of archaic thunder and lightning gods. Hayk is described as the patriarch, the leader of 300 martial fighting men. Aram is said to lead an Army of 50,000 youths.

The clearer picture of the early martial beginnings of the mind set of Hayk and his followers to the Armenian Highlands 4500 years ago can be best understood by trifunctional hypothesis of prehistoric Proto-Indo-European societies. It postulates a tripartite ideology ("idéologie tripartite") reflected in the existence of three classes or castes—Sovereigns/Naxarars in Armenian or patriarch', next warriors, and at the ground level commoners (farmers, husbandmen and craftsmen/tradesmen)—corresponding to the three functions of the sacral, the martial and the economic, respectively. The trifunctional thesis is primarily associated with the French mythographer Georges Dumézil, who proposed it in 1929 in the book Flamen-Brahman, and later in Mitra-Varuna. The hypothesis was embraced outside the field of Indo-European studies by some mythographers, anthropologists and historians such as Mircea Eliade, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Marshall Sahlins, Rodney Needham, Jean-Pierre Vernant and Georges Duby.

THE ARMENIANS were tuned onto Rama the archer long before the establishment of astrology and the Ram, the root of which is Ar which I posit is also the root of the words, names, nouns  Aru, meaning masculine in Armenian, Rama the Archer, the Ram, Mars, March and ARies. The IE connection between the words Rama, Ram, Aries is not a coincidence but confused and lost over time. Rama did not have a place on the Astrological cycle. Rama's Astrological character was not defined until after the world shifted to Astrology as a religion. 

During the age of Taurus 4400 to 2200 BCE. Rama was in Vedic tradition known to the world as the seventh (one of the most popular) avatars of Vishnu.

Worship of Rama or the entire life story of Rama, Sita and their companions allegorically discusses duties, rights and social responsibilities of an individual. It illustrates dharma and dharmic living through model characters. A different approach to the Astrological tradition that came forth from the Babylonian cultural tradition.
Aries who is said to have taken its name from the Ram for Rama in the Rama or Ram, is also a major deity in Hinduism under the name Aja. 

Rama/Ramayana it has been shown was the Avatar of during the early age of Aries. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he was considered the Supreme Being. 

The age of Aries started some 4500 years ago , roughly speaking about 2150 BCE. and the age of Pisces , again roughly speaking the year 1AD.

Even though Rama's image is not a Ram but human, an Archer we note that the root of the name is  Ar as is Archer. Rama like many other protagonists/hero's relates to Orion. It is conjectured that when the Spring constellation came into play during Vedic times i.e. when Rama/Orion who represented Shiva fell back from the first place of the equinox and Agni the Fire, Agni fell back to represent Aries the Ram then the shift forward of Orion took place.
In the rare book "The Great Initiates" written in 1899, by Edward Shure (poet, novelist, playwright, culture historian), the author attempts to show esoteric doctrine and esoteric core, existing from the beginning,.. to date. He writes; "Like all great legislators Rama has just formulated and developed the highest instincts of his race...

The views of Rama combine "reason with emotions" to create a "thinking hearts" approach. Second, he emphasises through what he says and what he does a union of "self-consciousness and action" to create an "ethics of character". Third, Rama's life combines the ethics with the aesthetics of living. The story of Rama and people in his life raises questions such as "is it appropriate to use evil to respond to evil?", and then provides a spectrum of views within the framework of Indian beliefs such as on karma and dharma.Rama's life and comments emphasise that one must pursue and live life fully, that all three life aims are equally important: virtue (dharma), desires (kama), and legitimate acquisition of wealth (artha). Rama also adds, such as in section 4.38 of the Ramayana, that one must also introspect and never neglect what one's proper duties, appropriate responsibilities, true interests, and legitimate pleasures are.[42]

Under the symbol of Aries his pupils have widely propagated the Arial laws, stating some of the most, upright, noble and ethical rules to live by like for example:
- equality between the winner and the loser;
- abolition of human sacrifice and slavery;
- respect for the woman - the keeper of the family;
- respect of ancestors;
- acceptance of the holy fire as a visible symbol of an invisible god".

A superior being does not render evil for evil, this is the maxim one should observe; the ornament of virtuous persons is their conduct.

A noble soul will ever exercise compassion, even towards those who enjoy injuring others.


In the Armenian epic "Sasna Tsrer", (David of Sassoun) after defeating Msra Melic, David does not enslave the people and the army of his enemy or subjugate them under tribute. He just says: "Go to your families, Go back to your works".
Altruism is big in the Armenian ethos, History, Heritage, and Literature.



MARTIAL MARS AND THE ARCHERS  RAMA HAYK AND ARAM

Aries is ruled by Mars. 

And when Mars enters cardinal fire sign Aries, Mars is virtually unstoppable, as Aries is considered the planet's home sign. When Mars is in Aries, we can all expect to feel bolder and braver in charging forward toward new beginnings, taking initiative in our lives, and letting our passions lead the way.

The followers of Rama must be unafraid to do battle. They must be bold, courageous. They must be capable of  summoning up their inner strength, required to take on the devil and be sure they will ultimately win. 

The character of Aries must not lack energy or vitality, and they must stay in the game to the end. 

For Rama or Aries a leader of men is what is expected and aspired. The challenge inherent in taking on the unknown is heaven on Earth.  Making things happen is what it's all about.  Rama's color is bright red, as in Mars and Aries, a sure sign of the fire that breathes within and the blood that flows hot.

The great strength of the Rama-born is in their initiative, courage and determination. They love to get things going and are fearless along the way. Their dynamism and competitive spirit add considerably to any of their endeavors.

Aries the RAM - The Sun Sign - Symbol of The ARMENIAN HIGHLAND

Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac - The Rama's color is bright red, a sure sign of the fire that breathes within.

Under the symbol of Aries his pupils have widely propagated the Arial ancient law, stating: - equality between the winner and the loser; - abolition of human sacrifice and slavery; - respect for the woman - the keeper of the family; - worship of ancestors; - acceptance of the holy fire as a visib…
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Aries, called the sun sign, the Ram, is the first sign of the Zodiac. The sun enters Aries at the Spring equinox on March 21. Aries belongs to the element fire, its quality is cardinal (leading) and its charge is positive. Its Ruler is Mars, and the sun exalts in it. Aries’ motto is: “I am.”

Aries, starting when at the Spring equinox the days get longer than the nights, is the Zodiac sign of the eager contender, the challenger. The Aries horoscope character is one with the traits of impulsive activity, boldly going ahead without any hesitation or trepidation. So to speak: into the light.

Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is located in the northern celestial hemisphere between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. The name Aries is Latin for ram, and its symbol is representing a ram’s horns.

It is one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is a mid-sized constellation, ranking 39th overall size, with an area of 441 square degrees (1.1% of the celestial sphere).

Aries was not fully accepted as a constellation until classical times. In Hellenistic astrology, the constellation of Aries is associated with the golden ram of Greek mythology that rescued Phrixos and Helle on orders from Hermes, taking him to the land of Colchis.

Although Aries came to represent specifically the ram whose fleece became the Golden Fleece of Ancient Greek mythology, it has represented a ram since late Babylonian times. Before that, the stars of Aries formed a farmhand.

It was originally defined in ancient texts as a specific pattern of stars, and has remained a constellation since ancient times; it now includes the ancient pattern as well as the surrounding stars.

In the description of the Babylonian zodiac given in the clay tablets known as the MUL.APIN, the constellation now known as Aries was the final station along the ecliptic. The MUL.APIN was a comprehensive table of the risings and settings of stars, which likely served as an agricultural calendar. Modern-day Aries was known as MULLÚ.ḪUN.GÁ, “The Agrarian Worker” or “The Hired Man”.

Although likely compiled in the 12th or 11th century BCE, the MUL.APIN reflects a tradition which marks the Pleiades as the vernal equinox, which was the case with some precision at the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age.

The earliest identifiable reference to Aries as a distinct constellation comes from the boundary stones that date from 1350 to 1000 BCE. On several boundary stones, a zodiacal ram figure is distinct from the other characters present.

The shift in identification from the constellation as the Agrarian Worker to the Ram likely occurred in later Babylonian tradition because of its growing association with Dumuzi the Shepherd.

By the time the MUL.APIN was created—by 1000 BCE—modern Aries was identified with both Dumuzi’s ram and a hired laborer. The exact timing of this shift is difficult to determine due to the lack of images of Aries or other ram figures.

In ancient Egyptian astronomy, Aries was associated with the god Amon-Ra, who was depicted as a man with a ram’s head and represented fertility and creativity. Because it was the location of the vernal equinox, it was called the “Indicator of the Reborn Sun”.

During the times of the year when Aries was prominent, priests would process statues of Amon-Ra to temples, a practice that was modified by Persian astronomers centuries later. Aries acquired the title of “Lord of the Head” in Egypt, referring to its symbolic and mythological importance.

India and Brahmanic Initiation

He who creates worlds without ceasing is threefold. He is Brahma, the Father; he is Maya, the Mother; he is Vishnu, the Son; Essence, Substance and Life, each includes the others, and all three are one in the Ineffable.
—Brahmanic Doctrine, Upanishads

Thou carriest within thee a sublime Friend whom thou knowest not. For God dwells in the inner part of every man, but few know how to find Him. The man who sacrifices his desires and his works to the Beings from whom the principles of everything stem, and by whom the Universe was formed, through this sacrifice attains perfection. For one who finds his happiness and joy within himself, and also his wisdom within himself is one with God. And, mark well, the soul which has found God is freed from rebirth and death, from old age and pain, and drinks the water of Immortality.
—Bhagavad-Gita

The last years of his life were spent in arranging the calendar of the Aryans. We owe the signs of the zodiac to him. It is the last work of the patriarch of the initiates, a strange book, written with stars in heavenly hieroglyphics in the immeasurable, boundless firmament, by the Ancient of Days of our race. In establishing the twelve signs of the zodiac, Ram attributed a triple meaning to them. The first referred to the powers of the sun during the twelve months of the year; the second, to a certain extent told his own story; the third indicated the secret means he had used to attain his goal.

Nevertheless, Ram, "the inspired one of peace," had broader plans. He wanted to cure his people of a moral wound more disastrous than the plague. Chosen chief of the priests of his tribe, he issued an order that all the schools of the Druids and Druidesses were to stop making human sacrifices. This news spread to the ocean, hailed as a joyful event by some, as an outrageous sacrilege by others. Their power threatened, the Druidesses began to scream curses upon the presumptuous man, to hurl death sentences against him. Many Druids who saw in human sacrifices their only means of power, joined them. Ram, extolled by a large group, was hated by others. But rather than withdraw from the battle, he aggravated it by establishing a new symbol.8. The horns of the ram are found on the heads of many human figures carved on Egyptian monuments. This headgear of kings and high priests is the mark of priestly and royal initiation. The two horns of the papal tiara are derived from it.

9. This is how the signs of the Zodiac represent Ram's life, according to Fabre d'Olivet, that thinker and genius who knew how to interpret the symbols of the past according to esoteric tradition: 1. Aries, The Ram which is fleeing with head turned backward, indicates Ram's position when leaving his country, his eye fixed on the land behind him. 2. The Raging Bull (Taurus) stands in the way of his march, but half of his body, held fast in the mud prevents him from executing his plan; he falls upon his knees. These are the Celts, represented by their own symbol, who in spite of their efforts, finally yield. 3. Gemini express the alliance of Ram with the Turanians. 4. Cancer, Ram's meditations and inner reflections. 5. The Lion, his battles against his enemies. 6. The Winged Virgin, victory. 7. The Scales, the equality of conquerors and conquered. 8. The Scorpion, rebellion and treason. 9. Sagittarius, the revenge he takes. 10. Capricorn. 11. Aquarius, the Waterman. 12. The sign of Pisces refers to the moral side of his story.

One may find this explanation of the Zodiac both daring and strange. However, never has any astronomer or mythologist explained to us the origin or meaning of these mysterious signs of the heavenly map, adopted and revered by humanity since the beginning of our Aryan cycle. Fabre d'Olivet's hypothesis at least has the merit of opening new and broad perspectives. I have said that these signs, when read in reverse order in the Orient and in Greece, later marked the ascending steps necessary to reach supreme initiation. Let us remember only the most famous of these emblems: The Winged Virgin meant the purity which gives victory; The Lion, moral strength; The Twins, the union of man and a divine spirit, together forming two invincible fighters; The subdued Bull, mastery over nature; The Ram, the constellation of Fire or of the universal Spirit, giving supreme initiation through the knowledge of Truth.

At that time each white tribe had its rallying sign in the form of an animal which symbolized its chosen qualities. Some of the chiefs nailed cranes, eagles or vultures to the framework of their wooden houses; others, the heads of wild boars or buffalo. This is the origin of the coat-of-arms. But the chosen emblem of the Scythians was the bull, which they called Thor, the sign of brute force and violence. Ram took the figure of the ram, the courageous, peaceful leader of the flock, in place of the bull, and made it the rallying sign of his followers. This emblem, established in the midst of Scythia, became the signal for a great clamor and an actual revolution in men's thought. The white people divided into two camps. The very soul of the white race was split in half, in order to free itself from animality, so that it might climb the first step of the invisible sanctuary which leads to divine mankind. "Death to the Ram!" shouted Thor's supporters. "War on the Bull!" shouted Ram's friends. A fearful war was imminent.

In the face of this threat, Ram hesitated. If war were let loose, would this not intensify the evil and force his race to destroy itself? At this moment he had another dream.

The stormy heaven was filled with dark clouds which swept over the mountains and moved above the bending trees of the forest. Standing on a rock, a wild-haired woman was about to strike a fine warrior who was tied before her. "In the name of the ancestors, Stop!" shouted Ram, throwing himself upon the woman. The Druidess, threatening her adversary, gave Ram a look as piercing as the blade of a knife. But the thunder rolled in the thick clouds, and amidst a flash of lightning a dazzling figure appeared. The forest paled before it. The Druidess fell as if thunderstruck, and the bonds of the captive having been broken, he looked at the shining giant with a gesture of defiance. Ram did not tremble, for in the features of the apparition he recognized the divine being who had already spoken to him beneath the oak tree. This time he appeared more beautiful, for his entire body shone with light. And Ram saw that he was in an open temple with broad columns. In the place of the sacrificial stone, an altar was raised. Nearby stood the warrior whose eyes still feared death. The woman lying on the flagstones, appeared to be dead. And now the heavenly genius carried a torch in his right hand; in his left hand was a cup. He smiled benevolently, saying, "Ram, I am pleased with you. Do you see this torch? It is the sacred fire of the divine Spirit. Do you see this cup? It is the cup of Life and Love. Give the torch to the man, the cup to the woman." Ram did as his genius commanded him. Hardly was the torch in the man's hand and the cup in the woman's, than the fire lighted of itself on the altar, and both shone transfigured in the light, like the divine husband and wife. At the same time the temple grew larger; its columns mounted to heaven; its vault became the firmament. Then, carried by his dream, Ram saw himself borne to the top of a mountain under the starry sky. Standing near him, his genius explained the meaning of the constellations, and in the flaming signs of the zodiac Ram read the destinies of mankind.

"Wonderful spirit, who are you?" Ram asked the genius. And the genius replied, "I am called Deva Nahusha, divine Intelligence. You will spread my light over the earth, and I shall always come at your call. Now, be on your way. Go!" And with his hand, the genius pointed toward the East.Ram's crowning work, the pre-eminently civilizing instrument created by him, was the new role he gave to woman. Until that time, man had considered woman either as a wretched slave whom he overburdened and brutally mistreated, or as the turbulent priestess of the oak tree and rock, from whom he sought protection and who ruled him in spite of himself -- a fascinating, dreadful sorceress whose oracles he feared and before whom his superstitious heart trembled. Human sacrifice was woman's revenge against man, when she sank the knife into the fierce male tyrant's heart. Outlawing this horrible cult and reestablishing woman in man's estimation in her divine function as wife and mother, Ram made her the priestess of the hearth, the guardian of the sacred fire, the equal of her husband, the one who joined with him in calling upon the souls of the ancestors.

WOMEN

Ram's crowning work, the pre-eminently civilizing instrument created by him, was the new role he gave to woman. Until that time, man had considered woman either as a wretched slave whom he overburdened and brutally mistreated, or as the turbulent priestess of the oak tree and rock, from whom he sought protection and who ruled him in spite of himself -- a fascinating, dreadful sorceress whose oracles he feared and before whom his superstitious heart trembled. Human sacrifice was woman's revenge against man, when she sank the knife into the fierce male tyrant's heart. Outlawing this horrible cult and reestablishing woman in man's estimation in her divine function as wife and mother, Ram made her the priestess of the hearth, the guardian of the sacred fire, the equal of her husband, the one who joined with him in calling upon the souls of the ancestors.

YEAR DIVIDED INTO FOUR BY RAM

Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. The name Aries is Latin for ram, represented by the ram's horns. Aries has represented a ram since late Babylonian times. Before that, the stars of Aries formed a farmhand. Different cultures have incorporated the stars of Aries into different constellations. 

The Ram linked human life with the cycle of the seasons and with the movements of the stars. At the same time the Ram emphasizes divine significance. In order to enhance and beautify life, Ram ordained four great yearly festivals. The first was that of the spring or of generations. It was dedicated to the love of husband and wife. The festival of summer or of harvest belonged to the sons and daughters, who offered the fruit of their labor to the parents. The festival of autumn feted fathers and mothers; they then gave fruit to their children as a sign of rejoicing. The holiest and most mysterious of festivals was Noel, or the great sowing-time. Ram dedicated it both to new-born children, the fruits of love conceived in spring, and to the souls of the dead, to the ancestors. A point of connection between the visible and the invisible, this religious observance was both a farewell to souls in flight, and a mystical greeting to those who returned to be reincarnated in the mothers, to be reborn in children. On this holy night, the ancient Aryans assembled in the sanctuaries of Airyana-Vaeia as they had formerly in their forests. With fires and chants they celebrated the renewal of the earthly and solar year, the germination of nature in the heart of winter, the trembling of life before the abyss of death. They sang of the universal kiss of heaven given to earth, and the triumphant birth of the new sun from the great Night-Mother. "Rama with lotus blue eyes," said Valmiki, "was lord of the world, master of his soul, and the object of men's love. He was the father and mother of his subjects. He knew how to bestow upon all beings the bond of love."
In search of the Etymology of *ARAryan or Arya (/ˈɛəriən/;[1] Indo-Iranian *arya) is a term originally used as an ethnocultural self-designation by Indo-Iranians in ancient times, in contrast to the nearby outsiders known as 'non-Aryan' (*an-arya).[2][3] In Ancient India, the term ā́rya was used by the Indo-Aryan speakers of the Vedic period as an endonym (self-designation). The root also forms the etymological source of place names such as Iran (*Aryānām) and Alania (*Aryāna-). In ancient times, the idea of being an Aryan was religious, cultural and linguistic, not racial. The Sanskrit word ā́rya is rendered as 'noble' in William Jones' 1794 translation of the Indian Laws of Manu, and the English Aryan (originally spelt Arian) Since Adolphe Pictet (1799–1875), a number of scholars have proposed to derive the Indo-Iranian root arya- from the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European (PIE) term *h₂erós or *h₂eryós, variously translated as 'member of one's own group, peer, freeman'; as 'host, guest; kinsman'; or as 'lord, ruler'. However, the proposed Anatolian, Celtic and Germanic cognates are not universally accepted. In any case, the Indo-Iranian ethnic connotation is absent from the other Indo-European languages, which rather conceived the possible cognates of *arya- as a social status, and there is no evidence that Proto-Indo-European speakers had a term to refer to themselves as 'Proto-Indo-Europeans'. Vedic Sanskrit speakers viewed the term ā́rya as a religious–linguistic category, referring to those who spoke the Sanskrit language and adhered to Vedic cultural norms, especially those who worshipped the Vedic gods (Indra and Agni in particular), took part in the sacrifices and festivals, and practiced the art of poetry.

AR AND THE SUN

In Greek mythology, the Sun was represented by the Titans Hyperion and Helios (Roman Sol, and later by Apollo, the god of light). The Sun is the star at the center of our solar system, around which the Earth and other planets revolve and provides us with heat and light.

The arc that the Sun travels in every year, rising and setting in a slightly different place each day, is therefore in reality a reflection of the Earth’s own orbit around the Sun. This arc is larger the farther north or south from the equator latitude, giving a more extreme difference between day and night and between seasons during the year.

The Sun travels through the twelve signs of the zodiac on its annual journey, spending about a month in each. The Sun’s position on a person’s birthday therefore determines what is usually called his or her “sun” sign.

However, the sun sign allotment varies between Western (sign change around 22-23 of every month) and Hindu astrology (sign change around 14-15 of every month) due the different systems of planetary calculations, following the tropical and sidereal definitions respectively.

Astrologically, the Sun is usually thought to represent the conscious ego, the self and its expression, personal power, pride and authority, leadership qualities and the principles of creativity, spontaneity, health and vitality, the sum of which is named the “life force”.

One of the first recorded references to Sun worship is from the Mesopotamian Religion and described in the Epic of Gilgamesh. The 1st-century poet Marcus Manilius in his epic, 8000-verse poem, Astronomica, described the Sun, or Sol, as benign and favorable.

In medicine, the Sun is associated with the heart, circulatory system, and the thymus. In Ayurveda, it rules over life-force (praan-shakti), governs bile temperament (pitta), stomach, bones and eyes. In modern astrology, the Sun is the ruler of the fifth house and the zodiac sign of Leo.

The Sun is associated with Sunday. Dante Alighieri associated the Sun with the liberal art of music. In Chinese astrology, the Sun represents Yang, the active, assertive masculine life principle.