Ascent and Integration

The process of ascension with corresponding phase of integration/purification as described by Sri Aurobindo is reflected in the lives of the descendants of two Titans: Iapetus and Oceanos respectively.

The descendants of Iapetus illustrate the ascent of the seven planes of mind in the descendants of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, and the corresponding experiences in the descendants of Prometheus.

In those of Oceanos, the process of integration/purification is illustrated in the narratives of following heroes finding their liberation:

• Perseus, the conqueror of fear

• Heracles, the author of the 12 labours among which the victory over the ego and over desires

• Achilles, the great purifier of the depths of the vital

• The descendants of Oedipus who perform the purification of the seven centres of consciousness-energy or chakras recorded in the Theban Cycle.