Let us remind that we are not concerned by the mere moral behaviour of the individual; it is the fact that deadly vices, sloth in this case, affect the position of the self in life calls our attention; deadly sins are destructive to the self and prevent its flourishing in the world. This fact becomes clearer by aid of the astrological symbolism: the Moon is associated to the Ego and the Sun to the Self (the essence of the individual unique existence), therefore, sloth implies that the Moon’s emotional bad habits of self complacency take control of the person’s life and deny the radiance of the Sun, thence the loss of vital energy and the danger of an eventual destruction of the body.
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