Ganesha is the gatekeeper to the kundalini. Kundalini is shakti, hence represented by ma parvati. Ganesha was made out of dirt from parvatis body ia symbolic of his status as the presiding deity of the mooladhara chakra, which is near the perinum or the anal opening.
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+ we worship ganesha before everyone else (all festivals come after ganesh chaturthi) because unless the mooladhara allows, kundalini cannot rise. He rides a mouse, because mouse represents Rahu. He keeps rahu (endless greed associated with sex) under control. The final chakra+
+ sahasrara is ruled by ketu, the moksha karaka. If Shiva is 360 degrees, then ganesha is 0 degrees, beginning and end separated by the thinnest margin.
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Understand the true esoteric significance of Ganesha before some author makes him a tribal prince with a long nose.
Understand the true esoteric significance of Ganesha before some author makes him a tribal prince with a long nose.
