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s ta rs re p re s e n tth es e v e nP ri n c ip le so f N a tu re .T h es e rp e n t

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d e e p ly e n g a g e dinv e s tig a tin g th eh id d e n re a lm so f oc c u lt fo rc e. T h e

re s u lt so f th e s em y s tic a l la bo rsw e rec on s id e re do f g re a tv a luea n d

re a lw o rthb yaf e w frie n d sw h ow e rea lsos e e k in gl ig h t. F in a l ly ,h e

w a sind u c e dtop la c eth eg e n era l re s u lts o f th e s er e s e a rc h e si n toa

s e rie so f le s s o n s fo rp riv a te o c c u lt s tud y .T h ew h ole ,w h e nc om p le te d ,

p re s e ntin gth ed ua la s p e c tsof o c c u lt lorea ss e e na n dre a liz edinth e

s o u l an dth es ta rs ,c o rre s p o nd in gtoth em ic ro c o s ma n dth em a cro c o s m

o fa n cie n tE g y p t a n dC h a ld e a , a n dth u sgiv in gab ri e fe p ito m eo f

H e rm e t icp h ilo s o ph ya sta u g h t b yth eH e rm e ticB ro the rh o o do f Lu x o r,

E g y p t.

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s y s te m a tic a llyp ut fo rthtopo is o nth ebu d d in gs p ir itu a lityo f th e

w e s te r nm in d ,a n d tofa s te nup o nitsm e diu m is ticm en ta lity , thes u b tle ,

d e lu s iv ed o g m a sof K a rm aa n dR e -in c a rn a t io n ,a sta ug h tb yth e

s a c e rdo ta lis m so f th ed e c a y ingO rie n t.

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is s u e dw ithad e f in itep u rp o se ,n a m e ly , toe x p la in th etru es piritu a l

c o n n e ctio nb e tw e enG o da n dm an , th es o u l a n dth es ta rs ,a n dto re v e a l

th erea l tru th sof b o thK a rm aa n dR e -in ca rn a tio na s th e ya c tu allye x is t

inN a tu res trip p edo fa ll p ri e s tlyin te rp re ta tio n . T h ed e fin it es ta te

m e n ts m a d einre ga rdtoth e s es u b je c tsarea b s o lu te fa c tsinsofa ra s

e m b o d ie dm a nc a nu n d e rs ta n dt h e m th ro u g h th es y m b o l is m o fh u m an

la n g u ag e ,a n dth ea u th o rd e fi e sc o n tra d ic tio nb ya nyliv in ga uth o rity

w h op os s e s s e sth es p iritu a l r ig h t tos a y, "I k n o w ."

D u rin g th e s etw e ntyy e a rso f p e rs o n a l inte rc o u rs ew ithth ee x alte d

m in d so f th o s ew hoc o n s titu te th eb re th re no f lig h t , th efa c t w a s

re v e a le dth a t lo nga g e sa g ot h eO rie n t ha dlo s t th eu s eo f th e tru e

s p irit u a lc o m p a s so f th es o u l,a sw e ll asth ere a l s e c re tso f itso w n

th e o s op h y .A sar a c e , th e yh av eb e e n ,a nds till a re, tra v e lin g th e

d e s c e nd in ga rco f th e ir ra c ial c y c le ,w he re a sth ew e s te rnra c eh a v e

b e e nslo w lyw o rk in gth e ir w a yu p w a rdth ro u g hm a tte r u p o nth e

a s c e n din ga rc . In D e c e m b e r1 88 0th e yre ac h e dth ee qu a to ro f the ir

m e n ta l a n ds p irit u a ld e v e lo p m e n t. A ls oat th istim e th es u nleft th e

s ig nPis c e sa n den te re dth esig nA q u a riusth u su s h erin ginth eA to m ic

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o f th eb u d d in gS ix thR a c eo f th eF o u rth R o u n do fh um a n ity .T o da y ,

th ew orldise x p erie n c in ga na w a k e n in gof th ein te l le c tu a l, relig io u s

a n ds piritu a ls e ns e sa n disals oe x p e rien c in gth ese c o n dc o m ingo f th e

C h ris t a sp ro p h e sie dinS c riptu re .T h e refo re , th eau th o r fe e ls th isis

th ep ro p e r tim et op re s e n t theo c c u lt k no w le d g ep u t fo rthint h isb o o k ,

d u rin g th isp e riodo fc h a n g e , th eg re a t m e n ta lc risiso f th ew e s te rnra c e.

H a v in ge x p la in e d th ea c tu a l ca u s e sw h ic h im p e lle dt h ew rite rt o

u n d e rt a k eth isres p o n s ib ility, it isa lson e c e s s a ry tos ta tem o s te m

p h a tica llyth a t hed o e sn o tw is htoc o n ve yth eim p re s s io ntot h ere a d e r's

m in dt h a t th eO ri e n t isd e s ti tu teo fs p i ritu a l tru th .O nth eco n tra ry ,

e v e ry g e n u in es tud e n to fo c c ult lo reis ju s tlyp ro udo f th es no w w h ite

lo c k so fo ldH in du s ta n ,a n dt h o ro u g h lyap p re c ia te s th ew o n d ro us

s to re so fm y s tic al k n o w le d g ec o n c e a le dw ith inth eas tra lv o rti c e so f

th eH in d ub ra n c ho f th eA ry a n ra c e . InI n d ia ,p ro b ab lym o retha nin

a n yo th e rc o u n try, a reth elate n t fo rc e sa n dm y s te r ie so fN a tureth e

s u b je ct o f th o u g ht a n ds tu d y . B u ta la s ! it isn o tap ro g re s s ives tu d y .

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d o g m a s, tra d itio nsa n de x te rna lis m so fth ed e c a y in gp a s t, w h o sere a l

s e c re t sth e yc a n no tn o w p e n e t ra te .T h eev e r liv in g tru th sc o n ce a le d

b e n e a t hth es y m b olsinth ea stra l lig h t a reh id d e n fro m th e ir v ie w b y

th es ettin gs u nof th e ir s p ir itu a lc y c le. T h e re fo re, th ew riter o n lyd e

s ire s toim p re s su p o nth ere ad e r'sc a n d i dm in d , th e fa c t th a t h ise a rn

e s te f fo rt isto e x p o s eth a t p a rtic u la r s e c tio no f B u d d h is tic T h e o s o p h y

(e s o terics oc a ll e d ) th a tw o uldfa s te nt h ec ra m p in gs h a c k le sof th e

o lo g ica ld o g m au po nth eris ingg e n iu so f th ew e s te r nra c e . It isth e

d e lu s iv eO rie n ta l s y s te m sa g ain s tw h ic hh ise ffo rts a red ire c te d ,a n d

n o t thera c en o r th em e d iu m isticin d iv idu a lsw h ou ph o lda n ds up p o rt

th e m ; fo r "o m n ia v in c it v e rit a s " isth e lifem o tto o f th ea u tho r.

T h e s e le s s o n s ,o n th eo c c u lt fo rc e so fN a tu re ,a re fro m th eo r ig in a l

m a n u s crip tsw ritt e ns o m ee ig htyy e a rsa gob yT h o m a sH .B u rg o y ne

fo ru seo fm e m b e r so f th eE x te rio rC irc l eo f th eH erm e ticB ro th e rh o o d

o fL u xo r, w iththea p p ro v a l of M .T h e o n , th eG ra n dM a s te ra n dh is

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b ro th er a d e p ts . Toth e s ele s so n s ,h a v ebe e na d d e dad d itio n a lm a te ria l

fro m oth e rm a n u s crip tsa n dp r iv a tele ttersb yth esa m ea u th o r.

T o d a y , th ein c o m in gfo rc e so f N a tu rea re ra p id lyfi n d in gn e w

e x p re ss io nina ll b ra n c h e so f s c ie n tific th o u g h t, l o n gb e fo re th e rea re

a n ytex tb o o k sto s h o w th ew a y. O ldth o u gh ts , tim ean ds p a c ea re

b e in ga n n ih ila te dq u ic k lya n dn e w tru th sa reta k in g ro o t. W eare

e n te ri n ga na g eof u n p re c e d e nte din te llec tu a la n dsc ie n tificad v a n c e

m e n t, m a n yu n d re am e do fc h a n ge sa reta k in gp la c ein a ll w a lk so f life .

Inre sp o n s etothed e m a n dfo r s c ie n tific o c c u lt th ou g h t tom e et

th en ee d so f th en e w d is p e n s atio n , th ekn o w le d g ein th isb o o k isn o w

b e in gp re s e n te df o rp u b licu se ,w ithth e fu ll c o n s en ta n da p p ro v a lo f

th eH erm e ticA d e ptsa n dth eG u a rd ia n so f "T h eW is d om o f th eA ge s ,"

th eH erm e ticB ro th e rh o o do f Lu x o r, E g y p t . It isth eir p ra y e rt h a t

th etho u g h te x p res s e dh e re in w ill g re a tl ya idm a n k in dinle a rnin gth e

re a l ete rn a l tru th so f lifean dth u sh a ste nth ed a yw h e na ll na tio n s

w ill j o inino n eu n iv e rs a lb ro th e rh o o dun d e r th efath e rh o o do f th e

O n eE te rn a lG o d .

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th ro u ghfiv ee d it io n sa n dw a sp u b lis h e db yH e n ryW ag n e rM .D . un d e r

th en am eo fT h eAs tro -P h ilo s op h ic a lP u b l is h in gC o m pa n y ,D e n v e r,

C o lo rad o . It h a sb e e no u to f p rin t fo r ab o u ts ix ty y e a rs . It i sh o p e d

th isne w e d itio nw ill re c e iv ea sh e a rty aw e lc o m easth ee a rly e d itio n s .

P le a s en o teM r. Bu rg o y n e 'ss ty leo fe x p re s s io n .T h i sb o o kisno t

in te n de da salit e ra rym a s te r -p ie c e , apro d u c to fth em in d ,b ut isa n

e a rn e st a tte m p t t oc le a rlya ndtru th fu ll ye x p re s ssp iritu a l tho u g h ta n d

id e a s ino u rh u m anla n g u a g e . T oc h a n g ehiss ty leis toc h a n g e th e

in te n de dth o u g h t. H ew a sa nI n itia teo f E s o te ricM as o n rya n da

n a tu ral b o rnm y s t icw h ow a sab letou n d ers ta n da n dv e rifyth e tru th

h ete ac h e sina ll o fh isw rit in g s ; "O m n i aV in c it V erita s "w a s th elife

m o tto o fT h o m a sH .B u rg o y n e( Z a n o n i).

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C h a p ter V III S o u l K n o w le d g e -Bo o k11 2 8

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T h eS cie n c eo f theS ta rs

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C h a p ter V III T h eP ra c tic a lA pp lic a tio nof th e

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T H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES O U L

IN T R O D U C T IO N

A t th ev e ryfirs t s te pth es tu d e n t ta k e s in toth ehid d e np a th w a y

o fN a tu re 'sm y s terie s ,h eis m e t fa c eto fa c ew ith th iss ta rtl in gfa c t,

th a t all h isp re co n c e p tio n s , a ll h ise d uc a tio n ,a ll h isa c c u m ula tio no f

m a te ri a lis ticw isd o m a reu n a bletoa c c o un t fo r th em o s ts im p le p h e

n o m e n a th a t tra n sp ireinth ea c tio na n d in te r-a c tiono f th eli fefo rc e s

o f th ep la n e to nw h ic hh elive s .A sac he m is t, h em a yp u rs u et h e

a to m so f fo rc eu ntil th e yb e co m elo s tw i th inth erea lm so f th e im

p o n d e ra b le , "th eg re a tu n k n o w n ," o r, a s it h a sb e e n fa c e tio u s l yc h ris

te n e da m idth eg ro a n so fs c ien tifictra va il, "th eac h in gv o id . "B u th e

c a ng et n ofa rth er. A sap h y sic is t, h em a yd e c o m p o selig h ta n ds o u n d

in tot h e ir c o m p o ne n tp a rts , an d ,w iths cie n tifica cc u ra c y ,d iss e c t th e m

b e fo re y o u rv e ry e y e sa sas urg e o nw o u ld h isa n a to m ic a ls u b je ct. B u t

n os o on e r isth is p o in t re a c he d , th a nthes h ym o le cu le sa n dti m id

v ib ra t io n sb e c o m ea la rm e da s it w e rea t m a n 'sd a ringp re s u m p ti o n ,a n d

flyintoth ere a lm o f th ein f in iteu n k n ow n .T h e re , in"th ea c hin gv o id "

tos p ort ind e ligh t, s a fefrom m a n 'sin t ru s io n .T h i sre a lm o f th eu n

k n o w n im p o n d e ra b le sisth eu niv e rs a le the r, a nin fi n iteo c e a no f

s o m e thin g ,w h ic hs c ie n c ec re ate dinh e r fra n tice n de a v o rstoac c o u n t

fo r them a te ria l p h e n o m e n ao f lig h ta n dh e a t, a n df o r atim esh ew a s

in fin i te lyp le a s edw ithh e r ow np e c u lia r o ffs p rin g . B u t it h a sb e c o m e

are s t le s sp h a n tom , ag rim , un lo v e lys p ec tre ,w h ic hh a u n tsth e la b o ra

to rie so fh e rp a re n t, n ig h t an dd a y ,u n t il a t la s t s c ie n c eh a sb e c o m e

frig h te n e da th e r o w nc h ild , a n dtrie sno w inv a in tos la yth eg h o s to f

h e ro w nc re a tio n . S h ed a re sno te n te r the"a c h in gvo id "s h eh asc a lle d

in toex is te n c e , an dth e rep u rs u ea n dre ca p tu reth e tru a n ta to m sa n d

tim id v ib ra tio n so f th iss u b lu n a rys p h e re .

T h e re fo re ,a t th ev e ryo u ts e t o fh isp il g rim a g eth ro u g hth e s ev a s t

a n da sy e t "s c ie ntific a llyu nk n o w n " re g io n s , th es tu d e n th a dbe tte r

u n lo a d, s otos a y, a ll th eh ea v ya n du s ele s sb a g g a geo fe d u c a te d

o p in iona n ds c ie ntificd o g m a s th a th em ayh a v eo nbo a rd . If h ed o e s

n o t, hew ill fin dh im s e lf to ph e a v y ,a n dw ill e ith er c a p s iz eor ru no ff

th etr a c ka n db eb u rie da m id th ed e b ris o fc o n flic t in go p in io ns .T h e

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o n lyeq u ip m e n t tha tw ill b ef o u n du s e fu l,a n dw ill re p a yth eco s to f

tra n s po rta tio n , i sa nu n b ia s edm in d , lo gic a l re a s o nin g ,g e n u inec o m m o n

s e n s e , a n dac a lm , re fle c tiv eb ra in .A n yth in ge ls e fo r th ev o ya g eu p o n

w h ic hw ea ren o wa b o u t toe m ba rk , iss im p lys om u c hu s e le s s , co s tly

lu m b e r. H e n c e ,s o fa ra sm o d erns c ie n c ea n dth e o lo gya rec o n c ern e d ,

th eles sth es tu de n th a s , th eb e tte r it isfo rh im , u n le s sh ec a nu s eh is

s c ie n t ifica c q u ir e m e n tsm e re l ya sa id si nc lim b in g th es p iritua ls te p s

o fO c cu ltis m . If h ec a nd othis , th e nh ew ill fin ds c ie n c eam o s tv a lu

a b leau x ilia rya id .B u t th is a c h ie v e m e n t isa ne x c ee d in g lyra r eg ift,

a n do neth a t isse ld o m fo u n d . It isa ls o am o s td e lu s iv es n a re, b e c a u s e

n in eou to fe v e ry te ns e rio u slyc h e a t the m s e lv e sintoth eb e li e f th a t

th e ypo s s e s s , th i sa b ility ,w h e re a sinr e a lityth e ya rew o e fu l lyd e fic ie nt.

H e n c e it isa lw a ysas a fec o urs etom is t ru s t th ea bs o lu teim p artia lityo f

o u ro pin io n sa n d re a s o n in g .

B e fo re s ta rtin gou to ns u c ha m ig h tya n d im p o rta n t u n d e rta k in g,

w em u st d ra w th e re a d e r'sa tt e n tio ntot h ec h ie fo bs ta c leo fth ev o y a g e ,

a n dtheo n ew h ic hh ew ill h a veth eg re a te s td iffic ultyins u rm o u n tin g .

T h ishid d e nro c ku p o nw h ic hsom a n yo th erw is ep ro fou n ds tu d e n t so f

th eO cc u lt h a v ebe c o m es h ip w re c k e d , ist h en o n -re a l iz a tio no f th e

d u a lit yo f tru th , v i/., th et ru tho fa p pe a ra n c e s , an dth etru t ho f re a lit ie s .

T h eform e r isre la tiv eo n ly . B u t th ela t te r isa b s olu te .

W ed on o tm e a nm ere lyta k in g fo rg ra n te d th a t tru th isd u a l, an d

s oa s se n tin gtot h es ta te m e n t;b u tw em ea nth a t th eg re a tm a jorityo f

O c c u lt s tu d e n tsf a il tore a li x .cth isc on c e p tio nw i th inth e m s elv e s .K n o w

th a t; e v e ryth in g isre a lu p onitsp la in o fm a n ife sta tio n .

If w ep o s s e s sh a lfo fa n y th ing ,w ek n o wb yth ela w so fc o m m o n

s e n s ea n dlo g ic a l re a s o n in gt h a t th e rei sa n o th e r ha lf s o m e w h ere .N o

s u b tle tw is to fm e ta p h y s ic a l s o p h is tryca nc h e a tu s in toth ebe lie f th a t

w ep o ss e s sth ew ho lew h e nw ek n o w a n ds eeth a tw eha v eju s te xa c tly

h a lf an dn om o re . F u rth e r, w he nw elo o ka ta n yk n o w nth in gw ek n o w

th a t t op o s s e s st h ea ttrib u teso f ath ingit m u s t po s s e s sth reed im e n s io ns ,

v iz .; le n g th ,b rea d tha n dth ic k n e s s .T h i sb e in gs o , w ea ls ok no w th a t it

h a s(bro a d lys p e ak in g ) tw os id e s ,a no u ts id ea n da n in s id e .T heo u ts id e

isn o t th ein s id ea n ym o retha nth eb o il e r isth este a m w h ic hd riv e s

th ee ng in e .T h is lo g ic a lp ro ce s so f re a so n in gistheo n lyc h a r t th a th a s

s ofa r b e e np re p are dfo r th eO c c u lt e x p lo re r. It is v a g u ea n dp ro b a b ly

v e ryun s a tis fa c tory ,s ofa r asd e ta ilsarec o n c e rn ed ,b u tw h e nu s e din

c o n ju nc tio nw ith h isc o n s c io usin tu itio n th eo nlytru ec o m p a s sm a n

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h a sb yw h ic htogu id eh im s e lf inh isw ind in g ,u n e v enp a thu p o n th e

s h o re so f th eIn f in ite h en e v e rn e e d fe a rb e in g lo s to r failin ginh is

e n d e a vo rstok n o wth etru th .

Ino rde r toc a rry o u t th es a m elin eo f re a s o n in ga littlefu rt h e r, le t

u sta keaty p eo f a rc h ite c tu re ,s a yth eG o th ic ,a n dm e n ta llyex a m in e

s o m ew e ll k n o w nha n d s o m es p e cim e no f th i ss tru c tu ral c o n c e p tion .

T h ew orld 'sth o u gh tw ill s a y , "w h a t ab ea u tifu lb u i ld in g ;h o wim

p o s in ga n dg ra n d ; w h a t atrium p ho fm a n ' sm e c h a n ic al s k ill!" Soit

a p p e a r stoth ew orld ,a n du p onth ep la in o fa p p e a ran c e s ,s oit re a llyis .

C o n s e qu e n tly , it isatru thf o r th etim eb e in g .B u t w h e ne x a m in e d

b yth e lig h to fO c c u lt s c ie n ce ,w efin d th istru th isre la tiv eo n ly , th a t

it is o n lytru eup o nth ee x tern a l, tra n sito ryp la n eo fm a te rial p h e

n o m e n a. W es e etha t, ina d d it io ntob e ingth ere s u lto fm a n 's tra in e d

m e c h a nic a la b ilit y , it isa lsoth ee x te rn a l fo rm o f h ism e n ta l id e a l. It is ,

infa ct, th ep h e no m e n a lo u tc om eo fh iscre a tiv ea tt rib u te s .W he nw e

lo o kat th es o lid b u ild in g , f ro m th ee a r th 'sp la n e , w es e eo n l yth e

o u ts ideo f ath ingh a v in gle ng th ,b re a d t ha n dth ic kn e s s .N o w sin c e

w ek n ow th a t th e r em u s tb ea n in s id e ,w em u s te n te r th ein te ri o rp la n e

b e fo re w ec a ns e e it, a n dth ere inw es h all fin dth at it e x is ts w ith inth e

s u b je ctiv ew o rld o f itsa rc h i te c t. T h eso lids to n ee d ific ew il l, intim e ,

c ru m b l etod e c a y , fa ll, a n df in a llyn o t o n em a te rial a to m w ill re m a in

toin dic a teth epla c ew h e re o n it s to o d . H e n c eit is n o tp e rm a ne n tly

re a l, it iso n ly ap a s s in ga pp e a ra n c ea ss u m e db ym atte ru n d e r th e

m o u ld in gfo rc e sof m a n 'sm e c ha n ic a la b il ity .A ss o ona sth eforc e s

w h ic hg a v eit fo rm b e c o m ep o la riz e db yt h ere s tle s so c e a n so f p la n e ta ry

m a g n e t is m , it w il l d is s o lv ean dfin a lly v a n is h"liketh eb a s e le s sfa b ric

o f adre a m ." B u t th o u g hth eex te rn a ls tr u c tu reo f sto n ea n dm orta r is

lo s tw ith inth eso il o f th eea rth , th ei d e aw h ic hcre a te dit i se te rn a l,

b e c a u seit w a sa s p iritu a l rea lity .T h e re fo re ,w ese eth a t th ea b s o lu te

tru th (th ee te rn al re a lity ) ap p e a rstobeth en o n -r e a lity ,u p onth ep la n e

o fm a t te r, w h ile th em a te ria l s tru c tu re a p p e a rsto b eth eo n ly th in g

w h ic h isre a l. It isth e s ed elu s iv ea p p ea ra n c e sth at h a v ec re ate dth e

a lm o s t h o p e le s sco n fu s io nre ga rd in gth ee x a c tm e a n in go f th et e rm s

"S p iri t" a n d"M a t te r." S c ie n cere fe rsa lls h ec a n n ot g ra p p lew ithto

s o m eof th eu n d isc o v e re dfo rce so f "M a tt e r," w h ile th e o lo g yrefe rsa ll

th a t sh ec a n n o t ex p la intotheu n k n o w a b l ew o rk in g so f th e"S p i rit."

B o tharerig h t, an db o tha re w ro n g .A n da sw es h a ll h a v etoe xp lo re

th eterrito ryb e lo n g in gtob otho f th e s e te rm sd u ri n gth ep ro gre s so f

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o u r jou rn e y ,w ew ill inth is p la c eb rie f lya d dth a t s p irit a n dm a tte r, a s

w ek n ow th e m ,a re b u t th ed u al e x p re s s iono f th eo neD e ificp r in c ip le ,

d u eto d iffe re n c eso fp o la rit y . Ino th e r w o rd s , aun ityu n d e r tw om o d e s

o fa c t io n .T h isdu a lityc a non lyb ec o m pre h e n d e din itstru er e la tio n

s h ipw h e nv ie w e d fro m b o thp la n e sa n drea liz e db yt h es c ie n c eo f

c o rre sp o n d e n c e s , w h ic hs c ie n ceisb u tam a te ria ls ys te m o fs y m b o lis m

fro m w h ic hw ec a n ju s tlyre g ula teo u rc on c e p tio n sof a ll th in gs .

P la to o n c es a id , "Id e a sru le th ew o rld ." S ofa rP latow a srig ht;

fo r, be fo reth ediv in eid e aw a se v o lv e d fro m w ith in th ed iv in es e n -

s o riu mo f th eIn f in iteO n e ,th eu n iv e rs ew a sn o t. H e n c eth eres u lt o f

th ed iv in eid e aw a sth ee v o lutio no f apu res y m b o li cfo rm .

J u s t ass y m b o lsareth ep ro d uc to f id e a s, s o , inthe ir tu rn ,id e a sa re

th es ym b o lso f tho u g h t, a n dt h o u g h t its elf isb u tth es y m b o lic re s p o n s e

o f th eE g ototh ep u ls a tin gt h ro bo f th eD e ificw il l, th ed iv in era d ia n t

s o u l of th eIn finiteO n e .B a cko f th isw ec a n n o tp en e tra te ,e ve nin

o u rm os te x a lte dc o n c e p tio n s . H e n c ea ll s e rio u ss tud ya n dm e d i ta tio n

a sto th en a tu re a n de x is te n ceo fG o dis u n p ro fita blea n dc a n no tb rin g

th es tu d e n ta n ysu b s ta n tia l re tu rne ith er inth isw o rldo r th en e x t,

s e e in g th a t th eI n fin itec a nn e v e rb ec om p re h e n d e db yth efin i te .

T h e re fo re ,w em u st re s ts a tisfie dw itht h ec e rta in k n o w le d g et h a tw e

c a nb yo n eg ra n dc h a ino fs e qu e n c e stra ceth etra n sm is s io no f th o u g h ts ,

id e a sa n ds y m b o li cfo rm stot h e ir s o u rc e.

T h u st h ea n g e lic w o rldisb u t ap ro to ty peo rs y m b o l ice x p re s s io n

o f th ed iv in es p he reo f th eI n fin ite .T hec e le s tia l w o rldisa re fle c tio n

o f th ea n g e licw orld .T h es p i ritu a lw o rl disap ro to ty p ea n dsy m b o lic

o u tc o m eo f th ec ele s tia lh e a ve n s .T h ea stra lw o rld isth ere fl e c tio no f

th es piritu a ls p he re .A n dla stly , th em ate ria l (o u r w o rld ) is b u t th e

c o n c retes h a d o w of th ea s tra l k in g d o m s .

H e n c e th ere a d e r c a np e rc e iv e th a tw e , i no u rp re s en ts ta te , are

alo n gw a yd o w ni nth es c a le o fc re a tiv e life .B u t if w ea re , w ek n o w

b yth e la w so fo ur b e in gth a t w ec a na n ds h a ll w in o u rw a yb a ck

th ro u ghth isv a ll e yo f th es ha d o w , th is p la n eo f inv e rte dim a ge sa n d

d e lu s iv ea p p e a ra nc e s , in totheb rig h t rea lm so fo u r fo rm e rs tate , th o s e

s p h e reso fp u rean g e liclife w h e rea lo n ee x is t th ee v e r liv in g re a lso f

a ll thein fin itu deo fa p p a re nt re a litie s.

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T H EG EN E S ISO FL IF E

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T H ER EA L M O FS P IR IT

In v o lutio n

"B e in g, U n c re a te d, E te rn a l, Alo n e ," s a y sD r. J o h nYo u n g ,w h e n

s p e a k in go f "th eC re a to ra n d th ec re a tion ;" c e rta inlyn oin s p i re dw rite r

e v e r pe n n e dam o r es u b lim etr u thth a nis c o n ta in e d inth ea b o vew o rd s .

P u resp irit isd i ffu s iv e ,n o na to m ic ,u nc re a te d , form le s s ,s e l f-e x is te n t

b e in g . S ile n t, m otio n le s s ,u nc o n s c io u s , D iv in ity ; po s s e s s in gi nitss u b

lim epu rityth eon es o leD e if ica ttrib u t ee x p re s s ibleinh u m a n la n g u a g e

a sa b so lu tea n dun c o n d itio n e dp o te n tia li ty .

S u c hi sth ere a lmo fs p irit, w h ic h , fo r th es a k eo f lin g u is tic c o n

v e n ie nc e ,h a sb e ente rm e db y th eO c c u lti s t "th ere alm o fu n m a ni-

fe s te db e in g ." W i thth efirs t e m a n a tio no f th isin co n c e iv a b le s ta tew e

h a v eno w tod e a l. T h eK a b b a lah ,o f th eea rlyJ e w is h ra b b is ,c on ta in s

lo n gan de la b o ra t etre a tis e su p o nth ev ario u se m a n atio n so f thete n

s e p h ir o th ,w h ic h fo r th em o s t p a rt a rew ritte ninsu c ha na lleg o ric a l

s ty le a stob ep ra c tic a llyu se le s stom os tW e s te rn s tu d e n ts , an de v e n

toO ri e n ta lm in d sa reu n s a tisfa c to ry ,a ndinm a n yr e s p e c tsm isle a d in g .

T h efi rs te m a n a ti o nfro m th is re a lm o f sp irit (fo rm le s sb e in g ) c la im s

th es tu d e n t'sc los e s ta tte n ti o n . It fo rm sth eD e ifi ck e y n o teof th ed iv ine

a n th e mo fc re a tion .T h isfirst e m a n a tio n, c a lle db y th eK a b b a l is tsth e

C ro w n , m e a n s ,w h ens trip p e dof itsm y s ti c a lv e il, sim p lea n dna k e d

a c tiv i tyo rm o tion .T h u sw ese eth a t th e firs ta c ti o no fD iv inity(u n

c o n s c io u sm in d ) i sth o u g h t, an dth o u g h t im p lie sv ibra tio no rm o tio n .

A t th em o m e n t th eD e ificm in dv ib ra te sw ithth o u g h t th e res p ri n g s

fo rth , fro m th ei n fin itew o m bo fc re a tion , th ed u a do fa ll fu tu reg re a t

n e s s . T h isd u a di sth eK a b b a l is tic a l tw in s , "L o v ean dW is d o m ," w h ic h ,

intu r nm e a nth ea ttrib u te s , a ttra c tio na n dre p u ls io no f fo rc ea n d

m o tio n. T h e ya re m a lea n dfe m a le ,c o -e q ua la n dc o -ete rn a l, a n de x p re s s

th e m s elv e se x te rna llya sa c ti v itya n drep o s e .

N om a t te rh o w re co n d iteo ra bs tru s eo u r s p e c u la tio nsm a yb e ,

w h e nt h eo rb it o f o u rm e ta p h ys ic a lm e d it a tio nisc om p le tew esh a ll

fin dou rs e lv e sfac etofa c eag a inw ithou ro rig in a l s ta rtin gpo in t, w h ic h

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isth i sin fin ite tria do fL o ve ,W is d o m an dC ro w n , or, ino th e r w o rd s ,

th eo nep rim a l forc ec o n ta in in gu n lim itedp o te n tia l itie sw ith i nits e lf.

B a c kof th isw eca n n o tg o .W i thth isd ivin etrin ity o rG o d h e a d, a s

s tu d e ntsa n din v es tig a to rso f N a tu re 'soc c u lt m y s terie s ,w em us t re s t

c o n te nte d ,c o n s o l in go u rs e lv es ,w h e n e v e r n e c e s s a ry , w ithth ece rta in

k n o w led g eth a t then e a re rw ea p p e a r toap p ro a c hth eg re a tw h it e

th ro n eo f th eIn f in iteO n e ,th efu rth e r d o e sth a t div in ec e n ter re c e d e

fro m us . If th is w e ren o ts o , th e rec o u l db en os u chth in ga se te rn ity

fo r thea to m so f d iffe re n tia te dlife .C on s e q u e n tly , th eim m o rt a lityo f

th es ou lw o u ldb ea ne m p tyd re a m , am e re fig m e n t, ha tc h e db yso m e

in fe rna lp o w e rw i th inth eo v erh e a te dim ag in a tio no f p o o rd e lu de d

m a n .

B e fo re g o in gfu rt h e r, th ere ad e rs h o u ld c o m m it tom e m o ryth e

fo llo w in gp rim a ry d o c trin e s , ta u g h tb yt h eO c c u lt i n itia te so f a ll tru e

w is d o m .T h e ya re d o c trin e sto u sino u r p re s e n ts tate , ins of a r

th a tw ec a n n o td em o n s tra tethe m e x te rn a l lyb ya n ykn o w nfo rm of

e x p e ri m e n t.

I. "T hew h o leu n iv e rs eisfil le dw iththeD e ificp re s e n c eo fG o d ."

T h a t i stos a y ,th eu n i\e rs e isp e rm e a tedw ithth ep u re ,m o tion le s s ,

fo rm les s ,s p irit o fD iv in ity .

II. "Th eu n iv e rs e isb o u n d le ssa n du n lim ite d , ac ir c lew h o s e

c irc u m fe re n c eis e v e ry w h e rean dw h o s ec en treisn o w h e re ." T h eu n i

v e rs e isd u a la n dc o n s is tso f th em a n ifes ta n dth en o n -m a n ife st. H e n c e

D e ity isp ro g re s siv einh isi n fin ites c he m eo fs p ir itu a lu n fo ld m e n t.

III. " T h ed iv in eo n elifep ri n c ip lee m a na te sfro m th ep u rev o r tic e s ,

th ec en tra lS p iri tu a lS u no f th em a n ife ste du n iv e rse .F ro m th i sm ig h ty

in c o n ce iv a b lec e nte ro f life e m a n a teth es p iritu a l ra y so f th eF a th e r,

s c in ti lla tin gw it hd iv in ea c t iv ity ,w h e re u p o nth eva s t, m o tio nle s sv o id ,

th ea w fu lu n iv e rseo fG o d 'ssile n t, fo rm le s ss p irit , b e c o m e saliv e\\ ith

a nin f in iten u m b er o fs u b o rd in a teu n iv e rs e s ." W h ic hm e a n s , th e ra y s

o fD ivin itya rebro u g h t toa fo c u sa tv ario u sp o in t sins p a c e . T h e s e

p o in ts o r fo c i form th es p iri tu a lc e n te r so fs m a ller u n iv e rs e s. A n

e x a m p l eo f th isca nb es e e nup o no u rm a te ria lp la n eb yo b s e r\i n gth a t

p rim a r ys u n sth row o ff as e ri e so fs e c o nd a ry 's u n s . T h e s es e c on d a ry

s u n st h ro w o ff p la n e ts ,a n dt h ep la n e ts b e c o m eth ep a re n tso f m o o n s .

B yth es c ie n c eo f c o rre s p o n d en c e , "a sit isa b o v e , s oit isb elo w ."

R e m e m be r th o s efac ts .

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T h ed iv in ep u rp o seo fc re a tionisth ed i ffe re n tia ti o no f th eun c o n

s c io u s fo rm le s sO n e ,a n dth eg ra n do u tc om eo f th is d iv in ep u rpo s eis

th eu l tim a tio no f D e ificIn tellig e n c ie s ; s e p a ra tem in d sre fle ctin gth e

d iv in e id e ao f theu n iv e rs a l m in d ,c o n s cio u s , in d ivid u a liz e dm e n ta litie s

p o s s e ss in gim m o rt a ls o u lsc a pa b leo fe tern a lp ro g res s io n ,w h o , a sd if

fe re n t ia te dlife a to m so f th eC re a to r, t h eg ra n dA rb ite ro f thew h o le ,

b e c o m e th e m s e lv e ss e c o n d a rycre a to rsa n d th ea rb itr a to rso f the

d e s tinie so fw o rl d s .

T h ep ro c e s s e so f c re a tio na re d u a l, a n dc o n s is to f In v o lu tio na n d

E v o lu t io n .T h eo neisin s e p a ra b lefro m th eo th e r. Pa ra d o x ic a l a sit

m a ya pp e a r toth eu n in itia te d, it is ,n ev e rth e le s s , ad iv in et ru thth a t

th eE vo lu tio na n du ltim a tio no fs p iritu al lifeisac c o m p lis h e db ya

s tric t p ro c e s so f In v o lu tio n ; fro m th ew ith o u t tot h ew ith in , fro m th e

in fin i te lyg re a t toth ein finite lys m a ll .

T ob e t te ru n d e rs ta n dth ism y ste ryw em u st h a v ere c ou rs etoa

s e rie so fs y m b o ls. A c c o rd in g ly ,w ec o n c eiv eth ed ivin efo c u sof th e

p rim a l e s s e n c ea s th es p iritua lc e n te r of au n iv e rse .T h isD e i ficra y

c o n s ti tu te satri u n eG o d h e a d , fro m w h ic he m a n a te st h ep u rew h i te

lig h t o f th efo rm le s sO n e ,o r ino th e rw o rd s , th is c e n te rc o n stitu te sa

re a lmo fs e p h iro th , as u n -s p he reo f liv in gp o te n tialitie s ,d ivin eb e in g s

in fin i te lyb e y o n d th eh ig h e s t a rc h a n g e lho o d .A ss u chw em a yc on c e iv e

it floa tin ga sa s p e c kinth e in fin iteoc e a no fd ivin elo v e , su rro u n d e dby

th ee f fu lg e n tb ri g h tn e s so fth en a m e le s sC ro w n .T h i sd iv in es ph e reis

p a s s iveins u c ha s ta te .N irva n are ig n su p o nth eb l is s fu l ra d ia n c eo f its

m o tio nle s sb o s o m . B u t th etim en o w a p p roa c h e sw h e n itsm is s io n in

th es ch e m eo fc rea tio nm u s t co m m e n c e .T hem o m e n ta r riv e s ,a n da s

s o o nasth efirs t c re a tiv ep uls a tio n so f th o u g h tv ib ra te , th ew h o les p h e re

o fm o t io n le s s , form le s s ,w h it elig h t flas h e sfo rth s p a rk lin gw ithliv in g

e n e rg y. A n dn o w , b e h o ldw h a t ac h a n g eh asta k e np lac e .T h es o f t,

w h ite lig h th a sce a s e dtob ea n dinits p la c eth e re isra y in g fo rthin

e v e ry c o n c e iv a b le d ire c tio nm ig h tyo c e a nso f fo rc e ; e a c ho c e a nd iffe r

in gin v e lo c ity , c o lo ra n dp ote n tia lity . T h ep a s s iveh a sb e c o m ea c tiv e ,

a n dthem o tio n le ssh a sc o m m e nc e dtom o v e, tra v e rs ingth ev o id o f

s p a c eu p o nth ew in g so f lig h t.D e ityh a sb e c o m ere f ra c te d ; apo rtio n

o f th e in fin iteso u ld e c o m p o se d ,a n dits o rig in a l un lim ite dp ote n tia lities

re s o lve din toase rie so fa c t iv eb u t lim ite da ttribu te s .T h is isre la te d

inth em y s tic a lla n g u a g eo fth eK a b b a la ha sth ee v olu tio no fth es e v e n

a c tiv es e p h iro th fro m th efir s t trin ity , L o v e ,W is do m a n dC ro w n . It is

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th e s es e v e na c tives e p h iro th th a tc o n s ti tu teth es ev e np rin c iple so f

N a tu re. T h e yfo rms e v e np o in t so rs u b -c en te rsa ro u ndth e ir p a re n t

c e n te r , th eS p iri tu a lS u n ,a nda reth ese v e nw o rld so fa n g e lic M efro m

w h o s ed iv in em a tr ixis s u ea ll th elifeato m so f th eir u n iv e rs e.

F ro m th efo re g o ingth ere a d e r w ill s e e , th a tw h e nt h ed a w no f

a n yu niv e rs ec o m m e n c e s , th epu refo rm le sse s s e n c ei sin d ra w nf ro m

th erea lm so f th eu n m a n ife s tedin toth e i rs u n -s p h e r eo fc re a ti v elife

p re v iou stob e in g in v o lv e db y th ed e ific w ill o f thea n g e lichie ra rc h ie s ,

a n db ys u c hc o n tac t it im m e d ia te lyu n d e rg o e sac h a ng e . It isf o rm le s s

n olo ng e rb u ta tom ic ,a n de n do w e dw ithana ttrib u te o rs ta tei t h a d

n o tb efo re ,v iz ., p o la rity . Th isp o la rit ya to n c eev o lv e sas ort o fp a rtne r

s h ip , a n de q u a lly d iv id e sth e fo rm le s ssu b s ta n c eintotw op a rt s ,e a c h

an e c es s a rya tte nd a n tu p o ntheo th e r in m a n ife s te de x is te n c e . O n eis

p o s iti v e , th eo the r, o fc o u rse ,n e g a tiv e. T h ep o s it iv era yis th a tw h ic h

c o n s ti tu te sth el iv in gs p irit u a l fireo f a ll th in g s, a n ditsato m sa re

in fin i te lyfin e . T h en e g a tiv e ra yise v er te n d in gt o w a rdas tateo f

re p o s eo r in e rtia, a n ditsa to m sa rec o ars ea n dlo os ea sc o m p are dw ith

th o s eo f th ep o s i tiv era y . It isth es u bs ta n c efo rm e db yth ene g a tiv e

ra ytha tc o n s titute se v e rys pe c ie so fm atte r, s o -c alle d , fro mth ein

c o n c e iv a b lyfin ee th e re a liz e ds u b s ta n c e , w h ic hc o m po s e sth eform s

o f th ed iv in ea rch a n g e lso fth es u n ,d o w ntoth em in e ra lv e in so f

d e n s em e ta l inthee a rth .

T h e re fo re ,w h e nsp e a k in gb ro ad lyo fs p ir it a n dm a tt e r, th ete rm s

a rep erfe c tlyu n m e a n in gina no c c u lt s e ns e , fo r th at w h ic hw ec a ll

s p irit isn o tp u r es p irit, b ut o n lyth ep o s itiv eo r a c tiv ea tt rib u teo fth a t

w h ic hw ete rm m a t te r. H e n c em a tte r iss o fa ru n re a l , it iso n l ya n

a p p e a ra n c ep ro d u ce db yth en eg a tiv era y , a n dth isap p e a ra n c ei sth e

re s u lt o fp o la rit yo rm o d eo f m o tio n ; thep o s itiv e iss tra ig h t a n dp e n e

tra ting , th en e g ativ eisro u nda n de n fo ld in g .

W itht h isb rie f bu tn e c e s s a ry d ig re s s io nw ere s u m e . F ro m th e

s e v e na n g e lics tate sb e fo rem e n tio n e d , sp iritu a l inv o lu tio nc om m e n c e s .

E a c hon eo f th ese v e ns p h e re s isare flec tio no fo neo f th es ev e nre

fra c tedp rin c ip les ,w h ic hc o ns titu teth ed iv in em indo f th ea ng e lic

c re a tors .F ro m thisre fle c tions p rin gfortha n g e lic ra c e s ,s e co n do n ly

inm e nta lp o w e r an dp o te n tia l itytoth e i rp a re n ts . T h e n , inturn ,a re

p ro d u ce ds till low e rc e le s tial s ta te s , ea c hs ta teor s p h e rec orre s p o n d in g

inn a tu re ,c o lo r a n da ttrib u t etoth es ph e refro m w h ic hit w a sb o rno r

re fle cte d .B u t tho u g he a c hs ta teinth ed e s c e n d in gs c a leiss im ila rb y

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c o rre sp o n d e n c e ,itb e c o m e sles sins iz e , m o rem a te r ia l; th es piritu a l

p o te n cie so f its a n g e licra c esa rew e a k er, th a t is , le s sa c tive ,b e c a u s e

th e yarem o rea n dm o rein v o lve dw ith inm a tte ra sthe yd e s c e n d inth e

s c a le . T h u sd o e s in v o lu tio npro c e e d ; in vo lv in gs ta t ea fte rs tate ,a n d

s p h e re a fte rs p h ere , fo rm in g as e rie so f c irc le sw ho s elin eo f m o tio n

o rd e sc e n t isn o t inth ep la neo f itso rb it; h e n c e th efo rm u l tim a te sitse lf

a sasp ira lu n til th elo w e s t p o in t isrea c h e d .B e y on dth is ,m otio nis ,

im p o s sib le ,a n dt h ein fin ite l yg re a th a sb e c o m eth e in fin ite ly s m a ll.

T h isi sth eg re a t p o la riz in gp o in t fro mw h ic hth em a te ria lw o r ldis

re fle cte d . It is th elo w e s t po s s ib les p i ritu a ls ta t eo f life , w h ic hfo rm ed

th efi rs te th e re al ra c eo fh um a nb e in g su p o no u rp la n e t, a n dt h u s

u s h e redin toe x iste n c eth efam o u sg o ld e na g eo fm y th o lo g ic a l ce le b rity .

E X P L A N A T IO N O FT H ED IA G R A M

T h ec en tra l tria d re p re s e n ts L o v e ,W is d om a n dC ro w n, T h eT rin i ty

o fG o d. T h es e v e n-p o in te ds tar, th es e v enra y sis s uin gth e re fr o m .T h e

s e v e nc irc le ss h ow th es e v e na n g e licw o r ld sfo rm e d fro m th es ev e n

a c tiv ep rin c ip le s. T h en a m e sC a s s ie l, M ic h a e l, e tc .,a rec a b a l is tic a l

n a m e s fo r th es e ph iro th(th es e c o n d a rie so r ru lin g in te llig e n cie s ,w h o ,

a fte r G o d ,a c tu a t eth eu n iv e rs e ), w h ile th ew o rd sab o v ea n db elo w

s h o w th e ir a ttribu te s .

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T H ER EA L M O FM A T TE R

E v o lu t io n

T h eterm e v o lu tionisfro m theL a tinean dv o lv o ,w h ic hm e a n s to

ro ll f ro m ,o ru n ro ll, a n dth ee v o lu tio no fm a tte rm e a n sp re c ise lyw h a t

th eterm im p lie s , v iz ., u n fo ld in g ,e x p a nd in g ,o p e n in ga n de v o lv in g .

T h ew ho leo fw h ichc a nb es u m m e du pint h ew o rdp rog re s s io n .

M a tte r, p e rs e , i sth ep o la r o p p o s iteo f m a n ife s te ds p irit. It isth e

re a c ti o no fs p iri tu a la c tio n . It ise n e rg yinas tateo f re s t. It isfo rce

a n dm otio nina ne x a c ts ta te o fe q u ilib r iu m ; ins h ort, m a tte r s im p ly

m e a n ss o lid ifie ds p irit. W h e n tw oim p o n de ra b lee q u al fo rc e sfr o m

o p p o s i ted ire c tion sm e e te a c ho th e r, b o t hp o w e rsb ec o m ep o la ri z e d ,

fo rc e isre s o lv e d in toin e rti a ,m o tio ni stra n s fo rm e din tore st; ino th e r

w o rd s , s p irit b e co m e sm a tte r, itsre fin em e n to r its d e n s ityd ep e n d in g

u p o ni tsd e g re eof e th e re a liza tio n .

T h ep ro g re s s io nan du ltim a tiono f th eli fefo rc e sl a te n tw ith in

m a tte r, m u s tb eac c o m p lis h e db yap ro c e sso fu n fo ldm e n t. T h epo te n

tia lit ie s , ino rde r toe x p a n da n dp u t forthth e ir i n fin itep o ss ib ilitie s ,

m u s t EV O L V E ,a n d th isiss o , b e c a u s eth eyh a v eb e c om ein c a rn a te d

b yth eo p p o s itef o rc e so fe n fo ld m e n t. B ut h a v in gb ec o m ein v o lve din

th ed eg ra d a tio nof th em a te ri a l, b yth e fa ll, a n dca s t in to"t h eb o tto m

le s spit" o rc ry sta lliz in gp oin t ins p a ce , th eo n ly p o s s ib lem e a n so f

re tu rn toth eo ri g in a lp u resp iritu a ls ta teisth rou g hth ep rog re s s iv e

c y c lic p a th w a y sof m a te ria l un fo ld m e n t.

T h ee vo lu tio no f m a tte r, lik ee v e ry th in ge ls ew ith i nth ere a lm s

o fm a nife s te de x is te n c e ,m u s t h a v es o m ep o in to fc om m e n c e m e n t. If

m a tte r is ,a sp rev io u s lys ta te d ,b u t th em a n ife s ta t io no fs p ir it th e

n e g a ti v era ye x tern a liz e da n d inas ta te o fc ry s ta l liz e din e rt ia th e n

m a tte r m u s tb ethefirs to ffsp rin go fs pirit, a n dbo thc o m b in edm u s t

c o m p ri s eth ea ll o fa ll th in gs ,y e a ,e v enD e ityitse lf; fo ra n in fin ite

c re a tor c a n n o tg et b e y o n dh is c re a tio n , n o re x is t ap a rt fro m him s e lf,

b e c a u seth eg re a t la w o fp o lar o p p o s ite s isth ed ir e c te m a n a ti o nfro m

h iso w nd iv in en atu re .C o n s e qu e n tly ,H Em u s ta ls obeg o v e rn e db y

th es elf s a m ela w sa n dp rin c ip le sw h ic hc o n tro lh is c re a tiv eac tiv itie s ,

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a n dw he ntra c e dt oth e ir s o u rc ew eh a v es e e nh o w b ea u tifu llysim p le

s u c hprim a l la w sa re ,v iz ., " W is d o m a n dL o v e ," a n d , c o n v e rtib ly ,m a le

a n dfem a le ,p o s it iv ea n dn e g ativ e ,'a c tivitya n dre po s e .B rie fl ys ta te d

th e re isb u to n e la w ,o n ep ri n c ip le ,o n ea g e n ta n do n ew o rd . Th is

s a c re d la w isS E X, ate rm w h ere inm a yb es u m m e du p th eg ra n d

to ta li tie so f th e In fin iteU niv e rs e .

S e xis d u a l, a n d fin d se x p re ss io ninth ep h a llu sa ndy o h n io f

a n im a te dN a tu re . T h iss a m es ex u a l la w o pe ra tin gth ro u g h o u tN a tu re

lim its th es o u rc esfro m w h ic ho u rk n o w led g eo fN a turec a nb eob ta in e d ;

ino the rw o rd s ,th e rea reb u t tw os o u rc esfro m w h ichk n o w le d g eo f

a n yk in disre c e iv e d ;o n eis s u b je c tiv e , th eo th e r o b je c tiv e ; th efo rm e r

g iv e su sk n o w le d geo f th es p i ritu a lo r ca u s a ls id eo f th ec o s m o s , th e

la tte r g iv e sth em a te ria ls ide ,w h ic his th ew o rld o fe ffe c ts , o na c c o u n t

o f its b e in ge v o lv e do u to fth efo rm e r, a sth ep o e t h a ths a id ;

"T h eou tw a rdd o th fro m th einw a rdro ll,

A n dthein w a rdd w e llsinth e in m o s ts o u l ."

T h eg re a t firs t ca u s eh a se v olv e do u to f h im s e lf thee s o te ric , o r

s u b je ctiv ew o rld ; a n do u to f th es u b je c t iv e ,b yasim p lec h a n geo f

p o la ri ty ,w h ic hat o n c eb rin gsfo rthach a n g eo fe ne rg ya n ds ub s ta n c e ,

h eh a se v o lv e dtheo b je c tiv ew o rld .T h e re fo re , th ea n te c e d e n ts o f th e

o b je c t iv ea reto b efo u n din th es u b je c t iv ew o rld .

W eh a ven o w c o m p le te dth ec y clico u tlin eo fo u rp res e n t re s e a rc h ,

a n d , asare s u lt, w ek n o w th at th ep o in t o fc o m m e n ce m e n t inm ate ria l

e v o lu t io nw h ic hw eh a v eth u s fa rb e e ns ee k in g , lie sh id d e nw it h inth e

re a lm so fs p irit, o fw h ic hrea lm w eh a v ea lre a d ys po k e n , inc ha p te ro n e .

Ino rde r toc le a r lyc o m p re h e ndN a tu re 's p ro c e s s e si nth eu n fo ld -

m e n t of m a tte r, a c a re fu ls tud yo f th ese v e nc re a ti v ep rin c ip le sisv e ry

n e c e s sa ry ,n o ts tu d ie da ss om a n yin te ll ig e n c ie so r s ta te so f c o n s c io u s

life , b u ta ss e v enp rin c ip le so r fo rc e s , w h ic h , th ou g hu n c o n s cio u sa n d

b lin d inth e ir a ctiv itie sth ro u g h o u t th eir d iffe re nt s p h e re sof o p e ra tio n,

y e ta ct s tric tly inh a rm o n yw ithe a c ho th e ra sth e re fra c te dpa rtso fa

w h o le , fu lfillin g th ec re a tived e s ig n . Th e s es e v e np rin c ip le sa ren o t in

th e m s elv e sin te ll ig e n t, b u t ares im p lypo w e rsd ire cte db yin tellig e n c e ,

ju s t asth ee le c t ricc u rre n t isap o w e r w h ic h ,w h e ng o v e rn e dbyin

te llige n c e ,b e c o m e sam e d iu mfo r th ee x pre s s io no f th a t in te ll ig e n c e

a n dc ap a b leo f tr a n s m ittin gi tsm a s te r's th o u g h tsan dd e s ire s , in s ta n

ta n e o us ly , toa n yp a rt o f th eg lo b eth a t h a sb e e npre p a re dto re c e iv e

T H ER EA L M O FM A T TE R 1 3

th e m . T h ein te lli g e n c ew h ic hd ire c tsth es ep o w e rsbyth ela w so f

h a rm o nya reth ese v e na n g e lic w o rld sm e ntio n e dint h ep re v io u sc h a p

te r, an da sth e ya reap e rfe ct e p ito m eof th ed iv inela w , it ne c e s s a rily

fo llo w sth a t th eo b je c tiv ew orldo fm a tt e rm u s tb e ap e rfe c t ep ito m e

as o li d ifie de x p re s s io no f it sp ro g e n itors ,a n dm u st c o n ta inw ith inits e lf

th elate n ta ttribu te so f its s p iritu a l so u rc e .

P o w e rs, lik ein d iv id u a ls ,a re lim ite din th e ir a c ti v itie s .F o r in s ta n c e ,

b e fo re e le c tric it yc a nm a n ifes t its e lf aslig h to r p o w e r it m us th a v e

s o m e thin gtoa c t u p o n , ap o int o fc o n ta ct o r ra p p o r t, a t th epo in to r

p la c eo fm a n ife s ta tio n .A ss ta te dinth ea b o v eillus tra tio no f th e

e le c tr icc u rre n t, th ep la c ean do b je c t of s u c hp h e no m e n am u s t h a v e

b e e npre p a re dfo r th ee x p re s sio no fs u c hp o w e r. H e nc eth en e c es s ity

(if w em a yu s es uc hate rm ) of th eo b je ctiv ew o rld b e in gap e r fe c t

e p ito m eo fa n dc on ta in in gth e la te n ta tt rib u te so f th eh ig h e r a n dm o re

in te ri o rw o rld sof c a u s e .

If th i sw e ren o t s oth ep e rfec te v o lu tiono fm a tte r w o u ldb ean

im p o s sib ility ,b ec a u s en os u bje c tiv ep o w e r, s ta teor p rin c ip le c a na c t

o r re ac tu p o na no b je c tiv eform u n le s sa p o rtio no f its e lf liesw ith in

th a tfo rm .W em u st c a rryth is lin eo f rea s o n in gal ittlefu rthe r.

M a n , i nh isp h y s ic a lb o d y , is ap e rfe c t e p ito m eo f th ep la n e t u p o n

w h ic hh eliv e s ,w h ileth ec e le s tia lw o rl d sfin dth eir p e rfe c t e x p re s s io n

inh is s o u l, a n d th e s ew o rld s, intu rn , a reb u t th eh ig h e ra n dm o re

in te ri o re x p re s s io nn o to n ly o fm a n 'sp hy s ic a lo rg an is m ,b u t of th e

e a rth o nw h ic hh e liv e s .W ese e , th e re fore ,h o w b e au tifu llyh ar

m o n io usM o th e rN atu reis ,e v eninh e rm os ts e c re t pa rts .S h eha sm a d e

e v e ry k n o w n"th ing "d e p e n d e n t u p o nas o m e th in ge ls e, a n da ll

th in g s, th e re fo re, a rem u tu a l lyd e p e n d e nt u p o ne a c ho th e r. E v olu tio n

isd e pe n d e n tu p o n in v o lu tio n ; th eo b je c t iv eu p o nthes u b je c tive ,a n d

m a nis d e p e n d e n t u p o nth ee a r th .A ll c o nta inth es am ee te rn a l s e v e n

p rin c ip le s ; th esu b je c tiv e , i nitsim p o nd e ra b lee s se n c e s ; th eo b je c tiv e ,

inits s o lid s , fl u id sa n dg a se s ;a n dm a n, a sth es pirito -n a tu ra lm e d iu m

a n dm ee tin gp o in t b e tw e e nth e tw og re a t w o rld s , trea s u re su pt h e

s e v e nm in e ra lq u alitie sinh i sb o d ya n d th e ir m a g n eticc o u n te rp a rts

inth eo d y lics p he reo fh isso u l. Inth i sre c o n d ite s e n s ea lo nec a nw e

fu lly u n d e rs ta n d th eo c c u lt ax io m o f th ea n c ie n ts ; "M a nisam ic ro

c o s m au n iv e rs ew ith inh im s e lf."

T h es ev e np rin c iple so fN a tu r ec o rre s p o ndinth e ir c h e m ic a la f fin

itie s toth es e v enp ris m a tic ra y so f th es o la rs p e ctru m ,a n dals op re s e n t

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ap e rf e c tc o rre s po n d e n c etot h es e v e np ro g re s s iv esta te so fm an ife s ta

tio n , w h ic hh a v eb e e nv e rya pp ro p ria te ly te rm e dth e "T h eL ife

W a v e s . " It isth es ew a v e so f c o s m iclife e n e rg ie st h a tc a rryou t th e

g ra n da s c e n d in gsc a leo fm a teria le v o lu t io n .

W h e na "w a v e "c o m m e n c e s , it, a to n c e ,s etsinm o tion , itse v o lu -,

tio n a r ya c tiv ities .T h e s efo rc e sp ro d u c e as e rie sof re s p o n s ivev ib ra tio ns

w ith in th a t re a lmo f fo rc ew hic hfo rm si tsm a te ria l c o rre s p o n de n c e ,a n d

th u sac tin ga n dr e a c tin gu p o ne a c ho th e r lik eth eeb ba n dflo wo f th e

tid e s , th e s efo rce sp ro d u c ean o th e rs c e neinth es ub lim ed ra m ao fe x

te rn a l life .T h e sew a v e s ,s e ve ninn u m b er, s u c c e e de a c ho th e r inth e

fo llo w in go rd e r;

I. T h eS p iritu a l o r re a lm o f c re a tio n , sy m b o lo fT heW o rd .

II. T heA s tra lo r re a lm o fd es ig n ,s y m b olico fT h e Id e a .

III. Th eG a s e o u so r re a lm o f fo rc e ,s y m bo lico fT h eP o w e r.

IV .T heM in e ra l or re a lm o f ph e n o m e n a , sy m b o lo fT heJ u s tic e .

V .T h eV e g e ta b le o r re a lm o f "life ," s y m b o lico fT heB e a u ty .

V I. T heA n im a lo r re a lm o fc on s c io u s n e s s, s y m b o lo f T h eL o v e .

V II. Th eH u m a no r re a lm o fm in d ,s y m b o li c a lo fT h eG lo ry .

T h es tu d e n tw ill fo rm ac le a re r id e ao f th e s em ig h t yp rin c ip les , if

w etrav e lo v e r thes a m eg ro u nda g a inin a ne x p la n a to rym a n n e r;

I. T h ew o rldo f cre a tio ns ig nifie sth ean g e licw o rl dfro m w h ich

th eo r ig in a l im p uls efirs te m a n a te d .T h i ss p iritu a l im p u ls etr a v e ls

a ro u n d th ew h o le o f th efu tu r eo rb it o f th e"s y s te m "a b o u t to b e

e v o lv ed ,a n dp re pa re sth es p ac e sfo r th e re c e p tio na n dm a n ife sta tio n

o f al e s se th e re al fo rc e .

II. T hew o rldo f d e s ig nisthes u b je c tivec a u s e -w o r ldinth eas tra l

lig h t, c o n ta in in ga ll th eg e rm s , fo rm san did e a lspo s s ib lefo r th a ts y s

te m to u ltim a te .

III. Th ew o rldo f c o s m icfo rceisth ee ve rc irc u la t in go c e a n so f

m u n d a ne ,s u b -m u n da n ea n ds u p er-m u n d a n ef o rc e s ,w ith w h ic h

"s c ie nc e " iso n ly ju s tb e c o m in ga c q u a in te dinth ef o rm so f ligh t, h e a t,

m a g n e t is m ,u n iv e rs a le th e r, ele c tric ity , a n dc h e m ica l, a to m ic a n ds o la r

e n e rg y.

IV .T hew o rldo f p h e n o m e n an ee d sn oe x p la n a tio n , it b e in gth e

w o rld o fm a tte r.

V .T h ew o rldo f l ifeisth ef lu id ic , th e firs t fo rm so fa ll thin g s , th a t

is ,o rg a n icfo rm s "w h e re inthe reislife" a rev e g e ta b le s ,a n d th e yo rig i

n a tei nw a te r, theg ra n dm a tr ix .

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V I. T hew o rldo f c o n s c io u s n e ss .T h efirst ru d im e n tarye x p re s s io n

o fc o ns c io u s n e s s , g e n e ra llyt e rm e din s ti n c t, m a n ifes tsits e lf inth ea n i

m a lk in g d o m . It i sin te llig e nt m in de x p re s s in gits elf th ro u g h th elo w e r

fo rm so fe th e re a l iz e dm a tte r.

V II. Th ew o rldo f m in dc o n ta in sth eh u m anp rin c ip le, M a nb e in g

th ec ulm in a tin gpo in to fm a teria le v o lu t io n . Inth i sre a lm th em in d

b e g in so n c em o re toa s s e rt it ss u p re m a c yo v e rm a tter, h e relif ec o n

q u e rs d e a th ;h e n ceth ev e rysig n ific a n t s y m b o lo fth eK a b b a la h, w h e re

inth i ss ta teis te rm e d"T h eG lo ry ." S e ec h a p te rsV a n dV I, L aC le f.

T h ep ro c e s s e so f u ltim a tio nbyth em e a n so f in v o lu t io na n de v olu

tio narein v e rs e l yre la te dto e a c ho th e r ; th efo rm er (in v o lu ti o n ) isth e

o rig ina la c tio n , w h ileth elatte r (e v o lutio n ) iso nlyth ere a ctio n ; an e ce s

s a ryco n s e q u e n c eo f th efo rm er.

B e fo re a tte m p tin g toe x p la in th o s eo c c u ltp ro c e s s e sc o n n e c te d

w itht h ee v o lu tiono fm a tte r, w h ic ha re s ile n tlya t w o rkw ith i nth eu n

s e e nw o m bo fN a turep ro d u c in g th ee n d le sss e rie so f c a u s e s , thea c tiv

itie so fw h ic he xte rn a liz ethe m s e lv e sin a nin fin it ev a rie tyof fo rm s , it

isn e ce s s a rytobrie flyre v iew th eid e a se x p re s s e d inc h a p te r I, "T h e

In v o lutio no fS p i rit," w h e re i nw ep o in tedo u t th a t, o rig in a lly, o u rs o la r

s y s te mw a s"w ith ou t fo rm a n dv o id ," (G e ne s isI, 2 ) th a t isto s a y , it

h a dn om a te ria l ob je c tiv es h ap e ; th a tp re v io u stoi tse x te rn a l m a n ife s

ta tio n, it m u s t ha v ee x is te ds u b je c tiv e l ya sa nid ea l fo rm ;a ndth a t th is

id e a l fo rm isb u t th es y m b o li ce x p re s s iono f th ee th e re a l fo rce sp ro

je c te dd u rin gth ee v o lu tio nof th o u g h t. T h isisa s fa ra sw earep e r

m itte d tog oa lo ngth elin eof a c tu a ls piritu a l fa cts .B u t in c a rry in go ut

th es am ec h a ino f re a s o n in g , w ea rele d toth ec o n clu s io nth a t if w e

c o u ld o n lyp e n e tr a te ,e v e nfor as in g le m o m e n t, th es a c re da d ytu m o f

N a tu re'sg re a te s t o fa ll m y s te rie s ,w esh o u ldfin d th a te v e nt h o u g h t

its e lf w a so n lydu etoth ethro b b in gp u ls a tio n so f th es o u l, an dth a t

th e s ep u ls a tio n s , inth e ir turn ,w e reb ut th es y m p ath e ticre s po n s e ,

th ee xp a n s io na n dc o n tra c tio n o f th esp iritu a l res p ira tio ni nh a rm o n

io u sob e d ie n c eto th ea c tio na n dre a c tiono f itsd iv in eE g o .

T h ep r im a ryid e a sw h ic hw ed eriv efro m C h a p te r I, area sfo llow s ;

I. T h at th em a c roc o s m isth eo b je c tiv ei m a g eo f th ed iv in es u bje c tiv e

id e a , a n dth em icro c o s m isa re fle c tio no f th em a c ro c o s m . II. T h a t th e

fo rm e r, a saw h o le , ise s s e n t ia llyw ith ou t fo rm ,n ot o n lyb e c au s eit

c o n s istso fs u c ha nin fin ite v a rie tyo f fo rm s ,b u t b e c a u s eo f th ee n d

le s ssu c c e s s io nof p ro g re s s ivem a n ife s tatio n so f the s efo rm s ; h e n c e ,

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b e in gw ith o u te s se n tia l fo rm , it isu n li m ite d . III. T h a t th el a tte r,

th o u g h ap e rfe c t e p ito m eo fth efo rm e r, isfin ite , a n da ss u c hp o s s e s s e s

afo rma sas y m b ol o f itslim ita tio n s .

N O T E : W ed on o t cla im a n yo ri g in a lityfor th eid e a sp u t fo rth u p o nth issu b je c t,

b e c a u seth e yh a v eb e e nk n o w n toa t le a s t ath o u s a n dg e n e ra tio nso f th eH erm e tic

In itiate s , infa ct th eg re a t H e rm e sT rism e g is tu ss ay sd is tin c t ly , th a t, " T h eU n iv e rs e

isfrom G o d ,a n dm a nisfro mth eU n iv e rse ," w h ic hm e a n s , th em a c ro c o s m is a

re fle ctio no fD e i ty ,a n dm a n isa nim a g eo f th em a cro c o s m . It c a nh a v en oo th e r

re n d e r in g .

N e ith er P y th a g o rasn o rS o c ra te se v e rw roteu p o nth es a c re ds c ie n c e .T h e y

w e rees s e n tia lly th in k e rs , in fa c t th evo w so f th e fo rm e r tot h eg re a th ie ro p h a n ts

o fE g yp tp re v e n tedh im fro m ex te rn a liz ingtru tha sP la tod id .

T h o u g hP la tow a s th ep u p il o f S o c ra te s , h eg iv e sforthth eP y th a g o re a n

p h ilo so p h yinits e n tire ty , i nth efo rmo fa lle g o ry. T h eo n ly m y s te rya b ou t th e

m a tte r is ,w h e re d idP la to 's te a c h e ro b ta inh isP y th a g o re a nw is d o m ?T h eon ly

re a s o na b les o lu ti o ntoth isqu e ryis , to s u p p o s etha th eo b ta in e dit fro mh isa tte n d

a n td ae m o n .O u r co n c e p tio no f th ete a c h in g so fP y tha g o ra sa n dS o c ra te sc ano n ly

b eo b ta in e db ya k n o w le d g eo f th efa c tth a tb o thP la toa n dP y th a g o ra sw e re

in itiate d h e nc eP la tos im p lyw ro tet h a tw h ic ht h e s eo lds ag e so n lytho u g h t.

"T h eprim o rd ia l es s e n c e ," s a ysP la to , "i sa ne m a n a t io nfro m theD e m iu rg ic m in d ,"

w h ic hm in d , "c o n ta in sfro m e te rn ityth e id e ao f th en a tu ra lw orldw ith in its e lf."

H efu r th e ra s s e rt sth a t, "H e (th eD e m iu rg u s )p ro d u ce sth ed iv in eid e ao u t o f

h im s e lfb yth ep ow e ro fh isw ill."

T h u son lyre -e x p re s s in gth ese lf s a m eH erm e ticd o c t rin ee la b o ra te db yo ld

H e rm e sa t th ev e r yd a w no fO cc u lt p h ilo so p h y .

S ofa r, w eh a v esim p lyfo llo w e do u t th e id e a sp re s en te dinc h ap

te r I. "T h eIn v o lu tio no fS p i rit," u p o n th ed e s c e n din ga rco f th e ir m a n i

fe s ta t io n , ino rde r top o in t o u t toth e re a d e r th e re a lm w h e reinth e

fin a l s e p a ra tio no f th ed iv ineu n ityta ke sp la c e , an da s s u m e s th ed u a l

fo rm so fe n e rg y , te rm e d"S p ir it" a n dM a t te r." H a v ingre a c h e dt h is

p o in t o fd iffe re ntia tio n , (thep o la riz ingp o in t, a sw ete rm it ) w em u s t

n o w turno u ra tten tio ntoth ea lte re dm od eo fm o tion , th ec h a ng e d

p o la ri ty ,s otosa y ,o f th e s e tw ofo rc e sa n de x a m ineth ep ro c es s e so f

th e ir a c tio n ,w h ic ha res ile ntlya tw o rk inN a tu re ' sin v is ib le la b o ra to ry,

g ra d u allye x te rn aliz in gth e m se lv e sa ss olidfo rm sco g n iz a b lebyo u r

p h y s ica ls e n s e s . T h e nw em u s t s h o w h o w th e s efo rm sa reu ltim a te da s

c ry s tals ;p rim a ry, m o le c u la r c ry s ta ls ;w h ic hc o n s ti tu teth efi rs tp h y s ic al

fo u n d atio no fm a te ria lp h e n o m e n afro m w hic his s u et h ein fin ite v a rie ty

o fc o nc re tec ry s ta lliz e dfo rm sfo u n dh e r eo ne a rth .

N O T E : T h ep o la rizin gp o in t, asw ete rm i t, s e e m sto b ea nim p en e tra b lem ys te ry

tom o st O c c u lt s tu d e n ts .T h ec h ie fd iffi c u ltyisin g ra s p in gt h ee s s e n tial id e ath a t

c h a n g eo fe n e rg y iss im p lyd uetoth en ec e s s a ryre -a c tio no f all a c tio n . T h etru e

c o n c e ptio nisd if fic u lt toe xp re s sinw ord s ,s ow ew ill tryto illu s tra te it. If ab all

isth ro w nu pin to th ea ir s p in n in gro u n d itsa x is , d ire c tlythefo rc ew h ic hp ro je c te d

it b e co m e se x h a u ste dit w ill b e c o m es ta t io n a ryfo r o n es in g le in s ta n t, a ndth e n ,

o b e y ingad iffe ren t fo rc e , re-a c tio ns e t sina n dit fa llstot h eg ro u n dr e v o lv in gin

e x a c tl yth eo p p o sited ire c tion .T h es ta t io n a ryin s ta n t isth e "p o la riz in gp o in t."

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Ino rde r th a t th e la w so fc rys ta lliz a tionm a yb ec le a rlya p p re

h e n d e d, w em u s t sta tea t th ec o m m e n c e m e nt th a tc ry sta lliz a tio nm e a n s

d e a th . B yd e a th , w ed on o tm ea nd e a thin th eo rd in arya c c e p ta t io no f

th eterm ,b u tw em e a nth elo w e s tp o s s ib l em in im u m i nth ea c tivitie s

o f fo rc e th es ta tew ec a ll in e rtia .T hism u c hb e in gg ra n te d , w ea re

a s s u m edtob ea t th eb e g in n ingo fo u rs ub je c t, a n da ls oo fp h ys ic a l

c re a ti o n .

T h efi rs ta c t in c re a tio n ,a cc o rd in gto th eH e b re wc o s m o g o n y , w a s

th ec re a tio no f l ig h t, G e n e s i sI, 3 ., "an dG o ds a id, le t th e re b elig h t,

a n dthe rew a sligh t." A sw eha v ea lre a d ys e e n , th eb o u n d le s sr e a lm o f

u n iv e rs a le th e r co n ta in in gu nc o n d itio n e dp o te n tia li tie s , re q u i re sb u t

th efain te s t rip pleo r im p lu seo f th ed iv in em in dt os e t it in v ib ra tio n ,

a n d ,in s ta n tly ,th e refla s h e s fo rthL IG H T ,h e a t, m ag n e tis m a n dm o le c

u la rf o rc e ; ins ho rt, o u ru n iv e rs eb e g insth eg ra n dm a rc ho f co s m ic

e v o lu t io n .T h efi rs t lo g ic a l e ffe c to fth isv ib ra ti o nw a slig ht, ad is ru p

tiv ece n trifu g a l fo rc e ,a n di tsc o rre la t iv e sra d ia t in gins traig h t lin e s , in

a ll p os s ib led irec tio n sfro mac e n te r, w h ilefro m ea c hlin eo f fo rc e

m in o r ra y sra d ia t ea te v e rypo s s ib lea n gletoth eax ia l ra y .W eh a v e ,

th u s , a t th ev e ry o u ts e to f ou rc o n c e p ti o n , ac o m p le tea n dp e r fe c tn e t

w o rkof ra y s ,o r lin e so fe n erg y ,m o v in ga t th era t eo f lig h t, 1 8 5 ,0 0 0

m ile sp e rs e c o n d th ro u g hth e fo rm le s s ,m o tio n le s s , e th e re a l, m e d iu m

o fs p ac e .

It w il l h e lpu si no u rc o n c e ptio n , if w ec a ll tom in dth efa c t th a t

m a tte r , top ro d u ceinu sth es e n s a tio n sw ere fe r to m a tte r, m us tp o s s e s s

a t le as t th re ed im e n s io n s ,v iz .; le n g th , b re a d tha ndth ic k n e s s, a n de a c h

o f th es ed im e n s ion sre q u ire sa t le a s t tw oe q u a l fo rc e sfo r its e x p re s s io n;

a ls o , th a ta ll the s es ixe q u al fo rc e sm us tb ec o n c en tra te du p onas in g le

im p e n etra b lea to m icp o in t, a nd , la s tly , th isim p e n etra b lea to m icp o in t

m u s t als oc o n s is t o f tw oe q u al fo rc e s . Th e re fo re , t op ro d u c ea s in g le

g ra in o fs o lidm atte r, as o li ta rym in u te c ry s ta l, i t re q u ire s th ec o m p le te

p o la ri z a tio no f eig h t ra y so f c o s m ice n erg y .

O u r fi rs td u ty ,th e n , istodis c o v e ro u r im p e n e tra blea to m .W he n

tw oe qu a l fo rc e sc o m in gfro mo p p o s ited i re c tio n sm ee te a c ho the r,

b o thbe c o m ep o la r iz e d , as ta t eo f in e rti aisp ro d u ce d ,a n da na to m ,a

v e ritab lem a te rial a to m , ist h ep h y s ic a l re s u lt o f th isc h a n g eo fe n e rg y .

F ro m th ein fin ite n e tw o rko f ra y sp ro d u ce db yth ef irs tv ib ra t io n so f

lig h t, it ise a s y toc o n c e iv eo f th ein sta n ta n e o u se v o lu tio nof a nu n

lim itedn u m b e ro f m a te ria la to m sfro m thee q u a llyun lim ite dn um b e r

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o fo p po s in gra y so f fo rc e .N ow ,w eh a v eo u rn e c e s s arya to m ,w hic h ,

a fte r a ll, isn o th in gb u ta nu n k n o w a b le s o m e th in g .

T h ispo la riz e ds om e th in g ,h o w e v e r, g iv e su sth efir s td im e n s ion

o fm a te ria l fo rm s. It isap oin t ins p a ce ,a n dif w en o w ta k e tw om o re

e q u a l fo rc e sa tth isp o la riz in gp o in t, w eh a v ea n o th e ra to m ,w h ic h ,

a lth o ug hit g iv e su sn o th in g inth efo rmo f as o lid, y e tw ill s u p p lyu s

w itht h es e c o n ddim e n s io n ,v iz ., as tra ig h t lin eo r ap o in te xte n d e db y

I,

F ig .1

a na d ditio n a lp o in t. L e tu sno w ta k eo u r im p e n e tra blea to m icpo in t,

c o n s istin go f asin g lea to m , a n ds u p p o s e th a t fo u r e q u a l fo rc esa re

c o n c e ntra te du p o n it, o n efrom th erig h t a n ditso pp o n e n t fro mth ele ft,

o n efr o m a b o v ea nditso p p o n en t fro m b e lo w (s e efig. 1 ), a n dt h ere

s u lt i s ,w ep o s s es sa nid e a l fo rm ,b u t still n os o l id ;w eh a v eb o thle n g th

a n db re a d th ,b u t n oth ic k n e s s, h e n c eit iso n lyahig h e r fo rmo f th e

s e c o n dd im e n s io n . B u t, in s te ado f fo u r, le tu sn o ws u p p o s eth at w e

h a v esixe q u a l forc e sc o n c e n t ra te du p o no u r im p e n e t ra b lea to m ic

p o in t. Ina d d itiontoth o s ew h ic hc o m ef ro m a b o v e , b e lo w , rig ht a n d

le ft, w eh a v etw om o rew h ic hc o m efro m th ere a ra n d th efro n t, (s e e

fig . 2) F o rc e1co m e sfro m therig h t, it so p p o n e n t 2fro m th e le ft; 3

c o m e s fro m a b o v e , itso p p o n e nt 4c o m e sf ro m b e lo w ; 5c o m e sfrom th e

re a r, itso p p o n e nt 6c o m e sfr o m th efro nt. N o w ,w h at isth eres u lt?W e

h a v el e n g th ,b re ad tha n dth ick n e s s ;w eha v es ixe q ua ls id e s ; an do u r

u n k n o w a b lea to m ic s o m e th in gha sb e c o m et ra n s fo rm e d in toa nu lt i

m a tem o le c u le ,w ho s ec ry s ta ll iz e ds u b s tan c eisac ub e . It h a sa ll o f th e

e le m e ntso f as o l idfo rm , th ou g hit c a nb em e a s u re do n lyb ytheim a g i

n a tio n, s in c em icro s c o p e sa re n o ty e tp ow e rfu le n o ug htore v e al th e

firs t o rig in a l form so fc ry s ta lliz a tio n . M a n 'sp h y sic a ls e n s e sa reto od ull

top e rc e iv es u c h th in g sb u titm a yb ethisa to m icag ew ill p rod u c e

s o m eele c tric a l or a to m ic a lin s tru m e n t se n s itiv ee no u g htod e te c ta n

o rig ina la to m o f m a tte r. B u t s u c hw o n d e r fu l tra n s form a tio n sa s ta k e

T H ER EA L M O FM A T TE R 1 9

p la c ec a nb es e e no n lyb yth ee y eo f th es p iritu a l s o u lw h o s ep ie rc in g

s ig h t c a np e n e trateth em y s terie so fN a tu re 'sW o rk sh o p , th ea stra l

lig h t. It isfro mth iss o u rc e th a t th eprin c ip le sco n ta in e din th ea b o v e

illu s t ra tio n sw e r eo b ta in e d .

W es e e, th e re fo re, th a t lo g ica llyit re qu ire ss ixeq u a l fo rc e s, m e e t

in ga t a na to m ic o r im p e n e trab lep o in t, top ro d u c es o lidd im e ns io n a l

m a tte r . It m a y , of c o u rs e ,b em a n ym o re th a ns ix ,ju s ts oth e ya p p ro a c h

inp a i rsfro m o p po s ited ire c t io n s .T h eon lyd iffe ren c ew o u ldbeinth e

fo rm of th ec ry s ta l. B yk e e p in giny o u r m in d sth a t th ea to m ic p o in t

c a nb em a d eb yforc e sfro m a llp o s s ib le d ire c tio n s , y o uw ill se eth a t

a sth ep o s s ib lean g le sa reinfin ite ,s o th ep o s s ib l ec ry s ta ls a rein fin it e ,

a ll in s tric tc o nfo rm itytot h em a th e m a t ic a l la w , "e a c hk in dof c ry s ta l

isth e ty p eo f thes u b s ta n c e it fo rm s ."

S ofa r, w eh a v esp o k e no n lyof th eth re ee x te rn a l dim e n s io n sr e c o g

n iz e db ys c ie n c e . T h e rea rese v e nd im e n sio n s , ina l l. Inth is c h a p te r

w es h all s p e a ko nlyo f th efou rth ,w h ic hw a sfirs t in tro d u c e d toth e

n o tic eo fs c ie n c eb yP ro f. Z olln e r, inhis"T ra n s c en d e n ta lP h ys ic s ." N o

m a tte r h o w s o lid a n ye x te rn a l o b je c tm a ya p p e a r, it isn o ts o , fo re v e ry

m o le c uleo fw h ic h it c o n s is ts fo rm sa nex tre m e lys m a ll a to m ic s y s te m

o fs a te llitea to m s , re v o lv in ga ro u n dth eir o n ep rim a rya to m ,w h ic h

fo rm s th eim p e n e t ra b lep o in t o fe v e ryc ry s ta l. T h e r eiss p a c eb e tw e e n

e v e ry o n eo f th e m . It isth e seu n o c c u p ieds p a c e stha t fo rm th e fo u rth

d im e n sio no fm a tt e r. N o te ; thea b o v ew a sw ritte ns om es e v e n ty y e a rs

a g o , no w th a to u r a to m ica g e isg e ttin g in toth es erio u ss tu d yo f th e

h id d e n fo rc e so f N a tu rea ll so rtso fu n dre a m e do f ph e n o m e n aa r eb e in g

b ro u g ht tolig h t. O n lytim ew ill s h o w h ow fa rm a nm a yg oine xp lo rin g

th eu niv e rs e .

T od e -m a te ria liz eo b je c tiv em a tte ra n dr e s o lv eit i n toitso ri g in a l

e le m e ntsre q u ire s th ea p p lic atio no fa ne x te rn a l forc ep o w e rful e n o u g h

top o la riz eth eco h e s iv ea ffi n ityo f th ea to m s . If inth ed e -m a te ria liz ing

p ro c e ss ,e le c tricityisth ef o rc eu s e d , th efo rm is d e s tro y e d , a sfa ra s

th ee xte rn a lp la neisc o n c e rne d .T h isc ha n g ere le a se sa to m icen e rg y .

B u t, i f th efo rc e ism a g n e tic, th eo b je ct iso n lyeth e re a liz e d, a n din

th issta tem a tte r c a nb em a d e top a s sthro u g hm a tter, a n dth e in s ta n t,

th em ag n e ticd is so lv e n t isw i th d ra w nth eo b je c tw il l re a s s u m e its

o rig ina lo b je c tives h a p e .

W en e eds c a rc e ly a d d , th a t, i nth isn a tura l fa c t li e sth es e c re to f

s p irit u a lm a te rializ in gp h e n om e n ao fm o de rns p iritua lis m ,a n d it fo rm s

2 0T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

th etr u efo u n d a ti o no fa ll m ag ic a lm a n if e s ta tio n sof ap h y s ic al n a tu re .

As tron gp h y s ic a l m e d iu m ,e v enth o u g ha h e lp le s stoo lu n d e r thec o n

tro l of av e ryq ue s tio n a b lecla s so f in vis ib le s ,c anp ro d u c eph e n o m e n a

e q u a ll ya sw e ll asth eliv in ga d e p t. T h eo n lyd iffere n c eis ,th a t, th e

m e d iu mc a n n o tc o ntro le ith e r th es p irits o r th ep h en o m e n a ,w h ere a s

th ea de p tc o m m a n dsb o tha tw i ll a n dth u sa c c o m p lis he sh isd e s i re .O f

a ll c re a tu re s ,M AN a lo n e ,h a s th eG o dg iv e na b ility toc o n s c iou s lyd e

v e lo ph iss p iritua ls e n s e s(be c o m ea nA de p t, tru ly u n d e rs ta n d life )s o

a sto b ea b leto u s eth e m in o b s e rv in gt h eo p e ra tion so f th et ru ela w s

o f lif ea n dth u s le a rnth ec au s e so fw h at w ee x p e ri e n c eh e reone a rth .

If righ tlyu s e d , th iso c c u lt k n o w le d g eco u ldc o rre ct m a n yh u m an

e rro rs, ra is eth em o ra la n dsp iritu a ls ta n d a rd so f m e na n dth usa idin

th ea ctu a le s ta b l is h m e n to fas in c e refr a te rn a ls o cie tyo fa ll m e nh e re

o ne a r th .

If it w e rep o s s ibletore d u c em a g ic a ls cie n c etoa te c h n ic a l

fo rm u l ath efo llow in gw o u ldbe ,w ith ince rta inlim i ts ,s c ie n ti fic a lly

c o rre ct; "A sth ed e n s ityo fth ea to m sis toth em a sso f th es ub s ta n c e ,

s ois th ep o w e r of c o h e s io nt oth efo rmo f th ea rti c le ." M a s ter th a t

m a g ic al re c e ip t an dy o uw ill b ea b leto w o rkw o n d e rs .

F ro m th ep rin c ip le se lu c id a tedinth isch a p te r, th e re a d e rw il l p e r

c e iv e th a t if a ll th efo rc e so f th eu n ive rs ew e reba la n c e d , thee x te rn a l

re s u lt w o u ldb ea c o m p le tes to pinth epro g re s s iv ew o rko fc rea tio n .

T h ev arie tyo fs ub s ta n c ew o u l db ee n d le ss ; th e rew ou ldb ea ni n fin i

tu d eof c ry s ta ls , a n do u re a r thw o u ldb en o th in gb ut ad e a dc ry s ta lliz e d

s p h e re. A ll fo rc es ,w h e nb a lan c e d ,m a k ec ry s ta ls , bu tn om o tion .C ry s

ta lliza tio nisthen e g a tio nof m o tio n . I t isd e a th . Ino u rn e xt c h a p te r,

o u re ne rg ie sw ill b ed ire c te d to w a rdth ep o la ro p p os iteo f th e in e rt

c ry s tal, th e re in w ill b ed is clo s e dth eorig ino fp hy s ic a l life.

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T H EO R IG IN O FP H YS IC A LL IF E

"M ig h t yo a k sfro mlittlea c o rn sg ro w ."

W h e nw es p e a ko f th eg e n e s is o f life ,w em u s tb eu nd e rs to o dto

m e a n" th eo rig in o fp h y s ic a l life "a n dno t th eg e n es iso f life w ith in

th ed iv in es u p e r- c e le s tia ls ph e reo fG o d'sin fin ite c re a tio n .

M a n , hisc o n s titutio n , fro m w h e n c eh ec am e ,a n dw h i th e rh is

c y c lic jo u rn e yw i ll c a rryh im , isa ll tha te m b o d ie dm a nc a nh op eto

u n d e rsta n dd u rin gh iss o jo u rn u p o nth eex te rn a lp lan e so fm a tt e r. T h e

e x a lteda d e p tc rav e sn om o re , infa c th ec a n n o to b ta ina n ya b so lu te

k n o w led g eb e y o n d th is ,b e c a u seit isim po s s ib lefo r h im tore aliz e

a n y th in gb e y o n dhim s e lf. T h ep e rfe c tm a n, w h ilein ca rn a te dw it h in

th ea stra lv o rtice so fh u m a n i ty ,c a n n o t p e n tra tea ndk n o w th ed e ta ils

o f truthb e lo n g ingtoth ep u re lya n g e lic s ta te .B e fo reh ec a nd oth is

h em u st b efo re v er tra n s la te d fro m th eas tra ls p h e r eo f th ep la n e t

w h ic hg a v eh im b i rth ,a n d ,h eh im s e lf, be c o m eth ean g e l. T h e

m ig h ti e s th ie ro p ha n t (H e rm e sT ris m e g is tus ) th isw o r ldh a se v e r p ro

d u c e dh a so n lyb ee na b letosp e c u la tea s tod e ta ils w ith inth es e

e x a lteds ta te s , an ds u c hs p e cu la tio n sw i th o u tc o rrob o ra tiv etes ti

m o n y , a rea sv a lue le s s ,w h e nu s e da sth e fo u n d a tio n fo r as y s te m o f

th o u g ht, a sth esp e c u la tio n so fa n yre li g io u se n th us ia s t. T h eo n ly

d iffe re n c eb e tw e enth etw oc on s is tsint h ed iffe re nt p la n e so cc u p ie d

b yth e re s p e c tiv es p e c u la to rs.

T h einv o lu tio no f s p irit, a n d th ere -a c t iv ee v o lu ti o no fm a tter,

a reb as e du p o na bs o lu tela w s , w h ic hm a nm a yre a liz e fo rh im s e l f.

T h a t on efo rm d isa p p e a rso n ly tog iv ep la c etoa n o th e rm o rep erfe c t,

isaf a c to b s e rv edth ro u g h o u t N a tu rein a ll h e rd e pa rtm e n ts , an dth o s e

w h op os s e s sth eattrib u te so f s o u l-s ig h t inas u ffi c ie n tlyd e ve lo p e d

s ta te , c a np e rc e iv eth eh id d enp o te n tia l itie sla te nt w ith intheo u tw a rd

fo rm . T h isb e in gs o ,a n dw eas s e rt o fo ur o w ns p iri tu a le x p e ri e n c e s

th a t i t istru e , th e nw ek n o wth a tp re v io u stoth is e v o lu tio nw h ic hw e

c a nd is tin g u is ht a k in gp la c ea ll a ro u n du s , th e rem u s th a v eb ee na

p ro c e sso f in v o lutio n ,b yw h ic hth e s elate n tp o te n t ia litie sb ec a m ein

v o lv e dw ith ine x te rn a lm a tte r. F ro m n o thin g ,n o th ingc a nb ep ro -

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d u c e d ; it isth e re fo reo n lyt h eb lin d , un re a s o n in ga th e is tw h oc a nc re d it

s u c hanillo g ic a l c re e da stheo n ew h ic hh a sb e e nt h u ss u m m a ri z e d ,

"F ro mn o th in gw ec a m e ,a n dw ha te v e ro u r s ta tio n ,

T on o th in gw eo w ea nim m e n s eo b lig a tio n .

W h a te ve rw ed o , or w h a te v e rw ele a rn ,

Intim ew es h a ll a ll in ton o th in gre tu rn."

T oth ec o ld ,h e a r tle s ss u p p o r te ro f th is s o u la n n ihila tin gs y ste m o f

n o th ing n e s s ,w h o fla u n tsh is s u p e rfic ia l lyle a rn e da u th o rityun d e r th e

p la u s ib len a m eo f A g n o s tic ,w ere p lyw it hth efu lly re a liz e dco n

s c io u sn e s so f ade a th le s s ,p ro g re s s iv ei m m o rta lity ,

F ro m anin fin ite s o u rc em id s t re a lm so f lig h t,

A no ff s p rin gfro mG o d ,m ys o ul to o kits flig h t;

T og a i na m id s tm atte r, w ithi tstria lsan dp a in ,

T h ek no w le d g eto c a rryit h o m e w a rda g a in.

T h eim m u ta b lela w so fN a tu re m a yb etra ce db a c k w a rd in to

re m o te e ra so fs unfo rm a tio n , o rc a rrie d fo rw a rdb ey o n dth ep urv ie w

o f th ep re s e n t intoth ee q u a l lyd im v is ta so f th eete rn a l fu ture ,b y

th o s ew h oc a ns e ea n dre a liz e fo r th e m s elv e sth ep la n e so fb o t hc a u s e

a n de f fe c t. T ob ea b letod o th isw em u st a tta inu ntoth es o u l s ta teo f

e q u ili b riu m w h e re b o thre a lm su n ite ,w h ereth e reis n e ith e rc au s en o r

e ffe c t,b u tw h e re th etw oa re o n e . It is fro m s u c h as ta teth at th e

te a c h in g sc o n ta ine dinth isw o rkw e red eriv e d ,a n da ss u c hw ed e s ire

th e m t ob ec lo s e l ys tu d ie d .

T h eg en e s iso f li fem u s tb evie w e dfro mth es e v e npla n e so f it s

m a n ifes ta tio n , to b eth o ro u g hlyu n d e rs too d .T h e s epla n e s , ta k enin

th eo rd e ro f th e i rc y c lice v olu tio n ,a re a sfo llo w s; I. C e le s t ia l; II. S pir

itu a l; III. A s tral; IV .M in e ra l; V .V e g eta b le ;V I. A n im a l; V II . H u m a n .

F ro m th es e v e n th o rh u m a ns tateth elife a to m sa g a i np a s sth rou g h

th ea stra la n ds piritu a l tot h ec e le s tial; th ec o m ple tec y c le o fn e c e s s it y

b e in gc o m p o s e do f te ng re a t cy c le s ,c o rr e s p o n d in gt oth ew e ll k n o w n

K a b b a l is tic a l "S ep h iro th ." A t p re s e n t, w es h a ll o n l ys p e a ko f I, IV ,

a n dV , th e s eth reec o n s titu ti n gth efo u nd a tio n sfrom w h ic hth eo th e rs

a ris e .

I. T h eC e le s tia l S ta te

O f th i ss ta teit isim p o s s ib l etog iv em o reth a na g e n e ra lo u t lin e ,

c o n ta in in g ,a sit d o e s , th em y s te ryo fth o s ein c o n ce iv a b lela w s ,b yth e

o p e ra t io no fw h ichth eE g ob ec o m e sas e lfa c tin ge ntity . It m us t

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s u fficetos a y ,th a t it isthiss ta teo f c e le s tia l lifew h e re i nislo c a tedth e

p u re ly e m b ry o n ic c e n te r inthed iv in ea r co fp ro g res s iv eb e in g.

T h isi sth ep o in t w h e reth ediffu s iv einte llig e n c eo f th ein fi n ite

s p irit b e c o m e sd i ffe re n tia te da n da to m ic; y e s .w er e p e a t th ew o rd ;

th ed iv in eE g oo f th eh u m a nso u l isa b s olu te lya to m ic . It isa s e lf-

e x is ti n ga b s o lu te a to m o fJ e ho v a h -G o d , ( aC h ris tC hild )w h ic h it is

im p o s sib letoa lt e r, tra n s fo rm ,a b s o rbor a n n ih ila te , fro m th es u p re m e

m o m e n t o f itsd if fe re n tia tio n. It isa se te rn a la n d im m o rta l asth e

in fin i te ,o fw h ichit fo rm sa p a rt. B u t th o u g ha to m ic , it ison lys oa s

ap u relys p iritu al c o n c e p tio n, ap o in t of ra d ia n t l ig h t, fre e fro m m a tte r,

a n dinc a p a b leo f u n itin gits elf w ithit e x c e p tb ym e a n so f re f le c tio n .

T h ep ro c e s so fd i ffe re n tia tionn o w c la im so u ra tte ntio n .T h is p ro

c e s si sc o n s u m m a te dw ith inthec e le s tia l m a trixo f a n g e licp a re n ts .

B y"a ng e licp a re nts "w em e a n th o s ed iv inee n titie sw h od w e ll w ith in

th ev ario u ss p h e re so fp u rifi e da n g e lh o od .

N O T E : W ed on o t us eth ete rma n g e l inthes e n s eim plie db yo rdin a ryle x i

c o g ra ph e rs ,w h oi n te rp re t th ew o rda s"a s p irit, s erv a n to rm es s e n g e r," bu tw eu s e

it to m e a nth eh ig h e s ta n dm os t in te rio r s ta teo f l ifew h ic hi t isp o s s iblefo rm o rtal

m in dt og ra s p . It isin fin itelya b o v ethes o -c a lle ds p iritu a l s p h e re .

T h etw ins o u ls ,m a lea n dfe m ale ,o rh e a ve n lyO s iris a n dIs is ,

(fa th er a n dm o th er) fo rm tw oh a lv e s , th em a s c u lin ea n dfe m in ine

a ttribu te so f th ed iv in eE g o . T h e yh a v e th e ir a lte rn a tec y c le so fa c

tiv ity a n dre s p o se .D u rin gthec y c leo f th e ir fru it fu la c tiv it y , th etw o

n a tu resre s p o n dw ithin te n s ev ib ra tio n s toth ed iv in ea n th e m of c re a

tio nw h ic hc re a tesa nin flu xo f th efo rm le s s ,m o tion le s ss p iri t in toth e

c e le s t ia ls e n s o ri u m u n til th ew h o les p h ereb e c o m e s ra d ia n tw it hth e

s c in ti lla tio n so f s p iritu a l ha rm o n y .O b ey in gth ec re a tiv eim p lu s e , th e s e

s tre a m so fs p irit u a l fo rc efl o w a lo n gthec o n v e rg e nt p o le sfrom th e

v a rio usc e n te rsof th es p h e re, e a c hfo rcefro m th em a leb e in gm e t

a n db ala n c e db yt h a to f th ef e m a le , th ec o n ta c tp rod u c in g ,b y th e

e x a c t e q u ilib riu mo f th em a s cu lin ea n df e m in in en a tu re s , th el iv in g ,

e x te rna ls p a rk sof im m o rta l l ife . Ino the rw o rd s ,th e s ea n g e li cv ib ra

tio n s tra n s fo rm th efo rm le s s in te llig e n ce ,w h ic hh asb e e nin d ra w n ,

in toac tiv ee te rna lE g o s .A sm a no ne a rt histh en atu ra lo u tc om eo f

th ep ro c re a tiv epo w e rso fe a r th lyp a re n ts ,s oth ediv in ea c tivitie so f

th eE goa reth esp iritu a l re su lts , ino nes e n s e ,o f th ec re a ti v ea ttrib u te s

o fa n ge licp ro g e nito rsinth ec e le s tia l w o rld s .B u t w em u s tn ot b em is

u n d e rsto o du p o nt h isp o in t. Th eE g oisno tc re a te d inth ea n g elic

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le tu sa s s u m eth at tw oo f th es ixfo rc e sa rele s st h a nth e ir op p o s ite s .

S a ytheo n efro mth e"fro n t" a n dth eo n e fro m th e" le ft". It i se v id e n t

th a tw es h o u ldh av em o tio nin ac u rv e . Bu t in a s m u c ha sa ll th eo th e rs

a rethes a m ea sw h e nw ea s s u m e do u rp o int, it isp la inth a t thism o tio n

inacu rv ew ill beinth es a m ep la n eo f s u rfa c e ,a ndw ill, in tim e ,d e

s c rib e ac irc le . B u t le tu sas s u m ea ls o th a ta n o th er fo rc eis le s sth a n

itso pp o s ite .S a y th eo n ec o m in gfro m "ab o v e ." W h a t h a v ew en ow ?

O u ro r ig in a lp o int w ithth re eo f itsfo rc e sle s stha nth e ir o pp o s ite s .

T h eres u lt w ill bem o tio n ,n ot m o tio nin as tra ig h t lin e ,b u t inac u rv e ,

b u tn ot ac u rv ei nth es a m epla n eo fs p ac e ,a n dh e nc eit c a nne v e r

d e s c ri b eac irc le, b u tw ill f o rm as p iral. T h iss p i ra l islife. T h a t ist o

s a y , i t isth em otio no f life. J u s tk e e pc le a r inyo u rm in dtha t if o n e -

h a lf of th ep rim i tiv efo rc e s th a tm a k eanim p e n e trab lep o in t arele s s

th a nt h e ir o p p o s i te s ,a n dy o uh a v eth ees s e n tia l ide ao f alif efo rc e .

C h e m ica l fo rc eis d e a th , th a t is ,b a la n ce d ,s till an dm o tio n les s .

T h es pira lm o tio n isth ety p eo f life . I t isth em otio no f lif e . It isa

s p irit u a ls c re w , w itha ll th em e c h a n ic a l a d v a n ta g e so f as c re winp e n e

tra tingth eu n iv ers eo fm a tter. T h es p ir a lv a rie si nm a g n itu d e fro m

th einfin ite lyg re a t toth ei n fin ite s im allys m a ll. C o n c e iv ethele s s e r

fo rc e s tob eb u t a nin fin ite fra c tio nles sth a nth eir o p p o s ites , th e nth e

s p ira l w ill b ea lm o s t in fin it einitss w e e po fc u rve ,a n dw ill re q u ire

a lm o s t a ne te rn it ytore a c hi tsc u lm in a t in gp o in t. O nth ec o n t ra ry ,

th eg re a te r th ediv e rs ityin p o w e r th el e s sw ill b ec o m eth ec urv e ,u n til

w eh a veth ein finite s im a llysm a ll s p ira l th a tw ill c u lm in a tealm o s t

in s ta ntly .T h u sbe tw e e nth e s e tw oe x tre m e sw eh a v ee v e ryp h e n om

e n o nof life , from th a to f thetin ie s tin s e c t totheg re a tc o sm iclifeo f a n

a s tra l u n iv e rs e .

V .T h eV e g e ta b le S ta te

S in c ew eh a v efo un dth a tm o ti o nisth el ifeo fm a tt e r, w em u s t

n o w s ee kfo r as t ill h ig h e rf o rm , th eim m e d ia tep rod u c to fm a t te r.

W eth ere fo rea s k th es tu d e n t tom e n ta lly b rid g eth ed is ta n c ebe tw e e n

th eform a tio no f ac ry s ta llize da to m to th ee v o lu ti o no f ap lan e tw ith

itsg as e o u se n v e lo p e ,c a lle d itsa tm o s p he re .T h isdo n e ,w ew il l c a re

fu lly n o tic eth ee v o lu tio no f th efirs t ru d im e n ta ry fo rm so f ve g e ta b le

lifef ro m w h ic hprim a l fo rm sa ll th ein f in itev a rietyo f th eve g e ta b le

k in g d om a ree v o lve d .

H a v in gm a d eth eas s e rtio nth at th es p iral isth em otio no f lif e ,

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it w il l b ea sw e l l tos e eif th ev e g e ta blek in g d o mw ill s u b s tan tia teo u r

a s s e rt io n .A ss o m es o rt o fe xte rn a le v ide n c e , th e n , le tu sc a l l too u r

a idthep h y llo ta xyo fp la n ts (a sit ist e c h n ic a lly te rm e d ). O n th es te m s

o fp lan tsth ele av e sa res opla c e dth a t alin ew o u nda ro u n dthes te m ,

a n dtou c h in gth ep e tio leo f ea c hle a f, w o u ldb easp ira l. W h e r eth e

le a v e sa reintw o ro w s , th esp a c eb e tw e entw oo p p o sitele a v e s isju s t

h a lf a c irc leo r c irc u m fe re n ceo f th es te m ,a n dw h ereth e rea r eth re e

ro w s , it iso n e -t h irdo f th ec irc u m fe re nc e ,a n ds oo ntoare gu la rs u c

c e s s ives e rie sin d iffe re n t pla n tsw h ic he x p re s sthera tio so f 1 -2 ,2 -5 ,

3 -8 , 5-1 3 ,2 -2 1 , 1 3 -3 4 ,2 1 -5 5. T h ee x te rn a l fa c ts , d e m o n s tra tedb y

b o ta n ic a ls c ie n c e, n o to n lyco n firm o u r a s s e rtio n , b u ta ls oten dto

s h o w th a tv ita lfo rc eiss u b je c t tom e a su re m e n t in th ep la n t.

Ino rde r tou n d e rs ta n dh o w thev e g e ta b le e v o lv e sfr o m th em in

e ra l, n o to n lym us t th es p iral m o tio no f lifeb eh eldinv ie w , b u t th e

v a rio usc h a n g e sof a to m icp o la ritym u s t a ls ob ec lea rlya p p re he n d e d .

A s , for in s ta n c e , th ea to m sof o x y g e na ndh y d ro g e nb yac e rta i nc o m

b in a ti o np ro d u c ew a te r. Inthisu n io nb othb e c o m epo la riz e d , an d

fo rm as u b s ta n c ew h ic histh ep o la ro p p os iteo f th eir o rig in a l in fla m

m a b le s ta te s .F rom th isc h a n geo fp o la ri tyw eh a v ec lo u d s ,o c ea n s

a n dri v e rs .W h e n th ev a p o r fr o m th e s ew ate rsisd raw nu p w a rdby

th eh ea to f th esu n ,a nin finite lys m a ll fra c tio nbe c o m e sd e c om p o s e d

in toi tsg a s e o u ss ta te .A lth ou g hd e c o m p os e d , th ea to m sa rea c tu a lly

th es am ea sth e yw e rep re v io us ly ,a fte r c o m b in in gi nth es u b s ta n c e

k n o w na sw a te r. Th e yh a v eo n l yre c e iv e d ad iffe re n t a n g leo fm o tio n .

W h e re asb e fo rethe yro ta te di nac irc le , th e yn o w as c e n da n dr e v o lv e

inth e fo rm o fas p ira l. Int h isa s c e n s io nfro m e a r thth e ya tt ra c to ra re

a ttra cte db yth ea to m so fc a rb o n ica c id g a s ,a n dins ta n tlyavio le n t

ro ta ti o na m o n gthev a rio u sa to m sisp ro du c e d .T h e yc o m b in ea n d lo-

a n o th er tra n s fo rm a tio nh a stak e np la c e ; an e w th in gh a sb e e npro

d u c e d , v iz .; am ole c u leo rg erm o fp h y s ic a l life .U n d e r th ec on tro l

o f ace n tra la to mo f fire , thep re d o m in atin gfo rc e sb e in go x y ge na n d

c a rb o n, th isu n ionp ro d u c e san o th e rc h a ng eo fp o la r ity ,a n dthe yb e

c o m er e -a ttra c te d toth ee a rt h .H e re ,w ate ro rm o istu rere c e ive sth e m ,

a n da s p e c ie so f v e g e ta b les l im eisth ep h y s ic a l res u lt. W h e n th is

v e g e tab lep ro d u c t h a ss e rv e d itsp u rp o s ea n dd e c a y s, itslib e ra te d

a to m sa ris einthe ir s p ira l an d , intu rn, b e c o m ea t tra c te d ,o r th e m s e lv e s

a ttra ct, s o m eo n eo rm o reo f th ea to m sof a ir w ith w h ic hth e yh a v ea

n a tu ral a ffin ity . T h es a m ep ro c e s so fp ola riz a tio n isre p e a te d, w ith

T H EO R IG IN O FP H YS IC A LL IF E27

s o m eslig h tv a riatio n ,a n da s till h ig h er g e rm o f l ifeise v o lv e d ,v iz .;

th elow e s t fo rm of th elic h e n. F ro m th e lib e ra te dato m so f th e lic h e n

s p rin g fo rths til l h ig h e r ty pe so f th esa m efa m ily u n til th eclim a xis

a tta ine d ,w h e n , byah ig h e r an dm o ree the re a la ttrac tio n , th ep o la r

iz e dge rm sb rin g fo rthth en ex th ig h e rf o rm o fv e g eta b lelife . T h u s ,

a sth ea g e sro ll o n , fro m th i so rig in a l fo rm d e v e lops p e c ie s , c la s s e s ,

a n dfam ilie so f ve g e ta tio n , an dfro m th es ee v o lv e , th ro u g hth em e d iu m

o fw a te r, as till h ig h e r ro u ndinth eg am u to fb e ing ; in s e c t, re p tile ,

a n im a l,a n dla s tl y ,M A N .A fter a g e so f de v e lo p m e n t, w eh a v eM ano f

to d a y .

S p a c ew ill n o ta dm it o fo u r go in gin tof u rth e rd e tailso f th is e x

c e e d ing lyin te re stin gs u b je c t.V o lu m e sm ig h tb efil le dinre c ou n tin g

th ew r ite r'sp e rso n a le x p e rien c e sinth i sd e p a rtm e nt o f life , w a tc h in g

w ithi n te n s ein tere s t th ew e i rdb u tb e a utifu l tra n sfo rm a tio n so fN a tu re .

M u c ht h a th a sb e enle ft u n n o t ic e dh e re , s h o u ldb em a d eth es u bje c t

o f th es tu d e n t's p riv a tem e d i ta tio n ,a n dp e rs o n a l re s e a rc h .

C H A P T ER IV

T H EM YS T E R IE SO FS E X

It h a sb e e nw e ll s a idb ya nem in e n tO c c ultis t, "m a n ism o s t

ig n o ran to f th o s e th in g sw h icha rem o s t m a n ife s t."

Ins o m ed e p a rtm e ntso fN a tu re th isistr u e ,a n dp rob a b lyinn o

o th e r "m a n ife s te d" d e p a rtm e n t o fh isb e in gisth is tru thm o re s trik

in g ly a p p a re n t tha ninth a tw h ic hre la testoh iss ex u a ln a tu re. H eis

a w a re th a ta n im a l n a tu reisdiv id e din to tw og re a t c la s s e s ,m alea n d

fe m a le, b u th ek no w sa lm o s t no th in go fth es p iritu al p rin c ip lesw h ic h

u n d e rl ieth isp h ys ic a le x p re ss io no fs e x. H eisfu l lya w a retha t th e

u n io no f th etw oo rg a n is m sis n e c e s s a ry fo r th ep u rp o s eo fp roc re a tio n ,

b u th e isfe a rfu l lyig n o ra n t o f th o s einte rio rp ro ce s s e sw h ic hp ro d u c e

th ea ctu a lg e rm so f life .H e ism o reo r le s sa c q u a in te dw itht h efa c t

th a t i nth elo w e r s tra ta so f a n im a te de xis te n c eb i- s e x u a lo rg an is m sa re

th eg en e ra l ru le , a n dth a t, oc c a s io n a lly, th isb i-se x u a ln a tu r eb e c o m e s

m a n ifes te da m o n gm e n ,a ss e e n inth eh e rm a p h ro d ite , b u th eis q u ite

a t al o s stoa c c ou n t fo rs u c h "m o n s tro u s" p ro d u c tion s .H e n c ei t m a y

b etrulys a idth at "m a nism os t ig n o ra n t o f th o s et h in g sw h ic ha re

m o s tm a n ife s t." Th e re fo re , in o rd e r toen a b leth ege n e ra l re a de r to

c le a rl yg ra s pth ev a rio u sc o nn e c tin glink sinth em y s tic a l ra m ific a tio n s

o fs e x, tos e ethe ir p e rfe c t h a rm o n y ,a ndtou n d e rsta n dth e ir re la tio n

toe a cho th e r, w ew ill firs t s p e a ko f theo rig ino f s e x ;s e c o nd ly ,d e s c ri b e ,

a sc lea rlya sp o ss ib leitsn atu rea n dfun c tio n s ; third ly ,p o int o u t th e

re la ti o no f th ese x e stoe a c ho th e r; a n d, la s tly , pre s e n t ab r ie fa p p li

c a tio no f th ew h olea sit re la te stoM a n, th eU n iv ers e ,a n dtheIm m o r

ta lity o f th eS o ul.

I. T h eO rig ino f S e x

D e ity isau n ity th a te x p re s se so rm a n if e s tsits e lf a sad u a li ty .

T h isi sth ee te rna l trin ityof life .

T h einfin iteo c e ano f fo rm le sss p irit w i th initslate n tb o s o mc o n

ta in sa ll th a t is, w a s ,o re ve rc a nb e . T h e re fo rei t c o n ta in sa ll th ee le

m e n ts o fs e xint h e ir p rim a l s ta te .W h e n th efirs t p u ls a tio n so f th a t

th o u g ht w h ic he v olv e d"th ed iv in eid e a "b e c a m em a n i fe s t, N a tu re

a rra y edh e rs e lf un d e r th etw om o d e so fm o tio n ,a c ti o na n dre a ctio n .

T H EM YS T E R IE SO FS E X2 9

T h ein-b re a th in ga n do u t-b re ath in go f thisd iv in et h o u g h t, in th e

e a rlies td a w no f c re a tio n , thu sin s titu te dth efirst s p iritu a l a ttrib u te s

o fs e x. E a c hfu n ctio no f th eD e ifics o u l,w h ic hw ed e s ig n a teasin

s p ira t io na n dre sp ira tio n ,o r a c tio na n d re a c tio nof th eu n iv ers a l life

c u rre nt, th u sb e ca m ed iffe re ntia te dfo r a ll e te rn it ya sth ep r im a ry

fu n d a m e n ta lp rin cip leo fM a n i fe s te dB e ing .T h eK a b ba lis tic a lin itia te s ,

o f th ea g e sth a t a reg o n e , form u la te dthiss a m eb iun es p irit asL o v e

a n dW is d o m .L o v e , a sth en e g ativ eo r fe m in in era y , isc o n te n t a n d

e v e r se e k stoe n fo ld .W is d o m , a sth ep o sitiv e ,m a s cu lin era y , isre s t

le s san da lw a y si np u rs u it. Th efe m in in e fo rc e sa re e v e rs trivin gto

e n c ircleth ea to m ,a n dth em as c u lin efo rc e ss triv ingtop ro p e l it ina

s tra igh t lin e .F ro m th isd u a l a c tio no f th es p iritua lp o te n tialitie s , is

b o rnt h e"S p ira l, " th em o tio no f lifea nds y m b o lo f e te rn a lp ro g re s s io n .

W ec a nn o ta tte m p t a n ye x p la n atio no fh o wth efirs t D e ificfo rm s

o fs e xu a l lifeb ec o m eu ltim a te d ,n o ro f th ew h ya n dw h e re fo re o f th is

c e le s t ia le x is te nc e . It ise no u g hfo ru s th a tw ea r ee n a b le dbyth ela w s

o fc o r re s p o n d e n c e totra c etheo rig ino f s e xtoth es h o re so f th eg re a t

fo u n taino fa ll ex is te n c e ,a ndtop ro c laim it tothew o rlda s th efirs t

p rin c ip leo f th a t g re a tc e n tr a lE g o(G o d) fro m w h icha ll m a n if e s te d

e g o sde riv eth e ir b e in g . Inord e r th a tw em a yc o m p re h e n ds o m e w h a t

o f th em y s te rie so fs e xa sw es e eth e m m a n ife s te di nh u m a n ity , w e

m u s t de s c e n dfro mth e s ep ra c t ic a llyin c on c e iv a b lehe ig h tso f ce le s tia l

g lo ry a n ds e e kfor th elin k so f th isc o ntin u o u sc h ainw ith int h eh ig h

e s ts ta te so f lif ea p p ro a c h a bleb yth eem b o d ie dh u m a ns o u l, v iz ., th e

a n g e li cs p h e reo f th es o u lw orld .O n lyi nth e s es tate sc a nw eo b ta in

a n yd efin iteid e ao f th ein terio rs ig n if ic a n c eo f se x ,a n dits m ig h ty

im p o rt a n c ea saf a c to r inth e im m o rta lit yo f th eh um a ns o u l. Th efirs t

lin kof th isc e les tia lc h a in , a sw eh a v es e e n , lie sc o n c e a le dw ith inth e

b o s o mo f th eIn fi n iteO n e .W ha t th es u c ce e d in go n e sm a yc o n ta i nw e

c a n n o t te ll, b u t th a t th e yw i ll b e a r ape rfe c tc o rr e s p o n d e n c e toth e

a n g e li cs ta tew ea rec e rta in , m a k in gd u ea llo w a n c e fo r th ed if fe re n c e

o f th eir re s p e c ti v es ta te s . Th e re fo re , sin c ew ek n ow th eo rig i no fs e x ,

w ew il l c o n s id e r itsc o rre la t iv e sw h ic hw eh a v ed e sig n a te d ,a s in s p ir

a tio na n dre s p iratio n .

II. S ex , ItsN a turea n dF u n c t io n s

Inth ep re v io u sch a p te rw eh av ed e s c rib edinav e ry b rie fm a n ne r

th ea ctu a ld iffe re n tia tio no f th eh u m a nE g o ,a sade ifica to mo f life .

3 0T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

W en e edn o t, th e re fo re , re p e at a n yo f thed e s c rip ti o nth e reg iv e n ,b u t

w ew il l a d dth a t it m u s tb ea s e lf e v id en t fa c t th at e a c hE g oc o n ta in s

w ith in its e lf a ll th ep rim a ry e le m e n tsof s e x , ina la te n tc o nd itio n .T h es e

a ttribu te sh a v eno ta sy e tb ee ns u b je c tedtoth ereq u is itec o nd itio n s

fo r the ir e v o lu ti o n . Inth is s ta te , th e n, th e reis n e ith e r lo ven o rw is d om

m a n ifes te dw ith in th eE g o . It c a n n o tk n ow h a p p in e s sw h e nit is

ig n o ran to fs o rrow . It c a n n o t fo rm a n yco n c e p tio nof re s tb e fore

w e a rine s sh a sa p pro a c h e d .T h erec a nb enore a l lo v e fo r th eE gow h e n

it h a sn e v e re x p erie n c e dth ev a rio u sc o ntra ryc o n d i tio n sb yw hic hlo v e

isd istin g u is h e d . T h ew is d o mo f th eE g o inth iss tateise q u a l lyla te n t,

s in c e it p o s s e s s esn om e a n sof a rriv in ga t atru ekn o w le d g eo f itsv a r

io u ssu rro u n d in g s. Inth iss ta te ,w eb e ho ldth es p i ritu a la to minits

p rim a l c o n d itio nw h e re inth ep o w e ro fG odh a thju s t c re a te dit . It

isth e firs ts p ir itu a lA d a m . T h ev a rio u ss e rie so f s ta te sth rou g hw h ic h

th isdiv in eE g om u s tp e n e tra t eino rd e r toe v o lv ei tss o u ls p he re ,a re

th en ec e s s a rym e an sb yw h ic h th ein te rn al p o te n tia l itie so fs exm u s t

b ea w ak e n e d .W h e n th istra n s pire s , th ediv in eE g obe c o m e sp re gn a n t

w itht h ed u a l fo rm so f itso w no rg a n icl ife ,a n dthetw ins o u l sa re

b o rn , th em a lea ndfe m a lee lem e n tso f it sb e in g ,w hic ha rere pre s e n te d

inG e ne s isa sA d am a n dE v e , kn o w in gn e it h e rg o o dn or e v il. Abe a u ti

fu ld es c rip tio nt h iso f th eem b ry o n ich um a ns o u ls . T h e s etw in s o u ls

a rethea b s o lu te e x p re s s io nof th em a s c ulin ea n dfem in in era y so f

w h ic he v e rya b s o lu tea to m icEg oisc o m p os e d .T h em as c u lin era y

c o n ta in sap o rtiono f th efe m in in ee le m en tso r th e r ec o u ldb en ore

a c tio no f itsfo rc e s .T h efe m in in era ym u s t lik e w isec o n ta ina p o rtio n

o f th em a s c u lin eq u a litie sfor th es a m e re a s o n .T h es etw ins o ulsc o n

ta ina p o rtio no f e a c ho th e r. T h e yc o n s t itu teth esu na n dm o o n, s o

tos a y, o f th eE go 'sc re a tio n, a n dw h e no n c eth e ybe c o m ed iffere n tia te d

th e yarea se te rna la n dim m o r ta la sth eE G O w h ic hca lle dth e m

in toex is te n c e . Th e yc a nb ene ith e ra b s orb e dn o ra nn ih ila te dbytim e

n o re te rn ity .T h eyc o n s titu te th ed iv in e id e ao f the ir d e ific p a re n t,

a n da ss u c hth e yb e c o m eth ediv in ee x p res s io no fL ov ea n dW is do m

u p o nt h ise a rth .

N O T E ; T h iss ta te m e n t re q u ire ss o m es lig ht q u a lific atio n .W em ea nth a tn o fo re ig n

o ro u ts id ein flu en c ec a na b s orbo ra n n ihila teth ese x u a lq u a li tie so f th es o u l. It

isth ere fo retru e th a t th em as c u lin ea n d fe m in in eattrib u te sof th es o u l c a n n o tb e

d e s troy e da saw ho le .B u t th em a s c u lin ep o rtio nm a ya ttra c t it sfe m in in ep o rtio n

o rs o ul m a te ,a n db yth ein ten s es e lfh o odo f itso w nd o m in a n t fo rc e sv irt u a lly

d e s troyh e rm a n if e s te de x is ten c e .T h isab s o rp tio nho w e v e r, is av e ryra re o c -

T H EM YS T E R IE SO FS E X3 1

c u rre nc ea n do n ly tra n s p ire s inth ec a s eo f th o s em a g ic a la d e ptso f th eas tra l

p la n ew h oh a v ea t ta in e dth e ir p s y c h o lo g ic a lp o w e rs b yac o m p letep o la riz atio n

o fa ll th etru ly h u m a ne le m e ntso f th e ir in te rn a l na tu re s .S u chm a g ic a l ad e p ts

b e c o m e th ec o n c e ntra te dc e n terso fs p iri tu a ls e lfish n e s s ,b u t te a c hth eex te rn a l

m a s s e s th a ts e lf isth ev e ry d e m o nth e yh a v ec o n q u ere d .T h e s eo c c u lt p ro ce s s e s

h a v et ra n s fo rm e d th e m in tos ex le s sb e in gs ,w h oa re n e ith e rh u m a nn o rd iv in e ,

a n dy et th e yp ro fe s stob etheg u a rd ia n so f "th es ec re td o c tri n e "o f "th es a c re d

s c ie n ce ."

Inth i sla tte rc ap a c ityth e yh a v efo rm u la te dm u c herro n e o u sp hilo s o p h y ,

s in c e th e ya res elf-m a g n e tiz eda n ds e lf- d e lu d e db y th e ir o w npo s itiv eid eao f

N a tu re tos u c ha ne x te n t th a t th e yc a n n ot p e n e tra te b e y o n dth eir o w na s tr a ls p h e re s ,

n o r rec e iv ea n ykn o w le d g ew h ic he le v a te s th es o u l t oh ig h e rv ie w sa n dtrue rc o n

c e p tion so fG o d 's in fin iteres o u rc e s . It isfro m thism a g ic a l s c h o o lo fth o u g h t th a t

m a n k indh a v ere c eiv e dth ed o ctrin e sw h ichte a c hth at s e xiso nlyth ea p p ea ra n c e

o fm a t te r, a n dn ot as p iritu al re a lity ; w h e re a s ,n oth in ginthism ig h tyun iv e rs e

iss om a n ife s ta nds oe te rn a l a sth em a l ea n dfe m a l ee x p re s s ion so f th ediv in es o u l.

T h e s ea d e p tsp ro fe s stoh a v eb le n d e dth e tw o ;b u tth e yh a v es im p lyp o la ri z e dth e

fe m in in e ,a n dc rea te dac o n s cio u ss e lfh oo do f th eoth e r.

It is im p o s s ib le fo r th ea b s olu teE g o(t h etw ins o ul) tod e s c en d

in tom o reo u tw a rd c o n d itio n s th a nth ep ara d is ia c a l s ta te .S oi no rd e r

toa tt a inth efu lld e v e lo p m e nt o f itsinte rn a la ttr ib u te s , its o w ns o u l,

e x p re ss e da sth em a lea n dfe m a lee le m e n ts ;e a c hu n i t isp ro je cte d

o u tw a r du p o nth es u b je c tiv earco f th egre a tc y c le , w h e re ,a ft e r

p a s s ingth ro u g hi n n u m e ra b lesp h e re sa n ds ta te so f l ife ,e a c hf in a lly

re a c h esth ep o la r iz in gp o in t o fc re a tio n, inth em in e ra l, w h ichisth e

tu rn ingp o in t in itsc y c leo f n e c e s s ity . F ro m th is p o in t itsj o u rn e y

b a c kag a inistrav e rs e du p o n th eo b je c ti v ea rcu n ti l it re a c h esth e

c lim a xo fm a te rial fo rm s .

W es e e, th e re fo re, th a t th ena tu reo fs existog ivep e rfe c t ex p re s

s io nt oth etw ogra n da ttrib ute so fd e if iclife ;L ov ea n dW is do m ; th a t

toa tt a inth ise ndth ed iv in es o u lo f thea b s o lu te E g ob e c o m e sd if

fe re n t ia te da sm alea n dfe m a le ,e a c hc o ns c io u so f i ts e lf, e a c h ap e rfe c t

e x p re ss io no f th ep o s itiv ea ndn e g a tiv e fo rc e so f i tsb e in g .W h e no n c e

th isdiffe re n tia t io nisc o m p le te d , th e n , th e ye x is t a sth ed ivin eid e ao f

th em ic ro c o s m a n dc o n s titu te itsu n iv e rse ,e v e na s th em y ria dc re a tio n s

o fs p ac ec o n s tituteth ed iv ineid e ao fth eD e ity . Th isb e in gso ,e a c h

p o rtiono f th ed ua ls o u lm a inta in sfo re ve r th ep e rf e c ts y m b o l o f its

in te rna lq u a litiesa n da lw a y sg iv e se x p re s s io n , in itso u tw a rd fo rm , to

th es ym b o lo f its in te rn a ln atu re .L ik ep ro d u c e sli k e .

T h efun c tio no fth es o u l ist oa w a k e na ndro u n do u t th o s eq u a l itie s

a n da t trib u te sw hic ha rela ten tw ith in ; a n da sw eha v es e e ntha t th e re

a retw os e tso f so u lq u a lities ,o n eth en e c e s s a ryou tc o m eo fth eo th e r,

w es e e th eh a rm o nya n dth ep hilo s o p h yo f th etw inf o rm so f lif e

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toe x pre s stlie rn. B o thm a le a n dfe m a le , a sw eh a v ee n d e a v o re d

tos h ow ,p o s s e s s tlien e c e s s aryp o s itiv eq u a litie s fo r th ep e r fe c ts u b ju

g a tio no fm a te rial fo rc e s .H en c eit is , th a i, w h e n th etw ins ou lsa re

p ro je cte do nth e i r jo u rn e yintom a tte r, th e ytra v e l u p o nd iv e rg e n t

lin e s , a lo n gth es u b je c tiv earc so f th es o u l'se v o lu tio n .T h e selin e s(if

it w e r ep o s s ib le tom e a s u ret h e m )w o u ld fo rm tw os id e so fa neq u ila t

e ra l t ria n g lew it hm in e ra la s ab a s e ,w hileth ea p exw o u ldin dic a teth e

a b s o luteE g oo r po in to fp ro je c tio n .T h e re tu rnjo urn e yb e tw e enth e

m in e ral a n dm a nf o rm sas im il a r tria n g le, inre v e rse ,w h ic hw ou ldin d i

c a tet h eo b je c tivea rc so f thes o u l'se vo lu tio n , \\ "h e nb o tharc sa re

c o m b ine dth e yre pre s e n t th em y s tic a ls e al o fK in gSo lo m o n , th e

d o u b le trin ity , or s ixp o in teds ta r. T h i sc o m p le te s tw oa c tsi nth e

g ra n dd ra m ao f li fe .T h ec lo sin gta b le a u inth efir s ta c t re p re s e n tsth e

s ta tion a ryfo rc e so f th ec ry sta lliz e dm in e ra la n dt h es e c o n dac t th e

e te rn a lc o n d iti o n so fh u m a n life .

T h e 9 0M in e ra l

"M in e ra lM a nV

S u b je ctiv eA rcO bje c tiv eA rc S o lo m o n 'sSe a l

T h ethirda n dla st a c t inth eh u m a nc y c l eb rie flyr e v ie w sth e

w h o le o f th ep re vio u stw oa rcsa n de v o lve sa n o th e r s ixp o in te ds ta r

w h ic h re p re s e n ts th eh ig h e r an dlo w e rp la n e so fm a nife s ta tio n . (T h is

la s t ac t isth et ra n s it o f thes o u l th rou g hth es e ve ns u p e rm un d a n e

s p h e reso fd is e m bo d ie de x is ten c efro m m antoth ea ng e l.) B u t, inits

g ra n do u tlin e sit isa ls oasp iritu a l tr in ew h o s eclo s in gta b le a ure p re

s e n ts th ere u n io no f th etw in s o u lss y m bo liz e db ySt. J o h na s th e

c e le s t ia lm a rria geo f th ela m b .T h u s ,w eb e g inw ith th eo n ed iv in e

m o n a do rE g oa n d inth ec o u rseo f itse xp re s s io na ndo f th eg ra d u a l

e v o lu t io no f its s e x u a la ttri b u te s ,w ese eit s lo w l ytra n s fo rmin toa

trin it y .T h istri n ity , inth es u b -c y c le so f itse v olu tio n , fo rm sth re etr i

a n g le s, w h ic hc o ns titu teth es y m b o lo f i tsfo rc e st h re etim e se x p re s s e d

u p o nt h eth re es ub -c y c le so f itsjo u rn e y. T h e s eth re es u b -c y c le sa reth e

s u b je ctiv ea rco r th ec y c leof u n c o n s c iou s n e s s , th eo b je c tiv ea rco r

c y c le o f in te llige n c e ,a n dthee th e re a l a rco rc y c l eo fs o u l co n s c io u s -

T H EM YS T E R IE SO FS E X3 3

n e s s . T h ere s u lts s ofa ro f ou rp re s e n t re s e a rc hs ho w th a t th eo rig in

o fs e xb e g in sw it hG o d ; th a t th en a tu re o fs e xist h em a n ife s ta tio no f

h isb iu n es p irit, a n ditsfu nc tio n sa re th es p ira l m o tio no f i tse v o lu tion

a ryforc e sth a t aw a k e na n drou n do u t its la te n tp o ss ib ilitie s .

It n o wb e c o m e so ur d u tytoc on s id e r th e th irds e c ti o no fo u r

s u b je ct, th ere latio no f th es e x e stoe ac ho th e r.

III. Th eR e la tio no f th eS e x estoE a c hO th e r

M a lean dfe m a leex is t inN a turea sth er e p re s e n ta ti v ee x p re s s io n s

o fw isd o m a n dlo ve .T h e ir fu nc tio n sc o rr e s p o n de x a ctlyw iththe ir

s e x , an dina c tu al lifeit m ayb etru ly s a idth a tw o m a nise v er th e

c e n te r o f th elo vee le m e n to f h u m a n ity . H e r th o u g h t sa n dd e s ir e s

c o n s ti tu teth eind e xo fh e rm is s io no nea rth . Inh er, w eb e h o l dth e

g e n tle, y ie ld in g , lo v in gn a turew h ic hs ofte n sa n dha rm o n iz e sm a n 's

p o s iti v es p irit of a g g re s s io n. Inh e rd elic a ten a turew es e et h elo v e ly

c e n te r o fm a te rn al c a rea n daffe c tio n . Sh eisth ew e a k e rp o rti o no f

th ed ua ls o u lu p onth ep h y s ica lp la n e , bu th e rp h y sic a lw e a k n es sc o n

s titu te sth eg re at c e n te ro f h e rs p iritua ls tre n g th. A sth ew ea k e rs e x ,

w em a y th in kth a t h e r tru ep la c eisth a t o fs u b je c t io ntom a n , b u t, o n

th ec on tra ry ,h e r m o red e lic atefo rc e sbe c o m eh e rm o s tp o te n t w e a p o n ,

a n dins te a do fb ein gth es u b je c ts h ea s ce n d sth ethro n eo f th ec o n

q u e ro r. M a nb e c o m e sap lia b le m e d iu m in h e rh a n d s , a n disle da

w illingc a p tiv ebyh e rs u b tle p o w e ra n d re s o u rc e s .

Inm a nw eb e h o ld th ep o s itiv e, a g g re s s iveL o rdo fC re a tio n , tha t

p o rtiono f th es ou lw h ic hb e co m e sth eres tle s se x p lo re ro fN a tu re

s e e k ingfo rw is d om .M a n 'sw il l ise le c tr ic ,p e n e tratin ga n dd is ru p tiv e .

T h ew i ll o fw o m a n ism a g n e tic, a ttra c tivea n dfo rm ativ e .H e n c e th e y

e x p re ssth ep o la r o p p o s ite sof N a tu re 's fo rc e s .

T h etw ins o u lsa r ere la te dto e a c ho th e r p rim a rily a sb ro th e r a n d

s is te r, a n dfin a l lya sm a na ndw ife . In th isla tte r s ta teth e i r tru em e e t

in gp la c eisth ep la n eo fe m bo d ie dh u m a nity ,b u t, du rin gth epre s e n t

c y c le , v e ryfe w of th e s es p ir itu a lu n io nsta k ep la ce .B u t, w h en e v e r

th etw oh a lv e so f th es a m ed iv in eE g od om e e t, lo v e isth en a tu ra lc o n

s e q u e nc e ;n o t th ep h y s ic a ls en s a tio n sp ro d u c e db yt h ea n im a lm a g

n e tis m so f th e ir s e x u a ln a tu re s ,b u t th ed e e p ,s ilen te m o tio n so f th e

s o u l; th ere s p o n siv ev ib ra tion so f th e ir in te rn a l na tu re sto w arde a c h

o th e r; th eb lis s fu ls ile n c eof tw os o u ls inp e rfe c t ra p p o rt w he re in

n e ith er c a re thto s p e a k .T h is s p iritu a l lo v eisth eo u tc o m eo f th e ir

3 4T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

d iv in e re la tio n s hip ,a n ds h o uldn e v e rb es e ta s id en o rc ru s h e db ya n y

w o rld l yc o n s id e ratio n s .B u t, o nth ec o n t ra ry ,w h e rev e rp o s s ib le , th e s e

p u rei n tu itio n sof th es o u l sh o u ldb eo be y e d .T h e yc a n n o td e c eiv e

n o r lea da s tra y , b e c a u s eth es o u ln e v e r m a k e sam ista k ew h e ncla im in g

itso w n .S h o u ldcirc u m s ta n c e s inlifeo r a n yo th e r m a te ria lc on s id e ra

tio npre v e n t th e i r rig h tfu l un io n , th ef a c t th a t the yh a v ea c tu a llym e t

w ill co n s titu teanin v is ib le c o n n e c tio n , as p iritu al ra p p o rt, b e tw e e n

th e m w h ic hn oe a r th lyp o w e r or d e v ic ec anb re a k .D ee pd o w nw it h in

th es ec re tc h a m b erso f th eh ea rt th eim ag eo f th el o v e do n ew i ll b e

tre a s ure da n dits c o n tin u a l pre s e n c ew il l p o is o na ndc o rro d eev e ry th in g

w h ic hp e rta in stow a rda ne p h em e ra la ffe ctio nfo ra no th e r. If a fe m a le

s h o u ld m a rryu n d er th e s ec ircu m s ta n c e s , a n db e c o m e th em o th e r o f

c h ild re n , it w ill fre q u e n tly tra n s p iret h a t th ea c tu a lg e rm sof s p iritu a l

lifew ill b etra ns m itte db yt h isa b s e n t o n e .T h ee xte rn a lh u s ba n do n ly

p ro v ide sth ep u relyp h y s ic a l c o n d itio n s fo r th em a nife s ta tio no f th e

s p irit u a lo ffs p ri n go f th etr u eL o rd .T here je c te ds o u l-m a te , th es p ir

itu a l b rid e g ro o m , isth ere a l fa th e r, a ndv e ryo ftenth ec h ild b o rnw ill

re s e m bleth eim a geo f itstruep a re n t.

B yfa r th em o s tim p o rta n to f th ev a rio u s re la tio n so f th es e x es

to w a rd e a c ho th e r isth a tw h ic hp e rta in s toth e ir se x u a l in te rc o u rs e .

U n to ld m is e ry ,s uffe rin ga n dc rim ea rebo rnin tothew o rldth ro u g h

th es en s u a ld e p rav ityo fm a n kin do nth eo n eh a n d , an dth e ir b en ig h te d

ig n o ran c eo fh u m ann a tu reu p onth eo th e r. W ea res orryth a ts uc ha

d e lic ates u b je c t c a n n o tb ep ro p e rlytre ate dinth ep re s e n tw o rk ,s ow e

w ill on lya d dth at m a na n dw i fes h o u ldha rm o n iz ew i the a c ho the r,

b o thi np h y s ic a l te m p e ra m e n t a n dinm a g ne ticp o la ri ty .N om a rr ia g e

u n io ns h o u ldb et h o u g h to fw he reth e s ees s e n tia lp oin tso fc o m p a ris o n

a rew an tin g .N e it h e rw e a lth , fa m e ,n o rw o rld lyp o s i tio n ,c a nco m p e n

s a tef o r th ela c ko fn a tu ra l h a rm o n y .D is c o rd a n tu nio n sa retheh a r

b in g e r so fs o rro w ,c rim ea n dd is e a s e .S ex u a lu n io nb e tw e e nin ha r

m o n io uss o u lse v olv e sth es e ed so fe v e ry s p e c ie so f w ic k e d n e s sa n d

s e x u a l d is o rd e r. It m a yn o t be c o m ea p p a re n t toth ep ro d u c e r the re o f,

b u t it e x is tsw it h inth es p a ce so fh u m a n lifere a d y tos p rin g in toc o n

c re te fo rm u n d e r th efirs t fav o ra b lec o nd itio n s .

L e t tho s ew h od e l ib e ra te lym is u s eth e ir s e x u a ln a ture , tos a ti s fy

lic e n t io u sw ic k e dd e s ire s ,s to pinth ede a d lyp a th . S u c hth o u gh tsa n d

a c tio nsle a dtom a d n e s sa n dac tu a ld e a th.

T h ep ure lyM a rtial m a nw ill pro v eac o n t in u a lc u rs e toth ec o ld -

T H EM YS T E R IE SO FS E X3 5

n a tu redS a tu rn in ew o m a n ,a n dv ic ev e rs a . T h ism a yno tb ea n yf a u lt

o f th em a no rw o m a n ,b u t it i sth ed is c ord a n tp o la r itie so f the ir a s tra l

c o n s ti tu tio n s .T hes a m ew ill h o ldg o o dbe tw e e nn a ture so f th e

E a rth y trip lic ity a n dth o s ebo rnu n d e rt h eA irytri p lic ity . A tru e

k n o w led g eo f th es c ie n c eo fth es ta rsis n e c e s s a ry tod e te rm inec o n

ju g a l h a rm o n yo r d is c o rd .N o w , th ev a riou ss e c tio n so fo u rs u bje c t

a rec om p le te d ,a ndit o n lyrem a in sfo r ustoa p p ly th elo g ic a l o u tc o m e

o f th ep rin c ip le so fs e xa st h e ya ffe c t m a n , th eu niv e rs ea n d th eim

m o rta l ityo f th es o u l.

A sw ev ie w th eo utw a rdfo rm so fm a na n dw o m a nw ec an n o t fa il

too b se rv eth ep erfe c th a rm o nyb e tw e e nt h ee x te rn a l a p p e a ra n c ea n d

th einte rn a lc a u se .T h e ir o rga n is m sa re th ec o n c re t eim a g eo f th e

p rin c ip le sc o n c e ale dw ith in . It w o u ldb e th ee x tre m eh e ig h to f a b

s u rd it yfo ru sto b e lie v eth at am a te rializ e dfo rmb e a rsn oc orre s p o n d

e n c et oth efo rc esw h ic hc re ate dit. T h e fo rm c a n n ot e x is tw it h o u ta n

in te rna lc a u s e , an dth ein te rn a lc a u s ei sp o w e rle s s top ro d u c ea n ye x

te rn a l fo rm a p a rt fro m th erefle c te dim ag eo f its e lfa n ditsf u n c tio n s .

U n d e r th e s ec irc um s ta n c e sit m u s tb es e l f-e v id e n tth a te v e rym a le

o rg a n is m isth eab s o lu teo u tco m eo fm a s cu lin efo rc es ,a n de v e r yfe m a le

o rg a n is m th ep ro du c to f fe m inin eq u a liti e s .T h e re fore , am a le s o u l

c a n n o t b eb o rnintoth ew o rld u n d e r th ec o v e ro f a fe m a lefo rm .

N e ith er c a nafe m a les o u lb eu s h e re du p onth ep la n eso fh u m a n i tyim

p ris o ne dw ith int h em a s c u lin eb o d y .T h e sea reN a tu re 'ss im p le fa c ts ,

w h ic ho u g h t tob ea p p a re n t to e v e ryth ink in gm in d . B u t it s e e m sth a t

s u c hi sn o t th eca s e , fo rw ea res e rio u slyin fo rm e db yc e rta in th e o s o p h -

ic a lw rite rsth a t d u rin gth ev a rio u sin ca rn a tio n sof th eh u m a ns o u l

w ith in th eh u m a n fo rm ,m a nm ayin c a rn a te inth efo rm o f aw o m an ,

a n dv ic ev e rs a .W ec a no n lysa yth a ts u chu n u tte ra blen o n s e n s e isa l

m o s t be n e a thth en o tic eo fa nys a n em in d, a n dth o s ew h om a k esu c h

rid ic ulo u sa s s e rt io n sa ren o t o n lyb o u n d toth ee x te rn a lp la n eo fa p

p e a ra nc e s ,b u ta r ec o m p le te ly ig n o ra n t of th etru e lig h to fO cc u lt

S c ie n ce .

It o ft e ntra n s p ir e sth a tw ef in dm e nw h oa p p e a r to p o s s e s strue

fe m in in en a tu re s , a n dw o m e nw h os e e m to b em a s c u lineinte m p e ra

m e n t, b u t th isis n o t re a lly th ec a s e . I t iso n lyana p p e a ra n cec a u s e d

b yth ec o m b in e di n flu e n c eo f p re -n a ta l co n d itio n s , a n ds te lla r p o s itio n s

a tb ir th .T h eB u dd h is tic a lc on c e p tio no f m a na n dw om a nro u n d ing

o u tu ntil s e xb e co m e so b lite ra te d , isp ro b a b lyth em o s t tra n s ce n d e n ta l

3 6T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

d e lu s io nth a te v er o rig in a te dw ith inth eo rie n ta l bra in ; th e refo re ,w e

w ill t a k en ofu rt h e rn o tic eof s u c hm y s t ic a l fo lly .

T h eh um a nfo rm , asm a lea n df e m a le , ist h em a te ria l c u lm in a tion

o fN a tu re 'ss e x u al e x p re s s io n. U p o nth is p la n es h ec a ng on of u rth e r,

fo rb ey o n dth isl im it w es te pw ith inth es p a c e so f th ee th e rw h e re

N a tu re c o n tin u e sh e rw o n d e rful e x p re s s iono fs e xin s tric th a rm o n y

w itht h ela w so f c o rre s p o n d e nc etoth epla n e sb e lo w .W h iled e alin g

w itht h efo rm sa ss u m e db ym a n, w em u s t brie flyn o ti c eth o s ev i ta l

s e c re t io n sw h ic h fo rm th ep h ys ic a lc o n d i tio n sfo rre -p ro d u c tiono fh is

k in d . T h es e m in a l flu id sa re th em o s te th e re a lo f all p h y s ic a l s e c re tio n s,

a n dc on ta inth eve ryq u in te s se n c eo fh u m a nn a tu re . T h es e x u a l o r

g a n is me x is tsa s afa c to r in p ro c re a tio n, th e re fo re, th eo rg a nsh a v eth e ir

p ro p e r fu n c tio n sa n du s eo rt h e yw o u ldno tb ep re s en t. T os u d de n ly

a n dc om p le te lys up p re s sth e ir n a tu ra l fun c tio n sw il l d oag re at d e a lo f

p h y s ica la n ds p ir itu a lh a rm , b e c a u s eth e re a c tio nw ill c re a te v io le n t

d is c o r dw ith inthee th e re a l co n s titu tio n. Infa c t, th ec o m p le t es u p

p re s s io nisa lm o st a sb a da se x c e s s iv eus eo r lu s tf u l in d u lg e nc e . It is

o n lyon eo f th et w oe x tre m e s , n o th in gm ore .W h e nthes e x u a lo rg a n is m

ise v olv e da b o v e th ep h y s ic a l p la n eo f i tsm a n ife s ta tio n , th es e m in a l

flu id sa rea b s o rbe db yth em ag n e ticc o n stitu tio na ndth ee th e re a liz e d

a to m sh e lptob u i ldu pth es piritu a lb o dyo fm a n . Bu tw h e nth i sis

n o ts o th e s es e m in a lg e rm s ,ifn o tp a s s edo ff a m id th eo th e r se c re tio n s

fro m th eb o d y , li v ea n dg e rm in a teas w a rm o fe le m e nta l life fo rm s

w h ic h ro bth eo rga n is m o f apo rtio no f i tsv ita lity.

T oo b eyth ela w so fN a tu reis th eo n lysa fea n ds u r ero a dtoev o lv e

th es piritu a ls e ns e so f th eso u l, a n do neo f th e s e la w sisth e rig h tfu l

u n io no f th es e x es .C e lib a c y inits e lf i sn o t an a tu ra ls ta te ; it isp u rely

a rtifi c ia l, b e c a us eit ig n o reso n eo f thep rin c ip a l e le m e n tsof o u rb e in g.

T h e re fo re , th e re isg re a ts p i ritu a ld a n ge r inac e l ib a telife , a n dn in e

te n th so f th em y stic a lm a n ia sa n ds p irit u a ls a tu rn aliao fp a s t h is to ry

h a v eorig in a te dam o n gc e lib a te s . It isw e ll tore m em b e r th isat th e

p re s e nt d a y ,a st h e reiss o m ec o n s id e ra bled a n g e r of h is to ryr e p e a tin g

its e lf .

C e lib ac y ,a saq uic km e a n so f a rtific ia l lys tim u la t in ga n dp rod u c

in gc erta ins o -c alle ds p iritua lp o w e rsan dm e d iu m istics ta te s , isa

s u c c e ss fu lm e th o d, s ofa ra sm e rep s y c h olo g ic a l re su ltsa rec on c e rn e d ,

b u to neth a t isf ra u g h tw ith te rrib led an g e r. It is am e th o dt h a ts h o u ld

b ed isc o u ra g e din a ll c a s e sw h e re inth es p iritu a l co n s titu tio no f th e

T H EM YS T E R IE SO FS E X3 7

o rg a n is m isina n e g a tiv ec o nd ito n .U n d er th em o s t fa v o ra b lecirc u m

s ta n c esit isave ryq u e s tio na b lep ra c ti c eu n le s st h es p iritu al n a tu reis

s u fficie n tlya c ti v etoa b s o rb a n du s ethee th e re a li z e da to m sof th e

s e m in al flu idw h ic hh a sb e c o m ed e m a te rializ e db ythem a g n e tic a c tiv

itie so fO c c u lt t ra in in g .

A n ys pe c ie so f "f o rc in g " th ea ttrib u te so f th es o u l , re n d e rst h e ir

m a n ifes ta tio n sw ea ka n du n h e alth y ,h e n c e lia b leto e rro ra n dde lu s io n .

It is u p o nth isba s isth a tw ea c c o u n t for th es p iri tu a la b s u rditie so f

m a n yorie n ta lm y stic s .T h e ir s e v e rea s c etic is m re n de rsth e m theu n

s u s p e ctin gp re yof e v e ryim a gin a b les p e cie so fO c c ult d e lu s io n. C e li

b a c y , th e n ,m u s t o n lyta k ep la c ew h e nthea n im a ln atu reh a sb ee n

e v o lv eds ofa ru pw a rdto w a rd th eh ig h e r p rin c ip le s , th a t th ese x u a l

p ro p e ns itie sa re s u s c e p tib le o fe x te n d ingth e ir v ibra tio n sto ah ig h e r

p la n eo fa c tio n . Inth isc a s e, c e lib a c yb e c o m e sa na b s o lu ten ec e s s ity

o f fu r th e rO c c u lt p ro g re s s .H e re in ,w ese eo n c em o r eth ep a ra do xo f

tru th . U p o no n epla n eit b e c om e sad e lu sio na n dasn a re ,b u t up o na

h ig h e r p la n eit co n ta in sa ll th ee le m e n t so f ag lo r io u stru th . C o n s e

q u e n tl yn ob e in g , h u m a no rd iv in e ,c a nl a yd o w na n yh a rda n df a s t

lin et og u id eth ev a rio u sp roc e s s e so f sp iritu a ld ev e lo p m e n t. E a c ho r

g a n is mre q u ire sa s y s te m th a t isp e c u liar toits e lf , e a c hs o u l atra in in g

s p e c iallya d a p te d toth ep la neit o c c u p ie s .F ro m thisit w ill b es e e n

th a t no th in gm o re th a nth eg en e ra lp rin cip le so fO cc u lt tra in in gc a n

b eg ive n .F ro m s uc ho u tlin e se a c hm u s t ad a p ts u c hr u le sa n de xe rc is e s

a sa re a p p lic a b le toh im a shele a rn sfr o m s e lf s tud ya n dp ra ctic e .

A n do nlyth o s ew hoa reth e m s elv e ss p irit u a llye n ligh te n e dc a ns e eth e

tru esta teo f th es o u la n d , ph y s ic ia n -li k e ,s c ie n ti fic a lly ,p re s c rib efo r its

v a rio usd is o rd e rs.

W h e nw ere g a rdthem y s tic a l ra m ific a tio nso fs e xa s re p re s e n ted

inth eu n iv e rs a l c re a tio no f s u n s ,s ta rs, m o o n sa n dp la n e ts ,w es e eth e

s a m eprin c ip le sat w o rkth ro ug h o u te v e ry d e p a rtm e n t o f th e ir be in g ,

e v e nt oth e ir s h ap ea n dth ef o rm o f th e i ro rb it. T hes u n sa re m a s c u

lin e , a n dre p re s en t th ec o s m i cm a les p ir it. T h ep lan e tsa refem in in e ,

a n dc on s e q u e n tly b e c o m eth ef ru itfu lw o m b so fp ro g re s s iv elife. T h e

m o o n sa ren e ith e r th eo n en o r th eo th e r; th e ya ret h ec o n flic t in go ff

s p rin go fd is tu rbin gfo rc e sw ith inth esu na n dits p la n e t. T h eya reth e

lo w e s t o rg a n ice xp re s s io no f p la n e ta ryl ife ,a n da ss u c hre p res e n t th e

s ta te o f th eh e rm a p h ro d ite . So ,b o thin m a na n din th eu n iv e rse , th e

p o te n t ia litie so f s e xs w in gt h em ig h type n d u lu m o f th o u g h ta n dm o tio n .

3 8T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

Ih eg ra n do b je c t w h ic hth ed iv in eE g os ee k store a l iz einth e

e v o lu t io no f th eh u m a ns o u l, isth ec o m ple ted iffe re n tia tio nof its

la te n t a ttrib u te s. T h es o u lm u s tb e c o m e th ee x p re s sio no fb o th its

q u a lit ie s ,a n dm us te x p re s st h etru en a tu reo f th eb iu n es p iri t; h e n c e

m a lean dfe m a leev o lu tio nis th eo u tc o m e. E a c hs o u l ro u n d so u t a n d

c o m p lete s ,s oto s a y , itso w ns e c tio no f th eE g o , an dind o in g th isit

b e c o m esin d iv id u aliz e da saco m p le tee x pre s s io no f o n era yo f th e

d iv in e id e a ,h e n ceit h a sape rfe c t id e ntityw ithi tss o u rc e . B o thm a le

a n dfem a lec o m p leteth ew h o le, a n da rer e la te dtoea c ho th e r as

O s iris a n dIs is ; b ro th e ra n ds is te r; th eir in d iv id ua lity , int h efo rm o f

th e ir s p iritu a lid e n tity , is fo re v e rp res e rv e d ,a n d th e ir u n it e da sw e ll a s

th e ir s e p a ra tec on s c io u s n e s sb e c o m e sa na ttrib u teof th e ir g lorio u s

im m o rt a lity .W itho u ts e xth e r ec a n n o tb ee te rn a l li fe ,a n dto a b s o rb

o rd e stro yth e s ep rin c ip le si nth eh u m a no rg a n is m brin g sa b o u t a

d iv o rceb e tw e e nm a na n dh isdiv in ity ,a ndth u sro b sc o n s c io u sh u

m a n ity o f itsd e ath le s sim m o r ta lity .

IV .T heM y s te ryof Is is

T h eh um a no rg a n ism , initsm orein te rio r s e n s e , is th em y s tic al

u te ru so f Is is , ( th a t is , th eh u m a no rg an is m isth eu te ru so f N a tu re ),

e v e r pre g n a n tw it hth eH o lyG h o s t, (th e in c a rn a te ds o u l), w h ich ,w h e n

th ep erio do fg e sta tio nisc om p le te d , (t h ec y c leo f e v o lu tio n ), s h a ll g ive

b irth toth eS o no fG o d ,w h o sek in g d o m i sn o to f thise a rth , bu to f

H e a v e n (th ism e a ns , th es o u l w h ic hh a satta in e dits im m o rta lit y , isa

S o no f G o d ,e tc ., w h o s efu tu r es ta teo f b e in gistheb o u n d le s s re a lm o f

S p irit .) I a n dtheF a th e ra re o n e ,m e a n in gth a t th eh u m a nE g o isb u t

a na tom o f th eF ath e r, isn o t th es a m ei d e aa sth em o rein te ri o rs ta te

o fA d ep ts h ipo r be in ga to n ew ithG o d . Th isa t-o n e -m e n t isth em y s

tic a l A to n e m e n t of th eC h ris t (S p irit) w ith inth ehu m a ns o u l, (y o ua re

a tp e ac ew ithy o ur s p iritu a l c o n s c ie n c e . )T h e s eid ea sif m e d it a te d

u p o n , w ill re v e a l u n toy o uthew h o lem y ste ryo fC h r is ta n dth e im

m a c u latec o n c e p ti o n .T h eid e ao f th eh u m a no rg a n is mb e in gth e

m y s tica lw o m bo f N a tu re ,w a s th ec a u s eof th eA n c ien tP rie s ts o f th e

s a n c tua rye la b o ratin gth em a gn ific e n t fun e ra ls , th ec re m a tio no f th e

H in d o o, th eG re e ka n dR o m a nr ite s ,a n dem b a lm in go f th eE g y p ti a n s .

It w a s th em o s tim p o rta n tc e re m o n yo fA nc ie n t tim e s, b e c a u s et h em o s t

m y s tica llyim p o rt a n ta n dth em o s ts u b lim eriteth a t th es o u l ca np a s s ,

fro m m a tte r tos pirit, o r "b ac ktoth eFa th e r'sh o m e ."

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F ro m th eP h a llic s y m b o lis m o f a n c ie n ts ex -w o rs h ip , th ro u g hth e

d u a l po w e ro f lo vea n dh a tre d, lu s ta n db ru ta lity , th es a m elaw h o ld s

tru e . S e xisth eg re a tp rim a l la w o fN a tu re ,b o thvis ib lea n d in v is ib le ,

o b je c t iv ea n ds u bje c tiv e .T h ep o w e rso f lo v ea n dh atre dinm a n, a re

fe m in in ea n dm a s cu lin e .T h em a no rw o m a nw h oc a n n o t lo v eisa n

in h u m anm o n s te r; th e reisn o th in gh u m a na b o u t th e m , e x c e p t th e

o u tw a r dp h y s ic a l fo rm o fh u m an ity ,w h ic h isb u t th e la m b 'sc loth in g

th a t i ll c o n c e a ls th era v e n o usw o lf w ithin . It ison lyth etrulyh u m a n

th a t ca ntru lylov e ,a n dinl o v in gle tth e ir s o u ls tra n s c e n dall lo w e r

p a s s ion s .L u s t is n o t lo v e . Lu s t isth ea n im a lo r pa s s io n a la pp e tite ,

w ithno th in gh u m ana b o u t it, a n dw o eb e toth o s ew ho s elo v ec an n o t

ris eab o v eth ep la n eo f lu s t.

T h ed elib e ra teu seo fs o -c a ll e d"C H E C K S "a g a in s tc on c e p tio n ,is

afe a r fu lc rim e , a n ds h o u ldne v e r, u n d e r a n yc irc u m s ta n c e s ,b e re s o rte d

to .T hev ita lg e rm -s e e d ss ow a s te dw ill n o t le a v eyo u ,b u t, li k efa m

is h e dv a m p ire s ,th e yw ill g e rm in a tew ithinth eo d y l lics o u l-s ph e re .

Y o u r cru e la c th ass e p a ra te d th eD iv in es p a rkfro mth e m ;o n ly th e

a n im a l p o rtio nrem a in s ,a n dt h e yb e c o m e th es p iritua le le m e n tarie so f

y o u r ow nc re a tio n, w h o , lik ep a ra s ite sw ill s u c ky ou r lifea w ay .

If y o ua ren o tp erfe c tlyc o n f id e n ta n dce rta inth a t y o u rs e x u al

p a s s ion sa rep u re a n dre s p o n do n lytotha to n ew h o ses o u l-a ffi n ity

y o up os s e s s , th e na to n c ea n d fo re v e rd eb a r th ep a ss io nc o m p lete ly ,

a n dlea dalifeof c e lib a c y , fo r th es o ul c a n n o te vo lv eh e a lthyp s y c h ic

p o w e rs w h e reth e ta in te dm ilde w o fe ith er lu s to r anim p u reli feis

a llo w edtore m a in. If p s y c h ic p o w e rsa re d e v e lo p e d ins u c hasta te ,

th e yarea b n o rm a l a n dim p u re , m e res p iri tu a l fu n g i o f th es o u l,m o re

te n d e r th a nh o th ou s ep la n ts , b e c a u s eth eya refo rc eda n dre a redu n d e r

a rtifi c ia lc o n d it io n sa n d ,c on s e q u e n tly , lia b leto w ith e ra n dd ieu p o n

e x p o s uretoth ef irs tb lig h ti n gc u rre n ts o f th eA s t ra l lig h t, w h e nd is a s

tro u s re s u ltsa lw a y sfo llo w .

R e a d , m a rk , le a rn a n din w a rd l yd ig e s t the s eg re a tfu n d a m e n ta l

tru th s. T h e reis n om id d lec ou rs efo r theN e o p h y te w h oa im sa t th e

p ra c ti c a l re a liz atio no f th eo c c u lt p o w erso fh isso u l. It is e ith e r

h e a v e na n dth eu l tim a teg lo ri e so fe te rna lp ro g re s sio n ,o r it ish e ll a n d

ru in a t io n ,w itht h ete rrib le s u rro u n d in gso f th eB la c kM a g ic iana n d

a lm o s t ac e rta in t yo f fin a l ex tin c tio ni nth ee le m en ta rys p h e re so f

th es ou l-w o rld s .

T ru ei t is , th a t s o -c a lle ds piritu a lg if tsd on o t de p e n du p o nm o ra l

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tom a n. T h e rea re s e v e ng ra d eso f th e m co rre s p o n d ingw ithth es e v e n

p la n e ta rys ta te s , a n d ,c o n s e qu e n tly ,c o r re s p o n d in gw ithth es ev e ng re a t

d iv is io n so f th eh u m a nra c e . It isth is c la s so fb ein g sth a t ca na n dd o

b e c o m e in c a rn a te d inth eh u m ano rg a n is m . T h ec la s so fp e rs o n sw h o

m o s t f re q u e n tlyareth em e a n so f in c a rn atin gth e s eb e in g sa re th o s eo f

la rg ea n im a lp ro pe n s itya n dsm a ll s p irit u a lity .T h ec o n d itio n sa re

g e n e rallys e x u a l in te rc o u rs ew h e nth em aleisina s ta teo f into x ic a tio n

o rb o t hm a yb es o. W h e nth u s in fla m e dw i thd rin k ,lu s ta n do the r

v ilepa s s io n sa n d th o u g h ts ,th e reisn op o s s ib lec ha n c efo ra ny th in g

h u m a n . W h e nc o n c ep tio nta k e sp la c eu n d e r th e s ec o n ditio n s ,a n in

h u m a ns o u l isth e re s u lt. It isfro m s u chu n io n sa s th e s eth a t th e

in h u m anN e ro sa n dN a n aS a h ib so fh is to ry o rig in a te d. R e m e m b e r,

th a t so c ia lp o s it io no ra rtif ic ia le d u c atio n ,c a n n ot a lte r th en a tu ra l

re s u lt . P e o p leo f th isc la s sa ren u m e ro us , fro m th eh ig h e s t to th e

lo w e s t,a n d"d o p e" a d d ic tsa r eu n d e r th es a m ela w sa n dp e n a lty.

T h es ec o n dc la s so f in d iv id u alsw h om a yb eth em e a nso fs u c h

in c a rna tio n sa re n e rv o u s ,s e ns itiv ep e o ple ,w h oa re a c tu a llyob s e s s e d

b ye lem e n ta rie sdu rin gs e x u a l u n io n ,b e ca u s e ,b ys uc ho b s e s s ion s , th e

e le m e nta rie ss e e mtore a liz ea n de n jo yt h ee x c ite m en to f th e ir lu s tfu l

p a s s ion s . Ina ll s u c hc a s e si n h u m a nin c arn a tio nis th ere s u lt. S h o u ld

c o n c e ptio nta k epla c eu n d e rt h e s ec o n d it io n s , th eon lyre m e d y th e s e

p e o p le h a v eisto a b s ta inc o m p le te ly ,o r p re v e n t, byth em o ra l p u rity

o f th eir liv e s ,th ep o s s ib ili tyo fe le m en ta ryo b s e ss io n .A n dl a s tly ,a

w o m a nm a y ,d u rin g th ep e rio do fg e s ta tion ,m a g n e tica llya tta c ha n

e v il be in gtoh e r o th e rw is ehu m a nc h ild , w h ow ill ob s e s sit c om p le te ly

d u rin g life ,a n dd o u b tle s slea dit tothes c a ffo ld o ra s y lu m . T h is

m a g n e t ica tta c h m en t isc a u s e db ys o m es ud d e n ,e x trem ee x e rc is eo f

h e rp as s io n s .

E n o u g hh a sn o w b ee ns a idtoen a b leth et h o u g h tfu l stu d e n t tose e

th eg re a tm y s te ry o fs e x ,c o m p le te ly .H en o w k n o w s th eu s ea n da b u s e

o fs e x; u n d e rs ta nd sh o w tob ec o m eth ep are n to fg o od ,n o b le ,in te l

le c tu al h u m a ns o ulsfo rh isf a m ilya n dho w toa v o id c a u s in gthep ro

d u c tiono fm o n s ters .

C o n tinu in gth es am ela w s ,w en o w le a v et h ep h y s ic a l a n de n te r

th es piritu a lo r m a g n e tics tate so fb e inga n dfin ds e xs till r e m a in sth e

s u p re m ela w .T h a t s a m ep rin c ip lew h ic hm a n ife s tsit s e lf a sp a re n ta l

in s tinc ta n dfe roc io u sp a s s ioninth ea nim a l; a n dasa ffe c tio na n dlu s t,

je a lo us ya n dh a tr e dinth eh um a n ;b lo o m so u t in toi tso w np u re s ta te

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inth eA n g e lico r c e le s tia l co n d itio n , asL o v ea n dW is d o m , in th ii

m o s tin te rio rs tate . Itsa ttr ib u te sinall e x te rio r s ta te so f a n g e lico r

s p irit u a le x is te nc ea rein tu i tio na n drea s o n , th ef e m in in ea n dm a s c u

lin equ a litie so f e a c hh u m a ns o u l.

M a g n e t is m iso ftw ok in d s ,v iz .; a n im a l a n dm in e ra l,a n de a c h

k in di sd u a l, o r m a lea n dfe m a le ,p o s iti v ea n dn e g ativ e . It is th e

A s tra l flu idc o n ta in in gth epro p e rtie sof th eb o d yw ithw h ic h it is

c o n n e cte d ;h e n c e , s e xa lw a y sp re d o m in a testh ev e ry s o u l-fo rc eo f

N a tu re, b e c a u s ei t isth ro u g h th ea g e n c yo f th isA stra l flu id th a ta ll the

v a rio usp h e n o m e n aa rep ro d u c ed , it isthea c tu a lc au s eo fe v e r ye ffe c t

inb o t hth em a te r ia la n ds p ir itu a lp la n eso fe x is ten c e .T h isf o rc eisth e

in d is pe n s a b lea g en to fe v e ry A d e p t, M a g ic ia no rM e sm e riz e r, a ndth e

c a u s eo fa ll m a g ne tica n do c cu lt p h e n o m en a . It p e rva d e se v e ry a to m

o f th ev a s tu n iv ers ea n da ll o f lifein clu d in gp la ne tsa n ds tarsa re

s u b je ct toth isdo u b lela w o f s e x ,a c tiona n dre p o se .J u s ta sn ig h t re s ts

h u m a n i tyfro m th ed a y 'sa c tivity ,d o e st h isfo rc er e s to reth ee q u ilib riu m

o f th es p iritu a l a n dc o s m icpla n e so fN atu re .

T h em ag n e tica n dA s tra l flu id isa n d ro g yn eo rb i-s ex u a l, (e x a ctly

lik et h eh u m a ns ou l) b e c a u s ee q u ilib riu misb u t th e re s u lta n t o f tw o

fo rc e se te rn a lly re -a c tin gu po ne a c ho the r, th isis life .W h e n th e s e

tw oforc e se x p a n da n dre m a in s olo n gin ac tiv ea sto e q u a le a c ho th e r

a n dc om etoc o m p le tere s t, thec o n d itio n isd e a th . T h es a m es ou l-

fo rc e , inth eh a nd so f th ee xp e rt m a g ic ia n ,h a sc o ntro lo v e r l ifea n d

d e a th , fo r, if them a g ic ia nw illsath inga n dh isw ill iss u ff ic ie n tlys t ro n g ,

th a tth in gisd o ne , th isist h ep o s itiv ea c tio n .M ed iu m s h ipis th ere

v e rs e , th en e g a ti v eo rp a s s ive , it isthefe m in in ew h ic hre c e iv e s .

N o w w ec o m etothela s tm y s teryo f th eG ra d eo fE ros . It isthe

c lim a xo f th ep o te n tia lp o w e r so fs e x , an de m b ra c e sa ll th ep re v io u s

te a c h in g sinth e re c o g n itio no f th eh u m ano rg a n is m , a sth eg ran d

m y s tica lu te ru sof N a tu re . It isth es a cre dY o n io f th eg lo riou sIs is , the

U n iv e rs a lM o th e r. It isth is m y s te ryth at e x p la in s th eim m a c u la tec o n

c e p tiono f th eC hris tc h ild , o rD iv in ehu m a nw ith in u s . It is th eim

m o rta l s o u lb e g o t te no f th eFa th e r, e n c lo s e do r in ca rn a te din th efle s h ,

(th ehu m a no rg a n is m .)

T h eV i rg inW o m b , w h ic hs h a ll g iv eb irth toth eim m orta lS o no f

G o d ,w h e nth ep e r io do fg e s tatio n(h u m a n in c a rn a tionino ro n th is

m a te ri a lp la n e ) i sc o m p le te d . T h isp e riodo fg e s ta t io nis ,o f c o u rs e ,

th eg re a tc y c leof n e c e s s ity ; fo r, "e x c ep ty eb eb orna g a iny ec a n n o t

T H EM YS T E R IE SO FS E X4 3

e n te r th eK in g d o mo fH e a v e n ." C e rta in ly n o t. T h eh um a ns o u l, w h ile

in c a rna te dinth ep h y s ic a lo rg a n is m , is w ith inth ew o m bo fN a tu rea n d

it is o n lyw h e ni tsfu ll tim eh a se la p s ed ,a n dit ha sg a in e di tsim m o rta l

ity ,th a t it isr e -b o rnin to th ere a lm of s p irit. I t h a sb u rs t th eb o n d so f

fle s ha n db lo o d ; e s c a p e dfro mitsm o th e r 'sw o m b , theu te ru so f N a tu re ,

a n dis fre ea g a in.

A n dn ow ,d e a r re ad e r, th a tw eh a v efin ish e do u rc h ap te ro ns e x;

c a ny ous p a reth e tim etoc los eth eb o o ka n dc a lm ly, q u ie tlyan d

s e rio us lyc o n te m pla teo nw h a t s e xre a lly m e a n s ?

L e ty ou rs o u l risea sh ig ha sp o s s ib le , inp u re ,h olyth o u g h ts;

th in k in go n lyo f th a tm y s te ri o u ss o m e th in ginlife w h ic hisa bleto

d e v e lopb e a u tifu l , fra g ra n t f lo w e rs ;d e l ic io u s , lu sc io u sfru it a n dn o u r

is h in gg ra info o ds ;a ll fro mtin ys e e d sp la c e dint h eg ro u n d .

H o w thisisa c c o m p lis h e disf a rb e y o n dou ru n d e rs tan d in g .Y e t,

m e na ndw o m e na re h ig ha b o v e th ep ro d u c t so f th es oil, th eb ir d s , th e

fis han dth ea n im a lk in g d o m . W eh a v efree d o m o f th ou g h ta n da ctio n ,

a n ds ho u ldk e e pou to f th em i re . If w eho n e s tlyd e sireth eg o od ,n o b le

th in g so f life ,w ec a nliv easw eth in ka n dth u sh elptom a k e ag lo rio u s

h e a v e nh e reo ne arth ; are a l, s in c e re , f rie n d lyb roth e rh o o do f m e n

a n dw om e n ; fre eof g re e d y ,s elfis ha n di m m o ra ls tri fea n dill w ill

to w a rd e a c ho th e r. W h yn o t tr yfo r it?

T ru ly , th isisthee te rn a lp ra y e ro fa ll u p rig h tm ena n dw o m e n,

toh a vep e a c ea n dh a rm o n yh e r eo ne a rth .

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IN C A R N A T IO N A N D R E -IN C A R N A T IO N

P ro b a blyn otru th h a sb e e nm orec o m p le telyin v e rte db yth eig

n o ra n t a n dc o n c e ale db yth el e a rn e dth a n th a to f re-in c a rn a tion . In

e v e ry a g eit h a sb e e nth o u g h t n e c e s s a ry b yth ep ries th o o dtoov e r-a w e

th eu ne d u c a te dm as s e sb ys o m es p e c ie so f p io u sju g gle ry ,a n dt h ep o p

u la rt h e o ryo f re-in c a rn a tio n, a su n d e rsto o da n dtau g h ta t th ep re s e n t

d a y , i saty p ic a l e x a m p leo f tru thth u sp e rv e rte d .

B yre - in c a rn a tio nw em e a n ,a sn o w c u rre ntlyu n d e rs to o d , th ed oc

trin eo f th ere -birtho f th eh u m a ns o u l inv a rio u sh u m a nfo rm sa n d

p e rs o na litie s , in d iffe re n t ag e s ,u p o nt h es a m ep lan e t.

N O T E : T h ere a d e r m u s tb e a r in m in dth a t th ed o c trineo fh u m a n re -in c a rn a t io n

isn o t,s tric tly s p e a k in g ,ad o c trin eo f O c c u ltis m . It isathe o lo g ic a l do c trin eo f

o rie n ta ls a c e rd o ta lis m , fo rm ula te db ythep rie s th o ode ith e r to c o n c e a l there a l

tru th , o r toa c c ou n t fo rw h a t th e yth e m se lv e sc o u ld n o tc o m p reh e n do re x pla in .

T h issa m eth o u g h t ise x p re s s edb yR a n g aH ily o d , ave rya n c ie n t s a g eo f Ind ia , in

h isb oo k , Illu m ina te dB ra h m inis m ,T h eT ru eT h e o s o p hy .

Ine v eryb u n d leof th e o lo g ic al c h a ff th ereis ,u n d ou b te d ly ,c on

c e a le d ag ra ino f g e n u in etruth .T h isis p a rtic u la r lyth ec a s ew ithth is

d o c tri n e .U ptoa g iv e np o in t itste a c h in g sa reth os eo f tru th its e lf,

b u tb ey o n dth ispo in t th ed o ctrin eo f re-b irthin to p h y s ic a l co n d itio n s

b e c o m eso n eo f theg re a te s t de lu s io n sw i thw h ic hthem y s tic a l s tu d e n t

h a sto d e a l. T ot h o s ew h oa re p u re lyu p onth ep la in o fa p p e a ran c e sit

p o s s e ss e sa na lm os t irre s is ti b lea ttra c t io nb e c a u s e it a p p e a rs toa c

c o u n t, inam o s t ra tio n a la n dp h ilo s o p h ic a lm a n n e r, fo r th ew id ed if

fe re n cem a n ife s tedinth em e nta l, s o c ia l a n dm o ra l c o n d itio n so fh u

m a n ity. U p o nth ee x te rn a lp lan eit s e e m s tos e ttle th eq u e s tiono f

g o o dan de v il, a ndh a rm o n iz e sa ll o u r ine q u a litie sw ithw h a t se e m s

d iv in e ju s tic e . All th e s ed e lu s iv ea p p e ara n c e s ,h o w e v e r, a rebu te m p ty

s h a d o w so f th ep he n o m e n a lw o r ld .T h e yc ano n lyd e c eiv eth o s ew h o

a ree ntire lyu p o n th ee x te rn al p la n ea n dw h oh a v eac c e p te ds u ch

te a c h in g sw ith o u t v e rify in gt h ed o c trin esfo r th e m se lv e s .T h e r ea re

tw om eth o d so fv erific a tio n ; o n e , th ea ctu a le x p e ri e n c e so f thes o u l, th e

o th e r, th ere s p o ns eo f th es ou l toth et h o u g h tsa n d id e a sw ede riv e

fro m ana u th o r's w o rk .U n fo rt u n a te ly , thisla tte r kin do fv e ri fic a tio n

IN C A R N A T IO N A N D R E -IN C A R N A T IO N 4 5

iss u bje c t tov e r ys e rio u sd ra w b a c k s . Am e d iu m is tic n a tu rem a y re

s p o n d toe rro rb ec a u s eo f th em o rep o te nt th o u g h t of th ew riter, o r,

if o v er-s e n s itiv em a yb es u p erfic ia le n ou g htore s po n dtoa nerro n e o u s

id e at h ro u g hp u re s e n tim e n t. T h e s em e a n sh a v eb e e ns e iz e db yt h e

In v e rsiv eB re th rentoe n a b le th e m tofa ste nu p o nthes e n s itiv em in d s ,

a n dm ed iu m is ticna tu re so f thew e s te rnr a c e , th e s ee rro n e o u s , d e lu s iv e

d o c tri n e so fk a rm aa n dre -in ca rn a tio n . Th em o s t fine lys p u nide a lso f

"th ehig h e r life , "o f "D e v a c ha n ," o f "T heM a s te rs ," a n do f "b l is s fu l

N irv a na ," h a v eb ee na n da rebe in gp re s e nte db yah os to fs e n ti m e n ta l,

s p irit u a llys ic k , m y s tic a lw r ite rstoe xp la in"th eg lo rio u sm ys te rie s "o f

N a tu re a n d"th ese c re td o c tri n e "o fa ll re lig io u sph ilo s o p h ie s, o fw h ic h

th e yt h e m s e lv e s , inre a l tru th ,k n o w v e r ylittle , ap a rt fro m th e

m e d iu m is ticid e a sw h ic ha repro je c te dtow a rdth e m byth eIn v e rs iv e

M a g i. T h ew h o lecra z eism e relyam e ta p hy s ic a ld e lus io nc a s t ov e r

th e ir m e n ta litie sb ym e a n so f am a g n e tic g la m o r to d e c e iv eth em a n d

th e ir re a d e rs .

T h erea d e rm u s t no ts u p p o s et h a tb e c a u s e ap e rs o nstu d ie sth e

v a rio usb ra n c h e so fO c c u lt s cie n c e , triestole a danid e a l lif e ,a n d ,

a fte r a c q u irin ga v e ryla rg es to c ko fb oo k lo re -o c c ultis m ,b e g in sto

w rite a n dp u b lis hw o rk su p o nm y s tic a ls ub je c ts , th at th ep e rs onis

b e y o n d th ew o rld l yp la n e .O n th ec o n tra ry , th isc las sa reth em o s t

e x te rna lo fa ll, b e c a u s eth e yb e c o m ed o m in a te db yt h eth o u g h t fo rm s

o fc e r ta inO c c u lt le a d e rsu p onth ep h y s ic a lp la n e , a n dth e ir se n s itiv e

n a tu resb e c o m ea bs o lu te lyb li n dtoth er e a ls p iritua l tru th .W eh a v e

s e e nnu m e ro u se x am p le so f th i sa m o n gth ep o p u la rw r ite rsu p o n

M o d e rn T h e o s o p h y . T h es o u la lo n eisc a p ab leo fp e n etra tin gth e

re a lmo fs h a d o w s , a n ds e e in g th ro u g hth e in v e rte di m a g e stolea rn

th erea l tru th .

It s e em sv e rys tr a n g eth a t thee x te rn a l fo llo w e rsof "th ep a th"

w h ic h le a d stop hy s ic a l re -inc a rn a tio n , c a nb es oblin da sto im a g in e

th a tth ise a rthi sth eo n lypla c ew ith in G o d 'sin fi n iteu n iv e rs ew h e re o n

d iv in e ju s tic ec anb es a tis fi e d ,a n dd u ep u n is h m e n t m e te do u t toth e

e v il do e r. T h eli feb e y o n dis fa rm o rer e a l, fa rm oree a rn e s t, a n da

m u c hm o rec o n s c iou slifeth a nh e reo ne arth .S u re ly, th e n , th es o u l

c a nw orko u t its re d e m p tio nt h e reb e tte r th a nh e re . S u re ly , thes o u l

o u g h t tob eg ra n te dth ep riv i le g eo fk n ow in gfo rw ha tw ro n git is

b e in gm a d etos u f fe r, b u t th i sisn o t thec a s ea c c ord in gtothefa lla c ie s

o fe s ote ricB u d d his m .B u ta las ; th es p ir itu a llyb li n da reb lindin d e e d .

4T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

T h e yt h a th a v ee ye stos e elet th e m s e e . F o rm o d e rn B u d d h is tic

T h e o s op h yc a n n o t p e rc e iv ein th es lig h tes td e g re e , b e y o n dth ed u ll

v e il of e te rn a l m a tte r.

A sat y p ic a le x a m p leo fs u c hm a te ria lc on c e p tio n s , w ew ill q u ote

fro m ap u b lic a tionp ro fe s s in g tog iv ethes e c re td oc trin e so f a ll re lig

io n s , T h eM y s te ry o f th eA g e s, b yM a rie , C o u n te s sof C a ith n e s s. In

afo o tn o teu p o nt h es u b je c t of K a rm a ,p ag e1 4 3 , th ew rite rs a ys ;

"K a rm a isth ela wo fc o n s e q u en c e s ,b yw hic he v e n .' a c t re c e iv esits

e x a c t re c o m p e n s e inth en e x t lifew h e nt h es o u l is b o rna g a in . B u t

u n le s s th es a m eso u lp a s s e sonth ro u g ha s u c c e s s io no fe a rthl iv e ss u c h

are c om p e n s eisi m p o s s ib le , an dn e ith e r c o u ldit e xp ia teo rm ak e

a m e n d s fo r th einju rie sit m ayh a v ed o n e too th e rs u n le s sa g a i nb ro u g h t

in toco n ta c t-w ith th e m ."

S oth oro u g h lym a te ria lis ticareth eid e asc o n v e y e d inth ea b o ve

e x tra ct th a to n ew o u ldth in k th a te s o te r icB u d d h is mw a sn o th ingb u t

m a te ri a lis m ru nt os e e d .A c c ord in gtos uc he rro n e o usth e o rie sw ea re

tob e l ie v eth a t re c o m p e n s efor e v il d o ingisim p o s sib lee x c e p t b yp h y s i

c a l re-b irth .S u chw rite rsa r es od e s tit u teo f th eh ig h e rs p ir itu a lp e r

c e p tionth a t th e yc a n n o tc o m pre h e n da n yp ro c e s so f re p e n ta n c ea n d

p u rifi c a tio ne x c ep tu p o nth em a te ria le arth ,w h ile in c a s e dw it h ina

m a te ri a lo rg a n is m .W ec a no n l ys a ytothefo llo w e rs o fs u c h ,th a tw h e n

a u th o r ss e t th e m se lv e su p o nsu c hap in n ac leo fk n o w le d g ea sto d e

c la re w h a t isn o t p o s s ib lew i th inth em ig h tys p a c e so fs p iritua le x is t

e n c e , th e yo u g h t tob einapo s itio nto v e rifyth e i ra s s e rtio ns . If th e y

c a n n o t d oth is ,th e nth e ya re s im p lyb o as tin gp re ten d e rstoa s ta teo f

k n o w led g e ia n ds piritu a ld e v elo p m e n tw h ic hth e yd on o tp o s s e s s, a n d

s e e in g th a t th e ir te a c h in g sdon o t ina nys e n s ea g re ew ithth ea c tu a l

e x p e ri e n c e so f tho s ew h oh a v ep e n e tra te d th ere a lmo fs p irit, a n din

v e s tiga te dth em ys te rie so f l ifefo r th em s e lv e s ,w ec h a lle n g e th e ir rig h t

tos p ea kw iths u cha u th o rity . H o w d iffe re n t fro m s uc hid e a sa r eth e

re a l t ru th so fN atu re .H o w d i ffe re n ta re s p iritu a l re a litie sf ro m s u c h

o rie n ta l th e o rie sa n dd re a m ys p e c u la tio ns .T h eta len te da u th o r o f

"A rt M a g ic "a n d" G h o s tL a n d ", w h ofo ry ea rsh a din ve s tig a te dt h e

v a rio usu n s e e nrea lm so f life fo rh im s e l f, g iv e sthew o rldth eb rie f

re s u lt so fh isli fe -lo n gre s ea rc hinth e la tte rw o rk .S p e a k in gu p o nre

in c a rna tio nth is a u th o rs a y s ; "T om yd ima p p re h e n s io n ,a n din v ie w

o fm y lo n gy e a rs o fw a n d e rin g th ro u g hs pirit s p h e res ,w h e retea c h in g

IN C A R N A T IO N A N D R E -IN C A R N A T IO N 4 7

s p irit sa n db le s se da n g e lsg uid e dm ys o ul'sa rd e n t e x p lo ra tio ns , th is

b rie f s u m m a ryo f o u rp re -e x iste n ts ta te se x p la in sall th a t th e re -in c a r-

n a tio nis tsh a v el a b o re ds os ed u lo u s lyto th e o riz eup o n .T h eu niv e rs a l

a n dreite ra te da ss e rtio n so f m y ria d so f s p iritsin e v e rys ta g eo f ap ro

g re s s iv eb e y o n d , c o n v in c e dm e th e rew a sN O re tu rnt om o rta lb i rth ,

N O re t ro g re s s io n inth es c a le o fc o s m ic b e in g ,a sa re tu rnto m a te ria l

in c a rna tio n su n d ou b te d lyw o u l db e ,a n dall th ed e m an d so fp ro gre s s ,

ju s tice ,a n da d v an c e m e n t, a re s u p p lie dbyth eo p p o r tu n itie so f fe re d

th es ou l inth esp h e reo fs p i ritu a le x iste n c e ."

N O T E : A t th etim e th e s eb o o k sw e rew ritt e n(1 8 7 5 -7 6) m o d e rnthe o s o p h is ts k n e w

n o th ingo f th eB ud d h is tic a lth e o rie sth eyh a v es in cea d o p te d . O u ra u th o r re fe rs

toth e re -in c a rn atio nth e o ry o f th eS p ir itu a lis tsof F ra n c e .N o tu n til theT h e o -

s o p h ica lS o c ie ty re m o v e dits h e a d q u a rte r stoIn d ia d idit g ocra z ya fte r In d ia 's

s u b tle d e lu s io n s .

T h es am ea u th o r co n c lu d e sth ec h a p te ro f h ise x p e ri e n c e sinthe

fo llo w in ge lo q u e nt w o rd s ; "I h a v es to o do nth eth res h o ldo fg lo rio u s

la n d s , w h e rem yey e sc o u ldp erc e iv eth e ra d ia n c eo f c e le s tia l s p h e re s ,

th em em o ryo fw h os eb rig h tn e ssw ill w a rn a n db e c k o nm eu p w a rd s

fo re v er."

T h ep ers o n a le x p erie n c e sth u sn a rra te dco rre s p o n dex a c tlyint h e ir

re s u lt sw ithth o seo f th ep res e n tw rite r, a n da ls ow ithm a n yoth e r tru e

s p irit u a llyin iti a te dO c c u lti s tsw ithw ho m w ea reas s o c ia te d . C a nth e

c a re fullyta b u la te dre s u ltsof a ll o u r un ite dla b o r sc o u n t fo r n o u g h t?

Isit p o s s ib letha t th eu n a n im o u sb u t leg itim a tec on c lu s io n sof s c o re so f

s p irit u a l in v e s ti g a to rs ,e a c ha n da ll o f w h o m w e re s p e c ia llyqu a lifie d

fo r res e a rc hb yr e a s o no f th eir o w ns o u l d e v e lo p m e nt, a refa lsea n d

d e lu s iv e ?M u s t there s u lt o f o u ro w np e rs o n a l re s e arc ha n da c tu a l

e x p e ri e n c e so f thes o u lw ith i nth ere a lmo fs p irit b ec a s ta w aya su n

re lia ble ,s im p ly , b e c a u s eth eyc o n flic t w itha no ld fo s s iliz e d th e o ryo f

s o m eprie s tlym e ta p h y s ic ia n s ?N o ts o ,d ea r re a d e r; n o ts o . "P ro v e

a ll thin g s ," s a it hth ea p o s tl e , "h o ldfas t th a tw h ic hisg o o d ; "a n ds u c h

iso u r h u m b lein te n tio n ,a n do u ra d v ic e toa ll s tu de n tss e a rc hin gfo r

tru th .

W ere pe a tw h a tw eh a v es oo ft e ns a idto th o s ew h oha v es tu d ie d

u n d e r o u rc a re ,th a t re -in c a rn a tio n ,a s ta u g h tb ym o d e rnw riters , is

n o th ingb u t ath eo ryo f th eph y s ic a l in te lle c t. In o th e rw o rd s, it is

th em eta p h y s ic a l o u tc o m eo fin te lle c tu a l fo rc ed e s t itu teo fs piritu a l in

tu itiono r tru th . It isa na t te m p to fe xte rn a lm in d toh a rm o n iz eg o o d

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a n de vil a n dn o thin gm o re . It c o n ta in sno th in ga p p ro a c h in gto th e

p u rei n tu itio n sof th es p irit initsc o m p o s itio n .Itw a sfo rm ula te dto

d e c e ive ,b yc u n n in gp rie s tly m in d s , int h efirs t ins ta n c e ,a n da fte r

w a rd sa c c e p te da s ad iv in etr u thb yth o sew h op o s s es sn o th in gb u t th e ir

in te ll e c tstog u id eth e m int h e ir g ro p ing sfo r tru th .K n o w in ga sw ed o

th eW hya n dW h e refo reo f its p re s e n td if fu s io no f erro r, w ec ha lle n g e

a ll e so te ricB u d dh is tstop rod u c eo n es in g lein d iv id u a l, are sp o n s ib le

m e d iu mw h oh a sp en e tra te dth e re a lm so f s p irit fo r h im s e lf, w hoc a n

tru th fu llys a ytha t th eth e o r ya g re e sw i thth ea c tua l re s u lts o fh is

o w np ers o n a l in v es tig a tio n s . F ro m th eb eg in n in gto th ee n d , thisre

in c a rna tio na n dKa rm ad o c trineo fB u d d h is m isap u re lye x te rn al

th e o ry w h ic htriestoe x p la in th ea p p a ren tc o n tra d ic tio n so f ph y s ic a l

N a tu re; h e n c eit isd e s titu te o fs p iritua lp ro o f, or o f th ep os s ib ilityof

s p irit u a lp ro o f, a n dit isp alm e do ff u po nth em e n ta lc u rre n ts o fw e s t

e rntho u g h ta se m a n a tin gfro ms u p p o s e dho ly(? )m a ha tm a s .B u t

w ed e nyinto tot h a ts u c hat h e o iyistau g h to re v er h a sb e e n ta u g h t,

a sat ru eth e o ry , b ya n yre a l a d e p t. T h em a g ic a lh ie ro p h a n tsof th eIn -

v e rs iveM a g i, a re b e in g sw eco n s id e rn o t w o rth yo f th en a m eo f A d e p t,

b e c a u seth e ya re th ele g io n a r ie so f th eD a rkS a te ll ite ,a n da ss u c h

a reo nlya d e p tssofa ra sth em y s te rie so fp ra c tic al m a g ica re c o n

c e rn e d. T h e yc a n no tp e n e tra te b e y o n dth ea s tra lz o ne so f th eco s m ic

a n dm ag n e tice le m e n ta ls ,h e n ceth e yk n o wa b s o lu te ly n o th in go f th e

h ig h e r s ta te so f th es o u lw o r ld ,o ro fth em y s te rieso fa n g e li clife .T h ey

d e n yt h e ir v e ryex is te n c e ,a nds u b s titu t ead e lu s iveD e v a c h a n , a n d

d re a m yN irv a n ao f n o th in g n e s s inth e ir pla c e .

B e fo re g o in ga n y fu rth e rw ew o u ldim p re ssu p o no u r s tu d e n t th e

fa c tth a t th e rei sn o t as in gled o c trin ew ith inth ew h o lera n geo fO c

c u lt sc ie n c eth a t isn o ts u s ce p tib lein itsin te rp re ta tio nto th ew e ll

k n o w nL a tinp ro v erb , "c u m g ran os a lis ." F u rth e r, tha te v e rytr u this

ap a rad o xw h e nv ie w e dfro m d i ffe re n tp lan e s ; th isl a tte r fa c t ise s

p e c ia l lytru ere ga rd in gre -inc a rn a tio n .

W en o wc o m m e n c eat th ep o in t w h e rew eleft o ff inou rp re v io u s

c h a p ter, inth ede s c e n to f li fein toe x te rn a lc o n d i tio n s .F ro mth isp o in t

w es e e it e n te r an ds u c c e s s ive lyp a s sthro u g hth em in e ra l, v e ge ta b le

a n da nim a l lifew a v e so f th ep la n e t. In o b e d ie n c et oth eh ig h er a n d

m o rei n te rio r la w so f itso w ne s p e c ia l ro u n d , th ediv in ea ttri b u te sa re

e v e r se e k in gtoun fo ldth e ir in v o lv e dp ote n tia lities .N os o o n er iso n e

fo rm dis p e n s e dw i th ,o r itsca p a b ilitie se x h a u s te d , th a nan e wa n d

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s till h ig h e r fo rmisb ro u g h t in tore q u isitio n ,e a c h initstu r nb e c o m in g

m o reco m p le xini tss tru c tu re a n dd iv e rsifie dinit sfu n c tio n s. T h u s ,

w es e e th ea to m of lifec o m m en c in ginthem in e ra l of th ee x te rn a l

w o rld , w o rk in gu pw a rda n do u tw a rd .T h egra n ds p ira l o f itse v olu

tio n a r ylifeisca rrie dfo rw ards lo w ly , im p e rc e p tibly ,b u ta lw a y sp ro

g re s s iv e ly , th ro ug hth eh ig h er s ta te s . Th e reisn o fo rm to os im p le ,n o

o rg a n is m to oc o m ple x , fo r th e in c o n c e iv ab lym a rv e ll o u sa d a p ta bility

o f th eh u m a ns o u l initsd iv in es tru g g leso fp ro g res s iv elife .

T h ro u gh o u t th ee ntirec y c leof n e c e s s ity, th ec h a rac te ro f its

g e n iu s, th ed e g reeo f itss p i ritu a le m a na tio n ,a n d th es ta teof lifeto

w h ic h it o rig in a l lyb e lo n g e d , a rep re s e rv e dw ithm ath e m a tic a l e x a c ti

tu d e . T h e s es ta tesc o rre s p o n d, inag e n era ls e n s e , toth efo u r a n c ie n t

e le m e nts ,F ire , Ea rth ,A ir, an dW a te r. Ye t, a sam atte ro fp u r ific a tio n

a lo n e , e a c ha to mm u s tp a s sthro u g ha n dbeap a rt o f a ll th e s es ta te s

u p o ni tsu p w a rdj o u rn e y .N o t o n lys o ,b ut b e fo retheh u m a nm o na d

c a np os s ib lya ttainth ec lim axo f itsm ate ria le v o lu tio n ,w h ichisth e

g ra n d te rm in u so f itse a rth ly in c a rn a tion s , it m u s t a ls oh a v ep a s s e d

th ro u ghc e rta inph a s e so f its e x is te n c eu p o ne a c hpla n e t tow hic h

itsm ic ro c o s m icna tu reinth ee m b o d ie dm a ns h a ll b ea r am a th e m a tic a l

c o rre sp o n d e n c e . Th u s ,b e tw e e n th em in e ral a n dm a nt h e reisape r

fe c t sc a leo f lif e ;n oo n eform b e in gp ara lle lw ith a n o th e r in th eg ra n d

c h a in o fc o s m icbe in g .E v e nt h ein s e c ts c o u n t, int h elin k s , asp ro g re s

s iv esta te s . Int h ew h o leo f th isc h a in a res e v e nw o rld sth ro ug hw h ic h

th es ou lm o n a dm ig ra te s ,a n d fro m w h a te ve rp o in to r p la n e t it c o m

m e n c e s itsto ils om ec o s m icjou rn e y , th es e v e n thp lan e t isth ee n do f

itsm ate ria lo rb i t, a n dth esp h e rew h e reinit a tta in sth eh u m anfo rm

d iv in e. H e reit be c o m e sc o n s cio u so f lif e ,a b leto le a rna n dun d e r

s ta n d . Inn oc a s ed o e sth es ou lm o n a dc om m e n c ea sa m in e ra la nd

a tta in u n toth ean im a lo rh u m a np la n eu po nth es a m ep la n e t. It re s ts

o rb e co m e sla te n t o ne a c ha lt e rn a tep la ne t. F o r in sta n c e , th em in e ra l

a to m su p o nth isea rthw ill u nd e rg oap u re lyim p e rs on a lc y c leup o n

V e n u s , w h ic hist h e ir n e x ts ph e re ,a n dt h e nb e c o m e in c a rn a te dw ith in

th ev eg e ta b lep lan eu p o nth en e x tp la n e t,a n ds oo n; w h ileth em in

e ra l ato m so f th ep la n e tM a rs, w h e nth e y re a c hth eE a rthw ill b e

p u re ly im p e rs o n a l b e in g sa n dw ill n o t inc a rn a teh e r ea so b je c t iv efo rm s

b u tw i ll p a s sth eir c y c lein th ea s tra l s p a c e s , th ene n te r in t om a te ria l

c o n d it io n sa g a in u p o nV e n u s . T h u s , th eso u lm o n a dha sfo u ro b je c tiv e -

s ta te s, a n dth re es u b je c tiv es ta te s .T h eo b je c tiv es ta te sa re a s ;1 -3 -5 -7,

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v iz .; th em in e ra l,v e g e ta b le , a n im a la n dm a n .T h esu b je c tiv esta te sa re

a s ;2 -4 -6 ,n e g a ti v es ta te so f itse m b ry on icb e in g . T h ea w a k e n in gto

c o n s c io u slifew i tha b ilityt oth in ka n du n d e rs ta n d isc a rrie do u tb y

th es ou la fte r it a tta in sth eo b je c tiv eh u m a nfo rmo rs e v e n th (7 )s ta te .

T h en ex ts ta teis b e y o n dm a tt e r. "O n c ean do n lyo n ce ," s a itht h ela w .

A fte r th eh u m a nsta te ,N a tu re s h u tsth ed o o rb e h in dh e r. E te rna lp ro

g re s s io nisth ean th e m o fa ll c re a tiv el ife .

N O T E : W eh a v eo m i tte dton o te th ee x c e p t io n stoth eg e n e ra l law so f re -inc a rn a tio n

w h ic hh a v eb e e nse t fo rth .T he rea reth re ec la s s e so fe x c e p tion sinw h ic h re -b irth

w ith in th eh u m a no rg a n is m m a yb eth eu s ua lc o u rs e .

C la s s I. C a s e so f a b o rtio n , or o fs till- b o rnc h ild re n .T h e s e , n o th a v in ga t

ta in e dc o n s c io u s ne s so fe x te rn a lh u m a nl ife ,m a y , an dinfa c t g e n e ra llydo ,b e

c o m er e -in c a rn a ted .

C la s s II. C a s e sof n a tu ra lb or nid io ts . T h o u g hit isv e ryra r eth a te v e n

id io ts a res olo st toa ll e x te rn a lc o n s cio u s n e s sa s tom a k ere-b irthn e c es s a rytoth em .

C la s s III. C a s e so fs p e c ia l "M e s s ia n ic " in c a rn a tio nb ye x a lte ds o u ls , fo r th e

s p e c ial p u rp o s eof e n lig h te n in gth era c e. T h ela w sw h ic hg o v e r nth ism y s te ry

a reu nk n o w ntoa lle x c e p t th eh ig h e s ta de p ts .S u c ha nin c a rn a t io ntra n s p i re sa b o u t

e v e ry 6 0 0y e a rs , a n dn e v e r tw ic eins u c ce s s io ntot h es a m era ce . Ina ll ca s e so f

M e s s iah s h ipth e s eg lo rio u ss ou lsa rec o ns c io u so fth e ir m is s ionfro m th em o m e n t

o fb ir th , th o u g hd o u b tle s sthe yw is e lyke e ps u c hp re c io u sk n o w le d g etothe m

s e lv e sa sap ro tec tio na g a in st th ete n d er m e rc ie sof th ed o m ina n tp rie s tho o do f

th e ir g e n e ra tio n . T h isc la s sm a yb ec a ll e dc a s e so f c o n s c io u s re -in c a rn a t io n .T h e

s a m esp irit isn ev e rs oin c a rn a te dm o re th a no n c e . H e n c eth esto rie so f Bu d d h a 's

n u m e rou sin c a rn a t io n sa rep u r efic tio n .

W h e nw ea p p lyth es ela w stoex te rn a l lif ew ec a ng au g eth es o ul's

p a s t his to ryw ith a na c c u ra c yw h ic hist ru lym a rv e lo u s .T h u s , fo r

in s ta nc e , th etrulyM a rtia lin d iv id u a l be lo n g stot h a ts ta teof lifek n o w n

inO c cu lt p h ra s e olo g ya sF ie ry ,a n dc o n se q u e n tlytho s ep e c u liar a n d

e s p e c ia la ttrib u te sw e re"ro un d e do u t" up o nth ep lan e tk n o w nasM a rs .

T h a t i stos a y ,th efie ryc h ara c te ris ticso fa na tom b e lo n g in g toth a t

s ta te o f lifec o r re s p o n d in gt oth eF ie ry trip lic ity, w e ree v o lv e dth ro u g h

v a rio uso rg a n icf o rm sd u rin g itsc y c leof in c a rn a ti o nu p o nth ep la n e t

o fM a rs .O nth eoth e rh a n d ,aS a tu rn in e in d iv id u a l, d u rin gits s o jo u rn

u p o nt h eM a rtia l p la n e tw a sbu t littleattra c te dto th eM a riti a l fo rm s

o fe x is te n c e . In fa c t, th es ou lm o n a d , at th a tp a rt ic u la rs ta geo f its

jo u rn ey ,p a s s e dt h ro u g hak indo f im p e rso n a lc o m ai n s te a do f ana c tiv e

e v o lu t io n a rylife. T h isw a sbe c a u s eth e r ew a sb u t l ittlea ffinityb e tw e e n

its e lf a n dth ep la n e t. C o n s e qu e n tly , th ep la n e th a dn o ts u fficie n ta t

tra c ti v ep o w e r to p ro je c t th e im p e rs o n a l s o u l in to th em o reo utw a rd

fo rm so fo rg a n ic b e in g .T h esa m em a yb es a ido fe a chp la n e ta ry c h a r-

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a c te ri s tic .T h e ir la te n to r ac tiv ee x p res s io ninthee m b o d ie d in d iv id u a l

re v e a l stoth einitia te dm in d th ew h o le o f th es o u l 'sp a s th isto ryd u rin g

th ev ario u ss ta g eso f itsim pe rs o n a lp lan e ta rylife. Ac a re fu l s tu d yo f

th isf a c tw ill d om u c htoe x pla inth ed ee p e rm y s te r ie so fA s tr o lo g y .

T h ep la n e tsa tap e rs o n 'sb ir thd on o tm a k eh im w h at h eis ; the yo n ly

h a rm o niz ew ithh i sc o n d itio n s.

D u rin g th ep ro c e sso f th es o ul'sin v o lu t io n , th em on a disn o t

a c tu a l lyin c a rn a te dina n yform w h a te v e r. T h es o u l d e s c e n d sinto

e a rth l yc o n d itio nsd o w nth esu b je c tiv earco f th esp ira l, a n d re -a s c e n d s

u p o nt h eo b je c tivea rc .R e b ir thc o m m e n c es ,a sb e fo r es ta te d ,w h e n

th eo bje c tiv em ine ra ls ta tei sre a c h e d . T h ep ro c e s so f th em o na d 's

d e s c e nt th ro u g ht h ev a rio u sr e a lm s , isac c o m p lis h e db yag ra d ua l

p o la ri z a tio no f i tsD e ificp ow e rs ,c a u s edb yitsc on ta c tw ith th eg ra d

u a lly e x te rn a liz in gc o n d itio nso f th ed ow n w a rda rc o f th ec y c le .A t

e a c hste pth es o ul b e c o m e sm orea n dm o re in v o lv e dw ith inth em a te r

ia l. " T h es p h e re o f re -in c a rna tio n ," e m bra c in gth eb irthina ne x te rn a l

fo rm , itstra n s ien t lifeth e re , th e nd e ath ,a n dth en , th es a m es o u l's

re -b ir thinah igh e ra n dm o re p e rfe c t form o f life , isre a lly c o m p ris e d

b e tw e enth eM in e ra lp la n ea n dM a n .B e tw ee nth e s etw op la n e s ,th e

s o u lm u s tp a s sthro u g hc o u n tl e s sfo rm san dp h a s e s . It isa na bs o lu te

tru th th a t, a sa n im p e rs o n a l b e in g , "m a n liv e su p o nm a n ye a rthsb e fo re

h ere ac h e sth ison e .M y ria d so fw o rld ssw a rm ins p ac ew h e rethes o u l

inru dim e n ta ls tate sp e rfo rm s itsp ilg ri m a g e su n til itsc y c lic p ro g re s s

e n a b lesit tore ac hth em a g n i fic e n tlyo rg a n iz e dp lan e t, w h o s eg lo rio u s

fu n c ti o nit isto c o n fe ru p o n th es o u l, s e lf-c o n s c io u s n e s s ." At th isp o int

a lo n ed o e sth es ou lb e c o m em an . Ine v e ry o th e rs te p, o f itsw i ld ,

c o s m ic jo u rn e y , i t isb u ta ne m b ry o n icbe in g , aflee tin g , te m po ra ry

s h a p eo fm a tte r, a nim p e rs o n al c re a tu re inw h ic ha p a rt, b u t on lya

p a rt, o f th eim p r is o n e ds o u l s h in e sfo rt h ; aru d im en ta l fo rm w ith

ru d im en ta l fu n c ti o n s ,e v e r li v in g ,d y in g, th e ns u s ta in in gab r ie fs p ir

itu a l e x is te n c eon lytob ere-b o rna g a in, a n dth u s , tos u s ta in th es u c

c e s s ivero u n do f b irth sa n dde a th s .N e wo rg a n sa n dn e w fu n c tion s

a rea cq u ire dw ith e a c hb irth , tob eu til iz e db yth eg ra d u a lly e x p a n d in g

s o u l asam e a n sof fu rth e rd ev e lo p m e n t. W es e eit i nth efire o f th e

flin t a n da sa to m ice n e rg y , an da sw ew atc hth ere vo lv in gs p a rk so f

th em in e ra ls o u l, w ec a ns e e it b u rs t forthtoth es u nlig h t i nth eg a rb

o f th e lo w lylic he n . It g u a rdsth es n o ww h itep u rit yo f th elotu s ,a n d

a n im a te sth ea ro m a ticg lo ryof th ero s e . It isth eb u tte rflysp rin g in g

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T h issu b je c tw ill b ed e a lt w i thinth ech a p te ru p o nM e d iu m s h ip,

C h a p ter IV .

E a c hr a c eo fh u m anb e in g sis im m o rta l in its e lf; s o lik e w is ei s

e a c hr o u n d .T h ef irs t ro u n dne v e rb e c o m esth es e c o nd ,b u t th o se

b e lo n gin gtoth e firs t ro u n db e c o m eth ep a re n tso r o rig in a to rs o f th e

s e c o n d. E a c hro u ndc o n s titu tesag re a t pla n e ta ryfam ilyw h ic hc o n

ta in sw ith inits elf, ra c e s , su b ra c e sa n dm in o rg ro up so fh u m a ns o u ls .

E a c hsta tefo rm e db yth ela w so f itsk a rm a ,a n dth e la w so f it sfo rm ,

a n dthela w so f i tsa ffin ity ; atrin ity o f la w s .A t th ee x p iratio no fo n e

ro u n d , th ep o la r d a yo fe v o lutio nisb rou g h t toaclo s ea n dthelife

w a v el e a v e sth esh o re so f th ep la n e t. T hes e c o n drou n do fh u m an ity ;

o ffs p r in go f th e firs t, d o e sn o tc o m m e n ceu n til th eh u m a nlife w a v e ,

h a v in gg o n ea ro u ndth ew h o le p la n e ta rych a ina g a in re a c h e sth e

p la n e t , ap e rio do f1 5 ,5 5 2 ,0 00y e a rsa ss ta te dinLaC le fH e rm e tiq u e ,

C h a p ter V .

T h ee m b ry o n ic , im p e rs o n a ls o ul b e c o m e st h em a n , ju st a sth e

a c o rn b e c o m e sth eo a k ;a n da s th eo a kg iv e sb irtht om a n ya c o rn so r

e m b ry on ico a k s , sod o e sm a n , inh istu rn, b e c o m ethem e a n so f g iv in g

b irth tom a n ys o uls .T h e reis ac o m p le te c o rre s p o n de n c eb e tw e enth e

tw o .

F ro m w h a th a sb e ens a idth estu d e n tw ill p e rc e iv et h a te a c h

ro u n do fh u m a n ity b e c o m e sm o r en u m e ro u s . A sth ep o pu la tio nin

c re a s esth ee x p a nd in gm a te rial k n o w le d g eo fe a c hs uc c e e d in gg en e r

a tio nm a k e sit p os s ib lefo r ou re a rthto s u s ta ina g re a te rn u m b e ru p o n

ag iv ens u rfa c e .

C H A P T ER II

T H EH ER M E T IC C O N ST IT U T IO N O FM A N

T h erea d e r, b ythistim e ,s h ou ldb es o m ew h a t fa m ili a rw ithth e

o rig in, n a tu rea nda c tiv itie so f th ed ivin eE g ow h ic hg iv e sb i rthtoth e

s p irit m o n a do fm a n .A ll th ing so rig in a t ea sth eo bje c tiv eo u tc o m eo f

th ed iv in ea n ds ub je c tiv eid ea .T h eh u m anE g oistheo ffs p rin go f th a t

c e le s t ia lh a rm o n y, ad iffe re ntia te da to mo fd iffu s iv efo rm le s ss p irit.

It w a sb ro u g h t intob e in gth ro u g hth ea ng e lica c tivitie so fp are n ta l

s o u ls w h oa rere pre s e n ta tiv eo fL o v ea n dW is d o m , inte llig e n c ea n d

tru th , w ith inth es u ns p h e re o fc re a tiv e life .W eha v ee n d e a v ore dto

m a k et h e s ep o in ts a sc le a ra sp o s s ib le , b e c a u s eo f th e ir p rim aryim

p o rta nc einre a li z in g , th a t, th ep o in t i nth ea rc , w h ic hisc la im e d

b yth eB u d d h is t cu lt a n dth e i r fo llo w e rs a sth eo ri g ino f th es o u l's

fo rm a t io n , isn o t s o ,b u t is , infa c t, on lyth eg rea t tu rn in gp o in t, th e

b o tto mru n go fJ ac o b 'se s o te r icla d d e r, u p o nw h ic h th es o u lm ak e s

itsa sc e n ta n dd es c e n t.

T h eT he o s o p h is ts o f th eh u m a n re -in c a rn atio ns c h o o l,w h ilea d

m ittingth ea b s o lu ted iv in ity o f th eE g o, fa il toac c o u n t fo r th eg e n e s is

o f th es o u lw h ic h th eE g oe v olv e s ,o th e rw is e , th a n inm a tte r. S ofa r

a sw eh a v eb e e nab letole a rn, n o to n eof th e m h a sa n yc o n c e p t io n

a sto h o w ,w h e nor w h e re , th ed iffe re n ti a tio no f theE g ota k e sp la c e .

A lth o ug h , th e yh old , th a t, the reisas piritu a le v olu tio np re ce d in ga ll

m a te ri a le v o lu tion , th e yc o n sid e r th a tth efirs ts piritu a lm a nife s ta tio n

o f th es o u l isa na rc a n em y s te ry ,k n o w no n lyb yth eh ig h e s ta de p ts .

T h e s ea d e p tso fth eB u d d h is t C u ltu s ,h o w e v e r, to ta l lyig n o ret h es ta te

o fa n ge lh o o d , th eyd e n yitsex is te n c e , be c a u s eth e y, inth e ir c o n c e n

tra te ds p h e reo f a b s o lu tes e l fh o o d ,c a n fo rm n oc o nc e p tio no f s u c h

as ta te .T h ec h a rg eo fs p irit u a ls e lfis hn e s sh a so f te nb e e nm ad e ,e v e n

b yth eo s o p h is ts , a g a in s t th e te a c h in g sof th e ir m a ha tm a s ,a n d th e re

isg o odfo u n d a tionfo r th ec ha rg ew h e nt h e ir te a c h in g sa rec ri tic a lly

e x a m ine d .S u c ha s ta teisa sm u c ha b o v ea n db e y o n d th eg ra s pof

th e ir m in d sa sthed o c trin eof N irv a n ai sb e y o n dtheg ra s po f th e

A fric anb u s h m a n . T h e ya rep a r tic u la rlyf o n do fa p p ly in gtoo u ts id e rs

th a t pro v e rbw h ichin tim a te s th a t th e re a rem o relaw sinh e a v ena n d

e a rth th a na red re a m e do f in m a n 'sp h ilos o p h y ,b u t th e yfa il t oa p p ly

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th ist ru is m tothe ir o w na u g us ts e lv e s .

Ino u r c h a p te ru po nre -in c a rna tio n ,w ebrie flyp o inte do u t th e

a c tu a l s p h e reo f re -b irthw it h ino b je c ti v efo rm s , an dind o in gs o ,m a n y

im p o rt a n t fe a tu resw e reo m itt e dw h ic ha pp e a r tob e lo n gtoth a t s u b

je c t, b u tw h ic hi nre a lityb elo n gtoth ep re s e n to ne .

R e -b ir thw ith inpro g re s s iv ef o rm sisn o t fo r th es olep u rp o s eo f

e v o lv in ga n de n e rg iz in gth el a te n tp o w e r so f th eh um a ns o u l, ass o

m a n yi g n o ra n tlyi m a g in e . If t h isw e retr u e ,a n dm a na lo n ew a s th e

s o leob je c to fd ev e lo p m e n t, i t w o u ldc o ns titu teth eb a s iso f ab s o lu te

s e lfish n e s s .W eca ns a fe lya ss e rt th a t su c hh u m a nex c lu s iv e n e ssis

o n lyana p p e a ra n cea sth e rei sn o th in gap p ro a c h in g tos e lfis h ne s sinth e

c re a ti v ed e s ig n . W h e nw ep e n etra teb e lo wth isp la n eo fa p p e a ran c e s ,

w efindc o u n tle s s re a lm so f be in g s ,e q u allya sim m orta la sm a n, g o in g

th ro u ghth e ir c y clicro u n d s , o b e y in gth es a m eu n iv ers a l la w a so u r

s e lv e s. T h e s ere alm sc o n s titutes te p p in gs to n e sfo r e x te rn a l hu m a n ity

inits jo u rn e ytow a rd sth einfin ite .T h eo rg a n is m so fh u m a n ity, in

th e ir tu rn , fo rmth ee v o lu tion a rys p h e reso rm a te ri a lm e a n sb yw h ic h

th e s es a m ere a lm sp a s sth ro u ghth e ir c y cle so fp ro gre s s iv elif e . If w e

m a k eus eo fc e rtainp la n e sfor o u rs o u l' sa d v a n c e m en t, it o n ly fo llo w s

a sam a tte ro f rea c tio n a rylaw (ju s tic e ) th a tw es ho u ldre n d e r a n

e q u iv ale n ts e rv iceinre tu rn , h e n c e , th e im p o rta n c eo f atru ek n o w

le d g eo fo u rh id de no rH e rm e t icc o n s titutio n .

M a n , asw eb e h o ld h im b ym e a nso fo u rp hy s ic a ls e n se s ,a p p e a rs

tou s aw o n d e rfu l s p e c im e no f m e c h a n ic a l s k ill a n da rc h ite c tu ra l

b e a u ty. E a c ho rg an icp a rt is s oe x q u is it e lyfo rm e d , a n dins u chp e r

fe c t un is o no n ew itha n o th e r, a n de a c hw ithth ew h ole .T h e rei slittle

w o n d e r th a t th ehu m a no rg a n ism h a sb e e n ta k e na sthefin itetyp e

o f th eu n k n o w ninfin ite . If t h isb etru eu p o nth eex te rn a lp lan e , it is

in fin i te lym o resou p o nth ei n te rn a lp lan e .H e re , bo n e , fle s h , b lo o d ,

a n dh air, th ee x te rn a lso f theo u tw a rdbo d y ,a res ee ntob en oth in g

b u t thec ry s ta lli z a tio n so f eth e re a l fo rc e ,h e ldtog e th e rb ym e n ta lb e in g.

N o th eldto g e th e r a sam a tte r o fn e c e s s i ty , fo r th es a k eo f it so w ne s

p e c ia l e v o lu tio n , b u ts im p ly a sth en a tura lo u tc o m e, th ep h y s ic a l re

a c tio no f itse the re a la c tiv i tie s . Ino rd e r top re se n t ac le a r a n dd e fin i te

p ic tu r eo fw h a tm a nre a llyis, w ew ill f o rm u la teh i sH e rm e tic c o n s ti

tu tio n, a sfo llo w s ;

A . Aph y s ic a l fo rm fo u rfo ldi nitsc o m p os itio n ,c o ns is tin gin a

g e n e ral s e n s e ,o f b o n e s ,b lo od , fle s h , an dh a ir. T hisfo rm ,a s aw h o le ,

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isc o m p o s e do fa n in fin iten um b e ro fs e pa ra teo rg a nicc e lls , ea c hc e ll

c o n s ti tu tin gam in u tes y s te mo f itso w n , w h ic hini tstu rnh a sb e e n

fo rm e db yth ec rys ta lliz a tio no f im p o n d era b lefo rc esa ro u n da liv in g

s p irit e n tity .

B .A ne le c tro -v it a lb o d y ,s e em in g lyc o m po s e do fp a l ep h o s p h o r

e s c e n t lig h t, e n clo s in gag li tte rin gs k ele to nfra m ew o rko fe lec tricfire .

T h isi sth ep u re l ye le c tro -m ag n e ticfo rm , in s e p a ra blefro m th ep h y s ic a l

b o d ydu rin glife , b e c a u s eth i sla tte rd ep e n d sfo r i tsc o n tin u ede x is te n c e

u p o nt h ea c tiv epre s e n c eo fth ep h y s ic a l fo rm .T h ep a lep h o s p ho re s

c e n t l ig h tp re s e ntsav e ryp erfe c to u tli n ep o rtra it o f th ep h ys ic a lb o d y ,

w h ile th efie rysk e le to ns h o w sth ein te r io re le c tro-n e rv o u ss ys te m o f

th eo rg a n is m .T h eb ra n c h e so f th en e rv es y s te m ,s p re a d in go u t in

e v e ry d ire c tio nf ro m th eg re at tru n kline so f th ebra ina n ds pin a l

c o lu m n, p re s e n t t oth etra in eds p iritu a l s ig h t th ea p p e a ra n c eo fa n

in fin i tu d eo f finep e n c il ra yso f lig h t d a rtin gin s tra ig h t li n e sw ithin

c o n c e iv a b lera p idityto w a rdev e ryp o in t o f th ec o m pa s s .

C .A na s tra l fo rm ,s oc a lle db e c a u s eit isc o m p o s e do f th em a g

n e tic lig h te v o lve db yth ep la n e t. T h is a s tra l lig ht d iffe rsi nq u a lity

a n dd eg re eu p o nev e ryo rbin th eu n iv e rse . It isg en e ra te dfrom th e

u n iv e rs a le th e r of s p a c e ,a n d it m a yb es a idtob e th ee th e r un d e ra

c h a n g eo f fo rm a ndc a p a c ity . It isth eso u lo f th em a te ria lp la n e t,

c o n s e qu e n tly , th ec a u s ew o rld o f th a tp la n e t'se x tern a lp h e n o m e n a .

T og iveab e tte r a n dtru e r ide ao f th is a lm o s tu n k no w na s tra l lig h t

w ew il l illu s tra te .W es a ytha tw a te r is th eu n iv e rs a lm a te rial flu id .

T h isi satru th , b u ts o m ew a te r iss a lty, s o m eb ra ck is h ,s o m eb itte r,

o th e rs s u lp h u ric , s w e e to r fr e s h .T h isi se x a c tlyt h ec a s ew it hth e

a s tra l flu id . It d iffe rsu p o ne v e rys ta r . It isth i sd iffe re n ceth a tc o n

s titu te sth es tri k in g lyd iffere n tq u a lit ie so fp la ne ta ryin flue n c e .W ith

th isslig h td ig res s io nw ere su m e .T h isas tra l fo rmp re s e n tsa p e rfe c t

im a g eo f th ee x tern a lp e rs o n ality ,e v e n tos ty lea ndc o n d itio no f th e

c lo th in gw o rna t th etim e .T hisfo rm is e a s ilys e p ara b lefro mth ep h y s i

c a lo rg a n is m ,a n dc o n s titu te s th etru eor re a lp e rso n a lity .B yp e rs o n

a lity w ed on o tm e a nth ein d iv id u a lityor id e n tity o f th ep e rso n ,b u t

w em e anth ep e rs on a ,o ra p p e ara n c ea s s u m e db yth eso u ld u rin g its

s o jo u r n-u ith int h em a te ria l v o rtic e s , or p la n e so f c o s m icfo rc e .T h is

fo rm i su n d e r th ed ire c tc o n t ro lo f th em e n ta lb e inga n im a tin g it, a n d ,

u n d e r s u ita b lec on d itio n s ,c anb em a d et oa s s u m e(t e m p o ra rily ) a n y

id e a l im a g eo r form w ith intheg ra s po f th ed o m in a t in gm in d .W h e n

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th ea stra ld o u b le isa b s e n t f ro m th ep h ys ic a lb o d y , th ela tte r , if a w a k e ,

p e rfo rm sw h a te v e r it m a yb een g a g e dindo in g , ina p u re lya u tom a tic

o rm e ch a n ic a lm a nn e r. A t th es a m etim ei t iss u s c e ptib letoa nyp a in

o r in ju ryw h ic hm a yb e fa ll thea b s e n td ou b le .T h eas tra l isa ls o

s p e c iallys u s c e p t ib letom a g ic a lo p e ra ti o n s .P ro b a blyn in ete nth so f

a ll b la c km a g ic a l in ju rya re o p e ra te db ym e a n so f or u p o nth is e th e re a l

fo rm .

D .T h ea n im a ls o ul isth a ts ec tio no f thea n im a tin ge n tityin

c a rn a te dw ith int h em ic ro c o s m ,w h ic hc o ns titu te sthelo w e ra rc o f

itsu niv e rs e .T h i sa n im a ls o ul isfo rm les sa sre g a rd sitss e p ara tee x

p re s s io n ,a n dc a nb etra c e don lyinth e lo w e r lin e sa n ds h a d ing so f th e

h u m a nc o u n te n a n c e. It isth es e a to f th es e lfis h , bru ta ld e s ir e s ,w h ic h

a re , i nth e m s e lv es , lo w e r th anth eh u m a ns p h e reb u t a ree v o lv in gu p

w a rdt h ro u g hit f ro m th ea n im a l. T h e ir ac tiv itie sares tric tly c o n fin e d

toth ea s tra la n dm a te ria lp la n e s .

E .T h es p iritu a l b o d y ,p e rs e, isafin elye th e re a l iz e do rg a n is m

w h ic h inth em a jorityo f th ep re s e n tg e ne ra tio nis e ith e r la ten to re m

b ry o n ic .T h isb o dyc o n s titu testh eh u m a n fo rm d iv ineinth eh ig h e r

s p h e re o f th es o ul w o rldw h e r em a nb e c o m e sth ea n g el. It isthew h ite

ro b ean dg o ld e ncro w ng iv e nt h ee le c t in th eA p o c a ly p s eo fS t. J o h n .

Ino the rw o rd s , i t isth es o ul'se x p re s sio no f th eh e a v e n lyraim e n to f

th ep urifie dm a n .

F .T h ed iv in es o ul isth a ts ec tio no f thee n tityinc a rn a te dw i th in

th em ic ro c o s m w h ic hc o n s titu te sth eh ig he ra rco f i tsu n iv e rs e. T h is

s o u l, lik eth elow e ro n e , is fo rm le s sa s toitss e pa ra tee x p res s io n ,a n d

c a nb e tra c e do n l yinth eh igh e r lin e sof th eh u m a nc o u n te n a n ce . It

isth es e a to f theg o o d ,u n s elfis h ,n o b l ea s p ira tion s ,a n do f a ll th o s e

a c tio nsw h ic hs p r in gfo rths po n ta n e o u s ly toa idth ew e a k , th es u ffe rin g

a n da f flic te d ,u na s s o c ia te dw itha n yin te re s te dm o t iv e so fs e l f.

G .T h ep u res p iri t e n tityitse lf, c a lle d th ed iv in eE g o .T h is isth e

d iv in ea to m o f li fe , th ev ital s p a rk , thec e n tra l co n tro llin gs p iritu a l

s u no f th em ic ro co s m . It isne v e r in c a rna te dw ith in th efo rm un til th e

s e v e n t hs ta teo r p e rfe c tm a n ho o disa ttain e d .

T h ea bo v ea reth ee x a c td iv isio n so f th eh u m a nc o n stitu tio n , as

v ie w e d fro m w ith ou ta n dw ith in .U p o nth es u rfa c ethisd iv is io nw ill

n o ta pp e a r tod if fe rv e rym a te ria llyfrom th es e p ten a ryfo rm u l ao f

th eB ud d h is tc u lt . B u t, inrea lity , th e r eisa ll thed iffe re n cew h ic h

e x is ts b e tw e e nC au s ea n dE ffec t. T h ec h ie fp o in to f d iffe re n c ew ill

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(C a n dD ); S p irit , (E , Fa n dG ). It a ls oc o rre s p o n dstoth eq ua te r

n a ryor fo u rfo ld c o n s titu tio no f th eK a bb a lis tsa n d th eG re e ks p e c u

la to rs o nE g y p tianT h e o s o p h y , w h ota u g h t th a t th e re isab o d y , a n

a s tra l o rm a g n e ti cb o d y , th ea n im a ls o u l,a n dth ediv in es o u l. B o d y ,

(Aa n dB ); A s tra l b o d y , (C ); A n im a ls o u l , (D ); D iv in es o u l, (E, F

a n dG ). A n ds om ayw ep ro c e e dw ithe v e ry s y s te m o f w h ic hw eh av e

a n yk no w le d g e .T heo n lyc o n tr a d ic tio n sareth ea p p ea ra n c e su p on

th es urfa c e ,c h ieflyd u etoanin s u ffic ie n tu s e ,o r toam is u seo f te rm s .

Inre ality , th e re isn od iffere n c eina nys y s te m ,w h e nit ist ra c e dtoit s

p rim a l s o u rc e .T hes a m em a ybes a ido fth eB u d d h is t c o n s titu ti o n ,

w h e nun d e rs to o di nitstru esp irit. T h e ra d ic a ld if fe re n c e sa r ed u eto

th e ir g ro s sm is inte rp re ta tio no f th eo n e fu n d a m e n tal la w ;o n e tru th ,

o n ep r in c ip le ,o nea g e n t (la w )a n do n ew o rd .

W em u st n o w b rie f lys k e tc htheH e rm e tic c o n s titu tion ,a n dp re

s e n tth efo u r fo l dte a c h in gof th eW e s ternin itia tes .M a nc o n sis tso f

th re ed u a d sa n dt h eE g o , atota lo fs e v en ,w h ic hs ta n dinth e re la tio n

o fR e f ra c tio na n dR e fle c tio n toe a c ho the r. T h e ya r ea sfo llo w s ;

F irs t d u a dS e c o n dd u a dT h ird d u a d

A .R e f le c tio n ,P hy s ic a lb o d y . C .A s tra l b o d y .E .S piritu a l fo rm .

B .R e f ra c tio n ,E le c tro -m a g n e t icfo rm .D . A n im a ls o ul. F .D iv ines o u l.

G .T h e tru eE g o .

T h ew ho leo f th e seth re ed u a dsa rec o n tr o lle da n dca rrie dfo r

w a rdi nth e ir c y clico rb it b y th eD iv in eE g o , th eab s o lu tea tom ics p irit

e n tity. T h u s , th e th re ed u a d sa n dth eE goc o n s titu t eth efo u rf o ld

m ic ro co s m o f th eH e rm e tics c ho o ls .T h is isth em o s t p e rfe c ts ys te m

th a t ca nb efo rm ula te dinw o rd sb e c a u s e th ed u a d st ra v e l inp airs .

A td e athw elo s e Aa n dB .T h en ,d u rin gou rp u rg a to r ia lp ro c e s s

th ro u ghth es p h e r eo fp u rifica tio ninthes o u ls ta te so f th edis e m b o d ie d

h u m a n i tyC a n dDa reg ra d u a ll yth ro w no f f. N o ts e p ara te d ,a son e

w o u ld q u a rte ru pa no ra n g e , bu tg ra d u a ll yth ro w no f f, a to m b ya to m ,

a sth eya rere a d y tom o v efo rw a rdu p o nt h e ir p ro g res s iv ejo u rne y .

T h eu np re p a re da to m sa relib era te da n dse n t fo rw a rd u p o nth e ir o w n

s p e c ial lin e s ,a nda ll g ro s sm a tte re lim in a te d .T h ea n im a lp ri n c ip le s

a ren op o rtio no f th ep u rifieds o u la n da red is p e rse da ss e p a ra tec e lls

w ith in th ec a u s ew o rld ,a n dultim a te lyno th in gisl e ft b u t th e trin ity ,

E , Fan dG , th eSp iritu a l fo rm , th eD iv in es o u l, a ndth etru eE g o ;o r

ra th e r th ed u a dE a n dF ,b e c au s eth etrueE g oG d o esn o tb e c o m ea

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p a rt of th ed u a du n til it h a sa s c e n d e dbe y o n dth e s es o u ls p h e re s .A t

th ispo in t, m a ni sth ep o s iti v eo rm a le s p irit o fth eE g o ;w o m a n , th e

n e g a ti v eo r fe m inin e .T h etruea n g e l re qu ire sth esp iritu a lu nio no f

b o thprin c ip le s .

M a n , ash ea p p e a r stoth eo u tw a rds ig h t, is ,a sw eh a v es h o w n ,

v o rydiffe re n t fr o m th eb e in gw ith in .H ec o n ta in sa u n iv e rs eof life

w ith in h iso rg a n is m ;c o u n tle ssm y ria d sof s p irit a to m sa ree v olv in g

th ro u ghh im a n darea sin d e p en d e n to fh im , inre a li ty ,a sm a n iso f

th ep la n e tw h ic hg a v eh im b ir th .T h etrulyh u m a nb ein gisth em o s t

in te ri o ro rs p iri tu a ls o u l. Th ew h o leo f th elo w e r n a tu rea n d th ee x

te rn a l o rg a n is m areo n lyth ev a rio u sre alm so fb e ingw h ic hth eh u m a n

m o n a dh a sc o n q u e re da n ds u b jec te dtoits im p e ria l ru led u rin g its

c y c lic jo u rn e y .W es h o u lds a y, tob etrue , th a t th ee x te rn a ls a reth e

re fle ctio n so f tho s ee le m e n tal s ta te sm ou ld e dm o re o r le s sru de lyb y

th eh um a ns o u la f te r itso w nd iv in efo rm .T h em illi o n so fs e p ara te

e n titi e sw ith int h eh u m a ns p he rea ren om o reth erea lm a nth a n th e

fo rty m illio nin ha b ita n tso f F ra n c ew e re N a p o le o nw h oru le dthe m

w ithhisim p e ria l w ill.

Afe ww o rd sn o w re g a rd in gth eW IL La n dt h eR E A S O N , a n dw e

m u s t clo s e .W IL L isu n iv e rs a l,a n dit is a sim p o s s ib letop o int o u t

w h e re it b e g in sor w h e reit en d sa sit i stos e p a rateth ec o lorso f th e

ra in b ow .T h ep o w er o f th eW ILLu p o nth ee x te rn a lp la n ed e p e n d s

u p o nt h es tre n g th o f th ee le ctro -v ita l co n s titu tio nB .W h ileup o nth e

s p irit u a lp la n eW IL Ld e p e n d su p o nth ea ctiv ityo fth es p iritu al c o n

s titu t io nE .W ithinth ea s tral p la n eth ep o te n tW ILLm u s th a v eb o th

o f th es e(Ba n dE) w e ll d e v e lo p e dtob es u c c e s s fu l. If Ba lo n e is

p o te n t,o n lyth ee le m e n ta l rea lm sc a nb ec o n ta c te d . If o n lyE isa c tiv e ,

th e nt h eh ig h e r or s p iritu a l w o rldw ill b ec o n ta c ted ,n o t th ea s tra l.

U n d e r th e s ec irc um s ta n c e sn o th in gb u tm ed iu m s h ipc anb ea tta ine d .

T h etr u efo rm o f tra in in g , the n , istoev o lv eth a t w h ic histhem o s t

la te n t,s oa sto b rin ga b o u t th ee q u ilibriu m . Ind i eg re a tm a jo rityo f

n is o s , o fc o u rs e , it isth esp iritu a l tha t re q u ire se v o lv in g . C o n s id e rin g

th oW IL La sau n iv e rs a lp o w e r , it n a tu rallyfo llo w s th a t th estre n g th

o fo u r W IL Lm u s t d e p e n de n tir e lyu p o nthec a p a c ity w ep o s s e s s fo r

a b s o rbin ga n dre pro je c tin gthisp o w e r. I nfa c t, M a n'sW IL Lis o n ly

lim itedb yh isc ap a c itytoa bs o rbth eo neU n iv e rs a l W ill. T h is W IL Lis

n o t, i t its e lf, a p rin c ip le ; it iso n ly a na c tiv er e s u lt, v iz . ; tra n s c e n de n ta l

T H EH ER M E T IC C O N ST IT U T IO N O FM A N 6 1

m a tte r inra p idm o tio n .E v e ryth in gu tili z e ss o m ep ortio no f thisW IL L

inits o w np e c u li a rw a y .

T h erea s o n ,m a n a s, o rm in d , i ss im p lym en ta lc a p a c i ty ,a n dlike

th eW IL L , isn o t ap rin c ip le b u t are s u l t. In te lle ct isth eo f fs p rin go f

in n u m era b lea n dco n s ta n tlyc ha n g in gc a u se so rc o m b in a tio n so f fo rc e

n e v e r re p e a te du nd e re x a c tly th es a m ec on d itio n s , co n s e q u e n tly, n o

tw op eo p lea ree xa c tlya lik e . T h es e a t or m a in s p ringo f re a s o n, in te lle c t,

u n d e rsta n d in g ,a ndm in d , isco n s c io u s n e ss ;a n dw h e th e r it w ill b eg o o d

o re v i l, w ill d e pe n du p o nth e re s p e c tiv ea c tiv itie so f th ea n im a la n d

d iv in es o u ls .T h eh ig h e r th es o u le v o lv es , th em o re s p iritu a l th eu n

d e rs tan d in gb e c o m e s ,u n til p erfe c t ra p p ort w ithth ed iv in es p i rit is

a tta ine d .T h isis th etru ea t -o n e -m e n t. M a nm a d ep erfe c t.

F ro m th efo re g o ingth es tu d e nt m u s tp e rce iv eth a tam a nm a yb e

ap e rf e c t in te llec tu a lg e n iu su p o nth eph y s ic a lp lan e ,a n da t th es a m e

tim ebeav e rita bleid io t in as p iritu a l s e n s e .V e r ym a n yin telle c tu a ls

a res ta n d in gb e foreth ew o rld to d a ya n db e in ga c c e pte da sth eg ra n d

re p o s i to rie so f ab s o lu tek n o w le d g eb e c a us em o s to f m a n k in da re

w h o lly e n g ro s s e d inw o rld lyaffa irsa n da res p iritua llya s le e p.

C H A P T ER III

K A R M A

"If w ea ree v e r t ok n o w a n y thin gc le a rly,

w em u st b ere le a se dfro m th eb o d y ,

th a tth es o u lb y its e lf m a yse eth in g sby

th e m s elv e sa sth eyre a llya re." S o c ra te s.

W en e eds c a rc e ly s a yth a tw e fu llya g re ew ithth eab o v ere m a rks

o fP lato 'ste a c h er. W h ilein th eb o d yw ea rec o m p lete lyfe n c e d inb y

d e lu s iv ea p p e a ra nc e s ,a n dh a d th eG re e ks a g eb e e naliv eto d a y th o s e

p ro m ine n t in d iv idu a lsw h os o lo u d lya n dg lib lys p e aka n dw rite u p o n

th es ub je c to fK arm aw o u ldh av eb e e nv e r yg re a tlyi n c o n v e n ie n ce d

b yth eA th e n ia n 's te rrib lelog ic .

"K a rm a isth ela wo fc o n s e q u en c e s , o f m e rit a n dde m e rit", s ayth e

B u d d h is ts . "It is th a t fo rc ew h ic hm o u ldso u rp h y s ic a ld e s tin y inth is

w o rld , a n dre g u late so u rp e ri o do fm is e r yo rh a p p ine s sinth ew o rld

toc o m e ." W ea re a ls ofu rth e r in fo rm e dt h a t "K a rm a isth ec o ld, in

fle x ibleju s tic ew h ic hm e te so u t toe a c h in d iv id u a l th ee x a c t s a m e

m e a s u r eo fg o o dan de v il a t hisn e x tp h ys ic a l re -b i rthth a th em e a s u re d

toh is fe llo w -m e n inth is ." N o to n lys o , b u t th iska rm aa td e athre

m a in ss o m e w h e reor o th e rd o w nu p o nth eas tra lp la n eso f th ep la n e t,

lik eana v e n g in gd e m o n ,w a iti n ga n x io u s l yfo r th epe rio do fD ev a -

c h a n ic h a p p in e s s toc o m etoane n d , inord e r tore -p ro je c t th ep o o r

u n fo rt u n a tes o u l o n c em o reintoth em a g ne ticv o rtice so fm a te r ia l in

c a rn a t io n ,w h e re , w ithitsloa do fb a dka rm ah a n g inglik eam i lls to n e

ro u n d itsn e c k ,itw ill ina llh u m a np rob a b ilityg en e ra teas t ill g re a te r

lo a dof th isth e olo g ic a ld o g m a ,a n dc o n se q u e n tly , at e a c hre -birthit

w ill sin kd e e p e r, u n le s sth es p iritu a l Eg oc a nb ringit tos o m ec o n

s c io u sn e s so f its fe a rfu llysin fu ls ta te. H o w th is m a ytra n s p i reisn o t

v e rysa tis fa c to ri lye x p la in e d. If th eh um a ns o u lo nlyre c e iv e sp u n is h

m e n tfo r th es in sa n dw ro n g s it in flic tedu p o no th ersd u rin ga p re

v io u s life , th e n , s u re ly , th es o u lw h e n it firs tb ec a m ein c a rna te dm u s t

h a v esta rte do ni tsh u m a njo urn e yw ith o ut a n yk a rm a tos u ffe r fo r.

O n eis n a tu ra lly le dtoa s k , th e n ,h o w i t firs tb e ga ntoc o m m its in ?F o r

w ea re d is tin c tly to ldth a tw h a tw en o ws u ffe ra tth eh a n d so f o th e rs

iso n l yaju s t rep a y m e n t fo r o u ro w np a st s in s . If, th e n ,w eha dn o

p a s t sin s ,w es h ou ldb ep e rfec tlyfre ef ro m tro u b le. W ea red is tin c tly

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ta u g h t th a t th ef irs to rp re -a d a m item e n, i.e ., th os eo f th ego ld e na g e ,

w e repe rfe c t. H o w , th e n ,d id th isa b o m ina b lek a rm ag e t as ta rt in

th ew orld ?T h isqu e s tio nit i so u rd u ty tofu llye xp la ininthep re s e n t

c h a p ter.

W eh a veg iv e nage n e ra l id e ao f th eK a rm ao fT h e o s op h ic a lB u d d

h is m , a n db e fo re re v e a lin gtheo rig ino f th isO rie nta ld e lu s ionw ew ill

p re s e nt th eH e rm eticd o c trin eo fK a rm a .

I. K a rm aisn o t ana c tiv ep ri n c ip le ,b u t,o nth ec on tra ry , it is

c ry s talliz e dfo rce . It isth ep ic tu reg alle ryo rc os m icp la yof N a tu re .

II. K arm ac o n s tit u te sth es c en e ry ,e s s e nc ea n dm e n ta l im a g e ry

o f ape rs o n 'sp a st e x is te n c e . It isap ic tu reo f the ir a c tsw hileo ne a rt h

th a t be c o m eliv ingre a litie s toth e m in th es o u lw orld .

III. Th ek a rm icsp h e reo fa n in d iv id u a l' se x is te n c e, e x is tsa s th e

a s tra l lifec u rren tsa lo n gw hic hth es o ul h a stra v ele da n dw h ic hb e

c o m ecry s ta lliz e d fo rm s ,e x p re s s iv eo fth ea c tio n sa n dth em o t iv e s

w h ic hp ro m p te dthe m .T h e re fo re ,o u rp a s t k a rm ac o n stitu te sth es o u l's

p a s t his to ryint h ea s tra l li g h t, a n dc anb ed e c ip he re db yth ep ro p e rly

tra in edlu c id ,a nde v e nb ys om em e d iu m isticc la irv oy a n ts .

IV .K arm aisth eo ffs p rin go f e v e ry th in g; e v e ry th ingp o s s e s s e s

p ic to r ia l re c o rd so f itsp a s t e v o lu tio n s; s to n e s , pla n ts ,a n im a lsa n dm e n.

It is b ym e a n so f th isk a rm a th a t th eP sy c h o m e tric s e n s itiv eca nre a d

th eu nw ritte np a st o fs m a ll ka rm a s .W itho u tk a rm a , th ep o w e rs o f

P s y c h om e tryw o u ld b eu s e le s s . O nag ra n de rs c a lee xis tsth ek arm a

o fm o on s ,p la n e ts, s u n sa n dsy s te m s .R a ce so fm e n , s p e c ie so f a n im a ls

a n dc la s s e so fp la n ts ,a ls oev o lv es p e c ia l ra c ia l ka rm a sw h ic hc o n s titu te

th e ir a s tra lw o rl d .

V .T h eh a rm o n ie sa n dd is c o rd so fc o s m ic e v o lu tio nge n e ra teth eir

s p e c ial k a rm aju st th es a m easth o u g h ts a n de m o tio nsp ro d u c eco r

re s p o nd in gre a c ti o n s .

V I. K arm aisa b s olu te lyc o n fi n e dtoth e re a lm so fth ea s tra l l ig h t,

a n dc on s e q u e n tly , isa lw a y ssu b je c tiv e . T h e re fo re , K a rm ac a nex is t

o n lyaslo n ga st h es o u l, w h ic hg e n e ra tesit, isa t ta c h e dtot h es a m e

p la n e t.W h e nas ou l le a v e sthep la n e t it sk a rm ad isin te g ra te s . As o u l

c a n n o t c a rryits k a rm aa ro u n d th eu n iv e rs ew ithit, b e c a u s ethisa s tra l

lig h t d iffe rsin q u a litya n dd e g re eu p o ne a c hs e p a ra teo rb .S eeC h a p . II.

V II. W h e nas o u l e n te rsth esp iritu a ls ta te so f th es o u lw o rld

(w h ic hB u d d h is ts te rm D e v a c h an ), th ep o w e ro f itsea rth lyk a rm ac a n

n e v e r re -a ttra c t it toe a rth ; itsin flu en c eo v e r thes o u l isf o re v e r lo s t.

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T h elow e rc a nn e ve rc o n tro lth eh ig h e r, w h e no n c et h e ye x is t ap a rt.

T oa s se rt th a tp as t fo s s iliz edk a rm ac a n re -a ttra c t th es o u l f ro m th e

re a lm so fs p iritua lh a p p in e s sa n dre -p roje c t it in t oth em ire o fe a rth

isto e x a lt m a tter toth eth ro n eo fD e it y ,a n dd e g ra d ep u res pirit to

th elev e lo f ap as s iv eb ru te s u b s ta n c e .

F ro m th ea b o v es ev e ns ta te m e ntsit w ill b es e e nth at th eH e rm etic

in itiate sa s s e rt th a tk a rm ai sn o t th eprim a ryla wo fc o n s e q u en c e sa n d

d e s tiny . It isn ot a na c tiv ep rin c ip le , a lw a y sa tw o rk , re -a d ju s tin g

N a tu re'srid ic u lou sm is ta k e s . N a tu ren e ve ry e tm a d e am is ta k e . O n

th ec on tra ry ,k a rm aiss h o w n tob eare su lt; th es ub je c tiv eo utc o m eo f

in n u m era b lela w sa n dfo rc e s , a n dinth is lifeit is u tte rlyp ow e rle s sto

e ffe c t e ith e rg o odo re v il, sofa ra so ur d e s tin yi sc o n c e rn e du p o nth e

e x te rna lp la n e . Bu t, u p o nth e in te rio r pla n e , th a t is ,u p o no r w ith in

th ea stra ls p h e re o f th ed is em b o d ie ds o ul w o rld , thisk a rm ab ec o m e s

th eB oo ko fL ife fro m w h ic hall o u ra c ti o n sinth is w o rlda re ju d g e d .

A td e ath ,w ea re s u rro u n d e dbya n dc o m p elle dtoe x is tw ith inou r

o w nk arm a .W ea re fo rc e db yt h ela w so f m a g n e tica f fin itytow o rk

o u to ur o w nre d e m p tio n ,e v e r fa c etofa cew ithth eg rim id o ls o fo u r

e a rth l yp a s t. T h e fo u l, u n lo ve lyp ic tu reso fe v e ry u n c le a nim ag in a tio n

w ill ha u n tu s ,a nds e to u rv erys o u lsa f la m ew itht h ec o n s c io us n e s s

o fe v eryin ju s ticea n dw ro n gw eh a v ec o m m itte d .T h eo n lyre d e em in g

fe a tu r ew ill b et h eg o o dk a rm a , th ek in du n s e lfis h th o u g h tsa ndn o b le

a s p iratio n sw eh av ee v o lv e d ; a ll o u r true ,u n s e lfishlo v efo r o u r fe llo w -

c re a ture sw ill s prin gu plik e flo w e rsa t o u r fe e t, a n dh e lpto a ida n d

b rig h te no u rp a th u p w a rda n do n w a rdth rou g hth es p he re so fp u ri

fic a ti o na n dp u rga to ry .A t las tw es h a ll e n te r th es p h e reo fim m o rta l

lifew h e reth o s ew h o m w eh a v e lo v e db e low m a yb ew aitin gto

g re e t u s .

W eh a vea s s e rte d th a tk a rm ai su tte rlypo w e rle s sto e ffe c t

e ith e r g o o do re vil ins ofa r a sth em a te ria ld e s ti n yisc o n c ern e d .

W h ile th isistruew ith inc e r ta inlim its b e c a u s ek arm aisb u t th e

a s tra l re c o rdo f th ep a s t, y et th iss ta te m e n t re q u i re se x p la n atio n .

It is n o t th ea c t io n sw ec o m m it, th a tc an , inth e m se lv e s ,b ringh a p p i

n e s sor m is e ry , be n e fit o rm is fo rtu n eto th ep e rs o n, b u t it is th e

e ffe c t sw h ic ho u r a c tio n sh a veu p o no th ersth a t re allyp ro d u c e

im m e d ia tem a te rial re s u lts . Th ep re c is ee ffe c tw h icha n ya c tionw ill

h a v ede p e n d se n ti re lyu p o nthep e c u lia r m e n ta ls ta te ss u rro u n din g

u sa t th etim ea ndo u ro w ninte n tio n s . Fo r in s ta n c e, ino n ea geit

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m a yb ec o n s id e re d av e rym e ri to rio u sa c t io ntoro a st ap o o rh elp le s s

m e d iu mu n d e r th en a m eo f aw i tc h ,b u ta t a n o th e rp erio ds u c han

a c tio nw ill b efollo w e db ya n in d ig n a n t s p irit o f pu b licre s e ntm e n t,

a n da te rrib lep en a ltyw ill beim p o s e dbyth ela w of th es ta te to

s a tis f yth ep u b li cs e n s eo fju s tic e .T h ep ra is e w o rt h ya c tio n so fo n e

a g eb ec o m eth ec r im in a la c ts o fa n o th e r. W es e e , the re fo re , tha t

th eres u lt o fa n ya c tio nu p o n th em a te ri a lp la n ed ep e n d su p o n th e

p h y s ica l, m o ra l, m e n ta la n dsp iritu a ld ev e lo p m e n t of th era c e . T h is

isn o t th ec a s e , h o w e v e r, w it h inth ea s t ra ls o u lw orld ,w h e re a b s o lu te

ju s ticeisth eu niv e rs a l la w . T h em ig h ty h e roo f a th o u s a n dfi g h ts ,

w h od ie ss u rro u n de db ya ll thep o m pa n dv a n ityo f pu b licw o rs hip ,

c o m e s fa c etofa cew ithth ef e a rfu l re a l ityth a th e is ,n e v e rt h e le s s ,

ab lo ods ta in e dm u rd e re r, a n da ss u c hh em u s tw o rk o u th iso w n

s a lv a t io na m idtr ia la n ds u ff e rin g .H is p u rg a to ria l s ta tew ill d e p e n d

inagre a tm e a s u r eu p o nh ism o tiv e s ,a n d th ec o n s c io u s n e s so f h is

e a rth l ya c tio n s . If h ew a sa tru ep a triot, w h ofo u gh ta g a in s t c ru e l

o p p re ss io ns im p ly fo r th elo vea n dlib e r tyo fh isco u n trya n dp e o p le ,

h isc on s c ie n c ew i ll d e a lv e ry lig h tlyw i thh im .B u t if lo v eo f fa m e

a n dm artia lg lo ry w e reh isc hie fm o tiv e s, a n dc o n s t itu te dth eg re a te r

p a rt of h isk a rm a, th e ns om uc hth ew o rsefo rh im .

T h erea d e rw ill no tic eth a t i nth eH e rm eticd e fin it io n so fk a rm a ,

th es ou lw h e nw o rk in go u t its p a s t in iq uitie sisp erfe c tlyc o ns c io u s

o f its ta s k ,a n dk n o w sth etr u ew h ya n dw h e re fo reof itss u fferin g .

N o to nlys o ,b u t it h a sa ls o th ec e rta in h o p eo f fi n a le m a n c ipa tio n ,

n o t, ho w e v e r, u n t il, a sth epa ra b les a y s, "th o uh a st p a idth eu tte rm o s t

fa rth in g ." H e re in, th e n , ist h etru tha ndju s tic eof N a tu re 's la w sre

v e a le d. B u t inthed e fin itio no fB u d d h ism , th isju stic eisa b so lu te ly

w a n ting . Inth e ir o u tra g e o u ss c h e m eo f es o te ricp h i lo s o p h y ,m i llio n s

o fs o ulsu p o nth ee a rtha repe rfe c tlyign o ra n to fw h a t th e ya re

s u ffe r in gfo r. T he ya reu s h e re din toth ew o rldfo r th ep u rp o s eo f

u n d e rgo in gth efi e ryto rm e n ts o f th e ir oldfo s s ilize dk a rm a , an da re

c o m p lete lyig n o ran to f th efac t. H o w c a n th ea v e ra gem o rta lw ork

o ff h i sb a dk a rm aw h e nh ed o esn o tk n o wth a th eh a sa n y ,n o r

w h a t heisw o rk inga n ds u ffe r in gfo r?If w ec ru e lly a b u s ead og

w h e ni t isfu ll gro w nfo rs o m eo ffe n s eco m m itte dw he nap u p p y , it

w o u ld b ec o n s id e re da no u tra ge o u sp ie c eo fc ru e lty , b e c a u s ethe

d o gw ou ldb ep e rf e c tlyig n o ran to fw h a t th ep u n is h m e n tw a sfo r.

T h es am em a yb esa ido f in fli c tin gp u n ish m e n tu p o n th em a te rial

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m a nfor s o m efo rgo tte no ffe n seo fh isinfa n c y .T h e re a d e rs h o uld

e v e rre m e m b e r th at n op u n is h m e n t isju s t,w h e nth eo n ep u n is h ed

isig no ra n to f thec a u s e .P u nis h m e n tu n de rs u c hc ir c u m s ta n c e sn o t

o n lyce a s e stob e ju s t, b u t be c o m e sd ia bo lic a l in jus tic e .T h ec o m m o n

ju s ticeo fh u m a n i tyc o n d e m n ss u c hap ro ce e d in g . If th isistrue ,h o w

m u c hm o res e v e re m u s tb eth ec o n d e m n a tiono f th a tju s tic ew h ich

isd ivin e ?

A t th i ss ta g eo f o u rs u b je c t, th es tu d e nt w ill d o u btle s sa s k , "if

h u m a ns u ffe rin gi sn o t th eres u lt o fp rev io u sk a rm a, w h a t ist h ere a l

c a u s eo fs om u c hm is e ryinthew o rld ? " Toth isw er e p ly ,h u m a n

s u ffe r in gisth e re s u lt o f inn u m e ra b lel a w s ,w h ic h inth e ir a ctio n

a n drea c tio np ro du c ed is c o rd a tc e rta in in te rv a lsi nth es c a le o f

h u m a nd e v e lo p m e n t.F o ra ll p ra c tic a lp u rp o s e s , th e ym a yb ec las s e d

u n d e r tw oh e a d sasp rim a rya nds e c o n d a ry. T h ep rim aryc a u s eis

th a t of ra c ia le vo lu tio n .E a chro u n da n de a c hra c eo f th ero u nd

o fh u m a nb e in g s , re q u ire sd if fe re n te x tern a lc o n d it io n sino rde r to

e v o lv e itsc h ie f a ttrib u te s ; fo re a c hrou n da n dra ceb e c o m ethe

s p e c ial m e a n sb yw h ic hac e rt a ino n eo f th es o u l's a ttrib u te s is

ro u n d edo u to rd ev e lo p e d .L e t u sillu s tr a te .T h efi rs to rp rim a l ra c e

w e ret h o s eo f th eG o ld e nA g e . T h e yw e re ap u re lye th e re a l ra c eo f

b e in g s, a n dc a n n ot b es tric tl yc la s s ifiedw ithw h a t w ek n o w o f h u

m a n ity, n o rc a nt h e yb es a id toh a v eb e enre a llyinc a rn a te din g ro s s

m a tte r a ta ll. F or th isre a s on , th e ir p en e tra tiv epo w e rw a sv ery

s m a ll; h e n c e , th ou g hh ig h lysp iritu a l, t h e yw e rec orre s p o n d in gly

s im p le; th e yliv eda nid e a l l ifea m ids em i-s p iritu al s u rro u n d in g s .

T h es ec o n dra c e , th a to f th eS ilv e rA g e , p e n e tra te dd e e p e r in to

m a tte r th a nth e ir G o ld e nA g e fo re fa th e rs, a n dth e ir b o d ie s ,c on s e

q u e n tl yb e c a m em ored e n s ea n d le s ss e n s i tiv e .T o w a r dth ete rm in a

tio nof th isra c e, a n dth eb eg in n in go f th eth irdor C o p p e rA ge , th e

e q u a tor o fo u r rac ia la rcw a s re a c h e din th ed e s c e nd in gs c a le . H e re

it w a s, th a t th e firs tm u rm u r in g so f am e n ta ls to rmb e g a ntom a n ife s t

th e m s elv e s ;e m ig ra tio n sa n dpa rtin g sto okp la c eb e tw e e nw h a t ha d

p re v iou s lyb e e na u n ite dp e o ple ,a n dc o ns e q u e n tlyse p a ra ten a t io n a l

in te res tsb e g a nt oe v o lv e .W he no u re a rt hre a c h e st h ee q u in o c t ia l

p o in ts o f th ey e ar, s to rm sa ndte m p e s ts a b o u n d .U p onah ig h e r p la n e ,

it is th es a m ew i thth ep ro g re s so fm a na ro u n dth ec y c le .W ith th e

C o p p e r A g era c ea s till fu rthe rd e s c e n t to o kp la c e , a n das til l g re a te r

in c re as eo fs e lf- in te re s tw a se v o lv e d ; f ro m th en a t io n a lw a sev o lv e d

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th a t of th efa m il y .K in g sa s ce n d e dth ro ne sa n ds a c erd o ta ls y s te m s

w e ref o rm u la te d ; th es tro n gbe g a ntoa s se rt th e ir gre a te r fo rce ,a n d

th ew ea kg ra d u a ll ys a n kin to s u b je c tio n . As till furth e rd e s c en ta n d

w ec o m etoth efou rthra c e ,th eb o tto m ru n ginth ec y c licla d de r, a n d

fitting lyk n o w nasth eIro nAg e .T h isw asth etu rn in gp o in to f th e

s e v e n ra c e sw h e reinth es o u l a tta in sits g re a te s t pe n e tra tin gp o w e r;

s p irit c a nd e s c e ndn olo w e r. K in g sa n dt h e ir p rie s t lyc o u n s e ll o rs

b e c a m e tru ed e s p ots ,a n dth ep e o p lew e re h e lp le s san do p p re s s ed .

N e x t co m e sah ig he re v o lu tio n. T h efifth ra c e ,b e g in n in ga t

th ee ndo f th efou rth , re a c h esu ptoth ee q u in o c tial lin eo fth e

m e n ta l a rcinth ea s c e n d in gsc a le ,a n dco n s e q u e n tly a n o th e rs to rm y

p e rio dc o m m e n c e s . A ll iss tri fea n dtu rm o il. It is th es tru g g l eo f th e

o p p re ss e da g a in s t th eo p p re s so r. It isno t th eg e n t lem e n ta l sto rm o f

th eS i lv e re q u in ox ,b e c a u s ea s p iritu a l p e rio do f l ig h th a dp re c e d e d

th a t era ,b u t it isth es to rmo fw a ra n db lo o d s h e d ; o f afie rce

d e m o c ra c yb a ttlingfo r th ed iv in erig h ts o fm a na g ain s tu s u rp ed

a u th o r ity . It is th u sb e c a u s e th eIro nAg eo fo p p res s io nh a spre c e d e d

it. W ea rea t th ep re s e n td a yp a s s in gthro u g hth is fe a rfu le q uin o c ia l

p e rio d. T h efifth ra c eisc o m in gtoac lo s e ,a n da l re a d yfo re ru n n e rs

o f th es ix thra c ea rea m o n gt h ep e o p le , a id in gint h es p re a dof

g lo riou stru th .

As p ir itu a l, in telle c tu a la n ds c ie n tific a w a k e n in g isn o w ta k in g

p la c e . A ll p e o p leso f th ew o r lda res e e kin gtru than dju s tic e . W h ile

th es cie n tificw orldisp ro d uc in gm ira c le sinth e ir e ffo rtsto a n n ih ila te

tim ean ds p a c e , an ds o lv eth em a n yh id d enm y s te rie so f life . Se e

L aC lef, C h a p te r V I. T h es ix t hra c eo f hu m a nb e in g sn o w e x te rna l

iz in gh e reo nth ee a rthw ill d e v e lo pin tu itio na sa s ix ths e n se ,p e r

c e p tionth ro u g hsp iritu a ls e ns a tio n ,a n d le a rntoco n s c io u s ly u s eit

inth eir d a ilyli v e s .T h e yw i ll in tu itive lyk n o w a th in gw ith ou ta n y

m a te ri a le v id e n c e tos u p p o rt th e ir k n o w le d g e ,y e tw ill fin dthetru th

u p o nap p lic a tio no rv e rific a t io no f th e in fo rm a tio n re c e iv e d .

T h es ec o n d a ryc a us e so fh u m a ns u ffe rin ga rem a n 'si g n o ra n c e , an d

th ere-a c tio n so f h isa n im a l n a tu re .T h at istos a y, m a nm a k e s th e

c o n d it io n sth a t aren e c e s s a ry fo rh isp ro g re s sb yalte rn a te ly s tru g g lin g

w ithan dy ie ld in g toh iso w na n im a ld e s i re s .B u t for th isn a turea n d

th ee xp e rie n c ethes o u lg a in s th e re b y ,m a te ria l in ca rn a tio nm ig h tb e

d is p e ns e dw ith . Th es ta teo f s u ffe rin gde p e n d su p o n th era c e , a s

b e fo re s ta te d ,b ut th ee ffe c t so f th a t su ffe rin ga r eine x a c t fu lfillm e n t

6 8T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

o fM o th e rN a tu re ' sre q u ire m e nts .M ig h ty c a u s e sp ro du c em ig h ty

e ffe c ts ; re s u lts , le tu ss a y , a n dv ic eve rs a .T h is la w isa b s olu te .T o

e v e ry a c tio nth e r eisa ne q u al a n do p p o sitere a c tion .E v e rys piritu a l

a to m of lifeist h ed ire c t res u lt o f aca u s e .T h e s ea to m sd iff e r inp o w e r

a n dp ote n c y ,a st h es ta rsd if fe r inm a g nitu d e .N a ture 'sa im is fo r

d iv e rsity . Ins p i teo f th ea pp a re n t fa c t th a ta ll f o rc e sa reev e rs triv ing

fo re qu ilib riu m . N a tu re 'se n d, isth ev eryo p p o s ite o fe q u a lit y ; fo r

th eg ra n du ltim a t ea im o fe v eryfo rc eis th ep ro d u ctio no fv a r ie ty .

T h eo nlyre a ld if fe re n c einan yo fh e ri n fin iten u m b e ro fp a rt sisth a t

o fp o la rity .F o r in s ta n c e , theo n lyd iff e re n c eb e tw e e nth eH o t te n to t

a n dthein te lle c tu a lg e n iu sof m o d e rnc iv iliz e ds o cie tyisth at w h ic h

m a rk so ff th e ir so u ls ' re s p e ctiv ep o la ri ty . It ison lyaq u e s t io no fp e r

s o n a l o p in io na s tow h ic ho f th etw ois th eb e s ta ndw is e s t. Th e

c iv ili z e ds h a m san dp e rs o n a l a d o rn m e n ts o fs o c ie ty m a ym o retha n

c o u n terb a la n c ethec ru d ed e c ora tio n so f th es a v a g e . T h efa ls eT h e o lo g y

a n dc an to fo rth od o xre lig io n, c o m b in e dw ithth em an ye rro n e o us

th e o ri e so fs o -c alle ds c ie n c e, m a ym o re th a nm a k eupfo rb a rb aria n

ig n o ran c e ; fo rm an ys a v a g e sarem o rele arn e dinth e re a l la w so f

N a tu re th a ns o m eo fo u rc o lleg ep ro fe s s ors .B u tb e th a ta sit m a y ,

th es av a g ew ill beth ere a l ga in e ro f thetw oinm os tc a s e s ,fo rh e

w ill no th a v efa ls ed o g m a tic o p in io n sto u n le a rna ndfo rg e t. An d ,

la s tly, w ew o u ld a d d , th a t them o ra lc h ara c te ro f an ys a v a g ew ill

c o m p a r ev e ryfa v ora b lyw itht h em o ra lity o fo u rp o pu lo u sc ities .

Infa ct; m a k in gallo w a n c efo r th ep la n e so f lifeo cc u p ie db yea c h ,

th ee xte rn a ld iff e re n c e sb e tw e e nth etw oa reo n lyap p e a ra n c e s , e v o lv e d

c h ie fl yb yo u ro w nth o ro u g h ly b ia s e da n da rtific ia l e d u c a tio n s. A n o th e r

fa c to r inth e s ese c o n d a ryc a us e so fh u m ans u ffe rin g isth eh u m a n

w ill, o r ra th e r, m a n 'sc a p a c i tyfo ru til iz in gth egre a tw ill-f o rc eo f

th ec os m o s . Ig n o ra n c ea lo n el im itsh u m a np o s s ib ilit ie sinth is d ire c tio n .

It is m a n 'sp la c e inN a tu ret os w a yth em ig h typ e n du lu m o f fo rc e

b e tw e enth eh ig h er a n dth elow e rs ta te so f life(thes u p e r-m u nd a n e

a n ds ub -m u n d a n er e a lm so fb e in g )a n din s od o in gh i sm is s io nco n s is ts

ine v olv in gth eattrib u te so f h iss o u l, a n dg a in in ga ll th ee xp e rie n c e

p o s s ible . If s u ff e rin gisn e ce s s a rytoen a b leh im t oa c c o m p lishth is ,

th e nhew ill s u ff e r. B u t, b e th ec a u s e sa n dc o n s e q ue n c e sw h a t th e y

m a yin th islife , d e p e n du p o n it th a tw ha t th es o u l s u ffe rsfr o m d is

c o rdi t w ill b ej u s tlyc o m p e ns a te dfo r byth es u m to ta lo f re su ltsw h e n

th ec yc leo f its p u rific a tio n iso v e r, an dth ep a s t c a nb em e as u re da t

itstr u ew o rth .

K A R M A6 9

W eh a ven o w p re s en te d ,a sc o nc is e lya spo s s ib le , theH e rm e tic

e x p la na tio no fk arm a ,a n ds h ow nth a t it isn o t th ea ll-ru lin g fo rc e

th a t Bu d d h is m w o uldm a k eu sbe lie v e .

N o w w ew ill e x p o seth eo rie n ta ld e lu s io n, a n dre v e al itsp rie stly

o rig in. T ob e g in w ith ,w em u st c a re fu lly b e a r inm in dafe w a ll

im p o rt a n t fa c tsr e g a rd in gth ee s o te ricph ilo s o p h yof th ed re a m yO rie n t.

I. A n cie n tlyth e re a l tru th so fa ll re li g io n ,e s p e cia llyth o s e re la tin g

toth es o u l, its n a tu re , in c arn a tio n sa ndk a rm a ,w ererig id ly c o n c e a le d

fro m th ep e o p lebyaje a lo u sp rie s th o o dw itha p p ro va lo f th er u lin g

m o n a rch .

II. F ic tio nw a ssu b s titu te di nth ep la c eo f tru th , o r, ino th er

w o rd s , th ere a l t ru thw a sv e i le da n dth ea p p e a ra n c eso f tru th w a s

ta u g h t in s te a d . An dino rd e r too b ta inab s o lu tep o w e r fo r th em o n a rc h

a n dthec h u rc h ,itb e c a m en e ce s s a rytof o rm u la tethed o g m ath at

th e ir h ig hp rie s t , th ep o n tif f o rh ie ro ph a n ta sh ew a sc a lle d , w a sa

d ire c t in c a rn a tiono f th eD e i ty ,o r are-in c a rn a tiono f th a t be in g .

III. I np ro c e s sof tim eth eprie s tsth e m s e lv e sb e c am ec o rru p t

a n dw orld ly ,c o n se q u e n tly , the ir s p iritua lp e rc e p ti o ns a n kin t om e n ta l

re fle ctio n .T h e yn o to n lylo st th es e c retso f th e ir re lig io nan dm y th

o lo g y , w h ic hw e re n e v e rc o m m i tte dtow ri tin g ,b u t be c a m eth e m se lv e s

th ed up e so f th e i ro w nth e o log y ,a n da c ce p te dth e ir fo rm u la te dh u s k s

a sd ivin etru th .

E d w a rd G ib b o n , in h ish is to ri c a lc la s s ic, "T h eD e c l in ea n dF a ll

o f th eR o m a nE m p i re ," p u b lis he din1 7 7 6 , re c o rd sa th o u s a n dy ea rs

o fw a rs , fra u d san dp e rs e c u ti o n s .E m p e rorsa n db is ho p sfo u g h t to

c o n trol; re lig io usd o g m aw a s fo rc e do nt h ep e o p le , th e yh a dn oc h o ic e ;

th eA th e n ia nP h il o s o p h e rsw e r ee x ile do r k ille da n d th e ir s c h oo ls

c lo s e da n dte a c h in g sfo rb id d en .W eh a v e as im ila r ex a m p leint h e

c h ris t ia nc le rg yo f to d a y ,a s th e ys e e md e te rm in e de v e ryo n em u s t

a c c e p t th e ir fa it h .

T h eres e a rc h e so f a ll g e n u in eO c c u ltis ts s u p p o rt thea b o v ea s

s e rtion s .T h eb o ok"Is isU n v eile d ", te e m sw ithfa c t sc o rro b o ratin go u r

s ta te m e n tso nk a rm aa n dre -inc a rn a tio n . A n dH e rm e ti cin itia te sa s s e rt

m o s t em p h a tic a lly th a tb o thka rm aa n dre-in c a rn a tiona ren o th in g

m o ret h a nth e o lo gic a ld o g m a so fa nin te re s te ds a c e rd o ta ls y s tem .T h a t

isto s a y , th etea c h in g sb a s edu p o nth e sed o c trin e sb yth eB u dd h is t

a n do th e r re lig iou ss y s te m sarefa ls eb ec a u s eth er e a l fa c tsof re

in c a rna tio na n dka rm aw e reo r ig in a llyc on c e a le d ,a ndth e nfo rgo tte n

inth e la p s eo f t im e . It isve rye a s yind e e dtop rov eth a t th ea c c e p te d

7 0T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

th e o ri e so f th eTh e o s o p h ic a l B u d d h is tsof th ep re s en td a ya re th e

p o p u lar e x te rn a l d o g m a sta u g ht toth eign o ra n tm a s se ste nth o us a n d

y e a rs a g o . Ins u pp o rt o f th is, th es tu d en ts h o u ldr e a d"Illu m in a te d

B ra h m in is m , th et ru eth e o s o p hy "b yR a n g aH ily o d ,a na n c ie n ts ag e

o f In dia .

T h eo ld e s t re c o rdsw ep o s s e s ss h o w th a t h u m a nre -inc a rn a tio n

a n dk arm aw e rethep o p u la rd oc trin e so f th ep e o p le . U p o nth is m a tte r

A .P . S in n e ts a y s; "T h isd o c t rin eo fk a rm aiso n eof th em o s t in te re s tin g

fe a tu re so fB u d d his tp h ilo s o ph y .T h e reha sb e e nn os e c re ta b o ut it

a ta n y tim e ." C e r ta in ly , th is ise x a c tly w h a tH e rm eticin itia te sc la im .

It is ad o g m ao f th eB u d d h is t c h u rc h ,a ndw a sn e v e r c o n c e a le db e c a u s e ,

b e in g fa ls e , it w a sn o tw o rth c o n c e a lin g. O nth ec on tra ryit w a sa lw a y s

ta u g h t toth es u f fe rin gm a s s esg ro a n in gb e n e a thd e sp o ticru le . It

w a se xc e e d in g lypo te n ta sam e a n so fm a kin gth ep e op les u b m it q u ie tly

toth ea u th o rity o f th ec h u rcha n dth et y ra n n yo fth ek in g ,w ho

a lw a y sw e n th a n da n dg lo v ew i thth ep ries t. T h em a ss e sw e retau g h t

tob e l ie v eth a t bys u b m ittin g toth ey o keth e yw e re th u sw o rk in g

o ff p re v io u sb a dk a rm a ; av e r yc o n v e n ie nt d o c trin ew ea d m it.

T h ec hie fH ie ro p ha n to fB u d d his m a n dth eT h ib e ta nad e p tsis

th eT ale yL a m ao f L h a s s a . "E ve ryL a m a ," s a y sM a d a mB la v a ts k y ,

"iss ub je c t totheg ra n dT a leyL a m a , th eB u d d h is t po p eo fT h ibe t,

w h oh old sh isre sid e n c ea tL ha s s aa n dis are -in c a rn a tio no f Bu d d h a ."

T h isas s e rtio nfullyc o rro b o ra te sw h a tw es a idp re vio u s ly .N o t ew e ll

th elas ts e n te n c e, "a n disa re -in c a rn a t io no fB u d dh a ." C o m p a r eth is

w itht h efa c t II o nap re c e d in gp a g e ,a ndy o uw ill s e eo n c em ore

th a tw efin dth e le a d e rso f Th e o s o p h icBu d d h is m re -a s s e rtin gt h e

th e o log ic a ld o g m aso f ac h u rcha n dte a c hin gth e m for tru th .B ud d h is ts

w o u ld h a v eu sre allyb e lie v e th a tB u d d h ac o n tin u e s toin c a rn a t ea n d

re -in ca rn a tea g ea fte ra g e .W ec a no n ly s a yth a tn os o u lw h oha s

p a s s e d th ro u g hthetria lso f m a te ria l inc a rn a tio nan dth efireso f

s p irit u a lp u rifica tio nw o u ld s u b m it toco n tin u a lly e x is tw ith i na

m a te ri a lo rg a n is m ,a n de n d u re fro m a g et oa g eth ehe ll o f aG ra n d

L a m a 's life .F o r th efo rm u la s, c e re m o n iesa n du s a g eso f are li g io u s

p o te n ta tea rein de e dah e ll t oth ep u re inh e a rt.

W es h all b em e tfa c etofa c ew ithth ea ss e rtio nth at w ithv e ry

h ig had e p tsa n doth e re x a lte ds o u lsth e seth in g sa r ed iffe re n t , th a t

N a tu re'sla w sa re e ith e r re v ers e do r tran s c e n d e d . Toth isw ew o u ld

s a ytha ts u c hs tate m e n tsa re fa ls e ; th e ya reo f th es a m es ta m pa sth e

K A R M A7 1

R o m a nC a th o licB ullso f th epa s t, n o th ingb u tp rie stlyw o rd -jug g lin g .

N a tu re isn ore s pe c te ro fp e rs o n s ,a n dne ith e rB u d dh an o ra n yo th e r

s o u l ca nc o n tin u e tore -in c a rn a tefro m ag etoa g e . T h em o s t tha t

s u c ha d o m in a n tm in dc o u ldd ow o u ldb et oo b s e s sa ndm o u lda n

u n b o rn fo e tu sto s u it itsp u rp o s ea n dthe n ,b yv irt u eo fs u c ho b s e s s io n ,

p a rtiallyin h a b it th es a m e .U n d e r th e s ec irc u m s ta n ce sth ep h y sic a l

b o d yi sb u t th ehe lp le s sm a c hin eo f ad om in a n t fo reig nm in d , an dw e

n e e dsc a rc e lys a y th a tn op u r ifie ds o u l w o u lds in k tos u c hapla n eo f

e x is ten c e .T h isqu e s tio no f ob s e s s io nb r in g su sto th es u b je c t o fo u r

n e x t ch a p te r, th ere fo re ,w em u s tb rin gt h ep re s e n t o n etoac lo s e .

T h ew ho lete a c h ingo fR e -in c arn a tio na n dK a rm aa st a u g h t

b yB u dd h is m ,e s o te ric(? )o r o th e rw is e , isp u re lydo g m a ; it is

m a te ri a lis m ru nt os e e d ,c o m bin e dw ithorie n ta ls p ec u la tio n s . It

isahu g es y s te mo fs e lfis h n es s , tow o rk o u tg o o dhe refo r th es a k e

o fg rea te rg o o dhe re a fte r. S uc hm o tiv e so fe x c h a n g ea rec o rru pt. A s

S o c ra te ss a y s ; "W eg iv eu ps om es m a ll p le a s u re sfo r s till g re ate r

p le a s ure s ." T h is , in s te a do f b e in gtru ly g o o d , ist h ep o la ro pp o s ite .

M O T IV EA L O N Eist h ep ro p e rc au s eo fa c ti o n ,a c c o rd in gtoth e

H e rm e t icd o c trin e. D og o o dfor th es a k eo fs im p lego o d n e s sa n d

v irtu ea lo n e ,n o t fo r th es a keo fg a in ingfa v o r. T he reisto om u c h

o f th i s"I a m h o l ie r th a nth ou "a b o u t theo rie n ta l te a c h in g sof

k a rm a . Ap ro s p e rou s ,s e lf-righ te o u sP h a r is e eg lo a ts o v e rh ispre v io u s

g o o dka rm aw h e nhes e e sh isdo w n tro d d e nb ro th e ra n dw h e nh e

a id si t isb e c a u seh eth in k s th ek a rm aof th ea c tionw ill w e ll re p a y

h im . Th e na g a in , w h e na n ys e r io u sc a s eof s u ffe rin g isp re s e n te dto

th e s eg re a tB u d d his ts o u lsfor th e ir m a gic a l in te rve n tio na n dp s y c h o

lo g ic al a id ,w earep io u s lyt o ldth a tk arm ac a n n o t b ein te rfe re dw ith .

If, ins te a d , th e ys a idth a t t oa idw a sbe y o n dth e ir re a c ho f po w e r,

th e yw o u ldp ro b a blys p e a kth e re a l tru th. L a s tly ,le tu ss a ydis tin c tly

th a tth ea u th o r ha sp u t th eas s e rtio no f o ldS o c ra te s(a t th eh e a do f

th isch a p te r) to th ete s t. T hew h o leo f th e s eH e rm eticte a c h ing sh a v e

b e e npe rs o n a llyve rifie dw ithinth ere a lm so fs p iri t w h e nfre e fro m

th ec on tro lo f theb o d y ,a n d th e re fo re , w ek n o w w h ere o fw ew ri te .

Ino u r n e x tc h a p te rw es h a ll d e a lw ithso m eo f th es o -c a lle d

e v id e nc e so f re -i n c a rn a tio nan dk a rm a , an ds h o w th em tob en o th in g

o f th ek in d .

C H A P T ER IV

M E D IU M S H IP ITSN A T U R EA N DM Y S T E R IE S

"A ll areb u tp a rt so fo n es tup e n d o u sw h ole ,

W h o s eb o d yN a tu re is ,a n dG o d th es o u l."

"W h a t ism e d iu m s hip ,a n dw h oa reth em e diu m s ? "w a s th e

q u e s ti o nw eo n c ea s k e do f th e in itia te dm a s te rso f O c c u lt s c ien c e .

T h ea ns w e r re c e ive dw a sa sb ro a dinits a p p lic a tio na sth eu n iv e rs e

its e lf . "E v e ry th in gism e d iu m is tic ,a n de v e rya to misam e d iu mfo r

th ee xp re s s io no f s p iritu a lfo rc e .G o d , a lo n e , ist h eg re a tc en tra l

c o n trollin gs p iri t," s a idth em a s te r. L on gy e a rso f s p iritu a l re s e a rc h

h a v eve rifie dth e tru tho f thea n s w e r rec e iv e da n dh a v ee s ta b l is h e d

inth em in do f thea u th o r th ec e rta in ty th a te v e ry w o rdisa n

a b s o lutefa c t.

W efindth ro u g h o ut th ev a s tin fin itu d eof o u ru n iv ers eth a t the

s p irit u a la n dth em a te ria la r es oin tim ateth a ta n ya tte m p t to c la s s ify

a n ds ep a ra teth e m ,o r toa c c ou n t fo rp h en o m e n ao nt h eb a s iso f e ith e r

a lo n e , w o u ldb el ik ee re c tin ga ne d ific ew ith o u t a fo u n d a tio n , o r

b u ild in gu p o ng rou n da su n s tab lea n din f irm a sq u ick s a n d .

M o d e rn s c ie n c ec om m e n c e sw ith m a tte r, a ndc o n fin e s itsre

s e a rc he ss tric tly toth ed o m aino fm a te r ia l fo rc e sa n dfo rm s , th ep la n e

o fm a nife s ta tio n . It te rm in a te sa t th eve rym o m e n t itsp a thim p in g e s

o nth eb o rd e ro f th eim p o n d e ra b le , "th eu n k n o w a b le , "w h e re a st h e

re a l sta rtin gp o in to fa ll tr u es c ie n c e isw ith int h es p iritu al s p a c e s ,th e

c a u s ep la n e .F ro mth iss ta te itsv a s to rb it s w e e p sd o w n w a rdthro u g h o u t

th ew ho leu n iv e rseo fm a tte r. Inm a tte r it re c o g n ize sa ll th ed iffe re n t

a ttribu te sa n dm an ife s ta tio n so f th eo n eD iv in eF o rc eine v e ry fo rm

o fc rea tio n .F ro mh e reitsd ec is io n sre tu rntoa n da g a inu ltim a tein

th erea lm o fs p ir it. D iv in ity isu n ity , a n dth etw og re a ta ttr ib u te so f

th ed iv in es o u l co a le s c ea sm a tte ra n dsp irit intheu n iv e rs eo fm a n i

fe s te db e in g .T h i sisth ed u alityo f lif e .M a tte r i sv is ib le , it iss o lidifie d

s p irit , th ep a s s iv eo rn e g a ti v ep rin c ip l einac o n cre te ,c o n d en s e do r

m a te ral fo rm .S p i rit isth em o v a b le ,e v er a c tiv e , po s itiv ep ri n c ip lein

m o tio n, a n db e tw ee nth e s etw os ta te sth erera m ifie se v e ryg ra de

o fb e in g .

M a tte r ra n g e sa n d tra n s fo rm s its e lf fro mth elo w e s t d e n s es ta te

o f th em in e ra lu pw a rdtoth ea e ria la n d in v is ib lega s e s , te rm in a tin gin

M E D IU M S H IP IT SN A T U R EA N D M Y S T E R IE S7 3

th e"un iv e rs a le th e r" o fs c ien c e . Inth i sre fin e dco n d itio n ,th ea c tiv e

a n dp os itiv ep rinc ip le so fD iv in ity ,a g ain ,b e c o m eu n ite da n da re

tra n s fo rm e din to c re a tiv efo rc e .H e n c ei t m u s tb eap p a re n t to th e

th o u g htfu l re a d e r th a t, th eun iv e rs a le th e rc o n ta insw ith init s e lf a ll

th a tis , th a tw a s, o r th a te ve rw ill b e . S u c hb e in g th ea c tu a l fa c ts

o f th ec a s e ,w h a t a reth elo gic a lc o n c lus io n sth a t th es tu d e n t o f

s p irit u a lp h ilo s op h ym a yd ra wth e re fro m ?

T h e yareb rie fly a sfo llo w s ;

I. T h at th eu n iv ers eiso n em ig h ty , in c on c e iv a b lem e d iu m ,a n d

D e ity th ec o n tro l lin ga n do m nip o te n ts p i rit.

II. T ha tL o v eb e co m e sth em e diu m o fW is do m ,o r, in o th e r

w o rd s , th ep a s s iveb e c o m e sthem e d iu m o f th ea c tiv e, s ta te ;c on s e

q u e n tl y ,m a tte r i sa n dm u s t beth ea b s o lu tem e d iu mo fm in d .

III. Th a t th ep a ss iv en a tu re o f th ed iv in es o u l is th eo n lym ea n s

w h e re byth ea c tives p irit o f D iv in ityc anm a n ife s t its e lf, a n du p o n

th isba s isre s ts a ll th em y s te rie so f thec o s m o s . Th isisD iv in eL o v e .

IV . In v ie w o f the s efa c ts ,w efin dth a t th eu n iv e rs a lw ill, utiliz e d

b yth e im p e ria l so u lo fm a n , isth eo n e tru ec e n te r o fa ll m a gic a la n d

s p irit u a lp o w e rm a n ife s te du po no u re a rt h .M a nist h eg re a tp iv o t

a ro u n dw h ic hre v olv e se v e ryph a s eo fm a gic a l, m a g n etica n dm e nta l

p h e n o m e n ae m b ra c edw ith inth e re a lm so f m u n d a n ep s yc h o lo g y .

It h a ss e e m e dn e ce s s a rytothew rite r to re -im p re s sa ll o f th ea b o v e

fa c ts u p o nth em in do f th erea d e r, n o tw i th s ta n d in g th efa c t, t h a t th e y

h a v ebe e nv e ryfullye la b o ra te du p o nin th ep re v io usc h a p te rs , b e c a u s e

th e yco n s titu tet h ev e ryfu n da m e n ta lv e r itie s , thea c tu a lp r in c ip le s ,

w h ic hu n d e rliethere a litie so fm e d iu m s hip ,a n dth ere fo re ,a re o f

p rim a r yim p o rta n ceh e re .

M e d iu m s h ipisaw e ll-k n o w nterm toth epre s e n tg e n era tio n . It

isa p plie dtoth at s ta teo f se n s ib ility w h ic h , th o ug hfo u n dp urea n d

n a tu ral ins o m ei n d iv id u a ls , h a sb e e na r tific ia lly d e v e lo p e di no th e rs .

Inth i ss ta teth eya ree n a b ledtoc o m eenra p p o rt w ithin v is ible

in te ll ig e n c e s ,a ndo th e rp o w ers ,b o thp hy s ic a la n dm e n ta l, b e ca u s e

th e ir o d y lics p h ere(m a g n e tic a u ra )h a s re c e iv e da d e g re eo f se n s itiv e

n e s sco m p a tib lew ithth e ir b ec o m in gm e d iu m so fc o m m u n ic a tio nf o r

s a idf o rc e s . Am ed iu m ,p ro p e r lys p e a k in g, isap e rso no ro b je ct in

w h o m th ec a p a c ity o f re c e p tiona n dtra n sm is s io nis s ofu llye vo lv e d

a sto b e c o m eo f pra c tic a lv a lu eine lic i tin gp h e n o m e n a .A fte r w h a t

h a sb ee ns ta te d , it s h o u lda pp e a rp e rfe ctlyp la in , th a ta ll h um a nb e in g s

7 4T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

inth eir n a tu ra l s ta tea rem ed iu m is tic ; s o m eine x ce s so fo th ers .T h is

ise s pe c ia llys ow h e nw ec o m pre h e n dth ed iffe re n tty p e so fm e n

a n dthere la tio no fh u m a n ity toD e ity . I nas im ila r m a n n e ra ll

m a te ri a ls u b s ta n ce sa re"m e d iu m is tic " in th iss e n s eo fb e in gca p a b le

o f re ce iv in ga n d tra n s m ittin g fo rc e .T h ere fo re ,w h enc o n s id e ri n g

th ev ario u sfo rm sa n dp h a s e so fm e d iu m s hip , in s te a do fv ie w in g

th e m i nth elig h t o f "s p iritua lg ifts ," th e ym u s t bev ie w e da s th e

n a tu ral a ttrib u teso fo u r in te rn a ln a tu re ,a sth epo s itiv ep o te n tia litie s

o f th eh u m a ns o u l.T h ev a rio usfo rm sa n dd e g re e so f m e d iu m s h ip

a ren ot s p iritu a l g iftsina nys e n s ew h ate v e r. T h e ya re ,w h e nv ie w e d

fro m th ein te rio r p la n e , th ea w a k e n e da nda c tiv es en s e so f th es o u l,

a n dh oldth es a m e re la tio nto th es p irit a so u r fivee x te rn a l s e n s e s

d oto th ep h y s ic al b o d y .J u s t a so u ro b je c tiv eo rg an is m isg o ve rn e d

a n dc on tro lle db ya b s o lu tea nde te rn a lla w s ,s tric t lya p p lic a bleto

itse xte rn a ln a ture ,s oisthein te rn a l, im p o n d e ra blec o n s titutio nu n d e r

th eg ov e rn m e n to f c o rre s p o n d in g lytra n s ce n d e n ta l law se q u a lly in

h a rm o nyw ithits p u re lys u b jec tiv en a tu re .T h e s elaw sc o n s tituteth e

"S c ie nc eo f th eso u l," a n dit iso n lyb y ath o ro u g hk n o w le d g eo f th is

s c ie n ceth a tw eca ns e eth et ru ere a liti e so fm e d ium s h ip ,u n d ers ta n d

th e m , g u a rdo u rs elv e sfro m it ste rrib le d a n g e rsa n de n jo yw itho u t

fe a r i tsc o u n tle ssa n du n lim i te db le s s ing s .B yth ea ido f th is g lo rio u s

k n o w led g ew ea re e n a b le dtope rc e iv eth ea c tio na n d in te ra c tiono f

th etw og re a tp lan e so fe x is te n c e ,a n dea c hc o m in gd a y ,o b s e rvew ith

re n e w edd e lig h tth em a rv e lo u s tra n s fo rm atio n so fm ed iu m is ticad a p ta

b ility. T h eflo w er th a tb lo o m sinb e a u ty, b re a th in g fo rthtot h ea ir

itsfr a g ra n c ew h ic hisa to n ceg ra te fu l toth eh ig he rs e n s e s , a n d

s tim u la tin gtothen e rv e s , is ap e rfe c t e m b le m o fN a tu re 'sfa ultle s s

m e d iu m s h ip .

T h efl o w e r isam e d iu m fo r thetra n s m is sio no f th o sefin e re s se n c e s ,

toth eh u m a nb o d y, a n do f th eir s p iritu al p o rtio nt oth es o u l; fo r th e

a ro m ao f th eflo w e r iss p irit u a liz e dto s u c had e g re ea stoa ct u p o n

th eli fec u rre n ts o f th eh u m ans y s te m ,im p a rtin gto th es p irit u a lb o d y

an u tr im e n to f thefin e s tq u alityth a t ph y s ic a ls u bs ta n c ec a na ffo rd .

H e re in m a yb es e ens o m eo f them y s te rie so f in c e n s e, a n dth egre a t

v a lu eo f itsu s e , e s p e c ia lly inre lig io usc e re m o n ies .

Inth i ss tu d yo f m e d iu m s h ipi t m u s te v e r b ere m e m b ere dth a t

s p irit in h e re sin e v e ryg ra d eo fm a tte r a sth ein s t ig a to ro f l ife , fo rc e

a n dm otio n . It is a tte n d a n t up o nth ee the re a lc u rren tsth a tp erm e a te

M E D IU M S H IP IT SN A T U R EA N D M Y S T E R IE S7 5

a ll w orld sa n db in dth eu n iv ers eto g e th er a sac o m ple tew h o le . A n d ,

ine x ac tp ro p o rti o ntoth erefin e m e n to f s u b s ta n c e , isth es p he re

v ita li z e db ys p ir it. Inth ebra ina n dn erv o u ss y s tem o f th eh um a n

b e in g th ec lim a xo fm a te ria l v ita liz a tionisre a c h ed .H e re ,s pirit

b le n d sw ithm a tter ins u c hreq u is itefo rc ea n dg ra dea sa res uffic ie n t

tofo rm th ea s tro-m a g n e ticli n ko fc o n n ec tio nb e tw ee nth etw o

w o rld so fc a u s ean de ffe c t. I t isth es am ew ithm e nta lp o w e rs ;

in te ll ig e n c eisev e rv ita liz edfro m th eg re a tD e ifi cfo u n ta in o fW is d o m ;

S y m p a th ya n dA ffec tio na red eriv e dfro mth es a m eD eificfo u n tain ,

th es ou lo fL o v e . N om a tte rw h a t th eg rad em a yb e , w h e th e r th at

o f th es e ra p hb a sk in ginth ev e rys u n ligh to fd iv inep u rity , of m a n

inh is lo w e s te s ta te ,o ro fth eb ru terais e db u to ned e g re ea bo v e

th ep la n e so f in an im a teN a tu re ; th es pa rkw h ic hviv ifie sth eb ru te ,

th eb r illia n t lu m in o s ityth a t lig h tsu p th eb ra inof th ep e rfec tly

d e v e lop e dh u m a nbe in g ,a n dtha t ra d ia n t g lo ryfla s hin gfro m the

b ro w of th es e ra ph ,a rea lik ek in d le dfr o m th es a m ee te rn a l fl a m e ,

fo r it isth eg ran dp re ro g a ti v eo fe a c hg ra d eo fb ein g ,d iffe r in gin

d e g re eo fe v o lu ti o n , totra n sm it th a tw hic hit re c eiv e sfro m th ere a lm s

a b o v e toth ep la ne sim m e d ia telyb e lo w ,th u s , ise a cho n efa ithfu lly

fu lfil lin gitsd utya sam e d iu m inth esc h e m eo f li fe .

F ro m th eg lo rio u sp u ls a tin gso u lo f th ec e n tra ls p i ritu a lS u n ,

d e s c e nd in gth ro u ghe v e rys p h ereo fc re a t io n ,d e e pdo w nin tothe

v e rybo w e lso fm atte r, m id s t s tra ta so f c o ldg ra n it ero c ktot h e

m in e ral lo d e so f d e n s em e ta l, o n ee te rn al a n dh a rm on io u sc h a in

o fs p i rit m e d iu m sh ipp re v a ils. E a c hp la ned e p e n d sup o nth en e xt

p la n ea b o v e ,a n de a c h , inits g ra n d lys eq u e n t ro ta t io n , tra n s m itsth e

g ro s s er p o rtio n s toth ep la n esb e lo w fo r th e ir s u s te n a n c e .

W h e nt h ew h o leo f th ism ig h ty s c h e m eis ta k e nin to c o n s id e ra ti o n ,

O c c u lt s tu d e n tsw ill s e eh o wn e c e s s a ryi t isfo r tho s ew h ow ishto

d e v e lopth e ir s p i ritu a lp o s s ib ilitie sto liv eu p o n ap u re lyv eg e ta b le

d ie t, b e c a u s eth ee a tin go f f le s ha ttra ctsth es o u l toth ea n im a lk in g d o m

a n dd eg ra d e sth eh ig h e rs e n s es . Alifesp e n ta m idt h eflo w e ry fie ld s

a n dp in ec la dm o un ta in s , ist h eo n lye x is te n c eth a t c a nfit them in d

a n de du c a teth eso u l toth ehig h e s tp o int c o m p a tib l ew ithm a teria l

e x is ten c e .U p o nt h ec o n tra ry , th eth in k in gm in dw il l n o t fa il tos e e

th a tth o s ew h oli v einc lo s e , u n h e a lth y , a n dd e n s e l yp o p u la te d to w n s ,

a n da r es u rro u n d edb yag ro u po fs ic k ly o rs e lfis hm in d e dn e igh b o rs

a n drela tiv e s ,b ec o m es u b je c t toth ev e r ylo w e s tp la n e so fs p i ritu a l

7 6T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

a c tiv i ty .T h e s eco n d itio n so f te nfo rm thev e ryh o tbe d so fe rror,

s p irit u a la n dm e nta l, a n de v olv eth em e an so fe le m en ta ryo b s e ss io n

a n dw ic k e d n e s s .U n d e rs u c ha nta g o n is tic c o n d itio n sp ro g re s sis

a b s o lute lyim p o s sib le ,a n dtho s ela b o ringu n d e rs u cha d v e rs ecirc u m

s ta n c ess h o u lda vo ida ll c o n ta c tw ithm ag ic ,s p irit u a lp h e n o m en a

a n dm ed iu m s h ip , asth e yw o u ld a v o idc o m in ginc o n tac tw itha

d e a d ly p e s tile n c e.

It is tob eh o p e d th a t th e s ew o rd so fw arn in gw ill b eh e e d e d

a n dthu ss a v em u chs u ffe rin ga n du s e le s sw a s teo f vita lity .

H a v in gg iv e nag en e ra lo u tlineo f th en atu reo fm e diu m s h ip ,

it n o wb e c o m e so ur d u tytoe lu c id a teits la w sa n dm y s te rie s , an d

h e row ea rem e tw ithth em ig htie s ts u b jec tw ith int h ew h o leran g e

o fO c cu ltis m .N ob ra n c ho fs tu d yiso f gre a te r im p orta n c eint h e

s e a rc ho f tru th , o r ism o reco m p le te lyun k n o w na n dm is u n d e rs too d

b yth at la rg eb o dyo fm o d e rn m y s tic sa n d th in k e rsof th ep re s en t

d a y ,w h op ro c la imth ed o c trine so fa ne so te ricB u d dh is m toth e

w o rld iisth ee s se n c eo f tru t ha n dw is d om .T h e ym u st n o tu n d e rs ta n d ,

fo rs uc ha sth e s es h o w th e ir la c ko fe s ote ricillu m in a tio no n th elittle

k n o w ns u b je c to f m e d iu m s h ip .

M e d iu m s h ip , th o u ghg o v e rn e dbyw e ll d e fi n e dla w s , sofa ra s

Itsg en e ra lp rin cip le sa rec on c e rn e d , is s os u b tle a n din tric ateinits

d iffe re n td e g re e s, fo rm sa n dp h a s e s ,a s tob ea b s o lu te lyb e y o ndth e

g ra s po f th eo rd in a rym in d . I nfa c t, its ra m ific a ti o n sa n dth e re s u lts

o f its a c tio n sa r ea su n lim it e da sth ei n fin ite .T he re fo re , it iso n ly

th em orep ro m in e nt a n da p p a ren t fo rm stha tw es h a ll a tte m p t to

o u tline .T od othes u b je c t jus tic em o re th a no n elarg ev o lu m ew o u ld

b ere qu ire d .A sa m a tte ro f co n v e n ie n c e , w es h a ll div id eth ege n e ra l

la w sof m e d iu m s h i pin totw oge n e ra lc la ss e s ; th a t of th ec o n tr o llin g

lo re e . a n dth a t of th eu ie d ium is ticin s t ru m e n t, k n ow ntoin iti a te sa s

tliol iu v so fT ran s m is s io na ndR e c e p tio n.

T h elaw so fT ra n sm is s io n .T h e la w so fR ec e p tio n .

I. A c t iv ity . I. Pa s s iv ity .

II. P os itiv o n o s s . II. S e n s iti v e n e s s .

III. Attra c tio n . III. A ffin it y .

T h etr in ityo nthele ft b e lo ng stoth eco n tro llin g fo rc e ; th e

trin it yo nth eri g h tb e lo n g s toth em e d iu m . Ino rd er tog ra s p th e

fu ll sig n ific a n c eo f th ea b o vela w sa n do f th e ir inte r-re la tion s h ip , it

m u s t beb o rn ein m in dth a t thelo w e rs tate so f life a rea lw a v s th e

M E M T M SH IP IT SXA T C T 6 EA N D M Y S T E R IE S

m e d iu m so fa n dc on s e q u e n tlysu b je c t tot h eh ig h e r sta te s .T h e re fo re -,

e v e ry re a lm , fro mD e ityd o w n toth ec ry sta lliz e dm in e ra l, m u s t n o t

o n lypo s s e s sth eq u a lityo fm e d iiim s h ijx b u ta ls oex e rc is eth ep o w e r

o fs p i rit c o n tro l ; th etw oe xtre m ep o le sb e in gG o da n do ry s ta l liw d .

m a tte r, T oillu s t ra teth iside ale tu st a k eth eo rga n is m o fm an .M a n ,

a sw ek n o w h im . i sth em e d iu m is ticin s tr u m e n t th ro ug hw h ic hh ig h e r

s ta te sm a n ife s tth e ir w is d o ma n dp o w e r. T h isrn e d m m s h ip ,o ng en e ra l

tin e s , e x te n d sfr o m th elo w e st s p e c im e n inth es c a l eo fh u m a n i ty

u p w a rdstoth eh ig h e s t in itiate da d e p t; th eo n lyd i ffe re n c eb etw e e n

th etw oisth a t of d e v e lo p m e nt T h isisana b s o lu te fa c t. T h eex a lte d

a d e p t isa c tu a lly am e d iu m , i no n es e n s e, fo r th eex p re s s io nof s till

h ig h e r s ta te so f lifeth a nh i so w n .X or e a la d e p t de n ie sth is , th o u g h

m e rem y s tic a lp rete n d e rsa lw ay sd o . Inoth e rw o rd s , th ed iffe re n c e

iso n eo fq u a lity a n dd e g re e , c o rre s p o n din gtoth e i r re s p e c tives ta te s .

M a n , ac c o rd in gto h iss ta te , a s s im ila te s th es p e c if icg ra d eo f life

e s s e n cefro m th eu n iv e rs a l forc ew h ic hco rre s p o n d se x a c tlyto th e

q u a lit ya n dd e v e lo p m e n to fh i ss o u l. A sm a na s c e n d sh ig h e r in th es c a le

o fs p i ritu a ld e v elo p m e n th ebe c o m e sth e re c ip ie n t of fin e re s se n c e s ,

th ec oa rs e ra to m sa rere p e lleda n dtra n sm itte dtol e s sp e rfe c t o rg a n

is m s . T h istra n s m is s io ng o e so nu n til thelo w e s ts ta teo fh u m an ityis

re a c h ed ,a n dfro mth e n c eth eM ee s s e n c e istra n s m it te dtoth es u b -

m u n d a nere a lm so f life ,w h ic h th u s ,b e c om eth em e d iu m sfo r th e

e x p re ss io no f th es u rp lu ss p i ritu a l fo rcere je c te db ym a n .T h i sp rim a l

lifef o rc e , init so rig in a l pu rity ,c o n ta in sa ll there q u is ite g ra d e so f

s p irit u a ln u trim en t fo re v e ry fo rm o fe xis te n c ein th eu n iv e rse , fro m

G o dto th em in e ral. T h em in e ra l isth et e rm in u s ,s o tos a v , fr o m

w h ic ha ll p h e n o m en are a c t. T he reisn om e d iu m b e lo wth iss ta te. It

isn o t th ee n do f c re a tio nb ya n ym e a n s , b u to n lyt h etu rn in gp o in t in

th es ch e m eo fc rea tio n ,w h e re fo rc ec o m estoafo c usa n dfro mw h ic h

it re ac tsinb o th d ire c tio n s . W ith ine a chre a lm th es a m ela w sa rea ls o

info rc e .T h o s ef o rm so f life w h ic h ,b yc o m p a ris o n , a rep a s s ive ,b o -

c o m et h em e d iu m s fo r th o s ew hic ha rea c t iv e .A s c e n din gtoth em e n ta l

p la n ew efin dit p re c is e lythes a m ew ith k n o w le d g e . T h ea c tiv e re

s e a rc ho fp o w e rful p e n e tra tingm in d sa c cu m u la te sthisk n o w le d ge ,a n d

th e nf o rm u la te st h es a m ein to s y s te m sc om p o s e do fm o reo r le s s

tru th a n de rro r. T h isc o m b in atio no fw isd o m a n dig no ra n c ec o n sti

tu te s are lig io u ss e c to rs c ho o lo fp h il o s o p h y ,w h ic h , intu rn, im p re s s e s

itsforc eu p o nthele s sp o s it iv em in d sof th em a s s es .T h eig n ora n t,

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th e re fo re ,b e c o m e th em e d iu m so f th ew ise .T h isw isd o m m a yo n ly

m e rit s u c han a m e, h o w e v e r, byc o m p a rin g it w iththeig n o ra n c eb y

w h ic h it iss u rrou n d e d .T h esu m to ta lo f an a tio n 's w is d o m o r ig n o r

a n c em a ya lw a y sbefo u n db yex a m in in git sla w s ,c o ns titu tio nan d

re lig io n .W efin d th es a m elaw info rc e inp o litic s. Ag re a t po litic a l

le a d e r , ag ia n tm in d , im p re s se sitsfo rceu p o nac i rc leo fk ind re db u t

le s spo s itiv em ind s .T h e s e , i ntu rn , re ac tu p o no the rs , tra n s m ittin g

th es am ep o w e ro f th o u g h t to th e m ,a n dsoo nu n til th a tc e n tral

m in d ; lik eas un ,s w a y sth ed e s tin yo f m illio n sof itsfe llow -c re a

tu re s . T h e s em ill io n sa res im p lyth em e diu m sfo r thee x p re s s iono f

m e n ta l fo rc e .A g ain , th ev is ib leh e a do r c e n te ro f th isfo rc em a y , in

itsturn ,b eth em e d iu m o fs om eo th e r inv is ib leh e ad ,w h e th e r s u c hin

v is ib l ep o w e rb em o rta lo rs piritu a l, e m b o d ie do r dis e m b o d ie d , m a k e s

n od if fe re n c eto th ela w .T h i sm ig h tb e te rm e daform o fm a s sp s y

c h o lo gyif o nth em e n ta lp la ne .A ll o fth e s efo rm sa n dp h a s e s , h o w

e v e r, a retob ecla s s e da su nc o n s c io u sm e d iu m s h ip ; b e c a u s eit s e ld o m

tra n s pire sth a tth eo p e ra to r isc o n s c io uso f th em ag ic a lp o w e r sh eis

u s in g , o r th a t them e d iu m sa r ec o n s c io u so f th e ir m e d iu m is tic s u b

je c tion .W eth in k th e s eb rie f illu s tra ti o n sw ill c on v e ytoth e re a d e r's

m in dso m e th in go f th em a g n itud eo f th epre s e n ts u b je c t.

W ew il l n o w b rie f lyn o tic ea fe w o f th em o s tp ro m ine n t fo rm sof

m e d iu m s h ipre c o g niz e da sh a v in gam o redire c tc o n n ec tio nw ith

p ra c ti c a lO c c u lti s m a t th ep re s e n t tim e ; th em e d iu m s h ipo fs p i ritu a l

is m , an dth e nc o nc lu d ew ithso m eo f its m o rere c o n ditep h a s e s .

T h es in eq u an o no fa ll tra n ce ,o rp h y s ic a lm e d iu m sh ip , ise m

b ra c e d inth ete rm "p a s s iv ity," a n de x a ctlyinp ro po rtio ntot h ed e g re e

o fp a ss iv itya ttain e disth ep o w e ro rs t re n g tho fap e rs o n 'sm e d iu m -

s h ipi n c re a s e d . Th eq u e s tio na stow h e the r ag iv e np e rs o nm a yd e

v e lo p in toatra nc es p e a k e r or in toap hy s ic a lm e d iu m d e p e n d s firs t,

u p o nt h eb ra inc on fo rm a tio n , a n ds e c o n d ly ,u p o nth em a g n e tict e m

p e ra m en to f th ebo d y .S o m eind iv id u a lsares oc o m p le xth a t th ey

m a yb ec o m ee ith e r o n eo r th eo th e r, a c c ord in gtothep re v a ilingw ill

o f th ed e v e lo p in gc irc le .T h ec h ie fp o int tob eo b se rv e dinthe s e

fo rm so fm e d iu m s hip , isth a t th e yte n dt o w a rdth ede s tru c tio no f in

d iv id ua lity , th em e d iu m b e c o m e sas la v e toth o s ein c o n tro l. Th e yc a n

o n lybea tta in e d inth ep a s s iv es ta te , an dth ed e v elo p in gp ro ce s sisa

m e a n s to w a rdd e s t ro y in gw h a tev e ra m o u n t o fw ill p o w e r th ep o o r

m e d iu mm ig h th a v eo rig in a lly p o s s e s s e d . T h isd e s truc tio no f the

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h u m a nw ill (s u b jec tio ntos p i ritu a l in tellig e n c e sass p iritu a l is tsig n o r-

a n tly c a ll it), i sth eg re a tes tc u rs eo f m e d iu m s h ip. T h ec o n tr o llin g

fo rc e so fs u c hw i llle s sc re a tu re sm a yb ea n y th in gan de v e ry th in g ,a c

c o rd ingto"c o n d i tio n s "a n dcirc u m s ta n c es . Am e d iu mth a t iss i iidto

b e"d ev e lo p e d "?sta n d su p o nt h ep u b licpla tfo rm ,a ndiss u p p o se dto

b ec o ntro lle db ys o m ed is e m b od ie din te ll ig e n c e .B u t inn in ec as e so u t

o fe v eryte nit i sth ep s y c h olo g ic a l in f lu xo f th ea u d ie n c ew hic h ,c e n

te rin gu p o nth ese n s itiv eo rga n is m o f them e d iu m , pro d u c e sth at p o -

c u lia r s e m i-m e s m erics ta tek no w na stra nc e .U n d e r su c hc o n d iti o n s

th eins p ire do ra t io nw ill h a rm o n iz ew ith th em a jo ri tyo f th em in d s

p re s e nt, a n d , in n u m b e rle s sca s e s , th eex a c t th o u g htso f in d ivid u a lsin

th ea ud ie n c ea re re p ro d u c e d . T oth eo rtho d o xs p irit u a lis t, th eo ra tio n

w ill bere c e iv e da sa na c tu a l in s p ira tionre c e iv e d fro m th e"Sp irit

W o rld "o f tra n s late dh u m a n ity. S p iritu a l is tss h o u ld le a rnth e fa c t,

th a tm e d iu m sw h oc a nb ec o n tr o lle db ya s p irit c a nb ee q u a lly c o n

tro lledb yaliv in gp e rs o n , an dfu rth e r, th a to fa llp la c e s ,th ep u b lic

p la tform isth el e a s t lik e ly s p o t tob e th ec e n te r o fh ig hs p i ritu a l in

s p ira t io nw h ic hem a n a te sfro ma s c e n d e dhu m a ns o u ls .

T h o s e fo rm so fm ed iu m s h ip ,k no w na sP s y ch o m c trya n dC la ir

v o y a n ce ,d e p e n dch ie flyu p o n th ed e g re eo fs e n s itive n e s sa tta in e d ;a s

b ra in fo rm a tio nan dm a g n e tic te m p e ra m e n t p o s s e s so nlys e c o n d a ry

in flu en c einth e i re v o lu tio n . C o n s e q u e n t ly ,a n im a ls a sw e ll a sh u m a n

b e in g sm a yp o s s e ssth e s ep h a se s .T h e ir ch a ra c te ris t ic sa reto ow e ll

k n o w n tore q u ire fu rth e rn o ti c e .

W em u st n o w n o ticetw oo f th em o s ts u b tl e ,a n ds of a ra lm o s t en

tire ly u n s u s p e c tedfo rm so fth isty p eo f s p irit m e diu m s h ip .T hefirs t

w ew il l d e s ig n a te a s"s e m i-tr a n s fe ro fid e n tity ," an dth es e c on da s

"th o u gh td iffu s ion ."

Inapre v io u sc h ap te rw eh a v es h o w nh o wap e rs o n , du rin gh is

life , p o s s e s s in ga na c tiv e , po te n tm in d , w ill le a v ew ith inth es p a c e so f

th ea stra l lig h t p o w e rfu l th ou g h t fo rm so rp s y c h ic th o u g h te m bry o s .

T h e s e th o u g h t fo rm sa reth eea rthk a rm ao f th eh u m ans o u l. N o w ,

u n d e r c e rta inc o nd itio n s , th i se a rthk a rm ao fd is e m b o d ie ds o u l sc a n

b e ,a ndisc o n ta cte db yth o s es till int h efle s h . Th u s , fo re xa m p le ,a

p e rs o no fs tro n gp o s itiv em ind ,h a v in gr e n d e re dh is s o u ls p h e r es e n

s itiv e toc o n ta c t b yap a rtial d e v e lo p m en tw h ileh i sb ra ins ti ll re

m a in sp o s itiv e , be c o m e satruem e d iu m , sofa ra sthes o u ls p h ereis

c o n c e rn e d ,a n da lw a y sw ith o u t k n o w in git (u n le s sp ro p e rlyin it ia te d ).

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B e in gs e lf-c o n s c io u s ,a sfa r a sth em in da n db ra in a rec o n c e rne d ,h e

s c o rn s th eid e aof m e d iu m s h ip, b u t inrea l tru thh e isa sm u c h am e

d iu m asatra n c es p e a k e r. In th iss ta te h ec o m e sintom a g n e tic ra p p o rt

w ithce rta inth o ug h t fo rm sw i th inth ea stra lk a rm a so f th ed ise m

b o d ie d, a n dinthisc o n d itio n as e m i-tran s fe ro f ide n tityta k esp la c e ,

a n dh es e e m stoex is t ins o m ep re v io u sag e .H eb e c om e sid e n tif ie dw ith

th ek arm icfo rm co n tro llin ghiss e n s itives p h e re , an du n d e r the s ec ir

c u m s tan c e sh eb e co m e sd e c e iv edb yh isign o ra n c e ,a ndim a g in e s th a t

h eis re c a llin gso m ein c a rn a t io no f th ep a s t, if h e isa c q u a inte dw ith

th ed og m a so f th e re -in c a rn a t io ns c h o o l. If ig n o ra nt o f th e s ed o c

trin e s, th e nh esim p lyp u tst h ew h o lem atte rd o w nasas o rt o f d a y

d re a m in g .E s o te ri cB u d d h is ts , a n do th e rs o f th es a m es c h o o lo f

th o u g ht, b e c a u s eo f th e ir b e nig h te dig n ora n c ea n dun a b letoa cc o u n t

fo rs uc hp h e n o m e na ,h a v ein v en te dth e ir "re -a w a k e n edm e m o ry "t h e o

rie s . T h e yc o n s ide r th e s ep h en o m e n aa sve rita b lerec o lle c tio n so f th e ir

p a s t ex p e rie n c e s , w h e re a sth eya ren o th in go f th ekin d .T h e yarein

d e e dpa s te x p e rien c e s ,b u tn ot th e irs . Th e yc o m eintoc o n ta c t w ithth is

k a rm ab e c a u s eo f th e ir m a g n e t icm e d iu m s hip .T h efo rm sth e yth us

c o n ta ct a reth o s eo f in d iv id ua lsw h ob e lo n gtoth es a m es p irit u a ls ta te

o f lif e ,a n dw h op o s s e s s e d ,w h e nu p o nthee a rth ,as im ila rm e nta la n d

m a g n e t icte m p e ra m e n t. A ll s u che v id e n c e so f re -in c arn a tio na re d u e

toth es im p lea c t io no fm e d ium s h ip .W h e n th es o u l re c e iv e sits tru e

s p irit u a l in itia t io n ,a ll th es ee a rth ly e rro rsv a n is h ,a n dth e fle e tin g

p h a n tom so f th eas tra lw o rld a p p e a r int h e ir tru el ig h t. T h eau th o r

o n c ebe lie v e din s u c him a g e sa se v id e n c eso fh isp as te a rthli v e s .

F u rth er d e v e lo p m en t, u n d e rs t ric td is c iplin e , re v e ale dth ew h oled e

lu s io n. T h e reis n otru ee v ide n c etob eo b ta in e din s u p p o rt o f th a t

w h ic h isfu n d a m e nta llyfa ls e , n e ith e r is th e rea n ye x p e rie n c e th a ta p

p e a rs tofa v o ro r s u s ta inar e -in c a rn a ti o nth e o ryw h ic hc a n n o t b ee x

p la in edb yth elaw so fm e d iu m s h ip .

A n o th er fo rm o fth isre c o n d it ep h a s eo f m e d iu m s h ip isth a to f

th o u g ht d iffu s io n. It isb yt h ism e a n st h a t th ep o te n t, s e lf-w ille dm in d s,

b e h in d th isv e il o fo u tw a rdBu d d h is m ,a r es ile n tly s u b je c tin gc e rta in

s e n s it iv em in d s , ino rd e r to re g a inth e i r lo s ts a c erd o ta lp o w er u p o nh u -

m a n itv. T h o u g h t diffu s io nis th ep o w e r of d iffu s in gc e rta intho u g h t

fo rm sc o n ta in in gc e rta inp o s i tiv eid e a s . T h e s ec u rr e n tso f th ou g h tc ir

c u la te a ro u n dth ev a rio u sm e nta lc h a m b e r so f th eh um a nm in d , an d ,

w h e re ve r th e yc o nta c t as e n s i tiv es p h e re p o s s e s s in ga n ym a g n e t ica ffin -

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ityto th ec e n te r o fs u c hth ou g h t, th e yg ra d u a llyi m p re s sth e i r fo rc ea n d

u ltim ate ly(inthem a jo rityof c a s e s )s ub je c t th a t s o u l toth eir d o m in a n t

id e a s , a n ds op rep a reth ew a y fo r th erec e p tio no f th ed o c trine sth e y

w a n t t ote a c h . In th isw a y , byth es u b tl em e n ta lm ag ico f its d e v o te e s ,

re lig io u sth e o lo gyo b ta in e di tsfirs t foo th o ldu p o n th eh u m a nm in d .

T h o u g h th ea c tio no f th ism e diu m s h ipis s u re ,a slon ga sth epo s itiv e

id e a sh a v es u fficie n t fo rc et oc o n q u e r, th ere a c tionise q u a ll yc e rta in ,

a n dit isth isre-a c tio nth a t u ltim a te ly d e s tro y st h eT h e o lo g y. T h em a g i

c a lo f fs p rin gd e stro y sitsm ag ic a lp ro g en ito r.

T h isdiffu s io no f id e a sisin a c tiv eo p era tio nu p o ne v e rym e n ta l

p la n e ; th u so n epo te n tm in dev o lv in gth ou g h t fo rm s inB o s to nm a y

s u d d e nlys e t invib ra tio nh u nd re d so fs ym p a th e ticbu t le s sp o sitiv e

m in d su p o nth eo th e rs id eo f th eA tla n ti c .T h e yb e gintoth in ks im i

la r ide a s ,a n dto fo rm s im ilar c o n c lu s ion s .T h e s ei d e a sm a yb ec o m e

u n iv e rs a la n dc o ns titu tep u b l ico p in io n , if th ep roje c tin gm ind sa re

p o te n t e n o u g h .B ut fe w ,v e ry fe w in d e e d , a rec o n s c io u so fs u c h ra m i

fic a ti o n so fm e n ta lm a g ic .E so te ricB u d dh is m o w e si tso rig int os u c h

m a g ic , a n dd e p e n dsa b s o lu te ly u p o ns u c hO c c u lt p ro ce s s e sfo r i tsc o n

tin u e de x is te n c e , b u t re -a c ti o nisa lre ad ya p p a re n t . Itsfo llow e rsn e v e r

d re a mth a t in s te ado fb e in gi n d e p e n d e n t, s e lf-c o n s cio u sth in k ers , th e y

a rethem e d iu m is t ics e n s itiv eso fO rie n ta lc o n tro l. T h ere a d e r s h o u ld

n e v e r fo rg e t th a t u p o nth ee xte rn a lp la neth e reis n o th in gs op o te n ta s

th em ag ico f th eh u m a nm in d .

T h ec on flic tin gt h e o rie so f Bu d d h is ticTh e o s o p h yo n th eo n e

h a n d , a n dS p iritua lis m o nth eo th e r, re ga rd in gth en a tu rea n ds o u rc e

o f th os ein v is ib l efo rc e sw h ic hp ro d u c e th ev a rio u sk in d so f ph e n o m

e n ak no w ntom o d erns p iritu a l is m ,h a v egiv e nris et om u c hp e rple x ity

inth em in d so fm a n ye a rn e s t tru ths e e k ers .T h es p i ritu a lis t, a saru le ,

a ffirm sth a ts u c hp h e n o m e n aared u ew h o l lytoth eac tio no fd is e m

b o d ie dh u m a ns o u l s(m a n ya d v an c e ds p irit u a lis tsn o wfre e lya d m it

th ep os s ib ilityof o th e r in tellig e n c e st h a nth o s eof h u m a n ity c o n tro llin g

m e d iu m s ); w h ilet h eT h e o s o p h is tu tte rlv d e n ie sth ep o s s ib ility o fs u c h

ac o u rs e(e x c e p t inth ec a s eo fh isM a h atm a s ,o rw i thv ic io u sh u m a n

e le m e nta rie s ), a nda s s e rtstha ta ll th ev a rio u sfo rm sa n dp h a se so f

s p irit u a lis ticp he n o m e n aa re p ro d u c e db yo n eo rm o r eo f th efollo w

in ga ge n c ie s ,e it h e rs in g lyor c o m b in e d :

I. E lem e n ta ls p ir its , te rm e ds p o o k s .

II. H um a ne le m e n ta rie s(th el o s ts o u lsof d e p ra v e dm o rta ls ).

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III. D is e m b o d ie ds h e lls(th e life le s sform so fd is em b o d ie dm o r ta ls ).

IV .T hem e s m e ric in flu e n c eo f liv in gin div id u a ls .

T h ea ctu a l tru th ism id w a yb etw e e nth e s e tw oe x tre m e s .

It is , in d e e d ,am o s tg lo rio usfa c t th a t d is e m b o d iedh u m a ns o uls

c a na ndd ore tu rn a n dc o m m u n e th ro u g hv ario u sm e d ium is ticn a ture s

w ithem b o d ie dh u m a n ity .S till , th ea c tiono f th e s es o u lsisc hie flyc o n

fin e d to ,a n dm a nife s te du p o n, th eim p res s io n a la n d in s p ira tion a l

p la n e so fm e d iu m sh ip . Ins of a r th es p ir itu a lis t is c o rre c t. Th e reis ,

h o w e v er, m u c htruth , to g e th e r w ithm u c h th a t isfa ls e , inth eT h e o s o -

p h is t' sth e o ry . Le tu s , th e refo re ,c o n s id e r th ea g en c ie sju s t m e n tio n e d ,

a n din th eo rd e r g iv e n .

I. E lem e n ta ls p ir its , te rm e ds p o o k s .T h erea rein n um e ra b lec las s e s

a n ds pe c ie so f im p e rs o n a le lem e n ta lsin th ev a rio u s ro u n d sa n ds p a c e s ,

b u to nlyth re ec la s s e sh a v ean yin flu e n ceu p o nm e d iu m sa n ds p i ritu a l

is tic p h e n o m e n a . T h efirs ta ndlo w e s t in th es c a le o f in te llige n c e , is

th ec la s so fc o s m ice le m e n ta ls ,g e n e ra tedinth efou r re a lm sof O c c u lt

is m ; F ire ,E a rt h ,A ir a n dW a te r. T h e s ec re a tu re sc a n n o td e c eiv eth e

m e d iu m .T h e ya re in c a p a b leo f p e rs o n a tingo r im ita t in ga n y th ing

b e y o n d th e m s e lv e s, u n le s sth eya reim p e l le dtod osob yth em ed iu m 's

in te rna ld e s iref o rs u c hd e c ep tio n . Int h isc a s ethe ym a yo b e y th eim

p u ls eo f th em e d iu m 'sm in d . Asth e ya re c o m p le te ly s u b je c tiv e toth e

h u m a nw ill, th e yp o s s e s sn or e a l in d iv idu a lityo fth e ir o w n .W h e n

p s y c h ic a llyd ire cte d , th e ys im p lya retheb lin dfo rc e so fN a ture ,

e ith e r a c tiv eo r la te n ta c c o rd in gtom a gn e ticc o n d i tio n s ,a n d , th e re

fo re , w o u ldb ec orre c tlyd e s ig n a te da st h eu n d e v e lop e dm in do f m a t

te r. Th es e c o n dcla s sinth es c a leo f inte llig e n c e isth eA n im a lE le

m e n ta ls .T h e s eb ein g sa reth es o u lso f an im a l fo rm so f lifeu nd e r

g o in g th em a g n e ti cc y c leo fth e ir im p e rso n a le x is ten c ew ith in th e

a s tra l s p a c e so f th e"A n im aAn im a lis ." W h e na n ya n im a ld ie su po n

th ee arth , it u n de rg o e sa n o the rc y c leo f lifew ith i nth ek a rm i cs p a c e s

o f its k in dinthea s tra lw o r ld .H e reit e v o lv e sthefo rc e sa ndc o n

d itio nstob eu ti liz e dfo r it sn e x t in c arn a tio n .T he s es o u ls , if w em a y

c a ll t h e m s u c h , es p e c ia llytho s eo fd o m es tic a te da nim a ls , fre qu e n tly

b e c o m ea tta c h e dt oh u m a nb e ing so ne a rth w ithw h o mth e yh a v eso m e

p e c u li a rm a g n e tic a ffin ity , or tow h o m th e yb e c o m ea tta c h e dd urin g

th e ir e x te rn a l li fe . It isthe s eb e in g s th a tb e c o m e th ein n o c en t in

s tru m en tso f fra ud .T h e yre s po n dtoth ed e s ire so f th em e d iu mo r to

th es ec re tw is hof th ec irc le o r th o s ew h oc o n s u lt th em e d iu m . U n d e r

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th e s ec irc u m s ta n ce sit w ill i n v a ria b lyt ra n s p iretha tw h o nape rs o n ,

w h op os s e s s e sapo s itiv eo p inio n ,c o n s u l tsam e d iu mu p o na n ygiv e n

s u b je ct, th ea n s w e rh ere c e ive sw ill c o r re s p o n dto h isth o u g h ts ,w h e th e r

it b ec o rre c to r o th e rw is e . Th es a m eth in gw ill h a pp e nw h o nthe

c lie n t a s k sth ead v ic eo r th eo p in io no f am e d iu m up o nw o rld ly m a tte rs .

T h ea ns w e rw ill alw a y sre s p o ndtoth es ec re td e s ire w h ic hth ea n im iil

e le m e nta lp e rc e ive sinth em en ta ls p h e re o f th ein qu ire r. T h is "c o n

tro l" c a n n o tb ech a rg e dw ith fra u da n ym o reth a na p e td o gc a nb o

c h a rg edw h ofu lfi lsh ism a s ter'sd e s ire . T h eb e n ig hte dig n o ra nc eo f

b o thm e d iu m a n dclie n t isth eo n lyc a u s e fo r th ea pp a re n t fra ud .

M e d iu m sw h ob e c o m eth ein s trum e n tso f thisc la s so f in te llig e nc e sa re

g e n e rallyth o s eof u n b o u n d e dp e rs o n a le go tis m .T h e y fo rm u la ic th e

id e at h a t th e ir sp irit g u id e sc a n n o tb ea n yo th e rt h a i i th em o s te x a lte d

p e rs o na g e s .A b ra ha m , Is a a c , Ja c o b ,M o s e s, A a ro na n d th ew h o le o l

th ep ro p h e tsh a v e intu rnb e enc la im e dasth e ir in sp irin gg u ide sb y

th iscla s so fm e diu m s .S u c hi sn o t th eca s e ,e x c e p t inth em o st ra re

in s ta nc e s .T h eo blig in gim itativ es o u l of th ea n im al e le m e n ta l fe e ls

th efull fo rc eo f th em e d iu m ' se g o tis tica l th o u g h t d e s irea n d im m e d i

a te ly re s p o n d sthe re toa n dfulfilsth is m e n ta l id e a. E v e nJ e s usC h ris t

a n dB ud d h ah a v ebe e nth u sp e rs o n a te db y im p e rs o n a l c o n tro lsw ho

e a s ily d e c e iv ethem e d iu m .B ut n om a tte r w h oth o ycla im tob e

th e yw ill a lw a y sc o rre s p o n dt oth eid e a l im a g eo fth ep e rs o n a ge

e x is ti n ginth em e d iu m 'sm in d. If th em ed iu m b eig no ra n to f the

life , tim e sa n dcirc u m s ta n tial s u rro u n d in g so f th e i r id e a lg u id e ,

w h e nheliv e do ne a rth , th e n th e ir id e a l g u id ew ill b ee q u a lly

ig n o ran to fh im s elf. T h ew rit e rh a sfre qu e n tlym e t w iths p irit s

c la im in gtob eP yth a g o ra sw h od idn o tc om p re h e n dthefirs tp ri n c ip le s

o fO c cu ltis m ,a n dw h oh a de n t ire lyfo rg otte nth eo rd e rh ein s t itu te d

o r th ec o u n tryh eb e lo n g e dto. W eh a v em e tw ithR o ge rB a c o ns po o k s

w h oh adn e v e rh e ardo fa lc b e m ya n dk n e wn o th in go f m o n a s tic

life : w ithB e nT on s o n s ,w h okn e w n o th in go f th etim e sinw h ic h

h elive do ne a rth; w ithS h a k es p e a re s ,w hoh a dfo rg otte nth e ir o w n

p la y s , a n dth eh um b lec irc u m sta n c e so fth ep o e t'sea rlylife . N e a rly

a ll the s ein s ta n ce so c c u rre dw h e reth em e d iu m sw e re a c tu a llyco n

tro lledb yth ea stra ls o u lsof d o m e s fic a n im a ls ,c hie flyd o g s . T in 's

c la s s , a n da ls ot h ec o s m ice le m e n ta ls , areth ec h ief a g e n c ie s in

a ll p hy s ic a lp h e no m e n aa sth eya c tu n d e r th ec o n trol o fh u m a n

s o u ls . T h ere a s o nw ea s s e rt t h a t th e yw ered o g sis b e c a u v i, h av in g

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e v o lv edth elu c id s ta te ,w eou rs e lv e sc ou lds e eth e th o u g h tle ss

im p e rso n a lc re a turere s p o n d ingtoe v e ry la te n t th o ug h t inth e ir

m e d iu m 'sm in d .W he nw efo rm u la te dth ep os itiv eth o ug h t th a t

th ec on tro lw a sno tw h a th er e p re s e n te dh im s e lf to b e ,h ew o u ld

g e n e rallyc o n fe s s th a th ew a sn o t, w h e reu p o nth em ed iu m w o u ld

c o m m e nc eb la m in g "th ec o n d iti o n s " fo r thep o o r re p ort. O u rp e r

s o n a l in v e s tig a ti o n s ,e x te n d in go v e r ase rie so fy ea rsinE n g la n d ,

F ra n c e, G e rm a n y , A u s triaa n d th eU n ite dS ta te s ,w it hv a rio u s

ty p e sa n dp h a s e so fm e d iu m s , p ro v em o s t c o n c lu s iv e l yth a tn e a r ly

h a lf of th a tc la sso fm e d iu m sw h os ty le th e m s e lv e s "b u s in e s s

c la irvo y a n ts "a n d "te s tm e d ium s "a rec o ntro lle db yv a rio u sk ind s

o fa n im a le le m e n ta ls ,o r "s p oo k s ." T h et h irdc la s s inth es c a l eo f

in te ll ig e n c eist h em a g n e tic e le m e n ta ls , c o rre s p o n din gtoth es e v e n

p la n e ta ryd iv is ion so fN a tu re. T h e s ein te llig e n tc re a tu re sa re to o

b rig h t a n de th e rea l tob eg u i ltyo f fra ud .T h e ya re g e n e ra te db y

th eli fefo rc e sof th ep la n e ta ryc h a inex is tin gw it h ine a c ho rb ,a n d

a rethein te rm e d ia tea g e n tsof th ep h y s ic a l re s u lts o fp la n e tary

in flu en c e sm a n ifes te do nth ee a rth .T h e ya reth ea t te n d a n t fa m ilia rs

o fc e r ta inc la s s eso fm y s tic al s tu d e n ts , e s p e c ia lly th o s ed e v ote dto

a lc h e m ya n da s trolo g y . It is th e s eb e in gsth a tu s u allyp ro d u c e th e

v is io nsinc ry s tals ,m a g icm i rro rs ,o r va s e so fw a te r, a n din c o n s e

q u e n c eo f th isthe yh a v eo ftenb e e nw ro ng lyte rm e dp la n e ta ry

a n g e ls b yc e rta in s c h o o lso f m a g ic a l re se a rc h .T h e ya rein d e e d

p la n e ta ryinn a ture ,b u t th e yd on o tb e lo n gtoth ep h y s ic a lp la n e t

tow h os en a tu ret h e yc o rre s p on de x c e p t bya ffin ity . T h e yp e rtain

too u r o w no rbe qu a llya sm u cha sm a nh im s e lf, a n dc a ng iv em uc h

in fo rm a tio nre g a rd in gth eo rb u n d e rw h o sed o m in io n th e ya c t.

If a n yd e c e p tio n tra n s p ire st h ro u g hth e m , it isb u t th ere fle ctio n

o fd e ce p tio n(m isu n d e rs ta n d ing )e x is tin g inth em ind so f th o s ew h o

u s ethe m .T h e yd on o ta n dc a nn o tc o n tro l m e d iu m sb ym e s m e ris m

o rb y tra n c e .T h eir s o lein fl u e n c eism an ife s te din th eim p re ss io n a l

a n dc la irv o y a n t ph a s e so fm e diu m s h ip .

II. D is e m b o d ie dH u m a nE le m e n ta rie s .T h is c la s sism a d eu p

o f th ea n im a ls o ulso fd e p ra ve d ,w ic k e dm o rta lsw h oh a v es u n k

b e n e a t hth eh u m a np la n ea n dt h u sc a u s e d th es e p a ra t io no f th e ir

d iv in es o u l fro mth e ir c o n s c io u sin d iv idu a lity .T h os ew h ofa ll s o

lo w a s th isa rege n e ra llye v ilm a g ic ia n sa n ds o rc e re s s e s ,w h oa re

fa rm oren u m e ro u s th a nc iv ili z e ds o c ie ty h a sa n yc on c e p tio no f.

M E D IU M S H IP IT SN A T U R EA N D M Y S T E R IE S8 5

T h iscla s sa rerea llym a g n e ti cv a m p ire sw h op ro lo n g th e ir v ic io u s

e x is ten c eb ys a p pin gth elife b lo o do fth e ir m e d iu m is ticv ic ti m s .

T h e yw ill p e rs o n atea n y th in ga n de v e ry thin g .T h e ir o n lya im is

toc o m p le te lyd e m o ra liz eth em e d iu m sa n dp lu n g eth em in toa ll

k in d so fd e p ra v it y .T h ec h ie f c h a ra c te ri s tico f th eH u m a nE le m e n ta ry

iso b se s s io n ,a n dn e a rlya ll th o s ew h ogoin s a n ethro u g hre ligio u s

e x c item e n ta rethev ic tim so f e le m e n ta ry o b s e s s io n . It isn e e dle s s

toa d d th a t th e s ev a m p ire sa r elo s t toall th a t is re d e m p tiv ea n d

g o o d ; th e yh a v egra v ita te dto th elo w e s t re a lm so f b ru tea n im ality

inN a tu reu p o nthed e s c e n d in ga rc ,a n dultim a te lyt h e yb e c o m e

in d ra w nw ith inthed e a thw h ir l o f th a tm a g n e tico rb k n o w na s

th ed arks a te llit e ,a n da resw e p t toth eir fin a ld oo m ,e x tin c t io n .

III. D is e m b o d ie ds h e lls .T h e sea reth em a g n e ticfo rm so f th o s e

w h oh av eliv e d , die da n db e e nb u rie du p onth ee a rth. T h e ya re

p e rfe ctlylife le ss ; th e yh o v er a ro u n dtheg ra v ew h ic hc o n c e a ls th e

c o rp s e tow h ic ht h e ya reb o u nd ,a n da st h isd e c o m p os e sth em a g

n e tic s h e ll o rp ha n to m a ls odis s o lv e s . Th e yc a n n o t b ed ra w na w a y

fro m th eg ra v e . Th e yc a n n o t, infa c t, b em a d etoa ns w e ra n y

m e d iu m is ticp u rp os ew h a ts o e v er, a n dth o sew h oa s s e r t, a ss o m e

T h e o s op h is tsd o , th a t th e yc anb ere g a lva n iz e din to ate m p o ra ry

lifean dm a d eto s im u la teth ed e c e a s e di n d iv id u a l, a res a d lyi n

e rro r, a n dk n o w no tw h e re o fth e ys p e a k . T h eB u d d h istic a l th e o ry

o fd ise m b o d ie ds he llsa n dth eir in flu e n ceu p o nth em e d iu m so f

m o d e rn s p iritu a li s m iso n lyan o th e ro fth eo rie n ta l d e lu s io n s , d is

s e m in ate dtop o iso nth eb u d d in gs p iritu alityo f th ew e s te rnrac e .

IV .T heM e s m e ric in flu e n c eo f liv in gin div id u a ls .O f th isp o ten t

fa c to r w en e e dn ot s p e a k ,a s it ise v id en t th a ta n ys p irit m e diu m

w ill f e e l, a n dto s o m ee x te n t re s p o n dto, th em e s m ericw ill o f a

p o te n t,p o s itiv e , m a g n e ticm in d .

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P R E F A C E

E s te e m e dB ro th e r S tu d e n tso f th eO c c u lt;

Inp rep a rin gth is p e c u lia rw ork ,Ih a v eb e e nre q u e ste db y

th o s e ina u th o rit yo v e rm eto a v o ida ll s u p e rflu o u sm a tte r, a nd

p re s e nt th efa c ts a n dte a c h ing so f th eH e rm e ticIn i tia te sa sco n

c is e ly a sp o s s ib l einth efo rm m o s ts u it a b lefo rp r iv a tem e d it a tio n

a n ds tu d y .B u t for th isre q u es t, I c o u ld p ro b a b lyha v em a d ethe

w o rkm u c hm o rerea d a b lea n di n te re s tin g tom a n yw h od is lik e

th ed r yfa c tsa n d fig u re so f o rig in a l res e a rc h .A s it is ,e a c ho n e

m u s t su p p le m e n tth es c e n e ryan ds e n tim e nt fo rh im or h e rs e lf,

a n dthu sg a inth ec re d it o fin te n s ify in g th e ir o w ns p e c ia lp lea s u re ,

k n o w led g ea n dS p i ritu a lA d v a nc e m e n t.

It is m o s t im p o rt a n t tore m e m b e r th a t theO rig in a l M a n u s c rip t

o f th e firs tp o rt io no f th is w o rkw a sw r itte na n di s s u e dtos ev e ra l

inth em o n tho f Ja n u a ry ,1 8 8 1, b e fo re"Es o te ricB u dd h is m "e v e r

s a w thelig h t, a ndth a t th esu p p o s e d"m arv e lo u sa n do rig in a l do c

trin e s," is s u e dbyA .P .S in ne t, E s q ., asfro m In d ia ,w e rea ll in

b la c ka n dw h itei nE n g la n da t th etim e . W eh a v en o t c o p ie dfrom

"T h e o so p h y ," b u t it isth e yw h oh a v es tole nth e ir j e w e lsfro mu s .

Inc o r ro b o ra tio no f th isfa c t , re a d"C o le m a n 'sR e v ie w "o f "T h e

S e c re t D o c trin e ."

Intryin gtoe x p la inth eE s o te ricN u m b e r so f th ea nc ie n ts ,

th e re iso n eg re at d iffic u lty tob em e t w ith ,n a m e ly , tob ee so te ric a lly

u n d e rsto o d .T h e refo re , th o s ew h oc a n n o t u n d e rs ta n do ra p p re c iate

th es ub lim es ig n i fic a n c eo fth em ig h tyC y c le sa n dPe rio d sw eare

a b o u t tore v e a l, h a db e tte r, b yfa r, le av ea ll s tu die ste n d in g inth e

d ire c t io no f th eo c c u lt a lo n e, s e e in gtha t it isn ot th e ir s p he reo f

th o u g ht. T h e ir s ou lsa ren o t s u ffic ie n tl ye th e re a li z .e dfo r the ir

h u m a n ly -d iv in ea t trib u te sto c o m ein toac tio n ,a n d ins p iteo f a n y

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e p h e m era lc u rio s i tyto w a rd sm y s tic a l re se a rc h , th e yw ill n e v e r

a d v a n cefu rth e rt h a nth eg a teso f th eo ute rc o u rt; th e yc a n n o t,a s

y e t, pa s sth efe arfu lD w e lle r o nth eT h re s h o lda n de n te r th eH o ly

P la c e . T h e re fo re , th e ym u s t bec o n te n t t oa w a it th eir tim e ,u ntil th e

c o n d it io n sa ree vo lv e db ys u cc e e d in gra ce so f th ehu m a ng a m u t

th a tw ill a d m it of th e ir s o u l 'sla te n t attrib u te sun fo ld in gthe m s e lv e s .

T h e re a re ,a ls o , m a n yw h o ,w hileb e in gi nac o n d iti o ntos e et h e

tru th a n dg ra s pt h ere a ls ig nific a n c eo f th eM y s te r ie so fN a ture ,a re

to ta ll yu n fit to re c e iv es u c hk n o w le d g e , b e c a u s eo f th e ir n a tura l,

b u t terrib lee le m e n ta la ffin i ty .T h isfea rfu lp h y s ic a lc o n d iti o nw o u ld

le a dt h e m tod e v otea ll th eoc c u lt p o w e r sa t th e ir c o m m a n dto

w o rld l yp u rp o s e s . It isq u ite u n n e c e s s a r ytos a ytha t th e s eind iv id u a ls

w o u ld b e c o m eas co u rg etom a nk in d .H a p p i ly ,o n lya v e ryfe w o f

th iscla s sc a ng ra s pa n yre a l p o w e r, b u t b e c o m eth em s e lv e sth e

d u p e sa n ds la v e so f th ep o w e r sth e ys e e k toc o n tro l.T oa ll s uc h

w ee a rn e s tlya n ds o le m n lys a y; a b a n d o na ll th o u g ht o fs p irit in te r

c o u rs e, fle efro mo c c u ltis m an ds p iritu alis m a sy o uw o u ldfro ma

p e s til e n c e ,a n dm a yth eD iv ineG u a rd ia n so f th eh u m a nra c ep res e rv e

y o u r so u lsfro m th eb o tto m le ssc h a s m u p onw h o s eb ri n kth e ym a y

p o s s iblyh a v eb e enu n c o n s c io us lyre p o s ing .F o r th o sew h om e re l yp ry

in tot h eo c c u lt ou to fm e recu rio s ity ,w eh a v en o thin gtos a y ; th e y

w ill ob ta ina sm uc ha sth e yde s e rv ea n dn om o re . "As ka n dy esh a ll

re c e ive ;k n o c ka ndit s h a ll beo p e n e du ntoy o u ," is ju s ta str u eto -d a y

inre fe re n c etoes o te rick n o w le d g ea sit w a s1 9 0 0ye a rsa g o ; bu t

it a lw a y sp re s u p po s e sth a t theo n ew h oas k so r th eo n ew h ok n oc k s

isin re a le a rn e st a n ds e e k so n lytos a t is fyth ed ee py e a rn in gso fa n

im m o rt a ls o u l. T hed o o rk e e p e r o f th eT e m p leo fT ru t hisa sd e af

a sth eg ra n iteroc k stoa ll oth e rs .Y o um a ya s ka n ds h o u tu n ti l y o u

a reh oa rs e ,a n dkn o c ka n db e cu d g e l th edo o ru n til yo uro u s eu p th e

fu rie sw ithth edin , it isa l l ton op u rp o s e ;y o uca nn e v e r tak eth e

K in g d om o fH e a v e nb ys to rm . I t isfa b le d inth eH o l yS c rip tu resth a t

S a ta n trie dth is m e a n so fo b ta in in gp o w er o n c eu p o n atim ea n d

g o th urle d ,w ith a ll o fh isas s is ta n ts , in toth efl a m e so fh e l l fo rs u c h

d a rin gp re s u m p tion ,a n dth a t in s te a do f th eK in g d o mo fH e a v e nh e

o b ta ine dth eb o tt o m le s sp it asafittin g re w a rdfo r h ism is d ir e c te d

a m b iti o na n dla b or. T h e reis m o rere a l t ru thinth i sre lig io u s fa b le

th a nsp iritu a lis t se v e rd re a m e do f. B u t toth etru es tu d e n to f N a tu re 's

in n e r la w sw es a y, re s ta s s u re dth a ty o uw ill re c e iv eafu ll m e a s u re

8 8T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

o f re w a rdfo ra ll a n de v e ryea rn e s te n d ea v o r. U ra n ia 'sla m pw i ll

u ltim ate lys h in eu p o ny o u rd arka n dd iff ic u lt p a th , a n dy o us ha ll

in d e e ds e eth e"sa v in glig h t o f th ew o rl d ," w h ic hw ill e n a b le y o uto

d ra w as id eth ev eil o f th em ys ticIs is , a n db e h in d th ism a g ic c u rta in ,

re a dt h ee v e r-b u rn in gtru th so fN a tu rei n s c rib e du po nth es c rolls

o f tim e .

It is toy o u ,m y fa ith fu la n de te rn a lb re th re n , th at I p re s e n t

th eE so te ricC y c le s , th eG o lde nK e y ,a n d th eS ilv e r L o c k sth a t g u a rd

o u r isla n dU n iv e rs e ,v iz .: thep la n e tu po nw h ic hw ee x is t, w h ic h

initse lf, isam in ia tu reU n iv e rs e ;s o , a ls o , istheh u m a no rga n is m .

Iny o ur p o s s e s s ion ,Ik n o w ,th e yw ill b ev a lu e da c co rd in gtot h e ir

tru ew o rth ,a n dutiliz e dfo r th e ir p ro p er p u rp o s e . T h e re fo re , tru s tin g

th a t yo um a yu s ey o u rp s y c h ic p o w e rsw ise ly ,w o rth i lya n dw e ll , a n d

w is h ingy o uG o d -sp e e du p o ntheu p w a rdp atho fy o u r s o u l'se te rn a l

d e s tiny , I re m a in w ithfra te rn a ls y m p a thie sa n db roth e rlylo v e,

M o s tfa ith fu llyyo u rs ,

P riv a t eS e c re ta ry toT h eH e rm e ticB ro th erh o o do fL ux o r,

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Ina tt e m p tin gto e x p la inth es u b lim es y ste m o fE s o te ricC y c le s,

a sta ug h t inth eO c c u lt s c h o olso f th eEg y p tia nM a gi, w es h a ll n o tic e

th e ir g re a tC y c lesfirs t, w h ic hre la tet oH u m a na n dP la n e ta ry E v o lu tio n ,

th e nco m p a re ,o r ra th e r in trod u c e , fo rt h es tu d e n t' sc o m p a ris on ,

th eS ac re dC y c le so fH in d o oI n itia te s , an ds h o w s o m eo f th e ir

s trik in gre la tio ns h ip stoth ew e ll k n o w n fa c tso f ge o lo g ic a l re s e a rc h ,

a n d ,la s tly ,a ttem p t tos h o wh o w th e s ena tu ra lp e ri o d so fa c ti o n

a n drea c tio no fth eC o s m icli fefo rc e sha v efo rm e d th etru th ful

fo u n d atio nu p o nw h ic hth eA s t ro lo g ic a lM y s tic sh a v ee la b o ra te d

th e ir p la n e ta rype rio d sa n dsu b -c y c le sof c e le s tia l in flu e n c eo v e r

n a tio ns ,a n dw h ichisfu rth e r a n dm o ref u llye la b o ra te db yK a bb a lis tic a l

lo re , inth eru le o f th eS e v enA rc hA n g elsa sth ese v e nG o v e rno rs

o f th ew o rld ,w h ic hth e ys a y "a fte rG o da c tu a teth eU n iv e rs e ."

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N a tu re h a sfu rn ish e dh e rs tu de n tsw itht h em e a n so f re a c h in g

h e rm ys te rie s , in th ed u a l form o f in tu i tio na n dinte lle c t, a ndo f

m e a s u r in gh e rm igh tyfo rc e si nth efo rm so f tim ea nds p a c e .T he

firs t in d e xo f ti m eisth erota tio no fth eE a rthu po nh e ra x is, th e

s e c o n db yh e ra n nu a lm o tio nab o u t th eS un .T h e s ea r eb ro a d ly

c o n v e r te din tod ay s ,m o n th san dy e a rs . Th eth irdind e xisth a t o f

th em otio no f th eE a rth 'sc e nte r (th eS un ) th ro u g hs p a c e ,a ro un d

as til l g re a te r ce n te r; th is isb ro a d ly d iv id e din t otw om e a s ure s ,v iz .;

firs t, th ro u g ho nes ig no f theZ o d ia c ,ap e rio do f 2 ,1 6 0y e a rs, a n d

s e c o n dly , th ro u g h th ee n tire tw e lv es ig ns ,w h ic hc om p le teh is g ra n d

re v o lutio n ,o rg re a tS o la rY ea r, in2 5 ,92 0y e a rso f E a rth lyti m e .T h e

th ird a n dla s t fac eo f th etr iu n ein d e x iso u rE a rt h 'sP o le . Th is

m a g n e t icp o in t is th eg re a t f in g e ro fN atu re 'sC y c l icT im e p ie ce ,

w h ic hg o v e rn sa n d re g is te rsall th eg re at C o s m icc yc le so fo u r p la n e t

a n dit sc irc u it.

9 0T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

R e m e m be r th iss ign ific a n t fa ct, th e n , tha t th em o ti o n so f th e

E a rth ' sP o leist h em o tio no f h e rE v o lu t io n a ryfo rce s ,b o thH um a n

a n dP hy s ic a l.

P O L A RM O T IO N

W h e nt h isb e a u tif u lm o tio no f th eE a rth ' sP o leh a sb e c o m e

fa m ili a r, th es tud e n tw ill b eg intos e e th ed iv in eh a rm o n yo f N a tu re 's

g ra n d es t la w ,w h ic hla w c a u s ese v e ryp o r tio no fo u r E a rth 'ss urfa c e

tob e co m ea lte rn ate lyafru it fu lp la inor b a rre nw as te ;d rylan do r

o c e a nb e d .

T h eE arth 'sP o le m o v e sino n eu n ifo rm d i re c tio n ,w i thas lo w ,

im p e rce p tib lem o t io nth a t fo rm sas p ira l p a thintheh e a v e n s , c o n

s is tingo f an u m be ro fs m a ll s p ira lo rb i ts ,o rc ircle s ,o n eo ve rla p p in g

th eo th e r. T h e s es m a ll s p ira l c irc le sa r ete rm e dV olu te s , th e i r tru e

v a lu e ins p a c eb ein gth re ed eg re e s , th ir ty -s ixm in ute s ,n os e co n d s .

3 3 6' 0 0 ".

T h em otio no f in clin a tio no f th eP o leis a t th era t eo f fifty s e c o n d s

o fs p ac ep e rc e n tu ry ,o ro n es e c o n dinev e rytw oy ea rs .A t th i sra te ,

it re qu ire s7 ,2 0 0y e a rstom ov eo v e ro n ed e g re e ,a nda sth e re a re3 6 0

d e g re esinac ircle ,o r th ePo le 'so rb it , it ta k e s3 6 0tim e s7,2 0 0y e a rs ,

e q u a l to2 ,5 9 2 ,0 00y e a rs , to m a k eac o m ple tere v o lutio no f its o rb it,

o ro n eh u n d re dS ola rY e a rs .

E a c hVo lu teb e in g th re ed e g ree s , th irty -s ixm in u te s, n os e c o n ds

intruev a lu e ,2 5,9 2 0y e a rsarere q u ire d fo r th eP oletoc o m p le teo n e

s m a ll s p ira lo rb i t, a n da sthe rea ree x ac tlyo n eh un d re do f the s eS p ira l

O rb its inth ec o m p le teo rb it, th e re fo re 1 0 0tim e s25 ,9 2 0y e a rs e q u a ls

2 ,5 9 2 ,0 0 0y e a rs , w h ic hp e rio d iste rm e d , b yIn itia te s ,o n eP o la rD a y .

O n eP ola rD a ye q ua lso n eh u n dre dS o la r Ye a rs .

W ew il l n o w g iv e afe w b rie f e x a m p le so f P o la rM o ti o n :

If th es tu d e n tw i ll, fo r am om e n t, im a g in eo u rE a rt h 'sP o leto

b ep e rp e n d ic u la r toth ep la n eo f itso rbit, a n dc o ns e q u e n tlyco in c id in g

w itht h eP o leo f th ee c lip tic; th e nth es ig n so f thez o d ia c , an dth e

a p p a ren ty e a rlypa tho f th eSu nw ill a lw a y sb ev e rt ic a la to u r E a rth 's

e q u a tor; h e n c eu niv e rs a ls p ri n gw ill re ig ninth eTe m p e ra teZ on e s

a n da g e n tle ,c o ntin u o u ss u m m e r ina ll su b -tro p ic a l la titu d e s ; it

w ill ca u s eth ee qu a to ria l re gio n so f th eE a rthtobe c o m eb la z in g ,

s c o rc hin gd e s e rts. T h eg re a t p la in sw ill b eu n fit f o rh a b ita ti o n ,o w in g

toth e fie rc era yso f av e rti c a lS u n ,c on tin u in gfor lo n ga g e s. O n ly

th em ou n ta in o u spo rtio n sw ill b eth es e at o fh u m a n life .T h is c o n d itio n

L AC L EFH E R M E T IQ U E S E C T IO NI 9 1

w ill als oc a u s eeq u a ld a ya n dn ig h ta ll o v e r th eg lo b e ,b u ta sw ere c e d e

fro m th eE q u a to r, n o rtho rs ou th , th es un lig h tb e c om e sle s sa ndle s s ,

o w in g toth eS u na tta in in ga le s s e rd e g re eo fa ltit u d ew ithe ve ry

d e g re eo f la titu de ;u n til, a t th eP o le s , th eS u nw i ll o n lya p pe a ra s

ad u ll re db a ll of fire ,m o v in ga lo n gtheh o riz o n , fro m e a s t t ow e s t,

inth e tw e lv eh o ursfro m 6a .m . to6p .m ., h e n c e , da rk n e s sa n du n i

v e rs a l w in te r re ig ns u p re m e ; a n dth eA rcticC irc le isa ne v e r- la s tin g

b e lt of ic ea n dsn o w ,w h o s ef ro z e nb re a t hfo rm saco m p le teb a r rie r

a g a in st th ee x is te n c eo fh u m anlife .

A g a in , im a g in etheE a rth 'sP ole ,a fte r a la p s eo f 64 8 ,0 0 0y e a rs ,

a n dw es h a ll n o wfin dth a t it isin c lin eda ta na n gleo fe x a c t ly9 0

d e g re es , fo r, d u r in gth isP e r io d , it h a sb e e ns lo w ly ,b u t im p erc e p tib ly

toth eE a rth 'sinh a b ita n ts ,m o v in go r inc lin in ga w ayfro m th ep o le

o f th ee c lip tic . T h etw e lv esig n so f th ez o d ia ca n d th ea p p a ren ty e a rly

p a thof th eS u n , a ren o w v e rt ic a l toth eP o leo f theE a rth .W ha tw ill

b eth e fe a rfu lg eo lo g ic a l re su lts ?W h y , th a to u rp ola r re g io n sw ill

h a v ea tro p ic a l su m m e r. E a c hy e a r th eS unw ill b eve rtic a lo n th e

2 1 s t of J u n etot h eN o rthP o le ,a n do nt h e2 1 s to f D e c e m b e r to th e

S o u th P o le ,a n dals oth a te v eryp o rtio no f th eg lo be ,w ithth eS u n

a n dE arth 'sP o le inth isp o s i tio n ,w ill w itn e s sat ro p ic a ls u m m e ra n d

a na rcticw in te r. T h isa c c o u ntsfo ra n d fu llye x p lain sth ee x is te n c e

o f fo ss il re m a in so f th es e a l,w a lru sa ndp o la rb e ar inth eb urn in g

p la in so fA fric aa n dH in d u s tan ,a n do fth etro p ic a l re m a in sn ow b e in g

d is c o ve re dinth eA rc ticre g io n s .N oh u m a nb e in gn ow liv in gc an

c o n c e iv eth efe a r fu ln a tu ra l p h e n o m e n aye a rlytra n sp irin gd u ri n g

th ispe rio d .F o r in s ta n c e ,a l l la titu d e sb e lo w th eP o le sh a dt w o

m id s u m m e rse a c hye a r; n a m e ly , w h e nth eSu na s c e n d e dn o rth ,a n d

w h e ni t re tu rn e ds o u tha g a in . T h era p id ra tea tw h ic hth eS u n ro s e

in tot h ep o la rc i rc le s ,a n dt h ete rrific h e a to fav e rtic a lS unu p o nth e

ic ea nds n o w ,m u st h a v ec a u s edth em o s t frig h tfu lin u n d a tio n su p o n

a ll thep la in sa ndlo w la n d s . N ow o n d e rt h a t it w a sc a lle dth eA g e

o fH o r ro rb yth eH in d o o sa n dE g y p tia nM ag i.

T h ew allso f th em ig h tyB a b y lo na n dth ee ig h t-v o lv edT o w e r

o fB a be lo rc lo u d-e n c o m p a s s e dB e lw e rene v e rc o n s tr u c te dtores is t

a n ym orta l fo e .N O .T h o s ec it yw a lls ,w hic hw e re6 0m ile sincirc u m

fe re n ce ,2 0 0fe e t h ig h ,5 7 8f e e t th ic k , w e ren o tm ad etod e fy th e

s tre n gtho fa rm ies ,b u t tores is t th efea rfu l fo rc eso fN a tu re, th e

flo o d s th a ts w e p t th ep la in so fS h in a r, fro m th em ou n ta in so f A rm e n ia ,

9 2T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

e v e ry s p rin gd u ri n gth isA g eo fH o rro r. T h etre m e n do u se m b a n k m e n ts

a n dri v e rw a llsco n s tru c te dbyth eA n c ien tsa rem o nu m e n tso f hu m a n

s k ill a n de n te rp r is eb e lo n g ingtoa ne p oc hth a ta n te d a te sb yt h o u s a n d s

o fy e arsth eA g eo f th e ir s u pp o s e db u ilde rs .

T h e s em ig h tym o n um e n tso fo ld a rein d e e d th es a c re d re lic so f

o u re arlyfo re fa th e rs ;b u tm od e rnh is to r ia n sa res on o s e b o u n db y

B ib lica lc h ro n o log yth a t th e yc a n n o ty e t s e eth eli g h t. L ik eyo u n g

p u p p e ts , th e ir e ye sw ill n o t o p e ntoth e lig h tu n ti l th e ya re n in e

d a y sold .T h es tud e n t ish e re re q u e s te d ton o tic et h a ta ll th eg re a t

s o la r a n dlu n a r ob s e rv a to rie sw e rec o n s t ru c te dfo r atw o -fo ld p u rp o s e .

T h e ir re lig io n , un lik eth a t of th e ir d e ge n e ra te dd es c e n d a n ts , w a sa

p u re , s c ie n tific th e o lo g y ,o r "th eW is d om R e lig io n . "T h o s en a t io n s

a n dp eo p le sw h o mo u rh is to rian sd e n o m in ate"a n c ie n t "w e reb u t

d e g e n era te dc a s tes ,a n d , inco m p a ris o nw ithth en a t io n sw h ob uilt

"th eclo u d -e n c o m pa s s e dB e l," a req u item o d e rn .T h eg ra n d ,s c ien tific

T e m p leso f th eS una n dM o o n , th e n ,w e re e re c te da t ap e rio d

w h e nt h eS u nw a sv e rtic a l to th ela titu deo f th ep la c e ,a n dthe ir

a g e sca nb ee a s il yc o m p u te dbyth efo llow in gs im p le fo rm u la .O u r

E a rth ' se q u a to r i sth ez e ro , o rs ta rtin gp o in t, o f a ll c o m p u tatio n s ;

a n dw asta k e nin t oc o n s id e ra t io nb yth ea n c ie n ta rt is ts ,w h oalw a y s

b u ilt w iths o m esig n ific a n t oc c u lt p u rp os e .E a c hz on ew a sc o n stitu te d

b yth eG re a tS o lar C y c leo f 25 ,9 2 0y e a rs, d u rin gw hic hp e rio d th e

P o le sm o v e do v e r o n ev o lu te , w h ic hth e y , inro u n dnu m b e rs , re co n e d

a t 4de g re e s ;a n da ll th o s ebu ild in g sw i ll b efo u n d, w h e nc o n stru c te d

o nth i sp la n , to p o in te x a c tl ytoth eti m eth e yw e r eb u ilt, if th e ir

la titud ec o rre s p on d sw ithth eir s y m b o l. F o r in s ta n ce , th eT o w er o f

B a b e l w a se ig h t-vo lv e d ; th a t is ,w itha s p ira ls ta i rc a s ew in d in ge ig h t

tim e s ro u n dit. Th ism e a n stha t isw a sbu ilt w h e nt h es u nw a sv e rtic a l

inth e la titu d eof 3 2d e g re e s; 4tim e s8 a re3 2 ,o r, a sa nin i tia teo fo ur

N o b le O rd e r, 6 3ye a rsa g o(1 82 2 ), s p e a k in go f th eaw fu l Iro nAg e ,s a y s ;

"Inthisd re a dti m eC h im e raha dh e rb irt h ;

Inth i sd re a dtim eth eC y c lo psc u rs e dthee a rth .

A n dG ia n tsh u g e , o fh o rrid ,m o n s tro u sform ,

W h orav a g e dE a rth, a n ds tro v ee 'e nH e a v entos to rm .

T h isw a sth eIro nA g e ; 'tw a sP y th o n 'sreig n ,

W h e nPo la r-s u n sbu rn tu pth eg o ld e ng ra in ,

A n ds ud d e nth a w s in u n d a tee v eryp la in .

H e n c eT o w e rsa n dW a llsa n dP ry a m id sa ro se ,

W h o s ep o n d e ro u sbu lkm ig h ta l l th e ir ra geo p p o s e .

L AC L EFH E R M E T IQ U E S E C T IO NI 9 3

"A s s y r ia nc h ie fs b a d eB a b e l's to w e ra rise ,

O nS h in a r'sp la in, a s p irin gt oth es k ie s,

W h o s ee ig h t-v o lv edd ra g o n , turn in gro u n d th ew h o le ,

S h o w s th a te ig h t c y c le sro u n d th en o rth ernp o le

A t fo ur d e g re e sas u n d e r, c lo se dth e ir v ie w ,

W h ic hp ro v e sla ti tu d ew a sth i rty -tw o .

A n ds t ill inth ir ty -tw o ,b e n ea thth es tarryh o s t,

T h ee ig h t-c o ile dD ra g o nm o u lde rsinth ed u s t,

B yC y ru so v e rth row n ,w h ora ise dth ep ile

R o u n dw h ic hth eSta rsa n dD rag o nu s e dto c o il;

B u ts t ill itsfo rm , itsh is toryd e c la re s,

A nh o arya g eo ftw ic etw oh u nd re dth o u s an dy e a rs ."

It m a yb en o te dt h a t th ev e ry a n c ie n ts ac re dto w e rs inth eP a go d a s

o fC h in aa lw a y s( u n le s sth e ya reo fm o d ernc o n s tru ctio n ) fa ithfu lly

in d ic ateth e ir latitu d ea n dda teo f th e i r firs t fo un d a tio nb y th en u m b e r

o fs torie so r te r ra c e s .O fc ou rs eit is n o ts u p p o s edth a t th e seto w e rs ,

lik eou ra n c ie n t c a th e d ra ls , a ren o tp e r io d ic a llyr e s to re da s th e yfa ll

in tode c a y ,b u t alw a y so nth es a m ep rin cip le .

Ag re at d e a lm o re m ig h tb es aida stothed iffe re n t c lim a te s

th a t en s u e du n d e r d iffe re n tin c lin a tio n so fo u rE a r th 'sP o le , b u t

th e s e fe w illu s tr a tio n sw ill g iv eth es tu d e n t afe wid e a sa st oth e

a c tu a l c a u s eo fth ev a rio u sge o lo g ic a l ch a n g e sth a t a reb ro u g ht

a b o u t b yP o la rM otio n .R e m e m be r th a t th eg re a tP o lar D a y(2 ,5 92 ,0 0 0

y e a rs , m o v in go n cea ro u n d , li k eth ein d exo f th ec lo c k )d e te rm in e s

th ed ura tio nu p o no u rp la n e t o f th a tv it a ls p iritu al im p u ls eof

e v o lu t io n ,k n o w na m o n gs tu d e ntsa n dIn it ia te sa stheG re a tL if e

W a v e . T h isL ifeW a v ep a s s e saro u n dth ese p te n a ryc ha in ,o rc ir c u it,

o f th es e v e np la ne ts ,n o t in a ne v e n , reg u la r, c o n t in u o u sa c ti o n ,b u t

inw a ve so r im p u ls e s .F o r in sta n c e ,s u p po s eth eL if eW a v eo fth e

m in e ral e v o lu tio nc o m m e n c e s , u p o np la n e t n u m b e r1 ; it w ill h e re

g oth ro u g hitsa ctiv ee v o lu ti o n ,a n dth en ,h a v in gr e a c h e dits

c u lm ina tin gp o in t , it c o m m e n ce stoflo w , o rp a s so n top la n e t n u m b e r

2 ,a n d th ev e g e tab le ,o rn e x t lifeim p u ls e ,b e g in su p o np la n e t n u m b e r

1 ,a n ds oo nw ith th ere s t. U p o nth isp oin tw ew o u l dre fe r th e

s tu d e nt toM r. S in n e tt'sv a lua b leb o o k , E s o te ricB ud d h is m ,b u t

re m in din gy o uth at, a lth o u g h th e rea rem a n yo u tlin esinth ew ork

s im ilar toth e s e te a c h in g s ,th e ya re , in re a lity ,w id e lyd iffere n t, a s

w ill bes e e nw h e ny o ure a dh i sc o n c lu s ion sa n dth o seo f th is

re v e latio n .

Ino rde r tob e tter illu s tra te th ee v o lu t io no fm a tt e ra n dth e

in v o lutio no fs p i rit, w ew ill b rie flyd es c rib einou tlin eth es y s te m a tic

9 4T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

a n dh arm o n io u sp ro c e s sfo llo w e db yN a tu r einth ec om p le tee v o lu tio n

o f apla n e t, s im i la r inc o n s t ru c tio nto o u re a rth .

Inth e firs tp la ce , it m u s t beb o rn ein m in dth a tth e rea reS ev e n

K in g d om s ,S e v e nPrin c ip le sa ndS e v e nR u l in gP o w e rs inN a tu re ,

atrinityo fs e v en s ,a n da ls o th a tm a tter, s oc a lled , isb u tth em o s t

re m o te e x p re s s io no fs p irit. T h efu rth e r as ta teis re m o v e dfr o m

itss ou rc e , th em o red e n s eit b e c o m e s , un til s p irit c a ne x p re ssits e lf

inm e ta llicfo rma n db e c o m em a te ria liz e da sv e in san dlo d e so f

m in e ral o reintheb o d yo fap la n e t, a n d to w e r its elf u p o nth at

p la n e t 'ss u rfa c e ing ra n item o u n ta in s , l im e s to n eh i llso rc h a lk yd e lls ;

a n dtha t th eb o u nd le s ss p a c e isfille dw ithafin e , in v is ib le fo rm

o fc o nd e n s e ds p ir it, k n o w nto s c ie n tis ts a sc o s m ic d u s t; a n d , la s tly ,

th a tN a tu re 'so p era tio n sa re p e rfo rm e di na ne n d le sss e rie so f w a v e s ,

w h ic h , inth e ir m o tio n , fo rmg ra c e fu lc urv e s , th er is ea n dfa llo f

th ea r co f th ec urv efo rm in g itsc y c leof d u ra tio n .

T h eS ev e nK in g d o m sa reth eT hre eE le m e n ta la n din v is ib le ,

a n dtheF o u rO b jec tiv ea n dv is ib lep la n eso fN a tu re, w h ileth eo rd e r

o f th eS e v e nP rinc ip le s ,o rf o rm so fe v olu tio n , is a sfo llo w s ; 1 , th e

S p irit u a l; 2 , th eA s tra l; 3 , th eG a s e o u s; 4 , th eM in e ra l; 5 ,th eV e g e ta b le ;

6 , th eA n im a l; 7 , th eH u m a n ; s e ec h a p te r II o fs e c t io nI.

T h eS ev e nG o v e rn ors ,o rP o w e r sru lin ga p la n e t, a re th eS e v e n

A n g e li cS ta te s ,m e n tio n e dm o r efu llyin L a C le fc h a pte rV I.

H a v in ge x p la in e d th eru d im e n ts , it w ill b e tte re x p re s so u rm e an

in gto u s eaB ib l ic a l illu s tr a tio n ,s ow ew ill n o we s o te ric a ll ye x p la in

T H ES I XD A Y SO FC R E A T IO N ,

m e n tion e dinG e n es is ,e a c hD ayb e in go n eP o la rD a y , a sb e fo re s ta te d ,

o r2 ,59 2 ,0 0 0y e a r so fE a rth ly tim e .

T h ew ord s"th ee ve n in ga n dthem o rn in g "s ig n ifyth e tw oh a lv e s

o f th eP o la rC y c le .Y o uw ill n o tic eth a t "th ee v e n in g " ism e n t io n e d

firs t, a n d"th em o rn in g " la s t.T h isisco rre c t. T h ed a rko ru nd e v e lo p e d

p o rtiono fe a c hw a v eisth ef irs th a lf, a n ds ig n ifi e s ,s y m b o li c a lly ,N ig ht,

a n dv ic ev e rs a . Fu rth e r, it m u s tb ere m em b e re dth a t th es p irit u a l

im p u lse ,o rw a v e , m u s to fn e ce s s ityp a s s ro u n dth eo rb it th a t h a s

u ltim ate lytob e tra v e rs e db y th efu tu re p la n e tb e fo rea n y th ingc a n

tra n s pire . It is th eD iv in eW ill s e n t forthb yth es p irit-s ta t eth a t is

e q u iv ale n t toth eW o rdo rD ivin eId e ao f c e rta ina nc ie n tw riters .

T h isFia ta ttra c t sw ith inits o rb it th e la te n tc o s m icm a tte r of s p a c e ,

L AC L EFH E R M E T IQ U E S E C T IO NI 9 5

a n dtr a n s fo rm sit in toth ee m b ry o n ic ,n eb u lo u slig ht, th es ta r d u s t

o r ra dia n t firem is t, w h ic hi sth efo rm , o rp rim iti v em a tte r, o fa ll

c re a ti o n .T h es tud e n tm u s ts t ric tlyre m em b e r th a tth e reisn os p e c ific

d u ra ti o no f th is s ta te . It m ayla s t fo r m illio n so f a g e sb e fo r eth ea c tu al

e v o lu t io no f ap la n e t, a n dtha tp re v io u s toth es y m b o lic a lS ix D a y s

o fC rea tio nth is p la n e te x is t sfo ru n to l dc y c le sin an e b u lo u sc o n d itio n ,

th ee xa c ts iz eo f itso rb ita l rin g ,T h is b e in gu n d ers to o d ,w ew ill

d e s c ri b e

T h eF i rs tD a yo f C re a tio n .T heS u p re m eAn g e licG o v ern o rs

p ro je ct in toa c ti v ee v o lu tio n th ea s tra l tid e -w a v e , v iz ., th ec u rre n ts

o fa s t ra l lig h t, a n dth en e b ulo u sm a tte r is ,a to n ce , tra n s fo rm e din to

ara p id lyre v o lv in gg lo b eo f fire ,w h ic hs o lid ifie sa n dc o o ls u n d e r

th einte n s ec o n c en tra tio no f th eD e ific W ill o f th eG o v e rn o rs ina

w o n d e r fu llyle s ss p a c eo f tim eth a na n yo fo u r tra ns c e n d e n ta l o r

s p irit u a lw rite rs c a nim a g in e. F irew a sd o m in a n t for th efirs t h a lf

o f th eP o la rD a y ;w h e nits s u rfa c eh a db e c o m es o fa rc o o le da s

toa ll o w th eh e a te dv a p o rso f itsim m e n sea tm o s p h e r etoc o n d e ns e

a n dform w a te r, w h ic he le m e n t w a sra p id l yp ro d u c e dd u rin gth e

n e x t ha lf o f th ec y c le .T h u s , w es e e , tha t aru d eglo b ew a sform e d

d u rin g th efirs t d a yo fc re a t io n ; th efi rs th a lf, t h ee v e n in g , w a sg iv e n

toth ed o m in io nof firea lo n e, a n dth el a tte rh a lf, o rm o rn in g, w a s

o n ec ea s e le s sw a r b e tw e e nth os eo p p o s in ge le m e n ts , firea n dw ate r.

"A n dt h ee v e n in ga n dth em o rnin gw e rethefirs td a y." T h e s etw o

p e rio dso f th eP ola rC y c lea r ee a c h1 ,2 96 ,0 0 0y e a rs, a n dw e re c a lle d

b yth eH in d o o stheT re taY u g .

T h eS ec o n dD a yo f C re a tio n . Th eS u p re m eA n g e licG o ve rn o rs

n o w c au s e dth efi rs te v o lu tiono f th eg as e o u so rc he m ic a l tid e-w a v e ,

a n dthee v o lu tio no f ac o m p leteb u td e n sea tm o s p h e r ew a sth er e s u lt.

T h a t i stos a y ,th ev a rio u sco n s titu e n ts o f th ea tm o s p h e rew e re ,b y

th isw a v e ,a d ju s te d ,a n do u r p la n e t'sc he m ic a la ffi n itie sd u ly b a la n c e d .

T h isca u s e dth ew h o leo f th es u p e ra b u n d an tg ro s sm atte r, s u c ha s

c a rb o n, e tc ., to c o n d e n s ea n d fa ll tothes u rfa c eof th ep la n et. D u rin g

th isda y ,a ls o , ou rp la n e t's s u rfa c ew a s th es c e n eo f ac o n tinu a lc o n

flic t b e tw e e nh e at a n dw a te r; a ll w a sthes c e n eo f m ig h tyv o lca n ic

a c tio n; m o u n ta in ra n g e sc o n ti n u a llyro s ea n dfe ll, a n dth eo c ea n

b e d sw e rea lw a y ss h iftin g .

T h eT hirdD a yo f C re a tio n .A f te r th eg a se o u s , th egre a tm in e ral

tid e -w a v ec o m m e n ce d ,a n dth es p irit a to m so f fu tu re e g o sb e c a m e

9 6T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

in c a rna te dind e ns em a tte r for th efirs t tim e ,n a m ely , inth es tra ta s

o f ro ck sa n dm in era l lo d e sw hic hc o n s tit u teth es ton yrib sa n dm e ta llic

v e in so fo u rp la ne t. M o u n ta ins ,v a lle y s , is la n d sa ndc o n tin e n t sw e re

fo rm e d; th ela n da b o v eth eo ce a nle v e l sa n k ,a n dtheb e do f the

o c e a nb e c a m ed ry la n d .N o w ,fo r th efirst tim e , th es e a sa n doc e a n s

o c c u p y th e ir p ro pe rb e d s . "A ndth ee v e n in ga n dth em o rn in gw e re

th ethirdd a y ." I t m u s tb ea dd e dth a td urin gth ispe rio d ,a ls o, th e

p la n e t 'ss u rfa c ew a sth es c e neo fc o n tinu a lv o lc a n i ca c tio n ; asw a s

e a c han de v e ryp erio d .A t th ec lo s eo fth is , th ethirdP o la rC y c le ,

w es e e th a t th eev o lu tio no f th ea s tra l, c h e m ic a l an dm in e ra l w a v e s

h a v eno w p re p a re do u rE a rthf o r th efirst v e g e ta b le fo rm so f l ife .

A n dh ere ,b eit no te d , th a tth efirs t form so fa ll th in g sw e re b o rn

(th a t is ,h a dth eir o rig in ) i nw a te r.

T h eF ou rthD a yo f C re a tio n . Th ev e g e ta b l etid e -w a v en o w

re a c h esth eb a rrens h o re so f o u rp la n e t, a n dp ro d u ce sth efirst ru d i-

m e n ta l fo rm so f ve g e ta b lelif e ,w h ic hd ev e lo pin to th em o s tg ro s s ,

g ig a n t ics h a p e s , ru d ea n dim pe rfe c ta st h ee a rthu po nw h ic hthe y

g ro w . B u t, a stim ep ro g re s s e s, s od o e st h ev e g e ta b l ek in g d o m ; e a c h

a g eg iv in gm o repe rfe c t fo rm s. "A n dth ee v e n in ga n d th em o rn ing

w e ret h efo u rthda y ."

T h eF i fthD a yo f C re a tio n .T hep re v io u s tid e -w a v e sh a v in gru n

th e ir c o u rs e , th ea n im a l life-w a v en o w se tsin ,a n d fro m th el o w e s t

ru d im en ta l fo rm so f lifes u c ce s s iv e lye vo lv eth ev ario u so rd e r so f

a n im a l life , ra c ea fte r ra c ea p p e a rin g , ru n n in gits c o u rs ea n db e c o m in g

e x tin ct, g iv in gpla c etom o re c o m p le teorg a n is m s . "A n dth ee v en in g

a n dthem o rn in gw e reth efift hd a y ."

T h eS ix thD a yo f C re a tio n .T hep re c e d in g fiv etid e -w a v e so f

e v o lu t io nh a v en ow p re p a re dou rE a rthfor N a tu re 's g ra n d e s tc l im a x ;

th ee vo lu tio no f th eh u m a nform ,M a n , for a t th isag ew ere a d ;

"A n dt h eL o rdm a dem a no u to f th ed u s t of th eg ro u nd ,a n db re ath e d

in tohisn o s trils th eb re a th o f life ,a ndh eb e c a m e aliv in gso u l; a n d

th eL ordc re a te dm a ninH isow nim a g e ,m a lea n dfe m a lec re a te d

H eth em ."

D u rin g th efiv eda y so fc re a t io nth ev e ge ta b lea n da n im a lh a v e

b e e nev o lv e d ,a n d, w h e nm a nap p e a rsu p o n th es c e n e , e v e ry th in g

isin av a s tlyim p ro v e da n dhig h lyd e v e lo p e dc o n d it io n ,c o m p a re d

w itht h ec o n d itiono f th ee a r lym o n s tro usfo rm s . "An dth ee v e nin g

a n dthem o rn in gw e reth es ix t hd a y ." A n dh e rew em us td ig re s s .

L AC L EFH E R M E T IQ U E S E C T IO NI 9 7

S o m estu d e n tso f th eo c c u lt i m a g in e(fo r c e rta in ly th e ya ren ot p ro p e rly

in itiate da n dtrain e dinth es c h o o lso f o c c u ltis m ) th a t th em is s in glin k ,

o r fir s th u m a nform , th ec o n ne c tio nb e tw e e nth ea n im a la n dh u m a n ,

w a sc au s e db yasp iritu a l im pu ls eu n io n , w h ic h ,a c t in gu p o ntheh ig h e s t

fo rm of a n im a l, ana p e , fo r ex a m p le ,p rod u c e da ne ntire lyd iff e re n t

s p e c ies ,q u iteh um a ninth e ir o rg a n is m , b u th a iry , e tc ., a n dt h a t

fro m th ism is s in g lin kth eh um a nra c e , asa tp re s e nt, h a sb e e ne v o lv e d .

B u t thisise rro ne o u s ,a n dv oido f tru th. W h ileth es p irit a tom sh a v e

b e e nev o lv in gu p w a rdfro m th em in e ra l, t h es p iritu al fo rm h a sb e e n

in v o lvin gd o w n w a r du n til it be c a m eta n g ib lea n do b je c tiv e ,p o ss e s s in g

a t fir s t av a s t bu t lo o s e lyorg a n iz e db od y .E a c ha ges a w it s m a lle r

a n dm orec o m p a c t, u n til, a tth ee n do fth eT h irdR ac eo f th eFirs t

H u m a nR o u n d , th es p iritu a lm anh a dac o m p a c t, w e ll- o rg a n iz e d

b o d y , a n dth ec o m m e n c e m e n to f th eF o u rth R a c e , (th ec e n te ro f

th es ev e n )w a sthefirs tp o int o fc o n ta ct, th efo c uso f th es pirit

d o w n w ard sa n dth ea p e xo f th em a te ria l up w a rd s , (s een o teb e low )

M a tte r a n ds p irit m e ta n dfo rm e dth efir s t re a lp h ys ic a lm a nof

th eh um a nra c e . Th isisth egre a tm y s te ry ; th elow e s tp o in t inth e

a rco f s p iritu a l in v o lu tio ni m p in g e su p onth eh ig h es ta rc ,o r c u lm i

n a tin gp o in t, o f m a te ria le v olu tio n ,a n d fo rm sth eo rig ino fm a n .

T h ee vo lu tio no f th ere m a in ingro o t ra c esh a v in gtak e np la c e , th e

lifei m p u ls eb e g in stoe b ba nds lo w lyq uitso u rs h ore s ,a n do ur E a rth

fo r thefirs t tim ee n jo y sar e s t. T h es i xd a y so f cre a tio na re a ta n

e n d , an dth es e v en thisT h eD a yo fR e s t.

N O T E : T h isn e e d s alittlee x pla n a tio n . Th efirs t rac eo fh u m a nb e in g sw h oe x is te d

u p o nt h isp la n e t w e rere a lly s p iritu a l. T h e ir b o d iesw e req u it ee th e re a l, w h e n

c o m p a re dw itho u r g ro s so rg a nis m s ,b u tw e res u ffic ie n tlym a te r ia l tob eob je c tiv e

a n dtan g ib le .T h eyw e rep u re a n din n o c e nt, tru eA d am sa n dE v e s, a n dth e ir

c o u n tr yw a sin d e edag a rd e nof P a ra d is e . T h e yw e re n a tu ra lb o r na d e p tso f th e

h ig h e st o rd e r. T he yp la y e dw i thth eA k a saa n dth em a g n e ticc u r re n tso fo ur

g lo b ea sth eb o y s inB u lw e r Ly tto n 's"C om in gR a c e "p la y e dw ith th etre m e nd o u s

V ril. T h ee le m e n ta lsa n dn a tures p irits w e re ,b ythe ir a rt, ren d e re do b jec tiv e ,

a n dp erfo rm e dth ed u tie so f se rv a n tsto th e m .T h is w a sth etrueG o ld e nA ge . It

w a sthefirs ts p i ritu a l ra c eo fh u m a nb ein g s ; th epro g e n ito rs o fh u m a n ity u p o n

o u rE arth .T h erac ew h ic hfo l lo w e dth e mw a ste rm e d th eS ilv e r A g einth e

a rc a n ed o c trin eof th eo c c u lt . T h e ir d e sc e n d a n ts , alth op u rean da b leto c o n tro l

th ep sy c h icc u rren ts ,a n dG o dsinc o m p a r is o ntoo u rs e lv e s ,w e r efa r in fe r io r to

th e ir fo re fa th e rs o f th eG o lde nA g e .B o t hth e s era ce s ,a n da lsoth eth ird, v iz ., th e

p e o p le o f th eC o pp e rA g e ,w h enth e yw is he dtod iepa s s e dp e a c efu llya w a y , a n d

th e ir b o d ie sw e re im m e d ia te ly d is in te g rate db yth ec u rre n tso f v ril. T h e r ew e re

n e ith er s h a d e s , sh e llsn o rp ha n to m sinou ra tm o s p h ereinth o s ed a y s .T h e th ird ,

o rC o pp e rA g e ,p eo p lew e rea s in fe rio r t oth o s eo f th eS ilv e r A g ea sw e re th e

S ilv e r toth eG o ld e n .M a n k in dw a so nth ed o w n w a rdcy c le ; lie s , d e c e it a n d

9 8T H EL IG H TO FEG Y P T

s e lfish n e s sb e g a n tob ee n g e nd e re d ,a n dc o n s e q u e n tl yth e rea ros eas c h o o l o f

B la c kM a g ic . Int h isa g eth e firs te le m en tso f th a t c u rs e ,C a ste ,a ro s e .

T h is , th eC o p p e r A g e ,w a sth e la s t re m n an to f th o s ew h oin h e ri te dth eD ivin e

W is d o mo f th eG o dso f th eG o ld e nA g e .T hes p iritu a l ra c e sh a dn o w re a c h e d

th elow e s tp o s s iblep o in t in th ea rco f s p iritu a lin v o lu tio n , a n dth eF o urthra c e ,

o r IronA g ep e o p le ,w e reth e firs to f theg ro s sp h ys ic a l ra c e s, w h ob e c a m e

m ig h ty h u n te rs , an da tefle s hm e a t, a n dw h o s ea n im al p a s s io n sa lo n eru le d th e ir

e n jo y m e n ts .F ro mth isd a tethen a tio n sbe c a m em ig rato ryn o m a d s, a n ds o o n lo s t

a ll tr a c e so f th at h ig hc iv il iz a tio nw h ic hb e lo n g e d toth ee a r lyC o p p e r Ag era c e s .

T h isi s , th e n , thee s o te ricex p la n a tio no f th eF o u r A g e so fa ntiq u ity ,a ndre fe rs

o n lyt oth efirs t ro u n do fm an k in du p o na n yn e w lycre a te dp la ne t, a n da lsoto

th eh ig h e s ta n dt w os u c c e e d ingra c e sp rev io u stothelife -w a v e le a v in gthe

p la n e t,v iz ., th e th re eh ig h es ts ta te spo s s ib lein a n yg iv e nr o u n d .T h eoth e rsc y c le s

o fy e ars , te rm e dG o ld e n ,S ilve r, e tc ., r e fe rs o le ly top o la rm o tio na n dt h ec h a n g e

o fo u r E a rth 'sc l im a te .

T h eD ayo fR e s t. T h eS a b b a th o f th eL o rd. T h eE a rth s lu m b e rs

a n de njo y sth ep ea c eo fN irv an a .A fte rt h isS a b b a th, th efirs t d a y

o f ane w w e e kc o m m e n c e s , fo r th eg a s e o u s tid e -w a v e , h a v in gg o ne

th ec i rc u it o f thep la n e ta ry c h a in ,o n c em o rere a c he so u rg lo be .

T h ea tm o s p h e reis a g a inre o rga n iz e d ,p u r ifie d ,a n dg a lv a n iz e dw ith

n e w li fetom a k e it fit torec e iv ea n dsu s ta inah ig h e rp h a s eo f

e v o lu t io n . It b rea th e sth eb re a tho f ane w lifeu p ono u ra w a k en in g

p la n e t.T h elife im p u ls eth a t h a sb e e npa s s iv ed u ri n gth eS a b ba th

o f th eL o rdb e c o m e sa g a ina c t iv e .

A fte r th ee x p ira t io no f th ega s e o u sw a v e, a n da n o the rP o la r

D a y ,th eb e d so f th eo c e a n sha v eris e nan db e c o m edryla n d ,a nd

th eo l dc o n tin e n t sa ren o w a t th eb o tto mo f th eo c ea n ,a n d ,a s th is

ta k e sp la c es lo w ly , th ele a d in gty p e so f flo ra , fa un aa n ds u rviv in g

ty p e so f th es e v enh u m a nfa m i lie sre tre at fro m th es in k in gc o ntin e n ts

a n do cc u p yth en ew -m a d ela n da n dm o u n ta in sw h ic ha r ew a itin g

tolibe ra teth e ir lo n g -im p riso n e ds p irit a to m s ,a n d th isisa f fe c te d ,

d ire c t lyth em in era lw a v ea rr iv e s ,a t thec o m m e n c e m e n to f th eS e c o n d

P o la r D a y .T h eo l dm in e ra le le m e n tsa re n o w lib e ra te d ,a n dth e

in c o m in gm in e ra l w a v eb e c o m e s in c a rn a te d inth e ir pla c e .B ythe

tim et h istid eh asa tta in e di tsc lim a xt h en e w lyli b e ra te ds p i rit a to m s

o f th i sp la n e t form an e w m ine ra lw a v e , w h ic h ,s e e kin gre in c a rn a tio n ,

b e g in s toflo w o n toth en e x t p la n e t, w hic hh a sa lr e a d yb e e npre p a re d

fo r it b yth ep rec e d in gg a s e ou sw a v e .T he n , ins u c ce s s io n ,c o m e s

th ev eg a ta b le ,a nim a l, e tc ., top re p a re a"N e w H e a ve na n daN ew

E a rth " fo r th einc o m in glife -w a v eth a t sh a ll e v o lv e th eS e c o n d

R o u n do fh u m a n ity, w h ic h ,h a vin ga g a inev o lv e dits s e v e nro o t ra c e s

a n dthe ir in n u m e ra b les u ba n do ffs h o o t ra c e s ,a g a in p a s s e so n its

L AC L EFH E R M E T IQ U E S E C T IO NI 9 9

jo u rn eyro u n dth ec h a in , le a vin go n lya re m n a n to f itss e v e nl e a d in g

ty p e s tos u rv iv e th elo n ga g eso fs lu m b er, tog iv e th es tru g g l in g

m o n a d s th a tN a tu r eh a sle ft be h in dac h an c eo f in c arn a tin gth em

s e lv e s tofo rm thec o n n e c tin g lin k sfo r th en e x t rou n d .A n ds od o e s

e v o lu t io np ro c e e du n til e a c hp la n e to fth ec h a inh ase v o lv e dse v e n

c o m p letero u n d sof h u m a n ity , a n dth e ntheG re a tJ u bile eo f th e

E a rth ta k e sp la c e. S e v e ntim es7ro u n d se q u a l4 9 ; an d7ra c e so f

h u m a nb e in g so n7 p la n e tsis a ls o4 9 ;a ndth e5 0 th . isth ey e ar o f

J u b ilee ,s y m b o lize db yth eJ ew se v e ry5 0th .y e a r, w h e nn ow o rk

w a sd on ea n dth e la n dre s te d . "A sit is b e lo w ,s oi t isa b o v e , a so n

th ee arth ,s oin th es k y ." R em e m b e r th is.

A n dn ow ,a sac o nc lu s io ntot h isp a rt o f L aC le fH erm e tiq u e ,

w eg iveth eC y c lesa n dP e rio dsinfu ll, ta b u la te d , s oa stoe na b le

th es tu d e n t toc om p re h e n dth em a t ag la nc e . It o n ly re m a in sto

s a ytha ta t th een do fe v e ry G re a tP e riod ,o f1 ,0 1 6,0 6 4 ,0 0 0y ea rs ,

th eS uno fo u rs ys te m p a s s e s in toap a s siv es ta teof s le e p ,a ndre m a in s

s ofo r 1 2 7 ,0 0 8 ,0 00y e a rs . It is , infa c t , th eS o la r N irv a n a(j u s ta sth e

E a rth e n te rsN irva n aa t th een do fe v e ry c o m p le teev o lu tio n ). A ll

th ep la n e ta ryc h ain so f th eso la rs y s te ma red is in te g ra te dd u r in g

th eg re a ts o la rN irv a n a ,a n d re c re a te dup o nth ea w ak e n in go f

o u rS unfro m its c y c leo f re st. T h ea ltern a tes ta teso fa c tiv i tya n dre s t

a reb y th eH in d o o In itia te st e rm e dth eda y sa n dn igh tso fB ra hm a .

T H EC YC L EP E R IO D SO FT H EG R E ATL IF E -W A V E

O FM A TE R IA LA N D SP IR IT U A LE V O L U T IO N

O n eP ola rD a y ,w hic hisa ls o th ec y c leof d u ra tio no fa n y

life -w a v eo no u r p la n e t, is , w h e nm e a s u re db yth eco m m o ny e a rs

o fo u r E a rth 'sti m e ,e x a c tly 2 ,5 9 2 ,0 0 0ye a rs .

A n d , alth o u g hth e 7p la n e tsof o u rc h a in v a ryinthele n g th

o f th eir re s p e c ti v elife -w a v es ,s o m eaf e w th o u s a n dy e a rsm o re a n d

s o m ea fe w th o u s an dle s s , th eya re ,o nt h ea v e ra g e , a ll o f th es a m e

d u ra ti o n .H e n c et h eg re a tp e r io do f th e life -w a v e , tra v e lin gon c e

ro u n do u rs e p te n aryc h a ino f w o rld s , is 2 ,5 9 2 ,0 0 0m u ltip lie dby7 ,

o r1 8 ,1 4 4 ,0 0 0y e ars .T h isis fo r th ec o m p le tec irc uit o f 7o rbs ,b u t

th ec yc le ,o rp e r io d ,o f th e life -w a v e , fro m itslea v in gth eEa rthto

itsrea p p e a ra n c eo rc o m m e n c e m e n t is2 ,5 92 ,0 0 0le s s th a nth ea bo v e ,

o r, in o th e rw o rds ,e x a c tly15 ,5 5 2 ,0 0 0ye a rs .

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T h ep erio do fe v olu tio no f the7g re a t ro u n d so fh um a n ity ,a n d

p ro d u cin g7tim e s7 ,e q u a lin g4 9 , ro o t ra c e so f im m o rta lb e in gs^ fo r

e a c hr a c ec o n ta insitso w nim m o rta ls ), i sth ep e riodo f th eli fe -w a v e

p a s s ings e v e ntim e sro u n dth ec h a in ,o r 1 2 7 ,0 0 8 .0 0 0y e a rs .

T h e re a ren o w s a ys e v e ng re a t p la n e ta ry fa m ilie s , ea c hfa m ily

c o n ta in in gw ith in its e lf s e v enro o t ra c es ,a n de a c h ro o t ra c ec o n

ta in ingw ith init s e lf, itsn um e ro u so ffsh o o t ra c e s . T h ep e rfe cte d

h u m a n i ty , th e n , re s tsinth ee n jo y m e n t of ab lis s ful N irv a n a , o rT h e

[x ;a ix- o fG o d ,w h ic hp a s s e th a ll u n d e rsta n d in g ." f o r th e5 0 th P e rio d ,

th a t i stos a y ,th e7p la n e taryfa m ilie so fo u rE a r thh a v eo c cu p ie d

7c o m ple tec irc u i tso f th eli fe -w a v ero un dth ec h a in ,o r4 9P ola r

D a y s . T h e5 0 thd ayisth ed a yw h e nth o s ep u rifie dso u lse n te r

N irv a na ,a safa m ily ,a n dth i sN irv a n al a s tsu n til th eh u m a nl ife -w a v e

h a sp as s e dro u n d th ec h a inin ap a s s iv es ta tea n dr e a c h e dth es h o re s

o fo u r p la n e ta g ain ,o r1 8 ,1 44 ,0 0 0y e a rs.

A fte r th eJ u b ile eo fN irv a n a , th isv a s t, a n dn o w e xa lte d ,h o s t

o f th e 7p la n e ta r yfa m ilie s ' p e rfe c te dso u lsb e c o m e, inth e ir tu rn ,

th eo r ig in a to rsan dg u a rd ia n so f an e w an dfre s hrac eo fh u m a nity ,

e a c hpla n e ta ryfam ily ,o rs tate ,b e c o m ingth ee s p e cia l ru le rs o f

th e ir o w ns p h e re , w h ileth e ir o w nla teAn g e licG u a rd ia n s , th e7

s p irit s(fa m ilie so fs p irits ) th a ts ta n db e fo reth eL o rd , te rm e dD h y a n

C h o h a nsinE s o te r icB u d d h is m , a s c e n ds ti ll h ig h e ri n tom o rep erfe c t

s p h e reso fc re a ti o n .Y o uw ill ta k en o te th a te a c hf a m ily ,o r ne w a n g e lic

p la n e ta rys ta teof la te lye x alte dh u m a ns o u ls , ru lesth ec o rres p o n d in g

fa m ily u p o nE a rth. T h u sth ef irs t fa m ily, o r th a tw h ic hfo rm e d

th efi rs t 7ro o t ra c e sa fte r th e ir c y c le, ru le sth e firs ts e v enro o t ra c es

o f th eir n e w c re atio n ,a n ds oo nw iththeo th e rs . Th e s en e w rac e s

o fh u m a nb e in g sev o lv ea n dp as sth ro u g h th es a m eh arm o n io u s

p ro c e sso fe v o lu t io n , fro m s pirit tom a t te ra n db a cka g a into s p irit,

th u sco m p le tin gt h eg re a tc y cleo fn e c e ss ity .T h epla n e t its e l f is

n o t rec re a te da ft e re a c he a rt h lyN irv a n a, b u t re -a w a k e n e din to

a c tiv i tya n dlife top a s sth ro u g h7tim es7ra c e s , o rc irc u its o f th e

lifew a v e ,o r1 2 7,0 0 8 ,0 0 0y e ars .

A fte r th ep e rio dh a sa g a ine xp ire d , th is ra c eo fg ua rd ia n sa lso

a s c e n d toh ig h e r p la n e s ,a n d th es e c o n dp la n e ta ryf a m ilye n jo ys

N irv a nafo r1 8 ,1 44 ,0 0 0y e a rs , a n dth e ni nth e ir tu r nb e c o m eg ua rd ia n s

o f th o th ird 's7 fa m ilie s(term e do n ep la n e ta ryfa m ily ). T h e n th e

th ird fa m ilyo rigin a te , ru le a n dg u a rdt h efo u rth , th efo u rth th e

L AC L EFH E R M E T IQ U E S E C T IO NI 1 0 1

fifth , a n ds oo nu n til o u rE arth(a n dthep la n e ta ry c h a inini ts

tu rn ) h a se v o lv e d 7g re a tp lan e ta ryfa m i lie s ,e a c h fa m ilyc o n sis tin g

o f 7r o u n d s ,a n de a c hro u n dof 7ro o t rac e s ,a n dh asa ls oe n joy e d

7N irva n a s .T h is m a k e su pth eg ra n dp e ri o do f 8tim e s1 2 7 ,0 0 8 ,0 0 0

y e a rs , w h ic h , in itsg ra n da ndc o m p le te to ta l, e q u als1 ,0 1 6 ,0 64 ,0 0 0

y e a rs o fe a rth ly tim e .

T h ispe rio diso bta in e da sfollo w s ; 7p erio d so f1 27 ,0 0 8 ,0 0 0f o r

th e7 g re a tp la n eta ryfa m ilies ,a n d7N i rv a n a so f 18 ,1 4 4 ,0 0 0 , w h ic h

m a k et h ee ig h th ; th eto ta le ig h th .T h is g re a tc y c le, 1 ,0 1 6 ,0 6 4,0 0 0y e a rs ,

isth ee x a c t te rmo fo u rp la ne t'sp h y s ica le x is te n ce .

T h e7 g re a tc y c lesa n dth e7 N irv a n a stog e th e rc o n stitu teth e

e ig h th, a n dp ro d uc eth es le e po fd e a th . O u rs p h e re w ill th e nha v e

c o m p lete dth ep e r io do fc h ild-b e a rin g ; olda g eh a sg ra d u a llyse ttle d

u p o nhe r; s h eh a sb o rn es e v e ns o n s ,a n dn o w s in k si n toth ee igh th

p e rio d s le e p th es le e po f d e a tha n dc o m p le tea nn ih ila tio n . C o h e s io n

lo o s e nsitsh o ld u p o nth em o le c u le s ,a n da to m b ya to m th ep la ne t's

p a rticle sa red isin te g ra te dan dd is p e rs edins p a c e . T h eg re a t s o la r

s le e p , o rN irv a n a, ta k e sp la ce ,a n do u r S u nc e a s e s tob ea c tivefo r

ap e ri o do f1 2 7 ,00 8 ,0 0 0y e a rs, v iz ., aco m p le tee v olu tio n a rycy c le ;

a n dit iso n lyw he nth efirs t w a rm b re a t ho fn e w s piritu a l lif e

p u ls a te sth ro u g h th es p a c e sof A e thth a t are c re a ti o no f th epla n e ta ry

c h a in sc o m m e n c e sa n e w .T h ed is in te g ra te da to m so ffo rm e rw o rlds

a rerec o n s tru c te dw ithn e w c os m icm a tte r, a n do n c em o ree v o lu t io n ;

b u tu po nah ig h e r p la n e ;b e g in sitsa lm os tc e a s e le ssro u n d .

N o tet h ete rrib le s ig n ific a n ceo f th efi g u re8 .T h ee ig h ths p he re

o fo u r c h a inisno t av is ib le o rb ,b u t a life le s s , d a rk ,s e m i- s p iritu a l

o n e . (s e en o teb elo w ) It ist h es p h e reof d e a th ,a ndth ete m p ora ry

a b o d eo f th o s es ou ls ,o rs h a de s ,w h oh a ve , th ro u g h th e ir d e p rav e d

liv e s , lo s t th e ir c o n n e c tio nw ithth eD iv in eP a re n t , th es p iri tu a le g o

th a t ga v eth e m b i rth .Y e t th eyh a v eb a rt e re dag lo r io u s ,d iv ine

b irth r ig h t fo ram e s so fp o tt a g e ,a n dn ow m u s ts in ku n c o n s c io us ly

in tot h es le e po f o b liv io n ,w h ileth ee nfra n c h is e ds o u lso f the ir

n o b le r b re th re nareu rg in gthe ir re s is tl e s sc o u rs e th ro u g hth es a p p h ire

v a u lts a n ds ta rli t re a lm so f th eM ilk yW a y .A n dy e t,O m o s te ste e m e d

a n de te rn a lb ro the r, inth ef a c eo fo u r e te rn a lp rog re s s , th e sev a s t

C y c le sa n dm o s t aw fu l, in c o m pre h e n s ib le P e rio d sa re b u t afe w

fa s t-f le e tin gm o m e n tso fp la ne ta rye x is te n c e .T h ew h o lee ra sof

1 0 2T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

p a s t ete rn ityc a nn o tb rin go nes e c o n dm oren e a r th ee n do fo u r

im m o rt a l, d e a th les sre ig n .

N O T E : T h ise ig h th o rbisk n o w ntoIn itiate so f th eh ig h e s t in te rio rd e g reea s"th e

D a rkSa te llite ," w h o s eru lin gs p iritu a l h ie ro p h a n t isk n o w nb y th en a m eof O b .

F ro m th isn a m ec am eth a to fO b e ro na n dsoe v il a n d in fe rn a l is th ep o w e r o f th is

s p h e re th a ta ll ca s e so fd e m on ia ,e n c h a ntm e n to rp os s e s s io nc am etob eterm e d

O b s e s sio n .T h eb urie dc itie so f th eG o b i d e s e rt b e lo n gtora c esw h ow e re th e

d e v o tee so f th is O b . (T h isw asa fte r th eG o b ih a dbe c o m eap o r tio no f th e

c o n tine n to fo ld In d iaa n dd oe sn o t re fer toth e"G o ld e nis le "o f th es e a, w h e n

th eG ob iw a satr o p ic a lo c e a n.) H e n c eit sn a m e ,G o bi, th a t is , th efo llo w e rso f

O b ,o r th ec o u n tr yo fO b .T h i sisth erea s o nfo r thea w fu l trad itio n sm e ntio n e d

in"IsisU n v e ile d" a stoth eh id d e ntre as u re sb e in gg u a rd e db y ale g io nof in fe rn a l

s p irit s . It isfr o m th ise v il o rbth a tth ep o w e rspo s s e s s e db y th eB la c kM a g ia re

d e riv ed ,a n d , in fa c t, it is th eS p iritua lc o rre s p on d e n c eo fth o s eb ro th erso nE a rth .

F o r, r e m e m b e r, the reisn o tac la s so f pe o p le ,o ras o c ie tyd ev o te dtoa nys u b je c t

o nE a r th ,b u tw h at h a sas p ir itu a lc o rres p o n d e n c ei nth ere a lmo fs p irit. T h e

H e rm e t icL a w ison eg ra n dtruth ,v iz ., " A sit isa bo v e ,s oit isb e lo w , aso nth e

E a rth , s ointh eS k y ." S t. P au lm e n tio n s, o r ra th e r re fe rs , to th is"D a rk S a te llite "

w h e nhep u b lic ly d e c la re s : "W ew re s tleno ta g a in s t fle s ha n dblo o d ,b u t ag a in s t

p o w e rs a n dp rin c ip a litie s ,p r in c e so f thea ir," e tc.

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L AC L EFH E R M E T IQ U E

S E C T IO N II

T H ES AC R E D C Y C L E SA N D N U M B E R SO FT H EA N C IE N TH IN D O O S

" 'T is b u t am o m en t fro m its firs t

e v o lu t io ntoits b ie ra n ds h ro u d ;

T h e n , O w h ys h o u l dth es p irit

o fm o r ta lb ep ro ud ? "

It w o uldb eaw a steo f tim eup o no u rp a r t, a n dag re a te rw a s te

o f th e tim eo f thes tu d e n to f e s o te ricsc ie n c e , if w ew e reto w a d eth ro u gh

a n de nu m e ra teth ew h o les y s tem o f th e s es a c re dc y c le sa n dn u m be rs ,

o rw e r eh etoa tt e m p t th eta sko f re m e m be rin gth e m . W es h a ll su p p ly

th ek eytoth e s en u m b e rs .T h i ss a c re dm ys tic a lk e yw ill fit e ve ry

c y c lic lo c k ,a n do n lyre q u irestob etu rn e dw itha w is eh a n dt o

e n a b le th es tu d e nt too p e ne ve ryp o rta l inth eO rien ta ls y s te mo f

n u m b e rs .

T h eF iv eG re a tY ug a s

S a ty aY u g1 ,7 2 8 ,00 0y e a rs ,4p e rio d s ,u nitse q u a l 18a n d9

T re ta Y u g1 ,2 9 6 ,00 0y e a rs ,3p e rio d s ,u nitse q u a l 18a n d9

D v a p a r aY u g8 6 4 ,00 0y e a rs ,2p e rio d s ,u nitse q u a l 18a n d9

C a li Yu g4 3 2 ,0 0 0y e a rs , 1p e r io d ,u n its e q u a l9

M a h aYu g4 ,3 2 0 ,0 00y e a rs ,1 0p e rio d s ,u nitse q u a l9

If th es tu d e n tg oe so v e r th ea b o v en u m b ers ,h ew ill n o tic eth at

th e yarea ll p a rt so f th eD ivin eA g e , theM a h aY u g , a n dth a t ea c h

isc o m p o s e do f theC a li Y u g . F o r in s ta n ce ,S a ty aY ug ,o r 4p e r io d s ,

isju st 4C a li Y ug s ,a n ds oon ;a n dth eC a li Y u gis th ep e rio do f th e

E a rth ' sP o lep a s sin go v e r6 0d e g re e so f itso rb it, a n dth u sform in g

th es ex tiletoit so w ntru epla c e .T h eD v a p a raY u g isth ep e ri o do f

th eE arth 'sP o le fo rm in gth e trin ea s p e ct toitstr u ep la c e , an dp a s s in g

o v e r 12 0d e g re e so f itso rb it . T h eT re ta Y u gisth ep e rio do f th e

E a rth ' sP o lep a s sin go v e r1 8 0d e g re e so f itso rb it, a n dfo rm ingth e

o p p o s i tio ntoits o w np la c e . It isth eC y c leth a t ru le sth ed aya n d

1 0 4T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

th en ig h t, th ee ve n in ga n dthem o rn in gof o n eP o la r D a yo fC rea tio n .

T h eS aty aY u gis th ep e rio dof th eE a rth'sP o lep a ss in go v e r 24 0

d e g re eso f itso rb it. It ist h ed o u b let rin e ,o r tw ic e1 2 0d e gre e s ,

(s e eno teb e lo w ) It isa ls ot h eC y c letha t ru le stheg re a t tu rn in g

p o in t o f th elife-w a v eo f th ep la n e ta ry c h a in ; th a t is ,w h e nt h e

E a rth h a sp a s s e d th ro u g haS aty aY u g , thec u lm in a ti n gp o in th as

b e e npa s s e d ,a n d th elifeim pu ls eb e g in s top a s sto th en e x t pla n e t.

A g a in , y o um u s t ob s e rv eth er e g u la r, h a rm o n io u sp rog re s s io no f

th eterm in a tin gun itso fe a c hY u g ,2 ,4 , 6 ,8 ,a n do f th ep e ri o d s

(C a li Y u g s ), 1 , 2, 3 ,4 .T h e sea reth el o c k s ,a n dea c ho n ep o in ts

e s o te r ic a llytot h em y s te rio us ,h id d e nnu m b e rs oc are fu llyv e i le dfro m

th erud eg a z eo f th ep ro fa n em in d .T h is s a c re d ,g u ard e dn u m b e r

c o n s ti tu te sth eG o ld e nK e y . I t isth em ag ic a l9 , theh ig h e s t un it. It

isat riu n e ,o rt h re etim e st h re e ,e q u a l 3 3 3(3tim e s3e q u a ls 9 ); th isi s

3 6 0 ,le s s3tim e s9 ,e q u a ls27d e g re e s , a n dinits s e c o n da s p ec ts h o w s

th em ag ic a ln u m b er o fA b ra c a da b ra ,o r6 66(1 8e q u a l s9 ). T h is

s a c re dn u m b e r is th ep e rfe c t s y m b o lo fD e ity .M u lti p lyit a syo u

lik ebya n yn u m b er a n dit re so lv e sits e l f in to9 ; an dju s ta sa ll th e

d iffe re n ta s p e c ts o f th eE te rn a la n dD ivin eE s s e n c ee v e n tu a lly re tu rn

in tot h eo n ep rim o rd ia ls o u rce ,s od o e s th isn u m b e r. N om a tte r to

w h a t po w e r it is ra is e d , its u ltim a teis 9 .H e n c ei t isth eD iv in eF ig u re

th a t ca na lo n eu nlo c kth eC y cle so f th eG re a tF irs t C a u s e .

T h eP oleino p p o sitio n ,o rp as s in g1 8 0de g re e s , is ino n eo fth ea s p e c ts o f

th ee ig h t-p o in te ds ta r, inw hic he a c hrayiso p p o s i tea n o th e r. T h ep e rio do f2 4 0

d e g re esp o la rm o t io niss y m b oliz e db ytheS u nb e in ge n c lo s e di nS o lo m o n 's S e a l

o r th ed o u b letri n e ,v iz ., 1 20d e g re e sad d e dto1 2 0d e g re e sis 2 4 0d e g re es .

N O T E : T h eP o lep as s in go v e r 60d e g re e sof itso rb it is , inth eo c c u lt, s ym b o liz e d

b yth eS u nw ith in as ix -p o in te ds ta r; o r D ra c o , th eS e rp e n t, en fo ld in ga s ix -

p o in teds ta r ini tsc o ils .T hetrin ea s pe c t islik ew is eatrine ,b u ta ls oa sath re e -

p o in teds ta r; i.e., h a v in gthre era y s .

H a v in ge x p la in e d th ep re lim ina ryd e ta ils o f th eH ind o os y s te m ,

w em u st n o w e n te r u p o nam o re b e a u tifu l s e rie so f ca lc u la tio n so f

e s o te r icc y c le s ; a n dit isn ec e s s a ry , in o rd e r toco m p re h e n dt h is , to

re v e a l th eS e c re t P e rio do fth eH in d o o s , te rm e daD iv in eY e a r. T h is

D iv in eY e a rc o n s is tso fe x a c t ly3 6 0(9 ) c o m m o ny e a rs ,o r th enu m b e ro f

d e g re esinth eZ od ia c .W itht h isy e a r thea n c ie n ts u s e dtov e i l th e ir

m o ret re a s u re dC yc le s .

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W ew il l n o w c o m p are ,s id eb ys id e , th eFiv eG re a t Yu g a s ,w ith

th e ir e s o te ricp erio d sw h e nex p re s s e db yD iv in eY e ars ;

C o m m o nD iv in e

Y e a rs Y e a rs

S a ty a Yu g1 ,7 2 8 ,0 00 ,e q u a l 4pe rio d s ,e q ua l4 ,8 0 0

T re ta Yu g1 ,2 9 6 ,0 00 ,e q u a l 3pe rio d s ,e q ua l3 ,6 0 0

D v a p a r aY u g8 6 4 ,00 0 ,e q u a l 2p e rio d s ,e qu a l2 ,4 0 0

C a liY ug4 3 2 ,0 0 0 , e q u a l 1p e ri o d ,e q u a ls 1 ,2 0 0

M a h aYu g4 ,3 2 0 ,0 00 ,e q u a l1 0p e rio d s ,e qu a l1 2 ,0 0 0

Inth e firs tp la ce ,w es e etha t th eD iv in eM a h aY u g isc o m p o s ed

o f1 2 ,0 0 0D iv in eY e a rs ,w h ic hc o n s titu te th e1 0G rea tA g e s , (se en o te

b e lo w ) o rC a li Y ug s ,a n d , in th es e c o n d , p la c e , th at th eD iv ineY e a rs

ru nthu s ;4 ,3 , 2, 1a n d8 , 6, 4 ,2 ,a n d ta k e nb yt h e m s e lv e sare1 ,2 0 0

o r 1an d2e q u a l 3 ;a n d2 ,4 0 0o r 2a n d4 e q u a l6 ; an d3 ,6 0 0o r 3a n d

6e q u al 9 ;a n dlas tly ,4 ,8 0 0o r 4a n d8 e q u a l1 2 ;w h ic ha reb r ie fly

3 ,6 , 9 ,1 2 .W eex p la ina ll t h e s es im p le m a tte rsto s h o w th a t a ll th e

s a c re dn u m b e rso f th eH in d o o sa reo n ec om p le tea n dh a rm o n io u s

p ro g res s io no f the9u n its . Th es tu d e n t m a y , if h ec h o o s e s ,g o in to

th eM an w a ta re sa ndY u g sa th i sle is u rean da sh isi n c lin a tio np ro m p ts .

T h eM an w a ta re sa r ep o rtio n sof th eG re a t K a lp a ,w h ic his1 ,0 0 0

M a h aYu g so f4 ,3 20 ,0 0 0c o m m o ny e a rs .T h i sisa lm o s t to om u c h

fo rh um a nc o m p re he n s io n ,a n ds ow ele a v e it, re tiri n gc o n te n t w ith

th ek no w le d g eth at it w a sb u t am e th o dad o p te db yt h ea n c ie n t

s a g e s toe x p re s s th e ir id e a so f th es u b l im em a je s ty o fA u m ,a ndto

s h o w th eu tte r falla c yo f th e fin itee v er b e in ga b l etoc o m p reh e n d

th eInfin ite ,D ivin e ,F irs tC a u s eo r th ee x te n to f H isa ttrib ute s .

N O T E : T h eT e nA g es ,o rC a li Yu g s ,a rea ls o , inth eE a s t, s h o w nu n d e r th e

s y m b o l o f th eT e nA v a te rs ; theG o d d e s sC a li, o f th eo ldH in d o os ,b e in ga k in do f

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inits d e s c e n t, be c o m in gm o re a n dm o regro s s ,u n til th elo w e s t p o in to fth ea g e

o fE a r th ,o r th e Iro nA g e ,w asre a c h e d , a n dm a ne n te re du p o nt h efirs th um a n

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a n g e li c ,a n dth a t e a c ha g ein th es c a le o f in v o lu ti o nm a d eth em m o rem a teria l;

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c o m m e nc e d .B u t, of c o u rs e ,a l l th e s es p i ritu a lv e ri tie sw ill op e no u t to y o u r

m in dasy o uc a re fu llyth in kov e r th isb r ie fp a p e r.

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a n da t o n etim ew a sth ec e n ter o f th e ir o c c u lt s c h oo ls ;b u t the ir

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m e a n ing ,w ew ill b rie flyd e s crib eth e s e fo u ra g e s .

T h efi rs t isth eG o ld e nA g e , w h ic hb e g a nw itham o st d e lig h tful

c lim a te , ag e n tle, fru itfu l, u n iv e rs a l su m m e r. T h is a n c ie n ts ea to f

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s h o rtes td a y , le ssth a n2 7d eg re e s ; th e la titu d eo f th eo b s e rva to ry .

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o fP s yc h o lo g y ,a ndtoe n a b le h im tod ot h is ,a n da ss is th isres e a rc h e s ,

w es u pp lyth efo l lo w in gc o rrec td a tate rm in a tin ga S u b -S o la rC y c le

w ithM ic h a e l re c eiv in gth eG ov e rn m e n to f th ew o rld inth eb e g in

n in gof th ey e a r 1 8 8 1 , (s e eno teb e lo w ) w h e nth es ub -ra c e so f th e

W e s t re a c hth eE qu a to ro fH u m a np ro g re s s, a n dc a rryin go u r re

s e a rc he sfo rw a rd fro m th isd ateu ptothec u lm in a ti n gp o in to f th e

a rc ; f ro m w h ic hpo in tW e s te rn R a c e sd e s ce n dth ed e sc e n d in gC y cle ,

a n do nc em o rere la p s ein toign o ra n c e .

N O T E : T h es tu d e n t m u s tb e a r i nm in dth a t th e rea re th re ed iffere n tk in d so fC y c le s

s p o k e no f inL aC le f. T h efir s ta reS o lar C y c le s . Th u s ,2 5 ,9 2 0y e a rsfo rmth eG re a t

S o la r C y c le ,a n d isth ep e riodo f th eS unp a s s in gt h ro u g hth e tw e lv es ig nso f th e

Z o d ia c, a n d ,c o n se q u e n tly ,c om p le tin go nere v o lu tiono fh iso rb it, ro u n dh is

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c e n te r; b u t2 ,1 6 0y e a rsisa s u b -c y c le , atw e lfthpa rt o f th eG re a tC y c le, a n dth e

p e rio do f th eS u np a s s in gth ro u g ho n es ig no f th eZo d ia ca n deq u a l to3 0d e g re e s

o fs p ac e .W h e ntheS u nh a sp as s e dth roon es ig nh eh a sc o m p le te do n es u b -c y c le ,

a n dthen e w s u b -cy c led a te sf ro m h ise n t ryin toaf re s hs ig n . F o re x a m p le, th e

S u n , at th ee n dof th ey e a r 18 8 0A .D ., l e ft th es ignP is c e sa nde n te re dAq u a riu s .

(It m us tb eb o rn e inm in dth at th eS u n 's m o tio nth r os p a c eis e x a c tlyth e re v e rs e

o f th en a tu ra lo rd e ro f th eZo d ia c a ls ign s ,a sfro mA rie stoTa u ru s ,e tc . )F ro m

th isi t w ill b ese e nth a t th eS u nin1 8 81b e g a nane w s u b -c y c le ,a n dth a t th eo rd e r

o fs u cc e s s io no f th eS e v e nG ov e rn o rsis s u c hth a tM ic h a e lg o v ern sth efir s t te rm

o fe a chs ig n ,s o th a tb yth e tim eM ic h a el'sru lew ork sro u n dag a inth eS unw ill

b ee n te rin gC a p ri c o rn ,e tc .

T h es ec o n dk in dof C y c leist h ep e rio dof th eS e v e nG o v e rn o rs , w h ic h ,

a lth o ug ho fe x a c t lyth es a m ed u ra tio na s th eS o la r s u b -c y c leof 2 ,1 6 0y e ars ,y e t

it is n o tm e a s u redb ys ig n sor c o n s te llatio n s ,a n d , c o n s e q u e n t ly ,n e ith e r b e g in s

n o r term in a te sw i thth es u b -cy c le ,b u t i sm e a s u re d th u s ;F ro mth ec o m m e n ce m e n t

o fC a ss ie l'sru le toth ete rm in a tio no f G a b rie l'si so n ec o m p le tep e rio do rC y c le .

T h ethirdk in do f aC y c leis th eA rco f H u m a nP ro g re s s ,M e n ta l a n dP h y s ica l,

a n dw hic ha lte rn ate lyc a rrie s ara c eo f p e o p leo r ane m p ireto th es u m m it o fp o w e r

a n dc iv iliz a tio na n dd o w na g ain , ins p it eo f its e lf , toth eg re a te s td e p th so f

ig n o ran c e .

T h ed ura tio no fth isC y c lev arie sc o n s ide ra b ly ,a c co rd in gtot h ek in do f ra c e

it e ff e c ts .T h egre a te s tp e ri o disth edu ra tio n ,o r re ig n ,o f th eS e v e nr o o t ra c e so f

e a c hr o u n d .T h ene x t, th ed u ra tio no fas in g lero o t ra c e .L a s t ly , th ed u ra tio no f

e a c hof th en u m e ro u so ff-s h o ot ra c e sb e lo n g in gtot h es e v e nb ra n c h e sa n d th e ir

m in o r s u b -ra c e s . B u t, ina n yc a s e , th eArcm o v e sin th es a m eha rm o n io u sord e r,

o b e y ingth eD iv ineim p u ls eo f th eS e v e nE te rn a lP ri n c ip le so f N a tu re ,e v olv in g

itse ne rg ie singre a t, m ig h ty w a v e s ,w h enru lin gthee a rlie s t ro o t ra c e s , a n dc o m

p ris ingh u n d re d so f th o u s a n d so fy e a rsi nas in g le p e rio d , in s m a lle rw a ve sth a t

c a nb em e a s u re dbyte n so f tho u s a n d so f y e a rsw h e nc o n tro llin g th eg re a t b ra n c h

ra c e s , a n ding e ntle r rip p le so f tin yw av e le tso f co s m ice n e rgyw h e nd irec tin gth e

m in o r s u b -ra c e s , m e a s u rin ga t th em o s t bu t afe w tho u s a n dy e a r so fE a rth ' stim e .

T h ey ea r1 8 8 1m a ya p p e a r in c orre c t toa nyo n ec o n v ers a n tw ith m o d e rn

a s tro no m y ,w h ic hm a in ta in stha to u rS u nw ill n o te nte r th eS ignA q u a riu su n til

th ey ea r1 8 9 7A .D .T h isisa d iffe re n c eo fs ix te e ny e a rs ,b u t m o d e rna s tr o n o m e rs

a rew ro n g .T h eS une n te re dA qu a riu sinFe b ru a ryo f 1 8 8 1 .T h is isn o t th eo n ly

m is ta keth e yh a v e tod is c o v e r.

T h ep re s e n tG re a t W e s te rnR a ceiso n eo f th es e v e nb ra n c h e so f th eF ifth

ro o t ra c e ,b e lo n gin gtoth ef o u rthro u n do fe v o lu ti o n ,a n dth es u b -ra c e sm e n tio n e d

inL aC le f, w h e ns p e a k in go f th efu tu re g lo rya n df a ll, d on o t b ya n ym e an s

c o m p ri s eo r in c lud eth ew h o le o f th eG rea tW e s te rn R a c e . It w i ll b es u ffi c ie n t to

s a ytha tF ra n c e , E n g la n d(G rea tB rita in ) a n dth eU nite dS ta te sm a yb eta ke na s

ty p ic al e x a m p le so f th es u b -r a c e sth e re i nre fe rre d to .S e v e ra l o th e rE u rop e a nra c e s

a rea ls oin c lu d e d.

Inc a r ry in go u ri n v e s tig a tio nsin toth ep a s ta g e s , it w ill s u f fic eif

w eb e gininth eye a rB .C .1 2 00 ,w h e nC a ss ie l, th eAn g e lo fS a tu rn ,

re s u m edth eG o v e rn m e n to f th ew o rld .

F ro m th ey e a rB .C .1 2 0 0tothey e a rB .C . 8 9 7 , th eea rthw a s

u n d e r th em e la n c ho lyin flu e n ceo fC a s s iel'sR u le ; an dinth eve ry

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firs t y e a ro fh is re ig n ,T ro y, th efa m o usT ro ja nC i tyw a sta k ena n d

d e s troy e db yth eG re e k s ,a n dm a n yo th e r e v e n tsfa it h fu llyin d ic a te

th en atu rea n dp ow e ro fS a tu r in ein flu e nc e . It w ill w e ll re p a y th o s e

w h ow i ll s tu d yA nc ie n tH is to ry .

A fte r C a s s ie l, theb e n e v o le n t Z a c h a rie l, C h ie fA g e nt o fJ u p iter,

b e c a m eR e g e n to f th ew o rld , an dh e rew en o teth erem a rk a b led if

fe re n ceb e tw e e nt h etw oG o v e rn o rs . Intheb e g in n in go f th isA ng e l's

re ig n , R o m e , th eM is tre s so f th ew o rld , w a sb u ilt, a n dth efo un d a tio n

o f am ig h tyE m p ir es u b s ta n tiallyla id . All N a tio n sb e g a ntop ro g re s s

ra p id l yin toam orea d v a n c e ds ta teo fc iv iliz a tio n , a n dtoc u l tiv a te

th eA r tsa n dS c ien c e s ,a n dlas tly ,b u t byn om e a n s th ele a s t of th e

b e n e fi tsc o n fe rredb yZ a c h a ri e l, w a sth ep ro d u c tio n, to w a rdthe

c lo s eo fh isre ign ,o f tw oo f th em o s t ex tra o rd in a r ym e no u r erah a s

e v e r se e n ,v iz ., G a u ta m aB u d dh ainIn d ia a n dP y th a go ra sinE u ro p e .

T h eA ng e lZ a c h a ri e l, w a sinpo w e r fro m th ey e a rB .C .8 9 7tothe

y e a r B.C .5 8 8 .T he nc a m eS a m ae l, th eA n ge lo fM a rs , w h ore ig n ed

fro m th ey e a rB .C .5 8 8toth ey e a rB .C . 2 8 0 .T h ispe rio diso neo f

w a r, M a rtia lH e roe sa n db rill ia n ta c h ie ve m e n tso nt h efie ldo f b a ttle .

Ag la nc ea t th ehis to ryo fG re e c ea n dR om ew ill s u f fic etos h ow h o w

tru et h isis .

A fte r S a m a e l, c a m eM ic h a e l, t h eS u nG o d , th es h in ingc h ie fo f

th eS ev e nIn te lli g e n c e s ,a n d ru le dth ew o rldfro m th ey e a rB .C .2 8 0

toth ey e a rA .D . 2 9 .D u rin gt h isp e rio dm o s tN a tio nsa tta in e d th e

C lim a xo fp o w e r an dc iv iliz a t io n .T o w a rd th ec lo s eo fh isre ign , th is

b rig h t A n g e lp re se n te dth eN atio n so f theW e s tw ith ate a c h e r, w h o

riv a led , inm o ra l te a c h in g san de x c e lle d inp ra c tica lb e n e v o len c e ,

G a u ta m aR u d d h a ,th eg re a te s t m o ra l re fo rm e r th eE a st h a se v e r

s e e n . T h isT e a c h er w a ss ty le db yH isfo l lo w e rs , th eS o no fG o d, a n d

w a sc alle db yn a m eJ e s u s , th es o no fJ o se p ha n dM a ry .

H ew a sc a lle dth eS o no fG o dA s tro lo g ic ally ,b e c a u seH ew a s

b o rni n toth ew o r ldd u rin gthere ig no f M ic h a e l, theS u nG o d . A n d

e s o te r ic a llyb e c au s eh ew a sat-o n ew ith th eU n iv e rsa lF a th e r.

A n dit isre m a rk ab lys tra n g e , th a t, n oso o n e rd idM ic h a e l'sR ule

e n d ,th a nth en u m e ro u sp rie s t lye n e m ie so f th isn o blere fo rm e r b e

c a m et riu m p h a n t, a n db ru ta lly m u rd e re dH im ,a sth e yh a v ed o n e

th o u s an d so fo th ersina ll a ge so f th ew o rld .

T h eg re a t re lig iou ss y m b o lo f a ll e x o te r icre lig io uss y s te m san d

d o g m a t ics a c e rd o ta lc a s te sh asb e e nth eC ro s s ; in v erte d , it is a

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b lo o d yw e a p o n , thes w o rd ,a n dp a s th is toryc a np ro veh o w w e ll its

d e v o tedp rie s th o odk n e w itsf e a rfu lu s e .

A fte r M ic h a e lc o m e sA n a e l, "Prin c eo f theA s tra lL ig h t," th e

A n g e l o fV e n u sa ndL o v e ,w h o ru le dfro mth ey e a rA .D .2 9tothe

y e a r A.D .3 3 7 .T he s ew e reth ed a y so f relig io u sp e rs e c u tio n ;th e

d a y s , a ls o ,o f faitha n dlo v ea m o n gth eC h ris tia n s fo r th ed o ctrin eo f

th e ir n o b leC h ie f . It w a sin th e s ed a y sw h e nit w a ss a id , "H o wth e s e

C h ris t ia n slo v eon ea n o th e r;" b u t, a la s , it w a sa lsoatim eo f g re a t

lic e n t io u s n e s sin R o m e ,w h e nw o m e n , lo v e, lu s ta n dd e b a u c h e ry w e re

th eo rd e ro f th ed a y .T h isp erio dw ill sh o w th eo c cu lt s tu d e n t th e

tw oo pp o s itep o w erso r fo rc e so fA n a e l's in flu e n c e . W h e ne x e rt e dfo r

e v il, it isa ll t h a t iso b s c en ea n dd is gu s tin g ,b u t,w h e ne x e r te dfo r

g o o d , it e v o lv e s th a tw h ic hi sn o b le ,e le g a n ta n dt ru e .

A fte r A n a e l'sru l ete rm in a te d, th eA n g e l o fM e rc u ry, o rR a p h a el,

c o m m e nc e dtoru le, a n dw a sG ov e rn o r fro mth ey e a r A.D .3 3 7to th e

y e a r A.D .6 4 6 . It w a sd u rin g th isp e rio d th a t th eG o s p e lso fth e

N e w T es ta m e n tw e r efo rg e d .C hris tia n ity , u n d e r th e ru leo f th e

B ra in in s te a do f s im p lefa ith a n db ro th erlylo v e , be c a m ep ro u d.

F ro m be in gp e rs e cu te d ,s h eb ec a m eth ep ers e c u to r. Th ec h u rc hbe

c a m edo g m a tic ,c un n in g ,a n dt h o ro u g h lyde te rm in e dt os u c c e e dat

a ll h az a rd s .T h em o s t tra n s p are n t fo rg e r ie sw e rea cc e p te da sab s o

lu tet ru th .T h em u tila tio no f th ew o rk so f th ec o n te m p o ra rya uth o rs

o f th eA p o s tle san dth ee a rli e s tC h ris ti a nF a th e rs , a n din te rpo la tin g

s u ita blep a s s a g e so f th e ir o w n ,w e rec o ns id e re dm e r ito rio u sa ctio n s .

It w a sd u rin gth i sre ig nth a t th ec e le b ra te dC o u n c ilo fN ic ew a s

h e ld , a n dth ed ivin ityo fJ e su se s ta b lish e d b yv ote .

A t th ee n do f th ey e a rA .D . 64 6G a b rie l, th eA n g e l o f th eM o o n,

b e c a m e th eS u p re m eR u le r, a n d re ig n e du ntil th ey e ar A .D .9 5 4 .

T h ispe rio d , lik ea ll L u n a r pe rio d s ,w a so n eo f in te lle c tu a l slu m b e r.

T h eD arkA g e sh a ds e t in ,a n dg ra d u a lly in c re a s e dun til C a s s iel, th e

A n g e l o fS a tu rn , to o kc o m m a n d, a n dg o v e re n e dfro m th ey e a rA .D .

9 5 4to th ey e a r A.D .1 2 6 3 ,a ndm a d eth ing sw o rs e .

P a g a nd a rk n e s sa ndg ro s ss u p ers titu tio nh e ldth es w a y ,a n d

re ig n eds u p re m e , u n til th ey ea rA .D .1 2 63 .T h elo w es tp o in t in th e

m e n ta l a rcw a srea c h e d ,a n dW e s te rnn a ti o n sw e rein th em o s t de n s e

c o n d it io n .B u tac h a n g ew a sat h a n d , fo r th eb e n e v ole n tZ a c h a r ie l,

th eg en iu so fJ u pite r, a g a in re s u m e dth em a n a g e m e n t o f th ew o r ld ,

a n dreig n e du n til th ey e a rA .D .1 5 7 2 .T hisp e rio di so n eo fa lm o s tu n -

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in te rr u p te din te l le c tu a lp ro gre s s .D u ringth isR u le o fP o w e r, th e

d e s p o t icp o w e ro f R o m ere c e ive ditsd e a th -b lo w .

P a rliam e n tsw e re in s titu te df o r th ep e o ple , th ed a yso fG o o d

Q u e e nB e s sc a m et oa ne n d .P ro te s ta n tis mflo u ris h e d, a n ds op re

p a re d th ew a yfo r F re eT h o u g ht.

A fte r th eg o o dreig ntoZ a c h arie l, S a m a el, th eA n g el o fM a rs ,

c a m ei n top o w e r an dre ig n e df ro m th ey e ar A .D .1 5 7 2 toth ey e ar A .D .

1 8 8 0( u n til D e c e m b e r2 1 s t. 1 88 0 ,w h e ntheS u nre a c he dth eT ro pico f

C a p rico rn .M ic h a el b e g a ntor e ig no nD e ce m b e r2 3 rd . )T h isru le

w a stheA g eo f Ir o n ,a n dju s t a sR o m ec on q u e re da ll b e fo reh e r o v e r

2 ,0 0 0y e a rsb e fo re ,a n da c h iev e dim p e rial g re a tn e s s, s od idG re a t

B rita in , th es e c on dR o m e . It w a sa g a ina p e rio do f w a r, m e c h a nic a l

in v e n t io n sa n dm artia lg lo ry , a n d ,a t ti m e s , th ew ho leo fE u rop ew a s

o n eg re a tb a ttle f ie ld ,a n dres o u n d e dw it hth ed inof a rm s"a n da ll th e

c irc u m s ta n c e so f w a r." Inth e fu tu reth i sw ill b eca lle dth eag eo f

w a r-li k ein v e n tion s ,a n dn o tedfo r itshu g eiro n c lad s ,g re a t gu n s ,

a n do th e r fe a rfu l e n g in e so f d e s tru c tio n.

M a rsr u le siro nan da ll m a rti a la rtsa n ds c ie n c e s ; h e n c eth ew o n

d e rfu l in v e n tio n so f th isa g e-p e rio din s te a m e n g ine s , iro ns hip sa n d

e la b o ra tem a c h in ery .

A t th ee n do f th ey e a rA .D . 18 8 0 , th eG re a tA rc h a n ge lM ic h a e l

c o m e s in top o w e r a n do n c em o r eh a sth ego v e rn m e n t of th ew o rld

u n til th ey e a rA .D .2 1 8 8 .T h i sw ill b ea p e rio do f Im p e ria lG re a tn e s s .

E m p iresw ill s h inefu ll o fg lo ry , th eH um a nin te llec tw ill h a vefu ll

p la yan da ll C h u rc h e s ,R e lig io u sC re e d sa n dE c c le s ia s tic a lD o gm a s

w ill f a ll toth eg ro u n da n dbe c o m eth in gso f th ep as t. P a rs o n s, V ic a rs

a n dB is h o p sw ill h a v etow o rk ind iffe ren t fie ld si f th e ym e a n too b

ta inanh o n e s t li v e lih o o d .Y es , I re p e a t th isp ro p he c y .T h eC hu rc h e s

a n dC ha p e lsw ill fa ll w itha te rrib lec ra s h ,a n db ed e s tro y e d . B u t

fro m th e ir a s h e s , P h o e n ix -like ,s h a ll a r is ean e w R e lig io n ,w ho s e

s h in ingM o ttow il l b e ;V e ritasE x c e ls io r, T ru thA b ov e .T h ise r as h a ll

p ro c laim th erig htso fm a n . I t ise s s e n t ia llyth eag eo f re a s ond re a m e d

o fb yB ru n oa n dTh o m a sP a in e . D u rin gth e re ig no fth isA n g e lic In

te llige n c e , th eM a s c u lin eE lem e n tw ill r e c e iv eth eS o la r in fluxa n d

o b ta in itsh ig h e st d e v e lo p m e nt. In te lle ct a n dR e a s onw ill re m ov e

m o s t of o u rS o c ial d is o rd e rs a n dw o m e nr e c e iv em o re a tte n tio n in

w o rld l ya ffa irs ; b u ta t th esa m etim e , i t isn o t a fe m in in ep erio d

b ya n ym e a n s .

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M a n k indu n d e r th i sru le ,w ill b e c o m ep h ys ic a llya n d in te lle c

tu a lly im m e n s e ly s u p e rio r to w h a t th e yaren o w .S tartlin gd is co v e rie s

inC h em is try ,E lec tric itya n da ll th ep hy s ic a ls c ien c e sw ill beb ro u g h t

toligh t. S te a m w ill b es u p e rs e d e db yC om p re s s e dA i r (g a s ), E le c tro -

M a g n e t is m (a to m ic p o w e r) a sa m o tiv ep o w e r. Infa c t an e w e ra o f

p ro g res sw ill d a w nu p o nth ew o rld ,a sti m ea n ds p a cew ill b ean

n ih ilate db yn e wtra n s p o rta ti o na n dc o m m u n ic a tio n ; a n d , la s t, b u tn o t

le a s t, S c ie n c ea ndR e lig io nw ill b e c o m eb le n d e d ,s piritu a l in te rc o u rs e

a na c kn o w le d g e df a c t, a n dP s yc h o lo g yth es p e c ia ls tu d yo f th eg re a t

e s tS cie n tis tso f th ed a y .

A fte r th eru leo f M ic h a e l, A na e l, P rin c eo f th eA s t ra lL ig h t, w ill

re c e iveth eG u a rdia n s h ipo fth ew o rld , an dre ig nfr o m th ey e a r A .D .

2 1 8 8t oth ey e a r A .D .2 4 9 7 . Th isisth e fe m in in ep erio d ,a n dw o m a n

w ill, d u rin gA n a el'sre ig n , be c o m em a n 's ju s ta n dl a w fu le q u a l,s o

c ia lly a n dp o liti c a lly . In tu i tio nw ill sh o w its e lf th es u p e rior o fm e re

in te ll e c t, a n dtheh u m a nfo rm ,p h y s ic a ll y ,a tta ini tsg re a te s t d e g re eo f

p e rfe ctio n .O c c u l tis m w ill b e ta u g h t in o u rU n iv e rsitie s ,A s tr o n o m e rs

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d a rkl e g io n a rie so fA n a e l. If y o ud o ,W oeb eu n toyo u ;a sp ridea n d

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y o u ;th e n ,a ll tha t isn o b le , e le g a n ta ndtru es h a l l re ig nin y o u rm id s t.

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w h ow i ll c u lm in a t ea b o u t th e tim eo f th eS u b -W e s te r nR a c e sre ac h in gth el o w e s t

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te rm s , P rin c ip le , P o w e ra n dFo rc e ,a ret ob eu n d e rsto o da sre fe rrin g

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o rm o r ep ro p e rly s tu d e n tso f E s o te ricC hris tia n ity , w h oh a v eve ry

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w is h ingtod is p a ra g eth ee ffortso f th es tu d e n tsw hoa rew o rk in gw ith

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s tu d e nt o fO c c u lt S c ie n c ea g ain s t th e s ee rro n e o u st h e o rie s ,a nds a y

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w h a te ve r tod ow i th"A n n oD o m in i," 1 8 8 1 . T h e s eE s o te ricC h ris t ia n s

a rein p o s s e s s io no f ac e rta i nb o o ke n ti tle d"T h ePe rfe c tW a y , "o r th e

"F in d in go fC h rist." A g a in s t th isw o rkw eh a v en o t o n es in g le w o rdto

s a y , be c a u s eit co n ta in sav as ta m o u n t of tru th ,b ut, lik ea ll w o rk s

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d u rin g th ise ra . T h a t th e ya r eg ro s s lyi ne rro r "L aC le f" w ill s h o w .

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p o n e n t so fE s o te r icC h ris tia nityc a nre co n c ileth is th e o ry ,w ec a n n o t

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s a ythep o s itiv ec a nb ec o n tr o lle db ythen e g a tiv e , o r ap a s s iv ere s is t

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th a t bo ths e x e spo s s e s sb o th q u a litie s . W h e nara c eo fH u m a nbe in g s

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th a tth ein d e xm ea s u re m e n tsof th eG a llerie so f th eG re a tP y ram id ,c o n

s is tingo f6 2 8 , 15 4 2 ,a n d1 8 81 ,p o in to ut c e rta inpe rio d so f ea rlyJ e w

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n o tw orthth ep a pe r th e ya re w ritte no n . T h isth e o r yre a llya m o u n ts

tos a yin gth a t thisg ra n dm o nu m e n to fA nc ie n tE g y p t w a sb u ilt fo r

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w h o s em o ttois , "A ll s in kif I s w im ," a ndw h o s eo n l yre a lG o d isG o ld ;

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o ne v eryp a g ein th ee te rn a l c rim s o nle t te rso fH u m a ng o re ,u ntil.

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b o u n d th op o w e r of th eC h u rc h fo re v il i nc h a in so f a d a m a n t. Th o s e

w h os ayth a to u r a d v a n c e dw e ste rnc iv ili /a tio n ,a n ds u p e rio rit yin

A rt, Sc ie n c ea n dM a n u fa c tu re , isa nin c on tro v e rtib l ep ro o fo f th e

s u p e ri o rityo f thoC h ris tia no v e r th eB ud d h is t in fl u e n c e ,k n o wn o th in g

o fO c cu lt \A \\\, T h oe a s te rn ra c e s ,o v e r w h ic hB u d dh is m h o ld ss w a y ,

h a v ebo o ntra w linginth ed e sc e n d in ga rc o fp ro g re ss ,w h ilem os to f

th ew es te rn ,o rC h ris tia nn a t io n s ,w e re a s c e n d in gt h ea rco fth e

o y e lo . I.iH \ka t o a s to rnC h ri s tia n s , if a n yp ro o f bere q u ire d , w h ow e re

inp o ss e s s io no f C h ris tia n ity b e fo reth ow e s t, a n do u g h t tob es u p e rio r,

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s c e n d an tsa reru deb a rb a ria n s. R e m e m b e r th e"H e rm e t icL a w ." "Th a t

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p e a ts its e lf." T hen a m e so fC h ris ta n dC h ris tia n ity o u g h t tobeb a n

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th o u g hC h ris to r C h ris to sa n cie n tlyre ferre dtoth e in n e r lig ht o fm a n .

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a g e ;an a m eq u ite u n a s s o c ia tedw ithC h ri s tia nT h e o lo g y .B u t, t ore

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h e n dt h eu n d e rly in gp rin c ip leso f th eO cc u lt, o r the yw o u ldn ot re fe r

th eP yra m id stoan y th in gC h ri s tia n .W eco u lds a yw hyth eP y ra m id

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in c h e s, o r th ed ou b le9 ,b u t re fra in ;s uc hth in g saren o tc o m m itte dto

w riting .T h eb u il d e rso f th eG re a tP y ra m id , th o u g hk n o w in gth at

e a c hC y c lep ro d u ce sitso w ngre a t te a c h ers ,p ro b a b l yn e v e r fo r o n e

m o m e n t c o n te m p la te dth ea c tu al p e rs o n a l e x is te n c eof J e s u s .

T h em yth ic a lJ e s uso f th eC h r is tia nG o s pe lsisc o m po s e do rm a de

u pfrom th re ed if fe re n ts o u rce s ; F irs t ly ,E g y p tianT h e o lo g y ; O s iris ,

Is is , a n dH o ru s , h a v eb e e nc on v e rte din t oF a th e r, So n ,a n dH o ly

G h o s t (o r th eV ir g inM a ry ). Eg y p tia nfa ble s , inre fe re n c etot h e

b irth , d e a th ,d e sc e n t in toh ad e s ,e tc ., h a v eb e c o m eC h ris tia n tru th sin

re fe ren c etoJ e s us ;w h ileh is u ltim a tepo s itio na s th efin a lju d g eo f

H u m a n i tyiso n ly th a to f th e re s u rre c te d, g lo rifie dO s iris ;w holiv e d

th o u s an d so fy e a r sb e fo reth eO rth o d o xAd a m w a stu rn e do u to f th e

G a rd e no fE d e n . Th es e c o n de le m e n to f thistriu n eco m p o s itio n , isth e

tra d it io n so f th ea c tu a lJ e s us , th eJ e w is hA d e p to f th eE s s e n es , in

re fe ren c etoh is m in is trya m on gth ep o o r, d o w n -tro dd e nin h a b it a n ts

o fh is c o u n try .

T h ethirda n dm o st im p o rta n t e le m e n t is th ea c tu a l "L ife "a n d

M ira c le s(s oc a ll e d )o fA p p o lo n iu so fT ya n n a .T h is m a nw a sb o rn

a b o u t th ey e a ro f th ep o p u la r A .D .1 ,a ndisth ec en tra l fig u re ,a ro u n d

w h ic hh a sb e e nd ra p e dth eE g yp tia nM y th sa n dtra d it io n so f aJe w

is hA de p t, th ew ho lec o m b in e da n dg re a tl ya s s is te db yth ep io usfo r

g e rie so f th ee a r lyC h ris tia nF a th e rs , co n s titu tet h ew e ll k n ow nO rth

o d o x" L ifeo fC h r is t." T h eG os p e lJ e s u s , a sta u g h t b yC h ris tian ity ,

iie v e r e x is te d .

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N A R O N IA

T H EM YS T IC A LC Y C LEO FT H ES U N

T h erea ls e c re ts a n dth ein n er m y s te rie so f th es a cre d"N a ro s "

a p p e a r toh a v eb ee ne n tire ly u n k n o w nto e ith e rm e d ie v a lo rm o de rn

w rite rs . Infa c t, th em o s tp ro m in e n tw ri te rsu p o noc c u lt a n dt h e o -

s o p h ica ls u b je c ts g e n e ra llyav o ida ll m en tio no f it ; o r, if the yd oe x

p re s s th e ir id e a s, it iso n ly u p o nitsco s m ic ,o r ex te rn a la s pe c ts ,a sit

a p p liestoth eM ac ro c o s m ,o f th es id e re al h e a v e n s . B u to f its s p iritu a l

a n dm ys tic a l im p orta n c e ,a si t a p p lie st oth eh u m a ns o u lo f theM ic ro

c o s m , th e ya reu niv e rs a llys i le n t. B rie f lys ta te d , th e"N a ro s , " inits

a s tro no m ic a la n dp h y s ic a la s pe c ts , isa L u n i-S o la r C y c leo f thep e rio d

o f th eS u na n dM oo n ,a n disco m p le te din s ixh u n d redy e a rs ;a nd ,

s tra n ge lye n o u g h , s u c hap e ri o da ls oc o in c id e sw ith s o m ere m a rk a b le

re v o lutio ninth em e n ta la n d th e o lo g ic a l a ffa irso f h u m a n ity ; h e n c e

afe we x tra c tsfr o m p ro m in e n t w rite rsw i ll n o tb eou to fp la c e top re

p a ret h es tu d e n t fo r th a tw h ic histofollo w .

M a d a mB la v a ts k y , s p e a k in go f th eN a ro si n"Is isU n ve ile d ," V o l.

I, p a ge s3 1 -3 3 , re m a rk s"th a t h e(G .H igg in s ) fa ils tod e c ip h er it (th e

C y c le ) ism a d ea pp a re n t; fo r, a sit p e rt a in stoth em y s te rie so f

c re a ti o n , th isC yc lew a sth em o s t im -io la b leo fa ll . It w a srep e a te din

s y m b o l icfig u re so n lyinth eC h a ld e a nB oo ko fN u m b ers , th eo ri g in a l

b o o k , w h ic h , if no w e x ta n t, i sn o t tob e fo u n dinl ib ra rie s ."

T oth e fo re g o in gw em a ya ls oa d d ,n e ith er w ill th is C h a ld e a n

B o o kbefo u n din th ec ry p tsof T h ib e t, M a d a m B . to th ec o n tra r yn o t

w ith s ta n d in g .S h ev e ryp o in ted lyte llshe r re a d e rs w h e reth e yc a n n o t

fin dsu c hab o o k , b u tv e ryw is e lym a in tain sad is c re e ts ile n c ea sto

w h e re th isra rew o rkc a nb ef o u n d .

T h elea rn e dC o u n te s so fC a ithn e s s , inh er re c e n tv olu m e , "T h e

M y s te r yo f th eA ge s ," m e n tio nsth eN a ro so np a g e3 61v iz . "T o th e

C h ris t ia nT h e o s o ph is t, J e s u s isam a n ifes ta tio no f 'A d o n a i'. t h eC h ris t,

o rC h r is tS p irit, o fw h o m th ereh a v eb e enm a n yin c arn a tio n so n th is

E a rth , a n dH eth e fu lle s ta n dm o s tp e rfec t. T h e yb elie v eH im t ob e

th eg uid in gg u a rdia np ro te c tor o f th ispla n e td u ringH isp a rti c u la r

c y c le , a n dth a t i nc o m in gto it. H ec o m estoH iso w n ,n o to n ly toin -

N A R O N I A1 2 3

s tru c t,b u t tog iv eafre s hi m p u ls ea tth ee n do f ce rta inp e ri o d so fs ix

h u n d redy e a rs ,c alle dN a ro s e s, o rN a ro n i cC y c le s , an dif, th e re fo re , it

c o u ld b ep ro v e nbyth o s ew h oa s s e rt th a t J e s u sison lyam y th ic a l, a n d

n o ta nh is to ric a l p e rs o n a lity, th ew h o le th e o ryo f th eN a ro n ic C y c le s ,

fo u n d edo na s tro no m ic a ls c ie nc e ,w h ic hi stob efo un dinth edo c trin e s

o fe v erya n c ie n t c o u n try ,a ll o v e r th eciv iliz e dw orld ,w o u ld fa ll to

th eg ro u n d ,a n dpro v ea fte ram illio no f a g e stob eb u t av a in d e

lu s io n."

It is s c a rc e lyn ec e s s a ryfo r u stop o in t o u t th a t, if th eN a rosisa s

th ea uth o re s sa s se rts , "fo u n de du p o na s t ro n o m ic a l sc ie n c e ," the nth e

C y c le isa na s tron o m ic a l fa c t,a n da ss uc hisc a p a bleo fm a th em a tic a l

d e m o n stra tio n ;c on s e q u e n tlyi s ,a n da lw ay sm u s tb e , to ta llyind e p e n d

e n to f th ee x is ten c eo f in d ivid u a ls . In fa c t, a na stro n o m ic a l c y c le , if

tru e , p o s s e s s e snore a l re la t io n s h ipw it ha n yp e rs on a lity ,h u m a no r

D iv in e, a n dth is b e in gth ec as e , th eN a ro n icC y c le w ill re m a in ju s t th e

s a m et ru th ,u p o n th ep la n eto w h ic hit na tu ra llyb elo n g s ,w h e th e r th e

C h ris t ia nJ e s u si sp ro v e nto b ee ith e rM y th ,M a no r G o d .N e ithe r

d o e st h eg e n u in es tu d e n to fO c c u ltis m c are ,v e rym uc h , inw h ichp o

s itio n th es u p p o se dR e d e e m e r isp la c e dbyth em a s s es .

T h e re fo re , th es ta te m e n to fth ea u th o re ssth a tw itho u t th ea c tu a l

p h y s ica l in c a rn a t io no f th epe rs o n a lJ e su sth isth eo ryo f "m il lio n so f

a g e s "w o u ldp ro v e tob eav a i nd e lu s io n isth ev e ry h e ig h to f m y s tic a l

a b s u rdity ,a n dthes e lf-e v id en t in a n ity o fs u c ha n illo g ic a l arg u m e n t

m u s t su re lyb e c o m ea p p a re n t t oa ll re flec tiv em in d s.

T h elea rn e dD r. Ke n n e a ly ,Q .C ., e tc ., in h isb o o k" B o o ko fG o d,"

m a k e sm e n tio no f th eN a ro su po np a g e s5 2, 5 3w h e re , v ie w in gthe

p e rio da saM e s s ia n icC y c le , h ere m a rk s ; "T h isN a rosisth eL un i-S o la r

N a ro s , o rS ib y lli n ey e a r. It isc o m p o s e do f3 1p e ri o d so f1 9ye a rs

e a c han do n eo f 11 ,a n disthem o s tp e rf e c to fa s tr o n o m ic a lc yc le s ,a n d ,

a lth o ug hn oc h ro no lo g e rh a sm e n tio n e dit a t le n g th , it isth em o s t

a n c ie nt o fa ll. I t c o n s is tsof s ixh u n d re dy e a rs , or 7 2 0 0S o lar m o n th s ,

o r2 1 9,1 4 6 % d a y s , a n dth iss am en u m b e r of d a y s ,2 1 9,1 4 6 % ,g iv es6 0 0

y e a rs , c o n s is tin ge a c ho f3 6 5d a y s , 5h ou rs ,5 1m inu te sa n d3 6s e c o n d s ,

w h ic hd iffe rsle ssth a n3m inu te sfro m w h a t th ele ng thiso b s erv e d

tob ea t th isd a y."

"If o n th efirs t o fJ a n u a ry , a tn o o n ,an e w M o o ntoo kp la c ein

a n vp art o f th ehe a v e n s , it w o u ldta k epla c ea g a in ine x a c tly s ixh u n

d re dve a rs ,a t thes a m em o m e nt a n du n d e r th es a m eph y s ic a lc ir c u m -

1 2 4T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

s ta n c es .T h eS u n , s ta rsa n dpla n e tsw o u l da ll b ein th es a m er e la tiv e

p o s iti o n ." A n din c o rro b o ra ti o no fw h a t th isle a rn edd o c to rs ay s ,

P ro f. C a s s in i, o neo f th eg rea tm o d e rnas tro n o m e rs , d e c la re s" th is

N a ro s tob eth em o s tp e rfe c t o fa ll p e ri o d s ."

F ro m th is , th e n , w es e eth eutte rn o n s e ns eo fm o d e r nth e o s o p h -

ic a lm y s tic stry in gtotw is t a n dw a rptheh a rm o n ie so fn a tu ra l la w s

tos u i t th e ir d rea m y ,s e n tim en ta ls p e c u la tio n s .T h eN a ro se x istsin

s p ite o fe a c ha n de v e rya tte m p to fh a lluc in a te dm y stic stom a keit

c o n fo rm toth e ir e rro n e o u sd oc trin e s .

T h eL un i-S o la rC yc leo f6 0 0ye a rsisth ea b s o lu tem e a s u re m e n t

o fm e nta ld e v e lo pm e n t, a n dtheL u n i-S o lar c o n ju n c ti o n ,w h ic hco m

m e n c e sa n dte rm ina te sth isC yc le ,e v o lv esfo rthth ee m b ry o n ic c o n

d itio nsw h ic hs h all, d u rin gi tsru le ,b ec o m em a n ifes te dinth ep h y s ic a l

w o rld . It isn o t tru e , fro m ano c c u lt s ta n d -p o in t, th a t th eN aro s

s p e c iallyre fe rs toth eb irth o fs o m eg re a tS a v io u r o rR e fo rm er. It is

o n lyt ru e , th a tth ec o n d itio nsw h ic hth i sN a ro n icco n ju n c tio ne v o lv e

p re p a r eth ew a yan dc a ll fo rt hth em a nor m e n ,w h os h a ll a c t asth e

p io n e ersinth ew o rld 'sn e e do f ah ig h e r a n dam o re lib e ra l tea c h in g .

A t th es a m etim e it w ill a lw ay sb efo u n d th a ts o m ev e ryp ro m ine n t

te a c h er o r re fo rm e r isb o rni n toth ew o r lda ta b o u t th es a m et im e ,

n o td efin ite lyto a n yn a tio no rc o u n try , o re x a c tly o ntim e ,w ith ina

g e n e ratio no r tw o, b u ta lw a y sn e a r tothep e rio do f th eC y c le ; b u t

s u c ht e a c h e rsa n d la w -g iv e rs a ren o t th ec a u s eo fth eN a ro s , ne ith e rd o

th e ybe c o m ein c a rn a te dtofu l fill th eC yc le ,a sth eC o u n te s sof C a ith

n e s sve ryfo o lis hlyim a g in e s , b u t th e yap p e a rs im p l ya sth eres u lt

o f in cre a s e dm e n ta le n e rg ie s , o r inth ed o w n w a rda r co f th erac e

th e yap p e a r toc ry s ta lliz ethee x is tin g tru th sa n dv e il th o s e th in g s

w h ic hh a v ec e a s e d tob eo fu sea n dw h ic hm a yb e c o m e as o u rc eof

e v il.

Ab rief o u tlin eof th isth re ado fm e n ta l e v o lu tio nc a nb etra ce d ,

b yn o t in gth a tG ua ta m aB u d d h aa p p e a re di n6 0 0B .C . o r th e re a b ou ts ,

a n dtha t6 0 0y e a r sla te r th eJ e w is hR e form e r, A p p o lo n iu so fT ya n n a ,

a p p e a re du p o nth es c e n eo f thew o rld 'shis to ry , th enina n o th er 6 0 0

y e a rs M a h o m e t, w i thh isw a rli k eis s u e sca m eu p o nthep la n e so f

h u m a ne x is te n c e . A n o th e rN a rosp a s s e sa w a yw h e nw eh a v eac o m

p le te h o s to f in sp ire dre fo rm e rs ,a n dtheR e fo rm a ti o nb e g a n , viz .,

1 2 0 0A.D . to1 3 0 0A .D .a n dlas tly ,w eb r id g ey e ta no th e rc y c le o f th e

S u na ndL o ;w eh av e1 8 8 1A .D . a n dn a tu rallya ll e y esa relo o k in g

N A R O N I A1 2 5

fo ra no th e rS a v iou r. T h eA d v en tis tss p e ako f th es ec o n dc o m in go f

C h ris t.T h eS h a k ersc la im th at H eh a sa l re a d yc o m e inth efo rmo f

M o th e r A n nL e e .O nth eo th e r h a n dth eM orm o n ss a yt h a tJ o s e p h

S m ith isth em o d ernM e s s ia h .

It is n o to fc o u rs en e c e s s a ry tos a yth at a ll o f the s ee a rn e s t,a n d

d o u b tl e s sw e ll m ea n in gs e c ts , a rew ro n g , o u tra g e o u slyine rro r, b e

c a u s en os u c hM e ss ia hw ill a pp e a r, a t lea s tn o t to th e m .H ew i ll

m o v ei nth ew o rld q u iteu n s u sp e c te da st oH istru ea n dre a lg re a tn e s s ;

H ew il l d oH isw orkc o m p a ra ti v e lyu n k n o w ntoth ew orlda t la rge ;

H ew il l b elo o k e du p o na sa no rd in a ryind iv id u a lb y th o s ew h ok n o w

H im ;H ew ill s u ff e r th ev ile st k in do f pe rs e c u tio na t th eh a n dso f

th eInv e rs iv ee lem e n tw h od rea dth efo rceo f th ep r in c ip le sH ew ill

le a v eb e h in dh im . H isg re a te st frie n d s , th o u g hm y s t ifie da sto H is

re a l na tu re ,w ill n e v e rg ra s pH isre a l re a lityu n ti l H eisb e yo n dth e ir

p u rv iew .T h eM e s sia n icM e s s e ng e ro f th ea g e sw ill no tb efu lly

k n o w nu n til H eh asp a s s e dth ro u g hth ev alle yo f th es h a d o w o f d e a th ,

a n dis b e y o n dth ep o w e ro f thew o rldto fla tte ro r c o n d e m n .

T h eJ ew sw e relo ok in gfo r aM o n a rc h ,a n d as ig nfrom h e a v e n ;

th es ig nc a m e ,b ut th eM o n a rchm a te ria li z e du n d e rav e ryd iffere n t

fo rm f ro m w h a t the ye x p e c te d . H ec a m ea s th es o no f ac a rp e n ter.

S oth eC h ris tia n so f to -d a yarelo o k in g fo r th ep o m pa n dg lo ry o fa

C e le s t ia lK in g . Th e y , to o ,a r elo o k in gf o r as ig nf ro m h e a v e n ; th e

s ig nca m ew iththeg re a tp e ri h e lio no fth ep la n e t i n1 8 8 0a n d1 8 8 1 ,

a n dw em a yd e p e n du p o nit th at th ete a c he rw a sth e re , re a d ya nd

w illing ,b u t th ew o rldk n o w sH im n o t, n or w ill it; th etim eh asp a s s e d

a n dH ec a no n lybek n o w nb yt h eg e n e ra ti o n sw h ic haretofo llow .

H o p e , F a itha n dC h a rityw e re th es y m b o ls o f th eN a za re n e .T h e y

w e rene e d e dinH i sd a ya n dti m e ,b u tL if e ,L ig h ta ndL o v ea re th e

g re a t re q u ire m e n t so f to -d a y ; th e ya ret h ep re s s in gn e e d so fth eh o u r.

H a v in gg iv e no u r s tu d e n tss o m eb rie f in sig h t in tot h ep u re lym a

te ria l a s p e c to f th eN a ro sw ew ill n o t sp e a ko f its in fin iter a m ific a tio ns

u p o nt h ep h y s ic a l p la n e ,b u t re v e a l ah id d e nm y s te ry , am y s te r yth a t

m a n yoc c u lt s tu d en tsh a v eh inte da t, s p ok e no f, a n de v e na tte m p te d

tod e f in e ,b u ts o fa r th e yh av efa ile dt og ra s pe it h e r itsp h i lo s o p h y ,

b a s is , o r itsp o te n c y .

T h ee so te rica s p ec to f th eN aro sisk n o w ntoth eo cc u lt In itiate s

a sth eM y s te ryo f N a ro n ia ,a ndre fe rsto th ee x p a n sio na n dc o ntra c

tio nof th eh u m a nc o n s titu tion .A sas o rt o f illu s t ra tio nle t u sta k e

1 2 6T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

th em otio no f th e tid e s , th ee b ba n dth e flo w .W h e n th eS u na ndth e

M o o noc c u p yth esa m ep la n ein re fe re n c e toth eE a rt h ,w eh a v e th e

h ig hsp rin gtid e s, e tc . It is th es a m eup o nth em e nta lp la n e , w ith

th eh um a nb ra in . T h eb ra ino f m a n ,m a g n etic a lly ,e xp a n d sa n dbe

c o m e s illu m in a te db yth eL u n i -S o la r in fl u x , fro m then e w tothefu ll

M o o n , a tw h ic hti m eth ism a g ne ticfo rc e isa t itsm a x im u m . It is

h ig ht id e ,s oto s a y ,a n dth os ew h oh a v e th ec a rean de x p e rie nc eo f

lu n a ti c sw ill v e r ifyth efa c t , th a t, th eyb e c o m ep erfe c ta s tron o m ic a l

c a le n da rso f th eM o o n 'sin c rea s ea n dd e cre a s eo f li g h t.

L e tu s ta k eas tepfu rth e r, an dw eth e nc o m etoth e re a ld o m in

io n sof N a ro n ia . S H Eisth eC Y C L Eo f th eS O U La n den a c tsu p o n

th es piritu a lp lan eo fh u m a ne x is te n c e , as im ila r se rie so fe ve n tsto

th o s eo f th eN a rosu p o nth em u n d a n es p h ereo f life . H e n c e ,w ec a n

tra c e ap e rfe c t an a lo g yb e tw ee nth em o ti o n so f th e lu m in a rie s in

s p a c ea n dth ere vo lu tio no f pu re lyp s y c hice n titie sw ith inth eo d y lic

s p h e re o fm a n .

E a c hye a ro f life, th eE a rth , inh e ro rbit, tra n s it sth ep o in t in

s p a c ew h ic hs h eoc c u p ie da tap e rs o n 'sbirth ,o r in o th e rw o rds , th e

S u nretu rn stothes a m es ig na n dd e g re eo f th eZ o d ia cth a th eo c c u p ie d

inth eh o ro s c o p e . Inth istran s it, th eSo la r fo rc e re n e w sth e lifee n

e rg ie so f th eS o ul a n dre g a lva n iz e sth e mw itha d d it io n a l fo rc e (w e

a res pe a k in gs p ir itu a lly ,u n de rs ta n d ). Th e s eg e rm so fn e w fo rce sa re

V irtu es ,P o w e rs , P o te n c ie sa ndD e ifica t trib u te so f th eg re a t S o la rO rb .

T h e yares p iritu al o v u m s ,o r s e e d so fh um a np o s s ib i litie s ,a n d if c o n

s c io u slyn o u ris h eda n dc h e rish e dw ill e vo lv ep o w e rs a n ds ta te sw ith in

th eH um a nS o u l, w h ic hc o rre s po n dinth e i ra c tio nto o u rh id d e n

s p irit u a la ttrib ute s . If u n n otic e d ,u n c are dfo r, the yre m a inun til o th e r

fo rc e sp o la riz et h e m ,a n dth enp a s so n w ardd o w nth eir c y c le .

W h e nt h eM o o n , in th ec o u rs eo fh e rm o ti o n ,a rriv e sa t th es a m e

p la c ed u rin ge a c hm o n th ,s h e im p re g n a te s th e s es e e dsa n de n d o w s

th e m w ithm a g n e ti clife ; th e re fo re , inano c c u lt s en s e ,s h ec on fe rs

u p o nhu m a n ityth ep o w e rsa n dp o s s ib iliti e so fm a g ica l fo rc e s . It is

th isLu n i-S o la ri n flu xo fN a ro n iaw ith in th eh u m a nc o n s titu tion , th e n ,

th a t co n tro lsth e re a l fo u n d atio na n db as iso fs p ir itu a ld e v e lo p m e n t

a n do cc u lt p o w e r.

R e m e m be r th e s em os t im p o rta n t fa c ts , th en ,a n d ,g u id e db yy o u r

o w ns piritu a l in tu itio n sint h em a tte r, u s eth isk no w le d g ea c co rd in g

toth e lig h tw h ichN a tu reh a sa lre a d yg iv e ny o u ,o r w h ic hy o us h a ll

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h e re a f te r re c e iv e. W eh a v erev e a le dtoyo uth em y s te ryo fN a ron ia ;

h a v egiv e ny o ua no u tlin es k etc ho f its b a s isinN atu re ,a n di tsp h il

o s o p h y inh u m a nev o lu tio n ,a sn e a ra sit isp o s s ib l ew ith o u tle a d in g

y o uo ut o fy o u r sa fep a th ,o r b rin g in gyo un ig hu n t od a n g e ro u sg ro u n d .

F o r tho s ew h oa re re a d ytou t iliz eth is m y s te ry ,w ha tw eh a v e

h e resa idw ill b ep la ina n dea s yo fc o m pre h e n s io n . F o r th o s ew h o

a ren ot y e t re a d y, re s ta s s u re d , it isw is e r tow a itu n til y o ur s p iritu a l

n a tu re ism o reh ig h lyd e v e lo pe d .

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S O U LKN O W L E D G E

T H EL O G O S ,O R B O O KO FW IS D O M

E X P L A N A T O R YN O T E : T h eA ta m aBo d h ao rB o oko fS o u l Kn o w le d g e , i sc o p ie d

fro m a fre etra n sla tio no fav e ryA n c ie nt S a n s k rit M a n u s c rip t, w ritte nu po nP a lm

L e a v e s, a n dc a n n ot b eo b ta in ede x c e p t in ra rea n di s o la te dB u dd h is tc o n v en tsin

th erem o tep a rts o f In d iaa n dT a rta ry . I t isth e re fo rep la c e da t th ed is po s a lo f

N e o p h yte sa sav alu a b leM a n u sc rip t, o f anu n iq u ea nde x c e e d in glyra rew o r ko f

g re a t m e rit. T .H .B u rg o y n e , P riv a teS e cre ta ry .

B O O KI

T H EL O G O S ,O R B O O KO FW IS D O M

"T h eQ u a litie sc an n o tk n o w thes o u l (D ivin eE g o ),

B u t theS o u lk n o w sa ll Q u a lit ie s ." M o k a h.

"K n o wth eD iv in it yth a t isw i th iny o u ,

T h a t yo um a yk n o wth eD iv in eO n e ,

O fw h ic hy o u rS o ul isb u t ar a y ." P ro c lus .

"H ew hos e e sa ll th in g sintheS o u l, a n d th eS o u l i na ll th in gs ,d o e s

n o ts l ig h ta n y th in g . It ism orere fin e d th a na na tom ,a n dc a n no tb e

a p p ro ac h e db ya rgu m e n ta tio n . T h etru lyw is e ,k n o w ingth eu b iq uito u s

S o u l, w h ic hs e e s th ew a k e fu l a n dth ep rofo u n d lys lee p in gs ta tes ,d on o t

m o u rn . T h eS o u l i sp u re ,b e c au s eit d o e sn o tp a rticip a teintheQ u a l

itie s ; it isd is t in c t fro m theQ u a litie s, b e c a u s ei t is , its e l f, w is d o m ."

F ro m th eS a n s k rit w o rk ,K a th a.

"K n o w , th e n , th a t s a lv a tio ni sn o ta tta in e db yu tterin gM a n tras ,

o rb y th eb u rn in go f in c e n s e , o ro b s e rv in gth o u s a n dso f fa s ts . U n til

th einc a rn a te dS ou lk n o w sth at h eisd ivin e ,h ec a nn o ta tta in s a lv a

tio n ." M a h a n irv a naT a n tra .

"A sin ad e a m o n d (M a g ic )m irr o w ,o n ec a nn o ts e efo rm sre

fle c ted ,s oaS p i rit w ithim m a tu reo rg a nsc a n n o ta t ta ink n o w led g e .

A sin u n rip efru i t, s w e e t ju ic ec a n n o t befo u n d ,s o isk n o w le dg en o t

fo u n d ina nu n d e ve lo p e do rg a nis m .T h ek no w le d g eo f th eD iv in e

e le m e nt b e in gin u s , is , th e re fo re , th e firs t re q u is ite ,a n dasw ea c q u ir e

th a t kn o w le d g e ,w ep ro g re s si nth ed e v e lo p m e n to fth ein n e r li fe ,a n d

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a n yp ro te s ta g a ins t th a tk n o w le d g es h u ts u so u t from th eS p iri tu a l

L ife ." Y a g n a v a l Ky a .

A T A M AB O D H A

I. T h i sb o o ko f So u lK n o w le d geisc o m p o se dfo r th o sew h oh a v e

e ffa c edth e ir s insb yp e n ite nc e ,w h oh a vea tta in e d th ep e rfe c t tra n

q u illi ty ,w h oh a ved e s tro y e d th e ir p a s s io n s ,a n dw hoa s p ireto th e

fin a l d e liv e ra n c e.

II. O f a ll m e a n s , th e reisb ut o n e ,K n o w le d g e , th a t ise ffic a cio u s

fo r theo b ta in in go fd e liv e ran c e ,e v e nasth e reis n oc o o k in gw ith o u t

fire , c a no n en o t a rriv ea t f in a ld e liv era n c ew ith ou tK n o w le d ge .

III. Fo rw a n to f b e in go p p o s edtoit, a ctio nk n o w sn o t tore p uls e

ig n o ran c e ,b u tK no w le d g ed is sip a te sig n ora n c e ,a sl ig h td is s ipa te s

th ed ark n e s so f he a v yc lo u d s .

IV .F ette re dinso m ew is eb y ig n o ra n c e , b u ta g a inbe c o m in gfree

w h e nsh eisd e s tr o y e d(A tm a , A tm a ,S p iri t, o rH u m a nS o u la n d

B ra h m a, d iv in eS ou l) b e c o m e so f its e lf r e s p le n d e n t o fg re a t li g h t,

a sth es u nu p o ndis a p p e a ra n c eo f th ec lou d s .

V .A ft e r th eD iv in eS o u l (B rah m a ), tro u ble db yig n ora n c e ,h a s

b e e npu rifie db y th ee x e rc is eo fk n o w le dg e , th ek n ow le d g eits elf

v a n is he s(d iffu s es ), e v e na s th eg ra inKa la k ainw ate r.

N O T E : K a la k aisus e dinm a n yp a rtso f Ind iatop u ri fys ta g n a n t a n db ra c k is hw a te r.

T h en atu ra lp u rif ie rsa rev e r yv a lu a b le inth eE a s t,a n dth eKa la k ah e re re fe rre d

tod iss o lv e sim m ed ia te lyw h e np la c e din w a te r, h e n ceth ep a s s ag e , "D iffu se se v e n

a sth eG ra inK a lak ainw a te r. " T h es tu d en t isa ls oh e rere fe rr e dtoa ninte re s tin g

a c c o u nt o f th es w e e te n in go f b ra c k is hw ate rsinth e1 5 th .C h a pte ro f th eB o o ko f

E x o d u s. "S oM o s e sb ro u g h t Is ra e l fro m theR e dS e a , a n dth e yw en to u t int h e

w ild e rn e s so fS h ur, a n dth e yw e n t th re ed a y sinth ew ild e rn e s sa n dfo u n dn o

w a te r, a n dw h e nt h e yc a m eto M o ra h , th e yc o u ldn o t d rin ko f thew a te rso f

M o ra h , fo r th e yw e reb itte r, a n dth ep e op lem u rm u reda g a in s tM o s e ss a y in g, w h a t

s h a ll w ed rin k ?an dh e(M o s e s) c rie du n t oth eL o rd , a n dth eL ords h o w e dhim

atre e, w h ic h ,w he nh eh a dc as t it in to th ew a te rs th e yw e rem a d es w e e t," e tc .M a n y

k in d so fp la n tsw ill c la rify w a te ra n dm a k eit s w e et, th es a m ea sth eo a kc u llin g s

u s e di nth ew a te r so f th ela ndo fL aG ron d c .

V I. S im ila r totheim a g eo fad re a m , th ew o rldisco n tin u a lly

tro u b le db ylo v e , b yh a te ,a ndo th e rp a ss io n s .A sl o n ga sth ed re a m

la s ts , it a p p e a rs tob ere a l, b u to na w ak e n in g , it p a s s e so ni n ton o n -

re a lit y .

V II. Th ep h e n o m e na lw o rlda p pe a rsa sre al, e v e na s th eo y s te r

s h e ll a p p e a rsto b es ilv e r, aslo n ga sBra h m aisn ot k n o w n ,H e th a t

isa b ov ea ll th ing s , in d iv is ib le .

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V III.' A ll th ev arie tie so f be in ga rec om p ris e din th eO n eB e in g ,

v e ritab lea n din te llig e n t, w hoisb o u n du pw itha ll , e te rn a l, a ll p e n e

tra ting ,e v e na sg o ldisinall v a rie ty o fo rn a m e n ts .

IX .E ve na sth eair, d ire c to r o f th eo rga n so fs e n se , th eM a s te r,

s u s c e ptib leo fd iv e rs ea ttribu te s ,a p p e arsa sd is ti n c t, b yre as o no f th e ir

d is tinc tio n s ,b u t w h e nth e s ea ttrib u te sa red e s tro ye d(la te n t) , it v ir

tu a lly b e c o m e so ne .

X .B yv irtu eo fth e s ed iv e rs ea ttrib u te s, s p e c ie s , n a m e sa n ddif

fe re n t s ta te sa re c o m m u n ic a tedtoth eS pirit, inthes a m ew is ea s

d iffe re n tc o lo rs a retoth ew a te r.

X I. T heb o d y , fo rm e do f th eco m b in a tio no f th ee le m e n tstoth e

n u m b e r o f fiv e ; Fire ,E a rth , A ir, W a te r a n dV ita l Bre a th ;p ro du c e d

b yth ee ffe c to f a c tio n(E n e rg y ), th u sf o rm sth es ea to fp e rc ep tio n

o fp lea s u rea n dof p a in .

X II. Th es u b tlebo d y(A s tra l B o d y ), w h ichisn o t theis s u eo f

th efi v eg ro s s e r e le m e n ts ,b ut w h ic his u n ite dw ith th efiv ebre a th so f

life , w ithth efac u ltyo f in te rio rc o m p re h e n s io n(M a n a s ), w ith in

te llige n c e(B u d d hi), a n dth e te no rg a n s , isth ein stru m e n to f th e

p e rc e ptio no f th e in te rio rs en s e s .

X III. T h ea n -b e g in n in g(in d e f in ite ), ig no ra n c ew itho u tb e g in

n in g( u n d e fin e d ), isc a lle dt h ec a s u a l attrib u te , bu tw h ic hd i ffe rs

e s s e n t ia llyfro mth a t trip licityo fa ttr ib u te s ,w h ic histob eu n d e r

s to o da sS p irit ( A tm a n a m A v a dh a v y ).

X IV . I nu n io nw it hth efiv een v e lo p e s(Fiv eR o g a s ), th ep u re

S p irit , o rS o u l, s u b s is tsa s th en a tu re o fo n eo rt h eo th e r, ab s o lu te ly

inth es a m ew is e , a sac ry s tal re fle c ts th ec o lo rs o f th ev a ri o u sm a tte rs

th a t areb ro u g h t n e a r it.

X V .S t riv eb yc o ns e c ra tin gtheth o u g h t (m in d ) toli b e ra teth e

s u p re m eS o u l, p u r ea n dfre eof th ee n v e lo p e s(E le m en ts ) tow h ic h

s h eis u n ite d , tha t th eb o d ya n dth eo the r, inth es a m ew is easis

s ifte d th eg ra in fro m th ec h aff.

N O T E : T h ee le m e n t sh e rere fe r re dtoa re th es a m einte llig e n tfo rc e sg e n e ra te db y

th es o-c a lle dfo ur p rim a rye le m e n tsfire, e a rth ,a i ra n dw a te r, a n dm a ybea p p ro p ri

a te ly d e s ig n a te d th eE le m e n talso f th eAs tra lP la n e, w h ob e c o m ea c tiv ea ge n tsin

th efi e ryc irc u lus ,o ra s tra l z o n e ,o fth eth irdo r fo u rthd im e n s io n so f s p a c e .T h e y

a res ou lle s s ,s e m i-m a te ria l, m a g n e ticb ein g s ,a n dareth ec h ief, a n dina g re a t

m a jo ri tyo fc a s e s, th eo n lyca u s e so f thep h y s ic a l p h e n o m e n akn o w ntom o de rn

s p irit u a lis m . It isth e s ee lem e n ta ls ,a ndinfa c tth isA s tra l P la n eth a t c o n s titu te s th e

w e ll-kn o w nD w e llerso nth ethre s h o ldin O c c u ltis m .

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X V I. Th eS o u l, a l th o u g hit p en e tra te sintoa ll th ing s ,d o e sn ot

m a n ifes t its e lf i na ll p la c e s; b u t it b ec o m e sm a n if e s t inin tellig e n c e

(th o u gh t), a sth e re fle c tio no nth es u rf a c eo f am i rro r.

X V II. T h eS p irit m u s tb ed is t in g u is h e df ro m th eb o dy , th eo rg an s

o fs e ns e , th ein te rio rs e n s ea n dth ein te llig e n c e , w h oh a sp e r fe c te d

itsn atu re , inthes a m ew is ea satru eKin gw a tc h e sh isa tte n da n ts .

N O T E : T h eD iv in eS p irit, o r Eg o ,a sa ls o th eD iv in eS o u l, m u s t n o t, u n d e r a n y

c irc u m s ta n c e s ,b ec o n fo u n d e dw ithth erea s o n(m in d ) . In te llig en t re a s o n , e tc ., a re

b u tv arie de x p re ss io n so fS o ul o nth ee xte rn a lp la ne ,a n dd ono te x is ta t a ll w ith in

th ep urere a lm o f S p irit p ro pe r.

X V III. A slo n ga s th eo rg a n so fs e n s ea r eina c tio n, th eS p iri t

isa p pa re n tlya c t in ginth esa m ew is e , asth eM o o na p p e a rsto b ein

m o tio n, w h e nth ec lo u d sp a s sb y .

X IX .H a v in gre c o urs etoth eVita l fo rc eo f th eS p ir it, th eb o dy ,

th eo rg a n so fs e ns e , th ein terio rc o m p reh e n s io na n d th eth o u g hts

(M in d ) a c c o m p lis h th e ir re s p ec tiv efu n c t io n s ,a sm end oth e ir d a ily

w o rkbyth elig h t o f th eS u n .

X X . It isth ro u g ha b s e n c eo f d is c e rn m e n t , th a t th e liv in ga n d

in te ll ig e n tS p iri t isa ttrib ute d , th eq ua litie so r a c tio n so f th eb o d y ,

a n dtheo rg a n so f s e n s e ,a st h e reisa tt rib u te dablu ec o lo r t oth e

firm a m e n t.

X X I. Ac tio na n doth e rq u a liti e sth a tb e lo n gtoth ea ttrib u te so f

th eM an u s(in te ri o rc o m p re h e ns io n ), a re p la c e dint h eS p irit, th ro u g h

ig n o ran c eo n ly , ev e na sth em o tio no f thew a v e sis s u p p o s e dto b e

c a u s e db yth eM o on 'sre fle c ti o no nth ew a te r.

X X II. P a s s io n s , de s ire s ,p le as u re s ,a n dp a in ,d w e ll inth eh u m a n

m in d , ina slo n ga sit e x is ts inre a lity. Inth es ta teo fp ro fo u n ds le e p ,

w h e ni t c e a s e sto b e , th e y , asw ill a re n om o re , the yb e lo n g , th e re

fo re , toth ein tellig e n c e ,n ot toS p irit (S o u l).

X X III. E v e na sc le a rn e s sist h ep re -e m ine n tq u a lity o f th eS u n,

h e a t of fire ,a lsofo llo w in g inn a tu re , th eS p irit, e s s e n tia ll yislife ,

b e a tit u d e ,e te rn i ty ,p u rity .

X X IV . T h eliv in ga n dth ein tellig e n tp a rt o fS p irit (A tm a n )a nd

a c tiv i tyo f in te l lig e n c ea re d is tin c t thin g s .W h e nb yig n o ra n ceth e y

a reide n tifie d ,th ep e o p les ay"I k n o w ."

X X V . Th e reisn oc h a n g efo r Sp irit, th e r eisn o te ve nk n o w le d ge

fo r thein te llig en c e ; th eS o ul, k n o w in ga ll th in g s ine x c e s s , iss u b je c t

toill u s io n s ,s o fa ra stos ay , "I a c t."

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N O T E : T h eo n eg rea t th in gn e ed fu l fo ra llN e o p h y te s istoth o ro u g h lyre a l iz eth e

v a s t diffe re n c ebe tw e e nth eap p e a ra n c e sa n dth ere ality .T h e re ism u c htha tc o u ld

b eim pre s s e da st oth es ta te w h ic hw ill e n a b leo n e tod is tin g uis hb e tw e e n tru th

a n da pp e a ra n c eo f tru th .K n o w , th e n , th at a ll th in gsp o s s e s s ingfo rm a n dw e ig h t

a ren ot w h a t th e ys e e m ,b u t areo n lye x te rn a l re p res e n ta tiv e so f am o rei n te rio r

S p irit u a lc o rre s po n d e n c e .T h eH u m a nE g o , lik eth ediv in eS o u l, p o s s e s s e sn e ith e r

fo rm no rw e ig h t; th e ya reth ep u refo rm le s se m a n a ti o n so fB ra hm a .T h a tw hic h

w em a y te rm S o u l isb u t th eex te rn a le x pre s s io no f th ein te rior S o u l, in its e lf

in v is ib le .

X X V I. If h eta k eh im s e lf fo r th ein d iv idu a lS o u l, as(b ym is tak e )

o n etak e saro p e fo r as e rp e nt, th eS p ir it c o n tra c t sag re a t f rig h t, b u t

w h e nhec o m e sto u n d e rs ta n d , "I a m n o tth eS o u l, b ut th es o v e re ig n

S p irit ," h eisfr e e dfro m a ll fe a r.

X X V II. T h eS p irit (S o u l) o f i ts e lf c a u s estoa p p e a r th eo rg a n so f

s e n s e , a n da t th eir h e a d , in te llig e n c e( m in d ), a sa la m pillu m in a te s

av a s ea n do th e r o b je c ts .B u t th eS p irit , initsrea ls e lf, is n o t illu m i

n a te db yth e s eine rt th in g s .

X X V III . T h eS p iri t (S o u l) w h os ec o n d itiono fb e in g isk n o w le d ge ,

d e s iresn o t th ekn o w le d g eo f a n o th e ro n th es u b je c t o f itso w nk n o w

le d g e , inth es a m ew is ea sa la m pg iv in g itso w nli g h t, h a sn on e e d

fo ra no th e r la m p , tob es e e n .

N O T E : O r ino th e r w o rd s ,h a v in ga tta in e d th ea b s o lutec o n d itiono f th eA t -o n e -m e n t,

it c a nn o tp o s s ib l yb ea id e dbya n yo u ts id eo re x te rn a lh e lp , se e in gth a t it iso n e

w itht h eF a th e r.

X X IX . O n eh a v in g re c o g n iz e dt h eU p a d h is , o ra ttrib ute s ,w ith o ut

e x c e p t io n ,s a y in g, "T h isisno t, T h isis n o t," le t h im re c o g n iz eth e

u n ity o f th eS u p re m eS p irit, a n do f th eS o u l, b yv i rtu eo f th eg re a t

w o rd s , h a v in gre je c te da ll thea ttrib u teso f th in g s te m p o ra lw iths u c h

te rm sa s , "It is n o t, It isno t," le th im s triv eto d is c e rntheid e n tity o f

G o d(Bra h m a )a n do f th eS o u l, b u to b s e q uie db yth ec e le b ra te d

w o rd so fH o lyW ri t, "T h o ua rt H e ," T h is S o u l isB rah m a(G o d ),

"I a mH e ."

X X X .W h a te v e rc lea v e stoth eb o d yisth ep ro d u c to f ig n o ra n c e ,

it is v is ib le , it isp e ris h a blea sab u bb le ,b u t in th a t, w h ichh a sn o t

s u c hm a rk so fd istin c tio n , let th ep u re B e in gb erec o g n iz e d , sa y in g

o fh im s e lf, "I a mB ra h m a ."

X X X I. (T h u ss a y s th eS o u l): Toc o n ta inan yd iffe re nc efro m th e

b o d y , Ie x p e rie n cen e ith e rb i rthn o rd e ath ,n o ra g e, n o rd e c rep titu d e ,

n o re xtin c tio n , an da m d is c o nn e c te dfro mth eo rg a n so fs e n s e . Ih a v e

n op o in to fa tta ch m e n t toth eir o b je c ts , e v e nlik e ac irc le ,w h e no n e

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c o m e s tok n o w th eS o u lb yth e in te llig e nc eo fS c riptu re ,o n earriv e s

a t th es p e c u la tives c ie n c eo f th eS o u l, w h ic hish ere inre s u m edinF iv e

S lo k a s. T h efirs t s te pinth ew a yo f lif eisre a d ingth eS a c redB o o k s ;

th es ec o n dism e dita tio n ,w h ere inth elan g u a g eo fth eS o u l is

u n d e rsto o d .

N O T E : T h ela n g u a geo f th eS o ul isn o t, i nitss trict s e n s e , Intu itio n ,b ut isth a to ne

s o leattrib u teo f th es p iritua l in te llige n c e ,v iz ., D iv in eP e rc e p tio n . Intu itio nc a n

o n lybec a lle dthela n g u a g eof th eS o u l u p o nth em oree x te rn a l p la n e so f m a n ife s te d

B e in g .

X X X II. B e in gfre edfro m th eM a n a n ,o rm in d 'ss e n tim e n ts ,Id o

n o te xp e rie n c ep ain ,p a s s io n , h a te , fe a r , lo v e ,o r o th e rp a s s io n so r

a ffe c t io n s .Ia mth a tw h ic hi se s ta b lis he db yth epre c e p to f re v e la tio n ,

w ith o ut b re a th ,w ith o u tM a n u s, a b s o lu te l yp u re .

X X X III . O fB ra h m a isb o rnth eb re a tho f life(P ra n a), th em in d;

a ll theo rg a n so f s e n s ea reair, th ew ind , lig h t, w a te ra n de arth ,n u rs ing

a ll tha tw h ic he xis ts .

X X X IV . Ia m w ith ou tq u a lity , w ith o u ta c t iv ity ,e te rn a l, w ith o ut

w ill, w ith o u t im pu rity ,w ith ou tc h a n g e , w ith o u t fo rm , fo re v e r lib e ra te d ,

p e rfe ctlyp u re .

X X X V . Ia m a sth eE th e r, p e n etra tin ga ll th in g s ,w i th o u ta n d

w ith in. I a m w itho u t im p e rfe ctio n s ,e v e r th es a m ei na ll, p u re in

p a s s ion s , im m a c u la te , im m o v a ble .

X X X V I. H ew h ois e te rn a l, p u re , fre e ,o ne ,e n tire ly h a p p y(in

th es up re m eh a p p in e s s ), w ith ou td u a lity (u n d iv id e d ), v e rita b le, re a l,

e x is ten c e ,S c ie n ce , th eIn finite , th es up re m eO n e , (B ra h m a )I a m H e .

N O T E : T h e reisn os u c hth in ga ss e n tim e nt re c o g n iz edw ith inthep a leo f pu re

o c c u lt is m ;s e n tim e n ta lw a y scre a te sfo r its e lf, s o m eg ra n did ea lo fa na pp a re n t

re a lit y ,w h ic hin its e lf isbu tM a y ao r illu s io n .

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E X P L A N A T O R YN O T E : It m u s tb eb o rn einm in db yth er e a d e r th a t th es e c o n dp a rt

o f th eB o o ko fW is d o m isinr e a lityac om m e n ta ry , or e x p la n a ti o no f th ef irs tB o o k ,

a n dh ere iniss e t fo rthth eac tu a ls e c retso f th eKo s m o s .T h ew h o lea rc a nao fH in d u

O c c u lt is m ish e re la idb a reof itsa rc a nete rm sa n d itsm e ta p hy s ic s ,s obe w ild e rin g

toW e ste rnm in d s . It m e a n stheIn itia tiono f th eS ou la n da ssu c h , it m u st b ec o n

s id e redw h o llya pa rt fro m a n y in te rn a lfo rm u la ,o r c e re m o n ia l rite ,c o n s eq u e n tly ,

it c o r re s p o n d sm ys tic a llyw it hth ep e rfec ta t-o n e -m e n to f th ee a rlyp rim i tiv e

C h ris t ia n s ,w h ot a u g h t th a tth ek in g d o mo fh e a v e n( th ere g io no fB ra h m a ) w a s

w ith in. T h efu ll re a liz a tio no f th isw il l s u re lyb r in gu n totheN e o p h y te th a tp e a c e

o fG o dw h ic hp a s se tha ll u n d ers ta n d in g , o r th etru eN irv a n ao f o u rO rie n ta l

B re th re n .T .H . Bu rg o y n e .

B O O KO FW IS D O M

I. S u chac o n c e p t io n , "I a m Bra h m ah im s elf," in c e s sa n tlym a in

ta in e d, d is s ip a testh eh a llu cin a tio n sb orno f ig n o ra n c ee v e nasav a lu

a b lem e d ic in ed ri v e so u td is ea s e .

N O T E : It iso fg re a t im p o rta nc efo rN e o ph y te stofullyre a liz e th a t th eco n s ta n t

fo rm u la tio no fa nyid e a ,w ill , ind u eti m e(o th e r co n d itio n sbe in gfu lfil le d ), th ro u gh

ap ro ce s so fP s y ch ice v o lu tion ,c a u s ethes u b je c tiveid e a l to b e c o m ea nob je c tiv e

fa c t, o r fro m th ee m b ry o n icpla n eo f th es o u ls ta te, toe x is t a sare a l en tity ,a

v e ritab les p iritua l re a lity . T h isisth e tru es e c ret o f th ee vo lu tio no f th eS o u l-p o w e rs

e v o lv edb yO c c u lt tra in in g , an dw h ic hin d u etim epro d u c e sth ea ll p o te n t,p e rfe c t

m a n ,th eA d e p t.

II. S i ttin gins olitu d e , fre edfro m th ep a s s io n s , ha v in gc o m p le te ly

m a s te re dh iss e n se s , le t am anp ic tu ret oh im s e lf t h isS p irit, th es u

p re m eO n e , th ee te rn a llyIn fi n ite ,w ith ou ta llo w in gh isth o u g htstob e

d iv e rt e d .

N O T E : S o lita rym ed ita tio nis o n eo f th em e a n so fs uc c e s sinthes o u l'ss ea rc hfo r

B ra h m a. H ew h os ub m itsh im s e l f toth es ev e red is c iplin eo f th eA n c ie n t ri tu a lo f

tra in in g ,w ill b e inth eb e s t c o n d itio n toc o n te m p la te ,d ire c t lya n dw itho u t tro u b le ,

th eInfin iteB e ing , "O n e ," "I n d iv is ib le ."

T h ep hilo s o p h e rw ill h a v en oo th e r th o u gh t. T h a t is tos a y ,h i so w nin te l lig e n c e

w ill ha v eac o n s ta n ta p p lic a t io ntoB ra hm aa lo n e , bu t ton o th in go u ts id eo f th a t

m o s tH o ly , in te ri o rp la n e ; re a d ,w o rk , le a rn ,a n d in w a rd lydig e s t th ew o rd s

inth eN e w T e s ta m e n t; "re tire toth yc los e t, s e c re t ly ,w h e na lo n einth yc h a m b e r,

e tc . t op ra y ." T hisisth es olita rym e d i ta tio nre ferre dtob y th isA n c ie nt H in d u

w riting ,a n dw h e na lo n einthes e c re tc om m u n io nw it hy o u ro w nS o u l, b o w th y

h e a di nre v e re n c ea n da w eb e fo reth era dia n tv is itorsfro m th ew o rldb e y on d .

III. C o n s id e rin g th ev is ib le u n iv e rs ea sa n n ih ila tedinth eS pirit;

le t them a n ,p u re inin te llige n c e ,c o n tem p la tec o n t in u a llyth eo n e

S p irit , (S o u l), ash ew o u ldt h elu m in o u sE th e r.

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IV .T hisc o n tin u al fo rm a tio no f th eS o u l 'sid e a l, w h ic h , init s

s ile n t a s p ira tio ns ,a s s o c ia tesits e lf w i thth ed iv in eu n iv e rs al S o u l, e n

a b le s it toa tta i nth eu n io nw ithB ra h m a.

V .W h ens u c hu n ionisa tta in ed , th ep u re S o u lc a nf u llyre a lize

itsp re v io u sc o n ce p tio n sa n d th u sp a rticip a te sinall th ea ttr ib u te so f

th eInfin iteO n e .

V I. T he nk n o w in g th eh ig h e s t e s s e n c e ,h e re je c tsa l l th a t isdis

tin g u is h e db yn a m e ,b yfo rm , o ro th e rw ise ,a n dh edw e llsfirm l yin

th ea t -o n e -m e n t, w ithth es e lfe x is te n t, p e rfe c t, i n te llig e n t a n dh a p p y

B e in g .

V II. Th e reisn o t inth es u p re m eS p irit (S o u l) a n yd is tin c tio n

b e tw e enth ep e rc eiv e r, th ep erc e p tio na ndth eo b je ct p e rc e iv e d in

h isq ua lityo f theo n eb e in g , in te llig e nt a n dh a p p y. H es h in e sb yh is

o w nli g h t.

V III. T h u sw h e nt h efric tio no fm e d ita ti o n ,w ith o u t c e s s a tio n ,

ism a deu p o nth ew o rdo f th eS p irit, th e fla m ew h ichis s u e sthe re fo rm ,

c o n s u m e sa ll th ec o m b u s tib le m a tte ro fig n o ra n c e .

N O T E : T h ea n c ie n t S a g e sh a v ed e fin e dth e re c o m p e n s ea w a rd e dto h im w h oh as

c o n te m p la te d .T h eyh a v ere c o urs etoac om p a ris o nw hic hfre q u e ntlyp re s e n ts

its e lf toth eim ag in a tio no f H in d ow riters .A tm a , or th eS p iri t, islik e ne dtoth e

A ra n i, ah a rdw o odu s e dfo r f ric tio n ,as e c o n dA ra ni, th eM a n as ,o rm in d is

a p p liedtoth efi rs t. T h efri c tio no f the s etw ow o od sb e in gm ad e(th em inda n d

th eS pirit) c o n ti n u a lly ,b yt h ee x e rc is eo fs ile n t m e d ita tio n , th ek n o w led g eo f

tru esc ie n c e ,w h ic hp ro c e e d s fro m it a ft e r th em a n ne ro f aflam e(fro m fr ic tio n )

d e s troy sc o m p le telyth ec o m b us tib lep o rt io no f th ew o o do f ig no ra n c e ,e v ento

itsv eryro o ts ,w itha ll th a t w h ic hp ro ce e d sfro m i t. T h e nth ea s p ira n tfo rp e rfe c t

d e liv era n c eisc on firm e dinhisro y a lty , a n dfin d s th a th eh a sa c c o m p lis he dh isd u ty .

IX .W he nth ep re vio u sig n o ra nc eh a sb e e nd is s ip a te db yk n o w

le d g e (c o m p a ra b le toth elig ht o fd a w n ), th e nth eSp irit its e lfm a n i

fe s ts its e lf ina m a n n e r, s h in in glik et h eS u n .

X .T h eS p irit, a lw a y sa c c e s s ib le ,b e c o m esa sin a c c es s ib le ,a s th e

c o n s e qu e n c eo f ign o ra n c e .T h i sb e in gd iss ip a te d , it s h in e sa s fu llya n d

a strulya c c e s s ible , inth esa m ew is ea s je w e lso n am a id e n 's n e c k ,

th o u g hs h em a yh av efo rg o tte n th e m .

X I. T heS p irit o f life(P rin cip leo f lif e ) th eu n d iv id e dS o u l, th e

liv in gS o u l, isattrib u te d , bye rro r, to th es u p re m eB e in g ,o r B ra h m a ,

a sin c o n te m p tw ea ttrib u te , o r lik e ntheo u tw a rdph y s ic a l fo rm o fm a n

toth at o fh isC re a to r.

N O T E : A g a init is n e c e s s a ryt os a yw em us tn o tc o n fo u n dth eS ou lw ithth eg re a t

S p irit ; n e ith e rm u s tw ed is q uie to u rs e lve sb ytry ingto os o o n tod is tin g uis hin

o n e 's s e lf th eS ou l, th ep rinc ip a lo f ind iv id u a l li fe ,b u tb ec o n te n t to k n o w o n e 's

s e lf t ob eid e n ti c a lw ithth eu n iv e rs e , w ithB ra h m aH im s e lf.

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X II. Bu to n c eh a vin gs e e nth e tru en a tu r eo f th eS pirit o f lif e ,

th iserro rd is a p pe a rso f its elf.

X III. T h ek n o w le dg eth a t isbo rno f th ec o m p re h e n s io no f th e

b e in g , h a v in g ,o f h im s e lf, h i se x is te n c e inre a lity, d e s tro y sc o m p le te ly

th eign o ra n c eth at c a u s e su s tos a y , "I a m ," "I a mn o t," o r "t h a ta p p e r

ta in s tom e ," in th es a m em a nn e r th a t thelig h to f th eS u nd iss ip a te s

a ll d ark n e s sa n du n c e rta in ty inth ev is ib lere s p o n seo f th es ky .

X IV . Th eY o g i, thep o s s e s s o r o f ap e rfe ct d is c e rn m en t, c o n te m

p la te sa ll th in g sa ss u b s is ti n gw ith inhim s e lf, a n d th u s ,b yt h ee y eo f

k n o w led g e ,h ed isc o v e rsth a t a ll isb u t th eo n ea n d th es a m e , S p irit

o rS o ul.

N O T E : O u ra n c ie n t A u th o rw is he stos a yho w th eY o g i s e e s ,w itho u td is tin ctio n

inth eS p irit, a l l th a t isp erc e iv e din th ev is ib le w o rld ,w it hth ec h a rac te ro f

d iv e rsity .A ll thew o rldist h eS p irit, infa c t th eree x is tsno th in gb u t S p irit. It i s

s im ilar toc ro c k eryp la te s , ve s s e lsa n do th e ru te n sils ,w h ic ha rem a d eo f c la y ,n o

m a tte r w h a t th e ir s h a p e ,c o lor, a n ds iz em a yb e .A t th eb o tto mth e reisno th in g

b u tc la y .

X V .H ew h oisfrom th efo rc eo fv ita lity th ep o te n t m a nre je c ts

th eq ua litie so f th ea n te rio r a ttrib u te s, v iz ., b o dy ,m in d ,e tc ., a re ,o n

ah ig he rp la n e , on lyth ec o n ce p tio n so f ig n o ra n c e . H eb e c o m e sB ra h m a

b yre as o no f th ee s s e n tia ln atu reo fh is in te rio rf o rm a tiv eb ein g , th u s

h eis p e rfe c tlyha p p y ,e v e nasth ec h ry sa lisb e c o m in gth eb u tt e rfly .

X V I. Afte rh a v in g tra v e rs e dt h eg re a to ce a no f illus io n ;a fte r

h a v in gd e s tro y e d inh im s e lf t h ee v il G e nii o fp a s s io n ,o fh a te, a n d

o th e r v ic e s , th eY o g is h in e s in tim a te ly , c o lle c te d intra n q u il ity ,a n d

fin d sh isio yin th eS o u l.

X V II. R e n o u n c in ga ll a tta c h m en tstoa nex te rn a la n d fle e tin g

h a p p ine s s ,s a tis f ie dw ithth eh a p p in e s so f th eS o u l , th ew is em a nis

fo re v er re s p le n d en t inth einte rio r lig ht, a n d ,s im ila r toal a m pu n d e r

ag la sss h a d e ,d oe sh eh im s e lfp ro te c t.

X V III. T h eM u n i as c e tic ,a ltho u g hh es u bm itstoth ea ttrib u te s

o f th eb o d y ,b u t c o m p a ra b let oth eE ith er, n o tb e ings o ile db y th e

n a tu ral p ro p e rties ,s h o u ld , alth o u g hh ek n o w sa ll co m fo rt h im se lf,

a sa n ig n o ra n tm anp a s s in ga s th ew in d , d e ta c h e dfr o m a ll th ing s ,

y e tm ate ria l.

X IX . Fro m th em o m e n t th ea ttr ib u te sa re d e s tro y e d , th eM u n i

(A s c e t ic )e n te rs im m e d ia te ly in toth a tw h ic hp e n e tr a te sa ll thin g s

a sth ew a te r in to w a te ra n dair in toa ir , th efire in toth efi re .

X X .T hep o s s e s s ion ,a fte rw h ic hth e reis n o n eo th e r tod e s ire ,

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th efelic ity ,a b ov ew h ic hth ereisn og re a te r fe licity , th es cie n c e ,a b o ve

w h ic h th e reisn og re a te rs c ie n c e , le titb ek n o w n T h isisBra h m a .

X X I. Th e reisn ob e in gw ith in, w ith o u t, a b o v e ,o r be y o n dth e

O n eB ein g .A ll thein te rio r, m o v a b lew o r ld , isth es p irit o fth eO n e ,

a n dthee x te rn a l w o rldisth es a m es o u l. N o th in ge xis tsa p a rt fro m

th eO ne ,a n dth is O n eisB ra hm a .

X X II. T h es e e n(ob je c to fv isio n ), a fte r w h ic hn o thin gm o reis

d e s iredtob es e en , th ee x is te n c einu n io no fw h ic h th e reisnofre s h

b irth p o s s ib le ,th ek n o w le d g ea b o v ew h ichth e reis n ok n o w le d ge

d e s ired , le t it bek n o w n , Th isisB ra hm a .

X X III. T h eB e in g th a t fe e lsall inth ei n te rm e d ia ry, s u p e rio r a n d

in fe ri o r re lig io ns , liv in g ,in te llig e n t, h a p p y ,w it h o u t as e c on d(d u a lity),

e te rn al a n do n e , le t it b ek no w n , T h is isB ra h m a .

X X IV . T h a tw h ic h isd e s ig n a tedinth eB oo k so f th eV e d a n ta

u n d e r th em o d eo f e x is te n c e , re je c tin gall th a t is n o t fo r its o w ns e lf,

th eim p e ris h a b le , in c e s s a n tly h a p p y , th eO n e , le titb ek n o w n , It is

B ra h m a.

X X V . Ad m itte dto ap o rtio no f h a p p in e s s , b e lo n g in gp ro p e rlyto

th eB ein gin c e s s an tlyh a p p y , B ra h m a ;a n d th eo th e r G o d s(G o d so f

th ev ulg a rm a s s e s), b e c a u s eat v a rio u sde g re e s ,p a r tia llyh a p py .

X X V I. A ll th in g sb e lo n gtoH im (th eO n e ), a ll a c tivityd e p e n d s

o nth eO n e(In te l lig e n t). T h i sisw h yB ra h m aise v ery w h e red if fu s e d ,

a sc rea m inth em a s so fm ilk .

X X V II. T h a tw h ic h isn e ith e r b o u n d ,n o r g ro s s ,n o r s h o rt, n o r

lo n g , n o rs u b je c t tob irth , no rp e ris h a ble , th a tw hic hisw itho u t fo rm ,

w ith o ut q u a lity , w ith o u tc o lor, w ith o u t n a m e , le titb ek n o w n , It is

B ra h m a.

X X V III . H eb yw h os es p le n d o r s h in e sth eS u na n dth es ta rs ,b u t

w h ois n o te n lig hte n e db yth eir lig h tn e ss ,H eb yw ho m a ll th ing sa re

illu m in a te d , le t it b ek n o w n , It isB ra h m a .

X X IX . P e n e tra tin ga ll o fh im se lf, a lo n e fro m w ith in a n dfro m

w ith o ut, illu m in atin gth ee n t ireu n iv e rse ,B ra h m ash in e sfro ma fa r,

e v e nasth elig h t o f ra d ia n t S u n s .

X X X . Bra h m ah a snos im ila rity o fa p p e a ran c ew iththew o rld s ,

fo r in re a lity ,th e ree x is ts n o th in ge lseb u tB ra h m a .S h a ll s om e th in g

p ro d u ceits e lf e xte rn a l toH im ?It isn oth in gb u tav a ina p p e ara n c e ,

a sam ira g e , th a t fig u re so n th ew a s te so f th ed e s ert.

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X X X I. A ll th a t is s e e n ,a ll t h a t ish e a rd , isn o t diffe re n t fr o m

B ra h m a, a n db ya k n o w le d g eo f th etru th , th isB ra h m aisc o n te m p la te d

a sth ee x is te n t, in te llig e n t, h a p p y , in div is ib leB ein g .

X X X II. T h ee y eo f s c ie n c ec o nte m p la te st h isliv in g , in te llig e nt,

h a p p y , a ll-p e n e tr a tin gB e in g , b u t th ee yeo f ig n o ran c ek n o w sno th o w

toc o nte m p la teit , inth es a m ew a ya sa b lin dm a nkn o w sn o th ow to

c o n te m p la teth eva rie dfo rm so fe x te rn a l n a tu rea rou n dh im .

X X X III . T h es o u l, illu m in a te db yth es a cre dlo rea ndo th e rm e an s

o fk n ow le d g e ,w a rm e db yth ef ireo fs c ien c ea n dp u r ifie d ,s h ine so f

its e lf w ithth ebrillia n c yo f g o lds e v e n tim e sp u ri fie dinth e fu rn a c e .

X X X IV . T h eA tm a nS p irit (o rD iv in eS o u l) , th es u m of a ll k n o w

le d g e , re s tin gin th ee th e r of th eh e a rt , d riv e sa w a yd a rk n e s s, p e n e

tra te sa ll, s h in es ,a n da ll i sillu m in a te d .

X X X V . T h isisth eg re a tc o m p le tio no fe xis te n c e ; it isth eg rea t

a n dfi n a ld e liv e ra n c efro m s in , fro m p a in ,a n da ls o fro m d e a th; a n d

w h e nco m p a re dw it hth ev a n iti e so f th is illu s io n a ry w o rld , it isth e

P e a rl o fG re a tP r ic e ,a n dh a pp yin d e e di sh ew h ob ec o m e sits

p o s s e ss o r.

X X X V I. H e , th e re fo re ,w h ou n de rta k e sth ep ilg rim a g eo f th es o ul

th a t i sw ith inh i so w ns e lf, w ith o u tc o ns id e rin gthes ta teo f th eh e a v e n s

o r th ec o u n try , or th etim e , d is s ip a te s th ec o lda ndth eh e a t, a n da tta ins

u n toa p e rp e tu a l h a p p in e s s , f re efro m a l l im p u rity . T h iso n e , fre e d

c o m p lete lyo fw o rk s ,b e c o m e so m n is c ie n t, a ll-p e n e tr a tin g ,a n d

im m o rt a l.

S O U LKN O W L E D G E -B O O KIII

T H EA PH O R E S M A T AO FT H EL O G O S

I. W h ate v e re x is ts ,e ith e re xis tsa saw h o le ,a sG od ,o r isa p a rt,

o ra ne m a n a tio nf ro m G o d .

II. In th eW h o le a sa na n g e l, u n c o n s c io uso f th eW ho le , isa n

u n d e s ce n d e dS p iri t.

III. Pa rte dfro mth eW h o le , ye t ap o rtiono f th eW ho le ,a n du n

c o n s c io u so f th eW h o le , isthela w o fd i ffe re n tia ti o n .

IV .P arte dfro m th eW h o le ,w i thth eW h o le ,y e te x tern a l toth e

W h o le , isad e s c en d e do r fa ll e ns p irit.

V .P a r te dfro m theW h o le ,w it hth eW h o le, y e tc o n s cio u so f th e

W h o le , a n dk n o w ingit h a sfa l le na w a yfr o m ,a n dth at it s h o u ld, a n d

c a n , re tu rntotheW h o le , is th eL a w o f R e a s c e n s io n.

V I. T ha tw h ic his p a rte dfro mth eW h o le , a n dtu rn sa g a intothe

W h o le , isth eL a wo fT ru eR e pe n ta n c e .

V II. Th a tw h ic hw a sp a rte dfr o m th eW h o le ,a n dh a sa g a inre

tu rn e d toth eW h ole ,a sap a rt o f th eW ho le , re m a inss ofo re v er a sa

b le s t s p irit, a n d isth eL a wo fP e rfe c t A t-o n e -m e n t.

C O N C L U D IN G N O T E

M a te ri a lis ticS c ie n c ed e m o n s t ra te s ,b e y on da ll d is pu te s , th ei n

d e s truc tib ilityof m a tte r, a ndc o n s e q u e ntlya id s , as s is tsa n dv e rifie s

th etea c h in g so f o u ra n c ie n t S a g e s ,w h o ta u g h t, a sw es till tea c h , th a t

m a tte r isb u ta no b je c tiv ep he n o m e n a ,e xp re s s in gform a n dw e igh t,

w h ic h inth e m s e lve s ,a reb u t re la tiv eterm s .M a tte r isb u t th ec o n d i

tio nof th ee x te rn a l, e x p re s sin gb yits in fin itec orre la tio n sa n dfo rc e s ,

itse xa c tc o rre s po n d e n c ew ith a nin te rn al c a u s e . It isth es a m eth in g

inane g a tiv es tate ,o r th ean tip o d e so f S p irit. M atte ra n dS pirit,

w h a t areth e y ?T he yd on o te xis t, e x c e p t a sre la tivete rm sto e x p re s s

th eide a ls ta te so f th eo n ePrim e v a lF o rc e ,v iz ., of A c tio na ndR e p o s e .

T .H . B u rg o y n e .

T H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES O U L -S E C T IO N III

T H ER EA L IT IE SO FL IF E

C H A P T ER I

T H ES O U L IT SN AT U R EA N D A T TR IB U T E S

"T h ediv in es p iri t istoth es o u lw h a t

th es ou l istotheb o d y ." P lu ta rc h .

F irs t, w em u s ts pe a ko f th eso u l. If it w e rep o s s iblefo r ad ua d

toe x is t inw h ic h th e rew a sa d is tin c tionw ith o u tad iffe re n c e, w es h o u ld

s a ytha ts u c haco m b in a tio nw a sap e rfe ct ty p eo f "s o u l" a n d" s p irit."

B u ta ss u c hisn ot ine x is te nc e ,w em u s t trytoe x pre s sb o tht h ed is

tin c ti o na n dth ed iffe re n c ebyo th e r ty pe s ,a lb e it, inre g a rd tos o u l

a n ds pirit, th eon eisn o tp erc e p tib lew ith o u t th ep re s e n c eo f th eo th e r.

T h eterm s , "s o u l" a n d"s p irit " h a v eb e c om ein te rb len d e dins u ch

h o p e les sc o n fu s ion , th a t it se e m sa lm o s t im p o s s ib le tou n ra v e l th e

ta n g leds k e in so f d e fin itio n s, a n dp re s en t ac le a r, c o m p re h e n siv eo u t

lin eof th etw oan ds h o w th e ma sth e yrea llya rew he nv ie w e di nth e

lig h t o fs p iritu al illu m in a ti o n .

T h es ou l isn o tth es p irit, bu t it istha tb yw h ic h th es p irit is

k n o w n , o r, ra th e r , th a tb yw hic hw eu n d ers ta n dth en a tu rea n dp o w e rs

o f th es p irit. In th efirs t ch a p te ro fth isw o rka c o m p le ted efin itio no f

s p irit isg iv e n , s ofa ra sh um a nla n g u a gec a ne x p res so rd e finea n

u n d e fi n a b lee n tit y .W h e nw eco m etod e fi n eth es o u l,w ea rec om

p e lle d tou s eill u s tra tio n st h a ts h a ll f o llo w o u tth ed e fin iti o nth e re

g iv e n .

W eh a ves p o k e no f th es p iritua lE g oa sana to m o f div in ity ,a

s c in ti lla tin ga tom icp o in te vo lv e dfro mth ed iv in es o u lo f th eD e ity .

N o w ,w h ileth isi sq u itetru ea sre g a rd s th eE g o , ye t, w h e nw ed e

s iret od e fin ethes o u lw em us t re q u e s t th ere a d e r n o t toc o n fu s eth e

tw o , bu t, a sam erem a tte ro f m e n ta lc o nv e n ie n c e , co n s id e r th em a s

th ec au s ea n de ff e c t, s otosa y ,o fs p ir itu a le v o lutio n .

T h es ou l isfo rm le s sa n din tan g ib le ,a n dc o n s titu testh ea ttri b u te s

o f th ed iv in es p i rit; th e re fore ,w ec a no n lyc o n c e iv ea n dk n o wo f th e

s o u l byle a rn in g th ep o w e rsor a ttrib u teso f th es pirit. W h e nw eh a v e

le a rn edth e m ,w es h a ll p o s s e ssac le a r co n c e p tio nof th es o u l a n dits

re a l na tu re . Inord e r tom a k eo u rs e lv e sb e tte ru n d ers to o d , le t u sillu s

tra te th eid e a . Ta k eara yo f lig h t. W h at d ow ek n ow c o n c e rn ingit?

T H ES O U L1 4 1

N o th ing ,e x c e p t byitsa c tio nu p o ns o m e th in ge ls e . T h isa c tio nw e

te rm th ea ttrib u te so f lig h t. Inth e m s e lv e sth ea tt rib u te so f lig h ta re

fo rm les s ,b u t th eym a ye a s ily b ere n d e redv is ib le , e ith e rb yt h e ir

c o lo rs w h e nre frac te db yth ep ris m ,o r byth e ir e ff e c tsw h e nco n c e n

tra te du p o nm a te r ia lo b je c ts . H e rew eh av ew h a tm a yb ec o rre c t ly

te rm e d th es o u l of ara yo f l ig h t. A n o the re x a m p le m a yb eta k ena s

illu s t ra tiv ea n de x p re s s iv eof th eid e aw ew is hto c o n v e y ,v iz.; th e

o rg a n is m o fm a n . M a n ,a sa t pre s e n tc o n stitu te d ,p os s e s s e sfivee x te rn a l

s e n s e s, v iz .; s e ein g , fe e lin g, h e a rin g , ta s tin g ,a nds m e llin g . Inre a lity,

h eh a ss e v e ns e n se sw h ic hm a yb eu s e de xte rn a lly , bu t th etw oh ig h e r

a ttribu te so f th es e n s u o u sg am u ta res ti ll ine m b ryos ofa ra s th eg e n

e ra lit yo fm a n k inda rec o n c e rn e d .T h es ix thra c eo r a to m ica g ec h ild

re nw hoa ree x te rn a liz in ga t th ep re s e n t tim e ,w ill e v o lv eth es ix th

s e n s e (in tu itio no rp e rc e p tionth ro u g hsp iritu a ls en s a tio n ,a ndle a rn

tou s e it inth e i rd a ilyliv es ); th es e ve n thra c ew ill e v o lv e th es e v e n th

s e n s e ; a n dth e nm a n k in dw ill b ep h y s ic a l lyp e rfe c t. B u ta sth es etw o

h ig h e r s e n s e sn e edn o t in te rf e rew itho ur illu s tra t io n ,w ew il l o n ly

n o tic em a na sh e is ,a n db eco n te n tw ith fiv e .A ll o u rk n o w le dg ec o n

c e rn inge x te rn a l p h e n o m e n am us tc o m e ,a t p re s e n t, t h ro u g hth e

m e d iu m s h ipo fo n eo rm o reo f th e s es e n s es .T h eo rg an sth ro u g hw h ic h

th efun c tio n so f th es e n s e sbe c o m em a n if e s ta rev isib le ,b u tth es e n s e s

th e m s elv e sa reinv is ib lea n d fo rm le s s .W ek n o w th e mo n lya sthe

a ttribu te so f th eb o d y ;w h ile th em in d , w h ic hisp erfe c tlya n da b s o

lu te ly d e p e n d e n t u p o nth es e ns e sfo r in fo rm a tio n ,w e ll re p re s en tsth e

s p irit u a lE g oin itsre la tio n toth es o ul.

T h erea d e rw ill ob s e rv efro mw h a t ish e r es ta te d ,th a t th es o ul,

its e lf is ,a sb e fo res a id , form le s sa n d in ta n g ib le , a n dth e re fo rec a no n ly

b ed e f in e da sth ea ttrib u teof s p irit. Th eo n ec a n no te x is tw i th o u t th e

o th e r, b u ta t th es a m etim et h e yc a n n o t b ec a lle don ea n dth es a m e ,

a sth ereisth esa m ed iffe re nc eb e tw e e n th etw oa s th e reisb etw e e n

ara yo f lig h ta nditsa c tio n; a n dth esa m ed is tin ctio na sth ereisb e

tw e e n th eb o d ya nditsp h y s ica ls e n s e s . W ith o u t th eo n ew ec a nn o t

k n o w th eo th e r, an dv ic ev e rsa .

Av e ry la rg ep e rce n ta g eo f there a d e rsof m y s tic a l lite ra tu re h a v e

im a g ine dth a t th eh u m a ns o u l iss o m ek indo f as p ir itu a lo rg a nis m ,

s im ilar inm a n yr e s p e c tstot h eb o d y ,a ndth em e a n sw h e re b ythe

d iv in es p irit m a nife s tsits e l f. B u t, a ss h o w n , th is id e aisrad ic a lly

e rro n eo u s .T h es piritu a lb o d y isth ere su lt o ro u tco m eo f th es o u l's

1 4 2T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

a c tio n, b u t isn ot th es o u l i ts e lf. It i sa na ttribu teo f th es o u l, ju s t a s

th es ou l isa na t trib u teo fth ed iv in eEg o ,a n dth i sd iv in eE go , inits

tu rn , isac ry s talliz e da ttri b u teo re x pre s s io no f D e ity .W h a t th e nis

D e ity ? th ere a d e r m a ya s k .A l l th a tw earea b leto a n s w e r is , A b s o

lu tePo te n tia lity; p u re , fo rm le s ss p irit ; u n lim ite d, u n c o n d iti o n e din

te llige n c e .D e finitio nc a ng on ofu rth e r inth isd i re c tio n .

H a v in ga tte m p te d tod e fin ethes o u la sdis tin c ta n dy e t in s e p ar

a b lef ro m th es p i rit, w ew ill n o w tryto g iv es o m e id e ac o n c e rn in gits

a ttribu te s ,a n di nth isc o n n ec tio nit w i ll g re a tly a idu sif w efirs t

p o in t o u t th ed if fe re n c eb e tw e e nth es o ul a n dth ebo d y ,a n da ls oth e

c o rre sp o n d e n c e .

T h ep hy s ic a lb o d y ise v o lv e db yare fle xa c tio no f th ein te rior

s o u l du rin gth epro c e s so fe vo lv in gits s p iritu a l org a n is m .T hem e d iu m

b e tw e enth etw oi sth ea s tra l fo rm o rs piritu a lb o dy . It isfr o m th e

la tte r th a t th eph y s ic a lb o d y re c e iv e si tsfo rm a n d fo rc e .T h es p iritu a l

o rg a n is m p ro te c ts its e lf, s o tos a y , from th ee x te rn a lp la n ebye v o lv

in ga na s tra l ra im e n t. T h isr a im e n t, o r a s tra lb o d y, c ry s ta lli z e sam o re

o r le ssd is to rte d re fle c tio no f th es p ir itu a l fo rma ro u n dits elf a n d

th u spro d u c e sw h at isk n o w nasth eh u m a n fo rm d iv ine ,u p o nth e

e x te rna lp la n e . Th isp h y s ic a l o rg a n is m i sc o n s titu te da n de v o lv e din

s u c hord e ra sto re n d e r th em o s tp e rfe c t e x p re s s io n (inu n is o n) o f th e

p h y s ica ls e n s e s . N oo n es e n s e isine x c es so fa n o the r, inap erfe c tly

s o u n dh u m a no rg a nis m ;w h ilet h ed iffe re nt a n im a lsge n e ra llytyp ify

th ee xtre m ee x p res s io no fs o m eo n ep a rti c u la rs e n s e, a ss ig h t, s c e n t,

fe e ling ,e tc .

T h ishu m a nb o d y , th ro u g hth em e d iu m s h ip o f th eb ra in ,w h ic h

isth es o u n d in gbo a rdo f th es e n s e s ,c o m m u n ic a te sw ithth ee x te rn a l

w o rld w h ic hisc om p o s e do fv ario u se le m en ts .T h eres u lt isfo rm ,

s o u n d , c o lo r, e tc. O u rs e n s e s, th e n ,c o ns titu teth eo n lys o u rceo fo u r

e x te rna lk n o w le d ge ,a n dfo rmth eb a s isf ro m w h ic hsp rin go u ri d e a s ,

th o u g htsa n dfe e l in g s .O u r tho u g h tsa re th u sm o u ld edb yth ev ario u s

p h e n o m e n a ls ta te s th ro u g hw h ic hw ep a s s . T h iss ta te iso u re x te rn a l

c o n s c io u s n e s s . It isp u re lyanin te lle c tu a ls ta te , b a s e du p o n , a n dd e

p e n d ingu p o nth ec o n tin u a n c eo f th ep h y sic a ls e n s e sw h ileo nea rth .

T h es um to ta lo f h u m a nk n o w led g eu p o ns pe c ia ls u b jec tsista b ula te d

a n dc la s s ifie d ;th isisre d u ce dtoas y ste m a n dc a l le ds c ie n c e. W ea re

th u sab letos e ea n da p p re c iateth ere latio no f th ep h y s ic a l se n s e sto

th ep hy s ic a lb o d y, a n dg ra s p th e ir im p o r ta n c etothes till re m o te r

T H ES O U L1 4 3

m in dw h ic hu tilize sth ek n o w le d g es og a in e d .T h ea t trib u te so f th e

s p irit , w h ic hw e te rm th es o ul, b e a r ape rfe c tc o rr e s p o n d e n c e toth e

p h y s ica ls e n s e sof th eb o d y . T h a t is , thes o u lb e a r se x a c tlyt h es a m e

re la ti o ntoth esp irit a sth ep h y s ic a l se n s e sb e a r toth eh u m anb ra in .

T h u sw eh a v eth es e n s e sw h ic ha rep h y s ica l, a n dw eh a v eth es en s e s

w h ic ha res p iritua l. T h ep h y sic a la res im p lyare fl e c tio no fth es p ir

itu a l. T h es e n s e so f th eb o d ya n dth es en s e so f th es o u la ret w o

h a lv e so f th es a m ea ttrib u te , th ee x te rna la n dth e in te rn a l. W es e e

th einte llig e n c e , th em in d ,w h ic ha t th eb a c ko f thes e n s e su t iliz e s

a n dtab u la te sth e im p re s s io n s it re c e iv eso f th eo ute rw o rld , th e

w o rld w h ic hit, i ts e lf, isp ow e rle s sto p e n e tra te . T h em in dis s o m e

th in ga b o v ea n dbe y o n dth es en s e s , th o u ghit isa b so lu te lyd e pe n d e n t

u p o nt h e m . It is th es a m ew it hth es o u l, a n dth es pirit. A ll kn o w l

e d g ef ro m w ith o u t o rw ith int h eu n iv e rs eo fe x te rn al lifeisr e c e iv e d

b ym e an so f th eso u l. B u ta t th eb a c ko f th iss o u l, th e rere s t sth e

e te rn al s c in tillatin ga to m o f D e itya b o vea n db e y o nda n yh u m a nc o n

c e p tion .T h e reit re s tsins ere n itya n dp e a c e , ta b ula tin ga n du tiliz in g

a ll thek n o w le d g ea n de x p e rien c ew h ic ht h es o u l in itsv a rio u sc y c le s

isc o ntin u a llyrec e iv in g . "A s it isb e low s oit is a b o v e ." T h i sla w o f

c o rre sp o n d e n c e ssh o u lde v e r bere m e m b e red . It ism an 'su n iv e rsa l

b u t infa llib leg uid e ,a n da n yth in gc o n fl ic tin gth e re w iths h o u l db e

re je c te da se rro ne o u s .

T h es ev e ns e n s e sb e lo w c o rre sp o n dtoth es e v e ns e n se sa b o v e ,

a n dthes u m to ta l o f th ere s ultso b ta in edine a c hca s eisth es a m e ,

o n lyup o nd iffe ren tp la n e s . Th e s ere s u lt sm a yb efullye x p re s se db y

th ew ordP E R C E P T IO N .A b s o lu te p e rc e p tio n im p lie sa bs o lu tec o n

s c io u sn e s s .U n lim ite dp e rc e p t io n , th e re fo re , isth eg ra n dg o a l to w a rd

w h ic h th eu n iv e rseo fm a n ife ste db e in gi se te rn a lly m a rc h in g . It

isth ec lim a xo f e v o lu tio n . Bu t it isa g o a l th a t no th in gb e low

D e ity c a ne v e ra t ta in ,b e c a u seth e reis a lw a y sb e foreu sth ei n

fin ite b e y o n d , thea w fu ls ta te so f th ei n fin iteu n kn o w n .T h em o re

w ele arn , th em o r ew ele a rnt h em o reth ereistolea rn .P ro g res s iv e

lifei se te rn a l; th u sw eh a v e ac o m p le te d e m o n s tra t io no f th e im m o r

ta lity o f th es p i rit, a n dc o ns e q u e n tly , th a to f th es o u l, a st h etw a in

B rid ea n dB rid e g ro o m a reo ne .

W eh a ven o w a rrive da t th elas tp a rt o f o u rs u b je c t,v iz .; th e

m e th o do f th es o ul'su n fo ld m en to rd e v e lo p m e n t. O f th isw ec a n

o n lysp e a king e ne ra l te rm s . T h e rea rece rta infu n da m e n ta l la w s

1 4 4T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

a p p lica b letoa ll , b u t, tob es u c c e s s fu l,s o m e th in gm o reisreq u is ite .

It is n e c e s s a ryf o re a c hs o u l tofo llo was y s te m s pe c ia llya d ap te dto

itss pe c ia ls ta te. E a c hp e rs onm u s t fin do u t fo rh im s e lf th esp e c ia l

d e v e lop m e n t re q u i re do fh im , u n le s sh eca nc o m ein t oc o n ta c tw ith

o th e rs c a p a b leo f re a d in gh is s o u l'sre qu ire m e n tsarig h t. If t h e yc a n

g iv ehim th en e c es s a ryin fo rm a tio ns om uc hth eb e tt e r.

T h e re isatrin it yo f la w sto b eo b s e rv ed ; I. P h y s ic a lh a rm o n ya n d

c le a n l in e s sino ne 'ss u rro u n din g s . II. M e n ta lp e a c ew ithc le a n

th o u g htsa n dfre ed o m fro m w o r ld lyc a re s . III. S p iri tu a lp u rity, a n d

c o m p leteis o la tionfro m im p u r ec u rre n ts o f th o u g h t. E v o lv eth es e

s ta te s fro m w ith i na n dth ew i th o u tw ill ta k ec a reof its e lf. H o n e s t

d e s ire (p ra y e r) m u s tb efirs t.T h e s ea re th em e th o dso f th es ou l'su n -

fo ld m en t. P u rity isth eg re a t to u c h -s to ne ,a n da sJe s u sh a str u lyo b

s e rv e d, "B le s s e da reth ep u re inh e a rt f o r th e ys h all s e eG o d . "H o w

m a n yca nfo llo w ou ts u c hac od e ?"N o to neinam ill io n ," c o m e s th e

a n s w e r, v ib ra tin ga c ro s sth es p iritu a l sp a c e so fA eth e r. A n dt h es a d

d e n in g th o u g h t tha ts u c hisi n d e e dth et ru thinth i sa g e ,c o m pe lsu s

toin dra w th es p i ritu a l fo rc esw h ic hth ep re s e n td is c o u rs eh a se x

p e n d e d, a n dc o n c lu d ew ithaf e w b rie fw ord so f frien d lya d v ic e.

T ob ep u reinb o dy , ap u red ie tm u s tb e th em e n ua ndth eh ig h

e s t form o f fo o dp o s s ib leto m a nm u s tc on s titu teh i sp h y s ic a l s u s te

n a n c e . T h ep ro d u ctso f th es oil a rep le nty ; th e ya r es im p leb ut s u f

fic ie nt. P u rityof m in dd e m a nd sc le a ntho u g h ts .W ec a n n o tb epe rfe c t,

s ole t u sb ea spe rfe c ta so ur s u rro u n d in g sre n d e r p o s s ib le . Le a rnto

s a yI w ill a n dI w ill n o t, the ns e eth a t y o u ra s s e r tio niss a cre d lym a in

ta in e d. B eh o n e s t w ithy o u rs elf.

L e tu s re m e m b e rt h a t th em a teria l lifeof m a niso nlyo n es e c on d

o fh is e x is te n c e , a n dth a t it iso n eo f th em o s tu np ro fita b le th in g sin

th ew orldtob ese lfis h .S e lf is h n e s sis th ero a dto th eH e lls o f th es o u l

w o rld . E v il o ne arthp ro d u c e ss u ffe rin g inth en e x t w o rlda sall a c

c o u n ts m u s tb eb ala n c e d .

A n d ,la s tly , if t h e s eth in g sa refo llo w edw itha nea rn e s t lo v in g

s p irit , re s ta s s ure dth a t th eb lo s s o m sof th es o u l w ill e x p a n d in tofu ll-

g ro w n flo w e rs ,a ndfo r th elab o ra n ds e l f-d e n ia le xp e n d e dw esh a ll

re a pt h es p iritu al re w a rd sw hic hw ill rep a yu ste n th o u s a n dfold .R e

m e m b e r, a n dre a li z e , th ew o rdso f th ew is eP ro c lu s ;

"K n o wth eD iv in it yth a t isw i th iny o utha ty o um a yk n o w th e

D iv in eO n e ,o fw hic hy o u rs o ul isara y ."

C H A P T ER II

M O R A L IT YA N D IM M O R A L IT Y

"E v e ry s o u l isim m o rta lb yv i rtu eo f

itsc om m u n ityw it hG o d ." A lb e rtu sM a g nu s .

Ina tt e m p tin gto e lu c id a tethep ro b le m so f "M o rta li tya n dIm

m o rta l ity ," d e a th a n dlife ,itm u s tb eun d e rs to o dt h a tw ea re d e a lin g

w ithqu e s tio n stha td e p e n d , i nav e ryg re a tm e a s u re, u p o nth ec o n

s tru c t io nw h ic hi sp la c e do n th ete rm sus e d . It is n o to u rp rov in c eto

e n te r in toth es cie n tificm inu tiao f th es ep ro b le m s, n o r top re s e n t th e

s tu d e nt w itha nab s tra c to fle a rn e dn o n se n s ec o n c e rn in gth ev ario u s

d e riv atio n sfro mw h ic hth ew ord sa res u pp o s e dtoh av ere a c h e du s .

E q u a ll yu n im p o rtan t too u rp urp o s eisthes e n s ein w h ic ho u r ho a ry

a n c e s to rsm a yh a veu s e dth e m , s e e in gth at s u c hq u e stio n sm u s t e v e r

re m a in p u re lym a t te rso fs p e cu la tio na n do p in io n , an d"w h e nd oc to rs

d is a g re e ,w h os h all d e c id e ? "

A tp res e n tw ea re c o n c e rn e dw ithth eO c cu lt s id eo f th ep ro b

le m s , a n dw ithlaw sw h ic ha re s ofa r re m o v e dfro m th ere a lm sof m e re

o p in iona stoc o ns titu tee te rn a l re a liti e s ; th em a nife s ta tio n so fw h ic h

c a nb e re a liz e dan dv e rifie db ye a c hin div id u a ls o ul fo r its e l f.

S im p ly a n db rie fl ys ta te d , im m o rta litym e a n slife , c o n tin u e dl ife ;

m o rta l itym e a n sde a tho r th ee x tin c tio no f life ,a ndth e re fo re s ta n d sa s

th ea ntith e s iso f lifea n dim m o rta lity . A t le a s t, su c histh eg e n e ra lly

a c c e p te ds e n s ein w h ic hth ew o rd sa ren ow u s e d .M o r ta litya n d im

m o rta l ityinth e i re x te rn a l re la tio nto w a rd se a c hoth e rs ta n da sp o la r

o p p o s i te s ,a n da ss u c hth e yareth ea lp haa n do m e g ao fc y c lic e x is t

e n c e . T h e yre p re se n t "th ee v en in ga n dthem o rn in g "o fe v e ryp ha s e

o fG o d'sin fin ite c re a tio n , up o nth eo u te rp la n e sof m a n ife s tedb e in g ,

i.e ., c o s m ice v o lu tio n .L ife a n dd e a th , th e n , fo rmth eg ra n dsp ira l

a x isof tim e ,a n d itsre s u ltan tstoth eh u m a nm in da res e e nin th e

w o rld o fp h e n o m e na .

F o r thes a k eo f co n v e n ie n c ew ew ill c o n sid e re a c hpro b le m b yi t

s e lf, a n dth e n , asas tim u la nt to w a rd sm e n ta l re flec tio n , le a veth e ir

re la ti o n s h iptoea c ho th e r, t ob eth o u g ht o u tb ye ac hre a d e r, s e p a ra te ly ,

fo rh im s e lf.

M o rta l ity ,a sp rev io u s lvs ta te d ,m e a n sde a tha n de xtin c tio nu po n

th em ate ria lp la ne .B u tw h e nv ie w e dfro mth eh ig h e r a n dm o rei n -

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te rio r s ta n d p o in t,d e a ths im plym e a n sc ha n g eo f fo rm a n dfu n c t io n .

T h e re c a nb en oab s o lu tee x ti n c tio nint h es tric t se n s eo f th e te rm .

A to m sa reim m o rtal, e te rn a l an din d e s truc tib le ;b u t au n iv e rs eo ra n

o rg a n is m w h ic his c o m p o s e do f a nin fin it en u m b e ro f a to m s ,m a yb e

d is s o lv e d ,d e s troy e da n dfo rev e r lo s t, i .e ., lo s t asa no rg a n i cw h o le ,b ut

n o t los ta sre g a rd sitss e p a ra tea to m ic p a rts .T h em e n ta lb e ingw h ic h

b o u n d th e s ea to m s to g e th e r los e sitsfo rc ed u rin gt h ep ro c e s so f

c h a n g eo rd e a th , c o n s e q u e n tly d e a thissim p lyc h a n geo fp o la ri ty . In

o rd e r tos e eth is, it m u s tb eu n d e rs to o d th a t th em o o n s ,p la n ets ,s u n s

a n ds ys te m sh a v e th e ir o w ns pe c ia l in d ivid u a lity , ex a c tlylik ea n im a ls

a n dm en .O nth eco n tra ry ,a na to m h a sn o in d iv id u a l ity ,s ofa r a sits

e x te rna l fo rm is c o n c e rn e d , bu t it p o s s es s e sac o s m icin d iv id ua lity ,a n

a ttra ctio na n drep u ls io ns p e cia llyitsow n ,b yv irt u eo f itsdiffe re n tia

tio nf ro m th eu n iv e rs a lO n e . It isth eco m p le xe x p re s s io no fth e

m y ria da to m sw h ichc o m p o s etheo rg a n is mo r th eu n ive rs eth a t co n

s titu te sitsin d iv id u a lity . Th isin d iv idu a lityg iv ese x p re s s iontoafo rm

s u ita bletoitsna tu re ,a n dco n s titu te s th ep e rs o n al o re x te rna la p p e a r

a n c e . T h e s efa c ts m u s tb eb o rn einm in d , o r th ere al m e a n in gof th is

c h a p ter w ill b em is u n d e rs to o d.

A sage n e ra lp rinc ip leo fp h en o m e n a le x pre s s io n , it m a yb es a id

th a tN a tu ree m b o die s ,w ith in s o m ee x te rna l fo rm ,e ve ryid e a ,th o u g h t

a n dm otiv ew h ic hm a n k in de v o lv e s .T h eo nlylim it to h e rp o s s ibil

itie s inth isd ir e c tio nisthem e n ta la ndm a g n e tic c o n d itio nof th era c e .

Infa ct, e v e ryo rg a n icfo rm th a tw es e ea ro u n du si sN a tu re 's e x p re s

s io nof th o u g h ts a n did e a s . Th e s eth o u g htsa n did e asa rere p res e n ta

tiv eof s p iritu a l q u a litie sw h ic hre a c t u p o nth ea stra l lig h t, a n dth e s e

s p irit u a lq u a liti e se m a n a tef ro m M in do r m e n ta lb e in g ,e ith e r h u m a n

o rd ivin e .

A sa n illu s tra tiono f th ep roc e s so fd e ath ,a n dc h an g e , le tu ss e le c t

tw oc as e s ,o n efr o m th ev e g e ta b lew o rld , a n do n efr o m th ea n im a l

k in g d om ; atre ea n datig e r. T h etre ed ie s ,d e c a ys e tsin , an dv e ry

s o o ni t a p p e a rst ob eg o n efore v e r. B u t th isd is a p pe a ra n c eis o n lya n

illu s io n , fo r th e tre en o to nlye x is tsbu te x e rtsa v e ryp o w e r fu l in

flu e n ceu p o nth em a te ria lp lan e .T h etree ,s ofa r asitsp h e n om e n a l

o u tc o m eisc o n c e rn e d ,h a so n l yb e e nam ea n sb yw h ichth ep ro g re s s iv e

c y c le o fe v o lu tionw o rk su p w ardfro m th em in e ra ls ta te . It is c o m p o s e d

o fm il lio n so fa to m so f life u n d e rg o in g th e ir v a riou sc y c licr o u n d s

w ith in th ev e g e tab lec irc u it, a n da sana tu ra lc o n se q u e n c eo f th isin -

M O R T A LIT YA N D IM M O R T A L IT Y1 4 7

te rn a l s p iritu a l a c tiv ityth e tre ep o s s es s e sak a rm ics p h e rew ith inth e

a s tra l s p a c e so f itslifew a ve .T h ea s tr a l tre e , if w em a ys oc a ll th is

k a rm ic c o u n te rp a r t, isfa rm oreb e a u tiful initsw on d e rfu ld e ta ils ,a n d

m o repe rfe c t ini tss y m m e try a n dg e o m e tr ic a lp ro p o r tio n sth a n th e

p h y s ica l tre eo f e a rth .W h e n th em a te rial tre en ol o n g e re x is t sa sa

liv in ge a rth lyo rg a n is m , th ea rb o re a l im a g ew ith in N a tu re 'sw on d e r

fu l lab o ra to ryb ec o m e sth em ea n so f re fl e c tin gth eo u tlin e so f as till

m o repe rfe c tv e g eta b leo rg a n is m u p o nth eo u tw a rdp la n e so fm a t

te r. Th e s eo u tline so fa s tra l s k e le to n so f fu tu ret re e sp o s s e ssth ea t

tra c ti v efo rc ew hic hd ra w sw i th inth e m th eliv in gge rm so f th ey o u n g

s e e d li n g sg ro w in gu p o nth ee arth .T h isac tio nfe e d s th ep h y s ica l tre e ,

th e ngo e stolo w er fo rm s .

T h eg re a te s tp e rf e c tio no fo netre eb e c om e sim p re s se dw ith int h e

a s tra l lig h ta n db e c o m e sth em e a n so fd ev e lo p in ga m o rep e rfe ct o r

g a n is mo f itsk indinth en e xt g e n e ra tion .T h eid e al o f th etr e eb e c o m e s

e x te rna liz e dini tso ffs p rin g.

T h etr a in e dp s y c hic ,a n dth o sew h on a tu ra llyp o s s e sss p iritu a l

lu c id i ty ,c a ns e e th ise th e rea lv e g e ta ti o nw ith int h ea s tra lw o rld .

T h e re fo re ,p ro o fs o f th etw op la n e so f ex is te n c em ayb eq u ic k l yo b

ta in e d, s h o u ldthe ye v e rb er e q u ire d .T hein te rn a l p la n eism ore

a liv e th a nth ee xte rn a l, b u t tore s u m e . T h ep h y s ic al tre ed is ap p e a rs ,

b u td oe sn o td ie a sw es u p p o se .W h e np h ys ic a ld e a th tra n s p ire s it

u n d e rgo e sac h a n ge ; th es p h e r eo f itsa ctiv itie sb ec o m etra n s la te d , re

m o v e d fro m th ee xte rn a l tothein te rn a l, ins tric t o b e d ie n c et oth e

h ig h e r la w so f it sin te rn a l na tu re .T h u sw es e eth at th etre e , h a v in g

s e rv e d itsp u rp o seo ne a rth , v a n is h e sfr o m e x te rn a l s ig h t, w h i leits

e th e rea lc o u n te rpa rt p e rfo rm sa n o th e rc yc leu p o na h ig h e rp la ne .

W h e nea c hh a sfu l fille ditspu rp o s eth ev a rio u se v olv in ga to m sw h ic h

c o n s ti tu te ditsl ifefo rm ,o be y in gth ei n te rio r la w so f th e ir c y c lic

ro u n d , s e e kre -inc a rn a tio n . Th e ys e p a ra t ea n dth ecy c leisc o m p le te .

T h eind iv id u a l tr e en olo n g e r e x is tsa s atre e .B u t th e reh a sb e e nn o

d e a th ina n yc a s e; o n lyac h an g eo f fo rm ; fo r th eato m icfo rc eso f

th etr e ere -a p p e ar u p o nah igh e rp la n ei nam illio nv a ry in gform s

th ro u gh o u te v e ry d e p a rtm e n t of N a tu re .

H a v in gc o n s id e re dd e a thinreg a rdtoth e tre e , le t u sn o w e x a m

in e , i nth ea n im al k in g d o m ,th ec a s eo f th etig e r. W eh a v ea lr e a d y

s ta te d th a tN a tu r ee v e rs trive stoe x te rn a liz eid e asa n dth o u gh tsin

s o m ef o rm o ro th er. T h iss ta te m e n tm u s t b eb o rn ein m in d .T h e

1 4 8T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

tig e r p re s e n tsu sw ithafin e illu s tra ti o no f th is la w o f tra ns fo rm a tio n

u p o nt h eo u tw a rd p la n e so fe xis te n c e .

W ea ll k n o w w h a t th etig e r is w h e ne n d o w e dw ithp h ys ic a l life .

H isc hie fq u a liti e sa res e lfi s h n e s sa n dd e s tru c tiv en e s s .H eis, infa c t,

ac o m ple tee x p re ss io no fc ru elty .W h e nde a thtra n s pire s , th eas tra l

tig e r, lik eth eas tra l tre e , b e c o m e sin dra w nw ith in th ek a rm ic s p h e re

o f its a s tra lw o r ld .T h e reit p e rfo rm st h eh ig h e r ev o lu tio n sof its

s p e c ial ro u n du n t il th elife a to m s ,w h ichc o n s titu t eit, b e c o m e"ro u n d e d

o u t" an dre a d yto e x te rn a liz e ins o m eh ig h e r fo rm . T h u sth eti g e r,

lik et h etre e , is o n eo fN a ture 'sc o u n tl e s sm e d iu m s fo r th ee xp re s s io n

o fm e nta l fo rc e . B yth ein te r io r la w so f itsc o n s ti tu tio n , it fo rm sa

c e n tral v o rte xo r fo c u sfo rt h em a te ria l iz a tio no f th ep u re ly s e lfis ha n d

d e s truc tiv ee le m en tso fh u m a nity .W h e nde a thre m o v esth ep h y s ic a l

tig e r fro m e a rth , th ee th e re al tig e rb e co m e sth es ph e reo fa c t io nu n

til thetig e ris hq u a litie sh av eru nth e i rc y c le .B ut w ec a n n o t s a yth a t

th e re h a sb e e na nyre a le x tinc tio n ,o rt h a td e a thha sc o m eu p onth e

tig e r, a n ym o ret h a nw ec a nsa yth a t th ec a lo rico f th es u n b e am is

d e s troy e db e c a u s e th es o la rra yisn olon g e rb ro u g ht toafo c us .T h e

e y eo f th ein itiatec a nd is ti n c tlys e et h efe ro c ity o f th ea n im a l inth e

in h u m an ityo f th em a n .

M o rta l ityo rd e a th , th e n ,c a no n lye x is t a n db eat ru thinre fe r

e n c et oin d iv id u al fo rm s . It h a sn oe x iste n c einrea lityw h e nb ro u g h t

fa c et ofa c ew ith th es p iritua lq u a litiesa n dm e n tal fo rc e ,w hic h

c re a tedth e s efo rm s .C h a n g eof s p h e rea ndc h a n g eo f a c tio na re th e

o n lyr e a litie so f d e a th .E v e r o n w a rd ,e ve ru p w a rd , fo re v e ra n de v e r

m o re . E te rn a lp rog re s s io nis th ea n th e mo fe v o lu tion ,a n dth ec y c le s

o fa c t io na reb u t in te rv a lsof tim em e a su re do u t to th elifef o rc e sb y

th ep en d u lu m o f cre a tio n .

T h es ec o n dp o rtiono fo u rs u bje c t "Im m o r ta lity " is th ep o la r op

p o s ite o fd e a than dm o rta lity. In d iv id u al fo rm sa n dc h a ra c te ri s tic s

a retheo n lyth ing sth a tc h a ng ea n dd ie . D e a th ,a sw eh a v es h ow n ,

isn o t e x tin c tio no f th elife a to m sint h elite ra l s e n s eo f thete rm ,b u t

s im p ly c h a n g eo f s p h e rea n df u n c tio n .D ea thisth eg ra n dte rm in u so f

o n ec yc leo fe x iste n c e ,a n dt h ec o m m e n c em e n to fa n oth e r. M o rtality

isth eh a rb in g e r o f as till hig h e rs ta te o f life , an dc o n s e q u en tlyth e

fo re run n e ro f im m o rta lity .T he rea ree x ce p tio n sto th eg e n e ra l ru le ,

th o u g h th e ya ref e w .T h em o s t im p o rta n t o f th e s ee xc e p tio n sw es h a ll

n o tic e ino u rn e xt c h a p te r.

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T h e re a retw od istin c tp h a s e so f im m o rtal life ,v iz.: c o n s c io us

im m o rt a lity ,a n du n c o n s c io u s im m o rta lity. O n ere la te stom in d , a n dth e

o th e r tom a tte r; o n etoin te l lig e n c e ,a ndth eo th e r tos u b s ta nc e .

T h e re iso n lyo n eg ra d eo fe xte rn a l life w h ic hc a nb es a idto in

h e rit im m o rta lity inth eO c c ult s e n s eo f th ete rm . T h isg ra d e in c lu d e s

th o s es o u lsw h oaretru lyh u m a nw h oh a v es o u lq u a li tie so fs u chh ig h

d e g re e th a t th e yc a na d v a n c e . N o ta sw ek n o w a n drec o g n iz ein di

v id u a ls ,b u t, ra th e r, a nin d iv id u a lityco n s is tin gen tire lyo f s o u lq u a l

itie s , ap u re lysp iritu a ls tatew h ic hc ano n lyb epa rtia llye xp re s s e db y

th eu seo fw o rd s . A ll th es tate sb e lo w th eh u m a np la n ea reo n l ys o

m a n yr a d ia tin gli n e sw h ic hc on v e rg etoa p o in t, a n da reb ro u g ht to

afo c usw ith intheh u m a no rg an is m .T h e refo re ,e v e ry q u a litya nd

fo rc eu p o nth ep la n e to rw ithinth es y s te m o fw h ic h th eo rg a n is m

fo rm s ap a rt m u s t fin de x p re ss io nw ith in m a n , th is u te ru so fN a tu re .

If th i sw e ren o t s o ,m a nw o u l dn o tc o n s t itu team isc ro c o s m o r u n i

v e rs e inm in ia tu re . Inth eg ra d e sb e lo wth eh u m a nsta te ,w ed on o t

fin dco m p le teo rga n is m s .T h e ya rem e ret e m p o ra rys ha p e so fm a t

te rc on tin u a llydy in go u to f e x is te n c e , w h e nth eforc e sth e yw e re

e v o lv edtoe x p re ssa ree x h a u ste d ,a n dthu sg iv ep lac etos o m e th in g

m o repe rfe c t. T h eya ren o ts ou lsinth e tru es e n s e , b u t re fra cte da t

trib u te so fs o u ls. T h e ya requ a litie sa ndfu n c tio n s inth ep roc e s so f

e v o lu t io n ; is o la te dp a rtsa n dc h a ra c te ri s tic so faw h o le ;o rg an s ,b u t

n o to rg a n is m s .

C o m m e nc in ga t th ev e rylo w e s t p o in to f an im a te de x is te n c e ,w e

s h a ll d is c o v e ro nlyth em o s t ru d im e n ta ry e x p re s s io no f th es im p le s t

fu n c ti o n so fo rg an iclife ,v iz .: ad e s ir etoliv e . A sw ea s c e ndh ig h e r

th eo rg a n sb e c o m em u ltip lie d , a n dth ed es iretolivein c re a s e s. T h is

g ra d u al s c a lee x pa n d srig h t uptoth ep erfe c th u m a ns o u l inm an ,

w h e re w efin dam in ia tu reu n iv e rs e ,a b s olu tea n dc om p le tew ithin

its e lf . T h ec e n tr a lD e ifica to m ,c o n tro l lin gth isun iv e rs e ,h astra v e le d

a ll thew a yu pfr o m th elo w e st c ru d efir ero c k so f c o s m ice v o lu tio n .

It c o nq u e re de v e r ys ta teth rou g hw h ic hi t a s c e n d e du p o nitsp ro g re s

s iv e , to ils o m ejou rn e y .A n di ne a c hs ta t ee v o lv e df ro m w ith in its e lf

ac o m ple tea ttribu tec o rre s p on d in gtothes ta te ,b yv irtu eo f w h ic h ,

it p o la riz e da n db o u n dth ea to m so f life, a n da n n e xe dth e m a s ap o r

tio nof itss p iri tu a le m p ire , th e re b yform in gth em e a n sfo r the ir

p ro g res s io na ls o . U n til, a tla s t, th eD eifica to m sitsu p o nthes p iritu a l

th ro n ea sk in go f th em ic ro c os m ,c a p a b le o f th in k ing ,c re a tin ga n d

e v o lv in gfro m w it h inits e lf t h eg lo rio u ss ta te so f th ea n g e l.

1 5 0T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

It is , th e re fo re , a nO c c u lt t ru thtod e cla reth a t all th in g sbe lo w

m a na r em o rta l, an da ll a b o v e im m o rta l. M a n ,a lo n e , o fa ll G o d's

m a rv e lo u sc re a tion s ,c o n ta in sw ith inh im s e lf th eforc e so f lif ea n d

d e a th , o f im m o rtalitya n dm o r ta lity .M a n, th e n ,c o nta in s"th ep ro m

is ea ndp o te n c yof life "a n dc o n s titu te s, u p o nth es p iritu a l pla n e ,w h a t

T y n d a lT sp ro to p las m d o e su p o n th ep h y s ica l, v iz .: t h ep o s s ib il itie so f

in fin i tep ro g re s sio n .

T oa tt a inu n toim m o rta lityit isn e c e s s ary ,a sw eha v es h o w n , fo r

th ec en tra lH ieato m toc o n q ue re v e rys ta teb e lo w th eh u m a n , an d

th e nt ob e c o m ee xte rn a liz e dup o ne a rthasa nin d iv id u a lh u m a nb e in g ,

tou n de rg oth etr ia lsa n db e co m es u b je c te dtoth er e s p o n s ib ili tie so fa

c o n s c io u s , re a s o nin g , in d iv idu a ls tru g g l efo r life . T h en a tu re a n dq u a l

ityo f th es o u l, c o m b in e dw it hth ep o la r ityo f th eo rg a n is m ,w ill la u n c h

th eind iv id u a l intoth ee x a c t c o n d itio n sa n dc irc u m s ta n c e sth at

a reb es ta d a p te d toa ro u s ea l l th ela te nt q u a litie sw ith in ;b otha n im a l

a n dh um a n . It is n o t ap re v iou sk a rm atha td e te rm ine sa nin d ivid u a l's

c o n d it io ninlife, b u t it is th en a tu re a n dq u a lity o f th es o ul c o n flic ti n g

o rh a rm o n iz in gw i the x te rn a l c o n d itio n s . T h istu rm oil o f life , th is

c e a s e le s sh u m a nw a rfa re , isj u s ta sn e c es s a ryfo rt h es o u l'sf in a ld e

v e lo p m e n ta sa re th ee a rlie r s tru g g le st h ro u g hth es ta te sb e low .M a n

p o s s e ss e sth ep o ss ib ilitie sof im m o rta l lifeins u chap o te n t d e g re ea s

ton e arlya lw a y ss u c c e e d .T h erea re ,h o w e v e r, afe ws o lita ryex c e p

tio n sw h ic hw ill b en o te din th en e x tc ha p te r.

A fte r m a nh a sp a ss e dth ro u g h th etra v a il o fh u m a nl ifeh eth e n

m e e ts th es tru g g l eo fh isk a rm ainth er e a lm o fs p i rit. H e rehem a y

e v e nsin kfo re v e r, b e c a u s eh ed o e sn o t ac tu a llyp o ss e s sim m o rt a lity ,

o n lyt h ep ro m is eo rp o s s ib ili tyo f it. Afte r th efou r re a lm sof th ea s

tra lw o rlda rep as s e dh ee n tersth es ix t hs ta teo f th es o u lw orld ,w h e re

h es h ou ldb e c o m e re -u n ite dw i thh iss o u l m a te ,h is m is s in gh a l f. U n til

th isun io nisc o m p le teth e re isa n dc a nb en oa c tu al im m o rta li ty .

P re v iou stoth is h eisb u tap a rt o fh im s e lf, a n dha sc o n tro l o n lyo f

h a lf of h iss p iri tu a ln a tu re . It isth eu n io no f thetw oth a t fo rm sth e

a b s o luteo n e . "A ndth e ytw a in s h a ll b eon efle s h ," s a ithth eoldJ e w is h

S c rip tu re ; "a sit isa b o v e , soit isb e lo w ."

F ro m th efo re g o ingit w ill b es e e nth a t it isth er e u n io no fth e

tw inso u lsinth e re a lm o fs pirit th a t co n fe rsu p o nm a nth es ta teo f

a n g e lho o d .H eis h u m a nn olo ng e r, h eis th e nD iv in e, a n da sa D e ific

b e in ^h ep o s s e s s esth ea ttribu te so fe tern a lp ro g res s io na n di m m o rta l

life .

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T H ED AR KS A T E L L ITE

W h e nw elo o ka b o ut u sw iththep h y s ic a l s e n s e s ,N a tu res e e m st o

b ein c o n tin u a lw a rfa rew ith h e rs e lf. In fa c t, it se e m su tte rl yim p o s

s ib le tofin da n yth in gn o t in d e a d lyc o nflic tw ith s o m e th in gels e ,e ith e r

v is ib l eo r in v is ib le .O b s e rv in gth is ,m an k in dh a sun c o n s c io u s ly , fro m

tim ei m m e m o ria l, fo rm u la te dt h eid e ao f tw og re a t po w e rs ,v iz . , "g o o d "

a n d"ev il". F ro mth isid e atheg ra n dd o gm ao f th e o lo g y "G o d "a n d

th e"D e v il" s p ra ngin toe x is te n c e ,a n dbe c a m eth ech ie fc o rn e r s to n e

o fe v erys a c e rd o ta lis m w h ic h th ew o rldha sw itn e s s ed .A n dw h il e

th e re iss o m eb a sictru thin th isid e a , a sine v e ry p o p u la rc on c e p tio n ,

s in c em a n k in da s aw h o lec a n no t fo rm u la t ea n yid e a th a t isw h olly

a n da bs o lu te lyfals eine v e ry d e ta il; y et, th e reis a ls om u c h th a t is

u tte rl yfa ls ein it, o w in gto th efa c tth a tm a n ,w hilee x is tingu p o nth e

m a te ri a lp la n e , ca n n o tg ra s p th ed iv in e id e ao fA b so lu teT ru th, n o r

re a lizeth elo g ica la b s u rd ity o fm o retha no n eA b s olu te .H e ,th e re

fo re , u tte rlyfa i lstoc o m p reh e n dh o w tha tw h ic his re la tiv eev il c a n

b eh a rm o n iz e din t oa b s o lu tego o d .A c c o rdin g ly , tot h em a jo rity o f

m a n k ind , th ism igh typ ro b le mo fg o o da n de v il iss t ill u n s o lv ed .F e w ,

v e ryf e w in d e e d , e v e no f th ep ro fo u n d ly le a rn e ds tud e n tso fO cc u lt

lo rei nth ep a s t, a rriv e da t atru ec o n ce p tio no fth es u b je c t.

D u rin g th ela p s eo f th ea g e s , c o u n tle s s le g e n d sa n da lle g o rie s

h a v ebe e ne v o lv e d, toe m b o d y th efa c tsan dth ep ro ce s s e sc o n n ec te d

w itht h isa rc a n em y s te ry ,b u t th em e ta p hy s ic so f the s ele g e n d sh a v e

n e v e r b e e nre v e a le dtoth eu nin itia te d . E s p e c ia lly h a sth isb ee nth e

c a s ei nre g a rdto th eD a rkS ate llite .H ow e v e r, th e tim eh a sn ow c o m e

w h e nce rta infa c t sinre g a rd toth iso rb o fe v il a r efo r th ef irs t tim e

g iv e no u t toth ew o rld"p robo n op u b lic o."

Inth e firs tp la ce ,c e rta inm is c o n c e p tion sinre g a r dtoth ed ark

o rbn ee dtob ec orre c te d .M a nye a rn e s t stu d e n tsh a veth o u g h t i t tob e

"T h eLo s tO rb "o f th eG re c ia nm y s te rie s , h e n c es im i la r toth e

E g y p ti a nc o n c e p ti o no f th es piritu a l "fall". B u t the reis , in fa c t, n o

c o n n e ctio nb e tw e enth etw o . Th elo s to rb, initsc os m o lo g ic a l a s p e c t,

w ill befo u n dn o t ic e dinth es e c o n dp a rt o f th isw ork . Inits s p iritu a l

a s p e c t it a p p lie s toth efa ll e nh u m a ns ou l, n o t th e lo s ts o u l. H e re in

c o n s iststh ed iff e re n c eb e tw ee nth etw oo rb s , th el o s ta n dth ed a rk .

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A n o th er m is c o n c e ptio nh a sre ga rd e dth eM o o n ,o u rE arth 'sv is

ib lesa te llite , asid e n tic a l w ithth ed arko rb .M a nyT h e o s o p h is tsa s

s e rt, inav e rym y s te rio u sm an n e r, th a t th eM o o nis n o to n lyt h ee ig h th

s p h e re, o r th eo r bo fd e a than dd is s o lu t io n ,b u t tha t it is"t h ed u s tb in

o f th eu n iv e rs e ," a lth o u g hD r. W y ld , fo rm e rlyp re s id e n to f th eL o n d o n

T .S .fu llye x p o s edth ea b s u rdityo f th is m y s te rio u sT h e o s o p h ica lS e

c re t i nth ec o lu m n so f "L ig h t ." T h isc o nc e p tio nis ra d ic a llyf a ls ea s

re g a rdsth eM o o n , a lth o u g hit a p p ro a c h e s th ere a lm so f tru thi ns o m e

re s p e ctsre g a rd ingth en a tu re o f th em y ste rio u sd a r ks a te llite its e lf.

W itht h e s eb rie f in tro d u c to ry re m a rk sit n o w re m a instop o in t

o u th ow tofo rm ap e rfe c tlyco rre c tc o n ce p tio no fw h a t th ed a rk

s a te ll iteis ,a n d itsfe a rfu l im p o rta n c ea t th ep res e n tc ris is o f th e

w o rld ' sh is to ry .

W h e nt h es tu d e n t b rin g sb e fo r eh ism in d th ete a c h ing so f th e

p re c e din gc h a p te rs ,a n dth eco n c lu s io n s th e yle a dupto ,c o n s id e rin g

th e m asaw h o le , it w ill re q uireb u t abrie fa n dc are fu la p p li c a tio no f

th elaw so fc o rres p o n d e n c e st oe n a b leh im tog a ina p e rfe c tly a c c u ra te

id e aof th ish ithe rtoc o n c e a le dre g io nan dp o rtio no f th eE a rt h 'sc o n

s titu t io n .

B yre fe rrin gtot h e"H e rm e tic C o n s titu ti o no fM a n "a se lu c id a te d

inc h ap te r II o f s e c tio nII of th ep re s en tw o rk , let th es tu d en t re v ie w

th es ev e nd iv is ion so fm a n ,th e n ,b e a ringinm in dt h efa c t th at th e

p la n e t w h ic hm a n in h a b itsis a ls oa nin div id u a l, p os s e s s in ga s e v e n

fo ldco n s titu tio nc o rre s p o n d in gine v e ry re s p e c t to th ec o n s ti tu tio no f

m a n ,le th im s tri c tlya p p lyt h eH e rm e tic la w fo rh im s e lf,

"A sit isb e lo w , s oit isa b ov e ,

A so n th ee a rth , s ointh es ky ."

T h e n , h ew ill k n ow e x a c tlyh ow tog oto w o rktoc o m p re h e n dth e

s u b je ct. B u ta st h eo rd in a ry s tu d e n t, li v in gw h o lly u p o nth eex te rn a l

p la n e , isn o t in ap o s itio nt ov e rifyh i sc o n c e p tion s ,h em u s t c o n te n t

h im s e l f fo r th epre s e n t toa cc e p t th erev e la tio n sw h ic hw ill bem a d e

u p o nt h ea u th o rit yo f th o s ew h od ok n o w , a n dh a v eve rifie dth e tru th .

Inc h ap te r II o f s e c tio nII of th isw o rk "H e rm e tic C o n s titu tiono f

M a n ," o c c u rsad es c rip tio no f th ea n im a l s o u l, a si t isc a lle d. N o w ,

th a tm a g n e tics p he reo fo u r pla n e tw h ic he x a c tlyc orre s p o n d st oth e

a n im a l s o u lo fm an , isw h a t i sO c c u ltly te rm e d"th eD a rkS a te l lite ."

T h e re fo re , ino rde r toc o m p reh e n dth isdu s k ys p h e re, itsn a tu r ea n d

fu n c ti o n s , it is a b s o lu te lyne c e s s a ryto u n d e rs ta n d th en a tu re a n dfu n c

tio nof th ea n im al s o u lo fm an , to g e th e r w ithitsr e la tio n sto th eo th e r

T H ED AR KS A T E L L ITE1 5 3

s ixd iv is io n s ;a nda ls o , tocle a rlyg ra spm a n 'sre la tio ntothep la n e to f

w h ic hh efo rm s , asit w e re , ana to m icp art to w a rd sa no rg a n ic w h o le .

W h e nt h ea b o v eis u n d e rs to o d , it w ill the nb es e e n th a t th is

d a rk , m a g n e tico r bc o n s titu testh eg ra n dc e n te ro r fo c u so f theE a rth 's

a n im a l fo rc e ; in o th e rw o rd s , it isth e re a lm o f theu n d e v e lo pe dg o o d

inN a tu re ,w h o s e te rrib lem o t toise m b rac e dinth ew o rdS E L F .

D u rin g th e"G o ld en "a n d"S ilve r" p e rio d so fo u rE a r th 'se v o lu t io n ,

th isda rks a te lli tew a sinthea p h e lio np o rtio no f itso rb it an ditsin

flu e n cew a ss c a rce lyfe lt; o r e ls e , its in flu e n c ew a ss e e na n d re c o g n iz e d

o n lyi nitstru e re la tio no f a n im a l fo rcea n du n d e ve lo p e dg o o d. A sa

fa c to r o fe v il it w a sim p e rc ep tib le .B u t d u rin gth eC o p p e ra n d Iro n

a g e st h ed a rks a te lliteg ra d ua llya p p ro ac h e dth eE arth ,a n dit sd e

g ra d ingfo rc e sb ec a m em o rea ndm o reb e w i ld e rin ga n dp o te n tu n t il

th ey ea r1 8 8 1 ,w he nit p a s s e d itsg ra n dp e rih e lio np o in t. T h ey e a r

1 8 8 1w a stos e et h es e c o n dc om in go f th eL o rd .M a n ys e c tse x p ec te d

J e s u s toc o m ein p e rs o n ,s e lec t th e ir g ro u pa sth ec h o s e nfe w , g u id e

th e m t oh e a v e na ndle a v ea ll o th e rso nea rthtos u f fe r th e ir f a teb e c a u s e

o f th eir s in sa n dn o n -b e lie f. T h isp ro v edtob ear e a le rro r. T h eu s h e r

in gin o fn e w s p i ritu a l th o u gh ta n dth en e w a to m ic a g eisa c tua llyth e

n e w d is p e n s a tio n , th es e c o n dc o m in go fC h ris t. W a rs a ren e c e s sa ry

tob ri n ga b o u t thec h a n g e , theo ldm u s t b eu p ro o te db e fo reth en e w

c a ntak eitsp la ce .T h ed a rk o rbisn o ws lo w lyb u t s u re lyre c ed in g ,

a n da l th o u g hth ec lo u d sa reno t lifte df ro m th em e nta lh o riz o n; a n d

th o u g h th efe a rful w o rld -w id ec o n flic ts w h ic ho c c u r re da ren o t y e t

s e ttled ;a n dc o n fu s io na n dc ha o ss e e m m orew id e s p rea da n de rror

m o rer a m p a n t th a ne v e rb e fo re inth ew o r ld 'sh is to ry ,y e t th ec ris isis

p a s t i tsd a rk e s t c u lm in a tin gp o in t. A si t iso fte nd a rk e s t ju st b e fo re

b re a ko fd a y ,s oe v e nn o w th ed a w no fab rig h te rm ornisa th an d ,

w h e nt h efa ith fu l , re s o lu tet ru th -s e e k e r s h a ll b eab letos o lvefo rh im

s e lf t h isa w fu l pro b le m o fg oo da n de v il , o f lig h t a n ds h a d o w . T h e re

fo re , s u s ta in e dbyth ek n o w led g eo f th eu ltim a tev ic to ryo fo rd e ra n d

e q u ili b riu m o v e r c h a o sa n do pp o s in gfo rce s ;e v e ntho u g ha ll m an k in d

a ree nv e lo p e din th ed a rk n e s so fb a ttle a n din v o lv edinth ev ortic e s

o f th ed e fe a te dl e g io n so fe r ro r; le tu s tu rno u r atte n tio nm orec lo s e ly

toth es a te llite its e lf, w h ichh a sb e e ns u c had is tu rb in gfa c to r too u r

p la n e t 'sm e n ta l eq u ilib riu m ; a n dc o n s id er th iss p h erew iths p ec ia l

re fe ren c etoth e im p lic a tio n so f re s p o n sib ilityfo rc e du p o ne ve rys o u l

s e e k inglig h ta n d im m o rta lity.

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Inth e firs tp la ce , th iso rb p o s s e s s e sa c o m p le teorg a n iz a tio no f its

o w n ; an disg o v e rn e db yw e ll d e fin e dla w s , th en a tureo fw h ic hm a y

b ek n ow no n lyto ow e ll b yp a t ie n tlyo b s erv in gth em e rc ile s sins tin c ts

o f th e lo w e ra n im a ln a tu rea sm a n ife s te d inm a n ;w he reth em o ra l

c o n s c io u s n e s sis a b s o lu te lyw a n tin g .O u r d a ilyn e w s, c o n tin u a l ly ,

re p o rt sa ll s o rts o fv ic io u sc rim e sa g a in s tG o da n dm a n .T h ro ug h o u t

th ew ho leo f th is lo a th s o m esp h e rea renu m e ro u sra ce so fs p iri tu a l

b e in g s; m a n yo fth e m p o s s e s s in gth eh ig he s t fo rm sof c u n n in gan d

in te ll ig e n c ep o s sib letoth ea n im a lp la ne . It isthe s ec re a tu re s ;w h o

a ren eith e re le m en ta lsn o re le m e n ta rie s , b u t tre a c he ro u sb e in gs ;w h o

p ro d u ceth eg re a te s tp o rtio no f th es u ff e rin ga n dm is e ryw h ic ha fflic ts

h u m a n i ty .T h e ya r eth ea c tiv eO c c u lt a g en tso f th a t p o te n t frate rn ity

w ith in th es p irit u a lw o rldw hic hh a sits e x te rn a l ex p re s s io nan dc o r

re s p o nd e n c eintheb ro th e rh o odk n o w nu p onE a rtha s th e"B la c k

M a g i," o r "In v e rsiv eB re th re n." T h e s etw ofra te rn it ie s ,v iz :th es p irit

u a l rule rsa n dp ote n tia litie so f th ed a r ks a te llite u p o nth eas tra lp la n e,

a n dthes c h o o lsof B la c km a g ic ,v ic ea n dc rim e ,u p onth ep h y s ic a l

p la n e ; c o n s titu te th etw oh a lv e so f th ep la n e t'se vil d e s ire .

F ro m w ith inth eda rkc e n te r of th ea s tral re a lm so f th efo rm e r,

th es pirit o f lies ,m u rd e r, crim e , fra u da n dre lig io u sim p o s tureis

firs t fo rm u la te d , a n dth e np ro je c te dto th ee a rth ly fra te rn ity a sth e

m e a n so f itsc o n t in u e de x is ten c e .F ro m th e s ec e n te r sit isre - fo rm u

la te d tos u it th es p irit a n d te m p e ro fth etim e s ; an dth e nits p s y c h o

lo g ic al in flu e n c e isp ro je c tedin toth em e n ta lw h ir l o f th erac e ,

w h e re itss ile n t, s u b tlein fl u xp o is o n s th ed im e n s io n a ls p a c e sw h ic h

c o n s ti tu teth em ag n e ticp la n eso fh u m a n life .F ro mth e n c e , th es e

u n s e e nO c c u lt c u r re n tsp e n e tr a teth ein ne rm o s t re c es s e so f th e

h u m a nm in d ,a n dpo s s e s sth eso u l tos u c ha ne x te n t, th a td e e p

d o w ni nth eh e a rt o fm a n ;n om a tte rh o wp u rea n dd is in te re s te d

h em a ya p p e a r; the relu rk sthes lim yre ptileo fs e l fis h n e s s , ye a ,

e v e nw h e nh ele a st s u s p e c tsi t. It isthisg rim m o ns te r, S E L F , th a t

e a c has p ira n t to O c c u lt tru th s e e k stoco n q u e r. W h enth isG o li a th

o f th es o u l iss t ru c kd e a db y th es m o o th w h itep e b bleo f th esp irit,

s lu n gw ithth en eo p h y te 'sw il l, th eg ra ndo rd e a l is o v e r, th ec ro w n

o f im m o rta lityw on . "T oth evic to rb e lo ngth es p o il s ."

W eh a vep o in te dou t th efa c t th a t it is th ed a rks ate llitefrom

w h e n c ep ro c e e d st h es p irit o f lie s ,m u rde ra n dfra ud s .T h isw as

w e ll kn o w ntoth e in itia te sof th eg re a te rH e rm e tic m y s te rie s , fo r

T H ED AR KS A T E L L ITE1 5 5

w efindth eid e av e ryc le a rly d e fin e din th em y s tica l la n g u a g eo f

th ea nc ie n ts ,a s th efo llo w inge x tra c t f ro m o n eo f th es u p p o s edlo s t

m a g ic al w o rk so f H e rm e sT ris m e g is tu sw il l s h o w .S p ea k in go f the

m a g ic al ru le rso f th ed a rks ate llitea s th e ys it in c o u n c il, cre a tin g

d e lu s io n ,w ere a d:

"S othe yc a lle df o rthafo rm

F ro m th ed e e pd a r ka b y s s

T oe m bo d yth e ir ev il d e s ire ."

"O b e d ie n t it c a m e

F ro m th ere a lm sof th ed e a d ,

A rra y edinitsm ag ica ttire ."

"A sit p a s s e do 'er th ee a rth

T h efair flo w e rs fe ll d e a d ,

F ro m i tsb re a thof p o is o n o u s fire ."

In d e e d, s oth o ro ug h lyh a sth i sp o is o n o u s fireo fs elf-in te re s t

p e rm e ate dth ew o r ld , th a t th e fa ir flo w erso fd is inte re s te d n e ssh a v e

b e c o m ea na lm o s t e n tire lye x t in c ts p e c ies ,a n ds h o uldth ere a l s ta te

o fu n se lfis h ,u n w o rld lin e s sof atru em ys ticb e c o m ek n o w n ,h e is

e ith e r re g a rd e dw ithp itya sn o nc o m p o sm e n tis ,o r e ls elo o k e d

u p o nw iths u s p ic io na sa nim po s te r, a c ti n gfro m m o t iv e sm o resu b tle

th a ngo v e rnth eord in a rym o rt a l.

T h em an n e r inw h ic hth isp o iso n o u sm a g n etice n e rg y isp ro

je c te d fro m th eda rks a te llit etoth ee arthisw h o l lyin v e rs ive ,a n d

th erule rsa n dm ag ic a lh ie ro ph a n tsm a k eu s eo f th is in v e rs iv e fo rc e

tod isto rt a n dc orru p tT ru th ine v e ryform w h e re in it s tru g g lesto

b e c o m em a n ife s t up o ne a rth . Th ep o w e rsan din flu e n ce sa ttrib u te d

toc e r ta inra c e so fa s tra ls , b yth ea u tho rso f "T h eP e rfe c tW ay ,"

b e lo n g inre a lity toth eru lersa n dp rinc ip a litie so f th ed a rk s a te llite ,

w h om erc ile s s lydis to rt e v e ry a rc a n etruthin toth eo lo g ic a ld og m a ,

o fp a r tia le rro r, c a u s in git toa s s u m et oth eh u m a nm in dth ede lu s iv e

fo rm of th ee x te rn a lso f tru t ha n dlo g ic. B u t th ede lu s iv efo rm is ,

a fte r a ll, o n lya v e ryflim s ys o p h is try w h e ns u b je cte dtoth ek e e n

s e a rc hin ge y eo f th es o u l. C on s e q u e n tly , it isa lw ay sth o s ew hoa re

h a lf i n fo rm e do f N a tu re 'sm y ste rie s ; th eh a lf-in iti a te d ,s oto s a y ;

w h ofall in toth es n a re .H e reiniss e e n th eO c c u lt tru thinthe

p ro v e rb , "Alittl ele a rn in gi sad a n g e rou sth in g ."

J u s t asth ed a rk s a te llitew asa t itsp erih e lio n ,th e s ein v e rsiv e

b re th re na c h ie v e d th eg re a te st a p p a re n t th e o lo g ic a l a n dm e ta p hy s ic a l

s u c c e ssinth ere-la u n c h in gf o rth , th ro ug h o u t th ew o rld ,o f thed o c

trin e so f "R e -in ca rn a tio n ," " K a rm a ," a n d "D is e m b o d ie dS h e lls ," a s

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fo rm u la te da n dtau g h tb yth ed e c a y in gp r ie s th o o d sof th ed re a m y

O rie n t.V ie w e din itstru eli g h t, th isgig a n ticm o ve m e n to f the

in v e rsiv eb re th renw a sa im e da sad e a th b lo w toth e ra p id lys pre a d in g

s p irit u a lis m o fth eO c c id e n t; s in c e ,w h ere v e ra c c e pte d , th e s ed o c

trin e s, a sta u g h t a n din te rp re te db yth eB u d d h is t cu lt, d e s troya t

o n c e , a ll b e lie f inth ep o s s ib ilityo f sp irit c o m m un ic a tio nb etw e e n

d is e m bo d ie ds o u ls a n de x te rn al h u m a n ity . S u c ham o ve m e n t, h o w

e v e r, isd o o m e dt ou ltim a tef a ilu re ,a s th e rea rece rta ina b s olu te

tru th sc o n n e c te dw iths p iritua lis m th a t w ill liv e , n o tw ith s ta nd in g

th eign o ra n c eo f th ee x p o u n d ers , itsm a nye rro rsa ndg ro s sim

p o s tu re s .T h e s et ru th sc a nn eith e rb es up p re s s e db y in v e rs iv em a g ic ,

n o rs m o th e re db ya no rie n ta l th e o ry .T h eir m is re p res e n ta tio n sa re

to op ate n t toth ec a n d idm in d, a n dre a c t io na g a in s t th es p e c u la tiv e

m e n ta l ityo f th eE a s t, s o o n e r o r la te r, iss u reto s e t in .T h eW e s te rn

m a tte r -o f-fa c tm in d ,w ill te ar th eg rimm a s kfro m th e s ew o u ld -b e

b re th re no f th esn o w -c la dH im a la y a s ,a n ds h o w tothew o rldw h o

a rethed e n iz e n so f th es h a d ow ,a n dw h oa reth ec h i ld re no f li g h t.

A t th i sp o in t th eq u e s tio nn atu ra llya ri s e s , "o fw ha tp e rs o n a l

o rs e l fis hb e n e fi t isth ep rop a g a tio no f e rro r tot h ein h a b itan tso f

th ed arks a te llit e ? "T h ea n s w e r iss im p l yth is , it fu rn is h e st h e m w ith

th em ea n so fp ro lo n g in gth e ir e x te rn a l ex is te n c ew hileo ne a rt h ,

a n ds up p lie sth e mw itha na d ditio n a l le as eo f life inth ew o rl dto

c o m e ; a sw ill b em a d em a n ife st fro m th eH e rm e ticlaw so fd e a th

g iv e nb e lo w .A c c ord in gtoH e rm e ticla w s , d e a thisno tw h a t is

k n o w na sp h y s ic a l d is s o lu tio n, b u t isa fa ilu reo n th ep a rt o f th e

h u m a nb e in gtop ola riz eth eato m sw h ic hc o n s titu te h iss o u ls oh e

m a yrea liz eim m o r ta lity . It i s , th e re fo re , afa llingfro m th eh u m a n

p la n e toth ea n im a lp la n e ,w he rec o n s c iou se x is te n cem a yb ep ro

lo n g e d in d e fin itelyb ym e a n so fd a rkm a gic a la rts .

T h efollo w in ga re a na c c u ra te re n d e rin go f th ere a l id e a sa s

ta u g h t b yH e rm e sT ris m e g is tu s.

T H EL AW SO FD E A T H

I. "A s it isb e low ,s oit is a b o v e ;a sonth ee a rth, s ointh es k y ."

II. "Th e rea retw os ta te so f b e in g ;o n e ism o rta l, th eo th e ri s

im m o rt a l."

III. " T h a tw h ic h ism o rta l is d is s o lv a b le ,a n dd is so lv a b leb o die s

p a s saw a ylik ea m is t inth em o rn in g ."

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IV . "Anim m o rta l b o d yisa nes s e n c ew h ichise te rn al a n d

in c o rr u p tib le ."

V . "B ut th etw a in, th em o rta l a n dth eim m o rta l, c a nn o te x is t

to g e the r fo re v e r, b u te a c hretu rn e thto th ep la c ef ro m w h e n c e it

c a m e ."

V I. "Th em o rta l bo d yiss e n s ib le ,b u t theim m o rta l isre a s o n a ble ."

V II. " T h efo rm e r c o n ta in sn o th in gth a t i sp e rfe c t, th ela tte r

n o th ingth a t isi m p e rfe c t; for th eo n ei sth ee s s e nc eo f th em a tte r,

a n dtheo th e r th ee s s e n c eo f s p irit, a n dm a n , th em ic ro c o s m , ho ld sth e

b a la n ceo f th etw a in ."

V III. "A n dth e re isafie rc ew a rfa refo r th ev ic to ry ,b e tw e e n

th elow e ra n dth eu p p e r, a st h e yb o thd es iretoo b ta inth eb o dya s

th e ir p riz e ; fo r th es ta teo f m a nise n vie db yth e lo w e ra n dglo rifie d

a sano b les ta te b yth eh ig h er."

IX . "N o w if th em a nin c lin e s to w a rdth e lo w e rn a tu r ew h ic h

ism o r ta l, h eth ere b ya id sthelo w e r im pe rfe c tp o w erstoo p p o seth e

h ig h e r w h ic hisi m m o rta l, a n dm u s ts u ffer th ep a in so fs la v e ry fo r

h isd is o b e d ie n c e toth eW o rk -M a n ,h ism ak e r. B u t if h ein c lin esto

th eh ig h e r, th e nh eistru ly w is ea n db le s t."

X . "S ho u ldm a n , afte rb e in gattra c te db y th ev a n iti e so f th e

w o rld a n dth e n , afte ro b ta in in gak n o w led g eo f th e th in g sth a t a re ,

re tu rn toth ev a nitie so f th ew o rld ,h ew ill b ep u nis h e dw ith to rm e n ts

a n dfi reinth eda rk e s ts ta teso fd is e m bo d ie ds o u ls."

X L"S ho u ldam a na fte rk n o w ingth eth in gsth a ta re b e c o m e

re b e ll io u so f re stra in t totha tp a rt w h ic hisim m o r ta l, a n dretu rnto

th ev an itie so fth ew o rld , theh ig h e re ss e n c ew ill s tra ig h tw a yd e p a rt

fro m him ,a n dh ew ill b e c o m e th es la v eof th elo w e r e s s e n c ew hic h

w ill se iz eu p o nhim a n dd riv eh im toa ll s o rtso fw ic k e da rts a n d

e v il w a y s ."

X II. " W h e nm a nh asth u sim p iou s lyd is o b ey e dh isC rea to r

a n dturn e dh isfac ea w a yfro mth a tw h ic h isim m o rtal, b e h o ld , h e

isth end is in h e ri te dfro m h is b irth rig h t,a n disn o lo n g e rc o un te d

a m o n g th ec h ild reno fG o d ,b ec a u s eh eh asb e c o m ea ne v il, p e rve rs e

th in g , p o s s e s s in go n lyth o s e th in g sw h icha rem o rtal, a n dh ei s

p u n is he dw ithd e ath ."

X III. "A n ds od e athism e te do u t toa ll th o s ew h or e b e la g a in st

th e ir C re a to r im pio u s ly ,b e c au s eth e yk no w th eth ing sth a ta re. B u t

toth os efo o lis hs o u lsw h oa r eig n o ra n t, a n dw h oh av en o tk n o w in g ly

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re je c te dth e ir C re a to r, b e h o ld , th e ya re p u rifie dafte rm u c hsu ffe rin g

a n da r es e n t tot h ew o rlda g ain ."

T h etea c h in g sin vo lv e dinth ea b o v ela w sa res oc lea r, s os im ple ,

a n dw em a ya ls oad ds od iv in elyju s t, tha t toa tte m p t ina n yw a yto

e x p la i no ra n n o tateth e m w o u l do n lyb et os o w th ef irs ts e e d so f

e rro r a n dm is u n d ers ta n d in g .W ew ill, th ere fo re , le av eth e m w it h

th erea d e ra sth eya re ,p u re a n dfre efr o m th em e n ta lb ia so f a n y

m o rta l b e in g .

Inapre v io u sc h ap te rw eh a v es h o w nth a t a ll re a lm so f life

a b o v e th eh u m a nareim m o rta l, a n dth a tth o s eb e lo wth isp la n e

a rem orta l, o r, t h e yo n lyp o ss e s sth ep os s ib ilitie so f im m o rtalityin

aru d im e n ta ryfo rm .M a n ,a lo ne ,p o s s e s s esth ee le m en tso fb o th life

a n dd ea th .T h elaw so f lifeha v ea ls ob ee nfu llye lu c id a te d , an dth e

s o u lw h ic he v e non lyim p e rfe ctlyo b e y st h e m w ill, " a fte r it h as

b e e npu rifie db ym u c hs u ffe ri n g ," u ltim ate lyre a pt h ere w a rdof

e te rn al c o n s c io u se x is te n c e . C o n s e q u e n tl y , th eg re at m a jo rity o f

th o s es o u lsw h oarere a llyh um a nb e in g s , w ill in h e r it im m o rta l ity

a sth en a tu ra lc on s e q u e n c eo f th e ir h u m an ity .B u tth e rea ree xc e p tio n s ,

w h ic h th o u g hfe winn u m b e r, co m p a ra tiv e ly , re q u ire s p e c ia ln o t ic e .

T h e s ee x c e p tio n sm a y , fo r th es a k eo fc on v e n ie n c e , b ed iv id e d in to

th re ed is tin c tc la s s e s .T h ef irs ta n dm os tn u m e ro u sc la s sc o n sis ts

o f im pe rfe c tlyo rg a n iz e d ,s e ns itiv e ,w e ak -n a tu re di n d iv id u a ls , w ith

little o rn om e n ta lb ia s ,w h op o s s e s ss t ro n gm e d iu m is ticm a g n etis m s .

In d iv id u a lso f thisc la s s , tho u g hp e rfe ctlyh u m a nt ob e g inw it h ,

s o o nl o s eth ea c tu a lc o n tro l o f th ee x tern a lo rg a n is m ,a n din c o n s e

q u e n c e, th eb o d yb e c o m e sth eo b e d ie n t ins tru m e n t for a n ya n d

e v e ry c la s so fd is e m b o d ie de arthb o u n dsp irits ,o r, w h a t iss t ill

w o rs e , it m a yb e co m eth es la veo fs o m evic io u se le m e n ta ry . In th is

c a s et h e rew a sn o re a lo r truein d iv id u alitytos tart w ith , the re fo re ,

n oo n ec a na s s e rt tru th fu lly th a th ew a sa c tu a llyac q u a in te dw ith

th etr u ep e rs o n a ge ; fo r, m o s t p ro b a b lyt h ere a ls o ul h a dd e p a r te dinth e

v e ryea rlyin fa n cyo f th eo rga n is m 'sp h ys ic a le x is te n c e ,h o w , w h e n ,

o rw h ere ,n o n eb ut th etra in eds e e rc a n te ll. Ine ve ryin d iv idu a lc a s e

th ea stra lc a u s e s th a tp ro d u ce dth es o u l 'sa b o rtio nw ill d iffer w id e ly .

T h es ec o n dc la s sa reth o s ew hofa ll v ic t im stop re m e d ita te d

o b s e s sio n ,a n da r eb yn om e a nss on u m e rou sa sth ef o rm e r. Int h is

c a s et h eo rg a n is misg e n e ra ll yv e ryfin e, s ofa ra s th em a g n e t ic

te m p e ra m e n t isc on c e rn e d ,b u t th es o u l i su tte rlyw a n tin ginsp iritu a l

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v o liti o no rw ill. T h a t isto s a y , th em ag n e ticp o larityiso f s u c ha

n a tu re th a t th esp iritu a lw il l o f th es ou l isa lm o st p o w e rle s s toa c t

u p o ni t. T h ea b s en c eo f th is e s s e n tia l ele m e n to f hu m a nlifem a y

b eth e re s u lt o f m e n ta lc o n d i tio n so f them o th e rd urin gp re g n an c y ,

o ro f am e n ta lc om a ,s otos ay ,o fb o th p a re n tsa t th em o m e n t o f

c o n c e ptio n .T h is m e n ta lc o m ae x te rn a liz esits e lf in th eo ffs p r in ga s

ala c ko fv im ,n erv ea n dfire. H e n c e ,w eo fte ns e e th isc o n d it io n

m a n ifes te dinth ec h ild re no f k in g s ,n o ble m e n ,a n d th o s eo fg re a t

w e a lth, w h oh a v e th em e a n sto p a n d e r to a n dg ra tify afa s h io n ab le ,

s e n tim e n ta l la s s i tu d e . Ina d ditio ntothisla c ko f s p iritu a l vo litio n ,

th em ag n e ticc o n stitu tio nis a lw a y ss tron g lym e d iu m is tica n dt h e

in d iv id u a l, if left q u itefreefro m th ec o n tro lo f o th e rs ,n a tu ra lly

w o u ld b eg o o d ,h ig h lys e n s iti v e ,a n din th etru es en s eo fs p ir itu a l

p a rla nc e , "as p ir it m e d iu m ," in s p ira tio na l, p h y s ic al, o rc la ir v o y a n t,

a c c o rdin gtoh is p e c u lia rm a gn e ticg ra d e. T h isist h ere a s o nw h y

th e yofte nfa ll t h ev ic tim o f p re m e d ita te do b s e s s ion .W h e no b se s s io n

tra n s pire sit is g e n e ra llyfou n dth a ts om ep o te n t ex te rn a lm ind ,

th a t of a ne v il so rc e re s s ,o r b la c km a g ic ia n , (a c c ord in gtothes e x ,)

re q u ir e sth eo rg an is m fo r th ep u rp o s eo f p ro lo n g in g th e ir o w np e rs o n a l

e x is ten c e .W h e na s u ita b lem ed iu m is ticbo d yisfo u nd , th e yb ri n g

th ew ho leo f th e i rp o w e rfu lm a g n e ticw il l tob e a r up o nth ea lm o s t

w ille ssb ra ino f th e ir v ic tim ,a n ds lo w l yb u ts u re l ye je c t th e rig h tfu l

o c c u p an t, a n dth en ,b yv irtu eo f th e ir O c c u lt p o w e r sa n dm a g ic

a rts , in h a b it th eo rg a n is m the m s e lv e s ,w h ileth en ea r frie n d sa n d

re la ti v e so f th ev ic tim a reofte ns u rp ri s e da t th e re m a rk a b le c h a n g e

w h ic h th e yn o tic eh a sta k e npla c e , intem p e ra m e n t an dd is p o s it io n ,

b u ta la s , th e ys e ld o m o rn ev e rs u s p e c t th ete rribletru thw hic h

s u c ha c h a n g eim plie s ,n o rc anth e yp o s sib lyb eb rou g h t tofu l ly

u n d e rsta n dth a tth ein d iv id u al m o v in ga m o n gth e m a su s u a lh a s

n o th ingw h a te v e r inc o m m o nw i thth e ir s i le n tlyd e p arte dfrie n d.

T h ethirda n dla st, a ls oth e le a s t inn um b e r, o f the s ec la s s e s

in c lu de sth o s ew hoa reb o rni n toth ew o r ldu n d e rs t ra n g e lyc o n

flic ti n gc o n d ition s .T h e yp o ss e s sa ll thee s s e n tia l e le m e n tsof m a n h o o d

w itha p o w e rfu l cu rre n to f them o s tp o ten ta n dc o n ce n tra te dform

o fs e l fis h n e s sa ndp rid e . In a d d itio nto th isu n d e sira b leq u a l ity

th e yex p re s sth eh ig h e s t fo rmo f in te llec tu a lityc om b in e dw ith a

p o w e rf u lw ill a n dm e d iu m is tic te m p e ra m e nt. T h e s ed om in a tin g

c o n d it io n sp re d isp o s eth e m to th es tu d yo fp s y c h o log ya n dO c c ultis m ,

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h e n c e th e yfa ll ane a s yp re y toth em e m be rso f th eB la c kM a g i

a n dthe ir in v e rs iv ea s tra lB re th re n .T h eir s e lfis h ne s s ,c o m b ine dw ith

th e ir u n b o u n d e dam b itio na n dd e s irefo r p o w e r, p re cip ita teth em

h e a d lon gin toth em o s t frig h t fu lp ra c tice s ,w h e re , s u rro u n d e db y

th einfe rn a l riteso f th e ir dia b o lic a l se d u c e rs , the yb e c o m et h e

h e lp les ss la v e sof th ev e rypo w e rsth e ys o u g h t toco n tro l. H e nc e

fo rw a rd , th e ya re lo s t. A stheH e rm e tic la w s ta te s , "T h e ya re p u n is h e d

w ithde a th ," a n d th e yk n o w it , a n dc o n s eq u e n tlya re c o m p e lle d ,

fo r the ir o w ns a fe ty , tore m ainfa ith fu l toth eo rde rw h ic he ntra p p e d

th e m . T h e ir o n ly m o ttoiss e l f, th e ir o nlyd e s irei stoliv e , a n dth is

th e yw ill d oa t an yc o s t. F o r th e ir o w ns in g leliv esth e yw o u ld

s a c rif ic eth eb a la n c eo fG o d ' sc re a tio n , if s u c ha th in gw e re p o s s ib le ,

s im p ly b e c a u s ed ea thtoth e misd e a thin re a lity .

Inth e firs ta n ds e c o n dc la s se so fs o -c alle dlo s t so u ls , th et ru e

in d iv id u a l, a sw eh a v es h o w n , d o e sn o t be c o m elo s t, h eis"th e

fo o lish ," ig n o ra nt s o u l, "s e nt toth ew orlda g a in ." N o ts e n t t oth e

w o rld a g a inb ym ea n so f re -inc a rn a tio ni nm a tte ru po nth eo u tw a rd

p la n e so f life , bu tb yas y m pa th e ticu n io nw iths o m ek in d re dso u l

o ne a r th ,w h o s eex p e rie n c e st h e yc a ne x pe rie n c e ,w ho s es o rro w s

th e yca nfe e l, a ndw h o s ejo y s th e yc a nsh a re .T h ew rite rh a sbe h e ld

n u m e rou sc a s e so f th isk in d , w h e reth eso u lo fs o m eu n fo rtu n a te ,

m e d iu m is tico rg a nis m w a ss y m pa th e tic a lly a tta c h e dt oth eo rg a nis m

o f al iv in gin d ivid u a l, a sa m e a n so fp ro g re s s ,a n do fc o m p le t in g

th isr o u n do fe x te rn a le x p e ri e n c e s . Int h isc la s sa p e rs o ns im p ly

lo s e sh isp h y s ic al o rg a n is m . T h isp e rs o na lity ,a lo ngw ithth ea n im a l

a n da stra lp o rtiono f it, b e co m e salifele s ss h a d o wa td e a th , a n d

s lo w ly d is in te g rate sw ith int h em a g n e tic s p a c e so f th ea s tra l lig h t.

It is am is tyfo rm , in c a p a b le o fp e rs o n atin gitso r ig in a lo w n er, o r

o fb e in g"g a lv a n iz e din tote m p o ra rylife." W h ilethec o u n te rfeitin g ,

o b s e s sin gfo rc e s , a fte r lo s so f th ep h y sic a lb o d yr u nth ec y c l eo f

th em ag n e tice x iste n c ew ith in th ee le c tr o -v ita ls p ac e so f th ep la n e t,

th e nbe c o m ea tta ch e dtoth eeig h ths p h e re , th eD a rk S a te llite o r

o rbo f d e a th .T h i sa ttra c tio n isb ro u g h t in tofo rc eb yv irtu eo f

th e ir a ffin ityw i thth ere a lm so fe le m e nta lb e in g . T h e yh a v esu n k

b e n e a t hth ep la n eo fh u m a n ity, a n dc o n s eq u e n tlya re n olo n g e r

h u m a n , a n dw h e non c eth e yb e co m ee n c lo s edw ith inthefa ta l

m a g n e t icw h irl o f d e a th , th e y lo s eth epo la rityo v er th efe e b le

a to m sw h ic hc o n s t itu teth e ir o n lyb e in g , a n dg ra d u allyd is s o lve ,

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a to m bya to m , liketh ep o is o no u sm ia s m a t icm is tsb efo reth eri s in g

s u n .W h ileth eD eiflcA to m st h e m s e lv e s , w h ic hth e s e lo s tp e rs on a litie s

fa ile d tore a liz e, im p e ris h a blea se v e r, e n te ru p o n an e w c y c l eo f

in v o lutio na n de vo lu tio n , th uss lo w lyb uild in gu pne w in d iv id ua litie s

fo r the m s e lv e s .N o to nth ispla n e t, th es c e n eo f the ir fa ilu re a n d

s u ffe r in g ,b u to n ah ig h e rp la n e , inw o r ld sm o ree th e re a l th a no u rs .

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T H ET R IU M P H O FT H ES O U L A D EP T S H IP

H a v in gc o n s id e re d th efa ilu re o fw h a tm ig h tb ete rm e dth e

h u m a n -a n im a ls o u l , inth ep rec e d in gc h a pte r, w en o wc o m etothe

triu m pho f th eh um a ns o u lo v er th efo rc eso fm a tte r, k n o w na s

a d e p tsh ip .T h issu b je c t fu rn is h e safitt in gte rm in ustoth efi rs tp a rt

o fo u r m y s tic a l stu d ie s , inw h ic hw eh a vein c lu d e d , th o u g hb ri e fly ,

e v e ry im p o rta n t se c tio no fO cc u lt s c ie n cee m b ra c e dw ith in"th e le s s e r

m y s te r ie s "o fN a tu re .

T h etr iu m p ho f theh u m a ns o u l o v e r th ef o rc e so fm atte r, te rm ed

a d e p tsh ip ,d o e sno t re fe r to th ea tta in m e n to f im m orta lity ;s in c e ,

a sp rev io u s lys tate d , th ev a st m a jo rity o fm a n k in d in h e rit im m o r

ta lity a sth ere su lt o f th e ir h u m a n ity ; a lth o u g hthisisn o t co m p le te ly

a s s u redu n til th eyh a v ep a s s edth ro u g ht h es ix ths ta teo f th es o u l

w o rld . Inth isc ha p te rw ere fe r toth o s e ra ree m b o die dh u m a nbe in g s

w h oa r es oo rg a n iz e da n dc ircu m s ta n c e dastob ea b l etoe v o lv e

th es ix tha n ds e ve n ths ta te so fc o n s c io us n e s s ;o r, ino th e rw ord s ,

th o s ew h oh a v ethein b o rna b i litytoa tt a intoth ep o w e rsa n db le s s in g s

o f th eir im m o rta l ity ,w h ileye t liv in gou tw a rd ly , up o nth eh u m a n

p la n eo fe m b o d ie de x is te n c e .

T h eli te ra ryw o rl dh a sb e e nf lo o d e dw ith d e s c rip tion sa n d

e x p la na tio n so f ad e p ts h ip .D efin itio n sha v ee v e nb ee na tte m p tedo f

th ev ario u sd e g ree sa n dg ra d eso f th isex a lte ds ta te ;b u ts of a r, n e a rly

a ll o f s u c hw o u ld-b ee x p o u n d erso fs ta tesh ig h e r tha nth e m s e lve s

h a v e( w itho n eo r tw oe x c e p ti o n s ) fa ile dm o s tc o m p le te ly ; fo r th e

v e rysim p lere a s onth a t, n ohu m a nb e in gc a nd e s c ribeth en a tu re

a n dc on d itio no f ah ig h e rs p i ritu a ls ta t eo f lifet h a nth a t to w h ic h

h iso w ns p iritu a l n a tu reh a sa tta in e d .O n lytw og rad e so f in d iv id u a ls ,

th e re fo re ,c a nrea llyd e s c ribea d e p ts h ip. O n eisthea d e p th im s e lf,

a n dtheo th e r is h isa c c e p te dn e o p h y te , h isfu tu re s u c c e s s o r, w h o

h a sp as s e dth ethirdin itia ti o n ,a n dis , th e n c e fo rw a rd , inp e r fe c t

m a g n e t icra p p o rt w ithth em a ste r tow h o ses ta teh e istos u c c ee d

w h e nt h a tm a s te r a s c e n d su n to as till h ig h e rs p h e re o fs p iritua l life

a n dp ow e r.

T oth os ere a ls e ek e rso fe s o te rick n o w led g ew h oa s piretok n o w

T ru th , irre s p e c ti v eo f th es ou rc e ,o rc la im so fa n y lite ra ryor le a rn e d

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w o rld l ya u th o rity, w eo ffe rt h efo llo w inge lu c id a ti o no fa d e p ts h ip .

It c o m e sfro m o n ew h oh a sa c tu a llyp a s s edth ro u g ht h ev a rio u s

re a lm sa n ds ta te so fs p iritu al e x is te n c e, n e c e s s a ry fo r th ea cq u is itio n

o fs u chk n o w le d g e. T h e re fo re , h iss ta te m e n tsa rethere s u lt o f p e rs o n a l

e x p e ri e n c e sw ith i nth ew o rld o fs p irit. A n ds h o u ld th ew rite r b eb lin d ly

c h a rg edw ithc o n t ra d ic tin gthep re v io u s te a c h in g sof th em o d e rn

T h e o s op h ic a la u tho ritie su p o n th es u b je ct; h ed e s ir e stop o in t o u t

th efac t th a t, v eryfe w (if an y )o f th e ma ree n titl e dtoe x p lainth elo ft y

s ta te th e yw o u ld s e t fo rth .

If th eyd on o tk no w o f th e ir o w ne x p e rien c e , th e ir d e s c rip tio ns

a rem os tlyin fe ren c ea n ds u rm is e , ra th e r th a nc o n s cio u sk n o w led g e .

Ino rde r top re s en t th es u b jec ta sc le a r lya sp o s s ib letoth e

s tu d e nt, w ew ill c o n s id e r fir s t, th ev a r io u sg ra d e so fa d e p ts hip ;s e c o n d ,

th en atu rea n dfun c tio n so f ad e p ts h ip ; an dth ird , ho w a d e p ts h i pis

a tta ina b le .

IT H EV A R IO U SG R AD E SO FA D E P TS H IP

Inth e firs tp la ce , th e rea re th re ed is t in c tg ra d e so f th ise xa lte d

s ta te , e a c hg ra d ec o n ta in in gw ith inits elf th re es ep a ra tes ta te so r

d e g re eso f lifean dp o w e r, s o th a t inthew h o leth erea ren in es ta te s

o fW isd o m .T h e s ep rin c ip leg ra d e sm a yb ed e s ig n a te d, ing e n e ral

te rm s , a sth en a tu ra l, th es piritu a la n d th ec e le s t ia ls ta te s , o f th e

s o u l's p ro g re s s ivee v o lu tio n s. T h efirs t , th em o s t e x te rn a ls ta te , re la tes

toth ew o rldo f ph y s ic a lp h e no m e n a ,a n dd e a lse x c lus iv e lyw ith th e

e le m e nta ls p h e re so f th ep la ne t, a n dth ea s tro -m a g ne ticc u rre ntsw h ic h

c o n trol th e m .T h ep o w e rso fth ea d e p to f th isg ra d ee x te n dfrom

th ee le m e n ta lz o ne so fm a tte r inth ew o r ldo fe ffe cts ,u ptot h ea s tro -

m a g n e t ics p h e re s inth ere a lmo fc a u s e . "B e y o n dth i sa s tra lw orld

th e ybe c o m ep o w e r le s s .H e n c e , th e ir h ig he s ta c h ie v em e n tsa rew ith in

th erea lm so fe x te rn a lm a g n e t icp h e n o m e na ."

T h es ec o n dg ra d e , w h ic hc o n s t itu te sth e in te rio ro r s p iritu a l

s ta te o f th efirst, re la te st oth ere a lmo fs p irit, a n dd e a ls e x c lu s iv e ly

w itht h es p iritu al a n de th e rea l fo rc e sof th ep la n et. T h ea d e ptso f

th isgra d ea rethetra n s la te ds o u lso fth o s ew h oh av eg ra d u a ted

th ro u ghth ev a riou sd e g re e sof th efirs t.A ss u c h , th e yfu lfil l th ed u ties

o f th em a s te ro r te a c h e r tot h o s ew h oa r es till g rad u a tin gin th eo u te r

d e g re eso fs p irit u a l life .T he ir p o w e r ex te n d sfro mth em a g n e t icz o n e s

o f th ea s tra lw o r ldu ptoth ee th e re a l an ds p iritu al s p h e re sof d is

e m b o d ie dh u m a n ity. B e y o n dth es es ta te sof s p iritu a l lifeth e yc a n n o t

Iftl TH EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

p e n e tr a te ,h e n c e , th e ir h ig h es ta c h ie v e m e n tsa rew i th inth es ph e re s

o fd ise m b o d ie de xis te n c e .O c cu p y in ga st h e yd o , th e in te rio r de g re e

o f \il c , th e ya re e n a b le dto c o m b a t th eb e D s ,o ntheo n eh a n d , a n dto

s u s ta i nth eh e a v en s ,o nth eoth e r. T h e s es p iritu a l a d e p tsc a n no t

d e tc e ndtoe a rth (a sw eu n d e rs ta n dth et e rm ia n dm an ife s t th e ir

p o w e r e te rn a lly, w ith o u t thea ido fap ro p e rlytr a in e din s tr u m e n t,

w h o co d y lics p he reth e yc a n te m p o ra ril yo c c u p y . Th e ir c h ie f m e a n s

o fc o m m u n ic a tio nw ithth ee x te rn a lw o rld a reth ea de p tso f th ee x te rio r

g ra d e , th ro u g hw ho m th e ytra ns m it s u c hpo rtio n so f s p iritu a l t ru th

a sth ew o rldh a sn e e do f.

T h ethirdg ra d eco n s titu te st h ein te rn a l o rc e le s ti a ls ta teo f th e

s e c o n d; a n distheh ig h e s td eg re eo fs p i ritu a l life th a t th eem b o d ie d

h u m a nm in dc a nc om p re h e n d ;a ndre la te st oth eh ig h er s ta te so f

p u rifi e ds o u ls . I t isa b o v ean db e y o n dw h a tw ek n o wa sth eh u m a n .

It is a n g e lica n dc e le s tia l i nn a tu re .O f itsD e ifi cp o w e rsa ndp o te n ti

a litiesw ec a nn ot s p e a k .T h eya reb e y o ndth eg ra s po fe x te rn al life .

A t th i sp o in t, it iso f th eutm o s t im p o r ta n c eth a t th es tu d e n t

s h o u ld c le a rlyg ra s pth ere latio no f th es eth re eg ra d e stoe a cho th e r,

ino rde r tofo rmac o rre c t ide ao f th ena tu rea n df u n c tio n so f a d e p ts h ip ,

a n da ls o , ino rd er tou n d e rs ta n db yw h a t m e a n sit m a yb ea tta in e d .

T h efi rs tg ra d ean dth eth re ed e g re e sinc lu d e dth e re ine m b ra c e

a ll lhe ip o s s ib il itie so fh u m a n ityu n d e r th ee x te rna lc o n d ition so f th e

p re s e nt c y c le ; for, b e y o n dthelim ite dpo s s ib ilitieso f th e"LifeW a v e "

n o te ve nth ea d e pt, h e ir e le ct o f th ea ng e ls , th o u ghh eb e ,c an

tra n s ce n d .T h ev ario u sa s tra l s p a c e sw h ic hm a rko ff th elim its o f

th o s eh u m a np o s s ib ilitie s ,c on s titu tetheb o u n d a ry lin eo fN a tu re

d ra w nb yth efin ge ro fD e ity b e tw e e nth e tw ow o rld so fh u m a n

life , th en a tu ra l a n dth es p i ritu a l. W h enth ee x te rn a l lifem is s io n

o fa na d o p to f thefirs tg ra deisfu lfil le d , ap ro ce s sa n a lo g ou sto

p h y s ica ld is s o lu t io ntra n s p ir e s ; th ep h ys ic a la to m sw h ic hc o n stitu te

liisorg a n is m a ro lib e ra te dan dth ee x a l te ds o u le nte rsu p o na h ig h e r

s tttto o fe v o lu ti o na n dlife , a n db e c o m esth es p iri tu a lm a no r a n

a d e p t o f th es e c on dg ra d e .T hes e c o n dg ra d eisth u s ac o n tin u atio n

o f th o firs t, u p onah ig h e r an dm o rein te rio rp la n e, a n dth esc e n e

o f th os o u l'sa c t iv ityistran s fe rre dfr o m th ea s tr a la n dm a g ne tic

s p h e restoth erea lm o fs p iri t. T h iss tateh o ld stheg ra n dk e yo f life

a n dd ea th ,w h o re i na ll th eg re a te rm y s terie so fe x te rn a l life a re

c o n c e ale d . It a lsos ta n d sm idw a yb e tw e e n th em a na ndth ea n g e l,

T H ET R IU M P H O FT H ES O U L A D EP T S H IP1 6 5

a n dthu sp re s e n ts tou sth eeq u ip o is eb etw e e nth ehu m a na n dthe

d iv in e.

F ro m th elo w e s t gra d eo f th eh u m a nb e in go nth ee x te rn a l

p la n e so fm a tte r u ptoth eh ig h e s tg ra d e, o r th ep erfe c tm a n , th e re

a res ev e ns ta te s ; s o ,a ls o , i nth ere a lmo fs p iritua lh u m a n ity, th e re

a res ev e ns ta te s fro m th ep e r fe c tm a nu p toth ea n ge l. T h ev a st

im p o rt a n c eo f th i sg ra d eo f l ife ,o rs p i ritu a la d e pts h ip , isals om a n ife st

fro m th efa c t, tha t, it isu po nth eb o u nd a rie so fth es ix tha nds e v e n th

s ta te o f th isg rad e , th a t, thetw oh a lv eso f th ed iv in es o u l be c o m e

p e rm a ne n tlya n dete rn a llyu n i te d .T h etw ins o u ls ,m a lea n dfe m a le ,

w h e nun ite d , th e nc o n s titu te th ec o m p le t ew h o leo f th ed iv in eE g o .

T h ism y s tic a lu n io nis"th em a rria g eo f th eL a m b " of S a in tJ o hn ,

w h e re i nth em a nbe c o m e sth ean g e l, th ehu m a nb e c o m esd iv in e ,

a n de nte rsu p o nt h eu n k n o w ncy c le so fD eificlife . H eisth egra n d

a n g e li ch ie ro p h a nt o fc e le s ti a lm y s te ries ; th en a ture ,p o w e r an d

fu n c ti o no fw h ic h, a reto otr a n s c e n d e n t fo r th ec o m p re h e n s io no f

e m b o d ie dm a n k in d .

II T H EN A T U R EA N DF U N C T IO N O FA D E P T S H IP

Inp a ss in gtoth i sb ra n c ho f o u rs u b je c t w es h a ll de a lo n lyw i th

th efi rs tg ra d e , o ra d e p ts h ip o f th ee x te rn a ld e g ree ;s in c e , be fo reit

isp o ss ib lefo rt h es tu d e n t t ofu llyc o m p re h e n dth ep o w e rso f th e

s e c o n d, h em u s t him s e lf a tta i nu n toth e firs tg ra d e. T h e re fo re, to

a v o id a n ym is c o n ce p tio n , le t it b ed is ti n c tlyu n d e rs to o dth a t th e

w h o le o fw h a tn o wfo llo w sp e r ta in se x c lus iv e lytot h a ts ta teof

a d e p tsh ipw h o s em e m b e rsliv e , m o v e ,a n dh a v eth e ir b e in g ,a n d

la u n c h fo rthth e i rp o w e rs ,e i th e ru p o nt h ee x te rn a l p la n e so f p h y s ic a l

life , o re ls ew it h inth es p h ere so f th ea s tra lw o rl dim m e d ia tely

in te ri o r toit.

S in c e th ea d e p t i sth ep e rfe ct m a n , it i se v id e n tly n e c e s s a ry

fo ru s toc o m p re he n dw h a t is th en a tu re o fh isp e rf e c tio n , in w h a t

d o e si t c o n s is t? W eh a v ea lrea d yfu llyex p la in e d ,th a t, inth eO c c u lt

s e n s eo f th ete rm ,m a nisaco m p o s iteb ein gp o s s e s sin gas e v e n-fo ld

c o n s ti tu tio n ,h a vin gs e v e nc yc lics ta te so fe x is te nc e ; th a t is tos a y ,

p ro g res s iv es ta teso fe v o lu ti o nu p o nth ep h y s ic a l pla n e .T h epe rfe c t

m a n ,th e re fo re , i sh ew h oe v olv e sinfu llh isc o m p os iteb e in ga n d

a tta insu n toth es e v e ns ta te s, w h iley e t e x is tin gi ne x te rn a l p h y s ic a l

c o n d it io n s .W h ile o nth eo th er h a n d , th eo rd in a ryhu m a nb e in g is

1 6 6T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

c o m p e l le dtoa ttainw h a te v e r h ela c k so f p e rfe c tio na fte rh el e a v e s

h isp hy s ic a lb o d y, w ith inth ep u rg a to rial s ta te so f p u rific a ti o no f

th es ou lw o rld .Ig n o ra n c ea n ds e lfis h n e ss ;o re ls e , th eja rringd is c o rd s

p ro d u ce db yth eco m b in a tio nof th etw o ; fo rc eth egre a tm a jo ri ty

o fm a nk in do u to f th ec e n tra l lin eo fm arc hm a p p e do u tb yp ro gre s s iv e

e v o lu t io n .A t th ep re s e n t tim e ,m a n k in dh a se v o lv e db u t fiv eph y s ic a l

s e n s e s. Afe w s e ns itiv es o u ls a rea w a re o f th eh ig he r tw o ,b u t a ren o t

a b let om a k em u c hu s eo f th e m .T h ep e rfec tc o m p o s it em a np o s s es s e s

n o to nlys e v e np hy s ic a ls e n s es ,b u ta ls os e v e ns o u l s e n s e s , rela te dto

e a c hoth e ra sfo l lo w s :

P H Y S IC A L

S E N S E SS O U LS E N S ES

1 .T o uc h1 .T h epo w e r top s y ch o m e triz e

2 .T a ste2 .T h epo w e r toa b s orba n de n joyth efin e r

e s s e n ceo f th eli few a v e

3 .S m ell 3 .T h epo w e r tod is t in g u is hth es p iritu a l

a ro m a so fN a tu re

4 .S igh t4 .T h el u c ids ta teca lle dc la ir v o y a n c e

5 .H e arin g5 .T h e- a b ilityto p e rc e iv et h ee th e re a l v i

b ra tion ste rm e dcla ira u d ie n c e

6 . In tu itio n6 . Th ec a p a c ity tore c e iv e tru ein s p ir a tio n

7 .T h ou g h t7 .T h ep o w e r toc on v e rs ew ith s p iritu a l in -

tra n s fe re n c ete ll ig e n c e sa tw ill

W h e nt h eh u m a ns ou lh a sa tta in e du n tothe s es e v e nsta te s ,h is

d iv in e rig h t tor u lefo llo w sa san a tu ral s e q u e n c e . T h ep o w e rs o f th e

w ill i n c re a s ea s th ea ttrib u te so f th eso u le x p a n d ; th e re fo re , it is

p e rfe ctlyu s e le s s top re a c hsom u c ha b o ut c u ltiv a ti n gth ew ill , s in c e ,

th a t i sa c c o m p lish e db ye v o lvin gth es o ul q u a litie so rs e n s e s . T h e

m a g ic al p o w e rso f th ea d e p t, w h ic he n a b l eh im top artia llyc o ntro l

th ee le m e n tsa n d top ro d u c eva rio u sk in dso fp h y s ica lp h e n o m e na ,

a tw il l, a ren o t th eo u tc o m eo f th a t te r rificw ill fo rc e ,s ople a s in ga s

as e n t im e n t tom an yd ra w in g -r o o m o c c u lti s ts ,b u t, t h e ya reth em ild

e x p re ss io n so f a firm b u tg e ntles o u l in th ep ro c e sso fe v o lv in gfo rm s ,

inth es p iritu a l im a g e ryo fth o u g h t. T h ereisn o th in g"tre m e n do u s ,"

n o th ingo f th e"f e a rfu l in te ns ity ," a b o ut it, fo rt h es lig h te st tre m o r

o f th ep u rifie dso u l, w h e nc on s c io u s lypla c e de nrap p o rt w ith th e

a s tra l lig h t, w il l p ro d u c es urp ris in gres u lts .A n d th eh ig h e r th ep la n e

fro m w h ic hth ee m b o d ie da d e p t p ro je c tshisth o u g h t d e s ire , th e

m o reex te n s iv ea ndp o te n tia l th ep h e n o m en ainth esu b lu n a ryw orld

o fe ff e c ts .

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S u c h , th e n , isa de p ts h ip ;s u cha reth eglo rio u sp o ss ib ilitie sa t

ta in a bleb yth ehu m a nra c e ,w h e nth es p i ritu a la ttr ib u te so fth e ir

b e in ga rea llo w e d tog ro w a n de x p a n din th es u n n yatm o s p h e reof

ap u re a n du n s e lf is hlife . It isas ta te th a tm a yw e ll b ere g ard e da s

th ec l im a xo fo u r E a rth 'sp o ss ib ilitie su p o nh e ro utw a rdp la n e. A

v ic to r yo fw h ic h th eh u m a nrac em a yju s t lyfe e lp rou d , isth eg ra n d

triu m pho f th eS ou lo v e r th e fo rc e so fm a tte r.

Ill H O W A D E P T S H IP ISA T T A IN A BL E

W ew il l n o w p ro c ee dtoe x p la in ,a sfa r asp e rm is s ible , "th em od u s

o p e ra nd i" b yw h icha d e p ts h ip isa c tu a lly a tta in e d . B u t, firs t, it w ill

b en e ce s s a rytoco n s id e rw h om a ya n dw h om a yn o tp os s e s sth e

n e c e s sa ryq u a lifi c a tio n s ;s inc eth ea d e pt is ,o f a tru th , lik e th ep o e t,

"b o rn a n dn o tm a de ." T h ea d e pt isab o rn k in go fh i sk in d .H e isa

s p irit u a la n dm e nta lg ia n to f h isra c e , a n dc a n n o t b em a d ew it h o u t

p o s s e ss in gth e s e ro y a lq u a lit ie s , inave ryh ig h ly d e v e lo p e dsta te

fro m hisb irth . Ex te rn a l life isto os h ort, a n dth ea n ta g o n is t icfo rc e s

tob eo v e rc o m etoog re a t, d u r in gth ep res e n tc y c le , fo r th ea de p t to

b em a nu fa c tu re dou to f th erud im e n ta ryf o rc e sa n dem b ry o n ics ou l

q u a lit ie so f th ea v e ra g em o rt a l. It h a sb e e na s s e rt e db yo n ew h o

c la im s th eh o n o r o fa d e p ts h ip, th a t "th ea d e p t ist h era ree ff lo re s c e n c e

o fa na g e ." T h is is ,h o w e v e r, o n lyfig u ra tiv e lyc o r re c t, a sin re a l

tru th , th e rea re s e v e ra ls u c h flo w e rsin e a c hra c ed u rin gth ec o u rs e

o f asin g leg e n e ra tio n .E a c h fa m ilyp la nt o r ra c eof m a n k in dultim a te ly

p ro d u ce sth era re flo w e ro f i tslin e ,a ndth e nb e c om e se x h a u s te dfo r

th a t cy c le . "It ha sru ntos ee d ."

N o ta llo f th e s e ra reflo w e rs o f th ero ya l lin em a ya tta ina d ep t-

s h ip ; s in c eth e yo fte ne x h a u st th e ir fo rc e sino th er d ire c tio nsfo r

th eg oo do fh u m a nity ;b u ts u chs o u lsa lon ep o s s e s s th ep o s s ib i litie s ;

o r, in o th e rw o rds , th e yh a v e th en e c e s sa ryp rim a ry in b o rnq u alifi

c a tio ns .

T h e re fo re ,w h e nt h e s ep rim a ry q u a lific a t io n se x is t inap e rs o n,

th efi rs tc o u rs e tob ep u rs u edistod e vo tea sm u c h tim ea sp os s ib le

toth es tu d yo f sp iritu a ls u bje c tso b ta in a b leintheo u ts id ew o rld ,

a n dto m a s te re a cha n de v e ry b ra n c ho fO c c u ltis m . Sim u lta n e o u sly

w itht h iss tu d y , th eb o d ym u st b etra in edinre g a rd tom a tte rs o f

d ie t an dth es e x ua l re la tio n s. Ino th e r w o rd s ; th eh u m a ns o u l m u s t

b ee v olv e de n tirelya b o v eth ea n im a ls o ul; i.e ., thes p h e reo f u n -

1 6 8T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

d e v e lop e dg o o din m a n 'sc o n s t itu tio nm u st b ed e v e lop e d .T h ea nim a l

fo rc e s, p a s s io n sa n da p p e tites ,m u s tb eg ra d u a llyde v e lo p e d , an d

tra n s fo rm e do re vo lv e d , in to h u m a nq u a li tie s , in s tea do fb e in gc o n

q u e re da n dc h a in ed , lik ew ild b e a s ts ,a s ta u g h tb yo rie n ta lm ys tic s .

T h ep ro b le m o fg oo da n de v il m u s tb es o lv e db yth es tu d e n t, in

e a c hi n d iv id u a l ca s e .A n drigh th e rec o ns is tsth evita lp o in t o f fa ilu re

o rs u cc e s s ,d e fe at o r triu m p h. C a nth estu d e n t tra i nh isp h y s ic a ld e s ire s

tow o r kinh a rm o nyw ithh issp iritu a ld es ire s ?

W eh a vela b o re d , o v e ra n do v er a g a in , to im p re s su po nth e

s tu d e nt, th a tm a n isac o m p o siteb e in g , a n dth a tp erfe c tio nc on s is ts

inh a rm o n io u se v olu tio n . It ou g h tb yth i stim etobes e lf-e v ide n t to

a n yc an d idm in d , th a t th o s ef e a rfu lp ra ctic e sintheE a s t, o f a s c e tic is m ,

c e lib ac y ,s e lf-m ultila tio n s , e tc ., a recrim in a llyw ro n g .T h e ys im p ly

s ta rv ea n dc h a in th ea n im a lin tos u b je c t io n , in s te ado fd e v e lop in g

it in t oau s e fu l, o b e d ie n ta ndm o s th ig hlyim p o rta nt fa c to ro f th e

p e rfe ct m a n 'ss e ve n -fo ldn a ture .

Inre ga rdtoth eq u e s tio no f d ie t, th ef irs ta im s ho u ldb eto

re m o v eg ra d u a lly a n dy e ta sr a p id lya spo s s ib leth ed e s irefo r a n im a l

fo o d . Inth efle sho fa n im a ls, th ep a rti c le so fv e ge ta b lem a tt e rh a v e

b e e nco m p le te lypo la riz e dto w a rdth ea n im a ls o u l, he n c e ,w h e n ta k e n

in tot h eh u m a ns ys te m , th e yt e n da to n c e tob u ildupa n dfo rti fyth a t

v e rypo rtio nw h ichw ew is hto tra n s fo rma n de lim in ate .F is h , ho w e v e r,

a res uffic ie n tly re m o v e dfro mth eh u m a n tob ea llo w e dtoth ebe g in n e r,

y e t, ash ep ro g res s e s ,v e g e tab le s ,g ra ins ,a n dla s t ly , fru its , w ill fu rn is h

th ereq u is itea m ou n to fp h y s ic a ln o u ris hm e n t.

T h eq ue s tio no fth es e xre la t io na n dits v a rio u sm ys te rie sa re

c o v e redinC h a p ter IVo fs e c t io nI, s ow ew ill o n ly a d dafe ww o rd s

w h ic hs e e m d e m a n de db yth efea rfu ld a n g er a ris in gf ro m th eill u s iv e

d o c tri n e sn o w free lyc irc u la te db yth e" in v e rs iv em a g i." L o v e , p u re

a n dd iv in e , istheg ra n dk e y no tea c c o rd in gtow h ic ha ll th eh arm o n ie s

o f th e In fin iteU n iv e rs ea re tu n e d .L o v e islifea ndim m o rta li ty ;w h ile

lu s t an dth ev ic io u ste a c h in gsa n dp ra c t ic e sw h ic h in s id io u s ly, o ro p e n

ly ,p ro d u c eac o nte m p t fo rs exa n dlo v e , a ll te n dt o w a rdth eda rk

s a te ll itea n dd e ath , initsaw fu la n do cc u lt s e n s e . J u s t inp ro p o rtio n

a slo veisd is p lac e d ,s e lf rus h e sinto fill th ev ac u u m w ithr u in .

T h e re fo re , toig no ra n tlyfo ll o w a n yo c c ult tra in in gw h ic hu n b ala n c e s

o rc rus h e s ,e n d sa sd is a s tro us lyins e lf , a ss e lfish n e s sd o e s tos ta rt

T H ET R IU M P H O FT H ES O U L A D EP T S H IP1 6 9

w ith . T h etra in ingm u s tb eh arm o n io u sto p ro p e rlyde v e lo pth e

s e v e n fo ldn a tu re .

T h ea sc e tic ,w h e th e r ig n o ra n t o rs e lfis h, w h os ta rt so u t toa t ta in

m a g ic al p o w e rsfor h im s e lf, an dw h oe n tersu p o naco ld , rig id u s eo f

th ew i ll toc ru s ha n da n n ih il a teh isa n im a lp a s s io ns ,m a ys u c ce e din

th e s e re g a rd s ;b ut, h ew ill f in do u t to o la te , th a t h isp o w e rs o v e r th e

e le m e ntsa n dfo rce so fN a tu re h a v eb e e np u rc h a s e dat th ea w fu l

e x p e n seo f th ed es tru c tio no f th efe m in in ep o rtio no fh iso w ns o u l,

b yg rad u a la b s o rptio nin toh im s e lf o f theb e in gu p onw h o s ed e ve l

o p m e n t , inh a rm o nyw ithh isow n ,d e p e n d sh isim m o rt a lity .H e ,

th e re fo re ,c a nn ev e r re a liz e th a tu n io nw ithh istw ins o u lw h ic hc o n

s titu te sth ed iv in eE g o .H eca no n lyk n ow s e lf. T h en c e fo rw a rd , h e

d e n ie s th e reisau g h t inth eu n iv e rs eb ey o n dh iss ta te ,e x c e p t N irv a n a

tow h ic hh eisd r iftin g ,w h ichisp ra c ti c a llyac o nd itio no f an n ih i

la tio n, b u tw h ic hh efo n d lypic tu re s , in a sv a g u ean dp le a s in g te rm s

a sp o ss ib le ,a s" a b s o rp tio ni n toth eIn f in ite ." H ed e n ie sp o int b la n k

(s in c e th e yn olon g e re x is tfo rh im ) th ea n g e lica ndc e le s tia l s ta te s ,

a n dd ev o te sh im s elf toas y s te m a ticd is se m in a tio nof th ed o g m aso f

k a rm aa n dre -in c arn a tio n .K a rm aa n dre -i n c a rn a tio na reth em o st

s u b tle a n de n e rv atin gfo rm sof fa ta lity c o n c e iv a b le b yth eh u m a n

m in d , s in c eth e ys a pth es o u l o fa ll truein s p ira ti o nto w a rdt h eh ig h e r

s e lf an dp e rfe c t life .T h e s es u b tled o c t rin e sn o t on lyc o n tin ua lly

p ro m p t m a ntole av eu n d o n em an yth in g sun til h isn ex t in c a rn a t io n ,

b u t, ge n e ra lly ,th e yle a v em an k in dintha th e lp le s s, a p a th e tic c o n d i

tio n , e x a c tlys u i te dtore n d er th e m a nea s yp re yfor th ein v e rs iv e

m a g i, w h oe x is t up o nth e ir v i ta lity .

W ew il l n o w g iv e afe w d ire c t io n sfo r thee v o lu tio no f th es o ul

s e n s e so rq u a liti e s . Inth ef irs tp la c e , s o m es p e c ia l tim ein th em o rn

in ga nde v e n in gsh o u ldb es e t a p a rt fo r th ee v o lu ti o no f th esp iritu a l

s ig h t. T h ism a ybed o n eb yg az in gin toa c ry s ta lm ag icm irro r, o r

m a g n e t icd is c ,w hic hisu s e d , m a tte rsn ot, s in c es piritu a l lu cid ity(if

th eq ua litye x is ts )w ill b ede v e lo p e d . Th es p iritu al s e n s eo f to u c h ,o r

th ep ow e rso fp s yc h o m e try ,s ho u ldb ee v olv e d(a so f te na sp o s sib le )

b yp lac in ga n yo bje c t th a tc om e sh a n d y , s u c ha sro ck s ,s h e lls , le tte rs ,

e tc ., toth efo reh e a d . If n op a rtic u la r p e rc e p tio n tra n s p ire s , tryth e

s e n s o r iu m o r th a t p a rt o f th eb ra ins itua te db e tw e enth ec ro w na n d

th efore h e a d . If th ise ffo rt s h o u ldfa il , tryth eso la rp le x u s, a n dn o te

th eim p re s s io n sr e c e iv e d , th ente s t th e sea stoth eir c o rre c tne s so r

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s c io u s lu c id ity , th e nth ere st w ill fo ll o w .W h e no nc eth ea s p i ra n t

b e c o m esth ea c c e pte dn e o p h y te, w h e th e r hep e rs o n a ll ys e e sth em a s te r

o r in te rn a llyre aliz e sh im ,m a k e sn od if fe re n c e ,h i sfu tu rep ro g re s s

d e p e n dsu p o nh is s tric to b e d ie n c etoth ec o m m a n d sr e c e iv e d ,u ns e lfis h

m o tiv es ,a n dap urelife .

T op e rs o n so fn e ga tiv ete m p e ra m e n ts ,Y o gatra in in gw ill p ro

d u c et h ed e s ire d re s u lts .B u t th iss y s tem ism o resu ita b lefo r e a s te rn

o rg a n is m sth a nW es te rn .T h e re is ,h o w e v er, am in eof O c c u lt lore

in"Y og aP h ilo s o ph y ."

W itht h e s ere m a rksw eb rin gt h ep re s e n t c o u rs eo f oc c u lt s tu d y

toaclo s e .T h estu d ie sp re s en te dh e rearep ro b a b ly a sm u c ha s

th eo rd in a ryh u m anm in dw ill b ea b leto re a liz e ,d urin gth isag e

o f th ew o rld .A t e v e rys te pw em a d einw ritin gth is b o o k ,w eha d

tofigh ta g a in s t th efie rc e , c ru e l le g ion a rie so fth eB la c kM ag i,

w h o s e te rrib les ec re tsw eh a veb e e nth em e a n so f rev e a lin gto th e

w o rld . T h e s ein v ers iv eb re th re np o s eb e fo reth ew o r ldto -d a yas

th eh arb in g e rso f lig h ta n dorie n ta lw isd o m ,b u t, be n e a thth is

e x te rna ld e lu s iv eg la m o r, w ec a ns e eth eb lo o d th irstyfo rm so f th e

s h a d o w .O u r ta s kh a sb e e na c co m p lis h e dr a th e rw ith th ep o in t

o f th es w o rdth a n th ro u g hth e in s tru m e n ta lityo f thep e n .T h e

m e d iu m is ticu p h o ld e rsa n ds u pp o rte rso f o rie n ta lm ag ic ,d o g m a

a n dd elu s io n ,h a vea ls od o n e th e ir b e s t tod e s tro yo u rw o rk ; bu t

it live s ;a n dw il l s u rv iv elon ge n o u g ht oc ru s hth em w ithits g litte rin g

fo rc e ; fo ro m n ia v in c it v e rit a s ,c o n s tit u te sth em otiv efo rc eb e h in d

it. C ha rg e so f fr a u d ,a n da c cu s a tio n so f B la c km a g ic ,h a v eb e en

s y s te m a tic a llytr ie dw ith o u t a v a il; a n dn o th in gn o wre m a in sfor

th e m bu tc a lu m n ya n ds la n d e r; b u t, w h a tev e r th e s ei n v e rs iv eo pp o

n e n ts o f tru thm ays e efit to b rin gfo rt hinth efutu reino rde r tos te m

th es w e llin gtid eo fO c c u lt kn o w le d g ea nds p iritu a l p ro g re s s , re s t

a s s u red , th e yw il l u ltim a te ly fa il; a n d th ete rrib l ea g o n ie sof th e ir

c o n s c io u sd e fe a t w ill d is c o u nt ath o u s a ndtim e sth eb e n e fitsof a n

a p p a ren tlyte m p o ra ryg a in .H erew ec lo s e th isp a rt o fo u rw o rk,

c a s tingo u r la b o r sa sb re a dup o nth em e nta lc u rre n t so f life , a n d

w a it w ithp a tie n ce , fo r it w i ll b ea fte r m a n yd a y se reth ere su lts

w ill bek n o w n . In th em e a n tim e ,w es h a ll re s tw ith th ec e rta in

k n o w led g eth a tw ha te v e r is , i sg o o d ,u n de v e lo p e dtho u g hit b e .

T h ro u gh o u t th ep re c e d in gc h a pte rsth ea uth o rh a srep e a te d ly

d ire c te dh isc rit ic is m a g a in st B u d d h is ti c a lT h e o s o ph y . Ins odo in g

1 7 2T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

h ed e sire sh isrea d e rstoa lw a y sb e a r in m in dth a t, h ed o e sn ot in c lu d e

a n ytr u eT h e o s o p his t, n o ra n y re a llye a rn e s ts e e k e r a fte r th eh id d e n

lig h t o fO c c u lt l o re ,b eth e y th e o s o p h ists ,J e w so f th eo rth o do xfa ith ,

o rC h r is tia n s . In u s in gth et e rm so fB u dd h is tic a l Th e o s o p h y ,M o d e rn

T h e o s op h y ,e tc ., h em e a n so n l yth eh id d end is s e m in ato rsa n dp ub lic

w o rs h ip p e rs ,o fth a tp e c u lia r p h a s eo f Bu d d h is m w ron g lyc a lle de s o

te ric , w h ic hm a k e re -in c a rn a t io na n dK a rm aa na b s o lu ted o g m aof

fa ith ; a n dth ec orn e rs to n eof O c c u lt p hilo s o p h y ; asin tim a te db yth e

re a l ex te rn a l fo un d e ro fT . S. inth ec olu m n so f "Th eP a th ," i na na rtic le

p ro fe ss in gto"e xp la in "c e rtainv e ryin co n v e n ie n t pa s s a g e sin "Is is

U n v e il e d ."

C H A P T ER V

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R SA N S W ER IN G

Q U E S T IO N SO FP R IVA T ES T U D E N T S

T h efollo w in gq u ota tio n sa re fro m le tte r so fT h o m a sH .B u rg o y ne(Z a n o n i)

a d d re ss e dtoo n eo fh isp u p il s .T h e ya re fro m le ttersth a tw e r ele s s o n s . O th e rsm a y

q u e s ti o na n dfin d th e s ere p li e sa na n s w er. O n lys tud e n tso fT heH e rm e tic B ro th e r

h o o dof L u x o rw il l re c o g n iz eZ a n o n ia st h eM e s s e n g er a n ds orec e iv eth e s e

e lu c ida tio n so fth eP a tha sau th e n tic . Be lleM .W a gn e r.

W h e re isth eD iv in eE g o ?O rd in a ryla n g u ag ec a n n o t co n v e y

a n y th in gb u t am os tc ru d ec o nc e p tio no f s p iritu a lth in g s ,a n de v e n

a tb e st th ere a li tie so f th eh ig h e r life c a no n lybee x p la in e d in

p a ra b le sb yu tili z in ge a rth ly th in g sb yw a yo f illus tra tio n , soI w ill

o ffe r a nillu s tratio nu s e ds om etim ea g o.

S u p p o sew eh a v ea g lo b eo fg la s so ro th er m a te ria l c a p a b le

o fa b so lu te lyc o nfin in ge v e ryth in gw ith i nitso w ncirc u m fe re n ce ,a n d

fu rth er le tu ss up p o s eth a t i t isav a c uu m in s id e . N o w , le tu s fill th is

g lo b ew iths te a m( n o ta ir ) w h ic his , asw ek n o w , a ne th e re a l fo rm o f

w a te r. A fte r th eg lo b eisfil le dw iththisv a p o r, i t is ,o fc ou rs e , fu ll a n d

n om o r ec a nb eforc e din toit . L e tu sfurth e rs u p p os eth a t th eg lo b eh a s

as u ff ic ie n t te m pe ra tu retom a in ta inth es te a m th e re ina t its in v is ib le

th e rm al c o n d itio n. T h ec a p a c i tyo fo u r glo b eisth use x h a u s te dw ith

th ew ate rye le m e nt, w h ic hw ew ill s a yis o n eg a llo n. W ec a nn ow

p u to neg a llo no f v o la tilea lc o h o l in to th eg lo b ean dth ea to m so f

a lc o h ol w ill fin d ro o m a m idt h ea to m so f s te a m .W ec a na ls ofurth e r

ta k ea s till h ig he r fo rm o fm a tte ra n di n s e rt o n ega llo no fe th e r

(n o tth ee th e rw eb re a th eb u t th ek in ddis tille dfr o m a lc o h o l) in to

o u rg lo b e .W en o wh a v eth re ee le m e n tsfi llin gag lob eo fw h ic h

n o ta na to m m o re o fe ith e rc ou ldb ein s erte dif it w a sap e rfec tv a c u u m .

It is ac a s eo f on ew ith intheo th e ry e t b e in gth es a m es iz eof e a c h

o th e r. O fc o u rs e , w em ig h tg oo na lm o s t in d e fin ite ly ,s oth a t it a m o u n ts

toth is ; th e rea r es e v e nd im en s io n so fm a tte r, a n dw ew ill s u pp o s e

th e m t ob ec u b e so n efo o ts q ua re , th u s

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N o w ,w ith ino u r cu b eo fp u re m in e ra la ll th eo th e r s ixc a nb e

a b s o rbe d ,a lth o u gha ll a ree xa c tlyth esa m es iz e , an dth e rew i ll re -

1 7 4T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

m a invis ib leth eo n ec u b eo f m a tte r, a n d, toth ep hy s ic a ls e n se s , it

w ill beju s t th es a m ea fte r asb e fo rethisa b s o rp ti o n ,e x c e p t th a t it

w ill w e ig halitt lem o rea fter th eo th e r s ixa rea p a rt o f it. It isa

S T A T EW IT H IN AS TA T E ,a sth es o u lw ith in th eb o d y , th eA s tra l

b o d y , th eS p iritua lb o d y ,e tc., a n dth eD iv in eE g o isinth eSE V E N T H

S T A T E , v iz . th eC e le s tia lH e av e n so fo u r s o la rs y s te m ;b u tw ec a nn o

m o repre c is e lyp oin tw h e re , astoac e rt a inp o in t i ns p a c e , tha ny o u

c a nloc a teth ee th e ra n dth ea tm o s p h e re ; it isa b o vea n da ro u ndu s

a sw e lla sw ith in. U n til th eh u m a nm in d isc a p a b le o fu n d e rs tan d in g

th eterm sW IT H O U Ta n dW IT H INa p a rt fro ms u p p o s in gt h a t, a

th in gw ith inm u s t b es m a lle r th a nth eo bje c te n c lo sin git, a n d th a t

th ea to m so f th eo n ec o n s tituteaw o rld to ta llyfreea n da p a rt fro m

th ea to m so f th eo th e r, n orea lc o n c e p ti o no f atrues p iritu a l re a lity

c a nb e fo rm e d .T hev e ryw o rld inw h ic hw eliv e , th eh o u s e sw e

o c c u p y, a n dth estre e tsw efr e q u e n t, a re e q u a llya sc ro w d e ds pirit

u a lly a sm a te ria l ly .T h e rea r eA s tra lC i tie sw ith in M a te ria lC itie s ,a n d

th einh a b ita n tsof th ein te ri o ra rea sun c o n s c io u s (g e n e ra lly ) o f th e

p h y s ica l in h a b itan tso f th eex te rio ra s th ee x te rior m a s s e sa r eo f th e

in te rna lo c c u p a n ts .T h e s elo w e rc itie san ds ta te sareu p o nth e firs t

o re a r ths p h e re , a n dc o n s tituteth eH e ll so f th es ou lw o rld , an ds tim u

la teall th ere a l H e llsw es eeine v e ry c ro w d e dc it y .Y o um u s t n o t

lo o kup o nth eD ivin eE g oa sso m eg re a t an g e licp o w er. It isa s im p le

C h e ru bo f In n o c e nc e , la c k in gW is d o m a n d re a l in te ll ig e n c e ,e v ena s

ab a b e. T h etw opa rtso f its elf a reth es o u lm o n a d sp ro je c te d fro m

th eli ttle ,p u re C h e ru bS u n , lik ere fle cte dra y s ; an ditsp o w ersb e c o m e

c ry s talliz e dinm a tte r; th eM a n , th eW isd o m o r In tellig e n ta n dP o s i

tiv ef o rc e ;a n dt h eW o m a n , theL o v ea n dF o rm a tiv eor P la s ticpo w e r;

fin a ll yth ec y c le isc o m p le te; th eM a ni nh isa c q u i re dW is d o ma n d

c o n s c io u sk n o w le dg eo fC re a ti o n ;a n dW o m a n , ina ll h e rm a tu re d

B e a u ty a n dre a lize dL o v e ; th enth eS o u l E g ob e c o m e sa b s o rb e dw ith

inth eir o w nD iv in eF o rm ,a n d th e yb e c o m elik etw os u n s ,w h ic h

e te rn allyre v o lv ea ro u n de a c ho th e r, th eC E N T R A LIN V IS IB L E

F O C U So fw h ic his th ea to m ic p o in to fc on ta c t; a n dy o uc a nn om o re

lo c a te th isin v isib leD e ityt h a ny o uc a n te ll w h e re th eR e dray so f th e

s p e c tr u m te rm in a te ,o rw h e re th eO ra n g e ra y sb e g in . It isap art o f

e a c h . It isn om oreap a rt o f o n eth a nof th eo th e r, a n dth et w ofo rm

o n ec om p le tew h o le .T h isisasfa ra slan g u a g ec a ne x p la in .

Y o ua skw h e th e r i t isrig h t t oa p p e a l to th eD iv in eS o u la sw i th in .

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Y e sit is .W o m a ns h o u lda lw a yslo c a teh er a s p ira tion sinth ebre a s t.

H e rb os o m isth es e a to fh e r h ig h e s ts p i ritu a lv ib ra tio n s .T h eb ra in

isth e lo c a tio ni nm a n .

E a c hpla n e tp re p are sth ez o n e fo rh e ro w nd is e m b o d ie do ffs p ring .

T h es ou lso f th e sez o n e sh a v e fo rm e dagra n din te r- p la n e ta ryzo n e .

T h isi safa c tw hic hI h a v eve rifie d ;b ut th isz o n e isn o t in d ire c t

c o n ta ct w itho u r e a rth .

A ll o f th ev is ib l es ta rs ; te le s c o p ico r o th e rw is e , b e lo n gtoou r

U n iv e rs ea n dth is u n iv e rs eh aso n em ig h ty , in c o n c e iv a b lec e n ter; a

g lo riou ss p iritu al s u n .E a c ho n eo f th em y ria ds u n so f th efir s to rd e r

a rep are n tso fc ou n tle s ss e c on d a rys u n s , a n do u ro w ns u niso neo f

th e s es e c o n d a rysu n s .W ec a n no ts e ea n yo th e rU n iv ers eth a no ur o w n ,

u n til w ere a c hthes o la rs p h erea n db e c om eth ea n g el; a n dth e n, n o t

u n til w ea rep re pa re dtoa s c en din too the ra n db righ te r re a lm so f

b e in g .

M a n k indfa c eag lo rio u sd e s ti n ya n dth es m a ll s u fferin g so fe x

te rn a l life , fe a r fu l th o u g ht h e ym a ys e em toth o s es till inthefle s h ,a re

a sn o th in gc o m p a re dw ithth ee n d le s sp o ss ib ilitie so f th eh u m ans o u l.

A n dO h, h o w m yh ea rt lo n g s , at tim e s , for th eb rig ht re a lm stha tI

h a v esoo fte ntrod ; fo r th eglo rio u sv ista so f th e In fin ite 's b rig h tc re a

tio n ; fo r th a tp la n eo f life w h e re inth es o u lp e rc eiv e sth em ig h ta n d

m a je s t yo fG O D in a ll th es c in tilla tin gg e m so fH is fla s h in g , fie ry

c ro w n . E a c hje w e l isag lo riou ss u np u lsa tin gw ith c re a tiv eli fea n d

c a rry in go n w a rdi nth ew ild , w h irlin gjou rn e yo fe vo lu tio n , it sb ro o d

o fp lan e tsw itht h e ir c o u n tles sra c e so f in te lle c tua lb e in g s , s o u lsa n d

D e ific e n titie s , b ro u g h t fo rt ha sth em an ife s ta tio no f th eIn f in iteG o o d

(G O D ).

T h es ym b o lu p o nt h ec o v e ro f th isb o o kTh eL ig h to f E g y p t is

c o m p lex . It isthes y m b o lo f S p iritu a lIn itia tio n , a n dm e a n s , lite ra lly ,

"I h a vep ie rc e dt h eillu s io n so fm a tte r. I a m c o n s cio u sth a tI a m

D iv in e." T h es e v ens ta rsre p re s e n t th ese v e nP rin c ip le so fN a tu re .

T h es erp e n t re p res e n tsth eo bje c tiv ep h en o m e n a ,a n d th ea rro wp ie rc

in gthes e rp e n t re p re s e n tstheh u m a ns o ul w h ic his c o n s c io u sof its

o rig in, p o w e ra n dd e s tin y .

It is w h e nI re a ds u c ha rtic le sa sth eon ep u t fo rt hb yH u x le y

th a tm yo w ne te rna ls p irit ri s e sinju s t in d ig n a tion .O h , th a t Ic o u ld

s p re a db e fo reth es u ffe rin gw o rldb u to netith ee v eno f th eg ra n d ,

g lo riou s ,e te rn a l s p h e re so f s u p e rn a le xis te n c eth at a w a it th eh u m a n

1 7 6T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

s o u ls a fte r th ech a n g ec a lle dd e a th .O h , th a tIw e r eo n lya b le tore a c h

e a c hhu m a nh e a rt, th a tm u s t sin kind e s pa ir w h e nthe yre a ds u ch

s o u l-killin gw o rdso fA th e is m ,a n db re a th ein toth em th ejo y so f th e

la n dt h a t isb e y on dth es u n s et o f th isea rth lylife; o f th elan dth a t is

in d e e d fa ire r th and a y ,w h e re th es p irit sa n da n g e l sd w e ll. W ou ldth a t

Ic o u l do n lyre v ea l toth e m th em a rv e lo usb e a u tie so fs u p e r-m un d a n e

lifet h a tIa n doth e rsh a v ese e nw itho ur v e rye y e sa n dre c ite th e

w o n d e ro u sh a rm o n ie sw eh a v ehe a rdw ithou re a rs ;s pe a ktoth e m

o f th eu n u tte ra b l eb e a u tie sof c e le s tia l la n d s c a p e s th a to u rf e e th a v e

tro d , a n dte ll the m th a t life isE T E R N A La n dP R O G R ES S IV E ;a n d

th a tth es o u l'sow nb rig h t ind iv id u a lity in c re a s e s fo re v e r in W is d o m

a n dIm m o rta lity . B u t, a la s ,itc a nn o t be .M e na n dw o m a nm u s t w o rk

o u t the ir o w ns a lv a tio na n dr e n d e ru n to th e m s e lv e s aju s ta c c ou n t

o f th ed e e d sd o n ew h ileintheb o d y .T h eyw o u ldn o t a c c e p t th e

e te rn al fo o dI s pre a db e fo re th e m , th e yw o u ldn o t un d e rs ta n d . Ia m

lik ea ric hm a n , p o s s e s s in gi no v e r-flo w in ga b u n d a nc eth efru i tsth a t

a ree te rn a l, w h il eth o u s a n d sp a s sm yd o or, s ta rv in g; a n dy e tth e yw ill

n o tc om eina n dbefille d .B ut th e yc o n t in u eo nth eir w a y ,s e ek in g

a fte r d re a ryfo rm so fb e lie f th a tc ru c if yth e m inFa ith ,H o p ea n d

C h a rit y ; th e yp e rs is t infly in gfro m th e lig h t tobe c o m eb lin d fo llo w e rs

o fb li n d e dp ro fe ss o rs .

T h es ou la td e a th e n te rsth ea s tra ls o u l w o rldim m ed ia te lys u r

ro u n d in gth ep la ne t. A fte rp urific a tio n , it p a s s e so ntoth em ig h ty

z o n e s inth eo rb i ta lp a tho f th ee a rth . It isinthe s eb e a u tif u lz o n e s

th a tth es p irit ho m e s , inth e tru es e n s e, e x is t. Y ou rh ig h e r as p ira tio n s ,

y o u r su b lim e s t ide a lsa reth ere ,b e a u tif u l, liv in g re a litie sen tw in e dw it h

th es t ru g g le s ,h op e s , th o u g h t sa n dv ic torie so f th eT w inS o u ls.

M ys c ie n c ea n dthere lig io nI te a c ha n dw o rs h ipis N a tu re 'slaw s ;

m ya imisth ero ya lg ra n d e u r th a ts u rro un d sth etruep e rfe c te dm a n .

T h a n kG o d ,Ik n o w ,m yte a c h ing sa ren o t s p e c u la tio ns .T h e ya re th e

liv in go u tc o m eo f w h a tIh a v es e e nw ith m ye y e s , fou n dw ithm ym in d

a n dh ea rdw ithm ye a rs .

If th ee m o tio nres p o n d stothee x p re s s ion , it d o e ss e rio u sh a rm ;

fo r thee m o tio n sa reth ere a ctio n so f them a g n e tic v ib ra tio n sp ro d u c e d

u p o nt h eO d y licSp h e re ;a n d , lik eas to rm (it isrea llyas to rm )a ts e a ,

e v e nafte r it is o v e ra n dth es u ns h in inga g a in ,e tc ., th e rei ss till a n

a n g ry s w e ll o f thew a v e sfo r s o m etim e ; a n dth em o r efre q u e n t s u c h

e m o tion sa reb ro ug h t in top lay , th em o re s u s c e p tib l eth ea c to r b e -

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S1 7 7

c o m e sa n dth em o r ere a d ilythe yw ill re sp o n dins ternre a lity toth e

p a rts th e yh a v epla y e d . If w ew a n th a rm on y , lo v e , t ru tha n dtr u e

b ro th erh o o d ,w ew a n ta slittl eo f th ec on tra ryc o n ditio n sa spo s s ib le .

T h etr u eg ro w thi stoim ita te lo v ew h e nh a tre ds p ri n g su p ;c h i ld

lik ei n n o c e n c ew he nje a lo u s yw o u ldta k e fu ll p o s s e ss io n .T h e re c a n

n o tb e to om u c hof th is , if t h em o tiv ebep u re ; if im p u re , th enh y p o c

ris yi sth eo u tc om e ,a n dth is isw ro n g .

N e v e r p a n to m im ean y o n ee x c e p t fo rs o m eve ryim p o rtan t re a s o n ,

b e c a u sew h e ns odo in gy o up e ne tra teth ea s tra l life fo rc e so f th ep e r

s o n , an ds ov e ry fe w a rep u re th a ty o uca n n o th e lp s u ffe rin gt os o m e

e x te n t fro m th eco n ta c t. A nan g e l isn o t p u ree n o u ghtoe n te r H e ll

a n dretu rnw ith o ut ta in t, e x ce p ta fte ras p e c ia lp re p a ra tio nf o r th e

p u rp o se ,a n db e s id e sth isy o uc o n ta c tm ag n e ticc u rr e n tsth a tm a y

re a c t u p o ny o ufor m a n yy e a rs toc o m e .

O n ew orda b o u t fac ia le x p re s sio n ;w h e na p e rs o nh a ss u c hc o m

p le te c o n tro la s top e rs o n a te H a te ,a n d , a t th es a m etim efe e l L o v e ,

th e ym a yc a rrys uc hfa c ia le xp re s s io nto a n ye x te n t w ith o u td an g e r.

T h isi stru ea rt. It is ,h o w ev e r, im ita t in gN a tu re u n d e r fa ls ep re te n s e s ,

s oto s a y .

T w in s ins p irit aren a tu ra lly ap a rt o f e a c ho th e r, a n dw h e nt h e

s ta te o fA n g e lh o odisre a c h e d, th e reis b u to n eO d ylics p h e re b e tw e e n

th etw o . It istheM y s te ryo f th eT rin it y ;G o dth eF a th e r, G o d th e

S o n , an dG o dth eH o lyG h o s t; y e t th e rearen o t th reeG o d s ,b u t o n ly

O n eG od .

It is th eM a le ,th eF e m a lea ndth eD iv ineE g o ,o rC ro w n ,u n ited

inth eg ra n dtriado fA n g e lth a tc o m p le te sth eT rinity .T h eD iv in e

m a le , o rW is d o m , w h ic hg iv e s fo rthth ei d e ao fa ll a c tio n ; th eD iv in e

fe m a le, w h ic hc loth e sth eid eao fh e rL ordw ithfo rm fro m h e r c re a

tiv ena tu re ,a n d th es e x u a l vib ra tio n sof b o thw h iche n d o w th e id e a

w ithev o lu tio n a ry lifea n dm otio n ; th e s ec o n s titu te o n eo f th ea rc a n e

m y s te r ie so f life.

O ns u chs u b je c ts a sth e s eI co u ldw rite v o lu m ea fter v o lu m ea nd

n e ith er tiren o r re a c hth ee ndo fe x p e ri e n c ea n dtheth in g sI h a v e

s e e nan dh e a rdin re a lm so f brig h te rb e in g sth a no ne a rth .M a ny

m a rv e l sh a v eb e e nd is c lo s e dt om einm yw a n d e rin g s inth eO c c ult

w o rld . Ic o u ldtell y o uo f theh o m e so f th ed e a d , of th ed a m n ed ,o f

th elos t; o f th eh o m e so f th eb le s t, o f th ep u rea ndv irtu o u s inlife ;

a n do f in fin ite ly h ig h e r re a lm sth a nth es e ,w h e renom o rta lo f e a rth

1 7 8T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

h a tht ro d ,o re v end re a m e do f;e x c e p th eh a sp a s s e d th ro u g hthefire

o fs o ul p u rific a t io n , afire s e v e ntim e sh o tte r th anth efie ry fu rn a c e

th a t pu rifie dS h ad ra c ha n dh i sc o m p a n io ns .

Ip u t m yb o d yin t oth ed e e pm a g n e tics lee pa n din s ta n tlyle a p ed

fo rth in toth eb ou n d le s se th er. O h ,h o wg lo rio u s ly O rio na n dt h e

P le ia de sw e res h in in ginth es ta rryv a u lto fn ig h t. T h eM o o nl e n th e r

g lo ry toth es c e new h ilea ll th eliv in g , p u ls a tin g , M eo f th ea s tra ls p a ce s

w a sjoy o u sw itht h efu ll v ig or o fc re a ti v elife .I m e re lyn o ti c e dth e s e

th in g sa sI s p e dw ithth es w i ftn e s so f l ig h t its e lf , o n c em o re, tov is it m y

fa r-o ffs p irit h om e ;o n c em o re , tos e et h etre a s u resI h a dc o l le c te din

th ep as t; tre a s u re sI h a dfo ug h t fo r, s uffe re dfo r; tre a s u re s th a tIh a d

w o nfor m y s e lf a lo n e .O h ,h o wI d ra n kin th em e lo d ie so f th ecirc u

la tin gs ta rsa n d fro m th eb o t to m o fm yso u ls a n gforth , "W ep ra is e

th e e , O G o d ."

T h isw o rldisapre p a ra to rypla c eo fp rob a tio n ,p a ss io na n dp ain ,

toe x pa n dth ein ne rs p iritu a l s e lf a n den a b leit to re a c ho u tw a rda n d

u p w a rd to w a rdth at g ra n d e r li feth a tc o ns titu te stheg o a lo f ev e ry

p u rifi e ds o u la ft e r itsfin a l In itia tio n.

O u ro rg a n is m sa re n o th in gm o r eth a nth ep la s ticm o ld so fm e d i-

u m is ti cm a tte r; ex te rn a lv e h ic le so f th es o u l; th rou g hw h ic hi t m a y

a ttra ct toa n dg ath e ru pth ev a rie de x p erie n c e so f m u n d a n elif e .T h e y

a reform s ,a stran s ito rya st h efle e tin gc lo u d sa b ov eu s ,w h ichb e c o m e

th es en s itiv ep late s ,w h e re b y th em a rv e lo u sv ib ra ti o n so fc re ativ ea n d

D e ific lifem a yex p re s sth e ir w o n d e rfu l tra n s fo rm a t io n so fs e ns a tio n s ;

a n dw hic h , intu rn ,p ro d u c eall th em u lt itu d in o u sde lig h tso f th ep h y s

ic a l se n s e s ;w h il eth eo n lyl iv in gre a li tya m idth eU n iv e rs eof m o v in g ,

tra n s i to rya n da pp a re n t re a li tie s , istheD iv in eE go ;G o do f ea c h

b iu n es o u l. E a c ho n eo fu sis b u to n eo f th ere a c ti n gfo rc e sof ab iu n e

s o u l, a n dth eim m o rta lE g o ;w h ic hb in d s to g e th e ra ndfo re v e rt h e

s e p a rate dy e tu n i te did e n tity o fe a c h . Ea c ho n e 'sEg oisth e ir o w n

G o d ;th eo n lyG o d; fo rA lla h inH iso w n im a g ec re a te dH eh im ; m a le

a n dfem a lec re a tedH eth e m .

W o m a nw a sn o t th ec a u s eo f the"fa ll". Th ere a lc a us e ,p e rs e ,

o fd e sc e n t in toex te rn a lc o n ditio n s ,w a s th en e c e s sityfo rc o nflic tw ith

th eg ro s s e r fo rm so f lifea n dm a tte r, w he re b yth eso u lc o u ldaw a k e n

th ed orm a n ta to m i ce n titie sof itso w nbe in g .T h ef a ll w a sane c e s

s ityof fu rth e r pro g re s s ,a n d th es e p a ratio no f th eb iu n es o u l , th e

s p irit u a ld iv o rc e, s otos a y , b e tw e e nO sirisa n dIsis ;w a sb e ca u s eo f

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S1 7 9

th eim p o s s ib ility o f th es o u l s in k in gb en e a thth ef o rc e so fm atte rw h e n

u n ite d. It w a so nlyb ys e p a ratio na n dw ea k e n in gth eir p o w e r tha t

e le m e nta lc o n d iti o n sc o u lds ub ju g a teth em fo r atim e .T h e reis n o th

in gim p o s s ib leto th ere u n iteds o u ls .T he yb e c o m e , b yD iv in eR ig h t,

th eK in ga n dQ u e en ,c o -e q u a l a n dc o -e te rn a l ru le rs o v e ra ll thee le

m e n ts inN a tu re . T h e ir w ill, inth eA s tr a lw o rld , i sla w ;a n d th ere a s o n

w h ythefe w s o u ls w h od ob e c om eu n ite d , b yth ea c c id e n to fm a r ria g e

o nE a r th ,a ren o t m o rep o w e rf u l, isb e c au s eth e ya r eig n o ra n t o f th e ir

D iv in e re la tio n s hip .T h e yh a veth ep o w e r b u t th e ydon o tk n o wit.

T h e yarelik eapo o rm a nd y ingo fp o v e rt yw ithm ill io n so fd o l la rs

h id d e nu n d e rh is h e a rth s to n e .

E a c hpla n e t, m o o no rs u n ,e v olv e sK a rm ic z o n e sfro mth elife

p rin c ip le so f its o w nn a tu re . T h e ya ret h ere a lm sof a s tra l li fe ;a n d

b yre ac tio nb e c o m eth es p a c e so fc a u s a ti o nfo re v e r yfo rm a n de v e ry

m a n ifes ta tio no f o b je c tiv ep he n o m e n a .W he nm a na p p ea rsu p o nthe

s c e n eo fa c tio n , th ela w so f h isb e in gf o rm a ro u n d th eo rbw h ic h

e v o lv edh isra c e , ah e a v e n ly z o n e ; are alm s u ita b le toh isc o nd itio n

a n dthem e n ta le vo lu tio ntow h ic hh ec o r re s p o n d s . Tos a yth a t th e

E a rth , fo r in s ta nc eth ro w so f f th es u b s ta n c e sg e n e ra te dfro m i tso w n

in d e p en d e n ta c tionisw ro n g ; fo r, inal a rg e rs e n s e th a nw ea pp re h e n d ,

w o rld sa rec o s m ic in d iv id u a ls, o fw h ic h , lik eh u m a nb e in g s ,n o tw oa re

a lik e . T h e ya rebi-s e x u a lo rga n is m s ,h o w e v e r; a n dt h e re fo re ,th ee th e

re a l zo n e so rs p i rit w o rld s , th e yfo rm i ns p a c efo r th e ir o ffsp rin g ,c o n

s titu t eth eK a rm ao f th e ir li v e s ; ju s t asth ea c tion sa n dm o ti v e so f

in d iv id u a lsfo rmth e ir K a rm a inth ew o rl dtoc o m e .

T h ew orld so fs p ac eb re a th eev e na sm a nb re a th e s . "T h eb re a th

o fG o d" inm a nis o n lyam in ia tu reo f "t h eb re a thof G o d " inw o rld s .

T h ep la n e t in b re ath e stog iv e itso ffs p r in glife , an dth ep la ne t'sre s p ir

a tio n sc o n s titu te th em a te rial, s otos ay , fro m w h ic hth ee th ere a l

h e a v e nsa refo rm ed .T h e s ez o ne sm o v ew it hth eE a rth a n dth es ys

te m o f w h ic hs h e fo rm sap a rt . E a c ho rb i t isfix e dw ith inc e rt a in

lim its, a sism a n'sfre e d o m of a c tio n , an dth e s eo rb ita lp a th s, w h ic h

c o n s ti tu teth ec en te ra ro u n dw h ic hth ezo n e so f lif ea refo rm ed ,m o v e

w itht h es o la rs ys te m ;e a c hsy s te m b e in g, ino n es en s e ,a nu n iv e rs eo f

itso w n ,c a rry in gw ithit b o t ho b je c tiv ea n ds u b je ctiv em a te ri a ls .

T h es uno fo u rs ys te m iss u rr o u n d e db ym ig h tys u nsp h e re sw h ich

e x te n da ll th einc o n c e iv a b le s tre tc ho f s p a c ere p res e n te db yt h ev a s t

1 8 0T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

o rb it o fo u rs u n . V a s tb e y o n db e lie fa s it ta k e s2 5,9 2 0y e a rs o fe a rth

tim ef o ro u rs u n toc o m p le te o n ero u n dof itsv a s t o rb it.

T h ec orre s p o n d e n ceb e tw e e ntheh u m a nfo rm a n dth eas tra lb o d y

isv e r yc lo s e ,s oc lo s e , inf a c t, th a t noo n ec o u ld m is ta k ethelik e n e s s ;

b u t it is ,o fc o urs e ,m o ree th e re a l ini tsfe a tu re s. If th eind iv id u a lb e

o n eo f a c tiv em ind ,n o b leq u alitie sa n dh ig ha s p iratio n s , th ea s tra l

c o u n terp a rt, w h il eb e in gatr u elik e n e s s inm a n yres p e c ts ,g ive sah ig h e r

e x p re ss io ntoe a chlin einthec o u n te n a nc ea n dfe a tu re s ,w h ic hc o r

re s p o ndtoth eq ua litie sm a n i fe s te d . It ism o reD ivin einits lo o k sa n d

lin e a m e n ts ; lo o k s lik ea na n ge licb ro th er o rs is te r o f th ep h ys ic a lb o d y .

B u t, onth ec o n tr a ry , if th e in d iv id u a l b eg ro s s , se lfis h ,b ruta la n da

s la v e toh islu s t sa n dp a s s ion s , th e nthea s tra l tak e so nah id e o u s

c o u n ten a n c e ; isde m o n ia cini tslin e sa ndfe a tu re s .

W h e nt h eh ig h e rre a lm so f th es p irit s p he re sa rerea c h e da n dt h e

tru esp iritu a lb od ym a n ife s ts, th e rea re th es a m ediffe re n c e s , th efo rm

b e c o m in gm o rea n dm o reD iv in ea n db e a u ti fu l.

Ina ll s ta te sth eh u m a nfo rmism a in ta ine d . It b e c om e s ,m o rean d

m o re , in c o n c e iv a blyb e a u tifu l a sit p ro gre s s e sh ig he ra n dh ig he r. T h e

in te rna lo rg a n sof th eb o d yares im p lyt h em e a n sb yw h ic hc e rt a in

fu n c ti o n sa rem a nife s te da n dp e rfo rm e d . E a c ho rg a n , g ro u po f org a n s ,

fu n c ti o na n ds e t o f fu n c tio n s, h a v ea nas tra la n dsp iritu a lc orre s p o n d

e n c e ; b u t, ridthem in do f theg ro s s ,m ate ria lp a rt . T h eh e a rt , lu n g s

a n dli v e ra rea ll th e re(n o t inth es a m e fo rm ,h o w ev e r,) inthea s tra l

o rg a n is m ,a n din th ea s tra lw o rldd is e m bo d ie ds o u ls e a ta n dd r in k

a sw ed o ,b u t th eir fo o disstric tlys u bje c tiv e ; it c o rre s p o n dstoth e ir

s ta te .

Inth es p irit re alm p ro p e r, l ifeisc o n t in u e db yb re a th in ga n d

a b s o rptio n .T h e re isp re g n a n cya n db irth inth ea n ge licw o rld e v e n

a sth ereisinthis ,b u tu n d er v e ryd iff e re n tc o n d i tio n s .T h es e x u a l

o rg a n so ne a rthr e p re s e n ts a cre dfu n c tion sinH e a v en .

Inth es p iritu a l w o rld ,v iv id fo rm u la tionisa na b so lu ten e c e ss ity

o fp o ss e s s io n . If y o uc a nv ivid lyfo rm u la teth eim ag eo fw h a t y o u

d e s ire a n db rin g it toy o u ,itb e c o m e sasre a l, h a r da n dfirma sata b le

inth em a te ria lw o rld ; th a tis , if th eob je c tp o s s es ss u c hp rop e rtie s ;b ut

if y o ug ra s pa fter it, it w il l v a n is hfr o m y o u rs igh t. M o s tp eo p lew h o

d ieli v einas tr a n g e ,d re a m y, v a n is h in gw o rld .

If asp irit isn ot o fm yv ib ra tio n ,h eca n n o ts e em en o rm y

s u rro un d in g s .

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S1 8 1

Y o uc an n o tu n d e rsta n dn o w ,b ut y o uw ill, th ew o n d e r fu ls ta te

o fb e in gw h e rea lla reo n ea ndy e ta rei n d iv id u a l. T ob e c o m eon e

w itht h e s ele g io nso f th eb les t istog iv eth es o u l toR a .

Inth es p iritu a l w o rldy o uw i ll fin dg rea tb ro th e rho o d so fm u sic ,

m e d ic in e ,a s tro log y ,e tc ., E ac hh a sah ea ds u p re m e inth ep a rt ic u la r

v o c a ti o nre p re s e nte db yth ebro th e rh o o d . O v e ra ll i sas u p re m e,

p rie s t lyp o w e rw hod o e sn o t dic ta teb u t c o u n s e ls .

Ato n ea ro u s e sv as t le g io n sof life ,w h enth ep a rti c u la rv ib ratio n

o f th eir lifeis s o u n d e d .T h eyta k efo rma n da c ta ss e rv a n tsof th e

p o te n cyth a tc a na ro u s eth e m .

F o ras o u l tob e im m o rta l, the rem u s tb es o m e th in g im m o rta la nd

v ita l inh isin tern a lm in d ,fo rh isa to m store v o lvea b o u t; a p rin c ip le

o f ju stic e ,a n dl o v e .T h isis th ea x io mo f im m o rta l ity .

O n lyt h ea n g e lsof th es u nretu rntoth es u n .

W h a t yo utru lye xp e c tw ill b ey o u rd e s ti n y .

C u rs e sa ree llip t ic a l inth e i ro rb it, w he nth ec u rseish e a v ier th a n

th ec r im e .

R e n d e r u n toC a e s ar th a tw h ic h isC a e s a r' sa n du n to G o dth a t

w h ic h isG o d 's .O n lya sy o ul e a rntod o th a t, c a nyo ub eju s t, a n do n ly

w h e nj u s t, c a nc urs e so rb le ss in g sb eri g h tfu llya dm in is te re d .

As o u l istru ew he np e rfo rm ingitsfu n c t io n s .

A ll o f th era c e s th a th a v etho u g h to fb ea u tyh a v el e ft th ep o te n c y

o f th eir id e a sin th ea s tra l lig h ta n dbe c o m eafe cu n dc a u s eof its

e x te rna liz a tio n .

H u m a nb e in g so nt h ee a rthp lan ec a nc o n ce n tra teth eir m in d so n

s o m ede fin iteth in ga n dth er e s u ltsa re s o m e tim e sas to u n d in g . M o s t

p e o p le th in kid ly, v a g u e ly ;th e ns o m e o n e'ss tro n gm in dc a na tt ra c t

th e s ew a n d e rin gt h o u g h tv ib ratio n sa n d , m a k in gh is o w nb ra int h e

in s trum e n t fo r thed is p la yo f th ec o lle cte de n e rg y , la u n c hh is o w nid e a

o nth es e n s itiv ec a m e rao f thea s tra l li g h ta n dp rod u c eath o ug h t fo rm

th a t hec a ns e n dw ithfe a rfu l p o te n c yto p e rfo rm h i sw ill. T h i sisto

b eaBla c kM a g ic ia n ; fo r th eo n lyfo rm of p o w e r th at th eA d e p t s h o u ld

la u n c h ish isO W NID E A LO FH IM S E L F , inhig h e ra n dbe tte rs ta tes

th a nheh a sa tta in e dto .H er e c e iv e sth at id e a lb y re fle c tio n fro m h is

S o u lM a te .

A td e ath , th es o ul e n te rsits o w ns o u lim a g e s ,a n dw ithre le n t le s s

m o n o ton y , th ep a no ra m ao fa ll h eh a sv it a liz e ds w ing sa ro u n dhim .

H ere stsn om o re th a nas le e pin gb o d yin a w fu ld re am s ;a n dth es e

1 8 2T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

im a g e sc o n tin u ef o ra g e s ,a y e, fo r th o u sa n d so fy e ars ;u n til t h es o u l

c a ne nd u ren om o r ea n dfa lls a s le e p , to a w a k e n ; if it d o e sa w ak e n '

o n lyasalittle c h ild . It is toe s c a p e th isth a tth eO c c u ltist to ilsa n d

la b o rs.

R e la xa n dc o n c e n t ra tey o u rs ou lo ny o u r s o la rp le x us ,s a y in gt h e

M a n tram , "M ys o u l iso n ew ith th eU n iv e rs ea n dm ysp irit a ne m a n a

tio nf ro m G o d ," t h e na s ky o u rs e lf, w h oam I?w h a t ha v eI b e e n ?a n d

w h a tm u s tIb e c o m e ?

T h em on a disin c arn a te dintheb ra in . It m a yb ea s le e pw h ilet h e

o v e r-so u lo f th eb ra in(a n im al s o u l) is a w a k e ;o rt h em o n a d(hu m a n

s o u l) m a yb ea w a kea n dth ea nim a ls o u l as le e p ;o r bo thm a yb e

a w a k e ; th e nth eKin grid e sin h isc h a riot.

T ru e r th a na ll, i sth es a y in go fC h ris t, "M yF a th e r a n dI a re o n e ."

N o w h e r ec a nac rea to rb efo u nd .W eo u rs elv e sa retheo u tc o m eof

lifean de ffo rt. E ffo rt iso ur im m o rta li ty ;a lw a y ss triv in gfor th a tw h ich

w ea re n o t. T h ene x te x is te n ceislik et h isine s s en c e ,b u tm orev iv id .

T h eh um a nh e a rt i sth eo n lym o ra l lifet h e reis .L i feisn e ithe rm o ra l

n o r im m o ra l; n e it h e rG o dn o r D e v il; a n dw h e nth es ou lc a np e n etra te

a n ds eea n dK N O Wth eT ru th ,th eN A K E D T R U T H , it s a ys , "M y

F a th e r a n dI a re o n e ."

T h ew om e na relo sin gth e ir fem in itya n d th u sa relos in gth e ir

c o n s c io u sim m o rtality .

E ffo rt isim m o rtality .W h e nt h es o u ls e esa nid e a l b e y o n dh is

o w np erfo rm a n c e , th e n ,a t th at v e rym o m en t, h ec e a se stob eim m o rta l.

A g a in I w o u lds a y, th a t, o nm a nd e p e n d s aw o m a n 'si m m o rta lity ,

a n do nw o m a nth em a n 's , fo r noo n ec a nm a k ea nid e al o fh im s e l f. H e

re c e ive sth eim a geb yre fle c t io na n dth eng ro w sth ep o w e r tobe c o m eit

th ro u ghlo v e ; th usm a n ,b yh i sid e a l, rais e sth ew om a no fw h o mh eis

th ee xp re s s io n , an dw o m a n ,b yh e r id e a l, ra is e sth em a no fw h om s h e

isth ee x p re s s io n; th u sth e ya reth ec rea to rso fe ac ho th e r. I ns o u l

m a te h oo dn e ith e r o n en o r th eo th e rc a nbeg re a te rt h a ne a c ho ne 's

in h e ren t id e a lo f th eo th e r, a n d ,u n le s s th a t id e a l isro u n d e do u t, th e y

fa il of th e ir u n i te dim m o rta l ity .T h isi sag re a t an da w fu l tr u th .

R ais , a n dy o urea c hh im o n ly b yth ed e epc o n v ic tiono fh ise x

is te n cea n dth epro fo u n dp le ad in g so f theh e a rt. H e isth ec rea to r

o f th i sE a rtha n d th e re fo rene v e r liv e do nit. H ebe lo n g stoa p re v io u s

e v o lu t io n ; is ,a s it w e re , thein c a rn a ti o no f th eov e rs o u lo f th eg re a t

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S1 8 3

s u n -s ph e re .T og iv eth es o u l toR aisto b e c o m eo n ew ithth o s e le g io n s

o f th eb le s t.

T h es ou lm u s tn e ve rs le e po r d iew ith o u t a ffirm in g itsim m o rtality .

E v e ry im m o rta ls ou l isth es ee do f aU n iv e rs e ;b u t m illio n sh av e

n oim m o rta lity .

Inlif eM E A N y o u r s y m p a th yw i tho th e rs ; d on o tS U F FE R it.

N o th inginlifei sw o rthw h il eb u tm o ra l e ffo rt. T he rey o uh a veth e

k e y ,ify o uk n o wh o w tou s ei t.

S ta n da p a rt fro mlifea n dlo oku p o nth ea c tso fy o ur o w na n d

o th e r liv e sa sa d ra m ap la y e db yin d iffere n ta c to rs. I s p e a kof th e

o b je c t iv elife .O n lyp rin c ip l eisv ita l.

L ied ow n ,a n d ,c om m e n c in gw it hy o u r fe e t,s a y ,m e n ta lly , "m y

c o n s c io u s n e s sis n o t inm yfee t" a n dfe el a nin d ra w in gth e re fr o m .T h e n

th eh an d s , le g s , a rm s ,a b d o m en ,s o la rp le x u sa n db ra in ,a n dfi n a lly

re s t i nth em o n a da lo n e .T h e n in d ra w th e th o u g h to f y o u rs o u l id e a l

toth at c e n te r, t h eD iv in eh alf, y o u rS ou lM a te ,a ndth eb le n dw ill

ta k epla c e .T h e n re d ra w th el o v eth o u g h t toth ere gio no f th eh e a rt

a n db re a s tsa n dbre a th ey o u r lo v eind y na m icre s p ir a tio n s .

F o rv i ta ls tre n g th ,b ec o n s c io u so fy o u r v ita lity , a n dh o ldit in

th es ola rp le x u s , n e v e r intheb ra in .

W h e nw o m e nh a v et h e ir m o n th ly p e rio d s ,th e ylo s ea g re a td e a l

o fv it a lity .D ra wy o u rs o u l po w e ru pto y o u rb ra in ; th e nre la xa s

n a tu re n e e d s .T h i sisas e c ret o f th eO rd e r.

D ra w in toy o u rs ou la n dre la xy o u rb o d y .

Y o um us tc o n tin u allyin d ra w th eth o u g h t o fy o u r lo ve .T a k eit

w ith in y o u rs e lf.

F irs t le s s o ninco n tro l, th e th o u g h t; thek is sth e la s t. T h is in

m a rriag e .

M e d itatio n ; !, I a m .2 ,T h eU n iv e rs ei s .3 ,C o n s cio u s n e s s . 4,

R e fle ctio nfro m C o n s c io u s n e s s. 5 ,F o rm f ro m R e fle c t io n .6 ,T e m p e ra

m e n t. 7 ,E n v iro n m e n t.

D oy o uk n o w th e s e th re e ?1 , Lifea fte r de a th .2 ,M otiv ea lo n e , a s

th eres p o n s ib lepo rtio no fa ctio n .3 ,T hea s tra l, hig h e rw o rld, a sd is tinc t

a n da pa rt fro m thes o u lw o rld. If y o uc ana n s w e r, YE S , toth e seth re e ,

a c to n it. L iv e ; fin do u t th ew o rldy o u liv einn o w .Y o us h u t a w a yfro m

y o u rs elf th es u b t le ,p s y c h ic in filtra tiono f th eh ig h e s tb ys ea rc h in g

in toSp iritu a lis m .L e t it a lon e .

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T h e re a reth o s ei ny o u r life w h om u s tp as so u to f all life ; for, k n o w

th a t, a ll a ren o t im m o rta l.

It is ag re a t th in gtob eIM M O R T A L .

W h e non eh a ss in ne da g a in s tth e ir o w ns ou l, th a to nelo s e sh is

im m o rt a lity .T h eE g ob u d sin th es u rv iv in gh a lf, in th em o n a do f th e

S o u lM a te , th a t ha sn o ts os in n e d ; an e wh a lf, w h e n th efirs t h a sfa ile d ;

a n dthejo u rn e yi sa g a intobem a d eo fIn v o lu tio nan dE v o lu tion ,w h ile

th es urv iv in gh a lfw a itsfo r th ep ro d ig al.

O n em us th a v ek e enre p e n ta n c e fo rp a s t sin s .N o t to h a v eit, i s

tob e th eD e v il. E v e rya to m of s inm u s t b ea to n e df o r; e v e ryde b t

toN a tu rep a idin fu ll.

G iv et oy o u rD iv in eL o v eth es o u lo fy o ur h e a rt. D oy o uu n d e r

s ta n d , "th es o u l o fy o u rh e a r t," th eu b iq u ito u ss e ns eo f, I in Y o u ,a n d

Y o uin M e ;a sy o u re a dinth eG o s p e lo f th e1 s t. J oh n ?

Ig iv ey o uth ek ey ;H o ldy o u r lo v eid e a l inth em o rn in g ; it g iv e s

th ev ib ra tio n so f th ed a y .

M e d itatio n ;D ra win toy o u rs e lfw h a ty o uw o u ldh a v ey o u r id e a l

b e .D ra w it in to y o u rs o u l.

B u tan a rro w lin es e p a ra te st h etw ow o rl d s ;d on o t trytoliv e in

b o th . M a k eth a t l in eN O Tth eb o u n d ryo f th isw o rld b u t th ep lat

fo rm of th en e x t.

Y o uh av eb e e nw a lk in go nth e riv e r'sb a nklo n ge n o ug h ;y o um u st

c ro s s th eriv e r.

Y o uc anliv einPa ra d is en o wju s ta sw e lla sinfive , te no r se v e n ty

y e a rs , fo r th o u g htsm a k eH e a ve no rH e ll.

A rey oun e v e rc o ns c io u so fah ig h e rc o n sc io u s n e s s , ah ig h e rs elf?

A ll thelo w e rs e lfm u s tb erais e din tot h a th ig h e r c o n s c io u s n es s , if w e

w o u ld b es a v e d .

T h isi sth eO c c u ltC a te c h is m ; Q .W h oa n dw h a t isM an ?A .T h e

a n s w e r c o m e slik ea ne c h o ;T ho u g h t. Q .W h a t isG o d ?A .M u s ic ,

rh y th m ,m e lo d y , ha rm o n y .O fm u s icisb o r nth o u g h t, a n dth o u g h t

m a k e sM a n .

T h e re c o m e satim ew h e nth ese e k e rb e c o m e safa k ir o r as a in t.

Afe w , b o rntoit , a tta inp rac tic a lO c c ultis m ,b u t g e n e ra llyels e w h e re

a n do th e rw is eis th em a s te r atta in e d ,n ot h e rea syo ufirs td re a m .

G ra c eb e fo reE a ti n g ;o n lyin th efle s hca no n ee n ter in totru e

re la ti o n so f th es p iritso fth efle s h . Th e yb e c o m ey o u rs e rv a ntso ry o u r

m a s te rs , ju s ta sy o utre a t the m .Y o u rb od yisre la te dtoa ll t h ek in g -

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S1 8 5

d o m sof m a tte ra ndc o n s e q u e n t lytoa ll as c e n d in gli fes p irits . S ore

p e a tth isfro m y ou rs o u lb e foree a c hm e al; "E te rn a l s p irit in w h o m

w elive ,b re a th e , m o v ea n dh av eo u rb e ing ,c o n s e c rateth isfo odw ea re

a b o u t top a rta k eo f, too u r bo d ie sa sw ell a so u r so u ls ,a n dals oto

th o s em in is te rsof th in ew h om a yb ep re se n t. P e a c eb eb e tw e e nu s ."

T h e nt h ro w s o m esa lt d o w nto th es p irit o fe a rth .

W h e nt h es o u lc a lm lylo o k su po nv irtu ean dv ic e ,a sp o w e ra n d

s in , an ds u ffe ringa se x p e rien c e ; th e ni sth ea n g e l e v o lv in g ; b u tm a k e

n om ista k e ,v ic em u s tb ec o n qu e re d .

T h eA va ta r, th eM e s s e n g e r, m us tb eth eha rpw h o s eno te sv ib ra te

ina ll th es p h e res .T ob eth at h a rp , th ep h y s ic a l bo d ym u s tb em e d i-

u m is ti c a llys e n s i tiv e ,w itha s tro n g ,d om in a n ts o u l inc o n tro l,a llo w in g ,

h o w e v er, th eb o d y tov ib ra te s y m p a th e tica llytoa ll fo rm so f su ffe rin g .

T h eM es s e n g e rm u st fe e l. It i sfe e lin gt h a tc re a te s. F ig u rethec re a tio n

o f aw o rldfirs t a sv a p o r, w hic ho n lyF EE L IN G Sa n dT H O U G H T S

c a nim p re g n a te . Th eh a rp , th ec h o rd , th ew o rd ,h a v in gfe lt w it ha ll;

isth es e e da n dR ao f aU n iv ers e .

C o s m ic c o n s c io u s ne s s , lik ea nyo th e r flas h -lig h to f s p iritu a l in

s p ira t io na n dtruth , is ,o nt h isp la n e , o fv e rys e co n d a ryim p orta n c es o

fa ra sa c tu a lv a lu eisc o n c e rn e d . It is w h o llyw o rt h le s sa sa re a liz a tio n

o fa n y tru tha n da tb e s t, e v eninitsh ig h e s tm a n if e s ta tio nit isp u re ly

p e rs o na l, a n dm e an sn o th in gt oa n yo n e , o u ts id eo f th iso n e 's p e rs o n

a lity . W h a te v e ri d e ao rs e t of id e a sh a pp e n stop o ss e s sth es ou lo f th e

p e rs o n, th e ir c o sm icc o n s c io us n e s sw ill b ec o lo re db yit. W eha v e

th re en o ta b lein sta n c e s ,v iz .,A n d re w J ac k s o nD a v is, J a k o bB o eh m ea n d

E m a n u el S w e d e n b o rg ;e a c ho fw h o s ec o s m ic a t-o n e -m e ntsw e retrue ;

b u tw ho s es u b -c o ns c io u s n e s s 's w e rep o s s es s e do fd if fe re n t ro o t id e a s ;

h e n c e th e yd iffe re dm a te ria ll yfro m e a c ho th e r, a n da ll w e rew ro n g

a sto th ere a l tr u th ,p e rs e . I, m y s e lf, h a v eh a dt h isc o s m ic a to n e m e n t

a t le as t ath o u s an dtim e s , in fa c t, it w a sap a rt of m yd a ily lifea to n e

p e rio d; b u tu n le ssy o u ,y o u rse lf, b eg rou n d e dinthev e rytru t ho f

th in g s, th e s ee c sta tictra n c e-lik ee x p e r ie n c e sa re a b o u ta sv alu a b le

a sth os eo fS t. Fra n c iso fA ss is i; ino th e rw o rd s , o fn ov a lu ew h a te v e r

toa n yo n eb u t thep e rs o n a l ex p e rie n c eof th ep e rs on .O n eliv in g ,v ita l,

c le a rl ye x p re s s e d th o u g h t is w o rthath ou s a n dh a z ys p iritu a l dre a m s .

T h eIm m o rta lityof th eh u m a ns o u ld e p e n dsu p o na c ti o n .T h e

m a no r w o m a nw h o liv e sap u relyig n o ra n t,w o rld lyl ife ,w h od oe sn o t

ina n ys e n s efe e d th ein te rior s p iritu a l n a tu re ,d r iftsin toa s o rt o f

1 8 6T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

m e n ta l d e c a ya n ds p iritu a l rot; a n da t de a th , lik e th eo ldtree ,a sit

fa lls s oit lie s ; b u t if th e tre eisc u t d u rin gits v ita l life, w h e nit i sfu ll

o fv igo r, it in s ta n tlys e n d su pas e c o n dg ro w thfa r m o rep o w e r fu la n d

v ita l th a nth efi rs t. It ist h es a m ew it hm a n , if hed ie sw ith s p iritu a l

v ita li tyq u ic k e n in gh isb e in g, th e nh el iv e so na ft e rd e a th , brid g e sth e

a b y s so f th etw ow o rld s ,a n dh a sa ll th ep o te n tia li tie so f aG o dw ith in

h im .

Im m o rt a lityd e p e nd su p o nm e n ta la n ds p ir itu a lv ita l ity ,n o t

p h y s ica le n e rg y . T h ep h y s ic a l b o d yism ere lyth ee arth ,s oto s a y ,

w h o s em a ino ffic e isth ee v o lu tio no fs piritu a l lif e ;b u tm a nm o s tly

m a k e s it n o th in gb u t th eb a s i sa n dc e n ter o fp u re ly m a te ria l en d s .

J e s u so fN a z e re th w a srig h t, "L a yu ptrea s u re sw h e r en e ith e rm o th

n o r rus td o thc o r ru p t, n o r thie v e sb re a k ina n ds tea l."

T h o u g hts , id e a san da s p ira tion s ,b e c o m ep o w e rs ,T oB e .T h e s e

a rere-in c a rn a te d in too th e r liv e sa fte r s o m eh u m a ns o u lh a sgiv e n

th e m m a te ria lb ir th ;b u t th em o n a d , th eS p iritu a l So u l, th ethin gth a t

th in k s, N E V E R . It so n lyc h a n cefo r im m o r ta l lifeis H e rea n dN o w ,

w h e ni n c a rn a te dasm a no ne a r th .

M a nd oe sN o t re turntoe a rth as e c o n do r th irdtim e, toc o rre ct

fo rm e r e rro rsa n d trya n e w . Ana c o rnm a yb e c o m ea no a ktre eb ut

th etr e en e v e r retu rn stoa na c o rn .

E a c hsp irit E g ose n d sfo rthi tss o u lm o na dw ithits ju s ts h a re o f

itsD iv in ep a trim o n y ,w h e nit o b e y sth eu n iv e rs a lla w o fa ttrac tio nto

m a tte r. W ithth is fa ir e q u ip m e n t it b e g in sitse te rn a l ro u n dof b e in g

fro m a lim itle s ss ta tew ith in th eu n iv e rs eo fe x te rn a lm a n ife sta tio n ;

a n dli k ee v e ry th in ge ls ee n d ow e dw ithli fe , it a ttr a c tsa n drep e ls ,a n d

ina n ys ta te , it c a no n lyd o th eb e s t it c a n . Itsbe s t is ,w h enitso w n

in h e ren t fo rc eis d o m in a n t; i tsw o rs t is, w h e nit i sw e a kb yr e a c tio n .

Itsli fea ta n ypo in t iso n ly am e retran s ito ryc o nd itio n , am e rem o m e n t

inth ew e bo f its e te rn a le x is te n c e .A t e v e rys ta g e it lo s e sor g a in s

s o m e thin g ,a n dthes u m to ta l o fs u c hg a i na n dlo s sc o m p ris e si tsH u m a n

p o s s ibilitie s ,w he nit b e c o m esin c a rn a teda sm a n , an dc o n s titute sh is

n e e df o re x p re s s io n ;b eth a t e x p re s s io nw h a t it m a y. B u t ina ss u m in g

th eres p o n s ib ilit yo f aH u m a ns o u l, th em o n a dm u s t ta k eitsc ha n c e s ;

s oto s a y , re g a rdin gitse n v i ro n m e n tb e fo rea n da ft e rb irth .Itw ill b e

b ro u g ht in toth e lig h to f th e in te lle c tua ld a yb ypo w e rso v e r w h ic h

it h a sn oc o n tro l;v iz ., P o larity ;n a tu ra la ttra c ti o na n dre p lu s io no f it s

S p irit u a lS ta teof d e v e lo p m e nt. M o n e y , ra n ka n dfa m ily ,h a v enov a lu e

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S1 8 7

inth es p iritu a l w o rld ;b e c a us eth e ya re u n re a l, tem p o ra ry ,m anm a d e .

T h ee te rn a lv e rit ie so n lyh a vep o w e r. T hep o la rity isth a tw h ic h

a ttra ctsit tothem o th e r'sw o m b ; itsS piritu a ls tated e te rm ine sits

m e n ta l c a p a c ity ; a n dth e s etw o ,P o la rity a n dS p irit u a lD e g re eo f life ;

a c tin g inh a rm o n yo rc o n flic t w ithitsm a te ria le n viro n m e n t, pro d u c e

e v e ry th in gw ek n ow o f life ; an dtoth e s em u s tb ea dd e da n o th e r fa c to r,

a nu n kn o w nq u a n ti ty , th ein h erite dte n d en c ie so r rea lq u a litieso f th e

p a re n ts , tow a rp o re x p a n dthey o u n gs o ul. S o m ep e op lea rem o re

a n im a l th a nh u m a na n ds h o u ld n o tb ep a ren ts .S o m eared w a rfe d

b e lo wth e ir n o rm al s ta te ,s o m ea ree x p a nd e db e y o n d th e ir re a l m e rits .

H u m a nd e s tin yb e gin sitsh a rve s t, o n lyi nth islife; a n da sli feb e c o m e s

m o read v a n c e d ,s ow ill d e s tiny .

T o d a y , w ea refo rg in gth ee n viro n m e n ta ndfa teo fth em illio n s

o fs o ulso f th eun b o rng e n e ratio n stoc om e .F a tec ano n lya c t w h e n

c o n d it io n sa reri p e , re m o v evic ea n dc ri m efro m th ee a rth ,a n d

h u m a nd e s tin yis p o w e rle s sto re p ro d u c e th e m .R e m o veric h e s ,

p o v e rt y ,d rin k , so c ia l ra n k , a n dd is e a s e, b yju s tla w s ,m o ra l e d u c a tio n

a n dp ureliv in g ; a n dfa tec a nn o t re p ro du c eth e m . I nth ish ig he r

c o n d it io no fm a n , d e s tin yw il l a c tu p o ns o m eth in gh ig h e r th a n

d is e a se ,p o v e rty a n dc rim e . Th e rea reo th e r th in g s inth eg a m ut

o f lif e , fo r th e r ew ill b ed is c o rdo fs om en a tu re , a n dh e re b yd e s tin y

w ill be c o m em a n if e s t. W h e rem a nW IL L S ,th efa te sthe m s e lv e sa re

p o w e rl e s s ;b u t it m u s tb eth eW ill o fU niv e rs a ln o t In d iv id u a l m a n .

E a c hso u l isa n de v e rm u s tb e th ea rb iter o f itso w nd e s tin y ,

a n dw ha te v e ro u r fa teh e re , i nth iso u r e a rth lye n viro n m e n t, W E

h a v eW IL L E D it s o. W e ,w ith o ut k n o w in gi t, h a v eg ive nth eN o d

o fJ o vetoe v e ry g re a tc ris is ino u r live s ; fo re v eryc rim e ;fo re v e ry

g ra c e ; a n dw ea lon e ,m u s tb e th eju d g e , a n db e a r theju d g m e n t

to o .O n lyb es u re th a ty o ua t ta inth eo nev ita l re as o nfo ry o ub e in g

h e reup o ne a rth ; b es u reth a t y o ug a int h ec ro w no f C o n s c io u s life ;

fo r thisa ls ore stsu p o nth es a m ela w sasd e s tin y ; it isN O Tce rta in ,

u n le s sW EM A K EIT S O ; fo r "m an yc o m eb u t fe w a rec ho s e n ",

a n dtho s e ,w h o s en a m e sa rew r itte nintheB o o ko f Life ,c a nin n o

w is er e m o v eth ese lf in flic tedc u rs efrom th o s ew h os en a m e sa re

n o t, t h e re in .

W h othe n ,c a nfo r am o m e n tq ue s tio nF a te, o ra s k in g fa te ,w h o

c a ns ayw h yth is e v il, w h ythisg o o d ,s ee in g , th a t ine ith e r ca s e ,

th em om e n to f its e x is te n c ei sp a s ta n dg o n e ,b e fo r ea na n s w e r c o u ld

1 8 8T H KL IG H TO FE G Y P T

b eg ive n ;a n dn e wa c tio n sh a veta k e nth eir p la c e . Soit isw it h

e a rth l ylife , it iso n em o m e nt o n ly , asin g leb re a t hinth es ca leo f

b e in g , ah a lf c o ns c io u sd re a mo f th es e ns e sfro m w hic hw es h a ll

a w a k e , th a n k fu l i na n yc a s et ofin dth a t a fte ra ll; it w a sb u t ad re a m ,

a n dtha t th ec ro w no f life ,th eS a c re dJe w e lo f th eL o tu s , liesb e y o n d

B e y o n d th ed is ta nt b lu e ,

B e y o n d th ev a u lts o fh e a v e n , w h e reth e

s ta rlan ds h im m e rs b rig h t,

B e y o n d th eb la z ingm o rn in gs un s .

B e y o n d th eo rb sof n ig h t.

B e y o n da ll th in g s th a tm a nh asth o u g h t,

B e y o n dw h a tS a in t h a ss e e n ,

T h e re lie sth eC ro w n ,E T E R N A LL IF E ,

S E L FW R O U G H TB YSE L FM A D EB E IN G .

T h e s e th in g sI K N O W ,a n dinvie w th e re o f,c a nI n o t a s klik et h ein

s p ire da p o s tle , "O d e a thw h e r eisth ys t in g ,O G ra vew h e reis th y

v ic to ry ? "

T h ep hy s ic a lb o d yc a n n o ta lw ay sb ec o n tr o lle do rm ad etoe x

p re s s th ere a ls ta teo f th esp iritu a l ide a l. Infa ct, v e ryra re lyc a nth is

b ed o ne ;b e c a u s e it isn o tp os s ib leu n d er p re s e n t ea rth lyc o n ditio n s ,

ra c eco n d itio n s , fo ro n ep e rso ntoc o m p le te lys u b d ueh ise n v ir o n m e n t.

R a re , v e ryra reorg a n is m sa re c a p a b leo f d o in gth is, b u t th e ns u c h

ra ra -av is ,a rea s in fre q u e n t a sth eg ia ntso fg e n ius .T h eid e al lifem a y

b elive d ,h o w e v e r, b ya ll w h oc a ng ra s p th eid e ao f IA M ;a sl o n ga s

th e yca nh o ldo n toth ec e n tr a lk n o w ;s o tos a y ,h oldo ntoa c h a in

w h o s e lin kisth e Illu m in a te d I, th eE G O .

W ea ll c a nm a k et h eb o d ym o re e x p re s s iv eo f th es p i rit, th a ni t

is ;b ut m o s to f all d e p e n d sonp re n a ta l c o n d itio n s , o v e rw h ic hw e

h a v eve rylittle c o n tro l.

It is littleb e tt e r th a nn o n se n s etos a y th a ts e lfi s h n e s sm a n i fe s ts

its e lf a sc o n s tipa tio n ,a n dva n itya sd is p e p s ia ,e tc .p u ren o ns e n s e .T h a t

isg o in gc ra z ya f te rc o rre s p on d e n c e sa n d lik eth eblin dm a no f B u n -

v a n 's ju rys a y in g, I s e e ,w h enh eh a dn os ig h t.

T h a tm e n ta ls ta tesa n dc h a ra cte ris tic sha v eth e ir r e fle xa c tion

th e re c a nb en odo u b t, b e c a u seth eo n ei m p lie sth eo th e r, b u t s e lfis h

n e s si no n em a nm a yc a u s ea n yth in gfro min d ig e s tio n tos y p h ili s ,

w h ile ina n o th e r it m ig h to n l yh u rt h is liv e r, h is lu n g so rh i ss p le e n ;

ino the rw o rd s ,th es a m em e n ta l tra it w i ll a fflic t d iffe re n tly, d iffe re n t

o rg a n is m s ;a ll d ep e n d in go nr a c e ,h e re d i ty ,a n da s t ra l in flu x , a n d

th isl a s t isth em o s tp o te n t o fa ll o th ers .

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T h eg re a ta ltru isticth o u g h ts a n did e a sp e o p leg iv eb irthto , w ill

liv e ; y e a ,a n dm atu re ;b rin g in gfo rtha s th es c rip tu re ss a y , "s o m e

fo rty , s o m es ix ty, s o m ea nh un d re dfo ld . " It isrigh th e reth at re -in

c a rn a t io nisaD iv in etru th ; fo r th o u g h t sa n did e a sa rere -in ca rn a te d ,

b u tn ot m a n .A ls o rig h th e re , th a tw ee xp la inth epa ra d o xo fw h a t

P la to s a id , "Id e asru leth ew o rld ," a n d inth en e x t b re a th , "Sp iritu a l

id e a sa reim p o te nt a g a in s tp ure lym a te ri a l fo rc e s ." B u t, le tth o s es p ir

itu a l id e a sb e c o m ein c a rn a te d inm a te rial fo rm s , the nth e ya re p o

te n t; th e yru let h ew o rld ; the nth e yb e co m eth ep o w e ro fm in db e h in d

th eh um a nth ro n e .

Y o ua ndI, a n d , t oag re a te r o r le s se x te n t, e v e ry e m b o d ie ds ou l,

a rethec e n te rsof id e a sin c arn a te dinus ,a n dc o n t ro lle db yt h em o n a d ;

lik et h eS u ns w a ysh iss a te ll ite s .C e rtaing ro u p sof id e a sw il l e x te rn a l

iz ea s th in g s ,b ein ginac e r ta ins ta g eo fg e s ta tion ,s otos ay ;a n dfro m

th ek no w le d g ea n dp o w e ro fs ee in gth iscle a rly ,a ne v e n tc a nbee s

tim a tedw ithth es a m ep re c is io na sth ebirtho f ach ildc a nb e fo re

to ldbyatra in e dp h y s ic ia n ; c o n s e q u e n tl y , th o s ew hoa rep s y c hic ,m a y

n o tk no w W H E N th eb irtho fa ne v e n tw ill o c c u r, b u t th e yF e e l th a t

it w il l, h e n c ep ro p h e c y .

T h ep r im a l fo u n d atio no fa ll th o u g h t is rig h th e re , fo r in s ta nc e ,

M .T h eo nm a yw is h ac e rta inr e s u lt; if I a m re c e p ti v e , th eid eam a y

b e c o m e in c a rn a te d inm e ,a n du n d e ra ne xtras p iritua ls tim u lu s it

m a yg ro w a n dm a turea n db e c o m eam a te rial fa c t.

W h os ha ll s a y ,w i tha n ya c tu al k n o w le d g e, w h a to rw h e n c e ,o f

th ep ow e rb e h in d th eG re a tW hiteT h ro n eo fD e ity ,th eIn fin ite C re a

to r, or w h e reo r inw h a tm a n ne r, b e g a nt h ev e ryd a w no fp rim e va l

c re a ti o n . It c a n no tb e .T h em in db e c o m e sd a z e da tth eth o u g h t, a n d

th es ou l its e lf w o u ldb e c o m e in s a n einan ya tte m p t top e n e tra t ew ith in

th isi n fin itefo rc e , th eim p re g n a b lem y ste ryo f th e In fin iteU n iv e rs eo f

B e in g .

Y o ua r eq u iterigh t ins a y in g th a to th e r sm u s th a v ea s k e dth e

s a m equ e s tio n .Y ea , tru lyth i siss o ; for inth efath o m le s sp as t, m il

lio n so fe o n sb e fo reo u rS u nh a da ne x iste n c e ,e v e n; th isq u e stio n

a ro s e inth em in dso f th o s ew h o , ino th er w o rld s , be g a ntofe el th e

p ro m p t in g so fa n im m o rta ls o ul. B u t it i s ,a fte ra l l, b u t th eq u e ryo f

ac h il dins p irit u a le x p e rie nc e ;a n db yc o rre s p o n d en c e ,u p o nt h es a m e

p la n ea sth ec h il do f to d a y ; w h oa s k sa bo u t th em a n inth eM o on ,

"h o w didh eg e t upth e re ." A ls o ,a sth e firs ts c ie ntificm in db e g a nto

1 9 0T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

s p e c u la teo f th ing sb e y o n dthelim ite dvis io no fh i sfe llo w b ein g s , in

th e ir d im lylig h te dc a v ea s k ed , "W h a t is L ife ? "

T o d a y , w itha ll ou rm a rv e lo u sa d v a n c e m e nt inth erea lm o fp h y sic s ,

c h e m istry , th erev e la tio n so f th eS p e c tr o s c o p e ,w ea ren o to n e io ta

n e a re r th ea c tu a l s o lu tio no f th ec a u s e . A sH e rm e ss a y s , "A ll isliv in g ,

L ifei so n e ,G o d isL ife ", a ndth e re fo re, "th eo rigino f life isinG o d ."

Y o u r qu e s tio n , the re fo re , re so lv e sits e l f in tok n o w in gG o d .Y ouc a n ,

a sy o ua lre a d yk no w ,o n lya tt a inth isk no w le d g ey o urs e lf; a syo u

re a lize ,y o ua re ap a rt o fG od .

T h e re isa no ldm y th ,o rp e rha p sit h a db e tte rb eca lle das y m b o l

o fT h eB e g in n in g ; th eW in g e dE g go fD e it y , flo a tin g, u n c o n s c iou s ,

u p o nt h eu n m a n ifes te dv o id , anu n iv e rs a l o c e a no ffo rm le s sA e th .

A fte r m illio n so f a g e sh a dp as s e d , th eprim o rd ia l ce ll, th eo r ig ino fa ll

th in g s, b e g a nto m o v ew ithli fe ,a n dT h eU n iv e rs ebe g a n ;b u t, "h o w

c a m et h ee g gth e re ? "T oa n s w er th a t isbe y o n dm yp ow e r.

A sto in te llig e n ce ,y e s ,e m p ha tic a llys o; lis te nto m e ; Inth e lo w

e s ts t ra ta so fu nm a n ife s te dl ife ,o rg a n i co r in o rg an ic , th e re e x is ts

m in di ns o m ed e g re e .B a c ko f th is ;b a c k , c o n s c io u sm in dre a c h esin to

th eg re a tu n k n o w n, in fin itevo ido fa ll m a n ife s ta ti o n . It liv es ,u n s e e n ;

a n dto u s ,u n m a n i fe s te db e in g. It isth ere , th a t li fea n db e ingfirs t

flo w ou tw a rd ;b rou g h to u t; s o fa ra sth eo rg a n icw orld sa rec on c e rn e d ;

b yth ec y c licp u ls a tio n s ,o f a ll th eo u tw a rdto w a rdsth ein w a r db e in g ,

o f th eU n iv e rs e ; th eg re a tu nk n o w n ; th ev e ryA rc hD e ityo fA ll is

th e re ; n o ta sabe in gw ithp arts ,b u ta sa no c e a nof liv in gm in d ,o f

u n m a n i fe s te ds e e d; T h eG re a t A ll F a th e r o fA ll B e ing ; th eb iu ne

F a th e r -M o th e r, li feo fe v e ry th in gth a tis ,w a s ,o r, s h a ll b e ; a n dfro m

H IM fl o w th ein fi n iteriv e rs o f liv in gf o rc e , tob ec o m em a n ifes t. T h is

s ta te isth eIs is, o f th eS o ul o f th eU niv e rs e .B iog e n e s isis th eD iv in e

L a w ; l ifefro m li fe ,G o disl ife ,a n dh ' feisth o u gh t.

T h e re a reo n lyc erta infu n d a m e n ta l tru thsth a ta re tru e ,p e r se ,

w h ic hp o s s e s sd e f in itere a lit y .T h e ya re n in einn um b e ra n dI s u p

p o s e 1 , c a nb efina llyre d u c e d too n e ,aT rin ityo f T rin itie s . T h eF irs t

T rin it yisth ep r im a ryc o n c e pt o fa ll thin g sw h ic hh a sn e ith e r b e g in

n in gno re n d ,u n co n d itio n e d , th e re fo re , b o u n d le s s . F o ra ll s p ec u la tiv e

p u rp o se s ;1 ,M IN D .2 .S U B S T A N C E .3 ,M O T IO N ,m a yb ec o n

s id e reda s ; In te l lig e n c eo rM in d ;E th e r o rS u b s ta n ce ;a n dF o rceo r

M o tio n; a n dth eou tc o m eo f thistriu n eco n c e p t ist h ee v o lu tiono f th e

g ra n ds o m e th in gup o nw h ic hthee n tirefab rico f th eu n iv e rs ede -

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S1 9 1

p e n d s , a n dth isi s ;C O N S C IO U SN E S S .T h ei m p e rs o n a l be c o m e s ,a s

it w e re ,p e rs o n a l,a n dth e re c o m e sin to b e in g"T H ET H IN G T H A T

T H IN K S" a p a rt from th eu n iv e rs a l th o u g h t.F ro m th is c o m e sth e

n e x t or S e c o n dT r in ity ;1 ,I a m .2 ,G o d is .3 ,T h eU n iv e rs ee xis ts .

T h isi sv e ryd iff e re n t fro m th efirs tT r in ity ;b e c au s eit c o n ta in so n ly

O n eind is p u ta b le fa c t, w h ic h is ,IA m ,th isit k n o w s . It b e liev e sth a t

G o dis a n dth a tth eU n iv e rs ee x is ts . It th in k sb e c au s eit s e e s. It c a n

s e etheu n iv e rs eb u tc a n n o t se eG o d .

Y o us ee ,w ea reno w g e ttin gi n toth ere alm o fa p p e ara n c e s ,a n d

th isi sb e c a u s et h eT h in gT h at T h in k s , i .e ., C O N S C IO U S N E S S ,n ot

b e in g th eu n iv e rsa lm in d ,b u t a ne n tity o rd iffe re ntia te da to mo f it,

isn o t th eu n iv e rs e ; th e re fo re , re d u c e d , a sit w e re, fro m k n o w in gth e

u n k n o w a b le ; it c ano n lys e ean dth in k , an dth ec o n se q u e n t id e asm u s t

a lw a y sd e p e n do nW h a t it d o e sS e e .

T h eG odId e a , is s im p lyth eov e r-w h e lm ingc o n v ic tion , th ec o n

s c io u sn e s so f th ea w fu lp o w e r sb yw h ic h it fin d sit s e lf s u rro un d e d ,

tre m e nd o u s lyg re ate r th a nitse lf.

T h elas tT rin ity is ;1 ,L ife . 2 ,C h a n g e . 3 ,C re a tion ,a n dth is isa t

la s t one a rth .E ve ry th in gis a liv e , th e r eisn od e ath ;o n lyc ha n g e ,

e te rn al c h a n g e ; an dth eid e a , th eT h in g th a tT h in k s, C re a te s ; a n dis

th u sa c o n s c io u sm ic ro c o s m p atte rn e da ft e r th eb o u nd le s s ,u n c on s c io u s

M A C R O C O S M .

T h isi sav e rys im p lelittle p rim e ro f sp iritu a la ndm a te ria l tru th ,

inw h ic hg re a t tr u th s , th a tw o u ldre q u ir eb igb o o k s toe x p la in, a re

re d u c edtoth e ir s im p le s t, p r im a lc o n c e pts ;a n dw h i leth e reis n o th in g ,

b e y o n dw h ic h , th em in do fm a nc a nc o n c e iv e , th e rei sin fin ite s p a c e

fo r the o rie sa n d is m stog ro wb e tw e e nthelin e s ;b ut, re m e m b e r , th a t

m a nh asn ofrie n db u th u m a n it y ;h isG o d sa n dD e v ils a refo u n du s e

le s san dp o w e rle ssa g a in s t theg e n iu so f m a n .T h el iv e ,g re e ne a rth ,

ism a n'sm o th e r; a n dth ee a rt ha n da ll t h a td w e lls th e re ina re h isb y

th eD iv in erig h t o fp o s s e s s ion .T h es ta r so fh e a v e n lo o kd o w nu p o n

h im , bu t th e reis n os y m p a th y inth e ir l ig h t; n oc om p a n io n s h ip, inth e

re a l se n s e ;b u tth ee a rthlo ok su pa n dbid sh im re st. S h es u p po rts

h im a ndg iv e sh imo fa ll s h ep o s s e s s e sof lifea n db e a u ty .S h ep ro

d u c e s th eflo w e rs th a tg la d d enth eh e a rt o fh isc h i ld h o o d ,a n d th e

ric hha rv e s t th a t g iv e ss tre ng thtoh is m a n h o o d ,a ndla te rs h ew ill

c o v e r u pth eu s e le s sm o rta l pa rt o fh im , b e n e a ththeg re e n ,g ra s s y

m o u n do fh e rb o s om ,d o w nu p o nw h ic h , th ed is ta n ts ta rs ,a ll u nc o n -

1 9 2T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

s c io u so fh im o r h isd e s tin y , w ill lo o kw ith o u tp it y .S o ,T h a nkG o d ;

th eg re a t in c o n c eiv a b leU n iv ers a lG o do f th eIn fin i teC re a tio n; th a t

m a ne xis ts ; th a t h eliv e sa n dm o v e sa n dh a sh isb e in gine v e ry s ta g e

o fe x is te n c e ; from th eliv in gg ra n itefou n d a tio n sof o u rm o th er e a rth

toth ea n g e licg lo ryth a ts u r ro u n d sth es o u la n ds w a y sth eS c ep treo f

R a .

G o d ,M a na n dth eU n iv e rs e ;a ndth e s eth re ere s o lv e in totw o ; as

e te rn al m in da n de te rn a ls u b sta n c eo rE th e r. M o tio n its e lf, is o n ly

th einte r-a c tio no f th e s etw o. T h eg re a t A rc a n ab e in g ; th a t, Sp irit

a n dM atte ra rea t la s tO n e , un d e rd iffe re n t fo rm sof e x p re s s ion .M in d ,

a lo n e , b e in ge te rn a l, a n dC o ns c io u s n e s s Im m o rta l. Th e reisadif

fe re n ceb e tw e e nt h e s etw o .M in disG o dw ith o u tb e g in n in ga n dw ith

o u te nd .T h eu n ive rs eo fm in d isth es u b-c o n s c io u s ne s so fD e it y .A n d

d iffe re n tia te dc on s c io u s n e s s isa nin d ivid u a liz e dato m o fG o d . It isa n

e v o lu t io n ,p e rs e, tow h ic ht h ew h o leu niv e rs eispro g re s s in g , b u t to

w h ic h it c a nn e v er a tta inth ee n d ;b e c a us e , it isbo thillim it a b lein

b o u n d sa n din c o n ce iv a b leinr e s u lts .H e nc e , toc o m eb a c kn e a rer to

o u rs e lv e s ,w es e e th a t it is ino rd e ra ndq u iten a tu ra l; th a t, if th e

m e a s u r eo fc o n s c io u s n e s sa ttain e db yth ee v o lv in gm o n a d ,w h e n th e

s ta te o fm a nisr e a c h e d ,d o e sn o to rc a nn o ta w a k e n Its e lf toI ts e lf, b u t

iso n l yare fle c t io no f th eea rth lym a y a; th e nit ca nh a v en ov ita lity

le ft at d e a tho f th eb o d yto k e e pitsg r ipu p o nth es p iritu a l a ttra c tio n

o f its E g o . Itsf a ilu retorea liz eits e l f, isth esig n a tu rew hic hit h a s

a ffix edtoitso w ns p iritu a l d e a thw a rran t; a n d ,u nle s s , th em o n a d

c a nh oldo nitsw a ya n dfin a l lyc o a le s c ew ithitsEg o , it g o e s, lik eth e

b o d y , b a c kin tot h eu n iv e rs a l w o m ba n dt o m bo f th eU n iv e rs e .

L ifei sth efin a l m y s te ryo f G o d .T h eo l dp h ilo s o p he rw h ow ro te

th o s e lin e sk n e wm o reth a na pp e a rsu p o n th es u rfa c e. It m e a n s th a t,

tos o lv eth ep ro ble m o f life istoe x h a us t th em y s te rie so fG od ; i.e ., to

b ee q ua l toH im or It; a n da s th isisim p o s s ib le ,th ea n s w e r i sc le a r,

th ep ro b le m c a n n ot b es o lv e d .

L ifei sm o tio n , sa y ss c ie n c e ; w e ll, s oi sth o u g h t; fo r th in k ingim

p lie sa c tio n ,m e nta lo rs p iri tu a l. A ll ac tio nism otio n ;a n dw ith o u t

m in d , e x is te n c ebe c o m e sab lan k .L ifem ayb ec o n s c io u s lyo ru nc o n

s c io u sly ,a c tiv e ; b u t ina n ys ta teit is s till a c ti o n ;a n dit iso n lyadif

fe re n ceo fd e g re e, b e tw e e nthea c tiv em ana n dth eap p a re n tlypa s s iv e

ro c k ; fo r lifeis inb o th .S o th a t, tosa yth a t lif eism o tio ns im p lyb e gs

th eq ue s tio n .S o lik e w is ed o esth ea n s w er o f th ethe o lo g ia n ;w h o ,d o g -

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S1 9 3

m a tic allys a y s , i t isth eB rea tho fG o d ; s in c e ,n e i th e rh en o r a n yo n e

e ls ekn o w sw h a tth eB re a tho f G o dis . In e a c ha n dev e rya n s w e r, w e

fin dt h es a m es o r rya tte m p t t oc o n c e a lig n o ra n c eb y th eju g g leryo f

w o rd s . B u t ins p i teo f th is , a n dins p it eo f th ee xp e rie n c e sof th e

a g e s , ine v e ryg en e ra tio n ,m anth in k sthep ro b le m ca p a b leo f so lu

tio n , a n ds e tso ut tos o lv et h eR id d leof th eS p h inx .T h efu ll yd e v e l

o p e dso u lk n o w st h a t th ep ro ble m isa n dw ill re m a in, u n s o lv e d .

A sI l o o kb a c ko ve r th em e n tal e x c u rs io nsa n ds p iri tu a le x p lo r

a tio n s, I m a d eintoth em y s ti c a l re g io n so f th eu n kn o w n ,Ic a ns e e

ru n gafte r ru n gof m ys p iritua l la d d e r, s till th e re, c le a ra n dd is tin c t,

e a c hsto n eb u ilt u p o ns o lidf a c ta n ds c in tilla tin gw ithth eli g h to f

tru th a sit s p a n s th etw ow o r ld s , lik este p p in gs ton e stoth e In fin ite ,

u n til th e yre a c h th eM y s te ry o fL ifea n dG o d ,o r theO rig ino f th eV a s t

U n iv e rs eo fB e in g. M in da n dSo u l fa il to g ofa rth e r, a n db e y o ndth is

p o in t, n o te v e nG o d ,H e ,S h e , o r It c a ng o ;b e c a u s eo f th ee v er e te rn a l

b e y o n d.

It is rig h ta t thisp o in tw h eres c ie n c eh a sth ea d va n ta g eo f re lig io n

a n ds co re sag ra ndtru th . "T he reisn opo s s ib lep o in t inth is u n iv e rs e ,"

s a y sTy n d a ll, "n or a n yc o n c e iv a b les ta te o fe x is te nc ew h e reit c a nb e

s a id , T h isisth eE n d ;T h isi sth eU ltim a te ; fo r the reisa lw ay ss o m e

th in gb e y o n d ." T hes c ie n tis t, la b o rio u s l ys e e k in gt h eo rig inof life ;

th ethe o lo g ia n , atte m p tin gto d e fin eth en a tu reo f G o d ;a n dthetra n

s c e n d en ta lm y s tic, s e e k in gtheP h ilo s o p he r'sS to n e ; c o m p ris ea trin ity

o f th in k in gid io ts , th a t th ew o rldc o u ld v e ryw e ll d ow ith o u t. E a c h , in

h iso w ns p e c ia l sp h e re , lo o k sw ithc o n tem p tu p o ntheo th e r; a nde a c h

s p e n d sh istim ef ru itle s s lych a s in ga"W ill o ' th eW is p ."

M a nw ek n o w ; fro mw h e n c eh eca m e ,w ek n ow n o t; th a t is ,n o t

inth ea b s tra c t; h isp u rp o s eh e re ,w ea ls ok n o w a n dw ek n o w w hith e r

h eis g o in g ;a n d tok n o w a ll th isisq u i tee n o u g h ; b u t, th eW hya n d

th eW he re fo reo f L ife ,w ec a nn e v e rk n o w ;n e ith e r he reo rh e rea fte r.

T h es ix thR a c ew i ll ra yo u tin tos e v e nbra n c h e s .T heF ifthR a ce

w a sc om p ris e do f A ry a n ,S e m e t ic ,S la v o n ic ,G re e k , La tin ,C e lt a n d

T e u to nic .T h eJ a pa n e s eb e lo n g toth efir s tg ro u po f th eA ry a nb ra n c h ,

c o m p o se do f ab len do f th eM ac a y a na n dt h eM o n g o lianfa m ilie s .

T h eT eu to n ic ; th e la s tb le n do fa n do f co u rs e , th eh ig h e s t fo rm o r

flo w e r o f th eF if thR a c e ;e m bra c e sa ll G o th s ,D a n e s, V a n d a ls , S a x o n s ,

N o rs e m e n ;a n dth e fin e s tp ro du c to f th eb le n do fS ca n d in a v ia na n ds o -

c a lle dG e rm a n icpe o p le s , ist h eA n g lo -S ax o n ; th ev eryflo w e r of th e

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F ifth R a c ea n dtha tw h ic hw il l b eth em ainm a trixf o r th eb irt ho f th e

S ix th R a c e .

Z a n o n i m e a n s ;Z a n, aS ta r; o ni m e a n in g , c h ildo fo r s o no f; thu s

Z a n o n i,S o no f theS ta r. T h ed o u b leZ e( ^ -f ) m e a nsc o m p le tion .

T h ec ha s m b e tw e e n th es o u lw orlda n dth ea s tra l is ju s t th eide a

o fG o d. G o d ,s p ir it, p e rs e , isu n c o n s c io u sa sth es p in a lc o rd isu n

c o n s c io u s .G o d ,R a , isth eb ra ina n da t th ea c m eo f c o n s c io u s ne s s .

G o d , l ik es p iritua lity , re trea ts ,a sit w e re , to w a r dth eo c e a no fu n

c o n s c io u s n e s s .R a isth ea c m eo fg ra n di n te lle c tu a l c o n s c io u s ne s s ;b u t

H eh a s ag re a te r th a nH im s e lf ; a y e ,m a n y, g re a te rt h a nH im s e lf ; m o re

s p irit u a lb u t le ssin te lle c tua la n dle s sc o n s c io u s . T h e yto o , h a v e

g re a ter th a nth e m s e lv e s ; le s s inc o n s c iou s n e s s ,a n ds oo n ,a n do n ,u n til

th eg re a tu n c o n s cio u s n e s s , thes p in a lc ord ,a sit w e re ,o f th eu n iv e rs e

isre ac h e d ;b u t, th a ts p in a l c o rdisn o t ac e n te r, fo r, it is an e rv o u s

s y s te m ,p e n e tra ti n ge v e ry w h e re .O u rG o d isR a , fo r, w ew o u ldno t

b e ,w i th o u tH im . H iss o u l'svib ra tio n s( th eS u nA n ge lsa reO n e in

v ib ra t io nw ithH im )c a lle du s fro m th egre a tu n c o n sc io u s ;g a v eu s

th eB re a tho fL if e ;a n dw ea re , ino u ri n m o s tp o s s ib ility ,b u t im a g e s

o fH is; e x p re s s ion so fH isS ou l. H ish igh e re v o lu ti o nd e p e n d su p o n

th es ou ls ,w h ic hH eh a sd ra w n in toB e in g. H eislikeap e a k , on lyto

b elif te dh ig h e r th ro u g hth eu p h e a v a l fr o m b e n e a th . A sth es o uls ,

th a tH eh a sq u ic ke n e d ,g a int h eG re a t Im m o rta lv ib ra tio n ,IA M ;a s

th e yga inth ec e ntrip e ta l fo rc e , th a th old sth e m in id e n tity ; a sa g a in s t,

th eg re a tc e n trif u g a lp o w e rt h a tw o u ldca ll th e m b ac kin toth eu n

c o n s c io u s ; th e yf o rm w ithH im , th eO v e r- S o u lv ib ra t io n s ,o fac o n s c io u s

G o d -H ea d .

Y e s ,R am a yfa il. T h ew o rldof s o u lsth at H eh a slau n c h e dfo rt h ,

m a yn ot re tu rnin s u ffic ie n t n u m b e rs ;a ndth e na g a in ,w o u lda n e w

S o la r S p h e reb el a u n c h e d .S on o w ; it is afig h t fo r R a ,a sw e lla sfo r

y o u rs elf. E v e rysp iritu a lc o nq u e s ty o um a k efo ry o urs e lf, y o um a k e

a ls of o rR a .H ei sd e p e n d e n t o ny o u ,a n dy o uo nH im .C o n s c io u sn e s s

a g a in st u n c o n s c iou s n e s s .R ai sth u s ,J e ho v a h , th eLo rdo fH o s ts ; th e

m a n ifes t, v is ib le G o do f th is S o la rS y s te m .

A t ace rta inh e igh t fro m E a rt ha ll d is c ord a n tv ib ratio n su n ite

a n dc on c e n tra tew ithth ea c c ord a n to n e s in too n eh um ,o n en o te. E a c h

p la n e t , th u s ,h a s itsn o te ; an dth eg re at c h o rdo f o u rs o la r sy s te m

s o u n d s. T h eS u ni sth es o u n d in gb o a rd . Ea c hS o la r Sy s te m isc ap a b le

o f th at a m o u n to f e v o lu tio n , th a t isin vo lv e dinit . In v o lu tionisth e

Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S1 9 5

c o il, th es p rin g ; s oth en e x t u n iv e rs em a yb eina la rg e rv ib ra tio no r

it m a yg oh ig h e r, th a nitso w nim p u ls e , fro m th elate n te n e rg y, n o t

u s e di nth efirs t;c a rrie do ve r, a sit w e re ,a sc a pita l, u n u s ede n e rg y .

A ll im m o rta ls o u l sb le n dw ith R a , th eS up re m eS e e d , inb e c o m ing

C re a tors ,w ithH im .

Inth at A n g e licSu nW o rlda re fo u n do u r D iv in eP a ren ts .

T h es pirit isth eM a s te r'sim a g in a tio n ; th eto o l; an dth eb o d y isth e

p la s ti cm a te ria l. Im a g in a tio n isn o t fa nc y . Im a g in atio nisth e fo u n

d a tio no f th ec rea tiv efa c u lt ie s ;w h ile fa n c yisthec o rn e rs ton eo f

s u p e rstitu tio na ndfo o lis h n e ss .T h eim a gin a tio no f m a nb e c o m e sp re g

n a n tth ro u g hd e s i re ,a n dg iv esb irthto d e e d s .W eall, c a ne d uc a te

a n dreg u la teo u r im a g in a tio n , a n dth u s , c o n ta c ts p i rits ;a n dbeta u g h t

b yth em .A n db yl iv in ga nu n se lfis ha n dp u relife , w ec a nb e c om e

th em ed iu m so fg oo dc h e e r to th o s ea ro u ndu s .J u s t a sth es u nc o n

tin u a l lys h in e si nth eh e a v e ns , th o u g hofte no b s c u re db yav e ilo f

c lo u d s. W h o e v e rf a ilsing e tt in gth ele ss o n so u to f th e ir e x p erie n c e sin

th isw o rld , ju s t s om u c h ,w il l th e yb eat ad is a d v an ta g einthen e x t

s p h e re. M a n 'sa s pira tio n sa re th es p irit u a le s s e n c esth a ta w a ke n

e te rn al e m o tio n s . T h u sp ro v ing , th a t, m in disu n iv ers a l; w h ile w ill is

th ea t trib u teo r fa c u ltyo fth em in d , for e ffo rt. I t isn o td is tin c t fro m

th em in d ,b u t ana m efo r ac erta inp o w e r w h ic hth em in dp o s s e ss e s .

E v e ry m a n ,p la n t a n da n im a l, b e a rse x te rn a la n din te rn a le v i

d e n c e so f th ein f lu e n c e sd o m in a n ta t th em o m e n to f g e rm in a ld ev e lo p

m e n t. T h u sp ro v ing , th a t, e v eryfo rm o f lifeisam e d iu m fo rt h em a n i

fe s ta t io n(e x p re ss io n )o fn a tu ra l fo rc e s.

W ec a nn o tc u ltiv ateW ill, w it h o u tF a ith . T h e ya reaslig h ta n d

s h a d e , in s e p a ra b le .W ec a na cc o m p lis ha littlew itho u tm u c hW i ll,

b u t, w ith o u tF a it h ,n o th in g .

M in dsle e p sinthep la n t, d rea m sinth ea n im a l, a n da w a k e sin

m a n . I nm a n , it be c o m e sc o n s cio u so f itse lf, a n dc ap a b leo f a re la -

tiv e lv in d e p e n d e nt e x is te n c e .

T h rift yN a tu re , su re ly ;n op ro d ig a l, th em o s tn o ta bleh o u s e

k e e p e r, n o th in gw a s te d ;e v e ryth in gu tili z e d .

In v o lutio na n dE vo lu tio n .T h eo v e r-s h a d ow in gp re s e nc eo f th e

Id e a l F o rm isp rog re s s iv e lyI n v o lv e d ,a s th eo u te r s tru c tu rei s

E v o lv ed .

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Q U O T A TIO N SF R O M LE T T E R S

S U M M A R Y

1 .T h ereiso n eun k n o w ns ta te, w h ic h , in itsu ltim ate s , isa n d

m u s tfo re v e rb eun k n o w a b leto e ith e rM a no r th eA n ge ls ,a n dthis

s ta te isth eG re at F irs tC a u se ;T H EU N C R E A T E D ,T H EE T E R N A L ,

A L O N E .

2 .F rom th isw er e c e iv eth ebiu n es p irit c a lle dG O D ,m a n ife s ti n g

its e lf a sO N EL A W ,O N ET R U T H , O N EP R IN C IP L E ,O N EW O R D .

3 .A n d th eb e g in nin go fa ll t h in g sisthed iffe re n t ia tio no f se x .

T h eu l tim a teo f all th in g sis th ep e rfe ctio no fs e x.

4 .T h ep o te n tia l g e rm sa n dide a so fa ll c re a tio nto b e , liew i th in

th eforc e so f In vo lu tio n ;w h i lea ll c re ativ em a n ifes ta tio n sin m a tte r,

ins p i rit, a n din fo rc e sth a t p la yb e tw ee n ,a reth ep ro d u c to f E v o lu tio n .

5 . In vo lu tio nis th eF a th e r of A ll, a n dE v o lu tio ni sth eM o th er o f

A ll E xis tin gT h ing s ,c o n c e iv ab leo r in c on c e iv a b le .

6 .T h ereisaT ri n ityw ith in a ll th in g s inw h ic hthe reislife,

w h e th er it b es p i rit o rm a tter.

7 .A n d th ela n g u ag eo fN a tu re isS y m b o li s m ,a n dth ek e ytoS y m

b o lis misth eL a wo fC o rre s p on d e n c e s .

8 .W h en , th ro u g hs tu d y ,y o uha v ep e n e trate din totheS a n c to ru m ,

y o uh av eg a in e dt h erig h t to d e m a n da n d le a rnth em y s te rie sthe re .

Y o uh av eo p e n e dt h ed o o r, th e tre a s u re s lieb e fo re y o u .B yy o ur o w n

w o rk , o n ly ,w ill y o ub ea b le tota k ep o ss e s s io no f th e m .E te rna lv ig i

la n c ea n dw o rkis th ela w o f p ro g re s s io n.

9 .R e m e m b e r, O N eo p h y te , th a t G o o d n e s salo n eisP o w e r.

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T H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES T A R S

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T H EL IG H TO FE G Y PT

F IG U R EI S H O W IN G

W H A TPA R TO FT H EH U M A N F R A M E

ISR U 1B D R YE A C HS IG N O FT H EZ O D IA C .

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T H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES T A R S

IN T R O D U C T IO N

Inc o m m e n c in gth i sb rie fe lu cid a tio no f th eA s tro -l o g o so f th e

A n c ie ntsit isn ec e s s a ry ,p e rh a p s , toinfo rm th erea d e r th a tth es y s

te m a bo u t tob eela b o ra te dis p u re lya s t ro -m a s o n ic a n dc o n s tit u te s

th a t sp e c ia lb ra nc ho f th ep r im e v a l "W isd o m R e lig ion "w h ic hm ad e

th ea nc ie n tO c c u ltS c h o o lso f E g y p ta n dC h a ld e as o ju s tlyfa m ou sfo r

th e ir E s o te riclea rn in g .

A s tro lo g y ,p e rs e, isac o m b in a tio no ftw os c ie n c e s, v iz .: a s t ro n o m y

a n dc orre s p o n d e n ce s .T h e s etw oa rere la te dtoe a c ho th e ra sh an d

a n dg lo v e ; th eform e rd e a lsw iths u n s ,m o o n s ,p la n etsa n ds ta rs ,a n d

s tric t lyc o n fin e s itsre s e a rch e stoak no w le d g eo f th e ir s iz e , d is ta n c e

a n dm otio n ,w h ile th ela tte r d e a lsw ith th es p iritua la n dp h y sic a l in

flu e n ce so f th esa m eb o d ie s ; firs tu p o ne a c ho th e r, th e nu p o n th ee a rth ,

a n dlas tlyu p o nt h eo rg a n is mo fm a n .A s t ro n o m yist h ee x te rn a l life

le s sglo v e ;c o rres p o n d e n c e si sth eliv ingh a n dw ithin .

It w a s fro m th em y s tic a l la n do fC h a ld e a th a to u r Eg y p tia na n

c e s to r sd e riv e dt h e ir k n o w le dg eo fA s tron o m ya n dA stro lo g y .T his

k n o w led g ew a s , fortu n a te ly , t ra n s p la n te d in tog o o ds o il a n dfl o u ris h e d

fo ru nto lda g e sun d e r th efo ste rin gc a re o fh e rm igh typ rie s tho o da n d

c o lo s sa ls a c e rd o ta lis m .

F ro m th efe rtile v a lle yo f theN ile , lo nga g e sb e foreA b ra h a m

a n dh i sh e rd s m e nw a n d e re do v er th ed e s e rt o fA ra b ia, th iss u b l im e

s c ie n ceo f th es ta rryh e a v e n s, w ithits p rie s tlyd ev o te e s ,w a sc a rrie d

b ytida le m ig ra ti o no v e r th eC a u c a s u s , ac ro s sth earids te p p e so fA s ia ,

th ro u ghth ew ild m o u n ta inp a ss e so fA fg ha n is ta na n dT h ib e t to th e

b u rn ingp la in so f H in d u s ta n , a n dfro m the n c ew a ss pre a db yIn dia 's

d u s k ys o n sa m o n g th eM o n g o l an dT a rta rra c e so f th es till re m ote r

E a s t.

K n o w led g e ,w ea re to ld , tra v elsw e s tw a rd, a n d ,s of a ra sE u ro pe

a n dA m e ric aa reco n c e rn e d , thisistru e inth ep re se n tc y c le . B u t th e

tim eon c ew a sw h enth ism e n tal a n din te l le c tu a lc u r re n tw a sre

v e rs e d, a n dk n o w le d g etra v e lede a s tw a rd .

F ro m th em a g ic a l s c h o o lso fth elo s tA tl a n tis , th es a c re ds trea m

o f le arn in gflo w edto w a rd stheris in gs unin toth e re g io n so f C e n tra l

2 0 0T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

A fric a, a n dfro mth e n c etothec o a s t, u p th eP e rs iang u lf toC h a ld e a ,

th e nf ro m th eb a nk so f th es ac re dE u p h rate sa n dth ep la in so f S h in a r

th es t re a m flo w e db a c k w a rd(asth o u g hw ea rya n ds e ek in gre s t) to w a rd

itsn ativ eh o m ei nth eW e s te r ns e a s ,o n l ytob ed e ta in e du p o n its

jo u rn eya n dtofi n date m p o raryre s tin gp la c einthew o n d ro u sv a lle y

o f th eN ile ;w h e n, a fte rc h a ng in gitsp ers o n a la p p ea ra n c es o m ew h a t

a n da do p tin gth ed re s so f its g ifte dp a t ro n s , it w asa g a inp roje c te d

o n w a rd b yth ere stle s sim p u lseo fE g y p ti a ne n te rp ri s e ,a lo n gt h e

s h o re so f th eM e dite rra n e a nan dB la c ks ea stoth eC a u c a s u s ,a nd

th e n c ee a s tw a rd , a sb e fo rem en tio n e d , to th ed re a m ys k ie so fIn d ia .

W h e nw ec o m etot h in ko f th ea w fu lv a s tne s sa n din co n c e iv a b le

b e a u ty o f th eg li tte rin gw o rl d sw h ic hs tu d , lik ejew e ls , th eda rkc a n o p y

o fo u r m id n ig h t sk ie s ,u n d o u bte d ly ,w em u s ta d m it t h a t th ec o nte m

p la tiono f th es hin in gh e a v e ns ,w ithits m y ria dg a la x ie so fs ta rry

s y s te m sa n ds tre tc ho f fa th o m le s se te rn i tie s , fo rm s as u b lim es tu d y

fo r theth in k in ga s tro n o m ic a l m in d .T h e re ,a lo n e , ca nh es e eso m e

th in go f th eb o u nd le s sa ffin i tyo f th eun iv e rs e .B ut toth eO cc u lt

s tu d e nt o fU ra n ia'sb la z in gf irm a m e n t, t h es h in in gc o n s te lla ti o n s ,w ith

th e ir c a b a lis tic n a m e sa n dw eirdm y th o log ic a lh is torie s ; th eglitte rin g

s u n sof th e s efa r o ff a s tra l s y s te m s ;a ndth es h in in gp la n e ts w h ic h

b e lo n g toth es a m es o la r fa m i lya so u rs elv e s ;p o s s es sad e e p e r in

te re s t.E v e ry th inga ro u n du s , s a v eth is b la z in gfir m a m e n t, is inas ta te

o f tran s itio n .B es id e sth efl e e tin gc h a ng e s ,w h ic h th ere tu rn o f th e

s e a s o nsb rin g ; thela n d s c a p ea ro u n du si sc h a n g in g itsa s p e c t e v e ry

y e a r. Infa c t, a lla ro u n du s isc h a n g e . T h e reisn oth in gb u t on ee te rn a l

c h a n g eo f fo rm . Bu t th eg o rg eo u sc re a tion sinth esk ya res til l th e re ;

u n d im m e dinb rig htn e s s ,u n c h an g e ding ran d e u r; p e rf o rm in g ,w it h

u n fla gg in gp a c ean du n v a ry in gp re c is io n , th e ir d a il y , th e ir a nn u a l,

a n dthe ir m ig h ty c y c licro u n ds .U p o nth es a m eh e a v en s , ju s ta sw e

s e ethe m n o w ;b e sp a n g le dw ith th es a m epla n e tsa n dw ithth es am e

fa m ili a rs ta rs ; ga z e dth efir s tp a re n ts o fo u r ra c e, w h e nth e yb e g a n

a n da ls ow h e nth eye n d e dth e i rp ilg rim a geu p o nth is m u n d a n es ph e re

o f lif e .T h es a m ec o n s te lla ti o n s ;A rc tu ru s ,O rio n , a n dth eP leia d e s ,

s a n gt o g e th e rw it hth em o rn ings ta rsw h enth efie ry fo u n d a tio nso f

o u re arthw e relaid ;a n dth e y ro lle din th efa b le dd a rk n e s so ve rC a l

v a ryw h e nth eg e ntleN a z a rin ew a ss la in . T h e s ew o n de rsinth es k y ,

a retr u lyth eo n l yo b je c tsw hic ha ll n a t io n sh a v ew itn e s s e d , an da ll

p e o p le h a v ea d m ir e d .T h e ya re tru lyth eo n lyo b je c t sinth eu niv e rs e

T H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES T A R S IN T R O D U C T IO N2 0 1

w h ic hh a v ere m a ine du n p o llu tedb yth efi n g e ro fm a n. T h e yp re

s id e da t th eH o ros c o p eo fo u r b irth ; th eyw ill s in g th efu n e ral re q u ie m

w h e nw ed ie ;a n dc a s t th e ir pa lera d ia n ceo v e r th ec o ld ,s ile nt to m b

b e n e a t hw h ic hw ea reu ltim a telyd e s tin e d tore p o s e .

B e fo re th ea s p iri n gs tu d e n t ca nb e c o m et h ea s tro lo ge r, h em u s t

m a k ehim s e lf fa m i lia rw iththeg e n e ra l prin c ip le sof a s tro n o m y, a n d

le a rn h o w totra ceth ee x te rna ls y m b o ls o fp h y s ic a l life ,w h icha re

th ep he n o m e n a l res u lts ,b a c k in toth es te lla rw o rldso fc a u s e . T h e

w h o le m y s te ryo f th iss y s te m , th e re fo re , m a yb ed e sig n a te din g e n e ra l

te rm sa sth es c ien c eo fc a u s ea n de ffe c t.T h ete x t b o o ko fA s t ro lo g y

b yA . J .P ie rc ean dW ils o n 's D ic tio n a ry o fA s tro lo gys h o u ldb ec lo s e ly

s tu d ieda sa id st oo b ta inth i sk n o w le d g e.

F ro m th efo re g o ingre m a rk sit w ill b es ee nth a t th e re a d e rm u st

n o te xp e c t th erev e la tio no f s o m ed iv in e, m y s te rio uss e c re t tha tw ill

in s ta ntlyc o n v e y th ep o w e ro f re a d in gthep a s t, re aliz in gth e in flu e n c e s

o f th ep re s e n t, an dfo re s e e ingth em o m e nto u se v e n ts w ith inth ew o m b

o f th e fu tu re ;o n th ec o n tra ry ,h em u s t e x p e c tn o thin gb u t acle a ra n d

c o n c ises ta te m e n t o fN a tu re 's im m u ta b le la w s ,w h ic h re q u ireb oth

s tu d ya n da p p lic atio ntom a s te r. H ew ill , h o w e v e r, fin dinth i ss e rie s

o f le ss o n sac o m ple tee x p o s it io no f th eO c c u lt p rinc ip le so fN a tu re ,

ins o fa ra sth e ym o lda n dg uid eth ep h ys ic a ld e s ti n yo fe m b o die d

h u m a n i ty .B u t, thep rin c ip le s in v o lv e dan dth eu lti m a te se v o lve d

a sth en a tu ra lo utc o m eo fc a us ea n de ffec t, c a no n l yb em a s te re da n d

u n d e rsto o db yd e vo tin gtim e , u n p re ju d ic edth o u g h t, a n dd e e ps tu d y ;

firs t, inle a rn ingth eth e o ry, a n dth e n inre d u c in g th a t th e o r yto

p ra c ti c e .A s tro log yd o e sn o t im p lyfa ta l ity .O nth ec o n tra ry , p ro b a b ly

tw othird so fm a n'ss o -c a lle dm is fo rtu n esa reth er e s u lt o fh i sb e

n ig h tedig n o ra n c e. M a n ,w h e n ig n o ra n to f th ela w sof N a tu rew hic h

c o n trol h ise x is te n c ea n dd e stin y , iss om e w h a t lik e alife le s s lo gflo a t

in gw i thth es trea m . It m a ybeth a t th ev a rio u sc u r re n tso f theriv e r

w ill ca rryh im s afe lytoth e riv e r'sm o uth ,a n dla un c hh im u n in ju re d

u p o nt h eg re a tO ce a no fE te rnity .B u t it isfa rm o r elik e lytha t th e

w in d ingc o u rs eo f th eriv e r of lifew ill la n dh im in toam u dba n ko f

tro u b l ew h e reh em a ys tic kfas t fo r th e re m a in d e r of h isd a y s ; o r,

lib e rate db ys o m es tro n g e rc urre n t, m a ya g a inta k eh isc h a n c e s, e ith e r

o f fu tu res a fe ty o ro f flo a ti n gin tos o m ew h irlp o o l o fd e s tru ctio n .B u t

w h e nm a nu n d e rs tan d sth ela w so fh isb e in g ,h eist h e ns a feo nb o a rda

s tro n gb o a t. H ese e sth ew h ir lp o o lsa n dm u db a n k sof lifea h e ad ,a n d

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s k illf u lly ,b ytheu s eo fh is s te e rin gap p a ra tu s(t h ew ill) a vo id sc o l

lis io n. B u t it o f te nh a p p e n s th a tw ithall h isk n o w le d g ea n dsk ill h e

c a n n o t s u c c e s s fu l lyb a ttlea ga in s t th em ig h tyc u rren tsth a to pp o s e

h isw ay ,s im p lybe c a u s eth e re a re , inthe s ed a y s ,to om a n ylif e le s s

lo g sof h u m a nlu m b e r th a ta re c o n s ta n tly th ro w in gt h e m s e lv e sw ith

th es w e ll o f th ec u rre n ta th w a rt h isp a th .B u t it m u s tb ea t on c e

a p p a ren t toth estu d e n th o w in fin ite lysu p e rio r th eo n eisto th eo th e r,

a n dh ow e n o rm o u s th ec h a n c e so fs u c c e s sa reu p o nthes id eo fth e

o n ew hoh a tha ttain e du n tow is d o m ;w h obys tu d y ,k no w sh im s e lf

a n dthela w so fN a tu re .

T h eh ea v e n lyb o d ie su rg e ,p red is p o s ea n d in flu e n c e toag re a t

e x te n t,b u t th e yd on o tc o m p el. W h e nw ea reig n o ra nt o f th e ir p o w e r,

w ed e cid eo u ra c t io n stoth eb e s to fo u r w o rld lyk no w le d g e ,a ndw e

th in kw eh a v efreew ill inthem a tte r; bu t, if w eco u ldo n lyse eth e

in flu en c e sa tw o r km o u ld in gou ra c tio n s , w es h o u ld s e eth a tw ew e re

o b e y ingth es te ll a rp o w e rsw i ths la v e -li k es e rv ilit y ;n o ta lw ay sw is e ly ,

in d e e d, b u tb lin dlya n dto ow e ll. U n d e r s u c has ta t eo fb o n d a geth e

p la n e ta ryin flu e nc ew o u ld , ind e e d ,b efata lity .K n ow le d g ea lo neis

th eg re a t lib e ra to ro fh u m a ns u ffe rin g , a n ds o c ia l in h a rm o n y . O u r

d e liv eryfro m p a in ,o u r fre e do m fro m b o nd a g e , ino th e rw o rd s , o u r

fre ew ill, in c re as e se x a c tly inp ro p o rti o ntoth eex te n to fo ur k n o w

le d g e , if u s e dp ro p e rly . It i sth eW is eM a nw h oru le sh iss ta rs ,a n d

th efoo lw h ob lind lyo b e y sthe m .C o n s e q ue n tly , th is C h a ld e a nsc ie n c e

o f th es ta rs , in o rd e r tob ep ra c tic a lly u tiliz e d , m u s tb eth oro u g h ly

re a lize d ;b u tw h enre a liz e d , it w ill re pa yth es tu de n t ah u n d re d -fo ld

fo r thetim ea n d la b o rb e s to w e dinle a rnin gth ew a y. It w ill giv eh im

ata n gib lefo u n d atio n ,w h e re onh em a ys afe lys ta n da m idth ew i ld

a n dc on flic tin gop in io n so f un b a la n c e dm y s tic s . In it, h ew ill fin d

th ek eyo f th es ac re ds a n c tu ary ,w h e re w i thh em a yev e n tu a llyun lo c k

th ed oo rso f th e te m p lea n dpe n e tra tethem y s ticv eil o f Is is , th e re ,

tob e ho ldth elo ve lyfo rm o f th eG o d d e s sa n dtore adth eg lo w in g

v e riti e so fN a tu r ein s c rib e du p o nth eim p e ris h a b le s c ro llso f tim e ,

a n d ,ifh eh a v et h ew ill tose e kfu rth e r a n dd e e p e r , th etru thso f

e te rn i tyits e lf.

A s tro lo g y , inits p u rity , th ou g hfo rm in g as y s te m of d iv in a tion ,

isto ta llyu n c o n ne c te dw itheith e r fo rtun e -te llin go rs e n s itive , irre s p o n

s ib le m e d iu m s h ip . It isad ivin es c ie n c eo fc o rre s po n d e n c e s , i nth e

s tu d ya n da p p lic atio no fw h ichth ein te l le c ta n dintu itio nb e co m e

T H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES T A R S IN T R O D U C T IO N2 0 3

b le n d edinan a tura l, h a rm o n io u sm a n n e r. T h e yc o m m en c etov ib ra te

inu n is o n .W h e nt h isu n io nb ec o m e sc o m p le te , th eign o ra n tm a nb e

c o m e s th ep ro p h e t ics a g e .

T h e re fo re ,w ew o ulde a rn e s tly re q u e s t thes tu d e n t of th es y s tem

h e re in a b o u t tobeta u g h t, to th o ro u g h ly m a s te re a chp rin c ip le a n d

d e ta il la idd o w n ; c o m m it th e mtom e m o ry s oa stob ea b le , in s ta n tly ,

tore ca ll a n dre pe a t th e m w h enn e c e s s a ry. S tu d yw e l l th eO c c u lt

p rin c ip le so f th es c ie n c eb e fo rea tte m p t in gtom a s te r th ee x tern a l

m a th e m a tic a l fo rm u la ;a n dn e ve r lo s es igh to f th ef a c t th a tn oo n e

p rin c ip leiso f i ts e lf a b s o lute ,b u t, to b e c o m ep o te n t, re q u ir e sth ea c ti v e

c o o p e ra tio no f theo th e r fo rce s . If th e seo p p o s ew i thth e ir influ e n c e ,

in s te ado fa s s is t in g , th e nit a to n c eb ec o m e saq u es tio no fp ow e r

a g a in st p o w e r; if th e ye q u a l e a c ho th e r, th ein flu en c eo fb o th b e c o m e s

n il, an dth ee ffec ts , in s te a do fe v o lv ingin toth e re a lm o fe xte rn a lM e ,

b e c o m ec ry s ta llize dw ith inthere a lm o f fo rc e ,a n dd iew ith in th e

w o m bof N a tu re . An dla s tly , re m e m b e r th at th isa n c ie n ts y s te mo f th e

h o a ry s a g e s ,w h o firs td is c o ve re dth es ta rrytru th so f th eC h ald e a nlo re ,

c o n s ti tu te sth eba s icp rin c iplefro m w h ic ha ll d o c t rin e s ,O c c ult th e o rie s,

a n ds ac e rd o ta ls ys te m sh a v er a d ia te d .E ve ryre lig ionu n d e r th es u n

h a sa na s tro lo g ica l fo u n d a tion ,a n de v e r ys c ie n c et h eh u m a nm in d

isc a pa b leo fe lab o ra tin g ,s prin g sfro m , re tu rn sto, a n du ltim a te ly

b e c o m eslo s tw ithinth es ta rr yre a lm so f U ra n ia .

Inc o nc lu s io n , the re fo re ,w eh o p eth a t ou re ffo rts toin s tru c t th e

s tu d e nt inth e s es u b lim em y s te rie sw ill a s s is th imtos to reu p as u p p ly

o fp rec io u sfo o dw h ic hw ill en a b leh im t ore c e iv em e n ta lp le a su re

a n ds piritu a lp rofit, th u sp ro v in gab les s in gtotheb o d ya sw e ll a sth e

s o u l.

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"S oG odc re a te dm a ninh iso w nim a g e ,

inh is o w nim a g ec re a te dh ehim ."

G e n e s is ,C h a p .I

M a nis am ic ro c o sm , au n iv e rsew ith inh im s e lf, a n da ss u c hh e

isape rfe c te p it o m eo f th ei n fin iteU n iv e rs e , th eM a c ro c o s m . T h e

C h a ld ea ns a g e s ,th e re fo re ,w he nc o n s tru ctin gth e ir m ig h tys y s te m o f

s id e rea la s tro lo gy ,h e ldtot h isid e athro u g h o u t thew h o leo f th e ir

p h ilo so p h y . Ino rd e r top e n e t ra teth em ys te rie so f G o d , th e yf irs t

s o u g h t o u t th em ys te rie so fm a n ,a n dth en , fo rm u la te dac o m p lete

s c ie n ceo fc o rre sp o n d e n c e s . Th eH u m a no rg a n is m ,s oc o m p le xin its

w o n d e r fu lm e c h a n is m a n ds ob ea u tifu llyha rm o n io u si na ll itspa rts ,

b e c a m e th e ir a rc hite c tu ra ld es ig nu p o nw h ic hth e yco n s tru c te d th e

G ra n dM a no f th es ta rryh e a v en s .T h etw elv es ig n sof th ec e le stia l

z o d ia cw e red iv ide din tos e c t io n so f th eh u m a nfra m e ,s oth a t th e

e n tire z o d ia c a l be lt w a ss y m bo liz e da sa m a nb e n t ro u n dinth e fo rm

o f acirc le , th es o le so f th e fe e tp la c eda g a in s tth eb a c ko f th eh e a d .

E a c hof th etw e lves ig n sc o n ta in3 0d e g re e so fs p a ce , th ew h o l em a k in g

th e3 60d e g re e sof ac irc le . T h is3 6 0is th es y m b o l o fc o m p le t io n .

W h e nt h e3a n d6 a rea d d e dtog e th e r th e ym a k e9 ,w hic histh eh ig h

e s tu nit w ep o s s es s ,a n da ssu c hish e ld tob eth es a c re dn u m be ro f

D e ity . It isatr iu n etrin ity, 3tim e s3.

T h em ys tic a ls y m bo lis m re la ti n gtoth e12s ig n so f th ez o d ia c

a n dtheh u m a no rga n is m h o ld sa nim p o rta nt p o s itio n ino u rs y s te m .

Inth i sc o n n e c tion , th e yfo rmth eb o d yof am u s ic a l in s tru m e n t a sit

w e re , w h ileth esu n ,m o o na n dp la n e tsc on s titu tethes trin g s . O u r

b o d ie s th e n ,w h e na s tro lo g ic allyc o n s id ere d ,a rem ere lys o u n d in g

b o a rd s fo r th ec ele s tia ln o tes ,s tru c kbyth es ta rr ym u s ic ia n sd u rin g

th ep erfo rm a n c eof th e ir c e les tia lo p e ra, "T h eM u s i co f th eS ph e re s ."

F ig u re I s h o w sw ha tp a rt o fth eh u m a nfr a m eisru ledb ye a c hsig n .

It w il l b en o tic edth a t th esu na n dm o o n, th ro u g ht h em e d iu m s hip

o f th eir s ig n s , Le o(S I) a n dC a n c e r ( 5), g o v e rnt h etw op rinc ip a l

o rg a n s, v iz ., th eh e a rt a n dt h elu n g s .W h e nth e s eareina nh arm o n io u s

c o n d it io nw ith in th eb o d yth ew h o les y s te m ish e a lt h y ; th isis a ls o

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c o rre sp o n d in g lyt ru ere g a rd ingth eG ra n dM a no f th es k ie s ,o r, in

o th e r w o rd s , th en a ta lh o ro s co p eo f th ep e rs o n .

M o rede p e n d su p o n th ep o s ition ,a s p e c t an dp o w e ro f th es u na nd

m o o nat b irth , tha nu p o na ll th ep la n e ts o fo u rs o la rs y s te m co m b in e d .

F o r thisre a s o n , th es u na n dm o o na re , t ou s , th et ra n s m itte rs o f th e

s te llar fo rc e s . Th e ya c t int h ec a p a c ity o fa s tra l m e d iu m sa n dc a s t

th e ir g a th e re do r re fle c te dpo te n c ie sintoo u rm a g ne tica tm o s ph e re ,

h a rm o nio u s lyo r dis c o rd a n tly , a c c o rd in ga sth e ya re a s p e c te dbyth e

b e n e fi co rm a le fi cra y so f them a jo rp lan e ts .T h eon lyd iffe ren c eb e

tw e e n th etw ob e in g , th es u n ise le c tric initsa c t io n ,h e n c ep o s itiv e ;

a n dthem o o nism a g n e tica n dn e g a tiv e . I nth e m s e lv es ,a lo n e ,th e y

a ren eith e r fo rtun a ten o ru n fo rtu n a te . I f th e s efa ctsa rere m em b e re d ,

w ec a nn o tg ov e ry fa rw ro n gi no u ra s tral s tu d ie s .

M a nh asfiv ep o s i tiv ep o in ts o fp ro je c ti o na n dfo u r p o s itiv ece n te rs

o fe n erg y , th u sm a k in gu pth em y s tic a l nin e , th es ym b o lo fD e i ty . In

a d d iti o ntoth e s e, h eh a so n eg re a t re c ep tiv ec e n ter, w h ic hc om p le te s

th en um b e ro f th eT e nS e p h iroth .T h eh e ad ,h a n d sa ndfe e t, a re th e

fiv epo in tso fp ro je c tio nfrom w h ic h ,s t re a m so fv i ta l fo rc earec o n

s ta n tl yra d ia tin g. T h e s efiv ea res y m b o l iz e db yth e fiv ep o in te ds ta r

a n dthefiv es id edfig u re .T hisq u in tile, th eG re c ia ns y m b o l hy g e ia ,w a s

th eP yth a g o re a nsy m b o lo fh e alth ,a n dw he nth e s efi v ep o in tsr a d ia te

th e ir fo rc e sinstra ig h t lin esfro m th e i rv a rio u sce n te rs , th e re s u lt is

p e rfe ct h e a lth .

T h ep os itiv ec e n te rso fe n e rgyw ith intheo d y lics ph e rea rethe

b ra in , th es p le e n, th eh e a rt a n dth eg e ne ra tiv eo rga n s ,w h ile th eg re a t

c e n te r o f re c e p ti o nisth eS ola rP le x u s .

W h e nt ro u b leo r an x ie tyo fm in dc ro s s e so u rp a ththefirs tp lac e

w h e re w efe e l its in flu e n c ei sth a tp a rt o f th eb o dyc a lle dthep it o f

th es to m a c h .T h is s e n s itiv er e g io nisw i th inth es ola rp le x u s . H o w

m a n yt im e sd ofo re b o d in g so f c o m in gtro ub leim p re s s th e m s e lv e s

u p o nt h isd e lic a t ec e n te r?A s aru le ,w he nw ea rei ntro u b lew eh a v e

n oa p pe tite ; th is c a llsfo rth in h a rm o n y inth ev a ri o u ss e c re ti o n so f th e

b o d y . W h e ns ic k n es sa n ditsdis a g re e a b le c o rre la tion sth re a te n to

ta k epo s s e s s io n , k e e pth ism ig h tyc e n te r p ro te c te d , a n dy o uh av eth e

tru ese c re to fa bs o lu te lyp e r fe c tp h y s ica lh e a lth , p ro v id in gyo up o s s e s s ,

tob e ginw ith ,a no rg a n is m w ho s em e n ta l a n dp h y s ic al fo rc e sa re

e v e n ly b a la n c e d .

T h es ola rp le x u s iso u rg ra n dc o n ta c tin gp o in tw h e re b yw ea re

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p la c e de nra p p o rt w itha ll thin g se x te rna l tou s . Th e re fo re ,w ec a n

s e etha t th etru ep s y c h ic a l ba s iso fp h ys ic a lh e a lt hre s tsw it hth is

c e n te r ; fo r it is ta k e nfo r gra n te dth a t m a nis ,b y la w fu ls u pe rio rity ,

th en atu ra l ru le r o f th o s ep ow e rsw h ic h liv e ,m o v ea n dh a v ethe ir

b e in gw ith inh is o w nm a g n e tic d o m in io n s . T op o s s e s s tru ep s y c ho

lo g ic al p o w e rw h ic hs h a ll b es u b je c t to th eim p e rial w ill a n d th u sb e

a b let oa s s u m ep erfe c tc o n trol o f th eo dy lics p h e re; toc o n c e ntra te

a ll o ur lo y a l fo rc e s ,a t am om e n t'sn o ti c e ,u p o na nyp a rtic u lar s e c tio n

o f th i sm a g n e tic k in g d o m ,a n d th u sin s tan tlys u b d u ea n yre v o lt o f th e

re a c ti o n a ryp o w e rs ; it isab s o lu te lyi m p e ra tiv et h a to u rp h ys ic a lb o d ies

b ek e pt fre ea n du n c ra m p e db ya n ya rtic l eo fd re s sw h ic hre s tr a in su s

fro m de v e lo p in gou r tru en a tura l fo rm s . M e n ta la n dm a g n e ticli b e rty

d e p e n ds , toa ne xte n th ith e rt ou n d re a m e do f, u p o nt h ep e rfe c t fre e d o m

o f th ep h y s ic a l org a n is m .T h ere fo re , th at w h ic hc ram p s ,b in d sa n d

w a rp s th eb o d yo ut o f itsn a tu ra lp ro p o r tio n s , isf a ta l toa n y re a l

s p irit u a lp ro g re ss ;b e c a u s ei t c o rre s p o nd in g lyin h arm o n iz e sthea c tio n

o f th eo d y lics p he re .F o r th i sre a s o na lo n e , In d ia , C h a ld e aa ndE g y p t

a d o p tedth elo o s e flo w in gro be ; fo r th is re a s o na lon e , isth ed re s so f

a ll p r ie s th o o d sl o o s ea n da m ple ; tog iv e th e m th eve ryfu lle s t m e a s u re

o fm a gn e ticp o w e r. C o rs e tsa nds m a ll p inc h in gs h o e sh a v ed o n em o re

tod e stro yth etr u es p iritu a l ityo f th ep re s e n tg e ne ra tio nth ana ll th e

o th e r c a u s e so fig n o ra n c ec o m b in e d .

A n y th in gtob etr u lyb e a u tiful m u s tb et ru lyn a tu ral. It iso ur

u tte rl yfa ls eid eao fs o -c a ll e dfe m a lebe a u tyth a t isd o in ga n in c o n

c e iv a blea m o u n t of s p iritu a l m is c h ie fa t th ep re s e nt d a y . If ou r fa ire r

s e xc ou ldo n lys eeo n ed e g re e fu rth e r tha nth elim i tso f ad e pra v e d ,

a rtifi c ia l fa s h ionth e yw o u ld s o o nre a li z eth a ts m all w a is ts , p in c h e d

u pw it hc o rs e ts , m a k eth e m loo km o relikew a s p sth anin te llig en t

h u m a nb e in g s ,a n d th a ts m a ll, p in c h e dfee t, w iththe ir c ra m p e d, ill-

fo rm e d to e sa reasm u c ho f a re a ld e fo rm itya sas hriv e lle dh an do r

c ro o k edb a c k , th eo n lyd iffe re n c eb e in g , th a t th el a tte ra reap p a re n t

toth ee x te rn a l ey e ,a n dth e fo rm e rc o n ce a le db yd re s sa n dapa ir o f

d a in ty s h o e s .U p onth ep la n eo f re a lity , o u r tru ese lv e s , th ed e fo rm ity

isth erea n disasm u c hth er e s u lt o f ign o ra n ts u p ers titio na s th em a im e d

lim b so fH in d o of a n a tic sw h op la c eth e m se lv e sb e n e athth ew h e elso f

th ec ar o fJ a g a n na th a .T h e re fo re , le tu s im p re s su po ne a c hs tud e n t

th ea bs o lu ten e c es s ityo fp e r fe c t fre e d om ind re s s . R e m e m b e rt h a ta

c ra m p edw a is tm e an sa na lm o s t u s e le s ss ola rp le x u s , a n dau s e le s ss o la r

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p le x u sm e a n ss p ir itu a l in c a p ac ity ;s p iri tu a l in c a p ac itym e a n sb o n d a g e

toth e fo rc e so f N a tu re ,a n d th iss la v e r ym e a n sb e co m in gth ehe lp le s s

m e d iu mo fN a tu re , u p o nw h ic h th ed is c o rda n t ra y so f th ep la n e ta ry

fo rc e sc a na c ta ndre -a c tu n co n tro lle d . It isfo rt h isla tte r re a s o na lo ne

th a tth isa p p a re nt d ig re s s io nh a sb e e nm a d e ;b e c a u seth eg re a te s tv a lu e

o fa s t ro lo g ic a l sc ie n c ec o n s is tsinc o n t ro llin gth es te lla rp ow e rs ,o r

ra th e r , le tu ss ay ,e v a d in gt h e ir m a le fi cin flu e n c es . Afe w m orew o rd s

u p o nt h isim p o rtan ts u b je c t, a n dth e nw ea red o n ew ithit, fo r "v e rb u m

s a tS ap ie n ti." T hep h y s ic ia n , th ep rie s t,a n dth esc ie n tis ta r ee q u a lly

lo u di nth e ir a s se rtio n sth a t th e ya repe rfe c tlyu nb ia s e da n do p e nto

re a s o n; a n dth e ya ree q u a lly p re ju d ic e da n dd o g m a ti cs h o u lda nyo n e

b es o fo o lis ha s toa c c e p t the ir in v ita t io n ,a n da t te m p t torea s o nw ith

th e m . W ea res o rr ytos a yth at th efa ir s e xa res o m e w h a ts im il a r in

re g a rd toth e ir t ig h t la c in g . T h e yw ill, a lm o s tw it h o u te x c e p t io n ,

a s s e rt th a t th e y , in d iv id u a ll y ,d on o t pin c hth e m s elv e s ,b u tth e yw ill

re a d il ya d m it th at o th e rsd o . It isre a l lys u rp ris in gh o w b lind lyfo o lis h

w ec a nb ew h e nw eo u rs e lv e sarec o n c e rn ed .T h e ylit tled re a m th a t

th ec on s ta n tu s eo fc o rs e tsr e ta rd sth e i rn a tu ra l de v e lo p m e n t, a n d ,

th o u g h th e ym a yha v eb e c o m eus e dtoth e ms oth a t the yd on o t hu rt,

b u to n th ec o n traryfe e lc o m fo rta b le ;y et inre a l t ru thth e yareh e ld

inagripo f iro n, a n da rem ag n e tic a lly ru in e d .O n eg la n c ea t th e

fo rm aro u n dth eso la rp le x u so f afe m a le w h ow e a rs c o rs e ts ,a ndo n e

w h oh asn e v e rw o r nth e m ,o u g ht toc o n v inc eth em o s t s c e p tic a l.

W h e nw ere g a rdthea s tra ls tr u c tu reo fm a na n dc lo se lye x a m in e

h ism ag n e tico rg an is m ,w es e e th a th eform sab e a u t ifu lo v a l or e g g

s h a p e d fig u re ; then a rro w e n db e in gth e fe e t, th ebro a de n db ein gth e

b ra in . T h iso v a l fo rm c o n s tit u te sth em ag n e tica tm os p h e re ,o r, in

o th e r w o rd s , th eo d y lics p h e r eo f th ep ers o n ,a n dco n s is tso f s e v e n

c o n c e ntricra y sof fo rc e ,e a cho fw h ic hh a sad ire ct a ffin ity w ithth e

s e v e nc re a tiv ep r in c ip le so f N a tu re ,a n d th e re fo re , c o rre s p o n dsinc o lo r

toth es e v e np rism a ticra y sof th es o la r s p e c tru m . E a c hz o n eor rin g

e x e rc is e sap e c u l ia rp o w e ro f itso w n , an disp u re o r im p u re , a c c o rd in g

toits s ta teo flu m in o s ity .W h e nm e d iu m is ticc la irvo y a n tsa s s ert th a t

s u c han ds u c hapa rtic u la rc olo rd e n o te s ap u rea n db e n e v o le n t p e rs o n ,

o ro n ew h oisd e pra v e da n ds in fu l, th e ya s s e rt th a t w h ic hisun tru e ,

fo re ac hc o lo rh asas p e c ia l p u rityo f i tso w n ;p u r itya n dim pu rity

d e p e n din ge n tire l yu p o nth ebrig h tn e s sof itstin t. F o r th isr e a s o n

th ea nim a lp a s s ion s ,w h e ne x erc is e d ,d u lla n db e c lou dth es o u l s p h e re ,

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w h ile th ee x e rc iseo f th es p i ritu a l fa c ultie sillu m in a te .T obe tte r

u n d e rsta n dth e s e fa c ts ,s e eFig . II. T h eb ra inc e n te r isre p res e n te d

b yasu n , th efe et b yac re s ce n tm o o n , an dth eth rees e c o n d a ry c e n te rs

o f fo rc eb ys ta rs. T h ein g e n io u ss tu d e n t c a ne a s ily m a k eth is fig u re

c o m p leteb ym e n tallyin s e rtingw ith intheo v a lo d y l ics p h e re , th es e v e n

p ris m aticc o lo r r in g s .

F ro m th e s es e v e nc o lo rsa ref o rm e de v e ry c o n c e iv a b l es h a d e

a n dti n t inth ei n fin itev a ri e tyo fc o m bin a tio n s ,fo u n dinth e in fin ite

v a rie t yo fh u m a nb e in g s ;e a c ha n da ll d ep e n d in gu p onth ee v e r

c h a n g in gp o s itio nso f th es tars ,a n da lsou p o nth ec o rre s p o n d in g

m a g n e t ics ta te sof o u ra tm o s ph e rea t th eir re s p e c ti v em o m e n ts o f

b irth . T h ec o lo r a n dm a g n e tic p o la rityof th iso d y l ics p h e reare

fix e d , q u ic ka sl ig h tn in g 'sf la s h ,a t thefirs tm o m e n to fo u r s e p a ra te

m a te ri a le x is te n ce .T h istru em o m e n t is , g e n e ra lly , w h e nth eum b ilic a l

c o rdi ss e v e re d , a n dth ec h il de x is tsa s as e p a ra te b e in g , in de p e n d e n t

o f its m o th e r. U ntil th a t tim eth eb o d y isp o la riz edb yth es ou l fo rc e

o f its p a re n t, a ndth ep la n e t sc a no n ly in flu e n c ei t b yre fle xa c tio n

fro m th em o th e r's o rg a n is m . Bu tw h e nth e tieiss e ve re d , th el u n g s

b e c o m e in fla te dw ithth em a g ne tica tm o s ph e re ,c h a rge dw ithth e

s te llar in flu x , an dina nin sta n t th ew ho leo rg a n ism th rillsw ithth e

v ib ra t io n so fc e le s tia lp o w e r. T h e s ev ibra tio n sp rod u c e , ine ac ho f

th ec on c e n tricri n g so f th esp h e re , th ee x a c t tin t a n ds h a d eof c o lo r

c o rre sp o n d in gto th eh a rm o n iou so rd is c ord a n t ra y so f th eh e a ve n s

a t th e tim e .

T h e s ev ib ra tio n s , o n c eina c t io n , re ta in th e ir s p e cia lp o la rit y

fo r thew h o lete no ro fe a rth l ye x is te n c e. T h e yfo rmth ek e yn ote

o f th em u s ic a l ins tru m e n tw h ic hise v e r s o u n d in gforthth eh a rm o n y

o rd isc o rdo f its m a te ria ld es tin y .T h is k e yn o tei se ith e rh ig ho r

lo w a cc o rd in gto th ep a rtic u la r in flu e n ce sw h ic hm ayb eo p e ra t in g

u p o ni t a t th eti m e .A to n et im eth elif efo rc e sm ayb es olo wth a t

th en otew ill b e to ofa in t for th em o s t s e n s itiv ecla ira u d ie n t tod e te c t;

a to the r tim e stheth ro b b in gp u ls a tio n so f lifew il l b es os tr o n gw ith

p h y s ica lv ita lity th a t it w il l s w e ll in t oth eh ig h es to c ta v e , a n dla u n c h

fo rth s u c hp o te n t h e a lthg iv in gv ib ra tion sa stoa f fe c to th e r b o d ie s

n e a r i t, a n dd ra wth e re fro m re s p o n s iv evib ra tio n s , th u sg iv in g life

a n dh ea lthtoo the rs , inh a rm o n yw ithb ut w e a k e r tha nits e lf. B u t,

s h o u ld th eb o d ie sw ithw h ic h it c o m e sin c o n ta c tb en a tu ra lly a n

ta g o n is tictoit, inte m p e ra m e n ta n dm a gn e ticp o la r ity , th e n , in s te a d

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o f re sp o n s iv eh a rm o n y , th e ir c o n ta c tw il l p ro d u c ef ie rc eja rri n g

c o m m o t io n so fd isc o rdtoth ed e trim e n t of b o th , th ew e a k e rb e in g

th eg re a te rs u ffere r.

T h ea ctio na n dinte r-a c tio nof p la n e ta ry in flu xu p onth eh u m a n

b e in ga fte rb irth isd e te rm ine du p o nth es a m elin e s. W h e nap la n e t,

b yits p ro g re s s ivem o tio nre ac h e sap o int o nth es ph e rew h e re it fo rm s

a nin ha rm o n io u san g lew iththea n g u la r vib ra tio n sse t inm o tion

a tb ir th ,m a g n e ti cd is c o rdis p ro d u c e d . T h ism a g n e t ics to rm , soto

s a y , aw a k e n sa n ds e tsinm o ti o nth ec o s m ica n do th er e le m e n ta ls

c o rre sp o n d in gin th e ir n a tu re toth ep ri m a ryc a u s e , a n de x te rna lm is

fo rtu nea n dtro u blea reth em a te ria l re su lts ;a n dvic ev e rs a , s h o u ld

th ep la n e tsfo rmb e n e ficra y s, e tc .T h is isth etrues e c re to f p la n e ta ry

in flu en c es ofa r a sw h a t ist e rm e dg o o da n db a dlu ck . It ism ag n e tic

h a rm o nyo rd is c o rd .

F ro m th ea b o v e ,th es tu d e n tw ill s e ew h at afe a rfu l m is ta k es o

c a lle d "C h ris tia nS c ie n tis ts "a n dm e ta p hy s ic a lh e a le rsm a k e , un le s s

th e yt ru lyu n d e rsta n dth eO c cu lt p rin c iple so fN a ture . It isutte rly

im p o s sib lefo ra nta g o n is ticna tu re stobe n e fit e a c ho th e rm e n ta lly ,

n om a t te rh o w g o odo rp u rethe y ,a sin d iv id u a ls ,m ayb e .T oa t te m p t

tod o th isisliketry in gto m a k eo il a ndw a te rh a rm o n iz e ; th i sis

th etr u es e c re t of th em e n ta l h e a le r'sl a c ko fs u c ce s sw ithc erta in

in d iv id u a ls .

F o re xa m p le ,a n yp e rs o nb o rn u n d e ra n dco n tro lle dbyth e

M a rtial e le c tric i ty ,w h ic hc orre s p o n d st oth ee le m en to f fire , w ill

p ro v ea n ta g o n is ti cb yn a tu re toa n y b o d ya n de v e ry b od yw h ois

g o v e rne db yth eSa tu rin ep rinc ip le .T h e yw ill n o t ble n da n dm in g le .

T h em os tg e n tlean dlo v in gs pirit th a t i t isp o s s iblefo r th eh e a le r

toe x erc is eu n d e r s u c hc irc u m s ta n c e sw il l re c o il fr o m th eo d y l ics p h e re

o f th eo th e r lik e ath u n d e rb olt, a n dth em e n ta lp h ys ic ia nw ill fe e l

th isr e c o il a n dw a n to fs u c c es s , rig h t i nth ec e n ter o f th es ola r

p le x u s. T h es c ie nc eo f th es ta rsa lo n eco n ta in sth e re a ls e c retso f

th eh ea lin ga rt div in e .

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T H ES O L A R F O R C E

"A n dt h eL o rds e t am a rku p o nC a in

le s t an y o n efin d in gh im s h o u l dk ill h im ."

G e n e s is ,C h a p . IV

A t th i ss ta g eit isn e c e s s a ry toe x p la in s e v e ra lm atte rso fg re a t

im p o rt a n c einfo rm in gatru ec o n c e p tio no fa s tra lla w .T h ere ad e r

m u s t no ts u p p o s e th a t th ep lan e tsa rethep rim a ryca u s e so f the

fo rtu ne sa n dm is fo rtu n e sw h ichfa ll tot h elo to fm a n k in dg e n era lly .

T h isi sb yn om e an sth ec a s e ; fo r th ep r im a ryc a u s eh a sitso r ig in

w ith in th es o u l sp h e reo fo u r p a re n ts . Th es e x u a l re la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n

m a na ndw o m a nh a s itsla w s , i tsh a rm o n iesa n dd is c ord s . It is m a n 's

d u tyt oin v e s tig ate , le a rnthe s ela w s , an dfo llo w th e m ,e s p e c ia lly

s ow h enw eb e a r i nm in dth ef a c t th a t the reisn e it h e rm o ra lit y

n o rs en tim e n t in th ec o ldin f le x ib leju stic eo fN a tu re . "U n to e v e ry

v io la t io no f th e la w th e reis m e te do u t ap e n a lty ." If th ea tt rib u te s

o f at h ie fa rec on c e iv e d , at h ie fw ill ultim a te lybeb o rnin to th e

w o rld . It m a tte rs n o tw h a t thec irc u m s tan c e so rp o sitio ninli fem a y

b e , tha t in d iv id ua ls oc o n c e iv e dw ill b e ath ie f in h ish e a rt, a n dw ill

c o m m it th e ftsu p ons o m ep la n eo ro th e r. R e m e m b e r, t h e reisn o

re a l diffe re n c e , e x c e p t inm ag n itu d e ,b etw e e nth em a nw h ole g ally

b ys o m ec o m m e rc ial s h a rpp ra ctic es te a ls ara ilro a d; a n dth eon e

w h o , t os u p p o rt hisp o s itio n inlifea n db e fo reth ew o rld , live sa b o v e

h isinc o m etoth ed e trim e n t of h isc re d i to rs ;o r thep o o rd e v ilw h o ,

u n d e r th ein flu e nc eo fc rim ina l te m p ta ti o n s , ro b sa b a n ko rs te a ls

y o u rw a tc h .A ll t h re e ,w h e nvie w e dinthe ir tru eli g h t, a ren atu ra l

b o rnt h ie v e s ,a n de a c he q u a ll yd e s e rv in g, if ju s ticew e reim p artia l,

o f th es a m ete rmo fp e n a n c ei nth eh o u s eo fc o rre c t io n .T h efals e

g la m o r a n da rtifi c ia lc o n v e n t io n a litie so fm o d e rnso c ie ty ,h o w e v e r,

p ra is ea n db o w d ow nina d o ra t io ntoth eg ifte dra il ro a dth ie f; th e y

p ityan dc o n d o le a su n fo rtu n ateth em a nw h o ,b ylivin ga b o v ehis

h o n e s t in c o m e , term in a te sh is c a re e r in b a n k ru p tc y ; b u t th e y , w ith

n e ith er p ityn o r m e rc y ,h u rry o ff toth e ja il a n dt h etre a d m il l th e

p o o rw re tc hw h oste a lsaw a tcho r ro b sa b a n ko f a fe w p a ltry d o lla rs ,

w h e n , a saru le , it isth ison ew h oism o s td e s e rv in go fo u r sy m p a th y .

Ig n o ran c ea n dane g le c te dc h i ld h o o dm a yh a v ein te n sifie dth eev il

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in flu en c e so fh is c o n c e p tio na n db irtht oa nin c o n ce iv a b lee x te n t,

a n dh em ig h t, if th ew o rldw ou ldo n lylet h im ,b e c om eab e tte r a n d

w is e r m a n . It is e q u a llyinac c o rd a n c ew ithth es a m eim m u ta b le

la w st h a te v e rysp e c ie so fc r im eisb o rn in toth ew o rld .W h e n in fla m e d

p a s s ion sa n dc ru el th o u g h tsarela te n tw ith inu s , an dre m a inun

c o n trolle db yth eh ig h e rs e lf d u rin gth ec o n ju g a l un io n ,w em us t

n o tb es u rp ris e d if ac h ildw ithas im il a rn a tu rei sc o n c e iv e d. W h e n

s u c hi sth ec a s e , th e reisn ob e n e v o le n t G o dtog rac io u s lyin te rfe re

a n dp re v e n t ac ri m in a l fro m be in gla u n c he du p o ns o cie ty .

M a nh asth ep riv i le g ea n dp o ss e s s e sth ep o s s ib iliti e so fc h o o sin g

th eg oo d ,a n dp rev e n tin gth ec o n c e p tio no fe v il. T he re fo reif h e ,

e ith e r fro m c h o iceo r ig n o ra nc e ,p re fe rs toris ka l l th en a tu ra lc o n s e

q u e n c es ,M o th e rN a tu re ,w h oi sn ore s p e cte ro fp e rso n s ,w ill w rite

m u rd e re ra c ro s st h eb ro w o fth eu n b o rni n fa n t inc ha ra c te rsa s

in d e li b lea sth em a rks h ein f lic te du p o nC a in .

W h e nt h ee m b ry o n i cp o te n tia li tie so f ahu m a ns o u l arela u n c h e d

fo rth in toth em atrixth e yrem a inth e re , s lo w lye v olv in gth e ir o rg a n ic

p o w e rs, a n da rei m p ris o n e dw i th inth ew om bu n til the ir m a g n e ti c

a sw e lla sth e ir p h y s ic a l, p erio do fg e sta tio nisco m p le te d .N o r is

it p o ss ib lefo rac h ildtob eb o rna n dl iv eu n til t h ea s tra lin flu x

c o rre sp o n d se x a c t lytoth ee xte rn a lp o larityo f th es o u l. O n ly w h e n

th eh ea v e n sa reha rm o n io u sc anth a tw h ichw ete rm go o db e c o m e

m a n ifes tu p o nth ee a rth .U n d er th eo p p o sitec o n d iti o no f th ehe a v e n s ,

e v il, s oc a lle dbyc o m p a ris o n, b e c o m e sex te rn a liz e d.

F ro m th efo re g o ingit w ill b es e e nth a t w ea re , to av e ryg re at

e x te n t,w h a t th e ig n o ra n c eo r w is d o m o f o u ra n c e s torsh a v em a de

u s .A s th ew o rld p ro g re s s e s , m a n k in do b ta in sm o rekn o w le d g e .

T h u sdoth eris ingg e n e ra tio nsb e c o m ew is e r th a nthe ir p a re n ts.

T h ism e n ta le v o lutio nm o v e sf o rw a rdu n ti l th ein te l le c tu a lity o f

th erac eb e c o m e se x h a u s te d ;th e n , fo r a tim e ,m a n k in dre m a in s

s ta tion a ry ,a n dat le n g thd e clin e sfro mth es u m m it o f itsg e n iu sto

re la p sein toa ni g n o ra n tb a rba ris m ;w h e n, h a v in greg a in e das up p ly

o f la te n tm e n ta l fo rc e , th er a c eo n c em orea d v a n c e s, u ltim a te ly ,

toa tt a inu n toa s till g re a ter p e rfe c tionth a nb e fore .T h u sd o in te lle c tua l

fo rc e sc o rre s p o n d inth e ir a pp a re n tm o ti o ntoth em o tio n so fth e

p la n e ts ,b e c o m in ga lte rn a te ly d ire c t, s w ift, s ta tion a rya n dretro g ra d e .

M e n , l ik ep la n e ts, h a v eth e ir tim e so f ge rm in a tio n , g ro w th ,m atu rity

a n dd ec a y ,a n drac e sa ren oex c e p tio nto th isu n iv ers a l la w o f

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c h a n g e. T h e ym o v e ing re a te r c y c le so n ly. T h e ir c li m a xo fc iv i liz a

tio nco rre s p o n d s toth eflo w erin gs e a s o no f th ev e ge ta b lek in gd o m ;

th e nt h e yru nto s e e da n dd e ca y .B u t in th es a m erac ia ls o il i s

tre a s ure du pth ep re c io u ss e edfro m th e flo w e rs ,w hic h , ly in gd o rm a n t,

a w a its th en e c e s sa rym a g n e tic a n ds p irit u a lc o n d iti o n sfo r its g lo rio u s

u n fo ldm e n t.

T h es ta rsa n dp lan e tsa reth em a g n e tici n s tru m e n ts o f th es e v en

c re a ti v ep rin c ip le s .T h e yin f lu e n c ee x tern a lly ,b y th e ir a ttrac tiv e

s y m p a th ie sa n drep u ls iv ea n ti p a th ie s , thec o s m icli fefo rc e san d

p h y s ica lo rg a n is m so fp re c is elyth es a m eo b je c ts ,w h ic h , inthere a lm

o fs p i rit, a rec on tro lle db y th e ir c e le stia lp ro g e nito rs .B yt h isw e

m e a nt h a t th ev a r io u sp h y s ic al o rb s ,c a l le dp la n e ts, s ta rs ,e tc ., a c t

a ss om a n ym a g n e t icc e n te rs . T h e ya rem ag n e ticb yso la r in d u c t io n .

T h es un , its e lf, isn o tm a g n etic ,b u tp os itiv e lye le c tric .T h i sm ig h ty

e le c tr icfo rc ea ctsu p o nth ep la n e tsp rec is e lyth es a m ea sa ne le c tric

c u rre nt a c tsu p o n ap ie c eo f s o ft iro n . W h e nap ie ceo f iro ni sc h a rg e d

w ithele c tric ity it b e c o m e sat o n c eam ag n e t, itspo w e rd e p e n din g

firs t u p o nitsm as sa n ds e c o nd lyu p o nthes tre n g th o r in te n s it yo f

th ee le c tricc u rr e n t. S h u to f f th ec u rren ta n dth e iro nc e a s e s tob e

am a g ne t. R e m o v e th es u nfro mo u rs y s te ma n dth ep la n e tsw ill

im m e d ia te lylo s e th e ir p e c u li a rp h y s ic a l in flu e n c e . M o d e rns c ie n c e ,

w ek n ow ,w o u ldc on tra d ic t th i sa s s e rtio n, b u tO c c u lts c ie n c epro

c la im s it tob eana b s o lu tef a c t.

T h es um to ta lo f th o s ep o w e rs w h ic hw et e rm "p la n e ta ry

in flu en c e s ," isco n ta in e dw it h inth ep o te n tia lityof th eS o la r R a y .

B u tw he ns ou n ited ,a sap rim a lc o s m icf o rc e , th eac tio no f this

s o la r ra yu p o ntheh u m a no rg an is m a n dit sm a te ria l d e s tin yis n e ith e r

h a rm o nio u sn o rd is c o rd a n t, fortu n a ten o r u n fo rtu n a te .T ob e c o m e

p o te n t , ins p e c ial d ire c tio n s, it isn e ce s s a ryfo r th iss o la r fo rc eto

b e c o m e re fra c te da n dre s o lv e d in toitsac tiv ea ttri b u te s .T h is is

p re c ise lyw h a t them a jo rp la ne tsd o .T h erea res ix p la n e ts ,e ac ho f

w h ic ha b s o rb sasin g lea ttribu teo rp rinc ip le ;e a c ho n ea c c o rdin g

toits p e c u lia r na tu rea n da bs o rb in ga ff in ity .W h il eth es o la r o rb

its e lf re ta in sb ut o n ea c tiv ee n e rg yw h os ep o te n c y ise m b ra c e dw ith in

th eo ra n g era yo f th es p e c trum .T h isin f lu e n c e ,o f c o u rs e , re la te s

o n lyt oth es p e c ia la c tio no f th es e v e na c tiv ep rinc ip le s ,a n dd o e s

n o t refe r toth es o la r lig h t re fle c te dbye a c hb o d y, a n de m itt e db v

th es units e lf. Fiv ep la n e ts , b e s id e sthes u na n dm o o n(o u re arth ").

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a b s o rb th es e v e n ra y s .T h eo th e rp la n e ts re a c tu p o nh ig h e rp lan e s .

T h a t i stos a y ,th e yra d ia te o n eo f th es a m efo rc e su p o nah igh e r

o c ta v e. E a c ho fth ep la n e ta ry b o d ie s ,h av in gb e c o m em a g n e tic a l ly

c h a rg edw ithth e i ro w ns p e c ial e n e rg y , arep o w e rfu l ra d ia to rs o f

th es am ea ttrib u t ew h ic hth e yh a v ere c e iv e dfro m the ir s o la r pa re n t.

T h e s ee n e rg ie sp os s e s sad is t in c tiv em o t io n ,c o lo r a n dp o te n c y, e a c h

p e c u li a r toits e l f, w h ic h ,w he ne x te rn a l iz e du p o nm a n 'sin te rna l

n a tu re, p ro d u c ea m a rk e dc o n t ra s t inh is m e n ta la n dp h y s ic a l ch a r

a c te ri s tic s ,b riefly ,a sfo ll o w s .

T H EP LA N E TS A T U R N^

S a tu rn a b s o rb stha ta ttrib u te o re n e rg yw h o s ea c tione x p re s s e s it

s e lf asc o ld n e s s , a n dth u sp ro d u c e san atu rew h ic h iss lo w a n dm e d i

ta tiv e, s o lita ry a n dre s e rv e d, m e la n c h o l ya n dre p e nta n t. T h is fo rc e

c o rre sp o n d stotheb lu era yof th es p e c t ru m .

T H EP LA N E TJ U P IT ER U

J u p iter a b s o rb sa to ta llyd if fe re n te n e rg yth a nth eS a tu rn in ea n d

ra d ia te sa nin flue n c ea to n c e jo v ia l. A h a p p ym e d ium b e tw e e nt h e

fa s t an dth es lo w , th em e d itativ ea n dtheth o u g h tles s , th eis ola te d

h e rm it a n dth eo neto oe a s yof a c c e s s . Th ein flu e n ceisc h e e rf u l, g e n

e ro u s , b e n e v o le n t,a n ds h e d s lig h ta n dl o v eu p o na llm a te ria l s u r

ro u n d in g s .T h isf o rc ec o rre s po n d stoth ep u rp leo r in d ig ora yo f th e

s p e c tr u m .

T H EP LA N E TM A R S$

M a rsab s o rb sa nen e rg yw h ic h isth ep o lar o p p o s ite o f th eS a t

u rn in e, a n dth e refo rera d ia tesa nin flu en c ew h ic hi ss h a rp ,e ne rg e tic ,

th o u g htle s s , in tr e p ida n dfierc e . It is d e s titu teof e ith e r fea ro r tim id

ity . Anin flu e n c ew h ic hisfr e ew ithe v ery th in ga n de v e ry b o d y .

B rie fl ys ta te d ,th efo rc eo f th ep la n e t M a rsisfiery , im p e riou s ,c o m

b a tiv e inth efir s td e g re e , blo o d th irs ty a n du n re len tin g .T h is e n e rg y

c o rre sp o n d stothere dra yo f th es p e c tr u m .

T H ES U N Q

T h eS unre ta in san dra d ia te s th ep rin c iplew h ic his a to n c eli fe -

g iv in ga n dd ig n if ie d .J u s ta sJ u p ite r is ac o m p o u n do rh a p p ym e d iu m

b e tw e enth ee n e rgie se x e rte db yS a tu rnan dM a rs ,s o th eS u ns en d s

fo rth a nin flu e n cew h ic hist h eh a p p ym ed iu m b e tw e enJ u p ite r an d

M a rs . It isa ffa bleb u tm a je stic ;p ro u d , b u tg ra c iou s ;a n db len d s

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firm n es sw ithk ind n e s s ,a m b it io nw ithp ate rn a lc o n sid e ra tio n , c o m -

b a tiv en e s sw ithse lf-re s p e c t, a n dlib e ralityw ithdis c re tio n . A sb e fo re

s ta te d, th isin fl u e n c ec o rre sp o n d stotheo ra n g erayo f th es pe c tru m .

T H EP LA N E TV E N U S9

V e n u sa b s o rb sa ne n e rg yw h ic h isto ta lly d iffe re n t fro m a n yo f

th ep re c e d in g ,a ndra d ia te s" th elo v ee le m e n t" o fN a tu re .T h is in

flu e n ceisw a rm an dim p u ls iv e in te rio rly, b u te x te rn a llyc o o l a n d

m o is t, c o n s e q u e n t lyp lia b lean dre c e p tive ,c lin g in ga n dfe m in in e . It

isth ee n e rg yw h ic he v e ry ie ld stoan a tu rem o rep os itiv eth a n itso w n

w ithl o v in gs u b m is s io n ;h e n c e th em y th so f th efrien d s h ip sb e tw e e n

M a rsan dV e n u s . Th ise n e rg yco rre s p o n d s toth ey e ll o w ra y .

T H EP LA N E TM E R C U R Y$

M e rc u r ya b s o rb sane n e rg yw h ic h , inag en e ra ls e n s e, a p p e a rst o

b eaco m p o u n do f a ll th eo th er p la n e tsof th es p e c t ru m p u t to ge th e r;

h e n c eh eh a sb e e nw e ll d e s ig na te da s"them e s s e n g e r o f th eg o ds ."

T h es pe c ifica c ti o nw h ic hth i so rbra d iate sisp u relyin te lle ctu a la n d

s c ie n t ific . It is q u ic ka n dac tiv e , in tuitio n a l, e nte rp ris in g , c a re le s s ,

v o la ti le ,b rig h t, c h a n g e a b le , a n dw h a tw ec a ll s m a r t. T h isin f lu e n c e

ise x t re m e lyin v en tiv e ,a n di sth eo rig in a to ro fa llc u n n in gsc h e m e s

a n dd ev ic e s . It i sw h a tm e nt e rm b rig h t a n dw itty . It isth a t w h ic h

m a k e s th eliv em ano fc o m m e rce ,a n dc o n stitu te sth e le a d in ginflu

e n c eem b o d ie dw it h inth a ts h arp ,c le v e r a n dc h a m e li o n -lik ein div id u a l

w h om ak e safo rtun einth erea le s ta tebu s in e s s .T hise n e rg yco rre

s p o n d s toth ev iole t ra yo fth es o la rs pe c tru m .

T H EM O O N >

T h ep la n e tu p o nw h ic hw eliv e, m o v e ,a n dh a v eo u r be in g ,a b

s o rb sa ne n e rg yw h ic hw e ,a s in h a b ita n ts, c a n n o tb yn a tu refu l ly

u n d e rsta n do ra p pre c ia te ,b e ca u s ew eo n l yre c e iv et h ise n e rg ya sa n

a s tra l in flu xb y th ere fle c ti v ea c tio nof o u rE a rth'ss a te llit e , th eM o o n.

T h isi n flu e n c e , sofa ra sw e , th ep la n e t 'so ffs p ring ,a rec o n ce rn e d , is

n e ith er g o o dn o r e v il; b e c a u seit isp a rt a n dp a rc el o fo u rs e lv e s .W h a t

th einflu e n c em a yb eu p o nth e in h a b ita n t so fo th e r w o rld sw eca n n o t

s a y . Th e re fo re ,w h e ns p e a k in ga s tro lo g ica lly ,w ec re d it th eM oo n 's

re fle ctiv ep o w e r a n ds p e a ko f th a tb o d ya sc o n ta in in go u rE a rt h 'sa t

trib u t eo f th es ola r ra y .T h i se n e rg yc orre s p o n d st oth eg re e n ra yo f

th es ola rs p e c trum .

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T h efore g o in ga re th es e v e nac tiv ep rin cip le so fN atu re ,b u tth e

in g e n io u ss tu d e n t sw ill n o ticeth a t tw oo f th em a jor p la n e tsha v en o ts o

fa rb ee nn o tic e d ; w ere fe ro f c o u rs eto U ra n u s(i )a n dN e p tu n e(tp),

e a c hof w h ic hra dia teo n eo f th es a m eforc e su p o na h ig h e ro c ta v e .

E a c hof th es e v e np rin c ip le se n u m e ra te dh a v eth re ep la n e so f ac tio n ;

th es piritu a l, thea s tra la n d th ep h y s ica l. A fte rt h es e v e nn ote so f th e

m a g n e t icg a m u th av eb e e ns o u nd e d , th en ex tn o tem u st b eu p o na

h ig h e r o c ta v ea n d fo rm are p etitio no fth efirs t. Th efirs ts ca leb e in g

k n o w na n ditse ff e c tsu n d e rs to o d , it is n o tn e c e s s aryfo r th eO c c u lt

in itiateo f th e s ea s tra lp o w erstow a it, fo r th ey ea rso fo b s erv a tio n

n e c e s sa rytoo th ers , ino rd e r tota b u la t ean e w lydis c o v e re dpla n e t.

B yth e la w so fc orre s p o n d e n c esh ek n o w at o n c ew h a t th a tp la n et's

a c tio nu p o nth ehu m a no rg a n ism w ill b e . T h e reiss t ill a n o th e r p la n e t,

m o rer e m o tefro mo u rs u nth a nN e p tu n e , bu t itsa c ti o no no u r org a n

is m a t p re s e n t is n il; b e c a u seth ep re s en t ra c e sh av en o ty e t a tta in e d

toth at s p e c ia l sta teo fs p ir itu a la n dm e n ta ld e v e lo p m e n t th a t w ill a d

m it o f itsin flu en c eb e c o m in gm a n ife s t. N e ith e rw il l s u c hap la n e t

b e c o m ev is ib leto th isE a rth ' sin h a b ita ntsu n til the reiss u ff ic ie n tm e n ta l

fo rc eo f th ere q uis iteg ra d e toe n a b lei tse x is te n cetob e c o m ea p p a re n t.

S u c hareth es u b l im efa c tso f N a tu re 'si m m u ta b lelaw , th a t

h a v em a d eth es c ie n c eo fa s tr o lo g ytru e fo ra ll tim ea n dina lla g e s .

W h e nU ra n u sa n dN e p tu n ew e re s h in in gin th e ir d is tan th e a v e n su n

d is c o ve re d ,m a n k in dw a s ,a sa b o d y , im p erv io u stot h e ir a c tio n. M a n 's

o rg a n is m d idn o t v ib ra teinun is o nw ith th e ir h ig h er s ta teo f a c tio n .

T h u sw es e e ,a sm a ne v o lv e shig h e rp o w e rs ,m o ree the re a lo rb sa p

p e a r i nth ec e le stia lh ie ra rch ie so f th es ta rryh e av e n sfo r thep u rp o s e

o fc o ntro llin ga ndd ire c tin gh im .

T h ea ctio na n dinte r-a c tio nof th ep la n eta ryin flu en c e so p e ra t ein

th efollo w in go rde r; S a tu rn ( ^ ), J u pite r (U ), M a rs( S), S u n(O ),

E a rth ( ), V e n u s ( 9), a n dM e rc u ry( $ ). T h e s eareth es e v enp ri

m a rie s. T h e nc o m esU ra n u s( ), fo rm ingth ee ig h th ,o ro c ta vee x p re s

s io nof th efirs t,o rM e rc u ry, a n dth u sd ow efin d , a fte r lo n gy e a rso f re

s e a rc ha n dla b o ri o u sin v e s tiga tio n , th a t th isp la n et ru le sth eh ig h e r

o rg a n so f th eb rain .N e p tu n e , c o n s e q u e n t ly , re p re s en tsV e n u sup o n

ah ig he rp la n e . Th eE a rth ,w ho s ein flu e nc eiss h o w nb yth eM o on ,

c o m e sn e x t inro ta tio n .W h e n th ete n thpla n e t isd is c o v e re d , i tsa c

tio nup o no u rE a r th 'sin h a b it a n tsw ill ben e u tra l i nits e lf. I tsh a r

m o n ie sa n dd is c o rd sw ill d e p en du p o nits a n g u la rp os itio ninr e s p e c t

T H ES O L A R F O R C E21 7

toth eo th e rb o d ie s . Itsc h ief in flu e n c ew ill b ein th ec o n trol o fo u r

s p irit u a l lifeforc e s . Itsp os itio n ,a s pe c t, e tc ., w ithre s p e ct toth elu

m in a ri e s ,w ill d ete rm in eo u r c a p a c ityfor in h a lin g th efin e r eth e re a l

e s s e n ce so f th eatm o s p h e re . Fro m th isit w ill b ep erc e iv e dth at th e

in flu en c eo f th e te n thp la n e t w ill b ew ho llys p irit u a l; h e n c e , it c a no n ly

e x e rt itsin flu e nc eu p o nth es p iritu a l org a n is m so f am o res p i ritu a l

ra c e .

T h isch a p te rc o n ta in sab rie f o u tlin e , sotos p e a k , o f th ein te rio r

a c tio no f th ep lan e ts .W es h all d e a lw it he a c ho rb m o refu lly a n din

d e ta il fro m th e ir g e n e ra ls tan d p o in t in fu tu rele s so n s ,a n da s ac o n

c lu d ings u g g e s tionw ew o u ldas kth es tu de n t toth inka n dre a s ono u t

v e ryclo s e lyw h a t w eh a v eh e re ins ta te db yth elig ht o f th elaw o f

c o rre sp o n d e n c e ,th es u m a n dsu b s ta n c eo f w h ic hw a s fo rm u la te d fo r

o u ru seb yth ethric eillu m ine dH e rm e sTris m e g is tu s, w h os a id :

"A sit isa b o v e , s oit isb e lo w ,

A so n th ee a rth , s ointh es ky ."

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T H EL IG H TO FE G Y PT

A S T R O -P H R E N O L O C IC A LC H A R T ,S H O W IN G T H EG E N E R A LP L A N E T A R Y

IN F L U EN C EU P O N T H EH U M A N B R A IN .

C H A P T ER III

IN F L U EN C EO FS T E LL A R F O R C E

H a v in gb rie flye xp la in e d , in th ep re v io usc h a p te r, th eo rig in , n a

tu rean dp o w e ro f p la n e ta ryi n flu e n c e , sofa ra sthep la n e tst h e m s e lv e s

a rec on c e rn e d , it n o w b e c o m e so u rd u tyt oillu s tra te ,s o m e w h a t , th e

p rin c ip le sla iddo w n ,a n dp o in to u t th e la w so rm o du so p e ra n d i b y

w h ic h th e s ein flue n c e sa c ta ndre a c tu p onth eb ra in o fm a n ,a nd

th ro u ghth eb ra in, c o n tro l thew h o leo rga n is m . Inord e r tod o th isw e

s h a ll h a v etod igre s salittl e .

P h re n olo g ic a l re se a rc hh a sn ow e s ta b lis he db e y o n ddis p u tec e r

ta inbro a dg e n e ral p rin c ip le s re g a rd in gc ra n ia ld e ve lo p m e n t. Bu t,

th eg re a tm is ta k ew h ic hth ede v o te e so f th isb ra n c ho fA n th ro po lo g y

m a k e , isth a t th eya llo w th e i re n th u s ia sm toc a rry th e m b e y o n d th e

s a fel in eo fd e m on s tra te dfa cts .T h e ya r ec o n s ta n tl ytry in gto p ro v e

th a t, b yth ea id o fp h re n o lo gy , th e yc a na s c e rta in th ed e ta ils o fm a n 's

c h a ra cte r; w h e re as , th ev e ry u tm o s t th a t c a nb ee x pe c te da ss cie n tific

a llyac c u ra te , is ad e lin e a ti o no f th ege n e ra lc h a ra c te ris tic s.

P h re n olo g ym e re ly p o in tso u t th o s ere la t io n se s ta b l is h e db yN a

tu rebe tw e e ng iv end e v e lo p m e ntsa n dc o n ditio n so fth eb ra in , an d

c o rre sp o n d in gm a nife s ta tio n so fm in d . It ss im p leb ut c o m p re h e ns iv e

te n e t isth is : "Ev e ryfa c u lty o f th em indism a n ifes te db ym e an so f

ap a rt ic u la rp o rt io no f th ebra in ,c a lleditso rg a n; th es iz eo fw h ic h ,

o th e r th in g sb e inge q u a l, is p ro p o rtio n atetoitspo w e ro f fu nc tio n ."

It is th ela tte r p o rtio no fth isd e fin it io nth a tc on ta in sth ew h o lem y s

te ryof th ea p p a re n tc o n tra d ic tio n sw ith w h ic hth ep h re n o lo g ist h a s

tod e al. T h e"o the r th in g s " aren e v e r, i na n ytw oca s e s ,e q u a l;h e n c e ,

th ee xa c ta c tio no f th eb ra in o rg a n sc a nn o tb es c ien tific a lly d e m o n

s tra ted .A ss o o na sp h re n o lo gya tte m p ts tod e fin ew ithe x a c tn es sa

p e rs o n'stru ec h ara c te ro r thep o w e rso f th ec ra n ial o rg a n s , f ro m a

s im p le k n o w le d g eo f th es iz eo f th e s eo rg a n s , it b ec o m e sac o m p le te

fa ilu re .T h ep o ten c y ,o ro th erw is e ,o f an yo rg a no r g ro u po f org a n s ,

d e p e n dsn o tn e a rl ys om u c hu po nth e ir rela tiv es iz ea su p o nthe ir

s e n s it iv e n e s s ,o r , ino th e rw o rd s ,u p o n th es ta teof th e ir e the re a liz a -

tio n ; a n dth ism ag n e ticc o n d i tio nd e p e n dss o le lyu po nth ep o s i tio n

a n dp ow e ro f th a t p la n e tw h ichh a sc h ie f ru leo v e r th o s ep a rti c u la r

2 2 0T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

o rg a n s. D e c is iv ep ro o fo f th i sa s s e rtio n, a sre g a rdsth es iz eo f th e

o rg a n s, m a yb eo bta in e db ye ac hs tu d e n t fo rh im s e lf , b yc a re fully

n o tin g th eh e a d so f in d iv id u als .E v e na m o n go u ro w np e rs o n a l ac

q u a in ta n c e sw es ha ll fin dth at it isn o t a na b s o lu t efa c t th a t th o s e

w h op os s e s sth el a rg e s th e a d sh a v eth em o s tb ra in s , b u to fte n th e

v e ryr e v e rs e . In fa c t, w es h all fin dth at th em a jo r ityo fm e nd is

tin g u is h e dins c ie n c e ,p o liti c sa n dlitera tu rea re th o s ew h opo s s e s s

c o m p a ra tiv e lys m all b u tw e ll b a la n c e dh ea d s ,c o m b ine dw ithaf in e ,

h ig h ly s e n s itiv eo rg a n is m ,w hileth eo rdin a ryc itize no r fa rm er, w h o

isu tt e rlyin c a p ab leo f fo rm in ga n yo p inio nw o rthl is te n in gto b e

y o n dt h ev a lu eo f h isw h is k e y, h ish o g so rh isc a tt le , isp o s se s s e do fa

la rg eh e a dfille d, n o tw ithi n te lle c tu a l b ra in s ,b ut w ithc o a rs ea n im a l-

iz e d" b ra ins tu ff " w h ic hisutte rlyin c ap a b leo fm an ife s tin gi tsp o w e rs

u p o nt h eh ig h e rm e n ta lp la n e so fo u rn a tu re .

T h eo l da n dn o w m u c ha b u s e dC h a ld e a ns a ge sw e reth oro u g h ly

a c q u a in te dw itht h e s efa c ts , a n dino rd er tote a c h th e s ep rin cip le sto

th e ir y o u th , th e ye la b o ra te db e a u tifu lim a g e ryint h efo rm o f fa b le s

a n da l le g o rie s . Th e yg a v eth en a tu rea n dp o w e ro f ea c hg ro u pof

o rg a n s inth eh u m a nb ra into th ec h a ra c te ro f th a t p la n e tw h ichth e y

k n e w co n tro lle di tsa c tiv ities ,a n dth e nw o rk e do u t th efa c ts , s o

e la b o ra te d , in to as e rie so f m y th ic a lh is to rie so f g o d sa n dd iv in ep e r

s o n a g es ,w h oin c arn a te dth e m se lv e sfo rt h eb e n e fit o fm a n .T h usM a rs

to o kt h ec h a ra c ter o fV u lc a n , th eg o do f w a r; V e n u sa n dh e r inn o c e n t

c o m p a nio nC u p idw e rea s s ig n e d th ec h a ra cte ro fL o v ea n dth e

s y m p a th e ticte n d en c ie so f th eh u m a nh e a r t, w h iletheb e n e v o le nt

J u p iter a s s u m e dt h ep o s itio no fF a th e r, th ek in d ly , g e n e ro u spa re n t,

g o o dalik etoa ll h iso ffs p ri n g ,a n ds oo nw ithth eo th e rs .

F ro m th is , th es tu d e n tw ill pe rc e iv eth at w h e nth e y ta u g h t th eir

c h ild re nth a t th eir g o d sh a de x is te din h u m a nb o d ies , th e yd id n o t

m e a nt oc o n v e ytheid e ao fD iv in ein c a rna tio na sw eu n d e rs ta n d th e

d o c tri n e ,b u t th at ap o rtio no f th ed iv in ity , are f ra c te dra y , h a db e

c o m ece n te re din m a n ,a n de x pre s s e dits elf ins o m es p e c ia l fo rm ;

th u s , ag re a tw a r rio rw h ob rou g h th o n o r a n dric h e s toh istribeo r

c o u n tr y , th ro u g hh isb rillia nt v ic to rie s, w a sp ro p erlyc o n s id ere das o n

o fM a rs ,b e c a u s eh isn a tu reex p re s s e dtheM a rtia l sp irit inw ha tw a s

c o n s ide re ditsh ig h e s ta n dm os tp o te n tfo rm . Ak e y toth isb e au tifu l

C h a ld ea ns y s te m w ill b efo u n d inth eA s t roP h re n o log ic a lC h a rt o n

p a g e21 8o f th is c h a p te r. T h es e v e np rinc ip le sth e re ins h o w nare ,o f

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c o u rs e, o n lyg e n era l, a n din dic a teth o s eg ro u p so f o rg a n so v e r w h ic h

th ep la n e tsin d ica te da rem o st p o w e rfu l. T od e s c e n dm o rein to

d e ta il s :

T H EP LA N E TS A T U R N> ?

S a tu rn g o v e rn sthea c tiv itie so f th ere f le c tiv e ,m ed ita tiv ea ndth e

p u re ly s e lfis hs en tim e n ts ,s uc ha sc o m p aris o n ,c a u sa lity ,c o v eto u s n e s s ,

a c q u isitiv e n e s san ds e c re c y .

T H EP LA N E TJ U P IT ER U

J u p iter g o v e rn st h o s ea c tiv it ie sw h ic h , inth e ir e xp re s s io n , sh o w

tou s th etru lyno b lea n dg e ne ro u ss id eo fh u m a nn atu re ,s u c ha sb e n e v

o le n c e, v e n e ra tion ,s p iritu a l itya n dh o pe .

T H EP LA N E TM A R S$

M a rsha sc h ie f ruleo f th o s ea c tiv itie sw h ic hg e n e ra llye x p re ss

th e m s elv e sa ss e l fis h lya g g res s iv e .P ro pe rly , th e ya reth ep a ss io n s

w h ic h re v e a l tousth ea n im a l w h ic hre s id e sina nac tiv eo rs em i-

p a s s ives ta te ,w i th ine a c hh um a ns o u l, up o nth em a te ria lp la n eo fe x

te rn a l life .T h e ya rek n o w nasa lim e n tive n e s s ,d e s t ru c tiv e n e s s, c o m -

b a tiv en e s s ,a n dt h es e x u a lp ro p e n s itie s . T oth e s em a yb ea d d e d

v ita ti v e n e s sa n dc o n s tru c tio n.

T H ES U N O

T h eS unh a sth ech ie fc o n tro l o f th o s eorg a n sw h o s ea c tiv itie s

e x p re ssth e m s e lv esinm a n 'shig h e rn a tu r ea sth e"Lo rd "o fm a te ria l

c re a ti o n .T h e yc om p ris eth eco m m a n d in gan dd ig n ifiede le m e n ts

w ith in u s ,s u c hasfirm n e s s , c o n s c ie n tiou s n e s s ,p ri d e ,a p p ro b ativ e n e s s ,

a n ds elf-e s te e m .

T H EP LA N E TV E N U S9

V e n u sg o v e rn sth os efa c u ltie sw h o s ea c ti v itie se x p re s sth e m

s e lv e sa sfrie n d sh ip ,m irth fuln e s sa n dco n ju g a lity . It a ls og ov e rn sth e

o rg a n so f in h a b it iv e n e s sa n d th o s ew h ic h te n dtoform a g re e a b le

s o c ie ty .

T H EP LA N E TM E R C U R Y

M e rc u ry , ina d d it io ntob e in g th eg e n e ral m e s s e n g e r o f th eg o ds ,

ru le s th o s efa c u l tie sw h o s eac tiv itie sarep u re lyi n te lle c tu a l a n d

m e c h a nic a l, s u c ha se v e n tu a li ty , in d iv idu a lity ,s ize , fo rm ,w eig h t,

c o lo r, o rd e r, c a lc u la tio na n d la n g u a g e .

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T H EM O O N )

T h eM oo ng o v e rn s th o s eo rg a n sw h o s ea c ti v itie sa re te rm e dth e

s e m i-i n te lle c tu a l q u a litie s . T h e ya rev eryd e s ira b l ee x p re s s ion so f

c h a ra cte r, v iz .: tim e , tu n e , id e a litya nds u b lim ity. S h eh a sals oin

flu e n ceo v e r th ed o m e s ticq u alitie s .

E a c hof th efo re go in gg ro u p so fo rg a n si s , toav e r yg re a te x te n t

c o n trolle db yth ep la n e tu n d er w h ic hit ism e n tio n ed ,b u tn o t w h o lly

s o ,b ec a u s ee v e ry o rbh a sa n in flu e n c ei nam in o r de g re eo v e r e a c h

a n da l l. B u tg e n era llys p e a k in g ,e a c hg ro u pw ill m an ife s ta ni n te n s e

o rs lug g is ha c tioninth eb rain ,a c c o rd in ga sitsco n tro llin go rbisp o w

e rfu l o ro th e rw ise , inth eind iv id u a l's h o ro s c o p eat b irth ,w i thth is

d iffe re n c einits a c tio n : if th ep la n e t inq u e s tio nb ep o w e rful b u t

e v illy a s p e c te d , th e nth o s eorg a n sw ill e x p re s sth ev ic io u ss id eo f th e

p e rs o n'sn a tu re . F o re x a m p le , th ep la n e t M e rc u rys os itu a te d , th e

in te ll e c tw ill b eb rig h t, w it tya n dp o w erfu l, b u t all th ee n e rg ie s ,u n d e r

p ro p e r c o n d itio n s, w ill b ed ev o te dtofr a u d ,o ra t a n yra te , t ov e ry

q u e s ti o n a b lep u rpo s e s ;e v e ry th in gd e p e n din gu p o nthep la n eth at th e

p e rs o no c c u p ie s . A sb e fo res ta te d , th e re isn od iff e re n c eb e tw e e n

th ec r im in a lw h ob re a k sth el e g a lc o d eof la w s ,a n d th eo n ew ho ,u p o n

ah ig he rp la n e , ob e y sth ew ri tte nle tte r o f th ela w ,b u t tra m ple su p o n

th etr u ep rin c ip le so fh u m a n ju s tic e .T hew e a lth yga m b le ru p o n th e

s to c ke x c h a n g e , i sn ob e tte r inre a lity th a nth eg am b lin gc a rd s h a rp e r.

B u t, i f th ep la n et isd ig n ifi e da n da s p ec te db yb e ne ficra y s , th e nth e

w h o le o f th ea b o vew ill b erev e rs e d ,a n da ll th a t i sn o b le ,h on o ra b le

a n dm an lyw ill b e th ere s u lt.

H a v in gm e n tio n e da s p e c ts , it n o w b e c o m e so u rd u ty , b rie fly , to

e x p la i nth e ir n a tu re .T h isw es h a ll d oi no u tlin e , a tp re s e n t, d e fe rrin ga ll

d e ta il su n til la te r.

F ro m w h a tw eh a v ea lre a d ys tate d ,o u rs tu d e n tw ill p e rc e iv etha t

s y m p a th ya n da n ti p a th ya retheg re a t la w sb yw h ic h th ep la n e ts a f

fe c tth eh u m a no rg a n is m .T h e setw ofo rc es ,o r ra th er le tu ss ayth e

d u a l ac tio no f thiso n efo rc e, c o n s titu te sth etw om o d e so fm otio nb y

w h ic he v e ryc o s m i cp rin c ip le e x p re s s e si ts e lf, a n d th etw oa c t io n s ,

th a tis , th ea c ti o na n dth er e a c tio n ,a r etm ep o la r o p p o s itie s, o fw h ic h

s u fficie n th a sa l re a d yb e e nsta te d .U p o n th ep h y s ica lp la n ethe ir e ffe c ts

a rec orre la te da sh a rm o n ya n dd is c o rd .

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T h a t no th in g ,a p art fro m D e it y ,w h ic hh asam a n ife ste de x is te nc e ,

c a ne xis tw ith o u t fo rm , isa s e lf e v id e nt fa c t, w h ic hs c a rc e ly re q u ire s

p ro o f. T h e re fo re , th ep o w e rs o fh a rm o n ya n dd is c o rd p o s s e s sform s

w h ic ha rep e c u liar toth e m s e lv e s .T h e s e fo rm sinA stro lo g ic a l s c ie n c e

a rea ng u la r, a n da red e n o m in ate da s p e c ts. T h em o re p e rfe c to r c o m

p le te th ea n g lei s , th eg re a te r th ep o w er itsin flue n c ee x e rts u p o n

m a tte r. T h es y m b ol o fd is c o rd isas q u a re ,a n de v e r yin h a rm o n io u s

a n g u lar ra yc o n s t itu te sap o r tio no f th es q u a reo r th ea n g leof 9 0

d e g re es .T h es y m bo lo fh a rm o nyisatrian g le ,a n dev e ryb e n e fi c

a n g u lar ra yc o n s t itu te sap o r tio no f th e trin eo r an g leo f1 2 0d e g re e s ;

th u sw eh a v eag eo m e trice x p re s s io no f ev il a n dg o od ,a ss h o w n

b e lo w .

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o f

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T h es tu d e n tw ill o b s e rv eth a t th ed is c o rd a n t ra y sof m a g n e tic

fo rc es trik ee a c ho th e rc ro s sw a y sfro m op p o s in ga n gle s , th u s+. T h is

c o n fli c tp ro d u c e s av io le n t co m m o tio n . Th e reisaf ig h t, a sit w e re ,

inth ec u rre n tb etw e e ntw op ow e rs ,w h ile th ec o n traryre s u lt i sp ro

d u c e d inth ea c ti o no f th eb en ficra y sof m a g n e tic fo rc e .T h e y im p in g e

u p o nea c ho th e r, th u s ,Y , liketh etw of o rk so f ar iv e r, a n dt h e n ,

w itht h e ir u n ite d fo rc eflo wo n w a rdh a rm o n io u s ly . Th ew h o leo f

th e s ea n g u la ra s pe c tsa reill u s tra te din th ed ia g ram so nth ead jo in in g

p a g e . E x p la n a tio n isu n n e c e s sa ry ,e x c e p t th a te a c ha s p e c tc a nb e

fo rm e d fro m a n ypo in to f th ec e le s tia l zo d ia c ,b o th d ire c ta n dc o n v e rs e .

W es e e, th e re fo re, th a tw h e n th ec o m b in atio n so fs te lla r fo rc e

flo w i ns tra ig h t lin e sa n dc ut th ro u g hea c ho th e r f ro m c ro s san g le s ,

th eres u lta n tu p onth ep h y s ica lp la n eis th a ts ta te w h ic hw et e rm

d is c o rd a n ta n de vil. B u t, w h enth era y so f fo rc efl o w ins tra ig h tb u t

c o n v e rg e n ta n g le s fro m o r to w a rd se a c hoth e r, th e n th eo p p o s it e

e ffe c t sa ren a tu ra llyp ro d u c ed ,a n dh a rm o n y , lo v ean dp ro s p e ri ty

re ig n .

T h es tu d e n tc a n n ot p a yto om uc ha tte n tiontoth e s eO c c u lt fa c ts

o fN a tu re 'sla w , b e c a u s eth e ya retru eup o ne v e rypla n eo fm a ni

fe s te de x is te n c e .

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IN T E R -A C T IO N O FTH ES T A R S

T h en ex tg re a ts ub je c tw h ic h re q u ire sthes tu d e n t's th o u g h tfu l

a tte n t io nisth e fo u rT rip licitie s .T h e setrig o n sco rre s p o n dt oth e

fo u r an c ie n te le m e n ts ,a n da r eth e re fo re, F ie ry ,E arth y ,A iry a n dW a

te ry . E a c htrip li c ityo r "T ri g o n "c o n ta in sth re ez od ia c a ls ig ns , 4tim e s

3e q u als1 2 , th en u m b e ro f thes ig n so f th es p h e re . T h eF ie ry trig o n

e m b ra ce sth es ig nso fA rie s( T), L e o( S i), a n dS ag itta riu s( &). T h e

E a rth y trig o ne m bra c e sth es ig n sT a u ru s ( 8), V irgo(n j), a n dC a p ri

c o rn( V 3 ). T h eA i rytrig o ne m b ra c e sth es ig n sG e m ini ( X ), L ibra

(= a = ), a n dA q u a ri u s( ? ). T heW a te rytr ig o ne m b ra ce sth es ig ns

C a n c e r (f5 ), S c o rp io(1 U ), a ndP is c e s(X ), a ls os eep a g e3 9 9 , W ils o n 's

D ic tion a ryo fA s t ro lo g y .

Inp rac tic a la s tr o lo g yth e s e trip lic itiesa reo fv eryg re a t im p o rt

a n c e , a sth e ys h edth e ir p o ten t in flu e n ceu p o nth ea s c e n d a n t at th e

b irth o fe v e ryli v in gb e in gor th in g ,a ndim p re s st h e ir p e c u li a rn a tu re

u p o nt h ete m p e ra m e n to f th ena tiv e .T h ep h ilo s o p h ica lp rin c ip le s

c o n c e ale db e n e a th th e s es o -c alle da n c ie nt e le m e n ts , a rew o rth yo fa

fa rm ored e ta ile de lu c id a tio n th a nth esp a c eo f th i sc h a p te rw ill a d m it.

P ro b a blyo n eo fth eg re a te s t m is ta k e sm ad eb yth em o d e rnu n

in itiate da s tro log e r inre g a r dtoth ea ctu a l in flu en c eo f th e setrip lic

itie s , isth a t the yo m it tot a k ein toc on s id e ra tio n th ea s c e n t a n d

d e s c e nt o f th es piritu a le th ere a liz a tio no fm a te rial fo rc e s .

M a g n e t ica n de le ctricfo rc e sv a ryinth eir s p iritu alitylik eev e ry

th in ge ls einth eu n iv e rs e . Th a tw h ic hi ss u p e rio r, b yv irtu eo f its

h ig h e r o rm o reinte rio re m a n atio n ,w ill d e m o n s tra te itss u p e ri o rity

u p o nev e ryp la n eo f itsm a n if e s ta tio n . Fo re x a m p le ; A rie s( T ) isth e

firs t a n dh ig h e s t re p re s e n ta t iv eo f th e fie rytrig on ,a n dth o seb o rn

w itht h iss ig nri s in gu p o nthea s c e n d a n t o f th e ir ho ro s c o p ew i ll a lw a y s

m o v eup o nah ig h er p la n e ,m e nta llya n dsp iritu a lly , th a nth o s eb o rn

u n d e r L e oo rS a g i tta riu s .B u t,e x te rn a ll y , th o s ep eo p leb o rnun d e r

A rie sw ill s h o w th e ir s u p e riorityfro m ap u re lyin te lle c tu a l po in to f

v ie w . T h e ir n a tu r ew ill b e , ch ie fly , fierya n dm e n ta l, c o n s e q ue n tly

q u ic k ina c tio n , a n dp ro m p t i nd e c is io n .

L e o(Si), th en e xt toA rie s , isth es e c on dre p re s e nta tiv eo fth e

fie ry trig o n ,a n dp e rs o n sb o r nw ithth is s ig nris ing ,w ill a lw a y sm o v e

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u p o nt h es e n s itivea n de m o tion a lp la n e s . T h e ir n a turew ill b ec h ie fly

fie ry a n ds e n s iti v e ,c o n s e q u en tly ,h a s ty a n dim p u lsiv e .T h e yw ill a c t

w ith o ut th in k in g , o nth es p u r o f th em o m e n t, w h e nun d e r th ed om

in a tingin flu e n c eo f th e ir s us c e p tib le , e m o tio n a l na tu re s . In th is ,w e

s e ethed iffe re n ceb e tw e e nA r ie s ,w h ic h ru le sth ehe a d ,a n dL eo ,

w h ic h re p re s e n ts th eh e a rt. Le op e rs o n s , w h e nro u s edtoap itcho f

p a s s ion a l fu ry , area b s o lu te l yin s a n ein th e ir w ild a n de rra ti ca c tio n s .

L ik et h elio n , the ya rec o m p le te lyb lin de db ya ninte n s ed e g reeo f

e x c item e n t. O nthec o n tra ry , a nA rie sp ers o n , th o u ghs u s c e p tibleo f

a ne q ua ld e g re eof fu rio u stem p e r, n e v e r b e c o m e sb l in dw ithe xc ite

m e n t. E v e ninh is m o s to u tra ge o u sc o n d u ct, a nim p a r tia lo b s e rve rw ill

n o t fail tos e et h a t "th e rei sm e th o din h ism a d n e ss ."

S a g itt a riu sisthela s ta n dl o w e s t, th a t istos a y , th em o s t ex te rn a l

e m a n a t io no f th e fie rytrip li c ity ,a n di llu s tra te s th ela w o f c o n tra d ic

tio n s top e rfe c ti o n .F o r th is re a s o n , tho s eb o rnu nd e r th iss ig nliv e

a n dm ov e ,w h e nm en ta llya n dsp iritu a lly c o n s id e re d , u p o nth el o w e s t

p la n eo f th efie r ye m a n a tio n . W h e re a se xte rn a llya ndinth ee ye so f

th ew orld , th e yse e m tom o v e inth ev e ry h ig h e s t. Th e ir n a tu resa re

w a rm , s y m p a th e tic a n da c tiv e , c o n s e q u e n t lyth e ya re g e n e ro u san d

b e n e v ole n t, a m b it io u sa n dtrulyjo v ia l. T h e yd oa s th ew o rlddo e s ;

th e ypro g re s sn o t o f th e ir o w nin te rn a l v o litio n , bu tb yth ege n tlea t

tra c ti o no f th eso c ia l tid eof th e ir s u r ro u n d in g s . Ine v e ry th in gth e ya re

e x te rna l. T h e ya r eg re a ta d m i re rso fa ll o u t-d o o r sp o rts , re c re a tio n s

a n dp as tim e s ,a n da ss u c h , the ya reto tallyin c a p a bleo fg ra s pin ga n y

fo rm of th eh ig h er m e n ta la n dm e ta p h y s ica ls tu d ie s . T h e ya re , th e re

fo re , c o n s id e re db yth em a s s esa n dth ew o rlds o u n d , lo g ic a l, r e a s o n e rs ,

a n dp os s e s s e do f s o u n dc o m m o ns e n s e ,a n de x te rn a lly th e yd oind e e d

p o s s e ssa ll th e s ed e s ira b lequ a litie s .

W h e nvie w e dfro mth e ir lin eof d e s c e n t, th es tu d e n t w ill p e r

c e iv e , th a t inA r ie sw eh a v e th efie ryi m p e ria lb rain ,w h ic hm o u ld s ,

g u id e sa n da c tsf o r its e lf, i n d e p e n d e n t o f th eo p inio n so fo the rs .S u c h

e x tre m en a tu re s , w h e nu n m o d if ie db yo th er in flu e n c es ,a ree ithe r

d e s p o ts ,c ra n k sor fa n a tic s , a c c o rd in gt oth e ir b e nt a n ds ta ti o ninlife .

InL e o, w es e ethee m o tio n san ds e n s itivefe e lin g so f th eh e a r t, w h ic h

fo llo w , im p u ls iv ely , th ele a do fs o m em en ta lg e n iu s, a n dfo rmth e

e n th u sia s ticfo ll o w e rsa n da dm ire rso fth o s ew h od ep a rt fro m th e

b e a te np a tho fc us to m ,o rp roc la im s o m en e w tru thor s y s te m o f

p h ilo so p h y ,w h ic h fin d sare sp o n s iv eth ro bw ith int h e m .B u t, t h e y

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re q u ir eth eth in kin gb ra into d ire c t th em ; th e yc a nn o ts trik eo u tu p o n

an e wp a thfo r the m s e lv e s ; the ym u s th a ves o m eg ia nt m in dtosu p

p o rt t h e m . InS a gitta riu s ,w es e eth eg en ia l, s y m p ath e tic ,c o urte o u s ,

n e u tralityw h ic h re p re s e n tst h ee x te rn a l lytru eg e ntle m a n .T h os ew h o

a res im p lyw a itingtob ele d ina n yd irec tio nth a t th es tro n g es tm e n ta l

fo rc ed e s ire sto c a rryth e m . T h e ylo v et h ew o rlda nditsv a riedd e

lig h ts, a n da re , c o n s e q u e n tly, c o n te n te da n dw illingtole to th e rsd o

th ethin k in gfo r th e m .

T h ew ho leo f th e sere m a rk sa r etob ec o ns id e re din ag e n e ra l

s e n s eo n ly ,a n di ns p e a k in gof a n yg iv e ns ig nit is, o fc o u rs e, p re s u p

p o s e d th a t th ep os itio na n das p e c to f thes u n ,m o o n, a n dp la n etsd o

n o tc on tra d ic t theg e n e ra l ten d e n c ie so f th es ig nup o nth ea s ce n d a n t.

F u rth er, w h a tw eh a v eth u sfar s ta te din re fe re n c e toth efie r ytrig o n

w ill als oa p p lyt oth eo th e r trip lic ities . It is ,th e re fo re , qu iteu n n e c es

s a ryt og oo v e rt h es a m eg ro un dw ithe a chtrig o n , asth ea b o v e il

lu s tratio nw ill su ffic etoe xp la inth eva ry in gp o w erso fe a c hs ig n ,a c

c o rd ingtoth ep ec u lia rp la n eo f itsm a nife s ta tio n , a sE a rth y , A irya n d

W a te ry. T h es tu d en th a so n ly tob e a r in m in d ,w h e n fo rm in gh is

o p in ion , th a th is p re m is e sa ndh isc o n c lu s io n sm u s t o c c u p yth es a m e

p la n e . T h u s , th e fie rytrig o nm a n ife s ts its e lf int h ec o m b a tive ,a g

g re s s iv e , im p e riou s ,c o m m a n d in ga n dc o u ra g e o u sp la ne so fa c tion .

T h ee arth ytrig o nm a n ife s tsi ts e lf inthep a tie n t, la b o rio u s , p lo d

d in g , o b e d ie n ta ndin e rt p la ne so fa c tion .T h ea iry trig o nm a nife s ts

its e lf inth ea s pirin g ,p h ilos o p h ic a l, m u s ic a l, a rt is tica n dvo la tile

p la n e so fa c tio n . T h ew a te ry trig o nm a n i fe s tsits e l f inth ed re a m y ,

ro m a n t ic ,c h a n g e ab le , tim idan ds u b m is s iv ep la n e sof a c tio n .

A sb e fo res ta te d , th es tu d e n t m u s tu n d e rs ta n dth a t th e s ere m a rk s

a reg en e ra la n dno tp a rtic u lar inth e ir a p p lic a tio n; fo r in s tan c e ,w e

d on o t m e a ntoa ss e rt th a tb ec a u s eap e rs o nisb o rn u n d e r aw ate ry

s ig nr is in gu p o n th ea s c e n d a nt, th a t, tha tp e rs o nw ill b ed re am ya n d

ro m a n t ic ,o r im p ra c tic a la n ds u b m is s iv e . T h isw ill d e p e n de n ti re ly

u p o nt h ea c tu a l po s itio no fth ep la n e ts a n dth e ir as p e c tstot h es u n

a n dm oo na t th et im eo fb irth. B u tw h a t w ed om e a n toa s s e rt i sth is ;

th a tth ep e rs o nt h e nb o rnw il l p o s s e s s , d e e pd o w nan dla te n t, th e

q u a lit ie so f th ew a te rytrig on ,a n dth a t u n d e rp ro pe rc o n d ition sa n d

c irc u m s ta n c e s , it w ill ris edo m in a n tlyt oth es u rfac ea n dth u sm a n i

fe s tth etru ein te rn a lc h a ra cte ris tic sof th ep e rs on 'sn a tu re , w h ileth e

s a m eco n d itio n san dc irc u m s tan c e sb ro u g ht tob e a r up o no n eb o rn

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u n d e r th efie ryt rig o nw o u ld o p e ra tein e x a c tlyth e re v e rs ed i re c tio n .

T h u sw es e eh o w an dw h ytw odiffe re n t ind iv id u a ls , u n d e r th esa m e

id e n ti c a lc o n d iti o n s ,w ill d i ffe rd ia m e t ric a llyin th e ir c o u rseo fa c

tio n . E v e ryd a yad d sfre s hp ro o fo f th is.

W em u st n o w tu rn o u ra tte n tiontoth ep ure lye s o te r ica s p e c t of

th efou r trip lic i tie s ,a n dv ie w th e m from th e ir H e rm e tica n dO c c u lt

s ta n d po in t. T h ef o u ra n c ie n t e le m e n ts ; Az o th ,S a lt, S u lp h u r, an d

M e rc u ry ,h a v eb e ens y m b o liz e d fro m tim e im m e m o ria l, a sT h eM a n,

T h eB ull, T h eL ion ,a n dT h eEa g le .A s trolo g ic a llyt h e s ea re ; Aq u a r

iu s(^") "th ew a te rb e a re r," s y m b o lic a l o fT h eM a n ; T a u ru s( b ) th e

s ig nof T h eB u ll; L e o(S i) rep re s e n te dbyT h eL io n ; a n dla s tly S c o r

p io(TT [) a n c ie n t lys y m b o liz edb yT h eE ag le . Inth i sc h a n g eo f s y m b o ls

th etho u g h tfu ls tu d e n tw ill f in dm u c htha t isw e ll w o rth yo f hisc a re

fu lc on s id e ra tio n, fo r "h e re byh a n g sat a le ." Inthee s o te ric p la n i

s p h e re o f th etw elv es ig n s , Ad a m K a d m o n , th ep rim o rd ia lm a n , pu re ,

a n din p e rfe c ta cc o rdw iththeF a th e r, oc c u p ie dth at p o in to f th e

p la n isp h e ren o w de s ig n a te db y th es ig nLib ra(^ = ), w h ic hs ig n i fie sth e

p o in t o fe q u ilib r iu m inth esp h e re .T h is e s o te ricpo in t isw h ered a y

a n dn ig h t, w in te r a n ds u m m e r, lig h ta n dd a rk n e s s , go o da n de v ila re

o n e . Ad a m K a d m o n re p re s e n tst h eid e a lm an ,a n dth ev e ryfa c tth a t

w ec a n fo rm a nide a lc o n c e p ti o nisth eab s o lu tep roo f th a tw ep o s

s e s st h ep o s s ib il itie so fa tt a in in gu n to th eid e a l a n dre a liz in go u rc o n

c e p tion ,n o tp e rha p su p o nth i sp la n e ,b ut c e rta in ly, w h e nw earetra n s

la te d toth eh ig he r. T h em o d ernE n g lis hn a m efo r thisp o in to f th e

s p h e re, "T h eB a lan c e ," w h ic hm e a n sju s ti c e , isafi ttin go n e , a sJ u s

tic ei sth a tw h ichd is c rim in ate s ,u p o nt h ee x te rn a l p la n e ,b e tw e e n

g o o dan de v il, a ndm e te so u t re w a rd sa n dp u n is h m e n ts .L ife ,L ig h t

a n dT ru tha reth es a m e ,a n dco n s is to f sp iritu a l refle c tio n . Th e ya re

s p irit u a l ra y s , an dw h e nth e sera y sb e c om ere fra c tedb yp a s s ing

th ro u ghth ep ris mo fm a tte r, T ru thb e c o m e sillu s io n, L ifeb e c om e s

lim itedb ya s s u m in gth ea p p e ara n c eo fd ea th ,a n dL ig h tb e c o m e so b

s c u re d. T h isth o ug h t isc le a r lye x p re s s edb yS .S . G rim k einhe rb o o k

E s o te r icL e s s o n s , u n d e r th esu b je c t "F ir s tL e s s o n s inR e a lity . "T h e

s p irit u a llyb e a u t ifu la n de tern a llytru e, h a v en oex is te n c ein th is

w o rld w h e rea ll i sc h a n g e ,s t rife ,d is c orda n dd e a th , th e re fo re ,w e

s e etha t th ed iv in es p iritu a l ra yo fg o od ,w h e nit b e c o m e sre f ra c te d ,

p re s e ntsa ll th e fo rm sa n dc olo rso fe v i l, th efo rm e ro n ly , is re a l

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a n de te rn a l, a n d th ela tte r i sb u ta na pp e a ra n c e , as s u m e db yt h e

fle e ti n gtra n s fo rm a tio n so fm a tte r.

T h isce le s tia lp oin t inL ib ra isre p re s en te db yE n oc h , inth e

m y s te r ie so f th eJ e w is hT e m p le , th em a nw h ow a lk e dw ithG o d"an d

w a sn ot." T h isthe o lo g ic a l ide aw a sp la gia riz e db y th ee a rlyf a th e rs

o f th eC h ris tia nC h u rc h ,w h e n th e ye la b ora te dth e ir C h ris tia nm y s

te rie s. T h e ym a k eL ib ras y m b olic a lo f the ir d a yo f ju d g m e n t, w h e n

c e le s t ia l "ju s tice "w ill b em e te do u t to a ll, "b o th th eq u ic ka n dth e

d e a d ." T h isisthep o in to fth ep la n is p he reo c c u p iedb yth e ir d iv in e

m a n . Th eC a b a lis t ic a lA d a m K ad m o n , th eEn o c ho fJ u da is m ,b e

c o m e s th eE m m a n u el o f th en e wd is p e n s a ti o n .J e s u si sth es a c ri fic e

re q u ir e db yth ediv in eju s ticeo fG o d 's a n g e r (? )f o r th ea w ful e rro rs

o f asin fu lw o rld o fH iso w nc re a tio na ndm a n a g e m e nt. A n dJ u d as ,

w h oa s ad is c ip le o f th es o no fG o d ,w a sa b letos oa rh e a v e n w ardu p o n

th ew in g so fa nEa g le(th einw a rda s p iratio n s ) fa ll sin tote m pta tio n ,

a n db etra y sh ism a s te r in tot h eh a n d so f h ism u rd e re rs .T h e n c ec o m e s

th efall, th ed ivin eE a g leo f th ec e le s t ia lh e a v e n s, b e c o m e st h elo w ly

re p til e , th etre ac h e ro u s ,p o is o n o u ss c o rp io n ,w h o s es tin gisco n c e a le d

inth em o s tu n s u sp e c te dp a rt o f th eb o d y, v iz ., th e ta il.

T h ea bo v ew ill b e fo u n du s e ful inth eE so te rictra ns la tio no f s ig n s

in toprin c ip le s . T h efa ll, fr o m th eE a g l eo f th eh ea v e n stothes c o r

p io nof th ed e s e r t, a ls oa p p l ie stoth e th e o lo g ic a l fa ll o fm an ,a n d

s c ie n t ific a llye xp la in sth eBib lic a la ll e g o ryo fA da m a n dE v e . W h e n

th em ys tick e yo f th es ta rry h e a v e n sis tu rn e dw ith aw is eh a nd , th e

g a rd e no fE d e nis n olo n g e r anim p o s s ib l ep la c e ,b ut isad iv in ere a l

ity , an dth efo u r riv e rsw h ich ,w ea ret o ld ,b ra n c h fro m o n ehe a d ,

w h ic h ris e sinthem id s to fth eg a rd e n , c a na ll b e lo c a te da n d th e ir

v irtu esk n o w n .

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T H EG R A N D A S T R O L O G IC A LK E YO FA L C H E M IC A LS C IE N C E .

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A L C H E M Y ,T H ES T A R SA N D M A N

B yN a tu reth eZ o dia cisd iv ide din toe q ua la rc so f L ig h ta n d

D a rk n es s ,S u m m e r a n dW in te r; w h ic hinthete c h n ic a l te rm so fth e

s c ie n cea rete rm edth en o rth erna n dth es o u th e rns ig n s .W h e nt h e

E a rth , inh e ra n nu a lo rb it rou n dth es u n, e n te rsthes ig nL ib ra ,a b o u t

th e2 1s t. o fM a rch , th es u nap p e a rstoen te r th efi rs td e g re eo fA rie s ,

w h ic h isc a lle dt h ev e rn a le qu in o x ,a n d fo llo w in gt h eo p p o s iti o n

p o in t o fo u re a rt h 'sjo u rn e y th ro u g hs p ac e ,o u rs u na p p a re n tly m o v e s

fo rw a r dth ro u g ht h es ig n su n t il (a b o u tth e2 1 s t. o f J u n e ) th e firs t

p o in t o f th etro pic a ls ig nC an c e r isre ac h e d ,a n dt h eg re a te s t n o o n

d a ya l titu d eisatta in e dint h en o rth e rn h e m is p h e re, a n dth el o w e s t

inth es o u th e rnhe m is p h e re .O no ra b o u t th e2 1 s t. of S e p te m b e r , th e

s u na pp e a rstoe nte r th efirst d e g re eo f L ib ra ,w h ic hc o m p le testh e

s o la r p a s s a g eth ro u g hth es ix n o rth e rnsig n s ,a n dt h ea rco f l ig h t is

o v e r. T h efo llo w in gs ixs ig n s, L ib ra ,S co rp io ,S a g i tta riu s ,C ap ric o rn ,

A q u a ri u sa n dP is ce s ,c o n s tituteth es o u th e rna rc ,te rm e dth earco f

d a rk n es s .O u rc h ie f re a s o nfor d ra w in gt h es tu d e n t' sa tte n tio n toth is

p re c u l ia rd iv is iono f th ez o dia cis , th at, it isthisd iv is io n th a t fo rm s

th eg ro u n dw o rkup o nw h ic his b a s e de v e r yth e o lo g ica ls y s te m th e

w o rld h a se v e rs ee n .F u rth e r, it isth ed iv is io ns t ill o b s e rv edina ll

s ta n d ardw o rk su po nA s tro lo g ic a ls c ie n c e. B u t, s of a ra sth er e a la n d

p ra c ti c a la p p lic atio no f th es c ie n c eis c o n c e rn e d , s u c had iv is io nis

p e rfe ctlyu n m e a n in g ,a n ds tu de n tsa rea dv is e dtop ayn oa tte n t io n

th e re to .T h eo n ly d iv is io nthez o d ia crec e iv e sinC h a ld e a na s t ro lo g y

(e x c e pt th efo u r trip lic itie s) isth a tw h ic hta k e s in toc o n s ide ra tio nth e

in c re as ea n dd e c re a s eo f th e lifefo rc e s, o f th eg re a tc o s m ic lifec e n

te ro f a ll a n im a te dn a tu re , viz ., th eS un .T h ez o d ia cis , th e re fo re ,

d iv id edin totw op a rts ,v iz ., fro m C a p ri c o rntoC a nc e r. W h e nt h es u n

c ro s s esth elin eo f th ew in ter s o ls tic e , a b o u t th e2 1 s t. o fD ec e m b e r,

th eli fefo rc e sof th en o rth ernh e m is p h erea rea tth elo w e s t eb b . It is

a t th i sp o in t th at G o dg iv e s th en a tio n s th ep ro m iseo f fu tu re d e liv e r

a n c e . A ll th ec ruc ifie ds a v iorsth ew o rl do v e rw e re b o rna b o u t th e

2 5 th . o fD e c e m b e r . Inth o s et e m p e ra telatitu d e sw h eres n o w a n d ic e

a reu nk n o w n ,w in te r isth erain ys e a s o n , a n dth ep eo p leh a v et h e ir

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b o w o f p ro m is ein th eh e a v e n s th a tG o dw ill n o te n t ire lyd e s tr o yth e

w o rld w ithw a te r.

F ro m th etim eo f th ew in te r so ls tic eth ed a y sin c rea s einle n gth ,

inth en o rth e rnhe m is p h e re ;th es lu g g is h lifefo rc eso fm a tte r b e g in

toe x pa n d ;a n da l l th in g sin cre a s einv i ta lityu n ti l th e2 1 s t. o fJ u n e ;

w h e nSo le n te rst h es ig nC a n ce r. T h isis th eh ig h e st p o in to f d e c lin a

tio nno rtho f th ee q u a to r. It isa ls otheh ig h e s t po in to f in te n s ity(in

th en orth e rnh e m is p h e re )o fth ec o s m icl ifefo rc e s . F o r atim e, th e s e

fo rc e s re m a ins tatio n a ry ; th enre a c tio ns lo w lys e ts in ; th etr e e sb e g in

toc h an g eth e ir t in ts , fru its b e g intor ip e n ,a n dt h ed a y sg row s h o rte r

a sth eL ifeW a v e re c e d e s .

If aco m p le tec e ns u so f th ew h o lep o p u latio no f th en o rth e rn

h e m is ph e rec o u ld b eta k e n ,a ndth ea c tu al d u ra tio no f life ,o f th e

p e o p le a s c e rta in ed ,w es h o u ld fin das tartlin gc o n t ra s tb e tw e enth o s e

b o r n fro m D e c e m be r toJ u n e , a n dth o s ebo rnb e tw e e nJ u lya n dt h e

e n do f N o v e m b e r. W es h o u ldfi n dth a t th os ew h oliv e th elo n g e st

w e rebo rninM a rch .A p ril a n dM a y , th a t istos a y , av e ryg re at

m a jo ri tyw o u ldb e fo u n dtoh av eth e ir n ata ld a yin th e s em o n ths .

W h ile o nth ec o n t ra ry , am a jorityo f th es h o rt-liv edp o p u la tionw o u ld

b efo un dtob eb ornd u rin gthem o n th so f A u g u s t. S ep te m b e ra n d

O c to b er. T h isis o n lytru eo ng e n e ra lp r in c ip le s , an dd o e sn o t a p p lyto

a n yo nein d iv id u al h o ro s c o p e ; infa c t, t h ere m a rk s inre fe re n cetoth e

fo u r t rip lic itie sw ill a ls oap p lyh e re . T h ein c re a sea n dd e c rea s eo f th e

s o lo r K g h ts im p ly g o v e rn sd ie \ita liz in gc a p a c ityof th era c e , a n dn o t

th eind i\id u a l. R e m e m b e r th is.

B e fo re c o n c lu d in g th isg e n e ral o u tlin eof th ep s y c ho lo g ic a lp r in

c ip le su p o nw h ic h th etru ea stro -m a s o n ic s c ie n c eis fo u n d e d ,w em u s t

d ra w th ere a d e r's a tte n tio nt oitsa lc h em ic a la s p e ct, a n dp o int o u t th e

re la ti o na s tro lo gyb e a rstot h ism y s tic al s c ie n c eof th ea n c ien tc h e m is ts.

A lc h e m yisg e n e rallys u p p o s e d tom e a nthea c to f tr a n s fo rm in g

th eb as em e ta l intog o ld ,a n da ss u c h ,ith a sfo u n dm o red e v o te e sfo r

th ep ro s p e c tiv ew e a lthw h ic h it a p p e a re d too ffe r, th a nfo r thes p ir

itu a l tru thit m ig h tc o n ta in . B u t lik eev e ry th in gels ec o n n e c te dw ith

th eO cc u lt, "n o n ec a no b ta in th eg o o du nle s sh em e r itsit" a n d th o s e

w h oo bta inth ec on tro lo fa n y fo rc eb yev il m e a n sm u s tp a yaf e a rfu l

p ric e fo r it int h isw o rld , an date rriblep e n a lty inth en e x t T h e re

fo re , th o s ew h odon o ts iu d y th es a c re da rt fo r its o w ns a k e , ins e a rc h

o fk n ow le d g e ,w il l fin dn o th in gb u td is ap p o in tm e n t

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T h es ev e np la n e ts re p re s e n tth es e v e nm eta lso f th ea n c ie n ts .

T h u s , S a tu rnissy m b o liz e db y le a d ;J u p i te rb ytin ; M a rsb yir o n ;S o l

b yg o ld ;V e n u sb yc o p p e r; M e rc u ryb ym e rc u ry ;a n dt h eM o o n(E arth )

b ys il v e r. Inth i sa lc h e m ic a l a rra n g e m e nt w em u s t no teth ep o sitio n

a s s ig ndtoth es ola ro rb . It isa t le a s t s ig n ific a nt.

S a tu rn, le a dV e n us ,c o p p e r

J u p iter, tinT h eS u n ,M e rc u ry, m e rc u ry

M a rs , iro nG o ldM o o n ,s ilv e r

T h ep re c io u sm e tal, th e n ,c o nta in sth epo te n c ie so r p rin c ip le so f

th eo th e rs ix ,c on s e q u e n tly , e a c ho n eo f th em e ta ls, a b o v ee n um e ra te d ,

c o n ta in ss o m ee s se n tia lp rin cip leth a tth ea lc h e m ist re q u ire s inth e

tra n s m u tin gp ro c es s ; fo rg o ld c a n n o tb ep ro d u c e du nle s sth ee le m e n ts

o fw h ic hit isc om p o s e da repre s e n t. N o t o n lym u s t th e yb ep res e n t,

b u t the ym u s tb em ix e dinth eir e x a c tp ro p o rtio n , an dth e ns u bje c te d

toth ep u rify in g re s o lv e n t influ e n c eo f th eu n iv e rsa ls o lv e n t o fN a

tu re , "th ew a te r o fP y th ia ." T h isw a te r, w en e e ds ca rc e lya d d , isth e

a s tra l lig h t; h e nc eit is , tha t, e a c ho nem u s tm a k e th ep h ilo so p h e r's

s to n e fo rh im s e lf ; it c a n n o t b eb o u g h tfo rd o lla rs a n dc e n ts ; n o rm o

n o p o li z e db ys y n dic a te s ,c o rpo ra tio n so r im p ro v e m e nt (? )c o m p an ie s .

S o m ei n d iv id u a ls a re , fro m the ir p e c u liar o rg a n iz a t io na n dte m p e ra

m e n t, e n d o w e dw it hth ep o w e r o fg e n e ra ti n ga n du s ingth em a g ica l

fo rc e so f th ea s t ra l lig h tw i thlittleor n oe x e rti o nu p o nth eir p a rt, a nd

c o u ld , if th e yo nlyp o s s e s s e d th ek n o w led g e ,p ro d u cep h e n o m e n al

e ffe c t sw ithm o re e a s einth re em o n th sof tra in in g , th a no th e rs , le s s

m a g ic allyc o n s tit u te d ,c o u ld inalife ti m e . Infa c t , th e reis th es a m e

p re d isp o s itio nreq u ire dtom ak eth es u c ce s s fu lO c c ultis ta sthe reis

ina n yo f th ea rt sa n ds c ie n ce s .T h e rei sm u c he rror inc irc u la tio n

u p o nt h isp o in tth a t re q u ire ss w e e p in gaw a yw iththeb ru s ho f tru th ,

e s p e c ia llyinre ga rdtoA lc h em y ,w h ic hm a n yv ie w in th elig h t o fm e re

c h e m ica l fo rm u la fo rg o ldm a kin g .T oill u s tra teth is , le tu st a k eth ea rt

k n o w na sm u s ic ; on ep e rs o nis b o rnw h opo s s e s s e sa n a tu ra lg e niu s

fo rh arm o n y ,n o t o n lys o ,b u t h ea ls oh asth efin e , s e n s itiv e to u c h

a n dm ec h a n ic a ls kill top ro d uc eh a rm o n y ; th isla tter ise q u a ll ya sim

p o rta nt a sth eform e r. A n o th er isb o rnpo s s e s s in ga n a tu ra l lov efo r

m u s ic , b u t th a t i sa ll. N o w , a slo n ga sh eliv e sh ew ill h a v e ag re a t

lo v ef o rm u s ic , an db ed e lig hte dtolis te ntoit, bu tw ill n e ve rb ea b le

top rod u c eth em us ich im s e lf, b e c a u s eh e isto ta lly in c a p a b le o fm a s

te rin g th ed e ta il sa n dm e c h a nic a l fin g e r in g , th a t i ss ore q u isiteinth e

2 3 4T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

s k illf u lm u s ic ia n. P ro b a b lyt h ere a d e r i so rh a sb ee na c q u a in te dw ith

m a n ysu c hin d iv idu a ls . It is th es a m ew i thO c c u ltism .T h efo rm e r

re p re se n tsth en atu ra lb o rnm a g ic ia n , thela tte r thea v e ra g el o v e ra n d

s tu d e nt o fo c c u lt s c ie n c e .T hefo rm e rc ano b ta inh i sk n o w le d g ed i

re c t f ro m th eg rea ts to re h o u seo fN a tu re, th ela tter o n lyfro malo n g

s tu d yo f th ew rit in g so fo th ers .B u t, the reisa ls o ath irdc la s stob e

c o n s ide re dinv iew in gth era nk so f th eoc c u lt, v iz . , th o s ew h oo c c u p y

am id w a yp la n eb etw e e nth etw oa b o v en o te d . It isf o r th ism idd le

c la s sa lo n eth a t th isw o rkw asp re p a re d .

T h ec ele b ra te da lc h e m is t, P a ra c e ls u s ,s pe a k in go fth ea s tro lo gic a l

a s p e c t so fh iss cie n c e ,s a y s inP a ra g ra nu m I, "If I h a v em a n n a inm y

c o n s ti tu tio nI c ana ttra c tm an n afro m h ea v e n .M e liss aisn o t on lyin

th eg ard e n ,b u t als ointh eair a n dinhe a v e n .S a turnisn o t on lyin

th es ky ,b u ta ls od e e pinth eo c e a na n de a rth .W h a t isV e n u s , b u t th e

A rte m is iath a tg ro w siny o u r g a rd e n ,a n dw h a t isir o nb u t th ep la n e t

M a rs ;" th a t isto s a y ,V e n u sa n dA rte m isiaa reb o th p ro d u c tsof th e

s a m ees s e n c e ,w h i leM a rsa n d iro na rem an ife s ta tio nso f th es am e

c a u s e . "W h a t ist h eh u m a nb o dyb u t ac o ns te lla tio n (m ic ro c o s m ) o f

th es am ep o w e rst h a t fo rm e dt h es ta rsin th es k y ?H ew h ok n o w s

M a rskn o w sth eq ua litie so f i ro n ,a n dh ew h ok n o w sw h a t iro ni s ,

k n o w s th ea ttrib ute so fM a rs . W h a tw o u ld b e c o m eo f y o u rh e a rt if

th e re w e ren os u n inth eu n ive rs e ?W h a t w o u ldb etheu s eo fy ou r

"v a s as p e rm a tic a " (la te n ta s t ra lg e rm sof s u b je c tivelifefo rm s ) if th e re

w e renoV e n u s ?T og ra s pth ei n v is ib lee le m e n ts , to a ttra c t th em b y

th e ir m a te ria lc orre s p o n d e n c es , toc o n tr o l, p u rify a n dtra n s m uteth e m

b yth ee v e rm o v ingp o w e rso f th eliv in gs p irit, th i sistru ealc h e m y ."

T h es tu d e n tw ill n o t fa il to u n d e rs ta n d th etru en atu reo fa l

c h e m ica ls c ie n c ew h e nh ec o m pa re sth ea bo v ee x tra c t fro m P a ra ce ls u s

w itht h ep re v io u s te a c h in g sgiv e ninth i sa n do th e r c h a p te rs . T h em a n

w h ois d o m in a te db yth eM a rti a le le m e n t a n dk n o w si t, a n dth e n

d e v o tesh isc o m m erc ia le n e rg ie stoth er e a lm so fM ars ,b ytra din g

a n ds pe c u la tin gso le lyinirona n ditspro d u c ts ; theS a tu rn in e in d iv id

u a lc on tro lle db y th ee a rth ly trig o n ,w hoc o n s c io u slyin v e s ts h is

m o n e y , tim ea n dab ilitie sin c o a lm in in ga n dtra d inginlim e , c la y ,

b ric k sa n ds to n e : th e s em e n , Is a y ,a re alo n gw a ya h e a do f tho s e

w h od ev o teth e ir tim ea n dth eir m o n e yto s tu d y in gan de x p e rim en t

in gw i thth em u s t yo ldfo rm u la so f "S a n div o g iu s ," sofa ra sthetru ea l

c h e m yo fN a tu rei sc o n c e rn e d , b e c a u s ethe yh a v eo b ey e dth ec o m -

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m a n d so f tru es c ie n c eu p o nthep h y s ic a l p la n e .T h e ya reu s in g th e

s p irit u a la n dm a gn e tica ffin i tie sim p la nte db yM o the rN a tu rew ith in

th e m , tos u c c e s s fu llya ttra c t toth e m ,th e ir n a tu ral c o rre s p o nd e n c e s

o ne a r th ;a n dth en ,b yth ea i do fc o m m e rc e , tra n s form in gs u c hb a s e

p ro d u ctsin toth es h in in gy e l lo w g o ld . Sa lt, s u lp h ur, m e rc u ry a n d

a z o th , e x is t int h eh u m a nb o dya sw e ll asinth eb ow e lso f th ee a rth

(th eon eim p lie s th eo th e r), a n ds od o e s th ec o v e tede lix ir w hic hre

s o lv e sa ll th in g s in toth e ir o rig in a le le m e n tsa n dc o n fe rsp e rp e tu a l

y o u th . "H eth a t ha the a rsto h e a r, le t him h e a r."

T h es ym b o lic a ld ia g ra m a t th eb e g in n in go f th isc h ap te re x

p re s s es ,h ie ro g lyp h ic a lly ,a l l th a t th es c ie n c eo f a lc h e m yc a n te a c h .

T h etw e lv es ig n so f th ez o d iaca red iv ide din toth eir v a rio u s trip lic ities ,

a n dit w ill b en otic e dth a t ea c htrig o nh a sth re epla n e so fm an ife s ta tio n

s h o w nb yth eth reew a rd so fth es te lla r k e y .T h e s ee le m e n tsa r ea g a in

s h o w n , re p re s e n tedb yth e ir ch e m ic a le q uiv a le n ts ,C a rb o n ,N itr o g e n ,

O x y g e n, a n dH y d rog e n ;a n dla stly , th ev ario u sq u a d ra n tsre p re se n t

th erea lm so fe lem e n ta l life , w h ic hliv ea n dm o v ean dh a v eth eir

b e in gw ith inth e fo u rg re a t as tra l trip l ic itie so f th eo ldC h ald e a n

A s tro lo g y .

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M A N SAS T R A LO R G A N IS M

A S T R O -K A B B A L IS T IC A LP L A N IS P H ER EO FT H ESIG N SA N D

C O N S T EL L A T IO N SO FT H EZ O D IA C .

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T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ET W E L V ESIG N S

T h ep oe tM a n iliu s, s oc e le b rate dinth ed a y so fA u gu s tu sC a e s ar,

ins e t tin gfo rth th ea s tro lo gyo f th eR om a n sg iv e s th efo llo w in gb e a u

tifu l d e s c rip tio no f th etw e lv es ig n sa ndc o n s te llatio n s ;

"N o w co n s te lla tion s ,M u s e ,a nds ig n sre he a rs e ;

Ino rde r le t th e ms p a rk lein th yv e rs e ;

F irs t A rie s ,g lo r io u sinh is g o ld e nw o o l,

L o o k sb a c k ,a n dw o n d e rsa t them ig h tyB ull,

W h o s eh in dp a rts firs ta p p e a r, h eb e n d inglie s ,

W itht h re a te n in gh e a d ,a n dc allsth eT w in storis e ;

T h e ycla s pfo r fea r, a n dm u tua llye m b ra ce ,

A n dn ex t th eT w insw itha nu ns te a d yp a c e

B rig h t C a n c e r ro l ls ; th e nL e os h a k e sh is m a n e

A n dfollo w in gV ir g oc a lm sh is ra g ea g a in.

T h e nda ya n dn ig ht a rew e ig h edinL ib ra ' ss c a le s ,

E q u a l a w h ile ,a t la s t th en igh tp re v a ils;

A n dlon g e rg ro w n th eh e a v ie r s c a lein c li n e s ,

A n dd ra w sb rig h t S c o rp iofro mth ew in te r s ig n s .

H im C en ta u r fo llow sw itha naim in ge y e ,

H isb ow fu ll d ra w na n dre a d y tole t fly ;

N e x t na rro w h o rn s, th etw is tedC a p e rs h ow s ,

A n dfr o m A q u a riu s' u rnaflo odo 'e r flo w s .

N e a rt h e ir lo v 'd w a v e sc o ldPis c e sta k e s th e ir s e a t,

W ithArie sjo in , a n dm a k eth e ro u n dc o m ple te ."

C e n ta ur, th ec o n ste lla tio no f J u p ite r, i .e .S a g ittariu s .

N a rro w -h o rn s , th e tw is te dC a pe r, re fe rs toC a p ric o rn , th eg o a t.

E v e ry th in ginN a tu re , th o u g hc o n s titu tingatrin ity inits e lf, p o s

s e s s e s afo u rfo ld a p p lic a tio nw h e nv ie w edfro m th ee x te rn a lp la n e .

A t le as tw efin d th isfo u rfo ld n e s satruths ofa r as"th eth ing so fE a rth"

a rec on c e rn e d ,a ndth e re fo re , b yth ela w so fc o rre sp o n d e n c e s , th e

s a m eap p lic a tio nm u s th o ldg oo dinre g a r dtoth ec ele s tia lo b je c tsin

th eh ea v e n s .T h eH e rm e ticru l eisv e rypre c is eu p o n th isp o in t,v iz ,

"A so n th ee a rth , s ointh esk y ." T h e re fo re ,w ew il l d e s c rib e th efo u r

fo ldas p e c to f thes ta rsa sf u llya sth e lim itso f th ep re s e n t w o rkw ill

a llo w . B e fo rea tt e m p tin gth is, h o w e v e r, it isp e rh ap sn e c e s s a r yto

re m in d th eg e n e ral re a d e r, tha t it isw ell k n o w nto s tu d e n tsof O c

c u lt l ite ra tu re , th a tb e h in d th ee x te rn al p e rs o n a li tie so f th e tw e lv e

s o n sof J a c o bw e r ec o n c e a le d th ev a rio u sp o w e rso f th etw e lv ec o n

s te llatio n so f theZ o d ia c .U ntil q u iter e c e n tly , the ir c o rre c t ta b u la

tio nha sb e e nc a re fu llyc o n c ea le d . Infac t, th eK a bb a lis tic a l a n de s o

te ric a s p e c to fth es c ie n c e , w h a tP a ra c els u sc a lls th e"s p irit u a la s tro l

o g y ," h a sn e v e r ye tb e e nc o m m itte dtow r itin g ,e x c ep tu n d e r thed e n s e

2 3 8T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

v e il of e x tre m e ly v a g u ea lle go ric a ls y m bo ls ;b e c a u seth isk n o w le d g e

fo rm e d ap o rtio no f "th eg re ate rm y s te ri e s ," a n da ss u c h ,w a sn e c e s

s a rily c o n fin e dt oth ee x c e p t io n a llyfa vo re dfe w .Itm u s t inj u s tic eb e

a d d e d ; th a t, th e sefa v o re dfew th o ro u g h l ym e rite dall th ek n o w le d g e

th e yob ta in e d .T im e ,h o w e v e r, w h ic hre g ula te sa ll t h in g s ,v e ry h a r

m o n io us ly ,a rra n ge sth es u p p l yo fs p irit u a l tru thi ne x a c tp rop o rtio n

toth e re a ld e m a nd .S oth a t a re a l, e a rne s td e m a n dh a v in ga rise nfo r

lig h t u p o nth es piritu a ls id eo fN a tu re , w eb e g int os e eth ebrig h t ra y s

o f truths p rin g ingu pu p o nthem e n ta lh oriz o no f thew e s te rnr a c e .

T h erec ip ie n tso f O c c u lt k n o w le d g e ,w h oh a v eb e e nsolo n gw a it in g

inv a r io u sq u a rtersfo r th et im e stob e co m erip e , aren o w d is t rib u tin g

th e ir h o a rd e dtrea s u re s ,w ith d e lig h te dh a n d s , tot h ed a ilyinc re a s in g

n u m b e r o fs e e k e rs a fte r tru th.

P ro b a blyth en e a re s ta p p ro a c h toth iss piritu a la s t ro lo g yo f

P a ra c els u sth a t ha sy e tb e e n is s u e dfro mth ep re s s , isth ere m a rk a b le

w o rkbyH .M e lv il le ,e n title d "V e rita s . AR e v e la tiono f th eM ys te rie s .",

p u b lish e dinL o n do n ,E n g la n d .

F o r thes a k eo f co n v e n ie n c e , w es h a ll d iv id eth es tu d yo f th e

p la n e t sa n dc o n s te lla tio n so f th eZ o d ia c in tofo u r s e p a ra tep arts , to

b ed e sig n a te da sS y m b o lic a l, K a b b a lis tica l, In te llec tu a l, a n dP h y s ic a l.

T h e s e fo u rp la n e sa ree n tire l ys e p a ra te fro m e a c hoth e r, a n dm u s tn o t

b ec o nfo u n d e din th es tu d e n t' sm in d .T h eS y m b o lic a l a s p e c ta p plie sto

th e ir p u re lym y s t ic a ls ig n ifi c a n c e ;a n d th ev a rio u s fo rm sa n da s p e c ts

w h ic h th e ya s s u m e inth ein g en io u sim a g in a tio n so f o u re a rlyan c e s

to rs ; w h o ,a fte r v ie w in gth e fo rm sa n df o rc e so fN atu rea sm a nife s te d

u p o nea rth ,w e re e v e rs e e k in g tofin dthe ir s p iritua lc o rre s p on d e n c e

"inthes k y ."

T h eK ab b a lis tic a l a s p e c ta p p l ie stoth e i rm o rere c on d iten a tu re ,

a n dto th ev a rio uso c c u lt fo rc e sinN a turetow h ic h th e yg a v ea

c e le s t ia le x p re s sio n . Inth is im p o rta n t a s p e c t lie sc o n c e a le d , a ls o , th e

g ra n dm y s te rie sof th eJ e w is hT e m p le , thea rc a n es cie n c eo f thew is e

K in gSo lo m o n ;a n d la s tb u tn ot le a s t, theT h e o s o p h yo f la te r Ju d a is m ,

th ee xte rn a l fo rmo fw h ic his n o w k n o w na sC h ris tian ity .

T h eInte lle c tu a l a s p e c ta p p li e ss o le lyt oth em e n tal p la n eo f

h u m a n i ty ,a n dh a s re fe re n c et oth ein te l le c tu a lc a l ib reo f th em in d .

T h e re iso fte na ra d ic a ld iff e re n c eb e tw e e nth ep h ys ic a la n di n te l

le c tu al n a tu re sof th es a m eorg a n is m , the re fo re , thes tu d e n tm u s tb e

c a re ful n o t toc on fo u n dth e s e tw oa s p e c t so f th eM an .

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ET W E L V ESIG N S2 3 9

T h eP hy s ic a la s p ec ta p p lie son lytoth eg ro s se x te rn a lp la n e , th e

p a s s ion a la n dm a te ria ls id eof h u m a n ity . It s h o w susth ein te l le c tu a l

h u m a na n im a l, a s it w e re ,a n d th e re fo re , iso n lya pp lic a b leto th o s e

w h oa r eliv in gw ho llyu p o ntha tp a rtic u la rp la n e .

A R IE S ( T) T H ER A M

T h es ig nA rie s , i nitsS y m b o l ic a la s p e c t , re p re s e n t sth eS a c ri fic e .

T h efl o c k sa n dh erd sb rin gforthth e ir yo u n gd u rin g th ep o rtiono f th e

y e a rt h a t th es u no c c u p ie sthiss ig n . In a d d itio nt oth es a c ri fic e , th e

R a m a ls os y m b o lize sth es p ringa n dth eco m m e n c e m e n t o f aN e w

Y e a r, w h e nlife , lig h ta n dlov e ,a reto b eb e s to w e du p o nth eso n so f

e a rth inc o n s e q u en c eo f th esu nh a v in gon c em o reg ain e dth ev ic to ry

o v e rt h ere a lm sof w in te ra n dd e a th .T h es y m b o lo f th es la inLa m b

u p o nt h ee q u in o c t ia lc ro s s , i sa n o th e rt y p eo fA ries .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nA ri e sre p re s e ntsth eh e a da n db ra in so f

th eg ra n dm a no f th ec o s m o s . It isth eac tin g , th ink in gp rin c ip lein

N a tu re c a lle d ,s om e tim e s , in stin c t, a n da g a inin te l lig e n c e .U po nth e

e s o te r icp la n is p he re , th iss ig niso c c u pie db yB e n ja m in ,o fw ho m

J a c o b , inh isb les s in gtoth e tw e lv es o ns ,s a y s"B en ja m ins h a l l ra v ea s

aw o lf , inth em orn in gh es h all d e v o u rt h ep re y ,a nda tn ig h t d iv id e

th es po ils ." A b o vea ll o th e r a n im a ls , thew o lf issa c re dtothep la n e t

M a rs , a n dth es ignA rie sisun d e r th es pe c ia la n dpe c u lia rc o ntro lo f

th isf ie ryp la n e t.M a rsisthem o s t fie r yo fa ll thep la n e ts , a n dA rie si s

th efi rs tc o n s te l la tio no f thefie rytri p lic ity .T hec o rre s p o nd e n c eis

s ig n if ic a n t. T h eH e b re w sc o n ce a le dth is re fe re n c et oth ep la n eta ry

n a tu re o fM a rsb yc o m b in in gt h ew o lf a n d th era m . "T h ew o lf in s h e e p 's

c lo th in g " re v e a ls tou sth eev il a c tio no fM a rsw h enm a le fic a l ly

p o s itedinh iso w ns ig n , th eR a m .T h eK ab b a lis tic a l g e m o f th is

s ig ni sth ea m e thy s t, a n dth os eb o rnw it hA rie srisin gu p o nthe

a s c e n da n to f th e i rh o ro s c o p e , p o s s e s sin th iss to n e ap o w e rfu l m a g n e tic

ta lis m a n .A rie si sth efirs t a n dh ig h e s t e m a n a tio no f th efie r ytrip lic it y ,

a n dis th ec o n s tella tio no fth ep la n e tM a rs .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , A rie ss ig n i fie sth em artia ls p iri t o f

d e s truc tiv e n e s san da g g re s s ion . It ru le s th eh e a d ; "O u to fh is m o u th

w e n t a tw oe d g e ds w o rd ." It i sth ea c tivew ill u n d er th eg u id an c eo f

th ee xe c u tiv efo rc e so f th ebra in ;a n dt h o s ed o m in ate db yth is in flu x

a reim p e rio u s ,d au n tle s s ,a n de n e rg e tic , inth efir s td e g re e . T h e yw ill

n e v e r re a llys u b m it toth ec on tro lo fo th e rs .

2 4 0T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,A riesp ro d u c e s as p a reb u t s tro n gb o dy ,

o fm e diu m h e ig h t, lo n gfa c e , a n db u s h yey eb ro w s , ra th e r lo n gn e c k ,

p o w e rf u lc h e s t, co m p le x io nrath e rs w a rthy ;d is p o s it io nc o u ra g eo u s ,

a m b iti o u s , in tre pid ,a n dd e s po tic ; th et e m p e r isfi e rya n dp a ss io n a te .

G e n e rallys p e a k ing , th iss ig ng iv e sav eryq u a rre lso m e , irritab le ,p u g

n a c io usp e rs o n .H isd is e a s e sa reth o s eof th eh e a d , s m a ll p o x , m e a s le s

a n dfev e rs .O fp la n ts , th issig ng o v e rn sb ro o m ,h o l ly , th is tle, d o c k ,

fe rn , g a rlic ,h e m p ,m u s ta rd , n e ttle s ,o nio n s ,p o p p ie s , ra d is h , rh u b a rb

a n dp ep p e rs .O f sto n e s ,A rie s ru le sfires to n e ,b rim s to n e ,o c h r ea n da ll

c o m m o n re ds to n e s.

T A U R U S( ) T H EB U L L

T h es ig nT a u ru s , initsS y m b olic a la s p e ct, re p re s e ntsth ep o w erso f

fe c u n dity ,a n da ls oth ep ro c re a tiv efo rce sina ll de p a rtm e n ts o fN a tu re .

Itsg en iu sw a ss ym b o liz e da sA p h ro d ite , w h ow a sg e ne ra llyre p re

s e n te da sw e a rin g th etw oh o rn su p o nh e r h e a dinim itia tio no f th e

B u ll. M a n ym y th o lo g is tsh a v eb e e nd e c e ive db yth is s y m b o l, a n d

h a v et a k e nit to re p re s e n t a fig u reo fth ec re s c e n t m o o nu p o n th e

h e a dof Is is ,w h ere a s , it w a s th ep la n e t V e n u sw h ichth ea n c ien tsin

te n d e d tos y m b o li z e ,b e c a u s es h eru le st h ec o n s te ll a tio no f theB u ll b y

h e rs ym p a th e ticf o rc e s .A p is , th es a c re dB u ll o f theE g y p tia n s, isa n

o th e r c o n c e p tio no fT a u ru s . An da sth esu np a s s e dt h ro u g hth is s ig n

d u rin g th e ir p lo w in gm o n th ,w ea ls ofin d th iss ig nu s e da sth es y m

b o lo f h u s b a n d ry .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th iss ig nT au ru sre p re se n tsth ee ars ,n e c ka nd

th ro a t o f th eg ran do ldm a nof th es k ie s, h e n c e , thiss ig nis th es ile n t,

p a tie nt, lis te n ingp rin c ip le o fh u m a n ity; a ls o , it isth eg o v ern o ro f th e

ly m p h atics y s te mo f th eo rg a nis m .T a u ru s, o nth ee so te ricp la ni

s p h e re, iso c c u p ie db yIs s a c ha r, w h ic hm e a n sh ire li n go rs e rv an t. T h e

p a triarc h , inh is p a te rn a lb le s s in gtoI s s a c h a r, refe rstoth eo b e d ie n t,

la b o ri o u sn a tu re o f th iss ig n, a sfo llo w s : "Is s a c h ar isas tron ga s s ,

c ro u c hin gd o w nb etw e e ntw ob urd e n s ." T h i sisp re -e m in e n tlyth e

e a rth l yT a u rim >na tu re ,a sthea s sa n dt h eo xa reeq u a llyre m ark a b le

fo r the ir e n d u ra nc ea sb e a s ts o fb u rd e n . T h eK a b b a l is tic a lg e mo f

th issig nisth ea g a te ,a n dt h e re fo re ,th iss to n eco n s titu te s an a tu ra l

ta lis m a nfo r th o seb o rnw ith T a u ru so nt h e ir a s c e n da n t. T a u ru s isth e

h ig h e st e m a n a tio no f th ee a rt h lytrig o n , a n disth ec o n s te lla t io no f th e

p la n e t V e n u s .

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ET W E L V ESIG N S2 4 1

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , T a u ru ss ig nifie sth equ ic k e n in g ,

g e rm ina tin gp o w e r so fs ile n t th o u g h ta n d re p re s e n ts th a tw h ic h is

p le a s an ta n dg o o d, c o n s e q u e n t ly , th o s edo m in a te db y th isin fluxa re

a b let oc h o o s ea nda s s im ila te th a tw h ic h isg o o d . Th e ya res low to

fo rm op in io n s ,a r ec a re fu l, plo d d in ga n ds e lf-re lian t, a n dp a t ie n tly

a w a it th ere a liz atio no f re s ults .T h ec hie fm e n ta l c h a ra c te ristic sa re

in d u s t rya n da p p l ic a tio n .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,T a u ru sg iv e sa m id d les ta tu rew ith

s tro n g, w e ll-k n it b o d y ,a n dsh o rt, th ic k, b u ll-lik en e c k ,b ro adfo re

h e a dan dd a rkh a i r, ad u ll c om p le x io na ndra th e r larg em o u th . In

d is p o sitio n , th en a tiv e so fth ee a rth ly trig o na re s u lle na n d re s e rv e d .

T h e ym a k efirm fr ie n d s ,a n dun re le n tin g fo e s .S lo wtoa n g e r, t h e y

a re , l ik eth eb u l l, v io le n t an dfu rio u sw h e na ro u s ed .O fp la n ts , th is

s ig nr u le sb e e ts , p la n ta in , co lts -fo o t, c o lu m b in e , d a is ie s ,d an d e lio n s ,

g o u rd s, m y rtle , f la x , la rk s p ur, lilie s , m o s sa n ds pin a c h .O f sto n e s ,

T a u ru sg o v e rn sw hitec o ra l, ala b a s te r, an da ll c o m m o nw h ites to n e s

th a t areo p a q u e .

G E M IN I ( X) T H ET W IN S

T h es ig nG e m in i, initsS y m b olic a la s p e ct, s y m b o lize su n ity , an d

th es t re n g tho f un ite da c tio n, a ls oth e tru th so fm a te h o o d .T hetw o

b rig h t s ta rs ,C a sto ra n dP o ll u x , re p re s en t th etw in s o u ls .T h eG re e k

m y thof C a s to ra ndP o llu xa v en g in gth er a p eo fH e len , iso n ly are p e

titio no f th eb iblic a ls to ry o fS im e o nan dL e v is lau g h te rin gt h em e n

o fS h ec h e m fo r theo u tra g ec om m itte du p onth e ir s iste rD in a hbyth e

s o no f H a m b r.

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nG e m in i re p re s en tsth eh a nd sa n da rm s

o f th eg ra n dm a no f th eu n iv ers e ,a n dthe re fo re ,e xp re s s e sth e

p ro je ctin ga n de xe c u tiv efo rce so fh u m a nityina ll m e c h a n ic a l d e p a rt

m e n ts . U p o nth ees o te ricp la nis p h e re , thes ig nisoc c u p ie db yS im e o n

a n dL ev i. "T h e yareb re th re n , "s a y sJ a c ob , "a n din stru m e n tso f

c ru e lt ya reinthe ir h a b ita ti o n s ," w h ic hre fe rsi nav e ryu nm is ta k a b le

m a n n e r toth efe arfu llyp o te nt p o w e rso f p ro je c tio n th a t lieco n c e a le d

w ith in th em a g n e t icc o n s titu t io no fa ll th o s ew h oared o m in a tedb y

th issig n .T h em ys tic a ls y m b ol o f th etw in sc o n c e a l sth ed o c tr in eo f

s o u l-m a te sa n do th e r im p o rta nt tru th sc on n e c te dth ere w ith .T h e

m y s tica lg e m o fth iss ig nis th eb e ry l, w h ic hm e a n sc ry s ta l, an dc o n

s e q u e ntlyfo rm st h eta lis m a n i cs to n efo r th o s eb o rn u n d e r th e in

flu e n ceo f th ispo te n tia ls ign .G e m in i i sth efirs t a n dh ig h e st e m a n a -

2 4 2T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

tio nof th ea iry trig o n ,a n d isth ec o n ste lla tio nof th ep la n et M e rc u ry .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , G e m in is ig nifie sth eun io no f re as o n

w ithi n tu itio n , an dth o s ed o m in a te db yi tsin flu xex p re s sth eh ig h e s t

m e n ta l s ta teo f em b o d ie dh u m an ity .T h e ya rev o la til e , fre e ,p hilo s o p h

ic a l an dg e n e ro u s. T h e ir m a g ne tics p h e resa res p e c ia llys u s c e p

tib le toth ein fl u e n c eo f in sp ira tio n a l c u rre n ts . Byn a tu rethe ya re

re s tles sa n de x c ee d in g lye n e rg e tic .T h e yp o s s e s sa ne x c e s so f m e n ta l

fo rc ew h ic him p e l sth e m h e a d lo n gin tothem o s tg ig an tice n te rpris e s .

T h e ir c h ie fc h a rac te ris tic sarein tu ition a la n dm e nta la c tiv it y ,c o n s e

q u e n tl y , th e ya re n e rv o u sa n d re s tle s s .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,G e m in ig iv e sa ta ll, s tra ig h tb o d y ,a

s a n g u in ec o m p le x io n ,d a rkh a i r, h a z e lo r g re ye y e s , s h a rps ig ht a n da

q u ic k , a c tiv ew a lk .T h e yp o s se s sare s tl e s sb u tg e ntle m a n lya pp e a r

a n c e . Ind is p o s it io n , th en a t iv e so f th ea irytrig ona rev o la t ilea n d

fic k le. T h e ya re s c ie n tifican dp o s s e s s ag re a tp a ss io nfo ra llk in d so f

k n o w led g e ;a reinc o n s ta n t, a ndra re lys tu d yo n es u bje c tv e ryl o n g ;

a res pe c u la tiv e , a n dp o s s e s s la rg eim a g in a tio n s .O f p la n ts , thiss ig n

ru le sp riv e t, d o g-g ra s s ,m e a do w -s w e e t, m a d d e r, w o o db in e , ta n s y,

v e rv a i na n dy a rrow .O fs to n e s, G e m in ig ov e rn sth ega rn e ta n dall

s trip eds to n e s .

C A N C E R( ^) T H EC R A B

T h es ig nC a n c e r sy m b o liz e sten a c itytol ife .T h ec ra b , ino rd er

tom o vefo rw a rd , isc o m p e lle d tow a lkb ac k w a rd s ;w hic hillu s tr a te s

th es un 'sa p p a re nt m o tio n ,w he ninth is s ig n ,w h e re it c o m m e n ce sto

m o v eba c k w a rd stow a rdth ee q ua to ra g a in . It a ls orep re s e n tsthe

fru itf u l, s u s ta inin ge s s e n c eo f th elife fo rc e s ,h en c e ,w es e e th es y m

b o lo f th ec ra boc c u p y in gapro m in e n tp os itio nu p o n th eb re a s t o f th e

s ta tu eo f IS IS ,th eu n iv e rs a l m o th e ra n ds u s ta in e r o fa ll.

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nC a nc e rs ig n ifi e sth ev ital o rg a n so f th e

g ra n dm a no f th es ta rryh e a v en s ,a n dth ere fo re , re pre s e n tsth e

b re a thin ga n dd ige s tiv efu n c t io n so f th eh u m a nfa m i ly ,a n da lsoin d i

c a te s th em a g n e ti cc o n tro lo f th isc o n s te lla tio no ve r th es p ir itu a l,

e th e rea la n dv ital e s s e n c e s , a n dth ec a pa c ityo f tho s es p e c ia l lyd o m

in a te db yth isn atu retore c eiv ea n da s sim ila teth e in s p ira tion a lc u r

re n ts . H e n c e ,C a nc e rg o v e rn s th ep o w e rs o f in s p ira t io na n dre sp ira

tio nof th eg ra n dm a n .T h es ig nC a n c e r, u p o nth ee so te ricp la nis p h e re ,

iso c cu p ie db yZ eb u lo n ,o fw ho m h isp a tr ia rc h a l fa th e rd e c la res ,

"Z e b u lo ns h a ll d w e ll a t th eha v e no f th es e a ,a n dhes h a ll b e fo ra n

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ET W E L V ESIG N S2 4 3

h a v e no fs h ip s ," a s tro lo g ic a l lyin tim a ti n gth eh o m eo f th ec rab ,w h ic h

isu p onth es e ash o re . It a lsoe x p re s s e s th ev a rie dp o w e rso f c o h e s io n ,

a n dthep a ra d o x ica l tru th sfou n dina ll c o n tra d ic torie s .T h em y s tic a l

g e m o f th es ig ni sth ee m e ra ld .T h es to nec o n s titu te sap o w e rf u l ta lis

m a nfor a ll n a tive so fC a n c e r, w h ic his th eh ig h e s t e m a n a tio no f th e

w a te ry trig o n ,a ndisth ec o ns te lla tio no f th eM o o n.

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , C a n c e rs ig nifie sth eeq u ilib riu mo f

s p irit u a la n dm a te ria l lifef o rc e s .T h o sed o m in a te db yitsin f lu xe x

p re s s th eh ig h e s t fo rm o f th e re fle c tiv ep o w e rs ; the ya retim i da n d

re tiri n g ;a retrulyp a s s iv e , a n dc o n s tit u ten a tu ra l m e d iu m s .C a n c e r

p o s s e ss e sb u t lit tleo f th ei n tu itio n a l q u a litie s . T h a tw h ic ha p p e a rsto

b ein tu itio nisdire c t in s p ir a tio n .T ot h ee x te rn a l e y e , th ena tiv e so f

th ew ate rytrig o na p p e a r tobes lo th fu l; w h e re a s ,th e ya rein ce s s a n t

w o rk e r su p o nth eh ig h e ro rm en ta lp la n e . T h iss ig ne x p re s s e st ou s

th ec on s e rv a tio no f fo rc e s . I tsc h ie fa t trib u te sa r es e n s itiv en e s sa n d

re fle ctio n .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,C a n ce rg iv e sa m e d iu m s ta tu re , th e

u p p e r p a rt la rg e r th a nth elow e r, as m a l l, ro u n dfac e ,p a leo r d e lic a te

c o m p lex io n ,b ro w nh a ir a n ds m a ll, p e n s iveg re ye y e s; d is p o s iti o ne f

fe m in ate , tim idan dth o u g h tful; te m p e rm ild ;c o n v e rs a tio na g ree a b le

a n dp le a s a n t. O f p la n ts , th is s ig nru le sc u c u m b e rs , s q u a s h e s , m e lo n s ,

a n da llw a te rv e ge ta tio ns u c ha sru s h e s , w a te r lili e s ,e tc .O f s to n e s ,

C a n c e r g o v e rn sc ha lk ,s e le n it e ,a n da ll s o ft, w h ite s to n e s .

L E O ( L) T H ELIO N

T h es ig nL e os y m bo liz e ss tre ng th ,c o u ra gea n dfire . T h eh o tte st

p o rtiono f th ey ea r, inth eno rth e rnh e m is p h e re , is w h e nth esu nis

p a s s ingth ro u g ht h iss ig n . It isth es o la rL io no f th em y s te ri e sth a t

rip e n s, w ithits o w nin te rn a l h e a t, th e fru itsb ro ug h t fo rthf ro m th e

e a rth b yth em o istu reo f Is is.

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nL e os ig n ifie s th eh e a rt of th eg ra n d

m a n , an dre p re s e ntsth elife c e n te ro fth eflu id ic c irc u la to ry s y s te m o f

h u m a n i ty . It isals oth efire v o rte xo f p h y s ic a l li fe .H e n c e , th o s eb o rn

u n d e r th isin flu xa ren o te df o r th es u p erio rs tre n gtho f th e ir p h y s ic a l

c o n s ti tu tio n ;a n da ls ofo r the ir w o n d e rf u l re c u p e rativ ep o w e rs a fte r

b e in ge x h a u s te dbys ic k n e s s . T h es ig nL eou p o nth ee s o te ricp la n i

s p h e re, iso c c u p ie db yJ u d a h , o fw h o m h i sd y in gp a re n ts a y s , "J u d a h

isal io n 'sw h e lp, fro m th epre ym ys o n th o ua rt g on eu p .H esto o p e d

d o w n , h ec o u c h e da salio n ." T h iss ig nr e v e a lstousth em y s terie s

2 4 4T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

o f th ea n c ie n ts ac rific e ,a n d th ela w sof c o m p e n s a t io n .T h em ys tic a l

g e m o f L e oisth e ru b y ,a n di t fo rm sam o s tp o te n t d is e a s e -re sis tin g

ta lis m a nfo ra ll g o v e rn e db y th eL e o n in e in flu x .L eoisth es ec o n d

e m a n a t io no f th e fie rytrip li c ity ,a n di sth ec o n s te lla tio no f th es u n .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , L e os ig n ifi e sth es y m pa th ie so fth e

h e a rt. T h o s ed o m in a te db yits in flu xa re g e n e ro u sev e ntoe x c es sw ith

th e ir frie n d s .B yn a tu reth e ya red e e p ly s y m p a th e ti c ,a n dp o s se s sth a t

p e c u li a rg ra d eo f m a g n e ticforc ew h ic hen a b le sth e mtoa ro u s e in to

a c tio n th ela te n t s y m p a th ie s ino th e rs . A so ra to rs th e ir e a rn es t, im

p u ls ive ,p a th e tic s ty lem a k e s th e m a nir re s is tib le s u c c e s s .A ne x

c e e d ing lyfin es pe c im e no fL eo n in eo ra toryisg iv e n inG e n e s is, 4 4 th .

c h .T hiss im p le , e lo q u e n ta p pe a lo fJ u d ahtoJ o s e p h, p ro b a b ly , s ta n d s

u n e q u ale d , fo r it ss u b lim eten d e rn e s s . Th en a tiv e so fL e oa re im

p u ls ivea n dp a s s io n a te ,h o n e st a n dfa ithfu l. T h e ir m e n ta l fo rce sa re

e v e r striv in gto a tta inu n to s o m eh ig h e r s ta te ;h e nc e , th e ir i d e a sa re

a lw a y s ine x c e s so f th e ir m e an stoa c c o m p lis hth e ir la rg e ,m a je s tic

a n dg ra n dp la n s .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,L e og iv e sala rg e , fa ir, sta tu re ,b roa d

s h o u lde rs , la rg e , p ro m in e n t ey e s ,o v a lfa c e , ru d d yc o m p le x io na n d

lig h t h a ir, g e n e ra llyg o ld e n . T h isisfor th efirs t tw e n tyd e gre e so f th e

s ig n . T h ela s t tend e g re e sg iv eth es a m eb u t am u c hs m a lle rp ers o n .

D is p o sitio nh ig hs p irite d , res o lu te ,h a ug h ty ,a n dam b itio u s .O fp la n ts ,

th issig nru le san is e ,c a m o m i le ,c o w s lip, d a ffo d il, d ill, e g lan tin e ,e y e -

b rig h t , fe n n e l, St. J o h n 'sw ort, la v e n d er, y e llo w l ily ,p o p p y , m a rig o ld ,

g a rd e nm in t, m is t le to e ,p a rs le ya n dp im pe rn e l. O f sto n e s ,L e og o v

e rn st h eh y a c in th a n dc h ry s o l ite ,a n da lls o ft y e ll o w m in e ra ls s u c ha s

o c h re .

V T B G O( T T #) T H EV IR G IN

T h es ig nV irg os ym b o liz e sc h as tity ,a n d fo rm sth ece n tra l id e ao f

ag re at n u m b e ro f m y th s .T h eS u n -G o dis a lw a y sb o rn a tm id n ig ht,

o nth e2 5 th .o fD e c e m b e r, a t w h ic htim e th ec o n s te l la tio no f Virg ois

s e e nsh in in ga b o veth eh o riz oninth ee as t. H e n c e , o rig in a te d th e

p rim it iv eid e ao f th eS o no f G o d ,b e in gb o rno f aVirg in .W h e n th e

s u np as s e sth ro u ghth iss ig n th eh a rv e s t isre a d yf o r th ere a pe r; h e n c e ,

V irg o iss y m b o lize da sth eg le a n in gm a id w ithtw oea rso fw h e at in

h e rh an d .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nV ir g os ig n ifiesth es o la r p le x u so f th e

g ra n da rc h e ty p a l m a n ,a n dth ere fo re , re pre s e n tsth ea s s im ila ti n ga n d

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ET W E L V ESIG N S2 4 5

d is tri b u tin gfu n ctio n so f th eh u m a no rg an is m .C o n s eq u e n tly ,w e fin d

th a tth o s eb o rnun d e r th isinflu e n c ep o ss e s sfin edis c rim in a ti n gp o w e rs

a sto th ec h o ic eo f fo o db e s t a d a p te dto th e ir p a rt ic u la ro rg an icre

q u ire m e n ts .T h is c o n s te lla tion ,a sg o v e rn in gth eb ow e lso fh u m a n ity ,

ish igh lyim p o rtan t, s in c ethein te s tin esc o m p ris e av e ryv ital s e c tio n

o f th ed ig e s tiv eo rg a n is m a n dv ita l flu id s .U p o nthee s o te ric p la n i

s p h e re, V irg ois o c c u p ie db yA s h e r. "O u t o fA s h e r, h isb re a dsh a ll b e

fa t," s a y sJ a c o b , "a n dh es h all y ie ldroy a ld a in ties ." T h u styp ify in g

th eri c h e so f th eh a rv e s t. T hiss ig ne x pre s s e sth e fu lfillm e n t o f th e

c re a ti v ed e s ig n , h e n c e , th em y s te rie so f m a te rn ity a rec o n c e a le du n d e r

th issy m b o l. It als ore v e a ls tou sth esig n ific a n c eo f th es a cra m e n to f

th eL ord 'sS u p p e r. T h em y s tica lg e m o f Virg oisth e ja s p e r, a s to n e

p o s s e ss in gv e ryi m p o rta n tv ir tu e s . It s ho u ldb ew o r nb ya ll n ativ e s

b o rnun d e r th issig n .V irg oi sth es e c o nde m a n a tio no f th ee a r th ly

trig o n, a n disthec o n s te lla t io no fM e rcu ry .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , th es ig nV i rg os ig n ifi e sth ere a l iz a

tio nof h o p e s .T ho s ed o m in a tedb yth isi n flu xa reca lm ,c o n fide n ta n d

c o n te nte d ; th e yarere fle c tivea n ds tu d io u s ,a n de xtre m e lyfo ndo f

re a d ing .C o n s e q u en tly , th e ybe c o m eth em e n ta l re p o sito rie so f m u c h

e x te rna lw is d o m an dle a rn in g . T h e ir c h ief a ttrib u tesa reh o p ea n d

c o n te ntm e n t. T h e sed e s ira b le q u a litie s , c o m b in e dw i thth em e n ta l

p e n e tr a tio no fM erc u ry ,w h ic h th iss ig nc o n ta in s , all c o n d u c e tom a k e

th en ativ eo fV ir g op re -e m in en tlyfitte d fo r th ec lo s ea p p lic atio no f

s c ie n t ifics tu d y . T h e yp o s s e ssla rg e ,w ell b a la n c e db ra in sa n dv e ry

s u p e ri o r in te lle ctu a la b iliti e sa n dm a k ec le v e rs tate s m e n ,w h enth ro w n

in tot h ev o rte xof p o litic a l life .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,V irgog iv e sam e d iu m s ta ture ,v e ry

n e a t an dc o m p a c t, d a rks a n g u in ec o m p le x io n ,a n dd a r kh a ir; d isp o s i

tio ni sin g e n io u s, s tu d io u san din c lin e d tob ew itt y ; ra th e r ev e nte m

p e r, bu tm o ree x cita b leth a nT a u rin ep e rs o n s .A so ra to rs ,V irgop e rs o n s

a refl u e n t, p la in, p ra c tic a l a n dv e ryinte re s tin g . O fp la n ts , th iss ig n

ru le se n d iv e ,m il le t, p riv e t, s u c c o ry ,w o o d -b in e , sk u llc a p ,v ale ra in ,

w h e a t, b a rle y ,o atsa n dry e . O fs to n e s , th ev a rio u sk in d so f f lin t.

L IB R A( = = =) T H EB A L A N C E

T h isco n s te lla tion , initsS ym b o lic a la sp e c t, ty p if ie sju s tic e. M o s t

o fo u r re a d e rsd ou b tle s sh a v es e e nth ego d d e s so fju s tic ere p re s e n te d

a saf e m a le ,b lind -fo ld e d ,h old in ginh er h a n dap air o fs c a les .T h is

c o n c e ptio nisp u re lya s tro lo gic a l, a n dr e fe rstothec e le s tia l L ib rao f

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th eh ea v e n s .T h es u ne n te rst h iss ig na bo u t th e2 1 st. o fS e p tem b e r,

w h e n , a sth ep o e t M a n iliu ss ay s :

"D a yan dn ig h ta r ew e ig h e din L ib ra 'ss ca le s ,

E q u a l a w h ile ,a t la s t th en igh tp re v a ils."

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nL ibras ig n ifiesth ere in sa n dlo in so f th e

g ra n dc e le s tia lm a n ,a n dth e re fo re , re p re s e n tsth ec e n tra lc o ns e rv a to ry

o rs toreh o u s eo f th ere -p ro du c tiv eflu id s . It isals oth em a gn e ticv o rtex

o fp ro-c re a tiv estre n g th .T h i sc o n s te llatio na ls or e p re s e n ts , initsm o s t

in te ri o ra s p e c t, th ee q u in o c t ia lp o in t of th ea rci nth ea s c e nd in ga n d

d e s c e nd in gc y c le o f th elife a to m .T h e refo re , th is s ig nc o n ta in sth e

u n ifica tio no f thec o s m icfo rc e sa sth eg ra n dc e n tr a lp o in to f e q u ilib

riu m of th es p h e re .L ib rau p onth ee s o tericp la n is ph e re , iso cc u p ie d

b yD a n. T h ep a tri a rc h , inh is b le s s in g , th u sre fe rs toh isc e le s tia l

n a tu re; "D a ns h a l l ju d g eh is p e o p lea son eo f th et rib e so f Isra e l."

L ib ra re p re s e n ts th ein te rio r e q u ilib rium o fN a tu re'sfo rc e s , a n dc o n

ta in s th em y s te ry o f th ed iv in ea t-o n e -m e n to f th ea n c ie n t in i tia tio n s .

U p o nt h eu n iv e rs al c h a rt, th i ss ig nb e c om e sE n o c h , th ep e rfe c t m a n .

Itsm ys tic a lg e misth ed ia m on d .A sam ag n e ticta li s m a n , th is s to n e

a c tsasare p u ls iv efo rc e ,a ndc o m b in e sw ithth em ag n e tics p h ereo f

th o s eb o rnu n d e r itsin flu e n ce , tore p e l th ee m a n a t io n sfro m fo re ig n

b o d ie s, e ith e ro f p e rs o n so r th in g s .L ibraisth ese c o n de m a n atio no f

th ea i rytrip lic i ty ,a n dist h ec o n s te ll a tio no fV en u s .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , L ib ras ig n i fie se x te rna lp e rc e p ti o n ,

b a la n ce db yin tu i tio n , th eu nio no fw h ichb e c o m e sex te rn a liz e da s

re a s o na n dfo re s ig h t. T h e re fore , th o s edo m in a te db y th isin flue n c e

c o n s ti tu teth eratio n a lis tic s c h o o lo fth ew o rld 's b o d yo f th in k e rs .

T h e o retic a lly , the ya res tro ngs u p p o rte r so fs u c hco n c e p tio n sa su n i

v e rs a l b ro th e rh o od ,u n iv e rs a l e q u a lityan dth erig htso fm a n . B u t

p ra c ti c a lly , th e ys e ld o m (u n le s sit p a y s) re d u c ethe ir p e t th eo rie sto

a c tu a l p ra c tic e . T h en a tiv e so fL ib ra ,th o u g hp o s s es s in gafine lyb a l

a n c e dm e n ta la n dm a g n e tico rga n is m ,a re s e ld o m e le va te din tove ry

p ro m ine n tp o s ition s .T h isis b e c a u s eth eya reto oev e n ,b o thm e n ta lly

a n dp hy s ic a lly , t ob e c o m eth ep o p u la r lea d e rso fa nyra d ic a l or s e n

s a tio na lp a rty . I t iso n eo f th ea ttrib ute so fL ib ra , toin fu sean a tu ra l

in s tinc tw ith inall b o m u n d e r h e r in flu en c etoa c c ep ta n da d o pt th e

g o ld e nm e a n ,o r, a sit h a sb ee nte rm e d , "th eh a p p ym e d iu m ." H en c e ,

th e yge n e ra llyc om m a n dre s p e ct fro m b o th s id e so nqu e s tio n so f

d e b a te.

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U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,L ib r ag e n e ra lly p ro d u c e s , w h e nris in g

a tb ir th , ata ll, s le n d e r fo rm ,o fp e rfec tp ro p o rti o n s ,b ro w nh a ir, b lu e

s p a rk l in ge y e s , an dafin ec le a rc o m p le xio n .T h ed is p o s itio ni sn o b le ,

a m ia b le ,h ig h -m ind e da n dg o o d. It isp e rh a p sa sw e l l ton o tet h e

fa c tth a t th iss ig no fte np rod u c e sd a rk b ro w na n dbla c kh a ir, a n din

fe m a les ,v e ryh a nd s o m efe a tu re s .O fp la nts , th iss ig nru le sw ate rc re s s ,

w h ite ro s e ,s tra w b e rry ,p rim ro s e ,v in e s , v io le t, h ea rts e a s e , ba lm , le m o n -

th y m ea n dp a n s y . O fs to n e s , Lib rag o v e rnsw h item a rb le ,s p a r an d

a ll w hiteq u a rtz .

S C O R P IO (T it ) TH ES C O R P IO N

T h es ig nS c o rp io , initss y m bo lic a la s p ec t, s y m b o li z e sd e a than d

d e c e it . It isth ea lle g o ric a l s e rp e n to f m a tte rm e ntio n e dinG e n e s isa s

te m p ti n gE v e .H e nc e , th es o -ca lle dfa ll o fm a nfro mL ib ra , th ep o in t

o fe q uilib riu m , t od e g ra d a tiona n dd e a th b yth ed e ce it o fS c o rp io .

N ow o nd e r th ep ri m itiv em in d , w h e ne la b ora tin gth is s y m b o l, tr ie d

toe x pre s sas p ir it o f re ta li a tio n ;a sM a c k e ys a y s , ins p e a k ingo f th e s e

a n c ie nt ra c e s ,

"A n dasa na c to f v e n g e a n c eony o u rp a rt ,

Y o up la c e dw ith in th es u nasc o rp io n 'she a rt."

th u sallu d in gto th eb rillia nt s ta rA n tare s .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nS c orp ioty p ifi e sth eg e n era tiv eo rg an so f

th eg ra n dm a n ,a ndc o n s e q u e n t ly , re p re s en tsth es e xu a lo rp ro -c re a tiv e

s y s te mo fh u m a n it y . It isth ee m b le m o f g e n e ra tio na n dlife ;th e re

fo re , th en a tiv e so fS c o rp io e x c e l inthefru itfu lne s so f th es e m in a l

flu id s, a n dth is c re a te sac orre s p o n d in g in c re a s eof d e s ire . Ad is tin c t

re fe ren c etoth e fru itfu ln e s so f th iss ig nw ill b e fo u n dinG en e s is ,

c h a p , x x x ,w h e re i nL e a h ,w h e ns h eb e h e ld th eb irth o fZ ilp a h 's s o n ,e x

c la im ed , "atro o pc o m e th ." (se ev e rs e s10a n d1 1 ) Sc o rp io ,u p onth ee s

o te ric p la n is p h e re , iso c c u p edb yG a d , of w h o m th ed y in gJ a c o bs a y s ,

"G a d , atro o ps h all o v e rc o m eh im ,b u t, hes h a ll o v erc o m ea t thela s t;" in

tim a ti n gth efa ll o fm a nfro mas ta teo f in n o c e n c ea n dp u rity , th ro u g h

th em ultitu d eo f s e n s u a ld e li g h ts ,a n dhisfin a lv ic to ryo v e r th e

re a lm so fm a tte r a sas p iriu al e n tity . Th iss ig nrep re s e n tsthep h y s ic a l

p la n eo f th ea ttr ib u te so fp ro -c re a tio n . It c o n ta insth em y s teryo fs e x ,

a n dthes e c re tsof th ea n c ie nt p h a llicr ite s .T h em y s tic a lg e mo f

S c o rp i oisth etop a z , th en a tu ra l ta lis m a no f th o s eb o rnu n d e r th is

in flu en c e .S c o rp i oisth es e co n de m a n a ti o no f th ew a te rytrig on ,a n d

isth ec o n s te lla t io no fM a rs .

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U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , th es ig nS co rp ios ig n i fie sth eg en

e ra tiono f id e a s ; h e n c e , th o sed o m in a te db yth isinflu xp o s s e ssa nin

e x h a u stib lere s o urc eo f id e a sa n ds u g g e stio n s .T h e i ra c tiv ee vo lu tio n

a rym in d sa ree v er b u s yw ith s o m en e w c on c e p tio n , an dth e ir b ra in s

a reli te ra llyc ram m e dfu ll o f in v e n tiv e im a g e rie s . T h e yp o s s e ssk e e n

p e rc e ptio n , fin e in tu itio n a l p o w e rs ,a n d av e ryp o sitiv ew ill. H e n c e ,

th e yex c e la sm e dic a lp ra c tit io n e rs ,c h em is tsa n dsu rg e o n s . In th e

v a rio usd e p a rtm e ntso f th es urg ic a la rt, n a tiv e so f th iss ig np o s s e s sn o

e q u a l. Ina d d itiontoth ism ec h a n ic a la bility , th e ya ree n d o w edw ith

ap o w erfu l, fru it fu l, m a g n e ti clifefo rcew h ic hth eys y m p a th e t ic a lly

tra n s m it toth e ir p a tie n ts . Th isisw h y th e yb e c o m es u c hs u c c es s fu l

p h y s icia n s .T h ese x u a ld e s ire isn a tu ra l lyv e rys tr o n g ,h e n c e , th e ya re

lia b le toe x c e s s inth isd irec tio n .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e , th is s ig ng iv e s as tro n gan dra th e r co r

p u le n t b o d y ,m e d iu m s ta tu re , d a rko r ru dd yc o m p le x io n ,d a rkh air,

fe a tu re so fte nres e m b lin gth ee a g le ;d isp o s itio na ctiv e , re s e ntfu l, p ro u d,

re s e rve d , th o u g h t fu la n da ls os e lfis h .O fp la n ts ,th iss ig nrule sb la c k

th o rn , c h a rlo c k , h e a th e r, h o re h o u n d ,b e an ,b ra m b le , le e k ,w o a da n d

w o rm w oo d .O fs to ne s , lo d es ton e ,b lo o dsto n ea n dv erm illio n .

S A G n T AR IU S( /?) T H EA R C H E R

T h isco n s te lla tion , initsS ym b o lic a la sp e c t, re p res e n tsad u al n a

tu re , a sit s y m b oliz e sre tribu tio na n dals oth eh u ntin gs p o rts. W efin d

it d e pic te da sa C e n ta u r, w it hth eb o w an da rro w d ra w ntoits h e a d

re a d y fo rs h o o ting .H e n c e , it w a sfre q u en tlyu s e dt od e s ig n a te th e

a u tu m na ls p o rts , th ec h a s e , etc .T h eC e nta u rw a sa ls oas y m b o l o f

a u th o r itya n dw o r ld lyw is d o m . M a c k e y ,s pe a k in go fth iss ig n , sa id ,

"T h esta rryC e n tau rs till b e nd sth eb o w

T os h ow h iss e n s eo fw h a ty o ud idb e lo w ."

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nS a gitta riu ss ig n ifie sth e th ig h so f th e

g ra n du n iv e rs a lm a n . It, th e re fo re , re p re s e n tsth em u s c u la r fou n d a

tio nof th es e a t o f lo c o m o tioninh u m a n i ty . It ist h ee m b le m of s ta b ility,

fo u n d atio na n dp hy s ic a lp o w e r. T h iss ig na ls ore p res e n tsth ece n te rs

o fp h ys ic a l, e x tern a l, a u th o r itya n dc o m m a n d .S a g it ta riu s ,u p onth e

e s o te r icp la n is p he re , iso c c up ie db yJ o se p h . "H isbo w a b o d ein

s tre n gth ," s a y st h ep a tria rc h, "a n dth ea rm so fh is h a n d sw e re m a d e

s tro n g." It a ls o re p re s e n tst h ep o w e rsof "C h u rc han dS ta te ," a n dth e

n e c e s sityo f le g aliz e dc o d e s , c iv il, m il ita rya n dr e lig io u s . I t in d ic a te s to

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ET W E L V ESIG N S2 4 9

u sth eo rg a n iz in gp o w e rso f hu m a n ity ,a ndth ea b s o lu ten e c e s s i tyo f "th e

p o w e rs th a tb e " i nc e rta ins ta te so fd e ve lo p m e n t. W es e einJ os e p h ,

th eE gy p tia nru ler a n dla w -g iv e r, atru e ty p eo f rea la u th o rit y .T h e

m y s tica lg e m o fth isin flu xi sth ec a rb un c le ,w h ic h isata lism a no f

g re a t v irtu etoi tsp ro p e rn ativ e s .S a g i tta riu sis th elo w e s t e m a n a tio n

o f th e fie rytrigo na n disthec o n s te llatio no fJ o ve , th ep la ne tJ u p ite r.

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , S a g itta riu s re p re s e n ts th eo rg a n iz in g

p o w e r o f th em in d; h e n c e , th i sin flu e n c e in d ic a te s th ee x te rn al p o w e rs

o fc o m m a n d ,d is c ip lin ea n do be d ie n c e , to th eru lin ga u th o rity o fm a

te ria l in s titu tion s .P e rs o n so f th isn a tu rea relo ya l, p a trio t ic ,a n dla w

a b id ing .S u c hn a t iv e sa reg e ne ro u sa n df re e ;e n e rg etica n dc o m

b a tiv e; h a s tyin te m p e ra m e n t; a m b itio u so fp o s itio na n dp o w e r; a ls o

c h a rit a b letoth ea fflic te dan do p p re s s ed .T h e yp o ss e s ss tro n gc o n

s e rv a t iv eq u a liti e s ;a n dth e i rc h ie fm e nta lc h a ra c te ris tic sa r ep ro m p t

d e c is io n ,s e lf c on tro l, a n dt h ea b ility toc o m m a n do th e rs .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e , th is s ig nu s u a l lyp ro d u c e s aw e ll fo rm e d

p e rs o n, ra th e ra bo v em e d iu m he ig h t, s a n gu in ec o m p lex io n ,o v a l fa c e ,

h ig hf o re h e a d ,b r ig h tb ro w nha ir, fin ecle a re y e s ; ins h o rt, ha n d s o m e .

Ind isp o s itio n ,th en a tiv eis q u ic k ,e n erg e tic , fo ndo fo u td oo rs p o rts

a n drec re a tio n s ; h a s tyte m p e re d , jo v ia l, fre ea n dbe n e v o le n t. O f

p la n ts, th iss ig n ru le sa g rim o n y ,w o o dbe to n y , fe a th e r-fe w a n dm a l

lo w s . O fs to n e s , S a g itta riu sg o v e rn sth e tu rq u o is , a n da ll th es to n e s

m ix e dw ithre da ndg re e n .

C A P R IC O R N (V S) T H EG O A T

T h issig n , inits S y m b o lic a l a s p e c t, ty pifie ss in . T h es c a p e g oa to f

th eIsra e lite s ; an dth eu n iv ers a lo ffe ri n go f ak id o ry o u n ggo a ta sa n

a to n ings a c rific e fo rs in ,a r es ig n ific an t. T h ed if fe re n tq u a l itie so f the

s h e e pa n dth eg o at, fro m as ym b o lic a ls ta n d p o in t, areu s e db yS t.

J o h ni nh ism y s ti c a lA p o c a ly ps e .T h eR e de e m e ro fm an k in d ,o r Su n

G o d , i sa lw a y sb orna tm id n igh td ire c tly S o le n te rs th iss ig n , w h ic h

isth ew in te rs o ls tic e , "T h ey o u n gc h ild" isb o rni nth es ta b l ea n dla id

inth em a n g e ro f th eg o a t, in o rd e r th a t h em a yc o nq u e r th erem a in

in gs ig n so fw in te ro rd e a th , a n dth u ssa v em a n k in d fro m d e s tr u c tio n .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nC a pric o rns ig nifie sth ekn e e so f th e

g ra n dm a c ro c o s m an dre p re s e n t sth efirs t p rin c ip le inth etrinityo f

lo c o m otio n ,v iz ., th ejo in ts ; b e n d in g , plia b lea n dm o v a b le . It isth e

e m b le mo fm a te rial s e rv itu d ea n da ss u c h isw o rth yo fn o tic e . C a p ri-

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c o rn , u p o nth ee so te ricp la n is p h e re , is o c c u p ie db yN a p h ta li, w h o m

J a c o bs a y s , "isa h in dle t loo s e ,h eg ive thg o o d ly w o rd s ." H e r ew e

h a v et w ov e ryd istin c t re fe ren c e s ; th ef irs t, tothes y m b o l, a h in do r

y o u n gd e e r, i.e ., ag o a tw ith h o rn s , (g oa tsa n dd e er a ree q u a l lys ig

n ific an to f th eea rth ly ,m o u nta in o u sn a tu re ,a n da r efo n do f hig h

h ills ) ; th es e c o nd , isth eC hris tm a sp roc la m a tio n , h eg iv e thgo o d ly

w o rd s , "P e a c eo ne a rth ,g o o dw ill to w a rd m a n ." T h is s ig nre p res e n ts

"re g e ne ra tio n ," or re -b irth , a n dre v e a ls th en e c e s sityo f "n e wd is p e n

s a tio ns ." T h em y stic a lg e m o f th isc o n s te lla tio nis th eo n y x , s o m e

tim e sc a lle d"c h alc e d o n y ." C ap ric o rnis th elo w e s t e m a n a tio nof th e

e a rth l ytrig o n , an disth ec on s te lla tio no f th ep lan e tS a tu rn .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , C a p ric o rnsig n ifie se xte rn a l fo rm ,

a n dtho s ed o m in a te db yitsinflu xa rea m o n gth ev e r ylo w e s t in th e

s c a le o f tru es p i ritu a lity . Th eb ra ino f th isin flue n c eise v er o nth e

a le rt tos e iz ea ndta k ea d v a nta g eo fc ir c u m s ta n c e s . T h es ig ngiv e sa

p u re ly s c h e m in gm e n ta lity ; thein te lle c tu a ln a tu re isd ire c te dp u re ly

toth ea tta in m e n t o fs e lfis he n d s ; th epe n e tra tin gp o w e ro f them in dis

g re a t. T h en a tiv esa req u ic ka slig h tn ingtos e ein o th e rsth ew e a k

p o in ts th a t th e ym a yw o rkto th e ir o w nad v a n ta g e . Th e ya rein dis

p o s e d tod oa n yr e a lh a rdw o r ku n le s sthe ys e es o m eg re a tb e n efit

th e re f ro m inth e im m e d ia tefutu re . It is av e ryu n de s ira b leinflu e n c e .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,C a p r ic o rng e n e ra llyg iv e s am e d iu m

s ta tu re ,s le n d e r, o fte nill pro p o rtio n e d; p la inlo ok in g ,e n e rge ticin

th e ir o w nin te re sts ,a n din d ole n t inth ee m p lo yo f o th e rs .F req u e n tly

th e s en a tiv e sh a vealo n gs h arpc h ina n ds le n d e rn os e ,w iths m a ll

p ie rc in ge y e s .T he ya rea lm o st a lw a y sn arro w c h e s ted . Ind is p os itio n ,

th e yarec ra fty , s u b tle , re s erv e da n do f te nm e la n c ho ly .A t th es a m e

tim e , n a tiv e so f S a tu rna reofte nm is e rl y .O fp la n ts , th iss ignru le s

h e m lo ck ,h e n b a n e , d e a d lyn ig hts h a d ea n db la c kp o p p y. O fs to n e s,

C a p rico rng o v e rn sc o a la n da llb la c ko r a s hc o lo re dm in e ra ls .

A Q U A R IU S(^ r) T H EW A T E R -B E A R ER

T h issig ns y m b o li z e sju d g m e n t.T h isc o n ste lla tio nf o rm sth es ta rry

o rig ina lo f th eurno fM in o s , fro m w h ic h flo w w ra th a n dc o n d e m n a

tio nor b le s s in g sa n dre w a rd , a c c o rd in g toth ew o rksd o n eint h e

b o d y , irre s p e c tiveo f th e o lo gic a l fa ith . T h ee a rlier b a p tis m a l u rn so f

th ep r im itiv eC h r is tia n s ,a n d th ee la b o ra tes to n ef o n tso f th e la te r

c h u rc he s ,a rere l ic so f th is g re a ta s tral re lig io n .

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K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nA q ua riu ss ig n i fie sth eleg so f th egra n d

a rc h e ty p a lm a n , an dth e re fo re, re p re s e n t sth elo c o m o tiv efu n c t io n so f

th eh um a no rg a n ism . It isth en a tu ra le m b le m o f th ec h a n g e a b le,

m o v a b l ea n dm ig rato ryfo rc e so f th eb o d y. T h eW a te r -b e a re r, u po n

th ee so te ricp la nis p h e re , is o c c u p ie db yR e u b e n . "Th ee x c e lle nc yo f

d ig n it ya n dth eex c e lle n c yo f p o w e r," s ay sJ a c o b , "u n s ta b lea sw a te r

th o ush a lt n o te xc e l." As im pleb u tm a g nific e n ta s t ro lo g ic a l de s c rip

tio nof th iss ig n, w h ic h , from tim eim m em o ria l, h a sb e e ns y m b oliz e d

b ytw ow a v ylin e s ( ? ), lik e th erip p leso f ru n n ingw a te r. T hiss ig n

s ig n if ie sc o n s e c ra tio n ,a n dno to n lyc o nta in sth er ite sa n dm ys te rie so f

c o n s e cra tio n ,b u t w ill re v e a l toth es tud e n t th ep ote n c yo fa lls a c re da nd

d e d ic ate dw o rk s . T h em y s tic a l g e m o f th i ss ig nist h es k yb lu es a p p h ire

(n o tth ed a rko r o p a q u es a p p hire ). A q u a r iu sisth e lo w e s te m a na tio no f

th ea i rytrig o n , a n dth ec o n ste lla tio nof U ra n u s .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , A q u a riu srep re s e n tsp op u la rs c ie nc e ,

a n dc on s e q u e n tly , th etru thof m a te ria l p h e n o m e n a . T h o s ed o m i

n a te db yitsin fl u xc o n s titu t eth es c h o ol o f in d u c t iv ep h ilo s op h y ; th e

g ra n db a s iso fa lle x o te ricsc ie n c e .T h eyre p re s e n t th ein te ll e c tu a la n d

s c ie n t ifics p irit o f th e ir a gea n dg e n e ra tio n ;a n dc a n n o ta d v an c eo n e

s te pbe y o n dth o s ec la s s e so f fa c tsw h ic ha red e m o n stra b letot h e

s e n s e s. E le g a n t i nfo rm , th e ya reb rilli a n t inin telle c t.

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,A q u ariu sg iv e s am e d iu m s ta tu re ,

p lu m p , w e ll-s e t an dro b u s t; go o d ,c le a r, s a n g u in eco m p le x io n ; s a n d y

o rd a r kfla x e nh air; v e ryp rep o s s e s s in ga p p e a ra n c e ; d is p o s itione le

g a n t, a m ia b le ,g oo dn a tu re d , w ittya n dve rya rtis ti c ; fo n do f re fin e d

s o c ie ty .O fp la n ts , th iss ig n ru le ss p ike n a rd , fra nk in c e n s ea ndm y rrh .

O fs ton e s ,A q u a ri u sg o v e rn sbla c kp e a rl a n do b s id ian .

P is c e s ( * ) th eF is h e s

T h issig ns y m b o li z e sth eflo od ;c h ie fly b e c a u s e ,w he nS o lp a s se s

th ro u ghth iss ig n th era in yse a s o nc o m m en c e s ;c le a r in ga w a ythe

s n o w so fw in te r, th em e ltin g to rre n tso f w h ic hflo odth ev a lley sa n d

lo w la nd s .T h iss ig nisa ls ot h ete rm in u so fA p o llo ' sjo u rn e yt h ro u g h

th etw e lv es ig n s .

"N e a r th e ir lo v e dw a v e sc o ld P is c e sk e e p th e ir s e a t,

W ithArie sjo in , a n dm a k eth e ro u n dc o m ple te ."

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th es ig nP isc e ss ig n ifi e sth efe e t o f th eg ran d

c o s m ic m a n ;a n dt h e re fo re , rep re s e n tstheb a s iso r fo u n d a tio no fa ll

2 5 2T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

e x te rna l th in g sasw e ll a sthem e c h a n ic al fo rc e so f h u m a n ity . It is

th en atu ra le m b lem o fp a tie n t s e rv itu d ea n do b e d ie nc e .T h iss ig n ,

u p o nt h ee s o te ric p la n is p h e re iso c c u p iedb yE p h ra im a n dM a n a ss e h ,

th etw os o n so f Jo s e p h ,w h or e c e iv e dth eir p o rtio n inIs ra e l asth e

tw ofee to f th egra n d ,a rc h e ty p a lm a n .Its ig n ifie sc o n firm a ti o n ,a ls o

b a p tism b yw a te r. It a ls oin dic a te stousth ed iv inep u rp o s eof th e

g re a t c y c leo fn ec e s s ity ;c o m m e n c in gw it hth ed is rup tiv e , fla sh in g ,

d o m in atin gfireof A rie s ,a n d te rm in a tingw ithits p o la ro p p o site ,

w a te r, th es y m b o l o fu n iv e rs al e q u ilib ri u m .T h em y stic a lg e m of

P is c e s isth ec h ry s o lite(w h i tea n dg lit te rin g ). P is c e sisth e la s t

e m a n a t io no f th ew a te rytrig on ,a n dist h ec o n s te ll a tio no fN ep tu n e .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , P is c e sre p re s e n tsm e n ta l in d iffe r

e n c e . It isth epo la ro p p o s it eo f th eh ea d .T h o s edo m in a te db y its

in flu xe x p re s sa p e c u lia r in diffe re n c et oth o s eth in g sw h ic hge n e ra lly

in te res to th e rs . T h e yta k ea l l th in g sa s th e yc o m e , a n dp a yn os e rio u s

a tte n t io ntoa n y . T h e yliv ean dd ieinac c o rd a n c ew ithS t. P a ul'sa d

v ic e , b e in g"a ll th in g stoa llm e n ."

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e , th is s ig ng iv e s as h o rt, f le s h yb o d y ,

b ro w nh a ir, p a le c o m p le x io n , m o is t, w a terye y e s(fi s h ylo o k in g); d is

p o s iti o nn e g a tiv e, tim id , listle s sa n dha rm le s s .T he ir n a tu re isp e a c e

a b le , b u t th e ir ac tio n sa rei n flu e n c e dbyth e ir s u r ro u n d in g san d

frie n ds .O fp la n ts , th iss ig n ru le sa ll s e aw e e d s , a ls ofe rn sa n dm o s s e s

th a t gro w inw a ter. O fs to n e s, it g o v e rnsc o ra l, roc k ,p u m ic ea n d

g ra v e l o rs a n d .

T H EO C C U L TA P P L IC A T IO N O FT H ET W E L V ES IG N S

T h efou r trip lic i tie ss y m b o li z eth efo u r c a rd in a l po in tso f the

u n iv e rs e .T ou s , o no u rp re s en te x te rn a l a n dp h y s ica lp la n e ,th e y

s ig n if yth efo u r o p p o s itep o in tso fs p a cea sre p re se n te dinthec o m p a s s

a n dc ro s s(h e n c e th es a c re d n es so f th ecro s sa sasy m b o l ina l l tim e s

a n da ge s )a n dth e fo u rO c c u lt e le m e n ts , F ire ,E a rth, A ir a n dW a te r.

T h e yea c hc o rre s po n dtoap a r tic u la rq u arte ro f th eh e a v e n s . Th u s ,

th eF ie ryT rig o nc o rre s p o n d s toth ep o s i tiv e -a z o th ; a n dise x pre s s e d

inth eg lo w in g , f la m in g ,e a s te rnh o riz o na ts u n ris e; th eb e g inn in go f

th ed ay .S im ila rl y ,p rim a rym o lte nfire w a sth eb e gin n in g ,o r firs t

c o n d it io n ,o f th ep re s e n to rde ro f th in gso no u rg lo b e ;a n ds ta n d s

fo r tha tp rin c ip l eo fh e a t term e dc a lo ri c ,w h ic hs us ta in sth ea n im a l,

v ita l lifefo rc eo fa ll a n im ateb e in g sup o nth efa ceo f th ep la n e ts .

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U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , F irere p re se n tsz e a l, a n im a lc o u r

a g e , da rin g ;a n d infa c t, a ll th a tp e rtain stoa c ti o na n da c ti v ity .W h ile

o nth eh ig h e r (e so te ric )p la ne ,F ireim plie sth einte rio ra p p re h e n s io n

o f th em e a n in ga nds ig n ific a nc eo fa c tiona sd is p lay e dinth e trin ity ,

a n de xp re s s e db y fireo f th reete rm sa sA rie s ,L e o , a n dS a g itt a riu s ;

A rie s ( T) th ei n te lle c t; L eo(S I) th ee m o tio n s ; Sa g itta riu s (&) th e

o ffs p r in go f th e in te lle c ta nde m o tio n s ; th ee x te rna l re s u lt or c o n s u m

m a tio no f th etw o; th a tp o in t w h ic hisne ith e r th eo n en o r th eo th e r;

b u tw he reth etw oa reo n e .

T h eE arth lyT rip l ic itys ta n d s fo r th efr o z e n , in e rt n o rth ,a sa

s y m b o l o f frig id ne s s ,h a rd e n in g ,c ry s ta l liz a tio n , de a th . It is c o n

c e rn e dw itha ll ph e n o m e n ath at ism o s t ex te rn a la n dp a lp a b let oth e

e x te rna ls e n s e s ; th es o lid s , m e ta ls , fa bric s .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , it isc o n c ern e dw itht h ere la tio nso f

s o lid s toe a c ho th e r, fro m w hic hise s p ec ia llye v o lv e dfo rm , pro p o r

tio n , s o u n d ,e tc . T h es a m em ayb es a idof th em e ta l sd u gu pfr o m

th eb ow e lso f th ee a rth ,o fth ec o m m e rc e, a rtsa n d in d u s trie s re s u ltin g

th e re f ro m .E s o te r ic a lly , th ee a rth ytrigo nd e n o te s th ec o m p re he n s io n

o f th es p iritu a l q u a litie se vo lv e dfro mth ee a rth ya c tiv itie s ; o r,

ra th e r , th a to n es p iritu a lq ua lityo f thre e -fo ldform a tio ne x pre s s e d

inth re em y s tic a l te rm s ;T a u ru s( &), se rv itu d eo r s p irit o f p a tie n t

w o rk ; V irg o(T T J ) , fo rm a tio na n dre -fo rm a tio n ;C a p r ic o rn(! ?), th e

re s u lt o f th eu n io no fT a u ru sa n dV irg o , w h ic hle a dse ith e r to th e

h ig h e r p la n eint h es p ira lo f e x is te n c e ; o r toth e lo w e rp la n eo nth e

d o w n w ardc o u rs et od a rk e r re alm so fb e ing ;m o ree a r th y ,h a rd e ne d

a n dd ea d .

T h eA i ryT rip lic i tyre p re s e n t sth ew e s t; th es c e n eo f th es e tt in g

s u n ;w h ic hs ig n if ie sth ed y ingo f th ed ay ,o fs e n s ea n do fm a t te r;

w h ic h iso n lyth ep ro m is eo f a n o th e rd a y; a na d v a n cetoah ig he r

p la n e . T h isb rig hte rd a yisde n o te db yt h ea irytri g o n ;a n dis c o n

c e rn e d, u p o nth ee x te rn a lp lan e ,w iththep rie s tly , p o litic a l a n ds o c ia l

re la ti o n so fh u m anlife .T h a t istos a y , it re p re s en tsth eh igh e rq u a l

itie so f th e s erela tio n s . It is , th e re fore ,s y m b o li z e db yth e in v is ib le

e le m e nt, a ir; th eg re a tm e d ium o fm o tio n. Itse s o terics ig n ifi c a n c eis

c o m p ri s e dinth ea rc a n ao f theo n etru es c ie n c e .A f te r firs t ha v in ga

k n o w led g eo f th e tw in s(XG e m in i) e x te rna l, th ein te rn a ls c ie nc e

a tta insu n toth ea d ju s tm e n t an de q u ilib r iu m o rb a lan c e(= = =L ib ra )o f

th etw o ;s oth a t th e ye x a c tly b le n dint h ed iv in eeq u ip o is eo f h a rm o n y

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a n dw is d o m ; th u s re a liz in go nlyth erip plin gw a v e s ( ?A q u a ri u s )o f

p e a c e fu l re s u lts ; in s te a do f th ed o w n p o urin gflo o d sa n dc a ta c ly s m s ;

b o thso c ia la n dph y s ic a l; w h ic ho th e rw isere s u lt fr o m th eu n b ala n c e d

s c a le s (= c =L ib ra); w h e ne x tern a la n dinte rn a la n tag o n iz e ,a s tw o

h o s til ea n da b s o lu te lys e p a ratea n dd u a l fo rc e s ; ins te a do fb ala n c in g

a stw om o d e so f on ea n dth esa m ee te rn a l m o tio n , theo n elife o f th e

u n iv e rs e .

T h eW ate ryT rip li c ity ,s y m b o l ic a lo f th es o u th , is th ee x a c t op

p o s ite o f th ee a r th yn o rth . I t isth efr o z e n ,m e lted ; th eh a rde n e d ,

liq u e f ie d ; th eren e w a lo f th ec ry s ta l intoo th e r form s ;a n dthere s u r

re c tiono fd e a th in tolife . Th ew a te ryt rig o ns ig n i fie sth ec on s ta n t

e ffo rt inN a tu re toa d ju s to pp o s ite sa n dc o n tra d ic to rie s ; tobrin g

a b o u t c h e m ic a lc ha n g e sa n da f fin itie sa se s p e c ia lly s e e ninfl u id s ;a n d

a ss op e rfe c tlysy m b o liz e din th a tg re a t d is tin g u ish in gfe a tu r eo f

w a te r, v iz ., tose e kitso w n le v e l. O nt h ee x te rn a l p la n eo f hu m a nlife ,

th ew ate rytrig o nd e n o te slo ve( ^ 7 o); s e x(n \S c orp ioa n d$ M a rs );

a n do f fs p rin g(K ); th ee x te rn a l re s u lts o f th eu n io no f th et w o

(lo v ea n ds e x ). O nth em o rees o te ricp lan e s ,C a n c e r (f5 )s y m b oliz e s

te n a c i tytolife , h e n c e , th ed e s irefo r im m o rta lity; w h ic h ,c om b in e d

w itha k n o w le d g eo f th em y s terie so fs e x (n \S c o rp i oa n d$M a rs )o r

g e n e ratio na n dreg e n e ra tio n , le a d sth ei m m o rta ls o ul toth eterm in a tio n

o f its e a rth lyp i lg rim a g ea n dm a te ria lin c a rn a tio n s, inth eu nio nw ith

itsm is s in gh a lf o rP is c e s( ^ ), w h ic h iss y m b o lize d ,u p o nthec e le s tia l

e q u a tor (e q u ilib r iu m ), a sth e tw ofis h e sb o u n dto g eth e rb yth ec o rd

(o f lov e ). H a v in g re g a in e dthise q u a to r a n dp a s s e d fro m th elow e r

a rco f m a tte r, thes o u le n te r so n c em o re u p o nth esp iritu a lp atho f

e te rn al c o n s c io u s life .

T h erea d e rw ill no w p e rc e iv e th a t th efou rg re a t tr ig o n sa rebu t

th ed i ffe re n ts e r ie so fa ttri b u te sw ith i nth eh u m a ns o u lo rm ic ro c o s m ;

a n dfurth e r, th a t th etw e lv ec o n s te lla ti o n so f th ez o d ia cre v ea l th e

m y s tica ls ig n ifica tio no fA d am K a d m o n ,th ea rc h e ty pa lm a no fth e

s ta rry p la n is p h e re .T h u s ;A ri e s( T) rule sth eh e ad ,b ra ina ndth e

fie ry w ill; T a u rus( 8) th en e c ka n dthro a t, th eea rs , th eli s te n in g

re q u isite so fo b ed ie n ts e rv it u d e ;G e m in i (X ) th eh an d sa n da rm s ,

o rp roje c tiv ea n de x e c u tiv epo w e rs ;C a n ce r (S ) th eb re a s t, b o so m

a n dlun g s ,w h ic hs ig n ifylife a n dlo v e ; L e o( l) t h eh e a rt a ndits

v a rie de m o tio n s ; V irg o(n j) t h eb o w e ls , th en a v e l or m a te rn a l, th e

c o m p a ss io n a tea n d fo rm u la tiv eq u a litie s ; L ib ra(= = =) th elo in so rp h y s i-

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ET W E L V ESIG N S2 5 5

c a ls t re n g th , th ep o w e ro fb ala n c in gth em e n ta l fa cu ltie s ;S c orp io(T T \,)

th eg en e ra tiv eo rg a n sa n dth ep ro c re a tivea ttrib u tes ;S a g itta r iu s( &)

th eh ip sa n dth igh s , th es e a t o r fo u n d a t io no fv o li tio n a l fo rce , th e

m ig ra to ryin s tin cts ;C a p ric o r n(V c ? ) th ek n e e s , to ke n so fh u m bles u b

m is s iontoth eh ig h e rp o w e rs ; A q u a riu s( ^ r) th ele gsa n da n k leso r

a c tiv ep o w e rso f m o v e m e n ta n d lo c o m o tio n; a n dla s tl y ,P is c e s( ^ )

th efee t, th efo un d a tio no fth ew h o lefr a m e ,w h ic hs h o u lde v e r b e

c a p a b l eo f fin d inga n ds u s ta in in gitso w nle v e lu n aid e d , le s t th eg ra n d

h u m a n te m p lefa ll toth eg ro un d .T h u sw eb e g inw ith firea n dt e r

m in a te w ithw a te r. T h e s ec o n stitu teth e tw op o le sof th eh u m a n

m a g n e t.

N O T E : T oo b ta int h ec e le s tia l a p p lic a tiono f th ea bo v e , th ep oin tsm u s t bere v e rs e d ;

n o rth b e c o m e ss o uth ;e a s tb e co m e sw e s t, a n ds oo n .

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M A N SPL A N E T A R YO R G A N IS M

T H EU N IO N O FT H ES O U LA N D S T AR S .

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T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH EP L A N E T S

B e fo re d e s c rib in g th en a tu re a n din flu e nc eo f th epla n e tsa s

k n o w n toth ein it ia te so fH e rm e ticP h ilos o p h y , it i sn e c e s s a ry top o in t

o u t to th ere a d e r th ed iffe ren c eb e tw e e n th en a tu re o f ap la n et a n d

ac o n ste lla tio n . T h etw e lv esig n sc o n s ti tu teth einn a te , la te nt p o s s i

b iliti e so f th eorg a n is m ,a n da ss u c hrep re s e n t th ec o n s titu ti o na sa

w h o le . Inth isli g h tw eh a v ec o n s id e re d th e m inth ep re v io u sch a p

te r. W h ileo nth eo th e rh a n d , th ep la n e t sc o n s titu t eth ea c tivefo rc e s

w h ic ha ro u s eth e sela te n tp o ss ib ilitie s . Inth isd up le xa c tio no fs ig n

a n dp la n e t, b o th n a tu re sc o m e in top la ya n dp ro d u c e th ev a rio us

re s u lt so fe x te rna l life .M a n, th em ic roc o s m , ism ere lyth es ou n d in g

b o a rd , s otos a y , th ere -a c ti n gp o in t for th e ir e the re a la n dm a g n e tic

v ib ra t io n s .F u rthe r, w h ilethetw e lv es ig n sre p re s en t th eh u m ano r

g a n is ma safo rmc o n ta in in gl a te n tp o s s ib ilitie s ;th es u n ,m o on ,a n d

p la n e ts , re p re s e nt th es p irit , s o u l, a n ds e n s e s ,o f th a to rg a nis m .M a n

c o n s istso fb o d y , s o u l, a n dsp irit, a sde s c rib e din S e c tio nII , C h a p . II.

A sa t p re s e n tm a nife s te d ,h eh a sfiv ep hy s ic a ls e n se sa ss ta tedinS e c

tio nI II, C h a p .IV .T h ec o n s te lla tio n sareth eb o d y; th eM o o n isth e

s o u l; th eS u nis th es p irit; a n dth efivep la n e ts ; S a tu rn ,J u pite r, M a rs ,

V e n u s , a n dM e rc u ry , re p re s e n t a n de x p re ssth efiv ep h y s ic a ls en s e s . It

isin th islig h t th a t th ere ad e rm u s tc on s id e r th ev a rio u sn a tu re so f th e

p la n e ta ryin flu x , d e s c rib e di nth isa n d th es u c c e e din gc h a p te rs .A

g re a t m a n ys tu d e ntso f th em ys tic a ls c ien c efa ll intos e rio u se rro r

th ro u ghfa ilin gt og ra s pth is re la tio nof th es ta rs a n dth ep la n e ts .

It m u st a ls ob ebo rn einm in d, th a t; w h enc o n s id e ri n gth ea c tua l

in flu en c e sa tw o r kinag iv e nh o ro s c o p e ; th o s es ig nso n lyw h ichc o n

ta inon eo rm o re p la n e tsw ill b eth ed o m in a n t fo rc esw ith inthec o n

s titu t io n ;m e n ta l,p h y s ic a l, o rb o th ;a cc o rd in gto th ep la n eoc c u p ie d

b yth ep e rs o n .T oa s c e rta int h ep a rtic u la rp la n ea p e rs o no c c up ie s , is

av e ry d iffic u lt m a tte rw ith m o s ts tu d e nts . It c a no n lyb eg a ug e da n d

u n d e rsto o db yth os ew h op o s s es sth ein terio rs e n s e so f th es o ul in

s u c hana d v a n c e ds ta tea sto b ec a p a b le o fs p iritu al p e rc e p tion ,e ith e r

o fs igh to r fe e li n g .T h e re fo re , th ep e rf e c ta s tro log e r isth ep e rfe c t

m a n . Th e rea re , ho w e v e r, m a n yd e g re e so f p e rfe c tio n; a n dth er e a d e r,

2 5 8T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

a sw e lla sth ew r ite r, m u s tfe e l th a n k ful fo r th ede g re ew h ic hh em a y

a lre a dyp o s s e s s ; a n ds e t tow o rkinre a l e a rn e s t to a tta inastill g re a ter

d e g re eo fs p iritua lp e rfe c tion .

T H ES U N O

T h es ym b o lic a la sp e c to f th eg lo rio u so r bo fd a y , un d o u b te d ly ,

firs t o c c u p ie dthea tte n tio n , v e n e ra tio n, a n dw o rs hip ,o f th ep rim itiv e

ra c e so fm a n k in d . E v e ryth in g inN a tu re d e p e n d sa b so lu te lyu p on

th ep re s e n c e ,a n dk in d lys u p po rt o f th es h in in gs u n, fo r itsex is te n c e

a n dU fe .T h elitera l in te rp reta tio no fth eH e b re w na m efo r th es u n ,

A s h a h ed , is"th ea ll b o u n tiful fire ;" w hic hisp e rf e c tlyinh arm o n yw ith

th es ola ro rb .

It is u tte rlyim po s s ib le , in th eb rie f sp a c ea to u r c o m m a n d , t og iv e

e v e nt h ere m o te s t c o n c e p tio no f th ein n um e ra b lera m ific a tio n sc o n

n e c te dw ithth eva rio u sm y th olo g ie sw h ichty p ifythes u n .W ew ill,

th e re fo re ,o n lyad dth a tO s ir iso fE g y p t,C h ris h n ao f In d ia , Be lu so f

C h a ld ea ,a n dO rm az do fP e rs ia, a rem e re l yd iffe re n t p e rs o n ifica tio n s

o f th es u n .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th eS u nre p re s e n tsth ec e n tra ls p i ritu a ls o u rc eo f

a ll. I t isth ed iv in eE g oo f th eg ra n dm a n ,a n dth ere fo re ,s ign ifie sth e

s p irit u a lp o te n ti a litie so f cre a tiv ep o w e r. It ist h eg re a tI A M o fa ll

th in g s; b o ths p ir itu a la n dtem p o ra l; a n d is , initse lf, th eg ra n dc o n

s e rv a to ryo fL ife, L ig h ta n dL o v e .U p o n th ee s o te ri cp la n is p h ere , th e

S u nb ec o m e sth egre a ta rc h a n ge lM ic h a e l, w h od e fe a t sS a ta na n d

tra m p le su p o nth eh e a do f th es e rp e n to f m a tte r; a ndth e n c e fo rw a rd ,

g u a rd s th ew a yo f lifea n dim m o rta lity , w ithth efl a m in gs w o rdso f

s o la r p o w e r. Int h iss e n s ethes u nre p res e n tsth epo s itiv e ,a gg re s s iv e ,

c o n trollin gfo rc eso f th ec o sm o s ,a sth e fo rc e so f th es u na re e le c tric .

A s tro lo g ic a llyc on s id e re d , theS u nc o n s t itu te sth ec e n tra l lif ep rin

c ip le o fa ll p h y sic a l th in g s . H isin flu xd e te rm in e s th ea b s o lutem e a s u re

o fp h ys ic a lv ita l ityw ith inea c hh u m a norg a n is m .W he nth es o lar

ra yis n o tv itia te db yth ed is c o rd a n tc on fig u ra tio nso fm a le fi cs ta rs , the

in d iv id u a l th e nbo rn ,w ill e njo yas o u n dc o n s titu ti o n ;m o ree sp e c ia lly

s o , if th es u na t th em o m e n t o fb irthis b e tw e e nthea s c e n d a n t a n d

m e rid ia n ;o r, in o th e rw o rd s , d u rin gth e in c re a s eof th ed iu rna ls u n

s h in e , w h ic hisf ro m s u n ris e ton o o n .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , th eS u ng o ve rn sth eh ig h e rg ro u po f

th es elfis hs e n ti m e n tsa n dlow e rg ro u pof th em o ra l q u a litie s ; th efo r-

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m e r, r e p re s e n te db yfirm n e s sa n ds e lf e ste e m ;a n dt h ela tte r, b yh o p e

a n dc on s c ie n tio u sn e s s .T h o s ed o m in a te dbyth isin fl u xa reth en a tu ra l

b o rnl e a d e rso fm a n k in d .B yt h e ir h ig h -m in d e dp re s en c e , th e ypro

c la imth e ir "rig ht d iv in eto g o v e rn ." T he ya rep ro uda n da m b it io u s ,

y e tm ag n a n im o u san dn o b le .H atin ga ll m ea n ,p e ttyan ds o rd idac

tio n s , th e ye x p res sth ev e ry h ig h e s t fo rm o f tru edig n ifie dm an h o o d .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e , th ep o s itio no f th es u nin th eh o ro s co p e

iso n eo fv ita lim p o rta n c e ;fo ro nth is , inam a le n a tu s ,h a n gsth ev ita l

th re a do f life .Ife v il ra y sc o n c e n tra te th e re o n ;th elifew il l b eo f

s h o rt d u ra tio n ; un le s sc o u n tera c tin ga s pe c tsin te rve n e .

W h e nt h es u nisafflic te da t b irth ,h is in flu e n c eup o nth en a t iv e

th ro u ghlife ,w il l b em a le fic. W h e nth is iss o ;e v enm in o re v ild ire c

tio n s toth es u na n dm o o nc o m b in e d ,w ill b rin ga b o ut d e s tru c ti o no f

life ; th en a tu re o fw h ic hw il l b es im ilar toth a t of th ea ffli c tin gp la n ets .

A n dn oteth is : for p ro s p e rity a n ds u c c e ssinlife ; it ise s s e ntia l th a t

th elum in a rie sb ew e ll a s p e c te da n dfa v ora b lys itu ate dinth ec e le s tia l

fig u re. W h e nth es u na n dm o o na rea fflicte da tb irt h ,d e p e n dup o nit,

th a t pe rs o nw ill h a v eav e ry h a rds tru g glea g a in s t a na d v e rs e fa tea ll

th ed ay so fh isM e ;a n dit w i ll n o t re q uireth ep o w e rso fa ni n s p ire d

p ro p h et tofo re tell h isg e n e ra ld e s tin y . "F ro m e v il , d is c o rdan ds u f

fe rin ga reb o rn ."

T h eS un , ris in gat b irth ,c o nfe rsc o u ra ge ,p rid e , am b itio n ,a ndto

ac e rt a ine x te n t, g o o dfo rtu ne .B u t, if a fflic te dbyS a tu rn ,th en a tiv e

w ill su ffe rm u c h inh e a lth , an db ec o rres p o n d in g ly u n fo rtu n a te. If

a fflicte db yM a rs, th en a tiv ew ill b ec ru e l, ra s han dq u a rre lso m e .S u c h

ao n ew ill h a v el ittlere s p e ct fo r th ef e e lin g so f o th e rs ;u n le s sJ u p ite r

o rV e nu sc a s tb e ne fic e n t ra y s. G e n e ra lly s p e a k in g , th eS u nw h enris

in ga t b irthg iv esap e rs o nof s tro n gfr a m e ,g o o df o re h e a d , larg ee y e s ,

s h a rp s ig h t, ta w nyo rb ro w nha ir. If w e lla s p e c te da n dd ig n ifi e d , th e

d is p o sitio nisn ob le ,g e n e ro us ,a n dp ro ud ,y e th u m an e ,a n dc o urte o u s ;

atru l yfa ith fu l frie n da n dge n e ro u sfo e. H eisp rofu s einh is m a n n e r,

a n dlov e sm a g n ifi c e n c e . If e villya s p e c te da n dill d ig n ifie d ; th e nth e

n a tiv e ism e a n , pro u da n dty ra n n ic a l to th o s eu n d e r h isa u th o r ity ,b u t

as u b m is s iv es y c op h a n t toh is s u p e rio rs ; s h a llo w m in d e da n dtho r

o u g h ly u n fe e lin g .

T H EM O O N )

T h es ym b o lic a la sp e c to fL u n a, lik eth a t o f th eS u n, c a n n o tb e

d e ta il e d .F ro m ti m eim m e m o rial th efa ir g o d d e s so f n ig h th a sbe e n

2 6 0T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

v e n e rate da n dw o rs h ip e da stheu n iv e rs a l m o th e r; thefe m in in e fru c ti

fy in gp rin c ip leof a ll th in g s. Inth ep oe tic a lc o n ce p tio no fth eH e

b re w s , th em o o nw a sc a lle dA sh -n e m o rS he n im , th esta teo fs lum b e r

a n dc ha n g e .W ith ou t ac o m p le t ek n o w le d g eo fa s tro log ic a ls c ie nc e ,

th ew eirdtru th sc o n c e a le db en e a thth eve il o f Is is, c a nn e v e r b e

p ro p e r lyu n d e rs too d .A s tro lo gya lo n e , is th etru eke ytoth ef u n d a

m e n ta l p rin c ip le so fO c c u ltism .T h es e c re to f th et id e s ; th em y s te rie s

o fg e sta tio n ;a n d th ea lte rn atep e rio d so fs te rilit ya n dfru it fu ln e s s ,

c a u s e db yth ee b ba n dflo w o f th em a g n e t iclifec u r re n tsth ro ug h o u t

e v e ry d e p a rtm e n t o fN a tu re ; ared is c o v e ra b leo n lybyac o m p re he n

s io nof th ed iv ineg o d d e s so f o u rm id n igh ts k ie s . Th isk n o w le dg ew a s

th es ub lim ea tta in m e n to f th es a g e s , "w ho ," s a y sB ulw e rL y tto n, "firs t

d is c o ve re dth es ta rrytru th s th a ts h o n eu p o nth eg re a ts h e m a ia o f th e

C h a ld ea nlo re ." C h a n d rao f theH in d o o s ; Is iso f th eE g y p tia n s ; D ia n a

o f th eG re e k s ;a ndo th e rs ,a r ea ll, th em o o n .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th eM o o nre pre s e n tsth es o u lo f theg ra n dm a n.

It is , th e re fo re , th ec e le s ti a lv irg inof th ew o rld, initsm ys tic a la p p li

c a tio n; th ee m b lem o f th eA n im aM u n d i. U p o nth ee s ote ricp la n i

s p h e re, L u n ab e c om e stra n s fo rm e din totheA n g e lG a brie l. U p o n th e

u n iv e rs a lc h a rt, w es e eh e r ex p re s s e da s th ed iv in e Is is , th ew o m a n

c lo th edw ithth es u n .A sIs is, s h ere p res e n tsth egra n din itiatrixo f th e

s o u lin toth es u blim em y s te ri e so f th esp irit. T h eM o o n ,a ls o , re p re

s e n ts th em o u ld ing , fo rm a tiv ea ttrib u te so f th ea s t ra l lig h t. S h e ,a ls o ,

s ta n d sa sth ere pre s e n ta tiv eo fm a tte r. H e n c e , inhe rd u a lc h ara c te r,

s h erev e a lstou sh e r fo rc e sw h ic ha repu re lym a g n etic ;a n da ss u c h ,

th e ysta n da sth ep o la ro p p o siteo f th o seo f th eS un ,w h ic ha r ee le c tric .

Inth eir re la tio n toe a c ho the r, th e ya r ew o m a na n dm a n .

A s tro lo g ic a llyc on s id e re d ,v olu m e sm ig h t b ew ritte n re g a rd in g th is

o rb .W h e nw ec o n sid e rh e rp rox im itytoou re a rth , an dh e ra ffi n ity

w ithi t, a sw e ll a sth era p idityo fh e r m o tio n ,w ec a n n o th e lp g ra n t

in gto h e r th eh ig h e s tp o s iti o n ,a sa nac tiv ea g e n t ine v e rybra n c ho f

ju d ic ia la s tro lo gy .H e r in flue n c eisp u re lyn e g a tive ,h o w e v e r; a n din

h e rs e lfa lo n e ,o r w h e nv o idof th ec o n fi g u ra tio n sof th eS u nan d

p la n e ts ;s h eisne ith e r fo rtun a ten o ru nfo rtu n a te . B u t, w h e nco n

fig u rate dw itho th e ro rb s ;h er in flu xb ec o m e se x c e ed in g lyp o ten ta s

s h erec e iv e sa n d tra n s m itsto u sth ein te n s ifie dinflu e n c eo f th o s es ta rs

a s p e c t in gh e r. T heM o o n , th e re fo re ,m a yb ec a lle dt h eg re a ta stro

lo g ic al m e d iu m o f th es k ie s .

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U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , L u n ag o v e rnsth ep h y s ic a ls e n s e s ,

a n dto ag re a te xte n t th ea n im a lp a s s io nsa ls o .S h ec o n tro lst h elo w e r

fo rm so f th ed o m es ticq u a liti e s ,a n dth e lo w e rg ro upo f in te ll e c tu a l

fa c u lt ie s .T h o s ed o m in a te db yh e r in flu xa rec h a n g ea b leinth eir

n a tu re, s u b m is s ivea n dv e ryi n o ffe n s iv e . M a g n e tic a l ly , th e ir od y lic

s p h e re isp u re ly m e d iu m is tic ; h e n c e , th eyb e c o m eina c tiv ea n dd re a m y .

G e n e rally ,L u n ana tiv e sm a ybes a idtobera th e r ind iffe re n t ch a ra c te rs ,

la c k inga n y th in ga n de v e ry th in gth a tm a yb ec a lle ds tro n ga n dd e c is iv e .

T h e yareg iv e nto ro a m in ga b ou t, o rc o n sta n tlym o v in gth e ir res id e n c e

fro m on ep la c eto a n o th e r.

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e , th e in flu e n c eof th eM o o n isc o n v e rti b le

inits n a tu re ,b ein gh a rm o n iou so rd is c ord a n ta c c o rd in gtoh e r re la tiv e

p o s iti o ntoth esu na n dm a jo r p la n e ts . I f th em o o nb ed ig n ifieda tb irth ;

s h eren d e rsth ena tiv em o rer e fin e d ,e n ga g in g ,a n dc o u rte o u s , th a nh e

o th e rw is ew o u ldbe .S h o u lds hea ls ob ew e ll a s p e c ted ;s u c hapo s i

tio nw ill c o n fe r re fin e d ,a rt is ticta s tes ,e a s yd isp o s itio n , an dg o o d

a b ilit ie s .O nth ec o n tra ry , sh o u ldth em o o nb eill d ig n ifie dor

e v illy a s p e c te d , th en a tiv et h e nb o rnw i ll b eas h allo w -m in d e d, e v il

c h a ra cte r, p ro n e tod is s ip a ti o n ,s lo th ful, a n dv o id o fp ro p e r b u s in e s s

fo re s ig h t, c o n s e qu e n tly , im p ro v id e n t. If th eh o ro s co p eb eas t ro n go n e

ino the r re s p e c ts, a n dp o in ts o u ts te rli n ga b ility ; th e nth e s ea s p e c ts

w ill t e n dra th e r to w a rd sm a k in gth ep e rso nd ip lo m a t ic .T h e s eas p e c ts

a rea ls oas tro n g in d ic a tio n , w h e nu n a s sis te db yb en e v o le n t ray s ,o f

u ltim atein s a n ity. V e ryg re a t c o n s id e ra t io nisn e c es s a ryu p o n th e s e

c o n fli c tin gp o in ts . Ina d d iti o ntoth ei n d iffe re n t d is p o s itio na b o v e

m e n tion e d ; th eM oo n ,w h e nrisin g ,u s u a ll yp ro d u c e s am e d iu m -s iz e d

b o d y , fa ir o rp a l ec o m p le x io n, ro u n dfa cea n dg re ye y e s ; th ef o re h e a d

w id ebu tn o th ig h; te m p e ra m e nt p h le g m a ti c .

T H EP LA N E TM E R C U R Yg

Inits s y m b o lic a l a s p e c t, th ep la n e tM e rc u ryw a sm os tp ro m in e nt

a s"them e s s e n g e r o f th eg o d s." Ath o u s an dm y th sh av eb e e n

e la b o ra te dre g a rdin g"th eflee t-fo o te dM e rc u ry ." In th efe rtil eim a g in a

tio n so f th ee a rl yG re e k s , thes p irit o f M e rc u ryw ase v e ro nt h ea le rt

tom a nife s t itspo w e rs .H isac tio n sth o ug hs o m e tim esm is c h ie v ou s ,

w e reofte nb e n e fi c ia l. It s e em sth a t th ec e n tra l ide ao f th e s ea n c ie n ts

w a sto ty p ifyo r e x p re s sinex te rn a l fo rm th ere s tl e s sa c tiv it ie so f th e

m e rc u r ia lm in d ; he n c e ,w in g sw e rep la c e du p o nh ishe a da n dfe et.

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K a b b a l is tic a lly , th ep la n e tM e rc u rys ig nifie sp e rc ep tio n ,a n d

th e re fo re , re p re se n tsth ep o w e ro fs ig h t w ith inth eg ra n db o d yo f th e

c e le s t ia lm a n . It isth ea c ti v ep o w e ro f s e lf-c o n s cio u s n e s sw i th inh u

m a n ity, a n dth eab ilitytos ee ,p e rc e iv ea n dre a s o n. U p o nth ee s o te ric

p la n isp h e re ,M e rcu ryb e c o m e s tra n s fo rm e d in toth ean g e licR a p ha e l,

th eg en iu so fw isd o m a n da rt. W es e e , the re fo re , tha t th ee s o te ric

fo rc e so f th iso r ba reth o s ew h ic hte n d toe le v a te m a n k in dfrom th e

a n im a l p la n e sto th o s eo f th eh u m a n .

A s tro lo g ic a llyc on s id e re d , thein flu xo f M e rc u ryis m e n ta la n d

re s tles s .N os y s te m o fm e rehu m a nin v e n t io nw o u ldha v ed e d ic a te d

toa na lm o s t in v is ib les ta r; th ele a s t an dm o s t in sig n ific a n t o fa ll p rim a ry

p la n e ts ; th eg o v ern m e n to fm an 'sin te llec tu a ln a tu re .A n yfa n cifu l

s y s te mw o u ldh a v ea ttrib u te ds u c ha nim po rta n tg ro upo fm e n ta l

q u a lit ie stoth eS u n ,o r tot h elo rd lyJu p ite r. T h ee x p e rie n c eo f th e

a n c ie nts ,h o w e v e r, s h o w e dth em th a t, n e i th e r th eS unn o rJ u p it e r

p o s s e ss e da n ys u chin flu e n c e ; a n dit is u p o nth ee xp e rie n c eo f a g e s ,

th a tth etru th sof a s tro lo g ya refo u n d e d; a n dth er u le sm a d ef o r th e ir

a p p lica tio n .

T h eq ua litie so f M e rc u rym a yb ew e ll e x pre s s e db yt h eA m e ric a n

p h ra s e, "g e tu pan dg e t;" fo r e n e rg y , inte lle c t, a ndim p u d e n c e, c o n s ti

tu tet h ec h ie fc ha ra c te ris ticso f th ep ure lyM e rc u r ia ln a tiv e . T h e reis

n o th ingto oh o t or to oh e a v y fo rh isin ge n u ity ;n o r isth e rean y th in g

to og re a t fo rh is fe rtileb raintoa c c o m p lis h .T h eU n ite dS ta te s ,a sa

w h o le , a reru le db yG e m in i, t h ec o n s te ll a tio no fM erc u ry ,a n d th e

re s tles se n e rg y , c o m m e rc ia l en te rp ris e , a n ds c h e m inga b ilitie s, o f th e

ty p ic al A m e ric a na rew e ll e x pre s s e db yt h es in g u la r in flu e n c eo fh is

p a tro ns ta r.

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , h o w e v e r, thep la n e tM erc u ryis

tru ly th eg e n iu so fw is d o m , an dg o v e rn s th ew h o leof th o s em e nta l

q u a lit ie sd e n o m ina te dp e rc e p t iv e .T h eo ra to ric a lp ow e rsa reli k e w is e

ru le db yth isp lan e t. T h o s edo m in a te db y itsin flu xa rein g e n io u s ,

in v e n t iv e ,w itty , s a rc a s tic , s c ie n tific , a n dp o s s e ssre m a rk a b l ep e n e tra ti v e

p o w e r. T h e ya repro fo u n din v es tig a to rsof a ll th o s es c ie n c e st h a ta id

inth ep ro m o tio no fc o m m e rc e .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,M e rcu ryru le st h eb ra ina ndto n g u e .

W h e nstro n g lyp lac e da tb irth, th ep e rs onw ill p o s se s sav iv id im a g in a

tio nan dre te n tivem e m o ry ;a nda ls ob eno te dfo rm en ta lc a p a c i tya n d

p o w e r o fp e rs u a s io n .S u c hapo s itio n , if c o n fig u re dw ithth eM o o n ,

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ES T A R S2 63

w ill giv ea nu n w ea ry in gfa n c ya n ds tro n glyin c lin e th em in dtow a rd s

th ec urio u sa n dO c c u lt s id eof N a tu re . Sh o u ldM e rc uryb eill dig n ifie d

a n dv oido f th ego o da s p e c ts o fo th e ro rb s ,a n da t th es a m eti m eb e

a fflicte db yM a rs; h ew ill p ro d u c ealiar a n da nu np rin c ip le d , s h u fflin g

n a tu re, in c a p a b le o fa tta in ingo ra p p re cia tin gth eh ig h e rm e n ta la n d

m o ra l s ta n d a rd s . If s tro n go r w e ll a s p e cte d ,a n db elo w th eh o r iz o n ,

h ein clin e sth ena tiv etom y stic a la n dO c c u lt s tu d ie s ;b u t if a b o v eth e

h o riz ona n dd ig n i fie d ,h ec o nfe rsam o re e x te rn a lin flu e n c ea ndp ro

d u c e so ra to rs ,s ta te s m e na n d te a c h e rs .O n eo f th ech ie fa ttribu te so f

th ispla n e t, w h e nw e ll p la c e da b o v eth eh o riz o n , is th a to f li te ra ry

a b ilit y .A ll s u c hn a tiv e sp o ss e s sg e n u ineta le n t in th isd ire ctio n . It

m a y ,th e re fo re , bes a fe lys a i dth a tM e rcu ryc o n fe rs th eid e a l w h e n

b e lo w , a n dth ep ra c tic a lw h e na b o v e , th ea s c e n d a n t a tb irth . Ph y s ic a lly ,

M e rc u r yg iv e sam e d iu m s ta tu re ,s tro n gbu ts le n d e r fra m e ,e x c ee d

in g ly a c tiv e ,s h arpp ie rc in ge y e s , th in lip s ,w e ll c u t fe a tu resa n dc o n fi

d e n tlo o k .T h ec om p le x io nd e pe n d su p o nt h eR a c e .

T H EP LA N E TV E N U S$

Inh e r m y th o lo g ica la n ds y m b olic a la s p e ct, th ep la ne tV e n u s

h a sb ee nv e n e ra ted , th ew id ew o rldo v e r, inh e rd u al c h a ra c te r o f

L o v ean dW is d o m . T h eb rig h t sta ro f th em o rn in g ,p ro u dL u c ife r,

w a stheh a rb in g e r a n dg e n iu so fw is d o m ; a n dtru ly , n o n eo f th es ta rs

o fh e av e nc a nc o m p a rew iththeb rillia n cea n dg lo ry o fV e n u sw h e n

s h es hin e sa sth eh e ra ldo f da y .A sth eg o d d e s so f L o v es h eis e q u a lly

p ro m ine n t. T h ea nc ie n tG re e k sa ls ore p res e n te dh e r a sA p h ro d it e ,

w e a ringth eh o rn so fh e rs a c re dB u ll, T au ru s .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th ep la n e t Ve n u ss ig n if ie sth eL o vee le m e n tw ith in

th es ou l, o f th eg ra n da rc h e ty p a lm a n ; an dth e re fo re , re p re s e ntsth e

s e n s eo f fe e lin gw ith ine m b o die dh u m a n it y . It c o n s eq u e n tlye x pre s s e s

th ec l in g in g ,y ield in g , fe m inin ep o rtio no f th eh u m a nc o n s titutio n .

U p o nt h ee s o te ric p la n is p h e re, V e n u sb e co m e sth ec ele s tia lA n ae l,

p rin c eo f th ea s t ra l lig h t. I nth isc h a ra c te rw eb eh o ldh e rp ow e rso f

tra n s fo rm a tio n , an dth e"c o n se rv a tio no f fo rc e s ." AsIs isre p re s e n ts

th ea stra l flu id inas ta teof re s t, p reg n a n t (b yt h eH o lyG h os t) w iththe

th in g sT O B E ,A n ae l re p re s e n t sth es a m e flu idina ctio n .T h e refo re ,

th eM oo na n dV e n usfo rm th eka b b a lis tic s y m b o lsfo r th etw om od e s

o fm o t io nw ith in th es o u lo f th eu n iv e rse .

A s tro lo g ic a llyc on s id e re d , thep la n e tV en u sm a yb es a idtore pre -

2 6 4T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

s e n tm irth , jo y , a n dc o n v iv iality ,a sthein flu xinc lin e sth o seu n d e rh e r

ru let op le a s u re -s e e k in g ,a n dg ra n dd is pla y .T h ep le a s u re so f s o c ie ty

a ree sp e c ia llyg ov e rn e db yV en u s .B a lls , p a rtie s , co n c e rts ,a ndre c e p

tio n s , p o s s e s sa lm o s t irre s istib lea ttrac tio ntotho s eb o rnu nd e rh e r

in flu en c e . If a ff lic te dina fe m in in eh oro s c o p e ,w i th o u ts tro ngc o u n te r

a c tin g ra y s , th en a tiv eb e c o m e s"u n fo rtun a te "a n dsu ffe rsfro mth elo s s

o fv ir tu e ,h e n c e th ep o s itio no fV e n u si sv e ryim p orta n t.

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , V e n u sc o n tr o lsth eh igh e rg ro u pof

th ed om e s ticq u a l itie s ,a n dals oth eid ea l, a rtis ti c ,a n dm u s ic a l, s e n ti

m e n ts . T h o s ed o m in a te db yh e r in flu xe x ce l inm u s ic, a rt, a n dp o e try ,

a n db ec o m en o te d fo r th e ir refin e da c c o m p lis h m e n ts . B u t, a t thes a m e

tim e , th e yla c kt ru em o ra lp ow e r. T h e yareg u id e di m p u ls iv e ly b y

th e ir s e n tim e n ts , p a s s io n s , an dd e s ire s . R e a s o nis c o n s p ic u o u sb yits

a b s e n cew h e nth e i rd e s ire sa r ea ro u s e d . H e n c e , th ed a n g e ro f be in g

m is le db yfla tte r ya n ds e n tim e n ta ln o n s en s eisv e ry g re a t, w h enV e n u s

isn o t p ro te c te db yh a rm o n io usra y s .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,w h e nV e n u sh a sc h ie fd o m inio no v e r

th em in do f th ena tiv e ;s h ei n d u c e sas t ro n gp re d il e c tio nfo r s o c ie ty ,

a n dinc lin e stoda n c in g ,m u s ic ,d ra w in g , e tc .S h eals oc o n fe rs ag o o d

h u m o red ,w itty , kin da n dc h a r ita b led is po s itio n .M end o m in a te db y

th isi n flu xa realw a y sg re a t fa v o rite sw ithth efa i rs e x ;b u t th e ya re

th o ro ug h lyd e fic ie n t infirm ne s sa n ds e l f-c o n tro l; a n d , if ill d ig n ifie d ,

th em alen a tiv ew ill o fte nfi n dh im s e lf ina w k w a rd a ffa irs ;a ndis

lia b le tofa ll intoin te m p e ran c e . Afrien d lya s p e c t o fS a tu rn ins u c h

c a s e sw o u ldd om uc hto w a rd sco o lin ga n ds te a d y in gt h en a tiv e 's

c h a ra cte ra n din du c in gre fle ctio n .W o m e nb o rnw ith V e n u sinthe

a s c e n da n tg e n e ra l lyd is p la yt h em o s ta m ia b le ,e n g a gin ga n dfa sc in a tin g

q u a lit ie s . If w e lla s p e c te d , th e ya ren ea ta n da rti s ticinth eir d re s s

a n dp ers o n a la p p ea ra n c e ;e le ga n t inth e i rh o m e sa n dg e n e ra lly a s

v irtu ou sa sth e ya reb e a u tiful. It h a sbe e ntru lysa id , "T h ege n e ra l

d is p o sitio nd e rive dfro m V e n usisth a t of m ild n e s sa n dg e n u in eg o o d

n a tu re; a n dw h a tev e rd e fe c ts m a yfa ll to th elo to f th en a tiv e, th e y

a res eld o m g re a t o n e s ;a n da r em o reth e re s u ltso f w e a k n e s sa nda

s tro n ga n im a ln a tu re , th a nc on s titu tio n al w ic k e d n e sso r ad e s i retod o

w ro n g . " Inth isw efu llyc o n cu r, a n dw il l o n lya d d th a t th ec ha n c e s

tod ow ro n ga rem u ltip lie db y ap re p o s s es s in ge x te rn a lis m .T h eya reo f

m e d iu ms ta tu re , of fa ir c le a r c o m p le x io n, b rig h ts pa rk lin gw ick e d

e y e s , h a n d s o m efea tu re sa n dbe a u tifu l form .

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ES T A R S2 65

T H EP LA N E TM A R S$

T h ispla n e t, o f all o th e rs , i nitss y m b olic a la s p e ct, w a sth eo b je c t

o fd ivin eh o n o rs inth ee y e so f th ea n c ie n tw o rld . M a rss e e m s toh a v e

b e e nt h em o s ts inc e re lyw o rs hip e d ,o fa l l th eg o d s , b yo u rn o r th e rn

a n c e s to rs .T h eg re a te s tg lo ry, inth e ir ru d etim e s , w a se n jo y edb yth e

g re a tes tw a rrio r. H e n c eM a rs , inh isu n iv e rs a lc h a ra c te r, re p re s e n te d

th eg odo fw a r. H ew a sa ls osy m b o liz e dasV u lc a n ,th ec e le s tial

b la c k sm ith ,w h of o rg e dth ethu n d e rb o lts o fJ o v e .T hisin d ic a testh e

ru leof M a rso v e r iro n ,s te e l , fire ,a n de d g e dto o ls .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th ep la n e tM a rss ig n ifi e sa lim e n ti v e n e s sw ithin

th eg ra n dm a n ,a ndth e re fo re , re p re s e n ts th es e n s eo f ta s tein th e

h u m a nc o n s titu tion .W eh a v ea d ire c t re fe re n c etot h ee x p re s s io no f

th e s em a rtia l fo rc e sinre fe re n c etoth ep h y s ic a l se n s a tio n si nth eN e w

T e s ta m e n t, v iz .: "e a t, d rin ka n db em e rr y , fo r to -m o rro w w ed ie ."

U p o nt h ee s o te ric p la n is p h e re, M a rsb e c om e stra n s form e din tot h e

a n g e l S a m a e l (Z a m a e l), w h e re i na res h o w n th eh ig h e st a ttrib u teso f

th issp irit. A ssu c h , it re p re s e n tsth ep o w e ra n dab ilitytoap p re c ia te

th eh ig h e r, fin e r, a n dm o reeth e re a le s se n c e so f thelifew a v e, a n d

th e re fo re , toh a ved o m in io nov e r th ep o w e rso fa b s orp tio na n d

a s s im i la tio n .

A s tro lo g ic a llyc on s id e re d ,M arsty p ifie sa n de m b o d ie s , inh is a s tra l

e x p re ss io n , th esp irit o fc rue lty ,b lo o ds h e d ,a n dof in d is c rim in a te

d e s truc tio n .T h e tru es o no f M a rsisage n u in ep u g i lis to f th e firs t

w a te r, a n disn e ve rs oh a p p ya sw h e nth oro u g h lye n ga g e dinv a n

q u is h in gh iso p p on e n t. Aty p eo f th isq ue s tio n a b le s p irit o f en te rp ris e

m a yb e fo u n dint h eh is to ryof G re a tB ri ta in .E n g lan disru le db y

th es ig nA rie s ,th ec h ie fs igno fM a rs , a n dth ety pic a lE n g lish m a nis

aM a rs m a n .N ob ette rs u b je c t fo rs tu d yc a nb efo u ndtoillu s t ra te

M a rs , th a nJ o h nBu ll. H eisalw a y sfig h t in gs o m eo ne ,a n dh is p a s t

h is to r yfo r ath ou s a n dy e a rs u p o nla n dan ds e a , is th ere c o rd o f

b rilli a n tv ic to ri e sw ithv e ry, v e ryfe wre v e rs e s .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , M a rsre p re se n tsth es pirit o fe n te r

p ris e , e n e rg y ,a ndc o u ra g e .W ith o u t as pic eo f th is o rba ll m enw o u ld

b es h i ftle s s ,e ff e m in a tec o w ard s .T h o s ed o m in a te dbyth eM a rti a l

in flu xa rem e c h a nic a l inth eh ig h e s td e gre e ;a n dp os s e s sa nu nc o n

q u e ra ble ,u n tiring ,e n e rg y , an dp o te n tw ill.

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,M a rs s ig n ifie sa ll th o s ew h oa reinan y

w a ye ng a g e dinthep ro d u c tio no f iro na nds te e l. A llM a rtia lm e n

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p re fe r s o m eb u s ine s sw h e res ha rpin s tru m e n ts , iro no r firea re u s e d ,

a sin th ec a s eo f b u tc h e rs , ba rb e rs ,b lac k s m ith s , etc .W h e nthep la n e t

isrisin ga tb irt h , it a lw a y s im p a rtsa c e rta ink indo f ru d d ine s s ,e ith e r

u p o nt h efa c eo r h a ir, afie r ylo o k ,a n dg iv e stot h en a tiv ea d a u n tle s s ,

m a n ly , a p p e a ra n c e. If lo c a te d inth es e co n da n g le , it c a u s e st h en a tiv e

tob e co m eim p ro v id e n ta n dto s p e n dm o n e y th o u g h tle ss ly .S u c ha

p e rs o nn e v e rb e c om e sw e a lth y , b u ta lw a y s liv e su phism e a n s . Lo c a te d

inth e1 0 th .h o u seo rm id -h e av e n , it n e ve r fa ilsto c a u s eth en a tiv em u c h

s u ffe r in gfro m s la n d e ra n dc on s e q u e n td etrim e n to f c h a ra c te r. W h e n

w ec o m p a reth en ativ eo fM a rs w ithth a t o fS a tu rn , w efin dth em a s

p o la r o p p o s ite s . T h ela tte r i slik eas lo w , lin g e ri n gc o n s u m p t iv ed is e a s e,

a n dthefo rm e r li k eara g in g fe v e r. N om a tte rw h oor w h a t th e ym a y

b e ,d ep e n du p o ni t, y o uw ill a lw a y sfin d th en a tiv eo fM a rsfi e ry ,

h e a d s t ro n g , fu riou sinte m p e r, a n dinres p e c tsc ru el a n dd e s tr u c tiv e ;

a n dy et w ith a l, t h e ya reg e n ero u stoe x ce s sw iththe ir frie n d s, a n dfo n d

o fg o odc o m p a n y . T h eg e n e ra l d e s c rip tio no f atru eM a rsm a nis

s o m e w ha ta sfo llow s ;m e d iu m he ig h t, s tron g ,w e ll m ad eb o d y , rud d y

c o m p lex io n ,p ie rcin ge y e s ,s qu a res e t jaw ,b o ldd e te rm in e dlo ok ,a n d

q u ic k , q u a rre ls o m ete m p e r. T hec o lo ro f th eh a ir is v a ria b le , b u t it

h a sg en e ra llyaf ie rytin g e .

T H EP LA N E TJ U P IT ER U

U n d e r itss y m b o li c a la s p e c t, w efin dJ u pite ru n iv e rs a llyre c o gn iz e d

a m o n g th ea n c ie n t G re e k sa sJo v e , th ec ele s tia l fa th e ro fa ll. U n d e r

th erem o te rA ry a ns y m b o lis m , w efin dit re p re s e n te da sth e"A l l fa th e r

o fH e av e n ." B o th c o n c e p tio n s , G re e ka n dA ry a n ,a re id e n tic a l. In

th erud ec o n c e p ti o n so f th eha rd ys o n sof th en o rth, w es e ethep la n e t

J u p iter d e p ic te da sT h o r, from w h ic hc o m e sth es a x onT h o rs -d a ya n d

th em od e rnE n g lishT h u rs d a y , th ed a yo v er w h ic hth ep la n e tw a s

s u p p o se dtoru le .

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th ep la n e t Ju p ite rs ig nifie se th e re a la b s o rp t io n

w ith in th eg ra n dm a n . It th e re fo re , re p re s e n tsth ep o w e ro fs ce n t

o rs m ell w ith int h eb o d yo f hu m a n ity . It isth es e ns eb ym e a n so f

w h ic h th ed e v e lo pe ds o u lp e rce iv e sa n dpa rta k e sth e fin e ra ro m a tic

e s s e n ce so fN a tu re .U p o nth ee s o te ricp la n is p h e re , J u p ite rb e co m e s

tra n s fo rm e din to th ec e le s tial Z a c h a rie l o rZ a d k ie l,a n dth u s re p re

s e n ts th eim p a rti a ls p irit o f d is in te re ste d n e s s . In th isc a p a city , it

s ig n if ie sth ep ri n c ip le sa n dp h ilo s o p h yo fa rb itra t io n ; th ep erfe c t

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ES T A R S2 67

a d ju s tm e n to fe q uilib riu m b y th ew ith d raw a lo fd is tu rb in gfo rce s .A s

s y m b o l ic a lo f th ea ttrib u te so fe th e re a l a b s o rp tio n, w ea refr e q u e n tly

re m in de do f th is p la n e tb ytheK a b b a lis t ic a lw rite rs ,o f th ebo o k so f

M o s e s , w h oin tim ateth a t "asw e e ts m e lli n gs a v o r" w a sa c c e p ta bleto

th eL ordd u rin gt h es a c re dri te so f th e te m p les e rvic e .

A s tro lo g ic a llyc on s id e re d , thep la n e tJ up ite r isthela rg e s t, a n d

n e x t t oS a tu rnthem o s tp o te nt p la n e t in o u rs o la r s y s te m .H es ig n ifie s

a ll tha t istru ly g o o da n dc ha rita b lein h u m a nlife. H isa c tionistru ly

n o b le , fa r re m o v edfro m th esh e e p is htim id ityo fS atu rn ,o r theim

p u d e n t fo rw a rd n e sso fM a rs . Th eg e n u in es o no fJ u p i te r fillst h e

a tm o s ph e rea ro u n dh im w ithg en ia lw a rm th. H iss o u l isb rim m in g

fu ll of h o n e s tg oo dn a tu re .U tte rlyin c ap a b leo fp ra c tic in gfr a u dh im

s e lf, h en e v e rs us p e c tsit in o th e rs ;h en c e ,o fte nb e c o m e sth ev ic tim

o fo the rs 's c h e m esa n dd u p licity .T h ispla n e t'sn a tu res u g g e s t sits e lf,

w h e nw es a yth a t, h eta k e se ve rym a nto b eh o n e s t un til h eis p ro v e n

tob e aro g u e ;a ndw h e nth is isp ro v e d , w ill fo rg iveh im o n c eo r tw ic e

b e fo re p u n is h in gh im .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , J u p ite rs ign ifie sth eh ig h e rm o ral

n a tu re, th eh u m a nita ria nq u a l itie s ,a n d isth ea u tho ro fa ll no b lea n d

c h a rit a b lein s tit u tio n sa n den te rp ris e s . T h o s ed o m in a te db yh i sin flu x

e x p re ssth eh ig h es t fo rm o f hu m a nn a tu re. T h e reis s o m e th in gt ru ly

ro y a l inth isp lan e t'sin flu en c e , am ix tu reo f th e fa th e r, p a t ria rc h ,a n d

k in g . S u c hn a tiv esd om u c hto re d e e m m a nk in dfro m th e ir g e n e ral

d e p ra vity .T h e re w ill a lw a y sb efo u n din th en a tiv eso fJ u p iter, u p o n

th einte lle c tu a l p la n e , afines e n s eo f d is c rim in a t io n ;h e n c e , th e yp o s

s e s sr a req u a liti e so f ju s tice ,w h ic he ntitleth e mtob eju d g eso f th e

p e o p le. W h e nth e ye rr, it is a lw a y so nt h es id eo f m e rc y .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,J u p i te rm a yb ec a lle dth eg re a te r fo r tu n e ,

w h e nheru le so v er an a tiv ity. H eg iv e s as o b e r, m an ly ,c o m m a nd in g

p re s e nc e .T h en a t iv eiss o b e r a n dg ra v e inh iss p e ec h ,b u t, a t th e

s a m et im ek in da nds y m p a th e ti c . If w e ll d ig n ifie d , h em a k e sthe

n a tiv es in c e re , ho n e s t, a n df a ith fu l; g en e ro u s , libe ra l, p ru d en t, a n d

a s p iri n g ;s tro n g l yg iv e ntor e lig io na n dm o ra ls e n t im e n ts ;a n dg e n e ra lly

s p e a k in g ,a ll th at c a nb ed e sire d ,w h e re m o ra lity , in te g rity , a n dfa ith ful

s e rv iceisre q u ir e d .L o c a te d inth e2 n d . h o u s e ,a n dw e ll a s p e cte d ,h e

b rin g sg re a tw e a l thtoth en ativ e .D ig n i fie dinth e1 0 th .h o u se ,h e

c o n fe r sth eh ig h es th o n o ru p onth en a tive .S u c hp e rs o n sa lw a y sa tta in

u n tove ryim p o rtan ta n dre s p on s ib lep o s i tio n s ,w h ichth e yfill w ith

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d ig n it ytoth e m s elv e s ,a n dh on o r toth o sew h op ro m oteth e m .T his

p la n e t 'sp o s itio n, u n a fflic tedinth e7 th .h o u s e , co n fe rsg re at m a tri

m o n ia l fe lic ity ; inth ellth . h o u s e , fa i th fu la n dpo w e rfu l fri e n d s ; inthe

5 th . ho u s e ,g re a t g a ina n db en e fit th ro ug hh iso ffsp rin g .B u t, w h e n

J u p iter isa fflicte da n dill d ig n ifie d , th e nh isn atu reisg rea tlya lte red .

T h en ativ eisg e ne ra llyap rete n d e r toall th e s en ob leq u a liti e s .H e

e x te rna llys im u late sth e m ,b ut a th e a rt, h eisas ha llo w ,s c h em in gh y p o

c rite , aw o lf in s h e e p 'sc lo th in g .H eis th eju d g ew h ore n d e rs h is

o p in iona c c o rd in g toth ep rice .H eish ollo w , afrau da n das ha m .

T h eJ up ite rm a ni sg e n e ra lly ata ll, w e llm a d e , ra th e r fle s h y , g e n e ro u s

lo o k ing ,d ig n ifiedp e rs o n ,s an g u in ec o m ple x io na n db ro w nh a ir.

T H EP LA N E TS A T U R N> ?

O ldF ath e rT im e , w ithh iss k ele to n -lik e fo rm a n dd ea th lys c y the ,

isd o ub tle s s ,w e llk n o w ntom o s to fo u r re a d e rs .T hisiso n eof th e

m a n yf o rm sa s s u m edb yS a tu rn inh iss y m bo lic a la s p ec t. W iththe

a n c ie nt G re e k sh ew a sk n o w nasK ro n o s , ho ld in gth ec y c leo fn ec e s

s ityan de te rn ity ino n eh a n d, a n dth esy m b o lo fd ea thinth eo th e r;

th u st y p ify in ge te rn a lc h a n g eo f fo rm , sp h e re ,a n d fu n c tio n . Am o n g

th ea nc ie n tH e b rew s ,S a tu rnw a sc a lle dSh e b o , an a m eth a t litera lly

m e a n ss e v e n . It i sc o m p o s e dof A s h -s h e b , w h ic hm e a nsth es ta r o f

o lda ge ; th u se x pre s s in gth es y m b o lo fth isp la n e t.

K a b b a l is tic a lly , th ep la n e t Sa tu rns ig n i fie ss ile n t m e d ita tio n, a n d

th u sco rre s p o n d s toth ea u ricu la ra ttribu te so f th eg ra n dm a n ; a n d

th e re fo re , re p re se n tsth es e ns e sa n dp o w e rso fh e a r in g , lis te nin g ,e tc .,

w ith in th ec o n s ti tu tio no fh um a n ity .W es e e , th e re fo re , th em ys tic a l

s ig n if ic a n c eo fth eK a b b a lis t ic a lc o n c e ptio no f th i so rb ,a ssile n tm e d i

ta tio n. Ino rd e r tom e d ita te , th e rem u s t b es ile n c e; h e n c eliste n in g ,

h e a ring .M e d ita ti o nisb u t thelis te n in go f th em indtoth eins p ira tio n s

o f th es o u l. U p o n th ee s o te ri cp la n is p h ere ,S a tu rn b e c o m e sth ea n g e l

C a s s iel, th eg e n iu so f re fle ctio ninth ea s tra l ligh t. It a ls op re s e n ts

tou s th eo c c u lt s id eo fa ll th e o lo g ic a l m y s te rie s ; h e n c e , th em e d ie v a l

c o n c e ptio no f th i sp la n e ta s th eis o la tedh e rm it. I t isinth i ss e n s e ,

th a t, w efin dit s y m b o liz e di nth eT a ro t ; as y s te mw o rth yo f gre a te r

a tte n t io nth a ns ee m stob ep aidtoit b ym o d e rns tud e n tso fo cc u lt

s c ie n ce .

A s tro lo g ic a llyc on s id e re d , thep la n e tS atu rnm a yb e tru th fu lly

s a idt ob eth em os tp o te n ta ndm a lig n a n t o fa ll th ep la n e ts . Th isis

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n o ts om u c ho na cc o u n to f th em a rk e dc h ara c te ro f hisin flu e n ce ,a s

th eim p e rc e p tib le, s u b tlem a nn e r, inw h ic hh isin fl u xu n d e rm ine sth e

v ita li tyo f th eph y s ic a lo rg an is m o f th os eit a ffli c ts .M a rsco m e slik e

ath u nd e rc la p ,a ndg iv e se v e r yo n etou nd e rs ta n dtha t th e reis s o m e

th in gd e c id e d lyw ro n g .B u tS atu rnise x ac tlyth erev e rs e .H is n a tu re

iss low a n dp a tien t, c u n n in ga n ds te a lthy .A t le a s t , ag o o dh alf o f

o u rw orld 'ss u fferin gisd u e toth ea c ti o no f th is p la n e t; a n d infa c t,

n in e -t e n th so f theillso fh um a nlifea r ed u etothem a lig n a n t ra y so f

M a rsan dS a tu rnco m b in e d .M a r sc o m m itscrim einapa s s io n a te

a n du nth in k in gm an n e r, a n dv erys e ld o m in d e e disg uiltyo fp rem e d i

ta te dw ro n g .S a turnisth erev e rs e .H et h in k so v e r a ll h isp lan sv e ry

c a re fullyb e fo re h ea tte m p ts top u t th e min toe x e c utio n ,a n dse ld o m

m a k e s am is ta k e .

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , S a tu rng o v ern sth eh igh e rg ro u pof

th es elfis hs e n ti m e n ts ,a n dt h ew h o leo f th ere fle ctiv eq u a lit ie s .T h o s e

d o m in ate db yh is in flu xa rer e tire d , re se rv e d ,s lo wins p e e c ha n da c tio n .

T h e yex p re s sth eh ig h e s t fo rmo f re fle c t io n ;c o n s e qu e n tly , th eya re

s tu d iou s ,s c ie n ti fica n dc lo sere a s o n e rs. T h e yg e n era llyte n d toe x -

c lu s ive n e s s ;h e n ce , th eh e rm i t isatru e ty p eo f thisp la n e t's a c tio n .

T h e yex c e l ina ll O c c u lt s tu die s .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e , th eo n lyg o o dt h a tS a tu rn c a nd o , is to

s tre n gth e nth em en ta lity ,c o ol th ep a s s io n s ,a n dm ak eth en a ti v es e lfis h

a n dc are fu lo fh i se s p e c ia lin te re s ts .W h e nap e rs onc a nc la imth e s e

fa v o rs, h eise x ce e d in g lyfo r tu n a te ;b e ca u s ea lm o s t e v e rya s p ec ta n d

p o s iti o no f th is p la n e t israth e rm o reof am is fo rt u n eth a na b le s s in g .

Inn a tu reit isco lda n ds e lf is h ,a n dis v e rya p t t oc re a tea m is e rlyd is

p o s iti o n . If lo c ate dinth em id -h e a v e n , it b rin g sultim a teru i na n d

d is g rac e .T h eh o ro s c o p e so fN a p o le o nI an dN a p o le o n III a res ple n d id

e x a m p le so f th is p o s itio n .B othw e reb o r nw ithS a turninth eM .C .

(m idcu s p )a n db otha tta in e d toh e ig h ts o f fa m e ,a ndth e ns u ff e re d

fro m dis g ra c e ,a ndd ie dine xile .W h e nSa tu rnise xa c tlyu p o n th e

z e n ith a n da fflictin gth es u na n dm o o n , th ec h ildt h e nb o rnw i ll n o t

liv et w e lv em o n ths . If inth ea s c e n d a n t, it m a k e st h ep e rs o nt im id

a n dm is e rly ,a n dg e n e ra llyp ro d u c e saw ea kc irc u la t io n . If in th e7 th .

h o u s e , th en a tiv em a ye x p e c t am is e ra b le lifew h e nh em a rrie s . W h e n

inth e5 th .h o u s e, th ec h ild re no f th ena tiv es e ld om liv e ,u n le s so n eo f

th eh oro s c o p e s , es p e c ia llythew ife 's , co u n te ra c ts th is .T h ech ie f

th in g ton o teis w h e th e r th ep la n e t isw e ll a s p e c tedo rd ig n if ie d . If

2 7 0T H EL IG H TO FE G Y P T

s u c hi sth ec a s e , th en a tiv e ism u c hs u pe rio r, a n d th ein flu e nc eis

c h ie fl yu p o nth em e n ta lp la n e. T h en a tiveo fS a tu rn isath in , s p a re ,

la n k yp e rs o n ;s m all, s h a rpe ye sa n db la ckh a ir; a n d in c lin e dt om e l

a n c h o ly .

W eh a ven o w c o m p le te do u rd e sc rip tio n sof th es e v e np la n e ta ry

p rin c ip le so fO c cu lt p h ilo s o ph y ,a n dw il l n o w a d dano u tlin evie w o f

th etw ore m a in in go rb s ,U ra n usa n dN e p tun e ;b o thb elo n gtoahig h e r

o c ta v e.

T H EP LA N E TU R A N U SJ #

U ra n u s, th em y th olo g ic a lp a ren to fS a tu rn ,c o m m e n c esth efirs t

s e rie so f ah ig h er ro u n do r cy c leo fc e le s tia l in fl u e n c e .H is n a tu reis

th a t of M e rc u ryup o nam o rei n te rio rp lan e ,a n dth at o fM a rsan d

S a tu rn c o m b in e dup o nth elo w er o rp h y s ica lp la n e . AsM e rc u ryi sth e

firs t o f th ep la ne ts ,U ra n u s isth ee ig htho ro c ta vee x p re s s iono f th efi rs t;

c o n s e qu e n tly ,w ec a no n lyp rop e rlyo b s e rv eth ere a l in flu xo f th isp la n e t

u p o nt h eh ig h e r or m e n ta lp lan e .T h isfac tm u s tb ec a re fu llyno te d .

W h e nU ra n u sisd ig n ifie da n dw e ll a s p e c te da tb irth, h ew ill ac ta sa

b e n e fi c ,a n dv ic ev e rs a . Ag re a tn u m b e r o fo th e rw iseto le ra b ly g o o d

a rtis t so fa s tra l s c ie n c e ,m ak eav e ryse rio u sm is ta k einta k in gth is

p la n e t s o le lya s am a le fic .

A s tro lo g ic a llyc on s id e re d , thep la n e tU ra n u sh a sn ot s ofa rb ee n

a b let oe x e rt h is fu ll p o w e r u p o nth eh um a nb ra in , e x c e p t inr a rein

s ta n c es .T h ea g e isn o ty e t r ip efo rh is in flu e n c e . C o m p a ra tive lyfe w

p o s s e ssth en e c e ss a rye th e re aliz a tio no f "b ra ins tuff" fo r th i sp la n e t to

fu lly e x p re s sh is a c tio n .T h es efe w a re , a lm o s tw it h o u te x c e p t io n , to

b efo un dinth er a n k so fO c c ult s c ie n c ea n ds p iritua lis m .T h en a tiv e s

o fU ran u sa rea lw a y sa h e a do f th e ir tim e. T h e ya re v e rita b ler e fo rm e rs

u p o nt h ep la n ethe yo c c u p yin h u m a n ity . T h e ir c o n tem p t fo r th e

c o n v e ntio n a litie sb yw h ic hthe yfin dth em s e lv e ss u r ro u n d e d ,a lw a y s

c re a testh ea c tiveh o s tility o f th o s ew hoa d m irethefo rm s ,c us to m s ,

a n do pin io n so f "s o c ie ty ." C on s e q u e n tly , th e yh a v em a n yb itte r e n e

m ie s . T h e ya rea lw a y sp e rs e c ute db yp o p ula ro p in io na n dth e

le a d e r sth e re o f. B u t, th eU ran ia ns o u l do e sn o tc a r efo rc o n s eq u e n c e s .

H isd au n tle s s , intre p ids p iri t a c tsw ith p e rfe c t ind e p e n d e n c e . U n d e r

th e s ec irc u m s ta n ce s ,U ra n u salw a y sb e c o m e sad is tu rb in gfo rc e , a m id

s h a llow , fa ls eo r p u re lya rti fic ia lc o n ditio n so f l ife .T h ison lya d d s

fu rth er p ro o f, if th a tw e rene c e s s a ry ,th a t th ea g e isn o ty e t rip efo r

th efull a c tio nof th isw e ird a n de c c e n t rico rb .

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U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , U ra n u sru lesth eid e a l s e n tim e n ts

a n dtheim a g in a ti o ntoav e ry g re a te x ten t. T h o s edo m in a te db yh is

in flu xp o s s e s sthem o s te x trao rd in a rya bilitie sin s p e c ia ld ir e c tio n s .

T h e yarere a lg e niu s e s ,w h o s e ta le n tsa r es os tra n gea n de rra t icth a t

th e yse ld o m , if ev e r, b e c o m ea p p re c ia te d. T h e ya re in v e n tiv e ,

o rig ina l, a c u teob s e rv e rs ,p os s e s s in glarg ep e rc e p t iv ea n de x ec u tiv e

p o w e rs, b u tm u c hg iv e ntoro am in go v e rt h efa c eo f th ee a rth ; in

o th e r w o rd s ,a re B o h e m ia n s .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e ,U ra nu ste n d sto m a k eth ena tiv ea n

o b je c t o fc o m m e n t,a n dth o s eu n d e rh isi n flu e n c ea r eo d dinthe ir

w a y s , v e rye c c e n t ric ,a n ds tub b o rntothela s td e g re e .T h e ya re

s tro n glya rg u m e n ta tiv ea n do pin io n a te d . W h a t th e ysa yistothep o in t,

a n da ss e rte dw ith as ta rtlin ga m o u n to f c o n fid e n c e . If w e ll a s-

p e c te da n dd ig n if ie d ,U ra n u sp ro d u c e ss ud d e nw e a lth. C a s e so f u n

e x p e c te dw e a lth , fro m th ep o orh o u s etot h em illio n aire ,a ree xa c tlyth e

s ty le o fU ra n u s . W h e ne v illy a s p e c te d , etc ., th e nheb e c o m e sm a le ficin

th eh ig h e s td e g ree ,a n db rin gss u d d e nrev e rs e s ,q u i tea su n e x pe c te d

a sh is g a in s .S u dd e nfa ilu re , c o lla p s eof b a n k sa n do th e rc o m

m e rc ial s q u a lls , w h ic hb rin gd o w nth eri c htoth eco n d itio no f

p o v e rt y ,a reg e n era llyd u eto U ra n ia ninflu e n c e .W he nU ra n u s

a fflictsth es ig nific a to ro f m a rria g ein th en a tu s , o r islo c ate d

inth e7 th .h o u s e, illic it c on n e c tio n sareb ro u g h t a b o u t, b o th b e fo re

a n da f te r th ele ga lu n io n s . Th isp la n e t isth eg re at s ig n ific ato ro f

th eO cc u lt, a n dhisin flu e n c en e v e r fa il stop ro d u cem y s tic s .

T H EP LA N E TN E P T U N Ety

T h ispla n e t isthem o s t re c e ntlyd is c o v ere do f th ep rim a ryp lan e ts ,

a n dc on s titu te st h ep re s e n t "s c ie n tific fro n tie r," s otos a y , o fm o d e rn

a s tro no m y .B u t, i t isn o t th e la s t, a st h e rea reo th e rss till m o rere

m o te , w h o s ea c tionu p o nth em e n ta la n dne rv o u sc o n stitu tio no f m a n

k in d , a tp re s e n t, isn il. E a cho rbb e c o m e sv is ib le too u re a rt ho n ly

w h e nt h ep la n e ta r ylifew h ic h it e v o lv e s iss u s c e p t ib letoth ea c tio n

a n dre-a c tio no f itsin flu x . B u ta tp re se n t th ein f lu e n c eo fN e p tu n eis

v e rysm a ll, e x c e pt u p o nc e rtaino rg a n is m s ; th e re fo re ,w ea reno t

p re p a re dfo r th e re v o lu tio n so fs till m oree th e re a l fo rc e s .A s th era c e

e v o lv esh ig h e rs us c e p tib iliti e s , th ein f lu e n c eo fU ra n u sa n dN e p tu n e

w ill i n c re a s e ,a ndth a to fM erc u rya n dVe n u sw ill w a n e .N e p tu nee x

p re s s esa ll th ehig h e rq u a lit ie sa tp re se n tk n o w nt ou s .

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A s tro lo g ic a llyc on s id e re d ,N ep tu n eistheo c ta v ee xp re s s io no f th e

p la n e t V e n u s ;c o ns e q u e n tly , i tsin flu xr e la te stot h ea ffe c tion a la n d

e m o tion a lq u a liti e s .T h islo ve ,h o w e v e r, isp u re ly p la to n ic , an da t

p re s e nt, id e a l. Th ein flu e n c e ism ilda ndg e n ia l, bu t it p o s s es s e sn o

p o w e r o f th elo w er o rbu p o nvita lity ;c on s e q u e n tly , isu tte rly p o w e r

le s st os u s ta inph y s ic a l life w h e nth eH y le gisa ff lic te d ,e it h e rb yp o s i

tio nor d ire c tio n. T h ism u s t b eb o rn ein m in do rs erio u se rro r w ill

o c c u r ina s tro -d elin e a tio n s .

F ro m w h a th a sb e ens ta te d , it w ill b ea pp a re n t tot h ere a d e rt h a t

th ep re s e n tg e n e ra tio nh a sv erylittleaffin ityw it hs u c he th ere a l in

flu e n ce ; th e re fo re , th ec h ie f p o in tsto w a tc ha ret h o s ew h e re i nN e p

tu n ei slo c a te di nth ea s c e n da n t, m id -h ea v e n ,s e v e nthh o u s ea nd

lo w e r m e rid ia n . At th e s ep o ints ,o n ly ,w ill th ein f lu xb es tron g lym a n

ife s ted ,o r, inoth e rw o rd s , w h e nth ep la n e t is"a ng u la r."

U p o nt h eIn te lle ctu a lP la n e , N e p tu n ec o ntro lsth epla to n ics p i rit

o fU n iv e rs a lB ro th e rh o o dw h ich ,s tra n g e l ye n o u g h , sin c eth ep la n e t's

v is ib l em a n ife s tatio nh a sb e ens olo u d ly p re a c h e dan dth e o re ti c a lly

a c c e p te d ,b u tp rac tic a lly ,e ntire lyig n ore db yth o sew h oa rem o s t

c la m o ro u sfo r its g e n e ra l re co g n itio n . Th o s ed o m in ate db yits in flu x

a rep le a s a n t, a g re e a b le ,p u re, s im p lea nda ls oro m an tic .T h e yd e s ire

th es im p lea rc a d ia nlifeo fth eg o ld e nag e .T h e ys ig hfo ra ll th in g s

inc o m m o n ;c o n s e qu e n tly , th e ya rec o n s ide re db ym o de rnth in k e r sa s

im p ra ctic a lv is ion a rie s .T h ew o rldo fN ep tu n e 'sin f lu xisd e c id e d ly

U to p ian .

U p o nt h eP h y s ic a l P la n e , th is p la n e th a sb u t little in flu e n c e in

th ep re s e n ta g e . H isa s p e c ts (w h e np o w e r fu l) w itht h eS u na n dM o o n ,

te n dgre a tlyto w ard sth ep ro du c tio no f cla irv o y a n c e. If lo c a tedin

th ea sc e n d a n t, N ep tu n ea lw a y sp ro d u c e sl a rg e ,b lu e , d re a m y -lo ok in g

e y e s . Infa c t, thee y e so fs uc hn a tiv e sa reth em o st c o n s p ic u ou sfe a

tu ret h e yp o s s e s s. T h isp o s it io na ls oc on fe rsas tr o n gp re d ilec tio nfo r

b o o k so f ro m a n c ea n da na v e rsio ntoh a rd, d ry ,m a tt e r-o f-fa c t s c ie n c e ;

a ls o , s tra n g e lyen o u g h ,s u c hn a tiv e sm a nife s ta na ve rs io ntow a te r.

W h e nl o c a te dint h e1 0 th .h o us e , th en a t iv eg e n e ra l lyo b ta in ss o m e

p le a s an t, e a s yp os itio n ,s u c ha sp riv a te s e c re ta ry tos o m en o ble m a no r

p h ilo so p h ic a l in stitu tio n ;w he reth ed u t ie sa religh ta n dth es a la ry

m o reor le s sh e a vyinp ro p o rt io ntoth ea b s e n c eo f a c tu a lw o rk. W h e n

inth e7 th .h o u s e, s u c hap o sitio nin d ica te sap le as a n tm a rriedlife ,

T H EN AT U R EA N D IN F L U E N C EO FTH ES T A R S2 73

a n dif , ina s p e c t w ithth eM oo n ,w itha ra th e r im p ra c tic a lp a r tn e r. In

th e4 th .h o u s e , i t isate s ti m o n yo f ana tu ra ld e a th .

T H EL O S TO R B* )

S tra n gea sit m a ys e e m , it is, n e v e rth e le s s , afa c t , th a t th e r eis

am is sin gp la n e t. It h a sb e e na lle g o ric allye x p re s se db yJ e s u sa sth e

p ro d iga ls o n ;b yM o s e sa sA b el; a n db yt h ep ro p h e ts o f th eS c an d in a v

ia nE dd aa s"R a g na ro k ." T oo ur e s o te ric s y s te m th e r ea rete nce le s

tia l bo d ie ss o m e w h e re ,v iz .th eS u na n dn in ep la n e ts .A tp re s en tw e

h a v eon lyn in ein a ll. W h e re , th e n , ist h elo s to n e?T h ee x a lt e da d e p t

a lo n e , c a ns o lv e th isp ro b le m .S u ffic ei t tos a y ,th a t it s y m bo liz e sth e

m is s ings o u lw ithinth eh u m a nc o n s titu ti o n .P u s h e do u to f th e lin e

o fm a rc hb yd is turb in gfo rc e s; th iso rb b e c a m e , fo r atim e , thep re y

o fd isru p tiv ea c t io na n du lti m a te lylo s t fo rm ;a n d isn o w am as so f

fra g m en ts .T h eri n go fp la n e to id s ,b e tw ee nth eo rb i tso fM a rs a n d

J u p iter, in d ic a te tou sth eem p tyth ro n eo fA b e l, w h o m C a in(M a rs )

s le w i nh isa n g e r. T h etim ew ill u ltim a te lyc o m ew he nth iso rb w ill

b ere -c o n s titu te d, a n dA b e lw ill ris eu p fro m th ede a d .U n til th a t

tim e , th em is s in gs o u lw ill se e kitsp h ys ic a lm a te inv a in ,e xc e p t in

ra reca s e s .W h e n th isd a ys h all a rriv e , th eU to p ia o fN e p tu n ea n d

th eM i lle n n iu m o f S t. J o h nw i ll b e g inu po ne a rth .M a yth a t tim e

s p e e d i lya rriv e .

E a c hpla n e ta ryc ha inc o n s is ts o fs e v e nac tiv eo rb sa n dth re e

la te n t o n e s .W h e no n eb e c o m e s la te n t, a no th e rb e c o m e sa c tiv e . R e

m e m b e r th iso c c u l t fa c t. T H E YC O R R E S P O N DT O T H ET E N

S E P H IR O T H O FT H EK A B B A L A H .

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D IA G R AM S H O W IN G TH ET W E L V EH O U S E SO FT H EH E A V E N S

A N D T H EIN F L U E N C EO FT H ES T E LL A R IN F L U X

R E F L E C T E D F R O M E AC H H O U S E .

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T H EP R A C T IC A LA P PL IC A T IO N O FT H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES T AR S

T h en ex tb ra n c hof th isc e le stia ls c ie n cew h ic hre qu ire so u r no tic e ,

isth ep ra c tic a l a p p lic a tio no f th ev a ri o u sla w s , prin c ip le san din flu

e n c e s , inth e ir dire c t re la ti o ntom a nan dh ism a teria ld e s tiny .T h e re

fo re , w ew ill fir s tp re s e n tab rie fo u tl in eo f th es c ie n tific b a s is ,s ot o

s a y , up o nw h ic ht h ea c tio na ndin te r-a c t io no fs te l la r in flu e nc e sre

p o s e , a n dth e no f fe r afe w c on c lu d in gw ord so fg e n era la d v ic e .

T h em ag n e ticp o larityo fa n yg iv e ng e o g ra p h ic a lp o in to no u r

e a rth ' ss u rfa c ei sc h a n g in gev e rym o m e n t.T h isc o n t in u a lc h a n gin gin

th ee arthisa c c om p a n ie db ya c o rre s p o n din gc h a n g e inth ee le ctric

a n dm oree th e re a l v ita lc u rren tso f th ea tm o s p h e re . B o tho f the s e

v a ry ingc o n d itio nsa rec a u s e d, p rim a rily, b yth ed iu rn a lm o tiono f th e

e a rth u p o nitsa xisfro m w e s t toe a s t, w h ic hc a u s e s th ew h o le h e a v e n s

totran s it th ev is ib leh o riz onfro m e a s t tow e s td urin gth es pa c eo fo n e

n a tu ral d a y ,o f 24h o u rs .T h es e c o n d a ry c a u s e sa re th ev a rio u sm o

tio n sa n da s p e c ts o f th eS u n , M o o na n dpla n e ts ,a s th e yre la te toth e

p o s iti o n so f th ee a rthinh e r a n n u a lo rbit a b o u t theS u n .T h ep rim a ry

b a s is , th ed iu rn al m o tio no f th ep la n e t, c la im so u r a tte n tio n firs t. W e

w ill, th e re fo re , b rie flye x a m in eitsn a tu rea n dp h i lo s o p h y .

T h erea lm o tio n so f th ee a rth a reth eo nlym o tio n s th a th a v ean y

re a lin flu e n c eu po nth ep h y s ic a lo rg a n ism o f th ee arth 'sin h a bita n ts .

T h e s em o tio n sd e te rm in eth el e n g tho f thed a y ,m e a su reo u t to u sth e

p ro p o r tio no f ligh ta n dd a rk ne s s , re g u lateth es e a so n s ,a n dfi xw ith

th eh an do f fa te , th ee x a c t du ra tio no f th ey e a r. All th e s eh av ea

m a n ifes t in flu e n ceu p o nth eorg a n is m o f m a n .

A so u r m o th e re a r thre v o lv e su p o nh e ra xis , th ew h oleo f th e

c e le s t ia lh e a v e n ss e e m torise ,c u lm in a t ea n ds e t up o ne v e rypo rtio n

o fh e r s u rfa c e . Th o u g hth isr is in ga n dse ttin gison lya na p p ea ra n c e ,

s ofa r a sth eh e av e n sa rec o nc e rn e d , it isa b s o lu telyre a l to th ee a rth 's

in h a b i ta n ts ,b e c au s eth ein fl u e n c e s ,a s th e ytra n s i t th ee a rth fro m e a s t

tow e st, a ree x a ctlyth es a m ea sif th ee a rthw a st h es ta tio n aryc e n te r

o fo u r s o la rs y s te m ,a n dth eh e a v e n sw e r ere v o lv in ga ro u n dit.

T h ev ary in gc o n d i tio n so f th ea s tra la n dm a g n e ticf o rc e sa re

c a u s e db yth ev a r io u sa n g le s , a tw h ic h , inth e ir a pp a re n tm o ti o n s , th e

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s te llar in flu xis re fle c te dt oa n yg iv e np o in to fth ee a rth . Fo r in s ta n c e,

th ec on d itio n sa t s u n ris ea re p ra c tic a ll yd iffe re n t fro m th eco n d itio n s

p re v a i lin ga tn o on ,w h e nth eS u niss h inin gu p o nthem e rid ia n - A ts u n -

s e fw s '*; a n o th e rw o n d e rful d iffe re n cem a n ife s ted ,p o s s e s s in gn o th in g

inc o m m o nw ithe i th e rn o o no r s u n ris e . Th e n ,a g a in , w eh a v ethe

m id n igh ts ta teo f th ee a rthan dth ea tm os p h e re , in w h ic hth eco n d i

tio n sa reth ep o la ro p p o s ite o f th o s ein fo rc ea t no o n .T h e s ec a rd in a l

p o in ts o f th ed a y in d ic a tetheg re a te s t c h a n g e s ,b ui. a sam a t te ro f

c o u rs e, th e s ec h an g e s , fro m on etoth eoth e r, a regra d u a l. T o

m e a s u r eth isg ra du a la n g u la r c h a n g e , th ea n c ie n ta stro lo g e rsdiv id e d

th a t sp a c eo f th eh e a v e n sv isib lea ta n ym o m e n t in t os ixh o u s eso r

m a n s ion s ,a sth e y te rm e dth e m ,a n dth eop p o s iteo r in v is ib learc

in tot h es a m en u m b e r, m a k in g tw e lv einall, d e s ig n ate da sth e

d iu rn al a n dn o c turn a lh o u s e so f th eh e a ve n s .M o d e rn a s tro lo g e rs

fo llo wo u t th es am ep rin c ip les ,b e c a u s e , b e in gfo u nd e du p o nthe

ro c keAa b s o lu te tru th , th e ir in flu e n c ec a nb ev e ri fie dine v eryc o r

re c tly c a lc u la te dh o ro s c o p e , w h e nth ep la n eo c c u p iedb yth en ativ e

ista ke nin toc o ns id e ra tio n .

T h e s e tw e lv eh o u se sc o n ta in , lik eth es ig n so f th eZ o d ia c ,

3 0d e gre e so fs p ac ee a c h ,b u t u n lik eth em , th eh o u sed is ta n c e is

m e a s u re db yd e g ree so f rig h t a s c e n s io n , o r tim e , ins te a do fc ele s tia l

lo n g it u d e .T h isi sth eo n lyr e a l re la tione x is tin gb e tw e e nth e tw e lv e

h o u s e sa n dth etw e lv es ig n s . T h ev a rio u ss y m b o lic a l re la tio n s

b e tw e enth etw o , s u c ha sA riesb e in gth e re g e n to f th efirs tm a n s io n

a n ds oo n ,p o s s e ssn oin flu e nc eo r im p o r ta n c einthep ra c tic a l a p p li

c a tio no f th es c ie n c e ,b u tp erta intothere a lm o f K a b b a lis tica l

m y th o lo g y .

If th e re a d e rw il l d ra w ac ir c leth re ei n c h e sind ia m e te r, a n d

th e n , inth ec e n te ro f th is , as m a lle r circ lea b o u t o n ein c hi nd ia m e te r,

h ew il l p o s s e s st w om a th e m a ti c a l id e a si no b je c tiv e fo rm .T h e

s m a ller c irc lew i ll re p re s e n t th ee a rth , th ela rg e r o n eth eh ea v e n

a ro u n d it. If w en o w d iv id et h ela rg e r circ lein to q u a d ra n ts , w e

s h a ll s e eth ea n gle sw h ic hrep re s e n t th e fo u rc a rd in a lp o in ts o f

th ed ay ,a n d ,u p onam o ree x te n s iv es c a le , th es e a so n so f th ey e a r.

T h e s ea ren om e re fa n c ifu l ide a s ,b u t the ya ree x tern a ls y m b o ls

o f livin gre a liti e su p o nth ee x te rn a lp la n eo fp h e no m e n a . If t h e

re a d e r w ill n o w div id eth elarg e rc irc le in totw e lvee q u a lp a r ts ,

h ew il l p o s s e s san o th e ro u tli n ec h a rt rep re s e n tin g th etw e lv eh o u s e s

T H EP R A C T IC A LA P PL IC A T IO N O FT H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES T AR S2 7 7

o f th eh e a v e n s ,w ithth ee a rt hinth ec en te r. T h eho riz o n ta l l in e

u p o nt h ele ft re pre s e n tsth ee a s te rnh o r iz o no r th ep o in t, in re fe r

e n c et oth ee a rth, w h ic hisoc c u p ie db y th es u na t s u n ris e .T he

p e rp e nd ic u la r linea b o v eth eh o riz o n ,m ark in go ff on eq u a d ra n t

o f th ec irc le , rep re s e n tsth ez e n itho r m e rid ia no cc u p ie d ,a t n o o n ,

b yth es u ninits d a ilytra n sit. N o w b e tw e e nth e s e tw op o in ts , th e

h o riz ona n dth em e rid ia n ,w eh a v etw oa ng u la r lin e sw h ic hd iv id e

th eq ua d ra n to f 90d e g re e sintoth re ep artsc o n ta inin g3 0d e g re e s

e a c h . T h e s ea ret h eth re es o uth -e a s te rn h o u s e sw h ichm a rko ff

th ea ng u la rc h a n ge so fs o la r a n da s tra l in flu xb e tw e e ns u n ris e

a n dn oo n .T h eh o r iz o n ta l lin eo p p o s itet oa n dp a ra l le lw iththe

lin eof th eh o rizo n ,s h o w stha tp o in to f th eh e a v e nsw h ic his

o c c u p ie db yth esu n , inre fe re n c etoth ee a rth ,a t s u n s e t, a n d th e

tw oa ng u la r lin e sb e tw e e nit a n dth em e r id ia nin d ica teth ec h an g e s

o f te r re s tria la ndc e le s tia l c o n d itio n sb e tw e e nn o ona n ds u n s et.

T h u s , inth es p a ceo f th ed a ytim e , th esu n ,s ta rsan dp la n e ts (if

th e re s h o u ldb ean ys itu a te d inth a tp a rt o f th eh ea v e n s )h a v em a d e

th etr a n s it o f thed iu rn a la r co fs ixh ou s e s .D u ringth istim ee v e ry

c o n c e iv a b lec h a n geo fp o la rit yth a t ispo s s ib leu n de rs o la r influ x

h a sb ee nm a n ife s te du p o nth ee a rth ,a n d th o u s a n d sof h u m a n

b e in g sh a v eb e e nu s h e re din to p h y s ic a l ex is te n c e , ea c ha n da ll

d iffe r in gm o reo r le s sw id e ly fro m e a c ho th e r, a c c ord in gtothe

in flu en c ed o m in a nt a t th ee x ac tm o m e n t of m o rta lb i rth . It is

n e e d les store p e at th isd e s c r ip tio no fth es ixn o c tu rn a lh o u s es ; it is

s im ilar; th ep e rpe n d ic u la r li n eo p p o s ite th ez e n ith isth elo w e r

m e rid ia nw h e rethes u niss it u a te da tm id n ig h t; th en ,s till m ov in g

fo rw a r dinitsc ea s e le s sro u nd , th es u na rriv e su p onth eh o rizo n

a g a in , a ts u n ris e, toc o m m e n cea n o th e r da y . Ino rd er tog iv ea

c le a rer id e ao fth isth o u g h t th a nw o rd sc a np o s s ib l yc o n v e y ,w e

in s e rt ad ia g ra mw h ic he x p la in sits e lf. W eh a v eo n l ytoa d din th is

c o n n e ctio n , th a t th ee a rthis d iv id e dintop o s itiv ea n dn e g a ti v e

h a lv e s, w h ic ha re c o n tin u a lly c h a n g in gf ro m o n eto th eo th e r; th e

h a lf un d e r th es un 'sra y sis a lw a y sp o s i tiv e ; th a t p o rtio nu n de r th e

s h a d e so fe v e n in g isn e g a tiv e. D a ya n dnig h t th e n , lik eth es un

a n dm oo n ,a reth ep o la ro p p o site so fe a cho th e r, a nds oa rethe

in d iv id u a lsb o rn u n d e r th etw oc o n d itio ns .

F ro m th efo re g o ing , it w ill bes e e nth a t a n yn u m b e r o f in d iv idu a ls ,

b o rndu rin gth eco u rs eo f asin g led a y , a td iffe re nt tim e s ,w i ll d iffe r

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w id e ly inth e ir ph y s ic a l te m pe ra m e n ta n dm e n ta lb ias .N o to n ly s o ,

b u t, t h e yw ill d i ffe r ju s ta sw id e lyin th e ir fo rtun e sa n dd e stin y .H e re in ,

th e n , w es e eth eg ra n db a s ic p rin c ip le so f th iss c ie n c e ;w h ic ha c c o u n ts ,

inam o s tp h ilo s op h ic a lm a n n er, fo r th ew o n d e rfu l div e rs ityin h u m a n

b e in g s; s oth a t, s c a rc e lya n y tw oa rea l ik einm in d, fo rm ,o r fe a tu re ;

b e c a u sen otw oa r eb o rne x a c t lya t th esa m em o m e n t o f tim e ,u nd e r

e x a c tl yth es a m ep o s itio no f th eh e a v e n s. F o r in s tan c e ;s u p p o seo n e

h u n d redc h ild re n ind iffe re n t p a rtso fth ew o rldw ereb o rna t th e

s a m epre c is em o m en to f tim e , th ed iffe ren c einth e la titu d ea ndlo n g i

tu d eof th e ir re sp e c tiv eb irt h p la c e sw o uldre n d e ri t p ro b a b le th a tn o

tw ow ou ldb ea like ;b e c a u s eof th ed iffere n ta s p e c t sp re s e n te db yth e

h e a v e nstod iffe re n tp o rtio n so f th eg lob ea te x a c t lyth es a m em o m e n t.

T h erea d e rh a so nlytob e a r i nm in dth a t , it iss u nris e ,n o o n , s u n s e t,

a n dm id n ig h t, e v erym o m e n t; at s o m ep o int o nth ee arth ; ino rde r

tore aliz eth eg re a tn a tu ra l d iffe re n c e th a te x is ts b e tw e e ntho s ew h o

a reb orna t th esa m em o m e n t of tim eindiffe re n tp artso f th ew o rld .

T h es ec o n d a ryc a us e sw h ic hreg u la tea n dm o d ifyth ea s tra la n d

p la n e ta ryin flu xa reth ea p p are n tm o tio nso f th es un ,m o o n ,a nd

p la n e ts , inth e ir o rb its ;a s th e ye ith e r a p p ro a c hea c ho th e r or re c e d e .

A sb e fo res ta te d , it isth er e a lm o tio no f ap la n e t w h ic ha ffec tsits

in h a b i ta n ts ; th e re fo re ,w en ee dn o t re p ea t th ere a so n sw eh a v ea lre a d y

g iv e n . W h e no u r ea rthiss ositu a te da s toa p p e a r t oa no b s e rve r in

th es untob em o vin gth ro u g hC a n c e r; th es u na p p e a rs , toth ei n

h a b itan tso ne a rt h , tob ep a ss in gth ro u ghth eo p p o sites ig n ,C a p ric o rn ;

a n ds o fa ra sth ee a rthisc on c e rn e dit re a llyis ; b e c a u s eth es o la r

c e n te r s ta n d sb e tw e e nth ee a r tha n dth es ig n ;a n dt h es o la r influ xis ,

c o n s e qu e n tly , im pre g n a te dw it hth em a g n eticq u a liti e so fC a p ri c o rn ;

w ithw h ic hit p e rm e a te sth eea rth .H e n c e, w h e nw esp e a ko f th e

in flu en c eo f th es u ninC a p ri c o rno ra n yo th e rs ig n, th o u g ho nlya n

a s tro no m ic a la p p ea ra n c e ,w em e a ne x a c tly w h a tw es ay .F u rth e r,

w h e nt h ee a rth , byitsp ro g res s iv em o tion ,m o v e sfas te ro rs low e r in

ad iff e re n td ire ctio nfro m o th e rp la n e ts a n dc a u s e s th e m tob ec o m e

a lte rna te lys ta ti o n a ry ,d ire ct inm o tio n, o r re tro gra d e ;w ek no w th a t

th e s ea rep u re ly a p p e a ra n c e s , s ofa ra s th ep la n e ts, th e m s e lv es ,a re

c o n c e rn e d ;b u t the ir in flu xi sju s t th es a m eo ne a r th ,a sif i t w e rea

re a lit y ;b e c a u s e th ere a lm o ve m e n tso f ou re a rthp la c eth e m in th o s e

p o s iti o n s , inre fe re n c etothea p p a re n t p o s itio no f th es u n . Th ev a rio u s

a n g u lar d is ta n c e ss ofo rm e d , te rm e da s p ec ts ,a res op o te n t in th e ir

T H EP R A C T IC A LA P PL IC A T IO N O FT H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES T AR S2 7 9

m a g n e t ice ffe c ts ; th a ts o m et im e s , th ew h o leg o o dor e v il in fl u xo f

ag iv enp la n e t is c o m p le te ly p o la riz e dbyth e m ;a n d, a lm o s ta lw a y s ,

th e s ea s p e c tsa re fo u n dtoc on s titu tev eryim p o rta nt fa c to rsi nth e

n a tiv e'sh o ro s c o pe .

T h erea d e rw ill pe rc e iv efro mth efo re g oin gs ta te m en to fa s tral

p rin c ip le s , th a t ino rd e r to p ro p e rlyg au g ea n da p plyth ea c tua l in

flu e n ce sino p e ratio na t ap ers o n 'sn a ti v ity ; tw oprim a ryc o n sid e ra tio n s

a ren ec e s s a ry ,v iz .: th etim ea n dp la c eo f ap e rs o n'sp h y s ic a l b irth .

W ith o ut th e s e ,n oth in gre lia blec a nb esc ie n tific a l lyd e te rm ine d .A n d

a n ys ys te m o fa s t ra l, p la n e tary ,o rs o lar in flu e n c es ; th a tp rete n d sto

d e te rm in eth ec e le s tia l in flue n c e su p o nm a n ;w h ic h ig n o re sth es e

e s s e n t ia le le m e n ts , isth o ro ug h lyin a c c ura te ; if n ot u tte rlym is le a d in g .

B e fo re c o n c lu d in g th e s eb rie f re m a rk su po nth eb a s i so f th is

s c ie n ce ,w ew o u ld p o in to u tth efa c t, for th eb e n e f it o fs o m eo fo u r

re a d e rs ; th a ta n cie n ta s tro log yisn o t, a ss om a n ys e e m toth in k , "a n

e x p lo de ds c ie n c e ; "a n dfu rth er, w ew is h top o in to ut a n o th e r ve ry

im p o rt a n t fa c t, viz .: th a t, no t as in g le in d iv id u a l c a nb efo un d ,w h o

ta lk so rw rite sof th isa s trolo g ic a le x plo s io n ;w h oh im s e lf, un d e rs ta n d s

th efun d a m e n ta l prin c ip le so f th es c ie n ceh eisd e fa m in g .M a n y

s u p e rf ic ia llyle arn e din d iv idu a lsth in k th a t th eo l dg e o c e n tri cs y s te m

o fC lau d iu sP to lem yw a sth eon lyfo u n d a t io nu p o nw hic hth ea n cie n t

a s tro lo g yre s te d ; a n dth a t, w h e nth ep res e n tN e w to nia ns y s te mo v e r

tu rn e d th eP to le m a icth e o ryof a"p rim u mm o b ile ," t h ea s tro lo gyo f

th ea nc ie n tsw a sb u rie da m id th eru in s . W en e e ds c arc e lya d dt h a t,

s u c hsu p e rfic ia l m in d sa rein s a dn e e dof alittle tru elig h t. T h eo b

s e rv e de ffe c tso f c e rta inp o sitio n so fth eh e a v e n s ; b eth e ya pp a re n t

o r re al; isth eon lyfo u n d a ti o no f ju d icia la s tro log y ;a n dit w a su p o n

th ec on tin u o u so bs e rv a tio n sof a g e s , th at th eo ldC h a ld e a ns a ge s

fo rm u la te dth e ir w o n d e rfu ls cie n c eo f thes ta rs .T hee c lip s e so f th e

S u na ndM o o n , th ec o n ju n c tio nso f th ep la n e ts ,a n d th ee x a c tle n g th

o f th es o la ry e a r, w e rea ll co rre c tlyc om p u te d ,a g esb e fo rethed a y s

o fA b ra h a m . Inrea lity , it m ak e slittle d iffe re n c e toa s tro lo gy ;w h e th e r

th ee arthm o v e sab o u t th eS u no r th eS u nm o v e sa b o ut th ee a rth;

fo r it re s tsu p o n th ea b s o lu t efa c t th a t,o n eo f the m d o e sin de e dm o v e .

S ofa r a sth ep h ys ic a lo rg a n is m o fm a ni sc o n c e rn e d; th ep la n et

w h ic hg a v eit b ir thisitsc en te ra n dthefo c u so f a ll c e le s ti a l in flu e n ce s ;

h e n c e , th ee a rth a n ditsm o ti o n sa reth eo n lyo n e so fv ita l im p o rta n c e

u p o nt h em a te ria l p la n e .W ew o u ldp o in t o u t toa ll w o u ld -b eh eio -

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c e n tri ca s tro lo g ersw h od e s ir etofo rm u la tes p e c ia l "s o la r" s ys te m s

o fp lan e ta ryin fl u e n c efo r the m s e lv e s ;th a t, th ew ho leb a s isof th e ir

s y s te mre s tsu p o n am e req u e stio no f te rm s ;a n dis a sm u c ha na p p e a r

a n c easth eg e o c en tricc o n c e ptio n .T h eorb itso f thep la n e ts , o fo u r

s o la r s y s te m ,a re s os m a ll a ndin s ig n ifi c a n tc o m p a re dw ithth e in

c o n c e iv a b led is tan c e so f th ec o n s te lla ti o n s ; th a t t os a yth a t ap la n e t

isin a n yp a rtic ula rs ig no r c o n s te lla ti o n ; isn o thin gb u ta s se rtin g , th at

w h ic h iso n lya na p p e a ra n c e . It iso n ly re m o v in gthep o in to f o b s e rv a

tio nf ro m th ee a r thtoth eS un .B o tha re o p tic a l il lu s io n s ;b ut, inth is

re m o v al, th eillus io nisin ten s ifie d .W ha ta reth es ig n so f theZ o d ia c

b u ta pp a re n t lin esa n da p p a ren ts p a c e s ?T h e yc e rta in lyh a v en oth in g

tod ow ithth erea lc o n s te llatio n so f theh e a v e n sat th ep re s en td a y .

N e v e rt h e le s s , th eir in flu e n c e isad e m o ns tra te dfa ct. T h e s es ig n sa re

n o th ingm o ren o r le s sth a na ng u la rd is tan c e sinth eh e a v e n s ,w h ic h

m a rkoff th ein c re a s ea n dd e cre a s eo f thes o la r in f lu x ,u p o nt h en o rth e rn

a n ds ou th e rnh e m is p h e reo f thee a rth .S ure lyth e n , th es y s te mw h ic h

a d o p ts o n es e rie so fa p p e a ra nc e sisv e ry in c o m p le te; th a td o e sn o t

in c lu deth ew h o le, e m b ra c in g am a po f theh e a v e n s . A w a yth e n

fo re v er, w ithth i sp s e u d o -s c ie n tifics e ntim e n ta lis mw h ic hs p e ak ss o

m u c hof re a litie s; w h e ninv erytru th , i t ise m b ra cin gn o th in g, b u t

a na g gre g a tio no f s h a d o w sa n da p p e a ra n c es .

T h ev ario u sm a th em a tic a ld e tails ,w h ic hc o n s titu te th ee x te rn al

a n dp ure lyp ra c ti c a ld e p a rtm en to f th esc ie n c eo f ex o te rica s t ro lo g y ,

c a nb e th o ro u g h ly s tu d ie do u t b ye a c hinte re s te drea d e r fo rh im s e lf;

fro m th en u m e ro u sb o o k sp u b li s h e du p o nt h es u b je c t. T og u id et h e

s tu d e nt o f th issc ie n c e ,w ew ill s a yth at "T h eD ic t io n a ryo f As tro lo g y ,"

b yJ a m e sW ils o n , a n d"T h eT e xt B o o ko f As tro lo g y ," v o l. I, b yA .J .

P e a rc e, a rea m o n g th ev e ryfi n e s tw o rk s .

O u ra dv ic etoa n yo n ec o m m e n cin gth es e r io u ss tu d yo fT h e

S c ie n ceo f th eS ta rs , istoca re fu llyrea da n dre rea dth ew o rksju s t

re fe rr e dto ; th e nm a s te r th em a th e m a tic al a n dm e c h an ic a ld e ta i ls ;

th ird ly ,m a k ey o urs e lf fa m ili a rw ithth ev a rio u sa sp e c ts ,c h a ra c te rs ,

e tc ., o f th ep la ne ts ;a n dla stly ,s tu d yc lo s e lyth eo c c u lt la w sa n d

e s o te r icp rin c ip le sre la tin g th e re toa sg iv e ninthisw o rk .W he nth is

c o u rs eo fs tu d yi sc o m p le te d , y o um a yc om m e n c ee x p erim e n tsb y

e re c ti n gth eh o ros c o p e so fy ou rs e lf a n d frie n d s ;a ndn o teh o wfa r

th eo bs e rv e dre s ultsa g re ew i thy o u ra s t ro lo g ic a l de d u c tio n s . If th is

a d v ic e isfo llo w edo u t, y o uca n n o tg ov eryfa rw ro ng ; fo r it i su p o n

T H EP R A C T IC A LA P PL IC A T IO N O FT H ES C IE N C EO FT H ES T AR S2 8 1

th efull re a liz a t io no f th eoc c u lt a n dph ilo s o p h ic al p rin c ip lesu n d e r

ly in g th ise x te rna l fo rm u la , th a t are a l k n o w le d g eo fa s tro lo gyc o n s is ts .

It is th isa b s o lutek n o w le d g eo f th es tars , th a ta lw a y sd is ting u is h e s

th etr u ea rtis t f ro m th ea s tr o lo g ic a lp re te n d e r, a nd"fo rtu n e te llin g "

im p o s te r. It ist h e s ela tte r c h a rla ta n sw h o ,b yth eir u n p rin c ip le d

m e th o dsa n dv illain y ,h a v ec au s e dth ev eryn a m eo f a s tro lo g yt o

b e c o m e th es y n o n ym o fs u p e rs t itio na n df ra u dinth ee y e so fn in e

te e n th c e n tu ryinte llig e n c e . S od iffe re nt a reth epe o p lea n dt h ec o n d i

tio n sw h ic hs u rrou n du s ; fro mth o s ew h o liv e dinthed a y so f old ,w h e n

th ew is em e no fC h a ld e ac o m m un e dw iththeb e a u tifu l c o n s te lla t io n s

o fh e av e n ;a n dlea rn e dth e re f ro m , th em ig h tys e c re t so f th es ou l's

o rig in a n dd e s tiny ;a sw e ll asth em a te r ia ld e ta ils o f th e ir ph y s ic a l

liv e s . T h es a m ebo o ko fN a tu r eiso p e nno w ,a sth e n; b u t, o n ly th e

p u rei nh e a rt c a n re a ditsp ag e sa n dtrac eth em y s t ic a lc h a in o f life ,

a sd e pic te db yN atu reth ro u g h th es ta rs , toN a tu re ' sG o d .

T H ES O U LA N D T H ES T A R S

T h eb ea u tifu l, tw in k lin g ,g li tte rin gs tars ,

T h eri v a lsins p le n d o ro fV e nu sa n dM a rs,

T h e yco m ea n dth eyg o ,

M o u ld in gth ep o w erso fo u rw ea lo ro u rw o e .

S h in ings e re n ein th eh e a v e n sa b o v e ,

N ig h tl yte a c h in gu sle s s o n sof lo v e ,

N od isc o rd sn o rj a rs

A p p e a r tod is tu rb th e s eb e a u t ifu ls ta rs .

T h es ou ls e e m sto c la im th e s e je w e lso nh ig h ,

A n ds t ru g g le sto s o a r toits s o u rc eint h es k y .

B u ts orro w a n dp ain

A rethep a th w a y s th a tc a rryi t h o m e w a rd a g a in .

H o w o fth a v ew edre a m e d ,w h e ng a z in ga b ov e ,

T h a tth ep u rifie ds o u l theo ffs p rin go f lo v e ,

W h e nf re e dfro m ea rth 'slo a d ,

W o u ld fin dinth es ta rsitspe a c e fu la b od e .

S ofo nd lyw eth inko fo u rh o m e sinth esk y ,

J o in e dw ithth eso u l fo rw h o sep re s e n c ew es ig h ;

W h e re S a tu rnn o r M a rs

C a ne m b itte ro u r jo y sm idth eb e a u tifu l s ta rs .

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C O N C L U S IO N

T H EM YS T IC A LC H A IN ;O R ,T H EU N IO N O FT H ES O U LA N D TH ES T A R S

A sth es o u lu n fo ld sintru esp iritu a l li g h t, th em an ife s tu n it yb e

tw e e nm a na n dh is d iv in es o u rc e ;a ls ob etw e e nm a nan dth em y ri a d

c re a ti o n so f th e in fin iteu n iv e rs e ;b e c om eas e lf ev id e n ta n da b s o lu te

fa c t. B u t, u n fo rt u n a te ly , th eu n d e v e lo p eds o u ls e e sn o n eo f the s e

g re a t fa c tso fu nitya n did e ntity ;n o r pe rc e iv e sthev ita l re la tio n s

e x is ti n gb e tw e e n th es o u la n d th es ta rs . T h efa c ts o f th eo n es e e m to

h im tota llyirre le v a n t toth e fa c tso fth eo th e r; w h ile ,o ntheo th e r

h a n d , toth ein it ia te ds e e r, atru ek n o w le d g eo f thes o u l isi m p o s s ib le

w ith o ut ap e rfe c t u n d e rs ta n d in go f th esta rs .E q u a l ly ,a reth es ta rs

in c o m pre h e n s ib le , a p a rt fro mth es o u l. M a n , th em icro c o s m , is , in

h im s e l f, am in ia tu reu n iv e rs e; c o m p o s e do f in fin ite a to m s ;w h ic ha re

inaco n s ta n ts tateo fa c tio na n dre -a c t io n ;n o to nlya m o n gthe m s e lv e s ;

b u ta ls o ,w iththein fin iteato m so f th e la rg e ru n iv e rs e , th em a c ro c o s m .

H e n c e , atru es c ie n c eo f th es o u lc a n n o t b efo u n d e dw h ic hd o e sn o t

a ls oi n c lu d eatr u es c ie n c eof th es ta rs. It a ls of o llo w s ; th at d e d u c tio ns

b a s e du p o nac o m pre h e n s io no f th e s eh ig he r re la tio ns ,w h ic ha r es e lf

e v id e nt toth es ee r; w ill a p pe a r toth eo rd in a ryu nd e v e lo p e dhu m a n

b e in ga sq u iteir ra tio n a la n d illo g ic a l; s in c eth ep re m is e sa re , toh im , in

c o n g ruo u sa n du n re la te d .W ith s u c h ,a ll e ffo rtsa t e n lig h te n m en ta re

q u ite fu tileint h ep re s e n t sta teo fe v olu tio n ;b u t fo r th o s es o u lss tru g

g lin g toa w a k eto th eh ig h e r tru th so fth e ir e x is ten c ea n dd e stin y ; th is

c o n c lus io nisa d de d , toh e lp th e m , tog ra s p , th isgra n du n io no f th e

s o u l an dth es ta rs ; th ism y s t ic a lc h a in , w h ic hb in dsth ein finitem u lti

p lic it yin tou n it y ,a sw e ll asd iv e rs ity in toid e n t ity .

W eh a ve , th e re fo re , tore g a rd m a ninaso m e w h a td if fe re n t lig ht

fro m th a t inw h ichw eh a v eh i th e rtoc o n sid e re dh im , v iz .: w eha v e

n o w to b e h o ldh ima sag ra n d , in te llig e nt, s p irito -m a te ria lc en te r, fo rt h e

e x p re ss io no fa s t ro -c e le s tia l fo rc e s ,u po nth ein tern a la n de xte rn a l

p la n e so fG o d 'sun iv e rs e .M a n, b ro a d lysp e a k in g , is ad u p le xm irro r,

re fle ctin gth es te lla r fo rc e s intw od ir e c tio n s ;1 st., th ea s t ra l in flu x

fro m hisb o d yto th ep la n e sbe lo w h u m a n i ty ;2 n d ., t h efin e re th e re a l

e s s e n ce so f th esta rsfro m h i ss o u l tot h ea e ria l ra c e sinth es p h e re s

a b o v e . T h efirs t c o m p ris e ss ev e nd e g re e so fs u b -m u nd a n elife , fro m

m a nto th em in e ral, fo rm in gasit w e rea lo w e ro c tav eo fe x is te n c e ;

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th es ec o n disth ea s c e n d in gsc a le ,o r theh ig h e ro cta v eo fe x is te n c e ,

c o n ta in in gs e v e nd e g re e so f su p e r-m u n d a nelifeb e tw e e nm a na n d

th ea ng e l. T h e s es e v e nd e g re eso fs u p e r- m u n d a n ee x is te n c ea re th e

a e ria l ra c e so f brig h t, im m o r ta ls o u ls ; th es p iritua ls u p e rio r so fh u

m a n ity; ins ofa r a sc o n c e rn s th ere a lm s th e yin h a bit; a n dth em o re

e th e rea liz e dc o n ditio n sw h ic hs u rro u n dt h e m .T h e s ea reth ep lan e ta ry

a n g e ls m e n tio n e d inth eR itu al o fd iv in em a g ic .P lan e ta rya n g elsd o

n o te xis tu p o nthev a rio u so bje c tiv ep lan e ts ,a ss om a n yo c c u l tis ts

im a g ine ;b u t int h es e rie so f s e v e ns p h ere sb e tw e e n th ep la n e t sa n d

th es un .B u t, o n th eo th e rh an d , th e s eae ria l ra c e sa rev e rym u c hin

fe rio r tom a n ;b othins p irit u a lq u a lity, s o u lp o w er, a n dp e n etra tiv e

fo rc e ; a n da reu t te rlyin c a p ab leo fe n terin gu p o nt h ep h y s ic a l s tru g

g le sof e x te rn a l life ;h e n c e , th e ya rea p u re lys u bje c tiv era ce ;a n da re

n e v e r in c a rn a te d inm a tte r (asw eu n d e rsta n dth eterm ). T h e yde

p e n dup o nth em o r ep o s itiv esp irit o fh um a n ity(w h ic ha lo n eis

c a p a b l eo fe n te ri n ga n ds u b jec tin gm a te r ia l fo rc e s ) fo ra ll the ir

k n o w led g eo fe x tern a lc o n d iti o n s .

T h efi rs td e g re e inth eh ig h er o c ta v ec on s is tso fth o s es o u ls w h o

h a v et h em o s tp e ne tra tiv efo rc e ,n e x t to m a n ;a n dare ,c o n s e q ue n tly ,

n e a re st too u rp hy s ic a lc o n d i tio n s .E a c hd e g re ein th ea s c e n d in g

s c a le b e c o m e sle ssp o te n t (m ate ria lly ); m o ree th e rea la n dre fi n e d ;

u n til it b le n d s , inth es e v e nth ,w iththep u re lys piritu a lo r a n g e lic

w o rld .

Inth e lo w e ro c tav eo fe x is ten c e ,v iz .: th es e v e nde g re e so f su b -

m u n d a nelife ;c o un tle s sb e a u t ifu lw o rld sa reo p e nt oth ein s p ec tio no f

th es piritu a ls igh t. W ew ill b rie flyre co u n tw h a tw eo u rs e lv e sh a v e

w itn e ss e dth e re in, a sw es p e ako fe a c hde g re e .

T h efi rs td e g re e inth elo w e r o c ta v eis th a to f th ec ry s ta llize d

m in e ral, inw h ic h th elifea to m sa rela te n t, s oto s a y .T h eroc k sa n d

s to n e sa reo fb o t hs e x e s ,a n d im p re g n a te e a c ho th e r w ithth e ir m a g

n e tic fo rc e s .T h eir s y m p a th iesa n da n tipa th ie sc o n stitu teth e i r la w s

o fn a tu ra ls e le c t io n ;w h ic hw es e em a n if e s te de x te rn a llyb ythev e g e

ta tio n th e yp ro d uc efro m th e i rs o il. T h es e c o n dd e gre ep e rta insto

th es ub je c tiv es pa c e so f th em in e ra lw o r ld .T h eb u syra c e sw it h in

th eh ig h e r ro u n d so f th em in era lz o n e(t h ea n im am in e ra lis ), are

b e a u ti fu l ine v e r yd e ta il; e ac hlifea tom b u s ya t i tsa p p o in tedta s k ;

h a p p yb e y o n dc o n ce p tio ninit slo w lys p i ritu a ls ta te .A sy e tth e

s c in ti lla tin gm o na dk n o w sn o th in go f th eg re a te rw orld sa b o v e . T o

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it th em in e ra lw av e sa reth ea lp h aa n dom e g ao f its id e a s .T h e th ird

d e g re eo f lifep as s e sinre v ie w a sth eve g e ta b lek in g d o m ,o fw h ic h

s u fficie n t isa lr e a d yk n o w nt oth ere a d er. T h eh ig he rw eg otheb rig h te r

th eli ttlec re a ture sb e c o m e . W h e nw ea s ce n dtoth e fo u rthd e g re eo f

life , w eb e h o ldt h elo v e lie s t s c e n e sth at fa iry la n dc a np re s e nt toth e

e y e sof th es e e r. T h ee x q u is i tefo rm a n dv a rie tyo f th e s ed a z zlin g

e le m e nta ls p rite sa reb e y o n d la n g u a g eto d e s c rib e . E a c hv o rte xo r

s p a c eo f th ea n im aflo ra lisco n s titu te s av e rita b le p a ra d is eof b e a u ty ;

aw o n dro u sw o rld o fd e lig h ts ; inw h ic h , th en y m p h so f th eflo w e rs

a n dtheb rig h t fairie so f th e flo ra lw o r ld ,s p o rt l ik eb u tte rf lie s , inthe

lu m in ou se th e ro f th e ir ro u n d. T h efifth d e g re ep a ss e sb e fo re u sa s

th ea nim a lk in g d om .T h es ix th d e g re eo f lifee x p re ss e sits e lf a sth e

s e m i-hu m a nro u n d , th ee x te rn al c o rre s p o nd e n c eo fw hic hm a yb es e e n

inth ea p efa m ily. T h isre a lmo fs u b -m u nd a n elifeco n ta in sth ea s tra l

w o rld o f th ea p e s. It isth e sea s tra l form sth a ta r eu s e db yce rta in

m a g ic ia n s(a fte r th eh u m a np r in c ip leh a sv a c a te dthe m ) fo ro c cu lt

p u rp o se s .T h e yb ec o m eth etrain e de le m e nta lso fm a gic a ls c ie n ce .

T h e ir c h ie fq u a li tyisim ita t io n ;a n du nd e r th ein f lu e n c eo fth e ir m a s

te r's m in dth e yw ill p e rs o n a t ea n y th in g ; fro m a na ng e lo f lig ht toa

g o b lin d a m n e d .T hes ix thd e g re eisaw o r ldinw h ic h th es o u l be g in s

top u t fo rthits a ttrib u te sof s e lf-c o n sc io u s n e s s ; are a lm w h ere inth e

s tru g glin gm o n a dg a th e rsto g eth e r th eres u ltso fp as ts u b -m u n da n e

v ic to r ie s ;a n dp re p a re stog ra d u a tetot h a th ig h e r lifero u n d ; w h e re in ,

it m a yc o m m e n c et oa s s u m eth eh u m a nfo rm .T h es e v e nthd e g re eof

lifei sth ee m b ryo n ich u m a nr o u n d ; as p i ritu a lz o n eo rs o u lw orld ,

w h e re i ne x is tsthem u ltitu d e so fp re p a reds o u lsa w aitin gth eco n d i

tio n so f th e ir fi n a l in c a rn a t io n . It is th ere a lm of a n x io u sex p e c ta tio n s

a n dg lo w in gid e a l so fw h a te xte rn a lh u m anlifem a yb e . It isf ro m

th issta te ,o rd eg re eo f life, th a t th eh u m a ns o u l ta k e sitsl a s tp lu n g e

in toob je c tiv em ate ria lc o n d i tio n s ; fro mw h ic h , it e m e rg e sto th es u r

fa c easth es e lf a c tin g ,s e lf c o n s c io u s , in d iv id u a l m a n .

L e tu sn o w b rie fl ytu rno u r atte n tio nfr o m m a ntot h ep la n e t,

w h ic hh ein h a b its; a n dtra c e th ec o rre s po n d e n c e .T hep la n e t, l ik e

th em an ,m a yb ede s ig n a te da s ad u p le xm irro r; re fl e c tin gs te l la ra n d

p la n e ta ryin flu x intw od ire ctio n s ;1 s t. , toth ev ario u sre a lm so fe le

m e n ta l e x is te n c e (c o rre s p o n d in gtos u b -m u n d a n elife); te rm e dco s m ic

e le m e nta ls ;b e lo ng in gtoth e fo u ro c c u lt e le m e n tsof F ire ,E a r th ,A ir,

a n dW ate r; 2 n d ., toth ea s tro-m a g n e ticzo n e so f th ep la n e t (c orre s -

T H EU N IO N O FT H ES O U LA N D T H ES T A R S2 8 5

p o n d ingtoth es up e r-m u n d a n e re a lm s ), term e dm a g n e t ice le m e n tals .

T h em ag n e tice le m e n ta lsa rei n te llig e n t s p iritsk n ow nb yv a riou s

n a m e s ; s u c ha sfairie s , fa u n s, e lv e s ,n ym p h s ,e tc . O n ev e ryim p o rta n t

d is tinc tio nm u s t b en o tic e dhe re ;b e tw e ens u b -m u n d an ea n ds u p er

m u n d a nere a lm so n th eo n eh a nd ;a n dc o s m ice le m e n talsa n dm a g

n e tic e le m e n ta ls o nth eo th e r h a n d ;v iz . , th a t th e tw ofo rm e r a rev a ri

o u sd eg re e so fh um a ns o u l lif e ;h e n c ep os s e s sth ege rm so f im m o r

ta lity, w h e nth eh u m a ns ta te isa tta in e d; w h ileth e tw ola tte r a ren o t

s o u ls ; a n da lth o ug hth e yd e p en du p o nth es o u lo fm anfo r th e ir d iffe r

e n tia te de x is te n ce ,y e t th e yd on o td e ri v eth e ir s up p lyo fs u ste n a n c e

fro m him ;b u t from th ela te n t fo rc e sw it h inth ep lan e t, o fe a cho rb ,

o f th ep la n e ta ry c h a in ;h e n c e, th e yliv eo n lys olon ga sth epla n e t is

a b let os u s ta int h e m .T h e re fore , th e ya r en o t im m o r ta l. W h e nt h e

p la n e t h a sfu lfil le ditsm a teria lp u rp o se , th e y ,a lo n gw iththeo rbw h ic h

g a v et h e m life , be c o m eath ingo f th ep as t.

W eh a ven o w re a c he dam o s t im p o rta n t linkino u rm ys tic a lc h a in ,

v iz .: s in c ee m b o die dm a nist h eh ig h e s t fo rm o fm a nife s te de x is te n c e

u p o nt h ep la n e t, h eisth eg ra n dp o la rizin gp o in tfo ra ll fo u r o f th e

fo rm so fe x is te n ce ,w eh a v ebe e nd e s c ribin g .T h eh um a no rg a n ism

is , the re fo re , theg ra n dra d ia tin gc e n ter u p o nw h ichth etw ova s t

re a lm s, s te lla r an dp s y c h ic , im p in g e ;a ndisth em ate ria l lin k, u n itin g

th es ou la n dth es ta rs .T h u s , inv e rytr u th , ism a n th em ic ro co s m ;

a n dthes a c re da dy tu m o f th em y s te rie s .

Ino rde r tore n d er th ism o re m a n ife s t, l e tu sn o w en d e a v o r to fo rm

a sc lea ra nid e aa sp o s s ib le o f th en a turea n dm o d uso p e ra n d i o fs te lla r

in flu x, a stra n s m itte dtom a n fro m o u r so la rs y s te m ; fo r, w h e nw e

c o m p reh e n dth a t po rtio no f them y s tic a l c h a in , th e nw ec a nfo rm s o m e

fa in t c o n c e p tio no f th ec o n ti n u e da n du nb ro k e nc h a in ,w h ic hb in d s

o u rs ola rs y s te mtoo th e rs y ste m sa n dc on s te lla tio ns ;o na n don , toth e

v e ryi n te rio ro f th es o u l, o f th eu n iv e rs e .F irs t, th e n ,s ta n dso u rS u n ;

a n da ro u n dit, li k eag ro u pof o b e d ie n t c h ild re n , areth es e v enp la n e ts

o f th em y s tic a l ch a in ; (th e re a rem o ret h a ns e v e npla n e tsint h es o la r

s y s te m ,b u to n ly s e v e nine a cho c ta v eo f life ); e a cho rbg iv ingb irth

toa ne n tire lyd i ffe re n td e g re eo f life ; s oth a t thes e v e nm y stic a ld e

g re e sa rec o m p le te d .E a c ho rb p ro d u c e si n n u m e ra b le ty p e so f fau n a

a n dfl o ra ,c o rre sp o n d in gtot h ea c tio nof itso w npe c u lia rg rad eo f

s p irit u a l fo rc e . E a c h , th e re fo re ,c o m p ri s e sam in iatu reu n iv e rs eo f

itso w n ;a n dy e t, a t th es a m e tim e ;e a c hp la n e tc o nta in sa ll t h efo rc e s

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o f th eo th e rs ix ; o n lyth a t, th e s es ixf o rc e sa rel a te n t; insofa ra sto

le n dall th e ir forc e , fo r th em o rec o m p le tem a n ife sta tio no fth ed o m i

n a tin go n e .H e n c e it fo llo w s , th a to u r ea rthc o n ta in s , ina d d i tio nto

itso w nd o m in a tingd e g re eo f life , th el a te n t fo rc eso f th ev ario u s

g ra d e so f lifea ctiv eu p o ntheo th e rp lan e ts ;s otha tM a rs ,V en u s ,

M e rc u ry ,e tc ., a r eh e rew ith u s ; ju s ta sm u c ha sthe ya reint h efa r

o ff s pa c e s .H e re i nisc o n ta ine dth eg re at m y s te ryof p la n e ta ry in

flu e n ceu p o nm a n ; fo rm a n ,a sb e fo res tate d , isth eh ig h e s t typ eo f

lifeup o nth eg lob e ;a n db e c om e sth eg rea t ra d ia to r o f th ed if fe re n t

g ra d e so f lifeo f th es e v e npla n e ts ,c o m p ris e dw ithinth eo n eh ein

h a b its. H iss e n s i tiv es p h e re b e c o m e sth em e a n so f aro u s in gc o un t

le s sr a c e so fa s t ro -m a g n e tic e le m e n ta ls in tolifean dm o tio n ; a n da ls o ,

in toob e d ie n ts e rv itu d e ; if heo n lyp o s se s s e sth ekn o w le d g eto d ire c t

th e m ; fo re a c hg ra d eo fp la n eta ryin flu x re n d e rss erv ic ea n dpro te c tio n

toth ec o rre s p o n din gg ra d eo f m e n .T h u s ; M a rstothem a rtia l na tu re s ,

S a tu rn toth es a tu rn in e ,a n dJ u p ite r to th ejo v ia l, a n ds ofo r th .T h e

in te ri o rs e c re ts o f th eta lism a na n dth em y s te rie so fm a g ica r ec o n

c e a le dh e re ;a n d th ep o rta ls a reo p e n ,fo r th es o u l 'se x p lo ra t io n .T h is

a ls o , isth ep h il o s o p h icb a s i sfo r th eva rio u ss ta te m e n tsth a t;c e rta in

p la n e t sru lec e rt a ins o u la tt rib u te s ,m en ta lq u a lit ie s ,p h y s ica l in s tin c ts ,

c la s s eso fa n im a ls ,p la n ts , he rb s , tre e s, m in e ra ls , p re c io u ssto n e s ,e tc .

T h erea d e rw h oh asfo llo w e dusth u sfa r, isn o w in vite dtojo in

u sin as h o rt tri ptoth ea s t ra lw o rldan dth e reb eh o ldm a na sh ep re

s e n ts h im s e lf to th ev is io nof th es e e r. Am o s tw o nd e ro u sa n dd a z z lin g

p ic tu r eisb e fo re u s ,u n d re a m e do fm y s terie sc o n n e cte dw iththe

h u m a n fo rm d iv in e. L e tu se x am in em o reclo s e ly .F ir s t, w eo b s erv e ,

th a t f ro m th es p in a lc o lu m nof th es ta telyfo rm o f m a n ;a n dfr o m th e

b a s eof h islu m ino u sb ra in ;is s u eliv in gs tre a m so f v ita liz in g fo rc e ;

w h ic h , a sth e yfl o w fro m th ev a rio u sp o in tso fh is o d y lics p h ere ;b e

c o m er e fra c te dintoth es e v e n ra y so f thes p e c tru m . T h e s era y so f

liv in g fo rc efro md iffe re n tin d iv id u a ls , b e c o m em u tu a llya ttrac te d

to w a rd e a c ho th e r; e a c hc o lo r b le n d sw it hitsk in d re dc o lo r fr o m o th e r

o rg a n is m s ,a n dg ra v ita te sto itso w np a r tic u la r le ve l inth epris m a tic

o c e a no f life ;u ntil th ew h o l eo f th ism ig h typ la n et, w ithits m illio n s

o fh u m a nb e in g ssc a tte re do v er itsth ro bb in gs u rfa ce ;p re s e n ts toth e

e y eo f th ein itiate ds e e r ape rfe c tn e tw o rko f lu m in o u ss p rin gs ,c re e k s ,

riv e rs, a n do c e a nso f fo rc e ; flo w in gfrom th era d iatin go rg a n is m o f

m a n .W ea ls oo b s erv e ; th a t the s elu m in o uso c e a n sg ra d u a llya s su m e

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th eform o f as p i ra lb e lt, w hic he n c irc le sth ep la ne t p e n e tr a tin gto

itsv eryc e n te r; a n dth e ne x pa n d sits e lf , m is t-lik e, w ith inthep la n e t's

a tm o s ph e re ;w h e re ap ris m a tic re fle c tio n isc a s ta ro u n dth ee arth ;

c o n s ti tu tin gas ort o fa s tra l ra in b o w (i f w em a yu ses u c haterm );

w h ic h iss tric tly c o n fin e dw i th inth eli m itso f th ep la n e t'sga s e o u s

e n v e lop e .T h isp r is m a ticre fl e c tio nist h ea s tro -m ag n e tics p h ere ,w h e re

ina re fo rm e dth ea s tra lz o n eso f th em ag n e tice le m e n ta ls ,o f p la n e ta ry

in flu x, tow h ic hw eh a v ep re vio u s lyre ferre d ,a sform in gth egra n d

m y s tic lin k sint h ec h a ino f life ;w h ic hb in d sth eo rg a n is m o f m a n

toth es o u lo f thes ta rs .

S ofa r, w eh a v eon lyb e h e ldou rh u m a nd up le xm irro r fro m th e

s p in a l c o lu m na n d th eb a s eo f th eb ra in ; a sh ere fl e c tsth ea stra l in

flu xf ro m h isb o dytoth elo w e ro c ta v eof life , te rm e ds u b -m u nd a n e ;

w ew il l n o w , th e re fo re , re g a r dth eo th e r h a lf; o r po la ro p p o s i tes u r

fa c eof o u rd u p lexm irro r; w he re in , th es te lla r fo rc e sa rere f le c te d

fro m th es o u l to th eh ig h e r oc ta v eo f li fe ; th ere alm so fs u p er-m u n

d a n ebe in g s .

W efir s to b s e rv e , th a t, th eod y lics p h e r eo fm a n ;w h ic hfo rm s

th eo va ls u rfa c eo fo u r liv ingm irro r; i sc o n s ta n tl yp o lis h e db yth e

v iv id lig h tn in g so f th eim m o r ta ls o u lw i th in ;n e x t, w es e eth at th e

fo rc e s re fle c te d fro m it a re re c e iv e dd i re c tlyfro ma b o v e , in a na n g le

toth e le ft o f thes p h e re ;a ndth a t, a ft e rp a s s in g th ro u g ha n d le a v in g

o n ep ortio ntos us ta inth eform a n dits fu n c tio n s ; a n da ls oa no th e r

p o rtiontob era dia te dtoth es u b -m u n d a nep la n e s ;th e n , th eh ig h e r

a n dm oree th e re a l p rin c ip le su n d e rg oach a n g eo fp ola rity ;a n da re

re fle cte du p w a rd a g a in , ina na n g letot h erig h to f th es p h e re; toth e

a e ria l ra c e so f su p e r-m u n d a n e life .L e t u sn o w , th ere fo re ,e n te rw ith in

th eo cc u lt s p a c e so fh u m a n ity, u p o nth is s p iritu a l p la n e ;a n dd e s c rib e

th ep he n o m e n aa s it p a s s e sin re v ie w b e fo reo u rs p i ritu a ls ig ht.

W ep e rc e iv eth a t, fro m th em i llio n so f ea rth 'sin h ab ita n tsth ere

is s u e sc o n tin u a l ra y so f re fl e c te dlig h t;e a c hra yp a rta k in gof th e

p e c u li a rc o lo r rep re s e n te db y th es o u l f ro m w h ic hi t isre fle cte d .A s

th e s e ra y sa s c e n d, th e yc o n v erg ein tos t re a m sa n doc e a n s ,w ithin

th ea stra l lig h t a b o v eth ep la n e t'sa tm os p h e re ; (w he re a s , th e fo rm e r

a s tra l b e lt, ju s t d e s c rib e d , w a sc o n fin edw ith inthelim itso f th ep la n e t 's

a tm o s ph e re ). A ll o f th e s elu m in o u so c e a nso fe th e rea liz e dlig ht s e e k

th e ir o w np la n e , a n dm a in ta in as tric t re la tio nto e a c ho th e r, w ith

th em ath e m a tic a l e x a c titu d eof th es o la r s p e c tru m . W ea ls on o t ic e

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th a t, th e s eo c e a nsflo w ino nec o n tin u a l d ire c tio n , v iz .: int h eo p p o s ite

d ire c t io ntoth eo rb ita lm o ti o no f th eea rth .T h e y flo w b a c k w ardin

th eo rb it. T h ew r ite rc a n n o t b ep o s itiv eu p o nth is p o in t, a st h e s ea re

h iso w na c tu a le xp e rie n c e s , an da rere late dh e rea s th e ya c tu allya p

p e a re d toh im in th ere a lm sof s p irit. I t m a yb etha t, th isb ac k w a rd

m o tio n iso n lya na p p e a ra n c e , c a u s e db y th ee a rthm o v in gfo rw ard ;

ju s t asth ela n d sc a p efro m thew in d o w o f ac a r inm o tio n ,a p p ea rsto

th eo cc u p a n t tobem o v in g .B ut, inflo w in gb a c k w a rd, th e s eo c ea n s

g ra d u alllya s c e n d, a s s u m in gt h es p ira lfo rm ; th efi rs t ro u n dbe in g

a b o u t th es a m ec i rc u m fe re n c ea sth ee a rt h 'sa n n u a l o rb it a b o u t th e

S u n ; bu t, in c re a sin gins iz ew ithe a c hsp ira l, int h era tioo f 1 -2 ,4 -8 ,

1 6 -3 2 -6 4 .T h e s esp ira lsa s s u m eth e ir o w ns p e c ia lc olo r; c o m m e nc in g ,

firs t w ithth a tw h ic hisn e a re s t toth ee a rth ,w h ichisR e d ;th e2 n d .

O ra n g e, th e3 rd . Y e llo w , th e4 th .G re e n , th e5 th . Blu e , th e6 th . In d ig o ,

a n dthe7 th .o rl a s tV io le t. W h a t th e re m a yb eb e y on dth is ,w ec a n n o t

te ll. A ll th a tw ed ok n o w is , th a t it is th ere a lmo f th ea n g els .T h e s e

s p ira ls ,w h ic hw eh a v eju s t de s c rib e d , co n s titu tem ig h tyz o n e s; w h ic h

e n c irclea ne th e re a ls p h e reor w o rldo f th es a m eide n tic a lc o lo r;

s im ilar toth eb r ig h t rin g sr o u n dth eb od yo fS a tu rn .T h ec la i rv o y a n t

m e d iu m ,A n d re w J ac k s o nD a v is , u n d o u b te d l ys a w th e s eb e a u tifu l

e th e rea liz e dz o n es ,w h e nh ede s c rib e d"t h es u m m e rl a n d " inh is

"S te ll a rK e y ." B ut h ew a sq u i tem is ta k e n ins u p p o s in gth e m to b e

th eh om e so fd is em b o d ie dh u m an ity .A sthere a d e rh ass e e n , th ey

a reinh a b ite db ya e ria l ra c e s, w h oc a n n ot p e n e tra te th eo u te r e n v e lo p e

o fc rys ta lliz e df o rc e ;c a lle do b je c tiv em a tte r. W en e e ds c a rc elya d d

th a t, th e s ea ret h es e v e ng rad u a te ds p ir it w o rld s , b e tw e e nth ee a rth

a n dtheS u n ;c o n stitu tin gth ec h a inp re vio u s lym e n t io n e d .T h e se

s p h e resa reth ese v e ne th e re aliz e dw o rlds ,w h ic hform th es u b je c tiv e

a rc , be tw e e nth ep la n e ta n di tsp a re n t ce n te r m a na n dth ea ng e l.

S till g a z in ga tth iss u b lim ep a n o ra m ao f N a tu re 'sw o n d e rfu l for

m a tio ns ,w ith int h es p iritu a l s p a c e so f th ea s tra l lig h t; w epe rc e iv e

th a tth e s ea s tro -s p iritu a lz on e so rb e lt sc o n ta int h ee th e re a l iz e dm a

te ria l sa n de s s e nc e so fe a rth; w h ic hs u sta inth ee xte rn a l life fo rc e s

o f th ea e ria l ra ce s ,w h oin h ab it th e s eglo rio u sw o r ld s .T h efi rs tw o rld ,

a sw eh a v ep re v iou s lys h o w n , isn e a re s t too u rp h y sic a lc o n d it io n s

a n da bs o rb sth eco a rs e s tp o rt io n s .T h ene x t, b e in gm o ree th e rea l,

a b s o rbsth en e x t ins p iritu a l q u a lity . Th efin e r thee s s e n c e , th eh ig h e r

it a s ce n d s ;s otha t th em o s t e th e re a lo f a ll re a c h esth ec o n fi n e so f th e

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a n g e li cw o rld ;a ndd iffu s e si tsv io le t aro m a sw ith i nth es p a c esth a ta re

d iv in e. A sw ep e rc e iv eth isf a c t; w ein sta n tlyc o m pre h e n dth eg ra n d

c o n n e ctio no f th ew h o leu n iv ers e .M A N s ta n d su p o nt h ec e n tra l ru n g

o f th ec y c licla dd e r, a sth em e e tin gp o in to f th eeq u ilib riu m , b e tw e e n

th eu pp e ra n dth e lo w e rm a n if e s ta tio n s , o f th eg re at O N EL IF E . In

M A N li e sc o n c e a ledth es a c re dm y s te ryo f th elo s tw o rd .H eis th e

w o n d e r fu lm ic ro c os m .B yh isdu p le xa c tiono fb o d yan ds o u l, h eb e

c o m e s th eg ra n dco n s e rv a to r; th eg e n e ra to r; a n dth e ra d ia to r; o f

s p irit u a la n dm a te ria l lifef o rc e s ; first, a b s o rb ingth ec u rren tso f th e

lifew a v e , th e nse p a ra tin git in toitst riu n eq u a li tie s ; re ta in in go n e ,th e n

re -p o la riz in ga n d tra n s m ittingth eg ro s se rp o rtio n s, inth eform

o fa na s tro -m a g n eticflu id , t oth ep la n eso f lifebe lo w ;a n dr e fle c tin g ,

fro m th em irro r of h iss o u l, inth efo rmo fa na s tr o -s p iritu a l e s s e n c e ,

th efi n e ra n dm o r ee th e re a l po rtio n s , to th ere a lm sa b o v e .W h at

a w fu l a n du n s u s p ec te dm y s te ri e sliec o n ce a le dw ith i no u rb e in g!

V e rily, n om in dca ng ra s pa ll th em y s te r ie so fm a n .

R e a d e r , th eo c e a nso fp u rifiedlifee s s en c e ; fo rm ingth e s es p i ra l

z o n e so f th ein terio rh e a v e n s; w h ic he x te n dfro m thec e le s tia l w o rld s

toth ee a rth ; from th ea n g e ls tom a n ;a ndth e n , in ag ro s s e rf o rm ,

e x te n d too u rp lan e t'sv e ryce n te r; ist h em y s tic a l c h a ino fth eg re a t

o n eli fe ; th a tu nite sm a nto a ll b e lo w him a n db in dsh im tothe

im m o rt a l re a lm sof lifea b o v e. It isth es p ira lc y cleo fn e c e ss ity

tra v e rs e db yth e lifea to m s ; inth e ir d es c e n t in to m a tte r, a n d in

th e ir a s c e n t in to th ere a lm so fc o n s c io uss p iritu a l e x is te n c e . It

isth es p ira lc o r do fN a tu re w h o s ev ib ratio n s , th rou g h o u t th ew id e

u n iv e rs eo fm a n if e s te db e in g , p ro c la im th eu n b ro k e nu n io nb e tw e e n

th es ou la n dth es ta rs .T h esa m ey e s te rda y , to -d a ya n dfo re v erm o re .

T h em ys te rie so f m a na reth em y s te rie sof G o d ,a n dw h oc a n

s o lv e th e m h e reone a rth ?T h es o u la n s w ere th , "n o n e." S ob eit .

Inc o nc lu s io n ,w ew ill o n lyad dth a ta s ac h ildo f G o d ,o r th e

c ry s talliz a tio nof fo rc e ;a s as p iritu a l e n tity ,o r ath in go f d u s t;

m a n 's b irth -rig h t ise v e r th es a m e ; ap ro g re s s iv eco n s c io u sim m o r

ta lity. H eisth es u s ta in e r of th eu n iv ers e sb e lo w , o fw h ic hev e no c

c u ltistsh a v es c arc e lyd re a m ed ,a n dh ei sth eg e n e ra to ro f th ee s s e n c e s

w h ic hs u s ta inth e lifeo fm y r ia d sinb ri g h te rw o rldsth a no u rs.

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