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The
LightofEgypt
or
TheScienceoftheSoul andtheStars
VOLUMEI
BY
THOMASH.BURGOYNE
ZAXOVI, if
"Writethethingswhichthouhastseen,andthethings
whichare,andthethingswhichshall behereafter; THE
MYSTERYOFTHESEVENSTARS,whichthous awest
inmyrighthand."
Revelations,Chap.1,19and20.
H.O.Wagner
P.O.Box20333MontclairStation
Denver 20,Colorado
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REPRINTEDITION1963
Thefir stedit ionof THELIGHTOFEGYPTwascopyright in1889 by
theReligio-Philosophical PublishingHouseofSanFrancisco,California.
ThefollowingeditionswerepublishedbyHenryWagnerM.D.the
AstroPhil osophical Publishing CompanyofDenver,Colorado, some
sixtyyearsago.Thisbookisareprintoft hefiftheditiont ogetherwith
additional material takenfromoriginal manuscriptsbythesamewriter,
Thomas H.Burgoyne.
H.O.Wagner.
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OS'
Dedication
TotheBuddingSpiritualityoftheOccidentand
TheRisingGenius ofthe WesternRace,
Thisworkisrespectfullydedicated.
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Thesymbol uponthe coverof thisbook THELIGHTOF
EGYPTiscomplexinmeaning.It isthesymbol ofSpiritual
Initiation,andmeans,literally,"Ihavepiercedtheillusions
ofmatter,andIamconsciousthatIamDivine."Theseven
starsrepresentthesevenPrinciplesofNature.Theserpent
representstheobjectivephenomenaoflife,andthearrow
piercingtheserpentrepresentsthehumansoul whichis
consciousofitsorigin, poweranddestiny.
ThenameZanoni means:Zan,astar;oni,achildof
orsonof;thusZanoni,sonofastar.
Thedoublezee( )meanscompletion.
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PREFACE
Fornearlytwentyyearsprior totheyear1881theauthorwas
deeply engagedinvestigatingthehiddenrealmsofoccultforce.The
resultsofthesemystical laborswereconsideredof greatvalueand
real worthbyafewfriendswhowerealsoseekinglight.Finally,he
wasinducedtoplacethegeneral resultsoftheseresearchesintoa
series oflessonsforprivateoccultstudy.Thewhole,whencompleted,
presentingthedual aspectsofoccultloreasseenandrealizedinthe
soul andthestars,correspondingtothemicrocosmandthemacrocosm
ofancientEgyptandChaldea, andthusgivingabriefepitomeof
Hermeticphilosophyastaught bytheHermeticBrotherhoodofLuxor,
Egypt.
Thechiefreasonurgingtothisstepwasthestrenuousefforts being
systematicallyputforthtopoisonthebuddingspiritualityof the
westernmind,andtofastenuponitsmediumisticmentality,thesubtle,
delusivedogmasofKarmaandRe-incarnation,astaughtbythe
sacerdotalismsof thedecayingOrient.
Fromtheforegoingstatementit will beseenthatthisworkis
issuedwithadefinitepurpose,namely,to explainthetruespiritual
connectionbetweenGodandman,thesoul andthestars,andtoreveal
thereal truthsofbothKarmaandRe-incarnationastheyactuallyexist
inNaturestrippedofall priestlyinterpretation.Thedefinitestate
mentsmadeinregardtothesesubjectsareabsolutefactsinsofaras
embodiedmancanunderstand themthrough thesymboli smofhuman
language,andtheauthordefiescontradictionbyanylivingauthority
whopossessesthespiritual righttosay,"I know."
Duringthesetwentyyearsofpersonal intercoursewiththeexalted
mindsofthosewhoconstitutethebrethrenoflight,thefact was
revealedthatlongagesagotheOrienthadlosttheuseofthetrue
spiritual compassofthesoul,aswell a sthereal secretsofitsown
theosophy.Asarace,theyhavebeen,andstill are,travelingthe
descendingarcof theirracial cycle,whereasthewesternracehave
beenslowlyworki ngtheir wayupwardthrough matter uponthe
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ascendingarc.InDecember1880theyreachedtheequatoroftheir
mental andspiritual development.Alsoatthistimethesunleft the
signPiscesandenteredthesignAquariusthususheringintheAtomic
Ageandanewdispensationof spiritual thoughtto meettheneeds
ofthebuddingSixthRaceoftheFourthRoundofhumanity.Today,
theworldisexperiencinganawakeningoftheintellectual,reli gious
andspiritual sensesandisalsoexperiencingthesecondcomingofthe
Christ asprophesiedinScripture.Therefore,theauthorfeels t hisis
thepropertimetopresenttheoccultknowledgeput forthinthisbook,
duringthisperiodofchange, thegreatmental crisisofthewesternrace.
Havingexplainedtheactual causeswhichimpelledthewriterto
undertakethisresponsibility,iti salsonecessarytostatemostem
phaticallythathedoesnotwishtoconveytheimpressiontothereader's
mindthattheOrientisdestituteofspiritual truth. Onthecontrary,
everygenuinestudentofoccultloreisjustlyproudofthesnowwhite
locksofoldHindustan,andthoroughlyappreciatesthewondrous
stores of mystical knowledgeconcealedwithintheastral vorticesof
theHindubranchoftheAryanrace.InIndia,probablymorethanin
anyothercountry,arethelatentf orcesandmysteriesofNaturethe
subjectofthoughtandstudy. Butalas!itisnota progressivestudy.
Thedescendingarcoftheirspiritual forcekeepsthemboundtothe
dogmas,traditionsandexternalismsofthedecayingpast,whosereal
secretstheycannotnowpenetrate.Theeverlivingtruthsconcealed
beneaththesymbolsintheastral lightarehiddenfromtheirviewby
thesettingsunoftheirspiritual cycle.Therefore,thewriteronlyde
sirestoimpressuponthereader'scandidmind,thefactthat hisearn
esteffortisto exposethatparticularsectionofBuddhisticTheosophy
(esotericsocalled)thatwouldfastenthecrampingshacklesofthe
ological dogmaupontherisinggeniusof thewesternrace.It isthe
delusiveOriental systemsagainstwhichhiseffortsaredirected,and
nottheracenorthemediumisticindividualswhoupholdandsupport
them;for"omniavincitveritas"ist helifemottooftheauthor.
Theselessons,ontheoccultf orcesofNature,arefromtheoriginal
manuscriptswrit tensomeeigh tyyearsag obyThomasH.Burgoyne
foruseofmembersoftheExteriorCircleoftheHermeticBrotherhood
ofLuxor,withtheapproval ofM.Theon, theGrandMasterandhis
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brotheradepts.Totheselessons,havebeenaddedadditional material
fromothermanuscriptsandprivatelettersbythesameauthor.
Today, theincomingforcesof Naturearerapidlyfindingnew
expressioninall branchesof scientificthought,longbeforethereare
anytextbookstoshowtheway.Oldthoughts,timeandspaceare
beingannihilatedquicklyandnewtruthsaretakingroot.Weare
enteringanageofunprecedentedintellectual andscientificadvance
ment,manyundreamedofchangesaretakingplaceinall walksoflife.
Inresponsetothedemandfor scientificoccultthoughttomeet
theneedsofthenewdispensation,theknowledgeinthisbookisnow
beingpresentedforpublicuse,withthefull consentandapproval of
theHermeticAdeptsandtheGuardiansof "TheWisdomoftheAges,"
theHermeticBrotherhoodofLuxor,Egypt.I tistheir prayerthat
thethoughtexpressedhereinwill greatlyaidmankindinlearningthe
real eternal truthsofli feandthushastenthedaywhenall nations
will j oininoneuniversal brotherhoodunderthefatherhoodof the
OneEternal God.
After thefi rstedi tionpubl ishedi n1889THELIGHTOFEGYPTwent
throughf iveedit ionsandwaspubl ishedby HenryWagnerM.D.under
thenameof TheAstro-Philoso phical Publishing Company,Denver,
Colorado.Ithasbeenoutofprintf oraboutsixtyyears.Itishoped
thisneweditionwill receiveasheartyawelcomeastheearly editions.
PleasenoteMr.Burgoyne'sstyleofexpression.Thisbookisnot
intendedasaliterarymaster-piece,aproductofthemind,butisan
earnestattempttoclearlyandtruthfullyexpressspiritual thoughtand
ideasinourhumanlanguage.Tochangehisstyleistochangethe
intendedthought. HewasanInitiateof EsotericMasonryanda
natural bornmysticwhowasabletounderstandandverifythetruth
heteachesinall of hiswritings;"OmniaVincitVeritas"wasthelife
mottoof ThomasH.Burgoyne(Zanoni).
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CONTENTS
TheScienceoftheSoul andtheStarsinTwoParts
PrefaceV
PARTI
TheScienceoftheSoul inThreeSections
Introduction1
TheScienceoftheSoulSectionI
TheGenesisofLife
ChapterITheRealmofSpirit 5
InvolutionoftheDivineIdea
ChapterIITheRealmofMatter11
EvolutionandCrystallizationofForce
ChapterIII TheOriginofPhysical Life 21
ProgressiveExpressionsofPolarity
ChapterIVTheMysteriesofSex28
DifferentiationsoftheBiuneSpirit
TheScienceoftheSoulSectionII
TheTransitionof Lif e
ChapterIIncarnationandRe-Incarnation44
ItsTruths,ApparentTruthsandDelusions
ChapterIITheHermeticConstitutionofMan54
PrinciplesversusResults
Contradicti onsReconciled
ChapterIII KarmaItsReal NatureandInfluence62
ChapterIVMediumship 72
ItsUni versal Nature,Lawsand Mysteries
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ChapterVLaClef Hermetique 86
TheHermeticKeyof Urania'sMysteri es
LaClef HermetiqueSection189
TheCyclesandForcesofCreativeLife
LaClef HermetiqueSectionII103
TheSacredCyclesandNumbersof the
AncientHindoos
ChapterVILaClef109
AKeytotheWorkoftheAbbotTrithemius
ChapterVII NaroniaTheMystical Cycleoft heSun122
ChapterVIII Soul Knowledge-Book1128
Soul Knowledge-BookII 134
Soul Knowledge-BookIII 139
TheScienceoftheSoulSectionIII
TheRealitiesofLife
ChapterITheSoul-ItsNatureandItsAttributes140
ChapterIIMortalityandImmortality145
Nature's Processes
TheAppearanceandt heReality
ChapterIII TheDarkSatellite151
TheSphereofFai lureandUndevel opedGood
ChapterIVTheTr iumphoft heHumanSoul 162
Adeptship,ItsNatureandHowAttainable
ChapterVQuotati onsfromLet tersAnswering Questionsof
PrivateStudents173
PARTII
TheScienceoftheStars
Introduction199
ChapterITheBasicPrinciplesofCelestial Science205
ChapterIITheRefractionandDistributionoftheSolarForce211
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PARTII
TheScienceoftheStars
ChapterIII TheInfluenceofStellarForceUponthe
HumanBrain219
ChapterIVTheInter-ActionoftheStarsUponMan225
ChapterVConclusionoftheBasicPrinciples
AlchemyandtheSt ars
TheAlchemical Natureof Man231
ChapterVITheNatureandInfluenceoftheTwelveSigns237
ChapterVIITheNatureandInfluenceofthePlanets257
ChapterVIIIThePractical Applicationofthe
ScienceoftheStars275
CONCLUSION
TheMystical ChainortheUnionofthe
Soul andtheStars282
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INTRODUCTION
Attheveryfirst stepthestudenttakesintothehiddenpathway
ofNature'smysteries,heismetfacetofacewiththisstartli ngfact,
thatall hispreconceptions,all hiseducation,all hisaccumulationof
materialisticwisdomareunabletoaccountforthemostsimplephe
nomenathattranspireintheactionandinter-actionofthelifef orces
oftheplanetonwhichhelives.Asachemist,hemaypursuethe
atomsofforceuntil theybecomelostwithintherealmsoftheim
ponderable,"thegreatunknown,"or,asit hasbeenfacetiouslychris
tenedamidthegroansofscientifictravail,"theachingvoid."Buthe
cangetnofarther.Asaphysicist,hemaydecomposelightandsound
intotheircomponentparts,and,withscientificaccuracy,dissectthem
beforeyourveryeyesasasurgeonwouldhisanatomical subject.But
nosooneristhispointreached,thantheshymoleculesandtimid
vibrationsbecomealarmedasitwereatman'sdaringpresumption,and
flyintotherealmoftheinf initeunknown.There,in"theachingvoid"
tosportindelight,safefromman'sintrusion.Thisrealmoftheun
knownimponderablesistheuniversal ether,aninfiniteoceanof
something,whichsciencecreatedinherfranticendeavorstoaccount
forthematerial phenomenaof lightandheat,andforatimeshewas
infinitelypleasedwithherownpeculiar off spring. Butit has become
arestlessphantom,agrim,unlovelyspectre,whichhauntsthelabora
tories ofherparent,nightandday,until atlastsciencehas become
frightenedather ownchild,andtriesnowinvaintoslaytheghostof
herowncreation. Shedaresnotenterthe"achingvoid"shehascalled
intoexistence,andtherepursueandrecapturethetruantatomsand
timidvibrationsofthissublunarysphere.
Therefore,attheveryoutset ofhispilgrimagethroughthesevast
andas yet"scientificallyunknown"regions,thestudenthadbetter
unload,sotosay,all theheavyanduselessbaggageofeducated
opinionandscientificdogmasthathemayhaveonboard.Ifhedoes
not,hewill find himselftopheavy,andwill eithercapsizeorrunoff
thetrackandbeburiedamidthedebrisofconflictingopinions.The
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THESCIENCEOFTHESOULINTRODUCTION3
hasbywhichtoguidehimself inhiswinding,unevenpathuponthe
shoresoftheInfiniteheneverneedfearbeinglostorfail inginhis
endeavorstoknowthetruth.
Inordertocarryoutthesamelineofreasoningalittlefurther,let
ustakeatypeof architecture,saytheGothic,andmentallyexamine
somewell knownhandsomespecimenofthi sstructura l conception.
Theworld'sthoughtwill say, "whatabeautiful building;howim
posingandgrand; whatatriumphofman'smechanical skill!"Soit
appearstotheworld,andupontheplainofappearances,soit reallyis.
Consequently,itisatruthf orthetimebeing.But whenexamined
bythelightofOccultscience,wefindthistruthisrelativeonly,that
itis onlytrueupontheexternal,transitoryplaneofmaterial phe
nomena.Weseethat,inadditiontobeingtheresultofman'strained
mechanical ability,iti salsotheexternal formof hismental ideal.It is,
infact,thephenomenal outcomeofhiscreativeattributes.Whenwe
lookatthesolidbuilding,fromtheearth'splane, weseeonlythe
outsideofathinghavinglength,breadthandthickness.Nowsince
weknowthattheremustbeaninside,wemustenter theinteriorplane
beforewecanseeit,andthereinweshall findthatit exists withinthe
subjectiveworldofitsarchitect.Thesolidstoneedificewill,i ntime,
crumbletodecay, fall, andfinallynotonematerial atomwill remain
toindicatetheplacewhereonitstood.Henceitisnotpermanently
real,it isonlyapassingappearanceassumedbymatterunderthe
mouldingforcesofman'smechanical ability.Assoonastheforces
whichgaveitformbecomepolarizedbytherestlessoceansofplanetary
magnetism,itwill dissolveandfinallyvanish"likethebaselessfabric
ofadream."Butthoughtheexternal structureofstoneandmortaris
lostwithinthesoil oftheearth,thei deawhichcreateditiseternal,
becauseitwasaspiritual reality.Therefore,weseethattheabsolute
truth(theeternal reality)appearstobethenon-reality,upontheplane
ofmatter,whilethematerial structureappearstobetheonly thing
whichisreal.It isthesedelusiveappearancesthathavecreatedthe
almost hopelessconfusionregardingtheexactmeaningoftheterms
"Spirit"and"Matter."Sciencerefersall shecannotgrapplewithto
someoftheundiscoveredforcesof"Matter,"whiletheologyrefersall
thatshecannotexplaintotheunknowableworkingsofthe"Spirit."
Bothareright,andbotharewrong.Andasweshall havetoexplore
theterritorybelongingtobothofthesetermsduringtheprogressof
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ourjourney,wewill int hisplacebrieflyaddthat spiritandmatter,as
weknowthem,arebutthedual expressionoftheoneDeificprinciple,
duetodifferencesofpolarity.Inother words,aunityundertwomodes
ofaction.Thisdualitycanonlybecomprehendedinitst ruerelation
shipwhenviewedfrombothplanesandrealizedbythescienceof
correspondences,whichscienceisbutamaterial systemofsymbolism
fromwhichwecanjustlyregulateourconceptionsofall things.
Platooncesaid,"Ideasruletheworld." SofarPlatowasright;
for,beforethedivineideawasevolvedfromwithinthedivinesen-
soriumoftheInfiniteOne,theuniversewasnot.Hencetheresultof
thedivineideawastheevolutionofapuresymbolicform.
Justassymbolsaretheproductofideas,so,intheirturn,i deasare
thesymbolsofthought,andthoughtitselfisbutt hesymbolic response
oftheEgotothepulsatingthroboftheDeificwill,t hedivineradiant
soul of theInfiniteOne.Backofthiswecannotpenetrate,evenin
ourmostexaltedconceptions. Henceall seriousstudyandmeditation
astothenatureandexistenceofGodisunprofitableandcannotbring
thestudentanysubstantial r eturneitherinthisworldorthenext,
seeingthattheInfinitecanneverbecomprehendedbythefinite.
Therefore,wemustrestsatisfiedwiththecertainknowledgethatwe
canby onegrandchainofsequencestracethetransmissionofthoughts,
ideasandsymbolicformstotheirsource.
Thustheangelicworldisbut aprototypeorsymbolicexpression
ofthedivinesphereoftheInfinite.Thecelestial worldisareflection
oftheangelicworld.Thespiritual worldisaprototypeandsymbolic
outcomeofthecelestial heavens.Theastral worldisthereflectionof
thespiritual sphere.Andlastly,thematerial (our world)isbutthe
concreteshadowof theastral kingdoms.
Hencethereadercanperceivethatwe,inourpresentstate,are
alongwaydowninthescaleofcreativelif e.Butifweare,weknow
bythelawsofourbeingthat wecanandshall winourwayback
throughthisvalleyoftheshadow,thisplaneofinvertedimagesand
delusiveappearances,intothebrightrealmsofour formerstate,those
spheresofpureangeliclifewherealoneexisttheeverlivingrealsof
all theinfinitudeofapparentrealities.
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THEGENESISOFLIFE
CHAPTERI
THEREALMOFSPIRI T
Involution
"Being,Uncreated,Eternal,Alone,"saysDr.JohnYoung,when
speakingof"theCreatorandthecreation;"certainlynoinspiredwriter
everpennedamoresublimetruththaniscontainedintheabovewords.
Purespiritisdiffusive,nonatomic,uncreated,formless,self-existent
being. Silent,motionless,unconscious,Divinity;possessinginits sub
limepuritytheonesoleDeificattri buteexpressibleinhumanlanguage
asabsoluteandunconditionedpotentiality.
Suchistherealmofspirit,which,forthesakeof linguistic con
venience,hasbeentermedbytheOccultist"therealmofunmani-
festedbeing."Withthefirst emanationofthisinconceivablestatewe
havenowtodeal. TheKabbalah,oftheearlyJewishrabbis,contains
longandelaboratetreatisesuponthevariousemanationsoftheten
sephiroth,whichforthemost partarewritteninsuchanallegorical
styleastobepracticallyuselesstomostWesternstudents,andeven
toOriental mindsareunsatisfactory,andinmanyrespectsmisleading.
Thefirstemanationfromthisrealmofspirit(formlessbeing) claims
thestudent'sclosestattention.ItformstheDeifickeynoteofthedivine
anthemofcreation.Thisfirst emanation,calledbytheKabbaliststhe
Crown, means,whenstrippedofit smystical veil,simpleandnaked
activityormotion.Thusweseethatthefirst actionofDivinity(un
consciousmind)isthought,andthoughtimpliesvibrationormotion.
AtthemomenttheDeificmindvibrateswiththought theresprings
forth, fromtheinfinite wombofcreation,theduadofall futuregreat
ness.ThisduadistheKabbalistical twins,"LoveandWisdom," which,
inturnmeantheattributes,attractionandrepulsionofforceand
motion.Theyaremaleandfemale,co-equal andco-eternal,andexpress
themselvesexternallyasactivityandrepose.
Nomatterhowreconditeorabstruseourspeculationsmaybe,
whentheorbitof ourmetaphysical meditationiscompleteweshall
findourselvesfacetofaceagainwithouroriginal startingpoint,which
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isthisinfinite triadofLove,WisdomandCrown,or,in other words,
theoneprimal forcecontainingunlimitedpotentialitieswithinitself.
Backofthiswecannotgo.Withthisdivinetrinity orGodhead,as
studentsandinvestigatorsof Nature'soccultmysteries,wemustrest
contented,consolingourselves,whenever necessary, withthecertain
knowledgethatthenearerweappeartoapproachthegreatwhite
throneoftheInfiniteOne,thefurtherdoesthatdivinecenterrecede
fromus.Ifthiswerenotso, t herecouldbenosuchthingaseternity
fortheatomsofdifferentiatedlife.Consequently, theimmortalityof
thesoul wouldbeanemptydream,amerefigment,hatchedbysome
infernal powerwithintheoverheatedimaginationof poordeluded
man.
Beforegoingfurther,thereadershouldcommittomemorythe
followingprimarydoctrines,taughtbytheOccultiniti atesof all true
wisdom.Theyaredoctrinestousinourpresentstate,insofar
thatwecannotdemonstratethemexternallybyanyknownformof
experiment.
I."Thewholeuniverseisfill edwiththeDeificpresenceofGod."
Thatistosay,theuni\erseispermeatedwiththepure,motionless,
formless,spiritofDivinity.
II."Theuniverseisboundlessandunlimited,acirclewhose
circumferencei severywhereand whosecentreis nowhere."Theuni
verseisdual andconsistsof themanifestandthenon-manifest.Hence
Deityisprogressiveinhisinfinite schemeofspiritual unfoldment.
III." Thedivineonelifeprincipleemanatesfromthepurevortices,
thecentral Spiritual Sunofthemanifesteduniverse.Fromthismighty
inconceivablecenteroflifeemanatethespiritual raysoftheFather,
scintillatingwithdivineactivity,whereuponthevast,motionlessvoid,
theawful universeofGod'ssilent,formlessspirit,becomesalive\\it h
aninfinitenumberofsubordinateuniverses."Whichmeans,therays
ofDivinityarebroughttoafocusatvariouspointsinspace. These
points orfoci formthespiritual centersofsmalleruniverses.An
exampleofthiscanbeseenuponourmaterial planebyobser\ingthat
primarysunsthrowoffaseriesofsecondary' suns. Thesesecondary
sunsthrowoffplanets,andtheplanetsbecometheparentsofmoons.
Bythescienceof correspondence,"asit isabove,soitisbelow."
Rememberthose facts.
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Thedivinepurposeofcreationisthedifferentiationoftheuncon
scious formlessOne,andthegrandoutcomeofthisdivinepurposeis
theultimationof DeificIntell igencies; separatemindsreflectingthe
divineideaoftheuniversal mind,conscious,individualizedmentalities
possessingimmortal soulscapableofeternal progression,who, asdif
ferentiatedlifeatomsoftheCreator,thegrandArbiterofthe whole,
becomethemselvessecondarycreatorsandthearbitratorsofthe
destiniesofworlds.
Theprocessesofcreationaredual,andconsistofInvolutionand
Evolution.Theoneisinseparablefromtheother.Paradoxical asit
mayappeartotheuninitiated,it is,nevertheless, adivinetruththat
theEvolutionandultimationofspiritual lifeisaccomplishedbya
strict processof Involution; fromthewithouttothewithin,fromthe
infinitelygreattot heinfinitelysmall.
Tobetterunderstandthismysterywemusthaverecoursetoa
series ofsymbols.Accordingly,weconceivethedivinefocusofthe
primal essenceasthespiritual centerofa universe.ThisDeificray
constitutesatriuneGodhead, fromwhichemanatesthepurewhite
lightoftheformlessOne,or i notherwords,thiscenterconstitutesa
realmofsephiroth,asun-sphereoflivingpotentialities,divinebeings
infinitelybeyondthehighest archangelhood.Assuchwemayconceive
itfloati ngasaspeckintheinfiniteoceanofdivinelove,surroundedby
theeffulgentbrightnessofthenamelessCrown.Thisdivinesphereis
passiveinsuchastate.Nirvanareignsupontheblissful radianceofits
motionlessbosom. Butthetimenowapproacheswhenitsmissionin
theschemeof creati onmustcommence.Themomentarri ves,and as
soonasthefirst creativepulsationsof thoughtvibrate,thewholesphere
ofmotionless,formless,whitelightflashesforthsparklingwithliving
energy.Andnow,beholdwhatachangehastakenplace.Thesoft,
whitelighthasceasedtobeandinitsplacethereisrayingforthin
everyconceivabledirectionmightyoceansofforce; eachoceandiffer
inginvelocity,colorandpotentiality. Thepassivehasbecomeactive,
andthemotionlesshascommencedtomove,traversingthevoidof
spaceuponthewingsoflight.Deityhasbecomerefracted;aportion
oftheinfinitesoul decomposed,anditsoriginal unlimitedpotentialities
resolvedintoaseriesofactivebutlimitedattributes.Thisisrelated
inthemystical languageoftheKabbalahastheevolutionoftheseven
activesephirothfromthefirst trinity, Love,WisdomandCrown.Itis
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THEREALMOFSPERIT
Symbolical Illustration
ofthe
DivineHarmonyof Nature'sLaws
Victory
Inlelliffvnce
V?^
Kingdom
Michael
ABeauty
i
Anacl
fbvrufafton.
Mercy
(
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thesesevenactivesephiroththatconstitutethesevenprinciplesof
Nature.Theyformsevenpointsorsub-centersaroundtheirparent
center,theSpiritual Sun,andarethesevenworldsofangelic Mefrom
whosedivinematrixissueall thelifeatomsoftheiruniverse.
Fromtheforegoingthereader will see,thatwhenthedawnof
anyuniverse commences,thepure formlessessencei sindrawnf rom
therealmsoftheunmanifestedintotheirsun-sphereofcreativelife
previoustobeinginvolvedbythedeificwill oftheangelichierarchies,
andby suchcontactiti mmediatelyundergoesachange.It isformless
nolongerbutatomic,andendowedwithanattributeorstateit had
notbefore,viz., polarity.Thispolarityat onceevolvesasortofpartner
ship,andequallydividestheformlesssubstanceintotwoparts,each
anecessaryattendantupontheotherinmanifestedexistence.Oneis
positive,theother,ofcourse,negative.Thepositiverayisthatwhich
constitutesthelivingspiritual fireof all things,anditsatomsare
infinitelyfine. Thenegativerayisevertendingtowardastateof
reposeorinertia,anditsatomsarecoarseandlooseascomparedwith
thoseofthepositiveray.It isthesubstanceformedbythenegative
raythatconstituteseveryspeciesofmatter,so-called,fromthein
conceivablyfineetherealizedsubstance, whichcomposestheforms
ofthedivinearchangelsofthesun,downtothemineral veins of
densemetal intheearth.
Therefore,whenspeakingbroadlyofspiritandmatter,theterms
areperfectlyunmeaninginanoccultsense,forthatwhichwecall
spirit isnotpurespirit,butonlythepositiveor activeattributeofthat
whichwetermmatter.Hencematterissofarunreal,itisonly an
appearanceproducedbythenegativeray, andthisappearanceisthe
result ofpolarityormodeof motion;thepositiveisstraight andpene
trating,thenegativeisroundandenfolding.
Withthisbriefbutnecessarydigressionweresume. Fromthe
sevenangelicstatesbeforementioned,spiritual involutioncommences.
Eachoneofthesevenspheresisareflectionof oneofthesevenre
fractedprinciples,whichconstitutethedivinemindoftheangelic
creators.Fromthisreflectionspringforthangelicraces,secondonly
inmental powerandpotentialityto theirparents.Then,inturn,are
producedstill lowercelestial states,eachstateorspherecorresponding
innature,colorandattributetothespherefromwhichitwas bornor
reflected.Butthougheachstateinthedescendingscaleissimilarby
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correspondence,it becomeslessinsize, morematerial;thespiritual
potenciesofitsangelicracesareweaker,thatis, lessactive,because
theyaremoreandmoreinvolvedwithinmatterastheydescendinthe
scale. Thusdoesinvolutionproceed;involvingstateafterstate,and
sphereaftersphere,formingaseriesof circleswhoselineof motion
ordescentisnot intheplaneofitsorbit;hencetheformultimatesitself
asaspiral until thelowestpointisre ached.Beyondthis,motionis,
impossible,andtheinfinitelygreathasbecometheinfinitely small.
Thisisthegreat polarizingpointfromwhichthematerial worldis
reflected.Itis thelowestpossiblespiritual stateoflife, whichformed
thefirstethereal raceofhumanbeingsuponourplanet,andthus
usheredintoexistencethefamousgoldenageofmythological celebrity.
EXPLANATIONOFTHEDI AGRAM
Thecentral triadrepresentsLove,WisdomandCrown,TheTrinity
ofGod.Theseven-pointedstar,thesevenraysissuingtherefrom.The
sevencirclesshowthesevenangelicworldsformedfromtheseven
activeprinciples.ThenamesCassiel,Michael,etc., arecabalistical
namesforthesephiroth(thesecondariesorrulingintelligencies,who,
afterGod,actuatetheuniverse),whilethewordsaboveandbelow
showtheirattributes.
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Evolution
ThetermevolutionisfromtheLatineandvolvo,whichmeansto
roll from,orunroll,andtheevolutionofmattermeanspreciselywhat
thetermimplies, viz.,unfolding,expanding,openingandevolving.
Thewholeof whichcanbesummedupi nthe wordprogression.
Matter,perse,isthepolaroppositeof manifestedspirit.It isthe
reactionofspiritual action. Itisenergyinastateofrest. Iti sforce
andmotioninanexactstateofequilibrium;inshort,mattersimply
meanssolidifiedspirit.Whentwoimponderableequal forcesfrom
oppositedirectionsmeeteachother,bothpowersbecomepolarized,
forceisresolvedintoinertia,motionistransformedintorest;inother
words, spiritbecomesmatter, itsrefinementoritsdensitydepending
uponitsdegreeofetherealization.
Theprogressionandultimationoftheli feforceslatentwithin
matter,mustbeaccomplishedbyaprocessofunfoldment.Thepoten
tialities,i nordertoexpandandputforththeiri nfinitepossibilities,
mustEVOLVE,andthis isso, becausetheyhave becomeincarnated
bytheoppositeforcesofenfoldment.Buthavingbecomeinvolvedin
thedegradationofthematerial,bythefall ,andcastinto"thebottom
lesspit"orcrystallizingpointinspace,theonlypossiblemeansof
returntotheoriginal purespiritual st ateisthroughtheprogressive
cyclic pathwaysofmaterial unfoldment.
Theevolutionofmatter,likeeverythingelsewithintherealms
ofmanif estedexist ence,must havesomepoint ofcommencement. If
matter is,aspreviouslystated,butthemanifestationofspirit the
negativerayexternalizedandinastateofcrystallizedinertiathen
matter mustbethefi rstoffspringofspirit,andbothcombinedmust
comprisetheall ofall things,yea,evenDeityitself;forani nfinite
creatorcannotgetbeyondhiscreation,norexistapartfromhimself,
becausethegreat lawofpolaroppositesisthedirectemanationfrom
hisowndivinenature.Consequently,HEmustalsobegovernedby
theselfsamelawsandprincipleswhichcontrol hiscreativeactivities,
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andwhentracedtotheirsourcewehaveseenhowbeautifullysimple
suchprimal lawsare,viz.,"WisdomandLove,"and, convertibly,male
andfemale,positiveandnegative,'activityandrepose.Brieflystated
thereisbutonelaw,oneprinciple,oneagentandoneword.This
sacredlawi sSEX,at ermwhereinmaybesummedupt hegrand
totalitiesofthe InfiniteUniverse.
Sexis dual,andfi ndsexpressioninthephallusandyohni of
animatedNature.Thissamesexual lawoperatingthroughoutNature
limits thesourcesfromwhichourknowledgeofNaturecanbeobtained;
inotherwords,therearebut twosourcesfromwhichknowledgeof
anykindisreceived;oneissubjective, theotherobjective;theformer
givesusknowledgeofthespiritual orcausal sideof thecosmos,the
latter givesthematerial side, whichistheworldofeffects, onaccount
ofits beingevolvedoutoftheformer,asthepoet hathsaid;
"Theoutwarddothfromtheinwardroll,
Andtheinwarddwellsintheinmostsoul."
Thegreatfirstcausehasevolvedoutof himselftheesoteric, or
subjectiveworld; andoutofthesubjective,byasimplechangeof
polarity,whichatoncebringsforthachangeofenergyandsubstance,
hehas evolvedtheobjectiveworld.Therefore,theantecedents ofthe
objectivearetobefoundinthesubjectiveworld.
Wehavenowcompletedthecyclicoutlineofourpresentresearch,
and,asaresult, weknowthatthepoint ofcommencementinmaterial
evolutionwhichwehavethusfarbeenseeking,lieshiddenwithinthe
realms ofspirit, ofwhichrealmwehavealreadyspoken,inchapterone.
InordertoclearlycomprehendNature'sprocessesintheunfold-
mentof matter,acareful studyofthesevencreativeprinciplesisvery
necessary,notstudiedassomanyintelligenciesor statesofconscious
life,butassevenprinciplesorforces, which,thoughunconsciousand
blindintheiractivitiesthroughouttheirdifferentspheresofoperation,
yetactstrictlyin harmonywitheachotherastherefractedpartsofa
whole, fulfillingt hecreativedesign.Thesesevenprinciplesarenotin
themselvesintelligent,butaresimplypowersdirectedbyintelligence,
justastheelectriccurrentisapowerwhich,whengovernedbyin
telligence,becomesamediumfortheexpressionofthatintelligence
andcapableoftransmittingitsmaster'sthoughtsanddesires, instan
taneously,toanypartoftheglobethat hasbeenpreparedtoreceive
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them.Theintelligencewhichdirectsthesepowersbythelawsof
harmonyarethesevenangelicworldsmentionedintheprevious chap
ter,andastheyareaperfectepitomeofthedivinelaw,itnecessarily
followsthattheobjectiveworldofmattermustbeaperfectepitome
asolidifiedexpressionofitsprogenitors,andmustcontainwithinitself
thelatentattributesofits spiritual source.
Powers,likeindividuals,arelimitedintheiracti vities.For instance,
beforeelectricitycanmanifestitselfasl ightorpoweritmusthave
somethingtoactupon,apointofcontactorrapport,atthepoint or
placeofmanifestation.Asstatedintheaboveillustrationof the
electriccurrent, theplaceandobjectofsuchphenomenamusthave
beenpreparedfor theexpressionofsuchpower.Hencethenecessity
(ifwemayusesuchaterm)oftheobjectiveworldbeingaperfect
epitomeofandcontainingthelatentattributesoft hehigherandmore
interiorworldsofcause.
Ifthis werenotsotheperfectevolutionofmatter wouldbean
impossibility,becausenosubjectivepower,stateorprinciplecanact
orreactuponanobjectiveformunlessaportionof itselfl ieswithin
thatform.Wemustcarrythislineofreasoningalittl efurther.
Man,in hisphysical body,isa perfectepitomeoftheplanetupon
whichhelives,whilethecelestial worldsfindtheirperfectexpression
inhis soul,andtheseworlds,inturn,arebutthe higherandmore
interiorexpressionnotonlyofman'sphysical organism,butof the
earthonwhichhelives.Wesee,therefore,howbeautifullyhar
moniousMotherNatureis,eveninhermostsecretparts.Shehasmade
everyknown"thing"dependent uponasomethingelse,andall
things,therefore,aremutuallydependentuponeachother.Evolution
isdependentuponinvolution; theobjectiveuponthesubjective,and
manis dependentupontheearth.All containthesameeternal seven
principles;thesubjective,in itsimponderableessences;theobjective,
inits solids,fluidsandgases;andman,asthespirito-natural medium
andmeetingpoint betweenthetwogreatworlds,treasuresupthe
sevenmineral qualitiesinhisbodyandtheirmagneticcounterparts
intheodylicsphereofhissoul.Inthisreconditesensealonecanwe
fullyunderstandtheoccultaxiomoftheancients;"Manisamicro
cosmauniversewithinhimself."
ThesevenprinciplesofNaturecorrespondintheirchemical affin
itiestothesevenprismaticraysofthesolarspectrum,andalsopresent
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aperfectcorrespondencetothesevenprogressivestatesofmanifesta
tion,whichhavebeenveryappropriatelytermedthe"TheLife
Waves."Itist hesewavesofcosmiclifeenergiesthatcarryoutthe
grandascendingscaleofmaterial evolution.
Whena"wave"commences,it,atonce,setsinmotion,itsevolu-,
tionaryactivities.Theseforcesproduceaseriesofresponsivevibrations
withinthatrealmofforcewhichformsitsmaterial correspondence,and
thusactingandreactinguponeachother liketheebbandflowofthe
tides, theseforcesproduceanothersceneinthesublimedramaofex
ternal life.Thesewaves,seveninnumber,succeedeachotherinthe
followingorder;
I.TheSpiritual orrealmofcreation,symbol of TheWord.
II.TheAstral or realmofdesign,symbolicofTheIdea.
III.TheGaseousorrealmofforce,symbolicofThePower.
IV.TheMineral orrealmofphenomena,symbol ofTheJustice.
V.TheVegetableorrealmof"life,"symbolicofTheBeauty.
VI.The Animal or realmofco nsciousness,symbol of TheLove.
VII.TheHumanor realmofmind,symbolical ofTheGlory.
Thestudentwill formaclearerideaofthesemightyprinciples,if
wetravel overthesamegroundagaininanexplanatorymanner;
I.Theworldofcreationsignifiestheangelicworldfromwhich
theoriginal impulsefirstemanated.Thisspiritual impulsetravels
aroundthewholeofthefutureorbitof the"system"abouttobe
evolved,andpreparesthespacesforthereceptionandmanifestation
ofalessethereal force.
II.Theworldofdesignisthesubjectivecause-worldintheastral
light, containingall thegerms,formsandidealspossiblefor thatsys
temtoultimate.
III.Theworldof cosmicforceistheevercirculatingoceansof
mundane,sub-mundaneandsuper-mundanef orces,with which
"science"isonlyjustbecomingacquaintedintheformsoflight,heat,
magnetism,universal ether,electricity, andchemical,atomicandsolar
energy.
IV.Theworldofphenomenaneedsnoexplanation,it beingthe
worldofmatter.
V.Theworldofli feisthefl uidic,thefirstf ormsofall things,that
is,organicforms"whereinthereislife"arevegetables,andtheyorigi
nateinwater,thegrandmatrix.
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VI.Theworldofconsciousness.Thefirstrudimentaryexpression
ofconsciousness, generallytermedinstinct,manifestsitselfintheani
mal kingdom.It isintelligentmindexpressingitselfthroughthelower
formsofetherealizedmatter.
VII.Theworldof mindcontainsthehumanprinciple,Manbeing
theculminatingpointofmaterial evolution.Inthisrealmthemind
begins oncemoretoassertitssupremacyovermatter,herelifecon
quersdeath;hencetheverysignificantsymbol oftheKabbalah,where
inthisstateis termed"TheGlory."SeechaptersVandVI,LaClef.
Theprocessesofultimationbythemeansofinvolutionandevolu
tionareinverselyrelatedtoeachother;theformer(involution)isthe
original action,whilethelatter(evolution)isonlythereaction;aneces
saryconsequenceoftheformer.
Beforeattemptingtoexplainthoseoccultprocessesconnected
withtheevolutionofmatter, whicharesilentlyat workwithintheun
seenwombofNatureproducingtheendlessseriesof causes,theactiv
itiesofwhichexternalizethemselvesinaninfinitevarietyofforms,it
isnecessarytobrieflyreviewtheideasexpressedinchapterI,"The
InvolutionofSpirit,"whereinwepointedoutthat, originally,oursolar
systemwas"withoutformandvoid,"(GenesisI,2) thatistosay,it
hadnomaterial objectiveshape;thatprevioustoitsexternal manifes
tation,it musthaveexistedsubjectivelyasanideal form;andthatthis
ideal f ormisbut thesymbolicexpressionoftheethereal forcespro
jectedduringtheevolutionofthought.Thisisasfarasweareper
mittedtogoalongthelineofactual spiritual facts.Butin carryingout
thesamechainof reasoning,weareledtotheconclusionthat i fwe
couldonlypenetrate,evenforasinglemoment,thesacredadytumof
Nature'sgreatest ofall mysteries,weshouldfindthateventhought
itself wasonlyduetothethrobbingpulsationsofthesoul,andthat
thesepulsations, intheirturn,werebutthesympatheticresponse,
theexpansionandcontractionofthespiritual respirationinharmon
iousobediencetotheactionandreactionofitsdivineEgo.
TheprimaryideaswhichwederivefromChapterI,areasfollows;
I.Thatthemacrocosmistheobjectiveimageofthedivinesubjective
idea,andthemicrocosmisareflectionofthemacrocosm.II.Thatthe
former,asawhole,isessentiallywithoutform,notonlybecauseit
consistsofsuchaninfinitevarietyofforms,butbecauseoftheend
lesssuccessionofprogressivemanifestationsoftheseforms;hence,
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beingwithoutessential form, itisunlimited.III. Thatthelatter,
thoughaperfectepitomeoftheformer,isfinite, andassuchpossesses
aformasasymbol ofi tslimitations.
NOTE:Wedonotclaimanyoriginalityfortheideasputforth uponthissubject,
becausetheyhavebeenknowntoatl east athousandgenerationsoftheHermetic
Initiates,infact thegreatHermesTrismegistussaysdistinctly,that, "TheUniverse
isfromGod,andmanisfromtheUniverse,"whichmeans,themacrocosmis a
reflectionofDeity,andmanisanimageofthemacrocosm.Itcanhavenoother
rendering.
NeitherPythagora snorSocrat eseverwrote uponthe sacredscience. They
wereessentiallythinkers,infactthevowsoftheformertothegreathierophants
ofEgyptpreventedhimfromexternalizingtruthasPlatodid.
ThoughPlatowasthepupil of Socrates,hegivesforththePythagorean
philosophyinitsentirety,intheformofallegory.Theonlymysteryaboutthe
matter is,wheredidPlato'steacherobtainhisPythagoreanwisdom?Theonly
reasonablesolutiontothisqueryis,tosupposethatheobtaineditfromhisattend
antdaemon.Ourconceptionof theteachingsofPythagorasandSocratescanonly
beobtainedbyaknowledgeof thefactthatbothPlatoandPythagoraswere
initiatedhencePlatosimplywrotethatwhichtheseoldsagesonlythought.
"Theprimordial essence,"saysPlato,"isanemanationfromtheDemiurgic mind,"
whichmind,"containsfrometernitytheideaofthenatural worldwithinitself."
Hefurtherassertsthat,"He(theDemiurgus)producesthedivineideaout of
himselfbythepowerofhiswill."
Thusonlyre-expressingtheselfsameHermeticdoctrineelaboratedbyold
Hermes atthe verydawnof Occultphi losophy.
Sofar,wehavesimplyfollowedouttheideaspresentedinchap
terI. "TheInvolutionofSpirit," uponthedescendingarcoftheirmani
festation,inordertopointoutto thereadertherealmwhereinthe
final separationofthedivineunitytakesplace,andassumesthedual
formsofenergy,termed"Spirit"andMatter."Havingreachedthis
pointofdifferentiation,(thepolarizingpoint,aswetermit)wemust
nowturnourattentiontothealteredmodeofmotion,thechanged
polarity,sotosay,ofthesetwoforcesandexaminetheprocessesof
theiraction,whicharesilentlyatworkinNature'sinvisiblel aboratory,
graduallyexternalizingthemselvesassolidformscognizablebyour
physical senses.Thenwemust showhowtheseforms areulti matedas
crystals;primary,molecularcrystals;whichconstitutethefirstphysical
foundationofmaterial phenomenafromwhichissuetheinfinitevariety
ofconcretecrystallizedformsfoundhereonearth.
NOTE:Thepolarizingpoint,aswetermit,seemstobeanimpenetrablemystery
tomostOccultstudents.Thechiefdifficultyisin graspingtheessential ideathat
changeofenergyissimplyduetothenecessaryre-actionofall action.Thetrue
conceptionisdiffi culttoexpressinwords,sowewill trytoill ustrateit.If aball
isthrownupintotheairspinningrounditsaxis,directlytheforcewhichprojected
itbecomesexhausteditwill becomestationaryforonesingleinstant,andthen,
obeyingadifferentforce,re-actionsetsinandit fallstothegroundrevolvingin
exactlytheoppositedirection.Thestationaryinstantisthe"polarizingpoint."
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Inorderthatthelawsofcrystallizationmaybeclearlyappre
hended,wemuststateat thecommencementthatcrystallizationmeans
death. Bydeath,wedonotmeandeathintheordinaryacceptationof
theterm,butwemeanthelowestpossibleminimumintheactivities
offorcethestatewecall inertia.Thismuchbeinggranted, weare
assumedtobeatthebeginningofoursubject,andalsoofphysical
creation.
Thefirstactincreation,accordingtotheHebrewcosmogony,was
thecreationoflight,GenesisI,3.,"andGodsaid,lettherebelight,
andtherewaslight."Aswehavealreadyseen,theboundlessrealmof
universal ethercontainingunconditionedpotentialities, requiresbut
thefaintestrippleorimpluseofthedivinemindtosetiti nvibration,
and,instantly,thereflashesforthLIGHT,heat,magnetismandmolec
ularforce;inshort,ouruniversebeginsthegrandmarchofcosmic
evolution.Thefirstlogical effectofthisvibrationwaslight,adisrup
tivecentrifugal force,anditscorrelativesradiatinginstraightl ines, in
all possibledirectionsfromacenter,whilefromeachlineof force
minorraysradiateateverypossibleangletotheaxial ray.Wehave,
thus,attheveryoutsetofourconception,acompleteandperfectnet
workofrays,orlinesofenergy,movingattherateofl ight, 185,000
milespersecondthroughtheformless,motionless,ethereal,medium
ofspace.
Itwill helpusinourconception,ifwecall tomindthefact that
matter,toproduceinusthesensationswerefertomatter,mustpossess
atleastthreedimensions,viz.;length, breadthandthickness,andeach
ofthesedimensionsrequiresatleasttwoequal forcesforits expression;
also,thatall thesesixequal f orcesmustbeconcentrateduponasingle
impenetrableatomicpoint,and,lastly,thisimpenetrableatomicpoint
mustalsoconsist oftwoequal forces.Therefore,toproduceasingle
grainofsolidmatter,asolitaryminutecrystal,itrequiresthecomplete
polarizationofeightraysof cosmicenergy.
Ourfirstduty,then,istodi scoverour impenetrableatom.When
twoequal forcescomingfromoppositedirectionsmeeteachother,
bothbecomepolarized,astateofinertiais produced,andanatom,a
veritablematerial atom,isthephysical resultofthischangeofenergy.
Fromtheinfinitenetworkofraysproducedbythefirstvibrationsof
light, i tiseasytoconceiveoftheinstantaneousevolutionofanun
limitednumberof material atomsfromtheequallyunlimitednumber
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ofopposingraysofforce.Now,wehaveournecessaryatom,which,
afterall,i snothingbutanunknowablesomething.
Thispolarizedsomething,however,givesusthefirst dimension
ofmaterial forms.It isapointinspace,andifwenowtaketwomore
equal forcesatthispolarizingpoint,wehaveanotheratom,which,
althoughitgivesusnothingintheformofasolid,yetwill supplyus
withtheseconddimension,viz., astraightlineor apointextendedby
I,
Fig.1
anadditional point. Letusnowtakeour impenetrableatomicpoint,
consistingofasingleatom,andsupposethatfourequal forcesare
concentrateduponit,onefromtheright anditsopponentfromtheleft,
onefromaboveanditsopponentfrombelow(seefig.1),andthere
sultis,wepossessanideal f orm,butstill nosolid;wehavebothlength
andbreadth,butnothickness,henceitisonlyahigherformofthe
seconddimension. But,insteadoffour,letusnowsupposethatwe
havesixequal forcesconcentrateduponourimpenetrableatomic
point. Inadditiontothosewhichcomefromabove,below,rightand
left,wehavetwomorewhichcomefromtherearandthefront, (see
fig.2)Force1comesfromtheright,it sopponent2fromtheleft; 3
comesfromabove, itsopponent 4comesfrombelow; 5comesfromthe
rear,itsopponent6comesfromthefront.Now,whatistheresult?We
havelength,breadthandthickness;wehavesixequal sides;andour
unknowableatomicsomethi nghasbecomet ransformedint oanult i
matemolecule,whosecrystallizedsubstanceisacube.Ithasall ofthe
elementsofasolidf orm,thoughitcanbemeasuredonlybytheimagi
nation,sincemicroscopesarenotyetpowerful enoughtoreveal the
firstoriginal f ormsofcrystallization. Man'sphysical senses aretoodull
toperceivesuchthingsbutit maybethisatomicagewill produce
someelectrical oratomical instrumentsensitiveenoughtodetectan
original atomofmatter.Butsuchwonderful transformationsas take
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placecanbeseenonlybytheeyeofthespiritual soul whosepiercing
sightcanpenetratethemysteriesofNature'sWorkshop,theastral
light. It isfromthissourcethattheprinciplescontainedintheabove
illustrationswereobtained.
Wesee,therefore,thatlogicallyit requiressixequal forces,meet
ingat anatomicorimpenetrablepoint,toproducesoliddimensional
matter.Itmay,ofcourse,bemanymorethansix,justsothey approach
inpairsfromoppositedirections.Theonlydifferencewouldbeinthe
formofthecrystal.Bykeepinginyourmindsthattheatomicpoint
canbemadebyforcesfromall possibledirections, youwill seethat
asthepossibleanglesareinfinite,so thepossiblecrystalsareinfinite,
all instrictconformitytothemathematical law,"eachkindofcrystal
isthetypeofthesubstanceitforms."
Sofar,wehavespokenonlyofthethreeexternal dimensionsrecog
nizedbyscience. Therearesevendimensions,inall.I nthischapter
weshall speakonlyofthefourth,whichwasfirstintroducedtothe
noticeofsciencebyProf.Zollner,inhis "Transcendental Physics."No
matter howsolidanyexternal objectmayappear,it isnotso, forevery
moleculeofwhichitconsistsformsanextremelysmall atomicsystem
ofsatelliteatoms,revolvingaroundtheironeprimaryatom,which
formstheimpenetrablepointofeverycrystal.Thereisspacebetween
everyoneofthem.It istheseunoccupiedspacesthatformthefourth
dimensionofmatter.Note;theabovewaswrittensomeseventyyears
ago,nowthatour atomicageisgettinginto theseriousstudy ofthe
hiddenforcesofNatureall sortsofundreamedofphenomenaarebeing
broughttolight. Onlytimewill showhowfarmanmaygoinexploring
theuniverse.
Tode-materializeobjectivematterandresolveitintoit soriginal
elementsrequirestheapplicationofanexternal forcepowerful enough
topolarizethecohesiveaffinityof theatoms.Ifinthede-materializing
process,electricityist heforceused,thef ormisdestroyed, asfaras
theexternal planeisconcerned.Thischangereleasesatomicenergy.
But,ift heforceismagnetic,theobjectisonlyetherealized,andin
thisstatematter canbemadetopassthroughmatter,andtheinstant,
themagneticdissolventiswithdrawntheobjectwill reassumeits
original objectiveshape.
Weneedscarcelyadd,that,i nthisnatural f actliesthesecretof
spiritual materializingphenomenaofmodernspiritualism,anditforms
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thetruefoundationofall magical manifestationsofaphysical nature.
Astrongphysical medium,eventhoughahelplesstool underthecon
trol ofaveryquestionableclassofinvisibles,canproducephenomena
equallyaswell astheli vingadept.Theonlydifferenceis,that, the
mediumcannotcontrol eitherthespiritsorthephenomena,whereas
theadeptcommandsbothatwill andthusaccomplisheshisdesire.Of
all creatures,MANalone,hastheGodgivenabilitytoconsciouslyde
velophisspiritual senses(becomeanAdept,trulyunderstandlife)so
astobeabletousetheminobservingtheoperationsofthetruelaws
oflife andthuslearnthecausesofwhatweexperiencehereonearth.
Ifrightlyused,thisoccultknowledgecouldcorrectmanyhuman
errors,raisethemoral andspiritual st andardsofmenandthusaidin
theactual establishmentofa sincerefraternal societyofall menhere
onearth.
Ifit werepossibletoreducemagical sciencetoatechnical
formulathefollowingwouldbe,withincertainlimits,scientifically
correct;"Asthedensityoftheatomsistothemassofthesubstance,
soisthepowerofcohesiontotheformofthearti cle."Masterthat
magical receiptandyouwill beabletoworkwonders.
Fromtheprincipleselucidatedinthischapter,thereaderwill per
ceivethatifall theforcesoftheuniversewerebalanced,theexternal
result wouldbeacompletestopintheprogressiveworkofcreation.
Thevarietyofsubstancewouldbeendless;therewouldbeaninfini
tudeofcrystals, andourearthwouldbenothingbutadeadcrystallized
sphere.All forces,whenbalanced,makecrystals,butnomotion.Crys
tallizationisthenegationofmotion.It isdeath. Inournextchapter,
ourenergieswill bedirectedtowardthepolaroppositeoftheinert
crystal,thereinwill bedisclosedtheoriginofphysical life.
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THEORIGINOFPHYSICALLIFE
"Mightyoaksfromlittleacornsgrow."
Whenwespeakofthegenesisoflife,wemustbeunderstoodto
mean"theoriginofphysical life"andnott hegenesisoflifewithin
thedivinesuper-celestial sphereofGod'sinfinite creation.
Man,hisconstitution,fromwhencehecame,andwhitherhis
cyclic journeywill carryhim,isall t hatembodiedmancanhopeto
understandduringhissojournupontheexternal planesofmatter.The
exaltedadeptcravesnomore, infacthecannotobtainanyabsolute
knowledgebeyondthis,becauseitisimpossiblefor himtorealize
anythingbeyondhimself.Theperfectman,whileincarnatedwithin
theastral vorticesofhumanity,cannotpentrateandknowthedetails
oftruthbelongingtothepurelyangelicstate.Beforehecandothis
hemustbeforevertranslatedfromtheastral sphereoftheplanet
whichgavehimbirth,and,hehimself,becometheangel.The
mightiesthierophant(HermesTrismegistus)thisworldhasever pro
ducedhasonlybeenabletospeculateastodetailswithinthese
exaltedstates,andsuchspeculationswithoutcorroborativetesti
mony,areasvalueless,whenusedasthefoundationforasystemof
thought,asthespeculationsofanyreligiousenthusiast.Theonly
differencebetweenthetwoconsistsinthedifferentplanesoccupied
bytherespectivespeculators.
Theinvolutionof spirit,andthere-activeevolutionofmatter,
arebaseduponabsolutelaws, whichmanmayrealizeforhimself.
Thatoneformdisappearsonlytogiveplacetoanothermoreperfect,
isafactobservedthroughout Natureinall herdepartments,andthose
whopossesstheattributesof soul-sight inasufficientlydeveloped
state, canperceivethehiddenpotentialitieslatentwithintheoutward
form.Thisbeingso,andweassertofourownspiritual experiences
thatit istrue,thenweknowthatprevioustothisevolutionwhichwe
candistinguishtakingplaceall aroundus,theremusthavebeena
processofinvolution,bywhichtheselatentpotentialitiesbecamein
volvedwithinexternal matter.Fromnothing,nothingcanbepro-
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duced; itisthereforeonlytheblind,unreasoningatheistwhocancredit
suchanillogical creedastheonewhichhasbeenthussummarized,
"Fromnothingwe came,andwhateverour station,
Tonothing weoweanimmenseobligat ion.
Whateverwedo,or whateverwelearn,
Intimeweshall all intonothingreturn."
Tothecold,heartlesssupporterofthissoul annihilatingsystemof
nothingness,whoflauntshissuperficiallylearnedauthorityunderthe
plausiblenameof Agnostic,wereplywiththefullyrealizedcon
sciousnessofadeathless,progressiveimmortality,
Fromaninfinitesourcemidst realmsofli ght,
AnoffspringfromGod,mysoul tookits flight;
Togainamidstmatter,withitstrialsa ndpain,
Theknowledgeto carryit homewardagain.
Theimmutablelaws ofNature maybetraced backwardinto
remoteerasofsunformation, orcarriedforwardbeyondthepurview
ofthepresentintotheequallydimvistasoftheeternal future,by
thosewhocanseeandrealizeforthemselvestheplanesofbothcause
andeffect.Tobeabletodothiswemustattainuntothesoul stateof
equilibriumwherebothrealmsunite,wherethereisneithercausenor
effect,butwherethetwoareone.Itisfromsuchastatethatthe
teachingscontainedinthisworkwerederived,andassuchwedesire
themtobecloselystudied.
Thegenesisoflife mustbeviewedfromthesevenplanesofits
manifestation,tobethoroughlyunderstood.Theseplanes,takenin
theorderoftheircyclicevolution,areasfollows;I.Celestial;II. Spir
itual; I II.Astral;I V.Mineral;V.Vegetable;VI.Animal;VII.Human.
Fromtheseventhorhumanstatethelifeatomsagainpassthrough
theastral andspiritual to thecelestial;thecompletecycleofnecessity
beingcomposedof tengreatcycles,correspondingtothewell known
Kabbalistical "Sephiroth."At present,weshall onlyspeakofI, IV,
andV, thesethreeconstitutingthefoundationsfromwhichtheothers
arise.
I.TheCelestial State
Ofthisstateit isimpossibletogivemorethanageneral outline,
containing,asit does,themysteryofthoseinconceivablelaws,bythe
operationofwhichtheEgobecomesaselfactingentity.It must
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sufficetosay,thatit isthisstateof celestial lifewhereinislocatedthe
purely embryoniccenterinthedivinearcofprogressivebeing.
Thisisthepoint wherethediffusiveintelligenceoftheinfi nite
spirit becomesdifferentiatedandatomic;yes.werepeattheword;
thedivineEgoof thehumansoul isabsolutelyatomic.Itisa self-
existingabsoluteatomofJehovah-God,(aChristChild)whichitis
impossibletoalter, transform,absorborannihilate,fromthesupreme
moment ofit sdifferentiation.It isaseternal andimmortal asthe
infinite,of whichitformsapart.Butthoughatomic,iti sonlysoas
apurelyspiritual conception,apointofradiantlight,freef rommatter,
andincapableofunitingitself withitexceptbymeansofreflection.
Theprocessofdifferentiationnowclaimsourattention.Thispro
cessisconsummatedwithinthecelestial matrixofangelicparents.
By"angelicparents"wemeanthosedivineentitieswhodwell within
thevariousspheresofpurifiedangelhood.
NOTE:Wedonotusethetermangel inthesenseimpliedbyordinarylexi
cographers,whointerpretthewordas"aspirit,servantormessenger,"butweuse
itto meanthehighestandmostinterior stateofl ifewhichitispossibleformortal
mindtograsp.It is infinitelyabovetheso-calledspiritual sphere.
Thetwinsouls,maleandfemale,orheavenlyOsirisandIsis,
(fatherandmother)formtwohalves,themasculineandfeminine
attributesofthedivineEgo. Theyhavetheiralternatecycles ofac
tivity andrespose.Duringthecycleoftheirfruit ful activity,thetwo
naturesrespondwithintensevibrationstothedivineanthemofcrea
tionwhichcreatesaninfluxoft heformless,motionlessspiritintothe
celestial sensoriumuntil thewholespherebecomesradiantwiththe
scintillationsof spiritual harmony.Obeyingthecreativeimpluse,these
streamsofspiritual forceflowalongtheconvergentpolesfromthe
variouscentersofthesphere,eachforcefromthemalebeingmet
andbalancedbythatofthefemale,thecontactproducing,bythe
exactequilibriumofthemasculineandfemininenatures,theliving,
external sparksofimmortal life.I notherwords,theseangelicvibra
tionstransformtheformlessintelligence,whichhasbeenindrawn,
intoactiveeternal Egos.Asmanonearthisthenatural outcomeof
theprocreativepowersofearthlyparents,sothedivineactivitiesof
theEgoarethespiritual results,inonesense,of thecreativeattributes
ofangelicprogenitorsinthecelestial worlds.But wemustnotbemis
understooduponthispoint.TheEgoisnotcreatedintheangelic
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letus assumethattwoofthesixforcesarelessthantheiropposites.
Saytheonefromthe"front"andtheonefromthe"left".I tis evident
thatweshouldhavemotioninacurve.Butinasmuchasall theothers
arethesameaswhenweassumedourpoint,itis plainthatthismotion
inacurvewill beinthesameplaneofsurface,andwill,in time,de
scribeacircle.Butletusassumealsothatanotherforceislessthan
itsopposite.Saytheonecomingfrom"above."What havewenow?
Ouroriginal pointwiththreeofits forceslessthantheiropposites.
Theresultwill bemotion,notmotioninastraight line,butinacurve,
butnotacurveinthesameplaneofspace,andhenceitcannever
describeacircle,butwill formaspiral.Thisspiral islife. Thatisto
say,itist hemotionoflife.Justkeepclearinyourmindthatifone-
halfoftheprimitiveforcesthatmakeanimpenetrablepointareless
thantheiropposites,andyouhavetheessential ideaofali feforce.
Chemical forceisdeath,that is,balanced,still a ndmotionless.
Thespiral motionisthetypeoflife.I tisthemotionoflif e.Iti sa
spiritual screw,withall themechanical advantagesofascrewinpene
tratingtheuniverseofmatter.Thespiral variesinmagnitudefrom
theinfinitelygreattot heinfinitesimallysmall. Conceivethelesser
forces tobebutaninfinitefractionlessthantheiropposites,thenthe
spiral will bealmostinfiniteinit ssweepofcurve,andwill require
almost aneternitytoreachitsculminatingpoint.Onthecontrary,
thegreaterthediversityinpowerthelesswill becomethecurve,until
wehavetheinfinitesimallysmall spiral thatwill culminatealmost
instant ly.Thusb etweentheset woextremeswehaveevery phenom
enonoflife,fromthatoft hetiniestinsecttothegreatcosmiclifeof an
astral universe.
V.TheVegetableState
Sincewehavefoundthatmotionisthel ifeofmatter,wemust
nowseekforastill higherform,theimmediateproductofmatter.
Wethereforeaskthestudenttomentallybridgethedistancebetween
theformationofacrystallizedatomtotheevolutionofaplanetwith
itsgaseousenvelope,calleditsatmosphere.Thisdone,wewill care
fullynoticetheevolutionof thefirstrudimentaryformsofvegetable
lifefromwhichprimal formsall theinfinitevarietyofthevegetable
kingdomareevolv ed.
Havingmadetheassertionthatthespiral isthemotionoflife,
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itwill beaswell toseeifthevegetablekingdomwill substantiateour
assertion.Assomesortofexternal evidence,then, letuscall toour
aidthephyllotaxyofplants(asitist echnicallytermed).Onthestems
ofplantstheleavesaresoplacedthatal inewoundaroundthestem,
andtouchingthepetioleofeachleaf,wouldbeaspiral.Wherethe
leaves areintworows,thespacebetweentwooppositeleavesisjust
halfacircleorcircumferenceofthestem,andwheretherearethree
rows,it isone-thirdofthecircumference,andsoontoaregularsuc
cessiveseriesindifferentplantswhichexpresstheratiosof 1-2,2-5,
3-8,5-13,2-21,13-34,21-55.Theexternal facts,demonstratedby
botanical science,notonlyconfirmourassertion,butalsotendto
showthatvital forceissubjecttomeasurementin theplant.
Inordertounderstandhowthevegetableevolvesfromthemin
eral,notonlymustthespiral motionof lifebeheldinview, butthe
variouschangesofatomicpolaritymustalsobeclearlyapprehended.
As,forinstance, theatomsofoxygenandhydrogenbyacertaincom
binationproducewater.Inthisunionbothbecomepolarized,and
formasubstancewhichisthepolaroppositeoftheir original inflam
mablestates.Fromthischangeofpolaritywehaveclouds,oceans
andrivers.Whenthevaporfromthesewatersisdrawnupwardby
theheatofthesun,aninfinitelysmall fractionbecomesdecomposed
intoitsgaseousstate.Althoughdecomposed,theatomsareactually
thesameastheywerepreviously,aftercombininginthesubstance
knownaswater.Theyhaveonlyreceivedadifferent angleofmotion.
Whereasbeforetheyrotatedinacircle, theynowascendandrevolve
intheformofaspiral.In thisascensionfromearththeyattractorare
attractedbytheatomsofcarbonicacidgas,andinstantlyaviolent
rotationamongthevariousatomsisproduced.Theycombineandlo-
anothertransformationhastakenplace;anewthinghasbeenpro
duced, viz.;amoleculeorgermofphysical life.Underthecontrol
ofacentral atomoffire,thepredominatingforcesbeingoxygenand
carbon,thisunionproducesanotherchangeofpolarity,andtheybe
comere-attractedtotheearth.Here,waterormoisturereceivesthem,
andaspeciesofvegetableslimeisthephysical result.Whenthis
vegetableproduct hasserveditspurposeanddecays,itsliberated
atomsariseintheirspiral and, inturn,becomeattracted,or themselves
attract,someoneormoreoftheatomsofairwithwhichtheyhavea
natural affi nity. Thesameprocessofpolarizationisrepeated,with
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someslightvariation,andastill highergermofli feisevolved,viz.;
thelowestformofthelichen.Fromtheliberatedatomsofthelichen
springforthstill highertypesofthesamefamilyuntil theclimaxis
attained,when,byahigherandmoreethereal attraction,thepolar
izedgermsbringforththenexthigherformofvegetablelife. Thus,
astheagesroll on,fromthisoriginal formdevelopspecies,classes,
andfamiliesofvegetation,andfromtheseevolve,throughthemedium
ofwater,astill higherroundinthegamutofbeing;insect,reptile,
animal,andlastly, MAN.Afteragesofdevelopment, wehaveManof
today.
Spacewill notadmitofourgoingintofurtherdetailsoft his ex
ceedinglyinterestingsubject.Volumesmightbefilledinrecounting
thewriter'spersonal experiencesinthisdepartmentofl ife,watching
withintenseinteresttheweirdbutbeautiful transformationsofNature.
Muchthathasbeenleftunnoticedhere,shouldbemadethesubject
ofthestudent'sprivatemeditation,andpersonal research.
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Ithas beenwell saidbyaneminentOccultist,"manismost
ignorantofthosethingswhicharemostmanifest."
InsomedepartmentsofNaturethisistr ue,andprobablyinno
other"manifested"department ofhisbeingisthist ruthmorestrik
inglyapparentthaninthatwhichrelatestohissexual nature.Heis
awarethatanimal natureisdividedintotwogreatclasses,maleand
female,butheknowsalmostnothingoft hespiritual principleswhich
underliethisphysical expressionofsex.Heisfullyawarethatthe
unionofthetwoorganismsisnecessaryforthepurposeofprocreation,
butheisfearfullyignorantofthoseinteriorprocesseswhichproduce
theactual germsoflif e.Heismoreorlessacquaintedwiththefact
thatinthelower stratasofanimatedexistencebi-sexual organismsare
thegeneral rule, andthat,occasionally,thisbi-sexual naturebecomes
manifestedamongmen,asseeninthehermaphrodite, butheisquite
atalosstoaccountforsuch"monstrous"productions.Henceit may
betrulysaidthat"manismostignorant ofthosethingswhichare
mostmanifest."Therefore,inordertoenablethegeneral readerto
clearlygraspthevariousconnectinglinksinthemystical ramifications
ofsex,toseetheirperfectharmony,andtounderstandtheirrelation
toeachother,wewill first speakoftheoriginof sex;secondly,describe,
asclearlyaspossibleitsnatureandfunctions;thirdly,pointoutt he
relationofthesexestoeachother;and,lastly,presentabriefappli
cationofthewholeasitrelatestoMan,theUniverse,andtheImmor
tality oftheSoul.
I.TheOriginofSex
Deityisaunitythatexpressesormanifestsitself asaduality.
Thisistheeternal trinityofl ife.
Theinfiniteoceanofformlessspiritwithinits latentbosomcon
tainsall thatis, was,orevercanbe.Thereforeitcontainsall theele
mentsofsexint heirprimal state.Whenthefirstpulsationsofthat
thoughtwhichevolved"thedivineidea"becamemanifest,Nature
arrayedherselfunderthetwomodesofmotion,actionandreaction.
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Thein-breathingandout-breathingofthisdivinet hought,in the
earliestdawnofcreation,thusinstitutedthefi rstspiritual attributes
ofsex.EachfunctionoftheDeificsoul,whichwedesignateasin
spirationandrespiration,or actionandreactionoftheuniversal l ife
current,thusbecamedifferentiatedforall eternityastheprimary
fundamental principleofManifestedBeing.TheKabbalistical initiates,
oftheagesthataregone,formulatedthissamebiunespiritasLove
andWisdom.Love, asthenegativeorfeminineray,iscontentand
everseekstoenfold.Wisdom, asthepositive,masculineray,isrest
lessandalwaysinpursuit.Thefeminineforcesareeverstrivingto
encircletheatom,andthemasculineforcesstrivingtopropel itina
straightline.Fromthisdual actionofthespiritual potentialities,is
bornthe"Spiral,"themotionoflifeandsymbol of eternal progression.
Wecannotattempt anyexplanationofhowthefirstDeificforms
ofsexual lifebecomeultimated,norofthewhyandwhereforeofthis
celestial existence.Itisenoughforusthatweareenabledbythelaws
ofcorrespondencetotracetheoriginof sextotheshoresofthegreat
fountainofall existence,andtoproclaimittotheworldasthefirst
principleofthat greatcentral Ego(God)fromwhichall manifested
egosderive their being.I norder thatwe maycomprehendsomewhat
ofthemysteriesofsexasweseethemmanifestedinhumanity, we
mustdescendfromthesepracticallyinconceivableheightsofcelestial
gloryandseekforthelinksofthiscontinuouschainwithinthehigh
eststatesoflife approachablebytheembodiedhumansoul,viz.,the
angelicsphereof thesoul world.Onlyinthesestatescanweobtain
anydefiniteideaoftheinteriorsignificanceofsex,andits mighty
importanceasafactorintheimmortalityofthehumansoul.Thefirst
linkofthiscelestial chain, aswehaveseen,liesconcealedwithinthe
bosomoftheInfinit eOne.Whatthesucceedingonesmaycontainwe
cannot tell,butt hattheywill bearaperfectcorrespondencetothe
angelicstatewearecertain, makingdueallowanceforthedifference
oftheirrespectivestates.Therefore,sinceweknowtheoriginofsex,
wewill consideritscorrelativeswhichwehavedesignated,as inspir
ationandrespiration.
II.Sex,Its NatureandFunctions
Inthepreviouschapterwehavedescribedinaverybriefmanner
theactual differentiationof thehumanEgo,asadeificatomofli fe.
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Weneednot,therefore,repeatanyofthedescriptiontheregiven,but
wewill addthatitmustbeaselfevidentfactthateachEgocontains
withinitselfall theprimaryelementsofsex,inalatentcondition.These
attributeshavenotasyetbeensubjectedtotherequisiteconditions
fortheirevolution.Inthis state,then,thereisneitherlovenorwisdom
manifestedwithintheEgo.It cannotknowhappinesswhenitis
ignorantofsorrow.It cannot formanyconceptionofrestbefore
wearinesshasapproached.Therecanbenoreal lovefortheEgowhen
ithas neverexperiencedthevariouscontraryconditionsbywhichlove
isdistinguished. ThewisdomoftheEgointhisstateisequallylatent,
sinceitpossessesnomeansofarrivingata trueknowledgeof itsvar
ioussurroundings.Inthisstate,webeholdthespiritual atominit s
primal conditionwhereinthepowerofGodhathjust createdit.It
isthefirst spiritual Adam.Thevariousseriesofstatesthroughwhich
thisdivineEgomustpenetrateinordertoevolveitssoul sphere,are
thenecessarymeansbywhichtheinternal potentialitiesofsexmust
beawakened.Whenthi stranspi res,t hedivi neEgobecomespregnant
withthedual formsofitsownorganiclife,andthetwinsoulsare
born,themaleandfemaleelementsofitsbeing,whicharerepresented
inGenesisasAdamandEve,knowingneithergoodnorevil.Abeauti
ful descriptionthisoftheembryonichumansouls.Thesetwinsouls
aretheabsoluteexpressionofthemasculineandfemininerays of
whicheveryabsol uteatomic Egoiscomposed. Themasculineray
containsaportionofthefeminineelementsortherecouldbenore
actionofitsforces.Thefeminineraymustlikewisecontainaportion
ofthemasculinequalitiesfort hesamereason.Thesetwinsoulscon
tainaportionof eachother. Theyconstitutethesunandmoon,so
tosay,oftheEgo'screation,andwhenoncetheybecomedifferentiated
theyareaseternal andimmortal astheEGOwhichcalledthem
intoexistence.Theycanbeneitherabsorbednorannihilatedbytime
noreternity.Theyconstitutethedivineideaoftheir deificparent,
andas suchtheybecomethedivineexpressionofLoveandWisdom
uponthisearth.
NOTE;Thisstatementrequiressomeslightqualification.Wemeanthatnoforeign
oroutsideinfluencecanabsorborannihilatethesexual qualitiesofthesoul.It
isthereforetruethatthemasculineandfeminineattributesofthesoul cannotbe
destroyedasawhole.Butthemasculineportionmayattractitsfeminineportion
orsoul mate,andbytheintenseselfhoodofitsowndominantforcesvirtually
destroyhermanifestedexistence.Thisabsorptionhowever,isaveryrareoc-
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currenceandonlytranspiresinthecaseofthosemagical adeptsoftheastral
planewhohaveattainedtheir psychological powersbyacompletepolarization
ofall thetrulyhumanelementsoftheir internal natures.Suchmagical adepts
becometheconcentratedcentersofspiritual selfishness,butteachtheexternal
masses thatselfist heverydemontheyhaveconquered.Theseoccultprocesses
havetransformedthemintosexlessbeings,whoareneitherhumannordivine,
andyettheyprofesstobetheguardiansof"thesecretdoctrine"of"thesacred
science."
Inthislattercapacitytheyhaveformulatedmucherroneousphilosophy,
sincetheyareself-magnetizedandself-deludedbytheirownpositiveideaof
Naturetosuchanextentthat theycannotpenetratebeyondtheirownastral spheres,
norreceiveanyknowledgewhichelevatesthesoul tohigherviewsandtruercon
ceptionsofGod'sinfiniteresources.It isfromthismagical school ofthoughtthat
mankindhavereceivedthedoctrineswhichteachthatsexisonlytheappearance
ofmatter,andnotaspiritual reality;whereas,nothinginthismightyuniverse
issomanifestandsoeternal asthemaleandfemaleexpressionsofthedivinesoul.
Theseadeptsprofesstohaveblendedthetwo;buttheyhavesimplypolarizedthe
feminine,andcreatedaconsciousselfhoodoftheother.
Itis impossiblefortheabsoluteEgo(thetwinsoul)todescend
intomoreoutwardconditionsthantheparadisiacal state.Soinorder
toattainthefull developmentofitsinternal attri butes,its ownsoul,
expressedasthemaleandfemaleelements;eachunitisprojected
outwarduponthesubjectivearcofthegreatcycle, where,after
passingthroughinnumerablespheresandstatesoflife, eachfinally
reachesthepolarizingpointofcreation,inthemineral,whichisthe
turningpointinitscycleof necessity. Fromthispointitsj ourney
backagainistraversedupontheobjectivearcuntil itreachesthe
climax ofmaterial forms.
Wesee,therefore,thatthenatureofsexisto giveperfectexpres
siontothetwograndattributesofdeificlife; LoveandWisdom;that
toattainthisendthedivinesoul oftheabsoluteEgobecomes dif
ferentiatedasmaleandfemale,eachconsciousofitself,eachaperfect
expressionofthepositiveandnegativeforcesofitsbeing.Whenonce
thisdifferentiationiscompleted,then, theyexist asthedivineideaof
themicrocosmandconstituteitsuniverse,evenasthemyriadcreations
ofspaceconstitutethedivineideaoft heDeity.Thisbeingso,each
portionofthedual soul maintainsforevertheperfectsymbol ofi ts
internal qualitiesandalwaysgivesexpression,initsoutwardform,to
thesymbol of itsinternal nature.Likeproduceslike.
Thefunctionofthesoul ist oawakenandroundout thosequalities
andattributeswhicharelatentwithin;andaswehaveseenthatthere
aretwosetsofsoul qualities,onethenecessaryoutcomeoftheother,
weseetheharmonyandthephilosophyof thetwinformsoflife
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toexpresstliern.Bothmaleandfemale, aswehaveendeavored
toshow,possesstlienecessarypositivequalitiesfortheperfectsubju
gationofmaterial forces.Henceitis,thai, whenthetwinsoulsare
projectedontheirjourneyintomatter,theytravel upondivergent
lines, alongthesubjectivearcsofthesoul'sevolution.Theselines(if
itwerepossibletomeasurethem)wouldformtwosidesofanequilat
eral trianglewithmineral asabase,whiletheapexwouldindicatethe
absoluteEgoorpointofprojection.Thereturnjourneybetweenthe
mineral andmanformsasimilartriangle,inreverse,whichwouldindi
catetheobjectivearcsofthesoul'sevolution,\\"henbotharcsare
combinedtheyrepresentthemystical seal ofKingSolomon,the
doubletrinity,orsixpointedstar.Thiscompletestwoactsinthe
granddramaoflif e.Theclosingtableauinthefir stactrepresentsthe
stationaryforcesofthecrystallizedmineral andthesecondactthe
eternal conditionsofhumanlife.
The90Mineral
A
"Mineral ManV
Subjective ArcObjective ArcSolomon'sSeal
Thethirdandlastactinthehumancyclebrieflyreviewsthe
wholeoftheprevioustwoarcsandevolvesanothersixpointedstar
whichrepresentsthehigherandlowerplanesofmanifestation. (This
lastactisthet ransitofthesoul throughthesevensupermundane
spheresofdisembodiedexistencefrommantotheangel.)But,ini ts
grandoutlinesit is alsoaspiritual tr inewhoseclosingtableaurepre
sentsthereunionofthetwinsoulssymbolizedbySt.Johnasthe
celestial marriageofthelamb.Thus,webeginwiththeonedivine
monadorEgoandinthecourseofitsexpressionandofthegradual
evolutionofitssexual attributes,weseeitslowlytransformintoa
trinity.Thistrinit y,inthesub-cyclesofitsevolution,formsthreetri
angles,whichconstitutethesymbol ofitsf orcesthreetimesexpressed
uponthethreesub-cyclesofitsjourney.Thesethreesub-cyclesarethe
subjectivearcor thecycleofunconsciousness,theobjectivearcor
cycleofintelligence,andtheethereal arcorcycleofsoul conscious-
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divinerelationship,andshouldneverbesetasidenorcrushedbyany
worldlyconsiderations.But,ont hecontrary,whereverpossible,these
pureintuitionsofthesoul shouldbeobeyed.Theycannotdeceive
norleadastray,becausethesoul nevermakesamistakewhenclaiming
itsown.Shouldcircumstancesinlifeor anyothermaterial considera
tionpreventtheirrightful union,thef actthattheyhaveactuallymet
will constituteaninvisibleconnection, aspiritual rapport,between
themwhichnoearthlypowerordevicecanbreak.Deepdownwithin
thesecretchambersofthehearttheimageofthelovedonewill be
treasuredanditscontinual presencewill poisonandcorrodeeverything
whichpertainstowardanephemeral affectionforanother.Ifa female
shouldmarryunder thesecirc umstances,andbecomet hemotherof
children,itwill frequentlytranspirethattheactual germsofspiritual
lifewill betransmittedbythisabsentone.Theexternal husbandonly
providesthepurelyphysical conditionsforthemanifestationofthe
spiritual offspringofthetrueLord.Therejectedsoul-mate,thespir
itual bridegroom, i sthereal father,andveryoftenthechildbornwill
resembletheimageofitstrueparent.
Byfar themostimportantofthevariousrelationsofthesexes
towardeachother isthatwhichpertainstotheirsexual intercourse.
Untoldmisery,sufferingandcrimearebornintotheworldthrough
thesensual depravityofmankindontheonehand,andtheirbenighted
ignoranceofhumannatureupontheother.Wearesorrythatsucha
delicatesubjectcannotbeproperlytreatedinthepresentwork,sowe
will onlyaddthatmanandwifeshouldharmonizewitheachother,
bothinphysical temperamentandinmagneticpolarity.Nomarriage
unionshouldbethoughtofwheretheseessential pointsofcomparison
arewanting.Neitherwealth,fame,norworldlyposition,cancompen
sateforthelackofnatural harmony.Discordantunionsarethehar
bingersofsorrow,crimeanddisease.Sexual unionbetweeninhar
monioussoulsevol vestheseeds ofevery speciesof wickedness and
sexual disorder.It maynotbecomeapparenttotheproducerthereof,
butit existswithinthespacesofhumanlifereadytospringintocon
creteformunderthefirstf avorableconditions.
Letthosewhodeliberatelymisusetheirsexual nature,tosatisfy
licentiouswickeddesires,stopinthedeadlypath. Suchthoughtsand
actionsleadtomadnessandactual death.
ThepurelyMartial manwill proveacontinual cursetothecold-
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naturedSaturninewoman,andviceversa. Thismaynotbeanyfault
ofthemanorwoman,butiti sthediscordantpolaritiesoft heirastral
constitutions.Thesamewill holdgoodbetweennaturesofthe
Earthy triplicityandthosebornundertheAirytriplicity. Atrue
knowledgeofthescienceofthestarsisnecessarytodeterminecon
jugal harmonyordiscord.Now,thevarioussectionsofoursubject
arecompleted,anditonlyremainsforustoapplythelogical outcome
oftheprinciplesofsexastheyaffectman,theuniverseandtheim
mortalityofthesoul.
Asweviewtheou twardformsof manandwomanwecannotfail
toobservetheperfectharmonybetweentheexternal appearanceand
theinternal cause.Theirorganismsaretheconcreteimageofthe
principlesconcealedwithin.Itwouldbetheextremeheightof ab
surdityforustobelievethatamaterializedformbearsnocorrespond
encetotheforceswhichcreatedit.Theformcannotexistwithoutan
internal cause,andtheinternal causeispowerlesstoproduceanyex
ternal formapart fromthereflectedimageofitselfanditsf unctions.
Underthesecircumstancesitmustbeself-evidentthateverymale
organismistheabsoluteoutcomeofmasculineforces,andeveryfemale
organismtheproductoffemininequalities.Therefore,amalesoul
cannot bebornintotheworldunderthecoverofafemaleform.
Neithercanafemalesoul beusheredupontheplanesofhumanityim
prisonedwithinthemasculinebody.TheseareNature'ssimplefacts,
whichoughttobeapparenttoeverythinkingmind.Butitseemsthat
suchisnotthecase,forweareseriouslyinformedbycertaintheosoph-
ical writersthat duringthevariousincarnationsofthehumansoul
withinthehumanform,manmayincarnateintheformofawoman,
andviceversa.Wecanonlysaythatsuchunutterablenonsenseisal
mostbeneaththenoticeofanysanemind,andthosewhomakesuch
ridiculousassertionsarenot onlyboundtotheexternal planeofap
pearances,butarecompletelyignorantofthetruelight ofOccult
Science.
Itoftentranspiresthatwefindmenwhoappeartopossesstrue
feminine natures, andwomenwhoseemtobemasculin eint empera
ment,butt hisisnotreallythecase.It isonlyanappearancecaused
bythecombinedinfluenceofpre-natal conditions,andstellar positions
atbirth.TheBuddhistical conceptionof manandwomanrounding
outuntil sexbecomesobliterated,isprobablythemosttranscendental
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delusionthateveroriginatedwithintheoriental brain;therefore,we
will takenofurthernoticeofsuchmystical folly.
Thehumanform,asmaleandfemale,isthematerial culmination
ofNature'ssexual expression.Uponthisplaneshecangonofurther,
forbeyondthislimitwestepwithinthespacesoftheetherwhere
Naturecontinuesherwonderful expressionofsexinstrictharmony
withthelawsofcorrespondencetotheplanesbelow.Whiledealing
withtheformsassumedbyman,wemustbrieflynoticethosevital
secretionswhichformthephysical conditionsforre-productionofhis
kind.Theseminal f luidsarethemostethereal of all physical secretions,
andcontaintheveryquintessenceofhumannature.Thesexual or
ganismexistsasafactorinprocreation,therefore,theorganshavetheir
proper functionsanduseortheywouldnotbepresent.Tosuddenly
andcompletelysuppresstheir natural functionswill doagreatdeal of
physical andspiritual harm,becausethereactionwill createviolent
discordwithintheethereal constitution.Infact, thecompletesup
pressionisalmostasbadasexcessiveuseorlustful indulgence.It is
onlyoneofthetwoextremes, nothingmore.Whenthesexual organism
isevolvedabovethephysical planeofitsmanifestation,theseminal
fluids areabsorbedbythemagneticconstitutionandtheetherealized
atomshelptobuildupthespiritual bodyofman.Butwhenthisis
notsotheseseminal germs,if notpassedoffamidtheothersecretions
fromthebody,liveandgerminateaswarmofelemental lifeforms
whichrobtheorganismofaportionofitsvitality .
ToobeythelawsofNatureistheonlysafeandsureroadtoevolve
thespiritual sensesofthesoul,andoneoftheselawsistherightful
unionofthesexes.Celibacyinitselfi snotanatural state; itispurely
artificial,becauseitignoresoneoftheprincipal elementsofourbeing.
Therefore,thereisgreatspiritual dangerinacelibatelif e, andnine
tenths ofthemystical maniasandspiritual saturnaliaofpast history
haveoriginatedamongcelibates.Iti swell torememberthisatthe
presentday,asthereissomeconsiderabledangerofhistoryrepeating
itself.
Celibacy,asaquickmeansof artificiallystimulatingandproduc
ingcertainso-calledspiritual powersandmediumisticstates, i sa
successful method,sofarasmerepsychological resultsareconcerned,
butonethatisfraughtwithterribledanger.Itis amethodthatshould
bediscouragedinall caseswhereinthespiritual constitutionoft he
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organismisinanegativeconditon.Underthemostfavorablecircum
stancesitisaveryquestionablepracticeunlessthespiritual natureis
sufficientlyactivetoabsorbandusetheetherealizedatomsofthe
seminal fluidwhichhasbecomedematerializedbythemagneticactiv
itiesofOcculttraining.
Anyspeciesof"forcing"theattributesofthesoul,renderstheir
manifestationsweakandunhealthy,henceliabletoerroranddelusion.
Itis uponthisbasisthatweaccountforthespiritual absurditiesof
manyoriental mystics.Theirsevereasceticismrendersthemtheun
suspectingpreyofeveryimaginablespeciesofOccultdelusion.Celi
bacy,then,mustonlytakeplacewhentheanimal naturehasbeen
evolvedsofarupwardtowardthehigherprinciples, thatthesexual
propensitiesaresusceptibleofextendingtheirvibrationstoahigher
planeofaction.Inthiscase,celibacybecomesanabsolutenecessity
offurtherOccult progress.Herein,weseeoncemoretheparadoxof
truth. Upononeplaneitbecomesadelusionandasnare,butupona
higher planeitcontainsall t heelementsofaglorioustruth. Conse
quentlynobeing, humanordivine,canlaydownanyhardandfast
linetoguidethevariousprocessesofspiritual development.Eachor
ganismrequiresasystemthat ispeculiartoitself, eachsoul atraining
speciallyadaptedtotheplaneit occupies.Fromthisitwill beseen
thatnothingmorethanthegeneral principlesofOcculttrainingcan
begiven.Fromsuchoutlineseachmustadaptsuchrulesandexercises
asareapplicabletohimashelearnsfromselfstudyandpractice.
Andonlythosewhoarethemselvesspirituallyenlightenedcanseethe
truestateofthesoul and,physician-like,scientifically,prescribefor its
variousdisorders.
Whenweregardthemystical ramificationsofsexasrepresented
intheuniversal creationofsuns,stars,moonsandplanets,weseethe
sameprinciplesatworkthroughouteverydepartment oftheirbeing,
eventotheirshapeandtheformoftheirorbit. Thesunsaremascu
line,andrepresentthecosmicmalespirit. Theplanetsarefeminine,
andconsequentlybecomethefruitful wombsofprogressivelife. The
moonsareneither theonenor theother; theyaretheconflictingoff
springofdisturbingforceswithinthesunanditsplanet.Theyarethe
lowest organicexpressionofplanetarylife,andassuchrepresentthe
stateofthehermaphrodite.So,bothinmanandintheuniverse,the
potentialitiesof sexswingthemightypendulumofthoughtandmotion.
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IhegrandobjectwhichthedivineEgoseekstorealizeinthe
evolutionofthehumansoul,isthecompletedifferentiationofits
latent attributes.Thesoul mustbecometheexpressionofbothits
qualities,andmustexpressthetruenatureofthebiunespirit;hence
maleandfemaleevolutionistheoutcome.Eachsoul roundsout and
completes,sotosay,itsownsectionof t heEgo,andindoingthisit
becomesindividualizedasacompleteexpressionofonerayofthe
divineidea,henceithasaperfectidentitywithitssource.Bothmale
andfemalecompletethewhole,andarerelatedtoeachotheras
Osiris andIsis;brotherandsister;theirindividuality,intheformof
theirspiritual identity,i sforeverpreserved,andtheirunitedaswell as
theirseparateconsciousnessbecomesanattributeoftheirglorious
immortality.Withoutsextherecannotbeeternal life,andto absorb
ordestroytheseprinciplesinthehumanorganismbringsabout a
divorcebetweenmanandhisdivinity,an
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