The Light of Egypt - Volume 1

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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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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

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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

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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

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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."

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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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Symbolical Illustration

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DivineHarmonyof Nature'sLaws

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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CHAPTERIV

THEMYSTERIESOFSEX

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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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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