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    And $0o ce,$ !or t ere are se(en tones n e(ery (o ce, man andnstr menta"4 beca se t ey are em tted by t e se(en p"anets, and!orm t e 3 s c o! t e *p eres.

    A"so Tr to%en a, beca se t ere are C parts o! t e *o ", t ente""ect a", rasc b"e and Ep t ymet c )des r n%/, and most per!ect( rt es are prod ced. 6 st as o! t e t ree nter(a"s, "en%t , breadt ,and dept , t ere are !o r bo ndar es n corporea" ex stenceFpo nt," ne, s per! c es and so" d.

    t s ca""ed $A%e" a,$ !rom A%e"a , erds, as %ro ps o! stars #ereca""ed by t e +aby"on an sa%es, o(er # c erds r "ed 7 an%e"s.

    A"so P y"a' 'os, G IBIJK L preser( n%, $% ard an,$ beca se t e*e(en P"anets d rect and % de o r n (erse.

    p. 7C

    A"so M% s, !rom Pa""as At ene, or 3 ner(a, t e bearer o! t e breast-p"ate or N% s, a"so Te"esp oros, "ead n% to t e end, beca se t e 7tmont s pro" ! c5 and 6 d%ment, beca se t e r P ys c ans "oo'ed !ora cr s s on t e 7t day n many d seases.

    Amon% ot er c r o s prob"ems and spec "at ons, t e Pyt a%oreanp "osop ers attempted to pro(e t at o!!spr n% born at t e ! "" term,9 mont s, or at 7 mont s, #ere ( ab"e, i.e. , m % t be reared, b t nott ose born at O mont s, beca se O cons sts o! t#o odd n mbers)ma"e on"y/ and C5 b t n 9 and 7, ma"e and !ema"e n mbers aren ted, as Q L 9 and Q C L 7, # "st e % t can on"y be d ( dednto t#o odd or t#o e(ens, i.e. , s m "ar sexed n mbers.

    n respect to " !e and ts d ( s ons, t ey remar'ed t e a%es aremeas red by t e n mber 7.

    n t e ! rst 7 years t e teet are er pted.

    second 7 years comes on ab " ty to em t pro" ! c seed.

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    t rd 7 years, t e %ro#t o! t e beard as man ood.

    !o rt 7 years, stren%t reac es ts max m m.

    ! !t 7 years s t e season !or marr a%e.s xt 7 years, t e e % t o! nte"" %ence arr (es.

    se(ent 7 years, t e mat r ty o! reason.

    e % t 7 years, per!ect on o! bot .

    n nt 7 years, eR ty and m "dness, pass ons become %ent"e.

    tent 7 years, t e end o! des rab"e " !e.

    *o"on t e At en an Sa#% (er, and H ppocrates t e p ys c an, a"sosed t s 7-year d ( s on o! " !e.

    T e P"e ades, a %ro p o! se(en stars n t e conste""at on Ta r s, #ast o % t o! m % ty po#er o(er eart "y dest ny5 t ere #ere se(en a"soo! t e Hyades, da % ters o! At"as5 and t e se(en stars # c % dedt e sa "ors. rsa 3aUor, n # c t e H ndoos "ocate t e *apta V s ,se(en sa%es o! pr m t (e # sdom, are a %ro p o! t e ! rst mportanceand are eas "y reco%n sed.

    D ncan, n s $Astro-T eo"o%y,$ % (es 7 sta%es o! " !e # t

    p. 7

    assoc ated p"anets5 t s, n!ancy, 3oon, S na5 "d ood, 3erc ry,Xno#"ed%e5 Yo t , 0en s, So(e5 3an ood, *o"5 "" *tren%t ,3ars5 3at r ty o! 6 d%ment, 6 p ter5 and "d A%e, *at rn.

    *ome p "osop ers a(e sa d t at o r so "s a(e 7 !oc n t emater a" body, ( Z., t e ! (e senses, t e (o ce, and t e %enerat (epo#er.

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    T e body as se(en ob( o s parts, t e ead, c est, abdomen, t#o"e%s and t#o arms.

    T ere are se(en nterna" or%ans, stomac , " (er, eart, " n%s, sp"een

    and t#o ' dneys.

    T e r " n% part, t e ead, as se(en parts !or externa" se, t#o eyes,t#o ears, t#o nostr "s and a mo t .

    T ere are se(en t n%s seen, body, nter(a", ma%n t de, co"o r,mot on and permanency.

    T ere are se(en n!"ect ons o! t e (o ce, t e ac te, %ra(e, c rc m!"ex,

    ro % , smoot , t e "on% and t e s ort so nds.

    T e and ma'es se(en mot ons5 p and do#n, to t e r % t and "e!t,be!ore and be nd, and c rc "ar.

    T ere are se(en e(ac at ons5Ftears !rom t e eyes, m c s o! t enostr "s, t e sa" (a, t e semen, t#o excret ons and t e persp rat on.

    3odern med ca" 'no#"ed%e corroborates t e anc ent d ct m t at n

    t e se(ent mont t e man o!!spr n% becomes ( ab"e.

    3enstr at on tends to occ r n ser es o! !o r t mes se(en days, ands certa n"y re"ated to S na n an occ "t manner.

    T e "yre as 7 str n%s, correspond n% to t e p"anets.

    T ere are 7 (o#e"s n En%" s and some ot er ton% es.

    T eon o! *myrna a"so not ces t at an a(era%e "en%t o! an ad "t sntest ne s 2O !eet, !o r t mes se(en, and 2O a"so s a per!ect n mber.

    T e n mber 7 s a"so assoc ated # t 0o ce and *o nd, # t " o t e3 se5 # t s r s t e E%ypt an de ty5 # t emes s, ate,F Adrast a, not to be escaped !rom5 and # t 3ars.

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    As to t e sacredness o! t e n mber 7, note amon% t e Hebre#s,oat s #ere con! rmed by se(en # tnesses5 or by

    p. 7

    se(en ( ct ms o!!ered n sacr ! ce5 as see t e co(enant bet#eenAbra am and Ab me"ec # t se(en "ambs, &enes s, c ap. xx . ((.2O, 21\2O5 t e Hebre# #ord se(en, a"so * + H, s der (ed !rom,or s a s m "ar to * + , to s#ear.

    "ean beasts #ere adm tted nto t e ar' by se(ens, # "st t enc"ean on"y n pa rs.

    T e &ot s ad 7 De t es !rom # om come o r names o! #ee' days5* n, 3oon, T sco, Wotan, T or, r %a, *eat r, correspond n%, o!co rse, to t e p"anets.

    Apo""o, t e * n &od, ad a &ree' t t"e Ebdoma os, se(en!o"d.

    T e Pers an 3 t ras, a * n &od, ad t e n mber 7 sacred to m.

    ote t e 3yster o s Xados Sadder o! 7 steps ascent and 7 steps

    descent, t e one s de eb E"oa , So(e o! &od5 t e ot er ebXerobo, "o(e o! t e ne % bo r.

    P"ato, n s $T mN s,$ teac es t at !rom t e n mber se(en #as%enerated t e *o " o! t e Wor"d, Anima Mundana )Adam Xadmon/.

    T e se(en # se men o! &reece #ere4

    + as # o sa d, $3ost men are bad,$ +. . .

    "o ^ $ ons der t e end,$ +. . 9 .

    "eob_"os ^ $A(o d Extremes,$ +. . O .

    Per ander ^ $ ot n% s mposs b"e to perse(erance,$ +. . ` .

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    P tt c s ^ $Xno# t y opport n ty,$ +. . `9.

    *o"on ^ $Xno# t yse"!,$ +. . ` .

    T "es ^ $* retys p s r n,$ +. . .T e *e(en Wonders o! t e Wor"d are t s en merated4

    1. Pyram ds o! E%ypt.

    2. T e an% n% &ardens o! +aby"on, !or *em ram s.

    C. Tomb o! 3a s " s, X n% o! ar a, at Ha" carnass s, b "t byArtem s a, s een.

    . Temp"e o! D ana at Ep es s, 2 +. . tes p on #as t e c e!arc tect.

    . o"oss s o! V odes, an ma%e o! t e s n %od, Apo""o, o! brass, 29+. .

    p. 7`

    `. *tat e o! e s, at At ens, by P d as.

    7. P aros o! E%ypt, b "t by Pto"emy P "ade"p s, o! # te marb"e,2OC +. .5 or t e Pa"ace o! yr s # c s somet mes s bst t ted.

    *ans'r t "ore as (ery !reR ent re!erence to t s n mber4 note4F

    *apta V s , se(en sa%es5 *apta X "a, 7 castes5 *apta So'a, se(en#or"ds5 *apta Para, 7 c t es5 *apta D# pa, se(en o"y s"ands5 *aptaAran a, 7 deserts5 *apta Parna, 7 man pr nc p"es5 *apta*am dra, se(en o"y seas5 *apta 0r 's a, 7 o"y trees.

    T e Assyr an Tab"ets a"so teem # t %ro ps o! se(ensF7 %ods o!s'y5 7 %ods o! eart 5 7 %ods o! ! ery sp eres4 se(en %ods ma"e! cent5se(en p antoms5 sp r ts o! se(en ea(ens5 sp r ts o! se(en eart s.

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    tr mpets, 7 ' n%s, 7 t o sands s"a n, 7 ( a"s o! #rat to be po redo t, pace t e Apoca"ypse. 7 members ma'e a reemasons "od%eper!ect, a"t o % may o"d one.

    ranc s +arrett, n s $3a% s,$ cata"o% es 7 + rds, s es,An ma"s, meta"s, stones, and members o! t e body.

    t as been sa d t ere are se(en apert res o! t e s' "" to correspond# t t e p"anets.

    T ere are *e(en De%rees n t e r enta" rder o! * ' a and t e *at+ a )7 +rot ers/5 b t a(e do bts o! t e +ra man c a t ent c tyo! t e present rder o! t e name, # c #as ntrod ced by 6. H.Sa#rence Arc er.

    rom t e re"at (e "en%t o! t e r co rses t e anc ents constr cted aP"anetary Sadder, # t 0o#e" *ymbo"s, t s4

    3oon 3erc. 0en s * n 3ars 6 p t. *at rn

    a e ee o oo

    T ese symbo"s #ere sed n myst ca" 'no#"ed%e, As an nscr pt onat t e Temp"e o! Apo""o at De"p s o#s, # ere E meant t e * nand ts nearest P"anet, i.e. , * n and 3erc ry5 and 3erc ry #aso!ten represented as a Do%, !o""o# n% a * n 3an.

    T e rac"e o! "aros )3acrob s, *at rna" a, 1. 1O/ sa d t at fg)t e &nost c De ty/ #as t e * n and t e ! rst and "ast o! t ep"anetary set, ence t e 7 oncentr c sp eres.

    D ncan ass %ns t ese 3 nera"s and An ma"s to t e 7 Hea(en"y+od es 'no#n to t e anc ent #or"d.

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    3oon, + "", * "(er

    3erc ry, *erpent, c's "(er

    0en s, Do(e, opper* n, S on, &o"d

    3ars, Wo"!, ron

    6 p ter, Ea%"e, Pe#ter

    *at rn, Ass, Sead

    ote a"so t e n mber o! 7 p pes n t e 3 s ca" nstr ment at t emo t o! t e o"d de ty Pan, t e &reat W o"e, a * n &od )not t e"ater V ra" Pan/.

    p. 7O

    An anc ent symbo" o! t e n (erse #as a * p # t se(en p "ots, nt e centre o! t e s p, a S on5 poss b"y !rom an dea t at t e * n! rst rose n Seo.

    ote Ar es s pp"anted Ta r s, as t e conste""at on n # c t e s nr ses at t e 0erna" eR nox5 Ta r s #as t e s %n at t e ear"y!ab "o s per ods o! t e eart F t #as d sp"aced abo t C +. . T es %n becomes c an%ed e(ery 21 years by t e precess on o! t eeR noxes4 P sces as no# !o""o#ed Ar es5 b t t e * n s st "" sa d toenter t e s %n Ar es at t e 0erna" ER nox abo t 3arc 21st. tsact a" pos t on n 3arc 19 #as near omega P sces.

    T. * bba Vo# descr bes t e *e(en Pr mary orces o! at re as s xpo#ers res med n a se(ent . T ese are ca""ed *a't )3a amaya/and are re"ated to Xanya, i.e. , 0 r%o, as t e `t od aca" * %n5 t eyare Parasa't , !orce o! " % t and eat5 nanasa't , nte""ect5tc asa't , ca se o! (o" ntary mo(ements5 Xr yasa't , ener%y o!

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    # ""5 X nda" n sa't , t e " !e !orce s o#n n attract on andrep "s on, pos t (e and ne%at (e5 3antr 'a sa't , t e po#er o!so nds, ( brat on, m s c, #ords and speec 5 t ese are s mmar Zedn Da ( pra'r t L t e S % t o! t e So%os.

    r p ys ca" senses 'no#n as , are an ncomp"ete set, t ere arendeed 7 !orms or modes o! percept on, as appears n t e % estde(e"opments o! t e $ abrat Zere a r bo' er,$ and as descr bedn t e o"dest *ans'r t occ "t sc ence o! t e pan s ads4Fsme"",taste, s % t, to c , ear n%Fand `t , 3enta" percept on , # t 7t ,sp r t a" nderstand n%4 t e t#o "atter #ere not d#ar!ed andmater a" Zed nto not ceab"e or%ans n t s ! !t Vace o! be n%s, to

    # c 3an no# be"on%s. or a ! ""er exp"anat on see t e $*ecretDoctr ne$ o! H. P. +"a(ats'y. T e Arc a c sc eme reco%n Zed *e(en*tates o! 3atter5F omo%eneo s, aer !orm, neb "o s or c rd" 'e,atom c, %erm na" ! ery e"ementa", !o r!o"d (apo ry, and "ast"y t at# c s co"d and dependent on a ( ( !y n% * n !or " % t and eat.

    r Eart , symbo" sed by 3 ASX TH o! t e Xaba"a , s t e se(ento! a ser es, and s on t e o rt p"ane5 t s

    p. 79

    %enerated by 6esod, t e !o ndat on t e * xt Wor"d, and a!tercomp"ete p r ! cat on # "" n t e 7t Vace o! t e 7t yc"e becomere- n ted to t e *p r t a" So%os and n t e end to t e Abso" te. reart as been a"ready t r ce c an%ed, and eac cyc"e sees se(en' n%s )as o! Edom/. T ere #ere *e(en X n%s o! Edom, &enes s,xxx( . (. C15 t e Xaba" sts cons der t ese as types o! pr mord a"#or"ds # c !a "ed to s r( (e t e r creat on. *e(en s t e 'ey to t e3osa c creat on, as to t e symbo"s o! e(ery re" % on. T ere are *e(enP"anes o! be n%, t e pper t ree are s bUect (e and n'no#ab"e toman' nd, t e "o#er !o r are obUect (e and may be contemp"ated byman as metap ys ca" abstract ons4 so t ere are t e se(en Pr nc p"esn 3an, and t e pper tr ad are parted !rom t e "o#er %ro p o! !o rat d sso" t on.

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    T e *e(en Pr nc p"es const t t n% man are (ar o s"y named by t eEsoter c + dd sm, by t e 0edant c sc eme, and by ot erp "osop es, b t t ey correspond n dea5 ! rst !rom abo(e comeAtma, a ray !rom t e Abso" te5 + dd , sp r t a" so "5 and 3anas,man so "5 t ese are t e s per or tr ad, # c separates at man

    deat !rom t e "o#er tetrad o! pr nc p"es. T e "o#er !o r are Xamar pa, t e pass ons5 S n%a *ar ra, t "e astra" body5 Prana, " !eessence5 and *t "a *ar ra, t e "o#er body5 see t e do%mas o!Esoter c + dd sm.

    T e Xaba"a d ( des t ese nto !o r p"anes o! t e *o ", # c are! rt er separated by adepts5 t ese are a , es ama , V ac and

    ep es , # c correspond to t e symbo" ca" #or"ds o! AtZ " t ,+r a , YetZ ra and Ass a .

    T ere s an occ "t re!erence n t e *e(en stars n t e ead o! Ta r sca""ed t e P"e ades, s x present and one ddenFsa d to beda % ters o! At"as, # o, p rs ed by r on, #ere c an%ed by e s nmercy nto p %eons )pe"e a/. T e m ss n% one s 3erope, # omarr ed t e morta" * syp s, and des erse"! !or s ame.

    *e(en #as t e n mber o! t e Vabb s # o "e!t t e $&reater Ho"yAssemb"y$5 ten ad !ormed t, t ree ad

    p. O

    passed a#ay !rom t e $*od,$ * 0D , mystery. *ee $T e &reater$ and$Sesser Ho"y Assemb"y,$ or t e Ha dra Vabba ad s a and Hadra * ta ad s a.

    At anas s X rc er t e 6es t states t at t e anc ent E%ypt ansassoc ated n mbers to t e p"anets as !o""o#s4F

    *at rn C, 9, 1 ,

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    "atter means parent"ess, se"!-ex stent. T e ! rst ! (e are re!erred topr me(a" Aet er, A r, re, Water and Eart 4 and to Hear n%, To c ,* % t, Taste and *me""5 note A r s not Hear n%. *ee Vama Prasad on$T e Tat#as.$

    T e *anscr t names o! t e *e(en P"anets sed n H ndoo Astro"o%yare * rya !or t e * n, andra !or 3oon, X Ua !or 3ars, + d an!or 3erc ry, & r !or 6 p ter, * 'ra !or 0en s, and * an !or*at rn4 t en t ere are

    p. O1

    [para%rap cont n es] Va , t e pper S nar ode, and Xet !ort e "o#er. 6 p ter s a"so named +r aspat .

    T e #ord *eptemtr ones re!ers to t e nort , and s so ca""ed !rom tsre!erence to t e 7 stars o! rsa 3aUor, a"so ca""ed t e P"o % , andseen n t e od ac o! Dendera as t e T % .

    T e Ta"m d c +erac ot , 1 . 1, says e # o passes 7 n % ts # t o tdream n% deser(es to be ca""ed # c'ed.

    T e Xaba" sts descr be *e(en c"asses o! An%e"s4 s m, Are" m,as ma" m, 3e"a' m, A p an m, *erap m and Xer b m.

    T e 6 da c He"" #as % (en se(en names by t e Xaba" sts5 * eo",Abaddon, T a on, +ar * ac et , TZe"m t , * aar 3 t , and&e nnom.

    *e(en t n%s #ere !ormed be!ore t e #or"d5 Sa#, Vepentance,Parad se, &e enna )t at s &a nnom/, t e T rone o! &"ory, andt e 3ess a . T e Tar% m Yer s a"m says t ese #ere !ormed 2years be!ore t e Wor"d s creat on. Ta"m d, Pesac m, . 1.

    *e(en t n%s #ere dden !rom man5 t e day o! deat , t e t me o!t e res rrect on, t e ! na" U d%ment, t e op n on o! s !e""o#-man,

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    t e t me o! t e 6e# s restorat on, and t e a"" o! Pers a )# ate(ert at may mean/. Pesac m, . 2.

    T e Ta"m d n $ a% Ua $ names 7 Hea(ens, and cc "t sts

    reco%n Ze 7 P"anetary Hea(ens5 VaR e, eb ", 3a' m, 3aon,*a% n, & erebot , and * ama m.

    n 3 ca , c apter (. (erse , #e read t at 7 s ep erds s a"" #asteAssyr a5 t e Ta"m d says t ey #ere Adam, 6acob and 3et se"a ,Abra am, 6acob and 3oses, and Da( d. * cca . 2. 2

    ! Prop etesses t ere #ere 75F*ara , 3 r am, Debora , Hanna ,Ab %a ", H "da and Est er.

    n t e Ta"m d, Xet bot , 17. 1, t s sa d t at t s perm ss b"e to t e6e# to "oo' nto s # !e s !ace !or 7 days a!ter marr a%e5 a!ter t s ts pres mab"y #ron%, n t e r op n on.

    n t e 7t day o! t e mont Adar, 3oses d ed and t e ra n o!manna ceased, says t e Ta"m d, b t t s appears to

    p. O2

    be contrad cted n 6os a (. (erses 1 \12. He #as born on t e sameday o! t e same mont .

    T e +a(a Xama says t at a!ter 7 years a ma"e yNna becomes a bat,n anot er 7 years a 0amp re, a!ter anot er a T orn, and a!teranot er s t rned nto a demon. ! a man !a "s to pray de(o t"y !or 7years, s sp ne a!ter deat becomes a serpent.

    +es des t ose # o prop es ed !or srae", t ere #ere 7 ot erprop ets, +eor, +a"aam, 6ob, E" p aZ, + "dad, o ar, and E" t eson o! +arac e" t e + Z te.

    T e +a(a +at ra says t at 7 men !orm an nbro'en ser es to t sday. Adam #as seen by 3et se"a , t en * em, 6acob, Amram,

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    *e(en s t e to'en o! n on bet#een &od, # o s Tr ne, and 3an,# o s aternary. W. . * a#.

    T e Ho"y & ost s sa d to mpart a 7-!o"d % !t5 7 Samps b rn be!ore

    t e T rone o! &od.

    T e o nc " o! Ar"es dec"ared t at 1 + s ops o % t to ta'e part nt e rd nat on o! a + s op.

    T ere #as a 7 yearsh probat on !or adm ss on to t e e"t c rder o!t e "dees. T ere are 7 0estments o! t e r st an pr est ood, and+ s ops s o "d #ear 7 ot ers, *anda"s, Da"mat c, Vat ona", 3 tre,&"o(es, V n% and *ta!!.

    T e 7 amp ons o! r stendom #ere *t. &eor%e !or En%"and, *t.Den s o! rance, *t. 6ames o! *pa n, *t. Andre# o! *cot"and, *t.Da( d o! Wa"es, *t. Patr c' o! re"and, and *t. Anton o o! ta"y.

    T e 7 *"eepers o! Ep es s, accord n% to t e mon' s "e%end, #erer st ans # o d n a ca(e nder t e persec t ons o! Dec s n t e

    T rd ent ry5 t ey !e"" nto a trance and s"ept 2 years. T eya#a'ed n A.D. 7 and %o n% to t e Emperor T eodos s ., t eycon( nced m o! t e tr t o! t e S !e beyond t e %ra(e4 t s done,t ey ret rned to t e ca(e to s"eep nt " t e Sast 6 d%ment.

    T e 7 Do"o rs o! t e 0 r% n 3ary s t e name o! a Voman at o" cast Day e"d on t e r day be!ore Pa"m * nday.

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