Aquarian Theospophist Vol-4-12

The Aquarian Theosophist
Volume IV, No. 12 October 17, 2004

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The Seven Geometrical Vowels

A CIRCLE1 simply rep-
resents a limit. There
is no point within its
directions at the same time, upon poles at
right angles to each other.
circumference. In such case the line of consciousness,
or the line of manifestation, according to
Rotate the sphere; which axis remains stationary, will appear to
then looking at it from above, along the line contract and expand.
of its axis, and it exhibits a point in the
centre. Supposing the line of
consciousness to extend as a
This is the point force beyond the circle, and
around which the whole set up a rotation from itself,
sphere revolves, and the and being without any
quicker the revolutions the attraction or retarding
more defined the point. influence along the line of
Looking at this same sphere from the plane its existence, its vibration
of its equator; its axis, which before was a would gradually assume a
dot, shows itself as a line. circular form.
The straight line is, Therefore the soul or consciousness in
therefore, the same as the order to create or surround itself by a perfect
point, only upon a given circle, must have no attractions along its line
plane of observation. of existence.
If the dot be the point of conscious- An attraction or weight
ness of the globe, then the vertical line upon the plane of its
shows the direction of that same manifestation would cause it
consciousness. to assume the form of two
The extent of a line can only be Triangles. The quicker the
defined from a plane at revolutions and the more powerful the plane
right angles to the point. of manifestation
That plane is, therefore, represented by the would become,
horizontal line. until the line of
consciousness were almost absorbed in the
For these two lines to have plane of its manifestation.
an actual manifested
existence the sphere must Therefore the Triangle
rotate in two opposite must imply a base of
attraction, or plane of
existence, upon which the
1
This title appears twice in Lucifer: Vol. 3, manifestation is exhibited,
December 1888, p. 317-20; and Vol. 4, March
1889, p. 18-20. The two are here treated as a
single article with a footnote to alert the reader
where the “break” occurs — both are signed: A See page 6 for TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHELA. — ED., A.T.
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And must be the This line divides the
opposite of the circle which circle into two parts; the upper hemisphere
implies no plane of existence representing Light — thus
or attraction.
The Triangle defines the two extremes
of consciousness upon the plane of manifest- Space, the plane of Divine consciousness
ation
corresponding to the vowel
As the plane of manifestation is at
right angles to the point, the attraction of
that plane must be midway between the
extremes of consciousness, therefore the Darkness — Void
existence of implies the existence of
also.
Fire to the vowel A
We have therefore the

incomprehensible
Earth to the vowel
manifesting consciousness
Water to the vowel Y

upon the plane of existence
As these several forms are evolved
producing from the activity of the central
nature consciousness
or in concrete form
it is manifest that from Akas are evolved
Air, Fire and Water, which, in combined and
These forms correspond to the Elements concrete form, produce Earth; that Heat and
in nature. And to the Vowels in our Moisture are but reversed conditions of the
Language, which are the Soul of the words, same cause.
as the elements are the soul of Nature.
Thus: — The vowels are the soul of language,
without them a word cannot be spoken. The
consonants simply indicate the manner in
which the vowel is to be expelled from the
Akas — the vowel O mouth, which by correspondence, is equiva-
lent to saying that the consonants indicate
the form in which the elements are set in
motion and combined to produce a natural
Air — the vowel I manifestation. The correspondence might
1
be carried to an extent not wise to write Akas, the centre of
down. consciousness being on the
place of Individuality, the
If these forms correspond to our vow- point can only be seen from
els they ought to contain all the letters of the the highest position of
alphabet to which they belong, just as the observation; so Individuality is
Elements, of which all manifestations in the point of consciousness
nature are composed, are expressed by the from the highest or mental
same forms. aspect. This consciousness
extends down the backbone,
And so we find to be the case, thus: —
and evolves by its develop-
ment the circle of the body,
having its material plane, or horizontal line,
across the stomach.
The lower half including the viscera or
“Void” (U). The upper half
the light or vital power Ω
takes in above the diaphragm.
This monogram contains all the forms
Also the vowels a, e, i, o, u, w, y.

This is the true Masonic Gavel, the
symbol of power, combining in the signifi-
cance of its lines and form, all the forces of
Creation, within nature.
The handle is formed of the tail of the E or earth, the stomach, &c., to the
vowel Y, which is a continuation of the of navel, and U or void, the bowels below the
Divine intelligence, extending, from above, navel, and including the hinder parts.
through fire and water, and earth and even
beyond manifested nature. He who can It will be observed that the womb and
wield this gavel by the handle of conscious other organs are in the Void. The Void is
intelligence has a right to sit in the Chair of the Light reversed.
King Solomon.
The handle of the Mallet, or Extended
Man is a combination of all the ele- Consciousness, shows the direction which
ments of creation. Therefore his form ought the Intelligence, evolved by the revolution
to be an outline of the elements of Form.
1
Ether would express better the idea than Akasa.
The latter has but one characteristic: it is the
cause and creator of Sound, i.e., the LOGOS. —
[ED.]{HPB}
1
of Akas, , may take, and going downward We have implied that consciousness
through Void may be lost to the intelligent expressed by symbol upon a plane, may
Consciousness of the Circle at the top of the extend not only from above to below, but
figure (the head) by which it is created. also along the horizontal line of manifesta-
tion.
We have the legs evolved from The Masonic gavel has, therefore, four
“Void,” and yet we place the vowel W to positions, which represented complete
“Space” or light? would be this sign —
The opposite to “Space” is certainly
the legs by which we are, as it were, bound
to the plane upon which we live, so long as
the “Void” exists to which we are attached.
But suppose we double up the figure
from the central line which divides it in two,
the line of natural
manifestation; the re-
sult would be —
The body has

disappeared. There is
not any of it left but
the vital functions
above the diaphragm — Fire and Air. Wings
have replaced the legs, enabling the Intelli-
gent Consciousness to go where it pleases,
A CHELA.
W “Space” alone being the plane by which
it is limited, Individuality being the centre of
the circle of Existence.
It is to be noted that Venus is

the planet giving great refinement to
T EN2 is the number of Jehovah, the typical
personal God.” See LUCIFER, December,
page 291 [see shaded portion, p.21].
the mind (“Light” W), Love of Art
and Science, Music and Poetry, but at the The word “Jehovah” contains the five
same time delight in Venus pleasures and vowels, therefore, according to the “The
waste of Vril. Prominent in the seal of the Geometrical Vowels,” page 317 [see preced-
planet Venus is the sign or the ing article], it expresses a combination of
Air I, Earth E, Water V, Fire Λ, with one
consonant, H, added. The letter H is only
vowel which is vital force or an aspirate — a breath; it is repeated, there-
fore TWO breaths.
From a geometrical
consciousness in fluid form ( , water). point of view, two Hs at
once suggest solidity; put
in perspective they
would be
1
The author tends to use “Akasha,” when “Ether”
2
would be more correct — see preceding footnote. — Here begins the second insertion under the same
ED., A.T. title and signature. — ED., A.T.
As the vowels I E O V A express the

elements named, these combined with the
two Breathings are those elements in con-
crete form; or as given in our text, a “per-
sonal God,” by reason of those two Breath-
ings.
M A N, or . The letter
I E H O V A H : — This is the form I (am) is here induced by the operation of
of it. the letter N, which by its peculiar enuncia-
tion checks the outgoing of the vowel A and
forces it upwards into the head, producing
the I, consciousness as represented in the
monogram.
I A M or is nearly the same as
which from a side view is

M A N == therefore by evolution
of I A m, man is produced, and by the invo-

lution of Man, I A m is produced.
W O M A N joined to M A N
Its two pyramids rest upon the plane
generates the winged egg.
of the horizontal line.
The vowel E and the letter H are in-

timately connected, the H completing the
solidity of the vowel E, making it
E, as representing Earth, is a combi- In is I Λ V O,

nation of Elements in tangible (solid) form,
but neither E nor
which, as we have just deduced, is com-
pleted by the breathing of H.
H is in the monogram.
It expresses a conception of Divine
Therefore, of the vowels we have only energy prior to its out-Breathing. Although
Four left A I O V. by the completion of the Bases of the two
Triangles two planes of consciousness are
We came to the indicated within the circle of the Boundless,
conclusion, page 2, that water as Light and Darkness.
was only a reversed condition of
Fire, therefore a form of is 10 Ten
Λ.consequently the vowels are These form
reduced to Three A I O as the primal Trin- = Three
ity which is very similar to our word God.
.=.Six
.= Nine
In this the wheels turn in one direction This retarding influence or weight
as indicated by the arrows, from left to right. must be powerfully felt along the whole line
This is the Sign Cancer, which by of the operation C D, consequently the
Taro, is generation of first forms of Life. opposition C — D is most powerfully
This is One Breath of Jehovah. inimical to the points A, B, tending to
absorb them.
Reverse the wheels and Astrologers will see by this diagram,
we have geometrically, how friends and pleasure are
the drag upon a man and his wife’s wealth,
and tend to absorb it in the plane of their
The Second Breathing. power.
But the line A E and B G are in

affinity with each other, and are the power
These together are of A and B extended to the limit of the
circle, these represent points in Trine and
sextile to each other. As do also the points
The curious will easily find that this of the letter H as K L, H M, L D, D M,
monogram contains all the numbers — as and so on.
stated in my Text, all the signs of the Zodiac
There is no levity in pointing
— and many other things. And by adding E
out that this is the operation of
and H, it will be found to contain all the Jehovah in the circumstances of
letters of the English alphabet. the Life of man.
Astrological inference: — The weight
A CHELA
of attraction upon the line of operation of I
producing the two triangles is an

antagonistic influence, opposed to the
completion of the circle of I (as shown on
p. 1), and tending to draw together the two
polar points, and to absorb them in the plane
of its power. T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
The Seven Geometrical Vowels 1

The Global Village 7
The Coffee Klatch 10
Correspondence 12
As a Man Thinketh — II 15
To Know 18
A Chela’s Dream 21
In this diagram it is seen that these Devachan 24
points represent an influence 90 degrees Methods of Study 26
apart.
Quotable Quotes 28
A C, C B, B D, D A, an
astrological square.
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by H.P. Blavatsky
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look to the higher levels for the general
principles of existence, and then, by sub- from our living human Mahatmas to fall
traction, you see how far down the hierar- into the Saptarishis — the Star Rishis —
chy they extend. You don't start at the are no Theosophists?
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WILLIAM Q. J UDGE : — This is explained
the lower parts, because some of the
higher parts simply don't show up very by the fact that there are two classes of
well, or at all, on the lower rungs. Perhaps beings able to influence mankind at
his favorite examples were creativity and large; the one being the “living human
love — God, for Whitehead, was espe- Mahatmas,” and the other the non-
cially love and creativity. But in the lower human beings, who, though not strictly
dimensions, the creativity gets reduced, in our stream of evolution, can and
appearing in humans as a modicum of free some-times do affect certain human
will but being almost entirely lost by the
time you get to atomic particles. … But
beings. For the purposes of this answer
the point is that if you try to understand — but not at all as a full description —
the cosmos in the reverse direction, from the Saptarishis as meant by H.P.B., are
atoms up, you are stuck trying to account in a very advanced class of elementals,
for free will, for creativity, for choice, for able sometimes to communicate with
anything other than a largely deterministic man, and by their apparent knowledge to
cosmos. The fact is, even with its little bit make him suppose them to be high
of Heisenberg indeterminacy, the physical
universe is much more deterministic than
spiritual beings regularly evolved from
even level-2, biological beings. Any good the human stage, but, in fact, they are
physicist can tell you where Jupiter will be not human spirits, but of the same
located a decade from now, barring disas- character as some of the Devas of the
ter, but no biologist can tell you where a Hindus, and only by accident, as it were,
dog will move two minutes from now. So work to the real benefit of the race.
Whitehead, by looking to illuminate the That is to say, by communicating with
lower by the higher, and not vice versa,
them one is deflected from the normal
could make creativity the general princi-
ple, and then understand determinism as a line of human development. In some
partial restriction or reduction of primary cases they have influenced certain
creativity. If, on the other hand, you start mediums, who, being deluded, or rather
at the bottom, then you have to figure out dazzled, by the extraordinary
a way to get free will and creativity out of experiences passed through, do not lean
rocks, and it just won't work. That it is re- to the human side of spiritual evolution.
ductionistic is the nicest thing you can say On the other hand, the “living human
about such approaches. (Eye to Eye …, p.
151-52, by Ken Wilber) Mahatmas” form the direct link with the
human spirits of all degrees, who have
Quark at the oblong table: — I say, charge of human spiritual evolution.
Student, perhaps you shall redeem your (Quest. LXXIII)
standing among us yet! An excellent
contribution! And in The Friendly Philosopher we
find:
Solomon said there is nothing new un-
der the sun, meaning, I think, that whatever
is done, flows from what has been done. Messengers: you remember H. P. B. said,
There is no other knowledge than that “Beware of the path of the Star Rishis.”
which comes from experience, “experi- (The Friendly Philosopher, p. 182-83)
ence” being considered in its widest sense.
The Saptarishis are not very well ex-

plained anywhere, though there are certain
things said about them that might give an CORRESPONDENCE
idea, such as: “they are intimately con-
nected with the present age — the Dark Kali Good From London, Ontario
Yuga;” “they mark the time and duration of [Here is one of the sessions on Isis Unveiled]
our septenary life-cycle;” “they mark the
time and the periods of Kali-Yuga, the age “Isis unveiled and the Vishishtadwaita”
of sin and sorrow;” “they are as mysterious Number 4 of the series
as their supposed seven wives, the Pleiades,
of whom only one — the hidden one — has Vish - “to pervade”
proved virtuous.” Speaking of the constel-
lation of the Great Bear, H. P. B. makes the HPB Articles Vol III page 264
remark that these Rishis are the informing
souls of the stars mentioned, and that they
lie across the loins of the constellation (her I always think of individual as that which
underlining) and that they are the Seven is indivisible in duality. That the drop is
elemental powers — the Rupa Devas. There one with the ocean but in duality it appears
is a hint, too, that they are connected with separate. That we are all Spiritual
generation. Pilgrims having a human experience. That
all the monads are united in this task.
From it all I judge that there is a class
of beings that have not been and will not be
men in this Manvantara; they are of seven I used to ask myself as a child, what is the
different degrees, not connected with man difference between me and one of the little
as a septenary being, although they are with lives part of the palm of my hand. I would
the cycle of Kali Yuga. These cycles must ponder for long periods of time, asking
be in a general way determined by man as over and over; why can I consciously
to their nature, which is what the Star
observe that little thing and why am I
Rishis respond to in particular. It would
seem that all the sex vagaries that come up “here” and it is “there”.
in various directions, and the many visions
and “communications” of “Masters” spoken HPB in the above article that all life is
of by persons so thinking are of that nature. gathering aggregates of awareness or
You know it is said that very little informa- consciousness and that is never lost.
tion was given out about the elementals for
the reason that the mind, by directing the I do not believe that there is a permanent
consciousness, can segregate the various
planes and arouse the elementals to action
place of consciousness that we go into.
in relation to the Thinker. Sex ideas That all states of consciousness are
strongly held and attempted to be “spiritual- temporary places of existence. That the
ized" as the saying is — might easily, I can SELF remains for the most part outside of
conceive, attract beings of that nature any state. As in waking life we find
which would assume the coloring of one ourselves constantly shaking off a state of
thinking in that relation, adding to the main consciousness and wondering why we
point of attraction — generation — anything
were caught there so long.
that would serve to keep the close contact.
Being elemental they respond to their own
peculiar stimuli, without any sense of re- As you pointed out “stasis is not Divinity”
sponsibility — not knowing man’s nature. That which is motionless cannot be
The safe road is the one pointed out by the Divine.
their light. Do we not eventually have to
Then though we have to put in from the do that, each one for themselves. The
Voice of the Silence unique way in which each effort is made
‘Tis only then thou canst become a ads to the tapestry of our collective human
“Walker of the Sky,” who treads the winds experience. H.P. B. indicates that we
above the waves, whose step touches not should never be followers, but should
the waters.” page 10 strive for self devised and self determined
This is a good way to show that meditation efforts.
should not be passive. Now I know that each one of us could not
self-determine such grand results at this
So many of our humanity try to reach this time. But a start must be made. The
place by changing there external locations Masters tell us that it is effort and intention
and environments, but this refuge is that matter, not result. We can all be small
always present 24/7, and relies on no shining stars and work to enlighten the
externalities what so ever. It is always darkness of mind and heart that surround
there whether surrounded by the 3 us, in small and great ways, while
qualities, living in poverty or riches, following the course of our day.
illness or health, etc. We all have a
tendency to put off the expression of that It can start out with something simple, as it
inner man until the outer is in a “good” did with all the above helpers of humanity,
spot. But, when we do this we miss all the we choose what we are going to dwell
opportunities to attain that direct upon. We are to dwell upon the thought
knowingness. to be realized. If we get side tracked,
which we will, we continually with effort
This is such a wonderful sentence to go back to that which we chose to dwell
contemplate. upon. This is what all our teachers and
“pg 266 HPB Vol III, Teachers did. For we are all student
teachers together.
“Spiral evolution, it must be
remembered, is dual, and the path of We not only have to study the unifying
spirituality turns, corkscrew-like, within principles, that are contained in all the
and around physical, semi-physical, and writings of those who have gone within to
supra physical evolution. But I am being dig them out, but we have to find them in
tempted….” ourselves and then use them in our daily
interactions and in the tasks that lie before
Friend Kerry, this is as what Ken Wilber is us. We have to work with our own
realizing with the 3 stages. skandhas and tendencies. We have to
work with what is presented to us by
Kerry: — Using some of the above quotes, Karma. We pick up the threads from our
we can start the next Isis Project own evolutionary past and pay attention.
No one not even a Master of Wisdom can
Isis Unveiled. do this for us. We must each one of us
honour our own journey and each other’s
Principles that Unify (TITLE) as we honour the Teachers. We cannot
evolve separately from each other, there is
Knowledge can only come from within. an interdependence that is inherent in the
All our great philosophers , scientists, principles.
poets, took this journey and we see the
result. It is helpful to us to see the Path by
The only requirement for finding truth and They reflect an evolution that is. “That
wisdom, H.P.B. said is a belief and such Parabrahmic and Paranirvanic
understanding of Universal Brotherhood. “spirits” (that’s us) or units, have and
That is a position of non-separateness. It must preserve their divine (not human)
is not a fancy organization, it is not a individualities, (remember we are
lovely moment, or a romantic idea. It is spiritual beings having a human
not exclusive of anyone or anything. It is experience)( Thanks Dallas!) is shown in
a lot of hard work. Work we must do, the fact that, however long the“night of
exclusively, on ourselves. It is a work that Brahma” (all life sleeps) or even the
is done for the most part on the inside, Universal Pralaya (no form of any kind)
unseen, but the results will be reflected in (not the local Pralaya affecting some one
our actions. group of worlds) (like Mars) yet, when it
ends, the same individual Divine Monad
We stand between two worlds, subjective (that’s us again) resumes its majestic path
and objective. We belong not on either of evolution, though on a higher,
plane, but must choose what to bring from hundredfold perfected and more pure
one world into the other. Most often we chain of earths (that is what we are doing
are all rather haphazard at this, but with right this moment!) than before, and
effort we can begin to do it with intention. brings with it all the essence of compund
This is what Ken Wilber, Walt Whitman, spiritualities from its previous countless
Emerson, Henry Ford, Rumi, Thoreau, rebirths. (are we not ALL just amazing!)
Henry Gieger, Joseph Head did. (pick your And this is my favorite sentence —
own favorite) Just look at the varied “Spiral evolution, it must be remembered,
results! It is amazing. All that is is dual, and the path of spirituality turns,
unexpressed lies within us waiting to corkscrew-like, within and around
“warble”. physical, semi-physical, and supra-
physical evolution.”
As the masses most of our hearts and
minds go unexpressed because we are Quoted from H. P. Blavatsky’s Article,
caught in an ocean of senses, thoughts, “Isis Unveiled And The Visishtatwaita” (it
desires and feelings with nothing to hang is available in Articles Vol III page 264.
on to.
Likewise Ken Wilber finds the same thing!
Winnie the Pooh once said while floating The way he puts it is as the “Three eyes of
on a honey jar in the flood water. “When the Soul”.
I’m on top of it, it is a boat and when I’m
under it, it’s an accident. This seven-fold I will look up a direct quote shortly, but to
nature of ours is having accidents every keep the gist of what is being said I will
day. quote from AQ “The ‘three eyes’ of a
That is okay, because, like Pooh we can human being correspond, in fact, to the
adjust our balance. three major realms of being described by
the perennial philosophy (it just keeps
So let us look at the unifying principles, popping up), which are the gross (flesh
and see how they helped each of our and material), the subtle (mental and
student teachers achieve a balance and animic) and the causal (transcendent and
then live it. contemplative.)…
Unity — Law — Being Like Pooh discovered, Wilber goes on to

indicate that “The truth of ideas cannot be
seen by the senses.” If poor old Winnie
focused on the stormy rain water he would
As A Man Thinketh
have been lost. But instead he focused on by James Allen
his balance. This he did from within his [CONTINUED FROM ISSUE 11]
own intention. All the same kind of action
can be seen in Shakespeare’s “The
Tempest”. (It just keeps popping up in so Chapter Three
many different forms and expressions, this Effect of Thought on Health
wonderful perennial, through all times and
seasons). and the Body
The body is the servant of the mind. It
What is so wonderful to realize about this obeys the operations of the mind, whether
is that this perennial is within each and all, they be deliberately chosen or automatically
but I digress lets go back to our quotes. expressed. At the bidding of unlawful
thoughts the body sinks rapidly into disease
Do you have time to find any for me, and decay; at the command of glad and
Kerry, or do I have all your Ken Wilber beautiful thoughts it becomes clothed with
books here? youthfulness and beauty.
If you are too busy, do not respond. I will Disease and health, like circum-
continue till October. Well it is almost 5 stances, are rooted in thought. Sickly
thoughts will express themselves through a
am and I better try to get a little more
sickly body. Thoughts of fear have been
sleep. I bought a keyboard for my lap,
known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet,
today and with the laptop to the side it is
and they are continually killing thousands of
so comfortable to sit. I wish HPB would people just as surely though less rapidly.
have had one. It would have helped. I The people who live in fear of disease are
cannot use the mouse at the same time as the people who get it. Anxiety quickly de-
the key board though, so I have to sit up moralizes the whole body, and lays it open
and reach every once and while. What to the entrance of disease; while impure
lazy sods we all are! thoughts, even if not physically indulged,
Love Laura will soon shatter the nervous system.
Oh by the way I was able to open our Strong, pure, and happy thoughts build
three articles. I’m going to include a little of up the body in vigor and grace. The body is
our dialogue of June 11 on Patanjali (also a a delicate and plastic instrument, which re-
some of what Dallas has shared with me.) I sponds readily to the thoughts by which it is
would like to use our candid approach kind impressed, and habits of thought will pro-
of like the Coffee Klatch of AQ. Hope I can duce their own effects, good or bad, upon it.
hold it together, but so many things begin to
synthesize and take on a life in my mind of Men will continue to have impure and
connections that maybe others cannot see. poisoned blood so long as they propagate
We can tighten it up a bit when you get here. unclean thoughts. Out of a clean heart comes
Maybe make a more formal format. [This a clean life and a clean body. Out of a de-
was a letter to either Kerry or Shawn — or filed mind proceeds a defiled life and cor-
both.] rupt body. Thought is the fountain of action,
life and manifestation; make the fountain
pure, and all will be pure.
Change of diet will not help a man
who will not change his thoughts. When a
man makes his thoughts pure, he no longer Chapter Four
desires impure food.
Thought and Purpose
If you would perfect your body, guard
your mind. If you would renew your body, Until thought is linked with purpose
beautify your mind. Thoughts of malice, there is no intelligent accomplishment. With
envy, disappointment, despondency, rob the the majority the bark of thought is allowed
body of its health and grace. A sour face to "drift" upon the ocean of life. Aimless-
does not come by chance; it is made by sour ness is a vice, and such drifting must not
thoughts. Wrinkles that mar are drawn by continue for him who would steer clear of
folly, passion, pride. catastrophe and destruction.
I know a woman of ninety-six who has They who have no central purpose in
the bright, innocent face of a girl. I know a their life fall an easy prey to worries, fears,
man well under middle age whose face is troubles, and self-pityings, all of which are
drawn into inharmonious contours. The one indications of weakness, which lead, just as
is the result of a sweet and sunny disposi- surely as deliberately planned sins (though
tion; the other is the outcome of passion and by a different route), to failure, unhappiness,
discontent. and loss, for weakness cannot persist in a
power-evolving universe.
As you cannot have a sweet and
wholesome abode unless you admit the air A man should conceive of a legitimate
and sunshine freely into your rooms, so a purpose in his heart, and set out to accom-
strong body and a bright, happy, or serene plish it. He should make this purpose the
countenance can only result from the free centralizing point of his thoughts. It may
admittance into the mind of thoughts of joy take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may
and good will and serenity. be a worldly object, according to his nature
at the time being. But whichever it is, he
On the faces of the aged there are should steadily focus his thought forces
wrinkles made by sympathy, others by upon the object which he has set before him.
strong and pure thought, others are carved He should make this purpose his supreme
by passion. Who cannot distinguish them? duty, and should devote himself to its at-
With those who have lived righteously, age tainment, not allowing his thoughts to wan-
is calm, peaceful, and softly mellowed, like der away into ephemeral fancies, longings,
the setting sun. I have recently seen a phi- and imaginings. This is the royal road to
losopher on his deathbed. He was not old self-control and true concentration of
except in years. He died as sweetly and thought. Even if he fails again and again to
peacefully as he had lived. accomplish his purpose (as he necessarily
must until weakness is overcome), the
There is no physician like cheerful strength of character gained will be the
thought for dissipating the ills of the body; measure of his true success, and this will
there is no comforter to compare with good form a new starting point for future power
will for dispersing the shadows of grief and and triumph.
sorrow. To live continually in thoughts of ill
will, cynicism, suspicion, and envy, is to be Those who are not prepared for the
confined in a self-made prison hole. But to apprehension of a great purpose, should fix
think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to the thoughts upon the faultless performance
patiently learn to find the good in all - such of their duty, no matter how insignificant
unselfish thoughts are the very portals of their task may appear. Only in this way can
heaven; and to dwell day to day in thoughts the thoughts be gathered and focused, and
of peace toward every creature will bring resolution and energy be developed, which
abounding peace to their possessor.
being done, there is nothing which may not Thought allied fearlessly to purpose
be accomplished. becomes creative force. He who knows this
is ready to become something higher and
The weakest soul, knowing its own stronger than a mere bundle of wavering
weakness, and believing this truth - that thoughts and fluctuating sensations. He who
strength can only be developed by effort and does this has become the conscious and in-
practice, will at once begin to exert itself, telligent wielder of his mental powers.
and adding effort to effort, patience to pa-
tience, and strength to strength, will never
cease to develop, and will at last grow di-
vinely strong. Metaphysics of Forgiveness
As the physically weak man can make
himself strong by careful and patient train-
Forgiveness is letting go of condemnation,
ing, so the man of weak thoughts can make
because it is "my" condemnation of "the
them strong by exercising himself in right other" that makes forgiveness necessary, not
thinking. the act of "the other" in itself.
To put away aimlessness and weak- "He reviled me, he beat me and con-
ness, and to begin to think with purpose, is quered and then plundered me," who express
to enter the ranks of those strong ones who such thoughts tie their mind with the inten-
only recognize failure as one of the path- tion of retaliation. In them hatred will not
ways to attainment; who make all conditions cease. "He reviled me,, he beat me and con-
serve them, and who think strongly, attempt quered and then plundered me", who do not
fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully. express such thoughts, in them hatred will
cease. (The Dhammapada, I, 3-4)
Having conceived of his purpose, a
man should mentally mark out a straight
pathway to its achievement, looking neither
to the right nor to the left. Doubts and fears There are no afflictions put upon us by
should be rigorously excluded; they are dis- any being other than ourselves. We are af-
integrating elements which break up the flicted just to the extent that we make our-
straight line of effort, rendering it crooked, selves open to affliction. Things affect some
ineffectual, useless. Thoughts of doubt and people terribly. The same things affect other
fear never accomplish anything, and never people very little or not at all. Why? Be-
can. They always lead to failure. Purpose, cause of their point of view. Our attitude
energy, power to do, and all strong thoughts towards things makes the suffering or the
cease when doubt and fear creep in. not suffering, the pleasure or the pain — not
the things in themselves. (R. Crosbie’s, The
The will to do springs from the Friendly Philosopher, 232)
knowledge that we can do. Doubt and fear
are the great enemies of knowledge, and he
who encourages them, who does not slay Why Reality is always One without a second
and has no boundaries
them, thwarts himself at every step.
If one could suppose the Eternal Infi-
He who has conquered doubt and fear nite All, the Omnipresent Unity, instead of
has conquered failure. His every thought is being in Eternity, becoming through peri-
allied with power, and all difficulties are odical manifestation a manifold Universe or
bravely met and wisely overcome. His pur- a multiple personality, that Unity would
poses are seasonably planted, and they cease to be one. (SDI, 8)
bloom and bring forth fruit which does not
fall prematurely to the ground.
Diversity is not the negation of unity, but its The Mind is the great Slayer of the
expression: Reality is a unity of units Real. Let the Disciple slay the Slayer [...]
Reality in the manifested world is composed of a Withhold thy mind from all external objects,
unity of units, so to say, immaterial (from our all external sights. Withhold internal im-
stand-point) and infinite. This Leibnitz calls ages, lest on thy Soul-light a dark shadow
"Monads", Eastern philosophy "Jivas" — and they should cast. (The Voice of the Silence, p. 2
Occultism gives it [...] a variety of names. (SD I, and 20)
629)
D.R.
Maastricht, Netherlands
The illusion of separateness
Maya is the perceptive faculty of
every Ego which considers itself a Unit
separate from, and independent of, the One
infinite and eternal SAT, or " be-ness" [...]
Now, although no two people can see things
and objects in exactly the same way, and TO KNOW!
that each of us sees them in his own way,
yet all labor more or less under illusions, THE assurance of the Teachers of
and chiefly under the great illusion (Maya) Theosophy that in due process of time the
that they are, as personalities, distinct beings faithful and persistent student may know
from other beings... (Transactions, 31-32) both the Teaching and Them is perhaps the
most significant point in the entire system of
science and philosophy synthesized in the
Reality is perceived in many different ways ancient Wisdom-Religion.
And as one and the same town viewed It is significant because it invites the
from different sides looks altogether differ- test, puts that test directly in the student's
ent, and is, as it were, perspectively multi- own hands, encourages him to make it, and
plied, it similarly happens that, through the provides minor proofs and abundant evi-
infinite multitude of simple substances [or dences of its verity throughout the process.
monads], there are, as it were, just as many …
different universes, which however are only
the perspectives of a single one according to The Teachers of Theosophy say in ef-
the different points of view of each monad. fect: "Here are the facts of life, together with
(G.W.Leibnitz, The Monadology, section a clear exposition of your own relation to
57) them, and time-tested suggestions as to how
to deal with them. Learn the theory, make
the applications -- and keep on doing it. In
We never look at the world as it really IS: time you shall know for yourself, and con-
perception is projection, therefore... sciously be of the company of other Know-
The pure object apart from conscious- ers."
ness is unknown to us, while living on the
plane of our three-dimensional World; as we This is as simple and straightforward
know only the mental states it excites in the as the statement of a practical chemist, who
perceiving Ego. And, so long as the contrast might say: "Here are two elements; go into
of Subject and Object endures [...] so long this laboratory where the equipment is com-
will it be impossible for the personal Ego to plete and where every opportunity for intel-
break through the barrier which separates it ligent work is available; combine the two
from a knowledge of things in themselves elements and you will have a certain com-
(or Substance) (SD I, 329-330) pound. You won't have to die to prove this,
nor call upon your tricky emotional nature,
nor pray, nor even sing any platitudinous One might think that when an intelli-
songs. Just go to work and the result will gent man hears that Knowledge can be had,
disclose itself." By following his directions, provided certain steps can be taken, and
the product of observation and experience, recognizes the undoubted possibilities which
one will know what he knows. a mere casual study of the Theosophical
philosophy discloses, he would never be
Why do not students of Theosophy able to rest until he had proved for himself
push through to knowledge? Doubtless some the verity of the teachings. The fact is, he
do. Those who do must know. It is obvious never thereafter ca n — but he tries to!
that the great majority do not. Hence the numbers of the dissatisfied, the
weary, the ill-balanced, the unhappy, the
The few Knowers do not run about
nervously strained and highly sensitive men
telling non-knowers what They know. Such
and women within the Theosophical area.
proceeding, under the laws of the study it-
One cannot drink of the pure waters of this
self, would but prove the ignorance of the
wellspring of human existence without in-
tellers. No, they are busy at their work,
curring responsibilities. Even a few sips, and
which is always Knowers' work, whatever it
the process of resolution within the nature of
may appear to be; and there is no waste en-
the partaker has begun! Things commence to
ergy or waste motion with Knowers. They
happen, both inside and outside the student.
do what can be done, and all that can be
done, with the materials available and for Well-defined and orderly methods of
those who will permit. Supervision by non- procedure are clearly set forth for the stu-
knowers will not disclose the essential na- dent's guidance. These have been tested by
ture of Knowers' work, nor even that they ages of observation and experience, and
are Knowers. "The work of the ascetic is proven by the Knowers. One of them is in-
neither pure nor dark, but is peculiar to it- dicated in the admonition that there is no
self." going back. The truth-seeker must ever
travel on; an abyss opens up behind him at
Students fail to push on and through to
every step. Nor is stoppage safely possible;
Knowledge on account of the very same
the pursuit of Knowledge is a continuous
obstruction that bars the mind of the Chris-
process.
tian, or any other sincere religionist: the
emotional nature. Controlled and rightly Any logical mind can perceive the
employed, this department of the being is an verity of these observations. Nature's own
instrument of the utmost value; without it processes prove them on every hand. The
indeed his conscious spiritual evolution can- truth-seeking student perceives them, as-
not be accomplished. For broadly speaking sents to their verity; but here, with many, the
the emotional nature includes all that myste- oppositional nature, stirred as never before
rious area of the human being which forms by the tonic waters of the eternal verities
the connecting link between the spiritual which have already been intellectually
man and the physical man. It is the Second grasped, begins to erect its obstructions. A
Line of Evolution of the Secret Doctrine: forceful and independent person "hates" to
the intellectual and psychic. Until these bind himself to rules, whatever they are and
sheaths of the Soul are understood, and con- however clearly the necessity is sensed. That
sciously attuned to the inner being, by exer- such binding is voluntary appears to make
cise and by dispassion, "Knowing" in any little difference. "I like this, and I don't like
comprehensive sense is impossible; once that. I am unlike anybody else, I have to find
they are set in order, the rest must be natural my own way. My circumstances are such
and easy, for body and brain, being effects, that I am unable to conform. There are so
quickly fall into line of themselves. many other worthy and enjoyable things I
want to do, and surely the entire nature must
receive attention and be cultivated. I am glad that you have duties and difficulties,
satisfied with what I already have, for a find pleasure in meeting the smallest of
time." These and a thousand other seemingly them as well as the greatest, enjoy whatever
valid excuses are thrown up by the aroused the currents of life bring to you that can be
nature. enjoyed, and strive with the deepest interest
and consideration to understand and evalu-
The bewildered student seeks to fol- ate such sorrows and disappointments as
low at one and the same time the path to come along, too. These are the great "oppo-
Knowledge and the voices of this complex sites" that the kamic nature enables you to
brood. But Truth is a jealous Master — not feel, and by discerning between which you
an outside Master, but the true, inner One. shall learn and become strong. Use every-
For the student's own nature is Truth itself, thing as a means of learning, thus in time all,
and once he has called upon it in sincerity, it all, will be seen to be useful and valuable.
will thereafter drive him forever, regardless
of the direction he may try to follow, in vain Life becomes an unending opportu-
attempt to satisfy the ever-restless emotional nity. It can be applied every day, and every
nature. hour and every moment — in any circum-
stances, any company, wherever one is,
No one, whether his outcome be suc- however one feels.
cess or failure, is exempt from the effects of
the struggle. Those who win through to Seek this wisdom by doing service, by
Knowledge and become Knowers have not strong search, by questions and by humility
been exempt from the common lot, which ... There is no purifier in this world to be
has been found too severe by the failures compared to spiritual knowledge; and he
and the part-failures. The Voice of the Si- who is perfected in devotion findeth spiritual
lence which is a book of instructions — not knowledge springing up spontaneously in
poetry — points out the obstructions, indi- himself in the progress of time.
cates the landmarks of the Path to knowl-
edge, tells how to recognize them. Its mes- (Extracted from "TO KNOW!" an ar-
sage to the thoughtful emerges in words like ticle originally published in Theosophy
these: "Unless you are determined to go Magazine, Vol. XV, p. 295, and on the net
through, whatever happens, better not start!" at
http://www.wisdomworld.org/setting/know.html )
The ringing and soul-energizing words
of all the Knowers down the ages to students
who have already started are Push On!
Never mind your feelings, never mind your
circumstances, never mind your bodily
health or lack of it, never mind the surround-
ing personalities, never mind your Karma --
for you are making it -- never mind anything
or everything -- Push On! The goal is worth
all that it costs, is real, tangible, glorious,
satisfying, the only goal worth striving for,
because it includes them all. Push On!
but applied to individuals it is the “passions and
Meantime, They say, fulfill every duty desires” of that unit. As pointed out in The Voice
gladly and willingly: this is the right em- of the Silence, Kama must be neutralized or
“killed” in order to serve and mirror the Higher
ployment of the tricky kamic1(1) nature. Be Triad. If the Knower succeeds in doing this, then
that which was lower passions and desires
1 gradually becomes Compassion, or as the Gita
Our “Emotional” nature. In animals the instinctive
says “you begin to see Krishna everywhere”! — ED.,
nature. Kama-Deva (Glossary, p. 170) is desire in
the abstract, as the original unknown motor of all,
A.T.
A CHELA’S DREAM
A man stands guard at the entrance,
dressed in a loose gown of a blue-grey mate-
rial. On his head a peculiar hat, something
like a college cap, with a square flat top. A
A FEELING of swift motion. belt of some metal, like a blue watch-
spring,1 is around his waist, from which
Am conscious of traversing a narrow hang in front two tassels. In his right hand
defile on the summit of a range of high hills, he holds a black rod surmounted by a golden
the path circuitous and difficult. crown, and the other end finished off with a
golden ball.
The stars sparkle in a clear sky, and
the crescent of the :noon’s last quarter is In his left hand he swings a censer,
near the zenith. from which escape the most overpowering
fumes. I am conscious that no other guard
It is just before day-dawn. than those fumes is necessary to bar my pro-
gress.
Two large birds (they seem white),
with outstretched necks, long bills, and long Alone I could not advance a step fur-
legs, with a flight like herons, pass just ther. My conductor enables me to pass. I
above me, with a peculiar whizz and singu- am hurried along a winding gallery.
lar cry.
On the right hand a solid wall. At
A conductor is by my side, but I can- regular intervals are pilasters corresponding
not look up, because of the exceeding to high massive pillars on the left. Each
brightness of the presence. pillar has a very simple moulding near the
base, and thence ascends without ornament.
A sharp turn in the path brings into in the space beyond the pillars sit cross-
sudden view a natural amphitheatre, to legged, Eastern fashion, a certain number of
which the path just traversed is the only men, one man occupying the space between
means of access. each pillar and the next.
The whisper comes “Mark well, and The first man wears a black gown and
remember.” black turban, with a black star upon it. Fol-
The area is a verdant plain completely lowing him sit a certain number similarly
enclosed by the mountain-tops. Short attired, but without a star. And so on
shrubs grow amongst the surrounding rocks, through nine groups, each group being dis-
and now and then a bird darts from one bush tinguished by a different dress and turban,
to another. the last number being clothed in yellow, and
the first man having a golden star in his yel-
In the middle of the plain is a large low turban.
building of simple but imposing architec-
ture. It is square with a round turret at each Between the pillars and in front of
corner, and a still higher dome covers the each priest, the light towards him, hangs a
centre. lamp, in shape something like a shallow
sauce-boat.2 The lights opposite the black
I approach the building on the north group are miserable and dim. The flames
side, in the middle of which is one door. grow larger and the lights brighter, as the
A dim light burns in the vestibule. 1
The symbolical color of magnetism and its Force. —
The lamp is of ancient Eastern form, sus- [Ed.]HPB
pended from the centre of the roof by a long 2
The Yoni-shaped Argua, the lamp of the phallic and
chain. exoteric, or dead-letter creeds This is typical. —
[ED.]HPB
2
color of the dresses becomes brighter, until east wall is again another 7 In all four sev-
the lights opposite the yellows are very large ens.
and bright.
The priests look down upon their
At first it seemed as though the gallery sacramental bread as if in contemplation or
returned to the entrance after making a com- prayer. Now they turn all with their faces to
plete circle, but presently it was evident that the wall. This moment my conductor
it took a spiral course, and by the time it had touches some particular point in front of the
reached the door of the central chamber it altar and discloses a secret opening from
had made seven revolves. which taking a large scroll, very yellow with
age, and rolled upon two staves or cylinders,
The entrance to this Holy of Holies is whispers : “These contain the knowledge
also on the North side. you covet!” “Oh! let me look!” “Not now.”
The next moment the secret place is closed.
It is a large circular room under the
It is impossible to distinguish the spot, the
dome of the Temple.
stone seems as solid in that part as any other.
A flood of bright light pours down “Return to the door—stand a moment “—I
from the centre of the dome. A light too hear a whisper. “They have lost the secret,
dazzling to look at. and think all the knowledge of their Temple
is in the book upon the altar.” It is a dark red
In the centre of this sacred chamber is book, superbly bound and plated with gold.
a square altar of blue-grey marble, a few A crucifixion is represented on its richly
veins of white are in the stone, but it is a rare embossed cover A large golden clasp holds
specimen of the purest color. the book closed. The priests now turn to-
wards the altar, which they encircle. Their
A snow white cloth covers the altar, appearance and mien are enough to inspire
and on each side an equally white wool mat respect, and the solemnity of the whole
to kneel or stand upon. The necessary items scene fills my soul with reverence. “They
for their communion celebration are set in are met for their Communion and await the
order. first ray of the rising sun, which is just about
All along the gallery leading to this to strike the hill top. We must hasten
chamber the men were sitting down and had away!” The men in the long gallery are sit-
sandals, but here around the altar stand, ting in the same attitude of contemplation as
bare-footed, the same number as in the pre- when passed before.
vious groups, venerable looking men, in The door is reached.
snow white gowns and turbans; their long
I awake! Has it only been a dream?
beards and hair also white. A golden star
with golden rays upon each turban. In their Bright presence let me dream again!
hands golden dishes, upon which is broken
bread.1 Similar dishes, but of baser metal,
were in the hands of all the men in the gal- NOTE.
lery.
THIS “dream” would perhaps be more
I am led to the East side of the altar. accurately described as a “vision” conveying
truth under a symbolical form. The general
On the wall in front of me is a large
golden 7 (seven). Also on the right; like- 2
The four septenaries of the moon, the Occult
wise on the left. Looking behind upon the meaning or the division of the lunar month, which
division contains the mystery of generation and
birth, This “dream” shows that the “Chela” has
1
The broke fragments of the One TRUTH, which entered the phase of practical instruction given so
underly each and every religion.—[Ed.] often in symbolical dreams. — [Ed.]
interpretation is indicated with sufficient of preliminary initiation, after passing which
clearness in the account of the dream itself; the neophyte becomes a full adept, and en-
but a few remarks on some points of detail ters upon a new cycle of still more awful
may be of service. initiations.
The dreamer is in search of that hid- The nine groups of men or students in
den knowledge which lies at the inmost the seven coils of the outer gallery are, of
heart of all religions. This can be only course, typical of the nine degrees of in-
gained through Initiation. creasing knowledge, as also of initiation, the
tenth and highest being the central hall un-
The guardian of the gate is clad in a der the lighted dome.
grey-blue garb, the apparent color of he
visible “heavens”; the square flat top of his But the number ten, though it is that of
headgear symbolizing the four elements, or, the Sephiroth and the perfect number on the
rather, the number “ f o u r ,” which is so im- physical plane, is, itself, but a blind. For no
portant a factor in symbolism. Kabalist or Occultist can appreciate its full
significance unless he analyses and takes it
He bars the progress of the seeker with to pieces, studying all its factors and com-
the paralyzing fumes of exoteric ritualism ponent numbers separately and in combina-
and ceremonial, under which the fire of truth tion, e.g. 2x5=10, 3+4=7, 7+3=10, etc., etc.
does burn indeed, but invisibly. Further- Ten is the number of Jehovah, the typical
more, the “f o u r Sevens” show this vision personal God. Therefore the dreamer rightly
connected with occult (which is not to be hears it said that even the priests of the inner
confused with its modern imitation) ma- shrine have “lost the secret.”
sonry — e.g., with the rites of the “Grand
Elect” the knight of “ t h e White and the Finally, it may be well to remark that
Black Eagle” (30th deg.) For, in this grade it would be wrong to take the red book with
there are four apartments, and it is in the golden clasp which lies on the altar, and in
fourth that the initiation is accomplished. which the priests erroneously fancy all the
They further symbolize the four seasons; so knowledge of the temple is contained, to
also the year culminates in the fourth. represent inclusively the Christian gospels
because of the crucifixion embossed upon it.
The Seven mean an endless series of
things. Thus the seven rungs of the ladder in The “crucifixion” is a symbolical rite
a certain ancient Masonic rite remind one long antecedent to Christianity, and as it
of the seven pyræa, or altars, whereon the veils the secret of the final initiation is
ancient Persians burnt incense in honor of rightly seen upon the closed book of the
the seven planets. The passage of the Soul innermost mysteries.
to the highest empyrean was symbolized by
seven spheres in the Mithraic mysteries — Some most suggestive hints at the
just as in Revelation (an account, in fact, of meaning and true nature of this ceremony
one form of the Solar rite of Initiation, bor- will be found in the “Secret Doctrine,” to
rowed from the Egyptians) — the soul as- which the reader must be referred for further
cends through seven spheres typified by the details.
Seven Churches, to its sea of crystal. To
AN “EX-CHELA.”1
symbolize this tenet the primitive Gnostic
Christians erected, in the “Hall of Initia-
tion,” a ladder with seven ascending doors;
the first door was of lead, the second of tin,
the third of bronze, the fourth of iron, the
fifth of copper, the sixth of silver, and the 1
HPB, being an Initiate, is an “ex-chela” to the
seventh of gold. These are the seven stages author of the dream.
Devachan
ANSWER: Entities are kept in devachan by the
very force of their blissful state; they have no
incentive to come out of it; only when the force
of their life's aspirations is exhausted, do they
emerge from it. Such is the case with the
QUESTION: Do beings in devachan contact generality of beings, but if an entity of strong
one another? and clean nature enters the state with the de sire
to be of help on earth in a body, he may be
ANSWER: There is no contact whatever aroused from his sleep to assume a body by
among beings in the devachanic state; otherwise those Adepts whose function it is to perform
it would be an objective rather than a subjective such services. These Adepts are beings free from
existence. There would also he no possibility of all delusion and themselves not in the
the soul's experiencing the heavenly condition, devachanic state, but able to act consciously on
were there contact with other beings, since such any and all planes of being. Hence they, and
contact is the source of most of the troubles we they alone, can come in actual contact with
have. beings in devachan.
QUESTION: Is not, then, devachan a selfish QUESTION: Would you say that there is no
state ? contact with the real Ego in the devachanic state,
so far as this physical plane is concerned?
ANSWER: It is not any more selfish than the
earth-life. but it is the best kind of selfishness ANSWER: The physical plane has no bearing
that we know. It is heaven considered from a whatever on the devachanic state, although, just
point of view as persons, in accord with personal as kamaloka is anywhere, devachan is anywhere.
existence, but the energies worked out there are While we speak of coming and going to
those concerned with such high ideals and devachan as if it were a matter of space and
aspirations as have been held in life, and perhaps distance, there might be devachanic beings right
hindered in expression. In devachan, when those where we are now. But, not belonging to this
principles which occasioned the hindrance to plane, they do not disturb us and we do not
high aspirations are removed, then, as persons, disturb them.
we be gin to work upon them. There is no The constituents of the astral plane vary as do
obstruction; we go on functioning according to the constituents of our earth, and as do the other
our ideas and feelings; we make our own place finer elements. The finer nature and element of
according to our desires. devachanic bodies could be here without
receiving any detriment, or receiving any of the
QUESTION: Then the personal view-point is coarser elements of the kama lokic plane.
not lost until rebirth ?
QUESTION: Surely, then, if we could raise
ANSWER: The personality is not dropped until ourselves to the devachanic state, we could be
the Ego comes out of devachan; it is only then with those loved ones who have gone?
that the Ego resumes its own nature. The end of
the devachanic period is the finish and ANSWER: We should then be in the same state
completion of the personality. of vibration with them, and, undoubtedly,
In the case of a child dying before the Ego has experience some thing of their bliss, as their
been completely united with the physical happy dreams would include us. The strength of
body—before the age of six or seven years— the bond of love cannot be limited. In our
there could not, of course, be any devachan, as it nightly passage into deep sleep, on the plane
would in reality have been worked out after the corresponding to their devachan, something of
previous life. Such an Ego retires into its own this occurs— the memory of which is brought
state, awaiting conditions for rebirth. back in dreams.
QUESTION: What determines the length of QUESTION: Suppose two who loved each
one's stay in devachan? other beyond all else in life died within a short
time of each other; could not they be in actual
contact?
suggest to ourselves an analogy, to bring home
ANSWER: Two sympathetic souls will each their absurdities. Supposing it were possible in
work out their own devachanic sensations. Each exceptional cases for a waking per son to
would make the other a sharer in its subjective communicate with a person who is dreaming,
bliss, yet each is dissociated from the other as the report received would he nothing but the
regards actual mutual intercourse. What visions of the dreamer, and would convey no
companionship could there be between purely knowledge of the condition or experience of
subjective entities? other dreamers. Those who have passed into the
The matter of dying within a short time of each individual spiritual stage are be yond the reach
other has no relation to devachan, where the of any mediums whatsoever, and those still in
element of time plays no part; all sense of time the personal astral stage had better be left un
is lost there. The death of one, of course, might disturbed by nefarious meddlers. It is absolutely
weaken "the will to live" of the other yet on futile to endeavor to open up communication
earth, and hasten his departure. with "dreamers" in the hope of gaining
knowledge of after death states.
QUESTION: But if devachanes do not return
to earth, as Mr. Judge states in the chapter, what QUESTION: What provision would there be
is it, seen at seances, that is identified as the for those people who have no particular belief in
departed person? regard to "heaven," no particular attachments to
people or pursuits, but are naturally benevolent
ANSWER: It is not the Ego; no materialized in a large way?
form is the form of the spirit claiming it. All
such forms are merely electro-magnetic ANSWER: They would pass quickly through
shapes— merely reflecting surfaces—modeled the kamalokic state into their heaven, where the
on images seen in the astral light, and built from formulation of abstract ideas and the
material, drawn sometimes from kama rupic consideration of general principles would fill
remains, and largely from the very vital forces of their thought.
the medium and sitters present. Seances, it may
be inferred, are full of danger to sitters, both QUESTION: Does the soul require this
physically and mentally. particular period for rest, or for assimilation?
QUESTION: There seems to be a great revival ANSWER: The soul of the one who has been
of interest the past few years along this line of constantly experiencing in life, with no
"spirit" communication — some indirect, opportunity to assimilate, needs rest from his
through mediums, and others direct, via the vicissitudes and freedom from op position, such
ouija-board. Is there likelihood of obtaining any as devachan affords for the purpose of
knowledge in this direction? assimilation. But it is not necessary for everyone
to have a devachan. Some can assimilate their
ANSWER: Absolutely not. The psychology to experiences right here, and that is the better way.
be found in this chapter on devachan alone In fact, one who does not desire rest, but rather
should show the folly of placing any reliance on to work in the world for his fellowmen, could
"spirit" communications, direct or indirect. not have a devachan. He finds his rest in his
Present-day communications through mediums work, and the more modes of work he
exhibit the same ignorance, the same lack of undertakes, the more rest he gets.
consistency and value as were common to the
communications of the last quarter of the QUESTION: The place of power, then, is the
nineteenth century. We look in vain among them physical body?
for any knowledge of principles and laws
applicable to daily life; we look in vain for any ANSWER: The place of power is absolutely
rationale of continuous existence, apart from the within our reach now. After we have dropped
physical body. the physical body, the old personal machine still
As for the so-called direct communications of goes on. First the had is strained off, as it were,
the ouija-board, where, of course, the sitter and then we have the good. When that good is
makes him self a passive medium (the black and exhausted, we come back to physical life again.
dangerous aspect of the practice), we have hut to In devachan we are limited to the one state; in
physical life we can be in any of the heavens or QUESTION: In cominq out of devachan, is it
hells. the previous existence which provides
conditions for a new birth?
QUESTION: When we go to sleep at night, we
go into deeper states—the states of our real ANSWER: Not necessarily. The predominating
being. Why, then, should we need to go into the effect of the Karma of any given life into which
devachanic state on the death of the body? we may enter may be drawn from half a dozen
previous lives, whereof the Karma had not been
ANSWER: Every night we go, as well as into expended.
our real being, through the intermediate states of
kama loka and devachan, in an intensified QUESTION: Do the skandhas last over more
degree. It is an intermission for the Ego from than one incarnation?
earthly perceptions, but nevertheless the Ego is
still connected with earth-life and the physical ANSWER: They are whatever they may have
body. The effort (luring physical life is that of been made from one incarnation to another, and
the Ego. belong always to the plane of incarnation. They
The progress gained is the harvest of the Ego. It are the consummation and the essence of all the
is in earth-life he establishes his chain of causes. tendencies. Some of the tendencies which we
The personality is merely the field in which the have acquired in past existences may not have
Ego works. During life, there is an intermittent had an opportunity to expend themselves, but we
coming and going through the states of sleep for have them. Wherever there is evil, or tendency
the Ego, but on the death of the body, there is a to evil of any kind in the race, every human
long period which rep resents a general cleaning being in the race possesses the germs of those
up, so to say, of all the personal states of the life evils, and needs only the conditions to make
last lived, and a limitation to effect states. The them sprout. If we are clear-eyed enough to see
personal thoughts have to be worked out, and the nature of these things, we can prevent the
not until devachan is exhausted does the Ego conditions for sprouting. [From QUESTION: &
again enter into its own state and know what is ANSWER: on the Ocean by Robert Crosbie]
to come from what has been. In life, every night
he enters that spiritual state, his own true nature.
Connection between Lower and Higher Manas
must be made during life in a body; it can not be
made at any other time. After death, it is only
the effects naturally ensuing from the life last
lived that must be worked out to their residuum,
Methods of Study
and in these the Ego is detained from his own
true nature, which, however, before returning to
earth life, he resumes for a time. Perhaps the most important fact to
keep in mind is that there is no method of
QUESTION: What is meant by resuming "his study other than the one natural to the stu-
own true nature" during deep sleep? dent performing it.
ANSWER: "His own true nature" is the Tendencies toward one method or an-
spiritual, divine nature, which includes all the other can be solidified and intensified by a
experience and faculties and knowledge of all VOW. A VOW speeds up the flow of
the past. That is the nature of the "perfected" Karma.
man, for whom there is no breakage of
consciousness from plane to plane, to whom his Mr. Crosbie put it like this:
true nature is the ever-present reality. For us,
while consciousness is operative all the time and There are other dangers menacing such
in different ways, we identify ourselves with the a body as the T.S.[ULT] besides the “per-
vehicle or instrument of each state, and do not sonal-following” one. Sometimes self-
consciously pass from one to another. appointed conservators of the body arise,
with hard and fast conclusions as to men,
things and methods. These seek to impose
their ideas as the only true ones — in real-
ity, endeavoring to make a personal follow- fact that the major change in our life is a
ing under the name of a policy — forgetting new set words labeled “theosophy.” A per-
that no method is the true method; that son wrote me not long ago that they were so
the true method must be a combination of relieved that they had a religion they no
all methods. All these things are lessons —
longer had to “rebel from.”
initiations in occultism — if we read them
aright. (p.5) What we do in our “spare” time is a
And in another place he says: give-away regarding our heart’s devotion.
There is no set way given us nor any In every plane of consciousness there
particular form and method; we have to are what can be called the “center” and the
work it out — and yet all that we do has “circumference” Close to the central heart
Their help. We shall do rightly and well in of life, on any plane, there is knowledge,
any event, if we are single-hearted in what and order. On the outer margin of the circle
we do. (p.92) chaos makes everything dim and confused.
And again on p. 134: In fact, life in every form bears a more
I can readily imagine the troubles
or less strong resemblance to a philosophic
found in getting people to really study; as a school. And we, by our method of study —
rule, the necessity is not perceived, and this, which is really our LIFE — are constantly
I think, on account of the present methods choosing the direction we shall follow and
of education wherein the soul and mind are the energy we shall apply. No one escapes,
considered as mere recorders. Is it not everyone does it, and receives results which
strange that plain statements are not end up as a mixture of their Karma and their
grasped, that the superficial meanings of applied WILL — NOT DESIRE BUT WILL,
words are taken to be th applications of SPIRITUAL WILL, or in the words of HPB:
them? … Most men think that when they
have heard a statement made, they know it. LUCIFER proposes to preach… CHAR-
ITY; unrelenting charity toward the short-
Some one or two may wake up, among
a number of those interested, and therein
comings of one’s neighbour, untiring charity
lies the hope; also we know that those who with regard to the wants of one poorer than
merely listen or read with attention get oneself. Charity is the scope of all theoso-
something in the way of a trend that some- phical teachings, the synthesis of all and
time will develop into greater things. … every virtue. A person who exercises char-
ity under this dual aspect, cannot be a bad
A good comprehension of the proc- man or woman, do what he may. We think
esses is wise and necessary, for the sake of with a certain philosopher that “it is proper
others who need to see that the way of de-
that charity should flow out of a little purse,
votion is not merely being good. The
books of devotion contain the rules of war, as well as out of a great sack,” … And how
the duties — individual and collective — of true and great these words of the eminent
the warrior, the right conduct in the field. American poet, Joaquin Millar:
Moreover, they give the maps of battle-
ALL YOU CAN HOLD IN YOUR COLD DEAD HAND,
grounds where the foe is to be met, and tell IS WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN AWAY. . . . .
how the battle should be fought — to win.
(p. 134-35)
We need to achieve some intensity in

our inner life, else we will always be like
people trying to eat custard with a fork. The
fork works, but the efficiency of the effort is
so slow that we tend to merge into the
“status quo” while remaining blind to the
Compassion is not religious business,
Quotable Quotes it is human business; it is not luxury, it is
essential for our own peace and mental sta-
bility; it is essential for human survival.
THE DALAI LAMA
Be kind, for everyone you meet is
fighting a great battle. A human being is a part of the whole
Philo of Alexandria that we call the universe, a part limited in
time and space. He experiences himself, his
To develop true compassion, first we
thoughts and feelings, as something sepa-
must know that suffering is real, and that
rated from the rest—a kind of optical illu-
sufferings hurt.
sion of his consciousness. This illusion is a
THUPTEN RINPOCHE
prison for us, restricting us to our personal
How far you go in life depends on desires and to affection for only the few
your being tender with the young, compas- people nearest us. Our task must be to free
sionate with the aged, sympathetic with the ourselves from this prison by widening our
striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. circle of compassion to embrace all living
Because someday in your life you will have beings and all of nature.
been all of these. ALBERT EINSTEIN
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
The purpose of the journey is compas-
When you begin to touch your heart or sion. When you have come past all the pairs
let your heart be touched, you begin to dis- of opposites you have reached compassion.
cover that it’s bottomless, that it doesn’t JOSEPH CAMPBELL
have any resolution, that this heart is huge,
vast, and limitless. You begin to discover To speak gratitude is courteous and
how much warmth and gentleness is there, pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and
as well as how much space. noble, but to live gratitude is to touch
PEMA CHODRON Heaven.
JOHANNES A. GAERTNER
We live very close together. So, our
prime purpose in this life is to help others.
And if you can’t help them, at least don’t
hurt them.
THE DALAI LAMA
Toleration is the greatest gift of mind,

it requires that same effort of the brain that it
takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
HELEN KELLER
Man must evolve for all human con-

flict a method which rejects revenge, ag-
gression and retaliation. The foundation for
such a method is love.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Until he extends the circle of his com-

passion to all living things, man will not
himself find peace.
ALBERT SCHWEITZER

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Volume IV, No. 12 October 17, 2004

The Seven Geometrical Vowels

Fire to the vowel A

We have therefore the

Water to the vowel Y

This monogram contains all the forms

Also the vowels a, e, i, o, u, w, y.

The body has

It is to be noted that Venus is

As the vowels I E O V A express the

which from a side view is

of I A m, man is produced, and by the invo-

The vowel E and the letter H are in-

E, as representing Earth, is a combi- In is I Λ V O,

But the line A E and B G are in

producing the two triangles is an

The Seven Geometrical Vowels 1

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