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ble to effectively call upon these energies to be used by the occultist as he wills. a few suggested forms of vibration are as followed. keep in mind that no one procedure will help all. find one that best suits you and exercise it daily until it becomes second nature. procedure a step 1 perform the relaxation ritual. step 2 begin visualizing the kether sphere and from it draw down light into the solar plexus (tiphareth, the reflection of kether) and form a brilliant sphere. step 3 78 as you begin the vibration of adonai, for example, breathe in through the nose while visualizing the name to be vibrated within the tiphareth sphere. step 4 as you exhale, vibrate the name, seeing the flow of energy being exerted from the heart, down the arms and out the hands. hear the name being echoed thro

e above your head. move it down through your head to the region of the throat. at this point, visualize another sphere forming, just as bright but not as large as the first. feeling the sphere encompassing the whole region, begin vibrating the god name yhvh elohim. step 4 once again, visualize another beam of light emanating from the sphere in the throat region, moving down into the region of the solar plexus. form another ball of light a little larger than the sphere in the throat, and vibrate the god name yhvh eloah vedaath. step 5 bring another beam down from the sphere in the solar plexus to the region of the groin. form another sphere of light, then vibrate the god name shaddai el chai. step 6 moving down once again, visualize another beam of light emanating from the sphere in the gro

the region of the feet. seeing the feet completely engulfed in another sphere, begin vibrating the god name adonai ha-aretz. 95 when this last step is completed, you should have a total of five spheres, each brightly luminated and all connected by one beam of light. each of the spheres are attributed to the sephiroth on the pillar of mildness of the tree of life. the crown kether invisible daath solar plexus tiphareth groin yesod feet malkuth stay in this state for as long as you desire. you may use this time to meditate or contemplate on the energies invoked. at this time you may end the ritual by taking a deep breath, and as you exhale, visualize all the spheres and lines fading, keeping in mind that the energies are still present, but invisible. end with qabalistic cross. in all ritual

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now, in this analogue also falls the coat of many colors which was made for joseph, a legend which was regarded as so important that it was subsequently borrowed for the romance of jesus. the veil of the temple, too, was of many colors. we find, further east, that the manipura cakkra--the lotus of the city of jewels--which is an important centre in hindu anatomy, and apparently identical with the solar plexus, is the central point of the nervous system of the human body, dividing the sacred from the profane, or the lower from the higher. in western mysticism, once more we learn that the middle grade initiation is called hodos camelioniis, the path of the chameleon. there is here evidently an illusion to this same mystery. we also learn that the middle stage in alchemy is when the liquor be

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ian attribution of parts of the soul. cxvii. the soul (hindu. cxviii. the chakkras or centres of prana (hinduism. cxix. the ten fetters (buddhism. 0 hammemit. 1 kha, or yekh atma sahasrara (above head) aruparga 2 khai, or ka buddhi ajna (pineal gland) vikkikika 3 ba, or baie higher manas visuddhi (larynx) rupraga 4 silabata paramesa 5 patigha 6 lower manas anahata (heart) udakkha 7 kama manipura (solar plexus) mano 8 aib prana svadistthana (navel) sakkya-ditti 9 hati linga sharira muladhara (lingam and anus) kama 10 kheibt, khat, tet, sahu sthula sharira avigga cxx. magical images of the sephiroth. cxxi* the grades of the order. cxxii. the ten plagues of egypt. 0. 08=0. 1 ancient bearded king seen in profile 10 =18 ipsissimus death of first-born 2 almost any male image shows some aspect of

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uch the muladhara cakkra, crying, hadit! 3. let him, retracing the line, touch the centre of his breast an cry ra-hoor-khuit "the horizontal components of the enchantment" 1. let him touch the centre of his forehead, his mouth, and his larynx, crying aiwaz! 2. let him draw his thumb from right to left across his face at the level of the nostrils. 3. let him touch the centre of his breast, and his solar plexus, crying, therion! 4. let him draw his thumb from left to right across his breast, at the level of the sternum. 331 5. let him touch the svadistthana, and the muladhara chakkra, crying, babalon! 6. let him draw his thumb from right to left across his abdomen, at the level of the hips (thus shall he formulate the sigil of the grand hierophant, but dependent from the circle "the assevera

tched<gods like phthah or harpocrates whose natures do not accord with this gesture (see illustration, in equinox no. 2, p. 13<god desired entering with the breath (c) let that name descend slowly from the lungs to the heart, the solar plexus, the navel, the generative organs, and so to the feet (d) the moment that it appears to touch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about 12 inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the god horus<equinox reference has "illustration in vol. i. no. 1 'blind force, an

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ng serpent. awake her: she darts up the spine, and the prana flows through the sushumna. see "raja-yoga" for more details> 84 there is the lotus of three petals in the sacrum, in which the kundalini lies asleep. this lotus is the receptacle of reproductive force. there is also the six-petalled lotus opposite the navel- which receives the forces which nourish the body. there is also a lotus in the solar plexus which receives the nervous forces. the six-petalled lotus in the heart corresponds to tiphereth, and receives those vital forces which are connected with the blood. the sixteen-petalled lotus opposite the larynx receives the nourishment needed by the breath. the two-petalled lotus of the pineal gland receives the nourishment needed by thought, while above the junction of the cranial s

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he vibration of god-names. as a further means of identifying the human consciousness with that pure portion of it which man calls by the name of some god, let him act thus: 4("a) stand with arms outstretched("see" illustration("b) breathe in deeply through the nostrils, imagining the name of the god desired entering with the breath("c) let that name descend slowly from the lungs to the heart, the solar plexus, the navel, the generative organs, and so to the feet. 17("d) the moment that it appears to touch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about 12 inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the god horus<"see" illustration in vol. i. no. 1 "blind force> and at the same time imagi

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l the illumination of the second noble truth of the eightfold path shatter the step of right views which the aspirant is standing upon just as the fire of god consumed the elemental pyramid- the tower of the taro. having attained to mastery over right comprehension the aspirant begins to see things not as they are but in their right proportions. his views become balanced, he enters tiphareth, the solar plexus "he sees naked facts behind the garments of hypotheses in which men have clothed them, and by which they have become obscured; and he perceives that behind the changing and conflicting opinions of men there are 144 permanent principles which constitute the eternal reality in the cosmic order."228 in tiphareth the aspirant attains to no less a state than that of conversation with his h

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

ediate stages are fraught with difficulty for all who stand on the verge of self-discovery, and of becoming the path itself. some practical advice might be of value here: study with care the first three books of the bhagavad gita. the problem of arjuna is the problem of all disciples, and the solution is eternally the same. stand ready and watch the heart. in the transferring of the fire from the solar plexus to the heart centre comes much pain. it is not easy to love as do the great ones, with a pure love which requires nothing back; with an impersonal love that rejoices where there is response, but looks not for it, and loves steadily, quietly, and deeply through all apparent divergences, knowing that when each has found his own way home, he will find that home to be the place of at-one

ive personalities are thus linked by the circulating energy from the rod, the initiator confides to the initiate the secret. the reason for this is as follows: each of the five initiations with which we are immediately concerned (for the higher two, not being compulsory, are outside our present consideration) affects one of the five centres in man. 1. the head, 2. the heart, 3. the throat, 4. the solar plexus, 5. the base of the spine, and reveals to him knowledge concerning the various types of force or energy by which the solar- 96- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust system is animated, and which reach him via a particular etheric centre. at the application of the rod his centres were affected in a particular fashion. by the impartation of the secret, the reason is co

al centres which are inevitably stimulated when the etheric centres approach their maximum vibration. it is not necessary to enlarge upon this point beyond pointing out that as the seven centres within the head become responsive to the ego the following seven centres, 1. the head, considered as a unit, 2. the heart- 117- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust 3. the throat, 4. the solar plexus, 5. the base of the spine, 6. the spleen, 7. the organs of generation, are also affected, but affected along the line of purification and control. this will produce results in the definitely physical organs through which man functions on the physical plane. in illustration: man can then transfer consciously the creative fire and energy from the organs of generation to the throat, or

initiate of the sex impulse, as usually understood, and the transference of the fire which now normally vitalises the generative organs to the throat centre, thus leading to creation upon the mental plane through the agency of mind. that which is to be created must then be nourished and sustained by the love energy of nature issuing from the heart centre. the lower triangle referred to is: 1. the solar plexus. 2. the base of the spine. 3. the generative organs. whilst the higher one is, as pointed out: 1. the head. 2. the throat. 3. the heart. this might be interpreted by the superficial reader as an injunction to the celibate life, and the pledging of the applicant to abstain from all physical manifestation of the sex impulse. this is not so. many initiates have attained their objective w

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rt of the body, from whence they are directed downwards to the centre which is called the etheric spleen, as it is the counterpart in etheric matter of that organ. the main centre for the reception of prana at present is a centre between the shoulder blades. another has been allowed to become partially dormant in man through the abuses of so-called civilisation, and is situated slightly above the solar plexus. in the coming rootrace, and increasingly in this, the necessity for the exposure of these two centres to the rays of the sun, will be appreciated, with a corresponding improvement in physical vitality and adaptability. these three centres, 1. between the shoulder blades, 2. above the diaphragm, 3. and the spleen make, if one could but see it, a radiant etheric triangle, which triangl

commended to all physicians, and when properly comprehended, will result in a- 68- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust basic change in medicine, from a curative to a preventive foundation. the second stage is that in which the pranic fluids begin to blend with the fire at the base of the spine and to drive that fire slowly upwards, transferring its heat from the centres below the solar plexus to the three higher centres that of the heart, the throat and the head. this is a long and slow process when left to the unaided force of nature, but it is just here that (in a few cases) a quickening of the process is permitted in order to equip workers in the field of human service. this is the object of all occult training. this angle of the matter we will take up in still greater

of objectivity. we will therefore only concern ourselves here with those centres which relate to the evolution of the subtler bodies, the evolution of the psyche, and not with those connected with the evolution and propagation of the dense physical body. these centres are five in number: 1. that at the base of the spine, the only one dealt with that has a physical effect. 2. that situated at the solar plexus, the most important one in the body from the standpoint of the astral plane. 3. that found at the throat, the most important from the standpoint of the mental plane. 4. that in the region of the heart, which has an occult link with the buddhic plane. 5. that above the top of the head, which is the crown, and has relation with the atmic plane. we do not deal with the lower centres of g

just above the top of the head. i would like to describe these centres in greater detail, dealing with them as seen in etheric matter, and basing what i say upon a similar statement by mr. c. w. leadbeater in "inner life" vol. 1, page 447-460. we will note the colours and petals: 1. the base of the spine, four petals. these petals are in the shape of a cross, and radiate with orange fire. 2. the solar plexus, ten petals rosy color with admixture of green. 3. the heart centre, twelve petals glowing golden. 4. the throat centre, sixteen petals of a silvery blue, with blue predominating. 5. the head centre in its twofold divisions: a. between the eyebrows, consisting of ninety-six petals, one-half of the lotus being rose and yellow, and the other half blue and purple. b. the very top of the

ccording to the ray so will the points be touched in ordered sequence. herein lies one of the secrets of initiation, and herein is found some of the dangers entailed in a too quick publication of information concerning the rays. 1. the pranic triangle. a. the shoulder centre. b. the centre near the diaphragm. c. the spleen. 2. man controlled from the astral plane. a. the base of the spine. b. the solar plexus. c. the heart. 3. man controlled from the mental plane. a. the base of the spine- 97- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust b. the heart. c. the throat. 4. man partially controlled by the ego, advanced man. a. the heart. b. the throat. c. the head, i.e, the four lesser centres and their synthesis, the alta centre. 5. spiritual man to the third initiation. a. the heart

the seven head centres in the body of that being, greater than our logos. again, two other systems, when allied with the solar system and the pleiades, make a lower quaternary which are eventually synthesised into the seven head centres in much the same way as in the human being after the fourth initiation. 1. the base of the spine- 105- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the solar plexus. 3. the heart. 4. the throat. the sevenfold head centre in its turn finds ultimate expression in the gorgeous twofold centre above the top of the head and surrounding it. equally so, beyond the above named constellations is still another cosmic centre. the name of this centre is one of the secrets of the final initiation, the seventh. these are the only correspondences that may as yet

know them, are the means of contact built up by the thinker (polarised in his etheric body) and find their expression in the physical form in those nerve centres, brain cells, ganglia and plexus which exoteric science recognises. b. that these senses for all purposes of present manifestation, have their focal point on the astral plane and are therefore largely under the stimulating action of the solar plexus that great focal point in the centre of the body which is the stimulating agent for most of the human family at this time. c. that as the higher triangle comes into play and the polarisation steps up to the higher centres, the senses begin to make themselves felt on the mental level and man becomes aware on that plane. we have in the human body an interesting reflection of the transfe

ng reflection of the transference of the polarisation from the personality to the ego, or into the causal body, in the division that exists between the higher and the lower mental planes, and the dividing line of the diaphragm between- 118- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust the higher and the lower portions of the body. below the diaphragm we have the four lower centres: 1. the solar plexus. 2. the spleen. 3. organs of generation. 4. base of the spine. above are the three higher: 1. heart. 2. throat. 3. head. in the microcosm we have the lower quaternary separated from the triad in a similar manner, and this analogy will bear pondering upon. by careful thought we can therefore work out the reflex action of the centres and the senses from the standpoint of the different p

employs the physical brain for this purpose. an animal likewise has an instinctual memory, apprehension, and an embryo anticipation, but (lacking mind) he is unable to adjust them to circumstances in the sense of prearrangement, and lacks the capacity consciously to utilise, and thus reap, the benefit of past events, and to learn from experience in the manner which a man does. the animal uses the solar plexus in the same way that a man uses the brain; it is the organ of instinct. all that can be acquired by instinct and by the use of the concrete mind functioning through the physical brain can be considered as dealing with that which we call exoteric. it is thus evident how the range of fact will differ according to: a. the age of the soul. b. experience developed and used. c. condition of

the same time develops certain centres in the head, and thus transfers the zone of its activity from the physical brain to the higher head centres, existing in etheric matter. for the mass of humanity, this will be effected during the opening up of the etheric subplanes during the next two races. this is paralleled in the animal kingdom by the gradual transference of the zone of activity from the solar plexus to the rudimentary brain, and its gradual development by the aid of manas. as we consider these points, it will become apparent that the esoteric aspects of knowledge are really those zones of consciousness which are not yet conquered, and brought within the radius of control of the indwelling entity. the point to be emphasised is that when this is realised the true significance of th

l body of a human being. this will be realised as the correspondence between the cosmic physical plane and the systemic physical plane is studied. b. three of these centres, therefore concern the lower centres of the cosmic being. have their analogies on the dense, liquid and gaseous planes. are at present the object of the attention of cosmic kundalini. c. one of these centres corresponds to the solar plexus and is the synthesiser of the lower three, thus making a quaternary. d. the centre which is analogous to that at the base of the spine, or the reservoir of kundalini, has a permanence which is not seen in the other two lower centres. the heavenly man who embodies this principle and is the source of generative heat to his brothers, must be sought for by the aid of the intuition. concre

d is the source of generative heat to his brothers, must be sought for by the aid of the intuition. concrete mind will not here avail. e. the three higher centres, or the heavenly men who correspond to the head, the heart and the throat of the solar logos, have their etheric analogies on the three higher etheric levels of the cosmic physical plane, just as the heavenly man who embodies the logoic solar plexus finds his manifesting source on the fourth etheric. f. this heavenly man, with his etheric vortex or wheel of force on the fourth cosmic ether, is in this fourth round, a vital factor in planetary evolution. g. when the heavenly man, who is at present demonstrating through the earth scheme, has succeeded in vitalising his middle centre, or in directing the force of planetary kundalini

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

abnormally acute and this fact should be remembered. 36. by meditation upon light and upon radiance, knowledge of the spirit can be reached and thus peace can be achieved. the student should here note that each of the methods outlined above concerns certain centres. there are seven methods of attainment mentioned and therefore we can infer that the seven centres are involved. method i. sutra 33. solar plexus centre. the peace of the chitta (or mind stuff) can be brought about through the practice of sympathy, tenderness, steadiness of purpose, and dispassion in regard to pleasure or pain, or towards all forms of good or evil. method ii. sutra 34. centre at the base of the spine. the peace of the chitta is also brought about by the regulation of the prana. method iii. sutra 35. centre betw

one of the seven heavenly men. 5. every centre has to be developed through the use of the word. this word is aum and it must appear in the vibrant centre eventually. when it shines forth perfectly within the wheel then that centre has perfectly awakened. 6. certain of the qualities of the sun are the qualities of the centres- 51- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust a. quality of the solar plexus. warmth. b. quality of centre at base of spine. kundalini fire. c. quality of the ajna centre between the eyebrows. illuminating light. d. quality of the head centre. cold light. e. quality of the sacral centre. moisture. f. quality of the throat centre. red light. g. quality of the heart centre .r adiant or magnetic light. in this sutra meditation upon light and radiance is enjoined

ane and not with the lower astral as is now the case. the correct order of this control of the organs of physical perception or of the five senses is as follows: 1. correct intellectual perception of the ideal on the mental plane. 2. pure desire, freed from love of form on the emotional or astral plane, 3. correct use and development of the five centres up the spine (base of spine, sacral centre, solar plexus, heart and throat centres, each of which is found in the etheric body and is allied with one or other of the five senses, 4. consequent correct reaction of the sense organs to the requirements of the true or spiritual man. in connection with the astral body, the result of purification is a quiet spirit, or the "gentle stillness" of the vehicle so that it can adequately reflect the chr

hich is subtle, hidden or remote. 26. through meditation, one-pointedly fixed upon the sun, will come a consciousness (or knowledge) of the seven worlds. 27. a knowledge of all lunar forms arises through one-pointed meditation upon the moon. 28. concentration upon the pole-star will give knowledge of the orbits of the planets and the stars. 29. by concentrated attention upon the centre called the solar plexus, comes perfected knowledge as to the condition of the body. 30. by fixing the attention upon the throat centre, the cessation of hunger and thirst will ensue. 31. by fixing the attention upon the tube or nerve below the throat centre, equilibrium is achieved. 32. those who have attained self-mastery can be seen and contacted through focussing the light in the head. this power is devel

s provided it is the outcome of the awakening of the man on his own plane, and the turning of the eye of the soul, via the mind and the third eye, upon these planes. the presence of the lower psychic power may, however, mean that the soul is (from the physical plane standpoint) asleep and unable to use its instrument, and that these experiences are therefore only the result of the activity of the solar plexus producing awareness of the astral plane. this type of psychism is a reversion to the- 141- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust animal state and to the child stage of the human race. it is undesirable and dangerous. 9. the sequence of mental states is as follows: the mind reacts to that which is seen; then follows the moment of mind control. then ensues a moment wherein th

tion, the ego or soul on its own plane, mediating between and linking the monad with the personality, spirit with the body. it is interesting here to note that a clue to the truth of this can be found in the manifestations of lower psychism such as are seen in the average mediumistic seance and the ordinary type of spiritualism. contact with the astral plane is made through that great centre, the solar plexus which links the higher three centres and the lower. it accounts also for the fact that flowers are such a feature in materializations at seances, for the vegetable kingdom is the middle kingdom of the three subhuman kingdoms, mineral, vegetable, and animal. the explanation as to the prevalence of indian guides is also found here, for they are the shells and powerful thought-forms left

point of power in the head the yogi directs all his affairs and undertakings, throwing upon all events, circumstances and problems the "awakened inner light" in this he is guided by the love, insight and wisdom which is his through the transmutation of his love nature, the- 161- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust awakening of his heart centre and the transference of the fires of the solar plexus to the heart. it might be asked very pertinently here how this junction between head and heart, producing the luminosity of the central organ and the emission of the inner radiance can be brought about. briefly stated, it is produced as follows: 1. through the subjugation of the lower nature which transfers the activity of all the life below the solar plexus and including the solar pl

man, the microcosm. 4. the purpose of our planet, gained by the adept through an understanding of the triplicity formed by: a. the pole star, b. our earth planet, c. the great bear. other meanings are available to those who hold the key, but the above will suffice to show the deep, though esoteric significance attached to these brief words. 29. by concentrated attention upon the centre called the solar plexus, comes perfected knowledge as to the condition of the body. in the commentary upon book i sutra 36, the various centres were enumerated and their qualities given. in this section of the book, five of these centres are mentioned and they are the five which most closely concern the aspirant, and which are the most dominant in the fifth or aryan race, being awakened but not unfolded in t

entary upon book i sutra 36, the various centres were enumerated and their qualities given. in this section of the book, five of these centres are mentioned and they are the five which most closely concern the aspirant, and which are the most dominant in the fifth or aryan race, being awakened but not unfolded in the fourth race. these are: 1. the centre at the base of the spine. 4 petals, 2. the solar plexus centre. 10 petals, 3. the heart centre .1 2 petals, 4. the throat centre. 16 petals, 5. the head centre. 1000 petals. with these five, the aspirant is primarily concerned. the centre called the spleen was dominant in lemurian days but is now relegated to the domain of the fully functioning and therefore automatic centres, and has sunk below the threshold of consciousness. the centre b

d with the major centres, situated above the diaphragm. in the sutra under consideration we are dealing with one of the five most important centres, and this for the reason that: 1. it is situated in the centre of the trunk. it is therefore a correspondence of the middle principle. in man in atlantean days the three major centres for that race were: a. the head. father or spiritual aspect, b. the solar plexus. the son or soul aspect, c. the base of the spine. the holy ghost or matter aspect. the soul was not then so individualized as it is now. the animal soul controlled, and consequently full contact with the anima mundi was the dominant factor. as time elapsed, the soul became more individualized in each human being, and more and more separative, as the mind aspect (the great dividing fa

st principle, the light of the world, the soul will work, pouring light and life on all things, and using it as the great organ of awareness. through the last, the work of creation will be carried on, and the creative word sent forth. this general view is given so as to present to the student the vision of what lies ahead. it is, however, of no present value; most aspirants are concerned with the solar plexus and hence the necessity of our present consideration. 2. it is the organ of the astral nature, of the emotions, moods, desires and feelings and hence is most active in all. it is through it that the lower bodily functions are aroused desire to eat, to drink, and to procreate, and through it the lower centres are contacted and work with them is carried forward. in the disciple, the hea

ence the necessity of our present consideration. 2. it is the organ of the astral nature, of the emotions, moods, desires and feelings and hence is most active in all. it is through it that the lower bodily functions are aroused desire to eat, to drink, and to procreate, and through it the lower centres are contacted and work with them is carried forward. in the disciple, the heart supersedes the solar plexus; in the master, the head. all the centres, however, are the expression of the life and love of god, and in their totality and perfection express the christ life. 3. it is the centre wherein is carried forward the great work of transmuting all the lower and animal desires into the higher. through it literally must be passed the forces of the lower nature. it gathers up the forces of th

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f daily concentration gradually overcomes the difficulty of control and brings about results which might be enumerated as follows: 1. the reorganization of the mind. 2. the polarizing of the man in his mental, instead of his emotional vehicle. 3. the withdrawal of the man's attention from the sense perceptions and his learning to centre himself in the brain. most people, like the animals, use the solar plexus. 4. the development of a faculty of instantaneous concentration as a preliminary to meditation. 5. the capacity to focus the attention unswervingly upon any chosen seed thought. ii. the stage of meditation. patanjali defines concentration as the holding of the perceiving consciousness in a certain region- 47- from intellect to intuition copyright 1998 lucis trust and meditation as the

is of a high order, then the pituitary body functions with increased efficiency, and the vibration of the centre of energy in its neighborhood becomes very powerful. it should be noted that according to this theory, when the personality is of a low order, when the reactions are mainly instinctual and the mind is practically non-functioning, then the centre of energy is in the neighborhood of the solar plexus, and the man is more animal in nature. four: the centre in the region of the pineal gland, and the higher brain, are brought into activity through learning to focus the attentive consciousness in the head. in the oriental books this is called by the interesting term "right withdrawal" or "right abstraction" this means the development of the capacity to subjugate the outward-going tend

ucis trust the time, and with the practice of a little meditation every day, it should soon be possible to bring the work back again to normal. we have had students who have suffered this way, but who, by obedience to suggested rules, and the use of common-sense, are now doing their thirty minutes' or an hour's meditation daily. in emotional types, the trouble is first sensed in the region of the solar plexus. the student finds himself prone to irritation and to anxiety and worry; also, particularly in the case of women, there may be found a disposition to cry easily. sometimes there is a tendency to nausea, for there is a close relation between the emotional nature and the stomach, as is evidenced by frequency of vomiting in moments of shock, or fright, or intense emotion. the same rules

through the development of a spiritual normality which is greatly needed at this time, particularly among aspirants and esoteric students. it might be well also, before this chapter comes to a close, to refer to the dangers to which many are liable if they respond to the appeal of teachers for pupils to "sit for development" they are then taught to meditate upon some centre of energy, usually the solar plexus, sometimes the heart, curiously enough never the head. meditating upon a centre is based upon the law that energy follows thought, and leads to the direct stimulation of that centre and the resultant demonstration of the particular characteristics for which these focal points scattered throughout the human body are responsible. as the majority of people function primarily through the

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he heart, the love wisdom of the soul, the buddhi or christ principle. c. the lungs, the analogy for the breath of life, is the correspondence of spirit. 15. in the lower torso again we have this triple system carried out- 28- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust a. the sex organs, the creative aspect, the fashioner of the body. b. the stomach, as the physical manifestation of the solar plexus is the analogy to the soul nature. c. the spleen, the receiver of energy and therefore the physical plane expression of the centre which receives this energy is the analogy to the energising spirit. the vital body is the expression of the soul energy and has the following function: 1. it unifies and links into one whole the sum total of all forms. 2. it gives to every form its particu

p" to communicate with its reflection. the correspondence to this relation, or synchronizing vibration is interesting: soul. man on the physical plane mind. brain pineal gland. pituitary body the relation also between the centers, and their synchronization is interesting and in it is epitomized the evolution of the race as well as the racial unit, man. head center. base of the spine heart center. solar plexus throat center. sacral center in the above lies a hint for the more advanced student (and he is the one who hesitates so to regard himself. it is also symbolized for us in the relation between the eastern and the western hemispheres and between those great bodies of truth which we call religion and science. the life of meditation proceeds and the rapport between the soul and its triple

etween: a. the centre at the base of the spine and the thousand petalled lotus, the head centre. in this the four petals of the basic centre become the many, or the quaternary is lost in the universal. b. the sacral centre and the throat. in this there comes a union between the twelve creative hierarchies and the quaternary, and the secret of the sixteen petals of the throat lotus is seen. c. the solar plexus centre and the heart, in which the ten of the perfect man in this solar system is lost in the consummated twelve. as the twelve creative hierarchies (in their outer and creative aspect) are contacted by the man, who is the perfected quaternary from the standpoint of the form, so in the relation between the solar plexus and heart is the second aspect perfected; the love of the soul can

these three suns are one, brahma breaks forth. a lighted world is born. this literally means that when the soul (symbolized as the solar orb) the mind, and the light in the head form one unit, the creative power of the solar angel can express itself in the three worlds, and can construct a form through which its energy can actively express itself. the lunar orb is a symbolic way of expressing the solar plexus which eventually must do two things: 1. blend and fuse the energies of the lower two centres of force, and 2. raise these fused energies and so, blending with the energies of the other and higher centres, reach the head. all the above embodies a teaching and a theory. this has to be wrought out in the practical experiment and experience and conscious activity of the aspirant. i would

ys likewise find their microcosmic reflections in the aura of perfected man. first ray. monadic. spiritual energy. head centre second ray. egoic. magnetic force. heart centre third ray. personality. radiant glory .s olar plexus you inquire, why do i not say the throat centre? because the centres below the diaphragm symbolize primarily the personal lower self, and in their synthesising centre, the solar plexus, express the magnetic force of the matter aspect in man. the throat centre is swept into increasing creative activity as the personality vibrates to the soul. let us now consider the words at the end of the previous rule "the lower light is thrown upward and the greater light illuminates the three; the work of the four proceedeth" what of this lower light? the student should remember

roughout the body. this shows as the radiance emanating from the bodies of adepts and saints, giving the effect of bright and shining light. when the radiant light of the soul is blended with the magnetic light of the vital body, it stimulates the atoms of the physical body to such an extent that each atom becomes in turn a tiny radiant centre. this only becomes possible when the head, heart, the solar plexus and the centre at the base of the spine are connected in a peculiar fashion, which is one of the secrets of the first initiation. when these four are in close cooperation the "floor of the triangle" as it is symbolically called, is prepared for the magical work. in other words these can be enumerated as follows: a. the physical material form with its centre at the base of the spine. b

s prepared for the magical work. in other words these can be enumerated as follows: a. the physical material form with its centre at the base of the spine. b. the vital body working through the heart centre where the life principle has its seat. the activities of the body which are due to this stimulation are carried through the circulation of the blood. c. the emotional body, working through the solar plexus centre. d. the head centre, the direct agent of the soul and its interpreter, the mind. these four are in complete accord and alignment. when this is the case, the work of initiation and its interludes of active discipleship become possible. before this time the work cannot proceed. this is foreshadowed in the aspirant when there is enacted a symbolic happening in the light in the hea

t us, for the sake of clarity, list these lotuses with their petal numbers, and their location. their colours are immaterial at present from the standpoint of the student, for much that has been given out is erroneous or in the nature of a blind, and in any case, the esoteric colours are widely different from the exoteric. 1. the base of the spine .4 petals. 2. the sacral centre. 6 petals. 3. the solar plexus centre. 10 petals. diaphragm. 4. heart centre. 12 petals. 5. throat centre. 16 petals- 112- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust 6. centre between the eyebrows. 2 petals. 7. head centre. 1000 petals. next, let the student remember two important facts, which may be regarded as elementary and preliminary but which nevertheless have to be worked out into conscious realisa

ngement of the forces flowing through these vortices, and to learn to function consciously through the higher centres, subordinating the lower ones. this has to be done also without laying the emphasis upon the form aspect as is the case in many practices used to vitalise the centres. the two facts of importance are: 1. the three centres below the diaphragm, a. base of spine, b. sacral centre, c. solar plexus centre, which are, at present, the most potent in average humanity and the most 'alive, require to be re-organised, re-oriented, and to be brought from a state of positivity into that of negativity. equally, the four centres above the diaphragm, a. the heart centre, b. the throat centre, c. the centre between the eyebrows, d. the head centre, must be awakened and brought from a state

ergies to our needs, subordinating elemental lives to the requirements of spiritual being, and bringing into activity a mechanism and a vital structure which has hitherto been only latent and quiescent. nevertheless, it remains a fact that when the energies, latent at- 113- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust the base of the spine, are carried to the head and are brought (via the solar plexus, that clearing house of energy, and the medulla oblongata) to the centre between the eyebrows, then the personality, the matter aspect, reaches its apotheosis and the virgin mary in the individual sense, which is a finite parallel of an infinite reality is "carried up into heaven" there to sit by the side of her son, the christ, the soul. when the energies of the sacral centre, focuss

of physical creation and generation and therefore the source of physical sex life and interest, are sublimated, re-oriented and carried up to the throat centre, then the aspirant becomes a conscious creative force in the higher worlds; he enters within the veil, and begins to create the pattern of things which will bring about eventually the new heavens and the new earth. when the energies of the solar plexus expressions hitherto of the potent desire nature, feeding the emotional life of the personality are equally transmuted and re-oriented, then they are carried to the heart centre and there is brought about as a result a realisation of group consciousness, of group love, and group purpose which makes the aspirant a server of humanity and a fit associate of the elder brethren of the race

llusion regarding themselves as different from other men, placing themselves upon a pedestal far above average humanity. they fall consciously into the sin of separateness. add to the above category, the cases of sex perversion, brought about by over-stimulation of the sacral centre, the cases of neuroticism and over-sensitivity and emotionalism, brought about by the premature vitalisation of the solar plexus centre, and lastly the cases of insanity, brought about by over-stimulation of the brain cells through unwise meditation work, and it will become increasingly clear why it is deemed necessary to proceed slowly and to develop the mental processes as well as the spiritual nature. the average student starts with the knowledge that he has centres, and with a desire for purity of character

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ustenance and vitality, and in the interlocking and interrelation of these four divine organisms does the world of form live and move and have its being. there are certain parallels in the human organism and certain correspondences which are of interest, and they may be presented in the following manner: the human kingdom. brain. the two head centres. vocal organs the animal kingdom. stomach. the solar plexus. liver. the vegetable kingdom. heart. the heart centre. lungs. the throat centre. the mineral kingdom. generative organs..the sacral centre. the base of spine. the relation of the seven centres to the various kingdoms in nature can be here seen, and the symbolism of the human form can be noted. the seven kingdoms as a whole can also be seen as having the following relations: 1. minera

even centres to the various kingdoms in nature can be here seen, and the symbolism of the human form can be noted. the seven kingdoms as a whole can also be seen as having the following relations: 1. mineral kingdom .b ase of spine. adrenals. 2. vegetable kingdom. heart centre. thymus- 138- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust 3. animal kingdom. solar plexus. pancreas. 4. human kingdom. sacral centre. gonads. 5. egoic kingdom. throat centre. thyroid. 6. planetary kingdom. ajna centre. pituitary. 7. solar kingdom .h ead centre. pineal. a study of these correspondences will be of value if the student will remember that these are the correspondences studied at the first initiation. they differ at the later expansions of consciousness. the in

ght 1998 lucis trust during the next subrace, ray two will begin to influence the mineral kingdom. in the next root race, ray five will commence to pour its power into the animal kingdom, gradually stimulating the instinctual mind of the animal until it vibrates to the ray of the intellect, of knowledge. this will bring about an organising of the animal brain, and the transfer of the power of the solar plexus centre to the head centre, and consequently a shift in the animal polarisation and an added activity of the brain in the head. towards the close of this round, the monadic ray of the advanced units of humanity will be so powerful that there will be a marked pouring in of ray one, with its stimulation of the individual will. you will therefore have in this unfoldment of the will aspect

s linked, to which he must render service, and by which he can be served. the relation of the rays to the centres in the average aspirant might be classified as follows: 1. head centre. ray of will or power. first ray. 2. the ajna centre .r ay of concrete knowledge .f ifth ray. 3. the throat centre. ray of active intelligence. third ray. 4. the heart centre. ray of love-wisdom. second ray. 5. the solar plexus. ray of devotion. sixth ray. 6. the sacral centre .r ay of ceremonial magic .s eventh ray. 7. base of spine. ray of harmony. fourth ray. these rays and their corresponding centres warrant most careful study. they are comprehensive and revealing. note, for instance, that at this time the seventh ray governs and expresses itself through the sacral centre, that which controls the sex lif

gies galvanise the physical man into activity through the medium of certain force centres in the etheric body. these, for our immediate purposes, can be divided into three centres below the diaphragm and four above. these are- 181- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust i. below the diaphragm: 1. the base of the spine. 2. the sacral centre. 3. the solar plexus. ii. above the diaphragm: 1. the heart centre. 2. the throat centre. 3. the centre between the eyebrows. 4. the head centre. we know that two fusions have to take place and, in these two we have two enactments of the symbolic sex process, and two symbolic events that externalise a spiritual happening and picture forth to man his spiritual goal and god's great objective in the evolutio

age. we might here make the following suggestions (note this word) as to the relation between the races and the centres in the body of humanity: races centre expression 7th and final rootrace. the head centre. will. plan. 6th rootrace. the next. the centre between the eyebrows. intuitive integration. 5th rootrace. the present .t he throat centre .c reative power. occult 4th and past rootrace. the solar plexus centre. psychic sensitivity. mystic. 3rd and first human race. the sacral centre. physical appearance. generation. 2nd and etheric race .t he heart or vital centre. life forces coordinated. 1st race. the base of spine. the will to be, to exist it is with only the last four evolving races that we shall concern ourselves (the first four dealt with in the above tabulation, for the first

resting data will be discovered; when the differences between the physical bodies of the animals and those of humanity have been more closely investigated there will appear a new and very fruitful field of study. these differences are largely in the realm of the nervous systems; not enough attention has been paid for instance to the fact that the brain of the animal is really in the region of the solar plexus, whilst the human brain, the controlling agent, is in the head, and works through the medium of the spinal column. when scientists know exactly why the animal does not use the brain in the head as does man, they will arrive at a fuller knowledge of the law governing cycles. there is much that could be said, but little of it would, as yet, be comprehended. until the incoming ray force

domesticity. the human kingdom..ray 4..experience. ray 5..intellect. the kingdom of souls..ray 5..personality. ray 2..intuition. the planetary kingdom..ray 6..the plan. ray 3..creative work. the solar kingdom..ray 1..universal mind will. ray 7..synthetic ritual. some sets of correspondences i. mineral. gonads. sacral centre. base of spine. vegetable. heart. heart. lungs .t hroat. animal. stomach. solar plexus- 256- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust. liver human .b rain. the two head centres. vocal organs ii mineral. base of spine. adrenals. vegetable. heart centre. thymus. animal. solar plexus. pancreas. human .s acral centre .g onads. egoic. throat centre. thyroid. planetary. ajna centre. pituitary. solar. head centre. pineal. iii. pr

he lords of mind came from venus. day. friday. esoteric colour. yellow. esoteric colour. indigo. human principle. higher mind. divine principle. higher knowledge "god saw that it was good" element. flame. instrument of sensation. astral body. plane. lower mental plane. sense. consciousness as response to knowledge. bodily location. brain. esoterically, this principle of sentiency is seated in the solar plexus. ray vi..abstract idealism, devotion planet. mars. day. tuesday. exoteric colour .r ed. esoteric colour. silvery rose- 263- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust human principle. kama-manas. desire. divine principle. desire for form. element. water "i long for habitation" instrument of sensation. tongue. organs of speech. plane. astra

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es the conscious life of the sum-total of the bodily cells, which are, in their turn, the recipients of the energy of the consciousness aspect or principles of all atoms and forms within the fourth kingdom of nature. this we cannot be expected to comprehend as yet, but the truth will be appreciated later on in the racial development. a hint can here be found as to the excessive sensitivity of the solar plexus centre to surrounding group impacts and impressions of an astral kind. there is a close rapport between the splenic centre and the solar plexus, as well as with the heart. 7. these two subjective and subconscious streams of energy cross each other in the region of the spleen and there form a cross in the human body, as they traverse each others lines of force. this is the corresponden

e form a cross in the human body, as they traverse each others lines of force. this is the correspondence in the human body to the cross of matter, spoken of in connection with deity. consciousness and life form a cross. the downpouring stream of life from the heart and the stream of life-giving energy from the spleen pass on (after crossing each other and producing a whirlpool of force) into the solar plexus region; from thence they are very definitely drawn together as one stream at a certain stage in the life of the advanced aspirant. there they merge with the sum-total of energies, using the three points referred to the head, the base of the spine and the spleen as a definite mode of communication, of distribution and of control, and finally of ultimate withdrawal, consciously or uncon

he expression of the energy of a great life, who, in cooperation with him "in whom we live and move and have our being, is subjecting the human family to certain influences and streams of energy which will eventually do three things: 1. awaken the heart centre in all aspirants and disciples. 2. enable emotionally polarised humanity to focus intelligently in the mind. 3. transfer the energy of the solar plexus into the heart. this unfolding of what we might call "the consciousness of the heart" or the development of true feeling is the first step towards group awareness. this group awareness and this identification with the feeling aspect of all groups is the quality which leads to service a service to be rendered as the masters render it, and as the christ demonstrated it for us in galilee

ed as the masters render it, and as the christ demonstrated it for us in galilee- 76- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust a. some questions on service therefore, the service rendered today is what it is because the response of men to these new aquarian influences is being registered at present in the astral body and is working out through the solar plexus. this accounts for the emotional nature of most of the service rendered in the world at this time; it is responsible for the hatred engendered by those who react sensitively to suffering and who, because of their emotional identification with suffering, lay the blame for the distressing conditions encountered upon a person or a group of persons. it is responsible also for the generall

ory nature of much of that which is now being done to relieve conditions. it is unsatisfactory from the higher angle of the soul. when, however, the service rendered is based upon a mental response to humanity's need, then the whole problem is lifted out of the veil of illusion and out of the valley of the world glamour. then the impulses to serve are registered in the heart centre and not in the solar plexus, and when this is more generally the case, then we shall have a happier and more successful demonstration of service. in this treatise i seek to be intensely practical, for this new science of service must be based on right foundations and on sound understanding. perhaps the simplest way in which i can handle a theme so new and yet so hackneyed is by formulating certain questions and

is nothing more to be done by the average disciple. the result, when it reaches that point, is inevitable and effective. the inner thought and the desire life determine the activity which will be expressed physically. when the force comes through in purity, it brings the centres above the diaphragm steadily into activity; when it comes through, tainted by personality trends, it uses primarily the solar plexus, and then sweeps into manifestation all the astral illusions, the grandiose delusions and the glamours of egoistic phenomena, using the word "egoistic" in its usual worldly, psychological connotation. this can easily be seen today among the leaders of various groups. b. distinctive methods of ray service does this science prove that the seven ray types employ distinctive methods in se

elf, and consciousness is the psyche or soul, producing psychical life; it is awareness sub-human, human and divine. in connection with man, we have the following psychological expressions postulated: 1. instinct, lying below the level of consciousness, but protecting and governing most of the habits and life of the organism. much of the emotional life is thus governed. instinct controls, via the solar plexus and the lower centres. 2. intellect, which is intelligent self-consciousness, guiding and directing the activity of the integrated personality, via the mind and brain, and working through the throat and ajna centres. 3. intuition. this is predominantly concerned with group consciousness and will eventually control all our relations with each other, as we function in group units. it wo

to the seven aspects or qualities which embody a man's essential divinity. the following is therefore of interest: 1. the head centre .m onad. life. first aspect. 2. the heart centre. soul. consciousness. second aspect. 3. the ajna centre. personality. substance. third aspect. these are the three major centres for the advanced man. 4. the throat centre .m ind. the mental aspect and energy. 5. the solar plexus centre .e motion. the astral aspect and energy centre. 6. the sacral centre .p hysical. 7. the centre at base of the spine. life itself. monadic centre. the latter centre is only awakened in its true and final sense at the third initiation. at that time the circle is completed. as was earlier stated, the etheric body is related to the monad and is the exteriorisation of the life aspec

tivity when the basic centre is awakened, and the kundalini fire is aroused. it might be of value to students to point out that frequently when a student is under the impression or belief that the kundalini fire has been aroused in him, all that has really happened is that the energy of the sacral centre (i.e. the sex centre) is being transmuted and raised to the throat, or that the energy of the solar plexus centre is being raised to the heart. aspirants do, however, love to play with the idea that they have succeeded in arousing the kundalini fire. many advanced occultists have mistaken the raising of the sacral fire or of the solar plexus force to a position above the diaphragm for the "lifting of the kundalini" and have therefore regarded themselves or others as initiates. their sincer

deliberation, as i was anxious to have clearly established the difference which will be found existing between the rays governing the elementals of the three lower bodies and that of the personality. the life of these three elementals is founded primarily in the three lowest centres in the etheric body: 1. the sacral centre. the mental elemental life transferred later to the throat centre. 2. the solar plexus centre. the astral elemental life. transferred later to the heart centre. 3. the centre at the base of the spine. the physical elemental life. transferred later to the head centre. the life of the indwelling soul is focussed in the three higher centres. 1. the head centre. the mental consciousness. 2. the throat centre. the creative consciousness. 3. the heart centre .t he feeling con

kened, and the glandular system, therefore, is correspondingly mediocre and irregular. 2. another group of difficulties concerns those human beings whose vehicles of expression, as centres of experience, are over-developed and over-stimulated without adequate conscious control by the soul. this development is, at this time, primarily focussed in the astral body, leading to over-sensitivity of the solar plexus centre or of the throat centre, and occasioning consequent difficulty. much of the thyroid instability of the present time is based upon this. there is a third class of difficulties which concern those who are on the path of discipleship, but these we will not consider here. in these latter cases there is an abnormal over-sensitivity in the vehicles, the rush of force through from the

ss and a fivefold movement. 1. the centres below the diaphragm are the controlling and dominant factor. the stage of dense materiality, of lower desire and of physical urge is in full expression. this was carried to its higher point of development in lemurian times. the sacral centre was the controlling factor. 2. the centres below the diaphragm become fully active, with the major emphasis in the solar plexus centre. this centre eventually becomes the great clearing house for all the lower forces and marks the period of the shift into a higher body, the astral body. this was characteristic of atlantean racial development. 3. the awakening of the throat centre and the shift of much of the lower energy into the throat activity. the ajna centre also begins to become active, producing integrat

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s of patanjali) will indicate the type of phenomena which should find its place in this diary. 5. any experiences of a psychic kind which do not come under any of the above headings. those mentioned above come under the heading of the higher psychism and concern the higher psychic faculties, spiritual perception, intuitive knowledge, mental telepathy (and not the telepathy which is based upon the solar plexus activity. the lower psychic experiences can also be noted whether pleasant or unpleasant. once noted, however, they should be forgotten for they are of no moment- 15- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust days may go by and weeks with no record. let this in no way disconcert you. the sensitivity of the mechanism of the soul to spiritual vibration has to be c

and his objective eventually becomes: a. at-one-ment with his group brothers. b. alignment with his soul and with the inner group which is the subjective cause of the outer groups. c. the expression of the particular technique which his group should eventually embody. the groups will use the following centres in their work: group 1. the head, heart and throat centres. group 2. the head, heart and solar plexus centres. group 3. the head, heart and ajna centres. group 4. the head, ajna and throat centres. group 5. the head and heart centres and the centre at the base of the spine. group 6. the head, heart and solar plexus centres. this is necessarily the same as in group 2. group 7. the head, throat and sacral centres. group 8. the head, heart, solar plexus and throat centres. this group of

t to see developed is alertness to soul contact, impressionability to the "voice of the teacher" an aliveness to the impact of new ideas and to the delicacy of intuitional responsiveness. these are ever the hallmark of the true disciple. it is spiritual sensitivity which must be cultivated; this is only truly possible when you learn to work through the centres above the diaphragm and to transmute solar plexus activity (which is so dominant in the average person, turning it into heart activity and the service of your fellowmen. impersonality, particularly for high grade integrated people, is peculiarly difficult to achieve. there is a close relation between impersonality and detachment. study this. many cherished ideas, many hard won qualities, many carefully nurtured righteousnesses and ma

rvice. let us briefly enumerate them: 1. intuitional response to ideas. 2. sensitiveness to the impression which some member of the hierarchy may seek to make upon the mind of the disciple. it is for this reason that i am training you to utilise the full moon contact. 3. quick response to real need. you had not regarded this as one of the psychic powers, my brother, had you? i refer not here to a solar plexus reaction but to heart knowledge. ponder on this distinction. 4. right observation of reality upon the soul plane. this leads to right mental perception, to freedom from illusion and glamour and to the illumination of the brain. 5. correct manipulation of force, involving, therefore, an understanding of the types and qualities of force and their right creative weaving into service upon

and that goodwill is the touchstone which will transform the world. how then can you keep your minds free from your own desires and from your own interpretations? by achieving that poised and positive negativity on the part of the two lower aspects of the personality the astral body and the brain as well as the etheric brain; these determine the reactions of the lower centres, particularly of the solar plexus centre. the mind will then be left free to fulfil three functions: 1. that of soul contact; this will result in illumination and a working knowledge of the immediate aspects of the plan. 2. that of thought formulation and thoughtform creation. then a clear thoughtform can be constructed with definiteness, and it can be positively directed. 3. that of working on mental levels with your

ater, i will (if you progress in sensitivity) train you in the art of psychometry, but the time is not yet. that the light of your soul and the light emanating from the master's group may flood your heart and energise your life is the thought which lies in my heart for you. june 1935 brother of old: i seek today to make a somewhat careful analysis of the condition of your psychic centres from the solar plexus upwards. you are passing through a dual process of psychic detachment and, at the same time, of psychic unfoldment. you need to remember that the phases of detachment are many and varied. some of them imply a detachment from the world of outer sensuous attachment or they may imply (as in your own case) a temporary and relative detachment from the world of- 82- discipleship in the new

o balance and round out your personality by placing the emphasis upon the mind aspect. it was, however, your past psychic links which led you into the organisation whose work you have aided for some years an organisation whose work is predominantly carried out on psychic and astral levels. this should be proof to you of the accuracy of my diagnosis. psychic unfoldment, when not originating in the solar plexus must be brought about by right control of the ajna, throat, heart and solar plexus centres by the spiritual man, seated in the head. the ajna centre is, in your case, very little awakened. it is quiescent and revolving slowly. the pituitary body is, therefore, somewhat subnormal. the solar plexus centre is awakened but you have paid little attention to it as a means of contact and onl

on of compassion. the throat centre is lethargic in its movement but could be easily aroused into activity and the heart centre is rapidly awakening. therefore, brother of old, we have the following situation to consider; this i will try to picture to you in a tabulation: the head centre. 40% awakened the ajna centre. 15% awakened the throat centre. 60% awakened the heart centre. 50% awakened the solar plexus centre. 75% awakened- 83- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust you see, therefore, that for the present the ajna centre is the one which should receive immediate attention. our problem is to awaken it and set its two major activities into motion. these are, in your case: 1. its power to project thoughtforms. 2. its capacity to act as an organ of clairvoyanc

ve allied closely with them certain of the major ductless glands and at the same time have no large organ (such as the heart or stomach) connected with them develop more slowly and are more carefully protected in the process than are the centres with a major physiological organ closely connected with them. for instance, the thymus gland is connected with the heart centre and the pancreas with the solar plexus centre. at the same time, the energy pouring through those centres can be deflected into certain large physical organisms such as the heart and the stomach. these centres, therefore, when being developed or stimulated, carry far less physiological danger than those which are not so related. the ajna centre is related to the pituitary body but there is no large physical organism to car

hat is, therefore, your problem, even if it seems to you an elementary problem. what you need to do is to focus the energy of your soul in your sixth ray astral body instead of in your mind, so that intelligent love may be your outstanding characteristic. this shift will do certain things for you and in you: 1. it will create a temporary upheaval in your life and, therefore, naturally affect your solar plexus, producing a period of real difficulty. 2. it will transfer the energy of the soul and the force of the mind into the realm of the emotions and of sensitive feeling response, thereby greatly increasing your usefulness but also increasing for you the "dire pain of life itself; this is a pain with which all disciples must learn to live and from which all disciples must inevitably suffer

n and the other is your emotional polarisation. this latter condition is largely responsible for the first one, as you yourself know. as you learn to shift the force of your soul from below the diaphragm to the higher centres (which is the problem of all disciples in training) your physical condition will be alleviated. one of the first things, therefore, which you will have to do is to close the solar plexus centre to the entrance of forces from the astral plane, and open it to the entrance of forces from soul levels, via the head centre. you must learn to function also more powerfully from the centre between the eyebrows, the ajna centre. the heart centre and the solar plexus centre are the two centres which are the most developed in you; next comes the throat centre. how shall we bring

entrance of forces from the astral plane, and open it to the entrance of forces from soul levels, via the head centre. you must learn to function also more powerfully from the centre between the eyebrows, the ajna centre. the heart centre and the solar plexus centre are the two centres which are the most developed in you; next comes the throat centre. how shall we bring about the change from the solar plexus centre to the ajna centre? through right meditation, my brother, and right breathing. i will ask you, therefore, for the next few months to follow the suggested routine below for a few minutes fifteen at least each day. this need not interfere with any meditation which you may choose to do, provided that you see to it that you preserve always a point of focus in the head. all your wor

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s known" and the hierarchy where the love of god demonstrates has been opened and enlarged, and the contact between these two great centres and humanity has been more firmly established. thus thousands of intelligent men and women will be enabled to free themselves from all delusion and emotional control. the moment that the hearts of men are active, that moment sees the termination of emotional, solar plexus activity. that is a statement of fact; it is the hearts of men which respond to the call of christ and it is those hearts which are becoming invocative today. the agonising emotional cycle through which humanity has passed during the past one hundred years, and the emotional tension in which men today live are also playing their part in fitting humanity to emerge into the realm of cle

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forces and the world arjuna is faced with a stupendous battle one that is recurrent and cyclic but which will, in this particular era, prove a decisive and determining factor in the age old conflict between material domination and spiritual control. the forces playing upon the planet at this time are of supreme importance. if you will bear in mind that the sixth ray works through and controls the solar plexus (being closely related to the astral plane, the sixth level of awareness) and that the seventh ray controls the sacral centre, you will see why there is so much emotion, so much idealism and so much desire mixed up in connection with the world conflict and why also apart from the storms in the political arena and the religious field that sex and its various problems has reached a poin

e with the immediate intent and plan and for the benefit of the evolving life in any particular world cycle: 1. spirit and matter. 2. life and form. 3. the ego and the personality. 4. the soul and its outer expression. 5. the higher worlds of atma-buddhi-manas and the lower reflection of mind emotion and the physical nature. 6. the head and the heart, through the sublimation of the sacral and the solar plexus energies. 7. the etheric-astral planes and the dense physical plane. 8. the intangible subjective levels of existence and the outer tangible worlds. such is the task of the white magician and as evolution proceeds and becomes more complicated and complex it will nevertheless be more rapid and more accurately defined in the mind of the magician. all, therefore, that is conducive to hum

e based upon the coming into activity of an awakened heart centre in the race. this is the second major centre in the individual and is situated above the diaphragm, and through it the hierarchy can reach the whole of humanity and the subhuman kingdoms likewise. 1. the second planetary centre the hierarchy. 2. the activity of the second ray love-wisdom. 3. the second initiation, which relates the solar plexus to the heart, humanity to the hierarchy and the personality and the egoic rays to the second, which is ever basically in manifestation. 4. the second ray centre the heart centre. 5. the second race (the atlantean) as it climaxes in the fourth, the next race. 6. the second plane the astral plane. this is the reflection of the second highest plane. 7. the second periodical vehicle the s

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

the hierarchy and around their work, and the work of the initiates and the disciplined disciples (mark that phrase) a rich glamour is created which prevents them ever reaching the disciple or his reaching them. it is not possible to penetrate the dense glamour of devotion, vibrating with dynamic ecstatic life, which emanates from the concentrated energy of the disciple, working still through the solar plexus centre. for this glamour there are some age-old rules: contact the greater self through the medium of the- 47- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust higher self and thus lose sight of the little self, its reactions, its desires, and intentions. or: the pure love of the soul which is not personalised in any way and which seeks no recognition can then pour into the world o

ral body must be regarded by him as his response apparatus to the world of sensation and as the only instrument whereby his soul can contact that level of expression temporary and non-lasting as it may be. the disciple must, therefore, establish contact with the soul and do this consciously and with the needed emphasis and so carry soul light to his own astral body, learn to focus it there in the solar plexus centre, and from that point of achievement proceed to work upon the astral plane at the arduous task of dispelling glamour. 4. when this line of contact has been made and the soul, the astral body and the astral plane have thus been intimately related, the disciple must carry the focussed light from the solar plexus (where it has been temporarily localised) to the heart centre. there

is no haste. that which is very ancient cannot be immediately dispelled no matter how good the intention or how accurate may be the grasp of the needed technique. it will be apparent to you that there are elements of danger in this work. unless the members of the group are exceedingly watchful and unless they cultivate the habit of careful observation, they may suffer from over-stimulation of the solar plexus until such time as they have mastered the process of rapidly transferring the light of the soul, focussed in the solar plexus, and the innate light of the astral body, also found localised in that centre, into the heart centre between the shoulder blades. i would, therefore, warn each and all of you to proceed with the utmost care and i would caution you that if you suffer any solar p

l work together as follows: 1. having linked up with all your group brothers, then consciously carry out the hints given symbolically in the ancient writing which i paraphrased for you above. a. link up consciously with your soul and realise this linking as a fact. b. then carry the light of the soul, through the power of the creative imagination, direct to your astral body and from thence to the solar plexus centre which is the line of least resistance. c. then transfer the light of the soul and the innate light of the astral body from the solar plexus centre to the heart centre, by a definite act of the will. 2. then, imaginatively, stand with your back to the world of glamour and with the eye of your mind focussed on the soul, whose nature is love. 3. let a few minutes' interlude then t

appetites and for the possession of the more subtle- 89- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust realities, and the longing for emotional comfort, for mental stability and assurance that the higher desires will meet with gratification. all this is maya in its emotional form, and it is not the same thing as glamour. in the case of glamour, the forces of a man's nature are seated in the solar plexus. in the case of maya, they are seated in the sacral centre. glamour is subtle and emotional. maya is tangible and etheric. such are the forces of maya which actuate, motivate and energise the life of the ordinary man. under their influence he is helpless for they inspire all his thinking, all his aspiration and his desire, and all his activity on the physical plane. his problem is two

steps of the disciple upon the way. it can produce dangerous group tension if present in any of you, and this induced group tension can interfere with the free play of the power and light which you are supposed to use, even when the other group members remain unconscious of the emanating source. irritation definitely generates a poison which locates itself in the region of the stomach and of the solar plexus. irritation is a disease, if i might use that word, of the solar plexus centre and it is definitely contagious to an almost alarming extent. so, my brothers, watch yourselves with care and remember that just in so far as you can live in the head and in the heart, you will end the disease of imperil and aid in the transference of the forces of the solar plexus into the heart centre. d

ly coincide. he is also aware that the dense physical body (the outer tangible appearance) is only an automaton, obedient to whatever forces and energies are the controlling factors in the subjective, conditioning the man. is that physical body to be controlled by emotional force, pouring through the sacral centre and producing desire for the satisfaction of the physical appetites, or through the solar plexus leading to emotional satisfaction of some kind? is it to be responsive to the mind and work largely under the impulse of projected thought? is it perhaps to be directed by an energy greater than any of these but hitherto apparently impotent, the energy of the soul as an expression of pure being? is it to be swept into action under the impulse of sentient reactions, ideas and thoughts

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

ask of learning to be responsive to the group and to find and contact those minds which are energised by similar thought currents. this has to be cultivated. how, my brother, shall this be done? let us consider the various types of telepathic work. the undeveloped human being and the unthinking, non-mental man or woman can be and often are telepathic, but the centre through which they work is the solar plexus. the line of communication is, therefore, from solar plexus to solar plexus. this is therefore instinctual telepathy and concerns feeling in every case. it involves, invariably, radiations from the solar plexus, which in the case of the animal world serves usually as the instinctual brain. this type of telepathic communication is definitely a characteristic of the animal body of man

and not the more subtle forms of psychism. where the more subtle forms of super- or extra-sensory perception have been involved, the subjects have been either adolescent or in their early twenties and have been primarily and rightly focussed in the emotional-feeling body. this is true even when they are highly intellectual. this form of telepathic communication is therefore of two kinds, with the solar plexus always involved: a. it will be from solar plexus to solar plexus between two people who are ordinary, emotional, governed by desire, and primarily centred in the astral and animal bodies. b. it will be between such a "solar plexus" person, if i may so call him, and a higher type whose solar plexus centre is functioning actively but whose throat centre is also alive. this type of perso

etween two people who are ordinary, emotional, governed by desire, and primarily centred in the astral and animal bodies. b. it will be between such a "solar plexus" person, if i may so call him, and a higher type whose solar plexus centre is functioning actively but whose throat centre is also alive. this type of person registers in two places provided that the thought sensed and sent out by the solar plexus person has in it something of mental substance or energy. pure feeling and entirely emotional emanations between people necessitate only solar plexus contact. later, when group work in telepathy is undertaken, the centres of transmission wherein high and consecrated feeling, devotion, aspiration and love are concerned and where the groups work with pure love, communication will be fro

athy is undertaken, the centres of transmission wherein high and consecrated feeling, devotion, aspiration and love are concerned and where the groups work with pure love, communication will be from heart to heart, and from a group heart to another group heart. the phrase "heart to heart talk" so often used, is usually a misnomer at this time, but will some day be true. at present it is usually a solar plexus conversation! the second form of telepathic work is that of mind to mind, and it is with this form of communication that the highest investigation is at this time concerned. only mental types are involved, and the more that emotion and feeling and strong desire can be eliminated, the more accurate will be the work accomplished. the strong desire to achieve success in telepathic work

is better grasped. this is rapidly coming about as science penetrates more deeply into the arcana of energies and begins to work as does the occultist in the world of forces. it should also be borne in mind that it is only as the centres employed are consciously used that we have that carefully directed work which will be fruitful of results. for instance, an emotional person, using primarily the solar plexus centre, will be endeavouring to enter into rapport with a mental type. from this will result only confusion. the two parties concerned are using different centres and are sensitive to certain types of force and closed to others. again, some people, even if mentally polarised and therefore sensitive to similar vibrations attempt to make a telepathic contact when one party is under emot

ficance and techniques. i would, in summarising the above instruction, state that in connection with individuals: 1. telepathic communication is a. between soul and mind. b. between soul, mind and brain. this is as far as interior individual development is concerned. 2. when it is found between individuals, telepathic communication is a. between soul and soul. b. between mind and mind. c. between solar plexus and solar plexus, and therefore purely emotional. d. between all these three aspects of energy simultaneously, in the case of very advanced people. 3. telepathic communication is also- 8- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust a. between a master and his disciples or disciple. b. between a master and his group and a group or groups of sensitives and aspirants on

hich is shown by a flight of birds, acting as a unit, or that animal telepathy which serves to govern so mysteriously the movements of herds of animals, and the rapid transmission of information among the savage races and non-intelligent peoples these are all instances of that lower externalisation of an inner spiritual reality. an intermediate stage of this instinctual activity, based largely on solar plexus reactions, can be seen in modern mass psychology and public opinion. it is, as you know, predominantly emotional, unintelligent, astral and fluidic in its expression. this is changing rapidly and shifting into the realm of what is called "intelligent public opinion" but this is, as yet, slow. it involves the activity of the throat and ajna centres. we have, therefore: 1. instinctual t

modes of activity and tap (to use a familiar word) differing areas of communication. 1. instinctual telepathy is based upon those impacts of energy which come from one etheric body and make an impression upon another. the medium of communication employed is, as we have seen, the etheric substance of all bodies, which is necessarily one with the etheric substance of the planet. the area around the solar plexus (though not in direct relation to that centre as it exists as an instrument differentiated from all other instruments or centres) is sensitive to the impact of etheric energy, for this area in the etheric body is in direct "touch" with the astral body, the feeling body. also, close to the solar plexus is found that centre near the spleen which is the direct instrument for the entrance

ly with two types of impression: that which had to do with the instinct of self-preservation, and that which had to do with self-reproduction. a higher form of this instinctual telepathy has been preserved for us in the expression we so frequently use "i have a feeling that" and allied phrases. these are more definitely astral in their implications and work through the astral substance, using the solar plexus area as a sensitive plate for impact and impression- 10- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust one point should here be made clear, and upon it you should ponder. this astral (not etheric) sensitivity, or "feeling telepathy" is basically the atlantean mode of communication, and involved finally the use of the solar plexus centre itself as the receiving agent; th

ch a phrase) worked, however, through the entire area of the diaphragm. it was as though there appeared, through emergence, a gathering of forces or outgoing waves of energy in that part of the human vehicle. the relatively wide area from which the information was sent out acted as a large general distributor; the area which received the impression, however, was more localised, involving only the solar plexus. the reason for this can be found in the fact that in atlantean days the human being was still unable to think, as we understand thinking. the whole lower part of the body, in a sense difficult for us to grasp, was given up to feeling; the communicator's one thought-contribution was the name of the recipient, plus the name or noun form of that which was the idea to be conveyed. this e

human being was still unable to think, as we understand thinking. the whole lower part of the body, in a sense difficult for us to grasp, was given up to feeling; the communicator's one thought-contribution was the name of the recipient, plus the name or noun form of that which was the idea to be conveyed. this embryo thought winged its way to its goal, and the powerful "feeling" apparatus of the solar plexus received it (acting like a magnet) and drew the "feeling impression" powerfully there, drawing thus upon the communicator. it is this process which is pursued when, for instance, some mother "feels" that some danger threatens her child, or that some happening is taking place in connection with her child. she is thus sometimes enabled to send, by the medium of instinctual love, a most

it (acting like a magnet) and drew the "feeling impression" powerfully there, drawing thus upon the communicator. it is this process which is pursued when, for instance, some mother "feels" that some danger threatens her child, or that some happening is taking place in connection with her child. she is thus sometimes enabled to send, by the medium of instinctual love, a most definite warning. the solar plexus is involved where the recipient is concerned; the area around the diaphragm is involved where the communicator is concerned. 2. in our race, the aryan, instinctual telepathic work is still the major expression of this spiritual possibility, but at the same time mental telepathy is becoming increasingly prevalent. this will be more and more so, as time goes on. it is most difficult in

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the 12 constellations. 2. the book of wisdom disciples the 12 planets. 3. the book of form or of manifestation humanity the 12 creative hierarchies. in summation, it might be said that: 1. the zodiacal signs affect primarily the man who lives below the diaphragm. this is the ordinary average man. these signs thus condition four of the centres: a.the base of the spine. b. the sacral centre. c. the solar plexus centre. d. the spleen. 2. the inner group of solar systems, working in conjunction with the zodiacal signs, affect primarily those who live above the diaphragm. they, therefore, condition: a. the heart centre. b. the throat centre. c. the ajna centre. d. the head centre. 3. three of the energies work through the head centre but only after the third initiation. there are one or two oth

go and from which they may pass out again as radiation. some idea of this might be grasped if i gave you the new proposition (new to you though old to esotericists) of the centres in the human etheric body. the four centres above the diaphragm the heart, throat, ajna and head centres are basically and primarily receiving centres. the centres below the diaphragm the base of the spine, the sacral, solar plexus and spleen centres are galvanised into activity by the four higher receiving centres. this, when accomplished, demonstrates as personality and physical magnetism and influence until the time comes when there is a reversal in the way of passing as a soul around the zodiac. this is symbolised as the revolution of the sun around the zodiac from aries to pisces instead of the reverse move

e first initiation, the disciple has to contend with the crystallising and destroying forces of vulcan and pluto. the influence of vulcan reaches to the very depths of his nature, whilst pluto drags to the surface and destroys all that hinders in these lower regions. b. at the second initiation, the candidate comes under the influence of three planets neptune, venus and jupiter. the three centres solar plexus, heart and throat are actively involved. c. at the third initiation, the moon (veiling a hidden planet) and mars bring about a fearful conflict, but at the end the man is released from personality control. d. at the fourth initiation, mercury and saturn again bring about great changes and unique revelation, but their effect is very different to the earlier experience. e. at the fifth

hips, due to the vast number of possible combinations existing in the path of life of the individual and dependent upon his stage of evolutionary unfoldment. these might be divided into three groups through a broad, but necessarily inadequate, generalisation: 1. average and undeveloped man, living below the diaphragm and with the emphasis of the incoming energies and forces focussed either in the solar plexus or in the sacral centre. 2. a large number of people who are in an interim stage, with the energies and forces focussed mainly in the lower centre but at the same time playing quite frequently through the throat centre and evoking a faint response from the heart and the ajna centres. 3. people upon one or other of the final stages of the path, with the emphasis passing rapidly away fr

e time playing quite frequently through the throat centre and evoking a faint response from the heart and the ajna centres. 3. people upon one or other of the final stages of the path, with the emphasis passing rapidly away from the lower centres into the higher triad and with the highest head centre in process of awakening. these people also fall into two major groups: a. those who are using the solar plexus centre as a vast clearing house for the incoming energies and who are beginning to work through the throat and the heart centres, with the goal of completely awakening the ajna centre. b. those who are using all these centres, but in whom the heart centre is fully awakened and the triangle of force in the head (from the ajna centre to the head centre and from the head centre to the ce

. the science of triangles underlies all astrological deduction as well as the centres in the human body. this you know, but the four triplicities of orthodox astrology are only the rudiments of this true science, which lies behind the orthodox interpretations. 1. base of the spine. i. 2. sacral centre- 46- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 3. solar plexus centre. 1. throat centre. ii. 2. heart centre. 3. ajna centre. 1. ajna centre. iii. 2. head centre. 3. centre in the medulla oblongata. unfortunately the organising principle is not as simple as the above tabulation would make it appear, for the emphasis, the focus and the mode of arranging and of vitalisation, and the appearance of these esoteric triangles vary with the ray type. thi

n- 47- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust b. a centre in the chest related to the thymus gland. this centre becomes inactive in the advanced man but has a connection with the vagus nerve, prior to the awakening of the heart centre. 2. two of the other non-sacred planets mars and pluto function in connection with the sacral centre (mars) and the solar plexus (pluto. this latter planet becomes active in the life of the man who is "becoming alive in the higher sense, his lower nature passes into the smoke and darkness of pluto, who governs the lesser burning ground, in order that the man may live in truth in the higher land of light" 3. the sun (standing here for vulcan, which is a sacred planet) governs a centre in the front of the throat

involved, and these in their turn fuse and blend their energies into- 48- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust three major streams of force upon the path of initiation. these three streams of force pour through: a. leo, capricorn and pisces. to b. saturn, mercury and uranus (the moon. to c. the head, ajna and heart centres. to d. the throat, the solar plexus and the base of the spine. it should be remembered that the sacral centre and the spleen are primarily connected with the planetary emanation of the earth itself. 3.consider the three great cosmic crosses: the cardinal cross t he fixed cross t he mutable cross a. initiation. discipleship. evolution. b. the planetary logos .h umanity .k ingdoms in nature. c. cosmic initiation .s olar i

according to the ray, so will the points be touched in ordered sequence. herein lies one of the secrets of initiation, and herein are found some of the dangers entailed in a too quick publication of information concerning the rays. 1. the pranic triangle. a. the shoulder centre. b. the centre near the diaphragm. c. the spleen. 2. man controlled from the astral plane. a. the base of spine. b. the solar plexus. c. the heart. 3. man controlled from the mental plane. a. the base of spine. b. the heart. c. the throat. 4. man partially controlled by the ego, advanced man. a. the heart. b. the throat. c. the head, i.e, the four lesser centres and their synthesis, the ajna centre. 5. spiritual man to the third initiation. a. the heart. b. the throat. c. the seven head centres. 6. spiritual man to

, cannot he ignored. they are: the great bear the pleiades sirius transmit energy via leo capricorn pisces these transmit energy via saturn mercury uranus r eaching the following centres planetary head centre p lanetary ajna centre planetary heart from thence to disciple's head centre disciple's ajna centre disciple's heart centre and eventually control the base of the spine the throat centre the solar plexus i will also take up with you some of the points and indications which are hinted at in tabulation ix, relating to the twelve signs of the zodiac, to be found on page 423. certain major streams of conditioning energies will be seen related to each other and to our earth and these fall into two groups: 1. the ray energies which we are told emanate from the great bear in seven great out

gh the great triangle of shamballa, the hierarchy and humanity, cosmic, zodiacal and systemic force is focussed and these three become, in their turn, a macrocosmic triangle of energies in relation to the individual human being upon the planet. you have, therefore, the following lines of transmission of force: shamballa hierarchy humanity head centre. heart centre. ajna centre. base of the spine. solar plexus. throat. one major centre is here omitted because it is primarily related to the physical body and its expression of life perpetuation. that is the sacral centre. just as the physical body is regarded by true esotericists as not a principle so the sacral centre is regarded as "a necessary evocation between that which is high and that which is low, and between that which is sounded for

hy of light emerged from its own place; the planet was alight. iii. the little one upon that little world responded slowly to that light until today the little world of men begins to throb in rhythmic unison. changes are wrought. the cosmic heart, the heart systemic and the little heart of man begin to beat as one and as this beat pulsates with greater strength it blends a lower note (that of the solar plexus. a.a.b) within itself, removes its harshness and its note of fear and thus it ends illusion. and then again the two are one. iv. the seven mothers blend their light and make it six (refers to the lost pleiad, a.a.b) and yet the seven still are there. their light is different from the other lights. this light evokes response from that which shouts aloud `i am the densest point of all t

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l body must be potent factors in producing discomfort and disease. this is due to the fact that the vital or etheric bodies of the masses of humanity are governed primarily and swept into activity through the action of the astral body. agitation in that body, any violent activity under stress of temper, intense worry or prolonged irritation will pour a stream of astral energy into and through the solar plexus centre, and will galvanise that centre into a condition of intense disturbance. this next affects the stomach, the pancreas, the gall duct and bladder. few people (and i might well ask who is exempt at this particular time in the world's history) are free from indigestion, from undesirable gastric conditions, or from trouble connected with the gall bladder. the tendency to criticism

hose attacks of biliousness to which so many are prone. i offer these above illustrations to demonstrate the effect of the prevalent wrong attitudes to life and people which today distinguish mankind and produce the above mentioned conditions. the ills which are based on criticism, upon hatred, and upon the capacity to judge each other (usually unkindly) work through from the throat centre to the solar plexus. this inter-relation existing between the centres is one that has never been properly considered. the centres in the etheric body pass varying kinds of energies amongst themselves, and a great deal of the energy transmitted from one centre to another is undesirable, flowing from the centres below the diaphragm to those above. the physical body (etheric and dense) can be pictured as a

ay be stated to be via the nervous system; the close interlocking directorate of the nervous system, the brain and the blood stream (as a carrier of the life principle) governs the activities of the man conscious, sub-conscious, self-conscious, and finally, super-conscious. the three centres in supreme control today for the majority are: 1. the ajna centre, the centre between the eyebrows. 2. the solar plexus. 3. the sacral centre. eventually, when man will have "become that which he is (that paradoxical esoteric phrase, the centres of control will be- 29- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. the head centre, the brahmarandra. 2. the heart centre. 3. the centre at the base of the spine. between the present and the future, the emphasis will

the seven major focal points of force, and each of them is expressive of one of the seven ray energies. let me first of all make clear which centres express these seven ray types: centre r ay quality origin 1. head centre 1st the divine will. monadic 2. ajna centre 7th o rganisation. a tmic direction. 3. heart centre 2nd love-wisdom. buddhic group love. 4. throat centre 5th creativity. mental 5. solar plexus 6th emotion. desire. astral 6. sacral centre 3rd reproduction. etheric. 7. base of spine 4 th h armony. p hysical union through conflict. note: in the fourth kingdom, the human, it is the energy of the fourth ray which, cooperating with the first ray, eventually brings synthesis. there is a close relation between the highest centre- 31- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteri

tatements. i can only give you these unsubstantiated hints. later discoveries alone can prove the truth of my suggestions. let us here tabulate our conclusions- 37- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust disease..race..b. ody..kingdom..organ syphilitic..lemurian..physical..mineral..sex organs. sacral centre. cancer..a. tlantean..a. stral..v. egetable..solar plexus tuberculosis..aryan..m. ental..a. nimal..breathing apparatus. throat centre. in referring above to the centres i am referring to the centre for the distribution of the life force, wherein the emphasis for the mass will be found. from the above it will be apparent where the emphasis of the possible cure will have to lie. already, and because it is the latest, and therefore the least de

breast bones meet, close to the thyroid gland. this, with the two breast centres, makes a triangle of force. there are two, one each in the palms of the hands. there are two, one each in the soles of the feet. there are two, just behind the eyes. there are two also connected with the gonads. there is one close to the liver. there is one connected with the stomach; it is related, therefore, to the solar plexus, but is not identical with it. there are two connected with the spleen. these form one centre in reality, but such a centre is formed by the two being superimposed one on the other. there are two one at the back of each knee. there is one powerful centre which is closely connected with the vagus nerve. this is most potent and is regarded by some schools of occultism as a major centre;

n reality, but such a centre is formed by the two being superimposed one on the other. there are two one at the back of each knee. there is one powerful centre which is closely connected with the vagus nerve. this is most potent and is regarded by some schools of occultism as a major centre; it is not in the spine, but is no great distance from the thymus gland. there is one which is close to the solar plexus, and relates it to the centre at the base of the spine, thus making a triangle of the sacral centre, the solar plexus, and the centre at the base of the spine- 45- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust the two triangles referred to in this tabulation are of real importance. one is above and the other below the diaphragm. it is of course a

contact with the tangible world, but it also enables a man to register sensitively the subtler worlds, and, when energised and controlled by the soul, the spiritual realms stand wide open also. the etheric body is a potent receiver of impressions, which are conveyed to the human consciousness through the medium of the awakened centres. there is, for instance, no true clairvoyance until either the solar plexus or the ajna centre is awakened. these transmitted impressions and information become the incentive whereby conscious activity is initiated. there are many words used to describe these forces and their actuating effects: such as impulses, incentives, influences, potencies, desires, aspirations, and many such terms which are only synonyms for force or energy and thus convey the same gen

s a right understanding of force and its reception and consequent use, will right balance be achieved and the human endocrine system control the physical man in the manner that is intended. there is much need today for the study of the following problems: 1. the problem of the right reception of force through the appropriate centre. an instance of this might be found in the correct control of the solar plexus centre as the one in which astral sensitivity can be registered and properly handled. 2. the problem of the right relation of a particular centre to its related gland, permitting the free play of the force pouring through the centre to the allied glandular correspondence, thus conditioning its peculiar hormone and eventually conditioning the blood stream. if you grasp this sequence of

tance of the etheric vehicle. the first aspect, which has for its expression and field of control the organs of respiration and the faculty of sleep, when not functioning properly, produces death, insanity and some of the diseases of the brain. the third aspect, when not functioning properly, causes stomach troubles, bowel complaints and the various diseases that are located beneath and below the solar plexus in the abdomen. you see, therefore, how medical science must eventually seek solution in a simplification of methods and a return from a complexity of drugs and operations to an understanding of the right use of the energies which pour through from the inner man, via the etheric body, to the physical. the following suggestions may help: 1. by the development of goodwill, which is the

these streams of energy have a definite effect upon the centres of the disciple, according to his ray and his specific polarisation in this incarnation. as each centre is related to one or other of the glands, and these in their turn condition the blood stream, and also have a specific effect upon the organic structure within the range of their vibratory influence (i.e. the stomach, close to the solar plexus, and the heart, close to the heart centre, etc, you will see how it is possible that the major diseases from which a disciple can suffer (which are unique and confined primarily to advanced humanity) will be the result of overstimulation or the inflow of energy to one particular centre, producing excessive and localised trouble. to these conditions the mystic is not so prone unless he

yright 1998 lucis trust connection it might be pointed out that the disciples are found in two major groups: those who live above the diaphragm and who are, therefore, prone to heart diseases, to thyroid and throat troubles, and those who are in process of transferring the energies of the centres below the diaphragm into the centres above the diaphragm. most of these at this time are transferring solar plexus energies into the heart, and the world agony is profoundly hastening the process. stomachic, liver and respiratory troubles accompany this transference. 1. the specific problems of disciples. these special problems are, as you know, peculiar to those who have lifted themselves in consciousness out of the life of the personality into that of the soul. they are primarily related to ener

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mation of the mayavirupa is found in the right comprehension of the process. a treatise on cosmic fire, pp. 959-960. it should be noted here that the bridging has to be done in the consciousness aspect, and concerns the continuity of man's awareness of life in all his various aspects. the energy which is used in connecting, in consciousness, the physical man and the astral body is focussed in the solar plexus. speaking in symbolical terms, many today are carrying that bridge forward and linking the mind with the two aspects already linked. this thread of energy emanates from, or is anchored in, the head. a few people are steadily linking the soul and the mind, which in its turn is linked with the other two aspects. the soul energy, when linked with the other threads, has its anchor in the

nce and sustenance. the spider symbol is often used in the ancient occult books and the scriptures of india in connection with this activity of the human being. the threads which man creates are triple and with the two basic threads which have been created by the soul, constitute the five types of energy which make man a conscious human being. the triple threads created by man are anchored in the solar plexus, the head and the heart. when the astral body and the mind- 26- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust nature are beginning to function as a unit, and the soul also is consciously connected (do not forget that it is always unconsciously linked, an extension of this fivefold thread the basic two and the human three is carried to the throat centre; when that occurs man can

orial and visual imagination. many aspirants have already established the following links of the bridging antahkarana: 1. from the physical to the vital or etheric body. this is really an extension of the life thread between the heart and the spleen. 2. from the physical and the vital, regarding them as a unity, to the astral or emotional vehicle. this thread emanates from, or is anchored in, the solar plexus, and is carried upward by means of the aspiration till it anchors itself in the love petals of the egoic lotus. 3. from the physical and astral vehicles to the mental body. one terminal is anchored in the head, and the other in the knowledge petals of the egoic lotus, being carried forward by an act of the will. many, too, are in process of linking the three lower aspects, which we ca

is materially hastened. these three self-created lesser threads which constitute the third thread of the antahkarana extend eventually: 1. from the physical body to the etheric body, passing from the heart to the spleen, and thence to the body of prana, the vital or etheric body, unites with force from the egoic will petals. 2. from the etheric body to the astral body. this thread passes from the solar plexus to the heart and from thence to the astral body, picking up the energy of the thread mentioned above, unites with force the love petals. 3. from the astral body to the mental vehicle. this thread passes from the ajna centre to the head centre and from thence to the mind body, picking up the energy of the other two threads mentioned above, unites with the force from the knowledge petal

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

ich you are one and all responsible. i. definite and planned meditation. the theme, if i might so call it, of the work will be threefold: a. the interior interrelation of the seven centres in the body will be the objective of the meditation, basing the work upon the occult maxim that "energy follows thought" we have started upon one formula which relates the heart, the higher head centre, and the solar plexus. b. the subsequent relation of the centres in any one individual to the remainder of the group members, regarding the centres as radiating transmitters of energy to the centres of the other group members. this will result in the forming of seven great centres of energy which will constitute the group centres, fed and enlightened by the energy transmitted by each individual- 13- discip

ht 1998 lucis trust c. the fusion (consciously undertaken) of the individual soul with the group soul and consequently a conscious rapport with the hierarchy, which is inherently the kingdom of souls. the first meditation affects the three centres in the individual disciple and also, and consequently, his astral body. they can when related, awakened and functioning, and when the two points in the solar plexus are balanced and "enlightened" a word which i shall frequently use in connection with the centres evoke response from the love-petals of the egoic lotus. this must happen automatically and need not be regarded as a complicated technicality. do the required meditation faithfully and correctly and the results will follow spontaneously. ii. unfold to you and reveal the techniques of work

ill stimulate the heart into action, linking the heart centre (between the shoulder blades) to the head centre through the medium of the heart centre which is found within the head centre (the thousand-petalled lotus. this heart centre, when adequately radiatory and magnetic will relate you afresh to each other and to all the world. this again when connected by an act of the spiritual will to the solar plexus centre will help to produce that telepathic interplay which is so much to be desired and which is so constructively useful to the spiritual hierarchy provided it is established within a group of pledged disciples, dedicated to the service of humanity. they can then be trusted (page 87) the activity of the heart centre never demonstrates in connection with individuals. this is a basic

t telepathic interplay which is so much to be desired and which is so constructively useful to the spiritual hierarchy provided it is established within a group of pledged disciples, dedicated to the service of humanity. they can then be trusted (page 87) the activity of the heart centre never demonstrates in connection with individuals. this is a basic fact. what devastates most disciples is the solar plexus ability (when purified and consecrated) to- 78- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust identify itself with individuals. the heart centre cannot react, except under group impetus, group happiness or unhappiness, and other group relations. the following diagrammatic form illustrates the procedure which i suggest that you follow: there are two points of vital

ity (when purified and consecrated) to- 78- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust identify itself with individuals. the heart centre cannot react, except under group impetus, group happiness or unhappiness, and other group relations. the following diagrammatic form illustrates the procedure which i suggest that you follow: there are two points of vital light within the solar plexus centre, which makes this centre of dominant importance and a clearing house for the centres below the diaphragm to those above it. one of these points of light is connected with the lower psychic and astral life, and the other is brought into livingness by the inflow from the head centre. i would here remind you that the centres above the diaphragm have only one vital point of energy

es this centre of dominant importance and a clearing house for the centres below the diaphragm to those above it. one of these points of light is connected with the lower psychic and astral life, and the other is brought into livingness by the inflow from the head centre. i would here remind you that the centres above the diaphragm have only one vital point of energy, whilst the centres below the solar plexus also have only one, but that the solar plexus itself has two points of dynamic energy one most ancient and awakened, being expressive of the life of the astral or lower psychic body, and the other waiting to be brought into conscious activity by the soul. when this has happened, the awakening to the higher issues of life makes the disciple sensitive to the higher "psychic gift waves (

tion which i wish to assign will be divided into two parts: stage i. a stage wherein there is a lifting of the energy of the heart centre to the head by means of directed, controlled aspiration deliberately stimulated, mentally appreciated, and emotionally propelled. i am here choosing my words with care for their symbolic import. stage ii. next, the deliberate dispatch of spiritual energy to the solar plexus, through an act of the- 79- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust will; this will result in the awakening of the hitherto quiescent point of force which lies behind (or rather within) the active and awakened centre. it will be apparent to you that the first stage is occupied with what is regarded esoterically as the "withdrawal to the centre of inspiration"

(spiritual energy) and the succeeding period of group interrelation and group activity will be correspondingly potent. in the furtherance of this process, leading to radiatory and magnetic living, the method suggested is as follows: stage i 1. reflective alignment of soul and personality, using the creative imagination in the process. this is a "feeling" or astral activity. 2. assumed relation of solar plexus, heart and head, and the focus of the assuming consciousness to be in the region of the ajna centre. this is done mentally. 3. when this has been achieved and realised, there follows next the concentration of aspiration and of thought in the heart centre, imagining it to be just between the shoulder blades. it must be recognised that the concentration of thought energy is definitely t

sed thought and will into and behind the words. 3. stand then together in the light which streams ever from the east and see it pouring through the master to each of you, entering by the head centre, passing from thence to the heart centre, and then from the heart it is directed by an act of the focussed will expressed and propelled forth consciously to the quiescent point of dim light within the solar plexus. 4. then, withdrawing again to the head centre, endeavour consciously to see the three centres (head, heart and solar plexus) linked together so that the heads of all the group members are thinking as one and the hearts of the group members are loving as one. your aspiration also (through the spiritual awakening of the solar plexus) will then surge upwards as one spontaneous movement

outer life of expressed love which will determine the success of the needed group relation and the potency of its future work" in the service of humanity. part ii in the last instruction, i started you on the first part of the new meditation. the completed meditation involves the process of relating heart and head and then by an act of the will linking up both with the quiescent point within the solar plexus that point of which nothing has as yet been taught (though the necessity for such a point was obvious in the work of transferring energy) but which is of vital significance in all preparation for initiation- 82- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust that is as far as i took you in the last meditation but to it must be added the individual meditation which w

is trust that is as far as i took you in the last meditation but to it must be added the individual meditation which will aid in group integration and in the unfoldment of the individual disciple. you will have noted, i am sure, that in the meditation assigned for daily use, i did not carry it forward to where the will is exerted and the energy in the head is driven to the quiescent centre in the solar plexus. you will have noted also that at the time of the full moon and in group formation, plus direct contact with myself, you were permitted together to link heart, head and solar plexus. once a month and then only through the protective magnetic field of the group life can you complete the meditation. the full moon work will remain as already assigned for the remainder of the year, but we

mplete. it is in the nature of a preface to the one i am now seeking to assign. it should leave each of you (if carrying it forward to a right conclusion) with the consciousness and heart energy focussed in the head. the activity of the true spiritual man has not been aroused, and when it is, the effect on the downflow of energy from the head centre will be threefold: 1. the awakened point in the solar plexus will become extremely active and if the work is correctly done it will make that point also exceedingly magnetic, gathering all the energies of all the centres below the diaphragm (except the one at the base of the spine, and this involves the sacral centre and other little focal points of energy, up into the solar plexus. there they must be held steady until such time as the man is r

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eally corresponds to the holy ghost aspect in the human microcosmic trinity. all these powers have their higher spiritual correspondences, which manifest when the soul becomes consciously active and controls its mechanism through the mind and the brain. when astral clairvoyance and clairaudience are not below the threshold of consciousness, but are actively used and functioning, it means that the solar plexus centre is open and active. when the corresponding mental faculties are present in consciousness, then it means that the throat centre and the centre between the eyebrows are becoming "awake" and active. but the higher psychic powers, such as spiritual perception with its infallible knowledge, the intuition with its unerring judgment, and psychometry of the higher kind with its power t

of activity was the giving of his body by the disciple jesus for the use of the christ. it is in the word service that the whole story lies, and the safeguard. when this true mediumship is better understood, we shall have the medium passing out of his body in full waking consciousness through the orifice at the top of his head, and not, as is now the case in the majority of instances, through the solar plexus, with no preservation of awareness of the transaction, nor any recollection of what has transpired. we shall then have the temporary entrance of a new tenant along the line of a synchronous vibration through the entrance in the head, and the subsequent use of the instrument of the loaned body in service of some kind or another. but this procedure will never be followed in order to sat

t of the loaned body in service of some kind or another. but this procedure will never be followed in order to satisfy idle curiosity, or an equally idle grief, based on personal loneliness and self-pity. at present many of the lower kind of mediums are exploited by the curious or unhappy public, and those peculiar human beings whose consciousness is centred entirely below the diaphragm and whose solar plexus is indeed their brain (as it is the brain of the animal) are forced to act as mediums to satisfy the love of sensation or desire for comfort of their almost equally unintelligent fellowmen. at the same time, there are mediums of a very much higher order whose lives are offered in service to advanced souls on the other side of the veil and who give themselves so that their fellowmen ma

able methods so that he may progress with the least hindrance. training schools and classes which seek to develop the student must be graded according to his point in evolution, and his passing into a group, optimistically hoping that something will happen to him whilst in it, will have to cease. the goal for the low-grade negative psychic should be the training of the mind and the closing of the solar plexus until such time as he can function as a true mediator; if this involves the temporary cessation of his mediumistic powers (and consequently of his commercial exploitation, then so much the better for him, viewing him as an immortal soul, with a spiritual destiny and usefulness. the instruction given to the intelligent medium and psychic should lead him to a full understanding of himse

e the astral plane does not exist. they do not work on that level of consciousness, for the astral plane is a definite state of awareness even if (from the spiritual angle) it has no true being. it embodies the great creative work of humanity down the ages, and is the product of the `false' imagination and the work of the lower psychic nature. its instrument of creative work is the sacral and the solar plexus centres. when the energies, finding expression through these two centres, have been transmuted and carried to the throat and heart by advancing humanity, then the foremost people of the race will know that the astral plane has no true existence; they will then work free from its impression, and the task of freeing humanity from the thraldom of its own creation will proceed apace. in t

r activity and their internal organisation are different. and it is the same for groups, organisations and nations. nations, for instance, have seven centres, as have all forms of existence from the human and animal upwards, and it is an interesting study to discover these centres and note the type of energy which flows through them. in connection with the united states of america, chicago is the solar plexus centre, whilst new york is the throat centre and washington the head centre. the heart centre is los angeles. the heart centre of germany is munich, and its head centre is nuremberg, whilst berlin is the throat centre. london is, of course, the heart centre for great britain (and temporarily it is also the head centre, though this will not always be the case, whilst ottawa is the thro

new york is the throat centre and washington the head centre. the heart centre is los angeles. the heart centre of germany is munich, and its head centre is nuremberg, whilst berlin is the throat centre. london is, of course, the heart centre for great britain (and temporarily it is also the head centre, though this will not always be the case, whilst ottawa is the throat centre and sydney is the solar plexus centre of the british empire. some day i may indicate to you the centres through which the forces of manifestation have to work for the various nations. this information constitutes one of the major hierarchical sciences and indicates to us who know it the possibilities latent in any nation, the point of attainment and the opportunities for work and advancement, or the obstacles to pr

resented at this time by certain of the leading world rulers, whose activity is responsible for the rapid creation of the new world with its rapidly altering civilisations and culture. these thoughts will provide much that you would do well to consider. the fourth type of force, which is responsible for the state of world affairs at this time, is that of the jews; they, as a whole, constitute the solar plexus of the planetary logos; their problem is being used today to focus, qualify and condition the world feeling-nature and the emotional reactions of the sensitive nature of humanity and of the planetary logos. forget not that the personality of our planetary logos is not yet perfect, hence the fact that his body of manifestation, the planet, is not reckoned as being one of the sacred pla

of humanity and of the planetary logos. forget not that the personality of our planetary logos is not yet perfect, hence the fact that his body of manifestation, the planet, is not reckoned as being one of the sacred planets. through the jewish people throughout the world, feeling sympathetic or antagonistic, expressive of love or conditioned by hate is being gathered to a focus in the planetary solar plexus centre, preparatory to a great and permanent change. it is for this reason that i have said to some of my- 57- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust pupils that when humanity will have solved correctly the jewish problem, and when it has been resolved in a humanitarian and sound manner, then the energy of the planetary solar plexus centre will have been raise

hierarchical energy..planetary heart centre..second ray..love-wisdom divine love-wisdom. c onditioning the soul. i nspiring. expressions: buddha and christ. religious. spiritual. permanent. builds. iii. humanity's energy..planetary throat centre..third ray..intellect divine intelligence. conditioning the mind. creative. expression: many people today. e ducational. iv. the jewish force..planetary solar plexus..seventh ray aspect..magic temporary c onditioning world emotion o f third ray. m oney producing separation. sensitivity. v. t he materialistic forces..planetary sacral centre f ifth ray aspect..mind the matter aspect. c onditioning substance. of first ray. generation. seed groups are in process of being "esoterically anchored" in the field of the world, having in them those who can r

actionary energy. in connection with the petals of the lotus, you will find a close connection with the forces of the five kingdoms in nature; therefore, to the tabulation which was earlier given i would add the following for your consideration: 1. 5th kingdom..i.ntuition..s.piritual soul..head centre 2. 4th kingdom..intelligence..human soul..throat centre 3. 3rd kingdom..i.nstinct..a.nimal soul..solar plexus 4. 2nd kingdom..sentiency..f.eeling consciousness..heart centre 5. 1st kingdom..response..sub-consciousness..base of spine to this you may add the following- 60- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. shamballa..head lotus..kingdom of god. 1st ray..will quality of will 2. hierarchy..h. eart centre..kingdom of souls. 2 nd ray..l. ove quality of giving. love

.base of spine to this you may add the following- 60- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. shamballa..head lotus..kingdom of god. 1st ray..will quality of will 2. hierarchy..h. eart centre..kingdom of souls. 2 nd ray..l. ove quality of giving. love 3. humanity..t. hroat centre..kingdom of man. 4 th ray..harmony through quality of acquisitiveness conflict 4. the jews..solar plexus centre..k. ingdom of man. 3 rd ray..active quality of separativeness intelligence these can be linked up with the kingdoms in nature, but in this particular cycle it is not possible to fit them in such a way that the correspondence will appear to you as accurate. the mineral kingdom and the forces of materialism do not really coincide today, for the one works through the sacral centre

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pment. it should be recognised as the shadow of the monad, and a connection should be traced between the astral sheath..6th plane the buddhic sheath..4th plane the monadic sheath..2nd plane and the place the love petals in the egoic lotus play should also be carefully considered. 3. a comprehension of the potency of the astral sheath owing to its undivided nature. 4. a study of the purpose of the solar plexus, and the part it plays as an organ of transference of energy from the three great centres below the diaphragm to the three higher centres. there is a very close analogy here to the solar lotus, the egoic body, occupying a midway point between the threefold monad and the threefold lower man. the more advanced should follow this. the development of the faculty of mind control, so that t

etween the three major centres of the planetary life. this is the higher expression (symbolic, if you like) of the six-pointed star, formed of two interlaced triangles. a replica of this fundamental triangle and of this symbol of energy, with its inflow and distribution, is to be found in the relation of the three higher centres in the human being head, heart and throat to the three lower centres solar plexus, sacral centre and the centre at the base of the spine. the science of invocation and evocation is also seen to be symbolically proceeding along evolutionary lines. worship, the attitude of the mystic, must give place to invocation in the man who knows he is divine. this symbolic revelation is to be seen in the lifting up of the three lower energies and their evocative response to the

is registered by the initiate of the highest degrees when he undergoes the eighth and ninth initiations; the other seven initiations are governed by the seven rays- 219- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust you have, therefore: initiation 1. birth sacral centre 7th ray physical plane beginnings relationship sex magic initiation 2. baptism solar plexus centre 6th ray astral plane dedication glamour devotion initiation 3. transfiguration ajna centre 5th ray mental plane integration direction science initiation 4. renunciation heart centre 4th ray buddhic plane crucifixion sacrifice harmony initiation 5. revelation base of spine 1st ray atmic plane emergence will purpose initiation 6. decision throat centre 3rd ray monadic plane fixat

hich only three are yet recognised by the occult student: shamballa, his head centre, the hierarchy, his heart centre- 237- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust and humanity, his throat centre. the other four centres are concerned with evolutions which are reached, controlled and related from one or other of these three major centres. the solar plexus is dominated by the hierarchy, the heart centre of sanat kumara, and has a close relation to the deva evolution, hinted at by me in a treatise on cosmic fire. the vastness of this subject will be understood by my use of the word "hint" in reference to what i have earlier written on the subject. the centre which we call shamballa controls that mysterious centre which is the corresponde

by the alta major centre, and establishes a close relation with the heart and the heart centre. b. as a recipient of mental energy or of energy from the soul, the ajna centre becomes the directing agency; this is the centre which controls the pituitary body. c. these energies are received via the head centre, which controls the pineal gland. emotional energy enters the personality system via the solar plexus centre, where it either controls or is transmuted and elevated. it is this triple mechanism in the head both objective and subjective which uses the physical brain as a receiving agent and as a transmitting agent. it is this which is brought into creative activity and thus under the control of the disciple in training or in process of being prepared for initiation. i have not hitherto

been done. humanity has as a whole already bridged the gap between the emotional-astral nature and the physical man. it should be noted here that the bridging has to be done in the consciousness aspect, and concerns the continuity of man's awareness of life in all its various aspects. the energy which is used in connecting, in consciousness, the physical man and the astral body is focussed in the solar plexus. many today, speaking in symbolical terms, are carrying that bridge forward and linking the mind with the two aspects already linked. this thread of energy emanates from or is anchored in the head. some people, fewer of course in number, are steadily linking the soul and the mind, which in its turn is linked with the other two aspects. the soul energy, when linked with the other threa

nce. the spider symbol is often used in the ancient occult books and the scriptures of india in connection with this activity of the human being. these threads, which man creates, are triple in number, and with the two basic threads which have been created by the soul, constitute the five types of energy which make man a conscious human being. the triple threads created by man are anchored in the solar plexus, the head and the heart. when the astral body and the mind nature are beginning to function as a unit, and the soul also is consciously connected (do not forget that it is always unconsciously linked, an extension of this five-fold thread the basic two and the human three is carried to the throat centre, and when that occurs man can become a conscious creator on the physical plane. fr

your minds. we can learn much through the use of the pictorial and visual imagination. this bridging must take place: 1. from the physical to the vital or etheric body. this is really an extension of the life thread between the heart and the spleen. 2. from the physical and the vital, regarding them as a unity, to the astral or emotional vehicle. this thread emanates from, or is anchored in, the solar plexus, and is carried upwards, by means of the aspiration, till it anchors itself in the love petals of the egoic lotus. 3. from the physical and astral vehicles to the mental body. one terminus is anchored in the head, and the other in the knowledge petals of the egoic lotus, being carried forward by an act of the will- 294- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiati

ial possessions and material enterprises; to this the labour movement today and the tendencies already apparent in the united nations bear incontrovertible testimony. to a much smaller group of human beings the world of the intelligence appears paramount, and the concrete mind is the desired ruler or controlling factor. all, therefore, remains within the area of material control and interest. the solar plexus centre is consequently the dominant factor, because even in the case of the intelligentsia it is desire for material well-being, for territorial possessions and for planned governmental and economic material decisions which control and motivate the individual, the group or the nation. these are not necessarily wrong, but (under the present emotional-desire concept) they are placed in

now loves and longs for, desires and plans for, lies in another and higher dimension. he has, through his willingness to pass through the second initiation, struck the first blow at his innate selfishness and has demonstrated his determination to think in wider and more inclusive terms. the group begins to mean more to him than himself. what has happened, technically speaking? the energies of the solar plexus centre are being transferred from the major clearing house below the diaphragm to the heart centre one of the three major centres into which all the lower energies must transfer. at the first initiation he was granted a vision of a higher creativity and the energy of the sacral centre began its slow ascent to the throat centre. at the second initiation, he is granted a vision of a hig

ment must be recognised by every aspirant; their existence determines his place upon the path, the initiation for which he is being prepared and the nature of his service for humanity. and what will be the result of the combination in one's life of these three factors? primarily two things- 448- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. the solar plexus centre will be brought, first of all, into a condition of almost violent and compelling activity. this activity is induced by dedication and produces glamour inevitably. 2. the violent energies of the solar plexus centre will eventually be controlled by the quality of devotion. it is this quality which transforms the solar plexus centre into the great clearing house for all emotional

centre will eventually be controlled by the quality of devotion. it is this quality which transforms the solar plexus centre into the great clearing house for all emotional reactions and for all glamours, and makes it temporarily a cause of disaster, of conflict, of pain and of distress. as a result of both of these, a great transforming agency is set in motion by the quality of devotion, and the solar plexus centre becomes not only a clearing house but the main factor in lifting both physical and emotional active energies from below the diaphragm into the heart centre. this constitutes a long process which the aspirant is forced to face in the interim between initiations. we are told (and it is factually true) that the longest period between initiations is that to be found between the fir

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

st subject yourself; and if you will but try and have endurance and patience, the goal will surely be yours" but hercules freed himself, as do all sincere seekers; and having escaped from the world of psychic and pseudo-spiritual glamor, he began to serve. first he freed himself under the symbol of prometheus, who signifies god incarnate, releasing him from the torture of the vultures of old. the solar plexus, the stomach and the liver are externalizations, if i might so express it, of the desire nature, and hercules freed himself from the vultures of desire that had for so long tortured him. he gave up being selfish, and gave up satisfying himself. he had had two bitter lessons in this sign and for this particular cycle was relatively free. prometheus, the god within- 46- the labours of h

labours of hercules crucifixion is achieved, to be succeeded finally by the mountain of ascension. i would like here to give the technical, perhaps more scientific, interpretation of this cave which hercules entered. the aryan race, to which we belong, is one of keen mental development, and the consciousness of people everywhere is shifting steadily out of the emotional nature, and so out of the solar plexus center, into the mental body and, therefore, into the head. there is in the head a little cave, a small bony structure which shields and guards one of the most important glands in the body, the pituitary. when this gland is in full and proper functioning activity, we shall have a personality rounded-out and active, self-controlled, with pronounced mental activity and endurance. this p

enter under the rulership of mercury. this is an example of how we may misinterpret a horoscope if we do not know the status of evolution of the native. mundane astrology, without synthesis, may be very misleading and superficial. alice bailey was wont to say, with a twinkle in her eye, to a novice who exclaimed how exactly his chart was working out "that is too bad, if you were living above the solar plexus, your personality chart would not work out so exactly. the chart of the soul will be used in the astrology of the future; not the chart of the personality. this warning is covered in a positive statement by the tibetan "the basis of the astrological sciences is the emanation, transmission, and reception of energies and their transmutation into forces by the receiving entity. this defi

tells the story of the climbing of the mountain and of the descent into hell. there are three great ascensions of every soul. masonry down the ages has been a custodian of this tradition. first there is the raising of matter into heaven. we find that in virgo. then there is the raising up of the psychic nature from below the diaphragm. you are no longer emotional and self-centered, living in the solar plexus, but are focused in the heart and are conscious of the group; your feelings and desires are related to the group. you no longer live in the animal nature, interested in creation on the physical plane, but you become a spiritual creature working in mental matter. you are no longer held by form, but have so dealt with it that you have raised it to the head consciousness and from the hea

nd are conscious of the group; your feelings and desires are related to the group. you no longer live in the animal nature, interested in creation on the physical plane, but you become a spiritual creature working in mental matter. you are no longer held by form, but have so dealt with it that you have raised it to the head consciousness and from the head you control your throat, your heart, your solar plexus and every part of your body. you do this not by centering on them, not by thinking about them, but by living as a conscious son of god seated on "the throne between the eyebrows, the ajna center (or pituitary gland) as the hindus name it. that is the second great ascension. the final ascension is that which marks the emancipation of the initiate of very high degree who becomes conscio

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cially active in the reproductive centers of the body, and hence nun, through its correspondence to scorpio, is attributed to those centers. here be careful to observe that the reproductive organism includes certain ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. these are the hindu chakras at the base of the spine [134] c o m m e n t on n u n at the navel (or rather just a little below it, and at the solar plexus. it is by imagination that the serpentforce in these centers is raised so that the poisonous scorpion becomes the eagle of aspiration. psychologists know that in primitive minds the chief outlet of imagination is erotic, and this erotic tendency is never eliminated, even in the highest aspirations. all that is changed is the mode of expression, although the higher forms bear little ou

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he protesters as "violent extremists. an open mind can see this, a rigid mind cannot. 426. and the truth shall set you free feeling and healing even more important than thinking for ourselves is to feel for ourselves. in the centre of the chest we have a feeling centre called the heart chakra or heart vortex. it is from here that we express love in the fullest sense. it is from here also, and the solar plexus chakra, that we instinctively feel if something is right for us. it doesn't need words or explanations, it just feels right. this is our intuition speaking to us and our intuition is our connection to our higher consciousness. when i am faced with a choice between what my mind or my intuition is telling me, i go with the intuition every time these days. i often can't explain why i go

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more energywe suck into our energy field, themore power we have to create andcontrol our own destiny. it is vital,therefore, that those who wish todiminish and dominate us find ways tolimit the amount of energy we absorb.this is where the manipulation of sexcomes in. the three lowest chakras arethe base, the sexual chakra just abovethat, and then the chakra connected toour emotional level in the solar plexus.it is this chakra which stimulates thebutterflies and nervous stomachswhen we are worried or stressed. sothe christian and moral attitudes tosex close down the base chakra andwhat energy it does absorb is throwninto turmoil when it hits the sexualand emotional chakras because of allthe fear and guilt surrounding thesubject. this imbalances anddiminishes the entire human energy-conscio

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r practiced ritual and ceremonial (q.v) while the outer order of the g.d. did not. ruach: 1) the psychic energy; similar to pra a (q.v) and kundalini (q.v. 2) the conscious, consisting of the will, memory, imagination, reason, and desire. the ruach corresponds with the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth sephiroth (q.v) on the tree of life (q.v. also corresponds to the psychic center at the solar plexus. ruach, eloheem: the spirit of divinity. similar to ruach (q.v, but on a cosmic scale. became the christian notion of the holy ghost, or holy spirit by early church fathers. runes: angular glyphs used both as magickal symbols and as letters of writing by ancient peoples of northern europe. a method of divination (q.v- s- sagatarius "the archer" in astrology (q.v, the ninth sign of the

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o agrees with this attribution. crowley, though assigning yesod to the phallus in column xxi of "777" assigns the svadisthana lotus to hod, mercury. it is difficult to understand this attribution, and as he does not give his authority, i consider it better to adhere to the principle of referring the levels of consciousness to the central pillar. 18. tiphareth, by universal consent, represents the solar plexus and breast; it therefore seems reasonable to attribute to it the manipura and anahata chakras, as crowley does. fuller attributes these chakras to geburah and chesed, but as these two sephiroth find their equilibrium in tiphareth, this attribution presents no difficulty and causes no discrepancy. 19. in the same way the visuddhu chakra, which in the hindu system correlates with the la

ncient greece. 49. we moderns have learnt the value of sunlight and vitamins in our physiological economy, but we have not realised the very important part played by the spiritual aspect of the solar influences in our psychic economy, using that word in its dictionary sense. there is a tipharic factor in the soul of man which, according to ancient tradition, has its physical correspondence in the solar plexus, not in the head or the heart, which is able to pick up the subtle aspect of the solar energy in the same way that the chlorophyll in the leaf of a plant picks up its more tangible aspect. if we are cut off from this energy and prevented from assimilating it, we become as sickly and feeble in mind and body as. plants growing in a cellar cut off from its more tangible aspect. 50. this

purposive explanations, that it is so barren of all philosophical import. 64. in transcendental psychology, which is the anatomy of the microcosm, the breast is the correspondence assigned to tiphareth. in the breast are the lungs and the heart, and immediately below these organs, and intimately connected with them and controlling them, is the greatest network of nerves in the body, known as the solar plexus, aptly so named by the ancient anatomists. the lungs maintain a singularly intimate relationship between the microcosm and the macrocosm by determining the ceaseless tidal motion of the atmosphere, in and out, in and out, that never ceases day or night, until the golden bowl is broken and the silver cord is loosed and we cease to breathe. the heart determines the circulation of the bl

raordinary experience to hear a word of power vibrated. it is an even more extraordinary experience to vibrate it. 73. the archangel of tiphareth is raphael, the "spirit that standeth in the sun" who is also the angel of healing. 74. when the initiate is "working on the tree" that is to say is building up in his imagination a diagram of the tree of life in his aura, he formulates tiphareth in his solar plexus between the abdomen and the breast; if he intends to work in the sphere of the sixth sephirah, and concentrates the power in this centre, he will find that he himself has suddenly become a spirit standing in the sun, with the blazing photosphere all round him. it is one thing to formulate a sephirah in one's aura; but it is quite another to find oneself right inside the sephirah. alth

agical weapon of the element of fire is a lighted lamp. these objects are mystical qabala page 145 chosen because their nature is congenial to that of the force to be invoked; or in modern language, because their form suggests the force to the imagination by association of ideas. 86. tiphareth is traditionally associated with the breast, both by virtue of the network of nerves which is called the solar plexus, and by its position when the tree is built up in the aura. consequently the breast jewel of the adept is held to be the focus of the tipharic force, whatever operation may be performed. the actual force, operating in its own sphere, is represented by the magical weapon assigned to it. for instance, an adept performing an operation of the element of water would have as his magical wea

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rely tempted to retaliate. lying on my bed resting one afternoon, i was brooding over my resentment, and while so brooding, drifted towards the borders of sleep. there came to my mind the thought of casting off all restraints and going berserk. the ancient nordic myths rose before me, and i thought of fenris, the wolf-horror of the north. immediately i felt a curious drawing-out sensation from my solar plexus, and there materialised beside me on the bed a large wolf. it was a well-materialised ectoplasmic form. like z, it was grey and colourless, and like him, it had weight. i could distinctly feel its back pressing against me as it lay beside me on the bed as a large dog might. i knew nothing about the art of making elementals at that time, but had accidentally stumbled upon the right met

n independent existence, and there would be the devil to pay, literally as well as metaphorically. i received the distinct impression, and impressions are important things in 24 of 103 psychic matters, for they often represent subconscious knowledge and experience, that once the wolf-impulse had found expression in action, the wolf-form would sever the psychic navel-cord that connected it with my solar plexus, and it would be no longer possible for me to absorb it. the prospect was not a pleasant one. i had to forgo my dearly-loved revenge and allow harm to be done to me without defending myself, and i also had to summon and absorb a wolf-form which, to my psychic consciousness at any rate, looked unpleasantly tangible. nor was it a situation in which i could either ask for assistance nor

north was considered among the ancients as the evil quarter, and presented itself upon the hearthrug in quite a mild and domesticated mood. i obtained an excellent materialisation in the half-light, and could have sworn that a big alsatian was standing there looking at me. it was tangible, even to the dog-like odour. from it to me stretched a shadowy line of ectoplasm, one end was attached to my solar plexus, and the other disappeared in the shaggy fur of its belly, but i could not see the actual point of attachment. i began by an effort of the will and imagination to draw the life out of it along this silver cord, as if sucking lemonade up a straw. the wolf- form began to fade, the cord thickened and grew more substantial. a violent emotional upheaval started in myself; i felt the most f

e organ of the mind, but esoteric science says the brain is the organ of perception of sense impressions and co-ordination of efferent impulses. it is the telephone exchange of the nervous system. it is only one of the points where mind touches body, the others being the ductless glands of the endocrine system, the pineal, pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, thymus and gonads; to which may be added the solar plexus and sacral plexus. the student of tantric physiology will be very dull if he has not observed that the chakras coincide in their physical location with the endocrine organs. now the endocrines have for their task the maintenance of the chemical composition of the blood. they pour into it their secretions, called hormones, in certain balanced proportions. if the balance is in any way u

ld not allow the stomach to become empty. the person who is facing a psychic attack should not go more than two hours without food. certain important psychic centres are in the head. one of the simplest ways of checking their activity is by drawing the blood down from the head. this can be done effectually by a hot bath or putting the feet in hot mustard and water. another important centre is the solar plexus; during a psychic attack this is often felt to be tense and distressing. a large hot-water bottle,well filled so that it is heavy as well as hot, laid upon the solar plexus, which is the hand-breadth between the pit of the stomach and the ribs, will effectually relieve tension in that spot. indeed, pressure without heat will give relief, and i have known cases where a firm pad held in

who has had experience. in making the magic circle the operator stands upright facing east. he faces east because the magnetic current on which he proposes to operate runs from east to west. his first procedure must be to steady his own vibrations and purify his aura. in order to do this, he makes the qabalistic cross on breast and brow. touching his forehead he says "to thee, o god (touching his solar plexus) be the kingdom (touching his right shoulder) and the power (touching his left shoulder) and the glory (clasping his hands) unto the ages of the ages. amen" by this formula the operator affirms the power of god as sole creator and supreme law of the universe to which all things must bow, and he establishes this formula magnetically in his aura by the action of making the sign of the c

se. when it is not possible to seal the room, it is a very useful thing to be able to seal the aura. stand upright and cross yourself, by touching forehead, breast, right shoulder and left shoulder, saying "by the power of the christ of god within me, whom i serve with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength (extend your hands forward as far as you can reach at the level of the solar plexus, finger tips touching, then sweep them round to the back and touch the finger-tips together again behind you, saying, i encompass myself about with the divine circle of his protection, across which no mortal error dares to set its foot" this is an old monkish formula. it is very effectual, but its potency only lasts about four hours. there are various other devices which are useful, n

to you to be absolutely tangible. if you have to associate with persons who distress you, but are not actually interviewing them, imagine that they are separated from you by a brick wall, and say to yourself "you just aren't there. i can't see you or hear you, and you simply don't exist" when dealing with a person who saps your vitality, interlace your fingers, and lay your folded hands upon your solar plexus, keeping your elbows pressed against your sides. keep your feet touching each other. you have thus contacted all your own terminals and made of your body a closed circuit. no magnetism will go out from you while you maintain this attitude. your friend will probably complain of your lack of sympathy, however kindly you may speak. if anyone tries to dominate you by gazing intently into

this way. he desires to uplift and educate and free the misguided soul from its bondage. until he has arrived at the point when he has no other feeling than this towards his persecutor, it is not safe for him to attempt an absorption. having satisfied himself that he is ready for the attempt, he proceeds to draw the thought-form towards him by pulling in the silver cord that connects it with his solar plexus if it be a vampiric thought-form, or by opening his aura to it and enfolding it if it be one of the other two types. he literally sucks it in. this process should be done slowly and gradually, taking some minutes in the doing. if it be done suddenly, the adept may not find it possible to keep his own vibrations steady, and then he will indeed be in an unpleasant situation. as the thou

roys the evil, root and branch; whereas the mere destruction of a thought-form is like cutting off the top of a weed. on the other hand, it can only be done by an advanced occultist keyed up to the highest pitch. if one is disturbed or harassed or has in any degree lost his nerve, one dare not attempt it. if the rapport is perceived as a line of light, a cord, or any similar form, attached to the solar plexus, the forehead, or any other part of the body, the best way of severing the rapport is to forge a magical weapon and cut it. in fact, if a rapport is felt, the first thing to do is to visualise the cord and try to see where it attaches; the solar plexus is the commonest place. next formulate the cross-handled sword as already described, and invoke god's blessing upon it. then visualise

p to a disreputable order. in this particular case it was my opinion that the order to which this lady had belonged in her previous life had sunk to a very low ebb indeed, and its leaders were deliberately drawing upon the vitality of its members. acting upon this hypothesis, i projected myself astrally in the way i have already described, and visited this lady at night. i perceived that from her solar plexus as she lay asleep there stretched a black, elastic, stringy-looking substance that resembled nothing so much as a stick of spanish liquorice that has been well chewed by a small boy. this went off into space. upon trying to see its further end i had a brief and far-off vision of a monastery with a chinese type of roof perched on a crag among vast mountains. i tackled the situation by

iquorice that has been well chewed by a small boy. this went off into space. upon trying to see its further end i had a brief and far-off vision of a monastery with a chinese type of roof perched on a crag among vast mountains. i tackled the situation by the simple expedient of passing in my astral body athwart the line of black substance, thus breaking it. it immediately transferred itself to my solar plexus, and for a moment i felt a surge of tempting thoughts urging me to get this woman under my thumb and exploit her to her full financial capacity. i cast these out, and "went for" the rope of astral liquorice in the manner i have described, casting it off and searing the stump, and had the satisfaction of seeing it curl up and disappear into the darkness. i then fell into what i conside

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name from their appearance, which resembles vortices. altogether there are ten chakras (visible only to clairvoyants) but of these it is advisable to use only seven. they are situated not on the denser physical body, but opposite certain parts of it as follows (1) the top of the head (2) between the eyebrows (3) the throat (4) the heart (5) the spleen (where vitality is drawn from the sun (6) the solar plexus, and (7) the base of the spine. the remaining three chakras are situated in the lower part of the pelvis and normally are not used, but are brought into play only in black magic. it is by means of the chakras that the trained occultist can become acquainted with the astral world. the theosophical concept of chakras was adapted from the ancient hindu understanding of kundalini, a cosmi

inches. as a rule, in normal persons, consciousness is lost before this phenomenon begins. the astral and physical bodies are joined by a cord that may be the silver cord in ecclesiastes (12:16. according to muldoon and others who claim to have seen it, this cord or cable, which is similar to a newborn s umbilical cord, is attached at various parts of the head or, according to some claims, at the solar plexus; it is a whitish gray color, elastic, and similar to a single strand of cobweb when extended. supposedly when slightly out of coincidence, the cord is the diameter of a silver dollar, yet the aura surrounding it gives the impression that it is about six inches thick. it is the conductor of cosmic energy into the physical body, for which the astral body acts as condenser. it delivers t

r neighbours, and by the sounds of a pianoforte, or an agreeable voice, diffusing magnetism in the air. the patients were also directly magnetised by means of the finger and wand of the magnetiser, moved slowly before their faces, above or behind their heads, or on the diseased parts. the magnetiser acts also by fixing his eyes on the subjects; by the application of his hands on the region of the solar plexus; an application which sometimes continues for hours. meanwhile the patients present a varied picture. some are calm, tranquil, and experience no effect. others cough and spit, feel pains, heat, or perspiration. others, again, are convulsed. as soon as one begins to be convulsed, it is remarkable that others are immediately affected. the commissioners have observed some of these convul

h, mother nature, the human animal, and the base self. svadhisthana.also known as the sexual chakra, svadhisthana is found in the area of the reproductive organs. it is concerned with sexual energy, procreation, erotic feelings, and interactions. manipura.the third chakra is the power chakra, identified with action, will, anger, laughter, and courage. it is said to be located in the naval and the solar plexus. it is said to be the energy of the solar system radiating in our personal lives. anahata.the heart chakra is located in the center of the chest and is associated with compassion, acceptance, and unconditional love. as it is located equidistant between the highest and lowest chakras, it acts as the mediator among the chakras. visuddha.the throat chakra, is situated in and around the l

e entranced medium, mrs. larsen) and one of the two trumpets which had been levitated for the voice immediately fell at the feet of mr. nelson. at the same moment, mrs. nelson received an electric shock which formed a blister on one of her fingers, resembling one which would be produced by a burning of the skin. all the sitters testified to having felt the electric shock both in the region of the solar plexus, the back and the forehead. larsen was reportedly discovered prostrate on the floor, minus any heartbeat and her body rigid. it took considerable effort to restore her to consciousness. burnside, the other medium, suffered from the shock for several days after the sitting. frederick bligh bond, editor of psychic research, speculated about the nature of the electric shock: is it the li

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floor. layne writes, at a recent seance one of the forms, while conversing with the person at my side, advanced to within about 18 inches of my face. dr. moore then, after telling us what he was about to do, struck the head of the form lightly with his open hand to show the degree of materialization. the movement and the sound were plainly perceived. he then passed his arm through the form at the solar plexus (psychic research, july 1930. besides the materialization of spirit entities, many other objects came forth in the seance room. such phenomena, which blend into that of apports, often served to confuse researchers and distract them from the central issues of spirit contact. however, in the end, the other objects served to confirm the fraudulent nature of materializations. spirits were

a bone ring was seen to hang from the medium s nose, and an object similar to the top of an infant s nursing bottle appeared to dangle from his lips by a cord. the medium s features also seemed somewhat altered. at a second sitting, a two-pronged fishhook and a small ring materialized. the photo plates of this materialization showed that some round object proceeded from the region of the medium s solar plexus. it had often appeared in the photographs; from it a root or string seemed to extend to the object materializing. in this case the root was strangely twisted. similar observations of what seem in retrospect simple conjuring were reported by karl blacher of riga university, with the apport medium bx (zeitschrift fur parapsychologie, june 1933. in trance and under control, nails, screws

f such family group, would place him in actual danger of becoming a victim of true spirit obsession. the primary obsessor, in this case, would likely be one who claimed the right by ties of blood, who had no desire to do anything but to keep the mortal in line with family ideals. according to bull, obsessors .have three major points of impingement; namely, the base of the brain, the region of the solar plexus and at the center governing the reproductive organs. as there are three major points of impingement, it may be assumed that there can be three composite groups, each starting with a pivot entity. what satisfaction is to be gained this way includes the whole gamut of human emotions. objections to the concept of spirit obsession much of the evidence for spirit obsession is subjective, b

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to the tree of perfection. 8: 0# sefiroth, latifa, and chakras" 7! g8& m 7; 2< e, 6& c 6) 7 4& 74" b6, e g% 6 7) 74; 6% 9 6 %6) 73; 03' 8: h" 2: 2 2:e 8% the chakras are equated to the mental planes mentioned in the vedas, as follows: mind in worldliness 1st plane- anus, waking state (muladhara chakra) 2nd plane- sex organ, dream state (svadisthana chakra, t an tien in the taoist tree) 3rd plane- solar plexus, conscious dream and psychic states (manipura chakra) mind in the heart 4th plane- base of sternum; blissful vision of divine beauty, what is all this (anahata chakra, middle tan in the taoist tree) 5th plane- throat; vision of the universe as a unity in the mind of god (visuddha chakra) face to face 6th plane- only thin glass-like partition; god is like a light in a lantern (ajna cha

service as the means for spiritual awakening. malkhuth (hebrew: kingdom: name for the lowest sefirah on the qabalistic fallen tree. corresponds to the muladhara chakra on the tantric tree, and the latifa qalabiya in the sufi tree. the fallen form of the sefirah knowledge/first, and the waking state in most humans. this sefirah is associated with the shekhinah in exile. manipura chakra (sanskrit: solar plexus center on the chakric tree, portrayed as a lotus with ten petals. corresponds to the sefiroth victory/south and glory/west on the qabalistic tree, and the latifa qalbiya on the sufi tree. maya (sanskrit: illusion: the illusory power of the ayn (called brahman in the hindu system) to appear as a universe of name and form. mayim (hebrew: the element of water corresponding to the mother

in the qabalah. qabalah (hebrew: receiving, acceptance, hearing: direct perception of and communion with the divine. the mystical system at the root of the spiritual traditions of the children of abraham. qalabiya latifa (arabic: the anal center on the sufi tree. corresponds to the sefirah kingdom on the qabalistic tree, and the muladhara chakra on the tantric tree" 4 qalbiya latifa (arabic: the solar plexus center on the sufi tree. corresponds to the sefiroth victory/south and glory/west on the qabalistic tree, and the manipura chakra on the tantric tree. qi (chinese: vital energy: subtle energy responsible for all life; corresponds to ruach in hebrew and prana in sanskrit. qlifah (hebrew: shell, pl. qlifoth: shell of embodied existence corresponding to a respective qabalistic world or p

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er had passed on. but it is not to be supposed that naioth and naim are places, or that they were used interchangeably. they describe two widely different classes of spiritually gifted people, which the ancient egyptians had marked by placing the uraeus upon the brows of one and at the navels of the other. the latter were mediumistic persons, receiving impressions from spirit controls through the solar plexus. they were properly designated naioth by the hebrews who used the feminine suffix to indicate their negative qualities. but the voluntary clairvoyant and the initiate, represented by the egyptians as having the serpentine uraeus in the forehead, were called naim by the hebrews who used the male suffix to designate the positive spiritual faculty which they possess. and the latin cathol

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the spirit into the inert form, to leaven, quicken and mould it into an expression of itself. there the silver cord which has grown from the seed-atom of the dense body (located in the heart) since conception, is welded to the part that has sprouted from the central vortex of the desire body (located in the liver) and when the silver cord is tied by the seed-atom of the vital body (located in the solar plexus) the spirit dies to life in the super- sensible world, and quickens the body it is to use in its coming earth life. this life on earth last until the course of events foreshadowed in the wheel of life, the horoscope, has been run; and when the spirit again reaches the realm of samael, the angel of death, the mystic eighth house, the silver cord is loosed, and the spirit returns to god

GNOSTIC STUDIES THE GNOSTIC HANDBOOK II GNOSTIC THEURGY

o st. john have many meanings. in keeping with multiple levels of interpretation the churches can be understood as messages relating to historical churches of the period, messages gnostic theurgy page 75 characteristics of the seven churches and chakras church. location. meaning of name church of ephesus. base centre. desirable. church of smyrna. sacral centre. sweet-smelling. church of pergamus. solar plexus. elevation& height. church of thyatira. heart centre. sacrifice. church of sardis. throat centre. that which remains. church of philadelphia. ajna centre. agape (love. church of laodicea. sahasrara centre. judgement. church colour consciousness ephesus. red. action, sensation. smyrna. orange. social consciousness. pergamus. yellow. intellect. thyatira. green. security and devotion. sa

t also can be applied to the supposed christian churches who have no knowledge of the inner teachings and offer pithy morality and prejudice in the place of wisdom. the promise is the gift of the crown of life. that is returning to the treasury of light, reaching the crown at the pinnacle of the tree of life, the top of the head chakra (kether. the church of pergamos the church of pergamos is the solar plexus chakra. it is known as elevation or height, for it governs the balance of the organism through its central position. it is also elevated in that it dominates and controls the lower chakras. the characteristic of the city is that of being the capital city where the supreme court and priests of babylon sat in judgement. it can hence be understood that the pergamos is the seat of control

elf-control comes from the true self, not just from subpersonalities or the mind. the mind is a great servant, but a dangerous master. the commendation of the church is given because it holds fast to what it has been taught, has not denied the faith and has accepted the fact there are and will be many martyrs due to the stand they have taken. this relates to the achievement of balance through the solar plexus, which demands separation from the world and holding securely to the static currents, even though there is persecution from the fallen kingdoms. the counsel and warning is the message that the church holds many conflicting doctrines and must repent (repentance means to turn around, to go in the other direction) this can be understood on two levels, firstly, one cannot serve two master

are brought together and the dry land appears. the dry land is the state of concrete knowledge, a solid experience of the gnosis. at this stage we also have the imagery of vegetation. as in the new testament allegory of the sower, we know that seeds and vegetation represent the spiritual wisdom, while the fruits represent the blossoming of these truths within us. from the chakric perspective the solar plexus is where the focus of our lives lie. here we must have a firm hold on the mysteries and be centred on the static world. the colour here is yellow, that of the trained intellect. gnostic theurgy page 86 the fourth day the sun, moon and stars appear. according to the most ancient arcana the sun represents divine love (agape, the moon divine faith and the stars represent gnosis or divine

e) are clear about what has to be accomplished. if you feel you are under regular psychic attack, then visualise the outside of the dome as a reflective, shiny surface, bouncing back any destructive forces. remember to check the dome often and recharge it! the bell visualise a bell between your hands. see it clearly and make yourself aware of all the senses connected to it. move the image to your solar plexus and sense it extending a field of energy to all parts of your astral body. programme it to ring if you are psychically attacked, and react with a shield of light. if a psychic attack should occur, you should hear the sound of bell and a shield of light will surround you. another variation to use is to visualise a laser which shoots down energies which are unsympathetic to your develop

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d we aspire without cessation unto thy imperishable and immutable brilliance. amen" part 3 step 1 hold the lotus wand by the e band. continue to visualize the brilliant yellow sphere with the purple k symbol as well as the rtk sphere's divine white brilliance with the black fire of c. now bring the divine light down from above and formulate a brilliant scarlet red ball of light covering the heart/solar plexus area. superimpose the e symbol in the flashing color of brilliant emerald green on top of the ball of scarlet red. step 2 vibrate \yhla and the angelic names lakym and lara. when you feel the power of the names filling you with the force of, recite the following prayer of the salamanders "holy art thou lord of fire wherein thou hast shown forth the throne of thy glory. twabx hwhy, lea

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

and the object of the name. use the following 6-step procedure to vibrate the mames of power: step 1. stand with your arras outstretched.imagine your entice body as totally empty. step 2. breathe in deeply. invagine the name of the divinity entering into your body with the breath. step 3. let the name descend through your empty body. imagine it passing through your heart region, the area of your solar plexus, your nave, your abdomen, your pelvis area, and then clown your legs and into your feet. step 4. when the name touches your feet, advance your left foot about 12 inches. then draw back your hands to the sides of your eyes and then lean forward. as you lean forward, shoot your arms (with fingers together and pointed before you) outward in front of you and imagine the name rushing upwar

H SPENCER LEWIS ROSICRUCIAN MANUAL AMORC 1990

keep in mind the fact that he is dealing with new principles in our work and that he will find many revelations and startling laws not generally known [90 [91] legend of chart 4a the autonomic nervous system legend- sympathetic division- parasympathetic division b-brain structures: b1 cerebral lobes, b2 thalamus with b3 pineal and b4 pituitary, b5 cerebellum, b6 midbrain, b7 medulla. p .plexi: p1 solar plexus, p2 pelvic plexus. g- ganglia: g1 ciliary g, g2 pteryopalatine g, g3 submaxillary g, g4 otic g, g5 ganglion of ribes (cranial termination of the sympathetic trunk ganglion system, g6 superior cervical g, g7 middle cervical g, g8 inferior cervical g, g9 celiac g, g10 superior mesenteric g, g11 inferior mesenteric g. c- cervical spinal cord (cervical vertebrae 1-8) t- thoracic spinal co

psychic body should make itself continuously or periodically known to the objective mind. this will appear unreasonable when one stops to consider that not one thousandth of the functioning of the parts of the objective, physical body is realized by the objective mind. is one conscious of the functioning of the kidneys, the spleen, the pancreas, the brain, the air chambers of the lungs, or of the solar plexus, or the plexus around the aortic arch of the heart, or a thousand other places?[147] very often the most devoted student and the most regular applicant of the tests and experiments feels that he is making little progress because he senses no particular development from within. he is likely to become discouraged, knowing that he is familiar, from an intellectual standpoint, with each l

ation; and the third point toward the north, the station of the high priestess, or, for convocations, the chantress. a small footstool may be placed before the western point. the shekinah represents the presence of the concentrated power of the holy assembly of the cosmic in the center of the temple. the sanctum of each temple is that area between the shekinah and the east platform of the temple. solar plexus.one of the most important groups of a number of small plexuses, forming the largest plexus in the human body, located in the center of the abdomen. its objective or physical functioning is very important, but far more important is its psychic or sympathetic functioning. it was believed by the ancients that this plexus was the center of the soul in man, as the sun is the center of the

human body, located in the center of the abdomen. its objective or physical functioning is very important, but far more important is its psychic or sympathetic functioning. it was believed by the ancients that this plexus was the center of the soul in man, as the sun is the center of the solar world; hence its name. many systems of so-called mystical instruction pretend to tell us how to use the solar plexus for attaining certain results, but it requires many years of careful development of this plexus to make it of real value in true mystical work. soul.we wrongly speak of the soul in man, or man's soul, as though each human being.or each conscious organism, had within its body on this earth plane a separate and distinct something which we call soul; and, therefore, in one hundred beings

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

body b. in single parts of the body 2. production of element-harmony in regions of the body step iv magic physical training 1. rituals& their practical applicability a. gesticulations b. bearings (asanas) c. postures of the fingers (mudras) step v magic mental training 1. space magic step v magic psychic training 1. projection of elements outward a. through one s own body, accumulated through the solar plexus b. accumulated through the hands 2. outward projection without passing through the body step v magic physical training 1. preparation for passive communication with the invisible ones a. release of the own hand b. preparation of the fingers with help of the pendulum &c 2. passive communication: a. with the own guardian genius b. with deceased people& other beings step vi magic mental

stance. as soon as the scholar has reached this point, he can start on transferring consciousness into the fourth dimension in his own body, the microcosm, into the akasa principle of his own being. the practice is as follows: you are sitting quietly in your familiar position with your eyes closed. transfer your consciousness exactly into the middle of your body, into the pit of your stomach, the solar plexus. you must feel yourself as a mere dot, as an atom in the center between the spine and the pit f the stomach. this center is the center of gravity of your body. try to stay there with your consciousness for at least five minutes; you may use an alarm clock to check the time. regard your body from his point. the more diminutive you imagine yourself, the bigger you will perceive the circ

ition. inhale through the lungs and pores, and with the help of the imagination, press the element of fire into your body. you are inhaling the fire element with the specific property of heat and you are inhaling empty breaths. if the warmth in your body seems to be very strong, consequently if there is a sufficient accumulation of this element, let the element escape through imagination from the solar plexus and fill the entire room you are in with the fire element. while you empty the element from your body, you should have the feeling that your body is completely delivered from it and the accumulated element has diffused into the whole room, similar to the procedure you followed in the impregnation of a room with vital power. repeat the accumulation and evacuation several times, and by

and the fourth element the next morning. scholars who have plenty of time at their disposal and sufficient willpower can go through all four exercises by turns. these scholars will make enormous progress in mastering the elements. a scholar who controls all four elements in this direction may continue. the previous exercise has taught the magician how to accumulate the element inhaled through the solar plexus outwards in space. in the following exercise he will learn how to emit an accumulated element into space not only through the solar plexus, but through the whole body pore breathing, thus producing an accumulation of elements in space. this has to be practiced with all the elements. the dissolving and scattering into the universe has to be performed in exactly the same manner as descr

practice makes perfect here as well. the scholar should practice this exercise on all the elements and master it. then he may continue. sit in your customary position. inhale the fire element through the lungs and pores of your whole body and accumulate it there until you get the sensation of heat. now imagine the accumulated fire element forming a fiery ball with a diameter of 4-8 inches in the solar plexus. this compressed ball must be so fiery and shining as to be very similar to the sun. now imagine this all moving out of the solar plexus and floating free in the air. the sun ought to be imagined as white-hot and radiating heat. stick to this imagery as long as you can. if you come near it with your hands, you ought to feel the heat radiating. conclude this exercise by dissolving the

d the direct, universally condensed element for creating subservient ghosts and elementals. mastering this practice too, he is qualified to go ahead. the next exercise will be to draw an element out of the universe, not however to fill a space as described in the previous exercise, but to condense a self-selected form, similar to the exercises where forms of the elements had been condensed in the solar plexus and kept outside the body, floating in the air; the difference being that the formation of the shape does not take place inside the body, but immediately during its floating in the air. consequently the magician must know exactly how to produce a fireball, a ball of air, one of water, and an earth ball. if he has achieved this performance faultlessly, he has to shape different forms f

ndulum. as son as you have finished all the preparations according to these instructions, exteriorize your mental hand from the one holding the pendulum and put the mental hand close by the carnal one. having done so, develop a state of trance in yourself for a few moments, the way you have been instructed in the chapter about mental training by recognizing yourself with your consciousness in the solar plexus; therefore you are now in the fourth dimension. in this condition, call your guide and ask him in your mind that he might man ifest to you with the help of your magically prepared hand. keep silent and observe the pendulum, beseeching the guide at the same time to indicate with one stroke of the pendulum on the glass a no, with two strokes perhaps, and with three strokes a yes. you wi

o achieve anything about which such a being could inform him. the passive communication only serves the purpose to be convinced of the existence of another world which everybody will enter and live in after passing away. summary of exercises of step v i. magic mental training 1. space magic ii. magic psychic training 1. projection of elements outwards: a. through the body, accumulated through the solar plexus b. accumulated through the hands, especially dynamically through the fingers. iii. magic physical training 1. preparation for the passive communication with the invisible ones: a. release of the hand b. preparation of the fingers with the help of the pendulum, pencil, planchette, etc. 2. passive communication: a. with the own guardian genius b. with deceased people and other beings. e

rmth, as you will feel it in any case, but do not forget that the fire element has to bear your desire that you transferred to it through your imagination. after transferring to the fire element your desire to have your material eyes strengthened and your astral eye developed, project the fire element in the same way as you performed the experiment of the light accumulation, whether by way of the solar plexus or one of your hands or your breathing, into the liquid. if you get the feeling that the projection is not sufficient, repeat the experiment several times, but no more than 7-9 times. thereby the prepared condenser will turn into a strong essence that will not only have a very fine effect on the eyesight, but also strengthens, enlivens and develops the astral senses. now pour the flui

airaudience this development is very much in line with the one of clairvoyance. the faculty of the astral clairaudience is based on the fact that one is able to hear voices even at the remotest distance and, at the same time, to understand the language of all beings. at the beginning this faculty manifests itself in thinking aloud, coming from the inside, whether from the heart region or from the solar plexus. after a long spell of exercising, the astral clairvoyance will develop to such a perfection that one can distinctly perceive everything with the supernormal hearing, similarly as if there were normal talking to anybody. this faculty is a privilege of all magicians, and without it there would scarcely be any progress in magic. for this particular reason, this type of astral clairaudie

body is assumed to be filled with air like a balloon. imagine into this air principle the desire for the faculty of clairaudience in your astral body as well as in the material one. provided you have the inward certainty that the air element has been sufficiently impregnated with your desire and with your imagination, project the prepared air element into the two cotton plugs, whether through the solar plexus, your hands, or your breath by compressing and accumulating the air element that fills your body, to such a degree that it will adopt the same size as the cotton plugs. you may magically impregnate both plugs at the same time, or one at a time with the entire amount of the element. the main point of this experiment is the firm conviction and unshakeable faith that this faculty is deve

edominant in our mind. how important introspection was indeed then is clearly shown by the fact that just this preponderance of the element concerned points to our astral sensory center. if the fire element had been predominant, the sensory element was the head, to put it correctly, the forehead; if it was the air element, it is the heart, in the case of prevalence of the water element, it is the solar plexus, and if it has been the earth element, the sensory center is in the hands or the thighs. having thus established our astral sensory area, let us pass to the practice: you have to act in exactly the same manner as you did when training the two previous senses. the necessary requisites are: a piece of linen or a cotton wool plug which you moisten slightly with a fluid condenser. this co

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

his central sun and into our sacral chakra and are now permanently hooking in there like 3 cosmic cables. imagining that the perfect amount of divine electricity that you need to feed this chakra is now being downloaded on a permanent basis. imagine also that enough pure light from the central sun is radiating through this chakra and flowing down to nourish your base chakra and up to nourish your solar plexus chakra, so that these three chakras are kept in a state of expansion so that they operate as one spinning tunnel of light as per the violet light one chakra column meditation in chapter 7. step 3: plugging in our crown chakra to the cosmic computer. god or source. using the 3 cable divine love, divine wisdom and divine power system. as per step 2, sit in silence and imagine the violet

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. sources disagree on the colors. the first chakra, located at the base of the spine at the perineum is the *root chakra, muladhara. it primarily relates to the element of earth and to psychic smell. the second chakra, known as the *sacral center, svadhisthana, is located above and behind the genitals. its dominant element is water, and it is related to psychic taste. third of the chakras is the *solar plexus, manipura, located at the navel and corresponding with the emotions and with the element of fire; also with psychic sight (clairvoyance. the *heart chakra, anahata, is the fourth chakra, located over the heart and corresponding with the element of air, and also with psychic touch. the fifth chakra is the *throat chakra, vishuddha, the basics of magick get any book for free on: www.abi

the person being well. it may be helpful to utilize the appropriate color from the aura chart (such as bright apple-green, rose pink, or white) sent as a beam to the person or as a cloud surrounding him. this technique can be extended to include a simple kind of yoga in which we feel energy sent as we exhale explosively; the energy sent either via the breath or from one of the chakras such as the solar plexus. sometimes in absent healing it is helpful to arrange a time for treatment in advance, asking your subject to be in a receptive state of mind and to sit back and close his eyes. the banishing ritual one of the most basic and useful ceremonial rituals of magick is called the *banishing ritual, or lesser ritual of the pentagram. a pentagram (or pentacle) is a five-pointed star with the

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r. considered as the entire room, the lodge is a temple of humanity, and as such it may be taken to symbolize a man lying upon his back. in this position the three great supports correspond to important centres in the human body. the column of the r.w.m. is in the place of the head or brain; that of the w.s.w, corresponds to the generative organs, symbols of strength and virility, and also to the solar plexus, the great ganglionic centre of the sympathetic system; and that of the w.j.w. corresponds to the heart, anciently regarded as the seat of the affections. 98. orientation 99. three reasons are given in the ritual to explain why our lodges are set east and west. in the first place, the sun rises in the east, and the sun is regarded in masonry as a symbol of divinity. secondly, all the

spine, so another view might show the spine as a central stem, from which flowers shoot forth at intervals, showing the opening of their bells at the surface of the etheric body. 381. the seven centres with which we are at present concerned are indicated in the accompanying illustration (plate ix) it will be seen that they are situated at (1) the base of the spine (2) the spleen (3) the navel or solar plexus (4) the heart (5) the throat (6) the space between the eyebrows; and (7) the top of the head. i have described them fully in the inner life; and i have also published a monograph on them, called the chakras, with unique coloured illustrations. 382. there are several force-centres besides these, and there are schools of magic that use them; but the dangers connected with them are so se

LIBER O

further means of identifying the human consciousness with that pure portion of it which man calls by the name of some god, let him act thus: 4 (a) stand with arms outstretched note 1 (see illustration, in equinox no. 2, p. 13 (b) breathe in deeply through the nostrils, imagining the name of the god desired entering with the breath (c) let that name descend slowly from the lungs to the heart, the solar plexus, the navel, the generative organs, and so to the feet (d) the moment that it appears to touch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about 12 inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the god horus, and at the same time imagine the name as rushing up and through the nostrils wi

LIBER 777

ian attribution of parts of the soul. cxvii. the soul (hindu. cxviii. the chakkras or centres of prana (hinduism. cxix. the ten fetters (buddhism. 0 hammemit. 1 kha, or yekh atma sahasrara (above head) aruparga 2 khai, or ka buddhi ajna (pineal gland) vikkikika 3 ba, or baie higher manas visuddhi (larynx) rupraga 4 silabata paramesa 5 patigha 6 lower manas anahata (heart) udakkha 7 kama manipura (solar plexus) mano 8 aib prana svadistthana (navel) sakkya-ditti 9 hati linga sharira muladhara (lingam and anus) kama 1010 kheibt, khat, tet, sahu sthula sharira avigga cxx. magical images of the sephiroth. cxxi* the grades of the order. cxxii. the ten plagues of egypt. 0. 08=0. 1 ancient bearded king seen in profile 10 =18 ipsissimus death of first-born 2 almost any male image shows some aspect

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etched (see illustration (b) breathe in deeply through the nostrils, imagining the* this injunction does not apply to gods like ptah or harpocrates whose natures do not accord with this gesture [note added in the version of .liber o. in magick in theory and practice] svb figvra vi. 5 name of the god desired entering with the breath (c) let that name descend slowly from the lungs to the heart, the solar plexus, the navel, the generative organs, and so to the feet (d) the moment that it appears to touch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about twelve inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the god horus* and at the same time imagine the name as rushing up through the body, while

LIBER V

uch the muladhara cakkra, crying, hadit! 3. let him, retracing the line, touch the centre of his breast an cry ra-hoor-khuit! the horizontal components of the enchantment. 1. let him touch the centre of his forehead, his mouth, and his larynx, crying aiwaz! 2. let him draw his thumb from right to left across his face at the level of the nostrils. 3. let him touch the centre of his breast, and his solar plexus, crying, therion! 4. let him draw his thumb from left to right across his breast, at the level of the sternum. 5. let him touch the svadistthana, and the muladhara chakkra, crying, babalon! 6. let him draw his thumb from right to left across his abdomen, at the level of the hips (thus shall he formulate the sigil of the grand hierophant, but dependent from the circle) the asseveration

LIBER V VEL REGULI

longitude 4.28 w. 4 liber v vel reguli 3. let him, retracing the line, touch the centre of his breast, and cry ra-hoor-khuit! the horizontal component of the enchantment. 1. let him touch the centre of his forehead, his mouth, and his larynx, crying aiwaz! 2. let him draw his thumb from right to left across his face at the level of the nostrils. 3. let him touch the centre of his breast, and his solar plexus, crying therion! st 4. let him draw his thumb from left to right across his breast at the level of the sternum. 5. let him touch the sv.dis.t.h.na. and the m.l.dh.ra cakra, crying babalon! 6. let him draw his thumb from right to left across his abdomen, at the level of the hips (thus shall he formulate the sigil of the grand hierophant, but dependent from the circle) the asseveration

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

the sacred pine cone in man--the eye single, which cannot be opened until chiram (the spirit fire) is raised through the sacred seals which are called the seven churches in asia. there is an oriental painting which shows three sun bursts. one sunburst covers the head, in the midst of which sits brahma with four heads, his body a mysterious dark color. the second sunburst--which covers the heart, solar plexus, and upper abdominal region--shows vishnu sitting in the blossom of the lotus on a couch formed of the coils of the serpent of cosmic motion, its seven-hooded head forming a canopy over the god. the third sunburst is over the generative system, in the midst of which sits shiva, his body a grayish white and the ganges river flowing out of the crown of his head. this painting was the wo

the secrets of the early priestcrafts, but none in this age give evidence of an adequate comprehension of the ancient hermetic secrets. from the description von helmont gives, it is probable that the herb mentioned by him paralyzed temporarily the cerebrospinal nervous system, the result being that the consciousness was forced to function through the sympathetic nervous system and its brain--the solar plexus. p. 1111 mental and physical subnormality. the third was an unhealthy or abnormal mental attitude. melancholia, morbid emotions, excess of feeling, such as passions, lusts, greeds, and hates, affected the mumia, from which they reacted into the physical body, where they resulted in ulcers, tumors, cancers, fevers, and tuberculosis. the ancients viewed the disease germ as a unit of mum

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

lucifer am i god. i will devour as much energy as i can. i am both as lucifer and ahriman, lilith and the darkness of night. i will cast aside doubt and illusion and devour the hindering light of god until i am unchallenged! moving the astral body sit in a chair, legs directly in front of you and finger tips touching each other. your hand from the thumb to the forefinger should be raised to your solar plexus level and your two hands touching should form a type of triangle shape with you looking downward at them. 29 start a careful breathing technique, one, two, three and then add a few more seconds between breathes. you will notice you will soon be able to control your heart rate. if you are ever in a situation of being nervous you will be able to utilize this to make yourself think clear

ward off evil would be offensive. in many rituals in the book of the witch moon specifically liber nehebkau, the tuats or underworld hells of ancient egypt have serpent-devils who seduce with their eye and devour. draining energy is best done by the connection to sight. in a crowded room, a concert, a mall, a gathering point watch for those who exhibit a lot of charisma and energy lock into their solar plexus with your eyes, watch then their breathing cycle. with your breathing, draw in and imagine their life essence draining into your being. the significance of the luciferian path in relation to vampirism is devouring god. appling darwinist principles in this magical process will aid the initiatory path of becoming a being like lucifer in the capacity in which you seek to be. it is essent

astral is depending upon the discipline, power and experience of the vampyre. if you have practiced touch vampyrism for some time, your level and power will increase accordingly. sight vampyrism is done so by envisioning a tendril 35 extending from your own astral body to entering your chosen target. it is imperative to not harm anyone. 1. notice energy filled individual. 2. with eyes, lock into solar plexus. imagine serpents or tendrils from your body into their astral body. 3. watch and determine their breathing cycle, you will drain according to this. 4. as they exhale, begin drawing in energy by breathing deeply through both your mouth and nose. bring this breath constant until your lungs are filled. imagine the tendrils are released and drawn back. breath slowly and control your bodi

ting situations. build selfawareness and self-love. non-devouring (self work- the balance of opposites darkness and light, ego higher articulation (intelligence, luciferian angel, demonic aspects (carnal instincts, ahrimanic daemon. chakra three: the navel chakra -naonghaithya black flame of consciousness, ego identity, oriented to self-deification this chakra is known as the power located in the solar plexus. 44 devouring- drains from ego and builds the essence of self from a conscious level. non-devouring (self work- consciousness and empowerment of self. understanding the sense of i. chakra two: the sacral charka- aeshma water, emotional identity and instinct, oriented to selfgratification the second chakra, located in the abdomen, lower back, and sexual organs, is related to the elemen

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

e well above their needs of life-force, and can even survive being leeched upon by vampires and other astral entities. vampires use visualization techniques in order to feed from the lifeforce of humans; from across the room they can extend astral tendrils that latch on to the aura of energy surrounding their target and begin drawing that energy into their chakra points. the chakra located at the solar plexus is a favorite target. they may also absorb free-floating lifeforce energy that humans have cast off. places where large numbers of people gather in high emotions tend to be places where energy is produced and floats directionless. this undirected energy tends to collect on objects or people that comprise a focal point of the group. when feeding, vampires feel an increase of strength

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

tensing and relaxing alternately the abdominal muscles. do this (i.e. the tensing and relaxing of the muscles) three <180> the middle pillar and the human body 90 the golden dawn: volume 1 book one times and then relax completely into a chair. allow all your muscles to go limp and let your breath out to the last gasp. do the whole process three times, if necessary. it is designed to stimulate the solar plexus which is the heart of the nervous system which governs emotion. another good exercise is to say the deity names aloud. take a deep breath and say them softly, smoothly and slowly, imagining the while that your voice travels out to the confines of the universe. this can be done in conjunction with the pentagram ritual. 5. the tree of life in the aura. in the aura which interpenetrates

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laboration with marguerite harmon bro, the highly respected medium arthur ford, an ordained minister of the disciples of christ church, explained the working relationship that he enjoyed with his spirit guide, fletcher. when ford wished to enter trance, he would lie down on a couch or lean back in a comfortable chair and breathe slowly and rhythmically until he felt an in-drawing of energy at the solar plexus. then he focused his attention on fletcher s face, as he had come to know it, until gradually he felt as if his guide s face had pressed into his own at which instant there is a sense of shock, as if he were fainting or passing out. at this point, ford says, he loses consciousness and when he awakens at the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p

immediate environment. at times this is invisible; at other times it takes forms and becomes more or less solid, when we have instances of the formation of so-called ectoplasm. it is this semi-material substance which moves matter and even shapes it into different forms. according to carrington s observations, this ectoplasm issues from various parts of the medium s body from the fingertips, the solar plexus, and the genitals. it represents a psychic force, he claimed, as yet unknown to science, but now being studied by scientific men as part and parcel of supernormal biology. carrington t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d mediums and mystics 159 hereward carrington (1880 1958 (fortean picture library) was certain that this energy had

the door, glanced up, and saw that the top floor was brightly illuminated and that a steep flight of stairs lay just ahead of the investigators. with carrington in the lead, the party ascended the stairs until they found themselves confronted by a series of small rooms. carrington made a sharp turn to the right, and the moment he did so, he felt as though a sudden blow that been delivered to his solar plexus. his forehead broke out into profuse perspiration, his head swam, and he had difficulty swallowing. it was an extraordinary sensation, he said, definitely physiological, and unlike anything i had ever experienced before. the veteran investigator was gripped by terror and panic and only through a firm exercise of will was he able to stop himself from fleeing in horror. his wife, who wa

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n the ether in the air being carried to the mind centers on the plexuses of the involuntary nervous system. in cannon s view, the astral body is the scriptural golden bowl and the etheric body is the linking silver cord. the astral body, he wrote, is mainly the emotional body and has to do with emotions, moods, and feelings. the astral body is not only linked up with the physical body through the solar plexus, but also linked up with the etheric body through vibrations passing from it through the physical body between the eyes to the top of the etheric body. cannon compared the etheric body to a streak of light running down the front of the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d mysteries of the mind 171 spinal cord of the physical body bu

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

et the mind dwell on the fact that as the hand descends, so does a stream of light descend from above, a steady brilliant ray of light permeating him through and through. a shaft of light is thereby formed whch extends from the crown of his head to the soles of h s feet. strictly speaking, malkuth, the last sephirah, is referred to the feet. for convenience's sake, however, we touch the breast or solar plexus with the mental recognition that it is the region of the feet that actually we have reference to and to whch the shaft of light is directed. this forms the first half of the exercise. some seconds pause should take place here, in order to visualize and feel as strongly as is possible the presence of a brilliant ray of light. then, shfting the attention from the central pillar of light

olic link, selfinduced and self-devised, between the hgher genius on the one hand, and on the other, the ego, the conscious self referred to that group of characteristics clustered around tiphareth. on the middle pillar, daath connects the higher faculties to the ego, kether to tiphareth. this latter sephah is resident in the neighborhood of the heart, and its sphere extends from the diaphragm or solar plexus more or less to the spine. its center may be imagined to be the lowest point of the sternum or breast-bone to which the ribs are attached, its diameter being about six inches. below tiphareth is yesod, a center which is referred to the region occupied by the generative organs, and its size should be visualized as of the same dimensions as tiphareth. the final center is malkuth, referr

re, and quite possibly a prickling sensation will be noticed in the head and neck. a quite indescribable sense of poise and mental quiescence should also be experiencedno inconsiderable attainment, no small acquisition in these days of hurried business life and social fluttering. after several vibrations of the appropriate name, again the beam of light should descend to the heart or region of the solar plexus, and from there a warmth and a quite different sense of power will gently radiate as though from an interior sun. here too, a name should be slowly vibrated in such a way, whch can only come through practice, as to detonate precisely in the physical area being contemplated and not in another. it must be felt to vibrate in the region between the diaphragm and the point opposite to it o

over the body, as though every cell and molecule were acting in unison and moving, as it were, in a single direction. the result of ths vibration is to transform the lungs and the entire body into a single storage battery, generating and storing electricity and power, transmuting them into will and faculty. hard upon this, if the rhythm be persisted in, comes a quiet ripple over the diaphragm or solar plexus-a difficult symptom to describe, because it produces no perceptible physical or recognizable change, though the sense of the rhythm is none the less distinctly felt. when this occurs, and when one becomes aware of a single vibration through the body, and a gentle vibration or sense of luminosity and lightness in the brain, the student may be assured that he has acheved success in this

tter to refer to the sephiroth of the middle pillar exercise as galgalim,l whch is hebrew for "whlings" there are five sephiroth on the middle pillar in contrast to seven chakras in the eastern system. the sephrah of kether can be said to generally correspond to the crown and brow chakras, while the shadowy sphere of daath can be compared to the throat chakra. tiphareth approximates the heart and solar plexus chakras. yesod has certain similarities with the navel chakra. and while malkuth can be compared in some ways to the root chakra, the tenth sephirah is centered in the feet and ankles, while the root chakra is at the base of the spine. but differences between the qabalistic and yoga systems are great. as we have seen, some of the sephroth and the chakras are similar, but not exact. ta

alled the "moon chakra" the svadisthana controls the balance and flow of bodily fluids. it functions to preserve the human species through procreation. the issues of family, home, health, and security also correspond here, as well as the raw vitality of "gut-level" emotion, unfettered desire, and the unconscious. fluid imbalances such as anemia are controlled through this center. 3. manipura, the solar plexus chakra, is located just below the sternum. manipura means "diamond" or "city of precious stone" the pancreas, liver, and spleen are also associated here. the traditional color of tlus chakra is red. an alternative color is gold? its symbol is tejas, the red fire triangle. ths chakra is the center of metabolic energy, enthusiasm, ego, identity, and the personal will for power and contr

s red. an alternative color is gold? its symbol is tejas, the red fire triangle. ths chakra is the center of metabolic energy, enthusiasm, ego, identity, and the personal will for power and control. its foundation is the individual's personal being or essence (anyone who has ever experienced the sensation of having a "knot in the stomach when anxious or tense will appreciate the importance of the solar plexus center. continuous stress at this center may cause a number of gastro-intestinal disorders) 4. anahata, the heart chakra in the middle of the chest, is the center of love, feelings, connection, relationships, associations, cooperation, and compassion. it is also the center of meditation, devotion and prayer. the word anahata means "unstruck sound" implying that its sound is completely

eathe deeply, then intone the mantra "va-ng (vah-ng. emphasize the "ng" sound, extending it out with the remaining breath. on the following inhalation, mentally intone the word "va-mi1 (vah-m, extending the "m" of the mantra. repeat this mantra cycle three or four times. 4. imagine a disk of light just a few inches below your sternum. visualize a red triangle within this disk. as you focus on the solar plexus center, breathe in and imagine the red color of the triangle glowing hot. feel the heat from this center spreading to all parts of your body. as the heat spreads, visualize it burning away all toxins and impurities. breathe out and visualize the red triangle cooling a bit, returning to its original temperature. breathe deeply, then intone the mantra "ra-ng (rah-ng. emphasize the "ng"

ly art thou, lord of the air, who has created the firmament. shaddai el chai. almighty and everlasting, ever-living be thy name ever-magnified in the life of all. we praise and we bless thee in the changeless empire of created light; and we aspire without cessation unto thy imperishable and immutable brilliance. amen. part i: fire a 1. see a shaft of light descend once more to the heart center or solar plexus. 2. formulate a flaming sphere of brilliant red. see the ball extending from front to back. 3. superimpose on the red sphere the sign of leo 62 in the complementary color of emerald green. 4. vibrate "elohim" and the angelic names "michael" and "aral" 5. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and spiritual power is pouring through you, and when you feel the power of the names, 6. s

lines of the symbol of aquarius (z)yo.u are to see these lines inside the yellow in purple color, and you vibrate: yod-heh-vav-heh (7177. follow it with the archangel: raphael (5851) and the angel chassan (1wi-l. when you feel the ball is alive and real, and you can feel spiritual power pouring through it, then say the prayer of the sylphs. part iii: fire a see your shaft descend once more to the solar plexus, or just above the end of the sternum, the little breast bone. see the ball extending from front to back-a big ball of red fire, a brilliant flaming red. see the shaft in white and the balls in different colors. the color of this center is red. this is the sphere of fire. i want you to see inside the center of this ball the symbol of leo (62) in emerald green, and vibrate the name: el

sness. willpower, imagination, intention, and the use of symbols and correspondences play a major role in ths art. see theurgy. mana "great power" a polynesian term for the magical force in nature. comparable to prana or chfi. mana personality: a term jung used to describe an archetypal figure of a person's psyche. manipura: sanskrit word meaning "diamond or "city of precious stone" refers to the solar plexus chakra. malkuth: hebrew word for "kingdom" referring to the tenth sephrah on the tree of life. metaphysics: the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationshp between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value. speculation upon questions that are unanswerable to scientific observation, analysis, or experiment. michael: hebrew archange

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with bodies that look just like them but are really programed in an entirely different way. a person who consorted with the devil supposedly had a mark somewhere on his flesh as a souvenir of the experience. a modern ufo contactee develops these "devil's marks" sometimes in the form of a wart or boil, some times a rash or blotch that looks like a birthmark. in occult lore, pains in the stomach or solar plexus occur during the experience, just as ufo contactee mrs. barney hill thought the spacemen were probing her stomach with a long needle. blood is drawn from the chin, neck, or the tips of the fingers and the affected areas remain sore for several days afterward. a number of contactees have had a reddish mark on the side of their neck, just below the ear, and recalled that an entity had t

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to further material and selfish ambitions. this malignant entity has the head of a crocodile, symbol of cruelty. the snake emerging from his body, instead of from his brow, indicates the use of the creative energy, not for enlightenment, but for physical gratification. it also represents medium-ship, rather than conscious control; for the chief center of power in disintegrative mediumship is the solar plexus. the two men with goat heads chained by the neck at the monster's feet represent the certain fate that awaits all who use magical powers to attain selfish or purely material ends. sooner or later they become slaves of the very forces they have used, and are finally completely destroyed in body and mind; and even after passing to the next life, are chained by their evil deeds in the un

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orehouse of strength, and a focus or magnet, drawing to itself all subtle forces, and radiating benediction. let then the knight keep secret this devotion, and enjoy its fruits in quiet. vi here also is a deeper worship and an inner, that lieth nigher to the heart of god. let the good knight devout appoint a secret shrine in his own body, in the brain, or in the throat, or in the heart, or in the solar plexus, or in that place called groin, or in some other centre of force, and there let him establish firmly a mental image of the phallus or of the sun; and, closing all avenues of sense, as it were tyling the lodge, let him worship and cherish that image with unwearying care. let him rehearse before the lord thus exalted his own deed of knightly devoir unto that lord, so that memory and ima

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metals jewels semiprecious elements and motions archangels chakras trees music body sun yellow gold topaz ivory- tzaphqiell ratziel crown apple trumpet head mars red iron ruby coral a khamael brow yew drum right leg venus green copper emerald jade t7 haniel throat birch guitar left arm mercury white platinum diamond opal v raphael heart hazel piano heart jupiter orange tin jasper amber a tzadqiel solar plexus oak organ right arm saturn blue lead sapphire turquoise b michael bowel elm bass left leg moon purple silver amethyst pearl 0 gabriel perineum s willow 5 f: violin sexual organs i b when inverted, the heptagram becomes a most articulate symbol for the per- version of nature. drawn as four points over three, it is the weight of fleshy needs and desires making a slave out of the divine

her than to fight against it. in the human body, the microcosm, the planetary forces are represented by seven imaginary centers located along the axis of the spine. in the east these cen- ters are called chakras. they are found, roughly speaking, at the crown of the head, on the brow between and slightly above the eyes, at the pit of the throat, in the cen- ter of the chest near the heart, at the solar plexus, in the pit of the stomach just below the navel, and at the perineum. depending on which of these centers the magus chooses to consider as the point of self, his or her personal universe will be colored and influenced by a certain bias of forces. none of the chakras is the true point of self-r rather, all lie within the self and exist at different circles of being. through the intelle

e tree is made up of ten sephiroth, or ema- nations of the unmanifest, arranged in three columns. if the columns are united, the right and left being drawn together to overlap in the center, the result is seven spheres of reality that correspond to the seven chakras along the spine: 0 kether a@ crown 0+ 0 chokmahibinah ci* brow 0+ 0 chesedigeburah 0? throat 0 tiphareth+ heart 0 c+ 0 netzachihod y solar plexus 0 yesod 0 b bowel 0 malkuth v d perineum provided they are legitimate and do not result in obvious contradictions, such syncretic relationships are useful because the insights gained through one system can supplement those gained by another and result in a strengthening of both. the planets are placed on the chakras in order by their attraction to the polar- ities of male-female and l

ith the light. the brow center will give a feeling of penetrating intellect and clarity of per- ception. the throat center causes a burgeoning of the subtle powers of intuition and symbolism. the heart chakra is the center of balance that controls and regulates the posi- tive and negative forces of the perceived self, even as the heart regulates the sensa- tions through its rate of pulsation. the solar plexus center controls the breathing and nervous impulses of the body. it is a focus for ingoing and outgoing information concerning the physical running of the body. it gives a sense of control, judgment, and order, physically expressed by the regularity of the breathing cycle. from the bowel, or pit of the stomach, arises physical strength, a fact well known to all athletes, especially wre

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ou project while on a bed. it is possible to project the astral body lying on your side or stomach, but success with these postures is rare. your legs or feet should not be crossed one over the other, as doing so tends to inhibit the free flow of energies throughout the body. your arms may be left at your sides, but you may find it better to fold your hands over the center of your abdomen at your solar plexus. energy and warmth are focused beneath the folded hands. if you are using a physical image or inscription as a key, as you should in most cases, you will want to place it beneath your folded hands, assuming it is something that cannot be damaged by perspiration or your movements on the bed, should it slip under you. gesture since the ritual of soul flight is done while lying down, the

r of the circle is your flight path into the astral world. the symbolic key you have chosen to define the astral place or environment you wish to visit should be beneath your hands on your abdomen when you are lying down. if you find this positioning of the hands uncomfortable, you may wish to lay the key on your abdomen and leave your arms at your sides. the best location for the key is over the solar plexus. the slight pressure of the weight of the hands bearing on the solar plexus can assist the separation of the astral body. you will carry an astral double of the key with you when you enter your astral chamber. it is not identical to the physical key, but is always in the form of a plasticized keycard. while holding the sign of departure in your mind, let the music or white noise you h

inclusions, 188. pliny, vol. x, p. 181. 189. ibid.,vol.viii, p. 287. chapter eleven: astral doorways 189 or cloudiness, does not inhibit the effectiveness of a crystal. most crystal balls used in past centuries were imperfect, as perfect crystals were quite difficult to get. uses of rock crystal a use of rock crystal that i find effective is to rest a natural crystal upon the hollow just above my solar plexus when i am lying on my back, with my hands clasped over the crystal. the crystal acts as a mental focus during soul flight. at the same time, i visualize a vortex opening in the air above the middle of my body and drawing me upward. this is a simple, unstructured method of projection that can either be used by itself, or incorporated into a ritual. you may wish to experiment with arran

ack cloth after it is charged will help retain this virtue. to incorporate the lunar virtue of a mirror into the standard projection ritual, in which the chamber, corridor, and elevator are visualized, a small mirror may be combined with the symbolic key that specifies the astral destination. these can be held together with tape or a rubber band. the mirror and the key can then be placed over the solar plexus beneath the folded hands while lying on the bed during the projection. it is best to leave the surface of the mirror unobstructed and to place the key against its backing. when a small mirror is incorporated into the key, the keycard in the astral world should be visualized as having a mirror backing. this small mirror can be used as an offensive weapon against astral beings. if you a

back down to the dimensions of the tarot card. banishing the doorway in this manner will make it easier to reintegrate with your physical body. 202 soul flight it is also a good practice on the grounds of security, although there is little danger to be encountered in the worlds of the trumps. tarot trumps as astral keys to employ a tarot trump for an astral key, hold it beneath your hands to your solar plexus as you lie on the bed in your practice chamber after you draw the circle of protection around your bed, and just prior to forming the sign of projection above your face. it is a good idea to place the card in a protective envelope or wallet to prevent its damage from the moisture of your hands. you should meditate on the trump before beginning the ritual of projection, so that you can

ere stained with red ochre, a natural pigment dug from the ground that served as the blood of the earth itself. using a rune key draw the rune you wish to travel into about three inches tall on a small square of paper or a card, using red ink or red paint, and let it dry as you meditate upon its meaning. this will serve as the key during the general ritual of projection, and will be held over the solar plexus beneath your folded hands as you lie on your back on your bed and project yourself into the astral chamber. on the astral level, it becomes your keycard and unlocks the door of your astral chamber and the doors of the elevator. traveling to the worlds of the runes is a rare instance when you will press the down button on the elevator. all of the runes are drawn from the roots of yggdr

the astral double. the spirits who communicated through the medium mrs. keeler asserted that "for getting out of the body, holding the breath is of value, but holding it out has no effect."222t wo techniques come into play-the gentle, slow rhythm of breathing, which helps induce a condition of physical relaxation, and the deliberate retention of breath, which by the slight pressure it puts on the solar plexus assists the astral body to move slightly out of alignment with the physical body. this is felt variously as a dizziness, a sensation of spinning or falling, a buzzing throughout the body that resembles a sustained current of electricity, and a sense of drifting or floating. more than one of these conditions may exist simultaneously. using the inflated lungs to press the solar plexus w

can repeat this exercise. it is best not to use it more than a few times in succession. it should be employed as a trigger, to initiate the separation of the astral body. take care never to do this exercise while standing up, or sitting where there are sharp corners or furniture on which you might fall and hurt yourself. it is very easy to pass into unconsciousness if pressure is sustained on the solar plexus for too long a period. that is counterproductive for the purposes of soul flight, and a sudden fall might be dangerous. also, take care not to exert more than a gentle pressure, and never fill your lungs all the way-leave a little room at the top, so that it is not uncomfortable to hold your breath while you distend your diaphragm. as in true with most activities of life, moderation s

with limited repetitions. 222. crookall, 33, quoting from the journal of the a. s. p. r (1916, vol. x, 649. chapter fifceen: training for soul flight 265 this breathing exercise may be applied during the general ritual of projection while contemplating the sign of projection, as a way of assisting the entry into the astral chamber. retain the breath, apply pressure with the diaphragm against the solar plexus, and then relax and do a dozen or so slow, deep breaths with a regular rhythm. you may feel yourself rising and falling during these regular breaths, as though lying in a small boat that rises and falls on gentle waves that pass under it. do not resist this sensation; let it occur in a natural way. stepped relaxation prior to beginning the breathing exercise, but after you have drawn

oul flight brief preliminary stage designed to help consciousness shift from its ordinary waking state to a condition conducive to separation of the astral double. body pressure points another physical factor that can be helpful in initiating soul flight is pressure applied to key points on the body. i have already mentioned the usefulness of the weight of the folded hands resting gently over the solar plexus. the weight and warmth of the hands help to stimulate this body center, which some adepts of kundalini yoga associate with the manipura chakra. others say that the manipura chakra is located much lower on the torso, in the region of the navel. whether or not the solar plexus is the manipura chakra, i have found it helpful to stimulate it during scrying and soul flight, both using the

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word or phrase can be used to set the duration and rhythm of each beat. it is best to choose a word or phrase that has meaning for you, so that it can act as a mantra. the word "omega" can be used for this purpose. when your lower torso has expanded as far as it wants without pushing or discomfort, raise your awareness to the middle of your chest, just behind the point of your sternum where your solar plexus is located. continue to inhale smoothly for three more beats and allow the bottom of your rib cage to expand with violet-colored air. watch with your inner vision as the level of violet air inside your hollow torso rises to fill the middle portion of your chest. when your middle chest has expanded to a comfortable size, shift your awareness upward to the zone of your chest between you

s of the 48 sitting exercises stages. any mantra may be employed. the mantra "omega" works well when silently voiced in the mind. imagine that your torso is hollow. for three slow repetitions of the mantra, inhale to fill your lungs. on the first mental voicing of the mantra, visualize air flowing into your lower abdomen; on the second, visualize it filling your middle torso in the region of your solar plexus; on the third, visualize air filling your upper torso from your nipples to your shoulders. raise your shoulders slightly during this third phase of inhalation, but take care not to hunch them. lock your throat shut by tightening the muscles inside the base of your throat and pressing the back portion of your tongue upward and backward, while at the same time inclining your head forwar

your forehead between your eyebrows. using a portion of the air in your lungs, vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word ateh briefly but with power and authority "ah-teh" feel the resonance in your chest energize your aura, and the vibrations of your aura propel your articulated breath outward to fill the universe. touch your right index finger to the end of your breastbone, in the region of your solar plexus. vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word malkuth briefly but with authority, using a little more of the air in your lungs. feel the vibrations in your chest energize your aura, and sense that your aura propels your breath outward to fill the universe. visualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your heart-center vertically up and down, so that it passes through the top

s english rather than hebrew. instead of the words "thou art" at the top of the cross i use the words" the crown" to indicate that the head is the place on the body assigned to the highest sephirah, kether-kether means crown. i assign the bottom of the cross to the groin rather than the base of the sternum, because the functions of the groin are more in keeping with the nature of malkuth than the solar plexus. also, in my method i invert the arms of the cross from left to right, assigning gedulah to the right shoulder and geburah to the left shoulder. by this inversion the practitioner symbolically becomes the manifest body of god, rather than a reflection of that body. instead of the words "for ever" i prefer the words "and the law everlastingj' as the final part of the formula. the word

ra into a sphere. touch your right index finger to your forehead between your eyebrows. vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word ateh briefly but with power and authority "ah-teh" feel the resonance in your chest energize your aura, and the vibrations of your aura propel your articulated breath outward to fill the universe. touch your right index finger to the end of your sternum, just above your solar plexus. vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word malkuth briefly but with authority. feel the vibrations in your chest energize your aura, and sense that your aura propels your breath outward to fill the universe. visualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your heart-center vertically up and down, so that it passes through the top of your skull and between your feet. conceive

ualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your heart-center horizontally to the left and right so that it passes out the sides of your body below the level of your armpits. conceive this ray to be a laser beam of infinite length. this horizontal ray intersects the vertical ray at right angles at the center of your heart-center. press the palms of your hands together in front of your solar plexus so that your extended fingers point directly upward, and cup your hands slightly to create space between them. vibrate the hebrew words le-olam strongly to create a resonance in your chest. feel the vibrations in your chest energize your aura, and sense that your aura propels your breath outward to fill the universe. visualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your hear

dex finger to your forehead between your eyebrows. using part of the air in your lungs, vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word ateh briefly but with power and authority "ah-teh" feel the resonance in your chest energize your aura, and the vibrations of your aura propel your articulated breath outward to fill the universe. touch your right index finger to the end of your sternum, just above your solar plexus. with a bit more of the retained breath, vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word malkuth briefly but with authority. feel the vibrations in your chest energize your aura, and sense that your aura propels your breath outward to fill the universe. visualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your heart-center vertically up and down, so that it passes through the top of yo

sualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your heart-center horizontally to the left and right so that it passes out the sides of your body below the level of your armpits. conceive this ray to be a laser beam of infinite length. this horizontal ray intersects the vertical ray at right angles at the center ofyour heart-center. press the palms of your hands together in front of your solar plexus so that your extended fingers point upward, and cup your palms slightly to create a space between them. vibrate the hebrew words le-olam briefly but strongly with another small part of your breath to create a resonance in your chest "leh-oh-lam" feel the vibrations in your chest energize your aura, and sense that your aura propels your breath outward to fill the universe. visualize a

he painted circle of the astral temple. touch your right index finger to your forehead between your eyebrows. vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word ateh briefly but with power and authority "ah-teh" feel the resonance in your chest energize your aura, and the vibrations of your aura propel your articulated breath outward to fill the universe. touch your right index finger to the region of your solar plexus. vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word malkuth briefly but with authority. feel the vibrations in your chest energize your aura, and sense that your aura propels your breath outward to fill the universe. invoking the light 191 visualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your heart-center vertically up and down, so that it passes through the top of your skull and betw

ualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your heart-center horizontally to the left and right so that it passes out the sides of your body below the level of your armpits. conceive this ray to be a laser beam of infinite length. this horizontal ray intersects the vertical ray at right angles at the center of your heart-center. press the palms of your hands together in front of your solar plexus with your extended fingers pointing upward. vibrate the hebrew words le-olam strongly to create a resonance in your chest "leh-oh-lam" feel the vibrations in your chest energize your aura, and sense that your aura propels your breath outward to fill the universe. visualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your heart-center horizontally in front and behind, so that it p

ur head while continuing to gaze forward. vibrate the hebrew word amen strongly to create a resonance in your chest. extend the final syllable so that the remaining air in your lungs is expelled "ah-mennnnn" feel the vibrations in your chest energize your aura, and sense that your aura propels your breath outward to fill the universe. lower your joined hands to their former place in front of your solar plexus, and allow them to separate and fall to your sides as you adopt the standing pose. remain motionless in this posture for a minute or so, breathing normally, and contemplate with your inner sight the large golden sphere of your expanded aura, the smaller gold-white sphere of your heart-center, and the three brilliant-white rays that extend from the three axes of your body. mentally dra

the altar. touch your right index finger to your forehead between your eyebrows. vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word ateh briefly but with power and authority "ah-teh" feel the resonance in your chest energize your aura, and the vibrations of your aura propel your articulated breath outward to fill the universe. touch your right index finger to the end of your breastbone, in the area of your solar plexus. vibrate the syllables of the hebrew word malkuth briefly but with authority. feel the vibrations in your chest energize your aura, and sense that your aura propels your breath outward to fill the universe. visualize a white ray extending from the glowing sphere of your heart-center vertically up and down, so that it passes through the top of your skull and between your feet. conceive

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ntra i.n.r.i. has an absolute power over the fire; chant this mantram also in the laboratorium oratorium in order to carry the fire to each one of your seven chakras. chant i.n.r.i as follows: inri enre onro unru anra, these mantras must be chanted by syllabifying10 them as follows: iiinnn rrriii (clairvoyance) eeennn rrreee (clairaudience) ooonnn rrrooo (heart intuition) uuunnn rrruuu (telepathy solar plexus) aaannn rrraaa (pulmonary chakras memory of past lives) the great hierophant jesus-christ chanted these mantras in the laboratorium oratorium of the pyramid of kephren. 10 syllabifying: i.e. pronouncing them one syllable at time atalanta es la voz que huye; hip manes es la voz que persigue y la manzana es la voz que demora. i.a.o. es el mantram supremo de la magia sexual. i.a.o, es el

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

making decisions; powerful for visualizing when healing others. mars/red ray: corresponds to prostatic ganglion, also rules adrenals; tone c; active in motor centers of the brain, muscles, and reproductive system; used for depression, anemia, poor circulation, sluggishness, timidity; too much can cause agitation; stimulates energy, strength, activity, challenge. jupiter/violet ray: corresponds to solar plexus; a sharp; a calming and soothing agent; directs sympathetic nervous system; acts as a cardiac depressant; connected to arteries, veins, sacral area of spine; acts as tonic to liver and mammary glands; stimulates lofty visions, transcendence, spiritual ideals; dissolves discord; also transformative, bestows patience in suffering. venus/green ray: connected to throat chakra, thyroid, an

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de remains. 2nd and 3rd lift aside all the rest, leaving spaa for the postulant to pass through. ch.ad. leads the way into me vault, places light on pedestal, and gives censer to 3ni. ch.ad. passes to south, postulant stands west of pastas. 2nd ad. standing beside postulant takes ship of linen and winds it slowly round the postulant, as the chief repeats sentences. the brow is bound, lips, heart, solar plexus and hips. six bells sound 0! i! 0 ch.ad (for brow "be not curious in unnecessary matters, for more things are shown thee than thou can understand (for lips)"be silent, 0 man, before the lord, for he is raised up out of his holy habitation (for heart "woe be to the fearful heart and faint hands, and to him that goeth two ways (for the solar plexus "the greater thou art, the more humble

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