| At Man's present evolutionary stage, his | | | | certain force necessary for the sustenance of the |
| consciousness is polarized in the Astral body, the seat | | | | physical organism. Chakras are portals for the influx of |
| of his emotions. Average people function with their | | | | etheric forces into the glands. Should a chakra be |
| emotional-desire nature predominating over all of their | | | | sluggish in its function, should it be blocked by certain |
| thoughts and actions--the desires of which are | | | | impurities, or should the inflow of etheric forces be |
| detrimental to the health of the physical body. It is by | | | | impeded in some way, the physical body will |
| treading the spiritual Path that will repolarize Man to the | | | | consequently feel the effects--it will suffer glandular |
| Mental sheath and the Ego.The Mental sheath in the | | | | imbalances and inharmony in some manner. Glands |
| microcosm of the average person, is not considered a | | | | are, therefore, instruments of Man's karma and they |
| body as yet for it is still in the developing stages--it is | | | | are his "Book of Judgment."The spleen center, or |
| still loosely structured and is embryonic. In this world | | | | svadishthana plays an important role in distributing |
| there is much abuse, misuse and even non-use of the | | | | pranic force throughout the chakral system. It accepts |
| mental faculty, and this does not in the least assist the | | | | pranic energy and breaks them into a septenary force |
| Mental sheath to grow and improve in its quality. When | | | | which are sent to the various chakras--and from |
| spiritual emanations of the Ego are allowed to | | | | thence to the organs of the body via the glandular and |
| impregnate the lower mind, then the Mental sheath will | | | | autonomic nervous system. Pranic forces flowing into |
| steadily become a creative body for the true Man to | | | | the energy-centers are nullified by negative emotions. |
| function in.In the Pyramidal Mysteries, the four sides of | | | | Negative attitudes of the mind likewise disrupt spiritual |
| the base of the pyramid represent the personality. The | | | | forces flowing into the chakras, especially Sahasrara, |
| Ego is signified by the missing capstone which has an | | | | the crown center. Narrow-mindedness, animal-curiosity, |
| all-seeing eye in its center. This is graphically illustrated | | | | cynicism, aggression, a judgmental outlook, and other |
| in the American dollar, in the picture of the pyramid. | | | | expressions that characterizes a low mentality--these |
| Egyptian Initiates of bygone days called the Ego, "the | | | | all restrict the ingress of spiritual manna.The glands, |
| Eye of Horus." By examining this Divine Eye, certain | | | | when functioning harmoniously, produces substances |
| elements of Man's occult anatomy may be discerned. | | | | that spiritualizes a person's attitude and appearance. |
| This is shown in Figure 2. Not only are the Monad, | | | | The thymus is often designated as the |
| Atma, Buddhi and Higher Mental present, but other | | | | "youth-sustaining gland." The hormones that it secretes |
| occult structures, such as the Causal body, the | | | | preserve the cells and prevents them from losing the |
| Sutratma, and the Antahkarana are also indicated in | | | | memory-pattern embodied in their DNA. Divine Love is |
| the All-Seeing Eye of Ra or Horus. This piece of | | | | a thymus stimulant. It is said that those who do not |
| information was revealed intuitively to the writer of this | | | | love grow old quickly; on the other hand, the loving are |
| paper.The capstone of the Pyramid is a symbol of | | | | youthfully radiant.One of the most important endocrine |
| Christ. In the Christian Mysteries, Christ is referred to as | | | | gland in the body is the pituitary. It orchestrates most |
| the "head of the corner stone." This description fits | | | | of the functions of the other hormone-producers. One |
| only to an edifice of a pyramidal structure. The | | | | of its secretions, called "pituitrin," has an effect of |
| head-corner stone is the capstone of a pyramid. Also | | | | producing the feeling of bliss and love. It transmutes |
| keep in mind that the Spiritual Triad, or Ego is also | | | | aggression into good-will. If a hormone may manifest |
| referred to as the "Christ Self." Thus we see in this | | | | the love aspect of the kingdom of God within man, it is |
| arcana the unity of Egyptian and Christian esotericism. | | | | in all probability that other substances representing the |
| It is interesting to note that whenever a candidate of | | | | Will and Intelligence-aspect of the Divine Creator exist, |
| the Mysteries makes a vow, he makes it before the | | | | although yet to be discovered by the modern |
| presence of the Star (Monad), the Sun (Ego), and the | | | | researcher. The possibility of the existence of an |
| Moon (Quarternary). The candidate is made aware of | | | | "intelligence-hormone" is implied specifically in the |
| the symbolism of these celestial bodies by the | | | | effects of a certain Buddhist mantra. Mantras are |
| hierophant during initiation. In ancient Egypt, the sacred | | | | structured sounds that stimulate the chakras and |
| eye was worn as an amulet. It was called "Usa" by | | | | glands. Tibetan Buddhists believe that the mantra of |
| the people. They believed that the wearing of the | | | | the bodhisattva Manjushri has the power to awaken |
| amulet brought them health and protection. Esoterically, | | | | or increase one's intelligence. This might occur through |
| it is Egoic energy functioning within the Quarternary | | | | the activation of certain chakras and glands by the |
| that is the promoter of vitality and the talismanic power | | | | sound vibrations of the mantra which stimulates the |
| behind the above condition.Of all the principles of Man, | | | | release of the appropriate hormones.It is not only the |
| modern science is gradually acknowledging the | | | | etheric body that possesses chakras as mentioned |
| existence of the etheric body, called | | | | before; the higher principles--the Astral body, for |
| "Pranamayakosha" by the Hindu mystics. | | | | example, have them too, and they function in an |
| Experimentation with the magnetic force of man, with | | | | analogous manner--they channel forces from a higher |
| such phenomena as healing and psychokinesis is now | | | | principle or source to a lower body. Chakras of the |
| engaging the minds of open-minded, scientific | | | | astral body are not to be found in the same location |
| researchers. The etheric body is sometimes known as | | | | as the etheric centers, however. Etheric chakras are |
| the "vital body" for it is the battery that runs the | | | | located on the surface of the etheric body, whereas |
| physical vehicle. It is also the matrix which the dense | | | | astral chakras lie more in the interior. When the |
| physical structure patterns itself after. The etheric | | | | chakral-systems of the various principles are aligned |
| body is composed of four etheric substances:1) The | | | | and functioning in harmony, then a channel for the |
| chemical ether--its major function is to direct the | | | | inflow of Egoic force is established. This means that |
| metabolism of the body.2) The life ether--its purpose is | | | | contact with the higher worlds and with one's Higher |
| to vitalize the body and to direct propagation.3) The | | | | Self is made feasible. Intuitive impressions are more |
| light ether--its function is to cause sense perception.4) | | | | regular and less vague. One regularly hears the voice |
| The mental reflecting--this ether is the medium for | | | | of the Master and the group of his Egoic Ray.Chakras |
| memory and thought.This vital body, also called | | | | are vivified and vitalized as Man unfolds and purifies his |
| "eidolon," has a dual function, as implied by the above:1) | | | | nature; as he expands and refines the quality of his |
| It conveys the pranic life-force and the three other | | | | consciousness. This vitalization and stimulation cause a |
| ethers into the physical body via the energy-centers | | | | reciprocative response by the glands as they secrete |
| called "chakras." It acts through the nervous system, | | | | hormones of a higher nature and quality. These spiritual |
| the endocrine glands and the blood system.2) It is an | | | | secretions restructure the physical body and facial |
| intermediary for the conveyance of higher forces | | | | features into a thing of strength, beauty, and youth. |
| emanating from the Ego and the Monad. Man's | | | | They awaken dormant brain cells and form faculty |
| consciousness is impressed from the Mental | | | | centers in the cerebrum; they improve sense |
| force-field and into the brain cells via the mental | | | | perception. Our thoughts and emotions arouses the |
| reflecting ether.The etheric body possesses the | | | | glands, and they mould not only our temperament, but |
| Vishnu-force. It preserves the integrity of the physical | | | | our physical manifestation as well. A soul of beauty, |
| body. It vitalizes this dense body with life essence. The | | | | purity, strength, and determination produces a divine |
| Astral body and Mental sheath, with their destructive | | | | countenance--a luster in the eyes, and a sweetness in |
| feelings and thoughts are constantly imposing a strain | | | | the smile.Symbolically speaking, the chakras are |
| upon the physical temple of Man. Negative emotions | | | | represented by astrological ruling bodies--Venus, |
| and thoughts harm tissues; they deplete energy and | | | | Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and the Sun; |
| destroy cells; they cause an imbalance in the glandular | | | | they are also represented by the elements--earth, |
| system--decrepitude and a weakened body is the | | | | water, fire and air--including ether and Azoth, which |
| result of this onslaught. Harmful emotions cause | | | | represents the head centers. In Revelation, they are |
| blockages in the chakras, preventing streams of | | | | the "seven seals" and the "seven churches." In Greek |
| pranic-energy from penetrating the physical body. Thus | | | | mythology, "Olympus," the abode of the gods, |
| the etheric body and the Astral-Mental bodies are | | | | represents the higher centers, whereas "Hades," the |
| constantly at war with each other--one is anabolic--a | | | | abode of the shades of the dead, represents the |
| builder of the gross body; while the other two are | | | | lower centers. Tibetan Buddhism embody the |
| predominantly catabolic--destroyers of the physical | | | | chakral-system in structures called "chorten." These |
| form. When there is turmoil in the lower bodies, the | | | | structures are monuments that are supposed to |
| Ego's influence is minimized and curtailed. This is one | | | | preserve the relics of the founding Father of Buddhism, |
| reason why aspirants on the Path are admonished to | | | | or other venerated personages. In the Egyptian |
| still the mind and emotions. When there is inharmony | | | | Mysteries, the King and Queen's chamber of the Great |
| among the lower principles, the Voice of Silence--the | | | | Pyramid symbolizes the head centers. Each candidate |
| whisperings of the Ego--does not make an impression | | | | for initiation is directed therein for certain psychic |
| upon the brain and objective consciousness. The brain | | | | experiences. Esoterically, this is the focusing and |
| is deaf and dumb to spiritual promptings.It is important | | | | polarizing of the consciousness in the head chakras--a |
| for selfish inclinations of the Astral body to be | | | | manner of functioning of which the average person is |
| transmuted into spiritual aspiration--self-centeredness | | | | unaccustomed. The seven chakras correspond to the |
| into Self-Allness, before spiritual guidance from the | | | | seven kingdoms in Nature. Man as a collective, is the |
| microcosmic trinity is placed at our disposal in | | | | fourth kingdom and is associated with the heart |
| conscious awareness. Once the Ego is in full control | | | | chakra. In the present stage of his soul-development, |
| over the Personality--when the lower bodies are | | | | he is to unfold this center, or the expression of |
| coordinated and functioning in accord with the will of | | | | unconditional, divine love.The man on the street |
| the Higher Self, the Monad is stirred into activity and it | | | | polarizes his consciousness in the solar-plexus center, |
| makes a greater contact with the lower principles than | | | | the seat of the lower emotions in the |
| heretofore.The ChakrasWithin the etheric bodies, are | | | | chakral-system--the center associated with the third, or |
| seven major energy-centers called "chakras," which | | | | animal kingdom. This chakra in its negative aspect, is |
| means "wheel' in Sanskrit. Christian mystics call them | | | | the expression of self-centeredness, selfish ambition, |
| the "interior stars." Actually, psychic centers are to be | | | | and all sordid desires; the individual who is polarized in |
| found in all of the seven principles. They are the | | | | this chakra lives like an animal; he is carnally-minded. |
| means whereby spiritual forces flow from one principle | | | | The spiritual work of an aspirant, or disciple is to |
| to another. Hindu metaphysicians liken the etheric | | | | redirect the focus and polarization of his |
| chakras to lotuses in the process of blooming in the | | | | consciousness from the lower centers, to the heart |
| average person, or already displaying their unfolded | | | | and throat chakras--the centers of Divine Love and |
| petals in the Master-Adept. The unopened chakras | | | | Creativity, and later to the head centers--the focus of |
| droop downwards, away from the face of God, or the | | | | Divine Will. The heart center, once active, stimulates |
| face of the Monad. Some species of flowers have | | | | the head chakras through that channel called the |
| this strange characteristic. They simply will not face the | | | | "vagus nerve." This nerve, anatomically, commences in |
| sun. It is as though they turned antagonistic towards | | | | the medulla oblongata and midbrain, and extends |
| their life-giver--some people live and behave in a similar | | | | downwards to embrace the heart, lungs, and other |
| manner. Hindu esotericism assigns certain gods and | | | | parts of the thorax. Esoterically, it connects the brain in |
| goddesses as rulers of the chakras. "Bijas," or | | | | the heart to the heart in the brain. The vagus nerve is |
| seed-sounds invoke the energies of those rulers into | | | | the pathway for the inner breath.In the advance |
| the chakras.When awakened and stimulated by the | | | | stages of the practice of "Pranayama," or the art of |
| serpent fire, by Kundalini--of which we will deal | | | | controlling the life-force in the breath, the yogic |
| later--the chakras blossom, and are vivified. Unfolded, | | | | practitioner ceases to breathe through the nostrils. The |
| active, and developed chakras bestow certain | | | | yogic cessation or stoppage of the breathing cycle |
| faculties, virtues, and abilities. Hindu metaphysicians call | | | | activates the intake of prana through the medulla |
| these "siddhis."The seven chakras are the | | | | oblongata and the vagus nerve. The control of |
| magnetic-field vortex of the plexuses of etheric | | | | involuntary functionings of the body is made possible |
| nerves, or "nadi." They are found in the following | | | | by the mastering of this very important nerve.Many |
| locations: at the base of the spine, below the navel, at | | | | occultists believe the ajna chakra to be the "third-eye," |
| the solar plexus, in the heart area, at the throat, | | | | symbolised by the horn of the unicorn. When the |
| between the eyebrows, and in the area of the | | | | mechanism of this receptor is functioning, Man would |
| fontanel. In Sanskrit, their names are, respectively: | | | | be able to perceive impressions emanating from the |
| Muladhara, Svadhishthana, Manipura, Anahata, | | | | spectrum of energies of the higher dimensions; |
| Vishudha, Ajna, and Sahasrara.. Each of the chakra, | | | | perceiving the distant past, the distant present, and the |
| when fully develop, vibrate in high frequencies and with | | | | distant future would be a common thing--the Akashic |
| its own specific rate. Vibrating chakras causes a | | | | records of life would be opened to his view. It is |
| manifestation of certain sounds and colours which, at | | | | probable that the Cyclops of Greek mythology, with |
| present, can only be perceived clairvoyantly. In the | | | | their famed single eye between the brows, represents |
| future, the real technology to capture these images | | | | a race of spiritual giants whose third-eye was in the |
| including the aura on screen will be developed--and this | | | | active mode; however, this psychic eye gradually |
| would be based on direct electronic conversion of the | | | | atrophied because of misuse and abuse--this is, |
| energies of ultra-light, and not an indirect and unreliable | | | | esoterically, the tale of the people of Atlantis, the land |
| capture through the acupuncture points of the hands.In | | | | of the Titans and the Rakshashas.The third-eye |
| an unevolved individual, chakras appear muddied and | | | | actually is a psychic function and not a particular organ. |
| grayish. In a Master-Adept, chakras are luminous and | | | | It embraces the head centers and their glandular |
| resplendently brilliant. In the Temple of Solomon, the | | | | counterparts, the third and fourth ventricles of the brain, |
| psychic centers are represented by sacred objects | | | | the medulla oblongata, and the optic thalamus. It is |
| used in various rites and rituals, these objects are: the | | | | formed and actuated by Egoic energy and the |
| Ark of the Covenant, the Menorah, the altar of | | | | kundalini. Thus to open the third-eye, one has to evoke |
| incense, the altar of sacrifice, the sea of brass, and the | | | | this Shivaic and Shakti force into the holy chamber of |
| Urim and Thummim.Associated with the chakras in the | | | | the brain for a spiritual embrace which would give birth |
| physical body are the endocrine glands. These glands | | | | to the god of Wisdom--represented by Ganesha. The |
| are, starting with the one linked with the Muladhara: | | | | three aspects of the Ego--Will, Love, and |
| gonads, pancreas/spleen, adrenals, thymus, thyroid, | | | | Intelligence--would have to be exercised within Man's |
| pituitary, and pineal. The endocrine glands are | | | | waking consciousness. |
| crystallizations of the chakras. Each chakra conveys a | | | | |