Section 8

Wonder of all wonders is the head of man, within which the Adam-man and the God-man dwells — Taurus and Aries, the house and the temple.
"If a man cannot rule his own house, how can he take care of the church (temple) of God?"
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CENTRAL EYE
"And the lamp thereof is the lamb." — Rev.
THE optic thalamus, the central eye, in the center of the head, is called both "lamp" and "lamb."
The thalamus ("chamber") is a mass of gray matter at the base of the cerebrum, projecting into and bounding the third ventricle.
The Hebrew letters, Lamed, Aleph, Mem and Beth mean, in their order, "overcoming," "father," "mother" and "house," or some materialized form.
While "p" in "lamp" gives a different meaning. P, from the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, "pe" means "speech," or that which radiates or goes forth. In the Tarot it is referred to as "The force which dis- penses the essence of life, which gives it the means of perpetually renewing its creations after destruction." One may speak destructively and then, having seen the light, is able to speak constructively.
Thus we see how it also means rays or light, etc., etc., hence LAMP.
The essence of life within us, the oil, is what feeds this lamp or causes it to give light — if it is carried up to the place where this lamp or candle, which the Bible refers to, is, which is the optic within the thalamus, referred to above.
"If thine eye be single ('free from defect' — Dictionary) thy whole body will be full of light."
The outer eyes see only by reflection. The vibrations from the inner eye, optic, is conveyed along the optic nerves and produced, spectacular, on the ether.
Thus we, frequently, when trying to comprehend some- thing, put our hand over our eyes for a moment and then exclaim, "Oh, yes, now I see."
"Behold the lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world."
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The seed is also referred to as the lamb, as it is neces- sary for the seed or Jesus to be carried up into this part of the anatomy, in order that it may cause the optic to vibrate rapidly, and thus produce the illumination. "We shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye."
Exodus 15:26, "If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians ; for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
Psalms 25:1, "Unto thee O Lord, do I lift up my soul."
25 :13, "His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth."
Psalms 37:1-5, "Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
"For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
"Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
"Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
"Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.
"And He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and He delighteth in his way.
"Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord upholdeth him with His hand.
"Depart from evil and do good and dwell forever more.
"Mark the perfect man and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace."
Psalms 62:1-2, "Truly my soul waiteth upon God; from Him cometh my salvation.
"He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved."
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Psalms 91, "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
"He shall cover thee with His feathers and under His wings shalt thou trust; His truth shalt be thy shield and buckler.
"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day.
"Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth by noonday.
"There shall no evil befall thee. Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways."
Psalms 103:5, "Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles."
Psalms 119:105 NUN, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
Psalms 127:1, "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it."
Psalms 132:11, "Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne."
St. Luke 12:31, "But rather seek ye the Kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added to you."
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THE PHYSIOLOGICAL STATEMENT
EXTRACTS FROM A PAPER BY PROF. SMILEY (Lately of Cornell University)
THE sacral region of man's body, near the base of the spinal column, is a gland larger than a hen's egg, of spongy character, and into which is secreted, trom the blood, a small amount of oil, at the same time that the blood throws out refuse into the bladder.
Exceedingly little has been known to physiologists about this gland, or about the purpose of the secretion, except that in elderly men it often becomes the seat of a disease called prostitis, and that in young men of dissolute habits the secretion becomes filthy.
This gland is known in the East as the Kundalini, and in the New Testament, Greek, as the Kardia.
It will be best to know it here by that name, rather than by the medical term. The oil in it will elsewhere be iden- tified with the Greek psyche, and be so referred to herein.
The oil is subject to very varied degrees of consistency; from very thin, volatile oil that promptly evaporates when exposed to the air, to one having a good body, a truly fixed oil, that will form a permanent stain upon a piece of paper. In the most healthy, wise and vigorous men, it is a fixed oil. In the average kind of man to be met on the street, it is more or less volatile. In arakes" it is very malodorus and may contain pus.
For its highest and purest condition when it is a fixed oil, colorless, odorless and tasteless or sweet, not really acid, nor really alkaline, we shall use the Greek term Chrism, or for short, by the root letters of the noun for oil, and of the verb, to oil — Chri — in Greek XPI.
It is necessity of nature that the oil, when purified or secreted in the Kardia shall usually make its way out again through the capillaries into the blood and so pass all over
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the body, wherever the blood goes. It is, then, one of the constituents of the blood. "The blood of Christ."
At the present day, boys fifteen years old and older, usually get more or less annoyed by nature's complaints of the congestion. Indeed, it appears in boys seven to four- teen years old — a proof that this annoyance does not come from the seminal vesicles. Every cigarette smoker gets a certain relief from smoking, because the poisonous and narcotic effect of the tobacco deadens the voice of nature.
It has been proven that when this gland and its oil act properly, there is not only no desire for tobacco, but tobacco is then too repulsive to be tolerated for a moment.
The BODY IS A LAMP. THIS OIL IS ITS ILLUMINATING SUBSTANCE. WITHOUT IT THERE IS NO CONSCIOUSNESS. WHEN IT IS COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED, CONSCIOUS- NESS CEASES AND DISINTEGRATION TAKES PLACE.
This oil is not only easily affected, but the effects are carried through the blood into the structure of the tissues of the brain and other parts.
In all ages of the world a small and select few have known how to multiply this life essence.
Of enormous importance is another fact regarding this oil. It is extremely affected by mental states, and by the states of consciousness. The oily milk of a nursing mother may be poisoned by a sudden fit of anger, so as to make her nursing babe sick. This is an effect of mind upon matter. A ferocious appetite can be destroyed in- stantly by the reading of a telegram announcing the death of one's mother.
The physiological results of having plenty of good oil thus circulated constantly in the body we have demon- strated to be :
First: Destruction of all semblance of nervousness, irritability, greed, fear and unrest.
Second: The perfection of digestion and assimilation.
Third: Restoration of impaired eyesight and hearing. Prevention of decay in the teeth.
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Fourth : Full amount of the most enjoyable and restful sleep. Freedom from the use of all drugs. Much less food is desired or needed. There is no demand for stimulants.
Fifth: Neutralization of blood poisoning. Probable destruction of cancerous and all other blood diseases.
Sixth : Prompt and complete prevention of all kinds of self-abuse. Restoration from the effects of earlier in- discretions.
Seventh: Immunity from colds and probably from all kinds of infectious diseases.
Eighth : Restoration of youthful vigor and prevention of all frailities of old age.
Ninth: In short — accomplishment of everything that unlimited vitality should be expected to produce.
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THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF JACOB— OR ISRAEL
(See Astrological Chart)
JACOB means "heel-catcher," hence circle. The name Jacob, or Jacob's ladder, is applied to the twelve signs of the Zodiac, and the sign Aries, the head, and Pisces, the feet, represent the point of contact, the place where the circle joins.
In his dream Jacob saw the heavens open and God let down a ladder, and the angels (angles) of God descend- ing and ascending upon it. God promised him that his seed should be as the dust of the earth, and in him all families of the earth should be blessed. God promised to be with him and to bring him again to the land whereon the promise was made.
On awakening from his sleep Jacob said, "This is none other but the house of God and this is the gate of heaven." The name of the place was called Bethel (House of the Sun). And Jacob promised to give one- tenth of all that he should receive, unto the Lord. (See Tithes).
This story is one of the most remarkable and significant of all of the Biblical allegories, since it must be applied cosmically as well as microcosmically. It represents the solar plexus in man — and the zodiac in the solar system.
We can easily understand the meaning of Jacob's jour- ney, and how, in process of time he came to Mount Peniel (pineal gland) where he wrestled with the angel of God, who blessed him and changed his name to Israel. He had then come again to the place from which he had started — for he had again seen God face to face. It means that the circle was complete — Jacob had caught hold of his own heel.
The bread that he was to eat was the seed born or formed in the center of the circle — the solar plexus, and,
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of course, stands for the cosmic sun also, the savior of the world. This bread or seed was to become the savior of the Adam-man.
It is very evident that the "Old" Testament referred more especially to the cosmic processes; the "New" Testament to those same processes within man, since "as above, so below." There is nothing in the universe that is not within man.
Jacob was commanded to go and seek out Laban (white) and to marry one of his daughters. Therefore, the circle of the Zodiac proceeded to that part of the heavens called the "milky way," and Jacob came upon the daughters of Laban, tending the "flocks." He loved Rachel, for she was beautiful, and he agreed to serve seven years in order to possess her. When the time was up the "marriage" took place, but Jacob found that he had been given Leah, instead of the bride he so desired. The excuse that was given was that Leah was the eldest and hence must be married off first.
Rachel refers to the planet Venus and Leah to the planet Mars. We are told that Leah had "weak eyes," we know that Mars is called the "fiery-eyed." Venus represents love and beauty. Mars also stands for activ- ity, and nothing could be accomplished on this earth by human beings, if there was no active force in mani- festation.
Mars has been referred to principally as the planet of war, but we feel that it will not be long before the real nature of Mars will become known. Then will humanity realize that the same force that is manifested in war and brutality may be transmuted and used in numberless ways for the benefit of humanity. If mankind would use the same amount of force and energy in doing constructive, instead of destructive work, we would soon see Mars through rose-colored glasses, instead of those colored blood-red. Mars means activity, forcefulness, not neces- sarily war or bloodshed. Another great war has been prophesied because very great activity of Mars is shown, astrologically ; but the world is weary, sick unto death of war.
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THE SOLAR PLEXUS
HOUSES of the Zodiac represented by the twelve children of Jacob (same as Israel).
Benjamin, the thirteen, the Son of the Sun, is Jesus, the fish or seed.
Hebrew, Persian and Syrian names of each house, month or sign.
HEBREW, PERSIAN OR SYRIAN DERIVATIONS OF THE MONTHS MONTH SIGN
1st Month: April, Aries NISAN: March-April (New
day, Passover, Exodus)
ZIP: April-May (Flower month, beauty)
SIVAN: May-June (Moon) TAMMUZ: June-July AB: July- August
ELUL: August-September (To glean the vine)
ETHANIM : September-Octo- ber (Perennial)
BUL: October-November (Rain)
December, SagittariusCHiSLEU : November-Decem- ber (From Aram, Mars, Orion)
January, Capricorn TEBETH: December - Janu- ary (Winter)
llth Month: February, Aquarius SEBAT: January-February
12th Month: March, Pisces ADAR: February-March
(Fire-God)
13th or Intercalary Month: VEADAR. (See article on Leap Year.)
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3rd Month 4th Month 5th Month 6th Month
June, Gemini July, Cancer August, Leo September, Virgo
7th Month: October, Libra
8th Month: November, Scorpio
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As Leah and Rachel, or Mars and Venus, represent activity and love, they also stand for the median line of the Zodiac, for Libra and Aries are ruled by these two planets. Also, these two planets are represented in the head of man, Mars ruling Aries, the upper brain, the Almighty, the creator of all, and Venus ruling Taurus, as represented by the cerebellum. The head and the neck rule the body of man. The Adam-man, Taurus or Venus, rules it if he has become awakened, when he then becomes the Lord God from heaven, for God is Love. Activity works along wisdom's ways.
Aries and Taurus, represented by Gad and Asher, are the two "lost" tribes referred to by so-called Bible stu- dents. Lost tribes are not mentioned in the Bible text. They were never lost, but because they are not mentioned many times in connection with the other tribes, or children of Israel, they were supposed to have been lost. As they are located in the cerebrum and cerebellum, that part of the anatomy which is separated from the torso, we can easily understand the supposition that they were lost. Aries and Taurus are the two tribes that lay down the law to the other ten. If the individual lives in excess, saves no seed or oil, these two most important parts of the body do become "dead" in trespass and sin, and we say he died of "softening of the brain."
Leah and Rachel, then represent the divisions of the zodiac. From these two wives (and hand-maids) the children, or signs of the zodiac, were produced. These twelve are again divided into the seven and the five. "The seven representing the lunar forces, or seven pneu- mata, being differentiations of the 'Great Breath' or 'World Mother,' and symbolized by the Moon. The signs are Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius and Capricorn." — Pryse.
"The five solar forces which pertain to the cerebro- spinal system, called the five pranas, or vital airs, or life winds," are represented by Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Pisces and Aquarius." — Pryse.
"The four divinities of the zodiac are represented by the Lion, the Bull, the Man and the Eagle. — Pryse.
The names of the children of Jacob, or Israel, are
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given on chart herewith. Benjamin, the only one born in the promised land. In Arabia, the blest, was Benjamin, the last and thirteenth.
The trials and tribulations of the children of Israel typify the struggle for self-mastery — the harmonizing of all the forces of the body.
The twelve dorsal vertebrae are also esoterically con- nected with each one of the nerves, ramifying to the solar plexus.
The Hebrew and Syrian names for the different months are also given on the chart.
The youngest child, Benjamin, at whose birth Rachel died, was the Beloved, the tender one, the little one, the Ark which the Israelites carried with them on their great journey.