part is thrown off to exactly the proper distance from the

central mass, so that it circles as a satellite around its
primary. The heat vibrations which strike it are of the
rate and strength suitable to the peculiar needs of the
beings evolving upon that satellite. Of course, the law of
gravitation accounts quite satisfactorily for the phenom-
enon from a physical point of view. But there is always
a deeper cause, that yields a more complete explanation and
which we will find if we consider the spiritual side of

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things. As a physical action is but the visible manifestation
of the invisible thought which must precede it, so is the
throwing off of a planet from a central Sun simply the
visible and unavoidable effect of invisible spiritual
conditions.

The smaller planet which was thrown off in the Moon
Period, condensed with comparative rapidity and remained
the field of our evolution until the end of that Period.
It was a moon to the parent planet, circling around it as
our Moon circles around the Earth, but it did not show
phases as our Moon does. It revolved in such a manner
that one-half was always light and the other always dark,
as is the case with Venus. One of its poles was pointed
directly towards the large fiery Globe, as one of the poles
of Venus points directly towards the Sun.

On this satellite of the Moon Period there were currents
which encircled it, as the group-spirit currents encircle the
Earth. The Moon beings followed those currents instinct-
ively from the light to the dark side of this old Moon. At
certain times of the year, when they were on the light side,
a sort of propagation took place. We have the atavistic
residue of those moon-travels for propagation in the migra-
tions of the birds of passage which, to the present day,
follow the group-spirit currents around the Earth at cer-
tain seasons of the year, for identical purposes. Even the
(honey) moon trips of human beings show that man him-
self has not yet outgrown the migratory impulse in connec-
tion with mating.

The Moon beings at this last stage were also capable
of giving utterance to sounds, or cries. These were Cosmic
sounds — not expressions of individual joy or sorrow, for
as yet there was no individual. The development of the
individual came later — in the Earth Period.

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At the end of the Moon Period once more came the
interval of rest, the Cosmic Night. The divided parts
were dissolved and merged in the general Chaos which
preceded the reorganization of the Globe for the Earth
Period.

The Lords of Wisdom had now evolved so far, that they
were capable of taking charge as the highest creative
Hierarchy. They were given special charge of the divine
spirit in man during the Earth Period.

The Lords of Individuality were also sufficiently ad-
vanced to work upon the spirit in man and the life spirit
was therefore put under their charge.

Another creative Hierarchy had special care of the three
germs of the dense, vital, and desire bodies as they were
evolving. They were the ones who, under direction of
the higher orders, actually did the principal work on these
bodies, using the evolving life as a kind of instrument.
This Hierarchy is called the "Lords of Form." They
were now evolved so far that they were given charge of
the third aspect of the spirit in man — the human spirit —
in the coming Earth Period.

There were twelve great Creative Hierarchies active in
the work of evolution at the commencement of the Saturn
Period. Two of these Hiararchies did some work to help at
the very beginning. No information has been given as to
what they did, nor anything about them, except that they
helped of their own free will, and then withdrew from
limited existence into liberation.

Three more of the Creative Hierarchies followed them
at the beginning of the Earth Period — the Lords of the
Flame, the Cherubim and the Seraphim — leaving seven
Hierarchies in active service at the time the Earth Period

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began. (Diagram 9 will give a clear idea of the twelve
Creative Hierarchies and their status).

DIAGRAM 9.

The Twelve Great Creative Hierarchies.
Zodiacal Sign. Name. Status.

1 — Aries Nameless The first and second

2 — Taurus Nameless orders are said to have

passed beyond the ken
of anyone on Earth. It
is known that they gave
some assistance at the
beginning of our evolu-
tion.

The three following orders worked
of their own free will to help man
during the three periods which pre-
ceded the Earth Period. They have
also passed to liberation:

3 — Gemini Seraphim who, in the Moon Period,

aroused in man-in-the-
making the germ of the
human spirit — the Ego.

4 — Cancer Cherubim who, in the Sun Period,

aroused the germ of the
life spirit.

5 — Leo Lords of Flame who, in the Saturn Pe-
riod, aroused the germ
of the divine spirit and
gave the germ of the
dense body.

The following Seven Creative Hier-
archies are active in the Earth
Period :

6 — Virgo ....... Lords of Wisdom who, in the Sun Period,

started the vital body.

7 — Libra Lords of Individuality. . who, in the Moon Period,

started the desire body.

8 — Scorpio Lords of Form. ..... ..who have special charge

of human evolution in
the Earth Period.

9 — Saggitarius . Lords of Mind the humanity of the

Saturn Period.

10 — Capricornus . Archangels the humanity of the

Sun Period.

11 — Aquarius . . . Angels the humanity of the

Moon Period.

12 — Pisces The Virgin Spirits. . . . who are the humanity

of the present Earth
Period.

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The Lords of Mind became experts at building bodies of
"mind-stuff" as we are becoming experts at building bodies
of chemical matter, and for a similar reason : The Region
of Concrete Thought was the densest condition of matter
reached during the Saturn Period where they were human
and the Chemical Region is the densest state to be con-
tacted by our humanity.

In the Earth Period the Lords of Mind reached the
Creator-stage, and radiated from themselves into our being
the nucleus of material from which we are now seeking to
build an organized mind. They are called "Powers of
Darkness" by Paul because they came from the dark Saturn
Period, and are considered evil on account of the sepa-
rative tendency appertaining to the plane of Reason as
contrasted with the unifying forces of the World of Life
Spirit; the realm of Love. The Lords of Mind work with
humanity; but not with the three lower Kingdoms.

The Archangels became experts at building a body of
desire-stuff : the densest matter of the Sun Period. There-
fore they are able to teach and guide such less evolved
beings as man and animal how to mold and use a desire-
body.

The Angels are thoroughly experienced in building a
vital body for in the Moon period when they were human
the ether was the densest condition of matter. On account
of this ability they are properly the teachers of man, animal
and plant with regard to the vital functions : propagation,
nutrition, etc.