PART II

THE WINGS AND THE POWER; THE INVOCATION; THE CLIMAX
IT WAS made clear in Part I that there are cer- tain occult reasons which make collective prayer inadvisable except under special conditions.
It was knowledge of these difficulties which prompt- ed the Christ to warn his disciples not to say their prayers before men and to advise them that when they wanted to pray to enter into their closet- We cannot each have a large beautiful edifice for our devotions, nor do we require it; too often pomp and display are apt to turn our hearts from God. But most of us can set a small portion of our room aside for devotion, curtain it off or with a screen separate it from the rest of the apartment, or we can take a closet (literally) and make it into a sanctuary. The nature of the encircling walls matters not; it is the apartness and the invisible House of God which we build by our prayers, and the divine downpouring which we receive in response from our Father that
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are important. A picture of Christ and a Rose Cross may be hung upon the wall if desired, but are not essential. The All-Seeing Eye is preferred by some very successful occultists of our acquaintance as a symbol of the Father. But we remember the words of Christ, ''The Father and I are one;" so though we have no authentic picture of Christ, we prefer to use such as we have, for we know that thoughts will not go astray on account of lack of authenticity. Christ is the Lord of this era; later, of course, the Father takes charge, but now Christ is mediator for the masses.
We need scarcely say that no matter how large or small, the whole room or apartment of the success- ful aspirant is permeated by an atmosphere of holi- ness, for all the thoughts which he can legitimately have apart from the faithful performance of his worldly duties are of the heavenly Father, but the corner or closet set apart as a sanctuary soon becomes filled with superlatively spiritual vibrations; there- fore any aspirant who contemplates following the scientific method of prayer should first seek to secure a permanent place of residence, for if he moves about from place to place he will suffer a distinct loss every time and have to begin to build anew. The invisi- ble temple which he built and left disintegrates by- degrees when worship ceases.
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The Wings and the Power
It is a mystic maxim that "all spiritual develop- ment begins with the vital body." This is next in density to our dense body, its key-note is repetition, and it is the vehicle of habits, hence somewhat diffi- cult to change or influence, but once a change has been effected and a habit acquired by repetition, its pei- formance becomes automatic to a certain extent. This characteristic is both good and bad in respect to prayer, for the impression registered in the ethers of this vehicle will impel the aspirant to faithful per- formance of his devotions at stated times, even though he may have lost interest in the exercise and his prayers are mere forms. If it were not for this habit forming tendency of the vital body, aspirants would wake up to their danger as soon as the real love began to wane, and it would then be easier to retrieve the loss and keep on the Path. Therefore the aspirant should carefully examine himself from time to time to see if he still has w$ngs and power wherewith to swiftly and surely lift himself to his Father in Heaven. The wings are two in number; Love and Aspiration are their names, and the irre- sistible power which propels them is intense earnest- ness- Without these and an intelligent understand- ing to direct the invocation, prayer is only a babble ;
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properly performed it is the most powerful method of soul growth known.
The Position of the Body
The position of the body matters little in solitary prayer; that is best which is most conducive to con- centration of purpose; but in collective praying it is the practice of accomplished occultists to stand with bowed heads and hands folded in a peculiar manner. This makes a magnetic circuit which unites them spir- itually from the very commencement of the exercises. In communities not so advanced, the singing of a hymn so standing has been found of great benefit* provided all take part.
The Invocation
Prayer is a word which has been so abused that it really does not describe the spiritual exercise to which we have reference. As already said when we go to our sanctuary we must go as the lover who hastens to his beloved, our spirit must fly ahead of our slow- moving body in eager anticipation of the delights in store for us, and we must forget all else in the thoughts of adoration which fill us on the way. This is literally true; the feeling required for success re- sembles nothing in the world so much as that which draws the lover to his beloved, it is even more sardent and intense. "As the hind panteth for the water brook, so thirsteth my soul after Thee," is an actual
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experience of the true lover of God. If we have not this spirit, it can be cultivated by prayer, and one of the most constant of the legitimate prayers for self should be, "0 God, increase my love for Thee so that I may serve Thee better from day to day. ' ' ' 'Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, 0 Lord, My strength and my Redeemer."
Invocations for temporal things are black magic; we have the promise "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you." The Christ indicated the limit in The Lord's Prayer when He taught His disciples to say: "Give us this day our daily bread." Whether for ourselves or others we must beware of going farther in scientific invocation. But even in praying for spiritual blessings we should beware lest a selfishness develop and destroy our soul growth. All the saints testify to the days of darkness when the divine Lover hides His face and the consequent depression. Then it depends upon the nature and the strength of our affection: Do we love God for Himself, or do we love Him for the delights we ex- perience in the sweet communion with Him? If the latter, our affection is essentially as selfish as the feelings of the multitude which followed Him because He had fed them, and now as then it is necessary
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for Him to hide from us in such cases, a mark of His tender love and solicitude which should bring us to our knees in shame and remorse. Happy are we if we right the defect in our characters and learn the lesson of unfaltering faithfulness from the magnetic needle, which points to the pole without wavering de- spite rain or storm clouds that hide its beloved star.
It has been said that we must not pray for temporal things, and that we ought to be careful even in our prayers for spiritual gifts ; it is therefore a legitimate question: What then shall be the burden of our in- vocation? And the answer is, generally, praise and adoration. We must get away from the idea that every time we approach our Father in Heaven we must ask for something. Would it not annoy us if our children were always asking for something from us? We cannot of course imagine our Father in Heaven being annoyed at our importunities, but neither can we expect Him to grant what would often do us harm. On the other hand, when we offer thanks- giving and praise we put ourselves in a favorable po- sition to the law of attraction, a receptive state where we may receive a new downpouring of the Spirit of Love and Light, and which thus brings us nearer to our adored ideal.
The Final Climax Nor is it necessary that the audible or inaudible
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invocation should continue during the whole time of prayer. When upon the wings of Love and Aspir- ation, propelled by the intensity of our earnestness, we have soared to the Throne of our Father, there may come a time of sweet but silent communion more delightful than any other state or stage ; it is analog- ous to the contentment of lovers who may sit for hours in unbroken silence, too full of love for utterance, a state which far transcends the stage where they de- pend upon speech for entertainment. So it is also in the final climax when the soul rests in God, all de- sires satisfied by that feeling of at-one-ment expressed in the words of Christ, "My Father and I are One.'' When tl-at climax has been reached the soul has tasted the quintessence of joy, and no matter how sordid the world may seem or what dark fate it may have to face, the love of God which passeth all understand- ing is a panacea for all.
It should be said however, that that final climax is only attainable in all its fullness at rare intervals. It pre-supposes not only the intensity of purpose to soar to the divine, but a reserve fund to remain poised in that position, which most of us have not always at hand. It is a well known fact that nothing worth while comes without effort. What man ha& done, man can do, and if we start to cultivate the power of invocation along the scientific lines here
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laid down, we shall in time reap results of which we little dream.
And may our Father in Heaven bless our every effort.
Practical Methods
of Achieving Success
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PRACTICAL METHODS OF ACHIEVING
SUCCESS.
BASED UPON CONSERVATION OF SEX FORCE.
IT IS just as impossible to attain true and lasting success without living in harmony with the laws of life, as it is for a criminal to live at peace in the community whose laws he breaks. Just as he is eventually punished because of his predatory habits, and incarcerated and restrained, so also nature pun- ishes, incarcerates, and restrains us when we break her laws. This restraint is called disease and is an enemy of happiness, for one, no matter what wealth he may have or what position he may occupy in the world, can never be happy when he is in ill health bodily. Thus it will be seen that one of the vital re- quirements for the man or woman who desires a full realization of happiness and success in life is health, including strength, for only in the measure that we are supplied with bubbling-over health can we feel sufficiently optimistic, cheerful and vigorous to attain the success which we are seeking.
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The Bible tells us that death and disease came into the world through eating of the "tree of knowledge," and though from the materialistic point of view this may sound silly, let us not dismiss the story without looking at it a little closer. We shall find that it is perfectly in harmony with scientific facts as shown in the world today. Consider first the meaning of the tree of knowledge as illustrated by the later re- marks: "Adam knew his wife and she bore Abel;" "Adam knew his wife and she bore Seth;" and Mary's words to the angel, "How shall I conceive seeing I know not a man?" From these and many similar remarks it is evident that the tree of knowl- edge was a symbolical expression of the generative act. Mankind is thus, as the Bible says, conceived in sin and therefore subject to death, and from this there would seem to be no escape.
We would, however, do well to remember that evo- lution is a fact in nature ; that man as he is today is the result of a long past, and that this present state is not the final attainment of a standard of perfection, but that there are greater heights ahead of us. We are in a state of ever becoming; there is no halting nor resting upon the path, which is as limitless as the age of the spirit. MorejQYgr^_a8 whajLwe_are_ today is the re- sult of what we were yesterday, so also it depends
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upon how we use our faculties today whether we shall be one thing or another tomorrow. Let us then ex- amine the past, so that by learning what we have been, we may gain an inkling of what we are to be.
According to the Bible, mankind was male-female before it was separaeed into two distinct sexes as man and woman. We still have with us hermaphro- dites who have this, as we think today, abnormal form- ation to prove the truth of this Biblical assertion ; and physiologically the opposite organ of either sex is latent in all. During the period when man was thus constituted fertilization must have occurred within himself; nor is this any stranger than that many plants are so fertilized today.
Let us now see from the Bible what was the effect of self-fertilization in the early days. There were two prime facts that stand out: One is that there were giants in the earth in those days; the other that the patriarchs lived for centuries; and these two char- acteristics, great growth and longevity, are possessed by many plants of today. The great size of trees and the length of their life are wonderful; they live cen- turies where man lives only a few score years. Then the question comes, what is the reason of the evanescence
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of human life, and what is the remedy ? Let us first take up the question of the reason, and the remedy will later be apparent.
It is well known to horticulturists that plants are stunted in their growth when they bloom too prolif- ically. A rose may bloom to such an extent that it dies ; therefore the wise gardner prunes the buds from the plant so that the strength may go partly into growth instead of the blossom. Thus by keeping the seed within itself it attains the strength required for growth and longevity. This was the secret of the great size and long life of the earliest races, as it is the secret of the size and longevity of the plants today.
That the creative essence in the seed is a spiritual substance is evident when we compare the dauntless- ness and impatience at restraint of the stallion or the bull, with the docility of the steer and the gelding. Moreover, we know that the confirmed libertine and the degenerate become sterile and emaciated. When these facts have sunk into our consciousness it will not be difficult to concieve of the truth of the Bible assertion that the fruit of the flesh, which brings us under the law of sin and death, is first and foremost
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fornication, whereas the fruits of the spirit which make for immortality, as shown in the same book, are said to be principally continence and chastity.
Consider also the child and how the creative force used within and for the child itself causes an enor- mous growth during the early years, but at the age of puberty the birth of passion commences to check growth ; the vital force then produces seed in order to find growth and expression elsewhere, and thence- forth growth is stunted. If we continued to grow dur- ing life as we grow during childhood, we should be giants as were the divine hermaphrodites of long ago.
The spiritual force generated from the time of pub- erty and all through life may be used for three pur- poses, generation, degeneration, or regeneration. It depends upon ourselves which of the three methods we choose; but the choice that we make will have an important bearing upon our whole life, for the use of this force is not confined in its effect to the time or occasion upon which it is thus used. It overshadows every single moment of our existence, and determines our attitude in each and every single phase of life among our fellow men ; how we meej: the various trials of life ; whether we are able to grasp our opportuni- ties or let them slip by; whether we are healthy or
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sick ; and whether we live our life according to a satis- factory purpose ; all of this depends upon the way we use the vital force. That is the very spring of all our existence, the elixir of life.
The part of the creative force which is legitim- ately sacrificed upon the altar of fatherhood and motherhood is so small that it may be entirely neg- lected for the purpose of the present considerations. There is no reason whatever from a physical or spir- itual standpoint why celibacy should be insisted upon in any religious order, neither is this at all in harmony with the Bible. The mere suppression of sexual attraction is not a virtue in itself; in fact it may be a very serious vice, for there is no question that many millions, who on account of convention are prohibited or prevented from seeking the natural satisfaction, fall into the most unspeakable vices on that account. Even if they abstain from the sexual act, their thoughts are of such a nature thet they make themselves whited sepulchres, horrible within though outwardly seemingly pure and white. Paul himself, though not in the condition mentioned, said : ' i It is better to marry than to burn ; ' ' and the natural expression is far to be preferred to such an inward state as above described.
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While there are very few who will defend abuse of the generative function, many people who follow spir- itual precepts in other things still have the feeling that frequent indulgence of the desire for sexual pleasure works no harm; some even have the idea that it is as necessary as the exercise of any other organic func- tion. This is wrong for two reasons: First, each creative act requires a certain amount of force which burns up tissue that must be replenished by an extra amount of food. This strengthens and augments the Chemical Ether. Secondly as the propagative force works through the Life Ether, this constituent of the vital body is also augmented with each indulg- ence. Thus we strengthen the two lower ethers of the vital body by sending the creative force down- wards for gratification of our desire for pleasure; and their interlocking grip upon the two higher ethers which form the soul-body becomes tighter and more powerful as time goes on. As the evolution of our soul-powers and the faculty of traveling in our finer vehicles depends upon the cleavage between the lower ethers and the soul-body, it is evident that we frustrate the object we have in view and retard de- velopment by indulgence of the lower nature.
If we turn again to the garden we may obtain a striking illustration of the result of following the
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apostle's advice to "keep the seed within," by con- sidering the qualities of the seedless varieties of fruit. Seedless fruits are larger and better flavored than those which have seeds, because in them all the sap is used for the single purpose of making the fruit delic- ious and succ ulent. Similarly, if instead of wasting our substance we live chastely and send the creative force upwards for regeneration, we thereby etherealize and refine our physical bodies at the same time that we strengthen our soul-bodies. In this manner we may materially lengthen life and so increase our opportu- nities for soul-growth and advancement upon the Path in a very marked degree.
When we realize that success does not consist in the accumulation of wealth but in soul-growth, it will be evident that continence is an important factor in the attainment of success in life.
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Abnormalities, physical, traceable to mental abuse in
previous lives 64
Accidents, caused by interference in lives of others .... 74
result of carelessness 74
Altruism, product of inner urge of indwelling Christ. .67, 73
Ancestors, worship of, inspired by elementals 47
Ancient, peoples, prevalence of evil among 36, 37
Angels, recording, see Recording Angels.
Animal group spirit, currents of, encircle earth 72
Animal obsession, by evil men 52
by suicides 51
when misunderstood forms basis of belief in
transmigration 53
Archetype, creative, affected by nature of past life. ... 65 produces disease when built in accordance with a
perverted view-point 65, 66
undestroyed by death of suicide, causes fear of
death in next life 51
Aurora borealis, absorbed by man in inhabited parts of
earth 73
influence of, becoming more potent 71, 72
rays of, generated by Christ Spirit 72
rays of, will effect change in human sense organs . . 72
Blood, absorbs pictures of outer world 21
Body, archetype of, see Archetype, creative
Body, desire, see Desire body
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Body, vital, see Vital body
Brain, originally constructed of desire substance 59
Capital punishment, releases evil spirits of murderers
upon community 34
Cause and effect 54-76
Cerebellum, from and through, man may be manipulated 49
working through cerebellum entity may reach
medulla oblongata 49
Character, impressed upon higher ethers of vital body 15 Chemical and life ethers, see Ethers, Chemical and Life.
Christ, born within the individual 73
brought altruism to this planet 67
formed in vital body 17
nourished by development of higher ethers 17
Christ rays, in past were static, now becoming dynamic 72
will transform earth's atmosphere to sea of light 73 Christ vibrations from cosmic source, arouse Christ
within 73
induce altruistic attitude in individual 73
Clean life, effect of, on future archetype 65
Collective destiny in community disasters 74
operates similarly to individual destiny 74
Common signs are the weakest 62
bestow resiliency upon all born under their
influence 62
indicate inability of individual to withstand shock
or strain 62
indicate individual's lack of restraint in prev- ious life 63
show lack of mental stability 60
Concrete thought, region of, see Kegion of Concrete Thought
INDEX 149
Congenital Insanity, caused by abuse of creative func- tion in previous lives 64
produced by inadequate connection between etheric
and physical sense-centers 62
Consciousness, basis of higher consciousness in higher
ethers persist after death 32
during life panorama, concentrated in vital body. . 27 Consequence and rebirth, laws of, necessary because of
causes generated in physical world 8
Continuity of life, the fundamental fact of existence. . 7 Controls see Spirit Control.
Conversion, "Christ within" forms real basis for 17
dependent upon growth of higher ethers 17
permanent only when rooted in vital body 17
Creative function, abuse of, cause of mental weakness. 58 Cruelty in previous lives causes deformity in structure
of eye 70
Currents of animal group spirits encircle earth 72
similar to dynamic electricity 72
Currents of desire matter formed first pattern of brain,
larynx nerves 50
Currents of plant group spirits radiate out from center
of earth 72
similar to static electricity 72
weak and invisible 72
Death, extreme fear of, due to suicide in previous life 51 produces change in vital body similar to that effect- ed by initiation 28
Demoniacal possession see Obsession.
Desire body, conflict of, with vital body results in physi
cal consciousness 29
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dynamic power of, available in invisible worlds. . . 12
in constant flux 10
pictures impressed upon desire body in life pan- orama, etched upon, through medium of vital
body 27
safe development of, only obtainable through rule of
the spirit 12
temper of, must be controlled, not killed 12
thirsts for revenge 11
Desire matter formed first principle of brain, larynx,
and nerves 59
Desires, cumulative effect of, stamped on seed atom;
retained from life to life 60
Destiny, collective see Collective Destiny
Devils, evil departed spirits who obsess negative
mediums 45
discarded sin bodies of attracted to original owners
at rebirth 40
Devils see also Elementals, Obsessions, Sin-bodies
Disease, caused by erratic habits of past life 63, 64
result of destructive thoughts of past life which
impair creative archetype 65
Dweller on the threshold 26, 30, 47
confused with sin-bodies and elementals 26, 47
Earth-bound spirits, earth-bound by interlocking of vi- tal and desire bodies 39
lay up purgatorial sufferings 39
provoke family feuds 37
Earth-bound spirits, see also Elementals, Sin-bodies Electricity, dynamic, as result of Christ influence,
evolving from static state 72
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gave earth its power of motion in past 72
similar to currents of animal group spirits 72
Electricity, static, in past Christ-rays were static elec- tricity 72
related to currents of plant group-spirit 72
Electricity, static, see also Aurora Borealis Elementals, attach themselves to individuals, families,
and religious societies 46
belong to other life-waves 44
inspire ancestor worship 47
live upon etheric fumes of food offerings and in- cense 46
obsessing controls of mediums 45
obtain, vehicles' through mediumship 46
sub-human spirits who express themselves on in- visible planes 44
take possession of discarded sin-bodies 44
Elementals, see also Earth-bound Spirits, Sin-bodies
Embalming, suffering caused by 33
Environment, significance of 55, 56
Etheric region, extends beyond earth's atmosphere 24
hypnotic victims levitate toward 24
Ethers, ability to separate, one requisite for Invisible
Helper 14
in vital body 14
Ethers, chemical and life, decrease as aspirant "lives
the life" 29
form matrix for dense body 14
involved in all physical processes 14
Ethers, light and reflecting, growth of Christ within de- pends upon the growth of 17
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form luminous cloud around aspirant who "lives
the life"' 17
involved in all soul growth 15
may be increased by right living 15
Ethers, reflecting, form part of Memory of Nature. . . 23 Eye trouble, cuased by cruelty in previous lives, which
deforms the eye structure 70
outcome of response to higher octave of vision 70
False teaching, best protection against, is self reliance 36 Families, vital bodies of, held for generations by ele-
mentals 47
Feuds provoked by earth-bound spirits 37
Flame of life burns in medulla oblongata 49
Gravitation and initiation draw in same direction 24
Habits, erratic, cause disease in following life 63
Higher ethers see Ethers, Light and Reflecting
Idiocy, result of ego's attempt to escape embodiment. . 62
Idiocy, see also Insanity
Illness, result of attenuated condition of vital body. . . 22
Immaculate conception, an individual experience 73
Infant mortality, due to disturbance at preceding death 42
of epidemics, collective destiny 42, 74
of future, will be one result of Great War 42
Initiation, path of, runs from circumference to center of
earth 24
Insanity, result of lack of congruency between sense centers
of vital and dense bodies 62
Insanity, congenital, caused by abuse of creative func- tion in other lives 60, 61
produced by inadequacy of connection between
etheric and physical sense cetners 62
produced by shock 62
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produced by effort of spirit to escape embodiment. 6 1,62 Interlocking of vital and desire bodies, continues after
death of evil character 33
prevalent in the past 36
produced by cherishing vindictiveness 41, 42
produced by selfishness fostered by Jehovah 36
Interplanetary ether, attracted to earth by Christ,
makes atmosphere luminous 72, 73
Invisible helper, one in whom etheric division has been
accomplished 18
Jesus Christ see Christ
Larynx, originally a desire current 59
Levitation, force of, protects sacred precincts 24
Lie, is both murder and suicide in desire world 64
Life ether, see Ethers, Chemical and Life
Life Spirit, world of, contains only permanent record of
cosmic events 24
Light and reflecting ethers see Ethers, Light and Reflecting Lower ethers, see Ethers, Chemical and Life Materialism, effect of, upon body as manifested in dis- ease 64
Materialization by denizens of lower regions of desire
world 42, 43
difficulty of, for more progressed 43
of recently disembodied spirits 43
Materialization, see also Obsession
Medicine men, added intelligence of, due to elemental
ensouling sin-body 44
Mediums controlled by elementals 45
evolution of, retarded for ages 45
Medulla oblongota, center of, Flame of Life 49
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Memory of nature, in reflecting ether 23
in region of Concrete Thought 23
in world of Life Spirit 24
accurate reading in, dependent upon ability to
leave body at will 24, 25
records every fact relating to universe or indi- vidual 23
Mental deficiencies result of lasciviousness in former
life 63
Mental deficiencies see also Insanity
Mind, inchoate cloud 10
purifying of 10
vehicle most recently acquired 10
Murderers, execution of, releases evil spirits upon com- munity 38
Mystic development must begin with the vital body 15
Nervous disorders, result of lascaviousness in previous
life 63
Nervous system, originally a desire current 59
Obsession, by shells of sin-bodies as demons 40
by spirits dwelling in sin-bodies 40
by sub-human entities, which produce insanity. . . 50
elemental unable to manipulate mind or larynx. . . 50
intermittent when control manipulates from without 49
made possible by suicide in previous life 50
permanent where control actually enters body of
victim 49
prevalent in modern countries 41
when spirit is ousted by, it hovers around its
dense vehicle 50
Obsession, see also Elementals, Spirit Controls
INDEX 155
Organs, defective, caused by indifference in previous
lives 70
Panorama of life etched upon desire body through medi- um of vital body 27
Peoples, ancient, evil of 36, 37
Physical abnormalities traceable to abuse of mental
powers in previous lives 64
Plant group spirits, likened to static electricity 72
radiate from center of the earth 71
Poltergeist, obsessing entity with vital and desire bodies
interlocked 34
Pseudo — teachers, danger of 35
Purgatorial experiences, lengthened by interlocking of
' vital and desire bodies 39
Purgatorial suffering based on pictures impressed on
desire body 27
Purity, of motive, no protection against obsession 46
Rays of force from plant group spirit radiate from cen- ter of earth 71
Rebirth due to generation of causes upon physical plane 8 Rebirth, law of, see Consequence and Rebirth Recording angels, form connection between vital body
and brain in foetus 61
Reflecting Ether forms part of Memory of Nature 23
Regeneration may be accomplished by purifying
thoughts 10
Region of Concrete Thought, archetype is built in ac- cordance with ego's mode of thought 65, 66
Research in higher worlds, qualifications for 9-11
Right thought, constructive power of 65, 66
Revivals, inadequacy of 16
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Eosicrucians, teach method of separating ethers 18
Seed atoms of desire body, accumulates effects of desires
in apex of left ventricle of heart during life 21
retains all life's experiences 27
Seed-atom of desire body, accumulates effects of desires
and emotions, retained from life to life 60
Selfishness predominates in majority of mankind 31
Self-reliance, necessary protection against false teaching 36 Sense centers of desire body, not unfolded in most
people 13, 14
Sense organs changed by rays of aurora borealis 72
Sex force, abuse of, reacts in future lives 63
Shock may cause spirit to attempt escape, resulting
in insanity 62
produces damaged connection between vital and
desire body 62
Sin-body, attracted to former owner on re-embodiment 40 composed of the worst elements of desire and vital
bodies 41
constitutes the devil of the Bible 41
has individual consciousness 40
inhabits lowest etheric regions 42
persons creating sin body may repent 47, 48
taken possession of by elementals 44
Soul, absorbed by spirit in second heaven 32
closely linked with desire body and mind 14
coalesces with higher vehicles after death 28
culture of, necessity for 31
forms basis of post-mortem consciousness until
second heaven is reached 32
is luminous 15
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vehicle of intellect 14
vehicle of, is vital body 27
Soul body, consists of two higher ethers of vital body. . 18
Soul body see also Soul
Soul culture, necessity of 31
Spirit, instruments of, the four bodies of man 10-13
itself can never become insane 60
loses value of experience through idiocy 62
Spirit controls, can retard progress of ego for ages 45
can manipulate victim from behind cerebellum and
medulla oblongata 49
can manipulate victim from within 49
oust mediums from their vehicles after death 45
prey easily upon suicides 50
sin-bodies attaching themselves to their egos as
demons in future lives 40
spirits where interlocking of vital and desire bodies
has taken place 33, 35
sub-human, unable to operate larynx or mind 50
Spirit controls see also Sin-bodies, Obsession
Spiritual sight, in desire world IS
in Etheric Region 1
in World of Thought 18
not sufficient to read in Memory Nature 19
Sub-human entities see Eleirentals
Suicide, causes of 50
must learn inviolability of body 51
obsesses negative persons and animals 51
on rebirth, mentality may be weakened 62
post-mortem sufferings of, produce fear of death in
following life 51
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Sympathy, when withheld, may delay evolution of suf- fering soul 56
Thinking, habitual, influences archetype. 65
Training, spiritual, concerned with work on vital body. 15 Transmigration, theory of, due to misunderstanding of
animal obsession 53
Truth, creative power of, in building archetype 65
eternal, may be apprehended in Region of Concrete
Thought 67
Untruth, destructive force of 67
Vindictiveness, causes interlocking of vital and desire
bodies 41,42
Visions of reflected image, in future, to be replaced by
direct perception of object 72
Vital body, aim of, is to build physical 29
causes suffering, following an accident 23
chemical and life ethers of, form matrix for dense
body 28
"Christ within" formed by two higher ethers of . . . 17 cleavage in vital body after death similar to that
produced by initiation 28
condition of, determines state of health 14
consciousness of spirit during life panorama is cen- tered in 27
desire body manipulated by 14
four ethers in 27
hardened by immoral practices 33
higher ethers of, constitute soul of Bible phraseology 27
higher ethers of, increase with soul-growth 29
highest state of, when only higher ethers are present 17 interlocking with desire body, prevalent under Jeho-
INDEX 159
vistic regime 36
low proportion of lower ethers in, causes rapid post- mortem physical disintregation 30
light and reflected ethers of, form soul body 18
matrix of dense body 14
of earth, is becoming luminous due to activity of
Christ 72, 73
of families, held for generations by elementals. . . 47
reflects and etches the desire body 27
separation of ethers of, essential to Invisible Helper 18
spirituality rooted in 17
strength of, determines length of life panorama. . . 27
the vehicle of soul flights 14
vehicle of indwelling Christ 17
vehicle of generation 17
vehicle of reason 17
when interlocked with desire body produces sin body 33 work of spirit upon, results in formation of charac- ter 15
Voodoo magic, due to obsession 41
War, will cause future infant mortality 42, 74
not responsible for diseases fostered by obsession . . 42
Water stratum, correlated to region of archetypal forces 25
registers a record for Earth Period 25
Web of destiny, made and unmade 26
Worldly life, increases proportion of lower ethers 31
160
THE OCCULT EFFECT OF OUR EMOTIONS
Abiff , Hiram, betrayed by sons of Seth 83
descendant of Cain, a son of fire 83
each individual is counterpart of 85
master mason in construction of Solomon's Temple 82
prepares the Molten Sea 83
proposed to make clear alloy, capable of reflecting
wisdom 83
Abstract anger, desire forms of, are blunt , 96
desire forms of, explode without leaving persons
who generated them 96
Affinity, chemical, of water for ether 114
Angels, lunar, concerned with propagation and nour- ishment of species 84
have charge of moist, aequous vital body 84
moulded cords and appendages of moon beings by
power of emotion 80
work in vital body 84
Angels, recording, build etheric mold of dense body. . . . 103
Anger, abstract, desire forms of, are blunt 96
Anger, sudden, projects dagger-like forms at object of
hate 96
Apprehension, congeals currents of desire body 93
Archetype, built by ourselves in second heaven 103
Determines quantity of matter of different worlds
drawn to seed atom 103
Assimilation, carried on through lower ethers 91
Atmosphere, dark streaks in, generated by world catas- trophes 94
INDEX 161
Atoms, dense are motionless 107
constantly being replaced 104
have pear shaped contour 99
vibrated by vital atoms 99
Atoms, prismatic ether, affinity of water for 114
constitute structure of chemical and life ethers . . 99
have definite shape 105
reflect red of the solar ray 99
retain relative positions in vital body 104
wrenched loose at death 101
vibrate atoms of dense body 99, 104
inter-penetrate the physical 99
nucleated seed atoms of, in solar plexus 99
Atoms, prismatic ether, affinity of water for 114
fleeting.
Aura, can be made to exclude all Saturnine influences 110 of saints, consisting of higher ethers, is gold and
blue 105, 106
of true esoteric colors, is impenetrable 109
Auric envelope, shattered by shell-shock 102
Aurora australis, etheric currents which encircle earth
from pole to pole 100
Aurora borealis, etheric currents in earth's atmosphere 100
Bathing constantly, may deplete vital body 114, 115
may purify etheric atoms 113, 114
Blue, in aura, indicative of spirituality 105
Body see Dense Body
Body, desire, see Desire body
Body of man, the cross 100
the Mystic Temple 86
Body, vital, see vital body
11
162 THE OCCULT EFFECT OF OUR EMOTIONS
£ain, first ancester of Hiram Abiff, gives latter new
word and hammer 84
son of Lucifer, the spirit of fire 83
Cheerfulness, necessity for 93
Chemical and life ethers see Ethers, Chemical and Life Children, vital bodies of, protrude farther beyond peri- phery of dense bodies than in adults 1Q3
Color, of aura, visible in crowds 87-91
Coma, state of after death, caused by shell-shock . . .101,102 Conscience, developed through retrospective exercise 112,113
evolved through purgatorial suffering 112
Consciousness, higher ethers, avenue of 100
result of conflict between vital and desire bodies . . 85 in old people and those of devotional nature quickly
regained after death 100, 101
regained slowly in case of war victims 97-101
Cosmic cry of billions of inhabitants of moon globes,
first note in harmony of the spheres 81
Creative energy, symbolizing Jehovah, is red 99
Cross, of body 100
Crowds, controlled by will of minority 88
Cynicism, an expression of fear 92
Dead, affected by grief of relatives 117, 118
Dead, longing for, attracts ether through which ma- terialization may be effected 98
Death, atoms of vital body liberated at death by spiral
motion 100
higher vehicles withdrawn ot death 101
of soldier, from shell-shock, causes loss of life pan- orama 101, 102
results from withdrawal of seed-atom from dense
body lOQ
INDEX 163
separation of ethers occurs after death 101
tranquility of mind renders death almost impossible 101
wrench occurs at, which frees vital body 101
Debts, necessity for paying moral 116
Demagogue, effect of on crowd 88
Dense body, atoms of constantly being replaced 104
built by vital body 84
destroyed by desire body 85
vehicle of action 108
vibrated by action of prismatic ether 104
Desire and emotion in Moon Period constituted uni- versal substance 80
Desire bodies affected by world catastrophes 95
Desire elementals created by prolonged remorse 117
Desire body, attuned by optimism to any desired key. . 108 changes color and contour under feelings and
emotions 87
congealed by Saturn, planet of gloom 110
difficult to hold down to definite lines 108
depleted by constant regrets 113
destroys tissues of dense body 85
coarser elements of, dissolved in purgatory by ex- purgation of life panorama 116
furnishes incentive to action 108
generated in Moon Period 79
given power of action by vital body 108
may be cleansed by remorse 113
passions of, due to work of Lucifer spirits 80,84
unconsciously woven by individual 82
vehicle of feelings and emotions 106, 107
without poise, will either run riot or congeal 107
164 THE OCCULT EFFECT OF OUR EMOTIONS
Desire currents, changed to eddies by worry 92
generated in Moon Period by Lucifer spirits were 80
red 80
restlessness of, in individuals, produces troubles . . 80
Desire forms and colors, generated by war 95, 97
of hate generated in heated discussions 95
seen at revivals 89
Desire stuff constituted firmament in Moon Period 80
moves with rapidity of light 107
Desire World, after death, order of appears reversed. . 112 Desire, emotions, and passions cause convolutions in
desire body 81
Discrimination, necessity for, in retrospective exercise 116
Digestion, affected by worry 79
Eddies in desire body, induced by worry 92
Ego, seeking re-embodiment, draws material from each
world in descent 103
etheric form of, placed in mother's womb by Ee-
cording Angels 103
quality of materials used by, determined by seed
atoms 103
quality of materials employed by, determined by
archetype 103
Elder Brothers and Invisible Helpers work with war
victims 97
Elementals, created by regret, of pernicious kind 118
Emotion, effects metabolistic changes 79
Emotion and desire in Moon Period constituted uni- versal essence 80
Emotions and passions, successful blending of, hastens
initiation 85
INDEX 165
morbid fear of yielding to, may be overcome by
new environment 92
produce convolutions in desire body 81
Energy, solar, enters body through spleen 99
tinged with rose 99
Equipoise see Poise
Esoteric orders, surround temples with impenetrable
aura 109
Ether, atoms of, see Atoms. Prismatic Ether Ether, reflecting, forms one record, of memory of na- ture 105
vacuous blue substance 105
Ethers, chemical and life, avenues of assimilation and
fecundation 99
course along nerves as pink fluid 99
nucleated seed-atom of, located in solar-plexus ... 99 quantity of. in aura, depends upon amount of good
extracted from higher ethers 106
reflect red of solar ray 99
seperate from higher ethers at death 101
Ethers, Light and Reflecting, amount existing in aura
indicates state of spirtual development 105
at death record of is etched into desire body 106
atoms of, interpenetrate the dense atoms 100
attenuated in the average individual 100
avenues for consciousness, and sense perception . . 100
form aura of gold and blue when life is pure 105
mingle with blood stream 105
volatile and migratory in nature 105
Ethers, stationary, highest in one life become lowest In
next life . 106
166 THE OCCULT EFFECT OF OUR EMOTIONS
Ethers see also Vital Body
Evolution promoted by highest etheric atoms in one life
becoming lowest in next 106
Experience, furnace of life, promotes growth 85
stored in seed-atom as Vibratory power 85
quintessence of, etched upon seed-atom 106
Fear and worry, create eddies in desire body 92
creates steel-blue shell 90, 93, 95
constitutes armor impervious to emotion 91,96
inhibits action 92
injures physical body 79
leaves desire body motionless 92
manifests as cynicism, pessimism, skepticism 92
restricts soul-growth 92
Fecundation carried on through lower ethers 99
Fire, of passion and desire, works on materials gath- ered for soul-growth 85
Foetus and umbilical cords 80
Grief, effect of, upon the dead 118
Habit, vital body, vehicle of 106
Hammer, new see New Hammer and new word
Hate, of patriotic anger, desire forms of are conical in
shape 95
when generated in heated discussions 95
when generated in personal anger 96
Hiram Abiff see Abiff, Hiram
Initiation, all preparing for, consciously or uncon- sciously 85
Invisible Helpers aid Elder Brothers in work with the
suffering 97
INDEX 167
Jehovah controls fecundation 99
creative energy has its source in 99
ruler of the Moon 99
symbol of, is red 99
Jesus, Master Mason, builder of mystic temple 82
Joseph, builder of the Temple 82
Longing for dead attracts ethers 98
Lucifer spirits generated red desire currents in Moon
Period 80
work in desire body 84
Lunar angels see Angels, lunar
Lyre of Apollo, the outer universe 110
Masons, the builders of the mystic temple 82
Jesus and Joseph were 82
Masonic legend, application of, all build mystic temple
designed by God 82
each ego a Hiram Abiff 85
each ego thrown into furnace of life's experience. . 85
Memory of Nature in reflecting ether 105
Mental reactions towards words of others 107
Metabolism, affected by fear and worry 79
Mind, a brake on impulse 108
Molten sea, prepared by Hiram Abiff 83
the Philosopher's Stone 83
Moon, planet of fecundation, ruled by Jehovah 99
Moon Period 80
Music, effect of upon crowds 89. 90
Music of the spheres 81
Mystic mass of the Rosicrucians 109
Mystic temple, the body 86
168 THE OCCULT EFFECT OF OUR EMOTIONS
New Hammer, the cross of sorrow 85
New word of self-control 85
New word and new hammer given to Hiram Abif f .... 84
will reconcile fire and water 84
Optimism, desirability of 118
induced by spiritual solar vibratons 110
will attune desire body to any desired key 108
Orange, basic color of western people 95
Orders, esoteric, auras of 109
Panorama of Life, loss of caused by shell-shock 102
moulded from light and reflecting ether 102
Passion and desire work on material gathered for soul
growth 85
Passion, desire and emotion form convolutions in desire
body 81
Pass-words of esoteric orders, the attuning of the soul- body to a particular vibratory note 109
of Rosicrucians 109
Patriotic anger see Anger, Abstract
Patriotic hatred ends with death 98
Pessimism, an expression of fear 92
Philsopher's stone made from union of fire and water. .83, 84 Pneumo-gastric nerve, avenue for withdrawal of seed- atom at death 100
Prismatic ether atoms see Atoms, prismatic ether Privations of war, cause change in aura, due to ac- quirement of religious feeling 97
Purgatorial suffering develops conscience 113
avoided by retrospective exercise 113, 115
induced by force of repulsion 112
Purgatory, cleansing process of, tears desire stuff con- taining accusing picture from matrix of ether 112
INDEX 169
desire body dissolved in 116
individual will suffer in, unless he expunges record
of evil from seed-atom 112
panorama of life absorbed in 116
retrospection to take place of suffering in 112, 113
reversal of order in, enables soul to suffer as its
victim did 112
suffering of soul in, identical with pain it caused
others 112
Quintessence of life experience etched upon seed-atom. . 106
Recording angels see Angels, recording
Red symbolizes creative energy of Jehovah 99
Reflecting ether see Ether, reflecting
Regret, harmful effect of 113, 118
Remorse, by removing evil, prepares for coming of
good 115,116
centrifugal force of 112, 115
cleanses desire body 112, 115
creates desire elementals, when indulged in to excess 117
harm from indiscriminate use 114
may foster virtue when rightly used 113
sacrificial fire of 115
Repetition, key-note of vital body 106
Repetition, centrifugal force of 112
Retrospection, evening exercise of, develops conscience 112
effects soul-growth 112
erases record from seed-atom Ill
remorse necessary in proper performance of 116
thoroughness, an essential requisite of 116
view of day's happenings in reverse order Ill
Rosicrucians, pass-words of 109
mystic mass of 109
service of, differs each night in week 109
170 THE OCCULT EFFECT OF OUR EMOTIONS
Saints, aura of is blue 106
Saturn congeals desire body 110
counteracted by solar force 110
shell of reserve must be broken 92
Scars result of lesion of ether atoms 104
Secret societies, occult customs of 109
Seed-atom impressed with every conscious act Ill
of dense body, withdraws from heart, producing
death 100
of different bodies determines composition of each 103
prismatic atoms mass around seed-atom 99
quality of, changes from life to life 106
upon rebirth attracts material to form bodies 103
of vital body located in solar plexus 114
Self control, new word of Hiram Abiff 85
Service of Rosicrucians, different each night in week. . 109
Seth, sons of descendants of Jehovah 83
they destroyed the great work of Hiram Abiff .... 83
Shell-shock shatters vital body 102
Sixth sense being developed through longing for dead. . 98
Skepticism, an expression of fear 92
Skull of man, the Golgotha of the Bible 100
Solar energy enters body through the spleen 99
reflected as red in passing through prismatic atoms
in solar plexus 99
Solar plexus seat of vital body 114
Soldiers, death of, from shell-shock causes loss of life
panorama 102
Solomon, temple of, see Temple of Solomon
Soulbody coalesces with desire body at death 106
INDEX 171
color of, is gold and blue 105
composed of higher ethers 105
mingles in blood-stream 105
Soul-growth, wisdom of, contained in Masonic legend. . 84
hindered by fear 96
quintessence of, is extracted through many lives . . 85
Spiral motion of vital body unscrews etheric atoms .... 100
"Steel men" benefit by war 96
incased in shell of fear 96
victims of Saturn 92
Suffering in purgatory produced by force of repulsion. . 112
Sun, spiritual vibrations of 110
substance of, in Moon Period 80
Tekton see Mason
Temple of Solomon built by every true Mason 82
living structure 82
not made with hands 82
Thought creates any desired form in Desire World 98
affects finer vehicles 108
habitual, has power to mold matter 108
Thoughts of apprehension congeal desire body 93
Tranquility, mental, renders death nearly imperceptible 101
Trouble produced by restlessness of desire currents 80
Tubal Cain, ancestor of Hiram Abif f 84
Universe, the Lyre of Apollo 110
Vehicles of every ego differ from those of every other. . 87
Vibrations of color visible in crowds 87
of dense atoms due to vital body 104
planetary, affect desire body 81
Vibratory power result of experience stored in seed- atoms 85
Vital atoms penetrate dense atoms 99
172 THE OCCULT EFFECT OF OUR EMOTIONS
Vital body,atoms of, liberated at death 100
cleansed by bathing 114
embodies quintessence of good extracts from the
previous life 106
function of, is to sustain dense body 84
gives dense body power to act 108
key-note is repetition 106
in adults, protrudes beyond dense body 104
of child, nourishes dense body 103
of child unorganized 103, 104
prismatic atoms of do not change during life of . . . 104
stationary atoms of, are basis of evolution 106
vehicle of habit 106
worked upon by lunar angels 84
Vital body see also Ethers, chemical and life, light and reflecting
War develops religious consciousness in soldiers 97
fosters fellow feeling 97
in heaven, conflict of vital and desire bodies 85
victims of, unconscious following death 97, 102
War work in Desire World directed by Elder Brothers
and Invisible Helpers 97
teaches futility of grief 97, 98
Water, affinity of ether for 114
World catastrophes effect atmosphere 94
Worry and fear affect dense body 79
Worry produces steel blue shell 90, 93
shuts off from love and sympathy 93
Worry see also Fear
produce eddies and congealed condition in desire
body 92
Yellow predominates in average aura 106
173
PRAYER— A MAGIC INVOCATION
Page Assisi, St. Francis of, a powerful magnet for divine
life and light 124
Closet, a special personal prayer closet advis'able for
the neophyte 129
Force, one in universe, the power of God 121
Form, created by sound vibration 121
Habits, dangers of 131
Initiation, removes the barrier of basic horoscopic in-
harmonies between people 128
Invocation, for temporal things, black magic 133
eagerness for, a necessary preparation 125
proper brings down an outpouring of the spirit. . 125 Prayer, and worship build a spiritual structure about
the place of 125
place of, must be a real sanctuary 127
place of, must not be open to the general public . . . 128 properly performed is the most powerful method of
soul growth known 122
for self, may legitimately include 133
Eewards of prayer 125
"Servant in the House, The:" description of place of
prayer 125
Thanksgiving, brings down a blessing of Love and Light 134
Word, form of force, creative fiat, sound vibration... 121 Work, "Do all things as unto the Lord" and be faithful
in a few things" as preparation for great work 124
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Body, physical, refined by sending sex-force upwards . . 8
Chastity, fruit of spirit 4
observance of produces power 8
Continence, power gained through 4, 8
Creative act. tissue consumed in 7
Creative essence exists as spiritual substance 4
Creative force, conservation of, produces longevity and
growth 4, 5
legitimate sacrifice of 6
manner of man's use determines state of health .... 5
use of, influences every act of life 5
retained within child's body, produces growth ... 5
three uses of 5
Death, result of abuse of creative function 2
Degeneration, misuse of creative force produces 5
Disease result of infraction of law 1
Elixir of life, the creative force 6
Ethers, lower, augmented by sexual indulgence 7
Ethers, higher, compose soul body 7
Faculties, present use of, determines efficiency in future 3
Generative act, 'tree of knowledge" of Bible 2
Generation, legitimate use of creative force 5
Growth checked by desire „ 5
produced by conserving creative force 4, 5
INDEX 175
Health dependent upon manner of man's use of cre- ative force 5
effect of upon mind 1
Hermaphroditism, state of man in past 3, 5
Incontinence, loss of power through 4
Interlocking of lower ethers result of sexual abuse 7
Longevity produced by conservation of sex-force 3, 4
Optimism, relation of, to success 1
Parenthood, desirability of 6
Path, advancement upon hastened by chastity 8
Progress, a necessity of nature 2
Regeneration, legitimate use of creative force for 5
Self-fertilization, effect produced by 3, 8
Sexual attraction, mere suppression of, no virtue 6
Soul-body formed by two higher ethers 7
Soul-flights impossible when ethers interlock 7
Soul-growth, achievement of 8
Soul-power, evolution of, dependent upon cleavage in
vital body 7
Success not accumulation of material wealth 8
only achieved by living in harmony with law 1
possible only to healthy 1
relation of to optimism 1
traceable to observance of chastity 8
through soul growth 8
Thought, unchaste, horrible effect of 6
Tree of Knowledge, symbolism of 2
Vital force, see Creative force.
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