| Physical AlchemyTransmutation of one
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| | background in the Id, the
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| substance into another such as base
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| | subconsciousness, to the detriment of the
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| metals into gold, water into wine, etc.,
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| | psychological equilibrium and stability
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| is the physical aspect of alchemy. It is
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| | of the waking consciousness.There are
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| often referred to as the "Greater
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| | hierarchies of development and
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| Circulation." Much charlatanry and
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| | transformation of both male and female
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| quackery became involved with this aspect
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| | qualities evolving within the psyche. The
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| and many people were cheated by rascals
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| | "lowest" rung of the female hierarchy is
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| who claimed that they had in their
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| | the "Harlot," later transfiguring into
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| possession the Philosopher's Stone that
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| | the "Virgin" of the succeeding rung, and
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| could effect a transmutation of base
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| | on to the High Priestess" and the
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| metals into gold. Human greed knows no
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| | "Empress" of the higher stages. The
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| bounds; the poor wishes to be wealthy,
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| | masculine side has its transformation
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| the rich aims to be wealthier, and with
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| | from "Barbarian," to "Knight,"
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| all their efforts, whether successful or
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| | "Hierophant," and "Emperor."The
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| not, sorrow and suffering is the karmic
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| | Hermaphrodite symbolically represents the
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| result.Aspirants of the Ancient Wisdom
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| | ideal anima and animus in symbiotic
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| are taught that the world of form is
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| | conjunction; the highest aspect of the
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| transient and that one's happiness should
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| | male and female qualities in perfect
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| not be based upon something that is
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| | balance and unity within the psyche. This
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| illusory. Illusions do not last and they
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| | is the state of unity that every man and
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| are not eternal. They bind man to a false
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| | woman unconsciously seeks in an external
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| sense of human limitation. They enslave
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| | partner. The search for wholeness should
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| man to matter by seducing him to indulge
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| | really take place within. Man's union
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| in things that hampers the development of
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| | with Omneity is preceded by man's union
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| the soul. Truth and the Real are that
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| | with his alter ego within his waking
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| which is eternal and they are to be found
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| | consciousness.Any individual with such a
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| in the "kingdom of God" within us.
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| | coordinated psyche functions balancely
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| Unfortunately, most Christians overlook
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| | and creatively in society. An aura of
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| this one of the most important
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| | holiness enfolds the person; the world
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| injunctions of the Nazarene Master. The
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| | knows the person as a compassionate,
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| ancient precepts advises us further that
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| | wise, and powerful being. He, or she, is
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| the less earthly desires one has, the
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| | the "twice-born."Esoteric tradition
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| richer one truly becomes.The "Lesser
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| | teaches that in a future Root Race
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| Circulation" of the herbal family is also
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| | individuals will be hermaphrodites. Aside
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| included in this category of Physical
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| | from having an androgynous psyche, man
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| Alchemy. The main object of this work is
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| | would biologically possess two spinal
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| the search for a universal panacea that
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| | columns with the cerebra-spinal and
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| would cure the ills and sufferings of
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| | autonomic nervous system functioning in a
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| humanity. This is quite a noble desire
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| | closer relationship. Individuals who are
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| should the lucrative aspect and profit
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| | capable of controlling autonomic
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| motive be absent; it would exemplify the
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| | functions such as the heart beat, is a
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| Bodhisattva ideal.In contemporary times,
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| | certain indication of where the
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| there are many of those who have claimed
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| | biological and physiological aspects of
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| to have accomplished a successful
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| | man are evolving.DragonsThere are many
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| transmutation in their laboratories, even
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| | myths and legends concerning heroes
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| teaching the secrets of the art to their
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| | slaying dragons that are to be found in
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| ardent followers.Biological AlchemyWhen
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| | the mythology of various cultures. We
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| alchemists realized that they were
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| | hear in Greek myth of Apollo vanquishing
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| advancing in age and were no closer to
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| | Python; Siegfried, St. George, Krishna,
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| the goal of physical transmutation, they
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| | Hermes, and many other heroic figures
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| sought a way to stall the process of old
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| | have also had their dragons to slay.
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| age, to regenerate the body, and even to
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| | There are basically two species of
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| acquire a degree of physical immortality
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| | dragons to be found in alchemical mythos:
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| and biological immunity to diseases that
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| | the celestial, and the terrestrial
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| humankind is so prone.With such an object
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| | dragon. The latter dragon is sometimes
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| in view, they commenced their search for
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| | called "the red dragon."What do dragons
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| an "Elixir of Life" that would prolong
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| | represent? Dragons are symbols of raw
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| their physical existence. At the very
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| | energy within the psycho-biological
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| onset, the search took them to the field
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| | organism of man. The terrestrial dragon
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| of herbalism, for many plants were
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| | in the microcosm, is the kundalini fire
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| believed to possess the traditional
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| | nesting in the kanda. In the average
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| virtues of the fabled "Fountain of
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| | person, this energy is used mainly in
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| Youth." The Hindu mystics attribute such
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| | sexual gratification and indulgence in
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| qualities to the "Soma" creeper. The
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| | sensual activities. Slaying the dragon
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| Chinese Taoists declare that a certain
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| | symbolizes the tapping of this energy for
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| mushroom that they call "lung chih" has
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| | higher uses of the Ego. The student-hero
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| the virtue of regenerating the physical
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| | utilizes the sword, symbolic of the will,
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| body. The Egyptian god Thoth is also said
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| | to overcome the beast within, does so by
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| to have described a life-giving mushroom
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| | directing the kundalini fire upwards
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| which conferred immortality.At a later
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| | toward the brain centers via the channel
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| period, however, the discovery was made
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| | called sushumna--stimulating creativity
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| that the real Elixir lied within man
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| | of a higher order as a result.
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| himself, and it had to be manufactured
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| | Illumination is the consequence of the
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| via psycho-biological means. Briefly,
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| | internal marriage that takes place
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| this is the work to be undertaken at the
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| | between the negative kundalini force and
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| biological level.Psychological
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| | the higher positive Christic force,
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| AlchemyPsychological, or "Mental
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| | symbolised by the celestial dragon,
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| Alchemy," is the science of the
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| | within the Holy of Holies of the sanctum
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| development of the Mind. Of the four
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| | within the cranium. In a symbolical
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| lower bodies, the mental sheath is the
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| | sense, the hero is smeared by dragon's
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| only one unstructured, as yet, into an
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| | blood making him immortal. The
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| organized body--that is, in most people.
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| | resurrected Kundalini is sometimes
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| In the course of evolution, the mental
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| | represented by the Phoenix bird.The
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| body will be constituted and coordinated
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| | individual who has his kundalini raised
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| so as to allow the Ego, and the waking
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| | permanently and hissing through the Third
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| consciousness, to function fully in the
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| | Eye, is honorably called a "Naga," a
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| mental realm. The "Secret Doctrine" of
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| | Hindu mystic term for "dragon," or
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| H.P.Blavatsky tells us that in the Fifth
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| | "serpent." With the experience of
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| Round the mental body is expected to be
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| | illumination, the Naga realizes the
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| fully developed. Mental Alchemy
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| | oneness and unity of life. The Naga is
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| accelerates the evolution of the Mind. It
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| | known for his wisdom in his words,
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| permits its practitioner to acquire in
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| | action, and behavior. Master Jesus is
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| the Fourth Round what Nature intends
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| | presumed to have praised the enlightened
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| humankind to attain in the next with her
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| | Nagas by exhorting his followers to be
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| somewhat languid process. Mental
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| | "as wise as a serpent . . ." Dragons,
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| development entails the development and
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| | occasionally, represent the unresolved
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| the refinement of the following
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| | and repressed energies to be found in the
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| abilities, qualities, and faculties:1) A
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| | psyche--the "monsters of the id"--such as
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| universal attitude and perspective2)
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| | phobias, neurosis, guilt feelings, and
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| Imagination3) Concentration4) The ability
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| | the like.From the geo-terrestrial angle,
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| to reason inductively, deductively,
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| | dragons represent certain currents of
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| syllogistically, analytically,
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| | magnetic energy found in certain parts of
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| analogically, etc.5) Mental quietude6)
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| | the earth's terrain. They could perhaps
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| Abstract thinking7) Divine thinking8)
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| | be called "chakras of the planet." They
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| Mental receptivity9) Visualization10)
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| | also correspond to accupressure points in
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| Discrimination (Viveka)11) Detachment
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| | the body of man. Ley lines are, likewise,
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| (Vairagya)12) Meditation13) Mental
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| | associated with geo-terrestrial dragons.
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| creation Etc.Before quick progress can be
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| | The Knights Templers had certain
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| made in developing the above faculties,
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| | knowledge in this regard--they knew how
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| the mind has to be purged of all the
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| | to determine the locations of
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| phobias, neurosis, and psychosis that are
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| | magnetically-charged regions. Such
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| infecting it; even the guilts,
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| | hallowed grounds were chosen as sites for
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| resentments, and sinful feelings
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| | cathedrals, chapels, and temples. Dragons
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| torturing one's consciousness. The
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| | are sometimes associated with the body,
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| aspirant is advised to forgive--forgive
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| | soul, and spirit of Man.The
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| self and forgive others. The steps of
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| | CaduceusMystic gurus, when instructing
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| conviction, contrition, confession,
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| | disciples, sometimes adopt teaching
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| consecration, and communion should be
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| | devices to train their chelas. The
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| adhered to when one desires spiritual
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| | Caduceus is one such device. It
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| unfoldment.One of the other steps to be
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| | represents the major nadis, or subtle
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| taken is the unification of the male and
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| | nervous system to be found in man's
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| female aspects of the psyche.
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| | occult anatomy.The Caduceus, or staff of
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| Psychoanalysis, however, has only touched
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| | Mercury, is composed of a rod with two
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| the outer fringes of the mind with its
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| | snakes intertwined around the rod. The
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| inner probings.Mental Alchemy, like the
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| | rod represents sushumna, an etheric
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| previous categories, is not considered
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| | counterpart of the spinal cord. Within
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| the ultimate goal of Alchemy. They are
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| | the sushumna there are other subtle
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| but stepping stones leading to
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| | nerves, channels of refine energy; they
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| Transcendental Alchemy. More on Mental
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| | are called by yogis "Vajrini,"
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| Alchemy and the general laws governing
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| | "Chitrini," and "Brahman." The sushumna
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| transmutation may be read in the Kybalion
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| | extends upwards and outwards into the
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| written by anonymous
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| | Overself as the "Sutratma." Pingala and
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| initiate-writers.Transcendental
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| | Ida are the two nadis depicted by the
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| AlchemyAll things in their natural
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| | snakes. The junctions where the snakes
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| unregenerated state are considered dead
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| | and rod meet are symbolic of the major
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| by alchemists. Man in his natural state
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| | chakras. Vagabond yogis sometimes carry
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| is in a state of death. Master Jesus
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| | bamboo staffs with seven knots on it to
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| voiced this precept when he declared,
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| | represent sushumna and the chakras.Atop
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| "let the dead bury the dead."
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| | of the caduceus rod is a knob; a vine
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| Transcendental Alchemy raises Man from
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| | creeper is sometimes attached to this
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| the "State of Nature, to a State of
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| | knot ending somewhere midway at the
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| Grace." The process reunites the sadhaka,
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| | staff. The protuberance represents the
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| the disciple, to the Atma, and later to
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| | medulla oblongata with the vagus nerve,
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| the Monad in full awareness. This is the
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| | the creeper, connected to it. The vagus
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| "unio mystica" sought fervently by
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| | nerve ends in the thoracic region. Each
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| mystics of all Ages. When Man unites with
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| | of these components plays an important
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| the totality of Life, he factually unites
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| | role in man's mystic development. They
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| himself with God, for Life and God are
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| | serve various spiritual
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| synonymous.Unity with "Tao," Lao Tse's
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| | functions.Occasionally, a pair of wings
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| mystic term for the Absolute, results in
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| | are to be found appended to each side of
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| the realization of one's true Identity
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| | the knob or rod. This indicates that the
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| and Reality. The individual who is united
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| | kundalini energy at the base of the
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| with the Absolute is a Jivanmukta, a
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| | sushumna had been raised and resurrected.
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| freed being--freed from ignorance, maya,
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| | Angelic wings symbolize a superior degree
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| and mortality; human consciousness
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| | of consciousness and mind.As a whole, the
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| expands and embraces Cosmic Consciousness
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| | caduceus symbolizes regeneration and
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| in this unified state. Figuratively, the
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| | enlightenment. It further depicts the
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| Drop returns to the Ocean, and the Spark
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| | attunement of the mind of man with the
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| to the Flame, and Man's essential divine
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| | Cosmic Mind.In bygone days, in the
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| nature shines forth with the splendour of
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| | Mystery Schools, only the adepts and
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| the Sun. This is the destiny of Man--to
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| | those of a higher standing were worthy
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| advance into the Kingdom of God and be
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| | enough to hold such a symbolic staff in
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| all that God wants him to be.There are
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| | their hands. Sometimes the caduceus, or
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| various systems of spiritual unfoldment
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| | versions of it, were magnetized with odic
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| catered to the basically, seven different
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| | energy and Atmic force. The Thyrsus held
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| temperaments of Man, that leads him to
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| | in the hands of hierophants of the
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| his ultimate goal. Transcendental Alchemy
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| | Eleusian Mystery School was one rod with
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| is one of these sublime systems. It is
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| | such a divine quality impregnated into
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| essentially yogic in nature. Meditation,
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| | it. It was primarily designed to
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| concentration, and contemplation are
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| | stimulate the kundalini fire of the
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| stressed and the work of the previous
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| | disciples and initiates when their gurus
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| levels of transmutation are conducive to
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| | deemed it necessary and appropriate at
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| its successful outcome.Symbols of
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| | certain stages of their spiritual growth.
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| AlchemySince ancient times symbols have
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| | The act of impregnating a mystical or
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| been used to describe something that
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| | religious object with divine influences
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| words were not adequate enough to
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| | is called "consecration," or
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| express. The intellect has its
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| | "magnetization."Some occultists interpret
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| limitations in comprehending spiritual
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| | the caduceus as representing the
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| verities. Intuitively, Man feels that the
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| | Universal Magickal Agent. This magickal
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| forces of nature are intelligently
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| | force is used abundantly in theurgic and
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| directed. How and why, his human mind is
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| | thaumaturgic operations. Egyptian
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| unable to explain. Cosmic principles,
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| | hierophants were adepts in the
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| though inadequately described verbally by
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| | application of this force. The laws and
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| prophets of God, finds its inculcation
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| | principles involved in controlling the
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| upon the human mind expressively through
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| | agent were transmitted under oath of
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| symbols and signs.Symbols are not
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| | secrecy to seekers of Light. Appolonius,
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| restrictive, nor exclusive. Minds
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| | Pythagoras, and Moses are names that come
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| interpret symbols according to the level
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| | to mind when considering the display of
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| of their mental and spiritual
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| | so-called miracles. These eminent
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| development. The child-mind interprets a
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| | individuals were all initiates of the
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| symbol in one way, while the
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| | Mystery schools in the Land of
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| transcendental mind would interpret it in
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| | Khem.Nowadays, the Caduceus is an emblem
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| another.Most symbols are taken from
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| | employed by the medical profession. Only
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| Nature; others invented by Man, usually
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| | in recent years is this branch of science
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| take on the form of combined geometric
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| | discovering the subtle energies with
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| elements. Examples of the former are: the
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| | which this emblem is silently
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| snake, which symbolizes regeneration; the
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| | pointing.Themes of AlchemyAlchemy, no
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| scarabeaus--immortality;
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| | matter what its level of application, is
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| mountains--obstacles, etc. Examples of
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| | essentially psychic in nature. All of the
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| the latter: the Martinist pentacle--the
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| | laboratory processes described by
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| unity of Man and Omneity; the Egyptian
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| | alchemists takes place mainly in man's
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| ankh--Life and Immortality; the
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| | consciousness. Consciousness is the key
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| circle--eternity.Symbols have a certain
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| | to transmutation. God-Consciousness is
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| usefulness in transforming the mind.
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| | the secret of the royal Art. Functioning
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| Whatever man thinks upon, that he
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| | in higher dimensions, the conscious mind
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| becomes. By meditating on symbols, or
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| | in unison with higher levels of
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| images representing power, love,
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| | consciousness, creates forms of
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| holiness, and compassion, for example,
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| | perfection in higher realms, in
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| through mental induction man unfolds such
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| | archetypal worlds. The consciousness
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| qualities within his nature.Personally
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| | operating therein coalesces the necessary
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| developed symbols are sometimes used as
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| | electronic particles to bring about a
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| media for communicative exchange between
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| | manifestation in the physical world.
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| the waking consciousness and the
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| | Consciousness, when in the borderline
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| subconscious mind. This is effected by
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| | state, easily experiences and produces
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| ascribing a certain attribute to a,
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| | psychic manifestations.The Mind is the
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| preferably, invented symbol by
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| | creator and director of the dynamism and
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| repetitious thought and contemplation
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| | kinetics of subatomic particles. Out of
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| upon it. For example, the waking mind may
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| | Cosmic Root Substance, or Prima Materia,
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| ascribe to lightning as a symbol the
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| | the Cosmic Mind and Intelligence
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| meaning of danger by constant focus and
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| | fashioned the entire universe. Man, being
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| suggestion upon it until it is absorbed
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| | the reflection of the macrocosm, is able
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| by the subconscious mind. At a later
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| | to use the same Mind to manifest his
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| date, when real danger is present, an
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| | designs. Patterns of perfection held
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| intuitive impression with the lightning
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| | constantly in mind becomes living
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| symbol would flash through from the
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| | archetypes which stimulates its creator
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| subconscious to the waking mind, thus
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| | to work spiritually upon his redemption
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| warning the individual. This method is
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| | and salvation from bondage to human
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| also applicable to enrich and enlarge
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| | mortality. We become what we think.
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| upon symbolic dream content and to induce
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| | Thoughts are living energy, and it is the
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| the subconscious to utilize the newly
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| | proper directing of those thoughts by the
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| absorbed symbols which are non-mystifying
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| | will that effects transmutation or
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| to the waking-consciousness.Alchemy is
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| | precipitation. It is declared that
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| very rich in symbolism. The Royal Art
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| | thoughts of a divine nature give rise to
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| itself is sometimes represented by the
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| | the vibrations of a Master Soul. Thoughts
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| Pelican and the Phoenix bird. The latter
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| | influence us holistically. Our nerve
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| was invented by mystics in Alexandria
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| | substances, composition of the blood,
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| during its heyday; the former, by a group
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| | auric energies and radiations, are all
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| of Knights Templer in the British
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| | affected by the state of our mind, by the
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| Isles.Alchemical symbols of past ages
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| | thoughts that we dwell on a day to day
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| were designed to reveal, as well as to
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| | basis.Every organism is an embryo of a
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| conceal; to stimulate the mind to awaken
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| | higher development and expression. Nature
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| from its intellectual-complacency.
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| | is constantly striving to produce
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| Alchemical mandalas describe processes of
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| | perfection. Alchemists believe that it is
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| transmutation. Truths, laws, and
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| | Man's prerogative to speed up the
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| principles, which are pertinent to an
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| | processes of nature to quickly attain
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| aspirant's spiritual unfoldment, are
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| | perfection. This spiritual labor is
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| similarly depicted within mandalas. Such
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| | conducted in the laboratory of the soul.
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| truths were obscured by vague language
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| | From the Absolute's point of view, we
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| and inexplicable diagrams for protection
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| | may speculate that everything is perfect,
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| from persecution, because truths, for
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| | for "everything" does not truthfully
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| some reason, were, and still are,
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| | exist--everything is his being. All is
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| considered heretical by Christian
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| | God in his omnipresence. God is Immanent
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| orthodoxy. In accord with this dire
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| | and Transcendent. Perfection is a divine
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| situation, alchemical symbols, as an
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| | quality ever present within Nature and
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| expedient, took on Christian
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| | Man. This innate divinity is stressed by
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| coloration.Let us examine the following
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| | spiritual gurus. The "know ye not that ye
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| common alchemical symbols:1) The
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| | are gods" precept is emphasized
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| Hermaphrodite2) Dragons3) The CaduceusThe
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| | repeatedly.
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| HermaphroditeModern psychology has
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| | From the relative point of view,
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| discovered that the human psyche
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| | imperfections are to be seen everywhere.
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| possesses both masculine and feminine
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| | Man's earthly mission is to transmute
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| qualities. The male and female polarities
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| | this disordered condition, this cacophony
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| are present no matter what our biological
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| | of man's evolving principles by attuning
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| gender. One polarity in the human psyche
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| | with the rhythm of the Cosmos--with the
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| is, however, usually repressed to the
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| | dance of Shiva.
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