(c) The Non-Physical Bodies

Synopsis

The Vibrational Field of the Bodies

Non-Physical Atomic Structures

The Etheric Body

The Human Aura and Astral Body

The Mental Body

The Antahkarana or Bridge

Consciousness, Lunar and Solar

The Causal Body

Materialistic or Spiritual Goals

The Psychic Need for Wholeness

Tantrism, Yoga and Occultism

Tantrism and the Cosmic Web

The Lord Buddha

The Lord Buddha and Yoga

The bodies of man are built up from complex vibrations emitted through the permanent atoms (sources of vibration) from the Monadic level down to the physical plane. Disease is associated with disharmony and the imbalance of pranic flows of the life energies through the various organs, both physical and superphysical. The bodies are causal, mental, astral, etheric and physical.

Methods of healing are related to vibrational treatments such as radionics, colour and sound. In addition there are correspondences between the bodily organs and the planets and zodiacal signs. Through the Seven Rays all life forms evolve along a specific pathway. Therefore, herbs, flowers, minerals, animal; and humans have special correspondences because of the particular energies from specific planets and signs which govern their evolution.

The Lower Self is linked to the Higher Self and spiritual healing is dependent in part on the degree of communication between the two through the Antahkarana (See later) or bridge of consciousness.

What is known as Tantrism (also see later) in Buddhist or Hindu teachings is essentially the body of knowledge related to the macrocosm and the microcosm and the marriage between the Lower and Higher Selves.

Radionics machines are used to treat disease by means of specific energy vibrations. Colour healing is the cure of disease by vibrations. Music has therapeutic value because of its vibrations. Herbs, minerals and gems are related to the spectrum of vibrations through the activity of the Seven Rays connected with the Seven Sacred Planets.

I have published a bibliography, Medical Astrology and Arcane Teaching, to demonstrate the extent of the literature in this field. It includes listings of scientific papers which validate the effects of planetary radiations on Earth life. See also Gerber, Richard. Vibrational Medicine for the 21st Century. 2001. [ISBN No. 0 4799 2187 0] ed.

The Structural Anatomy and Validation of Religion

We should not reject knowledge of the non-physical bodies and the science of energies connected with the Rays and the chakras. The psychic anatomical structure of man is unchanging. It has been accurately described by many authors and can be activated by the techniques of yoga. The study of mythological symbols, as has been verified by the examples given in this section, is an empirical scientific study where facts are gathered and integrated into a body of knowledge dealing with the spiritual origins and superphysical bodies of man, which are specific atomic structures. The energy centres in these structures will, when fully activated, vindicate, once and for all, the teachings of mythology and religion.

It would be advisable for psychologists to remember that spiritual forces operate through very definite anatomical mechanisms.

Existing Fallacies

1. Atomic structure exists only on the physical plane.

False. Man has etheric, astral and mental bodies built up of atoms which vibrate at higher frequencies than found on the physical plane.

2. The body of man grows from a marriage of the spermatozoon and the ovum.

False. The body of man is based on the structure of the etheric body (linga shariram) which pre-exists the development of the embryo. Prior to use of the etheric body the Soul inhabits bodies of emotional and mental matter connected with the rupa or form levels.

PLANE NATURE Atma Spiritual Buddhi Intuitional Manas I Higher Mind Causal Body

Bridge to form levels

Manas II Mental Body Mind Kama Astral Body Emotions Prana Etheric Body Sensations Sthula Physical Body Matter

Each form level has a specific body.

The physical body and the etheric body, which is the pre-existing mould of the body, disintegrate shortly after the death of the physical body. We then continue to live in our emotional (astral) and mental bodies.

The etheric body is the vehicle of prana (a series of life energies of solar origin) and is also the vehicle of the energies used in acupuncture. It will be found that the Chinese texts on acupuncture specifically state that the organs of the body are affected by the flow of cosmic energies at two-hourly intervals. These teachings are therefore related to energies projected from the macrocosm or universe to the microcosm or physical body at two-hourly intervals, there being twelve signs of the zodiac each ruling a period of two hours.

The creation of the physical body is the responsibility of spiritual entities known as "builders" who operate directly under the laws of karma. Hence weaknesses, in the physical body at birth can be traced clairvoyantly to weaknesses deliberately built into the mental, emotional and etheric bodies prior to the birth of the physical body. These weaknesses (or strengths) are the direct result of the actions of the soul in a former life. We can only achieve perfection through reincarnation.

Man has several bodies each of which is built of atoms of different frequencies. The non-physical bodies can be seen clairvoyantly. Walter Kilner, a radiographer at St Thomas's Hospital in London, demonstrated the existence of the human aura around the physical body in 1911. The biologist Bagnall in Cambridge was able to see the aura after looking at the body through a solution of the dye dicyanine or pinacyanol.

In Russia in 1939 Kirlian found he could photograph the energy field around the human body, and later developed an optical viewer. The Russian researchers call this field the biological plasma. It is akin to the pranic field of the etheric and astral bodies and the points of discharge on the body have been correlated with the acupuncture points shown on Chinese medical diagrams.

The Buddhist terms for these bodies are:

Maya means a body which is illusory, having but temporary existence. Only the Spirit is real.

The health aura is based on the etheric body of man which is the vehicle for the various pranas or life energies required for good health. The astral or emotional body is related to the spleen and extends from twelve to eighteen inches from the physical body.

The mental body depicts the development of the mind of man and it contains the thought-forms associated with the ideas normally held by the person. Pure intellect is related to yellow being connected with buddhi or intuition (Mercury). The mind as such is associated with green (Saturn). The consciousness of the Higher Self is symbolized by blue (Venus).

The mental aura is an accurate guide to the educational level of the individual and his psychological state. The clarity of thought is depicted by the clear thought-forms in the aura. The type of thought is shown by the colours of the aura. The intensity of thought indicates the development and growth of the aura. This process is stimulated by the process of meditation which increases the flow of energy capable of being directed by the will into creative activity.

According to Indian philosophy the Antahkarana has four attribute:

Essentially Antahkarana is the bridge through which incarnation takes place. The consciousness of the Higher Self is reflected in the Lower Self or Personality (Lower Mind, Emotions and Sensations). It is a lens focusing the spiritual light and energies into the Personality. Incarnation is the projection or reflection of the Higher Mind (integrative) in the Lower Mind (analytic). Reincarnation is a succession of such reflections separated by a withdrawal of consciousness through the Antahkarana at the apparent death of each Personality. It may be taken as a two-way valve transmitting intuitive thoughts and symbols to the Lower Mind and sensory perceptive data to the Higher Mind.

The Moon receives the light of the Sun, more so when properly positioned at the Full Moon. In exactly the same way the Personality can receive spiritual illumination from the Higher Self when the mind is turned "upwards" or "inwards" in meditation towards the source of consciousness. So we can speak meaningfully of our translation into the Light. Hence the extensive use of the Sun symbol as a source of light and life for mankind. The important factor to remember is that the early races were not worshipping the planets as physical orbs but worshipped instead the Hierarchies who are still associated with the planets and star groups named in their religious rituals.

The Pomegranate as a Symbol

The pomegranate filled with seeds represents the universe containing the seeds of a previous cycle (macrocosm), or the Higher Self containing the past experiences of incarnated personalities and the seed Personalities (microcosms) still to be incarnated.

As Teilhard de Chardin wrote, we progress consciously from Alpha to the perfection of the mind in Omega. [He also saw us 'as cells in the body of Christ'. ed.]

Known as the Karana Sharira or Body of Causes it contains the karma created in the past lives of the Soul. These results of these causes are precipitated as kama or effects in the future lives of the Soul. Our earthly life is spent in the gathering of experience. After the death of the physical body we assimilate the fruits of these experiences into the capacities which will be used in future lives.

Our higher aspirations, hopes and spiritual longings are woven into the essence of our nature in the after death state. In the next life conditions will be provided where these aspirations can be more fully developed.

Emanation from the Causal Body is via the thread-self or sutr-atma an which the permanent atoms of the mental astral, etheric and physical bodies are strung like beads an a thread. Each of these permanent atoms emits complex vibrations which cause other atoms on the respective planes to aggregate around the permanent atoms as the building blocks for the superphysical and physical bodies of each individual.

This is the mechanism for the descent of the Soul into incarnation. The purpose is the ultimate perfection of the Soul through successive lives.

The hedonistic view treats life as a random occurrence therefore pleasure is designated as the only end to be pursued. This viewpoint is erroneous because of the evidence available to support the pre-existence of the Soul in former lives. (Stevenson, Ian. Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation). also In USA there is now an Institute collecting 10,000s of testimonies from children who remember their past lives. ed.)

There is a need for spiritual education going beyond the bounds of traditional religious expression towards the search for the origins of religion. Clearly the relationship of man to God is based on the psychological structure of man and not on the teachings of an established religion. We are advised in the Bible to "be still and know that I am God". (Psalm 46.10.) Exoteric religion should provide instruction on the spiritual psychological structure of man and the spiritual hierarchies, namely the angelic kingdoms, who are the rulers of our universe following implicitly the Will of the Creator.

The key to direct spiritual perception in meditation and instruction on this is valuable. It will be found that the major religious festivals have an astrological basis and that the source of religious teachings through the avatars (spiritual beings who issue forth to give instruction to mankind at specific periods determined by cyclic and hence planetary laws) is of cosmic origin.

The malfunctioning of the psyche results in a psychosis or hysterics. There can be an invasion of the stable state causing an imbalance in the emotions or mind, possibly resulting in a psychosomatic disturbance in the physical body.

In psychotherapy the healing power of the Spirit can result in a transformation of the psyche or Soul in its ventures of the mental, emotional and physical bodies. This process can be depicted in symbols which are the language of communication between the conscious and super-conscious minds of the Lower and Higher Selves. The Mysteries deal with the spiritual nature of man. There is a fundamental need to transcend physical plane consciousness based on the purpose of the Soul here on Earth. This purpose is evolution towards perfection resulting in the unification of the Personality Triad with the Individuality Triad.

Western man has emphasised the materialism of our technological scientific civilization. We seek the idols of power and wealth but these cease to satisfy. So an enantiodromia sets in which is evinced by the modern interest in the occult. We seek the "numinous" to become whole. We must learn to integrate our unconscious images and symbols into our waking mind. Otherwise the autonomous complexes can overcome the will and man is possessed by the "demon" of his lower desires.

There is a superficial conflict between the Buddhist and Hindu schools of Tantrism as the origination of the teachings and their direction. The word "tantra" depicts the complex inter-relationships between the macrocosm or universe and the microcosm or man. The Hindu form of Tantrism is related to the emanation of the powers of Shiva as his shakti or female energy. The Buddhist concept deals with prajna which is the wisdom aspect of the Virgin Mother is Pisces. This is the Love-Wisdom energy of the Second Ray which emanates from the Cosmic Ocean of Pisces. The shakti or energy of the Godhead (Shiva) is the cosmic energy of Fohat (electricity, magnetism, gravitation, cohesion, etc.) which is directed into incarnation by the Angelic Hierarchies in Aries.

The six-armed cross of the three dimensions (length, breadth and height) has the central point of synthesis. These are the axes of the Seven Rays. These crosses in Space form the energy web of the universe.

Prajna is the Virgin Mother in the Cosmic Ocean of Pisces. She epitomizes Love-Wisdom. (See The Aquarian Bible.)

The word "man" is derived from the Sanskrit manas which means consciousness. Mani means jewel. It is threefold (the trinities of the Higher and Lower Selves) and reflected in the Buddha, the Truth (Dharma) and the Sangha (community of spiritual masters). This jewel of mani becomes the vajra or rod of power which separates the two spheres of the microcosm and macrocosm. In man, the microcosm, the spheres are the Higher Self and the Lower Self. The rod connecting them is the spine.

The vajra is called the thunderbolt because it is related to the cosmic energies of Fohat in the macrocosm and to the energies of kundalini (the serpent-fire in the spine) in the human body. The diamond-knowledge is the intuition of the Higher Self which can be received once the bridge or antahkarana has been established through meditation.

The central point of the vajra is Capricorn. It extends to the dual hemispheres of the Cosmic Egg in Aquarius. It unfolds as a lotus blossom (of Vishnu as Narayana) in the Cosmic Ocean of Pisces. It has four petals representing the four quarters of the zodiacal mandala. These four and the central pillar or spine relate to the five Dhyani Buddhas.

Buddha lived about 500 B.C. He was born to Queen Maya (the illusory sea of manifestation) and she gave birth holding the saka tree (Aries-Libra Cosmic Tree of Life). When born he took seven paces in each of four directions (the Seven Planes and the four quarters of the zodiac). The Bodhi Tree under which he obtained enlightenment is a symbol of the spine.

When aged 12 he appeared before the Brahmins just as Jesus taught in the Temple at 12. This symbolizes the achievement of the perfected qualities of the twelve signs of the zodiac. He alone, like Odysseus, could draw the sacred bow.

He renounced the court life and became Gautama the Sakyamuni. Through meditation he became Buddha. Then he commenced teaching. He took his half-brother Nanda to the heaven of 33 gods. These are the decans (ten degree divisions) of the eleven signs of the zodiac through which the forces of the zodiac flow after their emanation from Capricorn. (Similarly, there are said to be 33 crores of gods in the Hindu pantheon.)

He taught the law of karma (cause and effect) and the reaching of perfection through the reincarnation of the Soul. He will come again to us as Maitreya.

Buddha becomes one with the wisdom of prajna just as we return to the Cosmic Ocean of Pisces and are immersed in the Great Sea of Love-Wisdom. This is the Virgin Consciousness of the Great Mother (Venus exalted in Pisces) hence the Immaculate Conception. Christ in us is the pure undefiled nature of prajna or love-wisdom as Virgo the Virgin in the Higher Self. She is the Maha mudra or Great Mother who in the Virgin Mary. All of these teachings are derived from an antecedent common source.

In man the Virgin is the Christ-consciousness of the Higher Self as Virgo. The love-wisdom aspect of the skhandas manifests in the psychic energy of Ida along the spinal canal. The energies of the great Elements flow through Pingala along the spine. Ida and Pingala are the male and female energies within the human body which are married by tantric processes and the yantric symbols of integration such as the mandala. Puja is the ritual worship associated with the yantras or symbols. Meditation is the key technique.

The mind concentrated on the images of the Dhyani-Buddhas (or Lords of Contemplation) becomes eventually that on which it meditates. That is your future. You become what you think.