This process is exemplified in the teachings in various ways, from the humblest atom up through the four recognised kingdoms of nature, on through the fifth kingdom, to those exalted spheres where the Lord of the World works out the divine Plan. These laws are expressions of the will of God. The basic law of our universe is to be seen in the manifestion of God as Love . There are necessarily many subsidiary factors presented in the teachings like the Law of Rebirth or Reincarnation, the cyclic nature of all manifestation, the nature and aim of the evolutionary process, the existence of the Spiritual Hierarchy, the existens of the Masters and Their work, the nature of consciousness with its various stages culminating in the Path of Initiation etc. An initiation is an expansion of consciousness, leading to revelation and illumination.
Initiation is experienced by all forms of life, great and small.
The work of the planetary Hierarchy, in its many stages of Mastership, is outlined in this book, and the Fourteen Rules are given by which the neophyte may become an Applicant at the Portal of Initiation. The science of meditation, as a mind-training technique, is increasingly practiced everywhere. This volume deals with the underlying structure of esoteric teaching for the present era and with those vast cosmic processes reproduced through all areas of life from universe to atom. A large section of the book is directed to a detailed exposition of Solar Fire, the Fire of Mind, since this is the dominant energy to be understood and controlled during this second solar system. Among other values, the book provides a compact outline of a scheme of cosmology, philosophy and psychology which serves as a basic reference and text book.