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was emanated. In spirit was life. and spir-
~ was the light of men,


in spirit There are special and individual
lied expressions OF life and intelligence on
all planes. above man and below him. Be-
low man the microscope shows them
down Z, the infinitesimal forms. Above
man they extend 10 the infinite wisdom.
Tyndall did not doubt that they were as
far above him as the black beetle was be-
low him. All these forms and expressions
Of life, intelligence and consciousness are
known. named. classified and marshaled
in theosophy There is one special express
sion OF life, intelligence and consciousness
which is the most important 1t is the
Spiritual Ego the god in man. 1t is
composed OF mind. soul and spirit. three in
one. it functions through his three finest
vehicles. II is the eternal pilgrim who
visits all worlds and all systems for ex-
perience and as helper Before the pres
ent system appeared. the Ego was visiting
other systems. and long before Alcyone and
all his rolling comrades have disappeared
the Ego Will be investigating and assisting
other worlds and systems, creating and
managing them
SEVEN BODIES OF THE EGO.
The Ego in fits downward sweep into
matter on our planet reached the physical
body and sent it's reflection down through
all the lower animal. vegetable and mineral
forms. On its return upward sweep the
Ego gathers and gamers all the expert
ences OF these lower planes This immortal
pilgrim, al each visit to a world has to
use the material Of that world TO construct
the vehicles and machinery IL uses In that
world. While the Ego has it's domicile on
the earth, it functions through seven We
hicles, or bodies. There is only space to
name these, but their anatomy and physi-
ology are fully taught In theosophy. The
names Of these vehicles are: Physical
body, astral body, life body desire body,
mind body. soul body and spirit body. BY
educating these bodies the possibilities Of
! the Ego are made manifest Among the
| higher achievements, an inner eye is opened
by which we see to any distance and
through all substances: an inner ear is
opened through which we hear to any dis
lance; an inner feeling is opened by which
we come in contact with all planets; an
inner power of life is generated by which
we heal diseases; telepathic waves are
mastered by which we send and receive
thoughts from others. By these methods,
and these alone, can we have any reason
able or scientific hope of interplanetary
&C mmunication. The present crude effort
to reach the planet Mars will never sue
| coed.
In the general theosophical society only
elementary magic is taught but there is
an upper department for advanced stu
dents, where all the branches of real magic
and the greater mysteries are taught.
The Ego, in its pilgrimage. has three
means of gaining Neutrality-suspicious., OBJ
servation and actual experience. By using
reason and observation most of the actual
trouble can be avoided and the task sooner
| finished. But there is no way to shift
dodge cheat The law of cause and eff
fects is Interchangeable; We reap as we SOW
We cannot pile our load of sin on some
other fellow.
One Iife however. is too short to learn
| all lessons, we return again and again
until the work is done. This was doc
trine taught by Jesus and by the Christian
Church for over 500 years after his death.
In learning the lessons of earth life we
may hurry, we may lag. but We have to
do the work. All Egos came here with an
equal chance but some came unwillingly,
some were lay, some stubborn. some were
attentive to the work. forged ahead
and some fell behind. as they became
scattered and are thus classified into races
and subraces. The average Hoosier be-
longs to the fifth race and the fourth
round or SUFFRAGE. There seven races
and each is made up of seven subraces.
The great sixth race is to make its home
on the western continent, so the immediate
work here is to prepare for them.
THE wisdom RELIGION"
The early races had the wisdom relig-
ion;" it is the religion of the universe. 1t
| il now dominant on some of the older
planets of our system. and at one time was
| dominant on the earth, but owing to the
selfishness of some of the early races black
magic was practiced, the forces of nature
were misused, wild schemes were under
taken. brotherhood abandoned. evil pas
sions infamed, and in their selfish rush and
struggle tremendous forces for evil were
set in motion and became uncomfortable.
| Thus continents were sent to the bottom of
the sea, earth, air and water filled with de-
stroying forms civilizations were demol-
ished the surface of the earth changed
fronts, science and religion were torn TO
pieces and the present conditions resulted.
The effort now is to restore the universal
philosophy and TO revive the lost arts and
mysteries The work is hard, the journey
long and progress slow. In our journey we
!
and recuperation. AS each day OF work has
it's night OF rest, so each life of labor has
its period of rest and peace. We set our
own pace, we fix our own condition, we
make our own vehicles all yesterdays
shape to-morrows, this life is the fruitage
of the last one, the next will be just what
we make IL. After each earth life we pass
through the middle state of plane and
reach a temporary resting place similar ia
the Christian heaven. When we have there
rested. digested. assimilated all the effects
of the causes set up in the last life lived.
we return to the earth plane and take up
the unfinished work. The universe is a
stage and all Egos are players. While in
the earth chain of worlds they play all pos
sible parts. The Ego lives all lives. COM
mits all crimes. feels all joys, pains and
sorrows sings all songs, paints al! pic
lures. chisels all shapes, follows all profess
sions worships at all shrines and dies all
deaths. When earths lessons are all
learned the Ego ascends TO condition of
peace and rest until the great awakening in
the new future.
THEOSOPHY THE KEY.
Theosophy furnishes the key to all mys-
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