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When the fire of matter becomes sufficiently intense; when the fire of mind, or Solar Fire (which vitalizes the nine petals) becomes equally fierce, and when the electric spark at the innermost center blazes out and can be seen, the entire Causal body becomes radioactive. The fires of substance (vitality of the permanent atoms) escape from the atomic spheres, this is the great liberation. Such a one, in terms of human endeavor, has achieved his goal. He has passed through the three Halls and in each has transferred that which he gained therein to the content of his consciousness. He has, in ordered sequence, developed and opened the petals of the lotus by:
a) Opening the lower three over a vast period of time.
b) Then the second series of petals are opened during a period of time covering his intelligent participation
in world affairs.
The order of the development of the petals and the stimulation of the fires depends upon the Ray of the Monad, and the subray upon which the Causal body finds itself. The unfoldment proceeds slowly in the early stages and only proceeds rapidly as the man himself works at the goal with conscious effort. The Ego takes no active interest in the development until the second petal in the second series is beginning to open. The ceremony of initiation is only undergone when the Causal body is in a condition to respond to the Will aspect of the Heavenly Man and to do this through the willing cooperation of the fully conscious self.
Summary
The permanent atoms are concerned with the substance aspect of existence, or Becoming, while the petals of the Egoic lotus deal specifically with the psychical aspect, or the development of consciousness. The inner three petals and the central nucleus embody the aspect of pure Spirit.
The whole secret of success in any endeavor is primarily based on:
a) The ability of the Ego to work through the personality, using it simply as the medium of expression.
b) The karma of the Egoic group as it becomes more apparent on the Physical plane. An understanding of
group karma will lead to more intelligent cooperation and a more sympathetic understanding of group
responsibilities and more adequate solutions to group problems.
The study of occult psychology involves a true conception of the nature of the Ego, or the arousing of the Ego to full activity in manifestation; it will necessitate the sound formulation of the laws of Egoic unfoldment, of the methods whereby, petal by petal, the lotus may be brought to perfection, and of the triple nature of its evolution. The laws of fire, heat, radiation and flame will be occultly investigated, and the action of one fire (the result of radiation from once conscious sphere to another) will be realized.
The time is fast approaching when the emphasis will be laid in education upon how best the young can be taught to contact their own Ego, how they can be led to appropriate the knowledge and abilities of their Higher Self for use on the Physical plane, how they can ascertain their group formation and thus work in unison with the group.
THOUGHT AND FIRE ELEMENTALS
To train people to work in mental matter is to train them to create; to teach people to know the nature of the Soul is to put them in conscious touch with the subjective side of manifestation and to put into their hands the power to work with Soul energy; to enable people to unfold the potencies of the Soul aspect is to put them en rapport with the forces and energies hidden in the akasha and the anima mundi.
A man can then (as his Soul contact and his subjective perception is strengthened and developed) become a conscious creator, cooperating with the plans of the Hierarchy of Adepts who work with ideas, and who seek to bring these ideas (planetary ideas) into manifestation upon the Physical plane. As he passes through the different grades in the Hall of Learning his ability so to work and his capacity to get at the thought lying behind all symbols increases. He is no longer taken in by the appearance but knows it as the illusory form which veils and imprisons some thought.
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