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Six Rules for the Mental Plane
RULE I
The Solar Angel collects himself, scatters not his force, but in meditation deep communicates with his reflection.
The white magician is ever one who, through conscious alignment with his Ego, with his "Angel," is receptive to his plans and purposes, and therefore capable of receiving the higher impression.
RULE II
When the shadow hath responded, in meditation deep the work proceedeth. The lower light is thrown upward; the greater light illuminates the three, and the work of the four proceedeth.
The force circulates freely via three points of centralized activity:
This is likewise conditioned by the strength of his meditation, the fullness of the note sent forth by him, and the strength of his initiated vibration.
RULE III
The Energy circulates. The point of light, the product of the labors of the Four, waxeth and groweth. The myriads gather round its glowing warmth until its light recedes. Its fire grows dim. Then shall the second sound go forth.
When this process is proceeding under rule and order, the focal point of energy on the lower Mental plane gains in strength; its light or fire makes itself felt; it becomes, in the occult sense, visually objective, and attracts the attention of the lesser builders through:
Its radiation or warmth, its active vibration, its sound or note and its light.
RULE IV
Sound, light, vibration, and the form blend and merge, and thus the work is one. It proceedeth under the law, and naught can hinder now the work from going forward. The man breathes deeply. He concentrates his forces, and drives the thought-form from him.
The force used by the Ego in the work of motivating the man to carry out His purpose has been dynamic will, and the petal, or energy center, employed has been one of the will petals. The man has, up till now, been driven by Egoic will, but has blended with this much of the energy of the attraction aspect (desire or love) thereby gathering to himself on the Mental plane, the material needed for his thought-form. He has succeeded so far that on the concrete levels of the Mental plane is to be seen a form in mental matter which is coherent, alive, vibrant, and of a desired nature. Its internal activity is such that its persistence for the length of time necessary to ensure achievement of the Egoic purpose is assured; it stands ready to be sent forth upon its mission, to gather to itself material of a denser nature upon the Astral plane, and to achieve greater consolidation. This is brought about by an act of will emanating from the man, and he gives the living form power "to break loose."
It is exactly at this point, fortunately for the human race, that the majority of magical investigators fail in their work. They build a form in mental matter, but do not know how to send it forth, so that inevitably it will fulfill its mission. Thus many thought-forms die a natural death on the Mental plane owing to the inability of the man to exert the will faculty constructively, and his failure to understand the laws of thought-form construction.
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