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I am here generalizing and speaking in broad terms; the karma of the units differ and a man - according to the path he chooses after the fifth initiation - stays and works within his own scheme, but changes may occur through the following factors:
He is then "abstracted" under a mysterious planetary law which only works on cosmic Etheric levels, and is transferred to his destination. If we interpret all the above in terms of energy and of radioactivity and thus avoid the dangers of materialistic interpretation, the meaning will become clearer.
Path 1. The Path of Earth Service.
Path 2. The Path of Magnetic Work.
Path 3. The Path of the Planetary Logoi.
Path 4. The Path to Sirius.
Path 5. The Ray Path.
Path 6. The Path of the Solar Logos.
Path 7. The Path of Absolute Sonship.
5) The Great Pralaya
This interval comes at the close of every one hundred years of Brahma, and sweeps into dissolution forms of every kind - subtle and dense - throughout the entire system. It is a period analogous to that dealt with when we considered the abstraction of man from his Etheric vehicle, and his ability then to function on the Astral plane, dissociated from his dual physical form. Within the system a process similar to that undergone when man withdraws the Etheric body out of the dense physical vehicle, will be seen towards the close of the mahamanvantara. It will cover the period wherein the lesser four Rays merge and blend, seeking duality, and their polar opposites. Eventually the four become two, the two become one, and all are then synthesized into the third major Ray. The time is not yet, but lies countless aeons ahead. It is the first appearance of the destroyer aspect in connection with the planetary schemes, and marks the beginning of the time when the "Heavens will melt with fervent heat," and the Sun becomes seven suns.
The microcosmic correspondence can be seen in the following process. The physical permanent atom absorbs the entire life force of the physical body, and its inherent heat and light is thereby increased until at the fourth initiation the seven spirillae are fully vitalized, and vibrant. The internal heat of the atom, plus the external heat of the Egoic body wherein it has its place, produces then that which destroys the permanent atom. Temporarily, and just prior to destruction, it becomes a tiny sevenfold sun owing to the radiation and activity of the spirillae. So with the physical sun of the system; it will in a similar manner become seven suns, when it has absorbed the life essence of the fully evolved planes, and of the planetary schemes thereon.
The ensuing conflagration is the final work of the Destroyer aspect. It marks the moment of the highest development of Deva substance in the system, the consummation of the work of Agni and his fire angels, and the initiation of Brahma. Atomic substance will then individualize (which is the goal for the atom) and after the great pralaya the next solar system will start with the threefold Spirit manifesting through substance which is essentially distinguished by active intelligent love. This is necessarily incomprehensible to our fourth round minds.
Types of Human Rebirth
In our study of the building of thought-forms and the agencies for their construction, we have considered:
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