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The Western Wisdom Teachings
Lesson No. 8
The Method of Evolution
We have learned that there are seven worlds or states of matter, the highest being the World of God. The next highest is the World of Virgin Spirits, whence we as sparks from the Divine Flame began our evolutionary pilgrimage through the five denser worlds, namely, World of Divine Spirit, World of Life Spirit, World of Thought, the Desire World and the Physical World. The purpose of evolution is the development of man's latent potentialities into dynamic powers. We will now consider how man is related to these five worlds by means of his various vehicles or bodies, remembering that two of these worlds, the Physical World and the World of Thought, are divided into two main divisions, and that man has a vehicle for each of them.
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Name man's four bodies and tell to what world or region each is correlated. (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, page 88.)
Man has potentially within himself three great powers, namely, the Human Spirit, Life Spirit, and Divine Spirit. These are not separate spirits but are names for different emanations or manifestations of the one great Spirit of man.
With what worlds are these three spiritual powers correlated? (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, diagram page 88.)
We, as Egos, function directly in the subtle substance of the Region of Abstract Thought, which we have specialized within the periphery of our individual aura. Thence we view the impressions made by the outer world upon the vital body through the senses, together with the feelings and emotions generated by them in the desire body, and mirrored in the mind. From these mental images we form our conclusions.
How do we form ideas? (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, page 88.)
The mind is like the projecting lens of a stereopticon. It projects the image in one of three directions, according to the will of the thinker, which ensouls the thought form.
What are the three directions in which the image may be projected? (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, page 89-91.)
There are three kinds of memory: the conscious, the subconscious, and the superconscious.
Define each of these. (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, pages 91-92.)
During waking hours the desire body and mind are constantly destroying the dense body by their activities, while the vital body is continually striving to restore harmony and build up the physical body. Finally the latter is overcome, it becomes drowsy, and the Ego withdraws with the higher vehicles, leaving the dense body interpenetrated by the vital body in the senseless state we call sleep. This is a period of intense activity during which the poisons resulting from the mental and physical activities of the day are eliminated.
Why does sleep not always rest the physical body? (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, pages 92-94.)
During life the threefold Spirit, the Ego, works on and in the threefold body, to which it is connected by the link of mind. This work brings the threefold soul, or food of the Spirit, into being.
Describe the work of the threefold Spirit on the three-fold body. (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, page 94-96.)
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1] The desire body gives incentive to action.
2] The centers of perception in the desire body are the means whereby a person contacts the desire world.
3] It is necessary to master the desire body so that we may have satisfatory health and make spiritual progress.
4] The mind is a luminous cloud of mind substance surrounding and interpenetrating the head.
5] The mind is the path or bridge which connects the Spirit and its vehicles.
6] The heart and the mind must be united before man can attain to the highest development.
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Lesson 1: The Visible and Invisible Worlds:
The Seven Worlds The Seven Subdivisions The Two General Classifications The Chemical Ether The Life Ether The Light Ether The Reflecting Ether |
Lesson 2: The Desire World: Nature of the Desire World Forces Operative In The Desire World Manner of Operation of The Twin Forces The Principle of Emphasizing The Good Purgatory The Borderland The First Heaven |
Lesson 3: The World of Thought: Nature of The Thought World Thought Force The Archetype Thought Forms Matter a Reflection of Spirit Relation of The Worlds Correlation of The Earth to Other Planets and Other Solar Systems |
Lesson 4: The Four Kingdoms: Differences In The Kingdoms The Basis of Growth The Vital Body Relation of Dense and Vital Bodies Separation of Vital and Dense Bodies The Source of Vital Force The Vital Body and Health |
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Lesson 5: The Four Kingdoms [continued]: Substance of the Desire World Man's Desire Body Differences Between Animal and Man The Nature of Group Spirits Wisdom of the Group Spirit Relation of the Kingdoms to the Earth's Life Currents as Symbolized by the Cross Requisites for the Expression of an Individual Ego |
Lesson 6: Man and His Bodies: The Four Ethers Building of the Vital Body Restoration During Sleep Arrangement of Chemical and Life Ether Atoms Nature of Light and Reflecting Ether Atoms The Soul Body The Invisible Helper |
Lesson 7: Man and His Bodies [continued]: The Purpose of Desire Composition of the Desire Body Centers of Perception Results of Action of Desire Body The Nature of the Mind Importance of the Mind The Dangers of Intellect |
Lesson 8: The Method of Evolution: Relation of Man to the Denser Worlds Divisions of the Spirit Formation of Ideas Action of the Mind Kinds of Memory Activities During Sleep The Work of the Spirit |
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Lesson 9: The Method of Evolution [continued]: The Seed Atoms and the Silver Cord The Panorama Purgatory The Borderland The First Heaven The Second Heaven The Third Heaven |
Lesson 10: The Method of Evolution [continued]: Selection of Material for New Bodies Formation of the New Bodies Epigenesis Faculties of the Child Birth of the Higher Vehicles The Blood the Vehicle of the Ego The Life Cycle |
Lesson 11: Rebirth and Consequence: Theories Regarding Life and Death The Spiral Path of Evolution Justice A Factor In the Laws of Rebirth and Consequence Heredity and Genius The Laws of Attraction and Association Astrological Phase of the Twin Laws Wine As a Factor in Evolution |
Lesson 12: Acquiring First Hand Knowledge: Instruments of the Ego Methods of Spiritual Endeavor The Value of Prayer Clairvoyance Spiritual Exercises Spiritual Teachers Initiation |