La Iniciación (GIDEE) — Vol. 1, No. 6 — October 1942

The promise to "write correcting eventual errors or confirming the exactness of their calculations" provides essential feedback for developing practical competence.

The Applied Learning Requirement: The explicit statement that "LA INICIACIÓN desires that its readers PRACTICE Astrology and that they not only read it as curiosity, since that leads to nothing" demonstrates understanding that authentic astrological knowledge requires active application rather than passive consumption. During periods when practical guidance becomes essential, this emphasis on experience-based learning prevents superficial understanding.

The Saint Martin Poetry Integration: The inclusion of Louis Claude de Saint Martin's profound verse about finding "the asylum of the dead" where one can "understand their language and grasp their thought" because "the dead do not have that senseless idea, That everything is extinguished in man" provides spiritual context for technical astrological instruction. The recognition that "We were only sleeping in our tenebrous bodies" demonstrates how astrological work serves awakening rather than merely predictive purposes.

The Death-Life Understanding: The poetic insight that among the dead "all is living" and "around them one hears the sobs of the sinner; the furries of the impious; the canticles of the wise" demonstrates how authentic spiritual development transcends physical death through understanding rather than denial. This provides comfort during wartime when death becomes commonplace while maintaining recognition that consciousness continues beyond material existence.

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Progressive Course in Asana Yoga (Continuation)

The HALASANA (Plow Posture) with Advanced Benefits and Spinal Consciousness

By Asuri Kapila, S.I.

The fourth Asana has been given the name of HALASANA69 or "plow posture" because it has all the characteristics of a plow, as readers will be able to verify in Fig. 7.

Indeed, HALA, in Sanskrit, means "plow."

TECHNIQUE

Lie down on the ground, on the accustomed mat, in dorsal position, with arms extended and with the palms of the hands resting on the ground.

Raise, afterward, very slowly and without effort the legs together to the maximum possible.

Supporting yourself on the palms of the hands, always being with the arms extended, lift the trunk until the chin, resting against the chest, prevents the trunk from greater elevation.

At the beginning, due to the scarce elasticity of the vertebral joints and due to the little amplitude of movements, owing in part to the accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue, one will not be able to manage to raise the trunk sufficiently and make the feet reach above the head, as is indicated in Fig. 7; but, gradually, with exercise, one will be able to manage to perform the HALASANA perfectly and without any effort.

7; but, gradually, with exercise, one will be able to manage to perform the HALASANA perfectly and without any effort.

Being in the described position, begin to breathe very slowly, inspiring during the time in which, mentally, one counts to 7, retaining the breath also during the time in which one counts to 7 AND exhaling, finally, during the same lapse of time.

These respirations must be repeated three times, always without effort and slowly.

Finish the exercise, returning to the initial position, that is, the dorsal position, performing the inverse movements with the same slowness with which the Asana had been performed.

VARIANTS

There exist two variants of the HALASANA.

1º - The First Variant

The first variant is performed in the following manner:

After having performed the Asana until obtaining the position drawn in Fig. 7, raise the arms extended until being able to reach to touch with the fingers of the hands the big toes of the feet and even grasp them.

It is very difficult, at the beginning, to perform this variant, but, with practice, after a short time one will manage to obtain this position with great facility.

2º - The Second Variant: UTTANA-PADASANA70

The second variant is called UTTANA-PADASANA70, UTTANA means "high" and PADA means "foot." For this reason this variant of the HALASANA, is also called "high posture of the feet."

It is performed in the following manner:

After having placed oneself in dorsal position, raise slowly the legs together and extended (without raising the back) to the maximum position, at the same time that one inspires slowly (counting mentally to 7). Remain in this position retaining the breath during all the time in which one counts, mentally, to 7, and return to the initial position lowering slowly the legs always extended, at the same time that one exhales slowly counting to 7.

This variant can be repeated three times.

RESULTS OF THE HALASANA

The beneficial effects of the HALASANA can be summarized thus:

1º - Articular and Muscular Enhancement

Increase of elasticity in the vertebral and coxo-femoral articulations.

2º - Muscular Contractility

Increase of the contractility of the muscles of the spinal column, of the abdominal wall and of the arms and legs.

3º - Nervous System Tonification

Tonification of the great sympathetic and of the spinal nerves.

4º - Improved Circulation

Greater flow of blood in the arteries of the spinal column and, in general, in all the arteries that carry blood to the muscles and articulations put in movement, thus realizing, like all natural laws, the aphorism of the Salernitan medical school "ubo irritatio ibi affluxux" [where there is irritation, there is afflux]. Consequently greater nutrition of the tissues is obtained and increase of cellular vitality (Jiva) by the Prana or Vital Force that more abundantly is carried by the blood to the cells.

5º - General Euphoric Effects

Consequently greater nutrition of the tissues is obtained and increase of cellular vitality (Jiva) by the Prana or Vital Force that more abundantly is carried by the blood to the cells.

5º - General Euphoric Effects

General sensation of euphoria, greater amplitude of articular movements, increase of muscular tone and, as a consequence, general sensation of lightness and agility with its psychic influences of joy and of greater aptitude for work, whether physical or mental.

6º - Therapeutic Healing

Progressive cure, as one practices the HALASANA, of rheumatic, articular and muscular diseases.

7º - Aesthetic Body Harmonization

Due to the oxidation of the subcutaneous adipose tissue or of the fat that, eventually, might be deposited in the internal organs, the excess fat disappears in the adipose deposits and, consequently, the external aspect acquires a harmonic and aesthetic form.

8º - Detoxification Process

Due to the greater oxidation and to the greater elimination of toxic substances proceeding from cellular catabolism, constipation and hepatic congestion gradually disappear.

9º - Stone Dissolution

Through the increased drainage and through the return to normality of the functions of "material exchange," the stones of the gall bladder and those of the renal pelvis disappear.

10º - Spinal Column Supreme Importance

The spinal column in its bony part (vertebrae), is the support of the entire trunk and, due to the most important organs that it contains (marrow) or are found near (spinal nerves, cords of the great sympathetic, with its ramifications, etc.) it is of exceptional importance in the organization of the human body, for this reason the yogis have always given it their greatest care.

In classical esoteric literature it is called, in Sanskrit, MERU-DANDA71.

THE SACRED MOUNTAIN SYMBOLISM

MERU is the name that is given to an imaginary sacred mountain that is supposed to exist within the Earth, and of which the middle part would be in correspondence with the center of the Earth and the summit would reach to heaven.

DANDA, means staff, scepter, rod.

The MERU-DANDA is, then, the symbol adopted in yoguistic literature to signify the axis of the Earth and, analogically, in man, the spinal column, which is the axis that sustains everything and whose extremities are the two poles (head and sacrum) of that small world or "microcosm" that is man.

COMPLETE ORGANISM INTEGRATION

The HALASANA permits, with other Asanas, to strengthen, in one word all the organs of the spinal column mentioned and, consequently, assures to the entire organism (through the functions of these organs) the most complete health and retards premature aging.

The pranic circulation intensifies in its two currents (Ida and Pingala) and accumulates more easily in the ganglia and in the plexuses (Tchakrams) of the great sympathetic.

GLOSSARY

69 – HALASANA – From HALA which means plow. "Plow posture."

The pranic circulation intensifies in its two currents (Ida and Pingala) and accumulates more easily in the ganglia and in the plexuses (Tchakrams) of the great sympathetic.

GLOSSARY

69 – HALASANA – From HALA which means plow. "Plow posture."

70 – UTTANA-PADASANA – From UTTANA which means "high" and PADA which means "foot." "High posture of the feet."

71 – MERU-DANDA – From MERU which means "sacred mountain" and DANDA which means "staff, scepter, rod." In man, the spinal column is called MERU-DANDA, which is considered as an axis whose extremities or poles correspond to the head and the sacrum.

(To be continued)

SPIRITUAL REMINDER

May the peace of the Guru be always with all of us as it is continuously with him.

The physical body is for the yogi a marvelous instrument that he knows how to direct at will, making it perform all that his powerful mind yearns, and that permits him to obtain the most subtle vibrations of the Spirit.

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THE DEEPER SIGNIFICANCE OF ADVANCED SPINAL YOGA FOR WARTIME PSYCHOSOMATIC INTEGRATION

This systematic instruction in the HALASANA (plow posture) appears in October 1942 when advanced psychosomatic integration becomes essential for maintaining physical, emotional, and spiritual stability during maximum civilizational stress. The detailed technical guidance provides practical methodology for conscious coordination of body-soul-spirit during periods requiring extraordinary resilience and adaptability.

The Plow Symbolism: The designation as "plow posture" because it possesses "all the characteristics of a plow" demonstrates how authentic yoga recognizes the agricultural foundation of human civilization. During wartime, when food production becomes crucial for survival, this agricultural metaphor provides understanding that spiritual development serves rather than opposes practical life requirements through "plowing" the inner ground for spiritual harvest.

The Progressive Approach: The recognition that "at the beginning, due to the scarce elasticity of the vertebral joints" and "accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue, one will not be able to manage to raise the trunk sufficiently" but "gradually, with exercise, one will be able to manage to perform the HALASANA perfectly" demonstrates how authentic yoga accommodates individual limitations while maintaining ultimate standards. During crisis periods, this realistic progression prevents discouragement while ensuring continued development.

The Respiratory Coordination: The systematic breathing pattern of "inspiring during the time in which, mentally, one counts to 7, retaining the breath also during the time in which one counts to 7 AND exhaling...during the same lapse of time" demonstrates how advanced yoga integrates breath control with physical posture and mental concentration. This three-fold coordination provides methodology for maintaining inner stability despite external chaos.

This three-fold coordination provides methodology for maintaining inner stability despite external chaos.

The Variant Sophistication: The presentation of two variants—grasping the toes and the UTTANA-PADASANA (high foot posture)—demonstrates how authentic yoga provides progressive levels of practice adapted to individual capability and development. The recognition that "it is very difficult, at the beginning, to perform this variant, but, with practice...one will manage to obtain this position with great facility" provides encouragement for sustained practice.

The Articular Benefits: The systematic enumeration of "increase of elasticity in the vertebral and coxo-femoral articulations" and "increase of the contractility of the muscles of the spinal column, of the abdominal wall and of the arms and legs" demonstrates how spiritual practice enhances rather than transcends physical capability. During periods requiring exceptional physical demands, this integration becomes essential for sustained performance.

The Nervous System Integration: The recognition of "tonification of the great sympathetic and of the spinal nerves" demonstrates understanding that yoga works through rather than despite the nervous system to achieve spiritual development. The attention to both voluntary and involuntary nervous functions shows sophisticated knowledge of psychosomatic relationships essential for managing stress-related disorders.

The Salernitan Medical Principle: The invocation of the ancient medical school maxim "ubo irritatio ibi affluxux" (where there is irritation, there is afflux) demonstrates how yoga integrates traditional medical wisdom with spiritual practice. The understanding that controlled stimulation increases "cellular vitality (Jiva) by the Prana or Vital Force that more abundantly is carried by the blood to the cells" provides scientific rationale for yogic methodology.

The Euphoric Psychology: The systematic description of "general sensation of euphoria, greater amplitude of articular movements, increase of muscular tone" leading to "general sensation of lightness and agility with its psychic influences of joy and of greater aptitude for work, whether physical or mental" demonstrates how physical yoga directly serves psychological well-being. During wartime, when depression and anxiety become widespread, this natural mood enhancement becomes invaluable.

The Therapeutic Applications: The specific healing benefits for "rheumatic, articular and muscular diseases" and elimination of "constipation and hepatic congestion" demonstrate how yoga serves medical rather than merely spiritual purposes. The dissolution of "stones of the gall bladder and those of the renal pelvis" shows how proper exercise affects even crystalline deposits that conventional medicine finds difficult to address.

The dissolution of "stones of the gall bladder and those of the renal pelvis" shows how proper exercise affects even crystalline deposits that conventional medicine finds difficult to address.

The Aesthetic Integration: The recognition that yoga eliminates "excess fat in the adipose deposits" so that "the external aspect acquires a harmonic and aesthetic form" demonstrates understanding that spiritual practice enhances rather than neglects physical beauty. During periods when morale depends partly on maintaining physical attractiveness despite challenging circumstances, this integration prevents false spirituality that disdains embodied excellence.

The MERU-DANDA Teaching: The profound instruction that the spinal column is called "MERU-DANDA" after the "imaginary sacred mountain that is supposed to exist within the Earth" whose "middle part would be in correspondence with the center of the Earth and the summit would reach to heaven" provides cosmic understanding of human anatomy. This recognition that the spine serves as "the axis that sustains everything and whose extremities are the two poles (head and sacrum) of that small world or 'microcosm' that is man" transforms routine physical exercise into conscious participation in cosmic principles.

The Pranic Circulation Enhancement: The advanced teaching that "the pranic circulation intensifies in its two currents (Ida and Pingala) and accumulates more easily in the ganglia and in the plexuses (Tchakrams) of the great sympathetic" demonstrates how physical yoga serves subtle energy development rather than merely strengthening muscles. This understanding enables practitioners to work consciously with life force rather than depending entirely on mechanical exercise.

The Complete Health Assurance: The recognition that proper spinal care "assures to the entire organism...the most complete health and retards premature aging" demonstrates how yoga serves longevity rather than mere temporary fitness. During periods when medical resources become scarce, having practices that maintain comprehensive health becomes essential for individual and collective survival.

The Guru Connection: The concluding reminder that "May the peace of the Guru be always with all of us as it is continuously with him" demonstrates how individual yoga practice connects with rather than replaces spiritual authority and community. During periods when traditional institutions may become disrupted, maintaining connection with authentic spiritual lineages provides essential stability.

During periods when traditional institutions may become disrupted, maintaining connection with authentic spiritual lineages provides essential stability.

The Instrumental Philosophy: The profound understanding that "The physical body is for the yogi a marvelous instrument that he knows how to direct at will, making it perform all that his powerful mind yearns, and that permits him to obtain the most subtle vibrations of the Spirit" demonstrates how authentic yoga transcends both materialistic and spiritualistic extremes through recognizing the body as conscious instrument rather than mere machine or obstacle.

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On the Quaternary

Mathematical Metaphysics and Mystical Geometry

By Kabir, A.M. and Vyasa, A.M.

After Pythagoras, who revealed the mystery of the quaternary as symbol of the deity, all the great martinists have occupied themselves with this number, have adopted it in the signatures of the third degree by means of a figure that encloses at the same time the syntheses of the teachings of the three degrees and the key to the symbol of the Cross. These mystics have generally expounded their ideas in condensed and sometimes veiled form, so that many interesting considerations are by them only implicitly suggested.

We propose, then, in this modest article, to highlight and in systematic form some of these ideas, as well as certain profound aspects that they enclose. Let us begin by summarizing some of the principal ideas of these martinists, completing them with some new considerations.

CABALISTIC GENERATION OF THE QUATERNARY (L. C. de Saint Martin)

The first Creative principle is symbolized by unity, 1; Unity opposes itself to itself to unfold into 2 principles, Active (Father) and Passive (Mother), or symbolically 1/1 = 2; the mutual action of these two principles, their reciprocal opposition, produces the third term (Son), 1 + 2 = 3, all this forms a new Unity, which is the totality of everything created (Family) and is symbolized by 4. The 4 symbolizes, therefore, the totality of Creation, the return to Unity, the Unity of another plane or "octave."

ITS METAPHYSICAL GENERATION (Eckarthausen)

Every force is symbolized by 1; every force has an effect symbolized by 2; the consequence of the effect is symbolized by 3, and the realization of this consequence is 4. From this last number is born by reduction and theosophic addition the number 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10 = Universe.

ITS MEANINGS

From this last number is born by reduction and theosophic addition the number 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10 = Universe.

ITS MEANINGS

Mystically signifies the first octave of Unity, source of new Creation, revealer of the Divine Plan. Esoterically synthesizes the symbolism of the Cross. Sephirotically indicates Goodness, Harmony, Conciliation, Realization, Perfection. Metaphysically signifies Form, aesthetics in which this number is found very frequently. Astrologically signifies the four cardinal points, the four phases of the movements of the stars. In Alchemy symbolizes the four elements (fire, air, water, earth). In Aesthetics signifies Music, in general, harmonic vibration. In Logic indicates the law of correspondence, the concepts of exterior and interior of Boole. Geometrically signifies the quadrilateral and more profoundly the genetics of projective or topology. Physically symbolizes the totality of Space (3 dimensions) and Time (1 dimension) 3 + 1 = 4. The quaternary is intimately linked to the ternary, without which it cannot exist and with which it forms 7 = 3 + 4, symbol of the circulation of Divine Forces in Nature.

EXAMPLES OF QUATERNARY IMPORTANCE

Examples. – One of the most important factors of Aesthetics is proportion and it consists of 4 terms, forming quaternary. The importance of the division in mean and extreme reason is well known (Leonardo da Vinci has written an entire treatise on the subject), and this division is based on the quaternary. The division in mean and extreme reason is a particular case of the harmonic group of 4 points, which is the basis of all Geometry and Music. The importance of number 4 in Music is well known; one can say that it is its very essence. Let us remember that the basis of all harmony are four voices; that the quartet is the basis of Chamber Music; that the perfect chord is a ternary with the repetition of Unity; that the fourth note of the scale has a singular importance, that the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 give the relations of the octave, fourth, fifth, etc... Pythagoras, upon discovering the relation existing between the harmonic group of geometry and the perfect musical chord, laid the foundations of a new science, musical mathematics. In mathematics it is difficult to find a part where the quaternary does not intervene, as will be seen by the more concrete examples that we will give at the end.

In mathematics it is difficult to find a part where the quaternary does not intervene, as will be seen by the more concrete examples that we will give at the end.

From all that has been said it follows that the most salient characteristics of the quaternary are Goodness, Harmony and Conciliation of opposites. This question naturally presents itself: to what are due these characteristics of harmony and goodness?, what are their cabalistic and mathematical causes? Let us see how, applying the principles expounded by the great martinist Barlet, the solution to this problem is immediately found. We will try to give the cabalistic and geometric explanation of the posed question. In a forthcoming article, we will also see its relation with the metaphysical-mystical theory of Wronski.

CABALISTIC EXPLANATION

In a study of extraordinary profundity on the generation of numbers, Barlet says:

In a forthcoming article, we will also see its relation with the metaphysical-mystical theory of Wronski.

CABALISTIC EXPLANATION

In a study of extraordinary profundity on the generation of numbers, Barlet says:

"For the conception of our real world, the infinite is double; infinitely great like the celestial Space, that extends around us, and infinitely small, like the mathematical point. We can, then, represent the infinite to ourselves materially and really, in its double conception, as a point in infinite space. The mathematical point is not nothingness, we must imagine it as the extreme condensation of all the Universe reunited in itself, consequently, of all the energy that is bound of whatever nature it may be. It is Total Potentiality, the All Power to Create. Neither is Space nothingness; it is indeed a reality and perhaps the most certain and tangible for us. It is the All Impotence to Do, Being reduced to the sole faculty of containing, of receiving, it is the Power to Be. But we can, conversely, conceive the All Power expended in Infinite Space and, consequently, annulled in favor of that; the roles are then inverted; the All Power becomes All Impotence, with the sole faculty of condensing, and Space becomes the All Power to condense, to reduce, to annul the All that it contains; in one word, the All Resistance. These two concepts succeed each other in alternating periods indefinitely. Whatever may be of the two conceptions the one that is adopted, it always defines ABSOLUTE BEING as the duality of the infinitely small plunged into the infinitely great. It is the sole conception possible for us, because we are enclosed in the 'real world,' where everything is double, and each of the two infinities appears to us double; infinite in Power, if it is null in space and reciprocally (and the inverse if Power fills space). The Absolute is no more conceivable to us than by its two poles, we know nothing more of it. What we ordinarily call a being is the combination of these two poles: zero (0) or infinite (∞). It is known that 0.∞ = 1. Any number, a reality is equal to zero. Extending this notion to the extreme limits, we will call THE BEING par excellence the maximum of this individual and NON-BEING its minimum, that is, the two values of the real quantity that reach contact with the poles of the Absolute.

Any number, a reality is equal to zero. Extending this notion to the extreme limits, we will call THE BEING par excellence the maximum of this individual and NON-BEING its minimum, that is, the two values of the real quantity that reach contact with the poles of the Absolute.

In this admirable description, immediately the answer to our question. We see, in effect, how the attribute of the Absolute, which is Love, leads the All-Power to dilute itself in Space in favor of it; and from this are born the two alternating periods of Evolution and Involution. But each of these periods has two poles (point and space) and from there is born the quaternary: two states of the Absolute Being, and each of these states is double. Hence the symbol of the cross; each line represents a period and each period has two extremes (poles) forming the square of the cross. The two periods pass one to the other by means of love, which is the point of intersection of the two lines. The 4 is, then, symbol of the totality of involution-evolution, as well as of the conciliation of opposites, of harmony between spirit and matter.

THE GEOMETRIC EXPLANATION

Geometry is the abstract science of Form and the symbol of Form must be 4, as follows from the following metaphysical considerations. Every Creation of an individual, of an individual entity is given by the ternary; but for this to be able to enter in contact with the exterior, for this to be able to be perceived by other entities, it needs a Form, with which the creation will be completed and full harmony will be obtained. Thus, then, Form completes the ternary up to the quaternary; it is the link between the abstract and the concrete, it is the concretization of the ternary, its harmonization with the exterior. It thus becomes clear why 4 symbolizes Form, and we again find the explanation of its attributes. Form is the symbol of the created, the concrete in the abstract, the abstract of the concrete, so that 4 results in being really the symbol of the symbol. This also explains to us the why of the importance of symbolism in occult and profane science.

Then, since 4 symbolizes Form and since geometry is the science of Form, it is to be expected that 4 play an exceptional role in geometry and effectively it is so. We see how all projective geometry (mother of all geometries, according to an expression of the famous geometer Cayley) originates in the connection of the ternary with the quaternary and how it gives us a mathematical illustration of the mystical laws of the quaternary.

We see how all projective geometry (mother of all geometries, according to an expression of the famous geometer Cayley) originates in the connection of the ternary with the quaternary and how it gives us a mathematical illustration of the mystical laws of the quaternary.

To realize the generation of the projective scale (the mystical manifestation) one departs from a fundamental terna ∞, 0, 1 (the ternary of creation) the two poles of the Absolute, 0 and ∞ and their resultant, product 1 = 0.∞; to be able to give origin to a new terna (to give origin to a new manifestation); this fundamental terna (superior creation) needs the fourth harmonic conjugate which is 2 (the mystical 4, Form), with which already forms the harmonic quatern (the mystical quaternary, the family); thus obtaining the new Unity, source of a new harmonic group (source of a new creation), thanks to the fact that 2 passes to occupy the place of 1, to form the new terna ∞, 0, 2, new more concrete family to be able thus to continue the generation of new harmonic quaterns (families) in both opposite senses to infinity. The harmonic 4 served, then, as transition bridge between the primitive fundamental terna and the new concrete entities; it served as concretization of the fundamental terna (it is its Form), it is the new unity, the impulse to the doubly infinite movement of the generation of concrete entities. This process is repeated indefinitely and always in resemblance to its creating quatern (Principle of Analogy).

MATHEMATICAL EXAMPLES

For the final, let us indicate briefly some concrete examples in mathematics, in which the quaternary character appears clearly:

The equation of degree 1, 2, 3, 4, is the only one resolvable in radicals; this fact is in intimate relation with the finite groups of order 1-4, being the only ones with non-symmetric invariant subgroups. At the base of all mathematics is the concept of homomorphism that can be schematized thus:

The theory of doubly periodic functions gives us notable examples of the manifestation of the quaternary. The only fundamental types of Archimedean bodies are those of: whole numbers (1), rationals (2), reals (3) (their production), complex (4) (unity of new order, passage to the second dimension - family). Finally the methods of science are: deduction, induction, analysis, analogy.

Descending to fields each time more concrete, the examples multiply indefinitely. But these examples together do not manage to express the content of a simple phrase of Jesus: "CARRY YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW ME."

Behold the great symbol of the QUATERNARY!

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THE DEEPER SIGNIFICANCE OF QUATERNARY METAPHYSICS FOR WARTIME RECONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES

But these examples together do not manage to express the content of a simple phrase of Jesus: "CARRY YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW ME."

Behold the great symbol of the QUATERNARY!

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THE DEEPER SIGNIFICANCE OF QUATERNARY METAPHYSICS FOR WARTIME RECONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES

This profound mathematical-mystical analysis of the quaternary appears in October 1942 when understanding the fundamental principles governing manifestation becomes essential for post-war reconstruction based on cosmic rather than arbitrary human organizational models. The systematic integration of cabalistic, geometric, and mathematical perspectives demonstrates how spiritual wisdom operates through precise intellectual relationships rather than vague emotional inspiration.

The Pythagorean Foundation: The opening recognition that "Pythagoras...revealed the mystery of the quaternary as symbol of the deity" and that "all the great martinists have occupied themselves with this number" establishes the quaternary as fundamental rather than peripheral to spiritual understanding. During periods requiring reconstruction of civilization, having mathematically precise principles prevents arbitrary approaches while ensuring that new institutions reflect cosmic rather than merely human design.

The Saint Martin Generative Process: The systematic exposition that "Unity opposes itself to itself to unfold into 2 principles, Active (Father) and Passive (Mother)" leading through their "mutual action" to produce "the third term (Son)" which with the original Unity forms "a new Unity...symbolized by 4" demonstrates how creation proceeds through mathematical necessity rather than random occurrence. This provides intellectual foundation for understanding how post-war reconstruction can follow natural rather than imposed patterns.

The Eckarthausen Dynamic Analysis: The recognition that "every force...has an effect...the consequence of the effect...and the realization of this consequence" leading to the theosophic summation "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10 = Universe" demonstrates how individual forces necessarily produce collective results according to mathematical principles. During reconstruction periods, this understanding enables conscious cooperation with rather than opposition to natural developmental patterns.

The Multi-Dimensional Significance: The systematic enumeration of quaternary meanings across multiple domains—mystical (first octave of Unity), esoteric (Cross symbolism), sephirotic (Goodness, Harmony, Conciliation), metaphysical (Form), astrological (cardinal points), alchemical (four elements), aesthetic (Music), logical (correspondence), geometric (projective genesis), physical (Space-Time: 3+1)—demonstrates how authentic spiritual principles operate universally rather than only in specialized contexts.

The Musical Mathematics Foundation: The detailed recognition that "the basis of all harmony are four voices; that the quartet is the basis of Chamber Music; that the perfect chord is a ternary with the repetition of Unity" and that "Pythagoras, upon discovering the relation existing between the harmonic group of geometry and the perfect musical chord, laid the foundations of a new science, musical mathematics" provides understanding that harmony operates through mathematical rather than merely aesthetic principles. During periods requiring social harmony, this mathematical foundation enables objective rather than subjective approaches to collective organization.

The Proportion and Aesthetics Integration: The reference to Leonardo da Vinci's treatise on "division in mean and extreme reason" as "a particular case of the harmonic group of 4 points, which is the basis of all Geometry and Music" demonstrates how aesthetic proportion reflects mathematical rather than arbitrary relationships. This provides foundation for creating beautiful rather than merely functional post-war architecture and urban planning based on cosmic rather than purely utilitarian principles.

The Barlet Cosmological Analysis: The extraordinary quotation describing how "the infinite is double; infinitely great like the celestial Space...and infinitely small, like the mathematical point" leading to understanding that "ABSOLUTE BEING" is "the duality of the infinitely small plunged into the infinitely great" provides cosmological foundation for understanding how universal principles operate through particular manifestations. This prevents both abstract idealism and concrete materialism by establishing their complementary rather than contradictory relationship.

The Love-Driven Evolution: The profound insight that "the attribute of the Absolute, which is Love, leads the All-Power to dilute itself in Space in favor of it; and from this are born the two alternating periods of Evolution and Involution" demonstrates how authentic development proceeds through love rather than force, service rather than domination. During reconstruction periods, this understanding provides foundation for cooperative rather than competitive approaches to social development.

The Cross Symbol Integration: The recognition that "each of these periods has two poles (point and space) and from there is born the quaternary: two states of the Absolute Being" with "the symbol of the cross; each line represents a period and each period has two extremes (poles) forming the square of the cross" while "the two periods pass one to the other by means of love, which is the point of intersection of the two lines" provides complete theological foundation for understanding how spiritual symbols reflect rather than merely represent cosmic principles.

The Form as Completion: The geometric understanding that "every Creation of an individual...is given by the ternary; but for this to be able to enter in contact with the exterior...it needs a Form, with which the creation will be completed and full harmony will be obtained" demonstrates how manifestation requires form rather than remaining purely spiritual. This prevents escapist spirituality while maintaining recognition that form serves rather than replaces spiritual purpose.

The Projective Geometry Correspondence: The sophisticated mathematical analysis showing how "all projective geometry...originates in the connection of the ternary with the quaternary" through the "fundamental terna ∞, 0, 1 (the ternary of creation)" requiring "the fourth harmonic conjugate which is 2 (the mystical 4, Form)" demonstrates exact mathematical correspondence to mystical principles. This provides intellectual credibility for spiritual teachings while showing how mathematics serves rather than opposes spiritual understanding.

The Infinite Generation Process: The recognition that the harmonic quaternary enables continued "generation of new harmonic quaterns (families) in both opposite senses to infinity" where "the harmonic 4 served...as transition bridge between the primitive fundamental terna and the new concrete entities" demonstrates how authentic creativity operates through systematic rather than chaotic principles. During reconstruction periods, this understanding enables sustainable rather than merely temporary solutions.

The Analogical Principle: The crucial observation that this generation process "is repeated indefinitely and always in resemblance to its creating quatern (Principle of Analogy)" provides understanding that authentic development maintains essential patterns while adapting to new circumstances. This prevents both rigid traditionalism and rootless innovation by establishing how continuity and change serve rather than oppose each other.

The Mathematical Concrete Examples: The technical references to equations of degree 1-4 being "the only one resolvable in radicals" and the connection to "finite groups of order 1-4, being the only ones with non-symmetric invariant subgroups" demonstrate how abstract mystical principles correspond to concrete mathematical limitations and possibilities. This provides verification that spiritual teachings reflect rather than contradict natural laws discovered through rigorous intellectual investigation.

The Scientific Method Integration: The concluding enumeration that "the methods of science are: deduction, induction, analysis, analogy" demonstrates how authentic spiritual understanding includes rather than excludes scientific methodology. During periods requiring integration of traditional wisdom with contemporary knowledge, this recognition enables synthesis rather than conflict between spiritual and scientific approaches to understanding reality.

During periods requiring integration of traditional wisdom with contemporary knowledge, this recognition enables synthesis rather than conflict between spiritual and scientific approaches to understanding reality.

The Christ Formula Culmination: The profound conclusion that all mathematical examples "do not manage to express the content of a simple phrase of Jesus: 'CARRY YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW ME.' Behold the great symbol of the QUATERNARY!" demonstrates how authentic spiritual realization transcends while including intellectual understanding. This prevents both anti-intellectual spirituality and spiritually sterile intellectualism by establishing their proper hierarchical relationship.

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Horary Astrology (Continuation)

Planetary Hours: Mercury and Moon Timing for Magical Operations

By Jehel, S.I.

We continue with the meaning of the PLANETARY HOURS:

HOUR OF MERCURY

It is one of vivid vibration, in which the mind is activated and manifests in all acute tendencies, from criticism to the spirit of analysis, from unhealthy curiosity to the desire and cultivation of knowledge. It refers, therefore, to all mental, spiritual activity, in the sense of KNOWING, and also presides over the intuitive activities of those whose theme permits it. It is the "nervous" hour, in which one can operate magnetically and mentally, making use of subtle vibrations.

In daily life, it represents "spoken and written" activity, that is: conversations, conferences, writings, literature, science and erudition. It naturally designates persons whose professions are related to these activities, such as writers, lawyers, teachers and also many doctors and seamstresses, dressmakers, etc., since Virgo, Mercurian sign gives much manual activity.

It is the hour in which one encounters many people, persons who speak well, or at least who speak much, lively and changing persons in attitudes and ideas, intuitive persons, vivacious, sensitive, somewhat susceptible, but whose annoyance never lasts long. It is clear that each one of us feels this same influence during this hour.

MERCURY HOUR FOR INITIATES

The Initiate will employ this hour to study texts, especially of languages, of alchemy, of occult medicine, of the doctrine of the WORD and to make meditations on the Word and Thought. It is an excellent didactic hour, that is, to make initiations or give teachings to disciples; they also assimilate more easily in these moments.

We will meditate in that hour on the tattwa VAYU, on the colors light green, iridescent blue, orange and above all the reflections of light.

It is the hour in which we will be able to send thoughts of intellectuality, of development of mental and didactic activity to third parties and we will also be able to work on nervous, mental patients and on decentered mediums.

It is the hour in which we will be able to send thoughts of intellectuality, of development of mental and didactic activity to third parties and we will also be able to work on nervous, mental patients and on decentered mediums.

It is an appropriate hour to concentrate on tactile faculties, whether the physical sensorial ones, or the more subtle ones, as well as also to charge talismans whose purposes are related to the matters already cited.

Two mantrams related to this hour and vibration are PAM and also the letter "Fe". Proper symbols for meditation: the sign of mercury, the Caduceus and every idea of VERBAL and ACTIVE SYNTHESIS by "undulation."

For those who follow the Tradition, everything that refers in modern Astrology, to Uranus, can be considered as of the domain of Mercury in the vibratory, nervous and auric circulation part.

HOUR OF THE MOON

This matter is of the most delicate. In itself, the Moon is a "receptor-modulator" of stellar and planetary influence "joined" to the Earth and, especially, in the negative receptive and plasmic series of said influences. It is from this general idea that one should extract, by meditation, the true use of said hour, which serves for everything, well used.

In itself, the Moon is of feminine, humid and variable influence. For this reason, in that hour, one changes decisions, speaks of travels, of changes, of moves and executes such acts. It also refers and is favorable to every matter, by order of third parties, commissions, mandates, etc.

It also rules water and all liquids and drinks, travelers and visits. It rules the "people" considered as a "fluctuating mass" under the impulse of the principal planets and analogical acts.

It is the appropriate hour to interrupt things badly directed, to make obstinate persons change their minds and to lead them toward our own point of view.

LUNAR HOUR FOR INITIATES

In this hour, the Initiate will meditate on Isis, on Mariah, on the plastic and conservative principle of the Universe and on all receptive faculties and plexuses.

He will also meditate on the tattwa that he desires, considered in its receptive phase and on respiration by Chandra.

One must take into account, to use this hour, the following:

1º - WANING MOON CONSIDERATIONS

During all the WANING MOON, this hour is more NEGATIVE and RECEPTIVE still, but it is also very easy to bind oneself involuntarily to the INFERIOR ASTRAL that is located in the CONE OF SHADOW situated between the MOON and the EARTH. It is, therefore, the worst hour, in this case, for SPIRITISTIC or PASSIVE MEDIUMSHIP, if it is not exercised under the control and protection of strong very pure spiritual currents.

2º - WAXING MOON BENEFITS

The WAXING MOON is naturally more favorable for all GROWTH. Vegetable, psychic, intuitive and ceremonial.

3º - LUNAR ASPECTS AND ZODIACAL INFLUENCE

2º - WAXING MOON BENEFITS

The WAXING MOON is naturally more favorable for all GROWTH. Vegetable, psychic, intuitive and ceremonial.

3º - LUNAR ASPECTS AND ZODIACAL INFLUENCE

Being the LUNAR influence, essentially "moldable," the aspects that the Moon receives influence preponderantly over the influx of its planetary hours, just as the ZODIACAL SIGN, in which the Moon is found on the considered day, also influences.

PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

Example 1: Favorable Lunar Conditions

Moon in Cancer, waxing well aspected with Jupiter.

It will be a VERY GOOD day to seek to receive the protective effect of the Instructors, Initiates, Masters of the Invisible and to seek the Light within oneself in DHYANA.

Example 2: Challenging Lunar Conditions

Moon in Aries, waning badly aspected with Mars.

It is evident that, under such influence, we will only receive the vibration of everything lowest, coarse and violent THAT VIBRATES around us; it will be necessary a constant elevation and control to be able to realize SERENE and ELEVATED work. The mind will be restless, impure or critical thoughts will assail us, etc.

Through these two examples, the reader will understand the form of applying these norms TO ALL PLANETARY HOURS by the famous and infallible Law of Analogy. In the next number, I will explain the last two hours, that is, those of Saturn and Jupiter.

(To be continued)

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COUNSEL

A Spiritual Teaching on Universal Compassion

By Martha, A.M.

My son, when you are with children, become like them, become as they are, blend yourself in their chatter and laugh with their laughter and cry with their tears. Become a child: that is being with them.

When you find yourself in a flowered garden, dissolve your spirit in the exquisite fragrance of the flowers and tint your soul with all the range of colors that you see there, may you palpitate with joy at the caress of the breeze and languish with sorrow next to the flower that withers: that is being with them.

When you find yourself in the serene tranquility of the fields, bathe your soul in the joy of their mornings and in the peaceful sweetness of their afternoons; and unite your voice to that of the laborer who, singing, cultivates them and to that of the gaucho who, whistling, drives the cattle, and rejoice in the harvests and mix yourself in the lands and live, finally, the life of the fields, for that is being with them.

And when in the midst of the multitudes, you see the column that moves away or the crowd that rises in defense of truth and justice, go with them, for staying is a trait of cowards; unite yourself to them, work with them and share with them their victories.

But stay also with the mothers of those sons who go away, and sink yourself in the pain of their separation and become so much theirs, that you believe yourself flesh of their flesh and blood of their blood.

Go with those who go and stay with those who remain.

But stay also with the mothers of those sons who go away, and sink yourself in the pain of their separation and become so much theirs, that you believe yourself flesh of their flesh and blood of their blood.

Go with those who go and stay with those who remain.

Cry with the unhappy and rejoice with those who celebrate their happiness. Melt, identify yourself with all and give to all everything you have: that is being with them.

Preserve, however, with healthy integrity, the freedom of your spirit, the originality of your thought and the sincere propriety of your action.

That you do not leave entangled in the curls of the children the serene judgment that the years have given you, that the perfumed breeze of the garden not carry away the concentrated essences that, drop by drop, your soul has distilled; that the indolent freedom of the fields not make you forget the counted and measured hours that claim you for your work in the cities; and that, upon rocking yourself in the swaying of the multitudes, charged with the most distinct ideas, you not lose the stability of your criterion.

Our spirit can be the object of loan, but not of cession.

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THE DEEPER SIGNIFICANCE OF PLANETARY HOURS FOR WARTIME MAGICAL TIMING

This systematic instruction in planetary hours appears in October 1942 when understanding cosmic timing becomes essential for coordinating spiritual and practical activities during the most critical period in modern history. The detailed guidance provides methodology for working with celestial influences through precise temporal application rather than general awareness or superficial practice.

The Mercury Hour Precision: The recognition that Mercury hour represents "vivid vibration, in which the mind is activated and manifests in all acute tendencies, from criticism to the spirit of analysis, from unhealthy curiosity to the desire and cultivation of knowledge" demonstrates how planetary influences operate through specific psychological qualities rather than vague general effects. During wartime, when mental clarity becomes crucial for survival decisions, understanding how to optimize intellectual function through cosmic timing provides practical advantage.

The Professional Application: The systematic enumeration of Mercury-governed occupations—"writers, lawyers, teachers...doctors and seamstresses, dressmakers"—including the technical explanation that "Virgo, Mercurian sign gives much manual activity" demonstrates how planetary influences manifest through practical vocations rather than merely abstract qualities. During periods when professional efficiency determines survival, this understanding enables optimal timing for career-related activities.

During periods when professional efficiency determines survival, this understanding enables optimal timing for career-related activities.

The Social Psychology Recognition: The detailed description of Mercury hour as when "one encounters many people, persons who speak well, or at least who speak much, lively and changing persons in attitudes and ideas, intuitive persons, vivacious, sensitive, somewhat susceptible, but whose annoyance never lasts long" provides practical understanding of how cosmic influences affect social interactions. During wartime, when cooperation and communication become vital, timing social activities according to planetary influences can significantly improve outcomes.

The Initiatic Applications: The sophisticated instruction that initiates should use Mercury hour "to study texts, especially of languages, of alchemy, of occult medicine, of the doctrine of the WORD and to make meditations on the Word and Thought" and that "it is an excellent didactic hour...to make initiations or give teachings to disciples" demonstrates how spiritual work requires cosmic timing rather than depending entirely on personal will or convenience.

The Subtle Energy Work: The technical guidance to "meditate in that hour on the tattwa VAYU, on the colors light green, iridescent blue, orange and above all the reflections of light" and to work with "thoughts of intellectuality...nervous, mental patients and...decentered mediums" demonstrates how planetary hours enable specific subtle energy applications rather than general spiritual practice. During periods when psychological healing becomes widespread necessity, this precise methodology provides effective therapeutic tools.

The Talismanic Preparation: The instruction regarding "an appropriate hour to concentrate on tactile faculties...as well as also to charge talismans whose purposes are related to the matters already cited" with specific mantrams "PAM and also the letter 'Fe'" and meditation symbols including "the sign of mercury, the Caduceus and every idea of VERBAL and ACTIVE SYNTHESIS by 'undulation'" demonstrates how planetary timing enables magical practice rather than merely psychological or intellectual work.

The Uranian Integration: The sophisticated note that "everything that refers in modern Astrology, to Uranus, can be considered as of the domain of Mercury in the vibratory, nervous and auric circulation part" demonstrates how traditional planetary correspondences can be updated to include modern astrological discoveries without losing essential accuracy. This integration prevents both rigid traditionalism and uncritical modernization.

This integration prevents both rigid traditionalism and uncritical modernization.

The Lunar Complexity Recognition: The opening statement that Luna hour "is of the most delicate" followed by the technical explanation that "the Moon is a 'receptor-modulator' of stellar and planetary influence 'joined' to the Earth and, especially, in the negative receptive and plasmic series of said influences" demonstrates sophisticated understanding of how lunar influences operate through complex reception and modulation rather than simple direct effect.

The Variable Decision-Making: The practical recognition that during Luna hour "one changes decisions, speaks of travels, of changes, of moves and executes such acts" and that it "also refers and is favorable to every matter, by order of third parties, commissions, mandates" provides understanding of how lunar timing affects practical decision-making and business activities. During wartime, when flexibility often determines survival, this understanding enables strategic adaptation.

The Mass Psychology Understanding: The profound insight that Luna "rules the 'people' considered as a 'fluctuating mass' under the impulse of the principal planets and analogical acts" demonstrates how lunar influences affect collective as well as individual psychology. During wartime, when mass movements determine historical outcomes, understanding lunar timing enables more effective public influence.

The Waning Moon Dangers: The crucial warning that during "WANING MOON, this hour is more NEGATIVE and RECEPTIVE still, but it is also very easy to bind oneself involuntarily to the INFERIOR ASTRAL that is located in the CONE OF SHADOW situated between the MOON and the EARTH" making it "the worst hour...for SPIRITISTIC or PASSIVE MEDIUMSHIP" demonstrates sophisticated understanding of subtle energy hazards requiring protective measures rather than naive experimentation.

The Waxing Moon Benefits: The positive recognition that "WAXING MOON is naturally more favorable for all GROWTH. Vegetable, psychic, intuitive and ceremonial" provides practical timing for constructive rather than merely receptive activities. During reconstruction periods, this understanding enables optimal timing for developmental rather than merely maintenance activities.

The Aspect Integration: The advanced teaching that "the aspects that the Moon receives influence preponderantly over the influx of its planetary hours, just as the ZODIACAL SIGN, in which the Moon is found on the considered day, also influences" demonstrates how multiple astrological factors must be integrated rather than considering planetary hours in isolation from other celestial influences.

The Practical Examples: The specific illustrations—"Moon in Cancer, waxing well aspected with Jupiter" creating "a VERY GOOD day to seek to receive the protective effect of the Instructors, Initiates, Masters of the Invisible" versus "Moon in Aries, waning badly aspected with Mars" requiring "constant elevation and control to be able to realize SERENE and ELEVATED work"—provide concrete methodology for applying theoretical knowledge to actual circumstances.

The Analogical Method: The concluding instruction that readers should understand "the form of applying these norms TO ALL PLANETARY HOURS by the famous and infallible Law of Analogy" demonstrates how astrological principles can be systematically extended rather than requiring separate memorization of each possible combination. This pedagogical approach enables practical competence rather than mere theoretical knowledge.

The Martha Teaching Integration: The accompanying spiritual counsel about becoming "like them" whether with "children," in "flowered garden," or "serene tranquility of the fields" while maintaining "the freedom of your spirit, the originality of your thought and the sincere propriety of your action" demonstrates how authentic spiritual development requires both empathetic identification and individual integrity. The recognition that "Our spirit can be the object of loan, but not of cession" provides crucial boundary between service and self-destruction.

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⚡ THE STALINGRAD MOMENT PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE

This October 1942 issue appears during the most decisive urban combat in human history—the Battle of Stalingrad at its peak intensity (August 23, 1942 - February 2, 1943). The timing reveals La Iniciación's extraordinary prophetic understanding that this moment represents the definitive turning point when the war's outcome shifts from possible Axis victory to inevitable Allied triumph, though contemporaries couldn't yet recognize the full significance.

THE DEFINITIVE HISTORICAL PIVOT

October 1942 marks the apex of civilizational crisis when the outcome between totalitarian materialism and spiritual democracy hangs in absolute balance:

Stalingrad Urban Warfare: German Sixth Army and Soviet forces locked in the most brutal building-by-building combat in history, with each city block determining whether fascism achieves final victory or begins irreversible collapse

Global Industrial War Peak: The United States reaches full wartime production capacity while launching simultaneous major offensives in Pacific (Guadalcanal) and European (Operation Torch in North Africa) theaters

Holocaust Maximum Efficiency: Nazi genocide machinery operates at peak systematic capacity across all occupied territories, representing the ultimate test between purely materialistic and spiritually-grounded approaches to human organization