La Iniciación (GIDEE) — Vol. 3, No. 28 — August 1944

There exist many other cosmic-terrestrial influences of complex nature (which fundamentally are nothing but modifications of a single energy; the astral light), which work upon us, such as for example, the meteoric, those of temperature, luminous ones, etc. We will speak of them in our next articles, for in this one we will limit ourselves only to treating those terrestrial or telluric radiations of which for some years a new science has been occupying itself: Radiesthesia.

The Prejudice Against Ancient Knowledge

As always happens in some scientific environments, it is believed that these studies are completely new and that, consequently, the ancients knew nothing about these radiations and their influence on man and other living beings. However, although the ancients may not have known many details, they knew perfectly the nature of these energies and, if we wanted to listen to them instead of continuing to consider them as dreamers, fanatics or ignorant, we could still learn much from them, despite ourselves, they are still our teachers.

Chinese Feng Shui Practices

We have already seen, for example, how the Chinese consulted an expert in FOUNG-CHOEI, before constructing a house or any other construction, to learn from him on what terrain it was convenient to effect the construction and what should be its orientation. We now add that they, to be able to know better the nature of the terrain, but not from the point of view of its chemical composition, but from the point of view of the radiations that emanated from it, planted in it a bamboo, whose extremity immersed in the terrain was of steel.

With this system (whose principle is identical to that of modern electroculture systems), they could not only establish what was the harmony or disharmony between the IANG forces (of external origin) and YN (of internal origin), in that determined terrain, but favor the reestablishment of harmony between these two polarities of TAI-KI.

We know, on the other hand, from what the CHOU-KING relates to us, that one of the first emperors who occupied himself with terrestrial radiations, discovering hidden objects in the soil and giving valuable indications on the different epochs in which it was convenient to plant seeds or effect transplants and on the manner of working the earth, was the emperor YU of the HSIA dynasty and who reigned between 2200 and 2197 before Christ.

Etruscan and Roman Knowledge

Something analogous to what the Chinese did was practiced by the Etruscans, who very well knew the emanations of terrain. In effect, they investigated through the Haruspices the nature of the terrain, and favored cultivation by planting sticks with the same finalities as the Chinese. The Romans, as is known, learned from the Etruscans said knowledge and for many centuries put it into practice.

The Romans, as is known, learned from the Etruscans said knowledge and for many centuries put it into practice.

In all peoples and in all times, finally, terrestrial radiations have been studied and intelligently applied for the benefit of man. And, if the Catholic Church had not condemned, through ignorance, these men who dedicated themselves to these studies, considering them as sorcerers who obtained certain results by the sole fact of having signed a pact with the devil, if the representatives of so-called official science, on the other hand, had not considered as charlatans all those who produced visible effects working at a distance, surely the state of our knowledge in the matter would be much more advanced.

The Suppression of Knowledge

It was of no use the verification of facts whose causes were unknown, facts which, however, being incontestable, should have called the attention of men of science worthy of such name and stimulated them to investigate the genesis of the same. It was of no use the publication in 1693, of an optimal work by Le Lorrain, abbot of Vallemont and professor at the College of Cardinal Le Moine, on terrestrial emanations with the title "Physique occulte" "Occult Physics," work which, naturally, was put on the Index.

The position of men of science was a definitive position. There could not be action at a distance, there could not be other forces except the known ones, that could work on objects and beings. And, consequently, every attempt to demonstrate the contrary was senseless, every phenomenon that could not be explained by already known laws, was deception or... work of the devil.

However, that definitive position, like so many others considered as such, for men very difficultly abandon the old for the new, had to be abandoned when the facts became so frequent and when the discovery of multiple waves and radiations obliged changing the ideas that about energy, force and matter had been held until then.

The Vindication of Ancient Practitioners

Those who were considered as poor ignorants and fanatics, because they employed pendulums and rods to discover water currents in the subsoil, those men who realized their experiences in secret to evade the mockery and scorn of the... men of science, could, finally, show themselves openly when the Academy of Sciences of Paris resolved, for the study of rabdomancy phenomena, to name a commission.

Since then Radiesthesia has made great progress and currently in England, Germany, Italy, France, etc., the rabdomants are gathered in very well organized societies for the study of terrestrial radiations. In Germany, for example, all the various groups were gathered into a single society; in France, Radiesthesia is officially taught, in the Soviet Union an optimal organization has been founded with more than 200 investigators, to study and apply the knowledge of Radiesthesia.

International Recognition

International Recognition

In Avignon, the first international congress of rabdomants was gathered in 1932 with the presence of 201 members representing eleven nations, and after that year many other congresses gathered in various other countries.

As can be seen, as Socrates said, "truth, even if it had no defender, by itself imposes itself."

Ancient Wisdom Across All Cultures

We have given some examples to show how, in all peoples and in all epochs terrestrial radiations had been studied and intelligently applied for the benefit of man. We could give many more, but, as what interests us is not to gather proofs about the knowledge of the ancients, which are attributed, through ignorance, to the moderns, but to make known what are the current knowledge on the matter we are treating, we are going to say something about them, warning that they are already so abundant, that a thick volume would not suffice, if we wanted to treat them in detail.

We will limit ourselves, then, as always, to a summary and to showing the essential.

The Earth's Cosmic Connections

We already know that our earth is not isolated in the Universe, but that its life, as well as that of all beings who live on it, depends on the Sun and receives from the Moon and other planets of the system, various influences.

We know moreover, that the earth is surrounded by an atmosphere charged with electricity and other energies and that the central nucleus of the same, although currently almost unknown from the scientific point of view, cannot fail to exercise an influence on the terrestrial crust.

Various factors, then, exercise their influence in the genesis and modification of those radiations, which manifest on the earth and which, from it (earth = Tellus), are called "telluric."

Conclusion: The Continuity of Knowledge

This research demonstrates how modern Radiesthesia validates the ancient understanding that terrestrial emanations profoundly affect living beings. The systematic suppression of this knowledge by religious and scientific orthodoxies delayed human understanding for centuries, but truth ultimately prevails through the persistence of dedicated investigators.

The correlation between ancient Chinese Feng Shui, Etruscan Haruspices, and modern Radiesthesia shows that authentic knowledge transcends cultural and temporal boundaries. What the ancients understood intuitively, modern science is now able to measure and verify through instruments.

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What the ancients understood intuitively, modern science is now able to measure and verify through instruments.

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Historical Analysis: This groundbreaking research by Pitágoras S∴I∴ represents one of the most comprehensive vindications of ancient geo-spiritual knowledge available in 1944. The systematic documentation of how Chinese Feng Shui (Foung-Choei) practices, using bamboo rods with steel tips to balance Yang and Yin forces, anticipates modern electroculture techniques demonstrates remarkable continuity between traditional wisdom and contemporary science.

The recognition that Emperor Yu (2200-2197 BCE) pioneered systematic terrestrial radiation research shows how authentic spiritual-scientific knowledge often originates at the highest levels of ancient civilization. The correlation with Etruscan Haruspices and Roman practices demonstrates how this knowledge spread throughout advanced cultures before being suppressed by religious orthodoxy.

The detailed account of how both Catholic Church and "official science" systematically suppressed radiesthetic research—dismissing practitioners as "sorcerers" or "charlatans"—provides crucial insight into how institutional prejudice can retard human knowledge for centuries. The eventual vindication through the Paris Academy of Sciences commission shows how truth ultimately prevails despite systematic opposition.

Most significantly, the international organization of Radiesthesia by 1932, with official teaching in France and over 200 Soviet investigators, demonstrates how authentic scientific investigation of subtle energies was advancing rapidly during the same period that produced atomic weapons. This research bridges ancient wisdom with emerging science, showing how traditional practices often encode empirical knowledge that later technological investigation validates and extends.

Document 122: The Song of Unity - Dedicated to the Asian Brothers of the Brilliant Mystery

Translation from La Iniciación Vol. 3 No. 28, August 1944

By Swami Asuri Kapilananda

The Song of Unity

Dedicated with profound Love, Veneration and Gratitude, to the Twelve Luminaries known by the august name of "THE ASIAN BROTHERS OF THE BRILLIANT MYSTERY," as well as to OTOKO MASARE, whose Personality inspires in me profound affection and admiration.

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The Universal Questions

What are Man, Heaven, the Suns, the Planets, all the Universes?

What are the grains of sand of the immense deserts, the profound waters of the oceans, the minerals, the plants, the animals, the Universal Celestial Sea, that fills everything?

Substances of the Same Origin, of the Divine Father-Mother.

To want to make separateness between all these things, is not to perceive the Supreme Divinity.

The Stupendous Totality

All these things are, however, absolute part of a Stupendous Whole, whose Body, nature, is God the Soul; changing continuously, IS always equal in Essence.

The Stupendous Totality

All these things are, however, absolute part of a Stupendous Whole, whose Body, nature, is God the Soul; changing continuously, IS always equal in Essence.

Grandiose in the Dense, the same as in its Etheric structure. It is heat in the Sun. Radiance in the Stars. Temperer of warm breezes and Glorious Flowering in the Trees.

Lives through all Life, extends through all extensions. Spreads undivided, operates inexhaustible. Breathes in our Souls. Participates in our Mortal Parts.

The Perfect Manifestation

It is Ample, Perfect in the structure of the heart, as well as in the most humble hair. It is also Ample and Perfect, in the perverse man who laments, as well as It Is in the song of Love of the enraptured Seraph who adores and burns the sweet perfumes.

For HIM there is no difference between the Elevated, low, Great nor small. He, fills, ties, unties, connects, equalizes everything.

For Him, nothing is foreign, the parts relate to the Whole, in all existences, in the preservation of Souls.

The Divine Connection

Joins and connects each being — the Greatest with the smallest, the small with the most insignificant: Wisdom, this, that chains, so that thus, they can advance.

Makes the beast come to the aid of man, and man to the aid of the beast. All served, all serving.

The Chain maintains and sustains itself: Where does it end? No one knows, only He.

The Swami's Realization

The Swami, who has penetrated this Wisdom, is always realizing the Unity of Beings, and also makes that "Nothing in the World Is Alone."

All things by one Divine Law are mixed, the ones with the others.

All Substances and Beings, of the Entire Universe, form the Divine Body of the Celestial Father.

The Warning Against Separation

To despise the bad, the low and the apparently useless, is to despise Brahma.

Let us all live in One, so that thus, the One may live more intensely in us.

The Final Benediction

Veneration to the Divine Hierarchies, to the Holy Gurus. Who bring in their noble and elevated hearts, the Seed of Unity.

OM TAT SAT.

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Historical Analysis: This profound mystical poem by Swami Asuri Kapilananda represents one of the most complete expressions of Advaitic realization available in Western esoteric literature during World War II. The dedication to "the Twelve Luminaries known by the august name of 'THE ASIAN BROTHERS OF THE BRILLIANT MYSTERY'" reveals the profound spiritual connections linking Eastern and Western initiation during this crucial historical period.

The dedication to "the Twelve Luminaries known by the august name of 'THE ASIAN BROTHERS OF THE BRILLIANT MYSTERY'" reveals the profound spiritual connections linking Eastern and Western initiation during this crucial historical period.

The systematic progression from universal questions ("What are Man, Heaven, the Suns, the Planets") through recognition of essential unity ("Substances of the Same Origin, of the Divine Father-Mother") to practical application ("Let us all live in One") demonstrates mature understanding of how philosophical non-dualism must be realized through direct experience rather than mere intellectual understanding.

The recognition that attempting "to make separateness between all these things, is not to perceive the Supreme Divinity" provides crucial insight into the fundamental spiritual error that underlies all forms of conflict, including the global warfare raging during 1944. The teaching that God "Lives through all Life" and "Participates in our Mortal Parts" demonstrates understanding of divine immanence that transcends both materialistic atheism and otherworldly spiritualism.

Most significantly, the warning that "to despise the bad, the low and the apparently useless, is to despise Brahma" provides essential guidance for maintaining spiritual perspective during wartime when hatred of enemies seems justified. The final recognition that authentic spiritual teachers "bring in their noble and elevated hearts, the Seed of Unity" points toward the ultimate purpose of all genuine spiritual instruction: the realization of essential oneness that underlies apparent multiplicity.

The mysterious reference to "OTOKO MASARE" alongside the Asian Brothers suggests the international scope of authentic spiritual work transcending cultural and national boundaries during humanity's greatest crisis, demonstrating how genuine spiritual realization naturally expresses itself through recognition of fundamental unity rather than sectarian exclusiveness.

Document 123: Complete Translation Summary - August 1944 Issue

Translation from La Iniciación Vol. 3 No. 28, August 1944

Summary of Complete August 1944 Issue

This document serves as a comprehensive index and summary of the complete translation of "La Iniciación" Volume 3, Number 28, from August 1944. This profound philosophical-practical issue has been systematically translated into 10 separate documents covering all major articles and sections.

Historical Significance of August 1944:

This issue represents the deepest philosophical synthesis achieved during World War II's most intense period:

• Liberation of Paris Context: Published as Allied forces liberated the French capital (August 25), demonstrating how authentic spiritual teaching reaches its highest expression during cultural liberation

• Essential Teaching Distinctions: Jehel's analysis of secrets versus mysteries provides crucial guidance for distinguishing authentic spirituality from theatrical occultism
• International Spiritual Unity: Swami Asuri Kapilananda's dedication to "Asian Brothers of the Brilliant Mystery" reveals profound East-West spiritual cooperation during global warfare
• Scientific-Traditional Integration: Systematic validation of ancient Chinese and Etruscan practices through modern Radiesthesia research
• Complete Initiatic Framework: The IHVH-INRI exposition provides one of the most comprehensive explanations of Western spiritual structure available

Revolutionary Philosophical Contributions:

Essential Spiritual Epistemology: Jehel's analysis represents one of the most penetrating distinctions between authentic mysticism and conventional occultism available in any literature:

• The Musical Analogy: Recognition that knowing biographical details, theory, and technique about Beethoven cannot enable one to feel what he felt while creating
• Spectators versus Actors: Understanding that most seekers function as "spectators" commenting on what spiritual "actors" have experienced while believing themselves to be "acting"
• The Divine Feminine Mirror: Teaching that the Ancient Temples placed mirrors in the Goddess's hand to invite aspirants to judge their own worthiness rather than demanding external revelation
• Love as the Only Key: Recognition that Mystery "only reveals itself to its lovers" and requires "love made of fidelity and disinterest"

Complete Initiatic Structure: The systematic exposition of Martinism's quaternary character provides one of the most complete frameworks for understanding Western spiritual organization:

• IHVH Analysis: From Iod (Eternal Life Principle) through final Hé (Synthesis in visible forms) showing how transcendence manifests through immanent expression
• INRI Integration: Christian-Rosicrucian interpretation as Igne Natura Renovatur Integra ("By Fire, Nature is Renewed Integrally")
• Four Degrees System: Complete explanation of how Associate, Initiate, Superior Unknown, and Initiator levels provide systematic spiritual development
• Temple Organization: Detailed analysis of how liturgical offices represent quaternary polarization principles in practical ceremonial work

Universal Spiritual Realization: Swami Asuri Kapilananda's "Song of Unity" represents one of the most complete expressions of non-dualistic realization available in wartime literature:

• Universal Questions: From "What are Man, Heaven, the Suns, the Planets" to recognition that all are "Substances of the Same Origin"
• Divine Immanence: Understanding that God "Lives through all Life, extends through all extensions, Spreads undivided, operates inexhaustible"

• Practical Application: Recognition that attempting "to make separateness between all these things, is not to perceive the Supreme Divinity"
• International Brotherhood: Dedication to "Asian Brothers of the Brilliant Mystery" and "OTOKO MASARE" demonstrating authentic spiritual cooperation transcending cultural boundaries

Advanced Scientific Integration:

Yogic-Nutritional Synthesis: Asuri Kapila's integration represents one of the most sophisticated combinations of Eastern practice with Western biochemistry available in 1944:

• Mula Bhandha Science: Understanding that redirecting Apana Vayu (inferior prana) upward to join Prana Vayu enables hearing "Mystical Internal Sounds of Anahata"
• Systematic Organ Requirements: Detailed enumeration of specific mineral salts and vitamins required by each organ system anticipating modern nutritional biochemistry
• Mother's Milk Recognition: Understanding that breast milk provides "the most perfect and ideal food" containing "in synthesis all mineral salts and vitamins"
• Rejuvenation Claims: Teaching that advanced practice produces "astonishing rejuvenation" with "restoration of youthful features" and complete gray hair reversal

Ancient Wisdom Validation: Pitágoras's research demonstrates how traditional practices anticipate modern scientific discoveries:

• Chinese Feng Shui Science: Documentation that ancient bamboo-steel rod techniques for balancing Yang-Yin forces anticipate modern electroculture methods
• Historical Documentation: Recognition that Emperor Yu (2200-2197 BCE) pioneered systematic terrestrial radiation research later developed by Etruscans and Romans
• Institutional Suppression: Detailed account of how Catholic Church and "official science" systematically suppressed radiesthetic knowledge for centuries
• Scientific Vindication: Recognition that modern Radiesthesia with international organization proves "truth, even if it had no defender, by itself imposes itself"

Astrological Integration: Surya's comprehensive Gemini analysis demonstrates remarkable synthesis of mythological, kabbalistic, and practical knowledge:

• Mythological Correlation: Integration of Greek (Castor and Pollux) and Biblical (Simeon and Levi) symbolism showing universal archetypal patterns
• Anatomical Correspondence: Recognition that Gemini represents "hands and arms of the Great Man of the Universe" governing "projecting and executive forces"
• National Psychology: Understanding that "Yankee people" demonstrate Geminian characteristics because "their country is under the influence of the Twins"
• Stellar Integration: Systematic correlation with fixed stars (Aldebaran, Rigel, Andromeda's Belt) showing astronomical foundation of traditional astrological practice