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1a perfect correspondence to the seven progressive states of manifesta¬ tion, which have been very appropriately termed the “The Life Waves.” It is these waves of cosmic life energies that carry out the grand ascending scale of material evolution. When a “wave” commences, it, at once, sets in motion, its evolu-^ tionary activities. These forces produce a series of responsive vibrations within that realm of force which forms its material correspondence, and thus acting and reacting upon each other like the ebb and flow of the tides, these forces produce another scene in the sublime drama of ex¬ ternal life. These waves, seven in number, succeed each other in the following order; I. The Spiritual or realm of creation, symbol of The Word. II. The Astral or realm of design, symbolic of The Idea. III. The Gaseous or realm of force, symbolic of The Power. IV. The Mineral or realm of phenomena, symbol of The Justice. V. The Vegetable or realm of “life,” symbolic of The Beauty. VI. The Animal or realm of consciousness, symbol of The Love. VII. The Human or realm of mind, symbolical of The Glory. The student will form a clearer idea of these mighty principles, if we travel over the same ground again in an explanatory manner;
2I. The world of creation signifies the angelic world from which the original impulse first emanated. This spiritual impulse travels around the whole of the future orbit of the “system” about to be evolved, and prepares the spaces for the reception and manifestation of a less ethereal force. II. The world of design is the subjective cause-world in the astral light, containing all the germs, forms and ideals possible for that sys¬ tem to ultimate. III. The world of cosmic force is the ever circulating oceans of mundane, sub-mundane and super-mundane forces, with which “science” is only just becoming acquainted in the forms of light, heat, magnetism, universal ether, electricity, and chemical, atomic and solar energy. IV. The world of phenomena needs no explanation, it being the world of matter. V. The world of life is the fluidic, the first forms of all things, that is, organic forms “wherein there is life” are vegetables, and they origi¬ nate in water, the grand matrix. Original fronn ' ' : V UNIYER5ITY OF MICHIGAN THE REALM OF MATTER 15 VI. The world of consciousness. The first rudimentary expression of consciousness, generally termed instinct, manifests itself in the ani¬ mal kingdom. It is intelligent mind expressing itself through the lower forms of etherealized matter.
3VII. The world of mind contains the human principle, Man being the culminating point of material evolution. In this realm the mind begins once more to assert its supremacy over matter, here life con¬ quers death; hence the very significant symbol of the Kabbalah, where¬ in this state is termed “The Glory.” See chapters V and VI, La Clef. The processes of ultimation by the means of involution and evolu¬ tion are inversely related to each other; the former (involution) is the original action, while the latter (evolution) is only the reaction; a neces¬ sary consequence of the former.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
1a perfect correspondence to the seven progressive states of manifesta¬ tion, which have been very appropriately termed the “The Life Waves.” It is these waves of cosmic life energies that carry out the grand ascending scale of material evolution. When a “wave” commences, it, at once, sets in motion, its evolu-^ tionary activities. These forces produce a series of responsive vibrations within that realm of force which forms its material correspondence, and thus acting and reacting upon each other like the ebb and flow of the tides, these forces produce another scene in the sublime drama of ex¬ ternal life. These waves, seven in number, succeed each other in the following order; I. The Spiritual or realm of creation, symbol of The Word. II. The Astral or realm of design, symbolic of The Idea. III. The Gaseous or realm of force, symbolic of The Power. IV. The Mineral or realm of phenomena, symbol of The Justice. V. The Vegetable or realm of “life,” symbolic of The Beauty. VI. The Animal or realm of consciousness, symbol of The Love. VII. The Human or realm of mind, symbolical of The Glory. The student will form a clearer idea of these mighty principles, if we travel over the same ground again in an explanatory manner;
2I. The world of creation signifies the angelic world from which the original impulse first emanated. This spiritual impulse travels around the whole of the future orbit of the “system” about to be evolved, and prepares the spaces for the reception and manifestation of a less ethereal force. II. The world of design is the subjective cause-world in the astral light, containing all the germs, forms and ideals possible for that sys¬ tem to ultimate. III. The world of cosmic force is the ever circulating oceans of mundane, sub-mundane and super-mundane forces, with which “science” is only just becoming acquainted in the forms of light, heat, magnetism, universal ether, electricity, and chemical, atomic and solar energy. IV. The world of phenomena needs no explanation, it being the world of matter. V. The world of life is the fluidic, the first forms of all things, that is, organic forms “wherein there is life” are vegetables, and they origi¬ nate in water, the grand matrix. Original fronn ' ' : V UNIYER5ITY OF MICHIGAN THE REALM OF MATTER 15 VI. The world of consciousness. The first rudimentary expression of consciousness, generally termed instinct, manifests itself in the ani¬ mal kingdom. It is intelligent mind expressing itself through the lower forms of etherealized matter.
3VII. The world of mind contains the human principle, Man being the culminating point of material evolution. In this realm the mind begins once more to assert its supremacy over matter, here life con¬ quers death; hence the very significant symbol of the Kabbalah, where¬ in this state is termed “The Glory.” See chapters V and VI, La Clef. The processes of ultimation by the means of involution and evolu¬ tion are inversely related to each other; the former (involution) is the original action, while the latter (evolution) is only the reaction; a neces¬ sary consequence of the former.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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