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1Class III. Cases of special “Messianic” incarnation by exalted souls, for the special purpose of enlightening the race. The laws which govern this mystery are unknown to all except the highest adepts. Such an incarnation transpires about every 600 years, and never twice in succession to the same race. In all cases of Messiahship these glorious souls are conscious of their mission from the moment of birth, though doubtless they wisely keep such precious knowledge to them¬ selves as a protection against the tender mercies of the dominant priesthood of their generation. This class may be called cases of conscious re-incamation. The same spirit is never so incarnated more than once. Hence the stories of Buddha’s numerous incarnations are pure fiction.
2When we apply these laws to external life we can gauge the soul’s past history with an accuracy which is truly marvelous. Thus, for instance, the truly Martial individual belongs to that state of life known in Occult phraseology as Fiery, and consequently those peculiar and especial attributes were “rounded out” upon the planet known as Mars. That is to say, the fiery characteristics of an atom belonging to that state of life corresponding to the Fiery triplicity, were evolved through various organic forms during its cycle of incarnation upon the planet of Mars. On the other hand, a Saturnine individual, during its sojourn upon the Martial planet was but little attracted to the Maritial forms of existence. In fact, the soul monad, at that particular stage of its journey, passed through a kind of impersonal coma instead of an active evolutionary life. This was because there was but little affinity between itself and the planet. Consequently, the planet had not sufficient at¬ tractive power to project the impersonal soul into the more outward forms of organic being. The same may be said of each planetary charDigilized by Google INCARNATION AND RE-INCARNATJON 51
3acteristic. Their latent or active expression in the embodied individual reveals to the initiated mind the whole of the soul’s past history during the various stages of its impersonal planetary life. A careful study of this fact will do much to explain the deeper mysteries of Astrology. The planets at a person’s birth do not make him what he is; they only harmonize with his conditions.
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.
1Class III. Cases of special “Messianic” incarnation by exalted souls, for the special purpose of enlightening the race. The laws which govern this mystery are unknown to all except the highest adepts. Such an incarnation transpires about every 600 years, and never twice in succession to the same race. In all cases of Messiahship these glorious souls are conscious of their mission from the moment of birth, though doubtless they wisely keep such precious knowledge to them¬ selves as a protection against the tender mercies of the dominant priesthood of their generation. This class may be called cases of conscious re-incamation. The same spirit is never so incarnated more than once. Hence the stories of Buddha’s numerous incarnations are pure fiction.
2When we apply these laws to external life we can gauge the soul’s past history with an accuracy which is truly marvelous. Thus, for instance, the truly Martial individual belongs to that state of life known in Occult phraseology as Fiery, and consequently those peculiar and especial attributes were “rounded out” upon the planet known as Mars. That is to say, the fiery characteristics of an atom belonging to that state of life corresponding to the Fiery triplicity, were evolved through various organic forms during its cycle of incarnation upon the planet of Mars. On the other hand, a Saturnine individual, during its sojourn upon the Martial planet was but little attracted to the Maritial forms of existence. In fact, the soul monad, at that particular stage of its journey, passed through a kind of impersonal coma instead of an active evolutionary life. This was because there was but little affinity between itself and the planet. Consequently, the planet had not sufficient at¬ tractive power to project the impersonal soul into the more outward forms of organic being. The same may be said of each planetary charDigilized by Google INCARNATION AND RE-INCARNATJON 51
3acteristic. Their latent or active expression in the embodied individual reveals to the initiated mind the whole of the soul’s past history during the various stages of its impersonal planetary life. A careful study of this fact will do much to explain the deeper mysteries of Astrology. The planets at a person’s birth do not make him what he is; they only harmonize with his conditions.
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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