Shamballa School
Third Phase Occultism
THE SOUL IS
NOT ENOUGH
- The life principle - Monad, Shamballa, Central Sun etc
- the importance of the fourth plane/subplane
- the coming of the life energy of the soul in the second round
- the dual working of consciousness
- the penetration of science into both the black hole cosmology and the internals of the atom - quantum physics
- mercury, venus, saturn decanate rulerships of Aquarius
- the Aquarian Christ
Alternative titles for the paper would be "The application of the energy of life to consciousness" or the "Adding of Darkness to Light"
To begin we must focus our awareness at the heart of the second system - the human hierarchy on the fourth plane of buddhi. The human being is that peculiar combination of Mercury and Venus or the fourth and fifth hierarchies. The human soul, mercury representing the spirit aspect and its devic counterpart venus the consciousness aspect. Mercury sends venus in two directions - towards the monad and towards the personality. In both directions Saturn is encountered - exoteric saturn on the fourth subplane of the mental plane separating the solar from lunar lives ( or consciousness from form ) and esoteric saturn on the fourth subplane of the atmic plane separating consciousness from life or Hierarchy from Shamballa. This can all be seen by examining the hierarchical rulerships of the planes -
Atmic - Libra - saturn ( exoterically venus )
Buddhic - Scorpio - mercury
Mental - Capricorn - venus ( exoterically saturn )
The penetration of the gatekeeper, saturn by venus under the direction of mercury must happen in two directions simultaneously at the third initiation thus allowing the monadic energy to flow through the triad and transfigure the personality.
So in the second system we see an expansion of consciousness from the triad in both directions towards the higher three planes and towards the lower resulting in the 'solarisation' of the seven planes. When Christ linked with Shamballa he simultaneously made it possible to solarise the astral plane. When he took the seventh initiation thus linking with the logoic plane he made it possible to solarise the physical.
This is a development in consciousness but underneath consciousness or behind is life so that life must be prexistant but unrealised. In the second system the two planes most important to the life principle are the monadic and astral ( 75 percent of humans are focused on the fourth subplane of the astral ).
The coming of the 'serpent energy' in the second round is the descent of this life energy into the sixth plane prior to the coming of ( self ) consciousness. Consciousness on the middle three subplanes is intended to link the second and sixth subplanes through the building of the antahkarana. The kundalini or dragon energy anchored in the second chain/round/race etc is the material source of the 'life of the soul' ( the secret of life lies hid in the serpent stage ). The monad is the spiritual source of the 'life of the soul'. These two 'lives' must meet and know themselves to be one which they can do on the buddhic plane. It is the monad that gives the human hierarchy , mercury, on the fourth plane the spiritual power to make this atonement and it is the 'rising agnisuryans' that give the 'material' power to the soul enabling it to break free of the causal body.
The way I have expressed this in my book on Agni is as follows:
It is as if a king has had to leave a loving wife in a far land and asks her to remain faithful. He knows that he will be gone so long that he will be unrecognisable to her on his return so he gives her one of his strongest swords and tells her to meet all potential suitors on the field of battle. The one she is unable to defeat she will know is him.
This is why I say the soul is not enough. Only the monad is able to meet and conquer the 'serpent energy' and therefore only when the triadal consciousness has penetrated through the fourth subplane of the atmic into the 'life' aspect is it safe to awaken kundalini in its full power and consummate the marriage of shiva and shakti. The Dweller and angel meet and merge.
If we go to the cosmic planes we might look at a similar relationship between mercury/venus and the sun/sirius. Our Solar Logos is moving towards the third cosmic initiation and therefore trying to link the cosmic logos to the planetary. Our planetary logos ( the great Dragon ) is polarised on the fourth subplane of the cosmic astral. I leave you to make your own correspondences.
In the third solar system we are told that there will be three evolutions - humans ( mercury ) deva ( venus ) and 'the mysterious third evolution' linked to the planetary entity ( saturn ).
Now Saturn
is the cosmic moon and builds the bridge to the last system. We might think of
the 'life' of this entity, currently involutionary
and building form as being motivated by and protecting a solar kundalini - the
serpent energy. Earth is synthesised into saturn, venus
by
If we pause to examine what is happening on our planet we note the release of the Shamballa impact coinciding with both the penetration into the atom and penetration into black hole cosmology. This is man using venus to penetrate on the physical plane into the mysteries of 'life' through higher ( event horizon ) and lower ( shell of the atom ) boundaries.
Parallel to this we have the descent of higher 'life' energies into consciousness resulting in the synthesising of different belief systems, development of international systems like the UN ( and the shadow side of attempts at global domination by Hitler etc ) . Spiritual life is pouring in to the higher consciousness while at the same time we have had a tremendous release upwards from the collective unconscious - sexual liberation, empowerment of the feminine principle, modern depth psychology and the many addictive and obsessive/compulsive patterns associated with the reptile brain and 'life urge' in matter principle.
The energies of 'life in matter' have been supressed by lower consciousness ( saturn ) until the higher energies of life ( uranus ) were strong enough to meet them. That is increasingly the case and rather than polarisation we may find the urge for trance dance and bungy jumping in the young to arise from the exact same energy that in its higher octave results in transcendence of consciousness and the experience of spiritual livingness.
The Age of Aquarius brings 'light supernal' to the physical plane and the Reappearance of the Christ. It's three decanates are ruled by Venus, Mercury and Saturn and we are told by Dk that:
Ordinarily speaking, the mass of men would pass through the sign via Venus, Mercury and Saturn, for the undeveloped man is influenced by those qualities which can be best described as instinctual mind or affection (Venus), which is brotherly love in embryo; by the slow unfoldment of the mind through the activity of Mercury; finally, as the result of this unfoldment, conflict supervenes and Saturn offers opportunity to suffer and, through suffering, to learn to choose rightly, to analyse correctly and to decide upon the higher values. These points must be carefully considered by the astrologer. But at this time, we are at a point of crisis and the problem takes wider implications, for the reason that, for the first time in its history, humanity is beginning to mount the Fixed Cross of the disciple, thus reversing its progress upon the circle of the Zodiac. Humanity-as a whole and owing to the large proportion of aspirants and thinking idealists-is entering Aquarius, via the open door of Saturn. At the same time, a very large number of men are in the non-thinking instinctual stage and their consciousness is predominantly Atlantean. These enter via Venus and hence the conflict. EA 283
Thus we will have the exact same conflict between the energies of Venus and Saturn that the disciple must reconcile at the third initiation but woking on a planetary scale. Light supernal is a sevenfold light that we can link back with a quote from Hilarian
For the Sun to shine again with "seven-fold light" indicates that at some preceding period of activity the sun in question with all its burden of life must have been developed to a very much higher degree. For the seven-fold light here mentioned is the light of the Central Spiritual Sun. If the sun of our solar system were to shine again with that particular "light," it would be necessary for the energy of each principle of the Central Sun to be focused upon the Solar Orb again - as in some preceding age when the cyclic law permitted such a like focus.
Replace 'sun' with Christ and we have an indication of the mission of the Aquarian christ. This sevenfold energy - a blending of the seven rays via the seventh is focused via the atmic plane into the physical. It must unite the lower five worlds, Hierarchy and Humanity into one whole - a fusion of the soul and personality of the planet. This is His great mission and to fulfill it He needs members of humanity who have been able to make this atonement in their own lives in order to 'focalise' this sevenfold light through the higher mental plane.
That
( release of Gt Inv ) was the first step in the
planned precipitation of the "light supernal"; the second step will
be the reappearance of the Great Lord, Who will act as the lens through which
the light can be focussed and adapted to human need.
Conditions are rapidly being brought about whereby this great event of light
distribution will be possible. The Christ can and does function now upon the
atmic plane and embodies within Himself the great Point of Revelation which has
been expressed by me in the words: "The Will is an expression of the Law
of Sacrifice." The invocation now mounting from humanity to that high Place
where dwells the Christ is, at this time, focussed in
or originates upon the plane of the emotions; because of this, we find the
words in the Scriptures that at the end of the age "the Desire of all
Nations" will come forth. The movement to bring Him-from the angle of the
masses-emanates, therefore, from the astral plane. The plans for His coming are
being laid in the higher correspondence of that plane, the buddhic plane, or
the plane of pure reason.
Dina 2 426
The rapid coming of the Avatar Who will found the station of light and power upon the physical plane is dependent upon the rapid unfoldment and appearance of integrated personalities who love and think and seek to serve. There has here been given a new hint upon one of the more esoteric aspects of the work of the New Group of World Servers, EP 2
282
Today, through human effort and hierarchical endeavour, a great alignment and linking up is taking place, and Monad-Soul-Personality are being more directly related than has hitherto been possible. One reason for this is that there are present in incarnation upon the planet many more initiates of the third degree than ever before; there are many more disciples being prepared for the third initiation; and in this third strictly human race, the Aryan (using this term in its generic sense and not in its prostituted German connotation), the three aspects of the personality are now so potent that their magnetic influence and their creative effect are making the building of the antahkarana an outstanding achievement, thus linking and aligning the three aspects in man. The same is true of the three divine centres in the planet which embody these divine qualities: Shamballa, Hierarchy, and Humanity. R&I 473
These methods of overshadowing will be largely the ones used by the Great Lord and His Masters at the end of the century, and for this reason They are sending into incarnation, in every country, disciples who have the opportunity offered them to respond to the need of humanity. Hence the need of training men and women to recognise the higher psychism, and the true inspiration and mediumship, and to do this scientifically. In fifty years time, the need for true psychics and conscious mediums (such as H. P. B., for instance) will be very great if the Master's plans are to be carried to fruition, and the movement must be set on foot in preparation for the coming of Him for Whom all nations wait. In this work many have their share, provided they demonstrate the necessary endurance. TCf 760
Linking the above quotes we can see the need for third degree initiates or those preparing for this degree to come together in synthesis creating an ajna centre in the human race so that light supernal can be directed via the Masters on the atmic plane through the higher mental plane ( thus reconciling venus and saturn ) . Behind this and generating the energy of Life is Shamballa working through the Christ as the representaive of humanity who has linked the energies of all seven cosmic planes in His own Being. This light supernal is focused through the planes of the triad and able to reach and lift the concentrated energies of the astral field ( which are themselves an expression of the life aspect ) through the mental field ( liberating as a byproduct those members of humanity who are acting as the lens on the mental plane ) to produce atonement on the buddhic plane and thus increase the power of the human hierarchy to expand in two directions - towards the physical and the logoic planes.
Thus we see that the soul is not enough and it is only when the energy of Shamballa is added to Hierarchy and able to penetrate into a connection with Humanity itself that the redemption of the personality life of the planet is attained. This requires the conscious, focused participation of those members of humanity who are themselves able to act as a bridge between Hierarchy and Humanity and reconcile these two spheres of activity in themselves thus creating the antahkarana of consciousness that can link the two energies of 'life' in this system - the monadic and astral planes.
Eventually we will see the destiny of the fourth or human hierarchy fulfilled when it can expand its solarising consciousness fully into the physical plane thus redeeming matter itself and releasing the 'light within the form'
"When the lowest of the low, the densest of the dense, and the highest of the high have all been lifted through the little wills of men, then can the One in Whom we live raise into radiating light the vivid lighted ball of Earth, and then another greater Voice can say to Him: `Well done! Move on. Light shines.'" Dina 2 315
"When the radiant
light of the Solar Angel is fused with the golden light of the cosmic
intermediary, it awakens from darkness the rush light of anu,
the speck."
The "cosmic
intermediary" is the term given to the etheric body, which is part and
parcel of the universal ether. It is through the etheric body that all the
energies flow, whether emanating from the soul, or from the sun, or from a
planet. Along those living lines of fiery essence pass all the contacts that do
not emanate specifically from the tangible world.
The dark light of the
tiny atoms of which the physical vehicle is constructed is responsive to the
stimulation passing down from the soul into its vehicle, and, when the man is
under control of the soul, there eventuates the shining forth of the light
throughout the body. This shows as the radiance emanating from the bodies of
adepts and saints, giving the effect of bright and shining light." TOWM
105
Thus we also see the importance of science using venus to penetrate into the mysteries of the etheric physical plane. They create a channel through which the redemption of matter by the soul will eventually reach consummation.