The Light of the Monad

This polarisation, this point of focussed effort and this attained orientation is the basic idea lying behind the phrase "the Mountain of Initiation." The initiate "plants his feet upon the mountain top and from that point of altitude perceives the thought of God, visions the dream within the Mind of God, follows God's eye from central point to outer goal and sees himself as all that is and yet within the whole."... Having thus identified himself through penetration and polarisation with the Plan and with the Will of God (which is the key to Shamballa), he then proceeds—as a result of this triple recognition—to do his share in materialising the Plan and in bringing through into outer manifestation and expression as much of that Plan as he can. He thus becomes first of all an outpost of the Hierarchy (which of necessity means sensitivity to the Shamballa energy), and then increasingly an Agent of Light—the Light universal, or the Light of the Monad. Dina 2 261

After the third degree when soul and personality are fused the 'light of the monad' or in a planetary sense 'the dark light of Shamballa' will be expressing through the etheric body.

The lower ethers become sheaths for their corresponding cosmic ether counterparts so that the heart centre for example becomes a direct transmitter of energy for the monad on the monadic plane. This of course is the life thread which has always been anchored in the heart but by building the antahkarana we become conscious of what we always were already and so the life and consciousness threads are merged.

The light of the monad could be said to enter through the ashram on the buddhic plane and then get focused through the jewel in the causal body before expressing on the etheric plane through the heart centre or indeed through the core of each etheric chakra. For a Master his heart chakra expresses pure monadic energy - for a third degree initiate this is perhaps just beginning.

If the monad then is the third eye to the planetary Logos we might ask 'who is looking'. One answer would be the astrally focused planetary Logos who is on the fourth subplane of the cosmic astral ruled by Aries. Thus the 'light of life' itself is able to look through the monadic centre as an eye and 'see' all the way through to the physical etheric plane. His 'life ' would extend there but His 'light' could only reach our physical world when monads have built their antakarana all the way through - starting at the third degree.

When the blazing light of the sun is correctly focussed on or through a glass it can cause ignition. When the blazing light of the Monad is focussed directly upon the personality, via the antahkarana and not specifically through the soul, it produces a blazing fire which burns up all hindrances in a steady, sequential process R & I 30

The mystery of the eye and its relation to light (esoterically understood) is very great, and as yet no student, no matter how diligent, knows anything about it. For instance, brother of mine, when the third eye, the inner eye, and the Monad are brought into direct alignment with "the Eye of God Himself," so that what the planetary Logos sees can be partially (at least) revealed to the initiate, who can tell what that revelation will bring of results and enlightenment? When the true nature of the will is comprehended and the self-will of the personality (of a very high order, necessarily), the will of the soul (as demonstrated by the activity of the highest tier or circle of the egoic petals), atma, expressing itself as the spiritual will, and Sanat Kumara are also brought, through initiation, into direct alignment, who, again, can predict what the revelation will be? Dina 2 349

A second answer to 'who is looking' is the Solar Logos. We know that He is in training for the third cosmic initiation and so conceivably should be at the stage of being able to send soul energy into His etheric body. The 'home of the monad' is the sun and so therefore the monadic eye is a focal point for the light and the sight of the Solar Logos. A human monad then, and his counterpart the Heavenly Man serve as an interface for the working out of planetary and Solar purpose

We now need to extend the cosmic antahkarana. If our Solar Logos is preparing to take the third cosmic initiation then he should be approaching the capacity to introduce a monadic touch to his etheric centres - the Heavenly Men. The Solar monad is on the cosmic monadic plane and we will argue later whether this should be called a cosmic or galactic Logos. For now let us say that when our Solar Logos and a human being have both taken the third initiation in their respective environments then it will be the eye of the cosmic Logos who is able to 'look' out through the human monad and be 'anchored' on our lowest physical plane.

Now let us look at our location in horizontal 'space'

We have a human centric position on earth. We have a heliocentric perspective and we have a galactic perspective. These three levels have something in common. There are 100s of millions of galaxies in the universe. There are hundreds of billions of stars in a galaxy and there are 100s of billions of monads in a solar system. Points of fire in the great solar flame which is itself but a point of fire with the dark light of a cosmic 'shamballa' .

Recall Formula V

THE SUN . . . BLACK . . . ANTAHKARANA

These words constitute, and when placed in their correct order create, a most potent magical and mantric formula. It has a tenuous yet definite connection with the third initiation, but it is not this angle with which you are asked to concern yourselves but with the triangle created and the lines of force set in motion when the right word finds itself at the apex of the triangle.

The clue to rightly orienting your thinking lies in the realisation of the threefold aspect of the Sun, the unity of the reality and the dual nature of the antahkarana. More I must not say; it is for you to wrestle with the formula and unearth or bring to the surface its hidden significance. In line with the hints given in connection with the other four formulas, the keynote of this one would be:

Lead us from the individual to the Universal. Formula V . . . Deals with the first aspect, with the Will. Relates to divine Purpose. Shamballa. Dina 2 321

When we shift to a galactic centric system we look out towards the sun and notice it is in gemini - this is because from the sun the galactic centre is in sagittarius

Gemini is, therefore, one of the most important of the twelve signs and its influence lies behind everyone of them—a fact but little realised as yet by astrologers. This will be more fully understood when the triangle of Gemini and two opposing signs is studied. Because the Ray of Love-Wisdom, the second ray, pours through Gemini it becomes apparent how true is the occult teaching that love underlies the entire universe. God is love, we are assured, and this statement is both an exoteric and an esoteric truth. This underlying love of Deity reaches our solar system primarily through Gemini, which forms, with the constellation of the Great Bear and the Pleiades, a cosmic triangle. This is the triangle of the cosmic Christ and is the esoteric symbol lying behind the cosmic Cross. There is ever the eternal triangle to be found behind the fourfold phenomenal appearance. Speaking symbolically and in the words of the Old Commentary:

"Upon the golden triangle, the cosmic Christ appeared; His head in Gemini; one foot upon the field [Page 349] of the Seven Fathers and the other planted in the field of the Seven Mothers (these two constellations are sometimes called the Seven Brothers and the Seven Sisters. A.A.B.). Thus for aeons, the Great One stood, His consciousness in-turned, aware of three but not of four. Intent, with suddenness, He heard a sound go forth.... Arousing to that cry, He stretched Himself, reached forth both arms in understanding love, and, lo, the Cross was formed.

"He heard the cry of the Mother (Virgo), of the Seeker (Sagittarius), and of the submerged Fish (Pisces). Then, lo, the Cross of change appeared, though Gemini remained the head. This is the mystery." EA 349

The esoteric rulers of the mutabl;e cross are earth, pluto, vulcan ( moon veiling) and Venus.

To get an idea of the 'scale ' of our local zodiac - most of the stars in our zodiac are within 300 ly of the sun. The galactic centre is 30,000 ly away. The above diagram is NOT to scale.

Here's what it would look like otherwise....

If we extended the signs out to the galactic ecliptic our Solar Logos would spend approximately 21 million years in each sign as it passed through. There would no doubt be a precessional cycle for this greater zodiac but I will leave that for someone else to nut out. The lesser zodiac ( our solar systems ) would form a wheel within this wheel so even our great zodiacal precessional cycles would all take place within one 'sign ' of the galactic zodiac.

The link between our Sun and the centre of the Galactic Logos is the three constellations of Gt Bear Sirius and Pleiades. If the head of the cosmic christ is in gemini we can relate these other constellations to centres within this being - Gt Bear - head Sirius heart ( or heart in head ) Pleiades - Throat. Sirius is close enough to our sun to form one 'system' as seen from the galactic centre. This trinagle of the three major constellations is major for us being the local manifestation of the Love of God in expression but relatively minor for 'the big guy'. It matters not whether there are other levels between our sun and the galactic centre - cosmic logoi, super cosmic logoi etc for the systemic pattern is the same. They are like chains and schemes within a solar system. The major levels of being are galaxy, sun, human.

Intermediate between our Solar Logos and planets we have for example Jupiter as the 'eye of the sun'. If Jupiter had been a little larger it would have become a sun itself and therefore partakes more of solar principles than the other planets and can therefore form a 'heart'. Sirius, if it was a little larger would be destined to become a black hole - remembering that the centre of the galaxy is a black hole. Therefore Sirius can be the heart representative of the galactic Logos in our local solar zone.

Thus we see an alignment that might run...Galactic Logos ( via levels of cosmic logoi ) Sirius ...Solar Logos...Jupiter.....Venus ....Earth...Human Monad as heart centre....Human soul.... human heart chakra

It is not inconceivable that one day when we ask 'who is looking' through the 'all seeing eye' that the answer will be the galactic Logos or even the Universal Logos. The human heart would then be a conscious outpost for the One Great Life that inhabits our Universe. And so then we must consider that while this is not yet so in consciousness - it has ever been so in 'Life.' There is literally only One Life and while we are not yet identified with it - we ARE it nevertheless and it lives in our hearts.

So let me end by referring to the quote which started this inquiry and intersperse an added perspective.

"He who sees in the dark light of Shamballa penetrates to that which lies beyond our little sphere ( the solar system BPL ) to that which can be sensed behind the holy triangle (Venus, Mercury, the Earth, A.A.B.)) Gt Bear , Sirius, Pleiades BPL ) . There is to be found the point of radiant fire which shines within the eye (Taurus AAB The Heart of the Galactic Logos BPL ), which burns upon the mountain-top (Capricorn AAB The Heart of the Sun BPL ) ) and which the water cannot quench (Aquarius AAB The heart of man as bearer of the waters of life BPL ). These are the holiest three."