Previous Next Table of Contents |
A Treatise on Cosmic Fire - Section One - Division C - The Etheric Body and Prana |
a. Microcosmic Functional Disorders. These
have to do with the reception by man, via the necessary centers, of the pranic fluids. We
must always bear in mind, and thus keep the distinction clear, that these emanations of
prana have to do with the heat latent in matter; when received and functioning through the
etheric body correctly, they cooperate with the natural latent bodily [106] warmth, and
(merging therewith) hold the body in a vitalized condition, imposing upon the matter of
the body a certain rate of vibratory action that leads to the necessary activity of the
physical vehicle, and the right functioning of its organs. It will, therefore, be apparent
that the A. B. C. of bodily health is wrapped up in the right reception of prana, and that
one of the basic changes that must be made in the life of the human animal (which is the
aspect we are dealing with now) will be in the ordinary conditions of living. The three fundamental centers whereby reception is brought about must be allowed to function with greater freedom, and with less restriction. Now, owing to centuries of wrong living, and to basic mistakes (originating in Lemurian days) man's three pranic centers are not in good working order. The center between the shoulder blades is in the best receptive condition, though owing to the poor condition of the spinal column (which in so many is out of accurate alignment), its position in the back is apt to be misplaced. The splenic center near the diaphragm is subnormal in size and its vibration is not correct. In the case of the aboriginal dwellers in such localities as the South Seas, better etheric conditions will be found; the life they lead is more normal (from the animal standpoint) than in any other portion of the world. The race suffers from certain incapacities, which may be described as follows:
In touching upon similar conditions in the planet, both these types of trouble will be found. More cannot be said, but in the wise study of solar radiation upon the surface of the planet in connection with its rotary action, some of the group rules of health may be comprehended and followed. The spirit of the planet (or the planetary entity) likewise has his cycles, and in the absorption of [108] planetary prana, and in its correct distribution, lies the secret of fertility and equable vegetation. Much of this is hidden in the fabled story of the war between fire and water, which has its basis in the reaction of the fire latent in matter, to the fire emanating outside of matter, and playing upon it. In the interval that has to elapse while the two are in process of blending, come those periods where, through karmic inheritance, reception is unstable and distribution inequable. As the point of race equilibrium is reached, so planetary equilibrium will likewise be attained, and in planetary attainment will come the equilibrium that must mutually take place between the solar planets. When they attain a mutual balance and interaction then the system is stabilized and perfection reached. The even distribution of prana will parallel this balancing in the man, in the race, in the planet and in the system. This is but another way of saying that uniform vibration will be achieved. |
Previous Next Table of Contents |