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| A Treatise on Cosmic Fire - Section Two - Division D - Thought Elementals and Fire Elementals |
| 4. Planetary Avatars. These emanate from the
central [728] planetary Logos of a scheme and embody His will and purpose. They are of two
different kinds. The first type is a manifestation on etheric physical levels of the
planetary Logos Himself for a specific length of time. It involves the definite taking of
a physical body by one of the Kumaras. Such an avatar is to be seen in Sanat Kumara, Who,
with the three other Kumaras, embodies the four planetary quaternic principles. In a very
real sense, Sanat Kumara is the incarnation of the Lord of the Ray Himself; He is the
Silent Watcher, the great Sacrifice for humanity. 42 As noted in the above paragraph, there are secondly three Entities Who embody planetary principles. They are (speaking from the present standpoint) the dynamic energy which holds together the three lower kingdoms, viewing these kingdoms as units and not as differentiations. They are closely connected with the energy aspect of the three earlier chains, and it only needed the work of an interplanetary avatar (at the formation of the triangle which resulted in the individualization period in Lemurian days) to enable Them to take etheric bodies and incarnate among men. They act as focal points for the energy of the planetary Logos on His own plane. The first Kumara is in a mysterious sense the energy which produces self-consciousness in the human family. The three other kumaras, or the three Buddhas of Activity, act as similar focal points for the energy which animates the three lower kingdoms, and which produces their differing grades of consciousness. It is not possible to express this great mystery more clearly but if the student couples these few hints with those earlier given in the Secret Doctrine, the mystery of the "Holy Four" may be somewhat clarified from the standpoint of energy and evolution. The times and seasons of their appearing vary [729] according to the particular karma of the Lord of the Ray, and nothing in connection with these great cycles, and incarnation periods, can be revealed to the unpledged and the profane. 5. Human Avatars. These are fully dealt with by H. P. B. and there is nothing further to add to her information, for the time is not ripe. 43 All the above has its place here, as it concerns the mystery of force and consciousness, and the fullest manifestation of a planetary Logos and of a solar Logos in a dense physical body is hidden in the appearance of these various avatars and in their effect. 42 S. D., I, 494; II, 112, 149, 333.43 S. D., III, Section 41 ; III, 345. |
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