Fellowship of Cosmic
Fire
Commentary Semester VIII Section IV
TCF 969 - 974 : S8S4 Part IV
28 November – 13 December 2008
Having grasped the idea, and having with care
discriminated the motive underlying the idea, thus ascertaining its utilitarian
purposes, and its value to the group in the service of humanity, the man has
certain things to do which, for the sake of clarity, we might sum up in certain
statements:
1.
We continue to describe the process of building thoughtforms. We
are dealing with the white magical process.
a.
The idea is grasped
b.
The motive is discriminated—
c.
The purpose of the idea is discerned
d.
The service value of the idea is registered
He has, first of all, to hold the idea sufficiently long for it to be faithfully registered in
the physical brain.
2.
This necessity is often overlooked. Registration is not
instantaneous. Perhaps we can see the reason for stilling the mind and holding the mind steady in the light.
3.
Great stillness, the
integration technique for those upon the third ray, is required for faithful registration. We can understand
the mental activity is a deterrent to faithful registration of an egoically
impulsed idea.
Frequently the Ego will "get
through" to the brain some concept, some portion of the plan, and yet will have to repeat the process
continuously over quite a long period before the physical response is
such that the solar Angel can rest assured that it is intelligently registered
and recorded.
4.
This is so important. Can we see the need for steady and repeated
meditation?
5.
When group work is involved, some enhancement of the process may be
expected. The partial registration of several group participants may equate to
the registration of the whole idea.
6.
Note the Solar Angel’s attentiveness. The Solar Angel wishes to be assured
that the descending idea is intelligently and faithfully registered.
7.
We see then that the Solar Angel is definitely involved, at least
in a supervisory role, in the process of thoughtform building. Further the
Solar Angel may be involved in communicating the idea to the brain of man.
8.
The element of time is
under discussion, and it is of importance.
9.
Saturn, the planet which rules the physical brain is also the Lord
of Time. The implications should be clear.
It is perhaps unnecessary to say
that the entire process is greatly facilitated if the "shadow," or
the man, pursues regular meditation,
10.
As stated. We often do not realize how very important this is.
11.
The “shadow”, in this context, is really the soul-in-incarnation
working through the personality. Recall the lines from A Treatise on White
Magic regarding the relation of the Solar Angel with the reflection or
shadow.
RULE ONE
The Solar Angel collects himself,
scatters not his force, but, in meditation deep, communicates with his
reflection.
RULE TWO
When
the shadow hath responded, in meditation deep the work
proceedeth. The lower light is thrown
upward; the greater light illuminates the three, and the work of the four
proceedeth. (TWM xii)
cultivates the
habit of a daily and hourly
recollectedness of the higher Self,
12.
Even hourly! In fact, a constant and continuous recollectedness is
the eventual goal. We speak of “continuity of consciousness”. It has its
greatest application to continuity of soul-consciousness.
and before
retiring at night endeavours to "hold
the thought" of bringing through at the time of awakening as much as
possible of any egoic impress.
13.
We are told of the act of setting a definite intention before
retiring. To do so is a stabilization of a focussed receptivity to higher impression.
The Ego is at work at night. There is much value in “sleeping on” any important
matter (for this opens the door to egoic impression) and, in general, of
remaining receptive to the flow of egoic influence.
14.
I suppose it must be faced that for many of us, our alignment is
weak and our physical brain resistant to impress from the higher dimensions. If
this is the case, we must reverse the condition.
When the reaction between the two
factors, the Ego and the receptive
physical brain, is established,
15.
This is the interplay which Master DK has been discussing for many
pages. There is a definite link to be made between the higher mental plane and
the physical brain.
the interplay is
reciprocal,
16.
We are dealing with a dynamic ruled by both Mercury and Gemini.
and the two are keyed
or tuned to each other, the second stage is entered upon.
17.
We are dealing not only with contact, impress and interplay, but
with attunement. This is a conscious
harmonization and must be felt.
The idea is conceived. [Page 971]
18.
We note that before such conception can occur there must be an
attunement between the Ego and the physical brain.
19.
The idea is represents the masculine pole. The brain in this
instance is the feminine receiver.
20.
Note that the idea is not yet born
but only “conceived”. This is a Uranian process. Uranus is the idea. Mercury is
the transmission of the idea. Saturn is the receptive physical brain.
A period of gestation is then pursued, itself
divided into various stages.
21.
The period of gestation occurs within the personality vehicles.
The man broods
over the idea; he ponders
upon it, thereby setting up activity in mental matter, and attracting
to his germ thought the
material necessary for its clothing.
22.
This process is simply the higher analogue of the birth process.
23.
The implanted idea is called the “germ thought”. It is that
concentrated energy implanted upon the mental plane, from which the full blown
thoughtform will germinate.
24.
To brood is to focus, warm and hold contained. To ponder has the
same effect. We see that brooding is also a magnetic process. The warming of
the germ of the idea in mental matter is magnetic in relation to the thought
material necessary for clothing the implanted idea with the proper mental
material.
25.
It is important to stay with
the implanted idea, otherwise we emerge with thoughts which are “half baked”—we
see the analogy to the brooding process. Pondering and brooding are not rapid
processes. So patience is required.
He pictures to himself the contour of the thought form, clothing it with colour, and painting in its details.
26.
VSK suggests: “This may include a hint about why colour is one of
the most obscure and potent of the keys, due to the fact that we live ‘in
colour’, and the visualization (mayavirupa-making) process involves fleshing
out an idea in colour. It is the final step in magic making; the precipitation
of the form.”
27.
Little devas help with the painting as DK has suggested in other
contexts.
Under group 2 work the fairies of
plant life, the elves who build and paint
the flowers, the radiant little beings who inhabit the woods and the
fields, the elementals who work with the fruits, vegetables, and with all that
leads to the covering of the earth's surface with verdure. (TCF 913)
28.
We can see introduced into the thoughtform construction a
visual/spatial dimension.
29.
The visualizing mind must be held very steady during this process,
otherwise purposeful construction cannot proceed.
30.
We can see, therefore, that the imagination has entered. This is
process different from brooding or pondering upon the implanted idea.
Hence will be seen the great
value of a true imagination, and its
ordered scientific use.
31.
We are moving into a fifth ray/seventh ray age, in which the fourth
ray of imagination will be prominently expressive. Can we not see that the
scientific and ordered use of the imagination will certainly grow? Due to emerging
ray combinations, we are entering highly creative age.
Imagination is kama-manasic in origin, being
neither pure desire nor pure mind,
32.
Since imagination originates on the second subplane of the astral
plane, can we identify this plane with kama-manas or (shall we say) especially with
the
33.
We can think of the creative imagination as image plus purpose
mentally applied to the image. The goal-creating aspect of the mind is at work
and directs and regulates that which imagination produces.
34.
There is probably also an expression of the imagination which displays
much less mental content. This expression can be associated with memory, as
when we spontaneously imagine that which has happened, or when we allow fantasy
to flow freely without any mental regulation. In psychology, this latter
expression is called “active imagination”.
35.
We remember that the mind is the organ of the will within the
personality and possesses a regulatory faculty.
and is a
purely human product,
36.
We could say that kama-manas is “a purely
human product” but, then, both Venus and Sirius can be associated with
kama-manas in a larger sense.
37.
If we think of imagination as a purely human product then, presumably,
we are referring to imagination as the human being understand
that faculty. One would suspect that the power to purposefully create images is
the possession of all the great Creators as well as of human beings. God’s
Creation is a reflection of this power.
being superseded by
the intuition in perfected men, and in the higher Intelligences of Nature.
38.
The intuition connects the consciousness directly with the
archetype to be materialized. Yet the picture-forming power must in some way be
present or the formation would not occur in the lower worlds.
39.
The ideas which the intuition touches are, we usually say,
“formless” (at least when compared to the form in the lower worlds), yet from a
higher perspective, they have cosmic
etheric form, analogous to the
much more tangible forms to be found on the systemic etheric subplanes.
40.
It must be the case that the intuition can be wielded in such a
manner as to produce the precipitation of the lower images which correspond to
the archetypal forms of ideas which intuition accesses. God can dream.
41.
Normal psychism is close to imagination. Higher psychism engages
the intuition. Intuition is a higher psychic power whether for man of a god.
When his will, or the initial
impulse is sufficiently strong, and when the imagination, or power of
visualisation, is adequately vivid, the second
part of the gestation period is entered upon, and the vitalisation by desire is begun.
42.
We have been speaking only of the first part of the gestation
process. In includes:
a.
The implantation of the idea
b.
The brooding and pondering on the germ idea and gathering of mental
substance around that germ
c.
The kama-manasic use of the imagination to visualize the form which
the implanted idea is to take
43.
Students of Psychosynthesis will begin to recognize something very
close to Roberto Assagioli’s Act of Will. He was, as we know, a deep student of
the Tibetan.
The interplay of mental impulse and desire produce what might be
called a pulsation in the organising form of the idea, and it becomes alive.
44.
This is an important stage. We have moved—
a.
From idea
b.
To the implantation of the idea
c.
To brooding over and pondering on the implanted idea—this is a mental activity
d.
To the visualization of the form to be taken by the idea—this is a kama-manasic activity
e.
To vitalization of the
implanted visualized idea. It becomes alive.
45.
As we will see below, although kama-manas is involved and although
desire impulse is applied to vivify the germ idea, this idea is still to be found
on the lower mental plane and has not yet descended to the astral plane.
46.
Note how the interplay between mind and desire lead to
vivification. The implanted, visualized idea becomes vibrant.
47.
From the astrological angle, mind is Mercury, kama-manas is Venus
and desire is Mars—thus bringing into focus three closely related planet
commonly associated with each other.
It is yet but nebulous and its
tenuosity is great, but it shows signs of organisation and the outline of its
form.
48.
The process of the creation of planets and stars—from the nebular
stage to a stage of greater formation—is analogous.
49.
We see that with regard to form, there is no full formal
articulation at the outset of the creative process.
Students must remember that this entire process is being carried on
now during this stage which we
are considering from within the brain.
50.
The physical brain is definitely involved in this creative process.
We remember that the process began as the Ego impressed the physical brain with
its idea followed by the establishing of attuned rapport between the Ego and
the physical brain.
There is thus a definite correspondence
to the work of the nine Sephiroth:
51.
The final or 10th Sephira is Malkuth and represents the
physical brain, per se, and the Earth.
The
initial three correspond to the egoic impulse with which we have earlier dealt.
52.
DK is linking the configuration of the Tree of Life to the creative
process.
53.
He seems to be saying that Kether, Chochma and Binah relate to the
egoic impulse, which apparently is threefold.
54.
The Ego is thus represented by the transcendent Kabalistic Triad.
The
secondary group of Sephiroth find their analogy in the work pursued in the
stage we are now dealing with, or the impulse of mind-desire, emanating
consciously from man's brain.
55.
The secondary group of Sephiroth is involved with the process of the
formulation of the germ idea by clothing it in mental and astral matter. This
process is represented by the constructive interplay of:
a.
Mind
b.
Kama-manas
c.
Desire
56.
We are dealing with the manner in which these three are registered
and expressed within the physical brain, but we have not come to that aspect of
the Tree of Life which, per se, represents the physical brain.
57.
The three Sephiroth involved in this clothing process are Chesed (Mercy—Jupiter),
Geburah (Severity—Mars) and Tiphereth (Harmony—Sun).
The work
of the final three is accomplished when the thought form, being clothed in
mental and astral matter, passes into objectivity on the physical plane. [Page 972]
58.
Here we have Netzach (Victory—Venus), Hod (Splendor—Mercury) and
Yesod (Formation—Moon).
59.
The analogies to the Tree of Life are found in The Secret Doctrine and Master DK, Who is obviously schooled in
that tradition, continues them here.
60.
The Tree of Life is really a magical system and, therefore, has an
important place in this type of discussion on thoughtform precipitation.
A later stage in the gestation period
is pursued when the thought form, being clothed in mental matter, and having
become vitalised by desire, takes to
itself a layer of substance of astral matter, and is consequently
enabled to function on the astral plane as well as the mental. Here its growth is rapid.
61.
Even though we have discussed the influence of imagination and of
desire upon the developing thoughtform (both of which have roots on the astral
plane), we see that the stage of gestation in which the thoughtform actually descends
to the astral plane is only now reached.
62.
What do we have for a sequence?
a.
The egoic impulse
b.
The implantation of the egoic impulse in physical brain as a germ
idea. Obviously, the lower mind must also be involved.
c.
The registration of mental, kama-manasic and desire energies in the
physical brain, the processes of which always remain active in the procedure we
are discussing
d.
The brooding and gathering—a mental activity
e.
The visualization—a kama-manasic activity
f.
The vitalization involving desire
g.
YET, the thoughtform has not yet really descended onto the astral
plane
h.
Now we have that descent, and with it a very rapid growth of the
thoughtform. The second major stage of the gestation process has been reached.
63.
If we look carefully at the process we will see several stages of
the gestation process some of them major and some minor. Movement from plane to
plane are major stages.
64.
Birth, when it finally occurs, is upon the dense physical plane.
It should be carefully borne in
mind that the process of building in mental matter proceeds simultaneously, and
that the development is now twofold.
65.
We see that the process is not strictly sequential but overlapping.
When the second major stage of the gestation process begins the first stage
continues in its development.
66.
This overlapping process is so much typical of nature. We should
get used to its presence.
Here the conscious builder must be careful to
hold the balance, and not to let imagination unduly assume too large
proportions.
67.
We are on the astral plane and the sign of equilibrium, Libra, must
emerge in strength, helping the builder to “hold the balance”. The dynamic is
described by Saturn in Libra.
68.
The astral plane is, in its own right, the plane whereon the dual
forces may be found. Again Libra is required for equilibrizing.
69.
Saturn regulates the scope of the imagination. Only those who are
intelligent and mentally focussed can work in this way, but, then, the true
white magician is ever so.
70.
The task, then, is to ensure that the imagination does not “run
away with” the creator. An appropriate symbol would be the ‘run-away horse’
The
manasic element and the kamic element must be justly proportioned, or
else will be seen that too common manifestation, an idea wrongly conceived and nurtured,
and therefore impossible of playing
its just part in the evolutionary plan, being but a grotesque distortion.
71.
DK is warning us against the distortion which arises when the
manasic and kamic elements are not kept justly proportioned.
72.
The word “just” is important as, again, it suggest Libra.
73.
The word “grotesque” is strong, but indicates what may eventuate if
the balance is not held. Unless the balance is held, monstrosities can be
created.
74.
If there is too much mind and not enough of the kamic element, the
implanted idea, good as it may be, may lack appeal.
75.
If there is too much imagination and the manasic element weak, the
implanted idea may have an appeal it does not deserve or may appeal only to
those who are unbalanced in their nature. In any case, the form will not fit justly into the Plan which is a
beautiful and well-proportioned Plan.
76.
We have all witnessed emerging thoughtforms which are simply
missing something or distorted. We are repelled by such forms or simply not
interested (i.e., attracted to them) and either do not want them to come to
birth or are indifferent.
The idea now is reaching a critical stage, and should be ready for
the assumption of physical matter and to take to itself an etheric form.
77.
This is really the third major phase of the gestation process. As
we have seen, each phase of the gestation process has had subdivisions,
especially the mental phase.
78.
Notice the word “critical”, with the implication that something
could go drastically wrong at this point. We are entering a stage of crisis in
the process of precipitating a thoughtform.
When on
etheric levels, it receives that final impulse which will lead to what may be
called its "actuating,"
79.
We noted that the implanted idea has received an impulse on each
level. Here we are dealing with the “actuating” or “actualization” of the
implanted idea.
80.
Will the idea actually be
born onto the dense physical plane? This is the issue.
or its reception of that motivating impulse which will lead to its
dissociation from its originator,
81.
DK has defined “actuation” as the reception of that motivating
impulse which will lead to its [the thoughtform’s] dissociation from its
originator”.
82.
This is one of the key impulses in the creative process. The thoughtform,
in order to be birthed, must become
dissociated from its originator, just as the child become dissociated from the
mother at birth. We can develop the analogy and understand the unhealthy or
fatal implications if dissociation is not achieved.
and the sending out [i.e., onto the dense
physical plane] to assume
1. A dense form.
2. A separate existence.
83.
The planet Saturn is at work. Saturn, the planet of density. Saturn
the planet of separation.
84.
The sending forth is impulsed from the etheric plane.
85.
Those who are familiar with A Treatise on White Magic
realize how thoroughly Master DK developed these ideas in that later book.
It should be remembered that the
thought form has now passed from the mental plane, taken to itself an astral
sheath, and likewise is gathering to itself a body of etheric matter.
86.
DK continues to summarize the process so that we may be clear.
87.
And all these processes continue to overlap.
When it has reached this stage
its vitalisation is proceeding apace, and the
hour of its separated existence is drawing near.
88.
VSK suggests: “This echoes back to the opening statement in this
section about the forming of the mayavirupa?” [Top of page 960]
89.
One type of vitalization, we remember, depends upon the astral
plane and the activation of the factor of desire. There seems to be an etheric
component to vitalization and this would, of course, make sense.
This vitalisation is consciously carried out by the
man who—according to the original intent or initial impulse—directs to the thought form energy of
some kind.
90.
We see that the vitalization of which DK is speaking is not an
unconscious process but, rather, is a deliberate process carried out by the man
focussed in his brain consciousness.
91.
Do we know how to vitalize a thoughtform? The conscious use of the
desire body and the breath are certainly involved as will be the imagination.
This energy is directed from one or other of the three higher
centres, according to the quality of the embodied idea, [Page
973] and will be seen
pouring towards the rapidly objectivising idea from the particular centre
involved.
92.
Here we have a most valuable occult hint. It requires that we
understand the quality of the thoughtform we are creating and then consciously
use one of the three higher chakras (perhaps with the accompanied use of the
ajna center) to vitalize that thoughtform or “objectivising idea”.
93.
We will, therefore, be dealing with thoughts imbued with
intelligence, those imbued with love-wisdom and those imbued with will.
94.
A most significant method of vitalization has been given.
95.
Obviously, it is the true clairvoyant who sees this vitalization in
process.
We must not forget that we are
considering the thought form of the conscious
builder.
96.
This means that we are not considering the thoughtforms-building
process of the average man.
The thought forms of the majority of human
beings are energised from no such high source, but find their active impulse emanating from either the solar plexus,
or the still lower organs of generation.
97.
DK is speaking of the normal processes of fantasy—of the wishes,
longings and sexual fantasies of the average human being.
98.
It is important to realize that thoughtforms can be energised from any chakric source. We can see why the
influence of the lower chakras must be held in check during consciously creative
thoughtform-building.
It is this constant stream of emotional or sexual energy which is
responsible for the chaotic conditions of the present; the balance
is not preserved,
99.
Saturn in Libra does not control.
100. Such is the stage of
development of the average human being that the stream is “constant”.
101. The influence of the lower
chakras, in this instance, tends towards chaos. The Moon is, in a sense, the
“Mother of Chaos” and the lower chakras are, all of them, lunar.
102. Obviously, correct
education would assist in the elevation of these energies. In the correctly
educated person, the higher centers draw upon the lower, and the influence of
the lower centers is regulated. The rational, Apollonian or solar factor
subdues the chaotic lunar factor.
the interaction between the two,
103. We are speaking of the
interaction between the sacral and solar plexus centers.
and the myriads of thought forms
consequently produced of a low order and vibration are producing a condition which is going to require all the efforts
of mental workers eventually to negate, offset, and transmute.
104. DK is speaking of a task
which lies ahead for all of us. In fact, we may be in the midst of it right
now. The sacral and solar plexus centers of mankind are enflamed.
105. DK has spoken of a great
miasma which vampirizes humanity. To this vampiristic thoughtform average human
beings are contributing constantly. In truth the conscious workers of the world
have much to dispel.
A gigantic thought form hovers
over the entire human family, built by men everywhere during the ages,
energised by the insane desires and evil inclinations of all that is worst in
man's nature, and kept alive by the promptings of his lower desires. (TCF 948)
These forms, which scarce merit
the prefix "thought," being largely kamic with an admixture of the
lowest grade of mental matter, are responsible
for the heavy, slow vibrating or pulsating fog or cloak which envelops the human
family, and which produces much of the present evil, crime and mental lethargy.
106. This is a very repulsive
picture. We would probably be horrified if we could see it with clarity.
107. We do understand the very
material nature of such thoughtforms as they can be composed of admixtures of
different types of matter. According to the quality of the subtle matter
composing them, so will be their general level of usefulness or deterrence to
the Plan.
108. Note that these
demi-thoughts not only incline to evil but to ignorance by promoting mental
lethargy. To the Buddha, ignorance was the great sin.
People are mainly polarised in the astral body, as we know, and
the lower centres are the most active; when an atmosphere or
environment of thought-forms of a low
key
109. Notice here the musical
reference—“key”.
and vitalised by all the baser forms of astral energy is coupled to this,
110. Presumably this
vitalization may occur from levels of the astral plane with which the human
being is to have nothing to do--the sixth and seventh subplanes.
it will become apparent how stupendous is
the task of lifting humanity to a clearer, purer and better atmosphere,
111. We are thinking of the
quality of the “air” to be found upon the astral plane. When the term “air” is
used, the redeeming quality of buddhic energy (the buddhic plane is the plane
of “air”) is suggested.
112. We live in several kinds of
‘atmospheres’ simultaneously—physical, etheric, astral and lower mental.
113. DK is painting no rosy
picture. We live and ‘breathe’ within heavy pollution. Pollution is not only of
the physical plane. The etheric, astral and mental miasms are the cause of our
physical plane pollution.
114. Hercules, the world
disciple, must lift. And Hercules in
Aquarius must cleanse the mired stables of King Augeus.
and how
easy it is for the lower aspects and appetites to flourish and to grow.
115. Humanity lives in a fetid
atmosphere promotive of disease on all levels of the personality. We are spared
the full realization of this because we cannot yet see with entire clarity on
the etheric, astral and lower mental planes.
As the vitalisation is pursued and the energy is poured from one
or other of the centres into the thought-form,
116. Yes, this is a tremendous
occult hint…
the conscious builder begins to extend this influence in
order to send it forth from him to
perform its mission,
117. The created thoughtform is
like the “jiva” sent forth from the Monad on a “mission” into the lower worlds.
whatever that may be, to make it
occultly "radiant" so that its vibrations will emanate, and make
themselves felt, and finally to make it magnetic, so that something [Page
974] in the thought form will call forth response from other thought
forms or from the minds it may contact.
118. Let us tabulate the tasks
of the conscious builder:
a.
The conscious builder extends the influence of the energy coming
forth from one of the three higher centers and into the thoughtform’
b.
The conscious builder makes the thoughtform occultly “radiant” so
that it may impact the environment
c.
The conscious builder renders the thoughtform magnetic and hence
attractive.
d.
So we have empowerment, radiance and magnetism.
119. Note that thoughtforms are
magnetic between themselves. A magnetic thoughtform magnetizes and attracts
other thoughtforms.
When these three objectives have
been reached, the life of the form
itself is now so strong that it can pursue its own little life cycle and fulfil
its work,
120. Just as can a human child
who has been born…
121. Though the human child does
seem to need much more tending than a thoughtform recently released from its
originator.
122. Perhaps, the released
thoughtform also needs a degree of tending or supervision after is separation
from its creator, its release.
being only linked to its creator by a
tiny thread of radiant substance, which is a correspondence to the
sutratma.
123. Let us observe closely. Is
this thread ever snapped? Ideas live on well after their originator has
departed incarnation. Are such ideas still
linked to the originator?
All forms have such a sutratma.
124. Sustaining life must flow.
It
links a man's bodies to the inner Identity,
125. In this instance, that
“inner identity”, as far as man is concerned, is his Monad.
or to that magnetic current which, emanating
from the true Identity, the solar Logos, connects the Creator of the solar system
with His great thought form by a stream of energy from the central Spiritual Sun to a point in the centre of the
physical Sun.
126. More occult hints of real
magnitude. The sutratma comes from the monadic nature of any Entity.
127. We, as human beings, are thoughtforms
of the Solar Logos.
128. The Central Spiritual Sun
is the monadic nature of the Solar Logos.
129. We note that the Monad of
the Solar Logos is connected to His physical nature (the Sun and its system of
planets) via a sutratma. We also note that the point of connection is the center of the physical Sun. This tells
us much about how the human Monad is connected to the human physical body.
As long as the attention of the creator of any thought form, great
or small, is turned towards it, that magnetic link persists, the thought form
is vitalised, and its work carried on.
130. Practical experience has
shown us that this is true. When we take our eye off the progressive
development of our thoughtforms, those thoughtforms fall apart. A supervisor
must supervise.
131. We gather then, that even
in the release of the thoughtform, the magnetic link is preserved.
When the work has been
accomplished, and the thought-form has served its purpose, every creator, consciously or unconsciously, turns his attention
elsewhere, and his thought form disintegrates.
132. This is the point…the
dissolving the magnetic link occurs with the removal of attention. This is why
every creator must keep his eye on
that which he has created.
133. We see that attention is the great life-giving
power.
134. Of course the human creator
can, at a certain point, release the thoughtform from his attention, because it
is otherwise vitalized—i.e., by the
attention of those whom the thoughtform serves. What keeps great works of art
alive long after the creator has departed this plane? Is it not the life energy
of those who support the thoughtform and wish for it to remain ‘alive’? It
would seem so.
Hence the occult significance of
all the processes occultly involved in sight, can be seen.
135. The eye is a life-giving
organ.
As long as the eye of the Creator is upon that
which is created, just so long does it persist;
136. Yes, unless and until the
sustaining of the form is taken over by others.
137. We begin to think that the
physical death by natural causes of man upon the physical plane comes when the
Ego averts its eye from its physical expression. The same is to be inferred by
so-called death upon the astral plane and upon the lower mental plane.
let the Creator withdraw "the light of
his countenance"
138. It is, then, a life-giving
light.
and the death of the thought form ensues, for vitality or energy follows the line
of the eye.
139. In general we find this to
be the case. DK is offering is sound advice for all creators, especially during
the period that they are the major supporting influence for the created form.
140. There would seem to occur,
however, a transfer of responsibility for sustenance. For instance, Beethoven’s
Fifth Symphony is vitally alive in the consciousness of humanity, yet it is not
Beethoven who is presently keeping it alive!
141. We often say that “energy
follows thought”. We should also say that ‘life-giving energy follows the focus
of the eye’.
When, therefore, a man, in
meditation, considers his work and builds his thought form for service, he is occultly looking, and consequently
energising; he begins to use the third
eye in its secondary aspect.
142. A primary function of the
eye is imaginative formation—the third eye searches the world of the Ego and
faithfully registers the pattern of egoic intent.
143. The secondary function of
the third eye is to occultly energize thoughtforms in process of creation.
144. Can we see, by implication,
why it is so important for people to be seen
for who they are? Can we see that seeing
another person in his or her soul identity keeps that person ‘alive’?
Discerning vision vitalizes the soul expression of the one who is seen—spiritually.