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Thus the Linga Sharîra is derived from the Violet sub-ray of the Violet Hierarchy; the
Higher Manas is similarly derived from the Indigo sub-ray of the Indigo Hierarchy,
and so on. Every man being born under a certain planet, there will always be a
predominance of that planet’s colour in him, because that “principle” will rule in him
which has its origin in the Hierarchy in question. There will also be a certain amount
of the colour derived from the other planets present in his Aura, but that of the ruling
planet will be strongest. Now a person in whom say, the Mercury principle is
predominant, will, by acting upon the Mercury principle in another person born under
a different planet, be able to get him entirely under his control. For the stronger
Mercury principle in him will overpower the weaker Mercurial element in the other.
But he will have little power over persons born under the same planet as himself.
This is the Key to the Occult Sciences of Magnetism and Hypnotism.
The student will understand that the Orders and Hierarchies are here named after
their corresponding colours, so as to avoid using numerals, which would be
confusing in connection with the human principles, as the latter have no proper
numbers of their own. The real Occult names of these Hierarchies cannot now be
given.
The Hierarchies and Man (Page 483)
The student must, however, remember that the colours which we see with our
physical eyes are not the true colours of Occult Nature, but are merely the effects
produced on the mechanism of our physical organs by certain rates of vibration. For
instance, Clerk Maxwell has demonstrated that the retinal effects of any colour may
be initiated by properly combining three other colours. It follows, therefore, that our
retina has only three distinct colour sensations and we therefore do not perceive the
seven colours which really exist, but only their “imitations” so to speak, in our
physical organism.
Thus, for instance, the Orange-Red of the first “Triangle” is not a combination of
Orange and Red, but the true “spiritual” Red, if the term may be allowed, while, the
Red (blood-red) of the spectrum is the colour of Kâma animal desire, and is
inseparable from the material plane.
The Unity of Deity
Esotericism, pure and simple, speaks of no personal God; therefore are we
considered as Atheists. But, in reality, Occult Philosophy, as a whole, is based
absolutely on the ubiquitous presence of God, the (Page 484) Absolute Deity; and if IT
Itself is not speculated upon, as being too sacred and yet incomprehensible as a Unit
to the finite intellect, yet the entire Philosophy is based upon Its Divine Powers as
being the Source of all that breathes and lives and has existence. In every ancient
Religion the ONE was demonstrated by the many. In Egypt and India, in Chaldæ and
Phœnicia, and finally in Greece, the ideas about Deity were expressed by multiples
of three, five and seven; and also by eight, nine and twelve great Gods, which
symbolized the powers and properties of the One and Only Deity. This was related to
that infinite subdivision by irregular and odd numbers to which the metaphysics of
these nations subjected their ONE DIVINITY. Thus constituted, the cycle of the Gods
has all the qualities and attributes of the ONE SUPREME AND UNKNOWABLE; for in this
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