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but one side, because with him all things are right; hence we have but one "all-seeing eye."

The Kabbalah says when the Vast Countenance uncovers towards the little countenance (man) all things are beheld in the light of mercy. Wrath and judgment cometh forth from the little countenance, for the little countenance showeth two sides, both the right and the left.

"When it is written, My wrath is kindled, the wrath of Tetragrammaton is kindled, etc., is to be understood to refer to the little countenance (Microprosopus)." P. 198 "Kabbalah."

"War cometh from the wrath of Microprosopus" (Man).

"The fire of war is not mitigated save by the fire of the Altar." "Kabbalah," P. 198.

"The one 'Yod' is concealed, the other is made manifest, but that which is hidden and that which is manifest are balanced by equilibrium of forms." P. 92, "Kabbalah."

"The Mother 'H' is joined unto the king and is found to form one body with Him." P. 75.

"When the male is joined with the female they both form one complete body." P. 334, "Kabbalah."

"The path of the bride 'H' is called the land of Canaan wherein Joshua found giants." (It is in the lower planes where the wisdom creative outflow makes bodies and creates forms of all kinds.) P. 334 "Kabbalah."

"When the inferior man descendeth into this world, like unto the Supernal form, in himself there

are found two Spirits. Man is formed from two sides, from the right and from the left." P. 91, "Kabbalah."

"With respect unto the right side he hath the Holy Intelligences; with respect to the left side, the animal soul." Here is the animal that man is commanded to sacrifice.

Page 316, paragraph 565: "Hence it is written. (Gen. VIII 21). And IHVH smelled a sweet savor. It is not written, He smells the odor of sacrifice. What is sweet save rest? Assuredly the Spirit at rest is the mitigation of the Lords of judgment. When therefore it is said that IHVH smelled the odor of rest, most certainly the odor of the sacrificed victim is not meant ; but the odor of those mitigations of severity which are referred to the nose of "Microprosopus" (Man).

"From the nose of Microposopus (Man) proceedeth from the one nostril smoke and fire, and from the other peace and beneficent spirits." From the Kabbalah as translated by S. L. MacGregor Mathers in "Kabbalah Unveiled."

To quote a few lines of the "Kabbalah" as translated by Dr. Wilson: "The 'Most Holy Ancient One' is found to have three heads, which are contained in one head. (His manifestation is triune.) And he Himself is that only highest Supreme Head."

"And since He the Most Holy Ancient One is thus symbolized in the triad all other lights which shine are included in triads."

"Moreover the Most Holy Ancient One is symbolized by the duad (positive and negative), so also all the remaining lights are mystically divided into duads."

"Furthermore the 'Most Holy Ancient One' is symbolized and concealed under the conception of unity, for He Himself is One and all things are one."

So Moses said to the people, "Hear, Oh Israel, There is one God; Him only shalt thou worship." He wanted to inculcate in them the understanding of the unity that it is the destiny of the Aryan race to understand.

The Hindoo loved deep metaphysical speculation, but the Aryan race was to live an active life, and the great secrets of the beginning of things are given in a few terse words in Genesis. First, the perfect thought form of Elohim is given in Ch. I, then in Ch. II, beginning with fourth verse, we see the great Lord Jehovah starting humanity on its evolutionary path on this planet, by which it may attain the perfection foreseen in the first chapter when God saw it and it was Good.

The Theosophists tell us that our humanity evolved up to the human form upon the Moon chain, and the Bible shows that the egos were human, because the Lord Jehovah made a body for "Man." He was already man and the Lord Jehovah makes him a body. of the dust, or finer, etheric, particles of the lower planes, or mental matter.

This will be brought out more fully in other chapters, but the first glimpse given us is so very brief that one must turn to other Scriptures to get a full conception of the depth of meaning of the cryptic phrases. A deep study, however, shows that they contradict no scientific fact that has been proven, nor do they contradict other Scriptural accounts. It is all there, but it is evidently not the work of the Aryan race to dwell upon the great beginning so much as to con

sider the path he is to take to attain to the greatest degree of usefulness. The typical steps of the race in their progress are well marked out, and, if we study the symbolic meaning of the allegories we will find a clear story of the great plan of the Infinite for our salvation, which is a story of evolution; and the hopeful part of it is, that we are given time enough to accomplish it.

In this entirely inadequate review the writer has endeavored to give the reader a few of the facts that throw light upon the inner meaning of the Scriptures of the Hebrews (those who have crossed over), and in the succeeding chapters will bring out other points that will help, as the interpretation of passages call

for them.

CHAPTER IV.

THE STORY OF CREATION

Although many of these points are brought out in some of the other chapters, perhaps it would be wise to give a connected account of the creation in as few words as possible, as it reads symbolically, as so many have had serious trouble with these first few chapters of our Bible.

All translators seem to agree that there are two accounts of the creation given in Genesis, and that the one in the second chapter seems to be by far the older of the two. It seems very probable that the first chapter was not written until the Great Ones met in Babylon in the time of Ezra to compile the Scripture for the new Aryan race. As was fitting in a work of that kind, in a few terse sentences the origin of things was shown.

From occult sources we learn that all things that appear upon the Physical Plane, must first appear upon the Mental Plane. To make the statement so plain that it may be readily grasped by a mind that has not studied along these lines, no house, or anything else, can be built until it has been clearly planned in the mind of the architect. As he conceives of this plan and perfects it in his mind he builds it upon the Mental Plane. God's thoughts are supposed to rest upon the Cosmic Mental Plane. When the Builder needs them we are told that He brings them down.

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