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from: Radionics and the Subtle Anatomy of Man
"When St. John wrote in Revelation of 'The city which stands foursquare', he was describing those energies which
make up the mechanism of the soul as it descends into the force field of the earth, and each _expression of energy carries
with it a picture of the health of the individual."
The mental body is that body made up of mind stuff or "chitta" as it is called in Eastern philosophy. It is
the most subtle of the bodies utilized by the soul.
The astral vehicle is that body through which emotion is experienced. Here are experienced the pairs of opposites such
as pleasure and pain, fear and courage, etc. Most individuals are functioning very potently through this body, and as a result
much disease stems from the constant chaotic interplay of energies
within it.
The etheric body, the densest of the subtle mechanisms, vitalizes and energizes the physical body, and integrates the
individual into the energy field of the earth.
The physical body, made up of the various organic systems, comprised of dense, liquid and gaseous materials, enables the
soul, in the fullness of time, to express itself on the physical plane.
The oriental asserts that the objective physical body is but the outward manifestation of inner subtle energies.
This body, consisting of fine energy threads or lines of force and light, is the archetype upon which the dense physical
form is built. It can best be described as a field of energy that underlies every cell and atom of the physical body, permeating
and interpenetrating every part of it, and extending beyond to form a part of what is commonly called the health aura. The
Bible speaks of it as the "Golden Bowl". To those with deeper vision it is often seen as a web or network animated
with golden light.
This etheric framework consists of material drawn from the four ethers, which is built into specific form. The network
of fine tubular threadlike channels, commonly known as the nadis, are related to the cerebral-spinal and sympathetic nervous
systems. These channels, depending upon the quality of the energy they carry, pass to certain areas of the body via the chakras,
or centers of force within the etheric body.
The integral unit formed by the etheric and physical bodies is basically the most important vehicle of man, as it connects
the physical world with the subtle worlds. Through it the five senses are able to function on the physical plane, and progressively
it is able to register the impact of energies flowing to it from the higher relms.
Seven grades or sub-planes of physical matter form the physical-etheric unit. These grades of matter should not be thought
of as existing in separate layers, but as a homogenous force field containing a variety of high frequency energies, which
are held in one cohesive unit under the direction of the soul."
. . .these chakras are of vital importance . . . because they are the focal point for the reception and transmission of
energies.
. . .In the Master Jesus all seven major chakras were perfectly balanced, correctly awakened and energized, making him
an _expression of perfected man. This is the example and promise that he held out to us, that each may become as perfect as
him, and ultimately express Divine Purpose. . . . These force centers must be working properly in order to supply the physical
body with the right amount and quality of energy. Any deviation from normal creates an imbalance which may ultimately lead
to organic pathology."
The chakras of the etheric body are to be found in various states of activity. They reflect the physical, emotional, mental
and spiritual quality of the individual, and may be found in any one of the following conditions represented by the five symbols.
(See attached visual reference)
The Circle: The chakra is simply a saucer-like depression, closed and inert, or rotating very slowly. There is no real
intensity in its action, and the energy within it is just perceptible as a dim glow. The symbol further stands for the human
body viewed from an etheric point of view. It symbolizes the single cell within the human body, or the atom of the physicist.
The circle with the point in the center: The chakra is opening with signs of pulsation. It has a glowing point of energy
in the middle of the saucer-like depression, and its rotation is becoming more rapid.
The circle divided in two: Here the activity of the chakra is quickening and alive. The point of energy at the center
is extending outward towards the periphery, it burns more brightly and due to its rotary action casts off energy in two directions,
thus creating the appearance of a divided circle. The depression is becoming a vortex of energy, more brilliantly lit.
The circle divided into four: This represents the chakra shich is radiantly active and seeking to blend with other chakras.
Not only is the circle rotationg but the cross within it rotates as well, creating an effect of great beauty. It indicates
a high point of inner development, and is the true circle of matter, the equal armed cross of the Holy Spirit.
The swastika: Indicates that the point of energy at the center of the chakra has extended to the periphery and is circulating
around the periphery. This fiery wheel siignifies the highest activity of matter, blazing and radiant throughout. (Couldn't
this also be symbollic of "the ring of fire" archetype?) Such a chakra becomes fouth dimensional and is better described
as a sphere than a wheel. It is functioning in perfect unison with the other chakras.
Then, I we have St. Matthew's Gospel -- 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where theives break through and
steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where theives do not break
through and steal:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light."
p.44
The Greeks suggested that the pineal was the seat of the soul, which agrees with the ancient Indian esoteric tradition.
Galen felt that it was connected with the regulation of thought.
. . . The pineal gland contains vestigial retinal tissue and is considered by modern physiologists to have the possible
function of a third photoreceptor, which all points to the pineal as being the third eye.
The crown centre contains within it a replica of each chakra, thus it is a reflection of Brahman the macrocosmic principle,
and at the same time it contains within its periphery the total pattern of man.
Average and advanced man works through all of his chakras, but the highly advanced initiate increasingly works through
the counterparts in the crown chakra, all his life focus being tuned in to the ultimate reality of the macrocosm. His energies
so to speak function only from the throne of consciousness, and from this seat the inner man has access to the universe of
cells, chakras and subtle vehicles, in order to express soul consciousness on the lower planes.
. . .Full development of this chakra creates a vast aura of light, the beauty and magnitude of which eclipses every other
chakra, and indicates the blossoming of perfected man, a god incarnate. The impulse towards physical incarnation ceases to
exist and the individual evolves from the human kingdom into the spiritual kingdom. John speaks of this in the Revelation
when he says, 'He goeth out no more.'
And to the Indians, the Medicine Wheel was a map of the mind, and thus a diagram of our own 'little universe' and of its
connection with the greater universe.
The circle was thus the "container' that represented the universe and the totality of space, or the individual and
everything around the individual. In ancient symbolism the circle was a symbol of the infinity of space, without beginning
and without ending, and when divided by a horizontal line it indicated the dividing of the infinity os space in order to provide
the actuality of life in Time - in the Here and Now: It also represented the power of the Formative/Receptive Force, the Feminine
principle, without breadth or depth and the source of Form as expressed in the Sacred Law, 'Everything is Born of Woman'.
An upright line symbolized the power of the Active/Conceptual Force, the Masculine principle, which gives dimensions and thus
a place in space:
The fusion of these two symbols provided a third -- the encircled cross. The upright, equal-armed cross was an ancient
symbol of manifestation in time and space. When contained within the circle it was a symbol of the limited and changing reality
of physical things embraced within the inffinity and everlastingness of spirit. The cross within a circle could also represent
four expressions of cosmic power flowing to and from their source, or four qualities of elemental unformed substance. The
encircled cross symbolizing energy in balance and equilibrium. A symbol also of Earth.
It was the oriental philosophers who expressed this dual aspect in the form of what is known as the yin and yang mandala.
This constant striving for union which regenerates the creative energy that manifests in renewed life in all forms, was
personified in most ancient cultures as the polarity of god and goddess. God and goddess were mental images of the divine
powers behind Nature. They indicated the twin forces of Nature. These complementary aspects of Nature were not nebulous beliefs
or mere superstitions but literal facts. The god and goddess were personifications of the forces behind that reality. [ p.
36 -37 the Medicine Way by Kenneth Meadows]
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