Theos-Talk Archives (February 1999 Message tt00024)

Feb 3rd

Dear Dorothy:

How can you think that a physical "clone" would not have an
"astral body ?"  In all physial forms it is the foundation for
that form.  One of the functions of the "astral body" is to form
a network or a lattice on which the physical molecules can
arrange themselves to make a physical form.

So minerals, plants, animals and humans, in fact everything in
the Universe has first an ASTRAL FORM, and then physical forms of
various densities are aggregated around that.  Take a good look
at the able of Kosmic Principles.  Then turn to the KEY and take
a good look at those attributed to the Human being.  They compare
and correspond.

Were you thinking of the "astral body" as the Personal soul ?  If
so, that is an aspect of the Higher Manas which, shoots down and
illuminates the physical brain (in the case of man) in a
progressive manner from babyhood on, by stages of 7 years, until
there is a full incarnation of Manas and full moral
responsibility by age 14/21 (for humans).

In the case of animals the Manas is latent, and the power of the
lower animation poser of nature operations on the principles of
the astral, Prana and Kama operate.  Instinct is the
manifestation in a progressive manner of the gradual trend
towards individualization of the animal forms.  At least that is
what I get from a study of the principles in the OCEAN OF
THEOSOPHY and the KEY TO THEOSOPHY.

There is so much in those which gives us answers when we seek for
information.  And then it stays with us, as memory.

I hope this is of help.


Best wishes,

Dallas

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