Theos-Talk Archives (February 1999 Message tt00026)

Hi Dorothy,


I 'sort of' agree with what you say below.  I wonder about the timing
involved as to when the physical body of the infant is built 'around' the
astral double.  Do you think this begins immediately after fertilization?
My own sense is that a certain amount of building work is carried out
first - perhaps over a certain number of weeks - before the Ego 'comes into
incarnation'.  This allows time for the basic elemental form to be made
*before* the work of fashioning it to the shape of that particular Astral
Form takes place.  There is a case for 'not everything' happening at once,
for HPB  states that the Reincarnating Ego doesn't fully 'enter' into the
physical vehicle until around the age of 7 years.  Hence the child is deemed
not Karmically responsible until that time.


As to the term "cloning", I wonder whether we (and others) are using the
same meaning?  This is something I should have asked *before* adding my 2p's
worth.   The more I think about it the more I  I realise that I am not
exactly sure how cloning takes place.  So, based on my limited knowledge(!)
I am using the term "cloning" to mean a method of artificial insemination
that ensures the growing organism (animal or human) has exactly the same DNA
structure as the body being duplicated.  Is this what you mean?

If we both mean something similar then I'm not sure how you reach your
conclusion "that a clone wouldn't have an Astral body".  Am I missing
something?

Best wishes,

Peter



> To answer your comments, we would have to bring in the Astral Planes.
>
> Synopsis
>
> When the Ego leaves (dies)  he leaces on the Lower Astral plane, all his
> misdeeds and selfishthoughts , carrying with him only his unselfish
> thoughts and actions to Devachan.
>
> According to Karmic Law all these form the new Astral body which the
> reincarnating Ego unites with. Together they enter the womb of an
> appropiate mother.
>
> Nature then molds the foetus around the Astral form.
> So it would seem the spiritual Soul never leaves the Ego
> thru all circumstances.
>
> A clone wouldnt even have an Astral body.
>
>
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