Theos-Talk Archives (February 1999 Message tt00043)

In a message dated 2/4/99 2:43:19 PM, Dorothy wrote:

<<the clone, as an extension of the original would not possess a NEW
astral form.>>

But why not?  

It is important to note that the clone is not merely an extension of an
existing physical form.  It is a fully-formed duplicate, a completely
developed additional form.  Twins and triples (if identical) also have the
EXACT SAME genetic material.  In effect, they are clones.  Would anyone
propose that there is only one astral model?  Or worse,  that only one of the
bunch has a soul?

Gardeners frequently take a sprig or branch from a tree and graft it onto
another tree, which then bears new kinds of fruit, with new kinds of seeds,
and new kinds of offspring grow up.  Hybrids.  None of these have astral
forms?

HPB seems to indicate that the physical and the astral forms of all things in
nature exist on the *SAME PLANE*.  In fact, somewhere HPB even indicates that
the physical is *NO PRINCIPLE* but merely a fleshy covering of the real first
principle, the astral.  So I doubt __anything__ can exist physically without
some sort of electro-magnetic astral form holding it together, else the atoms
and other particles would scatter and the form would collapse.

If there are other ideas, particularly if they make reference to specific
Theosophical teachings, I would be very interested to hear.

Rich

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