Theos-Talk Archives (May 2000 Message tt00272)

Thankyou, Tony,

I think, if we work together we can get clear in this area and know in our
hearts and minds the transcendental basis for our thought.  We can then all
build independently and together from a solid rock rather than from
empirical sand.  We need both.  We've got lots of sand now, since the
enlightenment-era of our history, but we gotta find the rock and get
balanced and bring in the wisdom of the renaissance-era.  This is where
Blavatsky     (and bailey, shhhhhh) are so important to civilization at this
time.  We can honor both Logic and Experience,  Father and Mother.

Thanks for the information.

Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony <alpha@dircon.co.uk>
To: theos-talk@theosophy.com <theos-talk@theosophy.com>
Cc: Dorthy Rubenstein <drubenstein@csupomona.edu>; Sandra Steffes
<skaslac@aol.com>; Varena De Cuir <VarenaD@aol.com>; Nand Harjani
<NandH@worldnet.att.net>; Esoteric Science Group <escience@listbot.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 4:37 AM
Subject: RE: Theos-World Fundamental theosohical principles and their
relationship toscience.


>An interesting idea Gene.
>
>The symbols on pages 4 & 5 of the PROEM:
>
>There are 12 symbols depicted, which can suggest a circle: 12 signs of the
>Zodiac.
>
>The symbols are arranged in a 3 4 5 pattern, or 31415 which is symbolical
of
>pi.  (It is also suggestive of 3 squared x 4 squared = 5 squared.)
>
>Also, this comes to mind when reading your mail:
>
>INTRODUCTORY (page xlii):
>
>"So very old that our modern antiquarians might ponder over its pages an
>indefinite time, and still not quite agree as to the nature of the fabric
>upon which it is written. It is the only original copy now in existence.
The
>most ancient Hebrew document on occult learning -- the Siphrah Dzeniouta --
>was compiled from it, and that at a time when the former was already
>considered in the light of a literary relic. One of its illustrations
>represents the Divine Essence emanating from ADAM* like a luminous arc
>proceeding to form a circle; and then, having attained the highest point of
>its circumference, the ineffable glory bends back again, and returns to
>earth, bringing a higher type of humanity in its vortex. As it approaches
>nearer and nearer to our planet, the Emanation becomes more and more
>shadowy, until upon touching the ground it is as black as night."
>
>* The name is used in the sense of the Greek word [[anthropos]].
>
>Best wishes
>Tony
>
>
>I think Charles is pointing out very interesting stuff worth pursuing.
This
>is the area I'm struggling to throughly understand.  The I Ching, The Book
>of Changes, uses this binary idea so there is an awe-full lot of commentary
>concerning subjective meaning in this area.  I've seen that one of the
>entities in the Eastern Kabballa is called  Binah.  I found in the SD, I
>belief, a note indicating a connection of Binah with binary.  The symbol of
>the circle or chakra with the diameter that follows(or rather is
>simultaneous with) the circle or chakra with the central point seems to
>relate to this and then the diameter relates to the circle or whole chakra
>bringing up the idea of Pi, etc.
>
>It seems the THINKER must take Unity at the Atmic level and polarize it
into
>Spirit-Matter at the buddhic level and then appear in the  "world" as the
>Higher Self understanding the continous relationship of Spirit-Matter,
>Energy-Matter at the scientific level and then be willing to "die" in order
>to ascend once again from this scientific trinity(concrete mind, Ego,
>Abstract mind)  back to the buddhic-intuitive dualistic continuum of Life
>and then back to Unity at the Atmic level. "Light" would be given off
during
>the descent and absorbed in the ascent.
>
>I've free-associated a bit, but I get too excited when someone touches in
>this area of contemplation.  This is group work, and I think the basis of
>the renaissance for Theosophy in science and art worldwide, especially in
>Russia.
>
>Thankyou, Charles.
>
>Kim, comments?
>
>Gene
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Charles Sitwell <csitwell@xtra.co.nz>
>To: theos-talk@theosophy.com <theos-talk@theosophy.com>
>Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 6:31 AM
>Subject: Re: Theos-World Fundamental theosohical principles and their
>relationship toscience.
>
>
>>Eugene Carpenter and others have been saying interesting things about
>numbers,
>>the significance of Zero, and One. I just thought I would throw in ( there
>was a
>>reference to binary arithmetic, that I find it interesting to consider the
>the
>>numbers 1 through seven in binary form (using three bits) written under
>each
>>other.
>> Knowing the unfortunate effects of formatting in eMail I'm reluctant to
do
>it
>>here, but as most of you will well know (but I don't want to mystify any
>who
>>don't :-) ) the sequence is 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110, 111.  My point
is
>that
>>the leftmost position is zero for the upper triad, and 1 for the lower
>>quaternary.  Also the alternating polarity idea for the levels (planes of
>>consciousness or whatever term you prefer) gets some support from the
>rightmost
>>column.
>>It may of course be just coincidence? :-) but its interesting, at lest to
>me; so
>>I thought I'd share it.
>>Regards
>>Charles Sitwell.
>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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