Theos-Talk Archives (July 2002 Message tt00008)

July 2 2002

Dear Friends:


Might it not be that we actually receive in our sensorium, either
physical or astral, an impact from any set of vibrations.?

If so, then our individual ATTENTION has to be directed to the record
made by our receptors, and then by an act of will we can decipher
them -- if we have developed that detachment as well as acuity.

But those may also be some of the attributes that disciples under the
training of an Adept develop. The sine qua non is always,
harmlessness.

As I understand it, if true (or "white") Occultism, any power or
faculty we may develop cannot be used for any personal benefit, but
only, as an extension of our power to cooperate and to be of service
(under Karma) to others.

As I understand it, this requires a tremendous discrimination in the
matter of what is "right" and "wrong." And I sense on the study of
Theosophy that this is a fact that is emphasized repeatedly, but, not
everyone seems to "get it."

The lure for selfish powers which might be applied for personal
benefit has a "grab" over many interested individuals. It is said
that "Occultism" is neutral,. and the motive for its application makes
an act, a feeling, or a thought potent for "good" or "evil." Hence
the many warnings.

Best wishes,

Dallas

-----Original Message-----
From: C.
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 10:05 PM
To:
Subject: RE: Color and Music

Maybe we are tuned into certain frequencies; some sounds are resonant
and some are dissonant to our body's frequency. But, we are able to
change that through conscious or subconscious tuning. Naturally we
tend
toward a certain behavioral pattern [quiet, or nervous, or analytical,
or gregarious, or introverted] Based on these internal tendancies, we
experience differences in our external environmental processing. The
more familiar we are with the myriad of internal and external
combinations, the more modal we become.

So, people who hone an eclectic taste in music seem to have the
ability
to adjust what they are attuned to in music, by adjusting their mood
or
thought.

Just a guess!