Theos-Talk Archives (March 2003 Message tt00399)

Hi all,

In a group which discusses genetical engeneering from a
theosophical/ethical perspective, yesterday, we used a
simplified chart for the involution/evolution of man. 
It was simply the sevenfold constitution of man as follows:

atma | A
buddhi | |
manas | |
kama | |
astral | | 
physical |_______|

This was amplified by a u-shaped arrow going down from atma
into buddhi etc. curving up from physical (here represented
by the vertical and horizontal lines. The A stands for the
head of the arrow, I hope the idea comes across. The idea
was that the present round was at the lowest point, that
is, the physical. 

For the use of the discussion this was a decent picture,
but in my understanding of the rounds I always thought we
were in the fourth round. Which gets us (counting downward
from Atma) to the kamic level. Which is precisely the way I
understood it. Yet we are clearly in physical bodies. How
do I combine this? Can anybody clear up my confusion?

Katinka

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