Theos-Talk Archives (August 2003 Message tt00100)

Aug 19 2003

RE: Signed 1888 Vol. I edition of The Secret Doctrine
+ mystery symbol after H P B's initials

Dear Tony

Thanks for your sharp eyes.

I had not noticed the horizontal interruptions or radiations
(?).If this is in two sections perhaps it indicates Lower and
Higher Manas CONJOINED -- made ONE ? Just an idea ?

The copy of the signature I got was not very clear.

4th Line from the bottom and 3rd line from the top -- still mean
MANAS to me.

In several places the use of numbers for "principles" seems to
vary.

As to cross posting. I agree it has draw-backs.

My use of it is diffusion of Theosophical ideas as far as
possible. So as to evoke thought and wide discussion.

Best wishes,

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tony [mailto:alpha@dircon.co.uk]
Sent:	Monday, August 18, 2003 4:43 PM
To:	study@blavatsky.net
Subject:	[bn-study] RE: Theos-World Signed 1888 edition of The
Secret Doctrine + mystery symbol

Dear David and Dallas

This was a cross-posting by Dallas (of just his mail rather than
ALL the
mails) from theos-talk, and I don't think Jim is on this list.
One
suggestion was, what Dallas and you call the fourth line from the
bottom, is
in fact 2 lines emanating out from the centre. If you have a
closer look at
the symbol, see what you think.

The trouble with cross-posting is that the original inquirer
doesn't get to
see the replies from the other list or lists, and the energy
becomes
scattered and less focussed.

Your comments are interesting.

Tony


-----Original Message-----
From: David Grossman [mailto:davidgro@webspan.net]
Sent: 17 August 2003 8:14 pm
To: study@blavatsky.net
Subject: [bn-study] RE: Theos-World Signed 1888 edition of The
Secret
Doctrine + mystery symbol


Dear Jim,
This is pure speculation on my part but the 6 parallel lines
reminded
me immediately of a Chinese hexagram as found in the I Ching.
Six
unbroken lines is the 1st hexagram, the sign of the "Creative"
The dot
& circle in the fourth line (from the bottom)
may signify a changing line which would turn the 1st hexagram
into the
9th hexagram. I will not attempt to interpret the meaning of
this but
you might refer to an edition of the I ,Ching for further
exploration.
If you are unfamiliar with the book I would recommend the Wilhelm
edition,Bollingen series XIX, Princeton University Press.

David
On Sunday, August 17, 2003, at 03:03 AM,
<dalval14@earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Sunday, August 17, 2003
>
> Dear Friend:
>
> I looked at the symbol H P B placed following her initials.
>
> I would hazard the following observations:
>
>
>
> The 6 parallel horizontal lines might signify the planes or the
> principles.
>
> Counting from above this is the 3rd line. Possibly it is Manas
> or Buddhi-Manas.
>
> The Circle with centered Dot on the 3rd line from the top might
> signify MANAS as the potential of the focused, universal vision
> of an Adept when centered there.
>
> The 3 lines below might signify the divisions or principles
that
> form the "personality" minus the physical body.
>
> Please treat this as surmise only. All symbols have at least 7
> keys and interpretations. This may be one of them.
>
> I think the key is to be found in MAHATMA LETTERS where the
> "principles and planes" are numbered . From above, this seems
to
> be the 5th principle -- MANAS. The KEY TO THEOSOPHY (HPB)
also
> offers some hints on this in the tables given pp. 91-2, 135-6,
> 195-6., and in SECRET DOCTRINE we have S D I 4-6, 157, 242-6,
> 200, II 300, 591-3, 596, 600fn,
>
> What happened to Vol. 2 ? The set is incomplete as offered,
> unless I am mistaken.
>
> I have an original 1888 edition in 2 volumes.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Dallas
>
> ===================
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jim [mailto:jim@31millstone.freeserve.co.uk]
> Sent:	Saturday, August 16, 2003 2:45 PM
> To:	theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:	Theos-World Signed 1888 edition of The Secret Doctrine
+
> mystery symbol
>
> Hello,
> I am writing concerning a book which is up for auction on ebay
at
> the moment - an 1888 edition of "The Secret Doctrine" which
bears
> a handwritten dedication to Bertram Keightly by Madame
Blavatsky.
> She includes a symbolic alias which I'd be really interested to
> know more about. Does anyone know the meaning of this symbol?
> After countless hours in the library and on the net I haven't
> been able to track it down. Any help would be much appreciated.
> I've included a link below.
> Thanks,
> Jim Peacock
> Edinburgh
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=12571&it
> em=3544456908
>
>
>
>
>
>
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