Theos-Talk Archives (November 2005 Message tt00006)

An excellent set of references, Daniel, thank you very much. I will have to
get started on a research project and share my findings.

-Des.

BTW, I appreciate your site, the Blavatsky Study Center. It is very useful
to students such as myself.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel H. Caldwell" <danielhcaldwell@yahoo.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 7:09 AM
Subject: Theos-World Desmond on "The Seven Keys of Symbolism"


> Desmond,
>
> To point you in the direction of
> finding an answer to your interesting
> question, I would read what HPB writes
> about this subject in other parts of
> the SECRET DOCTRINE:
>
> BELOW are a limited number of index references
> in her book:
>
> KEY(S) in SECRET DOCTRINE
> allegories & symbols have seven II 291n
> geometry the fifth II 471
> Hebrew physiological I 311
> human, one of seven II 291n
> IU gave, one turn I xxxviii
> Massey used two or three II 632
> Mysteries unlocked by seven II 632
> new, needed for mysteries II 795
> occult science a I 341
> Rabbis lost II 537
> Ragon on the, to symbols I 363
> required for old theogony II 248
> seven, must not be mixed II 517
> seven, open past & future I 325
> seven, taught in occultism I 155n; II 523
> seven, to man's genesis I 323
> seven, to meaning of swastika II 99
> seven, to universal symbology I xxxviii, 310-11, 363
> in Skinner's Source of Measures I 318 &n
> to theogonies & Secret Doctrine II 23, 767
> three of seven, only given II 517
> three or four used in Secret Doctrine II 797
> of wisdom found in nature II 797
> to Zohar & Bible II 536-45, 590-8
>
> SYMBOL(S)
> seven meanings to every I 363; II 22n, 335, 357, 538, 547, 584, 765
>
> SYMBOLOGY, SYMBOLISM. in SECRET DOCTRINE
> Bible, Indian, Chaldean, Egyptian I 320-5
> Christian fr Hebrew, Hebrew fr Chaldean II 354
> discussed I 303-9
> fourth stage of, & generation I 36
> Hebrew-Egyptian I 308-9, 364n
> Hindu I 667
> history of world found in II 438
> interpretation of II 335
> kabbalistic II 457
> of marriage ceremony I 614-15n
> of Meru & Patala II 357
> Mosaic, became crude under Ezra I 319
> Mystery language or I 309; II 124
> & origin of evil II 274
> of Pentateuch & New Testament I 115n
> power of occult I 272
> representing abstractions I 615
> seven departments of I 305
> seven keys to universal I xxxviii, 310-11, 363; II 335
> spirit & value of II 469
> of temple curtain I 125
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Daniel
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