A Cosmic View

A  Cosmic  View

Uranda   September 11, 1942

In the Third Sacred School we have come to recognize that all things, from the most minute to that which is of the greatest magnitude, come properly within the scope of our consideration. Of necessity most of our lesson papers deal with those things which are of everyday importance in helping the individual live in harmony with reality. Sometimes when the individual is giving his attention to those things which are of immediate importance in life he is inclined to lose sight of the long-range vision which should be natural to every Emissary of Divine Light. As you relax in the peace and joy of the Christ love it is well that you should remember the application of fundamental principles to your daily life while we turn attention to a cosmic view of the operation of those same principles in relationship to that magnitude of Being which comes within our range of comprehension.

It is well that we should now consider some of the mysteries relating to the creation of this world, and the relationship of this world to the universe in which we dwell.

It has been long recognized that the triangle, in relationship to the circle, provides a basis of understanding by which many of the mysteries of life may be comprehended. In the 38th chapter of Job we find reference to “the sweet influences of the Pleiades,” and also to “the bands of Orion.” Immediately following reference to these two points, we find the question: “Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?” Mazzaroth must be recognized as the twelve cosmic vibrations relating to the cyclic motion of the earth around the sun each year. It has been recognized by yourself that the twelve cosmic vibrations relate to the individual, and are received by the individual through the receptive points established by the twelve organic minerals of the human body. A full comprehension, then, of what is here referred to as Mazzaroth necessitates an understanding of the twelve cosmic rays as they relate to all created things. In the encampment of the children of Israel in the wilderness there were four groups of three tribes, making the twelve tribes, and it is in this that we find the triune vibration established on the firm foundation in its relationship to the twelve vibrations represented by the twelve tribes. Later we find the same principle carried out in symbolism in relationship to the twelve disciples of the Master Jesus.

The triangle is at once seen to be a symbol of the trinity, and you are familiar with its use in relationship to the triune nature of the human being. However, it is necessary that you now recognize the principles of the triangle as they relate to the original creation of the world. To return now to the consideration of the Pleiades and of Orion, we would note that from a cosmic view of the creative activity focalized in this world, Orion provides the positive point of the base of the triangle, and the Pleiades provide the negative point of the base of the triangle. The apex of this gigantic triangle came to a focalization at the point where the world was to be created. Let us consider for a moment the significance which we may observe in the selection of these two points as the base of the creative triangle upon which the creative cycle was established by which the world was brought forth. Orion is symbolized by a man carrying a sword, and the masculine vibration is of the positive phase of being. The Pleiades have often been referred to as the Seven Sisters, and here we see at once the negative phase of being, symbolized in the feminine vibration which characterizes this constellation. Only six of the stars of the constellation of the Pleiades can be seen with the naked eye, and the seventh is beyond the vision of the human eye. In this we find the original base of the seven planes of this Whole Holy World, which are divided into the positive trinity of the inner planes and the negative trinity of the outer planes, with the seventh or invisible plane enfolding all the rest. The Biblical reference to the Pleiades indicates that there are sweet influences which issue forth from this constellation, and the expression sweet influences is decidedly indicative of the feminine, or negative, vibration. When one views the constellation of Orion in the heavens one is filled with a realization of the positive power which issues forth from this positive point of the base of the triangle.

This positive power is symbolized by the Biblical reference to the bands of Orion, and is further emphasized by the sword which Orion carries as he moves through the heavens in pursuit of the Seven Sisters. The only so-called “hole in the sky,” through which human beings may consciously view the light of the Central Sun of Suns, is to be found in the constellation of Orion, and this has special significance in the sense that it provides a direct connecting link between this world and the Central Sun of the entire cosmos. At this time we will not stop to consider many of the marvelous things which are known concerning the huge suns, and the interesting formations of nebulae which combine to make the constellation of Orion, but the student may well anticipate a further consideration of these points.

Of immediate concern in this present analysis is the fact that the constellation of Orion provides the basic starting point from which the activities of creation were established. As you remember that the constellation of the Pleiades forms the negative point of the base of the triangle, and then remember that a direct line from these two constellations is drawn to the point where the world was first brought into being, it will be easy to visualize this world as being the apex of this gigantic triangle. Many lesser and interlacing triangles relate thereto and help to complete the pattern. One of these lesser triangles originates in the sun Arcturus, at the vibrational center of our own universe, and the base extends to its negative point in our own sun in this solar system. Again, the apex of the triangle is focalized in this world. The third triangle which we shall now consider originates with the sun of this solar system and extends to the point which forms the apex of the former two triangles, or in other words this world, and the apex of this third triangle is established at the periphery of this Whole Holy World, which approximates the path of the moon in its revolution around the earth.

The fourth triangle has its point of positive origination at the point of the apex of the first two triangles and at the negative point of the base of the third triangle, all of which are the same. This fourth triangle is in fact a series of seven triangles, each with the same point of origination, and each having its apex at the point of the periphery of the Whole Holy World, with the variation being in the fact that the negative point of the base is successively established at the point of division between each of the seven planes. If you do not immediately comprehend this outline in its fulness you should not be discouraged but rather let understanding come in due season.  

Each base of these four triangles establishes the radius of a circle, the center of which is at the positive point of the base of each given triangle. These four circles represent the four basic cycles of creative activity which had a part, a basic part, in the formation of this world and all that is therein. Here we have the firm foundation, in the four creative cycles and in the four triangles which are established therein. Thus we can begin to view the negative aspect of creative activity in the cosmos. By this I mean that the positive phase of this creative activity is still on beyond that which has been here outlined and, from a cosmic standpoint, the outline relates to the negative phase of inner-plane activity, which extends far beyond the limits of this Whole Holy World. The triune expression of these four triangles gives us a basis for understanding that which is spoken of as Mazzaroth in our text. Not until you understand this, and all that it implies, are you ready to graduate from the Third Sacred School. In this you begin to recognize something of the vast amount of material which awaits our future consideration in the Third Sacred School.

We should now note that Mazzaroth, or the twelve cosmic vibrations, relates to each of the seven planes, yet in each of the seven planes the vibrations of Mazzaroth are different, which is to say that this world provides what we may call a prism which divides the twelve cosmic vibrations into seven component parts. Three of the component parts of each of the twelve cosmic vibrations are active in the negative triune world. This makes thirty-six primary subdivisions of the twelve cosmic rays, which have a direct relationship to yourself in an outer sense. All of these triangles and creative cycles have their counterparts in you as an individual. The base of the first triangle has its positive origination in the Lord of the Sacred Seven, and extends to a negative point which resides in the Lord of the Sacred Three, with the apex established in your own Lord within you. The second triangle has its point of positive origination in the Lord of the Sacred Three, and extends to its negative point of base in the Lord of the Sacred Two, with its apex in your own Lord within. The third triangle, originating at its positive point of base in the Lord of the Sacred Three, extends to its negative point in the Lord of the Sacred One, and again, its apex is in the Lord within yourself. The fourth triangle has its positive point of origination in your own Lord within you, and has its negative point of base in each of the seven planes relating to your own individual expression, with the apex situated at the periphery of your own life radial activity. Again, the base of each of these triangles establishes the radius of a circle, the center of which is, in each case, the positive point of origination.

The significance of these facts will begin to appear to you as you consider the manner in which you are thus related to the cosmos, so that you are, to the degree that your polarity is correct under the One Law, a focal point of creative activity. It is because of this that it is possible for you to allow the manifestation of all the divine qualities through yourself. Failure to properly function correctly in your own personal and individual point of creative activity tends to nullify the effectiveness of the whole and prevents the manifest fulfilment of the divine purpose of Being. In this connection you are permitted to see more fully the value of the training which you have already received, and to glimpse something of that which is yet to be achieved, individually and collectively. The expansion of your vision through consideration of, and prayerful meditation on, this outline will permit you to see that those who think that they have gained an understanding of all that can be learned in the Third Sacred School, and so turn away, have proven one thing only, namely: that they failed to comprehend the essential fundamentals and so failed to pass the test by which they might have been admitted into the advanced phases of study.

To begin to apply the principles outlined above to your own life it is necessary that you keep clearly in mind all of the fundamental truths which you have been taught thus far in the School—for the foundation is essential to the superstructure. You have been taught that "trying" to be either positive or negative is bound to result in failure. You should now have a clear realization of the fact that you must be natural in your function to be effective, and that starting where you really are—without trying to start where you think you would like to be—you are in position to let the cosmic powers work through yourself in accordance with cosmic law. Great results according to your own fancies are not to be expected. The results of your right function must appear in coordination with the results of the right function of all others who are likewise harmonized in the manifest activities of reality. If God were to grant the desires of all human minds He would be contradicting Himself and in conflict with Himself every moment of the day from as many points as there are people.

Oneness of outer function for the good of the whole must be the goal of every individual who aspires to do his part in the performance of the greater works. Such function requires a realization of eternity, of timelessness, which allows the individual to wait in tranquility for the ultimate fulfilment, while being constantly alert to meet every need for activity that may arise, in order to hold the vibration steady by which that ultimate fulfilment may be realized. Be ever active while you stand and wait. Abide in the assurance of ultimate victory. Face the storm with courage. Ride out the waves of trouble with dauntless dignity—and carry through. Give thanks unto God and rejoice, for in Him is certain victory for all the faithful ones the world around. Awake to the dawning day and do well your allotted task, for “The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding fine.”

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