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Here's the next installment of the FHR work, continuing with the element of Fire. Next week it's on to the Teacher grade initiation.
Ritual for Working with the Element of Fire
To prepare for the following ritual, place a chair in the south or stand to the north of a chair in your room. Make a list of questions you want to ask about the Elemental World of Fire. Face the east and trace the red triangle symbol for Fire in front of you as you would in creating a Sphere of Protection.
Invoke the Fire Element according to your usual method. Expand that red Fire symbol to be as large as a door. Stand there and ask for permission to enter the World of Fire for instruction about the Element of Fire and the Elemental World of Fire. Wait for permission. It may take a minute, just relax, breathe deeply and listen. Soon you’ll hear or feel the message to enter.
Stepping through the red doorway is like stepping through an invisible barrier into another world. That’s exactly what it is. Accept the invitation and step through the red doorway, turn around and sit down in your chair. Your physical body will be sitting down in this physical world, but your astral body will remain standing and alert in the Elemental World of Fire.
Attend to your physical body by breathing deeply, relaxing and setting your intention to travel in the Elemental World of Fire in your astral body. Place your attention in your astral body in the Elemental World of Fire and ask your questions one at a time.
In the beginning we suggest asking only one or two questions. The problem is not in receiving the answers, but in our ability to remember our questions and the answers as we move through this portal. It’s not at all unusual for those entering the Elemental Worlds to forget their questions and not ask anything. In time, asking questions gets easier and easier.
Sometimes the answer you receive is: “I don’t know,” and that’s a valid answer. If you have the presence of mind, you might then ask: “Who does know the answer to my question?”
Once you have answers to your questions, thank the beings who have been working with you and ask for permission to depart. That permission is always given but sometimes a short message is communicated first. Keep in mind that you’ve entered a world where your desire is their command to perform acting under their own laws and regulations. Your request for permission to leave will always be granted and the request is always appreciated. So is a simple “Thank you.”
As you return your attention to this physical reality you realize the red doorway is in front of you and your astral body is on the other side of that doorway. Just will your astral body to come through the doorway and return to your body. It will. Now by an act of will, diminish the size of the red Fire symbol to a dot and bring it into your aura so it becomes a part of you. It is no longer a doorway to the Elemental World of Fire. It is a part of you as is the knowledge you learned while visiting there.
It’s a good idea to perform this ritual several times before taking your Student initiation. The knowledge you learn will serve you well. Here are some typical questions for which you can receive answers (but these are only a few suggestions and are not intended to limit your questioning in any way):
1. What can Fire Elementals teach me about myself?
2. What can Fire Nature Spirits (Salamanders) teach me about myself?
3. Is there a Salamander willing to be one of my Spirit Guides?
4. If so, what is that Salamander’s name?
5. What will you teach me (name of Salamander)?
6. What’s the name of the Fire Angel in charge of my body?
7. What will you teach me (name of Angel)?
Elementals and Nature Spirits do not have egos. Elementals have spirits. Nature Spirits have spirits and souls. Both are very genuine and unencumbered by egos and ego wars. But they do appreciate common courtesy and they appreciate our gratitude and our prayers.
Angels do not have puffed-up egos like humans, but they do appreciate our gratitude. They not only appreciate our prayers for them, they appreciate our acknowledgement of their existence and value. So does the Archangel Michael who is the Grand Commander of the Elemental World of Fire.
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The next chapter of The Kybalion may be studied at this stage of the work.
CHAPTER VII: “The All” In All
Symbolism:
Grade: 6°, Initiate
Emerald Table: “Its power is integral if it be turned to Earth.”
Cabala: Yesod to Tiphareth, the Path of Freedom
Tarot: Arcanum VII, the Chariot
Geomancy: Rubeus—Mars in Scorpio
Text:
“While All is in THE ALL, it is equally true that THE ALL is in All. To him who truly understands this truth hath come great knowledge.”–The Kybalion.
How often have the majority of people heard repeated the statement that their Deity (called by many names) was “All in All,” and how little have they suspected the inner occult truth concealed by these carelessly uttered words? The commonly used expression is a survival of the ancient Hermetic Maxim quoted above. As the Kybalion says: “To him who truly understands this truth, hath come great knowledge.” And, this being so, let us seek this truth, the understanding of which means so much. In this statement of truth–this Hermetic Maxim–is concealed one of the greatest philosophical, scientific and religious truths.
We have given you the Hermetic Teaching regarding the Mental Nature of the Universe–the truth that “the Universe is Mental–held in the Mind of THE ALL.” As the Kybalion says, in the passage quoted above: “All is in THE ALL. But note also the co-related statement, that: “It is equally true that THE ALL is in All.” This apparently contradictory statement is reconcilable under the Law of Paradox. It is, moreover, an exact Hermetic statement of the relations existing between THE ALL and its Mental Universe. We have seen how “All is in THE ALL”–now let us examine the other aspect of the subject.
The Hermetic Teachings are to the effect that THE ALL is Immanent in (“remaining within; inherent; abiding within”) its Universe, and in every part, particle, unit, or combination, within the Universe. This statement is usually illustrated by the Teachers by a reference to the Principle of Correspondence. The Teacher instructs the student to form a mental Image of something, a person, an idea, something having a mental form, the favorite example being that of the author or dramatist forming an idea of his characters; or a painter or sculptor forming an image of an ideal that he wishes to express by his art. In each case, the student will find that while the image has its existence, and being, solely within his own mind, yet he, the student, author, dramatist, painter, or sculptor, is, in a sense, immanent in; remaining within; or abiding within, the mental image also. In other words, the entire virtue, life, spirit, of reality in the mental image is derived from the “immanent mind” of the thinker. Consider this for a moment, until the idea is grasped.
To take a modern example, let us say that Othello, Iago, Hamlet, Lear, Richard III, existed merely in the mind of Shakespeare, at the time of their conception or creation. And yet, Shakespeare also existed within each of these characters, giving them their vitality, spirit, and action. Whose is the “spirit” of the characters that we know as Micawber, Oliver Twist Uriah Heep–is it Dickens, or have each of -these characters a personal spirit, independent of their creator? Have the Venus of Medici, the Sistine Madonna, the Apollo Belvedere, spirits and reality of their own, or do they represent the spiritual and mental power of their creators?
The Law of Paradox explains that both propositions are true, viewed from the proper viewpoints. Micawber is both Micawber, and yet Dickens. And, again, while Micawber may be said to be Dickens, yet Dickens is not identical with Micawber. Man, like Micawber, may exclaim: “The Spirit of my Creator is inherent within me–and yet I am not HE!” How different this from the shocking half-truth so vociferously announced by certain of the half-wise, who fill the air with their raucous cries of: “I Am God!” Imagine poor Micawber, or the sneaky Uriah Heep, crying: “I Am Dickens”; or some of the lowly clods in one of Shakespeare's plays, grandiloquently announcing that: “I Am Shakespeare!” THE ALL is in the earth-worm, and yet the earth-worm is far from being THE ALL. And still the wonder remains, that though the earth-worm exists merely as a lowly thing, created and having its being solely within the Mind of THE ALL–yet THE ALL is immanent in the earth-worm, and in the particles that go to make up the earthworm. Can there be any greater mystery than this of “All in THE ALL; and THE ALL in All?”
The student will, of course, realize that the illustrations given above are necessarily imperfect and inadequate, for they represent the creation of mental images in finite minds, while the Universe is a creation of Infinite Mind–and the difference between the two poles separates them. And yet it is merely a matter of degree–the same Principle is in operation—the Principle of Correspondence manifests in each–“As above, so Below; as Below, so above.”
And, in the degree that Man realizes the existence of the Indwelling Spirit immanent within his being, so will he rise in the spiritual scale of life. This is what spiritual development means–the recognition, realization, and manifestation of the Spirit within us. Try to remember this last definition–that of spiritual development. It contains the Truth of True Religion.
There are many planes of Being–many sub-planes of Life–many degrees of existence in the Universe. And all depend upon the advancement of beings in the scale, of which scale the lowest point is the grossest matter, the highest being separated only by the thinnest division from the SPIRIT of THE ALL. And, upward and onward along this Scale of Life, everything is moving. All are on the Path, whose end is THE ALL. All progress is a Returning Home. All is Upward and Onward, in spite of all seemingly contradictory appearances. Such is the Message of the Illumined.
The Hermetic Teachings concerning the process of the Mental Creation of the Universe, are that at the beginning of the Creative Cycle, THE ALL, in its aspect of “Being,” projects its Will toward its aspect of “Becoming,” and the process of creation begins. It is taught that the process consists of the lowering of Vibration until a very low degree of vibratory energy is reached, at which point the grossest possible form of Matter is manifested. This process is called the stage of Involution, in which THE ALL becomes “involved,” or “wrapped up,” in its creation. This process is believed by the Hermetists to have a Correspondence to the mental process of an artist, writer, or inventor, who becomes so wrapped up in his mental creation as to almost forget his own existence and who, for the time being, almost “lives in his creation”. If instead of “wrapped” we use the word “rapt,” perhaps we will give a better idea of what is meant.
This Involuntary stage of Creation is sometimes called the “Outpouring” of the Divine Energy, just as the Evolutionary state is called the “Indrawing.” The extreme pole of the Creative process is considered to be the furthest removed from THE ALL, while the beginning of the Evolutionary stage is regarded as the beginning of the return swing of the pendulum of Rhythm–a “coming home” idea being held in all of the Hermetic Teachings. The Teachings are that during the “Out-pouring,” the vibrations become lower and lower until finally the urge ceases, and the return swing begins. But there is this difference, that while in the “Outpouring” the creative forces manifest compactly and as a whole, yet from the beginning of the Evolutionary or “Indrawing” stage, there is manifested the Law of Individualization–that is, the tendency to separate into Units of Force, so that finally that which left THE ALL as unindividualized energy returns to its source as countless highly developed Units of Life, having risen higher and higher in the scale by means of Physical, Mental and Spiritual Evolution.
The ancient Hermetists use the word “Meditation,” in describing the process of the mental creation of the Universe in the Mind of THE ALL, the word “Contemplation” also being frequently employed. But the idea intended seems to be that of the employment of the Divine Attention. “Attention” is a word derived from the Latin root, meaning “to reach out; to stretch out,” and so the act of Attention is really a mental “reaching out; extension” of mental energy, so that the underlying idea is readily understood when we examine into the real meaning of “Attention.”
The Hermetic Teachings regarding the process of Evolution are that, THE ALL, having meditated upon the beginning of the Creation–having thus established the material foundations of the Universe–having thought it into existence–then gradually awakens or rouses from its Meditation and in so doing starts into manifestation the process of Evolution, on the material, mental and spiritual planes, successively and in order. Thus the upward movement begins–and all begins to move Spiritward. Matter becomes less gross; the Units spring into being; the combinations begin to form; Life appears and manifests in higher and higher forms; and Mind becomes more and more in evidence–the vibrations constantly becoming higher. In short, the entire process of Evolution, in all of its phases, begins, and proceeds according to the established Laws of the “Indrawing” process.
All of this occupies æons upon æons of Man's time, each æon containing countless millions of years, but yet the Illumined inform us that the entire creation, including Involution and Evolution, of an Universe, is but “as the twinkle of the eye” to THE ALL. At the end of countless cycles of æons of time, THE ALL withdraws its Attention–its Contemplation and Meditation–of the Universe, for the Great Work is finished–and All is withdrawn into THE ALL from which it emerged. But Mystery of Mysteries–the Spirit of each soul is not annihilated, but is infinitely expanded–the Created and the Creator are merged. Such is the report of the Illumined!
The above illustration of the “meditation,” and subsequent “awakening from meditation,” of THE ALL, is of course but an attempt of the Teachers to describe the Infinite process by a finite example. And, yet: “As Below, so Above.” The difference is merely in degree. And just as THE ALL arouses itself from the meditation upon the Universe, so does Man (in time) cease from manifesting upon the Material Plane, and withdraws himself more and more into the Indwelling Spirit, which is indeed “The Divine Ego.”
There is one more matter of which we desire to speak in this lesson, and that comes very near to an invasion of the Metaphysical field of speculation, although our purpose is merely to show the futility of such speculation. We allude to the question which inevitably comes to the mind of all thinkers who have ventured to seek the Truth. The question is: “WHY does THE ALL create Universes?” The question may be asked in different forms, but the above is the gist of the inquiry.
Men have striven hard to answer this question, but still there is no answer worthy of the name. Some have imagined that THE ALL had something to gain by it, but this is absurd, for what could THE ALL gain that it did not already possess? Others have sought the answer in the idea that THE ALL “wished something to love;” and others that it created for pleasure, or amusement; or because it “was lonely”; or to manifest its power;–all puerile explanations and ideas, belonging to the childish period of thought.
Others have sought to explain the mystery by assuming that THE ALL found itself “compelled” to create, by reason of its own “internal nature”–its “creative instinct.” This idea is in advance of the others, but its weak point lies in the idea of THE ALL being “compelled” by anything, internal or external. If its ''internal nature,” or ''creative instinct,” compelled it to do anything, then the “internal nature” or “creative instinct” would be the Absolute, instead of THE ALL, and so accordingly that part of the proposition falls. And, yet, THE ALL does create and manifest, and seems to find some kind of satisfaction in so doing. And it is difficult to escape the conclusion that in some infinite degree it must have what would correspond to an “inner nature,” or “creative instinct” in man, with correspondingly infinite Desire and Will. It could not act unless it Willed to Act; and it would not Will to Act, unless it Desired to Act; and it would not Desire to Act unless it obtained some Satisfaction thereby.
And all of these things would belong to an “Inner Nature,” and might be postulated as existing according to the Law of Correspondence. But, still, we prefer to think of THE ALL as acting entirely FREE from any influence, internal as well as external. That is the problem which lies at the root of difficulty–and the difficulty that lies at the root of the problem.
Strictly speaking, there cannot be said to be any “Reason” whatsoever for THE ALL to act, for a “reason” implies a “cause.” and THE ALL is above Cause and Effect, except when it Wills to become a Cause, at which time the Principle is set into motion. So, you see, the matter is Unthinkable, just as THE ALL is Unknowable. Just as we say THE ALL merely “IS”–so we are compelled to say that “THE ALL ACTS BECAUSE IT ACTS.” At the last, THE ALL is All Reason in Itself; All Law in Itself; All Action in Itself–and it may be said, truthfully, that THE ALL is Its Own Reason; its own Law; its own Act–or still further, that THE ALL; Its Reason; Its Act; its Law; are ONE, all being names for the same thing. In the opinion of those who are giving you these present lessons, the answer is locked up in INNER SELF of THE ALL, along with its Secret of Being. The Law of Correspondence, in our opinion, reaches only to that aspect of THE ALL, which may be spoken of as “The Aspect of BECOMING.” Back of that Aspect is “The Aspect of BEING,“ in which all Laws are lost in LAW; all Principles merge into PRINCIPLE–and THE ALL; PRINCIPLE; and BEING; are IDENTICAL, ONE AND THE SAME. Therefore, Metaphysical speculation on this point is futile. We go into the matter here, merely to show that we recognize the question, and also the absurdity of the ordinary answers of metaphysics and theology.
In conclusion, it may be of interest to our students to learn that while some of the ancient, and modern, Hermetic Teachers have rather inclined in the direction of applying the Principle of Correspondence to the question, with the result of the “Inner Nature” conclusion, still the legends have it that HERMES, the Great, when asked this question by his advanced students, answered them by PRESSING HIS LIPS TIGHTLY TOGETHER and saying not a word, indicating that there WAS NO ANSWER. But, then, he may have intended to apply the axiom of his philosophy, that: “The lips of Wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding,” believing that even his advanced students did not possess the Understanding which entitled them to the Teaching. At any rate, if Hermes possessed the Secret, he failed to impart it, and so far as the world is concerned THE LIPS OF HERMES ARE CLOSED regarding it. And where the Great Hermes hesitated to speak, what mortal may dare to teach?
But, remember, that whatever be the answer to this problem, if indeed there be an answer–the truth remains that: “While All is in THE ALL, it is equally true that THE ALL is in All.” The Teaching on this point is emphatic. And, we may add the concluding words of the quotation: “To him who truly understands this truth, hath come great knowledge.”
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This section completes the basic instruction in the Modern Order of Essenes Healing Hands technique. The remaining work of the Modern Order of Essenes will be made available to interested students in the near future.
ESSENE HEALING HANDS TECHNIQUE
A. Empower your Essene Healing Hands (first thing in the morning)
1. Draw the blue Triangle of Water on the palm of your left hand
How to draw the blue Triangle of Water on your left hand:
a. Start with your right pointer finger touching the point where the pads of your hand form a natural indentation in your palm about an inch above your wrist.
b. With your right pointer finger, draw a line up to the base of your left pointer finger. Think of this line as being blue in color and feminine in nature.
c. Continue drawing the Triangle of Water by tracing your right pointer finger along the base of your fingers to the base of your little finger. Think of this line as being blue in color and feminine in nature.
d. Continue drawing this blue, feminine line from the base of your little finger back to the point of beginning. Think of this line as being blue in color and feminine in nature.
e. With your right pointer finger still at this point of beginning, close your eyes and visualize this blue Triangle of Water empowering you with the feminine energy of Water. Feel this energy in your left hand.
Practice drawing the blue Triangle of Water several times a day until it becomes second nature to you. Note that the point of beginning for the blue Triangle of Water is called the Essene Healing Center. It is from this center that the healing energy of the Divine flows into your left hand.
2. Draw the green Circle of Earth on the palm of your left hand
How to draw the green Circle of Earth on your left hand:
a. Start with your right pointer finger touching the point where the pads of your hand form a natural indentation in your palm about an inch above your wrist. This is the same point of beginning used for the Blue Triangle of Water.
b. With your right pointer finger, draw a circular arc clockwise around the outside of the palm of your left hand. Think of this circular arc as being green in color and feminine in nature.
c. Continue drawing the Circle of Earth by tracing your right pointer finger around the palm of your left hand back to the point of beginning. Think of this circular arc as being green in color and feminine in nature.
d. From this point of beginning, draw a line straight down the middle of your arm until this line is 3 - 4 inches long. Think of this line as being green and feminine in nature.
e. Return your right pointer finger to the point of beginning. With your right pointer finger at this point of beginning, close your eyes and visualize this green Circle of Earth empowering you with the feminine energy of Earth. Feel this energy in your left hand.
Practice drawing the green Circle of Earth several times a day until it becomes second nature to you. Note that the point of beginning for the green Circle of Earth and the blue Triangle of Water is called the Essene Healing Center. It is from this center that the healing energy of the Divine flows into your left hand.
3. Draw the red Triangle of Fire on the palm of your right hand
How to draw the red Triangle of Fire on your left hand:
a. Start with your left pointer finger touching the point below the junction of your middle and ring fingers where there’s a natural indentation in the palm of your hand a little bit below that junction.
b. With your left pointer finger, draw a line down to the base of your right thumb. Think of this line as being red in color and masculine in nature.
c. Continue drawing the Triangle of Fire by tracing your left pointer finger along the base of your palm to the outside edge of your palm across from your thumb. The red line forming the base of the Triangle of Fire will cross the Essene Healing Center near the base of the palm. Think of this line as being red in color and masculine in nature.
d. Continue drawing this red, masculine line from the edge of your palm back to the point of beginning. Think of this line as being red in color and masculine in nature.
e. Move your left pointer finger to the Essene Healing Center of your right hand.
f. Close your eyes and visualize this red Triangle of Water empowering you with the masculine energy of Fire. Feel this energy in your right hand.
Practice drawing the red Triangle of Fire several times a day until it becomes second nature to you. Note that the Essene Healing Center on the right hand is at the base of the palm like the left hand. On the left hand the Essene Healing Center is also the point of beginning. But on the right hand it is not. However, it is from the Essene Healing Center that the healing energy of the Divine flows out of the right hand.
4. Draw the yellow Circle of Air on the palm of your right hand
How to draw the yellow Circle of Air on your right hand:
a. Start with your left pointer finger touching the point below the junction of your middle and ring fingers where there’s a natural indentation in the palm of your hand a little bit below that junction.
b. With your left pointer finger, draw a circular arc clockwise around the outside of your palm and down to the Essene Healing Center of your right hand. Think of this line as being yellow in color and masculine in nature.
c. Continue drawing the Circle of Air by tracing your left pointer finger in a circular arc clockwise around the palm of your hand to the point of beginning. Think of this line as being yellow in color and masculine in nature.
d. Holding the middle and ring fingers together, continue drawing this yellow, masculine line up the crack between those two fingers to the tips of the fingers. Think of this line as being yellow in color and masculine in nature.
e. Move your left pointer finger to the Essene Healing Center of your right hand.
f. Close your eyes and visualize this yellow Circle of Air empowering you with the masculine energy of Air. Feel this energy in your right hand.
Practice drawing the yellow Circle of Air several times a day until it becomes second nature to you. Note that the Essene Healing Center on the right hand is at the base of the palm like the left hand. On the left hand the Essene Healing Center is also the point of beginning. But on the right hand it is not. However, it is from the Essene Healing Center that the healing energy of the Divine flows out of the right hand.
5. Bring the healing centers of your hands together
6. Feel the energy build in the healing centers of your hands
B. Activate your Healing Hands (anytime prior to healing)
1. Draw the Triangle of Water and Circle of Earth on your left hand
2. Draw the Triangle of Fire and Circle of Air on your right hand
3. Bring your healing centers together
4. Feel the energy build in the healing centers of your hands
C. Deactivate your Healing Hands (anytime following healing)
1. Bring your healing centers together at their healing centers
2. Give thanks to Deity
3. Clap your hands once, quickly and firmly (without pain)
Explanation of the Healing Hands Technique
1. The Healing Centers of your Hand are located at the bottom of the palm where the thumb pad and the heel-of-the-hand come together about an inch above the wrist.
2. Empowering your Healing Hands prior to daily meditation is helpful
a. It can also be done prior to, with or following your daily devotions
b. Or with, during or following your daily rituals for spiritual advancement
c. Or with or following your daily meditation
d. Or with a simple prayer
3. Our Healing Hands can be activated anytime during the day
4. When not using your Healing Hands, it’s recommended to deactivate them
a. Otherwise, you can deplete your own energy
b. In which case, place your healing centers together and empower yourself
5. Never use your Healing Hands without the permission of the recipient
6. Permission is implied whenever recipient is incapable of asking
7. Yes, you may ask plants, animals and minerals for permission
8. Once the energy starts to flow it will continue to flow without you
9. This is not a hands-on technique
a. Your hands should be a minimum of six inches from your client
b. Your hands can be half a world away from your client
Minor correction
Date: 2022-08-18 08:55 pm (UTC)Re: Minor correction
Date: 2022-08-18 11:24 pm (UTC)Once I've got it all up, all this material will be published in PDF and ebook form with a Creative Commons noncommercial-use license, free for the downloading on as many sites as are interested in carrying it. So you should have plenty of material to work with. ;-)
Thank you
Date: 2022-08-22 02:21 pm (UTC)