George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff - Lecture on Symbolism

Tn every man there only

in its

iutonsity,

of reception find

has been implanted

arid

the

~~~ssive

an answer to the question His eyes

formit.y,

daTzled

are

of all

modes approach

that

by the bright

others

philosophy,

itself

out into

a knowledge various

of this

radiate

at the cerltre , getting

join

moons

to

of multi-

he does not see the hidden is so real

one-ness

life,

that

humanity for

it,

which remain

the Path,

leading

into

contact

with

single and times

pouring

as it

were

to the knowledge of a circle

each other,

the nearer

they get to the cer:tre.

'The goal itself

and brings

on the oaths to a knowled[;e of the one-Jless which

reaches can

the wanderers

the dellths

be communicated 'rho words

conveying In

where that

the

way

notions

and

nothing

same

to another

the

sensabion

as not exT)eriencerl

it,

a11d joust

to one blind

from birth,

communicated

to ttlr deal‘,

notions

of the paths

to the knower and

who has not reached the same stage of development. of conversational.

language

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the difference

rind the wc:rIt,h of auditory similarly

you canr~oL tell of a man's

epochs change accordin!,

become dead and empty,

such knowledb:e within

of tooth-ache

of knowledge which has bectomo part of different

the direction

knowledge becomes a reali.ty

to him who does not carry as

depth

determjnes

of

as a whole has

to the Path ,just as the radii

closer

its

deduction

and seeking

and religions for

kernel

From the most ancienL

the ages of its

philosophies

These searches

every

an impasse in trying

of the colours

and feeling.

monuments on the path of these searches of unity.

differing

utiljzinh:

-- some by way af logical

sides

by way of faith

for

k;ets irlto

'l'his multiformity

down to our own epoch, throughout been yearning

while

miiltl,

play

surfsce

exjsts.

him from all

often

knowledge,

"why".

and under the glittering

the one-ness

I~~imur~

in impressions)

[taiii~lg

a need for

be imparted

of colours

himself. to one who

cannot be conveyed

sensatd on

CRrlnot

or relate

in words the

being.

to conditions

be

The words and of place

and ti.me --

-2humanity

has understood

this,

and by utilizing

formul$

more perfect

knowledge

down to the succeeding

symbol and possessing synthesis symbol,

into

generations.

hndeerybody

understanding

of it,

figuratively

the knowledge

to them other

of Hermes Trimegistus cosmos we shall

one was always

to law?>

a perfect

symbol within

himself.

passive

of the world's as his

its

the

A

has at the sama c___^tie

nearest

meaning - it

becoming acquainted

the expression

l'Know thyself"

with

and in this

learn

and ternary

in arriving

to avoid

is in this

object

of knowledge

the great as apolied

the laws of

full

of the knowledge

of the pre-

of truth.

the laws of creation,

us about

eneru

and matter,

the reciprocal

laws known to the ancient

the path

ourselves. synthesis

forward

action

and

of these

wisdom,

to the Cosmos and oneself,

By man will

he treads

the lawe or c!volut.Lon a11d involution,

also discern

at a know-

of all

respect

sense every symbol teaches

are

the path of self-

and by mLhas+-l

yes and no, good and evil,

He will

the laws of activity,

accessible

the symbol expressinK

movement, man will

to the macrocosm of

of the action

is one of the symbols

to tll:~ti~~(;uitih

and analysis,

readily

of the

laws of the 3 and of the

and therefore

man was unable

and always

as something

of the laws of the plurality

principles,

in everything,

the laws themselves,

iiy learning

in the world

reason the "Emerald Tables" , , so below.VtC-'All the laws of the

of the microcosm

and neutral

he being

The formula

of self-knowledge,

cpS&e&.according

learn

he has this

symbols

one and is governed by uniform

foundest

has gone on handing

Side by side with the basic symbols, as if they to it] m-themselves wider spheres, there started up and sprang into exist-

ence insubjection

ledge

language,

of symbols and

the path

absorbed

is

a complete

by expressing

expressed

than our contemporary

speaking

of it,

c he language

laws.

the law of

By binding

them

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together, tions

and enclosing

within

the circle

law, within time,

them within

tk.

within

of recurrences

G+-iC

the circle

of spiral

himself,,

under the name of "Solomon's

going

by these

and allowing

them to carry

us apart

our "1 wishtf, a stru&e

bind

if

effect,

it

together

to all

into of it

of a circle

something

or wrong,

produced, urgently

i.e.

or obstructs need for

it

promotes

Take

my purpose

for

speaks

Every

result

you like: or other

or of unpleasantness

a tough fight entering

into

on his part,

with

to him for

the matter, etc.,

conditionally,

of that let

for

may be

which it

us suppose

which I can only

that

was I

get

him -- he having information

There might

such as the fear

which we will

of

can act reciprocally

the required

my sol&-pride.

halfl

the comp-

to apply

me, and in order

i.e.

roprosenting

itself

the formation

some information

result,

and thereby

once insulted

considerations

may oppose

behalf

turn

expressing

any circle

their

But I am not on good terms with

other

process

That is the first

from one of my acquaintances.

have had to sustain

to their

up

between two opposites,

no, dispute,

new, which in its

"Something",

either it.

ourself

wishes"&?e

dispute

a

yes,

already

letion

right

giving

the quaternary.)

of the solution.

This

step by step traverses

these "it

be available:

out the direction

else,

oneself

them by the ternary';) A great -.--_.._must give a result, a conclusion and an

will

The second part

something

with

But to the whole of this

us away.

points

with

of our own

and neutralize

of the binary

gives

to

symbol which has come down to

dimensions,

yes and no, provoke

and then h elements

the formula.

of the place

his whole being,

transitory

is not purposeless,

cthe transmutation

manifeata-

happen according

of the strul:gle

and

of the great

from our will,

of two principles

dispute,

rind their

Seal",

One may live

on within

that

of eternity

vibration

he with

the path of ccnstructi&

of eternity

and cycles

of the spring

on the path to self-knowledge,

current

the circle

not go into

I

be many

of a refusal, now.

In the

us

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upshot

I resolved

answer. it,

If

my conclusion

my decision

different

to go to hlm with

will

is firm

assist

considerations

errand,

but it

and saving

a given

development

of the physical

apparatus,

of any one of them leads will "locks fact all

up" within that

himself

he brings

5 centres

manifesting finished

his

into

physical

in it

every

by the

3

He is the type

and by becoming

himself

up in an independent

personal

realization

circle,

this

a

in this

full

intorpretat1on.

respect

symbol that comprehensive,

already

expresses

in a life

to the process can

possess certain

that

law,

see

the

the possessor influences, in himself,

he is the of symbols

we are considering. undertltood

is

ipso facto

(experience),

_1

of this

by locking

how the series

and

of 5 in 1.

one of 5 and like

cannot be interpreted

through

There

in one man, he

Nor is by those

knowledge and understanding.

very reason it

can only be lived

man.

I

like

enclosed

be visualized

an all-comprehensive

and for

is not exhaustive,it

It

development

of the synthesis

just

outside

of ~~Solcmon*s SealVV. You

quoted is expounded when applied

centre,

he represents

all

from all

functioning

L)c

UJF

of modern man.

in it

in us must

f

to law and living

himself

be

to what

The one-sided

are developed

he can live

harmoriy and isolating

thinking

5 centres

correspondence

star

w

the harmonic

"dispute@'

and the work of

He is a 6 pointed

of

will

in relation

the type of a one-centre

He is one and at the same time 5, for together.

it

of a new, non-habitual

By ) harmoniously

type

to shake

of my composure

about

moving and sex.

all

an

obstruct

my errand

are 5 main centres:

centre,

get

will

considered

be

of man's machine,

the pentagram

harmonic

according

must

body,

aut if

life

it

In any case as regards

to hyperatrophy,

be 5 such main types.

decision,

But as we are speaking

emotional

to

under the influence

for.

We know that

covta

any contingencies

But if

to the acquisition

i.e.,

all

conduce to the preservation

c every result

was produced

machine.

formative

will

energy.

Consequently,

lead to development, of that

it

at

enough not to allow

my understanding.

may be that

effect

and

I come to the opposite

of my nervous

a hindrance.

my request

itself

who

But@ all-

in a way that

->-

I once more return of the physical

for

body already

to the fwda.ment,allaK_of

a series

The seven basic

octave,

every finished

remind you thatcccording

process

express

added to complete

the symbolical

development

is a transition

the law of the septenary,

the process

expression

gives

the 8 steps

of the binary

of the

quaternaries:

do, re,

mi, fah,

sol,

lah,

si,

do - In each one of these

quaternaries:

do, re,

mi, fah,

sol,

lah,

si,

do, there

and si-do, outside. with

requiring If

the participation

we consider

these two intervals

trinitias.

9 steps

By adding

of the harmonization

these

two series

of one and thxeame The last

figure

is

next cycle.

Consequently the figures

may be called which with

of theosophical that

same unit,

of the cycle

the symbolism

or,

for

the method of operating addition. many people

I will this

with

step3

symbol of

operation

in

they speak

differently,

is the

the beginning

of the

and work contains

Here we step right

acquainted

figures

not here stop

three

its

of the thing

to put it

from 1 to 9.

People

-

get

the whole numbers from one to

of development

of figures.

we shall

of man's physicallbody.

the end of the previous,

the process

mi-fah

of the ninth

the law5 of active

By the nature

with

during

in up to what

the system, their

study

of it,

known under the appelation

to go into

method of the synthesation

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and only from the

may now apply

us in the west bears the name of occultism,

run up against

state

the process

of the nourishing

very

i.e.,

force,

of the ternaries

and in them are given the

is one interval:

of completion,

the kabbalah

of symbols.

thing

aDoI' of the next octave,

all

with

In interpretating

the processes

itself

the ternary

the top do, we complete

the nine

ten.

at the point

-

Those of you who are acquainted

Look into

of an outside

the process

of

tones to the "Do" of the next

tones of the octave

being

of the harmonic

by us, and will

of successive

and the Irdol' of the next octave of a complete

to the process

considered

the octave

the note lJDol' through octave.

a while

it,

but will

mereiy

of numbers appears

3+3+3

-h-

so arbitrary

that

quite

of content.

devoid

they regard

it

merely

But all

the while

man who has come to know the unity thereto,

reducing

all

The number connects

multiform up with

the symbol pours out into To those acquainted

with

symbolice

of letters

and form,

when combined,

for

me to dwell

acquainted

with

of the great alchw,

things

facts

on every aspect

occultism

in its

called

"Tarot?,

to a knowledge of the truth

parts,

of unity. with

CBut

govern

a ltliteralll

them.

each other. also

of the

Word, number, It

is not possible

For the sake of those

of magic,

system,

in order

the

-- the number in

I can only mention

and the symbols

a symbolical

must not be approached

symbol.

of symbolism.

different

is

for

reminder

of words.

more perfect

in detail

symbols

which

I may give a passing

a still

that

and outline

complete

and of the combined symbolics give

one

and who has the key

form of the symbol

They mutually

the kabbalah

but

has a deep significance

to the basic

the geometrical

each of which represents

symbolism

it

of existing

cycles

form.

process,

as a curiulv

i.e.

the system

astrology

and

the path leading

to tread

this

understanding

path,

its

and interpreta-

tion.

As I pointed out, it is necessary to experience them, discover them, and I by delving deep down into yourself to make them your own property3 ghe symbol expressing multitude

the laws of the unity of sides

algebraical solution

formula

knowledge,

of the roots

rise

understand enable

equations

multitude

of problems

the symbol synthesizes

and life

hidden

to them.

and handed down in those words, give

of quadratic

In the case of one man who already

awakens even the processes significance

multiform

to fatal

errors

them literally.

the approacher

has an infjinite

of view from which to consider

in numbers of an infinite

by the formula. for

or points

of the infinitely

him (these

possesses

uncovers

into

a Siloment,

they

gets encased in a shell

to get near to it

a great

effort

it

them and gives

tarnish

is required

language, and may

the symbols of error,

ruled

the data

words of our

in people who do not understand Truth

all

In another,

him,

transiiosed

harden into

of the section

data3.

deep down within

Symbols,

it-2 just as an may be applied to the

or

and to on his part.

What monstrous

errors

have arisen

from the symbols

in those people who, literally

magic,

and onesidedly,

all-comprehensive

knowledge

of unity,

barricade

words,

delves

in its

against

it

deepens the understanding result

to the realization being

expressed

see this

veil,

of great in words, will

thought with

and its

it

In order first

of speech,

necessary

In cases of profound is foredoomed favorably,

this

SO

to failure,

may lead

long

because

in our nature ourselves,

in

to aspire

accuracy

in that

territory

until

communicated

sphere,

in man, by virtue

fetter

the notion of this

will

is possible

to

meaning of the

by merely acquiring

and is

contending anything

for

new.

is used symbolically,

Truth

nothing,

is

it

is

culture

with

of the nature

psychological

and less and tt

is

compels me to dwell and

education

and, without our soi-disant

from the moment when we set foot For this

literally

taken by force

Necessity

defini.tions,

ourselves

at understanding yield

of modern

we reach the centre.

before

any attempt

to get at it.

conditions

right

and is able.to

and to be able to listen.

to scholastical

we unconsciously

and by

stage of development

without

and absurdity.

force our

the spoken inner

speech when it

and, at the best,

to him who uses

of knowing and being,

In those cases where a person

in vain

knowledge,

to error

but presses

sense it

sense of the words,

to learn

it

is not everyone who can understand

of the hearer.

his time

a

and taken

theoretical,

only to a certain

to be able to understand

of all

possible

but it

is possible

he wastes

is

no room to dispute,

And in this

To understand

in the ordinary

own opinion,

taken by itself,

by them, but whoever wishes

transparent.

symbolism.

the

Pure knowledge is not transferable,

doing,

on the part

disputing

the thing,

able to do, to the result

is veiled

find

spirit

an effort

simply his

this

into

of

possessing The symbol

symbolst

and does not remain merely

of being

speak of the symbolism even merely

adopted its

particulhrly

without

A Knowledge of the symbol leaves

own reality.

on to the real

of alchemy,

reason every

it

is

noticing desire

on

it for

upon its

concrete

particular(ity)

of the phenomenon or law was formed

singularity

of our modern reception,

-Amakes it

difficult

by that,

that

for

accurate

and concrete

and possess

they do exist, qualities,

us to be abla to underutrnd

but not just

presupposes concrete

that

facts

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definitions

in the full

this

sense of the word,

and waiting

for

them without

indications

received,

taking

he needs first

be able to encompass his aim.

and wish will

to remember that

to give him what he has never yet possessed,

that

another

can do for

And from this

part

jog to our knowledge.

of this

briefly

with

have said

should assist

broadly

of penetrating

given

CI now speak

many, the law of the octaves.

of its

scale,

gamtjt.

that

is fully

In other

properties

determined

law.

It

process

is evolutive

another

scale,

sound cycle.

all

the material

I

in such a way that

law of the unit that

Every note,

all

the

process

and from a derivative

or lower

between two contiguous

of the T-toned

every completed

every

law is

independently

shows forth

as "do",

higher

of t.h8

this

development,

structure

been said that

of the laws

I have on different

been stated

gradual

gamut in its

octave,

the

you

that

of the nature

of the basic

in its

plays

to acquaint

of it

in the same way a whole octave,

Every interval

received,

wish that

a knowledge

phenomenon considered

or involutive.

is again

rightly

by the law of the construction

has also

do of the succeeding

but the work itself

serve a8 a jog to those who are

has repeatedly

every process

form&d from an elementary phenomenon --

It

words the T-toned

of this

might

them to synthesize

them here.

all-comprehensive,

can and must perform.

and would therefore

OUtlin8

ever be

be able to

I have in mind presently

more deeply into

and at the same time help occasions

Nobody will

you to come to an understanding

I shall

to understand and only by his

nobody will

of view symbolism,

one of these symbols

the explanations desirous

point

by

;a ."&+.J-m-aA

he alone,

him is to jog him on to work,

he must do.

anyone

guided only

of all

him the work which he, and only he himself,

of these

And if

any trouble,

own effort

All

the diversity

in what and in tha manner we anticipate.

and always

for

on the contrary,

he can wander along the path of self-knowledge,

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perform

T do not mean

do not exist;

the meaning of symbolism

able

nntmw.

according

as the

tone of the gamut, on as it

tones

were a closed

is again

a whole

is

-9Those intervals

octave. which

cannot

be

and require

between Mi.~~ and r8fah11, and between nsi.rr and I'doll,

in order

to pass on outside

only -- thereby

outside other

words,

and offers

connect

to the initiated

of all exists

on to the description that

that

to symbolic

they

of the lecture

~x-0 to ~-__.-

it.

get to it,

serving point

utilizes

an

symbol,

methods for that

the more they get into

direction,

on today can be applied

we have under consideration.

directions.

serving

as it

dlroctionn

such a mlcirllo cnorso cnrl lend only

directions

and to their

And instead hopelessly

of approaching entangled,

Of the principal The Hebrew, Egyptian, know the philosophy,

loiters

the centre, about,

directions the Persian of the three

theoretical

facts

versa.

from the

That is why the the theory

property

it

of the

is possible

knowledge

of the main chnnrn of the

to complication

and errors. road,

gets

known to us we may name four:

and the Hindoo; we partially

to

way between two

lTJ.nds no issue.

more or less

first

the clmer

Anal

a man going the intermediate and

At the

may be explained

to :L constant

and can only lead

systems

to a knowledge of

were as a middle

And in the absence of a full

confusion

to other

in explaining

c)wing to this

But before

say a few words

relation

and vice

the

of the

figure.

Therefore

contact.

in another

adjacent

And so for

t.0 i t,.r;_rQ&rp. ~.3rd -.- -.--

of view of theses

direction

them.

relations

handing down knowledge.

in one direction

form an intermediate

reciprocal

and its

and theses

teaching

to know everything

Mm

the paths leading

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I have touched

for

of the symbol I shall

this

I stated

In

creation

to the law of the structure

as fundamentals

symbols

of world

the form of a geometrical

itself

about the teaching

Ilnj ty

possible

knowledge relating

passing

processes.

by which he can pass on and the law of

with

a symbol with

own energy from the

other

processes

and phenomena connected

there

beginning

up with

their

octave,

have recourse

all

on their

-- assistance

they are and in all

as

the things

synthesization

conneots

and makes it

of the octave,

with

assistance own process

the scale

and every phenomenon just together

their

the law of the octaves

the structure

we are considering

ln the process

bridged

of the last know their

named we only theor..

Two

-lOof the directions hopelessly

involved

of the truth time

resulting

in consequence of this

they have received

theosophy

without

from the mixing

For this

and occultism.

complete

me to dwell

knowledge

in greater

the different

leads

detail

directions

and their

its

whose theory

direction,

is

its

theory

symbols.

structure,

into

pression

laws of one octave in itself, its

it

I am going

- that

processes

the fact

you,

but it

fully

existing

This

in isolation,

the alone in

We will

directions, you with

it

one of

the symbol have to us*

figure,

with

Its

were,

ex-

than the the internal

of the things as it

general

the full

synthesizes

and of the knowledge of the nature is to say,

that

completely

is somewhat more complicated

octaves,

of

in due course be

to acquaint

are comprehensible

up, in the geometrical

to set before

and life.

will

and unknown by us.

surrounding

for

question

As in the case of other

the superscriptions

of the IRW of the

structure

question

directions

now.

that

impossible

interesting

method and I now intend

expressions

which links

This

of both of them

is

I wish to emphasize

of other

and origin

Of course,

been translated

It

now being expounded here by us, is

makes use of the symbolic its

results.

particles

are at the present

the practice

extraordinarily

lecture.

is independent

not go into

they contain

to comprehend,

same reason

origin.

and which are

although

mlxlng,

to disastrous

on this

made the theme of a separate teaching

but failed

up of the others,

considered

only as regards

symbol is formed as follows:

The circle is divided into five different parts, 6 points connected by a figure which is symmetrical in relation to the diameter passing through the top point of division and the centre of the circle, and which is drawn, as they say, with one stroke of the pen. Furthermore the top point of division is the apex of a regular triangle connecting up the points of division on the complicated figure. This

symbol will

the oral

be met with

tradition.

who know that communicated

it

in the study

Such tremendous

significance

has never at any time

in entirety. reasons

I shall

not say where,

translation

of this

vory symbol:

to it

in books or in to it

by those

been published

are found

but you may

Double binary

either

is attached

or at any place

But allusions

For certain

of occultism

come

or

even in occult across

of the ternaries,

literature.

such a taken in

-11pairs, big

giving

Sree

the quaternary And

ternary.

Meanwhile

you will

formula.

Nearly

4 small

triangles

double

binary

point

thlu

all

formed

connected

formed,

this

quite

interpretation,

aside

these fragments

we will

now proceed to examine it

already

said

external before

shocks to fill

of the octave,

i.e.

facto,

the ninth

the symbol as a whole. under consida&tion

life

of the thing

flows

on without

The separate the successive

we count them by the elongated

a point

not quote this

itself.

It

is drawn thus

symbol, I have

in the form in which I quoted it.

repetition

The octave

of the first. call

inside;

and incomprehensible

comprises

Together

with

the Srgaps"' in the octave,

we get in reality

element

being there

The isolated is a closed

considered,

whcich

interruption.

points

of a distorted

up what we will

"si-dohll,

is

the figure

Only one

Having stopped up the second gap in the spiral

us 9 elements.

and ipso

as a

ternary.

by the septenary

I will

is the symbol of the octave.

tones and the 8th serves

or if

delineated

and therefore

only reproduce

this

the free

is to say by a heptagon with

Leaving

that

in the form of the

we get 5, which are united

arbitrarily

but will

all

that

or on this

here geometrically:

There are 8 spices,

symbol is sometimes

which is peculiarly

pentagram by the

figure,

available

the quaternary

of our figure, this

on this

and the big triangle,

is here lacking.

Evidently

an elongated

follows:

are really

in pairs,

of the ternaries

is interpreted

as

into

any explanations

the elements

of the sketch

pentagram.

Is

never find

of division

outside

is neutralized

It

of division

fundamental

what is an already to close

existence circle

of the thing

of the process

process

is for

is symbolized

of the circle

the cycle,

we have ascent cycle,

completes

or phenomenon which

of the change of the

ever renewing

by the circle

of uninterrupted

steps of the process.

two

closed this

7

itself

and

of the figure. change symbolizes

The whole symbol in its

-12entirety

is Ildo",

a circle,

is something

a complete

cycle,

representing

by its

self

own existence.

for

its

be?

the gap -- I'si-do"

basis,

mentioned it

octave.

But

ninth

Where are the places

the cycle,

the top point

of the triangle

the remaining

points

will

within it.

it

The

i.e.

of these figures

forthcoming it

closes

to fill

to

up

the circle

closes

the possibility

the binary,

its

of manifestation

in the same way as the apex of the

of forms; in the line

step closes

is

must be bound by the sequence of the cycle

The top of the ternary

flow

It

system of numbers,

from what surrounds

of its

base,

and therefore

every

is found at the apex of the triangle,

in which beginning

in the uninterrupted

whole.

has everything

the 9th step being

of the cycle

sounding

It

cycle.

as a principle,

eternally

at one point

the

that

point.

and completion

01 our decimal

"rlou~~tlt"

isolated

thus completes

in a multitude

multiplies

synthesized

is

of the process

from itself,

and incarnation

beginning

th3

to law and which exists

a closed

It

anew at that

receiving

triangle

is

numbers from 1 to 9.

I have already

which begins

it

own outline

sequence of the stages of the remaining

according

and end meet,

of the cycle and again

starts

closes,

the two "do's"

in the

the cycle.

to "Do" will

corresponding

be numbered in

like

the circle

Therefore

be the Figure .

s

We will

is

in

9.

All

get:

1

Let us now proceed try

to find

the law of its

laws of unity of calculation very imperfectly basis

to examine the complex fig&e

are reflected in vogue with

structure. in all

To that phenomena.

us, is in its

known to us in the theory

of these eternal

laws.

the symbol of the existence

Taking

the

end I will

in the circle

octave

just

decimal

principles

of numbers that ulrit,

and

remind you that

The so-called

profoundest

of the whole octave

to secure a passage from one tone of this

enclosed

system

only very,

is built

upon the

as we have dorlc hcra,

in one note, to another,

we must, split

the

as

in order

up the

-13unit

into

I make the reserve

7 parts.

here in its

symbolical

the primary

tone,

of the unit,

&.e.

decimal

to get the distance

Here is this 1

:

:

SL : 1;; In contemplating

this

except

series

them in a circle

the closed

in their

we shsll

line

structure

with

a certain

natural

The unit

fifiyrs,

to this

we shall

the sum of the

CiDherS

correspondence

with

if

the tone under consideration

i.e.

if

the period

as

of these

number of the period But if

we dispose

them up by a closed

all

9 numbers are arranged

figure,

seven gives by merely the period

enter

into

triangle

- the free

i.e.

we shall

taking

get 9, i.e.

you will

in every by the one

which in conjunction ternary

of the symbol. i.e.

by taking

a whole unit again find

to the same laws as the primary If

the direction

in full

addition,

in each note we shall

is a part.

us the interior

is symbolized

the period,

we use the theosophical

our symbol, itself

linking

establish

of the period,

within

after

llDohll , or seven-sevenths,

give the independent that

that

in full.

of the denomination

The numbers 3 and 6 also

subject

these parts

sequence as we did in the symbol under consideration

According

I may remark briefly

octave,

part

one, is made up of the same numbers

sequence,

natural

as a guide,

instance.

the 9 will

at once notice,

the whole period

of the period

of its

9.

get,

in their

of the symbol.

point

number of the seventh

and by knowing the initial

re-establish

figure

separate

of any one of the tones from

series:

you will

sequence,

you can immediately

in a circle

the symbol under

of

Let us work out all

in the case of the last

in a definite

line,

shall

0,(1&2,67) 0,(28571b) 0,(428571) 0,(571438) 0,(7142&) 0,(657142) 0,(999999)

17

broken

by the unit

which are based on the same laws as the whole of our decimal

0

running

to the V1noughtl*

3/&, and so forth.

2/7,

of reckoning.

fractions,

what we understand

we must take the corresponding

fractions

system

meaning correspond

Now, in order

consideration.

that

now recall

octave,

in a whole of which

what was said

-lhby me about the sequence of the states will

octave

and

figure

of the

the places

colu1ecl it symbol with

up WlLh

of the process

IArn

111

IIl2i1uleI’

of the formation

wl11cl1

“0

COlW

LrucLalI

the aid of the numbers of the period,

of the tones on the symbol and get a sketch

of the Llm

you will

of the octave

mark

in this

form:

That is

how the

as regards

Its

the symbol.

form is

pre-determined

the law of the 7 whereon the octave tone aDoh1', i.e. ing.

When it

structure

in a certain

was symbolically qualities built

which

elements,

is built.

went to define

it

and neutral

to nitrogen.

carbon,

up according

through

derived

to express

relative

to the neutrali& to the

on the basis

graduations

of laws

of density

and other

By the law of the 3, it correspondingly

the following

was

termed

structure

being

The substance action

of three

combined with

a resultant

was

substances:

the neutral

do not enter

into

the symbol)

does not include

the trinngle the period ties

into

and a neutralizer,

nitrogen,

i.e.

the synthesis,

of the active that

is

completion into

two of the numbers just

mentioned.

the

to say,

it

on the same

geometrical

Two of them

is built

the tone "doh"

one the three

one the law of the 7 and of the 3.

was

the result

constructed

name the complex

it

oxygen,

In the same way, too,

9 , 3, 6 binding

(as we will

is at the

the, hydrogen was at the time

of hydrogen is

to the law of the triunity.

law and constituting

being a resultant,

so, too,

the apex, marked by the number 9, is in its

within

serves

septimal

substances i.e,

of the octave,

as simultaneously

of the reciprocal oassive

it

of

0 CN 3 H

same time a neutralizer

related

is

as a substance.

In the same sense as the tone rlDoh",

mentioned

that

structure

the laws of the octave

of various

(RF nitrogen),

obtained:

It

every substance

termed a hydrogen

carbon and azote

oxygen,

by the fact

here of applying

up from active , passive

geometrical

sense the toneWoh7t may be considered

was a question

of chemical

the outside

dots which figure

'The period correspond

to

-16we shall

get a symetrical

ternaries,

3 - triunlty.

west,

structure

The laws of symetry

but even so you probobly

symmetry,

based on laws,

examining,

representing

carrying

appearing

while

does the figure

transition

of the mechanics

from rllat' to llsi"

the number of vibrations transitions

turn explains

is,

from the point

Almost

All

at present.

the application

following

form as far

the

It

Of

a

Store

it

of intense

the

length

than all

in

the other in the

which I am not able to talk

concerns

When

when it

to the cosmos, it

the step ltSun - Earth*': that

the transition

was a question

out plainly

that

"doh to sill

inside

the Sun's

of the Absolute,

this

transition

it

is an

act of will.

Transition

from 'lfah-mil'

aid,

were,

as it

to acquire the ability energy)

to carry

already.mentioned

namely that

up of the gap, proceeds

which enters

with

by

shows to him

going on in man and the universe.

as it

was pointed

and together

is not all:

thereby

of the law of the octaves

organism;

the tonality,

that

I can do is to remind you onca more of the

the filling

altering

of the

too are the indications

was also mentioned

internal

i.e.

of view of the difference

of greater

as definite

of these shocks in the processes

we were examining took

it

the

we are now

includes

But that

structure,

symbol of the shock needed at the gap "mi-fah'c,

role

in

us

that

the circumstance

of the world

of the tones,

in the octave.

about in detnil

with

synthesis

also

own place,

of t&N

asymmetry,

and the symbol

(see drawing).

ternary

what shock is needed, and when and wherein,

, which in its to uI30h~~

in the lecture

symetrical

in form,

the gap to what seems to be not its

from tlsirl

studied

of a perfect

symmetrical

of which we are now speaking

i.e.

are little

as asymmetry,

being

who knows how to read it,

ternaries,

know what is called

as it

laws of the octaves, asymmetry

of the three

it,

for

of a special by a series

the properties to

pass

is performed

into

machine enabling of processes

(in

by the

the "fah"

and without

of the ~'Sol" standing

on by itself

conversion

mechanically

above it,

the shape as it

the following

tone -

were in this

-If-

instance If

Ilrnirl.

we will

The thing

proceed

to

the human organism, here,

ocatve

we shall

find

all

of the nourishing

the processes, working

and

of

in them - as we have more than once mentioned Let us re-construct

body of man in the way that

the scheme of the working

we have already

done here.

Each of them is the beginning

of food are taken in by man* (lst,

the same throughout

the processes

examine

these same gaps and shocks.

of the physical kinds

is absolutely

Three

of its

own

2nd and 3rd Doh.) The first

octave,

that

of the food

we have examined fully

enough to explain

'When in its

the gap.

process

the stage corresponding it

approaches

cross.

rlrell and blending

with

3rd "fa".

the

air,

majority

of cases in greater

cannot be fully

life

union, with

our

choral

for

gas ( Na ce ). chlorine,

30 lbs.

If

natron,

we shall with

Kitchen

we

would not amalgamate.

take

this

salt

23 lbs,

get exactly

In exactly

of

let

us

is the natron of natron

56.5 tbs. of chlorine

of 23# in that

we

case 7 lbs.

the same way, if

1~0 Lbs. of chlorine

to 23 lbs.

would remain

In both cases there would be 58.5 lbs,

free.

natron,

process

the component parts

the same quantity

instead

and

the maintenance

of the mincrcil If

by us

than are needed.

To elucidate

circomstancas,

and

the 2nd

the chemical

correspondence.

salt,

aid,

over into

quantities

necessary

to

in the overwhelming

body

assimilated,i.e.

in certain

household

natron

passing

example from chemistry.

any

is unable

which comes to its

is produced in our body, requires

and 35.8 lbs.

took

into

the substance

to be in strict take

it

The food we take by eating

is introduced

by which

reaches

the 3rd lrmill is transferred

drinking

It

of

to the note Ilrnill (3rd rlmirr)

the gap which by itself

The 2nd "Doh",

StOrey

the nature

of changes it

which we take in by breathing,

into

of the bottom

b lbs.

of the former

we

took

common salt. to weight property

In other

in the proportions of proportional

which their organism

atomic

another,

with

qualitative into

chemical enters

man's organism

admixture into

The final II sill,

is also

with

substance

affects

to pass into

transition substance

the final.

from one stage of stage

the requisite

shows that result

to another,

and quality

will

that

the result

two of the component parts

and breathing. necess:n-y

Here again this

to know and to be able

of the top storey 11impressions19. kinds

of food,

- the first Only with

by strengthening

do we get the required exercises with

that

result.

are not in strict

them may inflict

irremediable

in this

process,

its

quality,

a result

i.e.

that

exact

knowledge

This

of all

a man can - food

is in such case - the food

which we have here agreed to call correspondence

or weakening the different That is why all

sorts

correspondence

with

of all

parts

and other

other processes

on the one doing

them.

three

of the process

of breathing

is the

the laws

determinents

the 3rd determinant

and harmonious

injury

The

which defines

us even suppose that

It

their

determinants.

we are considering.

two of its

AS

in the graduated

known beforehand

not be safficient.

octave,

a full

participate

But let

to regulate

of the 3rd shock.

of the process,

will

of food.

a fresh

an accurate

is required.

of a

of breathing

at the state

there are everywhere

without

the aid

and digestion

of the substance

exercises

regulate

by defining;

is

produced at the stage

rrdo*t requires

3 octaves

with

The food which

the process

be the substance

the completed

reason why any breathing not give

will

is

bears on the

from the substance

3 must set out to receive

quantity

This

of the phenomenon.

of assimilation

it

correspondence

at the stage of the 3rd *Ifall with

process

the scheme we have submitted

definite

on

in the

properties,

This means that

as

gave the basis

the production

re-action.

side

the process

of this

for

conditions

poanoen thif3

of theirs

strictly

reciprocal

from Itdotr of the air.

re-action

alomerlta

by definite

into

converted

the substance

which in order

influence

into

as the quantitative

of the 3rd *lrnill into

property

Similarly,

substance

centers

combine in constant chrtmlcfil

which is characterized

it

as well

and that

were deduced.

the original

which

All

of 23: 35.5.

weights

to bring

and chlorine

constancy,

of a substance

necessary

taken

words natron

connected

The shock

which

comes from outside,

process

of breathing,

shock that

bridges

development

by the substantial

of the octave

"3rd Doh" of food over a series is

similar

first

of stages

octave

sun and earth),

its

existing

Then this

All

the triunity

stars

octaves,

Sun All

was split

differently

planets

ray (passing

of the

the

through

the

as follows:

octave

and this

of the

When we constructed

world

original

to the

the trDohll of the next octave,

tones were disposed

Absolute

is similar

the transmutation

in other places.

of our already separate

into

in the mechanical

And the very process

the human body,

to the same processes

cosmic

octave.

gap in any other within

of the air

up the gap l*mi-fah"

and which fills this

nature

according

up into

to the law of

three

subordinate

same ray was constructed

somewhat

namely:

Earth Organic

life

&YS In this

Absolute

way the cosmos resembled

lah

storeyed

nature

sol

storeyed

structure

fah

octaves

of the 2nd order, of all

the same three-

Where in the cosmic the gap

influences

*qfah-milt that

is placed

here come

mi

together,

re

of the passage of food in the human organism

Sun

a process

conversion

of the next octave.

sol

are outlined

fah

that

'fmachinel'

That

the %achines",

are there,

similar

the process

represented

occurs

similar

to the process

of the "Doh" of one octave

lah

roughly

planets

structure

of man.

under the action

All suns

All

of its

by the three-

thus: similar

is

into

- by the

the Doh

why at these places in a manner of speaking,

to the human body.

of transition The cosmic llfahll

"fah-mill

very may be

goes into

to the food of the bottom

that storey

mi

and begins

r-e

iLa

the cycle

begJ.mrlrrg

higher,

(3rd)

fah

~~fah" (Jrd),

filling

and sounding

as "Doh" (2nd) serves

within

"Dohll,

so to say doubled

which we have not got.

T said that

ability

and 'Ifah"

is 'lnu,

that

time

substance

that

may be outlined

feed the machine we shall

with '8s01".

"lab"

but as this

process

gives

for the passive

get this

gives

which

has

the adjacent acquires tone,

i.e.

llsol"

the

re-acting

(linking

some result.

It

the qualities

- lSNlf, and for

the

IJ

the

symbol: "fah"

in the result

occurs within

In

as we see, the

thus:

we substitute

the,

In the order of their

the number defining

tine substance

the substance

the next

The active,

the passive

if

rtfah",

tonality,

be the active,

symbolically

of these magnitudes

wh%ch at the same time shows that by blending

with

than the same figure it

its

What I meant by this

principle.

the aid of the neutralizing) out at another

changing

will

up with

to pass into

tones IIlahrl "~01" tlFahlt,

the passive

joins

the 3rd r*Dohlr an octave

to pass into

lllahl

of the

the top storey

of the process into

without

llfahlt,

and also its

of llsol",

in the places

cycle

sum total

the cycle

which enters

the machine as a tone which is able

this

112n11,i.e.

own place

to the air

of the machine as first

by the law of the triunity

tones

similarly

Doh

sequence,

If,

At its

as the substance

tone of cosmic Itlah",

food are the cosmic

the active

story

between them

re

machine's

been pointed

the tone

when breathing.

lrmjll in the case now considered,

neutralizing,

the tone 'lrnilc

up the interval

the middle

the machine as 3rd Wohl' is converted

the property

which assists

the machine to pass into

into

*'dohI',

PCI

mi

and leaves

up with

octave,

at

of the note "So11

sol

entering

Before

tona.

The substance

of the cosmic

the final come into

the michirw

irr

lah

Organic life of the earth

result

eountl~

the 3rd "DohI'.

Earth

into

It

Consequently,

of changes.

1~

the octave,

fc which as it

has of

L..

were unfolds

itself

when examining tonality,

the tone fffahu in the manner indicated

inside

the symbol,

acquires

from our original

it

may be stated

the properties

of l~sol".

aim of examining

have approached

As a perfect

contains

synthesis

law expressed

said

today,

all

In the future

detail.

the task

of understanding

of truth.

efforts

Initiation

thing

to another

which becomes his you will

already

and can not be.

constant

and stubborn

ideas

It

simply

COi?IpliGated

selves standing

relating

and dwell

on it

in

anything,

a sensation

the search after

of

the laws

in these matters,

the Octave,

I wish to say a few

There is only

efforts.

to a man unacquainted

to the transfer

of the truth

It

that

self-initiation,

just

assigning

But from all

be able to understand,

cannot be transferred,

today.

on his part;

possession.

is possible

he conquers for

there

as

the finest with

as a

has been said is no such

is

No one conceals

got by the knowledge

mathematical

mathematics.

You have been able

matters

And in are more

to convince

to teach a man mathematics, himself.

it

that

which

of a knowledge of Truth,

than in the example quoted. of this

to it

on

as some act whereby one man "The

any trouble

work and constant

cannot be transferred

questions

I have

of what can be said

to understand closing

in

man "The non-knower )I knowledge and powers hitherto

inalienable

transfer

of truth.

By all

I have been able to explain

regarded

to him and without

by me to-day,

part

of it.

termed ltJnitiation". is customarily

Knower" transfers not peculiar

Before

those of

in detail

was to give my listeners

in order

are necessary.

words on what is

that

its

of knowledge of the

oeen saying.

which one must approach

Once more I repeat:

constant

elements

once more return

My task

with

all

even the smallest

we shall

aim.

of fact,

to an understanding

we have just

I by no means think

as I did not pursue that

ctrallging

may be deduced and developed

that

I have not exhausted

the subject. greater

fashion

As a matter

nearer

in itself

and out of it

by it,

the most accurate

it

w3 thout

lfdohll,

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