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# Planar Problems / element(ary!) theory qn

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- To: Rawn Clark <rawnclark@...>
- Subject: Planar Problems / element(ary!) theory qn
- From: mds <reifiedmind@...>
- Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:42:12 +0000
- Cc: BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, FranzBardonMagi@yahoogroups.com

    Greetings,

    I'm having difficulty understanding the theory (and hence practise)
    behind the Step 1 physical exercise of Breathing. This might be
    reflected in my confused attempt at posing the question - apologies if
    this is the case.

    Essentially, the whole planar structure of the Theory section which I'd
    accepted up until this point has now resurfaced to confuse me - it
    seems that this is always the way we notice our ignorance. Firstly,
    here's how I currently (quite probably mis-) understand the Breathing
    task:

    I think (a Mental act, it seems) - 'health'
    Somehow (qn 1 below) this thought impregnates the air via Akasha (?)
    Drawing in this impregnated air (a Physical act) my body absorbs the
    electro-magnetically charged air
    This impregnated thought is transmitted through the astral matrix to
    the Soul
    >From the Soul, via the mental matrix, to the Spirit.

    Qn 1: How can posing a thought (this is a mental act in Bardon terms,
    correct?) impregnate the air external to the body. Or indeed, how can a
    Mental Plane idea impregnate the physical air?

    This question suggests an answer to me personally - that of course the
    division between Mental and Physical is on this level a false one -
    that the planes are analogies that aren't to be seen as a separate
    boxes. For example, why is this exercise seen as 'Physical' - it
    appears to be quite encompassing of Mental and Physical (via Astral,
    I'd guess) to me. The mapping of Akasha onto these realms has thus left
    me confused; this is probably less of a question and more of an appeal
    to clarification in the functioning of the tetrapolar. Apologies for my
    haziness here.

    Qn 2: It seems that this exercise starts and finishes with the Spirit -
    this confuses me. I gather this again reflects my poverty in
    understanding the planar analogy. But if we start with an 'Idea', I
    don't see why and how (qn 1) this can impregnate the air which then
    moves 'up the tree' back to the Spirit again?? This seems circular.

    Qn 3: On emanations from Akasha: does the Physical represent a coarser
    (and hence 'less pure') manifestation of Spirit? If so, is this due to
    a different balance of the elements - (ie. more Earth?)? Oncemore, I
    feel that I might here be misunderstanding the analogies / notion of
    elements. I read a correspondence with Rawn (Light - Fluids - Elements:
    Their descent from Mental to Astral to Physical manifestation) on the
    subject; The passage:

    'in reference to the Light, the candle's flame would be a reflection of
    the astral Fire which in turn, is a reflection of the higher Light. In
    other words, the characteristics of a physical flame, through the
    process of physical materia adhering to an astral matrix, reflect the
    astral Fire Element; and the characteristics of the astral Fire
    Element, through the process of astral materia adhering to a mental
    matrix, reflect the creative Light.'

    is quite illuminating (if you'll excuse the pun) - I'm still not sure
    whether I appreciate the 'why' or rather the 'how' of the emanation
    downward toward the physical.

    I hope that my dilemma isn't too tedious, and that I've at least
    presented my quandary in terms that are semi-intelligible.

    Many thanks for the time taken to read this,
    Warm regards.

    Fraternally,
    Marc

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