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| A Treatise on White Magic - Introductory Remarks |
| II. The second postulate grows out of the first and states
that the one Life, manifesting through matter, produces a third factor which is
consciousness. This consciousness, which is the result of the union of the two poles of
spirit and matter is the soul of all things; it permeates all substance or objective
energy; it underlies all forms, whether it be the form of that unit of energy which we
call an atom, or the form of man, a planet, or a solar system. This is the Theory of
Self-determination [9] or the teaching that all the lives of which the one life is
formed, in their sphere and in their state of being, become, so to speak, grounded in
matter and assume forms whereby their peculiar specific state of consciousness may be
realized and their vibration stabilized; thus they may know themselves as existences. Thus
again the one life becomes a stabilized and conscious entity through the medium of the
solar system, and is essentially, therefore the sum total of energies, of all states of
consciousness, and of all forms in existence. The homogeneous becomes the heterogeneous,
and yet remains a unity; the one manifests in diversity and yet is unchanged; the central
unity is known in time and space as composite and differentiated and yet, when time and
space are not (being but states of consciousness), only the unity will remain, and only
spirit will persist, plus an increased vibratory action, plus capacity for an
intensification of the light when again the cycle of manifestation returns. Within the vibratory pulsation of the one manifesting Life all the lesser lives repeat the process of being, - Gods, angels, men, and the myriad lives which express themselves through the forms of the kingdoms of nature and the activities of the evolutionary process. All become self-centered and self-determined. III. The third basic postulate is that the object for which life takes form and the purpose of manifested being is the unfoldment of consciousness, or the revelation of the soul. This might be called the Theory of the Evolution of Light. When it is realized that even the modern scientist is saying that light and matter are synonymous terms, thus echoing the teaching of the East, it becomes apparent that through the interplay of the poles, and through the friction of the pairs of opposites light flashes forth. The goal of evolution is found to be a gradual series of light demonstrations. Veiled and [10] hidden by every form lies light. As evolution proceeds, matter becomes increasingly a better conductor of the light, thus demonstrating the accuracy of the statement of the Christ "I am the Light of the World". IV. The fourth postulate consists of the statement that all lives manifest cyclically. This is the Theory of Rebirth or of reincarnation, the demonstration of the law of periodicity. Such are the great underlying truths which form the foundation of the Ageless Wisdom - the existence of life, and the development of consciousness through the cyclic taking of form. In this book, however, the emphasis will be laid upon the little life; upon man "made in the image of God", who through the method of reincarnation unfolds his consciousness until it flowers forth as the perfected soul, whose nature is light and whose realization is that of a self-conscious identity. This developed unit has eventually to be merged, with full intelligent participation, in the greater consciousness of which it is a part. |
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