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By: Glenda Stocks
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Re: Astral 1 of 4         [A]
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From: PAUL RUDYK                   Refer#: NONE
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Subj: THE ASTRAL WORLD               Conf: (80) Paranormal
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There is a little book I found a number of years ago at a local
meta-physical book store. It is called "The Astral World - Its Scenes,
Dwellers and Phenomena." - by Swami Panchadasi - When I went back to find
another copy for somebody who was interested I could not find it...and
have never seen it since.

It has no date saying when it was written, and it has no copyright notice.
I assumed then that it would be OK to "duplicate" it which I have done, so
now I can hand out little books at will. I am sure the author would not
mind at all that his words be transmitted across the BBS world. If someone
happens to know Swami, you can ask him for me...

It is possibly one of the best accounts I have found on the subject of
what to expect in the Astral World - even though I have read only about 4
books on the subject. So turn your capture mode on, or save each message
linked into a file and print it out with your favorite Word Processor:

                                CHAPTER I.
                            THE SEVEN PLANES.

   Every student of occultism, from the humblest beginner to the most
advanced pupil, has a full realization of the wonders of that strange
plane of being known as The Astral World.  The beginner, of course, has
not the privilege of actually viewing life on this plane, except, perhaps,
in exceptional cases, or under extraordinary circumstances.  But even he
finds constant reference to the subject in the treatise his studies, and
soon discovers that that particular plane is the scene and field of some
very strange phenomena.
   As he advances, and learns more of the occult laws and principles, he
develops still greater interest in the subject.  And, when he reaches the
stage in which he is able to actually sense (by astral vision) on this
plane, he finds that a new world of experience has opened out before
him.
   The oldest occult teachings, as well as the latest, inform the student
that there are Seven Planes of Being.  The lowest of these planes is that
which is known as the Material Plane.  Second in order is that which is
known as the Plane of Forces.  The third is that which is known as the
Astral Plane.  The fourth is that which is known as the Mental Plane.
   Above these four planes are three higher planes, known to occultists,
but which have no names that can be understood by those developing only on
the lower planes, and which are incapable of explanation to those on the
lower planes.  I shall refer to some of these higher planes, in this
little book, as we proceed, but shall make no attempt to describe them for
the reasons just given.  Our subject for the present consideration is
merely the Astral Plane, and we shall find sufficient interesting facts in
considering the phenomena of that plane without attempting to penetrate
the veils of those still higher.
   It should be mentioned at this point, that each of the Seven Planes has
seven sub-planes and that each of these sub-planes has its own seven
subdivisions; and so on to the seventh degree of subdivision.  So, you
see, there is a most minute classification in the occult teachings.
   The student of occultism, at the beginning, usually experiences
difficulty in forming a clear conception of the meaning of the word
"plane" as used in the occult teachings.  Consulting the dictionary, he is
apt to get the idea of a plane as one of a series of straight layers - one
part of a great strata - above and below which are other layers or strata.
 It usually is quite difficult for the occult teacher to eradicate this
erroneous idea from the mind of his pupils, and to substitute the correct
concept.
   This error arises from thinking of these planes of being as composed of
matter, or material substance, which, of course, is incorrect.  When it is
remembered that even the densest form of matter itself is composed of
vibrations of energy (as recognized by modern science), and that the
Forces of Nature are but manifestations of vibrations of energy, one
begins to find the key.  Instead of the planes rising one above the other
in the scale of the fineness, of matter, they are graded according to
their respective degrees of vibration of energy.  In short, they are
planes of vibrations of energy, and not planes of matter at all.  Matter
is simply the lowest degree of vibrations of energy, that is all.
   The second common source of error, on the part of the beginner in
occultism, is that of picturing the planes as lying one above the other in
space.  This conception, of course, naturally follows upon the error of
thinking of the planes as a series of layers or strata of fine matter; but
it also often persists even after the student has grasped the idea that
the planes are grades of vibration, rather than of matter.  But, finally,
the student is impressed with the idea that the planes are not "layers" or
"strata" at all.
   The planes do not lie one above the other, in space.  They have not

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