CHAPTER V 



THE EVOLUTION OF THE TATTVAS 



IN the evolution of the Tattvas we trace the 

 evolution of the Soul to its beginning in the 

 involution of the Spirit. The one is as in- 

 separably connected with the other as are the in- 

 teracting energies of the positive and negative life- 

 currents; the out-breathing and the in-breathing of 

 the Divine Spirit (or the thought active and the 

 thought quiescent), upon which all life and mo- 

 tion depend. 



Thus, spiritual activity is the creator of all 

 things; and the energy behind all motion, without 

 which creation is unthinkable, derives its power 

 from the one source. The first manifestation of 

 that power was positive and negative the ac- 

 tive impressing its thoughts or action upon the re- 

 ceptive passive and A kasha was the first Tattva 

 evolved by the interaction of these Divine cur- 

 rents of spiritual force. The Kosmic void of un- 

 differentiated matter the Hindu's Prakriti 

 was formless, and the first need of differentiation 

 was the space in which to create many forms; 

 therefore, the characteristic property of Akdshic 



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