I2O The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



to the South, and the negative in the opposite direc- 

 tion. When the sun sinks southward below the 

 equator in the early autumn, the negative current 

 sets in from trie North Pole, and the positive cur- 

 rent flows from the South. 



These two great divisions of time, and of in- 

 fluence upon earth life, are called by the Hindus 

 the day and night of the Devas (or "a Daiva day 

 and night"). The Tantrists further divide the 

 month into " a Pitrya day and night " according 

 to the moon's phases; the light half of the month 

 (moonlight nights) being positive, or day, to the 

 dark half which is its negative or night. Thus, 

 you see, the positive current upon the physical 

 plane of life, the sun-breath is always reckoned 

 as the day time of life; and the negative, as 

 the night time. The positive is the period of ac- 

 tivity; the negative of the receptive brooding and 

 preparation, by rest, for further activity. 



Of supreme importance, however, to earth life is 

 this : As the earth turns upon her own axis while 

 moving round the great life-orb, other, more dom- 

 inant and powerful, and more constantly alternat- 

 ing influences than the North and South currents 

 are developed in terrestrial Prana. These are the' 

 day and night currents controlled by the rising and 

 the setting of the sun. 



Solar force is centered in the East, and the 

 lunar, or sun-shadow, in the West; and with the 



