1323 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



transition from root to sun-kissed lily expressed to 

 him the evolution of the soul through its earthly 

 physical vehicle to spiritual consciousness. Here, 

 again, we have proof of the aptness of the sym- 

 bology; for these descriptions of both heart and 

 brain are corroborated by clairvoyant sight, which 

 sees, surrounding both these centers, countless 

 radiations of exquisite opalescent prismatic colors. 

 They circle and return, outlining in very fact the 

 many-petalled sacred lily of the Orient (For 

 striking illustration of this see Babbitt's Principles 

 of Light and Color. P. 48 1 ) . 



The sympathetic cords the Pingala and the 

 Ida consist of chains of ganglia which are cen- 

 ters of Tattvic influence, the Padmas or lotuses 

 of the Tantras. These Tattvic centers are of five 

 sorts, taking the form of the prevalent Tattva. 

 Thus the Prithivi centers are quadrangular; the 

 Apas, semi-lunar; Tejas, triangular; Vayu, spher- 

 ical; and Akdsha, circular; and Tattvic permuta- 

 tions form composite ganglia. It is of interest to 

 record here that five distinct types of cells in 

 the spinal ganglia of our friend, the dog, are 

 known to anatomists, every one of which could 

 probably be identified with the Tattvic force 

 therein manifested. Although the record of the 

 human neurons is incomplete, it has been noticed 

 that the spherical germinal cells, " partly for rea- 

 sons at present not clear, later assume, in different 



