CHAPTER XIV 



PLANETARY INFLUENCES UPON THE TATTVAS 



WE have heretofore considered the regular, 

 normal order of the solar and lunar cur- 

 rents of Prdna, and it should be clearly 

 understood by this time that the Tattvic state of 

 these currents is a most important factor in de- 

 termining the beneficial effects upon the whole phy- 

 sical being of their even, balanced flow in deep, full 

 rhythmical breathing. 



The paramount influence affecting this comes 

 from the planets, every one of which establishes 

 its own currents in the organism, determined in 

 degree and kind by the planets' position in the firm- 

 ament and consequent relation with all other plan- 

 ets. It is the strength of these currents, varying 

 in different people, which distinguishes the individ- 

 ualized, local Prdna from the universal terrestrial 

 Prdna. In this fact we find corroboration of all 

 that astrology claims concerning the planetary in- 

 fluences at the moment of birth upon human life 

 and character. 



There are seven descriptions of life-currents, 

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