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Fevers and chills, blushing, and sudden waves 

 of upheaving discord flowing through the body are 

 all manifestations of disorder in the flow of the 

 Tattvas, but more especially of Tejas. And al- 

 ways the remedy is to face the situation no mat- 

 ter what the cause with mental poise and con- 

 fidence; directing, as long as the disturbance lasts, 

 frequent repetitions of the exercise in Alternate 

 Breathing, and regularly inhaling deep, full, 

 rhythmic breaths. Remember that for all chilly 

 conditions the Held Breath is most efficacious. It 

 may be repeated, with concentration mainly upon 

 the feet and the solar plexus, till perspiration is 

 induced. 



Through a telescope, Mars displays white at the 

 polar caps; but the ardent, fiery orb appears, even 

 to the naked eye when favorably situated for ob- 

 servation, of a reddish or orange hue. The fiery 

 strength of Tejas vibrations, called into increased 

 activity by all emotion and by intense feeling and 

 by love, have always been recognized as stimulat- 

 ing the passions of man to strife and war; hence 

 Mars was the god of war. During the rare pe- 

 riods of peace in Old Rome, all the panoply and 

 pageantry of war, including the gorgeous red man- 

 tles, were treasured in the Temple of Mars. 



The planet Mars is said to be always an enemy 

 of Mercury, but this is the evil aspect of Mars 

 the contentious state of the planetary vibrations 



