1 88 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



ence of the constellations of the Zodiac and the 

 planets with all the organs of the human body 

 through its nervous system is but the microcosmic 

 reflection of the vast system of Kosmic vibrations. 

 Therefore, in the solar system we must find the 

 Kosmic Sushumna in which the solar and lunar 

 currents meet. 



In the progress of the human soul, in its evolu- 

 tion, its growth and development, there is nothing 

 more important than the office of the Sushumna. 

 Consequently it is inconceivable that it has not a 

 Kosmic prototype of equal importance to the solar 

 system. In the gloaming, at dawn and at twi- 

 light, the solar and lunar currents meet in the Kos- 

 mic Sushumna. The identification of Mercury as 

 this Sushumna of the macrocosm makes perfectly 

 clear and comprehensible all the dignities, attributes, 

 and influences which legend and fable have con- 

 ferred upon the planet, both actually and sym- 

 bolically; and explains many of the characteristics 

 that have puzzled the astronomer. No other 

 planet possesses any attributes that connect it with 

 the office of the Sushumna. 



Again giving precedence to known facts, our first 

 clue is that Mercury is in the closest Kosmical re- 

 lation to the sun. Indeed, so close is it that only 

 the patient observer who keeps in touch with the 

 movements of the planet and knows when and 

 where to look for it ever sees it. There is a tra- 



