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teen years of research devoted especially to the 

 study of the office or function of the least under- 

 stood glands in the body, Dr. Sajous believed he 

 could demonstrate that the anterior lobe of the pit- 

 uitary body [of course, the difference between the 

 lobes is that one is positive and the other negative] 

 is vitally concerned in the preservation of health, 

 because the glands are agents for the absorption of 

 oxygen and its transmission in another form to the 

 lungs. When you study the sheaths of the body, 

 this discovery will strike you with greater signifi- 

 cance. 



Concerning the connection between the pituitary 

 body and the pineal gland, Mme. Blavatsky states 

 that an Adept can see a golden aura pulsating in 

 both centers when the subject is in a normal condi- 

 tion. It is as regular as the heart beat. Under 

 abnormal conditions of concentration or exaltation, 

 the arc of pulsation from the pituitary body mounts 

 upward more and more until, just as when an elec- 

 tric current strikes some solid object, the vibra- 

 tions strike the pineal gland, and awakening that 

 dormant center set all glowing with pure Akdshic 

 energy. 



" This is the psycho-physiological illustration of 

 two organs on the physical plane, which are respec- 

 tively, the concrete symbols of the metaphysical 

 concepts called Manas [mind] and Buddhi [Soul]. 

 [To become conscious on this plane, Buddhi needs 



