236 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



sons of Fohat, or Force. These personified forces 

 are the positive aspects of the Tattvas, the nega- 

 tive phases being the Shaktis of the Hindu Sacred 

 Books. 



Now, the Logoi must be recognized also as " the 

 Seven Great Rays " from, the Holy Spirit, or 

 Primal Light. It is these seven Forces, symbo- 

 lized as the " Elohim or Seven Spirits of God " 

 the lower Sephiroth of the Kabala which define 

 the limits to the links in the chain of causation, 

 establishing seven planes of manifestation, corre- 

 sponding each with its primal Ray and its vowel 

 sound, and differentiated the one from the others 

 by the character of its vibrations; that is, their 

 form and rate, or number per unit of time their 

 velocity. 



The Western mind has little idea of the latent 

 power in sound and consequently in words, num- 

 bers, and musical tones. But number underlies 

 all form and guides sound. All life is manifes- 

 ted in numerical proportions and rhythmical mo- 

 tion. Motion, ceaseless motion is a condition of 

 all existence, and form determines its effect; but 

 sound with its rhythm and accent, of which num- 

 ber is the expression, moulds the form. Thus, the 

 Voice of God sound shaped the vibrations of 

 the First Logos which contained in itself the germs 

 of the succeeding seven Logoi. 



It is, perhaps, fortunate that we are forced to 



