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into a series of concentric shells showing variations 

 of motion and character. The eye is able to look 

 through these varying planes, or spheres within 

 spheres; and an ideal picture of the spectacle, 

 drawn by Garrett Serviss, curiously enough shows 

 exactly six concentric rings surrounding the lumin- 

 ous central sphere. Now this central sphere is the 

 " home " of the ruling Logoi, the soul of the 

 planet, which rules its function and emanations 

 and sounds its key. Our own earth has its envelop- 

 ing sheaths in like manner, and its radiant center, 

 the Higher Ego (this is " The Glory clothing the 

 Hidden Spirit"), which is positive to all its 

 sheaths but negative to its Creator, Life Eternal 1 

 Our sun holds in synthesis all the planetary rays 

 sending to every one its own. 



The astronomical symbol of the earth is a disc 

 with a cross stretched from center to circumfer- 

 ence. Has the deep significance of this ever oc- 

 curred to you? It symbolizes the earth-life of 

 humanity; the soul crucified upon and within the 

 four elements of the physical plane; earth, water, 

 fire, and air, the stimulators of the senses and, 

 through them, of desire. The ancient Hindu sym- 

 bol called the Svastika (really a world symbol, as 

 it has been found everywhere) is a modification 

 of the earth sign; and, explained exoterically, sig- 

 nifies manifested life coming out of the unmani- 

 fested; that is, the arms of the Greek cross bent 



