2$6 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



most simply described as increasing density and de- 

 crease of velocity from the highest to the lowest, 

 which must be understood also as from inner to 

 outer; or counting upwards from the lower and 

 outer that is, the physical body the sheaths 

 grow more subtle and the vibrations increase tre- 

 mendously in velocity as they proceed from lowest 

 to highest, from without to the radiant center of 

 life. All these bodies change, deteriorate or im- 

 prove, according to the materials we draw into 

 them through our thoughts and emotions. 



The rays of the Spirit radiate in every direction 

 from the center to circumference, but the atoms 

 of the separate sheaths are conditioned to the plane 

 of their manifestation by the rates of their vibra- 

 tions. These definite planes, or spheres, reflect 

 one another as in a mirror; reflection proceeding 

 downward and outward, every sheath being recep- 

 tive to the next higher, and attracted to the next 

 lower; but the Spirit radiates outward throughout 

 the sheaths. Thus the Spirit is never in bondage 

 to nature, even when working in and manipulating 

 it; and the soul, the vehicle of the Spirit, has but 

 to recognize its power in order to utilize it and 

 manifest its freedom. The light is always within; 

 but whether we reveal or obscure it depends upon 

 the density of our outer spheres, upon the char- 

 acter we are building for ourselves through our 

 activities, tastes, and aims. 



