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is yellow, it is of interest in this study of the Tatt- 

 vas to add one bit more of dyer's lore. Herbs 

 which yield yellow dyes are the commonest ones in 

 forest and field. They were called by our fore- 

 fathers, " greening weeds," because green was ob- 

 tained by dyeing the stuff first in the indigo-vat, ' 

 and then greening it to the desired shade in yellow 

 dye. Now, just as Akdsha is the omnipresent 

 Tattva, synthesizing all others, so indigo corre- 

 sponds with Akdsha not merely symbolically, but 

 because it is Akdshic a Prithivic form of 

 Akdsha and holds other colors in synthesis. 



You understand that the seven colors of the 

 solar spectrum so-called prismatic colors dis- 

 tinguish the seven Logo} one from another; hence 

 they are emanations from and manifest the char- 

 acteristics of the Seven Hierarchies of Being, 

 " each of which," says Mme. Blavatsky, " has a 

 direct bearing upon and relation to one of the hu- 

 man Principles, since each of these Hierarchies is, 

 in fact, the creator and source of the corresponding 

 Principle." This statement confirms all the plane- 

 tary correspondences and influences explained in 

 earlier chapters. 



As every Hierarchy is itself septenary, contain- 

 ing the seven colors of the spectrum, the permuta- 

 tions in colors are myriad, but the ruling or distin- 

 guishing color of a Hierarchy gives the hue to that 

 septenary, for its influence is paramount. This is 



