268 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



" The first differentiation on the plane of being, 

 or that which is born by transformation from some- 

 thing higher than itself." It is the first garment, 

 or sheath, of the spirit, and the color is said to be 

 yellow. This I believe is its positive phase, and 

 that negatively it is violet, which identifies it with 

 Mercury whose phases correspond. The seventh 

 Tattva is Adi, the primordial universal Force. It 

 is the vehicle containing potentially all things 

 Spirit-substance, Force and Matter. 



" In Esoteric Cosmogony," says Mme. Blavat- 

 sky, " it is the Force which we refer to as proceed- 

 ing from the First or Unman ifested Logos Spir- 

 itual substance." The Sanskrit meaning of the 

 word is " first," and in the Upanishads, Adi is 

 described as " The first, i. e., Om." . 



As nearly as we can comprehend in our present 

 stage of evolution, this highest Principle is a ray, 

 a spark from God's self, which permeates the en- 

 tire being, radiating from center to circumference. 

 This makes perfectly clear and realizable St. Paul's 

 affirmation that " He be not far from every one 

 of us: For in Him, we live and move and have 

 our being." 



This one out-going energy is differentiated in 

 the sheath but not in Itself. It is the Will of God ; 

 and man's will, when controlled by wisdom and 

 understanding, shares in this spiritual power. 

 This is the conquest of the Argus of fate. 



