32S The Law of the Rhythmic BreatK 



ture from within outward that we see in the physi- 

 cal body from Prithivi, in the bones, to Fdyu in 

 the skin. If we hold this picture in mind, we 

 have an exact correspondence in form and activities 

 between man within his Auric Egg and the minut- 

 est atom. The earth, from its core to its outer 

 atmosphere, furnishes a like correspondence. 



The Kdmic sheath of the undeveloped man is a 

 cloudy mass of dense coarse atoms, " fit to re- 

 spond to all the stimuli connected with passions 

 and appetites." Brickish-browns, hot inflaming 

 reds, and murky greens are the predominant hues, 

 with a trace of dingy yellow about the head. Mrs. 

 Besant says (Ancient Wisdom) : " There is no 

 play of light or quickly changing flashes of colors 

 through this astral body; but the various passions 

 show themselves as heavy surges, or, when vio- 

 lent as flashes ; thus sexual passion will send a wave 

 of muddy crimson, rage a flash of lurid red. 

 . The centers of the organs of sense are 

 definitely marked, and are active when worked on 

 from without, but in quiescence the life-streams are 

 sluggish." At this stage, growth must come from 

 outward stimuli, and often suffering, either physi- 

 cal or mental, is needed to rouse from a life of 

 stupid inertia. 



All good and unselfish emotions are steps in 

 ethical and mental progress that improve this sheath 

 by refining its constituent particles. Its outlines 



