33 6 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



sparkles through and through with golden specks. 



It is in the aura of the pineal gland that per- 

 ception is located. " This aura answers in vibra- 

 tions to any impressions, but it can only be sensed, 

 not perceived, in the living man. During the pro- 

 cess of thought manifesting in consciousness, a 

 constant vibration occurs in the light of this aura, 

 and a clairvoyant looking at the brain of a living 

 man may almost count, see with the spiritual eye, 

 the seven scales, the seven shades of light, pass- 

 ing from the dullest to the brightest. You touch 

 your hand; before you touch it the vibration is al- 

 ready in the aura of the pineal gland, and has its 

 own shade of color. It is this aura which causes 

 the wear and tear of the organ by the vibrations 

 it sets up. . . . 



' There are seven cavities in the brain which 

 are quite empty during life. . . . These 

 centers are, in Occultism, called the seven harmon- 

 ies, the scale of the divine harmonies. They are 

 filled with Akdsha, each with its own color, accord- 

 ing to the state of consciousness in which you are. 

 The fourth is the pituitary body; the fifth is the 

 third ventricle ; the sixth is the pineal gland, which 

 is hollow and empty during life; and the seventh 

 is the whole. When Manas is united to Atma- 

 'Buddhi, or when Atma-Buddhi is centered in 

 Manas, it acts in the three higher cavities, radiat- 

 ing, sending forth a halo of light, and this is visi- 



