338 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



the seething whirlpool at Niagara, the particles 

 pulsating with inconceivable velocity, yet yellow, 

 rose, blue, and violet if present, are always found 

 in the upper part of the aura about the head and 

 shoulders ; while red, from pure crimson to its hot, 

 lurid hues, radiates midway, from shoulders to 

 thighs; and the debased colors of debasing quali- 

 ties are below. The purer the color the higher; 

 thus most greens and deep orange are about the 

 feet and lower limbs; but the pure green of ver- 

 satility and sympathy is seen above the shoulders. 



The all-penetrating, all-permeating force, bind- 

 ing all together, the aural light, is the manifesta- 

 tion of the Spirit within, which forms the " Enve- 

 lope " or " Egg," and appears as a faintly lumin- 

 ous silver-blue-violet shadow, irradiated with the 

 hue which gives the key to the individual. The 

 more highly developed the person, the more dis- 

 tinct is this hue, the unmistakable mark of the rul- 

 ing Hierarchy, and the evidence of the presence 

 of the Special Ray connecting every individual 

 soul with its Hierarchy. 



Even a slight understanding of the nature of the 

 influences with which men people the contiguous 

 astral realm, influences which are constantly af- 

 fecting man for good or ill, according to the 

 nature of the thoughts and desires which he per- 

 mits to dwell in his consciousness, would inevitably 

 increase the sense of responsibility as to the purity 



