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C O R R E L A T I O N O F S O U N D A N 3 C O L O R

The HESTU Publishing Co.

Boston. Mass.

193;

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Copyr igh t , 1531

byPacl Fester Ch::a

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SOUND AND COLOR. 2 .

and h i s dominion over n at u ra l for ce s. Hence t h e number 65,

re ad from d i g i t s t o te ns , means, "The power of man, expr esse d

th r o u g h t h e f o r c e s o f t h e u niv e rs e . " , k n , s ay s o cc u lt sc ie nc e

i s th e t emple, o r abode, of th e ru l i ng power o f th e un iv erse ,t I

end i n Hebrew th e word Y I K L, Haikal , " temple , s a l s o num-

bered 65. Furthermore th e word f o r "Lord" i n th e same languageis A D N I , A donai, and t h i s i e a l s o 65. L .V .XA t h e r e f o r e

h i n t s t h a t t h e v i t a l r a d i a n t e n er g y of t h e C r e a t i v e Word i s in-

c a r n a t e i n man ( " th e Word was f l e s h n ) , an d s u g ~ e s t a h e idea

t h a t human perso na l i t y i~ h e temple of t h e r u lf ng pchrer of t h eun ive rse . The cr ea t i ve and con t ro l l ing power i s cen te red ihYOU, s a y s t h i s o c c u l t t e a c h in g . Your d e s t i n y i~ o e x e rc i se

t h i s p ower, t o be i t s c h an n el , i n s t r u m e n t, a nd v e h i c l e .

Bear ing t h i s in mind, it w i l l be w e l l f o r you t o t r yy ou r b e s t t o u nd sr st an d t h a t t h i s p a r t i c u l a r p o r ti o n of t h e

secret wisdom chich now comes into your hands through t h e medi-

um of t h i s te x t has not come t o you by chance. You have re-

ceived it i n order t o p repare you t o become a more perfect ve-

h ic le f o r th e c re a t i ve and t rans forming energy o f th e One L i fe.

This knowledge i s a t r u s t . U s e it c a r e f u l l y a n d w i s e ly .

Though mani fes ted i n many p la ces , i n an in f i n i t e va r i e t y

of a p pe a ra n ce s , l i f e and l i g h t a r e o ne . The r o o t o f t h i s L iv-

ing L igh t i s th e mode of v ib ra ti o n termed sound. Even skepti--a l ph ys ic i s t s have been ob l iged by t h e ev idence ga ined in

t h e i r l l a b o r a t o r i e s t o come very c l os e t o complete accep tance of

t h i s d o c t r i n e . T h e ir ex p er im e nt s h av e shown them t h a t a l l

p h y s i c a l t h in g s a r e e x p r e s s io n s of a s i n g l e en e rg y . They

knaw t h a t every e : lergy-expression i s a mode of v ib ra t i on , and

th e y f i n d sound a t t h e b eg in nin g o f t h e v ib r a to r y a o a l e .

Year6 ago, i n an e d d r e s s b e fo r e t h e B r i t i s h A s so c i at i on

f o r th e Advancement of Scie nce, S i r W i l l i a m Crookes described

a sc al e of v i br a t io ns , beginning with two per second. By re -

pea ted ly doubling thc . number of pu ls a t io ns per second, h i s

t a b l e gave a s e r i e s of o c t a v e s . A t t h e l 5 t h o ct hv e, t h e v i -

br a t io ns ceased t o Se audi ble t o human e a rs . Then come sev era l

o c t a v e s whose a c t i v i t i e s h av e n o t b ee n d e t e c t e d a s y e t by e xo-

t e r i o sc ience , a l thou gh oc cu l t s c ienc e knows something about

them.The 20 th t o 35 th oo taves a r e those o f e l e c t r i c i t y . Dr.

F. F. S tr on g h as i d e n t i f i e d t h e 3 5t h t o 4 5 th o c ta v es a s t h os e

of t h e nerve cu rr en ts of t h e human body. The 46th, 47th , and

4 8 th o c t av e s a r e h e a t v ib r a t i o n s . They a r e f o ll o we d by ~ e v e r a l

oct ave s of l i gh t . Beyond l i g h t i s a n o th e r unknown s e r i e s .

Then come t h e X-rays, and t h e s e may be followed by any number

of o c t r v e s, a € y e t u n c l a s s i f i e d .

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SOUND AND COLQR 3 .

From consider ing th is sca le , i t becomes e vid en t th a t

when t h e Life-power awakens i t s m ys te ri ou s a c t i v i t y a t t h e be-

g i ~ i n g f a cyc le o f m an i fes t a t ion , t hose v ib ra t i on s w hich we

recogn ize a s sound come i nt o. ex is te nc e before t h e more ra pi d

pu l s a t io ns o f e l e c t r i c i t y and l ig h t . Thus modern sc i ence con-f i r m s t h e a n c i e n t o c c u l t t e a ch i n g t h a t sound i s t h e r o o t sf

p h y s i c a l e x i s t e n c e . " I t i s out of Sound th a t eve ry form comes,n

and it i s i n Sound t h a t every form l iv es .

SOUND AND c o r n

A s we hear it, sound i s an a tmospheri c v ib ra t ion .

Color , as we perceive it i n na tu re , i s a lm os t w ho l ly con-

f i n ed t o r e f l e c t e d l i g h t , t o some d eg re e mo di fi ed by atmos-

p h e r i c d i v i s i o n . C ol or i s s en se d t h ro u gh t h e a c t i v i t y of a

su bt le r medium than a i r , usua l ly te rmed "e ther . "

What i s known a s the standard p i t c h of t h e sound named

"Middle C" i n t h e m u si ca l s c a l e i s the ef fec t produced upon

th e e a r and sound-cen te r i n the b ra in by 256 v i b r a t i o n s of

th e atmosphere per second. This i s a l i t t l e slo we r, or " f l a t t e r

than th e m usica l p i t ch now i n ge ne ra l us e , b ut t h e t l i g h t v a ri a-t i o n d o e s n o t i n t e r f e r e wi t h p r a c t i c a l work.

NOW, i f you double the number 256 o f t e n enough, you

ca r ry the no te "C " up t hr ou gh t h e mu si ca l s c a l e t o t h e l i m i t a

of hear ing . Af ter th a t , repeated doubl ing of th e number of

v ib ra t ion s per second w i l l s t i l l g iv e you a s e r i e s of ' C f s ,n

octave a f t e r oc t ave , through t he unknown plane of v ib ra t i on sbetween sound and electr ici ty. Continue the process of

doubl ing the r a t e o f v ib ra t ion , and you ge t ano ther s e r i e s11

of "C I s , up t hr ou gh t h e e l e c t r i c a l o ct a ve s , t h e n i n t o t h e

oc taves co rresponding t o the human ne rve cu r ren t s , t he n in to

the oc taves cor respond ing t o hea t and l ig h t .

I t i s i n th e l ight-wave octaves th a t we work wi th color .

Here t h e medium, in s te a d of a i r , i s e th e r . The shape and

di re c t io n of t h e l ight -waves , moreover, i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h a t

of sound-waves. I t i s i n t h e NUMBER of waves per seoond that

t h e c o r r e l a t i o n c o n s i s t s . The p o i n t t o remember i s t h a t i f

you double 256 of te n enough, you w i l l f i n a l l y oome t o t h e e x a otnumber of vi br at io ns per second, working through l igh t-r~ avee ,

which gi ve t h e human eye t he se nsa t io n "red."

I n th e same way, every semi-tone of t h e musical sc al e i s

represen ted by a give n number of vi br at io ns per second, which,

when re pe at ed ly double d, becomes t h e number of v i b r a t i o n s p e r

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SOUND AND COLOR 4.

ueoond which gi ve s a corresponding col or -s en sa t io n, Thus we

a r e a b l e t o c on s tr uc t s c i e n t i f i c a l l y a chromat ic sc a l e of

oo lo rs corresponding t o th e chromatic s ca le of 6ounds. When

we do s o , w e f i n d t h a t w e have an exac t co lor cor respondenoe

t o th e twelve semi- tones of th e mus ica l sc a l e .

This t each ing was rece ived f rom es o t e r ic sources t o which

we a l eo t r ac e t he i nven t ion o f t h e Ta ro t . Even by bs i t . h a s

long Seen he ld i n res erv e . But t h e independent investigation^

of Edward Maryon, who worked o ut t h e c o r r e l a t i o n s from sound

t o co l o r w i th t he he lp o f such eminen t s c i e n t i s t s a6 Crookes ,

Becquere l and o the rs , made impera t ive a p a r t i a l dec la r a t io n of

t h i s kn ledge a s long ago a s 1920. Sinc e th en t h e work of9i l l iam ra e t as has a l s o been made pub l ic , and ha^ been edapted

t o a va r i e t y o f o om er c i a l u se s by t h e Taylo r Syst em o f Color&

Harmony L

I n s h o rt , t h e e s s e n t i a l s o f t h e t ea c h in g B O long kept

s e c r e t i n o c c u l t f r a t e r n i t i e s a r e now p u b li c p r o pe r t y. F or

t h i s reason t he Inner School deems it a d vi sa b l e a t t h i s t imet o g i ve f o r t h even more s p e c i f i c t e a c h i n g. T h i s i s done so

t h a t pre pare d minds may use co lo r and sound i n oonn ectio n wit h

Tarot f o r menta l co lor -hea l ing , f o r the deve lopment o f a wel l -

rounded human consciousnes s , and f o r th e l i b e r a t i o n of th e pro-

founder powers of subconsciousness i n works of t h a t t r u e ldagia

of L ight which from time immemorial ha s been c a l l e d "theurg y,"

o r "working a s God works ,"

COLOR SCALES AM> DIAGRAMS.

A t th e end of th e t e x t you w i l l f i nd b lack-and-white

o u t l i n e s o f t h e v a r i o u s s c a l e s and diagrams which wi l l he lp you

be t t e r t o under s tand the co r r e l a t i o ns be tween sound and co lo r

and the Tarot . They a r e p lanned t o be copied f rom th e t ex t .

The equipment required for t h i s i s a s f o l l o w s ;

1. Three s hee ts o f b r i s to l -b oard , size 9 by 12 inches , prefe r-

ab ly b l ack .

2 . A ru le r , a pena i l , and a pa i r o f compasses.

3. hren ty - fi ve shee t s o f Mil ton Brad l ey ' s " T ru tonen t i n t ed

paper . These t i n t e d she e t s a r e enc lo sed i n a pocket a t

t h e end of t h i ~ook.

DIAGRAM No, 1 i s t h e c o l o r w he el c o r re s po n di n g t o ' t h e

twelve major t rumps which re pr es en t t h e twelve e ign s of th e

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SOUND A m omli

zodiac. I t begins wi th red , i n t h e s pa ce c o r re s po n di n g t o t h e

Emperor and Ari es, and con tinu es through th e twelve co lo r semi-

ton es t o v io le t - re d , which occupies t h e same space correrpond-

i n g t o Key 18 and Pisces . T hi s r eq ui re s a l l t h e t i n t s i n t h e

package of paper w i th th e excep t ion of l i g h t ye llow .

To make i t , draw on a p iece o f b f i s to l -b oa rd , p re fe rab ly

b l a c k , s i z e 9 by 12 incheu, a c i r c l e t h e same s i z e a s t h a t i n

t h e diagram, and divi de it i n t b t we l ve e q u a l p a r t s .

Now, begin w i t h t h e r ed paper , and c u t ou t a wedge-shaped

piece th e same r i z e h s t h e d iv is io n marked 4 on t h e wheel r

P a s t e it w i t h l i b r a r y p a s t e i n t h e c o rf bs po nd in g s e c t i o n o f t h e

wheel you have drawn. Continue wi th t h e twelve t i n t s named i n

the diagram. Be sure t h a t i n t h e f i f t h spaoe, c or re sp on di ng

t o St r engt h and t he s ign Leo, you put t h e deeper tint of yel lou.

Complete the diagram by w ri t in g t he number o f th e Taro t

Key and t h e symbol of t h e zod iaca l s i gn corresp onding t o each

space. . Use w hi te ink f o r t h i s .

DIAGRAM No. 2 i s t h e m us io al soa l e of co lo rc The oirou-l a r n o t e s a r e t o be c u t o u t of t h e t i n t e d p ap er K i t h a punch.

R ule th e l i n e s on b lack b r i s to l -boa r d w i th w hi t e ink . If you

re ad music, you w i l l n o t n eed t o w r i t e in th e names of t he no tes.

otherwise be sure t o do so.

DIAGRAM No. 3 shows t h e t e n nemes correspo nding t o t h e num

b e r s from 1 t o 10, Kith t h e i r musica l and color-correspondences .

The spe l l in gs of the se names ( i n E n g l i s h l e t t e r s c or re sp o nd in gt o th e Hebrew charac te r s ) , and th e i r p ronunc ia t ion , a re a s fo l low

1. A 9 I H, pronounced Ay-hay-yeh.

2. I H, pronounced Yah.

3. A L H I M, p r o n o u n c e d ~ ~ - ~ i l - o h - h d - e e r nwhen intoned. )4. A L, pronounced ~ $ - ~ i lwhen intoned).

5. A L H i M G B V R , in ton ed a s ~y-yil-oh-he'-eem Gi-boo-

00-oor ./

6. A L H V D 0 Th, in to ns d Ayl-oh-ah oah-d&-ath. ,7. I H V E Tz B A V Th, in toned Yohd-by-Waw-Hay Tzeh-

bah-00-00th./8. A L B I M Te B A V Th, in to ned AY-yil-oh-h&-esm ~ d h

bah-00-00th.

9 . Sh D I A L Ch I , intoned Shah-ddh-ee ~ y - ~ i lah-pd.10. A D N I M L K, in to ne d Ah-doh-nah-yee May-yil-dk.

N. B. The t ime-values of a l l th es e in t on at io ns are based on crix-

e i gh t t ime. I f you do no t unders tand musica l no ta t ion , ge t some

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SOUND AND COLOR 6.

I nmusical f r ie nd t o s ing or pla y them fo r you. Double o as in

Gi-boo-00-oor and Tsah-bah-oo-ooth, i s pronounced a s i n "boot.n

These t e n names correspond t o t h e t e n minor t rumps of

each Taro t s u i t , f rom Ace t o Ten. They a l s o correspond to t h e

t en s t a t emen t s i n th e Pa t te rn on the Tres t le -board , f rom 1 t o 10

The meanings of t h e names a re a s fo ll ows:

1. AHIB, Existence.

2. I H , Real i ty ( the shor t form of IHVH, whioh means "Tha

which w a s , t h a t w hich i s , t h a t w hioh w i l l be t h e only

R e a l i t y . " )3. AUIIM, The Crea ti ve P m e r s .

4. AL, Strength.

5. ALHIM CIBVR, The Force of the Creat ive Powers .

6. ALH VDOTh, S t r eng th and Knowledge

7. IHVH TzBAVTh, R ea li ty (man ifes ted i n ) Hosts (o f forms

8. ALHIM T Z B ~ ~ T ~ ,he Creati ve Powers (man ifested i n )

Hosts (of forms).

9 . ShDI hL ChI, Almighty Str en gth of Life .

10 . ADNI MLK, h r d ( an d) King.

DIAGRAM No. 4 i s t h e co l o r eq u i va l e nt of t h e T ar ot t a b

l ea u which i s g i v en t o a l l T ar ot s t u de n t s . I t requi res no fur -

t h e r exp l ana ti on i n t hese pages , s i nce t h e s i gn i f i oanoe of the

c o l o r s w i l l be f u l l y g iv en i n t h e ,r em ai nd er of t h i s t e x t .

If you l i ke , you may a ls o f i l l in t h e d iagrams of t h i s

t e x t w i t h t he t i n t e d paper , f o r you w i l l have plenty of mater ial .

But be su re t o make a s e t of t h e fo ur dia gram s, mounted on

black br i s to l -boa rd , so th a t they can be s e t up on a t ab le , sup-

ported by a pi le of books, where you can lo ok a t them, a s dire cte

l a t e r i n t h i s t e x t .

I n addi t ion t o th e four d iagrams, mount th e o t her twelve

hal f-s hee ts on black br is tol -b oard . The be st s i ze of board i e9 by 1 2 inches. Take th e l i g h t yellow she et , and mount it, too ,

so t h a t you w i l l have th i r te e n plaques mounted f o r your heal ing

work

PUdWTARY COLORS

I n a n ci e n t e x o t e r i c a s t r o lo g y c a l c u l a t i o n s were made fromth e pos i t ions and aspec t s of th e Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars,

Ju pi te r, and Saturn. Since Uranus and Neptune were di so we re d by

as tronomers , t he re p lane t s have a l so been cons idered i n modern

horoscopes. Occult tea ch ing says t h e r e i s another planet, Vuloan

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SOUND AND COLOR 7 .

I t i s s a id t o be the octave, o r h igher v ib ra t ion , of Mars, as

Uranus i s the octave or Mercury, and Neptune of Venus.

Readers of these pages who know as t ro logy w i l l , o f oours

appreciate aome of the f i n e po in t s he re ind ica ted be t t e r thanw i l l those t o whom th e sc ience of th e a t a r s i s unfamil ia r . hat

th e l a t t e r may tak e comfort. One nee dn't be an as tr ol og er i norder t o grasp and use t h i s color-eoClnd in st ru ct io ni I t i s , h w

ever, necessary to lea rn th e names of t he twelve s ign8 and th e

ocoul t "s ta rs .!

Remember t h a t th e si gn s repre sen t t h e tmelve bas io hu-l l

man types of l i f e exprers ion, while the a t u a " r ep re re nt

phases of thm One Lifbdfbr~9Whioh, though ac ti v e throughoiit

th e univers e , have the same general qu a li t i e r in every human

being, no matter t o which one o f t h e twel ve ty pe s he may belong

You w i l l gr ea tl y sim plif y your work i f you th ink o f thes

pla ne tar y names as being merely ah ort , convenient l ab el s f o rt h e variou s phaaes of your personal energy. When we say nMer8"

f o r ins tance , we a re not re fe rr in g t o a p lane t in the rky. We

mean something th a t i s p a r t of your p ers on al mnke-up, t h a t you

have always w i t h you, and t h a t h as a p a r t i c u l a r k in d of work

t o do through your per so na lit y. So wi th a l l the o the r 8 t ~

NEPTUNE i s represented in the col or- scal e by blue, be-

cause i n Tarot t h i s planet corresponds t o t he Hanged

?dm, which ISey a l s o corresponds t o t h e element Water,symbolized by the color blue. The musi cal to ne i s G-aharp or

A-f l a t .URANUS i s pale yellow. I t rep re sen t e a very high intona-

t i o n of E- na tu ral , beyond t h e range of t h e human voioe.

This inf lue nc e, however, m y be induoed by singing anyE-natural within one 's vocal range. ht the color v ibra-

t i o n used fo r t h i s plane t should always -be pale yellow. Thi st i n t a l s o re p r e se n t s t h e e lem ent a i r , t h e Life-Breath, and Fiery

I n t e l l i g e n c e.WU=U has a s y e t no gener ally accepted symbol. I t r colo

i s r ed , the t i n t a s signed t o the e lement F i re and Pe rpe tua l In-

t e l l igenoe , and a l so t o the planet Mars and Exoi t ing In te l l igeno

The tone i s C-natural.

The fo regoin g pla ne ts have as t h e i r o e n te re i n th e humanbody the same org ans a s tho se ass ign ed t o Venur, Mercury, and

Mars, respectively. These w i l l be ind ica te d i n the fo l lowing

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som AND COLOR 8.

pages. Uranus cor responds t o t h e F o ~ l , nd Vulcan i s r ep resen t e

i n T ar ot by Judgment.

The other plan etar y c ol or s and, correspondences are as fo l

lws :

RED. Tone : C-natura l. The "p la ne t" Mars ; I t a p a r t i c u l a

oen te r i s a ner ve-c ente r between the base of the 8pine anthe navel . Hindu teachers t h i s i s c al le d the Svadhis -th an a Chakra--"the abode of se lf ". I t has been ident i -

f i ed w i th t he p roe t a t i c gangl ion. The Mars vi br a t i o b f ind s ex -

pres s ion t h rough a l l your muscl es , v o l u n t ~ r y nd i nvolunta ry .

I t i s a l s o a c t i v e i n t h e b r a i n a nd i n t h e r e p r o d uc t i ve organa.

This force i s what gives you energy, s t re ng th , co&egeand ac t i v i t y . It i s hot , dry , and masculine i n i t s inf luence.

I t has a ls o much t o do w i t h your de s i r e s and wi th impulses broug

over f rom ear l ie r s ta te s of your pe rsonal unfoldment .

People i n whom t h i s for ce i s s t rong an d well-balaaced havpower t o do t hin gs themselves, and power t o move o th er s. They

do no t l i ke t o be d i c t a t ed t o by o the r people , and a r e usua l ly

unhappy i n subordinate pos i t ion s. They should th er ef or e be i n

bus iness fo r t hemse lves , o r e l se i n work where t hey m y d i r ec t

oth er people. When th e Mars fo rc e i s weak, t h e per so na li ty ex-

pres ses the qu al i t ie s opposi te t o tho se enumerated above. When

it i s ove r-str ong , and unbalanced by other fo rc e , animal des i r es

r u l e t h e p e r s o n a l i t y , t h e temper i s h a rs h , a nd t h e r e i e l i k e l y

t o be more or l e ss c r ue l ty i n th e personal make-up.

When they ar e in te l l e ct ua l l y and s p i r i t u a l l y i n cl in e d,

people who have th e Mars fo rc e we l l developed make good healers

and te ac he rs . %ey a r e us ua ll y found occupying prominent posi-

t i o ns i n a l l forward-looking movement 6 .

This force i s repreeented i n Tarot by He 16, the Tower,Ihich your tableau ass i gns t o th e le t t e r Peh. he phase of

conaciousness th a t t h i s Key symbolizes i s ca l l ed Exc i t i ng In -

t e l l i g e n c e . A s t he p i c t u re shuws, t h i s consc ious expres sion

of the Mars fo rce i s d e s t r u c t iv e t o a l l s t r u c t u r e s of l i m i t a-

t i o n and fa l s e knuwledge. Phy s io lo gica l ly , to o , t he Mars

vi br at io n te a r s down, bocause i t i s t h e e l e c t r i c e ne rg y, o rl ightning, which causes a l l muscular ac t i on , and even th e s l igh t -

est movement of a muscle break s down c e l l st ru c tu re . The Exoit-

ing I n t e l l i g e n c e i a t h e mode of con sc iou sne ss which mak e 6 you

d i s s a t i s f i e d w i t h old fonns of thought , and wi th o ld ways of

ac t ion . I t i s what impels you t o seek new forms of exprersi on.

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The a lchemica l meta l which cor responds t o t h e Mars v ib ra -

t i o n i s i r on , w hich i 8 a lways ca l led "Marsw i n a l o h e m i c al w r i t -

ings. There i s a t rue cor respondence here , and a r e a l o o c u lt

sympathy ex i s t s between i ron and s t e e l a n d th e r ed v ib r a t i on o f

t h i s " p l a n e t . "

ORANGE. Tone: D-natu ral . Alchemical me tal , go ld o rn"Sol . This i s t h a t phase of your consc iousness which

c or re sp on d s c l o s e s t t o y o u r i nn er m os t S e l f . I t i s a l s o

th e fundamen ta l v i t a l f o r ae o f you r o rgan ism. I t s c o l o r

o ra ng e, i s t h a t w hich E a st o r n t e a c h e r s a s s i g n t o P r an a , t h e uni-

v e r s a l v i t a l p r in c ip l e.Like t h e Mars v ib ra t i o n , the Sun- fo rce i s ho t , dry, mas-

c u l i n e , and e l e c t r i c . I t s p r i n c i p a l c e n t e r ' i s in the sympathe t

nervous system, 'a ce nt er behind t h e hear:, which t h e Hindus c a l

t h e h a h a t a Chak ra --"the uns t ruck 6ound. Phy s io lo g i ca l l y t h i 6

p lexue gove rns t h e funa t ions o f t h e hea r t . I t i s a l s o t h e p oi nt

a t w hic h t h e c osmio l i f e - e n e r g y e n t e r s t h e p e r s o n a l f i e l d . I tmight we l l be compared t o th e main twi tc h th rough which e le o t r i -

c i t y i s conveyed from th e ou t s ide . t r ansmis s i on l i n e s i n to a

b u i l d i n g.When th e Sun vi br a t io n f i n ds normal, we l l developed ex-

p r e s s i o n , it gives one a hea l thy body , and by t h e r e f l e x of

t h i s hea l t h - cond it i on upon pe r sona l consc iousnes s, an a sp i r i ng ,

proud, frank, magnanimou 6 , generous, humane, f i n n , and honor-

a b l e d i s p o s i t i o n . Whenever anything i n t e r f e r e s w i t h t h e in-

f l u x of t h i s v i b r a ti o n , or w it h i t s f r e e e x pr es si on , h e a l t h

s u f f e r s , and t h e m en ta l r e f l e x e s of t h e p h y s i c a l d e p r e s s i o n

a r e t h e q ua l i t i e s of t emperamen t oppos i t e t o t hose j u s t men-t i o n e d . An e x ce s s of t h e Sun v i b r s t i o n i n c l i n e s t o f e v e r i s h

troublea, and makes t he temperament domineer ing, inordinately

ambit io us , fond of dis pla y, a n d p r o d i g a l l y w a s t e f u l of v i t a l i t y

and money.

T h i s v i b r a t i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d in T a r o t by t h e 19th Key,

t h e Sun. T hi s Key i s a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e H ebrew l e t t e r Reah, and

t o t he mode of con8c iousness ca l l e d Co l l e c t i n g In t e l l i ge noe .

The p i c t u r e r e p r e s e n t s t h e h i g h e s t a nd f i n e s t e x p r e s s io n of t h e

Sun-force , which works t hrough the he a r t c en t e r t o deve lop t h a t

t r u e c h i l d l i k e ne s s whioh i s s a i d t o b e t h e c o n d it i o n i nd is pe n-

sab le t o e nt er in g t he Xingdom of Heaven. The te rm C ol leo t ive

I n t e l l i g e n c e r e f e r s t o t h e s y n t h e t i c power of t h i s mode of

cons ciou sne ss, which combines a l l forms of knowledge and ex-

p e ri e nc e i n t r u e i l lu m i n a ti o n . C o n c e nt r a ti o n on t h i s k ey w i l l

automa t ica l ly convey t o your suboonsoiousness th e sugges t io ns

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wh ich a r e r e q ui red i n o rd e r t o in su re t h e b e a t p o e s ib le d ev elop-

ment o f t h i s phase of your l i fe -a c t iv i t y .

?2YELLOW. Tone: E-natural! Alchemical me tal , qu ic ks il ve r

o r Mercury. This i s t h a t phase of your l i f e - ao t i v i ty whic

psychology terms s el f -consci ousnes s, or ob je ct iv e. mind.

It i s your waking consciousness. I t s h ig h e s t e x p re ss io n

i s i n t e l l e c t , b ut it makes t h e p l a n s , o r p a v e s th e way, f o r a

s t i l l higher form of knowing .The higher bra i n , or oerebrum, i s th e organ f o r express-

ing t h i s Mercury v ib ra t i on . Of th e br ain -c ent er s through which

it fun cti ons , t he most important i s t h e p in ea l g lanQ or conarium.

This i s a reddish-white , cone-shaped organ, a lmost a t t h e cen ter

of t he b ra in . I t conta ins a yellow, gran ular substan ce k n m a6

br a i n sand. Adepts complete th e fun c t i on of t h i s cen t e r by nmk-i n g th e p a r t i c l e s of b ra i n sand oo he re , so a s t o form a o r y s t a l -

line body. Thi s c r y s ta l l in e body i s t h e t r u e s to n e o f th e Wiae,

o r ~ h i l o s o ~ h e r s 'tone. Vihen t h e Life-power i s specia l ized througt h i s ce nt er , one experienc es superoonsciousness. Anatomists know

n o th ing of t h i s c ry s t a l l i n e format ion i n th e p in e a l g lan d , r imply

because they never have an o pp or tu ni ty t o d i s s e c t t h e b r a i n of an

adept .

The Mercury vi br at i on has two other p r i n c i p a l a r e a s o f

manifes ta t ion . The f i r s t i n c lu d es th e sh o u ld e r s , arms and hands,

and lungs. These are th e pri nci pal instru ments of human a r t and

labor. Through t h e hands most of ou r work i s performed, and

c i v i l i z a t i o n i s t h er e fo r e i n t h e main t h e handiwork of man .

Through the highest development of the functions of the lungs,

a s every occ ul t stu dent should know, we a r e a b l e t o contac t andu t i l i z e su b t l e fo rc e s which a r e u se d i n t h e making of t h e cry-

s t a l l i n e P hi lo so ph er s ' Stone.

The oth er a rea of th e body i n which Mercury vi br a t io n i s

a o t i v e i s t h e i n t e s t i n a l re gi on . A lch em ic al books a s s e r t t h a t

th e F i r s t Mat te r of th e Grea t work which i s completed by t h e

manufacture of th e Stone i s a su bst ance named "Vi rg in 's Ulk."

The Virgin i s t h e z odia cal s ign Virgo, ru le d by )dercury, which

g ov erns th e in te s t in e e . The E l k i s c h y le , a mi- substanoe

found in t h e small i n t e s t in e , o o n s i s t in g of foo d t h a t ha s pa ssed

through the etomach. From chy le th e la c t ea ls , l i t t l e o rgans i n

t h e small i n t e s t i n e , n b ~ t r a c t h e el em ent s r eq ui re d f o r body-

b u i ld in g , and pass them i n t o t h e blood. Under t h e inf luen oe

of sugges tion t h e work of t h e la o t e a l s may b e in te n s i f i e d , 60 t h a ta fa r g r ea te r supp ly of th e necessary elements i s t a k e n frm t h e

chyle . This i s one of t h e g r e a t p r a c t i c a l se c re t s of alahe~rty.

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I n T a ro t , t h e Mercury v i b r a t i o n i s r e p r e s e n t e d b y Key 1,

t h e M ag ic ia n, a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e l e t t e r Beth, and t o I n t el l i g e n o e

of Transparency;

9

REEN, Tone: F-sharp or G -f la t. klch emic al metala , oop-

pe r and ,b ra s s . The Venus vibration i s t h a t phase of yourpe rso na l energy which i s e xp re ss ed i n t h e c r e a t i v e , de-

velopmental power 6 of the subconaciouene a s . I t i s a l s o r e l a t e d

t o a l l t h in g s a r t i s t i c , and t o t he l ove na tu re6

The p r i n c i p a l o e n t e t of t h i s v i b r a t i o n i s i n t h e t hr o at ,

a c e n t e r k n m t o modern k na td m ie ts a s t h e ~ c r r y n g e a l l em ir ;

Bindu t e a c h e r s c a l l i t t h e Visuddhi Chakra. In a d di t i o n t o t h i s

ne rve cen t e r , t he Venus b ib ra t i on a f f ec t s t h e t hy ro i d and thymus

g l a nd s o f t h e t h r o a t . This whole th roa t a rea i s t h e p h y s i c a l

f i e ld where s t rong emotion makes i t s e l f f e l t . That i s why we

"ohoke w it h emoti on," and why fe a r i s c l os e ly r e l a t ed t o t h e

func t ions o f t hy ro id and thymus.

Another f i e l d of i t s a c t i v i t x i s t h e k i dn e ys, and t h e

reg io n of th e sp ine ca l l ed " lumber , which exte nds f rom th e

h i p s t o t h e p l a ce where t h e lower r i b s a r e a t t a c h e d t o t h e s p in e.

The suprarena ls a r e a l s o organs th rough which t h e Venus ac t i v i ty

i s expressed. So a l so i s t h e s ki n, a nd p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e funo-

t i o n of t ou ch , and a l l t h a t p e r t a i n s t o t h a t f u n o ti o n .

When t h i s i n f luence fun t ions f r e e l y t h rough pe r s ona l i t y ,

it makes for syannetry and grac e i n ph ys ic al form and ac tio n.

I t i s , i n f a c t , th e fonn-determining power of subcon scioume es

whichi s

a two r k

i n a l l body-building. I t i s a l s o r e s po n s i bl ef o r whatever a r t i s t i c a b i l i t y you may have, and f o r your p h e r s

of invent ion. I t i s t h e s o ur c e, a l s o , of a l l y ou r l i k i n g f o r

p l ea su re , f o r beau ty , and fo r t h e l i gh t e r enJoyment s o f l i f e .

When t h e Venue v ib ra ti on i s weak, i t s phys ioa l oen t e r s func t ion

badly, and th e mental and emotional powers th a t it g i v e s do n o t

f i n d e x pr e ss i on , s o t h a t t h e i r o p p o s i t e s a r e m a ni f es te d . m e n

it i s t oo s t r o ~ g , h e o v e r -a c t iv i ty of t h o f i e l d s i n t h e body

t o which it i s r e l a t e d c a u s e s marry a i l m e n t s . Mental ly , an over-

s t rong Venus v ib ra t i on l ea ds t o emo t ional exces s , t o s ensa t i on -seeking, t o id le ne ss , and waste of t im e i n mere amusement-

m i s v i b r a t i o n i s r ep re sen t ed in Tarot by the Empress,which cor responds t o th e Hebrew l e t t e r Dale th . This Tarot Keyi s a l so re l a t ed t o the phase of consc iousness ca l l ed Luminous

I n t e l l i g e n c e , w hich i s t h e i l lu mi na t i ng power of suboonsoious-

nes s and th e Venus vi br at io n. When r i g h t l y expressed t h e W n -

ous In te l l igence , which i s t h e i l lu mi nn t in g power of subconroious-

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ne ss and t h e Ver-us vibr at i on . When r i g h t l y exp ressed t h e lamin-

ous I n t e l l i ge nc e m anifes ts as Wisdom. When weak; t h e l i g h t i sdim; when too s t rong, it i s to o .daze ling . Then t h e r e s u l t i a

.. F o l l y . (Ser t ~ b l e a u o r t h i s p a i r of o pp os it es ).

. BLUE. Toner G-sharp or A-f lat. Alchemical me tal , si lv er .

This i s t h a t phase of your persona l energy which i s pr in-

c i p s l l y conoerned wit h memory and re oo ll ec t i on , with th e

a s $ o c i a t i a n o f i d e a s , ahd wi th th e te le p at h ic powers of subcon-

sc iousne s e e

I t s p r i n c i p a l c e n t e r i s t h e p i t u i t a r y body, s i t u a t e d i n t he

br a i n baok of t h e roo t of th e nose. This organ i s p r o t e o t e d by an

l i t t l e " s k u l l w i t h in a s k u l l, known a s t h e s e l l a ' t u r c i c a , o rTurkish saddle . I t i s about t h e s i ze of a pea . Endocr inologis t sf i n d t h a t a l l b o di l y rhythms a r e r e g u l a te d by t h i s o rg an. Even

t h e bony growth of th e ske leto n i s among those rhythms. So are

t h e r a t e o f r e s p i r a t i o n , t h e tempo o f t h e h e a r t - b e a t , t h e p e ri o dsof waking and sleepin g, and t h e periods of men stru at io n.

O c c u l t i s t s h o w t h a t i t has ye t ano the r func t ion . I t i sth e ins trum ent of t e l epa thy , which pu t s u s ins t an t ane ous l y in

t ouch wi th peop le f a r d i s t a n t from us , a s does th e r ad io , which

i s i t s im per feo t m echanica l ooun te rpa r t . The Hindu name f o r t h i sc e n t e r i s &Jna Chakra.

Bes ides regula t ing a l l th e rhythms of t h e body, th e Moonv i b r a t i o n a t work t hr ou gh t h i s c e n te r i s t h e c on ne ct iv e a c t i v i t y

which l i n k s t og e th e r th e t r i l l i o n s o f t i n y l i v e s c a l l e d 08116 ,

from which the body i s b u i l t . Every c e l l i s a n e n t i t y . E ve ry

c e l l i s In a measu re a d i s t i n c t p e r s o n a l i t y . The Moon-vibrationi s t h e a s s o c i a t i v e , c o -o r di n at i ng i n f l u e n c e which h a s t o do w i t h

oombining a l l t h e s e d i s t i n c t c e l l - l i v e s i n t o a s i n g l e o rg an ic

whole.

It i s e s p e c i a l l y a c t i v e i n t h e f u n c t i o n s o f t h e stomach,and i n t h e mammary g la nds of woman. I t a l s o h a s p a r t i c u l a r 5n-

f lue nce upon the oesophagus , t h e th or ac ic duc t , th e upper lobes

of th e l i ve r , t h e lower lobes of the lun g6 and the diaphragm.

m t h e r m o r e , it i s c l o se l y r e l a t e d t o t h e h n c t i o n s of t h o s e

wens of the body which are i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e Venus center,v i z ., t h e t h r o a t , n eck , p a l a t e , l a r y nx , t o n s i l s , low er jaw, ea rn ,

t h e a t l a s and c e r v i c a l v e r t e b r a e , and t h e c a r o t i d a r t e r i e s and

j u g u l a r v e i n s . I n f a c t , even a s Tarot more tha n hi n t s , t h e Moon

v i b r a t i o n and t h e Venus v i b r a t i o n a r e c l o s e l y l i n ke d i n every

p a r t i c u l a r .

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When t h e Moon v i b ra ti o n i s s t rong and wel l deve loped , it

makes f o r t h e h ea l t h y f u n c t i o n of a l l o f t h e p h y s i c a l o r ga n s

m n t i o n e d . P eo pl e i n whose l i v e s t h i s i d ' l u e n c e i s a primary,

o r dominant , f a c t o r , a r e u sua l ly s e ns i t i ve , emo t iona l , p syah ic ,and possessed of a str on g love of home and ki nd rs d. They have

a s t rong sense of rhythm, a n d f r equen t ly l ove danc ing , music,

o s d po et ry w it h marked rhythms, They usu a l l y have re te n t iv e

memofies, Vihen th e Moon v i b r a t i o n i s d e f i c i e n t , t h e ph y s ic a l

o rg an s r e l a t e d t o it do no t fun c t i on p ropo rly . Thus thero i s

a lac k of oo-ordinnt ion through aut th o whole community o r c e l l -

l i v e s , and t h i s l a c k of c o - o r d i ~ x t i o n mounts t o c i v i l war among

t h e c e l l s . On t h i s a cc ou nt your t a b l e a u a s s o c i a t e s t h o p a i r o f

oppos i t e s , Peace and S t r i f e , t o t h e High P r i e s t e s s , who r ep re -

s e n t s t h i s v i b r a ti o n i n T ar ot . T hi s weakness of t h e Moon v ib ra -

t i o n makes f o r poor memory and of t en f i n ds oxpress ion i n a so r t

of g ene ra l i n s en s i b i l i t y , want o f rhythm, and harshness of tem-

perament, An over-stron g Moon v i b r a t i o n makes peop le over- sens i-

t i v o . They a r e a f r a i d t o l ea vo t h e p a r e n t a l r o o f , a r e g i v e n t oi d l e v i s i o n s , and a r e a f f l i c t e d w i t h d i g e s t i v e d is tu r ba n ce s .

U s u a ll y t h i s t y p e of u n b a l mc e d L un ar ia n i s r e ad y t o d i s s o l v e i n -

t o t e a r s o n any o r no p r e t e x ,

4 IOLET. Tone: A-sharp or B- fl at , Alchem ical w t a l , t i n .

This i s th a t phase of your po rso nal enorgy which i s most

immediat ely and c loeo ly r e l a t e d t o t he fo rc e s o f your env iron-

ment. I t s func t ions a l s o have much t o do w i t h t h a t f i e l d o f sub-

c o n s c i o u s n e ~ swherein a ro t o bc found t he r eco rds o f t he pa s t .

The p r i n c i p a l c e n t e r of t h e J u p i t e r v i b r a t i o n i s t h e m i s -

named "s ol ar " plexu s, o r abdorninel bra in . T h i s o r ga n i s a n e r v e

ce nt e r i n th e sympathe tic nervous sys tem, loca t ed behind t h e

stomach. I t s Bindu name i s ldanipura Chakra, meaning " f i l l e d withItj ewels . The re fe r ence of t h i s nane i s t o t h e f a c t t h a t a l l th e

t r ea su re s o f th e s to red-up wisdom of t h e p as t may be co ntac ted

t hr ou gh t h i s c e c t e r . The e s p e c i a l f u n c t i o n o f i t s numberless

o e l l s i s t o c a r r y t h e r e c c r d of w ha t t h e L ife -p ow er h a s done

through th e ages . The record of t h e whole s t o r y of inv olu t io n

and evo lu t i on i s t he r e . O c u u l t i s t s l e a r n how t o r ea d it, and thu

become aoquainted with t h e h is t c r y of th e cosmoc, from the be-

g i nn i ng of t h 6 p r e s e nt m a n i fe s t a t i on - c y c l e u n t i l t h e p r e s e n t :moment .

Two o th e r bod i ly a r e a s a r e unde r t h e d i r e c t i n f luenoe of

t h e J u p i t e r v i b r a ti o n . The f i r s t o f t h e s e i n c l u d e s t h e c oo oy ge al

and sa cr a l reg ions of t h e sp ine , t h e i l i a c a r t e r i e s and v e in s ,

Zt h e s c i a t i c n er ve s, t h e fe mur , t h e h i p s a nd t h i g h s . The other

r e gi on where t h i s v i b r a t i o n d o m i n ~ t e s s i n t h e f e e t and t o e s ,

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+in, t h e v er y h i g h e ~ t u n ct io n s of t h o J u p i t e r v i b r a t i o n a r el inked wi th th e fu nc t io ns of th e Moon vi br a t io n . That i s t o say,

in many d e ta i l s o f pe r sona l ex i s t ence , t h e p i t u i t a ry body and

the so la r p lexus work toget her ; e s p e c i a l ly i n t h e f u n c ti o n s of

the stomach, the mammary glands, and the liver.

Menta lly , t h e Jupi te r v i br a t io n makes peoplo " jovia l . " I t

g ives some fondness fo r ou tdoor l i f e . Funct ioning ae it should,it g i v e s s uc h c h a r a o t e r i s t c s a s a r eadonable oonse rva t im, loveof ceren~ony, good manners, benevolence, i n t e r e s t i n es t abl i sh edform$ of re l i gi on , and res po ct fo r law and o rder . Weak, it br ing

i n t o e x p r es s i on t h e o p p o s i t es of t h e s e q u a l i t i e s , an d e f f e c t s

he a l t h through poor c i r cu la t i on or impure blood. Def i c i ency in

t h e J u p i t e r a c t i v i t y a l s o f i n d s e xp re ss io n a s s h i f t l e s s n e s s a n d lo f s e l f - d i r e c t io n , r e su l t in g i n f a i l u r e and pover ty. Over- st rong ,o r i l l - b a l a n ce d , t h e J u p i t e r f o r c e m a n i fe s t s i t s e l f i n t h e pompoum a t e r i a l i s t i c , u l t ra - c o ns e r va t i ve s t i c k l e r f o r d e t a i l s o f form an

ceremony--the ty pi ca l reac t ion ary . Ju pi te r i s r ep resen t ed i n Ta rby t h e Wheel of F ortune .

BLUE-VIOUT i s t h e c o lo r a t t r i b u t e d t o S a t ur n i n t h e t ea ching reoeived by us , a l though b lack i s som et im es a s soc ia t edwi th t h i s p lan et . B lack, however, i s merely absence of

co lo r , and has no ton al cor respondence. The Saturn-tone

i s A -n at ur al . The alchemical meta l i s l e a d , T hi s v i b r a t i o n i s t h

ba s i s of those forms of l i fe -e xpr ess i on which make f o r def in i tne ssI t gi ve s ac tu al body and form t o your ido as, U l t i m a t e l y , i t s f o rgiving inf luence w i l l provide you wi th a body capable of re gis -te r i ng v ery much f i n e r impressions than those which you now r e -

ce ive . I t i s i n t h i s way t h a t one becomes aware of c o m i c cons-c iousness -

The p r i n c i p a l S a tu r n c e n t e r i s t h e s a c r a l p le x us , a nerve

c e n t e r a t t h e b a se o f t h e s p in e . I t i s c a l l e d t h e h l a d h a r aChakra by the Hindus. I t h a s t o do w i t h t h e f u n c t i o n o f e x c r e t i n gwas te from t h e body, and it a l s o has in f lue nce upon tho similar

funct ion oonnectvd wi t h t h e t ransm iss i on of l i f e f rom one genera-

t i o n t o a no th er . Among i t s p hy si ca l f i e l d s of e c t i v i t y ar e : t h e

sk in , pa r t i cu l a ry the sweat -g lands; t he knees ; t h e ank les; t hekidneys; the lumbar regi on of t h e sp ine ; t ho vasomotor system;

and the bony structure. According t o occ u l t t eac h ing th e Sa tu rn

c e n t e r a t tho base of t h e s pin e i s l i k e a s to rage ba t t e r y , con-t a i n i n g a tremendous reserve supply of a fo rc e which t h e Hindusca l l ed "serpent power," o r Kundalini . The proper d i re c t io n andsublimation of t h i e fo roe is t h e major ops ra t ion of Ea s te rn Yoga,

and it is th e " transmutat ion of load" whfsh i s the Great Work of

the Western alchemists .

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Satu rn 's vib rat ion may be des igna ted by t h e word "l imita-

t i on" . I t i s t h e i n h i b i t i n g pmrer. I t i s t h e b a s i s of oonaer-

vat ism. I t puts on th e brakes. Hence th e mental e f f e o ts of i t s

r i gh t f unc t i on a r e poi se, r ea sonab lenes s, de l i be ra t i on , concen trt i o n , and c eu ti on . I t s o v er - ac ti v it y r e s u l t s i n f e a r , and phy-

s i ca l l y , i n poisoning of th e body by tho re te n t io n of was te .

I t s def ic ienc y weakens t h e bony s t r uc tu re , and on th e mental s id

l ead% t o r a shness and eoce n t r i c i t y . A mark of Sa tur n def icienc y

i s th e tendency t o dream without doing. I t i s t h e Sabrn force

which b ri ng s th e One Power mentioned i n t h e H er ne ti c do ct ri ne dow

t o e a r t h , where it i s i n te g ra t in g . I n s p i t e o f a l l t h e t a l k of

dabblers i n psycho-ana lys is , in h i b i t i on i s j u s t a s n ec es sa ry a s

sel f -expression. One must ba a b le t o put on t h e brakes when

necessa ry. Otherwise ho cannot sa fe ly dr iv e t h e ch ar io t of per-

son a l i ty over the road of l i f e .I n T ar ot , Sa turn i s r e r e s e n t e d by th e 2 1s t Key, th e nor ld

R,o which a r e a l s o a t t r i b u t e d m i n i s t r a t i v e I n t e l l i g e n a e , and the

element of ea rth . Because ru le rs h ip i s t h s r e s u l t of t h e ombodi

ment of id ea s i n ac tu al , con crot e 'fo rms of some kind, Dominion

i s a l s o a s s oc i a te d w i t h t h e r i g h t f u n a t i o n i n g of t he S atur n vibra

ti on . Contrazwise, Slavery i s a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e same f o r o e , be-

cause i t s deficiency makes 611 who have not lear ned t o embody

th e i r id ea s in ac t ua l form the s la ves of c i roumstanoe, end the

bond-servants of a l a w they do not understand.

TIE T'tELVE BODY AREAS

T ~ P ,ol lowing peges w i l l give you th e loca t ion of th e

areas of th e body which correspond t o th e twelve seni- tones of

the sound and colo r sc ale . Theso are as ar e tho se rul ed by th e

twelve s ig ns of th e zodiac, and i n each of them a p a r t i o u l a r type

of consciousnefis f i nd s exp ress ion. The typ e of consciousne6s i si nd ioa t ed i n your te .bl eau by t he k ind of i n t e l l i ge nce a t t r i b u t e d

t o th e corresponding Tarot Key .I n connection w i t h each a r e a i s g iven a l i ~ tf t h e p r inc i

pl a i l me n t s which a r e due t o f a u l t y f u n c t i o n i n g i n t h a t r e gi o n,

Before e t t em pt iq t o t r e a t any of t hese a i lmen t s wi th co lo r , you

must be sur e t h a t you have a r i g h t d ia gn os is , from some person co

pe t en t t omel:e

the same. Then you ~ u s t e su re , a l so , t h a t you ud e r ~ t a n d h e u s es of c o l o r an3 sound included in t he s eo t i on of

t h i s t e x t e r t i t l e d "How t o Heal." The co lo rs g iven i n t h i s seot ia re those which promote formal func t ion i n th e i r r espe c t ive a reas

1. The b a d and Brain. RED. C-natural . This ar ea i s unde

the genera l r u l e r s h ip of the Mars vibration. This vib ra t i on , how

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ever , governs only th e na t i v i ty of th e bra in -ce l l s , and of th eo the r . o rgans i n %he head. I t must not be c od us ed wi th the ye l -

l o w Meraury v ibra t ion , which co nt r o l s and di r ec t s t h i e k r s a c t i

v i t y i n t h e head.

ise eases of t h i s area which may be t re at ed with th e red v

br at io n are! Aphasia ( l oa s of id en t i ty ) ; ce re br al anemiaj ooma at ra n ce c o n d i t i o n s ~ a i n t i n g - b 6 c u l a r f a t i g u e and l o w tamperatu

m y a180 be t rea ted wi th red and its ooi Tee pon dhg tone.. For he

ache and f ac i a l neura lg i a , and fo r s t r eng then ing the eyeb j u re

rose-color . You can o b ta i n t h i e t i n t by f e r t e n i n g a this sheet

of whi te t i ssue-paper over your r sd c ol or aa rd ! . P o not u ~ eed

f o r any inf lammatory dise as e of t h e br ai n or eyee. The aolor

indica ted then i s green, the complement bf r ed .

d o b h d i l d g h oorrerponding t o t h i s a r e a i e b i e r , t h

Remr It i o Peprosented i n Tar ot by t h e Emperor. The type of co

d iousnems i s t he Cons t i t u t i ng In t e l l i ge nae .

2. The neck and throat . R E D -WGE . C-uharp or D -f l a t .

This a re a i s pr imar i ly under t he ru ler ah ip of th e Venus v ibra t ion

The Moon vib ra t i on i s a l so ac t i ve here . This region inoludor th

t o n e i l ~ , h e a t l a s and o e rv i c a l v e r t eb r a e , t h e p a l a te , lary nx ,

vocal oords , ooci pi t a l region, lower jaw, earn , o aro t id ar te r i es

and Jug lar ve ins , together wi t h the oerobel lum, the lower bra in ,

and the medulla oblongata.

Diseases of t h i s area which may be t r ea te d wi th red-orangeand C-sharp include: Hoarseness, deafness , g oi t r e , mumps, m ~ a

polypus, di pt he ri a, and oroup.

These diseases should also be t reated with the oomplementa

colo r , b lue-green, and th e tono k m t u r a l . Blue-green i r the on

colo r t o be used i n cases of apoplexy. Red-orange and blue-greoni n a l t a r na t i on may be used fo r cons t ip a t ion . The same treatmantshould be used for suppressed menstruation.

The Tarot Key oorresponding t o t h i s a re a i s the Hierophant

represent ing the zodiaca l sign Taurus, th e Bul l . The conroiouea o t i v i t y i s called Triumphant a n d Eternal Xnte l l igenoe .

3 . Arms, hande, sho uld ere , lu ngs , upper ri ba . OWUE .

D-natural. Thi6 ar ea i 6 B f i e l d of e x v r e s s io n f o r t h e Yerourvv ib ra t i on . Orange and th e ton e D-natukal , a l te rn at in g w i t h &e

complementary O O ~ O ~ ,lue, and th 6 tone G-sharp or A-f lat , may be

u6ed i n tr e a ti n g t h e f o l l m i n g a i h e n t s r

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Asphyxiation; asthma; bro nc hi t ie ; coughing; fe a r; hyper-

aemia of tho lungs; impur i t ies of th e venous blood; in f lamat ion

of t hc p e r i ca rd i m; men ta l f a t igue ; ne u r i t i s ; p l eu r i sy ; pneumoniarnoezlngf tub erc ulb sis ; rheumatic pain i n th e arme and rhoulders .

The t od i ada l r i&n corresponding t o t h i s a r aa i s Gem i n i , thTwinor fh e Tbrot Key i a t h e Lovers. Tho type of consoiouglees iDispos ing In te l l igence .

4. Chast,-m r y glands, oesophagus, stomach, diaphragm,

l m o r l obe6 of t ha 1 - '- ,-

l o b s of thc l i ~ c r , nd t ho roc i educt . ORANGE-YE--'- 17. D-sharp or ~ - f T a n i s rea i s pr imnr i lyd j h e u l e r sh i p of th e Moon vib rcitio n. I t i s a l s o t he f i e l d of

expres s ion fo r t ho h ighes t fo rms of t ho Jup i t e r v ib r a t i on . Note

t h a t t h e o ra ng e v i b r a t i o n which c f f e c t s t h i s a r e a i s complementar

t o t h e v i o l e t v i b r a ti o n of J u p i t er

Ailmonts which may be t r ea te d wi th orange-yal low and theton e D-sharp are : Dropsy; g a l l s tones; g as i n s tomaoh; hio co ug h~

hysteria; gloom and dopression; jaundice; hypochondric; anemia;

dyspepsia; dis tended s tomch; nausea; nervous indigest ions drunken

ne ss; l i ve r compleintsi milk-fever; cramps i n th o stomaoh.

Tho z o d ia c a l s i g n o o rr es po nd ia g t o t h i s c r o c i s Cnnoor, th

Crab. The Tarot Key i s t he Cha r io t . Tho type of consciousness i

fn te ll ig on co of th e House of Influ ence .5. Heart , do r sc l r e s io n of sp ine , sp ina l co rd , aorta.

YELLOW. E -n atu ral . X T h i s r e c i s under t h e r u l e r s h i p of t h e Sun

~ i b r a t i o n . I t i s ~ 1 8 0h e f i e l d of e x p re s s io n f o r t h e hi gh o etforms of th e Neptune vi br at io n. Tho o ol or yellow and t he n ote

E-ne turs l may be used in t r e n t i n g t h e f o ll o wi ng :

Anomia; aneurism; angin a pec tor i s ( h e n r t pains)^ oongestion

curva ture of th e spine; ar t er io -a cl er oa is ; hydrnemio; hyporaemia;

s p i n a l meningitis; pc lp i to t io n of th e hoar ; fe in t i ng ; baokaohe i n

th e do r sa l r eg ion ; so l e ros i s of t he sp in a l co rd; e l ugg i eh c i rou l a -

tion; muscular rheumatism of the back

6. Abdominal rogion, la rg e @ad smal l in te et in os , luwer

lo be s of l i v e r , p c c r o e e , and sploon. YEllXJYLGREEN. 2'-natural.

This c rec i s under the ru l c r sh ip of t he Mercury v i br a t io n , an d i st h e f i o l d i n which t h a t v i b r c t i o n h ns i t s highest cnd most potent

forms of expression. Use th e co lo r yellmv-groen and the toneF-netural i n t r ee t i n& the fo l lowing:

Append ic it i s; cho l e r a ; i n t e r f c r enco wi th t h e absorption of

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c hy le; ma ln u t r i t io n ; p e r i t o n i t i s ; t y ph oid fe v o r ; d y se n tery ;

woakened p e r i s t a l t i c a a t i o n o f t h e i n t e s t i n e s ; n cr v ou s d a b i l i t y

caused by auto-i ntoxic at ion; enlcrg ed l iv er ; ebdominnl cramps.

The corresponding eod iaca l s ig n i s Virgo , th e Virg in . Th

Taro t Key i s the Hemit . Tho ty pe of con eoiou snob s i s I n t b l l i -gence of H i l l -

7. l i dn sy s, suprarenal-e; lumbar regis on of th e spine, ms

n o t o t e item, mid th e ekin t ~ t il ofgan of e l i m z i o n and i e o r e t-eharp or G-fl a t . This a rea i s u nd er t h o r u l e r r h i p ofm h -

Venus vibra t ion. I t i s a l s o t h e f i e l d i n which t h e h ig h e o t form

of th e Sa tur n v i b r a t i on a r e expressed. Use gre en and t h e tone

F-sharp f o r the fo llowing d iseas es :

Br i gh t ' s d isease ; d i zz ines s ; eczema; sk i n e rup t i ons; in -

f l a ma t io n o f t h e kidney6 and ur e t er s ; lumbago; uremia; pol yur ia,

o r rup p re soio n o r u r in e ; h ea da ch es du e t o f a u l t y e l imin a t io n ;ineomnia; d imin ished adrena l sec re t ion ; d iab e tes ; in t e r mi t t en t

ao t i on o f t he k idneys .

The corresponding zodiac al o ign bs Libra , t he S caler .

The Tarot Key i s J u s t i c e . The ty pe of oon sci ous nes s i s F a i t h f u l

I n t e l l i g e n c e .

8. Bladder , u re th ra , gen i to -ur ina ry o rgans i n genera l , re

ro a t a t e g land , desoending co lon , and a l s o the nasal bones.-LUE. G-na tural . Thia a r ea i s under th e ru le ruh ip o f the

Mars v i b r a t i o n . I t i s t h e f i e l d f o r t h e h i g h e s t and most s u b t l e

expres sions of th e Uranus vi br a t io n. Use green-blue , a l te rn a-t i n g wi th i t e complement, red-orange, i n t r ea t i n g th e fo l lowing:

Adenoids; cold i n t h e h ea d; e n la rg ed p ro s ta t e ; g ra v e l ; i r -

reg u la r and p rofuse menst ruat ion ; leucorrhoea ; n asa l ca ta r r h ; re-

n a l s t on e; r u pt u r e; s t r i c t u r e ; u t e r i n e end o v ar i a n a f f e c t i o n s ;

de f i c ie n t ao t i v i ty of t he gonads, o r sex-glands; pa i n f u l menstru-

a t io n ; o o n e t ip a t io n ; h a e mo r rh o id s (p i l e s ) ; nosebleed.

The corre6ponding zodiacal sign i s Scorpio , t h e Scorpion.

The Ta ro t Key i s Death. The type of consciouenoes i s Lmaginativo

I n t e l l i g e n c e .

9. H i p s , th ighs , femur , i l ium, coooygeal and s a c r a l r eg io n

of sp in e,> li ao a r t e r i e s and v e in e , and s o i a t i c n o rv er . BLUE.

G-sharp o r A-f l a t . This a rea i s un der th e r u l e r sh ip o f th e Ju pi -

t e r v i br a ti o n. Use t h e c o l o r b l u e and t h e no te G-sharp fo r :

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High tempe ratur e; h i p di se as e; insomnia; locomotor ataxim; ner-

vous excitement; rheumatism; s c i a t ioa; too thac he; gout .

The c o rresp on din g ~ o d i a c a l ig n i s S a g i t t a r i u s , t he Arch

The Tarot Key i r Temperance. The type of consoiousness i s I n t el igenoe o f Proba t ion o r Tr ia l , sometimes ca l le d Ten ta t ive In t e

gence

10. The knees , t he ek in , and by r e f l e x ac ti on , t h e

aah. BLUE-VIOLET. A-hatura l i This a r e a i s under the r u l b-r t h e S at ur n v i br a ti o n. I t i s a l e o t h e f i e l d i n r hi oh t h e h i&

e r t ph ab er o f t h e Ur i v i b r k t i d n f inda, xpression. Uae blue-d

le% and A-netur'bi f b r t h e t e l i d h g ailmbdCY

A r t h r i t i s of t h e knees; d ig es t i ve di6 tur bano er; eczema;

e ry a ipe laa ; leprosy ; mal ignant g rowths ( i n any pa r t o f th e body

wounds, nausea and vomiting; rheumatism; eo pe oi al ly i n t he knaenervous ind igee t ion ; lack o f mynovial f l u i d ; e r up t ion s o f th e s

ulcera ted e tomaoh-

Blue-v io le t and A-natural a r e powerf u l ly an t i se p t ic , and

e e p e c ia l ly v a lu a b le in h a l t in g d e g e n e ra t iv e t i s su e-c ha n ge , s s i

e ru p t i ons , cancer , absoessee , so f te n ing o f t h e ?wain, tumorr.

I t a top 8 th e sp re ad of in f e c t i o n i n wounds, h e lp s i n th e h e al in

o f t i s s u e , and ar r es t 6 t h e progrecs of abnormal growths, both 'b

nign" and malignant .The oorresponding zodiacal s ign i s Caprioorn, t he Goat.

The Tarot b y s t h e De v il . The t y p e o f oonsc iousnem i r RenewI n t e l l i g e n o e

11. The a n k les , th e l e g s f rom t h e k ne e s t o th e a n k le s ,by re f l e x a c t i o n . th e o re an u i n t h e a re a numbered 5 i n t h i n l i sw - - - - -(Leo). V I O U T . A-therp or 8 - f l a t . Th is a re a i s under t h e oom1 *

bined ru l e re h i p of tha Uranus end Se tu rn v ib r a t i on s . Uae viole

or A-aharp f o r

Dropsy; p a lp i t a t io n of th e h e a r t ; p oo r c i r c u la t io n ; sp ra

o r swo llen a nk le s ; u lc e r s o f th e lo v e r l e g ; v a r i c o a e v e in s ; neu

g i a of t h e h e a r t ; h ar de ni ng of t h e a r t e r i e e .

The corresponding zod iaca l s ign i s Aqu ari us, t h e Water-be

The Tarot Key i s t h e Star. The type o f consoiousnees i r NaturaI n t e l l i g e n c e .

12. The- e e t a nd to e s , and bp r e f l e x a ct i o n , t h e abdomin

reg ion , a rea NO. 6 (V irgo) . VIOLET-RED. B-n at ur al . Thir a re a

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expre ss i on f o r t he h i ghes t f o r m o f t h e Venus v i b r a t i on . Use via

l e t - r ed and B-natura l for :

Cold f ee t ; d e s i r e f o r drugs, d r i nk o r tobacco ; i n t e s t i n a l

t r o ub l e s ~ n d a l nu tr i t ion ; pe r sp i r i ng f e e t ; bun ions , chilblains,and gout; genera l weakness and la ss i t ud e; worry; inf lama t ion of

t h e bowe l ; diarrhoea.

The oorresponding zodiacal s i p i s P i s c e s , t h e Fi s h e s. T

Tarot Key i s the &on. The type of consciousness i s Corporeal In

t e l l i g e n k e

GEt.TERAL EFFECTS OFCOLORS AND SOUNDS

RED. C-natural. A etrong s t im ulan t . Red i s th e warmest

co l o r r I t energices the musculak pystem Qnd warma the blood. Res t i m l a t s a a bra i n s l ugg ieh from poor c i r d uh t i o n .

koorn$'"deibrati o jr a t ed i n s o f t , r e d t o ne s a r e b e t t e r f o r b ra in -w or ke rs

t h an t h o s e f u r n i ~ h e d n c o ld , b lu i6 h c o l o r s.

RED-ORANGE. C-sharp. S l i g h t l y l e s s s ti m u la ti ng th an red .

I t a f f e c t s t h e t hr o at -a r ea d i r e c t l y , but by arousing the comple-

mentary vibrat ion, green-blue, it a l s o a f f e c t s t h e a r e a o on ta in -ing the geni to-ur inary organs. I t a l so awakens i n t u i t i on .

ORANGE. D-natural. A n i l d s t i m u l a n t, e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e

nerves . I t af fords quick recupera t ion f rom the fa t igue produced

by mental work. By arousing the complementary color, blue, it

r e l i e ve s rheuma ti c pa ins i n t he h i p s and t h i ghs .

ORANGE-YELLOW. D-sharp o r E- fl at . A very mild s t imulant .

Promotes t he d i ges t i ve func t i ons and a s s i mi l a t i o n . I t s chewi ngi n f l u e n c e a s s i s t 6 i n ove r~om ing blues", worry, and mental depre6

of a l l s o r t s *

YELLOW. E-natura l . The oo lo r yellaw, midway i n t h e s oa le

between the wa rm , s t i w l a t i n c r e d , a nd t h e c o ld , d e pr e ss a nt b lu e,has an e q u i l i b r a t i n g i n f lu e n c e. I t s t i m u l a t e s t h e f i n e r f u n c t i o nof t he brai n, i s o f a s s i s t anc e i n deve l op i ng a l e r t ne s s and d iacr im

i n a t i o n , and h e l p s t o e ~ t a b l i s h m o ti on al b al an ce .

YELLOW-GREEN. F-natura l . This oo l o r i s s l i g h t l y d ep re ss anand qu iet s th e nerves . I t overcomes t h e tendenoy t o overoonfidenc

which i e just a s bad a s worry. I t quickly re l ieves headache oause

by auto - in to xica t ion or unequa l b lood-pressure.

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SOUND A?TD COLOR

GREEN. F-sharp or G-fla t . Mildly se da ti ve and depres sa

Promotes t h e physical re l axa t ion necessa ry fo f b rain -workers .

b e n e f i o i a l f o r t h e s ub co ns ci ou s a c t i v i t i e s i nv ol ve d i n i n v en t io

and a r t i s t i c o rea t i on of e;rery so r t . Gives po ise in a c t i o n .

GRE~N-BLUE. (1-natural. Sedative and depressan t . I t sse d a t iv e and depresean t a c t i on i s expressed th rough the ne rves

musoles of t h e volur itar y ayetern. But it i s a s t i m u l a nt f o r t h e

gonads, or 6 0 X g l m d s . By a ro us i tq t h e a c t i v i t y of i t s comple-

mentary color, red-drange , i t proUuce s a l s o a re f l e x s t i rn u la t io

of t h e t h ro a t -a re a .

o i hbf ' ln t. &Pdng r e d e t i v e aad depreaaanf h e d d i d b ~ b t h e blood, s oo th es t h e n e m r . A mild

a n t i e e p ti a . Re l ie v es pa in , e sp e c ia l ly n e u ra l g ia , and rheumatic

pain , toothache. I s u su a l ly a su r e c u r s f o r inmomnia, e s p e c i a l

i n th e da rker shades , which approx imate th e b lue o f t he n i gh t e

BLUE-VIOLET. A-natural. A s t r o n g a n t i s e p t i c , whioh i s

s l ig h t ly s t imu lan t , b e ca use of th e s l ig h t mix tu re o f ro d. A s me

t ioned above, it h a l t s d e g e ne r at i v e t i s s u e c ha ng e, and should be

used t o promote clea n hea lin g of wounds, and f o r s ki n eruptions

I t a ro u se s th e a c t io n o f i t s complementary, orange-yellow, end

t h u s a i d s d i g e s t i o n.

VIOLET. A-sharp o r B-f l a t . An t i se p t i c a nd re g u la t iv e .

so a m i l d s t imulan t . I t promotes th e normal flo w of f luide throu

out the body , and a ls o re l i ev es conges t ion o f th e ne rve-currente .

I t i s e s p e c i a l l y u s ef u l a s an a n t i s e p t i c when a p p l i e d t o d e l i c a t

membranes, such a s t h e e ye6 or t h e mucous membrane of mouth, no sand genito -urin ary organs.

VIOLET-RED. B-na tu ral . Very mil d a n t i septic . Almost ae

s t ro n g a s t imulan t as re d . I t s s t im u la nt a c t i o n i s what makes

it of valuc. i n overcoming t h e de s i re fo r d r ink , drugs, and tobaco

A t the same time, i t s antiseptic a c t i o n h el p s t o o l e a r t h e b lood

I t should be remembered t h a t a l l c o l o r s a r o u s e t h e a a t i v i

of t h o i r oomplomontti, Thus, if you w i l l look a t your red oo lor-

p l a t o un der b r i g h t l i g h t f o r f i v e mi n ut es , and t h e n look a t a wh

wa l l , o r a p iecc of whi te paper , you w i l l soem t o eee a green im

Tho rame th ing happens wi th o t he r c o l o r s . Color-complements areth e v ib r a t io n s whoso p e r f e c t mixture w i l l produce whi te l igh t .

RED complementsn

GREENRED-ORANGE GREEN-BLUE

O W G E98 B r n

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SOUND f i TD COLOR

ORANGE-YEUW complements 6LUE-VIOUT

YELL3Ird Ti VIOLET

TELLOYJI GREEN ,I VIOJST-RED

The corresponding no te s a r e a l s o oomplementary. So are thephys ica l o rgans a f fec ted by th es e col ors atld sounds. S o ,a re th e

types of consciousness given i n your Tarot ta bl ea u, and th e TarotKeys which ar e th e symbolic pre sen ta t ion s of tho se t y p e . Athorough s tudy of th i s law of complements, i n conn ectio n Ki th Tarot

w i l l put you i n poss essio n of pr ic el es s knowledge of a most praoti-

c a l k in d. Tha t knowledge i s no t w r i t t en o r p r in t e d . I t i s onlyfo r th ose who have tl ie necesscry menta l ap pl ic a t io n t o f i nd it out

for themselves .

How TO HEAL

tiemember t h a t we use th e word "heal ing" t o in di ca te th esecur ing of wholeness throughout t h e pe rs on al i ty . This i r n o tmerely a method f o r curing dis eas e. I t i s intended t o make corn-plete human beings. Thu s your d a i ly regime should inc lud e a s e l f -t r ec tm en t which b r ings in t h e co lo r s and tones o f t he seven pr inc i -

pa l "p lane ta ry" cen te r s . I f you have t ime, you should a l so use th eo o l o r s a n d tones which a f f e c t th e twelve body a re as , f rom head t o f

This genera l t rea tment should proceed as fo l low s :

1. Hnvc ready th e Ta rot Keys corresponding t o th e aevenp l a n e t ar y c e n t c r s , in t h i s o rde r : 21, 19 , 16 , 10, 3 , 2 , 1. Have

r ea dy a l s o y ou r h r g e c o lo r c a r d s, i n t h i s o r d er : B lu e -v i ol et ,o r m g e , r e d , v i o l e t , g r e e n, b l u e , y el lo w. The Tarot cards should

be placed i n a l i t t l e p i l e , w i th 2 1 on t o p. The oolor cards ghould

be propped against a p i l e o f books on a t a b l e , so t h a t a6 you s i t

f a c i n g them, they Rre about three feet away. They are i n a p i l e a ls

with t h e b lu e-v io l e t ca-d th e only one v ie i b le a s you begin .

2. S i t i n a c a n f o r t c b l e c h a i r , w i t h your b ac k t o the window

s o t h a t t h e d a y l i g h t s h i n e s d i r e c t l y on t h e c ol o r- c ar d . I f you work

a t t h i s a f t e r da rk , you m us t orov ide yours e l f w i t h a day l i gh t bulb,

w i t h a r e f l e c t o r t o k ee p t h e l i g h t o u t o f y ou r ey e s .

3 . Begin by l ooki ng a t Key 2 1 fo r abou t a m inu te . ( ~ a c t icoun t ing s ix ty w i th a wa tch be fo re you , u n t i l you can es t im a te o lose

t h e pasgage of a minute .) Do n ot t r y t o t e a a ny th in g i n the p i c t u r e

Simply make yourse l f a s pass ive and r e c e p t i v e as you can. For t h e

p ur po se of t h i s p a r t of t h e p r a c t i c e i s t o i mp re ss upon your sub-consciousness the sugges t ion fo rm ulcted 5y t h e p ic tu re , so a s t o evo

th e type of consciousnes s oorresponding t o it.

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4. Narv look stea dil y a t th e blue-v iolet color-oard while

you oount t h i r t y (half-a-minute). Then aound t h e not e &nat ural,

whi le r t i l l looking a t th e card, using your pitch-pipe.

5 . Cloeo your eyen, and imagine yo ur se lf th e c en te r of a

sea of t h i a b lue-viole t color . See no th ing in a l l the un ive r r e but h i e one oolor , and yourself a t the oenter of an in f in i t e , pu l s ing ,vibrating expanee of it. A t f i r s t you may have l i t t l e auccers inmaking t h i s menta l p ioture . WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS NOT THE DEGREE

OF SUCCESS. IT IS THE EFFQRT YOU MAICE.

6. Intone the syl lable A U Ib (pronounoed ah-00-mm) th reetime^. with a f u l l b rea th bebee n each in tona t ion . IF YOU ARE

~ 0 h q - u , ne the pitch-pipe t o sound the r ib ra t i ,m , and-h ink

the 6y l lab le .7. Repeat the same practice with the o the r s ix Tarot b y s ,

color8 and tones, endingwith

t h e Magician, yello w and IS-natural.

I f you have t ime, follow t h i s pr ac t i ce w i th exaot ly th e same

prooedure, exoept th a t th e follow ing Tarot Keys a r e used8 4, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, i n th e order named. The color8

are t o be u6ed i n the same orde r, beg inn ing wi th Red and ending

with Violet-red .SELF-TREATMENT FOR DISEASE

F i r s t of a l l , be n u r e of your diagnosis. Go t o some personcompetent t o make a diagnosio. O r have yourself examined by the

Life-Extension Insti tute, o r ~ome imilar oompetent ins t i tu t i on .

In the next p lace , be sure t h a t you are e a t i n g t h e r i g h td ie t , th a t you a re ge t t in g your da i ly euppl ies of t he four l i f e -ese en t ia ls t Sunl ight , water , a i r , and fooa.

Thirdly, make sure tha t your body i s meohanioa lly adjusted,

t h a t you ar e not euf fer ing from bad pos tur e, from displacements of

th e ver teb rae , or from musoular o on tr act io ns which m y be re l ieved

by phyaio-therapy. I t i s simply r i l l y t o use oolor and eound t o

o w e ,something you 'r e no t sure about. The ee f i n e r vi br at io ns work

through physiaal s tr uc tu re oomposed of t r i l l i o n 8 of l i v ing a e l l r ,

an d tho60 ce l l8 mart be f ed , a i r ed , l igh ted , end rupplied with

I euf f ic ien t water fo r t he i r needs. Di~placement of the bony-rtruc-

a t u r e , o r h ab it ua l muscular con tr ac tio ne whiuh oause nerve-impinge-

mentr, w i l l in te rf er e with t h e f low of th e o olo r and round vibra-- t i o n s .

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Color and sound, you see , ar e p a r t of th e vi br at or y a c t i

v i t i e e o f t h e m i v er s e . So are t h e f o u r l i f e - e e s e n t i a l r r 60

a r e t h e c e l l s composing t h e str uc tu re of you r body. The boot

r e s u l t s a r e always gained by o bs er vi ng a l l t h e l aw sc And wb

a r e a im in g a t t h e b e s t r e r u l t s b

Having a tt ended t o t hese p r e l h i n a r i e e , you niay tPeat

sp ec i f i c phys i ca l a i lmen t s a s fo l lows :

l r Locate t h e Colors and sounds t o be used f o r t h e t r oub l e by o a r e f u l dtudy of the preceding pages. This w i l l a180 enydu t o s e le c t thd darrc8ponding Tarot Keys.

2. In mlec t i ng t he Keys and co lo rs , remember t h a t you

t o u s e t h e c o l o rs and Keys of t he p l ane t a ry co l o r s as wel l as th

t h a t c orr ee po nd t o t h e a r e a s i n which t h e d i s e a s e i s manifest .

For example, i n t r e a t i ng a sthma, t he-o a t o be reached correspo

t o Orange, t o &na tu ra l , and t o t h e Lovers . But t h i s a r e a i s unth e r u l e r sh ip of k r c u r y oen ter , which cor responds t o Yelluw,

E-na tura l , a ~ dhe Msgician. Fur thermore, t h i s are a i r inf'luencby t h e color-complement of Orange, which i s Blue, cor r e la t ed wi t

t h e tone G-sharp-

Thus t he s t eps i n t r e a t i n g any disease a r e a6 fol lorrs :

a. Use of t h e Tarot Key, c o lo r, and sound corresponding t

t h e p l a ne t a ry v i br a t io n r u l i n g t h a t a r ea .

b. Use of t he Tarot Key, co lo r, and eound corresp onding t

th e p l ane tary v ib ra t io n which has i t s highes t express ion throught h a t a r e a . For example t h e Sun, O r q e , and D-natural i n t r e a t i

any ai lment manifest ing i n ar ea No. 1; or t h e Empress, Oreen, an

F - ah u p i n t r e a t i n 5 any a i lment mani fea t ing through area No. 12.

c. Use of the Taro t Key, c ol or , and sound corr esp ond ing tt h e a r e a i n which tho disease i s l oca t ed .

d. Uae of th e Tar ot Key, co lo r, and sound corresponding t

t h e complementary ar ea . That is , the uee of the complementary

c o l o r a n d sound.

e. To conclude th e tre atm en t, use t h e color and sound o ft h e a f f l i o t e d a r ea .

3. Treat disea se i n you rse lf by th e same procedure ar ure

fo r t h e gene ra l t r ea tmen t . Begin with t h e Tarot Key, th en look a

t h e c o lo r , t h e n ~ o u n d h e n o t e o n t h e p i t ch - p i pe , end then in tone

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th e s y l l a b l e A U Y whi le you v i su a l i ze t he c o lo r , w i th o losed

eyes. Imagine the color and sound vibration8 as b ei ng d i r e c t l y

fooussed on the region of t h e body you wish t o o ff eo t .

TREATING OTHERS

When you t r e a t people di re ct ly , i n t h e i r p resenoe , exp l a i

the method, and you have them look a t the Tarot Key8 and o a l o r s ,

i n tone A U Lb with you.

Treatment 'at r~d i s t . n o e h i b a h o e f f e o t i v e 1 I t does no t

say d i f h t e n o e how f a r away th e pe t i en t may bei These v ib ra t i o n

a t e c W r i e d by l i g h t , and l i g h t goos so fa6b t h h t it t r a v e l r oom

p l e t e l y aro~tld h e glbbe whi le you ban ~ ~ b n the .a

h rea t i ag people a t a dia tanoe , fo l low exao t ly the rpme

prooeduro, but when you c l o s e your e ye s and v i r u a l i z e t h e c o l or

you intone A U M, menta l ly projec t a aolor-ray tuward th e person

a r e t r e a t in g . See t h i s r a y d i f f b r i n g i t s e l f t h r o u g h h i r aura, an

reach ing the bod i ly a r ea t o be e f f eo t ed . Do no t a t t ompt t o l o ca

t h e o o lo r -v i br a ti o n i n any p r t i a u l a r orgnn of t h a t a r e a .

If you he r e d i f f i c u l t y i n v i s u a l i z i n g t h e c o l o r , l oo k d i r ea t t h e c o lo r -c a rd a8 you i n t o n e t h e s y l l a b l e A U M, when t rea t ing

o the r s . You may do t h i s a l e 0 i n t r o a t i n g y o u rs e l f f o r s p o oi f ic amentr , but in giving yourse l f th e genora l t rea tmen t , a lways t r y t

v i o ua li zo t h e c o l o r

I f

you ar e co lor -b lin d, have somebody whoi s

not mark yourcolor-cor dr f o r you. The vib ra t ion w i l l be ef f ec t iv e , *~ .)re theryo

are conaciourly aware of it or no t .

F i n a l l y , t e s t your s e l f f r eq u e n tl y , t o see whether or not y

a ro improving your subeon sci oueness awareness of t h e tone-values

oolor . Do t h i s by loo king a t a a o l o r f o r a minute or so, and t he

humming the noto that riseo in your mind. Compare your intonotiowith tho tono on the pi tch-pipe. After some prtotiae, you rhouldbe ab le t o sound th e note6 c or re ot ly whonever you ree t he oor res -

ponding colors.

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