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THE CURRENT OF SOUND
To understand is something immediate, direct, something we experience intensely, something we feel very deeply, and which inevitably becomes the true, intimate Spring of conscious action.
Above all, I believe it is necessary to change; we must leave this state in which we find ourselves; a total transformation within oneself is urgently needed.
Undoubtedly, no change occurs without a special "shock." Obviously, the seven notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B are related to all the events of life. C-D-E, in fact, imply a series of events. But notice that between E and F there is actually a pause. Thus, F, G, A are the following notes. Between A and B there is another pause.
If one sets out to carry out a plan in life, one will inevitably begin with the note C, continue with D, and arrive at the note E. Upon reaching that point, it encounters difficulties, inconveniences: it's a pause between the notes E and F. Then the Sound Stream tends to return to its original starting point.
As a consequence or corollary, it's only normal that the initial effort, the project that was set in motion, falters. But if one launches a new effort to overcome the pause, it's obvious, only normal, that the initial momentum will continue straight and even ascend, and the business will succeed.
Continuing with all this, we see that the notes F, G, and A follow, but between A and B there is another pause. If the original momentum isn't reinforced, the Sound Stream will return to its original starting point, and the undertaking, project, or business will fail. So, this matter of the seven notes of the musical scale is very important; this concept of the Sound Stream is formidable.
The sound needs a "shock" between the notes E and F, and another between the notes A and B. A "shock" is always needed.
A "shock" is what allows one to exist, to achieve change, a transformation.
A child is born, comes into the world. The first "shock" it perceives is that of the air it inhales, that it receives. Upon receiving the air for the first time, the child lives. So we need that "shock," purely physical, to exist. It is also true that if, for example, instead of breathing oxygen, nitrogen, etc., we breathe carbon monoxide, the "shock" would occur, but it would not be received by the body; the body would not accept that "shock," and death would follow.
As for our much-vaunted modern civilization, it would need a "shock" to avoid dying, to avoid being destroyed. That "shock" could only come from another civilization vastly superior to our own; only in this way could this civilization not die. We would have to invent the kind of "shock" to deliver to this dying civilization, but that kind of "shock" that would allow this civilization to transform and exist has not been invented. Obviously, this civilization will have to die for lack of that "shock," that much is clear.
Moving forward, we will have to contemplate humanity in the light of Genesis; only then will we understand what kind of "shocks" would lead us to the Intimate Self-Realization of Being. What does Genesis tell us? It says: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth..." The enlightened ignorant assume that it refers exclusively to the macrocosmic heavens and the merely physical Earth, this Earth on which we live.
I don't deny that it also refers to it, among other things, but specifically, it is referring concretely to the microcosm of humanity. The heavens are the states of consciousness within ourselves, within humanity itself. As for the Earth, it is the physical body of man, the Philosophical Earth cited by medieval alchemists, the Philosophical Earth. Thus, in the beginning, God created the Heavens, the higher states of consciousness of Man, and the Earth, the physical body.
Genesis adds: "The Earth was formless and empty, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters..." What is being alluded to here? Simply the three-brained or three-centered biped mistakenly called Man, the "Intellectual Animal," is disordered and empty Earth, whose Mind is in complete disarray.
It is a true chaos that only believes what the five senses tell it, that lives in the world of animal passions, that knows nothing about the Real, about the Esoteric, that is absolutely ignorant, that has never received a ray of Light, etc. It is the common, ordinary man, the man in the marketplace, the man in the public square, the vulgar man of the Earth, the sensual and coarse type. That is the average of human life, the average of all the millions of human beings or humanoids currently living on Earth.
But how to get out of that state? Let's imagine for a moment that we climb a tower to see the human multitudes. How can we get them out of that state they are in? There is no doubt that each of those people who generally make up the multitudes is disordered and empty Earth; that is obvious. How to do it? A special "shock" is needed; only then could change occur, only then is such a "shock" possible.
Genesis says that God created Light and said, "Let there be Light," and there was Light..., and that He separated Light from Darkness. What Darkness does Genesis refer to? Well, to the Darkness that is within oneself, within this Philosophical Earth. But what kind of Darkness is this? Well, this Darkness constitutes the inhuman Psychic Aggregates that personify our psychological defects: WRATH, GREED, LUST, ENVY, PRIDE, SLOTH, GLUTTONY, etc., etc., etc. Well, I have only mentioned the seven deadly sins; these are multiplied by seven more and so many more, more and more; they are legion.
Let us think about what Psychic Aggregates are. Virgil, the Poet of Mantua said, "Even if we had a thousand tongues to speak and a palate of steel, we would not be able to fully enumerate all our defects." These very defects constitute the Darkness we carry within us.
Separating the Light from the Darkness is very difficult. That Light is the Superlative Consciousness of Being; it must be wrested from the Darkness, extracted from within each inhuman Psychic Aggregate. In fact, it implies terrible super-efforts that must be made within oneself, here and now.
To wrest the light from the darkness! That means destroying all those receptacles within which the Essence is contained, disintegrating those Aggregates, pulverizing them, so that the essential Light may be freed. That is what is meant by separating the Light from the Darkness. And He called the Light day, and the Darkness of ignorance and error He called night. We must understand; I believe the brothers are reflecting on this.
Thus, in order to transform ourselves into Men made in the image and likeness of God, we need a "shock," that is, Hidden Esoteric Knowledge. Obviously, to become living Men, we need a third, special "shock." Let's be specific: for physical man to exist, we need a physical "shock," which is the air we breathe at the moment of birth.
For Man made in the image and likeness of God to exist, another "shock" is needed, defined by the words: "God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light, and he separated the light from the darkness." The one who ignores needs a special "shock," he needs someone to bring him Knowledge, he needs someone to bring him the Teaching, he needs to receive the light of Esotericism; this produces a special "shock" within him. Only that special "shock" can later transform him, can convert him, so to speak, into what is called "Man made in the image and likeness of God" on the sixth day.
On the seventh day, things change. To become a Living Man, a Man of the seventh day, one last very special "shock" is needed. A Man of the sixth day is a man made in the image and likeness of God, but not a Living Man; a third "shock" is needed to become one.
Living Man. If a Man of the sixth day, made in the image and likeness of the Eternal, wishes to become a Living Man, he must become Resurrected. He could not become Resurrected without a special "shock": he needs to descend, go down to the infernal worlds, to the ninth sphere, to disintegrate the demons of the Black Moon.
I have already explained to you many times that the Psychological Moon has two faces, the one that is seen and the one that is not seen. Just as the visible Moon has two faces, the one that is seen and the hidden one, which is on the other side, so too must I tell you that the Psychological Moon within ourselves has two faces: the one that is seen, that is, the defects that are visible to the naked eye, and the one that is not seen, the hidden one.
Many saints who progressed too far became stagnant, believing that they had finished with the Ego. Yes, they had destroyed many inhuman elements from the visible part of the Psychological Moon, but they had not disintegrated the inhuman elements of the hidden side of the Psychological Moon. They were absorbed into Nirvana or Maha-Paranirvana, convinced that the undesirable elements of their psyche had been disintegrated, pulverized. Later they realized that they had not yet reached the goal; many undesirable elements remained in the hidden part of the Psychological Moon.
Within us are the 12 Powers, the 24 Elders, the 4 Elements, etc. The Being of each of us seems like an army of innocent children, of infants. Each part of the Being enjoys Autonomy, Self-Awareness, and Self-Independence.
That we need to perfect each part of the Being, that is certain and entirely true. But that is only possible by eliminating the subjective elements of perceptions. Perfecting the higher aspect of the Self—that is very difficult. Whoever manages to perfect the higher aspect of their own Self receives the degree of ISMESH. Few reach such heights. We must begin now to create within ourselves the MAN made in the image and likeness of the Creator. This Man is not He could come into existence without a special "shock." This "shock" is that of Gnosis, that of Light, which will bring him out of the chaotic state and transform him into a Self-Realized Man.
But if we were to stop there, we would be on the wrong track. We need to create, to bring forth within ourselves the Living Man of the seventh day. For that, a special "shock" is also needed, one that the enlightened ignoramuses do not understand. When an Initiate, who is a Man made in the image and likeness of the Creator, tries to become a Living Man, he is not understood. Now you will understand why the 12 Apostles are slandered.
They are slandered by the "virtuous," by the "priests" of the temple, and by the "elders." Who are the "virtuous"? Who are the "priests" of the temple? Who are the "elders"? That's worth explaining.
The "scribes," the intellectuals, those clinging to so many stale and rotten codes—these are the false virtuosos who condemn the Initiates. Who are the "elders," really. Simply put, people full of experience, very "judicious," never understand the Initiates. Finally, who are the "priests"? The people of each cult.
So the 12 Saints, the 12 Powers, the 12 Apostles are often slandered, but they march steadfastly toward where they must go.
So, my beloved ones, you see, these "shocks" that one receives are necessary for transformation; they are vital.
Returning to Genesis, we will say that it is a work that we also do not understand. The Bible begins with Genesis and concludes with Revelation. Who understands Genesis? Who understands the Book of Revelation? No one. Some authors assume that all of Genesis relates exclusively to humankind. Let's not exaggerate, let's not overstate the point; it also relates to the Universe.
When someone is creating within themselves the human being made in the image and likeness of God, they are obviously working with the same force with which God created the world. It is like a small part of the world within which a Creation must take place. That is how one comes to know how God created the world. Thus, the Genesis is applicable to the Microcosm, but in a symbolic, allegorical way.
No one could understand Genesis if they were not an Alchemist. Alchemists know this to be true. For example, in order to create Man made in the image and likeness of God, we necessarily need Salt, Sulfur, and Mercury, and this happens up there in the Macrocosm.
From endless space arises the ARCHEUS composed of Salt, Sulfur, and Mercury, and it is from this ARCHEUS that a new Cosmic Unity, a new Solar System, will emerge. Down here, we must create an ARCHEUS within ourselves with Salt, Sulfur, and Mercury so that from this ARCHEUS will spring forth, not a new Cosmic Unity, but a Man made in the image and likeness of the Creator.
Archangel Samael- Planetary Logos of Mars.
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