...between the serpent and the dove? They represent the two opposing aspects of the same energy – sexual energy. The dove is none other than the serpent sublimated. It teaches us that anything that crawls on the earth may one day be able to take t...
... you are eating it, and you imagine that this living light spreads through all the cells of your organs, purifying them, strengthening them and enlivening them. This exercise not only helps you concentrate, but you will feel your entire being s...
...h respiration and nutrition, our life is nothing more than exchanges, made possible by our sense organs (touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight), which have been given to us by nature to allow exchanges with creation and its creatures. Our emot...
...ll ourselves fully developed beings? No, like the roots, trunk, and branches, of a tree, our organs are only a material support upon which the spirit must work in order to bear leaves, flowers, and fruits. Symbolically, the leaves represent the...
...hing process existing outside of the lungs!' Why not? Life doesn't necessarily need the same organs to ensure the same functions. Look at a tree: it has no lungs, stomach, liver or intestines, and yet it breathes; not only does it breathe, it a...
...hysical plane to the subtle planes takes place in humans through the intermediary of centres and organs which are in a sense, extensions of the organs and centres on the physical plane. We can consider these subtle centres (the solar plexus, th...
...respond to processes that take place in human beings. The stable is the physical body and the ox sexual energy. As for the ass, it represents what tradition calls ‘the old Adam', self-centred, stubborn and obstinate, but nevertheless a good ser...
...em to you exaggerated, take what I am telling you seriously. You cannot just do as you like with sexual energy, for it is an amazingly alive and powerful divine energy. It comes down from heaven and should return to heaven. Those who are able t...
...h them and by seeking to transform them, that they acquire true power. And the same is true of sexual energy – we strengthen ourselves considerably by mastering it. And so initiates who have learnt to master the aggressive instinct as well as t...
... liver, your stomach, your heart, your brain and so on, but you can't – the cells of all those organs do not obey you. You don't have any authority over them; they have a will of their own.
Initiatic Science, which has studied the psychic anat...
... negligence, you go and lose yourself in the lower levels of consciousness, where your spiritual organs grow sluggish, you receive nothing. So make the effort to reach up to the light again so you can collect the mail that has accumulated durin...
...Do not try to fight against sexual energy, for not only will you be unable to overcome it, but it will get the better of you. The only way to control it is to find yourself an ally, a very powerful associate, towards whom you direct this force ...
...ame phenomenon occurs in human beings. If they try to suppress their instincts, particularly the sexual instinct, tension builds in the subconscious until one day the dam bursts. Then they are submerged, they can no longer control anything, and...
... It is the finest of instruments. It does not grow weaker with age at the same time as the other organs, because it is where the divine hierarchies have placed their power. That is, it does not grow weaker, if it is nurtured by mental activity....
...ough it. And it is even more important to know what goes to make up a human being, what subtle organs and centres allow them to contact the regions in space. But even that is not enough. Anyone who has received this knowledge must decide to cha...
...ven the brain take part in this action. But if you do not have the will to do anything, all your organs stagnate and become sluggish. It is your will to work that mobilizes all your potential. By expending some effort, a criminal can end up sur...
...others, on the contrary, strong, balanced and healthy.
Are those who give satisfaction to their sexual instincts right to do so? If nothing means more to them in life than this pleasure and they are unable to do without it, then yes. But for t...
...iously not there'. You are mistaken, it is there, and if you do not see it, it is because some organs of perception within you are not yet sufficiently developed.
Start by seeking glimpses of beauty within, and you will see it outwardly as wel...
...Our hands are not simply organs that allow us to touch and grasp things or beings. They are a microcosm of our whole being, and all our organs are represented in them. Of course, this is a strange idea for most anatomists, but one day they will...
...astness, in the infinite. That is why, even if the physical world they perceive with their sense organs is useful, even indispensable, and its variety fascinating, the satisfaction is partial and is not enough to fulfil their life.
Why do child...
...Intelligence in human beings depends on the state of their various organs: the liver, the stomach, the intestines, and so on. If all the cells in the body are not working properly, the ability to think and to judge will be affected: no matter h...
...s and fruits of love are sacrifice.
The most spiritual form of love receives its power from the sexual force, but we need to learn how to cultivate it, water it and protect it from insects and storms. Anyone who tastes the fruits of this tree ...
... being. Anatomy is sufficient when it is only a question of identifying and describing limbs and organs. But to focus on anatomy is to study a body without taking account of the life that animates it. Only a belief in the life of the soul and s...
...Religion and society have established rules of sexual morality without asking themselves whether people would be capable of applying them. This is why many people, wanting to obey these rules, have caused themselves great suffering and psycholo...
...t find it very difficult to work in areas where we can see, hear, touch, taste and feel with the organs of our physical senses, even if it requires long periods of study and great effort. It is much harder to see, hear, touch, taste and feel on...
...These centres, which are in the world of the soul and spirit, are the equivalent of our physical organs. As well as becoming aware of them as a reality, we must adopt a discipline that will enable us to develop them.
Why have initiates given ru...
...ic Tree, the pearl oyster is Yesod, the region in the cosmic body which relates to the genital organs. That is where the pearl must develop. This pearl represents the purest quintessence of love. The pearl oyster is the feminine principle, whic...
...more importantly, a spiritual teaching reveals what goes to make up a human being, what subtle organs and centres allow them to contact the regions of light in space. But even that is not enough. Anyone who has received this knowledge must deci...
...nough inside ourselves and gradually create a relationship in our mind with all the cells of our organs, so that we can educate them. Little by little they become more receptive and agree to support us on the path of light....
... is necessary, it is sexuality.
All the instructions given by initiates regarding the mastery of sexual force are not intended to stifle humans by depriving them of pleasures they, of course, have the right to enjoy. When they teach that sexual...
...ich is the best of instruments. The brain does not weaken with age at the same rate as the other organs, for it is where the divine hierarchies have placed their powers. It will not become weaker as long as it has been nourished over a long per...
...s area it is not possible to give free rein to all one's impulses.
It is very difficult to fight sexual energy: not only will you not succeed in conquering it, it will end up flooring you. The only way to control it is to find an ally, a very p...
...e brain but also via the cells of the heart, the stomach, the lungs, the liver and all our other organs. If the cells of all the other organs are not also mobilized in this work, it follows that the brain's capacities are diminished as well. Fo...
...Many young boys and girls feel disappointed after having had certain sexual experiences and regret them afterwards. I have had so many confide in me about this! Up until then they felt light, happy, whereas now something heavy has crept in, and...
...t make any efforts. On the contrary, each person must make efforts at their own level to control sexual force, so that they can experience their love in a more poetic and spiritual way. The act of love in itself is neither good nor bad; it will...
...avoid the temptations of the flesh like the plague. Of course, purity is also concerned with the sexual sphere, but when I speak of purity I mean, above all, purity of thought, feeling and desire, for that is where loose living begins, giving r...
... do not see it, it is because they have not yet sufficiently developed certain of their subtle organs of perception.
So begin by trying to capture beauty on the inside, and you will also see it outside, for the physical, objective world is none...
...dy is satisfied, but the astral body still wants to eat.
This same imbalance can be found in the sexual sphere. There are beings who, even when their physical body is satisfied, continue to hunger on the astral plane, and this is awful. Their p...
...ssary, it is in the area of sexuality.
All the instructions initiates give about controlling the sexual force are not aimed at frustrating people by depriving them of pleasures they clearly have a right to enjoy. When they teach that sexual ene...
...What is purity? Contrary to what many people think, it is not particularly concerned with sexual matters; sexuality is just one limited aspect of it. There are other higher, more essential forms of purity. True purity is found first in thoughts...
... them ever again, for heaven has truly taken possession of their soul, their heart and all the organs of their physical body....
...Initiates are made just like everyone else: they have the same organs and therefore feel the same needs, the same desires. They too can become tired or ill. The difference lies elsewhere, in their consciousness, in their ideal, in their outlook...
...ratefully of those good servants, our eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, feet, as well as all our organs, which allow us to express God's presence within us....
...re not mentioned in Hindu books. And then, all that is dark in them is aroused, and not only the sexual instinct but the need to control and destroy takes hold of them, and they become truly demonic. It is important for you to know that Cosmic ...
...hose currents that come down from heaven to the earth, and to become a channel for them. All our organs and cells must become imbued with the importance of this mission of receiving and giving....
...hrough the cells of our brain, but through those of the heart, stomach, lungs, liver and all our organs. Yes, for our understanding to be complete, all the cells of our body must take part. If the cells of the other organs do not do their work ...
...rculate in it.
And it is even more important to learn how human beings are built, which of their organs and spiritual centres make it possible for them to relate to the realms of light in space. But even that is not enough: they must also decid...
...And more important still is learning what constitutes a human being, and which are the spiritual organs or centres that enable them to relate to the realms of light in space. But even that is not enough. Once you possess this knowledge, you hav...
...When human beings stray from the ways of wisdom and love, the cells in every one of their organs suffer the consequences – they no longer have the same vitality. They are as if discouraged, so that when illness arises they are unable to fight i...
...we perceive not only sounds but colours, movements, scents and shapes, because our sense organs give us a differentiated perception of things. But beyond our five physical senses we possess other organs capable of synthesizing all these percept...