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“The religious and esoteric history of every nation was embedded in symbols; it was never expressed in so many words. All the thoughts and emotions, all the learning and knowledge, revealed and acquired, of the early races, found their pictorial expression in allegory and parable. Why? Because the spoken word has an unknown to, unsuspected and disbelieved in, by the modern ‘sages’. Because sound and rhythm are closely related to the four Elements of the Ancients; and because such or another vibration in the air is sure to awaken corresponding powers, union with which produces good or bad results, as the case may be. No student was ever allowed to recite historical, religious, or any real events in so many unmistakable words, lest the powers connected with the event be once more attracted. Such events were narrated only during the initiation, and every student had to record them in corresponding symbols, drawn out of his own mind, and examined later by his master, before they were finally accepted. Thus was created in time the Chinese Alphabet, as, before that, hieratic symbols were fixed in old Egypt. In the Chinese language, the alphabet which may be read in any language, and which is only a little less ancient than the Egyptian alphabet of Thoth, every word has its corresponding symbol conveying the word needed in a pictorial form. The language possesses many thousands of such symbol letters, or logograms, each meaning a whole word.”

–Helena P. Blavatsky

Use of Symbols

There were several reasons why the ancient esoteric and religious writers used symbols. One was to hide the true meaning from materialistic people who would misuse the knowledge. Another was because symbols are the language of the soul. A third was because some of these symbols were in use before alphabets were created. But symbols are not always graphic, such as in Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Symbols can also be spoken sounds, and it makes sense that such sounds were often used by spiritual schools since it was forbidden to write down much of the spiritual knowledge they taught.

Sound and Rhythm

Sound is a type of vibration, and like other forms of vibration, it can cause other things to start vibrating in rhythm and harmony with them. That is why some ancient and primitive societies used sound for healing the physical body, such as the Australian Aborigines who used the didgeridoo for that purpose. Some theories now indicate that the mysterious rocks at Stonehenge may have been struck with a hammer to produce sounds that helped those present increase their spiritual vibration rate.

No Student Allowed

It is reasonable that students would not be allowed to recite the religious and spiritual teachings in the ancient schools, as they would be likely to mispronounce some of the sounds, or not use the correct rhythm. Of course, students would be allowed to sing or chant together as that would help them all raise their vibrations, even if some were not doing it with the exact right tone. Musical instruments could also be played by students if they were deemed good enough by their teachers. It is known that the students of Pythagoras played music while practicing spiritual techniques at sunrise.

Scripture

It is because of such use of sound that scripture is an unreliable source of spiritual knowledge. Few people understand that sometimes the ancient writers used a certain word because of the sound it made when spoken rather than for its literal meaning. Likewise, certain words were used in combination to produce sound progressions. This is all in the teachings of Gene Savoy, Sr.

In most cases, the scripture we read today, whether Christian, Jewish, Vedic or any other kind, is a translation from the language in which it was originally written. Very often we are reading a translation of a translation. The translators are translating according to the literal meaning of the words, with no regard whatsoever for the sound of the words when spoken. As a result, much of the intended meaning and purpose of the scripture has been lost. At least many churches and temples use music during their services, which does help. It is why we use music in our services.

“The state of the saints is transparent and shining, and therefore they receive the Brightness without intermediary, but our state is still mortal and gross, and this sets up an obstacle which causes a shadow over the sun, which so darkens our understanding that we cannot know God and heavenly things as clearly as the saints do. For as long as we dwell in the shadow, we cannot see the Divine Sun clearly, but we see the sun through a glass darkly. Yet the shadow is so enlightened by the Sunshine that we can perceive the distinctions between all the virtues, and all the truth which is helpful in our mortal state. If we would become one with the Brightness of the Spiritual Sun, we must follow Love, and go out from ourselves into the Wayless, and then the sun will draw us with our blinded eyes into its Brightness, in which we shall possess Unity with God. As soon as we feel and understand ourselves thus, we are in that contemplative life which is within reach of our mortal state.”

–John of Ruysbroeck

The State of the Saints

When Ruysbroeck speaks of the saints, he means the true saints and not everyone who has been given that title. These saints are not literally transparent, but they have nothing to hide, so transparent in that way. They do shine with the Brightness of God’s Light that comes down to us from the Spiritual Sun.

Shadow Over the Sun

Whether you call it a shadow or a veil, the sun has been partially blocked from us for centuries. This is to protect us as well as to protect the sun from the thoughts of primitive, materialistic people. Now that we are in the End Times, and the birth of the Sun of Righteousness has happened, that shadow has been removed so that we can turn to the sun and receive God’s Brightness even if we are not yet saints.

With Love and Humility

With Love and Humility, and without greed or a selfish desire to use the Sun’s Power to control others, we can receive the Light of the Spiritual Sun, although we still receive the light of the physical sun along with it. We can, to a large degree, block out the negative effects of the physical sun by visualizing the Cosolargy Crose over the sun and over our eyes when we practice solar viewing techniques.

Unity with God

This is indeed the ultimate goal of spiritual practices. Few people achieve this during their physical life and those who do usually achieve it only for brief moments. Yet it is what we should aim for so that we can continue that quest to reach Unity with God and the All at the highest level of consciousness after the death of our physical body.