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Ampere said:

“Everything that has been done in physics since the work of Dr. Young on light and the discovery of M. Orsted is preparation for a new era … Explanations deduced from the effects produced by the motion of imponderable fluids will gradually replace those now accepted … I believe that we must look to the motions of fluids distributed in space for the explanation of general effects.” Ampere

Clara Jessup Moore said:

“Taking the law of assimilation as the cosmical law, together with self-manifesting power as the characteristic of being, we reach a primary classification of created objects, which corresponds with that which is known as mind and matter-or rather let us say mind and that which is not mind; for there is ground for the apprehension that mind and matter do not include all that exists; and that, along with matter, ether ought to be considered as something intimately related to matter indeed, but yet not just matter. When the elements of the ethereal medium are regarded as truly and simply material however small and light they may be, the elasticity and pressure which must be assigned to that medium in order to admit of the velocity of light, are altogether out of the harmony of things; and wholly incredible, especially when confronted with the phenomena and the theory of astronomy. Thus, to justify the velocity of light on the same principles as those of sound, in various material media, the ethereal pressure must be 122,400,000,000 times greater than that of the atmosphere – which is incredible, says Macvicar.” Bloomfield-Moore

Casy said:

Q.: Ether may be defined as the combination of a higher plane, leading us to metaphysics, to where every consideration of the atom finally leads one.

A.: This is correct – for, same as the statement of positive and negative forces as relating to gravitation that act upon the individual’s DEVELOPMENT, or individual’s application as is occupied from within itself. Hence, as is seen, there are (This may be an illustration for this same condition) certain CHARACTERS of disease that accentuates mental forces, or the metaphysical activity of a body. There are others that so DULL the senses as that they become one-sided, or only passive, not positive; yet a NORMAL, perfectly well and normal mind as of being so active as to be considered by others in its activity as of being unbalanced, but only is it considered PECULIAR.” Cayce (195-70)

“Etheronic energy is mental control.” Cayce (443-5)

“Etheronic energy is the emanation from the spirit force through the active force of that which makes for matter being held in its positive position, or in its space of activity. Hence thought as a body, whether of animal or plant, is shown as of plant receiving in its freshness of vigor influences that come from or through the etheronic energy in its activity upon the body, in the expression or upon the plant as in its expression. Hence things that are equal to the same thing are equal to each other.” Cayce (440-13) See also the entire #440 series of the Cayce readings for more information.

Q.: What is the best substance for induction, conduction, transmission of etheronic energy?

A.: “This is as raised power that would be produced from a combination of crystal. This should be rather interesting to this body, for it is very much like that used by the body in destructive forces in the Atlantean sojourn! Not that which caused the cosmic ray, or the death ray, or the healing ray – but the ray that came from setting of the prismatic influences from high heating – it may be from Arcturus or it may be from the Sun; though Arcturus would be nearer proper. The Sun may be induced to make for destructive or constructive forces, either one. It’s a combination of those forces or rays that may be gathered in certain settings or prisms. It would require a lot of detail in preparing same.” Cayce (440-3)

“A mechanical device might be constructed where a vacuum even excluding ether could be drawn and maintained, developing thereby a levitating force; this similar to that force which exerts pressure upward when air is pumped into a steel barrel while submerged below surface of a medium such as water. This levitating force will be utilized in many ways, particularly in so called heavier than air ships, with the result that air navigation will be possible without the use of wings or gas. This correct when the elements must be made so condensed in their form as to prevent the ether in its finer sense from being, or escaping through the various elements that are ordinarily used for creating such vacuums. That is, a container in which a vacuum may be made must be of such a CONDENSE element as to prevent ether from going through the atomic forces of the element itself, as is seen in that of an electric bulb – this is not a vacuum, only a portion! To the finite mind this is CONSIDERED as such, but were the same character – or these same conditions produced in a DIFFERENT way – THEN these may be made to BECOME an element that would act in that way and manner, see? As is seen at present, helium becomes the greater usage in containers that may be made; yet these THEMSELVES (This is working from the opposite side, see?) – but were those gases, or those metals used that the supply of helium itself becomes the container FOR the vacuum ITSELF, see? this condensed, see? into a metal form, THEN the vacuum ITSELF, made that would lift without being lifted, see?” Cayce (195-70)

Albert Einstein said:

“More careful reflection teaches us, however, that the special theory of relativity does not compel us to deny ether. We may assume the existence of an ether; only we must give up ascribing a definite state of motion to it, i.e., we must by abstraction take from it the last mechanical characteristic which Lorentz had still left it… [There] is a weighty argument to be advanced in favor of the ether hypothesis. To deny ether is ultimately to assume that empty space has no physical qualities whatever. The fundamental facts of mechanics do not harmonize with this view… According to the general theory of relativity space without ether is unthinkable; for in such space there would not only be no propagation of light, but also no possibility of existence for standards of space and time (measuring-rods and clocks), nor therefore any space-time intervals in the physical sense.” Einstein

Haeckel

Eight theses on ether by Ernst Haeckel:

1. Ether fills the whole space, in so far as it is not occupied by ponderable matter, as a continuous substance; it fully occupies the space between the atoms of ponderable matter.
2. Ether has probably no chemical quality, and is not composed of atoms. If it be supposed that it consists of minute homogeneous atoms (for instance, indivisible etheric particles of a uniform size), it must be further supposed that there is something else between these atoms, either “empty space” or a third, completely unknown medium, a purely hypothetical “inter-ether”; the question as to the nature of this brings us back to the original difficulty, and so on in infinitum.

III. As the idea of an empty space and an action at a distance is scarcely possible in the present condition of our knowledge (at least, it does not help to clear a monistic view), I postulate for ether a special structure which is not atomistic, like that of ponderable matter, and which may provisionally be called (without further determination) etheric or dynamic structure.

1. The consistency of ether is also peculiar, on our hypothesis, and different from that of ponderable matter. It is neither gaseous, as some conceive, nor solid, as others suppose; the best idea of it can be formed by comparison with an extremely attenuated, elastic, and light jelly.
2. Ether may be called imponderable matter in the sense that we have no means of determining its weight experimentally. If it really has weight, as is very probable, it must be so slight as to be far below the capacity of our most delicate balance. Some physicists have attempted to determine its weight by the energy of the light-waves, and have discvered that it is some fifteen trillion times lighter thanatmospheric air; on that hypothesis a sphere of ether of the size of our earth would weigh at least two hundred and fifty pounds.
3. The etheric consistency may probably (in accordance with the pyknotic theory) pass into the gaseous state under certain conditions by progressive condensation, just as a gas may be converted into a fluid, and ultimately into a solid, by lowering its temperature.

VII. Consequently, these three conditions of matter may be arranged (and it is a point of great importance in our monistic cosmogony) in a genetic, continuous order. We may distinguish five stages in it: (1) the etheric, (2) the gaseous, (3) the fluid, (4) the viscous (in the living protoplasm), and (5) the solid state.

VIII. Ether is boundless and immeasurable, like the space it occupies. It is in eternal motion; and this specific movement of ether (it is immaterial whether we conceive it as vibration, strain, condensation, etc.), in reciprocal action with mass-movement (or gravitation), is the ultimate cause of all phenomena. Haeckel

Hertz

Hertz in his conjectures that a knowledge of the structure of ether should unveil the essence of matter itself, and of its inherent properties, weight and inertia, is treading the path that leads to this knowledge. Professor Fitzgerald says:- “Ether must be the means by which electric and magnetic forces exist, it should explain chemical actions, and if possible gravity.” The law of sympathetic vibration explain chemical affinities a sympathetic attractive, but inherent, force; in short, as gravity. This open up too wide a territory even but to peer into in the dawning light of Keely’s system of vibratory physics. The boundary line is crossed, and the crowds of researchers in electromagnetism are full of ardor. Hertz constructed a circuit, whose period of vibration for electric currents was such that he was able to see sparks, due to the increased vibration, leaping across a small airspace in this resonant circuit; his experiments have proved and demonstrated the ethereal theory of electromagnetism: -that electromagnetic actions are due to a medium pervading all known space; while Keely’s experiments have proved that all things are due to conditions of ether.

Kant

“The elementary system of the moving forces of matter depends upon the existence of a substance which is the basis (the primordially originating moving force) of all moving forces of matter, and of which it an be said as a postulate (not as a hypothesis): There exists a universally distributed all-penetrating matter within the space it occupies or fills through repulsion, which agitates itself uniformly in all its parts and endlessly persists in this motion.” Kant

Kelvin

(after referring to ‘the velocity which is the conductance in electrostatic measure, and the resistance in electromagnetic measure of one and the same conductor’, and stating that this velocity is ‘not very different from that of light’): “But its relationship to the velocity of light was brought out in a manner by Maxwell to make it really a part of theory which it never was before. Maxwell pointed out its application to the possible or probable explanation of electric effects by the influence of a medium, and showed that that medium – the medium whose motions constitute light – must be ether. Maxwell’s ‘electromagnetic theory of light’ marks a stage of enormous importance in electromagnetic doctrine, and I cannot doubt but that in electromagnetic practice we shall derive great benefit from a pursuing of the theoretical ideas suggested by such considerations.” Kelvin (Thomson)

“We thus have simply the undulatory theory of light, as an inevitable consequence of believing that the displacement of an elastic solid by which, in my old paper [of 1847], I gave merely a ‘representation’ of the electric currents and the corresponding magnetic forces, is a reality. But to give anything like a satisfactory material realization of Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory of light, it is necessary to show electrostatic force in relation to the force (X, Y, Z) of my formulas; to explain the generation of heat according to Ohm’s Law in virtue of the action of this force when it causes an electric current to flow through a conductor; and to show how it is that the velocity of light in ether is equal to, or perhaps we should rather say, is, the number of electrostatic units in the electromagnetic unit of electric quantity. All this essentially involves the consideration of ponderable matter permeated by, or imbedded in ether, and a tertium quid which we may call electricity, a fluid go-between, serving to transmit force between ponderable matter and ether … I see no way of suggesting properties of matter, of electricity, or of ether, by which all this, or any more than a very slight approach to it, can be done, and I think we must feel at present that the triple alliance, ether, electricity, and ponderable matter is rather a result of our want of knowledge, and of capacity to imagine beyond the limited present horizon of physical science, than a reality of nature.” Kelvin

Lorentz

“I have yet another motive to undertake these inquiries. In the memoirs in which M. Hertz treats bodies in motion, he admits that the ether they contain moves with them. Now, optical phenomena have long since demonstrated that it is not always so. I therefore wished to know the laws that govern the electrical motions in bodies that traverse the ether without entraining it; and it seemed to me difficult to attain this end without having as guide a theoretical idea. The views of Maxwell [namely, on the application of mechanical principles to the field and charges as a ‘connected mechanical system’] can serve as foundation of the desired theory.” Lorentz

“It has seemed to me useful to develop a theory of electromagnetic phenomena based on the idea of a ponderable matter perfectly permeable to the ether and able to move without communicating to the latter the least motion. Certain facts of optics may be invoked in support of this hypothesis and, although doubt is still permitted, it is certainly important to examine all the consequences of this view. Unfortunately, a quite serious difficulty presents itself from the beginning. How, in fact, is one to form a precise idea of a body which, moving in the bosom of the ether and consequently traversed by this medium, is at the same time the seat of an electric current or a dielectric phenomena? To surmount this difficulty, so far as I could, I have sought to reduce all the phenomena to a single one, the simplest of all, which is nothing else than the motion of an electrified body. One will see that, without any deeper study of the relation between ponderable matter and the ether, one can establish a system of equations suited to describe what passes in a system of such bodies. These equations accommodate very varied applications, which will be the object of the subsequent chapters.” Lorentz

“Next come Aether and Chaos, Spirit-Matter, the Bound and Infinity of Plato (Proc., Tim., ii. 117), the Purusha-Prakriti of the S’nkhya. Orpheus calls this Aether the Mighty Whirlpool (Simplicius, Ausc., iv.123); called Magna Vorago by Syrianus (Metaph., ii.33a). And Proclus (Tim., ii.117), speaking of Chaos, says: ‘The last Infinity, by which also Matter is circumscribed–is the Container, the field and plane of ideas. About her is “neither limit, nor foundation, nor seat, but excessive darkness”.’ This is the MÅ¡laprakriti or Root-Matter of the Ved’ntins, and Aether is the so-called first Logos, Aether-Chaos being the second. ‘And dusky Night comprehended and hid all below the Ether; [Orpheus thus] signifying that Night came first.’ (Malela, iv.31; Cedrenus, i.57, 84.) Then comes the Dawn of the First Creation. In the Unaging Time, Chaos, impregnated by the whirling of Aether, formed itself into  THE COSMIC EGG Apion (Clement, Homil., VI.iv.671) writes that: ‘Orpheus likened Chaos to an egg, in which the primal “elements” were all mingled together. . . . This egg was generated from the infinitude of primal matter as follows. [The first two principles were] primal matter innate with life, and a certain vortex in perpetual flux and unordered motion–from these there arose an orderly flux and interblending of essences, and thus from each, that which was most suitable to the production of life flowed to the centre of the universe, while the surrounding spirit was drawn within, as a bubble in water. Thus a spherical receptacle was formed. Then, impregnated in itself by the divine spirit which seized upon it, it revolved itself into manifestation–with the appearance of the periphery of an egg.” [Meade, G.R.S., AeTHER, CHAOS AND NIGHT]

Miller

The history of science records the 1887 ether-drift experiment of Albert Michelson and Edward Morley as a pivotal turning point, where the energetic ether of space was discarded by mainstream physics. Thereafter, the postulate of “empty space” was embraced, along with related concepts which demanded constancy in light-speed, such as Albert Einstein’s relativity theory. The now famous Michelson-Morley experiment is widely cited, in nearly every physics textbook, for its claimed “null” or “negative” results. Less known, however, is the far more significant and detailed work of Dayton Miller.

Dayton Miller’s 1933 paper in Reviews of Modern Physics details the positive results from over 20 years of experimental research into the question of ether-drift, and remains the most definitive body of work on the subject of light-beam interferometry. Other positive ether-detection experiments have been undertaken, such as the work of Sagnac (1913) and Michelson and Gale (1925), documenting the existence in light-speed variations (c+v > c-v), but these were not adequately constructed for detection of a larger cosmological ether-drift, of the Earth and Solar System moving through the background of space. Dayton Miller’s work on ether-drift was so constructed, however, and yielded consistently positive results.

Miller’s work, which ran from 1906 through the mid-1930s, most strongly supports the idea of an ether-drift, of the Earth moving through a cosmological medium, with calculations made of the actual direction and magnitude of drift. By 1933, Miller concluded that the Earth was drifting at a speed of 208 km/sec. towards an apex in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere, towards Dorado, the swordfish, right ascension 4 hrs 54 min., declination of -70Æ’ 33′, in the middle of the Great Magellanic Cloud and 7Æ’ from the southern pole of the ecliptic. (Miller 1933, p.234) This is based upon a measured displacement of around 10 km/sec. at the interferometer, and assuming the Earth was pushing through a stationary, but Earth-entrained ether in that particular direction, which lowered the velocity of the ether from around 200 to 10 km/sec. at the Earth’s surface. Today, however, Miller’s work is hardly known or mentioned, as is the case with nearly all the experiments which produced positive results for an ether in space. Modern physics today points instead to the much earlier and less significant 1887 work of Michelson-Morley, as having “proved the ether did not exist”.

Newton

“The exceeding smallness of its [ether] Particles may contribute to the greatness of the force by which those Particles may recede from one another, and thereby make the Medium exceedingly more rare and elastik than Air, and by consequence exceedingly less able to resist the motions of Projectiles, and exceedingly more able to press upon gross Bodies, by endeavoring to expand it self.” Newton

“[He supposed that nature] “may be nothing but various Contextures of some certaine aethereall Spirits or vapours condens’d as it were by precipitation, much after the manner that vapours are condensed into water or exhalations into grosser Substances and after condensation wrought into various formes, at first by the immediate hand of the Creator, and ever since by the power of Nature… Thus perhaps may all things be originated from aether.” Newton

Pastor

In Tom Bearden’s glossary under the Tesla, Nikola heading…one recognizes Tesla’s genius regarding his “understanding” that.. “From his experiments he knew that the EM wave in vacuum was longitudinal, like sound waves. I showed that the universal medium is a gaseous body in which only longitudinal pulses can be propagated, involving alternating compressions and expansions similar to those produced by sound waves in the air. Thus, a wireless transmitter does not emit Hertz waves which are a myth, but sound waves in the ether, behaving in every respect like those in the air, except that, owing to the great elastic force and extremely small density of the medium, their speed is that of light.” [Tesla]

TESLA, NIKOLA Source: http://www.cheniere.org/techpapers/Annotated%20Glossary.htm

Famous American “migr” electrical inventor and eccentric who’s numerous inventions fueled much of the electrical 20th century.

Tesla produced the AC system, including polyphase systems. From his experiments he knew that the EM wave in vacuum was longitudinal, like sound waves. In spite of his great accomplishments, his eccentricities and grandiose pronouncements did not endear him to electrodynamicists! An example is his acrid comment: “…I showed that the universal medium is a gaseous body in which only longitudinal pulses can be propagated, involving alternating compressions and expansions similar to those produced by sound waves in the air. Thus, a wireless transmitter does not emit Hertz waves which are a myth, but sound waves in the ether, behaving in every respect like those in the air, except that, owing to the great elastic force and extremely small density of the medium, their speed is that of light.” Another major example is his statement: “The Hertz wave theory of wireless transmission may be kept up for a while, but I do not hesitate to say that in a short time it will be recognized as one of the most remarkable and inexplicable aberrations of the scientific mind which has ever been recorded in history.”

Ironically, modern quantum mechanics has almost proven Tesla right that “the universal medium is a gaseous body.” Today the modern QM vacuum is very much like a virtual particle gas. And of course the discussions in this present annotated glossary show why I personally am of the opinion that Tesla was also correct in his firm disbelief that those Faraday-Maxwell “taut physical strings without physical holders” filled the ether and provided transverse EM wave oscillations. I also agree with him that the EM wave in vacuum is a longitudinal wave, exactly like a sound wave. I believe that the transverse gyroelectron precession waves that our instruments actually measure in the conductor when it receives an incoming EM wave from the vacuum, proves that the vacuum wave is indeed longitudinal else it would seem we must discard the spin of an electron and the theory of gyroscopes. Finally, one should see, e.g., Patrick Cornille, “Inhomogeneous Waves and Maxwell’s Equations.” Chapter 4 in Essays on the Formal Aspects of Electromagnetic Theory, Aklesh Lakhtakia, Ed., World Scientific, New York, 1993. Cornille clearly shows that Maxwell’s equations are directly created by scalar potential interferometry. As he states, this means that EM force field wave s are created by the interference of sound-type scalar potential waves, or “sound creates light.” This strongly supports Tesla’s original statement that EM waves in the vacuum are actually EM sound waves, much like sound waves in a gas.

As a viewer of the research of others it is most gratifying to come across those statements of fact that appear to corroborate one’s beliefs, impressions, and attitudes regarding our understanding of the “system of creation”.

We live in a world of chaos theory and of extreme complexity, ranging from the micro to the macro systems dealing in complex infinities… So when one finds a refreshing statement like Tesla’s, equating: “EM wave in vacuum was longitudinal, like sound waves” I regain my respect for the Biblical pronouncement: Then God [said], “Let there be light” as the first initiator of Creation. [from the Book of Genesis].

For the “Light” that God spoke into existence became the canvas upon which the Creation was painted [structured]

All the Best,

Leslie R. Pastor 2002, 12/03

Russell quote:

“Light is the living substance of Mind in action. It is the creating principle of the One substance.

The One substance is the etheric “spiritual” substance of the One universal Mind.

The entire “created” universe of all that is, ever has been, or ever will be, is but the One substance in motion, light.”

“The material substance of Mind is an all pervading ether which is indivisible, inseparable, indestructible, unalterable and unchangedable; but potentially it contains the appearance of all these dimensions of separability in the states of motion which register the dynamic process of thinking.
The words “spirit” and “ether” are used to express the tenuity of the dimensionless universe, as “solidity” is used to express the compactness of the apparently measurable universe.”

“The temperature in the wake of the steamer is higher than that of the surrounding water. Similarly the temperature of the spiral nebula is higher than that of the surrounding “ether” matter, because of the heat energy generated by thinking and transferred to the whirling spheres.”

“When giant suns have radiated their heat to the absolute zero of the surrounding ether substance of Mind, they cease all appearance of individual existence. Their forms have disappeared with the cessation of motion, but their substance is as eternal as Mind is eternal.”

“Man’s speed of light is the speed at which that state of motion-in-opposition, known as incandescent luminosity appears to travel through those high octaves of integrating matter which man calls “empty space,” or the “ether of space.” This measure of light is but the high measure of a great range of apparent speeds.”

“The ecstasy of my thinking varies the spectra of ten times ten billion stars and illumines the ether of endless space.”

“Man has to do with illusion during those periods in which he is forming the idea of himself as illusion; so, therefore, it is necessary that he shall understand the dimensions of the universe of illusion in order that he may control them.

Man has long ago discarded the corpuscular theory of light in favor of a theory of electromagnetic effect of undulating waves which are supposed to exist in the ether.

He must now replace this second theory, for the ether of man’s concept is non- existent. There are no undulating ether waves.

Light is corpuscular.”

Russell,

Young

“either caloric or a universal ether; higher still perhaps are the causes of gravitation, and the imediate agents of attractions of all kinds… It seems therefore natural to believe that the analogy may be continued still further, until it rises into existences absolutely immaterial and spiritual. We know not but that thousands of spiritual worlds may exist unseen forever by human eyes.” Young

The etheric body, ether-body, ether body, a name given by neo-Theosopy to a supposed vital body propounded in esoteric philosophies as the first or lowest layer in the “human energy field” or aura It is said to be in immediate contact with the physical body to sustain it and connect it with “higher” bodies.

The English term “etheric” in this context seems to derive from the Theosophycal writings of Madam Blavatsky, but its use was formalized by C.W.Leadbeater and Annie Besant due to the elimination of Hindu terminology from the system of seven planes and bodies. (Adyar School of Theosophy).

The term gained some general popularity after the 1914-18 war, Dr.Walter John Kilner having adopted it for a layer of the “human atmosphere” which, as he claimed in a popular book, could be rendered visible to the naked eye by means of certain exercises.

The classical element Aether of Platonic and Aristotlean physics continued in Victorian scientific proposals of a Luminiferous ether as well as the cognate chemical substance ether. According to Theosophists and Alice Bailey the etheric body inhabits etheric plane which corresponds to the four higher subplanes of the physical plane. The intended reference is therefore to some extremely rarefied matter, analogous in usage to the word “spirit” (originally “breath”). In selecting it as the term for a clearly-defined concept in an Indian-derived metaphysical system, the Theosophists aligned it with ideas such as the prana-maya-kosha(sheath made of prana, subtle breath or life-force) of Vedantic thought.

In popular use it is often confounded with the related concept of astral body as for example in the term astral projection- the early Theosophists had called it the “astral double”. Others prefer to speak of the “lower and higher astral”.

Beings that possess only etheric bodies

In the teachings of Theosophy, Devas are regarded as living either in the atmosphere of the planets of the solar system (Planetary Angels) or inside the Sun (Solar Angels) (presumably other planetary systems and stars have their own angels) and they help to guide the operation of the processes of nature such as the process of evolution and the growth of plants; their appearance is reputedly like colored flames about the size of a human being. It is believed by Theosophists that devas can be observed when the third eye is activated. Some (but not most) devas originally incarnated as human beings.

It is believed by Theosophists that nature spirits, elements (gnomes, ondines, sylphs, and salamanders), and fairies can be also be observed when the third eye is activated. It is maintained by Theosophists that these less evolutionarily developed beings have never been previously incarnated as human beings; they are regarded as being on a separate line of spiritual evolution called the “deva evolution”; eventually, as their souls advance as they reincarnate, it is believed they will incarnate as devas.

It is asserted by Theosophists that all of the above mentioned beings possess etheric bodies (but no physical bodies) that are composed of etheric matter, a type of matter finer and more pure that is composed of smaller particles than ordinary physical plane matter (See the book Occult Chemistry by C.W. Leadbeater)

Linga sarira is a Sanskrit term for the invisible double of the human body, the etheric body or etheric double (or astral body in some Theosophical concepts). It is one of the seven principles of the human being, according to Theosophical philosophy.

Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy often referred to the etheric body (therleib or “Life Body”) in association with the etheric formative forces and the evolution of man and the cosmos. According to him, it can be perceived by a person gifted with clairvoyance as being of “peach-blossom color”.

Steiner considered the etheric reality or life principle as quite distinct from the physical material reality, being intermediate between the physical world and the astral or soul world. The etheric body can be characterized as the life force also present in the plant kingdom. It maintains the physical body’s form until death. At that time, it separates from the physical body and the physical reverts to natural disintegration.

According to Max Heindel’s Rosicrucian writings, the etheric body, composed of four ethers, is called the “Vital Body” since the ether is the way of ingress for vital force from the Sun and the field of agencies in nature which promote such vital activities as assimilation, growth, and propagation. It is an exact counterpart of our physical body, molecule for molecule, and organ for organ, but it is of the opposite polarity. It is slightly larger, extending about one and one-half inches beyond the periphery of the physical body.

Samael Aun Weor teaches that the vital body is the tetra-dimensional part of the physical body and the foundation of organic life. He states that in the second Initiation of Fire, which is reached through working with sexual magic with a spouse, the Kundalini rises in the vital body. Then the initiate learns how to separate the two superior ethers from the others in order for them to serve as a vehicle to travel out of the physical body.

On the Tree of Life of the Kabbalah, the vital body is often related to the sephira Yesod

Some clairvoyants and occultists have produced drawings and paintings that record their perceptions of the etheric body; see Leadbeater’s Man Visible and Invisible for one example. The images produced by Kirlian photography bear obvious resemblances to these graphics, showing a spiky-looking energy field extending a few inches around the human body (as well as other biological specimens, like leaves, and objects like coins). The fact that Kirlian photography can capture the acupuncture points of the body links the technology with concepts of parna, qi, bioplasma, and related ideas and theories. For some believers in the etheric body, Kirlian photography provides important supporting evidence though skeptics are generally not swayed.

Our method introduces meditation as, a reconciliation method to modern way living. It focuses on what is priority consumption and what is secondary.

We need to start learning about our true needs. Needs that enhances our perceptions of ideals and morals, and improves our temporary role on this planet.

Let us start with the tools we use which encourages and increases our consumption:

Fridges and freezers; we go almost daily to hyper­-marts and carry on shopping till our credit card limits sounds the alarm. We often buy things we need and things we might need and on occasions we may buy things we do not need. We store most of it in the fridge, by the end of the week we throw many of the products we stored right into the rubbish bin. We eat more because of the availability of food right beside us, in our own homes. If we consider looking at this behavior in the cycle of life principal, we will find out that this behavior affects everything starting from the seeds, the soil, the farmers, the use of insecticides, the fuel used to transport products, the increased use of electricity, the consumption of none fresh products, its effect on our health standard, and I am sure that the reader may think of many other to add to this long list. What does that tell us! Well, it should tell us that this behavior is not balanced and it should be controlled. That such behavior needs to be adjusted for the sake of our health and the overall health of our planet. And that this extreme behavior will no doubt lead to over consumption and exhaustion of resources and pollution to our environment, pollution to our minds which lead to burden of health systems, hospitals, over production of pharmaceuticals along with several other things which will only spell as more troubles.

I would like our readers to join in writing similar articles about the use of air conditions, airplanes, cars that run on fuel, and whatever they may come up with, so that we may publish it for them on our website. Soon we will have our E-journal; it is called “Ascent” in which we will locate all related articles.

Adam El Masri

Imagine a space filled with radiant light. Energy flows and swirls through it in bright colors. This life energy moves around you as you sit nestled safely in the center.

This place is your aura: your own personal universe. It is your protection and your playground. It constantly moves and changes as you move and change.

Auras come in every color of the rainbow and the human aura consists of seven layers, or levels. The colors and energies in your aura can change in a short period of time, although you may have a basic color, or combination of colors, that stays constant. These colors are your signature. Think of them as your “favorite colors.” These colors are part of your personality-they make you an individual because they reflect your life experience.

The basic colors in your aura can evolve over time, just as you do. Auras are flexible in other words, they change all of the time. Size, colors, texture, and density can all change depending on your state of mind and what you are experiencing in life.

The size and shape of your aura is unique to you. Your aura could be bigger in front of you than it is behind. Some auras come to a “point” at the top, while others are more egg-shaped. There are really no “typical” auras, because we are all different. Your aura can extend out a few inches from your skin, or many feet. Some people have auras that are as big as a house!

Ancient talismans were believed to have magical powers to protect the wearer. Talismans are often, but not always engraved on stones corresponding to the signs of the Zodiac.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)	Topaz
Taurus (Apr 21 – May 21)	Garnet
Gemini (May 22 – Jun 21)	Emerald
Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22)	Sapphire
Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 23)	Diamond
Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22)	Zircon
Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22)	Agate
Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21)	Amethyst
Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21)	Beryl
Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 20)	Onyx
Aquarius (Jan 21 – Feb 19)	Jasper
Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20)	Ruby

We provide personalized Talismans and charms by request.

January – Capricorn

Birthstones are: Garnet, Emerald and Jasper.

Traditional	Garnet
Mystical	Emerald
Arabic	Garnet
Hindu	Serpent Stone
Zodiac (Aquarius)	Garnet

Power Stones: Onyx, Obsidian, Jet, Beryl and Quartz.

February – Aquarius

Birthstones are: Amethyst, Bloodstone and Ruby.

Traditional	Amethyst
Mystical	Bloodstone
Arabic	Amethyst
Hindu	Chandrakanta
Zodiac (Pisces)	Amethyst

Power Stones: Blue sapphire, Lapis, Aquamarine, Amber, Garnet and Hematite.

March – Pisces

Birthstones are: Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Emerald, Jasper and Topaz.

Traditional	Bloodstone
Mystical	Emerald
Arabic	Bloodstone
Hindu	The Gold Siva-linga
Zodiac (Aries)	Bloodstone

Power Stones: Diamond, Turquoise, Tourmaline, Blue Lace, Agate, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Opal, Golden Topaz and Turquoise.

April – Aries

Birthstones are: Diamond, Opal, Sapphire and Garnet.

Traditional	Diamond
Mystical	Opal
Arabic	Sapphire
Hindu	Diamond
Zodiac (Taurus)	Sapphire

Power Stones: Ruby, Red Jasper, Carnelian, Coral Fire, Agate, Aquamarine, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Cat’s Eye, Citrine, Emerald, Hematite and Jade.

May – Taurus

Birthstones are: Emerald, Sapphire, Agate, Carnelian and Chalcedony.

Traditional	Emerald
Mystical	Sapphire
Arabic	Emerald
Hindu	Emerald
Zodiac (Gemini)	Agate

Power Stones: Moss Agate, Golden Topaz, Lapis Lazuli, Azurite Carnelian, Cat’s Eye, Chrysocolla, Diamond, Emerald, Jade and Rose Quartz.

June – Gemini

Birthstones are: Pearl, Moonstone, Alexandrite, Emerald, Agate, Chalcedony and Sapphire.

Traditional	Alexandrite
Mystical	Moonstone
Arabic	Agate, Chalcedony, Pearl
Hindu	Pearl
Zodiac (Cancer)	Emerald

Power Stones: Crystal, Aquamarine, Alexandrite, Beryl, Agate, Aquamarine, Chrysocolla, Citrine, Emerald, Jade, Sapphire, Serpentine, Tanzanite and Watermelon Tourmaline.

July – Cancer

Birthstones are: Ruby, Onyx, Carnelian, Sapphire and Diamond.

Traditional	Ruby
Mystical	Ruby
Arabic	Carnelian
Hindu	Sapphire
Zodiac (Leo)	Onyx

Power Stones: Ruby, Moonstone, Pearl, Green Turquoise, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Moonstone, Opal and Pearl.

August – Leo

Birthstones are: Peridot, Sardonyx, Diamond, Sapphire, Carnelian, Ruby, Alexandrite and Zircon.

Traditional	Sardonyx
Mystical	Diamond
Arabic	Sardonyx
Hindu	Ruby
Zodiac (Virgo)	Carnelian

Power Stones: Amber, Sardonyx, Ruby, Jacinth, Carnelian, Amber, Chrysoberyl, Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Jasper, Marcasite, Onyx, Ruby, Sapphire and Golden Topaz.

September – Virgo

Birthstones are: Sapphire, Agate, Moonstone, Chrysolite, Sardonyx, Zircon and Peridot.

Traditional	Sapphire
Mystical	Agate
Arabic	Chrysolite
Hindu	Zircon
Zodiac (Libra)	Peridot

Power Stones: Pink Jasper, Rhodocrosite, Azurite, Star Sapphire, Moss Agate, Almandine, Amethyst, Amazonite, Chrysocolla, Garnet, Peridot, Sapphire and Watermelon Tourmaline.

October – Libra

Birthstones are: Opal, Tourmaline, Jasper, Aquamarine, Coral, Beryl and Amethyst.

Traditional	Tourmaline
Mystical	Jasper
Arabic	Aquamarine
Hindu	Coral
Zodiac (Scorpio)	Beryl

Power Stones: Fire Agate, Agate, Moss Agate, Almandine, Amethyst, Amazonite, Chrysocolla, Garnet, Peridot, Sapphire and Watermelon Tourmaline.

November – Scorpio

Birthstones are: Yellow Topaz, Citrine, Pearl, Cat’s Eye and Beryl.

Traditional	Citrine
Mystical	Pearl
Arabic	Topaz
Hindu	Cat’s Eye
Zodiac (Sagittarius)	Topaz

Power Stones: Topaz, Garnet, Coral, Ruby, Zircon, Almandine, Malachite, Moonstone, Opal, Peridot and Turquoise.

December – Sagittarius

Birthstones are: Turquoise, Topaz, Tanzanite, Zircon, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Ruby, and Chrysoprase.

Traditional	Zircon, Lapis Lazuli
Mystical	Onyx
Arabic	Ruby
Hindu	Topaz

Power Stones: Amethyst, Malachite, Chalcedony, Lapis Lazuli, Peridot, Ruby, Star Sapphire, Smokey Quartz, Tanzanite, Topaz and Turquoise.

Alexandrite- The Magic of changing colors

This rare gemstone is named after the Russian tzar Alexander II (1818-1881), the very first crystals having been discovered in April 1834 on the day the future tzar came of age.

The most sensational feature about this stone is its surprising ability to change its color, green or bluish-green in daylight; alexandrite turns a soft shade of red, purplish-red or raspberry red in glowing light.

If you really get involved in alexandrite, you will be utterly fascinated and maybe you will also feel some of the mysterious magic and knowledge ascribed to it. It is considered a stone of very good omen as well reputed to aid creativity and inspire the imagination.

Emerald – The Promise of Good Luck

Emeralds are fascinating gemstones. They have the most beautiful, most intense and most radiant green that can possibly be imagined: Emerald Green.

The name emerald comes from the Greek ‘smaragdos’ via the Old French ‘esmeralde’, and really just means ‘green gemstone’. Innumerable fantastic stories have grown up around this magnificent gem. The Incas and Aztecs of South America, where the best emeralds are still found today, regarded the emerald as a holy gemstone.

Emeralds have been held in high esteem since ancient times. The green of the emerald is the color of life and of the springtime, which comes round again and again. But it has also, for centuries, been the color of beauty and of constant love. In ancient Rome, green was the color of Venus, the goddess of beauty and love. And today, this color still occupies a special position in many cultures and religions.

The magnificent green of the emerald is a color which conveys harmony, love of Nature and elemental joie de vivre.

Ametrine – Spinning purple into gold

Do you love both the purple of amethyst and the sunny gold of citrine? We have the perfect gem for you! Sometimes amethyst and citrine colors are found in the same crystal of quartz. These bicolor yellow and purple quartz gemstones are called Ametrine.

Ametrine is especially inexpensive when you consider that it comes from only one mine in the world, the Anahi Mine in Bolivia. The mine first became famous in the seventeenth century when a Spanish conquistador received it as a dowry on marrying a princess named Anahi.  Ametrine was introduced to Europe through the conquistador’s gifts to the Spanish queen.

Ametrine is most typically faceted in a rectangular shape with a 50/50 pairing of amethyst and citrine and can also be cut to blend colours resulting in a mixture of yellow, purple, and peach tones throughout the stone.

Turquoise – A Piece of Heaven on Earth

In many cultures of the Old and New Worlds, this gemstone has been esteemed for thousands of years as a holy stone, a bringer of good fortune or a talisman.In Egypt, grave furnishings with turquoise inlay were discovered, dating from approximately 3000 B.C. In the ancient Persian kingdom, the sky-blue gemstones were earlier worn round the neck or wrist as protection against unnatural death.

In earlier times, turquoises were responsible for the material wellbeing of the wearer and they came to Europe at the time of the crusades were the name ‘turquoise’ originates, meaning ‘Turkish’.

This ancient gem has always occupied a very special position among gemstones and it is believed to open up a direct connection between the sky and the sea and the color of the turquoise gives a feeling of happiness and cheerfulness.

Jade – For Precious Health

Jade a gemstone of unique symbolic energy, and unique in the myths that surround it. With its beauty and wide-ranging expressiveness, jade has held a special attraction for mankind for thousands of years.

This gem, with its discreet yet rather greasy luster, which comes in many fine nuances of green, but also in shades of white, grey, black, yellow, and orange and in delicate violet tones, has been known to Man for some 7000 years. This gem is regarded as a symbol of the good, the beautiful and the precious. It embodies the Confucian virtues of wisdom, justice, compassion, modesty and courage.

Symbolic energy and beauty, the traditional and the modern are combined in jade in a particularly harmonious way. And in gemstone therapy it is said that jade ‘stimulates creativity and mental agility on the one hand, while also having a balancing and harmonizing effect.

Sapphire – Velvety Blue Gem of the Sky

This gem comes not in one but in all the blue shades, from the deep blue of the evening sky to the shining mid-blue of a lovely summer’s day which casts its spell over us. However, this magnificent gemstone also comes in many other colors: not only in the transparent greyish-blue of a distant horizon but also in the gloriously colorful play of light in a sunset in yellow, pink, orange and purple. Sapphires really are gems of the sky, although they are found in the hard ground of our ‘blue planet’.

Blue is associated with feelings of sympathy and harmony, friendship and loyalty: feelings of composure, mutual understanding and indestructible trust.

Sapphires enhance mental clarity and heal the mind.

Topaz – Balancing the body energy

Topaz has been an important and precious stone to ancient people of many cultures. It is a stone of individual creativity, instilling confidence and stimulation in its wearer.

In mysticism, the topaz is attributed with a cooling, styptic and appetizing effect. It is said to dispel sadness, anger and nocturnal fears. As well believed to prevent bad dreams, and encourage modest, faithful behavior.

The topaz has been known for at least 2000 years and is one of the gemstones which form the foundations of the twelve gates to the Holy City of the New Jerusalem. These so-called apocalyptic stones are intended to serve in protection against enemies and as a symbol of beauty and splendor. It cannot be proved conclusively whether the name of the topaz comes from the Sanskrit or the Greek, though the Greek name ‘topazos’ means ‘green gemstone’. The Romans dedicated the topaz to Jupiter.

Topaz comes in yellow, yellow-brown, green, blue, light blue, red and pink, with blue being the most widely known…. and sometimes it has no color at all.

Aquamarine – Noble Stone of Courage

From the light blue of the sky to the deep blue of the sea, aquamarines shine over an extraordinarily beautiful range of mainly light blue colors. Some aquamarines have a light, greenish shimmer, which too is a typical feature

Its light blue arouses feelings of sympathy, trust, harmony and friendship. The blue of aquamarine is a divine, eternal color, because it is the color of the sky. However, aquamarine blue is also the color of water with its life-giving force

No wonder, when you consider that according to the saga it originated in the treasure chest of fabulous mermaids, and has, since ancient times, been regarded as the sailors’ lucky stone. Its name is derived from the Latin ‘aqua’ (water) and ‘mare’ (sea).

Aquamarine helps in achieving higher levels of consciousness and in the ability to understand complexities. It brings order, tolerance and moderation.

Citrine – The Golden Shimmers of Sunshine

Citrine is a yellow-to-golden member of the quartz mineral group and has been known to Man for at least 2000 years. A deep golden variety from Madiera Spain can resemble the costly imperial topaz gem stone, which is one reason that citrine is a popular birthstone alternative to those born in November.

Citrine has a very special energetic quality: it does not absorb or transmit negative energy, but dispels it. Improve mental focus and physical endurance. Its warm golden color dispels a feeling of “murkiness” and brings a sense of optimism for new beginnings.

Opal – Fascinating Play of Color

Nature’s entire splendor seems to be reflected in the manifold opulence of fine Opals: fire and lightning, all the colors of the rainbow and the soft shine of far seas.

The name Opal was probably derived from Sanskrit “upala”, meaning “valuable stone”. This was probably the root for the Greek term “opallios”, which translates as “color change”.

For ages people have believed in the healing power of Opal. It is reported to be able to solve depressions and to help its wearer find the true and real love.

It is the perfect gemstone to wear in trying to become your best and to be true to yourself.

Peridot – The Vivid Green with a Hint of Gold

The peridot is a very old gemstone and one of the few which come in one color only and the name is derived from the Greek word ‘peridona’, which means something like ‘to give richness’.

It is so ancient that it can be found in Egyptian jewellery from the early 2nd millennium B.C. The ancient Romans too were fond of this gemstone and esteemed its radiant green shine, and they nicknamed it the ’emerald of the evening’.

It is an excellent stone for protection. Brings wisdom and enlightment and acts as a symbol of pure heart & mind, innocence and faith, friendliness and simplicity.

Amethyst – The Protective Violet Gem

Its extravagance color is as unique as it is seductive, though in fact this gemstone is said to protect its wearer against seduction.

A large number of further miraculous powers are attributed to the amethyst in all sorts of cultures. It was said to protect crops against tempests and locusts, bring good fortune in war and in the hunt, drive out evil spirits and inspire the intellect.

Apart from these powers, gemstone therapists say that the amethyst has a sobering and cleansing effect; It helps to strengthen the connection and communication between the mind, body, spirit and other worlds.

Goldstone – Goldstone is a man made gemstone that has been around since the European Rennaissance.

Early monks working at a glass factory near Venice, Italy were practicing alchemy when molten copper accidentally tipped into a molten glass container.

This crystallized into thousands of tiny crystals and formed a melt with golden light sparkles. This is how the first goldstone came about. Though it is not technically a gemstone, it is often referred to as one.

Goldstone is an energy stone.