Chapter 12 THE MOON AND PLANETARY MAGICAL ACTIVITIES

The Moon, as a lifeless celestial body, exerts a significant psychic-physical influence on Earth, particularly through its harmful radiation caused by its ongoing disintegration. This radiation impacts humanity’s physical, astral, and mental bodies, which are constructed from lunar substance. However, the Moon also plays a vital role in the evolution of material forms, serving as a repository of experience from earlier cosmic cycles.

  1. The Moon’s Influence:
    • The Moon emits harmful radiation due to the decomposition of its physical, astral, and mental sheaths, affecting Earth’s ethers and humanity’s lower bodies.
    • During the full moon, solar energy neutralizes this negative radiation, making it an optimal time for white Magicians to perform spiritual and magical work.
  2. Lunar Substance and Human Karma:
    • Humanity’s physical, astral, and mental bodies are composed of lunar substance, linking human karma to the Moon’s disintegration.
    • The Moon, as the “Mother of the Earth,” continues to influence planetary life until its complete dissolution at the end of Earth’s seventh round.
  3. The Science of Detachment:
    • Spiritual detachment from the lower bodies accelerates the disintegration of lunar substance, reducing the Moon’s harmful influence.
    • Disciples use two types of fire—spiritual determination and the fire of Initiation—to purify their lunar bodies, transmuting them into higher, solar-aligned forms.
  4. The Role of Lunar Devas:
    • Lunar devas, or small builders, construct the material forms of the physical, astral, and mental planes. These forms serve as vessels for spiritual monads to evolve.
    • Through spiritual training and Initiation, disciples redeem and transmute these lunar devas, aligning them with solar energies.
  5. The Path of Transmutation:
    • Disciples progress by building the “Antahkarana,” or rainbow bridge, connecting the lower mind to the higher Self. This process leads to the dissociation of desire (Kama) from the mind (Manas), enabling spiritual transmutation.
    • Initiation introduces solar energies into the disciple’s bodies, transforming lower tendencies into spiritual gold and aligning the personality with divine will.
  6. The Moon’s Ultimate Fate:
    • The Moon’s disintegration is part of a larger cosmic process, governed by the Law of Restitution. Its remnants will eventually return to the ocean of living matter in Space, carrying the seal of redemption imprinted by humanity’s spiritual progress.
  7. The Duality of Sun and Moon:
    • The Sun represents Spirit, while the Moon symbolizes Matter. This duality persists until humanity evolves to a level where lunar substance is no longer needed, marking the end of the Moon’s influence.

In summary, the Moon’s disintegration and its influence on humanity highlight the interplay between Spirit and Matter. Through spiritual detachment, transmutation, and Initiation, humanity can overcome the Moon’s negative effects, redeem its substance, and align with higher cosmic purposes, contributing to the ultimate redemption of Matter.