The Eighth Dictum.
The Eighth Dictum describes the creation in terms of
the Four Elements emanating from the Fifth Element, the Element of Spirit.
Consider and contemplate for a few moments that Spirit is Being. Out of
Being is born the Four Elements.
According to the Pythagorean Philosophy Fire is the most subtle Element. Angels
being the most etheric of all things must be equated to Fire. The Sun,
Moon and Stars, he claims, are created out of the two subtle Elements of Fire
and Air. The denser Elements of Water and Earth were used to create
physical reality. Water (dense) and Air (subtle) were used to create the
Heaven between the two.
This is to say Angels are creatures of intention, aspiration, passion and force
or energy and all of these things are subtle. Being subtle they have no
dimensions and they occupy no space. Angels are dense and occupy no space and
have no dimensions. The Sun, Moon and Stars also have intentions. aspirations,
passions and force (Fire), but they also have thoughts and ideas, attitudes and
beliefs (Air). All of these things are subtle and they occupy no space.
This makes no sense until we realize Pythagoras
speaks of two kinds of Fire. There is thin Fire which is extremely subtle and
that's the Fire of which he speaks. The other Fire is think and that's the fire
we think of as a burning fire In his time, Pythagoras thought the moon was on
fire just as much as the sun and stars. Today we know the moon is not on fire
and we also know the Sun, Moon and stars are solid forms that occupy space.
Were Pythagoras alive today he would explain that the Angels have a Being.
This means they have a purpose but do not have a Spirit (Air), Soul (Water), Ego
(Fire) or any Personas (Earth). They are the energy part of creation and
everything else is the form of creation. The Angels are the immutable laws
that govern the creation, the force that holds the creation together, the
servants of the Lord. We personify the Angels because we do not understand the
Being they are.
Pythagoras then defines the other parts of the creation as containing different
combinations of the Four Elements. In the times of Pythagoras these thoughts
made sense. But as we study these things today, we come to a different
understanding. We have a deeper knowledge and understanding of everything in the
creation today.
Minerals, rocks, sand and soil have no personas,
they don't pretend to be anything but what they are. Neither do animals or
plants. They are all genuinely exactly what they are. Humanity alone pretends to
be many different things at different times in our lives. We wear the mask of
child, adolescent, adult, student, teacher, counselee and counselor, worker and
supervisor, lover and hater, good cop and bad cop. We play many parts.
Each of these parts is a Persona and that Persona is composed of the Elements of
Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Pythagoras would agree were he alive today.
Minerals, rocks, sand and soil have no egos, they don't puff up. Neither do
plants. Only the animals and humans have egos. Only humans and animals suffer
from poor self-esteem or self-aggrandizement or have positive, healthy
self-esteem. This Ego is composed of the Elements of Air, Water and Fire.
Pythagoras would agree were he alive today.
Minerals, rocks, sand and soil have no souls, they don't ever feel any emotions whatsoever. Animals, plants and humans all feel emotions of all kinds and we all express them in our lives. Plants thrive or die according to the emotional and physical environment in which they live. Negative emotions destroy them just as surely as lack of water, nutrients, water and soil. Humans, animals and plants all have a Soul. This Soul is composed of the Elements of Air and Water. Pythagoras would agree were he alive today.
All humans, animals, plants and minerals have a
Spirit. This Spirit is our Mind and it is the Element of Air. Everything in the
creation is a part of the Divine and the Divine is Mind. Pythagoras would
agree were he alive today. But he would also claim everything in the
creation has a Fifth Element and that Fifth Element is Being, Consciousness or
Mind and Omni-everything. Most of us would agree.
My teacher once told me to study this Dictum with these understandings and a
great wealth of knowledge will ensue. He was right and I commend this
study to you.
The Ninth Dictum.
Eximensus raises the issue of creation in his very
first sentence. This issue has been one of the most controversial and divisive
issues throughout history. Wars have been fought over this issue. Lawsuits
abound in America today because of the arguments between Evolutionists and
Creationists. We all insist that we're right and others are wrong. Why
can't we just get along and accept each other with integrity?
That's the same question Pythagoras asked centuries ago.
Eximensus says all things were created by the word of the Divine. Now that's
very interesting. If the Divine is spirit and only spirit, how can the Divine
speak?
If you've ever heard any spirit speak, you know. Spirit speaks directly to
our mind in a distinct voice we recognize as being different from our own. The
words thus spoken are spoken in thought and thought alone.
When we say In the beginning was the word, what we're really saying is the
Divine thought. The fullness of this popular Christian quotation is: In the
beginning was the Word. The Word was with the Divine. The Word was the Divine.
In the Christian Bible it says very clearly: Thought was in the beginning. The
Divine thought. The Divine is Thought. The Divine is Mind or Consciousness.
In reading the rest of this Dictum, it helps to have an understanding of Heaven
and Earth. Our ancestors from about 5000 B.C. to modern times considered the
Four Elements to be the building blocks of all things. Each thing has a
different combination of these Four Elements that makes them unique. Earth,
being gross, is composed of only the Water and Earth Elements. Heaven, being
subtle, is composed of the Elements Fire and Air. Earth being feminine is
below; and Heaven, being masculine, is above.
It also helps to know Earth is food, Water is increase (because it keeps
raining), Fire is life and Air is government (because that theoretically
requires thinking). This Earth is the Element Earth, the Sun is Fire, the Moon
is Water and the Stars are Air in the ancient way of looking at things. Moreover
each of the four Elements is the enemy of the other three. This is because they
are combinations of hot and cold, wet and dry as explained in the text. Yet,
they come together to form all things. Thus in combination with the other three
Elements, each becomes friendly with the others.
The last paragraph of this Dictum is a wonderful alchemical lesson. Our copper
is our emotions. We turn copper into red by accepting all things as they are
including ourselves, others and the Divine. This redness we turn into black (a
blue so deep in color, it appears to be dark black) by forgiving all things
including ourselves, others and the Divine. Finally, we turn blue copper into
white by loving all things as they are including ourselves, others and the
Divine. Pythagoras calls it the fundamental axiom of alchemy. Were he alive
today, he would say the same thing.
Remember, red is the color of Fire = Ego, blue the color of Water = Soul and white (some say yellow) is the color of Air = Spirit or Mind.
The Ninth Dictum is worthy of contemplation.
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