EVOLUTION THROUGH CHAINS AND ROUNDS

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EVOLUTION THROUGHCHAINS AND ROUNDS

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THE THREE OUTPOURINGS
SOLAR LOGOS
FIRST ASPECT
SECOND ASPECT
THIRD ASPECT
DIVINE or ADI PLANE
ANUPADAKA or MONADIC PLANE
THIRD OUTPOURING
SATYA
NIRVANIC or ATMIC PLANE
TAPAH
SECOND OUTPOURING
FIRST OUTPOURING
BUDDHIC PLANE
JANAH
MAHAH
MENTAL PLANE
SUVAH
ASTRAL PLANE
BHUVAH
PHYSICAL PLANE
BHUH
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THE SEVEN KINGDOMS
ATMIC
Super Human ...
Monadic Essence
BUDDHIC
1st Elemental Essence
HUMAN KINGDOM
1st ELE. KINGDOM
MENTAL
2nd Elemental Essence
2nd ELE. KINGDOM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
3rd Elemental Essence
ASTRAL
3rd ELEMENTAL KINGDOM
VEGETABLE KINGDOM
PHYSICAL
MINERAL KINGDOM
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The Earth Chain
H. ATMIC
L. ATMIC
BUDDHIC
H. MENTAL
A
G
L. MENTAL
B
F
ASTRAL
PHYSICAL
C
E
Globe D, Earth
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Cycles within Cycles
7 Sub-races ? 1 Root-race
7 Root-races ? 1 Globe-period
7 Globe-periods ? 1 Round
7 Rounds ? 1 Chain-period
7 Chain-periods ? 1 Planetary Scheme
10 Planetary Schemes ? Our Solar System
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Our Planetary Scheme
H.A
L.A
A
G
BU
B
F
E
C
H.M
D
L.M
Chain VII
Chain I
AS
Chain II
Chain VI
Moon Chain
Chain V
PH
Earth Chain
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The 10 Planetary Schemes of our Solar System
SCHEME Chain Round No. P.P.
Notes
I VULCAN 3 6?
1 Will produce entities at a level lower than
those of the Earth Scheme
II VENUS 5 7
1 The most advanced Scheme
III EARTH 4 4
3 The three Planets are Mars, Earth and Mercury
IV JUPITER 3 2
1 Jupiter is not yet inhabited, but its moons
are. It will attain to a very high level
V SATURN 3 early
1 Evolves slowly, but will reach a high level
VI URANUS 3 --- 1
VII NEPTUNE 4 --- 3 The
three Planets are Neptune and 2 others beyond
VIII, IX, X Unnamed. No physical Planets.
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OCCULT CHRONOLOGY
Krita Yuga (4) 1,728,000 y Trêta
Yuga (3) 1,296,000
y Dwâpara Yuga (2) 864,000 y Kali
Yuga (1) 432,000 y Mahâ Yuga
(MY) 4,320,000 y 1 Manvantara 71 MY
306,720,000 y (Round period) 1 Day of
Brahma 1 Kalpa (Chain Period)
14 Manvantaras (994 MY)
6 Sandhis/Inter-Round
Pralayas (6 MY)
1000 MY 4,320,000,000 y 1 Saura Kalpa 1
Day of Brahma 2 360 100 (lifetime of a
311,040,000,000,000 y Solar System)
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Occult Anthropology
Period Meaning Root
Name Sense Vehicle m.y. ago
of term Race of Race
Developed
EOCENE The dawn First
Polar Hearing 60-50 of new
fauna Astro-etheric
OLIGOCENE Small Second
Hyper- Touch 40-38 intermediate
borian Etheric

MIOCENE More new Sight
25 Life-forms. Third
Lemurian Etheric-physical Less
recent
PLIOCENE More Fourth
Atlantean Taste 12 recent
Physical-astral
PLEISTOCENE Most Fifth
Aryan Smell 1 recent
Physical-mental

HOLOCENE Complete Recent
Present
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Successive Life Waves
Pralaya
3rd EK
Human
1st EK
2nd EK
Mineral
Plant
Animal
2nd EK
Plant
Mineral
3rd EK
Human
Animal
Human
Animal
Plant
Mineral
3rd EK
Human
Animal
Plant
Mineral
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7
2
Chain 1
3
4
5
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The Constitution ofthe Human Being
MONAD (TURIYÂTMA)
SELF (ÂTMA -- BUDDHI -- MANAS)
CAUSAL (KÂRANA)
ASTRO-MENTAL (KÂMA)
THE PERSONALITY
ETHERIC DOUBLE (PRÂNAMAYA)
GROSS PHYSICAL (STHÛLA)
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Correspondence of Rounds and Principles
GROSS PHYSICAL
ETHERIC
PRÂNA
KÂMA
MANAS
BUDDHI
ÂTMAN
7th ROUND
ÂTMAN
6th ROUND
BUDDHI
5th ROUND
MANAS
4th ROUND
KÂMA
3rd ROUND
PRÂNA
2nd ROUND
ETHERIC
1st ROUND
GROSS PHYSICAL
1
2
3
4
5
7
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Root Races
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Inception of a New Root Race
VI
4
5
3
6
2
V
4
5
3
1
7
6
2
1
7
IV
4
5
3
6
2
1
7
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EVOLUTION of CONSCIOUSNESS
UNIVERSAL
INTUITIONAL
MENTAL
EMOTIONAL
PHYSICAL
MINERAL
PLANT
HUMAN
ANIMAL
SPIRITUAL
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Goals Set for the Chains (Earth Scheme)
UNKNOWN (VERY HIGH)
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FIFTH INITIATION
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FOURTH INITIATION
4
3
THIRD INITIATION
FIRST INITIATION
2
1
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Degrees of Attainment
CHAIN PERIOD
1
2
HUMAN
Fore-runners
ANIMAL
Laggards
Normal
PLANT
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THE INNER ROUND Speeding Up
A
G
Sishtas of Globe A
B
F
Class I
C
E
Class II
D