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Illustrations of these sand forms, called" Chladni's Figures,"
can be seen in Tyndall'sSound and in most text books upon Natural
Philosophy.They are of particular interest in ourstudy because they
betray the presence of all theTattvas in manifold combinations in
the differentmusical tones, and show how their
characteristicvibrations are modified by interaction one with
another.
Efforts to establish the laws of tonal colorshould investigate
this field; for color, followingform in Kosmic manifestation, is
inseparably connectedwith it, and as invariable as the form.Each
may be recognized by the other. Helmholtzdiscovered that every
color has its special vibration(that is, /orw), but he drew the
false inferencetherefrom, that the secondary colors were notformed
from the primaries. The Tattvic law cor-60 The Law of the Rhythmic
Breathroborates the original conception, and by its meansthe
presence of any element can be detected by theknown influences, or
effects, of the blending ofcolors." In the realm of hidden Forces,"
every audible
sound is a subjective color; and, vice versa, everyvisible color
is an inaudible sound. Both proceedfrom the same potential
substance which Physicistsused to call ether. Occultists pronounce
it," plastic, though invisible, Space."The deeper we study the
Tattvic Law of theUniverse the deeper is our conviction that
everythingin the natural world moves rhythmically.It is only when
the human mind steps in with itsresponsibility of free will to
choose the right orthe wrong thought and act that life's rhythm
isbroken and all its vibrations thrown into a discordantjangle.
There is a center of unity in all things, theever present
Akdsha; and creative power, workingin this center, always manifests
itself with rhythmicharmony. Holding as it does every form(and
therefore, all colors) potentially, Akdshaat all times foreshadows
the qualities of all theTattvas, and intervenes between every
two.Every progressive step in the evolution of theTattvas is
instinct with Divine intelligence, preparingthe way for the
crowning effort of creationman with his manifold activities,
equipped to conTheEvolution of the Tattvas 61quer and dominate the
vast realms of inanimate
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Fletcher.txtnature.Space having resulted from the interaction ofthe
positive and negative currents of Akdsha,there was room for
locomotion; and the spheresof Vdyu appeared next and began to whirl
in theAkdshic vortices, born of the union of the Akdshiccurrents.
Again I must refer to the illustrationsof Professor Loeb's
biological work in the September,
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1905, Cosmopolitan; for, as far as that sparkof
laboratory-created life progressed, it corroboratesthe Hindu
revelation of the evolution of theTattvas, and the law of their
several activitiesand influences.After Fdyu, the next need was heat
to expandthe air, therefore we find that the mingling ofVdyu
vibrations with 'Akdsha produces Tejas vibrationsof light which
generate heat, and which manifesttheir presence in this dual
character.Through the action of heat upon air, water isformed,
hence Apas vibrations were the next resultof creative energy; and
the combined activitiesof the other Tattvas condensed water into
Prithlvivibrations, completing the primary differentiationsof
Kosmic matter. Thus, with the fifth Tattva,the self-conscious
universe, an ocean of subtly fine,psychic matter, came into
existence. By successiveinteraction, following the established
lawthe Tattvic vibrations becoming ever c
