The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett from the Mahatmas M. & K. H.

omniscient, omnipotent God—eternal progressions of cycles and evolution—spirit and matter are one—only distinct in manifestation—the Absolute the only reality; 141. Ice, water, and vapour as an illustration of the Trinity—the Pyramids—matter indestructible and coeval with Spirit—matter, force, and motion the Trinity of physical Nature—Evil—mental attitude of the pupil—must learn alphabet in order to read—the world of occultism is the world of force—only the initiate can know; 143. The Chela becomes the Master—mystery and miracle vanish—occultism an exact science—its methods laid down in a code as old as humanity; 144.

Letter No. XXIIIa.—Queries by A.P.S. in numbered paragraphs; (1) cause of rush of modern progress—(2) civilisation as great as our own—(3) what was the Fifth Race about for the 998,000 years preceding the last 2,000—(4) to what epoch did the Continent of Atlantis belong—(5) the origin of evil; 145. (6) the use of the whole cylic process endured by the spirit—(8) scientific questions—cause of precipitation of rain—magnetic conditions—(9) the composition of the sun's corona—(10) photometric value of light—star magnitudes—(11) atmospheric disturbances in atmosphere of Jupiter—(12) the Siemen's theory of Solar combustion—(13) cause of magnetic variation—(14) the possibility of the discovery of more planets; 146. (15) a moment of the highest bliss—(16) Devachan and Avitchi—(17) the effect of the last thought in the mind before death—(18) full remembrance of all our lives—(19 & 20) nature of the memory of the "shell"—(21) the spiritual Ego—evolution of its personalities—the shell of A. P. Sinnett and the nature of its consciousness; 147. (22) the Planet of Death—(23) Mars and Mercury—(24) is the sun the habitation of spiritualised beings—(25 & 26) the case of the Ego who has not sufficient material for rebirth in Devachan—(27) the case of the murderer Guitian—(28 & 29) planetary obscurations and the evolution of forms; 148.

Letter No. XXIIIb.—K.H.'s replies to queries in XXIIIa. End of an important cycle—cyclic law for race and sub-race—Cortez—sub-races of Peru and Mexico; 149. Zodiacal records—civilization an inheritance—Europe rejects testimony of antiquity—the Western Cendrillon—Eocene Age—the sinking of Poseidonis—Lemuria—our present Continents have been submerged and will be again; 151. Greek, Roman and Egyptian civilisations less than those of the 3rd race—history all at sea; 152. Copernicus avails himself of a Pythagorean MSS.—the children of the "Fire Mist"—ancient civilizations; 153; the Chinese—Ireland strewn with gigantic bones of mammoths and monsters—Malayans, Tibetans, Javanese, the Miocene times; 154. Egyptian priests and Atlantis—the inhabitants of Shamballah—Baron d'Holbach; 155. Atlantis connected with the origin of evil—obscurations heralded by cataclysms; the premises of Science wrong—the future Fate of British Isles, France, etc.; 156. Progress towards absolute evil arrested by cataclysmic changes—Tree of Knowledge in safe keeping of the Mahatmas—the Planetaries—every race has its Adepts; 157. The cyclic process—Spirit an abstraction—in union with matter it is life—the mystery and problem of life; 158. To solve the problem one must become an Occultist—all forms mask but one all-pervading Force—one life, one law, one element—the conclusions of greatest scientific minds—force can be infused into artificial man—Spirit, life and matter do not exist independently of each other; 159. No phenomenon in Nature—disconnected from magnetism and electricity—phenomena of earth currents due to Akasic magnetism—rain can be induced artificially—some calculations for physcists; 160. Magnetic attraction—atmospheric changes—