Man's New Body-In-Waiting

There have been several posts on this blog regarding the Etheric Double, also known as the Vital Body. This is because the etheric double, the invisible body that animates our physical body, is the vehicle that humanity will use once we have moved on to the New World. As we prepare our astral and mental vehicles for the impending Transition, it is equally important for us to know as much we possibly can about the maintenance of the Etheric Double.

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The Etheric Double is not a body in the same sense that the astral or the physical bodies are, because it has no separate existence. It serves two main purposes:

a) to act as a link between the physical body and the subtle astral and mental bodies, and
b) to provide vitality to the dense physical body.

As such, it originates and sustains certain functions in the latter as we shall presently see.

Let us first examine the true composition of what is known as the Physical World. Once this has been ascertained, we will be in a position to understand how the physical body of man is structured in terms of its matter. Basic chemistry has identified three primordial elements: Solids, Liquids, and Gases. Occult Science adds four more, indicating that, although still physical, they are finer than the gaseous state of physical matter. These finer, more subtle gases constitute the Etheric Region of the Physical World. Despite being considered physical, etheric matter cannot be seen or perceived by the senses because the human eye perception range does not reach its vibratory rate, hence the existence of this very important part of the Physical World is at present unsuspected by science. But the testimony of trained clairvoyants, plus that of many people who have a natural disposition to perceive beyond the normal range of the eyes, clearly confirm the existence of these ethers.

As stated before, Occult Science posits a universe structured by seven basic types of matter arranged in spheres which interpenetrate and interact with each other. It also posits that the matter of each sphere is in turn divided into seven sub-types. In accordance with these hypotheses the Physical World shows the following structure:

Etheric Region (Etheric Physical)

1. Reflection Ether
2. Light Ether
3. Life Ether
4. Chemical Ether

Chemical Regions (Dense Physical)

5. Gases
6. Liquids
7. Solids

The common understanding is that the human body is made of solid, liquid and gaseous matter, and contemporary science stops there. However, in Occult Science we are told that if it were not for that part of our physical body which we cannot see (the etheric part) these chemical elements would be rendered inert and useless The etheric part of our Physical Body is called the Etheric Double, owing its name to the fact that it constitutes an exact replica of the dense physical body, atom by atom, molecule by molecule.

Moreover, we are told that this Etheric Double is the mold upon which the dense part is shaped and constructed.

The Etheric Double in an adult extends a few inches beyond the dense Physical Body. Its aspect is seen by clairvoyants as a peach-blossom colored light which appears to completely surround the latter. During pregnancy, when fetal development is taking place, only part of the etheric matter is utilized, the rest bring left as a store of etheric atoms from which vitality is drawn upon to help the growing dense body after birth and until it reaches adulthood. Thus, upon clairvoyant observation, the Etheric Double  of a child will be seen protruding far beyond his dense body.

It is not an exaggeration to state that the survival of our Physical Body depends exclusively upon the vitality imparted to it by the Etheric Double. The etheric atoms, shaped like prisms, penetrate the physical atoms and cause them to vibrate. This life-giving energy is absorbed by the Etheric Double from the Sun, the life-source of our planetary system, through the etheric counterpart of the spleen where it is absorbed by a wheel-like vortex of energy called the Spleen Chakra, which specializes it and then distributes it to the other vortices existing in the body.

Being made of matter of the Desire or Astral World, our astral body may sometimes have a destructive effect over our physical body in its relentless pursuit of the fulfillment of inappropriate desires. Our Etheric Double, on the other hand, works constantly to restore the energy and proper functions of the physical body especially during the night when the body sleeps and the Ego withdraws from it taking with it both the mental and astral bodies plus two ethers: the Reflecting and the Light. The Ego remains connected to the body by an etheric matter cord known as the "Silver Cord", that connects the aforementioned ethers with the two lower ones: the Vital (Life) and the Chemical, that remains with the body during sleep.

In the immature Soul, the battle of these two vehicles (Astral and Etheric) rages constantly, and it is only through rational thinking and solid determination that we must give our Etheric Double a chance to win it.

Directing the astral energies to encompass only lofty and unselfish desires will have not only a positive and healthy effect in our physical body, but it will also confer upon our Soul a measure of expanded consciousness, enriching our daily living. This can be achieved by firmly refusing to yield to the demands of our astral body for the satisfaction of its base desires and emotions, remembering that these do not come from the Self that we are, but from the astral vehicle itself, which is where all desires originate. To ignore this is tantamount to accepting being exploited by a vehicle given to us for our utilization (not the other way around) and we may as a result find ourselves submerged in a mire of vices and addictions entirely detrimental to our progress and quite difficult to eradicate.

From the above, it is easy to conclude that our Etheric Double is a friend indeed, a marvelous instrument through which the Solar Logos gives us His Life and His Light. We are told that a great part of the restorative effect of the Double over our Desire vehicle takes place by night during sleep , when the Astral and Mental Bodies leave the Physical by means of the Reflecting and Light Ethers, the subtle bodies remaining still attached to the Physical by means of a cord of etheric matter

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