POINTS OF LIGHT 928 EAST FIFTH STREET VOLUME IV #9 Brooklyn, New York 11230-2116 Copyright 1991 by: Temple of the Eternal Light (718) 438-4878 An "Omni-Denominational" Religious Fellowship _____________________________________________________ WELCOME ALL READERS. POINTS OF LIGHT is the monthly newsletter of TEMPLE OF THE ETERNAL LIGHT. It is an open forum for anyone to send in articles, poetry, short, short, stories, advertising or anything else. We desire it to blossom into a cornucopia of fact, or fantasy relating to modern magickal living, spiritual growth and a network linking all members of our human family by a chain of fellowship. With wishes for Love and L.V.X. Rt. Rev. Jerome Peartree, Publisher Rev. Karen DePolito, Editor ****************************************************************** OPEN INVITATION TO ALL This event is open to both members and non-members. Please call a day in advance and let us know you are coming. SATURDAY November, 30, at 8:00 P.M. SPECIAL THANKSGIVING RITUAL Bring some food and drink! Donation: $1.00(optional) ****************************************************************** SUN SHINES WITHIN PART #II The Leap from Malkuth to Yesod is the most difficult as it includes the jump of awakening. Tiphereth links all eight Sephira. Except for Malkuth, it is the only Sephira to have this linkage. To step from Malkuth into the inner circle is a very big step. That's why it is called, "Initiation". You are baptized and shown many things at this point. Things you do not understand. You go from the circumference of the circle to the dot in the middle. Once you arrive there you have the energy and power to travel around the circle anywhere you desire to go. After that, it is knowledge that determines how you want to do it. When one begins the climb from Yesod to Tiphereth, expect emotional stress. You have to face the "Lurker at the Threshold". You have to face the Demons inside your psyche, the neuroses that at Malkuth you needn't face, but could hide that part of yourself you chose not to see. There is nothing equal to the task of contacting your Holy Guardian Angel. It is a juggling act, balancing Magickal Rite with Religious worship of some type or meditation to deflect some energy into other areas to reduce the stresses. What is painful are the attachments to the world or to possessions you may lose. It's not the "Self" that dies, but, what society thinks you are. The outer layers of the psyche must die. They are to be part of the sacrifice. At Tiphereth, the body correlation is the Heart. In some Languages this means the mind, and in others it means the Life force itself. Some cultures believe it is blood or life force or in Yoga, a connection between Breath, Prana and the Heart. In Yoga, taking a breath oxygenates the blood to the brain and opens paths in the mind. The brain uses 90% of the oxygen from the blood. Prof essor Wilbur Penfield wrote a book entitled, "The Mystery of the Mind". He is now at the end of his career as a neurosurgeon and has become convinced mind and brain are separate entities. Although mind is dependent on brain for activity, it cannot be entirely explained by brain mechanisms. In a field where many do not admit the existence of "Mind", this is quite a unique conclusion. He represents "mind" in an area located at the rear of the brain. He states Mind is not in the cerebral hemispheres where the Middle Pillar connects with Kether, but at the base of the spine where the neck connects the spine to the medulla oblongata. "Breaking the Heart" ... Heartbreak ... The heart is the connection between the life and energy sources. When we break the heart, it represents the attachment between our energy source and some external thing: Bishop, King, President etc. Deep sadness is believed to be heartbreak as we typically exteriorize everything. One falsely accepts outer people as a source of energy. When this connection is severed and one realizes we remain alive, the beginning of illumination is achieved. Meditate upon not going back to where you were, but to some place new ... it may make the pain easier . The bridge between Yesod and Tiphereth is big, but not as large as between Chesed and Binah. Contacting each Sephira causes a physiological change. There is a physiological correlation. Wilhelm Reich was the first scientist to point out these changes. As the practice of Kundalini Yoga causes each chakra to open, there is a physical and a somatic awakening. Part of the body, perhaps an organ that has never been used before begins to function. The body has many functions that may not have been used until the chakras begin to open. Nevertheless, the body is capable of functioning properly even though it may be prevented from doing so. The most blatant prevention of a natural bodily function is in sexual repression. Wilhelm Reich stated the body is capable of ultimate orgasm, but it does not experience this peak. It is the Mind, that programed part of the psyche that prevents the body from truly experiencing a heightened sexual response. When moving from Netzach (Victory) to Tiphereth (Beauty) energy is used to make the ascent. However, one does not focus on the energy. You focus on externals a ccording to the way you were taught. So when you recognize you are beginning to lose external things, you think you are losing your life. It is the Death Experience. It is Death and it is also realizing what is an illusion. The Chains of Illusion are broken ... See the Devil Card. When travelling from Tiphereth to Binah one passes through the path of Justice (JUST US). For every loss there is an equal gain and everything is worth it. Consistency in everything is vital, whether it be a ritual or merely removing a right shoe before the left shoe. Out of Chaos comes Order. Being able to laugh at your emotional problems is the first step toward realizing Divinity. One must make contact with their Holy Guardian Angel and He will pull you through the Abyss. Take responsibility for yourself and for your actions. When you are in the position of NOT being on Earth or in Heaven, you are fearful. It's that time when you must realize you are pushing yourself from the bottom and pulling yourself through from the top. It's emotional chaos until you remember where and who you are. Lack of attachment and not fearing death gives you a tremendous sense of freedom. The energy on the way to Tiphereth is called by many names. Around the turn of the century there were a group of Scientists called: Vitalists. They endeavored to explain bodily functions in terms of Vital Force. Wilheim Reich ORGONE India PRANA South Sea Islands MANA China CHI (chee) Japan KI (kee) representing this Vital Force as a dragon or serpent. Wilheim Reich drew the symbol of a Cadeusus and labelled its sections: Left - Psyche Psychological Sexual Stimulation Right- Soma Physiological Sexual Stimulation Center Autonomic ... which proceeds from "Lumination" When a charge of energy passes through Cells, they behave similar to Iron after being aligned by a magnet. The Cells go in the same direction and become brighter. There is a reciprocal function ie: a. Sexual stimulation causes the cells to luminate b. Lumination causes the cells to be sexually stimulated. Reich was able to photograph the cells and see that they became brighter under stimulation. He constructed an Orgone accumulating box of wood and metal. His theory is Orgone energy entered and concentrated in the box. It would heal minor cuts and bruises. It was recorded when a wounded hand was placed in the box, the wound would heal almost before your eyes. The bleeding would stop and fibrous tissue began growing. However, he was persecuted and jailed for these radical ideas. Reichian therapy works up to the ultimate orgasm. It was a clearly demonstrated experiment. A woman on his table with electrical apparatus achieves complete and total orgasm. Her body rippled almost snakelike. In astrology, the House of Health is opposite the House of Institutions. Institutions have repressed humanity sexuality, censured specific philosophies and imprisoned free thinkers when it was politically expedient to eliminate a particular ideal. Should you think this is not possible here in the United States, ask Timothy Leary. The road to health appears to be in the opposite direction from the road to institutions ie: Anarchy is the government of enlightened beings. Further experiments with Orgone included the following: A photograph of a meadow was placed in an Orgone Box and sprayed with an insecticide. Then it was noticed that the insects in the actual meadow had died. The relationship between energy and "reality" was further explored by Nikola Tesla who, prior to his death, was able to light up the side of a mountain with 200 forty watts bulbs from a point 21 miles away ....without an interconnecting wire. His diaries included notes on harmonic resonance, weather control and ...shades of "Star Wars"...a method of releasing vast quantities of energy by a tuning fork type of triggering the universal energy. (Continued next issue)