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Therefore it is said that he who would tread the path of power must look for a home in the air, and afterwards in the ether. THEREFORE IT IS SAID THAT HE WHO WOULD TREAD THE PATH OF POWER MUST LOOK FOR A HOME IN THE AIR AND AFTERWARDS IN THE ETHER
racteristic of this author, and, indeed, of the Eastern spirit, in which there is an obvious exterior meaning, and, within this, a clear interior meaning, not quite so obvious, but far more vital. The surface meaning is, that by mastery of a certain power, called here the upward-life, and akin to levitation, there comes the ability to walk on water, or to pass over thorny places without wounding the feet. But there is a deeper meaning. When we speak of the disciple’s path as a path of thorns, we use a symbol; and the same symbol is used here. The upward-life means something more than the power, often manifested in abnormal psychical experiences, of levitating the physical body, or near-by physical objects. It means the strong power of aspiration, of upward will, which first builds, and then awakes the spiritual man, and finally transfers the conscious individuality to him; for it is he who passes safely over the waters of death and rebirth, and is not pierced by the thorns in the path.  IS ONE OF THE SENTENCES SO CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS AUTHOR AND INDEED OF THE EASTERN SPIRIT IN WHICH THERE IS AN OBVIOUS EXTERIOR MEANING AND WITHIN THIS A CLEAR INTERIOR MEANING NOT QUITE SO OBVIOUS BUT FAR MORE VITAL THE SURFACE MEANING IS THAT BY MASTERY OF A CERTAIN POWER HERE CALLED THE UPWARD LIFE AND AKIN TO LEVITATION THERE COMES THE ABILITY TO WALK ON WATER OR TO PASS OVER THORNY PLACES WITHOUT WOUNDING THE FEET BUT THERE IS A DEEPER MEANING WHEN WE SPEAK OF THE DISCIPLE'S PATH AS A PATH OF THORNS WE USE A SYMBOL AND THE SAME SYMBOL IS USED HERE THE UPWARD LIFE MEANS SOMETHING MORE THAN THE POWER OFTEN MANIFESTED IN ABNORMAL PSYCHICAL EXPERIENCES OF LEVITATING THE PHYSICAL BODY OR NEAR BY PHYSICAL OBJECTS IT MEANS THE STRONG POWER OF ASPIRATION OF UPWARD WILL WHICH FIRST BUILDS AND THEN AWAKES THE SPIRITUAL MAN AND FINALLY TRANSFERS THE CONSCIOUS INDIVIDUALITY TO HIM FOR IT IS HE WHO PASSES SAFELY OVER THE WATERS OF DEATH AND REBIRTH AND IS NOT PIERCED BY THE THORNS IN THE PATH
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