THE EQUINOX
“Now is the Pillar established in the Void; now is Asi ful-
filled of Asar; now is Hoor-let down into the Animal Soul of
Things like a fiery star that falleth upon the darkness of the
earth.
“Through the midnight thou art dropt, O my child, my
conqueror, my sword-girt captain, O Hoor! and they shall
find thee as a black gnarl’d glittering stone, and they shall
worship thee.”
37. Step out from sunlight into shade, to make more room
for others. The tears that water the parched soil of pain and
sorrow bring forth the blossoms and the fruits of Karmic
retribution. Out of the furnace of man’s life and its black
smoke, winged flames arise, flames purified, that soaring
onward, ’neath the Karmic eye, weave in the end the fabric
glorified of the three vestures of the Path:
Now the discourse turns to the question of the origin of
Evil. The alchemical theory is here set forth. The first
matter of the work is not so worthy as the elixir, and it must
pass through the state of the Black Dragon to attain thereto.
38. These vestures are: Nirménakéya, Sambhogakéya,
Dharmakéya, robe Sublime.
The Nirmanakaya body is the ‘Body of Light’ as described
in Book 4, Part III. But it is to be considered as having been
developed to the highest point possible that is compatible
with incarnation.
The Sambhogakaya has ‘three perfections’ added, so-
called. These would prevent incarnation.
The Dharmakaya body is what may be described as the
final sublimation of an individual. It is a bodiless flame on
the point of mingling with the infinite flame. A description
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