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There is the lotus of three petals in the Sacrum,
in which
the Kunda-
lini lies asleep.
This lotus is the receptacle
of reproductive
force.
There is also the six-petalled
lotus opposite the navel — which
receives
the forces which
nourish
the body.
There is
also a lotus in the
Solar
plexus which
receives
the
nervous
forces.
The
six-petalled
lotus
in
the
heart
corresponds
to Tiphereth, and
receives
those vital forces which
are connected
with the blood.
The
sixteen-petalled
lotus
opposite
the
larynx
receives
the
nourish-
ment needed
by the breath.
The two-petalled
lotus of the pineal
gland
receives
the
nourishment
needed
by thought,
while above the junction of the cranial
structures
is
that sublime
lotus, of a thousand
and one petals, which
receives the in-
fluence
from on high; and in which, in the Adept,
the awakened
Kunda-
lini takes her pleasure
with
the Lord of All.
All these lotuses are figured
by the Magick Cup.
In
man
they are but
partly
opened,
or
only opened
to their
natural
nourishment.
In fact it is better to think of them
as closed, as secreting
that nourishment,
which,
because of the lack of sun, turns to poison.
The Magick Cup
must
have no lid,
yet it must be kept
veiled
most
carefully
at
all
times, except
when
invocation
of
the Highest is being
made.