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