ETHERIC DOUBLE (PRÂNAMAYA) PERSONALITY GROSS PHYSICAL (STHÛLA) Correspondence of Rounds and Principles

Home , Adi (metaphysical plane), Monadic plane

EVOLUTION THROUGH CHAINS AND ROUNDS

Theosophy Presented in Graphical Form Made by Anand Gholap from PowerPoint slides created by Dr. KVK. Nehru. For more information on Theosophy visit www.AnandGholap.Netwww.MahatmaCWLeadbeater.org FIRST ASPECT SOLAR LOGOS

SECOND ASPECT THIRD ASPECT

DIVINE or ADI PLANE ANUPADAKA or

MONADIC PLANE G

NIRVANIC or R SATYA ATMIC PLANE U

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BUDDHIC T U JANAH

PLANE O

MENTAL T MAHAH

PLANE R I SUVAH

F ASTRAL BHUVAH PLANE PHYSICAL PLANE BHUH

THE THREE OUTPOURINGS THE SEVEN KINGDOMS . . e .

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BUDDHIC n u o S M 1st Elemental Essence 1st ELE. KINGDOM HUMAN KINGDOM MENTAL 2nd Elemental Essence 2nd ELE. KINGDOM ANIMAL KINGDOM 3rd Elemental Essence ASTRAL 3rd ELEMENTAL KINGDOM VEGETABLE KINGDOM

PHYSICAL MINERAL KINGDOM TheThe Earth Earth Chain Chain H. ATMIC L. ATMIC

BUDDHIC

H. MENTAL A G L. MENTAL

ASTRAL B F

PHYSICAL C E

Globe D, Earth CyclesCycles withinwithin CyclesCycles

77 Sub-racesSub-races 11 Root-raceRoot-race

77 Root-racesRoot-races 11 Globe-periodGlobe-period

77 Globe-periodsGlobe-periods 11 RoundRound

77 RoundsRounds 11 Chain-periodChain-period

77 Chain-periodsChain-periods11 PlanetaryPlanetary SchemeScheme

1010 PlanetaryPlanetary SchemesSchemes OurOur SolarSolar SystemSystem OurOur Planetary Planetary Scheme Scheme

H.A

L.A A G

BU B F

E H.M C

L.M D Chain I Chain VII

AS Chain II Chain VI

Moon Chain PH Chain V Earth Chain The 10 Planetary Schemes of our Solar System

# SCHEME Chain Round No. P.P. Notes

I VULCAN 3 6? 1 Will produce entities at a level lower than those of the Earth Scheme

II VENUS 5 7 1 The most advanced Scheme

III EARTH 4 4 3 The three Planets are Mars, Earth and Mercury

IV JUPITER 3 2 1 Jupiter is not yet inhabited, but its moons are. It will attain to a very high level

V SATURN 3 early 1 Evolves slowly, but will reach a high level

VI URANUS 3 --- 1

VII NEPTUNE 4 --- 3 The three Planets are Neptune and 2 others beyond

VIII, IX, X Unnamed. No physical Planets. OCCULT CHRONOLOGY

Krita Yuga (4) = 1,728,000 y Trêta Yuga (3) = 1,296,000 y Dwâpara Yuga (2) = 864,000 y Kali Yuga (1) = 432,000 y Mahâ Yuga (MY) = 4,320,000 y

1 Manvantara = 71 MY = 306,720,000 y (Round period)

1 Day of Brahma = 1 Kalpa (Chain Period) = 14 Manvantaras (994 MY) + 6 Sandhis/Inter-Round Pralayas (6 MY) = 1000 MY = 4,320,000,000 y

1 Saura Kalpa = 1 Day of Brahma * 2 * 360 * 100 (lifetime of a = 311,040,000,000,000 y Solar System) OccultOccultOccult Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology

Period Meaning Root Name Sense & Vehicle m.y. ago of term Race of Race Developed

EOCENE The dawn First Polar Hearing 60-50 of new fauna Astro-etheric

OLIGOCENE Small Second Hyper- Touch 40-38 intermediate borian Etheric MIOCENE More new Sight 25 Life-forms. Third Lemurian Etheric-physical Less recent PLIOCENE More Fourth Atlantean Taste 12 recent Physical-astral

PLEISTOCENE Most Fifth Aryan Smell 1 recent Physical-mental

HOLOCENE Complete Recent Present SuccessiveSuccessive Life Life Waves Waves Pralaya

1st EK 2nd EK 3rd EK Mineral Plant Animal Human

2nd EK 3rd EK Mineral Plant Animal Human

3rd EK Mineral Plant Animal Human

Mineral Plant Animal Human

Chain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Constitution of the Human Being

MONAD (TURIYÂTMA)

SELF (ÂTMA -- BUDDHI -- MANAS)

CAUSAL (KÂRANA)

ASTRO-MENTAL (KÂMA) THE ETHERIC DOUBLE (PRÂNAMAYA) PERSONALITY GROSS PHYSICAL (STHÛLA) Correspondence of Rounds and Principles

GROSS ETHERIC PRÂNA KÂMA MANAS BUDDHI ÂTMAN PHYSICAL

7th ROUND ÂTMAN

6th ROUND BUDDHI

5th ROUND MANAS

4th ROUND KÂMA

3rd ROUND PRÂNA

2nd ROUND ETHERIC

GROSS 1st ROUND PHYSICAL

Root Races 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Inception of a New Root Race

4 3 5

VI 6 4 2 3 5 1 7

2 V 6

1 7 4 3 5

2 IV 6

1 7 ‘EVOLUTION’ of CONSCIOUSNESS

UNIVERSAL

INTUITIONAL

MENTAL

EMOTIONAL

PHYSICAL

MINERAL PLANT ANIMAL HUMAN SPIRITUAL Goals Set for the Chains (Earth Scheme)

UNKNOWN (VERY HIGH) 7 6 FIFTH INITIATION 5 FOURTH INITIATION 4 THIRD INITIATION 3 FIRST INITIATION 2 1 Degrees of Attainment

CHAIN 1 2 PERIOD

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Fore-runners

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