Spring 2006 The Volume 2 Esoteric Number 2 A publication of the School for Esoteric Quarterly Studies Esoteric philosophy and its applications to individual and group service and the expansion of human consciousness. The School for Esoteric Studies. 275 S. French Broad Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina 28801, USA. www.esotericstudies.net/quarterly; e-mail: [email protected]. `The Esoteric Quarterly The Esoteric Quarterly is published by the School for Esoteric Studies. It is registered as an online journal with the National Serials Data Program of the United States Library of Congress. International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) 1551-3874. Further information about The Esoteric Quarterly, including guidelines for the submission of articles and review procedures, can be found at: www.esotericstudies.net/quarterly. All corres- pondence should be addressed to [email protected]. Editorial Board Donna M. Brown (United States) Barbara Domalske (United States) Gail G. Jolley (United States) Bruce Lyon (New Zealand) Kathy Newburn (United States) Robert G. Waggener (United States) Editor in Chief: John F. Nash Copyright © The Esoteric Quarterly, 2006. All rights reserved. Copies of the complete journal or articles contained therein may be made for personal use on condition that copyright statements are included. Commercial use without the permission of The Esoteric Quarterly and the School for Esoteric Studies is strictly prohibited. Winter 2006 The Esoteric Quarterly Contents Volume 2, Number 2. Spring 2006 Page Page Features Short Papers Editorial 5 The Usefulness of Our Time 53 Publication Policies 6 Cornelia Völksen Quotes of the Quarter 6 The Gentle Voice 53 Kathy Newburn Articles Book Reviews Letter, Musical Pitch, and 9 Color in the Work of Paul Hidden Riches 54 Foster Case by Désirée Hirst Alison Deadman Kabbalistic Astrology: the 19 YHVH Zodiacal Mandala The mission of the Esoteric Quarterly is to Patrick Mulcahy provide a forum for the exploration of eso- teric philosophy and its applications. Full- Humanity’s Preordained 31 length articles and short papers are solicited Work: Responsibility to the pertaining to both eastern and western eso- Subhuman Kingdoms teric traditions. Donna Brown We also encourage feedback from readers. Comments of general interest will be pub- Christianity’s Role in a New 37 lished as letters to the editor. World Religion All communications should be sent to John Nash [email protected]. Copyright © The Esoteric Quarterly, 2006. 3 The Esoteric Quarterly The New World Religion Throughout the history of humanity, religion has always been a great divisive force, a cause for war and persecution. It has also been used to control people’s thinking and the spirit of inquiry. As the consciousness of thinking humanity slowly rises from personal to transpersonal levels, an entirely new understanding and experience of spiritual life on Earth becomes possible, and we recognize that all religions have many truths in common. The new world religion will be based on those common truths. More information on this topic is offered in a compilation of the writings of Alice A. Bailey, The New World Religion: a Closer Approach between Humanity and the Kingdom of God. Available free. School for Esoteric Studies 275 S. French Broad Ave. Asheville, NC 28801-3951 Email: [email protected]; www.esotericstudies.net One copy of this booklet is available free, but your $5.00 (U.S.) donation is encouraged to help keep these publications in service. 4 Copyright © The Esoteric Quarterly, 2006. Winter 2006 Editorial Spring, Autumn, West and East o call this the “Spring” issue of the Eso- Growing awareness of interrelationships in the Tt eric Quarterly betrays northern- natural environment and efforts to protect it are hemisphere bias, and we apologize to our direct applications of these principles. friends and contributors further south who are The last full-length article discusses another moving into autumn. However we all proba- topic addressed by the Tibetan Master: the bly agree that the transition from winter to emergence of a new world religion to take the spring (whenever it occurs for us) is a time of place of the present array of—not infrequently renewal and new optimism for humanity and warring—religions, denominations and sects. the world we live in. We hope the articles and The article explores the potential for ecumeni- other content of this issue captures this sense cal and inter-religious synthesis, with special of optimism. emphasis on the leading role that Christianity The first two articles in this issue address top- could play if necessary adaptations are made. ics in the western esoteric tradition. Alison Two short papers are included in this issue. Deadman’s article draws together four of the The first, by Cornelia Völksen, is a “medita- ways in which the Qabalah is expressed: lan- tion” on time, eternity, and their meaning to us. guage, color, sound and geometry. (Inciden- Dr. Völksen identifies herself as: “A thought in tally we allow authors to choose which trans- divine thinking. / A spark in the ocean of love. literation of the Hebrew word : Qabalah hlbq / A worker in the fire of will. / Therefore— or Kabbalah, they wish to use). By a process thinking, loving, weaving—I am that, what my of “reverse engineering,” Dr. Deadman suc- group is.” The second paper, by Kathy New- ceeds in reproducing the logic that probably burn, aptly captures the sense of new opti- underlay Paul Foster Case’s brief comments on mism. It discusses the gentle voice that urges the topic of musical tones, but on which he us forward “toward a great flowering of con- was prevented from elaborating because of an sciousness and spirit.” initiatory oath in the Golden Dawn. Patrick Mulcahy relates Qabalah to esoteric ay I repeat an invitation made in the astrology, with particular reference to the sa- MWinter 2006 issue: Our success as a cred name hwhy, usually written in western lit- journal depends on the flow of high-quality erature as Yahweh or Jehovah. The author’s articles. We encourage authors to submit arti- special contribution is a mandala whose ele- cles relating to any of the many branches of ments are related to the signs of the zodiac, the esoteric studies. Most issues will continue to Tarot court cards, and the six Cartesian direc- present a variety of topics, but from time to tions. Interestingly these directions are a sub- time we would like to dedicate an issue to a set of the ones that Deadman cites in her geo- single topic of particular interest. One would metric model: the cube of space. be esoteric studies in one of the major world religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, In the third and fourth articles, we move from Islam, or Judaism. Another would be a cross- the western to the eastern esoteric tradition: to disciplinary topic such as the relationship be- Trans-Himalayan teachings. Donna Brown tween esoterica and the arts. explores the Tibetan Master’s charge to hu- manity to assume its rightful responsibility for As always, we invite comments on the articles the lower kingdoms. Indeed we are already we publish or on any other aspect of the Quar- seeing a growing sense of relationship with the terly. Comments of general interest will be mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms. published as letters to the editor. Readers Copyright © The Esoteric Quarterly, 2006. 5 The Esoteric Quarterly seem to like our Quotes of the Quarter. If you for Esoteric Studies agrees with the views ex- have a favorite quote, please share it with us. pressed. Nor do we have the means to verify Suitable ones will be published as space per- all facts stated in published articles. mits. We encourage critical thinking and evaluation John Nash www.uriel.com of ideas. However, we will not allow this journal to be used as a platform for attacks on individuals, institutions or nations. This policy applies to articles and features as well as to Publication Policies letters to the editor. In turn, we understand rticles are selected for publication in the that the author of an article may not necessar- A Esoteric Quarterly because we believe ily agree with the views, attitudes or values they represent a sincere search for truth, sup- expressed by a referenced source. Indeed, se- port the service mission to which we aspire, or rious scholarship sometimes requires reference contribute to the expansion of human con- to work that the author finds abhorrent. We sciousness. will not reject an article for publication simply on the grounds that it contains a reference to an Publication of an article does not necessarily objectionable source. imply that the Editorial Board or the School Quotes of the Quarter ou make everything bloom and with your he sacred science that engaged the priest- Y versatile lyre Tscientists of the Hebrew Temple… was You harmonize the poles, now reaching the focused on the three areas that could demon- highest pitch, strate the same unification of the finite with the Now the lowest, and now again with the Doric infinite that was the central mystery of their mode cosmology. These three areas are geometry Balancing the poles harmoniously, as you keep (both earthly and astronomical), sound (both the living races distinct. harmonic and linguistic), and number: geome- You have infused harmony into all men’s lot, try involving the realm of the limited, sound of Giving them an equal measure of summer and the unlimited, and number of that which can winter. bring these inverse polarities into relation- The lowest notes you strike in the winter, the ship… The Kabbalah will… be shown to be- highest in the summer, gin with this same conjunction of sound, form, And your mode is Doric for spring’s lovely and number in the process of creation.