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 In Indian exotericism, these angels (''Asuras'') are also denounced as “&nbsp;the enemies of the gods&nbsp;;&nbsp;” those who oppose sacrificial worship offered to the latter. In Christian theology they are broadly referred to as the “&nbsp;Fallen Spirits,” the heroes of various conflicting and contradictory legends about them, gathered from Pagan sources. The ''coluber tortuosus ''“&nbsp;the tortuous snake,” a qualification said to have originated with the Jews, had quite another meaning before the Roman Church distorted it&nbsp;:&nbsp;—&nbsp;among others, ''a purely astronomical meaning.''
-The “&nbsp;Serpent&nbsp;” fallen from on high, “&nbsp;''deorsum fluens'',” was credited with the possession of the Keys of the Empire of the Dead, τοῦ θανάτου ἀρχή, to that day, when Jesus saw it “&nbsp;falling like lightning from heaven&nbsp;” (''Luke ''x. 17, 18), the Roman Catholic interpretation of ''cadebat ut fulgur ''to the contrary, notwithstanding&nbsp;; and it means indeed that even “&nbsp;the devils are subject&nbsp;” to the ''Logos&nbsp;—&nbsp;''who is Wisdom, but who, as the opponent of ignorance, is Satan or Lucifer at the same time. This remark refers to divine Wisdom falling like lightning on, and quickening the intellects of those who fight the devils of ignorance and superstition. Up to the time when Wisdom, in the shape of the incarnating Spirits of {{Style S-Small capitals|Mahat}}, descended from on high to animate and call the Third Race to real conscious life, humanity&nbsp;—&nbsp;if it can be so called in its animal, senseless state&nbsp;—&nbsp;was of course doomed to ''moral ''as well as to physical death. The Angels ''fallen into generation ''are referred to metaphorically as ''Serpents ''and ''Dragons of Wisdom. ''On the other hand, regarded in the light of the {{Style S-Small capitals|Logos}}, the Christian Saviour, like Krishna, whether as man or logos, may be said to have saved those who believed in the secret teachings from “&nbsp;eternal death,” to have conquered the Kingdom of Darkness, or Hell, as every Initiate does. This in the human, terrestrial form of the Initiates, and also because the ''logos ''is Christos, that principle of our inner nature which develops in us into the Spiritual Ego&nbsp;—&nbsp;the Higher-Self&nbsp;—&nbsp;being formed of the indissoluble union of ''Buddhi ''(the sixth) and the spiritual efflorescence of ''Manas'', the
+The “&nbsp;Serpent&nbsp;” fallen from on high, “&nbsp;''deorsum fluens'',” was credited with the possession of the Keys of the Empire of the Dead, τοῦ θανάτου ἀρχή, to that day, when Jesus saw it “&nbsp;falling like lightning from heaven&nbsp;” (''Luke ''x. 17, 18), the Roman Catholic interpretation of ''cadebat ut fulgur ''to the contrary, notwithstanding&nbsp;; and it means indeed that even “&nbsp;the devils are subject&nbsp;” to the ''Logos&nbsp;—&nbsp;''who is {{Style S-Small capitals|Wisdom}}, but who, as the opponent of ignorance, is Satan or Lucifer at the same time. This remark refers to divine Wisdom falling like lightning on, and quickening the intellects of those who fight the devils of ignorance and superstition. Up to the time when Wisdom, in the shape of the incarnating Spirits of {{Style S-Small capitals|Mahat}}, descended from on high to animate and call the Third Race to real conscious life, humanity&nbsp;—&nbsp;if it can be so called in its animal, senseless state&nbsp;—&nbsp;was of course doomed to ''moral ''as well as to physical death. The Angels ''fallen into generation ''are referred to metaphorically as ''Serpents ''and ''Dragons of Wisdom. ''On the other hand, regarded in the light of the {{Style S-Small capitals|Logos}}, the Christian Saviour, like Krishna, whether as man or logos, may be said to have saved those who believed in the secret teachings from “&nbsp;eternal death,” to have conquered the Kingdom of Darkness, or Hell, as every Initiate does. This in the human, terrestrial form of the Initiates, and also because the ''logos ''is Christos, that principle of our inner nature which develops in us into the Spiritual Ego&nbsp;—&nbsp;the Higher-Self&nbsp;—&nbsp;being formed of the indissoluble union of ''Buddhi ''(the sixth) and the spiritual efflorescence of ''Manas'', the
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 <nowiki>*</nowiki> It is not correct to refer to Christ&nbsp;—&nbsp;as some theosophists do&nbsp;—&nbsp;as the sixth principle in man&nbsp;—&nbsp;''Buddhi. ''The latter ''per se ''is a passive and latent principle, the spiritual vehicle of Atman, inseparable from the manifested Universal Soul. It is only in union and in conjunction with ''Self-consciousness ''that ''Buddhi ''becomes the Higher Self and the divine, discriminating Soul. ''Christos ''is the seventh principle, if anything.
-† To make it plainer, any one who reads that passage in ''Luke'', will see that the remark follows the report of the ''seventy'', who rejoice that “&nbsp;even the devils (the spirit of controversy and reasoning, or the opposing power, since Satan means simply “&nbsp;''adversary&nbsp;”'' or ''opponent'') are subject unto us through thy name.” (''Luke ''x. 17.) Now, “&nbsp;thy name&nbsp;” means the name of Christos, or Logos, or the spirit of true divine wisdom, as distinct from the spirit of intellectual or mere materialistic reasoning&nbsp;—&nbsp;the higher self in short. And when Jesus remarks to this that he has “&nbsp;beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven,” it is a mere statement of his clairvoyant powers, notifying then that he already knew it, and a reference to the incarnation of the divine ray (the gods or angels) which ''falls into generation. ''For not all men, by any means, benefit by that incarnation, and with some the power remains latent and dead during the whole life. Truly “&nbsp;No man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father&nbsp;; and who the Father is, but the Son&nbsp;” as added by Jesus then and there (''Ibid ''v. 22)&nbsp;—&nbsp;the Church “&nbsp;of Christ&nbsp;” less than any one else. The Initiates alone understood the secret meaning of the term “&nbsp;Father and the Son,” and knew that it referred to Spirit and Soul on the Earth. For the teachings of Christ were ''occult ''teachings, which could only be explained ''at the initiation. ''They were never intended for the masses, for Jesus forbade the twelve to go to the Gentiles and the Samaritans (''Matt''. x. 8), and repeated to his disciples that the “&nbsp;mysteries of Heaven&nbsp;” were for them alone, not for the multitudes (''Mark ''iv. 11).
+† To make it plainer, any one who reads that passage in ''Luke'', will see that the remark follows the report of the ''seventy'', who rejoice that “&nbsp;even the devils (the spirit of controversy and reasoning, or the opposing power, since Satan means simply “&nbsp;''adversary&nbsp;”'' or ''opponent'') are subject unto us through thy name.” (''Luke ''x. 17.) Now, “&nbsp;thy name&nbsp;” means the name of Christos, or Logos, or the spirit of true divine wisdom, as distinct from the spirit of intellectual or mere materialistic reasoning&nbsp;—&nbsp;the {{Style S-Small capitals|higher self}} in short. And when Jesus remarks to this that he has “&nbsp;beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven,” it is a mere statement of his clairvoyant powers, notifying then that he already knew it, and a reference to the incarnation of the divine ray (the gods or angels) which ''falls into generation. ''For not all men, by any means, benefit by that incarnation, and with some the power remains latent and dead during the whole life. Truly “&nbsp;No man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father&nbsp;; and who the Father is, but the Son&nbsp;” as added by Jesus then and there (''Ibid ''v. 22)&nbsp;—&nbsp;the Church “&nbsp;of Christ&nbsp;” less than any one else. The Initiates alone understood the secret meaning of the term “&nbsp;Father and the Son,” and knew that it referred to Spirit and Soul on the Earth. For the teachings of Christ were ''occult ''teachings, which could only be explained ''at the initiation. ''They were never intended for the masses, for Jesus forbade the twelve to go to the Gentiles and the Samaritans (''Matt''. x. 8), and repeated to his disciples that the “&nbsp;mysteries of Heaven&nbsp;” were for them alone, not for the multitudes (''Mark ''iv. 11).
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