THE FOUE KINGDOMS
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from the dense body, but the dense vehicles of all kingdoms correspond to the shell of the snail, which is crystallized from its juices, the snail representing the spirit; and the juices of its body in their progress towards crystallization representing the mind, desire body and vital body. These various vehicles were emanated by the spirit tions"
itself for
from
the purpose of gaining experience through
It is the spirit that moves the dense body where it will, as the snail moves its house, and not the body that
them.
controls the spirit is
can
it
movements of the
The more
spirit.
closely the
able to enter into touch with its vehicle the better
control and express itself through that vehicle, and That is the key to the different states of con-
vice versa.
A
sciousness in the different kingdoms. study of diagrams 3 and 4 should give a clear understanding of the vehicles
of each kingdom, the
manner
in which they are correlated
DIAGRAM
3
vehicles of each kingdom, and the such vehicles are correlated to the different worlds.
Showing the
WORLD
manner
in
which