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THE SPEECH OE THE GODS
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this value agrees with the characteristics of Siva, in the mystic syllable Om, or Aum, representing Brahman the Creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Siva the destroyer ane regenerator). It is a siinilar sound to M, but differs from it in this, that the stoppage of the breata, before its transfer to the upper outlet, is corplete. It means "continuance" or change without any real end. P is & variation of the sound for life, its siggificance is less though sinilar, it means "formation of a part," "division," or "smallness." The principal characteristic of V is its indefiniteness, it means "vagueness." F, its companior sound, means “airiness" or "lightness,” it would refer to floationg or flying objects. The harshest of the primary sounds is J (Ja), its meaning therefore to accord with this peculiarity must be "matter," "heaviness," or "earth” (as one of the five objective elements). The hard sharp sound of K (Ka), at once defines its meaning"hardness," "sharpness,” or “brilliancy." The analogous sound of G (ga) means "smoothness," or "reflection.” The Brahmanical doctrine of emanations teaches, as is well known, that obsolute spirit, or Parabrahma (the great underlying reality of the universel), by its expansive activity created the first and Eternal emanation of the Logos, or Spirit; from this was produced tae second emanation of eher, the astral light of tie Kabbalists, corresponding to akasa; from the etaer was produced the element of light or fire ; from fire was produced air ; froin air was produced water; from water was produced earth; froin earth was pro
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