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THE SPEECH OF THE GODS
together of things,” the next sound of this peculiar class is W (way) the sound for "water"'; marking the two limits of the circular space enclosed by the pro nunciation of this sound are the two sounds of Ja and Ka, representing the quality of material solidity of the next emanation, the earth, which thus issues from the centre of the water element.
"Let the waters be gathered together And let the dry land appear."
says the cosmogony in Genesis. The ethereal or semi-vowels carry us down the earth element, which is. as we have seen, the turning point of evolution. These ethereal sounds represent the objective and supersensual planes whose peculiar types of being have been called the fire, air and water elementals. When we reach the earth and the objective kingdoms, we come again to bard sounds. Proceeding outwards from the earth we get the sound of ith which means "growth," or "expansion": with this sound came the emanation or evolution of vegetable life-to use the words of Genesis.
"The earth brought forth herbs." After Ith comes the sound of F and B, representing the kingdom of birds, fishes ane animals and the crowning evolution of man.
Close on the heels of life follows death, represented by the sound of M.
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