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THE SPEECH OF THE GODS
mation of a part,” “ division,” or “smallness.” The principal characteristic of V is its indefiniteness, it means "vagueness." F, its companion sound, means “airiness" or "lightness," it would refer to floating 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 6 reflection." The Brahmanical doctrine of emanations teaches, as is well known, that absolute 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 the second emanation of ether, the astral light of the Kabbalists, corresponding to akasa; from the ether was produced the element of light or fire ; from fire was produced air ; from air was produced water; from water was produced earth; from earth was produced the vegetable kingdom ; from the vegetable kingdom was produced animals, from animals inan.
Here we find that earth is, as it were, the turning point to which downward evolution reaches, and from which upward evolution begins. It is a remarkable ard signifiant fact, but none the less a fact, that, if we take the liquid semi-vowel or ethereal series of sounds, and classify them in the order they come in the throat and mouth, their intuitional or spiritual
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