As an echo of the zodiacal Sign consecrated to Light and Illumination (Taurus), let us ponder on what we identified as the first cornerstone of Psychosophy: To keep the mind in the Light, which is also one of the transversal directions of this blog.
Let us enquire on the nature of the light which we are talking about. Actually, each of us has his/her own perception of what it means ‘to keep the mind in the light’ and consequently of what light is, but we rarely ask ourselves questions about it. So let us try to examine this topic together, drawing some excerpts from an unpublished work by E.S. entitled ‘Keeping the Mind in the Light’.
“Since anything concrete can oppose to Light, the subtle world does not cast shadows. We should get accustomed to this truth in order to pursue a better knowledge of that sphere. The shadow is the price of concreteness.
Nevertheless, what is this subtle Light? Is it that of Sun, of stars, of the flame? Or is it the Light of spirit, of which we ignore the Source?
These questions are waiting for an answer and we cannot underestimate their importance. The invocation for a ‘more abundant’ Light, as the main concepts of the major religions or some experimental phenomena, hint at a Light that the physical world does not know; quite superficially, it has been assumed as a psychic symbol.
A first imprecise and uncertain response to these questions or similar ones is offered by the observation that the physical light (solar, for example) is definitely subtle, since it is not possible to measure the caliber of its rays. It illuminates the dense, liquid and gaseous world, but it does not let us catch it. Science has been studying it for over three centuries, through the theories of optics and other disciplines; yet it only repeats well-known formulas and proposes abstruse hypotheses without real advancement. The physical Light, the major phenomenon, remains mysterious.
The surprising aspect is that it is generated by non subtle sources. Sun, stars, flames are luminous yet not subtle sources. The mystery is deep. How can the subtle be caused by entities that are not such?
Concrete objects oppose to the physical light (which, as we said, is subtle); they obstruct the spatial direction along which it flows, in a more or less evidently manner depending on their inherent qualities. Shadows are thus born which, unlike Light, do not have a common and definite origin and are subtle (they have indeed no thickness).
It is a paradox; the physical light is subtle, is emitted by a concrete source and is obstructed by the most diverse objects, which are not subtle yet cast subtle shadows. Nothing is more strange. Yet this also occurs in the physical field of sound, which is a subtle entity, produced by concrete instruments and voices and stopped or dimmed by concreteness and distance, which is a physical entity. The consequent silence is subtle.
Everybody experiences these oddities, everybody knows them but nobody talks about them or considers them as issues to be solved and explained. It is not understood that it is necessary to remove them in order to move forward and learn their lessons, essential for sure.
With the previous statements we set a net, a sort of trap that has caught a new thought; the waves of light and sound are ‘female’, i.e., substantial, and this fact allows us to measure their frequency or wavelength. It follows that shadows are not due to rays – which are not measurable and cross things unscathed, no matter how dense they are – but rather to oscillations, both sonorous and luminous, held by concrete objects.
The mysterious duplicity or ambiguity of lights and sounds offers the mind the chance to overcome their own deceits; similarly to the door or access that must be crossed to reach greater freedoms. We mentioned this property implicitly when we connected Sound to arithmetic and Light to geometry, both presented as strongholds of modern obscurantism, apparently impregnable but in actual fact undefended. A mass of new energies is rising against this obstacle and, inflating, they will sweep it off, since today it lies in stagnation and inertia.
The propositions above identify the problem yet do not solve it. Nevertheless, it is a true progress to have clarified that, as long as we can not explain the apparent ambiguity of Sound and Light, we cannot get a real improvement of consciousness. To recognize and identify obstacles is the prelude to victory, gained when we will be able to keep the mind in the Light.
To keep the mind in the Light and to solve this primary issue are apparently contrasting, symmetrical and opposing actions; in order to comprehend the miracle of Light we need Light, which does not flow if not understood.
In order to pull through this apparent dead end situation there is nothing else but to keep the mind in the Light, which allows us to solve concrete problems on the basis of perceived mental impulses. Yet a certain mental autonomy is required to be able to succeed, as well as the capacity to translate those stimuli into a simpler as possible language.
This attempt can be made, even unknown to those who cannot do it; yet since it is the only available means, we must necessarily use it to answer questions such as those asked here, being aware that otherwise we would add uncertainty to the reigning chaos about that.”
