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radiations of light. Within this focus is a glorified human figure, upon whose face is an expression of ecstasy and exaltation, as of a genius which is perpetually at white heat, and afire with the divine afflatus. Within the radiation many “forms” appear; forms of persons, alone and in groups, of movements, of the ideation of a cathedral, church, mosque, or masonic temple, of systems of education, philosophy, art, or of an order or society. Moving majestically timid them all, many great angels appear as the companions and co-workers of the immortal man. In the case of advanced occultists the resplendent figures of the holy Masters of the Great White Brotherhood are present, together with the angel24 assistants, by whom They and Their followers are attended in their labours. We must continually remind ourselves, however, that at the level of the abstract mind, where the consciousness of the ego is seated, there are no fixed forms such as are known in the worlds below. The above description is true only in terms of the form levels of manifestation, and is untrue in terms of the formless. The essence alone of the form exists in those higher worlds, so that the phenomenal environment of the ego consists of the ideation of principles, philosophies, movements, supermen, angels, men, and other kingdoms of Nature. Furthermore, all these are far less an external environment than a part of himself, and are not separated from him in time, space and essence; he sees and knows all things in terms of unity. This quality of egoic life finds expression in the personality of those sufficiently advanced to express it, as an abounding love for all men, a general benevolence, an instinct for cooperation, idealism, altruism, service, and it tendency to see the principles lying behind external phenomena. As the capacity for response to egoic consciousness increases, flashes of intuition illumine the thoughts of the personality, and produce an instantaneous realization of truth, a grasp of ‘metaphysical conceptions, and a growing faculty for abstract thought. Remembering this, let us return to a further examination of the condition of egoic consciousness.