A human figure with a scepter of power, a being of light crowned with flames. VII REFLECTION TABLET THE SEVENTH In the external we remember Saturn as an old man, and as a skeleton with a scythe--as Time, in fact. But see, O immortal soul, the real Saturn, as the Angel of Life, having from time gathered the experiences which crown him with light, holding the rod of power; the Christ born in the manger of Capricorn, the Goat--life born of death; the conqueror of evil. He throws off the mask of age, and divine youth beams on us. He doffs the mantle of rags, and royal splendors clothe him. He lifts the hood, and behold the crown. He raises the crutch, and lo! the rod of power. He drops the scythe of death for the jewel of eternal life. "Om Mani Padme Um." (Oh the jewel in the lotus.) O child of Adam! Meditate on the transmutations of life. Behold the earthly miracle of the caterpillar and the butterfly, of the toiling mortal and the transcendent God! TABLET THE EIGHTH Uranus SYMBOL A human eye, from which darts lightning upon an ocean of matter. VIII REFLECTION TABLET THE EIGHTH The state of soul and spirit--penetration; the wonderful power of soul-perception, which sheds its light on all visible things, receiving their images and interpreting them into the spirit, the all-seer--what does it not convey? The perception that can see deep into your soul and see, as it were, the yet unborn thought; that can distinguish the motive of action; that judges the realities of your soul. Such is the Astral Uranian. For with us all, are three planes of mind: The drift plane, the intellectual, and the spiritual, or internal plane; and thought- reading can be on one or all of these different states. But only the Uranian seer can read the inmost mind, and so really know the possibilities of your spirit. Imagine an image of soft wax, covered with a sensitive skin. All impressions on the skin shape the plastic wax, but go no deeper-- do not reach the soul. You can separate these impressions from your real self, when calm and alone, and look upon emotion as a surface play. But the tragedies of life strike deep. They affect the soul, and go to the center of being. "Verbum sap." O child of Adam! Watch the tempest of life closely. The Ego may sit calm amidst the storm, but, if that be stirred--BEWARE! The God acts; the soul alone watches. TABLET THE NINTH Neptune A Winged Globe. IX REFLECTION TABLET THE NINTH