or his Shell; Devachan for the Higher Triad. 6. The Image [man] is a sphinx 6. Correct. that offers the riddle of birth. 7. The fatal Image [the Astral] 7. The Astral, through Kâma endows Nephesh with its (Desire), is ever drawing Manas aptitudes; but Ruach is able to down into the sphere of material substitute for it the Image passions and desires. But if the conquered in accordance with the _better_ Man, or Manas, tries to inspirations of Neshamah. escape the fatal attraction, and turns its aspirations to Âtmâ (Neshamah), then Buddhi (Ruach) conquers, and carries Manas with it to the realm of eternal Spirit. It is very evident that the French Kabalist either did not sufficiently know the real tenet, or distorted it to suit himself and his objects. Thus he says again, treating upon the same subject, as follows; and we Occultists answer the late Kabalist and his admirers also as follows: 1. The Body is the mould of 1. The Body follows the whims, Nephesh; Nephesh the mould of good or bad, of Manas; Manas Ruach; Ruach the mould of the tries to follow the Light of _garment_ of Neshamah. Buddhi, but often fails. Buddhi is the mould of the “garments” of Âtmâ; for Âtmâ is no body, or shape, or anything, and because Buddhi is only _figuratively_ its Vehicle. 2. Light [the Soul] personifies 2. The Monad becomes a personal itself in clothing itself [with Ego when it incarnates; and a Body]; and personality endures something remains of that only when the garment is Personality through Manas, when perfect. the latter is perfect enough to assimilate Buddhi. 3. The Angels aspire to become 3. Correct. men; a Perfect Man, a Man‐God, is above all the Angels. 4. Every 14,000 years the soul 4. Within a period, a Great Age, rejuvenates, and rests in the or a Day of Brahmâ, 14 Manus jubilean sleep of oblivion. reign; after which comes Pralaya, when all the Souls (Egos) rest in Nirvâna. Such are the distorted copies of the Esoteric Doctrine in the _Kabalah_. But to return to Shloka 5 of Stanza VII.