Atma ‘Central Spiritual Sun’ of Triadal Soul
Buddhi ‘Heart of Sun’ of Triadal Soul
Manas ‘Physical Sun’ of Triadal Soul
It is the focus of the fire of the triadal soul in the causal field which forms the core energy at the centre of an initiate’s ‘masterpiece’. This fire is three-fold—atma flowing through the sacrifice petals of the egoic lotus, buddhi through the love petals, and manas through the knowledge petals of the lotus. Finally these fires are recognised as the expression of the synthetic fire of the monad that is transmitted directly through the jewel in the lotus. When this synthetic fire eventually radiates forth in full power, the causal body is consumed and the indwelling Life is released. The Fourth Initiation is taken in the centre of the vortex of energies on the buddhic plane. The initiate must choose the monad over the personality as his once and future ‘home’. This choice identifies him with his monadic essence, and this act of identification results in the release of monadic fire in the causal field. As the Third Degree is approached the disciple becomes more and more aware of causal ‘fire’. He recognises that it is the waxing and waning of the cycles of fire flowing through his causal body which is the sustaining life of his outer work, 42