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Re: Theos-World The Peopling of the Earth: Anthropogenic Stanzas of Dzyan

Oct 27, 2008 07:05 PM
by Cass Silva


Daniel I am glad you have raised this topic as I find it interesting
Knowing that the Lunar Pitris gave us form and the Solar Pitris gave us mind do we take a giant leap of faith and tie these in with the myths of the Annunaki etc or alien cross breeding ?

Cass




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Subject: Theos-World The Peopling of the Earth: Anthropogenic Stanzas of Dzyan


Geoffrey A. Barborka is known for his lucid and profound expositions
on The Secret Doctrine philosophy, and this latest work of his will
be a valuable addition to the library of every Theosophical student:

The Peopling of the Earth: A Commentary on Archaic Records in The
Secret Doctrine, by Geoffrey A. Barborka. The Theosophical Publishing
House, Wheaton, Illinois, 1975, 233 pages, index, Cloth.

It is a remarkable book, a commentary on the Anthropogenic Stanzas of
Dzyan (Numbers I through IV), throwing vivid light upon many obscure
and cryptic passages in the Stanzas and Commentaries.

Especially impressive are the chapters on "The Lunar Pitris" and "The
Lords of the Flame," those "Beings" known in The Secret Doctrine
under a multitude of names, many of which are Sanskrit. (As in
previous works, Mr. Barborka carefully explains all Sanskrit and
technical Theosophical terms. So interesting is this "language of the
gods" that one is almost inclined to take a course in Sanskrit!)

Who are these strange entities who played such an important role in
Man's evolution? The following excerpts from The Secret Doctrine give
some insight into this mysterious subject:

Concerning the Lunar Pitris:

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ----
They could only create, or rather clothe, the human Monads with their
own Astral Selves, but they could not make man in their image and
likeness. Their creating the semblance of men out of their own divine
Essence means, esoterically, that it is they who became the first
Race, and thus shared its destiny and further evolution. - II, pp. 94-
95, orig. ed; An Abridgement of The Secret Doctrine, p. 170
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ----

On the Solar Pitris, the Lords of the Flame:

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ----
These are ... those 'Flames' (the Agnishwatta) who, as shown in Sloka
13, 'remain behind' instead of going along with the others (the Lunar
Pitris) to create men on Earth. But the true esoteric meaning is that
most of them (Lords of the Flame) were destined to incarnate as the
Egos of the forthcoming crop of mankind. - II, 79; Abridgment, 166

The Fall was the result of man's knowledge, for his 'eyes were
opened.' Indeed, he was taught Wisdom and the hidden knowledge by
the 'Fallen Angel', for the latter had become from that day his
Manas, Mind and Self-Consciousness. .. Satan, or the Red Fiery Dragon,
the 'Lord of Phosphorous' ... and Lucifer or 'Light-Bearer, ' is in
us: it is our Mind - our tempter and Redeemer, our intelligent
liberator and Savior from pure animalism. Without this principle -
the emanation of the very essence of the pure divine principle Mahat
(Intelligence) , which radiates direct from the Divine mind - we would
be surely no better than animals. - II, 513
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ----

Mr. Barborka also dispels several misconceptions which have crept
into the original teachings and have been prevalent in some
Theosophical circles for years. Concerning one of these he says:

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ----
Whence came the Lords of the Flame? A question which has been raised
concerning the coming of the Lords of the Flame to the Earth from
Venus. In all probability this assumption was
formulated because of a statement made in a Commentary from the Book
of Dzyan that each one of the Seven Root-Races comes under the
regency of one of the Seven Sacred Planets. The Dhyani of Venus is
the Regent of the Third Root-Race, and it was during the fifth sub-
race of the Third Root-Race that the enlightenment of humanity was
brought about by the Lords of the Flame ... They are said to have
come down into the present sphere because of having descended from a
superior sphere of the Earth planetary system. - pp. 170-71
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ----

It is hoped that some of Erich Von Daniken's readers and followers
will read Peopling of the Earth. Admittedly, Von Daniken's Chariots
of the Gods contains a few gems of truth concerning man's origin and
evolution on this planet, but Chariots embodies an extremely naive,
garbled, and materialistic interpretation of the ancient myths and
legends concerning man's origin and relationship to the "gods". The
Secret Doctrine and The Peopling of the Earth are on a totally
superior plane.

Special attention should be given to the last chapter which deals
with "The Chronology of the Peopling of the Earth." Specific figures
for the time-periods of the Rounds, Races and Sub-Races are given.
This chronology is based upon an unfinished article written by H.P.B.
but not published during her life, entitled "On Cosmic Cycles,
Manvantaras and Rounds", which will appear in Vol. XIII of her
Collected Writings. The interested student might compare this
chronology with the "Dzyan Chronology" discovered and worked out by
Victor A. Endersby, another deep student of H.P.B.'s teachings. (See
June 1974 issue of Theosophical Notes, P.O. Box 427, Napa, California
94558. See also Jean Raymond's article "The Evolutionary Cycles and
Their Chronology" in the book H.P. Blavatsky and the Secret Doctrine
edited by Virginia Hanson; and also Elizabeth W. Preston's The Earth
and Its Cycles and The Story of Creation and of Man.

We hope Mr. Barborka will write another book embodying a commentary
on the remaining Stanzas (Nos. V through XII). In the meantime The
Peopling of the Earth will help many sincere and earnest students of
Theosophy digest and make fuller use of H.P. Blavatsky's magnum opus.

- Daniel H. Caldwell

[Reprinted from THE ECLECTIC THEOSOPHIST, No. 34, May 15, 1976, pp. 6-
7.]

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