e figure is pervaded by the usual golden
light gleaming out between the lines of violet.

[Illustration: FIG. 46. THE THREEFOLD MANIFESTATION]

_The Sevenfold Manifestation._--In all religions there remains some
tradition of the great truth that the LOGOS manifests Himself through
seven mighty channels, often regarded as minor Logoi or great planetary
Spirits. In the Christian scheme they appear as the seven great
archangels, sometimes called the seven spirits before the throne of God.
The figure numbered 47 shows the result of the effort to meditate upon
this method of divine manifestation. We have the golden glow in the
centre, and also (though with lesser splendour) pervading the form. The
line is blue, and it draws a succession of seven graceful and almost
featherlike double wings which surround the central glory and are
clearly intended as a part of it. As the thought strengthens and
expands, these beautiful wings change their colour to violet and become
like the petals of a flower, and overlap one another in an intricate but
exceedingly effective pattern. This gives us a very interesting glimpse
into the formation and growth of these shapes in higher matter.

[Illustration: FIG. 47. THE SEVENFOLD MANIFESTATION]

_Intellectual Aspiration._--The form depicted in Fig. 43 bears a certain
resemblance to that in Fig. 15; but, beautiful as that was, this is in
reality a far higher and grander thought, and implies much more advanced
development on the part of the thinker. Here we have a great clear-cut
spear or pencil of the pure pale violet which indicates devotion to the
highest ideal, and it is outlined and strengthened by an exceedingly
fine manifestation of the noblest development of intellect. He who can
think thus must already have entered upon the Path of Holiness, for he
has learnt how to use the power of thought to very mighty effect. It
will be noted that in both the colours there is a strong admixture of
the white light which always indicates unusual spiritual power.

[Illustration: FIG. 43. INTELLECTUAL ASPIRATION]

Surely the study of these thought-forms should be a most impressive
object-lesson, since from it we may see both what to avoid and what to
cultivate, and may learn by degrees to appreciate how tremendous is our
responsibility for the exercise of this mighty power. Indeed it is
terribly true, as we said in the beginning, that thoughts are things,
and puissant things; and it behoves us to remem