The Rosicrucian
Fellowship
The Desire Body |
Man, the indwelling Spirit, has at his
present stage of development four vehicles through which he functions: the dense
body, the vital body, the desire body, and the mind. Although these bodies are
closely interrelated and are affected by each other, it is helpful to the
student in understanding thoroughly their functions and possibilities to study
each one separately and intensively. To facilitate such study Max Heindel's
material concerning the desire body has been collected and published in this one
convenient volume.
The desire body of man is his vehicle of
feelings, desires, wishes, and emotions. It is responsible for all his actions,
reveling in unrestrained motion. If unbridled it makes the body do all the
unnecessary and undignified things which are so detrimental to soul growth.
However, that temper which is such a great menace when it takes control, may be
as effective for service under proper guidance. Hence the temper of the desire
body must be controlled but not by any means killed.
The Western Wisdom Teachings therefore
emphasize the TRANSMUTING of the lower desires into higher ones through service
motivated by devotion to high ideals. This generates the Emotional Soul,
essential nourishment for the evolving spirit.
PART I--THE PLANETARY DESIRE WORLD
- Chapter I: Its Relationship to Mineral, Plant, Animal, and Man
PART II: ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MAN'S DESIRE BODY
- Chapter I: Through the Septenary Periods
PART III: MAN'S DESIRE BODY IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD
- Chapter I: From Infancy to Puberty
- Chapter II: Its Appearance and Functions
- Chapter III: Effect of Emotions on Contour and Color
- Chapter IV: Influence of Thought
- Chapter V: Relationship to Consciousness
- Chapter VI: During Sleep
PART IV: MAN'S DESIRE BODY IN THE INVISIBLE WORLD
- Chapter I: At Time of Death
- Chapter II: Causes of Infant Mortality
- Chapter III: Purgatory
- Chapter IV: Earthbound Spirits and Their Prey
- Chapter V: The Borderland
- Chapter VI: The First Heaven
- Chapter VII: The Second Heaven
- Chapter VIII: On the Way to Rebirth
PART V: SPIRITUALIZATION OF MAN'S DESIRE BODY
- Chapter I: Higher Beings as Factors
- Chapter II: Unreliability of Desire Body
- Chapter III: Preparation for the Higher Life
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