[cover: The Sun.]

(The Temple of the People, Theogenesis, pp. 97-100, 1981 — Chapter 25.)

"The mystery of the Sun, that vital, radiant electrical and magnetic Center of our Solar System, is the mystery of the nascent atom. Cosmo-chemically speaking, the sun is a nascent atom in the interstellar spaces. In the last lesson it was shown that the nascent state of an atom is a brief interval when it is in a free state — that is, an uncombined state so far as other atoms are concerned — and liberating radiant energy in that state. With the sun, this brief interval from a human standpoint may be a million or a billion years; but as the stars would count time, this might appear to them as a fraction of a second would to us comparatively infinitesimal beings.

From the microcosmic standpoint, the sun is a countless host of atoms in a free or nascent state. If then, when in this nascent state, each atom liberates electrical and magnetic, radiant vital forces, the countless billions of nascent atoms composing the sun collectively liberate all the heat, light, and vital forces proceeding from that Great Center of Life. In other words, the energy poured forth by the sun is liberated atomic energy.

When man is able to draw directly on the atomic energy of any substance, he will have found the dynasteric force that has been promised by the Masters to humanity when humanity is ready to use that force constructively. Scientists have computed that in a pint of water there is enough atomic energy to drive a steamship across the Atlantic Ocean, but as yet there is no means known of how to liberate and harness this tremendous energy. Also, in the burning of a candle, with dissociation of the atoms there is enough atomic energy liberated to move a ship thousands of miles, but as yet no one knows how to collect and put this energy to use.

Science tells us that atoms are composed of electrons. A certain number of electrons assemble and form an atom of oxygen; the assembling of another number forms an atom of hydrogen; and so on, the atoms of each element differing one from another simply in the number of electrons composing each. Then a certain number of atoms grouped together form a molecule of some substance; and a certain number of molecules form the cells in the organic kingdom, and the crystals and masses of matter in the inorganic. Hence we have the following grades of substancematter to consider:

1. Gross matter, composed of cells or minute crystalline forms. This grade constitutes the outer material plane.
2. Cellular and crystalline grade, the elements of the outer material plane. This is the cellular and vital plane of the outer material plane.
3. Molecular grade of substance, of which all cells and crystals are composed. This is the lower astral plane.
4. Atomic grade of substance composing the molecules. This is the Higher Astral, touching the Higher Mind and Soul plane.
5. Electronic grade of substance composing the atoms. This is the plane of Manas, the Higher Mind; in terms of force, the Akashic plane.

Numbers 1 and 2 of the above classification may be considered as one plane, as they are visible to the material senses while the others are not. Therefore the above classification is that of the four great fundamental planes of manifestation.

In strict scientific accord, having traced the composition of matter from the known to the unknown, from matter to spirit, in logical sequence and in accord with the teachings of modern science, we now draw the natural conclusion in accord with the classification made: If the sun is composed of countless hosts of atoms in a nascent state, such atoms being the vehicles for and liberating electronic (Akashic) force, therefore the sun is actually a manifestation in the heavens of the Higher Astral of our Solar System, liberating, incessantly, unthinkable volumes of atomic energy drawn from the Akashic spiritual plane; and radiating this Divine Energy, because the atoms composing the sun are free, emancipated, not bound or attached to other atoms; and yet all form a vast Unity, each atom sending forth its Akashic energy and not concealing the same as in the case of unfreed atoms — that is, atoms combined to form molecules.

In other words, in every part of its atomic nature, the Sun is an emancipated Entity able to transmit and radiate directly the forces of the spiritual planes. This, for the Sun, constitutes a status of cosmical mastery. The human soul must attain the same status of liberation of its inner atomic nature ere it can attain mastery and radiate directly spiritual truth, force, and light."