"Meeting an astral deva will seem a little different ... -- ... they can also remain unseen ... (and this is usually the case).

You can also meet friends, or their counterparts or analogue selves on this level.

There are other types of beings for which no concise definition can be offered ... -- ... they can present themselves in a variety of forms."

p. 101

"At discarnation (i.e. physical death) people release their Astral Bodies, and therefore their consciousness, back to the Astral Plane. ... these people will tend to gravitate to the astral sub-level of nearest affinity, in other worlds, the one which best represents their state of consciousness at that time. They will live there awhile, and participate in the existing societies on that sub-level; there is no specific length or duration of their sojourn here – although by way of generalisation

the lesser evolved {viz., vicious} tend to stay here for long periods ..., whereas the more evolved {viz., benevolent} often tend to reincarnate sooner.

{To delay the incarnation of the vicious is to delay (and decrease the proportion of) their perpetrating harm in the world; to hasten the incarnation of the benevolent is to hasten (and increase the proportion of) their implementing benefit in the world.}

p. 102

However, ... over a period of time usually, each individual then has to die astrally, and then mentally, ... before precipitating the fragment back downwards again with a view to seeking a new embodiment in matter. Each person will be helped in hir choice of future incarnation by beings who act as guides, teachers, or in some cases as facilitators. ...

There are seven sub-levels to the Astral Plane, which all dove-tail into each other; therefore discarnates can usually pass from one sub-level to another ... . Nevertheless, those who harbour too much negativity {ill-will} cannot usually rise beyond the first two sub-levels. ... the Astral Plane is much the same as ... the physical plane, ranging from"

__ individuals

who reside on the __ sub-plane

"advanced"

upper 3

"cultured"

4^th

"normal"

3^rd

"emotionally afflicted"

2^nd

"negative"

1^st

p. 103

"The Astral Plane ... appears to include concurrent time zones, therefore you can find yourself in the present, the past, slightly ahead in the future, or in what may seem like the far future ... . ...

{These so-called "time zones" are actually theatrical-style mock-ups, merely simulating other historical eras.} {An actual time zone is neither in the past nor in the future, but is merely labeled as if so.}

Therefore you can expect to experience these different time zones during the projected state."

p. 103

"Devas are the beings who are literally the embodiment of energy; they are responsible for the construction of the Planes. Those who are astral are the embodiment of the energies of the Astral Plane. There are various types of astral devas, and these range from small nature spirits to enormously powerful entities who preoccupy themselves with the organisation of various activities which regulate, maintain, inspire, and improve on the energy conditions to be found on this Plane ... .

"... I saw a small, ovoid-shaped hemp deva ...;

p. 104

s/he was striated with rainbow-coloured bands of energy, and moving through the air with great, unhurried ease, about a metre from the ground. ... . ... then I found myself back in my (physical) body."

Here is another account, involving one of the Greater Devas :

"I emerged in an unknown astral location ... . Then suddenly a gigantic female form appeared

{Once, having entered a WILD (wake-induced lucid-dream) I immediately saw, at a distance, a gigantic nude woman (goddess).}

from behind the hill – as if she had been waiting for me to reach that particular place, knowing that I would arrive, perhaps even responsible in some unknown way for my projection there – she rose into the open sky ... and while still watching me, and smiling, then raised her hands and arms in a fascinating stroboscopic movement of rainbow light, high above her head until they met. ... Then I found myself back in my physical body ... .""

p. 105

"your Astral Body can only assess what happens to the Astral self on the Astral Plane ... . Your Soul, or Causal Body, or Higher Mind, however can retain everything".

p. 106

... the personality self merges with the Soul and the Solar Deva, who in turn merge with the Monadic Self, which permits the personality self to become conscious of and experience the Monadic Self directly—and thereby incur revelations ... leading in a relatively short time to transmutation, transcendence, and the realisation of immortality. Therefore your Solar Deva is an enormously powerful, and very personal friend – one who can lead you to that transcendence.

S/he will usually present hirself as a man if you are female and as a woman if you are male --

{This is the Zaratustrian description of the guardian-angel : of opposite gendre from that of the person whose guardian-angel s/he is.}

this produces a polarity differentiation which will produce a fusion of the lower with the Higher, which in turn will give way to ... human-devic consciousness."

{This would be more a clienthood (or even marriage) than an integral "fusion".}

p. 107

"A super-human is a human being who has transcended (the lower worlds), who may be helping others to achieve a similar state of liberation ... . ... These are sometimes called Masters {and Mistresses} ... – they are Shamans and Shamankas whose prowess has led them towards a greater measure of personal freedom; and these beings no longer require the experience of incarnation. ... The are perfect human beings ... . ...

p. 108

Each may be specialised in one or more areas of knowledge – not knowledge as we know it, but as ways of seeing, and ways of being. ... They can present themselves in bodily guise, or else as points of force; or they can mastermind certain events from another level of existence."

p. 108

Once you have encountered your own Group you will be able to ...

p. 109

interact with these beings; ... and you will find that your life will lead you ever increasingly toward their point of highest affinity."

"Many, if not all these Space Groups are Group Beings – i.e. one single Being fragmented into a varying number of individuals, and these may live or be active on various levels simultaneously. ... Each one of us belongs to such a Group ... . It is easier to meet members of one own Group on the Astral Plane than it is to meet them on the physical plane, although some of these members will only be found on the Higher Planes."

p. 109

"The various individuals involved ... are capable of merging with the Group’s Unitive Consciousness ... whenever necessary ... .

p. 110

Synthesis is a Life-Principle, and is governed by the First and Seventh Rays ... . This is a function of the Spiritual Will and of Natural, or Rhythmic Magick."

"There are various Temples on the highest sub-level of the Astral Plane which act as Beacons and as Meditation Places for those who want to immerse themselves in the Universal Wisdom. ... these places are also repositories for the Ancient Wisdom in the form of crystal-encapsulated information which can be read psychically".

As the Power conceals Itself behind the forms, these seem real until they are seen, and are thereby revealed, as unreal – the forms are just masks for the Spirit."

p. 112

There are many beings on the Astral Plane who ... may be trying to teach you something ... (however, there are many others who will attempt to lure you into sexual intercourse ...) ... ."

p. 113

"There are also a number of animals on the Astral Plane which have no direct equivalent on the physical plane. Some of these appear to be hybrids on known animals; others would seem strange to you. Most of them are friendly."

p. 113

"your tales of power ... share ... only with trusted friends who have similar interests. Nevertheless, keep records of what you have experienced".

p. 114

"Interaction with Space Beings in particular can be so potent that you may feel a need to clarify your association with these further. You will start to experience a multi-levelled identity which you will have to come to terms with".

"the notion of transcendence will ... become more prominent in your mind. ... It will demand every bit of life-experience you have, and much more which you have yet to discover."

p. 114

if you use no body at all (for instance, when projecting as a point

p. 115

... during physical wakefulness ..., you may experience openings from time to time during which you remember what it is like to be out there."