[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 remember that every one of us is generating them unceasingly night and day.  See how great is the happiness this knowledge brings to us, and how gloriously we can utilise it when we know of some one in sorrow or in suffering.  Often circumstances arise which prevent us from giving physical help either by word or deed, however much we may desire to do so; but there is no case in which help by thought may not be given, and no case in which it can fail to produce a definite result.  It may often happen that at the moment our friend may be too entirely