EVOLUTION THROUGHCHAINS AND ROUNDS

Theosophy Presented in Graphical Form

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DIVINE or ADI PLANE

ANUPADAKA or MONADIC PLANE

NIRVANIC or ATMIC PLANE

BUDDHIC PLANE

MENTAL PLANE

ASTRAL PLANE

PHYSICAL PLANE

FIRST ASPECT

SECOND ASPECT THIRD ASPECT

BHUH

BHUVAH

SUVAH

MAHAH

JANAH

TAPAHSATYA

SOLAR LOGOS

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THE THREE OUTPOURINGS

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ASTRAL

PHYSICAL

1st ELE. KINGDOM

2nd ELE. KINGDOM

3rd ELEMENTAL KINGDOM

MINERAL KINGDOM

VEGETABLE KINGDOM

1st Elemental Essence

2nd Elemental Essence

3rd Elemental Essence

HUMAN KINGDOM

ANIMAL KINGDOM

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THE SEVEN KINGDOMS

L. ATMIC

BUDDHIC

L. MENTAL

ASTRAL

PHYSICAL

H. MENTAL

The Earth ChainThe Earth ChainH. ATMIC

Globe D, Earth

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Cycles withinCycles within CyclesCycles

7 Sub-races 1 Root-race7 Sub-races 1 Root-race

7 Root-races 1 Globe-period7 Root-races 1 Globe-period

7 Globe-periods 1 Round7 Globe-periods 1 Round

7 Rounds 1 Chain-period7 Rounds 1 Chain-period

7 Chain-periods 1 Planetary Scheme7 Chain-periods 1 Planetary Scheme

10 Planetary Schemes Our Solar System10 Planetary Schemes Our Solar System

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Our Planetary SchemeOur Planetary SchemeH.A

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Moon Chain

Earth Chain

Chain II

Chain I

Chain V

Chain VI

Chain VII

The 10 Planetary Schemes ofour Solar System

# SCHEME Chain Round No. P.P. Notes

I VULCAN 3 6? 1 Will produce entities at a level lower than thoseof the Earth Scheme

II VENUS 5 7 1 The most advanced Scheme

III EARTH 4 4 3 The three Planets are Mars, Earth and Mercury

IV JUPITER 3 2 1 Jupiter is not yet inhabited, but its moons are. It willattain to a very high level

V SATURN 3 early 1 Evolves slowly, but will reach a high level

VI URANUS 3 --- 1

VII NEPTUNE 4 --- 3 The three Planets are Neptune and 2 others beyond

VIII, IX, X Unnamed. No physical Planets.

OCCULT CHRONOLOGYKrita Yuga (4) = 1,728,000 yTrêta Yuga (3) = 1,296,000 yDwâpara Yuga (2) = 864,000 yKali Yuga (1) = 432,000 yMahâ Yuga (MY) = 4,320,000 y

1 Manvantara = 71 MY = 306,720,000 y(Round period)

1 Day of Brahma = 1 Kalpa (Chain Period)= 14 Manvantaras (994 MY) +

6 Sandhis/Inter-Round Pralayas (6 MY)= 1000 MY = 4,320,000,000 y

1 Saura Kalpa = 1 Day of Brahma * 2 * 360 * 100(lifetime of a = 311,040,000,000,000 y

Solar System)

Occult AnthropologyOccult AnthropologyOccult AnthropologyPeriod Meaning Root Name Sense & Vehiclem.y. ago of term Race of Race Developed

EOCENE The dawn First Polar Hearing60-50 of new fauna Astro-etheric

OLIGOCENE Small Second Hyper- Touch40-38 intermediate borian Etheric

MIOCENE More new Sight25 Life-forms. Third Lemurian Etheric-physical

Less recent

PLIOCENE More Fourth Atlantean Taste12 recent Physical-astral

PLEISTOCENE Most Fifth Aryan Smell1 recent Physical-mental

HOLOCENE Complete RecentPresent

Successive Life WavesSuccessive Life Waves

1st EK 2nd EK 3rd EK Mineral Plant AnimalHuman

Human

Human

Human

Animal

Animal

Animal

Plant

Plant

Plant

Mineral

Mineral

Mineral

3rd EK

3rd EK

2nd EK

2Chain 1 3 4 5 6 7

Pralaya

GROSS PHYSICAL (STHÛLA)

ETHERIC DOUBLE (PRÂNAMAYA)

ASTRO-MENTAL (KÂMA)

CAUSAL (KÂRANA)

SELF (ÂTMA -- BUDDHI -- MANAS)

MONAD (TURIYÂTMA)

THE PERSONALITY

The Constitution ofthe Human Being

Correspondence of Rounds and Principles

GROSSPHYSICAL

ETHERIC PRÂNA KÂMA MANAS BUDDHI ÂTMAN

7th ROUND

6th ROUND

5th ROUND

4th ROUND

3rd ROUND

2nd ROUND

1st ROUND GROSSGROSSPHYSICALPHYSICAL

ETHERICETHERIC

PRÂNAPRÂNA

KÂMAKÂMA

MANASMANAS

BUDDHIBUDDHI

ÂTMANÂTMAN

1 2 3 4 5 76Root Races

Inception of a New Root Race

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UNIVERSAL

INTUITIONAL

MENTAL

MINERAL PLANT HUMANANIMAL SPIRITUAL

PHYSICAL

EMOTIONAL

‘EVOLUTION’ of CONSCIOUSNESS

Goals Set for the Chains (Earth Scheme)

FIRST INITIATIONTHIRD INITIATION

FOURTH INITIATIONFIFTH INITIATION

UNKNOWN (VERY HIGH)

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Degrees of Attainment

CHAINPERIOD

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Fore-runners

THE INNER ROUND: Speeding UpTHE INNER ROUND: Speeding Up

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Sishtas of Globe A