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"The Aetheric Body is composed of aether, the same aether which is distributed throughout 3-dimensional space, although in The Aetheric Body of an individual the aether is more dense than in the rest of space. In The Aetheric Vehicle, aether is organized into centers of energy called Chakras and into flow-paths (meridians or nadis) by which energy entering The Aetheric Body at The Chakras is distributed to the various junction points with The Astral and physical vehicles. Through these distribution lines the energies of The Aetheric Body, coming originally from The Higher Self, pass to and enliven the other 2 bodies."
"The essential characteristic of The Aetheric Body is that It reacts instantly to the patterns of thought that are projected by the conscious or subconscious mind. Indeed, in just the same way that The Astral is influenced by emotion, The Aetheric Body is influenced by thought and can be given health or illness by virtue of the nature of the thought processes in any individual. Where the mind is preoccupied only with unworthy things like pleasure, money, personal gain, and the like, The Aetheric Body is affected adversely. By contrast, the mind that is filled with thoughts of kindness, or which seeks the truth of The Spirit, or aspires to know more of God's ways produces only positive effects in The Aetheric Body."
"These are general concepts. But there are more specific ways in which The Aetheric Body is affected by thought. The worst of the negative thoughts are those engendered by the emotions of fear and worry."
"The physical body reflects not only the condition of The Astral Body but that of The Aetheric as well. Indeed, the states produced in The Aetheric Vehicle by thought tend to affect the physical body more quickly than the states of The Astral Body. This is due to the fact that the major portion of the energy of the physical body is derived through The Aetheric, and only a minor portion comes from The Astral."
"Thought produces an instant result at The Aetheric Level. For example, when a person visualizes himself as healthy, robust, youthful, etc., The Aetheric Body instantly becomes that which is visualized and remains so until the visualization ceases. By regularly repeating this visualization exercise, The Aetheric Body can be induced to remain in the visualized state, even when conscious effort is no longer being made. This arises, in part, due to the fact that the subconscious mind eventually takes up the task of repeating the visualization and will constantly produce the thought-form of youth, health, etc. In a short time, the physical body will begin to respond to the changed aetheric picture by gradually assuming the characteristics which exist at The Aetheric Level."
"Now, when an individual is constantly in the grip of a fear of looking old, he is, of course, holding the fear picture of aging before his mind. Instantly, The Aetheric Body ages and takes on the precise form which the person fears. It can do nothing else, for that is the nature of its response to thought. If all those, who today so avidly seek youth because they fear growing old, would simply practice a daily exercise of visualizing themselves as young, robust, and healthy, millions of dollars now spent on facial creams, hair coloring, diet pills, and the like could be saved."
"It is unfortunate that the manufacturers of these products base their advertising on the fear of growing old, for they are literally making their customers old through inducing the fear of aging!"
"The Aetheric Body responds to the thought-pictures which the visualizing ability projects. The subconscious also plays a part in this procedure, for if the thought or picture is projected repeatedly by the conscious mind, the subconscious will eventually pick up the pattern and continue it ad infinitum. Now, if the picture is one of aging, and if this thought is repeated often enough, the subconscious will adopt it and the result will be that The Aetheric Body becomes and remains permanently old. When this takes place, it is just a matter of time before the physical body conforms itself to the aetheric pattern."
"What We have just explained is literally the cause of aging and the decay of the physical body in as much as half of The Human Family now on The Earth. The aging process in the remainder is more complex and involves questions of diet and the entertaining of harmful emotional states on an almost permanent basis."
"The Aetheric Body is a sheath about the same size as the physical body, except that It projects slightly beyond the outer layer of the physical skin. When a person takes a shower and notices the feeling of stimulation and well-being that this gives him, it is due, in large measure, to the fact that the running water, moving past the outer layers of The Aetheric Body which project about one-quarter to one-half inch beyond the skin, is able to carry away most of the aetheric impurities which The Aetheric Body has placed in that position for that very purpose. This constitutes the main procedure which The Aetheric Body uses in order to rid Itself of the toxins and negativity which It accumulates as a result of negative thought-patterns, unwholesome foods, and low-vibration emotions."
"What constitutes the mechanism for the creation of psychosomatic illness is The Aetheric Form which is the intermediary between the emotional or mental state, on the one hand, and the resultant physical condition on the other. The only permanent solution is the arrest of the destructive thought-patterns which give rise to the thought-forms and ultimately to the physical deterioration. This should be coupled with dietary purification (to give the body enough energy to tackle the task of tissue repair) and a visualization technique aimed at promoting the repair of the damaged tissue."
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