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Which part of the brain is the seat of normal consciousness?
Which part of the brain is the seat of normal consciousness?
Which center in the soul is associated with the element of water?
Which center in the soul is associated with the element of water?
What is the term used in Indian philosophy for the awakening of the charkas?
What is the term used in Indian philosophy for the awakening of the charkas?
What is the name of the center associated with the element of fire?
What is the name of the center associated with the element of fire?
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What is the name of the center associated with the element of air?
What is the name of the center associated with the element of air?
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What is the name of the highest center in the soul, regarded as the most divine?
What is the name of the highest center in the soul, regarded as the most divine?
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What is the connecting link between the body and soul?
What is the connecting link between the body and soul?
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Based on the text, what causes what is thriving, compound, and preserving in the soul?
Based on the text, what causes what is thriving, compound, and preserving in the soul?
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What is the seat of all the qualities the immortal spirit has?
What is the seat of all the qualities the immortal spirit has?
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Based on the text, what determines man's temper?
Based on the text, what determines man's temper?
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What are the good qualities of the choleric temper in its active polarity?
What are the good qualities of the choleric temper in its active polarity?
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Based on the text, what are the good qualities of the sanguine temper in its active form?
Based on the text, what are the good qualities of the sanguine temper in its active form?
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as part of the roughly material world?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as part of the roughly material world?
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What is the main focus of the incipient adept in regards to the material world?
What is the main focus of the incipient adept in regards to the material world?
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What are the four elements present on our planet?
What are the four elements present on our planet?
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What is the purpose of drawing analogies to the human body in relation to the elements?
What is the purpose of drawing analogies to the human body in relation to the elements?
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What will be discussed in a further chapter on practical use of magic?
What will be discussed in a further chapter on practical use of magic?
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What is the reason for not describing the roughly material world in this chapter?
What is the reason for not describing the roughly material world in this chapter?
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Which element is considered the most grossly material element?
Which element is considered the most grossly material element?
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What is the cause of all material happenings on Earth, including chemical processes in minerals, plants, and animals?
What is the cause of all material happenings on Earth, including chemical processes in minerals, plants, and animals?
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What is weight considered to be according to the text?
What is weight considered to be according to the text?
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What is the well-known attractive power of iron and nickel an example of?
What is the well-known attractive power of iron and nickel an example of?
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What is the four-pole magnet an appearance of?
What is the four-pole magnet an appearance of?
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What does physical death mean according to the adept?
What does physical death mean according to the adept?
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What is the principal task in describing the soul?
What is the principal task in describing the soul?
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What is the secret of the tetragrammaton?
What is the secret of the tetragrammaton?
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What are subject to the immutable laws of the four-pole magnet?
What are subject to the immutable laws of the four-pole magnet?
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What will one win a clear idea of through attentive meditation?
What will one win a clear idea of through attentive meditation?
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What is the connection between the body and the soul?
What is the connection between the body and the soul?
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What is the role of the original laws?
What is the role of the original laws?
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In alchemy, the transmutation of one power into another is considered a magical process.
In alchemy, the transmutation of one power into another is considered a magical process.
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The attractive power of iron and nickel is an example of the four-pole magnet.
The attractive power of iron and nickel is an example of the four-pole magnet.
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The principle of water, in its negative form, has a destructive and disintegrating effect.
The principle of water, in its negative form, has a destructive and disintegrating effect.
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Weight is considered an appearance of the attractive power of the earth.
Weight is considered an appearance of the attractive power of the earth.
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The four elements present on our planet are earth, fire, water, and air.
The four elements present on our planet are earth, fire, water, and air.
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The electric fluid is found in the center of the earth, while the magnetic fluid is on the surface of the earth.
The electric fluid is found in the center of the earth, while the magnetic fluid is on the surface of the earth.
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True or false: The roughly material world, including the kingdoms of minerals, vegetables, and animals, will be described in this chapter.
True or false: The roughly material world, including the kingdoms of minerals, vegetables, and animals, will be described in this chapter.
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True or false: The incipient adept is primarily interested in understanding the physical processes of nature.
True or false: The incipient adept is primarily interested in understanding the physical processes of nature.
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True or false: The elements of fire, water, air, and earth are present on our planet.
True or false: The elements of fire, water, air, and earth are present on our planet.
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True or false: By drawing analogies to the human body, one can understand the workings of the elements on the subtlest form.
True or false: By drawing analogies to the human body, one can understand the workings of the elements on the subtlest form.
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True or false: The adept can contact higher planes through knowledge of the grossly material elements.
True or false: The adept can contact higher planes through knowledge of the grossly material elements.
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True or false: The practical use of magic will be discussed in a separate chapter.
True or false: The practical use of magic will be discussed in a separate chapter.
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True or false: The qualities of the temperaments form the basis of the human character.
True or false: The qualities of the temperaments form the basis of the human character.
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True or false: The astral matrix is the connecting substance between body and soul.
True or false: The astral matrix is the connecting substance between body and soul.
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True or false: The aura is the emanation of the action of the elements in the various qualities.
True or false: The aura is the emanation of the action of the elements in the various qualities.
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True or false: The emanation of the soul or the aura is created by a man's temperament and character.
True or false: The emanation of the soul or the aura is created by a man's temperament and character.
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True or false: The halo represented in images of high adepts or saints is identical to the aura described.
True or false: The halo represented in images of high adepts or saints is identical to the aura described.
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True or false: The cerebellum is the seat of normal consciousness in the brain.
True or false: The cerebellum is the seat of normal consciousness in the brain.
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True or false: All inventions connected with communication at a distance, such as radio and telegraphy, are based on the transmission of the electric or magnetic fluid through the ether?
True or false: All inventions connected with communication at a distance, such as radio and telegraphy, are based on the transmission of the electric or magnetic fluid through the ether?
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True or false: The astral body or soul is responsible for receiving perceptions of the physical world through the five bodily senses?
True or false: The astral body or soul is responsible for receiving perceptions of the physical world through the five bodily senses?
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True or false: Without the intervention of the soul, the spirit would not be able to operate and the astral body would dissolve itself into its components?
True or false: Without the intervention of the soul, the spirit would not be able to operate and the astral body would dissolve itself into its components?
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True or false: The four temperaments - choleric, sanguine, melancholic, and phlegmatic - are determined by the predominant elements and their respective fluid vibrations?
True or false: The four temperaments - choleric, sanguine, melancholic, and phlegmatic - are determined by the predominant elements and their respective fluid vibrations?
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True or false: The good qualities of the choleric temper in its active polarity include activity, enthusiasm, courage, and productivity?
True or false: The good qualities of the choleric temper in its active polarity include activity, enthusiasm, courage, and productivity?
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True or false: The sanguine temper is ascribed to the earthy element and has the good qualities of capacity of penetrating, joy, and independence?
True or false: The sanguine temper is ascribed to the earthy element and has the good qualities of capacity of penetrating, joy, and independence?
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True or false: The principal task in describing the soul is to establish the connection of the elements with their positive and negative polarities in the soul, and give a neat idea of it.
True or false: The principal task in describing the soul is to establish the connection of the elements with their positive and negative polarities in the soul, and give a neat idea of it.
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True or false: The body, as well as the soul, with their effects are alive and working, that their preservation and destruction are subject to the immutable laws of the four-pole magnet, i.e., the secret of the tetragrammaton, and governed by them.
True or false: The body, as well as the soul, with their effects are alive and working, that their preservation and destruction are subject to the immutable laws of the four-pole magnet, i.e., the secret of the tetragrammaton, and governed by them.
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True or false: Attentive meditation about the connection between the body and soul will give a clear idea of the bodily functions but not those of the soul.
True or false: Attentive meditation about the connection between the body and soul will give a clear idea of the bodily functions but not those of the soul.
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True or false: The mutual interaction according to the original laws is the cause of all material happenings on Earth, including chemical processes in minerals, plants, and animals.
True or false: The mutual interaction according to the original laws is the cause of all material happenings on Earth, including chemical processes in minerals, plants, and animals.
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True or false: The four-pole magnet is an appearance of the secret of the tetragrammaton.
True or false: The four-pole magnet is an appearance of the secret of the tetragrammaton.
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True or false: The evocation of the snake-power in the single centers will be discussed in a further chapter on practical use of magic.
True or false: The evocation of the snake-power in the single centers will be discussed in a further chapter on practical use of magic.
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