Wednesday, July 12th, 1978

WISDOM'S GOLDENROD, ALAN BERKOWITZ CLASS NOTES

(TYPED)

JULY 12, 1978

BUDDHISM; VAIROCHANA

TOPIC: Buddhism

SUBJECT: Vairochana

SUBSUBJECTS: Cosmology, Sun, Nidana Chain, Instinct, Gnostic Faculties and Psychic Functions

BOOKS READ FROM OR REFERENCED:

• C.G. Jung, CW 8, The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche, "On Psychic Energy"; "Psychological Factors Determining Human Behaviour"; "Instinct and the Unconscious"

DIAGRAMS embedded in these notes:

• FIGURE 1978 0712-1-AB. Fourth Quadrant Cosmology.

• FIGURE 1978 0712-2-AB. Twelve Instinctual Functions and Seven Planets.

• FIGURE 1978 0712-3-AB. Gnostic Faculties and Psychic Functions correlated with Eleventh and Twelfth Houses.

• FIGURE 1978 0712-4-AB. Mandala and Four Gnostic Functions.

TYPED AND REFORMATTED by IT 2022

NOTES:

• RETYPED HANDWRITTEN NOTES (hence V08). From Alan Notes 02 1977 to 06 1979.PDF.

• All spelling, capitalization, and punctuation corrected, abbreviations and astrological glyphs spelled out.

1978 07/12 at Wisdom's Goldenrod

Buddhism; Vairochana

[Alan Notes 0712 1978 Begin]

7/12/78

Vairochana

[FIGURE 1978 0712-1-AB. Fourth Quadrant Cosmology. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

Fixed stars represent the intelligible, in their totality are a unity.

Sun reveals their intelligible meaning -- Sun in a sign means the Sun projects a specific intelligible meaning.

The life of the Sun is the substratum of the whole 12th house system (nidana chain).

The Sun is crucified or divided into the 12 -- its life is the medium for our development -- the Solar Logos is the field for manifestation.

Highest level of Vairochana is Sun in Leo.

Paradigm for nidana chain is the light and life of the Sun (form-bearing light).

East side of Aquarius = 6 realms, wheel of samsara.

Instinct appears in psyche in 12th, is a product and belongs to an entity which is in 11th.

The psyche (11th) manifests itself through and develops organs in 12th.

Four aspects of an entity -- cosmic or individual.

1) sthula -- physical substance in which life is inserted

2) life (desires)

3) psychic -- archetypes, forms or beings which guide life. Kama rupa is inserted into life and manifests functional organs which it uses.

4) ego -- manas

Sun imitates the Intelligible and reproduces it in Pisces.

[FIGURE 1978 0712-2-AB. Twelve Instinctual Functions and Seven Planets. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

Volume 8 -- Jung -- quotes on instinct. [Note: C.G. Jung, CW 8, The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche.]

"Psychic Energy," paragraph 99. [Note: "On Psychic Energy" in CW 8.]

"Psychological Aspects of Human Behaviour," paragraph 234. [Note: "Psychological Factors Determining Human Behaviour" in CW 8.]

"Instinct and Unconscious," paragraph 270. [Note: "Instinct and the Unconscious" in CW 8.]

Conflict is between heredity of physical body and you, and produces consciousness (paragraph 99).

Body and soul monads have different samskaras.

Irrationality of lower soul (body) is that its appetite is unlimited.

Paragraph 270 -- unconscious = Aquarius -- contains a priori the gnostic faculties, which are the causal form of the psychical functions.

[FIGURE 1978 0712-3-AB. Gnostic Faculties and Psychic Functions correlated with Eleventh and Twelfth Houses. Per, P = Perception; Sens, S = Sensing; Rat Cog = Rational Cogitation; T = Thinking; Int = Intuition. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

Soul = collective unconscious. Forms pre-exist in soul.

[FIGURE 1978 0712-4-AB. Mandala and Four Gnostic Functions. P = Perception; S = Sensing; RC = Rational Cogitation; I = Intuition. Facsimile scan from AB class notes.]

[Alan Notes 0712 1978 End]