Looking at the Wholeness Body of Purusha/Prakriti, we see Prakriti moving "northward" up through the Body in (potentially) 9 stages, which we can see matches symbolic primordial castes of human states of consciousness in the social body. (Connections to the 9 Realms of the Norse Tree of Life given in parens.)
In the Feet (T.C.), the human is completely bound to maya and primordial Prakriti (Hel), hence is of the "slave" or servant caste. In the Base (C.C.), the human is now "free;" his actions are automatic: working with the karmendriyas and their outward manifestation as the mineral kingdom (Realm of the Dwarves) -- hence, the artisans. In the Sex (G.C.), the human is now working with the pranas and indriyas and their outward manifestation as the vegetable kingdom (Realm of the Dark Elves) -- hence, the food-growers and merchants. In the Navel (U.C.), the human works with the manas or lower mind, the animal kingdom (Realm of the Fire Giants) -- hence, the warriors, the "knights" -- traditionally the ones allowed to ride on horseback. This culminates in... ...the Solar Plexus, where the human identifies with the Causal Body of the Ahamkara or Solar Angel, and works with the Human kingdom (Middle Earth). S/he is thus the Ruler, intermediary between Heaven and Earth. (Crossing through this center, this intermediary or Causal Self "dies.") In the Heart (B.C.), the human is "born again" or "twice-born," and identifies with the enlightened Buddhi, and works with the Ancestral kingdom or realm of the Pitris (Giants). Since these humans are knowers of Brahman as themselves, they are "Brahmans." These would be presiders over the ritual, the Intuitives or Oracles. However, there would be three or four subcategories of Brahman(s), the others being sketched below. In the Throat (K.C.), the human identifies with the Mahat-atman and bliss-realm, and works with the Angelic or Devic realm (Light Elves). These would be the magic-speakers -- the (en)chanters, mages, singers, and and bards (Pundits). In the Brow or third-eye (S.C.), the human identifies with the Avyukta and Unmanifest realm, and works with the God-realm (Vanirs). These would be the Seers or Rishis. In the Crown (M.C.), the human identifies with Purusha itself, and working with the realm of the Siddhas (Aesir in Norse, Aes Sidhi in Celtic) would serve the Whole. These would be the Great-Seers or Maharishis. LLL, R. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
