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5 Planes of Existence
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HARLOT, OR STRANGE WOMAN
A symbol of the allurements of sensation and
desire which capture the soul until it has learned that it is wisdom
that must be sought after above all else.
"Of the nourishments brought to the soul of the wicked man are some
from poison and poisonous stench; that is the food after death, for
a harlot of very evil thoughts, words, deeds, and illinstructed, not
ruled by a master, and wicked." - Hadokht Nask, Haug, Essays p. 233.
Of the food supplied to the soul at this stage are stimuli which
inflame and excite the lower nature. These are the desires which
must continue unsatisfied, and the longings which cannot end, since
they are to be the means of drawing the soul again and again into
incarnation; for so alone I will it work out its salvation. The
folly (harlot) of the lower self is, indeed, Wisdom reflected
inversely on the lower planes, and this is the means whereby at
first the Self is evolved in the soul. "Not ruled by a master"
signifies that the desire nature is not as yet regulated through the
will and reason. - See PROV. vii. 6-27, and 1 COR. vi. 13-20.
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