The Astral Body - Taken from CW Leadbeater's book, "The Astral Body".

.........Dirt of all kinds is also more objectionable in the higher worlds even than in the physical and attracts a low class of nature-spirits. The occultist therefore needs to be stringent in all matters of cleanliness. Especial attention should be paid to the hands and feet, because through these extremities emanations flow out so readily.

Physical noises, such as prevail in cities, jar the nerves and thus cause irritations and fatigue: the effect is accentuated by the pressure of so many astral bodies vibrating at different rates, and all excited and disturbed by trifles. (SO TRUE ... Please remember this in large busy cities. The subtle bodies are constantly undergoing pollution due to these factors. It is most important to grasp the strong effect this has on all Spiritual Students).

Although such irritation is superficial, and may pass out of the mind in ten minutes, yet an effect may be produced in the astral body lasting for forty-eight hours.-- (Probably why it takes some time to recover from long flights or vacations that do not replenish - but rather deplete.) Hence it is difficult, whilst living in modern cities, to avoid irritability, especially for one whose bodies (i.e., students on the Spiritual Path) are more highly strung and sensitive than those of the ordinary man.

Please notice:

Leadbeater was only speaking about Noise.

But it is our strong impression that whatever causes the emotions & physical body -- to feel some of these things - irritation, fatigue, irritability, weariness (and more) ... when this phenomena occurs after Wesak ... happens because the Wesak Energies are so high.

Therefore, in adjusting to these higher levels of Energy - the old energies must be eliminated to make room for the newer energies and when the Higher Energies are present or come into contact with the multiple lower energies in which we engage in daily life - the Higher Energies are completely incompatible with Lower Energies.

Therefore, there is an actual physical reaction to the new level of Energy -- tiredness, irritability, disagreements, binging on foods that are not healthy for the body, experiencing "colds" or physical temporary ailments etc. -- & these matters pertain primarily to the physical body & to our fledgling perception of the true nature of the damage caused to our vehicles through our own unregulated emotions.

This is a natural process ...

And MOST CERTAINLY it does not necessarily relate to pa.

After the physical body works and is then fed (after lunch for example) - when the body is being affected by massive Higher Energies - to which it has not yet adjusted - it is normal to have a feeling of tiredness.

This occurs because the physical body is in the process of eliminating the old energies - and assimilating the new ones -- And on the Physical Level it occurs because physically our Vital Energy is being used for digestion etc.

This has to do with the Nature of the Extremely High Energies of the Wesak, of the weakness of the physical body to withstand so much Energy and due to our lack of understanding of the QUALITY of the Energy we are actually dealing with ... like greedy children we try to assimilate more Energy into lives that in truth we are prepared to receive.

Do not fall into the category of less developed souls - who think that some people are negatively projecting so many energies (pa) at you the personality - and that therefore you the physical body are undergoing "tiredness" ...

Or that anyone any of us know is powerful enough to effect an entire enormous group of individuals.

IF you are engaged in thinking such a thing - we believe it is completely incorrect.

From the higher viewpoint - it is more probable that you the Soul are growing, stretching and assimilating - and in order to fully process the HIgher Wesak Energies - which we tend to greedily reach out to receive - without proper preparation -- without remaining separated from Society so as to completely absorb this Great Gift from the Hierarchy -- immediately engaging in our normal activities -- so then this tiredness and other effects occur and are noted.

Some of you might notice that if you simply close your eyes for 10-15 minutes during such a period ...

When you open your eyes again - refreshed and ready to work again.

Why? Because the "rebalancing" & deeper assimilation of these energies occurs when Energy is NOT escaping from your eyes - according to MCKS (Master Choa Kok Sui). In a class in Torino Italy, some years ago - MCKS taught the class entirely with His eyes closed so as to not allow Energy to escape from His eyes - so that it would not go to a certain person who was enamored with His Energy.

In general, it may be said that everything which promotes the health of the physical body also reacts favourably upon the higher vehicles.

Travel is another of the many factors which affect the astral body, by bringing to bear on the traveller a change of etheric and astral influences connected with each place or district.

Ocean, mountain, forest, waterfall, each has its own special type of life, astral and etheric as well as visible, and therefore its own set of influences.

Many of these unseen entities are pouring out vitality, and in any case their effect on etheric, astral and mental bodies is likely to be healthy and desirable in the long run, though a change may be somewhat tiring at the time. Hence an occasional change from town to country is beneficial on the ground of emotional as well as physical health.........

Please do not be manipulated by people who are constantly focused on or who are touting "pa, pa, pa".

Often they either purport to be "experts" on the topic -- or they are less highly developed.

Do not allow you the personality be used through such manipulations of your attention through diverting your thoughts onto your personal mis-perceived condition human helplessness.

This is not the case. You are a Spiritual Being of Divine Power, Divine Intelligence & Divine Love.

These are the foundations for "the Wrong thoughts" - with which YOU are Creating your life.

Please DO NOT so heavily focus on: certain individual negativities within you - that are being processed out.

Ultimately you too will reach the State of Enlightenment - your Soul is leading you constantly toward.

The immediately following result of such thoughts -- complete focus on you the personality or on you the body -- immediately leads the disciple away from the most important thought that You the Soul --

worse yet - it creates a deeper WEAKNESS within the personality -- which leads to a spiraling downward path to despair.

Frequently these instances of growth become opportunities - but we undergo them unknowingly or without awareness of the reality of what is going on.

Simultaneously at the time we undergo them - we lose our focus due to the intensity of our own mental and emotional deviations - so we tend to look outwardly instead of engaging in deeper introspection.

Do not fall into that group of people who is always looking outside for influences - rather than looking within or above for the answers.

Be STRONG! UNDERSTAND MORE DEEPLY!

Raise your Eyes upward and be "Saved" from remaining in the same position that you are in now - for the remainder of this incarnation.

Choices are given, Paths are opened. Remain undistracted and proceed straight into the Light without deviation.

You are a Spiritual Being! You are the Soul!!!

Loving Blessings be with All

18 Aug 2011