THE LAW OF VIBRATIONS
In my _Kabala_ I have shown that in the contest between Chance of the
haphazard sort which is merely speculative, and that because it is
grounded in ignorance, and Law which proceeds by method because it is
based on cosmic principles, the latter wins an easy victory, not once
but always. I showed that the divisions of the day and night that we
call Planetary Hours, whether they be artificial or not, have a certain
security from the fact that they are founded on the cosmic order of
planetary velocities. It was also shown that certain numbers answered to
the several planets, and that these numbers bore a definite relationship
to sound vibrations.
I have received such a lot of correspondence asking for further
instruction along those lines that I feel constrained, if only to gain
some little respite from my tormentors, to add a few pages here on the
subject of Chance reduced to Law.
Without at all departing from the phonetic evaluation of sounds as given
in the Universal Alphabet (_Kabala_, p. 30), it is possible to evolve a
number of methods by which the same results may be reached, but I find
none more satisfactory than that of the Law of Number and Vibration as
related to Planetary Hours.
It has already been explained that Planetary Hours depend on the length
of the day, or the time that the Sun is above the horizon, in any
locality. Take, for instance, the 18th October, when the Sun is above
the horizon for some 10½ hours. On that day the Sun sets in these
latitudes at five o’clock, and these five hours are divided into six
Planetary Hours, each of fifty minutes’ duration.
These Hours, again, are divided into seven Periods, each of which is
governed by or related to a planet, and these Periods will therefore be
about seven minutes in duration, since fifty divided by seven yields
seven and a fraction. Then for this day we have the Planetary Hour equal
to fifty minutes and the Planetary Period to seven minutes.
The usual mistake of those who have dealt with the use of the Planetary
Hour is that they divide the whole time of the Sun’s diurnal arc by
twelve, and apply these Hours to the time of sunrise. This must not be
done. The quarters of the day must be dealt with separately, the quarter
from sunrise to noon by itself, and that from noon to sunset by itself.
Six Planetary Hours are always completed at noon. Thus on the 18th
October aforesaid, the Sun rises at about 6.25, and consequently the
time from sunrise to noon will be 5 hrs. 35 min. and this is equal to
335 minutes, which being divided by six yields the Planetary Hour for
the first quarter of the day, namely, fifty-six minutes. Then, again, we
find that the time of sunset is 5 p.m. and this is equal to 300 minutes,
which, divided by six gives the Planetary Hour for the second quarter of
the day as equal to fifty minutes.
This is very different to taking an average of fifty-three minutes for
the Hour and applying it to sunrise, as the following comparative table
will show.
False Hours, True Hours,
begin begin
6.25 sunrise. 6.25 sunrise.
7.18 a.m. 7.21 a.m.
8.11 ” 8.17 ”
9.4 ” 9.13 ”
9.57 ” 10.9 ”
10.50 ” 11.5 ”
11.43 ” 12.0 noon.
Having found that the afternoon Hours are each equal to fifty minutes in
duration, we have to add this amount successively to noon to get the
beginnings of the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Hours. These may be
set out in a single line—
7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
12.0 12.50 1.40 2.30 3.20 4.10
And if to these beginnings of Hours we add successively seven minutes,
being one-seventh of the Hour of fifty minutes, we shall have the times
at which the various sub-periods begin. But it is also necessary to
affix the signature of the Planet ruling the Hours and Periods, and for
this purpose we may note that the 8th Hour is _always_ ruled by the
planet that gives the day its name, as Mercury on a Wednesday, etc. The
18th October, 1911, was a Wednesday. Also note that the first Period of
each Hour is ruled by the planet that gives its name to the Hour, the
rest following in the usual Chaldean order.
The table when fully set out will therefore present the following
appearance:—
[Illustration: Figure 24. Wednesday 18th October, 1911. Afternoon.
Planetary Hours.]
The reader will observe that in the periodic succession the 8th planet
syncopates, and the next Hour commences with the succeeding planet. This
is not so exceptional as at first it may appear, for we have analogies
throughout nature of the syncopation of the octave. If you take a wire
and stretch it across a bridge, as is done in the construction of a
stringed musical instrument, you will find that it answers to a certain
note when vibrated. At first sight you may be disposed to think that the
vibration extends over the whole length of the wire. This, however, is
not the case, for on closer observation you will find that at certain
points along its length the wire is quite stationary, while the rest of
it is vibrating. By placing the finger upon these neutral points or
nodes and again vibrating the wire, you will find that they are the
octaves of the open note produced by the wire when in free vibration.
The following sketch shows the principle of these neutral points or
nodes. They correspond to the 8th planet in the series.
[Illustration: Figure 25.]
The vibration being the cause of what we sense as sound, non-vibration
must correspond with silence, and so we know that the sound falls into
silence and re-emerges again in the higher octave of vibration. This
fact has an interesting application, which I cannot develop in this
place, but which the student will take due note of.
Having now got our Planetary Hours into array, we are at once able to
prove one or two of the occult axioms, the first being that composites
of sound are reducible to numbers, and the second is that these numbers
when reduced to their unit values correspond to one or other of the
planets.
By the use of the universal alphabet of sound, known as the Phonetic
Values, and which apply to all languages the world over, we may take the
name of any person, animal or thing which is in evidence at a particular
time and prove that its name value corresponds with the planet ruling
the Period in force at the time. Let us put it to the test once more.
I do not know and should have difficulty in finding the names of persons
who met with some distinction on the 18th October in the year 1911, but
I do know that certain animals bearing distinctive names gained
distinction by winning races at Gatwick on that particular day, and
_faute de mieux_ I will make use of them.
The first race was at 1.49. This was the Hour of the Moon and the Period
of Saturn. Therefore we must look for the numbers 1 or 8. It was won by
Tucker—4222-10-1.
The second event took place at 2.18, which is the same Hour of the Moon
and the Period of Venus. We must therefore look for 3 or 6. The race was
won by Acsu—1266-15-6.
The third event was at 2.48, in the Hour of Saturn and the Period of
Mars. We look, therefore, for 5 or 9. The event was won by
Lespedesa—316814171-32-5.
The fourth event took place at 3.15, which is the Hour of Saturn and the
Period of Moon. We must look for a 2 or 7. It was won by
Peristyle—8126413-25-7.
The fifth event was at 3.46, which is the Hour of Jupiter and the Period
of Venus. We must therefore look for 3 or 6. The event was won by
Wilfrid—63824—23—5. This does not harmonize, but we may note that Venus
was in the sign Virgo, ruled by Mercury—5.
The last event was at 4.16, in the Hour of Mars and the end of the
Period of Mars or the beginning of that of Sun. The latter gives us the
number 4 or 1. The event was won by Gadfly—214831—19—10—1.
Here we see that without the slightest equivocation or deviation from
the principle of evaluation of sounds already laid down, we obtain five
direct responses out of six tests.
Let us go on to the next day at Sandown, when the day being Thursday,
and the sunset about the same time, the 8th Hour will be ruled by
Jupiter and the beginnings of the Hours will be—
Jupiter Mars Sun Venus Mercury
12.50 1.40 2.30 3.20 4.10
The Periods can be filled in as occasion requires.
The first event was at 1.30, and in the Hour of Jupiter and Period of
Saturn. We therefore look for distinction to fall to one whose name is
of value 1 or 8. The winner was Wild Duck—63422-17—8.
The second event, at 2.5, was in the Hour of Mars and the Period of
Mercury. The number will therefore be 9 or 5. The winner was
Myriad—41214-12—3. This is irregular, but it is seen that Mercury was
then in the sign Libra, ruled by Venus, negative 3.
The third event was at 2.30, in the Hour of Sun and Period of Sun. We
must expect 4 or 1 to win. The event was won by Runnymede—2251414-19-1.
The fourth event was at 3.7, in the Hour of Sun and the Period of
Jupiter. We look therefore, for 6 or 3. The event was won by
Sobieski—6621621-24-6.
The fifth event was at 3.38, and fell in the Hour of Jupiter and the
Period of Moon, but verging on that of Saturn. The numbers of Moon are 2
and 7. The event was won by Jessica—31621-13-4. This may be regarded as
an exception.
The last event was at 4.2, in the Hour of Venus and the Period of Sun.
The event should fall to 4 or 1. It was won by Pretiva—821461-22-4.
Here again we have four out of six results in strict conformity with the
rules of the Kabala of Numbers. It is not necessary to go further in
this demonstration. Taking all the factors into account, the odds
against nine out of twelve events coinciding with the requirements of
the Law of Vibrations are enormous.
The practical use to which we could put such information as this law
affords, is in the regulation of our efforts by the time factor. A
person whose name is of value 8 must not look for success in the hour
that is governed by Mars. He is sure to be cut out by one whose number
is 9 if it is between sunrise and noon, or by one whose number is 5 if
it is between noon and sunset. Similarly at other times. The putting
forth of our highest powers is of little effect in this sublunary world
unless we do so intelligently and in agreement with the Law of Astral
Vibration. Moreover, a Mars man should not concern himself with things
that belong to Jupiter, nor one under Saturn with those that are
governed by Mars. An aviator or motorist who puts a number on his
machine and sets it going in a Planetary Period that is at variance with
the vibrations of that number, is asking for trouble. Where there is
danger of accident the Periods of Mars and Saturn should be avoided,
while those of Venus, Jupiter, and either the Sun or Moon when well
aspected, should be chosen. By bringing ourselves into accord with
natural operations we share in Nature’s power and efficiency. It is what
the ancients called the “Covert Agreement.” The fact of your having
penetrated the secret of the gods enables you to claim their protection.
The Masters of Wisdom are in league with Nature for the protection and
benefit of mankind. This is what I have elsewhere referred to as the
Divine Conspiracy.