Dhruva (Alpha Polaris) and the Forbidden Palace. JPC: Oriental philosophy holds within its veiled verses and symbolism much of interest to the esoteric astrologer and philosopher. We see that the phonetic interpretation of the Sanskrit Dzyan is clearly carried over and interpreted in ‘Xanadu’ originating phonetically from "Dzenodoo". There is a clear referral and meaning to Shamballa and the seven jewels within the Monadic centre of power or macro cosmically the seven head centres of OAWNMBS. This sacred centre can be identified in oriental terms as the "inner city" otherwise known as the "forbidden city or palace" of 14th century Beijing. Oriental culture and symbolic representation hold many secrets to ancient esoteric knowledge and teachings and clearly the forbidden palace is an earthly symbol, even if a distorted representation of Shamballa, which exists in ether of the second ether in the Gobi Desert. The word Ch'an derives from Dzan and is the Chinese term for all schools of esoteric wisdom and teaching, the origin of which is Shamballa. "Dan, now become in modern Chinese and Tibetan phonetics ch'an, is the general term for the esoteric schools, and their literature. In the old books, the word Janna is defined as "to reform one's self by meditation and knowledge," a second inner birth. Hence Dzan, Djan phonetically, the "Book of Dzyan". SD1 xx. HPB. "In the Kabala (Siph. Dzen.) the creative Force". SD2 505. HPB. "Hence Dzan, Djan phonetically, the "Book of Dzyan". SD1 xx. HPB. "Dzenodoo -- the "seven jewels". SD1 174. HPB. "The common English name, "the Forbidden City," is a translation of the Chinese name Zijin Cheng (Chinese: pinyin: Zǐjinchéng; literally "Purple Forbidden City"). Another English name of similar origin is "Forbidden Palace". In the Manchu language it is called Dabkuri dorgi hoton (Manchu), which literally means the "Layered Inner City." Wiki. Xanadu, also Zanadu, Shangdu, or Shang-tu (Chinese; pinyin: Shàngdu) was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia and also encroached upon eastern Europe. The city was located in what is now called Inner Mongolia, 275 km north of Beijing, about 28 km northwest of the modern town of Duolun. The capital consisted of the square-shaped "Outer City" (2,200 metres square), "Inner City" (1,400 metres square), and the palace, where Kublai Khan stayed in summer". Wikipedia. JPC: The word Dzyan or Dzen may be interpreted as the creative, numerical, vibrational and cyclic force of the unmanifest logos or the sacred cypher 1. The correspondence to the first ray of will and power and of Shamballa is obvious. ch'an, Djan, Dzan are clearly phonetically linked to Zijin Cheng just as Xanadu corresponds, occultly, with Shàngdu etc. The Forbidden City or palace, the symbol of Shamballa, is aligned two degrees off North/South and is said to be in directional alignment with the city and palace capital of Xanadu built by Kublai Khan of the Mongol empire. This city stands "four square" with an inner square and palace. These palaces lay within outer and inner squares, surrounded with layered buildings having "three halls" of harmony and ornamented gardens, forbidden to the masses, and representing on the earthly plane the glory and beauty of "the sacred halls of the City of the White Island". Within the city and upon the palatial throne presides the "King" of an earthly representation such as Kublai Khan, or the emperor of the Chinese imperial palace of the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Needless to remark that there is only one true King, he being the eternal youth of endless summers, Sanat Kumara. The design of the Forbidden City in every detail was planned to reflect philosophical and religious principles and to symbolize and represent Imperial power. It stands as a beautiful if imperfect corruption of the perfection of heaven or Shamballa, much as a mandala represents, though on a much greater and even practical or beautiful scale. HPB states that the book "Voice in the Silence" originates from The Book of Golden Precepts, which in turn originates from the Book of Dzyan. She offers `Wouldst thou become a Yogi of "Time's Circle". `Time's circle' or the `wheel of time' and "time-cycles" is the transliteration of kâlachakra. The Kâlachakra mandala, on an earthly level symbolically represents a huge palace of five or so levels or many dimensions and directions. Times circle and the "wheel within the wheel" are synonymous, as understood by the esoteric astrologer. The sacred isle of Shamballa is the physical manifestation and dwelling of our third ray logos Sanat kumara, and anchors first ray energy contacted via the solar logos and the little bear or shepherd. This lesser constellation contacts and distributes the seven rays emanating from the seven rishis of the great bear or Ursa Major which forms the "seven jewels" or head centres of the OAWNMBS. These leading seven stars of the seven solar systems transmit ray energies via the seven stars of Ursa Minor the leading one of which is named Polaris, the North Star, or the constellation of the little shepherd, as far as humanity is concerned. Humanity receives the higher inspiration and aspect of the rays as knowledge, wisdom and meditative inspiration recorded as the creative force of Dzyan. Wisdom is represented in the many esoteric schools of Dan, Dzan or Chan. These schools will ultimately be accorded to each of the seven rays and will anchor specific ray energy for distribution, use and occult investigative exploration of the WAY of AUM, which was known in the previous race as the TAO. Polaris is understood as the abode or dwelling of the "Celestial Emperor" or ray logi reflected in the earthly King or Emperor in the city four square of Xanadu and the Chinese Ming Forbidden Palace, literally representing as the white island of Shamballa. The "Purple" star or emperor is Ziwei of Chinese astrology and astronomy, or Polaris and reflects itself in the Purple Forbidden City. The family of Polaris or the celestial emperors are the remaining six stars and logi of the lesser bear. Such is the knowledge of the wise oriental mind. "The name "Zijin Cheng" is a name imbued with significance on many levels. Zi, or "Purple", refers to the North Star, which in ancient China was called the Ziwei Star, and in traditional Chinese astrology was the abode of the Celestial Emperor. The surrounding celestial region, the Ziwei Enclosure (Chinese:; pinyin: Zǐweiyuán), was the realm of the Celestial Emperor and his family. The Forbidden City, as the residence of the terrestrial emperor, was its earthly counterpart". Wiki. "The Zi Wei Dou Shu concept was devised by a Taoist named Lu Chun Yang . It was then developed by Chen Xi Yi during the Song Dynasty and later on Luo Hong Xian during the Ming Dynasty to the present day format. Its exact origin, however, is still debated among the different schools, and should not be taken as a guaranteed historical context. Chinese Astrology has always been closely intertwined with Astronomy. Gifted astronomer/ astrologers were recruited as officials to work in Imperial Courts during the dynastic eras. In those days, astrological charts were delineated for the Emperor as his personal fate has a direct bearing on that of his kingdom. The court astrologers played an important role in determining the successor to the throne also. Astrologers observed the stars and noticed that among so many stars, only one was seemingly stationary while the rest revolved around it. As it was also the brightest, the star was named the "Emperor Star" - the celestial equivalent of the Emperor". Wikipedia. The North Star, also known as the Pole Star, is the prominent star that lies closest in the sky to the north celestial pole, and which appears (approximately) directly overhead to an observer at the Earth's North Pole. The current North Star is Polaris, which lies about two?thirds of a degree from the pole at the end of the "handle" of the Little Dipper asterism in the constellation Ursa Minor. Polaris has a visual magnitude of 1.97 (second magnitude). Wiki. "Polaris - The Star of Direction - governing Shamballa". EA 198. JPC: The 1 creates the 0 or circle which denotes the ten or sacred master decad. All activity emerges from the "10", the "three" hidden becomes the "seven" manifest via the great ray logis or breaths. Polaris is a first ray star governing Shamballa. There is a correspondence between the "great reservoir and focal point of divine energy" which is the 1st ray energy directed from Polaris the "hidden centre" of the "saving force" and the purple emperor of Chinese astrology. These centres are within Shamballa. The ten Sacred Numbers of the Seven Rays amount to the numerical value of 43, being the sacred square "4", and triangle "3", which equals 7 or 4+3 = 7, thus reducing to the sacred and "key" number 7. The sacred "Seven" is the causal action of the kâlachakra, the seven planes of Initiation, the four occult fundamentals known today, the "new astrology" and the "keys" of the ancient wisdom religion of "Dzyan" of "knowledge through meditation" the root of which is "7". Polaris focuses the sacred "1" or first Red ray energy into Shamballa which is the earthly reflection and anchor point of the celestial emperor, the "purple star". The closest naked-eye star to the Pole other than Polaris itself is Lambda and is just under a degree from the true pole, as it lies between pole and Polaris. It is a swollen red giant. Lambda is rated as a double star with a companion not seen for a century. This is also recorded as a brilliant red star. Therefore, in previous centuries, the double companion pole stars would shine with quite a brilliant red or "purple" hue and together with the true north or celestial star Polaris, we can see how the name "purple emperor" of "purple subtlety" was attributed to them and to first ray energy. The following Taoist symbolism is highly pertinent. "The Great Emperor of Purple Subtlety: Full name is the Middle Heaven Great Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety, is one of the Four Heavenly Ministers that are worshipped by Taoist. The Great Emperor of Purple Subtlety as the Stellar Sovereign of the Purple Subtlety Constellation is situated in Middle Heaven, and is the master of all the stars. Hence the emperors on the Earth called their residence as the Forbidden City, as it is a purple city at the center of the temporal world. The Great Emperor of Purple Subtlety assists the Jade Emperor in administering the longitudes and latitudes of Heaven and Earth, the sun, the moon and stars, as well as the climate of the four seasons. He is honored as the “master of all stars, assistant sovereign of the three realms, correspondent with the Original Vital Breath and inferior only to Great Heaven.” http://www.sqg.com.sg/?page_id=19&lang=en "It is said "The Middle Heaven Great Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety, as the Stellar Sovereign of the Purple Subtlety Constellation, is situated in Middle Heaven and is the master of all the stars. The Great Heavenly Emperor of the Highest Palace of Polaris, which is composed of four stars left of the Imperial Polar Constellation, is located at the Pole Star as the pivot of heaven" "The Great Jade Emperor is the master of the ten thousand spirits… The Great Jade Emperor, subordinate only to the Three Pristine Ones, is in charge of the Dao of heaven. The Middle Heaven Great Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety assists the Jade Emperor in administering the longitudes and latitudes of Heaven and Earth, the sun, the moon and stars, as well as the climate of the four seasons. He is honored as the "master of all stars, assistant sovereign of the three realms, correspondent with the Original Vital Breath and inferior only to Great Heaven." www deleted. "The Great Heavenly Emperor of the Highest Palace of Polaris is in charge of the Three Powers of Heaven, Earth and Man, and of wars in the human world. As one of the Three Pristine Ones, the Primeval Lord of Heaven is one of the highest divinities of Daoism. He was born from the Vital Breath of Spontaneity in the Anterior Supreme Non-Being". www deleted. "It is related to Polaris, the Pole Star (found in the Little Bear) and it is also peculiarly susceptible to the influence of that Pointer in the Great Bear which is the nearest to the Pole Star". EA 197. AAB. 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