319Sa-vitri : The wife of Satyava-n. See Satyava-n.
Second Ray : The second of the Seven Spiritual Rays.
This ray represents love and wisdom,
(vide ‘A treatise on The Seven Rays’ by
Alice A.Bailey).
Secret Doctrine : The wisdom of the yogic schools of all
races. Called ‘Gupta Vidya’ in the East.
A great book written on that subject by
H.P. Blavatsky.
S’esha : A great divine serpent, who serves as the
bed of Lord Vishn.u. His abode is “The
Ocean of Milk’. He is said to bear the
whole phenomenal splendour on his
hoods.
Seven Loka-s : The seven levels of creation. They are :
(l)Bhu- (emanation), (2) Bhuva
(formation), (3) Swar (experience), (4)
Mahar (brilliance), (5) Jana (generation),
(6) Tapa (vitalising), (7) Satyam
(existence or realisation).
The term also denotes the seven levels of
human consciousness, the seven levels
of the emanation (of the sound, etc.).
Shamballa : A village in the Himalayas. It still exists,
only in the subtler planes and is resided
by the higher beings who instruct the
fellow human beings in spiritualism.
It will be externalised and Kalki Avata-r
is prophesied to take place in this
village. Also see Hierarchy.
Shan.mukha : The name of the six-faced God who is Lord
Subrahman.ya, son of S’iva. He is the
greatest of the Kuma-ra-s. In occultism,
this Kuma-ra is directly connected with
the six stars of the constellation of
Plieades. The term also signifies the