124 ROSICRUCIANCOSMO-CONCEPTION
Here the quintessence of the thr ee bodies is built into the
threefold spirit. As much of the desire body as the man had
worked upon during life, by purifying his desires and
emotions, will be welded into the human spirit, thus giving
an improved mind in the future.
As much of the vital body as the life spirit had worked
upon, transformed, spiritualized, and thus saved from the
decay to which the rest of the vital body is subject, will be
amalgamated with the life spirit to insure a better vital body
and temperament in the succeeding lives.
As much of the dense body as the divine spirit has saved
by right action will be worked into it and will bring better
environment and opportunities.
This spiritualization of the vehicle is accomplished by
cultivation of the faculties of observation, discrimination
and memory, devotion to high ideals, prayer, concentration,
persistence and right use of the life forces.
The second heaven is the real home of man—the Ego,
the Thinker. Here he dwells for centuries, assimilating the
fruit of the last earth life and preparing the earthly
conditions which will be best suited for his next step in
progress. The sound or tone which pervades this Region, and
is everywhere apparent as color, is his instrument, so to
speak. It is this harmonious sound vibration which, as an
elixir of life, builds into the threefold spirit the quintessence
of the threefold body, upon which it depends for growth.
The life in the second heaven is an exceedingly active
one, varied in many different ways. The Ego assimilates the
fruits of the last earth life and prepares the environment for a
new physical existence. It is not enough to say that the new
conditions will be determined by conduct and action in the
life just closed. It is required that the fruits of the past be