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Hecate : A witch who presides over the nether
regions.
Hercules : A great hero of the Greek Mythology. He
was ordained to pass through the great
trials of an initiate, called the twelve
labours. His labours signify the expe-
riences of the soul through its journey
along the path of the twelve signs of
the zodiac. The term is also used as the
name of a great Star called Harikule-sa.
Identified with the Pura-n.ic personage,
Balara-ma, the brother of Lord Krishn.a.
There is a constellation called by that
name and it is also known as the hero
with the club.
Hierarchy : The order of Guru-s. At present there is the
group of Masters guiding the disciples
into the path of the Yoga of the first ray.
They are directly connected with the
mystic village Shamballa in the Hima-laya-
s. They are also directly connected with
the head-centre of every disciple on the
soul-level after certain initiations (vide
a treatise on The Seven Rays by Alice
A.Bailey).
Hiran.yakas’ipu : A great demon king, the father of
Prahla-da. Killed by the Lord in his
incarnation of the Man-Lion.
IIndra : The king of all the De-va-s. In the microcosm
he is the Lord of all the functional cen-
tres and the intelligences thereof. In the
macrocosmic scale he presides over the
Gods of space.
Itiha-sa : An allegory which conveys a Ve-dic truth.