552 ROSICRUCIANCOSMO-CONCEPTION
VIRGIN SPIRITS (our human life wave)
Whence we came and why pilgrimage through matter
was undertaken ................................................................. 87
Our varying grades of unconsciousness during
Involution, attainment of self-consciousness ............. 189, 201
The descent of spirit marks the ascent of form and
both streams coalesce in the focusing mind .......................266
Their evolution depends upon adaptability ..............................223
Their future development .......................................................417
STRAGGLERS AND NEWCOMERS
Some of our life wave proved unadaptable in Saturn Period,
they formed dark spots on the luminous Sun globe ............225
More straggled in sixth revolution of Sun Period ....................225
Some Saturn stragglers were promoted in seventh
revolution of the Sun Period .............................................225
Some from the animal life wave straggled in Sun Period .........225
List of classes at beginning of Moon Period ............................226
More spirits of our life wave straggled in fifth revolution
of the Moon Period Cherubim promoted some .................229
When there are no more stragglers a race dies .........................341
NEW LIFE WAVES (behind the human spirits)
The present animals started evolution in Sun Period ................224
The present plants started evolution in Moon Period ...............226
The minerals started in the Earth Period ......................... 230, 232
GROUP SPIRITS
A guardian spirit governing a tribe of animals or
plantsfrom without ...................................................... 72, 81
Prior to the advent of Jehovah humanity was governed
from without by a common group spirit .............................351
Jehovah and his Archangels are like group spirits, for
they govern the nations ....................................................349
Group spirits evolve to family and Race-spirits ........................ 82
Group spirit of plant and oviparous animals withhold seed
atom from seed and egg, pending favorable conditions ......461
Group spirit is “a jealous god” like Jehovah; it abhors
and prevents intermarriage of species ....................... 353, 357