[mkirkpatrick]

I would like to suggest that we have five crisis points in our lives,this is in
keeping with the ideas of esoteric science.the first crisis occurs with the
appropriation of the physical sheath.This takes place between the fourth and
seventh year,when the soul,hitherto overshadowing,takes possession of the
physical vehicle.Crisis two,occurs,during adolescence,wherein the soul approp
riates the astral vehicle.This crisis is not usually recognised by most people
and is only dimly sensed,from its evidenced temporary abnormalities,by the
average psychologist.They do not recognise the cause,but only the effects.
Crisis three,between the twenty-first and twenty-fifth years,wherein the
mind vehicle is appropriated.The person should then begin to respond to
egoic influences,andin the case of the advanced individual he frequently does.Crisis four,between the thirty-fifth and forty-second years,wherein
conscious contact withthe soul is established.the threefold personality then
begins to respond,as a unit to soul impulse.Crisis five,For the remaining years
of life,there should be an increasing strong relationship between the soul and its vehicles,leading to another crisis between the fifty-sixth or thesixty third years.According to that crisis will depend the future usefulness of the person,and whether the ego continues to use the vehicles on into old ageor
whether there is a gradual withdrawal of the indwelling entity.
There are many corresponding cycles of crisis in the life history of any soul
down through the ages,but these five major ones can be traced with clarity
from the standpoint of the higher vision.
kind regards michael