EVOLUTION THROUGH

CHAINS AND ROUNDS

Original POWERPOINT 97 Slides

The Theosophical Society :: Adyar

2001
 FIRST ASPECT SOLAR LOGOS

SECOND ASPECT THIRD ASPECT

DIVINE or
ADI PLANE
ANUPADAKA or
MONADIC PLANE

FIRST OUTPOURING
NIRVANIC or SATYA
ATMIC PLANE TAPAH
BUDDHIC
JANAH
PLANE
MENTAL MAHAH
PLANE SUVAH
ASTRAL
BHUVAH
PLANE
PHYSICAL
PLANE BHUH

THE THREE OUTPOURINGS

 THE SEVEN KINGDOMS

Super Human ...

Monadic Essence
ATMIC

BUDDHIC

1st Elemental Essence

1st ELE. KINGDOM HUMAN KINGDOM
MENTAL 2nd Elemental Essence
2nd ELE. KINGDOM ANIMAL KINGDOM
3rd Elemental Essence

ASTRAL 3rd ELEMENTAL KINGDOM VEGETABLE KINGDOM

PHYSICAL MINERAL KINGDOM

 The Earth Chain
H. ATMIC
L. ATMIC

BUDDHIC

H. MENTAL
A G
L. MENTAL

ASTRAL B F

PHYSICAL C E

Globe D, Earth
 Cycles within Cycles
7 Sub-races → 1 Root-race

7 Root-races → 1 Globe-period

7 Globe-periods → 1 Round

7 Rounds → 1 Chain-period

7 Chain-periods → 1 Planetary Scheme

10 Planetary Schemes → Our Solar System

 Our Planetary Scheme
H.A
L.A A G

BU B F

C E
H.M
D
L.M
Chain I Chain VII

AS Chain II Chain VI

Moon Chain Chain V

PH
Earth Chain
 The 10 Planetary Schemes of
our Solar System
# SCHEME Chain Round No. P.P. Notes

I VULCAN 3 6? 1 Will produce entities at a level lower than those

of the Earth Scheme

II VENUS 5 7 1 The most advanced Scheme

III EARTH 4 4 3 The three Planets are Mars, Earth and Mercury

IV JUPITER 3 2 1 Jupiter is not yet inhabited, but its moons are. It will
attain to a very high level

V SATURN 3 early 1 Evolves slowly, but will reach a high level

VI URANUS 3 --- 1

VII NEPTUNE 4 --- 3 The three Planets are Neptune and 2 others beyond

VIII, IX, X Unnamed. No physical Planets.

OCCULT CHRONOLOGY
Krita Yuga (4) = 1,728,000 y
Trêta Yuga (3) = 1,296,000 y
Dwâpara Yuga (2) = 864,000 y
Kali Yuga (1) = 432,000 y
Mahâ Yuga (MY) = 4,320,000 y

1 Manvantara = 71 MY = 306,720,000 y
(Round period)

1 Day of Brahma = 1 Kalpa (Chain Period)

= 14 Manvantaras (994 MY) +
6 Sandhis/Inter-Round Pralayas
(6 MY)
= 1000 MY = 4,320,000,000 y

1 Saura Kalpa = 1 Day of Brahma * 2 * 360 *

100
(lifetime of a = 311,040,000,000,000 y
Solar System)
 Occult Anthropology
Period Meaning Root Name Sense & Vehicle
m.y. ago of term Race of Race Developed
EOCENE The dawn First Polar Hearing
60-50 of new fauna Astro-etheric

OLIGOCENE Small Second Hyper- Touch

40-38 intermediate borian Etheric
MIOCENE More new Sight
25 Life-forms. Third Lemurian Etheric-physical
Less recent
PLIOCENE More Fourth Atlantean Taste
12 recent Physical-astral

PLEISTOCENE Most Fifth Aryan Smell

1 recent Physical-mental

HOLOCENE Complete Recent

Present
 Successive Life Waves
Pralaya

1st EK 2nd EK 3rd EK Mineral Plant Animal Human

2nd EK 3rd EK Mineral Plant Animal Human

3rd EK Mineral Plant Animal Human

Mineral Plant Animal Human

Chain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 The Constitution of
the Human Being

MONAD (TURIYÂTMA)

SELF (ÂTMA -- BUDDHI -- MANAS)

CAUSAL (KÂRANA)

ASTRO-MENTAL (KÂMA)
THE
ETHERIC DOUBLE (PRÂNAMAYA)
PERSONALITY
GROSS PHYSICAL (STHÛLA)
 Correspondence of Rounds and Principles

GROSS
ETHERIC PRÂNA KÂMA MANAS BUDDHI ÂTMAN
PHYSICAL

7th ROUND ÂTMAN

6th ROUND BUDDHI

5th ROUND MANAS

4th ROUND KÂMA

3rd ROUND PRÂNA

2nd ROUND ETHERIC

GROSS
1st ROUND PHYSICAL

Root Races 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Inception of a New Root Race
4
3 5

2 VI 6
4
3 5 1 7
2 V 6
1 7
4
3 5

2 IV 6
1 7
 ‘EVOLUTION’ of CONSCIOUSNESS

ATMIC

BUDDHIC

MENTAL

ASTRAL

PHYSICAL

MINERAL PLANT ANIMAL HUMAN SPIRITUAL

Goals Set for the Chains (Earth Scheme)

UNKNOWN (VERY HIGH) 7

6
FIFTH INITIATION 5
FOURTH INITIATION 4
THIRD INITIATION 3
FIRST INITIATION 2
1
 Degrees of Attainment
CHAIN 1 2
PERIOD

HUMAN

Fore-runners

ANIMAL d s
ga r
Lag

a l
rm
No
PLANT
 THE INNER ROUND: Speeding Up
A G
Sishtas of
Globe A

B F

Class I
C E

Class II D