Human Ecology

An understanding of the elements as a foundation for mystical study can be seen in all major traditions around the world. In the Eastern yoga and Sufi traditions and Western mysticism, the elements are key to knowledge of awareness of breath and the manifestations of life. This book involves an examination of the elements as outlined in the Sufi teachings of Pir-O-Murshid Inayat Khan, and in their relationships demonstrated through the Sacred Element Ceremony. It was written as an exploration and selfstudy. A cohesive spiritual alchemy of the present times is expressed in the Sacred Element work and the depth understanding of the five elements. Presently, the yearning for spiritual understanding has shifted in North America to become a desire to go to the root of things. Sacred Element work reveals itself to be a mature western version of one such root teaching, through which the spiritual life of humanity can be renewed. INSIDE: - An examination of the elements Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether as seen in direction, colour and breath. - A connection between the Greek Mysteries and the work of esoteric symbolical activities. - Reflections on the Sufi Element Ceremony and its value as a harmonizing influence in these times. - An awakening to the retrieval of element understanding that has been lost down through the ages.