Akasha-Tejas

Two of these symbol combinations you have already encountered in your practice the Akasha-Tejas symbol on the door-plate of the Chapel of the Rose-Croix, denoting the Sun center, and the Apas-Apas glyph on the door into the Turret Room, the Moon chakra. The others will become apparent when we complete the Tower of the Art. 

The Regent draws back the gold cloth and, placing his hand upon the akasha-tejas symbol on the door, he pushes it open. As he precedes you along the short passageway, you become aware that the Companions have fallen in behind and are following you inside. Thus, the entire Fellowship of the Table Round processes into the Chapel of the Rose-Croix. 

Indian concept of an element Thousands of kilometres away, in an entirely different continent, Indian philosophers also came to a similar conclusion. According to the Indian idea, matter was made up of the following five elements - akasha or the sky, vayu or the air, tejas or fire, ap or water and kshiti or the earth. 

We give few examples of the important role of water as a fundamental element in other religious or philosophical systems in the Hinduism, the classical elements are bhumi (earth), ap or Jala (water), agni or tejas (fire), marut or pavan (air or wind), and byom or akasha (aether). The four elements earth, water, fire and air are also found in Buddhism. In the philosophy of the seven Chakras also water plays an important role it is called Svadhisthana (Sacral). 

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