It  should  be  pointed out that each spiritual center is
not  simply  an  endocrine  gland,  but  involves the nerve
plexus  and other organs immediately adjacent to it.  For
example,  consider the thymus gland,  represented by the
fourth  church:   This   center  also  involves  the  cardiac
nerve plexus, the heart and the lungs.  This center may be
referred  to  as  the heart center or heart chakra because
its function traditionally relates to love. This tradition is
supported  by  the  section  of  the Revelation that names
love as the virtue of the fourth church and fornication as
its  fault.   Since  it  encompasses  the  lungs,  the  fourth
center  can  also be referred to as the air center,  tying it
in with the four elements.
      The   relationships   presented   in  this  chart  can  be
thought  of  as  archetypal  in the sense that they reveal a
profound   relationship   common   to   all  men  between
certain  images  and  symbols on the one hand and bodily
structures, physiological processes and emotions on the
other.  If  we  can accept this theory we may have a most
useful   and   highly   complex  chart  of  hypotheses  for
entering into the dream.  Optimum  use  of  the chart can
be  achieved   by  undertaking   a  thorough  study  of  the
Revelation  and  Edgar  Cayce's   interpretation  of  it.  A
flexible imagination is also needed in order to relate the
key words on the chart  to a  wider range of associations,
to extend the chart's  applicability into the area of human
psychology in general.
     As an illustration of how  the above chart may be used
as  a source of hypotheses for entering the dream,  let us

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