The Pentagram Star Exercise

 

"I AM ONE with Universal Life Energy. I feel it flowing through me now, vitalizing and restoring youth and vigor"

 

The physical method, is based on a certain exercise, called the "STAR EXERCISE." The reason why this posture is called the Star Exercise Is because the individual, when taking it, has to place his body in such a position that it will fit into the five points of a star.

 

The Five-Pointed Star, the emblem of the Humanity of today, the occult sign of the Fifth Period of Humanity's evolution, is also called the Pentagram. According to the alchemists of mediaeval times, the Pentagram was considered to be the key to All Powers. The Philosopher's Stone, the Elixir of Life, and many other wonderful things, were supposed to be obtained whenever that sign was properly used. Yet the alchemists, though perceiving the Truth back of that sign, saw only its geometrical form; that is, the dead letter of it, which had no actual power. The Living Force back of it, the Spirit of it, remained veiled to them. In this Age, the veil is lifted, and the complete Truth, Spirit and letter, is revealed. And the mysterious sign, the Pentagram, becomes indeed a KEY TO ALL POWER, as it unlocks and brings forth in Man all his latent Powers and Forces. It is when the human body takes the position as shown in the diagrams following that the actual contact of the Life Energy within is made with the Universal Life Energy without. And a man's physical, Mental, and Emotional development will be thus stimulated by an ever-increasing Force. Standing straight, but relaxed, with legs spread to a degree corresponding to the design, the arms stretched to either side on a level with the shoulders, and with head erect, the human body will fit into the five-pointed star. Even the proportions of a normally built body will correspond to the figure of the star. The head fits into the upper point, the two arms into the two side points, the torso into the center, and the legs into the two lower points. The palm of the left hand should be turned up, and that of the right turned down. The whole body must remain erect, but not tense. The heart, situated on the left side of the human body, is not only the central pumping station which takes in and sends out the blood through the whole body, but is also the apparatus which sucks in and pours out Life Energy. The palm of the left hand, turned up, draws in through its complicated network of nerves the Universal Energy present in the surrounding atmosphere. That drawing action is due to the pumping activity of the heart, and the stream of Life Force pours into the body because of the attraction exercised on it by the Inner Life Force of the body itself. Through the hand, arm, and heart the Life Energy flows to the solar plexus, whence it is distributed by way of the spinal nerve throughout the whole body. A certain amount of it is stored in the solar plexus, and the surplus sent out through the right hand, whose palm is turned down. It is especially through the fingertips of the right hand that the Force is flowing out of the body toward the earth, which attracts it because of the same Law of Attraction. Thus, is established a current of Universal Energy, penetrating from the Infinite Source into the human body, invigorating and purifying it, and flowing out of it only to return with ever increasing Power. The left palm, turned up, takes the position of a receiving band, and the right, with palm turned down, appears to bless. In fact, this is so. Our left hand receives all blessings from the Infinite, which our being, having assimilated, in its turn gives out as blessings through the right hand. Not only through the left hand does the Life Force penetrate into the body; it pours in also through every cell, and very strongly through the solar plexus. Yet during the exercise the main current is received as stated above. Shortly after having taken the position, one begins to feel a certain heaviness in the palm of the left hand. It is as if a heavy ball were pressing on the palm. And one is sensible of a kind of tingling in the fingertips of the right hand. These two different sensations are due to the influx and outpouring of Life Force. Thus, the individual feels that the contact is established.

 

There are a few more important points to be remembered in connection with that exercise. The best times to perform it are in the morning, immediately after getting up, before doing anything else, and at night before going to bed. When performed in the morning, this exercise will stimulate all one's physical, Mental, and Emotional activities, because of the ascending magnetic currents of the new day, which impregnate their local color in the exercise. In the evening, on the contrary, the same exercise produces an opposite effect. It soothes and disposes one to sleep, in harmony with all Nature, because of the downward curve of the local magnetic currents.

 

Three to five minutes is all that is needed to perform the Star Exercise. For beginners, it would be inadvisable to do it longer, because of the very strong inpour of Magnetic Forces. But later on, when the body becomes accustomed to that inflow of magnetic currents, the duration of the Star Exercise can be prolonged to fifteen minutes, and the exercise taken more than twice a day. During that exercise, one ought to be dressed as lightly as possible, in order to leave the body free and without pressure on any part of it. A body without any covering is of course the most responsive. The exercise should be performed in front of an open window, and, if the temperature and circumstances permit, out of doors. The Star Exercise should never be taken immediately after a meal. At least an hour must elapse between the two; otherwise, a most violent nausea, and sometimes indigestion, may result, as the magnetic current has the same effect on digestion as an electrical storm has on milk. It curdles the food in process of digestion, because of its strong chemical action. Deep, rhythmic breathing is very helpful in connection with the exercise, because of the stimulating effect of the oxygen. In the beginning, one's arms may feel tired in the performance of the exercise. No effort should be used to keep the arms up in their proper position. Let them drop, and lift them again when rested. Otherwise, the tension of the muscles and nerves resulting from a prolonged forced elevation of the arms will counteract, to a great extent, the flow of the Force through them.

 

The exercise works so automatically that there is no imperative need to think about the Force flowing through the body. It will flow anyway, because of the Law of Attraction. There is no necessity of turning the face north, because the points of the compass are of no importance to those who use Universal Energy, which is Limitless.

 

The Star Exercise is exceedingly beneficial to children. It stimulates all of their bodies, especially their brain centers, and those glands which play such an important role in their growth and development. It also harmonizes their emotional side with the rest of their being, and establishes strength and poise where before was weakness and restlessness.

 

The Star Exercise ought to become a part of the daily routine for everyone, young and old, sick or healthy, weak or strong. It is to be carried on regularly through all one's Life, to the very end, and the surprising positive results will exceed the most sanguine expectations. It is like watering a plant with Life Itself, so that it should grow with an ever-increasing vigor, it is indeed Life, in its strongest and purest form, that one is able to contact through the Star Exercise, and use for the greatest unfoldment of one's body, Mind, and Soul. For some time in the beginning that process of unfoldment may be rather slow. But one must persevere, and complete success will be the reward of that perseverance.

 

Excerpt from the book “Science of Being” by Eugene Fersen   PDF