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gone beyond illusion. <strong>The</strong>y both produce their results by a churning<br />
operation; that is, by creating psychological storms and strains. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
produce psychological destabilization leading us gradually towards the<br />
exploration <strong>of</strong> the hidden recesses cf our being so that we may discover, our<br />
secret immortality, which is liberation. In the terrestrial existence, the nodes<br />
bring cataclysmic, seismic changes so that the Divine spark can find the<br />
appropriate field for its expression. <strong>The</strong> same churning operation continues<br />
on the cosmic plane as well, along with the great cyclic law <strong>of</strong> nianifestation<br />
represented by the Rahu-Ketu nexus.<br />
<strong>The</strong> churning <strong>of</strong> the ocean, with which Rahu and Ketu are connected, is a<br />
pervasive phenomenon. Its application to the cosmic origin <strong>of</strong> manifestation<br />
is merely one <strong>of</strong> its meanings. Blavatsky notes that the war in heaven, in<br />
which Rahu and Ketu assist the gods and the demons in fulfilling their<br />
duties, also refers to the evolution <strong>of</strong> intelligence in man. She states that the<br />
relationship between the churning <strong>of</strong> the ocean and the war in heaven is a<br />
long and abstruse subject *, In its most general aspect, this war is going on<br />
eternally. So long as differentiation exists, there will be the war <strong>of</strong> opposites<br />
in heaven and on the different levels <strong>of</strong> human existence so that ultimate<br />
harmony and equilibrium can be achieved.<br />
Emphasizing the significance <strong>of</strong> differentiation and arriving at the<br />
equilibrium between contraries, the Secret Doctrine (Vol. 7, p.148) describes<br />
the process allegorically. "<strong>The</strong> Father-Mother spin a web whose upper end is<br />
fastened to the spirit — the light <strong>of</strong> the One Darkness — and the lower end<br />
is fastened to its shadowy end, matter; and this web is the universe spun out<br />
<strong>of</strong> two substances made in one, which is Svabhavat." <strong>The</strong> lowest end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
web is represented by Rahu, the very embodiment <strong>of</strong> matter, while Ketu, the<br />
mysterious illumination <strong>of</strong> Spirit, represents the upper end fastened to Spirit.<br />
Both these nodes together spin the web to produce the universe. This<br />
function <strong>of</strong> the Rahu-Ketu nexus is indeed a stupendous task. In it Rahu has<br />
the task <strong>of</strong> materialization and Ketu that <strong>of</strong> mental and spiritual regeneration.<br />
Rahu wields the scimitar and spear, while Ketu is associated with the arrow.<br />
Rahu works from without, while Ketu looks from behind the veil <strong>of</strong><br />
ignorance. But both bestow abundance, and both are seated facing south,<br />
taking iheir orders from the same Divine Intelligence that guides the destiny<br />
<strong>of</strong> the universe. Taken together, the nodes personify the great law that is the<br />
very foundation on which the cosmos rests and which alone preserves its<br />
cohesion and equilibrium.