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311 the swapna of jagrat, the ordinary dream state; (3) the sushupti of jagrat, which is dreamless sleep.

Similarly, the swapna state has three divisions; (1) the jagrat of swapna, which is the consciousness of waking clairvoyance; (2) the swapna of swapna, or somnambulic clairvoyance; and (3) the sushupti of swapna, the consciousness of Kamâ Loka.

The sushupti state is also divided into three states: (1) the jagrat of sushupti, the conciousness of Devachan; (2) the swapna of sushupti, the consciousness in the interval between two planets; and (3) the sushupti of sushupti, the true arupa (formless) consciousness which exists between two planetary rounds.

To make this clear, the following table may be useful:

Above these nine stages, come the true mystical states of consciousness, to which the adepts have access.

These different states of consciousness mean simply this, that the one observer, the atma, or self, observes nine classes of objects; the fact that the atma observes one class of objects is indicated by saying that such and such a state of consciousness is active.

In each of these classes of objects, which are on the different planes, there are five elements, each corresponding to one of the senses. In the view of the occultists of Southern India, it is erroneous to speak of seven senses, two being considered