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	'''Water''' is a symbol used in several ways depending on the context. In is one of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy, in Hinduism, and in the Chinese cosmology. In contemporary esoteric traditions it is commonly associated with emotions and sometimes with intuition. In Theosophical literature there are at least three levels of manifestation of what we can call "water." One is the primordial matter from which everything proceeds, another one is water as one of the cosmic elements. Finally, we have water as the chemical compound known in our planet.		'''Water''' is a symbol used in several ways depending on the context. In is one of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy, in Hinduism, and in the Chinese cosmology. In contemporary esoteric traditions it is commonly associated with emotions and sometimes with intuition. In Theosophical literature there are at least three levels of manifestation of what we can call "water." One is the primordial matter from which everything proceeds, another one is water as one of the cosmic elements. Finally, we have water as the chemical compound known in our planet.

	== ~~The~~ Waters ~~of Life~~ ==		== Primordial Waters ==

	[[The Secret Doctrine vol. 1, Stanza III.2\|Stanza III.2]] of [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']] refers to “the slumbering Waters of life.” [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] explain that these "primeval waters" represent "primordial matter with the latent Spirit in it." Then she adds:		[[The Secret Doctrine vol. 1, Stanza III.2\|Stanza III.2]] of [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']] refers to “the slumbering Waters of life.” [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] explain that these "primeval waters" represent "primordial matter with the latent Spirit in it." Then she adds:

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	<blockquote>The “Waters” is another name of the “Great Deep,” the primordial Waters of space or Chaos, and also means “Mother,” Amba, meaning Aditi and Akâsa, the Celestial Virgin-Mother of the visible universe.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 460.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The “Waters” is another name of the “Great Deep,” the primordial Waters of space or Chaos, and also means “Mother,” Amba, meaning Aditi and Akâsa, the Celestial Virgin-Mother of the visible universe.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 460.</ref></blockquote>

	~~== Water (element) ==~~

	~~Water is one of the four classical elements in ancient Greek philosophy and science. It was commonly associated with the qualities of emotion and intuition.~~

	In the Timaeus, Plato's major cosmological dialogue, the Platonic solid associated with water is the icosahedron, which is formed from twenty equilateral triangles. This makes water the element with the greatest number of sides, which Plato regarded as appropriate because water flows out of one's hand when picked up, as if it is made of tiny little balls.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	== Water (element) ==		== Water (element) ==

			Water is one of the four classical elements in ancient Greek philosophy and science. It was commonly associated with the qualities of emotion and intuition.

			In the Timaeus, Plato's major cosmological dialogue, the Platonic solid associated with water is the icosahedron, which is formed from twenty equilateral triangles. This makes water the element with the greatest number of sides, which Plato regarded as appropriate because water flows out of one's hand when picked up, as if it is made of tiny little balls.

			== See also ==

			*[[Chaos]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	<blockquote>The Waters of Life, or [[Chaos]]—the female principle in symbolism—are the vacuum (to our mental sight) in which lie the latent [[Spirit]] and [[Matter]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 64.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The Waters of Life, or [[Chaos]]—the female principle in symbolism—are the vacuum (to our mental sight) in which lie the latent [[Spirit]] and [[Matter]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 64.</ref></blockquote>

			Blavatsky also speaks of "the dark waters of undifferentiated [[Space]]" over which the Spirit broods.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 555.</ref> "The Waters" thus symbolize the cosmic basis or origins of matter:

	<blockquote>Water [is] the first principle of things, according to Thales and other ancient philosophers. Of course this is not water on the material plane, but in a figurative sense for the potential fluid contained in boundless space.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 368.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Water [is] the first principle of things, according to Thales and other ancient philosophers. Of course this is not water on the material plane, but in a figurative sense for the potential fluid contained in boundless space.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 368.</ref></blockquote>

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	<blockquote>In all Cosmogonies “Water” plays the same important part. It is the base and source of material existence. Scientists, mistaking the word for the thing, understood by water the definite chemical combination of oxygen and hydrogen, thus giving a specific meaning to a term used by Occultists in a generic sense, and which is used in Cosmogony with a metaphysical and mystical meaning.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 64.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>In all Cosmogonies “Water” plays the same important part. It is the base and source of material existence. Scientists, mistaking the word for the thing, understood by water the definite chemical combination of oxygen and hydrogen, thus giving a specific meaning to a term used by Occultists in a generic sense, and which is used in Cosmogony with a metaphysical and mystical meaning.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 64.</ref></blockquote>

			<blockquote>The “Waters” is another name of the “Great Deep,” the primordial Waters of space or Chaos, and also means “Mother,” Amba, meaning Aditi and Akâsa, the Celestial Virgin-Mother of the visible universe.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 460.</ref></blockquote>

	== Water (element) ==		== Water (element) ==

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	'''Water''' is a symbol used in several ways depending on the context. In is one of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy, in Hinduism, and in the Chinese cosmology. In contemporary esoteric traditions it is commonly associated with emotions and sometimes with intuition. In Theosophical literature there ~~is reference to the~~ "~~celestial waters~~" as the primordial matter ~~and~~ the ~~"terrestrial waters"~~ as the ~~element~~.		'''Water''' is a symbol used in several ways depending on the context. In is one of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy, in Hinduism, and in the Chinese cosmology. In contemporary esoteric traditions it is commonly associated with emotions and sometimes with intuition. In Theosophical literature there are at least three levels of manifestation of what we can call "water." One is the primordial matter from which everything proceeds, another one is water as one of the cosmic elements. Finally, we have water as the chemical compound known in our planet.

	~~== Theosophical view ==~~		== The Waters of Life ==

	In Theosophical literature there are at least three levels of manifestation of what we can call "water." One is the primordial matter from which everything proceeds, another one is water as one of the cosmic elements. Finally, we have water as the chemical compound known in our planet.

	=== The Waters of Life ===

	[[The Secret Doctrine vol. 1, Stanza III.2\|Stanza III.2]] of [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']] refers to “the slumbering Waters of life.” [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] explain that these "primeval waters" represent "primordial matter with the latent Spirit in it." Then she adds:		[[The Secret Doctrine vol. 1, Stanza III.2\|Stanza III.2]] of [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']] refers to “the slumbering Waters of life.” [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] explain that these "primeval waters" represent "primordial matter with the latent Spirit in it." Then she adds:
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	<blockquote>In all Cosmogonies “Water” plays the same important part. It is the base and source of material existence. Scientists, mistaking the word for the thing, understood by water the definite chemical combination of oxygen and hydrogen, thus giving a specific meaning to a term used by Occultists in a generic sense, and which is used in Cosmogony with a metaphysical and mystical meaning.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 64.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>In all Cosmogonies “Water” plays the same important part. It is the base and source of material existence. Scientists, mistaking the word for the thing, understood by water the definite chemical combination of oxygen and hydrogen, thus giving a specific meaning to a term used by Occultists in a generic sense, and which is used in Cosmogony with a metaphysical and mystical meaning.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 64.</ref></blockquote>

	=== Water (element) ===		== Water (element) ==

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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'''Water''' is a symbol used in several ways depending on the context. In is one of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy, in Hinduism, and in the Chinese cosmology. In contemporary esoteric traditions it is commonly associated with emotions and sometimes with intuition. In Theosophical literature there is reference to the "celestial waters" as the primordial matter and the "terrestrial waters" as the element.

== Theosophical view ==

In Theosophical literature there are at least three levels of manifestation of what we can call "water." One is the primordial matter from which everything proceeds, another one is water as one of the cosmic elements. Finally, we have water as the chemical compound known in our planet.

=== The Waters of Life ===

[[The Secret Doctrine vol. 1, Stanza III.2|Stanza III.2]] of [[The Secret Doctrine (book)|''The Secret Doctrine'']] refers to “the slumbering Waters of life.” [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] explain that these "primeval waters" represent "primordial matter with the latent Spirit in it." Then she adds:

<blockquote>The Waters of Life, or [[Chaos]]—the female principle in symbolism—are the vacuum (to our mental sight) in which lie the latent [[Spirit]] and [[Matter]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 64.</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>Water [is] the first principle of things, according to Thales and other ancient philosophers. Of course this is not water on the material plane, but in a figurative sense for the potential fluid contained in boundless space.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 368.</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>In all Cosmogonies “Water” plays the same important part. It is the base and source of material existence. Scientists, mistaking the word for the thing, understood by water the definite chemical combination of oxygen and hydrogen, thus giving a specific meaning to a term used by Occultists in a generic sense, and which is used in Cosmogony with a metaphysical and mystical meaning.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 64.</ref></blockquote>

=== Water (element) ===

== Notes ==
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