Chapter 13 RHYTHM KEY TERMS Before working the other exercises in this chapter, write definitions of each of the key terms from the chapter. seasons _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ pendulum ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ swing _______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ measure _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ rhythm ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ compensates _________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ copulation __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ in __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ out _________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ measured ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ebb _________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ outpouring __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ indrawing ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ exhale ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ inhale ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ essence _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ materiality _________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ retrogression _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ aeons _______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ decadence ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ cessation ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ partakes ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ rhythmic ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ bewildering__________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ succession __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ perplexing __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ psychokinesis _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ consciousness _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ enable ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ subconscious ________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ neutralization ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ consists ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ego _________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ immerse _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ enthusiasm __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ invariably __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ depression __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ courage _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ succeeded ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ equal _______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ fear ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ tides _______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ inflow ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ outflow _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ compensation ________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ compensate __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ counterbalance ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ balance _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ keenly ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ pleasure ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ pain ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ chain _______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ overall _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ reincarnation _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ inclination _________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ exquisite ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY AND REVIEW This summary, when completed with answers, gives you a comprehension of the primary points of the chapter in the text. Fill in the blanks with words or phrases that complete the ideas. "Everything _______ out and in; ____________ has its season; all things _____ and ______; the _______________swing manifests in everything; the____________ of the swing to the right is the ___________ of the swing to the __________; rhythm _______________." -- Summum The Fifth Summum Principle, the Principle of Rhythm, embodies the idea that in ______________ there is manifested the copulation of ______________. There is an ______ and out; a measured _________; a to and from ________; an outflow and inflow; a __________ forward and ______________; a pendulum like ____________; a tide like ebb and _______ between opposing points __________ on the ________, mental and _________ levels. The Principle of_________ is closely connected with the Principle of _______________ described in the preceding chapter. _____________ manifests between the ________________ points _____________ by the Principle of _____________. This does not mean, however, that the _______________ of ____________swings to the extreme __________, for this ___________ happens. In fact, it is difficult to establish the ____________ ______________ point in most cases. The swing is ever toward first one point and then the other. There is always an ___________ and _____________; an advance and a ___________; a rising and a ______________ in all the affairs and _____________. Suns, worlds, ______________, animals, __________, minerals, forces, energy, _____________, matter and even ___________ manifest this _______________. The Principle is __________ in the ___________ and ______________ of worlds; in the rise and fall of ____________; in the life history of all _________; and finally in the __________ states of Humanity. After aeons they become ________ masses of __________, awaiting another ___________ to bring their ____________ energies into ___________ and to ___________a new solar life ___________. The same is _______ with all the __________. They are ________, ______ and _______, only to be reborn. Night follows _____, and day ________. The pendulum swings from ________ to _________ and then back again. The atoms, ___________, and all _________ of matter swing around the _______ of their ________. There is no such thing as ____________ rest or ___________ from movement. All movement partakes of _________, and the principle is of universal application. The Principle of ________ is well understood by science, and is considered a __________ law as _________ to material things. The Summum __________ carry the ___________ much further, knowing that its _____________ and __________ extend to the mental activities as well. There are generally ____ levels so far as ________ phenomena are concerned, ____ general levels of ______________, the lower and the ___________. This ______________ enables one to ______ to the higher _______ and thus _________ the swing of the __________ ___________which manifests on the lower. In other words, the swing of the ____________ occurs on the subconscious level, and the _____________ is not affected. This is called the Law of __________. Its operation consists in __________ your attention from your lower ego to your ________ ego, above the ______________ of the subconscious __________ of __________ activity, so that the negative ________ of the __________ is not manifested in consciousness, thereby ________ its __________. The importance of this will be appreciated by any thinking person who ___________ what creatures of __________, feelings and __________ the majority of _________ are; and how ___________ mastery of themselves they __________. If you will stop and consider a moment, you will realize how much these swings of _________ have _________ you in your life -- how a period of _______ _____________ has been invariably followed by an opposite feeling and ______ of _____________. The ______ is _________ to the _____________ manifestation of this ______________, although the Principle itself can never be __________. You may ________ its effects on ________ level, but the Principle ____________, nevertheless. The pendulum ever _________, although you may escape being ________ along with it. There comes into its ___________ that which is known as the Law of ____________. One of the definitions or meanings of the word "_____________" is "to counterbalance", which is the sense in which Summum uses the term. It is this Law of _____________ to which Summum refers when it says, "The ___________ of the swing to the right is the ___________ of the swing to the left; rhythm ____________". The Law of ____________ is that the swing in one direction __________ the swing in the ___________ direction, or to the __________ point. The one ____________ , or __________________ the other. On the ___________ level you see many examples of the _______. The __________ of the clock swings a __________ distance to the _______, and then an ________ distance to the __________. The seasons _____________ each ____________ in the same way. The tides follow the same __________. The same ________ is manifested in all the phenomena of __________. Summum teaches that __________ states are subject to the same ________. The person who enjoys __________, is subject to _________ suffering; while those who feel little pain are capable of feeling but little __________. In consideration of the ___________ swings between pleasure and _________, Summum teaches that to the _________ that one experiences the __________ of _________ or pain, they will swing as far, ________________, toward the opposite point of __________. However, in the case where the pendulum has begun its swing towards _________, by utilizing the Law of ________________ as previously described, one can escape the _______ by rising ________ the effects of the pendulum as it swings towards that point of feeling. According to the Law of _______________, you are ______________ a degree of ____________ and pain previously ____________ either in a present life, or in a previous ______________. This throws a new light on the problem of pain. Summum regards the chain of lives as _______________, and as forming a part of the overall _______ ___________ of the individual. In consequence, the rhythmic swing, when understood in this way, would be without meaning unless the fact of reincarnation is ____________. Consider for a moment that energy is neither created or _____________, and so it is with the life force energizing the __________. The things that one ________ are always paid for by the things that one __________. MATCHING EXERCISE Write the number of the appropriate answer in the blank corresponding to the description. There is one correct answer for each blank. ______ The measure of the swing to the 1. life right is the measure of the swing 2. psychokinesis to the left, and to balance is 3. movement called 4. reaction 5. compensation ______ There is always an advance and a 6. Exhale retreat; a rising, a sinking; an 7. die action and a 8. depression 9. point ______ Where there is an Inhale there is an 10. destroyed 11. neutralization ______ The same is true with worlds. They are born, grow and ______ There is no such thing as absolute rest or cessation from ______ Students may learn to escape some of the effects of the swing of the pendulum through the use of ______ If you stop and consider a moment, you will realize how much these swings of rhythm have affected you in your ______ A period of high enthusiasm is invariably followed by an opposite feeling and mood of ______ The Will is superior to the conscious manifestation of this Principle, although the Principle itself can never be ______ The Law of Compensation is that the swing in one direction determines the swing in the opposite direction, or to the opposing ______ Summum claims that the Master or advanced student is able, to a great degree, to escape the swing toward pain by the process of RESEARCH EXERCISE Using the Systematic Law of Learning, apply the following Principle 1. Examine the swings of Rhythm in nature. a. Explain how the average mean temperature of the Earth falls under the Law of Rhythm. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ b. Explain the growing seasons and their relationship to the Law of Rhythm. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2. One of the differences between a student and Master of the Principles of Summum is that the Master views all people with an equal eye, and the student discriminates. The Master understands the Law of Compensation and its relationship to the Principle of Rhythm. With this in mind examine the Law of Compensation as it balances the lives of all to make them equal. a. Explain how a rich person can have what ever they want in the way of material mammon, but lack the enjoyment of it and why. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ b. When you lose something you gain something else to balance the loss. Explain this statement. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ c. Explain, with the above information, why all people are equal if you take into account all aspects of the cycle of lives. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ STUDY AND REVIEW QUETIONS Formulate answers to these questions. Refer to both your text and your lecture notes. You need not write out the answer in full sentences, but make notes on all the details you would include in a full answer. Review your answers with someone else in the class after each of you has completed the exercise. 1. Explain how rhythm is related to "flows in and out", "everything has its season", and "all things rise and fall". 2. Describe how the manifested copulation of Creation in everything relates to Rhythm. 3. Why is the Principle of Rhythm closely related to the Principal of Opposition? 4. Discuss the swing of the pendulum as it moves towards the extreme points. 5. Explain why there is always an action and reaction in Rhythm. 6. How does the Principle of Rhythm play a part in destruction? 7. Explain how Rhythm is generated, and what it is an effect of. 8. Explain what happens when something reaches a low or high extreme. 9. Describe the course of events for everything that is born. 10. What do night and day have to do with Rhythm? 11. Explain how the seasons are tied into Rhythm. 12. If Rhythm is involved in all movement explain how. 13. Describe how Rhythm is involved in the succession of moods and feelings. 14. What is the Law of Neutralization? 15. How can the Law of Neutralization help you escape the swing of the pendulum? 16. What do the Masters use to rise above the swing of the pendulum as they put the Law of Neutralization in effect. 17. Examine how the swings of moods, feelings, and emotions have affected your life, and explain why. 18. What is superior to the conscious manifestation of the Principle of Rhythm, and why? 19. You may escape the effects of Rhythm on one level, but what happens on the other levels? 20. Explain the relation of counterbalance to Compensation. 21. Explain the Law of Compensation. 22. How are the seasons tied into Compensation? 23. Describe how the mental states compensate. 24. Explain how compensation relates to pleasure and pain. 25. Discuss previous incarnations and the Law of Compensation. 26. Explain the overall life cycle of the individual. 27. Discuss in detail the "life force", and the fact that energy cannot be destroyed. 28. Explain the Law of Compensation in peoples lives and how it balances out all things. MULTIPE CHOICE 1. "Everything flows out and in; everything has its season; all things rise and fall; the pendulum swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; a. everything then turns around and stops. b. and by using secret powers, the Humankind can totally destroy Rhythm. c. rhythm compensates. d. none of the above. 2. The great Fifth Summum Principle, the Principle of Rhythm, embodies the idea that in everthing there is manifested the a. large number of obstacles which prevent justice from being served. b. copulation of Creation. c. need to always be right. d. need for love and acceptance, and especially a new car. 3. There is an in and out; a measured motion; a to and from movement; a flow and inflow; a swing forward and backward; a pendulum like movement; a tide like ebb and flow between opposing points manifest on the physical, a. but not necessarily on the mental level. b. but only for those born to suffer. c. and this can all be explained through the use of crystals. d. mental and spritiual levels. 4. The Principle of Rhythm is closely connected with the Principle of Opposition described in the preceding chapter. Rhythm manifests between the two opposing points established by the a. Principle of Opposition. b. race you belong to. c. knowledge of being the chosen people. d. current political parties with the most influence on the media. 5. There is always an action and reaction; an advance and a retreat; a rising and a sinking in all a. things in the universe except the true religion. b. the affairs and phenomena of the Universe. c. peoples, except the chosen ones. d. things which are of the lesser nature of things. 6. The Principle is active in the creation and destruction of worlds; in the rise and fall of nations; in the life history of all beings; and a. there are certain Humankind who are exempt to the Principle because they know the correct secret affirmation. b. it does not make sense to allow this Principle to have any affect in your life. c. those who have attended enough new thought classes become exempt from the Principle. d. finally in the mental states of Humanity. 7. Nature's Rhythm is generated by the a. gods of music. b. people who have it born in them. c. copulation of the Nothing and Possibility. d. a group of musically inclined individuals. 8. Universes are created, reach their extreme low point of materiality, and then begin their upward swing. Suns spring into being, and once the height of power is reached, the a. forces of nature continue on forever to infinity. b. process of retrogression begins. c. klingons arrive and capture that power. d. none of the above. 9. The same is true with all the worlds. They are born, grow and die, a. only to be reborn. b. never to be heard of again. c. and that is the last of them. d. to be saved only when they learn the correct name of God. 10. So it is with all things of shape and form. They swing from action to reaction; from birth to death; from activity to a. inactivity; and then back again. b. more activity, for activity never ceases. c. night, for night follows activity. d. morning, for morning follows activity. 11. So it is with all living things. They are born, grow and die, and then a. are never heard of again. b. disappear forever. c. are reborn. d. are sent to heaven or hell. 12. The same goes for all great movements, philosophies, creeds, fashions, governments, nations, and all else -- birth, growth, maturity, decadence, death -- and then a. new birht. b. they are never heard of again. c. comes the judgement. d. all things are assigned to an eternal heaven or hell. 13. There is no such thing as absolute rest or cessation from movement. All movement partakes of Trythm, and the principle is a. in harmony with the music being played. b. hard to find unless you use the right prayer. c. always avoiding detection. d. of universal application. 14. The Principle of Rhythm may be applied to any question or phenomena of the many levels of life. It may be applied to all a. warm water in order to check for contamination. b. love to see how far east it is. c. phases of life. d. levels to see how warm it is. 15. The Universal Pendulum is ever in motion. The Tides of Life flow in and out, a. according to Law. b. sometimes. c. except for leap year. d. according to the predictions in the farmers almanac. 16. The Principle of Rhythm is well understood by science, and is considered a universal law as applied to material things. The Summum students carry the principle much further, knowing that its manifestations and influences extend a. as far as some Egyptian regions. b. only to the edge of the atmosphere. c. no farther than our solar system. d. to the mental activities as well. 17. The Principle of Rhythm accounts for the bewildering succession of moods, feelings and other annoying and perplexing changes that you notice a. only in others. b. in government officials. c. in yourselves. d. in races other than yours. 18. Students may learn to escape some of Rhythms affect through the use of a. Psychokinesis. b. fasting and prayer. c. pretending it does not exist. d. specially treated crystals. 19. There are generally two levels so far as mental phenomena are concerned, two general levels of consciousness, the lower and the higher. This understanding enables one to rise to the higher level and a. watch for incoming rounds. b. then go back down to the lower level just as the pendulum is coming back. c. thus escape the swing of the rhythmic pendulum which manifests on the lower. d. avoid the responsibility of your actions. 20. In other words, the swing of the pendulum occurs on the subconscious level, and the consciousness is not affected. This is called the a. Law of Unconsciousness. b. Law of Cosmic Consciousness. c. Law of Negativism. d. Law of Neutralization. 21. Its operation consists in raising the ego above the vibrations of the subconscious level of mental activity, so that the negative swing of the pendulum is not manifested in consciousness, thereby escaping its affects. It's like a. knowing all the answers. b. being involved with the only true religion and trying to convert those around you to confirm your position. c. rising above a force and letting it pass beneath you. d. getting away with something you should pay for. 22. If you will stop and consider a moment, you will realize how much these swings of rhythm have affected you in your life-- how a period of high enthusiasm has been invariably followed by a. the greatest blessing of life. b. many rewards for your positive thinking. c. an opposite feeling and mood of depression. d. success for your labors. 23. An understanding of the workings of this Principle will give you the key to the mastery of these rhythmic swings of feelings. You will come to know yourself better, a. after you finish learning more about crystals. b. after several sessions of deep inner body massage. c. after several sessions of huided meditation. d. and avoid being carried away by these inflows and outflows. 24. The Will is superior to the conscious manifestation of this Principal, although the Principle itself can never be destroyed. You may escape its effects on one level, a. but the Principle operates, nevertheless. b. and then continue to avoid the effects of the Principal with the proper use of positive affirmations. c. but you need to find the real answer in the esoteric teachings of secret societies. d. none of the above. 25. There are other features of the operation of this Principle of Rhythm which need to be discussed. There comes into its operation that which is known as the Law of Compensation. One of the definitions or meanings of the work "Compensate" is a. "to counterchallenge", which is the sense in which Summum uses the term. b. "to counterbalance", which is the sense in which Summum uses the term. c. "to counterinsert", which is the sense in which Summum uses the term. d. "to counterdevise", which is the sense in which Summum uses the term. 26. The Law of Compensation is that the swing in one direction determines the swing in the opposite direction, or to the opposing point. The one balances, a. or counterbalances the other. b. then rests. c. with no regard for the other. d. after the one has outweighed the other. 27. Summum teaches that mental states are subject to the same Law. The person who enjoys keenly, is subject to keen suffering; while those who feel little pain a. have no feeling at all. b. need to change their attitude. c. are capable of feeling but little joy. d. need better diets. 28. In consideration of the rhythmic swings between pleasure and pain, Summum teaches that to the degree that one experiences the emotion of pleasure or pain, a. the stronger an individual they are. b. is the determining factor as to their spiritual destiny. c. the more aware they are. d. they will swing as far, proportionately, toward the opposite point of feeling. 29. According to the Law of Compensation, you are balancing a degree of pleasure and pain previously experienced either in a present life, a. or someone has put a spell on you. b. or in a previous incarnation. c. or you have not joined the true church yet. d. or you have not found the only real God yet. 30. Summum regards the chain of lives as continuous, and as forming a part of the overall life cycle of the individual. In consequence, the rhythmic swing, when understood in this way, would be without meaning unless the fact a. of reincarnation is admitted. b. that there is only one true path is admitted. c. that a chosen people missed their chance to the only true God is admitted. d. that we all know that God secretly discriminates against certain people and races is admitted. A N S W E R S ANSWERS TO SUMMARY AND REVIEW flows, everything points, rarely rise, fall, pendulum extreme, opposite measure action, reaction measure, left retreat, sinking compensates phenomena, Universe everything Humankind, plants Creation, in mind, spirit motion, movement Principle, active swing, backward creation, destruction movement, flow nations, beings manifest, physical mental spiritual, Rhythm dead, matter Opposition impulse, inner Rhythm activity, initiate two, opposing, established cycle, true, worlds Opposition born, grow, die pendulum, Rhythm day, night summer, winter Compensation molecules, masses measure cycle, nature measure absolute, cessation compensates Rhythm Compensates Rhythm determines, opposite universal, applied opposing, balances students, principle counterbalances, phsical manifestations, influences Law, pendulum two, mental certain, right two, consciousness equal, left higher, understanding balance, other rise, level, escape Law, Law rhythmic, pendulum Rhythm pendulum mental consciousness Law, keenly Neutralization keen raising, vibrations joy level, mental rhythmic swing, pendulum pain, degree escaping, effects emotion, pleasure realizes, moods proportionately emotions, people feeling little, possess pain rhythm, affected Neutralization high, enthusiasm pain, above mood, depression Compensation,balancing Will, superior, conscious pleasure, experienced Principle incarnation destroyed, escape continuous one, operates life, cycle swings admitted carried destroyed operation soul Compensation gains Compensate loses ANSWERS TO MATCHING EXERCISE 5, 4, 6, 7, 3, 2, 1, 8, 10, 9, 11 ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. c 9. a 17. c 25. b 2. b 10. a 18. a 26. a 3. d 11. c 19. c 27. c 4. a 12. a 20. d 28. d 5. b 13. d 21. c 29. b 6. d 14. c 22. c 30. a 7. c 15. a 23. d 8. b 16. d 24. a