E

VOLUTION THROUGH

C

HAINS AND

R

OUNDS

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Created by KVK. Nehru

The Theosophical Society ::

Adyar

2001

DIVINE or
ADI
PLANE

ANUPADAKA or
MONADIC PLANE

NIRVANIC or
ATMIC PLANE

BUDDHI
C PLANE

MENTAL
PLANE

ASTRAL
PLANE

PHYSICAL
PLANE

FIRST ASPECT

SECOND
ASPECT

THIRD ASPECT

BHUH

BHUVA

H

SUVA

H

MAHAH

JANAH

TAPAH

SATYA

SOLAR
LOGOS

F

IR

S

T

O

U

T

P

O

U

R

IN

G

THE THREE

OUTPOURINGS

ATMIC

BUDDHI
C

MENTA
L

ASTRAL

PHYSICA
L

1st ELE.

KINGDOM

2nd ELE.

KINGDOM

3rd ELEMENTAL

KINGDOM

MINERAL

KINGDOM

VEGETABLE

KINGDOM

1st Elemental
Essence
2nd Elemental
Essence

3rd Elemental
Essence

HUMAN

KINGDOM

ANIMAL

KINGDOM

M

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n

a

d

ic

E

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c

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m

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n

..

.

THE SEVEN KINGDOMS

L. ATMIC

BUDDHI
C

L. MENTAL

ASTRAL

PHYSICA
L

H. MENTAL

The Earth

Chain

The Earth

Chain

H. ATMIC

Globe D,
Earth

A

B

C

E

F

G

Cycles within

Cycles within

Cycles

Cycles

7 Sub-races  1 Root-race

7 Sub-races  1 Root-race

7 Root-races  1 Globe-period

7 Root-races  1 Globe-period

7 Globe-periods  1 Round

7 Globe-periods  1 Round

7 Rounds  1 Chain-period

7 Rounds  1 Chain-period

7 Chain-periods  1 Planetary Scheme

7 Chain-periods  1 Planetary Scheme

10 Planetary Schemes  Our Solar System

10 Planetary Schemes  Our Solar System

L.A

BU

L.M

AS

PH

H.M

Our Planetary

Scheme

Our Planetary

Scheme

H.A

A

G

B

F

E

C

D

Moon
Chain

Earth
Chain

Chain II

Chain I

Chain V

Chain
VI

Chain
VII

The 10

Planetary

Schemes

of our Solar

System

# SCHEME Chain Round No. P.P.

Notes

I VULCAN 3 6? 1

Will produce entities at a level lower than those

of the Earth Scheme

II VENUS 5 7 1

The most advanced Scheme

III EARTH 4 4 3

The three Planets are Mars, Earth and Mercury

IV JUPITER 3 2 1

Jupiter is not yet inhabited, but its moons are. It will

attain to a very high level

V SATURN 3 early 1

Evolves slowly, but will reach a high level

VI URANUS 3

---

1

VII NEPTUNE 4

---

3

The three Planets are Neptune and 2 others beyond

VIII, IX, X

Unnamed. No physical Planets.

O

CCULT

C

HRONOLOGY

Krita Yuga (4) = 1,728,000 y
Trêta Yuga (3) = 1,296,000 y
Dwâpara Yuga (2)

= 864,000 y

Kali Yuga (1) = 432,000 y
Mahâ Yuga (MY)

= 4,320,000 y

1 Manvantara

= 71 MY = 306,720,000 y

(Round period)

1 Day of Brahma = 1 Kalpa (Chain Period)

= 14 Manvantaras (994 MY) +

6 Sandhis/Inter-Round Pralayas

(6 MY)

= 1000 MY = 4,320,000,000 y

1 Saura Kalpa

= 1 Day of Brahma * 2 * 360 *

100
(lifetime of a

= 311,040,000,000,000 y

Solar System)

Occult Anthropology

Occult Anthropology

Occult Anthropology

Occult Anthropology

Period Meaning Root

Name

Sense & Vehicle

m.y. ago of term

Race of Race Developed

EOCENE The dawn First Polar Hearing
60-50 of new fauna

Astro-etheric

OLIGOCENE Small Second Hyper-

Touch

40-38

intermediate

borian Etheric

MIOCENE More new

Sight

25

Life-forms. Third

Lemurian Etheric-physical

Less recent

PLIOCENE More Fourth Atlantean Taste
12

recent

Physical-astral

PLEISTOCENE Most Fifth Aryan Smell
1

recent

Physical-mental

HOLOCENE Complete

Recent

Present

Successive Life Waves

Successive Life Waves

1st EK

2nd EK

3rd EK

Mineral

Plant

Animal

Human

Human

Human

Human

Animal

Animal

Animal

Plant

Plant

Plant

Mineral

Mineral

Mineral

3rd EK

3rd EK

2nd EK

2

Chain 1

3

4

5

6

7

Pralaya

GROSS PHYSICAL
(STHÛLA)

ETHERIC DOUBLE (PR

Â

NAMAYA)

ASTRO-MENTAL (K

Â

MA)

CAUSAL (KÂRANA)

SELF (ÂTMA -- BUDDHI -- MANAS)

MONAD (TURIYÂTMA)

THE

PERSONALIT

Y

The Constitution of

the Human Being

Correspondence of

Rounds

and

Principles

GROSS

PHYSICAL

ETHERIC PRÂNA

KÂMA

MANAS BUDDHI ÂTMAN

7

th

ROUND

6

th

ROUND

5

th

ROUND

4

th

ROUND

3

rd

ROUND

2

nd

ROUND

1

st

ROUND

GROSS

GROSS

PHYSICAL

PHYSICAL

ETHERIC

ETHERIC

PRÂNA

PRÂNA

KÂMA

KÂMA

MANAS

MANAS

BUDDHI

BUDDHI

ÂTMAN

ÂTMAN

1

2

3

4

5

7

6

Root Races

Inception

of a New

Root

Race

IV

4

3

2

1

7

6

5

V

4

3

2

1

7

6

5

VI

4

3

2

1

7

6

5

ATMIC

BUDDHI
C

MENTA
L

MINERAL

PLANT

HUMA
N

ANIMAL

SPIRITUAL

PHYSICA
L

ASTRAL

‘EVOLUTION’ of

CONSCIOUSNESS

Goals Set for the Chains

(Earth

Scheme)

FIRST INITIATION

THIRD INITIATION

FOURTH INITIATION

FIFTH INITIATION

UNKNOWN (VERY

HIGH)

1

2

3

4

5

7

6

Degrees of

Attainment

CHAIN
PERIOD

HUMAN

ANIMAL

PLANT

1

2

No

rm

al

Lag

gar

d

s

Fore-
runners

THE INNER ROUND:

Speeding Up

THE INNER ROUND:

Speeding Up

A

B

C

G

F

E

D

Class
II

Class I

Sishtas of

Globe A