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Trees, Symbolizing Patterns of Energy and Mind
"And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil." "(Gen. 2:9)
"And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Gen. 2:15,16,17)
What is this transcendental mystery of the tree of life, trees for food, and a tree of knowledge of good and evil?
These are the three conditions of mind energy, the forces operating throughout all creation. The Hindus call them the three gunas ; namely, 'Satva' [sattva, sattwa] (truth), 'Rajas' (action), 'Tamas' (darkness or crystallization). These are found even in the exalted plane of causation which is known as the Causal Plane.
All things have a neutral or causative center, as 'Satva' [sattva, sattwa]; a positive or active pole, as 'Rajas'; and a negative or crystallizing pole, as 'Tamas'. This is the triad of energy flow in all matter and form. There is no exception. Were it not so, this energy and all creation would be eternal. All kinetic energy below the eternal spheres is ever active and seeking to polarize itself. It crystallizes into matter, which is the cause of our creation as we know it.
Now this hidden meaning becomes much clearer regarding the three types of trees as three planes and three types of energy in every plane.
The first is the tree of life, as 'Satva' [sattva, sattwa], which is the Source and Center of things, the superconscious state of mind as patterns. It is the inner whirl, like the energy in the atom. Who abides in that state, will not go forth, but will remain in the Source or the House of the Lord.
The second type of trees, good for food and nourishment, is in the field of general action and service, known as 'Rajas'. It is the activity of the conscious mind. It was in this field that man was in the ether sphere of Akash [akasha, aakaasha], or he could not have been given the fruits of these trees as his nourishment. Forms and bodies, whether fine or gross, are bound to action, whether we wish it or not.
The third type of tree is the mysterious tree of the knowledge of good and evil, as a principle or energy current. It is
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