Chapter 13 RHYTHM
KEY TERMS
Before working the other exercises in this chapter, write definitions of each
of the key terms from the chapter.
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copulation __________________________________________________________________
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essence _____________________________________________________________________
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partakes ____________________________________________________________________
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succession __________________________________________________________________
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perplexing __________________________________________________________________
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psychokinesis _______________________________________________________________
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consciousness _______________________________________________________________
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enable ______________________________________________________________________
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subconscious ________________________________________________________________
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neutralization ______________________________________________________________
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consists ____________________________________________________________________
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ego _________________________________________________________________________
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enthusiasm __________________________________________________________________
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depression __________________________________________________________________
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courage _____________________________________________________________________
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equal _______________________________________________________________________
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balance _____________________________________________________________________
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pleasure ____________________________________________________________________
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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
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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.
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b. Explain the growing seasons and their relationship to the Law of
Rhythm.
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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.
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b. When you lose something you gain something else to balance the loss.
Explain this statement.
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c. Explain, with the above information, why all people are equal if you
take into account all aspects of the cycle of lives.
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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