From the point of view of Eastern metaphysics, man is conceived as a being that is much more than a simple physical body. Your thoughts, feelings and your spirituality, play a determining role within your constitution. The septenary constitution is filled with all the wisdom present in cultures such as the Hindu and the studies of human nature, to become a mechanism that allows man to understand the different dimensions present in his being.
This term was exposed for the first time by the Russian-born philosopher Helena Blavatsky who argued that the human being was not only made up of flesh and blood, that is why according to her philosophy man is appreciated as an integral being, belonging to the universe, which is divided into several planes: physical, spiritual, energetic, emotional and mental. All of them are closely connected, so much so that everything that happens in one can affect the other.
This division has a practical way of being since what it seeks is that the knowledge is much more understandable.
Now, the septenary constitution defines seven principles, which are grouped into two categories:
- The upper triad, which represents the part of man that survives after death. It is composed of the spirit, the spiritual soul and the human soul.
- The lower quaternary represents the corporeal part of man, this body that is maintained thanks to the food it consumes and its nutrients. This dimension is made up of the physical passions and desires, the vital body, the astral body and the material body.
It must be borne in mind that as man develops his spiritual part, the higher elements will have greater control, the materialistic nature focuses on abundance, on the elements present in the lower quaternary and hinders the deep appreciation of the higher elements. Since these planes are linked to each other, if one of them were to be neglected, the others would be affected. For example, if an individual has a poor diet, this will cause the physical organs of his body to become ill and consequently affect his vital energy. If the energy drops, the emotions and thoughts will lean towards negativity. In the same way, it can happen that the person has a bad thoughtthat ends up covering all his energy, which ends up affecting his physical part.
The septenary constitution must be understood as an exposition of the existing link between the different planes, it must not be seen, then, as a simple division. By understanding this, it can be used as a mechanism to help man, to know how to interpret the multidimensionality of the human being.
