Dhruva (Alpha Polaris) and the forbidden palace.

JC: Oriental philosophy holds within its veiled verses and symbolism much of interest to the esoteric astrologer and philosopher. We see that the phonetic interpretation of the Sanskrit Dzyan is clearly carried over and interpreted in Xanadu originating phonetically from "Dzenodoo". There is a clear referral and meaning to Shamballa and the seven jewels within the Monadic centre of power or macrocosmically the seven head centres of OAWNMBS.

This sacred centre can be identified in oriental terms as the "inner city" otherwise known as the "forbidden city or palace" of 14th century Beijing. Oriental culture and symbolic representation holds many secrets to ancient esoteric knowledge and teachings and clearly the forbidden palace is an earthly symbol, even if distorted representation of Shamballa, which exists in ether of the second ether in the Gobi dessert. The word Ch'an derives from Dzan and is the Chinese term for all schools of esoteric wisdom and teaching, the origin of which is Shamballa.

"Dan, now become in modern Chinese and Tibetan phonetics ch'an, is the general term for the esoteric schools, and their literature. In the old books, the word Janna is defined as "to reform one's self by meditation and knowledge," a second inner birth. Hence Dzan, Djan phonetically, the "Book of Dzyan." SD1 xx.

"Hence Dzan, Djan phonetically, the "Book of Dzyan." SD1 xx.

"Dzenodoo -- the "seven jewels." SD1 174.

"The common English name, "the Forbidden City," is a translation of the Chinese name Zijin Cheng (Chinese: pinyin: ZÇ�jinchéng; literally "Purple Forbidden City"). Another English name of similar origin is "Forbidden Palace". In the Manchu language it is called Dabkuri dorgi hoton (Manchu), which literally means the "Layered Inner City." Wiki.

Xanadu, also Zanadu, Shangdu, or Shang-tu (Chinese; pinyin: Shàngdu) was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia and also encroached upon eastern Europe. The city was located in what is now called Inner Mongolia, 275 km north of Beijing, about 28 km northwest of the modern town of Duolun. The capital consisted of the square-shaped "Outer City" (2,200 metres square), "Inner City" (1,400 metres square), and the palace, where Kublai Khan stayed in summer." Wikipedia.

JC: The word Dzyan or Dzen may be interpreted as the creative, numerical, vibrational and cyclic force of the unmanifest logos or the sacred cipher 1. The correspondence to the first ray of will and power and of Shamballa is obvious. ch'an, Djan, Dzan are clearly phonetically linked to Zijin Cheng just as Xanadu corresponds, occultly, with Shàngdu ect. The Forbidden City or palace, the symbol of Shamballa, is aligned two degrees off North/South and is said to be in directional alignment with the city and palace capital of Xanadu built by Kublai Khan of the Mongol empire.

This city stands "four square" with an inner square and palace. These palaces lay within outer and inner squares, surrounded with layered buildings having "three halls" of harmony and ornamented gardens, forbidden to the masses, and representing on the earthly plane the glory and beauty of "the sacred halls of the City of the White Island".

Within the city and upon the palatial throne presides the "King" of an earthly representation such as Kublai Khan, or the emperor of the Chinese imperial palace of the Yuan and mid-Ming dynasties. Needless to remark that there is only one true King, he being the eternal youth of endless summers, Sanat Kumara.

The design of the Forbidden City in every detail was planned to reflect philosophical and religious principles and to symbolize and represent Imperial power. It stands as a beautiful if imperfect corruption of the perfection of heaven or Shamballa, much as a mandala represents, though on a much greater and even practical or beautiful scale.

"The best known form of the Kalachakra mandala is the sand mandala, for which colored sand grains are painstakingly placed. This sand drawing represents a 3-dimensional palace of which every single detail has a symbolic meaning. A mandala is a symbolic representation of many aspects of a specific tantra. In the Kalachakra tantra, all elements of the mandala refer to the universe (outer Kalachakra), the body and mind (inner Kalachakra) and the practice (initiation, generation and completion stages).

Every detail of the mandala, from each deity to every adornments of the building, refers to time and the universe (Outer Kalachakra), physical and mental aspects of Kalachakra and ourselves (Inner Kalachakra) The Kalachakra Mandala is like a huge palace, with 5 distinct floor levels." www.

JC: HPB states that "Voice in the Silence" originates from The Book of Golden Precepts, which in turn originates from the Book of Dzyan. She offers `Wouldst thou become a Yogi of "Time's Circle". `Time's circle' or the `wheel of time' and "time-cycles" is the transliteration of kâlachakra. The Kâlachakra mandala, on an earthly level symbolically represents a huge palace of five or so levels or many dimensions and directions.

Times circle and the "wheel within the wheel" are synonymous, as understood by the esoteric astrologer. The sacred isle of Shamballa is the physical manifestation and dwelling of our third ray logos Sanat kumara, and anchors first ray energy contacted via the solar logos and the little bear or shepherd. This lesser constellation contacts and distributes the seven rays emanating from the seven rishis of the great bear or Ursa Major which forms the "seven jewels" or head centres of the OAWNMBS.

These leading seven stars of the seven solar systems transmit ray energies via the seven stars of Ursa Minor the leading one of which is named Polaris, the North Star, or the constellation of the little shepherd, as far as humanity is concerned. Humanity receives the higher inspiration and aspect of the rays as knowledge, wisdom and meditative inspiration recorded as the creative force of Dzyan. Wisdom is represented in the many esoteric schools of Dan, Dzan or Chan. These schools will ultimately be accorded to each of the seven rays and will anchor specific ray energy for distribution, use and occult investigative exploration of the WAY of AUM, which was known in the previous race as the TAO.

Polaris is understood as the abode or dwelling of the "Celestial Emperor" or ray logi reflected in the earthly King or Emperor in the city four square of Xanadu and the Chinese Ming Forbidden Palace, literally representing as the white island of Shamballa. The "Purple" star or emperor is Ziwei of Chinese astrology and astronomy, or Polaris and reflects itself in the Purple Forbidden City. The family of Polaris or the celestial emperor are the remaining six stars and logi of the lesser bear. Such is the knowledge of the wise oriental mind.

"The name "Zijin Cheng" is a name imbued with significance on many levels. Zi, or "Purple", refers to the North Star, which in ancient China was called the Ziwei Star, and in traditional Chinese astrology was the abode of the Celestial Emperor. The surrounding celestial region, the Ziwei Enclosure (Chinese:; pinyin: ZÇ�weiyuán), was the realm of the Celestial Emperor and his family. The Forbidden City, as the residence of the terrestrial emperor, was its earthly counterpart." Wiki.

"The Zi Wei Dou Shu concept was devised by a Taoist named Lu Chun Yang . It was then developed by Chen Xi Yi during the Song Dynasty and later on Luo Hong Xian during the Ming Dynasty to the present day format. Its exact origin, however, is still debated among the different schools, and should not be taken as a guaranteed historical context.