Editing Alice Bailey (section)

=== The constitution of man ===
In line with previous Theosophical teachings,<ref>Leadbeater, C. W., ''A Textbook Of Theosophy,'' The Theosophical Publishing House, India, 1914, chapter I</ref> Bailey taught that man consists of
# Monad (spark of God, true Self)
# Soul (higher mind, Love nature, higher consciousness)
# Personality consisting of three aspects
#* Lower mind (intellect)
#* Emotions or astral nature
#* Physical and etheric body

Each of the three aspects of the lower nature is described as a "body" or aura of energy and seen as partial expression of the real self or soul. The soul is regarded as the reflection of the real self that works through or uses the three aspects of personality.<ref name="Bailey, Alice 1953 p 564">Bailey, Alice A. ''Esoteric Healing.'' Lucis Trust. 1953 p 564</ref><ref>Bailey, Alice A. ''Initiation Human and Solar,'' Lucis Trust. 1922 p IV, chart III</ref> She also speaks of these as "vehicles" or "sheaths", and alternately as the "mental body", "astral body", or "physical body".<ref>{{Cite book|title = Ponder on This|url = https://www.amazon.com/Ponder-on-This/dp/B004U4Q6XC/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=|publisher = Lucis|date = 1983-01-01}}</ref> The "etheric" body is most directly related to physical health and is seen as the vital energizing agent for the individual while in physical incarnation.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Esoteric Codex: Theosophy I|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_O9zBgAAQBAJ|publisher = Lulu.com|date = 2014-02-13|isbn = 978-1-312-01114-4|language = en|first = Mark|last = Rogers}}{{self-published source|date=July 2020}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}} (p.&nbsp;172)<ref>{{Cite book|title = Ponder on this: From the Writings of Alice A. Bailey and the Tibetan Master, Djwhal Khul|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-joiEThbSXIC&q=alice%2520bailey%2520aura&pg=PA33|publisher = Lucis Publishing Companies|date = 1971-01-01|isbn = 978-0-85330-131-8|language = en|first = Alice A.|last = Bailey}}</ref> (p.&nbsp;33) See also: [[Subtle body]]. The mind and emotional nature are seen as [[aura (paranormal)|auras]].<ref>Jurriaance, Aart, ''Bridges, " Bridges Trust, South Africa, c. 1978, p. 130, 77, 91, 105''</ref> or energy fields of which brain activity is a secondary effect.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Ponder on this: From the Writings of Alice A. Bailey and the Tibetan Master, Djwhal Khul|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-joiEThbSXIC&q=alice%2520bailey%2520brain%2520secondary&pg=PA411|publisher = Lucis Publishing Companies|date = 1971-01-01|isbn = 978-0-85330-131-8|language = en|first = Alice A.|last = Bailey}}</ref> (p.&nbsp;411)