There is an occult teaching to the effect that the atoms which for ages have built the bodies of the different species, from man downward, have become wholly specialized. As result, an atom efficient in the human body would be inefficient elsewhere. This is increasingly true of the atoms proper to the highest species below the human.

Specialization of the atoms associated with man has come to this: those which build the bodies of the various races; the white, the black, the red, the yellow, and the brown, are gathered into groups each of which is wholly capable only in its division of the human family. While the anatomical structure of the human creature is almost identical throughout the globe, there are many delicate differences deeper than the cuticle; differences which these atoms, intelligent on their own plane, are wonderfully sensitive to. Hence their affinity for this race, or that, or the other. Moreover, there are grouped atoms more evolved than these, and whose predilection is for nations, and almost for individuals.

The above truths in mind, let us consider further a matter with which certain of our teachings have dealt; the where and when of the approaching Avatar. By some it is believed and taught that the East, in fact India, will first behold him. In arguing that every world-teacher has been an Oriental, these ignore the fact that, with the Western world unknown, and Africa a dark continent, and Europe benighted in all save its southern parts, the great spiritual enlighteners of the world perforce have been of Eastern birth.

Now all is changed. As the destined home of the forming sub-race, America must receive the swarming millions who, because of the great war, are looking hither from the shores of exhausted and impoverished Europe. It is to the resulting amalgamation of races and race interests that the Avatar should naturally come. However, let us consider certain factors perhaps unfavorable to his appearing in America.

Some believers in the Avatar would defer his coming to a time when a fair majority, or at least a respectable minority of Earth's peoples, have evolved to something like that high physical condition which will enable them to behold him as he is. Truly there will be such an Avatar in Satya Yuga; nevertheless we contend for the Kali Avatar, but, in this age of iron and spiritual darkness, men must be aided to see, yet how unless the Avatar take to his finer physical body certain coarser atoms?

This view allowed, the question arises concerning both the whereabouts of fit atoms, and the race to which they rightly belong. Coming to all peoples, the Avatar should properly conform to no race type; his physical body should represent a composite model. So much for theory. As a matter of fact, preponderance of fit atoms proper to any one race would perforce ally him physically to that race, and perhaps fix his advent with them, even if outside the Americas.

Because the present disturbed equilibrium of the world has everywhere profoundly affected the atomic groups of the lower planes, we argue that the fit time for the Aquarian Avatar is not in the midst of it all. The Pisces Avatar came at a time of temporary world peace, a lull in the strife of nations. Nevertheless, it is best to be at all times ready. "Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." "Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh."

H.