Dear Martin, >> I have one specific question regarding a term used by Bailey and how it may(or may not) relate to Bardon's system. Bailey often refers to the 'etheric body'. I take this to mean the body which is the seond most coarse, next to the physical body. However, Bailey refers to the 'emotional body' as well, which seems to fit with what Bardon calls the 'astral body'. My guess then, is that the etheric body of Bailey equate to the astral matrix of Bardon; is that correct? << No. She distinguishes between 'etheric' and 'astral/emotional'. If you go to http://beaskund.helloyou.ws/netnews/bk/chart4.html you will see that she includes 'etheric' as an aspect of 'physical'. Then again, she uses 'Etheric' to refer to higher planes than the 'mental'. Generally though, 'etheric' is a physical energetic state, akin to a person's "aura" which is composed of *physical* energy, albeit, a very rarified physical energy, normally beyond the scope of human vision. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 23 Jun 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe