Ella Adelia Fletcher
We are compelled to use the Sanskrit terms for these etheric forces, which are called generically Tattvas, meaning literally a form of motion (Mme. Blavatsky says the "Tattvas" are both Substance and Force, or Atomic matter and the Spirit that ensouls it"). The Tattvas referred to in the Upanishads as " the five vital airs " are specifically distinguished as:(1 ) Akasha, the sound vibration;(2) Vayu, the tangiferous vibration;(3) Tejas, the luminiferous ether;(4) Apas, the vibration of taste...

