76: The three Halls through which the soul of man must progress are spoken of in The Voice of the Silence, pp. 19, 20.
1st Hall..Hall of Ignorance..infant humanity..Physical plane.
2nd Hall..Hall of Learning...average man........astral plane.
3rd Hall..Hall of Wisdom...spiritual man........mental plane.
The longest time is spent in the Hall of Ignorance.  The later period in the Hall of Learning is called the Probationary Path.  In the Hall of Wisdom the Initiate approaches the central mystery of Being.