The Seven Worlds of the Seventh Cosmic Plane

The diagram on the left represents the seven sub-planes of the 7th Cosmic Plane - the Cosmic Physical Plane (refer to prior post). All of physical Man's vehicles of consciousness are built from the matter of these planes.

The right-hand column reads "Vehicles of Man". The Divine Spirit, Life Spirit and Human Spirit combine to form the Ego. In the East, this combination of vehicles is referred to as Atma-Buddhi-Manas. This three-fold Ego is the Soul or microcosm of the man.

The Mind or Mental Body is composed of matter from the lower Mental World (defined here as The World of Thought).

The three lowest vehicles are the Desire Body (Astral), the Vital Body (Etheric Double) and the Dense Body (Physical). These combine to form The Personality.

The Ego is sometimes referred to as The Individuality, and has a relative permanence. The Personality is temporary, and its three vehicles slowly dissolve after death. A new Personality is assembled for each new incarnation. The experiences of the previous life are assimilated into the soul body: The Ego or microcosm. The man's karma is also held over. The things that made him Mr. or Ms. Smith are not retained. In each life, a fresh personality is developed. Its characteristics depend on on what lessons and experiences The Lords of Destiny have scheduled for the man in his upcoming life.

The Mind is the link between these two sets of three-fold vehicles. These vehicles are what makes the physical Man who he is. However, in most humans, there is a disconnect between the three-fold Physical body and the three-fold Spirit body. The Ego (microcosm) puts forth the lower bodies of The Personality in order to navigate the Physical realms. All of these bodies are made of fallen matter, and thus respond to fallen stimulus. This makes it difficult for divine impulses to be attracted or assimilated by the physical man. As billions of Personalities labor under this limitation, we have the world-conditions that man presently struggles with.

Although this diagram depicts the seven worlds in a linear fashion, this is only for descriptive purposes. These worlds actually interpenetrate one another and occupy the same space.

There are sentient beings of all descriptions experiencing within each of these planes. Planets, suns, entire galaxies. We cannot see them because we have not yet developed the appropriate sense organs. Wherever you are sitting right now, you are not alone.

This is a vast subject which can barely be summarized by posts such as these. It is hoped that posting this diagram will serve to give the reader a sense of the layers of substance that combine to form the entity known as Man. It must be recognized that man is not "just" his physical body, but is a composite of several bodies of increasing subtlety. These bodies are temporary, but necessary - for the time we are in incarnation - if we wish to undertake the Great Work unto which we have been tasked - the liberation of our microcosms from bondage to the lower worlds.

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