Ether Parasites

The Ethers

 

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At death the material body and the greater part of its etheric double remain on this side of the veil, where they are subject to the process of decay. The consciousness, with the rest of the body, departs for yonder side. We will now discuss this subject in connection with one of the worst scourges of mankind, that is spiritualism.

The etheric body consists of four different kinds of ether, known as

chemical ether,
life ether,
light ether and
reflecting ether.

g: the above are ranked from lowest to highest

The material body is maintained by means of these four ethers. All organic and sensory functions, all brain activities and emotional activities are performed by means of these ethers.

organic : chemical ether
sensory : life ether
emotional : light ether
thought : reflecting ether

A distinction should be made between the two lower ethers and the two higher ethers, for the lower ones are coarse in vibration while the higher ones are finer. The etheric substance by means of which we think has a very fast vibration, whereas the ethers from which the cells of our body are built have a comparatively slow vibration.

Many of those who have studied these matters have the mistaken idea that having a great deal of the two higher ethers is an indication of spirituality in a person, while a great measure of the lower ethers indicate coarseness. However, this is quite untrue. From a spiritual point-of-view, light ethers and reflecting ethers can be infinitely coarser, more disastrous and bestial, and at least more dangerous, than the lower ethers; just as the higher being, man, is a thousand times more dangerous than the lower being, the animal.

We sometimes speak of bestial passions. However, the passion of animals is purely functional; animals express themselves within the limits of their instincts and of their group-spirit. Human passions however,  are definitely bad. Many people with etheric sight are beside themselves with admiration when they observe a certain activity of the higher ethers in an individual, when they see an individual with much light ether and reflecting ether at work.  But the devil, too, can appear to us as an angel of light.

Reflecting ether is primarily a thinking ether. The worst people are often endowed with a tremendous thinking capacity and have a considerable amount of reflecting ether. All emotional activities, from the lowest to the highest, require light ether.

In general it can be said that the two lower ethers are required for ordinary bodily functions and that, whenever man appears or plays a part in life as a thinking or emotional being, the two higher ethers are required. It is therefore incorrect to say that to possess a great deal of the higher ethers means that an individual is spiritually cultured. It only proves that the person in question takes an active part in life, regardless of whether this is in a positive sense or not.

The ethers give no indication of the spiritual quality or spiritual advancement of an entity; methods of testing whether the spirits are of God have nothing to do with ether activity. Neither can the colors of the ethers teach us anything, for with the aid of the will we can make our ethers any colour we like.

Moreover, there are still so many mystifications in this matter that it is most emphatically advised to distrust every suggestion and reject any apparition unconditionally. The true pupil is given other methods of acquiring discrimination.

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From "Spiritualism" - Elementary Philosophy of the Modern Rosycross - Jan van Rijckenborgh

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The take-away from the above is that we can discern nothing about an entity from viewing its aura. A glowing aura of magnificent color and light intesity does not ensure purity, godliness, angelic origins, etc. If one should happen to view or be approached by such an entity, caution is advised. Without elementary knowledge of such things, one can easily be deceived.

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