Why Things Go Wrong

No matter how hard we try to build something of lasting earthly value, eventually what we are trying to build will fall apart in our hands and crumble to dust. That is the way of dialectics, the natural world. Rising, Shining and then Fading are constants in every aspect of our physical lives.

Man's purpose on earth is not to create varying levels of "happiness" for himself. Man's purpose on earth is to recognize that he must leave this earth via the transfiguristic process, the Path of Return. Any endeavor that does not have this aim as its ultimate Goal will always be doomed to failure. We will be forced to experience pain, hardship, sorrow and disappointment life after life until eventually, a personality will appear in our microcosm that will finally become sick and tired of being sick and tired. It is this personality that will yearn for something other than what earth-life has to offer, and it is then that the heart will call out and the Gnosis will respond.

This is why failure is a constant in this world. If we are not pursuing the One Thing Needful then we have to fail. If we were successful in building a paradise here on earth, we would never want to leave. Our microcosms would crystallize beyond help. Therefore, our figurative castles of sand must be kicked to pieces over and over and over until we finally wise up and make the decision to stop building them.

Failure is the Gnosis trying to get your attention. Go, sell all that you have, and follow Path that leads to Freedom.

"Seek first the Kingdom within, and all else will be added unto you."

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Purification Of The Thought-Life: The Retrograde Movement

The One Goal of Humanity is to recognize that we are lacking in Spirit, to re-link with Spirit and thus liberate ourselves from Matter. This cannot be done with the physical body. The dense physical body and the more subtle etheric, astral and mental bodies are but temporary instruments whose purpose is to assist in the process of transformation.

Spirit is Divine, it is of God, and as such cannot bear to come into direct full contact with the defiled mortal soul that we carry while incarnate on earth. For its part, the mortal soul cannot bear so great a Divinity as Spirit, from whose Fire it would surely be burned.

Therefore a new Soul must be built within the microcosm of the personality. This New Soul must be constructed of pure ethers in order to create a Soul-body that can provide a suitable abode for the descending Divine Spirit. Hermes calls this New Soul the Spirit-Soul. Only the Spirit-Soul is capable of cloaking Spirit.

For this reason, the candidate is bound to the task of purification. In order to attract the pure ethers necessary to build the New Soul, a certain level of purification must be reached, maintained and increased. This is accomplished by what is termed the retrograde movement.

The retrograde movement begins in the head sanctuary, where our thoughts are aroused. As soon as a thought is birthed, a sparking occurs in the mental body that is in tune with the vibration and nature of the thought. Because of the proximity of the astral body to the mental body, the astral body picks up the vibration being thrown off by the mental body and thus conditions its own vibration to match that of the thought-vibration. From the astral body, ethers are extracted which are used to nourish and build the etheric body. Thus, the vibration sent forth by the original thought now becomes part of the etheric double. As the etheric double is the mold for the physical body, it inevitably must transfer this vibration to all the cells and organs of the physical body. This include the blood. The blood, infused with this thought-vibration, then circulates it throughout the physical body and back to the head sanctuary, where the movement begins again.

Here then is the movement: Thinking, astral body, etheric double, physical body, the blood and then, via the blood back to the thinking faculty. The proverbial "closed loop". If a person's thoughts are of a low nature, focused only upon selfish desires and/or material goals, then the person quite naturally will create a prison for himself via this movement, as his low-grade thinking will reinforce itself ad infinitum. If, however, one resolves to purify one's thinking, the retrograde movement will serve to progressively cleanse and purify all of one's vehicles and the blood, as well. Pursued with steadfastness, this movement will eventually result in a purified mental body, a purified astral body, a purified etheric/physical body and purified soul-fluids, beginning with the blood.

This lays the groundwork for the descent of the Spirit. This creates a welcoming atmosphere within our "temple" for the Great Homecoming, the Alchemical Wedding, the reunion of the Spirit-Soul with the Spirit. This illuminates the symbolism behind the story of Jesus evicting the money-changers from the Temple. In Biblical symbolism, the "Temple" always represents the human body. Jesus represents the Soul-born man who is striving to re-unite the Spirit-Soul with Spirit. Before this unification can occur, the "Temple" must be cleansed. I daresay we would do the same if we were expecting the arrival of any distinguished visitor to our homes.

So it is that we have established the reason behind the need for purification of the Thought-life. Purification is a prerequisite for attracting the Divine Spirit to take up residence in our microcosm. It is our job to prepare the banquet hall for the coming feast.

If we build it...Spirit will come.

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Purification Of The Thought-Life: Thought-Forms & Thought-Vibrations

"For to no other creature in the kingdom of the Earthly Mother is it given the power of Thought, for all beasts that crawl and birds that fly, live not of their own thinking but of the one Law that governs all. Only to the Sons of Men is it given the power of thought, even that Thought that can break the bonds of death.

Do not think because it cannot be seen, that Thought has no power. I tell you truly, the lightning that cleaves the mighty oak, or the quaking that opens up cracks in the earth, these are as the play of children compared with the power of Thought. Truly each thought of darkness, whether it be of malice, or anger, or vengeance, these wreak destruction like that of fire sweeping through dry kindling under a windless sky. But man does not see the carnage, nor does he hear the piteous cries of his victims, for he is blind to the world of the Spirit." - The Essene Gospel of Peace

When we have a thought, two things are created: a tangible form, made from matter of the mental plane, and a definite radiating vibration. Both of these thought-creations can travel great distances, depending on the power of the Thought that birthed them. The thought-vibration carries with it the character of the Thought. The thought-form is a representation or image of the Thought itself.

The thought-vibration will radiate from the thinker in all directions and travel until it encounters a person whose mental body vibrates in harmony with it. The thought-vibration will link up with that person and impart to him the character of the original thinker's thought.

Let's say that the original thought was of eating a hamburger. The person who picks up the thought may not like hamburgers but because the vibration carries the nature of the thought, the recipient may think of eating something else, like a salad, or a candy bar.

The thought-form has a slightly different existence. At first, it will remain in the vicinity of the thinker, taking up a position at about eye level, waiting for the thinker to act upon it or increase its life with the force of attention. If the thinker does not continue to vivify the thought-form with his attention, the thought-form will either slowly dissolve or wander off into the surrounding vicinity, where it will attach itself to the mental body of any person whose thinking vibrates in resonance with the thought-form. If such a person is found, the thought-form will discharge itself into the person's mental body. This will result in the person thinking the same thought as the original thinker, and moreover, believing that the thought is something that originated in his own brain-mind.

A couple of things can be extracted from the above:

1. your thoughts are living creations that persist long after the activity that created them

2. your thoughts have the ability to affect the thinking of others

Taking the foregoing into account, we should quickly realize the solemn responsibility that we have to our brothers and sisters when we formulate our thoughts. The more powerful the force of the thought, the wider and more long-lasting influence it will have on those around us.

Thus we have another important reason why we should work to purify our thinking. We are responsible for the invisible forces that radiate from us, and must take care to not propagate thoughts that will only serve to multiply humanity's negativity and pain.

Those who walk the Path of Return in humility and sincerity are walking in self-surrender and a new attitude of life. We are our brother's keeper. Or focus is away from the self and always cognizant of the effect of our thinking, willing and feeling upon the wider world. Candidates who do not begin to think and live in this manner are only play-acting. You will know them by their fruits.

Yes, it is a hard duty to try and evaluate each and every one of our thoughts before giving birth to them, but it can be done. The key is that you have to want to take the steps necessary to control your thinking. It is hoped that this extremely brief explanation of the effects that your thoughts have on others will inspire you to do what is necessary to radiate only those thoughts that are pure and helpful to the large numbers of people you will never see or meet.

- To Be Continued -

~ g
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Purification Of The Thought-Life

"Thought Is The Horse That Draws The Cart"
"Energy Follows Thought; What Is Focused Upon, Grows"
"Thoughts Are Things; They Go Somewhere"
"You Are What You Think"

A key requisite for success on the Path is the purification of the thought-life of the candidate. You may be surprised to learn that purification has less to do with "dirty" or "unclean" thoughts, and more to do with the ordinary thoughts that one entertains every moment of the day.

When we think, when we have a thought, we light a sort of fire in our mental body. That fire, that spark, has a vibration that is peculiar to the thought that created it. Coarse, common, self-directed thoughts will generally carry a low vibration. Unselfish, loving thoughts, or thoughts rooted in the Gnosis, will vibrate at a higher frequency. When one's thoughts are of a very high nature, the vibrations generated by them can be very beneficial to one's astral, etheric and physical bodies.

The vibration of the thought in the mental body bleeds over to the astral body and conditions it to match the frequency of the thought. The astral body then conditions the etheric double in the same manner. Because of its relationship as the mold for the physical body, the etheric double instantly passes ethers matching the vibration of the thought to the physical body.

If one gives the above some consideration, one should be able to realize that it's fairly apparent that what we think, the quality of our thoughts, determines the quality of our astral, etheric and physical body, including the blood. This by itself is an important thing for people to know and remember. For good or for ill, our thoughts always come home to roost.

In order to purify our thinking, we first have to change the way we look at Thought. We must take ourselves in hand and resolve to take charge of the thinking process. This requires a great deal of discipline because we are not used to taking the time to evaluate the quality of the thoughts that randomly pop into our heads. We simply think away, without any regard for where our thoughts come from or where they are going. Did you know that a large majority of "your" thoughts are actually the discarded thoughts of others? Man is literally surrounded and victimized by a sea of thought-forms and thought-vibrations. This will be discussed later.

Instead of accepting the thoughts of others as our own, or entertaining thoughts that are not entirely positive or helpful, we should first take a look at the kinds of thoughts that need to be expunged from our thinking lives in order to obtain the necessary purification.

1. Selfish thoughts
2. Criticizing thoughts
3. Judgmental thoughts
4. Angry thoughts
5. Jealous /  Envious thoughts
6. Greedy or Covetous thoughts
7. Ambitious thoughts
8. Prideful thoughts
9. Thoughts of Revenge
10. Lustful, Carnal thoughts
11. Depressive thoughts

May have missed a couple but you get the general idea.

Most of our thoughts are rooted in selfishness. Perhaps "self-focused" is a better description. Self-focused as in: "What is best for me in this situation?" or "How does this affect me?" or "How do I feel about this?" These are not conscious thoughts, we seldom hear them rattling around in our heads, but they are there. We are always processing the stimuli that comes to us from the external world in terms of how it relates to us and our past, present or future condition.

Self-focused thoughts like those listed above are generally low-frequency thoughts. Low-frequency thoughts negatively affect the mental, astral, etheric and physical bodies. When one constantly thinks in this way, a type of pollution occurs in one's subtle bodies. There is a general slowing of one's overall rate of vibration. Consistently entertaining poor-quality thoughts will render one unable to link up with Divine energies, which vibrate at much faster frequencies. In this way, one eventually cuts himself/herself off from the Gnosis by making it difficult to perceive and react to its ever-present, high-frequency radiations.

It is hoped that the above summary will enable you to get an idea of the critical relationship between the quality of our thought and the quality of our soul-bodies; between what we think and what we are. There is a direct connection. In addition, it is hoped that you may begin to recognize the important role that purification of the thought-life must play in helping the candidate to succeed in establishing a link with the Divine Gnosis.

- To Be Continued -

~ g
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