Insight

insight

1. an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding:

2. penetrating mental vision or discernment; faculty of seeing into inner character or underlying truth.

Why is insight the first step one must take on the Path of Return? Well, before one can fathom the reasons for walking the Path, one must know why. Why should I want to be "liberated"? The world has its problems but it's not all bad. If mankind can learn to work together we can change the world, make it a better place. Why should I want to flee? Shouldn't I roll up my sleeves and get to work making the world a "better place"?

This is a fundamental misconception that mankind labors under. It lies at the root of all of man's frustrations and failures on the earth-plane.

"There are known Knowns, these are the things that we know.

There are known Unknowns, these are the things that we know we don't know,

Finally, there are Unknown Unknowns, these are the things we don't know that we don't know".

Man is victimized by unknown unknowns. The things of which we are unaware that we are unaware of. Because of this, we are at the mercy of forces that we do not control. We are deluded into believing that we live, when in fact, Man is lived.

In order to take the first step on the Path of Return, one must obtain some insight into these matters. How is one going to accept Teachings that focus on the dissolution of the self, neutralization of the "I", if one does not have a good reason to do so? Truth is, most of us love ourselves and would be hard-pressed to effect some sort of separation from ourselves. Because Man is a rational creature, Man needs to have a reason to make drastic changes. The Universal Teachings offer those reasons.

1. The Two Nature-Orders.

There are two nature-orders, two diametrically universes. One nature-order is temporary, changeable, mortal. It s characterized by rising, shining and fading. All things eventually turn into their opposite. It is a nature-of-death.

The Divine nature-order is eternal, immortal, not susceptible to change. It is "The Kingdom" spoken of in the Holy Language. It is our former Home, to which we prodigals must return.

2. Man as a Microcosm.

Man is a microcosm, which translates as "small cosmos" or "small world". In addition to the physical body that we can see, Man also possesses invisible vehicles that are critical to his overall functioning. These invisible vehicles are:

- the etheric body, or vital body, the vehicle that vitalizes or gives life to the physical shell
- the astral body, the vehicle of Feeling
- the mental body, the vehicle of Thought

These four (4) vehicles form what we call the personality. The personality is temporary. A new one is created for each new incarnation. After death, the personality dissolves, one vehicle at a time as it passes through the heaven-worlds.  Nothing remains except an emptied microcosm which mst seek to generate a new personality for yet another sojourn through life.

As a microcosm, the human system is enclosed in a spherical 'container' of sorts.. Within this spherical system is an auric firmament that contains all of the experiences, powers, attributes, karma. We call this auric firmament the auric-being. This auric-being is also known as the so-called "higher self".

3. Man's Divine Origins.

Within the center of the microcosm is a tiny atom. This tiny atom is the only part of he human system that is Divine in nature. We call this Divine Atom the Spirit-spark Atom, the Jewel in the Lotus, the Rosebud, and the Rose of the Heart. The ancient gnostics called it The Power.

This Divine Atom is a remnant that commemorates Man's former high estate. It is where our pre-remembrance lies. We were once Divine beings, co-creators with The All. Just as all of the myths tell us, mankind as a life-wave fell in vibration and became trapped in this lower, physical nature-order. Ever since then has been trying (or not trying) to escape this nature-order and return to the Divine Kingdom.

4. The Forces Arrayed Against Us.

Thoughts are things, they go somewhere. When we think, we create a living entity. When millions of people think along the same lines, they create a huge thought-cloud called an aeon. These aeons interact with humanity by encouraging mankind to think certain thoughts, which we then act upon, generating forces that are reflected back to the aeons, thereby providing them with nourishment. Unknowingly, man has become a food source for these invisible denizens of the subtle planes. This symbiotic relationship between humanity and its aeons keeps the prison doors tightly closed.

Adding to this issue is the existence of entities that know how to manipulate and target these thought-clouds, these aeons, for their own selfish purposes. Known as archons, they inhabit the invisible worlds, what we call the reflection-sphere. In order to maintain their sham immortality, they must siphon the auric energy that humans radiate. They are ether parasites whose existence most of humanity remains unaware of. 

5. The Path of Return.

God does not forsake the works of His hands. As Man helplessly stumbles about in this world of sorrows, a Rescue Plan was devised by those Divine entities who did not participate in the Fall.. The Plan would utilize the personality, its four vehicles, its five soul-fluids, its chakra system and the Divine Spirit-Spark Atom to purify the microcosm, resurrect the Soul and unite it with Spirit to restore the Original Divine Spirit-Soul-Body Tri-unity. The ways and means of accomplishing this alchemical transformation is called the Path of Return:

Transmutation,
Transformation,
Transfiguration.

These are the basic things that the unknowing among us need to gain insight about. There is so much more, but one has to start somewhere. Start with the Unknown Unknowns.

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The Fivefold Gnostic Path of Return

The School speaks of a fivefold gnostic Path of Return that leads to Liberation from this nature-order.

It is fivefold because there re five steps, five stages.

It is gnostic because it holds fast to the Universal Teachings that have been guarded for thousands of years and shared with those who were worthy by Divine Messengers such as Krishna, Lao Tzu, Zoroaster, the Buddha and the Christ as well as gnostic groups like the Essenes, the Manicheans, the Bogomils, the Cathars and the classical Rosicrucians of the 16th abd 17th centuries.

It is a Path of Return because its purpose is to lead the candidate out of this fallen nature-order and back to the Original Divine Kingdom.

The five steps, or stages are:

1. Insight
2. Yearning
3. Self-Surrender
4. New Attitude of Life
5. Resurrection in the New Life Field

The next few posts will try to provide some insight into each of these steps, beginning with Insight. This fivefold Path is the formula for awakening the Divine Spirit-Spark Atom, purifying the personality, re-birthing the Other One and liberating the microcosm. It is hoped that seekers will derive some benefit from these upcoming posts.

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Seven-Spirit / Seven Rays

So, what is the Seven-Spirit?

Simply put...at the start of every Day of Manifestation, the Creator, the Ineffable, the Unknowable, the Great Invisible, the Father-Mother, emanates cosmic root substance. This cosmic root substance contains within it all potentialities, infinite possibilities. This is the matrix from which Creation will arise.

Following this primal emanation, seven powers are established by the All. These seven powers are charged with administering the Divine Plan of Creation in accordance with the desire of the All. They are known by different names in different philosophies:

the Seven Rays, 
the Seven Rectors, 
the Seven Rishis, 
the Seven Spirits Before the Throne. 

These are Divine Powers, endowed by the Creator with all of Creator's attributes and abilities, along with the authority to execute the Divine Plan.

From The Egyptian Arch-Gnosis Vol. II, we read:

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What actually is Pymander, or the Spirit-Soul, or the Holy Spirit? Is it possible to distinguish this Spirit when it has manifested itself? Ye, it is possible. the following explanation may be useful.

Seven rays emanate from the Logos, seven activities, seven immense streams of power, which move the entire All. By the word "All", you should understand it to mean "primordial substance". The entire universe is filled with primordial substance. This, together with all the life that awakens from it, is moved by seven streams, seven rays, the seven Lords of Fate, as they were once called by the classical Rosicrucians. All of the biological activities of nature, including animal life, are to be explained by the activities of the Seven Rays.

All that takes place in the dialectical universe, all that moves and develops, no matter how and where, is subject to a plan. Everything is awakened and crushed again, everything rises and wanes, including the human kingdom which, apart from its ability to reason, does not differ in any way from the animal kingdom. Everything is subject to a plan, which is aimed at awakening a possibility of a new development in all of biological life. If this project fails or cannot as yet succeed, then what has been created is dissolved again to awaken, later, out of he womb of eternity, to be given a new opportunity.

The plan of the Logos and its Seven-Spirit concerns the awakening of a new possibility in us all. If this fails, we will perish. We are then subject to the law: "You are dust and to dust you shall return". We shall then remain chained to the effect of the wheel of life and death.

The rhythm and periodicity of the Cosmic Days and Nights, of the tidal movements of the All, are controlled and put into effect by the seven rays of the Logos. Thus the Seven Rays have an elevating effect on the creature. If this process of elevation does not succeed, the creature will be denatured. "You are dust and to dust you shall return". Animal man, natural man, is constructed in such a way that he can be elevated and can react positively to the Seven Rays, in this way rendering denaturation and death unnecessary. So the prize for the Perfect Souls is freedom from death.

When the Soul purifies and regenerates itself, when it is reborn and carries out the transmutation of the personality in harmony with this Soul-birth, then, as a matter of course, the Soul-man will also be confronted by the seven rays of the Logos in an entirely different way.

As soon as you entrust yourself to the gnostic Light and start to walk the Path, a transmutation, an atomic change will develop within your nature-born state, in the body that you now possess, a change which will primarily affect the head and the heart sanctuaries. Your head sanctuary will be prepared to receive the Seven-Spirit in a positive way. As soon as the Soul has been born, the seven streams of the Seven-Spirit will penetrate the seven cerebral cavities. It is thus obvious that the Perfect Soul will receive the seven radiations in a different way from that in which the man of nature receives them.

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The Divine Seven-Spirit, the Divine Seven Rays, the Healing-Whole-Holy Spirit....they are all one and the same.

In this physical universe, we can say that the seven sacred planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn) are the physical representations of the Divine Seven-Spirit here in this undivine universe.

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Ponder This

"He who lives today is dead tomorrow. 
He who Dies today, Lives tomorrow." 

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As If It Were Your Last

Overheard someone say this the other day:

"Live each day like it was the last".

Of course, he was referring to partying non-stop, indulging himself to excess, doing whatever with whoever, whenever, wherever and however.

"Live each day like it was the last".

The opposite meaning bears exposure here.

This should refer to living one's life in the fullest devotion to the Other One within. Living to serve others, forgetting the self, preparing for True Liberation from the Wheel of Death and Rebirth. Because no man knows the day or the hour.

You can be taken at any moment. When that moment arrives, you want to be ready. You want to have a clear idea of what is going to take place next. Will it be another miserable turn on the Wheel, another draught of oblivion? Or will it be a joyous and victorious Return to Immortality?

You choose the ending...or the Beginning.

~ g
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Heal / Whole / Wholly / Holy Seven-Spirit

What is the Seven-Spirit?

"Third aspect of the three-fold Godhead. It is the all-embracing Love of the Father which is explained by the Son, who goes out to fallen mankind as a sevenfold radiation-field, to save what threatens to be lost.

Under the guidance and with the help of the Sevenfold Universal Power, manifesting itself in the Universal Brotherhood, the process of Transfiguration can be accomplished. During this process the sevenfold Holy Spirit comes to dwell again in the candidate" - Glossary - Egyptian Arch-Gnosis, Vol. IV

Did you know that the words "holy" and "whole" both originate from the same root word: "heal"? There is indeed a healing spirit that has the power to make the microcosm "whole" once again.

Heal-Whole-Wholly-Holy Spirit. The New Testament refers to it as "The Comforter" and "The Paraclete".

The Holy Seven-Spirit consists of seven primordial emanations, seven rays that extend from the Father-Mother, the Source of All. Each ray is further divided into seven sub-rays, seven times seven. For those candidates on the Path who have awakened the Divine Spark and are engaged in the process of transformation, the descent of the Divine Seven-Spirit that Heals and makes us Whole is a foregone conclusion. This is the symbolic dove that descended from above and came to rest upon the head of the man Jesus on the banks of the Jordan.

Remember always that the story of the Christening of the man Jesus is your story. The journey of the John-man and the Jesus-man is your journey. It is the story of a journey that can and must take place within you. The story was told in a symbolic way so that all men could understand, no matter what language or nationality.

The Descent of the Healing Spirit is the completion of completions. After the Yearning, after the Surrender of the self comes the healing power of the Whole Spirit. It is this third part of the Divine Tri-Unity that has the power to forgive all sins, purify the microcosm and restore immortality to the personality.

May you be Healed and made Whole.

~ g
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Firmly Set Your Feet

Firmly Set your Feet

Churchianity

accepts Christ by name only -

a label

to be scattered everywhere.

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Path of Return

Safe-guarded

despite mutilations

by theologians of ages.

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No dualistic commotions

nor lies from the academics

can blur the eyes

of those who understand

The Way.

Firmly set your feet.

Authored by A Friend of Humanity

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Protect The Child

The birth of the Christ-child is yet another symbol. It symbolizes the awakening of the Divine Spark within the Seeking human-being.

When this Divine part of us is awakened, it is like unto a newborn babe. It is weak and frail, the result of long ages spent in latency. It is vulnerable, it is defenseless. Above all, it requires careful nurturing to grow and to thrive.

The aeons of this nature can sense this Awakening. The high frequency of the Divine vibration is diametrically opposed to the overall low vibration of the fallen human system. Every effort will be made to locate this Divine vibration and expel it. This state-of-being is symbolized by the story of Herod sending his soldiers after the newborn "king" on a search-and-destroy mission.

The newly-awakened Divine Spark can be put right back to sleep if the candidate does not resolve to provide the necessary care and feeding. Thus, there must be a "flight to Egypt", where the Divine vibration can grow in strength while evading the forces that oppose it.

It is a long road from Awakening to Transfiguration; from Birth to Resurrection; from Bethlehem to Golgotha. Your mission as a candidate on the Path is to travel this road carefully and with supreme awareness, mindful always of the great Treasure that you carry.

Protect the Child.

~ g
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Within

"Watch as you may, you will not see it come. No one can tell you it is here or it is there. For the Kingdom of God is within you." 

- The Christ 

Sometimes the answer to the most important of questions stands right before our faces, hidden in plain sight.

Let it be known that within the center of your microcosm, in an area that corresponds in location to the upper right ventricle of the heart, is an atomic remnant of your Divine heritage. Over the ages this Divine Remnant has been called the Divine Spark, the Spirit-spark Atom, the Jewel in the Lotus, the Seed-grain of Jesus, the Monad and the Power. The name of this Divine Remnant matters little. It is the secret which is compressed within it that matters above all.

Every seed, natural or Divine, contains within it, the blueprint for unfolding that which it is to become. An apple seed carries the blueprint to become an apple tree only and to bear such fruit. An acorn contains the instructions to become only an oak tree, not an apple tree. The pit of an olive is a seed that is encoded with the data necessary to grow only into an olive tree that will send forth olives of its own.

As Above, So Below. As Below, So Above. The Divine Seed that you carry within is encoded with a system of lines of force that, with proper nourishment, will enable it to only grow into the True Soul, that which Hermes called the Spirit-Soul. The presence of the Spirit-Soul will enable a purification of the microcosm and a re-unification with the Spirit. Head and heart will thus be reunited and the purification of the etheric-physical body will follow. The Divine Tri-Unity of Spirit, Soul and Body will be complete. The Divine Seed will have fulfilled its purpose to grow and bring forth fruit of its kind.

This is the miracle that awaits those who become aware of the Divine Seed within, who grow to understand its ultimate purpose and work hard to bring the blueprint to life.

It is a tragedy that the vast majority of mankind does not have the faintest idea of the wonderful Treasure that lies at the center of their microcosm. This Treasure sleeps, unable to perform its miracle as long as its host, the personality, remains ignorant of its existence.

The message of the Kingdom within that was left for us by Krishna, the Buddha and the Christ has been misinterpreted and overlooked for far too long. The meaning of the message is as clear as the nose on your face:

Look within. Look within. Look within.

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The Other Cheek

Self-surrender is the third stage of the five-fold gnostic Path of Return. It is the fulcrum upon which the entire Journey to Liberation must turn. To surrender the self simply means that we must stop placing our wants and desires ahead of everyone else. We have to stop seeing ourselves as the center of the universe and begin to always see others as more excellent than ourselves. We have to look to provide Service wherever we can to whomever we can. We must allow Divine Love to penetrate our hearts, permeate our microcosms and radiate from us in all directions.

This is extremely difficult to accomplish because we, as microcosms, have spent many thousands of years developing an I-centered consciousness and defending our "I" from those we call "others". We are afraid to release our self-protecting shield for fear of being harmed in some way. We fear that if we let our guard down, "others" will walk all over us, exploit us, victimize us, disregard us. This is the Great Test that all true candidates on the Path must confront and overcome. Turning our focus outwards and away from the lower self, rather than inwards.

Although it seems difficult on its face, it really isn't. If one realizes that the One Goal cannot be obtained without this prerequisite, one will make whatever changes are necessary to remain firmly on the Path that leads to that Goal. Yes, "others" may attempt to walk over us, or victimize, exploit and disregard us. But in surrendering the self, we neutralize the ability to be hurt by any negativity that may come our way. Let others do what they will, we shall stand strong as a rock and continue to radiate the Divine Force that becomes the share of all serious candidates on the Path.

If we are slapped on the right cheek, we are to turn and offer them the left cheek as well. This symbolic verse is not to be looked upon as an argument for weakness. On the contrary, one has to be very, very strong to do what is being asked here. That strength will come, not from the fearful and self-focused I-being, but from the Divine Gnosis, the Christ-radiation that floods the microcosms of all those who have awakened the Spirit-Spark Atom. This divine radiation-power enriches the blood and pours out from us in all directions as a healing balm for many.

The self-focused behavior that was long ages in the making has served its purpose. Man's period of Involution has ended. Divine Evolution is now calling us.

May those of us who are ready, respond to that Call in the right way.

~ g
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Nearer Than Hands And Feet

The Divine Spark that sleeps within the center of your microcosm is roughly aligned with the upper right ventricle of the human heart. Our task as image-bearers is to form a link, a connection between the physical aspect of the personality and this Divine Nucleus.

The Divine part of us is linked with the Creator of All There Is. As Divine Sparks, we issued forth from the Ineffable, Unknowable All. Although our connection to the Father-Mother has been severely obstructed due to our own self-willed thinking, willing, desiring and acting it is still there, faintly active in the center of our microcosm.

If we can become aware of this Divine part of us, if we can awaken it and forge a link between it and the physical human-being, a Great Transformation will begin to take place. By way of a process, we will begin to change from animal-man into a True Human-being, the Original pre-Adamitic Man.

The Power to do so lies within you. Not in the reflection-sphere, not in some church, or some yoga exercise, or some meditation, or via the occult agencies of clairvoyance and clairaudience. This great Power is readily available to you and is nearer than hands and feet. It lies asleep in the center of your microcosm, waiting for you to hear its Silent Voice, grab the Hand of God and attach the Rose to the Cross.

~ g
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Which Cannot Be Found

"You long for Unity in a world of duality, for Freedom in a world of limitation and for Eternity in a world of temporality. How is that possible? How can we, who are completely made up of the elements of this life-field, long for something that absolutely cannot be found here?"

It is strange that we do not ask this question more often. Why do we persist in longing for Unity, Freedom and Eternity in this fallen nature-order, when it has to be clear that these things are not obtainable here? We persist because there is something deep within us that yearns for these things, not as relative values but as Absolutes.

Within each human heart there is an 'Other One' that is marooned and exiled on this planet. It is this Other One that longs for a return to the Divine Kingdom, the static realm, the Realm of Absolutes. We hear its faint cry and sense the sincerity of its longing but because we are bound to the things of the earth, we misinterpret its meaning. Believing that this plaintive cry originates from the personality, we then go forth into this fallen nature-order and attempt to find those things which cannot be found here. Needless to say, we meet with naught but imitation, failure and frustration.

It is only when we embark upon the gnostic Path of Return that we will be able to clearly hear this Still, Small Voice of longing. For that Path will reestablish our link with the Divine and re-open the ancient channels of communication. It is only then that we will truly realize where Unity, Freedom and Eternity are to be found.

Armed with this Inner Knowing, this Gnosis, we will then trim our sails, adjust our rudder and set our course for the Divine Realm, the Sixth Cosmic Domain, the Realm of Absolutes.

~ g
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Impossibly Possible

"The Impossible is Possible because nothing is stronger than the power of the human Heart. What the Heart desires, it draws unto itself, despite apparent limitation and opposition, right through astral fields, through Worlds, even. What it attracts is Nourishment. 

One who desires the Impossible, attracts the Impossible."

- Author Unknown -

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Strive On

"Strive on, ... secure in the knowledge that only your body is mortal and that your true Self endures forever. The man you appear to be is not yourself at all, for your real Self is not that corporeal, palpable, changing form you see, but the Spirit inside.

Remember that you are a god, you have a god's potential for life, sensation, memory, and foresight, a god's power to rule, to govern, and to direct the body which is given to you as a servant, in the same way that God, who reigns over us, directs the entire universe. This sovereignty exercised by the eternal God over the universe is mirrored by the sovereignty your immortal Soul exercises over your frail body."

Cicero, The Dream of Scipio from On The Republic, Book VI

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Tomb or Temple?

The personality, with its four vehicles (the physical, etheric, emotional and mental bodies) can be either a tomb or a temple.

It can be a tomb when the human-being does nothing to awaken the Divine nucleus that sleeps within the center of the microcosm. The Divine part of the human-being lies buried, unable to express itself in ths nature-order.

It can be, and should be, a temple when the human-being recognizes that he must awaken this Spark of Infinity if he/she wants to take up his/her cross and walk the liberating gnostic Path of Return. Then the personality provides a refuge for the Divine Atom. The personality will nourish and protect the fledgling spark of Light as it matures in its duty to purify the microcosm. Which is as it should be. 

Man was given a temporary body for the very special purpose of freeing the Divine nucleus within us. If we are not attending to that duty, then we have turned our Temple into a Tomb.

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Destiny, Fate and Karma

"DESTINY may be likened to a man who must travel to a distant city, whether or not he wishes to make the journey, the destination being his Destiny. He may choose to go by way of a river or by way of a plain; whether through mountains or through forests, on foot or on horseback, slow or fast, and whatever befalls him because of this decision is Fate.

If a tree falls on him because he chose the forest path, it was fated, for luck is an element of Fate. Destiny leaves no choice. Fate gives limited choice which may be good or bad but it cannot be averted. What is fated must be, for at no point can there be any turning back.

The circumstances of the traveller conform to the Law of Sowing and Reaping. He may travel in comfort or pain, in happiness or in sorrow, with strength or weakness, heavily burdened or lightly burdened, well-prepared or ill-prepared. When the destination is set according to the decrees of a former life, then the circumstances of the journey should conform with the desire of the traveller. For what use is it desiring a great destination when the Law of Sowing and Reaping decrees that an intolerable burden be carried on the way? Far better to have lesser aspirations. 

The decrees of Fate are many. The decrees of Destiny are few."

From In The Beginning - The Kolbrin - Chapter 5:3-4 

~ g

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The Seven Cosmic Domains

It has been mentioned often in this blog that the aim of Path of Return is to guide the candidate out of the Seventh Cosmic Domain and into the Divine Kingdom, the higher Sixth Cosmic Domain. These terms may be foreign or confusing to some. Will try to explain in a simplified manner.

First off, one must remember that SEVEN is the number of the Divine. Seven Rays emanate from the Logos of a system. Each of the Seven Rays contain six sub-rays, for a total of 49 of these primordial Divine Rays. This establishes a pattern, an energy/frequency pattern that is used throughout the Creation. When this pattern is encountered, one knows that the Divine is at work.

We will now reference the diagram below.

It starts at the top with the Threefold Godhead resident on the 1st Cosmic Plane. From the Godhead emanates Seven mighty forces, Seven Rays, Seven Logoi. The diagram shows that each of these initial Seven Logoi emanates seven sub-logoi. This pattern continues throughout all of the subsequent Cosmic Domains.

A Logos is the head of a solar system. A solar system consists of a central Sun and at a family of planetary bodies.

The diagram shows us seven Cosmic Domains. The first six Cosmic Domains are Divine. The Seventh is not. It is the Seventh Cosmic Domain, the Cosmic Physical Plane, that is our current home while in exile from our true home, the Sixth.

Following the pattern introduced earlier, the Seventh Cosmic Domain is sub-divided into seven sub-domains. These domains are the ones that are more familiar to humanity:

1. The World of God corresponds to the Adi Plane

2. The World of Virgin Spirits corresponds to the Anupadaka Plane

3. The World of Divine Spirit corresponds to the Atmic Plane

4. The World of Life Spirit correspond to the Buddhic Plane

5. The World of Thought corresponds to the Manasic Plane

6. The World of Desire corresponds to the Astral Plane

7. The Physical World corresponds to the Physical Plane (You Are Here)

The inhabitants of each Cosmic Domain can see into all of the Cosmic domains below it. The inhabitants of a Cosmic Domain cannot see into the Domain(s) above it. This accounts for the difficulty of mortals to see into the Divine Kingdoms.

As the Cosmic Domains move from the First to the Seventh, the vibrational frequency decreases with each step downwards.

Each Cosmic Domain is separated by a vibration or frequency gap. In order to move from one Cosmic Domain to another, the frequency gap must be bridged. That is the purpose of the Path of Return: to increase the vibration of the microcosm until it matches the vibration of the Sixth Cosmic Domain. 

During these end-times, a bridge has been constructed that allows microcosms of the correct frequency to "cross over" into the Sixth. The Living Body of the Spiritual School constitutes such a bridge, or ark. Transfiguration is the inevitable end result, the transformation of the entire microcosm.  

“Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics." D. Anka

"If you wish to find the Secrets of the Universe, you must think in terms of Energy, Frequency and Vibration" - Nicola Tesla

Once a microcosm has been liberated by this process of transfiguration, it will disappear from physical view. This is because it has moved into a vibrational frequency that is higher than the physical human eye was designed to perceive. That's all that "invisibility" is - the inability to visually perceive higher frequencies of vibration. 

The Liberated Ones can no longer be seen but they still exist, in a higher plane, the Divine Sixth Cosmic Domain. As prevoiusly mentioned, they are able to see into the Physical Realm below them. From this vantage point, they remain willing and available to help their fallen brothers and sisters attain salvation. 

It is hoped that the foregoing has explained a little bit about the Cosmic Domains and the relationship of the Seventh to the Sixth.

~ g

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The Gnostic Key To The New Testament

Everyone has an opinion about the Bible. Most of these opinions are negative. The rest of them are violently defensive. The reason for the confusion and dismissal of the Bible is due primarily to humanity's tendency to interpret the Bible literally. Because of glaring inconsistencies that are sprinkled throughout the Bible, humanity finds it impossible to reconcile the Bible as "the word of God" and thus throw it in the fire. 

Be advised that over the centuries the Bible has undergone many translations. The enemies of the Gnosis were hard at work strategically inserting land mines into the Bible, modifying language, excluding entire gospels, etc. The result is the confusion that exists today. For example, the New Testament has been seriously damaged by these tactics. What the Adversary does not understand is that there is an entire narrative embedded in the New Testament that has been skillfully hidden within the Gospels. No matter how the prevailing authorities try to maim and deface the glorious message of salvation aimed at humanity, they will not succeed. Truth cannot be erased.

This post will attempt to cut through the sludge and provide a measure of clarity. We will start with the following:

The Bible cannot be understood without the Gnostic Key in hand.

What is the Gnostic Key? It is the key that opens the door of understanding to the gnostic Path of Return. This Path leads to dissolution of the personality and rebirth of the True Soul that lies sleeping within the heart of the microcosmic Spirit-Spark Atom. This is the Path that leads to Liberation from this fallen nature-order.

Since the Fall of Man, this Path was made available to humanity as a way to return to their former Divine Home. We are talking many millions of years. Unfortunately, humanity has been too distracted by the things of this material world to answer the Call that is sounded continuously. This Call is actually a Divine vibration that seeks to re-link with the Spirit-spark Atom of the human-being, which is also Divine in nature. This calling vibration is the Christ-ray, Kristos, as the ancient Greeks named it, long before the man Jesus appeared on the world-stage.

The first guide to using the gnostic key to the New Testament is to understand the over-riding purpose of the New Testament and the symbolism used to achieve that purpose. This post will not attempt to justify or explain any literal interpretations of the New Testament. We are going to focus solely upon the symbolism. In brief:

Birth of the Christ-child: represents the Awakening of the sleeping Divine Spark. This Spirit-Spark Atom is the Divine nucleus of the microcosm. Its location corresponds to the upper right ventricle of the heart. It is not part of the physical heart, it is part of the immortal microcosm. It is likened to a Rose but when it lies dormant, we call it the Rosebud. The stable where the Christ-child is born represents the cave of the human heart - filthy, unkempt and cluttered with the things of this nature.

John the Baptist: represents the human-being who has made the decision to go the Path. Such a one wants to purify the mental, astral, etheric and physical vehicles of the personality in order to create a suitable environment for the forces of the Rose to grow and work within the microcosm. That is why it is said that such a one is "as one crying in the wilderness" striving to "make straight the paths" for "the One Who Is To Come". The latter statement is a symbolic reference to the Other One, the sleeping True Soul within the heart of the microcosm that is endeavoring to re-establish Itself. 

We refer to this representation as "the Johannine man", the John-man. He represents the stage of purification on the Path. Here is where the Rose begins to bloom.

Jesus: symbolizes the Soul-man. He is the candidate on the Path who has succeeded in linking the True Soul with the radiations of the Divine Spirit, thus giving birth to the Spirit-Soul. The Spirit-Soul is the Original True Soul of the fallen Divine human-being. Its destiny is to re-link the True Soul to the Divine Spirit, the substance of the Sophia. The True Soul, emanating from the heart of the candidate, must connect with a Reason, the Divine Spirit.

The Jordan River: represents the blood, also the serpent-fire system.

The Baptism at the Jordan: Here is where the John-man hands over control of the microcosm to the Jesus-man. The candidate has advanced sufficiently on the purifying stage of the Path that he/she voluntary chooses to turn over control of all thinking, willing, feeling and action to the Divine part of him, which is growing ever stronger. 

On the banks of the Jordan, the Jesus-man is anointed ("Kristos" means "to anoint") with water from the Jordan. This water represents the purified blood-state of the candidate. As the Jesus-man is anointed, a dove comes to rest upon his forehead. Doves and eagles are ancient symbols of the Divine Spirit. So, we can see that this baptism symbolizes the radiations of the Divine Spirit re-linking with the newly reborn Soul, the Spirit-Soul. This reunification establishes the candidate on the road to transfiguration. The Spirit-Soul will now seek to unite with the Divine Spirit.  

Once the Jesus-man has been baptized in this manner, he is christened, anointed. He becomes a Christ. 

Shortly after the Baptism on the Jordan, John the Baptist is beheaded. This symbolizes the complete surrender of the John (the Seeking Man) to Jesus (the Soul-Man).

The Christ: the Christ is not a man. It is a mighty inter-cosmic Divine radiation. It is the Second Aspect of the Logos, which is also called The Father. The Christ-ray is called "the Son" because that which issues from a father is the son. Once the Jesus-man accepts this Christ-ray into his/her being, he/she becomes one with the Father ("I and my Father are One").

The literal interpretation of this Sonship has posed problems in understanding from the times of the Pharisees up to the present day. "How can someone claim to be the Son of God?" they cry. 

You just learned how. 

The Temptation in the Desert: the "desert" or "wilderness" always represents the material world, this fallen nature-order. Once the candidate has surrendered the self and the "I" recedes in order to allow the Other One to lead the way, the forces of this nature-order will immediately assemble to place obstacles in his/her way. These obstacles can take the form of appeals to the desire nature of the human-being or to the pride-nature of the "I". The forces of this nature attempt to derail the candidate's journey by repeatedly testing the lower nature, looking to cause a fall.

The Twelve Apostles: represent the twelve cranial nerves. These twelve nerves transmit astral impulses to the entire body. In their fallen state, these nerves respond to the aeonic forces of fallen nature and carry out their orders. The twelve cranial nerves must be purified as well, so that they can carry out the will of the Father, not that of the nature aeons.

Jerusalem: Jerusalem represents the head sanctuary.

The Upper Room: represents the optic thalamus, which is positioned in the mid-brain behind the frontal bone.

The Last Supper: represents the candidate's final farewell to the world of matter.

The Garden of Gethsemane: represents the second thoughts that many candidates have when they realize that in order to achieve liberation from this nature-order, the personality, the "I" must die. Not in the physical sense, but in the sense that the "I" must abdicate its throne and relinquish the leadership of the microcosm to the Other One, the reborn Original True Human-Being.

The Crucifixion: the physical body is hung up on the Cross of Matter. It is nailed there, indicating a permanent loss of action. This represents the death of the "I" and the end of its influence over the thinking, willing, feeling and acting of the personality.

The Resurrection: represents the rebirth of the Original Divine Man. "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He (the old personality) is not here, He (the Divine Human-Being) is risen.".

The Ascension: the liberated microcosm, the newly-Christed personality, takes leave of the world of the senses and returns to the Divine Kingdom.

The enemies of the Gnosis have done their very best to keep the Truth from you. The Universal Gnostic Brotherhood has worked just as hard to protect the Truth by providing it with an impenetrable disguise, one that enables the Truth to "hide in plain sight". You have been given the Key that will be needed to decipher the New Testament. Above all things, you must remember that

- the Christ is not a man, it is a Divine radiation, an inter-cosmic force that surrounds and interpenetrates this planet. 

- After the baptism at the Jordan, everything that the Jesus-man says is actually the Christ-Spirit speaking through him. Any miracles performed are due to the Divine powers of the Christ-ray working through the man Jesus.

- Finally, and most importantly, you must recognize that it is the destiny of all men to also become Christs ("That which I do, you shall do greater things than these"). The Christ, speaking through Jesus, implores humanity to "be My followers". Not followers in the sense of blind sheep, but followers in the sense of people of insight who wish to attain Christhood as well.

It is hoped that the foregoing will be of some use. People ask what is Truth and where can it be found? One place where it can be found is in the New Testament, protected by a disguise, waiting for Man to find the Key that will decrypt the cipher and unlock the door to the Mysteries.

You now have that Key.

~ g

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Answers to "Mind-Traps, Beliefs and Languages"

The following is a reponse to a recent question. The response was too long to fit in the Comments section.

Re : "I am wondering if you can ask you about mind-traps, beliefs and language.

Sometimes I feel like I am caught in words, beliefs and spiritual concepts that I am repeating from books, lectures and other more "advanced" people. For example speaking about gnosis, seven rays, light vestures, 6th cosmic domains, reflection spheres, etheric bodies and a plethora of all the invisible things in the ether.

Are all these not inexperiencal ideas for the readers and listeners rather than a living experience?"

Answer: What you have mentioned above are not simply ideas but represent Knowledge that Man once possessed but has forgotten over the ages. These truths are as old as mankind. They are not "made up" by earthly authorities but are periodically revealed to Man by Divine messengers sent for that purpose, usually during times of Harvest. We are once again in such a period.

For those who wish to walk the Path of Return, such Knowledge is indispensable. Man must first understand himself, his environment and the forces arrayed against him, or he will most certainly be victimized by negative forces and risk falling into a pit from which he cannot escape. In the words of the ancient oracle:

"Man, Know Thyself"

Can one achieve Liberation from this nature order without this Knowledge? That i cannot answer. i only know that it is better to Know than to Not-Know. It is difficult to climb a mountain when one does not have all of the gear that is required. In order to obtain a true "living experience" one must first know what it means to truly live.

Re: " If the TAO cannot be spoken, then these concepts are only a metaphorical reference point for us humans?"

Answer: TAO is the Unmanifested One. It is Ineffable, Unknowable. However, it makes itself known by that which it brings into manifestation. All of the Cosmic Domains, with their universes, galaxies, star systems, solar systems, planetary systems and mankinds are manifestations emanating from The Unmanifested One. We are tasked to learn all that we can about this Creation and to use its gifts with wisdom. Otherwise, we will continue to stumble in the dark, being constantly victimized by dark entities who know EXACTLY how this Creation works and wickedly uses that knowledge to exploit and enslave those who do not Know.

How can one begin to even think of liberation from this nature-order if one does not understand its characteristics or the design of one's own mortal vehicles? Would we hand our car keys to a 12 year old who has never been behind the wheel and say, "Drive"?

Re: " I wonder if it may be important not get to caught up fully in beliefs"

Answer: It is important to seek Gnosis, the True Knowledge of God. Then we will Know from experience and not simply Believe. Belief implies doubt. The items that you mentioned are true beyond doubt. Their reality has been hidden from humanity in order to keep us blind, ignorant and imprisoned. Even so, one should always explore all matters for oneself and confirm their truthfulness via one's own heart and mind.

Re: " Or it is necessary to fully immerse one's mind in beliefs?"

Answer: One must seek True Knowledge, not Beliefs.

Re: " Should the Light provide/transmit all that is needed for you to shine rather than books and lectures? If so, then the light is very selective on the beings that carry this out on Earth."

Answer: The Light of the Gnosis will work WITH you. It will not work FOR you.

This business of Transfiguration requires some work on the part of the human-being. Our life-wave fell to this domain due to our own poor choices. It must be our choice to leave this domain in order for Liberation to work. There has to be a VOLUNTARY SURRENDER of the "I". Secondly, at this stage our microcosms are so defiled and polluted that if the Gnosis were to attempt to transmute, transform and transfigure us without any help on our part we would burn to a crisp due to the extremely high frequency of its Divine vibration.

That is why a Plan is in place to bring us to the gate of Liberation in safety, gradually and harmoniously. However, the willing participation of the human-being is critical to the success of this Process. No guru, master or disembodied entity can do this for you. Nor can we just stand in the Light and say, "Save me!". There is work that must be done by the candidate. 

The books and presentations are not simply words. Words are Thoughts transformed into Sound. Sound is vibration. Words carry the vibration of the Gnosis to all those who read or hear about it. They act as a carrier wave to bring a Divine vibration to humanity in a format that can be safely and efficiently assimilated by the subtle vehicles of our personality. There is a magical element connected with the powers of Thought and Speech.

The Gnosis is not selective. The Gnosis is available to ALL of humanity. In fact, it is nearer than hands and feet. The problem with connecting with the Gnosis is that humanity is not checking for it. We are too involved in our phones, our alcohol, our mind-altering substances, in chasing money and sex. We simply do not bother or even care. That does not make the Gnosis selective. It reveals Man to be very, very unwise, spiritually under-developed and mentally immature.

Yet, it will always be present, always ready to assist those who wish to abandon this fallen realm and return home.

"One thing, o mortals, is established here by us, namely: that God has decided that before its end, the world will be presented with a stream of Truth, Light and Greatness, such as He ordained should accompany Adam in Paradise!" - Confessio Fraternitatis 1616

all love,

~ g
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The Judas Signature

Slander and calumny are nothing new to The School. The School has been attacked since its inception. Often, these attacks are prosecuted by former pupils.

Most people know the story of Judas and how he betrayed Jesus. When Jesus indicated that one of the Twelve would betray him, all were astonished. “Surely, it is not I, Lord!” they all exclaimed.

Jesus identified the traitor-to-be as "the one who has dipped his hand in the bowl with Me". That man happened to be Judas. Sure enough, a few hours later, Judas gave the Saviour over to the centurions.

Judas, who acted as treasurer for the group, was all about money and earthly glory. He wanted Jesus to use His Divine powers to become a King on earth. Whereas, Jesus had to remind everyone that His "Kingdom" was not of this world. Judas turned on the Christ in the hope that it would goad Him into using His powers and establishing dominion over the ruling classes. Being money-hungry, he also didn't mind the thirty pieces of silver that was offered to him. We call this "the Judas Signature". Jan van Rijckenborgh wrote about it thusly:

"WE are also reminded of a certain enmity that can slumber in the pupil, too. This enmity can be, yes will be present, as the momentary astral consciousness in dialectical man possesses a natural and explainable enmity towards the Gnosis. The pupil can be either unconscious or only vaguely conscious of this because, for instance, the blood-state or karmic influence draws him to the Spiritual School and, consequently, to the Gnosis. Such a person could originally be very gnostically sensitive, having already sought contact with the School while still very young, but with respect to the necessary transformation of his astral consciousness he has as yet done nothing. The astral consciousness is then exactly the same as it was years ago. In this respect he is still as the cave man, the original natural man, perhaps fiery impassionate, whereas through a hereditary factor he has become a pupil of the Spiritual School. Then, by virtue of the astral consciousness he possesses at the same time interest towards the School and enmity to the Gnosis.

Enmity expresses itself first as a certain resentment, as displeasure or irritability because the School "interferes" too much in his life. If the School announces a certain arrangement for the good of the work, he feels irritated. Because of his pupilship he fights against this enmity for a long time and he considers these things with the help of trusted friends, who are adroitly drawn into a conversation. But the enmity grows. If you try to hold the astral consciousness in check, tensions develop and at a given moment, the storm breaks loose, just as in the highest heat sphere.

We see the same development when a pupil has come too much under the control of a group or power from the astral sphere. Then such a pupil, even if he or she is not fully conscious of it, is used every possible moment against the School and its pupils in order to check the work and, if possible, to damage it, to neutralize the harvest of the Brotherhood.

In this way, the 'power with the lion’s head' existing in the astral sphere of the nature-of-death, tries to imitate the Gnosis and distributes stones for bread with a lavish hand. If you have received a lot of this substitute bread in your astral consciousness, you imagine yourself to possess the Gnosis and you feel irritated when the School fails to recognize you.

From "Escape From Astral Bondage" - The Egyptian Arch-Gnosis, Vol. I - Jan van Rijckenborgh

When a person joins the School but is only-playacting, eventually he or she will be found out. "Unmasked" is the word that fits here. No matter how much they outwardly pretend to be down for the School, inwardly their true nature simmers. Eventually, they will expose themselves by their actions. Tensions develop from trying to suppress their base material nature in a group where pure ethers are circulating. These tensions must lead to an explosion. 

In this way, imposters will expose themselves and quit the School. Having left the School, they will proceed to blame the School for their problems instead of recognizing that it was their own vibrational incompatibility that was to blame. Because they were unable to walk the Path with their "I" they try to tell others that the Path is a sham and does not exist. 

"Saint" Augustine showed this signature when he left the Manichaeans, a gnostic brotherhood of which he was a member for some time. When he couldn't bend those teachings to serve his earthly will, he left the group in anger, stating that "Never once did I see any evidence of two separately existing nature-orders". He then went on to become a champion for the orthodox Catholic Church and a staunch opponent of all Gnostics.

The Judas Signature is real and quite easy to detect. It comes with the territory, so it’s something that all true gnostic brotherhoods have learned to live with.

~ g
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