"Something Greater Than Ourselves"

Yesterday, I heard someone speak this familiar phrase:

"I wanted to belong to something greater than myself". 

Frequently, this statement is made about joining the armed forces, a football team, a political campaign, a religious organization, etc.

Although selfishly self-focused, human beings also harbor an innate desire to want to belong to a group of like-minded individuals so that they can lend their efforts to the whole and experience the harmony and brotherhood of a group effort.

"All for One, and One for All".

Where does this powerful urge to "belong/join/incorporate" come from?

The answer becomes clear when we recognize that we, as human beings, are a single body, a single life wave. 

At our deepest core, we are individual Sparks from the same Divine Fire. Cells in a single body.

We have temporarily separated our consciousness from one another to play the game of "Me" and "I" here on Earth.

It is time for us to abandon this game of discord and reassemble as a harmonious  "We".

Deep within, we feel this need to reconnect with one another. But we feel it from an I-centered perspective.

We will have to recognize where this primal urge to "belong" originates from and then abandon the illusion of "Me" and "I" and joyfully return to the "We".

We will then truly experience what it means to belong to something greater than ourselves.

~ g

Egyptian Hermeticism - Gnosis Along the Nile

The following presentation is a follow-up to a previous posting of Egyptian Hermeticism entitled "The Sealed Word in the Great Pyramid" which was published on this blog in February of 2022.

The overall theme of this short video presentation is to reveal ancient Egypt's place in human history as a caretaker of the Gnosis and the cradle of Initiation.

~g

I'm Back

 

I will try to write at least once a week.

~g

YOLO! (You Only Live Once)

 

We "Only Live Once", so   

....we should have as much fun as we can

... we should do whatever makes us happy

... we should not care what happens to ourselves or to others

... we should try to get the most out of life

... we should live like there's no tomorrow

Throw this insipid slogan out the window, close the window, and draw the blinds closed.

You live more than once. In fact, you have lived many thousands of lives, accumulating millions of years of experience along the way.

And when we say "you" we mean "you" as the current and most recent personality to inhabit your microcosm. Your microcosm is the eternal life-system that generates the temporary physical personality. For each new life, a new personality is created.

The purpose of each new personality is to liberate the microcosm from its separated existence and reunite the entire life-system with the Universal Spirit. This is the mission that is entrusted to every new personality that incarnates on Earth. If the personality does not accomplish the mission during its lifetime, it will be dissolved and a new personality will be generated by the microcosm in approximately 1,000 years to make a fresh attempt at Liberation.

This new personality will not be "you" as you know yourself to be now. It will be a completely different personality, perhaps male, perhaps female. The memory of yout experiences will be stored in the microcosm and will become a part of that new personality's subconscious life. Nothing of the  "you" that is reading this post today will remain to return for the next life generated by your micrcosm.

Unless...

Unless you are able to find the true Path of Return in this life and walk this Path with diligence in this life. Detach yourself from duality and discard the illusion of separateness, the heresy that says you are separate from all other human beings. If you can open your heart and expose your Spirit-spark to the Divine radiations emanating from the Universal Spirit, then you will be granted the power to walk this Path. In doing so, you will attain a necessary purification that will lead to a transformation of the ethers that compose your physical, etheric, astral and mental bodies. This transformation will open the way for the birth of a new Soul vehicle that will have the ability to reconnect with Spirit and transform you into a Divine human being. 

But you will have to do the work. You will have to obtain the necessary insight and make a fundamental reversal in your way of living. If you can do these things, then when death (so-called) comes knocking, you will not be dissolved into nothingness but will live on to complete the transformation in a sphere of Life reserved for all those who sincerely walk the Path of Return during physical life.

So, to say that we "only live once" and to then live recklessly is an incredible stupidity born out of ignorance of the Truth. 

The human being is twofold, As physical beings, we are temporary. But our microcosm and the Spirit-spark at its center are eternal.

The task of the temporary human-being (you) is to awaken the sleeping eternal Soul principle (the Spirit-spark) and reconnect with the Divine Universal Spirit (God).

As given to us by Hermes Trismegistus:

"See, my son, this is the guide on the Way that leads to Freedom: you must give up your Body before it dies and overcome the Life of Conflict. Then, if you have won that victory, you will return to the Highest"

~g

Who You Truly Are

 

WHO ARE YOU, TRULY?

We all have a unique inner greatness just waiting to be developed.

It is up to each of us to realize this and foster it into maturity.

Trust your intuition and inner guidance on this Path.

We are here on earth to gather certain experiences, meet certain people

and gain certain insights in order to discover who we truly are.

In fact, it is a re-discovery of what we were and knew before

but have lost among the distractions of material life.

You are a god in embryo

You are a god waiting to be reborn.

Remove the veil

~g

The Sealed Word in the Great Pyramid

 

This short presentation explains the symbolism that has been carved into the interior of the Great Pyramid of Giza and reveals the important message that it holds for all of humanity

~ g

Your Task, Your Mission, Your Duty, Your PURPOSE

Despite rumors to the contrary, there is a reason for our being here in the physical world. 

Fame? Fortune? Fun? 

No, no, and no.

Experience?

Well, although experience is a key function of existence in this nature-order, it is not our main purpose. 

We are dual beings. We are both mortal and immortal. The mortal parts of us - the body and the mortal soul - are temporary. They come and go via the ever-turning Wheel of Death and Rebirth. 

The immortal parts of us - the microcosm and the divine Spirit-spark at its center - are eternal. They survive physical death. They persist and accompany us throughout all of our incarnations. In fact, it is the microcosm that "incarnates", not the personality. The microcosm creates a new personality for each new incarnation. We are merely the latest personality to inhabit our microcosm.

Our immortal microcosms are trapped in a world of mortality. They have been estranged from their divine origins for millions of years. The only way of escaping this mortal prison is via the personality that is created for each life. 

It is the task of the human personality to reestablish contact with Divine Source while on Earth. If the personality does not accomplish this task, it will be dissolved via the agency of decay that we call 'death'. The mortal soul will also vanish but at a slower rate. Eventually, all that remains will be the emptied microcosm and the immortal Spirit-spark. In approximately 700 to 1,000 years, a new personality will be created and charged with the same task: Liberation from Matter.

Strive to obtain insight (self-knowledge) into the truth about yourselves and about the Path of Return that is waiting for you. Reconnect with the immortal Spark of Light that smolders within your heart. The Spark needs you to fan it into a Flame - a Flame that will purify your microcosm, immortalize the personality, and free your consciousness from the Prison of the Senses.

This is your Purpose! This is your reason for living! This is the Goal! This is the Great Work that you must accomplish while in the flesh. 

~ g

Give

 

"Seek to uphold yourself and others. Share gladly what you acquire and give to all those in need without asking questions, for you are only giving them a gift from God, since nothing belongs to you. What you acquire is also a gift from God. 

Give, therefore, and God will give to you again." 

Karl von Eckartshausen

Arrival in the Hall of Judgment

 

[QUOTING]

Awful is the Great Day of Judgement at its dawning in the Netherworld. The soul stands naked in the Hall of Judgement, nothing can now be hidden. Hypocrisy is no avail; to maintain goodness when the soul reveals its own repulsiveness is futile. To mumble empty ritual is foolishness. To call upon gods who have no existence is a waste of time.

In the Hall of Judgement the wrong-doer is judged. On that day and henceforth, his qualities shall form his food. His soul, soft as clay upon Earth, is hardened and set into shape according to its moulding. The Balances are adjusted.

One arrives. The Forty-Two Virtues are his assessors. Shall he dwell among Beauty as a godling or be given over as a captive to the Keeper of Horrors, to dwell among vile things under a merciful mantle of darkness?

One arrives. The twisted body, tormented on Earth, and the ugly face have gone, discarded at the Portal. He strides through the Hall in radiance, to pass into the Place of Everlasting Beauty.

One arrives. Now no earthly body shields the horror which is the true likeness of the evil-doer upon Earth. He runs from the Light which he cannot tolerate, and hides himself in the shadows near the Place of Terror. Soon he will be drawn to his compatible place among the Dismal Company.

One arrives. He has been upright and a just one. His failings and weaknesses were of little account. This upright man fears nothing, for he was welcomed among the Bright Ones and shall go unhampered among the Everlasting Lords.

One arrives. He trembles before the Unseen Judges, he is lost, he knows nothing, earthly knowledge and confidence are left behind. The Balance drops, he sees his soul and recognizes his true self, he rushes into merciful darkness. It enfolds him and dark arms embrace him, drawing him into the terrible gloom, into the Place of Dark Secret Horrors.

One arrives. She graced the court with beauty, men sang of her loveliness and grace. Now, as when a mantle is removed, all is discarded, it is the time of unveiling. Who can describe the lustful thoughts and secret unclean deeds which fashioned the horror coming through the Portal? There is a hush among the compassionate.

One arrives. On Earth she was pitied by the compassionate and scorned by the hard-hearted. There her lot was degradation and servitude, privation and sacrifice, few and meager were the gifts from life. Yet she triumphed. Now she comes forward surrounded by brilliance, even the Shining Ones are dazzled by her beauty.

One arrives. The twisted face and pain-wracked body of the cripple have been left behind. A kind and loving soul dwelt imprisoned within its confines. Now the relieved spirit steps forward into the Great Hall, unencumbered and free, glorious to behold.

One arrives. The splendid body which graced Earth remains there, an empty, decaying thing. The naked soul enters the Everlasting Halls. It is a deformed, misshapen thing fit only to dwell in the merciful gloom of the place with which it has compatible affinity.

One arrives. Neither goodness or wickedness bears down upon the scales. The balances remain straight. The soul departs to the twilight borderland between the Region of Light and the Region of Darkness.

O Great Lords of Eternity, who once were in the flesh, even as I, hear not the outpourings of an over-burdened and sorrowful heart. For who am I to presume to call upon the Great God of All? Who am not without wickedness and weak in spirit. I have filled my heart with knowledge of the Secret Writings but still I fear the Judgement. Therefore, Great Lords of Eternity, I call upon you who once walked the Earth, even as I, and who, therefore, understand the failings and weaknesses of men.

I am not weak in my standing with earthly things, but I am weak beside the Greater Beings. Will I, too, ever be worthy of the grandeur of the Eternal Mansions? O Great Beings, whose nature is beyond understanding, grant me just a spark of the Eternal Wisdom, that it might light my soul and kindle the flame of Immortal Life.

What is the destined fate of a man who knows the existence of things beyond his understanding? I see but I do not know, therefore I am afraid. Man can swim against the current towards the bank, but he needs a helping hand to pull him ashore when he is exhausted from the struggle.

This is the fate of man. He must strive for that which he cannot attain. He must believe in that which he cannot prove. He must seek that which he cannot find. He must travel a road without knowing his destination. Only thus, can the Purpose of Life be fulfilled.

Man may believe he knows his destiny, but he cannot be assured with certainty; in no other way can he fulfill it. In this way alone can the soul be properly awakened to flower with its full potential. This alone he may know: The purpose of all human life is a Goal so glorious it surpasses all earthly understanding.

We may visualize our individual goals as we will, it is ordained that we have this freedom. How close or how far we are from Reality is of little consequence; what is, is. He who seeks a non-existent destination will, nevertheless, get somewhere. He who seeks not at all will get nowhere. Earthly life will fulfill itself without attainment.

From "The Book of the Scrolls: Chapter 13 - The Scroll of Ramkat" -- The Kolbrin

[END QUOTING]

Upon physical death, the material body is discarded, the life within withdraws with the man's remaining soul vehicles. Alive as ever, the person now travels to realms beyond the veil. These realms are invisible and unseen to most while we are in the body. Upon transition, the eyes of our soul-vehicle are opened.

Every soul that passes over is subject to the Great Day of Judgement, for it must be determined where the new arrival will spend his or her next eternity. How is this judgement carried out? What is the criteria? Who stands as judge?

It is the overall vibrational quality of the soul that is examined. The essence of all thinking, willing and acting while in the earth-sphere is collected and retained within the mortal soul of the human being. It is this record that we carries with us when we cross over. 

At that point, the earthly charade is over. The soul stands naked in the Great Hall. Those things that were easily hidden from the physical eyes of men are exposed here for all to see. Pending the outcome of the Weighing of the Heart, the soul will be dispatched to a region that vibrates in harmony with its frequency. 

In essence and in truth, we judge ourselves.

As noted in the above extract, those who were apparently "nothing" on Earth may, depending upon the life led, may appear in radiance on The Other Side. Those who were beautiful, wealthy, brilliant or celebrated on Earth will find that no one cares a whit about those things once they have entered the Great Hall. All things earthly are left behind. We are left with only the fruit of our actions.

This is why the character of every thought, desire and action is vitally important to each one of us. When the earthly life meets its lawful end, we remain alive. Our consciousness is able to perceive the reflection-sphere that was veiled from us while in the physical. It is then that many will say, "Wait! Let me do it over again! I didn't know!". But it will be too late.

Those who manage to Seek in the right direction and are able to locate the Pearl of Great Price - the Gnosis - will not have to stand before judgement in the Great Hall. The vibration of their soul-vehicles will attract it to a region of safety that is not a part of the reflection-sphere: Shamballa, the Eternal Oasis.

Live consciously. Seek unceasingly. Everything we do on Earth, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, has the aim of trying to help us find our way to Shamballa. Do not wait until you cross over and arrive in the Great Hall of Judgment to understand this. 

Understand it now.

~ g
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Happy (Not) New Year!

 

Those who have recognized that the designation of 1 January 2022 as "New Year's Day" means nothing are correct. 

I was going to post the following last night but I changed my mind, thinking that no one would really care. I am pleased to report that I was wrong about that.

[UN-POSTED MESSAGE]

It's New Year's Eve 2021. So, what does that mean?

That means that today is the day before tomorrow.

There is no new beginning here, just a continuation of what is, a rollover.

January is not even the first month of the year. That designation goes to March.

January 1st is also not the first day of the "new" year. That designation goes to March 20th or 21st, or whatever happens to be the date of the spring equinox.

The above can be supported by partially translating the names of the months themselves:

September = 7th month - 'Sept' means seven.
October = 8th month - 'Oct' means eight
November = 9th month - 'Nov' means nine
December = 10th month - 'Dec' means ten

February is actually the 12th and final month of the year. An Earth-year is calculated as 365.25 days which is why every fourth or "leap" year, a full day is added to the month of February to "true up" or "make whole" the dangling 1/4 days of the previous three years.

Not sure of the reason why the Roman Empire chose to support this misalignment in the calendar, but the smell of shenanigans is in the air.

With that in mind, Happy January 1st ... the start of the 11th month of the year.

[END OF UN-POSTED CONTENT]

Thanks for keeping Truth in the forefront.

~ g
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2022

 

Happy New Year, Everyone. 

May this year bring us all closer to Liberation

~ g

Surprise!

 

"Dying is like waking from a dream"

In the moments following death, we will immediately realize that we have been dreaming all along. 

A very special dream. 

A very real dream. 

A dream with experiences and consequences.

So, navigate your dream well.

~ g

Choose Courage

 

The last few posts have focused upon death (so-called) and fear of same. It was felt that the times that we are presently experiencing required that we take a sober and objective look at this specter that hovers over our lives although it hides in the shadows of our consciousness.

We all know that we are going to die. That is a certainty that we shove into a box in the attic of our consciousness and cover with a blanket. We shut the door and do not visit that attic if we can help it. 

But the shadow follows us. We never face it, so we do not learn to understand it. As human beings, we tend to fear that which we do not understand. Many fear death (so-called) because they do not know what will happen after we transition. Again, that which we do not know of, we fear.

The prior posts were published in an effort to present the truth to all who may have ears to hear. The truth is that we have nothing to fear from death (so-called). 

Death is like taking off all of our clothes, opening a door, walking through that door, and then closing the door behind us. Anyone who walks into the room will see our discarded clothing and will conclude that we are no longer there. But we are behind the door, alive as ever, and unburdened by the heavy clothing that we once wore.

Life is a continuum. Nothing ever dies. Things merely transform. For all of us, each life is a new page in a very thick book. So, keep these things in mind for the future.

The global circumstances of the past two years have been purposely designed and orchestrated to tap into our fear of death and stir up uncertainty, doubt, anxiety, worry and unreasonable dread. It is well known by those who control the activities of the world that human-beings do not react well to fear. When humans are in fear, most will look to others for direction and leadership. If the wrong leaders are in place, disaster can result.

Due to our unreasonable fear of death, the world is now following dictates that do not have our best interests at heart. Instead of resisting, we are complying. Instead of questioning, we are accepting. Instead of acting, we are allowing ourselves to be led.

It has been famously said that Earth is the Planet of Choice. Everything on this planet happens due to choice. If we are dominated by others, then it is by choice. If we are tricked and fooled by the crafty, it is by choice. If we are coerced into doing things that we know in our heart are not right, then we have allowed those things to happen, again by choice.

During these critical times, we must choose whether we are going to allow ourselves to be ruled by Fear or by Courage. We must choose whether we will use our God-given reasoning abilities to question the false narrative that is being shoved down our throats or if we will merely accept the lies of our "authorities", who are nothing but wolves in sheep's clothing.

What belies all of our uncertainty is the fear of death. These last few posts have attempted to remind you that there is nothing to fear from death. Whether by violence, by old age or by manufactured flu. We will continue to Live, just as we always have. 

Once we discard the fear of death, those who control us will lose their control over us. This is what the Gnosis comes to share with us. Fear is in the mind. If we focus our consciousness on holding onto something that is designed to be temporary - such as physical existence - we will remain in a fearful state-of-consciousness. But if we focus our consciousness on the Immortal Spirit-spark that burns within the center of our life-system and its Eternal presence, we will come to realize that there is nothing to fear, that there has never been anything to fear, and that there will never be anything to fear...for all Eternity.

Choose Courage.

~ g

Where Is This Leading?

You may have noticed that the most recent posts have focused upon the subject of "death" (so-called) in one way or another. I imagine that you are also wondering why?

I will try to explain in the next post.

~ g

The Worst That Could Happen

What is it about death (so-called) that causes us to fear it so much? What is the worst that can happen?

1. Pain

2. Missing Our Loved Ones

3. Unfinished Business

4. Failure to Find the Path

Let's take a quick look at these factors.

1. Pain 

Fear of the pain that we associate with death is something that we try to push to the back of our minds. But this pain is evident all around us, we see it happening everywhere to our dying brothers and sisters, so naturally, we assume that when our incarnation is winding down, pain will be our lot as well. 

Generally, physical pain will accompany us as we near the end of our incarnation if it is part of our karma to experience it. For most of us, the end will arrive quietly. Our consciousness will withdraw its focus on the physical plane and relax the magnetic attraction that binds the etheric/physical particles of the body together.

If you want to know what death (so-called) is like, then simply monitor yourself as you fall asleep at night. As your eyes close and you relax, at one moment you will be physically present and in the blink of an eye you seamlessly transition into a blessed sort of unconscious state. Your consciousness withdraws from the physical plane and intensifies its focus on the astral planes of the planet, where you have experiences during the night that we call "dreams".  Your perception has moved from one reality to a different reality.

There is an old expression that states: "Sleep and Death are like brothers". There is much truth to that axiom.

Finally, for those who may have to experience pain at the end, medical science has created powerful anti-pain medications that will numb the nerves and block the pain messages that the body sends to the brain. These ones will not feel much at all.

In cases of violence or accident, there are usually karmic reasons for incarnations to end in such uncomfortable ways.  The reasons are revealed to us when we reach The Other Side.

Take care of the body. Purify your thoughts and emotions. Live a life of Love and Service to others. Do not become attached to the things of this world. Non-attachment will make it easier for us to let go when it comes time for us to transition from the physical plane.

2. Missing Our Loved Ones

The primary reason for this fear usually does not hit us until we are very near the end. While we are alive and healthy, we ignore our loved ones, we mistreat them, we take them for granted, etc. To avoid feelings of regret at the end, we should show Love to our friends and family every moment that we can. Never leave a friend or loved one without showing them that you love them, either by word or by deed. Treat each moment with a loved one as if it were the last time you were going to see them. This will help to prevent these fears from arising. 

3. Unfinished Business

There are so many things that we are juggling on a daily basis. We toil to create favorable lives for ourselves and our loved ones. We plan for the future. When confronted with our transition from the physical plane, we fear leaving so many plans unrealized, projects unfinished, hopes and dreams unfulfilled. 

It helps to get our affairs in order in the here and now, even if we are in excellent health or in the prime of life. This is the best we can do for those we leave behind. As for future plans and unfinished projects, these things should not be of serious concern to us. When we reach the Other Side, all of these things that we think are so important when our consciousness was focused on physical plane reality will be seen in their proper perspective.

Live fully in the Now. As the Christ stated "....do not worry about Tomorrow, for Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own".

4. Failure to Find the Path

This is actually not a true Fear that occurs to us as we approach death (so-called) because most human-beings are completely unaware that there is a Path that will remove us from the Wheel of Death and Rebirth and will sever our obligation to incarnate over and over again. 

This Path can only be located if we open our heart centers and allow the immortal divine Spirit-spark to reconnect with the Universal Spirit. This re-linking will inhale the Living Waters of the Universal Spirit into the life-system of the human-being, purifying and transforming the human-being from Man to Manas, the state of the Original, Divine Human-being.

But as it is said, "You can't miss what you have never had". Since we do not have knowledge of the Path, we do not regret in not having found it. When we reach the Other Side and things that were hidden to us during physica life are revealed, we will understand that we missed our True Purpose while we were on Earth and that we must return yet again, in a new body, in similar or different circumstances, and in total forgetfulness, to try to find the Path once more. 

We will remain on the Wheel of Death and Rebirth until we find our True Purpose while on Earth, until we find the Path of Return and follow it to a Good End.

Thus, the fear that we are least aware of should actually be the one of greatest concern.

In conclusion, it is not Death that we fear. It is the Fear of Death that we fear.

Contemplate the first three Fears and try to see if you can find any wisdom within them. 

Contemplate the fourth Fear and see if it inspires you to find the Path that leads to freedom before you put the body aside.

~g

There Is No Death

 

There is no death! The stars go down
To rise upon some other shore,
And bright in heaven's jeweled crown
They shine forevermore.

There is no death! The forest leaves
Convert to life the viewless air;
The rocks disorganize to feed
The hungry moss they bear.

There is no death! The dust we tread
Shall change, beneath the summer showers
To golden grain, or mellowed fruit,
Or rainbow-tinted flowers.

There is no death! The leaves may fall,
And flowers may fade and pass away--
They only wait, through wintry hours,
The warm, sweet breath of May.

There is no death! Although we grieve
When beautiful, familiar forms
That we have learned to love are torn
From our embracing arms--

Although with bowed and breaking heart,
With sable garb and silent tread,
We bear their senseless dust to rest,
And say that they are "dead,"

They are not dead! They have but passed
Beyond the mists that blind us here
Into the new and larger life
Of that serener sphere.

They have but dropped their robe of clay
To put their shining raiment on;
They have not wandered far away--
They are not "lost" nor "gone."

Though disenthralled and glorified
They still are here and love us yet;
The dear ones they have left behind
They never can forget.

And sometimes, when our hearts grow faint
Amid temptations fierce and deep,
Or when the wildly raging waves
Of grief or passion sweep,

We feel upon our fevered brow
Their gentle touch, their breath of balm;
Their arms enfold us, and our hearts
Grow comforted and calm

And ever near us, though unseen,
Our dear, immortal spirits tread--
For all God's boundless universe
Is life--there are no dead!

J. L. MCCREERY 

1859

Fear Not

"People live in fear of death, when in truth there is no death. 

It is only a change from one condition to another."

This unreasonable fear, rooted in ignorance, is responsible for probably 90% of the poor decisions that we make as human-beings.

We see the short life-span and do our best to cram as much "living" into our existence as possible. 

We see the inevitable end to what appear to be meaningless lives and strive to "leave our mark" by aspiring to become rich, famous or powerful.

We see death as the end of a hopeless existence and so we devalue our lives and lash out at others or cavalierly attempt to end our own lives, as if that will solve anything. In truth, that only results in more problems when we reach the Other Side.

We see our existence as a "hell" and so we throw caution to the wind and abuse our bodies with powerful hallucinogens in order to escape physical reality and focus our consciousness on the astral worlds, the reflection-sphere.

Our present state-of-consciousness cannot perceive anything further than the physical realm. It keeps us thinking that existence is this tiny box called Earth and that there is nothing beyond life and death here in this vale of tears.

Nothing can be further from the Truth. We are immortal beings trapped in a mortal existence. We have forgotten our former existence as Co-creators, our close connection with the Universal Spirit.  Without the impeccable guidance of Spirit, we are unable to properly navigate our circumstances or remember our true purpose for being here.

That is why we must first learn to silence the Fear that comes from not-knowing. We must obtain critical self-knowledge about our true nature. 

One of the first things we must learn is that we have nothing to fear from "death" (so-called). At our core, we are eternal beings. We have to begin thinking with an Eternity Consciousness and stop counting the days until our withdrawal from the earth-plane.

Be Still, and hear the Voice of the Silence that calls out to you from your Spirit-Spark. It is this Voice that will guide you to the Path. It is this Voice that will lead you back to your True and Eternal Home

~g

We Mistake Transformation for "Death"

 

You are probably familiar with the expression "Death is a part of Life". This ancient axiom can be improved upon if we say "Death is Life expressing itself in a manner that is not easily apprehended by humanity". A bit long for an axiom, I know, haha. Let's take a deeper look at this statement.

Hermes states that "Man mistakes transformation for death". This is a true and accurate statement because the activity that we human-beings see as "death" are actually the life processes of disintegration manifesting before our eyes.

Let's start at the Beginning. Before anything was created, there existed only the Uncreated, the Source, the Birthless, Deathless, Infinite All. The All is everything that has ever been and the potential for everything that will ever be. It is the Uncreated Source of every Created thing.

Every atom of the primordial substance that is used by Source to create is ALIVE. This has to be so because these primordial atoms emanate from the Source, which is the essence of True Life. 

Every atom of Creation is IMMORTAL. This has to be so because these primordial atoms emanate from the Source, which is Birthless and Deathless.

All created things are composed of these LIVING, IMMORTAL atoms. Certain universal laws initiate attraction among these living, immortal atoms and certain intelligences work to ensure that these living, immortal atoms are assembled in such a way as to manifest as universes, galaxies, constellations, solar systems, planets, human-beings, flora, fauna, and minerals.

Of course, here we are talking about creative activity on the physical plane, the Seventh Cosmic Domain, the most crystallized part of this Creation. The physical plane is a TEMPORARY nature-order. There is nothing that is permanent about it. The only constant here is CHANGE. Things evolve and then devolve. There are constant beginnings and endings. Everything Rises, Shines, and then Fades, only to Rise again on a future turn of the Spiral

The human-being is not excluded from this Law of Temporality. We are born, flower in maturity and then we "die". I prefer to state that we "relinquish the physical form and return to the more subtle regions of the physical plane. The manner in which this takes place can be explained thusly:

Rising: When we are "born" into Earth-life. a physical body is built by the forces of ATTRACTION. The minerals and vital energies necessary for building a physical body are attracted via the foods that the mother eats, the air that she breathes, the thoughts and emotions that she surrounds herself with as well as the vital energies inherent in the union of the creative fluids of the woman and the man. All of these things are ruled by a force of Attraction which ultimately results in a physical body.

Shining: During growth and maturation, this force of Attraction grows stronger due to the focus of the indwelling consciousness. The living, immortal atoms are held together by this force of Attraction and so we see growth and maturity.

Fading: As the human-being moves towards the final segment of Earth-life, the force of Attraction begins to wane. This is due in part to the Consciousness beginning to release its focus on the incarnation and turning its gaze to a return to the move subtle spheres of the physical world. Also, the heart of the Earth is exerting its own attractive forces, pulling and tugging at the mineral elements of the human-being. Remember, LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE. Thus, a separation is beginning to manifest itself.

"Death" (So-called): 'Death' is merely what happens after the mortal Soul that animated the physical body is withdrawn by the Consciousness. When this happens, the forces of Attraction that held all of the living atoms together in a cooperative unity are relaxed, and the atoms become "disorganized", for want of a better word. The Soul returns to its regions where a further dematerialization will take place over time. The LIVING, IMMORTAL physical atoms return to the Earth, where they will essentially be recycled to assemble new physical creations.

We call this process of disorganization "decay" and associate it with the permanent loss of Life. This is far from the case. What we are seeing are LIVING, IMMORTAL atoms being released from their task so that they can await their next task. 

The "dust to dust" phrase so ominously pronounced by the churches refer to nothing more than the physical atoms, the minerals that constitute the human body (of which there are said to be twelve) being returned to their mineral sources. Because we are NOT our bodies, this process of decay does not mean that the human-being is "dead". It only means that the human-being has discarded its physical garment. Where the remains of the human-being go after "death" the physical body cannot go. The etheric, emotional and mental bodies, as well as the consciousness have withdrawn but remain alive as ever in more subtle forms. Because we cannot see these forms, we erroneously postulate that the human-being is "dead".

With that said, I will leave you now with the following quote, excerpted from The Egyptian Arch-Gnosis, Vol. 4, by Jan van Rijckenborgh:

"People are accustomed to calling the pronounced intervention of disintegration 'death'. But in essence, 'death' is nothing else than the stimulation of living metabolism. A body disintegrates into living atoms. The atom itself, the Unit in the universe, is never lost. Atoms combine to form bodies and then they separate again. Life remains Absolute. 'Death' is all in the mind." 

That which is IMMORTAL can never die. Remember that.

~g

Happiness is Not the Point

 

Many believe that 'happiness' is the ultimate goal to be achieved during earth-life. It is the prize. A constant and unceasing state of harmonious, self-pleasing 'happiness' is supposed to be the hallmark of a well-spent and successful life. This mindset, coupled with the fact that humans, if lucky, can expect to live an average of 72 years, drives human-beings to expend an enormous amount of energy in a fruitless "pursuit of happiness".

Thus, racing to beat the clock-of-death, every setback drives man to panic. Why aren't things working out for me? Why can't I get the things that I want? I just want to be 'happy'. Why can't I be 'happy'??

Here's your answer, friend: You will never be 'happy' in this life because earth-life is not designed to bestow permanent 'happiness' upon anyone. We live in a dialectical reality, a duality, where everything has its opposite and everything eventually turns into its opposite. If one manages to obtain a semblance of 'happiness', he or she can be certain that it will not last. Eventually, that 'happiness' will turn into its opposite. Things cannot be otherwise.

This dialectical nature-order is temporal. Everything about it screams temporary. The only constant to be found is change. In keeping with that fundamental law, the events in our lives swing back and forth between two poles, like a pendulum in perpetual motion.

So then, what is the ultimate point of Earth-life? And why was this nature-order purposely designed to prevent an eternal state of 'happiness'? Well, let's think about it. If humans could find a way to obtain permanent 'happiness' here on earth, we would cease to progress. We would not seek for anything higher because we would be completely content with what we have. We would crystallize into a state that would truly doom our microcosms to the Outer Darkness.

This is why death (so-called) comes to humanity. It comes to break up that which is in danger of crystallizing. It comes to afford the microcosm a fresh opportunity to create yet another personality that will not squander a valuable incarnation seeking 'happiness' on the horizontal plane of dialectics, but will seek the Gnosis, the true Knowledge of God, the Keys to Freedom, and the Path to the eternal bliss that can only be found in the Divine Kingdom.

~ g

Lines of Force

In The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, Max Heindel tells us:

"If a dish of cold water be placed in an atmosphere of a sufficiently low temperature, ice crystals immediately begin to form and we can see the process of their formation. The lines along which the water crystallizes were in it all the time as lines of force but they were invisible until the water congealed."

As Below, So Above. 

Just as water contains within its being the lines of force that will enable it to become ice once the temperature falls below freezing, so too, does the Spirit-spark that is located in the center of the human life-system contain all of the lines-of-force necessary to enable the human-being to regain its former god-like stature.

This means that we have everything within us that we need to effect the transformation from an ego-driven, mortal human-being to an immortal, spirit-soul human-being. All that is required is an open heart and the proper growth environment. 

Plants need good soil, sunshine and rain to blossom and thrive. 

The snowflake or ice crystal requires the right level of temperature.

The spirit-soul human-being requires that we provide the Spirit-spark - what Rosicrucians call "the Rosebud" - with the proper environment for growth and blossoming.

Sunshine - pure thoughts, objective and neutral mental attitude 

Water - pure emotions and unselfish desires

Soil - pure etheric and physical bodies

With this special vibratory environment in place, the Rosebud will gracefully bloom and fill the human life-system with the ambrosia of the Universal Spirit. The consciousness of such a human-being will then expand wide enough to perceive Eternity and participate fully in all universes, all domains, all Creations.

~g