By Carol Herzer and Dirk Gillabel
Source:
http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseofthesun/spirituallayers.htm
By
Sonja Papadimitriou
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Subtle Bodies 12
When the higher vibrations from the universe as a Cosmic Energy reach
the earth and are absorbed in the Human Body, fill all energetic
centers expressing themselves throw aura which are forming the subtle
bodies.
Vibrations means the degree of life.
Life in the physical body is slower than life in the atmic body.
The first three Layers are on the Physical Plane: Etheric Body, Emotional Body & the Mental Body.
The Astral Body, where the Heart Chakra resides is the only Layer that stands alone. This is the Astral Plane (bridge)
The top three layers reside on the Spiritual Plane – The Etheric Template, Celestial Body & Ketheric Body.
Layer 1 – Etheric Body (Lower Etheric Aspect)The Physical Energy Body – The first layer is our physical energy body.
This is the layer that we generally think of as our physical selves.
But, our physical bodies are also energy, same as the other layers of
the body that most people cannot see or sense on a physical level.
The physical body is the body that is best known to
modern science. It comprises of the skeletal framework, muscles,
tissues, organs, blood, 5 sense organs, etc.
The physical body we have contains the rest of the bodies ( 6 invisible bodies).
Our human body consists of five layers of energy.
The first layer is our physical body.
The outer four layers of energy are commonly referred to as your aura.
Collectively, these five layers or “energy bodies” are the human
energy field. An energy medicine practitioner treats all layers of the
human energy field, not just the physical layer.
The seven subtle bodies can be broken down as follows: There are
three physical plane bodies, three spiritual plane bodies and the astral
body, which is the bridge between the lower and higher bodies.
The lower three bodies process energies dealing with the physical
plane, whereas the upper three process energies from the spiritual
planes.
That means, God is very much felt from the upper bodies than the lower ones
So from here we can divide a human into 2 groups of bodies ( the lower bodies and the higher bodies).
The energies from the higher planes must pass through the “fire of
the heart” – the heart chakra– to reach and be completely of use by the
lower bodies. Each level has its own seven chakras, which can be found
within the other auric chakras.
The lower bodies are : The physical body, the astral body, the mental body.
The lower bodies is a trinity (1,2,3 bodies), this group of body is a copy of the higher bodies, which is also a trinity.
Trinity as you might already know is the expression of a kind of life.
So what kind of life a normal human being usually have, the answer is
the “The life of the lower bodies” (the lower trinity), yes because
human in general function in that lower group of bodies.
The group of lower bodies is the lower nature (or lower self) of a
human, and the group of higher bodies is the higher nature (or higher
self) of a human.
The higher bodies are : the Causal body , the buddic body and the Atmic body..
As each layer extends outwards, the chakras vibrate at higher rates.
So the seven chakras within the etheric body will be vibrating at a
much lower frequency then the seven chakras within the causal body.
So the root chakra, for example, will have 7 major chakras, all vibrating at different frequencies.
Energy can thus be transmuted between all bodies to all chakras.
Our lower nature is connected to the lower worlds ( or the lower
regions of the universe), and our higher nature is connected to the
higher worlds (or higher plans of existence), also called “the spiritual
worlds”.
The subtle body
A
subtle body is one of a series of psycho-spiritual
constituents of living beings, according to various esoteric, occult,
and mystical teachings. According to such beliefs each
subtle body corresponds to a
subtleplane of existence, in a hierarchy or great chain of being that culminates in the physical form.
The subtle body is defined as that part of our being or consciousness
that leaves our physical body at the time of physical death.
It comprises of the mental body, the causal body or intellect, the supra causal body or subtle ego and the soul.
What is left behind at the time of physical death is our physical body.
The vital energy is released back into the Universe.
The following are some other aspects of the subtle body
Subtle sense organs: By subtle sense organs we mean the subtle aspect of our 5 sense organs by which we are able to perceive the subtle realm.
For example we are able to perceive a subtle fragrance such as
jasmine without there being any stimulus to cause it. Also the fragrance
may only be experienced by one person and not by the others in the same
room.
This is explained in more detail.
Subtle motor organs: By subtle motor organs we mean the subtle aspect of our physical motor organs such as our arms, tongue, etc.
All activity is initiated first in subtle motor organs and then executed in the physical dimension by one’s gross motor organs.
The subtle ego or the supracausal body is the final vestige of the nescience and is the feeling that we are separate from God.
The vital energy body
This is the body also known as the
prana–
deha.
This body provides the vital, life sustaining energy for all the functions of the physical as well as the mental body.
There are five types of vital energies or
praana:
- Prāna: Energy for the activity of inhalation.
- Udāna: Energy for the activity of exhalation and speech.
- Samāna: Energy for the activity of the stomach and intestines.
- Vyāna: Energy for voluntary and involuntary movements of the body.
- Apāna: Energy for urination, excretion, ejaculation, childbirth, etc.
At the time of death the vital energy is released back into the
Universe and also helps in propelling the subtle body in its onward
journey.
Etheric Body (Lower Etheric Aspect) 1 Layer
The first layer of the body is the Etheric Body and is associated
with physical aspects and awareness of the material body .It is related
to the First (Root) Chakra. It’s a quarter of an inch – to two inches
outside the skin of the physical body. It is on the next higher
vibrational level to the physical body which has the lowest vibrational
level. It bridges the connection of the material body to the higher
bodies.
–
Emotional Body (Lower Emotional Aspect) 2Layer
The second auric layer is the Emotional Body associated with the
vibrational level of inner feelings and related to the Second (Sacral
Plexus) Chakra.
It’s one to three inches from the body. This body or auric layer and
all higher layers are perceived by the third eye. The second auric body,
or next finer after the Etheric Body is the Emotional Body. It is
associated with feelings. Its structure is much more fluid than the
Etheric Body and does not duplicate the physical body.
–
Mental Body (Lower Mental Aspect) Layer 3
The third auric layer is the Mental Body which is associated with the
vibrational level of thoughts and mental processes of the ego and
related to the Third (Solar Plexus) Chakra.
It extends three up to eight inches around from the physical body.
This body extends beyond the Emotional and is composed of still finer
substances, all of which are associated with thoughts and mental
processes.
This body appears as a bright yellow light radiating about the head
and shoulders and extending around the whole body. The Mental Body is a
also a structured body. it contains the structure of our ideas.
– Astral Body 
4Layer
The fourth auric layer is the Astral Body associated with areas of
expression on a physical, emotional and mental level and is related to
the Fourth (Heart) Chakra.
It is called the bridge between the denser or lower vibrations of the
physical plane and the finer or higher vibrations of the spiritual
planes. It is the layer in which all energy must pass through when going
from one world to the other. It extends about half a foot up to one
foot around from the body. The Astral Body tends to have the same colors
as the Emotional Body, but infused with the Rose Light Color of Love.
The heart chakra of a loving person is infused with the rose light on
the Astral Level.
Etheric Template Body (Physical Aspect) 5 Layer
The
fifth auric layer is the Etheric Template associated with aspects of
the physical body and related to the Fifth (Throat) Chakra.
Known as a blueprint of the lower etheric body and where matter is shaped into the physical aspect.
The vibrational level in this layer is where sound creates matter.
Celestial Body (Emotional Aspect) 6Layer
The sixth auric layer is the Celestial Body associated with processes
of enlightenment and related to the Sixth (Brow or Third Eye) Chakra.
It is composed almost exclusively of light and is also known as the intuitive level.
This layer gives us access to higher qualities of feelings, thoughts and manifestations.
Ketheric or Causal Body (Mental Aspect) 7 Layer
The seventh layer is the Ketheric or Causal Body associated with the
Divine or Universal Consciousness and is related to the Seventh (Crown)
Chakra.
The causal body contains the life plan or “soul contract” and
reflects all experiences and events that the soul has ever experienced
and is the level directly related to the current incarnation.
The ketheric body is the purest form and link to God, within each of us.
Memory Body 8 Layer
The eighth layer is the Time Layer associated with interfaces from
past Akashic Records, present and future karmic memories, or existences
and is related to the Eighth (Memory or Time Continuum) Chakra. This
layer is also known as the “White Zone.” It is connected with the crown
of the head and extends upward one foot up to three feet above the
physical body.
– Soul Body 9 Layer
The ninth layer is the Soul Body or Soul Level, associated with the
planes between the worlds of heaven and now and is related to the Ninth
(Soul Star) Chakra. This layer interfaces with our “oneness” with Divine
order in our pre-destined soul contracts. This auric layer is very
small and occupies an almost non-existent space on the physical plane.
It is located several inches above the head.
– Integrative Body 10 Layer
The tenth layer is the Integrative Body that serves as a pathway
between the physical and the spiritual worlds and related to the Tenth
(Grounding) Chakra. This layer is also known as the “traveling path” for
the “dream body” in which is able to separate itself from the physical
body and enter into the astral realms. It can access data from our
genetic and soul heritage and contains imprints of our soul purpose. It
is also recognized as the layer which integrates our chakras and
spiritual energy centers. It is located in between the physical body and
the etheric body.
– Eternal Body 11 Layer
The eleventh layer is the Eternal Body or Eternal Soul level and
where our physical bodies are transformed into a light body and prepared
for ascension, and is related to the Eleventh (Eternal or Eternal Soul)
Chakra. It is connected to and above the memory body in a linear
funnel/mushroom shape.
– Universal Mind Body 12 Layer
The twelfth layer is the Universal Mind Body or Divine Consciousness
Level, known as the ultimate connection to the Divine, Universal
Consciousness, Ascended Masters and God, and is related to the Twelfth
(Universal Mind) Chakra. It is located in an encompassment of fluid-like
illumination penetrating the entire bodiment of the auric layers or
esoteric bodies.
Source:
https://www.myspiritualgroup.com/Thread-The-7-subtle-bodies-of-a-human-being-Human-Nature
By Krya
You might have heard about this theory of 7 bodies, a human being is
composed of. But is that true? Well you're are not mistaken as this is
so true.
you might now wonder “ if this is true, then where are those 7 bodies
located in us?” and “how do they all fit in us?” This physical body we
have contains the rest of the bodies ( 6 invisible bodies). Those 6
subtle bodies do not all have a human form (legs, arms, head etc).
Especially not the last 3 subtle bodies.
Here's the list:
1) - Physical body
2) - Etheric Body
3) - Astral body
4) - Mental Body
5) - Causal body
6) - Buddic Body
7) - Atmic Body
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All those bodies occupy the same space, in a way that they mix like
water in a brick, or milk in water. If we take the brick as our physical
body, then water is the Etheric body (the first invisible body).
If it is true you can add to your cup of tea different other things like
milk and sugar, then it is also true that you have in your physical
body( in the cup of tea), a mix of other different bodies ( sugar,
milk... ).
Also, each body do not vibrate at the same level. The physical body is
the slowest in vibrations and the atmic body is the highest in
vibrations. The higher the vibration the more the manifestation of God
is possible. And what does that mean?
Vibrations means the degree of life. Life in the physical body is slower
than life in the atmic body. That means, God is very much felt from the
upper bodies than the lower ones.
The lower bodies are : The physical body, the astral body, the mental body.
The higher bodies are : the Causal body , the buddic body and the Atmic body.
So from here we can divide a human into 2 groups of bodies ( the lower bodies and the higher bodies).
But why must we consider this division? Well this is so we can come to
answer most of the questions we commonly do not manage to answer. What
is life? What is God? What is our purpose in life? why should we look
for God?
One could answer to most of these questions from this knowledge of bodies. I'll explain.
The lower bodies is a trinity (1,2,3 bodies), this group of body is a copy of the higher bodies, which is also a trinity.
Trinity as you might already know is the expression of a kind of life.
So what kind of life a normal human being usually have, the answer is
the "The life of the lower bodies" (the lower trinity), yes because
human in general function in that lower group of bodies.
The group of lower bodies is the lower nature (or lower self) of a
human, and the group of higher bodies is the higher nature (or higher
self) of a human.
Let's elaborate a bit more. Our lower nature is connected to the lower
worlds ( or the lower regions of the universe), and our higher nature is
connected to the higher worlds (or higher plans of existence), also
called “the spiritual worlds”.
Here’s the relationship between our different subtle bodies and the subtle worlds.
the physical body = the physical world ( We can all see and touch )
The astral body = The astral world ( the world of our feelings and desires)
The mental body = The mental world ( The world of thoughts)
The causal body = The world of Ideas, Intuition, The knowledge of God.
The buddic body = The world of Universal Love, The love of God
The Atmic body = The world of Divine Power, the will of God.
So same as our physical body moves and lives in the physical world, the rest of bodies move and live in their respective worlds.
Now before I keep on, here's something worth to remember. Each body
contains the rest of other bodies. For example, when we sleep, our
astral body leaves our physical body. And it takes with him the rest of
the subtle bodies, leaving in the physical body just a little part of
the etheric body.
The same thing happens when our physical body dies. However this time,
the etheric body completely leaves the physical body too ( generally 40
days after physical death if the body has not been burned).
Now all esoteric people say that a human being is structured in the same
way as the universe. A humans is a small universe. That means
everything we find in us should be found outside of us, in the bigger
universe right?
So here's what things are in the outside world
But first of all I should warn you that I have no idea how big the
universe is, I strongly believe it to be infinite (if not an infinite
number of limited universes). That’s why I'll take a smaller (limited)
universe as an example: Our solar system.
The 7 planets are our 7 bodies.
The physical body =
earth
The Etheric body =
Moon
The astral body =
Mars ( Moon too)
the mental body =
mercury
the causal body =
Jupiter
The buddic body =
Venus
The atmic body =
Saturn.
But the way I've positioned the planets changes from one spiritual
system (school) to another, so your discernment is needed. From the
outside universe we can see clearer and study in details about our own
subtle bodies we can't see.
For example, science knows
that mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
If like esoteric people, you considered The sun as the expression of
the Divine world, and Mercury as our mental body, it would be clear that
our mind is closest to the Divine world (vibration wise) than the rest
of the lower bodies (physical body and astral body).
Also science found out that
although mercury is the closest to the sun, it's not the hottest, the hottest is Venus, Venus in us is the buddic body,
so it then makes sense why it's so hot, because our buddic body is the
one which is full of love ( heat). The love of God. Mars is also known
to be hot, but not the same kind of hot as Venus, being connected to our
astral body, this Mars hotness is our human way of loving.
Science says that the reason why mercury is not as hot as Venus
, is because mercury almost has no atmosphere,
so the heat is lost all the time in that planet. This explains why our
mind doesn't know how to love, but it knows more of the light of God (
the beams of the sun) which reaches mercury sooner than other planets in
the system. This is also explains why spiritualists empty the mind to
connect to God light, since that is what Mercury (symbol of the mind)
does. Mercury removes its atmosphere ( thoughts) to let the light touch
him entirely.
Finally Science has observed how fast planets which are nearer to the
sun move faster than those away from the sun. Mercury is the fastest of
all planets. Just another explanation to why our mental body vibrates
quicker than other planets. For example, things are done quicker in the
mental world than in the astral or physical world. You can for example
build a house in your mind in 10 seconds, while it would take you 10
years to finish building it in the physical world. You can now imagine
how instantly the universe must have been created. However the physical
side of the universe is taking longer to complete.
There are so many more things we can understand from the solar system, but I wouldn’t make of this post a book
Let your personal meditation take you as far as to even match the 7 planets, the 7 days of the week to 7 chackras of our bodies.
Those
body energies gather together in each body in the form of a Chakra. We
can use the chakras to touch the spiritual body we want to develop. This
is why chakra development was proved to be so effective in the
practical spirituality for centuries.
Let’s maybe stick to the topic. Our lower nature, for being an image of
the higher nature, needs to purify itself, the lower nature mission is
to try to identify itself to the higher nature. The higher bodies
trinity is indeed our higher nature.
Our higher self is looking at a mirror (Time and space), and what he sees is its image ( the lower self). Most
of us have our consciences in(working in) the image, in that other
person of the mirror. We are living a in mirror, in an illusion, because
the image is not the true us.
When we move our
consciousness from our physical body into the astral body, we feel and desire whatever is going on in the astral world;
the same when we move our consciousness into the causal body, we hear voice of God (the cosmic music, and spiritual ideas); And when we move our
consciousness
into the buddic body, we can love, truly love, and desire whatever goes
on in the spiritual world, beauty can now be felt. As for the atmic
body, don't ask me, I just do not know honestly.
The good news is that the causal body is the entry point to our higher nature,
and that's where we are all going, and some of us are already there.
When a human get to live his causal body most of the time, we say that
the spiritual world is opened to him. That's where to me spirituality
begins, where someone is reborn-ed, and can now make his way up to the
top.
In reality when someone get to use his casual body, he also get to use a bit of his buddic and atmic body, because these 3 bodies are an entity, they work together. Just like our physical, astral and mental body work together.
Those bodies are mixed. that's why when we think, we can feel and act
instantly. each body affect the other body. So the development of one
will affect the others too. For example, you purified your physical
body, then the next body, the astral body is also affected and it copies
the physical body state.
Now if you purify the astral body, it will influence both , the physical body and the mental body,
because the astral body is in the center of our lower nature. This is
why religion gave priority in developing a good heart, by giving us the "
Do and don't does of life
" ex: do not eat that, do not kill people, do not judge, do not insult
etc , This is all to help us keep an acceptable astral body vibration.
And to my view that's where the mission of religions stops.
Now for all who have tried to go beyond, who have higher Goals, Things
goes as far as to rise the astral and mental vibrations and then the
causal vibrations.
This is when we have understood that
The state of the mind body influences, changes strongly the astral body's state;
The state of the astral body changes the state (wealth ) of the physical body.
The state of the physical body affect our physical body and astral body
and all the astral bodies around us in the visible world.
This is why, it's useless to force a spiritual face, because if your
inside is pure enough, your face will have the expression of that
purity. In fact we can't hide what we develop inside us.
It always comes out. Always. and it does not only stops to us, those
changes that started inside will go out and influence everybody around
us, and the higher we vibrate, the more positive influence we have on
people's inner world.
Love and light to you.
The 4 Lower Bodies
"What you think and feel you bring into form, where your thought is there you are, for you are your consciousness; what you meditate upon, you become." ~ Saint Germain
