Sunday, 19 April 2020

The teachings of modern Theosophy

Link: https://www.theosophical.org/resource/teachings

The teachings of modern Theosophy cover a wide range of subjects
ranging from the manifestation of the universe and the development of life on our planet, to the ultimate aim of human life and the way to fulfill this purpose.
In this section we are providing some of the material we offer under online resources, classified by subjects, to assist you in your exploration of Theosophy.
For a general introduction to what Theosophy is click here. You can also watch the Living Theosophy series that explore basic Theosophical topics.
If you want to learn about the Theosophical Society's objects, mission, and philosophy, click here.
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Search for Truth

What is Truth? Can it be granted to us by somebody or its discovery depends on us? Find in this section material discussing topics such as the different kinds of knowledge, the various faculties of perception available to human beings, and the attitude needed for the discovery of Truth.
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Ethics

The Theosophical view, without dictating how people should live, offers a deep view of the purpose of life and the nature of human beings that can constitute a firm foundation for people's way of living. What is the origin of evil? What is the role of suffering? What is right living? Explore these and many other similar questions in this section.
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Spiritual Practice

The teachings of Theosophy offer a wealth of approaches about the spiritual life that are particularly relevant in today's world. In this section you will find material exploring the practical application of spiritual principles geared towards promoting a balanced and holistic unfoldment of our emotional, mental, and spiritual lives.
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Meditation

Meditation is an important aspect of the spiritual practice. Although the Theosophical approach refrains from promoting any particular system of meditation for all people to follow, a wealth of teachings about meditation can be found in the Theosophical literature. In this section we offer some of the suggestions recommended.
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Human Dimensions

25 centuries ago the Delphic oracle advised the inquirer "Know Thyself." Today, this knowledge is as necessary as ever. Explore in this section questions such as Who are we? Are we limited to our body, emotions and mind, or there is a higher nature in us? Is there any permanent element in human beings that survives death?
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Universal Laws

What is the purpose of Life? What happens when we die? Do we come back? The Theosophical teachings postulate the Human Soul is a pilgrim in a plan of Spiritual Evolution. This journey is accomplished through a cycle of Reincarnation, and regulated universal laws as that of Karma, Dharma, the Law of Periodicity, etc.
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Masters, Gurus and Disciples

The Theosophical Society was the first organization in modern times to introduce the concept of the Masters of the Wisdom (also called Adepts or Mahatmas) to the West, which differs in very important aspects to the New Age idea of the Ascended Masters. Explore the Theosophical teachings about this very interesting and inspiring subject.

Study Course - Basic Theosophy

Source link: https://www.theosophy.world/resource/study-guides/study-course-basic-theosophy

You can study theosophy for free at your own time by enrolling in the correspondence course on Basic Theosophy.
Here are the simple steps that you need to do:
1. Fill up the Course Registration Form and attach it to an email to philtheos@gmail.com. You will receive an acknowledgment with the name and email address of the tutor who will guide you in your studies.
2. Read or download the Course Guideline that will outline the instructions on how to proceed with the course.
Lessons and Resources
Here are your downloadable resources that you will need in your course:
Additional Online Books and References:
This course is brought to Theosophy World by the Phillipines Section of the Theosophical Society



Theosophical Teachings

There is not religion higher than truth
Theosophical Teachings

Link: https://www.reciprocalsystem.org/theosophy


Theme 1: “Evolution through Chains and Rounds” [17 Slides]

The Ancient Wisdom teaches us
  • That there is the Law of Periodicity—cyclical forthcoming and return, and the ceaseless alternation of Activity and Quiescence,
  • The existence of the Septenary System, and
  • The Duality of evolution, which affects both Consciousness and the vehicles it uses.
In some strange way the number 7 seems to be deeply laid in the architecture of the Universe. Therefore Man follows the same pattern throughout his life cycle. The Earth on which he lives, as well as all the planets of the Solar System, follow the same Law, with a period of activity technically called Manvantara, followed by a period of rest, Pralaya.
Human life on Earth is divided into seven Root Races, each developing a particular Principle in the constitution of Man. Each Root Race, in turn is sub-divided into seven sub-races with different shades of evolutionary emphasis.
This series of slides depicts the Evolution of Life through the Planets, Rounds and Chains of Planets and beyond; passing from the three Elemental Kingdoms, the Mineral, the Plant, the Animal, the Human Kingdoms to the lofty Dhyâni-Chohanic Kingdoms.

Theme 2: “Man, God and the Cosmos” [23 Slides]

Modern developments in technology have brought great comforts to mankind, relieving us from drudgery and the vagaries of the environment. They enhanced both the scope and the variety of our sensory enjoyment. Above all, they have afforded us an increasing amount of leisure time. In the wake of all these, however, the human being seems to have somehow lost the quality of depth, and meaning to his existence. Those of us who are serious enough have been wondering whether there is any significance, purpose to this universe, to life—or is it just ‘make merry while you live!’
From time immemorial arcane knowledge about the Universe and Man has existed in the custody of a Hierarchy of advanced Beings, Rishis and was termed Gupta Vidya or Ancient Wisdom. The esoteric Teachings of all religions down the ages reflect this great knowledge. This knowledge reveals that there is a Great Plan—the Plan of evolution of Consciousness. Doubtless, the scope of the Plan is so vast, utterly transcending the ambits of human experience. But the advantage of knowing the whole Plan is that it immediately helps us in understanding our own place and role in the Divine Scheme—and more importantly and practically, it helps us regain the direction which we have lost in the welter of the ceaseless materialistic pursuits.
We, therefore, trace out in this Theme a panoramic view of the entire Manifestation of the Universe, the Elemental Kingdoms of Nature and the idea of Group-souls, the appearance of Man, his constitutive ‘Principles,’ the process of Death and Rebirth, Karma and its operation, the goal and direction of the Human Consciousness, and glimpses of the super-human stages.

Theme 3: “The Mystery of Death and Re-incarnation” [14 Slides]

Death is a phenomenon that is of the deepest interest to every one of us, since the one thing which is absolutely certain in everyone's life is that one day one must die. Even so, there seems to be no other subject which is full of misconceptions that are serious. Mankind has suffered vast amount of utterly unnecessary sorrow, misery and terror simply from its ignorance and superstition with regard to this important question.
People are sometimes inclined to think that after all, it does not matter much if our ideas about death are distorted: one will find out the facts, they say, when one dies any way. This opinion ignores the fact of the unnecessary sorrow and anxiety of the survivors, and secondly, they don't realize that the departed could easily have saved lot of trouble by having a previous knowledge of the after death conditions.
Considerable information on the process of death and the after-death states is available in the Ancient Teachings. An understanding of these, will therefore, deprive death of its terror, anxiety and sorrow.
The four lower Principles, which constitute the perishable Personality (Dêhâtma), are renewed every incarnation. The real Individual, the Self (Jîvâtma) continues in the Causal Body, lasts throughout the Human stage.
Death is a process of successive withdrawal from the physical Plane 'upwards.' The discarded Astral and Mental bodies linger as Shells and gradually disintegrate. The respective Permanent Atoms become dormant. All the gains from the experiences are stored in the Causal body.
After a time of recluse in the Causal, when time comes for the next incarnation, the Mental, Astral and the physical Permanent Atoms get re-activated successively, in that order, each acquiring matter of their respective Planes, conducive to the new incarnation and gradually building them into bodies.
A class of Devas, the Recorders or the Lords of Karma (Lîpikas), assist the individual in the process of coming into a new incarnation by deciding the various parameters, with the objective to enable one to grow steadily towards the Archetype, the Ideal set by the God of the System. There is a Cause-and-Effect Law behind the evolution of the human individual.

Theme 4: “One Life – One Planet” [13 Slides]

It is necessary to focus attention on the maladies threatening the human security—the maladies caused by some other members of the same species, Homo Sapiens Sapiens. Before we can hope to free the human society from these insecurities caused by its own members, it becomes imperative to understand why human beings behave this way—why the truly human qualities like self-sacrifice, sympathy and love, do not yet manifest universally.
Scientific knowledge of the psycho-spiritual PRINCIPLES constituting the Human Being is a necessary pre-requisite to usher the age of emerging globalisation phenomenon through non-violence, tolerance and cooperation. These PRINCIPLES have been delineated in the Ancient Wisdom of humanity for ages. It is necessary to introduce these important Truths in the light of modern scholarship.
In fact, Theosophy reveals that the real Human Self is triple in nature, transcends the ‘personality’ localized in time and space, and has a program and goal of His own, which is to reach back to the Divinity in fully-awakened consciousness. The personality, which is the psycho-emotional structure in us, might fancy goals of his own, which may not be identical to the goals of the real Human Self.
It also teaches that there is not only the evolution of Form, but also a concomitant unfolding of the potentialities of Consciousness, and that there is a Hierarchy of levels of Consciousness in the Universe. At any level, not only there is certain autonomy but also a necessity to transcend that in order to meet the requirements of a Greater Whole of which it is a part.
Any amount of planning aimed at bettering the human society, however adroitly engineered, cannot be operationally successful without an understanding and appreciation of these underlying governing PRINCIPLES. It would merely tinker at the symptoms, not eliminating the maladies.
It is not difficult trace the origin of all the human misery to the phenomenon of the ‘I’ in the human individual. That is where all mischief begins. Wars, violence and exploitation have their ultimate origin there. So the problem of the world reconstruction is the problem of the regeneration of the individual. What is more difficult to realize to is that whatever action that emanates from the I-consciousness does only serve to augment the structure of that center, either grossly or subtly. If the ending of the self in the individual is the beginning of the world reconstruction, and no action or process emanating from the self can end the self, we are caught up in a vicious circle.
Can the human consciousness, without going blank, enter at all a new dimension: a dimension that is free from the limitations of space, time and causation!
A rational appraisal of the LAWS of nature pertaining to the psycho-spiritual realms is an urgent necessity because it brings home the logical imperative of ETHICS in the modern context, at the individual, corporate, national as well as international levels.

Theme 5: “Prâna and the Chakras” [22 Slides]

The Etheric Double is the vehicle of Prâna, the Life Force emanating from the Sun. How the sevenfold Prâna from the Sun constitutes what are called the Vitality Globules is depicted. The Etheric Double forms the first link in the bridge between the physical or brain consciousness and the higher states of consciousness. Therefore a knowledge of its structure and functioning, especially of the Chakras or Force-centers located in it, should be of vital interest to the student of the Ancient Wisdom.
An account of how the Chakras specialize the five Prânas (vital airs) and distribute through out the body is given. The seven principal Chakras are illustrated and described. The Health Aura is introduced. The modifications that take place in the Prânic flow, in the case of a person who has made progress on the spiritual path, are shown.

Theme 6: “The Super-physical Bodies” [12 Slides]

The physical body is the grossest vehicle the human being possesses. The Etheric Double, though made up of subtle matter, is still physical. Man also possesses an organized vehicle, the Astral Body, which enables him to experience desires, passions and emotions. Especially, how the various human emotions show up in the Astral vehicle is illustrated.
The Mental Body, with which man thinks is made up of the matter of the four Rûpa sub-levels of the Mental Plane, and the Causal Body, of the three Arûpa sub-levels. Causal body is the seat of the re-incarnating Ego or Soul. The developments that take place, in the case of spiritually advanced Beings, are shown.

Theme 7: “The Secret of Thought Power” [25 Slides]

The physical body is the grossest vehicle the human being possesses. The subtler bodies, namely, the Astral, the Mental and the Causal bodies of man, appear as shimmering and iridescent ovoids to clairvoyant sight. The various human emotions show up as distinct colors and dynamic structures in the Astral vehicle. At the present stage of human evolution thoughts are, to a great extent, intricately interwoven with feelings and emotions. Thoughts are real and concrete things on their Plane. They not only produce vibrations in the surrounding matter of the Mental Plane, which traverse long distances and act on sympathetically oriented Mental bodies of other individuals, they also create exquisite and varied FORMS of distinct shape, color and with a life of their own.
Thought-forms, being discrete, act on other persons’ minds with great power and efficacy. We all continually people the Mental Plane with these Thought-forms. These could be of good as well as evil type. Therefore, every one of us is responsible for the world of Thought-forms, and the subsequent mental impulses discharged by these on all Humanity. An understanding of the nature of the Thought-forms will greatly facilitate the cultivating and culturing of the power of thought for helping others and uplifting Mankind.

Theme 8: “The Vanguard of Humanity” [14 Slides]

The Ancient Wisdom contains seven Teachings concerning MAN.
  1. That man in his spiritual nature is a divine, immortal, imperishable being: for him there is no death;
  2. The purpose of his existence is spiritual evolution to the stature of the Perfect Man. This knowledge can give direction to his whole life;
  3. That human perfection is achieved by means of successive lives on Earth;
  4. That the whole process is governed by Law;
  5. That attainment is utterly certain for all;
  6. That men and women have already attained perfection. Perfect Men actually exist on this planet. Perpetually They help Humanity, both individually and as a Race; and
  7. Discipleship of a Master is a practical possibility for modern man.
The Monad (Turîyâtma), existing on the Anupâdaka Plane, puts forth a reflection of itself and acquires vehicles on the lower Planes for the sake of gaining experience. The Permanent Atoms and Principles get attached to the Monad with the help of the seven Creative Hierarchies (Pitri Devas). These are Great Hierarchies of Beings, Who attained to high levels of Spirituality in earlier Evolutionary Schemes and assist the Human Monads in acquiring the various Permanent Atoms and Principles.
The Fraternity of Initiates and Adepts on this planet is sometimes referred to as The Inner Government of the World. This Great Brotherhood is a reflection on Earth of the Supreme Deity as Emanator, Preserver and Regenerator of the Universe. That One Alone becomes manifest first as a Trinity, next as a Septenary, and then as all the exuberant variety. There are Great Beings Who guide the entire evolution—human as well as non-human. They are the Watchers, the Lords, the Dhyânîs, the Manus, the Buddhas, and the Bodhisattvas.

Saturday, 8 February 2020

Awakening the Higher Mind

Awakening the Higher Mind and Intuition Through the use of Symbols
Presented by Duane Carpenter
The primary objective of this series of webinars is to awaken the higher mind and the intuition and not necessarily to impart large volumes of information however important as a foundational base. Information is only useful if it eventually leads the student to an expansion of consciousness or changes in the inner sheaths or bodies. We must see the occult path and all of its allied information as a synthesis and how the isolated parts can be brought together into a more organic whole.
Duane has a new Awakening the Higher Mind and Intuition facebook group for questions and sharing experiences that create a bridge between his webinars.  Group work takes on a life of its own through the group mind, group will, and group heart; and this helps build highways between the group and the Masters to facilitate the One Work and to bring these abstract ideas down into a concrete presentation.

Note: Powerpoint slides are provided below with working links for the embedded videos Duane presented. If you do not have the capability to open a powerpoint document, we have also provided a pdf version of the slides, but the embedded videos do not work in the pdf slides.

Awakening the Higher Mind 13, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Mar 23, 2019. Duane discussed the 6-fold Ray Charts of individuals, and the associations of the predominant colors of the different rays. Many of us know (or suspect) what are Soul and Personality Rays are, but only a few have an idea of what their Monadic Ray might be. Even if we have a good understanding of our 6-fold rays, each of the vehicles will have a sub-ray, so it can complicate the sub-tone or sub-color of our ray make up. Another factor Duane discussed is that as you become more and more integrated, the rays begin to overlap and blend in your ray chart. They are basically spherical in nature, nesting within each other. There are electrical forces that form discreate bands but as we evolve and radiate more and more, they leap to the next octave. He demonstrated this with an image of the 6-fold spherical chart, blended and blurred, taking on a new look, synthesized together. He also discussed the different points of light within a soul group, ashram, or Ray Ashram and how multitudes of egoic groups form interlocking, radiant yet diverse groups. All members of the human family are grouped according to their rhythm, quality, light, magnetic influence, radiation, and activity. And just as the Master can tell the status of a disciple by viewing his rayological constitution, so can the Planetary Logos tell the status of the various Ray Ashrams and groups who are accomplishing his Divine Plan.
Video. 151 MB .mp4 file
Audio. 98 MB .mp3 file
Awakening-13-1 Deva 777 28 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-13-2 the 6-fold ray chart music 13 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-13-3 Vortex Shell Music Camtasia 69 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-13-4 Rotating Sphere Debussy Claire 58 MB .mp4 file
Powerpoint slides 2 MB .pptx file
PDF Slides. 1.2 MB .pdf file
Awakening the Higher Mind 12, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Feb 24, 2019. Duane discussed the Divine Feminine and Warrior Spirit, and the Son, where fire and water meet. One of our long-term goals of evolution is to invoke the Divine Will side of our nature. First we work on the lower triad within our nature (Physical-Etheric, Astral, and Lower Mind) which is feminine in nature. Then we work on the upper triad (Manas, Buddhi, Atma) that is masculine and under the direction of the Spiritual Will. Establishing a vortex is key in this process, as the soul cries aloud and penetrates into the formless world, evoking a response from the higher triad. The dual sound creates a vortex that allows the two to touch and mingle and become one. (EA 327). Both will and desire are force emanations; even though they differ in quality and vibration. They are essentially currents of energy, one forming an initial vortex or center of activity that is centrifugal and the other centripetal, and matter is then accreted into form around the central vortex. This holds true for all form building for gods, men, and atoms. (TCF 1018-19). There are a myriad of geometric shapes within our constitution that are formed with various centers as we evolve, and astrologers of the future will cast horoscopes that explore these geometrical lines, the “geometry of the individual.” As each line functions in relation to another line, the energies will become apparent and eventually the “Star will shine forth.” TWM 440—1).
Video. 150 MB .mp4 file
Audio. 103 MB .mp3 file
Awakening-12-1-Lord-of-Rings-Enya 41 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-12-2-Dual-tetra-music 158 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-12-3-Electric-tetra-music 57 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-12-4-Xen-dual-tetrahedron-music 136 MB .mp4 file
Powerpoint slides 2 MB .pptx file
PDF Slides. 1.2 MB .pdf file
Awakening the Higher Mind 11, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Jan 26, 2019. Duane reviewed the importance of the three crosses from last webinar and how they relate to the progress a disciple makes.  He discussed the importance of developing Divine Will.  He also discussed the seven meditations Master DK gives to his disciples in DINA II (179-193), and how he showed his disciples the sequence of critical points in the life of a man training for initiation, including the crosses, the vertical life of the aspirant and horizontal live of service.  The point where the crosses intersect represents the disciple’s personality; the long limb of the cross indicated the disciple must go down into the depths of human life to prepare the masses for the externalization of the Hierarchy; and the sphere at the summit of the cross portrays the disciple’s conscious activity in the Ashram.
Video. 186 MB .mp4 file
Audio. 93 MB .mp3 file
Awakening-11-1-Elphi-4-music 41 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-11-2-Crosses-music 158 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-11-3-rotating-sphere-Claire-De-Lune 57 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-11-4-Electric-column-music 136 MB .mp4 file
Powerpoint slides 2 MB .pptx file
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Awakening the Higher Mind 10, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Dec 22, 2018. Duane opened with a comment from Alice Bailey reminding us that the Master’s ashram is not on the mental plane and that one of the things we have to do is develop intuition.  He then discussed Capricorn and the skill and balance required of the goat who scales the mountain of initiation.  The horns are symbols of duality and dual rotary motion evoked in the image he shared with electrical discharges and the Tree of Life coming out of the horns; all initiation is a transition into a new electrical experience, as shown with the 2 vortices in the image representing Ray 3 and Ray 7 energies of Capricorn.  These dual vortices relate to the right and left channels of the spine, the Ida and Pingala, and when fused they release the great Kundalini force that begins at the third Initiation.  The central channel of kundalini, the sushuma is symbolized by the unicorn’s golden horn.  He demonstrated through animated graphics that the mountain top is a symbol of a vortex.  He also discussed Saturn’s influence in the first 5 initiations, and discussed the 3 astrological crosses.
Video. 332 MB .mp4 file
Audio. 106 MB .mp3 file
Awakening-10-Mountain Top 118 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-10-Vortex with Music 136 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-10-Elphi-Mutable-Cross-with-music 5 MB .mp4 file
Powerpoint slides 5.5 MB .pptx file
PDF Slides. 2.5 MB .pdf file
Awakening the Higher Mind 9, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Nov 17, 2018. Duane began with a discussion on the usefulness of the new Facebook page on Awakening the Higher Mind and the growing interaction between students of the Ageless Wisdom, some new to it and others who have studied for many years.  You can find it at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2167738123497445/.  Then he discussed the 12 faces of the zodiac seen as a dodecahedron, providing several short stimulating videos and some research done by scientists who are speculating that the universe might be shaped as a dodecahedron.  As a Treatise on Cosmic Fire tells us on p396-7, “when the esoteric side of astrology and of mystical geometry has been studied, and alliance has been made between these two sciences, a flood of light will be thrown upon this matter of the intelligent principle. . . .”
Video. 332 MB .mp4 file
Audio. 106 MB .mp3 file
Awakening-9-Dodecahedron 118 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-9-Blue-Dodecahedron 136 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-9-Dodecahedron-with-music 5 MB .mp4 file
Awakening-9-Golden-Vortex 70 MB .mp4 file
Powerpoint slides 8 MB .pptx file
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Awakening the Higher Mind 8, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Oct 13, 2018. Duane began with a discussion on how the Hierarchy is attempting to impress upon Humanity a uniformity of approach through the use of color, sound, and symbols.  This can be done by observing astrological alignments like Full Moon meditations, viewing occult symbols, or telepathic connections.  Triangles are important in this work, yet they must be considered as more than just the 3 static points; they interface with other triangles and create an undulating, palpitating grid that is moving all the time.  The entire cosmic web and solar system is an interwoven series of triangles that are organic, are subject to all kinds of forces, and can connect with other triangles on different levels, all fluid and ever-changing.  Duane explained that you cannot access the abstract mind and intuition until you striate your mental vehicle.  As he’s previously demonstrated, the planes are electrified fields with alternating polarity, and movement between them is through this polarity.  He also talked about the 12 zodiacal potencies, the 12 faces of God, and how the 12 must become the blended 6 brought about by a process of tension, crisis, and then emergence (the fusion of the polar opposites).  Gemini is key in this process, and is referred to as the “constellation of the resolution of duality into a fluid synthesis.”  He ended the presentation with an excerpt from the Stanzas of Dzyan about wheels turning within wheels, great triangles, and the fiery vortices they create with their rapid movement (the Wheels-within-Wheels meditation video is extracted below for ease of viewing).
Video. 129 MB .mp4 file
Audio. 85 MB .mp3 file
Wheels within Wheels Meditation 296 MB .pptx file
PDF Slides. 2 MB .pdf file
Awakening the Higher Mind 7, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Sep 15, 2018. Duane discussed our etheric system and centers, and how they are connected, then expanded that thought to show that plasma connects us to everyone in the world, as a web of electrical circuitry connects all in nature.  Through new technology like infrared cameras, we can see things we’ve never been able to see before, including the plasma grid and electrical connections in all things; plasma is the crossover that connects it all.  Duane discussed human evolution and the 7 Rays and 7 Planes in relation to their polarity in terms of shifting and evolving dualities.  For example, when we study the 1st Initiation we learn that the Sacral center is transferred to the Throat center at this initiation.  At first the Sacral center is positive, but when the Throat is activated the polarity switches and the Throat center become positive and the Sacral center becomes negative.  So it’s important to look at the electrical polarity at each stage of human development.  He discussed the etheric grid of the Planetary Logos as being one of loose squares (that of a non-sacred planet); with the loose grid of squares, seepage occurs.  The Logos and Humanity are working on coordinating our etheric bodies and converting the grid of loose squares into a tight grid of triangles enabling the light to become exponentially brighter.  He demonstrated that the grid is multidimensional and spherical, as are the triangles that form it, and our etheric body is in constant motion.  These are moving triangles that are alive and organic, and every time we participate in a Triangles meditation we strengthen this work, for both ourselves as well as the planet. He wrapped up the webinar with a meditation on Leo, the Way of Fire, and the affirmation from Light of the Soul page 209.
Video. 293 MB .mp4 file
Audio. 84 MB .mp3 file
Powerpoint slides. 4 MB .pptx file
PDF Slides. 2 MB .pdf file

Awakening the Higher Mind 6, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Aug 11, 2018. Duane introduced us to an exploratory look at Synthesis and Astrology in this webinar, highlighting the websites and work of Walter Pullen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFhwfM0FKCo), and Dj Sadhu (https://www.djsadhu.com/research/solar-system-2-0-science-friction/).   Both websites demonstrate the nature of motion in our solar system and galaxy, with the planets revolving in their various cycles around the Sun, the motion of the Sun itself, as well as movement of the entire system moving through space.  This motion is spiral cyclic and creates helix patterns.  Duane talked about the importance of these visual interpretations, seeing it not only in the 3-dimensional presentations by these 2 gifted artists, then that set in motion, which helps us understand astrology better than we ever have been able to envision it before.  It not only expands our mental appreciation, but also gives it a whole new opening for intuitive perception, especially when used in the nature of meditations.  Duane also discussed Laniakea, where scientists are redrawing the boundaries of the cosmic map because of their recent breakthroughs in understanding superclusters (regions of space densely packed with galaxies) and how those galaxies flow across space.  He also talked stars in our galaxy like Proxima Centauri emitting solar flares producing immense energy.  Master DK talks in Esoteric Psychology Vol I, p103-104 about an intensification of light going on all the time, and it will profoundly affect the human eye and make etheric vision possible, telling us “It will bring within the radius of our range of contact the infra-red and ultra-violet gamut of colours, and we shall see what at present is hidden.”  Duane finished up the evening’s discussion with information on triangles and astrology, and how the triangles found in the etheric body of man relate to other sphere’s of action like the entire universal pattern.
Video. 325 MB .mp4 file
Audio. 98 MB .mp3 file
Powerpoint slides. 9 MB .pptx file
PDF Slides. 1 MB .pdf file

Awakening the Higher Mind 5, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Jul 7, 2018. Duane continued his exploratory look at Laya Yoga, the Science of Triangles, the Planes, and the Rays. Duane discussed Etheric evolution, and how the Buddha grounded Triadal energy on the Mental Plane, Jesus and the Christ brought it down to the Astral Plane 2,000 years ago, and the Christ will bring it down onto the Physical-Etheric levels this cycle, where forms are created and reside. This is part of the incoming cycle of synthesis of the Aquarian Age and the work of Uranus and the Seventh Ray. He discussed different shades of violet and their correspondences in man’s Etheric body. As an example of the statement “As above, so below” he demonstrated that the 4 higher sub-planes of the Cosmic Physical Plane reflect in the Personality of man through the higher human etheric subplanes. He explained polarity of the planes and rays, and showed how energy gets caught up in small eddies that relate to the human chakra system and auric field. He also discussed the nature of an atom’s interaction with another atom, relating the nature of science to occult teachings.
Video. 172 MB .mp4 file
Audio. 84 MB .mp3 file
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Awakening the Higher Mind 4, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Jun 2, 2018. Duane continued his exploratory look at Laya Yoga, the Science of Triangles, the Planes, and the Rays. He reviewed his previous discussion about the descent of color, the 7 Rays as qualities of life and discussed them in relation to motion, vortices as points of tension, and petal formation. He discussed the circular motion of the 3rd Logos, spiral-cyclic motion of the 2nd Logos, and progressive motion of the 1st Logos, then talked about the Law of the Supplementary 7 and the multitudes of radiant groups that form an interlocking whole, all working in unison, He discussed the A.U.M. and the interplay between the centers below the diaphragm and those above it, and how their transference activates the heart, throat, and ajna centers leading to true esoteric endeavors and creative work on the subtle planes. He presented a variety of images and videos on the study of 8s superimposed upon each other, demonstrating the form-building aspect of divinity through their activity of bringing the outer forms into manifestation.
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Awakening the Higher Mind 3, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Apr 13, 2018. Duane continued his exploratory look at Laya Yoga and its relationship to Esoteric Astrology, the Science of Triangles. He discussed going beyond holograms and the future potential of 3-dimensional presentations, virtual reality goggles, and the ability to rotate images 360 degrees for a full view similar to work being done now with medical students and imaging of human bodies. He elaborated on the descent of color from one common source, differentiating into other colors; and the relationship between the 7 Rays, 7 musical notes, and 7 exoteric and esoteric colors, based on the information Master D.K. gives in his teachings and how it all relates to the entire universal patterns. He switched to a new webinar format for this presentation that better accommodates his video and audio presentations within his webinars, so his animations were much better this month than they have been in the past. Note: the video picture is blank for the first few minutes as BL discusses the new format and raising hands and sending chat messages. Once Duane begins his presentation and shows his screen, the picture begins.
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Awakening the Higher Mind 2, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Mar 23, 2018. Duane continued his exploratory look at Laya Yoga and its relationship to Esoteric Astrology, the Science of Triangles, and how planetary and solar triangles have their counterpart in the human constitution or chakra system. He also discussed the Laws of Attraction, Law of Correspondences, the Macrocosm and Microcosm, as well as circular ray charts of the 7 Planes and 7 Rays, based on the information Master D.K. gives in his teachings and how it all relates to the entire universal patterns. Of particular interest was his demonstration of how energy is fluid and in motion, using the 7 Rays as examples in his animations.
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Awakening the Higher Mind 1, presented by Duane Carpenter, held on Feb 16, 2018. Duane presented an exploratory look at Laya Yoga and it’srelationship to Esoteric Astrology, the Science of Triangles, and how planetary and solar triangles have their counterpart in the human constitution or chakra system. He also discussed the vortex and vacuum, as well as circular ray charts of the 6-fold energy qualities, based on the charts Master D.K. gives in his teachings.
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Sunday, 2 February 2020

Consciousness and Supramental

Posts by Anna Sclar

Consciousness must be present to power all other effects, as the electronic starter in an automobile engine. Otherwise,  there is only the engine with its physical spark plugs, but no electric spark to power it.

Radiation is “ transmutation in process of accomplishment….the passage across from one state of being to another, through the agency of fire“. This is the way consciousness evolves, building forms, outgrowing them and then building afresh, and at certain critical points, passing from one kingdom to another.

 To understand this more fully we will also need to look at the evolution of consciousness in terms of fire a little later on.

 Humanity, as a kingdom of nature, is currently ablaze with the fire of pain and suffering but experiencing a steady transmutation as a growing number of people move through, or towards, a radiatory state.

The idea of patterns and the idea of conditioning hold definite occult implications. The workers in this department of esoteric work deal primarily with the world of patterns which underlie all the activities of the Oversoul and the individual souls. Forget not that this term “individual souls” is but a limiting phrase, used by the separative mind to indicate the aspects of one reality  ,  which   Michael   Robbins  says  is  the greatest   heresy  of  manifestation.

Understanding  of  universality  and  synthesis —a law which will eventually emphasize the eternal brotherhood of man and the identity of all souls with the Oversoul,in the racial consciousness, as well as the oneness of the Life which pours through the entire solar system.

This Life functions therefore in and through all the planetary schemes, with their kingdoms of forms, and contains three great and basic ideas: the ideas of life, of matter and of evolution -  the birth,   creation  and  death,  as  inception  and  the   cause   of    new  birth.

These words indicate the urge to devaluate the unreal and the undesirable, to discipline the lower nature till those choices are readily and easily made which lead to the discarding of that which imprisons or impedes the soul.

The major  procedure  of  overcoming  the  limitations of   consciousness,  is through  various  identifications  and  self  observations  -  will free the soul from the world of forms and identify it, first of all, with itself (thus freeing it from the world illusion), and then with the world of souls, which is the consciousness of the Oversoul.

In terms of the esoteric sciences, we might say that a human being, like every other unit of life, is a vortex of force, a point of the divine life vibrating in matter at a specific pitch and frequency.

 Desire for sensation causes the consciousness to reach outwards from the centre to the periphery of the vortex and build its identity around the outer senses where the frictional fires of life are experienced. Through the rotation of successive incarnations, these frictional fires stimulate, sensitise and refine the indwelling life.


In the physical body the eye views objects upside down.
It sends the image of what it observes to the brain which interprets the image . But the human body has another physical eye whose function has long been recognized by humanity.
It is called the ’Third Eye’ which in reality is the Pineal Gland. It is long thought to have mystical powers.
Many consider it the Spiritual Third Eye, our Inner Vision.
It is located in the geometric center of the brain. This correlates to the location of the Great Pyramid in the center of the physical planet.

This gland is activated by Light, and it controls the various biorhythms of the body.
When the pineal gland awakens one feels a pressure at the base of the brain. This pressure will often be experienced when connecting to higher frequency.
The third eye can see beyond the physical as is looks out through the chakra systemwhen we meditate or look for answers from higher frequencies.

Many native traditions and mystical practices refer to the ability of ’seeing,’ or being aware of energy fields at higher levels. This abstract awareness is much more subjective and does not involve the normal level of mundane consciousness, which is mostly concerned with self-identity. This ’seeing’ refers to the sight of the ’third eye’.

Consciousness is raised from an emotional nature into an illumined awareness when the pineal gland is lifted from dormancy. If the pineal gland is not yet fully developed, it will be in the course of evolution.

To activate the ’third eye’ and perceive higher dimensions, the pineal gland and the pituitary body must vibrate in unison, which is achieved through meditation and/or relaxation. When a correct relationship is established , a magnetic field is created.
The negative and positive forces interact and become strong enough to create the ’light in the head.’

The pineal gland corresponds with divine thought after being touched by the vibrating light of Kundalini. Kundalini starts its ascent towards the head center after responding to the vibrations from the ’light in the head.’ The light is located at the top of the sutratma, or ’soul thread’, which passes down from the highest plane of our being into the physical vehicle.

The ’third eye,’ or ’eye of Siva,’ the organ of spiritual vision, is intimately related to karma, as we become more spiritual in the natural course of evolution.

Flashes of intuition come with increasing consistency as the ’third eye’ as activated to a greater degree, through practice.

As human beings continue to evolve further out of matter, on the journey from spirit to matter back to spirit, the pineal gland will continue to rise from its state of age-long dormancy, bringing back to humanity astral capacities and spiritual abilities.

At certain brainwave frequencies, a sense of ego boundary vanishes. In the theta state, we are resting deeply and still conscious, at the threshold of drifting away from or back into conscious awareness. As the brain enters deeper states, our consciousness is less concerned with the physical state, our ’third eye’ is active, and separation becomes natural.

http://www.evolveandascend.com/2016/09/28/esoteric-perspectives-science-consciousness-conscience-love/
 A.  Bailey.  Treatise  on seven  rays.
https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_brain01.htm

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"Sacred traditions and metaphysical schools of thought generally agree that reality is multileveled and that each level of reality is composed of different energies or of matter with different degrees of vibration and density. In their totality, these energies and forms of matter constitute a spectrum of substance.

At one end of the spectrum is purely physical matter; at the other end is pure spirit prior to its manifestation as matter and energy. This spectrum of substance is one of the two primal forms of God constituting the cosmos.

The other is the spectrum of consciousness. Together, they are the inner and outer aspects of reality, the subjective and objective, the intention and extension of God.

Through our body-mind, we humans partake of all levels of reality, although we are generally unaware of the higher ones. Nonetheless, we retain the potential to awaken to the full spectrum of our being as consciousness and substance.

Furthermore, we have a form or container or vehicle for our consciousness on each of those levels—a vehicle that is composed from the substance of that level. Collectively these are called energy bodies. They can be seen as nested one within the other, and all are resident within the physical body, although their energies may extend beyond it.

At death, as the physical body decomposes, the other bodies withdraw from it, and the consciousness continues to function in other levels of reality. Those energy bodies have been given various names by various traditions.

In one tradition they are termed the gross, the subtle, and the causal levels and bodies. In another they are the termed koshas or "sheaths" of finer and finer substance enfolding the physical body.

In the Christian tradition it is called "the resurrection body" or "the glorified body." St. Paul called it "the celestial body" or "spiritual body."
In the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo it is called "the Divine Body," composed of supramental substance.

The process involves the Triple Transformation, where one moves from the outer surface consciousness to the inner consciousness; the inner mind, the subliminal within, until one reaches the personal soul, i.e. inner psychic consciousness.

At a further phase one rises higher in one's being toward higher planes of mind, including Higher Mind, Illumined Mind, and Intuitive Mind. It is an opening to the presence above, an elevation of one's lower consciousness to the higher, and the descent of the higher into the lower.

Beyond that still is the Supramental transformation, where one rises to the level of Supermind, that transcends beyond the mental, vital, and physical. One can become the Supramental being.

When one opens to the Supramental Consciousness, one can transform the nature, enable falsehoods to evaporate, create knowledge where there is ignorance, sets problems right, gives the full truth and knowledge, that can transcend space and time, etc.

A person would know all things in its oneness, and have the object of knowledge inside him. He would be the knowledge. His emotions would be of love and oneness with others. This individual's body would have great perfection. He could live as long as he wishes and thespiritual pleasure would flows through the body.

In the Supramental world, the more one is conscious and in contact with the truth of things, the more the authority has the will over the substance. The will acts directly in the substance, and the substance is obedient to the will. . A person's will has the power to transform matter as one likes.

One no longer legitimizes the (old mental) materials laws of the world, including the laws of the body (its needs, health, nourishment, etc.). When in the new consciousness all these things which appear so concrete, disappear. One no longer lives these assumptions, so that we can create endless miracles at this material plane.

Mind in the Body Learns. Today when we want the body to learn a new skill – driving, typing, learning a new language, etc. – we use the instrumentation of the mind. The learning is then transferred to the body by training through the mind's knowledge and understanding.

However Sri Aurobindo and The Mother brought a new perspective; that the body could learn directly, that there is within the body itself its own center of mind. Then the body, instead of receiving through the mind, is able to receive directly through the mind center within itself. This reception is infinitely greater.

Thus the body is capable of learning and being transformed, (e.g. healing, infinite life, new organs, change in cell constituents, etc.) directly through its mind center from the Force directly, rather than having to go through the mind and vital centers of the being.

https://humanscience.fandom.com/wiki/Supramental

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