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Over the last several thousand years as people became aware of the greater aspects of Life and increased their understanding by focused thought, the knowledge they developed was shared freely amongst them and to others who had the ability and preparedness to respond.
The collective knowledge deals with all forms of consciousness evolving on this planet and the greater causes which create these effects. This large body of information is the gift from earlier generations to all men and women who seek to increase their understanding of the Whole as it relates to the part. Described in another way, the use and application of this knowledge is to guide the seeker to increased spiritual awareness of Light and Love.
There have been various names used which range from "The Old Knowledge", "The Hidden Understanding" to the "Wisdom Religion"; all refer to the same body of information. When this knowledge is first approached it is somewhat difficult to understand and presents quite a challenge to established concepts and ideas. This has been caused by man's needed focus into the world of form and the as yet limited development of the mind. The concentration of consciousness focused on form has begun to hypnotise the majority of people into the belief in a set of values and understandings that essentially deny the existence of any other view of life outside what is considered "normal."
It is a problem we all suffer from in one way or another and when this approach is used to attempt to comprehend the larger aspects of Life, such knowledge contained in the Wisdom Religion, is at first difficult to deal with. However as the cells of the brain begin to function and the mind establishes increased focus, what was once impossible to understand begins to take on a sensible shape. The great beauty of the inter-relationship from God to man can be seen. Possibilities of Life and living which lead us all towards the Light open up as our consciousness breaks free from the dream we have created.
All that is required is effort in the right direction, - truly this is the freedom which draws us forward as we seek to understand and then apply those gifts of knowledge sent to us through time by men and women who also saw the Light.
What we comprehend and develop becomes part of this gift to future seekers.
The astral body has been the centre of use and attention by the human kingdom for thousands of years and much information relating to it has been amassed. The formation of a number of races and cultures has been based on a strong use of astral plane awareness which can also be clearly seen in many religious and ceremonial activities. Probably the best example of this can be seen in the early Egyptian approaches to the astral plane.
Some of the information that comes to us in this manner through time is of use to modern man, whilst other aspects only relate to the earlier and no longer required encouragement's for developments of consciousness. The subtlety of such variations is difficult for many people to recognise and respond to.
What follows is a brief outline that relates the astral body of energy to Western thought, for it is by our efforts to intelligently use this energy that will cause the next needed developments to be achieved.
The astral plane is a complete body of conscious energy that each of us is directly connected to. It is divided up into seven sub planes or ranges of energy that essentially correspond to those found in the etheric body.
For the majority of people activity is centred around either the 4th or 5th sub plane. The two higher levels carry the energies which produce the insights and beauty expressed by poets, painters, writers, musicians, inspired religious visionaries and all those creative understandings that are such an important part of our growth.
These higher planes also produce the needed energies for such clairvoyant and clairaudient men and women who are to be found with increasing frequency in the human kingdom. The words and actions of these people are impossible to confuse with the activities of those whose clairvoyant focus can be seen based around the many areas of fortune telling and trance medium abilities that are frequently found. This energy does not come from the higher astral planes and relates to energies that are no longer of use to the human kingdom. They will be an extremely rare quality of future endeavour when their restrictions are properly comprehended. Working with such energy in this period is really a sign of laziness and its use of no benefit and only serves to confuse people.
Astral plane energy can be seen in our conscious outlook. When we use the lower energies, desire and personal need predominate, occasionally resulting in actions that could be regarded as more animalistic than human. This is frequently seen in mob or crowd activities where these energies have been stirred into activity. This approach is not new to those people who utilise such energies for their own gain.
When the upper range of astral energies have begun to be used, personal desire and emotional instability give way to an increasing awareness of the activities of Love. The need then becomes one of aspiration and the person begins to attempt to make this Great energy a reality.
This is seen in consciousness as the recognition and response to others with compassion, unity, understanding, brotherhood and all the other activities of applied Love. Such energy that can be found on the upper sub planes of the astral plane when correctly used stimulate the heart of the human kingdom.
Psychology is a relatively recent development within science and will in the future be of importance to humanity more than it is at this point in time. Presently it has done much to map the astral plane through the study of activities in consciousness and by the recognition of patterns in dreams. This science will in the future, by working more with people who are not damaged, begin to comprehend the significance of its relationship in the study of the soul and man. Psychology in this area of work will be one of the more important sciences of the future and be of great use to man's development. Consciousness is evolution.
Activity in consciousness or thought produces energy forms or bodies. Astral plane focus after development by many people over great lengths of time has produced thought forms which eventually, after much energy concentration have been able to take on a life of their own. In this way a thought form becomes essentially independent of human input and now having very powerful energy associated with it can easily effect someone having little emotional or desire control with whom it comes in contact.
For most people, thought forms on the astral plane which produce difficulty are described as astral glamour and by our intelligent daily activities of constructive regard for each other they are gradually dissipated. However thought forms produced by many millions of men and women over long lengths of time exist on the lower astral sub planes and have strong energies associated with them. They have become capable of existence without the need for human input. They occasionally appear in human consciousness where there is damage to the cord of energy from the soul to man caused by some form of mental weakness which is often in the use of drugs.
These are the energies used by those people who practice what is termed "black magic" and most definitely are best left alone. Although they are still powerful, as the human kingdom increasingly develops the abilities of heart and mind, or Light and Love they will fade as all illusion eventually does.
Psychic energy is the radiated energy from the astral plane and should never be confused with the energy of the soul.
When we sleep at night, the activities of consciousness are removed from the brain and become centred in the astral body. Although most of us are unaware of activity when we return to daily consciousness, during sleep there is a constant process occurring which could be described as teaching. Many important developments in our growth begin on the astral plane and only filter back into waking consciousness as dreams, words, pictures or thoughts which if not written down soon become lost in daily noise. Particularly in this time of change, it is worthwhile to keep some form of record of this activity and make an effort to consider what has been retained. The Brothers of Light actively work on the astral plane and when we approach sleep with this awareness and a moments quiet focusing, much can be achieved.
One of the purposes of prayer before sleeping is to assist the astral consciousness in focusing in a particular way which improves the opportunity of constructive development.
The final approach to the astral plane in this extremely brief regard is from the point of view we call death.
Many races past and present have a reasonably good understanding of this activity which effects us all, but Western thought, so proud of its sophistication, has yet to develop an intelligent approach and awareness. Perhaps we believe too strongly that "ignorance is bliss"
Death needs to be far more seriously considered, not only from how it effects those who suffer from the grief of lost contact based on great friendship and love, but also how we can assist those people who are approaching this stage of Life. This does not refer to the intelligent efforts achieved by medical assistance during this time.
Light, sound, colour, words and thought are some of the methods that can intelligently be used to assist the person who is approaching death to re-focus towards the soul. It is a time where the energy of Love is extremely powerful, although frequently during the process it is very difficult to see in attendance.
It is a time of natural beauty where eventually fear will have no place. The confusions we have at present connected with death will be overcome by comprehension and intelligent response, however challenging that may be to our present outlook.
Essentially, it is an activity associated with the withdrawal of soul consciousness from the body of form or human and its eventual return to the soul. That aspect of conscious energy which had been absent, once more becomes part of the soul. Death to man is birth to the soul.
This withdrawal of conscious energy begins in the physical body of man, normally commencing when the energy that the soul was seeking to develop has been completed to some degree. This energy, which is our consciousness, is extracted from the brain at the point of finial soul activity in the physical body. All the memories stored are removed in the last few seconds although at this point time has ceased to be significant and the activity unfolds quite slowly. Soul consciousness after this has been completed is no longer active in the body, all that is left is the physical shell.
For the majority of people, consciousness begins again in a world not unlike that which had recently been experienced, but one where the physical laws are quite different. The rather desperate and chaotic aspects of the previous life no longer exist and there is what could be best described as peace. Frequently called heaven, this is the astral plane being experienced by the astral body of each person, and for most this is on either the 4th or 5th sub plane.
Soul consciousness, still expressed through men and women continues on the astral plane and life goes on, even though there is no longer contact with the dense planes of physical matter. Activities of conscious development continue but without the confusion or distractions found previously. Time has no relationship on this plane.
Eventually, when all aspects of astral plane consciousness have been explored and development to the level being sought by the soul has been reached, attention is then withdrawn from the astral form body and re-focused in the mental plane. From the perceptions of man this appears as the recognition of the individual consciousness being a part of all consciousness.
Man stands on the top of the mountain and sees within the light the Light within.
This lessor consciousness then becomes a part of the collective consciousness of the soul body. This is the eternal aspect of each of us. Cycles pass and eventually the soul seeks expression once more and man is born.
What remains on the astral plane after the soul has extracted its consciousness is the astral shell body, not unlike the physical body left behind in an earlier period. This shell body retains some degree of residual consciousness as it dissipates to become part of the collective astral plane energy.
Unfortunately this natural process is often haltered creating various degrees of damage by contact through physical plane mediums. Trance mediums do establish astral plane contact but their energy very often feeds an astral shell body giving it life long after the soul has departed. This stops the natural decay process from happening and results in unnecessary energy being maintained. To encourage such activity the shell body responds with wonderful words and comments that have almost no value other than to indicate that life exists after death. The observations obtained do nothing more than to confuse a natural process. Fortunately for man, although still a part of our present activities, this will definitely soon cease and become relegated to our history.
As we develop the use of the mind and learn to focus this energy with strength, the human kingdom will find the fear and confusion previously associated with death begins to fade.
With the successful focus on the mental plane this Light bums away all illusion. The Divine Spark grows and the conscious energy of Love from the soul fuels the Fire.
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