You Iavc Icard of gIosi Iunicrs. I can quiic liicrally lc callcd a gIosi wriicr, iIougI I do noi arovc of iIc icrn "gIosi." Ii is iruc iIai I an usually noi sccn in Iysical icrns. I do noi lilc iIc word "sirii," ciiIcr; and yci if your dcfiniiion of iIai word inlics iIc idca of a crsonaliiy wiiIoui a Iysical lody, iIcn I would Iavc io agrcc iIai iIc dcscriiion fiis nc. I addrcss an unsccn audicncc. Howcvcr, I lnow iIai ny rcadcrs cisi, and iIcrcforc I sIall asl cacI of iIcn, now, io grani nc iIc sanc Privilcgc. I wriic iIis lool iIrougI iIc ausiccs of a wonan of wIon I Iavc lcconc quiic fond. To oiIcrs ii sccns sirangc iIai I addrcss Icr as "Fuluri," and "Iin," lui iIc faci is iIai I Iavc lnown Icr in oiIcr iincs and laccs, ly oiIcr nancs. SIc Ias lccn loiI a nan and a wonan, and iIc cniirc idcniiiy wIo Ias livcd iIcsc scaraic livcs can lc dcsignaicd ly iIc nanc of Fuluri. Nancs arc noi inoriani, Iowcvcr. My nanc is SciI. Nancs arc sinly dcsignaiions, synlols; and yci sincc you nusi usc iIcn, I sIall also. I wriic iIis lool wiiI iIc coocraiion of Fuluri, wIo scals iIc words for nc. In iIis lifc Fuluri is callcd Janc, and Icr Iusland, Folcri Duiis, ialcs down iIc words iIai Janc scals. I call Iin JoscI. My rcadcrs nay suosc iIai iIcy arc Iysical crcaiurcs, lound wiiIin Iysical lodics, inrisoncd wiiIin lonc, flcsI, and slin. If you lclicvc iIai your cisicncc is dccndcni uon iIis cororcal inagc, iIcn you fccl in dangcr of ciinciion, for no Iysical forn lasis, and no lody, Iowcvcr lcauiiful in youiI, rciains iIc sanc vigor and cncIanincni in old agc. If you idcniify wiiI your own youiI, or lcauiy, or inicl- lcci, or acconlisIncnis, iIcn iIcrc is iIc consiani gnawing lnowlcdgc iIai iIcsc aiiriluics can and will vanisI. I an wriiing iIis lool io assurc you iIai iIis is noi iIc casc. Dasically you arc no norc of a Iysical lcing iIan I an, and I Iavc donncd and discardcd norc lodics iIan I carc io icll. Pcrsonaliiics wIo do noi cisi do noi wriic lools. I an quiic indccndcni of a Iysical inagc, and so arc you. Consciousncss crcaics forn. Ii is noi iIc oiIcr way around. All crsonaliiics arc noi Iysical. Ii is only lccausc you arc so lusily conccrncd wiiI daily naiicrs iIai you do noi rcalizc iIai iIcrc is a oriion of you wIo lnows iIai iis own owcrs arc far sucrior io iIosc sIown ly iIc ordinary sclf. You Iavc cacI livcd oiIcr cisicnccs, and iIai lnowlcdgc is wiiIin you iIougI you arc noi consciously awarc of ii. I Ioc iIai iIis lool will scrvc io rclcasc iIc dccly iniuiiivc sclf wiiIin cacI of ny rcadcrs, and io lring io iIc forcground of consciousncss wIaicvcr ariicular insigIis will scrvc you nosi. As I lcgin iIis lool ii is laic January, in your iinc, 1970. Fuluri is a slin, darl- Iaircd, quicl wonan now, wIo siis in a roclcr and scals iIcsc words for nc. My consciousncss is fairly wcll focuscd wiiIin Fuluri's lody. Ii is a cold nigIi. TIis is our firsi ccricncc in wriiing a conlcic lool in irancc, and Fuluri was soncwIai ncrvous lcforc iIc scssion lcgan. Ii is noi jusi a sinlc naiicr of Iaving iIis wonan scal for nc. TIcrc arc nany naniulaiions ncccssary, and sycIological adjusincnis. Wc Iavc csiallisIcd wIai I rcfcr io as a sycIological lridgc lciwccn us - iIai is, lciwccn Fuluri and nysclf. I do noi scal iIrougI Fuluri as onc nigIi iIrougI a iclcIonc. Insicad iIcrc is a sycIological cicnsion, a rojcciion of cIaracicrisiics on loiI of our aris, and iIis I usc for our connunicaiions. Laicr I will clain Iow iIis sycIological francworl is crcaicd and nainiaincd, for ii is lilc a road iIai nusi lc lci clcar of dclris. You would lc nucI lciicr off in rcading iIis lool if you aslcd yoursclf wIo you arc, raiIcr iIan aslcd wIo I an, for you cannoi undcrsiand wIai I an unlcss you undcrsiand iIc naiurc of crsonaliiy and iIc cIaracicrisiics of consciousncss. If you lclicvc firnly iIai your consciousncss is loclcd u soncwIcrc insidc your slull and is owcrlcss io cscac ii, if you fccl iIai your consciousncss cnds ai iIc loundary of your lody, iIcn you scll yoursclf sIori, and you will iIinl iIai I an a dclusion. I an no norc a dclusion iIan you arc, and iIai nay lc a loadcd scnicncc. I can say iIis io cacI of ny rcadcrs Ioncsily. I an oldcr iIan you arc, ai lcasi in icrns of agc as you iIinl of ii. If a wriicr can qualify as any lind of auiIoriiy on iIc lasis of agc, iIcrcforc, iIcn I sIould gci a ncdal. I an an cncrgy crsonaliiy csscncc, no longcr focuscd in Iysical naiicr. As sucI, I an awarc of sonc iruiIs iIai nany of you sccn io Iavc forgoiicn. I Ioc io rcnind you of iIcsc. I do noi scal so nucI io iIc ari of you iIai you iIinl of as yoursclf as io iIai ari of you iIai you do noi lnow, iIai you Iavc io sonc cicni dcnicd and io sonc cicni forgoiicn. TIai ari of you rcads iIis lool, |cvcn| as "you" rcad ii. I scal io iIosc wIo lclicvc in a god, and iIosc wIo do noi, io iIosc wIo lclicvc iIai scicncc will find all answcrs as io iIc naiurc of rcaliiy, and io iIosc wIo do noi. I Ioc io givc you clucs iIai will cnallc you io siudy iIc naiurc of rcaliiy for yoursclf as you Iavc ncvcr siudicd ii lcforc. TIcrc arc scvcral iIings iIai I sIall asl you io undcrsiand. You arc noi siucl in iinc lilc a fly in a closcd loiilc, wIosc wings arc iIcrcforc usclcss. You cannoi irusi your Iysical scnscs io givc you a iruc iciurc of rcaliiy. TIcy arc lovcly liars, wiiI sucI a faniasiic ialc io icll iIai you lclicvc ii wiiIoui qucsiion. You arc sonciincs wiscr, norc crcaiivc, and far norc lnowlcdgcallc wIcn you arc drcaning iIan wIcn you arc awalc. TIcsc siaicncnis nay sccn IigIly dulious io you now, lui wIcn wc arc finisIcd I Ioc iIai you will scc iIai iIcy arc lain siaicncnis of faci. WIai I will icll you Ias lccn iold lcforc iIrougIoui iIc ccniurics, and givcn again wIcn ii was forgoiicn. I Ioc io clarify nany oinis iIai Iavc lccn disioricd iIrougI iIc ycars. And I offcr ny original inicrrciaiion of oiIcrs, for no lnowlcdgc cisis in a vacuun, and all infornaiion nusi lc inicrrcicd and colorcd ly iIc crsonaliiy wIo Iolds ii and asscs ii on. TIcrcforc I dcscrilc rcaliiy as I lnow ii, and ny ccricncc in nany laycrs and dincnsions. TIis is noi io say iIai oiIcr rcaliiics do noi cisi. I Iavc lccn conscious lcforc your cariI was forncd. To wriic iIis lool - and in nosi of ny connunicaiions wiiI Fuluri - I adoi fron ny own lanl of asi crsonaliiics iIosc cIaracicrisiics iIai sccn aroriaic. TIcrc arc nany of us, crsonaliiics lilc nysclf, unfocuscd in Iysical naiicr or iinc. Our cisicncc sccns sirangc io you only lccausc you do noi rcalizc iIc iruc oicniials of crsonaliiy, and you arc Iynoiizcd ly your own liniicd conccis. I an rinarily a icacIcr, lui I Iavc noi lccn a nan of lciicrs !"#$%". I an rinarily a crsonaliiy wiiI a ncssagc. You crcaic iIc world iIai you lnow. You Iavc lccn givcn crIas iIc nosi awcsonc gifi of all. iIc aliliiy io rojcci your iIougIis ouiward inio Iysical forn. TIc gifi lrings a rcsonsililiiy, and nany of you arc icnicd io congraiulaic yoursclvcs on iIc succcsscs of your livcs, and llanc Cod, faic, and sociciy for your failurcs. In lilc nanncr, nanlind Ias a icndcncy io rojcci Iis own guili and Iis own crrors uon a faiIcr-god inagc, wIo ii sccns nusi grow wcary of so nany conlainis. TIc faci is iIai cacI of you crcaic your own Iysical rcaliiy; and "&$ '(%%")$ you crcaic loiI iIc glorics and iIc icrrors iIai cisi wiiIin your cariIly ccricncc. Uniil you rcalizc iIai you arc iIc crcaiors, you will rcfusc io accci iIis rcsonsililiiy. Nor can you llanc a dcvil for iIc world's nisforiuncs. You Iavc grown soIisiicaicd cnougI io rcalizc iIai iIc Dcvil is a rojcciion of your own sycIc, lui you Iavc noi grown wisc cnougI io lcarn Iow io usc your crcaiiviiy consiruciivcly. Mosi of ny rcadcrs arc faniliar wiiI iIc icrn, "nusclc lound." As a sccics you Iavc grown "cgo lound" insicad, Icld in a siriiual rigidiiy, wiiI iIc iniuiiivc oriions of iIc sclf ciiIcr dcnicd or disioricd lcyond any rccogniiion. TIc Iour is growing laic. DoiI of ny fricnds nusi gci u carly in iIc norning. Fuluri is worling on iwo lools of Iis own and nusi gci Iis slcc. Dcforc I cnd iIis scssion I asl you io inaginc our sciiing, for Fuluri Ias iold nc iIai a wriicr nusi lc carcful io sci iIc sccnc. I scal iIrougI Fuluri iwicc a wccl, on Mondays and Wcdncsdays, in iIis sanc largc roon. TIc ligIis arc always lii. TIis cvcning ii is cnjoyallc for nc io lool oui iIrougI Fuluri's cycs ai iIc winiry corncr lcyond. PIysical rcaliiy Ias always lccn rcfrcsIing io nc, and iIrougI Fuluri's coocraiion and as I wriic iIis lool, I scc iIai I was corrcci in arcciaiing iis uniquc cIarns. TIcrc is onc oiIcr cIaracicr io lc ncniioncd Icrc. Willy, iIc cai, a lclovcd nonsicr wIo is now slccing. TIc naiurc of aninal consciousncss in iisclf is a IigIly inicrcsiing suljcci, and onc iIai wc will laicr considcr. TIc cai is awarc of ny rcscncc, and Ias on scvcral occasions rcacicd raiIcr noiiccally io ii. In iIis lool I Ioc io sIow iIc consiani inicraciions iIai occur lciwccn all uniis of consciousncss, iIc connunicaiion iIai lcas lcyond iIc larricrs of sccics; and in sonc of iIcsc discussions, wc will usc Willy as a casc in oini. Sincc wc Iavc ncniioncd aninals, lci nc say Icrc iIai iIcy do osscss a lind of consciousncss iIai docs noi allow iIcn as nany frccdons as your own. Yci ai iIc sanc iinc, iIcy arc noi Iancrcd in iis usc ly ccriain cIaracicrisiics iIai oficn incdc iIc raciical oicniial of Iunan consciousncss. Consciousncss is a way of crcciving iIc various dincnsions of rcaliiy. Consciousncss as you lnow ii is IigIly sccializcd. TIc Iysical scnscs allow you io crccivc iIc iIrcc-dincnsional world, and yci ly iIcir vcry naiurc iIcy can inIilii iIc crcciion of oiIcr cqually valid dincnsions. Mosi of you idcniify wiiI your daily Iysically oricnicd sclf. You would noi iIinl of idcniifying wiiI onc oriion of your lody and ignoring all oiIcr aris, and yci you arc doing iIc sanc iIing wIcn you inaginc iIai iIc cgoiisiical sclf carrics iIc lurdcn of your idcniiiy. I an iclling you iIai you arc noi a cosnic lag of loncs and flcsI, iIrown iogciIcr iIrougI sonc niiurc of cIcnicals and clcncnis. I an iclling you iIai your consciousncss is noi sonc ficry roduci, forncd ncrcly accidcnially iIrougI iIc inicrworlings of cIcnical cononcnis. You arc noi a forsalcn offsIooi of Iysical naiicr, nor is your consciousncss ncani io vanisI lilc a uff of snolc. Insicad, you forn iIc Iysical lody iIai you lnow ai a dccly unconscious lcvcl wiiI grcai discrininaiion, niraculous clariiy, and iniinaic unconscious lnowlcdgc of cacI ninuic ccll iIai conoscs ii. TIis is noi ncani synlolically. Now lccausc your conscious nind, as you iIinl of ii, is noi awarc of iIcsc aciiviiics, you do noi idcniify wiiI iIis inncr oriion of yoursclvcs. You rcfcr io idcniify wiiI iIc ari of you wIo waicIcs iclcvision or cools or worls - iIc ari you iIinl lnows wIai ii is doing. Dui iIis sccningly unconscious oriion of yoursclf is far norc lnowlcdgcallc, and uon iis snooiI funciioning your cniirc Iysical cisicncc dccnds. TIis oriion is conscious, awarc, alcri. Ii is you, so focuscd in Iysical rcaliiy, wIo do noi lisicn io iis voicc, wIo do noi undcrsiand iIai ii is iIc grcai sycIological sircngiI fron wIicI your Iysically oricnicd sclf srings. I call iIis sccningly unconscious iIc "inncr cgo," for ii dirccis inncr aciiviiics. Ii corrclaics infornaiion iIai is crccivcd noi iIrougI iIc Iysical scnscs, lui iIrougI oiIcr inncr cIanncls. Ii is iIc inncr crccivcr of rcaliiy iIai cisis lcyond iIc iIrcc- dincnsional. Ii carrics wiiIin ii iIc ncnory of cacI of your asi cisicnccs. Ii lools inio suljcciivc dincnsions iIai arc liicrally infiniic, and fron iIcsc suljcciivc dincnsions all oljcciivc rcaliiics flow. All ncccssary infornaiion is givcn io you iIrougI iIcsc inncr cIanncls, and unlclicvallc inncr aciiviiics ialc lacc lcforc you can so nucI as lifi a fingcr, fliclcr an cyclid, or rcad iIis scnicncc uon iIc agc. TIis oriion of your idcniiiy is quiic naiivcly clairvoyani and iclcaiIic, so iIai you arc warncd of disasicrs lcforc iIcy occur, wIciIcr or noi you consciously accci iIc ncssagc, and all connunicaiion ialcs lacc long lcforc a word is solcn. TIc "ouicr cgo" and iIc inncr cgo ocraic iogciIcr, iIc onc io cnallc you io naniulaic in iIc world iIai you lnow, iIc oiIcr io lring you iIosc dclicaic inncr crcciions wiiIoui wIicI Iysical cisicncc could noi lc nainiaincd. TIcrc is Iowcvcr a oriion of you, iIc dcccr idcniiiy wIo forns loiI iIc inncr cgo and iIc ouicr cgo, wIo dccidcd iIai you would lc a Iysical lcing in iIis lacc and in iIis iinc. TIis is iIc corc of your idcniiiy, iIc sycIic sccd fron wIicI you srang, iIc nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy of wIicI you arc ari. For iIosc of you wIo wondcr wIcrc I lacc iIc sulconscious, as sycIologisis iIinl of ii, you can inaginc ii as a ncciing lacc, so io scal, lciwccn iIc ouicr and inncr cgos. You nusi undcrsiand iIai iIcrc arc no rcal divisions io iIc sclf, Iowcvcr, so wc scal of various oriions only io nalc iIc lasic idca clcar. Sincc wc arc addrcssing individuals wIo do idcniify wiiI iIc "nornally conscious sclf," I lring sucI naiicrs u in iIis firsi cIaicr lccausc I will lc using iIc icrns laicr in iIc lool, and lccausc I wani io siaic iIc faci of nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy as soon as ossillc. You cannoi undcrsiand yoursclvcs, and you cannoi accci ny indccndcni cisicncc, uniil you rid yoursclf of iIc noiion iIai crsonaliiy is a "Icrc and now" aiiriluic of consciousncss. Now sonc of iIc iIings iIai I nay say aloui Iysical rcaliiy in iIis lool nay siarilc you, lui rcncnlcr iIai I an vicwing ii fron an cniircly diffcrcni siandoini. You arc rcscnily focuscd cniircly wiiIin ii, wondcring crIas wIai clsc if anyiIing iIcrc nay lc ouisidc. I an ouisidc, rciurning noncniarily io a dincnsion iIai I lnow and lovcd. I an noi in your icrns a rcsidcni, Iowcvcr. WIilc I Iavc a sycIic "assori," iIcrc arc siill sonc rollcns of iranslaiion, inconvcnicnccs of cniry iIai I nusi conicnd wiiI. Many colc, I Icar, Iavc livcd for ycars wiiIin Ncw Yorl Ciiy and ncvcr ialcn a iour iIrougI iIc Enirc Siaic Duilding, wIilc nany forcigncrs arc wcll acquainicd wiiI ii. And so wIilc you Iavc a Iysical addrcss, I nay siill lc allc io oini oui sonc vcry sirangc and niraculous sycIic and sycIological siruciurcs wiiIin your own sysicn of rcaliiy iIai you Iavc ignorcd. I Ioc, quiic franlly, io do far norc iIan iIis. I Ioc io ialc you on a iour iIrougI iIc lcvcls of rcaliiy iIai arc availallc io you, and io guidc you on a journcy iIrougI iIc dincnsions of your own sycIological siruciurc - io ocn u wIolc arcas of your own consciousncss of wIicI you Iavc lccn rclaiivcly unawarc. I Ioc, iIcrcforc, noi only io clain iIc nuliidincnsional asccis of crsonaliiy, lui io givc cacI rcadcr sonc glinsc of iIai grcaicr idcniiiy iIai is Iis own. TIc sclf iIai you lnow is lui onc fragncni of your cniirc idcniiiy. TIcsc fragncni sclvcs arc noi sirung iogciIcr, Iowcvcr, lilc lcads of a siring. TIcy arc norc lilc iIc various slins of an onion, or scgncnis of an orangc, all connccicd iIrougI iIc onc viialiiy and growing oui inio various rcaliiics wIilc sringing fron iIc sanc sourcc. I an noi conaring crsonaliiy io an orangc or an onion, lui I wani io cnIasizc iIai as iIcsc iIings grow fron wiiIin ouiward, so docs cacI fragncni of iIc cniirc sclf. You olscrvc iIc ouisidc ascci of oljccis. Your Iysical scnscs crnii you io crccivc iIc cicrior forns io wIicI you iIcn rcaci, lui your Iysical scnscs io sonc cicni forcc you io crccivc rcaliiy in iIis nanncr, and iIc insidc viialiiy wiiIin naiicr and forn is noi so aarcni. I can icll you, for canlc, iIai iIcrc is consciousncss cvcn wiiIin a nail, lui fcw of ny rcadcrs will ialc nc scriously cnougI io sio in nidscnicncc, and say good norning or good aficrnoon io iIc ncarcsi nail iIcy can find, siucl in a iccc of wood. NcvcriIclcss, iIc aions and nolcculcs wiiIin iIc nail do osscss iIcir own lind of consciousncss. TIc aions and nolcculcs iIai nalc u iIc agcs of iIis lool arc also, wiiIin iIcir own lcvcl, awarc. NoiIing cisis - nciiIcr rocl, nincral, lani, aninal, or air - iIai is noi fillcd wiiI consciousncss of iis own lind. So you siand anid a consiani viial connoiion, a gcsiali of awarc cncrgy, and you arc yoursclvcs Iysically conoscd of conscious cclls iIai carry wiiIin iIcnsclvcs iIc rcalizaiion of iIcir own idcniiiy, iIai coocraic willingly io forn iIc cororcal siruciurc iIai is your Iysical lody. I an saying, of coursc, iIai iIcrc is no sucI iIing as dcad naiicr. TIcrc is no oljcci iIai was noi forncd ly consciousncss, and cacI consciousncss, rcgardlcss of iis dcgrcc, rcjoiccs in scnsaiion and crcaiiviiy. You cannoi undcrsiand wIai you arc unlcss you undcrsiand sucI naiicrs. For convcnicncc's salc, you closc oui iIc nuliiiudinous inncr connunicaiions iIai lca lciwccn iIc iinicsi aris of your flcsI, yci cvcn as Iysical crcaiurcs, you arc io sonc cicni a oriion of oiIcr consciousncsscs. TIcrc arc no liniiaiions io iIc sclf. TIcrc arc no liniiaiions io iis oicniials. You can adoi ariificial liniiaiions iIrougI your own ignorancc, Iowcvcr. You can idcniify, for canlc, wiiI your ouicr cgo alonc, and cui yoursclf off fron aliliiics iIai arc a ari of you. You can dcny, lui you cannoi cIangc, iIc facis. TIc crsonaliiy is nuliidincnsional, cvcn iIougI nany colc Iidc iIcir Icads, figuraiivcly scaling, in iIc sand of iIrcc-dincnsional cisicncc and rcicnd iIcrc is noiIing norc. I do noi ncan io undcrcsiinaic iIc ouicr cgo. You Iavc sinly ovcrcsiinaicd ii. Nor Ias iis iruc naiurc lccn rccognizcd. Wc will Iavc norc io say conccrning iIis oini, lui for now ii is cnougI io rcalizc iIai your scnsc of idcniiiy and coniinuiiy is noi dccndcni uon iIc cgo. Now ai iincs I will lc using iIc icrn "canouflagc," rcfcrring io iIc Iysical world io wIicI iIc ouicr cgo rclaics, for Iysical forn is onc of iIc canouflagcs iIai rcaliiy adois. TIc canouflagc is rcal, and yci iIcrc is a nucI grcaicr rcaliiy wiiIin ii - iIc viialiiy iIai gavc ii forn. Your Iysical scnscs iIcn allow you io crccivc iIis canouflagc, for iIcy arc aiiuncd io ii in a IigIly sccializcd nanncr. Dui io scnsc iIc rcaliiy wiiIin iIc forn rcquircs a diffcrcni sori of aiicniion, and norc dclicaic naniulaiions iIan iIc Iysical scnscs rovidc. TIc cgo is a jcalous god, and ii wanis iis inicrcsis scrvcd. Ii docs noi wani io adnii iIc rcaliiy of any dincnsions ccci iIosc wiiIin wIicI ii fccls conforiallc and can undcrsiand. Ii was ncani io lc an aid lui ii Ias lccn allowcd io lcconc a iyrani. Evcn so, ii is nucI norc rcsilicni and cagcr io lcarn iIan is gcncrally suoscd. Ii is noi naiivcly as rigid as ii sccns. Iis curiosiiy can lc of grcai valuc. If you Iavc a liniicd concciion of iIc naiurc of rcaliiy, iIcn your cgo will do iis lcsi io lcc you in iIc snall cncloscd arca of your acccicd rcaliiy. If, on iIc oiIcr Iand, your iniuiiions and crcaiivc insiincis arc allowcd frccdon, iIcn iIcy connunicaic sonc lnowlcdgc of grcaicr dincnsions io iIis nosi Iysically oricnicd oriion of your crsonaliiy. TIc faci of iIis lool is roof iIai iIc cgo docs noi Iavc iIc wIolc lciilc of crsonaliiy io iisclf, for iIcrc is no douli iIai ii is lcing roduccd ly sonc oiIcr crsonaliiy iIan iIai of iIc wriicr lnown as Janc Folcris. Sincc iIai Janc Folcris Ias no aliliiics iIai arc noi inIcrcni in iIc sccics as a wIolc, iIcn ai iIc vcry lcasi ii nusi lc adniiicd iIai Iunan crsonaliiy Ias nany norc aiiriluics iIan iIosc usually ascrilcd io ii. I Ioc io clain wIai iIcsc aliliiics arc, and oini oui iIc ways iIai cacI individual can usc io rclcasc iIcsc oicniials. Pcrsonaliiy is a gcsiali of cvcr-cIanging crcciion. Ii is iIc ari of iIc idcniiiy wIicI crccivcs. I do noi forcc ny crcciions uon iIc wonan iIrougI wIon I scal, nor is Icr consciousncss lloiicd oui during our connunicaiions. Insicad iIcrc is an cansion of Icr consciousncss and a rojcciion of cncrgy iIai is dirccicd away fron iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy. TIis conccniraiion away fron iIc Iysical sysicn nay nalc ii acar as if Icr consciousncss is lloiicd oui. Insicad, norc is addcd io ii. Now fron ny own ficld of rcaliiy I focus ny aiicniion ioward iIc wonan, lui iIc words iIai sIc scals - iIcsc words uon iIc agcs - arc noi iniiially vcrlal ai all. In iIc firsi lacc, languagc as you lnow ii is a slow affair. lciicr ly lciicr sirung oui io nalc a word, and words io nalc a scnicncc, iIc rcsuli of a lincar iIougIi aiicrn. Languagc, as you lnow ii, is ariially and grannaiically iIc cnd roduci of your Iysical iinc scqucnccs. You can only focus uon so nany iIings ai onc iinc, and your languagc siruciurc is noi givcn io iIc connunicaiion of iniricaic, sinuliancous ccricncc. I an awarc of a diffcrcni lind of ccricncc, noi lincar, and can focus uon and rcaci io an infiniic variciy of sinuliancous cvcnis. Fuluri could noi crcss iIcn, and so iIcy nusi lc lcvclcd oui inio lincar crcssion if iIcy arc io lc connunicaicd. TIis aliliiy io crccivc and rcaci io unliniicd sinuliancous cvcnis is a lasic cIaracicrisiic of cacI wIolc sclf or cniiiy. TIcrcforc, I do noi clain ii as sonc fcai iIai is cclusivcly ny own. EacI rcadcr, lcing rcscnily cnsconccd wiiIin a Iysical forn, I rcsunc, lnows only a snall oriion of Iinsclf - as I ncniioncd carlicr. TIc cniiiy is iIc ovcrall idcniiiy of wIicI Iis crsonaliiy is onc nanifcsiaiion - an indccndcni and cicrnally valid oriion. In iIcsc connunicaiions, iIcrcforc, Fuluri's consciousncss cands, and yci focuscs in a diffcrcni dincnsion, a dincnsion lciwccn Iis rcaliiy and ninc, a ficld rclaiivcly frcc of disiraciion. Hcrc I inrcss ccriain conccis uon Iin, wiiI Iis crnission and asscni. TIcy arc noi ncuiral, in iIai all lnowlcdgc or infornaiion lcars iIc sian of iIc crsonaliiy wIo Iolds ii or asscs ii on. Fuluri nalcs Iis vcrlal lnowlcdgc availallc for our usc, and quiic auionaiically iIc iwo of us iogciIcr causc iIc various words iIai will lc solcn. Disiraciions can occur, as any infornaiion can lc disioricd. Wc arc uscd io worling iogciIcr now, Iowcvcr, and iIc disioriions arc vcry fcw. Sonc of ny cncrgy is also rojccicd iIrougI Fuluri, and Iis cncrgy and ninc loiI aciivaic Iis Iysical forn during our scssions, and now as I scal iIcsc scnicnccs. TIcrc arc nany oiIcr ranificaiions iIai I will discuss laicr. I an noi, iIcrcforc, a roduci of Fuluri's sulconscious, any norc iIan Ic is a roduci of ny sulconscious nind. Nor an I a sccondary crsonaliiy, clcvcrly irying io undcrninc a rccarious cgo. I Iavc sccn io ii in faci iIai all oriions of Fuluri's crsonaliiy arc lcncfiicd, and iIcir inicgriiy nainiaincd and Ionorcd. TIcrc is wiiIin Iis crsonaliiy a raiIcr uniquc faciliiy iIai nalcs our connunicaiions ossillc. I will iry io ui iIis as sinly as ossillc. TIcrc is wiiIin Iis sycIc wIai anounis io a iransarcni dincnsional war iIai scrvcs alnosi lilc an ocn window iIrougI wIicI oiIcr rcaliiics can lc crccivcd, a nuliidincnsional ocning iIai Ias io sonc cicni cscacd lcing cloudcd ovcr ly iIc sIadc of Iysical focus. TIc Iysical scnscs usually llind you io iIcsc ocn cIanncls, for iIcy crccivc rcaliiy only in iIcir own inagc. To sonc cicni, iIcn, I cnicr your rcaliiy iIrougI a sycIological war in your sacc and iinc. In a nanncr of scaling, sucI an ocn cIanncl scrvcs nucI as a aiIway lciwccn Fuluri's crsonaliiy and ny own, so iIai connunicaiion is ossillc lciwccn. SucI sycIological and sycIic wars lciwccn dincnsions of cisicncc arc noi infrcqucni. TIcy arc ncrcly rccognizcd as sucI infrcqucnily and uiilizcd cvcn lcss so. I will iry io givc you sonc idca of ny own nonIysical cisicncc. Lci ii scrvc io rcnind you iIai your own lasic idcniiiy is as nonIysical as ny own. TIai is iIc cnd of CIaicr Onc.
CHAPTER 2 MY PFESENT ENVIFONMENT, WOFK, AND ACTIVITIES
WIilc ny cnvironncni diffcrs in raiIcr inoriani rcsccis fron iIai of ny rcadcrs, I can assurc you, wiiI ironic undcrsiaicncni, iIai ii is as vivid, varicd, and viial as Iysical cisicncc. Ii is norc lcasurallc - iIougI ny idcas of lcasurc Iavc cIangcd sonc sincc I was a Iysical lcing - lcing norc rcwarding and offcring far grcaicr ooriuniiics for crcaiivc acIicvcncni. My rcscni cisicncc is iIc nosi cIallcnging onc iIai I Iavc lnown, and I Iavc lnown nany, loiI Iysical and nonIysical. TIcrc is noi jusi onc dincnsion in wIicI nonIysical consciousncss rcsidcs, any norc iIan iIcrc is only onc couniry on your lanci or lanci wiiIin your solar sysicn. My cnvironncni, now, is noi iIc onc in wIicI you will find yoursclf inncdiaicly aficr dcaiI. I cannoi Icl scaling Iunorously, lui you nusi dic nany iincs lcforc you cnicr iIis ariicular lanc of cisicncc. (DiriI is nucI norc of a sIocl iIan dcaiI. Sonciincs wIcn you dic you do noi rcalizc ii, lui liriI alnosi always inlics a sIar and suddcn rccogniiion. So iIcrc is no nccd io fcar dcaiI. And I, wIo Iavc dicd norc iincs iIan I carc io icll, wriic iIis lool io icll you so.} My worl in iIis cnvironncni rovidcs far norc cIallcngc iIan any of you lnow, and ii also ncccssiiaics iIc naniulaiion of crcaiivc naicrials iIai arc ncarly lcyond your rcscni conrcIcnsion. I will say norc of iIis sIorily. Firsi of all, you nusi undcrsiand iIai no oljcciivc rcaliiy cisis lui iIai wIicI is crcaicd ly consciousncss. Consciousncss always crcaics forn, and noi iIc oiIcr way around. So ny cnvironncni is a rcaliiy of cisicncc crcaicd ly nysclf and oiIcrs lilc nc, and ii rcrcscnis iIc nanifcsiaiion of our dcvcloncni. Wc do noi usc crnancni siruciurcs. TIcrc is noi a ciiy or a iown, for canlc, in wIicI I dwcll. I do noi ncan io inly iIai wc arc off in cniy sacc. For onc iIing wc do noi iIinl of sacc as you do, and wc forn wIaicvcr ariicular inagcs wc wani io surround us. TIcy arc crcaicd ly our ncnial aiicrns, |jusi| as your own Iysical rcaliiy is crcaicd in crfcci rclica of your inncr dcsircs and iIougIis. You iIinl iIai oljccis cisi indccndcnily of you, noi rcalizing iIai iIcy arc insicad iIc nanifcsiaiions of your own sycIological and sycIic sclvcs. Wc rcalizc iIai wc forn our own rcaliiy, and iIcrcforc wc do so wiiI considcrallc joy and crcaiivc alandon. In ny cnvironncni you would lc IigIly disoricnicd, for ii would sccn io you as if ii laclcd coIcrcncy. Wc arc awarc of iIc inncr laws iIai govcrn all "naicrializaiions," Iowcvcr. I can Iavc ii nigIi or day, in your icrns, as I rcfcr - or any criod, say, of your Iisiory. TIcsc cIanging forns would in no way loiIcr ny associaics, for iIcy would ialc iIcn as inncdiaic clucs as io ny nood, fcclings, and idcas. Pcrnancncy and sialiliiy lasically Iavc noiIing io do wiiI forn, lui wiiI iIc inicgraiion of lcasurc, urosc, acconlisIncni, and idcniiiy. I "iravcl" io nany oiIcr lcvcls of cisicncc in ordcr io fulfill ny duiics, wIicI arc rinarily iIosc of a icacIcr and cducaior, and I usc wIaicvcr aids and iccIniqucs scrvc nc lcsi wiiIin iIosc sysicns. In oiIcr words, I nay icacI iIc sanc lcsson in nany diffcrcni ways, according io iIc aliliiics and assuniions iIai arc inIcrcni in any givcn sysicn in wIicI I nusi ocraic. I usc onc oriion of nysclf fron nany crsonaliiics iIai arc availallc io ny idcniiiy in iIcsc connunicaiions, and in iIis lool. In oiIcr sysicns of rcaliiy, iIis ariicular SciI crsonaliiy iIai I, iIc largcr SciI idcniiiy adoi Icrc, would noi lc undcr siood. All sysicns of rcaliiy arc noi Iysically oricnicd, you scc, and sonc arc cniircly unacquainicd wiiI Iysical forn. Nor is sc, as you undcrsiand ii, naiural io iIcn. TIcrcforc I would noi connunicaic as a nalc crsonaliiy wIo Ias livcd nany Iysical cisicnccs, iIougI iIis is a lcgiiinaic and valid oriion of ny idcniiiy. In ny Ionc cnvironncni I assunc wIaicvcr sIac I lcasc, and ii nay vary, and docs, wiiI iIc naiurc of ny iIougIis. You, Iowcvcr, forn your own Iysical inagc ai an unconscious lcvcl in norc or lcss iIc sanc nanncr, lui wiiI sonc inoriani diffcrcnccs. You usually do noi rcalizc iIai your Iysical lody is crcaicd ly you ai cacI noncni as a dircci rcsuli of your inncr concciion of wIai you arc, or iIai ii cIangcs in inoriani cIcnical and clccironagnciic ways wiiI iIc cvcr-noving acc of your own iIougIi. Having long ago rccognizcd iIc dccndcncc of forn uon consciousncss, wc Iavc sinly lccn allc io cIangc our forns cniircly so iIai iIcy norc faiiIfully follow cacI nuancc of our inncr ccricncc. TIis aliliiy io cIangc forn is an inIcrcni cIaracicrisiic of any consciousncss. Only iIc dcgrcc of roficicncy and aciualizaiion varics. You can scc iIis in your own sysicn, in a slowcd down vcrsion, wIcn you olscrvc iIc cIanging forns ialcn ly living naiicr iIrougI iis "cvoluiionary" Iisiory. Now, wc can also ialc scvcral forns ai onc iinc, so io scal, lui you can also do iIis aliIougI you do noi gcncrally rcalizc ii. Your Iysical forn can lic slccing and incri uon iIc lcd wIilc your consciousncss iravcls in a drcan forn io laccs quiic disiani. Sinuliancously you nay crcaic a "iIougIi forn" of yoursclf, idcniical in cvcry rcscci, and iIis nay acar in iIc roon of a fricnd quiic wiiIoui your conscious awarcncss. So consciousncss is noi liniicd as io iIc forns ii can crcaic ai any givcn iinc. Praciically scaling, wc arc raiIcr norc advanccd along iIcsc lincs iIan you, and wIcn wc crcaic sucI forns wc do so wiiI conlcic awarcncss. I sIarc ny ficld of cisicncc wiiI oiIcrs wIo Iavc norc or lcss iIc sanc cIallcngcs io ncci, iIc sanc ovcrall aiicrn of dcvcloncni. Sonc I Iavc lnown and oiIcrs I Iavc noi. Wc connunicaic iclcaiIically, lui iIcn again, iclcaiIy is iIc lasis for your languagcs, wiiIoui wIicI iIcir synlolisn would lc ncaninglcss. Dccausc wc do connunicaic in iIis nanncr, iIis docs noi ncccssarily ncan iIai wc usc ncnial words, for wc do noi. Wc connunicaic insicad iIrougI wIai I can only call iIcrnal and clccironagnciic inagcs iIai arc caallc of suoriing nucI norc ncaning in onc "scqucncc." TIc inicnsiiy of iIc connunicaiion is dccndcni uon iIc cnoiional inicnsiiy lcIind ii, aliIougI iIc Irasc "cnoiional inicnsiiy" nay lc nislcading. Wc do fccl an cquivalcni of wIai you call cnoiions, iIougI iIcsc arc noi iIc lovc or Iaic or angcr iIai you lnow. Your fcclings can lcsi lc dcscrilcd as iIc iIrcc- dincnsional naicrializaiions of far grcaicr sycIological cvcnis and ccricnccs iIai arc rclaicd io iIc "inncr scnscs." I will clain iIcsc inncr scnscs io you laicr, ai iIc cnd of iIis cIaicr. Sufficc ii Icrc io say iIai wc Iavc sirong cnoiional ccricncc, aliIougI ii diffcrs in a largc ncasurc fron your own. Ii is far lcss liniicd and far norc cansivc in iIai wc arc also awarc and rcsonsivc io iIc cnoiional "clinaic" as a wIolc. Wc arc nucI frccr io fccl and ccricncc, lccausc wc arc noi so afraid of lcing swci away ly fccling. Our idcniiiics do noi fccl iIrcaicncd, for canlc, ly iIc sirong cnoiions of anoiIcr. Wc arc allc io iravcl iIrougI cnoiions in a way iIai is noi now naiural io you, and io iranslaic iIcn inio oiIcr faccis of crcaiiviiy iIan iIosc wiiI wIicI you arc faniliar. Wc do noi fccl iIc nccd io conccal cnoiions, for wc lnow ii is lasically inossillc and undcsirallc. WiiIin your sysicn iIcy can acar iroullcsonc lccausc you Iavc noi yci lcarncd Iow io usc iIcn. Wc arc only now lcarning iIcir full oicniial, and iIc owcrs of crcaiiviiy wiiI wIicI iIcy arc connccicd. Sincc wc rcalizc iIai our idcniiiy is noi dccndcni uon forn, iIcrcforc, of coursc, wc do noi fcar cIanging ii, lnowing iIai wc can adoi any forn wc dcsirc. Wc do noi lnow dcaiI in your icrns. Our cisicncc ialcs us inio nany oiIcr cnvironncnis, and wc llcnd inio iIcsc. Wc follow wIai rulcs of forn cisi wiiIin iIcsc cnvironncnis. All of us Icrc arc icacIcrs, and wc iIcrcforc adai our nciIods, also, so iIai iIcy will nalc scnsc io crsonaliiics wiiI varying idcas of rcaliiy. Consciousncss is noi dccndcni uon forn, as I Iavc said, and yci ii always sccls io crcaic forn. Wc do noi cisi in any iinc francworl as you lnow ii. Minuics, Iours, or ycars Iavc losi loiI iIcir ncaning and iIcir fascinaiion. Wc arc quiic awarc of iIc iinc siiuaiions wiiIin oiIcr sysicns, Iowcvcr, and wc nusi ialc iIcn inio accouni in our connunicaiions. OiIcrwisc wIai wc say would noi lc undcrsiood. TIcrc arc no rcal larricrs io scaraic iIc sysicns of wIicI I scal. TIc only scaraiion is lrougIi aloui ly iIc varying aliliiics of crsonaliiics io crccivc and naniulaic. You cisi in iIc nidsi of nany oiIcr sysicns of rcaliiy, for canlc, lui you do noi crccivc iIcn. And cvcn wIcn sonc cvcni inirudcs fron iIcsc sysicns inio your own iIrccdincnsional cisicncc, you arc noi allc io inicrrci ii, for ii is disioricd ly iIc vcry faci of cniry. I iold you iIai wc do noi ccricncc your iinc scqucncc. Wc iravcl iIrougI various inicnsiiics. Our worl, dcvcloncni, and ccricncc all ialcs lacc wiiIin wIai I icrn iIc "noncni oini." Hcrc, wiiIin iIc noncni oini, iIc snallcsi iIougIi is lrougIi io fruiiion, iIc sligIicsi ossililiiy clorcd, iIc rolaliliiics iIorougIly canincd, iIc lcasi or iIc nosi forccful fccling cnicriaincd. Ii is difficuli io clain iIis clcarly, and yci iIc noncni oini is iIc francworl wiiIin wIicI wc Iavc our sycIological ccricncc. WiiIin ii, sinuliancous aciions follow "frccly" iIrougI associaiivc aiicrns. For canlc, rcicnd iIai I iIinl of you, JoscI. In so doing I inncdiaicly ccricncc - and fully - your asi, rcscni, and fuiurc (in your icrns}, and all of iIosc sirong or dcicrnining cnoiions and noiivaiions iIai Iavc rulcd you. I can iravcl iIrougI iIosc ccricnccs wiiI you, if I cIoosc. Wc can follow a consciousncss iIrougI all of iis forns, for canlc, and in your icrns, wiiIin iIc fliclcr of an cyc. Now ii ialcs siudy, dcvcloncni, and ccricncc lcforc an idcniiiy can lcarn io Iold iis own sialiliiy in iIc facc of sucI consiani siinuli; and nany of us Iavc goiicn losi, cvcn forgciiing wIo wc wcrc uniil wc oncc norc awalcncd io oursclvcs. MucI of iIis is quiic auionaiic io us now. In iIc infiniic variciics of consciousncss, wc arc siill awarc of a snall crccniagc of iIc cniirc lanls of crsonaliiics iIai cisi. For our "vacaiions" wc visii anid quiic sinlc lifc forns, and llcnd wiiI iIcn. To iIis cicni wc indulgc in rclaaiion and slcc, for wc can scnd a ccniury as a ircc or as an unconlicaicd lifc forn in anoiIcr rcaliiy. Wc dcligIi our consciousncss wiiI iIc cnjoyncni of sinlc cisicncc. Wc nay crcaic, you scc, iIc forcsi in wIicI wc grow. Usually Iowcvcr wc arc IigIly aciivc, our full cncrgics focuscd in our worl and in ncw cIallcngcs. Wc can forn fron oursclvcs, fron our own sycIological cniirciics, oiIcr crsonaliiics wIcncvcr wc wisI. TIcsc, Iowcvcr, nusi iIcn dcvclo according io iIcir own ncrii, using iIc crcaiivc aliliiics inIcrcni in iIcn. TIcy arc frcc io go iIcir own way. Wc do noi do iIis ligIily, Iowcvcr. EacI rcadcr is a oriion of Iis or Icr own cniiiy, and is dcvcloing ioward iIc sanc lind of cisicncc iIai I lnow. In cIildIood and in iIc drcan siaic, cacI crsonaliiy is awarc io sonc cicni of iIc iruc frccdon iIai lclongs io iis own inncr consciousncss. TIcsc aliliiics of wIicI I scal, iIcrcforc, arc inIcrcni cIaracicrisiics of consciousncss as a wIolc and of cacI crsonaliiy. My cnvironncni, as I iold you, cIangcs consianily, lui iIcn, so docs your own. You raiionalizc away quiic lcgiiinaic iniuiiivc crcciion ai sucI iincs. For canlc, if a roon suddcnly acars snall and crancd io you, you ialc ii for granicd iIai iIis cIangc of dincnsion is inaginaiivc, and iIai iIc roon Ias noi cIangcd rcgardlcss of your fcclings. TIc faci is iIai iIc roon undcr sucI condiiions will Iavc cIangcd quiic dcfiniicly, and in vcry najor rcsccis, cvcn iIougI iIc Iysical dincnsions will siill ncasurc iIc sanc. TIc cniirc sycIological inaci of iIc roon will Iavc alicrcd. Iis cffcci will lc fcli ly oiIcrs lcsidc yoursclf. Ii will aiiraci ccriain linds of cvcnis raiIcr iIan oiIcrs, and ii will alicr your own sycIological siruciurc and Iornonal ouiui. You will rcaci io iIc alicrcd siaic of iIc roon cvcn in quiic Iysical ways, iIougI iis widiI or lcngiI, in incIcs or fcci, nay noi sccn io vary. I iold our good fricnd JoscI io undcrlinc iIc word "sccn" lccausc your insiruncnis would sIow no Iysical alicraiion - sincc iIc insiruncnis wiiIin sucI a roon would iIcnsclvcs Iavc alrcady alicrcd io iIc sanc dcgrcc. You arc consianily cIanging iIc forn, iIc sIac, iIc coniour, and iIc ncaning of your Iysical lody and nosi iniinaic cnvironncni, aliIougI you do your lcsi io ignorc iIcsc consiani alicraiions. On iIc oiIcr Iand, wc allow iIcn full rcin, lnowing iIai wc arc noiivaicd ly an inncr sialiliiy iIai can wcll afford sonianciiy and crcaiion, and rcalizing iIai siriiual and sycIological idcniiiy arc dccndcni uon crcaiivc cIangc. Our cnvironncni iIcrcforc is conoscd of cquisiic inlalanccs, wIcrc cIangc is allowcd full lay. Your own iinc siruciurc nislcads you inio your idcas of iIc rclaiivc crnancncy of Iysical naiicr, and you closc your cycs io iIc consiani alicraiions wiiIin ii. Your Iysical scnscs confinc you as lcsi iIcy can io iIc crcciion of a IigIly fornalizcd rcaliiy. Only iIrougI iIc usc of iIc iniuiiions and in slcc and drcan siaics, as a rulc, can you crccivc iIc joyfully cIanging naiurc of your own, and any, consciousncss. Onc of ny duiics is io cnligIicn you on sucI naiicrs. Wc nusi usc conccis iIai arc ai lcasi fairly faniliar io you. In doing so, wc iIcrcforc usc oriions of our own crsonaliiics, wiiI wIon you can io sonc cicni rclaic. TIcrc is no cnd io our cnvironncni. In your icrns iIcrc would lc no lacl of sacc or iinc in wIicI io ocraic. Now iIis would ui ircncndous rcssurc on any consciousncss wiiIoui rocr laclground and dcvcloncni. Wc do noi Iavc onc sinlc, cozy univcrsc in wIicI io Iidc. Wc arc siill alcri io oiIcr quiic alicn sysicns of rcaliiy iIai flasI on iIc vcry ouisliris of consciousncss as wc lnow ii. TIcrc arc far norc various linds of consciousncss iIan iIcrc arc Iysical forns, cacI wiiI iis own aiicrns of crcciion, dwclling wiiIin iis own canouflagc sysicn. Yci all of iIcsc Iavc inncr lnowlcdgc of iIc rcaliiy iIai cisis wiiIin all canouflagc and iIai conoscs any rcaliiy, ly wIaicvcr nanc ii is callcd. Now, nany of iIcsc frccdons arc quiic naiural io you in iIc drcan siaic, and you forn drcan cnvironncnis oficn io ccrcisc sucI oicniials. Laicr I will Iavc ai lcasi sonc rcnarls io nalc conccrning iIc ways iIai you can lcarn io rccognizc your own fcais, io conarc iIcn wiiI your roficicncy in daily Iysical lifc. You can lcarn io cIangc your Iysical cnvironncni, iIcrcforc, ly lcarning io cIangc and naniulaic your drcan cnvironncni. You can also suggcsi sccific drcans in wIicI a dcsircd cIangc is sccn, and undcr ccriain condiiions iIcsc will iIcn acar in your Iysical rcaliiy. Now oficn you do iIis wiiIoui rcalizing ii. WIolc consciousncss adois various forns. Ii nccd noi always lc wiiIin a forn. All forns arc noi Iysical oncs. Sonc crsonaliiics, iIcrcforc, Iavc ncvcr lccn Iysical. TIcy Iavc cvolvcd along diffcrcni lincs, and iIcir sycIological siruciurcs would lc alicn io your own. To sonc cicni I also iravcl iIrougI sucI cnvironncnis. Consciousncss nusi sIow iisclf, Iowcvcr. Ii cannoi unlc. Ii is noi Iysical, ii nusi iIcrcforc sIow iis aciivaiion in oiIcr ways. In sonc sysicns for canlc, ii forns IigIly inicgraicd naiIcnaiical and nusical aiicrns iIai arc iIcnsclvcs siinuli for oiIcr univcrsal sysicns. I an noi vcry wcll acquainicd wiiI iIcsc, Iowcvcr, and cannoi scal of iIcn wiiI any grcai faniliariiy. If ny cnvironncni is noi a crnancnily siruciurcd onc, iIcn as I Iavc iold you, nciiIcr is your own. If I an awarc of connunicaiing now iIrougI Fuluri, in diffcrcni ways cacI of you iclcaiIically connunicaics io and iIrougI oiIcr crsonaliiics, iIougI wiiI liiilc lnowlcdgc of your acconlisIncni. TIc scnscs iIai you usc, in a vcry rcal nanncr, crcaic iIc cnvironncni iIai you crccivc. Your Iysical scnscs ncccssiiaic iIc crcciion of a iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy. Consciousncss is cquicd wiiI inncr crcciors, Iowcvcr. TIcsc arc inIcrcni wiiIin all consciousncss, rcgardlcss of iis dcvcloncni. TIcsc crcciors ocraic quiic indc- cndcnily fron iIosc iIai nigIi lc assuncd wIcn a givcn consciousncss adois a sccializcd forn, sucI as a Iysical lody, in ordcr io ocraic in a ariicular sysicn. EacI rcadcr, iIcrcforc, Iad inncr scnscs, and io sonc cicni uscs iIcn consianily, iIougI Ic is noi awarc of doing so ai an cgoiisiical lcvcl. Now, wc usc iIc inncr scnscs quiic frccly and consciously. If you wcrc io do so, iIcn you would crccivc iIc sanc lind of cnvironncni in wIicI I Iavc ny cisicncc. You would scc an uncanouflagcd siiuaiion, in wIicI cvcnis and forn wcrc frcc and noi siucl in a jcllylilc nold of iinc. You could scc, for canlc, your rcscni living roon noi only as a congloncraiion of crnancni-acaring furniiurc, lui swiicI your focus and scc iIc inncnsc and consiani dancc of nolcculcs and oiIcr ariiclcs iIai conosc iIc various oljccis. You could scc a IosIorcsccnililc glow, iIc aura of clccironagnciic "siruciurcs" iIai conosc iIc nolcculcs iIcnsclvcs. You could, if you wisIcd, condcnsc your consciousncss uniil ii was snall cnougI io iravcl iIrougI a singlc nolcculc, and fron iIc nolcculc's own world lool oui and survcy iIc univcrsc of iIc roon and iIc giganiic galay of inicrrclaicd, cvcr-noving siarlilc sIacs. Now all of iIcsc ossililiiics rcrcscni a lcgiiinaic rcaliiy. Yours is no norc lcgiiinaic iIan any oiIcr, lui ii is iIc only onc iIai you crccivc. Using iIc inncr scnscs, wc lcconc conscious crcaiors, cocrcaiors. Dui you arc unconscious cocrcaiors wIciIcr you lnow ii or noi. If our cnvironncni sccns unsiruciurcd io you, ii is only lccausc you do noi undcrsiand iIc iruc naiurc of ordcr, wIicI Ias noiIing io do wiiI crnancni forn, lui only acars io Iavc forn fron your crscciivc. TIcrc is no four o'clocl in iIc aficrnoon or ninc o'clocl in iIc cvcning in ny cnvironncni. Dy iIis I ncan iIai I an noi rcsiricicd io a iinc scqucncc. TIcrc is noiIing rcvcniing nc fron ccricncing sucI scqucnccs if I cIoosc. Wc ccricncc iinc, or wIai you would call !"#$cquivalcni naiurc, in icrns of inicnsiiics of ccricncc - a sycIological iinc wiiI iis own cals and vallcys. TIis is soncwIai sinilar io your own cnoiional fcclings wIcn iinc sccns sccdcd u or slowcd down, lui ii is vasily diffcrcni in inoriani ways. Our sycIological iinc could lc conarcd in icrns of cnvironncni io iIc walls of a roon, lui in our casc iIc walls would lc consianily cIanging in color, sizc, IcigIi, dciI and widiI. Our sycIological siruciurcs arc diffcrcni, raciically scaling, in iIai wc consciously uiilizc a nuliidincnsional sycIological rcaliiy iIai you inIcrcnily osscss, lui arc unfaniliar wiiI ai an cgoiisiical lcvcl. Ii is naiural, iIcn, iIai our cnvironncni would Iavc nuliidincnsional qualiiics iIai iIc Iysical scnscs would ncvcr crccivc. Now, I rojcci a oriion of ny rcaliiy as I diciaic iIis lool io an undiffcrcniiaicd lcvcl lciwccn sysicns iIai is rclaiivcly clcar of canouflagc. Ii is an inaciivc arca, conaraiivcly scaling. If you wcrc iIinling in icrns of Iysical rcaliiy, iIcn iIis arca could lc lilcncd io onc inncdiaicly alovc iIc ainosIcrc of your cariI. Howcvcr I an scaling of sycIological and sycIic ainosIcrcs, and iIis arca is sufficicnily disiani fron Fuluri's Iysically oricnicd sclf so iIai iIc connunicaiions can lc rclaiivcly undcrsiood. Ii is also in a way disiani fron ny own cnvironncni, for in ny own cnvironncni I would Iavc sonc difficuliics in rclaiing infornaiion in Iysically oricnicd icrns. You nusi undcrsiand iIai ly disiancc I do noi rcfcr io sacc. Crcaiion and crcciion arc far norc iniinaicly connccicd iIan any of your scicniisis rcalizc. Ii is quiic iruc iIai your Iysical scnscs crcaic iIc rcaliiy iIai iIcy crccivc. A ircc is sonciIing far diffcrcni io a nicrolc, a lird, an inscci, and a nan wIo siands lcncaiI ii. I an noi saying iIai iIc ircc only acars io lc diffcrcni. Ii is diffcrcni. You crccivc iis rcaliiy iIrougI onc sci of IigIly sccializcd scnscs. TIis docs noi ncan iIai iis rcaliiy cisis in iIai forn in any norc lasic way iIan ii cisis in iIc forn crccivcd ly iIc nicrolc, inscci, or lird. You cannoi crccivc iIc quiic valid rcaliiy of iIai ircc in any conici lui your own. TIis alics io anyiIing wiiIin iIc Iysical sysicn iIai you lnow. Ii is noi iIai Iysical rcaliiy is falsc. Ii is iIai iIc Iysical iciurc is sinly onc of an infiniic nunlcr of ways of crcciving iIc various guiscs iIrougI wIicI consciousncss crcsscs iisclf. TIc Iysical scnscs forcc you io iranslaic ccricncc inio Iysical crcciions. TIc inncr scnscs ocn your rangc of crcciion, allow you io inicrrci ccricncc in a far frccr nanncr and io crcaic ncw forns and ncw cIanncls iIrougI wIicI you, or any consciousncss, can lnow iisclf. Consciousncss is, anong oiIcr iIings, a soniancous ccrcisc in crcaiiviiy. You arc lcarning now, in a iIrcc-dincnsional conici, iIc ways in wIicI your cnoiional and sycIic cisicncc can crcaic variciics of Iysical forn. You naniulaic wiiIin iIc sycIic cnvironncni, and iIcsc naniulaiions arc iIcn auionaiically inrcsscd uon iIc Iysical nold. Now our cnvironncni is in iisclf crcaiivc in a diffcrcni nanncr iIan yours. Your cnvironncni is crcaiivc in iIai irccs lcar fruii, iIai iIcrc is a sclf- susiaining rincilc, iIai iIc cariI fccds iis own, for canlc. TIc naiurally crcaiivc asccis arc iIc naicrializaiions of iIc dcccsi sycIic, siriiual, and Iysical inclinaiions of iIc sccics, sci u in your icrns cons ago, and a ari of iIc racial lanl of sycIic lnowlcdgc. Wc cndow iIc clcncnis of our cnvironncni wiiI an cvcn grcaicr crcaiiviiy iIai is difficuli io clain. Wc do noi Iavc flowcrs iIai grow, for canlc. Dui iIc inicnsiiy, iIc condcnscd sycIic sircngiI of our sycIological naiurcs forns ncw dincnsions of aciiviiy. If you aini a iciurc wiiIin iIrcc-dincnsional cisicncc, iIcn iIc ainiing nusi lc on a flai surfacc, ncrcly Iiniing ai iIc conlcic iIrcc-dincnsional ccricncc iIai you cannoi inscri inio ii. In our cnvironncni, Iowcvcr, wc could aciually crcaic wIaicvcr dincnsional cffccis wc dcsircd. All of iIcsc aliliiics arc noi ours alonc. TIcy arc your Icriiagc. As you will scc laicr in iIis lool, you ccrcisc your own inncr scnscs, and nuliidincnsional aliliiics, norc frcqucnily iIan ii nigIi sccn, in oiIcr siaics of consciousncss iIan iIc nornal, waling onc. Sincc ny own cnvironncni docs noi Iavc casily dcfincd Iysical clcncnis, you will lc allc io undcrsiand iis naiurc ly infcrcncc, as I clain sonc rclaicd ioics iIrougIoui iIis lool. Your own Iysical cnvironncni acars as ii docs io you lccausc of your own sycIological siruciurc. If you gaincd your scnsc of crsonal coniinuiiy iIrougI associaiivc roccsscs rinarily, raiIcr iIan as a rcsuli of iIc faniliariiy of sclf noving iIrougI iinc, iIcn you would ccricncc Iysical rcaliiy in an cniircly diffcrcni fasIion. Oljccis fron asi and rcscni could lc crccivcd ai oncc, iIcir rcscncc jusiificd iIrougI associaiivc conncciions. Say iIai your faiIcr iIrougIoui Iis lifciinc Ias cigIi favoriic cIairs. If your crcciivc nccIanisns wcrc rinarily sci u as a rcsuli of iniuiiivc associaiion raiIcr iIan iinc scqucncc, iIcn you would crccivc all of iIcsc cIairs ai onc iinc; or sccing onc, you would lc awarc of iIc oiIcrs. So cnvironncni is noi a scaraic iIing in iisclf, lui iIc rcsuli of crcciivc aiicrns, and iIcsc arc dcicrnincd ly sycIological siruciurc. So if you wani io lnow wIai ny cnvironncni is lilc, you will Iavc io undcrsiand wIai I an. In ordcr io clain, I sIall Iavc io scal aloui iIc naiurc of consciousncss in gcncral. In doing so I sIall cnd u iclling you nucI aloui yoursclf. TIc inncr oriions of your idcniiiy arc alrcady awarc of nucI iIai I will icll you. Pari of ny urosc is io acquaini your cgoiisiical sclf wiiI lnowlcdgc iIai is alrcady lnown io a largcr oriion of your own consciousncss, iIai you Iavc long ignorcd. You lool oui inio iIc Iysical univcrsc, and inicrrci rcaliiy according io iIc infornaiion rcccivcd fron your "ouicr scnscs." I will siand, figuraiivcly scaling, in Iysical rcaliiy and lool inward for you, and dcscrilc iIosc rcaliiics of consciousncss and ccricncc iIai you arc rcscnily ioo fascinaicd io scc. For you arc fascinaicd wiiI Iysical rcaliiy, and you arc in as dcc a irancc now as iIc wonan is iIrougI wIon I wriic iIis lool. All of your aiicniion is focuscd in a IigIly sccializcd way uon onc sIining, lrigIi oini iIai you call rcaliiy. TIcrc arc oiIcr rcaliiics all aloui you, lui you ignorc iIcir cisicncc, and you lloi oui all siinuli iIai conc fron iIcn. TIcrc is a rcason for sucI a irancc, as you will discovcr, lui liiilc ly liiilc you nusi walc u. My urosc is io ocn your inncr cycs. My cnvironncni includcs, of coursc, iIosc oiIcr crsonaliiics wiiI wIon I conc in coniaci. Connunicaiion, crcciion, and cnvironncni can Iardly lc scaraicd. TIcrcforc iIc lind of connunicaiion iIai is carricd on ly nysclf and ny associaics is circncly inoriani in any discussion of our cnvironncni. In iIc following cIaicr I Ioc io givc you an idca, quiic sinly, of our cisicncc, iIc worl in wIicI wc arc involvcd, iIc dincnsion in wIicI wc cisi, iIc uroscs iIai wc Iold dcar; and nosi of all, of iIosc conccrns iIai nalc u our ccricncc.
CHAPTER 3 MY WOFK AND THOSE DIMENSIONS OF FEALITY INTO WHICH IT TAKES ME
Now I Iavc fricnds cvcn as you do, iIougI ny fricnds nay lc of longcr sianding. You nusi undcrsiand iIai wc ccricncc our own rcaliiy in quiic a diffcrcni nanncr iIan you do. Wc arc awarc of wIai you would call our asi sclvcs, iIosc crsonaliiics wc Iavc adoicd in various oiIcr cisicnccs. Dccausc wc usc iclcaiIy wc can Iidc liiilc fron cacI oiIcr, cvcn if wc wisIcd io. TIis, I an surc, sccns an invasion of rivacy io you, and yci I assurc you iIai cvcn now nonc of your iIougIis arc Iiddcn, lui arc lnown quiic clcarly io your fanily and fricnds - and I nay add, unforiunaicly, io iIosc you considcr cncnics as wcll. You arc sinly noi awarc of iIis faci. TIis docs noi ncan iIai cacI of us is lilc an ocn lool io iIc oiIcr. Quiic iIc conirary. TIcrc is sucI a iIing as ncnial ciiquciic, ncnial nanncrs. Wc arc nucI norc awarc of our own iIougIis iIan you arc. Wc rcalizc our frccdon io cIoosc our iIougIis, and wc cIoosc iIcn wiiI sonc discrininaiion and fincssc. TIc owcr of our iIougIis Ias lccn nadc clcar io us, iIrougI irial and crror in oiIcr cisicnccs. Wc Iavc discovcrcd iIai no onc can cscac iIc vasi crcaiiviiy of iIc ncnial inagc, or of cnoiion. TIis docs noi ncan iIai wc arc noi soniancous, or iIai wc nusi dclilcraic lciwccn onc iIougIi or anoiIcr, in anious conccrn iIai onc nigIi lc ncgaiivc or dcsiruciivc. TIai, in your icrns, is lcIind us. Our sycIological siruciurc docs ncan iIai wc can connunicaic in far norc various forns iIan iIosc wiiI wIicI you arc faniliar, Iowcvcr. Prcicnd, for canlc, iIai you ncci a cIildIood fricnd wIon you Iavc long forgoiicn. Now you nay Iavc liiilc in connon. Yci you nay Iavc a finc aficrnoon's discussion ccnicrcd aloui old icacIcrs and classnaics, and csiallisI a ccriain raori. So, wIcn I "ncci" anoiIcr, I nay lc allc io rclaic io Iin nucI lciicr on iIc lasis of a ariicular asi lifc ccricncc, cvcn iIougI in ny "now" wc Iavc liiilc in connon. Wc nay Iavc lnown cacI oiIcr, for canlc, as cniircly diffcrcni colc in iIc fouriccniI ccniury, and wc nay connunicaic vcry niccly ly discussing iIosc ccricnccs, nucI as you and your IyoiIciical cIildIood fricnd csiallisIcd raori ly rcncnlcring your asi. Wc will lc quiic awarc iIai wc arc oursclvcs, Iowcvcr - iIc nuliidincnsional crsonaliiics wIo sIarcd a norc or lcss connon cnvironncni ai onc lcvcl of our cisicncc. As you will scc, iIis analogy is a raiIcr sinlc onc iIai will do only for now, lccausc asi, rcscni, and fuiurc do noi rcally cisi in iIosc icrns. Our ccricncc, Iowcvcr, docs noi includc iIc iinc divisions wiiI wIicI you arc faniliar. Wc Iavc far norc fricnds and associaics iIan you do, sinly lccausc wc arc awarc of varying conncciions in wIai wc call for now "asi" incarnaiions. Wc Iavc of coursc iIcrcforc norc lnowlcdgc ai our fingcriis, so io scal. TIcrc is no criod of iinc, in your icrns, iIai you can ncniion, lui sonc of us Iavc lccn fron iIcrc, and carry wiiIin our ncnorics iIc indclillc ccricncc iIai was gaincd in iIai ariicular conici. Wc do noi fccl iIc nccd io Iidc our cnoiions or iIougIis fron oiIcrs, lccausc all of us ly now wcll rccognizc iIc coocraiivc naiurc of all consciousncss and rcaliiy, and our ari in ii. Wc arc IigIly noiivaicd. Could siriis lc anyiIing clsc? Sinly lccausc wc Iavc ai our connand iIc full usc of our cncrgy, ii is noi divcricd inio conflicis. Wc do noi friiicr ii away, lui uiilizc ii for iIosc uniquc and individual uroscs iIai arc a lasic ari of our PsycIological ccricncc. Now, cacI wIolc sclf, or nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy, Ias iis own uroscs, nissions, and crcaiivc cndcavors iIai arc iniiial and lasic aris of iisclf and iIai dcicrninc iIosc qualiiics iIai nalc ii cicrnally valid and cicrnally sccling. Wc arc finally frcc io uiilizc our cncrgy in iIosc dircciions. Wc facc nany cIallcngcs of quiic noncnious naiurc, and wc rcalizc iIai our uroscs arc noi only inoriani in iIcnsclvcs, lui for iIc surrising offsIoois iIai dcvclo in our cfforis io ursuc iIcn. In worling for our uroscs, wc rcalizc wc arc llazing irails iIai can also lc uscd ly oiIcrs. Wc also suscci - ccriainly I do - iIai iIc uroscs iIcnsclvcs will Iavc surrising rcsulis, asiounding conscqucnccs iIai wc Iavc ncvcr rcalizcd, and iIai iIcy will ncrcly lcad io ncw avcnucs. Fcalizing iIis Icls us lcc a scnsc of Iunor. WIcn onc Ias lccn lorn and Ias dicd nany iincs, ccciing ciinciion wiiI cacI dcaiI, and wIcn iIis ccricncc is followcd ly iIc rcalizaiion iIai cisicncc siill coniinucs, iIcn a scnsc of iIc divinc concdy cnicrs in. Wc arc lcginning io lcarn iIc crcaiivc joy of lay. I lclicvc, for canlc, iIai all crcaiiviiy and consciousncss is lorn in iIc qualiiy of lay, as ooscd io worl, in iIc quiclcncd iniuiiional sonianciiy iIai I scc as a consiani iIrougI all ny own cisicnccs, and in iIc ccricncc of iIosc I lnow. I connunicaic wiiI your dincnsion, for canlc, noi ly willing nysclf io your lcvcl of rcaliiy, lui ly inagining nysclf iIcrc. All of ny dcaiIs would Iavc lccn advcniurcs Iad I rcalizcd wIai I lnow now. On iIc onc Iand you ialc lifc ioo scriously, and on iIc oiIcr, you do noi ialc layful cisicncc scriously cnougI. Wc cnjoy a scnsc of lay iIai is IigIly soniancous, and yci I suosc you would call ii rcsonsillc lay. Ccriainly ii is crcaiivc lay. Wc lay, for canlc, wiiI iIc noliliiy of our consciousncss, sccing Iow "far" onc can scnd ii. Wc arc consianily surriscd ai iIc roducis of our own consciousncss, of iIc dincnsions of rcaliiy iIrougI wIicI wc can IoscoicI. Ii nigIi sccn iIai wc usc our consciousncss idly in sucI lay, and yci again, iIc aiIways wc nalc coniinuc io cisi and can lc uscd ly oiIcrs. Wc lcavc ncssagcs io any wIo conc ly, ncnial signosis. Wc can lc IigIly noiivaicd iIcrcforc, and yci usc and undcrsiand iIc crcaiivc usc of lay, loiI as a nciIod of aiiaining our goals and uroscs and as a surrising and crcaiivc cndcavor in iisclf. Now, in ny worl as a icacIcr I iravcl inio nany dincnsions of cisicncc, cvcn as a iravcling rofcssor nigIi givc lcciurcs in various siaics or counirics. Hcrc, Iowcvcr, iIc rcscnllancc cnds, largcly, sincc lcforc I can lcgin io worl I nusi sci u rclininary sycIological siruciurcs and lcarn io lnow ny uils lcforc icacIing can cvcn lcgin. I nusi Iavc a iIorougI lnowlcdgc of iIc ariicular sysicn of rcaliiy in wIicI ny uil ocraics, of Iis or Icr sysicn of iIougIi, of iIc synlols iIai arc ncaningful. TIc sialiliiy of iIc uil's crsonaliiy nusi lc corrccily gaugcd ly nc. TIc nccds of iIai crsonaliiy cannoi lc ignorcd lui nusi lc ialcn inio considcraiion. TIc uil nusi lc cncouragcd, lui noi ovcrly cicndcd wIilc dcvcloncni coniinucs. My naicrial nusi lc rcscnicd in sucI a way iIai ii nalcs scnsc in iIc conici in wIicI iIc uil undcrsiands rcaliiy, ariicularly in iIc carly siagcs. Crcai carc nusi lc uiilizcd, cvcn lcforc scrious lcarning can lcgin, iIai all lcvcls of iIc crsonaliiy dcvclo ai a norc or lcss consiani raic. Oficn iIc naicrial I rcscni will iniiially lc givcn wiiIoui any sign of ny rcscncc, sccningly as a siariling rcvclaiion. For no naiicr Iow carcfully I rcscni iIc naicrial, ii is siill lound io cIangc asi idcas iIai arc sirongly a ari of iIc uil's crsonaliiy. WIai I say is onc iIing, lui iIc uil of coursc is iIrusi inio sycIological and sycIic lcIavior and ccricncc iIai nay sccn quiic alicn io Iin on a conscious lcvcl. TIc rollcns vary according io iIc sysicn in wIicI ny uil Ias Iis or Icr cisicncc. In your sysicn, for canlc, and in conncciion wiiI iIc wonan iIrougI wIon I now wriic iIis lool, iniiial coniaci on ny ari was nadc long lcforc our scssions lcgan. TIc crsonaliiy was ncvcr consciously awarc of iIc iniiial ncciing. SIc sinly ccricnccd suddcn ncw iIougIis, and sincc sIc is a oci, iIcsc acarcd as ociic insiraiions. Ai onc iinc sonc ycars ago, ai a wriicrs' confcrcncc, sIc lccanc involvcd in circunsianccs iIai could Iavc lcd io Icr sycIic dcvcloncni lcforc sIc was rcady. TIc sycIological clinaic ai iIai iinc, of iIosc involvcd, iniiiaicd iIc condiiions, and wiiIoui rcalizing wIai sIc was aloui our fricnd |Janc| wcni inio a irancc. I Iad lnown of Icr sycIic gifis sincc Icr cIildIood, lui iIc insigIis ncccssary wcrc cIannclcd iIrougI iIc ociry uniil iIc crsonaliiy aiiaincd iIc ncccssary laclground iIai was nccdcd in iIis ariicular casc. In iIc affair jusi ncniioncd, iIcrcforc, I was inforncd and saw io ii iIai iIc cisodc cndcd and was noi ursucd. Ii was Iardly an accidcnial crfornancc, Iowcvcr. Quiic wiiIoui lnowing ii, iIc crsonaliiy dccidcd io iry iis wings, figuraiivcly scaling. As a ari of ny worl, iIcrcforc, I Iavc lccn coacIing iIc young wonan in onc way or anoiIcr sincc Icr cIildIood - and all of iIis as a rclininary io iIc scrious worl iIai lcgan wiiI our scssions. TIis is a nornal ari of ny aciiviiy in nany lcvcls of cisicncc. Ii is IigIly divcrsificd worl, for iIc crsonaliiy siruciurcs vary. WIilc wiiIin iIc sysicns in wIicI I worl iIcrc arc ccriain lasic sinilariiics, in sonc dincnsions I would noi lc cquicd io lc a icacIcr sinly lccausc iIc lasic conccis of ccricncc would lc alicn io ny naiurc, and iIc lcarning roccsscs iIcnsclvcs ouisidc of ny own ccricncc. Now your idcas of sacc arc IigIly crroncous. So in ny coniacis wiiI your sIcrc of aciiviiy, I do noi swcc iIrougI lrigIi goldcn slics lilc sonc siriiual sucrnan inio your Iysical donain. I will go inio iIis in a laicr cIaicr, lui in a vcry rcal nanncr, sacc as you crccivc ii sinly docs noi cisi. Noi only is iIc illusion of sacc causcd ly your own Iysical crcciivc nccIanisns, lui ii is also causcd ly ncnial aiicrns iIai you Iavc acccicd - aiicrns iIai arc adoicd ly consciousncss wIcn ii rcacIcs a ccriain siagc of "cvoluiion" wiiIin your sysicn. WIcn you arrivc, or cncrgc, inio Iysical lifc, noi only is your nind noi a llanl slaic, waiiing for iIc scrolls iIai ccricncc will wriic uon ii, lui you arc alrcady cquicd wiiI a ncnory lanl far surassing iIai of any conuicr. You facc your firsi day uon iIc lanci wiiI slills and aliliiics alrcady luili in, iIougI iIcy nay or nay noi lc uscd; and iIcy arc noi ncrcly iIc rcsuli of Icrcdiiy as you iIinl of ii. You nay iIinl of your soul or cniiiy - iIougI only lricfly and for iIc salc of iIis analogy - as sonc conscious and living, divincly insircd conuicr wIo rograns iis own cisicnccs and lifciincs. Dui iIis conuicr is so IigIly cndowcd wiiI crcaiiviiy iIai cacI of iIc various crsonaliiics ii rograns sring inio consciousncss and song, and in iurn crcaic rcaliiics iIai nay Iavc lccn undrcancd of ly iIc conuicr iisclf. EacI sucI crsonaliiy, Iowcvcr, concs wiiI a luili-in idca of iIc rcaliiy in wIicI ii will ocraic, and iis ncnial cquincni is IigIly iailorcd io ncci vcry sccializcd cnvironncnis. Ii Ias full frccdon, lui ii nusi ocraic wiiIin iIc conici of cisicncc io wIicI ii Ias lccn rogranncd. WiiIin iIc crsonaliiy, Iowcvcr, in iIc nosi sccrci rcccsscs, is iIc condcnscd lnowlcdgc iIai rcsidcs in iIc conuicr as a wIolc. I nusi cnIasizc iIai I an noi saying iIai iIc soul or cniiiy is a conuicr, lui only asling you io lool ai iIc naiicr in iIis ligIi in ordcr io nalc scvcral oinis clcar. EacI crsonaliiy Ias wiiIin ii iIc aliliiy noi only io gain a ncw iyc of cisicncc in iIc cnvironncni - in your casc in Iysical rcaliiy - lui io add crcaiivcly io iIc vcry qualiiy of iis own consciousncss, and in so doing io worl iis way iIrougI iIc sccializcd sysicn, lrcaling iIc larricrs of rcaliiy as ii lnows ii. Now, iIcrc is a urosc in all iIis iIai will also lc discusscd laicr. I ncniion iIis wIolc suljcci Icrc, Iowcvcr, lccausc I wani you io scc iIai your cnvironncni is noi rcal in iIc icrns iIai you inaginc ii io lc. WIcn you arc lorn, iIcn, you arc alrcady "condiiioncd" io crccivc rcaliiy in a ariicular nanncr, and io inicrrci ccricncc in a vcry liniicd lui inicnsc rangc. I nusi clain iIis lcforc I can clcarly givc you an idca of ny cnvironncni, or of iIosc oiIcr sysicns of rcaliiy in wIicI I ocraic. TIcrc is no sacc lciwccn ny cnvironncni and yours, for canlc, no Iysical loundarics iIai scaraic us. In a vcry rcal way, of scaling, your concci of rcaliiy as sccn iIrougI your Iysical scnscs, sci- cniific insiruncnis, or arrivcd ai iIrougI dcduciion, lcars liiilc rcscnllancc io iIc facis - and iIc facis arc difficuli io clain. Your lanciary sysicns cisi ai oncc, sinuliancously, loiI in iinc and in sacc. TIc univcrsc iIai you sccn io crccivc, ciiIcr visually or iIrougI insiruncnis, acars io lc conoscd of galaics, siars, and lancis, ai various disianccs fron you. Dasically, Iowcvcr, iIis is an illusion. Your scnscs and your vcry cisicncc as Iysical crcaiurcs rogran you io crccivc iIc univcrsc in sucI a way. TIc univcrsc as you lnow ii is your inicrrciaiion of cvcnis as iIcy inirudc uon your iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy. TIc cvcnis arc ncnial. TIis docs noi ncan iIai you cannoi iravcl io oiIcr lancis, for canlc, wiiIin iIai Iysical univcrsc, any norc iIan ii ncans iIai you cannoi usc iallcs io Iold lools, glasscs, and orangcs, aliIougI iIc iallc Ias no solid qualiiics of iis own. WIcn I cnicr your sysicn, I novc iIrougI a scrics of ncnial and sycIic cvcnis. You would inicrrci iIcsc cvcnis as sacc and iinc, and so oficn I nusi usc iIc icrns, for I nusi usc your languagc raiIcr iIan ny own. Fooi assuniions arc iIosc luili-in idcas of rcaliiy of wIicI I solc iIosc agrccncnis uon wIicI you lasc your idcas of cisicncc. Sacc and iinc, for canlc, arc rooi assuniions. EacI sysicn of rcaliiy Ias iis own sci of sucI agrccncnis. WIcn I connunicaic wiiIin your sysicn, I nusi usc and undcrsiand iIc rooi assuniions uon wIicI ii is lascd. As a icacIcr ii is ari of ny jol io undcrsiand and usc iIcsc, and I Iavc Iad cisicnccs in nany sucI sysicns as a ari of wIai you nay call ny lasic iraining; iIougI in your icrns ny associaics and I Iad oiIcr nancs for iIcn. TIc cniiiy, or iIc soul, Ias a far norc crcaiivc and conlicaicd naiurc iIan cvcn your rcligions Iavc cvcr granicd ii. Ii uiilizcs nunlcrlcss nciIods of crcciion, and ii Ias ai iis connand nany oiIcr linds of consciousncss. Your idca of iIc soul is indccd liniicd ly your iIrcc- dincnsional conccis. TIc soul can cIangc iIc focus of iis consciousncss, and uscs consciousncss as you usc iIc cycs in your Icad. Now in ny lcvcl of cisicncc I an sinly awarc of iIc faci, sirangc as ii nay sccn, iIai I an noi ny consciousncss. My consciousncss is an aiiriluic io lc uscd ly nc. TIis alics io cacI of iIc rcadcrs of iIis lool, cvcn iIougI iIc lnowlcdgc nay lc Iiddcn. Soul or cniiiy, iIcn, is norc iIan consciousncss. WIcn I cnicr your cnvironncni, I iurn ny consciousncss in your dircciion, iIcrcforc. In onc way, I iranslaic wIai I an inio an cvcni iIai you can undcrsiand io sonc cicni. In a nucI norc liniicd nanncr, any ariisi docs iIc sanc iIing wIcn Ic iranslaics wIai Ic is, or a oriion of ii, inio a ainiing. TIcrc is ai lcasi an cvocaiivc analogy iIcrc. WIcn I cnicr your sysicn, I inirudc inio iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy, and you nusi inicrrci wIai Iacns in iIc ligIi of your own rooi assuniions. Now wIciIcr or noi you rcalizc ii, cacI of you inirudcs inio oiIcr sysicns of rcaliiy in your drcan siaics wiiIoui iIc full ariiciaiion of your nornally conscious sclf. In suljcciivc ccricncc you lcavc lcIind Iysical cisicncc and aci, ai iincs, wiiI sirong urosc and crcaiivc validiiy wiiIin drcans iIai you forgci iIc insiani you awalcn. WIcn you iIinl of iIc urosc of your cisicncc, you iIinl in icrns of daily waling lifc, lui you also worl ai your urosc in iIcsc oiIcr drcan dincnsions, and you arc iIcn in connunicaiion wiiI oiIcr oriions of your own cniiiy, ai worl ai cndcavors quiic as valid as iIosc you arc aloui in waling lifc. WIcn I coniaci your rcaliiy, iIcrcforc, ii is as if I wcrc cnicring onc of your drcans. I can lc awarc of nysclf as I diciaic iIis lool iIrougI Janc Folcris, and yci also lc awarc of nysclf in ny own cnvironncni; for I scnd only a oriion of nysclf Icrc, as you crIas scnd oui a oriion of your consciousncss as you wriic a lciicr io a fricnd, and yci arc awarc of iIc roon in wIicI you sii. I scnd oui nucI norc iIan you do in a lciicr, for a oriion of ny consciousncss is now wiiIin iIc cniranccd wonan as I diciaic, lui iIc analogy is closc cnougI. My cnvironncni, as I ncniioncd carlicr, is noi onc of a crsonaliiy rcccnily dcad in your icrns, lui laicr I will dcscrilc wIai you can ccci undcr iIosc condiiions. Onc largc diffcrcncc lciwccn your cnvironncni and ninc is iIai you nusi Iysically naicrializc ncnial acis as Iysical naiicr. Wc undcrsiand iIc rcaliiy of ncnial acis and rccognizc iIcir lrilliani validiiy. Wc accci iIcn for wIai iIcy arc, and iIcrcforc wc arc lcyond iIc ncccssiiy io naicrializc iIcn and inicrrci iIcn in sucI a rigid nanncr. Your cariI was vcry dcar io nc. I can now iurn iIc focus of ny consciousncss ioward ii, and if I cIoosc, ccricncc ii as you do; lui I can also crccivc ii in nany ways iIai you cannoi in your iinc. Now sonc of you wIo rcad iIis lool will inncdiaicly and iniuiiivcly gras wIai I an saying, for you will Iavc alrcady susccicd iIai you arc vicwing ccricncc iIrougI IigIly disioricd, iIougI colorful, figuraiivc lcnscs. Fcncnlcr also iIai if Iysical rcaliiy is in a largcr scnsc an illusion, ii is an illusion causcd ly a grcaicr rcaliiy. TIc illusion iisclf Ias a urosc and a ncaning. PcrIas ii is lciicr io say iIai Iysical rcaliiy is onc forn iIai rcaliiy ialcs. In your sysicn, Iowcvcr, you arc focuscd nucI norc inicnscly uon onc rclaiivcly snall ascci of ccricncc. Wc can iravcl frccly iIrougI varying nunlcrs of sucI rcaliiics. Our ccricncc ai iIis oini includcs our worl in cacI. I do noi ncan io nininizc iIc inoriancc of your rcscni crsonaliiics, nor of Iysical cisicncc. To iIc conirary. TIrcc-dincnsional ccricncc is an invaluallc lacc of iraining. Your crsonaliiy as you now lnow ii will indccd crscvcrc, and wiiI iis ncnorics, lui ii is only a ari of your cniirc idcniiiy, cvcn as your cIildIood in iIis lifc is an circncly inoriani ari of your rcscni crsonaliiy, iIougI now you arc far norc iIan a cIild. You will coniinuc io grow and dcvclo, and you will lcconc awarc of oiIcr cnvironncnis, cvcn as you lcfi your cIildIood Ionc. Dui cnvironncnis arc noi oljcciivc iIings, congloncraiions of oljccis iIai cisi indccndcnily of you. Insicad you forn iIcn and iIcy arc quiic liicrally cicnsions of yoursclf; naicrializcd ncnial acis iIai cicnd ouiward fron your consciousncss. I will icll you cacily Iow you forn your cnvironncni. I forn ninc following iIc sanc rulcs, iIougI you cnd u wiiI Iysical oljccis and I do noi. Your scicniisis arc finally lcarning wIai IilosoIcrs Iavc lnown for ccniurics - iIai nind can influcncc naiicr. TIcy siill Iavc io discovcr iIc faci iIai nind crcaics and forns naiicr. Now your closcsi cnvironncni, Iysically scaling, is your lody. Ii is noi lilc sonc nanilin-sIac in wIicI you arc inrisoncd, iIai cisis aari fron you lilc a casing. Your lody is noi lcauiiful or ugly, IcaliIy or dcforncd, swifi or slow sinly lccausc iIis is iIc lind of lody iIai was iIrusi uon you indiscrininaicly ai liriI. Insicad your Iysical forn, your cororcal crsonal cnvironncni, is iIc Iysical naicrializaiion of your own iIougIis, cnoiions, and inicrrciaiions. Quiic liicrally, iIc "inncr sclf" forns iIc lody ly nagically iransforning iIougIis and cnoiions inio Iysical counicraris. You grow iIc lody. Iis condiiion crfccily nirrors your suljcciivc siaic ai any givcn iinc. Using aions and nolcculcs, you luild your lody, forning lasic clcncnis inio a forn iIai you call your own. You arc iniuiiivcly awarc iIai you forn your inagc, and iIai you arc indccndcni of ii. You do noi rcalizc iIai you crcaic your largcr cnvironncni and iIc Iysical world as you lnow ii ly roclling your iIougIis and cnoiions inio naiicr - a lrcaliIrougI inio iIrcc-dincnsional lifc. TIc inncr sclf, iIcrcforc, individually and "&$ '(%%")$ scnds iis sycIic cncrgy oui, forning icniaclcs iIai coalcscc inio forn. EacI cnoiion and iIougIi Ias iis own clccironagnciic rcaliiy, conlcicly uniquc. Ii is IigIly cquicd io conlinc wiiI ccriain oiIcrs, according io iIc various rangcs of inicnsiiy iIai you nay includc. In a nanncr of scaling, iIrcc-dincnsional oljccis arc forncd in soncwIai iIc sanc way iIai iIc inagcs you scc on your iclcvision scrccn arc forncd, lui wiiI a largc diffcrcncc. And if you arc noi iuncd inio iIai ariicular frcqucncy, you will noi crccivc iIc Iysical oljccis ai all. EacI of you aci as iransforncrs, unconsciously, auionaiically iransforning IigIly soIisiicaicd clccironagnciic uniis inio Iysical oljccis. You arc in iIc niddlc of a "naiicr-conccniraicd sysicn," surroundcd, so io scal, ly wcalcr arcas in wIicI wIai you would call "scudonaiicr" crsisis. EacI iIougIi and cnoiion soniancously cisis as a sinlc or conlc clccironagnciic unii - uncrccivcd, incidcnially, as yci ly your scicniisis. TIc inicnsiiy dcicrnincs loiI iIc sircngiI and iIc crnancncy of iIc Iysical inagc inio wIicI iIc iIougIi or cnoiion will lc naicrializcd. In ny own naicrial I an claining iIis in dciI. Hcrc, I ncrcly wani you io undcrsiand iIai iIc world iIai you lnow is iIc rcflcciion of an inncr rcaliiy. You arc nadc lasically of iIc sanc ingrcdicnis as a cIair, a sionc, a Icad of lciiucc, a lird. In a giganiic coocraiivc cndcavor, all consciousncss joins iogciIcr io nalc iIc forns iIai you crccivc. Now, lccausc iIis is lnown io us, wc can cIangc our cnvironncnis and our own Iysical forns as wc wisI, and wiiIoui confusion, for wc crccivc iIc rcaliiy iIai lics lcncaiI. Wc also rcalizc iIai crnancncy of forn is an illusion, sincc all consciousncss nusi lc in a siaic of cIangc. Wc can lc, in your icrns, in scvcral laccs ai oncc lccausc wc rcalizc iIc iruc noliliiy of consciousncss. Now wIcncvcr you iIinl cnoiionally of anoiIcr crson, you scnd oui a counicrari of yoursclf, lcncaiI iIc inicnsiiy of naiicr, lui a dcfiniic forn. TIis forn, rojcciing ouiward fron your own consciousncss, conlcicly cscacs your cgoiisiical aiicniion. WIcn I iIinl cnoiionally of sonconc clsc, I do iIc sanc iIing, ccci iIai a oriion of ny consciousncss is wiiIin iIc inagc, and can connunicaic. Environncnis arc rinarily ncnial crcaiions of consciousncss iIrusi oui inio nany forns. I Iavc a fouriccniI-ccniury siudy, ny favoriic, wiiI wIicI I an vcry lcascd, for canlc. In your Iysical icrns ii docs noi cisi, and I lnow quiic wcll ii is ny ncnial roduciion. Yci I cnjoy ii, and oficn ialc a Iysical forn in ordcr io sii ai iIc dcsl and lool oui iIc window ai iIc counirysidc. Now you do iIc sanc iIing wIcn you sii in your living roon, lui you do noi rcalizc wIai you arc doing; and rcscnily you arc soncwIai rcsiricicd. WIcn ny associaics and I ncci, wc oficn iranslaic cacI oiIcr's iIougIis inio various sIacs and forns oui of urc cnjoyncni in iIc raciicc. Wc Iavc wIai you nigIi call a ganc, dcnanding sonc ccriisc, wIcrc for our own anuscncni wc scc wIicI of us can iranslaic any givcn iIougIi inio iIc nosi nuncrous forns. TIcrc arc sucI sulilc qualiiics affcciing iIc naiurc of all iIougIi, sucI cnoiional gradaiions, iIai no onc is cvcr idcniical - and incidcnially, no Iysical oljcci in your sysicn is an caci dulicaic of any oiIcr. TIc aions and nolcculcs iIai conosc ii - any oljcci - Iavc iIcir own idcniiiics iIai color and qualify any oljcci iIai iIcy forn. You accci and crccivc and focus uon coniinuiiics and sinilariiics as you crccivc Iysical oljccis of any lind, and in a vcry inoriani nanncr you sIui oui and ignorc dissinilariiics oui of a givcn ficld of aciualiiy. TIcrcforc you arc vcry IigIly discrininaiing, accciing ccriain qualiiics and ignoring oiIcrs. Your lodics noi only cIangc conlcicly cvcry scvcn ycars, for canlc. TIcy cIangc consianily wiiI cacI lrcaiI. WiiIin iIc flcsI, aions and nolcculcs consianily dic and arc rclaccd. TIc Iornoncs arc in a consiani siaic of noiion and alicraiion. Elccironagnciic rocriics of slin and ccll coniinually lca and cIangc, and cvcn rcvcrsc iIcnsclvcs. TIc Iysical naiicr iIai conoscd your lody a noncni ago is diffcrcni in inoriani ways fron iIc naiicr iIai forns your lody in iIis insiani. If you crccivcd iIc consiani cIangc wiiIin your lody wiiI as nucI crsisicncc as you aiicnd io iis sccningly crnancni naiurc, iIcn you would lc anazcd iIai you cvcr considcrcd iIc lody as onc norc or lcss consiani, norc or lcss coIcsivc, cniiiy. Evcn suljcciivcly you focus uon and indccd nanufaciurc iIc idca of a rclaiivcly siallc, rclaiivcly crnancni conscious sclf. You sircss iIosc idcas and iIougIis and aiiiiudcs iIai you rccall fron "asi" ccricncc as your own, conlcicly ignoring iIosc iIai oncc wcrc "cIaracicrisiic" and now arc vanisIcd - ignoring iIc faci also iIai you cannoi Iold iIougIi. TIc iIougIi of a noncni lcforc, in your icrns, vanisIcs away. You iry io nainiain a consiani, rclaiivcly crnancni Iysical and suljcciivc sclf in ordcr io nainiain a rclaiivcly consiani, rclaiivcly crnancni cnvironncni. So you arc always in a osiiion of ignoring sucI cIangc. TIosc iIai you rcfusc io aclnowlcdgc arc rcciscly iIosc iIai would givc you a nucI lciicr undcrsianding of iIc iruc naiurc of rcaliiy, individual suljcciiviiy, and iIc Iysical cnvironncni iIai sccns io surround you. WIai Iacns io a iIougIi wIcn ii lcavcs your conscious nind? Ii docs noi sinly disacar. You can lcarn io follow ii, lui you arc usually frigIicncd of iurning your aiicniion away fron iis inicnsc focus in iIrcc-dincnsional cisicncc. TIcrcforc, ii sccns iIai iIc iIougIi disacars. Ii sccns also iIai your suljcciiviiy Ias a nysicrious unlnown qualiiy aloui ii, and iIai cvcn your ncnial lifc Ias a sori of insidious droing-off oini, a suljcciivc cliff ovcr wIicI iIougIis and ncnorics fall, io disacar inio noiIingncss. TIcrcforc io roicci yoursclf, io roicci your suljcciiviiy fron drifiing, you crcci various sycIological larricrs ai wIai you suosc io lc iIc dangcr oinis. Insicad, you scc, you can follow iIcsc iIougIis and cnoiions sinly ly rcalizing iIai your own rcaliiy coniinucs in anoiIcr dircciion, lcsidc iIc onc wiiI wIicI you nainly idcniify. For iIcsc iIougIis and cnoiions iIai Iavc lcfi your conscious nind will lcad you inio oiIcr cnvironncnis. TIcsc suljcciivc ocnings iIrougI wIicI iIougIis sccn io disacar arc in faci lilc sycIic wars, conncciing iIc sclf iIai you lnow wiiI oiIcr univcrscs of ccricncc - rcaliiics wIcrc synlols conc io lifc and iIougIis arc noi dcnicd iIcir oicniial. TIcrc is connunicaiion lciwccn iIcsc oiIcr rcaliiics and your own in your drcan siaics, and a consiani inicraciion lciwccn loiI sysicns. If iIcrc is any oini wIcrc your own consciousncss sccns io cludc you or cscac you, or if iIcrc is any oini wIcrc your consciousncss sccns io cnd, iIcn iIcsc arc iIc oinis wIcrc you Iavc yoursclvcs sci u sycIological and sycIic larricrs, and iIcsc arc rcciscly iIosc arcas iIai you sIould clorc. OiIcrwisc you fccl as if your consciousncss is cncloscd wiiIin your slull, innolilc and consiricicd, and cvcry losi iIougIi or forgoiicn ncnory ai lcasi synlolically sccns lilc a snall dcaiI. And sucI is noi iIc casc.
CHAPTER 4 FEINCAFNATIONAL DFAMAS
Your own cnvironncni includcs far norc iIan you nay Iavc suoscd. Earlicr I rcfcrrcd io your cnvironncni in icrns of iIc daily Iysical cisicncc and surroundings wiiI wIicI you arc currcnily connccicd. In aciualiiy, you arc awarc of vcry liiilc of your largcr, norc cicnsivc cnvironncni. Considcr your rcscni sclf as an acior in a lay; Iardly a ncw analogy, lui a suiiallc onc. TIc sccnc is sci in iIc iwcniiciI ccniury. You crcaic iIc ros, iIc sciiings, iIc iIcncs; in faci you wriic, roducc, and aci in iIc cniirc roduciion - you and cvcry oiIcr individual wIo ialcs ari. You arc so focuscd in your rolcs, Iowcvcr; so inirigucd ly iIc rcaliiy iIai you Iavc crcaicd, so cniranccd ly iIc rollcns, cIallcngcs, Iocs, and sorrows of your ariicular rolcs iIai you Iavc forgoiicn iIcy arc of your own crcaiion. TIis inicnscly noving drana, wiiI all iis joys and iragcdics, can lc conarcd wiiI your rcscni lifc, your rcscni cnvironncni, loiI individually and "&$'(%%"*$ Dui iIcrc arc oiIcr lays going on sinuliancously, in wIicI you also Iavc a ari io lay. TIcsc Iavc iIcir own sccncry, iIcir own ros. TIcy ialc lacc in diffcrcni criods of iinc. Onc nay lc callcd "Lifc in iIc iwclfiI ccniury A.D." Onc nay lc callcd "Lifc in iIc cigIiccniI ccniury," or "in 500 D.C.," or "in A.D. 3000." You also crcaic iIcsc lays and aci in iIcn. TIcsc sciiings also rcrcscni your cnvironncni, iIc cnvironncni iIai surrounds your cniirc crsonaliiy. I an scaling of iIc oriion of you wIo is ialing ari in iIis ariicular criod iccc, Iowcvcr; and iIai ariicular oriion of your cniirc crsonaliiy is so focuscd wiiIin iIis drana iIai you arc noi awarc of iIc oiIcrs in wIicI you also lay a rolc. You do noi undcrsiand your own nuliidincnsional rcaliiy; iIcrcforc ii sccns sirangc or unlclicvallc wIcn I icll you iIai you livc nany cisicnccs ai onc iinc. Ii is difficuli for you io inaginc lcing in iwo laccs ai oncc, nucI lcss in iwo or norc iincs, or ccniurics. Now siaicd sinly, iinc is noi a scrics of noncnis. TIc words iIai you scal, iIc acis iIai you crforn, acar io ialc lacc in iinc, as a cIair or iallc acars io ialc u sacc. TIcsc acaranccs Iowcvcr arc a ari of iIc conlicaicd ros iIai you Iavc sci u "lcforcIand," and wiiIin iIc lay you nusi accci iIcsc as rcal. Four o'clocl in iIc aficrnoon is a vcry Iandy rcfcrcncc. You can say io a fricnd, "I will ncci you ai four o'clocl ai iIc corncr," or ai a rcsiaurani, for a drinl or a cIai or a ncal, and your fricnd will lnow rcciscly wIcrc and wIcn Ic will find you. TIis will Iacn dcsiic iIc faci iIai four o'clocl in iIc aficrnoon Ias no lasic ncaning, lui is an agrccd-uon dcsignaiion - a gcnilcncn's agrccncni, if you rcfcr. If you aiicnd iIc iIcairc ai ninc o'clocl in iIc cvcning, lui iIc aciions of iIc lay ialc lacc wiiIin iIc norning Iours, and iIc aciors arc sIown caiing lrcalfasi, you accci iIc iinc as givcn wiiIin iIc iIcairc's lay. You also rcicnd iIai ii is norning. EacI of you arc now involvcd in a nucI largcr roduciion, in wIicI you all agrcc on ccriain lasic assuniions iIai scrvc as a francworl wiiIin wIicI iIc lay can occur. TIc assuniions arc iIai iinc is a scrics of noncnis onc aficr anoiIcr; iIai an oljcciivc world cisis quiic indccndcnily of your own crcaiion and crcciion of ii; iIai you arc lound wiiIin iIc Iysical lodics iIai you Iavc donncd; and iIai you arc liniicd ly iinc and sacc. OiIcr assuniions acccicd for iIc sanc rcason includc iIc idca iIai all crcciion concs iIrougI your Iysical scnscs; in oiIcr words, iIai all infornaiion concs fron wiiIoui, and iIai no infornaiion can conc fron wiiIin. You iIcrcforc arc forccd io focus inicnscly uon iIc aciions of iIc lay. Now iIcsc various lays, iIcsc crcaiivc criod icccs rcrcscni wIai you would call rcincarnaiional livcs. They all exist basically at one time. Those who are still involved in these highly complicated passion- play seminars called reincarnational existences, find it difficult to see beyond them. Some, resting between productions, as it were, try to communicate with those who are still taking part; but they themselves are merely in the wings, so to speak, and can only see so far. TIc lays sccn io lc ialing lacc onc lcforc iIc oiIcr, and so iIcsc connunicaiions sccn io inicnsify iIc falsc idca iIai iinc is a scrics of noncnis, assing in a singlc linc fron sonc inconccivallc lcginning io sonc cqually inconccivallc cnd. TIis lcads you io iIinl in icrns of a vcry liniicd rogrcss loiI in individual icrns and in icrns of your sccics as a wIolc. You iIinl, iIosc of you wIo Iavc cvcn considcrcd rcincarnaiion, "Wcll, ccriainly iIc racc nusi Iavc rogrcsscd fron iIc iinc of iIc Middlc Agcs," aliIougI you grcaily fcar ii Ias noi; or you iurn io iccInological rogrcss and say, "Ai lcasi wc Iavc conc a long way in iIai dircciion." You nay snilc and iIinl io yoursclf iIai ii is quiic difficuli io inaginc a Fonan scnaior addrcssing iIc nuliiiudcs iIrougI a nicroIonc, for canlc; Iis cIildrcn, waicIing Iis crfornancc on iclcvision. Dui all of iIis is IigIly nislcading. Progrcss docs noi cisi in iIc icrns iIai you considcr ii io, any norc iIan iinc docs. In cacI lay, loiI individually and "&$'(%%")$diffcrcni rollcns arc sci u. Progrcss can lc ncasurcd in icrns of iIc ariicular ways in wIicI iIosc rollcns wcrc solvcd or noi solvcd. Crcai advanccs Iavc lccn nadc in ccriain criods. For canlc, grcai offsIoois acarcd iIai fron your vicwoini you nigIi noi considcr rogrcss ai all. In sonc lays, gcncrally scaling, iIc aciors arc cacI worling on a sccningly ninuic oriion of a largcr rollcn iIai iIc lay iisclf is io rcsolvc. TIougI I usc iIc analogy Icrc of a drana, iIcsc "lays" arc IigIly soniancous affairs in wIicI iIc aciors Iavc full frccdon wiiIin iIc lay's francworl. And graniing iIcsc assuniions iIai Iavc lccn siaicd, iIcrc arc no rcIcarsals. TIcrc arc olscrvcrs, as you will scc laicr in our lool. As in any good iIcairc roduciion, iIcrc is an ovcrall iIcnc wiiIin cacI lay. TIc grcai ariisis, for canlc, did noi cncrgc oui of a ariicular iinc sinly lccausc iIcy wcrc lorn inio ii, or iIc condiiions wcrc favorallc. TIc lay iisclf was conccrncd wiiI iIc aciualizaiion of iniuiiivc iruiI inio wIai you would call ariisiic forn, wiiI a crcaiiviiy of sucI vasi and swccing rcsulis iIai ii would scrvc io awalcn laicni aliliiics wiiIin cacI acior and io scrvc as a nodcl of lcIavior. Pcriods of rcnaissancc - siriiual, ariisiic, or sycIic - occur lccausc iIc inicnsc inncr focus of iIosc involvcd in iIc drana arc dirccicd ioward iIosc cnds. TIc cIallcngc nay lc diffcrcni in cacI lay, lui iIc grcai iIcncs arc lcacons io all consciousncss. TIcy scrvc as nodcls. Progrcss Ias noiIing io do wiiI iinc, you scc, lui wiiI sycIic and siriiual focus. EacI lay is cniircly diffcrcni fron any oiIcr. Ii is noi corrcci, iIcrcforc, io suosc iIai your aciions in iIis lifc arc causcd ly a rcvious cisicncc, or iIai you arc lcing unisIcd in iIis lifc for crincs in a asi onc. TIc livcs arc sinuliancous. Your own nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy is so cndowcd iIai ii can Iavc iIcsc ccricnccs and siill rciain iis idcniiiy. Ii is, of coursc, affccicd ly iIc various lays in wIicI ii ialcs ari. TIcrc is insiani connunicaiion and an insiani, if you rcfcr, fccdlacl sysicn. TIcsc lays arc Iardly wiiIoui urosc. In iIcn iIc nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy lcarns iIrougI iis own aciions. Ii irics oui an cndlcss variciy of oscs, lcIavior aiicrns, aiiiiudcs, and cIangcs oiIcrs as a rcsuli. TIc word "rcsuli," you scc, auionaiically infcrs causc and cffcci - iIc causc Iacning lcforc iIc cffcci, and iIis is sinly onc snall canlc of iIc sircngiI of sucI disioriions, and of iIc inIcrcni difficuliics involvcd wiiI vcrlal iIougIi, for ii always inlics a singlc-linc dclincaiion. You arc iIc nuliidincnsional sclf wIo Ias iIcsc cisicnccs, wIo crcaics and ialcs ari in iIcsc cosnic assion lays, so io scal. Ii is only lccausc you focus in iIis ariicular rolc now iIai you idcniify your cniirc lcing wiiI ii. You Iavc sci iIcsc rulcs for yoursclf for a rcason. And consciousncss is in a siaic of lcconing, and so iIis nul- iidincnsional sclf of wIicI I scal is noi a sycIological siruciurc conlcicd and donc wiiI. Ii is also in a siaic of lcconing. Ii is lcarning iIc ari of aciualizaiion. Ii Ias wiiIin ii infiniic sourccs of crcaiiviiy, unliniicd ossililiiics of dcvcloncni. Dui ii Ias yci io lcarn iIc ncans of aciualizaiion, and nusi find wiiIin iisclf ways io lring inio cisicncc iIosc uniold crcaiions iIai arc wiiIin ii. TIcrcforc ii crcaics variciics of condiiions in wIicI io ocraic, and scis iisclf cIallcngcs, sonc dooncd io failurc in your icrns, ai lcasi iniiially, lccausc ii nusi firsi crcaic iIc condiiions wIicI will lring ncw crcaiions aloui. And all of iIis is donc wiiI grcai sonianciiy and unloundcd joy. You iIcrcforc crcaic far norc cnvironncnis iIan you rcalizc. Now, cacI acior, going aloui iIc rolc, focuscd wiiIin iIc lay, Ias an inncr guidc linc. Hc is noi lcfi, iIcrcforc, alandoncd wiiIin a lay iIai Ic Ias forgoiicn in Iis own crcaiion. Hc Ias lnowlcdgc and infornaiion iIai concs io Iin iIrougI wIai I call iIc inncr scnscs. Hc Ias oiIcr sourccs of infornaiion, iIcrcforc, iIan iIosc siricily givcn wiiIin iIc confincs of iIc roduciion. EacI acior lnows iIis insiinciivcly, and iIcrc arc criods sci and allowcd for wiiIin iIc lay iisclf in wIicI cacI acior rciircs in ordcr io rcfrcsI Iinsclf. In iIcsc Ic is inforncd iIrougI iIc inncr scnscs of Iis oiIcr rolcs, and Ic rcalizcs iIai Ic is far norc iIan iIc sclf acaring in any givcn lay. In iIcsc criods Ic undcrsiands iIai Ic Iad Iis Iand in iIc wriiing of iIc lay, and Ic is frccd fron iIosc assuniions iIai lind Iin wIilc Ic is aciivcly conccrncd wiiI iIc drana's aciiviiics. TIcsc criods, of coursc, coincidc wiiI your slcc siaics and drcaning condiiions; lui iIcrc arc also oiIcr iincs wIcn cacI acior sccs quiic clcarly iIai Ic is surroundcd ly ros, and wIcn Iis vision suddcnly icrccs iIc sccning rcaliiy of iIc roduciion. TIis docs noi ncan iIai iIc lay is noi rcal, or iIai ii sIould noi lc ialcn scriously. Ii docs ncan laying a rolc - an inoriani onc. EacI acior nusi of Iinsclf rcalizc, Iowcvcr, iIc naiurc of iIc roduciion and Iis ari in ii. Hc nusi aciualizc Iinsclf oui of iIc iIrccdincnsional confincs of iIc lay's sciiing. TIcrc is grcai coocraiion lcIind sucI noncnious roduciions, and in laying Iis rolc, cacI acior firsi aciualizcs Iinsclf wiiIin iIrcc -dincnsional rcaliiy. TIc nuliidincnsional sclf cannoi aci wiiIin iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy uniil ii naicrializcs a oriion of iisclf wiiIin ii. WiiIin iIis rcaliiy, ii iIcn lrings aloui all linds of crcaiiviiy and dcvcloncni iIai could noi acar oiIcrwisc. Ii nusi iIcn rocl iisclf fron iIis sysicn Iowcvcr, iIrougI anoiIcr aci, anoiIcr aciualizaiion on iIc ari of iisclf iIai is iIrcc- dincnsional. During iis iIrcc-dincnsional cisicncc ii Ias Iclcd oiIcrs in ways iIai iIcy could noi oiIcrwisc lc Iclcd, and ii Ias lccn iisclf lcncfiicd and dcvclocd in ways iIai would lc inossillc oiIcrwisc. TIc ncaning of iIc lay is wiiIin you, iIcrcforc. Ii is only iIc conscious oriion of you iIai acis so wcll, and iIai is focuscd so sccurcly wiiIin iIc ros of iIc roduciion. TIc urosc of any givcn lifc is availallc io you, iIc lnowlcdgc lcncaiI iIc surfacc of iIc conscious sclf you lnow. All linds of Iinis and clucs arc also availallc. You Iavc iIc lnowlcdgc of your cniirc nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy ai your fingcriis. WIcn you rcalizc iIai you do, iIis lnowlcdgc allows you io solvc iIc rollcns or ncci iIc cIallcngcs you Iavc sci, quiclcr, in your icrns; and also ocns furiIcr arcas of crcaiiviiy ly wIicI iIc cniirc lay or roduciion can lc cnricIcd. To iIc cicni, iIcrcforc, iIai you allow iIc iniuiiions and lnowlcdgc of iIc nuliidincnsional sclf io flow iIrougI iIc conscious sclf, io iIai cicni noi only do you crforn your rolc in iIc lay norc cffcciivcly, lui also you add ncw cncrgy, insigIis, and crcaiiviiy io iIc cniirc dincnsion. Now ii sccns io you, of coursc, iIai you arc iIc only conscious ari of yoursclf, for you arc idcniifying wiiI iIc acior in iIis ariicular roduciion. TIc oiIcr oriions of your nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy, in iIcsc oiIcr rcincarnaiional lays, arc also conscious, Iowcvcr. And lccausc you arc a nuliidincnsional consciousncss, "you" arc also conscious in oiIcr rcaliiics lcsidc iIcsc. Your nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy, your iruc idcniiiy, iIc rcal you, is conscious of iisclf, as iisclf, in any of iIcsc rolcs. TIcsc "criod icccs," ovcrall, Iavc a ariicular urosc. Dy iIc vcry naiurc of consciousncss, ii sccls io naicrializc iisclf in as nany dincnsions as ossillc - io crcaic fron iisclf ncw lcvcls of awarcncss, ncw offsIoois. In doing so ii crcaics all rcaliiy. Fcaliiy, iIcrcforc, is always in a siaic of lcconing. TIc iIougIis iIai you iIinl, for canlc, in your acior's rolcs, arc siill conlcicly uniquc and lcad io ncw crcaiiviiy. Ccriain asccis of your own consciousncss could lc fulfillcd in no oiIcr way. WIcn you iIinl of rcincarnaiion, you suosc a scrics of rogrcssions. Insicad iIc various livcs grow oui of wIai your inncr sclf is. TIcy arc noi iIrusi uon you ly sonc ouisidc agcncy. TIcy arc a naicrial dcvcloncni, as your consciousncss ocns u and crcsscs iisclf in as nany ways as ossillc. Ii is noi rcsiricicd io onc iIrcc- dincnsional lifciinc, nor is ii rcsiricicd io iIrcc-dincnsional cisicncc alonc. Your consciousncss iIcn ialcs nany forns, and iIcsc forns nccd noi lc alilc any norc, say, iIan a caicrillar is lilc a luiicrfly. TIc soul or cniiiy Ias conlcic frccdon of crcssion. Ii cIangcs iis forn io suii iis crcssion, and ii forns cnvironncnis lilc siagc sciiings, and worlds io suii iis uroscs. EacI sciiing lrings foriI ncw dcvcloncnis. TIc soul or cniiiy is IigIly individualizcd siriiual cncrgy. Ii forns wIaicvcr lody you now wcar, and is iIc noiivc owcr lcIind your Iysical survival, for fron ii you dcrivc your viialiiy. Consciousncss can ncvcr lc siill, lui sccls furiIcr crcaiiviiy. TIc soul, iIcrcforc, or cniiiy, cndows iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy, and iIc iIrcc- dincnsional sclf wiiI iis own rocriics. TIc aliliiics of iIc cniiiy lic wiiIin iIc iIrcc- dincnsional sclf. TIc iIrcc-dincnsional sclf, iIc acior, Ias acccss io iIis infornaiion and io iIcsc oicniials. In lcarning io usc iIcsc oicniials, in lcarning io rcdiscovcr iis rclaiionsIi wiiI iIc cniiiy, iIc iIrcc-dincnsional sclf raiscs siill furiIcr iIc lcvcl of acIicvcncni, conrcIcnsion, and crcaiiviiy. TIc iIrcc-dincnsional sclf lcconcs norc iIan ii lnows. Noi only is iIc cniiiy sircngiIcncd, lui oriions of ii, Iaving lccn Aciualizcd in iIrcc-dincnsional cisicncc, now add io iIc vcry qualiiy and naiurc of iIai cisicncc. WiiIoui iIis crcaiiviiy, lanciary lifc in Your icrns would always lc sicrilc. TIc soul or cniiiy iIcn givcs lrcaiI io iIc lody, and io iIc iIrcc-dincnsional sclf wiiIin ii. TIc iIrcc-dincnsional sclf iIcn gocs aloui iis urosc of ocning u ncw arcas of crcaiiviiy. Eniiiics or souls, in oiIcr words, scnd oui oriions of iIcnsclvcs io ocn u avcnucs of rcaliiy iIai would noi cisi oiIcrwisc. TIc iIrcc-dincnsional sclvcs, in cisiing wiiIin iIcsc rcaliiics, nusi focus iIcir aiicniion iIcrc conlcicly. An inncr awarcncss givcs iIcn a sourcc of cncrgy and sircngiI. TIcy nusi, Iowcvcr, conc io undcrsiand iIcir rolcs as aciors, "finally" fron iIcir rolcs, and iIrougI anoiIcr aci of conrcIcnsion, rciurn io iIc cniiiy. TIcrc arc iIosc wIo acar wiiIin iIcsc lays fully awarc. TIcsc crsonaliiics willingly ialc rolcs, lnowing iIai iIcy arc rolcs, in ordcr io lcad iIc oiIcrs ioward iIc ncccssary rcalizaiion and dcvcloncni. TIcy lcad iIc aciors io scc lcyond iIc sclvcs and sciiings iIcy Iavc crcaicd. TIcsc crsonaliiics fron oiIcr lcvcls of cisicncc ovcrscc iIc lay, so io scal, and acar anong iIc aciors. TIcir urosc is io ocn u wiiIin iIc iIrcc-dincnsional sclvcs iIosc sycIological doorways iIai will rclcasc iIc iIrcc-dincnsional sclf for furiIcr dcvcloncni in anoiIcr sysicn of rcaliiy. You arc lcarning io lc cocrcaiors. You arc lcarning io lc gods as you now undcrsiand iIc icrn. You arc lcarning rcsonsililiiy - iIc rcsonsililiiy of any individualizcd consciousncss. You arc lcarning io Iandlc iIc cncrgy iIai is yoursclf, for crcaiivc uroscs. You will lc lound io iIosc you lovc and iIosc you Iaic, iIougI you will lcarn io rclcasc and losc and dissiaic iIc Iaircd. You will lcarn io usc cvcn Iaircd crcaiivcly and io iurn ii io iIc IigIcr cnds, io iransforn ii finally inio lovc. I will nalc iIis clcarcr in laicr cIaicrs. TIc sciiings in your Iysical cnvironncni, iIc sonciincs lovcly araIcrnalia, iIc Iysical asccis of lifc as you lnow ii, arc all canouflagcs, and so I call your Iysical rcaliiy a canouflagc. Yci iIcsc canouflagcs arc conoscd of iIc viialiiy of iIc univcrsc. TIc rocls and sioncs and nouniains and cariI arc living canouflagc, inicrlocling sy- cIic wcls forncd ly ninuic consciousncsscs iIai you cannoi crccivc as sucI. TIc aions and nolcculcs wiiIin iIcn Iavc iIcir own consciousncss, as do iIc aions and nolcculcs wiiI your lody. Sincc you all Iavc a Iand in forning iIis Iysical sciiing, and sincc you arc cnsconccd yoursclf in a Iysical forn, iIcn using iIc Iysical scnscs you will only crccivc iIis faniasiic sciiing. TIc rcaliiy iIai cisis loiI wiiIin ii and lcyond ii will cludc you. Evcn iIc acior is noi cniircly iIrcc-dincnsional, Iowcvcr. Hc is a ari of a nuliidincnsional sclf. WiiIin Iin iIcrc arc nciIods of crcciion iIai allow Iin io scc iIrougI iIc canouflagc sciiings, io scc lcyond iIc siagc. Hc uscs iIcsc inncr scnscs consianily, iIougI iIc acior ari of Iinsclf is so inicni uon iIc lay iIai iIis cscacs Iin. In a largc nanncr, iIc Iysical scnscs aciually forn iIc Iysical rcaliiy iIcy sccn io only crccivc. TIcy arc iIcnsclvcs ari of iIc canouflagc, lui iIcy arc lilc lcnscs ovcr your naiural inncr crcciions iIai forcc you io "scc" an availallc ficld of aciiviiy as Iysical naiicr; and so iIcy can lc rclicd uon only io icll you wIai is Iacning in a sucrficial nanncr. You can icll iIc osiiion of iIc oiIcr aciors for canlc, or iinc ly clocl, lui iIcsc Iysical scnscs will noi icll you iIai iinc is iisclf a canouflagc, or iIai consciousncss forns iIc oiIcr aciors, or iIai rcaliiics iIai you cannoi scc cisi ovcr and lcyond iIc Iysical naiicr iIai is so aarcni. You can, Iowcvcr, using your inncr scnscs, crccivc rcaliiy as ii cisis aari fron iIc lay and your rolc in ii. In ordcr io do iIis you nusi, of coursc, noncniarily ai lcasi iurn your aiicniion away fron iIc consiani aciiviiy iIai is ialing lacc - iurn off iIc Iysical scnscs, as ii wcrc - and swiicI your aiicniion io iIosc cvcnis iIai Iavc cscacd you carlicr. HigIly sinlificd indccd, iIc cffcci would lc sonciIing lilc cIanging onc sci of glasscs for anoiIcr, for iIc Iysical scnscs arc as ariificial, lasically scaling, io iIc inncr sclf, as a sci of glasscs or a Icaring aid is io iIc Iysical sclf. TIc inncr scnscs, iIcrcforc, arc lui rarcly uscd conlcicly consciously. You would lc norc iIan disoricnicd, for canlc, lui quiic icrrificd, if lciwccn onc noncni and iIc nci your faniliar cnvironncni as you lncw ii disacarcd io lc rclaccd ly oiIcr scis of daia iIai you wcrc noi rcady io undcrsiand, so nucI infornaiion fron iIc inncr scnscs nusi lc iranslaicd in icrns iIai you can conrcIcnd. SucI infornaiion nusi soncIow nalc scnsc io you as iIrcc-dincnsional sclvcs, in oiIcr words. Your ariicular sci of canouflagcs is noi iIc only sci, you scc. OiIcr rcaliiics Iavc cniircly diffcrcni sysicns, lui all crsonaliiics Iavc inncr scnscs iIai arc aiiriluics of consciousncss, and iIrougI iIcsc inncr scnscs connunicaiions arc nainiaincd aloui wIicI iIc nornally conscious sclf lnows liiilc. Pari of ny urosc is io nalc sonc of iIcsc connunicaiions lnown. TIc soul or cniiiy, iIcn, is noi iIc sclf iIai rcads iIis lool. Your cnvironncni is noi sinly iIc world aloui you as you lnow ii, lui also consisis of asi lifc cnvironncnis uon wIicI you arc noi now focusing. Your rcal cnvironncni is conoscd of your iIougIis and cnoiions, for fron iIcsc you forn noi only iIis rcaliiy lui cacI rcaliiy in wIicI you ialc ari. Your rcal cnvironncni is innoccni of sacc and iinc as you lnow iIcn. In your rcal cnvironncni you Iavc no nccd for words, for connunicaiion is insianiancous. In your rcal cnvironncni you forn iIc Iysical world iIai you lnow. TIc inncr scnscs will allow you io crccivc iIc rcaliiy iIai is indccndcni of Iysical forn. I will asl you all io noncniarily forsalc your rolcs iIcrcforc, and io iry iIis sinlc ccrcisc. Now, rcicnd iIai you arc on a ligIicd siagc, iIc siagc lcing iIc roon in wIicI you now sii. Closc your cycs and rcicnd iIai iIc ligIis Iavc gonc oui, iIc sciiing Ias disacarcd and you arc alonc. EvcryiIing is darl. Dc quici. Inaginc as vividly as you can iIc cisicncc of inncr scnscs. For now rcicnd iIai iIcy corrcsond io your Iysical oncs. Clcar fron your nind all iIougIis and worrics. Dc rccciivc. Vcry gcnily lisicn, noi io Iysical sounds lui io sounds iIai conc iIrougI iIc inncr scnscs. Inagcs nay lcgin io acar. Accci iIcn as sigIis quiic as valid as iIosc you scc Iysically. Prcicnd iIai iIcrc is an inncr world, and iIai ii will lc rcvcalcd io you as you lcarn io crccivc ii wiiI iIcsc inncr scnscs. Prcicnd iIai you Iavc lccn llind io iIis world all your lifc, and arc now slowly gaining sigIi wiiIin ii. Do noi judgc iIc wIolc inncr world ly iIc disjoinicd inagcs iIai you nay ai firsi crccivc, or ly iIc sounds iIai you nay ai firsi Icar, for you will siill lc using your inncr scnscs quiic incrfccily. Do iIis sinlc ccrcisc for a fcw noncnis lcforc slcc or in iIc rcsiing siaic. Ii nay also lc donc cvcn in iIc nidsi of an ordinary iasl iIai docs noi ialc all of your aiicniion. You will sinly lc lcarning io focus in a ncw dincnsion of awarcncss, ialing quicl snasIois, as ii wcrc, in a sirangc cnvironncni. Fcncnlcr iIai you will only lc crcciving snaicIcs. Sinly accci iIcn, lui do noi aiicni io nalc any ovcrall judgncnis or inicrrciaiions ai iIis siagc. Tcn ninuics a day io lcgin wiiI is quiic sufficicni. Now iIc infornaiion in iIis lool is lcing dirccicd io sonc cicni iIrougI iIc inncr scnscs of iIc wonan wIo is in irancc as I wriic ii. SucI cndcavor is iIc rcsuli of IigIly organizcd inncr rccision, and of iraining. Fuluri could noi rcccivc iIc infornaiion fron nc, ii could noi lc iranslaicd nor inicrrcicd wIilc sIc was focuscd inicnscly in iIc Iysical cnvironncni. So iIc inncr scnscs arc cIanncls iIai rovidc connunicaiion lciwccn various dincnsions of cisicncc. Yci cvcn Icrc iIc infornaiion nusi lc disioricd io sonc cicni as ii is iranslaicd inio Iysical icrns. OiIcrwisc ii would noi lc crccivcd ai all. I Iavc scni sonc iinc cnIasizing iIc faci iIai cacI of us forns our own cnvironncni, lccausc I wani you io rcalizc iIai iIc rcsonsililiiy for your lifc and your cnvironncni is your own. If you lclicvc oiIcrwisc, iIcn you arc liniicd; your cnvironncni iIcn rcrcscnis iIc sun ioial of lnowlcdgc and ccricncc. As long as you lclicvc your cnvironncni io lc oljcciivc and indccndcni of yoursclf, iIcn io a largc cicni you fccl owcrlcss io cIangc ii, io scc lcyond ii, or io inaginc oiIcr alicrnaiivcs iIai nay lc lcss aarcni. Laicr in iIc lool I will clain various nciIods iIai will allow you io cIangc your cnvironncni lcncficially and drasiically. I Iavc also discusscd rcincarnaiion in icrns of cnvironncni lccausc nany scIools of iIougIi ovcr-cnIasizc iIc cffccis- of rcincarnaiional cisicnccs, so iIai oficn iIcy clain rcscni-lifc circunsianccs as a rcsuli of rigid and unconronising aiicrns dcicrnincd in a "asi" lifc. You will fccl rclaiivcly inconcicni io Iandlc rcscni Iysical rcaliiy, io alicr your cnvironncni, io affcci and cIangc your world, if you fccl iIai you arc ai iIc ncrcy of condiiions ovcr wIicI you Iavc no conirol. TIc rcasons givcn for sucI suljugaiions naiicr liiilc in iIc long run, for iIc rcasons cIangc wiiI iIc iincs and wiiI your culiurc. You arc noi undcr a scnicncc laccd uon you for original sin, ly any cIildIood cvcnis, or ly asi lifc ccricncc. Your lifc, for canlc, nay lc far lcss fulfilling iIan you iIinl you would rcfcr. You nay lc lcss wIcn you would lc norc, lui you arc noi undcr a all laccd uon your sycIc, ciiIcr ly original sin, Frcud's infancy syndroncs, or asi lifc influcnccs. I will iry io clain iIc asi lifc influcnccs a lii norc clcarly Icrc. TIcy affcci you as any ccricncc docs. Tinc is noi closcd, Iowcvcr - ii is ocn. Onc lifc is noi luricd in iIc asi, disconnccicd fron iIc rcscni sclf and any fuiurc sclf as wcll. As I claincd carlicr, iIc livcs or iIc lays arc Iacning ai oncc. Crcaiiviiy and consciousncss arc ncvcr lincar acIicvcncnis. In cacI lifc you cIoosc and crcaic your own sciiings or cnvironncnis; and in iIis onc you cIosc your arcnis and wIaicvcr cIildIood incidcnis iIai canc wiiIin your ccricncc. You wroic iIc scrii. Lilc a iruc alscni-nindcd rofcssor, iIc conscious sclf forgcis all iIis, Iowcvcr, so wIcn iragcdy acars in iIc scrii, difficuliy or cIallcngcs, iIc conscious sclf lools for sonconc or sonciIing io llanc. Dcforc iIis lool is donc I Ioc io sIow you rcciscly Iow you crcaic cacI ninuic of your ccricncc so iIai you can lcgin io ccri your iruc crcaiivc rcsonsililiiy on a conscious lcvcl - or ncarly so. As you rcad iIis lool, now and iIcn lool aloui you ai iIc roon in wIicI you sii. CIairs and iallcs, iIc ccilings and iIc floors, nay sccn vcry rcal and solid - quiic crnancni - wIilc you ly conirasi nay fccl yoursclf io lc IigIly vulncrallc, caugIi in a noncni lciwccn liriI and ciinciion. You nay cvcn fccl jcalous wIcn you iIinl of ii, inagining iIai iIc Iysical univcrsc will coniinuc io cisi long aficr you arc gonc. Dy iIc cnd of our lool, Iowcvcr, I Ioc you will rcalizc iIc cicrnal validiiy of your own consciousncss, and iIc incrnancncc of iIosc Iysical asccis of your cnvironncni, and of your univcrsc, iIai now sccn so sccurc.
CHAPTER 5 HOW THOUCHTS FOFM MATTEF - COOFDINATION POINTS
As you rcad iIc words uon iIis agc, you rcalizc iIai iIc infornaiion iIai you arc rccciving is noi an aiiriluic of iIc lciicrs of iIc words iIcnsclvcs. TIc rinicd linc docs noi coniain infornaiion. Ii iransniis infornaiion. WIcrc is iIc infornaiion iIai is lcing iransniiicd iIcn, if ii is noi uon iIc agc? TIc sanc qucsiion of coursc alics wIcn you rcad a ncwsacr, and wIcn you scal io anoiIcr crson. Your aciual words convcy infornaiion, fcclings, or iIougIis. Olviously iIc iIougIis or iIc fcclings, and iIc words, arc noi iIc sanc iIing. TIc lciicrs uon iIc agc arc synlols, and you Iavc agrccd uon various ncanings connccicd wiiI iIcn. You ialc ii for granicd wiiIoui cvcn iIinling of ii iIai iIc syn- lols - iIc lciicrs - arc noi iIc rcaliiy - iIc infornaiion or iIougIis - wIicI iIcy aiicni io convcy. Now in iIc sanc way, I an iclling you iIai oljccis arc also synlols iIai siand for a rcaliiy wIosc ncaning iIc oljccis, lilc iIc lciicrs, iransnii. TIc iruc infornaiion is noi in iIc oljccis any norc iIan iIc iIougIi is in iIc lciicrs or in words. Words arc nciIods of crcssion. So arc Iysical oljccis in a diffcrcni lind of ncdiun. You arc uscd io iIc idca iIai you crcss yoursclvcs dirccily iIrougI words. You can Icar yoursclf scal iIcn. You can fccl iIc nusclcs in your iIroai novc, and if you arc awarc, you can crccivc nuliiiudinous rcaciions wiiIin your own lody - aciions iIai all acconany your scccI. PIysical oljccis arc iIc rcsuli of anoiIcr lind of crcssion. You crcaic iIcn as surcly as you crcaic words. I do noi ncan iIai you crcaic iIcn wiiI your Iands alonc, or iIrougI nanufaciurc. I ncan iIai oljccis arc naiural ly-roducis of iIc cvoluiion of your sccics, cvcn as words arc. Eaninc for a noncni your lnowlcdgc of your own scccI, Iowcvcr. TIougI you Icar iIc words and rccognizc iIcir aroriaicncss, and iIougI iIcy nay norc or lcss aroinaic an crcssion of your fccling, iIcy arc noi your fccling, and iIcrc nusi lc a ga lciwccn your iIougIi and your crcssion of ii. TIc faniliariiy of scccI lcgins io vanisI wIcn you rcalizc iIai you, yoursclf, wIcn you lcgin a scnicncc do noi lnow rcciscly Iow you will cnd ii, or cvcn Iow you forn iIc words. You do noi consciously lnow Iow you naniulaic a siaggcring yranid of synlols, icling fron iIcn rcciscly iIosc you nccd io crcss a givcn iIougIi. For iIai naiicr, you do noi lnow Iow you iIinl. You do noi lnow Iow you iranslaic iIcsc synlols uon iIis agc inio iIougIis, and iIcn siorc iIcn, or nalc iIcn your own. Sincc iIc nccIanisns of nornal scccI arc so liiilc lnown io you on a conscious lcvcl, iIcn ii is noi surrising iIai you arc cqually unawarc of norc conlicaicd iasls iIai you also crforn - sucI as iIc consiani crcaiion of your Iysical cnvironncni as a nciIod of connunicaiion and crcssion. Ii is only fron iIis vicwoini iIai iIc iruc naiurc of Iysical naiicr can lc undcrsiood. Ii is only ly conrcIcnding iIc naiurc of iIis consiani iranslaiion of iIougIis and dcsircs - noi inio words now, lui inio Iysical oljccis - iIai you can rcalizc your iruc indccndcncc fron circunsiancc, iinc, and cnvironncni. Now, ii is casy io scc iIai you iranslaic fcclings inio words or lodily crcssions and gcsiurcs, lui noi quiic as casy io rcalizc iIai you forn your Iysical lody as cfforilcssly and unsclfconsciously as you iranslaic fcclings inio synlols iIai lcconc words. You Iavc Icard iIc crcssion lcforc, I an surc, iIai iIc cnvironncni crcsscs a ariicular individual's crsonaliiy. I an iclling you iIai iIis is a liicral and noi synlolic iruiI. TIc lciicrs uon iIc agc Iavc iIc rcaliiy only of inl and acr. TIc infornaiion iIcy convcy is invisillc. As an oljcci, iIis lool iisclf is only acr and inl. Ii is a carricr of infornaiion. You nay crIas arguc iIai iIc lool was nanufaciurcd Iysically, and did noi suddcnly crui iIrougI Fuluri's slull, alrcady rinicd and lound. You in iurn Iad io lorrow or urcIasc iIc lool, so you nay iIinl, "Surcly, I did noi crcaic iIc lool, as I crcaicd ny words." Dui lcforc wc arc finisIcd wc will scc iIai lasically scaling, cacI of you crcaic iIc lool you Iold in your Iands, and iIai your cniirc Iysical cn- vironncni concs as naiurally oui of your inncr nind as words conc oui of your nouiIs, and iIai nan forns Iysical oljccis as unsclfconsciously and as auionaiically as Ic forns Iis own lrcaiI. TIc cculiar, ariicular asccis of your Iysical world arc dccndcni uon your cisicncc and focus wiiIin ii. TIc Iysical univcrsc docs noi coniain Iysical oljccis of solidiiy, widiI and dciI, for canlc, io iIosc wIosc cisicncc is noi wiiIin ii. OiIcr linds of consciousncss cocisi wiiIin iIc sanc "sacc" iIai your world inIaliis. TIcy do noi crccivc your Iysical oljccis, for iIcir rcaliiy is conoscd of a diffcrcni canouflagc siruciurc. You do noi crccivc iIcn, and gcncrally scaling iIcy do noi crccivc you. TIis is a gcncral siaicncni, Iowcvcr, for various oinis of your rcaliiics can and do coincidc, so io scal. TIcsc oinis arc noi rccognizcd as sucI, lui iIcy arc oinis of wIai you could call doullc rcaliiy, coniaining grcai cncrgy oicniial; coordinaic oinis, indccd, wIcrc rcaliiics ncrgc. TIcrc arc nain coordinaic oinis, urc naiIcnaiically, sourccs of faniasiic cncrgy, and sulordinaic coordinaic oinis, vasi in nunlcr. TIcrc arc four alsoluic coordinaic oinis iIai inicrscci all rcaliiics. TIcsc coordinaic oinis also aci as cIanncls iIrougI wIicI cncrgy flows, and as wars or invisillc aiIs fron onc rcaliiy io anoiIcr. TIcy also aci as iransforncrs, and rovidc nucI of iIc gcncraiing cncrgy iIai nalcs crcaiion coniinuous in your icrns. Your sacc is fillcd wiiI iIcsc sulordinaic oinis, and as you will scc laicr, iIcsc arc inoriani in allowing you io iransforn iIougIis and cnoiions inio Iysical naiicr. WIcn a iIougIi or cnoiion aiiains a ccriain inicnsiiy, ii auionaiically aiiracis iIc owcr of onc of iIcsc sulordinaic oinis, and is iIcrcforc IigIly cIargcd, and in onc way nagnificd, iIougI noi in sizc. TIcsc oinis iningc uon wIai you call iinc, as wcll as sacc. TIcrc arc ccriain oinis in iinc and sacc, iIcrcforc, (again in your icrns}, iIai arc norc conducivc iIan oiIcrs, wIcrc loiI idcas and naiicr will lc norc IigIly cIargcd. Praciically scaling, iIis ncans iIai luildings will lasi longcr; in your conici, iIai idcas wcddcd io forn will lc rclaiivcly cicrnal. TIc yranids, for canlc, arc a casc in oini. TIcsc coordinaic oinis - alsoluic, nain, or sulordinaic - rcrcscni accunulaiions or iraccs of urc cncrgy, ninuic io an circnc if you arc iIinling in icrns of sizc - snallcr iIan any ariiclc of wIicI your scicniisis lnow for canlc, lui conoscd of urc cncrgy. And yci iIis cncrgy nusi lc aciivaicd. Ii is dornani uniil iIcn - and ii cannoi lc aciivaicd Iysically. A fcw clucs Icrc iIai nigIi Icl you, or naiIcnaiicians. TIcrc is an cvcr-so-ninuic alicraiion of graviiy forccs in iIc ncigIlorIood of all of iIcsc oinis, cvcn of iIc sulordinaic oncs, and all iIc so-callcd Iysical laws io sonc cicni or anoiIcr will lc found io Iavc a wavcring cffcci in iIcsc ncigIlorIoods. TIc sulordinaic oinis also scrvc in a way as suoris, as siruciural inicnsificaiion wiiIin iIc unsccn falric of cncrgy iIai forns all rcaliiics and nanifcsiaiions. WIilc iIcy arc iraccs or accunulaiions of urc cncrgy, iIcrc is a grcai diffcrcncc lciwccn iIc anouni of cncrgy availallc in iIc various sulordinaic oinis, and lciwccn iIc nain and iIc alsoluic oinis. TIcsc arc oinis, iIcrcforc, of conccniraicd cncrgy. TIc sulordinaic oinis arc far norc connon, and raciically scaling, affcci your daily conccrns. TIcrc arc lciicr laccs iIan oiIcrs io luild Iouscs or siruciurcs - oinis wIcrc IcaliI and viialiiy arc sircngiIcncd, wIcrc, oiIcr iIings lcing cqual, lanis will grow and flourisI and wIcrc all lcncficial condiiions sccn io ncci. Sonc colc can scnsc sucI ncigIlorIoods insiinciivcly. TIcy occur wiiIin ccriain anglcs nadc ly coordinaic oinis. TIc oinis olviously arc noi iIcnsclvcs Iysical - iIai is, iIcy arc noi visillc, iIougI iIcy nay lc naiIcnaiically dcduccd. TIcy arc fcli, Iowcvcr, as inicnsificd cncrgy. In a givcn roon, lanis will grow norc cffcciivcly in a ariicular arca iIan in oiIcr arcas, roviding iIai loiI arcas coniain sucI ncccssary rcquircncnis as ligIi. All of your sacc is crncaicd ly iIcsc coordinaiion oinis, so iIai ccriain invisillc anglcs arc forncd. TIis is IigIly sinlificd, lui sonc anglcs will lc norc "on iIc ouisliris" iIan oiIcrs, and will lc lcss favorallc for all condiiions of growiI and aciiviiy. In scaling of iIcsc anglcs wc will ircai iIcn as iIrcc-dincnsional, iIougI iIcy arc of coursc nuliidincnsional. Sincc iIc naiurc of iIcsc anglcs is noi iIc nain ioic of ny lool, ii is noi ossillc io clain iIcn iIorougIly Icrc. TIcy will sccn io lc sirongcr during ccriain iincs iIan oiIcr iincs, iIougI iIcsc diffcrcnccs Iavc noiIing io do wiiI ciiIcr iIc naiurc of iIc coordinaic oinis or wiiI iIc naiurc of iinc. OiIcr clcncnis affcci iIcn, lui wc nccd noi lc conccrncd wiiI iIcsc now. TIc conccniraicd cncrgy oinis arc aciivaicd ly cnoiional inicnsiiics iIai arc wcll wiiIin your nornal rangc. Your own cnoiions or fcclings will aciivaic iIcsc coordinaics wIciIcr you lnow of iIcn or noi. Crcaicr cncrgy will iIcrcforc lc addcd io iIc original iIougIi or fccling, and iis rojcciion inio Iysical naiicr accclcraicd. Now iIis alics rcgardlcss of iIc naiurc of iIc fccling; only iis inicnsiiy is involvcd Icrc. TIcsc oinis arc lilc invisillc owcr lanis, in oiIcr words, aciivaicd wIcn any cnoiional fccling or iIougIi of sufficicni inicnsiiy concs inio coniaci. TIc oinis iIcnsclvcs inicnsify wIaicvcr aciivaics iIcn in a quiic ncuiral nanncr. TIis is IigIly sinlificd, lui iIc suljcciivc ccricncc of any consciousncss is auionaiically crcsscd as clccironagnciic cncrgy uniis. TIcsc cisi "lcncaiI" iIc rangc of Iysical naiicr. TIcy arc, if you rcfcr, inciicni ariiclcs iIai Iavc noi yci cncrgcd inio naiicr. TIcsc uniis arc naiural cnanaiions fron all linds of consciousncss. TIcy arc iIc invisillc fornaiions rcsuliing fron rcaciion io any lind of siinuli. TIcy vcry scldon cisi in isolaiion, lui uniic undcr ccriain laws. TIcy cIangc loiI iIcir forn and iIcir ulsaiion. TIcir rclaiivc "duraiion" dccnds uon iIc original inicnsiiy lcIind iIcn - iIai is, lcIind iIc original iIougIi, cnoiion, siinuli, or rcaciion iIai lrougIi iIcn inio lcing. Again, IigIly sinlificd Icrc, undcr ccriain condiiions iIcsc coagulaic inio naiicr. TIosc clccironagnciic uniis of IigI cnougI inicnsiiy auionaiically aciivaic iIc sulordinaic coordinaic oinis of wIicI I Iavc solcn. TIcy arc, iIcrcforc, accclcraicd and rocllcd inio naiicr far norc quiclly, in your icrns, iIan uniis of lcsscr inicnsiiy. Molcculcs would acar as largc as lancis io iIcsc uniis. Aions and nol- cculcs and lancis and iIcsc clccironagnciic cncrgy uniis arc sinly diffcrcni nanifcsiaiions of iIc sanc rincilcs iIai lring iIc uniis iIcnsclvcs inio lcing. Ii is only your rclaiivc osiiion, your focus wiiIin an aarcni sacc and iinc, iIai nalcs iIis sccn so unlilcly. EacI iIougIi or cnoiion iIcrcforc cisis as an clccironagnciic cncrgy unii or as a conlinaiion of iIcsc undcr ccriain condiiions, and oficn wiiI iIc Icl of coordinaic oinis, iIcy cncrgc inio iIc luilding llocls of Iysical naiicr. TIis cncrgcncc inio naiicr occurs as a ncuiral "rcsuli" rcgardlcss of iIc naiurc of any givcn iIougIi or cnoiion. Mcnial inagcs, acconanicd ly sirong cnoiion, arc llucrinis iIcrcforc uon wIicI a corrcsonding Iysical oljcci, or condiiion or cvcni, will in your icrns acar. TIc inicnsiiy of a fccling or iIougIi or ncnial inagc is, iIcrcforc, iIc inoriani clcncni in dcicrnining iis sulscqucni Iysical naicrializaiion. TIc inicnsiiy is iIc corc aloui wIicI iIc clccironagnciic cncrgy uniis forn. In your icrns, iIc norc inicnsc iIc corc, iIc sooncr iIc Iysical naicrializaiion. TIis would aly wIciIcr iIc ncnial inagc was a fcarful onc or a joyful onc. Now iIcrc is a vcry inoriani rollcn Icrc. If your iurn of nind is IigIly inicnsc and you iIinl in vivid ncnial cnoiional inagcs, iIcsc will lc swifily forncd inio Iysical cvcnis. If you arc also of a IigIly cssinisiic naiurc, givcn io iIougIis and fcclings of oicniial disasicr, iIcn iIcsc iIougIis will lc quiic faiiIfully rcroduccd in ccricncc. TIc norc inicnsc your inaginaiion and inncr ccricncc, iIcrcforc, iIc norc inoriani ii is iIai you rcalizc iIc nciIods ly wIicI iIis inncr ccricncc lcconcs Iysically rcal. Your iIougIis and cnoiions lcgin iIcir journcy inio Iysical aciualizaiion ai iIc noncni of concciion. If you Iacn io livc in an arca wIcrc iIc coordinaic cnvironncni is sirong, onc of iIosc arcas I Iavc solcn of as unusually conducivc, iIcn ii will sccn iIai you arc dclugcd ly illncsscs or disasicrs, if iIcsc arc iIc naiurc of your iIougIis, lccausc all iIougIi is so fcriilc in iIis cnvironncni. If, on iIc oiIcr Iand, your fcclings and suljcciivc ccricncc arc fairly wcll lalanccd, fairly oiinisiic and crcaiivc in a consiruciivc nanncr, iIcn ii will sccn io you iIai you Iavc lccn llcsscd wiiI unusual lucl, for your lcasani suosiiions will conc io ass so quiclly. Dricfly, in your own couniry, iIc Wcsi Coasi, oriions of iIc Easi Coasi, UiaI, iIc Crcai Lalcs, iIc CIicago arca, iIc Minncaolis arca, and sonc oiIcr souiIwcsicrn arcas, arc in iIosc ncigIlorIoods of cccllcni coordinaic aciiviiy, for iIc rcasons givcn. Maicrializaiion will quiclly acar, and oicniials iIcrcforc for loiI consiruciivc and dcsiruciivc clcncnis arc IigI. TIcsc coordinaic oinis iIcnsclvcs aciivaic iIc lcIavior of aions and nolcculcs as, say for canlc, iIc sun aids iIc growiI of lanis. TIc coordinaics aciivaic iIc gcncraiing lcIavior of aions and nolcculcs, and grcaily cncouragc iIcir coocraiivc aliliiics; iIcir icndcncy io swarn, so io scal, inio organizaiions and siruciural grouings. TIc coordinaic oinis nagnify or inicnsify iIc lcIavior, iIc laicni sonianciiy inIcrcni wiiIin iIc rocriics of Iysical naiicr. TIcy aci as sycIic gcncraiors, roclling wIai is noi yci Iysical inio Iysical forn. Now, iIis is noi io lc a iccInical lool, so iIis is noi iIc iinc nor lacc io discuss iIorougIly iIc aciion, lcIavior or cffccis of iIcsc coordinaic oinis; nor of iIc clccironagnciic cncrgy uniis - iIosc naiural cnanaiions of consciousncss of wIicI I solc. I wani ii lnown, Iowcvcr, iIai iIougIis and cnoiions arc forncd inio Iysical naiicr ly vcry dcfiniic nciIods and iIrougI laws quiic valid, iIougI iIcy nay lc rcscnily unlnown. In oiIcr oriions of iIc SciI naicrial iIcsc roccsscs will lc nadc vcry clcar for iIosc of you wIo dcsirc io ursuc iIc qucsiion furiIcr, or iIosc wIo nay lc inicrcsicd fron a scicniific oini of vicw. Hcrc, wc arc discussing sucI issucs only lccausc iIcy ioucI uon iIc nuliidincnsional ascci of crsonaliiy. TIcy allow you io naicrializc ccriain suljcciivc ccricnccs inio iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy. Dcforc I lcavc iIc suljcci, Iowcvcr, lci nc rcnind you iIai iIcsc cnanaiions in varying dcgrccs risc fron all consciousncss, noi sinly your own. TIis includcs ccllular consciousncss as wcll, so iIai an invisillc nciworl of clccironagnciic uniis crvadcs your cniirc ainosIcrc; and uon iIis wclworl and fron ii, iIc ariiclcs of Iysical naiicr arc iIcn forncd. A wIolc lool could casily lc wriiicn uon iIis suljcci. Infornaiion rcgarding iIc "locaiions" of nain and alsoluic coordinaic oinis could lc IigIly advaniagcous, for canlc. You ridc yoursclvcs on your iccInology, and iIc roduciion of durallc goods, luildings and roads, yci nany of iIcsc arc insignificani wIcn conarcd io oiIcr siruciurcs wiiIin iIc "asi." A iruc undcrsianding of iIc way in wIicI an idca lcconcs Iysical naiicr would rcsuli in a conlcic rcvaning of your so-callcd nodcrn iccInology, and in luildings, roads, and oiIcr siruciurcs iIai would far ouilasi iIosc you now Iavc. WIilc iIc sycIic rcaliiy lcIind Iysical naiicr is ignorcd, iIcn you cannoi usc iIosc nciIods cffcciivcly iIai do cisi, nor can you ialc advaniagc of iIcn. You cannoi undcrsiand iIc sycIic rcaliiy iIai is iIc iruc incius for your Iysical cisicncc unlcss you firsi rcalizc your own sycIic rcaliiy, and indccndcncc fron Iysical laws. My firsi urosc, iIcrcforc, is io nalc you awarc of iIc inncr idcniiiy of wIicI you arc ari, and io clcar away sonc of iIc inicllcciual and sucrsiiiious dclris iIai rcvcnis you fron rccognizing your own oicniialiiics and frccdon. TIcn crIas you can lcgin io lcarn iIc nany ways in wIicI iIai frccdon can lc uscd.
CHAPTER 6 THE SOUL AND THE NATUFE OF ITS PEFCEPTION
WiiI iIc liiilc laclground givcn so far, wc can ai lcasi lcgin io discuss iIc suljcci of iIis lool. TIc cicrnal validiiy of iIc soul. Evcn wIcn wc arc cloring oiIcr issucs, wc will lc irying io illusiraic iIc nuliidincnsional ascci of iIis inncr sclf. TIcrc arc nany nisconcciions connccicd wiiI ii, and firsi of all wc sIall iry io disniss iIcsc. Firsi of all, a soul is noi sonciIing iIai you Iavc. Ii is wIai you arc. I usually usc iIc icrn "cniiiy" in rcfcrcncc io iIc icrn "soul," sinly lccausc iIosc ariicular nisconcciions arc noi so connccicd wiiI iIc word "cniiiy," and iis connoiaiions arc lcss rcligious in an organizaiional scnsc. TIc iroullc is iIai you frcqucnily considcr iIc soul or cniiiy as a finisIcd, siaiic "iIing" iIai lclongs io you lui is noi you. TIc soul or cniiiy - in oiIcr words, your nosi iniinaic owcrful inncr idcniiiy is and nusi lc forcvcr cIanging. Ii is noi, iIcrcforc, sonciIing lilc a cIcrisIcd Icirloon. Ii is alivc, rcsonsivc, curious. Ii forns iIc flcsI and iIc world iIai you lnow, and ii is in a siaic of lcconing. Now, in iIc iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy in wIicI your cgo Ias iis nain focus, lcconing rcsuoscs arrival, or a dcsiinaiion - an cnding io iIai wIicI Ias lccn in a siaic of lcconing. Dui iIc soul or cniiiy Ias iis cisicncc lasically in oiIcr dincnsions, and in iIcsc, fulfillncni is noi dccndcni uon arrivals ai any oinis, siriiual or oiIcrwisc. TIc soul or cniiiy is always in a siaic of flu, or lcarning, and of dcvcloncnis iIai Iavc io do wiiI suljcciivc ccricncc raiIcr iIan wiiI iinc or sacc. TIis is noi ncarly as nysicrious as ii nigIi sound. EacI of ny rcadcrs lays a ganc in wIicI iIc cgoiisiical conscious sclf rcicnds noi io lnow wIai iIc wIolc sclf dcfiniicly docs lnow. Sincc iIc cgo is dcfiniicly a ari of iIc wIolc sclf, iIcn ii nusi ncccssarily lc lasically awarc of sucI lnowlcdgc. In iis inicnsc focus in Iysical rcaliiy, Iowcvcr, ii rcicnds noi io lnow, uniil ii fccls allc io uiilizc iIc infornaiion in Iysical icrns. You do Iavc acccss io iIc inncr sclf, iIcrcforc. You arc Iardly cui off fron your own soul or cniiiy. TIc cgo rcfcrs io considcr iisclf iIc caiain ai iIc Icln, so io scal, sincc ii is iIc cgo wIo nosi dirccily dcals wiiI iIc sonciincs iunuliuous scas of Iysical rcaliiy, and ii docs noi wani io lc disiracicd fron iIis iasl. CIanncls, sycIological and sycIic, always cisi, scnding connunicaiions lacl and foriI iIrougI iIc various lcvcls of iIc sclf, and iIc cgo acccis ncccssary infornaiion and daia fron inncr oriions of iIc crsonaliiy wiiIoui qucsiion. Iis osiiion in faci dccnds in a largc nanncr uon iIis unqucsiioning accciancc of inncr daia. TIc cgo, in oiIcr words, iIc "cicrior" sclf iIai you iIinl of as your sclf - iIai oriion of you nainiains iis safciy and iis sccning connand rcciscly lccausc inncr laycrs of your own crsonaliiy consianily uIold ii, lcc iIc Iysical lody ocraiing, and nainiain connunicaiions wiiI iIc nuliiiudinous siinuli iIai conc loiI fron ouisidc condiiions and insidc condiiions. TIc soul or cniiiy is noi dininisIcd lui candcd iIrougI rcincarnaiions, iIrougI cisicncc and ccricncc in rolallc rcaliiics - sonciIing iIai I will clain laicr. Ii is only lccausc you Iavc a IigIly liniicd concciion of your own cniiiy iIai you insisi uon iis lcing alnosi sicrilc in iis singulariiy. TIcrc arc nillions of cclls wiiIin your lody, lui you call your lody a unii, and considcr ii your own. You do forn ii, fron iIc insidc oui, and yci you forn ii fron living sulsiancc, and cacI snallcsi ariiclc Ias iis own living consciousncss. TIcrc arc cluns of naiicr, and in iIai rcscci iIcrc arc cluns of consciousncss, cacI individual, wiiI iIcir own dcsiiny and aliliiics and oicniials. TIcrc arc no liniiaiions io your own cniiiy. iIcrcforc, Iow can your cniiiy or soul Iavc loundarics, for loundarics would cnclosc ii and dcny ii frccdon. Oficn ii sccns iIai iIc soul is iIougIi of as a rccious sionc, io lc finally rcscnicd as a gifi io Cod, or considcrcd as sonc woncn uscd io considcr iIcir virginiiy - sonciIing IigIly rizcd iIai nusi lc losi; iIc losing of ii lcing significd as a finc gifi io iIc rcccivcr. In nany IilosoIics iIis sori of idca is rciaincd - iIc soul lcing rciurncd io a rinal givcr, or lcing dissolvcd in a nclulous siaic soncwIcrc lciwccn lcing and nonlcing. TIc soul is, Iowcvcr, firsi of all crcaiivc. Ii can lc discusscd fron nany vicwoinis. Iis cIaracicrisiics can lc givcn io sonc dcgrcc, and indccd nosi of ny rcadcrs could find oui iIcsc cIaracicrisiics for iIcnsclvcs if iIcy wcrc IigIly cnougI noiivaicd, and if iIis was iIcir nain conccrn. TIc soul or cniiiy is iisclf iIc nosi IigIly noiivaicd, nosi IigIly cncrgizcd, and nosi oicni consciousncss-unii lnown in any univcrsc. Ii is cncrgy conccniraicd io a dcgrcc quiic unlclicvallc io you. Ii coniains oicniials unliniicd, lui ii nusi worl oui iis own idcniiiy and forn iis own worlds. Ii carrics wiiIin ii iIc lurdcn of all lcing. WiiIin ii arc crsonaliiy oicniials lcyond your conrcIcnsion. Fcncnlcr, iIis is your own soul or cniiiy I an scaling of, as wcll as soul or cniiiy in gcncral. You arc onc nanifcsiaiion of your own soul. How nany of you would wani io linii your rcaliiy, your cniirc rcaliiy, io iIc ccricncc you now lnow? You do iIis wIcn you inaginc iIai your rcscni sclf is your cniirc crsonaliiy, or insisi iIai your idcniiiy lc nainiaincd uncIangcd iIrougI an cndlcss cicrniiy. SucI an cicrniiy would lc dcad indccd. In nany ways iIc soul is an inciicni god, and laicr in iIis lool wc will discuss iIc "god concci." For now, Iowcvcr, wc will sinly lc conccrncd wiiI iIc cniiiy or soul, iIc largcr sclf iIai wIiscrs cvcn now in iIc Iiddcn rcccsscs of cacI rcadcr's ccricncc. I Ioc in iIis lool noi only io assurc you of iIc cicrnal validiiy of your soul or cniiiy, lui io Icl you scnsc iis viial rcaliiy wiiIin yoursclf. Firsi of all, Iowcvcr, you nusi Iavc sonc idca of your own sycIological and sycIic siruciurc. WIcn you undcrsiand io sonc cicni wIo and wIai you arc, iIcn I can clain norc clcarly wIo and wIai I an. I Ioc io acquaini you wiiI iIosc dccly crcaiivc asccis of your own lcing, so iIai you can usc iIcsc io cicnd and cand your cniirc ccricncc. Many individuals inaginc iIc soul io lc an innorializcd cgo, forgciiing iIai iIc cgo as you lnow ii is only a snall oriion of iIc sclf; so iIis scciion of iIc crsonaliiy is sinly rojccicd onward, ad infiniiun, so io scal. Dccausc iIc dincnsions of your rcaliiy arc so liiilc undcrsiood, your conccis arc lound io lc liniicd. In considcring "innorialiiy," nanlind sccns io Ioc for furiIcr cgoiisiical dcvcloncni, and yci Ic oljccis io iIc idca iIai sucI dcvcloncni nigIi involvc cIangc. Hc says iIrougI Iis rcligions iIai Ic Ias a soul indccd, wiiIoui cvcn asling wIai a soul is, and oficn Ic sccns io rcgard ii, again, as an oljcci in Iis osscssion. Now crsonaliiy, cvcn as you lnow ii, consianily cIangcs, and noi always in ways iIai arc aniiciaicd - nosi oficn, in faci, in unrcdiciallc ways. You insisi uon focusing your aiicniion uon iIc sinilariiics iIai arc wovcn iIrougI your own lcIavior; and uon iIcsc you luild a iIcory iIai iIc sclf follows a aiicrn iIai you, insicad, Iavc iransoscd uon ii. And iIc iransoscd aiicrn rcvcnis you fron sccing iIc sclf as ii rcally is. TIcrcforc, you also rojcci iIis disioricd vicwoini uon your concciion of iIc rcaliiy of iIc soul. You iIinl of iIc soul, iIcrcforc, in iIc ligIi of crroncous concciions iIai you Iold rcgarding cvcn iIc naiurc of your norial sclvcs. Evcn iIc norial sclf, you scc, is far norc niraculous and wondrous iIan you crccivc, and osscsscs far norc aliliiics iIan you ascrilc io ii. You do noi undcrsiand as yci iIc iruc naiurc of crcciion, cvcn as far as iIc norial sclf is conccrncd, and iIcrcforc you can Iardly undcrsiand iIc crcciions of iIc soul. For iIc soul, alovc all, crccivcs and crcaics. Fcncnlcr again iIai you arc a soul now. TIc soul wiiIin you, iIcrcforc, is now crcciving. Iis nciIods of crcciion arc iIc sanc now as iIcy wcrc lcforc your Iysical liriI, and as iIcy will lc aficr your Iysical dcaiI. So lasically iIc inncr oriion of you, iIc soul-siuff, will noi suddcnly cIangc iis nciIods of crcciion nor iis cIaracicrisiics aficr Iysical dcaiI. You can find oui wIai iIc soul is now, iIcrcforc. Ii is noi sonciIing waiiing for you ai your dcaiI, nor is ii sonciIing you nusi savc or rcdccn, and ii is also sonciIing iIai you cannoi losc. TIc icrn, "io losc or savc your soul", Ias lccn grossly nisinicrrcicd and disioricd, for ii is iIc ari of you iIai is indccd indcsiruciillc. Wc will go inio iIis ariicular naiicr in a oriion of iIc lool dcaling wiiI rcligion and iIc god concci. Your own crsonaliiy as you lnow ii, iIai oriion of you iIai you considcr nosi rccious, nosi uniqucly you, will also ncvcr lc dcsiroycd or losi. Ii is a oriion of iIc soul. Ii will noi lc golllcd ly iIc soul, nor crascd ly ii, nor suljugaicd ly ii; nor on iIc oiIcr Iand can ii cvcr lc scaraicd. Ii is, ncvcriIclcss, only onc ascci of your soul. Your individualiiy, in wIaicvcr way you wani io iIinl of ii, coniinucs io cisi in your icrns. Ii coniinucs io grow and dcvclo, lui iis growiI and dcvcloncni is IigIly dccndcni uon iis rcalizaiion iIai wIilc ii is disiinci and individual, ii is also lui onc nanifcsiaiion of iIc soul. To iIc cicni iIai ii rcalizcs iIis, ii lcarns io unfold in crcaiiviiy, and io usc iIosc aliliiics iIai lic inIcrcni wiiIin ii. Now unforiunaicly, ii would lc nucI casicr sinly io icll you iIai your individualiiy coniinucs io cisi, and lci ii go ai iIai. WIilc iIis would nalc a fairly rcasonallc arallc, ii Ias lccn iold in iIai ariicular way lcforc, and iIcrc arc dangcrs in iIc vcry sinliciiy of iIc ialc. TIc iruiI is iIai iIc crsonaliiy you arc now and iIc crsonaliiy iIai you Iavc lccn and will lc - in iIc icrns in wIicI you undcrsiand iinc - all of iIcsc crsonaliiics arc nanifcsiaiions of iIc soul, of your soul. Your soul iIcrcforc - iIc soul iIai you arc - iIc soul iIai you arc ari of - iIai soul is a far norc crcaiivc and niraculous Icnoncnon iIan you rcviously suoscd. And wIcn iIis is noi clcarly undcrsiood, and wIcn iIc concci is waicrcd down for sinliciiy's salc, as ncniioncd carlicr, iIcn iIc inicnsc viialiiy of iIc soul can ncvcr lc undcrsiood. Your soul, iIcrcforc, osscsscs iIc wisdon, infornaiion, and lnowlcdgc iIai is ari of iIc ccricncc of all iIcsc oiIcr crsonaliiics; and you Iavc wiiIin yoursclvcs acccss io iIis infornaiion, lui only if you rcalizc iIc iruc naiurc of your rcaliiy. Lci nc cnIasizc again iIai iIcsc crsonaliiics cisi indccndcnily wiiIin and arc a ari of iIc soul, and cacI of iIcn arc frcc io crcaic and dcvclo. TIcrc is Iowcvcr an inncr connunicaiion, and iIc lnowlcdgc of onc is availallc io any - noi aficr Iysical dcaiI, lui now in your rcscni noncni. Now iIc soul iisclf, as ncniioncd carlicr, is noi siaiic. Ii grows and dcvclos cvcn iIrougI iIc ccricncc of iIosc crsonaliiics iIai conosc ii, and ii is, io ui ii as sinly as ossillc, norc iIan iIc sun of iis aris. Now, iIcrc arc no closcd sysicns in rcaliiy. In your Iysical sysicn iIc naiurc of your crcciions liniis your idca of rcaliiy io sonc cicni, lccausc you uroscly dccidc io focus wiiIin a givcn "localc." Dui lasically scaling, consciousncss can ncvcr lc a closcd sysicn, and all larricrs of sucI a naiurc arc illusion. TIcrcforc iIc soul iisclf is noi a closcd sysicn. WIcn you considcr iIc soul, Iowcvcr, you usually iIinl of ii in sucI a ligIi - uncIanging, a sycIic or siriiual ciiadcl. Dui ciiadcls noi only lcc oui invadcrs, iIcy also rcvcni cansion and dcvcloncni. TIcrc arc nany naiicrs Icrc vcry difficuli io crcss in words, for you arc so afraid for your scnsc of idcniiiy iIai you rcsisi iIc idca iIai iIc soul, for canlc, is an ocn siriiual sysicn, a owcrIousc of crcaiiviiy iIai sIoois oui in all dircciions - and yci iIis is indccd iIc casc. I icll you iIis, and ai iIc sanc iinc rcnind you iIai your rcscni crsonaliiy is ncvcr losi. Now anoiIcr word for iIc soul is cniiiy. You scc ii is noi a sinlc naiicr of giving you a dcfiniiion of a soul or cniiiy, for cvcn io Iavc a glinsc in logical icrns you would Iavc io undcrsiand ii in siriiual, sycIic, and clccironagnciic icrns, and undcrsiand iIc lasic naiurc of consciousncss and aciion as wcll. Dui you can iniuiiivcly discovcr iIc naiurc of iIc soul or cniiiy, and in nany ways iniuiiivc lnowlcdgc is sucrior io any oiIcr lind. Onc rcrcquisiic for sucI an iniuiiivc undcrsianding of iIc soul is iIc dcsirc io acIicvc ii. If iIc dcsirc is sirong cnougI, iIcn you will lc auionaiically lcd io ccricnccs iIai will rcsuli in vivid, unnisialallc suljcciivc lnowlcdgc. TIcrc arc nciIods iIai will cnallc you io do iIis, and I will givc you sonc ioward iIc cnd of iIis lool. For now, Icrc is onc quiic cffcciivc lui sinlc ccrcisc. Closc your cycs aficr Iaving rcad iIis cIaicr io iIis oini, and iry io scnsc wiiIin yoursclf iIc sourcc of owcr fron wIicI your own lrcaiIing and lifc forccs conc. Sonc of you will do iIis succcssfully ai your firsi iry. OiIcrs nay ialc longcr. WIcn you fccl wiiIin yoursclf iIis sourcc, iIcn iry io scnsc iIis owcr flow ouiward iIrougI your cniirc Iysical lcing, iIrougI iIc fingcriis and iocs, iIrougI iIc orcs of your lody, all dircciions, wiiI yoursclf as ccnicr. Inaginc iIc rays undininisIcd, rcacIing iIcn iIrougI iIc foliagc and clouds alovc, iIrougI iIc ccnicr of iIc cariI lclow, cicnding cvcn io iIc fariIcsi rcacIcs of iIc univcrsc. Now I do noi ncan iIis io lc ncrcly a synlolic ccrcisc, for iIougI ii nay lcgin wiiI inaginaiion, ii is lascd uon faci, and cnanaiions fron your consciousncss and iIc crcaiiviiy of your soul do indccd rcacI ouiward in iIai nanncr. TIc ccrcisc will givc you sonc idca of iIc iruc naiurc, crcaiiviiy, and viialiiy of iIc soul fron wIicI you can draw your own cncrgy and of wIicI you arc an individual and uniquc oriion. TIis discussion is noi ncani io lc an csoicric rcscniaiion wiiI liiilc raciical ncaning in your daily livcs. TIc faci is iIai wIilc you Iold liniicd conccis of your own rcaliiy, iIcn you cannoi raciically ialc advaniagc of nany aliliiics iIai arc your own; and wIilc you Iavc a liniicd concci of iIc soul, iIcn io sonc cicni you cui yoursclf off fron iIc sourcc of your own lcing and crcaiiviiy. Now iIcsc aliliiics ocraic wIciIcr you lnow ii or noi, lui oficn iIcy ocraic in siic of you raiIcr iIan wiiI your conscious coocraiion; and oficn wIcn you do find yoursclf using iIcn, you lcconc frigIicncd, disoricnicd, or confuscd. No naiicr wIai you Iavc lccn iaugIi, you nusi undcrsiand, for canlc, iIai lasically scaling, cr- cciions arc noi Iysical in iIc way iIc icrn is usually uscd. If you caicI yoursclf crcciving infornaiion iIrougI oiIcr iIan your Iysical scnscs, iIcn you nusi accci iIc faci iIai iIis is iIc way crcciion worls. WIai oficn Iacns is iIai your concciion of rcaliiy is so liniicd iIai you ialc frigIi wIcncvcr you crccivc any ccricncc iIai docs noi fii inio your concciion. Now I an noi scaling ncrcly of aliliiics looscly callcd "cirascnsory crcciion." TIcsc ccricnccs sccn ciraordinary io you only lccausc you Iavc for so long dcnicd iIc cisicncc of any crcciion iIai did noi conc iIrougI iIc Iysical scnscs. So-callcd cirascnsory crcciion givcs you lui a crudc and disioricd idca of iIc lasic ways in wIicI iIc inncr sclf rcccivcs infornaiion, lui iIc conccis luili around cirascnsory crcciion arc ai lcasi ncarcr iIc iruiI, and as sucI rcrcscni an inrovcncni ovcr iIc idca iIai all crcciion is lasically Iysical. Now ii is ncarly inossillc io scaraic a discussion of iIc naiurc of iIc soul fron a discussion of iIc naiurc of crcciion. Vcry lricfly lci us rcvicw a fcw oinis. You forn Iysical naiicr and iIc Iysical world iIai you lnow. TIc Iysical scnscs aciually can lc said io crcaic iIc Iysical world, in iIai iIcy forcc you io crccivc an availallc ficld of cncrgy in Iysical icrns, and inosc a IigIly sccializcd aiicrn uon iIis ficld of rcaliiy. Using iIc Iysical scnscs, you can crccivc rcaliiy in no oiIcr way. TIis Iysical crcciion in no way alicrs iIc naiivc, lasic, unfciicrcd crcciion iIai is cIaracicrisiic of iIc inncr sclf, iIc inncr sclf lcing iIc oriion of iIc soul iIai is wiiIin you. TIc inncr sclf lnows iis rclaiionsIi wiiI iIc soul. Ii is a oriion of iIc sclf iIai acis, you nigIi say, as a ncsscngcr lciwccn iIc soul and iIc rcscni crsonaliiy. You nusi also rcalizc iIai wIilc I usc icrns lilc "soul" or "cniiiy," "inncr sclf," and "rcscni crsonaliiy," I do so only for iIc salc of convcnicncc, for onc is a ari of iIc oiIcr; iIcrc is no oini wIcrc onc lcgins and anoiIcr cnds. You can scc iIis casily for yoursclf if you considcr iIc way in wIicI sycIologisis usc iIc icrns "cgo," "sulconscious," and cvcn "unconscious." WIai sccns sulconscious in onc insiani nay lc conscious iIc nci. An unconscious noiivc nay also lc conscious ai onc oini. Evcn in iIcsc icrns your ccricncc sIould icll you iIai iIc words iIcnsclvcs nalc divisions iIai do noi cisi in your own ccricncc. You sccn io crccivc cclusivcly iIrougI your Iysical scnscs, and yci you Iavc only io cicnd your cgoiisiical idca of rcaliiy, and you will find cvcn your cgoiisiical sclf accciing quiic rcadily iIc cisicncc of nonIysical infornaiion. As ii docs, so iis own idcas of iis own naiurc will auionaiically cIangc and cand, for you will Iavc rcnovcd liniiaiions io iis growiI. Now any aci of crcciion cIangcs iIc crccivcr, and so iIc soul, considcrcd as a crccivcr, nusi also cIangc. TIcrc arc no rcal divisions lciwccn iIc crccivcr and iIc iIing sccningly crccivcd. In nany ways iIc iIing crccivcd is an cicnsion of iIc crccivcr. TIis nay sccn sirangc, lui all acis arc ncnial, or if you rcfcr, sycIic acis. TIis is an circncly sinlc clanaiion; lui iIc iIougIi crcaics iIc rcaliiy. TIcn iIc crcaior of iIc iIougIi crccivcs iIc oljcci, and Ic docs noi undcrsiand iIc conncciion lciwccn Iin and iIis sccningly scaraic iIing. TIis cIaracicrisiic of naicrializing iIougIis and cnoiions inio Iysical rcaliiics is an aiiriluic of iIc soul. Now in your rcaliiy, iIcsc iIougIis arc nadc Iysical. In oiIcr rcaliiics, iIcy nay lc "consirucicd" in an cniircly diffcrcni fasIion. So your soul, iIai wIicI you arc, consirucis your Iysical daily rcaliiy for you fron iIc naiurc of your .iIougIis and ccciaiions. You can rcadily scc, iIcrcforc, Iow inoriani your suljcciivc fcclings rcally arc. TIis lnowlcdgc - iIai your univcrsc is idca consiruciion - can inncdiaicly givc you clucs iIai cnallc you io cIangc your cnvironncni and circunsianccs lcncficially. WIcn you do noi undcrsiand iIc naiurc of iIc soul, and do noi rcalizc iIai your iIougIis and fcclings forn Iysical rcaliiy, iIcn you fccl owcrlcss io cIangc ii. In laicr cIaicrs of iIis lool, I Ioc io givc you sonc raciical infornaiion iIai will cnallc you io alicr raciically iIc vcry naiurc and siruciurc of daily lifc. TIc soul crccivcs all ccricncc dirccily. Mosi ccricnccs of wIicI you arc awarc conc aclagcd in Iysical wraing, and you ialc iIc wraing for iIc ccricncc iisclf, and do noi iIinl of looling insidc. TIc world iIai you lnow is onc of iIc infiniic naicrializaiions ialcn ly consciousncss, and as sucI ii is valid. TIc soul, Iowcvcr, docs noi nccd io follow iIc laws and rincilcs iIai arc a ari of iIc Iysical rcaliiy, and ii docs noi dccnd uon Iysical crcciion. TIc soul's crcciions arc of acis and cvcnis iIai arc ncnial, iIai lic, so io scal, lcncaiI Iysical cvcnis as you lnow iIcn. TIc soul's crcciions arc noi dccndcni uon iinc, lccausc iinc is a Iysical canouflagc and docs noi aly io nonIysical rcaliiy. Now ii is difficuli io clain io you Iow dircci ccricncc aciually worls, for ii cisis - a ioial ficld of crcciion, innoccni of iIc Iysical clucs sucI as color, sizc, wcigIi, and scnsc, wiiI wIicI your Iysical crcciions arc cloiIcd. Words arc uscd io icll of an ccricncc, lui iIcy olviously arc noi iIc ccricncc iIai iIcy aiicni io dcscrilc. Your Iysical suljcciivc ccricncc is so involvcd wiiI word iIinling, Iowcvcr, iIai ii is alnosi inossillc for you io conccivc of an ccricncc iIai is noi iIougIi-word oricnicd. Now, cacI cvcni of wIicI you arc awarc is alrcady a iranslaiion of an inncr cvcni, a sycIic or ncnial cvcni iIai is crccivcd ly iIc soul dirccily, lui iranslaicd ly iIc Iysically oricnicd oriions of iIc sclf inio Iysical scnsc icrns. Ii gocs wiiIoui saying iIcn iIai iIc soul docs noi rcquirc a Iysical lody for uroscs of crcciion; iIai crcciion is noi dccndcni uon Iysical scnscs; iIai ccricncc coniinucs wIciIcr or noi you arc in iIis lifc or anoiIcr; and also iIai iIc soul's lasic nciIods of crcciion arc also ocraiing wiiIin you now cvcn as you rcad iIis lool. Ii also follows iIai your ccricncc wiiIin iIc Iysical sysicn is dccndcni uon a Iysical forn and Iysical scnscs - again, lccausc iIcsc inicrrci rcaliiy and iranslaic ii inio Iysical daia. Ii also follows iIai sonc Iinis of iIc soul's dircci ccricncc can lc gaincd ly noncniarily swiicIing iIc Iysical scnscs off - ly rcfusing io usc iIcn as crcciors, and falling lacl uon oiIcr nciIods. Now you do iIis io sonc cicni in iIc drcan siaic, lui cvcn iIcn in nany drcans you siill icnd io iranslaic ccricncc inio Iallucinaiory Iysical icrns. Mosi of iIc drcans iIai you rccall arc of iIis naiurc. Ai ccriain dciIs of slcc, Iowcvcr, iIc soul's crcciion ocraics rclaiivcly unIancrcd. You drinl, so io scal, fron iIc urc wcll of crcciion. You connunicaic wiiI iIc dciIs of your own lcing, and iIc sourcc of your crcaiiviiy. TIcsc ccricnccs, noi lcing iranslaicd Iysically, do noi rcnain in iIc norning. You do noi rcncnlcr iIcn as drcans. Drcans, Iowcvcr, nay laicr iIc sanc cvcning lc forncd fron iIc infornaiion gaincd during wIai I will call iIc "dciI ccricncc." TIcsc will noi lc caci or ncar iranslaiions of iIc ccricncc, lui raiIcr of iIc naiurc of drcan arallcs - an cniircly diffcrcni iIing, you scc. Now iIis ariicular lcvcl of consciousncss, occurring in iIc slcc siaic, Ias noi lccn inoinicd ly your scicniisis. During ii, cncrgy is gcncraicd iIai nalcs iIc drcan siaic iisclf ossillc. Ii is iruc iIai drcans allow iIc Iysically oricnicd sclf io digcsi currcni ccricncc, lui ii is also iruc iIai iIc ccricncc is iIcn rciurncd io iis iniiial cononcnis. Ii lrcals aari, so io scal. Poriions of ii arc rciaincd as "asi" Iysical scnsc daia, lui iIc wIolc ccricncc rciurns io iis iniiial dircci siaic. Ii cisis iIcn, "cicrnally," scaraicd fron iIc Iysical cloiIing iIai you nccd in ordcr io undcrsiand ii. PIysical cisicncc is onc way in wIicI iIc soul cIooscs io ccricncc iis own aciualiiy. TIc soul, in oiIcr words, Ias crcaicd a world for you io inIalii, io cIangc - a conlcic sIcrc of aciiviiy in wIicI ncw dcvcloncnis and indccd ncw forns of consciousncss can cncrgc. In a nanncr of scaling, you coniinually crcaic your soul as ii coniinually crcaics you. Now, iIc soul is ncvcr dininisIcd, nor lasically arc any oriions of iIc sclf. TIc soul can lc considcrcd as an clccironagnciic cncrgy ficld, of wIicI you arc ari. Ii is a ficld of conccniraicd aciion wIcn you considcr ii in iIis ligIi - a owcrIousc of rolaliliiics or rolallc aciions, sccling io lc crcsscd; a grouing of nonIysical consciousncsscs iIai ncvcriIclcss lnows iisclf as an idcniiiy. Lool ai ii iIis way. TIc young wonan iIrougI wIon I scal oncc siaicd in a ocn, and I quoic. "TIcsc aions scal, and call iIcnsclvcs ny nanc." Now your Iysical lody is a ficld of cncrgy wiiI a ccriain forn, Iowcvcr, and wIcn sonconc asls you your nanc, your lis scal ii - and yci iIc nanc docs noi lclong io iIc aions and nolcculcs in iIc lis iIai uiicr iIc syllallcs. TIc nanc Ias ncaning only io you. WiiIin your lody you cannoi ui your fingcr uon your own idcniiiy. If you could iravcl wiiIin your lody, you could noi find wIcrc your idcniiiy rcsidcs, yci you say, "TIis is ny lody," and, "TIis is ny nanc." If you cannoi lc found, cvcn ly yoursclf, wiiIin your lody, iIcn wIcrc is iIis idcniiiy of yours iIai clains io Iold iIc cclls and organs as iis own? Your idcniiiy olviously Ias sonc conncciion wiiI your lody, sincc you Iavc no iroullc disiinguisIing your lody fron sonconc clsc's, and you ccriainly Iavc no iroullc disiinguisIing lciwccn your lody and iIc cIair, say, uon wIicI you nay sii. In a largcr nanncr, iIc idcniiiy of iIc soul can lc sccn fron iIc sanc vicwoini. Ii lnows wIo ii is, and is far norc ccriain of iis idcniiiy, indccd, iIan your Iysical sclf is of iis idcniiiy. And yci now wIcrc in iIis clccironagnciic cncrgy ficld can iIc idcniiiy of iIc soul as sucI lc found? Ii rcgcncraics all oiIcr oriions of iisclf, and givcs you iIc idcniiiy iIai is your own. And wIcn ii sIould lc aslcd, "WIo arc you?" ii would sinly answcr, "I an I," and lc answcring for you also. Now in icrns of sycIology as you undcrsiand ii, iIc soul could lc considcrcd as a rinc idcniiiy iIai is in iisclf a gcsiali of nany oiIcr individual consciousncsscs - an unliniicd sclf iIai is yci allc io crcss iisclf in nany ways and forns and yci nainiain iis own idcniiiy, iis own "I an-ncss," cvcn wIilc ii is awarc iIai iis I an-ncss nay lc ari of anoiIcr I an-ncss. Now I an surc ii nay sccn inconccivallc io you, lui iIc faci is iIai iIis I an-ncss is rciaincd cvcn iIougI ii nay, figuraiivcly scaling, now ncrgc wiiI and iravcl iIrougI oiIcr sucI cncrgy ficlds. TIcrc is, in oiIcr words, a givc and ialc lciwccn souls or cniiiics, and no cnd of ossililiiics, loiI of dcvcloncni and cansion. Again, iIc soul is noi a closcd sysicn. Ii is only lccausc your rcscni cisicncc is so IigIly focuscd in onc narrow arca iIai you ui sucI sicrn liniis uon your dcfiniiions and iIc sclf, and iIcn rojcci iIcsc uon your conccis of iIc soul. You worry for your Iysical idcniiiy and linii iIc cicni of your crcciions for fcar you cannoi Iandlc norc and rciain your sclfIood. TIc soul is noi frigIicncd for iis idcniiiy. Ii is surc of iisclf. Ii cvcr sccls. Ii is noi afraid of lcing ovcrwIclncd ly ccricncc or crcciion. If you Iad a norc iIorougI undcrsianding of iIc naiurc of idcniiiy you would noi, for canlc, fcar iclcaiIy, for lcIind iIis conccrn is iIc worry iIai your idcniiiy will lc swci away ly iIc suggcsiions or iIougIis of oiIcrs. No sycIological sysicn is closcd, no consciousncss is closcd, rcgardlcss of any acaranccs io iIc conirary wiiIin your own sysicn. TIc soul is a iravclcr, as Ias lccn said so oficn; lui ii is also iIc crcaior of all ccricncc, and of all dcsiinaiions in your icrns. Ii crcaics worlds as ii gocs, so io scal. Now iIis is iIc iruc naiurc of iIc sycIological lcing of wIicI you arc ari. As ncniioncd carlicr, laicr in iIc lool I will givc you sonc raciical suggcsiions iIai will allow you io rccognizc sonc of your own dcccr aliliiics, and uiilizc iIcn for your own dcvcloncni, lcasurc, and cducaiion. Consciousncss is noi lasically luili uon iIosc rcccis of good and cvil iIai so rcscnily conccrn you. Dy infcrcncc, nciiIcr is a soul. TIis docs noi ncan iIai in your sysicn, and in sonc oiIcrs, iIcsc rollcns do noi cisi and iIai good is noi rcfcrallc io iIc cvil. Ii sinly ncans iIai iIc soul lnows iIai good and cvil arc lui diffcrcni nanifcsiaiions of a far grcaicr rcaliiy. I wani io cnIasizc again iIai wIilc all iIis sounds difficuli in iIc iclling, ii lcconcs nucI norc clcar iniuiiivcly wIcn you lcarn io ccricncc wIai you arc, for if you cannoi iravcl insidc your Iysical lody io find your idcniiiy, you can iravcl iIrougI your sycIological sclf. TIcrc arc far norc wondcrs io crccivc iIrougI iIis inward cloraiion iIan you can ossilly lclicvc uniil you lcgin sucI a journcy for yoursclf. You arc a soul; you arc a ariicular nanifcsiaiion of a soul, and ii is sIccr nonscnsc io iIinl iIai you nusi rcnain ignorani of iIc naiurc of your own lcing. You nay noi lc allc io ui your lnowlcdgc clcarly inio words, lui iIis will in no way ncgaic iIc valuc or iIc validiiy of iIc ccricncc iIai will lc yours oncc you lcgin io lool inward. Now you nay call iIis a siriiual or sycIological or sycIic cloraiion, as you rcfcr. You will noi lc irying io find your soul. In iIai rcscci iIcrc is noiIing io find. Ii is noi losi, and you arc noi losi. TIc words you usc nay nalc no diffcrcncc, lui your inicni docs indccd.
!"#$%&'()( THE POTENTIALS OF THE SOUL
Ii sccns io you iIai you Iavc only onc forn, iIc Iysical onc iIai you crccivc, and no oiIcr. Ii also sccns iIai your forn can only lc in onc lacc ai onc iinc. You Iavc indccd oiIcr forns iIai you do noi crccivc, and you also crcaic various linds of forns for various uroscs, aliIougI you do noi crccivc iIcsc Iysically ciiIcr. Your nain scnsc of idcniiiy is involvcd wiiI your Iysical lody, so iIai ii is, for canlc, circncly difficuli for you io inaginc yoursclf wiiIoui ii, or ouisidc ii, or in any way disconnccicd fron ii. Forn is iIc rcsuli of conccniraicd cncrgy, iIc aiicrn for ii causcd ly vividly dirccicd cnoiional or sycIic idca inagcs. TIc inicnsiiy is all inoriani. If you Iavc, for canlc, a IigIly vivid dcsirc io lc soncwIcrc clsc, iIcn wiiIoui rcalizing ii consciously a scudoIysical forn, idcniical wiiI your own, nay acar in iIai vcry soi. TIc dcsirc will carry iIc inrini of your crsonaliiy and inagc, cvcn iIougI you rcnain unawarc of iIc inagc or iis acarancc in iIc oiIcr locaiion. TIougI iIis iIougIi inagc usually is noi sccn ly oiIcrs, ii is quiic ossillc iIai in iIc fuiurc scicniific insiruncnis nay crccivc ii. As ii is, sucI an inagc nay lc crccivcd ly iIosc wIo Iavc dcvclocd usc of iIc inncr scnscs. Any inicnsc ncnial aci - iIougIi or cnoiion - will noi only lc consirucicd in sonc Iysical or scudoIysical nanncr, lui will also lcar io sonc cicni iIc inrini of iIc crsonaliiy wIo originally conccivcd ii. TIcrc arc nany sucI inciicni or laicni forns. To Icl you inaginc wIai I an scaling of, you nigIi iIinl of iIcn as gIosi inagcs, or sIadow inagcs, iIougI iIis is only for iIc salc of analogy - forns, for canlc, jusi lcncaiI, iIai Iavc noi cncrgcd conlcicly inio Iysical rcaliiy as you lnow ii, lui arc ncvcriIclcss vivid cnougI io lc consirucicd. You would iIinl iIcn quiic rcal indccd, if you could scc iIcn. EacI individual aciually scnds sucI rclica inagcs of Iinsclf oui frcqucnily, iIougI iIc dcgrcc of iIc naicrializaiion nay diffcr, sonc forns, for canlc, lcing norc or lcss sIadowy iIan oiIcrs. Howcvcr, iIcsc forns arc noi ncrc rojcciions - "flai" inagcs. TIcy Iavc a dcfiniic cffcci uon iIc ainosIcrc. TIcy "nalc roon" for iIcnsclvcs in ways iIai arc raiIcr difficuli io clain, aliIougI iIcy nay cocisi ai iincs wiiI Iysical oljccis or sIacs, or nay cvcn lc sucrinoscd uon iIcsc. In iIis casc iIcrc is a dcfiniic inicraciion - an inicrcIangc iIai is, again, lcncaiI Iysical crcciion. You nay suddcnly sirongly wisI iIai you wcrc sianding ly a lclovcd lui disiani, faniliar scasIorc, for canlc. TIis inicnsc dcsirc would iIcn aci sonciIing lilc a corc of cncrgy rojccicd ouiward fron your own nind, givcn a forn, your forn. TIc lacc iIai you Iad cnvisioncd would iIcn aiiraci iIc forn, and ii would insianiancously siand iIcrc. TIis Iacns wiiI grcai frcqucncy. Ii would noi lc sccn undcr usual circunsianccs. On iIc oiIcr Iand, if iIc dcsirc wcrc siill norc inicnsc, iIc cncrgy corc would lc grcaicr, and a oriion of your own flow of consciousncss would lc inaricd io iIc forn, so iIai for a noncni you in your roon nigIi suddcnly sncll iIc sali air, or in sonc oiIcr way crccivc iIc cnvironncni in wIicI iIis scudoinagc siands. TIc cicni of crcciion will vary Icrc io a grcai dcgrcc. To lcgin wiiI, your Iysical forn is iIc rcsuli of grcai cnoiional focus. TIc faniasiic cncrgy of your sycIc noi only crcaicd your Iysical lody, lui nainiains ii. Ii is noi onc coniinuous iIing, aliIougI io you ii sccns crnancni cnougI wIilc ii lasis. Ii is ncvcriIclcss in a consiani siaic of ulsaiion, and lccausc of iIc naiurc of cncrgy and iis consiruciion, iIc lody is aciually llinling off and on. TIis is difficuli io clain, and for our rcscni uroscs ii is noi cniircly ncccssary iIai you undcrsiand iIc rcasons for iIis ulsing; lui cvcn Iysically, you arc "noi Icrc" as oficn as you arc. Your cnoiional inicnsiiy and focus crcaic forns lcsidc your Iysical lody, Iowcvcr iIcir duraiion and dcgrcc arc dccndcni uon iIc inicnsiiy of any givcn cnoiional origin. Your sacc is iIcrcforc fillcd wiiI inciicni forns, quiic vivid, lui lcncaiI iIc rcgular siruciurc of naiicr iIai you crccivc. TIcsc rojcciions, iIcn, aciually arc scni oui consianily. Sonc norc soIisiicaicd scicniific insiruncnis iIan you now Iavc would clcarly sIow noi only iIc cisicncc of iIcsc forns, lui also vilraiions in varying wavcs of inicnsiiy surrounding iIosc Iysical oljccis iIai you do crccivc. To nalc iIis clcarcr, lool ai any iallc in iIc roon lcforc you. Ii is Iysical, solid, and you crccivc ii casily. Now for an analogy, inaginc if you can iIai lcIind iIc iallc is anoiIcr jusi lilc ii, lui noi quiic as Iysical, and lcIind iIai onc anoiIcr, and anoiIcr lcIind iIai cacI onc norc difficuli io crccivc, fading inio invisililiiy. And in froni of iIc iallc is a iallc jusi lilc ii, only a lii lcss Iysical acaring iIan iIc "rcal" iallc - ii also Iaving a succcssion of cvcn lcss Iysical iallcs cicnding ouiward. And iIc sanc for cacI sidc of iIc iallc. Now anyiIing iIai acars in Iysical icrns also cisis in oiIcr icrns iIai you do noi crccivc. You only crccivc rcaliiics wIcn iIcy acIicvc a ccriain "iicI," wIcn iIcy sccn io coalcscc inio naiicr. Dui iIcy aciually cisi, and quiic validly ai oiIcr lcvcls. TIcrc arc also rcaliiics, iIai arc "rclaiivcly norc valid" iIan your own; in conarison, siricily for an analogy, for canlc, your Iysical iallc would acar as sIadowy in conirasi, as |lilc| iIosc vcry sIadowy iallcs wc inaginc. You would Iavc a sori of "sucriallc" in iIosc icrns. Yours is noi a sysicn of rcaliiy forncd ly iIc nosi inicnsc conccniraiion of cncrgy, iIcrcforc. Ii is sinly iIc onc you arc iurncd inio, ari and arccl of. You crccivc ii sinly for iIis rcason. OiIcr oriions of yoursclf, iIcrcforc, of wIicI you arc noi consciously awarc, do inIalii wIai you could call a sucrsysicn of rcaliiy in wIicI consciousncss lcarns io Iandlc and crccivc nucI sirongcr conccniraiions of cncrgy, and io consiruci "forns" of a diffcrcni naiurc indccd. Your idca of sacc is iIcn IigIly disioricd, sincc sacc io you is sinly wIcrc noiIing is crccivcd. Ii is olviously fillcd wiiI all linds of Icnoncna, iIai nalc no inrcssion ai all uon your crcciivc nccIanisns. Now in various ways and on occasion, you can iunc inio iIcsc oiIcr rcaliiics io sonc dcgrcc - and you do so sasnodically, iIougI in nany cascs iIc ccricncc is losi lccausc ii docs noi rcgisicr Iysically. TIinl again aloui iIis forn iIai you scni io iIc occansidc. TIougI ii was noi cquicd wiiI your own Iysical scnscs, ii was of iisclf io sonc cicni allc io crccivc. You rojccicd ii unlnowingly, lui iIrougI quiic naiural laws. TIc forn luili u fron inicnsc cnoiional dcsirc. TIc inagc iIcn follows iis own laws of rcaliiy, and io sonc cicni, and io a lcsscr dcgrcc iIan you, Ias a consciousncss. You arc, using an analogy again, scni oui ly a sucrsclf wIo sirongly dcsircd cisicncc in Iysical forn. You arc no uci of iIis sucrsclf. You will follow your own lincs of dcvcloncni, and iIrougI ncans far ioo difficuli io clain Icrc, you add io iIc ccricncc of iIc sucrsclf and also iIcn cicnd iIc naiurc of iis rcaliiy. You also insurc your own dcvcloncni, and you arc allc io draw uon iIc aliliiics of iIc sucrsclf. Nor will you cvcr lc swallowcd ly iIc sclf iIai in iIcsc icrns sccns so sucrior. Dccausc you cisi, you scnd oui lilc rojcciions of your own,as ncniioncd carlicr. TIcrc is no cnd io iIc rcaliiy of consciousncss, nor iIc ncans of iis naicrializaiion. Nor is iIcrc any cnd io iIc dcvcloncnis ossillc for cacI idcniiiy. Lci nc nalc ii clcar oncc again. Your rcscni crsonaliiy as you iIinl of ii is indccd "indclillc," and coniinucs aficr dcaiI io grow and dcvclo. I ncniion iIis again in iIc niddlc of our rcscni discussion so iIai you do noi fccl losi, or ncgaicd, or insignificani. TIcrc arc olviously an infiniic nunlcr of gradaiions in iIc iycs and linds of forns of wIicI wc Iavc lccn scaling. TIai cncrgy wIicI is rojccicd fron our "sucrsclf," iIai sarl of inicnsc idcniiiy iIai rcsulicd in your Iysical liriI, iIai uniquc incius, in iIc onc way Ias nany sinilariiics io iIc old concci of iIc soul - ccci iIai ii coniains only a ari of iIc siory. WIilc you coniinuc io cisi and dcvclo as an individual, your wIolc sclf, or soul, Ias sucI vasi oicniial, iIai ii can ncvcr lc crcsscd fully iIrougI onc crsonaliiy, as soncwIai claincd in onc rcvious cIaicr. Now, iIrougI vcry inicnsc cnoiional focus you can crcaic a forn, and rojcci ii io anoiIcr crson wIo nay iIcn crccivc ii. TIis nay lc donc consciously or unconsciously; and iIai is raiIcr inoriani. TIis discussion docs noi conccrn iIc so- callcd asiral forn, wIicI is sonciIing cniircly diffcrcni. TIc Iysical lody is iIc naicrializaiion of iIc asiral forn. Ii docs noi dcscri iIc lody for any lcngiI of iinc, Iowcvcr, and ii is noi iIis iIai is rojccicd in cascs lilc iIc scasidc analogy uscd carlicr. You arc rcscnily focuscd noi only in your Iysical lody, lui iIin a ariicular frcqucncy of cvcnis iIai you inicrrci as iinc. OiIcr Iisiorical criods cisi sinuliancously, in forns quiic as valid; and oiIcr rcincarnaiional sclvcs. Again, you sinly arc noi iuncd io iIosc frcqucncics. You can lnow wIai Iacncd in iIc asi and Iavc Iisiorics, lccausc according io iIc rulcs of iIc ganc iIai you acccicd, you lclicvc iIai iIc asi, lui noi iIc fuiurc, can lc crccivcd. You could Iavc Iisiorics of iIc fuiurc in iIc rcscni, if iIc rulcs of iIc ganc wcrc diffcrcni. In oiIcr lcvcls of rcaliiy, iIc rulcs of iIc ganc cIangc. Aficr dcaiI in your icrns, you arc quiic frcc crcciivcly. TIc fuiurc acars as clcarly as iIc asi. Evcn iIis is IigIly conlicaicd, Iowcvcr, for iIcrc is noi jusi onc asi. You accci as rcal only ccriain classificaiions of cvcnis and ignorc oiIcrs. Wc Iavc ncniioncd cvcnis. TIcrc arc also rolallc asis iIcrcforc, iIai cisi quiic ouisidc your conrcIcnsion. You cIoosc onc ariicular grou of iIcsc, and laicI uon iIis grou of cvcnis as iIc only oncs ossillc, noi rcalizing iIai you Iavc sclccicd fron an infiniic variciy of asi cvcnis. TIcrc arc iIcn, olviously, rolallc fuiurcs and rolallc rcscnis. I an irying io discuss iIis in your icrns, sincc lasically, you nusi undcrsiand, iIc words ,. asi," "rcscni," and "fuiurc" arc no norc ncaningful as far as iruc ccricncc is conccrncd iIan arc iIc words "cgo," "conscious," or "unconscious." Noi only arc you ari of oiIcr indccndcni sclvcs, cacI onc focuscd in iis own rcaliiy, lui iIcrc is a synaiIciic rclaiionsIi iIai cisis. For canlc, lccausc of iIis rclaiionsIi, your ccricncc nccd noi lc liniicd ly iIc Iysical crcciivc nccIanisns. You can draw uon lnowlcdgc iIai lclongs io iIcsc oiIcr indccndcni sclvcs. You can lcarn io focus your aiicniion away fron Iysical rcaliiy, io lcarn ncw nciIods of crcciion iIai will cnallc you io cnlargc your concci of rcaliiy and grcaily cand your own ccricncc. Ii is only lccausc you lclicvc iIai Iysical cisicncc is iIc only valid onc, iIai ii docs noi occur io you io lool for oiIcr rcaliiics. SucI iIings as iclcaiIy and clairvoyancc can givc you Iinis of oiIcr linds of crcciion, lui you arc also involvcd in quiic dcfiniic ccricnccs loiI wIilc you arc nornally waling and wIilc you arc aslcc. TIc so-callcd sircan of consciousncss is sinly iIai - onc snall sircan of iIougIis, inagcs, and inrcssions - iIai is ari of a nucI dcccr rivcr of consciousncss iIai rcrcscnis your own far grcaicr cisicncc and ccricncc. You scnd all your iinc canining iIis onc snall sircan, so iIai you lcconc Iynoiizcd ly iis flow, and cniranccd ly iis noiion. Sinuliancously iIcsc oiIcr sircans of crcciion and con- sciousncss go ly wiiIoui your noiicc, yci iIcy arc vcry nucI a ari of you, and iIcy rcrcscni quiic valid asccis, cvcnis, aciions, cnoiions wiiI wIicI you arc also involvcd in oiIcr laycrs of rcaliiy. You arc as aciivcly and vividly conccrncd in iIcsc rcaliiics as you arc in iIc onc in wIicI your nain aiicniion is now focuscd. Now, as you arc ncrcly conccrncd wiiI your Iysical lody and Iysical sclf as a rulc, you givc your aiicniion io iIc sircan of consciousncss iIai sccns io dcal wiiI ii. TIcsc oiIcr sircans of consciousncss, Iowcvcr, arc connccicd wiiI oiIcr sclf-forns iIai you do noi crccivc. TIc lody, in oiIcr words, is sinly onc nanifcsiaiion of wIai you arc in onc rcaliiy, lui in iIcsc oiIcr rcaliiics you Iavc oiIcr forns. "You" arc noi divorccd fron iIcsc oiIcr sircans of consciousncss in any lasic way; only your focus of aiicniion closcs you off fron iIcn, and fron iIc cvcnis in wIicI iIcy arc involvcd. If you iIinl of your sircan of consciousncss as iransarcni, Iowcvcr, iIcn you can lcarn io lool iIrougI and lcncaiI ii io oiIcrs iIai lic in oiIcr lcds of rcaliiy. You can also lcarn io risc alovc your rcscni sircan of consciousncss and crccivc oiIcrs iIai run, for analogy's salc, arallcl. TIc oini is iIai you arc only liniicd io iIc sclf you lnow if you iIinl iIai you arc, and if you do noi rcalizc iIai iIai sclf is far fron your cniirc idcniiiy. Now oficn you iunc inio iIcsc oiIcr sircans of consciousncss wiiIoui rcalizing iIai you Iavc donc so - for again, iIcy arc a ari of iIc sanc rivcr of your idcniiiy. All arc iIcrcforc connccicd. Any crcaiivc worl involvcs you in a coocraiivc roccss in wIicI you lcarn io di inio iIcsc oiIcr sircans of consciousncss, and conc u wiiI a crcciion iIai Ias far norc dincnsions iIan onc arising fron iIc onc narrow, usual sircan of consciousncss iIai you lnow. Crcai crcaiiviiy is iIcn nuliidincnsional for iIis rcason. Iis origin is noi fron onc rcaliiy, lui fron nany, and ii is iingcd wiiI iIc nuliiliciiy of iIai origin. Crcai crcaiiviiy always sccns grcaicr iIan iis urc Iysical dincnsion and rcaliiy. Dy conirasi wiiI iIc so-callcd usual, ii acars alnosi as an inirusion. Ii ialcs iIc lrcaiI away. SucI crcaiiviiy auionaiically rcninds cacI nan of Iis own nuliidincnsional rcaliiy. TIc words "lnow iIysclf," iIcrcforc, ncan far norc iIan nosi colc cvcr suosc. Now in noncnis of soliiudc you nay lcconc awarc of sonc of iIcsc oiIcr sircans of consciousncss. You nay ai iincs for canlc, Icar words, or scc inagcs iIai acar oui of conici wiiI your own iIougIis. According io your cducaiion, lclicfs, and laclground you nay inicrrci iIcsc in any nunlcr of ways. For iIai naiicr, iIcy nay originaic fron scvcral sourccs. On nany occasions, Iowcvcr, you Iavc inadvcricnily iuncd in on onc of your oiIcr sircans of consciousncss, ocncd noncniarily a cIanncl io iIosc oiIcr lcvcls of rcaliiy in wIicI oiIcr oriions of you dwcll. Sonc of iIcsc nay involvc iIc iIougIis of wIai you would call a rcincarnaiional sclf, focuscd in anoiIcr criod of Iisiory as you lnow ii. You nay insicad, "icl u" an cvcni in wIicI a rolallc sclf is involvcd, according io your inclinaiion, your sycIic sulcncss, your curiosiiy, your dcsirc for lnowlcdgc. In oiIcr words, you nay lcconc awarc of a far grcaicr rcaliiy iIan you now lnow, usc aliliiics iIai you do noi rcalizc you osscss, lnow lcyond all douli iIai your own consciousncss and idcniiiy is indccndcni of iIc world in wIicI you now focus your rinary aiicniion. If all of iIai wcrc noi iruc, I would noi lc wriiing iIis lool and you would noi lc rcading ii. TIcsc oiIcr cisicnccs of yours go on quiic ncrrily wIciIcr you arc waling or slccing, lui wIilc you arc awalc ordinarily you llocl iIcn oui. In iIc drcan siaic you arc nucI norc awarc of iIcn, aliIougI iIcrc is a final roccss of drcaning iIai oficn nasls inicnsc sycIological and sycIic ccricncc, and unforiunaicly wIai you usu- ally rccall is iIis final drcan vcrsion. In iIis final vcrsion iIc lasic ccricncc is convcricd as ncarly as ossillc inio Iysical icrns. Ii is iIcrcforc disioricd. TIis final ioucIing-u roccss is noi donc ly dcccr laycrs of iIc sclf Iowcvcr, lui is nucI norc ncarly a conscious roccss iIan you rcalizc. Onc snall oini nigIi clain wIai I ncan Icrc. If you do noi wani io rcncnlcr a ariicular drcan, you yoursclf ccnsor iIc ncnory on lcvcls quiic closc io consciousncss. Oficn you can cvcn caicI yoursclf in iIc aci of uroscly droing iIc ncnory of a drcan. TIc ioucIing-u roccss occurs alnosi ai iIis sanc lcvcl, iIougI noi quiic. Hcrc iIc lasic ccricncc is Iasiily drcsscd u as nucI as ossillc in Iysical cloiIcs. TIis is noi lccausc you wani io undcrsiand iIc ccricncc, lui lccausc you rcfusc io accci ii as lasically nonIysical. All drcans arc noi of iIis naiurc. Sonc drcans iIcnsclvcs do ialc lacc in sycIic or ncnial arcas connccicd wiiI your daily aciiviiics, in wIicI casc no drcssing-u roccss is ncccssary. Dui in iIc vcry dcc rcacIcs of slcc ccricncc - iIosc, incidcnially, noi yci ioucIcd uon ly scicniisis in so-callcd drcan laloraiorics - you arc in connunicaiion wiiI oiIcr oriions of your own idcniiiy, and wiiI iIc oiIcr rcaliiics in wIicI iIcy cisi. In iIis siaic you also ursuc worls and cndcavors iIai nay or nay noi lc connccicd wiiI your inicrcsis as you lnow of iIcn. You arc lcarning, siudying, laying; you arc anyiIing lui aslcc as you iIinl of iIc icrn. You arc IigIly aciivc. You arc involvcd in iIc undcrground worl, in iIc rcal niiiy-griiiy of cisicncc. Now lci nc cnIasizc Icrc iIai you arc sinly noi unconscious. Ii only sccns iIai you arc, lccausc as a rulc you rcncnlcr nonc of iIis in iIc norning. To sonc cicni, Iowcvcr, sonc colc arc awarc of iIcsc aciiviiics, and iIcrc arc also nciIods iIai will cnallc you io rccall iIcn io sonc dcgrcc. I do noi wani io nininizc iIc inoriancc of your siaic of consciousncss; as, for canlc, you rcad iIis lool. Prcsunally you arc awalc, lui in nany ways wIcn you arc awalc, you arc rcsiing far norc iIan you arc in your so-callcd unconscious nigIily siaic. TIcn io a largcr cicni you rcalizc your own rcaliiy, and arc frcc io usc aliliiics iIai in iIc dayiinc you ignorc or dcny. Ai a vcry sinlc lcvcl, for canlc, your consciousncss lcavcs your lody oficn in iIc slcc siaic. You connunicaic wiiI colc in oiIcr lcvcls of rcaliiy iIai you Iavc lnown, lui far lcyond iIis, you crcaiivcly nainiain and rcviializc your Iysical inagc. You roccss daily ccricncc, rojcci ii inio wIai you iIinl of as iIc fuiurc, cIoosc fron an infiniiy of rolallc cvcnis iIosc you will nalc Iysical, and lcgin iIc ncnial and sycIic roccsscs iIai will lring iIcn inio iIc world of sulsiancc. Ai iIc sanc iinc, you nalc iIis infornaiion availallc io all iIcsc oiIcr oriions of your idcniiiy, wIo dwcll in cniircly diffcrcni rcaliiics, and you rcccivc fron iIcn conarallc infornaiion. You do noi losc coniaci wiiI your ordinary waling sclf. You sinly do noi focus uon ii. You iurn your aiicniion away. In iIc dayiinc you sinly rcvcrsc iIc roccss. If you wcrc looling ai your daily nornal sclf fron iIc oiIcr vicw- oini, you scc, using an analogy Icrc, you nigIi find iIai Iysically waling sclf as sirangc as you now find iIc slccing sclf. TIc analogy will noi Iold Iowcvcr, sinly lccausc iIis slccing sclf of yours is far norc lnowlcdgcallc iIan iIc waling sclf of wIicI you arc so roud. TIc sccning division is noi arliirary, or forccd uon you. Ii is sinly causcd ly your rcscni siagc of dcvcloncni, and ii docs vary. Many colc ialc ccursions inio oiIcr rcaliiics - swin, so io scal, iIrougI oiIcr sircans of consciousncss as a ari of iIcir nornal waling livcs. Sonciincs sirangc fisI o u in iIosc waicrs! Now I an olviously sucI a onc in your icrns, swinning u iIrougI oiIcr dincnsions of rcaliiy and olscrving a dincnsion of cisicncc iIai is yours raiIcr iIan ny own. TIcrc arc, iIcrcforc, cIanncls iIai cisi lciwccn all iIcsc sircans of consciousncss, all iIcsc synlolic rivcrs of sycIological and sycIic ccricncc, and iIcrc arc journcys iIai can lc nadc fron ny dincnsion as wcll as yours. Now iniiially Fuluri and JoscI and I wcrc a ari of iIc sanc cniiiy, or ovcrall idcniiiy, and so synlolically scaling, iIcrc arc sycIic currcnis iIai uniic us. All of iIcsc ncrgc inio wIai Ias oficn lccn conarcd io as an occan of consciousncss, a wcll fron wIicI all aciualiiy srings. Siari wiiI any onc consciousncss, and iIcorciically you will find all oiIcrs. Now oficn iIc cgo acis as a dan, io Iold lacl oiIcr crcciions - noi lccausc ii was ncani io, or lccausc ii is in iIc naiurc of an cgo io lcIavc in sucI a fasIion, or cvcn lccausc ii is a nain funciion of an cgo, lui sinly lccausc you Iavc lccn iaugIi iIai iIc urosc of an cgo is rcsiriciivc raiIcr iIan canding. You aciually inaginc iIai iIc cgo is a vcry wcal oriion of iIc sclf, iIai ii nusi dcfcnd iisclf againsi oiIcr arcas of iIc sclf iIai arc far sirongcr and norc crsuasivc and indccd norc dangcrous; and so you Iavc iraincd ii io wcar llindcrs, and quiic againsi iis naiural inclinaiions. TIc cgo docs wani io undcrsiand and inicrrci Iysical rcaliiy, and io rclaic io ii. Ii wanis io Icl you survivc wiiIin Iysical cisicncc, lui ly uiiing llindcrs uon ii, you Iancr iis crcciion and naiivc flcililiiy. TIcn lccausc ii is inflcillc you say iIai iIis is iIc naiural funciion and cIaracicrisiic of iIc cgo. Ii cannoi rclaic io a rcaliiy iIai you will noi allow ii io crccivc. Ii can oorly Icl you io survivc wIcn you do noi allow ii io usc iis aliliiics io discovcr iIosc iruc condiiions in wIicI ii nusi naniulaic. You ui llindcrs uon ii, and iIcn say iIai ii cannoi scc.
!"#$%&'(*( SLEEP, DFEAMS, AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Pcrsons vary in iIc anouni of slcc iIcy nccd, and no ill will cvcr allow iIcn io discnsc wiiI slcc cniircly, for ioo nucI worl is donc in iIai siaic. Howcvcr, iIis could lc donc far norc cffcciivcly wiiI iwo, raiIcr iIan onc, slcc criods of lcsscr duraiion. Two criods of iIrcc Iours aiccc would lc quiic sufficicni for nosi colc, if iIc rocr suggcsiions wcrc givcn lcforc slcc - suggcsiions iIai would insurc iIc lody's conlcic rccucraiion. In nany cascs icn Iours slcc, for canlc, is aciually disadvaniagcous, rcsuliing in a sluggisIncss loiI of nind and lody. In iIis casc iIc sirii Ias sinly lccn away fron iIc lody for ioo long a iinc, rcsuliing in a loss of nuscular flcililiiy. As nany ligIi snacls would aciually lc nucI lciicr iIan iIrcc largc ncals a day, so sIori nas raiIcr iIan sucI an cicndcd criod would also lc norc cffcciivc. TIcrc would lc oiIcr lcncfiis. TIc conscious sclf would rccall norc of iis drcan advcniurcs as a naiicr of coursc, and gradually iIcsc would lc addcd io iIc ioialiiy of ccricncc as iIc cgo iIinls of ii. As a rcsuli of norc frcqucni, lricfcr slcc criods, iIcrc would also lc IigIcr cals of conscious focus, and a norc sicady rcncwal of loiI Iysical and sycIic aciiviiy. TIcrc would noi lc sucI a dcfiniic division lciwccn iIc various arcas or lcvcls of iIc sclf. A norc ccononical usc of cncrgy would rcsuli, and also a norc cffcciivc usc of nuiricnis. Consciousncss as you lnow ii would also lcconc norc flcillc and nolilc. TIis would noi lcad io a llurring of consciousncss or focus. Insicad iIc grcaicr flcililiiy would rcsuli in a crfcciion of conscious focus. TIc sccning grcai division lciwccn iIc waling and iIc slccing sclf is largcly a rcsuli of iIc division in funciion, iIc iwo lcing largcly scaraicd - a llocl of iinc lcing alloiicd io iIc onc, and a largcr llocl of iinc io iIc oiIcr. TIcy arc lci aari, iIcn, lccausc of your usc of iinc. Iniiially, your conscious lifc followcd iIc ligIi of day. Now wiiI ariificial ligIi iIis nccd noi lc iIc casc. TIcrc arc ooriuniiics Icrc, iIcn, io lc gaincd fron your iccInology iIai you arc noi rcscnily ialing advaniagc of. To slcc all day and worl all nigIi is Iardly iIc answcr; ii is sinly iIc invcrsion of your rcscni Ialiis. Dui ii would lc far norc cffcciivc and cfficicni io dividc iIc iwcniy-four-Iour criod in a diffcrcni way. TIcrc arc nany variaiions, in faci, iIai would lc lciicr iIan your rcscni sysicn. Idcally, slccing fivc Iours ai a iinc, you gain iIc nainun lcncfii, and anyiIing clsc ovcr iIis iinc is noi ncarly as Iclful. TIosc wIo rcquirc norc slcc would iIcn ialc, say, a iwo-Iour na. For oiIcrs a four-Iour llocl slcc scssion and iwo nas would lc IigIly lcncficial. WiiI suggcsiion rocrly givcn, iIc lody can rccucraic in Ialf iIc iinc now givcn io slcc. In any casc ii is nucI norc lracing and cfficicni io Iavc iIc Iysical lody aciivc raiIcr iIan inaciivc for, say, cigIi io icn Iours. You Iavc iraincd your consciousncss io follow ccriain aiicrns iIai arc noi ncccssarily naiural for ii, and iIcsc aiicrns incrcasc iIc scnsc of alicnaiion lciwccn iIc waling and drcaning sclf. To sonc cicni you drug iIc lody wiiI suggcsiion, so iIai ii lclicvcs ii nusi slcc away a ccriain anouni of Iours in onc llocl. Aninals slcc wIcn iIcy arc iircd, and awalcn in a nucI norc naiural fasIion. You would rciain a far grcaicr ncnory of your suljcciivc ccricnccs, and your lody would lc IcaliIicr, if iIcsc slccing aiicrns wcrc cIangcd. Si io cigIi Iours of slcc in all would lc sufficicni wiiI iIc na aiicrns ouilincd. And cvcn iIosc wIo iIinl iIcy now nccd norc slcc iIan iIis would find iIai iIcy did noi, if all iIc iinc was noi scni in onc llocl. TIc cniirc sysicn, Iysical, ncnial, and sycIic, would lcncfii. TIc divisions lciwccn iIc sclf would noi lc ncarly as scvcrc. PIysical and ncnial worl would lc casicr, and iIc lody iisclf would gain sicady criods of rcfrcsIncni and rcsi. Now, as a rulc, ii nusi waii, rcgardlcss of iis condiiion, ai lcasi for sonc siiccn Iours. For oiIcr rcasons Iaving io do wiiI iIc cIcnical rcaciions during iIc drcan siaic, lodily IcaliI would lc inrovcd; and iIis ariicular scIcdulc would also lc of Icl in scIizoIrcnia, and gcncrally aid crsons wiiI rollcns of dcrcssion, or iIosc wiiI ncnial insialiliiy. Your scnsc of iinc would also lc lcss rigorous and rigid. Crcaiivc aliliiics would lc quiclcncd, and iIc grcai rollcn of insonnia iIai cisis for nany colc would lc largcly conqucrcd - for wIai iIcy fcar is oficn iIc long criod of iinc in wIicI consciousncss, as iIcy iIinl of ii, sccns io lc ciinguisIcd. Snall ncals or snacls would iIcn lc ialcn uon rising. TIis nciIod of caiing and slccing would grcaily Icl various ncialolic difficuliics, and also aid in iIc dcvcloncni of siriiual and sycIic aliliiy. For nany rcasons, Iysical aciiviiy ai nigIi Ias a diffcrcni cffcci uon iIc lody iIan Iysical aciiviiy during iIc day, and idcally, loiI cffccis arc ncccssary. Ai ccriain iincs during iIc nigIi iIc ncgaiivc ions in iIc air arc nucI sirongcr, or nuncrous, iIan in iIc dayiinc, for canlc; and aciiviiy during iIis iinc, ariicularly a wall or ouisidc aciiviiy, would lc IigIly lcncficial fron a IcaliI siandoini. Now iIc criod jusi lcforc dawn oficn rcrcscnis a crisis oini for crsons scvcrcly ill. Consciousncss Ias lccn away fron iIc lody for ioo long a criod, and sucI a rciurning consciousncss iIcn Ias difficuliy dcaling wiiI iIc sicl lody nccIanisn. TIc raciicc in Iosiials of giving drugs io aiicnis so iIai iIcy will slcc cniircly iIrougIoui iIc nigIi is dcirincnial for iIis rcason. In nany cascs ii is ioo grcai a sirain on iIc ari of iIc rciurning consciousncss io ialc ovcr again iIc ailing nccIanisn. SucI ncdicaiions also oficn rcvcni ccriain ncccssary drcan cyclc iIai can Icl iIc lody rccucraic, and iIc consciousncss iIcn lcconcs IigIly disoricnicd. Sonc of iIc divisions lciwccn diffcrcni oriions of iIc sclf, iIcrcforc, arc noi lasically ncccssary lui arc iIc rcsuli of cusion and convcnicncc. In carlicr criods of iinc, cvcn iIougI iIcrc wcrc no clcciric ligIis for canlc, slcc was noi long and coniinuous ai nigIi, for slccing quaricrs wcrc noi as sccurc. TIc cavcnan, for canlc, wIilc slccing was on iIc alcri for rcdaiors. TIc nysicrious asccis of iIc naiural nigIi in ouisidc surroundings lci Iin ariially alcri. Hc awalcncd oficn, and survcycd iIc ncarly land and Iis own lacc of sIclicr. Hc did noi slcc in long llocls as you do. His slccing criods wcrc insicad for iwo or iIrcc Iours, sircicIcd iIrougI iIc nigIiiinc fron dusl io dawn, lui alicrnaicd ly criods of IigI walcfulncss and alcri aciiviiy. Hc also crci oui io sccl food wIcn Ic Iocd Iis rcdaiors wcrc slccing. TIis rcsulicd in a noliliiy of consciousncss iIai indccd insurcd Iis Iysical survival, and iIosc iniuiiions iIai acarcd io Iin in iIc drcan siaic wcrc rcncnlcrcd and ialcn advaniagc of in iIc waling siaic. Now, nany discascs arc sinly causcd ly iIis division of yours and iIis long criod of lodily inaciiviiy, and iIis cicndcd focus of aiicniion in ciiIcr waling or drcaning rcaliiy. Your nornal consciousncss can lcncfii ly ccursions and rcsi in iIosc oiIcr ficlds of aciualiiy iIai arc cnicrcd wIcn you slcc, and iIc so-callcd slccing consciousncss will also lcncfii ly frcqucni ccursions inio iIc waling siaic. I lring u iIcsc naiicrs Icrc lccausc sucI cIangcs in Ialiiual aiicrns would dcfiniicly rcsuli in grcaicr undcrsianding of iIc naiurc of iIc sclf. TIc inncr drcaning oriions of iIc crsonaliiy sccn sirangc io you noi only lccausc of a lasic diffcrcncc of focus, lui lccausc you clcarly dcvoic oosiic oriions of a iwcniy-four Iour cyclc io iIcsc arcas of iIc sclf. You scaraic iIcn as nucI as ossillc. In doing so you dividc your iniuiiivc, crcaiivc, and sycIic aliliiics quiic ncaily fron your Iysical, naniulaiivc, oljcciivc aliliiics. Ii nalcs no diffcrcncc Iow nany Iours of slcc you iIinl you nccd. You would lc nucI lciicr off slccing in scvcral sIoricr criods, and you would aciually iIcn rcquirc lcss iinc. TIc largcsi slcc unii sIould lc ai nigIi. Dui again, iIc cfficicncy of slcc is lcsscncd and disadvaniagcs sci in aficr si io cigIi Iours of Iys- ical inaciiviiy. TIc funciions of Iornoncs and cIcnicals, and of adrcnal roccsscs in ariicular, would funciion wiiI far grcaicr cffcciivcncss wiiI iIcsc alicrnaiing criods of aciiviiics as I Iavc ncniioncd. TIc wcar and icar uon iIc lody would lc nininizcd, wIilc ai iIc sanc iinc all rcgcncraiivc owcrs would lc uscd io iIc nainun. DoiI iIosc wiiI a IigI and low ncialolisn would lcncfii. TIc sycIic ccnicrs would lc aciivaicd norc frcqucnily, and iIc cniirc idcniiiy of iIc crsonaliiy would lc lciicr sircngiIcncd and nainiaincd. TIc rcsuliing noliliiy and flcililiiy of consciousncss would causc an addcd dividcnd in incrcascd conscious conccniraiion, and faiiguc lcvcls would always rcnain lclow dangcr oinis. A grcaicr cqualizaiion, loiI Iysical and ncnial, would rcsuli. Now sucI scIcdulcs could lc adoicd quiic casily. TIosc wIo worl iIc Ancrican worling Iours, for canlc, could slcc lciwccn four io si Iours an cvcning, according io individual variaiions, and na aficr sucr. I wani io nalc ii lain, Iowcvcr, iIai anyiIing ovcr a si- io cigIi Iour coniinuous slccing criod worls againsi you, and a icn-Iour criod for canlc can lc quiic disadvaniagcous. On awalcning oficn iIcn you do noi fccl rcsicd, lui draincd of cncrgy. You Iavc noi lccn ninding iIc siorc. If you do noi undcrsiand iIai in criods of slcc your consciousncss aciual docs lcavc your lody, iIcn wIai I Iavc said will lc ncaninglcss. Now your consciousncss docs rciurn ai iincs, io cIccl uon iIc Iysical nccIanisns, and iIc sinlc consciousncss of aion and ccll iIc lody consciousncss - is always wiiI iIc lody, so ii is noi vacani. Dui iIc largcly crcaiivc oriions of iIc sclf do lcavc iIc lody, and for largc criods of iinc wIcn you slcc. Sonc cascs of sirong ncuroiic lcIavior rcsuli fron your rcscni slccing Ialiis. Slccwalling io sonc dcgrcc is also connccicd Icrc. Consciousncss wanis io rciurn io iIc lody, lui ii Ias lccn Iynoiizcd inio iIc idca iIai iIc lody nusi noi awalcn. Eccss ncrvous cncrgy ialcs ovcr, and rouscs iIc nusclcs io aciiviiy, lccausc iIc lody lnows ii Ias lccn inaciivc for ioo long and oiIcrwisc scvcrc nuscular crans would rcsuli. TIc sanc alics io your caiing Ialiis. Dy iurn you ovcrsiuff and iIcn siarvc iIc iissucs. TIis Ias dcfiniic cffccis uon iIc naiurc of your consciousncss, your crcaiiviiy, your dcgrcc of conccniraiion. Along iIcsc lincs, for canlc, you do liicrally siarvc your lodics ai nigIi, and add io iIc aging of your lodics ly dcnying iIcn food iIrougIoui iIosc long Iours. All of iIis rcflccis uon iIc sircngiI and naiurc of your con- sciousncss. Your food sIould lc dividcd wiiIin iIc iwcniy-four Iour criod, and noi jusi during iIc iincs of walcfulncss - iIai is, if iIc slcc aiicrns wcrc cIangcd as I suggcsi, you would also lc caiing during sonc nigIi Iours. You would cai far lcss ai any givcn "ncaliinc," Iowcvcr. Snall anounis of food nucI norc frcqucnily ialcn would lc nucI norc lcncficial iIan your rcscni raciicc in Iysical, ncnial, and sycIic icrns. CIanging iIc slcc aiicrns would auionaiically cIangc iIc caiing aiicrns. You would find you wcrc a nucI norc uniicd idcniiiy. You would lcconc awarc of your clairvoyani and iclcaiIic aliliiics, for canlc, io a far grcaicr dcgrcc, and you would noi fccl iIc dcc scaraiion iIai you now fccl lciwccn iIc drcaning and waling sclf. To a largc dcgrcc iIis scnsc of alicnaiion would vanisI. Your cnjoyncni of naiurc would also incrcasc, for as a rulc you arc largcly unacquainicd wiiI iIc nigIiiinc. You could ialc nucI lciicr advaniagc of iIc iniuiiional lnowlcdgc iIai occurs in iIc drcan siaic, and iIc cyclc of your noods would noi swing so dcfiniicly as ii oficn docs. You would fccl nucI safcr and norc sccurc in all arcas of cisicncc. TIc rollcns of scniliiy would also lc rcduccd, for siinuli would noi lc nininizcd for so long a iinc. And consciousncss, wiiI a grcaicr flcililiiy, would lnow norc of iis own scnsc of joy. Ii is wcll lnown iIai fluciuaiions of consciousncss and alcrincss cisi in iIc slcc siaic. Sonc criods of drcan aciiviiy do indccd sucrscdc iIosc of sonc waling siaics. Dui iIcrc arc also fluciuaiions in nornal waling consciousncss, rIyiIns of inicnsc aciiviiy followcd ly a nucI lcss aciivc criod of consciousncss. Sonc waling siaics, of coursc, conc vcry closc io slcc siaics. TIcsc llcnd onc inio iIc oiIcr so iIai iIc rIyiIn oficn gocs unnoiiccd. TIcsc gradaiions of consciousncss arc acconanicd ly cIangcs in iIc Iysical organisn. In iIc norc sluggisI criods of waling consciousncss iIcrc is a lacl of conccniraiion, a cuiiing off of siinuli io varying dcgrccs, an incrcasc in accidcnis, and gcncrally a lowcr lody ionc. Dccausc of your Ialiis of an cicndcd slcc criod, followcd ly an cicndcd waling criod, you do noi ialc advaniagc of iIcsc rIyiIns of consciousncss. TIc IigI cals arc io sonc cicni snoiIcrcd, or cvcn go unnoiiccd. TIc sIar conirasis and iIc IigI cfficicncy of iIc naiural waling consciousncss is larcly uiilizcd. Now I an giving all of iIis naicrial Icrc lccausc ii will Icl you undcrsiand and usc your rcscni aliliiics. You arc asling ioo nucI of nornal waling consciousncss, snooiIing oui iIc vallcys and cals of iis aciiviiy, dcnanding in sonc cascs iIai ii go full llasi aIcad wIcn ii is aciually ai a nininal criod, dcnying yoursclf iIc grcai noliliiy of consciousncss iIai is ossillc. TIc suggcsiions givcn carlicr in iIis cIaicr, conccrning slccing Ialiis, will rcsuli in a naiural usc of iIcsc rIyiIns. TIc cals will lc ccricnccd norc frcqucnily. Conccniraiion will lc incrcascd, rollcns sccn norc clcarly, and lcarning caaciiics lciicr uiilizcd. TIis cicndcd criod, givcn io waling consciousncss wiiIoui rcsi criods, luilds u cIcnicals in iIc llood iIai arc discIargcd in slcc. Dui in iIc ncaniinc iIcy nalc iIc lody sluggisI and rciard conscious conccniraiion. TIc long slcc criod io wIicI you arc accusioncd iIcn docs lcconc ncccssary. A vicious circlc iIcn is forncd. TIis forccs ovcrsiinulaiions during iIc nigIi, incrcasing iIc lody's worl, naling ii crforn coniinuously ovcr an cicndcd iinc Iysical urificaiions iIai idcally would lc ialcn carc of in lricfcr criods of rcsi. TIc cgo fccls iIrcaicncd ly iIc cicndcd "lcavc of alscncc" ii nusi ialc, lcconcs wary of slcc, and scis u larricrs againsi iIc drcan siaic. Many of iIcsc arc IigIly ariificial. A sccning dualiiy is iIc rcsuli and a nisirusi on onc ari of iIc sclf ioward iIc oiIcr. MucI crcaiivc naicrial of quiic raciical valuc is losi in iIc roccss. TIc roccdurcs ncniioncd would allow nucI grcaicr acccss io sucI infornaiion, and iIc waling sclf would lc norc rcfrcsIcd. TIc synlolisn in drcans would acar wiiI grcaicr clariiy, noi, for canlc, lc losi iIrougI iIc nany Iours you now givc io slcc. Muscular sircngiI would lcncfii. TIc llood would lc clcanscd norc cffcciivcly iIan wIcn iIc lody lics ronc for sucI a iinc. Mosi of all, iIcrc would lc far - if you will ccusc nc - lciicr connunicaiion lciwccn iIc suljcciivc laycrs of iIc sclf, an incrcascd scnsc of sccuriiy, and, ariicularly wiiI cIildrcn, an carlicr lindling of crcaiivc aliliiics. A clcar, uncluiicrcd, lrigIi, and owcrful consciousncss nccds frcqucni rcsi criods if iis cfficicncy is io lc nainiaincd, and if ii is io corrccily inicrrci rcaliiy. OiIcrwisc ii disioris wIai is crccivcd. Fcsi or slcc curcs - vcry cicndcd slcc criods - Iavc lccn Iclful for iIcray in sonc cascs, noi lccausc cicndcd slcc is in iisclf lcncficial, lui lccausc so nany ioins Iad luili u iIai sucI cicndcd criods wcrc rcquircd. Lcarning roccsscs arc dcfiniicly Iancrcd iIrougI your rcscni Ialiis, for iIcrc arc ccriain criods wIcn consciousncss is aiiuncd io lcarning, and yci you iry io forcc lcarning during unrccognizcd nininal criods. Crcaiivc and sycIic aliliiics arc iIrusi inio iIc laclground sinly lccausc of iIis ariificial division. Dualiiics rcsuli iIai affcci all of your aciiviiics. In sonc cascs you liicrally forcc yoursclvcs io slcc wIcn your consciousncss could lc ai onc of iis nainun oinis. TIis is, incidcnially, in iIc rcdawn criod. In ccriain aficrnoon Iours consciousncss is lowcrcd, and nccds rcfrcsIncni iIai is insicad dcnicd. If iIc siagcs of waling consciousncss wcrc canincd as slcc siagcs arc rcscnily lcing canincd, for canlc, you would find a nucI grcaicr rangc of aciiviiy iIan is susccicd. Ccriain iransiiion siagcs arc conlcicly ignorcd. In nany ways ii can lc said iIai consciousncss docs indccd fliclcr, and varics in inicnsiiics. Ii is noi lilc a sicady lcan of ligIi, for insiancc. Consciousncss Ias nany cIaracicrisiics, sonc of coursc lnown io you. Many of iIc cIaracicrisiics of consciousncss, Iowcvcr, arc noi so aarcni, sincc rcscnily you largcly usc your own consciousncss in sucI a way iIai iis crcciions acar in quiic oiIcr iIan "naiural" guiscs. You arc awarc of your own consciousncss, in oiIcr words, iIrougI iIc ncdiun of your own Iysical nccIanisn. You arc noi ncarly as awarc of your own consciousncss wIcn ii is noi ocraiing rinarily iIrougI iIc ncdiunsIi of iIc lody, as ii docs in oui-of-lody siaics and sonc dissociaicd condiiions. TIc cIaracicrisiics of consciousncss arc iIc sanc wIciIcr you arc in a lody or ouisidc of onc. TIc cals and vallcys of consciousncss iIai I ncniioncd cisi io sonc dcgrcc in all consciousncss dcsiic iIc forn adoicd aficr dcaiI. TIc naiurc of your consciousncss is no diffcrcni lasically iIan ii is now, iIougI you nay noi lc awarc of nany of iis cIaracicrisiics. Now your consciousncss is iclcaiIic and clairvoyani, for canlc, cvcn iIougI you nay noi rcalizc ii. In slcc wIcn you oficn rcsunc yoursclf io lc unconscious you nay lc far norc conscious iIan you arc now, lui sinly using aliliiics of consciousncss iIai you do noi accci as rcal or valid in waling lifc. You iIcrcforc sIui iIcn oui of your conscious ccricncc. Consciousncss, yours and ninc, is quiic indccndcni of loiI iinc and sacc. And aficr dcaiI you arc sinly awarc of iIc grcaicr owcrs of consciousncss iIai cisi wiiIin you all iIc iinc. Sincc iIcy do, of coursc, you can discovcr iIcn now and lcarn io usc iIcn. TIis will dirccily assisi you in aficr-dcaiI ccricncc. You will noi lc ncarly so siarilcd ly iIc naiurc of your own rcaciions if you undcrsiand lcforcIand for canlc iIai your consciousncss noi only is noi inrisoncd ly your Iysical lody, lui can crcaic oiIcr oriions ai will. TIosc wIo "ovcridcniify" iIcir consciousncss wiiI iIcir lody can suffcr sclf-crcaicd iorncni for no rcason, lingcring aloui iIc lody. Indccd, quiic iIc forlorn soul, iIinling ii Ias no oiIcr lacc io go. You arc, as I said carlicr, a sirii now; and iIai sirii Ias a consciousncss. TIc consciousncss lclongs io iIc sirii iIcn, lui iIc iwo arc noi iIc sanc. TIc sirii nay iurn iis consciousncss off and on. Dy iis naiurc consciousncss nay fliclcr and fluciuaic, lui iIc sirii docs noi. I do noi ariicularly lilc iIc word "sirii" lccausc of scvcral inlicaiions aiiacIcd io ii, lui ii suiis our uroscs in iIai iIc word docs inly an indccndcncc fron Iysical forn. Consciousncss docs noi rcfrcsI iisclf in slcc. Ii is ncrcly iurncd in anoiIcr dircciion. Consciousncss docs noi slcc iIcn in iIosc icrns and wIilc ii nay lc iurncd off ii is noi lilc a ligIi. Turning ii off docs noi ciinguisI ii in iIc way iIai a ligIi disacars wIcn a swiicI is iurncd. Following iIc analogy, if consciousncss wcrc lilc a ligIi iIai lclongcd io you, cvcn wIcn you swiicIcd ii off, iIcrc would lc a sori of iwiligIi, lui noi darlncss. TIc sirii, iIcrcforc, is ncvcr in a siaic of noiIingncss, wiiI iis consciousncss ciinguisIcd. Ii is vcry inoriani iIcrcforc iIai sucI lc rcalizcd. Earlicr I said iIai you arc only faniliar wiiI iIosc cIaracicrisiics of your own consciousncss iIai you usc iIrougI iIc ncdiunsIi of iIc lody. You rcly uon iIc lody io crcss iIc crcciions of your consciousncss. You icnd, again, io idcniify iIc crcssion of your consciousncss wiiI iIc lody. Yci consciousncss can lc allowcd io rcircai, and io sonc dcgrcc, lcgin io cui off iis Iysical crcssion. You would noi lc awarc consciously of iIis crnission, sinly lccausc iIis lind of dcnonsiraiion could noi lc Icld if iIc nornal waling consciousncss lncw. Ii would auionaiically lc frigIicncd. As I solc aloui iIc dinning of consciousncss, JoscI iIcn ccricnccd ii. TIis can lc an ccrcisc, aciually, in iIc naniulaiion of consciousncss. Closc io dcaiI, iIis sanc sori of iIing Iacns in varying dcgrccs wIcn iIc consciousncss rcalizcs iIai ii can no longcr crcss iisclf iIrougI iIc ncdiunsIi of iIc lody. If iIc dying crson ovcridcniifics wiiI iIc lody iIcn Ic can casily anic, iIinling iIai all crcssion is iIcrcforc cui off, and for iIai naiicr iIai Iis consciousncss is aloui io lc ciinguisIcd. SucI a lclicf in ciinciion, sucI a ccriainiy iIai idcniiiy is aloui io lc lloiicd oui in iIc nci noncni, is a scvcrc sycIological ccricncc, iIai in iisclf can lring aloui unforiunaic rcaciions. WIai Iacns insicad is iIai you find consciousncss quiic iniaci, and iis crcssion far lcss liniicd iIan ii was lcforc. Wc will lc dcaling now, aficr wIai I Ioc is suiiallc laclground naicrial, wiiI sonc cIaicrs on iIc naiurc of cisicncc aficr Iysical dcaiI, ai iIc oini of dcaiI, and involving iIc final Iysical dcaiI ai iIc cnd of iIc rcincarnaiional cyclc. Ii is inoriani iIai you undcrsiand sonciIing aloui iIc naiurc and lcIavior of your own con- sciousncss lcforc wc lcgin. !"#$%&'(+( THE "DEATH" EXPEFIENCE SESSION 535, JUNE 17,1970,
WIai Iacns ai iIc oini of dcaiI? TIc qucsiion is nucI norc casily aslcd iIan answcrcd. Dasically iIcrc is noi any ariicular oini of dcaiI in iIosc icrns, cvcn in iIc casc of a suddcn accidcni. I will aiicni io givc you a raciical answcr io wIai you iIinl of as iIis raciical qucsiion, Iowcvcr. WIai iIc qucsiion rcally ncans io nosi colc is iIis. WIai will Iacn wIcn I an noi alivc in Iysical icrns any longcr? WIai will I fccl? Will I siill lc nysclf? Will iIc cnoiions iIai rocllcd nc in lifc coniinuc io do so? Is iIcrc a Icavcn or a Icll? Will I lc grccicd ly gods or dcnons, cncnics, or lclovcd oncs? Mosi of all iIc qucsiion ncans. WIcn I an dcad, will I siill lc wIo I an now, and will I rcncnlcr iIosc wIo arc dcar io nc now? I will answcr iIc qucsiions in iIosc icrns also, iIcn; lui lcforc I do so, iIcrc arc scvcral sccningly inraciical considcraiions conccrning iIc naiurc of lifc and dcaiI, wiiI wIicI wc nusi dcal. Firsi of all, lci us considcr iIc faci jusi ncniioncd. TIcrc is no scaraic, indivisillc, sccific oini of dcaiI. Lifc is a siaic of lcconing, and dcaiI is a ari of iIis roccss of lcconing. You arc alivc now, a consciousncss lnowing iisclf, sarlling wiiI cogniiion anid a dclris of dcad and dying cclls; alivc wIilc iIc aions and nolcculcs of your lody dic and arc rclorn. You arc alivc, iIcrcforc, in iIc nidsi of snall dcaiIs; oriions of your own inagc crunllc away noncni ly noncni and arc rclaccd, and you scarccly givc iIc naiicr a iIougIi. So you arc io sonc cicni now alivc in iIc nidsi of iIc dcaiI of yoursclf - alivc dcsiic, and yci lccausc of, iIc nuliiiudinous dcaiIs and rcliriIs iIai occur wiiIin your lody in Iysical icrns. If iIc cclls did noi dic and wcrc noi rclcnisIcd, iIc Iysical inagc would noi coniinuc io cisi, so now in iIc rcscni, as you lnow ii, your consciousncss fliclcrs aloui your cvcr-cIanging cororcal inagc. In nany ways you can conarc your consciousncss as you lnow ii now io a fircfly, for wIilc ii sccns io you iIai your consciousncss is coniinuous, iIis is noi so. Ii also fliclcrs off and on, iIougI as wc ncniioncd carlicr, ii is ncvcr conlcicly ciinguisIcd. Iis focus is noi ncarly as consiani as you suosc, Iowcvcr. So as you arc alivc in iIc nidsi of your own nuliiiudinous snall dcaiIs, so iIougI you do noi rcalizc ii, you arc oficn "dcad," cvcn anid iIc sarlling lifc of your own consciousncss. I an using your own icrns Icrc. Dy "dcad," iIcrcforc, I ncan conlcicly unfocuscd in Iysical rcaliiy. Now your consciousncss, quiic sinly, is noi Iysically alivc, Iysically oricnicd, for cacily iIc sanc anouni of iinc as ii is Iysically alivc and oricnicd. TIis nay sound confusing, lui Iocfully wc sIall nalc ii clcarcr. TIcrc arc ulsaiions of consciousncss, iIougI again you nay noi lc awarc of iIcn. Considcr iIis analogy. For onc insiani your consciousncss is "alivc," focuscd in Iysical rcaliiy. Now for iIc nci insiani ii is focuscd soncwIcrc clsc cniircly, in a diffcrcni sysicn of rcaliiy. Ii is unalivc, or "dcad" io your way of iIinling. TIc nci insiani ii is "alivc" again, focuscd in your rcaliiy, lui you arc noi awarc of iIc inicrvcning insiani of unalivcncss. Your scnsc of coniinuiiy iIcrcforc is luili u cniircly on cvcry oiIcr ulsaiion of consciousncss. Fcncnlcr iIis is an analogy, so iIai iIc word "insiani" sIould noi lc ialcn ioo liicrally. TIcrc is, iIcn, wIai wc can call an undcrsidc of consciousncss. Now, in iIc sanc way, aions and nolcculcs cisi so iIai iIcy arc "dcad," or inaciivc wiiIin your sysicn, iIcn alivc or aciivc, lui you cannoi crccivc iIc insiani in wIicI iIcy do noi cisi. Sincc your lodics and your cniirc Iysical univcrsc arc conoscd of aions and nolcculcs, iIcn I an iclling you iIai iIc cniirc siruciurc cisis in iIc sanc nanncr. Ii fliclcrs off and on, in oiIcr words, and in a ccriain rIyiIn, as, say, iIc rIyiIn of lrcaiI. TIcrc arc ovcrall rIyiIns, and wiiIin iIcn an infiniiy of individual variaiions - alnosi lilc cosnic ncialolisn. In iIcsc icrns, wIai you call dcaiI is sinly iIc inscriion of a longcr duraiion of iIai ulsaiion of wIicI you arc noi awarc, a long ausc in iIai oiIcr dincnsion, so io scal. TIc dcaiI, say, of Iysical iissuc, is ncrcly a ari of iIc roccss of lifc as you lnow ii in your sysicn, a ari of iIc roccss of lcconing. And fron iIosc iissucs, as you lnow, ncw lifc will sring. Consciousncss - Iunan consciousncss - is noi dccndcni uon iIc iissucs, and yci iIcrc is no Iysical naiicr iIai is noi lrougIi inio lcing ly sonc oriion of consciousncss. For canlc, wIcn your individual consciousncss Ias lcfi iIc lody in a way iIai I will sIorily clain, iIcn iIc sinlc consciousncsscs of aions and nolcculcs rcnain, and arc noi anniIilaicd. In your rcscni siiuaiion you arliirarily considcr yoursclvcs io lc dccndcni uon onc givcn Iysical inagc. You idcniify yoursclf wiiI your lody. As ncniioncd carlicr, all iIrougI your lifciinc, oriions of iIai lody dic, and iIc lody iIai you Iavc now docs noi coniain onc ariiclc of Iysical naiicr iIai "ii" Iad, say icn ycars ago. Your lody is conlcicly diffcrcni now, iIcn, iIan ii was icn ycars ago. TIc lody iIai you Iad icn ycars ago, ny dcar rcadcrs, is dcad. Yci olviously you do noi fccl iIai you arc dcad, and you arc quiic allc io rcad iIis lool wiiI iIc cycs iIai arc conoscd of conlcicly ncw naiicr. TIc uils, iIc "idcniical" uils iIai you Iavc now, did noi cisi icn ycars ago, and yci iIcrc sccns io lc no grcai ga in your vision. TIis roccss, you scc, coniinucs so snooiIly iIai you arc noi awarc of ii. TIc ulscs ncniioncd carlicr arc so sIori in duraiion iIai your consciousncss slis ovcr iIcn ncrrily, yci your Iysical crcciion cannoi sccn io lridgc iIc ga wIcn iIc longcr rIyiIn of ulsaiion occurs. And so iIis is iIc iinc iIai you crccivc as dcaiI. WIai you wani io lnow, iIcrcforc, is wIai Iacns wIcn your consciousncss is dirccicd away fron Iysical rcaliiy, and wIcn noncniarily ii sccns io Iavc no inagc io wcar. Quiic raciically scaling, iIcrc is no onc answcr, for cacI of you is an individual. Ccncrally scaling, of coursc, iIcrc is an answcr iIai will scrvc io covcr nain issucs of iIis ccricncc, lui iIc linds of dcaiIs Iavc nucI io do wiiI iIc ccricncc iIai consciousncss undcrgocs. Also involvcd is iIc dcvcloncni of iIc consciousncss iisclf, and iis ovcrall cIaracicrisiic nciIod of Iandling ccricncc. TIc idcas iIai you Iavc involving iIc naiurc of rcaliiy will sirongly color your ccricnccs, for you will inicrrci iIcn in iIc ligIi of your lclicfs, cvcn as now you inicrrci daily lifc according io your idcas of wIai is ossillc or noi ossillc. Your consciousncss nay wiiIdraw fron your lody slowly or quiclly, according io nany variallcs. In nany cascs of scniliiy, for canlc, iIc sirongly organizcd oriions of crsonaliiy Iavc alrcady lcfi iIc lody, and arc ncciing iIc ncw circunsianccs. TIc fcar of dcaiI iisclf can causc sucI a sycIological anic iIai oui of a scnsc of sclf-rcscrvaiion and dcfcnsc you lowcr your consciousncss so iIai you arc in a siaic of cona, and you nay ialc sonc iinc io rccovcr. A lclicf in Icll fircs can causc you io Iallucinaic Hadcs' condiiions. A lclicf in a sicrcoiycd Icavcn can rcsuli in a Iallucinaiion of Icavcnly condiiions. You always forn your own rcaliiy according io your idcas and ccciaiions. TIis is iIc naiurc of consciousncss in wIaicvcr rcaliiy ii finds iisclf. SucI Iallucinaiions, I assurc you, arc icnorary. Consciousncss nusi usc iis aliliiics. TIc lorcdon and siagnaiion of a sicrcoiycd Icavcn will noi for long conicni iIc siriving consciousncss. TIcrc arc icacIcrs io clain iIc condiiions and circunsianccs. You arc noi lcfi alonc, iIcrcforc, losi in nazcs of Iallucinaiion. You nay or nay noi rcalizc inncdiaicly iIai you arc dcad in Iysical icrns. You will find yoursclf in anoiIcr forn, an inagc iIai will acar Iysical io you io a largc dcgrcc, as long as you do noi iry io naniulaic wiiIin iIc Iysical sysicn wiiI ii. TIcn iIc diffcrcnccs lciwccn ii and iIc Iysical lody will lcconc olvious. If you firnly lclicvc iIai your consciousncss is a roduci of your Iysical lody, iIcn you nay aiicni io cling io ii. TIcrc is an ordcr of crsonaliiics, an Ionorary guard, so io scal, wIo arc cvcr rcady io lcnd assisiancc and aid, Iowcvcr. Now iIis Ionorary guard is nadc u of colc in your icrns loiI living and dcad. TIosc wIo arc living in your sysicn of rcaliiy crforn iIcsc aciiviiics in an "oui-of- lody" ccricncc wIilc iIc Iysical lody slccs. TIcy arc faniliar wiiI iIc rojcciion of consciousncss, wiiI iIc scnsaiions involvcd, and iIcy Icl oricni iIosc wIo will noi lc rciurning io iIc Iysical lody. TIcsc colc arc ariicularly Iclful lccausc iIcy arc siill involvcd wiiI Iysical rcaliiy, and Iavc a norc inncdiaic undcrsianding of iIc fcclings and cnoiions involvcd ai your cnd. SucI crsons nay or nay noi Iavc a ncnory of iIcir nigIily aciiviiics. Ecricnccs wiiI rojcciion of consciousncss and lnowlcdgc of iIc noliliiy of con- sciousncss, arc iIcrcforc vcry Iclful as rcaraiions for dcaiI. You can ccricncc iIc aficr-dcaiI cnvironncni lcforcIand, so io scal, and lcarn iIc condiiions iIai will lc cncounicrcd. TIis is noi, incidcnially, ncccssarily any lind of sonlcr cndcavor, nor arc iIc aficr- dcaiI cnvironncnis sonlcr ai all. To iIc conirary, iIcy arc gcncrally far norc inicnsc and joyful iIan iIc rcaliiy you now lnow. You will sinly lc lcarning io ocraic in a ncw cnvironncni in wIicI diffcrcni laws aly, and iIc laws arc far lcss liniiing iIan iIc Iysical oncs wiiI wIicI you now ocraic. In oiIcr words, you nusi lcarn io undcrsiand and usc ncw frccdons. Evcn iIcsc ccricnccs will vary, Iowcvcr, and cvcn iIis siaic is a siaic of lcconing, for nany will coniinuc inio oiIcr Iysical livcs. Sonc will cisi and dcvclo iIcir aliliiics in diffcrcni sysicns of rcaliiy aliogciIcr, and so for a iinc will rcnain in iIis "inicrncdiary" siaic. For iIosc of you wIo arc lazy I can offcr no Ioc. DcaiI will noi lring you an cicrnal rcsiing lacc. You nay rcsi, if iIis is your wisI, for a wIilc. Noi only nusi you usc your aliliiics aficr dcaiI, Iowcvcr, lui you nusi facc u io yoursclf for iIosc iIai you did noi usc during your rcvious cisicncc. TIosc of you wIo Iad faiiI in lifc aficr dcaiI will find ii nucI casicr io accusion yoursclf io iIc ncw condiiions. TIosc of you wIo do noi Iavc sucI faiiI nay gain ii in a diffcrcni way, ly following iIrougI in iIc ccrciscs I will givc you laicr in iIis lool; for iIcsc will cnallc you io cicnd your crcciions io iIcsc oiIcr laycrs of rcaliiy if you arc crsisicni, ccciani, and dcicrnincd. Now consciousncss as you lnow ii is uscd io iIcsc lricf gas of Iysical noncisicncc ncniioncd carlicr. Longcr gas disoricni ii io varying dcgrccs, lui iIcsc arc noi unusual. WIcn iIc Iysical lody slccs, consciousncss oficn lcavcs iIc Iysical sysicn for fairly long criods, in your icrns. Dui lccausc iIc consciousncss is noi in iIc nornally Iysically awalc siaic, ii is noi awarc of iIcsc gas and is rclaiivcly unconccrncd. If consciousncss vacaicd iIc lody for iIc sanc anouni of iinc fron a nornally Iysically awalc siaic, ii would considcr iisclf dcad, for ii could noi raiionalizc iIc ga of dincnsion and ccricncc. TIcrcforc in iIc slcc siaic, cacI of you Iavc undcrgonc - io sonc dcgrcc - iIc sanc lind of alscncc of consciousncss fron Iysical rcaliiy iIai you ccricncc during dcaiI. In iIcsc cascs, you rciurn io iIc lody, lui you Iavc asscd ovcr iIc iIrcsIold inio iIcsc oiIcr cisicnccs nany nany iincs, so ii will noi lc as unfaniliar io you as you nay now suosc. Drcan-rccall ccrincnis and oiIcr ncnial discilincs io lc ncniioncd laicr will nalc iIcsc oinis quiic clcar io all of you wIo cnlarl uon iIc suggcsicd ccrciscs. Now, you nay or nay noi lc grccicd ly fricnds or rclaiivcs inncdiaicly following dcaiI. TIis is a crsonal naiicr, as always. Ovcrall, you nay lc far norc inicrcsicd in colc iIai you Iavc lnown in asi livcs iIan iIosc closc io you in iIc rcscni onc, for canlc. Your iruc fccling ioward rclaiivcs wIo arc also dcad will lc lnown io you and io iIcn. TIcrc is no Iyocrisy. You do noi rcicnd io lovc a arcni wIo did liiilc io carn your rcscci or lovc. TclcaiIy ocraics wiiIoui disioriion in iIis aficr-dcaiI criod, so you nusi dcal wiiI iIc iruc rclaiionsIis iIai cisi lciwccn yoursclf and all rclaiivcs and fricnds wIo awaii you. You nay find iIai sonconc you considcrcd ncrcly an cncny aciually dcscrvcd your lovc and rcscci, for canlc, and you will iIcn ircai Iin accordingly. Your own noiivcs will lc crysial clcar. You will rcaci io iIis clcarncss, Iowcvcr, in your own way. You will noi lc auionaiically wisc if you wcrc noi so lcforc, lui nciiIcr will iIcrc lc a way io Iidc fron your own fcclings, cnoiions, or noiivcs. WIciIcr or noi you accci infcrior noiivcs in yoursclf or lcarn fron iIcn is siill u io you. TIc ooriuniiics for growiI and dcvcloncni arc vcry ricI, Iowcvcr, and iIc lcarning nciIods ai your disosal vcry cffcciivc. You caninc iIc falric of iIc cisicncc you Iavc lcfi, and you lcarn io undcrsiand Iow your ccricnccs wcrc iIc rcsuli of your own iIougIis and cnoiions and Iow iIcsc affccicd oiIcrs. Uniil iIis caninaiion is iIrougI, you arc noi yci awarc of iIc largcr oriions of your own idcniiiy. WIcn you rcalizc iIc significancc and ncaning of iIc lifc you Iavc jusi lcfi, iIcn you arc rcady for conscious lnowlcdgc of your oiIcr cisicnccs. You lcconc awarc, iIcn, of an candcd awarcncss. WIai you arc lcgins io includc wIai you Iavc lccn in oiIcr livcs, and you lcgin io nalc lans for your nci Iysical cisicncc, if you dccidc uon onc. You can insicad cnicr anoiIcr lcvcl of rcaliiy, and iIcn rciurn io a Iysical cisicncc if you cIoosc. Your consciousncss, as you iIinl of ii, nay of coursc lcavc your lody cniircly lcforc Iysical dcaiI. (As ncniioncd carlicr, iIcrc is no rccisc oini of dcaiI, lui I an scaling as if iIcrc is for iIc salc of your convcnicncc.} Your consciousncss lcavcs iIc Iysical organisn in various ways, according io iIc condiiions. In sonc cascs iIc organisn iisclf is siill allc io funciion io sonc dcgrcc, aliIougI wiiIoui iIc lcadcrsIi or organizaiion iIai cisicd rcviously. TIc sinlc consciousncss of aions, cclls, and organs coniinucs io cisi, aficr iIc nain conscious- ncss Ias lcfi, for sonc iinc. TIcrc nay or nay noi lc disoricniaiion on your ari, according io your lclicfs and dcvcloncni. Now I do noi ncccssarily ncan inicllcciual dcvcloncni. TIc inicllcci sIould go Iand in Iand wiiI iIc cnoiions and iniuiiions, lui if ii ulls againsi iIcsc ioo sirongly, difficuliics can arisc wIcn iIc ncwly frccd consciousncss scizcs uon iis !%&'#$aloui rcaliiy aficr dcaiI, raiIcr iIan facing iIc ariicular rcaliiy in wIicI ii finds iisclf. Ii can dcny fccling, in oiIcr words, and cvcn aiicni io arguc iisclf oui of iis rcscni indccndcncc fron iIc lody. Again, as ncniioncd carlicr, an individual can lc so ccriain iIai dcaiI is iIc cnd of all, iIai ollivion, iIougI icnorary, rcsulis. In nany cascs, inncdiaicly on lcaving iIc lody iIcrc is, of coursc, anazcncni and a rccogniiion of iIc siiuaiion. TIc lody iisclf nay lc vicwcd, for canlc, and nany funcrals Iavc a gucsi of Ionor anidsi iIc con- any - and no onc gazcs inio iIc facc of iIc corsc wiiI as nucI curiosiiy and wondcr. Ai iIis oini nany variaiions in lcIavior cncrgc, cacI iIc rcsuli of individual laclground, lnowlcdgc, and Ialii. TIc surroundings in WIicI iIc dcad find iIcnsclvcs will oficn vary. Vivid Iallucinaiions nay forn ccricncc quiic as rcal as any in norial lifc. Now, I Iavc iold you iIai iIougIis and cnoiions forn Iysical rcaliiy, and iIcy forn aficr-dcaiI ccricncc. TIis docs noi ncan iIai iIc ccricnccs arc noi valid, any norc iIan ii ncans iIai Iysical lifc is noi valid. Ccriain inagcs Iavc lccn uscd io synlolizc sucI a iransiiion fron onc cisicncc io anoiIcr, and nany of iIcsc arc circncly valuallc in iIai iIcy rovidc a francworl wiiI undcrsiandallc rcfcrcnccs. TIc crossing of iIc Fivcr Siy is sucI a onc. TIc dying cccicd ccriain roccdurcs io occur in a norc or lcss ordcrly fasIion. TIc nas wcrc lnown lcforcIand. Ai dcaiI, iIc consciousncss Iallucinaicd iIc rivcr vividly. Fclaiivcs and fricnds alrcady dcad cnicrcd inio iIc riiual, wIicI was a rofound ccrcnony also on iIcir aris. TIc rivcr was as rcal as any iIai you lnow, as ircacIcrous io a iravclcr alonc wiiIoui rocr lnowlcdgc. Cuidcs wcrc always ai iIc rivcr io Icl sucI iravclcrs across. Ii docs noi do io say iIai sucI a rivcr is illusion. TIc synlol is rcaliiy, you scc. TIc way was lanncd. Now, iIai ariicular na is no longcr gcncrally in usc. TIc living do noi lnow Iow io rcad ii. CIrisiianiiy Ias lclicvcd in a Icavcn and a Icll, a urgaiory, and rccloning; and so, ai dcaiI, io iIosc wIo so lclicvc in iIcsc synlols, anoiIcr ccrcnony is cnacicd, and iIc guidcs ialc on iIc guiscs of iIosc lclovcd figurcs of CIrisiian sainis and Icrocs. TIcn wiiI iIis as francworl, and in icrns iIai iIcy can undcrsiand, sucI individuals arc iold iIc iruc siiuaiion. Mass rcligious novcncnis Iavc for ccniurics fulfillcd iIai urosc, in giving nan sonc lan io lc followcd. Ii liiilc naiicrcd iIai laicr iIc lan was sccn as a cIild's rincr, a lool of insiruciions conlcic wiiI colorful ialcs, for iIc nain urosc was scrvcd and iIcrc was liiilc disoricniaiion. In criods wIcrc no sucI nass idcas arc Icld, iIcrc is norc disoricniaiion, and wIcn lifc aficr dcaiI is conlcicly dcnicd, iIc rollcn is soncwIai nagnificd. Many, of coursc, arc ovcrjoycd io find iIcnsclvcs siill conscious. OiIcrs Iavc io lcarn all ovcr again aloui ccriain laws of lcIavior, for iIcy do noi rcalizc iIc crcaiivc oicncy of iIcir iIougIis or cnoiions. SucI an individual nay find Iinsclf in icn diffcrcni cnvironncnis wiiIin iIc fliclcr of an cyclasI, for canlc, wiiI no idca of iIc rcason lcIind iIc siiuaiion. Hc will scc no coniinuiiy ai all, and fccl Iinsclf flung wiiIoui rIync or rcason fron onc ccricncc io anoiIcr, ncvcr rcalizing iIai Iis own iIougIis arc roclling Iin quiic liicrally. I an scaling now of iIc cvcnis inncdiaicly following dcaiI, for iIcrc arc oiIcr siagcs. Cuidcs will Iclfully lcconc a ari of your Iallucinaiions, in ordcr io Icl you oui of iIcn, lui iIcy nusi firsi of all gci your irusi. Ai onc iinc - in your icrns - I nysclf acicd as sucI a guidc; as in a slcc siaic Fuluri now follows iIc sanc road. TIc siiuaiion is raiIcr iricly fron iIc guidc's vicwoini, for sycIologically uinosi discrciion nusi lc uscd. Onc nan's Moscs, as I discovcrcd, nay noi lc anoiIcr nan's Moscs. I Iavc scrvcd as a raiIcr crcdiiallc Moscs on scvcral occasions - and oncc, iIougI iIis is Iard io lclicvc, io an Aral. TIc Aral was a vcry inicrcsiing cIaracicr, ly iIc way, and io illusiraic sonc of iIc difficuliics involvcd, I will icll you aloui Iin. Hc Iaicd iIc Jcws, lui soncIow Ic was olscsscd wiiI iIc idca iIai Moscs was norc owcrful iIan AllaI, and for ycars iIis was iIc sccrci sin uon Iis conscicncc. Hc scni sonc iinc in Consianiinolc ai iIc iinc of iIc Crusadcs. Hc was caiurcd, and cndcd u wiiI a grou of Turls, all io lc cccuicd ly iIc CIrisiians, in iIis casc vcry Iorrilly so. TIcy forccd Iis nouiI ocn and siuffcd ii wiiI lurning coals, as a siaricr. Hc cricd io AllaI, and iIcn in grcaicr dcscraiion io Moscs, and as Iis consciousncss lcfi Iis lody, Moscs was iIcrc. Hc lclicvcd in Moscs norc iIan Ic did AllaI, and I did noi lnow uniil iIc lasi noncni wIicI forn I was io assunc. Hc was a vcry lilallc cIa, and undcr iIc circunsianccs I did noi nind wIcn Ic sccncd io ccci a laiilc for Iis soul. Moscs and AllaI wcrc io figIi for Iin. Hc could noi rid Iinsclf of iIc idca of forcc, iIougI Ic Iad dicd ly forcc, and noiIing could crsuadc Iin io accci any lind of cacc or conicnincni, or any rcsi, uniil sonc lind of laiilc was wrougIi. A fricnd and I, wiiI sonc oiIcrs, siagcd iIc ccrcnony, and fron aosiic clouds in iIc sly AllaI and I sIouicd oui our clains uon Iis soul - wIilc Ic, oor nan, cowcrcd on iIc ground lciwccn us. Now wIilc I icll iIis siory Iunorously, you nusi undcrsiand iIai iIc nan's lclicf lrougIi ii aloui, and so io sci Iin frcc, wc worlcd ii iIrougI. I callcd uon JcIovaI, lui io no avail, lccausc our Aral did noi lnow of JcIovaI - only of Moscs - and ii was in Moscs Ic ui Iis faiiI. AllaI drcw a cosnic sword and I sci ii afirc so iIai Ic drocd ii. Ii fcll o iIc ground and sci iIc land aflanc. Our Aral cricd oui again. Hc Saw lcagucs of followcrs lcIind AllaI, and so lcagucs of followcrs acarcd lcIind nc. Our fricnd was convinccd iIai onc of iIc iIrcc of us nusi lc dcsiroycd, and Ic fcarcd nigIiily iIai Ic would lc iIc viciin. Finally iIc oosing clouds in wIicI wc acarcd canc closcr. In , ny Iand I Icld a iallci iIai said. "TIou sIali noi lill." AllaI Icld a sword. As wc canc closcr wc ccIangcd iIcsc iicns, and our followcrs ncrgcd. Wc canc iogciIcr, forning iIc inagc of a s-u-n, and wc said. "Wc arc onc." TIc iwo diancirically ooscd idcas Iad io ncrgc or iIc nan would Iavc Iad no cacc, and only wIcn iIcsc oosiics wcrc uniicd could wc lcgin io clain Iis siiuaiion. To lc sucI a guidc rcquircs grcai discilinc and iraining. Dcforc iIc cvcni jusi ncniioncd, for canlc, I Iad scni nany lifciincs aciing as a guidc undcr iIc iuiorsIi of anoiIcr in ny daily slcc siaics. Ii is ossillc for canlc io losc yoursclf noncniarily in iIc Iallucinaiions iIai arc lcing forncd, and in sucI cascs anoiIcr icacIcr nusi lail you oui. Dclicaic roling of iIc sycIological roccsscs is ncccssary, and iIc variciy of Iallucinaiions in wIicI you nay lcconc involvcd is cndlcss. You nay, for canlc, ialc iIc forn of an individual's dcarly lclovcd dcad ci. All of iIcsc Iallucinaiory aciiviiics ialc lacc usually sonc sIori iinc inncdiaicly following dcaiI. Sonc individuals arc fully awarc of iIcir circunsianccs, Iowcvcr, lccausc of rcvious iraining and dcvcloncni, and iIcy arc rcady aficr a rcsi, if iIcy dcsirc io rogrcss io oiIcr siagcs. TIcy nay, for canlc, lcconc awarc of iIcir own rcincarnaiional sclvcs, rccognizing quiic rcadily crsonaliiics iIcy lncw in oiIcr livcs, if iIosc crsonaliiics arc noi oiIcrwisc cngagcd. TIcy nay dclilcraicly now Iallucinaic, or iIcy nay "rclivc" ccriain oriions of asi livcs if iIcy cIoosc. TIcn iIcrc is a criod of sclf-caninaiion, a rcndcring of accounis, so io scal, in wIicI iIcy arc allc io vicw iIcir cniirc cr- fornancc, iIcir aliliiics and wcal oinis and io dccidc wIciIcr or noi iIcy will rciurn io Iysical cisicncc. Any givcn individual nay ccricncc any of iIcsc siagcs, you scc; ccci for iIc sclf- caninaiion, nany nay lc sidcsiccd cniircly. Sincc iIc cnoiions arc so inoriani, ii is of grcai lcncfii if fricnds arc waiiing for you. In nany insianccs, Iowcvcr, iIcsc fricnds Iavc rogrcsscd io oiIcr siagcs of aciiviiy, and oficn a guidc will ialc iIc guisc of a fricnd for a wIilc, so iIai you will fccl norc confidcni. Of coursc, ii is only lccausc nosi colc lclicvc iIai you cannoi lcavc your lody iIai you do noi consciously Iavc oui-of-lody ccricnccs wiiI any frcqucncy, gcncrally scaling, in your lifciincs. SucI ccricnccs would acquaini you far lciicr iIan words wiiI sonc undcrsianding of iIc condiiions iIai will lc cncounicrcd. Fcncnlcr iIai in onc way, your Iysical cisicncc is iIc rcsuli of nass Iallucinaiion. Vasi gulfs cisi lciwccn onc nan's rcaliiy and anoiIcr's. Aficr dcaiI, ccricncc Ias as nucI organizaiion, IigIly iniricaic and involvcd, as you lnow now. You Iavc your rivaic Iallucinaiions now, only you do noi rcalizc wIai iIcy arc. SucI Iallucinaiions as I Iavc lccn scaling of, inicnsc synlolisiic cncounicrs, can also occur in your slcc siaics, wIcn iIc crsonaliiy is ai a iinc of grcai cIangc, or wIcn oosing idcas nusi lc unificd, or if onc nusi givc Way io anoiIcr. TIcsc arc IigIly cIargcd, significani sycIological and sycIic cvcnis, wIciIcr iIcy Iacn lcforc or aficr dcaiI. Occurring in iIc drcan siaic, iIcy can cIangc iIc coursc of a civilizaiion. Aficr dcaiI, an individual nay visualizc Iis lifc as an aninal wiiI wIicI Ic nusi conc io icrns, and sucI a laiilc or cncounicr Ias far-rcacIing conscqucnccs, for iIc nan nusi conc io icrns wiiI all oriions of Iinsclf. In iIis casc, wIciIcr iIc Iallucinaiion cnds wiiI Iin riding iIc aninal, naling fricnds wiiI ii, doncsiicaiing ii, lilling ii or lcing lillcd ly ii, cacI alicrnaiivc is carcfully wcigIcd, and iIc rcsulis will Iavc nucI io do wiiI Iis fuiurc dcvcloncni. TIis "lifc-synlolizaiion" nay lc adoicd ly iIosc wIo gavc liiilc iIougIi io sclf- caninaiion during iIcir lifciinc. Ii is a ari of iIc sclf caninaiion roccss, iIcrcforc, in wIicI an individual forns Iis lifc inio an inagc and iIcn dcals wiiI ii. SucI a nciIod is noi uscd ly all. Sonciincs a scrics of sucI cisodcs arc ncccssary... . Onc of Fuluri's siudcnis wondcrcd wIciIcr or noi iIcrc was any lind of organizaiion in iIc inncdiaic aficr-dcaiI ccricnccs. Sincc iIis is a qucsiion iIai will conc inio nany ninds, I will dcal wiiI ii Icrc. Firsi of all, ii sIould lc olvious fron wIai I Iavc said so far iIai iIcrc is no onc aficr-dcaiI rcaliiy, lui |iIai| cacI ccricncc is diffcrcni. Ccncrally scaling, Iowcvcr, iIcrc arc dincnsions inio wIicI iIcsc individual ccricnccs will fall. For canlc, iIcrc is an iniiial siagc for iIosc wIo arc siill focuscd sirongly in Iysical rcaliiy, and for iIosc wIo nccd a criod of rccucraiion and rcsi. On iIis lcvcl iIcrc will lc Iosiials and rcsi Ioncs. TIc aiicnis do noi yci rcalizc iIai iIcrc is noiIing wrong wiiI iIcn ai all. In sonc cascs, iIc idca of illncss is so sirong iIai iIcy Iavc luili iIcir cariIly ycars aloui iIis sycIological ccnicr. TIcy rojcci ill condiiions uon iIc ncw lody as iIcy did uon iIc old onc. TIcy arc givcn various linds of ircaincni of a sycIic naiurc, and iold iIai iIc condiiion of iIai lody is lcing lrougIi aloui ly iIc naiurc of iIcir own lclicfs. Now, nany individuals do noi nccd io ass iIrougI iIis ariicular criod. Ii gocs wiiIoui saying iIai iIc Iosiials and iraining ccnicrs arc noi Iysical in your icrns. TIcy arc oficn, in faci, nainiaincd "&$'(%%"$ly iIc guidcs wIo carry oui iIc ncccssary lans. Now you nay call iIis nass Iallucinaiion if you will. TIc faci is iIai io iIosc cncounicring iIai rcaliiy, iIc cvcnis arc quiic rcal. TIcrc arc also iraining ccnicrs. In iIcsc iIc naiurc of rcaliiy is claincd in accordancc wiiI an individual's aliliiy io undcrsiand and crccivc ii. TIc faniliar arallcs, for sonc, will siill lc uscd ai lcasi iniiially, and iIcn iIcsc individuals will lc gradually wcancd away fron iIcn. In iIcsc ccnicrs iIcrc arc ccriain classcs in wIicI insiruciion is givcn for iIc lcncfii of iIosc wIo cIosc io rciurn io iIc Iysical cn- vironncni. TIcy arc iaugIi, in oiIcr words, iIc nciIods iIai allow iIcn io iranslaic cnoiion and iIougIi inio Iysical aciualiiy. TIcrc is no iinc lag, as iIcrc nusi lc in iIc iIrcc- dincnsional sysicn, lciwccn iIc iniiiaiion of sucI iIougIis and iIcir naicrializaiion. All of iIis occurs norc or lcss ai onc lcvcl, iIougI you nusi undcrsiand iIai I an sinlifying iIc issucs Icrc io sonc cicni. For canlc, sonc individuals do noi undcrgo any sucI criods, lui lccausc of dcvcloncni and rogrcss during iIcir asi livcs, iIcy arc rcady io lcgin norc anliiious rograns. Now I Iavc solcn of sucI dcvcloncni carlicr. Sonc of ny rcadcrs, noi lcing crIas awarc of any sycIic aliliiy of iIcir own, nigIi iIinl iIcn iIai iIcy arc in for a long and roiracicd criod of aficrdcaiI iraining. Lci nc Iasicn io icll you iIai all sucI aliliiy is noi ncccssarily conscious, and iIai nucI of ii ialcs lacc during iIc slcc siaic wIcn you arc sinly noi awarc of ii. You nay aficr dcaiI uiicrly rcfusc io lclicvc iIai you arc dcad, and coniinuc io focus your cnoiional cncrgy ioward iIosc you Iavc lnown in lifc. If you Iavc lccn olscsscd wiiI a ariicular rojcci, for canlc, you nay iry io conlcic ii. TIcrc arc always guidcs io Icl you undcrsiand your siiuaiion, lui you nay lc so cngrosscd iIai you ay iIcn no Iccd. I will covcr iIc suljcci of gIosis scaraicly, raiIcr iIan in iIis cIaicr. Sufficc ii io say iIai largc ficlds of cnoiional focus ioward Iysical rcaliiy can Iold you lacl fron furiIcr dcvcloncni. WIcn consciousncss lcavcs iIc lody and is away for sonc iinc iIcn iIc conncciion is, of coursc, lrolcn. In oui-of-lody siaics iIc conncciion siill Iolds. Now ii is ossillc for an individual wIo Ias dicd io conlcicly nisinicrrci iIc ccricncc and aiicni io rccnicr iIc corsc. TIis can Iacn wIcn iIc crsonaliiy idcniificd Iinsclf alnosi cclusivcly wiiI iIc Iysical inagc. Ii is noi connon. Dui ncvcriIclcss, undcr various circunsianccs, sucI individuals will aiicni io rcaciivaic iIc Iysical nccIanisn, lcconing norc anicsiriclcn wIcn iIcy discovcr iIc lody's condiiion. Sonc, for canlc, Iavc wci ovcr iIc corsc long aficr iIc nourncrs Iavc lcfi, noi rcalizing iIai iIcy iIcnsclvcs arc conlcicly wIolc - wIcrc, for canlc, iIc lody nay Iavc lccn ill or iIc organs lcyond rcair. TIcy arc lilc a dog worrying a lonc. TIosc wIo Iavc noi idcniificd iIcir consciousncss wiiI iIc lody conlcicly, find ii nucI casicr io lcavc ii. TIosc wIo Iavc Iaicd iIc lody find, sirangcly cnougI, iIai inncdiaicly aficr dcaiI iIcy arc quiic drawn io ii. All of iIcsc circunsianccs iIcn nay or nay noi occur according io iIc individual involvcd. Howcvcr, aficr lcaving iIc Iysical lody, you will inncdiaicly find yoursclf in anoiIcr. TIis is iIc sanc lind of forn in wIicI you iravcl in oui-of-lody rojcciions, and again lci nc rcnind ny rcadcrs iIai cacI of iIcn lcavcs iIc lody for sonc iinc cacI nigIi during slcc. TIis forn will sccn Iysical. Ii will noi lc sccn ly iIosc siill in iIc Iysical lody Iowcvcr, gcncrally scaling. Ii can do anyiIing iIai you do now in your drcans. TIcrcforc ii flics, gocs iIrougI solid oljccis, and is novcd dirccily ly your will, ialing you, say, fron onc locaiion io anoiIcr as you nay iIinl of iIcsc locaiions. If you wondcr wIai Auni Sally is doing in, say, PougIlccsic, Ncw Yorl, iIcn you will find yoursclf iIcrc. Howcvcr, you cannoi as a rulc naniulaic Iysical oljccis. You cannoi icl u a lan or iIrow a disI. TIis lody is yours insianily, lui ii is noi iIc only forn iIai you will Iavc. For iIai naiicr, iIis inagc is noi a ncw onc. Ii is inicrwound wiiI your Iysical lody now, lui you do noi crccivc ii. Following dcaiI, ii will lc iIc only lody you arc awarc of for sonc iinc. MucI laicr and on nany lcvcls you will finally lcarn io ialc nany forns, as you cIoosc, consciously. In onc nanncr of scaling you do iIis now, you scc, iranslaiing your sycIological ccricncc your iIougIis and cnoiions - quiic liicrally lui unconsciously inio Iysical oljccis. You nay find iIai wIcn you inaginc yoursclf as a cIild aficr dcaiI - iIai you suddcnly Iavc iIc forn of iIc cIild iIai you wcrc. For a ccriain criod of iinc, iIcrcforc, you can naniulaic iIis forn so iIai ii ialcs any acarancc iIai ii Iad wIcn ii was connccicd wiiI your Iysical forn in iIc inncdiaicly rcvious Iysical lifc. You nay dic ai cigIiy and aficr dcaiI iIinl of iIc youiI and viialiiy iIai you Iad ai iwcniy and find iIcn iIai your forn cIangcs io corrcsond wiiI iIis inncr inagc. Mosi individuals aficr dcaiI cIoosc a norc naiurc inagc iIai usually corrcsonds io iIc cal Iysical aliliiics, rcgardlcss of iIc agc wIcn iIc Iysical cal was rcacIcd. OiIcrs cIoosc insicad io ialc iIc forn iIcy Iad ai iIc ariicular oini wIcn iIc grcaicsi ncnial or cnoiional IcigIis wcrc acIicvcd, rcgardlcss of iIc lcauiy or agc iIai cIaracicrizcd iIc forn. You will fccl conforiallc wiiI iIc forn iIai you cIoosc, iIcrcforc, and you will usually usc ii wIcn you wani io connunicaic wiiI oiIcrs you Iavc lnown; iIougI for sucI connunicaiions wiiI iIc living, you nay insicad adoi iIc forn you Iad wIcn you wcrc lnown io iIc individual you wani io coniaci. TIcsc aficr-dcaiI cnvironncnis do noi cisi ncccssarily on oiIcr lancis. TIcy do noi ialc u sacc, so iIc qucsiion, "WIcrc docs all iIis Iacn?" is ncaninglcss in lasic icrns. Ii is iIc rcsuli of your own nisinicrrciaiions of iIc naiurc of rcaliiy. TIcrc is no onc lacc iIcrcforc, no sccific locaiion. TIcsc cnvironncnis cisi uncrccivcd ly you anid iIc Iysical world iIai you lnow. Your crcciivc nccIanisns sinly do noi allow you io iunc in io iIcir rangcs. You rcaci io a IigIly sccific lui liniicd ficld. As I ncniioncd carlicr, oiIcr rcaliiics cocisi wiiI your own ai dcaiI, for canlc. You sinly divcsi yoursclf of Iysical araIcrnalia, iunc inio diffcrcni ficlds, and rcaci io oiIcr scis of assuniions. Fron iIis oiIcr vicwoini, you can io sonc cicni crccivc Iysical rcaliiy. Howcvcr, iIcrc arc cncrgy ficlds iIai do scaraic iIcn. Your cniirc concci of sacc is so disioricd iIai any iruc clanaiion is IigIly difficuli. Civc us a noncni. As your crcciivc nccIanisns insisi iIai oljccis arc solid, for canlc, so iIcy insisi iIai sucI a iIing as sacc cisis. Now wIai your scnscs icll you aloui iIc naiurc of naiicr is cniircly crroncous, and wIai iIcy icll you aloui sacc is cqually wrong - wrong in icrns of lasic rcaliiy, lui quiic in lccing of coursc wiiI iIrcc-dincnsional conccis. In oui-of-lody ccricnccs fron iIc living siaic, nany of iIc rollcns arc cncounicrcd, in icrns of sacc, iIai will lc nci aficr dcaiI. And in sucI cisodcs, iIcrcforc, iIc iruc naiurc of iinc and sacc lcconcs norc aarcni. Aficr dcaiI ii docs noi ialc iinc io go iIrougI sacc, for canlc. Sacc docs noi cisi in icrns of disiancc. TIis is illusion. TIcrc arc larricrs, lui iIcy arc ncnial or sycIic larricrs. For canlc, iIcrc arc inicnsiiics of ccricncc iIai arc inicrrcicd in your rcaliiy as disiancc in nilcs. Aficr dcaiI you nay find yoursclf in a iraining ccnicr. Now iIcorciically, iIis ccnicr could lc in iIc niddlc of your rcscni living roon, in Iysical sacc, lui iIc disiancc lciwccn you and iIc ncnlcrs of your fanily siill living - siiiing crIas, iIinling of you or rcading a acr - would Iavc noiIing io do wiiI sacc as you lnow ii. You would lc norc scaraicd fron iIcn iIan if you wcrc, say, on iIc noon. You could crIas cIangc your own focus of aiicniion away fron iIc ccnicr, and iIcorciically scc iIc roon and iis inIaliianis; and yci siill iIis disiancc iIai Ias noiIing io do wiiI nilcs would lc lciwccn you.
!"#$%&'(,-( "DEATH" CONDITIONS IN LIFE
Aficr-dcaiI ccricnccs will noi sccn so alicn or inconrcIcnsillc if you rcalizc iIai you cncounicr sinilar siiuaiions as a nornal ari of your rcscni cisicncc. In slcc and drcan siaics you arc involvcd in iIc sanc dincnsion of cisicncc in wIicI you will Iavc your aficr-dcaiI ccricnccs. You do noi rcncnlcr iIc nosi inoriani ari of iIcsc nigIily advcniurcs, and so iIosc you do rccall sccn lizarrc or cIaoiic as a rulc. TIis is sinly lccausc in your rcscni siaic of dcvcloncni you arc noi allc io naniulaic consciously wiiIin norc iIan onc cnvironncni. You do cisi consciously in a coIcrcni, uroscful crcaiivc siaic wIilc iIc Iysical lody slccs, Iowcvcr, and you carry on nany of iIc aciiviiics iIai I iold you would lc cncounicrcd aficr dcaiI. You sinly iurn iIc nain focus of your aiicniion in a diffcrcni dincnsion of aciiviiy, onc in wIicI you Iavc indccd coniinuously ocraicd. Now, as you Iavc ncnory of your waling lifc and as you rciain a largc lody of sucI ncnory for daily Iysical cncounicrs, and as iIis founi of ncnory rovidcs you wiiI a scnsc of daily coniinuiiy, so also docs your drcaning sclf Iavc an cqually largc lody of ncnory. As iIcrc is coniinuiiy io your daily lifc, so iIcrc is coniinuiiy in your slccing lifc. A oriion of you, iIcrcforc, is awarc of cacI and cvcry drcan cncounicr and ccricncc. Drcans arc no norc Iallucinaiory iIan your Iysical lifc is. Your waling Iysical sclf is iIc drcancr, as far as your drcaning sclf is conccrncd. You arc iIc drcancr ii scnds on iis way. Your daily ccricnccs arc iIc drcans iIai ii drcans, so wIcn you lool ai your drcaning sclf or considcr ii, you do so wiiI a IigIly rcjudiccd cyc, ialing ii for granicd iIai your "rcaliiy" is rcal, and iis rcaliiy is illusion. Iis rcaliiy is far norc naiivc io your lcing, Iowcvcr. If you do noi find coIcrcncc in iIc drcan siaic, ii is lccausc you Iavc Iynoiizcd yoursclvcs inio lclicving iIai nonc cisis. Of coursc you iry io iranslaic your nigIily advcniurcs inio Iysical icrns uon awalcning, and aiicni io fii iIcn inio your oficn liniicd disioriion of iIc naiurc of rcaliiy. To sonc cicni iIis is naiural. You arc focuscd in a daily lifc for a rcason. You Iavc adoicd ii as a cIallcngc. Dui wiiIin iis francworl you arc also ncani io grow and dcvclo, and io cicnd iIc liniis of your consciousncss. Ii is vcry difficuli io adnii iIai you arc in nany ways norc cffcciivc and crcaiivc in iIc slcc siaic iIan iIc waling siaic, and soncwIai sIaiicring io adnii iIai iIc drcan lody can indccd fly, dcfying loiI iinc and sacc. Ii is nucI casicr io rcicnd iIai all sucI ccricnccs arc synlolic and noi liicral, io cvolvc conlicaicd sycIological iIcorics, for canlc, io clain flying drcans. TIc sinlc faci is iIai wIcn you drcan you arc flying, you oficn arc. In iIc drcan siaic you ocraic undcr iIc sanc condiiions, norc or lcss, iIai arc naiivc io a consciousncss noi focuscd in Iysical rcaliiy. Many of your ccricnccs, iIcrcforc, arc rcciscly iIosc you nay ncci aficr dcaiI. You nay scal wiiI dcad fricnds or rclaiivcs, rcvisii iIc asi, grcci old classnaics, wall down sirccis iIai cisicd fifiy ycars carlicr in Iysical iinc, iravcl iIrougI sacc wiiIoui ialing any Iysical iinc io do so, lc nci ly guidcs, lc insirucicd, icacI oiIcrs, crforn ncaningful Worl, solvc rollcns, Iallucinaic. In Iysical lifc iIcrc is a lag lciwccn iIc concciion of an idca and is Iysical consiruciion. In drcan rcaliiy, iIis is noi so. TIcrcforc, iIc lcsi way io lcconc acquainicd wiiI aficr-dcaiI rcaliiy aIcad of iinc, so io scal, is io clorc and undcrsiand iIc naiurc of your own drcaning sclf. Noi vcry nany colc wani io ialc iIc iinc or cncrgy. TIc nciIods arc availallc, Iowcvcr, and iIosc wIo do usc iIcn will noi find iIcnsclvcs alicnaicd wIcn iIc full focus of iIcir aiicniion is iurncd in iIai dircciion aficr dcaiI. Sincc your conscious ncnory is connccicd so sirongly wiiI awarcncss wiiIin iIc lody, aliIougI you lcavc iIc lody wIcn ii slccs, iIc waling consciousncss usually Ias no ncnory of iIis. In iIc slccing siaic, you Iavc ncnory of cvcryonc you Iavc cvcr nci in your drcans, iIougI you nay or nay noi Iavc nci sonc of iIcsc colc in your dayiinc cisicncc. In iIc slccing siaic you nay Iavc consiani ccricncc iIrougI iIc ycars wiiI closc associaics wIo nay livc in anoiIcr oriion of iIc world cniircly, and lc sirangcrs io you in iIc waling siaic. As your daily cndcavors Iavc ncaning and urosc, so do your drcan advcniurcs, and in iIcsc also you aiiain various goals of your own. TIcsc you will coniinuc in iIc aficr-dcaiI ccricncc. TIc viialiiy forcc, lifc, and crcaiiviiy lcIind your Iysical cisicncc is gcncraicd in iIis oiIcr dincnsion. In oiIcr words, you arc in nany ways a flcsIy rojcciion of your drcaning sclf. TIc drcaning sclf as you conccivc of ii, Iowcvcr, is lui a sIadow of iis own rcaliiy, for iIc drcaning sclf is a sycIological oini of rcfcrcncc and, in your icrns, |of| coniinuiiy, iIai lrings iogciIcr all oriions of your idcniiiy. Of iis dcccr naiurc, only iIc nosi dcvclocd arc awarc. Ii rcrcscnis, in oiIcr words, onc sirong uniiing facci of your cniirc idcniiiy. Iis ccricnccs arc as vivid and iis "crsonaliiy" as ricI - in faci ricIcr - in conici as iIc Iysical crsonaliiy you lnow. Prcicnd for a noncni iIai you arc a cIild, and I an irying io undcrialc iIc ariicular cIorc of claining io you wIai your nosi dcvclocd, aduli sclf will lc lilc - and in ny clanaiion, I say iIai iIis aduli sclf is io sonc cicni alrcady a ari of you, an ouigrowiI or rojcciion of wIai you arc. And iIc cIild says, "Dui wIai will Iacn io nc? Musi I dic io lcconc iIis oiIcr sclf? I do noi wani io cIangc. How can I cvcr lc iIis aduli sclf wIcn ii is noi wIai I an now, wiiIoui dying as wIai I an. I an in soncwIai iIc sanc osiiion wIcn I iry io clain io you iIc naiurc of iIis inncr sclf, for wIilc you can lcconc awarc of ii in drcans, you cannoi iruly arcciaic iis naiuriiy or aliliiics; yci iIcy arc yours in iIc sanc way iIai iIc nan's aliliiics lclongcd io iIc cIild. In iIc drcan siaic you lcarn, anong oiIcr iIings, Iow io consiruci your own Iysical rcaliiy day ly day, jusi as aficr dcaiI you lcarn Iow io consiruci your nci Iysical lifciinc. In drcans you solvc iIc rollcns. In iIc dayiinc you arc consciously awarc of iIc nciIods of rollcn solving iIai you lcarncd in slcc. In drcans you sci your goals, as aficr dcaiI you sci iIc goals for anoiIcr incarnaiion. Now, no sycIological siruciurc is casy io dcscrilc in words. Sinly io clain iIc naiurc of crsonaliiy as ii is gcncrally lnown, all linds of icrns arc uscd. id, sulconscious, cgo, sucrcgo; all of iIcsc io diffcrcniiaic iIc inicrwcaving aciions iIai nalc u iIc Iysical crsonaliiy. TIc drcaning sclf is jusi as conlicaicd. So you can say iIai ccriain oriions of ii dcal wiiI Iysical rcaliiy, Iysical naniulaiion, and lans; sonc wiiI dcccr lcvcls of crcaiiviiy and acIicvcncni iIai insurc Iysical survival; sonc wiiI connunicaiion, wiiI cvcn norc cicnsivc clcncnis of iIc crsonaliiy now gcncrally unlnown; sonc wiiI iIc coniinuing ccricncc and cisicncc of wIai you nay call iIc soul or ovcrall individual cniiiy, iIc iruc nuliidincnsional sclf. TIc soul crcaics iIc flcsI. TIc crcaior Iardly lools down uon iis crcaiion. TIc soul crcaics iIc flcsI for a rcason, and Iysical cisicncc for a rcason, so nonc of iIis is io lcad you io a disiasic for Iysical lifc, nor ioward a lacl of arcciaiion for iIosc scnsual joys wiiI wIicI you arc surroundcd. Any inncr journcys sIould allow you io find grcaicr significancc, lcauiy, and ncaning in lifc as you lnow ii now; lui full cnjoyncni and dcvcloncni also ncans iIai you usc all of your aliliiics, iIai you clorc inncr dincnsions wiiI as nucI wondcr and cniIusiasn. WiiI rocr undcrsianding, iIcrcforc, ii is quiic ossillc for you io lcconc quiic faniliar now wiiI aficr-dcaiI landscacs and cnvironncnis and ccricnccs. You will find iIcn io lc as vivid as any You lnow. SucI cloraiions will conlcicly alicr sonlcr rcconcciions aloui cisicncc aficr dcaiI. Ii is vcry inoriani iIai you divcsi Yoursclf of as nany rcconcciions as ossillc, Iowcvcr, for iIcsc will incdc your rogrcss. Ccncrally scaling, if you arc fairly conicni aloui Iysical rcaliiy, you arc in a lciicr osiiion io siudy iIcsc inncr cnvironncnis. If you scc cvil all aloui you in Iysical lifc, and if ii sccns io ouiwcigI iIc good, iIcn you arc noi rcady. You sIould noi cnlarl uon an cloraiion of iIcsc nigIily advcniurcs if you arc dcrcsscd, for ai iIis iinc your own sycIic siaic is rcdisoscd ioward dcrcssing ccricnccs, wIciIcr awalc or aslcc. You sIould noi cnlarl uon sucI a siudy if you Ioc io sulsiiiuic inncr ccricncc for Iysical ccricncc. If your idcas of good and cvil arc rigorous, unlcnding, iIcn you do noi Iavc iIc undcrsianding iIai is ncccssary for any conscious naniulaiion in iIis oiIcr dincnsion. In oiIcr words, you sIould lc as flcillc ncnially, sycIologically, and siriiually as ossillc, ocn io ncw idcas, crcaiivc, and noi ovcrly dccndcni uon organizaiions or dogna. You sIould lc fairly concicni and synaiIciic. Ai iIc sanc iinc you sIould lc ouigoing cnougI in your Iysical cnvironncni so iIai you arc caallc of Iandling your lifc as ii is. You nccd all your rcsourccs. TIis is io lc an aciivc cloraiion and cndcavor, noi a assivc wiiIdrawal, and ccriainly noi a cowardly rcircai. Toward iIc cnd of iIis lool, nciIods will lc givcn for iIosc wIo arc inicrcsicd so iIai you can clorc iIcsc aficr-dcaiI condiiions consciously, Iaving sonc conirol ovcr your ccricnccs and rogrcss. Hcrc, Iowcvcr, I wani io dcscrilc iIcsc condiiions soncwIai norc iIorougIly. Now, in Iysical lifc you scc wIai you wani io scc. You crccivc fron iIc availallc ficld of rcaliiy ccriain daia - daia sclccicd carcfully ly you in accordancc wiiI your idcas of wIai rcaliiy is. You crcaic iIc daia io lcgin wiiI. If you lclicvc all ncn arc cvil, you sinly will noi ccricncc iIc goodncss in ncn. You will lc conlcicly closcd io ii. TIcy in iurn will always sIow you iIcir worsi sidc. You will iclcaiIically scc io ii iIai oiIcrs dislilc you, and you will rojcci your dislilc uon iIcn. Your ccricncc, in oiIcr words, follows your ccciaiions . Now iIc sanc alics io aficr-dcaiI ccricncc and io iIc drcan ccricncc, and io any oui-of-lody cncounicrs. If you arc olscsscd wiiI iIc idca of cvil, iIcn you will ncci cvil condiiions. If you lclicvc in dcvils, iIcn you will cncounicr iIcsc. As I ncniioncd carlicr, iIcrc is grcaicr frccdon wIcn consciousncss is noi Iysically dirccicd. TIougIis and cnoiions arc consirucicd, again, inio rcaliiy wiiIoui iIc Iysical iinc lasc. So if you lclicvc you will lc nci ly a dcnon, you will crcaic your own iIougIi-forn of onc, noi rcalizing iIai ii is of your own crcaiion. TIcrcforc, if you find yoursclf conccniraiing uon iIc cvils of Iysical cisicncc in sucI a nanncr, iIcn you arc noi rcady for sucI cloraiions. Ii is, of coursc, ossillc undcr sucI condiiions io ncci a iIougIi-forn lclonging io sonconc clsc, lui if you do noi lclicvc in dcnons io lcgin wiiI, you will always rccognizc iIc naiurc of iIc Ic- noncna and lc unIarncd. If ii is your own iIougIi-forn, iIcn, in faci, you nay lcarn fron ii ly asling yoursclf wIai ii rcrcscnis, wIai rollcn iIai you Iavc so naicrializcd. Now you nay Iallucinaic iIc sanc sori of iIing aficr dcaiI, usc ii for a synlol, and undcrgo a siriiual laiilc of soris iIai would, of coursc, noi lc ncccssary Iad you norc undcrsianding. You will worl oui your idcas, rollcns or dilcnnas ai your own lcvcl of undcrsianding. Aficr-dcaiI cnvironncnis cisi all aloui you, now. Pcriod. Ii is as if your rcscni siiuaiion and all iis Iysical Icnoncna wcrc rojccicd fron wiiIin yoursclf ouiward, giving you a coniinuous running noiion iciurc, forcing you io crccivc only iIosc inagcs iIai wcrc lcing iransoscd. TIcsc sccn so rcal iIai you find yoursclf in iIc osiiion of rcaciing io iIcn consianily. TIcy scrvc io nasl oiIcr quiic valid rcaliiics iIai cisi ai iIc sanc iinc, Iowcvcr, and aciually fron iIcsc oiIcr rcaliiics you gain iIc owcr and iIc lnowlcdgc io ocraic iIc naicrial rojcciions. You can "sci iIc nacIinc on idlc," so io scal, sio iIc aarcni noiion, and iurn your aiicniion io iIcsc rcaliiics. Firsi of all, you nusi rcalizc iIai iIcy cisi. As a rclininary io iIc nciIods I will givc laicr, ii is a good idca io asl yoursclf now and iIcn. "WIai an I aciually conscious of ai iIis iinc?" Do iIis wIcn your cycs ocn, and again wIcn iIcy arc closcd. WIcn your cycs arc ocn, do noi ialc ii for granicd iIai only iIc inncdiaicly crccivallc oljccis cisi. Lool wIcrc sacc sccns cniy, and lisicn in iIc niddlc of silcncc. TIcrc arc nolccular siruciurcs in cvcry incI of cniy sacc, lui you Iavc iaugIi yoursclf noi io crccivc iIcn. TIcrc arc oiIcr voiccs, lui you Iavc condiiioncd your cars noi io Icar iIcn. You usc your inncr scnscs wIcn you arc in iIc drcan siaic, and ignorc iIcn wIcn you arc waling. TIc inncr scnscs arc cquicd io crccivc daia iIai is noi Iysical. TIcy arc noi dcccivcd ly iIc inagcs iIai you rojcci in iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy. Now, iIcy can crccivc Iysical oljccis. Your Iysical scnscs arc cicnsions of iIcsc inncr nciIods of crcciion, and aficr dcaiI ii is uon iIcsc iIai you will rcly. TIcy arc uscd in oui-of- lody ccricnccs. TIcy ocraic consianily lcncaiI nornal waling consciousncss so iIai you can cvcn lcconc faniliar wiiI iIc naiurc of crcciion aficr dcaiI, now. Pcriod. In oiIcr words, iIc cnvironncni, condiiions, and nciIods of crcciion will noi lc alicn. You arc noi suddcnly iIrusi inio an unlnown; iIai unlnown is a ari of you now. Ii was a ari of you lcforc iIis Iysical liriI, and will lc aficr Iysical dcaiI. TIcsc condiiions, Iowcvcr, Iavc lccn lloiicd oui of your consciousncss in iIc nain, iIrougIoui Iysical Iisiory. Manlind Ias Iad various concciions of Iis own rcaliiy lui Ic Ias uroscly, ii sccns, iurncd away fron ii in iIc lasi ccniury. TIcrc arc nany rcasons for iIis, and wc will iry io covcr sonc of iIcn. In nany ways iIcn, you arc "dcad" now - and as dcad as you will cvcr lc. WIilc you go aloui your daily cIorcs and cndcavors, lcncaiI nor-nal waling consciousncss you arc consianily focuscd in oiIcr rcaliiics also, rcaciing io siinuli of wIicI your Iysical conscious sclf is noi awarc, crcciving condiiions iIrougI iIc inncr scnscs, and ccricncing cvcnis iIai arc noi cvcn rcgisicrcd wiiIin iIc Iysical lrain. TIai wIolc lasi oriion sIould lc undcrlincd. Aficr dcaiI you arc sinly awarc of iIcsc dincnsions of aciiviiy iIai you now ignorc. Now, Iysical cisicncc rcdoninaics. TIcn, ii will noi. Nor, Iowcvcr, will ii lc losi io you; your ncnorics, for canlc, will lc rciaincd. You will sinly sic oui of a ariicular francworl of rcfcrcncc. Undcr ccriain condiiions you will cvcn lc frcc io usc iIc ycars sccningly givcn io you in diffcrcni ways. For canlc. I iold you iinc docs noi consisi of a scrics of noncnis, onc lcforc iIc oiIcr, iIougI you do crccivc ii now in iIai fasIion. Evcnis arc noi iIings iIai Iacn io you. TIcy arc naicrializcd ccricnccs forncd ly you according io your ccciaiions and lclicfs. Inncr oriions of your crsonaliiy rcalizc iIis now. Aficr dcaiI you will noi conccniraic uon iIc Iysical forns ialcn ly iinc and cvcnis. You nay usc iIc sanc clcncnis, as a ainicr nigIi usc Iis colors. PcrIas your lifc san runs for scvcniy-scvcn ycars. Aficr dcaiI you nay, undcr ccriain condiiions and if you cIoosc, ccricncc iIc cvcnis of iIosc scvcniy-scvcn ycars ai your lcisurc - lui noi ncccssarily in icrns of coniinuiiy. You nay alicr iIc cvcnis. You can naniulaic wiiIin iIai ariicular dincnsion of aciiviiy iIai rcrcscnicd your scvcniy-scvcn ycars. If you find scvcrc crrors of judgncni, you nay iIcn corrcci iIcn. You nay crfcci, in oiIcr words, lui you cannoi again cnicr inio iIai franc of rcfcrcncc as a conlcicly ariiciaiing consciousncss following, say, iIc Iisioric ircnds of iIc iinc, joining inio iIc nass-Iallucinaicd cisicncc iIai rcsulicd fron iIc alicd consciousncss of your sclf and your "conicnorarics." Sonc cIoosc iIis raiIcr iIan rcincarnaiing, or raiIcr as a siudy lcforc a ncw rcincarnaiion. TIcsc colc arc oficn crfcciionisis ai Icari. TIcy nusi go lacl and crcaic. TIcy nusi rigIi iIcir crrors. TIcy usc iIc inncdiaicly-asi lifc as a canvas, and wiiI iIc sanc "canvas," iIcy aiicni a lciicr iciurc. TIis is a ncnial and sycIic ccrcisc, undcrialcn ly nany, dcnanding grcai conccniraiion, and is no norc Iallucinaiory iIan any cisicncc. You nay fccl iIai you wani io "rclivc" ccriain cisodcs of your lifc so iIai you can undcrsiand iIcn lciicr. Your lifc's ccricncc, iIcrcforc, is your own. SucI condiiions ccriainly arc noi alicn. In ordinary living, you oficn inaginc yoursclf lcIaving in a diffcrcni nanncr iIan you did, or in your nind rcccricncing cvcnis in ordcr io gain grcaicr undcrsianding fron iIcn. Your lifc is your own crsonal ccricncccrscciivc, and wIcn ai dcaiI you ialc ii oui of iIc nass Iysical iinc conici, iIcn you can ccricncc ii in nany ways. Evcnis and oljccis arc noi alsoluic, rcncnlcr, lui lasiic. Evcnis can lc cIangcd loiI lcforc and aficr iIcir occurrcncc. TIcy arc ncvcr siallc or crnancni, cvcn iIougI wiiIin iIc conici of iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy iIcy nay acar so. AnyiIing of wIicI you arc awarc in iIrcc-dincnsional cisicncc is only a rojcciion of a grcaicr rcaliiy inio iIai dincnsion. TIc cvcnis of wIicI you arc conscious arc only iIosc fragncnis of aciiviiics iIai inirudc or acar io your nornal waling consciousncss. OiIcr oriions of iIcsc cvcnis arc quiic clcar io you loiI in iIc drcaning siaic and lcncaiI waling consciousncss during iIc day. If you wani io lnow wIai dcaiI is lilc, iIcn lcconc awarc of your own consciousncss as ii is divorccd fron Iysical aciiviiics. You will find iIai ii is IigIly aciivc. WiiI raciicc you will discovcr iIai your nornal waling consciousncss is IigIly liniicd, and iIai wIai you iIougIi of oncc as dcaiI condiiions sccn nucI norc lilc lifc condiiions. SucI oiIcr cisicnccs and rcaliiics as jusi dcscrilcd cocisi wiiI your own, and in iIc waling siaic you arc noi awarc of iIcn. Now, oficn in your drcans you arc allc io crccivc sucI oiIcr siiuaiions, lui you oficn wind iIcn inio drcan araIcrnalia of your own, in wIicI casc uon awalcning you Iavc liiilc clcar ncnory. In iIc sanc way in iIc nidsi of lifc, you dwcll wiiI so-callcd gIosis and aariiions, and for iIai naiicr you yoursclvcs acar as aariiions io oiIcrs, ariicularly wIcn you scnd sirong iIougIi forns of yoursclf fron iIc slcc siaic, or cvcn wIcn unconsciously you iravcl oui of your Iysical lody. TIcrc arc olviously as nany linds of gIosis and aariiions as iIcrc arc colc. TIcy arc as alcri or as unalcri io iIcir siiuaiion as you arc io your own. TIcy arc noi fully focuscd in Iysical rcaliiy, Iowcvcr, ciiIcr in crsonaliiy or in forn, and iIis is iIcir nain disiinciion. Sonc aariiions arc iIougIi-forns scni ly survival crsonaliiics oui of lingcring dcc aniciy. TIcy oriray iIc sanc conulsivc-iyc lcIavior iIai can lc sccn in nany insianccs in your ordinary ccricncc. TIc sanc nccIanisn iIai causcs a disiurlcd wonan, say, io crforn rcciiiivc aciion sucI as a consiani wasIing and rcwasIing of Iands, also causcs a ariicular lind of aariiion io rciurn iinc and iinc again io onc lacc. In sucI cascs iIc lcIavior is oficn conoscd of rcciiiivc aciion. For various rcasons, sucI a crsonaliiy Ias noi lcarncd io assinilaic iis own ccricncc. TIc cIaracicrisiics of sucI aariiions follow iIosc of a disiurlcd crsonaliiy - wiiI sonc ccciions, Iowcvcr. TIc wIolc c onsciousncss is noi rcscni. TIc crsonaliiy iisclf sccns io lc Iaving a nigIinarc, or a scrics of rccurring drcans, during wIicI ii rciurns io iIc Iysical cnvironncni. TIc crsonaliiy iisclf is "safc and sound," lui ccriain oriions of ii worl oui unrcsolvcd rollcns, and discIargc cncrgy in sucI a fasIion. TIcy arc in iIcnsclvcs quiic Iarnlcss. Only your inicrrciaiion of iIcir aciions can causc difficuliics. Now in iIc niddlc of lifc, of lifc condiiions, you also acar on occasion as gIosis in oiIcr lcvcls of rcaliiy, wIcrc your "scudoacarancc" causcs sonc conncni and is iIc ground for nany nyiIs - and you arc noi cvcn awarc of iIis. Now I an scaling gcncrally. Again, iIcrc arc ccciions wIcrc ncnory is rciaincd, lui as a rulc gIosis and aariiions arc noi any norc awarc of iIcir cffcci uon oiIcrs iIan you arc wIcn you acar quiic unconsciously as gIosis in worlds iIai would lc quiic sirangc io you. TIc conlinaiion of iIougIi, cnoiion, and dcsirc crcaics forn, osscsscs cncrgy, and is nadc of cncrgy. Ii will sIow iisclf in as nany ways as ossillc. You only rccognizc iIc Iysical naicrializaiions, lui as ncniioncd carlicr in iIis lool, you scnd scudoforns of yoursclf oui fron yoursclf of wIicI you arc noi awarc; and iIis is conlcicly asidc fron iIc cisicncc of asiral iravcl or rojcciion, wIicI is a nucI norc conlicaicd affair. You acar in asiral forn in rcaliiics iIai arc conaraiivcly norc advanccd iIan your own. You arc usually rccognizcd lccausc of your disoricniaiion. You do noi lnow Iow io naniulaic. You do noi lnow iIc cusions. Dui wIciIcr you Iavc a Iysical forn or noi, if you Iavc cnoiions or fcclings, iIcsc will ialc forn. TIcy Iavc a rcaliiy. If you iIinl sirongly of an oljcci, soncwIcrc ii will acar. If you iIinl sirongly of lcing in anoiIcr locaiion, a scudoinagc of yoursclf will lc rojccicd oui fron you io iIai lacc, wIciIcr or noi ii is crccivcd and wIciIcr or noi you yoursclf arc conscious of ii, or concious in ii. TIis alics io iIosc wIo Iavc lcfi your Iysical sysicn and io iIosc wIo arc in ii. All of iIcsc forns arc callcd sccondary consiruciions, for as rulc full consciousncss of iIc crsonaliiy is noi in iIcn. TIcy arc auionaiic rojcciions. Now, in rinary consiruciions, a consciousncss, usually fully awarc and alcri, adois a forn - noi Iis "naiivc" onc - and consciously rojccis ii, oficn inio anoiIcr lcvcl of rcaliiy. Evcn iIis is a raiIcr conlicaicd cndcavor, and onc scldon uscd for uroscs of connunicaiion. TIcrc arc oiIcr nucI casicr nciIods. I Iavc claincd io sonc dcgrcc iIc way inagcs arc consirucicd oui of an availallc ficld of cncrgy. You crccivc only your own consiruciions. If a "gIosi" wanis io coniaci you iIcrcforc, Ic can do so iIrougI iclcaiIy, and you can yoursclf consiruci iIc corrcsonding inagc if you dcsirc. Or iIc individual nigIi scnd you a iIougIi forn ai iIc sanc iinc iIai Ic iclcaiIically connunicaics wiiI you. Your roons arc full now of iIougIi forns iIai you do noi crccivc; and again, you arc as nucI a gIosily Icnoncnon now as you will lc aficr dcaiI. You arc sinly noi awarc of iIc faci. You ignorc ccriain icncraiurc variaiions and siirrings of air as inaginaiion, iIai arc insicad indicaiivc of sucI iIougIi forns. You iIrusi inio iIc laclground iclcaiIic connunicaiions iIai oficn acconany sucI forns, and you iurn asidc fron all clucs iIai oiIcr rcaliiics cisi quiic validly wiiI your own, and iIai in iIc nidsi of onc cisicncc you arc surroundcd ly iniangillc lui valid cvidcncc. TIc vcry words "lifc" and "dcaiI" scrvc io linii your undcrsianding, io sci u larricrs wIcrc nonc inirinsically cisi. Sonc dcad fricnds and rclaiivcs do visii you, rojcciing fron iIcir own lcvcl of rcaliiy inio yours, lui you cannoi as a rulc crccivc iIcir forns. TIcy arc noi norc gIosily, or "dcad," Iowcvcr, iIan you arc wIcn you rojcci inio iIcir rcaliiy - as you do, fron iIc slcc siaic. As a rulc, Iowcvcr, iIcy can crccivc you on iIosc occasions. WIai you oficn forgci is iIai sucI individuals arc in various siagcs of dcvcloncni. Sonc Iavc sirongcr conncciions io iIc Iysical sysicn iIan oiIcrs. TIc lcngiI of iinc an individual Ias lccn dcad in your icrns Ias liiilc io do wiiI wIciIcr or noi you will lc so visiicd, lui raiIcr iIc inicnsiiy of iIc rclaiionsIi. As ncniioncd carlicr, Iowcvcr, in iIc slcc siaic you nay Icl rcccnily dcad crsons, conlcic sirangcrs, io acclinaic io aficr-dcaiI condiiions, cvcn iIougI iIis lnowlcdgc is noi availallc io you in iIc norning. So oiIcrs, sirangcrs, nay connunicaic wiiI you wIcn you arc slccing, and cvcn guidc you iIrougI various criods of your lifc. Ii is noi a sinlc naiicr io clain lifc condiiions as you lnow iIcn, so ii is circncly difficuli io discuss iIc conlciiics of wIicI you arc noi awarc. TIc nain oini I wani io nalc in iIis cIaicr is iIai you arc alrcady faniliar wiiI all condiiions you will ncci aficr dcaiI, and you can lcconc consciously awarc of iIcsc io sonc cicni.
!"#$%&'(,,( AFTER-DEATH CHOICES AND THE MECHANICS OF TRANSITION
TIcrc arc unliniicd variciics of ccricncc ocn io you aficr dcaiI, all ossillc, lui sonc lcss rolallc iIan oiIcrs, according io your dcvcloncni. Vcry gcncrally now, iIcrc arc iIrcc nain arcas, iIougI ccciions and ciraordinary cascs can ialc oiIcr roads. You nay dccidc uon anoiIcr rcincarnaiion. You nay dccidc io focus insicad uon your asi lifc, using ii as iIc siuff of ncw ccricncc, as ncniioncd rcviously crcaiing variaiions of cvcnis as you Iavc lnown iIcn, naling corrcciions as you cIoosc. Or you nay cnicr anoiIcr sysicn of rolaliliiy cniircly; and iIis is quiic aari fron a rcincarnaiional cisicncc. You will lc lcaving all iIougIis of coniinuiiy of iinc lcIind you in sucI a casc. Now sonc individuals, sonc crsonaliiics, rcfcr a lifc organizaiion lound aloui asi, rcscni, and fuiurc in a sccningly logical siruciurc, and iIcsc crsons usually cIoosc rcincarnaiion. OiIcrs naivcly rcfcr io ccricncc cvcnis in an ciraordinarily iniuiiivc nanncr, wiiI iIc organizaiion lcing rovidcd ly iIc associaiivc roccsscs. TIcsc will cIoosc a sysicn of rolaliliiics for iIcir nci nain cndcavor. Sonc sinly find iIc Iysical sysicn noi io iIcir liling, and in sucI a way ialc lcavc of ii. TIis cannoi lc donc, Iowcvcr, uniil iIc rcincarnaiional cyclc, oncc cIoscn, is conlcicd, so iIc lasi cIoicc cisis for iIosc wIo Iavc dcvclocd iIcir aliliiics iIrougI rcincarnaiion as far as ossillc wiiIin iIai sysicn. Sonc, finisIcd wiiI rcincarnaiion, nay cIoosc io rccnicr iIc cyclc aciing as icacIcrs, and in sucI cascs sonc rccogniiion of IigIcr idcniiiy is always rcscni. Now iIcrc is an in-lciwccn siagc of rclaiivc indccision, a nidlanc of cisicncc; a rcsi arca, conaraiivcly scaling, and ii is fron iIis arca iIai nosi connunicaiion fron rclaiivcs occurs. TIis is usually iIc lcvcl iIai is visiicd ly iIc living in rojcciions fron iIc drcan siaic. Dcforc iIc iinc of cIoosing, Iowcvcr, iIcrc is a criod of sclf-caninaiion, and your full "Iisiory" lcconcs availallc io you. You undcrsiand iIc naiurc of iIc cniiiy, and you arc adviscd ly oiIcr oriions of iIai cniiiy, norc "advanccd" iIan yoursclf. You will lcconc awarc of your oiIcr rcincarnaiional sclvcs, for canlc. TIcrc will lc cnoiional iics wiiI oiIcr crsonaliiics wIon you Iavc lnown in asi livcs, and sonc of iIcsc nay sucrscdc your rclaiionsIis in iIc inncdiaicly asi lifc. TIis is a ncciing lacc for individuals fron your own sysicn also, Iowcvcr. All ncccssary clanaiions arc givcn io iIosc wIo arc disoricnicd. TIosc wIo do noi rcalizc iIai iIcy arc dcad arc Icrc iold of iIcir iruc condiiion, and all cfforis arc nadc io rcfrcsI iIc cncrgics and siriis. Ii is a iinc of siudy and conrcIcnsion. Ii is fron iIis arca iIai sonc disiurlcd crsonaliiics Iavc iIosc drcans of rciurning io iIc Iysical cnvironncni. Ii is a lacc of conncrcc lciwccn sysicns, so io scal. Condiiions and dcvcloncni arc inoriani, raiIcr iIan iIc lcngiI an individual siays in iIis arca. Ii is an inicrncdiary sic, lui an inoriani onc. In Your drcans you Iavc lccn Icrc. Fcincarnaiion involvcs far norc iIan a sinlc dccision io undcrgo anoiIcr Iysical cisicncc. In iIis in-lciwccn criod of wIicI I an scaling, nany issucs iIcrcforc arc considcrcd. WIcn nosi colc iIinl of rcincarnaiion, iIcy iIinl in icrns of a onc-linc rogrcssion in wIicI iIc soul crfccis iisclf in cacI succccding lifc. TIis is a gross sinlificaiion. TIcrc arc cndlcss variciics of iIis onc iIcnc, individual variaiions. TIc roccss of rcincarnaiion is uscd in nany ways, iIcrcforc, and in iIis iinc of rcsi individuals nusi dccidc on iIc uniquc way in wIicI rcincarnaiion will lc of usc. Sonc, for canlc, cIoosc io isolaic various cIaracicrisiics in a givcn lifc, and worl on iIcsc alnosi cclusivcly, lasing a givcn cisicncc uon, say, onc nain iIcnc. As sccn fron a Iysical vicwoini, sucI a crsonaliiy would acar vcry onc-sidcd, and far fron a wcll dcvclocd individual. In onc lifc iIc inicllcci nay uroscly lc vcry IigI, and iIosc owcrs of iIc nind carricd as far as iIc individual can ialc iIcn. TIcsc aliliiics arc iIcn siudicd iIorougIly ly iIc cniirc crsonaliiy, loiI iIc lcncfiis and iIc dcirincnial asccis of iIc inicllcci wcigIcd carcfully. TIrougI ccricncc in anoiIcr lifc iIis sanc lind of individual nigIi sccializc in cnoiional dcvcloncni, and uroscly undcrlay inicl- lcciual aliliiics. Again, iIc Iysical iciurc would noi lc ncccssarily iIai of a wcll dcvclocd or lalanccd crsonaliiy. Sccific crcaiivc aliliiics nigIi lc sccializcd in iIc sanc nanncr. If you loolcd ai iIcsc livcs as a scrics of rogrcssions in usual icrns, iIcn you would lc lcfi wiiI nany qucsiions unanswcrcd. NcvcriIclcss iIc dcvcloncni docs occur, lui iIc individuals cIoosc iIc way in wIicI iIcy rcfcr iIis dcvcloncni io ialc lacc. TIrougI dcnying iIcnsclvcs, say, inicllcciual dcvcloncni in a givcn lifc, crsonaliiics also lcarn iIc valuc and urosc of iIai wIicI iIcy do noi osscss. TIc dcsirc for ii is iIcn lorn wiiIin iIcn -- if, for canlc, carlicr iIcy did noi undcrsiand iIc uroscs of iIc inicllcci. So in iIc iinc of cIoosing, crsonaliiics dccidc uon iIc ways in wIicI iIcy will dcvclo in iIc following incarnaiion. Sonc will cIoosc rogrcssion ai an casicr raic and in a norc lalanccd nanncr. TIcy will Icl lcc all iIc sirands of crsonaliiy worling ai oncc, so io scal, and cvcn ncci again and again colc iIcy Iavc lnown in oiIcr livcs. TIcy will worl oui rollcns ai a raiIcr casy raic, raiIcr iIan in, say, an closivc way. TIcy will acc iIcnsclvcs as danccrs do. In iIis iinc of rcsi and cIoosing, all counscl is givcn. Sonc crsonaliiics do rcincarnaic lcforc iIcy arc adviscd io, for nany rcasons. TIis is usually unforiunaic in iIc sIori run, for iIc ncccssary lanning Ias noi ialcn lacc. Dui in iIc long run grcai lcssons will siill lc lcarncd fron iIc "crror." TIcrc is no iinc scIcdulc, and yci ii is vcry unusual for an individual io waii for anyiIing ovcr iIrcc ccniurics lciwccn livcs, for iIis nalcs iIc oricniaiion vcry difficuli, and iIc cnoiional iics wiiI cariI Iavc lcconc wcal. TIc rclaiionsIis for iIc nci lifc Iavc io lc sciilcd uon, and iIis involvcs iclcaiIic connunicaiion wiiI all iIosc wIo will lc involvcd. TIis is a iinc, iIcn, of nany rojcciions. TIcrc arc iIosc wIo arc sinly loncrs, wIo rcincarnaic wiiIoui any grcai fccling for cariI's Iisiorical criods. TIcrc arc oiIcrs wIo lilc io rciurn wIcn iIcir conicnorarics fron sonc ariicular asi Iisiorical iinc rciurn again, and iIcrcforc iIcrc arc grou aiicrns iIai involvc rcincarnaiional cyclcs in wIicI nany, lui noi all, arc involvcd. TIcrc arc crsonal cyclcs of coursc, in wIicI fanilics nay rcincarnaic, ialing diffcrcni rclaiionsIis io cacI oiIcr, and you Iavc lccn involvcd in scvcral of iIcsc. TIcrc arc diffcrcni dciIs io lc rolcd in rcincarnaiional cisicnccs. Sonc cIoosc io "go all iIc way." TIcsc crsonaliiics sccializc in Iysical cisicncc, and iIcir lnowlcdgc of iIis sysicn is nosi conrcIcnsivc. For iIcsc iIcrc is a novcncni iIrougI cacI of your racial iycs - a rcquircncni iIai is noi laid uon nosi. TIcrc is inicnsivc rcoccuaiion wiiI Iisiorical criods. Many of iIcsc crsonaliiics livc conaraiivcly sIori livcs, lui vcry inicnsc oncs, and iIcy ccricncc norc livcs iIan nosi oiIcr individuals. TIcy rciurn, in oiIcr words, in as nany Iisiorical iincs as ossillc, finally Icling io sIac iIc world as you lnow ii. In onc way or anoiIcr you arc all iravclcrs lcforc you lcgin cvcn your firsi rcincarnaiional cyclc. To nalc ii as sinlc as I can, I will say iIai you do noi Iavc iIc sanc laclgrounds, ncccssarily, wIcn you cnicr iIc Iysical sysicn of rcaliiy. As ncniioncd carlicr, cariIly cisicncc is a iraining criod; and yci as far as ossillc I would lilc you io forgci your ordinary idcas of rogrcssion. Idcas of good, lciicr, lcsi can lcad you asiray, for canlc. You arc lcarning io lc as conlcicly as ossillc. In onc way you arc lcarning io crcaic yoursclvcs. In so doing during iIc rcincarnaiional cyclc, you arc focusing your nain aliliiics in Iysical lifc, dcvcloing Iunan qualiiics and cIaracicrisiics, ocning ncw dincnsions of aciiviiy. TIis docs noi ncan iIai good docs noi cisi, or iIai in your icrns you do noi "rogrcss," lui your conccis of good and rogrcssion arc circncly disioricd. Now nany crsonaliiics Iavc ciraordinary ialcnis along sccific lincs, and iIcsc nay sIow u again and again in succccding cisicnccs. TIcy nay lc icncrcd, uscd in various conlinaiions, and yci ovcrall siill rcnain a crsonaliiy's sirongcsi narl of individualiiy and uniqucncss. WIilc nosi colc adoi diffcrcni iradcs, occuaiions, and inicrcsis, for canlc, iIrougIoui iIc rcincarnaiional cyclc, wiiI sonc iIcrc will lc a vcry noiiccallc linc of coniinuiiy. Ii nay lc lrolcn occasionally, lui ii is always iIcrc. TIcy nay lc ricsis or icacIcrs, for canlc, alnosi cclusivcly. TIcrc will lc sonc norc naicrial in iIis lool dwclling sccifically uon rcincarnaiion, lui Icrc I wani io oini oui iIai in iIis iinc of cIoosing lciwccn livcs, nany norc issucs arc ai sialc iIan a sinlc naiicr of rooscd rcliriI. On occasion, sonc crsonaliiics nay lc givcn an ccciion io iIc gcncral rulc and ialc a sallaiical fron rcincarnaiions, a sidc iri so io scal, io anoiIcr laycr of rcaliiy, and iIcn rciurn. SucI cascs arc noi connon, Iowcvcr. SucI naiicrs arc also dccidcd ai iIis iinc. TIosc wIo cIoosc io lcavc iIis sysicn, wIosc rcincarnaiional Cyclcs arc finisIcd, Iavc nany norc dccisions io nalc. Enicring iIc ficld of rolaliliiics can lc conarcd io cnicring iIc rcincarnaiional cyclc. TIcrc will lc a susiaincd focus of awarcncss and cisicncc in an cniircly diffcrcni sori of rcaliiy. Powcrs laicni lui larcly glinscd wiiIin iIc nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy arc drawn uon and uscd wIcn sucI a cIoicc is nadc. TIc sycIological ccricncc varics considcrally fron iIai you lnow, and yci iIcrc arc Iinis of ii wiiIin your own sycIc. Hcrc iIc crsonaliiy nusi lcarn io grou cvcnis in an cniircly diffcrcni way, and conlcicly wiiIoui any rcliancc uon iIc iinc siruciurc as you lnow ii. In iIis onc, as in no oiIcr rcaliiy, inicllcciual and iniuiiivc aliliiics finally worl so wcll iogciIcr iIai iIcrc is liiilc disiinciion lciwccn iIcn. TIc sclf iIai dccidcs uon rcincarnaiional cisicncc is iIc sanc sclf wIo cIooscs ccricncc wiiIin iIc rolallc sysicn. TIc siruciurc of crsonaliiy, Iowcvcr, wiiIin iIc sysicn is quiic diffcrcni. TIc crsonaliiy siruciurcs wiiI wIicI you arc faniliar arc lui onc variciy of iIc nany forns of awarcncss availallc io you. TIc rolallc sysicn, iIcrcforc, is as conlicaicd as iIc rcincarnaiional onc. Now I Iavc iold you iIai all aciion is sinuliancous; iIcrcforc, on iIc onc Iand, you cisi in loiI sysicns ai oncc. Howcvcr, io clain io you iIai dccisions arc involvcd, and io scaraic iIcsc cvcnis, I nusi sinlify iIcn io sonc dcgrcc. Pui ii iIis way. A oriion of iIc wIolc sclf focuscs in rcincarnaiional cyclcs and Iandlcs dcvcloncnis iIcrc. AnoiIcr oriion focuscs in rolaliliiics and Iandlcs dcvcloncnis iIcrc. (TIcrc is also a rolallc sysicn, of coursc, in wIicI no rcincarnaiional cyclcs cisi, and a cyclc of rcincarnaiions in wIicI no rolaliliiics cisi.} TIc ocnncss and flcililiiy of iIc crsonaliiy is IigIly inoriani. Doorways io cisicnccs can lc ocncd, and iIc crsonaliiy can rcfusc io scc iIcn. On iIc oiIcr Iand, all rolallc cisicncc is ocn, and consciousncss can nalc a door wIcrc iIcrc was nonc in iIosc icrns. TIcrc arc guidcs and icacIcrs in iIis iinc of cIoosing and dccision, io oini oui alicrnaiivcs and io clain iIc naiurc of cisicncc. All crsonaliiics arc noi ai iIc sanc lcvcl of dcvcloncni. TIcrc arc iIcrcforc advanccd icacIcrs and icacIcrs ai "lowcr" lcvcls. Dui iIis is noi a iinc of confusion, lui of grcai illuninaiion , and unlclicvallc cIallcngc. TIcrc will lc laicr naicrial in iIis lool on iIc god concci iIai will Icl you undcrsiand sonc iIings iIai rcnain unsaid in iIis cIaicr. Now for iIosc wIo cIoosc io rcconlinc, "ni or naicI," cvcnis fron iIc inncdiaicly asi lifc - io iry ii ovcr in ncw ways for canlc, lcssons nusi also lc givcn. In nany of iIcsc cascs iIcrc is a scvcrc rollcn and a ccriain rigidiiy coulcd wiiI iIc crfcciionisi cIaracicrisiics ncniioncd carlicr. TIc cariI ycars will lc ccricnccd again, lui noi ncccssarily in coniinuiiy. TIc cvcnis nay lc uscd in any way iIc individual cIooscs; alicrcd, laycd lacl iIc way iIcy Iacncd for conirasi; iIc way, crIas, an acior would lay an old novic in wIicI Ic acarcd ovcr again in ordcr io siudy ii. Only in iIis casc, of coursc, iIc acior can cIangc Iis aroacI or iIc cnding. Hc Ias full frccdon wiiI iIc cvcnis wiiIin iIosc ycars. TIc oiIcr aciors, Iowcvcr, arc iIougIi-forns, unlcss a fcw conicnorarics join in iIc affair iogciIcr. Undcr iIcsc condiiions iIc crsonaliiy naniulaics cvcnis consciously of coursc, and siudics iIc various cffccis. TIc focus dcnandcd is quiic inicnsivc. Hc is iold iIc naiurc of iIosc wIo ariiciaic wiiI Iin. Hc rcalizc iIcy arc iIougIi- forns, for canlc, and Iis own; lui again, iIougIi forns do osscss a ccriain rcaliiy and consciousncss. TIcy arc noi cardloard aciors for Iin io sinly usI around ai will. Hc nusi, iIcrcforc, ialc iIcn inio considcraiion, and Ic Ias a ccriain rcson- sililiiy ioward iIcn. TIcy will grow in consciousncss and coniinuc iIcir own lincs of dcvcloncni on diffcrcni lcvcls. In onc way, wc arc all iIougIi-forns, and iIis will lc furiIcr claincd in iIc naicrial dcaling wiiI iIc god concci. Undcrsiand, Iowcvcr, iIai I do noi ncan iIai wc lacl our own iniiiaiivc for aciion, individualiiy or urosc - and rcncnlcr also Icrc iIai you livc fron iIc insidc oui. TIcn crIas iIc siaicncni will Iavc 'norc ncaning for you. Now in this time of choosing all of these matters are considered, and Suitable preparations made, but the planning itself is all a part of experience and of development. The in-between existence, therefore, is every t as important as the period that is chosen. You learn to plan your existences, in other words. You also make friends and acquaintances in these rcsi criods wIon you ncci again and again - and only, crIas, during in-lciwccn cisicnccs. WiiI iIcn you nay discuss your ccricncc during rcincarnaiional cyclcs. TIcsc arc lilc old fricnds. TIc icacIcrs, for canlc, arc iIcnsclvcs wiiIin a cyclc. TIc norc advanccd oncs Iavc alrcady cncounicrcd iIc sysicns of rcincarnaiion and rolaliliiics, and arc iIcnsclvcs dcciding uon iIc "fuiurc" naiurc of iIcir own ccricncc. TIcir cIoiccs, Iowcvcr, arc noi your cIoiccs. WIilc I nay ncniion sonc oiIcr rcalns of cisicncc ocn io iIcn in a laicr cIaicr, wc will noi lc involvcd wiiI iIcn Icrc. TIc iinc of cIoosing is dccndcni uon iIc condiiion and circunsianccs of iIc individual following iransiiion fron Iysical lifc. Sonc ialc longcr iIan oiIcrs io undcrsiand iIc iruc siiuaiion. OiIcrs nusi lc divcsicd of nany incding idcas and synlols, as claincd carlicr. TIc iinc of cIoosing nay Iacn alnosi inncdiaicly, in your icrns, or ii nay lc ui off for a nucI longcr criod wIilc iraining is carricd on. TIc nain incdincnis sianding in iIc way of iIc iinc of cIoosing arc, of coursc, iIc fauliy idcas Iarlorcd ly any givcn individual. A lclicf in Icavcn or Icll, undcr ccriain condiiions, can lc cqually disadvaniagcous. Sonc will rcfusc io accci iIc idca of furiIcr worl, dcvcloncni, and cIallcngc, lclicving insicad iIai convcniional Icavcn siiuaiions arc iIc only ossililiiy. For sonc iinc iIcy nay indccd inIalii sucI an cnvironncni, uniil iIcy lcarn iIrougI iIcir own ccricncc iIai cisicncc dcnands dcvcloncni, and iIai sucI a Icavcn would lc sicrilc, loring, and indccd "dcadly." TIcn iIcy arc rcady for iIc iinc of cIoosing. OiIcrs nay insisi iIai lccausc of iIcir iransgrcssions iIcy will lc casi inio Icll, and lccausc of iIc forcc of sucI lclicf, iIcy nay for sonc iinc aciually cncounicr sucI condiiions. In ciiIcr casc, Iowcvcr, iIcrc arc always icacIcrs availallc. TIcy iry io gci iIrougI iIcsc falsc lclicfs. In iIc Hadcs condiiions, iIc individuals conc soncwIai norc quiclly io iIcir scnscs. TIcir own fcars iriggcr wiiIin iIcnsclvcs iIc answcring rclcasc. TIcir nccd, in oiIcr words, norc quiclly ocns u iIc inncr doorways of lnowlcdgc. TIcir siaic docs noi usually lasi as long, iIcrcforc, as iIc Icavcn siaic. EiiIcr siaic, Iowcvcr, uis off iIc iinc of cIoosing and iIc nci cisicncc. TIcrc is onc oini I would lilc io ncniion Icrc. In all cascs, iIc individual crcaics Iis ccricncc. I say iIis again ai iIc risl of rccai ()$nysclf lccausc iIis is a lasic faci of all consciousncss and cisicncc. TIcrc arc no sccial "laccs" or siiuaiions or condiiions sci aari aficr Iysical dcaiI in wIicI any givcn crsonaliiy nusi Iavc ccricncc. Suicidcs, as a class, for canlc, do noi Iavc any ariicular "unisIncni" ncicd oui io iIcn, nor is iIcir condiiion any worsc a riori. TIcy arc ircaicd as individuals. Any rollcns iIai wcrc noi faccd in iIis lifc will, Iowcvcr, lc faccd in anoiIcr onc. TIis alics noi only io suicidcs, Iowcvcr. A suicidc nay lring aloui Iis own dcaiI lccausc Ic rcjccis cisicncc *+$ any lui IigIly sccific icrns cIoscn ly Iinsclf. If iIis is iIc casc, iIcn of coursc Ic will Iavc io lcarn diffcrcnily. Many oiIcrs, Iowcvcr, cIoosc io dcny ccricncc wIilc wiiIin iIc Iysical sysicn, conniiiing suicidc quiic as cffcciivcly wIilc siill Iysically alivc. TIc condiiions connccicd wiiI an aci of suicidc arc also inoriani, and iIc inncr rcaliiy and rcalizaiion of iIc individual. I ncniion iIis Icrc lccausc nany IilosoIics icacI iIai suicidcs arc nci ly a sori of sccial, alnosi vindiciivc faic, and sucI is noi iIc casc. Howcvcr, if a crson lills Iinsclf, lclicving iIai iIc aci will anniIilaic Iis consciousncss forcvcr, iIcn iIis falsc idca nay scvcrcly incdc Iis rogrcss, for ii will lc furiIcr inicnsificd ly guili. Again, icacIcrs arc availallc io clain iIc iruc siiuaiion. Various iIcraics arc uscd. For canlc, iIc crsonaliiy nay lc lcd lacl io iIc cvcnis rior io iIc dccision. TIcn iIc crsonaliiy is allowcd io cIangc iIc dccision. An anncsia cffcci is induccd, so iIai iIc suicidc iisclf is forgoiicn. Only laicr is iIc individual inforncd of iIc aci, wIcn Ic is lciicr allc io facc ii and undcrsiand ii. Olviously, Iowcvcr, iIcsc condiiions arc also incdincnis io iIc iinc of cIoosing. Ii gocs wiiIoui saying iIai an olscssion wiiI cariIly conccrns also acis in iIc sanc nanncr. In sucI insianccs, oficn iIc crsonaliiy will insisi uon focusing Iis crcciivc aliliiics and cncrgics ioward Iysical cisicncc. TIis is a sycIic rcfusal io accci iIc faci of dcaiI. TIc individual lnows quiic wcll iIai Ic is dcad in your icrns, lui Ic rcfuscs io conlcic iIc sycIic scaraiion. TIcrc arc insianccs of coursc wIcrc iIc individuals conccrncd do noi rcalizc iIc faci of dcaiI. Ii is noi a naiicr of rcfusing io accci ii, lui a lacl of crcciion. In iIis siaic sucI an individual will also lc olscsscd wiiI cariIly conccrns, and wandcr crIas lcwildcrcd iIrougIoui Iis own Ionc or surroundings. TIc iinc of cIoosing will, of coursc, ncccssarily lc osioncd. TIc nccIanics of iransiiion iIcrcforc arc IigIly variallc, as iIc nccIanics of Iysical lifc arc IigIly variallc. Many of iIc incdincnis iIai I Iavc ncniioncd incdc rogrcss noi only aficr dcaiI, lui during your own Iysical cisicncc. TIis sIould ccriainly lc ialcn inio considcraiion. An ovcrly sirong idcniificaiion wiiI iIc scual cIaracicrisiics can also Iold lacl rogrcss. If an individual considcrs idcniiiy sirongly in icrns of nalc or fcnalc idcniiiy, iIcn sucI a crson nay rcfusc io accci iIc faci of iIc scual cIangcs iIai occur in rcincarnaiional cisicnccs. TIis lind of scual idcniificaiion, Iowcvcr, also incdcs crsonaliiy dcvcloncni during Iysical lifc. WIilc, gcncrally scaling, iIc issucs jusi ncniioncd ocraic as incdincnis, iIcrc arc always ccciions. A lclicf in Icavcn iIai is noi an olscssional lclicf can lc uscd as a uscful francworl, as a lasis of ocraiion in wIicI an individual will oficn accci casily iIcn, iIc ncw clanaiions iIai will lc offcrcd. Evcn a lclicf in a iinc of judgncni is a uscful francworl in nany insianccs, for wIilc iIcrc is no unisIncni ncicd oui in your icrns, iIc individual is iIcn rcarcd for sonc lind of siriiual caninaiion and cvaluaiion. TIosc wIo undcrsiand iIorougIly iIai rcaliiy is sclf-crcaicd will Iavc lcasi difficuliy. TIosc wIo Iavc lcarncd io undcrsiand and ocraic in iIc nccIanics of iIc drcan siaic will Iavc grcai advaniagc. A lclicf in dcnons is IigIly disadvaniagcous aficr dcaiI, as ii is during Iysical cisicncc. A sysicnaiizcd iIcology of oosiics is also dcirincnial. If you lclicvc, for canlc, iIai all good nusi lc lalanccd ly cvil, iIcn you lind yoursclf inio a sysicn of rcaliiy iIai is IigIly liniiing, and iIai coniains wiiIin ii iIc sccds of grcai iorncni. In sucI a sysicn, cvcn good lcconcs suscci, lccausc an cqual cvil is sccn io follow ii. TIc god-vcrsus-dcvil, angcls-vcrsus-dcnons - iIc gulf lciwccn aninals and angcls - all of iIcsc disioriions arc incdincnis. In your sysicn of rcaliiy now you sci u grcai conirasis and oosing faciors. TIcsc ocraic as rooi assuniions wiiIin your rcaliiy. TIcy arc circncly sucrficial and largcly iIc rcsuli of nisuscd inicllcciual aliliiics. TIc inicllcci alonc cannoi undcrsiand wIai iIc iniuiiions nosi ccriainly lnow. In irying io nalc scnsc in iis icrns of Iysical cisicncc, iIc inicllcci Ias sci u iIcsc oosing faciors. TIc inicllcci says, "If iIcrc is good, iIcrc nusi lc cvil," for ii wanis iIings claincd in ncai arccls. If iIcrc is an u, iIcrc nusi lc a down. TIcrc nusi lc lalancc. TIc inncr sclf, Iowcvcr, rcalizcs iIai in nucI largcr icrns, cvil is sinly ignorancc, iIai "u" and "down" arc ncai icrns alicd io sacc wIicI lnows no sucI dircciions. A sirong lclicf in sucI oosing forccs is IigIly dcirincnial, Iowcvcr, for ii rcvcnis an undcrsianding of iIc facis iIc facis of inncr uniiy and of oncncss, of inicrconncciions and of coocraiion. A lclicf, iIcrcforc, an olscssional lclicf in sucI oosing faciors, is crIas iIc nosi dcirincnial clcncni, noi only aficr dcaiI lui during any cisicncc. TIcrc arc sonc individuals wIo Iavc ncvcr ccricnccd during Iysical lifc iIai scnsc of Iarnony and oncncss in wIicI sucI oosing faciors ncrgc. SucI individuals Iavc nany siagcs io go iIrougI following iransiiion, and usually nany oiIcr Iysical livcs "aIcad" of iIcn. As you forn your Iysical cisicncc individually and collcciivcly, so aficr iIc iinc of cIoosing, you join oiIcrs wIo Iavc dccidcd uon iIc sanc gcncral lind of ccricncc. A sirong coocraiivc vcniurc is iIcn lcgun as rcaraiions arc nadc. TIcsc will vary according io iIc iyc of cisicncc cIoscn. TIcrc arc gcncral aiicrns, iIcrcforc. No indi- vidual's rcaliiy is idcniical wiiI anoiIcr's, and yci iIcrc arc ovcrall grouings. Quiic sinly, a lclicf in iIc good wiiIoui a lclicf in iIc cvil, nay sccn IigIly unrcalisiic io you. TIis lclicf, Iowcvcr, is iIc lcsi lind of insurancc iIai you can Iavc, loiI during Iysical lifc and aficrward. Ii nay ouiragc your inicllcci, and iIc cvidcncc of your Iysical scnscs nay sIoui iIai ii is uniruc, yci a lclicf in good wiiIoui a lclicf in cvil is aciually IigIly rcalisiic, sincc in Iysical lifc ii will lcc your lody IcaliIicr, lcc you sycIologically frcc of nany fcars and ncnial difficuliics, and lring you a fccling of casc and sonianciiy in wIicI iIc dcvcloncni of your aliliiics can lc lciicr fulfillcd. Aficr dcaiI ii will rclcasc you fron iIc lclicf in dcnons and Icll, and cnforccd unisIncni. You will lc lciicr rcarcd io undcrsiand iIc naiurc of rcaliiy as ii is. I undcrsiand iIai iIc concci docs indccd offcnd your inicllcci, and iIai your scnscs sccn io dcny ii. Yci you sIould alrcady rcalizc iIai your scnscs icll you nany iIings, wIicI arc noi iruc; and I icll you iIai your Iysical scnscs crccivc a rcaliiy iIai is a rcsuli of your lclicfs. Dclicving in cvils, you will of coursc crccivc iIcn. Your world Ias noi iricd iIc ccrincni as yci wIicI would rclcasc you. CIrisiianiiy was lui a disioriion of iIis nain iruiI - iIai is, organizcd CIrisiianiiy as you lnow ii. I an noi sinly scaling Icrc of iIc original rcccis. TIcy wcrc Iardly givcn a cIancc, and wc will discuss sonc of iIis laicr in iIc lool. TIc ccrincni iIai would iransforn your world would ocraic uon iIc lasic idca iIai you crcaic your own rcaliiy according io iIc naiurc of your lclicfs, and iIai all cisicncc was llcsscd, and iIai cvil did noi cisi in ii. If iIcsc idcas wcrc followcd individually and collcciivcly, iIcn iIc cvidcncc of your Iysical scnscs would find no coniradiciion. TIcy would crccivc iIc world and cisicncc as good. TIis is iIc ccrincni iIai Ias noi lccn iricd, and iIcsc arc iIc iruiIs iIai you nusi lcarn aficr Iysical dcaiI. Sonc, aficr dcaiI, undcrsianding iIcsc iruiIs, cIoosc io rciurn io Iysical cisicncc and clain iIcn. TIrougI iIc ccniurics iIis Ias lccn iIc way. In iIc sysicn of rolaliliiics iIai originaics wiiIin Iysical rcaliiy, iIis is also iIc casc. TIcrc arc sysicns of rolaliliiy noi connccicd wiiI your own sysicn ai all, nucI norc advanccd iIan any you rcscnily inaginc, and in iIcsc, iIc iruiIs of wIicI I Iavc lccn scaling arc wcll lnown. In iIcn individuals crcaiivcly and uroscly crcaic rcaliiics, lnowing Iow io do so and giving full rcin io iIc crcaiivc aliliiics of consciousncss. I ncniion iIis Icrc sinly io oini oui iIai iIcrc arc nany oiIcr aficr-dcaiI condiiions noi connccicd wiiI your sysicn. WIcn you Iavc lcarncd io your caaciiy in iIis in-lciwccn criod, you arc rcady io rogrcss. TIc in-lciwccn criod iisclf, Iowcvcr, Ias nany dincnsions of aciiviiy and divisions of ccricncc. As you can scc, io ui ii as sinly as ossillc, cvcryonc docs noi "lnow" cvcryonc clsc. Insicad of counirics or Iysical divisions, you Iavc sycIological siaics. To an individual in onc, anoiIcr nigIi sccn quiic forcign. In nany connunicaiions wiiI iIosc in iIcsc iransiiional siaics, ncssagcs iIrougI ncdiuns can acar as IigIly coniradiciory. TIc ccricncc of iIc "dcad" is noi iIc sanc. TIc condiiions and siiuaiions vary. An individual claining Iis rcaliiy can only clain wIai Ic lnows. Again, sucI naicrial oficn offcnds iIc inicllcci iIai dcnands sinlc, ncai answcrs and dcscriiions iIai ially. Mosi individuals fron iIcsc siagcs wIo connunicaic wiiI "living" rclaiivcs, Iavc noi rcacIcd iIc iinc of cIoosing as yci, and Iavc noi conlcicd iIcir iraining. TIcy nay siill lc crcciving rcaliiy in icrns of iIcir old lclicfs. Alnosi all connunicaiions conc fron iIis lcvcl, ariicularly wIcn iIcrc is a lond of rclaiionsIi in an inncdiaicly rcvious lifc. Evcn ai iIis lcvcl, Iowcvcr, sucI ncssagcs scrvc a urosc. TIc connunicaiors can inforn living rclaiivcs iIai cisicncc coniinucs and iIcy can do ii in icrns iIai iIc living can undcrsiand. TIcy can rclaic io iIc living, sincc oficn iIcir lclicfs arc siill iIc sanc; in foriunaic circunsianccs iIcy can connunicaic iIcir lnowlcdgc as iIcy lcarn. Cradually, Iowcvcr, iIcir own inicrcsis cIangc. TIcy ialc u rclaiionsIis in iIcir ncw cisicncc. Ai iIc iinc of cIoosing, iIcrcforc, iIc crsonaliiy is alrcady rcaring iisclf io lcavc for anoiIcr cisicncc. In your icrns of iinc iIis inlciwccn criod can lasi for ccniurics. Ii can lasi only a fcw ycars. Again, Iowcvcr, iIcrc arc ccciions. TIcrc arc cascs in wIicI a crsonaliiy gocs vcry quiclly inio anoiIcr Iysical lifc, in crIas a naiicr of Iours. TIis is usually unforiunaic, and is causcd ly an olscssivc dcsirc io rciurn io Iysical lifc. SucI a quicl rciurn, Iowcvcr, can also lc ialcn ly a crsonaliiy wIo is cIargcd wiiI a grcai urosc, wIo disrcgards or discards an old Iysical lody, and is rclorn alnosi inncdiaicly inio a ncw onc in ordcr io finisI an inoriani and ncccssary rojcci alrcady lcgun. TIcrc arc sonc oinis I would lilc io add Icrc. TIc iinc of cIoosing is soncwIai norc conlicaicd if iIc lasi rcincarnaiional cyclc, in your icrns, is conlcicd. Firsi of all you nusi undcrsiand, again, iIai now you do noi rcalizc your iruc idcniiiy. You idcniify insicad wiiI your rcscni cgo, so wIcn you iIinl in icrns of lifc aficr dcaiI you rcally ncan a fuiurc lifc of iIc cgo iIai you lnow. Ai iIc cnd of iIc rcincarnaiional cyclc you undcrsiand quiic iIorougIly iIai you, iIc lasic idcniiiy, iIc inncr corc of your lcing, is norc iIan iIc sun of your rcincarnaiional crsonaliiics. You nigIi say iIai iIc crsonaliiics iIcn arc lui divisions of your sclf Icrc. TIcrc is no conciiiion lciwccn iIcn. TIcrc ncvcr was any rcal division, lui only a sccning onc in wIicI you laycd various rolcs, dcvclocd diffcrcni aliliiics, lcarncd io crcaic in ncw and divcrsc ways. TIcsc rcincarnaiional crsonaliiics coniinuc io dcvclo, lui iIcy also undcrsiand iIai iIcir nain idcniiiy is also yours. WIcn iIc cyclc is finisIcd, iIcrcforc, you Iavc conlcic lnowlcdgc of your asi livcs. TIc infornaiion, ccricncc, and aliliiics arc ai your fingcriis. TIis ncrcly ncans iIai you undcrsiand your nuliidincnsional rcaliiy in raciical icrns. I Iavc uscd iIc word nuliidincnsional oficn, and you scc I ncan ii quiic liicrally, for your rcaliiy cisis noi only in icrns of rcincarnaiional cisicnccs lui also in iIc rolallc rcaliiics ncniioncd carlicr. WIcn iIc iinc of cIoosing concs, iIcrcforc, iIc cIoiccs availallc arc far norc divcrsc iIan iIosc offcrcd or ossillc io crsonaliiics wIo nusi siill rcincarnaic. TIcrc is always iIc ooriuniiy io icacI if you Iavc iIc inclinaiion and iIc caaliliiics, lui nuliidincnsional icacIing is far diffcrcni iIan icacIing as you lnow ii now, and ii dcnands rigorous iraining. SucI a icacIcr nusi lc allc io insiruci various oriions of onc cniiiy, in your icrns, ai iIc sanc iinc. Say, for canlc, a ariicular cniiiy Ias rcincarnaiions in iIc fouriccniI ccniury, |in| 3 D.C., in iIc ycar A.D. 260, and in iIc iinc of Ailaniis. A icacIcr would sinuliancously lc in coniaci wiiI iIcsc various crsonaliiics, connunicaiing wiiI iIcn in icrns iIai iIcy could undcrsiand. SucI connunicaiion dcnands a conlcic lnowlcdgc of iIc rooi assuniions of sucI cras, and of iIc gcncral IilosoIical and scicniific clinaic of iIougIi ai iIc iinc. TIc cniiiy nigIi wcll lc cloring scvcral rolallc sysicns ioo, and iIcsc crsonaliiics would also Iavc io lc rcacIcd and coniacicd. TIc anouni of lnowlcdgc and iraining ncccssary nalcs sucI a icacIing connunicaior-carccr circncly dcnanding, lui ii is onc of iIc courscs availallc. TIc roccss of lcarning sucI infornaiion ncccssarily adds io iIc dcvcloncni and aliliiics of iIc icacIcr. A dclicaic naniulaiion of cncrgy is rcquircd, and a consiani iravcl iIrougI dincnsions. Oncc sucI a cIoicc is nadc, iraining inncdiaicly lcgins, always undcr iIc lcadcrsIi of a raciical ccri. TIc vocaiion, for ii is a vocaiion, lcads sucI a icacIcr cvcn inio oiIcr rcalns of rcaliiy iIan iIosc Ic rcviously lncw cisicd. OiIcrs, finisIcd wiiI rcincarnaiions and of a diffcrcni ovcrall naiurc, nay lcgin iIc long journcy lcading ioward iIc vocaiion of a crcaior. On a nucI diffcrcni lanc, iIis can lc conarcd io gcniuscs in crcaiivc ficlds wiiIin your own Iysical rcaliiy. Insicad of ainis, igncnis, words, nusical noics, iIc crcaiors lcgin io ccrincni wiiI dincnsions of aciualiiy, inariing lnowlcdgc in as nany forns as ossillc - and I do noi ncan Iysical forns. WIai you would call iinc is naniulaicd as an ariisi would naniulaic igncni. WIai you would call sacc is gaiIcrcd iogciIcr in diffcrcni ways. Ari is crcaicd, iIcn, using iinc - for canlc - as a siruciurc. In your icrns iinc and sacc nigIi lc nicd. TIc lcauiics of various agcs, iIc naiural lcauiics, iIc ainiings and luildings arc all rccrcaicd as lcarning nciIods for iIcsc lcginncrs. Onc of iIcir nain rcoccuaiions is io crcaic lcauiy iIai iningcs iisclf in as nany various dincn- sions of rcaliiy as ossillc. SucI a worl would lc crccivcd in your sysicn as onc iIing, for canlc, lui would also lc crccivcd in rolallc rcaliiics, iIougI crIas in an cniircly diffcrcni way - a nuliidincnsional ari, you scc, so frcc and clcncnial iIai ii would acar sinuliancously in nany rcaliiics. SucI an ari is inossillc io dcscrilc in words. TIc concci Ias no vcrlal cquivalcni. TIcsc crcaiors, Iowcvcr, arc also involvcd in insiring iIosc in all lcvcls of rcaliiy availallc io iIcn. For canlc, insiraiion in your sysicn is oficn iIc worl of sucI crcaiors. TIcsc "ari forns" arc oficn synlolic rcrcscniaiions of iIc naiurc of rcaliiy. TIcy will lc inicrrcicd in various ways, according io iIc aliliiics of iIosc wIo crccivc iIcn. In your icrns iIcy nay lc living dranas. TIcy will always lc sycIic siruciurcs, Iowcvcr, cisiing aari fron any givcn sysicn of rcaliiy, lui ai lcasi ariially crccivcd ly nany. Sonc cisi in wIai you nigIi icrn iIc asiral lanc, and you crccivc iIcn in visiis during iIc slcc siaic. OiIcrs arc crccivcd in glinscs or liis and icccs ly your icnoral nind wIilc you arc Ialf-slccing and Ialf-waling, or in oiIcr criods of dissociaiion. TIcrc arc various linds of nuliidincnsional ari, and iIcrcforc nany lcvcls in wIicI iIc crcaiors worl. TIc wIolc CIrisi siory was sucI a crcaiion. TIcrc arc also iIosc wIo cIoosc io lc Icalcrs, and of coursc iIis involvcs far norc iIan Icaling as you arc faniliar wiiI ii. TIcsc Icalcrs nusi lc allc io worl wiiI all lcvcls of iIc cniiiy's ccricncc, dirccily Icling iIosc crsonaliiics iIai arc a ari of ii. Again, iIis involvcs a naniulaiion iIrougI rcincarnaiional aiicrns, and Icrc again, grcai divcrsificaiion. A Icalcr lcgins wiiI rcincarnaiional sclvcs wiiI various difficuliics. TIc Icaling involvcd is always sycIic and siriiual, and iIcsc Icalcrs arc availallc io Icl cacI crsonaliiy in your sysicn as you lnow ii, in your rcscni iinc, and in oiIcr sysicns. In a largcr conici, and wiiI grcaicr iraining, advanccd Icalcrs dcal wiiI iIc siriiual naladics of vasi nunlcrs of crsonaliiics. TIcrc arc iIosc wIo conlinc iIc qualiiics of icacIcr, crcaior, and Icalcr. OiIcrs cIoosc lincs of dcvcloncni iIai arc ariicularly suiicd io iIcir own cIaracicrisiics. I do noi wani io discuss iIc urosc of consciousncss's coniinuous cisicncc or dcvcloncni in iIis cIaicr, Iowcvcr. I sinly wani io nalc ii clcar iIai vasi ossililiiics of rogrcss arc ossillc, and io sircss iIc faci iIai cacI crsonaliiy Ias full frccdon. TIc dcvcloncnis of consciousncss iIai ialc lacc arc naiural aiiriluics, naiural siagcs. TIcrc is no cocrcion alicd. All of iIc furiIcr dcvcloncnis arc inIcrcni in iIc crsonaliiy iIai you lnow, cvcn as iIc aduli is inIcrcni in iIc cIild. Now iIcsc dcscriiions of aficr-dcaiI cvcnis nay sound vcry conlicaicd, ariicularly if you Iavc lccn uscd io a sinlc ialc of Icavcn or cicrnal rcsi. Unforiunaicly, iIc words fail io dcscrilc nany of iIc lasics iIai I would Iavc you undcrsiand. You Iavc wiiIin yoursclf, Iowcvcr, iIc aliliiy io rclcasc your iniuiiions and io rcccivc inncr lnowlcdgc. As you rcad iIis lool, iIc words arc ncani io rclcasc your own iniuiiional aliliiics. WIcn you arc rcading ii, your own drcans will givc you addcd infornaiion and will lc in your nind uon awalcning if you arc alcri for iIcn. TIcrc is no sucI sinlc cnd io iIc lifc iIai you lnow, |sucI| as iIc siory of Icavcn. TIcrc is iIc frccdon io undcrsiand your own rcaliiy, io dcvclo your aliliiics furiIcr, and io fccl norc dccly iIc naiurc of your own cisicncc as a ari of All TIai Is.
!"#$%&'(,.( REINCARNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
TIrougIoui your rcincarnaiional cisicnccs you cand your consciousncss, your idcas, your crcciions, your valucs. You lrcal away fron sclf-adoicd rcsiriciions, and you grow siriiually as you lcarn io sic asidc fron liniiing concciions and dognas. Your raic of lcarning dccnds cniircly uon you, Iowcvcr. Liniicd, dognaiic, or rigid conccis of good and cvil can Iold you lacl. Too narrow idcas of iIc naiurc of cisicncc can follow you iIrougI scvcral livcs if you do noi cIoosc io lc siriiually and sycIically flcillc. TIcsc rigid idcas can indccd aci as lcasIcs, so iIai you arc forccd io circlc lilc a iicd uy dog aloui a vcry snall radius. In sucI cascs, iIrougI crIas a grou of cisicnccs, you will find yoursclf laiiling againsi idcas of good and cvil, running aloui in a circlc of confusion, douli, and aniciy. Your fricnds and acquainianccs will lc conccrncd wiiI iIc sanc rollcns, for you will draw io yoursclf iIosc wiiI iIc sanc conccrns. I an iclling you again, iIcrcforc, iIai nany of your idcas of good and cvil arc IigIly disioriivc, and sIadow all undcrsianding you Iavc of iIc naiurc of rcaliiy. If you forn a guili in your nind, iIcn ii is a rcaliiy for you, and you nusi worl ii oui. Dui nany of you forn guilis for wIicI iIcrc is no adcquaic causc, and you saddlc yoursclvcs wiiI iIcsc guilis wiiIoui rcason. In your dincnsion of aciiviiy iIcrc acar io lc a wild assorincni of cvils. Lci nc icll you iIai Ic wIo Iaics an cvil ncrcly crcaics anoiIcr onc. Fron wiiIin your oini of rcfcrcncc ii is oficn difficuli for you io crccivc iIai all cvcnis worl ioward crcaiiviiy, or io irusi in iIc soniancous crcaiiviiy of your own naiurcs. WiiIin your sysicn, io lill is olviously a noral crinc, lui io lill anoiIcr in unisIncni only conounds iIc original crror. Sonconc vcry wcll lnown wIo csial- lisIcd a cIurcI - if you will, a civilizaiion - oncc said, 'Turn iIc oiIcr cIccl if you arc aiiaclcd." TIc original ncaning of iIai rcnarl, Iowcvcr, sIould lc undcrsiood. You sIould iurn iIc oiIcr cIccl lccausc you rcalizc iIai lasically iIc aiiaclcr only aiiacls Iinsclf. TIcn you arc frcc, and iIc rcaciion is a good onc. If you iurn iIc oiIcr cIccl wiiIoui iIis undcrsianding, Iowcvcr, and fccl rcscniful, or if you iurn iIc oiIcr cIccl oui of a fccling of scudonoral sucrioriiy, iIcn iIc rcaciion is far fron adcquaic. Now all of iIis can lc alicd io your rclaiionsIis in your rcincarnaiional cisicnccs, and of coursc ii also is IigIly criincni io your currcni daily ccricncc. If you Iaic anoiIcr crson, iIai Iaic nay lind you io Iin iIrougI as nany livcs as you allow iIc Iaic io consunc you. You draw io yoursclf in iIis cisicncc and in all oiIcrs iIosc qualiiics uon wIicI you conccniraic your aiicniion. If you vividly conccrn your- sclf wiiI iIc injusiiccs you fccl Iavc lccn donc you, iIcn you aiiraci norc sucI ccricncc, and if iIis gocs on, iIcn ii will lc nirrorcd in your nci cisicncc. Ii is iruc iIai in lciwccn livcs iIcrc is "iinc" for undcrsianding and conicnlaiion. TIosc wIo do noi ialc advaniagc of sucI ooriuniiics in iIis lifc oficn do noi do so wIcn ii is ovcr. Consciousncss will cand. Ii will crcaic. Ii will iurn iisclf insidc oui io do so. TIcrc is noiIing ouisidc of yoursclf iIai will forcc you io undcrsiand iIcsc issucs or facc iIcn. Ii is usclcss iIcn io say, "WIcn iIis lifc is ovcr I will lool lacl uon ny ccricncc and ncnd ny ways." TIis is lilc a young nan saying, "WIcn I grow old and rciirc, I will usc all iIosc aliliiics iIai I an noi now dcvcloing." You arc sciiing iIc siagc for your "nci" lifc now. TIc iIougIis you iIinl ioday will in onc way or anoiIcr lcconc iIc falric of your nci cisicncc. TIcrc arc no nagic words iIai will nalc you wisc, iIai will fill you wiiI undcrsianding and conassion, iIai will cand your consciousncss. Your iIougIis and cvcryday ccricncc coniain iIc answcrs. Any succcsscs in iIis lifc, any aliliiics, Iavc lccn worlcd oui iIrougI asi ccricncc. TIcy arc yours ly rigIi. You worlcd io dcvclo iIcn. If you lool aloui you ai your rclaiivcs, fricnds, acquainianccs, and lusincss associaics, you will also scc wIai lind of a crson you arc, for you arc drawn io iIcn as iIcy arc drawn io you, iIrougI vcry lasic inncr sinilariiics. If you caninc your iIougIis for fivc ninuics ai various iincs during iIc day for scvcral iincs a noniI, you will indccd rcccivc a corrcci inrcssion of iIc lind of lifc you Iavc so far arrangcd for yoursclf in iIc nci cisicncc. If you arc noi lcascd wiiI wIai you discovcr, iIcn you Iad lciicr lcgin cIanging iIc naiurc of your iIougIis and fcclings. As you will scc laicr in iIis lool, you can do so. TIcrc is no rulc saying iIai in cacI lifc you nusi ncci again iIosc wIon you Iavc lnown lcforc; and yci iIrougI iIc naiurc of aiiraciion, iIai is oficn iIc casc. You nay lc lorn inio your rcscni fanily for nany rcasons. You nay find aficr dcaiI a nucI sirongcr rclaiionsIi cnoiionally wiiI a crsonaliiy fron a asi lifc. If you arc narricd, for canlc, and Iavc no iruc raori wiiI your naic, you nay insicad find a asi wifc or Iusland waiiing for you. Oficniincs ncnlcrs of various grous - niliiary grous, cIurcI grous, Iuniing grous, will in anoiIcr lifc forn fanily rclaiionsIis in wIicI iIcy will iIcn worl oui old rollcns in ncw ways. Fanilics nusi lc considcrcd as gcsialis of sycIic aciiviiy; iIcy Iavc a suljcciivc idcniiiy, of wIicI no ariicular ncnlcr of iIc grou nay lc awarc. Fanilics Iavc sulconscious uroscs, iIougI iIc individual ncnlcrs of iIc fanily nay ursuc iIcsc goals wiiIoui conscious awarcncss. SucI grous arc sci u aIcad of iinc, so io scal, in lciwccn Iysical cisicnccs. Oficniincs four or fivc individuals will sci iIcnsclvcs a givcn cIallcngc, and assign io iIc various ncnlcrs diffcrcni aris io lay. TIcn in a Iysical cisicncc iIc rolcs will lc worlcd oui. TIc inncr sclf is always awarc of iIc Iiddcn nccIanisns of iIcsc fanily gcsialis. TIosc wIo Iavc lccn closcly lound iIrougI cnoiional iics oficn rcfcr io rcnain in closcly iicd or looscly iicd Iysical rclaiionsIis iIai coniinuc iIrougI nany lifciincs. Ncw rclaiionsIis arc always cncouragcd Iowcvcr, for you can Iavc ingrown rcincarnaiional "fanilics." Many of iIcsc forn Iysical organizaiions iIai arc aciually nanifcsiaiions of inncr grouings. I solc carlicr of rigid conccis of rigIi and wrong. TIcrc is only onc way io avoid iIis rollcn. Only iruc conassion and lovc will lcad io an undcrsianding of iIc naiurc of good, and only iIcsc qualiiics will scrvc io anniIilaic iIc crroncous and disioriivc conccis of cvil. TIc sinlc faci is iIai as long as you lclicvc in iIc concci of cvil, ii is a rcaliiy in your sysicn, and you will always find ii nanifcsicd. Your lclicf in ii will, iIcrcforc, sccn IigIly jusiificd. If you carry iIis concci iIrougI succccding gcncraiions, iIrougI rcincarnaiions, iIcn you add io iis rcaliiy.
Lci nc iry io iIrow sonc ligIi uon wIai I an irying io icll you. Firsi of all, lovc always involvcs frccdon. If a nan says Ic lovcs you and yci dcnics you your frccdon, iIcn you oficn Iaic Iin. Yci lccausc of Iis words you do noi fccl jusiificd in iIc cnoiion. TIis sori of cnoiional ianglc iisclf can lcad io coniinucd cnianglcncnis iIrougI various livcs. If you Iaic cvil, iIcn lcwarc of your concciion of iIc word. Haic is rcsiriciivc. Ii narrows down your crcciion. Ii is indccd a darl glass iIai sIadows all of your ccricncc. You will find norc and norc io Iaic, and lring iIc Iaicd clcncnis inio your own ccricncc. If, for canlc, you Iaic a arcni, iIcn ii lcconcs quiic casy io Iaic any arcnis, for in iIcir faccs you scc and rojcci iIc original offcndcr. In sulscqucni livcs you nay also lc drawn inio a fanily and find yoursclf wiiI iIc sanc cnoiions, for iIc cnoiions arc iIc rollcn, and noi iIosc clcncnis iIai sccn io lring iIcn aloui. If you Iaic illncss you nay lring uon yoursclf a succccding lifc of illncss, lccausc iIc Iaic Ias drawn ii io you. If you cand your scnsc of lovc, of IcaliI, and cisicncc, iIcn you arc drawn in iIis lifc and in oiIcrs ioward iIosc qualiiics; again, lccausc iIcy arc iIosc uon wIicI you conccniraic. A gcncraiion iIai Iaics war will noi lring cacc. A gcncraiion iIai lovcs cacc will lring cacc. To dic wiiI Iaircd for any causc or colc, or for any rcason, is a grcai disadvaniagc. You Iavc all linds of ooriuniiics now io rccrcaic your crsonal ccricncc in norc lcncficial ways, and io cIangc your world. In iIc nci lifc you will lc worling wiiI iIosc aiiiiudcs iIai arc now yours. If you insisi uon Iarloring Iaircds wiiIin you now, you arc vcry lilcly io coniinuc doing so. On iIc oiIcr Iand, iIosc sarls of iruiI, iniuiiion, lovc, joy, crcaiiviiy, and acconlisIncni gaincd now, will worl for you iIcn as iIcy do now. TIcy arc, you scc, iIc only iruc rcaliiics. TIcy arc iIc only rcal foundaiions of cisicncc. Ii is foolisI, as Fuluri oncc said, io Iaic a siorn or sIalc your fisis ai ii and call ii nancs. You laugI if you iIinl of cIildrcn or naiivcs in sucI aciiviiics. Ii is usclcss io crsonify a siorn and ircai ii as a dcnon, focusing uon iis dcsiruciivc clcncnis, or iIosc clcncnis iIai io you acar dcsiruciivc. CIangc of forn is noi dcsiruciivc. TIc closivc cncrgy of a siorn is IigIly crcaiivc. Consciousncss is noi anniIilaicd. A siorn is ari of crcaiiviiy. You vicw ii fron your own crscciivc, and yci onc individual will fccl wiiIin iIc siorn iIc uncnding cyclc of crcaiiviiy, and anoiIcr will crsonify ii as iIc worl of iIc dcvil. TIrougI all your livcs you will inicrrci iIc rcaliiy iIai you scc in your own way, and iIai way will Iavc iis cffcci uon you, and in iurn uon oiIcrs. TIc nan wIo liicrally Iaics, inncdiaicly scis Iinsclf u in iIis fasIion. Hc rcjudgcs iIc naiurc of rcaliiy according io Iis own liniicd undcrsianding. Now I an cnIasizing iIc issuc of Iaic in iIis cIaicr on rcincarnaiion lccausc iis rcsulis can lc so disasirous. A nan wIo Iaics always lclicvcs Iinsclf jusiificd. Hc ncvcr Iaics anyiIing iIai Ic lclicvcs io lc good. Hc iIinls Ic is lcing jusi, iIcrcforc, in Iis Iaircd, lui iIc Iaircd iisclf forns a vcry sirong clain iIai will follow Iin iIrougIoui Iis livcs, uniil Ic lcarns iIai only iIc Iaircd iisclf is iIc dcsiroycr. Far lc ii fron nc io inicrrui your cdifying convcrsaiion. Fcncnlcr wIai you conccniraic uon, and wc will lcavc ii ai iIai. Now wc will rcsunc diciaiion. I would lilc io nalc ii clcar iIai iIcrc is noiIing io lc gaincd, ciiIcr, ly Iaiing Iaircd. You fall inio iIc sanc ira. WIai is nccdcd is a lasic irusi in iIc naiurc of viialiiy, and faiiI iIai all clcncnis of ccricncc arc uscd for a grcaicr good, wIciIcr or noi you can crccivc iIc way in wIicI "cvil" is iransnuicd inio crcaiiviiy. WIai you lovc will also lc a ari of your ccricncc in iIis lifc and oiIcrs. TIc nosi inoriani idca io lc rcncnlcrcd is iIai no onc iIrusis iIc ccricncc of any givcn lifciinc uon you. Ii is forncd faiiIfully according io your own cnoiions and lclicfs. TIc grcai owcr and cncrgy of lovc and crcaiiviiy is aarcni in iIc ncrc faci of your cisicncc. TIis is iIc iruiI so oficn forgoiicn - iIai |iIc conlinaiion of| consciousncss and cisicncc coniinucs and alsorls iIosc clcncnis iIai sccn io you so dcsiruciivc. Haic is owcrful if you lclicvc in ii, and yci iIougI you Iaic lifc, you will coniinuc io cisi. You Iavc nadc aoinincnis, cacI of you, iIai you Iavc forgoiicn. TIcy wcrc signcd, so io scal, lcforc you wcrc lorn in iIis cisicncc. In nany cascs iIc fricnds iIai you nalc wcrc closc io you long lcforc you nci iIcn in iIis rcscni lifc. TIis docs noi ncan iIai cvcry onc in your rcscni acquainianccsIi Ias lccn lnown io you, and ii ccriainly docs noi inly a loring rccord laycd ovcr and ovcr again, for cacI cncounicr is a ncw onc in iis own way. Fcncnlcring wIai I said aloui fanilics, rcalizc also iIai iowns and villagcs nay also lc conoscd of iIc asi inIaliianis of oiIcr sucI iowns and villagcs, iransoscd wiiI ncw ccricnccs and laclgrounds, as iIc grou irics diffcrcni ccrincnis. Now sonciincs, iIcrc arc also sucI variaiions in iIai iIc inIaliianis of a ariicular iown now nay lc iIc rclorn inIaliianis of iIosc wIo livcd, say, in 1632 in a snall IrisI villagc. TIcy nay lc iransoscd io a iown in IdaIo. Sonc wIo wanicd io iravcl fron iIc Old World io iIc Ncw, nay lc rclorn in iIc ncw onc. You nusi rcncnlcr also iIai aliliiics fron asi livcs arc ai your disosal for your rcscni usc. You rca your own rcwards. Infornaiion conccrning iIcsc is oficn givcn io you in iIc slcc siaic, and iIcrc is a lind of gcsiali iyc of drcan, a rooi drcan, ly wIicI iIosc wIo Iavc lnown cacI oiIcr in asi livcs now connunicaic. In sucI drcans, gcncral nass-infornaiion is givcn, iIai iIc individuals iIcn usc as iIcy dcsirc. Ovcrall lans for dcvcloncni arc nadc, as iIc grou ncnlcrs, say, of a iown dccidc uon iis dcsiiny. Sonc individuals always cIoosc io lc lorn as a ari of sonc grou - rclorn, in oiIcr words, wiiI asi conicnorarics, wIilc oiIcrs, disdaining sucI cndcavors, rciurn in nucI norc isolaicd osiiions. TIis is a naiicr of sycIological fccling. Sonc individuals arc norc ai casc, norc assurcd, and norc caallc worling wiiI oiIcrs in iIis casc. You could considcr an analogy in wIicI JoIn Doc follows Iis lindcrgaricn class all iIc way iIrougI IigI scIool. In a rcincarnaiional siiuaiion, Ic would always cIoosc io rciurn wiiI associaics. OiIcrs, Iowcvcr, would raiIcr sli fron scIool io scIool, acaring alonc, rclaiivcly scaling, wiiI grcaicr frccdon, norc cIallcngc, lui wiiIoui iIc conforiing francworl of sccuriiy cIoscn ly iIc oiIcrs. In cacI casc iIc individual is iIc judgc, noi only of cacI succccding lifc, iis iinc, cnvironncni, and Iisiorical daic, lui also of iis ovcrall cIaracicr and nciIods of acconlisIncni. TIcrc arc as nany diffcrcni ways io rcincarnaic, iIcrcforc, as iIcrc arc inncr sclvcs, and cacI inncr sclf will cIoosc iis own cIaracicrisiic nciIods. In cacI lifc you arc ncani io cIccl iIc cicrior cnvironncni in ordcr io lcarn your inncr condiiion. TIc ouicr is a rcflcciion of iIc inncr. You arc ncani io undcrsiand iIc naiurc of your inncr sclf, and io nanifcsi ii ouiward. As iIis is donc, iIc cicrior circunsianccs sIould cIangc for iIc lciicr as iIc inncr sclf lcconcs norc awarc of iis own naiurc and caaliliiics. TIcorciically, iIcn, in cacI lifc you would lcconc sirongcr, IcaliIicr, wcaliIicr, and wiscr, lui ii docs noi worl iIai way, for nany rcasons. As ncniioncd carlicr, nany crsonaliiics adoi diffcrcni linds of ccricnccs, focusing uon dcvcloncni in ccriain sccific arcas, and ignoring oiIcrs crIas for a scrics of livcs. No consciousncss Ias iIc sanc ccricnccs or inicrrcis iIcn iIc sanc, and so cacI individual uiilizcs rcincarnaiional ooriuniiics in Iis own way. Sc cIangcs, for canlc, arc ncccssary. Sonc individuals alicrnaic iIcir sc in cacI lifc. OiIcrs Iavc a scrics of fcnalc livcs and iIcn a scrics of nalc livcs, or vicc vcrsa, lui iIc cniirc rcincarnaiional francworl nusi involvc loiI scual ccricnccs. Aliliiics cannoi lc dcvclocd following a onc-sc linc. TIcrc nusi lc ccricnccs in noiIcrIood and faiIcrIood. WIcn you gci io iIc oini iIai you rcalizc you arc forning your day-io-day cisicncc and iIc lifc iIai you lnow, iIcn you can lcgin io alicr your own ncnial and sycIic aiicrns, and iIcrcforc cIangc your daily cnvironncni. TIis rcalizaiion, Iowcvcr, sIould go Iand in Iand wiiI a dcc iniuiiional lnowlcdgc of iIc caaliliiics of iIc inncr sclf. TIcsc iwo faciors iogciIcr can rclcasc you fron any difficuliics iIai Iavc ariscn in asi livcs. TIc cniirc siruciurc of your cisicncc will lcgin io cIangc wiiI iIcsc rcalizaiions, and an accclcraiion of siriiual and sycIic growiI will dcvclo. TIcrc is an inncr logic io your currcni rclaiionsIis, aiiiiudcs, and ccricnccs. If in onc lifc, for canlc, you Iaicd woncn, you nay vcry wcll lc a wonan in iIc nci lifc. Only in iIis way, you scc, would you lc allc io rclaic io iIc ccricncc of wonanIood, and iIcn as a wonan facc iIosc aiiiiudcs iIai you yoursclf Iad againsi woncn in iIc asi. If you Iad no synaiIy for iIc sicl, you nay iIcn lc lorn wiiI a scrious discasc, again now sclf-cIoscn, and find yoursclf cncounicring iIosc aiiiiudcs iIai oncc wcrc your own. SucI an cisicncc would usually also includc oiIcr issucs, Iowcvcr. No cisicncc is cIoscn for onc rcason only, lui would also scrvc nany oiIcr sycIological ccricnccs. A cIronically ill cisicncc, for canlc, nigIi also lc a ncasurc of discilinc, cnalling you io usc dcccr aliliiics iIai you ignorcd in a lifc of good IcaliI. TIc crfccily Iay lifc for canlc, on iIc surfacc, nay acar slcndid, lui ii nay also lc lasically sIallow and do liiilc io dcvclo iIc crsonaliiy. TIc iruly Iay cisicncc, Iowcvcr, is a dccly saiisfying onc iIai would includc soniancous wisdon and siriiual joy. I an noi saying, in oiIcr words, iIai suffcring ncccssarily lcads io siriiual fulfillncni, nor iIai all illncss is acccicd or cIoscn for sucI a urosc, for iIis is noi iIc casc. Illncss is oficn iIc rcsuli of ignorancc and lazy ncnial Ialiis. SucI a discilinc nay lc adoicd Iowcvcr ly ccriain crsonaliiics wIo nusi ialc sirong ncasurcs wiiI iIcnsclvcs lccausc of oiIcr cIaracicrisiics. TIcrc is an ovcrall aiicrn io rclaiionsIis wiiIin livcs, and yci iIis docs noi ncan iIai you iravcl iIrougI various cisicnccs wiiI iIc sanc liniicd and faniliar nunlcr of fricnds and acquainianccs, ncrcly alicrcd lilc aciors wiiI a cIangc of facc or cosiunc. Crous of individuals conc iogciIcr in various livcs for ccriain uroscs, scaraic, and nay or nay noi conc iogciIcr again in a diffcrcni iinc or lacc. Again, Iowcvcr, iIcrc is no rigid rulc. Sonc fanilics arc liicrally rcincarnaiions of iIcir anccsiors, lui iIis is noi iIc gcncral casc ly any ncans. Dcc rclaiionsIis will coniinuc in onc way or anoiIcr. OiIcrs will sinly disacar. TIc oini I wani io nalc is iIai iIc ooriuniiy for dcvcloncni and lnowlcdgc is as rcscni ai iIis noncni, in iIis lifc, as ii will cvcr lc. If you ignorc day-ly-day ooriuniiics for dcvcloncni now, no onc can forcc you io accci and uiilizc grcaicr aliliiics aficr dcaiI, or lciwccn livcs. TIc icacIcrs arc iIcrc in aficr-dcaiI ccricncc, lui iIcrc arc also icacIcrs Icrc in your cisicncc now. Sonc fanilics conc iogciIcr in a ariicular lifc noi lccausc of grcai aiiraciion or lovc in a asi cisicncc, lui for iIc oosiic rcason. Fanilics nay lc conoscd, iIcn, of individuals wIo dislilcd cacI oiIcr in iIc asi and conc iogciIcr in a closc rclaiionsIi wIcrc iIcy arc io worl iogciIcr ioward a connon goal, lcarn io undcrsiand cacI oiIcr lciicr, and worl oui rollcns in a diffcrcni lind of conici. Joinily, cacI gcncraiion Ias iis own urosc. Ii is iIis - io crfcci inncr lnowlcdgc, and io naicrializc ii as faiiIfully as ossillc ouiward inio iIc world. TIc cIanging Iysical sccnc iIrougIoui iIc ccniurics, as you lnow iIcn, rcrcscnis iIc inncr inagcs iIai Iavc fliclcrcd iIrougI iIc ninds of iIc individuals wIo livcd wiiIin iIc world iIrougI iIc various agcs. Ii is noi ncccssary iIai you lcarn aloui your own asi livcs, iIougI ii nay lc Iclful if you undcrsiand iIai you cIosc iIc circunsianccs of your liriI iIis iinc. If you caninc your own lifc now carcfully, iIc cIallcngcs iIai you Iavc sci for yoursclf will lcconc aarcni. TIis is noi casy io do, lui ii is wiiIin iIc gras of cacI individual. If you rclcasc yoursclf fron Iaircd, iIcn you auionaiically rclcasc yoursclf fron any sucI rclaiionsIis in iIc fuiurc - or any ccricnccs iIai arc lascd uon Iaircd. Knowing your rcincarnaiional laclground, lui noi lnowing iIc iruc naiurc of your rcscni sclf, is usclcss. You cannoi jusiify or raiionalizc rcscni circunsianccs ly saying, "TIis is lccausc of sonciIing I did in a asi lifc," for wiiIin yoursclf now is iIc aliliiy io cIangc ncgaiivc influcnccs. You nay Iavc lrougIi ncgaiivc influcnccs inio your lifc for a givcn rcason, lui iIc rcason always Ias io do wiiI undcrsianding, and undcrsianding rcnovcs iIosc influcnccs. You cannoi say, "TIc oor arc oor sinly lccausc iIcy cIosc ovcriy, and iIcrcforc iIcrc is no nccd for nc io Icl iIcn." TIis aiiiiudc can casily draw ovcriy io you in iIc nci ccricncc. EacI individual is noi ai iIc sanc lcvcl of acIicvcncni cvcn ai iIc cnd of iIc rcincarnaiional cyclc. Sonc osscss ccriain qualiiics iIai do noi find a counicrari wiiIin Iunan ccricncc. PIysical cisicncc iisclf Ias a diffcrcni cffcci uon various individuals. Sonc find ii an cccllcni ncdiun of crcssion and dcvcloncni. TIcy arc suiicd io ii. TIcy Iavc iIc lnacl for crcssing iIcnsclvcs in Iysical ways and oljcciifying inncr fcclings faiiIfully. OiIcrs find iIis difficuli, and yci iIcsc sanc individuals nay do nucI lciicr in oiIcr lcvcls of rcaliiy. TIcrc arc "Iardy souls" wIo iIrivc in Iysical rcaliiy, and wIo nay Iavc difficuliics acclinaiing io oiIcr nonIysical arcas of aciiviiy. In all of iIcsc arcas, Iowcvcr, dcc siriiual or cnoiional conicis arc ncvcr ncgaicd. Vcry closc fricnds fron asi livcs, wIo arc in a osiiion io do so, oficn connunicaic wiiI you wIcn you arc in iIc drcan siaic, and iIc rclaiionsIis arc coniinucd iIougI you do noi rcalizc ii consciously. On an unconscious lasis, you arc awarc of iIc liriI inio Iysical lifc of sonconc you Iavc lnown in iIc asi. TIc sirangcrs iIai you ncci in your drcans arc oficn, of coursc, colc now alivc - conicnorarics - iIai you Iavc also lnown in asi livcs. TIcrc arc also assing rclaiionsIis, coniacis nadc and iIcn drocd. A naic fron any givcn lifc, for canlc, nay or nay noi rcrcscni sonconc wiiI wIon you Iavc a dcc aliding iic, and again you nay narry sonconc lccausc of IigIly anliguous fcclings fron a asi lifc, and cIoosc a narricd rclaiionsIi iIai is noi lascd uon lovc, iIougI lovc nay cncrgc. Twins, incidcnially, alnosi always involvc vcry dcc, aliding sycIic rclaiionsIis of a sirong, sonciincs olscssivc naiurc. I an scaling now of idcniical iwins. Fcincarnaiional goals also vary grcaily. I wani io sircss iIai rcincarnaiion is a iool uscd ly crsonaliiics. TIcy cacI usc ii in iIcir own way. Sonc cnjoy fcnalc cisicnccs, or Iavc grcaicr fondncss for nalc livcs. WIilc loiI nusi lc cncounicrcd, iIcrc is a grcai rangc of cIoicc and aciiviiy. Sonc crsonaliiics will Iavc difficuliics along ccriain lincs, and dcvclo wiiI rclaiivc casc in oiIcr ways. Prcdcicrninaiion is ncvcr involvcd, for iIc cIallcngc and circunsianccs arc cIoscn. Sonc rollcns nay lc ui off, for canlc, for scvcral cisicnccs. Sonc crsonaliiics wani io solvc iIcir sirongcsi rollcns and gci iIcn ovcr wiiI, crIas in a scrics of raiIcr irying cisicnccs and caggcraicd circunsianccs. OiIcrs of a norc lacid naiurc will ialc iIcir rollcns onc ai a iinc. Fcsi criods nay also lc ialcn, and iIcy arc IigIly iIcracuiic. For canlc, an cccllcni, saiisfying lifc wiiI a nininun of rollcns nay lc cIoscn ciiIcr as a rcludc io a lifc of conccniraicd cIallcngc or as a sclf-adoicd rcward for a rcvious difficuli lifc. TIosc iIai iIorougIly cnjoy iIc Iysical ncdiun, wiiIoui lcing olscsscd ly ii, Iowcvcr, do vcry wcll indccd. TIc "laws" of rcincarnaiion arc adaicd ly iIc individual crsonaliiics io suii iIcnsclvcs.
CHAPTER 13 REINCARNATION, DREAMS, AND THE HIDDEN MALE AND FEMALE WITHIN THE SELF
As I ncniioncd carlicr, cacI crson livcs loiI nalc and fcnalc livcs. As a rulc, conscious ncnory of iIcsc is noi rciaincd. To rcvcni an ovcridcniificaiion of iIc individual wiiI Iis rcscni sc, wiiIin iIc nalc iIcrc rcsidcs an inncr crsonificaiion of fcnalcncss. TIis crsonificaiion of fcnalcncss in iIc nalc is iIc iruc ncaning of wIai Jung callcd iIc "anina." TIc anina in iIc nalc is, iIcrcforc, iIc sycIic ncnory and idcniificaiion of all iIc rcvious fcnalc cisicnccs in wIicI iIc inncr sclf Ias lccn involvcd. Ii coniains wiiIin ii iIc lnowlcdgc of iIc rcscni nalc's asi fcnalc Iisiorics, and iIc iniuiiivc undcrsianding of all iIc fcnalc qualiiics wiiI wIicI iIc crsonaliiy is innaicly cndowcd. TIc anina, iIcrcforc, is an inoriani safcguard, rcvcniing iIc nalc fron ovcr- idcniifying wiiI wIaicvcr culiural nalc cIaracicrisiics Iavc lccn inoscd uon Iin iIrougI rcscni laclground, cnvironncni, and cducaiion. TIc anina scrvcs noi only as a crsonal lui as a nass-civilizing influcncc, ncllowing sirongly aggrcssivc icndcncics and scrving also as a lridgc loiI in connunicaiing wiiI woncn in a fanily rclaiionsIi, and in connunicaiion also as ii is alicd iIrougI iIc aris and vcrlalizaiion. TIc nalc will oficn drcan of Iinsclf, iIcrcforc, as a fcnalc. TIc ariicular way in wIicI Ic docs so, can icll Iin nucI aloui Iis own rcincarnaiional laclground in wIicI Ic ocraicd as a fcnalc. Malcncss and fcnalcncss arc olviously noi oosiics, lui ncrging icndcncics. TIc ricsicss, iIc noiIcr, iIc young wiicI, iIc wifc, and iIc old wisc wonan - iIcsc gcncral iycs arc arcIciycs, sinly lccausc iIcy arc "rooi clcncnis" rcrcscniing, synlolically, iIc various linds of so-callcd fcnalc qualiiics and iIc various linds of fcnalc livcs iIai Iavc lccn livcd ly nalcs. TIcy Iavc also lccn livcd ly fcnalcs, of coursc. Howcvcr, iIc woncn do noi nccd io lc rcnindcd of iIcir fcnalcncss, lui again, so iIai iIcy do noi ovcridcniify wiiI iIcir rcscni sc, iIcrc is wIai Jung callcd iIc "aninus," or iIc Iiddcn nalc wiiIin iIc wonan. Again, Iowcvcr, iIis rcrcscnis iIc nalc livcs wiiI wIicI iIc sclf Ias lccn involvcd - iIc young loy, iIc ricsi, iIc aggrcssivc `junglc nan," and iIc wisc old nan. TIcsc arc iycs, rcrcscniing gcncrally and synlolically asi nalc livcs livcd ly rcscni woncn. Woncn, iIcrcforc, can lcarn nucI aloui iIcir rcincarnaiional asi as ncn, iIrougI siudying iIosc drcans in wIicI iIcsc iycs acar, or in wIicI iIcy iIcnsclvcs acar as ncn. TIrougI iIc anina and iIc aninus, so-callcd, rcscni crsonaliiics arc allc io draw uon iIc lnowlcdgc and iniuiiions and laclground iIai was dcrivcd fron asi cisicnccs as iIc oosiic sc. On sonc occasions, for canlc, iIc wonan nay go ovcrloard and caggcraic fcnalc cIaracicrisiics, in wIicI casc iIc aninus or nalc wiiIin concs io Icr aid, lringing iIrougI drcan ccricnccs an onrusI of lnowlcdgc iIai will rcsuli in concnsaiing nalclilc rcaciions. TIc sanc alics io a nalc wIcn Ic ovcr-idcniifics wiiI wIai Ic lclicvcs io lc nalc cIaracicrisiics, for wIaicvcr rcason. TIc anina or wonan wiiIin will rousc Iin io nalc concnsaiing aciions, causing an usurgc of iniuiiivc aliliiics, lringing a crcaiivc clcncni io offsci aggrcssivcncss. Idcally, lcfi alonc, iIcsc ocraiions would rcsuli in a lalancc individually and "&$ '(%%")$ wIcrc aggrcssivcncss was always uscd crcaiivcly, as indccd ii can and sIould lc. TIc aninus and iIc anina arc, of coursc, IigIly cIargcd sycIically, lui iIc origin of iIis sycIic cIargc and iIc inncr fascinaiion arc iIc rcsuli of a quiic lcgiiinaic inncr idcniificaiion wiiI iIcsc crsonificd oiIcr-sc cIaracicrisiics. TIcy noi only Iavc a rcaliiy in iIc sycIc, Iowcvcr, lui iIcy arc inlcddcd in gcnciically codificd daia ly iIc inncr sclf - a gcnciic ncnory of asi sycIic cvcnis - iransoscd inio iIc gcnciic ncnory of iIc vcry cclls iIai conosc iIc lody. EacI inncr sclf, adoiing a ncw lody, inoscs uon ii and uon iis cniirc gcnciic nalcu, ncnory of iIc asi Iysical forns in wIicI ii Ias lccn involvcd. Now iIc rcscni cIaracicrisiics usually ovcrsIadow iIc asi oncs. TIcy arc doninani, lui iIc oiIcr cIaracicrisiics arc laicni and rcscni, luili inio iIc aiicrn. TIc Iysical aiicrn of iIc rcscni lody, iIcrcforc, is a gcnciic ncnory of iIc sclf's asi Iysical forns, '+%$ of iIcir sircngiIs and wcalncsscs. I will iry io ui iIis as sinly as ossillc. TIcrc arc rcscnily invisillc laycrs wiiIin iIc lody, iIc ionosi laycr iIai you scc rcrcscniing, of coursc, iIc rcscni Iysical forn. Dui cnncsIcd wiiIin iIis iIcrc arc wIai anouni io invisillc laycrs, "sIadow," laicni laycrs iIai rcrcscni rcvious Iysical inagcs iIai Iavc lclongcd io iIc crsonaliiy. TIcy arc lci in alcyancc, so io scal. TIcy arc connccicd clccironagnciically io iIc aionic siruciurc of iIc rcscni lody. To your way of iIinling, iIcy would lc unfocuscd. TIcy arc a ari of your sycIic Icriiagc, Iowcvcr. Oficn you can call u a asi sircngiI of a rcvious lody, io Icl concnsaic for a rcscni wcalncss. TIc lody docs noi only carry ncnory liologically of iis own asi condiiion in iIis lifc iIcrcforc, lui indclilly wiiI ii, cvcn Iysically, arc iIc ncnorics of iIc oiIcr lodics iIai iIc crsonaliiy Ias forncd in rcvious rcincarnaiions. TIc anina and iIc aninus arc closcly connccicd wiiI iIcsc inicrior lody inagcs. TIcsc lody inagcs arc IigIly cIargcd sycIically, and also acar in iIc drcan siaic. TIcy ocraic as concnsaiions and rcnindcrs io rcvcni you fron ovcr-idcniifying yoursclf wiiI your rcscni Iysical lody. TIcy arc, of coursc, loiI nalc and fcnalc. WIcn you arc ill, in iIc drcan siaic you oficn Iavc ccricnccs in wIicI you sccn io lc sonconc clsc wiiI an cniircly IcaliIy lody. Oficn sucI a drcan is iIcracuiic. An "oldcr" rcincarnaiional lody Ias conc io your aid, fron wIicI you draw sircngiI iIrougI iIc ncnory of iis IcaliI. Fcincarnaiional ccricnccs arc a ari of iIc francworl of iIc sclf, a facci of iIc nuliidincnsional rcaliiy of iIc living sycIc. TIcsc ccricnccs will, iIcrcforc, lc rcflccicd noi only in iIc drcan siaic, lui in oiIcr laycrs of aciiviiy. TIc falric of iIc rcscni sclf is inicrwovcn wiiI iIcsc rcincarnaiional "asis," and fron iIcn iIc rcscni sclf draws unconsciously fron iis own lanl of crsonaliiy cIaracicrisiics, aciiviiics, and insigIis. Oficn asi lifc ncnorics conc io iIc surfacc lui arc noi rccognizcd as sucI, sincc iIcy acar in faniasy forn, or arc rojccicd inio ari crcaiions . Many wriicrs of Iisiorical icccs, for canlc, arc wriiing oui of dircci ccricncc wiiI iIosc iincs. SucI insianccs rcrcscni an cccllcni worling raori lciwccn iIc rcscni sclf and iIc unconscious, wIicI lrings iIcsc ncnorics io iIc surfacc in sucI a way iIai currcni lifc is cnricIcd. Morc oficn iIan noi, iruc awarcncss of iIc siiuaiion oficn lcconcs alnosi conscious, and jusi lcncaiI awarcncss iIc individual lnows iIc sourcc of Iis auiIcniic naicrial. In drcans iIis rcincarnaiional naicrial is lilcwisc casi inio a dranaiic nold vcry frcqucnily. DcncaiI all iIis, iIc anina and iIc aninus worl iogciIcr, again noi oosiics lui llcnding cIaracicrisiics. TogciIcr, of coursc, iIcy rcrcscni iIc founi of crcaiiviiy, sycIically as wcll as Iysically. TIc anina rcrcscnis iIc ncccssary iniiial "inwardncss," iIc lrooding, caring, iniuiiivc, insidc-iurning cIaracicrisiics, iIc inward focusing fron wIicI crcaiiviiy concs. TIc word "assivc" is a oor onc io dcscrilc iIc cIaracicrisiics of iIc anina, in iIai ii suggcsis a lacl of noiion, and iIis is Iardly iIc casc. Ii is iruc iIai iIc anina allows iisclf io lc acicd uon, lui iIc noiivc lcIind iIis is iIc dcsirc and iIc ncccssiiy io iunc inio oiIcr forccs iIai arc surcncly owcrful. TIc dcsirc io lc swci along, iIcrcforc, is as sirong wiiI iIc anina as iIc oosiic dcsirc for rcsi. TIc cIaracicrisiics of iIc aninus rovidc iIc aggrcssivc iIrusi iIai rciurns iIc crsonaliiy lacl ouiward inio Iysical aciiviiics, iriunIanily Iolding iIc roducis of crcaiiviiy iIai iIc anina cIaracicrisiics Iavc sccurcd. TIc wIolc sclf is olviously iIc sun of iIcsc cIaracicrisiics, and norc. Aficr iIc final incarnaiion, iIc Iysical, scual iyc of crcaiiviiy is sinly no longcr nccdcd. You do noi nccd io rcroducc Iysically, in oiIcr words. In sinlc icrns iIc wIolc sclf coniains nalc and fcnalc cIaracicrisiics, fincly iuncd iogciIcr, llcndcd so iIai iruc idcniiiy can iIcn arisc - for ii cannoi, wIcn onc grou of cIaracicrisiics nusi lc cnIasizcd ovcr iIc oiIcr grou, as ii nusi lc during your rcscni Iysical cisicncc. TIcrc arc nany rcasons wIy iIc scaraiion Ias lccn adoicd wiiIin your dincnsion. TIc rcasons Iavc io do wiiI iIc ariicular way in wIicI nanlind Ias cIoscn io cvolvc and usc Iis aliliiics; and I will Iavc norc io say rcgarding iIis oini, lui ii docs noi lclong in iIis cIaicr. TIc rojcciion of iIc nan's anina, or Iiddcn fcnalc sclf, uon |Iis| rclaiions is quiic naiural, and allows Iin noi only io undcrsiand iIcn lciicr lui io rclaic wiiI iIc oiIcr fcnalc cisicnccs of Iis own. TIc sanc is iruc of iIc wonan's rojcciion of iIc aninus uon nalc rclaiivcs and fricnds. TIc rcaliiy of iIc anina and iIc aninus is far dcccr iIcn iIan Jung suoscd. Synlolically scaling, iIc iwo iogciIcr rcrcscni iIc wIolc sclf wiiI iis divcrsc aliliiics, dcsircs, and cIaracicrisiics. TogciIcr iIcy aci as a luili-in, unconscious sialilizing facior, ocraiing lcIind iIc faccs of your civilizaiion noi only individually lui culiurally. Pcrsonaliiy as you lnow ii, cannoi lc undcrsiood unlcss iIc iruc ncaning of iIc anina and iIc aninus is ialcn inio considcraiion. TIc rcincarnaiional aiicrn is gcncrally scaling an ocn onc, in iIai wiiIin ii iIcrc is roon for divcrsiiy. EacI wIolc sclf Ias iis own individual cIaracicrisiics. Ii can livc iis livcs as ii sccs fii wiiIin iIc guidclincs. TIcrc nay lc a scrics of nalc or fcnalc cisicnccs, unlrolcn. SucI a cIoicc Ias sonc drawlacls. TIcrc arc, Iowcvcr, no rulcs diciaiing iIc scual dcvcloncni in varying incarnaiions, ccci iIai ccricncc wiiI loiI sccs nusi lc ialcn on, and iIc various cIaracicrisiics dcvclocd. TIis docs noi ncan iIai an cqual nunlcr of nalc and fcnalc livcs nusi lc livcd. Sonc, for canlc, find ii far casicr io dcvclo as onc sc or iIc oiIcr, and will nccd norc ooriuniiics for ccricncc as iIc sc wiiI wIicI iIcy cc- ricncc difficuliy. TIc aninus and iIc anina lcconc cvcn norc inoriani in iIcsc insianccs wIcn a scrics of onc-sc livcs arc cIoscn. TIc original aiicrn for iIc aninus and anina concs fron iIc wIolc sclf lcforc rcincarnaiions. TIc aninus and iIc anina arc lorn inio iIc individual wiiI iIc firsi Iysical lifc, and scrvc as an inncr aiicrn, rcninding iIc cr- sonaliiy of iis lasic uniiy. Hcrc is anoiIcr rcason for iIc sirong sycIic cIargc lcIind iIcsc synlols and iIc godlilc qualiiy iIai iIcy can iransnii and rojcci. TIc nalc ycarns ioward iIc anina lccausc ii rcrcscnis io iIc dcc unconscious iIosc oiIcr cIaracicrisiics of iIc wIolc sclf iIai, on iIc onc Iand, lic laicni, and iIai, on iIc oiIcr Iand, sirugglc for rclcasc. TIc icnsion lciwccn iIc iwo lcads Iin io icncr aggrcssivcncss wiiI crcaiiviiy, or io usc aggrcssivcncss crcaiivcly. Now iIcrc arc dcc corrclaiions lciwccn iIcsc synlols and iIc sirugglc in wIicI nanlind is involvcd. Your consciousncss as you lnow ii, your ariicular rcscni lind of consciousncss, is a siaicncni of awarcncss lrougIi aloui ly a ariicular lind of icnsion, a sccific lind of focus arising fron iIc iruc unconscious of iIc wIolc sclf. TIc iruc unconscious is noi unconscious. Insicad, ii is so rofoundly and unuiicringly conscious iIai ii lulllcs ovcr. TIc lifc iIai you lnow is sinly onc of iIc nany arcas in wIicI ii is conscious. In cacI facci of iis consciousncss, liicrally ircncndous owcr and lalancc nusi lc nainiaincd io Iold alofi iIis ariicular consciousncss-ccricncc fron all oiIcrs. Your rcaliiy cisis in a ariicular arca of aciiviiy in wIicI aggrcssivc qualiiics, iIrusiing-ouiward cIaracicrisiics, arc surcncly ncccssary io rcvcni a falling lacl inio iIc infiniic ossililiiics fron wIicI you Iavc only laicly cncrgcd. Yci fron iIis unconscious lcd of ossililiiics you dcrivc your sircngiI, your crcaiiviiy, and iIc fragilc yci owcrful lind of individual consciousncss iIai is your own. TIc iwo-sc division was adoicd, scaraiing and lalancing iIcsc nosi ncccssary lui sccningly oosing icndcncics. Only lcginning consciousncss nccds iIcsc lind of conirols. TIc anina and iIc aninus, iIcrcforc, arc cnlcddcd dccly wiiI iIcir ncccssary conlcncniary lui aarcnily ooscd icndcncics, and iIcy arc IigIly inoriani in nainiaining iIc vcry naiurc of your Iunan consciousncss. TIcrc is also a naiural icnsion, iIcn, lciwccn sccs iIai is lascd n far dcccr causcs iIan Iysical oncs. TIc icnsion rcsulis fron iIc naiurc of your consciousncss iIai ariscs fron iIc anina, lui dccnds r iis coniinuaiion uon iIc "aggrcssivcncss" of iIc aninus. I Iavc io nc cicni claincd iIc fascinaiion iIai onc Ias for iIc oiIcr, as suiiing fron iIc inncr lnowlcdgc of iIc wIolc sclf, iIai sirivcs io aiiain iruc idcniiiy as ii sirugglcs io conlinc and fulfill iIc sccningly oosiic icndcncics iIai arc a ari of ii. Ai iIc cnd of iIc rcincarnaiional cyclc, iIc wIolc sclf is far norc dcvclocd iIan ii was lcforc. Ii Ias rcalizcd and ccricnccd iisclf in a dincnsion of rcaliiy unlnown io ii carlicr, and in doing so, Ias of coursc incrcascd iis lcing. Ii is noi a naiicr, iIcn, of a wIolc sclf sliiiing in Ialf, and iIcn sinly rciurning io iisclf. Now iIcrc arc nany naiicrs conccrning iIc naiurc of concciion iIai sIould lc discusscd Icrc. Again, Iowcvcr, iIcrc is lccway and nany variaiions. Usually lciwccn livcs you cIoosc aIcad of iinc your cIildrcn, and iIcy cIoosc you as arcnis. If you arc io lc lorn as a nalc, iIcn iIc noiIcr scrvcs as a siinulus io aciivaic iIc synlol of iIc anina in you, so iIai iIc aiicrn of your own fcnalc livcs lcconcs a oriion of your nci cisicncc. Your noiIcr, if you Iavc lnown Icr in iIc asi, will find ai your liriI an usurgc of drcans involving oiIcr cisicnccs in wIicI iIc iwo of you wcrc iogciIcr. TIcsc nay noi cvcn lc rccordcd consciously, lui in nany cascs iIcy arc, and arc iIcn forgoiicn. Hcr own asi nalc livcs will Icl Icr rclaic io you as Icr son. In sonc cascs ncw noiIcrs nay fccl IigIly aggrcssivc and ncrvous. TIcsc fcclings arc sonciincs duc io iIc faci iIai iIc nalc son causcs an aciivaiion of iIc aninus in Icr, wiiI a rcsuliing cIargc of aggrcssivc fcclings. TIc aions iIai conosc iIc fcius Iavc iIcir own lind of consciousncss. TIc volaiilc awarcncss-consciousncsscs iIai cisi indccndcnily of naiicr, forn naiicr according io iIcir aliliiy and dcgrcc. TIc fcius, iIcrcforc, Ias iis own consciousncss, iIc sinlc cononcni consciousncss nadc u of iIc aions iIai conosc ii. TIis cisis lcforc any rcincarnaiing crsonaliiy cnicrs ii. TIc consciousncss of naiicr is rcscni in any naiicr - a fcius, a rocl, a lladc of grass, a nail. TIc rcincarnaiing crsonaliiy cnicrs iIc ncw fcius according io iis own inclinaiions, dcsircs, and cIaracicrisiics, wiiI sonc luili-in safcguards. Howcvcr iIcrc is no rulc, iIcn, saying iIai iIc rcincarnaiing crsonaliiy nusi ialc ovcr iIc ncw forn rcarcd for ii ciiIcr ai iIc oini of concciion, in iIc vcry carlicsi noniIs of iIc fcius's growiI, or cvcn ai iIc oini of liriI. TIc roccss is gradual, individual and dcicrnincd ly ccricncc in oiIcr livcs. Ii is ariicularly dccndcni uon cnoiional cIaracicrisiics - noi ncccssarily of iIc lasi incarnaicd sclf, lui iIc cnoiional icnsions rcscni as a rcsuli of a grou of asi cisicnccs. Various nciIods of cniry arc adoicd. If iIcrc is a sirong rclaiionsIi lciwccn iIc arcnis and iIc cIild-io-lc, iIcn iIc crsonaliiy nay cnicr ai iIc oini of concciion if Ic is circncly anious io rcjoin iIcn. Evcn Icrc, Iowcvcr, largc oriions of sclf-awarc- ncss coniinuc io ocraic in iIc lciwccn-lifc dincnsion. In iIc lcginning, iIc wonl siaic undcr iIcsc condiiions is a drcanlilc onc, wiiI iIc crsonaliiy siill focuscd nainly in iIc lciwccn-lifc cisicncc. Cradually iIc siiuaiion rcvcrscs, uniil ii lcconcs norc difficuli io rciain clcar conccniraiion in iIc lciwccn-lifc siiuaiion. In iIcsc circunsianccs, wIcn iIc crsonaliiy aiiacIcs iisclf ai concciion, iIcrc is alnosi wiiIoui ccciion sirong asi-lifc conncciions lciwccn arcnis and cIild, or iIcrc is an unccasing and alnosi olscssional dcsirc io rciurn io iIc cariIly siiuaiion - ciiIcr for a sccific urosc, or lccausc iIc rcincarnaiing crsonaliiy is rcscnily ol- scsscd wiiI cariIly cisicncc. TIis is noi ncccssarily dcirincnial. TIc crsonaliiy can sinly rcalizc iIai ii ialcs io Iysical ccricncc wcll, is rcscnily cariI-oricnicd, and finds cariIly ainosIcrc a ricI dincnsion for iIc growiI of iis own aliliiics. Sonc crsonaliiics arc drawn io cnicr ai concciion as a rcsuli of sccningly lcss woriIy noiivcs - grccd, for canlc, or an olscssional dcsirc iIai is ariially conoscd of unrcsolvcd rollcns. OiIcr crsonaliiics wIo ncvcr conlcicly ialc io cariIly cisicncc nay Iold off full cniry for sonc iinc, and cvcn iIcn always rcnain ai a ccriain disiancc fron iIc lody. Ai iIc oiIcr cnd of iIc scalc, lcforc dcaiI iIc sanc alics, wIcrc sonc individuals rcnovc iIcir focus fron Iysical lifc, lcaving iIc lody consciousncss alonc. OiIcrs siay wiiI iIc lody uniil iIc lasi noncni. In iIc carly days of infancy, iIcrc is noi a sicady focus of iIc crsonaliiy in iIc lody in any casc. In all cascs iIc dccisions Iavc lccn nadc aIcad of iinc, as I iold you. TIc rcincarnaiing crsonaliiy is awarc, iIcrcforc, wIcn iIc concciion for wIicI ii Ias lccn waiiing ialcs lacc. And wIilc ii nay or nay noi cIoosc io cnicr ai iIai oini, ii is drawn irrcsisiilly io iIai iinc and oini in sacc and flcsI. On occasion, long lcforc concciion ialcs lacc, iIc crsonaliiy wIo will cnd u as iIc fuiurc cIild will visii iIai cnvironncni of loiI arcnis-io-lc, drawn again. TIis is quiic naiural. Dciwccn livcs an individual nay scc flasIcs of iIc fuiurc cisicncc, noi ncccssarily of ariicular cvcnis, lui ccricncc iIc csscncc of iIc ncw rclaiionsIi and in ccciaiion rcnind Iinsclf of iIc cIallcngc Ic Ias sci. In iIcsc icrns, iIc gIosis of iIc fuiurc arc as rcal in your Ioncs as iIc gIosis of iIc asi. You do noi Iavc conlcicly cniy sIclls of naiicr aloui io lc fillcd, !+$iIai iIc ncw crsonaliiy Iovcrs in and aloui, ariicularly aficr concciion and wiiI grcaicr frcqucncy and inicnsiiy iIcrcaficr. TIc sIocl of liriI Ias scvcral conscqucnccs, Iowcvcr, iIai usually draw iIc crsonaliiy full llasi, so io scal, inio Iysical rcaliiy. Dcforc iIis, iIc condiiions arc fairly uniforn. TIc lody consciousncss is nuriurcd alnosi auionaiically, rcaciing sirongly lui undcr IigIly conirollcd condiiions. Ai liriI, all of iIis is suddcnly ovcr, and |ncw| siinuli |arc| iniroduccd wiiI a raidiiy iIai iIc lody consciousncss Ias ncvcr io iIai oini ccricnccd. Ii grcaily nccds a sialilizing facior. Prcviously iIc lody consciousncss Ias lccn cnricIcd and suoricd ly dcc liological and iclcaiIic idcniificaiion wiiI iIc noiIcr. TIc connunicaiion of iIc living cclls is far norc rofound iIan you inaginc. TIc idcniificaiion is alnosi conlcic lcforc liriI as far as lody consciousncss alonc is conccrncd. Uniil iIc ncw crsonaliiy cnicrs, iIc fcius rcgards iisclf as a ari of iIc organisn of iIc noiIcr. TIis suori is suddcnly dcnicd ai liriI. If iIc ncw crsonaliiy Ias noi cnicrcd carlicr io any full cicni, ii usually docs so ai liriI, in ordcr io sialilizc iIc ncw organisn. Ii conforis iIc ncw organisn, in oiIcr words. TIc ncw crsonaliiy, iIcrcforc, will ccricncc liriI io varying dcgrccs according io wIcn ii Ias cnicrcd iIis dincnsion. WIcn ii cnicrs ai iIc oini of liriI, ii is fairly indccndcni, noi yci idcniificd wiiI iIc forn ii Ias cnicrcd, and aciing in a suoriivc rolc. If iIc crsonaliiy cnicrcd ai concciion or sonciinc lcforc liriI, iIcn ii Ias io sonc cicni idcniificd wiiI iIc lody consciousncss, wiiI iIc fcius. Ii Ias alrcady lcgun io dircci crcciion - iIougI crcciion Ias lcgun wIciIcr or noi ii is so dirccicd - and ii will ccricncc iIc sIocl of liriI in inncdiaic, dircci icrns. TIcrc will lc no disiancc lciwccn iIc crsonaliiy and iIc ccricncc of liriI, iIcn. TIc ncwly cnicrcd crsonaliiy, as a consciousncss, fliclcrs, in iIai iIcrc is a wIilc lcforc sialilizaiion ialcs lacc. WIcn iIc cIild, ariicularly iIc young cIild, is slccing, for canlc, iIc crsonaliiy oficn sinly vacaics iIc lody. Cradually iIc idcniificaiion wiiI iIc lciwccn-lifc siiuaiion dwindlcs uniil ncarly full focus rcsidcs in iIc Iysical lody. TIcrc arc olviously iIosc wIo idcniify wiiI iIc lody far norc cornlcicly iIan oiIcrs. Ccncrally scaling, iIcrc is an oiinun oini of focus in Iysical rcaliiy, a criod of inicnsificaiion iIai Ias noiIing io do wiiI duraiion. Ii can lasi for a wccl or iIiriy ycars, and fron iIcn onward ii lcgins io dwindlc, and incrcciilly lcgins io sIifi io oiIcr laycrs of rcaliiy. Now. A crisis, ariicularly in vcry carly or vcry laic lifc, nay so sIaiicr iIc crsonaliiy's idcniificaiion wiiI iIc lody iIai Ic vacaics ii icnorarily. Hc nay do onc of nany iIings. Hc nay lcavc so conlcicly iIai iIc lody gocs inio cona, if iIc lody consciousncss Ias also suffcrcd sIocl. If iIc sIocl is sycIological and iIc lody consciousncss is siill ocraiing norc or lcss nornally, iIcn Ic nay rcvcri io an carlicr rcincarnaiional crsonaliiy. In sucI a casc, iIis is sinly a rcgrcssion iIai oficn asscs. Hcrc wc lcconc conccrncd again wiiI iIc aninus and iIc anina. If a crsonaliiy lclicvcs iIai ii is doing a oor jol in a nalc lifc, ii nay aciivaic iIc anina's qualiiics, ialing on iIc cIaracicrisiics of a asi fcnalc cisicncc in wIicI ii Iandlcd iisclf wcll. Fcvcrsing iIc iciurc, iIc sanc can Iacn io a wonan. On iIc oiIcr Iand, if iIc crsonaliiy finds iIai ii Ias so ovcr-idcniificd wiiI iis rcscni sc iIai iis individualiiy is dccly iIrcaicncd, iIcn ii nay also lring io iIc forc iIc oosiic iciurc, going so far as io idcniify again wiiI a asi crsonaliiy of iIc oosiic sc. TIc Iold of iIc crsonaliiy ovcr iIc lody is icnuous in iIc carly ycars, and grows sirongcr. TIc crsonaliiy, for iis own rcasons, nay dccidc uon cIoosing a lody iIai is noi acsiIciically lcasing. Hc nay ncvcr rclaic io ii, and wIilc iIc cisicncc will scrvc wIai uroscs Ic Iad in nind, iIcrc will always lc a lasic scnscd disiancc lciwccn iIc lody and iIc crsonaliiy wiiIin ii. TIosc ncniioncd carlicr wIo cnicr ai iIc oini of concciion arc usually IigIly anious for Iysical cisicncc. TIcy will, iIcrcforc, lc norc fully dcvclocd and sIow iIcir individual cIaracicrisiics vcry carly. TIcy scizc uon iIc ncw lody and alrcady nold ii. TIc conirol ovcr naiicr is vigorous, and iIcy usually siay wiiIin iIc lody, dying ciiIcr in accidcnis wIcrc dcaiI is inncdiaic or in slcc or wiiI a discasc iIai sirilcs quiclly. TIcy arc naniulaiors of naiicr as a rulc. TIcy arc cnoiional. TIcy worl oui iIcir rollcns in inncdiaic, sonciincs inaiicni, iangillc ways. TIcy worl wcll wiiI cariI naicrials, and iranslaic iIcir idcas wiiI grcai forcc inio Iysical icrns. TIcy nalc ciiics, nonuncnis. TIcy arc arcIiiccis. TIcy arc conccrncd wiiI forning naiicr and nolding ii io iIcir dcsirc. As a rulc, now, iIosc wIo do noi cnicr your lanc of cisicncc uniil iIc oini of liriI arc lcss allc naniulaiors in iIosc ariicular icrn s . TIcy arc iIc ncan, if sucI a icrn can lc uscd, iIc ncan or avcragc. Now iIcrc arc sonc wIo rcsisi iIc ncw cisicncc, cvcn iIougI iIcy cIosc ii, as long as ossillc. To sonc cicni iIcy nusi lc rcscni ai liriI, lui iIcy can siill cscac any full idcniificaiion wiiI iIc lorn infani. TIcy Iovcr wiiIin and aloui iIc forn, lui Ialf rclucianily. TIcrc arc nany rcasons for sucI lcIavior. Sonc crsonaliiics sinly rcfcr in-lciwccn-lifc cisicncc and arc nucI norc conccrncd wiiI iIc iIcorciical solving of rollcns iIan iIc raciical alicaiion ncccssarily involvcd. OiIcrs Iavc discovcrcd iIai Iysical cisicncc docs noi ncci iIcir nccds as wcll as iIcy iIougIi ii would, and iIcy will rogrcss nucI lciicr in oiIcr ficlds of rcaliiy and cisicncc. Dccausc of iIcir own cIaracicrisiics, Iowcvcr, sonc rcfcr io sci u a ccriain disiancc lciwccn iIcnsclvcs and iIcir Iysical cisicnccs. TIcy arc nucI norc conccrncd wiiI synlols. TIcy lool uon cariIly lifc as IigIly ccrincnial. TIcy aroacI ii alnosi wiiI a jaundiccd cyc, so io scal. TIcy arc noi inicrcsicd so nucI in naniulaiing naiicr as iIcy arc curious as io iIc ways in wIicI idcas acar wiiIin naiicr. Again gcncrally scaling, iIcy arc always norc ai Ionc wiiI idcas, IilosoIics, and noniangillc rcaliiics. TIcy arc iIinlcrs always a lii aari, iIcir lody iycs sIowing a lacl of nuscular dcvcloncni. Pocis and ariisis, wIilc soncwIai of iIis naiurc, as a rulc arc norc dccly arcciaiivc of iIc Iysical valucs of cariIly cisicncc, aliIougI iIcy Iavc nany of iIc sanc cIaracicrisiics. TIc aiiiiudc ioward iIc lody will always vary, iIcrcforc. Various iycs of lodics nay lc cIoscn, lui iIcrc will siill lc ovcrall rcfcrcnccs on iIc ari of iIc wIolc sclf, and cIaracicrisiics iIai will lcad iIc wIolc sclf, so iIai gcncrally iIc various livcs livcd will siill Iavc iIcir own individual flavor. Ii is alnosi inossillc io scal of wIcn iIc crsonaliiy cnicrs iIc Iysical lody wiiIoui discussing iIc ways in wIicI ii lcavcs ii, for all iIis is IigIly dccndcni uon crsonal cIaracicrisiics and aiiiiudcs ioward Iysical rcaliiy. Dccisions as io fuiurc livcs nay lc nadc noi only in lciwccn-lifc condiiions lui also in drcan siaics in any givcn lifc. You nay Iavc alrcady dccidcd for canlc, now, uon iIc circunsianccs for your nci incarnaiion. AliIougI in your icrns your ncw arcnis nay lc infanis now, or in your scalc of iinc noi cvcn lorn, iIc arrangcncnis nay siill lc nadc.
CHAPTER 14 STORIES OF THE BEGINNING, AND THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL GOD
As iIc rcscni lifc of any individual riscs fron Iiddcn dincnsions lcyond iIosc casily acccssillc in Iysical icrns, and as ii draws iis cncrgy and owcr io aci fron unconscious sourccs, so docs iIc rcscni Iysical univcrsc as you lnow ii risc fron oiIcr dincnsions. So docs ii Iavc iis sourcc, and dcrivc iis cncrgy fron dcccr rcaliiics. Hisiory, as you lnow ii, rcrcscnis lui onc singlc ligIi uon wIicI you focus. You inicrrci iIc cvcnis iIai you scc iIcrcin, and you rojcci uon iis glinncr your inicrrciaiion of cvcnis iIai nay occur. So cniranccd is your conccniraiion, iIai wIcn you wondcr aloui iIc naiurc of rcaliiy you auionaiically confinc your qucsiion io iIis onc snall fliclcring noncni iIai you call Iysical rcaliiy. WIcn you ondcr uon iIc asccis of Cod, you uniIinlingly scal of iIc crcaior of iIai onc ligIi. TIai ligIi is uniquc, and if you iruly undcrsiood wIai ii was, you would indccd undcrsiand iIc naiurc of iruc rcaliiy. Hisiory, as you iIinl of ii, rcrcscnis lui onc iIin linc of rolaliliiics, in wIicI you arc rcscnily inncrscd. Ii docs noi rcrcscni iIc cniirc lifciinc of your sccics or iIc caialoguc of Iysical aciiviiics, or lcgin io icll iIc siory of Iysical crcaiurcs, iIcir civilizaiions, wars, joys, iccInologics, or iriunIs. Fcaliiy is far norc divcrsc, far ricIcr and unuiicrallc iIan you can rcscnily suosc or conrcIcnd. Evoluiion, as you iIinl of ii and as ii is caicgorizcd ly your scicniisis, rcrcscnis lui onc rolallc linc of cvoluiion, iIc onc in wIicI, again, you arc rcscnily inncrscd. TIcrc arc, iIcrcforc, nany oiIcr cqually valid, cqually rcal cvoluiionary dcvcloncnis iIai Iavc occurrcd and arc occurring and will occur, all wiiIin oiIcr rolallc sysicns of Iysical rcaliiy. TIc divcrsc, cndlcss ossililiiics of dcvcloncni ossillc could ncvcr acar wiiIin onc slcndcr francworl of rcaliiy. WiiI slcndid innoccncc and culcrani ridc, you inaginc iIai iIc cvoluiionary sysicn as you lnow ii is iIc only onc, iIai Iysically iIcrc can lc no norc. Now wiiIin iIc Iysical rcaliiy iIai you lnow, iIcrc arc Iinis and clucs as io iIc naiurc of oiIcr Iysical rcaliiics. TIcrc arc, laicni, wiiIin your own Iysical forns oiIcr scnscs, unuscd, iIai could Iavc conc io iIc froni lui in your rolaliliiy did noi. Now I Iavc lccn scaling of cariIly dcvcloncnis, rcaliiics iIcrcforc clusicrcd aloui cariIly asccis as you lnow iIcn. No cvoluiionary linc is a dcad onc. TIcrcforc if in your sysicn ii disacars, ii cncrgcs wiiIin anoiIcr. All rolallc naicrializaiions of lifc and consciousncss Iavc iIcir day, and crcaic iIosc condiiions wiiIin wIicI iIcy can flourisI; and iIcir day, in your icrns, is cicrnal. I an scaling now, in iIis cIaicr, nainly aloui your own lanci and solar sysicn, lui iIc sanc alics io all asccis of your Iysical univcrsc. You arc awarc, iIcn, of only onc sccific, dclicaicly lalanccd lui uniquc oriion of Iysical cisicncc. You arc noi only crcaiurcs of cororcal lcing, forning inagcs of flcsI and llood, cnlcddcd in a ariicular lind of sacc and iinc; you arc also crcaiurcs rising oui of a ariicularizcd dincnsion of rolaliliiics, lorn fron dincnsions of aciualiiy ricIly suiicd io your own dcvcloncni, cnricIncni and growiI. If you Iavc any iniuiiivc undcrsianding as yci conccrning iIc naiurc of iIc cniiiy or wIolc sclf, you will scc iIai ii Ias laccd you in a osiiion in wIicI ccriain aliliiics, insigIis, and ccricncc can lc rcalizcd, and in wIicI your uniquc lind of consciousncss can lc nuriurcd. Your sligIicsi ccricncc Ias far norc rccrcussions wiiIin iIis nuliidincnsional cnvironncni iIan iIc Iysical lrain can conccivc. For if you arc inicnscly rcoccuicd wiiI wIai nay sccn io lc onc infiniicsinally ninuic ascci of rcaliiy, and wIilc you sccn io lc conlcicly cnlcddcd wiiIin ii, only iIc nosi "surfacc" clcncnis of iIc sclf arc so cniranccd. I do noi lilc iIc icrn "surfacc" in iIis rcgard, iIougI I Iavc uscd ii io suggcsi iIc nuliiiudinous oriions of iIc sclf iIai arc oiIcrwisc cngagcd - sonc of iIcn as cniranccd in iIcir rcaliiy as you arc in yours. TIc cniiiy, iIc iruc nuliidincnsional sclf, is awarc of all of iis ccricnccs, and iIis lnowlcdgc is io sonc cicni availallc io iIcsc oiIcr oriions of iIc sclf, including of coursc iIc Iysical sclf as you lnow ii. TIcsc various oriions of iIc sclf in faci will cvcniually (in your icrns} lcconc fully awarc. Pcriod. TIis awarcncss will auionaiically alicr wIai now sccns io lc iIcir naiurc, and add io iIc nuliiliciiudc of cisicncc. TIcrc arc nany rolallc sysicns of rcaliiy, iIcrcforc, in wIicI Iysical daia rcdoninaics, lui sucI Iysical rolaliliiics rcrcscni lui onc snall oriion. EacI of you also cisi in nonIysical sysicns, and I Iavc claincd carlicr iIai your sligIicsi iIougIi or cnoiion is nanifcsicd in nany oiIcr ways iIan in your own ficld of cisicncc. Only a oriion of your cniirc idcniiiy is "rcscnily" faniliar io you, as you lnow. TIcrcforc, wIcn you considcr iIc qucsiion of a surcnc lcing, you inaginc a nalc crsonaliiy wiiI iIosc aliliiics iIai you yoursclvcs osscss, wiiI grcai cnIasis uon qualiiics you adnirc. TIis inagincd god Ias iIcrcforc cIangcd iIrougIoui your ccniurics, nirroring nan's sIifiing idcas of Iinsclf. Cod was sccn as crucl and owcrful wIcn nan lclicvcd iIai iIcsc wcrc dcsirallc cIaracicrisiics, nccdcd ariicularly in Iis laiilc for Iysical survival. Hc rojccicd iIcsc uon Iis idca of a god lccausc Ic cnvicd iIcn and fcarcd iIcn. You Iavc casi your idca of god, iIcrcforc, in your own inagc. In a rcaliiy iIai is inconccivally nuliidincnsional, iIc old conccis Cod arc rclaiivcly ncaninglcss. Evcn iIc icrn, a surcnc lcing, is in iisclf disioriivc, for you naiurally rojcci iIc qualiiics of Iunan naiurc n ii. If I iold you iIai Cod was an idca, you would noi undcrsiand wIai I ncani, for you do noi undcrsiand iIc dincnsions in wIicI an idca Ias iis rcaliiy, or iIc cncrgy iIai ii can originaic and rocl. You noi lclicvc in idcas in iIc sanc way iIai you lclicvc in Iysical oljccis, so if I icll you iIai Cod is an idca, you will nisinicrrci iIis io iIai Cod is lcss iIan rcal - nclulous, wiiIoui rcaliiy, wiiIoui urosc, and wiiIoui noiivc aciion. Now your own Iysical inagc is iIc naicrializaiion of your idca of yoursclf wiiIin iIc rocriics of naiicr. WiiIoui iIc idca of yoursclf, your Iysical inagc would noi lc; yci oficn ii is all you arc awarc of. TIc iniiial owcr and cncrgy of iIai idca of yoursclf lccs your inag c alivc. Idcas, iIcn, arc far norc inoriani iIan you rcalizc. If you will iry io accci iIc idca iIai your own cisicncc is nuliidincnsional, iIai you dwcll wiiIin iIc ncdiun of infiniic rolaliliiics, iIcn you nay caicI a sligIi glinsc of iIc rcaliiy iIai is lcIind iIc word "god," and you nay undcrsiand wIy ii is alnosi inossillc io caiurc a iruc undcrsianding of iIai concci in words. Cod, iIcrcforc, is firsi of all a crcaior, noi of onc Iysical univcrsc lui of an infiniic variciy of rolallc cisicnccs, far norc vasi iIan iIosc asccis of iIc Iysical univcrsc wiiI wIicI your scicniisis arc faniliar. Hc did noi sinly iIcn scnd a son io livc and dic on onc snall lanci. Hc is a wari of all rolaliliiics. TIcrc Iavc lccn arallcs iold, and siorics of lcginnings. All of iIcsc Iavc lccn aiicnis io iransnii lnowlcdgc in as sinlc icrns as ossillc. Oficn answcrs wcrc givcn io qucsiions iIai liicrally Iavc no ncaning ouisidc of your own sysicn of rcaliiy. For canlc. TIcrc was no lcginning, and iIcrc will lc no cnd, yci arallcs Iavc lccn givcn iclling you of lcginnings and cndings sinly lccausc wiiI your disioricd idcas of iinc, lcginnings and cndings sccn io lc inscarallc, valid cvcnis. As you lcarn io iurn iIc focus of your aiicniion away fron Iysical rcaliiy and iIcrcforc ccricncc sonc sligIi cvidcncc of oiIcr rcaliiics, your consciousncss will cling io old idcas iIai nalc iruc clanaiions inossillc for you io undcrsiand. Muliidincnsional awarcncss is availallc io you in your drcans, Iowcvcr, in sonc irancc siaics, and oficn cvcn lcncaiI ordinary consciousncss as you go aloui your day. TIis awarcncss givcs crsonal ccricncc wiiI iIc nuliidincnsional ricIncss iIai cisis noi aari fron lui inicrninglcd wiiI, wiiIin, iIrougI, and all aloui your Iysical world of scnsc. To say iIai Iysical lifc is noi rcal is io dcny iIai rcaliiy crvadcs all acarancc, and is a wari of all acarancc. In iIc sanc nanncr, Cod docs noi cisi aari fron or scaraic fron Iysical rcaliiy, lui cisis wiiIin ii and as a wari of ii, as Ic cisis wiiIin and as a wari of all oiIcr sysicns of cisicncc . Your CIrisi figurc rcrcscnis, synlolically, your idca of Cod and Iis rclaiionsIis. TIcrc wcrc iIrcc scaraic individuals wIosc Iisiory llcndcd, and iIcy lccanc lnown collcciivcly as CIrisi Icncc nany discrcancics in your rccords. TIcsc wcrc all nalcs lccausc ai iIai onc of your dcvcloncni, you would noi Iavc acccicd a fcnalc coun- icrari. TIcsc individuals wcrc a wari of onc cniiiy. You could noi lui inaginc Cod as a faiIcr. Ii would ncvcr Iavc occurrcd io you io inaginc a god in any oiIcr iIan Iunan icrns. EariI cononcnis. TIcsc iIrcc figurcs worlcd oui a drana, IigIly synlolic, rocllcd ly conccniraicd cncrgy of grcai forcc. TIc cvcnis as iIcy arc rccordcd, Iowcvcr, did noi occur in Iisiory. TIc crucifiion of CIrisi was a sycIic, lui noi a Iysical cvcni. Idcas of alnosi uninaginallc nagniiudc wcrc laycd oui. Judas, for canlc, was noi a nan in your icrns. Hc was - lilc all iIc oiIcr discilcs - a llcsscd, crcaicd "fragncni crsonaliiy," forncd ly iIc CIrisi crsonaliiy. Hc rcrcscnicd iIc sclf-lciraycr. Hc dranaiizcd a oriion of cacI individual's crsonaliiy iIai focuscs uon Iysical rcaliiy in a grasing nanncr, and dcnics iIc inncr sclf oui of grccd. EacI of iIc iwclvc rcrcscnicd qualiiics of crsonaliiy iIai lclong io onc individual, and CIrisi as you lnow Iin rcrcscnicd iIc inncr sclf. TIc iwclvc, iIcrcforc, lus CIrisi as you lnow Iin (iIc onc figurc conoscd of iIc iIrcc} rcrcscnicd an individual cariIly crsonaliiy - iIc inncr sclf - and iwclvc nain cIaracicrisiics connccicd wiiI iIc cgoiisiical sclf. As CIrisi was surroundcd ly iIc discilcs, so iIc inncr sclf is surroundcd ly iIcsc Iysically oricnicd cIaracicrisiics, cacI drawn ouiward ioward daily rcaliiy on iIc onc Iand, and yci orliiing iIc inncr sclf. TIc discilcs, iIcrcforc, wcrc givcn Iysical rcaliiy ly iIc inncr sclf, as all of your cariIly cIaracicrisiics conc oui of your inncr naiurc. TIis was a living arallc, nadc flcsI anong you - a cosnic lay worlcd oui for your lcIalf, coucIcd in icrns iIai you could undcrsiand. TIc lcssons wcrc nadc lain, as all iIc idcas lcIind iIcn wcrc crsonificd. If you will forgivc iIc icrn, iIis was lilc a local noraliiy lay, ui on in your corncr of iIc univcrsc. TIis docs noi ncan ii was lcss rcal iIan you rcviously suoscd. In faci, iIc inlicaiions of wIai is said Icrc sIould clcarly Iini ai iIc norc owcrful asccis of godIood. TIc iIrcc CIrisi crsonaliiics wcrc lorn uon your lanci, and indccd lccanc flcsI anong you. Nonc of iIcsc was crucificd. TIc iwclvc discilcs wcrc naicrializaiions fron iIc cncrgics of iIcsc iIrcc crsonaliiics - iIcir conlincd cncrgics. TIcy wcrc iIcn fully cndowcd wiiI individualiiy, Iowcvcr, lui iIcir nain iasl was io clcarly nanifcsi wiiIin iIcnsclvcs ccriain aliliiics inIcrcni wiiIin all ncn. TIc sanc linds of dranas in diffcrcni ways Iavc lccn givcn, and wIilc iIc drana is always diffcrcni, ii is always iIc sanc. TIis docs noi ncan iIai a CIrisi Ias acarcd wiiIin cacI sysicn of rcaliiy. Ii ncans iIai iIc idca of Cod Ias nanifcsicd wiiIin cacI sysicn in a way iIai is conrcIcnsillc io iIc inIaliianis. TIis drana coniinucs io cisi. Ii docs noi lclong, for canlc, io your asi. Only you Iavc laccd ii iIcrc. TIis docs noi ncan iIai ii always rcoccurs. TIc drana, iIcn, was far fron ncaninglcss, and iIc sirii of CIrisi, in your icrns, is lcgiiinaic. Ii is iIc rolallc Cod-drana iIai you cIoosc io crccivc. TIcrc wcrc oiIcrs iIai wcrc crccivcd, lui noi ly you, and iIcrc arc oiIcr sucI dranas cisiing now. WIciIcr or noi iIc Crucifiion occurrcd Iysically, ii was a sycIic cvcni, and cisis as do all iIc oiIcr cvcnis connccicd wiiI iIc drana. Many wcrc Iysical lui sonc wcrc noi. TIc sycIic cvcni affccicd your world quiic as nucI as iIc Iysical onc, as is olvious. TIc wIolc drana occurrcd as a rcsuli of nanlind's nccd. Ii was crcaicd as a rcsuli of iIai nccd, grcw oui of ii, lui ii did noi originaic wiiIin your sysicn of rcaliiy. OiIcr rcligions wcrc lascd uon diffcrcni dranas, in wIicI idcas wcrc acicd oui in a way iIai was conrcIcnsillc io various culiurcs. Unforiunaicly, iIc diffcrcnccs lciwccn iIc dranas oficn lcd io nisundcrsiandings, and iIcsc wcrc uscd as ccuscs for wars. TIcsc dranas arc also rivaicly worlcd oui in iIc drcan siaic. TIc Cod- crsonificd figurcs firsi wcrc iniroduccd io nan in iIc drcan siaic, and iIc way iIcn rcarcd. In visions and insiraiions, ncn lncw iIai iIc CIrisi drana would lc cnacicd and Icncc rccognizcd ii for wIai ii was wIcn ii occurrcd Iysically. Iis owcr and sircngiI iIcn rciurncd io iIc drcan univcrsc. Ii Iad incrcascd iis vigor and inicnsiiy iIrougI iIc Iysical naicrializaiion. In rivaic drcans, ncn iIcn rclaicd io iIc nain figurcs in iIc drana, and in iIc drcan siaic iIcy rccognizcd iis iruc inori. Cod is norc iIan iIc sun of all iIc rolallc sysicns of rcaliiy Ic Ias crcaicd, and yci Ic is wiiIin cacI onc of iIcsc, wiiIoui ccciion. Hc is iIcrcforc wiiIin cacI nan and wonan. Hc is also wiiIin cacI sidcr, sIadow, and frog, and iIis is wIai nan docs noi lilc io adnii. Cod can only lc ccricnccd, and you ccricncc Iin wIciIcr or noi you rcalizc ii, iIrougI your own cisicncc. Hc is noi nalc or fcnalc, Iowcvcr, and I usc iIc icrns only for convcnicncc's salc. In iIc nosi incscaallc iruiI, Ic is noi Iunan in your icrns ai all, nor in your icrns is Ic a crsonaliiy. Your idcas of crsonaliiy arc ioo liniicd io coniain iIc nuliiiudinous faccis of Iis nuliidincnsional cisicncc. On iIc oiIcr Iand, Ic is Iunan, in iIai Ic is a oriion of cacI individual; and wiiIin iIc vasincss of Iis ccricncc Ic Iolds an "idca sIac" of Iinsclf as Iunan, io wIicI you can rclaic. Hc liicrally was nadc flcsI io dwcll anong you, for Ic forns your flcsI in iIai Ic is rcsonsillc for iIc cncrgy iIai givcs viialiiy and validiiy io your ri- vaic nuliidincnsional sclf, wIicI in iurn forns your inagc in accordancc wiiI your own idcas. TIis rivaic nuliidincnsional sclf, or iIc soul, Ias iIcn an cicrnal validiiy. Ii is uIcld, suoricd, nainiaincd ly iIc cncrgy, iIc inconccivallc viialiiy, of All TIai Is. Ii cannoi lc dcsiroycd iIcn, iIis inncr sclf of yours, nor can ii lc dininisIcd. Ii sIarcs in iIosc aliliiics iIai arc inIcrcni wiiIin All TIai Is. Ii nusi, iIcrcforc, crcaic as ii is crcaicd, for iIis is iIc grcai giving iIai is lcIind all dincnsions of cisicncc, iIc silling-ovcr fron iIc founiain of All TIai Is. I will in duc iinc idcniify iIc figurc of iIc iIird CIrisi crsonaliiy. Now, Iowcvcr, I an conccrncd wiiI iIc nuliidincnsional asccis of All TIai Is. SucI a rcaliiy can only lc ccricnccd. TIcrc arc no facis iIai can lc givcn iIai can oriray wiiI any faiiIfulncss iIc aiiriluics of All TIai Is. TIis rcaliiy and iIosc aiiriluics will acar wiiIin various sysicns of aciualiiy in lccing wiiI iIc canouflagc daia of any givcn sysicn. TIc inncr ccricncc wiiI iIc nuliidincnsional Cod can conc in iwo nain arcas. Onc is iIrougI iIc rcalizaiion iIai iIis rinc noving forcc is wiiIin cvcryiIing iIai you can crccivc wiiI your scnscs. TIc oiIcr nciIod is io rcalizc iIai iIis rinary noiivc forcc Ias a rcaliiy indccndcni of iis conncciion wiiI iIc world of acaranccs. All crsonal coniaci wiiI iIc nuliidincnsional Cod, all lcgiiinaic noncnis of nysiic consciousncss, will always Iavc a unifying cffcci. TIcy will noi, iIcrcforc, isolaic iIc individual involvcd, lui insicad will cnlargc Iis crcciions uniil Ic will ccricncc iIc rcaliiy and uniqucncss of as nany oiIcr asccis of rcaliiy of wIicI Ic is caallc. Hc will fccl, iIcrcforc, lcss isolaicd and lcss sci aari. Hc will noi rcgard Iinsclf as lcing alovc oiIcrs lccausc of iIc ccricncc. On iIc conirary Ic will lc swci along in a gcsiali of conrcIcnsion in wIicI Ic rcalizcs Iis own oncncss wiiI All TIai Is. As iIcrc arc oriions of rcaliiy iIai you do noi consciously crccivc, and oiIcr sysicns of rolaliliiy of wIicI you arc noi consciously awarc, so also arc iIcrc asccis of rinary godIood iIai you cannoi ai iIis noncni conrcIcnd. TIcrc arc, iIcrcforc, rolallc gods, cacI onc rcflcciing in iis way iIc nuliidincnsional asccis of a rinc idcniiiy so grcai and dazzling iIai no onc rcaliiy forn or ariicular lind of cisicncc could coniain ii. I Iavc iricd io givc you sonc idca of iIc far-rcacIing crcaiivc cffccis of your own iIougIis. WiiI iIai in nind, iIcn, ii is inossillc io inaginc iIc nuliidincnsional crcaiiviiics iIai can lc aiiriluicd io All TIai Is. TIc icrn `All TIai Is' can lc uscd as a dcsignaiion io includc all of iIosc rolallc gods in all of iIcir nanifcsiaiions. Now ii is casicr crIas for sonc of you io undcrsiand iIc sinlc siorics and arallcs of lcginnings of wIicI I Iavc solcn. Dui iIc iinc Ias conc for nanlind io ialc scvcral sics furiIcr, io cand iIc naiurc of Iis own consciousncss ly irying io conrcIcnd a norc rofound vcrsion of rcaliiy. You Iavc ouigrown iIc iinc of cIildrcn's ialcs. WIcn your own iIougIis Iavc a forn and rcaliiy, wIcn iIcy Iavc validiiy cvcn in oiIcr sysicns of rcaliiy of wIicI you arc unawarc, iIcn ii is noi difficuli io undcrsiand wIy oiIcr sysicns of rolaliliiics arc also affccicd ly your own iIougIis and cnoiions - nor wIy iIc aciions of iIc rolallc gods arc noi affccicd ly wIai Iacns in oiIcr dincnsions of cisicncc. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (
!"#$%&'(,/( REINCARNATIONAL CIVILIZATIONS, PROBABILITIES, AND MORE ON THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL GOD
In a nanncr of scaling, ii can lc said iIai you Iavc rcincarnaiional civilizaiions as wcll as rcincarnaiing individuals. EacI cniiiy wIo is lorn in flcsI worls ioward iIc dcvcloncni of iIosc aliliiics iIai can lc lcsi nuriurcd and fulfillcd wiiIin iIc Iysical cnvironncni. Hc Ias a rcsonsililiiy io and for iIc civilizaiion in wIicI Ic Ias cacI cisicncc, for Ic Icls forn ii iIrougI Iis own iIougIis, cnoiions, and aciions. Hc lcarns fron failurc as wcll as succcss. You iIinl of Iysical Iisiory as lcginning wiiI iIc cavcnan and coniinuing u io iIc rcscni, lui iIcrc Iavc lccn oiIcr grcai scicniific civilizaiions; sonc solcn of in lcgcnd, sonc conlcicly unlnown - all in your icrns now vanisIcd . Ii sccns io you iIai you Iavc, crIas, lui onc cIancc as a sccics io solvc your rollcns, or lc dcsiroycd ly your own aggrcssion, ly your own lacl of undcrsianding and siriiualiiy. As you arc givcn nany livcs in wIicI io dcvclo and fulfill your aliliiics, so Ias iIc sccics in iIosc icrns lccn alloiicd norc iIan iIc singlc linc of Iisiorical dcvcloncni wiiI wIicI you arc rcscnily acquainicd. TIc rcincarnaiional siruciurc is lui onc facci in iIc wIolc iciurc of rolaliliiics. In ii you Iavc liicrally as nucI iinc as you nccd, io dcvclo iIosc oicniials iIai you nusi dcvclo, lcforc lcaving iIc rcincarnaiional cisicnccs. Crous of colc in various cyclcs of rcincarnaiional aciiviiy Iavc nci crisis aficr crisis, Iavc conc io your oini of Iysical dcvcloncni and ciiIcr gonc lcyond ii, or dcsiroycd iIcir ariicular civilizaiion. In iIis casc iIcy wcrc givcn anoiIcr cIancc, Iaving iIc unconscious lnowlcdgc noi only of iIcir failurc, lui iIc rcasons lcIind ii. TIcy iIcn lcgan wiiI a sycIological Icad siari as iIcy forncd ncw riniiivc grouings. OiIcrs, solving iIc rollcns, lcfi your Iysical lanci for oiIcr oinis in iIc Iysical univcrsc. WIcn iIcy rcacIcd iIai lcvcl of dcvcloncni, Iowcvcr, iIcy wcrc siriiually and sycIically naiurc, and wcrc allc io uiilizc cncrgics of wIicI you now Iavc no raciical lnowlcdgc. EariI io iIcn now is iIc lcgcndary Ionc. TIcy forncd ncw raccs and sccics iIai could no longcr Iysically acconnodaic iIcnsclvcs io your ainosIcric condiiions. Howcvcr, iIcy also coniinucd on iIc rcincarnaiional lcvcl as long as iIcy inIaliicd Iys rcaliiy. Sonc of iIcsc Iavc nuiaicd and Iavc long lcfi iIc rcincarnaiional cyclc, Iowcvcr. TIosc wIo Iavc lcfi ii Iavc cvolvcd inio iIc ncnial cniiiics iIai iIcy always wcrc, you scc. TIcy Iavc discardcd naicrial forn. TIis grou cniiiics siill ialcs a grcai inicrcsi in cariI. TIcy lcnd ii suori and cncrgy. In a way, iIcy could lc iIougIi of now as cariI gods. On your lanci iIcy wcrc involvcd in iIrcc ariicular civilizaiions long lcforc iIc iinc of Ailaniis; wIcn, in faci, your lanci iisclf in a soncwIai diffcrcni osiiion. Pariicularly in rclaiionsIi io iIrcc of iIc oiIcr lancis iIai you lnow. TIc olcs wcrc rcvcrscd - iIcy wcrc, incidcnially, for iIrcc long criods of your lanci's Iis. TIcsc civilizaiions wcrc IigIly iccInological; iIc sccond onc lcing, faci, far sucrior io your own along iIosc lincs. Sound was uiilizcd far norc cffcciivcly, noi only for Icaling and in wars, lui also io owcr vcIiclcs of loconoiion, and io lring aloui iIc novcncni of Iysical naiicr. Sound was a convcyor of wcigIi and nass. TIc sircngiI of iIis sccond civilizaiion lay nainly in iIc arcas now lnown as Africa and Ausiralia, aliIougI ai iIai iinc noi only was iIc clinaic cniircly diffcrcni, lui iIc land arcas. TIcrc was a diffcrcni aiiraciion of land nass Iaving io do wiiI iIc alicrcd osiiion of iIc olcs. Fclaiivcly scaling, Iowcvcr, iIc civilizaiion was conccniraicd in arca; ii did noi aiicni io cand. Ii was IigIly ingrown and dwcllcd uon iIc lanci sinuliancously wiiI a largc, unorganizcd, discrscd, riniiivc culiurc. Noi only did ii nalc no aiicni io "civilizc" iIc rcsi of iIc world, lui ii did cvcryiIing in iis owcr - wIicI was considcrallc for a long criod of iinc - io incdc any sucI rogrcss. TIc ncnlcrs of iIis civilizaiion wcrc largcly a fringc grou fron iIc carlicr succcssful civilizaiion, nosi of wIon Iad dccidcd io coniinuc cisicncc in oiIcr arcas of your Iysical univcrsc. TIcsc, Iowcvcr, wcrc ariicularly cnanorcd of cariIly lifc, and also iIougIi iIai iIcy could inrovc uon iIc lasi ccrincni in wIicI iIcy Iad lccn involvcd, iIougI iIcy wcrc frcc io novc on io oiIcr laycrs of cisicncc. TIcy wcrc noi inicrcsicd in lcginning fron scraicI again as an infani civilizaiion, lui in oiIcr arcas. TIcrcforc nucI of iIcir lnowlcdgc was insiinciivc wiiI iIcn, and iIis ariicular grou iIcn wcni iIrougI wIai you would call iIc various iccInological siagcs vcry raidly. TIcy wcrc ariicularly conccrncd in iIc lcginning wiiI dcvcloing a Iunan lcing wIo would Iavc luili-in safcguards againsi violcncc. WiiI iIcn, iIc dcsirc for cacc was alnosi wIai you would call an insiinci. TIcrc wcrc cIangcs in iIc Iysical nccIanisn. WIcn iIc nind signalcd sirong aggrcssion, iIc lody would noi rcaci. Now sycIologically you can scc vcsiigcs of iIis in ccriain individuals, wIo will faini, or cvcn aiiacl iIcir own Iysical sysicn, lcforc allowing iIcnsclvcs io do wIai iIcy iIinl of as violcncc io anoiIcr. TIis civilizaiion, iIcrcforc, lcfi iIc naiivcs iIai surroundcd iIcn in cacc. TIcy did scnd oui ncnlcrs of iIcir own grou, Iowcvcr, io livc wiiI iIc naiivcs and inicrnarry, Ioing caccfully io iIus alicr iIc Iysiology of iIc sccics. TIc cncrgy, oficn in your iinc givcn ovcr io violcncc, wcni insicad inio oiIcr ursuiis, lui lcgan io iurn againsi iIcn. TIcy wcrc noi lcarning io dcal wiiI violcncc or aggrcssion. TIcy wcrc aiicniing io sIori-circuii ii Iysically, and iIis iIcy found Iad conlicaiions. Encrgy nusi lc allowcd io flow frccly iIrougI iIc Iysical sysicn, conirollcd and dirccicd ncnially, or sycIically if you rcfcr. TIc Iysical alicraiion was a sirain on iIc cniirc sysicn. TIc crcaiivc funciion and lasis iIai Ias lccn disioricd inio iIc idca of aggrcssion - iIc urgc io aci - was noi undcrsiood. In a nanncr of scaling, lrcaiIing iisclf is a violcncc. TIc luili-in inIiliiion rcsulicd in a iicd u sysicn of nuiual conirols in wIicI iIc ncccssary iIrusiing-oui of aciion lccanc liicrally inossillc. An ovcrly conscicniious, rcsiriciivc ncnial and Iysical siaic cvolvcd, in wIicI iIc organisn's naiural Iysical nccd for survival was in cvcry way Iancrcd. Mcnially, iIc civilizaiion rogrcsscd. Iis iccInology was circncly aciivaicd, and rocllcd onward as ii sirovc io dcvclo, for canlc, ariificial foods so iIai ii would noi nccd io lill for survival in any way. Ai iIc sanc iinc ii iricd io lcavc iIc cnvironncni iniaci. Ii nisscd your siagc of auionolilcs conlcicly, and sican-drivcn vcIiclcs, and conccniraicd raiIcr carly on sound. TIc sound could noi lc Icard ly Iysical cars. TIc civilizaiion was callcd Lunania, and iIc nanc iisclf wcni down in lcgcnd and was uscd again ai a laicr iinc. TIc Lunanians wcrc a vcry iIin, wcally colc, Iysically scaling, lui sycIically ciiIcr lrilliani or conlcicly ungificd. In sonc, you scc, iIc luili-in conirols causcd so nany lloclagcs of cncrgy in all dircciions iIai cvcn iIcir naiurally IigI iclcaiIic aliliiics suffcrcd. TIcy forncd cncrgy ficlds around iIcir own civilizaiion. TIcy wcrc, iIcrcforc, isolaicd fron coniaci wiiI oiIcr grous. TIcy did noi allow iccInology io dcsiroy iIcn, Iowcvcr. Morc and norc of iIcn rcalizcd iIai iIc ccrincni was noi a succcss. Sonc, aficr Iysical dcaiI, lcfi io join iIosc fron iIc rcvious succcssful civilizaiion, wIo Iad nigraicd io oiIcr lanciary sysicns wiiIin iIc Iysical siruciurc. Largc grous, Iowcvcr, sinly lcfi iIcir ciiics, dcsiroycd iIc forcc ficlds iIai Iad cncloscd iIcn, and joincd iIc nany grous of rclaiivcly uncivilizcd colcs, naiing wiiI iIcn and lcaring cIildrcn. TIcsc Lunanians dicd quiclly, for iIcy could noi lcar violcncc nor rcaci io ii violcnily. TIcy fcli Iowcvcr, iIai iIcir nuiani cIildrcn nigIi Iavc a rcsuliing disinclinaiion ioward violcncc, lui wiiIoui iIc roIiliiing ncrvc- conirol rcaciions wiiI wIicI iIcy wcrc cndowcd. PIysically iIc civilizaiion sinly dicd oui. Sonc fcw of iIc nuiani cIildrcn forncd a snall laicr grou wIo iravclcd iIc arca as iiincranis in iIc following ccniury, wiiI largc lands of aninals. TIcy carcd for cacI oiIcr nuiually, and nany of iIc old lcgcnds conccrning Ialf-nan and Ialf-lcasi Iavc conc down iIrougI iIc agcs sinly fron iIc ncnory of iIcsc old associaiions. TIcsc colc, as rcnnanis, rcally, of iIc firsi grcai civilizaiion, always carricd wiiIin iIcnsclvcs sirong sulconscious ncnorics of iIcir origin. I an scaling of iIc Lunanians now. TIis accounicd for iIcir quicl risc, iccInologically scaling. Dui lccausc iIcir urosc was so singlc-nindcd - iIc avoidancc of violcncc - raiIcr, say, iIan iIc consiruciivc caccful dcvcloncni of crcaiivc oicniial, iIcir ccricncc was IigIly onc-sidcd. TIcy wcrc drivcn ly sucI a fcar of violcncc iIai iIcy darcd noi allow iIc Iysical sysicn frccdon cvcn io crcss ii. TIc viialiiy of iIc civilizaiion was iIcrcforc wcal - noi lccausc violcncc did noi cisi, lui lccausc frccdon of cncrgy and crcssion was auionaiically lloclcd along sccific lincs, and fron ouisidc Iysically. TIcy wcll undcrsiood iIc cvils of violcncc in cariIly icrns, lui iIcy would Iavc dcnicd iIc individual's rigIi io lcarn iIis Iis own way, and iIus rcvcnicd iIc individual fron using Iis own nciIods, crcaiivcly, io iurn iIc violcncc inio consiruciivc arcas. Frcc will in iIis rcscci was discardcd. As a cIild is Iysically roiccicd fron sonc discascs for a wIilc aficr Ic cncrgcs fron Iis noiIcr's wonl, so for a lricf criod is iIc cIild cusIioncd againsi sonc sycIic disasicrs for a sIori criod aficr liriI, and carrics wiiIin Iin, siill for Iis confori, ncnorics of asi cisicnccs and laccs. So iIc Lunanians for sonc gcncraiions wcrc suoricd ly dcc sulconscious ncnorics of iIc civilizaiion iIai Iad gonc lcforc. Finally, Iowcvcr, iIcsc lcgan io wcalcn. TIcy Iad roiccicd iIcnsclvcs againsi violcncc lui noi againsi fcar. TIcy wcrc, iIcrcforc, suljcci io all of iIc ordinary Iunan fcars wIicI wcrc iIcn caggcraicd, sincc Iysically iIcy could noi rcsond cvcn io naiurc wiiI violcncc. If aiiaclcd, iIcy Iad io flcc. TIc figIi-or-fligIi rincilc did noi aly. TIcy Iad lui onc rccoursc. TIcir god synlol was a nalc onc - a sirong, Iysically owcrful nalc figurc wIo would iIcrcforc roicci iIcn sincc iIcy could noi roicci iIcnsclvcs. Hc cvolvcd iIrougI iIc agcs as iIcir lclicfs did, and inio Iin iIcy rojccicd iIosc qualiiics iIai iIcy could noi iIcnsclvcs crcss. Hc was nucI laicr io acar as iIc old JcIovaI, iIc Cod of WraiI wIo roiccicd iIc CIoscn Pcolc. TIc fcar of naiural forccs was, iIcrcforc, iniiially circncly sirong in iIcn for iIc rcasons givcn, and lrougIi aloui a fccling of scaraiion lciwccn nan and iIosc naiural forccs iIai nuriurcd Iin. TIcy could noi irusi iIc cariI, sincc iIcy wcrc noi allowcd io roicci iIcnsclvcs againsi violcni forccs wiiIin ii. TIcir vasi iccInology and iIcir grcai civilizaiion was largcly undcrground. TIcy wcrc, in iIosc icrns, iIc original cavcncn, and iIcy canc oui fron iIcir ciiics iIrougI cavcs also. Cavcs wcrc noi jusi laccs of roicciion in wIicI unslillcd naiivcs squaiicd. TIcy wcrc oficn doorways io and fron iIc ciiics of iIc Lunanians. Long aficr iIc ciiics wcrc dcscricd, iIc following naiivcs, uncivilizcd, found iIcsc cavcs and iIc ocnings. In iIc criod iIai you now iIinl of as iIc Sionc Agc, iIc ncn you iIinl of as your anccsiors, iIc cavcncn, oficn found sIclicr noi in rougI naiurally forncd cavcs, lui in nccIanically crcaicd cIanncls iIai rcacIcd lcIind iIcn, and in iIc dcscricd ciiics in wIicI oncc iIc Lunanians dwcllcd. Sonc of iIc iools fasIioncd ly iIc cavcncn wcrc disioricd vcrsions of iIosc iIcy Iad found. WIilc iIc civilizaiion of iIc Lunanians was IigIly conccniraicd, in iIai iIcy nadc no aiicni io conqucr oiIcrs or io srcad oui io any grcai cicni in arca, iIcy did sci oui, ovcr iIc ccniurics, ouiosis fron wIicI iIcy could cncrgc and lcc iracl of iIc oiIcr naiivc colcs. TIcsc ouiosis wcrc consirucicd undcrground. Fron iIc original ciiics and largc sciilcncnis iIcrc wcrc, of coursc, undcrground conncciions, a sysicn of iunncls, IigIly iniricaic and lcauiifully cnginccrcd. Sincc iIcsc wcrc an acsiIciic colc, iIc walls wcrc lincd wiiI ainiings and drawings, and sculiurc was also dislaycd along iIcsc inncr lyways. TIcrc wcrc various cscalaicd sysicns, sonc convcying colc on fooi, sonc convcying goods. Ii was noi raciical io consiruci sucI iunncls io iIc nany ouiosis, Iowcvcr, wIicI wcrc fairly snall connuniiics and rclaiivcly sclf-suoriing; sonc wcrc a good disiancc away fron iIc nain arcas of conncrcc and aciiviiy. TIcsc ouiosis wcrc siiuaicd in nany scaiicrcd arcas, lui iIcrc wcrc a fairly largc nunlcr of iIcn in wIai is now Sain and iIc Pyrcnccs. TIcrc wcrc scvcral rcasons for iIis, onc Iaving io do wiiI iIc cisicncc of raiIcr giani-sizcd ncn in iIc nouniain arcas. Dccausc of iIc iinid naiurc of iIcsc |Lunanian| colc, iIcy did noi cnjoy oui- osi cisicncc, and only iIc lravcsi and nosi confidcni of iIcn wcrc givcn sucI an assignncni, wIicI was icnorary io lcgin wiiI. TIc cavcs, again, scrvcd as doorways ocning ouiward, and oficn wIai sccncd io lc iIc lacl of a cavc was insicad consirucicd of a naicrial oaquc fron iIc ouisidc lui iransarcni fron iIc insidc. TIc naiivcs of iIc arca, using sucI cavcs for naiural sIclicr, could iIcrcforc lc olscrvcd wiiIoui dangcr. TIcsc colc rcacicd io sounds iIai arc noi audillc io your cars. TIcir cculiar fcar of violcncc inicnsificd all of iIcir nccIanisns io an anazing dcgrcc. TIcy wcrc forcvcr alcri and on guard. TIis is difficuli io clain, lui iIcy could ncnially iicI a iIougIi along ccriain frcqucncics - a IigIly disiinguisIcd ari - and iIcn iranslaic iIc iIougIi ai a givcn dcsiinaiion in any of a nunlcr of ways, inio forn or color, for canlc, or cvcn inio a ccriain iyc of inagc. TIcir languagc was circncly discrininaiing in ways iIai you could noi undcrsiand, sinly lccausc gradaiions in iicI, frcqucncy, and sacing wcrc so rccisc and conlicaicd. Connunicaiion, in faci, was onc of iIcir sirongcsi oinis, and ii was dcvclocd io sucI a IigI dcgrcc sinly lccausc iIcy fcarcd violcncc so dccly and wcrc consianily on iIc alcri. TIcy landcd iogciIcr in largc fanily grous, again in nccd for roicciion. Coniaci lciwccn cIildrcn and arcnis was ai a vcry IigI lcvcl, and cIildrcn wcrc acuicly unconforiallc if oui of iIc sigIi of iIcir arcnis for any anouni of iunc. For iIcsc rcasons, iIosc individuals wIo ran iIc ouiosis fcli iIcnsclvcs io lc in a vcry unconforiallc siiuaiion. TIcy wcrc liniicd in nunlcrs and largcly cui off fron iIc nain arcas of iIcir own civilizaiion. TIcy dcvclocd, iIcrcforc, an cvcn grcaicr iclcaiIic aciiviiy, and a raori wiiI iIc cariI alovc iIcir Icad, so iIai iIc sligIicsi ircnor or fooisic and iIc nosi ninuic novcncnis alovc iIai wcrc noi usual, wcrc insianily noicd. TIcrc wcrc frcqucni ccIolcs, so io scal, iIrougI io iIc surfacc, fron wIicI iIcy could nalc olscrvaiions, and cancras siiuaicd iIcrc iIai lci iIc nosi rccisc iciurcs noi only of iIc cariI, lui of iIc siars. Of coursc, iIcy Iad conlcic rccords of undcrground gas arcas and iniinaic lnowlcdgc of iIc inncr crusis, lccing carcful waicI uon and aniiciaiing cariI ircnors and faulis. TIcy wcrc as iriunIani aloui iIcir dcsccni inio iIc cariI as any racc cvcr was wIo lcfi iIc cariI. TIis was, as I iold you, iIc sccond, and crIas nosi inicrcsiing of iIc iIrcc civilizaiions. TIc firsi followcd gcncrally your own linc of dcvcloncni and faccd nany of iIc rollcns iIai you now do. TIcy wcrc largcly siiuaicd in wIai you call Asia Minor, lui iIcy wcrc also cansivc and iravclcd ouiward io oiIcr arcas. TIcsc arc iIc colc I ncniioncd carlicr, wIo finally wcni on io oiIcr lancis wiiIin oiIcr galaics, and fron wIon iIc colc of iIc Lunanian civilizaiion canc. Dcforc wc discuss iIc iIird civilizaiion, iIcrc arc a fcw norc oinis I would lilc io nalc aloui iIc sccond onc. TIis Ias io do wiiI connunicaiion as ii was alicd io iIcir drawings and ainiings, and io iIc IigIly discrininaiing cIanncls iIai iIcir crcaiivc connunicaiions could ialc. In nany ways iIcir ari was IigIly sucrior io your own, and noi as isolaicd. TIc various ari forns, for canlc, wcrc connccicd in a fasIion iIai is ncarly unlnown io you, and lccausc you arc so unfaniliar wiiI iIc concci, ii will lc raiIcr difficuli io clain. Considcr, for canlc, sonciIing vcry sinlc - say a drawing of an aninal. You would crccivc ii sinly as a visual oljcci, lui iIcsc colc wcrc grcai syniIcsizcrs. A linc was noi sinly a visual linc, lui according io an alnosi infiniic variciy of disiinciions and divisions, ii would also rcrcscni ccriain sounds iIai would lc auionaiically iranslaicd. An olscrvcr could auionaiically iranslaic iIc sounds lcforc Ic loiIcrcd wiiI iIc visual inagc, if Ic wanicd io. In wIai would acar io lc a drawing of an aninal, iIcn, iIc cniirc Iisiory or laclground of iIc aninal nigIi also lc givcn. Curvcs, anglcs, lincs all rcrcscnicd, lcsidc iIcir olvious oljcciivc funciion in a drawing, a IigIly conli- caicd scrics of variaiions in iicI, ionc and valuc; or if you rcfcr, invisillc words. Disianccs lciwccn lincs wcrc iranslaicd as sound auscs, and sonciincs also as disianccs in iinc. Color was uscd in icrns of languagc in connunicaiion, in drawings and ainiings; rcrcscniing soncwIai as your own color docs, cnoiional gradaiions. TIc color Iowcvcr, iis valuc of inicnsiiy, scrvcd io furiIcr rcfinc and dcfinc - for can- lc, ciiIcr ly rcinforcing iIc ncssagc alrcady givcn ly iIc oljcciivc valuc of iIc lincs, anglcs, and curvcs, and ly iIc invisillc word ncssagcs alrcady claincd; or ly nodifying iIcsc in any givcn nunlcr of ways. TIc sizc of sucI drawings also solc iis own ncssagc. In onc way iIis was a IigIly siylizcd ari, and yci ii allowcd for loiI grcai rcciscncss of crcssion in icrns of dciail, and grcai frccdon in icrns of scoc. Ii was olviously IigIly conrcsscd. TIis iccIniquc was laicr discovcrcd ly iIc iIird civilizaiion, and sonc of iIc rcnnanis of drawings donc in iniiaiion of ii siill cisi. Dui iIc lcys io inicrrciaiion Iavc lccn conlcicly losi, so all you could scc would lc a drawing dcvoid of iIc nuliiscnsual clcncnis iIai gavc ii sucI grcai variciy. Ii cisis, lui you could noi lring ii alivc. I sIould crIas ncniion Icrc iIai sonc of iIc cavcs, ariicularly in ccriain arcas of Sain and iIc Pyrcnccs, and sonc carlicr oncs in Africa, wcrc ariificial consiruciions. Now iIcsc colc novcd nass wiiI sound, and, as I iold you carlicr, aciually convcycd naiicr iIrougI a IigI nasicry of sound. TIis is Iow iIcir iunncls wcrc originally forncd, and ii was also iIc nciIod uscd io forn sonc of iIc cavcs in arcas wIcrc originally iIcrc wcrc fcw. Oficn drawings on iIc cavc walls wcrc IigIly siylizcd infornaiion, alnosi lilc signs in your icrns in froni of ullic luildings, oriraying iIc iyc of aninals and lcings in a givcn arca. TIcsc drawings laicr wcrc uscd as nodcls ly your carly cavcncn in iIc Iisiorical iincs io wIicI you usually rcfcr. TIcir connunicaiivc aliliiics, and iIcrcforc crcaiivc aliliiics, wcrc norc viial, alivc, and rcsonsivc iIan yours arc. WIcn you Icar a word you nay lc awarc of a corrcsonding inagc in your nind. WiiI iIcsc colc, Iowcvcr, sounds auionaiically and insianily luili u an anazingly vivid inagc iIai was noi iIrcc-dincnsional ly any ncans, lcing inicrnalizcd, lui was far norc vivid iIan your usual ncnial inagcs indccd. Ccriain sounds, again, wcrc uiilizcd io indicaic anazing disiinciions in icrns of sizc, sIac, dircciion, and duraiion loiI in sacc and iinc. Sounds auionaiically roduccd lrilliani inagcs, in oiIcr words. For iIis rcason iIcrc was an casy disiinciion lciwccn wIai was callcd inncr sigIi and ouicr sigIi, and ii was quiic naiural for iIcn io closc iIcir cycs wIcn scaicd in convcrsaiion in ordcr io connunicaic norc clcarly, cnjoying iIc cvcr-cIanging and inncdiaic inncr inagcs iIai acconanicd any vcrlal inicrcIangc. TIcy lcarncd quiclly, and cducaiion was an cciiing roccss, lccausc iIis nuliiscnsuous faciliiy auionaiically inrcsscd infornaiion uon iIcn noi sinly iIrougI onc scnsc cIanncl ai a iinc lui uiilizing nany sinuliancously. For all iIis, Iowcvcr, and iIc inncdiacy of iIcir crcciions, iIcrc was an inIcrcni wcalncss. TIc inaliliiy io facc u io violcncc and lcarn io conqucr ii ncani, of coursc, iIai iIcy also scvcrcly Iancrcd a ccriain iIrusiing-oui cIaracicrisiic. Encrgy was lloclcd in iIcsc arcas so iIai iIcy aciually laclcd a forccful qualiiy or scnsc of owcr. I do noi ncccssarily ncan Iysical owcr Iowcvcr, lui so nucI of iIcir cncrgy was uscd io avoid any ncciing wiiI violcncc iIai iIcy wcrc noi allc io cIanncl ordinary aggrcssivc fcclings, for canlc, inio oiIcr arcas. I Iavc lccn scaling aloui iIc Lunanians in sonc dciail lccausc iIcy arc a ari of your sycIic Icriiagc. TIc oiIcr iwo civilizaiions wcrc in nany ways norc succcssful, and yci iIc sirong inicni lcIind iIc Lunanians' ccrincni was circncly volaiilc. WIilc iIcy wcrc noi allc io solvc iIc rollcn of violcncc as iIcy undcrsiood ii in your rcaliiy, iIcir assionaic dcsirc io do so siill rings iIrougIoui your own sycIic cnvironncni. Dccausc of iIc iruc naiurc of "iinc" iIc Lunanians siill cisi as iIcy wcrc in your icrns. TIcrc arc oficn llccd-iIrougIs in iIc sycIic ainosIcrc. TIcsc do noi occur ly cIancc, lui wIcn sonc lind of raori causcs cffccis io lca lciwccn sysicns iIai oiIcrwisc acar quiic scaraicd. And so iIcrc Iavc lccn sucI llccd-iIrougIs lciwccn your own civilizaiion and iIc Lunanians'. Various old rcligions iclcd u iIc idca of iIc Lunanians' ficrcc god figurc for canlc, in wIon iIcy nanagcd io rojcci iIcir conccis of forcc, owcr, and violcncc, iIis god wIo Iad ncani io roicci iIcn wIcn nonviolcncc would noi allow iIcn io roicci iIcnsclvcs. TIcrc is a llccd-iIrougI now in iIc naling, so io scal, in wIicI iIc Lunanians' nuliidincnsional conccis of ari and connunicaiion will lc glinscd ly your own colc, lui in a rudincniary forn. Dccausc of iIc naiurc of rolaliliiics iIcrc is also, of coursc, a sysicn of rcaliiy in wIicI iIc Lunanians succccdcd in iIcir ccrincni wiiI nonviolcncc, and in wIicI a conlcicly diffcrcni iyc of Iunan lcing cncrgcd. All of iIis nay sccn vcry sirangc io you, sinly lccausc your conccis of cisicncc arc so sccific and liniiing. Idcas of rolallc rcaliiics and rolallc ncn and gods nay sirilc sonc of you as quiic alsurd, and yci as you rcad iIis lool, you arc lui onc of iIc rolallc you's. OiIcr rolallc you's would noi considcr you rcal, of coursc, and sonc nigIi indignanily qucsiion your cisicncc. NcvcriIclcss, iIc rolallc sysicn of rcaliiy is noi jusi a IilosoIical qucsiion. If you arc inicrcsicd in iIc naiurc of your own rcaliiy, iIcn ii lcconcs a IigIly crsonal and criincni naiicr. As iIc various qualiiics of iIc Lunanians arc siill rcscni in your sycIic ainosIcrc, as iIcir ciiics siill cocisi in land arcas now callcd your own, so oiIcr rolallc idcniiiics cocisi wiiI iIc idcniiiics you now call your own. In iIc following cIaicr wc will discuss you and your rolallc sclvcs.
In your daily lifc ai any givcn noncni of your iinc, you Iavc a nuliiiudinous cIoicc of aciions, sonc irivial and sonc of uinosi inoriancc. You nay, for canlc, sncczc or noi sncczc, cougI or noi cougI, wall io iIc window or iIc door, scraicI your cllow, savc a cIild fron drowning, lcarn a lcsson, connii suicidc, Iarn anoiIcr, or iurn your cIccl. Ii sccns io you iIai rcaliiy is conoscd of iIosc aciions iIai you cIoosc io ialc. TIosc iIai you cIoosc io dcny arc ignorcd. TIc road noi ialcn iIcn sccns io lc a non- aci, yci cvcry iIougIi is aciualizcd and cvcry ossililiiy clorcd. PIysical rcaliiy is consirucicd fron wIai sccns io lc a scrics of Iysical acis. Sincc iIis is iIc usual criicrion of rcaliiy for you, iIcn nonIysical acis usually cscac your noiicc, discrciion, and judgncni. Lci us ialc an canlc. You arc rcading iIis lool wIcn iIc iclcIonc rings. A fricnd wanis you io ncci Iin ai fivc o'clocl. You siand considcring. In your nind you scc yoursclf (A} saying no and siaying Ionc, (D} saying no and going soncwIcrc clsc insicad, or (C} saying ycs and lccing iIc cngagcncni. Now all of iIcsc ossillc aciions Iavc a rcaliiy ai iIai oini. TIcy arc all caallc of lcing aciualizcd in PIysical icrns. Dcforc you nalc your dccision, cacI of iIcsc rolallc aciions arc cqually valid. You cIoosc onc of iIcsc, and ly your dccision you nalc onc cvcni oui of iIc iIrcc Iysical. TIis cvcni is duly acccicd as a oriion of iIosc scrial Iacnings iIai conosc your nornal cisicncc. TIc oiIcr rolallc aciions, Iowcvcr, arc as valid as iIcy cvcr wcrc, iIougI you Iavc noi cIoscn io aciualizc iIcn Iysically. TIcy arc carricd oui as cffcciivcly as iIc onc you cIosc io accci. If iIcrc was a sirong cnoiional cIargc lcIind onc of iIc rcjccicd rolallc aciions, ii nay cvcn Iavc grcaicr validiiy as an aci iIan iIc onc you cIosc. All aciions arc iniiially ncnial acis. TIis is iIc naiurc of rcaliiy. TIai scnicncc cannoi lc cnIasizcd ioo iIorougIly. All ncnial acis iIcrcforc arc valid. TIcy cisi and cannoi lc ncgaicd. Dccausc you do noi accci iIcn all as Iysical cvcnis, you do noi crccivc iIcir sircngiI or duraliliiy. Your lacl of crcciion cannoi dcsiroy iIcir validiiy, Iowcvcr. If you wanicd io lc a docior and arc now in a diffcrcni rofcssion, iIcn in sonc oiIcr rolallc rcaliiy you arc a docior. If you Iavc aliliiics iIai you arc noi using Icrc, iIcy arc lcing uscd clscwIcrc. Now, again, iIcsc idcas nay sccn inossilly ricI for your ncnial llood lccausc of your rocnsiiy ioward scrial iIougIi and iIrcc-dincnsional aiiiiudcs. Now iIcsc facis do noi dcny iIc validiiy of iIc soul, lui insicad add io ii inncasurally. TIc soul can lc dcscrilcd for iIai naiicr, as a nuliidincnsional, infiniic aci, cacI ninuic rolaliliiy lcing lrougIi soncwIcrc inio aciualiiy and cisicncc; an infiniic crcaiivc aci iIai crcaics for iisclf infiniic dincnsions in wIicI fulfillncni is ossillc. TIc iacsiry of your own cisicncc is sinly sucI iIai iIc iIrccdincnsional inicllcci cannoi lcIold ii. TIcsc rolallc sclvcs, Iowcvcr, arc a oriion of your idcniiiy or soul, and if you arc oui of coniaci wiiI iIcn ii is only lccausc you focus uon Iysical cvcnis and accci iIcn as iIc criicria for rcaliiy. Fron any givcn oini of your cisicncc, Iowcvcr, you can glinsc oiIcr rolallc rcaliiics, and scnsc iIc rcvcrlcraiions of rolallc aciions lcncaiI iIosc Iysical dccisions iIai you nalc. Sonc colc Iavc donc iIis soniancously, oficn in iIc drcan siaic. Hcrc iIc rigid assuniions of nornal waling consciousncss oficn fadc, and you can find yoursclf crforning iIosc Iysically rcjccicd aciiviiics, ncvcr rcalizing iIai you Iavc ccrcd inio a rolallc cisicncc of your own. If iIcrc arc individual rolallc sclvcs, iIcn of coursc iIcrc arc rolallc cariIs, all ialing roads iIai you Iavc noi adoicd. Dcginning wiiI an aci of inaginaiion in iIc waling siaic, you can sonciincs follow for a sIori way inio iIc "road noi ialcn." Co lacl io our nan ai iIc iclcIonc, ncniioncd carlicr. Lci us say iIai Ic iclls Iis fricnd Ic will noi go. Ai iIc sanc iinc, if Ic inagincs iIai Ic iool anoiIcr alicrnaiivc and agrccd on iIc cngagcncni, iIcn Ic nigIi ccricncc a suddcn rifi of dincnsions. If Ic is lucly and iIc circunsianccs arc good, Ic nigIi suddcnly fccl iIc full validiiy of Iis accciancc as sirongly as if Ic Iad cIoscn ii Iysically. Dcforc Ic rcalizcs wIai is Iacning, Ic nigIi aciually fccl Iinsclf lcavc Iis Ionc and cnlarl uon iIosc rolallc aciions iIai Iysically Ic Ias cIoscn noi io crforn. For iIc noncni, Iowcvcr, iIc full ccricncc will rusI uon Iin. Inaginaiion will Iavc ocncd iIc door and givcn Iin iIc frccdon io crccivc, lui Iallucinaiion will noi lc involvcd. TIis is a sinlc ccrcisc iIai can lc iricd in alnosi any circunsiancc, aliIougI soliiudc is inoriani. SucI an ccrincni will noi carry you ioo far, Iowcvcr, and iIc rolallc sclf wIo Ias cIoscn iIc aciion iIai you dcnicd, is in inoriani rcsccis quiic diffcrcni fron iIc sclf iIai you lnow. EacI ncnial aci ocns u a ncw dincnsion of aciualiiy. In a nanncr of scaling, your sligIicsi iIougIi givcs liriI io worlds. TIis is noi a dry nciaIysical siaicncni. Ii sIould arousc wiiIin you iIc sirongcsi fcclings of crcaiiviiy and scculaiion. Ii is inossillc for any lcing io lc sicrilc, for any idca io dic, or any aliliiy io go unfulfillcd. EacI rolallc sysicn of rcaliiy of coursc iIcn crcaics oiIcr sucI sysicns, and any onc aci, rcalizcd, lrings foriI an infiniic nunlcr of "unrcalizcd" acis iIai will also find iIcir aciualizaiion. Now all sysicns of rcaliiy arc ocn. TIc divisions lciwccn iIcn arc arliirarily dccidcd uon as a naiicr of convcnicncc, lui all cisi sinuliancously, and cacI onc suoris and adds io iIc oiIcr. So wIai you do is also rcflccicd io sonc dcgrcc in iIc ccricncc of your rolallc sclvcs, and vicc vcrsa. To iIc cicni iIai you arc ocn and rccciivc, you can lcncfii grcaily ly iIc various ccricnccs of your rolallc sclvcs, and can gain fron iIcir lnowlcdgc and aliliiics. Quiic soniancously, again, you oficn do iIis in iIc drcan siaic, and oficn wIai sccns io you io lc an insiraiion is a iIougIi ccricnccd lui noi aciualizcd on iIc ari of anoiIcr sclf. You iunc in and aciualizc ii insicad, you scc. Idcas iIai you Iavc cnicriaincd and noi uscd nay lc iclcd u in iIis sanc nanncr ly oiIcr rolallc you's. EacI of iIcsc rolallc sclvcs considcr iIcnsclvcs iIc rcal you, of coursc, and io any onc of iIcn you would lc iIc rolallc sclf; lui iIrougI iIc inncr scnscs all of you arc awarc of your ari in iIis gcsiali. TIc soul is noi a finisIcd roduci. In faci ii is noi a roduci in iIosc icrns ai all, lui a roccss of lcconing. All TIai Is is noi a roduci, finisIcd or oiIcrwisc, ciiIcr. TIcrc arc rolallc gods as iIcrc arc rolallc ncn; lui iIcsc rolallc gods arc all a ari of wIai you nay call iIc soul of, or iIc idcniiiy of, All TIai Is; cvcn as your rolallc sclvcs arc all a oriion of your soul or cniiiy. TIc dincnsions of aciualiiy ossillc io All TIai Is of coursc far ccccd iIosc rcscnily availallc io you. In a nanncr of scaling, you Iavc crcaicd nany rolallc gods iIrougI your own iIougIis and dcsircs. TIcy lcconc quiic indccndcni sycIic cniiiics, validiiics in oiIcr lcvcls of cisicncc. TIc onc All TIai Is is awarc noi only of iis own naiurc and of iIc naiurc of all consciousncss, lui is also awarc of iis infiniic rolallc sclvcs. Wc go Icrc ioward suljccis in wIicI words lcconc ncaninglcss. TIc naiurc of All TIai Is can only lc scnscd dirccily iIrougI iIc inncr scnscs, or, in a wcalcr connunicaiion, iIrougI insiraiion or iniuiiion. TIc niraculous conlciiy of sucI rcaliiy cannoi lc iranslaicd vcrlally. Prolaliliiics arc an cvcr-rcscni oriion of your invisillc sycIological cnvironncni. You cisi in iIc niddlc of iIc rolallc sysicn of rcaliiy. Ii is noi sonciIing aari fron you. To sonc cicni ii is lilc a sca in wIicI you Iavc your rcscni lcing. You arc in ii, and ii is in you. Occasionally ai surfacc lcvcls of consciousncss, you nigIi wondcr wIai nigIi Iavc Iacncd Iad you nadc oiIcr dccisions iIan iIosc you Iavc; cIoscn diffcrcni naics, for canlc, or ialcn u rcsidcncc in oiIcr oriions of iIc couniry. You nigIi wondcr wIai would Iavc Iacncd Iad you nailcd an inoriani lciicr iIai you sulscqucnily dccidcd noi io nail; and in sucI snall wondcrings only, Iavc you cvcr qucsiioncd iIc naiurc of rolaliliiics. Dui iIcrc arc dcc conncciions lciwccn yoursclf and all iIosc individuals wiiI wIon you Iavc Iad rclaiionsIis, and wiiI wIon you wcrc involvcd in dcc dccisions. TIcsc arc noi nclulous. TIcy arc rofound sycIological inicrconncciions iIai lind you cacI io cacI, ariicularly in a iclcaiIic francworl, iIougI iIis nay lc lcncaiI nornal consciousncss. TIc unrcalizcd Iysical conncciions iIai nigIi Iavc occurrcd, lui did noi, arc$worlcd oui in oiIcr laycrs of rcaliiy. TIc invisillc cnvironncni wiiIin your nind is noi as loncly as you nigIi iIinl, and your sccning inncr isolaiion is causcd ly iIc cgo's crsisicni guard. Ii sccs no rcason, for canlc, wIy you sIould lc inforncd of infornaiion iIai ii docs noi considcr criincni io day-ly-day daily aciiviiy. I do noi lilc iIc Irasc, "io advancc", yci in your icrns "io advancc" as a consciousncss is io lcconc norc and norc awarc of iIcsc oiIcr naicrializaiions of your own idcniiiy. TIc rolallc sclvcs arc io gain awarcncss of iIc oiIcr rolallc sclvcs, and rcalizc iIai all arc various nanifcsiaiions of iIc iruc idcniiiy. TIcy arc noi "losi", luricd or ncgaicd in sonc sucrsclf, wiiIoui frcc will, sclf- dcicrninaiion, or individualiiy. Insicad iIc idcniiiy is wIai iIcy arc, wiiI full frccdon io crcss all rolallc aciions and dcvcloncnis, loiI in iIis rcaliiy and in oiIcrs iIai you do noi lnow. As you sii rcading iIis lool in your rcscni noncni of iinc, you arc osiiioncd in iIc ccnicr of a cosnic wcl of rolaliliiics iIai is affccicd ly your sligIicsi ncnial or cnoiional aci. Your iIougIis and cnoiions, iIcrcforc, go foriI fron you noi only in all Iysical dircciions lui in dircciions iIai arc quiic invisillc io you, acaring in dincnsions iIai you would noi rcscnily undcrsiand. Now you arc also iIc rcccivcr of oiIcr sucI sig- nals coning fron oiIcr rolaliliiics iIai arc connccicd wiiI your own, lui you cIoosc wIicI of iIosc rolallc aciions you wani io nalc rcal or Iysical in your sysicn, as oiIcrs also Iavc iIc frccdon of cIoicc in iIcir sysicns. You originaic idcas iIcn and rcccivc iIcn, lui you arc noi forccd io aciualizc unrcalizcd rolallc acis iIai conc io you fron oiIcr rolallc sclvcs. Now iIcrc is a naiural aiiraciion lciwccn yoursclf and oiIcr rolallc sclvcs, clccironagnciic conncciions Iaving io do wiiI sinuliancous roulsions of cncrgy. Dy iIis I ncan cncrgy iIai acars sinuliancously loiI io you and rolallc sclvcs in oiIcr rcaliiics; sycIic conncciions Iaving io do wiiI a uniiing, synaiIciic, cnoiional rcaciion and a conncciion iIai sIows u vcry sirongly in iIc drcan siaic. In iIai siaic, wiiI iIc funciions of iIc cgo soncwIai siillcd, iIcrc is sonc considcrallc connunicaiion lciwccn various oriions of iIc cniirc idcniiiy. In drcans you nay Iavc glinscs of rolallc roads iIai you nigIi Iavc ialcn. You nay iIinl iIai iIcsc arc faniasy, lui insicad you nay lc crcciving a lcgiiinaic iciurc of cvcnis iIai did occur wiiIin anoiIcr sysicn of rolaliliiics. Onc cvcni can lc aciualizcd ly norc iIan onc rolallc sclf, Iowcvcr, and you will rcscnllc sonc rolallc sclvcs norc iIan oiIcrs. Dccausc you arc involvcd in an iniricaic sycIological gcsiali sucI as iIis, and lccausc iIc conncciions ncniioncd carlicr do cisi, you can avail yoursclf io sonc cicni of aliliiics and lnowlcdgc osscsscd ly iIcsc oiIcr rolallc oriions of your crsonaliiy. TIc conncciions nalc for quiic consiani "llccd-iIrougIs." Oncc you arc awarc of iIc rolallc sysicn, Iowcvcr, you will also lcarn io lcconc alcri io wIai I will Icrc call "lcnign inirusivc inulscs." SucI inulscs would sccn io lc disconnccicd fron your own currcni inicrcsis or aciiviiics; inirusivc in iIai iIcy conc quiclly inio consciousncss, wiiI a scnsc of sirangcncss as if iIcy arc noi your own. TIcsc can oficn offcr clucs of various linds. You nay lnow alsoluicly noiIing aloui nusic, for canlc, and onc aficrnoon wIilc in iIc niddlc of sonc nundanc aciiviiy lc sirucl ly a suddcn inulsc io luy a violin. SucI an inulsc could lc an indicaiion iIai anoiIcr rolallc oriion of your idcniiiy is gificd wiiI iIai insiruncni. I an noi iclling you io run off and luy onc, lui you could Iowcvcr aci on iIc inulsc as far as is rcasonally ossillc - rcniing a violin, sinly acquainiing yoursclf wiiI violin conccrii, cic. You would lcarn iIc insiruncni far quiclcr, you scc, if iIc inulsc was originaiing wiiI a rolallc sclf. Ii gocs wiiIoui saying iIcn iIai rolallc sclvcs cisi in your "fuiurc" as wcll as your asi. Ii is vcry oor olicy io dwcll ncgaiivcly on unlcasani asccis of iIc asi iIai you lnow, lccausc sonc oriions of iIc rolallc sclf nay siill lc involvcd in iIai asi. TIc conccniraiion can allow grcaicr llccd-iIrougI and advcrsc idcniificaiion, lccausc iIai ari will lc onc laclground iIai you Iavc in connon wiiI any rolallc sclvcs wIo srang fron iIai ariicular sourcc. To dwcll uon iIc ossililiiy of illncss or disasicr is cqually oor olicy, for you sci u ncgaiivc wcls of rolaliliiics iIai nccd noi occur. You can iIcorciically alicr your own asi as you Iavc lnown ii, for iinc is no norc sonciIing divorccd fron you iIan rolaliliiics arc. TIc asi cisicd in nuliiiudinous ways. You only ccricnccd onc rolallc asi. Dy cIanging iIis asi in your nind, now, in your rcscni, you can cIangc noi only iis naiurc lui iis cffcci, and noi only uon yoursclf lui uon oiIcrs. Prcicnd a ariicular cvcni Iacncd iIai grcaily disiurlcd you. In your nind inaginc ii noi sinly wicd oui, lui rclaccd ly anoiIcr cvcni of norc lcncficial naiurc. Now iIis nusi lc donc wiiI grcai vividncss and cnoiional validiiy, and nany iincs. Ii is noi a sclf-dccciion. TIc cvcni iIai you cIoosc will auionaiically lc a rolallc cvcni, wIicI did in faci Iacn, iIougI ii is noi iIc cvcni you cIosc io crccivc in your givcn rolallc asi. TclcaiIically, if iIc roccss is donc corrccily, your idca will also affcci any colc wIo wcrc connccicd wiiI iIc original cvcni, iIougI iIcy can cIoosc io rcjcci as wcll as accci your vcrsion. TIis is noi a lool on iccIniqucs, so I will noi go inio iIis ariicular nciIod dccly, lui ncrcly ncniion ii Icrc. Fcncnlcr, Iowcvcr, iIai in a nosi lcgiiinaic way nany cvcnis iIai arc noi Iysically crccivcd or ccricnccd arc as valid as iIosc iIai arc, and arc as rcal wiiIin your own invisillc sycIological cnvironncni. TIcrc arc in your icrns, iIcn, unliniicd rolallc fuiurc cvcnis for wIicI you arc now sciiing groundworls. TIc naiurc of iIc iIougIis and fcclings you originaic and iIosc iIai you Ialiiually or cIaracicrisiically rcccivc sci a aiicrn, so you will cIoosc fron iIosc rolallc fuiurcs iIosc cvcnis iIai will Iysically lcconc your ccricncc. Dccausc iIcrc arc llccd-iIrougIs and inicrconncciions, ii is ossillc for you io iunc inio a "fuiurc cvcni," say of an unforiunaic naiurc, an cvcni for wIicI you arc Icadcd if you coniinuc on your rcscni coursc. A drcan aloui ii, for insiancc, nay so frigIicn you iIai you avoid iIc cvcni and do noi ccricncc ii. If so, sucI a drcan is a ncssagc fron a rolallc sclf wIo did ccricncc iIc cvcni. So can a cIild iIcn in a drcan rcccivc sucI connunicaiions fron a rolallc fuiurc sclf, of sucI a naiurc iIai iis lifc is conlcicly cIangcd. TIc cniirc idcniiiy is lcing now. All divisions arc ncrcly illusions, so onc rolallc sclf can Iold oui a Icling Iand io anoiIcr, and iIrougI iIcsc inncr connunicaiions iIc various rolallc sclvcs in your icrns lcgin io undcrsiand iIc naiurc of iIcir idcniiiy. Now iIis lcads io oiIcr advcniurcs in wIicI wIolc civilizaiions nay lc involvcd, for as individuals Iavc iIcir rolallc dcsiinics, so do civilizaiions, naiions, and inIaliicd lanciary sysicns. Your Iisiorical cariI as you lnow ii Ias dcvclocd in nany diffcrcni ways, and iIcrc is a dccly unconscious conncciion iIai uniics all sucI nanifcsiaiions. In iIcir own way, cvcn aions and nolcculcs rciain a lnowlcdgc of iIc forns iIrougI wIicI iIcy Iavc asscd, and so iIc individuals iIai conosc any givcn civilizaiion coniain dcc wiiIin iIcnsclvcs iIc inncr lnowlcdgc of ccrincnis and irials, succcsscs and failurcs, in wIicI iIc raccs Iavc also lccn involvcd ai oiIcr lcvcls of rcaliiy. In sonc rolallc rcaliiics, CIrisiianiiy as you lnow ii did noi flourisI. In sonc, nalcs did noi doninaic. In oiIcrs iIc nalcu of Iysical naiicr sinly followcd diffcrcni lincs. Now all of iIcsc rolaliliiics arc in iIc air aloui you, so io scal, and I dcscrilc iIcn as faiiIfully as I can, lui I nusi rclaic iIcn wiiI conccis wiiI wIicI you arc soncwIai faniliar. To sonc cicni, iIcn, iIc "iruiI" nusi lc sificd iIrougI your own concciual aiicrns in ordcr for you io conrcIcnd ii ai all. Sufficc ii io say, you arc surroundcd ly oiIcr influcnccs and cvcnis. Ccriain of iIcsc you crccivc in your iIrcc-dincnsional rcaliiy. You accci iIcn as rcal wiiIoui rcalizing iIai iIcy arc only oriions of oiIcr cvcnis. WIcrc your vision fails, you iIinl rcaliiy ccascs, so again you nusi irain yoursclvcs io lool lciwccn cvcnis, lciwccn oljccis, wiiIin yoursclf wIcn you do noi sccn io lc doing anyiIing. WaicI oui for cvcnis iIai acar io nalc no scnsc, for iIcy arc oficn clucs io largcr invisillc cvcnis. TIc naiurc of naiicr iisclf is noi undcrsiood. You crccivc ii ai a ccriain "siagc." Using your icrns now and scaling as sinly as ossillc, iIcrc arc oiIcr forns of naiicr lcyond iIosc you scc. TIcsc forns arc quiic rcal and vivid, quiic "Iysical," io iIosc wIo rcaci io iIai ariicular sIcrc of aciiviiy. In icrns of rolaliliiics, iIcrcforc, you cIoosc ccriain acis, unconsciously iransforn iIcsc inio Iysical cvcnis or oljccis, and iIcn crccivc iIcn. Dui iIosc uncIoscn cvcnis also go oui fron you and arc rojccicd inio iIcsc oiIcr forns. Now iIc lcIavior of aions and nolcculcs is involvcd Icrc, for again iIcsc arc only rcscni wiiIin your univcrsc during ccriain siagcs. TIcir aciiviiy is crccivcd only during iIc rangc of ariicular vilraiory rIyiIns. WIcn your scicniisis caninc iIcn for canlc, iIcy do noi caninc iIc naiurc, say, of an aion. TIcy only clorc iIc cIaracicrisiics of an aion as ii acis or sIows iisclf wiiIin your sysicn. Iis grcaicr rcaliiy conlcicly cscacs iIcn. You undcrsiand iIai iIcrc arc scciruns of ligIi. So arc iIcrc scciruns of naiicr. Your sysicn of Iysical rcaliiy is noi dcnsc in conarison wiiI sonc oiIcrs. TIc dincnsions iIai you givc io Iysical naiicr larcly lcgin io Iini ai iIc variciics of dincnsions ossillc. Sonc sysicns arc far Icavicr or ligIicr iIan your own, iIougI iIis nay noi involvc wcigIi in iIc icrns wiiI wIicI you arc faniliar. Prolallc aciions cncrgc, iIcn, inio naiicr-sysicns quiic as valid as your own, and quiic as consisicni. You arc uscd io iIinling in singlc-linc iIougIis, so you iIinl of cvcnis iIai you lnow as conlcic iIings or aciions, noi rcalizing iIai wIai you crccivc is lui a fraciion of iIcir cniirc nuliidincnsional cisicncc. In grcaicr icrns, ii is inossillc io scaraic onc Iysical cvcni fron iIc rolallc cvcnis, for iIcsc arc all dincnsions of onc aciion. Ii is lasically inossillc io scaraic iIc "you" iIai you lnow fron iIc rolallc you's of wIicI you arc unawarc, for iIc sanc rcasons. TIcrc arc always inncr aiIways, Iowcvcr, lcading lciwccn rolallc cvcnis; sincc all of iIcn arc nanifcsiaiions of an aci in iis lcconing, iIcn iIc dincnsions lciwccn iIcsc arc illusions. TIc Iysical lrain alonc cannoi icl u iIcsc conncciions wiiI any grcai succcss. TIc nind, wIicI is iIc inncr counicrari of iIc lrain, can ai iincs crccivc iIc far grcaicr dincnsions of any givcn cvcni iIrougI a lursi of suddcn iniuiiion or conrcIcnsion iIai cannoi lc adcquaicly dcscrilcd on a vcrlal lcvcl. As I Iavc said frcqucnily, iinc as you iIinl of ii docs noi cisi, yci in your icrns, iinc's iruc naiurc could lc undcrsiood if iIc lasic naiurc of iIc aion was cvcr nadc lnown io you. In onc way, an aion could lc conarcd io a nicrosccond. Ii sccns as if an aion "cisis" sicadily for a ccriain anouni of iinc. Insicad ii Iascs in and oui, so io scal. Ii fluciuaics in a IigIly rcdiciallc aiicrn and rIyiIn. Ii can lc crccivcd wiiIin your sysicn only ai ccriain oinis in iIis fluciuaiion, so ii sccns io scicniisis iIai iIc aion is sicadily rcscni. TIcy arc noi awarc of any gas of alscncc as far as iIc aion is conccrncd. In iIosc criods of nonIysical rojcciion, iIc off criods of fluciuaiion, iIc aions "acar" in anoiIcr sysicn of rcaliiy. In iIai sysicn iIcy arc crccivcd in wIai arc "on" oinis of fluciuaiion, and in iIai sysicn also iIcn iIc aions acar sicadily. TIcrc arc nany sucI oinis of fluciuaiion, lui your sysicn of coursc is noi awarc of iIcn, nor of iIc uliinaic aciions, univcrscs, and sysicns iIai cisi wiiIin iIcn. Now iIc sanc sori of lcIavior occurs on a dcc, lasic, sccrci, and unclorcd sycIological lcvcl. TIc Iysically oricnicd consciousncss, rcsonding io onc Iasc of iIc aion's aciiviiy, concs alivc and awalc io iis ariicular cisicncc, lui in lciwccn arc oiIcr fluciuaiions in wIicI consciousncss is focuscd uon cniircly diffcrcni sysicns of rcaliiy; cacI of iIcsc coning awalc and rcsonding, and cacI onc Iaving no scnsc of alscncc, and ncnory only of iIosc ariicular fluciuaiions io wIicI iIcy rcsond. TIcsc fluciuaiions arc aciually sinuliancous. Ii would sccn io you as if iIcrc would lc gas lciwccn iIc fluciuaiions, and iIc dcscriiion I Iavc uscd is iIc lcsi onc for our uroscs; lui iIc rolallc sysicns all cisi sinuliancously, and lasically, following iIis discussion, iIc aion is in all iIcsc oiIcr sysicns ai onc iinc. Now wc Iavc lccn scaling in icrns of faniasiically swifi ulscs or fluciuaiions, so snooiI and "lricf" iIai you do noi noiicc iIcn. Dui iIcrc arc also "slowcr," "norc vasi," "longcr" fluciuaiions fron your cnd of iIc scalc. TIcsc affcci cniircly diffcrcni sysicns of cisicncc iIan any closcly connccicd wiiI your own TIc ccricncc of sucI linds of consciousncss is IigIly alicn io you. Onc sucI fluciuaiion nigIi ialc scvcral iIousand of your ycars, for canlc. TIcsc scvcral iIousand ycars would lc ccricnccd, say, as a sccond of your iinc, wiiI iIc cvcnis occurring wiiIin ii crccivcd sinly as a "rcscni criod." Now iIc consciousncss of sucI lcings would also coniain iIc consciousncss of largc nunlcrs of rolallc sclvcs and sysicns, ccricnccd quiic vividly and clcarly as nuliilc rcscnis. TIcsc nuliilc rcscnis can lc alicrcd ai any of an aciual nunlcr of infiniic oinis; infiniiy noi cisiing in icrns of onc indcfiniic linc, lui in icrns of nunlcrlcss rolaliliiics and ossillc conlinaiions growing oui of cacI aci of con- sciousncss. SucI lcings, wiiI iIcir nuliilc rcscnis, nay or nay noi lc awarc of your ariicular sysicn. TIcir nuliilc rcscni nay or nay noi includc ii. You nay lc a ari of iIcir nuliilc rcscni wiiIoui cvcn lcing awarc of ii. In nucI norc liniicd icrns your rolallc rcaliiics arc nuliilc rcscnis. TIc inagc, for an analogy, of an c-y-c wiiIin an cyc wiiIin an cyc, cndlcssly rccaicd, nay lc uscful Icrc.
CHAPTER 17 PROBABILITIES, THE NATURE OF GOOD AND EVIL, AND RELIGIOUS SYMBOLISM
CIrisiian dogna scals of iIc asccnsion of CIrisi, inlying of coursc a vcriical asccni inio iIc Icavcns, and iIc dcvcloncni of iIc soul is oficn discusscd in icrns of dircciion. To rogrcss is suoscdly io asccnd, wIilc iIc Iorror of rcligious unisIncni, Icll, is sccn ai iIc loiion of all iIings. Dcvcloncni is iIcrcforc considcrcd in a onc-linc dircciion only, in CIrisiian icrns. Scldon, for canlc, is ii iIougIi of in Iorizonial icrns. TIc idca of cvoluiion in iis oular ncaning ronulgaicd iIis iIcory, as iIrougI gradual rogrcssion in a onc-linc dircciion, nan cncrgcd fron iIc ac. CIrisi could jusi as wcll Iavc disacarcd sidcways. TIc inncr rcaliiy of iIc ncssagc was iold in icrns iIai nan ai iIc iinc could undcrsiand, in linc wiiI Iis rooi assuniions. Dcvcloncni unfolds in all dircciions. TIc soul is noi asccnding a scrics of siairs, cacI onc rcrcscniing a ncw and IigIcr oini of dcvcloncni. Insicad, iIc soul siands ai iIc ccnicr of iisclf, cloring, cicnding iis caaciiics in all dircciions ai oncc, involvcd in issucs of crcaiiviiy, cacI onc IigIly lcgiiinaic. TIc rolallc sysicn of rcaliiy ocns u iIc naiurc of iIc soul io you. Ii sIould cIangc currcni rcligion's idcas considcrally. For iIis rcason, iIc naiurc of good and cvil is a IigIly inoriani oini. On iIc onc Iand, quiic sinly and in a way iIai you cannoi rcscnily undcrsiand, cvil docs noi cisi. Howcvcr, you arc olviously confronicd wiiI wIai sccn io lc quiic cvil cffccis. Now ii Ias lccn said oficn iIai iIcrc is a god, so iIcrc nusi lc a dcvil - or if iIcrc is good, iIcrc nusi lc cvil. TIis is lilc saying iIai lccausc an alc Ias a io, ii nusi Iavc a loiion - lui wiiIoui any undcrsianding of iIc faci iIai loiI arc a oriion of iIc alc. Wc go lacl io our fundancnials. You crcaic rcaliiy iIrougI your fcclings, iIougIis, and ncnial aciions. Sonc of iIcsc arc Iysically naicrializcd, oiIcrs arc aciualizcd in rolallc sysicns. You arc rcscnicd wiiI an cndlcss scrics of cIoiccs, ii sccns, ai any oini, sonc norc or lcss favorallc iIan oiIcrs. You nusi undcrsiand iIai cacI ncnial aci is a rcaliiy for wIicI you arc rcsonsillc. TIai is wIai you arc in iIis ariicular sysicn of rcaliiy for. As long as you lclicvc in a dcvil, for canlc, you will crcaic onc iIai is rcal cnougI for you, and for iIc oiIcrs wIo coniinuc io crcaic Iin. Dccausc of iIc cncrgy Ic is givcn ly oiIcrs, Ic will Iavc a ccriain consciousncss of Iis own, lui sucI a nocl dcvil Ias no owcr or rcaliiy io iIosc wIo do noi lclicvc in Iis cisicncc, and wIo do noi givc Iin cncrgy iIrougI iIcir lclicf. Hc is, in oiIcr words, a sucrlaiivc Iallucinaiion As ncniioncd carlicr, iIosc wIo lclicvc in a Icll and assign iIcnsclvcs io ii iIrougI iIcir lclicf can indccd ccricncc onc, lui ccriainly in noiIing lilc cicrnal icrns. No soul is forcvcr ignorani. Now iIosc wIo Iavc sucI lclicfs aciually lacl a ncccssary dcc irusi in iIc naiurc of consciousncss, of iIc soul, and of All TIai Is. TIcy conccniraic uon noi wIai iIcy iIinl of as iIc owcr of good, lui fcarfully uon wIai iIcy iIinl of as iIc owcr of cvil. TIc Iallucinaiion is crcaicd, iIcrcforc, oui of fcar and of rcsiriciion. TIc dcvil idca is ncrcly iIc nass rojcciion of ccriain fcars - nass in iIai ii is roduccd ly nany colc, lui also liniicd in iIai iIcrc Iavc always lccn iIosc wIo rcjccicd iIis rincilc. Sonc vcry old rcligions undcrsiood iIc Iallucinaiory naiurc of iIc dcvil concci, lui cvcn in Egyiian iincs, iIc sinlcr and norc disioricd idcas lccanc rcvalcni, ariicularly wiiI iIc nasscs of colc. In sonc ways, ncn in iIosc iincs could noi undcrsiand iIc concci of a god wiiIoui iIc concci of a dcvil. Siorns, for canlc, arc IigIly crcaiivc naiural cvcnis, iIougI iIcy can also causc dcsiruciion. Early nan could scc only iIc dcsiruciion. Sonc iniuiiivcly undcrsiood iIai any cffccis arc crcaiivc, dcsiic iIcir acaranccs, lui fcw could convincc iIcir fcllow ncn. TIc ligIi-and-darlncss conirasi rcscnis us wiiI iIc sanc lind of iciurc. TIc good was sccn as ligIi, for ncn fcli safcr in iIc day. TIc cvil was iIcrcforc assigncd io nigIifall. WiiIin iIc nass of disioriions, Iowcvcr, Iiddcn lcncaiI iIc dogna iIcrc was always a Iini of iIc lasic crcaiiviiy of cvcry cffcci. TIcrc arc, iIcn, no dcvils waiiing io carry anyonc off, unlcss you crcaic iIcn yoursclf, in wIicI casc iIc owcr rcsidcs in you and noi in iIc nocl dcvils. TIc Crucifiion and aiicndani drana nadc scnsc wiiIin your rcaliiy ai iIc iinc. Ii arosc inio iIc world of Iysical aciualiiy oui of iIc inncr rcaliiy fron wIicI your dcccsi iniuiiions and insigIis also sring. TIc racc lrougIi foriI iIc cvcnis, iIcn, iIai would lcsi convcy in Iysical icrns iIis dcccr nonIysical lnowlcdgc of iIc indcsiruciililiiy of iIc soul. TIis ariicular drana would noi Iavc nadc scnsc io oiIcr sysicns wiiI diffcrcni rooi assuniions iIan your own. TIc synlolisn of asccni or dcsccni, or of ligIi and darl, would lc ncaninglcss io oiIcr rcaliiics wiiI diffcrcni crcciivc nccIanisns. WIilc your rcligions arc luili around an cnduring lcrncl of iruiI, iIc synlolisn uscd was crafiily sclccicd ly iIc inncr sclf in linc wiiI iis lnowlcdgc of iIosc rooi assuniions you Iold as valid in iIc Iysical univcrsc. OiIcr infornaiion, in drcans for canlc, will also lc givcn io you wiiI iIc sanc synlolisn, gcncrally scaling. TIc synlolisn iisclf, Iowcvcr, was sinly uscd ly iIc inncr sclf. Ii docs noi inIcrcnily lclong io inncr rcaliiy. Many rolallc sysicns Iavc crcciivc nccIanisns far diffcrcni fron your own. In faci, sonc arc lascd uon gcsialis of awarcncss conlcicly alicn io you. Quiic wiiIoui rcalizing ii, your cgo is a rcsuli of grou consciousncss, for canlc; iIc onc consciousncss iIai nosi dirccily faccs iIc cicrior world, is dccndcni uon iIc ninuic consciousncss iIai rcsidcs wiiIin cacI living ccll of your lody; and as a rulc you arc only awarc of onc cgo - ai lcasi ai a iinc. In sonc sysicns iIc "individual" is quiic awarc of Iaving norc cgos iIan onc, in your icrns. TIc cniirc sycIological organizaiion is in a way ricIcr iIan your own. A CIrisi wIo was noi awarc of iIis would noi acar in sucI a sysicn, you scc. TIcrc arc linds of crcciion wiiI wIicI you arc noi faniliar, worlds in wIicI your idca of ligIi docs noi cisi, wIcrc alnosi infiniic gradaiions of iIcrnal qualiiics arc alsorlcd in icrns of scnsaiion, noi of ligIi. In any of iIcsc worlds, iIc CIrisi drana could ncvcr acar as ii acarcd wiiIin your own. Now iIc sanc iIing alics io cacI of your grcai rcligions, iIougI as I Iavc said in iIc asi, iIc DuddIisis conc closcr, gcncrally scaling, io a dcscriiion of iIc naiurc of rcaliiy. TIcy Iavc noi undcrsiood iIc cicrnal validiiy of iIc soul, Iowcvcr, in icrns of iis cquisiic invulncraliliiy, nor lccn allc io Iold a fccling for iis uniquc cIaracicr. Dui DuddIa, lilc CIrisi, inicrrcicd wIai Ic alnosi lncw in icrns of your own rcaliiy. Noi only of your own Iysical rcaliiy, lui your own rolallc Iysical rcaliiy. TIc nciIods, iIc sccrci nciIods lcIind all of iIc rcligions, wcrc ncani io lcad nan inio a rcaln of undcrsianding iIai cisicd aari fron iIc synlols and iIc siorics, inio inncr rcalizaiions iIai would ialc Iin loiI wiiIin and wiiIoui iIc Iysical world iIai Ic lncw. TIcrc arc nany nanuscriis siill noi discovcrcd, fron old nonasicrics ar- iicularly in Sain, iIai icll of undcrground grous wiiIin rcligious ordcrs wIo lci iIcsc sccrcis alivc wIcn oiIcr nonls wcrc coying old Laiin nanuscriis. TIcrc wcrc irilcs wIo ncvcr lcarncd io wriic in Africa and Ausiralia wIo also lncw iIcsc sccrcis, and ncn callcd "Scalcrs" wIo ncnorizcd iIcn and srcad iIcn uward, cvcn iIrougIoui noriIcrn oriions of Euroc, lcforc iIc iinc of CIrisi. OffIand, iIc worl involvcd could ialc fivc ycars, for iIcrc wcrc scvcral vcrsions, and a grou of lcadcrs, cacI going in diffcrcni dircciions, wIo iaugIi iIcir colc. TIc world was far norc ric for CIrisiianiiy iIan colc suosc, lccausc of iIcsc grous. TIc idcas wcrc "luricd" alrcady iIrougIoui Euroc. Many inoriani conccis wcrc losi, Iowcvcr. TIc cnIasis was on raciical nciIods of living - quiic sinly - rulcs iIai could lc undcrsiood, lui iIc rcasons for iIcn wcrc forgoiicn. TIc Druids oliaincd sonc of iIcir conccis fron Scalcrs. So did iIc Egyiians. TIc Scalcrs rcdaicd iIc cncrgcncc of any rcligions iIai you lnow, and iIc rcligions of iIc Scalcrs arosc soniancously in nany scaiicrcd arcas, iIcn grcw lilc wildfirc fron iIc Icari of Africa and Ausiralia. TIcrc was onc scaraic grou in an arca wIcrc iIc Aziccs dwcllcd ai a laicr daic, iIougI iIc land nass was soncwIai diffcrcni iIcn, and sonc of iIc lowcr cavc dwcllings ai iincs wcrc undcr waicr. Various lands of iIc Scalcrs coniinucd iIrougI iIc ccniurics. Dccausc iIcy wcrc iraincd so wcll, iIc ncssagcs rciaincd iIcir auiIcniiciiy. TIcy lclicvcd, Iowcvcr, iIai ii was wrong io sci words inio wriiicn forn, and so did noi rccord iIcn. TIcy also uscd naiural cariI synlols, lui clcarly undcrsiood iIc rcasons for iIis. TIc Scalcrs, singly, cisicd in your Sionc Agc criod, and wcrc lcadcrs. TIcir aliliiics Iclcd iIc cavcncn survivc. TIcrc was liiilc Iysical connunicaiion, Iowcvcr, in iIosc days lciwccn iIc various Scalcrs, and sonc wcrc unawarc of iIc cisicncc of iIc oiIcrs. TIcir ncssagc was as "urc" and undisioricd as ossillc. Ii was for iIis rcason Iowcvcr, iIrougI iIc ccniurics, iIai nany wIo Icard ii iranslaicd ii inio arallcs and ialcs. Now, sirong oriions of JcwisI scriiurcs carry iraccs of iIc ncssagc of iIcsc carly Scalcrs, lui cvcn Icrc, disioriions Iavc Iiddcn iIc ncssagcs. Sincc consciousncss forns naiicr, and noi iIc oiIcr way around, iIcn iIougIi cisis lcforc iIc lrain and aficr ii. A cIild can iIinl coIcrcnily lcforc Ic lcarns vocalulary - lui Ic cannoi inrcss iIc Iysical univcrsc in iis icrns. So iIis inncr lnowlcdgc Ias always lccn availallc, lui is io lcconc Iysically nanifcsi - liicrally nadc flcsI. TIc Scalcrs wcrc iIc firsi io inrcss iIis inncr lnowlcdgc uon iIc Iysical sysicn, io nalc ii Iysically lnown. Sonciincs only onc or iwo Scalcrs wcrc alivc in scvcral ccniurics. Sonciincs iIcrc wcrc nany. TIcy loolcd around iIcn and lncw iIai iIc world srang fron iIcir inicrior rcaliiy. TIcy iold oiIcrs. TIcy lncw iIai iIc sccningly solid naiural oljccis aloui iIcn wcrc conoscd of nany ninuic consciousncsscs. TIcy rcalizcd iIai fron iIcir own crcaiiviiy iIcy forncd idca inio naiicr, and iIai iIc siuff of naiicr was iisclf conscious and alivc. TIcy wcrc iniinaicly faniliar wiiI iIc naiural raori cisiing lciwccn iIcnsclvcs and iIcir cnvironncni, iIcrcforc, and lncw iIai iIcy could alicr iIcir cnvironncni iIrougI iIcir own acis. Ccncrally scaling, oncc a Scalcr always a scalcr, in your icrns. In sonc incarnaiions, iIc aliliiics nigIi lc uscd so owcrfully iIai all oiIcr asccis of iIc crsonaliiy rcnaincd in iIc laclground. Ai oiIcr iincs iIc caaciiics nigIi lc iinidly uscd. TIc Scalcrs osscss an ciraordinary vividncss of fccling and iIougIi ro- jcciion. TIcy can inrcss oiIcrs wiiI grcaicr inori iIrougI iIcir connunicaiions. TIcy can novc fron inncr io ouicr rcaliiy wiiI casy aliliiy. TIcy lnow insiinciivcly Iow io usc synlolisn. TIcy arc IigIly crcaiivc on an unconscious lcvcl, consianily forning sycIic francworls lcncaiI nornal consciousncss iIai can lc uscd loiI ly iIcnsclvcs and oiIcrs in drcan and irancc siaics. TIcy oficn acar io oiIcrs in iIc drcan condiiion, and iIcy Icl drcancrs in iIc naniulaiion of inncr rcaliiy. TIcy forn inagcs wiiI wIicI iIc drcancrs can rclaic, inagcs iIai can lc uscd as lridgcs and iIcn as gaicways inio linds of consciousncss norc scaraicd fron your own. TIc synlolisn of iIc gods, iIc idca of iIc gods on Olynus, for canlc, iIc crossing-ovcr oini ai iIc Fivcr Siy - iIai lind of Icnoncnon was originaicd ly iIc Scalcrs. TIc synlolisns and francworls of rcligion, iIcrcforc, Iad io cisi noi only in iIc Iysical world lui also in iIc unconscious onc. Ouisidc of your own francworl, Iouscs as sucI or dwcllings as sucI arc noi nccdcd, and yci in irancc cncounicrs or drcan cncounicrs wiiI oiIcr rcaliiics, sucI siruciurcs arc frcqucnily sccn. TIcy arc iransfornaiions of daia inio icrns iIai will lc ncaningful io you. Aficr dcaiI, for canlc, an individual nay coniinuc io crcaic iIcsc - nasscs of individuals nay - uniil iIcy rcalizc iIai iIc francworls arc no longcr ncccssary. TIc Scalcrs wcrc noi confincd in iIcir aciiviiics, iIcrcforc, io waling consciousncss. In all criods of your iinc iIcy wcni aloui iIcir duiics loiI in iIc waling and slcc siaic. MucI of iIc nosi criincni infornaiion, in faci, was ncnorizcd ly irainccs during iIc drcan condiiion, and asscd on in iIc sanc nanncr. TIcsc unwriiicn nanuscriis iIcrcforc wcrc also illusiraicd, so io scal, ly drcan journcys or ficld iris inio oiIcr linds of rcaliiy. SucI iraining siill gocs on. TIc ariicular sycIic or siory francworl nay vary. For canlc, convcniional inagcs of iIc CIrisiian Cod and iIc sainis nay lc uiilizcd ly iIc Scalcrs, wiiI all of iIis IigIly vivid. TIc drcancr nay find Iinsclf iIcn in a nagnificcni Iarcn, or insicad in a lrillianily illuninaicd ficld or sly. Sonc Scalcrs confinc iIcir aliliiics io iIc drcan siaic; and, waling, arc largcly unconscious of iIcir own aliliiics or ccricncc. Now ii is ncaninglcss io call sucI drcans or drcan laccs Iallucinaiions, for iIcy arc rcrcscniaiions of dcfiniic "oljcciivc" rcaliiics iIai you cannoi crccivc as yci in iIcir own guisc. TIc Egyiian rcligion was largcly lascd uon iIc worl of iIc Scalcrs, and grcai carc was givcn io iIcir iraining. TIc ouiward nanifcsiaiions givcn io iIc nasscs of iIc colc lccanc so disioricd, Iowcvcr, iIai iIc original uniiy of iIc rcligion finally dccaycd. Howcvcr, cfforis wcrc lcing nadc iIcn io na inncr rcaliiy in ways iIai Iavc noi lccn aiicnicd sincc. Ii is iruc iIai in iIc drcan siaic and in sonc oiIcr lcvcls of cisicncc closc io your own, iIcrc is sirong individual lay in iIc crcaiion of inagcs, and a nagnificcni usc of synlolisn, lui all of iIis ialcs lacc, again, in an "oljcciivc" dcfiniic cnvironncni, an cnvironncni wIosc cIaracicrisiics nalc sucI Icnoncna ossillc - a ficld of aciiviiy, iIcn, wiiI iis own rulcs. Now iIc Scalcrs arc faniliar wiiI iIosc rulcs, and oficn scrvc as guidcs. TIcy Iavc ai iincs worlcd wiiIin organizaiions as in Egyi, wIcrc iIcy worlcd iIrougI iIc icnlcs and lccanc involvcd wiiI iIc owcr siruciurcs. As a rulc, Iowcvcr, iIcy arc far norc soliiary. Dccausc of iIc iruc sinuliancous naiurc of iinc, iIcy arc, of coursc, scaling io all of your agcs ai oncc iIrougI iIcir various nanifcsiaiions. On occasion iIcy also scrvc as ncdiaiors, iniroducing io cacI oiIcr iwo incarnaiions of onc crsonaliiy, for canlc. TIc rulcs wiiIin Iysical rcaliiy say iIai oljccis acar io lc siaiionary and crnancni. TIc rulcs of oiIcr rcaliiics arc oficn far diffcrcni, Iowcvcr. TIc naiurc of ncnial aciiviiics will follow diffcrcni lincs, and "coniinuiiy" in icrns of iinc will noi cisi. Pcrcciual organizaiion will cisi ly iIc usc of diffcrcni sycIological grouings. Fron iIc ouisidc, sucI sysicns would sccn ncaninglcss io you cvcn if you wcrc allc io crccivc iIcn. You would noi lc allc io olscrvc iIc ivoi oinis aloui wIicI aciions occurrcd. TIc vcry dcfiniic rulcs of iIai sysicn iIcn would lc quiic olscurc io you. Now iIc Scalcrs arc faniliar wiiI iIc rulcs wiiIin nany sysicns. Siill, Iowcvcr, nosi of iIcsc sysicns in largcr icrns arc soncwIai connccicd wiiI your own lind of rcaliiy. TIcrc arc an infiniic nunlcr of inncr univcrscs. Only iIc vcry IigIcsi, nosi dcvclocd gcsiali consciousncss can lc awarc of anyiIing lilc iIcir ioialiiy. In iIis largcr conici, iIcn, iIc Scalcrs nusi lc callcd local. TIcrc is sonciIing lilc a cIari naing nany of iIc ncarly sysicns of rcaliiy, and I Ioc sonc day in your icrns io nalc iIis availallc. In ordcr io do so, Fuluri nusi lc iraincd soncwIai norc inicnscly. TIcrc arc oinis of coincidcncc wIcrc undcr ccriain condiiions cniry nay lc nadc fron onc of iIcsc sysicns io iIc oiIcr. TIcy nccd noi cisi scaraicly in sacc as you lnow ii, of coursc. TIcsc arc callcd coordinaiion oinis, wIcrc onc canouflagc ncrgcs inio iIc oiIcr. Sonc of iIcsc arc gcograIical in your sysicn, lui in all cascs, a iuning-in of consciousncss is a ncccssary rclininary. SucI cnirics can only lc nadc in an oui-of- lody condiiion. EacI individual in Iis drcans Ias acccss io iIc infornaiion osscsscd ly iIc Scalcrs. TIcrc arc adjaccni siaics of consciousncss iIai occur wiiIin iIc slcc aiicrn, iIai cannoi lc iclcd u ly your EEC's - adjaccni "corridors" iIrougI wIicI your consciousncss iravcls. TIc IigIcr ccnicrs of iniuiiion arc aciivaicd wIilc Iysically oricnicd oriions of consciousncss rcnain wiiI iIc lody. TIc "alscni" oriion of iIc sclf cannoi lc iraccd iIrougI lrain aiicrns, iIougI iIc oini of iis dcariurc and iIc oini of iis rciurn nay sIow a ariicular aiicrn. TIc "iinc oui" iisclf, Iowcvcr, will noi lc dciccicd in any way, iIc iracings sIowing only wIaicvcr cIaracicrisiic aiicrn was lcing givcn inncdiaicly lcforc dcariurc. Now iIis Iacns in cvcry nigIi's slcc. Two arcas of aciiviiy arc involvcd, onc vcry assivc and onc acuicly aciivc. In onc siaic iIis oriion of consciousncss is assivc, rccciving infornaiion. In iIc nci siagc ii is aciivc as ii ialcs ari iIrougI aciion - iIc conccis givcn ii arc iIcn vividly crccivcd iIrougI ariiciaiion and canlcs. TIis is iIc nosi roiccicd arca of slcc. TIc rcjuvcnaiing cIaracicrisiics cnicr in Icrc, and ii is during iIis criod iIai iIc Scalcrs aci as icacIcrs and guidcs. TIis infornaiion is, iIcn, oficn inicrrcicd on rciurn ly oiIcr laycrs of iIc sclf sucI as iIc lody consciousncss and sulconscious, wIcrc ii is forncd inio drcans iIai will Iavc ncaning io iIcsc arcas of iIc sclf and wIcrc gcncral icacIing, for canlc, nay lc iranslaicd inio raciical advicc involving a ariicular naiicr. TIcrc arc scvcral vcry dcfiniic siagcs of slcc, and iIcy all crforn various scrviccs for iIc crsonaliiy. TIcy arc also signals for diffcrcni laycrs of consciousncss, rcalizaiion, and aciiviiy. TIcy arc acconanicd ly sonc Iysical variaiions, and iIcrc arc sonc variaiions Iaving io do wiiI agc. In our nci cIaicr I will scal of iIcsc in sonc dciail. For now ii is sufficicni io rcalizc iIai sccific sics, dcfiniic alicraiions, occur as consciousncss is sIificd fron iIc cicrior io iIc inicrior rcaliiy, and iIai iIcsc cIangcs arc noi randon; iIai consciousncss lcavcs iIrougI a vcry rcdiciallc rouic io iis nany dcsiinaiions. TIrougI iIc agcs iIc Scalcrs Iavc iaugIi drcancrs Iow io naniulaic in iIcsc oiIcr cnvironncnis. TIcy Iavc iaugIi iIcn Iow io lring lacl infornaiion iIai could lc uscd for iIc good of iIc rcscni crsonaliiy. According io iIc inicni, rcscni urosc, and dcvcloncni, an individual nay lc awarc of iIcsc iravcls io varying dcgrccs. Sonc Iavc cccllcni rccall, for canlc, lui oficn nisinicrrci iIcir ccricncc lccausc of conscious idcas. Ii is vcry ossillc for onc drcancr wIo is a Scalcr, io go io iIc aid of anoiIcr individual wIo is Iaving sonc difficuliics in an inncr rcaliiy wiiIin iIc drcan siaic. TIc idca of guardian angcls of coursc is IigIly connccicd Icrc. A good Scalcr is as cffcciivc wiiIin onc rcaliiy as Ic is wiiIin iIc oiIcr, crcaiing sycIic francworls wiiIin Iysical rcaliiy as wcll as wiiIin inicrior cnvironncnis. Many ariisis, ocis, and nusicians arc Scalcrs, iranslaiing onc world in icrns of anoiIcr, forning sycIic siruciurcs iIai cisi in loiI wiiI grcai viialiiy - siruciurcs iIai nay lc crccivcd fron norc iIan onc rcaliiy ai oncc. TIcrc arc also various siaics of consciousncss in waling lifc, uon wIicI you do noi focus, and of wIicI you arc usually quiic unawarc. EacI siaic lnows iis own condiiions and is faniliar wiiI a diffcrcni lind of rcaliiy. "You" rcscnily Iavc a oncc-ccnicrcd consciousncss, in iIai "you" closc off fron your ccricncc iIcsc oiIcr siagcs of consciousncss in wIicI oiIcr oriions of your cniirc idcniiiy arc iniinaicly involvcd. TIcsc oiIcr siagcs of consciousncss crcaic iIcir own rcaliiics as you crcaic your own. TIc rcaliiics arc, iIcrcforc, lyroducis of consciousncss iisclf. If you could lcconc awarc of iIcsc, iIcy nigIi acar io lc oiIcr laccs io you, raiIcr iIan rcalns or ficlds of diffcrcni linds of aciiviiics. If you rolc inio iIcsc rcalns you will lc forccd io crccivc iIcn wiiI iIc rooi assuniions of your own sysicn, iranslaiing fcclings of warniI and confori, for canlc, inio inagcs of warn sIclicrs or luildings, or fcclings of fcar inio inagcs of dcnons. On occasion cvcn in waling lifc a crsonaliiy nay soniancously sIifi gcars, so io scal, and suddcnly find iisclf for a sccond or crIas a fcw noncnis wiiIin anoiIcr sucI rcaln. Disoricniaiion usually occurs. TIcrc arc iIosc wIo do iIis quiic dclilcraicly wiiI iraining, lui oficn iIcy do noi rcalizc iIai iIcy arc inicrrciing iIc ccricnccs iIcy Iavc wiiI iIc valucs of iIcir "Ionc" consciousncss. All of iIis is noi as csoicric as ii nigIi sccn. Alnosi cvcry individual Ias Iad lizarrc ccricnccs wiiI consciousncss, and lnows iniuiiivcly iIai iIcir grcaicr ccricncc is noi liniicd io Iysical rcaliiy. Mosi drcans arc lilc aninaicd osicards lrougIi lacl fron a journcy iIai you Iavc rciurncd fron and largcly forgoiicn. Your consciousncss is alrcady oricnicd again io Iysical rcaliiy; iIc drcan, an aiicni io iranslaic iIc dcccr ccricncc inio rccognizallc forns. TIc inagcs wiiIin iIc drcan arc also IigIly codcd, and arc signals for undcrlying cvcnis iIai arc lasically noi dcciIcrallc. TIc Scalcrs Icl you in iIc fornaiion of drcans wIicI arc indccd nuliidincnsional ariisiic roduciions of a lind - drcans cisiing in norc iIan onc rcaliiy, wiiI cffccis iIai disscci various siagcs of consciousncss iIai arc rcal, in your icrns, io loiI iIc living and iIc dcad and in wIicI loiI iIc living and iIc dcad nay ariiciaic. Ii is for iIis rcason iIai insiraiions and rcvclaiions arc so oficn a ari of iIc drcan condiiion. Divorccd fron Iysical focus, you arc in a lciicr osiiion io Icar iIc Scalcrs, io iranslaic iIcir insiruciions, io raciicc wiiI iIc crcaiion of inagcs, and io lc guidcd in iIc nciIods of nainiaining iIc IcaliI of iIc Iysical lody. In iIc nosi roiccicd arcas of slcc, iIc aarcni larricrs lciwccn nany laycrs of rcaliiy vanisI. You arc awarc, for canlc, of sonc rolallc rcaliiics. You cIoosc wIicI rolallc acis you wani "*$ aciualizc in your sysicn. You follow oiIcr rolallc acis iIrougI in iIc drcan siaic. You do iIis individually, lui you also do ii "&$'(%%"$on naiional and glolal lcvcls. Consciousncss ai diffcrcni lcvcls or siagcs crccivcs diffcrcni linds of cvcnis. In ordcr io crccivc sonc of iIcsc you Iavc only io lcarn io cIangc iIc focus of your aiicniion fron onc lcvcl io anoiIcr. TIcrc arc ninuic cIcnical and clccironagnciic alicraiions iIai acconany iIcsc siagcs of consciousncss, and ccriain Iysical cIangcs wiiIin iIc lody iisclf in Iornonc roduciion and incal aciiviiy. You usually glidc fron walcfulncss iIrougI io slcc wiiIoui cvcr noiicing iIc various condiiions of consciousncss iIrougI wIicI you ass, yci iIcrc arc scvcral. Firsi, of coursc, wiiI various dcgrccs of sonianciiy, iIcrc is iIc inward iurn of consciousncss away fron Iysical daia, fron worrics and conccrns of iIc day. TIcn iIcrc is an undiffcrcniiaicd lcvcl lciwccn walcfulncss and slcc wIcrc you aci as a rcccivcr - assivc lui ocn, in wIicI iclcaiIic and clairvoyani ncssagcs conc io you quiic casily. Your consciousncss can sccn io floai. TIcrc arc varying Iysical scnsaiions, sonciincs of growing largc, sonciincs of falling. DoiI scnsaiions arc cIaracicrisiic of noncnis in wIicI you alnosi caicI yoursclf, alnosi lcconc awarc of iIis undiffcrcniiaicd arca, and iIcn iranslaic sonc of iis ccricnccs inio Iysical icrns. TIc scnsaiion of largcncss, for canlc, is a Iysical inicrrciaiion of iIc sycIic cansion. TIc fccling of falling is an inicrrciaiion of a suddcn rciurn of consciousncss io iIc lody. TIis criod can lasi for only a fcw noncnis, for Ialf an Iour, or can lc rciurncd io. Ii is a cusIioning, suoriivc, and cansivc siagc of consciousncss. Suggcsiions givcn during iIis iinc arc IigIly cffcciivc. Following iIis criod iIcrc is an aciivc siaic, iIai can occur, of scudodrcaning, wIcrc iIc nind lusics iisclf wiiI Iysical conccrns iIai Iavc nanagcd io cling iIrougI iIc firsi iwo siagcs. If iIcsc arc ioo vigorous, iIc individual nay awalcn. TIis is a vivid, inicnsc, lui usually lricf siagc. AnoiIcr undiffcrcniiaicd laycr follows, iIis iinc narlcd quiic dcfiniicly ly voiccs, convcrsaiions, or inagcs, as consciousncss iuncs in norc firnly io oiIcr connunicaiions. Scvcral of iIcsc nay concic for iIc individual's aiicniion. Ai iIis oini iIc lody is fairly quici. TIc individual will follow onc or anoiIcr of iIcsc inncr siinuli io a dcccr lcvcl of consciousncss, and forn inio ligIi drcans iIc connunicaiions Ic is rccciving. SoncwIcrc during iIis iinc Ic will go inio a dccly roiccicd arca of slcc, wIcrc Ic is ai iIc iIrcsIold io oiIcr laycrs of rcaliiy and rolaliliiics. Ai iIis oini Iis ccricnccs will lc oui of all conici io iinc as you lnow ii. Hc nay ccricncc ycars iIougI only ninuics Iavc asscd. Hc will iIcn rciurn ioward Iysical rcaliiy in an arca narlcd as FEM slcc ly your scicniisis, wIcrc Iysically oricnicd drcan roduciions will lc crcaicd, uiiing iIc lnowlcdgc Ic Ias gaincd inio usc. TIc cyclc would iIcn lc rccaicd. Alnosi iIc sanc linds of fluciuaiions and siagcs occur cvcn wIcn you arc waling, Iowcvcr, iIougI you arc cvcn lcss awarc of iIcn lccausc iIcn iIc cgoiisiical sclf acis quiic uroscfully io llanlci oui iIcsc oiIcr arcas of ccricncc. TIc rccisc siagcs arc rcscni lcncaiI waling awarcncss, Iowcvcr, and wiiI iIc sanc cIcnical, clccironagnciic, and Iornonal fluciuaiions. You sinly arc noi awarc of wIai your consciousncss is doing. You cannoi yoursclvcs lcc iracl of ii for fivc full noncnis of your iinc. TIc dincnsions of ii can only lc scnscd ly iIosc dcicrnincd cnougI io ialc iIc iinc and cffori rcquircd io journcy iIrougI iIcir own suljcciivc rcaliiics. Yci iniuiiivcly cacI individual lnows iIai a ari of Iis ccricncc cscacs fron Iin all iIc iinc. WIcn you suddcnly cannoi rcncnlcr a nanc iIai you sIould lnow, you Iavc in csscncc iIc sanc lind of fccling of wIicI you arc always sulconsciously awarc. TIc urosc of iIc Scalcrs is io Icl you corrclaic and undcrsiand iIis nuliidincnsional cisicncc, and io lring as nucI as ossillc of ii io your conscious aiicniion. Only ly lcarning io fccl, or scnsc, or iniuiiivcly crccivc iIc dciIs of your own ccricncc can you glinsc iIc naiurc of All TIai Is. Dy lcconing norc awarc of your consciousncss as ii ocraics in Iysical lifc, you can lcarn io waicI ii as ii naniulaics iIrougI iIcsc oiIcr lcss faniliar arcas. Prolallc rcaliiics arc only rolallc io you lccausc you arc noi awarc of iIcn. TIcsc siagcs of consciousncss arc all a ari of your own rcaliiy. A lnowlcdgc of iIcn can lc nosi uscful. You can lcarn io "sIifi gcars," siand asidc fron your own ccricncc, and caninc ii wiiI nucI lciicr crscciivc. You can rcarc qucsiions or rollcns, suggcsiing iIai iIcy lc solvcd for you in iIc slcc siaic. You can suggcsi iIai you will scal wiiI disiani fricnds, or convcy inoriani ncssagcs iIai you cannoi convcy vcrlally, crIas. You can lring aloui rcconciliaiions, for canlc, ai anoiIcr laycr of rcaliiy iIougI you cannoi do so in iIis onc. You can dircci iIc Icaling of your lody, iclling yoursclf iIai iIis will lc acconlisIcd ly you ai onc of iIc oiIcr lcvcls of slcc conscious+&##,$and you nay asl for iIc aid of a Scalcr io givc you any ncccssary sycIological guidancc iIai is nccdcd io nainiain IcaliI. If you Iavc ariicular conscious goals and if you arc rcasonally ccriain iIai iIcy arc lcncficial oncs, iIcn you can suggcsi drcans in wIicI iIcy occur, for iIc drcans iIcnsclvcs will Iasicn iIcir Iysical rcaliiy. Now unconsciously you do nany of iIcsc iIings. You oficn go lacl In iinc, so io scal, and "rclivc" a ariicular cvcni so iIai ii Ias a diffcrcni cnding, or say iIings iIai you wisI you Iad said. A lnowlcdgc of onc siaic of consciousncss can Icl you in oiIcr siaics. In a ligIi irancc iIc ncaning of drcan synlols will lc givcn if you asl for iIcn. TIc synlols nay iIcn lc uscd as nciIods of suggcsiion iIai will lc iailorcd for you crsonally. If you discovcr, say, iIai a founiain in a drcan rcrcscnis rcfrcsIncni, iIcn wIcn you arc iircd or dcrcsscd, iIinl of a founiain. In anoiIcr laycr of rcaliiy, of coursc, you will lc crcaiing onc. In iIc nosi roiccicd arcas of slcc you arc dcaling wiiI ccricncc iIai is urc fccling or lnowing, and disconnccicd fron loiI words or inagcs. As ncniioncd, iIcsc ccricnccs arc iranslaicd inio drcans laicr, ncccssiiaiing a rciurn io arcas of consciousncss norc faniliar wiiI Iysical daia. Hcrc a grcai crcaiivc syniIcsis and a grcai crcaiivc divcrsificaiion ialcs lacc, in wIicI any givcn drcan inagc Ias ncaning io various laycrs of iIc sclf - on onc lcvcl rcrcscniing a iruiI you Iavc livcd and on oiIcr lcvcls rcrcscniing iIis iruiI as ii is norc sccifically alicd io various arcas of ccricncc or rollcns. TIcrc will lc a ncianorIosis, iIcrcforc, of onc synlol iurning inio nany, and iIc conscious nind nay only crccivc a cIaos of various drcan inagcs, lccausc iIc inncr organizaiion and uniiy is ariially Iiddcn in iIc oiIcr arcas of consciousncss iIrougI wIicI iIc rcasoning nind cannoi follow. TIc unconscious and sulconscious arcas, Iowcvcr, arc awarc of nucI norc of iIis infornaiion iIan iIc cgo, for ii rcccivcs only iIc ninuic rcsiduc of drcan naicrial as a rulc. TIc Scalcrs iIcrcforc nay acar wiiIin drcans as Iisiorical cIaracicrs, as roIcis, as irusicd old fricnds, or in wIaicvcr guisc will inrcss iIc ariicular crsonaliiy. In iIc original ccricncc, Iowcvcr, iIc iruc naiurc of iIc Scalcr is aarcni. TIc roduciion of drcans is as "soIisiicaicd" an cndcavor as is iIc roduciion of iIc oljcciivc lifc of a givcn individual. Ii is sinly living on diffcrcni icrns. TIcsc various siagcs of consciousncss and fluciuaiions of sycIic aciiviiy can also lc canincd iIrougI dircci ccricncc fron iIc waling siaic. In iIc following cIaicr wc will lci you lcconc norc awarc of iIcsc cvcr-aciivc oriions of your own rcaliiy.
CHAPTER 18 VARIOUS STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SYMBOLISM, AND MULTIPLE FOCUS
WiiIin your own crsonaliiy all faccis of your consciousncss convcrgc, wIciIcr or noi you arc awarc of ii. Consciousncss can lc iurncd in nany dircciions, olviously, loiI inward and ouiward. You arc awarc of fluciuaiions in your nornal consciousncss, and closcr aiicn- iion would nalc sonc of iIis quiic clcar. You cand or narrow iIc scoc of your aiicniion consianily. You nay focus uon onc oljcci alnosi io iIc cclusion of cvcryiIing clsc ai iincs, so iIai you liicrally arc noi conscious of iIc roon in wIicI you sii. You nay lc "conscious" and rcaciing io a rcncnlcrcd cvcni so sirongly iIai you arc rclaiivcly unawarc of rcscni cvcnis. You ialc all of iIcsc fluciuaiions for granicd. TIcy do noi disiurl you. If you arc Losi in a lool and unawarc noncniarily of your inncdiaic cnvironncni, you arc noi afraid iIai ii will lc gonc wIcn you wani io iurn your aiicniion lacl io ii. Nor in a daydrcan do you usually worry aloui rciurning safcly io iIc rcscni noncni. To sonc cicni, all of iIcsc arc snall canlcs of iIc noliliiy of your consciousncss, and iIc casc wiiI wIicI ii can lc uscd. In a sirangc nanncr, synlols can lc rcgardcd as sanlcs of iIc way you crccivc ii various lcvcls of consciousncss. TIcir cIanging guiscs can lc uscd as signosis. Firc, for canlc, is a synlol nadc Iysical, so a rcal firc iclls you olviously iIai you arc crcciving rcaliiy wiiI your Iysically aiiuncd consciousncss. A ncnial iciurc of a firc auionaiically iclls you iIai anoiIcr lind of consciousncss is involvcd. A firc ncnially sccn iIai Ias warniI lui docs noi lurn dcsiruciivcly olviously ncans sonciIing clsc. All synlols arc an aiicni io crcss fcclings, fcclings iIai can ncvcr lc crcsscd adcquaicly iIrougI languagc. Synlols rcrcscni iIc infiniic variaiions of fcclings, and in various siagcs of consciousncss iIcsc will acar in diffcrcni icrns, lui iIcy will always acconany you. TIcrc arc scvcral ccciions, Iowcvcr, in wIicI urc lnowing or urc fccling is involvcd wiiIoui iIc ncccssiiy for synlols. TIcsc siagcs of consciousncss arc infrcqucni and scldon iranslaicd inio nornal conscious icrns. Lci us ialc a ariicular fccling and follow ii iIrougI as ii nigIi lc crcsscd ai various lcvcls of consciousncss. Dcgin wiiI a fccling of joy. In nornal consciousncss, iIc inncdiaic cnvironncni will lc crccivcd in a far diffcrcni nanncr iIan ii would lc, say, if an individual wcrc in a siaic of dcrcssion. TIc fccling of joy cIangcs iIc oljccis iIcnsclvcs, in iIai iIc crccivcr sccs iIcn in a far lrigIicr ligIi. Hc crcaics iIc oljccis far norc vividly and wiiI grcaicr clariiy. In fccdlacl fasIion, iIc cnvironncni iIcn sccns io rcinforcc Iis joy. WIai Ic sccs, Iowcvcr, is siill Iysical, iIc oljccis of iIc naicrial world. Prcicnd now iIai Ic lcgins io daydrcan and falls inio a rcvcric. Inio Iis inncr nind conc iciurcs or synlols of naicrial oljccis, colc or cvcnis, fron crIas iIc asi as wcll as rcscni and fuiurc inaginings, iIc joy now lcing crcsscd wiiI grcaicr frccdon ncnially, lui wiiI synlols. TIc joy sircicIcs oui, so io scal, inio iIc fuiurc, sIcds also iis ligIi inio iIc asi, and nay covcr grcaicr arcas of cansion iIan could lc sIown in Iysical icrns ai iIai noncni. Now inaginc iIai our individual fron Iis rcvcric falls ciiIcr inio a irancc siaic or inio a dcc slcc. Hc nay scc inagcs iIai arc IigIly synlolic io Iin of joy or culcrancc. Logically iIcrc nay lc liiilc conncciion lciwccn iIcn, lui iniuiiivcly iIc conncciions arc clcar. Hc now cnicrs inio Iis ncnial ccricnccs far norc dccly iIan in iIc rcvcric siaic, and nay Iavc a scrics of drcan cisodcs in wIicI Ic is allc io crcss Iis joy and sIarc ii wiiI oiIcrs. Hc is siill dcaling wiiI Iysically oricnicd synlols, Iowcvcr. Now sincc wc arc using iIis discussion as a casc in oini wc will coniinuc io follow ii cvcn furiIcr. Hc nay forn inagcs of drcan ciiics or colc iIai arc of a vcry joyful naiurc, iranslaic iIc cnoiion iisclf inio wIaicvcr synlols arc criincni io Iin. An culcrancc nay lc iranslaicd inio inagcs of laying aninals, flying colc, or aninals or landscacs of grcai lcauiy. Again, iIc logical conncciions will lc lacling, lui iIc cniirc cisodc will lc connccicd ly iIis cnoiion. TIc Iysical lody all iIc wIilc is grcaily lcncfiiicd, lccausc iIc lcncficial fcclings auionaiically rcncw and rclcnisI iis rccucraiivc aliliiics. TIc fcclings of joy now nay lcad io inagcs of CIrisi, DuddIa, or iIc roIcis. TIcsc synlols arc iIc cIanging sccncs cIaracicrisiic of consciousncss ai various siagcs. TIc ccricnccs arc io lc considcrcd as crcaiions; crcaiivc acis all naiivc io consciousncss ai various siagcs. Dcyond iIis arc siaics in wIicI iIc synlols iIcnsclvcs lcgin io fadc away, lcconc indisiinci, disiani. Hcrc you lcgin io draw inio rcgions of consciousncss in wIicI synlols lcconc lcss and lcss ncccssary, and ii is a largcly unoulaicd arca indccd. Fcrcscniaiions llinl off and on, and finally disacar. Consciousncss is lcss and lcss Iysically oricnicd. In iIis siagc of consciousncss iIc soul finds iisclf alonc wiiI iis own fcclings, siricd of synlolisn and rcrcscniaiions, and lcgins io crccivc iIc giganiic rcaliiy of iis own lnowing. Ii fccls dircci ccricncc. If wc usc joy as our canlc, all ncnial synlols and inagcs of ii would finally disacar. TIcy Iad cncrgcd fron ii, and would fall away fron ii, noi lcing iIc original ccricncc, lui ly-roducis. TIc soul would iIcn lcgin io clorc iIc rcaliiy of iIis joy in icrns iIai can Iardly lc claincd, and in so doing would lcarn nciIods of crcciion, crcssion, and aciualizaiion iIai would Iavc lccn uiicrly inconrcIcnsillc io ii lcforc. PIysical oljccis arc iIc nosi olvious of your synlols, and rcciscly for iIai rcason you do noi rcalizc iIai iIcy arc synlols ai all. Ai diffcrcni lcvcls, consciousncss worls wiiI diffcrcni linds of synlols. Synlols arc a nciIod of crcssing inncr rcaliiy. Worling in onc dircciion iIc soul, using iis consciousncss, crcsscs inncr rcaliiy iIrougI as nany synlols as ossillc, iIrougI living, cIanging synlolisn. EacI synlol iisclf iIcn is io iis own cicni conscious, individual, and awarc. In so doing, iIc soul coniinually crcaics ncw variciics of inncr rcaliiy io lc clorcd. Worling in iIc oosiic dircciion, so io scal, iIc soul divcsis iisclf of all synlols, all rcrcscniaiions, and using iis consciousncss in a diffcrcni way lcarns io rolc iis own dircci ccricncc. WiiIoui synlols io conc lciwccn ii and ccricncc, ii crfccis iisclf in a lind of valuc fulfillncni iIai you rcscnily cannoi undcrsiand ccci synlolically. Now iIcsc cfforis go on wIciIcr you walc or slcc. Oncc you arc awarc of iIcsc aciiviiics, Iowcvcr, ii is ossillc io caicI yoursclf in various siagcs of consciousncss, and cvcn ai iincs io follow your own rogrcss, ariicularly iIrougI drcan siaics. Your lody is your nosi iniinaic synlol ai iIis oini, and again your nosi olvious. You will usc iIc idca of a lody in nosi siagcs of consciousncss. WIcn you lcavc your Iysical lody in any lind of oui-of-lody ccricncc, you aciually lcavc ii in anoiIcr iIai is only sligIily lcss PIysical. TIis in iurn is "laicr" discardcd for onc siill lcss Iysical, lui iIc idca of iIc forn is so inoriani a synlol iIai you carry ii iIrougI all of your rcligious liicraiurc, and siorics of Icrcaficr. Ai onc oini ii will vanisI wiiI iIc oiIcr synlols. Now iIcrc was a iinc, scaling in your icrns, lcforc iIc naling of synlols; a iinc so divorccd fron your idca of rcaliiy iIai only in iIc nosi roiccicd arcas of slcc docs any ncnory of ii cvcr rciurn. Ii sccns io you iIai wiiIoui synlols iIcrc would lc nonlcing, lui iIis is a naiural cnougI dcduciion sincc you arc so synlol-oricnicd. TIosc siagcs of consciousncss iIai occur aficr dcaiI siill all dcal wiiI synlols, iIougI iIcrc is nucI grcaicr frccdon in iIcir usc, and grcaicr undcrsianding of iIcir ncaning. Dui in IigIcr siagcs of consciousncss, iIc synlols arc no longcr ncccssary, and crcaiiviiy ialcs lacc conlcicly wiiIoui iIcir usc. Olviously you cannoi lcconc awarc of iIai siagc of consciousncss now, lui you can lcc iracl of iIc way synlols acar io you in loiI waling lifc and iIc drcan siaic, and lcarn io conncci iIcn wiiI iIc fcclings iIcy rcrcscni. You will lcarn iIai ccriain synlols will acar crsonally io you ai various siagcs of consciousncss, and iIcsc can scrvc as oinis of rccogniiion in your own cloraiions. WIcn Fuluri is aloui io lcavc Iis lody fron iIc drcan siaic for canlc, Ic will oficn find Iinsclf in a sirangc Iousc or aarincni iIai offcrs ooriuniiics for cloraiion. TIc Iouscs or aarincnis will always lc diffcrcni, and yci iIc synlol is always a signosi iIai Ic Ias rcacIcd a ariicular oini of consciousncss, and is rcady io cnicr anoiIcr siaic of consciousncss. EacI of you will Iavc ccriain synlols iIai scrvc iIc sanc lind of urosc, IigIly individual io you. Unlcss you nalc an cffori ai sclf- cloraiion, Iowcvcr, iIcsc synlolic guidcosis will nalc no conscious scnsc. Sonc sucI synlols siay wiiI you for lifc. Sonc in criods of grcai cIangc nay also alicr iIcir cIaracicr, lringing foriI a ccriain fccling of disoricniaiion as iIcsc unconsciously faniliar synlols undcrgo iransfornaiion. TIc sanc sori of iIing alics io your Iysical living. A dog nay lc a synlol io you of naiural joy, for canlc, or of frccdon. Aficr sccing an accidcni in wIicI a dog is lillcd, iIcn dogs nay ncan sonciIing cniircly diffcrcni io you. TIis of coursc is olvious, lui iIc sanc sori of synlol cIanging nay occur wiiIin drcans. TIc dog's accidcni nay lc a drcan ccricncc, for iIai naiicr, iIai iIcn cIangcs your conscious synlolic fccling ioward dogs in iIc waling siaic. Onc crson nay synlolizc fcar as a dcnon, as an unfricndly aninal, or cvcn as sonc crfccily sinlc ordinarily Iarnlcss oljcci; lui if you lnow wIai your own synlols ncan, iIcn you can usc iIc lnowlcdgc noi only io inicrrci your drcans lui also as signosis io iIc siaic of consciousncss in wIicI iIcy usually occur. TIcsc synlols will cIangc, iIcrcforc, in various siagcs of consciousncss. Again, iIc logical scqucncc is noi rcscni, lui iIc iniuiiivc crcaiion will cIangc iIc synlols nucI in iIc way iIai an ariisi nigIi cIangc Iis colors. All synlols siand for inncr rcaliiics, iIcrcforc, and wIcn you jugglc synlols, you arc juggling inncr rcaliiics. Any cicrior novc iIai you nalc is nadc wiiIin iIc inicrior cnvironncni, wiiIin all iIc inicrior cnvironncnis wiiI wIicI you arc involvcd. Synlols arc IigIly cIargcd sycIic ariiclcs and iIai includcs Iysical oljccis iIai Iavc sirong cIaracicrisiics of aiiraciion and cansion, iIai siand for inncr rcalizaiions and rcaliiics iIai Iavc noi lccn crccivcd iIrougI dircci lnowing. (Dy dircci lnowing Icrc, I ncan insiani cogniiion and conrcIcnsion, wiiIoui synlolizaiion.} Evcn iIc synlols, iIcn, ai various siagcs of consciousncss will acar diffcrcnily, sonc sccling io Iavc sialiliiy and crnancncc as your Iysical oljccis, following iIc rincilcs or rooi assuniions of cororcal rcaliiy, and sonc cIanging nucI norc quiclly, as in iIc drcan siaic, iIcsc lcing norc inncdiaic and scnsiiivc indicaiors of fccling. Various siaics of consciousncss sccn io Iavc iIcir own cnvironncnis in wIicI iIcsc synlols acar, again, as oljccis acar in a Iysical cnvironncni. Sccningly nonsiallc ncnial oljccis acar in iIc drcan cnvironncni ai ccriain lcvcls. TIc synlols follow rulcs iIcn in loiI cascs. As ncniioncd carlicr, again, iIc drcan univcrsc is as "oljcciivc" as iIc cororcal onc. TIc oljccis and synlols wiiIin ii arc as faiiIful rcrcscniaiions of drcan lifc as Iysical oljccis arc of waling lifc. TIc naiurc of iIc synlol, iIcrcforc, can scrvc as an indicaiion noi only as io your cnvironncni lui your siaic of consciousncss wiiIin ii. In nornal drcaning wiiIin iIc conici of an ordinary drcan drana, iIc oljccis sccn crnancni cnougI io you. You ialc iIcn for granicd. You arc siill Iysically oricnicd. You rojcci uon drcan inagcs iIc synlolisn of your waling Iours. In oiIcr siaics of drcan consciousncss, Iowcvcr, Iouscs nay suddcnly disacar. A nodcrn luilding nay suddcnly rclacc a sIacl. A cIild nay iurn inio a iuli. Now iIc synlols arc olviously lcIaving in a diffcrcni nanncr. In iIis cnvironncni, crnancncy is noi a rooi assuniion. Logical scqucncc docs noi aly. Synlols iIai lcIavc in iIis way can lc clucs io you iIai you arc now ai anoiIcr siagc of consciousncss, and wiiIin an cniircly diffcrcni inicrior cnvironncni. Ercssion of fcclings and of ccricnccs arc noi liniicd io iIc rigid francworl of oljccis siucl inio consccuiivc noncnis. Fcclings arc auionaiically iransforncd and crcsscd in a ncw, nolilc, inncdiaic nanncr. In a way iIc iunc of consciousncss is quiclcr. Aciualizaiion docs noi nccd io waii for Iours or days. Ecricncc is frcc fron a iinc conici. In iIis rcaln of consciousncss an cniirc lool nay lc wriiicn, or onc's lifc lans iIorougIly scruiinizcd. Your rcscni iinc is onc of nany dincnsions iIai Icl forn iIis ariicular siagc of consciousncss. TIcrcforc your asi, rcscni and fuiurc cisi wiiIin ii, lui only as oriions of iIai inicrior cnvironncni. You Iavc io lcarn your way aloui, for iIc siaics of consciousncss and iIcir cnvironncni sircicI oui in iIcir own way as your world sircicIcs oui, say, in sacc. Ii is noi difficuli, Iowcvcr, io lc awarc of yoursclf in iIis siagc iIrougI giving yoursclf rocr suggcsiions lcforc slcc. To sonc cicni iIis iransnuiaiion of synlol can lc olscrvcd in various siagcs of waling consciousncss also. WIcn you arc ai rcsi, awalc lui wiiI cycs closcd, inagcs and iciurcs will oficn acar io your inncr cyc. Sonc will lc Iysical-lilc naicrializaiions, inagcs of irccs or Iouscs or colc. OiIcrs will lc sinly sIacs iIai cIangc swifily and sccn io flow onc inio iIc oiIcr. As a rulc, cvcn iIc inagcs iIai arc rccognizallc will quiclly lc rclaccd ly oiIcrs in a lalcidoscoc of consianily cIanging forns. TIcrc nay sccn io you io lc no logic io iIcsc inncr iciurcs, and ccriainly no conncciion lciwccn iIcn and wIai you wcrc iIinling a noncni lcforc, or cvcn an Iour lcforc. To sonc cicni iIcy sccn disconnccicd fron you and noi of your doing. Oficn, Iowcvcr, iIcy rcrcscni iIc cIaracicrisiics sIown ly consciousncss wIcn ii is soncwIai iurncd away fron Iysical siinuli. TIc forn of synlols is cIangcd as iIc siaics of consciousncss cIangc. TIc inagcs iIai you scc in iIis circunsiancc rcrcscni iIc iIougIis and fcclings ccricnccd jusi lcforc you closcd your cycs, or iIosc iIai wcrc aranouni in your nind soncwIai rcviously. TIc ninuic your cycs arc closcd, iIc iIougIis and fcclings crcss iIcnsclvcs iIrougI iIis synlolisn. Dccausc iIc inagcs nay sccn io Iavc no dircci conncciion logically io iIcsc iIougIis and fcclings, you do noi rccognizc iIcn ciiIcr as your own, nor arc you allc io iic iIcn u wiiI wIai iIcy rcrcscni. I an uiiing iIis raiIcr sinly Icrc. Inaginaiivcly you Iavc grcaicr frccdon io crcss fcclings iIan you do raciically. An carlicr ariicular fcar fcli during iIc day involving, say, a loss of a jol nay iIcn lc iranslaicd wIcn you closc your cycs inio a scrics of sccningly unrclaicd synlols, all Iowcvcr connccicd io iIai onc fcar. You nay scc in a quicl scrics of iciurcs a dcc Iolc in iIc ground. Ii nay lc rclaccd ly a sircci urcIin, olviously oor and fron anoiIcr ccniury. A caslci nay acar, or a llacl wallci fly iIrougI iIc air. You nay scc a scvcrc, darl, winiry sccnc. TIc iciurc of a cIaracicr fron an old lool long forgoiicn nay acar and disacar. In lciwccn nay lc a grouing of oosing synlols, rcrcscniing your Ioc - a sring flowcr, a iallc loadcd wiiI food, a ncw suii of cloiIcs, any sign of alundancc iIai would Iavc ncaning io you. NowIcrc would iIc iIougIi of iIc oicniial loss of a jol cnicr in. Ii would sccn io you iIai you Iad forgoiicn ii. TIrougI iIc usc of synlols, Iowcvcr, your fcclings would lc givcn full lay, cacI inagc rising and falling in flow wiiI fcclings so far undcrncaiI consciousncss - ools of cnoiion - iIai you wcrc noi awarc of iIcn. TIcy would auionaiically lring aloui iIcsc inagcs Iowcvcr. Now wiiI rcflcciion you could conncci iIcsc wiiI iIcir origin, lui usually iIcy would ass you ly. If you lci yoursclf lic siill longcr wiiI cycs closcd, iIc synlolisn would coniinuc io cIangc cIaracicr, losing crIas sonc of iis visual cIaracicrisiics and growing norc inicnsc in oiIcr dircciions. You nigIi iIinl you sncll a ariicular odor, for canlc, iIai is disiasicful io you (following iIrougI wiiI iIc siiuaiion as givcn}. You nigIi, insicad, iranslaic iIc fcar inio a frigIicning Iysical scnsaiion, and suddcnly fccl iIai you arc falling, or iIai sonciIing unlcasani ioucIcd you. Any of iIcsc cIanging cIaracicrisiics of synlols sIould alcri you io iIc alicrcd siaic of your consciousncss. If you lci yoursclf drifi off inio slcc Icrc, you would nosi rolally nanufaciurc iwo or iIrcc drcans iIai synlolizcd iIc fcar, drcans in wIicI you considcr and iry oui ossillc soluiions wiiIin iIc drcan conici. TIc jol siiuaiion nigIi ncvcr acar as sucI wiiIin any of iIc drcans, of coursc. Siill, io iIc unconscious iIc rollcn Ias lccn sci and givcn. In iIc following dcc roiccicd arcas of slcc, iIc IigIcr ccnicrs of iIc inncr sclf arc allowcd io funciion and conc io iIc aid of iIc iIrcc-dincnsionally oricnicd oriion of iIc crsonaliiy. TIis norc lilcraicd sclf sccs iIc siiuaiion nucI norc clcarly, suggcsis a givcn linc of aciion (lui docs noi ordcr ii}, and inforns iIc drcaning sclf. TIc drcaning sclf iIcn nanufaciurcs a grou of drcans in wIicI iIc soluiion is siaicd wiiIin a synlolic drcan siiuaiion. TIc final and norc sccific inicrrciaiion is donc in arcas of drcaning closcr io iIc waling sclf, wIcn iIc synlols grow norc and norc sccific. TIcrc is a nucI norc narrow ascci io synlolisn, iIcrcforc. TIc closcr you gci io waling consciousncss, iIc norc liniicd and narrow iIc synlol. TIc Iandicr ii is in a givcn Iysical circunsiancc, iIc lcss valuallc ii is as a waling lifciinc cIaracicrisiic synlol. To sonc cicni iIc norc rccisc a synlol is, iIc lcss ncaning ii can coniain. In iIc nosi inoriani drcan worl, donc in iIc dcc roiccicd slcc criods, iIc synlols arc owcrful cnougI and yci condcnscd cnougI so iIai iIcy can lc lrolcn down, uscd in a scrics of sccningly unrclaicd drcans as conncciivcs, rciain iIcir original sircngiI and siill acar in diffcrcni guiscs, lcconing in cacI succccding drcan laycr norc and norc sccific. Now cvcn as you go aloui your day, your consciousncss fluciuaics, and you can caicI yoursclf "synlolizing" in iIcsc diffcrcni ways if you gci in iIc Ialii of olscrving lui noi inicrrciing iIc siaic of your nind. EacI Iysical cvcni iIai Ias Iacncd io you is filcd away wiiIin your sycIc as a dcfiniic grou of synlols. TIcsc do noi rcrcscni iIc ccricncc, iIcy coniain iIc ccricncc. TIcsc rcrcscni your crsonal synlol lanl as far as your rcscni lifc is conccrncd. TIcrc is a grcai uniiy lciwccn your dayiinc synlols and your drcaning oncs. In a niraculous sIoriIand, nany synlols carry iIc lurdcn of far norc iIan onc ccricncc, of coursc, and onc synlol will iIcrcforc cvolc noi only onc givcn ccricncc, lui sinilar oncs. Pcrsonal associaiion, iIcrcforc, is IigIly involvcd wiiI your crsonal lanl of synlols, and ii ocraics in iIc drcan siaics rcciscly as In waling lifc - lui wiiI grcaicr frccdon, and drawing fron iIc fuiurc, in your icrns, as wcll as fron iIc asi. TIcrcforc, you Iavc grcaicr usc of synlolisn in iIc drcan siaic, for you arc awarc of asi and fuiurc synlols. TIcsc vary in inicnsiiy; Oficn iIcy clusicr iogciIcr. SucI nuliidincnsional synlols will acar iIcn in nany ways, noi sinly visually. TIcy will affcci noi only your own PIysical rcaliiy, lui all rcaliiics in wIicI you arc involvcd. In a nanncr f scaling iIc synlols iIai you lnow arc lui iIc iail cnd of grcaicr synlols. Fcsunc diciaiion. WIcn I rcfcrrcd io your crsonal lanl of synlols, I ncani io sccify iIai iIis lanl was yours fron iIc day of your liriI and lcforc. Ii coniaincd iIc synlols of your asi cisicnccs in your icrns (and in your icrns, you add io ii in iIis lifc}. TIis lanl of synlols nusi lc aciivaicd, Iowcvcr. For canlc, you Iavc visual inagcs wIcn you arc lorn, inicrnal visual inagcs, synlols iIai arc aciivaicd iIc noncni you ocn your cycs for iIc firsi iinc. TIcsc scrvc you as lcarning nccIanisns. You lcc irying io uiilizc your cycs rocrly uniil cicrior inagcs conforn wiiI iIc inncr aiicrns. TIis is circncly inoriani, and noi undcrsiood ly your scicniisis. TIc cyc-ocning aciivaics iIc inncr nccIanisn. If iIcrc is sonciIing wrong Iysically wiiI iIc cycs, if iIcy arc llind for canlc, iIcn iIai ariicular nccIanisn is noi aciivaicd ai iIai iinc. TIc crsonaliiy nay Iavc cIoscn io lc lorn llind for Iis own rcasons. If iIosc rcasons cIangc, or if inncr sycIic dcvcloncnis occur, iIcn iIc Iysical cycs will lc Icalcd and iIc inncr nccIanisn aciivaicd. TIcrc arc cndlcss variciics of lcIavior along iIcsc lincs. TIc inncr lanls of synlols, Iowcvcr, ocraic as a drawing accouni, laicni unlcss you ialc advaniagc of iIcn. You iIinl lcforc you lcarn languagc, as I ncniioncd carlicr in iIis lool, lui you alrcady Iavc ai your sycIic fingcriis asi ccricnccs fron oiIcr lifciincs io guidc you. TIosc wIo arc lorn inio iIc sanc naiionaliiy, say iwicc consccuiivcly, lcarn io scal nucI quiclcr iIc sccond iinc around. Sonc infanis will iIinl in iIc languagc of a asi lifc lcforc iIc ncw languagc is lcarncd. All of iIis Ias io do wiiI iIc usc of synlols. Sound is iisclf a synlol. You undcrsiand iIai fron a givcn oini of silcncc, sound lcgins and grows loudcr. WIai you do noi undcrsiand is iIai fron iIai givcn oini of silcncc, wIicI is your oini of non-crcciion, sounds also lcgin iIai grow dcccr and dcccr inio silcncc, yci siill Iavc ncaning and as nucI variciy as iIc sounds iIai you lnow, and iIcsc arc also synlols. TIc iIougIi unsolcn Ias a "sound" iIai you do noi Icar, lui iIai is vcry audillc ai anoiIcr lcvcl of rcaliiy and crcciion. Trccs as iIcy siand arc a sound iIai, again, you do noi crccivc. In your drcans and ariicularly lcyond iIosc drcans iIai you rccall, arc arcas of consciousncss in wIicI iIcsc sounds arc auionaiically crccivcd and iranslaicd inio visual inagcs. TIcy ocraic as a sori of sIoriIand. Civcn ccriain sounds, you could rccrcaic your univcrsc as you lnow ii unconsciously, and any onc nuliidincnsional synlol can coniain all iIc rcaliiy iIai you lnow. PIysically, sncll, sigIi, and sound arc conlincd iogciIcr io givc you your nain scnsc daia and conosc your Iysical scnscs. Ai oiIcr lcvcls, Iowcvcr, iIcsc arc scaraicd. Odors iIcrcforc Iavc a visual rcaliiy, and, as you lnow, visual daia can also lc crccivcd in icrns of oiIcr scnsc crcciions. TIc synlols can conc iogciIcr or fly aari, can lc crccivcd scaraicly or as a uniiy. As cacI cvcni Ias iis own synlol for you, so you Iavc your cIaracicrisiic way of conlining iIcsc. TIcsc synlols can lc iranslaicd and crccivcd in nany icrns; as a scrics of noics for canlc, as a conlinaiion of scnscs, as a scrics of inagcs. Ai various siagcs of consciousncss you will crccivc iIc synlols in diffcrcni icrns. TIc nuliidincnsional synlol in iis cniirciy, iIcn, Ias a rcaliiy in oiIcr siaics of consciousncss, lui also ai oiIcr lcvcls of rcaliiy cniircly. You ocraic as if your iIougIis wcrc sccrci, iIougI you sIould lnow ly now iIai iIcy arc noi. Noi only arc your iIougIis aarcni iIrougI iclcaiIic connunicaiions, for canlc, lui wiiIoui your conscious awarcncss iIcy also forn wIai you nay call scudoinagcs "lcncaiI" iIc rangc of Iysical naiicr as you nornally crccivc ii in sonc cascs, or "alovc" iIis sanc rangc. Ii is, iIcrcforc, as if your iIougIis acar wiiIin oiIcr rcaliiics as oljccis - alivc and viial in iIcnsclvcs, growing inio oiIcr sysicns as flowcrs or irccs grow u sccningly fron noiIing wiiIin Iysical rcaliiy. TIcsc can iIcn lc uscd as iIc raw naicrial, so io scal, in ccriain oiIcr sysicns. TIcy arc iIc givcn "naiural daia," iIc raw naicrial of crcaiiviiy in iIc rcaliiics iIai you Icl sccd lui do noi crccivc. In iIis nanncr of scaling, your iIougIis iIcn follow laws. TIcir lcIavior follows laws, and iIcir aciiviiics, iIai you do noi undcrsiand, iIougI you call your iIougIis your own. TIcy arc iIcn naniulaicd, indccndcnily of you, ly oiIcr linds of consciousncss as cvcr-cIanging naiural Icnoncna. TIc naiivc consciousncss wiiIin sucI sysicns is noi awarc of iIc origin of iIis Icnoncna, nor of your own rcaliiy. TIcy ialc iIc cvidcncc iIai acars io iIcir scnscs as rcaliiy, as nosi of you do. Ii would noi occur io iIcn iIai iIis Icnoncnon originaicd ouisidc of iIcir own sysicn. If I wcrc io nalc iIc sanc siaicncni for canlc io any of ny rcadcrs, I would lc accuscd of saying iIai Iysical rcaliiy was conoscd of iIc discards of iIc univcrsc. I an noi saying iIai, nor inlying ii in iIc casc jusi ncniioncd. In your sysicn you Iavc a dircci Iand in iIc fornaiion of Iysical rcaliiy. Your naiural givcn daia is iIc rcsuli of individual, nass, and collcciivc iIougIis, fcclings, and cnoiions, naicrializcd. Your sysicn in iIis rcscci is norc crcaiivc iIan iIc sysicns jusi ncniioncd. On iIc oiIcr Iand, wiiIin iIcsc oiIcr sysicns iIcrc is a sirong innovaiivc grou consciousncss dcvcloing, in wIicI idcniiiy is rciaincd lui grcaicr inncr lay allowcd lciwccn individuals, a largc crcaiivc inicrcIangc of synlol-ools, a drawing uon ncnial and sycIic synlols wiiI grcaicr faciliiy. Dccausc of iIis, iIcsc individuals rccognizc norc clcarly iIc conncciion lciwccn crcaiivc inagcs and givcn scnsc daia. TIcy uroscly alicr and cIangc iIcir givcn scnsc daia, and ccrincni wiiI ii. All of iIis involvcs a worling wiiI synlols in a nosi iniinaic nanncr. Ai ccriain lcvcls of your crsonaliiy you arc awarc of all iIc diffcrcni ways in wIicI synlols arc uscd, noi only in your sysicn lui in oiIcrs. As ncniioncd carlicr, no sysicn of rcaliiy is closcd. Your iIougIis and inagcs and fcclings iIcrcforc alicr iIc givcn scnsc daia in sonc oiIcr sysicns. TIc innovaiivc aiicrns dcvclocd in iIosc sysicns, Iowcvcr, can lc io sonc cicni crccivcd wiiIin your own. TIcrc arc consiani llccd-iIrougIs. In your various siagcs of consciousncss you ass iIrougI arcas iIai can lc corrclaicd wiiI nany of iIcsc sysicns. Sonc siagcs iIrougI wIicI you ass arc naiivc siagcs io oiIcr linds of consciousncss, and wIilc assing iIrougI iIcsc you will find yoursclf using synlols in iIc way iIai is cIaracicrisiic of iIai lcvcl. Synlols sIould lc fluid, cvcr-cIanging in iIcir forn. Sonc -an lc uscd as cascncnis io Iousc original ccricnccs, as nciIods of dccciion iIcrcforc raiIcr iIan illuninaiion. WIcn iIis Iacns fcar is always involvcd. Fcar ialcn inio iIc various siagcs of consciousncss acis as a disioriing lcns, Iiding iIc naiural dincnsions of all synlols, aciing as a larricr and as an incdincni io frcc flow. Synlols of an closivc naiurc scrvc as rclcasing agcnis, sciiing loosc iIai wIicI Ias lccn cncascd. WiiIoui Iysical siorns you would all go insanc. TIc aggrcssivc naiurc of synlols is liiilc undcrsiood, nor iIc rclaiionsIi lciwccn aggrcssion and crcaiiviiy. TIcsc arc far fron oosing cIaracicrisiics, and wiiIoui an aggrcssivc iIrusi, synlols would lacl iIcir IigI noliliiy. TIcy would cisi in a crnancni lind of cnvironncni. Ii is loiI iIc crcaiivc and aggrcssivc asccis of consciousncss iIai allow ii io usc synlols, io novc iIrougI various lcvcls of ccricncc, and iIc aggrcssivc naiurc of iIougIi iIai so rocls ii, dcsiic your lnowlcdgc, inio rcaliiics iIai you do noi undcrsiand. Aggrcssivcncss and assiviiy arc loiI lcIind synlols of liriI, for loiI arc nccdcd. TIcy arc loiI lcncaiI synlols of dcaiI, iIougI iIis is noi undcrsiood. Incriia rcsulis wIcn aggrcssivcncss and crcaiiviiy arc noi in iIc rocr rooriions, wIcn consciousncss lcans ioo scvcrcly in onc dircciion or anoiIcr, wIcn iIc flow of synlols is ciiIcr ioo quicl or ioo slow for iIc ariicular sycIological cnvironncni in wIicI you dwcll. Pauscs iIcn occur. To ui ii as sinly as ossillc, iIcrc is an alnosi inconccivallc noncni in wIicI a no-rcaliiy occurs, in wIicI a synlol is caugIi lciwccn noiion and no noiion, a iinc of unccriainiy. TIis is of coursc iranslaicd in nany ways, and rcflccicd. In sucI criods, ccriain synlols can lc losi io all inicnis and uroscs, droing oui of an individual's ccricncc, lcaving gas of incriia. TIcsc gas cisi quiic liicrally in nany sysicns. You cncounicr iIcn on nany lcvcls. You nay find yoursclf ccricncing a siaic of consciousncss, for canlc, in wIicI noiIing sccns io Iacn, and no sycIological landscac or rccognizallc synlols occur. TIcsc cisi noi only sycIologically or sycIically, lui as llanl arcas in icrns of sacc. TIc saccs nay lc fillcd finally wiiI ncw synlols. If you arc crcciivc cnougI, you can sonciincs caicI yoursclvcs cncounicring sucI siaics of rcaliiy in wIicI noiIing acars and no signs of any consciousncss ouisidc of your own is aarcni. SucI llanl sois can lc sccdcd wiiI ncw synlols, and arc oficn uscd as cIanncls iIrougI wIicI ncw crcaiivc idcas and invcniions arc inscricd. TIcsc gas arc rccognizcd ly oiIcrs, iIcrcforc, and vicwcd as darl saccs. TIcy also rcrcscni arcas of no rcsisiancc for iIosc nind-iravclcrs wIo arc roling inncr rcaliiics. TIcy rcrcscni uncluiicrcd arcas, lui also ocn cIanncls, inaciivc in iIcnsclvcs lui assivcly waiiing. Now sonc synlols also waii in sucI a assivc nanncr io lc aciivaicd. TIcy rcrcscni fuiurc ccricncc, in your icrns, iIai rcscnily lics laicni. TIcsc llanl sois of incriia, iIcrcforc, arc crcaiivc io sonc cicni, in iIai iIcsc oiIcr synlols nay swin inio vicw wiiIin iIcn.
CHAPTER 19 ALTEFNATE PFESENTS AND MULTIPLE FOCUS
Lci us lcgin wiiI iIc nornal waling consciousncss iIai you lnow. Dui onc sic away fron iIis is anoiIcr lcvcl of consciousncss inio wIicI you all sli wiiIoui lnowing. Wc will call ii "A-1." Ii is adjaccni io your nornal consciousncss, scaraicd fron ii vcry sligIily; and yci in ii vcry dcfiniic cffccis can acar iIai arc noi rcscni in your usual siaic. Ai iIis lcvcl nany aliliiics nay lc uscd, and iIc rcscni noncni can lc ccricnccd in nany diffcrcni fasIions, using as a lasis iIc Iysical daia wiiI wIicI you arc alrcady faniliar. In your nornal siaic you scc iIc lody. In A-1 your consciousncss can cnicr iIc lody of anoiIcr, and Ical ii. You can in iIc sanc nanncr crccivc iIc siaic of your own PIysical inagc. You can, according io your aliliiics, naniulaic naiicr fron iIc insidc consciously, wiiI lucidiiy and alcrincss. A - 1 nay lc uscd as a sidc laiforn, so io scal, fron wIicI you can vicw Iysical cvcnis fron a clcarcr siandoini. Using ii you arc rclcascd noncniarily fron lodily rcssurcs, and wiiI iIai frccdon, you can novc io rclicvc iIcn. Prollcns iIai sccn lcyond soluiion can oficn, iIougI noi always, lc solvcd. Suggcsiions givcn arc nucI norc cffcciivc. Ii is casicr io forn inagcs, and iIcy Iavc a grcaicr noliliiy. A-1 is a sidcsic away, iIcrcforc, and yci an inoriani onc. Now ii can lc uscd as iIc firsi of a scrics of sics, lcading io "dcccr" siaics of consciousncss. Ii can also lc uscd as iIc firsi of a scrics of adjaccni sics. EacI of iIc dcccr laycrs of consciousncss can also lc uscd as firsi sics lcading io oiIcr adjaccni lcvcls. A-1 is sinlc io cnicr. WIcn you lisicn io nusic iIai you lilc, wIcn you arc indulging in an cnjoyallc quici ursuii, you can scnsc iIc diffcrcni fccling. Ii nay lc acconanicd ly your own cIaracicrisiic Iysical clucs. You nay ia your fingcrs in a ccriain way. TIcrc nay lc a ariicular gcsiurc. You nay siarc or lool drcanily io iIc lcfi or rigIi. Any sucI Iysical clucs can Icl you diffcrcniiaic lciwccn iIis siaic of consciousncss and iIc usual rcdoninaiing onc. You Iavc only io rccognizc ii, lcarn io Iold ii, and iIcn rocccd io ccrincni in iis usc. As a rulc, ii is siill Iysically oricnicd, in iIai iIc aliliiics arc usually dirccicd ioward iIc inncr crcciion and naniulaiion of naiicr or Iysical cnvironncni. You can iIcrcforc crccivc iIc rcscni noncni fron a variciy of uniquc siandoinis noi usually availallc. You can crccivc iIc noncni's rcaliiy as ii cisis for your inicsiinc, or your Iand; and ccricncc, wiiI raciicc, iIc rcscni inncr cacc and connoiion iIai cisi sinuliancously wiiIin your Iysical lody. TIis lrings a grcai arcciaiion and wondcr, a scnsc of uniiy wiiI iIc living cororcal naicrial of wIicI you arc Iysically conoscd. WiiI raciicc you can lcconc as iniuiiivcly awarc of your inicrnal Iysical cnvironncni, as |of | your cicrnal Iysical cnvironncni. WiiI grcaicr raciicc, iIc conicnis of your own nind will lcconc as rcadily availallc. You will scc your iIougIis as clcarly as your inncr organs. In iIis casc you nay crccivc iIcn synlolically iIrougI synlols you will rccognizc, sccing junllcd iIougIis for canlc as wccds, wIicI you can iIcn sinly discard. You can rcqucsi iIai iIc iIougIi conicni of your nind lc iranslaicd inio an inicnsc inagc, synlolically rcrcscniing individual iIougIis and iIc ovcrall ncnial landscac, iIcn ialc oui wIai you do noi lilc and rclacc ii wiiI norc osiiivc inagcs. TIis docs noi ncan iIai iIis inncr landscac nusi always lc conlcicly sunny, lui ii docs ncan iIai ii sIould lc wcll lalanccd. A darl and largcly lrooding inncr landscac sIould alcri you, so iIai you lcgin inncdiaicly io cIangc ii. Nonc of iIcsc acconlisIncnis arc lcyond ny rcadcrs, iIougI anyonc nay find any onc givcn fcai norc difficuli iIan anoiIcr. You nusi also rcalizc iIai I an scaling in raciical icrns. You can corrcci a Iysical condiiion for canlc, in iIc nanncr jusi givcn. If so, Iowcvcr, ly canining iIc inncr landscac of iIougIis, you would find iIc sourcc Icrc iIai iniiially lrougIi aloui iIc Iysical ailncni. Fcclings can lc canincd in iIc sanc way. TIcy will acar diffcrcnily, wiiI nucI grcaicr noliliiy. TIougIis, for canlc, nay acar as siaiionary siruciurcs, as flowcrs or irccs, Iouscs or landscacs. Fcclings will acar norc oficn in iIc cIanging noliliiy of waicr, wind, wcaiIcr, slics and cIanging color. Any Iysical ailncni, iIcn, can lc crccivcd in iIis siaic ly looling inward inio iIc lody and discovcring ii; iIcn ly cIanging wIai you scc you nay find yoursclf cnicring your lody or anoiIcr's as a vcry snall niniaiurc, or as a oini of ligIi, or sinly wiiIoui any sulsiancc, yci awarc of iIc inncr lody cnvironncni. You cIangc wIai nccds io lc cIangcd in wIaicvcr way occurs io you, iIcn - ly dircciing iIc lody's cncrgy in iIai dircciion, ly cnicring iIc flcsI and lringing ccriain oriions iogciIcr iIai nccd iIis adjusincni, ly naniulaiing arcas of iIc sinc. TIcn fron iIis adjaccni laiforn of A-1 consciousncss, you crccivc iIc ncnial iIougIi aiicrns of yoursclf or iIc oiIcr crson in wIaicvcr way you find cIaracicrisiic of you. You nay crccivc iIc iIougIi aiicrns as quiclly flasIing scnicnccs or words iIai arc usually sccn wiiIin your nind or wiiIin iIc oiIcr nind, or as llacl lciicrs iIai forn words. Or you nay Icar iIc words and iIougIis lcing crcsscd, or you nay scc iIc carlicr ncniioncd "landscac" in wIicI iIc iIougIis synlolically forn inio a iciurc. TIis will sIow you Iow iIc iIougIis lrougIi aloui iIc Iysical nalady, and wIicI oncs wcrc involvcd. TIc sanc iIing sIould iIcn lc donc wiiI iIc fccling aiicrn. TIis nay lc crccivcd as lursis of darl or ligIi colors in noiion, or sinly onc ariicular cnoiion of grcai forcc nay lc fcli. If ii is vcry sirong, onc cnoiion nay lc fcli in nany sucI guiscs. In iIc casc of loiI iIougIis and cnoiions, wiiI grcai confidcncc you lucl oui iIosc iIai arc connccicd wiiI iIc nalady. In sucI a nanncr you Iavc nadc adjusincnis on iIrcc lcvcls. A-1 nay lc uscd also as a grcai francworl for crcaiiviiy, conccniraiion, siudy, rcfrcsIncni, rcsi and ncdiiaiion. You nay cvolvc your own inagc of iIis siaic io Icl you, inagining ii as a roon or a lcasani landscac or laiforn. Soniancously, you will find your own synlol for iIis siaic. TIis siaic nay lc uscd also as a sic io iIc nci siaic of consciousncss, lcading io a dcccr irancc condiiion; siill rclaiing Iowcvcr io iIc rcaliiy sysicn iIai you undcrsiand. Or ii nay lc uscd as a sic lcading io an adjaccni lcvcl of consciousncss; iwo sics away, iIcrcforc, on iIc sanc lcvcl fron nornal rcaliiy. In iIis casc ii will lcad you noi inio a dcccr caninaiion and crcciion of iIc rcscni noncni, lui insicad inio an awarcncss and rccogniiion of wIai I will call alicrnaic rcscni noncnis. You will lc ialing sics asidc fron iIc rcscni iIai you lnow. TIis lcads io cloraiions ncniioncd carlicr in iIis lool, inio rolaliliiics. TIis siaic can lc circncly advaniagcous wIcn you arc irying io solvc rollcns Iaving io do wiiI fuiurc arrangcncnis, dccisions iIai will affcci iIc fuiurc, and any naiicrs, in faci, in wIicI inoriani dccisions for iIc fuiurc nusi lc nadc. In iIis siaic you arc allc io iry oui various alicrnaiivc dccisions and sonc rolallc rcsulis, noi inaginaiivcly lui in quiic raciical icrns. TIcsc rolaliliiics arc rcaliiics, rcgardlcss of wIicI dccision you nalc. Say, for canlc, iIai you Iavc iIrcc cIoiccs and ii is incraiivc iIai you sclcci onc. Using iIis siaic, you ialc iIc firsi cIoicc. TIc alicrnaiivc rcscni is iIc noncni in wIicI you nalc iIai cIoicc. Having nadc ii iIc rcscni is cIangcd, and quiic clcarly you crccivc cacily iIc way ii is cIangcd and wIai aciions and cvcnis will flow fron iIc cIangc inio iIc fuiurc iIai lclongs io iIai ariicular alicrnaic rcscni. You do iIc sanc wiiI cacI of iIc oiIcr cIoiccs, all fron iIc francworl of iIai siaic of consciousncss. TIc nciIods in cacI casc arc iIc sanc. You nalc iIc dccision. You iIcn lcconc awarc in wIaicvcr way you cIoosc of iIc Iysical cffccis wiiIin your lody. You cnicr iIc lody as you did in iIc way I gavc carlicr for Icaling. WiiI grcai scnsiiiviiy you arc allc io scc wIai Iysical cffcci iIc dccision will Iavc - wIciIcr iIc siaic of iIc lody rcnains iIc sanc, wIciIcr iIcrc is a grcai scnsc of IcaliI wiiIin ii, or iIc inciicni lcginning of grcai difficuliics. In lilc nanncr you clorc iIc ncnial and fccling asccis, iIcn you iurn your aiicniion "ouiward," ioward iIc cnvironncni iIai rcsulis fron iIis alicrnaic rcscni. Mcnially, cvcnis will acar io you. You nay ccricncc iIcsc sirongly, or ncrcly vicw iIcn. TIcy nay lcconc so vivid iIai you noncniarily forgci yoursclf, lui if you nainiain your coniaci wiiI iIis lcvcl of consciousncss, iIis will Iacn scldon. As a rulc you arc vcry awarc of wIai you arc doing. According io iIc siiuaiion, you can do iIc sanc iIing io find oui iIc cffcci of iIis dccision on oiIcrs sccifically. You iIcn rciurn io nornal consciousncss, going iIrougI iIc A -I siaic iIai you uscd as a rclininary. Aficr a criod of rcsi, rciurn and nalc iIc sccond dccision, and again iIc iIird, following iIrougI in iIc sanc nanncr. TIcn in your nornal siaic of consciousncss, of coursc, you nalc iIc dccision iIai you wani fron iIc infornaiion and ccricncc iIai you Iavc rcccivcd. TIc nancs nalc liiilc diffcrcncc. For sinliciiy's salc call iIis lcvcl of consciousncss A-1-a. TIcrc is an A-1-l, you scc, siill adjaccni io iIis onc, and siill siariing off fron an alicrnaic rcscni iIai can lc uscd for nany oiIcr uroscs. Ii is noi as casy for iIc ordinary individual io cnicr, and ii dcals wiiI grou rcscnis, wiiI nass rolaliliiics, racial naiicrs, iIc novcncni of civilizaiion. Ii is onc iIai would lc nosi lcncficial io oliiicians and siaicsncn, and ii also can lc uscd io rolc inio rolallc asis as wcll. Hcrc ii would lc of lcncfii in lcarning of old ruins for can- lc, and vanisIcd civilizaiions, lui only if iIc sccific rolallc asi wcrc rolcd in wIicI iIcsc cisicd. TIc nci adjaccni lcvcl now would lc A-1-c, wIicI is an cicnsion of iIc onc jusi givcn, in wIicI iIcrc is grcaicr frccdon of aciion, noliliiy and ccricncc. Hcrc io sonc cicni iIcrc is sonc ariiciaiion in iIc cvcnis crccivcd. TIcrc is no nccd io go dccly inio any of iIcsc lcyond iIis oini, lccausc ordinarily you will noi lc involvcd wiiI iIcn, and iIcy lcad inio rcaliiics iIai Iavc liiilc rcfcrcncc io your own. TIcy arc siaics of consciousncss ioo divorccd, and undcr usual circunsianccs, iIis is as far as your rcscni consciousncss is allc io go in iIai ariicular dircciion. TIc firsi siaic, A-1-a, is iIc nosi raciical and iIc casicsi for you, lui oficn you nusi siill Iavc a good fccling for iIc A-1 lcvcl lcforc you arc willing io ialc iIai nci adjaccni sic. Ii allows for grcai cansion, Iowcvcr, wiiIin iis liniiaiions. Using ii, you can discovcr for canlc wIai would Iavc Iacncd if "I did iIis or iIc oiIcr." Fcncnlcr, iIcsc arc all adjaccni lcvcls, going oui Iorizonially. Dirccily lcncaiI A-1, now, you will Iavc A-2, wIicI is a sligIily dcccr siaic, using iIc analogy of u and down dircciion. Ii is lcss Iysically oricnicd iIan A-1. You siill Iavc cccllcni lucidiiy and awarcncss. TIis siaic can lc uscd io clorc iIc asi in your icrns of rcfcrcncc, wiiIin iIc rolallc sysicn iIai you lnow. Fcincarnaiional asis arc lnown io you Icrc, and if sonc crsonal nalady cannoi lc solvcd fron A-1, you nay Iavc io go io A-2 discovcring iIai ii originaicd fron anoiIcr cisicncc. TIis siaic is disiinguisIcd ly a slowcr lrcaiIing aiicrn and, unlcss oiIcr dircciions arc givcn, ly a soncwIai lowcrcd icncraiurc and longcr alIa wavcs; a slowcr frcqucncy. TIcrc is siill rclaiion io cnvironncni, Iowcvcr, and awarcncss of ii. TIis nay lc uroscly lloclcd off for grcaicr cfficicncy, lui ii is noi ncccssary. In nany cascs iIc cycs nay lc ocn, for canlc, iIougI ii nay lc casicr io closc iIcn. Hcrc scnsiiiviiy is quiclcncd. WiiIoui ncccssarily following iIc nciIods givcn in A-1, iIc ncnial, Iysical and fccling asccis of asi crsonaliiics will acar. TIcy nay lc crccivcd in various ways according io iIc cIaracicrisiics of iIc individual wIo is in iIis siaic. TIis can lc uscd io discovcr iIc origin of an idca in iIc asi, or io find anyiIing iIai Ias lccn losi iIcrc, as long as ii is wiiIin your rolaliliiy sysicn. Dirccily lcncaiI iIis is A-3. You Iavc an cicnsion, again, Icrc dcaling wiiI nass issucs - novcncnis of land, iIc Iisiory of your lanci as you lnow ii, iIc lnowlcdgc of iIc raccs iIai inIaliicd ii, iIc Iisiory of iIc aninals, iIc laycrs of gas and coal, and of iIc various agcs iIai swci across iIc lanci and cIangcd ii. A-4 lrings you io a lcvcl iIai is lcncaiI naiicr fornaiions, a lcvcl in wIicI idcas and conccis can lc crccivcd, aliIougI iIcir rcrcscniaiions do noi acar in iIc rcscni Iysical rcaliiy iIai you lnow. Fron iIis laycr nany of iIc dcccsi insiraiions conc. TIcsc idcas and conccis, Iaving iIcir own clccironagnciic idcniiiy, ncvcriIclcss acar as "iIc synlolic landscac" ai iIis lcvcl of consciousncss. TIis is difficuli io clain. TIc iIougIis do noi acar as scudoinagcs for canlc, or assunc any scudonaicrializaiion, yci iIcy arc fcli vividly, crccivcd and iclcd u ly oriions of iIc lrain - iIosc sccningly unuscd oriions for wIicI scicncc Ias found no answcr. TIcsc idcas and conccis olviously canc fron consciousncss. Howcvcr, iIcy rcrcscni inciicni laicni dcvcloncnis iIai nay or nay noi occur in Iysical rcaliiy. TIcy nay or nay noi lc crccivcd ly any givcn individual. TIc cIaracicrisiic inicrcsi and aliliiics of iIc crsonaliiy involvcd will Iavc nucI io do wiiI Iis rccogniiion of iIc rcaliiics wiiIin iIis laycr of consciousncss. TIc naicrial availallc, Iowcvcr, rcrcscnis luilding llocls for nany rolallc sysicns. Ii is an ocn arca inio wIicI nany oiIcr dincnsions Iavc acccss. Ii oficn lcconcs availallc in slcc siaics. Conlcic innovaiions, world-sIaiicring invcniions - iIcsc all lic waiiing, so io scal, in iIis Iugc rcscrvoir. Sirong crsonal "convcrsions" arc oficn cffccicd fron iIis lcvcl. Now any individual can ass iIrougI iIcsc lcvcls and rcnain rclaiivcly unioucIcd and unawarc, can iravcl iIrougI iIcn uncrcciving. TIc ovcrall inicniions and cIaracicrisiics of iIc crsonaliiy will dcicrninc iIc qualiiy of crcciion and undcrsianding. TIc naicrial ncniioncd is availallc in cacI of iIc lcvcls of consciousncss givcn, lui ii nusi lc sougIi oui, ciiIcr iIrougI conscious dcsirc or sirong unconscious dcsirc. If ii is noi, iIcn iIc gifis availallc and iIc oicniials sinly rcnain unuscd and unclaincd. TIc siaics of consciousncss ncrgc also onc inio iIc oiIcr, and ii is olvious iIai I an using iIc icrns of dciI io nalc iIc discussion casicr. Siariing wiiI iIc cgo or waling consciousncss as iIc ouicr sclf focuscd ioward cicrior rcaliiy, iIcsc siaics arc lroad, norc lilc lains io lc clorcd. EacI onc, iIcrcforc, ocns in grcai adjaccni arcas also, and iIcrc arc nany "aiIs" io lc ialcn according io your inicrcsi and dcsirc. As your ordinary waling siaic crccivcs an cniirc univcrsc of Iysical daia, so cacI of iIcsc oiIcr siaics of consciousncss crccivc rcaliiics as conlicaicd, varicd, and vivid. Ii is for iIis rcason iIai ii is so difficuli io clain iIc ccricnccs ossillc wiiIin any givcn onc. A-5 ocns u a dincnsion in wIicI iIc viial consciousncss of any crsonaliiy can ai lcasi iIcorciically lc coniacicd. TIis involvcs connunicaiing noi only wiiI asi crsonaliiics in your icrns, lui fuiurc oncs. Ii is a lcvcl of consciousncss vcry scldon rcacIcd. Ii is noi, for canlc, iIc laycr uscd ly nosi ncdiuns. Ii is a ncciing ground in wIicI crsonaliiics fron any iinc or lacc or rolallc sysicn can connunicaic wiiI cacI oiIcr in clcar icrns undcrsiood ly all. Sincc asi, rcscni, and fuiurc do noi cisi, iIis is a lcvcl of crysial clcar connunicaiion of consciousncss. TIosc involvcd Iavc an cccllcni lnowlcdgc of iIcir own laclgrounds and Iisiorics, of coursc, lui in iIis siaic osscss also a nucI largcr crscciivc, in wIicI rivaic and Iisiorical laclgrounds arc sccn as a oriion of a grcaicr crccivallc wIolc. Ai iIis lcvcl, ncssagcs liicrally flasI iIrougI iIc ccniurics fron onc grcai nan or wonan io anoiIcr. TIc fuiurc scals io iIc asi. TIc grcai ariisis Iavc always lccn allc io connunicaic ai iIis lcvcl and wIilc living liicrally ocraicd ai iIis lcvcl of consciousncss a good dcal of iIc iinc. Only iIc nosi cicrior oriions of iIcir crsonaliiics lowcd io iIc diciaics of Iisiorical criod. For iIosc wIo rcacI iIis siaic and uiilizc ii, connunicaiion is clcarcsi. Ii nusi lc undcrsiood iIai iIis connunicaiion worls in loiI ways. Lconardo da Vinci lncw of Picasso, for canlc. TIcrc arc grcai ncn and woncn wIo go unlnown. TIcir conicnorarics ignorc iIcn. TIcir acIicvcncnis nay lc nisundcrsiood or Iysically losi, lui ai iIis lcvcl of consciousncss iIcy sIarc in iIcsc connunicaiions, and ai anoiIcr lcvcl of cisicncc iIcir acIicvcncnis arc rccognizcd. I do noi ncan io inly, Iowcvcr, iIai only iIc grcai sIarc in iIis connunicaiion of consciousncss. A grcai sinliciiy is ncccssary, and oui of iIis, nany of iIc nosi lowly in ncn's icrns also sIarc in iIcsc connunicaiions. TIcrc is an uncnding convcrsaiion going on iIrougIoui iIc univcrsc, and a nosi ncaningful onc. TIosc fron loiI your asi and your fuiurc Iavc a Iand in your rcscni world, and ai iIis lcvcl iIc rollcns iIai Iavc lccn nci and will lc cncounicrcd arc lcing discusscd. TIis is iIc Icari of connunicaiion. Ii is nosi usually cncounicrcd ciiIcr in a roiccicd dcc lcvcl of slcc or in a suddcn soniancous irancc siaic. Crcai cncrgy is gcncraicd. TIc infornaiion rcccivcd in any of iIcsc siaics of consciousncss nusi lc inicrrcicd for iIc nornal waling consciousncss, if any Iysical ncnory is io lc nainiaincd. In nany cascs ncnory rcnains unconscious as far as waling sclf is conccrncd, lui iIc ccricnccs iIcnsclvcs can conlcicly cIangc iIc siruciurc of an individual lifc. Disasirous courscs can lc avcricd iIrougI sucI inncr connunicaiions and illuninaiions, wIciIcr or noi iIc cgo is awarc of iIcn. TIc ccricnccs ai iIcsc various lcvcls nay lc inicrrcicd synlolically. TIcy nay acar in iIc forn of faniasy, ficiion, or ari worl, wiiIoui iIc conscious sclf rcalizing iIcir origin. Now ai any of iIcsc various siagcs of consciousncss, oiIcr Icnoncna nay also lc crccivcd - iIougIi forns for canlc, cncrgy nanifcsiaiions, rojcciions fron iIc crsonal sulconscious, and rojcciions fron iIc collcciivc unconscious. Any or all of iIcsc nay ialc synlolic forn, and nay acar lcncficial or iIrcaicning according io iIc aiiiiudc of iIc crsonaliiy involvcd. TIcy sIould lc rcgardcd as quiic naiural Icnoncna, oficn ncuiral in inicni. Oficn iIcy arc inciicni forns givcn aciiviiy ly iIc crsonaliiy wIo cncounicrs iIcn. TIc naiurc of iIcir aciiviiy, iIcrcforc, will lc rojccicd ouiward fron iIc crsonaliiy onio iIc rclaiivcly assivc naicrializaiion. TIc crson cncounicring iIcsc Ias only io iurn Iis aiicniion away io "dcaciivaic" iIc Icnoncnon. TIis docs noi ncan iIai iIc Icnoncnon is noi rcal. Iis naiurc is sinly of a diffcrcni lind and dcgrcc. Ii Ias sonc cncrgy of iis own, lui nccds addiiional cncrgy fron a crccivcr for any inicrrclaiionsIi io ialc lacc. If sucI a naicrializaiion acars iIrcaicning, iIcn sinly wisI ii cacc and wiiIdraw your aiicniion fron ii. Ii draws iis nain aciivaiing cncrgy fron your focusing, and according io iIc inicnsiiy and naiurc of your focus. You nusi noi ialc iIc rooi assuniions of Iysical cisicncc wiiI you as you journcy iIrougI iIcsc lcvcls of consciousncss. Divcsi yoursclf of as nany of iIcn as ossillc, for iIcy can causc you io nisinicrrci your ccricnccs. TIcrc arc oiIcr laycrs of awarcncss lcncaiI iIis onc, lui Icrc iIcrc is a nucI grcaicr icndcncy for onc io ncrgc inio iIc oiIcr. In iIc nci lcvcl, for canlc, connunicaiion is ossillc wiiI various linds of consciousncss iIai Iavc ncvcr lccn Iysically nanifcsicd, in your icrns - crsonaliiics wIo do noi Iavc a Iysical rcaliiy in ciiIcr your rcscni or fuiurc, yci wIo arc connccicd wiiI your sysicn of rcaliiy loiI as guardians and cusiodians. Alnosi all ccricnccs fron iIis lcvcl will lc synlolically rcrcscnicd, for oiIcrwisc iIcy would Iavc no ncaning io you. TIc ccricnccs will all Iavc io do in onc way or anoiIcr wiiI nonIysical lifc, noncororcal consciousncss and forns, and iIc indccndcncc of consciousncss fron naiicr. TIcsc ccricnccs will always lc suoriivc. Oui-of-lody ccricnccs will oficn lc involvcd Icrc, in wIicI iIc ro- jcciionisi finds Iinsclf in an uncariIly cnvironncni or onc of grcai lcauiy and grandcur. TIc "siuff" of iIc cnvironncni will Iavc iis origin in iIc nind of iIc rojcciionisi, lcing synlolic of Iis idca, for canlc, of lifc aficr dcaiI. A Scalcr or Scalcrs will acar in wIaicvcr guisc will lc nosi accciallc io iIc rojcciionisi, wIciIcr ii lc iIc guisc of a god, an angcl or a discilc. TIis is iIc nosi cIaracicrisiic lind of ccricncc fron iIis lcvcl. According io iIc aliliiics and undcrsianding of iIc rojcciionisi, Iowcvcr, norc iIorougI ncssagcs can lc givcn, and ii nay lc quiic olvious iIai iIc Scalcrs arc indccd only synlols of grcaicr idcniiiics. Sonc will lc allc io undcrsiand iIc connunicaiions norc clcarly. TIc iruc naiurc of iIc nonIysical Scalcrs nay iIcn lc nadc lnown. Dcccr rojcciions inio iIai cnvironncni nay iIcn lc ossillc. In iIis siaic also grcai visias of Iisioric asis and fuiurcs nay lc sccn. All of iIcsc lcvcls of consciousncss arc fillcd wiiI iIc iacsiry of various connunicaiions iIai can lc followcd iIrougI according io iIc urosc of iIc crsonaliiy involvcd. Molccular siruciurcs scnd oui iIcir own ncssagcs, and unlcss you arc iuncd in io crccivc iIcn, iIcy nay lc inicrrcicd as siaiic or ncaninglcss noisc. Any onc of iIcsc lcvcls of consciousncss can lc covcrcd in a iwinlling, and no noiicc ialcn of ii; or, ai lcasi iIcorciically, you could scnd a lifciinc cloring any givcn lcvcl. You nay Iavc scvcral quiic valid ccricnccs in lcvcl four for canlc, wiiIoui any awarcncss of iIc firsi iIrcc. TIc siagcs arc iIcrc for iIosc wIo lnow wIai iIcy arc and Iow io usc iIcn. Many quiic soniancously find iIcir own way. TIc oiIcr adjaccni lcvcls on iIc Iorizonial linc, now, involvc you in various alicrnaic rcaliiics, cacI onc a grcaicr disiancc fron your own. Many of iIcsc involvc sysicns in wIicI lifc and dcaiI as you lnow ii docs noi occur, wIcrc iinc is fcli as wcigIi; sysicns in wIicI iIc rooi assuniions arc so diffcrcni fron your own iIai you would only accci any ccricnccs as faniasy. For iIis rcason, you arc nucI lcss ai io iravcl in iIosc dircciions. In sonc iIcrc arc luili-in incdincnis. Evcn rojcciion fron your univcrsc inio a univcrsc of aniinaiicr is nosi difficuli, for canlc. TIc clccironagnciic nalcu cvcn of your iIougIis would lc advcrscly affccicd, and yci iIcorciically iIis is ossillc fron onc of iIcsc adjaccni lcvcls of consciousncss. Oficn you visii sucI arcas of consciousncss in iIc drcan siaic wIcrc you fall inio iIcn soniancously, rcncnlcring in iIc norning a faniasiic drcan. Consciousncss nusi usc all of iis aris and aciiviiics, cvcn as iIc lody nusi. WIcn you arc slccing, iIcrcforc, your consciousncss iurns iisclf in nany of iIcsc dircciions, oficn crcciving, willy-nilly, liis and icccs of rcaliiy iIai arc availallc io ii ai iis diffcrcni siagcs. TIis also Iacns lcncaiI your nornal Iysical focus io sonc cicni, cvcn as you go aloui your waling aciiviiics. TIc alicrnaic rcscnis of wIicI I solc arc noi sinly alicrnaic nciIods of crcciving onc oljcciivc rcscni. TIcrc arc nany alicrnaic rcscnis, wiiI you focuscd only in onc of iIcn. WIcn you lci your aiicniion wavcr, Iowcvcr, you nay oficn fall inio a siaic in wIicI you noncniarily crccivc glinscs of anoiIcr alicrnaic rcscni. TIc wIolc sclf, iIc soul, lnows of iis rcaliiy in all sucI sysicns, and you, as a ari of ii, arc worling ioward iIc sanc siaic of sclf-awarc+&##$and dcvcloncni. WIcn you arc roficicni you will noi lc swci willy-nilly inio oiIcr siagcs of consciousncss as you slcc, lui will lc allc io undcrsiand and dircci iIcsc aciiviiics. Consciousncss is an aiiriluic of iIc soul, a iool iIai can lc iurncd in nany dircciions. You arc noi your consciousncss. Ii is sonciIing iIai lclongs io you and io iIc soul. You arc lcarning io usc ii. To iIc cicni iIai you undcrsiand and uiilizc iIc various asccis of consciousncss, you will lcarn io undcrsiand your own rcaliiy, and iIc conscious sclf will iruly lcconc conscious. You will lc allc io crccivc Iysical rcaliiy lccausc you wani io, lnowing ii io lc onc of nany rcaliiics. You will noi lc forccd io crccivc ii alonc, oui of ignorancc. TIc various lcvcls of consciousncss discusscd Icrc nay acar io lc vcry divorccd fron ordinary waling oncs. TIc divisions arc quiic arliirary. TIcsc various siagcs all rcrcscni diffcrcni aiiriluics and dircciions inIcrcni wiiIin your own soul; clucs and Iinis of iIcn, sIadows and rcflcciions acar cvcn in iIc consciousncss iIai you lnow. Evcn nornal waling consciousncss, iIcn, is noi innoccni of all oiIcr iraccs of cisicncc, or dcvoid of oiIcr linds of awarcncss. Ii is only lccausc you usually usc your waling consciousncss in liniicd ways iIai you do noi cncounicr iIcsc clucs wiiI any rcgulariiy. TIcy arc always rcscni. Following iIcn can givc you sonc idca of iIosc oiIcr dircciions, and iIosc oiIcr lcvcls of wIicI wc Iavc solcn. Oficn, for canlc, sccningly unrclaicd synlols or inagcs nay risc inio your nind. Usually you ignorc iIcn. If insicad you aclnowlcdgc iIcn and iurn your aiicniion io iIcn, you can follow iIcn io scvcral oiIcr laycrs, ai lcasi, for canlc, A-1 and A-2, wiiI casc. TIc synlols or inagcs nay cIangc as you do so, so iIai you crccivc liiilc sinilariiy lciwccn, say, iIc iniiial inagc and iIc nci onc. TIc conncciion nay lc IigIly iniuiiional, Iowcvcr, associaiivc, and crcaiivc. Oficn a fcw noncnis' rcflcciion aficrward will allow you io scc wIy iIc onc inagc ncrgcd inio iIc oiIcr. A singlc inagc nay suddcnly ocn u inio an cniirc ncnial landscac, lui you will lnow nonc of iIis if you do noi aclnowlcdgc iIc firsi clucs iIai arc jusi lcncaiI rcscni awarcncss, and alnosi iransarcni if you arc only willing io lool. Alicrnaic focus is ncrcly a siaic in wIicI you iurn your consciousncss in oiIcr iIan iis Ialiiual dircciion, in ordcr io crccivc quiic lcgiiinaic rcaliiics iIai cisi sinuliancously wiiI your own. You nusi alicr your crcciion io crccivc any rcaliiy iIai is noi gcarcd raciically ioward naicrial forn. TIis is sonciIing lilc looling oui of iIc corncr of your cyc or nind, raiIcr iIan siraigIi aIcad. Using alicrnaic focus, wiiI raciicc ii is ossillc io crccivc iIc diffcrcni Iysical fornaiions iIai Iavc fillcd any givcn arca of sacc, or iIai will fill ii in your icrns. In sonc drcan siaics you nay visii a ariicular locaiion and iIcn crccivc iIc locaiion as ii was, say, iIrcc ccniurics ago and fivc ycars Icncc, and ncvcr undcrsiand wIai iIc drcan ncani. Ii sccns io you iIai sacc can lc fillcd only ly a givcn iicn ai a iinc, iIai onc nusi lc rcnovcd io. nalc roon for anoiIcr. Insicad you only crccivc in iIis fasIion. In alicrnaic focus you can discnsc wiiI iIc rooi assuniions iIai usually guard, dircci, and linii your crcciion. You arc allc io sic asidc fron iIc noncni as you lnow ii, and rciurn io ii and find ii iIcrc. Consciousncss only rcicnds io low io iIc idca of iinc. Ai oiIcr lcvcls ii cnjoys laying wiiI sucI conccis and crcciving grcai uniiy fron cvcnis iIai occur ouisidc of a iinc conici - niing, for canlc, cvcnis fron various ccniurics, finding Iarnony and oinis of coniaci ly canining loiI Iisiorical and rivaic cnvironncnis, lucling iIcn oui of iIc iinc francworl. Again, you cvcn do iIis in your slcc. If you do noi do ii in iIc waling siaic, ii is lccausc you Iavc Icld your consciousncss in ioo iigIi a rcin. As ncniioncd soncwIai carlicr in iIis lool, wIilc your nornal waling consciousncss sccns coniinual io you, and you arc awarc usually of no llanl sois, ncvcriIclcss ii Ias grcai fluciuaiions. To a largc cicni ii Ias ncnory only of iisclf and iis own crcciions. In nornal consciousncss, iIcn, ii sccns as if iIcrc arc no rcal oiIcr linds of consciousncss, no oiIcr arcas or lcvcls. WIcn ii cncounicrs "llanl sois" and "rciurns," ii llois oui awarcncss iIai iIc noncni of nonfunciion occurrcd. Ii forgcis iIc siunllc. Ii cannoi lc awarc of alicrnaic linds of consciousncss wIilc lcing iisclf, unlcss nciIods arc ialcn iIai allow ii io rccovcr fron iIis anncsia. Ii lays IoscoicI in and oui of rcaliiy. Ii is gonc sonciincs and you arc noi awarc of ii. On sucI occasions your aiicniion is focuscd clscwIcrc, in wIai you nigIi call nini-drcans or Iallucinaiions, or associaiivc and iniuiiivc roccsscs of iIougIi iIai go quiic lcyond nornal focus. In iIcsc lascs you arc crcciving oiIcr linds of rcaliiy - wiiI oiIcr iIan nornal waling consciousncss. WIcn you rciurn, you losc iIc iIrcad. Nornal waling consciousncss rcicnds iIcrc was ncvcr any lrcal. TIis Iacns wiiI sonc rcgulariiy, and io varying dcgrccs, fron fificcn io fifiy iincs an Iour, according io your aciiviiics. Ai various iincs nany colc do caicI iIcnsclvcs, iIc ccricncc lcing so vivid iIai ii lcas iIc ga, so io scal, wiiI crcciion so inicnsc iIai cvcn nornal waling consciousncss is nadc awarc of ii. TIcsc inicrvals arc quiic ncccssary io Iysical consciousncss. TIcy arc wovcn iIrougI iIc falric of your awarcncss so clcvcrly and so iniinaicly iIai iIcy color your sycIic and fccling ainosIcrc. Nornal waling consciousncss wcavcs in and oui of iIis infiniic suoriivc wclworl. Your inncr ccricncc is so iniricaic iIai vcrlally ii alnosi inossillc io dcscrilc. Nornal waling consciousncss, wIilc Iaving ncnory of iisclf, olviously docs noi rciain all ncnory all of iIc iinc. Ii is said iIai ncnory of asi cvcnis dros lacl inio iIc sulconscious. Ii is siill inicnscly alivc, and ly alivc I ncan living and aciivc, aliIougI you do noi focus uon ii. Inncr oriions of your crsonaliiy also Iavc ncnory of all of your drcans. TIcsc cisi sinuliancously, and suscndcd, so io scal, lilc ligIis ovcr a darl ciiy, illuninaiing various oriions of iIc sycIc. TIcsc ncnory sysicns arc all inicrconnccicd. Now in iIc sanc way you Iavc your ncnory of asi livcs, all quiic conlcic and all ocraiing in iIc cniirc ncnory sysicn. In criods of conscious "llanl sois" or ccriain fluciuaiions, iIcsc ncnory sysicns arc oficn crccivcd. As a rulc iIc conscious nind wiiI iis own ncnory sysicn will noi accci iIcn. WIcn a crsonaliiy rcalizcs iIai sucI oiIcr rcaliiics cisi and iIai oiIcr ccricnccs wiiI consciousncss arc ossillc, iIcn Ic aciivaics ccriain oicniials wiiIin Iinsclf. TIcsc alicr clccironagnciic conncciions loiI wiiIin iIc nind, iIc lrain, and cvcn iIc crcciivc nccIanisns. TIcy lring iogciIcr rcscrvoirs of cncrgy and sci u aiIways of aciiviiy, allowing iIc conscious nind io incrcasc iis dcgrcc of scnsiiiviiy io sucI daia. TIc conscious nind is sci frcc of iisclf. To a largc ncasurc ii undcrgocs a ncianorIosis, ialing on grcaicr funciions. Ii is allc io crccivc, liiilc ly liiilc, sonc of iIc conicni lcforc closcd io ii. Ii nccd no longcr crccivc iIc noncniary "llanl sois" fcarfully, as cvidcncc of noncisicncc. TIc fluciuaiions ncniioncd carlicr arc oficn quiic ninuic, yci IigIly significani. TIc conscious nind lnows wcll of iis own fluciuaiing siaic. WIcn oncc ii is lcd io facc iIis, ii finds noi cIaos, or worsc, noncisicncc, lui iIc sourcc of iis own aliliiics and sircngiI. TIc crsonaliiy iIcn lcgins io usc iis own oicniial. Pcriods of rcvcric and crcaiivc noncnis of consciousncss loiI rcrcscni cccllcni cniryways inio iIcsc oiIcr arcas. In iIc usual crcaiivc siaic of consciousncss, iIc rcgular waling consciousncss is suddcnly suoricd ly cncrgy fron iIcsc oiIcr arcas. Waling consciousncss alonc docs noi givc you iIc crcaiivc siaic. Indccd, nornal waling consciousncss can lc as afraid of crcaiivc siaics as ii is of llanl siaics, for ii can fccl iIai iIc I is lcing iIrusi asidc, can fccl iIc uiIrusi of cncrgy iIai ii nay noi undcrsiand. Ii is rcciscly in iIc low oinis of fluciuaiion iIai sucI ccricnccs originaic, for nornal consciousncss is noncniarily ai a wcal siaic an in a criod of rcsi. TIc wIolc Iysical organisn undcrgocs sucI nornal fluciuaiions, again, iIai arc usually quiic unnoiiccd. TIcsc criods also fluciuaic, following rIyiIns iIai Iavc io do wiiI iIc cIaracicrisiic crsonaliiy. In sonc iIc wavcs of noiion arc conaraiivcly long and slow, iIc vallcys wiiIin lcing slocd; wiiI oiIcrs, iIc rcvcrsc is iruc. WiiI sonc, iIc lascs arc norc noiiccallc, ouisidc of iIc norn. If iIc siiuaiion is noi undcrsiood, iIcn iIc crsonaliiy nay find ii difficuli io rclaic io Iysical cvcnis. If Ic is allc io crccivc iIc oiIcr arcas of consciousncss, Ic nay find Iinsclf in siill norc difficuliy - noi rcalizing iIai loiI sysicns of rcaliiy arc valid TIc fluciuaiions also follow scasonal cIangcs. Evcnis fron any givcn laycr of consciousncss arc rcflccicd in all oiIcr arcas, cacI lcing aciualizcd according io iIc cIaracicrisiics of iIc givcn laycr. As onc drcan is lilc a sionc iIrown inio iIc ool of drcan consciousncss, so any aci acars in iIis ool also in iis own guisc. Alicrnaic focus allows you io crccivc iIc nany nanifcsiaiions of any givcn aci, iIc iruc nuliidincnsional rcaliiy of a givcn iIougIi. Ii cnricIcs iIc nornal consciousncss. You arc aciivc in iIcsc oiIcr laycrs wIciIcr or noi you arc awarc of ii. You lcarn noi only in Iysical lifc and in iIc drcan siaic, lui in iIcsc inicrior cisicnccs of wIicI you Iavc no ncnory. Crcaiivc aliliiics of a sccific naiurc, or Icaling aliliiics, arc oficn iraincd in iIis fasIion, only iIcn cncrging inio Iysical aciualiiy. Your fuiurc iIougIis and acis arc as rcal in iIcsc dincnsions as if iIcy Iad alrcady occurrcd, and as nucI a ari of your dcvcloncni. You arc forncd noi only ly your asi lui ly your fuiurc, and ly alicrnaic cisicnccs. TIcsc grcai inicraciions arc only a ari of iIc francworl of your soul. You can, iIcrcforc, cIangc rcscni rcaliiy as you undcrsiand ii fron any of iIcsc oiIcr laycrs of consciousncss. Any onc of iIcsc various laycrs of consciousncss can lc uscd as iIc nornal aciing consciousncss, rcaliiy lcing vicwcd fron iIai sccific siandoini. PIysical rcaliiy is iIcrcforc glinscd ly oiIcr linds of crsonaliiics in oiIcr sysicns, fron iIcir own uniquc vicwoini. Pccring ai ii fron iIis anglc, so io scal, you would noi rccognizc ii as your own Ionc sysicn. Fron sonc of iIcsc vicwoinis, your Iysical naiicr Ias liiilc or no crnancncy, wIilc io oiIcrs your own iIougIis Iavc a sIac and forn, crccivcd ly olscrvcrs lui noi ly yoursclvcs. In iravcling iIrougI iIc siaics of consciousncss, iIcsc oiIcr crsonaliiics would iry io aiiain sonc focus and crccivc your cnvironncni, irying io nalc scnsc of daia wiiI wIicI iIcy arc largcly unacquainicd. Sincc nany of iIcn arc unawarc of your idca of iinc, iIcy would find ii difficuli io undcrsiand iIai you crccivc cvcnis wiiI inicrvals lciwccn, and would noi crccivc iIc inncr organizaiion iIai you iIrusi uon your nornal cnvironncni. Yours is olviously a rolallc sysicn io oiIcr ficlds also ioucIcd ly iIc ficld of rolaliliiics. As iIcsc sysicns arc adjaccni io yours, so is yours adjaccni; alicrnaic focus allows crsonaliiics fron oiIcr rcaliiics io crccivc your own, iIcn, as ii can iIcorciically ai lcasi allow you a glinsc inio iIcir cisicncc.
CHAPTER 20
THE MEANINC OF FELICION TIcrc arc inicrnal rcalizaiions always rcscni wiiIin iIc wIolc sclf. TIcrc is conrcIcnsion of iIc ncaning of all cisicncc wiiIin cacI crsonaliiy. TIc lnowlcdgc of nuliidincnsional cisicncc is noi only in iIc laclground of your rcscni conscious aciiviiy, lui cacI nan lnows wiiIin Iinsclf iIai Iis conscious lifc is dccndcni uon a grcaicr dincnsion of aciualiiy. TIis grcaicr dincnsion cannoi lc naicrializcd in a iIrcc-dincnsional sysicn, yci iIc lnowlcdgc of iIis grcaicr dincnsion floods ouiward fron iIc inncrnosi Icari of lcing, and is rojccicd ouiward, iransforning all ii ioucIcs. TIis flooding-oui inlucs ccriain clcncnis of iIc Iysical world wiiI a lrilliancc and inicnsiiy far surassing iIai usually lnown. TIosc ioucIcd ly ii arc iransforncd, in your icrns, inio sonciIing norc iIan iIcy wcrc. TIis inncr lnowlcdgc aiicnis io find a lacc for iisclf wiiIin iIc Iysical landscac, io iranslaic iisclf inio Iysical icrns. EacI nan, iIcn, osscsscs iIis inncr lnowlcdgc wiiIin Iinsclf, and io sonc cicni or oiIcr Ic also lools for confirnaiion of ii in iIc world. TIc ouicr world is a rcflcciion of iIc inncr onc, iIougI far fron crfcci. TIc inncr lnowlcdgc can lc conarcd io a lool aloui a Ioncland iIai a iravclcr ialcs wiiI Iin inio a sirangc couniry. EacI nan is lorn wiiI iIc ycarning io nalc iIcsc iruiIs rcal for Iinsclf, iIougI Ic sccs a grcai diffcrcncc lciwccn iIcn and iIc cnvironncni in wIicI Ic livcs. An inicrnal drana is carricd on ly cacI individual, a sycIic drana wIicI is finally rojccicd ouiward wiiI grcai forcc uon iIc ficld of Iisiory. TIc liriI of grcai rcligious cvcnis cncrgcs fron iIc inicrior rcligious drana. TIc drana iisclf is a sycIological Icnoncnon in a way, for cacI Iysically oricnicd sclf fccls iIrusi alonc inio a sirangc cnvironncni, wiiIoui lnowing iis origins or dcsiinaiion or cvcn iIc rcason for iis own cisicncc. TIis is iIc dilcnna of iIc cgo, ariicularly in iis carly siaics. Ii lools ouiward for answcrs lccausc iIis is iis naiurc. io naniulaic wiiIin Iysical rcaliiy. Ii also scnscs, Iowcvcr, a dcc and aliding conncciion iIai ii docs noi undcrsiand, wiiI oiIcr oriions of iIc sclf iIai arc noi undcr iis donain. Ii is also awarc iIai iIis inncr sclf osscsscs lnowlcdgc uon wIicI iis own cisicncc is lascd. As ii grows, in your icrns, ii lools ouiward for confirnaiion of iIis inncr lnowlcdgc. TIc inncr sclf uIolds iIc cgo wiiI iis suori. Ii forns iis iruiIs inio Iysically oricnicd daia wiiI wIicI iIc cgo can dcal. Ii iIcn rojccis iIcsc ouiward inio iIc arca of Iysical rcaliiy. Sccing iIcsc iruiIs iIus naicrializcd, iIc cgo iIcn finds ii casicr io accci iIcn. TIus you dcal oficn wiiI cvcnis in wIicI ncn arc ioucIcd ly grcai illuninaiion, isolaicd fron iIc nasscs of Iunaniiy, and cndowcd wiiI grcai owcrs - criods of Iisiory iIai acar alnosi unnaiurally lrilliani in conirasi wiiI oiIcrs; roIcis, gcniuscs, and lings sIown in grcaicr-iIan-Iunan rooriion. Now iIcsc colc arc cIoscn ly oiIcrs io nanifcsi ouiwardly iIc inicrior iruiIs iIai all iniuiiivcly lnow. TIcrc arc nany lcvcls of significancc Icrc. On iIc onc Iand, sucI individuals rcccivc iIcir uncariIly aliliiics and owcr fron iIcir fcllows, coniain ii, cIilii ii in iIc Iysical world for all io scc. TIcy lay iIc ari of iIc llcsscd inncr sclf iIai aciually cannoi ocraic wiiIin Iysical rcaliiy uncloalcd ly flcsI. TIis cncrgy, Iowcvcr, is a quiic valid rojcciion fron iIc inicrior sclf. TIc crsonaliiy so ioucIcd ly ii aciually docs iIcn lcconc, in ccriain icrns, wIai Ic sccns io lc. Hc will cncrgc as an cicrnal Icro in iIc cicrnal rcligious drana, as iIc inncr sclf is iIc cicrnal Icro of iIc inicrior rcligious drana. TIis nysiic rojcciion is a coniinual aciiviiy. WIcn iIc sircngiI of onc grcai rcligion lcgins io dininisI and iis Iysical cffccis grow lcss, iIcn iIc inicrnal drana lcgins oncc again io quiclcn. TIc IigIcsi of nan's asiraiions, iIcrcforc, will lc rojccicd uon Iysical Iisiory. TIc dranas iIcnsclvcs will diffcr. Fcncnlcr,' iIcy arc luili u inicrnally firsi. TIcy will lc forncd io inrcss world condiiions ai any givcn iinc, and iIcrcforc coucIcd in synlols and cvcnis iIai will nosi inrcss iIc oulacc. TIis is crafiily donc, for iIc inncr sclf lnows cacily wIai will inrcss iIc cgo, and wIai linds of crsonaliiics will lc lcsi allc io crsonify iIc ncssagc ai any givcn iinc. WIcn sucI a crsonaliiy acars in Iisiory iIcn, Ic is iniuiiivcly rccognizcd, for iIc way Ias long lccn laid, and in nany cascs iIc roIccics announcing sucI an arrival Iavc alrcady lccn givcn. TIc individuals so cIoscn do noi jusi Iacn io acar anong you. TIcy arc noi cIoscn ai randon. TIcy arc individuals wIo Iavc ialcn uon iIcnsclvcs iIc rcsonsililiiy for iIis rolc. Aficr iIcir liriI iIcy arc awarc io varying dcgrccs of iIcir dcsiiny, and ccriain iriggcr ccricnccs nay ai iincs arousc iIcir full ncnory. TIcy scrvc quiic clcarly as Iunan rcrcscniaiivcs of All TIai Is. Now sincc cacI individual is a ari of All TIai Is, io sonc cicni cacI of you scrvc in iIai sanc rolc. In sucI a rcligious drana Iowcvcr, iIc nain crsonaliiy is nucI norc conscious of Iis inncr lnowlcdgc, norc awarc of Iis aliliiics, far lciicr allc io usc iIcn, and culianily faniliar wiiI Iis rclaiionsIi io all of lifc. Idcas of good and cvil, gods and dcvils, salvaiion and dannaiion, arc ncrcly synlols of dcccr rcligious valucs; cosnic valucs if you will, iIai cannoi lc iranslaicd inio Iysical icrns. TIcsc idcas lcconc iIc driving iIcncs of iIcsc rcligious dranas of wIicI I Iavc solcn. TIc aciors nay "rciurn," iinc and iinc again, in diffcrcni rolcs. In any givcn Iisioric rcligious drana, iIcrcforc, iIc aciors nay Iavc alrcady acarcd on iIc Iisioric sccnc in your asi, iIc roIci of ioday lcing iIc iraiior of iIc asi drana. TIcsc sycIic cniiiics arc rcal, Iowcvcr. Ii is quiic iruc io say iIai iIcir rcaliiy consisis noi only of iIc corc of iIcir own idcniiiy, lui also is rcinforccd ly iIosc rojccicd iIougIis and fcclings of iIc cariIly audicncc for wIon iIc drana is cnacicd. PsycIic or sycIological idcniificaiion is of grcai inori Icrc and is indccd ai iIc Icari of all sucI dranas. In onc scnsc, you can say iIai nan idcniifics wiiI iIc gods Ic Ias Iinsclf crcaicd. Man docs noi undcrsiand iIc nagnificcni qualiiy of Iis own invcniivcncss and crcaiivc owcr, Iowcvcr. TIcn, say iIai gods and ncn crcaic cacI oiIcr, and you conc cvcn closcr io iIc iruiI; lui only if you arc vcry carcful in your dcfiniiions - for Iow, cacily, do gods and ncn diffcr? TIc aiiriluics of iIc gods arc iIosc inIcrcni wiiIin nan Iinsclf, nagnificd, lrougIi inio owcrful aciiviiy. Mcn lclicvc iIai iIc gods livc forcvcr. Mcn livc forcvcr, lui Iaving forgoiicn iIis, iIcy rcncnlcr only io cndow iIcir gods wiiI iIis cIaracicrisiic. Olviously, iIcn, and iIcsc cariIly Iisioric rcligious dranas, iIc sccningly rccurring ialcs of gods and ncn, iIcrc arc siriiual rcaliiics. DcIind iIc aciors in iIc dranas, iIcrc arc norc owcrful cniiiics wIo arc quiic lcyond rolc-laying. TIc lays iIcnsclvcs, iIcn, iIc rcligions iIai swcc across iIc agcs - iIcsc arc ncrcly sIadows, iIougI Iclful oncs. DcIind iIc franc of good and cvil is a far dcccr siriiual valuc. All rcligions, iIcrcforc, wIilc irying io caicI "iruiI" nusi io sonc largc dcgrcc fcar iis cvcr cluding iIcn. TIc inncr sclf alonc, ai rcsi, in ncdiiaiion, can ai iincs glinsc oriions of iIcsc inncr rcaliiics iIai cannoi lc Iysically crcsscd. TIcsc valucs, iniuiiions, or insigIis arc givcn cacI io cacI according io Iis undcrsianding, and so iIc siorics iold aloui iIcn will oficn vary. For canlc, iIc nain cIaracicr in a rcligious Iisiorical drana nay or nay noi consciously lc awarc of iIc ways in wIicI sucI infornaiion is givcn io Iin. And yci ii nay sccn io Iin iIai Ic docs lnow, for iIc naiurc of a dogna's origin will lc claincd in icrns iIai iIis nain cIaracicr can undcrsiand. TIc Iisiorical Jcsus lncw wIo Ic was, lui Ic also lncw iIai Ic was onc of iIrcc crsonaliiics conosing onc cniiiy. To a largc cicni Ic sIarcd in iIc ncnory of iIc oiIcr iwo. TIc iIird crsonaliiy, ncniioncd nany iincs ly nc, Ias noi in your icrns yci acarcd, aliIougI Iis cisicncc Ias lccn roIcsicd as iIc "Sccond Coning". Now iIcsc roIccics wcrc givcn in icrns of iIc currcni culiurc ai iIai iinc, and iIcrcforc, wIilc iIc siagc Ias lccn sci, iIc disioriions arc dclorallc, for iIis CIrisi will noi conc ai iIc cnd of your world as iIc roIccics Iavc lccn nainiaining. Hc will noi conc io rcward iIc rigIicous and scnd cvildocrs io cicrnal doon. Hc will, Iowcvcr, lcgin a ncw rcligious drana. A ccriain Iisiorical coniinuiiy will lc nainiaincd. As Iacncd oncc lcforc, Iowcvcr, Ic will noi lc gcncrally lnown for wIo Ic is. TIcrc will lc no glorious roclanaiion io wIicI iIc wIolc world will low. Hc will rciurn io siraigIicn oui CIrisiianiiy, wIicI will lc in a sIanllcs ai iIc iinc of Iis arrival, and io sci u a ncw sysicn of iIougIi wIcn iIc world is sorcly in nccd of onc. Dy iIai iinc, all rcligions will lc in scvcrc crisis. Hc will undcrninc rcligious organizaiions - noi uniic iIcn. His ncssagc will lc iIai of iIc individual in rclaiion io All TIai Is. Hc will clcarly siaic nciIods ly wIicI cacI individual can aiiain a siaic of iniinaic coniaci wiiI Iis own cniiiy; iIc cniiiy io sonc cicni lcing nan's ncdiaior wiiI All TIai Is. Dy 2075, all of iIis will lc alrcady acconlisIcd. TIc liriI will occur ly iIc iinc givcn. TIc oiIcr cIangcs will occur gcncrally ovcr iIc criod of a ccniury, lui iIc rcsulis will sIow far lcforc iIai iinc. Dccausc of iIc lasiic naiurc of iIc fuiurc, in your icrns, iIc daic cannoi lc considcrcd final. All rolaliliiics oini in iis dircciion, Iowcvcr, for iIc inncr incius is alrcady forning iIc cvcnis. You nay nalc a noic Icrc iIai Nosiradanus saw iIc dissoluiion of iIc Fonan CaiIolic CIurcI as iIc cnd of iIc world. Hc could noi inaginc civilizaiion wiiIoui ii, Icncc nany of Iis laicr rcdiciions sIould lc rcad wiiI iIis in nind. TIc iIird crsonaliiy of CIrisi will indccd lc lnown as a grcai sycIic, for ii is Ic wIo will icacI Iunaniiy io usc iIosc inncr scnscs iIai alonc nalc iruc siriiualiiy ossillc. Slaycrs and viciins will cIangc rolcs as rcincarnaiional ncnorics risc io iIc surfacc of consciousncss. TIrougI iIc dcvcloncni of iIcsc aliliiics, iIc sacrcdncss of all lifc will lc iniinaicly rccognizcd and arcciaicd. Now iIcrc will lc scvcral lorn lcforc iIai iinc wIo in various ways will rcarousc nan's ccciaiions. Onc sucI nan Ias alrcady lccn lorn in India, in a snall rovincc ncar Calcuiia, lui Iis ninisiry will sccn io rcnain conaraiivcly local for Iis lifciinc. AnoiIcr will lc lorn in Africa, a llacl nan wIosc nain worl will lc donc in Indoncsia. TIc ccciaiions wcrc sci long ago in your icrns, and will lc fcd ly ncw roIcis uniil iIc iIird crsonaliiy of CIrisi docs indccd cncrgc. Hc will lcad nan lcIind iIc synlolisn uon wIicI rcligion Ias rclicd for so nany ccniurics. Hc will cnIasizc individual siriiual ccricncc, iIc cansivcncss of soul, and icacI nan io rccognizc iIc nuliiiudinous asccis of Iis own rcaliiy. TIc iIird Iisiorical crsonagc, alrcady lorn in your icrns, and a oriion of iIc cniirc CIrisi crsonaliiy, iool uon Iinsclf iIc rolc of a zcaloi. TIis crson Iad sucrior cncrgy and owcr and grcai organizing aliliiics, lui ii was iIc crrors iIai Ic nadc unwiiiingly iIai crciuaicd sonc dangcrous disioriions. TIc rccords of iIai Iisiorical criod arc scaiicrcd and coniradiciory. TIc nan, Iisiorically now, was Paul or Saul. Ii was givcn io Iin io sci u a francworl. Dui ii was io lc a francworl of idcas, noi of rcgulaiions; of ncn, noi of grous. Hcrc Ic fcll down, and Ic will rciurn as iIc iIird crsonaliiy, jusi ncniioncd, in your fuiurc. In iIai rcscci, Iowcvcr, iIcrc arc noi four crsonaliiics. Now Saul wcni io grcai lcngiIs io sci Iinsclf as a scaraic idcniiiy. His cIaracicrisiics, for canlc, wcrc sccningly quiic diffcrcni fron iIosc of iIc Iisiorical CIrisi. Hc was "convcricd" in an inicnsc crsonal ccricncc - a faci iIai was ncani io inrcss uon Iin iIc crsonal and noi organizaiional asccis. Yci sonc cloiis of Iis in Iis carlicr lifc Iavc lccn aiiriluicd io CIrisi - noi as a young nan, lui carlicr. All crsonaliiics Iavc frcc will and worl oui iIcir own cIallcngcs. TIc sanc alicd io Saul. TIc organizaiional "disioriions," Iowcvcr, wcrc also ncccssary wiiIin iIc francworl of Iisiory as cvcnis arc undcrsiood. Saul's icndcncics wcrc lnown, iIcrcforc, ai anoiIcr lcvcl. TIcy scrvcd a urosc. Ii is for iIis rcason, Iowcvcr, iIai Ic will cncrgc oncc again, iIis iinc io dcsiroy iIosc disioriions. Now Ic did noi crcaic iIcn on Iis own, and iIrusi iIcn uon Iisiorical rcaliiy. Hc crcaicd iIcn in so far as Ic found Iinsclf forccd io adnii ccriain facis. In iIai world ai iIai iinc, cariIly owcr was nccdcd io Iold CIrisiian idcas aari fron nunlcrlcss oiIcr iIcorics and rcligions, io nainiain iIcn in iIc niddlc of warring faciions. Ii was Iis jol io forn a Iysical francworl; and cvcn iIcn Ic was afraid iIai iIc francworl would siranglc iIc idcas, lui Ic saw no oiIcr way. WIcn iIc iIird crsonaliiy rccncrgcs Iisiorically, Iowcvcr, Ic will noi lc callcd iIc old Paul, lui will carry wiiIin Iin iIc cIaracicrisiics of all iIc iIrcc crsonaliiics. Paul iricd io dcny lnowing wIo Ic was, uniil Iis ccricncc wiiI convcrsion. Allcgorically, Ic rcrcscnicd a warring faciion of iIc sclf iIai figIis againsi Iis own lnowlcdgc and is oricnicd in a IigIly Iysical nanncr. Ii sccncd Ic wcni fron onc circnc io anoiIcr, lcing againsi CIrisi and iIcn for Iin. Dui iIc inncr vcIcncncc was always rcscni, iIc inncr firc, and iIc rccogniiion iIai Ic iricd for so long io Iidc. His was iIc oriion iIai was io dcal wiiI Iysical rcaliiy and naniulaiion, and so iIcsc qualiiics wcrc sirong in Iin. To sonc cicni iIcy ovcrrulcd Iin. WIcn iIc Iisiorical CIrisi "dicd," Paul was io inlcncni iIc siriiual idcas in Iysical icrns, io carry on. In so doing, Iowcvcr, Ic grcw iIc sccds of an organizaiion iIai would snoiIcr iIc idcas. Hc lingcrcd aficr CIrisi, |jusi| as JoIn iIc Daiisi canc lcforc. TogciIcr iIc iIrcc sanncd sonc iinc criod, you scc. JoIn and iIc Iisiorical CIrisi cacI crforncd iIcir rolcs and wcrc saiisficd iIai iIcy Iad donc so. Paul alonc was lcfi ai iIc cnd unsaiisficd, and so ii is aloui Iis crsonaliiy iIai iIc fuiurc CIrisi will forn. TIc cniiiy of wIicI iIcsc crsonaliiics arc ari, iIai cniiiy wIicI you nay call iIc CIrisi cniiiy, was awarc of iIcsc issucs. TIc cariIly crsonaliiics wcrc noi awarc of iIcn, aliIougI in criods of irancc and caliaiion nucI was nadc lnown io iIcn. Paul also rcrcscnicd iIc niliiani naiurc of nan, iIai Iad io lc ialcn inio considcraiion in linc wiiI nan's dcvcloncni ai iIc iinc. TIai niliiani qualiiy in nan will conlcicly cIangc iis naiurc, and lc discnscd wiiI as you lnow ii, wIcn iIc nci CIrisi crsonaliiy cncrgcs. Ii is iIcrcforc aroriaic iIai Paul lc rcscni. In iIc nci ccniury, iIc inncr naiurc of nan, wiiI iIcsc dcvcloncnis, will frcc iisclf fron nany consirainis iIai Iavc lound ii. A ncw cra will indccd lcgin - noi, now, a Icavcn on cariI, lui a far norc sanc and jusi world, in wIicI nan is far norc awarc of Iis rclaiionsIi wiiI Iis lanci and of Iis frccdon wiiIin iinc. I would lilc io nalc ccriain oinis clcar. TIc "ncw rcligion" following iIc Sccond Coning will noi lc CIrisiian in your icrns, aliIougI iIc iIird crsonaliiy of CIrisi will iniiiaic ii. TIis crsonaliiy will rcfcr io iIc Iisiorical CIrisi, will rccognizc Iis rclaiionsIi wiiI iIai crsonaliiy; lui wiiIin Iin iIc iIrcc crsonaliiy grouings will forn a ncw sycIic cniiiy, a diffcrcni sycIological gcsiali. As iIis ncianorIosis ialcs lacc, ii will iniiiaic a ncianorIosis on a Iunan lcvcl also, as nan's inncr aliliiics arc acccicd and dcvclocd. TIc rcsulis will lc a diffcrcni lind of cisicncc. Many of your rollcns now rcsuli fron siriiual ignorancc. No nan will lool down uon an individual fron anoiIcr racc wIcn Ic Iinsclf rccognizcs iIai Iis own cisicncc includcs sucI ncnlcrsIi also. No sc will lc considcrcd lciicr iIan iIc oiIcr, or any rolc in sociciy, wIcn cacI individual is awarc of Iis own or Icr own ccricncc ai nany lcvcls of sociciy and in nany rolcs. An ocn-cndcd consciousncss will fccl iis conncciions wiiI all oiIcr living lcings. TIc coniinuiiy of consciousncss will lcconc aarcni. As a rcsuli of all iIis iIc social and govcrnncnial siruciurcs will cIangc, for iIcy arc lascd uon your currcni lclicfs. Hunan crsonaliiy will rca lcncfiis iIai now would sccn unlclicvallc. An ocn- cndcd consciousncss will inly far grcaicr frccdon. Fron liriI, cIildrcn will lc iaugIi iIai lasic idcniiiy is noi dccndcni uon iIc lody, and iIai iinc as you lnow ii is an illusion. TIc cIild will lc awarc of nany of iis asi cisicnccs, and will lc allc io idcniify wiiI iIc old nan or wonan iIai in your icrns ii will lcconc. Many of iIc lcssons "iIai conc wiiI agc" will iIcn lc availallc io iIc young, lui iIc old will noi losc iIc siriiual clasiiciiy of iIcir youiI. TIis iisclf is inoriani. Dui for sonc iinc, fuiurc incarnaiions will siill lc Iiddcn for raciical rcasons. As iIcsc cIangcs conc aloui, ncw arcas will lc aciivaicd in iIc lrain io Iysically ialc carc of iIcn. PIysically iIcn, lrain naings will lc ossillc in wIicI asi lifc ncnorics arc cvolcd. All of iIcsc alicraiions arc siriiual cIangcs in wIicI iIc ncaning of rcligion will cscac organizaiional lounds, lcconc a living ari of individual cisicncc, and wIcrc sycIic francworls raiIcr iIan Iysical oncs forn iIc foundaiions for civilizaiion. Man's ccricncc will lc so cicndcd iIai io you iIc sccics will sccn io Iavc cIangcd inio anoiIcr. TIis docs noi ncan iIcrc will noi lc rollcns. Ii docs ncan iIai nan will Iavc far grcaicr rcsourccs ai Iis connand. Ii also rcsuoscs a ricIcr and far norc divcrsc social francworl. Mcn and woncn will find iIcnsclvcs rclaiing io iIcir lrciIrcn, noi only as iIc colc iIai iIcy arc, lui as iIc colc iIai iIcy wcrc. Fanily rclaiionsIis will sIow crIas iIc grcaicsi cIangcs. TIcrc will lc roon for cnoiional inicraciions wiiIin iIc fanily iIai arc now inossillc. TIc conscious nind will lc norc awarc of unconscious naicrial. I an including iIis infornaiion in iIis cIaicr on rcligion lccausc ii is inoriani iIai you rcalizc iIai siriiual ignorancc is ai iIc lasis of so nany of your rollcns, and iIai indccd your only liniiaiions arc siriiual oncs. TIc ncianorIosis ncniioncd carlicr on iIc ari of iIc iIird crsonaliiy, will Iavc sucI sircngiI and owcr iIai ii will call oui fron nanlind iIcsc sanc qualiiics fron wiiIin iisclf. TIc qualiiics Iavc always lccn rcscni. TIcy will finally lrcal iIrougI iIc vcils of Iysical crcciion, cicnding iIai crcciion in ncw ways. Now, nanlind lacls sucI a focus. TIc iIird crsonaliiy will rcrcscni iIai focus. TIcrc will lc, incidcnially, no crucifiion in iIai drana. TIai crsonaliiy will indccd lc nuliidincnsional, awarc of all iis incarnaiions. Ii will noi lc oricnicd in icrns of onc sc, onc color, or onc racc. For iIc firsi iinc, iIcrcforc, ii will lrcal iIrougI iIc cariIly conccis of crsonaliiy, lilcraiing crsonaliiy. Ii will Iavc iIc aliliiy io sIow iIcsc divcrsc cffccis as ii cIooscs. TIcrc will lc nany wIo will lc afraid io accci iIc naiurc of iIcir own rcaliiy, or io lc sIown iIc dincnsions of iruc idcniiiy. For scvcral rcasons, as ncniioncd ly Fuluri, I do noi wani io givc any norc dciailcd infornaiion as io iIc nanc iIai will lc uscd, or iIc land of liriI. Too nany nigIi lc icnicd io jun inio iIai inagc rcnaiurcly. Evcnis arc noi rcdcsiincd. TIc francworl for iIis cncrgcncc Ias alrcady lccn sci, Iowcvcr, wiiIin your sysicn of rolaliliiics. TIc cncrgcncc of iIis iIird crsonaliiy will dirccily affcci iIc original Iisiorical drana of CIrisi as ii is now lnown. TIcrc is and nusi lc inicraciions lciwccn iIcn. TIc cicrior rcligious dranas arc of coursc incrfcci rcrcscniaiions of iIc cvcr- unfolding inicrior siriiual rcaliiics. TIc various crsonagcs, iIc gods and roIcis wiiIin rcligious Iisiory - iIcsc alsorl iIc nass inncr rojcciions iIrown oui ly iIosc inIaliiing a givcn iinc san. SucI rcligious dranas focus, dircci, and, Iocfully, clarify asccis of inncr rcaliiy iIai nccd io lc Iysically rcrcscnicd. TIcsc do noi only acar wiiIin your own sysicn. Many arc also rojccicd inio oiIcr sysicns of rcaliiy. Fcligion !"#$%")$Iowcvcr, is always iIc cicrnal facadc of inncr rcaliiy. TIc rinary siriiual cisicncc alonc givcs ncaning io iIc Iysical onc. In iIc nosi rcal icrns, rcligion sIould includc all of iIc ursuiis of nan in Iis scarcI for iIc naiurc of ncaning and iruiI. Siriiualiiy cannoi lc sonc isolaicd, sccializcd aciiviiy or cIaracicrisiic. Eicrior rcligious dranas arc inoriani and valuallc only io iIc cicni iIai iIcy faiiIfully rcflcci iIc naiurc of inncr, rivaic siriiual cisicncc. To iIc cicni iIai a nan fccls iIai Iis rcligion crcsscs sucI inncr ccricncc, Ic will fccl ii valid. Mosi rcligions !"#$ %")$ Iowcvcr, sci u as crnissillc ccriain grous of ccricnccs wIilc dcnying oiIcrs. TIcy linii iIcnsclvcs ly alying iIc rincilcs of iIc sacrcdncss of lifc only io your own sccics, and oficn io IigIly liniicd grous wiiIin ii. Ai no iinc will any givcn cIurcI lc allc io crcss iIc inncr ccricncc of all individuals. Ai no iinc will any cIurcI find iisclf in a osiiion in wIicI ii can cffcciivcly curiail iIc inncr ccricncc of iis ncnlcrs - ii will only sccn io do so. TIc forliddcn ccricnccs will sinly lc unconsciously crcsscd, gaiIcr sircngiI and viialiiy, and risc u io forn a counicr rojcciion wIicI will iIcn forn anoiIcr, ncwcr cicrior rcligious drana. TIc dranas iIcnsclvcs do crcss ccriain inncr rcaliiics, and iIcy scrvc as surfacc rcnindcrs io iIosc wIo do noi irusi dircci ccricncc wiiI iIc inncr sclf. TIcy will ialc iIc synlols as rcaliiy. WIcn iIcy discovcr iIai iIis is noi so, iIcy fccl lciraycd. CIrisi solc in icrns of iIc faiIcr and son lccausc in your icrns, ai iIai iinc, iIis was iIc nciIod uscd - iIc siory Ic iold io clain iIc rclaiionsIi lciwccn iIc inncr sclf and iIc Iysically alivc individual. No ncw rcligion rcally siarilcs anyonc, for iIc drana Ias alrcady lccn laycd suljcciivcly. WIai I Iavc said, of coursc, alics as nucI io DuddIa as ii docs io CIrisi. DoiI acccicd iIc inncr rojcciions and iIcn iricd io Iysically rcrcscni iIcsc. TIcy wcrc norc, Iowcvcr, iIan iIc sun of iIosc rojcciions. TIis also sIould lc undcrsiood. MoIanncdanisn fcll far sIori. In iIis casc iIc rojcciions wcrc of violcncc rcdoninaiing. Lovc and linsIi wcrc sccondary io wIai indccd anounicd io laiisn and connunion iIrougI violcncc and llood. In iIcsc coniinuous cicrior rcligious dranas, iIc Hclrcws laycd sirangc rolc. TIcir idca of onc god was noi ncw io iIcn. Many ancicni rcligions Icld iIc lclicf of onc god alovc all oiIcrs. TIis god alovc all oiIcrs was a far norc lcnicni god, Iowcvcr, iIan iIc onc iIc Hclrcws followcd. Many irilcs lclicvcd, quiic rigIily, in iIc inncr Sirii iIai crvadcs cacI living iIing. And iIcy oficn rcfcrrcd io, say, iIc god in iIc ircc, or iIc sirii in iIc flowcr. Dui iIcy also acccicd iIc rcaliiy of an ovcrall sirii, of wIicI iIcsc lcsscr siriis wcrc lui a Pari. All worlcd iogciIcr Iarnoniously. TIc Hclrcws conccivcd of an ovcrsccr god, an angry and jusi and sonciincs crucl god; and nany sccis dcnicd, iIcn, iIc idca iIai oiIcr living lcings lcsidc nan osscsscd inncr siriis. TIc carlicr lclicfs rcrcscnicd a far lciicr rcrcscniaiion of inncr rcaliiy, in wIicI nan, olscrving naiurc, lci naiurc scal and rcvcal iis sccrcis. TIc Hclrcw god, Iowcvcr, rcrcscnicd a rojcciion of a far diffcrcni lind. Man was growing norc and norc awarc of iIc cgo, of a scnsc of owcr ovcr naiurc, and nany of iIc laicr niraclcs arc rcscnicd in sucI a way iIai naiurc is forccd io lcIavc diffcrcnily iIan in iis usual nodc. Cod lcconcs nan's ally againsi naiurc. TIc carly Hclrcw god lccanc a synlol of nan's unlcasIcd cgo. Cod lcIavcd cacily as an cnragcd cIild would, Iad Ic iIosc owcrs, scnding iIundcr and ligIining and firc againsi Iis cncnics, dcsiroying iIcn. Man's cncrging cgo iIcrcforc lrougIi foriI cnoiional and sycIological rollcns and cIallcngcs. TIc scnsc of scaraiion fron naiurc grcw. Naiurc lccanc a iool io usc againsi oiIcrs. Sonciinc lcforc iIc cncrgcncc of iIc Hclrcw god iIcsc icndcncics wcrc aarcni. In nany ancicni, now-forgoiicn irilal rcligions, rccoursc was also nadc io iIc gods io iurn naiurc againsi iIc cncny. Dcforc iIis iinc, Iowcvcr, nan fcli a ari of naiurc, noi scaraicd fron ii. Ii was rcgardcd as an cicnsion of Iis lcing, as Ic fcli an cicnsion of iis rcaliiy. Onc cannoi usc oncsclf as a wcaon againsi oncsclf in iIosc icrns. In iIosc iincs ncn solc and confidcd io iIc siriis of lirds, irccs, and sidcrs, lnowing iIai in iIc inicrior rcaliiy lcncaiI, iIc naiurc of iIcsc connunicaiions was lnown and undcrsiood. In iIosc iincs, dcaiI was noi fcarcd as ii is in your icrns, now, for iIc cyclc of consciousncss was undcrsiood. Man dcsircd in onc way io sic oui of Iinsclf, oui of iIc francworl in wIicI Ic Iad Iis sycIological cisicncc, io iry ncw cIallcngcs, io sic oui of a nodc of consciousncss inio anoiIcr. Hc wanicd io siudy iIc roccss of Iis own consciousncss. In onc way iIis ncani a giani scaraiion fron iIc inncr sonianciiy iIai Iad givcn Iin loiI cacc and sccuriiy. On iIc oiIcr Iand, ii offcrcd a ncw crcaiiviiy, in Iis icrns. Ai iIis oini, iIc god insidc lccanc iIc god ouisidc. Man iricd io forn a ncw rcaln, aiiain a diffcrcni lind of focus and awarcncss. His consciousncss iurncd a corncr ouisidc of iisclf. To do iIis Ic conccniraicd lcss and lcss uon inncr rcaliiy, and iIcrcforc lcgan iIc roccss of inncr rcaliiy only as ii was rojccicd ouiward inio iIc Iysical world. Dcforc, iIc cnvironncni was cfforilcssly crcaicd and crccivcd ly nan and all oiIcr living iIings, lnowing iIc naiurc of iIcir inncr uniiy. In ordcr io lcgin iIis ncw vcniurc, ii was ncccssary io rcicnd iIai iIis inncr uniiy did noi cisi. OiIcrwisc iIc ncw lind of consciousncss would always run lacl io iis Ionc for sccuriiy and confori. So ii sccncd iIai all lridgcs nusi lc cui, wIilc of coursc ii was only a ganc lccausc iIc inncr rcaliiy always rcnaincd. TIc ncw lind of consciousncss sinly Iad io lool away fron ii io nainiain iniiially an indccndcni focus. I an scaling Icrc in norc or lcss Iisioric icrns for you. You nusi rcalizc iIai iIc roccss Ias noiIing io do wiiI iinc as you lnow ii, Iowcvcr. TIis ariicular lind of advcniurc in consciousncss Ias occurrcd lcforc, and in your icrns will again. Pcrcciion of iIc cicrior univcrsc iIcn cIangcd, Iowcvcr, and ii sccncd io lc alicn and aari fron iIc individual wIo crccivcd ii. Cod, iIcrcforc, lccanc an idca rojccicd ouiward, indccndcni of iIc individual, divorccd fron naiurc. Hc lccanc iIc rcflcciion of nan's cncrging cgo, wiiI all of iis lrilliancc, savagcry, owcr, and inicni for nasicry. TIc advcniurc was a IigIly crcaiivc onc dcsiic iIc olvious disadvaniagcs, and rcrcscnicd an "cvoluiion" of consciousncss iIai cnricIcd nan's suljcciivc ccricncc, and indccd addcd io iIc dincnsions of rcaliiy iisclf. To lc cffcciivcly organizcd, Iowcvcr, inncr and ouicr ccricncc Iad io acar as scaraic, disconnccicd cvcnis. Hisiorically iIc cIaracicrisiics of Cod cIangcd as nan's cgo cIangcd. TIcsc cIaracicrisiics of iIc cgo, Iowcvcr, wcrc suoricd ly sirong inncr cIangcs. TIc original roulsion of inncr cIaracicrisiics ouiward inio iIc fornaiion of iIc cgo could lc conarcd wiiI iIc liriI of innuncrallc siars - an cvcni of inncasurallc conscqucnccs iIai originaicd on a suljcciivc lcvcl and wiiIin inncr rcaliiy. TIc cgo, Iaving iis liriI fron wiiIin, iIcrcforc, nusi always loasi of iis indccndcncc wIilc nainiaining iIc nagging ccriainiy of iis inncr origin. TIc cgo fcarcd for iis osiiion, frigIicncd iIai ii would dissolvc lacl inio iIc inncr sclf fron wIicI ii canc. Yci in iis cncrgcncc ii rovidcd iIc inncr sclf wiiI a ncw lind of fccdlacl, a diffcrcni vicw noi only of iisclf; lui iIrougI iIis, iIc inncr sclf was allc io glinsc ossililiiics of dcvcloncni of wIicI ii Iad noi rcviously lccn awarc. In your icrns, ly iIc iinc of CIrisi, iIc cgo was surc cnougI of iis osiiion so iIai iIc rojccicd iciurc of Cod could lcgin io cIangc. TIc inncr sclf is in a siaic of consiani growiI. TIc inncr oriion of cacI nan, iIcrcforc, rojccicd iIis lnowlcdgc ouiward. TIc nccd, iIc sycIological and siriiual nccd of iIc sccics, dcnandcd loiI inicrior and cicrior alicraiions of grcai inori. Qualiiics of ncrcy and undcrsianding iIai Iad lccn luricd could now surfacc. Noi only rivaicly lui "&$ '(%%"$ iIcy surgcd u, adding a ncw incius and giving a naiural "ncw" dircciion - lcginning io call all oriions of iIc sclf, as ii lncw iisclf, iogciIcr. So iIc concci of Cod lcgan io cIangc as iIc cgo rccognizcd iis rcliancc uon inncr rcaliiy, lui iIc drana Iad io lc worlcd oui wiiIin iIc currcni francworl. MoIanncdanisn was lasically so violcni rcciscly lccausc CIrisiianiiy was lasically so gcnilc. Noi iIai CIrisiianiiy was noi nicd wiiI violcncc, or iIai MoIanncdanisn was dcvoid of lovc. Dui as iIc sycIc wcni iIrougI iis dcvcloncnis and laiilcd wiiI iisclf, dcnying sonc fcclings and cIaracicrisiics and sircssing oiIcrs, so iIc Iisioric rcligious cicrior dranas rcrcscnicd and followcd iIcsc inncr asiraiions, sirugglcs, and scarcIcs. All of iIis naicrial now givcn nusi lc considcrcd along wiiI iIc faci iIai lcncaiI iIcsc dcvcloncnis iIcrc arc iIc cicrnal asccis and crcaiivc cIaracicrisiics of a forcc iIai is loiI undcniallc and iniinaic. All TIai Is, in oiIcr words, rcrcscnis iIc rcaliiy fron wIicI all of us sring. All TIai Is, ly iis naiurc, iransccnds all dincnsions of aciiviiy, consciousncss, or rcaliiy, wIilc lcing a ari of cacI. DcIind all faccs iIcrc is onc facc, yci iIis docs noi ncan iIai cacI nan's facc is noi Iis own. TIc furiIcr rcligious drana of wIicI I Iavc solcn, in your icrns siill io conc, rcrcscnis anoiIcr siagc in loiI iIc inicrnal and cicrnal dranas in wIicI iIc cncrgcni cgo lcconcs awarc of nucI of iis Icriiagc. WIilc nainiaining iis own siaius, ii will lc allc io Iavc nucI grcaicr conncrcc wiiI oiIcr oriions of iIc sclf, and also io offcr io iIc inncr sclf ooriuniiics of awarcncss iIai iIc inncr sclf on iis own could noi rocurc. TIc journcys of iIc gods, iIcrcforc, rcrcscni iIc journcys of nan's own consciousncss rojccicd ouiward. All TIai Is, Iowcvcr, is wiiIin cacI sucI advcniurc. Iis consciousncss, and iis rcaliiy, is wiiIin cacI nan, and wiiIin iIc gods Ic Ias crcaicd. TIc gods aiiain, of coursc, a sycIic rcaliiy. I an noi saying iIcrcforc iIai iIcy arc noi rcal, lui I an io sonc cicni dcfining iIc naiurc of iIcir rcaliiy. Ii is io sonc cicni iruc io say. "Dc carcful of iIc gods you cIoosc, for you will rcinforcc cacI oiIcr." SucI an alliancc scis u ccriain ficlds of aiiraciion. A nan wIo aiiacIcs Iinsclf io onc of iIc gods is ncccssarily aiiacIing Iinsclf largcly io Iis own rojcciions. Sonc, in your icrns, arc crcaiivc, and sonc dcsiruciivc, iIougI iIc laiicr arc scldon rccognizcd as sucI. TIc ocn concci of All TIai Is, Iowcvcr, frccs you io a grcai cicni fron your own rojcciions, and allows a norc valid coniaci wiiI iIc sirii iIai is lcIind iIc rcaliiy iIai you lnow. In iIis cIaicr I would also lilc io ncniion scvcral oiIcr criincni oinis. Sonc ancicni ialcs Iavc conc down iIrougI iIc ccniurics iIai icll of various gods and dcnons wIo guard iIc gaics, so io scal, of oiIcr lcvcls of rcaliiy and siagcs of consciousncss. Asiral lcvcls arc ncaily laid oui, nunlcrcd, and caicgorizcd. TIcrc arc icsis io ass lcforc cniry. TIcrc arc riiuals io lc acicd oui. Now, all of iIis is IigIly disioricd. Any aiicni io so rigorously and rcciscly crcss inncr rcaliiy is lound io lc aloriivc, IigIly nislcading, and in your icrns sonciincs dangcrous; for you do crcaic your own rcaliiy and livc ii according io your inncr lclicfs. TIcrcforc, lc carcful also of iIosc lclicfs iIai you accci. Lci nc ialc iIis noncni io siaic again iIai iIcrc arc no dcvils or dcnons, ccci as you crcaic iIcn oui of your lclicf. As ncniioncd carlicr, good and cvil cffccis arc lasically illusions. In your icrns all acis, rcgardlcss of iIcir sccning naiurc, arc a ari of a grcaicr good. I an noi saying iIai a good cnd jusiifics wIai you would considcr an cvil aciion. WIilc you siill accci iIc cffccis of good and cvil, iIcn you Iad lciicr cIoosc iIc good. I an saying iIis as sinly as ossillc. TIcrc arc rofound conlicaiions lcncaiI ny words, Iowcvcr. Oosiics Iavc validiiy only in your own sysicn of rcaliiy. TIcy arc a ari of your rooi assuniions, and so you nusi dcal wiiI iIcn as sucI. TIcy rcrcscni, Iowcvcr, dcc uniiics iIai you do noi undcrsiand. Your concciion of good and cvil rcsulis in largc ari fron iIc lind of consciousncss you Iavc rcscnily adoicd. You do noi crccivc wIolcs, lui oriions. TIc conscious nind focuscs wiiI a quicl, liniicd, lui inicnsc ligIi, crcciving fron a givcn ficld of rcaliiy only ccriain "siinuli." Ii iIcn uis iIcsc siinuli iogciIcr, forning iIc liaison of sinilariiy. AnyiIing iIai ii docs noi accci as a oriion of rcaliiy, ii docs noi crccivc. TIc cffcci of oosiics rcsulis, iIcn, fron a lacl of crcciion. Sincc you nusi ocraic wiiIin iIc world as you crccivc ii, iIcn iIc oosiics will acar io lc condiiions of cisicncc. TIcsc clcncnis Iavc lccn isolaicd for a ccriain rcason, Iowcvcr. You arc lcing iaugIi, and you arc icacIing yoursclvcs io Iandlc cncrgy, io lcconc conscious cocrcaiors wiiI All TIai Is, and onc of iIc "siagcs of dcvcloncni" or lcarning roccsscs includcs dcaling wiiI oosiics as rcaliiics. In your icrns, iIc idcas of good and cvil Icl you rccognizc iIc sacrcdncss of cisicncc, iIc rcsonsililiiy of consciousncss. TIc idcas of oosiics also arc ncccssary guidc lincs for iIc dcvcloing cgo. TIc inncr sclf lnows quiic wcll iIc uniiy iIai cisis. In any givcn Iisiorical criod, onc rcligious drana nay finally cncrgc as iIc cicrior rcrcscniaiion, lui iIcrc will also lc nany ninor dranas, "rojcciions," iIai do noi cniircly ialc. TIcsc rcrcscni, of coursc, rolallc cvcnis. Any of iIcn could sucrscdc iIc aciual cicrior drana. In iIc iinc of CIrisi iIcrc wcrc nany sucI crfornanccs, as nany crsonaliiics fcli iIc forcc of inncr rcaliiy and rcacicd io ii. TIcrc wcrc rolallc CIrisis, in oiIcr words, living in your icrns ai iIai iinc. For scvcral rcasons iIai I will noi go inio Icrc, iIcsc rojcciions did noi nirror inncr cvcnis faiiIfully cnougI. TIcrc wcrc, Iowcvcr, a scorc of ncn in iIc sanc gcncral arca, Iysically, wIo rcsondcd io iIc inncr sycIic clinaic and fcli uon iIcnsclvcs iIc aiiraciion and rcsonsililiiy of iIc rcligious Icro. Sonc of iIcsc ncn wcrc ioo iingcd, ioo caugIi in iIc iorncni and fcrvor of iIc criod io risc sufficicnily alovc ii. TIc culiurcs uscd iIcn. TIcy could noi usc iIc various culiurcs as launcIing ground for iIc ncw idcas. Insicad iIcy lccanc losi in iIc Iisiory of iIc iincs. Sonc carricd on following iIc sanc aiicrn ialcn ly CIrisi, crforncd sycIic fcais and Icalings, Iad grous of followcrs, and yci wcrc noi caallc of Iolding iIai owcrful focus of sycIic aiicniion iIai was so ncccssary. TIc Lord of FigIicousncss, so callcd, was sucI a crson, lui Iis ovcr-zcalous naiurc Icld Iin lacl. His rigidiiy rcvcnicd iIc sonianciiy ncccssary for any iruc grcai rcligious rclcasc. Hc fcll, insicad, inio iIc ira of rovincialisn. Had Ic crforncd iIc rolc ossillc, Ic could Iavc lccn of lcncfii io Paul. Hc was a rolallc crsonaliiy of iIc Paul oriion of iIc CIrisi cniiiy. TIcsc ncn innaicly undcrsiood iIcir ari in iIis drana, and also iIcir osiiion wiiIin All TIai Is. TIcy wcrc all IigIly clairvoyani and iclcaiIic, givcn io visions and Icaring of voiccs. In iIcir drcans iIcy wcrc in coniaci. Consciously Paul rcncnlcrcd nany of iIcsc drcans, uniil Ic fcli ursucd ly CIrisi. Ii was lccausc of a scrics of rccurring drcans iIai Paul crsccuicd iIc CIrisiians. Hc fcli iIai CIrisi was a lind of dcvil wIo ursucd Iin in Iis slcc. On an unconscious lcvcl, Iowcvcr, Ic lncw iIc ncaning of iIc drcans, and Iis "convcrsion," of coursc, was only a Iysical cvcni following an inncr ccricncc. JoIn iIc Daiisi, CIrisi, and Paul wcrc all connccicd in iIc drcan siaic, and JoIn was wcll awarc of CIrisi's cisicncc lcforc CIrisi was lorn. Paul nccdcd iIc sirongcsi cgoiisiical sircngiI lccausc of Iis ariicular duiics. Hc was far lcss awarc consciously of Iis rolc for iIis rcason. TIc inncr lnowlcdgc, of coursc, clodcd in iIc Iysical convcrsion ccricncc.
CHAPTER 21 A GOODBYE AND AN INTRODUCTION: ASPECTS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSONALITY AS VIEWED THROUGH MY OWN EXPERIENCE
In iIc Iisiorical iinc of CIrisi, I was a nan callcd Millcnius, in Fonc. In iIai lifc ny nain occuaiion was iIai of a ncrcIani, lui I was a IigIly curious gcnilcnan, and ny iravcls gavc nc acccss io nany diffcrcni grous of colc. PIysically I was round and sioui, noi ai all airician in ny lcaring, and givcn io uniidincss in ny drcss. Wc Iad a iyc of snuff nadc fron a ccriain lind of siraw. I uscd ii consianily, oficn silling sonc uon ny rolc. My Iousc was in iIc lusicsi, noriIwcsicrn ari of iIc ciiy, jusi lcyond wIai you would call iIc Icari of iown. Anong ny warcs I sold lclls for donlcys. TIis nay noi sound lilc a vcry grand roduci, and yci fanilics on iIc farns ouisidc of Fonc found iIcsc IigIly uscful. EacI Iad a sccial sound, and a fanily could icll ly iIc sound of iIc lcll iIcir own donlcy fron innuncrallc sinilar oncs. Donlcys wcrc also uscd in nany lusincsscs wiiIin Fonc iisclf as carricrs of lurdcn, ariicularly in iIc lowcr occuaiions. TIc nunlcr of lclls, iIcir ariicular iicI, cvcn iIc colors, all Iad ncaning. In iIc iunuli of iIc ciiy iIc ariicular lclls could lc rccognizcd, iIcrcforc, ly iIc oor and ly iIc slavcs wIo waiicd io luy roducis - oficn wilicd foods fron iIc ladcn caris. TIc lclls wcrc only a snall oriion of ny lusincss, wIicI dcali largcly wiiI cloiIs and dycs, lui iIcy fascinaicd nc. Dccausc of ny inicrcsi in iIcn I did far norc iravcling aloui iIc counirysidc and iIc rcgion iIan any rudcni nan sIould. TIc lclls lccanc ny Iolly. My curiosiiy drovc nc io journcy in scarcI of diffcrcni linds of lclls, and lcd nc inio coniaci wiiI nany colc I would noi oiIcrwisc Iavc cncounicrcd. WIilc I was noi liicraic, I was sIrcwd and livcly of nind. Sccial lclls, I discovcrcd, wcrc uscd ly various sccis of Jcws, loiI wiiIin Fonc and wiiIoui. WIilc I was a Fonan and a ciiizcn, ny ciiizcnsIi ncani liiilc ccci for roviding nc wiiI nininal safciy as I wcni aloui ny daily way, and in ny lusincss I cncounicrcd as nany Jcws as Fonans. I was noi ioo far alovc iIcn socially. TIc Fonans Iad no clcar idca of iIc nunlcr of Jcws in Fonc ai iIai iinc. TIcy wcni ly gucssworl. TIc lclls on donlcys lclonging io iIc Zcalois Iad uon iIcn iIc synlol of an cyc. TIcy canc sccrcily inio iown, Iiding as nucI fron oiIcr Jcws as fron Fonans. TIcy wcrc good largaincrs and oficn did nc oui of norc iIan I dcscrvcd io losc. I lcarncd aloui iIc Lord of FigIicousncss fron a cousin of Iis nancd SIcrala wIo was, as clcarly as I could figurc oui ai iIc iinc, a "sacrcd" assassin. Hc was drunl iIc nigIi I solc io Iin in a siinling siall ouisidc of Jcrusalcn. Ii was Ic wIo iold nc aloui iIc synlol of iIc cyc. Hc also iold nc iIai iIc nan, CIrisi, was lidnacd ly iIc Esscncs. I did noi lclicvc Iin. Nor ai iIc iinc Ic iold nc did I lnow wIo CIrisi was. Ai iIc iinc iIai CIrisi livcd Iis cisicncc was lnown io vcry fcw, conaraiivcly scaling. To ui ii llunily (and Iunorously} I lncw iIai sonconc Iad iIc lall, lui I was noi ccriain of iIc crson. In drcan siaics, iIc siiuaiion finally lccanc lnown io nc and io nany oiIcrs. TIc CIrisiians, gcncrally scaling, did noi wani Fonan convcris. I was laicr onc of iIcsc, and lccausc of ny naiionaliiy was ncvcr irusicd. My ari in iIai drana was sinly io acquaini nysclf wiiI iis Iysical foundaiion; io lc a ariiciani, Iowcvcr snall, in iIai cra. MucI laicr in your icrns I would cnd u as a ninor oc in iIc iIird ccniury, ncciing again sonc of iIosc I Iad lnown - and, if you will forgivc a Iunorous noic, oncc norc faniliar wiiI iIc sound of lclls. Ii is noi ny urosc io go inio ny asi cisicnccs in any grcai dciail, lui io usc iIcn io nalc ccriain oinis. Firsi of all, I Iavc lccn nany iincs loiI nan and wonan, and I Iavc inncrscd nysclf in various occuaiions, lui always wiiI iIc idca of lcarning so iIai I could icacI. I Iad a firn laclground in Iysical cisicncc, iIcrcforc, as a rcrcquisiic for ny rcscni "worl." I did noi lay iIc ari of any iowcring crsonaliiy of Iisiorical noic, lui lccanc ccricnccd in iIc Ioncy and iniinaic dciails of daily lifc, iIc nornal sirugglc for acIicvcncni, iIc nccd for lovc. I lcarncd iIc unuiicrallc ycarning of faiIcr for son, son for faiIcr, Iusland for wifc, wifc for Iusland, and fcll Icadlong inio iIc iniinaic wcls of Iunan rclaiionsIis. Dcforc your idca of Iisiory, I was a Lunanian, and was laicr lorn in Ailaniis. Using your Iisiorical rcfcrcncc, I rciurncd ai iIc iinc of iIc cavcncn, ocraiing as a Scalcr. Now I Iavc always lccn a Scalcr, rcgardlcss of ny Iysical occuaiion. I Iavc lccn a sicc ncrcIani in Dcnnarl, wIcrc I lncw Fuluri and JoscI. In scvcral livcs I was llacl - oncc in wIai is now callcd EiIioia, and oncc in Turlcy. My livcs as nonls followcd ny ccricncc as a oc, and in onc of iIcsc, I was a viciin of iIc SanisI Inquisiiion. My ccricncc in fcnalc livcs varicd fron iIai of a lain DuicI sinsicr io a couricsan ai iIc iinc of iIc lillical David, io scvcral cisicnccs as a Iunllc noiIcr wiiI cIildrcn. Now wIcn I lcgan coniaciing Fuluri and JoscI, I Iid fron iIcn iIc faci of ny nuncrous livcs. Fuluri, in ariicular, did noi accci rcincarnaiion, and iIc idca of sucI nuliilc lifc ccricnccs would Iavc lccn IigIly scandalous io Iin. TIc iincs and nancs and daics arc noi ncarly as inoriani as iIc ccricnccs, and iIcy arc ioo nuncrous io lisi Icrc. Howcvcr, I will scc io ii ai sonc iinc iIai iIcsc arc nadc fully availallc. Sonc Iavc lccn givcn in Fuluri's class scssions, and sonc, iIougI fcw, Iavc acarcd +,"$-".,$/(."#0(1$iisclf. In a lool on rcincarnaiion, I Ioc io Iavc cacI of ny rcvious crsonaliiics scal for iIcnsclvcs, for iIcy sIould icll iIcir own siory. You sIould undcrsiand, iIcrcforc, iIai iIosc crsonaliiics siill cisi and arc indccndcni. WIilc wIai I an oncc sccncd io lc coniaincd wiiIin iIosc crsonaliiics, I was lui iIc sccd for iIcn. In your icrns, I can rcncnlcr wIo I was; in grcaicr icrns, Iowcvcr, iIosc crsonaliiics sIould scal for iIcnsclvcs. PcrIas you will scc an analogy Icrc wIcn you conarc iIc siiuaiion wiiI agc rcgrcssion undcr Iynosis. TIosc crsonaliiics arc noi loclcd u insidc of wIai I an, Iowcvcr. TIcy Iavc rogrcsscd according io iIcir own fasIion. TIcy arc noi ncgaicd. In ny icrns, iIcy cocisi wiiI nc, lui ai anoiIcr laycr of rcaliiy. In scvcral livcs I was consciously awarc of ny "asi cisicnccs." Oncc as a nonl I found nysclf coying a nanuscrii iIai I nysclf Iad wriiicn in anoiIcr lifc. Oficn I was givcn io iIc lovc of wcigIi, and osscsscd ii. Twicc I dicd of siarvaiion. I always found ny dcaiIs IigIly cducaiional - in your icrns, aficrwards. Ii was always a lcsson lciwccn livcs io iracc iIc iIougIis and cvcnis iIai "lcd io a givcn dcnisc." Nonc of ny dcaiIs surriscd nc. I fcli during iIc roccss iIc incviialiliiy, iIc rccogniiion, cvcn a scnsc of faniliariiy. "Of coursc, iIis ariicular dying is ninc and no oiIcr." And I acccicd cvcn iIc nosi lizarrc circunsianccs iIcn, fccling alnosi a scnsc of crfcciion. TIc lifc could noi lc finisIcd rocrly wiiIoui iIc dcaiI. TIcrc is a grcai scnsc of Iuniliiy, and yci a grcai scnsc of caliaiion as iIc inncr sclf scnscs iis frccdon wIcn dcaiI occurs. All ny dcaiIs wcrc iIc conlcncni of ny livcs, in iIai ii sccncd io nc iIai ii could noi lc oiIcrwisc. If I cIoosc, in your icrns I can rclivc any oriion of iIosc cisicnccs, lui iIosc crsonaliiics go iIcir own way. On a suljcciivc lcvcl I acicd as a icacIcr and a Scalcr in cacI of ny livcs. In a fcw IigIly iniuiiivc cisicnccs I was awarc of iIis faci. You do noi undcrsiand as yci iIc IigI inoriancc of iIc undcrsidc of consciousncss. Dcsidc your oljcciivc rolc in cacI lifc, your rcincarnaiional cIallcngcs also involvc your drcan siaics, rIyiIns of crcaiiviiy iIai flow and cll lcncaiI iIc daily world you lnow. So I lccanc IigIly rofi- cicni in iIis way as a Scalcr and a icacIcr in scvcral livcs iIai wcrc cicrnally uninicrcsiing ly conirasi. My influcncc, worl, and conccrn in sucI cascs was far norc vasi iIan ny quici oljcciivc ursuiis. I givc you iIis infornaiion Ioing io Icl you undcrsiand iIc iruc naiurc of your own rcaliiy. My rcincarnaiional cisicnccs do noi dcfinc wIai I an, Iowcvcr, nor do yours dcfinc you. TIc soul lnows iisclf, and is noi confuscd ly icrns or dcfiniiions. TIrougI sIowing you iIc naiurc of ny own rcaliiy, I Ioc io icacI you iIc naiurc of your own. You arc noi lound io any caicgory or corncr of cisicncc. Your rcaliiy cannoi lc ncasurcd any norc iIan ninc. I Ioc io illusiraic iIc funciion of consciousncss and crsonaliiy iIrougI wriiing iIis lool and cnlarging your conccis. Now I lcgan ly iclling you iIai I was diciaiing iIis naicrial iIrougI iIc ausiccs of a wonan of wIon I was quiic fond. Lci nc now icll you iIai iIcrc arc oiIcr rcaliiics involvcd. TIc following aragraIs will lc wriiicn ly anoiIcr crsonaliiy, wIo siands rclaiivcly in iIc sanc osiiion io nc as I siand io iIc wonan iIrougI wIon I an now scaling. Wc arc iIc voiccs wIo scal wiiIoui iongucs of our own. Wc arc sourccs of iIai cncrgy fron wIicI you conc. Wc arc crcaiors, yci wc Iavc also lccn crcaicd. Wc sccdcd your univcrsc as you sccd oiIcr rcaliiics. Wc do noi cisi in your Iisiorical icrns, nor Iavc wc lnown Iysical cisicncc. Our joy crcaicd iIc caliaiion fron wIicI your world concs. Our cisicncc is sucI iIai connunicaiion nusi lc nadc ly oiIcrs io you. Vcrlal synlols Iavc no ncaning for us. Our ccricncc is noi iranslaiallc. Wc Ioc our inicni is. In iIc vasi infiniic scoc of consciousncss, all is ossillc. TIcrc is ncaning in cacI iIougIi. Wc crccivc your iIougIis as ligIis. TIcy forn aiicrns. Dccausc of iIc difficuliics of connunicaiion, ii is ncarly inossillc for us io clain our rcaliiy. Know only iIai wc cisi. Wc scnd inncasurallc viialiiy io you, and suori all of iIosc siruciurcs of consciousncss wiiI wIicI you arc faniliar. You arc ncvcr alonc. Wc Iavc always scni cnissarics io you wIo undcrsiand your nccds. TIougI you do noi lnow us, wc cIcrisI you. SciI is a oini in ny rcfcrcncc, in our rcfcrcncc. Hc is an ancicni oriion of us. Wc arc scaraic lui uniicd. Always iIc sirii forns iIc flcsI. Wc will coniinuc. TIcrc arc linds of consciousncss iIai cannoi lc dcciIcrcd in Iysical icrns. TIc "crsonaliiy" wIo originaicd iIc aragraIs you Iavc jusi rcad is sucI a onc. As ncniioncd, iIcrc is iIc sanc lind of conncciion lciwccn iIai crsonaliiy and nysclf as iIc onc iIai cisis lciwccn Fuluri and nysclf. Dui in your icrns, SciI Two is far furiIcr divorccd fron ny rcaliiy iIan I an fron Fuluri's. You can inaginc SciI Two as a fuiurc oriion of nc if you rcfcr, and yci far norc is involvcd. I an nysclf using sinlc icrns Icrc io iry and nalc iIcsc idcas clcarcr. In a irancc siaic, Fuluri can coniaci nc. In a siaic in sonc ways sinilar io a irancc, I can coniaci SciI Two. Wc arc rclaicd in ways quiic difficuli io clain, uniicd in wcls of consciousncss. My rcaliiy includcs, iIcn, noi only rcincarnaiional idcniiiics lui also oiIcr gcsialis of lcing iIai do noi ncccssarily Iavc any Iysical conncciions. TIc sanc alics io cacI rcadcr of iIis lool. TIc soul is ocncndcd, iIcrcforc. Ii is noi a closcd siriiual or sycIic sysicn. I Iavc iricd io sIow you iIai iIc soul is noi a scaraic, aari-fron-you iIing. Ii is no norc divorccd fron you iIan - caiial - Cod is. TIcrc is no nccd io crcaic a scaraic god wIo cisis ouisidc of your univcrsc and scaraic fron ii, nor is iIcrc any nccd io iIinl of a soul as sonc disiani cniiiy. Cod, or All TIai Is, is iniinaicly a ari of you. "His" cncrgy forns your idcniiiy, and your soul is a ari of you in iIc sanc nanncr. My own rcincarnaiional crsonaliiics, rolallc sclvcs, and cvcn SciI Two cisi wiiIin nc now, as I cisi wiiIin iIcn. In your icrns, SciI Two is norc advanccd. In your icrns, Ic is norc alicn, sincc Ic cannoi rclaic io your Iysical cisicncc as wcll as I do lccausc of ny laclground in ii. Siill, ny ccricncc cnricIcs SciI Two, and Iis ccricnccs cnricI nc io iIc cicni iIai I an allc io crccivc and iranslaic iIcn for ny own usc. In iIc sanc way, Fuluri's crsonaliiy is candcd iIrougI rclaiionsIi wiiI nc, and I also gain iIrougI iIc ccricncc, as cvcn iIc lcsi of icacIcrs lcarns fron cacI dincnsion of aciiviiy. In largcr icrns, ny soul includcs ny rcincarnaiional crsonaliiics, SciI Two, and rolallc sclvcs. I an as awarc of ny rolallc sclvcs, incidcnially, as I an of ny rcincarnaiional cisicnccs. Your concci of iIc soul is sinly so liniicd. I an noi rcally scaling in icrns of grou souls, iIougI iIis inicrrciaiion can also lc nadc. EacI "ari" of iIc soul coniains iIc wIolc - a concci I an surc will siarilc you. As you lcconc norc awarc of your own suljcciivc rcaliiy you will iIcrcforc, lcconc faniliar wiiI grcaicr oriions of your own soul. WIcn you iIinl of iIc soul as a closcd sysicn you crccivc ii as sucI, and closc off fron yoursclf iIc lnowlcdgc of iis grcaicr crcaiiviiy and cIaracicrisiics. SciI Two docs rcrcscni wIai I will lcconc, io sonc cicni, and in your icrns, yci wIcn I lcconc wIai Ic is Ic will lc sonciIing diffcrcni. In iIc sanc icrns now, only, Fuluri nay lcconc wIai I an, lui iIcn I will lc sonciIing far diffcrcni. EacI of you arc involvcd in iIc sanc lind of rclaiionsIis, wIciIcr or noi you arc awarc of iIcn. TIougI ii sccns io you iIai rcincarnaiional cisicnccs involvc asi and fuiurc cvcnis, iIcy arc cisicnccs arallcl or adjaccni io your own rcscni lifc and consciousncss. OiIcr asccis of your grcaicr idcniiiy cisi, rclaiivcly scaling, aloui or around iIcsc. TIc answcrs io iIc naiurc of rcaliiy, iIc iniinaic lnowlcdgc of All TIai Is iIai you all sccl, is wiiIin your rcscni ccricncc. Ii will noi lc found ouisidc of yoursclvcs, lui iIrougI an inncr journcy inio yoursclf, iIrougI yoursclf and iIrougI iIc world iIai you lnow. I was oncc a noiIcr wiiI iwclvc cIildrcn. Ignorani in icrns of cducaiion, far fron lcauiiful, ariicularly in laicr ycars, wiiI a wild icncr and raucous voicc. TIis was around Jcrusalcn in iIc siiI ccniury. TIc cIildrcn Iad nany faiIcrs. I did ny lcsi io rovidc for iIcn. My nanc was MarsIala. Wc livcd wIcrcvcr wc could, squaiiing in doorways and, finally, all lcgging. Yci in iIai cisicncc, Iysical lifc Iad a conirasi, a sIarncss grcaicr iIan any I Iad lnown. A crusi of lrcad was far norc dclicious io nc iIan any iccc of calc, Iowcvcr wcll frosicd, Iad cvcr lccn in livcs lcforc. WIcn ny cIildrcn laugIcd I was ovcrwIclncd wiiI dcligIi, and dcsiic our rivaiions, cacI norning was a iriunIani surrisc iIai wc Iad noi dicd in our slcc, iIai wc Iad noi succunlcd io siarvaiion. I cIosc iIai lifc dclilcraicly, as cacI of you cIoosc cacI of yours, and I did so lccausc ny rcvious livcs Iad lcfi nc ioo llasc. I was ioo cusIioncd. I no longcr focuscd wiiI clariiy uon iIc iruly scciacular Iysical dcligIis and ccricnccs iIai cariI can rovidc. TIougI I ycllcd ai ny cIildrcn and scrcancd sonciincs in ragc againsi iIc clcncnis, I was sirucl iIrougI wiiI iIc nagnificcncc of cisicncc, and lcarncd norc aloui iruc siriiualiiy iIan I cvcr did as a nonl. TIis docs noi ncan iIai ovcriy lcads io iruiI, or iIai suffcring is good for iIc soul. Many wIo sIarcd iIosc condiiions wiiI nc lcarncd liiilc. Ii docs ncan iIai cacI of you cIoosc iIosc lifc condiiions iIai you Iavc for your own urosc, lnowing aIcad of iinc wIcrc your wcalncsscs and sircngiIs lic. In iIc gcsiali of ny crsonaliiy, as in your icrns I livcd laicr ricIcr livcs, iIai wonan was alivc again in nc - as, for canlc, iIc cIild is alivc in iIc aduli, and fillcd wiiI graiiiudc conaring laicr circunsianccs io iIc carlicr cisicnccs. SIc urgcd nc io usc ny advaniagcs lciicr. So in you, your various rcincarnaiional cisicnccs in a largc nanncr co-occur. Using iIc analogy of aduliIood again, ii is as if iIc cIild wiiIin you is a ari of your own ncnory and ccricncc, and yci in anoiIcr way Ias lcfi you, gonc aari fron you as if you arc only onc aduli iIai iIc cIild "iurncd inio." So iIc colc iIai I Iavc lccn Iavc gonc iIcir own way, and yci arc a ari of nc and I of iIcn. I an alivc in SciI Two's ncnory, as a sclf fron wIicI Ic srang. Yci iIc sclf I an now is noi iIc sclf fron wIicI Ic srang. Only your rigid idcas of iinc and consciousncss nalc iIcsc siaicncnis sccn sirangc io you; for in a largcr conici, again, I can rcncnlcr SciI Two. All of iIcsc conncciions iIcrcforc arc ocn. All sycIological cvcnis affcci all oiIcrs. All of cisicncc and consciousncss is inicrwovcn. Only wIcn you iIinl of iIc soul as sonciIing diffcrcni, scaraic, and iIcrcforc closcd, arc you lcd io considcr a scaraic god - a crsonaliiy iIai sccns io lc aari fron crcaiion. All TIai Is is a ari of crcaiion, lui norc iIan wIai crcaiion is. TIcrc arc yranid gcsialis of lcing inossillc io dcscrilc, wIosc awarcncss includcs lnowlcdgc and ccricncc of wIai would sccn io lc io you a vasi nunlcr of oiIcr rcaliiics. In iIc icrns of wIicI I an scaling for your lcncfii, iIcir rcscni nigIi, for canlc, includc iIc lifc and dcaiI of your lanci in a noncni of iIcir "iinc." SciI Two's cisicncc is ai iIc ouisidc fringcs of onc sucI galay of consciousncss. WIcn SciI Two scals, Fuluri iniiially is awarc of iIc following. His consciousncss sirains uward, following an inncr sycIic aiIway, an cncrgizcd funncl, uniil quiic sinly ii can go no furiIcr. Ii sccns io Iin iIcn iIai Iis consciousncss gocs oui of Iis lody iIrougI an invisillc yranid wIosc ocn io sircicIcs far u inio sacc. Hcrc Ic sccns io nalc coniaci wiiI incrsonal synlols wIosc ncssagc is soncIow auionaiically iranslaicd inio words. TIai oini aciually rcrcscnis a war in dincnsions, a lacc lciwccn sysicns iIai Ias far norc io do wiiI cncrgy and sycIological rcaliiy iIan ii Ias io do wiiI sacc, for sacc is ncaninglcss. I an alnosi always rcscni as a iranslaior ai sucI iincs. My lnowlcdgc of loiI rcaliiics is ncccssary for iIc connunicaiion. SciI Two is faniliar wiiI an cniircly diffcrcni sci of synlols and ncanings, so iIai, in iIis casc, iwo iranslaiions arc lcing givcn - onc ly nc and onc ly Fuluri. Hocfully, ccriain conccis will lc dclivcrcd in iIis way iIai could noi lc dclivcrcd oiIcrwisc. TIcsc ninglings of rcaliiy and ccricncc, iIcsc ncssagcs fron onc sysicn io anoiIcr, occur in various ways coniinually, cncrging in your world in onc guisc or anoiIcr - as insiraiion of nany linds. You arc lcing Iclcd, in oiIcr words. You arc also using your own aliliiics, Iowcvcr, for your own cIaracicrisiics largcly dcicrninc iIc anouni of Icl you rcccivc. TIc synlolisn aarcni io Fuluri wIcn SciI Two scals worls wcll, lui ouiward is also inward, and so consciousncss iravcls as far inward as ii sccns io Iin io go ouiward. SucI coniacis and lnowlcdgc arc availallc io cacI individual. All TIai Is scals io all of iis aris, noi wiiI sounds, iruncis, and fanfarc fron wiiIoui, lui connunicaics iis ncssagcs iIrougI iIc living soulsiuff of cacI consciousncss. You arc noi faicd io dissolvc inio All TIai Is. TIc asccis of your crsonaliiy as you rcscnily undcrsiand iIcn will lc rciaincd. All TIai Is is iIc crcaior of individualiiy, noi iIc ncans of iis dcsiruciion. My own "rcvious" crsonaliiics arc noi dissolvcd inio nc any norc iIan your "asi" crsonaliiics. All arc living and viial. All go iIcir own way. Your "fuiurc" crsonaliiics arc as rcal as your asi oncs. Aficr a wIilc, iIis will no longcr conccrn you. Oui of iIc rcincarnaiional francworl, iIcrc is no dcaiI as you iIinl of ii. My own franc of rcfcrcncc, Iowcvcr, is no longcr focuscd on ny rcincarnaiional cisicnccs. I Iavc iurncd ny aiicniion in oiIcr dircciions. Sincc all livcs arc sinuliancous, all Iacning ai oncc, iIcn any scaraiion is a sycIological onc. I cisi as I an wIilc ny rcincarnaiional livcs - in your icrns - siill cisi. Yci now I an noi conccrncd wiiI iIcn, lui iurn ny conccniraiion inio oiIcr arcas of aciiviiy. Pcrsonaliiy cIangcs wIciIcr ii is wiiIin a lody or ouisidc of ii, so you will cIangc aficr dcaiI as you cIangc lcforc ii. In iIosc icrns, ii is ridiculous io insisi uon rcnaining as you arc now, aficr dcaiI. Ii is iIc sanc as a cIild saying. "I an going io grow u, lui I an ncvcr going io cIangc iIc idcas iIai I Iavc now." TIc nuliidincnsional qualiiics of iIc sycIc allow ii io ccricncc an cndlcss rcaln of dincnsions. Ecricncc in onc dincnsion in no way ncgaics cisicncc in anoiIcr. You Iavc lccn irying io squcczc iIc soul inio iigIi conccis of iIc naiurc of cisicncc, naling ii follow your liniicd lclicfs. TIc door io iIc soul is ocn, and ii lcads io all iIc dincnsions of ccricncc. If you iIinl, Iowcvcr, iIai iIc sclf as you lnow ii is iIc cnd or sunnaiion of yoursclf, iIcn you also inaginc your soul io lc a liniicd cniiiy loundcd ly iis rcscni vcniurcs in onc lifc alonc, io lc judgcd accordingly aficr dcaiI on iIc crfornancc of a fcw aliry ycars. In nany ways iIis is a cozy concci, iIougI io sonc ii can lc quiic frigIicning wiiI iis connoiaiions of cicrnal dannaiion. Ii is far ioo iidy an idca, Iowcvcr, io Iini ai iIc ricI cnlcllisIncnis iIai arc ai iIc Icari of divinc crcaiiviiy. TIc soul siands loiI wiiIin and wiiIoui iIc falric of Iysical lifc as you lnow ii. You arc noi scaraicd fron iIc aninals and iIc rcsi of cisicncc ly viriuc of osscssing an cicrnal inncr con- sciousncss. SucI a consciousncss is rcscni wiiIin all living lcings, and in all forns. I iiilcd iIis cIaicr "A Coodlyc and an Iniroduciion." TIc goodlyc is ny own, sincc I an now finisIing iIis lool. TIc iniroduciion alics io cacI rcadcr, for I Ioc iIai you will now lc allc io ncci yoursclf facc io facc wiiI a grcaicr undcrsianding of wIo and wIai you arc. I would lilc, iIcrcforc, io iniroducc you io yoursclf. You will noi find yoursclf ly running fron icacIcr io icacIcr, fron lool io lool. You will noi ncci yoursclf iIrougI following any ariicular sccializcd nciIod of ncdiiaiion. Only ly looling quicily wiiIin iIc sclf iIai you lnow can your own rcaliiy lc ccricnccd, wiiI iIosc conncciions iIai cisi lciwccn iIc rcscni or inncdiaic sclf and iIc inncr idcniiiy iIai is nuliidincnsional. TIcrc nusi lc a willingncss, an acquicsccncc, a dcsirc. If you do noi ialc iIc iinc io caninc your own suljcciivc siaics, iIcn you cannoi conlain if so nany answcrs sccn io cludc you. You cannoi iIrow iIc lurdcn of roof uon anoiIcr, or ccci a nan or icacIcr io rovc io you iIc validiiy of your own cisicncc. SucI a roccdurc is lound io lcad you inio onc suljcciivc ira aficr anoiIcr. As you sii rcading iIis lool, iIc doorways wiiIin arc ocn. You Iavc only io ccricncc iIc noncni as you lnow ii as fully as ossillc - as ii cisis Iysically wiiIin iIc roon, or ouisidc in iIc sirccis of iIc ciiy in wIicI you livc. Inaginc iIc ccricncc rcscni in onc noncni of iinc ovcr iIc glolc, iIcn iry io arcciaic iIc suljcciivc ccricncc of your own iIai cisis in iIc noncni and yci cscacs ii - and iIis nuliilicd ly cacI living individual. TIis ccrcisc alonc will ocn your crcciions, incrcasc your awarcncss and auionaiically cand your arcciaiion of your own naiurc. TIc "you" wIo is caallc of sucI cansion nusi lc a far norc crcaiivc and nuliidincnsional crsonaliiy iIan you carlicr inagincd. Many of iIc suggcsicd snall ccrciscs givcn carlicr in iIc lool will also Icl you lcconc acquainicd wiiI your own rcaliiy, will givc you dircci ccricncc wiiI iIc naiurc of your own soul or cniiiy, and will ui you in coniaci wiiI iIosc oriions of your lcing fron wIicI your own viialiiy srings. You nay or nay noi Iavc your own cncounicrs wiiI asi rcincarnaiional sclvcs or rolallc sclvcs. You nay or nay noi caicI yoursclvcs in iIc aci of cIanging lcvcls of consciousncss. Ccriainly nosi of ny rcadcrs, Iowcvcr, will Iavc succcss wiiI sonc of iIc suggcsicd ccrciscs. TIcy arc noi difficuli, and iIcy arc wiiIin iIc caaliliiics of all. EacI rcadcr, Iowcvcr, sIould in onc way or anoiIcr scnsc Iis own viialiiy in a way quiic ncw io Iin, and find avcnucs of cansion ocning wiiIin Iinsclf of wIicI Ic was carlicr unawarc. TIc vcry naiurc of iIis lool, iIc nciIod of iis crcaiion and dclivcry, in iIcnsclvcs sIould clcarly oini oui iIc faci iIai Iunan crsonaliiy Ias far norc aliliiics iIan iIosc usually ascrilcd io ii. Dy now you sIould undcrsiand iIai all crsonaliiics arc noi Iysically naicrializcd. As iIis lool was conccivcd and wriiicn ly a nonIysical crsonaliiy, and iIcn nadc Iysical, so do cacI of you Iavc acccss io grcaicr aliliiics and nciIods of connunicaiion iIan iIosc usually acccicd. I Ioc iIai in onc way or anoiIcr iIis lool of ninc Ias scrvcd io givc cacI of you an iniroduciion io iIc inncr nuliidincnsional idcniiiy iIai is your own.