Post by Blu on Apr 16, 2007 19:38:00 GMT -5
[15:26] <ron> ok, moving on...
[15:26] <ron> ARE SEARCHLIGHT June 1957
[15:27] <ron> LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS BETWEEN INCARNATIONS by Lydia J. Schrader Gray
[15:27] <ron> On a large bulletin board at our Association Headquarters, there is a small card with these words written upon it: "A servant of God once lived here and his spirit lingers on."
[15:27] <ron> :)
[15:28] <miketrueeagle> a servant of god.. is wat we all are !
[15:28] <ron> That man, that servant of God, was Edgar Cayce: one of the world's greatest clairvoyants, or "clear see-ers." As Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines it: "Clairvoyance - the power of discerning objects not present to the senses, but regarded as having objective reality."
[15:29] <ron> Edgar Cayce's soul was closely attuned to the infinite, as were the prophets of old; in evolutionary growth an old soul; and one who by his own efforts in past incarnations had earned the right to perceive the invisible worlds.
[15:29] <ron> In Life Readings given by Edgar Cayce may be found a wealth of spiritual truths -universal and Cosmic Laws, as they affect and influence mankind. The Readings them-selves stated very emphatically: "These truths should be given ONLY TO THOSE WHO SEEK."
[15:30] <Blu> I did not know that
[15:30] <ron> Not long ago, a young M.D. especially interested in heart disease spent three weeks at Headquarters, reading what was given in the Physical readings about this bodily ailment. He was astounded at the information he found and told me, "This man was a hundred years before his time!"
[15:31] <ron> not forced upon anyone..
[15:31] <miketrueeagle> an seek ..an u shall find !
[15:31] <Blu> not just that, forced I mean. but if you are not ready for this it will be a problem for them
[15:31] <Blu> I can see that
[15:31] <ron> yes blu...it would be a problem for them
[15:32] <miketrueeagle> an ec ,, is still helping others TODAY !
[15:32] <ron> Just so, the spiritual truths found in the Life Readings may be hundreds of years before their time; and even a hundred years hence, many will not be as skeptical of the source - the unusual powers of Edgar Cayce - as now.
[15:32] <JohnB> Godmind within
[15:32] <miketrueeagle> AN TRUTH IS.... TIMELESS
[15:33] <ron> We who are seekers, in this day and time, are greatly blest by having spiritual truths available for our study.
[15:33] <ron> We can know that it is not by chance that we are permitted to learn and practice the knowledge revealed in the Readings about the Laws of the Spirit - the Laws of Balance, Attraction, Harmony and Evolution; of Cause and Effect, or Karma; of continuity of life and life after death.
[15:33] <ron> This brings us to our special subject, LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS BETWEEN INCARNATIONS, or as some call it, "Citizens of the Universe."
[15:34] <ron> In what respect are we citizens of the universe? Well, because we are citizens not only of the earth - but of the planets also - by reason of our govern and influence the planet sojourns there, between incarnations.
[15:34] <ron> In the records left by Edgar Cayce, we find many statements describing the spiritual laws pertaining to the continuity of the soul; whether in the material plane or in other states of consciousness, or mental planes, among the planets.
[15:34] <ron> Now, there must have been a FIRST CAUSE for souls entering the earth plane, or incarnating. The Readings often stated that the First Cause was that the created should become a companion of the Creator, as all souls were in the beginning.
[15:35] <ron> Their desire to become as Gods brought about a separation from the Creator; and sin entered because of rebellion in the souls' mental forces.
[15:35] <ron> By the Grace of God, all souls were given the gift of free will; then, through the application of that free will, souls must eventually find their way back to God, or the First Cause. So it is well for man to analyze and understand himself, that he may know whence he came and whither he is going.
[15:36] <ron> To clarify this, let me quote from Reading No. 5755-2. "Remember, the earth is only a speck - a part of Creation - where souls projected themselves into matter. Thus they brought with them a conscious awareness of themselves; ENTERTAINING THE IDEA THAT THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO CREATE, WITHOUT THE FORCES OF THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH.
[15:37] <ron> or would it be 'to be created'
[15:37] <Blu> now that is interesting
[15:37] <Blu> with out the spirit of truth?
[15:38] <ron> to create sound correct to me
[15:38] <Blu> without the forces of the spirit of truth
[15:38] <Blu> ah, separately with out...
[15:38] <Blu> as If we were god
[15:38] <ron> another words, to do what they wish with creativity without taking into consideration the results of their activity
[15:39] <ron> creativity*
[15:39] <diane> like cloning
[15:39] <Blu> good example Diane
[15:40] <ron> i don't think 'cloning' is wrong...cause the soul Amilius divided himself in the creation of Lilith/Eve
[15:40] <diane> scientist figured a way to make sperm from female bone marrow, but resulting children would all be female. lol
[15:40] <ron> or the twin soul
[15:40] <ron> is that a correct idea?
[15:40] <Blu> LI doubt this is equivalent
[15:40] <ron> sorry misunderstood you diane
[15:40] <diane> was the Spirit of Truth a force found in the clone?
[15:40] <diane> was the Spirit of Truth a force found in the clone?
[15:41] <diane> if so, then would be acceptable?
[15:41] <ron> there is always this fear of humanity of new things
[15:41] <Blu> ok, one subject
[15:41] <Blu> are you talking about Amilius Diane?
[15:42] <Blu> Amilius was not right in creating Lilith
[15:43] <ron> regarding new things coming about in this new age...i guess whatever is discovered...if it is for selfish, destructive purposes, i suppose it would be wrong
[15:43] <ron> moving on...
[15:43] <Blu> Even if you have a high ideal, how can you possibly know all the consequences?[15:43] <Blu> oops
[15:43] <diane> was referring to what ron was saying ... that cloning was ok because Amilius did it
[15:43] <ron> "Thus realms of systems came into being. We know them as the solar system, or planetary systems, which govern and influence the planet Earth.
[15:44] <ron> "Earth, in this solar system, merely represents three dimensions. Then how many dimensions or levels of consciousness are in this solar system? Eight! What position does the Earth occupy? The third! What position do others occupy? That relative relationship, one to another." (The law of relativity undoubtedly applies here.)
[15:44] <ron> "Earth, in this solar system, merely represents three dimensions. Then how many dimensions or levels of consciousness are in this solar system? Eight! What position does the Earth occupy? The third! What position do others occupy? That relative relationship, one to another." (The law of relativity undoubtedly applies here.)
[15:45] <ron> "Who is the author and finisher of these systems? The Word - He who made Himself manifest in the flesh. Who is the beginning and the end? Jesus the Christ."
[15:45] <ron> MENTAL URGES
[15:45] <ron> Thus there are many levels of consciousness, or many mansions, symbolized by what we know as the planets. The soul lives on after death, in other realms of consciousness; making its record upon the soul memory, or in the soul mind of the entity. In all of the Life Readings astrological urges and innate influences were given for the individuals.
[15:46] <ron> Mental urges or influences, the Readings gave, come from the experiences of the soul mind during the period BETWEEN incarnations in the earth plane. Emotional urges come from past lives in the earth.
[15:47] <ron> These Life Readings present a beautiful system of spiritual evolution. The human soul is shown to have an important place in the scheme of the Universe.
[15:47] <ron> The importance of astrological urges is explained by pointing out that each soul passes through planes of consciousness between appearances in the Earth. These planes, or levels of consciousness, are SYMBOLIZED by the planets of our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
[15:48] <ron> In each of the environs governed by these planets, the soul takes on a form suitable to that level of consciousness, and continues its spiritual growth. The order, or sequence, of these experiences is governed by the action of the WILL of the soul during its earthly experience.
[15:48] <ron> Reading No. 2132-L-l states: "Astrological urges are not existent just because of the position of the Sun, Moon or any of the planets at the time of birth; but rather because the soul of the entity is part of the universal consciousness, and HAS DWELT IN THOSE ENVIRONS."
[15:49] <ron> The implications in this one statement reveal an insight into a cosmic plan. In this plan, souls are an integral part of the universe. Is this astrology? The Readings say that it would be more correct to term it occult astrology; for the positions of the planets - Sun and Moon, and planets - at the time of birth indicate where the soul has journeyed, or tarried.
[15:50] <ron> In occult astrology, the planet nearest the mid-heaven is the one from which the soul took its flight.
[15:50] <ron> The planet mentioned first in each Life Reading seems in many cases to have been the one nearest the Midheaven -
[15:50] <ron> or the latest plane of consciousness where the entity sojourned before entering the Earth plane for its present experience. As such, it greatly influences the life. It also seems to indicate the general trend of activity, or tendencies to activity.
[15:51] <ron> WHAT PART OF THE SELF MAKES THE JOURNEYS?
[15:51] <ron> The superconscious mind becomes the mind of the soul, in those interim's between material manifestations. This is the mind which travels with the soul in all its journeys through many states of awareness, into realms beyond the physical.
[15:52] <ron> ''SUPER-CONSCIOUS MIND IS NOT OF THE EARTH FORCES AT ALL. It is awakened on Earth only with the spiritual indwelling, and it is acquired individually. How is it acquired - how may there be the spiritual indwelling?
[15:53] <ron> Through prayer and meditation by turning within and becoming aware, or conscious of, the attributes of the spirit - and by APPLYING them. These attributes of the spirit are love, hope, faith, charity, patience, cooperation and tolerance. And the will is absolutely necessary for the entity's application of these virtues." No. 900-21
[15:54] <ron> Thus HERE AND NOW we may build higher levels of consciousness. If we are tuned to self-indulgence, hate, greed, intolerance, impatience, rebellion and pride, these become destructive forces in the soul's growth.
[15:54] <ron> patience and tolerance
[15:54] <diane> patience , love
[15:55] <ron> Now let us study some of the mental planes which are symbolized by our sojourns in the environs among the planets.
[15:55] <ron> What happens after we pass through God's Other Door? Reading No. 3744 describes it thus: "Immediately after death, there is a period of unconsciousness, the duration of which is governed by the spiritual development of the entity.
[15:56] <ron> After death, the soul and spirit FEED UPON - AND IN A SENSE ARE POSSESSED BY - what was created by the mind during the recent Earth experience. Whatever has been gained in the physical plane must be used."
[15:56] <ron> You may be wondering, "What about the millions who do not believe they are souls? Those who live only for self, who feed only upon their emotions, who have no understanding of the continuity of life?"
[15:56] <ron> These remain in that state of un-consciousness for years and years, until eventually their souls are ready for the developing levels of consciousness, for the soul mind can choose. It can realize wherein it has failed, and goes to whatever planet it needs for further development.
[15:57] <ron> One Life Reading described this dwelling in the in-between plane as a long rest - a meditating period for the soul, between earthly sojourns. We learn from the Readings that all souls need some rest, after the strenuousness of life on Earth.
[15:57] <ron> We also learn that many souls choose to return quickly, but others remain in other planes or dimensions for hundreds of years, as we count time. There is no time, however, in eternity: all time is one.
[15:58] <ron> THE WILL OF THE ENTITY
[15:58] <ron> This question was asked in Reading No. 900-24 "Explain how and why - in what manner - planets influence an individual at birth." The answer was: "
[15:58] <ron> As the entity is born into the Earth's plane, the relationship of that plane from which the spirit entity TOOK FLIGHT has the greater influence. In the same manner, its life in the Earth, plane directs the spirit - entity to whatever planet it must go for further development."
[15:59] <ron> Summing up, then: the soul mind can choose, and can realize wherein it has failed. Therefore it goes to whatever planet it may need for its further development and training. Then when it incarnates again, these developments experienced by the soul mind during sojourns among the planets MUST BE BUILT into the life upon the physical plane.