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Spring Observations By Martha Henry MacDonald
It was a blessing to spend Spring Equinox in spiritual
community at Harmony
Center -
www.harmony-center.org
The energies of spring were welcomed into our lives as
nature smiled brightly upon the group.
The trees offered contact and much wisdom. A beautiful oak beckoned, still wearing its
fall dress of dried leaves. Aligning,
embracing and connecting my lower six chakras to the tree - strength and
support were available in abundance.
This tree stood with quiet grace ten feet from the ponds edge.
A question arose:
what does this tree need for its existence?
It needs soil for nutrients, a little water and some sun as
it grows steadily toward its source of light, the sun. Other than that, the tree's life is one of
service. The tree cleanses the air,
offers shade and beauty. The roots give the ground stability, holding the soil
intact. The tree does not care to whom
it offers itself nor does it limit the amount of service - it gives freely and
fully. If we have eyes to see, nature
shows us how to stand with strength, in our truth, offer ourselves in service
and just be.
Another question arose:
what do we, as humans, need?
We
need nutrients, water, air, connection to mother earth - which sustains and
nourishes us and is our connection to source - the provider of the breath of
life. Other than that, our needs are
few; we may also offer ourselves in service.
Leaning my back against the tree, the earth showed its cover
of a multitude of branches. A lesson
about "letting go" was being offered. If
we liken the sap rising in the tree to the flow of life force then areas of
resistance or limited flow can be released.
The tree, either through force of wind or realized grace is able to let
go of areas of resistance, and drop those branches. We can receive this lesson by observing our
system for areas of resistance, and letting go of that which decreases our life
force - be it negative emotions, thought patterns, personality desires
etc. This will allow us to live more
fully in connection with source, honoring the planet and all the surrounding
life.
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The High Priestess By Grace Cavanaugh
Wisdom resides
Deep in the recesses of the heart
A gift longing to be unveiled
To illuminate the mysteries
And reveal the Oneness of all
Oh what an awakening
The High Priestess sits regally on a throne between two
freestanding pillars. Attached to the pillars is a veil adorned with
pomegranates. The veil partially conceals a body of water, perhaps a river,
behind her. Her robes are suggestive of the Madonna, white gown and blue cloak,
a plain cross on her chest and a book of sacred texts resting on her lap. At
her feet is a crescent moon and on her head she wears a winged-horned crown.
The setting of this card is suggestive of King Solomon's Temple, an edifice
designed and constructed by King Solomon as a tribute to his father, King
David. The Temple
housed the Ark of the Covenant containing the Ten Commandments and also served
as a place of contemplation and worship. It was in this Temple that Jesus was found teaching when he
was just 12 years old, being about His Father's business. The Temple is said to be a
symbol of the perfect life of the soul; a life of the illumined mind and an all
embracing heart. Pomegranates were carved into the edifice of the Temple and two
freestanding pillars guarded the entrance. Pomegranates are known to be a
symbol of death and rebirth and also of fertility.
The High Priestess
sits between two pillars, one black and one white. They are suggestive of pairs of opposites,
positive and negative, masculine and feminine, yin and yang, etc. As both virgin and mother she is perhaps the
embodiment of duality. Also the cross on her chest and the opened text on her
lap indicate her ability to balance spirit with the law. She is our spiritual
guide assisting us in finding the middle way; she is at once nurturer and
teacher, guide and protector. She sits at the doorway of the temple encouraging
and guiding us as we tread the razor's edge, the narrow way, balancing the
pairs of opposites.
The horned crown of the High Priestess is reminiscent of
Isis, the Egyptian Madonna. Like the Christian Madonna she embraces many roles.
As Virgin of the World, she was impregnated by the Sun to give birth to all
things yet remained a virgin. She is, then, the Divine Feminine; before all
things she was. She is Sophia, the Virgin of Wisdom, in whom we can penetrate
the mysteries of life and death and come to understand the laws that govern the
universe. The name 'Isis' has been translated
to mean 'wisdom'. It is said that Isis was veiled from head to toe and only the initiated
were permitted to penetrate the veil and understand the sacred mysteries. The
veil behind the High Priestess when penetrated will reveal to us the wisdom of
the universe.
At the feet of the High Priestess is a crescent moon. In
astrology the moon is associated with the past, both the immediate past of our
childhood and also the habits and traits of many past lifetimes. As we remove
the veils of our glamours and illusions we permit the light of the Sun to shine
ever more fully and thus freeing us to become our true selves. In this way the
past ceases to maintain any control over us. Astrologically the High Priestess
is associated with Virgo. Virgo is the Virgin Mother, the mother of form; she
nurtures the form and in releasing it reveals the beauty within. She discovers
the soul in all things. In reality is this not true wisdom, to find the life
essence in all of creation, nurture it and, thereby, arrive at the deeper
knowledge and experience of the interpenetration and interdependence of all
beings? It is interesting to note that the Moon is the soul ruler of Virgo. In
this placement it is said that the Moon veils the planet Vulcan, the blacksmith
who like the Madonna, works to reshape form and to reveal its beauty and
usefulness.
The High Priestess holds the number II placement in the
Tarot deck and follows the Magician. This does not imply a subordinate position
but rather a difference of both energy and role. The Magician as number I is
the creator, controller, the initiator. The High Priestess on the other hand is
nurturer, protector and guardian of wisdom. It is to her we look when seeking
our own inner wisdom and to assist us in finding beauty and virtue in both our
selves and in all of creation. The lesson of the High Priestess then is that
true wisdom lies within the deep recesses of the heart. Our true master and
teacher is the soul guiding and directing our lives if we are open to hear.
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Love Truth Service: Gems Found along the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Judy Harrison
Love, truth and service; these are the three tenents of the Unitarian Church which I attend. They are also similar to the tenents that I
have committed to uphold as an esoteric student; study, service and
meditation. My recent trip to Biloxi to build houses on the Mississippi gulf coast led me to experience
them as a living reality. It was in this setting that I witnessed service as
"Love in Action".
The daily outpouring of goodwill by hundreds of volunteers
is gracing the gulf coast area and acting as a magnetic heart. This may not be
recognized in the rest of the country where Katrina is yesterday's news. The title "boomerang" has been coined to
describe hundreds of individuals and groups who feel compelled to return and
support their brothers and sisters in this area. I believe this to be unique in both magnitude
and degree compared to anything previously experienced in this country. Eighteen months after Katrina wreaked its
havoc on the people and shores of the gulf coast, it is estimated that a
thousand volunteers weekly continue to come to this area to rebuild homes and
lives. What is amazing is that it is
church groups, students and Ameri-Corp volunteers (as opposed to the
government) who are the backbone of this effort. They work within a grassroots infrastructure
established by the local churches, the Salvation Army and Habitat of Humanity
which houses, feeds and directs this massive body. To work here in fact is to work as part of a
group, considered by many to be the body of Christ. And in esoteric parlance, group work is the
hallmark of the new Aquarian age.
Another realization that I came to was that those selfless individuals
who felt 'called' to set up the existing infrastructure clearly fit the
description of the New Group of World Servers, a subjective group supporting
the evolution of humanity.
The Lutheran Church at Bethel
where I had meals during this mission trip sported a sign which read: "Katrina
was an act of nature. What is happening
here is an act of God". This perspective
was reflected nightly after dinner when people were encouraged to share their
observations about "where I saw the face of God today". Besides an opportunity to debrief, this type
of witness gave credence to the truth that Life is One and Spirit is
omnipresent, or as Caroline Myss states in her book Entering the Castle, "God
is in the details".
Prior to my trip down south I had been grappling with the
concept of evil and in fact wondered if evil as such truly existed. While in Biloxi I had the opportunity one evening to
visit a local casino after working all day on some devastated homes. I was told that there were beautiful flowers
in the casino and it was worth seeing.
As I entered the casino the opulence and decadence were overwhelming.
People in the gambling area, which extended visually in all directions, had an
intense look on their face devoid of joy.
What I was not prepared for was the reaction I had within my lower
chakras. The vibration was so base and the sound that resonated in my body was
so low that it took over completely and made me reel. I spent quite a bit of time trying to readjust
my system afterwards and in so doing what I recognized was that the absence of
light was at the core of my reaction.
Then I was led to read Cosmic Fire p1123-24 which talks about Mahat, an
expression of manas (mind) that has a separated consciousness and includes only
the knowledge of form and has lost itself in the dense physical. It cannot align with love in this solar
system. This is the definition of evil. It also rang true with my experience; a truth
that I will never forget. The
counterpoint to this story was the righting of so many previous wrongs which I
also experienced. In talking with
Warren, an elder with a mission group from Florida, he stated during our conversation;
"I know how God works. Over a hundred years ago we held these people as slaves
and made them work for us. Now we are
here and we are working for them." Is
this karmic? Possibly. Clearly love is attempting to bridge a
previously great divide.
In contrast to my experience at the Casino was my
interaction with Janice. It was on her house that I spent most of my time.
Following the hurricane she was evacuated to Houston but decided to return because she was
needed to play the organ for her church choir and besides this was her
home. She had been surprised to
initially see volunteers repairing her home, never having been told when work
would begin. Ever ready, Janice joyfully worked side by side with us. It was a comfortable and warm
association. The next workday Janice
arrived with hot turnovers for breakfast, and insisted on buying pizza to save
us from another lunch of sandwiches at the Salvation Army. As more people from our group arrived to work
on her house, Janice decided that she wanted to cook for the entire group and made her signature rice and beans in the church
kitchen. Before I left Biloxi Janet gave
me a gift of a key chain . On it was a Mississippi lighthouse an image of the one that stands on
route 90 as you enter Biloxi. It is a special gift; a testimony to the
light that I found there.
I will end this article with a story told by Pastor Moses, a
black minister and powerful preacher of the Methodist Church
that housed our group. In the hall where
he spoke to us was a sign that read, "Where is our hope? You are our hope!" As he reiterated those words he told us the
tale of the Biloxi Fisherman. This was a
large statue of a fisherman throwing his net out into the bay. After Katrina the statue was found and
restored to its original position. This
statue stood as a glimmer of light in an area where the water rose 6-7 feet
destroying most of the nearby homes.
However shortly after it was restored, the Biloxi fisherman was stolen and sold. The local news picked up this story and it
was broadcasted widely throughout the South.
"Have you seen the Biloxi
fisherman?" was the broadcasted cry. In
fact he was seen on a flatbed truck in Alabama,
sawed in two ("Yes torn asunder!") and clearly not made of the precious metals
that the thief had hoped for. He has
since been returned to Biloxi
where it is stored in a warehouse waiting to be repaired (dare I say
resurrected?) so that he can look out once again to the sea. He has become, in
fact, a symbol of resurrection and restoration in Biloxi. And to the groups who bring love and
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Three Turns of the Spiral By Donna Mitchell-Moniak
Esoteric astrology offers us something unique in the ways of
understanding our selves and our lives; this can be considered as three turns
of the spiral. With each turn of analysis, meaning, and interpretation we are
lead beyond the well-trodden paths of traditional astrology and into the deep
and expansive realms of the soul.
Esoteric astrology is the astrology of the soul. As such,
the omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence of the soul are what we seek in
our study of esoteric astrology. Other words for these three are the wisdom,
compassion, and power of the soul. Esoteric astrology opens us to these
qualities through the use of three levels of astrological rulers. Only esoteric
astrology includes these three levels in their interpretations.
To quote Astrology Illumined:
In astrology a planet is said to rule a sign. It cannot be,
however, that a planet rules a constellation or the sign associated with it;
the planet is small by comparison. The size of the planet Mercury is that of an
ant compared to the whale size of the Sun. Our Sun is barely medium sized
compared with many of the stars that comprise some of the Zodiacal
constellations. What then does 'rulership' mean?
Rulership is resonance. The qualities of the sign are
similar to or co-operative with the qualities of a particular planet. In this
way the qualities of the sign enter our solar system through the intercessor of
the planet whose qualities resonate with the qualities of the sign.
The planet that rules a sign is the ambassador of that
sign's qualities in this solar system and on this planet Earth. The ruling
planet has a feel for the energy and quality of the sign because they have this
quality in common. This will become clearer as we move through the signs and
speak more about the ruling planets.
The ruling planet also acts as a transducer for the sign. In
other words, the energy of the sign is high powered and requires a stepping
down, a transduction of its energy into our lives. The ruling planet fulfills
this function bringing the energy and quality of the sign into a more human
level of expression. Thus we are affected by these qualities and can begin to
consciously develop the use of them.
There are three levels of rulership is esoteric astrology:
- Traditional/Exoteric-pertaining to the external and mundane,
that which is obvious; the personal or personality.
- Esoteric-a more refined expression of the sign and the
ruling planet; that which is inner, subtle, and related to the soul or
conscious awareness.
- Hierarchical-the highest expression of the sign and the
ruling planet; the most refined and purest intention of the planet. This
highest expression is the universal challenge and the eventual achievement for
all.
The three levels of rulership taught in esoteric astrology
express the triplicity of every sign and planet, or the three archetypal turns
of the spiral through which human evolution occurs.
Adding esoteric astrology to the various lenses through
which we see and understand ourselves is a significant and rewarding study. In
addition to the richness that we gain for and about ourselves, esoteric
astrology is also the study of great energies that condition all of humanity.
It is a macro science that we can access through its expression in us - the
microcosm. To learn that Venus is far more than a planet of loves and likes,
but is just as importantly the shining quality of the Soul and its illumination
in our lives, can be very revealing. Where Venus is placed in our chart is
considered a gift of the soul, either for lesson/growth reasons or because it
is a refined and important quality that the soul, in all its omniscience, wants
to give to the world.
To understand that Mars is not just how we handle anger or
our physical vitality but is just as importantly the soul's quality of power -
the power to stand, to stand for, to stand with, and often to withstand - yet
not as a personality but as the soul.
This is a rich study and enriches anyone who enters it.
Esoteric astrology rises from the foundation of traditional astrology.
Therefore, all that traditional astrology offers is contained within esoteric
astrology. Traditional astrology is imperative as a science in understanding
many aspects of one's self. Yet, only esoteric astrology begins with the
premise that this is soul's incarnation, therefore soul's birth chart. It is
the soul that has determined when it chose to be born in order to work as
consciously as possible with all zodiacal energies. And this for one purpose:
consciousness. Only a change in consciousness can change the world.
As we use all the tools of illumination possible to us, we
grow in consciousness and in the service we can give in the world. Our
astrology is a blueprint to soul's intentions for an entire life and gives us a
point of view on what we have done well and not so well in lives before. Living
our chart wisely through understanding its esoteric implications ensures not
only conscious growth in this lifetime, success with our endeavors, and a
joyful heart, but also portends of the good that we will bring into our next
life.
Donna will be lecturing, doing book tours, and teaching an 8
session Introduction to Esoteric Astrology course in various locations
throughout 2007 and 2008. Please check the website frequently for updated
information and locations near you.
Donna will also be teaching 18-month Esoteric Astrology
programs in Boulder, Colorado
and at Spirit Fire Meditative
Retreat Center
in MA in June 2008 as a follow-up to the introductory course.
Astrology Illumined, co-written by Donna
Mitchell-Moniak and Sara Traub and published by Seeds of
Light Publishing, will joyously be birthed by Wesak this year! It can be
purchased from Spirit Fire through the website. www.SpiritFire.com
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The Games that We Play with Ourselves By Sara Traub
There are a number of ways that we communicate with the
world and with ourselves - many of which are lived quite unconsciously.
Personalization, opinion and rationalization or justifications are a few common
ways of behaviour that keep us living a 'small world view'. By living our lives
through this filter system we not only exclude a bigger picture of the world
but our worldview is also somewhat distorted.
Let's begin with personalization. Personalization often
begins when we hear something said and we automatically relate it to ourselves
and generally find ourselves offended by the comment. The thing said may not have
anything to do with us and frequently doesn't. Yet as we hear it, we make it
personal. It becomes about us. It seems that as it goes through our filter
system we judge the thing said from the perspective of our sense of self.
Personalizing often leads to unhappiness. Why?
Because we tend to hear what was said as something negative even though
it wasn't directed to us. For some of us this happens very often and quite
unconsciously. This way of being keeps us having a very small worldview that
continually puts us in the center of things. Observe this for yourselves and
see how often you take issue or take something that is quite benign and change
it into something else with the result that it ends being something about us.
Opinions are another way that we as personalities maintain
the position of being the centre of the universe. We have this urge to speak
up, to offer our unsolicited opinion often saying, "If it were me . . ." But in
truth, it is not. We all live lives that are tailor made to suit our needs. How
can we know what is good for someone else? Why is it that we feel that we have
to give an opinion at all? It is another way that the personality seeks to be
in control or tries to stand out in order to be noticed. The personality tries
constantly to exert its power over another by asserting itself through giving
opinions especially when those opinions are not asked for. Or it is a way by
which the personality can grab attention from what was another person's moment.
Notice how often we have this uncontrollable urge to blurt out what we think or
feel in any given situation.
One would think rationalization would be a rational act
because of the root word found within. However, rationalization is very far
from rational. It is a result of wants and it makes those wants acceptable in
our own minds. When we want something and part of us doesn't think we should
have it for whatever reason, we begin to find very clever reasons why we
deserve to have or get what we want. Having said this, it doesn't mean that we shouldn't
get what we want. Let's be real with ourselves instead of playing games by
justifying our desires so that we can have what we want because 'we deserve
it.'
These three modes of behaviour are some of the tactics that
the personality relies upon in order to feel secure and in control. If we can
instead learn to move from our core values, * from our authentic Self, these
reactions that we have to life situations and the games that we tend to play
with ourselves would be unwanted and hence repudiated. We would then be left
with a truer picture of who we are.
*Core values are values or truths each of us might say are
true and are good for all people. As we tune into our core values it puts us in
touch with the larger field of universal values, such as harmlessness, honesty,
or shared resources for all life on the planet.
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Esoteric Healing: Part 5 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak
"Our theme is the esoteric consideration of disease and its
forms; -and to indicate the general laws with which the healer must work and
the six rules - to which he gives obedience, through discipline and
understanding."
Esoteric Healing, AAB, pg. 24
Thoughts on EH pg. 33-38
The Tibetan begins these pages by telling the reader of his
difficulty in conveying his thoughts due to limitations of language and
comprehension of the reader. One can imagine the challenge. The intricacies of
the human system are vast, sublime, multi-layered, and yes, intricate. I know
that as I am asked questions about the chakras, bodies, etc I am challenged by
both what the person does not know technically as well as by what they do or
think they do. Thus I can only imagine the Tibetan's difficulty.
He makes comment specifically about the 'subtler bodies,'
and rhymes off a number of 'definitions' of them. He does not say that these
are wrong or that they are right. More importantly to him, they are incomplete.
Why? They are incomplete because each 'definition' focuses on a function
inherent within each of the subtle bodies. Errantly the function within the
body which gives rise to some of the characteristics of the subtle body in
question has become the definition or description of the subtle body. This is
error, and one that is generously shared by most schools of thought on healing
and esoteric healing (such as Reiki, healing touch, etc.).
Let's deepen this thought. The etheric body is the densest
of the subtle forms. However, it is not dense. It is a systematized flow of
forces and currents, activated by droplets of desire or quality. There is deep
wisdom behind the ancient teachings calling this network of life the winds,
drops, and channels. An Alex Gray painting is stunning to behold, but conveys the
wrong image if we think it is conveying an etheric matrix. It is not.
Similarly, one must question if a chart of acupuncture meridians is conveying
what the etheric body looks like versus what it feels like. I would suggest the
latter.
Because the etheric body feels like and conducts energy in
seeming grid-like fashion we have left-brain depictions as such. However, what
if the etheric body actually does not look like that? What if that is how our
concretizing mind interprets the flow of force and quality from point to point,
from juncture to juncture? I understand the Tibetan's difficulty. I, too, know
it first hand.
Similarly, the astral body. Most subtle? Yes and no. As we
know, the astral body is, for the vast majority of humanity - probably 90% or
more - the motivating, conductive, and attractive factor during the entire
incarnation. And because of that fact, and the law of seed and fruit (karma),
countless lifetimes will be spent in that feedback loop of astrality being the
conditioning factor of the other bodies and the tone of the life.
The contours of the astral body have actually little to do
with astral substance and its natural coherence. The contours instead have to
do with the perception of 'me' which is generated, fostered, and maintained
through the mechanism of desire in form. 'Me' is not only a thoughtform; it is
a result of desire. As such then, it is the magnetic attractive center of
perception called 'me' that keeps astral substance in a 'body' shape or in a
'location' around the 'me.'
There are a few ways to understand the 'bodies:'
- function
- substance
- fluidity
and stability
- supporting
or hindering factors to the consciousness.
Function
It is difficult to put aside the idea of a self, and
therefore ideas that would pertain to the pro-creative maintenance of
single-self through the vehicles. Here are some functions of the subtle bodies.
Mind
Mind is not really a body, but must find a place in the
discussion. In essence, mind is the truest emanation of pure being that is possible
within dense matter. Dense matter is to be understood as anything denser than
buddhic matter.
Mind is pure luminescence, unconditioned in essence, and
free of limitations. We see its similarities to the progenitor of Being.
Mental body
The mental body is a repository, so to speak, of the
knowledge and results of cause and effect. This is the root of analysis. A
million years ago as women gathered berries they observed year after year that
at a particular time of the year in a particular part of the forest a certain
berry grew in abundance, and at other times of the year that berry did not grow
at all, flowers did instead, or nothing but leaves. This repeated experience
lead to knowing. That knowing was the beginning of the processes of analysis.
Play with two blades of grass, and in a child-like way weave them together.
This became the first basket or woven garment of clothes.
The mental body is a non-local storehouse, mostly based on
memory. This creates vrittis (memory pathways) in the gray matter of the brain.
Our fingers have mental body - they remember what a texture feels like. Our
mental body is actually part of the hardwiring of our brain.
Astral Body
The astral body, when originally breathed forth by Being was
a collector of sorts. Its function was to go out and draw back to Being all
that it came in contact with, rather like the tendril of a coral gently feeling
the currents of the sea for any small bit of contact. Upon contact the coral's
tendril pulls the sweet morsel into its center where it is absorbed (consumed).
The astral body is a body of sentiency, or at least that is
the intention. What is sentiency? It is responsiveness in all regards.
Therefore, it is the origination of relation and relational response. I would
suggest this is so even on the highest levels. The perfect response by adepts
to energy/quality/cycle/opportunity/need is due to the ultimate refinement and
re-sourcing of their purified astral natures.
Yet for the vast majority of humanity, that which was originally
breathed forth by Being has become an accretion. And like a magnet that has no
choice, it has drawn unto itself everything under the sun. The magnet (or
astral body) can no longer be seen for what it truly is. It can only be seen
and understood by what fills it or what it feels as lack. It is our astral body
that is, in large measure, the genesis point for the single-self, the ego. This
is why and how the Buddha could come to the monumental realization that give us
the Four Noble Truths - the fact of, the source of, and the way out of
suffering.
So is the astral body local? Yes and no. It is localized by
the sense of self that is astrally generated by the attracting principle
inherent within astral substance, as that was the intention and purpose of
astral substance initially. No, it is not localized in the respect that as a
single-self identity is slowly transcended and known as illusory, then all
'localizations' in all respect are also known as illusions.
Etheric body
The etheric body, in a way similar to the mind, is a close
approximation of Being. Being ascribes no distinction between dense and subtle.
The etheric body does not either. The etheric body registers walls, currents of
light, vibration, color, height, depth, temperature, etc. The density of a wall
or floor or the ground are equal in registration to light, temperature,
vibration, etc. In this way, to the etheric body there is no distinction
between dense and subtle, just as there is no distinction to Being.
Is the etheric body localized? Yes because of the astral
interface and interpenetration, and therefore the 'me' principle that holds
onto or repulses that which the etheric body/astral body register. As mentioned
above, however, the etheric body also becomes less singly local as the sense of
single self is transcended.
Chakras
Hmmmmm. Maybe I will have to write that book!
A chakra is an interface point.
A chakra is the purest point of being-ness within the
corporeal existence. Always. This says a lot. Let me try to explain.
In fact, (words will be very challenging here) chakras are
not really made of the substance of the bodies of which they are a part. Not
really. Chakras are not 'things.' They are not dense like we speak of them as
if they were, with petals and turnings, and unfolding. Chakras are an interface
point, into and through all dimensions and dimensionality, all space, all time,
all substance. Chakras actually are a 'naught.' This is why and how they are
the perfect transducers of spirit and matter, or denser substance and subtler
substance. Unto themselves, they are no-thing, therefore, the intention of the
creator conditions what's on either side, so to speak, of the chakra and the
results in form or subjectively.
What the clairvoyant sees is the effect of the interface
within the substance of interface. For example, to 'see' symbols, petals,
turnings, etc of an etheric chakra is to see how the etheric matter is being
affected, coordinated, and altered. And since etheric substance is not really
only etheric within a human being but is actually just as equally astral and
ego, then what the clairvoyant sees is more than what they probably know or can
understand. This is a simple reason, in addition to the vagaries of clairvoyant
abilities and preconceptions, why there are so many different things said about
the chakras.
Are chakras local? Yes. Interface points are found within
all levels and layers of substance. There is no substance that does not have
interface points. Within a human being they are quite local. The seven primary
chakras are easily found on anyone. Yet this idea of interface points helps us
understand the secondary and tertiary points that 'unfold' or 'appear' at
different times of spiritual emergence or self-absorption.
Chakras, however, do have an out of space factor as well. A
white magician creating will create interface points through which that which
is necessary or desired for purposes of service will pour. To the
magician/adept these are chakras manifested specifically for purpose.
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