| Awareness of SelfMost people identify the lower | | | | divine thoughts and principles on Reality and the |
| components of their microcosmic being as the | | | | True Self to one's fellow men.Regarding the first |
| Self. This is a misconception that results in | | | | point, it would be important to recall the law that |
| suffering and pain in everyday experiences. It also | | | | "like attracts like." The metaphysician should |
| prolongs soul-bondage to matter, to Maya, to the | | | | personally practice and educate his clients of the |
| wheel of birth and rebirth. Buddhism, for example, | | | | necessity of being pure in body, mind, and soul; |
| teaches that there is no self in that which is | | | | and of thinking, feeling, and living constructively, |
| ephemeral, and although exoterically, they deny | | | | creatively, positively, and divinely. This may |
| the existence of a self within man, teachers of | | | | effectively be carried-out by the correct knowing, |
| Vajrayana Buddhism do assert the existence of | | | | identification and awareness of what constitutes |
| what they call "the Clear Light of the Void" which | | | | the True Self. Purity and the positive state of |
| is correlative with the concept of the Self in Hindu | | | | mind acts as an etheric barrier to unknown |
| Philosophy. This Self is independent of the lower | | | | sources of negative energies and forces in the |
| principles within the microcosmic being of man. In | | | | forms of thoughts and feelings that seek to |
| Western Esotericism, this Self is called "the | | | | strike the unwary. Indonesian shamanism teaches |
| Monad," "the Virgin Spirit," or "the Divine Spark" | | | | of two forms of possessions, one by a living |
| issued from the Universal Supreme Being. It is a | | | | entity and this is called "kesurupan." The other by |
| "fragment" or a facet of the Divine Universal Self, | | | | negative energies and this is referred to as |
| the Universal Being; and as such, it has all the | | | | "kesambet." The importance of protection against |
| qualities and attributes of its "Parent-Flame."The | | | | being kesambet is the reason why in the |
| One God is often described in Christian literature | | | | Eightfold-path of Buddhism we are taught to think |
| as omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent. To | | | | and act rightly, in conformity to the divine purity |
| the Buddhist It is Unborn, Unconditioned, Unlimited | | | | of our innate nature. Another method of |
| and Unformed. It is the Tao, with which Lao Tse | | | | protection of great usefulness is to mentally |
| knew to be nameless. The Real, Divine Being | | | | create a white light surrounding the physical form. |
| within is our True Being. It is "man" created in | | | | This acts effectively as a shield against the |
| God's image. In actuality, it is God individualized as | | | | onslaught of negative thoughtforms, and mental |
| man. Man's Real Self is perpetually attuned with | | | | and psychic attack.The above principles implies |
| the Divine Mind of the Supreme being and through | | | | that each and every one of us may be |
| that attunement, partakes of divine nourishment. | | | | responsible for the many forms of crime in our |
| Awareness of, and the identification with the Real, | | | | society even though physically we may not have |
| with Reality and Truth lies the secret of the Ages | | | | lifted a hand to cause any violence. Our unbridled |
| related to illumination, life, and power. Conversely, | | | | fantasies and repressive emotions of a base |
| ignorance of man's true estate is the cause of | | | | nature are contributing causes of social felony and |
| spiritual death. It is a state of non-awareness of | | | | violence. For example, we may fantasize |
| the verities of the Divine Self and Absolute | | | | exterminating someone whom we dislike, and |
| Reality. Ignorance causes us to misapprehend the | | | | although not doing it in actuality, the thought lives |
| external world. We perceive it as solid and stable, | | | | on and tempts a poor weak soul who does listen |
| whereas it is void and subjected to the Law of | | | | to the "demonic voices" and thus initiates action. It |
| Change. In his book, The Inner Reality, Paul | | | | is even probable that we are chosen to be the |
| Brunton defines ignorance in this way :"Ignorance | | | | victims. Thus, externally, we may fall prey to our |
| means that you confuse the unreal with the Real, | | | | own thoughts and feelings; this is our inner reality |
| and that you take sense-impressions, thoughts, | | | | taking shape and reflecting upon the world that |
| opinions, or visions to be the one permanent | | | | we experience. We become a victim of |
| reality which is unchanging." (1952:174)In contrast | | | | circumstances by having created and putting the |
| to our Real Ego, that which we call our self is an | | | | causes into motion in the realm of the mind. The |
| illusion. It is our consciousness deeming itself to be | | | | Piscean avatar warned us of this principle by |
| a separate being, a created creature. Our waking | | | | saying that to lust after a married woman is the |
| consciousness is an integral part of the ocean but | | | | same as committing adultery.This brings us to the |
| it believes itself to be an individual droplet. The | | | | second point which is the converse side of the |
| Aquarian Gospel considers this concept of the self | | | | above. Holding the concept, the idea of our |
| to be an illusion that should pass away if one | | | | immaculate divine nature in our minds, by knowing |
| aspires to illumination, enlightenment, or | | | | and attuning with the Divine Mind, we tend to |
| salvation--it is insufficient to simply call "Lord, Lord | | | | telepathically stimulate the minds of others as well, |
| . . . " (Matt. 7:22-23). The Aquarian Gospel, a | | | | awakening them from their spiritual slumber. This |
| manuscript derived from Akashic sources also | | | | should be reinforced by perceiving others not as |
| claims that the lower nature of man, the carnal | | | | they appear to be but what they are in |
| self is the devil within. It says that,"The only devil | | | | Reality--the Divine Self. Our divine influence upon |
| from which men must be redeemed is self, the | | | | others is thus enhanced. No judgment and |
| lower self. If man would find his devil he must | | | | condemnation could occur in such a state and |
| look within; his name is self." (8:21)Understanding | | | | conflict is annihilated. With such a state of mind |
| and being aware of our Real Self is essential if we | | | | we radiate energy of a certain frequency that |
| are to live and function constructively and | | | | stimulates all with whom we come into contact. In |
| creatively in the lower worlds as a divine being. | | | | India, for instance, the people intuitively know this |
| Self-reliance, self-confidence, and self-expression | | | | and when the chance occurs, they would gather |
| take on a deeper meaning when these attributes | | | | around holy sages for a "darshan." The negative |
| are realized to be dependent upon the True Self | | | | side of this is that they end up worshipping |
| and not to the false ego. Self-confidence is in | | | | images and divine messengers and not applying in |
| reality God-confidence. Reliance on the false ego | | | | their lives the Word of God pouring forth from |
| for motivation and inspiration creates unpleasant | | | | their mouths--Jesus Christ was such an example. |
| circumstances as well as the grotesque, | | | | Nowadays more emphasis is placed on the |
| obnoxious and repulsive sights and sounds that | | | | importance of his person rather than on his |
| we see about us. Let us take "self-expression," | | | | teachings, which if they had been applied, would |
| for instance, as applied in the philosophy and | | | | have long ago manifested Heaven on earth and |
| cultivation of art. Every artist is more or less | | | | triggered the "second-coming." The Nazarene |
| aware of this term. But the "self" they believe in | | | | Master had such a spiritual quality in his aura and |
| and refer to is simply the content of their | | | | mien, and he lived in such a manner that even the |
| subconsciousness, which more often than not, is | | | | possessive entities recognized him as a "Son of |
| filled with psychedelic images, gruesome forms, | | | | God." Apparently, the magnetic waves radiating |
| phobias, neurosis, and unresolved energies. Most | | | | from his person were a little too intense for their |
| critics of the art world hold such | | | | liking.From the above we can see how necessary |
| "self-expressions," so-called artistic works in high | | | | it is to refrain from judging and gossiping about |
| regard. The standard of divine beauty it would | | | | others, from perceiving their so-called |
| seem--the expression of the true uniqueness of | | | | weaknesses which are merely of the lower |
| the Monad, as a facet of the Supreme Being, as | | | | components of their being and thinking that they |
| was known in ancient Greece--has practically been | | | | are real, whereas instead we should focus more |
| forgotten by modern man who is | | | | on what is. Seeing perfection is a means of |
| materialistically-oriented. We can see from this | | | | materializing it--it is having that intense faith built |
| that the aesthetical sense of a large portion of | | | | upon the foundation of Truth that has the power |
| humanity has been degraded by ignorance of the | | | | to move mountains to the sea; it is seeing the |
| true Self coupled with an impure subconscious and | | | | Divine Self made manifest in the physical world; to |
| conscious mind.Putting off the old man, the false | | | | see the macrocosm, God's immaculate image, in |
| ego, and putting on the new, the Higher Self, | | | | the microcosm. This living idea influences spiritually, |
| becomes a necessity if a utopian-consciousness is | | | | and telepathically, the lethargic minds who are |
| to be made manifest in man's mind and to appear | | | | unable to hold the vision for themselves. The |
| as Heaven on earth. This is the Christian's long | | | | professional metaphysician should establish his |
| awaited Kingdom of God in which the vigil and the | | | | relationships with clients and students based upon |
| waiting are observed but not the laying of the | | | | such an insight, for it connects and unites his |
| foundation. It is the fact of man's dual nature that | | | | Higher Self with theirs. Divine Healing in a holistic |
| caused the Nazarene Master in the Aquarian | | | | manner then becomes an easy matter. To hold |
| Gospel to quip that,"Man is the Truth and | | | | an immaculate concept of ourselves and |
| falsehood strangely mixed." (22:12)It is incumbent | | | | others--on behalf of ourselves and others--is the |
| upon the metaphysician to point out to the | | | | task and onus of a metaphysical |
| seekers the manner in which this may be | | | | practitioner.Metaphysical HealingToo many |
| achieved, in which the synthetic image of man | | | | therapeutical systems deal exclusively with the |
| may be shed, for most if not all of our social ills | | | | symptoms or effects of an inharmonious |
| are derived from ignorance--from man's false | | | | condition occurring within a person. Seldom do |
| identification with the unreal. Sacrifices of animals | | | | they consider the immaterial causes that bring |
| in ancient cultures and religions are outward, | | | | dis-ease into manifestation. It is estimated that |
| symbolical practices of the sacrificing of one's | | | | around 80% of our varied illnesses have their |
| carnal self upon the altar of truth. Consorting with | | | | cause in the psyche--the emotional and mental |
| the false, and mortal principles makes it difficult | | | | being of man. This would indicate that medicine |
| for it to be sacrificed and to identify with the | | | | working exclusively upon mere symptoms and |
| true. In the Corona Class Lessons, "Kuthumi" | | | | not treating the core of the problem is 80% |
| comments on this:"The frailty of human reason is | | | | ineffective in resulting in a permanent cure. This is |
| ever in its identification with the finite self. A | | | | not to infer that medicine proper is without worth |
| sense of being entangled in the process of | | | | as a therapeutical system, it is just that it has to |
| identification with the objects and experiences | | | | include in its methods the proper evaluation and |
| hinders the revelation of man's true spiritual | | | | diagnosis of the psycho-states that results in |
| nature." (1986:259)Our present world-dilemma is | | | | ill-health--and indeed, advances are being made in |
| actually a manifestation of the identity-crisis in | | | | the field of psychosomatic medicine. It is in this |
| man. The only antidote to this problem is in the | | | | field that one begins to thread in the area of |
| principle of being centered, and living in | | | | metaphysical healing, for this particular form of |
| God-Consciousness rather in the lower | | | | therapy is concerned with one's spiritual balance, |
| consciousness of the mind. About two thousand | | | | with the state and condition within one's psyche. |
| years ago we were exhorted by the Christ to | | | | Spiritual health--the state of being in harmony with |
| seek that we shall find. After looking here and | | | | the universe, with the Tao--is the basis of physical |
| there, many still do not know what they are | | | | health. In the years to come medical science will |
| seeking or why. That which is sought for lies | | | | probe deeply into the subtle bodies, studying |
| within and not without, and it is Truth that we | | | | occult anatomy and physiology. This study, |
| seek that discloses to us our Reality, our True | | | | however, should be undertaken now by the |
| self. The quest for the Holy Grail in the Authurian | | | | metaphysician if he is to be an effective |
| legends is simply the search for one's immortal | | | | instrument of healing. The healing of others, and |
| principle, for the Reality beyond the Veil of Isis. | | | | self-healing is a challenge to every individual, and it |
| This truth emancipates us from mortal limitations, | | | | is the work of the metaphysician to inculcate the |
| mortal conditions, mortal thoughts--mortality, in | | | | principles and techniques of health and healing to |
| short. In teaching, healing and counseling the | | | | the populace.Faith plays a prominent role in any |
| metaphysician has to stress the importance of | | | | system of healing. It would be accurate to say |
| this vital law. Most, if not all metaphysical | | | | that without faith and the will to live, chances for |
| techniques and principles depend on the right | | | | healing is reduced by a large margin. In most |
| understanding of man's Divine, immortal | | | | "miraculous" healings, it is this spiritual quality of |
| nature.FINDINGSIn this section we will discuss | | | | receptiveness which faith instills that allows the |
| some of the various principles applicable to the | | | | divine energies from the Universal Source to |
| metaphysical ministry as related to the themes | | | | descend into the psyche to purify, and to |
| mentioned in the previous chapter. As man never | | | | energize the psychosomatic system. This is a |
| ceases to be a student of Nature, so the | | | | principle that should be recognized by the |
| metaphysician never desist from learning the | | | | metaphysician as he is too likely to believe that he |
| higher unseen causes that affects one's world, | | | | is the sole instrument in any healing treatment. |
| and the laws and principles whereby one may be | | | | Patients are likewise in error should they consider |
| a master of his world, of one's destiny. It would, | | | | that they were healed by a certain healer after |
| therefore, be impossible to deal exhaustively with | | | | having visited a whole line of doctors and healers. |
| all of the principles and the finer points of Cosmic | | | | The healing process probably started a long time |
| Laws that the metaphysician should be aware of, | | | | before it culminated in a healing-treatment given |
| as there are many of such that are as yet to be | | | | by a certain healer. The healer likewise develops |
| discovered. We will instead discuss a few that we | | | | arrogance and pride as a result of believing that s |
| feel to be of vital importance to one's | | | | he is the sole cause of the healing.In the |
| ministry.The Immaculate ConceptMany people are | | | | metaphysical healing process, the arousal of faith |
| besieged by depressive thoughts--not all of which | | | | in the mind of the patient should be the first step. |
| are of their own making. For negative thoughts, | | | | This principle was known by the ancient |
| the tempting demons that they are, may have an | | | | practitioners of theurgy and thaumaturgy. The |
| external source that attaches themselves to | | | | Piscean Avatar, for instance, made it a |
| vulnerable persons. Occultism actually call these | | | | prerequisite condition for those seeking his divine |
| "larva." Thoughts are things. They are | | | | aid in returning a state of harmony back into their |
| energy-patterns that possesses independent life | | | | physical bodies. The role faith play in healing is one |
| of their own, and as such they may live outside | | | | of the reasons why catalysts in the form of |
| of the force-field of their creator. According to | | | | amulets and talismans that influence and |
| psychics, these thoughts, or thought-forms, may | | | | transform the conscious and subconscious minds |
| appear in varied forms, in accord with the nature | | | | are sometimes effective in healing--as every |
| of those thoughts. Negative thoughts such as | | | | Polynesian Kahuna and shaman knows.Not every |
| greed, for instance, may appear like a creature | | | | individual is easily healed. There may be various |
| resembling an octopus with its many tentacles. | | | | reasons why a healing may not take place. People |
| Thoughtforms may attach themselves to people | | | | get ill for various reasons and although in their |
| other than the creator of those thoughts, and | | | | conscious minds they may seek alleviation from |
| they may have detrimental effects upon the | | | | their illnesses, but deep down inside their |
| psyche, and the somatic system--that is, if the | | | | subconscious mind they may not at all be anxious |
| thoughtforms are debased, negative, depressive, | | | | to get well. This may seem to be paradoxical, |
| and destructive in nature. It is by being aware of | | | | nevertheless, this is a true state of things, and |
| this principle that we may exercise a certain | | | | one that faces the challenge of the metaphysician |
| power of good by using it constructively for the | | | | to get to the root of the problem. Some of the |
| benefit of our fellow beings. Indonesian shamanism | | | | possible reasons why people unconsciously militate |
| and Javanese Kejawen recognize these harmful | | | | against the amelioration of their health is that they |
| larva that attaches themselves to one's aura, and | | | | desire the attention of others. Feelings of being |
| engage in empowered shower-rituals called | | | | unloved causes an emptiness in the heart and |
| "ruwatan" to cleanse one's force-field from the | | | | disrupts the natural frequency of the |
| presence of these quasi-beings and their | | | | energy-centers in the etheric body. Being ill gives |
| destructive work.It is apparent from the above | | | | them a morbid sense of fulfillment in the attention |
| that there are two points to be considered:1) The | | | | that they crave that is being shown upon them. |
| protection of man against negative forces and | | | | Ted Andrews in his book, The Healer's Manual, |
| thoughtforms.2) The conveying of the Truth, the | | | | gives other pertinent reasons which we will not |
| immaculate concept regarding man--the highest, | | | | belabor here. |