On magickal planes
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MENTAL PLANE
Lovers sometimes experience through each other a passion greater than they are able
to bare. The passion overwhelms them and takes them into places where they are haunted
by terror and loss of identity. They do not claim this emptiness and place of desolation
as part of a sacred path leading to their destiny. They do not realize that attraction,
in seeking to make you one with another, also takes you into the unexplored wilderness
inside you.
In the akasha, there is nothing to hold on to. There is no form you can cling to.
If you enter the mystery of love and demand security, akasha will present you with
unknown possibilities. And if you want to claim a specific treasure of bliss or
pleasure you have never experienced, akasha will ask you also to respect to the
past by paying your dues. It says, "Overcome the weaknesses within yourself
and then you can have what you want." Akasha is balance and harmony between
all things. The past, present, and future are one continuity, one harmony in which
everything is already interconnected and linked.
Akasha on the mental level is the ability experience to meet and interact with any
being that exists anywhere in the universe. No matter how limited your physical
circumstances are, this is like being hooked up to a spiritual internet. Swami Satchitananda
called this in the local newsletter last week--the Inner Net. You are in contact
with the whole world.
ASTRAL PLANE
Being in a profound state of akashic awareness on the astral plane enables you to
look down upon the actions of the four elements. You can see the causes imprinted
within the elements and how they exert influences and lead toward particular results.
At the same time, this is not a mere recording of visions or circumstances which
may very likely occur. In this state of trance, you can weigh, measure, and evaluate
the will and the skill required to bring about specific situations.
In contrast to the great illusions which the astral plane embodies through the attractions
generated by opposite forces and images, the letter E penetrates into and is one
with every single influence in any situation. Androgyny, which is the joining of
masculine and feminine, is not an adequate word to express this feeling of completeness
and wholeness the E permits. Rather, the letter E is the practice of omnipresence
in one aspect. It is being one with whatever exists without any distortion or blurring
of vision.
Practicing the letter E on the astral plane has the feeling of being in a vast room
of violet light. If you listen very carefully you can hear the sounds occurring
in the future. You can then walk toward those sounds and step out of the darkness
and back into the light, that is, into the concrete situation that will occur. In
any case, the letter E is a state of being completely receptive, open, and free
of any distraction as you learn to perceive on the astral plane.
Another way to state this is to say our vision is so pure and our hearts so expansive
and all-embracing, it is natural to be able to perceive likely situations which
will occur in the future. You develop a prophetic clairvoyance because you are able
to suspend the veils of space and time to look to the essential, the manifesting
of what is most important in life. Every prophet has this ability to some degree--to
focus on the work of Divine Providence, to track and contemplate divine activity--to
see what akasha is seeking to accomplish on earth.
In summary, the letter E on the astral plane is a deep stillness and receptivity.
The elements quiet down. And then you can see where your needs will be fulfilled
and dreams can find the gates that open to reality.
PHYSICAL PLANE
In ancient times, there were sages and prophets who could decipher any dream, sign,
or omen. A king would defer to them seeking their guidance when he had a problem
which no one else could solve. These sages saw the future clearly and they read
the minds of any king anywhere on earth as easily as if it was their own thoughts
they were thinking.
It is, of course, easy for those attached to their egos to take the tiny bit of
spiritual power they acquire and misuse it. We see this all the time. But the greatest
warriors and the most noble champions are not content with only a small taste of
the divine. They seek to master completely their own spirit. For men and women such
as this, nothing is hidden. And the force of the universe, majestic and incomprehensible,
threads its way through their wills. Once you taste the joy which originates the
act of creation, it becomes your muse and your guide. Such is the degree of satisfaction
which is at the heart of the letter E.
The letter E is also extremely helpful with working with all the elemental beings.
I often engage the different elementals in long and detailed conversations about
their understanding of the akasha from the point of view of their element. Since
the most powerful elemental beings are true magicians in their own right, they naturally
draw on the creative power of akasha.
But they are not as free as a human being to penetrate into the akasha and become
pure, formless awareness which can penetrate any element as well as stand completely
independent of nature. The elemental beings, furthermore, are unable to project
beyond the sphere of the earth as can a human magician who can set aside his astral
body and proceed solely through the power of his mind. And the earthzone with its
spirits who represent the degrees of the zodiac are also beyond the reach of the
great elemental kings and queens.
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