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Originally Posted by greybeard
I may well be wrong but I see spiritual evolution as a process.
Rgards Chris
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Yes indeed Chris .. I believe the following sheds light on this evolutionary process:
Consciousness evolving: infant stage, maturity, old age
If we look at the development of soul consciousness after it is born as an individual unit, it roughly goes through three inner stages. These stages are there independent of the particular plane of reality (planet, dimension, star system) that consciousness chooses to inhabit or experience.
1) The stage of innocence (paradise)
After souls are born as individual units of consciousness, they leave the oceanic state of oneness which they remember as blissful and totally safe. They then go on to explore reality in a whole new way. They slowly grow more aware of themselves and the way in which they are unique in comparison with their fellow travelers.
They are very receptive and sensitive at this stage, like a young child who looks at the world with wide open eyes, expressing curiosity and innocence.
This stage may be called paradisiacal, since the experience of oneness and safety is still fresh in the memory of the newborn souls. They are still close to home
2) The stage of ego
As their journey continues, the memory of home fades while they immerse themselves in different types of experiences. Everything is new in the beginning and everything is uncritically absorbed at the infant stage. A new stage sets in when the young soul starts to experience itself as the focal point of its world. It then truly starts to realize that there is such a thing as “me” and “other.” It starts to experiment with how it can influence its environments by acting upon this realization. The very notion of doing something that stems from your own consciousness is new. Before there was a more or less passive taking in of what flows by. Now there is a growing sense within the soul of its power to exert influence on what it experiences.
This is the start of the ego stage.
The ego originally represents the ability to use your will to affect the outer world. Please note that the original function of the ego is simply that which enables the soul to experience itself fully as a separate entity. This is a natural and positive development within the evolution of the soul. The ego is not “bad” in and of itself. It does however tend to be expansive or aggressive. When the newborn soul discovers its ability to influence its environment, it falls in love with the ego. Deep down, there still is a painful memory within the now maturing soul; it remembers home, it remembers paradise lost. The ego seems to hold an answer to this pain, this homesickness. It seems to enable the soul to actively get a grip on reality. It intoxicates the still young soul with the illusion of power.
The ego stage is an unrestricted exploration of the area of power: of winning, losing, struggling, dominating, manipulating, of being the offender and being the victim.
Power is the energy that most opposes oneness. By exerting power, you isolate yourself from “the other.”
3) The stage of “second innocence” (enlightenment)
We distinguished a third stage in the development of soul consciousness above: the stage of enlightenment, “second innocence” or old age.
The soul enter a transformation phase which we will describe by distinguishing the following steps:
1.Being unsatisfied by what ego based consciousness has to offer you, longing for “something else:” the beginning of the end.
2.Becoming aware of your ties to ego based consciousness, recognizing and releasing the emotions and thoughts that go with it: the middle of the end.
3.Letting the old ego based energies inside you die, throwing off the cocoon, becoming your new self: the end of the end.
4.The awakening of a heart based consciousness within you, motivated by love and freedom; helping others making the transition.
These four steps mark the transition from ego based to heart based consciousness.
One may compare these stages metaphorically with infancy, maturity and old age.
The stage of ego based consciousness is a natural stage in the journey of the soul. Actually it involves the full exploration of one aspect of the soul’s being: the will. Your will constitutes the bridge between the inner and the outer world. The will is that part of you that focuses your soul’s energy into the material world. The will may be inspired by the desire for power or by the desire for oneness. This depends on the state of your inner awareness. When a soul reaches the end of the ego stage, the will becomes more and more an extension of the heart. The ego or the personal will is not destroyed but it is flowing in accordance with the heart’s wisdom and inspiration. At this point the ego joyfully accepts the heart as its spiritual guide. The natural wholeness of the soul is restored.
Taken from Lightworker II
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Love Always
mudra