Some say that there are seven levels of spiritual consciousness, but in reality there are many more, since along with
all the other aspects of our microcosm, the consciousness is also developing or expanding.
Our development has lasted for millennia and continues into eternity. From unimaginable heights God sends His/Her
blessing to us who still live in the valley of the shadow, deceit, suffering and death, pointing toward our
rooted consciousness which nevertheless is a part of the Divine consciousness and inviting us to walk the path of spiritual awakening.
The Descend of the Divine consciousness
The Divine consciousness descends step by step
in our microcosm, approaching the most outer boundaries on the physical plane. Along the way, while crossing each
of the seven planes and the corresponding seven bodies, the ray
of Divine consciousness adopts the specific matter present there, gradually building
up a separate conscious body and, in this way, reaching a level of perfection on every plane.
The bodies are less
material and the consciousness more dominant as we approach the center -- the Divine Spirit, and vice versa. In the
descent, the consciousness looses its strength and many of its attributes, until it finally reaches the maximal level
of restraint in the physical world.
The Physical Consciousness
We are terrified to loose our connection with the physical plane, frightened from the
prospect of being deprived of its passing joys, and yet we do not realize that the physical consciousness is amongst
the most tedious expressions, and that living on the physical plane is only a distorted and pale reflection
of the unimaginable glitter that can be found in the higher regions of the Divine Spirit.
The consciousness is always of the same basic quality, no matter what the body is through which it finds its expression.
Our personality is limited by our human consciousness.
It is manifested though the four lower bodies, all of which are impermanent and renewed in each new incarnation.
Our personality is similarly impermanent; it is dissolved when the Divine consciousness is withdrawn from
the physical, etheric, astral and mental planes.
Our Consciousness and the Seven Bodies
The consciousness which acts through our personality can be
depicted as a single Sun Ray belonging to the Divine consciousness. On the lower planes, it looses all the memory
about its origin due to the limitations and illusion present there. The entity of personality can persist a
certain period of time after the death of the physical body, and then it withdraws into the more subtle words
where it is being dissolved and extinguished. Few people able to see through the illusion walk on the path of
Divinity and use their personality as a tool of the Higher Self.
When we change the qualities of any of the seven bodies, we cause changes in all of them. Therefore
it is necessary to take into consideration the entirety of our constitution and the fact that our consciousness
is always as it is, no matter the level it is expressing at, or through which body it is currently functioning.
In order to be able to express our
consciousness in it fullness, it is necessary to develop and improve all of our bodies.
