Ethers and Gods

2004-11-19 05:15:00

I'll make a few more comments on John's original post on Chapter Three.

"It is the physical Presence upon our planet of such recognized spiritual figures as the Lord of the World, the Ancient of Days; the seven Spirits Who are before the throne of God; the Buddha, the spiritual leader of the East, and the Christ, the spiritual leader of the West-all of Whom are brought at this climaxing time to our attention."

So, DK is saying that the Ancient of Days is physically present on the earth as well? I can believe this because it makes sense that the logical place for our Father to be would be with His children.

One must remember that DK often calls the etheric body the true physical body. He says he calls it such because it is created on a true principle whereas the dense physical is not.

There are seven levels of matter on the physical plane. Three we acknowledge are solid, liquid and gaseous. There are four above the gaseous, which are not normally visible.

In addition the states in the higher planes are often called ethers so when one talks of ethers it can refer to one of many.

Sanat Kumara laid the foundations of Shamballa here 23 million years ago and incarnated as the first self-conscious man in the dense physical 18 million years ago. Since then he has dwelled in a high-grade physical etheric body. Of this DK writes:

Sanat Kumara and His Pupils are in physical form, but have not taken dense physical bodies. They work on the vital etheric levels, and dwell in etheric bodies. Shamballa, where They dwell, exists in physical matter as do the Kumaras, but it is matter of the higher ethers of the physical plane, and only when man has developed etheric vision will the mystery lying beyond the Himalayas be revealed.

We humans have a lower grade etheric body, which interplays with the dense physical and creates our waking consciousness. Technically, you could say that our consciousness is in the wholeness of our dense physical and etheric bodies.

John:

But, I thought that DK taught that the Ancient of Days could only approach humanity on the mental plane and go no further. According to DK, is he overshadowing somebody?

The only individual he might be presently overshadowing would be the Christ himself - for he is the mediator between God and man. Sanat Kumara's Body is of a much higher vibration than our etheric vehicles and we could only see his physical form through the dream state or transfiguration where our vibration is altered.

If he desired he could approach a disciple on the mental plane, but this is usually left up to the Masters.

He loosely overshadows all life on the entire planet by merging his consciousness with the Spirit of the earth and can tune into any one point at will. Nothing of importance escapes his attention.

John:

So, if Jesus had "beloved" disciples, and if Jesus told all of them everything which he was told by his Father, and if they formed his great human molecule, and if he told them that he would be with them, even to the end of the age, wouldn't it make sense that these men, or at least the "beloved disciples" would still be among his co-workers? Would not Peter, James, and John, whom DK says are among his incarnated disciples on the earth today, recognize the need to come into "conscious alignment with the great potency of the inner groups"? Or, would they not themselves be a part of the "inner groups" of which DK speaks?

These early disciples would definitely be working with the Christ in some capacity today whether in or out of incarnation.

John:

"Why this triumph of the Christ consciousness must always be spoken of in terms of religion, of church-going and of orthodox belief is one of the incredible triumphs of the forces of evil."

One of my favorite quotes in all of DK's writings. He really says it like it is.

Yes, it is important to realize that all forms of human endeavor are spiritual if it elevates the soul of man.

John:

It might be wise here to remember that the only time it is recorded that Christ (as an adult) visited the Temple of the Jews, He created a disturbance!

Sometimes I think DK's knowledge of the Bible is sorely lacking, bordering on the common knowledge of people who have never even read the Bible, but rely only on hearsay. Jesus did not just return to the temple once as an adult. Jesus taught in the temple many times. He says so to the high priest at his trial. I do agree that every time he taught, he created some kind of disturbance.

I think he looks at the Bible like the enlightened Christian may look at the Koran or the Vedas. There's good material there but it is not top priority in study.

John:

"Christians are apt to forget that the crisis in the final hours of the Christ was not that spent upon the Cross, but those spent in the Garden of Gethsemane."

Very true. The only Christian religion that I know of that even comes close to understand this is the Mormon religion.

This is an interesting statement and it is strange that the Bailey writings have not attracted more LDS for DK verifies some of the more controversial teachings of Joseph Smith that the current authorities try to sweep under a bushel.

Here are a few.

  1. Men are Gods, co-eternal with the God of this planet.
  2. There is a God above the Christ appointed to this earth before it was populated.
  3. The First man was this God who came from another planet.
  4. Our God was born as a mortal human and overcame all things in another system far back in time.
  5. The Christ is an office, but the light of Christ is in each of us.
  6. Free agency is the battleground of the Light and Dark Brothers.
  7. All beings, even Satan, or the dark brothers, are brothers of Christ as well as you and I but are on different paths.
  8. The God of this earth is in the form of a man.
  9. Christ is currently in a physical body.
  10. We never had a beginning and will never have an end.
  11. Revelation continues and has never ceased.
  12. The Masonic order was inspired, but is corrupted and will be restored to usefulness.
  13. Man was on the earth before the beginning of Biblical history 6000 years ago.
  14. The power behind symbols and ritual.
  15. Both taught eternal progression.

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. Alvin Toffler