Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's getting on for midnight, so we can proceed with a new Magic Monday. Ask me anything about occultism and I'll do my best to answer it. Any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. (Please note:  Any question received after then will not get an answer, and in fact will just be deleted. I've been getting an increasing number of people trying to post after these are closed, so will have to draw a harder line than before.) If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 143,916th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.0 of The Magic Monday FAQ here.

The image?  That's the first card in The Sacred Geometry Oracle, which is hot off the press and on its way to stores and warehouses as I write these words. Card 1, The Unmarked Card, when upright indicates that the situation is wide open and you can make of it what you will; when reversed, it means that you don't have any way of knowing what's actually going on and you may want to back off and wait for more information before proceeding. The oak leaves on the sides of the image tell you that this card belongs to the first third of the oracle, which corresponds to Calas, the principle of solidity and materiality. 

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With that said, have at it!

***This Magic Monday is now closed. See you next week!***

Comments

Planes of consciousness

[sea_spray]

Hi JMG

Would you be able to define the term "higher planes of consciousness". Its often used as a description of what (insert pop spirituality of your choice here) will let you access. It's usually thrown around with little definition and I saw it questioned on that which made me wonder if it could be defined more precisely.

Thank you!

Re: Planes of consciousness

[ecosophia]

Sure. The basic concept is that human consciousness can operate on various levels. Most of us know what it feels like to have "brain fog" and not be able to think clearly; many of us also know what it's like to be in one of those moments where thoughts flow freely and everything clicks together. Those are examples of different planes of consciousness. The "higher" (in metaphorical terms) the plane of consciousness, the clearer your thinking is, the more easily you can understand things, and crucially, the easier it is for you to reflect on your own thinking and see flaws in it. The "lower" (again, this is a metaphor) your plane of consciousness, the more rigid and sluggish your thought processes become and the less easy it is to notice when you're thinking, saying, or doing something dumb.

That familiar reality has been wrenched into various unhelpful shapes by pop spirituality, and confused with things like clairvoyance and astral projection. Operating on a higher plane of consciousness won't make you clairvoyant -- though it may keep you from making a fool of yourself in responding to a clairvoyant experience!

Re: Planes of consciousness

[sea_spray]

Great thanks. That definition makes a lot of sense and as a bonus it would even make sense to materialists!