I had sort of a multi-part question over the last couple of weeks, and the feedback from JMG and a few others on those has been pretty interesting. I want to thank JMG and all the other responders for their replies to those ponderous and possibly cumbersome questions! ;^)
Today, I'd like to put forth the final part of that conglomerate, so I'll have a lot of stuff for discursive meditation, so to speak.
Postulate: At the end of a physical incarnation the "persona" (insert traditional name), is withdrawn from the "physical/etheric" (insert Your traditional names), and through the so-called "second death" is integrated into the "soul/higher self, lower genius, et al) so to speak.
N.B. According to Dion Fortune sometimes etheric "vampirism" is practiced in order to forestall the inevitable "second death". This is usually a big 'bummer' for everybody. Once discovered though it's curable enough, if a trifle messy.
Time seriously passes*..., on the inner and outer planes, various and sundry marvelous conditions culminate to resolve many things, or not. Eventually, the "soul / higher self" feels conditions are right, and is drawn toward the dense physical again. Unless, that was the final incarnation needed to "graduate", and stay on the inner levels. So far, so good...
Which leads to the "summum arcanum" of this whole question, for "me"! This also has possible "mystical" as well as "magical" ramifications.
Once the "Individuality" is freed from the "necessity" to incarnate, can it be in actuality "Individual", though of course connected to, and a part of "ALL THAT IS"? Will there come a time when it's dissolution into ALL THAT IS, is inevitable? That is in contrast to the mystic's voluntary "Union with God".
When will everyone in this life wave attain the summum? I haven't particpated in the "Cosmic Doctrine" discussions, hope to though. I'm aware JMG has high regard for her production of that work. I've studied just about All her work, while we are all "products of our time" to some extent, she's pretty remarkable. Unless you're "Mina Mathers"! Thanks JMG for the link to that PhD dissertation!
I'm not asking to have this stuff answered, just garner some thoughts. Why would anyone want to understand stuff like this? Seems Mighty Strange. We all likely get intuitive insights from time to time as we practice. Does anyone practice the "Bornless (Headless) Invocation" on a regular basis? Or, for that matter even once? That's one you gotta work up to, whew! Inflame!
That's it, no more "dumb questions" from me!
* Ala, Douglas Adams: "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency". * A Great Book! ;^)
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Date: 2023-06-19 05:33 am (UTC)I had sort of a multi-part question over the last couple of weeks, and the
feedback from JMG and a few others on those has been pretty interesting.
I want to thank JMG and all the other responders for their replies to those
ponderous and possibly cumbersome questions! ;^)
Today, I'd like to put forth the final part of that conglomerate, so I'll
have a lot of stuff for discursive meditation, so to speak.
Postulate:
At the end of a physical incarnation the "persona" (insert traditional name),
is withdrawn from the "physical/etheric" (insert Your traditional names),
and through the so-called "second death" is integrated into the "soul/higher
self, lower genius, et al) so to speak.
N.B.
According to Dion Fortune sometimes etheric "vampirism" is practiced in order
to forestall the inevitable "second death". This is usually a big 'bummer' for
everybody. Once discovered though it's curable enough, if a trifle messy.
Time seriously passes*..., on the inner and outer planes, various and sundry
marvelous conditions culminate to resolve many things, or not.
Eventually, the "soul / higher self" feels conditions are right, and is drawn
toward the dense physical again. Unless, that was the final incarnation needed
to "graduate", and stay on the inner levels. So far, so good...
Which leads to the "summum arcanum" of this whole question, for "me"!
This also has possible "mystical" as well as "magical" ramifications.
Once the "Individuality" is freed from the "necessity" to incarnate, can it be
in actuality "Individual", though of course connected to, and a part of
"ALL THAT IS"? Will there come a time when it's dissolution into ALL THAT IS,
is inevitable? That is in contrast to the mystic's voluntary "Union with God".
When will everyone in this life wave attain the summum? I haven't particpated
in the "Cosmic Doctrine" discussions, hope to though. I'm aware JMG has high
regard for her production of that work. I've studied just about All her work,
while we are all "products of our time" to some extent, she's pretty remarkable.
Unless you're "Mina Mathers"! Thanks JMG for the link to that PhD dissertation!
I'm not asking to have this stuff answered, just garner some thoughts.
Why would anyone want to understand stuff like this? Seems Mighty Strange.
We all likely get intuitive insights from time to time as we practice.
Does anyone practice the "Bornless (Headless) Invocation" on a regular basis?
Or, for that matter even once? That's one you gotta work up to, whew! Inflame!
That's it, no more "dumb questions" from me!
* Ala, Douglas Adams: "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency".
* A Great Book! ;^)