Trying to consider afterlife metaphors and came across this from Paul Brunton:
"Concealed behind the passing dream of life there is a world of lasting reality. All men awaken at the moment of death but only a few men are able to resist falling at once into the astral dream. These are the few who sought to die to their lower selves whilst they were still alive. These are the mystics who enter reality."
Contemplating it in relation to your and Dion Fortune's metaphors, my first thought was, in relation to the Occult Philosophy Workbook that getting further than the astral would depend on development of the mental sheath.
Any thoughts on what he means by 'fall into astral dream' vs 'enter reality'? Do you think he was referring to the mental body level as opposed to the astral level, or something more like Inayat Khan's metaphor of heading back to the source via the Jinn and Angelic worlds, or alluding to some other idea?
Thanks.
On edit: Just found this- "There are two kinds of immortality (so long as the lower self dominates consciousness): first, the "endless" evolution of the ego, gradually developing through all its many manifestations; and, secondly, the true immortality of the everlasting, unchanging Real Self--or Overself--which forever underlies and sustains the former."
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astral dream vs enter reality
Date: 2025-01-20 06:10 pm (UTC)Trying to consider afterlife metaphors and came across this from Paul Brunton:
"Concealed behind the passing dream of life there is a world of lasting reality. All men awaken at the moment of death but only a few men are able to resist falling at once into the astral dream. These are the few who sought to die to their lower selves whilst they were still alive. These are the mystics who enter reality."
Contemplating it in relation to your and Dion Fortune's metaphors, my first thought was, in relation to the Occult Philosophy Workbook that getting further than the astral would depend on development of the mental sheath.
Any thoughts on what he means by 'fall into astral dream' vs 'enter reality'?
Do you think he was referring to the mental body level as opposed to the astral level, or something more like Inayat Khan's metaphor of heading back to the source via the Jinn and Angelic worlds, or alluding to some other idea?
Thanks.
On edit:
Just found this-
"There are two kinds of immortality (so long as the lower self dominates consciousness): first, the "endless" evolution of the ego, gradually developing through all its many manifestations; and, secondly, the true immortality of the everlasting, unchanging Real Self--or Overself--which forever underlies and sustains the former."
Which may be a hint... or not!