Mapping the experience of the spheres
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I’ve been trying to for some time to map the main aspects of initiatic experience of different levels of the Tree of Life.
I used as frame work much of what is available about the AA and GD grade structure; some hints gave by Jim and some of my own experiences.Development in Assiah
Mostly related to the usual growing and development of the human being, following the developmental stages outlined by Erik Erikson.
The spheres are experienced in the external objective events, more specifically as interpersonal relationship.
It seems to be what happens at the four initial grades of the GD and at the Probationer stage of AA. Mostly what I see are descriptions of outer changes taking place, life style, carrier and relationships.Development in Yetsirah
The initial stage seems to deal mostly with the establishment of the individuality in the word of “psychological forces” or astral forces.
In this level the spheres are perceived as forces acting on the individual. Even external events are now perceived in their subtle force aspect.
This level would be GD Adeptus grades and AA Neophyte to Philosophus. Curiously most of what Julius Evola had to say about initiation and magic was about this level of conscience (and it seems that he could see nothing else) and Dogma and Ritual from Eliphas Levi as well.Development in Briah
I can say very little but general theoretical notions. Perspective changes once more. Even individuality is now perceived as transpersonal, macrocosmic instead of the microcosmic perception available at Yetsirah, base at the division in “self” and “not self”.
What seems to be related to this level of conscience is the perception of some sort of transcendental Order or Harmony where there is no more conflict between the parts of the whole.Well, this is just a small attempt to see the larger picture of initiation. I am trying to establish a more specific set of correspondences between the stages and some of the more distinct experiences like the Vision of Adonai, Kundaline and K&C
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@Vadox said
"The previous expierence has no meaning as you go further they are just memories. What makes you go further i cant think right now. Maybe higher impulses, dispel of illusion, what makes that? It seems to wide to concretize."
It seems that the previous experience actually has more meaning as you go further. Meaning is something that you give only after the experience, only to the memory of that experience.
As you go further your point of view changes and meaning changes as well, especially in drastic changes as moving up the worlds. What I was trying to put in words here was some aspects of each point of view. -
@Faus said
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Well, this is just a small attempt to see the larger picture of initiation. I am trying to establish a more specific set of correspondences between the stages and some of the more distinct experiences like the Vision of Adonai, Kundaline and K&C"I think every man potentially has his own specific system which encompasses most precisely everything.
It is true and ultimate qabbalah, omniscience. So you might ask yourself that question: how do i achieve omniscience?