Esoterically Open

“For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (I Samuel 16:7)

Today you can create a new life, today is a day of renewal and rebirth. Jesus spoke of re-birth, to be reborn of the heart and spirit. This re-birth allows the Holy Spirit to manifest within, a simple act of honesty and of letting go, a simple act of re-birth with water. John the Baptist was humbled as he baptized our Lord, what an amazing experience that would have been!

Let’s talk about re-birth, have you been reborn? Have you let go of your life of grasping and control over your self?

Think about your life, is there anything going on that causes you stress, grief, anxiety or remorse? Do you have any bad habits that you can rid yourself of? If so then you have an opportunity to start your life over, here today; NOW!

Just hit the floor and get on your hands and knees, close your eyes and ask God in the name of Jesus to cleanse your soul, a simple prayer will invoke the spirit of our Lord and he will come to you as he has been waiting; be honest and appeal to the mercy of God and understand the severity of sinning against God, make no excuses or justification and truly have the desire to reform while being conscious that forgiveness is not deserved but by grace alone you shall be forgiven.

Prayer:

“Father, I confess as sin my living for self, loving self. I will put off shepherding myself and focus on shepherding others. I reject all the self sins: self-sufficiency, self-promotion, self-protection, selfishness, self-centeredness. I confess as sin my cruel, harsh, manipulative, demanding, shaming, blaming, maiming way of treating others. Most of all, I confess as sin how far I’ve moved from reflecting You and Your radically other-centered Trinitarian existence. I am putting off the flesh, the characteristic ways I used to relate and I’m putting on the Spirit, the new me created to relate like You.”

David offered himself up in a prayer of repentance and humbled himself to the Lord, if you know his story you will come to know how the human mind can be easily swayed to self centered, egotistical behaviors. His prayer of repentance was so complete and a great example of how to praise the Father and the Son asking for forgiveness to our sinful nature.

Take some time and read Psalm 51 to experience David’s prayer of repentance.

I hope you have a blessed day and remember the Lord our God loves you forever and ever.

Amen.

“Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Sadducees.”-Jesus the Christ

God our Holy Creator afforded us humans a vast intellect, this intellect has allowed man to overcome many hardships and forge lives that allow us humans freedom from once deadly diseases, freedom from having to toil away at the hard earth for sustenance, and has allowed us to explore the vast universe of space.  The quote above is a clear warning, we can define the Sadducees as our Sensual mind, we utilize this in our daily lives as we process data and elaborate upon often intangible concepts brought to us by our five senses, with the output being our reasoning. So what is Jesus really alluding to here?

Our subjective reasoning has a foundation in our external and sensory perceptions, if our sensory perceptions help shape our external reasoning we are to be very mindful of what we see, smell, touch and feel.  Why? Every person has their own perception of reality, your reality is not mine and vice versa. What may be pleasing to you may not be pleasing to me, the way you reason may be unreasonable to me, your favorite scent may repel me, the list can go on and on here. Now our senses will continue to perceive, we will continue to shape our own reality, we will continue to learn. The question is, what should we really be learning, where should our focus be centered on? Awakening. The disintegration of our Aggregates, once we can master this then we can start to awaken our consciousness, at that moment our perception of reality will shift forever.

Man creates their own reality, we even create time. Our creator knows nothing of time for He is infinite, time is a creation of our perception, our knowledge of our impending death, our clock is definite. Therefore we have created this time keeping to measure how much we time we have left, what we will do with our “time”? Such a sad situation we find ourselves in, constantly racing against the clock, this sounds so unreasonable doesn’t it?  Jesus tells us to take heed in regards to this one example I feel.

We can take this further, humans want knowledge, we feed on information, many use information for power, many use it for personal growth, many use it as a weapon of control (ie lack of information), many use information to create. Man also desires knowledge of the unknown, however the mind is not capable in knowing the Mysteries of Life and Death, about the Truth, about God, where would we get such information if our only source of information is acquired through our senses? This knowledge is not attainable to us down here on this Earth.

Now, think about who on this Earth are the knowledge keepers, who disseminates what is known and what is to never be known? The answer is simple, doctrine creators, law makers, scientists, religious leaders etc. We are the receiver, we absorb what is fed to us using our senses, then we use our reason to intersperse what knowledge we have acquired into our daily lives, into our conversations, into our habitual life. These knowledge keepers teach us what they have deemed important to US, what a restrictive way of living, how is one to attain a state of illumination when our experiences are dictated by such people?  Even with the people that practice religion, their insight and spiritual growth is stunted by such acts of control, these doctrine creators do not know more than you or I as the acquired knowledge they have assimilated they have received directly through their own use of Sadducees.

Now, this is not to say that we don’t have higher consciousness people living amongst us, we certainly have them, you may be one or you may pass someone on the street who sees so much more than what the television teaches us, one who lives in spiritual harmony with the Earth, their Inner Mind and with The Creator. To them the heavens have opened up, even though they still are limited by their earthly body they can see beyond, they have learned to how use their Inner Mind, they have learned to think psychologically.

How does the Inner Mind separate itself from the Sadducees? The Inner Mind works with the data brought on by the Consciousness of the Being, when this is happening one experiences the truth of the different phenomena of nature.

They experience; directly, this experience is not based upon what has been taught or received by the 5 senses, or by reason, but brought on with direct experience.

The work with your aggregates is of the utmost importance as you can see, we are so blinded by our bodies, by our senses, by our desires, wants and needs. What your soul truly desires is for you to awaken your consciousness, that way you can possess your soul, to connect with your Being.

If you want a direct experience with your Creator, take Jesus’ warning to heart, heed his words.

This is the Word of Christ.

The Word.

Experience it.

“Karmas, troubles, hindrances, and habitual psychological manifestations can only be killed thorough cultivating Bodhichitta and contemplating the Absolute.”  ~Milarepa, Guiding Instructions on the Bardos

Human hearts are literally crying out in desperation, few realize the path they are on is riddled with misery and emptiness.

In the United States of America, a nation built upon a foundation of God and the pursuit of liberty, the inhabitants are slowly slipping into a state of melancholy and unrest. They are being stripped of their freedoms, being stripped of their inherent goodness, the persecution of Christians is slowly infesting our very soils. Now, some of you reading this may gasp at these words, gasp away, if you do not believe this then you are in a state of denial. Denial is a great place to begin. However untrue these statements are to you they ring true for another, that’s the beauty of our individuality, but underneath denial truth usually lies.

How many times in your life have you been faced with an uncomfortable situation, most of us react pretty quickly, we deny the situation is even happening, maybe if we ignore it then it will all fade away. No matter how much truth there is to the reality of the situation we still have a hard time believing bad things happen to good people. We can easily place blame on others, we can easily justify our actions, for these actions allow us to feel better about our bad situation. Denial. Such an easy place to start.

In order to begin a path of Christification we must deny this earthly pursuit of self gratification. We must deny our innate instincts of envy, of lust, of power, we actually must deny OURSELVES. It sounds like an impossible undertaking and where does one begin? We are already masters at the art of denial, the idea of denying ourselves will take one time to digest.

Take a look at this, when we learn to deny ourselves we can learn how to understand the unpleasant manifestations of our fellowman, just like the old saying goes learn to love thy enemy, to return good for bad, to love those who hate us, who curse us or persecute us. This is Christification. We must do the will of the Father. When the will of the Father is being done on Earth we have begun the process of the crystallization of our Essence, of our love, of our Consciousness. Don’t forget we are masters of denial. We just need to learn how to direct this denial in the right direction for our illumination to shine bright.

Remember the story of how Jesus the Christ expelled the merchants of the temple, he was actually quite upset, kicking over tables, waving his arms in the air, in the end he even threatened to knock the entire temple down. We can use that same energy and direct it to the denial of our aggregates or the 7 capital defects, all this takes is a little awareness to our faults. Awareness is the first step to change, once awareness has arisen then it’s time to start waking up the mind and to tap into our spiritual power.  We must use every weapon at our disposal to resist our aggregates, remember these aggregates are food for the fallen one, Lucifer knows exactly how to get to us, he knows where it hurts, and he knows that if we continue to live in our current state then he will continue to reign supreme down here.

And down here is really no place to be at all, there are 6 other celestial planes that are waiting for us to return home. We all have our own place set out for us at our own table filled with all of our favorite foods, friends, stories and most importantly eternal rest and joy awaits us.

Denial is the place to start, begin your work today. I remember a verse where Paul spoke of how the rich and powerful do not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. I can easily disagree with this statement, when we choose to wake up we become the richest and most powerful beings on the face of this planet.

Rise.

Deny.

Begin.

“Now, the Holy Affirmation comes to take shape, to crystallize within us when we make the will of the Father on Earth as it is in Heaven.” -Samael Aun Weor

Even while I reside down here in the world of form, I know that I exist above just as I breathe and have blood flowing through my veins while I navigate the waters of this life.

I long to adorn my body with the garments of glory:

1. the glorious body of the Ancient of Days, who is the first and the last of the mysteries
2. second, the glorious body of the Intimate Logos
3. third, the glorious body of the Revealer, who is none other than the Holy Spirit, the Revealer

Every one of us needs to create the above, the garment of the Father, the garment of the Logos, and the garment of the revealer, who is the Holy Spirit. They will never belong to us as they are owned by the ancients.

Over the course of the past few days I have been pulled into one solid direction, to glorify our creator, thats the end all of this writing that I create. Yet, there is a higher purpose here, not only do I desire to awaken the divine spark inside of you; or if you are already awake nurture your divinity with introspective conversation, I desire to learn how to become a beacon of change, a message of hope in this sea that is churning.

I long to adorn my body with the garments of glory, even while I understand that an undertaking of a ministry within the Church is not where I am destined to be; I did feel seriously drawn to this idea today, the reality is the expense associated with such an undertaking is beyond my families means. As I told my wife this afternoon, if it’s meant to be it will be. And it is to come, or it has already arrived. If you read my first post on this blog you would also understand why a ministry within the Church is not in my, or the congregations best interest, not only can I not afford the studies but a Clergy position is not where my true heart lies.

The Church serves a great purpose, offering orderly direction for those that desire to change, for those that desire to live a more holy life, that setting is perfect for them. However, I feel strongly that in order to attain a state of illumination a seeker must realize that you already have everything you need right inside you, Jesus spake of this in the Lost Gospels.  Our path to illumination is more than hearing Bible verse and praying for forgiveness of our sins, there is much more work to be done. Sadly, the Church cannot accept this fact, for if they were to spread this message the need for a Church would slowly disintegrate like the sands of time.

Most of us know deep inside that our heart is crying out, and for many their relationship with the Creator is perfect for them, and that I admire, but for many of us; myself included, I desire more. I desire it all, not for glorification by you or any group, but for the experience. I want to experience everything that this gift of life has afforded me the opportunity to hold in my hands. Not withstanding the end all of this, I want to be able to attain a state of celestial purification in order to not keep repeating these life cycles our souls have been undergoing. He wants to be free, at least mine wants the freedom of this human flesh. In order for me to accomplish this I will work earnestly to defeat the darkness, I will spend every waking moment seeking redemption for our sins on this planet.

I want to be renewed, I want to be consumed by the Holy Spirit. I want a direct experience with The Christ, and to accomplish this goal I must Christify myself.

Christification.

God is alive. Christ is alive. Together we can defeat the darkness.

Together we can ascend higher than we have ever dreamed.

Let us follow the voices we hear in the distance.

What we will find is so much bigger than you and me.

 Amen.

“By rejection, samsara is not left behind; it is freed within itself by letting be. Your attempts to cure your miseries have brought no ease; you are at ease by letting be. You find no happiness from craving; only when you have let go of craving.”

- Padmasambhava, Advice on How to Practice the Profound Instructions

To be venerable this disintegration of our aggregates we previously discussed must be undertaken, when we are able to purge pride, hate, envy, lust and other undesirables we will then be able to crystalize our precious virtue of love.

God did not create a black sun or walking corpses, however we find ourselves wandering in the darkness just like the walking dead. If one can truly observe the facts of ourselves without forging illusions we will see into the true nature of our existence before our pursuit of illumination began. We are just poor sinners, lowly beings on the celestial scale, even our trees are dead wood rooted into this muddy earth. Does anyone you know worship a God such as this?

It’s by no mistake that the angel Lucifer has dominion over this planet, even before humans ever existed God gifted this plane to him. The other 2 archangels Michael and Uriel inhabited the two higher celestial planes. Each of the three angels were created by God in his image. They were immutable just like Him. We all know the story of the fall of Lucifer, he now embodies all of our undesirable traits, feeds on them, needs them to survive, we do not worship a God who possesses these traits.

I often question this, if Lucifer was made of God’s light, for God and in love, how did he fall so far from grace? All three lord angels were also gifted a defect, this is called Will. Will is God’s greatest gift, but was gifted to us so we could do his Will, not our own diseased self fulfillment driven will. So, with that in mind it becomes easier to understand how Lucifer fell from his lordship state.

Imagine if Lucifer remained in his place, the celestial planes that are inhabited by Michael and Uriel are so magnificent that no human can even imagine the beauty, the smells, the perfection of these planes, what would this Earth of ours be like?

We are just poor sinners, but there is much hope nonetheless. Continue on a path of awakening, meditations and true works, transmuting ourselves into a living god of sorts, we don’t want to confuse our light with this of a true god for we are not such, but we can strive to be god-like. Jesus said so, and therefore it is so.

I love that.

“With patience shall you possess your souls.” -Jesus the Christ

You are now no longer the same. It’s true, the moment you read this verse you changed, you are changing again. Within us we have several aggregates and they are all fighting for superiority, we posses an intellect, an emotional passion and an instinctual, moving almost always, sexual psychic aggregate. In this very moment, one has superseded the other and is now lord over your personality. Now, you can tell your significant other when they tell you in the heat of the moment, you never change! That they are indeed wrong, us humans we change instant by instant.  Sadly these parts of us that we cherish most of all, these aggregates, are indeed defects.

Along with these several aggregates, which is separate from our intellect, we possess our purest, most worthy thing; our consciousness.  Unfortunately, it lies in a deep slumber.

This consciousness is what separates man from beast, while I believe we all share a collective consciousness, our ESSENCE is what makes us lords over this Earth. The Old Testament clearly states our stewardship over this planet in such succinct fashion it cannot be denied.  Why is this consciousness asleep? Just like our stewardship status our consciousness possesses itself by virtue of its own existence, think of when you are sleeping, you are in a deep hypnosis yet you dream vividly. Our Essence is in a deep hypnosis, hiding a secret. This secret is our immortality. We have an immortal Soul, yet we do not possess it. We cannot own what has never been ours, and I refer to this ‘ours’ as our bodily vessel. We are temporary inhabitants of this tool, it’s up to us to fully recognize our innate power, our self-realization of the Being within is an urgent task. We must learn to crystallize that which dwells inside; our Soul. This crystallization should be our most earnest undertaking, how can we accomplish this?

Disintegrate our psychic aggregates.

Our Soul and the aggregates are not compatible. To begin this process one must understand what it means to possess, anything that is temporary cannot be possessed, an inheritance, a jewel, a house, a car you get the idea. One also must be aware that our Soul can be lost as well. This is why this crystallization of the Soul is most urgent, it must be done now, not later. How do you lose the Soul? Anyone who enters hell loses his soul, he no longer possesses it, it has been lost.

Disintegrate our psychic aggregates. Jesus performed many miracles and cast out demons that took up residency in human bodies, Mary Magdalene is a good example to use here, 7 demons were cast out of Mary. The number is a very important symbol within the written word, these 7 demons can represent our seven capital defects. When Jesus cast out the demons from Mary he cast out several inhuman psychic aggregates. We must also cast out, disintegrate, our own aggregates. For we are being possessed and lorded over by our desires, our quest for knowledge, our lusts, and our emotional mind that loses all reason when emotion overtakes us; hate, envy, greed you know the lot.

We must cast aside our eternal quest for self fulfillment of earthly things. While this is an urgent undertaking, we must learn patience and be kind to ourselves, we have taken a long time to get to where we are, the undoing of centuries of conditioning will not be cast aside so easily.

Disintegrate our psychic aggregates.

Our Soul is valuable and we must possess it.

~”Know thyself! This was written on the posterior part of the threshold of the temples of mysteries in ancient Greece. This is the only purpose of life, that the human being must know himself as a child of God, as a God himself over the Earth, so that the Earth can be transformed into a beautiful garden where liberty, equality, and fraternity is the law of love for all humans.”

- Aztec Christic Magic