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Why did we fall?  What were the psychological factors for which we fell? There are profound and specific answers to these questions. They must be intimately discovered within us. There is no vaguity and generality about them.  These answers hold the most profound revelations about our psychology. The understanding of our own fall in the distant or not so distant past - comes to us in degrees.  In the beginning we are not ready to comprehend why, we only can suffer the consequences without knowing.  In the beginning when we contemplate why we fell, there is only a suspicion.  This suspicion later becomes a clear knowing that transforms into deeper discovery that is verified by the way we have lived our life so far. These verifications serve to create comprehension within us.  With  some comprehension we can start to understand why we fell, and why we are the way we are and what it is, that we have to struggle against and definitely undo.  Our fall ...

The power that there is within each Being will find its use in helping others for the sake of Love.  This is the best place to direct the power we have, whatever shape, size or colour it takes.  There will then be no mistakes and trepasing of limits set by the balance of all things, that could then cause a karmic backlash that will result in that power being removed. All power has the condition it is said of being granted as long as one uses to help others. End (3327).

Would you deny another what you were given years ago, so gracefully and without which you would be unthinkably worse off?  Now in front of another, deciding to give what you received, what is the difference between ourselves and the other? Is the difference so great to deny another what we have received and were transformed by?  Would you also deny another what years ago, was what you suffered for and upon receiving it, you were at peace? Would we deny another peace when we received it and have the power to give it? The ego could and perhaps would, but the essence can not deny this to the other...As the essence knows the Law and the essence knows and recognises itself in the other. End (3325).

Wouldn't it be nice to know all of our major shortcomings that we have to struggle against and eliminate in this life? Such a list would be good wouldn't it? What is even better is to know that this list is complete, that there is nothing more, and that there has always been this list and there always will be this list, until we eliminate it. Our work is like this - there are some things that we will have to struggle with for most of our life until they are dissolved. These are things of our P.P.P and are related to our fall. Then there are the lesser things momentarily unknown to us, that we have to face in the moment and overcome them in the short term. End (3285).

This statement means that if we are not looking to our Inner Being for everything we need internally then we are missing something. If we are missing something we have become dependent on something outside of ourselves, or we have come to depend on a feeling that we feel that is very much related to the outside. We come to know we are not partaking from our Inner Being for the internal psychological or spiritual things we need, when the ground we are living on gets shaky. There is no other way I feel than to look towards our Inner Being with all the love we can, so that we can fill the large gaps of lacking that we have, and may not know that we have, until the ground gets shaky again. I find that it is because of a lack of love that we don't think the Being is good enough and that some other outside factor/s are more or better, and so we leave large deficiencies within ourselves. This is where the 'not good enough' feeling comes from. It is the result of us not having made...

I think that a part of every one’s life are these moments that are called: ‘a brush with death'.  I believe that we all need them and they are present in our life for a reason and that they are always direct experiences with the reality of death, either coming through ourselves or through others. They are really important moments. They are moments to take advantage of. They are moments to revaluate the direction and appreciation of our life.  These moments happen externally and also internally. During and after those moments the solidity and assuredness of life seems to crumble. We see what really matters… We usually suffer a shock and realise that we need to change and focus more on what is real. We know in those moments that what is real and what we must use life for is “our psychological death”. What survives death is our psychological death. Death is defeated with death. These moments reveal this truth to us. When these moments pass the solidity and ‘everything is ok’ feel...

Introduction This post presents some practical notes about the Law of Sacrifice. Notes A Law To sacrifice is actually a law, meaning that it is something that we can not get away from. When we study life on all levels, we see sacrifice everywhere. It is not possible for there to be life without sacrifice. Life will stop if sacrifices were to stop. Every creature to have life, and to continue living has sacrificed, is sacrificing and will sacrifice.  Every human being in their life is making a sacrifice of some kind or another. To be a parent implies many sacrifices. To be married requires sacrifices, to have a career implies sacrifices, to work or live with others implies sacrifices, to live on the land or on the sea requires sacrifices, to live in a city requires sacrifice. Everywhere we look, every way of life requires sacrifices...  Life simply would not move without sacrifice. When we look at life we see that everything has been built upon sacrifices and what keeps things ...

Here are three points that are applicable to any environment and activity we take part in. Everything has a nature, a purpose and results. Our job is to become aware of these three points and to align ourselves with them. This means to align our attention, our three brains and our will with the nature, purpose and results of the activity and environment we are in. The way to do this is in a balanced way. Here emphasis is placed on 'in a balanced way' as opposed to a fanatically strict way! End (2973).

The three columns of the Demon of the Mind are: Logic, Reasons and Justifications. The Demon of the Mind uses these three elements to support itself. Take one of these out and the Demon of the Mind stops. Here are some notes on the way the demon of the mind works in us. I believe that this teaching is very good to know. Why? Because we can recognise when it is our mind coming to conclusions. From experience we know that our mind is not our consciousness and our mind does not do the best for us, especially when it comes to conclusions. Our consciousness does. End (2877).

Introduction This key from Master Samael is a tremendously powerful key. For me, it completes the process of comprehension. It gives the remedy within our Being to apply and do away with needing the ego. Notes The "Logical Confrontation of the Being". What this means to do is to bring the ego and the Being side by side.  Which means to see what the ego wants and then to bring that into the field of the Being.   As soon as we bring it into the field of the Being, generally speaking one of three things happen. One thing that could happen is that one finds what the ego wants is valid and the the result of the confrontation is to seek the same thing through the Being and by the Being. An example of this, is that a person may be single, wish to find a partner and be struggling with the "I" of lust. To find a partner is right. One must find a partner to work in the three factors. Lust can find a partner but it may not be the right one, creating much difficulty. Here one w...

When somebody does something that agitates our mind and some of our egos. It is better to say to the mind: "Be quiet and let's focus our quiet attention on this issue to try to understand it.  When we try to understand it we will see the event from their shoes and from many different angles especially from the angle of the work on ourselves. When we try to understand instead of our mind criticising and judging, we generate creative comprehension, we free up some will and become more conscious. We also feel very different and so much less mediocre and negative. This is a really good key that is easy to overlook and not apply. Applying it makes a big difference. End (2868).

If we work and conduct our day by this process we can have a good day! End (2781).

Introduction This post presents some notes on analysing the "I" in a way that leads to separation and comprehension. Notes General In simple terms analysis is a tool of mystical death. It is more aligned with death than with life. It is used to disassemble and reveal the basic components of an object or of a system. Analysis in life is also used to reveal the functions of each part that makes up a system. Analysis reveals the secrets of things and helps us discover where processes and events went well and didn't go well. Analysis is often used to debunk certain beliefs and to test the value and strength of proposals and ideas. Analysis breaks a process down into steps so that the process can be learnt, taught and repeated. Analysis is always performed by the intellect. Never by the emotional centre.  The mind for some reason as we all know is the one that spoils new ideas, initiatives, love and many other things that are inspirational and emotional in nature. In summary, ...

Introduction The following is an edited and adapted section of a document that a fellow missionary wrote on the defect of anger. Modern Sexuality The common modern form of sexuality today is one that is founded on the two columns of lust and anger. It seems that what people these days exhibit in many areas of daily life, especially related to sexuality, is this combination of lust and anger. This makes sense as the three largest "I's" that we all have are lust, anger and pride. I think that the most common and also the strongest combinations are: pride and anger, pride and lust and anger and lust. It is also these combinations that hold a person's level of Being low. Four Levels There are four levels of manifestation of the anger-lust combination which follow the three ways anger manifests, which are with the: mind, word and body.  There are two aspects to all three ways in which anger manifests. These anger directed either against ourselves or against others. First L...

If we can work out with observation and reflection what any "I" within us wants, we can understand why it does and says the things that it does. This is really important information. It is well worth sitting down and going within using refined and steady attention, and find this out. Once we find it we will understand so much more. The next question to answer is why does it want that. Finding a deep answer to that question will tell you everything that you need to know or lead you on a path of inner inquiry, that will tell you everything...  In the end any "I" that we have is an excellent teacher... End (2719).

Introduction Following the series of posts about the steps of dissolving the ego, here is a post on the stage of separation. Notes Separation is the result of many conscious efforts of observation. It is actually a conscious action that is based on conscious knowledge and faith. The ability to separate from any "I" comes from having observed an "I" and having understood the teachings about the pluralised "I" and the essence. The observation of any "I" takes us to clearly understand that the internal state we experience as a reaction to a given event comes from a psychological "I". That is, a psychological person living within our interior. That psychological person has it's own agenda and way of thinking, feeling, speaking and doing. Before our self-observation reaches this point of maturity, we don't really know that such internal states come from a psychological "I" within us. Basically, it is when through self-obser...

Introduction Here are some basic notes on the "I" jealousy. The inspiration for this post comes from a document a fellow friend and missionary prepared on the defect of anger.  Types of Jealousy There are a few different types of jealousy. The differences between them all reside in the environment in which they appear.  There are also degrees of jealousy, that go from slight suspicion to full obsession and violence. Here are some of the most common types of jealousy and a little of their characteristics:  ● Passionate Jealousy: within sexual relationships, protective and demanding priority.  ● Religious Jealousy: within religions, exclusivity, protective, demanding dedication. ● Political Jealousy: within political parties, exclusivity, protective and demanding loyalty.  ● Family Jealousy: within the immediate or extended family, demanding of love and fairness. The pattern that we can observe here, is that jealousy functions to protect the quality of a relations...

As posted before we all have a definite psychology of karma. When we are in a karmic situation we have a karmic psychology. Which among a few different things does not allow us to see the many remedies available, and if by chance we do get a glimpse of a remedy, we don't feel like taking it up. The main thing karmic psychology does not allow us to do, is to give to others, which is really truly where we will find the remedy for our difficult situation/s. The remedy for our selfishness and self-compassion is to be found in giving time and energy to others, so to help or benefit others and in considering and feeling compassion for others in difficulties worse than ours. End (2671).

As an instructor, I have heard many people say that they are working on themselves. A lot of those people have given up their Gnostic studies now and some have gotten themselves into problems...  I use to be skeptical and cynical when I heard those words. I would tell myself that they are not really working, they think they are but they are not. Though, sooner or later I would find myself in situations which were due to a lack of work on my part... Another instance where judgement does not work... Now days though, I tell myself that everyone is working on themselves and really everyone is. It's true isn't it that everyone does do some kind of work on themselves, and everyone is interested in getting better at something and being better at something. The only difference that I have discovered, is that it is very rare to find those that are working seriously on themselves. That is, those who are truly pushing towards dying in themselves. If someone says that they are working on t...

To be a companion of others walking the path requires maturity. I would even say a spiritually oriented type of maturity. As anyone walks the path, what is hidden to themselves and maybe to others, has to come out, and become as visible as necessary, for as long as necessary, so that it can be overcome. On the path, what matters is that the hidden baggage we are carrying comes out. It doesn't matter so much how - only that it comes out. Some stages of the path are too difficult to walk while being weighed down by hidden baggage. So the baggage must be dropped.  People always get stuck on how the baggage comes out and on the nature of what is coming out.  This is immaturity and the 'how' and 'what', is not what is important. What is important is that what comes out is overcome, transformed and dissolved. People who lack maturity get disappointed, upset, lose faith and stop their own work... The truth is we all have a lot of ugly hidden baggage that needs to come out,...

Introduction This post presents some interesting points to do with the breath. Notes Window into our Internal State Everyone's breath is the perfect indicator of their internal state. That is the quality of their thoughts and emotions. Our internal state affects the ease and pace of our breathing. Maybe our in-breath is affected more than our out-breath or vice versa. The interesting thing is that there will be a reason why. After discovering the various breathing patterns while we experience certain internal states, we can know a lot about the internal state of others by observing their breathing. After we have studied our breath and the connection it has to mind and emotion, an intuitional sense that feels what others are experiencing through their breathing develops.  The breath to internal state connection does not lie. Even if a person says that they are fine and all ok, yet their breathing is frantic, they are not all ok.  Of course every ego with the internal states tha...

At the end of the day what the different "I's" are looking for and what we as the free essence get stuck in, are the sensations of the senses and the sensations of the centres. If we examine it carefully,  we see that the "I's" produce certain sensations in our centres that we enjoy being reproduced. Especially the negative type of emotions such as sad nostalgia, loneliness, sentimentality, relationship break-downs etc. The "I's" also build up a lot of structure and meaning on the sensations of the senses. We get attached to these meanings and the pleasure of these sensations. We can help ourselves to get free by focussing on perceptions, the perceptions of the consciousness that see past these sensations. That is perceptions on realities and values that are much more important than being stuck on sense sensations and the sensations of the centres. End (1888).

Introduction This post presents some points to do with the comprehension of the "I". Some general characteristics of comprehension are also covered. The Midday Sun, the pinnacle which is what comprehension is in the process of dissolution. Points General  Comprehension of the "I" is the most difficult part of the work of dissolving an "I".  Comprehension is the middle stage (Observation, Comprehension and Dissolution), it represents the peak of the dissolution process. Comprehension is our work to complete. While dissolution is the work of the Divine Mother. So we mostly have to do it alone, with whatever degree of consciousness we have. When comprehension is complete the "I" is ready to be dissolved. Comprehension is the process of extracting the essence from the bottle of conditioning that traps a fragment of essence. When comprehension is complete there is detachment from the "I". The process of comprehension is really the act of the...

To get free of fear and dislike we have no other remedy but to fiercely study what we dislike and fear. To come to know something really well, is to bit by bit come to like it.  That is then when the magic happens... As soon as we like something fear and hatred begin to really disappear. End (2305).

We have to know about the principle of unity so that we can work with it in ourselves and understand others when they are working with it.  Unity will seek out other isolated parts and bring them into the 'one'. Or unity will allow other isolated parts to join it. However, if some of the isolated parts do not want to join the unity, the unity allows them to be as they are and not create duality by fighting against them and going to war against them. It just respects and reunites creating unity with that which is available to unite with. Just like water, on a flat surface. The many small puddles of water attract each other to form one large puddle of water. If for some reason one small puddle can not join the others because of a physical barrier, all the others that can join will join, and that small puddle it will remain as it is. The other puddles will not attack it and create a tremendous divide. It is water like everything else, just that it is over there. We have to be the ...

Master Samael wrote that many war heroes were actually cowards. I always found that difficult to understand, and a little harsh. One day though, it made sense... Many of these 'heroic' charges in war come from anger, where fear is right there behind the charging anger. Anger charges and fear gives powerful reasons to charge. One is so scared that one launches oneself against the enemy. Out of sheer panic and not knowing what else to do... One is so scared of what the enemy may do that one launches oneself against the enemy, to not have to face the unknown and in an attempt to control what could come next... One is always scared of the enemy's retaliation, so out of fear, one goes all the way, charging until the defeat of the enemy. One out of fear charges against the enemy to die quickly and not have to face the horrors of conflict. One of out anger at not being able to do deal with one's fear, charges at the enemy, hoping that it will all end one way or another...with ...

Introduction This post presents some points to do with self-observation. The Sunrise, the start of the dissolution process. Points Foundations We do not know ourselves. We know very little about ourselves. We only know a bit about our personality, and about some of our egos. As far as our essence and Inner Being is concerned we know less than 'very little'. This lack of self-knowledge is not a permanent condition, it changes dramatically when take up serious self-observation. To know ourselves brings power over our reactions and responses to the impressions and events of life. We can not change anything we do not know... We can not control anything we do not know... To know ourselves is the most important thing to do in life. To know ourselves profoundly is to draw closer and closer to awakening. Those that are awakened profoundly know themselves and are consummate athletes of self-observation. Real self-knowledge is the knowledge of ourselves as soul and spirit. This is Gnosis...