STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

 

Each of us goes through life with a different perspective on our relationship with the world around us.  I don't want to say that most of us feel like victims on this plane of existence, but that is what I mostly see.  Questions and criticisms arise in our individual self consciousness like "why does this always happen to me?" and "I never have any luck". 

 

The majority think that outside circumstances are the cause of their negative results.  I can't blame anybody for thinking in this manner.  In this society, we are taught "what you see is what you get".  Statements like these limit us to seeing what is happening only in the world "out there".  What about the world in here?

 

The New Testament states that "it is done unto you as you believe".  I know I'm quoting the Bible here and that there is always controversy when it comes to religion.  I need to make this statement right now; Jesus should not be looked upon as the great exception, but the great example of human potential.  He was teaching us that what you believe within becomes your reality without. 

 

Scientists, psychologists, neuroscientists, quantum physicists and teachers of the 20th and 21st century have and are researching human consciousness and belief.  It is becoming clear that "it is done unto you as you believe".  Examples of scientific research are studies on neuroplasticity, wave function collapse, quantum computing of microtubules in cytoskeleton of the brain, DMT, quantum entanglement, mind-body connection, the double-slit experiment, etc.

 

Great spiritual teachings also tell us that Spirit works in, through, around, for, and as us.  That we must pray affirmatively and meditate to understand this great truth.  I'm reading a book right now called Life Visioning by Michael Beckwith.  He claims that the four stages of consciousness are TO ME, TO IT, THROUGH ME, and AS ME.  These translate to Victim Consciousness, Manifester Consciousness, Channel Consciousness, and Being Consciousness.  Victim Consciousness states that things happen to me, Manifester states that I create my life circumstances and attract all the material posessions I want with ease, Channel states that we live in ultimate surrender to Spirit and that God works through us, and Being states that there is no egoic self and that I am one with God.  You can go from Victim Consciousness to Being Consciousness by practicing meditation, affirmations, visualization and visioning.

 

As you can see, having a strong belief in your inner spirit and knowing that the outside world is an effect and the inner world is a cause will accelerate your evolutionary growth.

 

Namaste.