Depression or Super-Sensitivity?

“Temptation combat is the crucially dynamic spiritual process that can utterly change a man’s life from within — the testing of where he really stands when the chips are down. This testing is never brought about directly by God, but is permitted to take place for the sake of spiritual growth.” — Essential Readings, by Michael Stanley.

Esoteric Astrology, the Astrology of Love.

In Esoteric Astrology, an Astrologer would say that there is only “one mind” and “one body”- and we are all an aspect of this ONE SELF. Because of this connection, it makes possible for such things as ESP, or mental telepathy. In this connectedness, is stored all the past pain of everyone who has ever existed on the earth plane before.

This storage area, called the Astral Plane or subconsciousness, is also the World of Spirit or psychic energies (not the spiritual world). It is the level of the unconscious mind, where our mind resides when we sleep. It can be accessed in meditation or hypnosis.

It is here that is stored all the collective past habits — some good, some bad. The good ones are habits that repair our body after a workout or illness — these are needed habits. The bad ones are called false knowledge — habits related to self-centeredness, such as depression, suicide, negative self talk.

The negative patterns need to be acknowledged, and dealt with from a spiritual perspective to be resolved. They are no longer useful for mankind, and represent that we have not yet developed the compassion and understanding, necessary to bring in the Aquarian sensation of the Brotherhood of Mankind.

The Age of Aquarius.

The work to be done during this new Age of Aquarius is about changing our response to the sensation coming from the subconscious mind. This unconscious level is where all the pain of the world is stored, layer upon layer. In religions, this painful inner world is symbolized by the suffering of the Christ level of consciousness. The more spiritual we become, the more sensitive we are to this deeper, unconscious level of suffering that can develop as self-pity.

If we are not aware that we are sensitive, (or spiritual), we would believe that any disturbing thought or feeling is our own, and not an influence from being around negativity. If we take the credit for being a genius, or for the good that we do for others, then we are obliged to accept the disturbing, negative patterns as ours as well.

The “suffering” level of consciousness is a veil that allows only the true at heart to pass through. So, the “veil” protects us, because it stops the abusive patterns from accessing spiritual levels of power.

Since spiritual powers aren’t personal concepts, they cannot be accessed by someone who has not yet sacrificed their personal perspective. (For they would interpret spiritual powers as personal powers, and blow a fuse — heart attack, dis-ease etc.).

Personal power is more powerful when used for the greater good. It can still be used for personal good, but eventually the burden of an unfulfilled life is usually too much to bear. The more it is used for the greater good the less personal it feels — and the more power you can use — and therefore with less influence from the world of spirits.

Affirmation: All power is given to me.