Occult Cosmology

Radical Awakening Versus Evolutionary Awakening self can translate—extend itself horizontally in mastery of the devic lives of that plane; transform—by linking with conscious lives on the planes higher or lower and shifting ‘levels’; transfigure—awaken to deeper states of identification that are ever present (but occulted) realities.

Spiritual awakening then is a process that not only involves the developing and raising of consciousness but the transfiguration of that consciousness by Life. Some insights into this triple process were presented in the Trans-Himalayan teachings through the idea of evolution over three solar systems and of the three centres on Earth of Shamballa, Hierarchy and Humanity. For the system to function correctly then the three systems or centres, and the functions they represent, must operate synthetically; mastery of matter, the initiation of consciousness and the permeation of the Life principle.

At the current stage of evolution on the planet, the Shamballa force is able to impact Humanity directly without being transferred through the subtle state or Hierarchy. This is having a dual effect.

On the one hand there will be a continuing occurrence of radical awakening experiences by members not only of advanced humanity who can access the buddhic plane, but by people at all levels and in particular those who have rents in their etheric and emotional bodies through abuse or addiction etc. On the other hand there has been a strengthening of those who are more identified with the I in the horizontal IO (or with the self aspect). This results in an increased egoic tendency—the impulse for the self to dominate the not-self.

The dominant personalities of the race are divided into those who are solarised or under the control of their own souls and therefore Hierarchy, and those who are not. Each group is pushed to assert under Shamballic impression and hence the century of battles that have been waged on all three planes of the three worlds. From the Hierarchical perspective the war is over, and yet there will still be battles and that victory has yet to fully demonstrate on the physical plane.

The opportunity for many disciples is to make the transition from the mental to the buddhic plane, which we call the Third 57