In this discourse we wish to discuss the creation theory so will only briefly outline the dual nature of man, simply to assist you in the understanding of creation when we discuss it. Suffice it for now that man exists within two states of consciousness to which we associate duality.
What we are actually saying is that man exists and functions, not in one world, but in two, one material, the other immaterial: the immaterial revealing itself through what we have grown to know as dreams. The need for sleep which instills dreams to the consciousness is evidenced within all species within the animal kingdom – whether the phenomenon exists within the other kingdoms remains unproven but has been noticed. An interesting thought to ponder on is – is sleep really an evolutionary occurrence, a necessity of survival, or a cosmically implanted need for the benefit of the spirit within so that it may encounter its spiritual opposite? That it is more so for the benefit of the spirit then the body is evidenced by the many spiritual encounters and revelations that have occurred during sleep. Is it God's way of keeping in touch? Is sleep a safe guard for the spirit to keep reminding it, regardless of the physical allurements and oppositions, that there is a much higher state of existence…experience?
How would primitive man have developed had it not been through the experiences of dreams? If not through dreams would the concepts of a "Creative Spirit" ever have formulated? In what direction would the aboriginal and his "Dream Time" or the American Indian and his "Happy Hunting Ground" have gone were it not for dreams? Where would Israel's prophets have been had no Angels of the Lord appeared to them in their dreams?
One may naturally ask…if indeed man does exist within two states of consciousness, two distinctly different states of awareness, then shouldn't this be mentioned within the Bible? We find this a reasonable question and, seeing that the greater populace within the Free World is Christian, or Bible orientated, then we should provide some evidence of our truth within Biblical literature. But while we do so we should also take into consideration that what we possess today, concerning Biblical literature, only fragmented parts of the Bible's entirety has actually been passed down to us, and these missing parts are no longer available for us to scrutinize. This means that we are stuck with an extremely condensed version of the original. When faced with such a situation then we need to use what is available and at the same time understanding its incompleteness.
The mystically inclined, basing life and truth upon their own personal experiences, as did our prehistoric ancestors, have learned, because of their experiences, not to take what is written too literally. We are inclined to believe that Saint Paul had that same inclination when he stated that "the written word leads to death, whereas the spirit leads to life. If that which leads to death came in with glory, how much more glory then should be given to the life giving spirit". But, taking into consideration the 1,500 years of cultural manipulation of Christian thought we are not about to dispute with those who do take what is written literally and who steadfastly rely on this Biblical work as being the means of their salvation. To detour people from off their path, whether it had been chosen or indoctrinated, is not our mission.
How would primitive man have developed had it not been through the experiences of dreams? If not through dreams would the concepts of a "Creative Spirit" ever have formulated? In what direction would the aboriginal and his "Dream Time" or the American Indian and his "Happy Hunting Ground" have gone were it not for dreams? Where would Israel's prophets have been had no Angels of the Lord appeared to them in their dreams?
One may naturally ask…if indeed man does exist within two states of consciousness, two distinctly different states of awareness, then shouldn't this be mentioned within the Bible? We find this a reasonable question and, seeing that the greater populace within the Free World is Christian, or Bible orientated, then we should provide some evidence of our truth within Biblical literature. But while we do so we should also take into consideration that what we possess today, concerning Biblical literature, only fragmented parts of the Bible's entirety has actually been passed down to us, and these missing parts are no longer available for us to scrutinize. This means that we are stuck with an extremely condensed version of the original. When faced with such a situation then we need to use what is available and at the same time understanding its incompleteness.
The mystically inclined, basing life and truth upon their own personal experiences, as did our prehistoric ancestors, have learned, because of their experiences, not to take what is written too literally. We are inclined to believe that Saint Paul had that same inclination when he stated that "the written word leads to death, whereas the spirit leads to life. If that which leads to death came in with glory, how much more glory then should be given to the life giving spirit". But, taking into consideration the 1,500 years of cultural manipulation of Christian thought we are not about to dispute with those who do take what is written literally and who steadfastly rely on this Biblical work as being the means of their salvation. To detour people from off their path, whether it had been chosen or indoctrinated, is not our mission.
In today's world these two states of consciousness are recognized and accepted as the conscious and the subconscious. Now, we don't particularly adhere to the concept surrounding the subconscious mind of man, which Jung emphasized, but see it rather as a memory factor, upon which we will further emphasis as we proceed with future discourses. For now, to simplify things, we will split the duality into two separate elements which we will refer to as the physical, the earthly material element, or world, and the spiritual, the non physical, immaterial element, or world. It is within the later element, the spiritual, immaterial aspect of the duality where dreams occur and which are then impacted upon the former element, the physical, material world.
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