This post examines the struggle Probationer Disciples have with truly developing discernment in the mind. Often this comes about as a rebellion against the mind’s lower functions that they are beginning to see and evolve beyond. This can cause them to reject the mind and its uses altogether causing them to slip further into glamour making them seemingly regress, instead of progressing, on the spiritual path.
Continue reading “CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Intellectually Impatient”
An hour long video outlining the general evolution of the field of spiritual psychology, how we got to where we are and where we may be headed next.
This post continues looking at what Bailey calls the “Problems of Guidance” that especially Probationer Disciples struggle with. This second post looks at these problems as they are connected to being guided by people no longer alive through the technique of channeling. Then, the post introduces lower psychic powers as compared to higher psychic powers and how the Probationer Disciple who is attracted to these lower powers can get into difficulty.
Continue reading “CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Problems of Guidance – Channeling & Psychic Powers”
This post takes a more in depth look at what Bailey calls the “Problems of Guidance” that are found primarily on the Probationary Path, which I have also associated with the 6th Subplane of the Mental Plane. This first post on the topic looks at the “problems of guidance” in general, and then focuses mainly on the problems that come in regards to living people.
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This post further examines Bailey’s Probationary Path as it applies to the 6th Subplane of the Mental Plane. The post goes into the problems the Probationer experiences when the emphasis is too concerned with mystical state experiences of a lower nature. The four problems of devitalization, delusion, delirium and detachment (in the worst sense of the word) that Bailey mentions are especially talked about.
This chapter continues to look at the spiritual tasks that are part of Bailey’s Probationary Path as it applies to the 6th Subplane of the Mental Plane. The post explores the initial relationship the Probationer has with devotion and idealism and some of the pros and cons in regards to both.
This post continues to explain what initiation is as described by Alice Bailey, but it also compares her ideas to those found in more traditional Theosophy (Helena Blavatsky, Annie Besant, Charles Leadbeater), and also looks at parallels to the initiation process as found in the Integral model by Ken Wilber.
Continue reading “CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: The Initiation Process”
This post starts the process of explaining the First Initiation as described by Alice Bailey by first taking time to explain what initiation is as an expansion of consciousness and how it is connected to enlightenment experiences.
Soul to Spirit: The New Spiritual Psychology 