The "Danger" of the Lower Chakras | Esoteric Astrology & Occult Discipleship

[@OceanFoam]

i needed to hear all of this, holy cow. thank you!!

[@birdsongs482]

"Surrender to the pure Truth which is Consciousness; the Christ, the Monad"... I am curious about... how does this "Monad" speak to us? What is its manner of communication? And how do we differentiate the whispers and bids of the lower self, from the bid of the Monad? I don't know if this question make sense, but I'd appreciate your interpretation.

[@soulsciencebyrisa]

@@birdsongs482 the main goal would be to work on contact with the soul first through building the antahkarana and developing the capacity to receive the impressions from the subtle plains. The brain receives the impressions and with development across time can translate the messages into concrete thoughts, though it is a unique process of building for everyone. The souls thoughts are always connected to the greater plan and vision of Being that directs towards a greater capacity for service. The messages are never oriented towards the fulfilment of a personal desire, though there could be impressions that guide specific decisions that support individual needs. ❤️

[@birdsongs482]

@@soulsciencebyrisa It seems to me that the reason so many of us suffer from depression and despair now a days is because we are not attuned to, and hence responding to, the Monad. When I come across the core Quranic idea that is repeated throughout the book like, "And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so serve Me.", I tend to think this orientation of service and worship to the Only Deity is equivalent of the theosophical Monad. And I guess people find it hard to obey it, or serve it, because it asks us to be highly selfless, as you said "its messages are never oriented towards the fulfillment of personal desire". At the end of the day, I guess every individual finds himself between the rock and the hard place of making the choice of either responding to the Monad or to the society with its hundreds of gods.

[@soulsciencebyrisa]

@@birdsongs482 very true… some good thoughts here