As we come into this vibration, I, Albion, come so that we might share some thoughts with you all. In the past few lessons we have sought to offer teachings that concern the subjects of Initiation, the Path of Probation, and something about the work of two Masters whose work is playing a prominent role in these times of planetary change. These thoughts are meant to serve two purposes, the first of which is that any person, regardless of their religion or philosophy, is a seeker of truth. Those people must be able and willing to recognize the faults and flaws inherent within any teachings, as well as the truth that may be found as well. Truth can be rather elusive, you see, for oftentimes individuals will be too quick to join a particular organization or group, and to accept any teaching as truth, often to the exclusion of all others. As a result, the person will miss out on the truths that can be found within every religion or philosophy. A Probationer has come to a point where he or she can, at the very least, begin to recognize that there is truth in all teachings.
In this lesson, we wish to turn our thoughts to a specific place. But in order to get a firm grasp on this place, we wish for you to know that since the appearance of humans on Earth, there has always been a concept and an image among a particular tribe or culture, down through time, of the Deity, of the Great Spirit. The Deity has been called by many names – God, the Creator, etc.- that are all a concept of a deity that is acknowledged as a Higher Power than the individual person, even more than humanity collectively. Various cultures down through time to this day, various cultures have had and still have various images of The Divine. Most of the time, in both Eastern and Western teachings, The Deity has been perceived of in various forms. This makes sense when one considers that various cultures down through time to this day, have had and still have various images of The Divine. Most of the time, certainly in Western teachings, The Deity has been perceived of in human or humanoid form. This makes sense when one understands that in the earliest days of life on Earth, there was no separation of the sexes. There was no gender until some 10-15,000 years (in terms of how you count time) into the physical evolution of human beings – Homo sapiens. As civilization ensued, human beings became unique. The brain, thus the intellectual capacity, was not yet fully developed, but the intuition was. A human in these times didn't rely upon dogma for there was no “rules” when it came to religion. Religion was nothing more than a belief in the existence of and power of The Deity. There were however, various kinds of rituals and ceremonies performed, depending upon what time in history, what place in the world, what culture and/or tribe, or what image of The Deity was. So the Probationer has come to a point in time when they can learn (due to the development of the intellect) and intuit at the same time. In fact, when a Probationer reaches a point in evolution when he or she sees the need for equal balance between the use of the intellect that deals with what is academic, and the intuition that deals with the Esoteric, the function of the imagination, visions, spirit communication, and with what we can generally refer to as the “spiritual.”
In this lesson, we wish to turn our thoughts to a specific place. But in order to get a firm grasp on this place, we wish for you to know that since the appearance of humans on Earth, there has always been a concept and an image among a particular tribe or culture, down through time, of the Deity, of the Great Spirit. The Deity has been called by many names – God, the Creator, etc.- that are all a concept of a deity that is acknowledged as a Higher Power than the individual person, even more than humanity collectively. Various cultures down through time to this day, various cultures have had and still have various images of The Divine. Most of the time, in both Eastern and Western teachings, The Deity has been perceived of in various forms. This makes sense when one considers that various cultures down through time to this day, have had and still have various images of The Divine. Most of the time, certainly in Western teachings, The Deity has been perceived of in human or humanoid form. This makes sense when one understands that in the earliest days of life on Earth, there was no separation of the sexes. There was no gender until some 10-15,000 years (in terms of how you count time) into the physical evolution of human beings – Homo sapiens. As civilization ensued, human beings became unique. The brain, thus the intellectual capacity, was not yet fully developed, but the intuition was. A human in these times didn't rely upon dogma for there was no “rules” when it came to religion. Religion was nothing more than a belief in the existence of and power of The Deity. There were however, various kinds of rituals and ceremonies performed, depending upon what time in history, what place in the world, what culture and/or tribe, or what image of The Deity was. So the Probationer has come to a point in time when they can learn (due to the development of the intellect) and intuit at the same time. In fact, when a Probationer reaches a point in evolution when he or she sees the need for equal balance between the use of the intellect that deals with what is academic, and the intuition that deals with the Esoteric, the function of the imagination, visions, spirit communication, and with what we can generally refer to as the “spiritual.”
Now let us lay aside what we just said for a moment, and let’s make a statement: The universe was created in such a way that every particle that exists would be polarized with its opposite. The universe was meant to be in a state of polarization.
Now let us lay this thought aside for a moment and consider this: When you think about the Cosmos, time as you know it simply does not exist. Nor does time exist in the world of Newtonian law (the physical world). Time is a human creation. We say this because it was humanity’s way to put what was observed in nature into a frame of reference, if you will. A time was taken from the cycle of a year to mark the times to sow and reap, and to do ceremonies and other sacred acts, as well as to celebrate the anniversary of special events that held meaning for particular people or tribes. This creation of “time” as you know it made daily life more “manageable,” it put order into daily and annual affairs, etc. Eventually, it was determined that a “year” was comprised, loosely, of 365 “days.” This general way of “counting time” is still in use today. Time has undergone many changes, as you can see, to come to be understood so precisely as to be represented by today’s Julian calendar.
When one talks about a “realm of existence,” and in this case we are talking about the physical realm or world, we say that time really does not exist except in the minds of human beings, thus due to human perception. A star, for example, does not know about days, weeks, months, or years. Nor does a galaxy. This is because celestial bodies – and they are “beings” filled with life force -- march to a higher, more refined drummer than humans. Let us give you an example of that. A star has no intellect as you define intellect, since the appearance of stars in the physical world has not been equipped with an intellect because there is no need for such if you are a star. The same is true with planets, with the exception of life-bearing planets like Earth. The earth had to adapt itself to the way its lives could time. The whole cycle of evolution on a life-bearing planet has been and still is marked in terms of days, months, and so on. It is hard to imagine a physical world without time; in fact, for the average human being it is impossible. Time is such a deeply engrained force – and it is a force – in human consciousness. However, in order to move from the Path of Probation and become ready to enter onto the Path of Initiation, one’s relationship with time will gradually change as the candidate for initiation grows and changes.
Oftentimes, during the time that our Instrument (Page Bryant) was working with Sun Bear, they would hear the Native Americans speak about being on “Indian time.” It was sort of a funny thing in that it was meant to imply that there was no schedule. When something happened, it happened. Something cannot be made to happen sooner or later. It happened when the people in charge of generating the energy for the event determined that it would begin. This can be very frustrating to those in other races who do not know about or adhere to Indian time. Other races are so caught up in and dependent on their schedules. To them, time is a “tool” of organization. And to a point, this purpose has been served well. But it is still not the type of organization that must be learned in order for the student to come to recognize and understand the nature of time…True Time, which Blavatsky called Duration, you would know Duration by the title of Eternity.
We said the universe was designed and created to be polarized. Every particle, no matter what form it may become -- a planet, a star, a human being or what – has reincarnated many, many times. Nothing is wasted; nothing just disappears. Every particle of matter, from its subatomic to its molecular state, has reincarnated many times. The universe is these particles, atoms, and molecules…collectively. There was a time when that which we will refer to simply as The Creator created the universe. The Creator has created many universes, one following another through a life of existence in the physical dimension. One of the very earliest of these was a totally masculine. There was no differentiation of the sexes. Every form was masculine. All life forms has the “equipment” of both sexes, but only one – the masculine – was manifesting in the forms.
A male universe, in the purely physical sense, was a violent universe. Because the male universe existed in the earliest days of Creation, because the earliest times in the process of Creation was violent…. created by fire. The process of Creation is both positive and constructive, and at the same time destructive and negative. But when the feminine is not manifest in physical forms, then the all-male universe is aggressive and violent.
Forms in an all male universe, all forms had to give birth to themselves. This is known in the Wisdom Teachings as a form of “budding.” The ancient Egyptians knew and understood this. This was evidenced in the god Amun. Amun gave itself life, you see. As this male universe continued to evolve, the power inherent in male force became extremely intense. It became virtually impossible for evolution to go only so far before it met with all its particles evolved to the point of “perfection.”
The same occurred when the universe was all female in nature.
Both a male and female universe had to exist before there was any cause or need for a universe that is polarized, which is the universe you live in today. The ‘seeds’ of the future patriarchal and matriarchal human societies were “born.” These societies, which existed long ago in human history, bear evidence of matriarchies such as the Celts, and the patriarchal by the world you live in today. You are living in the ‘remnants” of an all-male cosmos, you see. Both of those lives the universe has lived laid the foundation for a polarized one. Every particle of matter that existed in those, exist in the present universe you are living in today. This means that every particle in your body has experienced, and thus possesses the “memory” of the true nature of masculinity and femininity. One of the things that must be accomplished in the earliest stages of Initiation is that the Creator has created to determine which one created would serve the purposes of living in the physical world and plane of existence would best be served. Polarization achieved this most efficiently. Only when a particle of matter has lived in both a male and a female universe is “it” prepared to enter into life in a polarized world. The first accounts of the existence of the now-polarized universe are found in many of the sacred texts found the world over, including the Holy Bible.
All of the atoms that comprise the physical world include those atoms that you are made of. Keep in mind that – based upon the works of Dr. Carl Jung – every atom has both male and female qualities. Every atom has the full potential of its masculine force in its hand, along with the feminine. In order for you to understand the true nature of who and what you are in terms of what you are made, one must decipher one's self, so to speak, into particles of matter. Of course you will wonder why is to be gained by such an action, especially one that is bound to be difficult, if not impossible, for the human mind to achieve. It truly must be folly, you say. We say that it is not. This, which is a form of “intuitive thinking,” has to occur before a true understanding of all that exists, including yourself, can be truly understood. This understanding is what a true Spiritual Seeker is after. Keep in mind, however, that when a Probationer has completed his or her path as a Probationer, it does not mean that that soul will automatically or immediately enter onto the Path of Initiation. It is only when a Probationer has completed all that is to be learned and experienced by being on the Path of Probation, and is deemed as ready and qualified to walk up to the “doorway” of Initiation.
All our thoughts we have shared are meant to lead one to a place that we wish to speak about briefly. A qualification a soul must achieve before a student can understand the nature of the universe and themselves and others, is the mental state of KNOWING…not just thinking or wishing, but knowing that there is, and always has been since the moment of the Creation of the current polarized universe, is that Spirit and matter have always been in battle for domination. This conflict is relevant to darkness and light, positive and negative, good and evil, male and female, etc. All these terms comprise an adequate definition of the universe. But know, as we just said, that the universe is fighting a battle of inner conflict, and that all of the atoms that make up the cosmos have experienced being both male and female and are thus ready for experience and to learn the lessons of being polarized.
When this knowledge is brought down to the physical plane and applied to you and all other human beings, it shows, clearly, that the particles of which you are made have “memory” of having been and experienced these energies in nature. No one is born into the physical universe who has not battled with its own self, who has not experienced both the darkness and the light, the good and evil sides of themselves, for such is the reason and purpose for living on Earth – or on any life-bearing planet – to begin with. Think about it: how many of you have consciously experienced inner conflict for one reason or another? These experiences are made possible by and through the existence of feelings…both positive and negative feelings and emotions. Sometimes your “head” tells you one thing, and your “heart” tells you something else. This sets up an inner conflict between common sense and desire. Every time one must make a decision, some degree of inner conflict will be felt and must be sorted out. Indecisiveness only stagnates. So, if each of you will keep a diary or journal for 7 days. In it, write down every inner conflict, large or small, that you had to face and handle that day. It may be something as human as your having conflict over what to eat for dinner, or as complex as an issue that relates to your sense of values. Think about this carefully, please. Many of your daily decisions may be minor, but not all of them will surely not be. Until a decision is made and you have experienced its results, for it can be no other way. This is what The Creator is doing right now: experiencing the nature of its own Self through its own creation. How else can The Creator come to know Itself and understand Its own actions except through what It has created?
Long ago, wise and elderly men began to tell a story while sitting around their campfires. It was said to be a place of perfection that has never experienced imbalance of any sort for any reason. It was a place where gender did not matter, thus gender-related affairs did not exist. This place has been known by many names. In Celtic myth it was called Anwynn, in Christian teachings it is known as Heaven, in the most ancient of times it was known as Shamballa. This place is well known in the Eastern teachings. We will not put a geographical location on Shamballa, for it is no longer a physical place located in the physical dimension of time/space. It is a place that is open only to those who have the “key,” and the key is passing the 1st degree of Initiation.
When we come together again, we will speak more about the “Key”…what it symbolizes or represents, what it means, who or what are its inhabitants? We will talk about why and how the “Key” is of importance to you as you walk your spiritual path. So be it.
Originally published September 14, 2006
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