Consciousness Manifest - Understanding the Planes of Existence

Consciousness Manifest - Understanding the Planes of Existence

I. Individual Units of Consciousness

The framework we laid in the previous post, what is existence, will now be expanded upon as we explore the three spaces Consciousness manifests itself within. To have a conceptual understanding of the spaces, we must first understand exactly how it is that Consciousness “manifests”. As previously mentioned, Consciousness generates energy through experience of itself, and to do so in an efficient way it breaks itself into an innumerable number of Individual Units of Consciousness (IUC). It is these IUCs, coming into contact with different versions of themselves, that generate the energy needed to fuel Consciousness as a whole. Virtually everything that you encounter is an IUC, with the sole difference being the amount of Consciousness that each given IUC contains. 

To draw a relatable parallel, let us consider the human body. At first glance, we are an ape-like mammal that is composed of a singular biological body. Zoom in and you find that we are actually composed of an estimated 30+ trillion cells. We are a multicellular organism, made up of countless specialized units of life, each serving their own function and job within the human body. Each one of these cells is an "Individual Unit of Consciousness", that has a beginning and an end, much like the human body macro that it makes up. At a crude level, each cell of the body has a fundamental function of energy generation, with further specializations on what they actually do. Zoom out a tick and you will find that the cells group together to create organs, each of which have a further specialization for the body. The cells have no awareness that they make up an organ, which has entirely different functions than that of the cell. The organ has no awareness of you, the higher step of IUC. Neither the cells, nor the organs, have any awareness that the energy that they produce, or the functions that they perform, are to keep you alive. They merely produce energy and do their job so that you may also perform your duty and generate energy for the larger Consciousness system. 

Individual Units of Consciousness reside on a hierarchical ladder, and we are but a rung within it. As mentioned, everything we encounter, even inanimate objects, are IUCs, they are just imbued with extremely low levels of Consciousness. Reality is made from the fabric of Consciousness, and everything we experience is just a Mental, Spiritual, or Physical representation of the energy behind it. Human Beings are unique in that we manifest and exist within all three planes simultaneously. We are an IUC that manifests first in the Mental Plane, and it is that “mental body” that is incarnating in the Spiritual Plane as a soul, and it is that soul that is incarnating in the physical human body that you pilot now. More on this later. For now, let’s explore the framework of the spaces that IUCs manifest in.

II. Framework of the Spaces

Now that we have established that IUCs are the “experiencing party”, let us venture into the three spaces through which Individual Units of Consciousness manifest: the Mental, the Spiritual, and the Physical. These spaces (or planes of existence) are living energy molded from the fabric of Consciousness that exist in unison with each other, forming an overlapping and  superimposed model. Every interaction that is experienced is multiplanar in nature, containing mental, spiritual, and physical properties. This is easily understood when looking at the human condition, where you have a human being (the physical), with thoughts and an intellect (the mental), experiencing emotions and desires (the spiritual). 

What differentiates and separates each of the planes is the vibratory rate of the energy that exists there. The conscious energy of this creation resides on a spectrum, with the low, dense, and slow vibrations belonging to the physical, and the refined fast moving vibrations belonging to the Mental spaces. Further separations, into sub-planes, exist within each space, depending on the vibratory rate of the matter involved. A tangible way to perceive these differences is within the Physical realm with states of matter. Solids have an incredibly dense and slow vibratory rate. As you move up the spectrum, the vibratory rate of the energy increases, allowing the “glue” that holds the physical particles together (which is conscious energy) to become more viscous, creating liquids. Increase the energy even more and you will find the physical particles transition into gasses. The vibratory rates of the energy experienced increase and become more refined as you ascend towards Source. 

An easy way to conceptualize the overlapping model presented here is by considering the electromagnetic spectrum. Visible light is only a sliver of what surrounds us; beyond it lie infrared, ultraviolet, radio, and many other bands that are invisible to natural perception. Technology extends our senses and lets us “see” portions of that wider spectrum - thermal cameras reveal heat, UV lamps reveal fluorescence, and cell networks carry vast amounts of invisible data. In the same way, mental and spiritual spaces occupy their own subtle ranges: thoughts, emotions, dreams, intuition and intention vibrate at levels too fine for our unaided senses (and for much of our current technology) to directly measure. We experience those states all the time, yet they’re taken on trust in the way we accept the existence of cellphone signals.. unseen, yet immensely real. Let’s now explore these spaces individually, starting with the Mental.

III. The Mental

The mental space is the first stop and the closest to that of Source. Everything that trickles down from the state of pure Consciousness first finds form in the mental space. Everything that has existed, and ever will exist, resides within the mental space. Human thought exists here, as does ingenuity, ideas, inventions, and innovations. It is an abstract space that, as mentioned, exists on a spectrum. The higher end of the spectrum finds mental energy in pure abstraction and concept, free from form as we conceptualize it. As we proceed lower through the bands of mental space we begin to depart abstraction and enter the realms of form - this includes thoughts, creations, mental constructs (unique spaces created within the mental plane), beings that exist within the mental plane, and thought forms; all with specific ‘weight’ and consciousness of their own. Every thought, every concept, every idea, and every image you can possibly conjure exists in the mental plane. It spans an incomprehensible amount of space and gives form and substance to the spiritual and physical planes. 

While this space may seem far off at first glance, you are intimately familiar with the mental planes of existence. Every thought that you have, every inner dialogue that you perform, flows in communion with this space. Every memory that you have stored, every experience that you have shared, resides here for time immemorial. To give you a brief glimpse into the levels and complexity of the mental space, we will walk you through a short practice. Imagine an apple. First, picture what a red apple looks like. Imagine the texture of the skin, feel it in your hands, feel the weight of it as you hold it. Take a bite of the apple, feel the textures in your mouth as you chew. Now how does the taste of a red apple differ from that of a green? Hear the sound of each bite. How does one do this? How are you able to perfectly imagine the intricacies of an apple? This is you exploring the form of an apple on the lower bands of the mental space. You are directly experiencing an apple in thought form. Now let us ascend a notch. Apple. Say the word aloud. Vibrate the word and observe how just the simple spoken or thought of phrase packs the mental complexity of everything that was just described. Within the word apple, the phrase, the concept, you find the tangible form of the experience of an apple. Now herein lies an important foundation of the teachings. You are able to conceptualize “Apple” because you have experienced an apple. You did not have it described to you, you did not have the sensations taught to you, you merely formed your own truths about what an apple is through experience. This is what must be done with all of life. You may learn, you may educate yourself, but take each “belief”, including these, with a grain of salt until you experience, only then will it become your truth. 

Let us venture one step further into the mental space, this one may take some practice. Revisit the word apple. Say it in your head. Keep repeating it in your mind, in your mental space. Draw out each letter, saying it slowly. Now quickly. Make it short, punchy. Notice now how there is a blank canvas, a void of thought, and then there is an impulse before each iteration of the word “apple”. There is a something that exists immediately before the word “apple” sounds in your mind. This thought has a weight to it, a density. Can you feel that in your mind space? Can you feel the weight of the thought that you give form? This is the boundary between abstract concept and form. You are bringing forth a concept, an apple in this case, and giving it mental form. There is no physical apple present, yet you are able to tangibly experience an apple. You are taking the mental weight, the mental blueprint of energy that is “apple”, and giving it texture, weight, smell, taste and form. This is a powerful thought exercise into mental space, and should be revisited from time to time. You will notice that each trip here produces stronger and more tangible results. 

IV. The Spiritual

As we make our way through the mental and into the spiritual, energy begins to “solidify” and we get our first glimpses of true form, as we are familiar with it. Spiritual reality is encompassed by all mental ideas, concepts, worlds, and spaces, but is given substance. Space within the spiritual, instead of being a concept, is experienced much as we do here in the physical. Distance and time manifest themselves as objective measuring tools and the forms that are experienced are as tangible as the seat you are sitting in while reading this. The spiritual plane of existence is the home of the “soul”, which is just a convenient word for the spiritual form of an IUC. All of the world's heavens, hells, paradises, and lands exist in the spiritual space, along with all probabilities, all outcomes, and every “alternate” version of physical reality. It is an enormously vast space, far greater than our human intellect can comprehend, and it is experienced by every single IUC that exists within the physical space.

Unfortunately for humanity, a divide has been long preached between the spiritual and the physical, which makes the access to this space appear difficult, if not impossible. This has conditioned humanity to revere the spiritual as a space inaccessible until death, which could not be further from the truth. Dreams are an easy access point in which all can relate. Your physical body lies down to sleep, yet you continue to experience through a dream, often as tangible and as ‘real’ as your day-to-day life. These dreams are so convincing that you ‘forget’ that you are asleep, and you experience the dream as if it were waking reality. You often awake within the physical aghast at what you thought was ‘real’ during your dream state. In actuality, your soul is stepping away from the physical space and visiting the spiritual during sleep. You are accessing one of the countless realities that exist within the spiritual, further generating experience for you as an IUC, and returning to the physical space after the human body has had time to regenerate. 

There are many other methods to attain spiritual experience, such as out of body exploration, remote viewing, meditating, induction of trance states, among many others. It is understood that much of what we speak of within this section feels taboo and unfamiliar, however, it needs to be understood that you are conditioned to believe that the spiritual space is inaccessible and otherworldly. You are a spiritual being having a human experience, not the other way around. We strive to normalize the union of the mental, spiritual, and physical, and the first step towards this goal is the dissolution of false information. All of your heavens, all of your hells, all of the paradises and lands preached about through the eons exist within the spiritual. This sounds fanciful and will be met with criticism, yet one must remember that direct experience is not only possible, but mandatory, before any of the writings you are ingesting transmute from ‘belief’ into ‘knowledge’. Practical application of techniques to attain tangible spiritual experience will be as commonplace as learning how to ride a bike, and once the mystical stigma dies out, as it will in time, these spiritual spaces will be explored with the same interest and curiosity that is given to the unexplored oceans and distant planets within our solar system.

V. The Physical 

As previously mentioned, Human Beings are unique in that we incarnate with the capacity to experience all three states of manifestation simultaneously. You, as an Individual Unit of Consciousness, are a sliver of pure Consciousness submerged in a mental, spiritual, and physical experience within this Earth Life System. The majority of IUCs within the physical space do not have the ability, or capacity, rather, to experience anything other than the physical while incarnated here. Humans, however, have evolved with the capacity to experience all three, while remaining tethered to their physical body. This, in turn, generates an extraordinary amount of experience (and therefore energy) for the system as a whole. We are designed to experience the mental, spiritual, and physical spaces because it is an efficient method of energy production. Efficiency is a concept that we will revisit many times through these teachings. When we streamline our efficiency, we streamline our production of energy. The more efficient we are, the more powerful we are. The more powerful we are, the more we are able to do while incarnated in our bodies. 

The physical space locks Consciousness into complete form, and instills a “physical ruleset” (physics) that does not exist to the same extent within the other planes of existence. It can be viewed as a training ground, of sorts, for Individual Units of Consciousness. We are given distinct parameters to operate within, defined rules that cannot be broken (such as gravity), and the ability to wield free will “with training wheels”. We are able to efficiently, and safely, raise the levels of our consciousness through the perfecting of our Mind, Body, and Spirit. We, as IUCs, incarnate here in the physical countless times, experiencing different challenges, different beginnings, and different outcomes to our choices. We are still able to directly manifest our Will, although the process of which the manifestation occurs is slowed. On the spiritual, and even more so on the mental, Power of Will and manifestation occurs rapidly, even instantaneously, on certain planes. Here, we are given the opportunity to manifest changes, and to experience just about anything we can imagine - the process is just slowed due to the slower vibrational rate of the Physical.

This may be difficult to wrap your mind around, but let us actually consider the art of manifestation. When you set your sights on obtaining what you want, whether that’s entering a profession, buying a product, or going on a trip, you are manifesting that to occur. You are utilizing your Power of Will to bring that into existence. You are reaching into the Mental space, taking a concept, and pulling it into the Physical. This sounds dramatic, but it is an incredibly simple everyday activity that you do without even realizing it. When you open a door, you are manifesting that door to open. How does it occur? By directing your Will, directing your physical energy, to reach down, turn the handle, and open the door. There’s nothing special about this, you do it without thought. Take it up a notch. Observe your profession - how did you get to where you are today? At one point in time you wanted to be a pilot, a nurse, a doctor, etc. You reached out and manifested this into existence by going to school, passing tests, and gaining the knowledge and experience necessary to become what you are today. Your vehicle - you manifested this into existence by imagining what you wanted, conceptually figuring out how to afford it, and working your way to earn the money to purchase it. Every single thing you do, every single action you take, is brought into being by manifestation. 

The Physical plane exists so that we may learn how to use our Power of Will to create the experience that we want to see. Individual Units of Consciousness generate the most energy when they are happy and healthy. Humans are happiest when they achieve what they set out to achieve. The realization that anything is possible, if you just set your mind to it, unlocks many doors here within the Physical. The process of raising your consciousness, the art of wielding your Power of Will, these are all learned skills that humanity has danced around for eons. It is our goal and aim here, within these teachings, to help you not only understand what is happening, but why things happen and how to create a life that is worth living. You are here for a reason, and we are here to help you uncover what that reason may be.

To Summarize: 

  • Consciousness divides itself into Individual Units of Consciousness (IUCs) in order to efficiently generate energy
  • IUC’s generate energy through experience 
  • The three spaces, or planes of existence, that IUCs manifest within are the Mental, the Spiritual, and the Physical 
  • You, as a human being, are an IUC that has a mental, spiritual, and physical body
  • You are able to experience all three spaces, and utilize growth within all three spaces, to raise your vibrations 
  • Raising your vibrations = Greater energy production = Greater control over your life

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