Plane (cosmology)

The Akashic Records (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") are said to be a collection of mystical knowledge that is stored in the aether; i.e. on a non-physical plane of existence. The concept is common in some New Age religious groups. The Akashic Records are said to have existed since the beginning of Creation. Just as we have various specialty libraries (e.g., medical, law), there are said to exist various Akashic Records (e.g., human, animal, plant, mineral, etc). Most writings refer to the Akashic Records ...

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• Akashic Records - History of Akashic Records
• Akashic Records - Description and explanation of the Akashic Records
• Akashic Records - Specific accounts of the Akashic Records

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Musica universalis or music of the spheres is a medieval philosophical concept that regards the proportions in the movements of the celestial bodies - the Sun, Moon and planets - as a form of musica (the medieval Latin name for music). This music was not thought of as an audible sound, but simply as a mathematical concept. The Greek philosopher Pythagoras was frequently credited with originating the concept, which stemmed from his semi-mystical, semi-mathematical philosophy and its associated system of numerology. (See Pythagor ...

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Spiritual evolution - The Cyclic Cosmos. Mircea Eliade has suggested that in many pre-modern cultures one finds the concept of the Fall and a "nostalgia for paradise". However for those cultures that have a cyclic cosmology, the concept of a progressive deterioration of the universe (as in the Hesiodic, Hindu, and Lurianic cosmologies of a degradation from a Golden Age to an Iron Age or Kali Yuga might be balanced by a corresponding ascent to more spiritual stages and a return to paradisical conditions. This is what one finds in Buddhist and especially Jain cosmologies. ...

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Spiritual evolution, Spiritual evolution - Precursors to the Idea, Spiritual evolution - The Cyclic Cosmos, Spiritual evolution - Emanation, Spiritual evolution - Samkhya, Spiritual evolution - The Great Chain of Being, Spiritual evolution - German Idealism, Spiritual evolution - Occult Concepts of Spiritual Evolution, Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism, Spiritual evolution - Theosophical Conceptions, Spiritual evolution - Theurgy, Spiritual evolution - Evolution towards Godhead, Spiritual evolution - A Common Vision, Spiritual evolution - Teilhard de Chardin, Spiritual evolution - Sri Aurobindo, Spiritual evolution - Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, Spiritual evolution - Surat Shabda Yoga, Spiritual evolution - Dynamic Evolution through successive Kingdoms, Spiritual evolution - New Age ideas, Spiritual evolution - Integral Philosophy and Spiral Dynamics

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According to Max Heindel and in Esoteric Christianity, in the beginning of a Day of Manifestation a certain collective Great Being, God, limits Himself to a certain portion of space, in which He elects to create a Solar System for the evolution of added self-consciousness. In God there are contained hosts of glorious Hierarchies and lesser beings of every grade of intelligence and stage of consciousness, from omniscience to an unconsciousness deeper than that of the deepest trance condition. During the current period of manifes ...

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The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception - The Rosicrucian conception of God and the scheme of evolution, The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception - Comments about the Cosmo, The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception - Notes

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Some who believe in the Records claim that they were used by ancient peoples around the world, including the Indians, Tibetans, Egyptians, Persians, Chaldeans, Greeks, Chinese, Hebrews, Christians, Druids, and Mayans. The belief is that the ancient Indian sages of the Himalayas knew that each soul recorded every moment of its existence in a "book", and that if one attuned oneself properly then one could read or view that book. In Egypt, it is said, those who could read the Akasha were held in high standing and were often found advising Phara ...

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Akashic Records, Akashic Records - History of Akashic Records, Akashic Records - Description and explanation of the Akashic Records, Akashic Records - Specific accounts of the Akashic Records

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Esoteric Christianity refers to the occult study and the mystic living of the esoteric knowledge related to what adherents view as the "inner teachings" of early Christianity, seen as a Mystery religion. The term is thought by some to be originally associated with the Essenes and the Rosicrucians. Some modern-day practitioners believe that the foundational teachings of Esoteric Christianity were publicly presented to the world in the early 20th century (1) in an effort to establish a future universal religion as mankind, with a ...

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• Esoteric Christianity - Biblical foundations
• Esoteric Christianity - Biblical counterpoints
• Esoteric Christianity - 20th century Writings

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Plane may mean: Airplane, a type of fixed-wing aircraft Plane (mathematics), theoretical surface which has infinite width and length, zero thickness, and zero curvature Plane (tool), a woodworking tool for flattening surfaces Plane (cosmology), a theoretical region beyond the known universe, or the region containing the universe itself Plane (Dungeons & Dragons), a plane of existence within the role-playing game Plane (Magic: The Gathering), a plane of existence within the ...

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The Rosicrucian Fellowship was founded in 1909/11 by Max Heindel as herald of the Aquarian Age and with the aim of promulgating the Rosicrucian teachings of the Mystery School of the West, the invisible Rosicrucian Order (which, according to Max Heindel, is an Order in the inner worlds, having no direct connection to physical organizations which call themselves by this name). The Rosicrucian Fellowship conducts Spiritual Healing Services and offers correspondence courses in Esoteric Christianity Philosophy, Spiritual Astrology, and Bi ...

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• Rosicrucian Fellowship - Origins & foundation
• Rosicrucian Fellowship - Philosophy teachings
• Rosicrucian Fellowship - Life as a School: doctrine of Rebirth and Law of Cause and Consequence
• Rosicrucian Fellowship - Evolution
• Rosicrucian Fellowship - The Seven-fold constitution of Man
• Rosicrucian Fellowship - The Seven Worlds & the Seven Cosmic Planes
• Rosicrucian Fellowship - The Ten-fold constitution of Man
• Rosicrucian Fellowship - Death as a Birth
• Rosicrucian Fellowship - the Cosmic Christ and the Christ Within
• Rosicrucian Fellowship - Rosicrucian mission

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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam Politi ...

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• Sufism - Etymology
• Sufism - History of Sufism
• Sufism - Origins
• Sufism - The great Masters of Sufism
• Sufism - Formalisation of Philosophies of Sufism
• Sufism - Propagation of Sufism
• Sufism - Modern Sufism
• Sufism - Influences
• Sufism - Basic beliefs
• Sufism - Sufi Concepts
• Sufism - Lataif-e-sitta The Six Subtleties
• Sufism - Sufi cosmology
• Sufism - Sufi practices
• Sufism - Muraqaba
• Sufism - Dhikr
• Sufism - Qawwali
• Sufism - Sama
• Sufism - Orders of Sufism
• Sufism - Traditional orders
• Sufism - Non-Traditional Sufi Groups
• Sufism - Traditional Islamic schools of thought and Sufism
• Sufism - Sources

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An interpretation of social and psychological development that could also be considered a theory of spiritual evolution is Spiral Dynamics, based on the work of Clare W. Graves. More recently the concept of spiritual evolution has been given a sort of respectability it has not had since the early 19th century through the tireless efforts of Ken Wilber, in whose writings both the cosmological and the personal dimensions are described. In this "Integral Philosophy", reality is said to consist of several realms or stages, including more ...

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Spiritual evolution, Spiritual evolution - Precursors to the Idea, Spiritual evolution - The Cyclic Cosmos, Spiritual evolution - Emanation, Spiritual evolution - Samkhya, Spiritual evolution - The Great Chain of Being, Spiritual evolution - German Idealism, Spiritual evolution - Occult Concepts of Spiritual Evolution, Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism, Spiritual evolution - Theosophical Conceptions, Spiritual evolution - Theurgy, Spiritual evolution - Evolution towards Godhead, Spiritual evolution - A Common Vision, Spiritual evolution - Teilhard de Chardin, Spiritual evolution - Sri Aurobindo, Spiritual evolution - Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, Spiritual evolution - Surat Shabda Yoga, Spiritual evolution - Dynamic Evolution through successive Kingdoms, Spiritual evolution - New Age ideas, Spiritual evolution - Integral Philosophy and Spiral Dynamics

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Surat Shabda Yoga cosmology depicts the whole of creation (the macrocosm) as being emanated and arranged in a spiritually differentiated hierarchy, often referred to as eggs, regions, or planes. Typically, eight spiritual levels are described above the physical plane, although names and subdivisions within these levels will vary to some extent by mission and Master. (One version of the creation from a Surat Shabda Yoga perspective is depicted at the Sant Ajaib Singh Ji ...

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Spiritual evolution, Spiritual evolution - Precursors to the Idea, Spiritual evolution - The Cyclic Cosmos, Spiritual evolution - Emanation, Spiritual evolution - Samkhya, Spiritual evolution - The Great Chain of Being, Spiritual evolution - German Idealism, Spiritual evolution - Occult Concepts of Spiritual Evolution, Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism, Spiritual evolution - Theosophical Conceptions, Spiritual evolution - Theurgy, Spiritual evolution - Evolution towards Godhead, Spiritual evolution - A Common Vision, Spiritual evolution - Teilhard de Chardin, Spiritual evolution - Sri Aurobindo, Spiritual evolution - Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, Spiritual evolution - Surat Shabda Yoga, Spiritual evolution - Dynamic Evolution through successive Kingdoms, Spiritual evolution - New Age ideas, Spiritual evolution - Integral Philosophy and Spiral Dynamics

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The nineteenth century German philosophers inherited Kant’s overwhelmingly influential ontological framework, which had distinguished between things-as-they-appear (or phenomena) from things-as-they-truly-are (noumena). To this was added ideas about evolutionism which were beginning to be prevalent in different realms like science (Jean-Baptiste Lamarck) and literature (Goethe). The confluence of these ideas resuted in German Idealism—the phi ...

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Spiritual evolution, Spiritual evolution - Precursors to the Idea, Spiritual evolution - The Cyclic Cosmos, Spiritual evolution - Emanation, Spiritual evolution - Samkhya, Spiritual evolution - The Great Chain of Being, Spiritual evolution - German Idealism, Spiritual evolution - Occult Concepts of Spiritual Evolution, Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism, Spiritual evolution - Theosophical Conceptions, Spiritual evolution - Theurgy, Spiritual evolution - Evolution towards Godhead, Spiritual evolution - A Common Vision, Spiritual evolution - Teilhard de Chardin, Spiritual evolution - Sri Aurobindo, Spiritual evolution - Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, Spiritual evolution - Surat Shabda Yoga, Spiritual evolution - Dynamic Evolution through successive Kingdoms, Spiritual evolution - New Age ideas, Spiritual evolution - Integral Philosophy and Spiral Dynamics

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The author's perspective (Max Heindel in A Word to the Wise, foreword in RCC) If the book is "weighed and found wanting," the writer will have no complaint. He only fears a hasty judgment based upon lack of knowledge of the system he advocates--a hearing wherein the judgment is "wanting" in consequence of having been denied an impartial "weighing." He would further submit, that the only opinion worthy of the one who expresses it must be based upon knowledge. Yet he is convinced ...

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The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception - The Rosicrucian conception of God and the scheme of evolution, The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception - Comments about the Cosmo, The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception - Notes

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New Age thought is strongly syncretic and based on a superficial but creative interpretation of previous spiritual and esoteric traditions, especially Eastern thought, Theosophy, and popular (mis)interpretations of science. A common theme is the evolution or the transcendence of the human or collective planetary consciousness in a higher state or higher "vibratory" (a metaphor taken from G. I. Gurdjieff) level. Among the better thinkings of the "New Age", David Spangler's communications speak of a "New Heaven and a new Earth", while Christopher Hills refers (perhaps influenced by Sri Auro ...

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Spiritual evolution, Spiritual evolution - Precursors to the Idea, Spiritual evolution - The Cyclic Cosmos, Spiritual evolution - Emanation, Spiritual evolution - Samkhya, Spiritual evolution - The Great Chain of Being, Spiritual evolution - German Idealism, Spiritual evolution - Occult Concepts of Spiritual Evolution, Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism, Spiritual evolution - Theosophical Conceptions, Spiritual evolution - Theurgy, Spiritual evolution - Evolution towards Godhead, Spiritual evolution - A Common Vision, Spiritual evolution - Teilhard de Chardin, Spiritual evolution - Sri Aurobindo, Spiritual evolution - Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, Spiritual evolution - Surat Shabda Yoga, Spiritual evolution - Dynamic Evolution through successive Kingdoms, Spiritual evolution - New Age ideas, Spiritual evolution - Integral Philosophy and Spiral Dynamics

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Theories of Spiritual Evolution are important in many Occult and Esoteric teachings, which emphasise the progression and development of the individual either after death (Spiritualism) or through successive reincarnations (Theosophy, Hermeticism). Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism. In the 19th century Anglo-American Spiritualist ideas emphasise the progression of the soul after death to higher states of existence, in contrast to the ...

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Spiritual evolution, Spiritual evolution - Precursors to the Idea, Spiritual evolution - The Cyclic Cosmos, Spiritual evolution - Emanation, Spiritual evolution - Samkhya, Spiritual evolution - The Great Chain of Being, Spiritual evolution - German Idealism, Spiritual evolution - Occult Concepts of Spiritual Evolution, Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism, Spiritual evolution - Theosophical Conceptions, Spiritual evolution - Theurgy, Spiritual evolution - Evolution towards Godhead, Spiritual evolution - A Common Vision, Spiritual evolution - Teilhard de Chardin, Spiritual evolution - Sri Aurobindo, Spiritual evolution - Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, Spiritual evolution - Surat Shabda Yoga, Spiritual evolution - Dynamic Evolution through successive Kingdoms, Spiritual evolution - New Age ideas, Spiritual evolution - Integral Philosophy and Spiral Dynamics

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In Theosophy and the various New Age-related faiths, the Akashic Records are records of all knowledge, including all human experience down to the finest detail, held in the universe. The Akashic records resemble a library and are also compared to a universal computer (some would say the 'Mind of God'). The Akashic Records are referred to by Edgar Cayce, who stated that each person is held to account after life and 'confronted' with their personal Akashic record of what they have/not done in life in a karmic sense. This is not h ...

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Akashic Records, Akashic Records - History of Akashic Records, Akashic Records - Description and explanation of the Akashic Records, Akashic Records - Specific accounts of the Akashic Records

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Spiritual evolution - A Common Vision. Although contemporaries, Sri Aurobindo and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin did not meet, or even seem to have been aware of each other's work. Nevertheless there are amazing similarities between the two in their respective evolutionary philosophies. (see e.g. Bruteau 1974, Sethna 1973). Both describe a progression from inanimate matter through life and mind to a future state of Divine consciousness, not as an otherworldly realisation but a consumation and Divinisation of the coll ...

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Spiritual evolution, Spiritual evolution - Precursors to the Idea, Spiritual evolution - The Cyclic Cosmos, Spiritual evolution - Emanation, Spiritual evolution - Samkhya, Spiritual evolution - The Great Chain of Being, Spiritual evolution - German Idealism, Spiritual evolution - Occult Concepts of Spiritual Evolution, Spiritual evolution - Spiritualism, Spiritual evolution - Theosophical Conceptions, Spiritual evolution - Theurgy, Spiritual evolution - Evolution towards Godhead, Spiritual evolution - A Common Vision, Spiritual evolution - Teilhard de Chardin, Spiritual evolution - Sri Aurobindo, Spiritual evolution - Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, Spiritual evolution - Surat Shabda Yoga, Spiritual evolution - Dynamic Evolution through successive Kingdoms, Spiritual evolution - New Age ideas, Spiritual evolution - Integral Philosophy and Spiral Dynamics

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The Way: « Ego sum Via, Veritas et Vita » Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6; KJV) The Esoteric Knowledge He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. (Matthew 13:11) And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, ...

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Esoteric Christianity, Esoteric Christianity - Biblical foundations, Esoteric Christianity - Biblical counterpoints, Esoteric Christianity - 20th century Writings

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The history of Sufism can be divided into the following principal periods: Sufism - Origins. According to the history of Sufism as told by Sufi masters themselves, Sufism began as a hidden or esoteric teaching of the Prophet Muhammad during his 23 year prophetic career. Almost all traditional Sufi schools or orders trace their orgins or "chains of transmission" back to the Prophet Muhammad, either through his cousin and son-in-law Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib or through caliph Abu Bakr. From their point of view, ...

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Sufism, Sufism - Etymology, Sufism - History of Sufism, Sufism - Origins, Sufism - The great Masters of Sufism, Sufism - Formalisation of Philosophies of Sufism, Sufism - Propagation of Sufism, Sufism - Modern Sufism, Sufism - Influences, Sufism - Basic beliefs, Sufism - Sufi Concepts, Sufism - Lataif-e-sitta The Six Subtleties, Sufism - Sufi cosmology, Sufism - Sufi practices, Sufism - Muraqaba, Sufism - Dhikr, Sufism - Qawwali, Sufism - Sama, Sufism - Nazar ill'al-murd, Sufism - Orders of Sufism, Sufism - Traditional orders, Sufism - Non-Traditional Sufi Groups, Sufism - Traditional Islamic schools of thought and Sufism, Sufism - Sources

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Rosicrucian Fellowship - Life as a School: doctrine of Rebirth and Law of Cause and Consequence. These teachings advocate the dualistic view: on one hand, they hold that man is a Spirit enfolding all the powers of God and that these powers are being slowly unfolded by a series of existences in a gradually improving earthy body; on the other hand, that this process of development has been performed under the guidance of exalted Beings who are yet ordering our steps, though in a de ...

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Rosicrucian Fellowship, Rosicrucian Fellowship - Origins & foundation, Rosicrucian Fellowship - Philosophy teachings, Rosicrucian Fellowship - Life as a School: doctrine of Rebirth and Law of Cause and Consequence, Rosicrucian Fellowship - Evolution, Rosicrucian Fellowship - The Seven-fold constitution of Man, Rosicrucian Fellowship - The Seven Worlds & the Seven Cosmic Planes, Rosicrucian Fellowship - The Ten-fold constitution of Man, Rosicrucian Fellowship - Death as a Birth, Rosicrucian Fellowship - the Cosmic Christ and the Christ Within, Rosicrucian Fellowship - Rosicrucian mission

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