VIII
ABOUT THE SOUL
The Truth is that before an individual can acquire NEW FACULTIES OR NEW POWERS that they do not even remotely know and do not yet possess, they must acquire faculties and powers that they mistakenly believe they have, but in reality do not.
First and foremost, it is necessary to know the path that leads us to the Intimate Self-Realization of the Being.
Undoubtedly, it is urgent to understand the need to crystallize within ourselves that which is called the Soul. Jesus Christ said: "In patience you will possess your souls."
But first and foremost, it is important to understand what this thing called the Soul is. Certainly, I must tell you that the Soul is a set of Laws, Principles, Virtues, Powers, etc.
People possess the Essence, the psychic material to create the Soul, but they do not yet possess the Soul. Obviously, whoever wishes to possess what is commonly called the Soul must disintegrate the undesirable psychic elements we carry within us: Anger, Greed, Lust, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Gluttony, etc. Virgil, the Poet of Mantua, said:
"Even if you had a thousand tongues to speak with and a palate of steel, You wouldn't be able to list all your flaws completely." These latter are obviously called "Psychic Aggregates" in Tibet. Such Aggregates closely resemble the elementals spoken of by various occult organizations and are a vivid personification of our errors.
It is said that Jesus of Nazareth cast seven demons out of Mary Magdalene's body. Undoubtedly, these represent the seven deadly sins that multiply incessantly. This statement from the Gospel of Christ means that the Inner Christ cast out from Mary Magdalene the various inhuman Psychic Aggregates that she possessed. Each of these Aggregates is organized in a way very similar to the human personality and possesses its three brains: the Intellectual, the Emotional, and the Motor-Instinctive-Sexual.
Each Aggregate seems like a real person. If we say that within our human person there are many people living, we are not exaggerating; it is true. All these Aggregates fight each other, they struggle for supremacy; each one wants to be the "Master," the Lord, and the one who manages to impose themselves, the one who manages to control the five Cylinders of the Organic Machine for a given moment, believes themselves to be the only one. Moments later, however, they are overthrown, and another takes their place.
. So in reality, truly, the Psychic Aggregates are changing; one minute one controls the Capital Centers of the Brain, the next another; they never remain the same.
As for the Essence, it is the most worthy, the most decent thing we have within us; it is Consciousness itself. Undoubtedly, it is enmeshed among all those multiple Aggregates, processing itself by virtue of its own conditioning.
. Let us recall what the Master Jesus asked the possessed man in the biblical Gospel. What is your name? And the possessed man answered: "My name is Legion."
People do not have true Individuality; they have not achieved it.
The Consciousness in each of you sleeps terribly. Why? Because it is processed by virtue of its own stagnation, so it is in a state of hypnosis, and that cannot be denied.
And as for the Soul itself, have you managed to crystallize it? Obviously, each of you has your Immortal Soul, but you do not possess it.
One could have a beautiful diamond, keep it in a safe deposit box, perhaps enjoy thinking that one has such a treasure, but if it were pawned, one would not possess it; one would know that one has the jewel, but one would also not be unaware that in truth one does not possess it.
Some times someone receives a beautiful inheritance, knows that they have it, but one thing is to have it and another to possess it.
Our Soul, where is it? It travels through the Milky Way, it moves throughout this entire Galaxy, yet you who are sitting here do not possess it. You know you have it, but knowing you have it is one thing, possessing it is another.
So it is worthwhile to possess it, but how does one come to possess one's Soul? By definitively DISINTEGRATING the PSYCHIC AGGREGATES, because the Soul and the Aggregates are INCOMPATIBLE; they are like oil and water, they cannot mix.
If we fail to disintegrate the Psychic Aggregates, the living personification of our psychological defects, we lose our Soul.
"What good would it be," says Jesus Christ, "if a man acquires all the treasures of the world, but loses his Soul?" It is of no use to him. Is it possible to lose one's Soul? Yes, it is possible. Whoever enters the infernal worlds loses their Soul, that is obvious.
It is said that one loses this treasure. Is there any way to avoid losing it? Yes, I repeat, crystallizing it within oneself, here and now.
When one completely breaks down and disintegrates the Psychic Aggregate of Lust,—or the many relate to—that precious virtue of the Soul known as Chastity crystallizes within the Essence we carry inside.
When one manages to destroy, to annihilate the Psychic Aggregate of Hatred, the precious virtue of Love then crystallizes within one. When one manages to reduce the Psychic Aggregate of Selfishness to cosmic dust, the precious virtue of Altruism or Christ-centrism then crystallizes within one. When one manages to annihilate the Psychic Aggregate of Pride, the ineffable virtue of Humility then crystallizes within us.
Having reached this point in our conversation, I want to say that, unfortunately, many texts of an occultism, esotericism, etc., lead one to mystical pride, and that is serious. Distinguished and highly venerable authors claim that we are "Gods," that each one of us is a "God." misunderstanding this postulate obviously, this statement serves to justify the mystical pride within us, which causes much harm on the path of Self-Realization, because one, conceited and convinced that one is indeed a "God," can become a mythomaniac.
Undoubtedly, it is not possible to become a true Enlightened One when one possesses Pride. I could never imagine a "God" who is drunk, fornicating, adulterous, quarrelsome, selfish, envious, jealous, lustful, etc..
It has caused me great pain to consistently find this tremendously harmful assertion that we are Gods in occult texts—without mentioning any organizations at this time, some of them highly venerable. Focusing on the reality of the facts, let's look at what we are and not delude ourselves: we eat, we drink, we fornicate, we commit adultery, we hate, we criticize, we are jealous, etc. Do you really believe in such a "God"? It's better to observe oneself and know oneself and discover the intricate motive of our actions, reactions, thoughts and feelings... to discover ourselves and work on ourselves because God is within our heart temple and we must embody Him in its due time.
If we want to convince ourselves, it would suffice to be honest with ourselves. If we carefully examine our existence and discover that, in truth, it is not one of the seven wonders of the world, this examination of ourselves and our own lives will have marvelous consequences, because it will allow us to know what we are, in the stark realism of our human psychology braking the law of equilibrium due to the asleep conscious.
Thus, in this way, we will walk the path of simplicity and humility. When one truly disintegrates that psychic aggregate of pride, humility, the most precious virtue, obviously crystallizes within us.
Keep in mind that pride is not only based on social standing, capital, family lineage, etc. There is a much worse and more harmful kind of Pride than all the forms I just mentioned, and that is MYSTICAL PRIDE, believing ourselves to be saints, wisw men, feeling like GODS, assuming that no one is greater than us, that we are great Demigods, etc. etc.
This is serious because, in reality, Pride will never allow us to have a proper relationship with the highest parts of BEING. When one cannot relate to the highest parts of BEING, one cannot enjoy Enlightenment. One will have to live attached to books, to reading, to listening to lecturers, but will never have the mystical experience of REALITY.
So, first and foremost, it is urgent that in these studies we manage to eliminate Mystical Pride from ourselves, which is the most dangerous. If we succeed, the precious virtue of HUMILITY will emerge within us. Each time we eliminate a Psychic Aggregate, a Virtue, a Power, a Law, a Faculty, a Gift, etc., crystallizes. This is how, little by little, we crystallize the Soul within us. That Soul, which normally lives out there in the Milky Way, traveling, slowly crystallizes within us. However, we must also affirm that if "the water doesn't boil at 100°," what should crystallize within us doesn't, and what should disintegrate doesn't disintegrate.
By saying that "the water must boil at 100 degrees," I'm speaking in the form of a parable; I mean that we need to go through emotional crises to disintegrate each psychological defect.
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Whoever acts with supreme repentance, working on this or that psychological defect, undoubtedly disintegrates, one by one, the Psychic Aggregates and in their place will CRYSTALLIZE that which is called SOUL.
Whoever achieves the complete elimination of all the undesirable psychic elements they carry within, crystallizes within themselves one hundred percent of their Soul, a set, I repeat, of precious Virtues or ineffable geniuses. Attributes, Laws, Gifts, and Qualities of perfection. Even the physical body itself must be transformed into Soul; only in this way can one reach where one must reach.
I know many brilliant scholars who have immersed themselves in all the philosophies of the world, whether from the West or the East. They know Hebrew, Sanskrit, and Greek, yet they suffer terribly; they do not experience Enlightenment because they have not yet created the BODHISITA. This word may sound a bit strange to you; it is an Eastern term.
In Japan, China, India, and Nepal, where Gautama, the Buddha Satkyamuni, was born, the term BODHISITA referred to the Soul crystallized in a man or a woman. Of course, it is marvelous to see how these diverse spiritual elements—virtues and powers—slowly crystallize in the Essence as it is liberated.
There is a reason we said that the Essence is the material for crystallizing the Soul.
The term "create" does not seem quite right to us; We don't think it's quite right.
Grotesque. However, many authors use that term; allow me the liberty of disagreeing with them. I prefer to say CRYSTALLIZE, since the Soul is not something that must be manufactured; it exists. What happens is that it must be crystallized, and that is different.
You have seen, for example, a piece of ice. It is the crystallization of the element water. Undoubtedly very cold, this element takes shape and becomes ice. It is astonishing to see the crystallization of water. It occurs according to certain extraordinary geometric principles.
In a similar way, the element Soul crystallizes according to certain precise, indisputable mathematical and geotechnical delineations. Even this body we have of flesh and blood must be transformed into Soul, and it is possible to transform it into Soul if we truly, genuinely, set our minds to it.
We have a body of flesh and blood. This physical body is made up of organs, organs of cells, cells of molecules, etc. There is no doubt that there has been an intelligent guiding principle that has promoted the organization of living cells into organs. Frankly I find the idea of "unconscious" cells arranging themselves into organs frankly laughable. How absurd! How absurd! Dormant, unconscious, blind cells (as Haeckel says), organizing themselves into organs. No one could possibly conceive of such a thing.
Some authors claim that such cells organize themselves into organs—authors who are baffled by the wonders of this world where everything functions mechanically, as they believe, without a guiding principle. They are unconscious.
Cells are consciously organized; thanks to the intelligent principle of Mother Nature, it is possible to organize the cells of the organism into organs. But if we break down any atom, whether from the liver, kidneys, or pancreas, we release energy. It is obvious from the outset that, ultimately, the physical body is composed of different types and subtypes of energy; that is undeniable.
Karl Marx says: "What comes first, Matter or Mind, Mind or Matter?" He concludes that Matter comes first. That is completely absurd, because Einstein's own postulates state that Matter is nothing but condensed Energy. Let us recall that postulate which states: "Energy equals mass multiplied by the speed of light squared." Mass is transformed into Energy, Energy is transformed into mass.
What comes first? Energy first crystallizes into mass; therefore, Mind, which is Energy in the fullest sense of the word, comes first. Then comes mass.
Let's look at the worlds around the Sun. They are enormous masses, each with a defined weight and an exact volume. However, they revolve around the Sun, propelled by solar energy. If it weren't for solar energy, these worlds would be scattered in space, rolling eternally until they collided with a comet or other worlds. There would be anarchy, disorder, and conflict. But the worlds move in an organized way, and they precisely maintain the energy around the Sun. This energy is what attracts them—centripetal energy—and centrifugal energy is what pushes them away; it is the energy that makes them rotate.
So, what comes first, Energy or Matter? Obviously, Energy, because without it, Matter itself wouldn't exist. For Matter to exist, Universal Energy needs to be condensed; therefore, Matter is condensed Energy.
As for the human organism, the first thing that exists is Energy, allowing atoms to rotate around their nuclear centers in the molecule, allowing them to.. perform all organic functions, not only purely reproductive or chemical functions, but also functions related to calories, perceptions, etc.; even more, those functions related to imagination and will.
It would not be possible to conceive of an organic body devoid of Energy. How would catalytic phenomena occur if Energy did not exist? Yes, Energy comes first and Matter comes second. If we call that Energy Spirit or Consciousness, or whatever we like, it doesn't matter! But it comes first. The name is irrelevant; the reality is that Energy precedes Matter.
There is an organic Vital Body, and this has been demonstrated. The Russians, with a device, have been able to photograph the Vital Body; they are studying it. They are not only studying it in relation to the physical organism, but even more so, they are studying it independently of the physical organism; they call it the Bioplastic Body. Continuing with these matters, we will say that the Vital Body is what sustains all the processes of organic life; let's call it Lingam Sarira or Bioplastic Body, it doesn't matter!
As we disintegrate the inhuman Psychic Aggregates, as we crystallize Soul, a part of the Vital Body, the highest part, will detach from the lower part and fully integrate with the Essence and the virtues that have crystallized within the Essence.
The Vital Body has four kinds of ethers.
The first is the Chemical Ether, through which all the processes of organic assimilation and elimination take place, as well as catalytic phenomena and others.
The second is the Ether of Life, through which the reproduction and gestation of living beings are possible. These two Ethers are lower, but there are two higher ones:
The Luminous Ether and the Reflective Ether. The Luminous Ether serves as the medium for the forces of gravity, calories, and perceptions, while the Reflective Ether relates to imagination and will.
These two Ethers separate from the two lower ones to integrate with the Essence in which all the virtues of the Soul shine forth. Thus is born the Etheric Man, the Christ Man, the Soul Man, the Spirit Man, who can enter and leave the physical body at will.
Much has been said about the Chakras of the feet and hands, about the lance wound of Longinus in the Lord's side, about the crown of thorns, etc. These are the stigmata.
In Gautama, the Buddha appears with these stigmata on his hands and feet. They are vortices of expansive magnetic forces in the Vital Body, fully developing when the two Ethers separate from the two lower ones. And these Ethers, organized in the form of Celestial Man, integrated with the Essence, enriched by the virtues of the Soul, form the Etheric Man, the Christified Man of the Fifth Round.
The First Round was in the world of the Mind, the Second in the Astral world, the Third in the Etheric world, the Fourth in the Physical world, and the Fifth will return to the Etheric world. Then life will unfold in the Etheric World, and there will be Christified Men in that era, as there are now. And the Christified Man will be as I am describing him to you; they will have a Christified Etheric Body. Such a body will replace the physical one; such a Body will be the vehicle of an Essence enriched with the Virtues of the Soul. That Spirit Man of the Fifth Round will be the Christ Man. If you understand this, you will also understand the need to crystallize your Soul; only in this way can you become independent of the Physical Body of flesh and bone, which is very dense, made of a very heavy material.
When one manages to create the To-Soma-Puchicon, that is, the Christified Etheric Body, it serves as a vehicle for the Essence enriched with the Attributes of the Soul, and the Spirit Man is born within. This Spirit Man will no longer be imprisoned in his dense body; he will be able to enter and leave the body at will; he is a glorious Adept.
Throughout history, there have been men who have achieved this. It is worth mentioning Francis of Assisi, and let us also remember Anthony of Padua, Christian mystics who have served as examples for future generations.
The Celestial Man is truly no longer a prisoner within the dungeon of physical matter. He can leave that body whenever he wishes to travel with it through the unchanging infinity, to immerse himself in that vehicle in the Higher Worlds, to descend to the bottom of the seas, or to visit the Solar Dynasties in the Sun.
But how could this be achieved if we did not first eliminate the Psychic Aggregates? Obviously, it would be impossible. If we want to become true Christian Men, we need to eradicate all those psychic elements that we carry within us. Thus, the Bodhisitta of whom the Eastern traditions speak is the Etheric Man, the Man who has crystallized his Soul within himself, who possesses it, the true LORD. One who possesses the Bodhisitta within themselves can dive to the bottom of the oceans without suffering any harm and visit the Temples of the Serpent.
In the East, there is a plant that heals any wound, however serious; such are the wounds of the Soul, and only the Bodhisitta can heal such wounds.
In the East, there is a plant called "good memory," and whoever takes it can remember all the events of their current life and their previous lives. So too is the Bodhisitta. Similarly, whoever possesses it can remember all their past lives, and if they visit the Ineffable Heavens, upon returning to the physical world, upon re-entering their body, they will not forget a single detail.
In the East, there is a plant by which it is possible to counteract the evil magical spells of the dark ones. Likewise, whoever possesses the Bodhisitta will not be harmed by the dark ones.
In the East, there is a plant by which it is possible to become invisible. Whoever possesses the Bodhisitta can become invisible in case of need, even before their worst enemies.
Just as one can plunge to the bottom of the sea among sharks and defend themselves without suffering any harm, so too is the Bodhisitta. Whoever possesses it, similarly, can enter the depths of the oceans, among the fiercest beasts, without suffering any harm.
It is said that the Lotus Flower of the Logos sustains Universal Life; so too is the Bodhisitta. Whoever possesses it can preserve their Physical Body for millions of years.
Many write to me complaining that they don't know how to project their Astral Body, that they don't remember anything that happens to them outside their Physical Body, that they lack Enlightenment, etc. But how can someone who doesn't possess the Bodhisitta have Enlightenment? Only by possessing the Bodhisitta can one possess Enlightenment; whoever does not possess the Bodhisitta will never enjoy the bliss of Enlightenment. Enlightenment is not something that will be given to us as a gift, no, my dear friends. It costs a lot, and a very high price. Enlightenment is only explained through Dharma-Data. And what is Dharma-Data? Good Dharma, the reward for acquired merit.
Only those who possess the Bodhisattva, that is, only those who have crystallized their Soul, will be able to enjoy enlightenment; they will have the merit for it. Enlightenment is explained by Dharma-Data, that is, by the Universal Dharma, through the reward for our good actions.
No one can enjoy Enlightenment if they do not possess the Bodhisitta. And no one can have the Bodhisitta if they have not worked hard on themselves, if they have not disintegrated the Psychic Aggregates.
So, my dear ones, we need to work on ourselves if we want to possess enlightenment.
That which is called the Soul. "In patience you will possess your souls." So it is written in the Gospel of the Lord.
Obviously, a method is needed to be able to annihilate the Psychic Aggregates. Undoubtedly, we must begin with Psychological Self-Observation. When one admits that one has an individual, particular, personal Psychology, we propose to observe ourselves in relation to friends, in the street, in the temple, at home, at work, in the countryside, etc., wherever our psychological defects surface. If we continuously observe ourselves, we will be able to see them. The discovered defect must be opened with the scalpel of self-criticism to see what it contains.
When we have found a defect in ourselves, we must analyze it carefully, open it, I repeat, with the scalpel of self-criticism. This is possible through the "Evident Self-Reflection of Being" in deep meditation. Once the defect in question is fully understood, then we must disintegrate it atomically.
The Mind alone cannot radically alter any defect; it can move it from one level of understanding to another, hide it from itself or others, justify or condemn it, find excuses for it, etc., but it can never radically alter it.
A power superior to the Mind is needed. Fortunately, that power exists; it lies dormant in the depths of our Being. I want to refer now emphatically to the fiery Serpent of our Magical Powers: Isis, Adonia Rhea, Cybele, Tonantzin, or the Chaste Diana, or Marah; its name doesn't matter, it is not outside of us, no, it is within.
Obviously, such fiery power is a variant of our own Being, but a derivative one. If, in deep meditation, we ask for help from Devi Kundalini Shakti, the mystical Serpent of the great mysteries, we will receive her assistance. She can pulverize any psychic aggregate, provided it has been previously understood at all levels of the mind.
Once annihilated, its replacement will arise: some virtue of the soul, some new characteristic, some law, some special gift, some quality.
Undoubtedly, if we achieve the absolute destruction of the various undesirable psychic elements, the totality of the soul will have crystallized within each of us. This would indicate that the essence, enriched with all the soul's attributes, could in turn clothe itself in the TO-SOMA-PUCHICON, which is the vehicle of the soul, the wedding garment.
This is how, in reality, the celestial man is truly born within us. He will no longer be imprisoned in the body. Let us recall the words of Saint Paul when he tells us: “I knew a man who was taken up to the third heaven, where he saw and heard inexpressible things, things that are beyond human comprehension.” Paul of Tarsus was taken up in the TO-SOMA-PUCHICON, as a Spirit Man, as an Etheric Man. And indeed, he experienced the wonders of the Universe.
So, my dear friends, I have cordially invited you to crystallize within each of you that which is called the Soul.
Archangel Samael: Planetary Logos of Mars.
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