It is the progressing from consciousness polarised in the personality, lower self, or body, to that polarised in the higher self, ego, or soul, thence to a polarisation in the Monad, or Spirit, till the consciousness eventually is Divine. As the human being develops, the faculty of awareness extends first of all beyond the circumscribing walls that confine it within the lower kingdoms of nature (the mineral, vegetable and animal) to the three worlds of the evolving personality, to the planet whereon he plays his part, to the system wherein that planet revolves, until it finally escapes from the solar system itself and becomes universal. - Alice Bailey, from “Initiations Human and Solar”

A person that is activated and connected to all levels of their being: mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally is charismatic and magnetic. With the initiation process it deepens our connection with the spiritual aspect of our being and gives us more clarity on the structure of the spiritual realms. In fact, one of the benefits of initiation is opening up to and gaining insight into the 5 physical senses and the 5 spiritual senses. By awakening our physical senses and our intuitive senses our energy field expands along with our ability to maintain presence. Ipsissima Dr. Theresa Bullard

Whatever plane our consciousness may be active in, both we and the things belonging to that plane are, for the time being, our only realities. As we rise in the scale of development we perceive that during the stages through which we have passed, we mistook shadows for realities, and the upward progress of the Ego is a series of progressive awakenings, each advanced bringing with it the idea that now, at last, we have reached “reality”; but only when we shall have reached the absolutes Consciousness, and blended our own with it, shall we be free form the delusions produced by Maya. - H. P. Blavatsky

Your truth is not reality. Nor is it a valid foundation for the formation of reality. It may come from self-validating beliefs often arrived at with limited clarity for the formation of a mundane, or generally insufficient opinion. However, those mere opinions do not create reality. It is more accurate to say those opinions form your personal illusion- or sometimes delusion - of reality. This is where discernment matters. Discernment is the key that unlocks the doors to clarity and wisdom. It is the power of perceiving and distinguishing the essence of what is (reality) from the transient illusions of the world. - Sovereign Ipissimus Dave Lanyon

In every man there are latent faculties by means of which he may acquire for himself knowledge of the higher worlds. The mystic, master, theosophist, or gnostic speaks of a soul-world and a spirit-world, which are, for him, just as real as the world which we see with our physical eyes, or touch with our physical hands. And those who wish to develop the spiritual senses, which unfold psychic knowledge, should understand that safe advice can be given only by those who have already developed such power within themselves. As long as the human race has existed, there have been lodges and schools in which those who possessed these higher faculties have given instruction to those who were in search of them. - Rudolf Steiner, from “Initiation, How to know higher worlds”

It is easy to be calm when you are meditating.

It is easy to visualize when you meditate sitting still. It is easy to think positive while in a temple.

Can you be calm, positive and have clear vision while you are moving through life?

The universal life force has to be controlled both inside and outside of you; with this you can have full control over your inner and outer universe.

- Sovereign Ipissimus Hideto Nakagome