The Five Stages of Consciousness

Where are you?developments on its journey toward new horizons in
For those of you who are not still mired in the beliefsnew worlds and beyond. Of course, you evolve in
of either Heaven on one end and extinction or at bestmany ways besides spiritual maturity, but for the
some unthinkable punishment on the other, I would likepresent, we will be focusing on spiritual awareness.
to talk about the progression of consciousness as it(This should in no way infer any religious connotation.)
moves through the physical system adopting a seriesPLEASE REMEMBER, These stages have no
of bodies in a consecutive manner over the centuries.correlation with the number of lives lived and one could
There has been much said about what happens atprogress through several stages in one lifetime or it
death, but most people have no idea of what deathcould take someone else several lifetimes to evolve
really is. The reason I mention death in this article is thatthrough one stage. It depends greatly on the
death, being an exit, is required for a new entrancepersonality, their reincarnational history and their desire
and a series of new entrances is necessary for thefor knowledge.
conscious personality to gain enough experience inStage 1.
creating and manipulating matter in your material basedThese are the "newbees", new personalities, first time
system.creations, mental fragments, creations of the soul
Simply put, not enough experience can be gained inentity, purposely given physical life through entrance
one lifetime in the "Earth System", as evidenced byinto the physical environment by accretion or building up
your societies propensity for killing each other,of cellular and molecular structure around a psychic
destroying the animals, plundering nature and yourmental pattern, filled out with density and mass into a
environment and polluting your planet unnecessarily,pattern already decided on before birth. The first timer,
quite possibly taking it to the brink of extinction. Only astage 1 personalities will in their lifetime display a
very young, inexperienced and naive society would bevigorous attitude toward life, being somewhat akin to a
so shortsighted to ignore the implications of these kindnewborn puppy, rambunctious, trying everything, getting
of destructions. Of course, there are some among youtheir footing. They will not take part in religious
who are beyond these inclinations and are alive onorganizations and generally not be groupies, preferring
your planet, having gained the knowledge needed toinstead to live life in abandon, never considering their
help others, and are here as teachers to the lesssignificance in the greater scheme of things. They will
advanced newer personalities just entering the systemhave very little religious interests if any and will not be
for the first time..members of organized religions. They will have virtually
At the risk of being too playful about this, it doesn'tno curiosity about their origins and will be preoccupied
take a rocket scientist to make a pretty good guesswith the wonder of physical objects, like a child playing
at who are the most evolved among you and whowith their blocks. They will not be found in churches.
are the "first timers". There are some among you whoStage 2.
will be leaving the reincarnational system after thisThese individuals will be in the beginning stages of
lifetime, moving on to new challenges in other more"wondering" about where they came from and begin
advanced systems. In case you haven't figured it outseeking information about a creator, and will be in the
yet, your system is one of the most basic, in terms offirst stages of religious interests, perhaps
mental and psychological depth and maturity and inexperimenting with the more dogmatic religions, yet in a
fact, among other systems engaged in themore reserved way, not ready to jump in feet first.
manipulation of matter, yours, even though it is aThey will be experimenters, tending to look for and
beginning system, still is the focal point for other lesslatch onto the more dogmatic religions, the evangelicals,
challenging worlds.the charismatic religious leaders whose message is
Consciousness, on its eternal journey, must beginone of intimidation and fear and rewards in heaven
somewhere, and your system is one often chosen byand earth. They look for God in others who they think
the soul/entity, not because it is a beginning system, buthave greater knowledge than they do, but they will not
because it is also one of the most challenging andseek spiritual development on their own and will look to
most difficult of the beginning systems. Those whoothers for their salvation. Their lives will often be
evolve through their many lives in the reincarnationalchaotic, bouncing back and forth between one religion
cycle in the "Earth"field are the best prepared to leaveand another until settling on one that is in their comfort
the system for other endeavors.zone.
You are learning to create and manipulate physicalStage 3.
matter in a way no other beginning system allows, withIn this stage, the personality is ready to dive into
full leeway of unlimited amounts of energy at yourorganized religion feet first, fully believing in others
disposal and you either take pride in yourabilities to contact God in their behalf, but not their own.
achievements or perish because of your own lack ofThey will be the most enthusiastic religious believers,
vision. You are obviously not the only creators, but youmembers of the choir, so to speak, and will be the
are co-creators of your world, and your personaloriginators, the joiners and participators in the more
environment. For this reason, the results of yourdogmatic religions. It matters not what is taught, they
physical constructions can be artistic creations ofwill accept it for fear of the promised punishments of
unequaled aesthetic refinement like no other in anysin and disobedience and eventual rewards. They will
universe. Your nature and environment surpass anyattend church regularly and consider themselves very
other physical system, and sometimes your battlesreligious. They will join in on available classes and take
and bloodshed are beyond imagination too, all of thisinstructions on religious protocols, but in the later stages
because of the "no holds barred" type of reality youof this stage 3, they begin to become aware of
have chosen to experience. In your system there aregreater truths that cannot be explained through rational
no restrictions, no safeguards, and no place for you tothought or the promises and words of others. These
hide, you must deal with and live and die with yourwill be the warriors, believing that killing for a cause is
creations, experiencing them in a way only you can. It'sacceptable. Of course, this is never the case.
the only way you can evaluate your progress and tellStage 4.
how well you are doing. Look around you, what youBy the time they are in what I refer to as stage 4,
see is what you have created.they have evolved out of the most dogmatic of the
Consciousness has one very important distinction, itchurches, preferring the more open religious belief
always gets better, grows, evolves, becomes moresystem, finding comfort in the words of others and
and evolution does not work backwards. In thatassociations with others of similar liberating beliefs. The
respect, you can't do it wrong, no matter whether orreligions tend to be a bit more lenient in their beliefs,
not you believe in reincarnation or evolution, it happensrelying more on the individuals personal communication
in spite of your beliefs, so you simply can't lose at thiswith his God. In this stage, they will quit the most
game of life, or should I say lives. Put another way,dogmatic religions and seek out the more liberal, leaving
even the most ignorant will finally "get it", they cannotopen the interpretations of some of the spiritual
un-evolve, although at times it may seem otherwise toconcepts. In this stage, they tend to seek out religions
those observing.that offer more freedoms and speak of the God
Consciousness progresses and you might say it learnswithin rather than some exterior God who sits on a
as it goes, creating its way through your earth system,throne in some idealistic Heaven, eating from the tree
expressing continuity through lifetime after lifetime,of life. They begin to see through the myths and
gaining knowledge as it progresses, and mostsymbolism in ordinary religions, still needing the support
importantly, becoming more aware. The history of theand structure of the organization, but beginning to
human race can be surmised by following the journeydepend more on their own increasing need for spiritual
of consciousness in relation to its pursuit of religiousknowledge that is becoming evident in their lives. In this
enlightenment through the centuries. Many of you ask,stage there is an increasing recognition of their intimate
if I have lived before why don't I know it? Others ask, ifconnection with nature and the environment and an
I have other probable aspects of my total identity, whyunconscious knowledge that they somehow are
don't I know them? Or, if I truly have telepathic orinter-dependent on the values and survival of all other
clairvoyant powers, why can't I use them? These areliving things in a tapestry of life.
valid questions and the answer is so overly simple thatStage 5.
most people just won't believe it, but you can't, won't,By this time they have begun to realize that what they
and don't, because you are in a very real sense, anhave been following is questionable at best and they
apprentice in the game of life, becoming more awarebegin to sense that there is more to religion than the
as you evolve and you are evolving from a simpleconventionally held, commonly accepted stories and
beginning identity toward full awareness and fullmyths about a God who is at best strict, arbitrary,
recognition of these unseen "Secret Realities" and aangry and judgmental. In this stage, they tend to drop
closer communication with the soul/entity, which isout of formal churches and begin to seek out others in
incidentally, your touchstone with "All That Is".less formal belief systems that stress the nature of
You have a soul/entity, who is evolved, maturethe individuals inner contact with the soul and All that Is.
beyond your wildest imagination, and in truth, you reallyThis is the final stage of spiritual development in the
can't even imagine at this stage of your spiritual and"Earth" system of reality. When these personalities
psychic development, the full abilities of the soul/entity.reach this point in the evolutionary development, they
(The soul does not in any way figure into your ideas ofhave usually achieved proficiency in the manipulation of
religion). You are an incipient soul now and in somematter and their personal environment. Because of
distant future you will create and nurture your owntheir increasing awareness of the connection with
personalities in the same way that you are nowwhat they think about and what happens in their lives,
nurtured by your soul. You are moving ahead, to athey tend to create more satisfying lives for
higher state of awareness, and it is to your benefit, atthemselves. They understand that the God they seek
some point to consciously begin your own journey foris not found in a church, but in the depths of the inner
knowledge and enlightenment instead of sitting in aself and that inner self cannot be accessed by anyone
pew waiting for someone less knowledgeable thanother than themselves. They understand that the inner
yourself to impart the secrets of God to you. As youself aligned with the exterior ego self under the
already know, God can never be found in a buildingauspices of the soul/entity, is responsible for their
filled with dogmatism, guilt and punishment and no onephysical body and their personal environment and they
else can lead you to God. No clergy can save youralso are acutely aware of the inner connectivity of all
soul, since your soul cannot be lost.consciousness and the continuity of life whether in a
Consciousness goes thorough stages in itsbody or out of a body.
progression, these stages not being linked in any wayThey have been men and they have been women
to the number of lives you live in your reincarnationaland learned from both experiences. They do not fear
cycle, but can be related to religion as mankind seeksdeath because they have learned to see beyond the
the unknown truths about its own roots and greaterdissolution of the physical body and they inherently
person-hood. For those new to this material, everyknow that as death draws near, the inner self is
person who chooses to experience a life on "Earth"already exploring and establishing new inroads into the
must fulfill a minimum number of lives within the earthnext life adventure. They do not see death as a
system, until a more knowing awareness has beentermination but as a necessary stepping stone to a
accomplished. This full cycle of lifetimes must be wellnew life. There is one more thing, for those wondering
rounded and varied and must include not only wellif there will ever come a time where you will ever
chosen physical challenges, but also certain minimumsattain a state of "Nirvana"? You should hope not,
of, one lifetime as male, one as female, one full lifetimebecause that kind of pristine state of nothingness and
as a child and preferably varied racial experience,non-awareness would drive anyone crazy.
although it is not a requirement. Remember, there areNo matter how much you evolve, no matter how
others watching and learning who, in a way are reliantmuch you progress, there will always be challenges to
on your experience in the "sensual physical system".be met. After all, you create the challenges and then
These series of reincarnational lives, DO NOTdeal with them, no matter the level of sophistication, no
correlate in any way with the five stages of thematter the dimension of reality, it is all endless as are
spiritual evolution of consciousness as I will explain.you.
Understand that there are actually NO DIVISIONSI have purposely not mentioned specific religions in this
between these hypothetical stages of consciousnessarticle for obvious reasons. The connections could be
as I envision them, one blending into another, but for theeasily made however. My goal is not to influence you
sake of conversation and explanation, divisions areto change, but to make you aware of what is available
necessary. I hope in a way to explain how aand what is to come, and maybe, help you to get
personality progresses through not only one lifetime,some idea of how you are doing in your own journey.
but through many mental, psychic and spiritual