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Introduction
Chapter 1 Evolution
Chapter 10 Natural Life Principles
| Preface | vii | |||
| Acknowledgments | ix | |||
| Introduction | x | |||
PART ONE: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN SPIRIT AND MATTER |
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| Chapter 1 | Evolution | 2 | ||
| Chapter 2 | How Spirit Matters | 10 | ||
| Chapter 3 | Reincarnations and the Soul | 18 | ||
| Chapter 4 | Desire | 30 | ||
| Chapter 5 | Free Choice | 39 | ||
| Chapter 6 | Karma | 46 | ||
| Chapter 7 | Cosmic Life Energy | 55 | ||
| Chapter 8 | Consciousness | 62 | ||
| Chapter 9 | Complementary Opposites | 75 | ||
PART TWO: WORLD CYCLES |
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| Chapter 10 | Life’s Natural Principles | 90 | ||
| Chapter 11 | The Great Galactic Cycle | 96 | ||
| Chapter 12 | The Cycle of the Zodiac | 107 | ||
| Chapter 13 | Involution | 120 | ||
| Chapter 14 | The Age of Pisces | 132 | ||
| Chapter 15 | Creation Myths | 141 | ||
PART THREE: EVOLUTIONARY HEALING |
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| Chapter 16 | Dedication and Resistance | 158 | ||
| Chapter 17 | Practical Illustrations | 175 | ||
| Chapter 18 | Evolutionary Prescriptions | 192 | ||
| Chapter 19 | Trauma | 208 | ||
| Chapter 20 | Kundalini | 223 | ||
| Chapter 21 | Basic Principles of Healing | 236 | ||
| Chapter 22 | The Age of Aquarius | 249 | ||
| Chapter 23 | At the Crossroads | 261 | ||
Introduction
Writing about healing in these complex, enigmatic, and troublesome times is challenging. Today’s dismal and often chaotic-looking circumstances are the ground for negative projections. One cannot help but wonder and worry about where it all will lead. The reason for wise decisions becomes apparent in the reality of changing times. This is reflected in the book title The Why In The Road, which signifies both the crucial crossroads to be faced in the process as well as the reason for the crossroads. It calls attention to the past decisions, present choices, and imminent consequences we are given a chance to ponder.
In addition to supplying the reader with a constructive outlook, this volume contributes spiritual material in a basic formation. The way the material is presented here allows the development of cognitive self-help skills in the area of spiritual and psychological understanding. The ability to fearlessly scrutinize and integrate the dark side of life facilitates deeper insights. There is no light without a shadow, and without conscious knowledge of the shadow there can be no true growth in life.
Evolutionary healing describes the change in human consciousness occurring on our planet now. It supplies an entirely new viewpoint based on the present, which includes an understanding of the past and to a certain degree also of the future. It is first concerned with the origins of a global and time-specific imbalance, and with the description and analysis of the resulting psychological and alchemical dysfunctions. Then it points a way out, and finally it supports and coaches those who desire to move beyond.
Anyone who is interested in healing, self-improvement, and personal development can use this practical perspective. When principles make rational and intuitive sense, when they speak to us on a gut and heart level, and when we find them reflected in our environment, we tend to grow with them. Over time they guide us in the direction most beneficial for us. Since in essence evolutionary healing is vast, culturally complex, deeply psychological, and spiritual, it may take time to become really graspable. Once assimilated, it fits smoothly into the personal toolbox of life skills.
Although not an in-depth study of history, psychology, anatomy and physiology, metaphysics, or astrology, the material originates from myriad sources. The outcome resembles a collage that creates a new picture, while using already-existing images. The intention in examining and expanding the perception and understanding of our time is to provide an overview of the bigger picture within the process of becoming (evolution). Thus the tension of past and future as experienced in the present can be understood from a truly revolutionary and empowering perspective.
The first part of the book establishes the foundation from an alchemical point of view. It supplies a cosmology of existence while exploring the interplay of spirit and matter from the perspective of reincarnation and the human soul. As one of the laws of the physical, astral, and causal planes, evolution is put into the context of the soul's motion from matter to spirit. The internal and external battles inherent in this process are seen within the world of complementary opposites.
The second part of the book deals with world cycles that explore human consciousness within a 26,000-year period of spiritual ascension and materialistic decline. Thus, we can comprehend the tension of past and future as experienced in the present in an unprecedented context. As much as healing is in the wound, we need to first examine this wound. In evolutionary healing the phenomenon of suffering is seen in its range from psychospiritual pathology to an inherent condition. Although suffering is a natural part of the human condition, unnecessary suffering is a disease that urgently needs a cure.
The third part of the book comprises an outlook on the future, and clearly describes the "Y" in the road that we face. If we can embrace the necessary changes, choosing the right fork in the road will bring gradual improvement. If not, cataclysmic change is unavoidable. Through metamorphosing our limitations, a shift in awareness takes place from adapted man-made paradigms toward natural principles. The essence of evolutionary healing is in the understanding of life as a supernatural mechanism moving from separation and diversity to attraction, unity, and oneness. In the final analysis it views healing as the refining motion from doubt to faith, matter to spirit, and involution or stagnation to evolution.
Even though historical facts and material from various sources are utilized in this writing, the emphasis is on a larger perspective. The boundaries are clear, but they do belong to a metaphysical framework. They set the tone for an interaction of the tangible and the elusive. Assimilation of the larger perspective to which this writing is dedicated takes some patience, an open mind, as well as reflection and observation.
In life and in healing, it is often not enough to analyze the various parts. Concentration on the whole is also needed to gain useful answers and definite direction. The practice of seeing, understanding, and consciously living life not only requires intelligence, but also a feeling of one’s unfolding inner wisdom. Therefore, you are encouraged to let both your brain as well as your heart engage in this reading experience. The challenge lies in penetrating with the mental gaze beyond any preconceived notion and model. In bridging the distance between head and heart we receive the tools to know ourselves. They give us the strength to fight with fearlessness the battle of life and truth that is always worth fighting for. What could be more rewarding and useful?
Why are we here, why are the present circumstances so disheartening on a global level, what are our lessons, and how can we best deal with the challenges we face in our lives? These are some of the questions this book is trying to answer in a different way. Because the material is revolutionary, it is also challenging. It may very well metamorphose some of your own cognitive limitations relative to evolution, healing, and answers to some of the above questions.
Chapter 1 Evolution
Evolution is a process of metamorphosing limitations on all levels in order to adapt to life’s demands, situations, and circumstances in more proficient ways. Metamorphosis occurs for all life forms on this planet. It is different from transformation. When two opposite corners of a square are pushed closer together, the square turns into a diamond shape. The original shape is still recognizable, although it clearly has changed. This development exemplifies transformation. Metamorphosis on the other hand produces a completely new shape. The initial form has mutated, and no resemblance with the original configuration is left. An example is the caterpillar turning into a butterfly.
Metamorphosis clearly is more drastic than transformation. Both these progressions are necessary for adaptation to change, the only constant in life. When change is required to grow beyond limiting circumstances, metamorphosis through complete alteration is often the dynamic evolution chooses over transformation. There are two types of metamorphosis, one is slow and gradual, the other one is cataclysmic.
Nature demonstrates both types of modifications. Slow and gradual evolution is found in a seed on the ground. With the right conditions it germinates and grows into a tree. Now the original form of the seed can no longer be identified in the tree. A metamorphosis has taken place. It was not dramatic, but rather flowed smoothly from one stage to another.
Cataclysmic evolution is much more harsh and unsettling. It can also be devastatingly grievous and unfortunate. This type too starts out with a slow and gradual process, but there are no obvious signs of change. Even though these initial small shifts are practically undetectable, in this case they are the beginning of a process that builds on resistance. Pressure builds gradually but steadily. All of a sudden the point of no return is reached, and cataclysmic change becomes unavoidable. Volcano eruptions occur with such a dynamic, so do earthquakes and avalanches. Tidal waves and storms also build in a similar manner. Consequently, this also is a pattern intrinsic to life’s natural unfolding.
Humans experience metamorphosis also as a psychological process. In every life there are intense times of stress that require us to fundamentally change our relationship to ourselves, to others, or to certain areas of our existence. If we did not change, we would no longer be able to function. However, human nature relies on habit and self-consistency. What we know and are used to makes us feel secure. Change therefore creates insecurity within the human psyche. The bigger the changes we need to make, the more our sense of familiarity and our habitual way of being and acting is threatened. It is this insecurity that tends to breed resistance to necessary change. The more we struggle to keep the status quo of an inner attitude, or some external conditions, the greater our resistance to necessary change will be.
By averting the issue at hand, change can be resisted for a limited amount of time. Because the force of evolution contains an intrinsic thrust, however, carrying on in the old familiar mode counteracts its direction. Just as with avalanches or volcanic eruptions, the pressure keeps building until it reaches the point of no return. This is when a more or less cataclysmic event occurs to ensure the necessary change. At that moment all control is lost, and we do not know why things are happening the way they are.
Never would we have purposely chosen such change! We may not even have known that we resisted that change. Now that it is happening seemingly of its own volition, there is no other way but to cope with it. In the future we may look back and understand the reasons for this tumultuous change. By then the metamorphosis will be complete, and something in our consciousness will be changed fundamentally along with it. Certain limitations are obliterated, new possibilities open up, and we possess new skills. This phenomenon will empower us to gain an expanded perspective leading to more suitable and personally relevant choices. Thus evolution occurs despite our initial resistance.
As mentioned above, metamorphosis can result also from slow but progressive change. Forming relationships with other people, an institution, or a body of knowledge is an example of non-cataclysmic evolution. Through forming a relationship with someone or something outside of ourselves, we take in new information and components we previously lacked. With this process a type of energetic osmosis takes place. For instance, we might enter a program or school in order to learn something new. We absorb the material taught in classes and through the required reading material. By the time we graduate our system has assimilated the new information, and we have gained a certain degree of confidence. We have also practiced the new skills, and are finally qualified to use all this by serving others. With practice the acquired new capacities will open doors to opportunities that otherwise would stay closed. Through schooling and training, limitations are metamorphosed, and our capacity to be helpful and resourceful to self and others evolves.
Another example for slow, progressive evolution is the process of getting to know another human being in an intimate way. Every intimate relationship allows us to learn new things about ourselves, about the way the other person sees the world and processes information, and about the limitless nature of creativity. When we spend time with someone we feel secure and connected with, we absorb some of this person’s very way of being. Through this contact some of our own limitations are metamorphosed as well.
All of life’s processes are subject to change. There is no permanence in any living organism. Some change slower, others change faster. Even a two thousand year old tree grows, ultimately reaches a state of completion, and dies. All living beings are forced to adjust to their environment. As they do, they utilize resources available to them, which transforms their limitations. Consequently, life is a dynamic of perpetual becoming and adjusting in the face of continuously changing circumstances. This is what makes life interesting and challenging.
It is important to understand life from a standpoint that includes the physical, mental, and emotional as well as spiritual realms of existence. In the context of these various planes we can contemplate the origin of this organic development we call life. What creates life and causes evolution? Who conducts the entire scenario and maintains balance? There is a force greater than what we can encompass with our rational mind. Human beings have learned to employ this force in various ways, and this has occurred in an accelerated fashion over the past couple of centuries. Using physics, chemistry and other sciences, Western culture has drawn upon the power of electricity, and other natural forces present in the universe. Force in and of itself, however, is not the cause of life. There is intelligence far greater than our own human intelligence, which I refer to as Universal Source. It is this intelligence that conducts all of earthly existence and the entire creation of solar systems, galaxies, and universes to work together harmoniously. The Universal Source orchestrates all of nature and the various forces in the cosmos.
The way we make use of science and technology has brought about massive global imbalance. It is exactly this intelligent, self-governing ability to harmonize the natural forces that is absent in our human technology. The limitations in this so-called modern progress lie in the defiant stance of not wanting to acknowledge anything beyond what we can confirm with our senses. In order to gain true insight into the workings of this universe, we need to further examine the notion of the Source. For now it will suffice to say that the Universal Source is the origin of all manifested things.
With human beings, the psychological and spiritual aspects play a major role in the evolutionary development of consciousness. These aspects are tied in with survival and reproduction. They also rely on innate, cultural and environmental factors such as genetic make up, race, gender, nationality, region, and family. Moreover, evolution of conscious awareness depends on the age of the individual. The genetic imprinting regarding the age of the organism is programmed to develop at a certain rate. During the first part of life the focus is on growth and expansion. With youth and up to middle age it seems as though life was a perpetual adventure continuing endlessly into the future, despite knowledge of the aging process. While curiosity peaks during childhood and adolescence, discovering new possibilities prevails as a major characteristic well into middle age. The physical aches and pains, or even minor restrictions imposed by an aging body are not normally confining or of any lasting concern. Only once this phase of life passes does the individual realize that time indeed is setting limitations on certain physical and energetic attributes that were previously taken for granted.
As the later years replace middle age, maintenance becomes the core of events. At a particular point people realize that there are limitations regarding the usefulness of their body. The still distant, but definite culmination of the intrinsic life span becomes then more conspicuously evident. Owing to the realization that life will end sooner rather than later, many people begin to focus their attention on what it is they really want. This accelerates the evolutionary pace in a natural way. As time seems to run out, issues that have not been addressed in earlier years become important. All of a sudden it is obvious that if they are not dealt with, they will never be resolved. Growth beyond these limitations now appears precious. Accordingly, the genetic programming of the natural aging process facilitates psychological and spiritual evolution.
Chapter 10 Life's Natural Principles
Life’s natural directives are intrinsic to the manifested universe; they are timeless truths that never change. Scientists have discovered some of them, such as, for example, the law of gravity, the fact that the Earth rotates around the Sun, and that bacteria are killed when exposed to hot temperatures. Natural principles are inherent to human behavior as well. Much of what we call common sense is based on natural directives. For example, no one in her or his right mind would leave a 2-year-old child without direct supervision, nor would anyone go for a walk barefoot when it is minus ten degrees outside. We possess an inherent sense of right and wrong that guides us in our actions, reflection, and planning.
Customs, laws, rules, and regulations are essential in all societies. People live together and depend on one another for mutual usefulness and survival. The laws they create may or may not be congruous with life’s natural directives. When they are not, then human beings are living against their inherent purpose and intentions. Instead of allowing all aspects of their lives to exist as equally relevant and valuable, those that are against the norm and set rules of that specific society need to be suppressed. People can no longer express themselves according to their true nature. Consequently their psychology and behavior become altered in dysfunctional ways.
The ensuing warped effects of suppression also result in a social structure that tolerates exploitative behavior. This is especially puzzling in societies that are built on democracy, the law of equality and justice for all citizens. The hypocrisy obvious in this contradiction leads back to the suppression of life’s natural aspects. In modern societies actions related to the intellect are considered more important and valuable than actions associated with the body and the emotions. How could there possibly be any truth in a feeling being less valid than a thought? All realms of our human existence are of course equally important. The crucial point is how we relate to and act within any and all of these realms. Are our intentions pure, devious, and so on, and how do we conduct ourselves with regard to those intentions? This is where value judgments are appropriate.
Through intellectual leverage human beings tend to see themselves as separate from and superior to the rest of creation. Owing to this unreal stance, people create standard behaviors, moral codes, taboos, and regulations that do not fit the category of natural principles. In essence, they begin to think that the universe is there to serve them. Therefore, they are then entitled to take as much as they please without consideration for the total balance of life.
When greed and hunger for power becomes the prime directive, humans tend to take advantage of others. Some use the Darwinist “survival of the fittest” theory for justification. In fact nothing other than self-interest and ruthless acquisitiveness is hidden behind this conveniently rational approach. By example it sets a standard of conduct for others in similar situations to follow suit. In conjunction with such cultures belief systems were invented to subjugate and control the weaker, less aggressive people. With this transition the modern structure of a few that hold the wealth of all was established. It is based on distortion created through unnatural tenets.
In a social order that is aligned with life’s natural directives there is no need for such measures. Societies built on a foundation of such directives include the entire creation as equally relevant and sacred. Emotional involvement and intuitive truths of equality, compassion, sharing, and inclusion are vital to human existence. Indeed, the integrity of any society depends upon such values. Every state of consciousness and every work position within a system is necessary and vital for the functioning of the whole. What role any given member plays within society depends on many factors such as talent, family background, karma, and personal interests. Value judgments based on these choices are a shortsighted and tragic mistake. They do not honor the integrity of the system. Such concepts are foreign to societies whose members act, feel, and reason in alignment with life’s natural truths. This is illustrated with the example of indigenous cultures, where all roles within society are respected equally. Therefore, all members are the same in status as well. Such models of social order allow for balance, mutual respect, justice, and shared responsibility in the welfare of all.
Even though they were not knowledgeable in the ways of modern cultures, the preceding indigenous cultures were much closer to the intrinsic laws of nature. Modern cultures are based on rationally practical principles. Pragmatic knowledge created a chain reaction where deductive thinking eventually crowded out intuition along with a feeling of wholeness. This caused disrespect for nature and was also lacking in regard for human life. Although individuation equaled progress, the specific ways in which this occurred resulted in loss of important life aspects, which also contributed to social alienation. After abandoning the inherent impulses, their replacement with laws that were motivated by greed and exploitation caused fragmentation and trauma.
Of course modern existence cannot return to the ways of life and belief systems ancient cultures held. Yet it is necessary to recover the suppressed aspects that cause dissonance. Although rational thinking has brought much progress, it lacks concepts based on respecting all of nature and all peoples as equally valid and beneficial to life on Earth. When these principles are embraced once more, the process of reintegrating a felt sense of wholeness can occur. Individuation in tandem with collectively cultivating the pertinent component of intuition will move evolution past trauma and fragmentation. Through realigning with life’s natural directives we can balance rational concepts with intuitive truth.
The question becomes how to strengthen the individualized benefits of our modern era while reintegrating views that foster social cohesiveness. How can we learn from past and present conditions to move toward a synergy of technology with natural directives? And how can we eliminate the negative byproducts so that life on this planet may continue in harmony with its intended purpose? To find some answers we are going to explore the vast and very distinct cycles of becoming that we are part of here on Earth.
