Our conscious mind is a membrane linking two worlds
1) The Lower subconscious, the hidden psychic cellar where our wounded sub-personalities rule and dominate.
2) The Higher spirit Self, our portal into the Mystery of Divine Love
Every conscious thought comes from either ‘above’ or ‘below’.
Dylan Morrison
This conscious mind of ours is truly a weird and yet wonderful phenomenon. Most of the time it presents itself as our sole reality, the place where we think and store up thoughts, interpreting our place in the material world around us.
It lies.
As I’ve expressed above, I reckon instead that it’s an amazing membrane of sorts, one that doubles up as a virtual screen for the projections of our hidden selves. Please let me explain.
The rational man sees the conscious mind as a translator and transmitter of our the messages picked up from our solid, material world of form. Once this belief is accepted he boldly walks his way through the highs and lows of life, hoping that somehow he’ll make it through. A little more effort here a little more manipulation there and the odds may fall in his favor regarding success and indeed survival. Let’s be honest that’s where most of us began as human beings, programmed by those who’d been there and done that.
Thankfully something is usually sent along in life that makes us doubt our dearly beloved Linus blanket paradigm. The transpersonal crisis that eventually kicks in, sends us spinning, desperately looking for a lifeboat to save us from the sinking of our long-held mindset.
I believe such an experience to be sent or at least allowed by Divine Love in conjunction with our true Self; an opportunity to wake up to deeper realities that script our daily lives.
Through the shocking turmoil of our personal catastrophe we awaken to two new psychic kids on the block.
1) Our lower subconscious
This dark realm of our inner world has, unknown to us, been pulling the strings of our sense of being since early childhood, if not before. Here, the fragmented little selves, born of early trauma and rejection hang out in little warring gangs or clusters, each attempting to protect us from further pain and abandonment. ‘Nobody loves you except us!’ is their subliminal message of dependency, the hook that keeps us under their control whilst walking in our illusion of freedom. This inner community, collectively known as ego, dominates our waking hours, constantly releasing their take on our outer reality into the welcoming membrane of consciousness.
However once the Cruise Missile of our transpersonal crisis strikes hits, all hell breaks loose, or rather our sub-personality defenders crawl out of the wreckage to make a public appearance in the light of day. They bubble up in full war paint to challenge our new reality, the wreckage of our devastated belief system. Here we let it all hang out, at least temporarily; such a popping out of our subconscious woodwork is a valuable opportunity for our little aspects of me to meet the Unconditional Love that waits patiently on the other side of my consciousness membrane.
2) The Higher Self or spirit.
Above our normal state of consciousness lies a Divine spark from the Eternal Fire, a mirrored presence of the One in whom we live and move and have our Being. Known in religious parlance as the human spirit, it is altogether other from the realm of our fragmented psyche-soul, the me that has taken refuge in the safety of the lower subconscious. In Mind, Body, Circles this ‘I Am’ essence is commonly referred to as the Higher Self, the part of me that is somehow connected to the Unity of Cosmic Consciousness. For me it is the Divine Image as suggested by the author of the Genesis myth, that which operates like God, a reflector of Divine Love, one without rivalry. During our ego dominated stage of life, Divine Love sometimes trickles down through our spirit to imprint itself on our conscious membrane. This occasional little flash of enlightenment and awareness is, I believe, a precursor to a realigned life that often lies up ahead on the other side of our personal hell or transpersonal crisis, the catalyst for psycho-spiritual change.
I believe that our journey through this space-time reality was designed to be a two-way flow of Life. The constant knowing of Divine Presence as channelled by spirit into the realm of our unified psyche-soul, the interpreter and director of our flood of sensory body linked experiences. The psyche soul would in turn offer back its sense of earthly Self to the worship of Divine Dance. The ebb and flow of the spirit-psyche tide on the shores of consciousness were to birth the greatest of experiences – an eternal Sense of Wonder.
As we pass through the storms of life let’s realise where they are leading. To the increasing awareness of this psycho-spiritual partnership. As ego screams from the darkness of pain, may spirit embrace and welcome it home to the Light of Divine Love. May the continuing restoration of our sub-personalites into the accepting Presence of Spirit Source be an everlasting celebration, a party fit for both men and angels.
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Thanks for the reblog Sandra.
I love folk sending my stuff further into the dark depths of cyber-space!
🙂 Dylan
I’m hoping to help shed some light!
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Loved the article!! Just a question, what is “the Genesis myth” you are referring to? From reading “For me it is the Divine Image as suggested… ” I take it you are talking about how humans were created in the image of God as spoken about in the first book of Moses (or Genesis), but why “myth”? 🙂 🙂
Thanks!
Hi Jaco.
Thanks for your encouraging comment. Regarding the Genesis Myth, please let me explain. I believe that story or myth is a more powerful way of conveying psychological or religious truth than historical method. I believe that the Eden story is such a ttransmitter of profound truth regarding the origins of man and his present state of skewed desire.
I hope that helps explain my reference. If not do get back to me.
Blessings
Dylan
Ok! You are using the word myth instead of the word story, makes sense. I agree with you, stories do many times carry more psychological or religious weight than historical fact. Thanks for the quick reply. Again, awesome article!
On another note, there is a teacher called Ian Clayton that does a teaching on “Familiar spirits” witch are from what I gather essentially the same thing as the “sub-personality defenders” you talk about. It does a very good job in explaining their origin, effect and how to effectively deal with them. If you would want, you can have a listen at this link:
http://companyofburninghearts.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-25T06_42_58-07_00
Let me know what your views are, I would love to hear them.
Blessings!
Jaco
Thanks Jaco
Will pop over and have a wee listen.
🙂 Dylan
Hi Dylan, Good stuff! There is a somewhat related site at http://www.presence.tv/integral-theology/ which links several parts in a series of structures of the mind. Check it out when you have the chance. Carl
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Thanks Stuart. Much appreciated!
🙂 Dylan