I agree, blockages originate on a mental level I believe. The reason I focus on the tensions in the body is that otherwise there is a risk of only dealing with blockages on a mental level.
On the other hand, when having awareness of blockages being manifested in both the mind and body, in the whole mind/body/spirit complex, then it’s probably possible to deal with the blockages on the mental level and the physical tensions will be removed along with the mental blockages.
A lot of the blockages involve the separation between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. Removing those blockages only with practices on a mental level can be challenging since subconscious by definition means that the processes are out of reach for conscious awareness as in thinking.
Emotions are a bit closer to the subconscious, but even here if the emotions are only processed in the head and with a lack of awareness of the emotions in the body, then much of the subconscious is still hidden is my guess. Focusing on the tensions in the body I think is the deepest connection to the subconscious, and the rubber-meets-the-road manifestations of the blockages are the tensions in the body, often in muscles and fascia.
What’s the point of focusing on the tensions in the body if the destiny of the physical body is to deteriorate as we age and then die? My argument is that a higher density mind/body/spirit is needed for removing blockages on a significant level and this includes a physical body with more life in it. Ra explained it as:
Ra: I am Ra. … The yellow-ray body is your physical vehicle which you know of at this time and in which you experience catalyst. This body has the mind/body/spirit characteristics and is equal to the physical illusion, as you have called it.
The green-ray body is that body which may be seen in séance when what you call ectoplasm is furnished. This is a lighter body packed more densely with life. You may call this the astral body following some other teachings. Others have called this same body the etheric body. However, this is not correct in the sense that the etheric body is that body of gateway wherein intelligent energy is able to mold the mind/body/spirit complex. 47.8
Even when focusing on the tensions in the yellow-ray physical body, the conscious awareness aspect brings in the astral and etheric levels and removing blockages allows for higher sub-densities and for getting closer to the green-ray body which is more densely packed with life.
Some may argue that the physical body is a part of the physical illusion as Ra called it, so what’s the purpose of caring about the physical and biological level? My answer to that is that even in higher densities we will have a physical body, but with more capabilities and without disease, and even without automatic degradation and death in my opinion. So to me physical death is the illusion, not the physical body which needs to be improved instead of degraded.
Something I may have forgot to mention is that the physical body is just the outer manifestation of the mind/body/spirit complex. It’s like it says in the Bible in my view:
"I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”[h]
h. Isaiah 25:8" - 1 Corinthians 15:50-54
It also says somewhere in the Bible that the kingdom of God is within us. I interpret that as the kingdom of God being the higher densities in the Law of One. And the body of flesh and blood is the yellow-ray body. And the glorified body in Christianity is the higher density bodies which still have physical form but also can shapeshift, be turned into energy bodies etc. That’s different from the body of flesh and blood even if higher density bodies can take that kind of shapes when desired, like what Jesus did with his resurrection body when he teleported into his disciples’ house and said to Thomas: “Put your finger here” to show Thomas that Jesus’ resurrection body had physical solidity. It would be horrible if our higher density bodies only could take flimsy and ghostly shapes without substance.
How realistic is it to remove the blockages and improve the mind/body/spirit complex? I think it can be done! At least I find it better to aim really high to avoid aiming too low. And also to include the spirit part to avoid remaining stuck in a materialistic mainstream view which might be way too limiting.
It’s useful to include mainstream research and knowledge I think as long as it’s taken as an effect instead of as a cause. That the real cause is as Rudolf Steiner said the astral influencing the etheric which in turn influences the physical level. It’s the same as what Ra was saying about the astral body and the etheric body I believe. My current view is that the astral is the mental realm, the etheric is the energy realm and the physical is the ordinary biological body, the yellow-ray body.
I have looked into existing methods for removing blockages on the physical level. Now I found that the Fourth Way that Gurdjieff taught includes this together with the mental and emotional level in a holistic way.
"Yes, the physical aspect of the Fourth Way does include practices aimed at removing blockages and realigning the physical body. Gurdjieff’s teachings emphasize the interconnectedness of the intellectual, emotional, and physical aspects of an individual’s being. To achieve a higher level of consciousness and self-awareness, it is believed that one must work on all these aspects in a balanced manner. This can involve addressing physical tensions, blockages, and habits that may hinder personal growth.
While Gurdjieff’s specific teachings do not delve extensively into bodywork or somatic practices like those developed by Wilhelm Reich or the Feldenkrais Method, the principles of addressing physical blockages and realigning the body are in line with the Fourth Way’s holistic approach to self-development. Here’s how these concepts can relate:
In essence, while Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way does not prescribe specific bodywork techniques like Reich’s or the Feldenkrais Method, the principles of addressing physical tensions and blockages to achieve a more balanced and integrated self align with the holistic approach of the Fourth Way. Many contemporary practitioners interested in personal growth and self-awareness often explore a variety of practices, including bodywork and movement techniques, as complementary to their spiritual and psychological development."
To my opinion that’s why Significator of the Body (arcanum number XII) looks like this. We sacrifice body because material world serves for development of Spirit.
Yes, indeed the body of flesh cannot inherit higher densities and it serves as a learning tool. Pretty severe training for the spirit in third density on earth! And for a good reason and purpose of developing a deep understanding and experience of polarities. Also uniqueness and individuality are important. What Ra said about the third density development on Venus was easier and with more oneness but I think that we humans on earth reach a higher level of individuality and uniqueness because of a stronger sense of separation including blockages.
Love is either conditional or unconditional. Conditional love is relative and unconditional love is absolute. I see conditional love as a part of the Law of Confusion. Similarly there is conditional will and unconditional will. The free will of the separate individual is conditional will and the will of the united individual is unconditional and therefore to me conditional free will is also a part of the Law of Confusion. Conditional love and conditional free will are both related to confusion.
When we use our free will to do what we want it can often be conditional free will, where the conditional part is our past experience, social conditioning, habits and instincts. The confusion lies in the fact that this kind of conditional free will is mechanical since it’s only based on the past, like a computer program that only follows its code. Confusion in relation to love is a result of the belief in separation which makes the love conditional.
The blockages in the mind/body/spirit complex are connected to conditional free will and conditional love. But then what are unconditional free will and unconditional love? Unconditional free will is creativity, or to use a more academic term, strong emergence. Everything else is a mechanical “program”. And unconditional love is an aspect of the intelligent infinity that manifests all of reality as a wholeness.
On the contrary I see unconditional love as a part of Law of Confusion (though expression “as a part” confuses me). When loving without conditions you’re “letting” stay someone in his own confusion even knowing it’s confusion indeed.
It seems to me that Ra includes all of love in the Law of Confusion, including unconditional love. But I got the idea of connecting unconditional love to absolute love. The One without opposites. And within the One there are polarities such as the me vs others, up and down, light and dark and so on.
The One itself is free from dualities, since, well, it’s one wholeness. You could be correct that Ra includes unconditional love in the Law of Confusion. We will see, I will stick to the idea of conditional love being a part of the Law of Confusion and that unconditional love is the One without confusion. In a sense the One includes everything, including confusion, it’s just that I see the perspective of oneness as the absolute.
Aaron Abke has a lot of knowledge about the Law of One. And also about other spiritual topics. In this new video Aaron talks about what I see as related to the blockages in the mind/body/spirit complex:
I also was watching it. To me Aaron complicatedly expressing “The Missing Piece to the Law of Attraction” that the Alchemist explains which I find very useful (I posted some time ago the link but encourage to post it again). In one’s turn which I found to be just another look to the Law of Responsibility. It’s simple.
I will try to paraphrase. Blockage happens when you are not doing something. You’re not doing something when you do not develop. You do not develop when you do not take responsibility of what have learnt or obtained. When you do not take responsibility, this lacking piece returns to you not like cause/effect that you did something and it’s the result, but when you did not do something unless you return and take the responsibility. Sarah calls it the power you do not use. So responsibility=power. When dynamically you take all power/responsibility you process all catalyst.
That will be interesting to compare. I will check out Alchemist’s video. To summarize Aaron’s video a good part I found to be the truth affirmation or mantra that he mentioned: “Two powers do not exist. I am resting in one power.”
I love that affirmation! And to me it sums up the core blockage which is the belief in separation. If I have one power and the universe another power, that’s conflict, that’s friction and a blockage. Different methods work best depending on the person and the situation in life, but Aaron’s affirmation fits me so I will try it for a while.
That was a great insight the Alchemist said, that when we are in conflict with the external world it’s a reflection of our own unconscious state. That’s a major blockage. I will combine it with what Aaron said about one power.
My new affirmation is: My conflicts are a reflection of my unconscious belief in separate powers.
I would say: when you do not proceed the catalyst it goes to the unconsciousness.
Have a new affirmation! This one is really simple. The affirmation is: The future guides me.
This means that the Infinite Creator guides me, and we are the Infinite Creator but we don’t know the future yet so the Infinite Creator is in that sense larger than us. We have direct access to the future via our higher selves. And our higher selves are free from our third density blockages.
36.6 Questioner: Then the higher self operates from the future as we understand things. In other words my higher self would operate from what I consider to be my future? Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. From the standpoint of your space/time, this is correct.
70.9 Questioner: I think I have an erroneous concept of the mind/body/spirit complex, for instance, that I represent here in this density and my higher self. The concept probably comes from my concept of space and time. I am going to try to unscramble it. The way I see it right now is that I am existing in two different locations, here and in mid-sixth density, simultaneously. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. You are existing at all levels simultaneously. It is specifically correct that your higher self is you in mid-sixth density and, in your way of measuring what you know of as time, your higher self is your self in your future.
81.14 Questioner: And finally, the fourteenth, the Way of the Body is called the Alchemist because there is an infinity of time for the various bodies to operate within to learn the lessons necessary for evolution. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is less than completely correct as the Great Way of the Body must be seen, as are all the archetypes of the body, to be a mirror image of the thrust of the activity of the mind. The body is the creature of the mind and is the instrument of manifestation for the fruits of mind and spirit. Therefore, you may see the body as providing the athanor through which the alchemist manifests gold.
The word Athanor reminds me of Bikram yoga. This topic might be answered in part by an experience of yoga.
Today someone asked if I do yoga,
and I suggested Jnana yoga of sorts
maybe, like stretching the mind in
all sorts of contorted ways making
it flexible. This conversation spilled
into the idea of critical thinking as
possibly an important practice in
a modern age of information.
One way to develop this is simply
counter argue any argument even
if you’re not arguing for something
you agree on - it’s a twisted practice
that can afford empathizing with
people you don’t agree with, and
by this you better see both sides
and might arrive to more objective
emotionally neutral - improved
decisions, or not.
Okay I searched for “Devil” and found
myself somehow mentioning fear as
contrast to fearlessness reaching out
of some spiritual matrix. If you find
someone who can pump you up flush
with love - you may become unstoppable,
completely fearless and ready to go.
Or, if you can flush another with love,
they might become fearlessly
unstoppable.
Here’s a lyric improv for session 80
stemming from a notion that spiritual
blockage may be like getting stuck in
Devil archetype realm - a trap feeling,
afraid, looming monsters, separation,
feeling of powerlessness, controlled,
enslaved, dehumanizing power trips,
etc. Help another out of some
spiritual funk by showing you care
and love them, or not.
JOY IMMENSE
(Song beat similar to Animals,
House Of The Rising Sun)
There is a complex of Tarot names,
One called the Devil’s Card.
A matrix of spirit of great darkness there.
From where spirit grows beyond.
By Towers with the lightning,
is light of potential being.
Our paths in faith catalyze us on,
like The Star of Tarot names.
Now experience falls as card of The Moon
That manifests how we choose.
To help another or just self in need,
shadows or sunlight ensues.
So notice as the Sun card
It is a significant one.
Absorb the light or shine it on back.
Shows flux of importance done.
The spirit transforms the material world.
To infinite realms beyond.
Consciousness grows of Judgment in being,
To walk these steps for long.
There is a complex of Tarot names,
For few the World card known.
Infinite as whole of connecting all
How joy immense is grown.
