| AGE OF THE SOULAlthough generally
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| | important positions in the spiritual
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| speaking, spirit essence is ageless and
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| | government headed by Sanat Kumara.The
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| eternal, it is possible to classify souls
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| | purpose of the Spiritual Hierarchy is to
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| in terms of its evolutionary unfoldment
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| | guide and assist humanity's evolutionary
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| or development. Here we do not speak of
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| | struggle towards higher levels, towards
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| the origin of the soul, for from a
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| | the fifth kingdom--the kingdom of the
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| certain occult point of view, not all
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| | gods and even beyond. Their goal is to
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| human souls originated at the same "time"
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| | release humanity from all of its
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| or from the same imaginary point in
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| | self-imposed limitations and false
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| space. According to this viewpoint, not
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| | beliefs preventing the attainment of
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| all humans are of the same spiritual
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| | god-hood, divinity, and immortality. The
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| race. Our many racial conflicts have its
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| | members of the Hierarchy teach every
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| source in the very depth of our souls
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| | person the way out of the cycle of
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| where our metaphysical blueprints are
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| | reincarnation, and the elimination of
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| diverse and heterogeneous. In the
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| | karma.As mentioned above, the many
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| channeled teachings of the New Age, our
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| | initiations that the Spiritual Hierarchy
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| points of origin are associated with
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| | conducts relates to the various stages of
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| certain constellations in the starry
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| | humanity's evolution. These initiatory
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| sky.The so-called age of the soul may be
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| | ceremonies are either formally or
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| determined in various ways and there are
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| | informally given. They usually take place
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| many forms of classifications. These
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| | in the higher dimensions, those above the
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| methods of determining the evolutionary
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| | astral planes. The candidates of these
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| stage of the soul assists us to greatly
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| | initiations experience them in the
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| understand the behavioral patterns and
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| | Out-of-the-Body state, and is normally
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| mental/spiritual differences in human
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| | recalled during the waking state as a
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| beings.We call some of the various
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| | "lucid dream."The consciousness of life
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| methods of classifying soul development,
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| | begins at the mineral level. It
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| "the Caste-System," "the Planetary
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| | progresses to the plant kingdom, moving
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| Initiatory System," and "the
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| | on to the animal kingdom, and finally
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| Chronological-Aging System." Each system
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| | enters the human stage. The human kingdom
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| has its own method of delineating
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| | is marked by various evolutionary phases.
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| soul-progress. We believe that psychology
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| | Most people have passed the early
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| would improve its understanding of the
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| | primitive stage of humanity's collective
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| human psyche if it took the issue of
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| | evolution--and when we say "primitive,"
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| soul-age under consideration.The Caste
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| | we refer to the consciousness aspect and
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| SystemAccording to the Hindus, thousands
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| | not to form. The Hierarchy's
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| of years ago Manu, the progenitor of
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| | consideration of mankind, therefore
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| humanity, instituted the caste system
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| | begins with the stage of the average
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| called jati in Sanskrit. In this system
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| | person. When the average person begins to
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| there are four classes called varna. The
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| | awaken spiritually, he is considered an
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| highest varna is the Brahmin, the priests
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| | aspirant. This is analogous to the stage
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| and scholars. Next in rank is the warrior
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| | of novice in any religious institution.
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| ruler-caste, called Kshatriya. Below this
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| | After this stage comes the grade of
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| are the merchants and the farmers--the
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| | discipleship.After many tests, a disciple
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| Vaisyas. The lowest class is that of the
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| | qualifies for his first initiation. There
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| Sudras, the laborers. Outside of the
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| | are 9 initiations associated with this
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| class systems are the "Untouchables."
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| | planet. At each stage and initiation
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| These are the Dravidians, the original
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| | there are certain soul qualities that the
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| inhabitants of the land colonized by the
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| | person has to develop, certain traits and
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| Aryans. This caste-system is still in
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| | habits that has to be eliminated, and
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| existence today, however, its rigidity
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| | certain tasks carried-out. It is a
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| has caused a great amount of civil
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| | person's soul-development or expression
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| problems and unrest; fortunately though,
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| | that gives us a clue as to where he or
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| numerous political and social reformers
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| | she stands on the evolutionary scale or
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| have caused positive changes and
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| | spiritual path as reckoned by the
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| abolished many of the caste-system strict
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| | Hierarchy. Most saints and prophets are
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| rules.According to the exponents of the
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| | third and fourth degree initiates. The
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| caste system every soul is born into the
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| | fifth initiation marks the level of the
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| caste in accord with its karma. If one is
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| | "Perfect Man."Generally speaking, the
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| born in a lower caste, it is because of
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| | initiate of the first degree strives to
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| its karma. Only if it ameliorated its
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| | overcome and balance the physical
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| karmic condition would it be born in a
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| | appetites and instincts. The second
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| higher caste in a next life. Members of a
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| | degree initiate works upon purifying and
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| certain caste were not allowed to marry
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| | harmonizing the emotional nature. The
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| those of another class. In such a strict
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| | third degree initiate has the onus of
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| system the opportunity to progress was
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| | purifying, developing, and transcending
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| not provided. The lower class eventually
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| | the mind. The human ego would have to be
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| became the slaves of the higher.Although
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| | eliminated or transcended in the fourth
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| the physical form of the caste-system is
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| | initiation. Perfection is attained in the
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| abhorrent to the fine, sensitive nature
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| | fifth initiation. What lies above that,
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| of the evolved soul, its essence has a
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| | the sixth-ninth degree, is beyond the
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| basis in truth. Spiritually speaking,
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| | understanding of the lower degree
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| every person belongs to one of the class
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| | initiates and the average person. Between
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| of the caste system. In other words, our
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| | two initiations there are several minor
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| soul functions at a certain caste-level
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| | ones, not all of which are celebrated in
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| and it eventually evolves through all of
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| | a ceremonious manner. The various events
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| the castes. At present we may function at
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| | in the life of Jesus as recorded in the
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| a Sudra-consciousness level, or a
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| | New Testament represents the planetary
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| Ksatriya-consciousness level, etc. From
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| | initiations. This is a hidden truth not
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| the spiritual point of view, there are
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| | yet understood by orthodox Christianity.
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| also classes above the Brahmin level.
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| | The gospel stories are actually
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| These are the great souls, men and women
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| | narratives of our own soul-journey and
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| who have reached the state of
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| | development.Not all of the initiations
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| perfection.Briefly, the soul begins its
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| | are attained in one incarnation. It takes
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| evolutionary journey as an Untouchable,
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| | many lives to pass through them. Because
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| this is the soul-stage where one simply
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| | of this a person may be born as a second
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| struggles to survive. One has no concept
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| | or third degree initiate; a first or
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| of sin at this stage, one simply lives
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| | fourth degree initiate; or even as an
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| according to the basic instincts. The
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| | average person who has not yet set his
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| Untouchables are simple, ignorant people.
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| | foot on the path of spiritual unfoldment.
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| Their mentality and spirituality are not
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| | Our children may be more advanced than
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| yet awakened. At the next stage, as a
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| | us, spiritually speaking, just as
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| Sudra, the soul has evolved an egoic
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| | candidates may be more highly developed
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| sense and begins to work for
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| | than their seniors when they are first
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| self-aggrandizement and self-centered
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| | accepted or initiated into a spiritual
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| purposes. As a Vaisya the soul becomes
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| | organization.The Chronological Aging
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| very ambitious and materialistic and
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| | SystemAnother method of gauging the
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| seeks money for its sake alone. The
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| | soul's age is what we personally call the
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| Vaisya cares for none but for self alone.
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| | Chronological Aging System. This method
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| Everything that exists the Vaisya seeks
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| | has attained some publicity when the
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| to own. The Ksatriya on the other hand
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| | manuscript, "The Michael's Handbook" was
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| has evolved a sense of responsibility. He
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| | published; however, this system is not
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| seeks to serve humanity, however, his
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| | new and have been taught by mystics
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| attempts are still tainted by his ego
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| | throughout the ages.Basically, this
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| which is now functioning in a subtle
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| | system follows the same chronological
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| manner. The Brahmin has commenced to
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| | stages that an organism goes through in
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| renounce the many vices and negative
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| | its life. An organism begins its life as
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| traits that acted as hurdles towards his
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| | an infant and progresses in the following
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| spiritual progress. There is now little
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| | stages: baby, youth (young), adult
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| ego left in him. He often has a mystical
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| | (mature), and the aged (old). Now the
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| disposition. In his mind and heart he
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| | soul also undergoes all of the above
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| often feels that he has "seen it all" and
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| | stages in its development, and even more.
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| "have known it all." This results in his
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| | Those souls that have passed the stage of
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| distaste for the mundane world, and he
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| | "Old-soul" may be said to be Transcendent
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| usually becomes a renunciate. The
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| | and Infinite souls. At each stage or age
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| Brahminic soul finds more pleasure in
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| | there are seven sub-stages or levels. At
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| things of the spirit rather than in
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| | every level and every stage, the soul has
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| worldly pleasures.From the above we can
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| | identifying traits and characteristics,
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| see the hypothetical situation where a
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| | and these have positive and negative
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| Vaisya, spiritually speaking, is born
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| | aspects. Generally speaking, by knowing
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| into a physical Ksatriya caste, or
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| | the traits of someone we may tell their
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| becomes president of a country. This
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| | soul age, and hence, where they stand in
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| results in a ruler with tyrannical
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| | their evolution. Below is a table of the
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| tendencies. Someone who misuses the trust
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| | soul stages and their basic traits as
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| that people places upon him. He exploits
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| | described in the book "Michael's
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| his position in order to own and acquire
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| | Handbook," written by Jose
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| the riches of the world for self-centered
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| | Stevens.[Please visit this page for
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| purposes.We can see the difference in
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| | table: Infant souls are more concerned
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| soul development as related to class by
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| | with survival issues than anything else,
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| an individual's understanding of the
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| | and they often live far from the
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| concept of power. Each class has its own
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| | complexities of technological societies.
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| characteristical understanding of the
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| | It is said that Infant souls tend to
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| word "power." Ask someone with a Sudra
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| | congregate in the equator for survival is
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| soul-development what his understanding
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| | much easier and simpler there.
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| of power is. He will show you his
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| | Negatively, Infant souls are aggressive,
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| muscles--"muscle-power." The Vaisya on
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| | animalistic, fearful, superstitious, and
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| the other hand, will declare that money
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| | ignorant. Their redeeming qualities are
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| is power, or even that psychism is power.
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| | simplicity, child-like, psychical, and
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| To the Ksatriya, position, rank, or
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| | instinctive.Baby souls are those beings
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| office is power . . . perhaps his sword
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| | that strictly play the rules of society.
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| too. Brahmins would maintain knowledge to
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| | They are unshakeable in their beliefs and
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| be power. The person who said that the
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| | they have a tendency to succumb to
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| pen is mightier than the sword was a
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| | fanaticism, whether it be religion or
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| Brahmin. The higher spiritual classes
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| | some other. Baby souls are comfortable
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| without doubt would declare love to be
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| | with formal rites and ceremonies and are
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| the highest power.Though the Caste-system
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| | strict conformist to the tenets of
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| has four, five, or even six classes, they
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| | theological dogmas. The good aspects of
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| are not clearly distinct. In some cases
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| | Baby souls might include loyalty and
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| we have an overlapping of classes. For
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| | obedience, while their negative aspects
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| instance, a soul may be a Sudra-Vaisya,
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| | dogmatism, pettiness, and brutality.Young
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| or a Vaisya-Ksatriya, etc. Or a much more
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| | souls are struggling to express their
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| precise way of classifying this is to
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| | innate identity, their divinity; however,
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| consider each class as having four
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| | they mistakenly do this by asserting
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| sub-classes. The following is an example:
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| | their false ego, by misusing power, and
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| Sudra-Sudra, Vaisya-Sudra,
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| | by manipulating others. Hence, with such
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| Ksatriya-Sudra, and Brahmin-Sudra. The
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| | tactics, they are often the
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| next set of sub-classes would be
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| | conflict-makers. They are possessive in
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| Sudra-Vaisya, Vaisya-Vaisya,
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| | nature and are deeply concerned with
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| Ksatriya-Vaisya, etc. This would make 16
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| | power issues. They love to be known and
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| sub-classes in all, and each sub-class
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| | worshipped and are often the
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| would have its own characteristics.We can
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| | success-hunters. Young souls are
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| also see how the pattern of the
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| | ambitious and competitive and ever seek
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| caste-syetem corresponds with the
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| | to be prominent in their field of
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| four-fold personality of the microcosm:
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| | expertise. They are great winners but
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| Sudra--physical body; Vaisya--astral or
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| | sore losers. They are materialistically
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| emotional body; Ksatriya--the lower
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| | and atheistically oriented, and are
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| mental (concrete mind); Brahmin--the
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| | greatly fearful of death. They love
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| higher mental (the abstract mind).The
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| | luxury and the many comforts of life.
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| Planetary Initiatory SystemIn order to
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| | Positive traits of Young souls are
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| understand the planetary initiations and
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| | productiveness and industriousness.
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| its relationship to the stages of
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| | Negatively, they are competitive,
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| soul-unfoldment, we should first discuss
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| | self-righteous, manipulative, and given
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| briefly the meaning of initiation and the
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| | to exploitation.Mature souls are less
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| institution behind it.Initiation may be
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| | materialistic than their younger
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| defined as the "act of inducing,
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| | brethren. Relationships, cultural and
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| introducing, or instructing." It is often
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| | intellectual pursuits are of more
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| ritualistic in nature and is to be found
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| | importance to Mature souls than the lower
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| in various social ceremonies. Fraternal
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| | activities of the personality. This is
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| organizations often extend an initiation
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| | the stage where the soul commences to
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| to their member-candidates to impress
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| | search for a meaning in life. The soul
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| upon their minds the importance of the
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| | begins to feel an emptiness in its heart
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| step that they would be taking. There are
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| | for all the mundane things that it sought
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| many forms of initiation related to the
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| | after in the early stages offered no
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| life of a human being; for instance,
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| | lasting enjoyment. Mentally, it begins to
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| birth, adolescence, adulthood,
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| | be open-minded, is introspective, and
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| parenthood, etc.-all of these are stages
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| | commences its inquiry into the nature of
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| of growth and in certain cultures they
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| | Truth. Mature souls have a sense of
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| are marked by certain initiatory rituals.
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| | caring, they are perceptive, and are open
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| These rituals are often called rites of
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| | to others-these are their positive
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| passage. Initiation in that sense, is an
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| | traits. Negatively, they can be
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| announcement or revelation of what one
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| | over-attached, over-emotional, and
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| has attained, or reached.In schools of
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| | neurotic.Old souls are the teachers and
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| esotericism, initiations are given to
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| | guides of the younger souls. Having
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| candidates requesting occult wisdom. In
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| | experienced life and its many facets,
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| such initiatory ceremonies, mystic
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| | spiritually speaking, they are the ones
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| instructions are often conveyed to the
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| | among human souls most qualified to show
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| one being initiated. Often the candidate
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| | others the Way. Usually, they possess not
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| had to undergo certain tests and trials
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| | mere intellectual knowledge of Universal
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| to prove his worthiness. In the
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| | Truths, but have experienced them
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| Initiatory schools of Ancient Egypt, for
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| | personally through soul-perception. Old
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| instance, the candidate had to face the
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| | souls enjoy their freedom and have a
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| challenges of the four elements. These
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| | sense of inter-relatedness. All things to
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| trials would reveal whether the candidate
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| | the Old soul are inseparable from itself,
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| had the necessary qualifications, such as
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| | and are but aspects of itself. They see
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| sincerity, courage, determination,
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| | and feel God in everything. From the
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| perseverance, etc., in order to progress
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| | perspective of Young souls, old timers
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| in the occult teachings and to preserve
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| | are sometimes hard to fathom. The Old
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| them from misuse. When these arduous
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| | ones seem to lack any powerful ambition,
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| tests had been completed the candidate
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| | motivation, and enthusiasm for earthly
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| would be led to a special chamber where
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| | life. They appear to be detached,
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| he or she would be caused to experience
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| | reticent, and aloof. Old souls enjoy
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| what has been called, "dying while
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| | unorthodox spiritual practices, and
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| living." Through mystic methods the high
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| | alternative forms of healing. They are
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| priest conducting the initiation would
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| | esoterically inclined--always searching
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| release the ka, the "soul" from the
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| | for the inner truths in religion rather
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| candidate's corporeal form. In these
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| | than conforming to its formalities; they
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| initiations yogic instructions are given
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| | are more spiritually aware than the soul
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| to the initiated one to practice. In most
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| | groups of any other soul stage. Old souls
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| initiatory systems, there are three
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| | are adept in choosing and expressing any
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| stages of occult advancement--each stage
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| | of their past-life personalities
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| represented by an initiation. In the
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| | according to the situations that they
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| initiatory systems of ancient Egypt,
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| | face in life. They might appear
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| these three steps are referred to as the
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| | authoritative one moment, and at another
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| initiations of Osiris, Isis, and
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| | they may act docile, sweet and innocent.
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| Serapis.Planetary initiations are quite
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| | Old souls know that life is a play and
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| different from what we have discussed
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| | that they are merely actors playing
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| thus far. Man is in a state of evolution,
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| | roles. From the viewpoint of Baby and
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| and every stage of his unfoldment is
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| | Young souls, the Old ones with their
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| marked by an initiation. Often these
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| | spiritual vision and mystical
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| initiations are ritualistically conducted
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| | understanding are simply heretical. Old
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| by the members of the Planetary Spiritual
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| | souls have often been persecuted and
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| Hierarchy. This Spiritual Hierarchy is
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| | executed by the ignorant younger souls.
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| the unseen government of this planet.The
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| | The Young ones tend to attack what they
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| Spiritual Hierarchy, according to the
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| | fear and do not understand in the Old
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| Ancient Wisdom, was established about 18
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| | ones and thus create unnecessary karma.
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| million years ago by an interplanetary
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| | The Old soul is easygoing, eccentric,
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| being from Venus called Sanat Kumara.
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| | kind, gentle, loving, insightful,
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| This exalted entity is the god or
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| | intuitive, and harmless, these are just
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| president-director of planet earth. It
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| | some of their positive traits; Old souls
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| was he who sent many beings to appear on
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| | have very little negative traits and ego
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| the world scene to instruct humankind on
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| | left, although there are some "species"
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| the Path of Truth, Love and Wisdom. These
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| | that can seemingly be obnoxious for
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| beings are our avatars, saints and
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| | certain karmic reasons. Old souls are at
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| prophets. Many of these entities now hold
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| | times lazy, weird, and unmotivated.
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