Recent Ideas: The Time Pyramid

Occasionally I try to develop a model of time that can help explain both the human and celestial perspective. It’s a bit difficult for someone stuck in concrete linear time that only has one particular experience of the now moment. ABC-22 has attempted to describe the different layers of time before, as well as how the midwayers utilize the band of time they exist in, and I have attempted to figure it out a bit at a time (pun unintended).

At one point I thought of a possible clock/watch design that could show these different bands of time at once, showing the time of the linear “now” moment, along with the stretch of time the celestials could be inhabiting. In my mind, this was done through the display of various rings or concentric circles (with different colors) and time measurements on the side. I wasn’t sure if I was imagining something from science fiction or a real morontia machine, but either way, it didn’t really solve the issue of understanding time from a higher perspective. The original posts:

"This was a quick dive into my imagination. I was rethinking the circle, which became the front of a cylinder. I began looking at its side and rolling it. How can I change these dimensions? I saw the top, bottom and side at once. The shape was collapsing in on itself. I switched it around and thought of a clock. A shape always expanding, like zooming into fractal geometry. This was a time device. The shape expanded on the front and collapsed in on itself in the back, but it was completely flat. There were no sides. The expanding image showed the current time. Every measurement of time on the face could be maneuvered in. This was a representation of time bands, all aspects of the now constantly in motion, expanding outward. It was like a colored radar, but instead of a single line moving around the screen, circles pulsed out from the center. This was a multidimensional time travel watch."

"It has this dual function where each hour appears as a circle (creating a long "ping") expanding from the center. When the hour (let's say 7:00) reaches the outer edge, it disappears as 8:00 appears in the middle. There would be a horizontal measurement of the minutes. When used from a higher time band, the circle would then represent how much of our time a person could manipulate (go back and forth through). For this form, there would be a fixed circle in the middle used for human time. The individual's time would be represented by another circle. If the second circle gets closer to the middle dot, they are going back in time. If the circle expands closer to the outside, they are moving into the future."

"I had a new idea for the item. What I wanted to do was understand these higher bands of time that the midwayers and angels so easily know and experience. The problem is, the higher band you are on, the more flexible time may be. This probably means that while a secondary midwayer could go one or two hours in the past or future, a primary may go three or four. This is just an example though, and there are most certainly things midwayers cannot change, such as our free will decisions once we make them. Anyway, the face of the clock would get too cluttered with all of this information, so there needs to be a face for each band of time, which will be projected outward as a hologram. If you have seen the (CGI) holograms in Ironman or Pacific Rim, you would have an idea what I was thinking. Each would be a different color, and would create a cylinder in the air (which could be condensed or removed altogether). However, time may actually be better represented if the faces increased in size, creating a cone or funnel shape."

While getting ready for work, I got an idea of a new model of time and how those may experience it. I have no idea if I was the direct source or if it was someone else. The model may not even be right, but I would at least like to describe the idea. It is basically an upside down triangle, cone or pyramid. The bottom point is the now moment that is experienced at our level – the incredibly inflexible present moment. This pyramid has layers, and those finding themselves at a higher layer have a room of freedom that is theoretically measurable on the diagram. Right above our band of time is a layer that is slightly larger, and within it the midwayer in question can inhabit an area of time that we are not a part of in our world (or at least do not consciously experience at that moment). However, the effects of the midwayer’s activities can impact the present moment. A line can still be drawn from their current position to the bottom point of the pyramid. If his or her actions do not impact the physical world, the “line of influence” leaves the pyramid itself, failing to manifest itself in time-space in a way that impacts those experiencing the lower band of time. However, those of a higher band can be impacted, as they can experience or observe everything going on in the band below them. Thus, these lines of influence do not necessarily start at the point of existence that being is operating on.

These plot points can act more like the center of the line. The only question is whether the line of influence is straight no matter which way it is pointing. If it is pointing toward the now we experience, then it can either influences the past or future now which the higher beings can operate on. One more thing to realize is that this pyramid is not real in structure, only in how the bands operate. Basically, the pyramid is moving, and the bands inside the pyramid leave a straight and definite trail that becomes recorded history. The last thing I’ll mention is that the very top band is inhabited by God, and this contains all past, present and future. In reality, if you could may this idea out, it would not look like a triangle, but a very odd shape.

There is also one more way of looking at this time concept, and that is a thing of experience. Time, for the most part, may be uniform, but the experience of it doesn’t have to be. If time is simply the measurement of events, then the celestials may simply be capable of performing far more tasks in less time and can also multitask far better than we can. A band of time may really be the ability to manipulate, experience or know multiple events at once, or perhaps this is simply what one can do when inhabiting a higher band than us.

A basic model of this pyramid is provided below (click for full size):

New Ideas: The Journey to Cosmic Citizenship

There are some fundamental truths that all searching for citizenship in the cosmic sense will find out. These are issues that will indeed appear as one grows spiritually and learns to plan for future service in the ascension career. This list comprises of a few things I know of personally, but there are many aspects to this subject not discussed.

1. Every thought, feeling and action is recorded or known, though not everyone access to all information. Realizing that God knows more about you than you do is a simple thing. Comprehending the magnitude of every action contributing to a future spiritual resume, of sorts, is not. There are no secrets.

2. What you do now impacts your future, a future that can extend so far forward that you simply cannot know the full consequences of what you do. These consequences can be both good and bad, so forget the negative spin that word usually holds. All actions have effects, and these effects can snowball so far down the road that you won't know what to expect. Do not get so worked up about it that you can't sleep, but realize that doing good can have a far more beneficial effect on the world, the universe and yourself than what you would expect to occur in the short-run.

3. Planning for the ascension career, or the billions of years it will take to reach Paradise, can start during the evolutionary experience, provided you have the right information. It is not just a thing of figuring out what you want to study, but what you can do in the flesh to make the ascension experience easier or more flexible.

4. Learn to love as many people as you can on this planet, and learn to stop worrying about minor differences. You will be socializing with people from other planets not too long from now.

New Ideas: The Many Facets of the Magisterial Mission

The Magisterial Mission has quite a few branches, all impacting a variety of projects. However, there are two main categories, one dealing with physical sustenance, the other with spiritual sustenance. For now, I will just post a short look at these two general categories.

1. Spiritual Growth:

A category that largely impacts things at the individual level, which begins with the confirmation of God's presence and love. For a Descending Son of God to appear in the flesh means that scripture becomes largely outdated and almost useless. Why rely on a bible or even the Urantia Book when a Paradise Son and his staff is present and can answer questions? Organized religion is bound to change chaotically, some of it disappearing entirely over time. Ultimately, people will be led to develop their personal relationship with the Father, and part of the reason there is to be a Magisterial Mission is to substantially boost such a relationship that fosters soul growth.

2. Societal Growth:

A category that deals with sociological changes and sustainability issues. The next reason for the mission is to improve society as it restructures itself in response to a changing planet. This is a thing of both physical sustenance and cultural longevity and evolution, meaning that societal growth is broken into two more categories of physical sustainability and social sustainability.

Physical sustainability involves reorganizing human groups so as to survive potential calamities, as well as introducing new technology utilizing ultimatons so as to bring basic utilities to all of mankind.

Social sustainability involves reorganizing human groups so that society will come to reflect the three values of: life, equality and growth. The value of life is about the quality of life. Do the right requirements for this quality exist, and if not, why? Is there a lack of resources, or is there some social issue at play? The value of equality is a simple matter, and that is about everyone being capable of growing and thriving, which concerns the other two listed values. The value of growth is about whether an individual has every opportunity to grow in skills, knowledge and responsibility. This growth encompasses the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of life, which help lead to life quality – something that everyone will eventually have access to.

Recent Ideas: Limits of Love

This was a previous concept I put together, but I cannot find my original post about it. I believe it to be an important one, so I might as well recreate it here.

There are two human limits on love, or more specifically, how it is expressed, and that is in giving and receiving.

People naturally have a cap on how much love they can show others. These limits are created by time, circumstance, energy and focus. Time dictates the number of times you can do things through love. Within your life, you must dedicate a certain amount of time to yourself in order to simply survive, but you can still serve others daily. However, this service relies on circumstance. You have to be capable of interacting with people (being in the right place) and also capable of creating a positive effect. Your ability to create a positive effect depends on how much energy you desire to expend, and how much you have in reserve, and this also relates to time. Lastly, there is the focus of the love or service itself. How many people are you helping or showing affection? Is it one person at a time? Is it a group? Will this love be passed on to others or to later generations? There can even be an inward focus, and the person may desire to love themselves over others. These are all limitations of expression that exist for temporal beings.

People also have a cap on how much love they can receive. Normally, this is a level of comfort involving how much love you desire and how much is taken in. Too much can create discomfort, and a person who receives too much may find the giver to have ulterior motives or to be too attached. It is also a thing of expectations: what you expect to receive (or earn) and what you expect others to try to give. The former is an internal focus on the individual (you), and involves the reception of love from all interactions. The latter is an outward focus on someone else, and what you expect them to give to those they interact with. Though there are good social reasons to create certain limits on love reception, this behavior can also result in misunderstandings when one receives far more than expected, or far less.

Remember, no matter how much the reader may wish to serve others, there are still physical restrictions created by your body and the involved natural laws, and mental limits created by those you interact with and choose to serve.

Blog Design

One thing I wish I could do with this blog is properly sort the material. The search function does not seem to search for titles, so organizing things based on title is not too helpful. I would sort posts and put them on different pages, but it seems these pages simply act as a lone post. This is not very helpful. I did not want to do this, but I am starting to think WordPress would offer the right options needed. I do not wish to move as I like the Google+ integration, but it is obvious to me that I cannot get everything I want while using Blogspot. Hopefully I will find a solution.

A Friendly Face: Plateau

I’ve climbed up to a plateau of understanding spiritual reality. Experience and ideas integrated by illumination were the rungs of my ladder. The final pieces of the puzzle just clicked into place. My quest started with a conviction that there was a spiritual realm although I knew nothing about it. It ended with a sufficiently useful understanding of the universe to provide a solid foundation from which to continue further exploration.

The level I’ve achieved is analogous to my understanding of electricity. The ‘laws’ that allow me to use electricity are simply descriptions of predictable results based on repeatable observations. In truth I don’t really understand electricity’s fundamental nature but I can still use it. In spite of the fact that human exploration of the physical universe is far from complete, a plateau of usable knowledge is still valuable. The same is personally true in the realm of the spirit. My odyssey was motivated by a painfully acute awareness of an inability to feel Love, an overwhelming need to understand how the universe works and a desire for practical answers.

I started with the idea that thoughts were consciousness but noticed that my common thoughts were an internal dialog that was emotionally driven. Careful observation of emotions led me to conclude that the solar plexus and the Heart are two distinct locations of very different feelings. The emotions of solar plexus are desires and fears that create reactions such as happiness, anger, sadness, disgust and surprise. The Heart feels values such as beauty, truth and goodness. Reactions to those are hope, delight, wonder etc. Each of those centers is linked to a different hemisphere of our brains. We really have two minds and the feelings associated with them really are unique to each.

The solar plexus is the origin of our animal/reactive mind in conjunction with our material senses and the left lobe of our brains. We reach out from that center and attach ourselves to comforting elements of our environment. We defend ourselves with emotional armoring designed to protect us from the fears created by events of our lives and those inherited from our ancestors all the way back to ooze. Attachments and fears are the source of the unconscious mind, the origin of our reflexive emotional reactions and the source of the constant internal dialog we hold with ourselves.

The operation of the left-brain is analogous to a serial processor. It constantly picks out individual aspects of the environment upon which to focus, remembers their historical relationships and projects future possibilities. It works in a linear mode and ‘thinks’ in symbols (language, math etc.). Because it breaks down our picture of the world around us into isolated pieces for analysis it is the genesis of our rudimentary sense of self, the ego. In conjunction with the solar plexus we believe we are separate and try to gain material substance to achieve a sense of reality and security. That is perfectly normal and valuable for our animal survival unless a run-away pathological sense of self-exaltation causes us to attempt become greater at the expense of others.

The right hemisphere is the interpreter of the Heart. It is akin to a parallel processor in that it accesses multiple streams of data all at the same time. It lives in the present moment, ‘thinks’ in pictures and learns kinesthetically. It is our transmitter and receiver of cosmic communication. The Heart feels in values, the product of relationships. It integrates us into the larger unseen universe of spirit and gives of itself to become greater. This is where we have access to the spiritual mind (the superconscious) and a little Spark of God that resides within us to be our guides toward perfection.

Living in the Heart is a very different experience. It requires mindfulness to live there. Purity of intent is the power that gives substance to our thoughts and allows us to create. Creative actions yield the wonder of discovery, the uplifting feel of beauty and the satisfaction of goodness. We are assisted by moments of inspiration. The old light bulb going off in the top of your head is the feeling of your momentary access to the superconscious. The result may be realization, literally becoming more real. Perhaps you will experience the gift of genius, that ability to bring forth new, relatively enlightened concepts or actions to advance humanity. You may hear that quiet voice within guiding you on your unique path toward becoming relatively more perfect.

To open our Hearts and access our spiritual minds requires a conscious choice. The accuracy of our visualization of the universe is the platform on which we advance. It is through the eyes of the mind that we first begin to see the Divine nature. The feelings of the Heart are the effects of the realization of spiritual action. The emotions of the solar plexus compel us to react. Our material mind is reactive, the spiritual mind creative. Emotions are the primary stimulus of the animal/reactive/material mind but secondary effects experienced as a result of using the creative/spiritual mind.

There is a cross connection between our two minds. Unfortunately the solar plexus driven, left-brain, material mind is so noisy that it frequently commands center stage. When our spiritual mind is in charge the material mind can be used as a dynamic part of the creative process. In that case we reach out with the same energy we used in establishing attachments but then withdraw it to ‘read by feeling’ the qualities and attributes of the physical realm. This capacity is one of our most important tools in becoming co-creators of our lives. On a day-to-day basis we are able to respond more capably to our circumstances when we can feel what is going on accurately.

How do you make the transition from the material mind to the spiritual? Practice. Experience. Finding meaning. Your path will be unique. Many people are making this same transition and are sharing their personal discoveries. That may help. Most important is your own inward inquiry. Ask inside for guidance and try to still your animal/material mind long enough to receive an answer. Those moments of Stillness accumulate to create a ‘critical space’ within your Heart’s mind that will be filled with the answers you need. Learn to listen to and then follow your inner guide. Only the tiniest bit of faith is required, just enough to overcome your initial skepticism.

Mind interprets the values of spirit for the intellect. So if you are in pursuit of spiritual knowledge the simplest approach I’ve discovered is to note whether you are reacting to your animal mind or finding direction through the Heart. Your journey is powered by conscious intent. Which do you choose, for it is a matter of choice? That is the question. Love is the answer.


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Project: Defining Love

What was originally a short means to reduce misunderstanding has become a larger project to define what love is and what it creates. Speaking of feelings, or anything relating to such, can be a difficult task. The topic holds diverse opinions and ideas, so going into enough detail to compensate for this can be a major undertaking. I am still working on this here and there, but I might as well post what I have so far.

Love as a Value:

Love as a value concept holds different forms, ranging from the finite, conditional and imperfect, to the perfect, unconditional, infinite and absolute. The values which are born from the value of love, much like the actions, thoughts and feelings created from love, hold similar levels of existence as well.

Love holds both quantitative and qualitative aspects. Love on the ultimate level is when love is quantitatively infinite and qualitatively absolute.

Love as a Creation:

The love of the Father is based in the love of the Son and for the Spirit, which is how love is used in infinity.

If you look at the brain, there is a place just above the cranium spot where the crown chakra appears.  Somewhere in that general area is the seat of personality bestowed at fertilization of the ovum. It is that bestowal that is the seat of the ability to love. It is not a neurological construction although it has neurons and other tissues connected through it, but it is supermaterial. It is supermaterial because it loses no effectiveness when crushed by rejection or by error of judgment. It is renewed constantly by the power of God to nurture personality God the Father bestows to the human mind.

We all love the Father more because of his nature than in recognition of his amazing attributes. Love leads to affection, which can create a reaction of affection from others when the mind is not blinded by negative feelings. We come to love what loves as well, thus we love based more on the use of attributes (nature) rather than the attributes themselves. The experience of loving is very much a direct response to the experience of being loved.

Knowing that God loves me, I should continue to love him supremely, even if He were divested of all his attributes of supremacy, ultimacy, and absoluteness. God loves us first and grants us the ability to love, so it is natural for us to love Him in return. Love is reciprocated. Finite love (creature perspective) can be seen as a reciprocation of infinite love (Creator perspective). All in all, loving God would certainly be a reciprocation if we love those who love us.

Love creates a connection between us and something or someone else. As God’s love is infinite, He can maintain infinite connections or bonds. In this sense, love’s usage has a quantitative aspect. And because God is the ultimate source of love, there is a qualitative essence to it – the fact that it is the most perfect example of love to be found. Thus we find that it is infinite in mass and absolute in meaning.

Love as an Experience:

Love is expressed primarily through three functions: action, thought and feeling.

Action – the expression of love through the developing of relationships, primarily through service.

Thought – thoughts of love usually come in the forms of forgiveness, appreciation, compassion, understanding or humility.

Feeling – the reaction of the heart in response to receiving and providing love or its various expressions.

 

Another way of looking at the experience of love is to divide it between three forms: physical, mental and spiritual.

Physical – the desire to be close to something or someone, or to engage in some form of bond. It is a thing of comfort and desire.

Mental – the approval or acceptance of ideas, things or beings. It is a thing of preference and belief.

Spiritual – the desire to devote oneself to another (or the self) in a fashion which reaps a positive result (likely following the Father's will). It is a thing of offering and respect, and includes selfless service and worship. 

Love as a Thing:

It is clear that human language cannot perfectly describe what love is, but we can at least try to ask the right questions. These are some of mine:

Where does love come from?

Does love exist as energy?

Does it exist as a field?

Does it create energy?

Is it a value hidden within an interaction?

Is it in you waiting for release?  
Is it received in a way so that you can store it for the day when you want to use it?

Recent Ideas: The Effects of Time

Many of the reasons for human experience are known to us, as we must be capable of experiencing or witnessing the lack of perfection in order to understand the greatness of perfection. But there is something else. Why are our bodies so weak? Why don't people stay on a planet until fusion or until they advance in spiritual standing? Why does there need to be death when there are others who begin their existence in morontia form? One of the great reasons for this body of flesh is that it makes us overly conscious of time. This is one of the few experiences in the ascension career where time is truly of the essence. The human body is an expression of time itself!

Even if the progression and regression of the soul is not witnessed, the course of time is still evident not just by our action, but by our existence. With a body that does not age or die, progression is more like an eventual activity, not something that always needs to be accomplished today or tomorrow. However, in the human form, there may not even be a tomorrow. Time is bearing down on you 24/7. Whether it is through action or inaction, the consequences will teach us to take time seriously, and that will certainly help us reach Paradise at a faster pace. There are other reasons for valuing this time experience, but I believe acknowledging the possible consequences of slothful behavior and valuing the succession of events within time-space are two of the biggest things to gain through the experience of temporal life.

Recent Ideas: Unknown Angels

I am not sure how many have reached this conclusion, but it is an interesting one worth mentioning. The Urantia Book only names one class of angel for us, the seraphim, while there are seven types in total. The other six of these are not mentioned as they do not regularly become involved in the human ascension career. Some may have picked up on this right away, but I did not. I included cherubim, sanobim, supernaphim, seconaphim, tertiaphim and omniaphim to that list, mainly due to the similarity in names. These other spirit types (including the seraphim and midwayers) are classified Ministering Spirits, and thus grouped together.

(420.1) 38:3.1 Numerous orders of spirit beings function throughout the domains of the local universe that are unrevealed to mortals because they are in no manner connected with the evolutionary plan of Paradise ascension. In this paper the word “angel” is purposely limited to the designation of those seraphic and associated offspring of the Universe Mother Spirit who are so largely concerned with the operation of the plans of mortal survival. There serve in the local universe six other orders of related beings, the unrevealed angels, who are not in any specific manner connected with those universe activities pertaining to the Paradise ascent of evolutionary mortals. These six groups of angelic associates are never called seraphim, neither are they referred to as ministering spirits. These personalities are wholly occupied with the administrative and other affairs of Nebadon, engagements which are in no way related to man’s progressive career of spiritual ascent and perfection attainment.

 I should also mention that there are seven groups of seraphim:

1. Supreme Seraphim.
2. Superior Seraphim.
3. Supervisor Seraphim.
4. Administrator Seraphim.
5. Planetary Helpers.
6. Transition Ministers.
7. Seraphim of the Future.

 However, these seraphim are not fundamentally different beings. They differ in their function and competencies. I should also mention that the archangels are not real angels, nor are they Ministering Spirits, as strange as that may sound. We traditionally think of Archangels as a type of angel since "angel" is in the name, but these are actually dual-origin beings coming from both the Creator Son and Mother Spirit, and beings are only known as angels (as far as I can tell) when they are from the Infinite Spirit (or local Mother Spirit) only. Archangels are listed as Descending Sons.

In contrast, the following is a list of those mentioned in the Urantia Book which only come from the Infinit Spirit:

1. Solitary Messengers.
2. Universe Circuit Supervisors.
3. Census Directors.
4. Personal Aids of the Infinite Spirit.
5. Associate Inspectors.
6. Assigned Sentinels.
7. Graduate Guides.
8. Havona Servitals.
9. Universal Conciliators.
10. Morontia Companions.
11. Supernaphim.
12. Seconaphim.
13. Tertiaphim.
14. Omniaphim.
15. Seraphim.
16. Cherubim and Sanobim.
17. Unrevealed Spirit-origin Beings.
18. The Seven Supreme Power Directors.
19. The Supreme Power Centers.
20. The Master Physical Controllers.
21. The Morontia Power Supervisors.

Semantic Misunderstandings: Frequency and Vibration

I often have trouble understanding someone when they mention frequencies or vibrations in a spiritual sense, as these concepts lack true explanations. The idea of personal frequency or vibration is used so numerously that it seems almost a thing of common knowledge, at least among certain groups. However, there has been little to no scientific explanation. I can understand why if this is a spiritual phenomenon, but if this is the case, then it is not a thing of physical vibration. So what is vibrating? What holds the frequency? The soul? The energy body? The mind? I have my own personal answer, but I do not know how correct it is.

A frequency can be like a radio signal. It is used to communicate meanings which hold certain values. Higher frequencies relate to higher values being communicated. In this case, raising your frequency equates to the ability to communicate with higher teachers or those of greater authority. What this means is that a personal frequency is an attunement to certain communication circuits used for transmitting/receiving and even reflectivity. Thus, having a greater frequency can literally get you closer to God, but it does not necessarily mean you are more like God unless accessing such forms of contact is a direct result of personal growth. Only then could frequency be used to measure spiritual growth, but this still does not explain vibration.

Perhaps I will eventually find the answer, and I certainly welcome any new ideas from those who come across this post.