The manner in which everything in the world organizes itself and shows a dimension of subjective spontaneity is reflected by our consciousness or inner presence. Consciousness was already there from the beginning of existence, from the galaxy to the forming of the world , showing an incredible capacity to unfold powerful forces and exquisite creativity in an incalculable complexity of shapes, shifting, expanding, collapsing, bursting, and fulfilling its own elusive and enigmatic destiny through creation. Man is a part of life, and in him, perception takes on another dimension, another level. Will this be called an evolution of consciousness, or an awakening, better still?
The journey into the depths of self starts with the adventure of consciousness, beginning with a small and narrow perception of our true essence, and with our mind and imagination, expanding our consciousness. To experience and realize that we, as consciousness, are mirrors that represent the whole of life, we do that.
We are not only mirrors, though; we must also learn that we are centers of existence as well.
Consciousness has two roles in man. First, it represents our own understanding of existence and perception, which allows us to grow our inner ability, inherent knowledge, and individuality. Second, it tells us that consciousness will still remain a mystery whose realization is our real task in life, since consciousness itself takes all sorts of forms in existence, and yet we know that consciousness can never be created as an integral part of the Essence of the Unknown God Himself. So, who's that guy? What is his intent, and what is his "mission" in creation?
Man is not consciousness itself, but consciousness creates and transforms him, so consciousness inhabits man. He is no more, henceforth, mind or devotion. His role in creation is to be a vessel, a chalice, a grail cup, and to receive those mystical energies that give him the gifts of mind and love from consciousness. We are not the makers of these essences, but their recipients, and our duty in our lives is to incarnate and manifest them. When we become the core of these mysteries, we are no longer mere human beings. We become an awakened consciousness that represents the whole of life in ourselves, and we know that consciousness, through us, is also the source of this creation as we encounter that portion of consciousness. We then exist at the same time on both stages of consciousness. For such an entity, various traditions use different names, such as the Son of Man, the Consciousness of Christ, the Buddha, and the Enlightened One.
Initiations such as the one mentioned by author Paulo Coelho in Pilgrimage open up a real and true dimension to the seeker of what a real search and initiation is all about. As seekers, as we are both the quest and the road, we unfold the quest within ourselves. The purpose of initiation is the direct awakening to a higher level of our consciousness. Initiation, however, also shows to us that as we are raising a new level of consciousness in the universe, we are also letting go of our previous one. "The Master appears when the disciple is ready," so odd experiences and inexplicable things take place in our lives when we are open to initiation. It can happen unexpectedly and rupture our consciousness in the most ordinary and normal way , allowing our soul to intervene and awaken us to our true self.
Consciousness in our lives can be transformed by any event. An initiator or catalyst, however, is required, an awakened, enlightened soul who knows what kind of initiation every seeker needs, a master in whom the seeker has full faith. Some seekers need to be "treated" subtly, others more roughly, but the rupture, the opening that initiation provides, is what matters.
Therefore, pilgrimage and search are stages of passage, levels of transformation, dying and reborn. While initiation can take place anywhere, due to the higher levels of consciousness of millions of pilgrims of pure heart soul, certain locations around the world have mysterious strong and powerful egregore. These strong energies give us courage and strength to carry on, and we give them our love and gratitude in return.
So, in the night, light shines. Hey, come along and join the holy fool. Nothing to fear, there is.
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