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In this page we explore what we are calling the Wisdom. Our contention is that being able to access this Wisdom is one of the keys to finding an answer to current material problems.
We have experience of working with what we call the '[[Enabling Process]]' - that is using the inspiration of the esoteric ‘Wisdom’ to initiate and guide the development of projects, and then supporting them with the necessary conventional material resources needed for them to flourish and become sustainable.


Giving an outline of the Wisdom is not a simple matter. Whilst it is held that it is eternal and forever true – it has been expressed in a multitude of different ways, each appropriate to the time and place in which it was promoted.
In our websites, we are setting out to share with others what we have learnt about this process and to see if there is a possibility of developing a broader understanding of how this process might be useful in solving contemporary material problems.


This Wisdom teaching that underlines all religions comes by many names, including Higher Levels of Consciousness, Mysticism, Spirituality, the Ageless Wisdom and the Perennial Philosophy.
The provision of conventional, material resources is quite straightforward - but accessing the Wisdom is a concept that is not universally accepted - this is what we explore in more detail in this particular website.


It is found in many places, including Anthroposophy the Hindu religion, Sufism, early Christianity, Mysticism and other spiritual paths. It is perhaps most clearly defined in Theosophy, Gnosticism and Hermetica - an understanding of these paths lies behind our concept of the Wisdom.
As a starting point we need to look at the fact that the Wisdom sees the whole of the Cosmos as one conscious, integrated and alive 'Whole'. From the point of view of a human being, it is essentially a dichotomy divided by levels of consciousness.


As we have said many times, each individual needs to find their own personal understanding of these higher realms.
'''The Material level''' - is thought of as the lower levels of consciousness and embraces everything that exists that can be accessed by using the five material senses - and instruments to amplify these senses. This is essentially everything they can be weighed measured and counted.  Consciousness is thought of as a direct product of the material brain and nothing other than the material exists. Knowledge, past and present, can be obtained by using the conventional, intellectual, objective process. This might be thought of as the dominant Paradigm of the moment. This is not universally held but is the view of the majority in most aspects of contemporary life.


An interesting summary is given in
'''The 'Wisdom' Levels''' - higher levels of consciousness in which can be found the ancient and eternal Wisdom.  These higher levels can only be accessed by using specific practices, including meditation.  They cannot be reached by conventional, detached, objective intellectual means - but only by the subjective experience of the investigator. An understanding of this concept is held only by a minority - but those who hold this view tend to agree on what is to be found at these higher levels - and this understanding is supported by centuries of teaching of the Ageless Wisdom and the Perennial Philosophy.
- '''The Ageless Wisdom '''- by Torkom Saraydarian - page 21


'The difference between knowledge and wisdom must be clear in our mind.
In this website we give a basic introduction to the Wisdom.  We see this as a valuable potential source of information - but this is not a currently popular view. If you are reading this and the ideas are new to you, we ask you to hold these views as a hypothesis and something worth at least a preliminary exploration.


'''Knowledge''' - is recorded information about life forms and events; formulations about laws governing our solar system and beyond; information about how life forms and chemicals affect us and how we can use them for our pleasure, greed or satisfaction.
In this site we give a '''personal, subjective understanding''' of this world of the Wisdom - the Spirit - and how to use it in everyday practice. Look at our note below on a suggestion on how to use this site


'''Wisdom''' - is knowledge plus love. In wisdom, knowledge is used to help people strive toward their ultimate destiny, to create unity and synthesis, to reveal latent potentials in man and use them to achieve health, happiness, prosperity, success, and enlightenment on a global level. Wisdom is not only occupied with creating a wonderful world to live in, but it is also occupied with eradicating all causes of suffering and pain.' 
In our later pages on [[Teaching]] and [[Teachers]], we look at how the Wisdom has been seen by various teachers. These ideas have been published in books and websites and again are the authors’ personal interpretation of the Wisdom.


Throughout the paper we present the information as an established fact in order to avoid repeatedly saying ‘the concept is …’. It is up to the reader to decide whether or not they accept the statements. As the Buddha said –
There is an apparent difference between the views expressed - but each of these ancient teachers voiced their teaching in words and concepts that were appropriate to the time and place in which they were speaking. Wise and intuitive reading will reveal an underlying strong similarity behind superficially apparently different concepts.


‘Only accept my statements if they feel to be right in your heart'.
This site is a brief outline of a complex subject, but hopefully it will lead anyone interested into making their own further enquiries and taking their own practical steps towards an ‘Inner Knowing’ – of the Wisdom


Below is a simplified summary of some of the tenets of the Wisdom.  This is a starting point – if you are potentially interested in learning more about these concepts, you can get some ideas from our [[Information]] page - and in our drawdown page Teachers we give an outline of the ways in which the Wisdom has been taught over the centuries.
'''Using this site'''


'''The ‘All’''' - There is one unified entity that is everything that is spiritual and material. This Whole is all love, knowledge, truth, beauty, unity, harmony and compassion.  The entire universe is a part of this one Whole, which is held together by the dynamic of Love.  This All is a Mind that is pure Spirit and is unknowable, Indefinable and Incomprehensible to the material human mind - and is only partially understandable through the material forms in which it appears.
If the concept of spirituality is new to you, we suggest you start by looking at the page [[Spirituality]] – this will give you an outline of the concept. Then have a look at the Site-Map  page and look down the pages on the site 


'''All is Consciousness''' -The Mind of the All is in every aspect of the material universe and a form of consciousness is found everywhere. There is a form of consciousness in the smallest sub-particle of an atom, and in the molecules, elements and cells that form every structure and being.  The material world is linked through this sea of consciousness and every action taken by an individual component affects the whole universe. 
From there, let your intuition inspire you on the next move - then gradually work your way my through the pages that are of interest to you. If you want to explore these concepts further, then look at the books and websites listed on our Information page
This idea is the essence of the Wisdom.


'''All is in the All – The All is in All'''
Accessing the Wisdom is about letting your Intuition guide you!


The All contains every aspect of the spiritual and material universe – but also each entity within the universe has a spark of the All within it. The All revels in diversity as it creates new forms and levels of consciousness.
Throughout this website, we give a note where pages have been written by a third party – otherwise all content has been originated by the author of the site.


'''Creation''' - The Mind manifests by producing a duality -
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'''Energy''' - Different spiritual and material entities vibrate at different ‘frequencies’, some of which are not detectable by our senses. An analogy is the already known spectrum of electromagnetic energy, from visible light to radio waves.   Maybe one-day instruments will be developed, able to record the spiritual energies in this spectrum that are at present undetectable.
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'''Unity in Diversity''' - From the idea of a universal conscious intelligence flows the concept of Unity in Diversity. In any one organism, there is the Diversity of the individual components but a Unity in the whole. The whole has an awareness of its individual components - the individual components have an understanding of their sub-component but may not necessarily understand the greater whole of which they are a part.
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'''Planes of Being''' - The word Planes is used to describe different frequencies of spiritual energy.  The words ‘above’ and ‘below' are often used and imply the physical separation of items that in reality occupy the same space but at different energy levels. The spiritual world could be thought of as a different universe interpenetrating the physical world. These levels are found in the incarnate human and the Wisdom teaches that man is made up of 10 planes of being. This is not the place to go into this complexity and a simplified version is to look at this as three main planes:
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'''Spirit''' - the level of pure spirit - the ground of all being – undetectable by material means.
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'''Soul''' – with two aspects:
 
Higher Mind – the part of the soul in touch with pure spirit. This Higher Mind can be contacted through meditation and intuition - but is not accessible through everyday intellectual thought.
 
Lower Mind - the part of the soul in touch with the material world and involved with the day-to-day aspects of material living.
 
'''Material''' - the level at which are found all physical objects.
 
'''Correspondence''' - One of the most widely used principles of the Wisdom is:
 
'''‘As below, so above; as above, so below’'''
 
There is a direct correspondence between what is found in the Macrocosm - the universe and the Solar System - and the microcosm – the human body and infinitely small. In every aspect of the spiritual and material universe is found a reflection of this principle. An understanding how these principles are found in man may be applied to other objects in the universe.
 
'''Spiritual purpose''' - an individual spark of the Divine All is created as a human soul and sent down through all the planes of ‘Being’ in order to incarnate as a human in the material world. This is the process of '''Involution'''. This soul then starts the steady progress of '''Evolution''' - moving up through plane after plane of being, at each level leaving behind the inappropriate emotional, intellectual and physical qualities, and eventually reaching oneness with the All.
 
'''Reincarnation''' - the process of evolution cannot be achieved in a single material life - time is needed for the process - the individual soul moves through many lives, in many different personalities, until the ultimate oneness is achieved.
 
'''Worldly purpose''' - in each life, the incarnating soul has a threefold purpose:
To learn and grow in awareness
To use the experience brought through, and gained in this life, in service
To enjoy the life
 
'''Practice''' - A central belief of the Wisdom is that, in order to make progress in developing higher levels of consciousness, it is necessary to refine the ways in which we live our everyday lives and to develop a regular spiritual practice. This practice can take many forms, including yoga, martial arts, chanting, dancing and prayer. The most universally recommended is that of meditation.
 
'''Contact with the Wisdom''' - By developing certain practices, including meditation, it is possible to access beings at higher levels of consciousness – this in turn enables access to the sea of cosmic Wisdom.
 
'''Polarity''' - Everything has poles, and everything has its pair of opposites. Think of light and dark, good and evil, happy and miserable, depressed and exhilarated. These opposites are identical in concept – simply a spectrum stretching between two opposing poles.  Understanding that there are always two poles, always two extremes, and that there is a place of balance in the middle, is the secret of looking at all human situations whether they be political, social or personal - and living a balanced, calm and peaceful life.
 
'''Hierarchies of Beings''' - Everywhere there is consciousness and everywhere there is life, for there is no empty space or inanimate matter anywhere in the universe. A gulf exists between the consciousness of the Divine All and the awareness of a human being. By necessity, a gradation of consciousness is needed between the one indescribable Divine and the ordinary human.
 
This infinite ladder of consciousness – of different awareness and complexity - is occupied by intelligent entities from the most mundane to the most supreme. Certain advanced souls have developed to the point where they are able to act as intermediaries between the Divine All and individual incarnate souls. These spirits are recognised in many forms including the initiators of religions such as Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed – and other avatars, saints, masters and guides. This range of beings at different stages of consciousness enables the incarnate human to find a guide at the level of awareness to which he can resonate.
 
'''Vibration''' - Everything is in permanent motion and vibration. Nothing is still for a moment. Although All is Mind and consciousness, the different manifestations of matter, energy, mind and spirit arise from varying rates of vibration. The highest rate of vibration is the Universal Mind and the lowest is the coarsest material solid.
 
'''Rhythm''' - Everything material flows and has its tides. All things rise and fall. The only constant is a state of change following a rhythm of ebb and flow. This movement is seen in the tides of the ocean, the seasons, the breath and the cycle of birth, maturity and death.  An understanding of this ‘Breathing of Energy’ is helpful when understanding facets of the material world such as periods of economic growth and recession.
 
'''Cause and Effect''' - Every Cause has its Effect; every Effect has its Cause. According to this principle, there is no such thing as Chance or Luck – everything is a direct result of something that happened earlier.
 
'''This concept is the essence of the principle of Karma.'''
In each life, the spirit grows in consciousness and awareness and carries out both positive and negative actions.  Positive actions help the spirit to grow towards its ultimate objective. Negative actions have to be compensated for do so by returning to the initiator for understanding and healing.
 
'''Duality''' - Everywhere in the material world we see duality. Masculine and feminine, positive nucleus and negative electrons, anode and cathode, Yin and Yang.  Duality is manifest in everything and these two principles are ever at work in all acts of creation, physical, mental or spiritual – in all actions of generation, regeneration and creation. The positive principle corresponds to material outgoing conscience mind and the active will – ‘God the father’. The negative principle corresponds to receptive, unconscious, nurturing and actively creative – ‘mother Nature’.  As in the Yin Yang diagram, each principle contains a spark of the other - the two halves together complete Wholeness.
 
'''Suggestions for further research'''
 
'''Books'''
 
The Kybalion – by Three Initiates – Outline of Hermetic teaching
 
Deity Cosmos and Man – by Geoffrey A. Farthing – Outline Theosophical teaching
 
Theosophy – by Rudolf Steiner – Outline of Anthroposophy
 
Science and the Akashic Field – Ervin Laszlo
 
==Websites==
 
[[http://www.theosophicalsociety.org.uk Theosophical Society]]
 
[[http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/etgloss/etg-hp.htm Theosophical Glossary]]
 
[[http://www.occult-mysteries.org/evolution.html Hermetica]]
 
[[http://gnosis.org/gnintro.htm Gnosis]]

Latest revision as of 16:34, 10 April 2022

We have experience of working with what we call the 'Enabling Process' - that is using the inspiration of the esoteric ‘Wisdom’ to initiate and guide the development of projects, and then supporting them with the necessary conventional material resources needed for them to flourish and become sustainable.

In our websites, we are setting out to share with others what we have learnt about this process and to see if there is a possibility of developing a broader understanding of how this process might be useful in solving contemporary material problems.

The provision of conventional, material resources is quite straightforward - but accessing the Wisdom is a concept that is not universally accepted - this is what we explore in more detail in this particular website.

As a starting point we need to look at the fact that the Wisdom sees the whole of the Cosmos as one conscious, integrated and alive 'Whole'. From the point of view of a human being, it is essentially a dichotomy divided by levels of consciousness.

The Material level - is thought of as the lower levels of consciousness and embraces everything that exists that can be accessed by using the five material senses - and instruments to amplify these senses. This is essentially everything they can be weighed measured and counted. Consciousness is thought of as a direct product of the material brain and nothing other than the material exists. Knowledge, past and present, can be obtained by using the conventional, intellectual, objective process. This might be thought of as the dominant Paradigm of the moment. This is not universally held but is the view of the majority in most aspects of contemporary life.

The 'Wisdom' Levels - higher levels of consciousness in which can be found the ancient and eternal Wisdom. These higher levels can only be accessed by using specific practices, including meditation. They cannot be reached by conventional, detached, objective intellectual means - but only by the subjective experience of the investigator. An understanding of this concept is held only by a minority - but those who hold this view tend to agree on what is to be found at these higher levels - and this understanding is supported by centuries of teaching of the Ageless Wisdom and the Perennial Philosophy.

In this website we give a basic introduction to the Wisdom. We see this as a valuable potential source of information - but this is not a currently popular view. If you are reading this and the ideas are new to you, we ask you to hold these views as a hypothesis and something worth at least a preliminary exploration.

In this site we give a personal, subjective understanding of this world of the Wisdom - the Spirit - and how to use it in everyday practice. Look at our note below on a suggestion on how to use this site

In our later pages on Teaching and Teachers, we look at how the Wisdom has been seen by various teachers. These ideas have been published in books and websites and again are the authors’ personal interpretation of the Wisdom.

There is an apparent difference between the views expressed - but each of these ancient teachers voiced their teaching in words and concepts that were appropriate to the time and place in which they were speaking. Wise and intuitive reading will reveal an underlying strong similarity behind superficially apparently different concepts.

This site is a brief outline of a complex subject, but hopefully it will lead anyone interested into making their own further enquiries and taking their own practical steps towards an ‘Inner Knowing’ – of the Wisdom

Using this site

If the concept of spirituality is new to you, we suggest you start by looking at the page Spirituality – this will give you an outline of the concept. Then have a look at the Site-Map page and look down the pages on the site

From there, let your intuition inspire you on the next move - then gradually work your way my through the pages that are of interest to you. If you want to explore these concepts further, then look at the books and websites listed on our Information page

Accessing the Wisdom is about letting your Intuition guide you!

Throughout this website, we give a note where pages have been written by a third party – otherwise all content has been originated by the author of the site.

About Information Using this Site Wisdom
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