When I talk of aligning oneself, what I’m referring to is the bringing into alignment of the various facets of human consciousness, subconscious and spirituality. For life to be painless and resistant free (one and the same thing) there needs to be a harmonious and seamless link between all these aspects of ‘humanness’.
So, firstly, lets take a look at how these various aspects of ‘us’ link together. Starting from the physical as a base, there is the subconscious mind. The subconscious is the part of us that is most connected to the physical world. It’s our primitive self and if any part of us could be considered ‘us’ it would be the subconscious. It houses all our primitive responses, survival instincts and personality, beliefs and identity. Bottom line, everything we are in the physical sense is held and acted upon by the subconscious.
Above that, there is the conscious mind. The conscious mind or ‘thinking mind’ is the part of us that perceives. It’s the part of us that we are most aware of. It’s the voice in our heads and it’s what we travel with as a constant companion. The conscious can plan, evaluate, and think into the future and back into the past. The conscious mind is flexible in terms of where it exists to this respect. The subconscious is firmly placed in the present with no perception of any time other than this. Because of this, the subconscious mind is firmly connected to our basic physical existence and the conscious is more flexible.
The next level up is our energetic self, intuitive self or spiritual self; whichever fits your viewpoint or beliefs best. This part of you is not directly connected to the physical world. It co-exists with the mind but is not part of the mind. It is possible to connect with this part of yourself and when you do, you’ll be present to an entirely different experience.
At the highest level, you have the universe or god or universal consciousness, and again it’s whichever best fits your own beliefs or interpretation best. This is the global consciousness or the collective conscience, it’s the energy of everything and in its entirety it houses all knowledge. It has been often acknowledged or theorised that this is where inspired thought or true creativity is stimulated.
If you have a ‘stack’ solidly supporting itself and balanced, you will discover strength and a sense of trust unknown to you previously. A purposeful, meaningful, guided and directed life with real impact would be one where there is a seamless interconnection and communication between all these layers of awareness, experience and ‘being’. In short, the universe inspires and protects, the intuitive spiritual or energetic self guides, the conscious mind instructs and the subconscious responds. The end result is a physical or material manifestation of a soulful, ‘godly’ or higher purpose. If all layers are intrinsically linked and connected and freely interact then the result can be quite amazing. Taking the right action is easy and effortless. Every action is meaningful and purposeful. You are separated from the mundane worries of the mind and you are FREE. Free to live without fear and to powerfully act in accordance with your true self, your authentic self. You will be guided and cared for and the external material world will start to take the physical form of your soulful, spiritual self. Above all else, the overall feeling is that life is easy…
Have a great and easy 2012.
George.
live Bigger | Brighter | Bolder
Great article George. Wonder if I can manage to post it on FB?!!
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