you approach a problem-free life. You can invoke the qualities of spirit to slow moving, average circumstances and remove the erroneous thinking that creates the problems. Consequently, the illusions that are your problems are nullified as you bring spirit to them.
I’ll call the third element in this example consciousness. At point A, the lowest level is ego-consciousness. At this frequency you resonate with an inner view that you are separate from everyone else, and in competition with the rest of the world. You are absorbed in self-importance and validate yourself on the basis of what you have, what you do, and what others think of you. Ego consciousness is a very slow frequency in which you feel distinctly separate from spirit which is the fastest vibration in the universe. In fact, in ego consciousness you are as far removed from the energy of God as is possible, and all seven of the characteristics embodied in the word spiritual as defined in chapter one are essentially missing from your life.
As you progress to average or normal human consciousness you reach point B on this continuum. Point B I call group consciousness. Here you identify yourself on the basis of what groups you have either chosen to align yourself with or been assigned to as a result of your birthplace, ethnic identity, or cultural label. In group consciousness you have the frequency of normal human awareness which categorizes life with phrases like: I am male, you female; I am old, you are young; I am Italian, you are Chinese; I am Christian, you are Muslim; I am white, you are black; I am conservative, you are liberal. On and on the groupings go, pigeonholing everyone into a frequency where conflict resolution is accomplished by determining who is right, stronger, more powerful, better, or whatever.
Wars are the outcome of group consciousness. Members of the group think along the lines of: I am born on this side of the river, you on the far bank. So too were our ancient ancestors, therefore we will need to fight to see who has access to the river and who is right. Ancient enmities continue to flourish because of geographic boundary disputes, religious traditions, cultural practices, and so on. These conflicts are justified as preserving the identity and historical traditions of “my people.” Group consciousness is normal. I understand this completely. The 20,000 cps frequency encourages us to join our assigned groups and to feel pride in defeating anyone who is not “of our kind.”
Every time you find yourself labeling others or yourself, you are setting up a potential problem. It becomes you against whoever is in the other group. Relationships cause problems when you see yourself in conflict with the other. Illness becomes a battleground when you must fight that which is invading the territory that you call “my body.” Lack of prosperity is due to others having more of what you want. So, one who is at the group consciousness level must compete with “them” for prosperity.
Point B, group consciousness, is a step up from A, ego consciousness. However, point B still keeps you squarely in the middle of a life that is not peaceful, tranquil, or able to nullify problems. At this frequency having problems is considered a normal function of living.
As you approach point C on the consciousness scale you reach a place that I call unity or God consciousness where separation is unknown. As I have suggested, there is only one problem that we face, and that is our belief that we are separate from God. As you increase the frequency at which you live, you shift your energy field to a level wherein you elicit the qualities of Godliness. You become pure spirit. You see no divisions and you know that you are connected to everyone and all living creatures. You become a piece of God so to speak and this mystical sense of connectedness no longer allows you to feel separate.
You literally see the unfolding of God in every flower, creature, and person. At this level of unity consciousness, judgmental chatter that had set you up as a victim or a foe in the lower frequencies is gone. You bring this fast vibrational frequency to every life situation and you no longer view the world the way you did when you were in ego or group consciousness. Your message to the universe is no longer “Gimme, gimme, gimme,” but “How may I give?” And the universe’s response like a mirror is a resounding, “How may I give to you?”
In this state of unity consciousness you no longer view your life circumstances as problems. You understand the magic in Rumi’s famous poem The Guest House, which illustrates poetically what I am writing about here. Problems cannot exist in our lives when we view life from the faster spiritual vibrations that Rumi posits.
THE GUEST HOUSE
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
Some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, Who violently sweep your house Empty of its furniture, Still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out For some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
Meet them at the door laughing, And invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, Because each has been sent As a guide from beyond.
(The Essential Rumi; translated by Coleman Barks; HarperCollins, 1995; p. 104)
In unity consciousness you see yourself as connected rather than separate. You know that there are no accidents and you process each event of your life from that perspective. Energy impacts us at all times, and the frequency at which that energy moves determines our physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Take some time now to remind yourself of this first necessary fundamental awareness: Everything vibrates, everything moves.
Faster Vibrations Mean Getting Closer to “Spirit”
Valerie Hunt, writing about spiritual enlightenment in her fascinating book Infinite Mind makes this observation: “In my laboratory, we found that when a person’s energy field reaches the highest, most complex vibrations, from imaging or meditation, that person had spiritual experiences, regardless of their beliefs.” To create spiritual solutions you must at least tentatively accept this idea of energy vibrations which you have some degree of power to raise. The faster and more complex the frequency, the more you approach the world of invisible spirit and can nullify slower vibrational situations.
Dr. Valerie Hunt is a scientist and a physiological researcher of human energy fields. Her conclusions are almost identical to a man who many consider to be a spiritual master. His name is Sathya Sai Baba, a divine master who possesses the gift of fish and loaves and has devotees from all over the world. Born in 1926, Sai Baba has spent his life teaching and disseminating unconditional love and peace from his ashram in southern India. He tells his many followers, “Human energy is low and the divine energy is without limit. You are God. You are the divine energy when you do the divine work. Your energy grows.”
Here we have Hunt’s scientific, and Sai Baba’s spiritual, philosophy, offering us a grand view of invisible energy as a fast-moving frequency that, when embraced, escorts us into the reaches of the divine. Their insights emphasize the value of freeing ourselves from the negative impact of slower, more mundane human vibrations. These abilities of the higher-level mind appear to be beyond the domain of material or physical reality as we are accustomed to measuring it. Mind may indeed have different characteristics than the brain in that its vibration is not measurable by material devices. The higher mind is like a field that transcends the physical reality of the brain. As you explore the presence of spirit in your life as a faster, more complex energy frequency, consider that the highest levels of the mind contain the capacities of insight, imagination, creativity, and spiritual consciousness. The mind is a higher construct and it can be thought of as infinite and omnipresent.
What I want you to do here is imagine that your mind, perhaps separate from the brain, is like a fast vibrating field of invisible energy that is not located any one place, and is capable of being an unlimited experience. “The mind experiences and the brain records,” is how Wilder Penfield describes it in his epic book The Mystery of The Mind. Consequently,