Stages not Stages

Quantum Source ... Quantum World ... Quantum Void ... Quantum You!

Here I propose stages of immersion in Source imagined as a series of lenses through which perception operates. I have separated them for descriptive purposes, though in life they may be said to all be there at once—nor are they meant to be hierarchical in any way. In any given moment in the space-time, one or more of them may be operative; nor is it accurate to think that the final one listed is a goal to be attained: it’s always operative right now in the present moment. And in final analysis, they are themselves empty of all save Source.

Lens is Opaque: Source perceived as “life force,” if at all. “I’m alive.” The dominant perception is as being a separate self defined by beliefs, judgements, oppositional thinking, the body and its senses, and past experience.

Lens is Translucent: Source perceived dimly, “through a glass darkly.” Intuitions, if present, are vulnerable to being taken up by dualistic, moralistic consciousness, thus diluted significantly in power, though there is an expanded capacity to notice this happening. Good luck and grace are still possible (as they are for all of these lenses), but the chance for coherent alignment with the impersonal transformative potential in the moment is diminished, as the dualistic habits may still dominate.

Lens is Transparent: Source is recognized as the authentic, driving force in one’s life. Intuitions (from the higher intelligence, itself an emanation from Source) are freely available, and the intrusion of dualistic, moralistic thinking is quickly recognized, leaving open a course of action when called for. Love, oneness, impersonal power, unconditioned being are known/experienced.

Lens Dissolves: The Ultimate I AM. The world flows on as Source-Intelligence-Power.