There is a link between Ancient Egypt, Greece, Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism, Taoism, Sufism and Hinduism. The idea is there are body doubles, energy fields, sheaths or vehicles that exceed the body. The etheric double is used in alternative healing practices like acupuncture & homeopathy, as well as in Qigong, and is a sheet or double covering the physical body. The vehicle allowing consciousness to express emotions & feelings is called the astral body . The vehicle to express concrete thought is the mental body . The vehicle of abstract thought is the causal body . The vehicle of direct intuition is followed by the vehicle of bliss. The Dutch philosopher Dr J. J. Poortman completed in 1954 a comprehensive four-volume historical, comparative, and philosophical study on this very subject, which was translated into English 1978 [J. J. Poortman, Ochema - Vehicles of Consciousness. Unfortunately no longer in print, but available at some University libraries. In the pyramid stairway (Ancient Egyptian religion), the Tetraktys of Pythagoras (Hermetism, Pythagorism), Jacobs Ladder (Qabalah), the liturgy of the Eucharist, the scala perfectionis (Christian mysticism) and the Miraj of the Prophet (Sufism), the workings of these esoteric vehicles appear in various similar metaphors.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:09:03 +0000
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