( A DIFFERENT APPROACH )

I will now attempt to decribe in metaphysical terms the Deity Concept, and its relevance to us as individual lifestreams, rather than our present lives. The idea of life being repeated millions of times by the units of consciousness is central to metaphysical thought in this context and which I admit is akin to repetition of the preceding texts, and yet to quote a psychological maxim "A bit of reinforcement is always beneficial". Actually, the Deity Concept is really very simple, it is so simple it defies analysis and rational interpretation. Those who have preceded us in evolution have stated "God is very simple, it is only Maya which is complex", Maya being an ancient term for Manifest Objectivity. The whole idea is expressed as "Oneness", and is the essence of Monism as opposed to Dualism which is a secondary feature preceding manifestation, the which process is to be accepted as occurring simultaneously before time began. I have tried to elucidate the Creation as a sequence of stages using the symbols of Pythagoras.This is the only way of getting a glimpse of what happened in an instant, our minds being limited to a sequential mode of thought.We have to assume that this interpretation was true then as it is now, and always was, and always will be.You can see already that the rational mind has difficulty dealing with these ideas, which are ancient beyond reckoning.

We will pass over the formation of the Triune Aspects and the corresponding Tetraktys which produces the basic Septenates of the metaphysical cosmos.From such Primordial Elements derive those Entities which are the Intelligences and Powers we tend to associate with more tangible Gods.

To return to the concept of the "Monad" which at the founding of the creative impulse issued forth countless "monads",each a miniature replica of Itself. This was "The Monadic Diaspora". Every lifestream has at the core of its being a divine spark which is a" monad".It is the function of the monad to gain the experience of innumerable existences enabling the said lifestream to find its way back to its source as a Conscious God requiring cycles of eternities with little more than consciousness and a vague identification of genus ,or group of species - as precedes the human phase The other two of the triune aspects of life, "mind" and "soul" are in a virtual state of potential only after eons of time and repeated cycles does the" manas factor",(which is mind ) become sufficiently developed to bring some feeling of individuality. In some cases this is brought about by more highly evolved beings some millions of years in seniority, who take it upon themselves to mingle with the subject race in order to imbue this particular faculty, as in our case of terrestrial humanity, and which is included in one of our myths. And so, having been permitted to realise individuality we will continue to experience the battle within ourselves until having reached that next level of evolution which will be on the threshold of an ever increasing Group Consciousness, according to The Law of Synthesis, one of the Seven Laws within the framework of The Law of Karma. This Law permits such increasing absorption into ever larger groups that the whole can subsequently become a Planetary Logos and ulitmately into the unimagineable power of a Solar Logos. Throughout those high levels the feeling of individuality tends to be submerged in significance into what is   analogous to our subconsciousness, but whereas we are unable to access our subconsiousness, at the higher levels the sense of individuality remains accessible together with all memory of total existence.

I have digressed somewhat from the theme of The Deity Concept, in order to shed some light on the reationship between humanity and That which is God. In the creation of matter and the drive towards remote perfection of Life, there remained an aspect of Inertial Resistance and yet at the same time intelligent and motivated in terms of chaos. How this operates in the highest realms is beyond conjectureand and as far as we are concerned has no power in our higher realms, but we do know that it is very active and powerful in the world on which we live and its lower astral levels .How this aspect of chaos affects our world and hinders our development is an intriguing subject and is also bound up in Karmic Law and occult knowledge. And so once again the question arises as to what is God? and again I can only repeat ,"The answer lies deeply embedded in ourselves".This poor and inadequate discourse only achieves a vague appreciation in an intellectual sense.To actually KNOW requires many lives of dedication and service, and involves raising the kundalini power and the achievement of that higher level of consciousness which is associated with Soul Consciousness and Cosmic Consciousness. All this seems very cold and impersonal to those of us who have been indoctrinated in the principal that "God is Love".For a Personal God we are firstof all exhorted to"Know Thyself" and refers to the indwelling monad. Outside of this our highest aspect of Deity is The Solar Logos on which the whole solar system on all levels, depends for energy, life and mind. The Sun is the Material Manifestation of That which is even greater than The Logos Itself and is known as Brahma, Jehovah or Allah depending on local tradition.The Love is real enough but is not the sentimental emotion normally associated, but is a Power running through and behind every movement in the evolutionary scheme. It is the Feminine Aspect of Brahma, Intelligent Activity, and is caring but in an impersonal way, but there are methods of invoking this power to be uplifting and inspiring, and involves certain aspects of Yoga and Dynamic Prayer. One of the biggest errors of the Christian Churches has been to teach that Jesus was God, whereas he was a Cosmic Master in his Fourth Aspect, knowingly sacrificing himself to produce a particular Karmic "dispensation" for us at that precise time,- the teaching was an added bonus. Because of the elevated status of Jesus there is some basis for associating Him with the Force of The 2nd. Logos and using His Name when invoking assistance on The Path. Whatever the criticisms levelled at the Jesuits, their founder had the correct notion of recommending the repetition of the Name "Jesus" as often as possible throughout the day for spiritual enlightenment .