Evolving Beyond Spiritual Infancy

 

The Spiritual Experiences Of Philip K. Dick: 

 

The Symbols Of Plato's Cave 

 

Seeking To Know Thyself   

 

When rightly understood, a lifetime is as a single day in the existence of the Soul -- see The Secret Doctrine http://SecretDoctrine.Nazirene.org In the same way that an Infant is mentally undeveloped, so too is the Mind of each of us with respecting dwelling in a state of immaturity -- with each life equal to a single Day in the Lives of the Soul.  If you could not recall your accomplishments upon awakening each day, then your thinking and greater understanding would remain undeveloped. 

 

Sadly, you would understand this Soul-Reality if the post-Nicene Church hadn't corrupted the Gospels and changed the beliefs of the people -- see The Pre-Nicene Position Of The Church On Reincarnation   https://brotherofyeshua.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-pre-nicene-position-of-church-on.html   

 

Each of us is born with the ability to tap into the knowledge of our Soul's previous lives -- but they have to pursue this sacred Knowledge. And if they fail to make the effort at developing the ability to recall their Soul's previous lives, then they will remain spiritually ignorant. The Atheist makes no effort to spiritually advance, so he proclaims there is no proof of God. The Christian believes and clings to the religion of Roman Emperors -- see The Religion Of Roman Emperors http://ChristianReincarnation.org#emperors   Others seek to become wealthy -- others seek sex -- still others permit themselves to become immersed in the carnal elements of this world. Resulting in a lack of development. 

 

Jesus taught that you must live a Spiritually Holistic Mindset and Lifestyle to understand the meaning of the scriptures and tap into the Divine Mind of God -- see The Spiritual Holistic Lifestyle http://TheLawOfTheGospels.com#TheSpiritualHolisticLifestyle   Like my own recall of my Soul's previous life as Jacob who they call James, the Brother of Yeshua who they call Jesus (see http://BrotherOfJesus.org ), Philip K. Dick possessed degrees of past life recall. Quoting Philip Dick's account: "When a delivery person from the pharmacy brought his pain medication, he noticed the ichthys necklace she wore and asked her what it meant. She responded that it was a symbol used by the early Christians, and in that moment Dick's religious experiences began: Thus, the image of the early Christian symbol acted as a catalyst that initiated recall of his Soul's previous life as a first century Christian of which he wrote:

 

"In that instant, as I stared at the gleaming fish sign and heard her words, I suddenly experienced what I later learned is called anamnesis—a Greek word meaning, literally, "loss of forgetfulness." I remembered who I was and where I was. In an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, it all came back to me. And not only could I remember it but I could see it. The girl was a secret Christian and so was I. We lived in fear of detection by the Romans. We had to communicate with cryptic signs. She had just told me all this, and it was true. For a short time, as hard as this is to believe or explain, I saw fading into view the black, prison like contours of hateful Rome. But, of much more importance, I remembered Jesus, who had just recently been with us, and had gone temporarily away, and would very soon return. My emotion was one of joy. We were secretly preparing to welcome Him back. It would not be long. And the Romans did not know. They thought He was dead, forever dead. That was our great secret, our joyous knowledge. Despite all appearances, Christ was going to return, and our delight and anticipation were boundless."

 

The Fundamentalists who are of a physical-only three-dimensional mindset, can only grasp the text of the written words of the scriptures. But the scriptures were composed by mystics who viewed this world as a type of prison that held mankind captive in a world of shadow-images as portrayed in the analogy of Plato's Cave (see Plato's Cave http://OuterDarkness.Nazirene.org#Cave ). 

 

The author and visionary Philip K. Dick was able to recall his Soul's previous life in the first century where he lived as an original follower of Jesus. He also wrote with respect to the original disciples of Jesus that: "Christ ...taught his followers how to enter the kingdom while still alive, where other mystery religions only bring about amnesis: knowledge of it at the 'other time' in 'the other realm,' not here. He causes it to come here, and is the living agency to the Sole Good God (i.e. the Logos)." These other mystery religions that Philip Dick was making reference to, sacrificed the earthly in order to achieve amnesis insights and vision. Under the heading of Anamnesis (Philosophy), the Wikipedia states: It is the idea that humans possess knowledge from past incarnations and that learning consists of rediscovering that knowledge within us". The article then goes on to say:Socrates' response is to develop his theory of anamnesis. He suggests that the soul is immortal, and repeatedly incarnated; knowledge is actually in the soul from eternity... What one perceives to be learning, then, is actually the recovery of what one has forgotten. (Once it has been brought back it is true belief, to be turned into genuine knowledge by understanding.) And thus Socrates (and Plato) sees himself, not as a teacher, but as a midwife, aiding with the birth of knowledge that was already there in the student. 

 

While higher vision can be achieved via Anamnesis through the focus on the third-eye associated with the sixth spiritual center -- as well as the raising of what is portrayed as the kundalini energy from the base of the spine into the upper spiritual centers. The limitation of what Philip K. Dick portrayed as the Mystery Religions is presented in his words when he referenced these "...other mystery religions only bring about amnesis: knowledge of it at the 'other time' in 'the other realm,' not here." Many of these mystery religions claim that the goal is to "get above the mind" -- thereby leaving the mind itself undeveloped. What was the basis of Philip Dick's assessment? The Answer: You must build a Living Temple where all duality is developed and brought into the Center of your Being. 

 

And it is this inner journey to our Source or True-Self that is historically portrayed by the mystics in the image at the right. And with respect to this inner journey to our Source of Being, author and visionary Philip K. Dick stated in The Ten Principles Of The Gnostic Revelation where he portrays the realty of the person you are in this world with your higher soul-self where he wrote: "Each of us has a divine counterpart unfallen who can reach a hand down to us to awaken us. This other personality is the authentic waking self; the one we have now is asleep and minor" -- which confirms the statements of Giordano Bruno. Which should raise the question: What does each person have to do to make this inward journey to their True-Self? 

 

While Giordano Bruno was bunt at the stake for teaching Christians the Original Gospel concepts and teachings that were suppressed by the Church (see The Restored Gospel Teachings http://OriginalGospel.Ebionite.com ), the account of Philip K. Dick reveals to seekers the purpose of the allegorical catalysts used in the scriptures to connect the person we are in this world with our Higher Source of Being.