Physical / Etheric / Astral / Mental / Causal Bodies.

States Of Being.

The Bodies.

In order to understand the concept of our Holistic Being, we often refer to ourselves as being made up of several 'bodies'.  Sometimes these bodies are represented graphically as layers around our physical body (and may have different names or descriptions), and sometimes as several 'bodies', side by side (usually approximately body-shaped) connected by a silver-grey cord. In any event they are simply part of our holistic self and not separate in any way. They are simply  'States of Be-ing', and they stretch from our physical body to infinity. Strictly-speaking once we move further from the physical and etheric layers, the physical measurement of distance is of no consequence, so rather than speak about 'infinity' it is probably easier to visualise 'unlimited'. Some people therefore consider that these layers are 'inner', rather than 'outer', and so to access the higher layers they suggest that we go on an inner journey, usually through meditative processes.

Our purpose in this life on Earth is simply 'To Be' and experience life in this physical, material  form.

Each aspect of our Being equips us to experience the various forms of existence in this world and beyond.  So we have:

Physical Body.

This is our body as we know it.  To higher intelligence's it is known as our 'frame' - the physical frame of a biological nature that equips us to perceive and experience life in the physical world. It has to be sustained by the intake of food, and rested at intervals for it to survive. It is vulnerable to attack by microbes and viruses, physical damage and disturbances in the DNA structure of the cell nuclei. It may be that the physical body is merely created by our consciousness-understanding as a result of our five senses affecting the brain, and that disease and death only occur because we expect it - ingrained in our mass consciousness as an expectation. Some very serious scientists and phsychologists hold similar views. It may well be that as we elevate in our consciousness into higher (numerically) dimensions of existance, the necessity to intake physical food will diminish. (See ET's below). In that state we would be fed by the Universal energy, Free energy, Light or simply Life-force, whichever you like to call it. The physical body contains all the energy fields that I will now describe.

Etheric Body.

This can be viewed as the 'glue' that attaches the physical body to the next - the Astral body. In many ways this can be seen as the first layer of the Auric field that surrounds our physical body - the electromagnetic layer that is nearest to us. It is thought to be very elastic in nature, and is the constituent of the silver-grey 'cord' previously mentioned. Dis-ease is thought to start in the etheric, and thus affect all other bodies. Certainly it is known that disease can be detected in the etheric layer, often before the disease becomes apparent to the patient. Any imbalance in the holistic energy system, say caused by stress, will be obvious in the etheric layer, and if left unattended will cause a knock-on effect that results in depletion of what we might call 'life-force'. Healing of the 'hand's-on' type is addressed to this energy field to recreate the energy field balance, and thus an improvement in condition.

The Astral Body.

This body is an replica of the physical frame, and as such can have an independent existence when not needed by the physical frame, as when we are asleep, for example.  This body equips you for your life in the astral world - that which you will consciously experience after your transition (dying).  The Astral world is similar to the physical, except that there are no constraints of time, measurement, and no limitations. It is a world composed entirely of Thought. In the astral world we exist more or less as we did when alive in the physical world.

Some people may experience the astral world in their sleep state, meet others still living who are able to 'astral travel', and also meet departed loved ones, talk and communicate in normal ways, except that communication is normally by 'telepathic form', when we get used to it.

The frequency of vibration of this astral form is higher than the physical form.

It is thought that a 'ghost' is a residual 'shell' of energy that has remained once the Being has moved on to the next state. It repeats over and over again the movements it performed in life.

In a similar way, ET's are now thought to be highly evolved beings, no longer needing the physical body and approximately of the same vibrational level as the astral form - which is why they appear and disappear at will. Sometimes we see them, sometimes we don't.

The Mental Body.

Again this will equip you in the mental world, and again at much higher vibration than the others. The mental world is a world of purer and higher thought, and such things as the necessity to surround one's self with the trappings of earthly life is no longer necessary. It is closer to the world of the Creator, God.

The Causal Body.

This is the 'body' that you will inhabit when you achieve the state of Being that is closest to the Creator, God or 'First Cause' - which is where it gets its name from.  It is that state of Being that is as God - being simply 'IS', or the state of being 'I AM'.

Another way of looking at it.

If you like you can view all these states of Being as being 'resonances' from a basic form. In music we would call these resonance's 'overtones'- vibrations at higher and lower frequencies that reflect the original. I do not know which way the resonances exist - down from the highest state, or upwards from the physical state,... probably the former.

What Has All This To Do With Healing ?

A perception of ourselves as a Holistic Being containing within us all the frequencies of states that we will require on our journey 'back home' makes us realise that healing is not just given on the physical level - to the body, but is given to all levels of Being equally.

It is considered that illness can start in the etheric body, and because of the fact that all bodies are 'resonance's' of that original, than we may experience a knock-on effect that passes all the way through all other states of Being.  This type of illness just described is normally that associated with Stress or mental problems buried deep in the subconscious but nevertheless continue to haunt us as an imbalance of 'Being'.

This we are familiar with when we say that our hands-on spiritual healing is given to the physical, mental and spiritual/emotional  levels of mankind.

It is very important to realise that we can give 'healing' by many other methods - simply by feeling compassion for others, simply by talking to them or holding their hands in ours. Healing can also be given 'at a distance' called distance healing or absent healing (it is the patient that is absent from the healing room) as distance in the physical world is no barrier whatsoever to healing energy. Music too can be healing, as can other forms of physical vibration such as chants or mantra's, drum beats, the sound of the human voice, etc.

Healing given now means that people are already free of problems in their holistic self when they reach the next states of being or higher dimensional states. We are better equipped for our journey.

In advanced states of  spiritual development it is possible to give healing on a spiritual level in the Astral form - to living or spiritual entities. This may occur during either our waking or sleep states.

All the power, all the energy that is required is contained already within us. The healing is communicated by light, and we emanate that light to all around us.

We are powerful Beings, capable of many, many times the abilities that we think we possess. All that and more!

Remember that Everything, All That You Seek, is already within YOU. 

You CAN heal, and every little healing, every little act of Unconditional Love, adds to the Total Consciousness, and Mankind as a whole benefits from it. This is the only way forward to a World of Love, Compassion, Brotherhood and Harmony.  The only way to overcome the greed, anger, hatred, dissatisfaction, frustration and limitations of today's world.

The way forward is through Unconditional Love.

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