A Beginner's Guide to the Path of Ascension

by Stone, Joshua David

• ISBN13: 9781891824029
• ISBN10: 1891824023
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Light Technology Pub

Summary

This volume covers the basics of ascension clearly and completely, from the spiritual hierarchy to the angels and star beings.

Table of Contents

Humanity As Spiritual Beings	1	(15)
The Physical Body	1	(1)
The Etheric Body	2	(1)
The Astral Body	2	(1)
The Mental Body	3	(1)
Synopsis	3	(1)
More on Our Spiritual Selves---the Higher Bodies	4	(1)
The Monadic Body	4	(1)
The Soul Body	5	(1)
Reincarnation of the Bodies	5	(1)
The Spiritual Realms or Planes	6	(1)
The Etheric Realm	7	(1)
The Astral Realm	8	(2)
The Mental Realm	10	(1)
The Buddhic Realm	11	(1)
The Atmic Plane	12	(1)
The Logoic Plane	13	(1)
Conclusion	13	(2)
The Spiritual Hierarchy	15	(6)
The Masters of the Hierarchy	15	(2)
Younger Masters	17	(2)
The Form of the Hierarchy	19	(2)
The Path of Initiation	21	(18)
The Probationary Path	22	(1)
The Accepted Disciple	23	(1)
The First Initiation	24	(1)
The Second Initiation	25	(2)
The Third Initiation	27	(3)
The Fourth Initiation	30	(1)
The Fifth Initiation	31	(1)
The Sixth Initiation	32	(2)
The Seventh Initiation	34	(5)
The Psychology of Ascension	39	(18)
Loving Self	40	(1)
Reprogramming Self to Self-Love	41	(1)
Self-Love Meditation	41	(2)
No Comparing or Competing	43	(1)
Chart of Comparisons	43	(1)
Chart of Competitions	44	(1)
Asking the Masters to Aid in the Self-Love Process	45	(1)
Technique for Healing Faulty Thinking	45	(1)
Owning Your Own Personal Power	46	(2)
Diffusing Others' Negativity	48	(2)
Conscious Control over the Subconscious Mind	50	(1)
Meditation for Reprogramming the Subconscious	51	(2)
The Marriage of Love and Will	53	(1)
The Divine Triad of Light, Love and Power (Will)	54	(1)
Conclusion	55	(2)
The Question of Karma	57	(14)
Karma as Motive	57	(1)
Karma as Lessons	58	(1)
Positive Karma	59	(1)
Judge Not, Lest You Judge in Error	60	(1)
An Esoteric Look at Karma	61	(1)
The Permanent Atoms	62	(1)
Devachan and the Buddhic Realms	63	(2)
The Lords of Karma and Other Karmic Overseers	65	(1)
Reincarnation and Karma	66	(2)
Group Karma	68	(1)
Impersonal Collective Karma	68	(3)
Opening to the Higher Senses	71	(18)
Sensing Unity with All Things	71	(2)
The Development of Intuition	73	(1)
Intuition's Place in Dreams	74	(1)
Developing Psychic Abilities	75	(2)
Channeling and Higher Telepathy	77	(3)
The Call to Channel	80	(1)
Energy Rushes	81	(2)
Sensing a Master	83	(1)
Hearing a Master	83	(1)
Seeing a Master	83	(1)
The Sense of Pre-Vision	84	(3)
Conclusion	87	(2)
The Practicality of the Ascension Process	89	(12)
The Ascension Process Is in the Moment	89	(3)
Relating to People through Spiritual Consciousness	92	(1)
In the Corporate World	93	(1)
Ascension and Relationships	94	(1)
Ascension and the Family Unit	95	(1)
Ascension in the World of the Artist	96	(1)
The Artist As Cocreator with God	97	(1)
Ascension and the Political Arena	98	(1)
Summary	99	(2)
Thought and the Power of the Spoken Word	101	(8)
Healing Words versus Harmful Words	101	(1)
Gossip	102	(1)
Other Negative Talk	103	(1)
Being Vigilant	104	(1)
Negative Thinking	104	(1)
Healing Thoughts, Words and Sounds	105	(1)
Om Meditation	105	(1)
The Prayer of St. Francis	106	(1)
Elohim/Yod He Vau He	106	(1)
Holy Prayers of Various Religions	107	(2)
The Devic Line of Evolution	109	(14)
Overview of the Angelic Hierarchy	110	(1)
Tools for Protection from Negative Thought Forms	111	(1)
Eliminating Negative Thought Forms	112	(1)
Devas, Nature Spirits, Elementals and the Growing of a Flower	113	(1)
The Elohim	113	(1)
The Archangels	114	(3)
The Angels	117	(1)
Pan: The Overlighting Deva of the Nature Kingdom	118	(1)
The Practicality of the Devic and Angelic Beings	119	(1)
In Your Own Garden	120	(1)
The Angelic/Human Interblending	120	(3)
Our Animal Brothers and Sisters	123	(6)
The Wild Animals	123	(1)
Our Pets and Domesticated Animals	124	(1)
Emotions and Animals	124	(1)
The Evolution of the Animal Kingdom	125	(1)
Factors Determining Individualization	126	(1)
The Psychological/Mind Connection Between Humans and Pets	126	(1)
Final Comment on Our Animal Brothers	127	(2)
Our Brothers and Sisters of the Stars	129	(8)
The Evolution of Humanity and Our Space Brethren	130	(1)
Why We Don't Often See the ETs	131	(1)
The Arcturians	132	(1)
The Pleiadians	132	(1)
The Sirians	133	(1)
The Hollow Earth	133	(1)
The Negative Extraterrestrials	134	(1)
Preventive Protection from Negative ETs	134	(1)
The Ashtar Command	135	(1)
Conclusion	136	(1)
The Many Lenses of Ascension	137	(6)
The Lens of Light	137	(1)
The Lens of Love	138	(1)
Psychological Wisdom and Service	139	(1)
Transcendence from Negative Ego to Christ Consciousness	140	(1)
Synthesis/Mahatma Consciousness	140	(3)
Synthesis and Integration	143	(1)
The Fear-Matrix-Removal Program	144	(1)
More on the Synthesis Ashram	145	(1)
The Unity of Spiritual Paths and Religions	145	(1)
Across the Great Divide of World Religions	146	(1)
The Various Spiritual Paths	147	(2)
Across the Great Divide of the Races	149	(2)
Root Races	151	(1)
The Healing and Integration within the Family Unit	152	(1)
The Pulling-Away Period	153	(1)
Inner- and Outer-Plane Forgiveness	153	(1)
Journal-Processing for Forgiveness	154	(1)
The Healing	155	(1)
Affirmations	155	(1)
Integrating Our Individual Rays and Astrological Signs	156	(1)
The Rays	156	(2)
Personal Integration	158	(1)
Tools for Self-Integration and Creating Your Physical Body	158	(1)
Understanding and Application of Journal and List	159	(1)
Emotional-Body Integration	160	(1)
Journal Affirmation List for the Emotional Self	160	(2)
Mental-Body Integration	162	(1)
Total-Body Alignment and Integration Meditation	163