Overlay of Grids: Journey of the Soul (Bible, Individuation, Orthodox Development, Holydays)

JOURNEY OF THE SOUL Garden of Eden Bible Images The Individuation Process From to Ego/Self Primal innocence, prior to eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Kingdom of Israel established. Jerusalem, the holy city We are born with the map of totality already complete in a pre-conscious, unitive, womblike stage. No sense of "I" or Individuation: Part 1 All is one. The serpent bites its own tail. OrthoThe natural state of the person. dox By beginning the model of develSpiritual opment in this way, all human Develop- beings are, by birth, in the process of spiritual growth. ment Holyday Cycle Coming to the· Promised Land. Rosh Hashanah End of Yorn Kippur TuB'Shvat Sense of "I" begins to emerge. Fighting to break out. If one makes it one becomes the hero. If not , the ego remains weak and compensates by defenses, or seeking a new substitute womb. Conversion / Repentance: Where the person makes a conscious choice, to direct their life towards the holy. Khannukah Sukkot Purim Expulsion from Eden Exodus Saclifice Jerusalem destroyed The Messianic Age New Jerusalem -- Heaven Lion lays with lamb End of days God is One, God's Name is One Crisis : The Old Way No Longer Works: Rearrangement of the Personality: 1) Is that all there is? There's got to be mor. 2) 'I need help'/ I must change. The ego is not strong enough to control the clisis. 3) Responds to inner call as Self/image of God makes its presence felt, longing for Reunion. The center shifts. Ego is no longer in charge but remains strong-- as a strong servant, etc. of the u·ue center. A return to the unitive consciousness of childhood in a self- conscious way. Collapse of the Kingdom. Purification or Transformation Illumination Immersion in contemplation leads to freedom in the spilit from things which distract from the goal. An experience of God's Light, i.e., the subtle realm of audible illumination and archetypal luminosity. Union with God Pesakh Tisha B'Av Shavuot Last day of Pesakh Future Tisha B'Av