Deciphering the
Trinity of Soul Curriculum Systems
ABSTRACT
Cosmological
conceptions around the world have similar paradigms about the creation of the
manifested universe. They postulate creation as a series of emanations of
energy, principally light energy, in various gradations or levels of
manifestation. On the other hand, standard scientific paradigms postulate light
as having wave and particle properties, both linear and nonlinear. These two
metaphysical frameworks are used as backgrounds to examine the nature of the
soul, and the possibilities of various soul curriculum systems. In the light of
these findings, an argument is made for the case of nonlinear reincarnation as
an alternative and deeper way of understanding the evolution of the soul.
PROLOGUE: From the
Book of the Oneness
And the One did create the Wandering Orb, slicing a fragment
of Its Fundamental Quintessence. And the Wandering Orb prepared to sail into
the Darkness of Primordial Night. But the Oneness did enable the Wandering Orb
to have a final gift before its maiden voyage. The Oneness cut a portion of Its
Infinite Arm and out gushed a Chalice full of its Quintessence. The Blood then
merged into the Heart of the Wandering Orb, which began to pulsate with the
rhythm of Infinite Grace.
Then the Wandering Orb began to voyage within the Labyrinth
of Infinite Darkness. And the Oneness receded from its Perception. The Heart of
the Wandering Orb, filled with the Quintessence of Oneness began to know Power.
The Power of Life. The Power of Death.
The Power of Creation. The Power of Destruction.
But the Wandering Orb, travelling the Ecstasy of Night, also
began to experience a rare kind of power, the Power of Ignorance. For,
travelling further and further from the Oneness, it began to forget the Oneness
itself.
It thought that it was Alone.
It then knew it was Alone.
It realized it was Alone.
It experienced that it was Alone.
It wished that it was not Alone.
And thus, in its Heart, began the wish to search for
something, someone.
To banish the feeling of Aloneness.
Thus, began the perilous search for the Other, in the Bosom
of Infinite Night!
In the Bosom of Infinite Night……
THE SEPARATION OF THE ELEMENTS
While the Wandering Orb was traveling within the Bosom of
Infinite Night, several things have been happening to it/her.
The first event was that the Elements of Being have been
gathering strength within her and have been yearning for release.
Even without a mate, the Wandering Orb is pregnant.
Pregnant with possibility.
Fire has been conceived within her, within the Wandering
Orb.
Air has been conceived within her, within the Wandering Orb.
Water has been conceived within her, within the Wandering
Orb.
Earth has been conceived within her, within the Wandering
Orb.
But a final Element is not yet born.
The final element is not yet born.
Not born.
Yet to be born.
And these Elements of Being yearn for release, birth and
expression. Such is the power of the Wandering Orb, a legacy of its nativity.
For the Wandering Orb is a vessel of Power, filled with
Imajica Potentia, derived from the One. But, the second event that is gaining
strength within it is the Power of Ignorance. As the Wandering Orb sails deeper
and deeper into the bosom of Eternal Night, its parameters of Ignorance has
been increasing.
The Wandering Orb is beginning to forget that it has a
beginning.
The Wandering Orb has forgotten that it was created by
something else.
The Wandering Orb, filled with ignorance, has started to
contemplate that it is the beginning.
The beginning of all creation.
The Wandering Orb has become deluded, a delusion inspired by
the spark of ignorance.
The Wandering Orb is starting to get lost.
THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE
Filled with Imajica Potentia, the Elements coalesce and are
gifted with definition.
The Elements are being born.
Fire mixes with itself and then is born. This is the first
Heptarchy, the first level of Being.
Fire interacts with Air, this interaction is then born as a
separate force. This is the second Heptarchy, the second level of Being.
Air mixes with itself and then is born. This is the third
Heptarchy, the third level of Being.
Air interacts with Water, this interaction is then born as a
separate force. This is the fourth Heptarchy, the fourth level of Being.
Water mixes with itself, and then is born. This is the fifth
Heptarchy, the fifth level of Being.
Water interacts with Earth, this interaction is then born as
a separate force. This is the sixth Heptarchy, the sixth level of Being.
Earth mixes with itself and then is born. This is the
seventh and last Heptarchy, the seventh level of Being.
Elements have been born.
The Elements are born.
The Seven Elements are born.
Born, from the plethora that is the Wandering Orb.
And so the Universe comes into Being.
A Universe is born.
Born, from a Mother.
The Universe shall call the Wandering Orb its Mother.
THE PROGENY OF LIGHT
And now the Wandering Orb is able to express itself.
The Orb is able to express itself into the planes of
manifestation.
How does the Orb express itself?
It takes the manifold structure of the Heptarchy and
produces an Emanation.
The Wandering Orb produces an emanation of purity, upon the
evocation of the following:
“Let there be Light!”
INTRODUCTION
The
Cosmos is a Oneness. This Oneness has a tendency to enter into dreamworlds
within itself. To manifest essences, punctuations and existential realms within
the Infinity of its array. To do that, it emanates singularities, polarities,
trinities, quaternities and multiplicities. But the balance of the Oneness
never wavers, never strays from the harmony of its spheres. It never strays
from the central ground of absolute symmetry.
The
purpose of this mystic treatise is to explicate the trinity of soul curriculum
systems, their similarities and differences, and their relationships to soul
evolution and ascension. A further goal of this treatise is to highlight the
nonlinear reincarnation model as a deeper and more encompassing way of
understanding the development and evolution of consciousness.
PROGENY OF LIGHT: Emanations of Being from the Tree of Life
In
order to understand the soul, its nativity as light and its culmination in
heaven or paradise, we need to understand its origin or source. The Kabbalah,
the sum total of Jewish Mysticism, has a very beautiful explanation of the
origin of the soul. The conceptual framework for the origin of the soul can be
traced to the theoretical paradigms of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, and its
various emanations. According to Jewish mysticism, Divine Providence manifests
itself into the phenomenal Cosmos by the presence and development of various
emanations, now called sephiroth. In the beginning, there is a nameless Void,
which is nevertheless filled with potency. This is called the Ein Sof. This
void then manifests itself in the phenomenal Cosmos as a manifested
singularity, which the Kabbalistic masters term the Kether. Kether bifurcates
into two, Chokmah and Binah, which further evolves into the other sephiroth. In
the most comprehensive terms, this implies that the singularity develops into a
polarity, which then develops further into a trinity, which later again
develops into a quaternity. Taken as a whole, this beautiful mystic paradigm describes
the continuous creation and transmutation of various forms of energy in the manifested
universe.
It is
interesting to note that this fundamental template for the Progeny of Light has
echoes and similarities in at least three disciplines or systems of thought.
The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras has echoed this theme in his time,
with his theory of Reality as number, as symbolized in the classical tetraktys.
In this mystic paradigm, number is seen as symbolizing the potency and power of
energy and its permutations. In the Pythagorean paradigm, 1 evolves into 2,
which evolves into 3, which evolves into 4. From this, the celebrated mystic templates
in the various esoteric arts of wisdom have emerged: Fire, Air, Water and
Earth. The four sacred elements. This is just a highly symbolic way of
explaining the emanation, propagation, and evolution of Energy into Mind, and
then later into the plethora of forms in the manifested universe.
In
Eastern philosophy, echoes of this paradigm or framework also exists in the
mystical stream of Taoism. Ancient Taoism has taught and maintained that in the
beginning, there was the Tao, or the Way. This Tao later develops and evolves
into the “ten thousand things.” This metaphysical and ontological position is
actually very similar to the Kabbalistic and Pythagorean mystic paradigms and
echoes similar concepts, assumptions and sentiments. In the medieval
Renaiisance, this template also underwent a massive artistic elaboration in the
beautiful images and archetypes of the Tarot, a symbolic language of
exceptional power.
TRANSMIGRATION OF LIGHT: The Nature of the Soul Curriculum
The basic
tenet of reincarnation as soul pilgrimage in its ultimate manifestation has
been a concept that has been explored by a variety of spiritual masters and
mystical thinkers throughout world history, most notably by Lord Plotinus
himself (Clark, 2016). One of the greatest mystics of all time, Lord Plotinus
discoursed about the verities of the soul world, and his spiritual, mystical
and metaphysical teachings have been immortalized by his eminent disciple,
Porphyry. In the spiritual and metaphysical architecture of Lord Plotinus,
there are various emanations of being from the bosom of the Oneness, and these
emanations give rise to various realms of being. This position is actually very
similar to the theoretical position of some quantum physicists.
The
essence of Spirit encases itself in various case sheaths, or vehicles of
exploration in order to make contact with the sensual apparatus of the realm it
is exploring. On the other side of the fence, the beings currently navigating
that particular realm or dimension are also possessed of certain distinct
sensual and perceptual systems which help them navigate and understand the
parameters of the realm they are currently exploring.
The
following table characterizes the differences of acquiring a reincarnation
viewpoint, comparing the orthodox human perspective with the perspective of
advanced spiritual Seekers who possess a reincarnation perspective:
Table 1: Differences between persons with orthodox views
compared to persons with or possessing a reincarnation perspective
Thus, we
can visualize the soul curriculum as a set of goals and objectives laid down by
the Higher Self for the fractal souls to accomplish. The Higher Self has made a
massive sacrifice indeed by attempting a very, very challenging task. But, by
doing this the Higher Self shall in turn reap the benefits of such an
existential exercise, in the form of the acquisition of a new set of experiences
from its travels in the planes of matter. The nature of the soul curriculum is
directly entwined with the principle of reincarnation. This is because reincarnation
is the actual methodology that the Higher Self uses to teach its fractal souls.
As in science, we can also say that in spirituality that experience is also the
best teacher. The reincarnating being shall directly experience and absorb a
plethora of experiences which can only enrich and enhance its essence. Within
the paths of reincarnation, transcendence and immanence have a unique
conversation.
APOTHEOSIS OF LIGHT: The Mystical Paradigm of Nonlinear
Reincarnation
However, this author belongs to a select group of mystical
writers and thinkers who have discovered and are advocating the contemplation
of a radical form of reincarnation. This is
the concept of Nonlinear Reincarnation (Rimban, 2017). Seminal ideas of this
unique form of reincarnation have been offered in various writings, most
recently Nonlinear Thought in Metaphysics, Psychology and Education (Rimban,
Journal of Metaphysics and Connected Consciousness, July 2017). The idea for
this form of reincarnation can be visualized by looking at a painting. We look
at a painting in a nonlinear way or holistic way. We do not look at it in a
sequential way. In Nonlinear Reincarnation, the Higher Self, situated in the
higher dimensions, pre-selects a set of lives, to be explored by its fractal
souls. The Higher Self, immortal, hyper-intelligent and totally secure in its
foundation in the higher realms, can look at its set of lives holistically,
guiding them with art, elegance, wisdom, compassion and an intelligence that is
beyond the understanding of beings in the physical realm. Dr. Eben Alexander,
one of the foremost neurosurgeons in the world, who was able to journey into
the higher realms while being comatose for days, gives a startling revelation
of the power of nonlinear dynamics in his book, Proof of Heaven (Alexander,
2012). This book is highly recommended as an initial starting point for those
who want greater understanding of the power of higher dimensions and alternate
realities.
We can say
that there are two ways of apprehending Ultimate Reality. One is the sequential
mind pattern and methodology and the other is the nonlinear mind pattern and
methodology. The predictive powers of the sequential mind, in its own context,
are awesome, for it seeks to create, cultivate and propagate alphabets of
understanding, which it uses to navigate from the known to the unknown. These
alphabets are all the languages, from the linguistic forms to the mathematical
worlds, to the computer languages and thence into all the symbolic forms. These
languages are powerful in their own right, for they give rise to a certain kind
of internal logic that arises out of their syntax and coding. Like a game of
chess or the set of equations in geometry, these languages persist for they can
define protocols in their own worldspheres. Remember that all forms are
fractals of the Cosmos, and therefore partake of its power. In this sense,
sequential constructs have an abundance of order. Why? Because that is the part
of the Cosmos that they express. The problem, however, occurs when the
sequential mind attempts to translate these languages and interpret the Cosmos
as a whole. Here the map fails. And it fails miserably! The Cosmos is too
awesome to be interpreted by any kind of mental map, however profound that map
is. A map is still a map. Thus, there are limits to what a map can understand.
On the
other hand, the nonlinear processing aspect of Ultimate Reality apprehends
multidimensional realms simultaneously. It is like looking at an art form, or
listening to a piece of music, or watching a dance performance. The whole is assimilated completely, not part
by part like the one in sequential thought. The learning style is holistic, and
the learner assimilates a large amount of data. In the same way, by configuring
his fractal souls as nonlinear processors, the Higher Self is able to
assimilate a very large amount of data. He assimilates a large amount of data
simultaneously, all coming from the many lives that he has, which are happening
all at once! This is an awesome discovery and could revolutionize world
thought. Nonlinear reincarnation can also explain the fact that most humans do
not have memories of past lives. This is because human souls reincarnating in
the nonlinear manner do not have past lives. What they have are parallel or
nonlinear lives! The experiences of the fractal souls of a being undergoing
nonlinear reincarnation yield an incredible amount of data, processed at an
astoundingly prodigious rate. The Higher Self with nonlinear fractal lives is a
learner par excellence.
Thus, this
author would like to encourage esoteric, spiritual, mystical and metaphysical
seekers of all kinds to discover, research, study and learn more about the
possibilities and permutations of nonlinear reincarnation. It is an idea whose
time has come. It may bring to light many of the darker aspects of
consciousness that humanity has failed to process since the dawn of time. It
may bring to light many of our universal questions and provide definitive
answers to many of our hypothetical dilemmas.
The following table presents, compares and contrasts
the two different models of reincarnation: 
Table
2: The Two Different Paradigms of Reincarnation: Nonlinear Reincarnation and
Sequential Reincarnation
EPILOGUE: The Prayer to the Higher Self
If you are
interested in understanding more about the mysteries of our world, the following
prayer is suggested for connecting deeply to our Higher Selves:
PRAYER TO THE HIGHER
SELF
Higher Self, beloved
of my soul.
I love you with my
whole being.
I thank you for the
life you have given me.
Teach me to reach out
to you, as you reach out to me.
Teach me to commune
with you, as you commune with me.
Teach me to journey
in life with you, as you have journeyed since the origin of the Cosmos.
Presently, in my soul
location, there is a dilemma in the Conversation between Order and Chaos.
Teach me to examine
this dilemma and bring forth the solution.
With everlasting
love, now and always.
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Sensei
Erwin Rimban was born in the Philippine Islands. Since a young age he has
been fascinated by the esoteric realm and avidly read books on world history,
philosophy, astrology, mythology, the social sciences and similar fields.
Educated at the University of the Philippines, where he graduated Cum Laude, he
added Evolutionary Biology to his plethora of interests. After graduating from
college, he spent many years in the tourist destination of Baguio City where he
pursued a career in writing and teaching, while at the same time finding time
to be a meditation teacher. His hobbies include chess, poetry and Tarot
counseling. Currently, he is active in organizational work, where he is
promoting advocacies in educational philosophy, spiritual counseling, and
environmental issues. He is also the founder and mentor of a learning
organization and Wisdom Community, the ANAM CARA Philippines Learning
Organization. He has written numerous essays on wisdom, metaphysics, mysticism,
psychology, history, educational philosophy and psychotherapy
