According to Frederick Myers, stage one is the earth dimension. As soon as the earth experience has been thoroughly comprehended – either through reincarnation or through the exchange of experiences with others in other dimensions – the soul may proceed to dimensions beyond the reach of the material dimension.

Stage two is called the Intermediate Realm or Hades. This is the spiritual condition, which is referred to in the ancient religious traditions as "hell." This is the realm where all must go upon experiencing the earth realm. Here, memories of our entire past lives flash before us. Whether or not this experience is "hellish" depends upon the memory of the particular person. If it contains sinister episodes and terrifying experiences, these will drift by the person's vision along with the more joyful happenings.

Some persons begin at this stage to feel what is called "the earth pull, the birth pull" and the person may decide to return to stage one, the earth realm. For others, stage two is brief and is followed by entry into a more stable world, which is stage three, the Realm of illusion.

The Realm of Illusion is a dimension where things may be created with the mind and shaped by the direct action of the imagination. Though a person may linger in this stage for undeterminable period of time, an eventual decision must be made. The soul returns either to earth or to progresses to stage four. Before leaving, however, the more enterprising souls may have an opportunity to experience one of the great wonders of this dimension of consciousness – a tour through some section of "The Great Memory." Just as on earth, one may go to a library and see newsreels of important earth events of history, so, in stage three, one may witness any event that occurred from the beginning of human experience. The Cosmic Memory has recorded everything that has ever happened.

Stage four is the Realm of Color. This dimension is an indescribably lovely existence. Here one must leave behind all rigid intellectual structures and dogmas, be they scientific, religious, or philosophical. An infinite variety of new sounds, colors and feelings are experienced here and souls find a much wider freedom to function with highly energized intellect and spirit. If, in this dimension, the soul becomes free from the earth pull, it is qualified to experience cosmic ranges beyond earth's confines, such as the next dimension.

Stage five is the Realm of Flame. In this dimension, the soul acquires a body of flame, enabling it to tour the stellar universe without being harmed by its temperatures and turbulence and to return with a fuller experience of these cosmic reaches. (I like this as my nde was similar)

Stage six is the Realm of Light. Souls in this dimension are matured spirits, having lived through, with conscious comprehension, all the aspects of the created universe. They are capable of living now without form, of existing as white light in the pure thought of the Creator. They have joined the immortals, thus fulfilling their final purpose of the evolution of consciousness.

Stage seven is the Realm of Timelessness. In this dimension, souls enter full partnership with God. This dimension is of an advanced spiritual nature, so close to the ultimate essence of creativity that no adequate vocabulary has yet been evolved to describe it, and hence it is difficult to communicate to earth-level beings.

Very very true
Alan

Myers was well known in his time.  However, while much of what he writes of gels with the "spiritualist movement" of his time period - he was a contemporary of Madame Blavatsky and the theosophists. 

I don't see much in these "levels" of consciousness that pertain to love, so I'm inclined to believe that they are levels that he had theorized or experienced but not necessarily true for all of us. 

I have been most impressed with Emanuel Swedenborg's description of the consciousness of heaven and the arrangement of "heavens."  He ties everything together into the person's expression of love of God and love of each other.  This makes deep sense to me, and appears to be absent from this initial description of Myers "levels of heaven."


Matthew

recoverer wrote on Mar 24^th, 2010 at 4:18pm:


I don't like Theosophy because I believe Hitler picked up his idea of a super race from much of its writings

StoneColdTrue wrote on Mar 25^th, 2010 at 2:07am:


Hi Stone

The physical universe and the Superconsciousness

The Information comes from all the higher sentient life forms in the universe, not only from humans on this earth. We make up only a tiny fraction of the higher life forms within the whole universe.

The problem with this source of knowledge is exactly how to access it.I do it by entering an altered state of consciousness, by covering my eyes when I am not sleepy and waiting for visions, words and ideas to flood into my mind.

I believe anyone can do this I am definitely not anything special so guys give a try for yourselves. Maybe it is all semantics what I call the Superconsciousness could be called the cosmic mind or the cosmic mental library

Blessings and light

Alan[/color]

Berserk2 wrote on Mar 25^th, 2010 at 2:15pm:


But what about all the people on here who have claimed to meditate into their soul and access information regarding their past life?