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According to the Essene "Rays" we come from a soul—group that doesn't evolve from the less—conscious densities, but which falls or devolves from the Higher Planes. The idea here isn't to unfold the latent seed—germ of a spiritual consciousness never previously flowered in our particular case, but to recover it from the consequences of an initial mistake. The obligation to recover a status of former Spiritual Glory imposes a mood which the prospect of brand—new flowering doesn't share. The first is a restatement of Biblical toate culpability. There is however a consequent, internal contradiction of rather significant proportions embedded in the Essene material, for, if the object is to recover the knowledge and status of that spiritual glory existing before our Devolution had been mercifully straitjacketed by the physical body, then it would seem that the ascension in consciousness to those higher stales of Being between incarnations would—ain itself—fulfill the requirement, and would short-circuit any "return" to the physical as wholly unnecessary. Obviously, this isn't what They mean to imply, for it becomes increasingly evident from the reiterated signs of the material that the "Rays" intend us to fulfill the alleged initial contract entered upon in "full Consciousness" with the Divine, as caretakers of Earth, and this absolutely regardless whether we actually recover that Glory of Spiritual Awareness as unencumbered Souls. Incidentally, the idea that we progressively evolve through the densities as consciousness—units is not equally subject to the charge of "internal contradiction" that characterizes the Essene—Rays account, the exposure of the progressive (or procedurally evolving) soul to relatively free inner states between incarnations is never held as the Aim or exclusive Point. It's not a matter of some "old" consciousness reexperiencing its specific functional Identity so that it can simply walk away and resume it, like a recovered amnesiac going back to his "former life", this is a Platonic misread of the afterlife interlude in which the Eternally-Awake Ground of Consciousness reexperiences Itself from the ever—living fount of a fresh perspective—such a fresh perspective does not then just step back into a ready—made role, but progressively develops the implications of that after—echoing Being through terms of its own unique patterns, seeking forms of integration and higher-level unities that did not, in that sense, ever exist as a flower of Soul—consciousness. The value received through those intervals of discarnate exposure serves as purifying stimulus and Standard subliminally belonging to the soul-record, encouraging a practical intensification or dynamic integration on all levels in order to draw the ordinary incarnate locus of soul-consciousness into progressively—awakening congruence with that common Ground. The "object" here is not simply recovery from the makeshift expedient of a preventive or "prophylactic" physical form, but rather the thorough Awakening of all parallel, developmental levels of Consciousness inward or outward in whatever medium as a true Spiritual Increase, bringing the dimension of Divine Awareness to every seeking facet of the multidimensional being through all its respective Vehicles so as to impart to each of its planes a precious value or Absolute quality never previously experienced in integrative Unison. It becomes increasingly evident, then, that this scenario of our seeding and fall as narrated by the "Rays" is not a reflection of the spiritual or physical facts, but a propaganda meant to instill a kind of "cosmic guilt", as it were, shaming us into fulfilling an alleged contract that we entered into in the irrevocable responsibility of "Full Soul—Consciousness". Indeed, so patent does this become that we can only marvel at the give-away desperation seated in the motive which causes Them, at one point, to make the astonishing pronouncement that—if this ostensible caretaker role is now fulfilled—they will generously waive all further reincarnational requirements! "Incarnation" is a matter of /dentity, and levels of specific functional identification, it is not, has never been nor can it be an arbitrary matter of fulfilling mechanical conditions. If the technical fulfillment of conditions is meant to promote the proper spirit of such identity—transformation, we must ask why the emphasis of the 53 T-Bird_Vs_The_Flying_saucers.htm Falling Apple, or Rising Seed?