THE BIRTH OF THE LIGHT BODY
The light is neither inside not outside the self. . . . Once you turn the light around, everything in the world is turned around.
LÜ TUNG PIN, The Secret of the Golden Flower (translated by Thomas Cleary)
Famed Inca shaman and scholar Alberto Villoldo coined the term Homo luminous to describe the next level of humanity’s advancement on this planet. We are in the very process of the evolution of our species from Homo sapiens to Homo luminous.1 Although this coming progression is the ancient, stated birthright of all humans as taught by a number of worldly traditions, it has, until recently, been a lost spiritual technology for many centuries. This knowledge has fortunately re-emerged for the masses. Homo luminous is the result of the practice of all yoga (which means “union”) and is the natural consequence to our illumination. The more aware we become, the clearer the Light Body practice continues to be for us. The more we wake up, the more we can see the energy fields and luminous bodies of others and eventually ignite our eternal Light Bodies.
We are becoming increasingly aware of the energetic makeup of our universe, while our science is coming full circle in proving that consciousness is the central aspect of everything. In fact, just as space and time are tied into the rhythms of all movement, the expansion and collapse of our universe from the big bang theory looks remarkably like the Hindu story of Lord Brahma breathing in and out — contracting and expanding the whole universe in this cycle. So, if there is no real concept of time except in how it relates to the space it is associated with within the fractal, then what’s fifteen billion years among friends? In other words, it’s all a big dream. These vast expanses of time and space that we calculate outward (toward the edge of the universe) and inward (looking into the subatomic world) are simply scales that blow our rational and ordered three-dimensional minds away. However, they also mean absolutely nothing to our consciousness, which is in all places at all times.
As we start to wake up to the many mysteries of our universe that exist outside and inside our bodies, we learn that each of us has a critical and central role to play in the grand scheme of this shared existence. We are intimately connected to all that is, and we are the willful agents of the natural patterns of the One life force. Yet, we feel trapped — trapped within these physical bodies and further trapped in the dramas of our shadow energies. We feel drained and disconnected and always wonder why we are so lost. Until now.
Now we have studied the essence of the Taoist alchemical teaching and have come to understand the nature of suffering. More important, we have learned to clean up our energy fields and free our minds from the turmoil of our shadow energies. We have also learned to unlock our blocked energy flow and to return the powers of our subconscious mind back to their intimate connection with superconsciousness. We, in short, have gleaned the knowledge to identify our problems, correct the disharmonies that exist within us, and tune into the pure energies of nature that are available to us, while also reprogramming healthy habits into our energy fields. We should finally be complete, right?
Not exactly. For within this newfound ability to awaken ourselves, there exists a paradoxical void. Soon after we have learned the tools to break from our trance state and plot our own course, we are being told to surrender to the superconscious will and become a participating agent of this consciousness. We then discover that we must do this work and dissolve our egos so that the intelligence of the Tao can guide us freely through the world as conscious co-creators of reality. This sounds very good and passive, but you are probably wondering, What do I do now?
We have now arrived at the fundamental paradox of the Taoist teachings. We learned early on that it is our “doing” that creates most of our problems, and we have learned to practice “nondoing” or “being” in our mental meditations. This practice is very helpful in showing us the following:
• The insanity under which we operate under daily
• How we needn’t engage in it
• How liberating it is to passively “be” without reacting to myriad events and circumstances all the time
This is where the first breakthrough in our “doing pathology” comes in. When we practice nonaction and really find that space and are comfortable there, eventually, well . . . we get hungry. Or we have to go to the bathroom. Maybe our legs start to hurt from sitting, and we need to walk around and stretch. We get up to do so, and we see a hummingbird outside, so we watch it and smile. While in the garden, a neighbor says hello and invites us to come watch a video recommended by a friend, and we do so. The clip is about polar bears dying in the Arctic, and we are moved. The following week a cousin asks us to get involved in a group that helps raise awareness about global warming, and we attend. There we meet the love of our life and get married. Now, together, we travel to exotic places and try to make a difference . . . following reality’s lead the whole way through. Again, the Western concept of revelation comes through here. The Great Tao has placed our path in front of us right here and right now. We are so mentally abstract about the meaning of life and what we’re supposed to do that we don’t see the path right in front of us. We wear out our brake pads and drain our vitality instead of enjoying the ride.
So, the first aspect of “nondoing” is to free the mind and energy from the grips of the shadow and really enjoy the present moment for what it truly is. All the grace and beauty in the world presents itself to us when we do. This does not, however, account for the paradoxical effort required to complete the Great Work. So, how do we reconcile the laissez-faire Taoist approach of noneffort with the dedicated work ethic of “the Way is the Training”?
My grand master studied diligently in a monastery in China for several years, starting in his childhood. There was a great deal of physical labor and chores, along with several hours a day of horse stance. This deep kung fu stance helps drop the energy down to the lower dantien while strengthening the legs and building resolve — zhi in the kidneys. This is part of the very tedious training that is done for at least one year before the young monks are even allowed to learn to throw their first punch. The tradition of kung fu literally translates to “hard work” or “eat bitter” in Chinese. So, how were these high-level Taoist adepts conducting such rigorous physical training with incredible dedication and still learning to relax? How did they deal with the two axioms of “Taoist Way Not Forced” and “The Way Is the Training” in the same curriculum? Again, we see the central paradox of Taoist training and one that needs to be teased out before we go any further.
There is an inherent level of distortion that we humans begin with when we incarnate here on Earth. Assuming we have perfectly adjusted families and very little drama growing up, we still have the essential human mental pathology to deal with — the nature of suffering and our leaking of energy to our shadows through aversions and cravings. This is why monasteries like to take children in before a certain age — there is less junk to deal with. So, let’s assume that most of us didn’t grow up in a temple setting deep in the Himalayas and that we, instead, grew up in the West, with all the insanity that comes with such an upbringing. At this point, we have a good amount of emotional charge and mental aversions that have fed our power into our shadows. We have done our damage and have a good deal of work to complete in order to “undo” that which has been done.
Recall from the chapter about the nature of suffering that we discussed the notion of karma and how it equates simply to “action.” You will probably concede that a good amount of “action” has gone into our shadow processes over the years. In fact, we’ve come a long way to create an enormous mess (unconsciously). Although we can practice “nonaction” for several years to dissipate the charge we have stored there, the ancient Taoist masters have found that a fusion works better for the majority of the people they encounter — especially in the West. Sure, an occasional student has a sudden flash of insight and, through this enlightenment, instantly clears herself of all the junk she was carrying and is free. But this is very rare, and too few people experience this. What about the rest of us? Well, we get to work. The same aspect of karma comes in as we instill positive karma into our lives. We develop rituals and habits that help remind us every day — actually several times a day — to do one simple thing: WAKE UP! We keep falling asleep to the deep trances burned into our shadows, and so we must set constant reminders and perform practices that illuminate our awareness of this phenomenon. This is an incredibly powerful and effective way for us to attain real results in a short amount of time.
In this realization, the paradox is resolved. We work hard in the training in order to erase previous “work” that we have done and to function as a failsafe against falling back asleep. We simultaneously practice “nonaction” as related to our mental and emotional attachments, while we develop our strong energy fields. We also clear the power trapped in our shadows, while we learn to observe reality for what it truly is. We comprehend what it means to relax in our effort — we fuse action and inaction, just as we balance yin and yang. We train to relax in a deep horse stance, and we study to stay relaxed until the moment of a necessary strike . . . or until we actually have to stand in front of those people at that presentation. We understand how to be aware of our energy flow and stop the leaking. Doing so, we gather more personal power and cultivate further awareness of the living, breathing currents of the Tao flowing through us. We essentially wake up to a deep understanding of who we truly are and continue cultivating and refining our energy toward the ultimate aim, which is the development of the Light Body and its eventual ignition.
The Light Body in Different Traditions
In this section, we will conduct a brief overview of the various cultures on the planet that have a Light Body tradition. This is in no way a complete list; rather, it serves as a sampling of the range and thoroughness of this body of knowledge across the globe. The take-home message is that dozens of cultures have been involved in this type of training for thousands of years. This is a very serious field of study with a rich history. It has slipped under the cultural radar in the modern age for reasons discussed earlier but is now in resurgence. The more we wake up, the more we become interested in this spiritual science again. We are slowly remembering what we thought had been lost.
I have chosen small excerpts from each and have kept it brief, as this book is not intended to be a cross-cultural analysis of the intricacies of the varying practices. Consider the following a primer covering differing views of the same subject; see it as an open invitation for you to delve deeper into whichever tradition appeals to you the most.
EGYPT
The Egyptian tradition of the Light Body is one we wish we had more information about. Although a number of living cultures around the world have preserved the Light Body tradition, the traditions of the Egyptian and Mayan cultures of antiquity have all but disappeared and are now being reconstructed by historians and anthropologists. We do, however, have a powerful vision left behind by the priesthood of this ancient tradition, and it is that of the ascending Light Body and the nature of “star fields” located in interstellar space.
Here is an excerpt from a manual on Egyptian magic:
The Egyptians divided man’s constitution into a graduated series of parts. First was the physical body, or khat. Overshadowing, or enveloping, this body was a series of subtle bodies, each more ethereal than the last. The first of these, and the most dense of the subtle bodies, was the shadow, or khaibit. The next was the ka, the body of emotions. This was followed by the heart, ab (or hati-ab, which can be translated “outer heart”). The next was the ba (soul), which was linked to the ka through the ab. The ba rested in the spirit-body, or sah (sometimes sahu), which was presided over by the spirit, or khu. . . . These and other designations for man’s components were all governed by the highest, the khabs, the divine component which means star. . . .
The magician’s Subtle Body, or Body of Light, is the chief tool used in some Low Magick operations and in almost all High Magick operations. Essentially, it is the living aura that pervades the physical body and extends slightly beyond it. It is shaped somewhat like an oval or egg, . . . and it contains colorful swirling forces of energy that express thoughts and emotions.2
We can obviously see some similarities in this conceptual framework with that of the Taoist system we have been discussing. The Egyptians were known to have a very cohesive system, with a strong underground order that preserved this information for centuries. Much of this Egyptian knowledge has been preserved through a number of present-day orders in the West.
TIBET
The Tibetans have one of the best-documented and clear-cut histories of the Light Body practice. There are a number of practitioners alive to this day who are intimately involved in this work and who serve as living bearers of this tradition. Although a great deal of chaos and destruction has been inflicted on the country of Tibet, much of the tradition has been preserved outside the country, and for this, we are eternally grateful.
The following is an excerpt from Norbu Rinpoche:
The Jalu (in Tibetan), or Body of Light, realized through the practice of Dzogchen is different from the Gyulu, or Illusory Body, realized through the practices of the Higher Tantras. The Gyulu is dependent on the subtle prana of the individual, and thus, since prana is always considered to be of the relative dimension in Dzogchen, this Gyulu is not considered to be Total Realization. The Jalu, or Body of Light, itself, is a way of manifesting realization that is particular to the masters who have carried the practice of the Longde or of the Mennagde to their ultimate level, and with only very short breaks in the lineage, it has continued to be manifested right up to the present day.3
Master Norbu then proceeded to tell a tale of a certain master who had decided that it was time to die. The master asked his disciples to seal him in a tent and leave him in peace for seven days:
The disciples went down the mountain, and waited, camped at the foot of it for seven days, during which time it rained a great deal, and there were many rainbows. Then they went back up and opened the tent, which was sewn up just as they had left it. All that they found inside was the master’s clothes, his hair, and his fingernails and toenails. His clothes were the clothes of a lay person, and they remained there in a heap where he had been sitting, with the belt still wrapped around the middle. He had left them just like a snake sheds a skin.4
The Tibetans have a long history of cultivation of what they call the Rainbow Body. They have dedicated practices devoted to this, with thousands of aspirants who train in these systems. Their great masters were said to have been able to consciously shed the remnants of their physical bodies and to evolve into a body of pure light.
CHINA
The Taoists of China have one of the longest-standing traditions of alchemy and Light Body work in the world. Like Tibet, much of this work has been diligently documented in the Taoist Canon, and a great deal of this information still lives in the oral tradition. Masters impart this wisdom on their students only when they are ready and can finally undergo the final illumination processes.
An extraordinary level of detail has been transferred along these lines within the Chinese tradition, where there certainly is no shortage of words. Here is an example of an excerpt in the preparation of the “immortal fetus”:
Gather the five vitalities and return them to the source (the upper tan t’ien in the brain) where the union of (positive and negative) vitalities will produce the immortal foetus. . . . If the five vitalities are full, a golden light will soar up to unite with the light of (essential) nature to become a single light which is the union of the radiant vitality of the positive principle (yang) in the head and the bright light of the negative principle (yin) in the abdomen into one single light which will result in the egress from the immortal foetus. The practiser should then lower his eyes slowly to look down before closing them with the combined force of his heart and intellect as if to make a jump.5
There are volumes and volumes of very specific instruction on how to go through this process and what pitfalls to avoid. Needless to say, this is the primary tradition from which I teach, and this excerpt is not to be taken out of context. It serves merely as an illustration of the depth of scholarship that has gone into this very specific field by thousands of practitioners.
It is important to remember that there is one Light Body and that the various traditions of the world have come to describe it in slightly different ways. I personally found the Taoist path to be very well laid out and easy to follow as a student. This, in no way, should take away from the validity of the other systems that exist. In fact, I have studied many of them, and each holds a special piece of the puzzle in my opinion. With a history of secrecy and distortion in some of these traditions, bits and pieces of this vast body of knowledge are often missing. In fact, there is a great deal of this in the Chinese culture, as everybody tries to preserve their own turf of this “ancient Chinese secret.” In the old days, this knowledge was supreme power for a clan or tribe, and the secrets were carefully guarded.
My grand master, who is a traditionally trained Chinese man without a hippie bone in his body, had an interesting response to a student when asked who the originator of our knowledge was. His answer: “Atlantis.” All the jaws dropped in the room; with further thought, however, it made sense. Each of these spheres of understanding that sprang up around the world, when looked at as a whole, points to a previous era when we allegedly had a cohesive body of knowledge that revolved around these practices before we fell into darker times. We are now waking up to this knowledge again.
INDIA
The Hindu tradition is also noted for its exceptional scholarship in this field and its priceless contribution to the yogic arts. Hindu scholars represent an unbroken line of Vedic scholarship and research and are another of the “flame holder” traditions of the world. They have an extensive understanding of the energy systems that operate in the body, and their knowledge of yoga and breathwork speaks for itself.
Here is a piece from Paramahansa Yogananda’s autobiography:
So long as the soul of man is encased in one, two, or three body-containers, sealed tightly with the corks of ignorance and desires, he cannot merge with the Sea of Spirit. When the gross physical receptacle is destroyed by the hammer of death, the other two coverings — astral and causal — still remain to prevent the soul from consciously joining the Omnipresent Life. When desirelessness is attained through wisdom, its power disintegrates the two remaining vessels. The tiny human soul emerges, free at last; it is one with the Measureless Amplitude. . . . When a soul is out of the cocoon of the three bodies it escapes forever from the law of relativity and becomes the ineffable Ever-Existent. Behold the butterfly of Omnipresence, its wings etched with stars and moons and suns!6
When we first start to study these systems, one thing becomes quite apparent from the start: there’s a lot going on here! There are people (very intelligent ones, I may add) who devote their entire lives to the study of these systems. There are precious few, however, who combine such rigorous intellectual study with the actual practice of these arts. That being said, a great number of the most famous ascended masters who have walked the Earth in this past cycle have come from India. India, to this day, remains the world’s treasure chest of spiritual knowledge and the holy men and women who practice it. This is a country where God permeates all daily activities and colors all traditions.
INCA
There is very little left of the living Inca tradition, thanks to the Spanish conquest. This once-great empire was known for its stargazers and medicine men, along with the incredible architecture of its monuments. A small number of shamans have come down from the high Andes recently, however, and have begun teaching the knowledge of the ancient Inca. They feel that with the coming Earth changes, it is time for us to come together and relearn what we once knew about the luminous body. Dr. Alberto Villoldo has played an integral part in bringing this knowledge to the West. Here is an excerpt from one of his books on the subject:
The luminous energy field is shaped like a doughnut (known in geometry as a torus) with a narrow axis or tunnel, less than a molecule thick, in the center. In the Inka language, it is known as the popo, or luminous bubble. Persons who have had near-death experiences report traveling through this tunnel in their return voyage to the light. The human energy field is a mirror of the Earth’s magnetic field, which streams out of the North Pole and circumnavigates the planet to reenter again through the South Pole. Similarly, the flux lines or cekes of the luminous energy field travel out the top of the head and stream around the luminous body, forming a great oval the width of our outstretched arms. Our energy fields penetrate the Earth about twelve inches, then reenter the body through the feet.7
It is amazing how similar this is all starting to sound! The Inca tradition is having an incredible resurgence with the teaching of this knowledge.
JUDAIC-CHRISTIAN-ISLAMIC TRADITIONS
The origins of the religions of the “Book of Abraham” come from the ancient Zoroastrian and Egyptian traditions and their contemporaries. The early Judaic mystical knowledge fell under the umbrella of the study of the Kabala, which was essentially borrowed from earlier Egyptian knowledge. Much of the essence of this tradition carried over into Christianity and Islam, which have both maintained their own secret societies. The use of the halo as a device to convey association with divinity is described in the following quote:
The whole-body image of radiance is sometimes called the “aureole” or glory; it is shown radiating from all round the body, most often of Christ or Mary, occasionally of saints (especially those reported to have been seen surrounded by one). Such an aureola is often a mandorla (“almond-shaped” vesica piscis), especially around Christ in Majesty, who may well have a halo as well. In depictions of the Transfiguration a more complicated shape is often seen, especially in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, as in the famous fifteenth-century icon in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.8
The artistic depictions always show enlightened saints in their Light Bodies, emanating Divine Light through their mere presence. The story of the transfiguration of Enoch serves as a great example of this: “In the Book of Enoch, when Enoch returns to Earth, he tells his children that although they see him as the earthly, human Enoch, there is likewise an angelic Enoch (Metatron) that has stood in the Lord’s Presence.”9 Enoch’s developed Light Body allowed him to present in human form to his counterparts while being able to stand in the “Lord’s presence.” In this story, Enoch had been able to cross the bounds of three-dimensional reality with his understanding and development of a Luminous Body.
A great deal of Christian iconography portrays Jesus in the central role of the sun among our zodiac. In fact, there are thousands of references to Jesus being the living embodiment of the Guiding Light. There is a growing research that points to the parallels between Jesus, the Son of God, and our central star, the Sun of God.10 It seems that much has been borrowed from the older Egyptian idea of sun worship and the notion of star seeding. If Jesus is to serve as an example for us in life, then the cultivation and ignition of the Light Body becomes the central goal of our religious practice. The understanding of our essential nature leads to the “enlightenment” of our energy fields and the activation of our Light Body.
Coming Home
If Jesus Christ was to be understood as the “sun” versus the “son” of God, then what does that story mean to us? If the Egyptian mystery traditions speak of the Earth as being a literal “star seed,” then where do we go from here? The emergence of an enlightened human is a spectacular thing. It bends time and space and creates something special. If Earth were a school and we were students, well, there are too few graduates right now. What does graduation from the Earth school mean? How can we understand what all these traditions are saying, and how can we relate to this information?
The answer is simple. We already know.
If we look at the concepts and principles we have studied thus far in this book, we can come to realize that we deal with a certain energy “exchange” every day of our lives. We have learned to maximize the flow of that energy through our field and to minimize the impedance, or the blocked flow, of that energy. We have learned to reclaim the power we, and only we, have trapped in our shadows, and we have come to understand the process by which our demons are created and shared with one another. Now, the reversal of this process leads us to an interesting place. Jesus teaches his disciples to “be a light unto thy-selves,” and we see similar language in several biblical passages:
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16
“While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.” — John 12:36
“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light.” — Ephesians 5:8
We also hear the same theme from the Buddha:
“Be a light unto yourself, betake yourselves to no external refuge. Hold fast to the Truth. Look not for refuge to anyone but yourselves.” — The Buddha, upon his deathbed
This is exactly what we are heading toward. By turning the light of awareness inward, we are able to experience the wonderment and mysteries of the universe through our alchemical process. We are able to free up more and more energy and to refine it into a better understanding of reality as it is. This refinement process frees up the smooth flow of energy in our outer meridians and opens up our eight extraordinary meridians, which lead to greater psychic intuition and inner vision. This level of attainment prepares us for the next step of our process, which is the fusion of yin and yang at every level of our energy system.
We begin by developing and balancing the lower dantien. Once consolidated and strong, we then use this energy to open, refine, and balance the energy of the middle dantien, whose place is around the heart. Again, after more practice, we do the same at the upper dantien (third eye) and then the crown. From here, there is very specific breathwork that allows us to create what is called, in Taoist lore, “the Immortal Fetus.” This is an energy field that we cultivate and nurture daily. With rigorous effort and focused attention, we energetically birth this new body from within. Once this new body is created, we effectively molt off our physical attachment with the third dimension and allow for this new vehicle to become the transdimensional house for our expanded consciousness. At this point, many masters have been able to perform miraculous feats because they are no longer bound by the “laws” of the third dimension. Babaji and Lü Tung Pin, among many other ascended masters, have the ability to incarnate as they wish and take on any physical form that suits them. These ascended masters have no filter or distortion between what they wish and what is instantly manifest. They have literally evolved into our birthright — they have become examples of Homo luminous.
Now, the actual practice that is involved in creating the Light Body is beyond the scope of this book, as it is very detailed and requires years of practice and cultivation before attempting. In essence, all the groundwork laid out in this book must be mastered, and the student should have a great deal of proficiency in qi gong and internal awareness. Once the light of awareness is turned inward and the mysteries are unlocked, the path to the Light Body presents itself, and the student will be guided there. In fact, there is never a time when we are not being guided internally by our superconscious mind via our DNA. It seems that evolution has a trajectory, and we are the canvas. The Light Body is the next level in our growth. It is important to remember that it keeps on going from there. Once we become self-aware and develop a vehicle that immortalizes our consciousness, we keep growing and becoming more self-aware from there. Remember, in an ever-moving fractal, there really is no end — finite thinking is a mark of our polarity consciousness. It just gets more and more interesting; unfortunately, most humans don’t even know the game!
I’d like to take a quick moment to comment on the statement “immortalizes our consciousness,” because I feel it is an important one. It is said in the Hindu tradition that when we incarnate here on Earth, we agree to have our perfect memories “wiped” so that we can experience finding ourselves all over again. With each successive reincarnation, we take on new lessons and work toward a self-awareness cumulatively until we are finally “there.” We break through and realize our true nature and are enlightened. With the evolution of Homo luminous, however, we essentially break the cycle of birth and death, as we no longer need our physical bodies to “exist” on this third-dimensional Earth anymore. We, in essence, will have come full circle and will have married yin and yang to become an active constituent of the Great Tao. It is said that an ascended human is a sight for sore eyes in other dimensional realms. This may have something to do with the low number of graduates we’ve had in the past five thousand years, or maybe it is because this is the central proving ground for everything. We are it, though. This is our time, and we have a small window within which to wake up and evolve or perish and take the ecosystem down with us.
PERSONAL JOURNEYS An Early Glimpse
I was subjected to a number of intense experiences as a monk. Many of these involved delving deeply into my inner realms and freeing trapped energy from my past. After one particular episode of heavy “rebirthing” type breathing with my teacher, I had pulled through a very difficult memory from my childhood. I had felt as if I were dying, and I wanted anything other than what I was feeling come up. Talk about aversions and cravings! After some initial struggle, I relaxed through it and simply let the feelings, memories, and thoughts be as they were and pass. Instead of dying, I felt liberated on the other side of this experience. It was as if I had shed forty spiritual pounds in that moment. I then lay there for some time before opening my eyes and trying to orient myself to the room. What I saw made me jump backward. Not only could I see a fully developed luminous egg around my teacher, but I could also see orbs of light around the other students on the far side of the room. As I started to squint my eyes and look at the details of their light bodies, I noticed another one that was brighter than and somewhat different from the others. As I tried to recognize his face, I realized that it wasn’t one of my fellow monks. He had the glowing face of an old Chinese master. My teacher whispered to me that he was here to oversee our work and was a “friend” from the lineage. The master smiled at me and then walked right through the wall. I turned to my fellow students in awe and noticed that I could still see their light bodies. I thought that it was a hallucination. Little did I know that this was just the beginning of an adventure that I am still happily on.
The Light Body practice starts with the concepts and principles laid out in this book. But unless we start by building our foundations and working from the core upward, we will not be able to do it. It simply will not work. We cannot ignore any aspect of ourselves and expect to move on to the shiny, fuzzy stuff. We cannot avert the pain we sense lurking in our shadows and “leap” ahead for a Light Body without crashing down. This is classical trance consciousness. Don’t fall for any shiny shortcuts! Once we can clearly see within and have a stable and strong foundation, we can then move to complete the Great Work. To evolve into Homo luminous, we need to bring super- and subconsciousness together through a healthy intellect that is free from attachments. We need to let the directionality of the life force guide us internally in order to grow and evolve and literally transform into the next iteration of our species.
I’d like to take a moment now to speak to a point that all critical minds come across when they read this type of material (I did as well): if there are guys and gals out there with Light Bodies, then why don’t they come onto TV and show themselves? In the East, there are constant visitations and stories of people being accosted by masters. Even in the West, many are approached in the dream state and given instruction — but seldom in person and hardly ever in the public arena. However, through personal communication with the great “immortals” of my lineage, I have come to understand that there is a profound psychological flaw in the West that keeps these Light Bodies from appearing in this age — namely, that of the savior complex.
In short, the great ascended masters will not show up on prime-time TV and do that dance for you because, chances are, we’ll expect them to fix all our problems, and then we’ll put them up on a cross. However, it is quite common for them to appear to communicate with those of us who begin doing the work and who learn to “listen.” The trap is this though: they do not matter in this process. They can show us the way until we find our own way, but they have already left us these wonderful systems to follow. Once we start to wake up, they and the entire rest of the universe are right here and right now.
The role of the masters is to illuminate the Way for those around them by the mere nature of a simple principle — their actual presence illuminates the darkness of ignorance. It is for us to become the light and literally “ignite” our Light Bodies into being. From here, our singular presence helps dispel the shadows around us and shine away ignorance. The breeding ground of vampires and zombies goes away when the light shines all around. The more people wake up, the easier the task of illumination gets, and the more pleasant our world becomes. We are in need of several “beacons” of light who will lead their lives by example and serve as inspiration for the family and friends around them. Shine into your world and make it a better place. The only way to do that is to change yourself. When we become Homo luminous, we set an example for the world around us; we needn’t preach, and we needn’t argue with people about doctrines or philosophy. Our mere presence will serve as an example of what liberated humanity looks like.