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Know at Least One Method for Describing the Subtle Bodies and their Functioning.

The Material Bodies ( from gross to subtle.)

1 The Physical Body (or Self ) on the Physical plane.

The physical body is made up of physical matter influenced by gross physical energies.

2. The Etheric Body (or Self ) on the Etheric Plane:

The Etheric body is the vital body that organises the physical plane and acts as a bridge allowing mental and emotional energies to influence the physical body. This is often considered as a part of the physical body.

3. The Astral (or emotional ) Body ( or Self ) on the Astral Plane:

The Astral Body is the body of emotional energies and feelings. This is a magnetic body reacting with attraction or repulsion.

4. The Lower Mental Body (or Self ) on the Lower Mental Plane:

The Lower Mental Body is the lower mundane Mind and the thoughts in the mind. This body includes intellect, memory and imagination.

These first four are the components with which we are most familiar with. They would tend to be seen as the structures that express the “personality”. The LOWER SELF is the term used for these four bodies throughout. These four bodies give a limited sense of self, a limited individuality.

5. The Higher Mental (or Causal) Body ( or Self ) on the Higher Mental Plane:

The Higher Mental Body is the higher mind in which abstract thoughts, visualisation, philosophy and higher mathematics occur. This is the relatively permanent centre of our personal self which gives rise to (or causes) a number of lower selves and is therefore called the causal body with respect to our lower self.

6. The Intuitive (or Buddhic) Principle (or self) on the Intuitive Plane:

This is a principle rather than a body, so fast that it is everywhere in this and the lower realms. It is the origin of true intuition and this principle is common between all humans. On entering the intuitive plane we leave behind a “personal” sense of self.

7. The Atmic Principles (or Point of Self ) on the Atmic Plane:

Again, this is a principle, being the highest principle of the material planes, from which all the lower material planes manifest. It is the first point at which matter manifests. This first subtle material atom then goes on to manifest all different forms of matter on the lower planes. As such it is the causal principle of these lower planes. This gives rise to confused terminology with the Higher Mental Bodies other name: the Causal Body. The spiritual will or witness can be considered to enter matter at this point. (It is worth repeating that these last two are not of the personality, there is no personal individuality in these principles.)

These last three bodies or principles make up the Higher Self which does not die when the lower self dies. The Higher Self is, in turn, a manifestation of subtler non-material planes.

The planes

Each of the subtle bodies is made out of matter of varying frequencies or principles that exist on its plane of consciousness. These planes interpenetrate and interact with each other in accordance with particular laws that govern each plane.
Before discussing how the bodies and planes interact it is worth considering the limits that govern our understanding of these planes.
From the above list it is possible to see that thought occurs in bodies less subtle than the atmic or intuitive principles. Those bodies which include the Atmic and those more subtle than it, are the origins of the mind and so cannot be understood. How can the mind understand that which created it and contains it. No matter how fast the mind it will never understand or encompass the principles which contain it.
So it is definite and an absolute impossibility that any mental understanding of these higher planes and principles can occur and no mind truly grasp their nature.

As described above the bodies represent our individuality on the various planes that they inhabit. The planes themselves are vast, for example the physical plane is infinitely vast in extent and diversity. Each subsequent Plane is even vaster and bigger than the other. So the physical and etheric planes are tiny complared to the Astral and the same for the astral when compared to the Mental. All these planes interpenetrate just like 2 dimensions (a plane) sit inside 3 dimensions, and 3 dimension ( a cube ) sit inside 4 dimensions ( all of the cube throughout time.) If we could see in 4-dimensions then we would be able to see both the front and the back (the whole) of an object in one glance, consuming it !!!! This can happen when we are truly using our intuitive capacities, which are not limited by our mind or personality. True intuition comes from outside the realms of personality and is glimpsed and downloaded by the personality after the occurrence.

Crystal Healing at the Various levels.

It is evident from the system detailed above that the lower subtle bodies represent our personalities at various levels or planes of existence. It can also be seen that only those inside the realm of the mind can be affected by the presence of changing frequencies inherent within the crystal world. Those Principles which give birth to the material/ physical world cannot be affected by that which they have created.

So from this system it seems that we can conclude that it is possible to use crystals to affect out personalities and their physical manifestations and not that which sits outside them (encompasses them.)

So by working on the various levels in our aura we can affect a change by using crystals. Also by using crystal on the main chakras we can also affect a change, as all the bodies interact and overlay each other regardless of physical size.

We can also work with crystals at an even more subtle level in our own personal work. By placing crystals on specific points or by placing our attention in the various bodies whilst using crystals, we can use the energy to affect changes at more and more subtle levels. This is evident when we begin to realise that the larger bodies are much larger, faster and vaster than the preceeding body and yet they interact and over lay each other, not just in time and space. Work on the subtle bodies is a fascinating area and one which will continue to develop with time and sincere application.