THE TRIAD OF BECOMING #9

There are true dark forces on the other side of the veil.

The specific purpose of a true dark force is to diminish, dilute and dissuade your interest in transformation, frustrate your interactions and defeat your efforts.

When it comes to navigating this Triad - and the same is true for the yogi striving to reach the Crown chakra - it does not get easier, it gets harder. More is expected of us on our spiritual, Hero's journey to Self-realization. Moreover, it's no longer about us at all. 

"We are here to help others. What on earth others are here for I do not know." W.H. Arden 

There will be forces outside of us on both sides of the veil between worlds that are trying to neutralize our mission. To them anything that is of the light is a reproach that they must undermine. 

The sages teach that without the sacred there is no mundane and without the mundane there is no sacred.
They are different sides of the same reality.
They are unique but not separate from the whole.

In Genesis after Creation, the balance between light and dark became part of our conundrum relating to the Creator's plan. If there was no dark and no opposition there would be nothing to challenge our resolve and fortitude. It would be like spiritual diabetes. Hence, everything becomes a test of our spiritual resolve. 

Lucifer who became Satan - the most beautiful of all the angels - fell out of heaven because of his greed. He took with him many other fallen angels. Light and dark have existed since the beginning of time.

…"I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation 
On the farthest sides of the north; 
 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.” Isaiah 

"Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor."  
“… you have set your heart as the heart of a god.”  Ezekiel 

 

These dark forces want to keep us bound to the Tree of Knowledge and acquisitiveness. However, we can reenter Eden if we get to Keter on the The Tree of Life.

When one has reached the Triad of Becoming and is intent on reentering the “Garden” (the Causal or the Pure Land of Buddhism) the confluence of dark and light becomes the most intense. The forces of darkness will try their best to deter us. These will play on all of our weaknesses and especially the power of our faith, belief, hope, trust and surrender. 

The closer we come to the Light the more the negative inclinations and forces plague us. 

They attempt to interfere, dissuade and corrupt .

The contest is fiercest when the stakes are high (we are reaching for Keter) and so we may expect to be challenged, tempted and dissuaded in any and all manner of our weaknesses - be they physical, mental or emotional - all of which are attributes of the spirit.

Their biggest strength is making us believe that they do not exist. Moreover, just like our guides, they have access and will know  our deepest feelings and thoughts. They will try and undermine the weakest links in the chain of our spiritual endeavors. They play on our Monkey Minds, Egos and Shadows (our own Evil Inclination.) Their biggest ally is fear.

This was true for the final struggle of the Buddha before enlightenment as well as that of Jesus who met Satan in the wilderness. So it will be for us lesser beings.

 

Mara brought his three daughters, Greed, Hatred, and Delusion, and dazzled the Buddha with temptations of beauty and pleasure. 

 

Jesus was tempted 

"in every way that we are - except without sin.”

The Devil, "the prince of this world", having no power over him.” Epistle to the Hebrews

"... without sin..."- Jesus was impeccable.

 

For some there is no choice but to proceed.

 

 “Discernment is choiceless …” Krishnamurti

 

However, many fall by the wayside …

 

“Kabir says: Listen my friend; there are very few that find the path.”

 

The gates are wide but few will enter.

We are continually being tested - not about how much we know or how well we perform but that our trust, our love and our faith are being always tested at unexpected times in often unrecognized guises…

I was in the woods one day listening to some trees. One of them whispered to me that the higher the branches into heaven  the deeper the roots into hell.

The confluence of light an dark becomes the most intense at Keter. The Crown represents the highest order of light. The concentration of dark usually resides at Malkut, the lowest sephira. It is here that they strive to remain unchallenged.

There will be opposition all the way up the three Triads - those of Ego and Love as well. When we are negotiating Ego our tricksters are light duty ones. Our task is easier. The Ancestors describe them as mosquitoes at our spiritual picnic. When we are challenged at the Triad of Love the dark forces are more intense - maybe wasps at the picnic. And finally when we reach the Triad of Becoming we will encounter rattle snakes, mambas or the spiritual Mafia.

 

Witches and sorcerers as well as others with evil intent (which are always from this side of the veil,) rely knowingly or unknowingly on the dark forces on the other side of the veil for their success just as we must rely on our guides and the Creator for our defense.

Witchcraft can deprive us of choice - their malicious intent being to control for often demonic, usually destructive and always self-serving purposes. 

Envy is at the heart of witchcraft and those with an Evil Inclination.

Our defense is assured by being impeccable. If we are not, we lose our protective spiritual shield.

The principles are simple but difficult.

It will be given to you according to the measure 

of your humility, 

the measure of your love,

and the measure of your faith.

The only limitation to God's design for you is the measure of your faith.

If we can follow the direction of the Ancestors and remain impeccable and without fear...

Actually no defense is needed in the face of total surrender to the Divine despite the intensity of the attack, temptation or persuasiveness.
If commitment to the light is total then the dark forces cannot prevail.