The Six and Seventh Senses of Man

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THE SIX AND SEVENTH SENSES OF MAN.

In this essay, we shall try to focus our attention on the Soul using some simple

examples.

As we know, we live and develop self-consciousness with the help of our five

physical senses. In turn self-consciousness gradually develops an ego. From

childhood the ego is the part in man that learns and separates itself from others. It

teaches him to discriminate between this and that, putting limits around himself and

others, develops traits of character, expresses the impulses coming from the Soul in

creative and unique ways. However as part of his human inheritance there exists in

him two more subtle senses. In some people these two senses are awakening and in a

process of development. We shall call them the intuitive and spiritual sixth and

seventh senses. Their role is to let our level of consciousness be influenced by theimpulses coming from the Soul and Spirit levels of man. Nonetheless, these two

germinal centers within man will one day in the future manifest their qualities

perfectly when the sixth and seventh sub-races in humanity will have arisen.

The two subtle senses in man reveal a new and unique knowledge that influences and

unfold in him corresponding qualities.

Trying to activate these two spiritual senses in us depends entirely on our level of

purification and of mastering the functions and impulses coming from the ego. This

means that we must first learn to master and transmute our animalistic instincts and

stop over rationalizing with our cerebral intelligence so that these two spiritual sensesunfold their spiritual attributes and qualities in us.. The true sages of all epochs have

based their teaching on the seventh sense. This sense is based on the innate

knowledge that belongs to the Spirit of man in which dwells the sublime knowledge

of the creation of the universe and of its Source. Moreover, it also includes the

knowledge and processes of the mystery of incarnation and of reintegration into the

Absolute Uncreated Light. We therefore, understand that for us, this knowledge is still

incomprehensible, since, to be able to enter in its dimension, we must have first

perfected the seventh sense and its corresponding level of consciousness in our being.


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The sixth and seventh senses function properly in man only when the Intelligence of

the Heart is open in his psyche and is in harmony with his two Divine Witnesses

(Soul/Spirit) What is the Intelligence of the Heart? It is the awakened functions of the

Soul in man. The qualities which evolve gradually through intuition, and reveal the

Souls divine gifts of an awe-inspiring quality. The seventh sense is of a much higher

spiritual nature and is not based on ordinary human understanding and logic. This isso, because its target is not the five physical senses, nor the rational emotional and

mental faculties of man, but rather the AWAKENING AND MERGING

FACULTIES OF THE SOUL AND SPIRIT IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF MAN

HIMSELF. This is indeed the target and goal of the sixth and seventh senses.

Moreover, the aim of the sixth and seventh senses is to awaken two higher functions,

which are for the time being still dormant in most men. The mission of these spiritual

functions cannot be revealed since they belong to the spiritual part in each one of us.

The sixth sense allows the Souls impulses to filter into the consciousness of man. As

for the seventh sense it performs perfectly well when the Spirit and the Soul blend and

harmonize within the transfigured self-consciousness of man.

The manner in which one enters these very subtle levels of intuition cannot be

explained or shown, since these refined senses are in themselves levels of

consciousness and inner Paths of knowledge and enlightenment. The only way we

could describe and comprehend their subtleties is through the development of our own

personal and individual intuitive faculties. We get in touch with our Ideal Model and

learn to unfold our personal goals and ideals through the impulses and intuition

received and under their direction and guidance look out, and discover our personal

goals and ideals in life.

Who, and what is this Ideal Model? It is an expression of our Soul. It is if you will, an

appearance and the emergence in our consciousness, of one of the Images andreflections of the Divine Presence and it is our Soul that selects it so as to attract us


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towards Itself. Thus, the Soul selects a divine guise according to our karmic needs and

attunements. At the beginning of this spiritual process, the Soul needs to take a certain

appearance so as to attract our ego, and harmonize it to a specific spiritual level. And

since the ego and the five physical senses belong to the same physical world in which

we live, they must first be magnetically attracted to something more ethereal and

spiritual than themselves in order to be purified. Consequently, the Ideal Models"Holy Face" must be attractive to our ego, and should move us to the core of our

being, so that it reverberates and energizes in all our subtle bodies. This means that

our Ideal Model takes on the aspect of our ego's spiritual complementary. We should

understand that this Ideal Model or "Holy Face" is a symbolic expression chosen to

explain how the Soul attracts its shadow and unconscious counterpart, the ego. First,

the Soul attracts and operates within our etheric, astral and mental bodies whilst

purifying and refining the limiting characteristics of the ego. It also takes the personal

boundaries and limitations of each person into account.

The sixth senses is the spiritual faculty of the Intelligence of the Heart. Basically, it is

the part in us that gives us a sudden "hunch", an inspiration, an intuition and our

creative and artistic faculties. It makes us care, nurture and sympathize with people.

Example, it helps us to interpret our dreams. The language of the Soul is a spiritual

faculty that can be developed only through the Intelligence of the Heart. The seventh

sense is something different. It activates, awakens and harmonizes all man's subtle

bodies through the action of the HOLY SPIRIT. It means that the Soul and Spirit of

man have finally united and reintegrated their Pure Essence. This means that there are

three major processes in the complete transformation of man. The first phase consists

of the PURIFICATION of the old process that involves and uses our sixth sense ofintuition with the help of our Permanent Witness. The second phase involves the

process of RESURRECTION. The Permanent Witness, having purified the mental

and emotional bodies, ascend together with the regenerated conscious self of man.

Together they blend with the Soul's complementary partner: the Spiritual Witness.

Finally, the third phase brings about REINTEGRATION of the whole Essence of

Being meaning that the three aspects have reintegrated back into the Source.

Consequently each of the three parts of man embody their unique SACRED

NUMBER. Hence, they reintegrate back into the Source which is the Uncreated Light

or the Absolute Unknown God.

However, before all these stages can unfold their spiritual procedures in us, the sixth

sense of the Soul must integrate and function properly in man's ego. But even before

this stage, the ego must have reached a very high level of purification. More

explanations on these very delicate operations are futile, as they do not help. What

counts is the beginning of this sublime Quest. And what is relevant to this Quest is

how determined we are to follow it through. So the most important question that we

should ask ourselves is this: are we ready to open up the energy and impulses coming

from our Ideal Model? If the answer is yes, then we have nothing to fear, since all

these inner phases and planes of discovery will open up their secrets to us in their owntime. As we said, this sublime transmutation of our lower energies into their spiritual


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counterparts can only happen through the development of our sixth and seventh

senses. Knowledge received through the seventh sense makes us participate instantly

and fully with what is being received. In other words, the knowledge and the one

receiving the knowledge unite, and become one and the same thing. By the reaction of

their union they become something altogether new. In this case, it is the Intelligence

of the Heart that is functioning as an instrument totally of the Soul and Spirit in man,since the seventh senses operates only through the energy of Divine Love and

Knowledge. When do we become aware of Divine Love and Knowledge? This occurs

when the ego, the Soul and Spirit of man unite in the acceptance of the enlightening

Wisdom.

We hope that this is clear. The sixth sense allows the ego to take part in receiving a

slice of pure knowledge and therefore it is knowledge still tinted with the expression

of the ego and Soul Personality of a person. Example an inspired artist like Leonard

De Vinci. An extraordinary genius like Einstein, or Jung the psychologist who

brought changes in the ways we understand the psyche, or Soul Personality of man.Or, we could take the example of a perfect athlete. Why take an athlete as an

example? Because it is actually a good one. An athlete focuses and concentrates

himself on an IDEAL MODEL, and learns how to transform himself, gradually into

this Ideal Model. His talent resides in his trying to SURPASS his own limited

possibilities, always attempting to better himself in his skills, patiently devoting

himself to his sport. Pleasurable habits take a second place for him, and this might

look from the outside as if he is making a great sacrifice. But to the athlete, it is not

so. Through his athletic skills and performance his ego transcends its human

limitations and conditions, and during such moments his perfect model and his

conscious self merge making them become a whole new Soul Expression. Thus, our

athlete becomes the physical expression, and the manifestation on this plane of theDESTINY that his Soul had prepared for him. We could go as far as to say that "

during his athletic performance" he totally incarnates the Ideal Model engraved in his

Soul. What does this example teach us? It shows us, two important things: firstly, that

through the faculty of our sixth sense we can open our sensitivity to the vibrations of

the Soul and receive the necessary impulses to overcome our weaknesses, and

transcend our limitations. Through this process, we discover to our amazement, a

world of new possibilities. Secondly, what we learn from this example is the fact that

in the process of discovering our Ideal Model we are on the verge of discovering our

real QUEST and GOAL in our life, and, even perhaps the meaning of our incarnation.


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Thus, by following our intuition, we end up discovering our Ideal Model. However,

this happens only if we choose to do so. It is therefore up to us to act now. Hence, the

sixth sense takes us behind the veils of the illusions of the five senses and of the ego,

helping us unfold within the subtle planes of intuition that brings CHANGE and

TRANSFORMATION. However, the path of those changes and transformations

entirely depends on our ego wanting to recognize its true Ideal Model. Thus, from theIdeal Model or Archetype of the perfect athlete to the inspired scientist or the

illuminated prophet, it is most crucial and important to allow the process of our sixth

sense to unveil for us whatever the Soul or Permanent Witness wants us to become.

This is our destiny... Through the channel of our sixth sense of intuition our spiritual

development unfolds more subtle qualities in our ego. This process is based on the

purification and transmutation of the lower energies of our Soul Personality to their

higher counterparts, so that the pure Knowledge and Divine Love of the Absolute can

flow freely and filter its intense and radiant Light through our transformed ego.

Recommended Exercises

It is recommended that you become the observer of your own actions and reactions.

That you keep a personal diary in which you write your personal observations and

your dreams.

Find your personal way of COMMUNION with your Inner Self; that sacred space

within, in which Silence reigns.

It is in that Silent Place that your Ideal Model will appear whenever you are attuned to

your Soul or Permanent Witness.

The Intelligence of the Heart and its attributes begin to function from within this

Silent Space...

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