Zero Point

2003-1-15 12:00:00

My Friends,

I'm glad you are having a lively discussion while I am busy on the next chapter. The dialog is more theologically based than usual, so I hope our non-scriptural friends will bear with us.

One point of discussion I will comment on is this quote from me that Susan brought up.

"This sounds like you are asking if some of the Masters who have overcome death have chosen to incarnate as regular humans at this time in order to serve. Yes. A small number have. But when a master incarnates as a regular human, he has to start again from point zero and regain all his ability and knowledge. He will not automatically have the energies balanced within him and he has to pass through all the lower initiations again. Thus, it is not only a great sacrifice for a master to do this, but it also is quite a risk."

The point of contention here is my comment that when incarnating a master has to start from "point zero." Some of you seem to interpret this as meaning that we start our spiritual progression all over again. This is not the case.

What is the case is that we all start at the zero point at birth. For instance, even though in past lives we all knew various languages and could communicate by speaking, we all had to start at point zero and learn to speak all over again.

If you were a doctor in your last life then you will have no medical ability at birth, but will have to regain it step by step until you arrive at your proficiency in your past life.

If you had a conscious awareness of some continuing mission in a past life, you will have to regain it in this life.

BUT...

Does this mean that if you wish to be a doctor in this life that your last life as a doctor is no advantage to you?

No. It does not. The reason is that you do not start at the zero point in intelligence. That comprehension of light, intelligence and principles that you acquire in one life will stay with you and carry over to the next life. This acquired intelligence is not apparent at birth and even the manifestation of it starts near the zero point, but it is there in the incarnating ego nevertheless. Also of note is that your soul is not fully linked with your body until around the age of seven or eight. This greatly handicaps the intelligence we have available and prevents us from having full self-consciousness.

Especially after the age of eight, those with the experience of many past lives have a big advantage over those with less experience. They are able to access their past intelligence and quickly relearn knowledge and lessons from the past that are required in their current life. This relearning continues until around the age of 21 at which time we arrive at the conscious awareness and manifestation of intelligence that we left off in our latest incarnation. Then from the age of 21 onward we work on new lessons and forms of service.

This principle applies to all humanity, including a Master, should he decide to incarnate.

A Master is one who has passed through five or more initiations. If he decides to incarnate for some purpose, he too must start at the zero point, as a baby with a clean slate. But because of his great intelligence he is able to progress much faster than the average person and achieve his fifth degree consciousness by age 21.

Whereas a new initiate may work several lifetimes on one initiation, a Master will usually go through five by the time he reaches adulthood. Each will be a challenge to him but be will have the internal fortitude and light to pass through them where the less experienced initiate will stumble and fail.

Does this mean that it is a sure thing that a Master (or the rest of us) will reach our past level of achievement by age of 21?

Answer: This will usually happen, but because of free will, some become lazy and not apply their full abilities. For this cause, even a Master will risk retrogression when he incarnates. There is almost zero chance of him choosing the dark side, but he can get trapped again in the cycle of incarnation which may cause him to spend several lives to get back to the fifth initiation level.