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'''The Unfolding of Creation''' (or just '''The Unfolding''') refers to the process of physical [[Creation]] as an Unfolding of Consciousness. | '''The Unfolding of Creation''' (or just '''The Unfolding''') refers to the process of physical [[Creation]] as an Unfolding of Consciousness.<ref>{{BOLIFE}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
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[[R.M. Bucke]] uses [[The Upbuilding]] and [[The Unfolding]] to refer to the Unfolding of Creation. | [[R.M. Bucke]] uses [[The Upbuilding]] and [[The Unfolding]] to refer to the Unfolding of Creation. | ||
"What I mean is that though our teachings insist upon the identity of spirit and matter, and though we say that spirit is potential matter, and matter simply crystallized spirit (e.g., as ice is solidified steam)..." <ref>Blavatsky, H. P. The Key to Theosophy: A Clear Exposition Based on the Wisdom Religion of All Ages. Theosophical University Press, 1889.</ref> | |||
"We believe in no creation, but in the periodical and consecutive appearances of the universe from the subjective on to the objective plane of being, at regular intervals of time, covering periods of immense duration....The Hindoos call such alternations the "Days and Nights of Brahma," or the time of Manvantara and that of Pralaya (dissolution). The Westerns may call them Universal Days and Nights if they prefer. During the latter (the nights) All is in All; every atom is resolved into one Homogeneity."<ref>Blavatsky, H. P. The Key to Theosophy: A Clear Exposition Based on the Wisdom Religion of All Ages. Theosophical University Press, 1889.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 17 March 2024
The Unfolding of Creation (or just The Unfolding) refers to the process of physical Creation as an Unfolding of Consciousness.[1]
Syncretic Terms
Unfolding of Creation > Emanation, The Upbuilding
Related LP Terms
Unfolding of Creation > Consciousness, Strong Theory of Consciousness
Non-LP Related Terms
Notes
R.M. Bucke uses The Upbuilding and The Unfolding to refer to the Unfolding of Creation.
"What I mean is that though our teachings insist upon the identity of spirit and matter, and though we say that spirit is potential matter, and matter simply crystallized spirit (e.g., as ice is solidified steam)..." [2]
"We believe in no creation, but in the periodical and consecutive appearances of the universe from the subjective on to the objective plane of being, at regular intervals of time, covering periods of immense duration....The Hindoos call such alternations the "Days and Nights of Brahma," or the time of Manvantara and that of Pralaya (dissolution). The Westerns may call them Universal Days and Nights if they prefer. During the latter (the nights) All is in All; every atom is resolved into one Homogeneity."[3]
Related LP Courses
Footnotes
- ↑ Template:BOLIFE
- ↑ Blavatsky, H. P. The Key to Theosophy: A Clear Exposition Based on the Wisdom Religion of All Ages. Theosophical University Press, 1889.
- ↑ Blavatsky, H. P. The Key to Theosophy: A Clear Exposition Based on the Wisdom Religion of All Ages. Theosophical University Press, 1889.
