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Lightning Path Workbook One (LPWKBK1)<ref>{{LPBOOK1}}</ref> is the introductory guide to the principles and practices of the Lightning Path (LP). It provides foundational knowledge and practical exercises to help individuals achieve and maintain a strong connection between their Spiritual Ego and Bodily Ego. The workbook is designed to expand understanding, prepare for sustained connection, and recognize and overcome obstacles to spiritual progress.
'''Normal Consciousness''' refers to the everyday waking consciousness of your average, [[5Ds of Toxic Existence|5D soaked]], [[Bodily Ego]]-bound modern citizen.  
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==Concept Map==


==LP Workbooks==
===Key Terms===


[[LP Workbooks]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::LP Workbook]]}}
[[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]] > {{#ask:[[Is an::LP Framework]]|format=ul|sort=has sort}}


==Overview==
[[LP Psychological Framework]] > {{#ask:[[Is a key term::LP Psychological Framework]]|format=ul|sort=Has sort order psy-frame}}


===Workbook Goals===
[[Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is a key term::Consciousness]]|format=ul|sort=Has sort order consciousness}}


# Understand the nature of [[Connection]] between the [[Spiritual Ego]] and [[Bodily Ego]].
===States of Consciousness===
# Know what you need to do to prepare and work towards achieving sustained [[Connection]].
# Understand the six points of the Lightning Path [[Connection Framework]].
# Recognize [[Awareness Reduction Mechanisms]] ([[ARMs]]) and other obstacles.


Begin developing and putting into practice several basic spiritual practices such as intent, visualization, and deep breathing.
[[Consciousness]] > [[States of Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is a state of::Consciousness|format=ul]]}}


===Key Concepts===
''The State of Consciousness is the operational manifestation (I don't know) of consciousness as experienced either in source or through a body. 


By the end of this book, you should be familiar with the following Lightning Path (LP) concepts:


#[[Accountability]]: Taking responsibility for your actions and their impacts.
==Syncretic Terms==
#[[Activation]]: The process of connecting your spiritual to your bodily ego.
#[[Alignment]]: Aligning your bodily ego with your spiritual ego.
#[[Alignment Rule Sets]]: Guidelines to achieve and maintain alignment.
#[[Ascension]]: The process of integrating spiritual ego and bodily ego, thereby elevating your bodily consciousness.
#[[Atonement]]: Healing and reconciling with your past actions and their impacts.
#[[Authentic Spirituality]]: Spirituality devoted to healing and connection.
#[[Awakening]]: Becoming aware of your spiritual nature and connection and empirical realities around you.
#[[Awareness Reduction Mechanisms]] ([[ARMs]]): Obstacles designed to protect the bodily ego from pain, but that can prevent spiritual progress.
#[[Automobile Metaphor]]: Used to describe the nature and relationship between the bodily ego and spiritual ego.
#[[Big Lie]]: The lie that you are anything other than a glorious incarnated spark of God Consciousness.
#[[Connection]]: Establishing and maintaining a strong link between your spiritual and bodily egos.
#[[Connection Practice]]: Techniques and exercises to strengthen your connection.
#[[Connection Psychosis]]: A psychological/emotional alteration or breakdown of the bodily ego caused by a connection experience of an intensity, duration, quality, or content that an individual is not emotionally or psychologically prepared for.
#[[Consciousness]]: The state of being aware and connected.
#[[Consciousness Quotient]] ([[CQ]]): A measure of your level of consciousness and awareness, which is elevated through connection experiences and alignment with the spiritual ego.
#[[Default Mode Network]]: Neurological structures in the brain associated with your bodily ego's sense of identity.
#[[Disjuncture]]: Breaks or disruptions in your spiritual connection.
#[[Ego Explosion]]: Intense experiences related to spiritual awakening.
#[[External Resistance]]: Resistance to awakening and activation from external sources like friends, family, or societal structures.
#[[Flow]]: The natural state of being in harmony with your spiritual path.
#[[Grounding]]: Understanding new ideas and perspectives, translating them into permanent changes in behavior and reality.
#[[Intent/Will]]: The focused intention to achieve spiritual goals.
#[[Initiation]]: The process of starting one's spiritual journey.
#[[Internal Resistance]]: Self-doubt, fear, anxiety, guilt, shame, self-deprecation, and even paranoid terror that accompany awakening.
#[[Less Than Messages]]: Messages designed to undermine self-esteem and self-efficacy.
#[[Maladaptive Adaptation]]: Negative coping mechanisms that hinder spiritual growth.
#[[Metaphor of the Self Driving Vehicle]]: Describes the physical body as a self-driving car, the bodily ego as the AI driving it, and the spiritual ego as the driver.
#[[Nadir Experience]] / [[Zenith Experience]]: Negative and positive connection experiences.
#[[Normal Consciousness]]: Day-to-day consciousness characterized by low [[CQ]] and disconnection between the [[Spiritual Ego]] and ##[[Bodily Ego]].
#[[No-Violence Rule]]: A rule stipulating no forms of aggression or disregard, creating a safe space for healing.
#[[Old Energy]] / [[New Energy]]: Concepts representing outdated and modern spiritual paradigms.
#[[Psychic Infection]]: Negative influences that disrupt your spiritual progress.
#[[Physical Unit]]: The physical body and its components, including the bodily ego.
#[[Right Action, Right Environment, Right Thought]]: Guidelines for maintaining spiritual alignment.
#[[Seven Essential Needs]]: Categories of human needs necessary for survival and spiritual expression.
#[[Steering Emotions]]: Using emotions to guide your spiritual journey.
#[[Seven Pillars of Authenticity]]: Standards for assessing whether a spiritual tradition or teacher is authentic.
#[[Spiritual Ego]]: The higher consciousness that animates the physical body.
#[[The Path]]: The spiritual journey one undertakes towards connection and enlightenment.
#[[Toxic Positivity]]: Overemphasis on positive thinking to the detriment of acknowledging real challenges.
#[[Toxic Socialization]]: Socialization characterized by violence, chaos, neglect, and indoctrination, designed to mold individuals to fit into the societal system.
#[[Water Glass Metaphor]]: Visualizing the body as a water glass and consciousness as water filling the glass.


==Spiritual Techniques===
[[Normal Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Normal Consciousness]]}}


The workbook introduces several spiritual techniques, including:
==Related LP Terms==


#[[Connection Cocoon]]: A private space for reading, relaxing, visualizing, processing, thinking, and healing.
[[Normal Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Normal Consciousness]]}}
#[[Breathing]]: Proper practice and importance of deep breathing to enhance spiritual practices and connection.
#[[Visualization]]: Creating mental images to guide and influence your spiritual path.
#[[Boundary Visualization]]: Visualizing a protective boundary around oneself.
#[[Empowerment Visualization]]: Visualizing a bright light growing within and expanding outward, empowering oneself.
#[[Water Glass Visualization]]: Visualizing the body as an empty glass being filled with the water of consciousness.
#[[Intent Statements]]: Focusing willpower to achieve spiritual goals.
#[[Connection Affirmation]]: Affirmations used to strengthen connection.
#[[Intent]]: Focused intention to achieve spiritual goals.
#[[Deep Breathing]]: Using breath control to enhance spiritual practices and connection.


These concepts and techniques are designed to help expand your knowledge and understanding of what connection is and why it is important. They provide practical guidance for achieving and maintaining a strong connection with your spiritual ego and consciousness. For detailed explanations and further reading, always refer to the SpiritWiki links provided.
==Non-LP Related Terms==
 
[[Normal Consciousness]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Normal Consciousness]]}}


==Notes==
==Notes==


==Quotes from the Workbook==
'''Stanislav Grof''':  "In the ordinary or “normal” state of consciousness, we experience ourselves as Newtonian objects existing within the boundaries of our skin. The American writer and philosopher Alan Watts referred to this experience of one- self as identifying with the 'skin-encapsulated ego'. Our perception of the environment is restricted by the physiological limitations of our sensory organs and by physical characteristics of the environment."<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 24. <nowiki>https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2</nowiki>.</ref> 


"...as more and more people heal and connect, “normal” is going to look increasingly like the broke and disconnected pathology that it really is."
'''Peter Berger''' distinguishes between "paramount reality," which is the  


Connection and Spiritual Growth:
<blockquote>"One would begin with an understanding of the ordinary everyday "life-world," the taken-for-granted world of commonsense which Schutz aptly called the "paramount reality." This is the reality that we apprehend when we are "wide awake," when we go about our various mundane project (Schutz also called this the .. world of working"), and which we presuppose as the common context of almost a1J social interaction. This is the reality that we massively bare with our fellowmen, and which therefore is the most massively plausible to ourselves: Almost everyone around us, almost all the time, confirms and reconfirms the basic contours of this reality. It is thus a domain of familiarity and of safety-indeed it is the principal domain of reliability in our experience."<ref>Berger, Peter L. “Some Second Thoughts on Substantive versus Functional Definitions of Religion.” ''Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion'' 13, no. 2 (June 1, 1974): 125–33. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/1384374</nowiki>. p. 129.</ref></blockquote>
"When you connect with your Spiritual Ego, you begin a journey of profound spiritual growth. This connection is the cornerstone of a fulfilled and enlightened life."


Activation and Alignment:
William James: "Our normal waking consciousness is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different. We may go through life without suspecting their existence, but apply the requisite stimulus and at a touch and they are there in all their completeness..."<ref>James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study of Human Nature. New York: Penguin, 1982. https://amzn.to/2l4UyR7</ref>
"Activation is the initial spark of connection between your Spiritual and Bodily Ego. Alignment is the process of maintaining and strengthening that connection, ensuring your actions reflect your higher self."


Awareness Reduction Mechanisms (ARMs):
Normal consciousness is not healthy consciousness. Normal consciousness is damaged consciousness. Normal consciousness is [[Disconnection|disconnected]] consciousness. Normal consciousness is limited consciousness. Normal consciousness is reflective of a [[Physical Unit|physical unit]] and [[Bodily Ego]] damaged by [[Toxic Socialization|Toxic Socialization]].
"Awareness Reduction Mechanisms are designed to protect the bodily ego from pain, but they can also prevent spiritual progress. Recognizing and overcoming ARMs is crucial for spiritual development."


Intent and Visualization:
Normal consciousness is a pathology characterized by an overactive/defensive [[Bodily Ego]] and an impaired/corrupted connection to [[Resident Monadic Consciousness]].
"Intent is the focused application of your willpower to achieve spiritual goals. Visualization, such as the Boundary and Water Glass visualizations, are powerful tools to guide and influence your spiritual path."


Toxic Socialization:
There is nothing salutatory about normal consciousness. Normal consciousness, especially at the lower end of normal, is generally insufficient to the achievement of goals and basic maintenance of bodily and mental health.
"Toxic Socialization is a process that diminishes our inherent potential by promoting harmful behaviors and beliefs. Overcoming this requires reconnecting with our true self and challenging these ingrained patterns."


Old Energy vs. New Energy:
Normal consciousness is [[The Veil|veiled]] consciousness. Normal consciousness is a [[The Blindfold|blindfolded]] [[The Physical Unit|Physical Unit]]. Normal consciousness is consciousness submerged in [[Maya]].
"Old Energy paradigms are outdated and limit spiritual growth. Embracing New Energy involves adopting modern spiritual practices that promote connection, healing, and enlightenment."


Steering Emotions:
[[Levels of Consciousness]] above normal are attainable up to the physical limits of the [[Physical Unit|body and mind]].
"Emotions are a guiding force on your spiritual journey. Recognizing and using your emotions effectively can help you stay aligned with your spiritual path."


Seven Essential Needs:
Transitory moments of strong [[Connection]] (e.g. [[Peak Experience]], [[Pure Conscious Events]], [[Transcendence]], etc) may be experienced as a result of trauma, forms of meditation, the ingestion of [[Connection Supplements]], rituals, etc. A more permanent expansion of Consciousness in the body may only be attained via a process of spiritual and psychological [[healing]] and [[connection]].
"Meeting the Seven Essential Needs is fundamental for survival and spiritual expression. These needs encompass physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being."


Authentic Spirituality:
==Quotes=
"Authentic Spirituality focuses on healing and connection, promoting practices that lead to genuine spiritual awakening and growth."
 
"Our present ego-feeling is therefore only a shrunken residue of a much more inclusive—indeed, an all-embracing feeling, which (early in development] corresponded to a
more intimate bond between the ego and the world."<ref>Freud,S.(1930). Civilization and its Discontents. London:Hogarth Press.</ref>


Grounding and Flow:
"Grounding new ideas and perspectives into your reality ensures permanent changes in behavior. Flow is the natural state of being in harmony with your spiritual path."


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Normal Consciousness

Normal Consciousness refers to the everyday waking consciousness of your average, 5D soaked, Bodily Ego-bound modern citizen.

Concept Map

Key Terms

Lightning Path Human Development Framework >

LP Psychological Framework >

Consciousness >

States of Consciousness

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The State of Consciousness is the operational manifestation (I don't know) of consciousness as experienced either in source or through a body.


Syncretic Terms

Normal Consciousness > Dullness, Normalcy, Ordinary Consciousness, Paramount Reality, Rational Consciousness, Usual Consciousness

Related LP Terms

Normal Consciousness > Connected Consciousness, The Blindfold, Wrong Thought

Non-LP Related Terms

Normal Consciousness > Matrix Illusion, Metaintelligence, Mindbody State, Multistate Theory, Practical Man, Singlestate Fallacy

Notes

Stanislav Grof: "In the ordinary or “normal” state of consciousness, we experience ourselves as Newtonian objects existing within the boundaries of our skin. The American writer and philosopher Alan Watts referred to this experience of one- self as identifying with the 'skin-encapsulated ego'. Our perception of the environment is restricted by the physiological limitations of our sensory organs and by physical characteristics of the environment."[1]

Peter Berger distinguishes between "paramount reality," which is the

"One would begin with an understanding of the ordinary everyday "life-world," the taken-for-granted world of commonsense which Schutz aptly called the "paramount reality." This is the reality that we apprehend when we are "wide awake," when we go about our various mundane project (Schutz also called this the .. world of working"), and which we presuppose as the common context of almost a1J social interaction. This is the reality that we massively bare with our fellowmen, and which therefore is the most massively plausible to ourselves: Almost everyone around us, almost all the time, confirms and reconfirms the basic contours of this reality. It is thus a domain of familiarity and of safety-indeed it is the principal domain of reliability in our experience."[2]

William James: "Our normal waking consciousness is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different. We may go through life without suspecting their existence, but apply the requisite stimulus and at a touch and they are there in all their completeness..."[3]

Normal consciousness is not healthy consciousness. Normal consciousness is damaged consciousness. Normal consciousness is disconnected consciousness. Normal consciousness is limited consciousness. Normal consciousness is reflective of a physical unit and Bodily Ego damaged by Toxic Socialization.

Normal consciousness is a pathology characterized by an overactive/defensive Bodily Ego and an impaired/corrupted connection to Resident Monadic Consciousness.

There is nothing salutatory about normal consciousness. Normal consciousness, especially at the lower end of normal, is generally insufficient to the achievement of goals and basic maintenance of bodily and mental health.

Normal consciousness is veiled consciousness. Normal consciousness is a blindfolded Physical Unit. Normal consciousness is consciousness submerged in Maya.

Levels of Consciousness above normal are attainable up to the physical limits of the body and mind.

Transitory moments of strong Connection (e.g. Peak Experience, Pure Conscious Events, Transcendence, etc) may be experienced as a result of trauma, forms of meditation, the ingestion of Connection Supplements, rituals, etc. A more permanent expansion of Consciousness in the body may only be attained via a process of spiritual and psychological healing and connection.

=Quotes

"Our present ego-feeling is therefore only a shrunken residue of a much more inclusive—indeed, an all-embracing feeling, which (early in development] corresponded to a more intimate bond between the ego and the world."[4]


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 24. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2.
  2. ↑ Berger, Peter L. “Some Second Thoughts on Substantive versus Functional Definitions of Religion.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 13, no. 2 (June 1, 1974): 125–33. https://doi.org/10.2307/1384374. p. 129.
  3. ↑ James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study of Human Nature. New York: Penguin, 1982. https://amzn.to/2l4UyR7
  4. ↑ Freud,S.(1930). Civilization and its Discontents. London:Hogarth Press.

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