The Incarnation of Spirit into Matter

Hilma Af Klint, Atom Series, No. 8: Atom on the ether plane is in constant change between rest and activity. At the rest it pulls itself inwards. This affects the earthly atom as giving of force. 1917, Watercolor on paper

Today I’ll be exploring the topic of the incarnation of spirit within the material world, how spirit and matter interconnect, how they differ, and why we can’t prove the existence of spirit with the same rules we apply to the material world.

Spirit is multi-dimensional in nature, spontaneous and mutative pure life force energy. We could describe it as the consciousness behind all living things. Matter on the end represents the vessel that receives this spiritual energy. Through matter, spirit expresses itself in a defined way. Spirit itself, being multi-dimensional, can’t be defined by one form when not incarnated. Matter is everything you can touch and feel. It is defined by our linear time reality construct, it is either fixed or grows according to the linear time space reality.

When looking at the Earth symbol from astrology and alchemy – we see a cross within a circle. The cross represents the material world, our point of incarnation which is defined by the 4 elements of earth, water, fire and air. Spirit is represented by the circle in this symbol – representing wholeness, consciousness – which encompasses the 4 concrete elements of incarnation. The spirit acts almost as a 5th element in this symbol.

Based on this symbol – both spirit and the material world are connected and interlaced together here on earth, through the process of incarnation. Some believe that when we die we return to our primordial state of pure composted matter, that we go back to the soil. And that from this very same, chaotic matter we will one day be born again into another life form. Some believe there is no spirit – when our body dies, our consciousness also dies. Others believe that when we die, not only does our matter return to a chaotic wild state – but our spirit also returns to the spirit world. The incarnation process begins from a choice made in the spirit world to have an earthly experience, in which we choose the form we will take on. Once this form, or the body we have chosen to inhabit dies – our spirit then goes back to the spirit world.

It might be tempting to completely disregard the spirit world for lack of evidence. In fact, we are so attuned within the laws of materiality that we try to prove the presence of the spiritual world, and its veracity, by material means. Not recognizing that the spiritual realm, like the compost, like the primordial soil, is in a chaotic state = meaning it is multi-dimensional and can’t be fixed to one linear way of being.

When tempting to prove or disprove the existence of spirit with our current physical senses or scientific tools – we are immediately confronted to the limitations of our current technology. Our ability to perceive spirit is therefore linked to our capacity to sense it in the first place. If our technology cannot prove the existence of spirit, or if we can’t explain it with our current means – it does not disprove its existence necessarily. It simply means there is an inability to access this energy by our current material, logical and static means. For example, did you know that we can see less than 1% of the spectrum of light? This means we can’t see ultraviolet rays the ways certain animals do. But beyond that, there is no human or animal that can see x-rays, gamma rays and cosmic rays even. But, it does not mean that because we can’t see it, they don’t exist. Another example is our aura, our electromagnetic field which is all around us, yet most people can’t see it… Yet, with Kirlian photography – photographers have been able to capture the colors and form of the aura of people, objects and places, both organic and manmade. In both those cases – technology was able to detect what our senses cannot. But this brings up the paradox that if we are to prove the existence of a phenomenon or understand it with scientific means – we are always limited to the state of our current technology and what it is able to detect and sense.

When having an intuitive experience, it is rather hard to explain it with logic. It might not make sense scientifically – but often these types of mystical experiences are strong enough to change the way we see the world forever. It might be a glimpse into the unknown, into the spirit world, a discussion in the dream time with a dead relative, an out of body experience or seeing auras… Whatever the case might be – these personal anecdotes, while they might seem isolated, are actually lived by many people across the world. By staying open to the unknown, to what can’t be explained by logical means – we expand our capacity to sense, receive and develop a connection to the spirit world. Without this openness, you restrict your experience to ‘’what can be proved’’. While I invite you to still use discernment and respect on your spiritual path (it is always healthy to question and challenge something in order to understand the truth), I invite you to let go of rigidity, of projections and rules. You can always go back to them later on if you find them useful.

The spiritual world has nothing to prove you. If you remain self-centered, or rigid, you will feel like banging your head against a wall when connecting to the spiritual world because of your expectations. Your relationship to spirit will be limited by your rigidity. For example, imagine that you were in a romantic relationship with someone, and you wanted a proof of love. But love is an energy that can be felt, not something that can be measured, or proved simply by actions. In fact, the more we try to extort love out of a relationship, or expect love to prove itself, the more we actually shut it down instead of letting it naturally arise. It is the same when it comes to feeling, sensing and seeing spirit. It is a relationship which we must nurture, in the same way we would with earthly beings. It is not a source we can extort from at will.

I would love to know in the comments below what is one spiritual experience you’ve had that deeply moved you, and possibly made you believe in the existence of spirit?

With love,

Mary Iris Jane