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CosmicConsciousness

In Pursuit of The Ultimate Frontier

A discussion with

Richard Kieninger

Copyright 2008

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1The Mind/Brain Dichotomy 2The Mechanism of Mystic Awareness 3Calendar Age Requirement for Mystic Awareness 5Prerequisite for Mystic Awareness 5Exercises for Mystic Awareness 6Controlled Clairvoyance 6Astral Travel 7Unique Brain-Waves During Mystic Experience 8Shortcuts to Clairvoyance Are Wrong 10

Revisualizing Your Chakras 10Alkalinizing Diets, Witchcraft, and Yoga 11

The Only Safe Way to Clairvoyance 11Shortcuts Are Exceedingly Dangerous 12Archangelic Protection from Lower Entities 12Dispel Your Fears to Rise Above 13Important Exercise for Enlightenment 14Closing 15

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Cosmic Consciousness

A discussion with

Richard Kieninger

In Pursuit of The Ultimate Frontier

IntroductionCHARLEY JONES: Hello, and welcome to the discussionprogram, “In Pursuit of the Ultimate Frontier.” My name isCharley Jones, and I’m the moderator for today’s discussion.The other voice that you will hear today is that of RichardKieninger, author of the book, “The Ultimate Frontier,” writtenunder his pen name, Eklal Kueshana.

Richard, welcome back.

RICHARD KIENINGER: Nice to be here, again, Charley.

CJ: We’re going to discuss today a term that has been bandiedabout much in the world of metaphysical pursuits, and that is,“Cosmic Consciousness.” Richard, why don’t we begin, today,

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with a discussion of what is implied by that term, “CosmicConsciousness?”

RK: I’ve heard many people use the phrase, “CosmicConsciousness,” to mean most anything. If nothing else, just anawareness of the cosmos and the awareness of God, not realizingthat it has a very specific meaning, at least so far as the Philosophyof the Brotherhoods is concerned. Cosmic Consciousness is oneof the prerequisites for Initiation into a Brotherhood. CosmicConsciousness is the combination of two separate abilities that aman or woman can have: mystic awareness and self-controlledclairvoyance. Self-controlled clairvoyance is the Egoic abilityto consciously perceive or see, at will, the Astral and EthericPlanes of Existence while you are awake in physical incarnation.Of course, your Mind is readily able to always perceive thesetwo higher planes of existence when you are discarnate or whenyour Mind functions away from you’re your physical body duringsleep.

CJ: So, when you use the term, “Egoic ability,” to consciouslysee, what you mean is that, although you are using the term “see,”this perception is not done with the bodily senses.

RK: It’s a mind-to-mind kind of arrangement.

The Mind/Brain DichotomyRK: I think I should again make a distinction between Mindand brain. Mind is the Egoic, mental equipment which continuesfrom incarnation to incarnation. It is a bundle of mental powersgranted by our Creator, a a brain is definitely a part of the physicalvehicle that you happen to be occupying at any given time. The

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Mind and brain works together but there is a very distinctdifference between the two.

The Mechanism of Mystic AwarenessRK: Mystic awareness is the recombining of several differentfunctions of the brain which normally remain in the non-conscious realm. These are recombined into an expanded, unifiedconsciousness. This state can be sustained only for short periodsof time. The unification of these various parts of the brain bringsyou in touch, again, with those centers of the brain which youprimarily used as a child. Some of the brain extrasensoryperceptions a child had plus his subconscious telepathic abilityis brought into conscious awareness by the mystic. Thesechildhood functions arise from the archaic brain. Incidentally, Iuse the term, “archaic brain.” That refers to the parts of themammalian brain that first appeared in the fish and reptiles.

CJ: We’re not discussing the cortex, then? We’re talking aboutthe stem and the medulla, right around the base of the skull?

RK: Right; including the pons.

CJ: Okay.

RK: Also the cerebellum is brought into play during the mysticexperience. This large area is uniquely capable of magneticinduction of electrical current in its internal circuitry. That’sbecause of the way its nerve tissues happen to coil around eachother. This unique characteristic of the cerebellum allows it tofunction more like an analog computer as compared with thesimple, digital circuitry of the cortex, which depends upon linear,

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synaptic connections. The functions of the archaic brain, thecerebellum, and the cortex are all combined by the mystic sothat he can reprocess information which is already contained inhis brain’s memory and experience. This combination does notgive him the power to perceive other planes of existence. We’restrictly talking about mystic awareness, here. This newinterconnection, which is latent in all persons over age twenty-eight, occurs through the mid-brain complex of circuits whichnormally link all the areas of the brain and draws the limbicsystem, which is the pleasure processing area of the brain andthe thalamus, which is the emotion and feeling center, all intoexperiences of mystic awareness. Bringing all three major braincenters into conscious awareness, even if only for a period ofsay thirty seconds or very long like five minutes, is a profoundlybeautiful and awe-inspiring experience that a mystic findsimmensely pleasurable, expansive, as well as educational.Educational to the extent of putting together his awareness ofthe universe in an entirely unique way.

CJ: So, it’s recombining, as you said, inputs that you alreadyhave. But, as we’ve made note before, if you reassemble facts ina different order you may be get a totally different experience orunderstanding.

RK: Right. And, some great scientists have done just exactlythat, by that perception.

CJ: Shall we generalize, then, and say that CosmicConsciousness is two-fold: the mystic awareness has to do dealwith the brain and the controlled clairvoyance deals with Mind?

RK: Yes.

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Calendar Age Requirement for Mystic AwarenessCJ: You made a statement, a minute ago, that this newinterconnection, this new combining of input which comprisesmystic awareness, is latent in people twenty-eight years of ageand older. Does this have to do with brain development?

RK: Yes. The brain grows in stages just like other parts of thebody develops in stages. Mystic awareness is a funny thing:there’s no guarantee that by following certain practices that youwill ever achieve it. It requires a certain kind of intensity of desireto delve into an understanding of something which is normallybeyond understanding. The circuitry, which is available in thecortex, simply is incapable of penetrating that aspect of theUniverse to the depth that you want to go.

Prerequisite for Mystic AwarenessRK: The people who turn out to be mystics are scientists andreligionists: religionists who are trying to understand the mysteryof God and the scientists who are trying to understand theconstruction of the Universe. A constant drive to understand.Sometimes it’s encompassing months and months and years intrying to get a picture, really understand. Suddenly, it will breakthrough. For a person to achieve to achieve mystic awareness,they have to be very balanced, emotionally, very mature, veryhuman. Only the sanest of persons can make it through to mysticawareness. It’s not just your desire to penetrate the impenetrable.And, in many cultures to achieve emotional maturity is almostimpossible. In many cases, the kind of person who is pursuingthis desire to penetrate the mysteries of God may be a personwho is a real misfit, socially. He is a recluse. He can’t get alongwith people who are emotionally all-a-turmoil and he’s going atsomething which can’t be gotten to under those circumstances.

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Exercises for Mystic AwarenessCJ: Having made the note then that subjectively you may ormay not achieve mystic awareness, I’m sure you can generalizeand say this is the direction for us to work in. Why don’t yourun-down some of those for us.

RK: Well, there are certain types of meditations which canserve as a way for your Egoic consciousness to be in touch withand directly use the more elementary parts of your brain, andthis could serve as a possibility of achieving mystic awareness.Meditation diminishes the busy internal dialog going on insideyour adult cortex whenever you’re awake. By quieting theincessant brain chatter through meditation, you put yourself morein touch with your midbrain and the archaic brain.

Controlled ClairvoyanceCJ: Richard, it fascinates me that you make the assertion thatcontrolled clairvoyance, the other half of Cosmic Consciousness,is a natural thing.

RK: We were intended by our Creators to just flow into thatas we grew Egoically; the perception of other incarnate ordecarnate people’s consciousness. Very primitive tribes veryfrequently do that quite naturally. These people are just so closeto Nature, so much in touch with their own bodies and naturalprocesses that they don’t have neuroses, that we’ve talked aboutin other programs. Primitive, matriarchal societies very frequentlyprovide all that Nature intended for a child, from infancy allthrough adolescence. They have no blocks to the natural abilitiesthat man is heir to.

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CJ: What does the term, “controlled clairvoyance,” compriseor entail?

RK: Well, it’s the Egoic ability to see occurrences andconditions on the Astral and Etheric Planes. Your consciousdevelopment of character results in the refinement of the mentalvibrations associated with each of the qualities of Egoic character.Reduction of the lower vibrations associated with base thoughtsand attitudes plus the increase in higher vibrations associatedwith virtuous living can bring you more en rapport, as it were,with the higher planes of existence. The person who is clairvoyanthas learned how to transmit information which he is picking upas an Egoic entity functioning mentally on the Astral Plane tohis physical brain. Normally, you control your body while you’reawake by telepathic control of your brain. The means by which ahypnotist takes over control of your brain is the very means bywhich you are controlling your brain. But, your Mind, whilefunctioning through your physical body is limited to the tools oflanguage and to the neural circuitry developed in the brain. Weare limited by the cultural beliefs imbued by our society’sphilosophy and mythology and by the culture’s expectations ofwhat is possible for a human being. And, this powerfulconditioning is difficult for your Mind to override. The physicalbrain, then, is hard for the Mind to teach. It’s totally impossiblefor the Mind to teach the brain when you are Egoically dissociatedfrom the body during the sleep-state.

Astral TravelCJ: If a brain cannot profit from the Mind’s coaching duringthe sleep-state, how about astral travel, then?

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RK: Astral travel is a situation where your Egoic Mindtransmits to your brain its experiences on the Astral Plane fromas far away as the other side of the world, while you’re alsokeeping the body in a semi-awake state from that far distance bytelepathic control, developed in learning astral traveling. Somepeople call it “mental bilocation.”

CJ: So, although your body is only semi-awake, some part ofyour brain is still active to record that which your Mind isexperiencing?

RK: Yes. You kept the body from falling totally asleep. In astraltravel, it’s definitely a light trance-state.

CJ: Okay. But, the brain has to be, in certain part, alert torecord these experiences so that you have them as part of yourwaking consciousness?

RK: Right. But, it’s not the mystic state.

Unique Brain-Waves During Mystic StateRK: For instance, the mystic, when attached to anencephalograph, definitely shows a very unique kind of brain-wave pattern. Scientists have learned that beta waves, which are14-29 cycles per second, are produced when a person is awakeand responding to external stimuli. Alpha waves, which arebetween 8-12 cycles per second, occur when the brain is occupiedwith its own thoughts, its own interior thinking. Theta waves arefrom 4 to 7 cycle per second when the thinker is conscious neitherof his physical self nor the outside world. Mystics produce alphawaves at a high amplitude of about 70-100 microvolts. Then, astheir mystic state deepens from alpha to theta, the amplitude

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remains high which indicates a very unique state of intense mentalalertness.

CJ: So, obviously, if you watch an encephalograph ofsomeone who is engaging in this state, there’s very littleresemblance between the average deep-sleep state and this mentalactivity.

RK: Yes. It is very different. The body appears to be asleep,but, nevertheless, the brain is in a very high state of alertness.People who claim to be mystics and talk about the characteristicsof mystic awareness, whatever part of the world you find themin, all come up with the same general type of description andthere electroencephalograms turn out to be the same, essentially.So, we are talking about a real phenomenon.

First Glimpses of ClairvoyanceCJ: Richard, we are talking about a step upward in one’sability to perceive the world around himself or herself that is sofar beyond the expectations of Twentieth Century humanity thatit is almost “over the horizon,” from the viewpoint of the averageman. Does this sort of perception happen all at once or does itjust sort of trickle into your awareness?

RK: I think it trickles into your awareness. Many people, justin the process of growing older, suddenly begin to have flashesof clairvoyant ability, which, in many cases, is very frighteningto them because seeing other beings around you seems, perhaps,like moments of insanity.

CJ: Are these initial burst of clairvoyance like hearingsomeone else’s thoughts or—

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RK: No. Clairvoyance has to do with seeing things. Let’s sayyou begin to experience spontaneous glimpses of astralphenomenon. Perhaps, at first, you see the Vital Body of an animalor a tree. The Vital Body is the pattern on the Etheric Plane whichcoalesces the atoms on the physical plane to give form and lifeto a tree, for instance.

CJ: Would we call this an aura?

RK: Well, it is perceived as an aura. It is an energy field whichcan be perceived by human Mind. It seems like we’re seeing it,although a person who is totally blind—perhaps doesn’t evenhave eyes—is just a good a clairvoyant as a person who hadeyes. So, obviously, it has nothing to do with physical eyes. Peoplewho belong to churches which do not recognize the real natureof the place of afterlife will tend to suppress the first experienceof spontaneous clairvoyance. Maybe they will just dismiss thefreak experience of the hallucination and hope it will go awayand never happen again. But, you can perceive somebody on theAstral Plane in one of several ways: you may see that person,which is clairvoyance or hear him, which is clairaudience, oreven smell a presence.

Shortcuts to Clairvoyance Are WrongRK: There are reputed shortcuts to becoming a clairvoyantwhich claim fast results. Generally, these alleged, acceleratedsystems involve mediumship or desynchronizing the chakrasthrough breathing exercise.

Revisualizing Your ChakrasCJ: Richard, I think maybe we should stop here and make anote about chakras. Exactly what is a chakra?

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RK: That is a slowly rotating vortex of energy related to aperson’s Vital Body. It is associated with the seven, major plexiof the autonomic nervous system. A plexi is like a sub-brain indifferent parts of the body which regulate systems like digestion,the excretion of certain hormones, and things of that sort. Variouschakras have different colors related to them and spikes of energysurrounding them which give them the appearance of a [flower]petal. But, at any rate, you can desynchronize the rotation of thechakras through certain kinds of breathing exercises andmeditations upon them so that you change them in some way.

Alkalizining Diets, Witchcraft, and YogaRK: Another shortcut to becoming a clairvoyant is by usingalkalizing diets to under-oxygenate the brain or you can get intoout-and-out witchcraft which is an alliance with an evil entitywho can induce astral-like visions. Unfortunately, it’s all too likelythese systems will work, but they do not represent any personaladvancement. Trying to project one’s awareness into higherplanes without having first elevated one’s spirituality [yoga],opens up your brain to possible control by lower entities andeven to possession.

CJ: So, even though you are getting results doesn’t meanyou’re getting anywhere?

RK: You may get exciting and fascinating perceptions ofthings, but you may be losing ground more rapidly than youimagine.

The Only Safe Way to ClairvoyanceRK: The safest way is to use your Mind. The Ego is Mind,and mentation is the very tool for enlarging the Mind, which

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indeed is the spirit of man. The true path, essentially, depends onincreasing the vibratory frequency of your thoughts throughcharacter development, mental and emotional refinement, andproper adherence to virtuous living. These very things do have apayoff which can be enjoyed in the here-and-now rather thanwaiting for a life in heaven.

This path I’m outlining is comparatively slow but it’s the surestand safest way of developing clairvoyance. Hopefully, you’recontinually uplifting your mental state as you develop properattitudes and become naturally attuned to the upper Astral Plane,so that when your breakthrough does occur you have a naturalentré to the upper astral where there are no lower entities.

CJ: Oh. So, the gradual system provides you naturalprotection, when you breakthrough to astral awareness occurs?

RK: Oh, definitely. That’s why the Brotherhoods recommendthat system over and above any kind so-called fast techniques. Ican understand the desire to hasten your perception of the astralexperience. It’s even commendable, but, such desire has led manystudents of the occult to rush into the weird, fascinating arena ofpsychic phenomena.

Archangelic Protection from Lower EntitiesRK: To attempt to investigate first-hand the tricky, astral worldof astral entities is a matter of venturing into the very world whichChrist has setup barriers for our safety. Now, you can choose tocross that barrier but, in the process, you forfeit Christ’s protectionin deference to your free will intention to override that protection.It’s an invitation to insanity to play with nether entities on theirhome ground.

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CJ: What sort of protection are we talking about, here?

RK: The whole Archangelic host, including Christ, has setupto jam the signals, as it were, of spirits trying to mentally orhypnotically induce control of your brain. What it means is younever need to fear the Mentalists because you will immediatelyhave the protection of these very High Beings.

Dispel Your Fears to Rise AboveRK: It is your own fear or anger or dwelling upon low thoughtsthat can give lower entities any inroads into your thinking:perceptions or thoughts place you on their wavelengths for two-way communication. Some of these metaphysical books showingyou the formulas akin to black magic, of how to call up otherentities, of how to perceive things which are beyond the physical,just don’t warn you about the booby-traps, as it were. The peoplewho have written those books giving you those formulas—howto control others, how to deal with spirits—their purpose is tosucker you into this whole thing.

CJ: We’ve made a note before that if you’ve never seendynamite, lighting the fuse may not mean much to you.

RK: Right. But, you find out—for a brief second. But, on theother hand, the Brotherhood’s Philosophy is entirely practical inits approach. So, dabbling in psychic phenomenon is seen aspointless, even though it can give spectacular and sensationalevidence of intelligences existing beyond the physical.

Real Clairvoyance vs. VoyeurismRK: Consciously directing your attention to desirable andworthwhile ends and applying yourself to acquire balance in all

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aspects of your existence eventually does lead to consciouspenetration of the Astral Plane and to useful communication withgreat Egos who are resident on the upper astral. But, all the growthprerequisites of this natural breakthrough cannot be accomplishedin a single piece; patience, persistence, and faithful adherence toprinciples are required to enhance that growth. Astral awareness,in and of itself, is of little worth unless you possess the characterand spiritual refinement so that you can properly interpret thephantasmagoric nature of the Astral Plane. To use astral travel toprowl unseen the bathrooms and bedrooms of others, wouldindicate one’s base and prurient outlook instead of a search forenlightenment.

Important Exercise for EnlightenmentCJ: What one thing would you characterize as being the mostimportant thing to work toward, so that these other things maycome to pass, in your life?

RK: It’s hard to say there’s just one. I would say it’s importantto develop non-neurotic, psychological maturity. That’s thebeginning of everything. And, that requires a lot of self-analysisas you seek to identify unhealthy attitudes and behavior inyourself and replace them with more appropriate responses.Remaking yourself is a slow and exasperating task, but it’sessential to progress. There’s no shortcuts to Egoic advancement.You must do it yourself, and gain the knowledge that comes withexperience.

But again, the Twelve Great Virtues are your steppingstones torealms of conscious which you never imagined exist andemotional and psychological maturity are enhanced by youracquisition of the Virtues, as a bonus. And, when you improveyourself, you’ve improved a part of the world.

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ClosingCJ: And, that is the one thing that each human has the abilityto change. The one thing each human has the ability to change ishimself or herself.

RK: If you want to start to change the world, begin by makingyour bed in the morning.

CJ: Richard, I think we’ve succeeded in adding somedimension to the term, “Cosmic Consciousness,” that certainlyexceeds anything I’ve ever read. Thank you for sharing this timewith us and information. I’m sure we’ve stimulated anyone whohas taken the time to listen, and I’d like to thank you for beinghere.

RK: I am delighted to have a chance to be here. Thank you.

CJ: Yes sir.

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Many people do not realize that Cosmic Consciousness has avery specific meaning within the Philosophy of theBrotherhoods. As a matter of fact, is one of the prerequisitesfor Initiation into a Brotherhood. Cosmic Consciousness isthe combination of two separate abilities that a man or womancan have: mystic awareness and self-controlled clairvoyance.Self-controlled clairvoyance is the Egoic ability to consciouslyperceive or see, at will, the Astral and Etheric Planes ofExistence while you are awake in physical incarnation. Thesafest way is to use your Mind. The true path, essentially,depends on increasing the vibratory frequency of your thoughtsthrough character development, mental and emotionalrefinement, and proper adherence to virtuous living. Thesevery things do have a payoff which can be enjoyed in the here-and-now rather than waiting for a life in heaven.

It is your own fear or anger or dwelling upon low thoughtsthat can give lower entities any inroads into your thinking:perceptions or thoughts place you on their wavelengths fortwo-way communication. Some of these metaphysical booksshowing you the formulas akin to black magic, of how to callup other entities, of how to perceive things which are beyondthe physical, just don’t warn you about the booby-traps, as itwere. The people who have written those books giving youthose formulas—how to control others, how to deal withspirits—their purpose is to sucker you into this whole thing.

This path I’m outlining is comparatively slow but it’s the surestand safest way of developing clairvoyance. Hopefully, you’recontinually uplifting your mental state as you develop properattitudes and become naturally attuned to the upper AstralPlane, so that when your breakthrough does occur you have anatural entré to the upper astral where there are no lowerentities.