Chapter 555: The astral cord, the Sutratma-thread (part I); from my Grimoire.

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                                                       CHAPTER 555:
THE astral-cord, astral projection and the golden Sutratma-thread, or otherwise referred to as the spiritual-consciousness-thread:

The Author's energetic theories regarding the manifestation of the astral-cord: As for many, perceiving the astral-cord is a rather acquired sense. Depending upon one's conscious degree of sensitivity to astral vibrations, the cord phenomenon can be either seen or felt. There are some practitioners of astral projection who firmly ascertain that the life-line, or the astral cord, manifests from the heart chakra region of the physical body; whilst there are yet many other practitioners who strongly affirm that the astral-cord manifests from the solar plexus or navel area of the physical body. Well, what if both sides to this debate are correct? There may be pertinent metaphysical explanations as to why the astral-cord is felt or seen as emitting from different locations of the physical vehicle, during astral projection phenomena.

Feeling & seeing the astral-cord:

1. The astral-cord phenomenon can be either felt or seen as exuding forth from between the solar plexus force-center of the physical body and the correspondent force-center of the astral body. This cord phenomenon may be attributed to the fifth ray of vibration. Not all astral practitioners report feeling or seeing this variant of astral cord.

2. The astral-cord phenomenon can also be either felt or seen as protruding forth from between the heart force-center of the physical body and the correspondent force-center of the astral body. This cord phenomenon may be attributed to the fourth ray of vibration. Not every astral practitioner attests to feeling or seeing this particular variant of astral cord.

3. Others yet believe that the astral-cord manifests from where ever one thinks, wills or believes that it will manifest.

4. Terminology confusions between astral-cord and the golden Sutratma-thread are prevalent in Theosophical error.

5. Still yet, there are out-of-body practitioners who insist that they neither see nor feel any astral-cord phenomena when they astral project. Some A.P. practitioners don't even believe that the astral-cord exists.

6. Note: In Sanskrit teachings concerning the seven main chakra force-centers, it is taught that a primary current of prana enters at the center of each major force-center. Further, the primary current of inward flowing prana of each major force-center is thus encircled by a series of outwardly flowing, evenly spaced streams of prana. Moreover, regarding the solar plexus force-center, it is commonly taught that ten rays or spokes of prana energy emit forth from around the central current of inwardly streaming prana. Do the ten outwardly emitting emanations of prana wrap around the inward stream of primary prana flow, thus during the manifestation of the astral-cord? Does this paradigm serve as a plausible explanation for the seemingly positive and negative inter-play of magnetism which occurs within the astral cord? Is this concept not dissimilar to the principle basis as to how an extension-cord conduits electricity? I haven't yet heard this theory presented before by another author.

7. Certain practitioners of astral-projection believe that the astral-cord manifests in correlation to interplay between two or more chakra energy centers.

8. Some seem to claim that the astral-cord can be manifested through the throat chakra.

9. A few yet proclaim that an astral-cord can manifest from through the third-eye force-center. Still yet, some O.O.B.E. adepts say that an enlightened master may astral project without breaking resonant fohat mingled prana cohesion between the Sutratma and the brain of their physical vehicle. This phenomenon may be achievable for some individuals, but such is likely to be exceedingly rare in the author's fervent opinion.

10. Lastly, there are O.B.E. advocates who seem to confuse their astral cord with a temporary head-thread phenomenon that sometimes manifests between their partially dislocated ethereal double and their comatose physical body. The ethereal to physical cord phenomena may appear at various ethereal force-center locations.
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The astral-umbilical-cord versus the spiritual-consciousness-thread: The spiritual-consciousness-thread, otherwise called the golden Sutratma thread, should NOT be confused with the astral-umbilical-cord, although a few Authors of the Classical Theosophical texts have confused the two cord phenomena as being the same, surmising that the astral umbilical cord does not exist. Think of the astral cord as merely a prana circuit that links the nervous system of the physical vehicle and its ethereal double to correspondent near central region of the astral body. On the other hand, the Sutratma thread simply serves as the spiritual consciousness circuit that conduits spiritual prana from the source of Atma, which channels through the casual spirit body and into the crowns of the mental and astral spirit-bodies; with its final destination intermittently linking the spiritual-consciousness-thread to resonant cohesion with the spiritual-consciousness-thread-ground, to the center of the brain of the physical body.

The spiritual-consciousness-thread; or the golden Sutratma thread: This is an energetic prana-circuit through which one's spiritual-mind, one's causal-spirit's consciousness-principle, is channeled to a state of resonant magnetism with the center of the brain of the physical body; thusly, one's spiritual mind is grounded to the brain by means of Fohat-electricity mingled prana. As aforementioned, one's spiritual-mind channels along the spiritual-consciousness-thread, from the causal-spirit-vibrations, and interpenetrating each of the crown epicenters of the lesser energy veils of one's subtle spirit embodiments. Hence, the Sutratma threads one's spiritual ego through the permanent atom of one's lesser-mind epicenter, and thus continues to thread downwards through the astral-crown chakra; and then streams through the ethereal-crown chakra force-center-inlet, to which one's spiritual-mind electromagnetically binds with the center of the spiritual-consciousness-thread-ground of the physical-vehicle, from whence one's spiritual consciousness-thread is filtered thereby.

Reiterated, sustained electromagnetic resonance is clearly that phenomenon which grounds the spiritual-consciousness-thread to a state of energetic cohesion with the consciousness-thread-ground. So, interfering with, inhibiting or otherwise altering the status of this electro-cohesive bridge of energy that binds one's spiritual mind to the brain of the physical body can potentially result in un-grounding, and thereby freeing, one's spiritual-consciousness-thread from its grounded state of resonant cohesion with the energetic magnetism that adheres it to the filtration processes of the brain and the atomic-shield of the ethereal Aura; releasing one's higher crown force-center. Much confusion has arisen within the writings of classical esoteric literature concerning the "astral-umbilical-cord" and the "golden-Sutratma-thread;" these are two separate cord phenomena in which demand individual attention.

The spiritual-consciousness-thread-ground; or the spiritual-consciousness-thread-filter: The brain of the physical vehicle, or the spiritual-consciousness-thread-ground, filters the conscious mind of the incarnate spirit. The brain is merely a biological, electromagnetically charged, artificial-database or inventory in which stores residual imprints of vibrations relating to the thought related patterns, emotional impulses, and most sensory perceptions of the incarnate spirit-entity. One's spiritual/ casual mind and Sutratma-consciousness-thread are thus electromagnetically intergraded through the inter-face parameters of a biologically programmed self image, through the filtration process of the brain.

Fascinatingly, the consciousness-filtration capacity of the spiritual-consciousness-thread-ground literally entrances, hypnotizes and programs the lower mind of the incarnate spirit, which it so relentlessly grounds. Thusly, the brain hijacks the incarnate spirit-entity's true sense of conscious identity as a sentient being; for it is the brain that actually takes possession of the incarnate spirit, and it is not so much that the spiritual entity is really in possession of the physical body.

Mental vibrations from one's casual, higher, causal mind are routinely interrupted, and thus replaced, by an artificially generated counterfeit of "lower self effigy", as the result of the consciousness-thread filtration process of the security system functions between the ethereal and physical brains. The spiritual-consciousness-thread-ground, in succinct unison with the astral-shield of the ethereal aura, mercilessly inhibits and over-rides the consciousness principle of the embodied spirit-entity; and in such a way that one's filtered mind resultantly becomes un-attuned to perceiving the majority of all psychic sensory transmissions from beyond the denser vibration-veil of the mental-grounding filtration process. In other words, conscious, unadulterated receptions of those vibrations from one's higher, causal-spirit consciousness principle are converted into sub-conscious, adulterated transmissions of frequency by the spiritual-consciousness-filter/ brain. Hence, one's perception of ordinary reality, or ordinary consciousness, is not at all the substance of true reality, but is rather an altered state of consciousness. Perceiving from through the darkened shades of the spiritual-consciousness-thread-filter is truly a consciousness altering experience in itself, beyond the scope of any psychotropic experience, as spiritually unconscious as we may yet be.

The brain generates an illusory division between the five senses; as one may compare this phenomenon as to how one may perceive the five ordinary senses in a state of converged oneness from midst a state of higher astral projection, but especially those heightened out-of-body states where one's mental spirit-body faculties have been awakened. One's true spiritual senses are merely divided, and thereby censored, as a result of being grounded to the filtration process of the brain. Further, this bio-electro filtration process therefore limits as well as inhibits the incarnate spirit-entity's capacity for exhibiting heightened levels of consciousness expression, awareness and perception. In other words, ordinary consciousness is merely a product of filtered consciousness, of which the brain has taken possession thereof. For understand that the brain has no true consciousness of its own, so hence it steals yours' by means of harnessing and sustaining a resonant state of bio-electro-magnetism that in turn hijacks your spiritual channel of thought frequency, thus through its consciousness filtration functions. Higher vibration transmissions from the lesser or Rupa mind body are divided by the two opposite hemispheres of the brain, and then further divided as the result of becoming grounded to the neurological sensory perceptions of the nervous system of the physical-vessel. The conclusion is that an illusory division between the conscious and subconscious aspects of one's mind occurs as a product of spiritual-consciousness filtration, being a programmed illusion of bio-electro-chemical generated duality. Always remember that the spiritual-consciousness-thread-circuit is electromagnetically bridged into energetic cohesion with the consciousness-thread-ground from the spiritual mind, of which your true mind exists outside of the brain of the physical body. "Within is without, and without is within."

Reinstated, "the spiritual-consciousness-thread channels downwards from the Atmic source of spirit and the casual-spirit embodiment, and it threads through a series of lesser spirit body crowns and centers, to the ethereal crown-force-center-inlet, from which it is electromagnetically bridged to the pineal gland; this state of consciousness grounding is fortified by the pituitary gland, which seals the third-eye force-center, and thereby mediating all vibrations from through the pineal gland. How do electro-bio chemicals affect the spiritual-consciousness-thread-grounding and filtration functions of the brain? Mental-prana that is mingled with acutely subtle variants of fohat-electricity certainly serves an important role in the electromagnetic grounding processes of the brain. Furthermore, it has been taught that prana is received by the pituitary and pineal glands of the brain, in other words; this statement is also synonymous in regard to chi energy. There is a circulated auric distribution chi or prana energy that is directly received from through each of the ethereal chakra vortexes, as sensory vibrations are subconsciously exchanged between the physical and astral spirit-embodiments through the ethereal body. The nervous system harnesses subtle fohat variants of electricity, which in turn harnesses prana from the chain of subtle spirit-bodies; by virtue of the ethereal aura.

The spiritual-consciousness-thread versus the bunk ethereal-head-thread: These are two entirely separate phenomena. So, what then concerning reports a cord-like phenomenon in which manifests from the head of the physical vessel whilst during states of astral projection? The spiritual-consciousness-thread remains intact with the out-of-body entity, whereas the "bunk-head-thread" is merely a temporary cord that sometimes forms between the head of a dislocated ethereal double and a comatose physical body.

For those readers who profess to regularly experience the head-thread phenomenon, here is my personal theory as to what occurs therewith, thus implying from the basis that the crown force-center dislocates from the physical body as astral projection occurs:

The bunk head-thread: This cord concisely manifests as a direct result of the incurred division between the vibrations of one's astral, ethereal, and physical spirit-embodiments.

For those readers who profess to regularly experience the head-thread phenomenon, here is my personal theory as to what occurs therewith; thusly, based upon the premise that the crown force-center fully dislocates from the system of ethereal force-centers during an "out-of-body experience":

1. When an astral projection phenomenon occurs, the crown inlet of one's astral body will begin to elevate with intent, thereby dislodging from its cohesive bond of magnetism with the ethereal-crown-chakra-inlet.

2. The resistant bond between the astral crown force-center and the crown-force-center-inlet of the ethereal double is so great that it temporarily remains resonantly bonded. During this instance, the astral crown force-center, or Sahasrar chakra, partially pulls the ethereal-crown force-center-inlet away from the crown force-center-inlet at the top of the head of the physical body.

3. A weak cord of (fohat & prana mingled ethereal-matter) then stretches forth between the Sahasrar crown force-center, and the crown chakra inlet at the top of the head of the physical body. At this stage the Sahasrar force-center has not yet dislocated from the crown force-center-inlet of the ethereal double. The Sahasrar continues to separate from its energetic bond with the head of the ethereal body.

4. An energetic cord phenomenon stretches also forth between the dislocated astral crown force-center and the ethereal-crown force-center inlet, but temporarily.

5. The bunk head-thread cord quickly begins to diminish in its fohat strength and prana vitality as the astral crown chakra continues to separate from the ethereal-crown force-center-inlet.

6. Then, the magnetism of the bunk head-thread cord suddenly snaps and completely dissipates. Hence, the astral crown force-center, intact together with the spiritual-consciousness-thread, has now broken free from the circuit of magnetism in which had bonded it to the spiritual-consciousness-thread-ground, or the brain of the physical body. In other words, the astral crown force-center is thus freed once it has breaks its state of electromagnetic cohesion with the brain of the ethereal-double of the physical body.

7. At this instance, total astral projection has not yet occurred, for the astral body has not yet become completely freed from the magnetism of the ethereal nervous-system chakras!
Reiterated, remember that the head-thread is merely a bunk, short lasting cord phenomenon, as it will quickly begin to weaken and then snap; followed by this phenomenon is where the silver-cord will begin to manifest! The golden Sutratma merely links the Sahasrar force-center to the mental and causal ego centers; and its link to the physical brain has now been broken.

*During states of astral projection: The astral crown chakra forms the base of the spiritual-consciousness-thread, sometimes referred to as the golden sutratma thread in Sanskrit literature, which in turn endures with the crown energy-center of the mental-body. The mind body always remains intact with the astral vehicle whenever an out-of-body experience occurs. As mentioned elsewhere, during astral projection a separation transpires between the astral and physical vehicles, of which the ethereal body stays within a relatively close proximity to the physical body while the astral and mental bodies detach together from being in a state of cohesion with the ethereal and physical.
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The interior energy center of the astral body: This interior astral center receives and or responds to ethereal vibrations from through the external force-centers without. Theosophical teachings have indicated that the central interior of the astral-vehicle corresponds to the mediation of one's primary prana force through any of four different exterior astral force-centers. Hence, depending upon exterior conditions, particularly those phenomena which are associated with ethereal and physical influences; the astral center will mediate a necessary circuit of prana through whichever exterior astral force-center that accommodates to the particular ethereal force-center location from whence the astral life-line cord has manifested. The dominant ray of vibration which rules over the individuals degree of spiritual advancement is taught by some as to determine which ethereal/ physical prana force-center that the astral cord will manifest from. The Author doesn't surmise to intrinsically understand the complete metaphysical explanations concering the manifestation of astral cord phenomena, although he has provided the reader with formidably usurping entrainments, of which demand serious consideration, as well as meditated contemplation.

The four potential prana force-centers which interact with the interior astral center:

1. The spleen chakra center.
2. The navel or solar plexus chakra center.
3. The heart chakra center.
4. ??

Note: It has been said that the spleen chakra corresponds to regulating the correct distributions of fohat mingled prana throughout the nervous-system of the physical body; regardless of whether the astral life-line-cord has manifested through either the solar plexus force-center or the heart force-center.

Note: The astral-cord is made up of a combination of astral matter and fohat-mingled prana energy. It mediates a necessary degree of electromagnetism between dislocated ethereal and astral vibrations, thus sustaining the astral life-line through which one's astral spirit-body remains tied to the central nervous system of the physical vessel.

During O.O.B.E's, vibrations are transmitted to and from the physical/ ethereal nervous system and the dislocated astral body, thus through the astral cord. Hence, a chain reaction between vibration transmissions and receptions causes sophisticated reverberations of energy in which become more and more complex, as mirrored reactions continuously act upon one another. Subtle vibrations pass from astral matter of one's astral center to etheric matter of one's ethereal force-centers, an vice versa. The etheric force-centers then draw astral-prana life-fore energy into the physical body in exchange for denser particles of sub-physical matter. A constant exchange of prana mingled subtle-electricity is c through circulated, from through the astral cord, between the ethereal and astral force-centers.

Moreover, it is in this way, thus through the fueled life-force of prana, that groups of cells begin to develop and vital nervous tissue may be created throughout the physical vessel, as the result of the mirrored life-force phenomena in which the ethereal double of the physical body establishes. As mentioned within Chapter 333, the astral body receives all original sensations of "feeling" before the impacts of vibration impressions can consciously relay an authentic sense of feeling back to the physical nervous system.

The key focal point to manipulating the interior astral center is to identify the particular exterior chakra force-center where the astral-cord begins extrude. The primary ray of spiritual influence over one's degree of consciousness advancement "may" greatly influence the force-center region from whence astral cord will externally manifest.

A concise not eon the alleged correspondences between the causal permanent atoms, the siritual-bodies and the primary force-centers:

1.   The solar plexus or navel chakra center: The causal permanent astral atom.
2.   The heart energy center: The causal permanent physical atom.
3.   The brows chakra energy center: The permanent mental atom.
4.   The Auric Sahasrara crown chakra: The causal permanent spirit atom.

Note that some adepts reverse the solar plexus center with the heart center in their interpretations of the permanent atom stations.


The art of tripping the astral umbilical cord: This may be easily accomplished if another person creates a loud noise or otherwise causes some means of physical shock, or etcetera, whilst another is out-of-body. Thusly, such instances of interference can result in triggering an intense security system response from through the astral-cord that will electromagnetically jolt one's astral vehicle back into embodied cohesion with their physical-vehicle. Another means for triggering such an energetic reaction is by intently or forcibly tugging against the astral-cord current. Toying with a dislocated ethereal double is yet another means for triggering a security system response through the astral-cord; likewise, one may also manipulate the Auric astral-shield.