BD.2775
June 15, 1943
INCARNATION - INSTINCTS - PRE-PHASES
The incarnation of a soul can take place only when all substances
have gathered within it, that have covered the way on Earth in the most
varied Creations and thereby have developed towards height. Every Creation-Work
must be represented in its psychical substance in order to start the incarnation
-i.e. the human body becomes now the garment of such a soul, which carries
within in miniature all Creation-Works. The endlessly long existence on
Earth (before incarnation) brought all these substances together, and
now they wait for their last embodiment. They will be incorporated as
soul in the human outer-form in order to pass through the last phase of
its evolution.
This incarnation is of varied duration, according to the state of maturity
of the different substances which have had a certain freedom in their
previous phases -even though they acted in a "you must" condition,
according to the Will of GOD. But during the last phases, before the embodiment
as man, this compulsive state was more and more loosened, so that certain
instincts came through in lesser or greater intensity. Consequently a
lower or higher grade of maturity was reached that became decisive in
the duration of the last embodiment as man.
As soon as all soul substances have united to a human soul they strive
for the last embodiment on Earth. They know that the human outer form
is their last material cover and they can thereafter be freed of each
earthly chain. And therefore the soul alone remains there, where an opportunity
is offered for incarnation. It is understandable that the soul will prefer
to reside in a place where man's aptitude adjusts to its state of maturity
-i.e. where the same instincts and properties are to be found in man that
match its own nature. However, this does not exclude that a soul with
different inclinations tries to embody in man with strange characteristics,
thus to speed up the maturing process. Then, however, the soul has often
to struggle with greater difficulties during its Earth-life, because its
nature will not be taken into consideration, and it will be unable to
satisfy the demands that are asked from it.
In view that the soul knows in advance about the way of its Earth -life,
it will not be prevented if itself makes its choice, since in each embodiment
are all remedies at its disposal, in order to reach its last maturity.
Through its most varied last Forms, it has within itself each tendency,
only in different degrees, which it can amplify or reduce during the life
on Earth, conform to its will. The soul is therefore not in- capable of
acting, and the Force for it will be given also in accordance to its will.
But if the soul is lukewarm in her striving, then she remains in the same
state of maturity as she was before her embodiment as man -then the incarnation
did not yield to a higher level of development. It will also shed the
bodily cover at the time of death but is however still chained to the
material world through its passions and instincts, that she should have
overcome during the life on Earth.
The failure to take advantage of its incarnation on Earth produces an
indescribable state of repentance, for it realizes that its right to be
a child of GOD has been lost and can nevermore be attained…. although
it has in the life to come uncounted possibilities to arrive at the contemplation
of GOD.
However, an incarnated soul must give account before GOD how it used the
possibilities that were given to it on Earth and has to show what spiritual
success it had at the time of death. For the embodiment as man is a Mercy
that can not be esteemed highly enough; it is a gift and should be treasured,
by doing as man everything that serves his upward development, because
once he has left Earth he never does return again.
AMEN |
