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Mysteries of Christian Consciousness

~The Ancient Antiochene Church of God~

By Presbyter Eric William King

January 1^st 2025

“As a Christian I truly believe that we must teach our children that “thinking” properly is something that is learned.” ~ E.W. King

As a Christian I truly believe that we must teach our children that “thinking” properly is something that is learned. Parents should truly have these basic yet important comprehensions that I will try and convey to you in simple terms. The Ancient Antiochene Church of God accepts, and has taught, three basic states of consciousness occurring in our Human bodies that cannot be truly separated yet they can all be experienced.

Some of these teachings were actually reintroduced to America properly through “mystery schools” such as one that existed in the year 1694 in Philadelphia – an ancient mystery school which was reactivated in the United States in the 1920’s. We believe this school has actual connections with what we have documented in regards to older mystery schools, such as the Melchizedek Order. Because we have documentation in our Ancient Antiochene Library regarding these issues I thought that I would share that brief history with you.

Here is a basic breakdown of the “three stages”. It must be remembered that each state is further and intricately broken down for deeper study in our monographs [articles/lectures]. We believe that the third stage of conscious [highest] experience is called Cosmic Consciousness. What we mean by “cosmic” is the same that Apostle Paul means when he uses the Greek word “kosmos”.

Apostle Paul clearly answers the question regarding the preeminence of Jesus Christ in Colossians 1:15-23. Paul states that Christ created “all things”, anything that we would call a “thing” – everything. The Cosmic contains the “presence of God”. Cosmic Consciousness is the reality that God is everywhere, in everything, controlling everything through Christ Jesus our Lord. God is working through cosmic laws in doing so. We serve a God of Intelligent Design.

Let us now review the Three States of Consciousness:

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1-The First Consciousness that all Humans share, to one degree or another, is the Objective Consciousness. As Humans God has given us five-objective faculties. These are like “five antennas” which we may use to take in knowledge. These are sight, hearing, taste, touch, and sound. Not all Humans have all five functioning properly.

Christian Children should have these five faculties memorized and hold them to be sacred and learn how to protect, keep, and use them properly. God’s word informs us how to use these faculties in a proper way, according to the will of Absolute Intelligence – God.

In our Human bodies we are experiencing the first two heavens, Earth’s atmosphere and outer space [Human environment]. So, this first consciousness, Objective Consciousness is understood to be fully operating in the first two heavens. All three of the stages of consciousness are operating within what we call the Seven Circles. (This is a deeper topic we have articles on.)

We must, as Christians, learn to use our objective conscious state to serve God and then others. By understanding the three states of consciousness we can learn to be “attuned” to all three at once through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit thus we begin the process of recognizing God in all areas of our lives.

2-The Second Consciousness that Humans have is the Subjective Consciousness. The subjective part of the mind tells us what to do with all of our “objective” sensations. In this sense, we see that one is dependent on the other – both the objective and subjective bring us perception and ultimately interpretation of our reality.

Subjective thinking involves our past memories of things and experiences. It also involves the playground of basic thinking. There are steps to follow, handed down by the ancients, which teach us how to properly deal with our thoughts and the subjective mind in general. The Ancient Antiochene Church of God teaches that thinking properly is a learned process. Here one needs proper reason and proper knowledge.

Here is a basic outline to help you understand the “flow” of proper creative thought:

1-Conception: The Human ability to create, in the mind, the idea of a finished product for some constructive reason. Here is where a clear mental picture is drawn.

2-Creation: The Human ability to consider the elements needed to create the finished product. The steps needed to finish the project are curiously considered.

3-Directing: The Human ability to physically get to work to build the project and complete the creation. Here is where all the energy is finally released, in the finished product.

These are just some of the teachings that the Ancient Antiochene Christians understood and still understand to this day. As you continue to study with us here you can learn much of the Ancient Antiochene Wisdom.

It is in this second section of consciousness (the subjective) that we begin to ponder heavenly things in a much more intelligent way. The subjective mind opens us up to the higher heavens when it is properly guided by the Holy Spirit. When the subjective mind is better controlled through Christian maturity (involving prayer, meditation, worship) a door is opened in the mind to consciously receive Divine Confirmations. We begin to sense the Higher Reality – the Divine Matrix. Now we will look at the highest state of Christian Consciousness.

2-The Third Consciousness that Humans have is Cosmic Consciousness. Here we may experience all of the Seven Heavens, the Seven Circles and gain proper access to the 40 dimensions consciously. The new faculty which allows us to properly experience Cosmic Consciousness is the gift of the Holy Spirit. We must remember that only the will guided by the Holy Spirit is in union with the will of ONE TRUE GOD.

Many deeper and mystical experiences in our relationship with God occur through Cosmic Consciousness. This mystic connection is experienced in prayer sometimes, the Christian can enter trance, deep prayer and connection with the Absolute Divine – God.

In the Cosmic Consciousness one may witness the past, present, or future. All is contained in the deeper connections with the Mind of God – the Mind of Christ. Apostle Paul informs us: “Let this mind be in you, the mind that was in Christ Jesus.” God wants us to have the deeper level relationship with Him. God offers us His word, the Holy Scriptures. We are to read the Scriptures and gain proper understanding of God’s will for our lives. Through prayer and worship, through good fellowship with others, we gain the maturity and social skills that we need to glorify God.

So Cosmic Consciousness is something that we are maturing into in our current spacetime continuum. It is something that we will more fully partake of when we leave these material bodies [material as we understand it] and gain our glorified bodies [composed of God’s uncreated super material]. The Scriptures state that “we shall be as He is”. Apostle Paul states that we see things ‘now’ somewhat distorted, as if looking into a foggy mirror. He goes on to state that we shall one day see “clearly” that which we do not have the faculties to do so with now. When micro-physicists look deeper into the smallest particles of matter things start to get “foggy”, even “spooky”. Just what is this “ethereal” substance?

Eventually the Christian student may begin to study and experience the “heavens” by the understanding of the Seven Circles. The Christian gains a proper understanding of God’s laws, His natural and super-natural laws. Only if these laws are honored and held sacred will you truly begin to realize the undeserved kindness of Divine Intelligence. So even though we can “taste” some of these higher-realities now, we cannot yet truly experience them in fulness while in our Human mortal bodies.

So, we keep running the race, not that we have finished, but we long for the finish-line before we start yet again, another exciting journey in eternity with or loving God.

A Christian Mystic Respectful Word on Health

In the “information age” everybody seems to have become an “expert” at almost everything and anything. Regarding physical health people have asked me what the definitive position is regarding physical health and “The Ancient Antiochene Church of God”. Let me give a short yet satisfying answer regarding this important issue.

First, many of those who have eaten vegetarian since the year 2000 have developed the practice as a sort of “religion”. If you ask some of them why they are vegetarian they will go on about animal rights and then jump into exaggerated speech regarding ecological issues. While all of these are important issues, these are some of the same people who accuse Christians of “preaching” too much. Some of these fanatic vegetarians exalt “animal rights” even above their humanitarian views. Some will abort their human child but yell at a person killing a frog to eat.

Because of all the information being spued out regarding these issues it may take a generation or two to get down to just where the “nitty-gritty” is left – then what is truly important shall appear. In the mean time the Antiochene Christian is of course concerned about physical health. By understanding God’s “natural laws” we may better consider a proper diet for just what we need. We must be careful about having some idea that “all should have the same diet” to be healthy. Each Human is different, with different needs – especially regarding diet.

We believe in proper hygiene. Keeping oneself clean sometimes seems to be a continuous task, be that as it may, we cannot be too careful, especially in today’s world. Good rest during the day, taking breaks and walks. As Antiochene Christians we have prayer life, meditation, worship, the partaking of the Eucharist, being in trance with Divine Intelligence, and worshiping with other Christians are all important aspects of staying physically and spiritually healthy. We must never separate God’s natural laws from His spiritual laws. We must understand how these work together. We must never forget that we have a spirit that needs to be fed in conjunction with our physical body.

Apostle Paul informs us under inspiration of the Holy Spirit that we are not to get in fights or argue with people over food issues. We are to love everyone no matter what their faith allows them to eat – meat or vegetables. Sadly, some churches still today are dividing themselves over food issues. Regarding our love for animals, all Christians love animals. I have had many in my life throughout the years; horses, cats, dogs, rodents, hermit crabs, birds, etc. I personally believe that it is important for a child to eventually own a pet as part of the family. This creates very important parenting skills and altruistic behavior as one grows older.

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True Christianity is in the business of creating a new type of Humanity for sure. Today, people are asking questions about gender and sex - that has never really been a big deal before. The True Church has always taught that marriage is between a biological man and a biological woman. So, if somebody thinks different what should she do? We must remember that God tells us in His Word that ultimately, we are different from this Fallen World and that we must not only follow God’s “supernatural” laws, but we must also accept and respect His “natural” laws.

Once a person becomes Born Again into Christ, “behold, all things become new.” You can find answers to these and other difficult questions with us in God’s Word. God does and will continue to tell us difficult things but He is honest – He wants the best for us.

As True Christians, we believe in Freedom of Religion – all Humans choose their own path.

My prayer is that you continue your Free Studies with us here.

There is Freedom to grow in True Christianity.

This is most certainly true.

Eric William King (January 1^st 2025)