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Book Review
Well, I like re-reading my old metaphysical books, and often I get surprises with information that means a lot more to me now than when I first read the book. In May 2017, I obtained a copy of the metaphysical book Messages From Michael on the Nature of the Evolution of the Human Soul (1979) by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. I was quite intrigued by the book and I found the explanation for the system of human evolution to be very informative. Since I have come across other sources that explain soul types and human evolution, I would say this overview is quite comprehensive. Here are a few introductory quotes from the hardback first edition:
“We are here with you tonight.
With that phrase the entity known as Michael introduced himself...” Pg 3.
“Each soul is a part of a larger body, an entity. Each entity is made up of about one thousand souls, each of which enters the physical plane as many times as is necessary to experience all aspects of life and achieve human understanding. At the end of the cycles on the physical plane, the fragments once again reunite as we have reunited.” Pg 7.
“We are not the path. We are an ancient entity that comes to all who ask. Our purpose is to teach some understanding of the evolution on the physical plane so that the student can reach some insight into human behaviour which will enable you to stop brooding over interpersonal relationships or the lack thereof and concentrate on personal life plans.” Pg 8.
Michael reveals that Soul Ages have seven levels that each cycle through 7 stages. Five of these pertain to the physical plane and two more are for souls who no longer need to physically incarnate. The five levels are Infant Soul, Baby Soul, Young Soul, Mature Soul and Old Soul. The two additional levels are Infinite and Transcendental Souls and these are also detailed and explained. This is relevant as we are informed that this is mostly a young soul planet. Hence the chaos and the difficulty some face relating to others that do not think the same way at all. Michael states:
“Within the cycles there is a vast difference in perception. Each perceives to the limits imposed by the age of the soul. The mature souls often view others in error from one point of view: That being that others around him will perceive another soul in quite a different way. There is, of course, an ultimate perception that is the synthesis. This, of course is “truth.” Older souls have a tendency to be less harsh in their perceptions, and as growth occurs, this gentleness grows too. It is very much a question of perception: The approximate age of the soul can be determined by its perception of itself and the world around it.” Pg 60.
Michael summarized some of the teachings during a session recorded in Chapter 14.
“All ensouled species or conscious creatures of the Physical plane have the same Roles in essence: Slave, Artisan, Warrior, Scholar, Sage, Priest, and King. All have the same modes: Caution, Repression, Perseverance, Observation, Aggression, Passion, and Power. All have the same Goals: Rejection, Retardation, Submission, Stagnation, Dominance, Growth, and Acceptance. All have the same Attitudes: Skeptic, Stoic, Cynic, Pragmatist, Realist, Spiritualist, and Idealist. All have the same Centers from which to act: Intellectual, Emotional, Sexual, Instinctive, Moving, Higher Emotional, and Higher Intellectual. All have the same Chief Features: Self-destruction, Self-depreciation, Martyrdom, Stubbornness, Impatience, Arrogance, and Greed. There are different emphases put on these overleaves from planet to planet, from species to species. [...] These roles and overleaves are the only way we know of that such existence can be realized. [...] As the fragment evolves, it becomes more adept at selecting overleaves.” Pg 285.
Here, it is worth mentioning that if your soul essence is a slave you can still incarnate to be an actual King or Queen. The soul essence of this King or Queen will identify with the wrongs in society and work to bring material comfort to the people. Throughout this book, many examples of past lives are given, at all levels of development.
It is necessary to point out the purpose of this book and draw a basic comparison to the complexity of soul evolution to the human anatomy that is organized into various systems that work together to maintain the body’s health and performance. In the same way that biologists study the human body, we are told that it is the modus operandi of mature and old souls to study the true nature of reality, human nature and spiritual evolution in order to understand their predicament and use this kind of information to avoid difficulties and evolve quicker. This is why it is very interesting that theoretical psychologists have come to the same conclusion that people think very differently based on where they on the evolutionary path. I can cite the popular psychological theory that became known as Spiral Dynamics as a good example, but other similar theories exist.
This book also interweaves the opinions of spiritual seekers who formed a group to ask questions, receive messages and study insights on a regular basis over many years. The members with mostly professional and academic backgrounds, were based in and around the San Fransisco Bay Area. In my opinion, there does not appear to be any conflict with The Seth Material or similar quality metaphysical literature.
Moreover, it is emphasised in the Michael teaching that the progress of the soul has nothing to do with intellect. As souls mature, they will spontaneously start using more of the 90% of the brain that scientists claim is unused. The book Messages From Michael provides many examples of the soul ages of many famous people who lived in the past. Presumably, this was because of academic interest and access to libraries that could help verify the information provided. Also personal questions asked on various subjects, often generated a response related to their previous lives and the relevance of karma.
This teaching is not related to a particular religious group or belief system and the source is vehemently anti turning this knowledge into religious doctrine. However, some in the original group, continued with their religious beliefs and practices. I can understand this, because when I was more Christian and devout than I am today, some psychic experiences occurred during prayer that have only been explained by concepts explained in metaphysical books..... Hence, reading this book is not just an academic exercise, it helps to provide The Big Picture that Mature and Old Souls benefit from understanding.
So, as I re-read this book again, I found the brief mention of timelines to be more relevant. Since it took nearly 6 years years to publish the earliest material, we are informed that approximately 50 years ago, humanity was facing two out of ten timelines that would provide a far less bloody direction for humanity. The only way to avoid bad timelines was psychic revolution (spiritual evolution), yet humanity were already set on the two most positive timelines. Hence, to support the most positive future, great efforts were being made by the higher realms to help mature and old souls evolve and this would help elevate the rest of humanity. Here, I would like to point out one of my old book reviews dated October 2007 detailing why there was so much concern for the future of humanity and how it now seems that we have dodged a bullet! The Pillar of Celestial Fire | The Lost Science of the Ancient Seers Rediscovered.
Moreover, in response to a question about souls working out their issues being at odds with the state of the world, we are informed:
“This is very much a planet of young souls, and it is not the nature of young souls to seek such solutions. This planet has evolved to the point where it certainly could have a stable economy and an effective global government based upon something besides whim. And yet even discussion of this produces delicious fear, enough to keep it from ever getting past the conference table. Tribes are still necessary, you see, in order to keep conflicts going. If the tribes were eliminated, then there would be no more territorial battles, and then where would all of that lovely negative energy go? It would never occur to the personality to yearn for peace on Earth, and yet it frequently parrots this in speeches and exhortations – but pin it down and peace on Earth is the last thing it wants. It has now scared itself nigh unto death, though, with the nuclear weapons it has devised. This has effectively put a moratorium on war for any grand scale for a while. This is precisely why there is now a resurgence of effort on the part of causal teachers to bring cadres such as yours together in this brief respite. If enough are brought together it could turn the tide, but only if the teaching is lived.” Pg 59.
“Well, you see, there are approximately ten alternative courses open to this world at this time, eight of which we would consider fairly unattractive. The other two concern what we are terming psychic revolution. This would, of course, be in fact the overthrow of the prevalent belief systems that now control the governing forces of this world, and would return leadership to those best qualified to lead on the basis of intuitive knowledge and what we call truth.” Pg 60.
I think this book and the rest of the series is very useful for Mature and Old Souls. We are told that the Mature Cycle is the most difficult and the Old Soul Cycle is the most demanding. It is most likely that the reader will guess that my soul essense is a Scholar and probably an Old Soul, which I think is correct. You can take a basic test on you own Soul Age
here.
Well, I have always been a Truth Seeker and truly need to see and understand The Big Picture, which is a strong attribute of an Old Soul. I think it is very important to point out that the evolution of the soul is not a competition or a race, especially as young souls like the idea of being considered advanced... The book does provided an instance of a young soul in the group complaining about the insights of older souls. It reminds me of an instance of clairaudience that I had where what I heard was absolutely awful and I was terribly hurt..... However, in terms of advancement, it is what it is....
Michael Teaching Summary
Since this book has been around for over 45 years and I don’t believe in re-inventing the wheel, online sources are referenced that provide more material from this book. The only proviso is the interest in current famous politicians and celebrities. In fact, the book states that many people were attracted to the Michael entity, in the hope that they could find out that they were somebody famous in a previous life. The interest in celebrity culture worries me.... Today, we have a much greater awareness of the satanic Cabal, a cult that ran the world for thousands of years with a mission to finally completely enslave humanity. Therefore, many high profile names mentioned on various Michael Teaching websites with their Soul Ages and overleaves etc, worked for the Cabal. Maybe, at the time it was just too easy to go along with popular opinion concerning people like Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama who we now know all have horrible allegations lodged against them. That is why I prefer to read original books with direct quotes or even original transcripts to avoid this issue. As Michael states, evolution comes with the search for truth. Nevertheless, the original Messages From Michael book gives us examples like Jack The Ripper who was described as a ‘troubled’ mid-cycle Mature Priest... Whatever, the following are recommended Michael Teaching online sources.
www.michaelteachings.com
The Michael Teachings
www.messagesfrommichael.com
Messages From Michael
Huge archive of material made public after three decades of channeling. The webpage
Michael Terminology is a useful starter. The PDF Bundle link does not seem to work.
Article:
The Michael Teachings
Overleaves Graphic (found using Yandex.com)
Link
Archetypes of the Soul
For those who would like to consider a text book on this subject, that deepens the understanding and removes personal opinion, I can recommend Archetypes of the Soul (1993), Amazon.com Link.
This book is translated from German into English and various websites allow registered users to download copies for free, (use Yandex.com internet search). The only major difference is that the soul essence of Helper/Healer is used instead of Slave. (Btw, I found an interesting snippet in one of the Michael books. Slaves/Helper/Healer can get through the incarnation process faster, because it's easier for them to find ways to be in their soul essence!
Due to the correspondence with the Michael Teaching, background information and long quotes in English are also available at www.themichaelteaching.com/Die Quelle – The Source.
References
Messages From Michael on the Nature of the Evolution of the Human Soul (1979).
Online free download from e-book-hunter (.mobi format) Link
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