CHARACTERS_AS_STATES
Biblical Characters as States of Consciousness
All characters in the Bible, such as Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David, are not historical individuals but personifications or symbolic representations…
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Before Abraham Was I Am
It must be understood that the persons Moses and Abraham are not here meant, but are states signified by those names. The individuals being representatives (or visions) of those states as they were seen by mortal man in a series of divine revelations and recorded in the Bible. ... So Abraham is not a person as you are, as I am, any more than Isaac, Jacob, David, and all the others are persons. They are personifications of the eternal states of the soul.
All characters in the Bible, such as Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David, are not historical individuals but personifications or symbolic representations of eternal spiritual states of the soul that humanity collectively experiences.
The Bible Your Biography
Then I understood more clearly than ever before his vision called the “Vision of the Last Judgment,” where all the characters of the Bible are not characters at all, but only states of consciousness. When we speak of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all these characters – they aren’t persons as we are; they are states of consciousness, and the individuals are only representative or visions of these eternal states as they were revealed to mortal man (as we are) in the series of divine visions as they were recorded for us in our Bible.
Biblical characters like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are not historical persons but symbolic representations of eternal states of consciousness that individuals can enter and experience.
The Promise Fulfilled
All these characters of Scripture are phases of your being. Abraham – that represents a state. All these characters, the Disciples – all of them are only aspects of your own wonderful Being. You are the Lord Jesus Christ!
All biblical characters, from Abraham to the Disciples, are not external historical figures but represent internal 'states of consciousness' or 'phases' of the individual's own divine Being, which are experienced and integrated on the spiritual journey.
The Story Of Judas
These characters of the Bible are not people: they never walked the earth as people. We play all the characters, but they do not live any more than Hamlet lived. When Olivier plays Hamlet, Hamlet can do nothing but what Olivier does, and then Olivier can if he wishes play another character altogether. The characters are the eternal states of the Soul, but we must learn to distinguish the man from the characters he is playing.
Biblical characters are not historical individuals but eternal states of consciousness or aspects of the Soul. Man, as the actor (Imagination), moves through and embodies these states. Understanding this distinction is crucial for interpreting the Bible metaphysically.
The Ultimate Sense
But now, when you read scripture always remember that the names Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Jesus are personifications of eternal parts of God’s play... As Blake said: “It ought always to be understood that the persons, Moses and Abraham, are not here meant, but the states signified by those names, the individuals being representatives of visions of those eternal states as they were revealed to mortal man in a series of divine revelations as they are written in the Bible. I have seen these states in my Imagination. When seen at a distance, they appear as one man. As you approach, they appear as multitudes of nations.”
Biblical characters are not historical persons but personifications of eternal states of consciousness or parts of a divine play. One enters these states, experiences them, and ultimately realizes they are the author of the play (God).