**[[the_soul_course|The Inner Life Course]]**
====== The Soul III—The Unfoldment of Consciousness ======
== LESSON 5 | APRIL 1933 ==
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  - How can you tell that the consciousness of our humanity is growing and unfolding?
  - What will become of the soul of Humanity when it is fully unfolded?
  - What do you think will be the state of existence of Humanity when it has been lifted above the necessity for physical manifestation? Why?
  - What is accomplished in the soul’s development in the higher celestial and spiritual realms?
  - Can anyone go there? If so how, and when?
  - What is the difference between forms and the life and consciousness that express through forms?
  - What are the Elohim?
  - What is their work? What do they gain through their selfless labors?
  - Can we hope to attain to their Power, Wisdom and Love? How?
  - Why is this study devoted mainly to consciousness?
  - How did the Sons of God involve their consciousness into the darkened earth consciousness?
  - What happened in consciousness when the Sons of God commanded, “Let there be light?”
  - In what way are minerals related to the darkness?
  - What do the waters symbolize? What is meant by the firmament? What were the waters above the firmament?
  - What was the purpose of Heaven? What state of consciousness does the dry land symbolize?
  - Can you give an example of spiritual gravity?
  - Describe that part of consciousness symbolized by the vegetable Kingdom.
  - Why does the moon symbolize the light of memory? What is meant by consciousness facing the Light, causing the day periods? Explain.
  - Explain what forces of consciousness are outpictured as living creatures in the waters?
  - Explain what forces of consciousness are symbolized as birds? What forces as the living creatures of the earth?
  - What does man symbolize in consciousness? Why was man created and why in the image and likeness of God?
  - What part did the Elohim have in the earth’s creation?
  - What is meant by the perfect mental forms of man and those of all creatures of the lower kingdoms, and wherein were they different from physical forms?


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