Our Declaration of Principles states that “The manifest universe is the body of God; it is the logical and necessary outcome of the infinite self-knowingness of God.”
Normally, when we think of the word body, we are referring to our physical form. Yet, in this spiritual framework, the physical body is understood as the lowest vibration. The emotional body extends beyond and influences the physical body; the mental body extends beyond and influences the emotional and physical bodies; and the soul body extends beyond and influences the mental, emotional, and physical bodies. Encompassing all of these is the spiritual body—the highest vibration—which overlays and permeates the soul, mental, emotional, and physical bodies.
I was taught—though I can’t remember by whom or when—that when something finally shows up in the physical body, it has already moved through all the other bodies first. We just weren’t paying attention yet.
This is not a scientific model, but a spiritual framework used to describe how awareness, emotion, thought, and meaning shape our lived experience.
For me, it is important to remember that I am a living, breathing organism—a compressed energy field connected energetically to everything around me. My physical body is the most tangible expression of that energy, constantly responding to my thoughts, emotions, and environment.
So why is this important? For me, it’s about empowerment. It is the realization that my thoughts—the one thing I truly have dominion over—really do matter. I believe every day is a gift, and because I believe that, how I wake up and show up each day matters.
At a time in history (and this is not the first time) when we are inundated with information designed to keep us separate, it is especially important to remember all that we share:
· Every person on this planet has a heart and red blood.
· Every person knows joy, fear, love, and loss.
· Every person wants to belong, to matter, and to be seen.
Self-awareness reminds us that beneath all appearances, labels, and differences, we are far more alike than we are different.
We often walk around in these “meat suits,” forgetting that we are part of the manifest Universe—the body of God. Perhaps if we remembered this—that we are God in form—we would look out through the eyes of God and see God looking back at us.
When we remember that we are part of the living body of the Universe, how we think, act, and treat one another naturally becomes more loving, conscious, and connected.
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