Etheric plane

The etheric plane or etheric region is one of the planes of existence, or more specifically a subplane or planes, in Theosophy and New Age thought. According to C.W. Leadbeater and Annie Besant (Adyar School of Theosophy), and Alice Bailey, the etheric plane constitutes the four higher subplanes of the physical plane, the lower three being the states of solid, liquid, and gaseous matter. The concept of an etheric plane in this context seems to derive originally from 19th century ideas of the luminiferous aether. Although this was disproved by the Michelson-Morley experiment, the term itself has become entrenched in theosophical and occult thought.

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Planes of existence - Theosophy - New Age - C.W. Leadbeater - Annie Besant - Adyar School of Theosophy - Alice Bailey - Physical plane - Luminiferous aether - Michelson-Morley experiment - Occult

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It might be argued that the etheric plane is in part equivalent to Sri Aurobindo's concept of the Subtle Physical. In Anthroposophy the equivalent is the etheric formative forces.

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Sri Aurobindo - Subtle Physical - Anthroposophy

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According to Max Heindel's Rosicrucian writings, there is - in addition to the solids, liquids, and gases which compose the Chemical Region of the Physical World - a finer grade of matter called ether, which permeates the atomic structure of the earth and its atmosphere. The ether, which is disposed in four grades of density, is considered to be physical matter and responsive to the same laws which govern other physical substances upon the physical world (the blue haze seen in mountain canyons is said to be in fact ether of the kind known to occult investigators as chemical ether). He states that there are various grades of spiritual sight, each suited to the superphysical realm which it opens to our perception: etheric vision, color vision, and tonal vision.

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Max Heindel - Rosicrucian - Spiritual sight

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Ether is reported to be of four kinds, or grades of density: the Chemical ether, the Life ether, the Light ether and the Reflective ether. According to this author, there are in this Etheric region various classes of sub-human beings and also here it may be observed the Angels who are seen as being one step beyond the human stage, as humans are a degree in advance of the animal evolution.

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