Category: theosophy
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Explaining the Layers of Reality in Theosophy and Sankhya
Theosophy and the Sankhya school of Indian philosophy present a hierarchical cosmology that attempts to explain the nature of existence, consciousness, and spiritual evolution. Theosophy gives us the seven planes of existence that range from the dense physical world to the highest spiritual planes. Sankhya presents a metaphysical framework based on tattvas (principles) that distinguish…
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States of Consciousness in Theosophy
In Theosophy, the concept of “planes” refers to different dimensions or layers of existence. Each is associated with distinct states of matter and consciousness. The word plane is “the range or extent of some state of consciousness, or of the perceptive power of a particular set of senses, or the action of a particular force” (Theosophical…

