Astral and Etheric Pyramids

A study of the interactive behaviors of the subtle planes

There must be something in the air because I suddenly have the urge to talk about etheric and astral pyramids. Human language is a faulty, lousy way of trying to express abstract concepts of this sort, especially from such a flawed source as me. I was a staunch atheist ten years ago. It has been a short and strange ride into my current polytheistic faith, which as I explained in a recent podcast, involves a great deal of discursive meditation, divination, and daily banishing rituals. Somewhere along the way I put my own spin on old Western occultism theory of the subtle planes, and this writing reflects a portion of my current thoughts on that topic.

For a quick breakdown of what the planes are, permit me to quote one of my own essays on the astral plane:

“If each human’s existence is likened to the Everlasting Gobstopper/Jawbreaker, the material plane is the sour candy shell on the outside. One layer in, there is a different flavor called the etheric plane. This plane of energy is what Chinese people call “chi” and Indians call “prana” and is what feng shui, acupuncture, and Ayurveda works with. The etheric is invisible to us humans while we are awake in our stodgy plane, but some sensitive people can see it and most can feel it whether they realize it or not. The next candy layer in is the astral plane, which is most easily understood as the world of dreams you go to when you sleep. The dream world is part your own brain and part collective, meaning, other peoples’ dreams are part of your world/vice a versa and you can interact with them and they with you. Dreams are not what you choose them to be: just like other people’s emotions or the weather, they aren’t controlled by the dreamer. There are rules and limits to them just as there are rules and limits on the physical plane. Of course these rules and limits are different than the ones on the physical plane. The next layer in is the mental plane, which is the plane of learning and mastery that separates humans from other animals. For instance, being able to figure out how fast an object falls to the ground because of scientific laws falls under the mental plane category. Another layer into the Gobstopper is the spiritual plane, which is the primary reason you were incarnated and is the core from which all of the other layers of the Gobstopper emanate and cannot exist without. Take note that all the planes are the same Gobstopper, they are just different layers of a whole candy.”

Another metaphor I have made about the subtle planes one I call the Stick Figure Family analogy. If you are familiar with the kind of sticker that shows up on SUVs depicting family members and their pets, that is what I am talking about. On the physical plane/Meatworld, the window cling film is made of plastic, which is the long-decomposed parts of plant and animal matter we have processed into a sticky film. The etheric plane is where the sticker gets the static electricity that gives it the ability to stick. Though static electricity is invisible, we recognize it as present and we can feel it if we shuffle across the carpeting in a cold and dry room. The next plane "upwards" or "inwards" is the Astral Plane, the plane of ideas and images. When we see a crude stick drawing and associate it with a family of four with a dog and a cat, it is our Astral Plane development that enables us to perceive the drawing as a depiction of a family. Non-human animals do not have the same ability to translate that sort of visual symbolism, and that is the main thing that separates us humans from them. The Mental Plane is the concept of family and the ancient force that causes humans to band together in the first place. Humans do not understand this level of existence very well, but the few who do are often perceived as masters, gurus, or yogis. The Causal Plane is the divine force that created all of this stuff to begin with, and I won't even pretend to understand the first thing about it except that it is there.

As I mentioned, the Astral is the realm of images and the Etheric is the plane of of electricity and energy. The Spiritual lasts longer than the Mental. The Mental lasts longer than the Astral. The Astral lasts longer than the Etheric and the Etheric lasts longer than the physical. As we descend towards Meatworld and below it to the Demonic, phenomena become more temporary and short-lived. For example, let's say someone we know is lazy; we will call him Lazy Larry or Larry for short. In the physical world, Larry has a messy room, a bunch of clothing piled on the floor, and terrible breath from sleeping until 2:47pm and generally not brushing his teeth on a regular basis. Larry's etheric energy is troubled: he always feels tired, despite sleeping from 5am until 3pm every day. On the Astral Plane, his imagination is stuffed full of images from the games, movies, and television series he entertains himself with during his waking hours: he often thinks of the fictional people and situations presented in entertainment as more real than people and arrangements he must deal with in day to day life. On the Mental Plane, Larry's lack of drive and refusal to take life by the horns will recur in his future lives, so when he is reborn as Lazy Lisa, former Larry will be thrust into worse circumstances and a harsher environment until the lesson of "just do it" is internalized and learned. The Causal/Spiritual plane is the timeless part of Larry/Lisa's soul that caused him/her to be incarnated in the first place.

The Pyramids

Humans are always either building or participating in astral and etheric pyramids whether we like it or not. Anytime there is an official or unofficial hierarchy, an astral pyramid has been erected with its apex being the chosen leader. The base of the pyramid is comprised of "everyone else". We can witness astral pyramids everywhere. All families, whether there are children or not, are astral pyramids. Corporations, churches, organizations, fanbases, towns, cities, and countries are astral pyramids. Communism and socialism, both of which claim not to be astral pyramids, are absolutely astral pyramids. Energy flows upward in an astral pyramid towards the top most of the time. The reason creating an astral pyramid is desirable is because of the upward flow of energy. Astral pyramids are essentially feminine in this respect because they always seek to absorb, siphon, and intake energy into their beings in order to alchemize it with their own energy.

Etheric pyramids are an inversion of astral pyramids, which is to say they draw their power from the astral and distill it into individual points as a means of distribution. This makes them essentially masculine because they scatter their seed throughout the physical and provide energy via a spouting effect. Two different examples of this phenomenon are cooking and nostalgia. In the case of cooking, the cook accesses the astral plane of images for what dish to create. Then the energy work begins of manipulating physical plane ingredients. The etheric plane work of the chef imbues the food with potent life force, which is then distributed to whomever eats it. In the case of nostalgia, the astral plane's images from the past touch the etheric, creating a vibe which is felt deeply and uniquely by the individuals subjected to it. Collected images from the astral are distilled into an overwhelming feeling or sensation in the individual which captures the essence of being transported into the past on the etheric plane.

Please Join My Cult

Though non-human incorporeal entities also build astral pyramids, the ones we are concerned with in this limited discussion are human-created astral pyramids. Humans, as stated earlier, either create or join astral pyramids all the time. Some humans prefer to be part of the pyramids of others to building their own. Some only want to build their own. Any given astral pyramid can only exist if there is energy at the bottom in the form of joiners. For this reason, most people want others to join their pyramid regardless of their status as creator or participant. There is strength and power (and size) in numbers.

When I was in my childbearing years, I felt unduly pressured to have children despite my own wishes not to have children. I believe this happened because of the pyramidal force of people who had chosen to have children. When people have children, they join the pyramid of those who have made similar choices. Whether they personally are happy or miserable, they love company because it reinforces their decision and gives it power on the astral plane. That is why the Child-free movement used to be appealing to me -- an astral pyramid of childless people was built to counter the force of the Child-full people.

Religions are always seeking recruits in order to sustain and expand their pyramids. Christianity especially seeks to seduce people into its pyramid and has even been known to coerce or force its pyramid upon others who have zero interest, hence its bad reputation. People sell the merits of their chosen town, country, or lifestyle because of the unseen pressure to build pyramids they are part of or have created themselves.

Parties: The Hostess with the Mostess Wins!

Any type of party, from the tiniest group of seven year olds at their friend's house to the grandest of televised Oscar bonanzas, operates in order to build astral pyramids via the etheric plane. When people gather in groups, they create etheric energy bonds that bind them together as a pyramid base. That energy is siphoned up by the host, who in turn gathers astral plane energy and distributes it to the party's guests.

In exchange for material (physical plane) gifts and temporary shelter, energetic interaction with other guests, and potential connections, the party's host receives a huge pulse of energy from everyone at her party. Her astral pyramid increases in size and power, and if she does her job correctly as hostess, people repeatedly attend her soirees and increase her status.

Let's say things don't go according to plan. If the hostess is negative and abusive and fails her guests, she accesses the negative part of the astral or poisonous images and emotions. She ends up filling the guests with dread, fear, and anger, potentially pitting them against one another. In this case, her pyramid will fall apart or worse: it will grow as it attracts others of like mind who fill their imaginations with hatred, fear, and animosity.

School and work cultures were irreparably damaged by the lockdown and isolation hysteria of 2020-2022 because the etheric links between humans were kneecapped by social distancing, masks, and staying home. To this day, help wanted signs litter every storefront and JOIN US! entreaties litter every churchyard because of the damage inflicted by the absence of human gatherings for two years. Once people realized they didn't have to go back to work, school, or church, they took their energy away and the bases of those pyramids became riddled with holes.

If you've ever experienced live music versus its recorded counterpart, you most likely understand the power of music on the etheric. Music, although mental and astral in the way it lives in our brains, is primarily an etheric or energy plane phenomenon. When someone performs or sings music live and in person, etheric energy pours out of them and into you. For this reason, people who inflict loud music upon others are much like those who wear strong perfume: it may be what they like, but when you are forced to hear or smell it, it is obnoxious and causes a headache.

Of course I could be wrong, but I feel these forces are coming at us all of the time, and many pyramids have become utterly septic. Pyramids morph, bleed, and bump into one other in a tumultuous sea. Though I cannot help anyone in any direct way, I hope that being able to see some of these otherwise hidden aspects of the world can ameliorate the confusion that arises from dwelling in Meatworld. As a former atheist, I think I can safely say that being unable to perceive anything beyond the material sucked almost as much as Meatworld itself.