1. All reality is of two types: the material (“matter” / “physical universe” / “space-time continuum”) and the non-material (“ethereal” / “spiritual”).

1.1: The elementary subatomic particles that comprise matter exhibit wavelike behaviour. Thus matter is “radiation”.

1.1.1: Everything that can be perceived by the human bodily senses directly or with the aid of material tools is material radiation.

1.1.2: Matter has no inherent life i.e. it has no inherent will, motive, or consciousness.

1.2. The material universe is a derivative of the non-material universe.

1.2.1: A derivative always expresses an element of the nature of the source.

1.2.1.1: Material radiations/particles reflect elements of pre-existing non-material radiations.

1.2.2: Consciousness is a property of non-materiality. It is not a property of matter.

1.2.2.1: There exist higher (more complex) and lower (simpler) states of non-material radiation. Thus there are higher and lower states of consciousness.

1.2.2.2: The urge to achieve a higher state of consciousness is inherent in the nature of non-material substance.

1.2.3: The non-material can give rise to both non-materiality and materiality. Materiality can only give rise to materiality.

1.3: Under specific conditions, it is possible for non-materiality to amalgamate with matter, thus forming a single continuum.

1.3.1: The amalgamation of the non-material with materiality gives rise to “life” in the material world.

1.4: Man is a non-material species - a “spirit”.

1.4.1: The spirit possesses consciousness and has an inherent urge to achieve greater consciousness.

1.4.2: Man on earth is a spirit temporarily amalgamated with matter in the form of a physical body.

  1.4.2.1: The amalgamation of the spirit and the body gives the material body a form of consciousness.

      1.4.2.1.1: Physical man can be said to have two consciousnesses: the permanent spiritual consciousness that is inherent in his spirituality and a temporal pseudo-consciousness (“mental” or “brain” consciousness) that arises from the spirit’s connection to the body.

1.5: Man’s thoughts, words, and actions result from the interaction of his consciousnesses, and further influence these consciousnesses.

1.5.1: Man’s spirit can make decisions.

  1.5.1.1: Decisions of the spirit (“will”, “volition”) are non-material.

  1.5.1.2: A decision of the spirit can give rise to non-materiality and materiality (1.2.3).

      1.5.1.2.1: The spiritual decision always has spiritual effects. It may or may not result in an observable material effect depending on the degree of spirit→brain→body "alignment".

      1.5.1.2.2: A spiritual will/volition can stimulate the brain’s thinking process (1.2.3).

  1.5.1.3: Man's spirit can perceive non-material influences. These can affect his spiritual decisions.

  1.5.1.4: Greater spiritual consciousness is achieved by the continuous experiencing resulting from aligning material actions with spiritual will.    

1.5.2: Man’s brain can form thoughts. Therefore thoughts, like words and actions, are material (1.2.3).

  1.5.2.1: The originating energy of a thought lies in the spiritual will (1.5.1.2.2).

  1.5.2.2: The will of the spirit manifests in the body as feeling or as thoughts, both of which may be imperceptible to the brain (“subconscious”) until the brain consciously begins to further develop the feeling/thought.

  1.5.2.3: The trigger for the brain to think (i.e. consciously develop a thought) may come from the material or the non-material.

        1.5.2.3.1: Thoughts may be stimulated by material influences perceived in and through the body.  The brain will only notice such influences if they accord with the *nature of the spirit* i.e. the main direction of its general will-ing.

        1.5.2.3.2: Thoughts may be stimulated by non-material influences perceived through the spirit.

1.5.3: Spiritual consciousness/maturity is not correlated with mental consciousness/maturity.