Developing the Lightbody

"The Golden Light of Universal Consciousness" as shown to Mark in December 2007
Reach out to embrace ALL, with love and compassion.
See YOURSELF reflected in others' eyes, and know that YOU ARE Divine.
And being Divine, KNOW and see all others to be Divine.
AND SO act with wisdom and without ego in service to the Light.
This page tells you a little about what we see as the process of working with our Energy Bodies (Chakras, Auric Bodies / Layers) and with the process of balancing, clearing and strengthening said fields in order to best attract and anchor the new Energy Templates that constitute our Light Bodies - the bodies of Energy which we inhabit in the Higher Dimensions. Much of what is said in the "What is Lightbody" book by Ariel and Tachi-ren (World Tree Press isbn. 978-0-9627209-5-6) supplies background information that is mirrored here. This is a book we recommend to all our Ascension Course students!
DEVELOPING THE LIGHTBODY FOR ASCENSION:

Picture: "Candles at Midnight; 2006 © Mark Brittain
Working with our auric layers & templates - pre-Unification and beyond:
Templates are matrices of energy upon which our energetic and physical
bodies are built. They appear like interconnecting blueprints or architect's
plans, constructed of webs of Light in 3 dimensional space - not
"flat", but multi-dimensional. All templates are anchored in through
all etheric levels to the centre of our physical body, and to the first
template that we work with at present - that of our physical body, which is
our vehicle for our current embodiment. ALL templates are created from the
"outside-in" i.e. the outer templates are formed or designed first
(some of which are unchanged throughout our many existences) and the inner
templates closest to our physical body are created last. Contrary to
biological understanding, the cells of the body grow upon templates that exist
in the Higher Dimensions and that we create or construct for ourselves prior
to our conception and birth, and are not the first structure to form!
When we incarnate we begin our Spiritual development and (consciously or not)
begin the work of Ascension. First we work to clear, make whole, understand,
reconcile and balance the first innermost 3 layers of our auric field. These
are all connected with basic human survival and life issues, through our base,
sacral and solar plexus chakras and the physical (bodily), emotional
(reactive) and mental (thinking) aspects of ourselves. All of humanity are
working with these 3 layers - unfortunately some do not proceed past this
point! This basic work opens us up to working with and understanding layer 4 -
the astral / spiritual level and the issues connected with the VERY IMPORTANT
heart chakra, knowing ourselves to be loving and spiritual individuals, and
where our consciousness starts to be projected away from our ego-self.
Although it is easiest to describe and visualise the auric bodies as
"layers", remember that they do interpenetrate and therefore affect
each other.
Once these first four layers / bodies are awakened and functioning we are able
to link in to our Etheric or Causal template at layer 5. Here we are connected
in to a greater level of recall of our life purpose, and to the model or plan
of the structure of the physical body in the form we have chosen for our
current vehicle, which is strongly linked to our Physical template at layer 1.
The Etheric template is created and exists in the fifth dimension and if this
etheric body (on which the physical body is formed) becomes distorted or
damaged, it is on the 5th Dimensional level that repair will have to take
place in order to restore the template, matrix and physical body. This layer
also links our personality (who we are in this existence) with the collective
consciousness of the planet and with the Universe and to some of our past-life
information.
Work then continues on layers 5 and 6 on the issues connected to our throat
and brow chakras and to awaken our communication and intuitive aspects, in
order to lead us to an awakening of the crown chakra and its advanced template
at layer 7 - the Ketheric template. This template is highly dynamic as it has
to be able to change and re-structure as we make free-will choices and live,
learn and grow. Its outer form is the egg-shaped shell of the old-style
"auric body", which contains all the auric bodies / layers of the
current incarnation. It has to be extremely strong in order to enclose and
protect the structures it contains, and is composed of tiny threads of
pulsating golden shimmering light. These hold together the golden grid
structure of the physical body and all the chakras. It also contains the power
current which runs up and down the central channel from which flow streamers
of golden light which link up to completely surround and encase the entire
auric field - look at the energy field of the torus, to see how it works. The
Ketheric template is the point of contact and focus for the Higher Self and
the memories of the soul. All past life information is held here, as well as
our current life plan. Our life plan will include life work or tasks we have
committed to accomplish (both personal and world); karmic needs that have to
be met and dealt with; and negative belief systems that need to be worked
through or experienced. It will contain many probabilities, allowing us the
maximum choice under free-will.
Working with this template to balance, clear and strengthen it leads to the
next stages, which start with full Soul Star (8th chakra) and Earth Star
chakra activation, leading to an awakening of the Incarnational Star and Seat
of the Soul chakra, located in front of the Sacral bone. The latter chakra has
an etheric connection with the 9th chakra, linking the soul's purpose into our
feelings and emotions, directed through the sacral chakra centres. Our 9th
chakra is the gateway through which we may potentially gain knowledge of our
True Self and Monad, for we may only truly know our Self by experiencing and
understanding the feelings (and emotions) that inhibit us; addressing the
beliefs and issues that do not truly support us; and making the life changes
necessary to enable us to move forwards on our Path. Our God-Self - our
original Source consciousness that is our original spark of Life - is
associated with the centre that we may call our Incarnational Star. All that
we (and every other Being that exists everywhere, in all places, times and
Dimensions) learns and experiences is fed back to Source via this Star, and
Source in turn receives and conveys information continuously in the form of
energy, which we ground in to our physicality - firstly through our Earth Star
chakra and then, following Unification, through our Omega chakra. You could
say that it acts as both a receiver and transmitter - hence the shape of the
sacrum (and its rather interesting name!) Also awakened are our 3-fold Heart
Flames and our Higher Heart centre, or Ananda Khanda, centred close to the
heart chakra and just above our physical heart.
Activation and work with all of these centres leads us to FULL activation of
the Alpha and Omega chakras (situated 6-8" above the crown and 2-3"
forwards of the central column and 6 - 8" below the base chakra and
2-3" behind the central column respectively) and to working with the
"Waves of Metatron" to help clear, balance and fully activate the
tube that connects them. It is this tube, which contains the Divine Caduceus,
which is the central core of the energy torus of our Unified Body. We believe
that this core passes through the High Heart and Seat of the Soul areas and
forms what we might describe as a "new" central column, connecting
all the "Higher" parts of our Self. We further feel that the Divine
Caduceus:
- helps to charge and activate the column;
- is the means by which the Phi spirals of the torus, which are the paths of circulating Aether or Source energy, travel through the core;
- connects us "up" to our Higher Christ / God-Selves via the silver cord, which actually has a golden core that contains Source energy (a feminine cord, relating to Lady Magda);
- connects us "down" to the ground and hence into the Earth's new Energy Matrices / Grids via the 12 golden grounding cords (masculine cords, relating to Lord Sananda);
- links via these cords and the Caduceus to the helixes of our DNA, which we feel will develop or manifest additional strands so that it will eventually have 12 strands. we see each of these feeding into one of the 12 grounding cords which will also serve the function of linking each of the "layers" of our new Unified Energy Body into the Universal matrix / Grid - All that IS.

Picture: "Nerene of the Orange Ray" 2007 © Mark Brittain
Once all these energy centres are opened and activated this will lead to the opening and activation of the Higher chakras (9 and above in turn) which will ground in the new associated layers of our Auric Body (9 and over) one at a time and it is now that the real work begins!!
Work will continue with the 8th and 9th chakras and on layers 8 and 9 to
further clear, reconcile and clarify outstanding issues relating to all
aspects of ourselves on physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels, but
from increasingly Higher and finer perspectives and detail. All this is to
ensure that our Energy body is fully prepared and capable of supporting layer
10, which is the foundation template level of our Lightbody, because to ground
in the High frequency of this Body before the inner structures are clear
enough to support and accept its intense energies would be foolhardy.
The grounding in of the 10th layer therefore begins with the full opening and
activation of the 10th chakra and the 10th layer of the auric field, which is
our Lightbody template. By now we have prepared all the groundwork to ready
ourselves for Ascension, and now the work of constructing and working with our
new energy body (our Lightbody), which will be our vehicle for the following
Higher Dimensions, really begins.
AT THIS STAGE YOU ARE WORKING AT 8TH LEVEL LIGHTBODY!
To summarise this level:
- the 8th, 9th and 10th chakras open and activate, and begin to function
- the unified field has reached the 8th layer and Unified all 7 original chakras and merged with the lower 4 auric layers - the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual (etheric) bodies
- templates within the 8th chakra are activated, enabling permanent connection with Spirit
- hook-up to the Lightbody / oversoul begins
Work follows on opening and activating the 11th chakra and bringing down
the 11th layer, through working with all issues connected with Lightbody
clarification. As this continues at ever increasing High and Fine degrees, so
the 12th chakra opens and activates, and we are able to bring down the 12th
auric layer. This is another template layer - this time that of the Christed
Body template, which is the template that links us to our Higher Christ-Self,
or our Oversoul.
AT THIS STAGE YOU ARE WORKING AT 9TH LEVEL LIGHTBODY!
To summarise this level:
- The 9th and 10th chakras become wider and fully active
- The 11th and 12th chakras are opened - this is known as "The Gate of Awakening"
- Full connection with and development of the balanced 3-fold flame occurs
- Full connection to the Christ-Self occurs (some may choose to temporarily halt their Lightbody development here, whilst they complete their mission on Earth)
For those continuing their development, work follows on opening and
activating the 13th Chakra and bringing down the 13th Layer, which is
connected with our Group Soul, and with all issues connected with
Christed-Body clarification, which continues at ever increasing High and Fine
degrees, until there is an activation of the 14th chakra and we are able to
bring down and anchor the 14th auric layer. This is another template layer -
finally that of the Divine Body template, which is the template that links us
to our God-self and Monadic body.
AT THIS STAGE YOU ARE WORKING AT 10TH LEVEL LIGHTBODY!
To summarise this level:
- All chakras are Unified
- All chakras up to and including the 14th are opened and functioning
- All auric layers and bodies are hooked-up to the Christ-Self
- All auric bodies are connected to the God-Self / Monadic Body
There are 2 more degrees of Lightbody development following on from the 10th level, but as it is rare for those who have reached 11th and 12th level to still be in embodiment on Earth, we will not be exploring those here. When you reach this stage you won't need to read about it, for you will KNOW it!
Our planet, Earth, has been at 8th level Lightbody since the start of 2006, when she Unified to Lightbody template level. Since then she has been working towards 9th and 10th level Lightbody and is connecting in to the Christ-consciousness grid and the Galactic (group soul) grid.

Picture: "Angel of Light" 2007 Photo © Mark
Brittain:
Picture owned by Hilary and painted by Alison Knox (EveryDay Angels Art).
Unification and the Unified Field:
We feel that the Unified Body or Field develops in tandem with the opening
and activation of the Higher chakras and with the grounding in of the new
auric layers and energetic templates. It is as if there are 2 possible
simultaneous perceptions of our energy body, and it is possible to
"switch" awareness between them, and hence "BE" in either
of them. If you work in the healing or therapy field this may explain why you
get some unusual readings or perceptions when you work with people, for what
is happening within their energy field at any one time will depend on
- Their stage of spiritual development (and hence their energetic body state)
- Their current level of Lightbody and
- The plane of awareness they are in at that time - i.e. Unified or otherwise.
Eventually you will be able to consciously switch into and out of Unified
Body at Will. When in the Unified state you resonate with the energy or
frequency of Divine Love, and this allows you to bring in much Higher and
broader spectrums of energy with more ease. What might make you feel as if you
have "blown a fuse" in your "old" style energy body is
much easier to cope with in Unified Body. It is not a new state for any of you
- but you may need help recalling how to be in it, hence the benefit of the
Unified Field visualisations (see "What is Lightbody" book or go to
the Alchemical Mage site, link on our Home Page). When practising it we
suggest you take it in stages and only progress to full Unification when you
feel comfortable to do so!
"Construction" of your Unified Field begins following the activation
of the Alpha and Omega chakras, when the Waves of Metatron will operate. These
act to clear your "old" central energy column as well as the new
tube of Light that is at the centre of the energetic toroids that will be the
templates for your new Unified Body. One of the waves' other functions is to
open the seals at the roots of all the major chakras that open into the
"old" central column in order to prepare them to expand out into an
energetic torus and to begin the foundation of the Lightbody. This begins with
the heart chakra, and then each time you expand into another pair of chakras
the core of the torus rotates from its initial position front / back, until it
aligns with the tube that links the alpha and omega chakras - this then will
be the central core of your Lightbody.
Eventually the Unified field will have expanded to fully encompass and contain
all the "old" chakras and auric layers 1-14, together with all their
templates. The Unified body following full merger will "contain" 12
fields - one to each strand of the grounding cords, which link you in to the
Universe. At the point of Ascension the Earth Star chakra will open fully to
release the old energetic Body matrix (comprising the old auric layers,
individual chakras and the central column that connected soul star / earth
star), enabling the new energy body to become connected to the Universal
matrix, and the Grid for our New Earth. At this point the frequencies (or Ray
energies) of the old chakras will each take on star tetrahedron form and
gravitate to their new positions, one at the apex of each of the star
tetrahedron that is your merkaba, or Lightbody vehicle.

Picture: "Rainbows over Rhayader" 2006 © Mark Brittain