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Psy 459 (Thursday) Generation 24: 2/2/06
Understanding the Mind and Spirit
By Sheena Haberlin

Lecture Notes 5.1.1 The Mind’s Three Discrete Degrees

Dr. Leon James, Textbook of Theistic Psychology, published on the web at http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy24/459-g24-lecture-notes.htm

Instructions for this activity are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy24/g24-oral1.htm
Instructor: Dr. Leon James

5.1.1 The mind’s three discrete Degrees

1. Diagram 111 - The major components of the human mind (in successive order).

a. Inmost or Soul Proper-The Soul proper is the inmost because it is closest to the Divine Order and the most celestial or most heavenly.

b. Mind – The mind is also known as the spirit which is our immortality and our life beyond the natural world.

c. Spiritual Body – This is what encases our mind, it is similar to armor because it is a shield around us.

d. Natural Body – The natural body is simply the physical body and the sensations that we experience in the natural world.

2. Understanding the order and degrees of layers in our universe.

a. Successive Order and Simultaneous order.

i. Successive Order is the developmental view of the order in which the components of the human mind work. It begins with the most internal at the top and works its way down to the external (as seen above).

ii. Simultaneous Order is similar; however, rather than a column it is instead a layered circle from innermost to the outermost. In comparison to the Successive Order, the innermost is of course the internal and the outermost is the external.

b. Continuous degrees.

i. A continuous degree means exactly what it implies. Each layer is continuous onto the next, the layers touch each other physically from one to another.

ii. For instance, a cake has many layers of frosting, custard, and cake which all touch physically between the layers.

c. Discrete layers.

i. There are three discrete layers in our universe.

1. Celestial – The heavenly divine order of God.

2. Spiritual – The mind outside of our physical body, also known as our spirit.

3. Natural – The physical and superficial world.

ii. These layers are named discrete layers because they are individually distinct, meaning they do not physically touch. They are all separate entities that cannot enter into one another. Although they continuously exist at the same time, they never overlap each other or intertwine.

3. The laws of correspondences.

a. The degrees do not intertwine; however, they do simultaneously exist. Without one another cannot subsist.

b. An event is made of up three events: source, cause, and effect. Each aspect of an event is needed for another to occur.

i. Source – A Celestial degree (where it all begins).

ii. Cause – Spiritual degree, which is the mind’s inner thoughts and understanding that bring about the effect.

iii. Effect – This is where the event is accomplished through the physical world.

Discrete Degrees In Successive and Simultaneous Order - I chose this site because it has the same diagrams from Dr. James Leon’s lecture notes with a different outlook of the diagram. The explanation of the different degrees are more detailed and easy to understand. With my understanding of the information, the site seems to be credible.

Web Link 2: http://www.theisticscience.org/psychology/theistic.html

Theistic Science – This website has many links to help one understand more about Theistic Science. There is a search engine within the science that can be useful also.

Web Link 3: http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/LEONJ/459s2004/cooper/499.htm

Spiritual Psychology – This website explains the external and internal degrees from another viewpoint. The anatomy of the mind is dissected for better understanding of its readers. Another important reason why I chose this website is because of the diagrams that are not shown in our lecture notes, which may be of interest to other students.

My Home Page:

459 (Thursday): www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/459s2006/yourfolder/haberlin-outline1.htm

Class Home Page for Psy 459 Spring 2006:

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy24/classhome-g24.htm