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THE 7TH SHADOW – DIVISION
A WORLD DIVIDED

The 7th Shadow of Division is one of the main reasons human society operates in hierarchies. Not only is this Shadow responsible for the manifestation of hierarchy, but it also makes you think in terms of hierarchy. We have become so used to thinking this way that we no longer conceive that another way might exist. Hierarchy is based upon division — it divides human beings into social classes, economic classes, racial castes and political wings. The reason for this division is rooted far more deeply than our psychology — it is actually stamped upon our genes. It is through the 7th Shadow that we are programmed to follow leaders, and it is also through this Shadow that certain people are programmed to behave as leaders.

The entire issue of leadership and power are contained within this Shadow. The ancient Chinese named this 7th hexagram of the I Ching The Army, which is extremely fitting. The army represents the real power in a country on a political level and if you don’t control the army you have no real power. This symbol of an army also represents the idea of power through force, rather than power through inspiration, which is the true nature of leadership expressed through the 7th Gift and Siddhi. This Shadow always rules by force, and today it runs the political systems across the whole expanse of our planet. Even modern democracy, which has at its heart a high ideal, does not entirely eradicate the concept of leadership through force. Now however, instead of military strength, democratic leaders have to lead through the force of numbers — they have to secure the majority of votes.

On a subtle level, even democracy encourages division. Modern political leaders can still force their way to the top — they can cheat, spin or bend the truth, manipulate and even buy their way into leadership. Until leadership demands its highest frequency, that of the 7th Siddhi of Virtue, we will never fully see the end of political division and hierarchy. The 7th Shadow cannot command true respect or loyalty because it has at its core the lust for power rather than the good of others. Those who are elected as our leaders are chosen because they have a genetic imprinting that marks them as the alphas. However, this does not necessarily make them good leaders. Just as there are leaders, so there must also be followers, and these followers are equally influenced by the 7th Shadow. Since the mass consciousness of humanity operates at a low frequency, it does not recognise high frequency leaders, so it does not elect them to power.

On very rare occasions the mass consciousness does elect a high frequency leader to guide them into the future. This usually happens during extraordinary times. One example was the election of Vaclav Havel, a poet and playwright, to the presidency of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in 1989. At that time, the Fall of Communism created such an upsurge in planetary consciousness that it became possible for a man of true virtue to assume a position of leadership. However, throughout most of human history, our political leaders have been men or women of personal ambition rather than true unshakeable virtue, and the 7th Shadow of Division is not confined to the political world stage but operates at all levels of society. The other reason for this is to be found in the 13th Shadow of Discord, the programming partner of the 7th Shadow. The 13th Shadow concerns the inability to attune to or empathise with the heart of the people. It therefore undermines the principles of fellowship and trust between different groupings of human beings.

The real leader is the ultimate listener.

Wherever you recognise another as an authority or guide, the 7th Gene Key is at play. In the case of the Shadow frequency, like attracts like — in other words, someone at a victim level of consciousness will be drawn to someone who further strengthens that same energy frequency. If you are weak, you will magnetise those who reinforce your weakness and even play on it for their own benefit. It can be a huge shock to people when they realise for the first time that they have been playing out this victim consciousness all their lives. An even deeper shock is the discovery that most authority figures in the world today — our doctors, therapists, business advisors, even our spiritual teachers — are in the business of serving the Shadow of Division. Most people who are recognised as leaders do not want you to stop being a victim because they unconsciously fear that it will put them out of business. In this way, the leader is as much a victim of the 7th Shadow as the follower.

On an individual level, you must be ever watchful of your own tendency to give other people authority over you. The 7th Shadow usually does not see the hidden agendas of certain leaders until it is too late. It is all too easy to compromise your own authority to someone in a position of power or to someone with a great deal of charisma or personal charm. The mark of a true leader is one whose main interest is in empowering you to lead yourself rather than binding you to them. Ironically the false leader always tries to hold onto you whereas the real leader always tries to get rid of you! There is absolutely nothing wrong with looking to another with respect or reverence. It is a completely natural stage of the human journey. The trick is to find a person who can truly listen to you. The real leader is the ultimate listener — he or she will empathise so deeply with your suffering that you will finally give yourself permission to embrace it without fear, which will enable you to transcend it.

At the core of leadership at the Shadow frequency lies the fear of losing power, which keeps hierarchy intact. In the business world, the 7th Shadow of Division is the norm. Wherever money is concerned, hierarchy is found to be at its most rigid. Like the army, orders come from the top and they are to be obeyed. There is no real autonomy or two-way communication within a model such as this. There is very little room for trust or ordinary human intimacy in these kinds of businesses because the prime directive at their heart is to serve themselves and make money. The result can only be division. Division creates an attitude of every man for himself, or only slightly better every business for itself. This is still the essence of most modern business. As was stated at the beginning of this Gene Key, we humans really do not realise that there could be other ways to operate in the world.

Our inability to think collectively is precisely what creates a world divided.

Only the leader who cannot be corrupted by power has true power at his or her disposal. As such leaders are recognised in the future we will see the gradual dissolution of the force that divides human beings from one another. Ultimately the driving force behind business, politics and all arenas of leadership will have to take a great quantum leap — it will have to move from fear to love, or in terms of business, it will have to switch from self-serving to whole-serving. This is the path indicated by the 7th Gift, which will finally blossom fully in the 7th Siddhi.

REPRESSIVE NATURE – HIDDEN

When the 7th Gene Key is repressed, it simply fails to manifest in the world. These people carry the genetic imprinting for recognition as leaders, but remain hidden. This creates immense pressure within them as well as frustration and resentment, all of which can manifest as physical symptoms in the body and emotions. The world today is actually full of hidden leaders living behind shadow veils that prevent others from seeing them and benefiting from them. The force that prevents a person’s recognition comes from within that person and has nothing to do with what they do in the world. Thus for these people to step into leadership, they must first recognise the power within themselves. As they do, a great tide of optimism and intelligence is released back into the world, which instantly gains them recognition from society at large.

REACTIVE NATURE – DICTATORIAL

The reactive side of the 7th Shadow knows well that it is a leader, and takes full advantage of this by abusing its position. These people use those who follow them to their own advantage, thus reinforcing their status as followers. True leadership encourages people not to rely on others, whereas this style of leadership demands complete reliance, either through pure power of presence or through subtler means. These people are masters of patterns, and can manipulate others by locking them into certain patterns. These can be intellectual patterns of thinking or belief, powerful emotional games, or materialistic patterns involving money. The game is to trap followers into believing that they need leadership. Naturally such leaders only attract followers who want to remain at a victim level of consciousness.

THE 7TH GIFT – GUIDANCE
THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE

True leadership, like true education, does not impose itself on anyone. It is the gift of being able to help others find their own way forward in life, rather than taking away their individual power. This is precisely what is meant by the name of this 7th Gift — the Gift of Guidance. As was discussed in the

7th Shadow, it is the driving force behind leaders that determines what kind of followers or supporters they will attract. At the Gift level of frequency, we see the move away from fear towards service. Leaders operating at this frequency are able to think at a collective organisational level — they know that unless individuals are suitably self-empowered the organisation will not thrive. To this end, people with the 7th Gift are strong supporters and implementers of schemes that allow individuals more power, creativity and autonomy at all levels of society.

The 7th Gift of Guidance rests upon the ideal of service.

The 7th Gift in many ways is represented by the ideal of democracy. In the democratic ideal, every individual is free and leaders are chosen by the people to represent and guide them. Modern democratic government is designed to listen to the opinions of the mass consciousness and then use discernment to lead the nation forward. In this way, the 7th Gift and its programming partner the 13th Gift of Discernment knit the collective together in a single pattern where all the individuals within that collective structure work together. This at least, is the ideal of democracy. As we all know, it does not often work that way. Once in power, leaders tend to follow their own agendas, which may or may not reflect what the majority really wants. Politics tends to follow its own somewhat bent course, and that course greatly depends upon the core qualities and principles of those who lead. Having said all of this, modern democracy is a huge shift in the direction of higher consciousness when compared to more primitive modes of government that do not encourage freedom.

The 7th Gift of Guidance rests upon the ideal of service. To truly guide another person or group of people, you need to put aside your own opinions and judgments and listen intently to their needs. Great guides are great listeners. Sometimes simply by being listened to in the right way, a person finds the answer to their problem without direct input from the guide. People with the 7th Gift have a powerful magnetic presence, and just from being in their aura, you can come to deep clarity about your own direction. These people can in particular help others to see future patterns. This does not mean that they literally can see the future, but that their guidance is in alignment with future trends. It is this quality of being ahead of the crowd that marks these people as leaders. However, their recognition depends upon the times in which they live. History shows us again and again that many of the greatest leaders the world has known, in government, business, science or art, often pass unrecognised during their own times.

There is strong evidence for the current emergence of the 7th Gift at various levels within society.

Since humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow introduced his famous model of the Hierarchy of Human Needs in the 1940s, it has become the foundation of understanding organisational structure. Developed particularly in the business world, it enables us to understand large human frameworks in a wholly new way. Businesses can be seen as entire cultures with their own chemistry and life force. For the first time, people talk about the levels of consciousness of entire businesses. These are the early stages of a higher consciousness infiltrating the world of business. The greatest gestalt shift will come when the first truly holistic and service-based businesses prove that they can be more successful than the old greed-based empires.

Some new organisational models are also beginning to understand the levels of consciousness of different styles of leadership. In our exploration of the Gene Keys, we are only looking at the three levels encompassing the two great quantum leaps — the leap from the Shadow to the Gift and the leap from the Gift to the Siddhi. In reality there are subtler bands within the Spectrum of Consciousness, which give way to many other different levels. One new business model divides leaders into seven levels of consciousness according to the Hindu chakra system. Thus you have leadership styles ranging from Authoritarian (1st chakra) to Facilitator (4th chakra) to Visionary (7th chakra). It is this mid-range style of leadership (Facilitator) that corresponds to the 7th Gift. Facilitators, as the name suggests, make communication and implementation easier and smoother. People with the 7th Gift do not lead from the front, but guide the energy of the group itself. They create a space in which an organic team harmony can develop on its own, with minimal interference. They are often content to allow others with the requisite gifts to stand in the limelight while they lead quietly from behind the scenes, and in this sense the 7th Gene Key is an archetype of the power behind the throne. This is the true meaning of Guidance — trusting in the life process, rather than forcing matters by taking control. This ability to surrender to life itself is the foundation of true leadership.

THE 7TH SIDDHI – VIRTUE
REPAIRING THE WORLD

The 7th Siddhi is an energetic blueprint hidden inside each human being. Despite many interpretations of the word virtue, true virtue has nothing to do with our concepts of morals or behaviour. Anyone can behave in a pseudo virtuous fashion, yet have none of the power of this Siddhi. We saw throughout the 7th Gift how deeply this Gene Key is connected to the issue of leadership. In every pack of animals, there is an alpha — one animal that the others automatically follow. Among human beings this too is the case. Leadership is determined by genetics, but quality of leadership is determined by the frequency passing through those genetics. At the Gift level, we saw how the authoritarian style of leadership gave way to the more democratic style of the facilitator. Here in the 7th Siddhi, we find visionary leaders, but far more importantly, we find virtuous leaders.

Every truly virtuous deed done by human beings represents an upsurge in the consciousness of the totality.

True leadership is analogous with virtue. However, the world has seen very few true leaders. This 7th Siddhi waits for specific times in history when the frequency of the mass consciousness is elevated enough for it to be recognised. If the conditions are not right, then these people pass unrecognised at a collective level of society, even though they may have great influence on a local level. In the Tao Te Ching, the sage Lao Tzu speaks about true virtue as it impacts society through the superior man. Even though the language may be archaic, the message is pure — the secret of virtue lies in complete surrender to nature. Indeed, the word Te in the title of this profound work is a word generally translated as virtue. It was also through this book that a wonderful and oft-quoted saying was born: “Virtue is its own reward.” Therein lies the other great secret of virtue; it lies beyond the need for recognition and beyond the need to be of service. Virtue is simply the unimpeded expression of nature through men or women living at their zenith.

Everywhere, every day, people commit small and often unseen acts of virtue, and the power of these acts is incalculable. They actually offset the powers of chaos.

Virtue has been a deeply misunderstood Siddhi over the centuries. Those beings in which this Siddhi has manifested have indeed led exemplary lives. The 7th Siddhi contains the seed of the future man and woman — an archetype of perfected behaviour that few normal people can live up to. The confusion has come about because people at lower levels of consciousness try to emulate the behaviour of those in whom the siddhic state is flowering. This creates deep tension because virtue is a final flowering, rather than a path in itself. The Siddhi of Virtue is a guiding purity that pulls humanity into the future. It constantly bubbles beneath the surface of humanity. Every truly virtuous deed done by human beings represents an upsurge in the consciousness of the totality. This Siddhi is in fact our insurance policy that we will never destroy ourselves. Everywhere, every day, people commit small and often unseen acts of virtue, and the power of these acts is incalculable. They actually offset the powers of chaos.

In the great Jewish book of mysticism, the Zohar, there is a powerful analogy to the journey through this 7th Gene Key. It is encapsulated in the Kabbalist concept known as Tikkun Olam — a phrase usually translated as repairing the world. The Kabbalists say that when the Creator made the world, he created a series of vessels to hold the Divine Light, but as the Light flowed down into these vessels, they shattered and fell towards the realm of matter. Thus the world in which we live is made up of countless shards of the original vessels in which the Divine Light is trapped. The Kabbalists go on to say that every virtuous act committed by a human being helps to repair one of these broken shards.

We can see from this beautiful metaphor how the 7th Shadow of Division represents the force that shatters the vessels and pulls the world apart, whereas the Gift of Guidance begins the process of reuniting the shards. The final result of reassembling all the shards is represented by the 7th Siddhi — when you see the completed picture deep within your being. The one in whom this Siddhi manifests becomes the Adam Kadmon — the perfected vehicle of divine realisation. At this level of consciousness, virtue becomes the intent of the universe expressed through a human being. At the root of all acts performed by such a being lies the pure force of virtue and this virtue has the remarkable effect of repairing the world. The 7th Siddhi allows a human being to see the certainty of the perfected future of mankind, and allows him or her to actually live within it. In this way, such people are truly ahead of their time even though for them time has ceased because they have remembered the future deep within their being.

There is an interesting fugue played between this 7th Siddhi and its programming partner, the 13th Siddhi of Empathy. This is best understood by the ancient symbol of the ouroboros, the serpent eating its own tail. Whereas the 7th Siddhi pulls us into the future, the 13th Siddhi pushes from the past. These two great Siddhis flower simultaneously in a human being, and they concern the collective destiny of mankind, with the 13th Siddhi representing the seed at the beginning of time, and the 7th representing the flowering at the end of time. These two Siddhis have a mass of esoteric mythology connected to them. People in whom these states flower act as energetic guides for the entire human race. They have been called many names by many cultures — the keepers of the world, the illuminati, the shining or chosen ones — but they have also been deeply misunderstood by many cultures.

As a vital link in the genetic chain known as the Ring of Union, this 7th Siddhi finds a chemical link with the 4th, 29th and 59th Gene Keys. Together, this chemical family contains the collective codes for purifying human relationships across our planet. The combined dynamic of virtue with forgiveness, devotion and transparency sets the stage for a completely new phenomenon to be seeded in humanity — collective leadership. Collective leadership is the stage beyond individual leadership in which leadership becomes an empathically shared energy field between individuals, thus bringing an end to hierarchy.

The 7th Siddhi waits for a specific moment in time to awaken in the collective. In the book of Revelation this 7th Siddhi is represented symbolically by the opening of the seventh seal, which precedes the return of Christ consciousness. There are even deeper secrets here concerning the mythology surrounding the number seven. However, at this deeper level we can perhaps see why the original Chinese hexagram was called The Army. The army refers to a collective group of beings — in the Book of Revelation, they are known as the 144,000, and you can learn more about them from reading the 44th Siddhi. Essentially, this group of beings represent the genetic equipment through which higher consciousness will first touch down at a collective level on our planet. The term equipment is used deliberately here in order to dispel any sense of glamour concerning these socalled chosen ones. These beings are a collective fractal of leaders in which the Siddhis will spontaneously flower over a cycle of many generations. They will be found at all levels of society. The core essence of each of these beings or leaders is Virtue, the 7th Siddhi, and the language that unites them is Empathy, the 13th Siddhi.

Ultimately, the 7th Siddhi concerns the future, and the future is about children. As the 7th Siddhi flowers in humanity, one of the first places it will manifest is through parents and teachers. Children who grow up among virtuous people need no other kind of education or guidance. Even now, this small piece of information is the greatest key for parents. Children who grow up in the aura of true virtue will take that energy into whatever sphere of life they move through, and in doing so they will slowly but surely transform the future of our planet.