PLANES AND WORLDS

Meher Baba

                           PLANES AND WORLDS                   Chart 1


                                   GOD [Infinite Power, Knowledge,
.                                       Bliss]                      .
  .   Consciousness of Self                                       .
    .                                                           .
       .              7th Plane   Experiences Consciously    .
          .                       [Infinite Power,        .
               .                   Knowledge, Bliss]   . 
                    .                              .
                          .                   .
                                    .     .
   Fully conscious of second        |     .
   state of  MIND        6th Plane  |     .
N  and Master of minds of all.      |     .
O  The Creator and Controller of          .           MENTAL          M
           FEELINGS                       .           WORLD           I
P   (desires and emotions)                .                           N
O                                         .       [Domain of Mind]    D
W                                         .
E  Conscious of the first state     |     .
R  of MIND, ie THOUGHTS  5th Plane  |     .
   and controls only thoughts       |     .
                                          .
                                          .
                                    |     .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4th Plane . . . . . . . . . [Threshold] . . .  
   Fully conscious of               |     .
         ENERGY                           .
      (Full Power)                        .
   and threatened by                      .
   overpowering aspects of                .
          MIND                            .
                                          .           SUBTLE
   Gains greater consciousness       |    .           WORLD           E
P  of ENERGY              3rd Plane  |    .                           N
O                                    |    .     [Domain of Energy]    E
W                                         .                           R
E                                         .                           G
R  Gains consciousness of            |    .                           Y
       ENERGY             2nd Plane  |    .
                                     |    .
                                          .
                                          .
   With gross nose, eyes, ears       |    .
   experiences SUBTLE     1st Plane  .    . 
   smell, sights, music  .           |            .
                    .                                    .
               .              GROSS WORLD                     .
          .      (Includes universes visible and invisible)       .
      .                                                              .
   .      (a) imbibing Energy from Subtle world through gross aspects
             of Energy, such as nuclear, solar, etc.

         (b) imbibing the aspects of Mind of the Mental world
             such as desires, thoughts, emotions.