Growing Up in Seven Stages

by Patrick Quanten MD

In other articles we have brought to you the importance of the way and the sequence of the ”Nourishment and Formation of Tissues” and the role light plays in the creation of the universe we observe. (”Creative Light”) We can now explore how these seven stages mark the development of all things, and in particular the development of a human life as we see it right in front of our eyes.

Embryology has solely concentrated on giving us information on the growth of the various organs as we macroscopically know them. This may well have obscured the real information we need in order for us to understand the true development of life within the human species. From earlier discussions we already know the sequential formation of the embryonic tissues, as it happens for all animals, plants, and indeed for the creation of the whole universe. It is the same sequence, the same system, over and over again, creating universes within universes within universes. These early tissues can be found within every macroscopic tissue of our bodies such as the liver, the skin, various glands, blood vessels, etc. The combination of the seven tissues within every macroscopic tissue will vary as to the make-up of the organ or body tissue, but they will all be there in various degrees.

Looking at the configuration of the foetal growth, people have always used descriptive terms to give us an idea as to what it might look like. These terms now appear to be very handy as to denominate the various stages of development. The first stage of foetal development is marked by the appearance of a vesicle, a bubble filled with water. This is followed by the fluid thickening and cell layers beginning to form. The fifth week of foetal growth the foetus itself has been described as ‘bean-like’. This would be the equivalent of the plant development stage, which is the third phase of the unfolding new universe. In the sixth week it has been called a primitive animal, the latest stage of the plant-like phase. This develops fish-like features in the seventh week, which shows that we are clearly in the fourth stage of the developing universe, the sea creatures. The eight week sees the appearance of little stumps that will develop into arms and legs, and corresponds with the fifth phase, the land animals and primates. The ninth week shows the foetus for the first time in a recognisable human form, which corresponds with the sixth development stage, human life. And from the tenth week onwards we may expect to see movement in the foetus, which is the last stage of this universe development bearing fruit of its development so far and entering a new universe in which all the previously developed structures will become organised differently and made to function differently. Following the foetal development in this way it becomes obvious that it is impossible for any ‘life’, any ‘movement’, to be part of the foetus before it has completely finished its first six stages of development. No ‘living’ can be possible until the structures that will contain this living are fully built. This then also explains the high rate of spontaneous miscarriages in the first trimester of pregnancy. Without the structure in place there can be no fruition of those seven stages and consequently no entering into a new universe development.

Following the way the tissues emerge into every new developing universe we could have a look at how that would work out at various stages of a human life. How does a human being evolve and how does that compare with the knowledge we now have about the way everything evolves?

Let’s start with reminding us in which order the chakras appear and what each of them stands for. Each chakra represents a certain kind of energy which it bundles and passes on to the physical part of life.
Chakra 1 : grounding, survival
Chakra 2 : desire, sexual attraction
Chakra 3 : feelings, will, power
Chakra 4 : balance, love
Chakra 5 : togetherness, communication
Chakra 6 : imagination, intuition
Chakra 7 : insight, knowledge
Obviously, the words used may slightly differ from writer to writer as we are talking about interpretations here. The purpose of this exercise is just to show whether or not there might be a correlation between how these seven stages again and again come into being as the pathway of all creation and the way we observe a human development throughout life.

Let’s remind us of the sequence that is used repeatedly for all creation, and that ancient scriptures have mentioned. From number 3, the coming together of male and female forces we start a new cycle. First up is number 7, then 6, followed by 2, 5, 4 and 1, ending up again with number 3. That’s the sequence we are looking for: 7 – 6 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 1 – 3. In this order the information is handed out by the chakras to the person, both to the physical tissues as well as to the mental development of the person.

Taking the early baby development we notice that initially the baby only responds on an intuitive level (7). This is followed by the development of the imagination (6). Small children ‘see’ things totally differently from adults. They use tools in a different way and life is very little else but how they imagine things to be. This is the stage at which they imagine that if they can’t see you, you can’t see them. This is the stage of having an invisible friend. Later, this moves in the stage of actually having a ‘best’ friend (2), which can change dramatically in an instant, but you are either their ‘best’ friend or you are nothing. Their relationships with others are put in terms of all or nothing. But soon they will be looking to belong to a group (5). They are scared to be ‘left out’, until they start to discover that they are actual individuals and that they can be different from others (4). Once they have discovered this, they will start to nurture the self. They will start to look after their own needs (1) more than the group needs; they can get quite bitchy towards others. Gradually they will empower themselves and be ready, as an individual, to meet others and relate to others (3), which will be the beginning of a totally new development as a young adult.

This young adult then continues to go through another set of seven stages displaying similar development stages. In the first phase, the young adult really thinks he/she knows it all, has all the answers (7). He/she then starts to imagine themselves how they would like to be (6). They will tell you with great conviction what profession they are going to enter and what they will achieve there. All this is part of the drift into the third stage; they fall in love (2). From here, marriage follows, which bonds them together (5). It is later on during this phase that the hard work of married life will turn into love, a lasting balance in life (4). Once this has been established a stable home environment emerges (1), and eventually all this knowledge can be passed on to their off-spring (3).

The various stages are equally found within the development of the middle aged adult. Once life has settled in with routines like home, work, children, and so on, it pretty much runs on automatic pilot. It sort of knows what comes next for you (7). And gradually he/she starts to dream of something else; there must be more to life than just this (6). Very often we see this middle aged person fall in love again (2). People say they are going through their second childhood. Often this results in people making significant changes to their lives whereby they get connected to a different set of people (5). Although this transition can be awkward to begin with, he/she tends to settle into the new life pretty quickly and mostly love it even more than their previous one (4). This time there is a connection between the new life and their inner being, their true soul (1). It is the knowledge of this experience they are then passing on to their environment (3). The wise old person, who has been there and bought the T-shirt, can now see the relativity in most life situations. It is when you have finalised this development and gone all the way that you have fully completed and finalised the universal development that is you.

It is imperative that we pass through all these stages, at all levels, in order to fully complete and finish the universe that is called “me”. Only then are we ready to leave the human incarnation as a fully completed cycle. No more need for you to repeat all these experiences.

From this development schedule you can already see that the midlife crisis plays a crucial role in this. A century ago, the idea of a midlife crisis didn’t exist as clear-cut as we know it now. And over the last twenty years it has almost taken over as the standard to replace the previous standard of “married for life”. All part of human development. The truth is that if you really want to carry on your personal growth, you will face all the upheavals of relationship breakdowns and personal upsets. It is essential in so far that it is the way this universe of knowledge has developed, and for us to gain that knowledge we will need the experience.

Seeing the way forward does not necessarily make the path of experience less painful, but sometimes it helps to know that it is what needs to be done, what needs to happen.

Seeing circles within circles.

Comprehending your personal tasks, as the universe has prepared them for you.

Embrace life as it is.

December 2008