I understand what you are replying with; however what I was saying is… it seems like in the example given in this thread and info from the C’s the Soul uses the body as a host for their mission, goal, experience, karma cleaning, wisdom for their higher self,…..and so on. Then let’s say the human gets into an accident or gets a disease or goes through a psychological event… the soul then leaves the body and moves on…seems more STS or STO to me I didn’t know Souls to be STS
Well, if we check what kind of realm (STS) Souls inhabit in our reality, it's clear that those Souls here are (still mainly) STS oriented.
Looking at Plate 1.
The Tree of Life and Plate 2.
The reworked Tree of Life in SHOTW, combining with material here, my understanding of the subject at hands is the following (in very very short terms):
1D - material inorganic substance (like particles, atoms, molecules, ...); in most part governed by laws of physics and chemistry, which lack at least 'minimal amount of consciousness' (1D) somewhere in their descriptions of phenomena to make them more 'objective', i.e. more colinear with reality;
2D - organic life (like plants, animals, ...); governed by laws of Nature which is much more sentient that modern biology and genetics present (laws like General Law and/or Law of Accident);
3D - 'first level' of (fully) individuated Souls as fragmented consciousness units, and as such 'first level' where/when STO vs. STS choice/duality appears.
Humanity in terms of OPs appears to be like a "bridge between 2D and 3D", between something like totem group Soul (of Humanity as living species under the skirts of Nature and her laws, like any other natural species there) and individual human beings with seated Souls. From different sources it appears that what virtually survives death of a physical body is Soul, and from Gurdjieff (if I remember right) we learn that even the 'strongest and most evolved' human spirits, as 'leftovers' of physical bodies' energies, eventually dissipate (or possibly 'continue to lurk' in ethereal world by feeding/stealing energy from locations, like poltergeist phenomenon or ghosts, or from people, like attachments, or ...), i.e. do not 'survive the death' like individual Souls do.
This distinction between wandering (possibly human) spirits and Souls, seems to me to appear also in one of the Cs answer (
Wave 8, Ch 64):
Q: (L) Sandra [not Sandy] wants to know about her uncle who just died in January. (Sandra) Where is he?
A: He is at 5th density.
Q: (Sandra) Is he having a hard time adjusting?
A: No, but remember, there is no “time” there.
Q: (Sandra) Many members of the family have reported having visions and dreams of him. What are these caused by?
A: Various processes.
Q: (Sandra) Are any of these caused by Uncle Andrew himself visiting?
A: That is too simplified. We meant that your comment was too simplified. The question is: are any of these manifestations Uncle Andrew?
Q: (Sandra) He appeared to his oldest daughter …
A: The concept is faulty.
Q: (Sandra) So, the appearances are all their own expectations?
A: No, not always, but we are trying to teach.
Q: (Sandra) Is he at peace?
A: Yes. Do you want to learn, or would you prefer to assume?
Q: (L) What are these kinds of manifestations?
A: They are 5th density thought projection energy waves. There is no time on 5th density. All event sequences happen eternally and for an instant only at once.
Q: (L) How does that relate to the question?
A: Because Sandra asked if he was at peace, and if he was “adjusting.” Do you not see that by the “time” you realize someone is “dead,” they have already, in essence, experienced their entire 5th density incarnation recycling, learning and contemplative experience in “zero time?!”
In other words, humans prior/without seated Souls, as OPs, appear to be neither STO nor STS, by the fact that the choice is not there for them to choose; it's the Soul that chooses and not 'human genetic body' per se, no matter how advanced that body could be. We appear to be conglomerates/systems composed of lower centers, with predator's mind having the upper hand in most if not all of the overall say, with bodily instincts and reproduction (as natural seeding of new life) swaying us almost in regular cycles and with urges and emotions orienting our attention and intent in whatever direction it pleases them.
What we as OPs can choose (at least to some extent), is if and how to prepare the grounds for potential Soul seating, i.e. we don't choose what to play in the orchestra, but we can choose (to practice) how good to play the piece we've been given to.
Yes, I think that is a good way to view it. The higher centers are "seated" with the lower centers when the lower centers are able to
recieve the higher centers. My understanding is that the lower centers are the lower part of the Soul. The higher centers are the higher part of the Soul and the
"I" is what mediates the higher and lower parts during the process of awakening. One might view the "I" (the warrior within) as your potential Will that actualizes from doing the Work. "I" am my Will. My Will am "I"
Or something like that.
Looking at Plate 5.
OP and Souled Centers in SHOTW, connecting with mainly Mouravieff's and less Gurdjieff's texts, I'd say that all human genetic bodies (OPs) comprise lower centers (physical, emotional and intellectual centers giving sensations, emotions and impressions; plus sexual center) and in that sense we are all OPs 'until' conditions for Soul (higher emotional and intellectual centers) seating are met, where/when marriage (through conscience crystalized into magnetic center) between genetics and Soul might happen.
In that sense, it appears to me, Work on ourselves and our lower centers is at the end done 'in good faith' that we (as human genetic bodies) shall do well (being good stewards or maidens keeping their lamps lit while waiting for lord's return) and receive the present/reward of being Reborn to Eternal life (seating of the Soul). In the story of the carriage, Work is done 'in faith' that real Master (Soul) will be seated in the coach and in communication with the coachman/driver (spirit/mind) who holds the reins and takes care of the horses (emotions) and the coach (body).
Situation in our world today appears to me to be like the coachman is completely programmed and/or hypnotized to think he's the master himself, while wallowing in the dirty wagon behind who knows which animals dragging it. Not only he and his conscience (if he has any) are fully asleep and need awakening, but also a lot of strengthening (of the Will) and development through the Work is needed before even starting to think about 'death' and (new) 'birth'.
And from Mouravieff we learn that doing the Work, at least in part, appears to be freeing oneself from influences of General Law and Law of Accident, something like moving across the bridge from 2D to potentially fully 3D, and preparing the carriage for the rightful Master to be seated in it.
My two cents.