Here it is in diagram form: These are three different and identifiable states of consciousness which have been experienced by the mystics of many traditions around the world, down through history, and continuing today: Martha’s ordinary awareness of everyday physical reality, Mary’s connecting awareness with non-physical spiritual reality, and Jesus’ being awareness of divine identification. They are called gross, subtle, and causal states by some.7 Or, we might call them ordinary awareness, spiritual awareness, and divine awareness
