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LUKE 23:34
"Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they
do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast
lots."
In biblical psychology, this is not a historical plea but an inner
event: the Christ‑principle speaking from the center of
consciousness while the lower nature is in a state of blindness and
aggression.
The “they” are the unawakened forces within the soul — impulses,
habits, fears, inherited tendencies — which “crucify” the Higher
because they cannot yet recognize it.
The Christ within responds not with retaliation but with illumined
compassion, appealing to the I AM for the release
of these lower elements from their ignorance.
“Father” — the I AM, the Source within
The Christ‑principle turns upward toward the indwelling Divine:
• acknowledging the Higher as the ground of unity
• aligning itself with the pure Will of the Spirit
• standing in the center of the soul as mediator
This is the soul’s highest orientation even in its moment of
greatest trial.
“Forgive them” — the Higher releasing the lower
Forgiveness here is not emotional softness.
It is the dissolution of ignorance.
It means:
• the Higher does not condemn the lower
• the Higher understands the lower’s blindness
• the Higher transforms rather than punishes
Forgiveness is the action of spiritual light upon the unpurified
mind.
“They know not what they do” — the blindness of the lower
nature
The lower qualities act without true perception.
They resist the Higher because they cannot yet see it.
This ignorance is:
- the confusion of desire
- the inertia of habit
- the literal mind’s misreading of spiritual truth
- the emotional turbulence that obscures the inner light
The Christ recognizes this and responds with compassion rather than
conflict.
The Inner Pattern
This verse reveals the archetypal movement of regeneration:
1. The lower nature attacks the Higher.
2. The Higher remains centered in compassion.
3. The Higher appeals to the I AM.
4. The lower is released from its blindness.
5. Transformation becomes possible.
This is the pattern of every true inner crucifixion.
The Esoteric Message.....
Luke 23:34 depicts the Christ‑principle forgiving the lower nature
from within, recognizing its ignorance and appealing to the I AM for
its release. It is the soul’s highest compassion toward its own
unawakened elements, turning conflict into illumination.
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