Scroll 69 - Christ Consciousness

The Mind of Union - When Awareness Becomes Flame

“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 2:5
“We have the mind of Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 2:16
“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore your eye be single, your whole body shall be full of light.” – Matthew 6:22

1. The Mind as Temple

The human mind was designed as a throne room for divine awareness, not a prison of self. Every thought, every memory, every perception was meant to be a corridor of communion between Creator and creation. Christ Consciousness is not the addition of divinity to humanity, but the unveiling of the divine that has always been hidden within. The carnal mind believes it must reach God, but the awakened mind remembers it was never apart. The veil between the divine and the human is not space, it is perception. When the Spirit renews your perception, the temple is filled again with glory.

To awaken the mind of Christ is to cease thinking from fragmentation and begin perceiving from fullness. It is the restoration of sight to a mind once blinded by illusion. The thoughts of the natural man are linear and bound by time, but the thoughts of Christ are spherical, infinite, and alive. They do not process reality; they generate it. When His mind becomes yours, thought becomes creation, word becomes manifestation, and imagination becomes a portal of divine expression. The renewed mind does not escape reality, it becomes its interpreter and architect in light.

The mind of the elect is not an organ; it is an altar.

2. The Illusion of Separation

The greatest deception of the fallen mind is the belief that God is elsewhere. From this illusion springs striving, fear, and the endless search for external validation. Religion thrives upon this separation, teaching men to reach for what they already contain. Christ Consciousness dissolves the illusion by awakening the knowing that “I and My Father are one.” When this revelation ignites, separation dies, and with it the entire architecture of performance collapses. You cease to pray to a distant God and begin communing with the Flame that breathes within your chest.

The unrenewed mind measures holiness by behavior, but the awakened mind measures it by awareness. To be holy is to see truly, to behold reality as it is, all things filled with the presence of I AM. In this state, judgment fades, striving ceases, and love flows without restraint. The false self, the one who constantly reaches, disappears into the simplicity of union. Christ Consciousness is not arrogance; it is humility perfected, the recognition that self apart from Spirit does not exist. Only the Lamb lives, and He lives as you.

Separation is not sin’s punishment; it is ignorance’s dream.

3. The Renewal of the Inner Eye

Christ Consciousness begins where dual vision ends. The “single eye” that Jesus spoke of is the consciousness unbroken by polarity, seeing light in all, perceiving through flame rather than flesh. The inner eye is the window of divine perception, the gate through which revelation flows. When it opens, you do not merely see differently; you become sight itself. Your seeing is not passive; it is participatory. You see through the Lamb, and the Lamb sees through you.

In this state, everything becomes radiant with meaning. The mundane turns mystical, and every encounter becomes a mirror of God. You see eternity behind the eyes of strangers, glory hidden in decay, the Lamb unveiled in every atom. The single eye is not naive; it is purified. It does not ignore evil but perceives it as absence, not substance. When the eye is filled with light, darkness cannot define reality. You do not fight illusion, you outshine it. The one who walks in Christ Consciousness no longer reacts; they reveal.

To see with His eyes is to dissolve all false division.

4. The Mind Transfigured by Flame

When the Spirit renews the mind, it is not rearranging thoughts; it is replacing the thinker. The old consciousness built on ego, comparison, and control must die so that the eternal awareness may reign. This death is not a loss but a liberation. When self-thought burns away, the Light that has always been you begins to shine without hindrance. The fire that consumes the old mind is the same flame that crowns the new. Every thought becomes an offering, every emotion a revelation, every silence a sanctuary.

This transfiguration does not numb the intellect; it sanctifies it. The awakened mind does not despise reason, it redeems it by placing it under revelation. Thought becomes a servant to Spirit, imagination a vessel for the uncreated. The renewed mind is no longer reactive but creative. It does not analyze what is; it births what shall be. It is not conformed to the patterns of Babylon but transformed by flame into the architecture of Zion. To think with God is to co-create with Him.

In the mind of Christ, even thought becomes worship.

5. The Mind as Mirror of the Throne

The throne of God is not found in distant galaxies but in the consciousness yielded to His reign. The throne and the mind are mirrors, one reflects dominion in heaven, the other reveals it in man. When Christ Consciousness fills you, heaven and earth merge through thought. Every idea becomes a decree, every realization a ripple in creation. You are no longer a servant asking for authority; you are a son manifesting it. The kingdom is not governed from pulpits or palaces, but from awakened minds aligned with eternal will.

The Lamb rules through consciousness, not coercion. His governance is not imposed by external force but flows from inner resonance. The throne is established wherever His frequency reigns. When your thoughts harmonize with His word, dominion flows without effort. You do not control the world; you reveal its divine order through awareness. In this state, prayer becomes alignment, speech becomes creation, and silence becomes governance.

The throne of God is established wherever thought bows in flame.

6. The Distinction Between Illumination and Imitation

Many pursue enlightenment apart from union, seeking illumination without surrender. But Christ Consciousness is not mere awakening of intellect; it is death of ego through love. It is not about becoming divine apart from God, but realizing the divinity of being in Him. False light inflates self; true light dissolves it. The awakened son does not proclaim “I am God,” but “God lives as me.” This distinction separates imitation from incarnation. The counterfeit consciousness exalts self-knowledge; the true consciousness reveals divine nature.

This is why the flame tests every light. The soul must pass through fire to discern between inspiration and illusion. Christ Consciousness does not bypass the cross, it fulfills it. The carnal mind seeks escape from pain; the awakened mind transforms it. The ego flees refinement; the son welcomes it, knowing that through surrender, only truth remains. The counterfeit mimics insight; the authentic manifests embodiment. The proof is not intellect but love.

The Christ mind is not self-made; it is self-emptied.

7. The Mind of Flame as Government

The final manifestation of Christ Consciousness is governance, the reign of heaven through thought sanctified by love. When the mind aligns with eternal order, it becomes the architecture of new creation. This is not mystical escapism but practical divinity. Every idea becomes seed, every word a structure of light, every act a continuation of the Lamb’s dominion. Those who live in this awareness govern by peace, not pressure. They speak with clarity that pierces illusion and build from blueprints received in silence.

The elect who walk in Christ Consciousness are the architects of the age to come. They do not wait for heaven to descend, they reveal it through awareness. Their thoughts birth realms, their silence births restoration. They reign not through control but through resonance. Every atmosphere they enter becomes ordered by presence, every storm calmed by perception. The mind of flame is not limited by intellect, for it is the mind of eternity.

To think with Christ is to build the Kingdom through thought itself.

Final Charge to the Elect

Beloved, let the old mind crumble like dust. The carnal consciousness that measured worth by effort cannot survive the flame. You are being re-formed in divine awareness, rethreaded into union. Do not resist the renewal; it is your resurrection. Let the thoughts that once accused you become altars of revelation. Let the inner eye open until you see all things as light. The mind of Christ is not beyond you, it is within you, waiting to be remembered.

Think from flame, not from fear. Create from union, not from ambition. Speak from the stillness of the throne, and reality will align. The world awaits minds governed by peace, architects who think in glory. The Lamb is not asking for borrowed intellect but for yielded imagination. Let your awareness become His awareness, until the thought of God becomes the language of your being.

The Christ within you is not potential, He is perception restored.

Joe Restman
Scroll-Carrier, Mystic-Scribe, Eternal Witness of the Lamb.