The Path of Remembrance: How to Remember Your Original Self
Explore the six spheres of influence as you remember you Original Self and the mechanism through which you translate it into your life.
Sylvia Salow
February 11, 2026
Along the spiritual journey, we move through the main Lunar, Solar, and Stellar initiations. Within each initiation, we emit light differently. At the Lunar initiation level, we absorb and reflect the Light. At the Solar initiation level, we radiate the Light and burn away any weakness. And at the Stellar initiation level, we become a conglomerate of blazing suns, emitting stellar wisdom and impacting the collective. Welcome to the mysteries of the Lunar, Solar, and Stellar initiations.
In the ancient world, spiritual ascension initiates and adepts were divided into the Lunar, Solar, and Stellar initiations. Each category contains several spiritual initiations and represents the gravitational pull of the soul as it navigates the initiations. The adept would be first introduced to the Lunar initiations, which were devoted to priests and priestesses, the ruling elite, and a select few high-level officials.
Most priests and priestesses remained involved in Lunar initiations in the ancient world. This is still evidenced by the number of temples devoted to the lunar gods and the enthusiasm for the moon phases. A small part of the priesthood in the ancient world would reach the threshold of the Solar initiations. These would almost certainly become the High Priest and High Priestesses. And then an even smaller part of the priesthood would reach the level of the Stellar initiations, which would represent the Ascended Master level.
The Lunar initiation is the first threshold and the beginning of the ascension journey. It deals with the astral realm, where we learn to work with the emotional body. We also become aware of our shadow, which the moon hides, and we must illuminate it.
The spirituality at the Lunar initiations level is centered around moon worship. The Lunar initiates are fascinated by the moon. Therefore, we can see moon circles, aligning life with the moon phases and focusing on rituals.
At this stage, the moon helps you see your shadow and begin your inner work. The shadow is also a synonym with the subconscious mind, which Luna influences. The unbalanced face of the Lunar Initiations is to use emotions as the only guiding light. There is the belief that people’s feelings are always accurate and apply to others. Consequently, one can get lost in the shadows cast down by the moon, make emotional decisions, and use rituals to promote inner growth instead of real soul growth.
The highest embodiment of the Lunar initiations is the Oracle. Unlike the Seer, the Oracle uses divination tools. They divine from the Earth’s elements, bones, and tarot cards and use rituals to communicate with the higher dimensions. However, the oracle needs something outside themselves to tap into their inner guidance.
The unbalanced side of the Oracle can look like superstition, attracting drama and darkness, doing favors to a selected few, and playing power games. This shadow side of the Oracle creates a leadership where things must stay hidden to feel in control. The Lunar initiates feel intimidated by the sun, which represents the Light. They desire to step into the Light but don’t know how to do it yet. Therefore, they copy, imitate, and compete with the Solar Initiates. Original thinking and integrity are usually lacking in the unbalanced aspect of the Lunar initiations.
The highest aspect of the Lunar initiations is leadership aligned with nature and its cycles. The initiate uses emotions as a messenger for the self but does not make emotional decisions. The initiate has a clear mind and has moved beyond rituals, superstitions, and fears. The Lunar initiate is a fantastic emotional healer for others.
The second primary level of the ascension journey is the Solar initiations. The sun symbolizes the Higher self, the equalizing element in the world of duality. It maintains harmony, peace, and balance. At the Solar initiation level, we radiate sun-like energy, which gives a feeling of warmth and life. They gift everyone who is in their presence with this beautiful energy overflow.
At this point, we have mastered our emotions and minds. Therefore, our energy is stable, shining like the Sun at noon. Our consciousness illuminates the ego, which then follows the soul’s guidance. We observe our emotions rather than letting them pull us into the right and wrong view of the world native to the Lunar level.
The aura becomes stable at this stage, radiating solar codes wherever we go. The highest embodiment of the Solar initiations is the Seer, the High Priest/ess, and the Teacher. The Seer doesn’t use divination tools; they can see any situation directly as it is – exposed in the daylight. Therefore, people feel safe and seen in their presence. However, as mentioned earlier, the sun can trigger the moon. This is not something the Solar initiate does on purpose; it’s built into who they have become. It’s part of their luminous essence.
The Solar initiations introduce us to the Higher Self, the inner observer, and the teacher. Therefore, we feel inner guidance and follow intuition. As a result, our lives become harmonious, and they can appear dull to an external observer, but you feel a sense of bliss and fulfillment. The potential downfall of a Solar initiate is pride and arrogance. This and the proper use of power are the key lessons in the Solar initiations.
Eclipses symbolize the highest power of light and dark, and only a solar initiate can hold those powers. It is believed that the highest teachers are born with the eclipses.
The final level is the Stellar initiations. Here, I’d like to explain that connecting to different star systems doesn’t automatically mean you’re a Stellar initiate. Often, the Lunar initiate connects to the astral images of seemingly “evolved” beings outside of Earth, which have nothing to do with evolved Light beings from higher dimensions.
As we enter the Stellar initiations, we can fully utilize the wisdom, gifts, and lessons from all lifetimes on Earth and in other constellations. It’s like remembering the curriculum you’ve once studied and applying it in your life. At this level, you remember your key past lives without any effort.
The Ascended Master is the teacher of the teachers.
The highest embodiment of the Stellar initiations is the Ascended Master. The Ascended Master can read other people’s soul’s records without any tools or techniques. At this point, the personal will has fully merged with the Divine Will, utilizing their unique gifts to manifest the Source vision for that specific period of the human collective.
Here, the individual impacts the collective field and their entire soul group through highly focused work in the collective. In healing work, the individual can heal on all levels other individuals. The Ascended Master is the teacher of the teachers who raises a new generation of ascended masters at the group and collective levels. Even if the Ascended Master heals an individual being, they use it for collective healing. They can heal and shift collective timelines, heal multiple souls at once.
The Ascended Master shows others the ascension journey and instills the correct values, helping them evolve their leadership and integrity. At the level of the Stellar initiations, one creates a unique body of work that will serve current and, primarily, future generations.
The Stellar initiations merge the Lunar, Solar, and Stellar wisdom. The stars are the origin and the final destination – the past and future. And the Stellar initiate is the bridge between all times – they operate beyond the time.
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