Definition: Transfiguration

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Revision: 1 Oct 2026

Transfiguration

Transformation of the whole system of consciousness, including the physical body, that follows from spiritual awakening.
Transformation of the whole system of consciousness, including the physical body, from representing or reflecting unreality to representing or reflecting reality.
Transformation of the whole system of consciousness, including the physical body, from representing or reflecting spiritual confusion to representing or reflecting awakeness.
Transfiguration corresponds to the transcendence of beliefs in separation and the experience of finite manifestation.
Transfiguration is characterized by the radiance of THE SUPREME shining forth through the clarified vessel of an embodied being.
When one totally realizes, including at the cellular level, that all is THE SUPREME, transfiguration is complete.
Transfiguration corresponds to the transcendence of unreality.
Transfiguration occurs when one realizes Divinity/God/Source directly.
Transfiguration occurs when one realizes THE SUPREME directly.

Sayings:

“Transfiguration is a complete turning inside out, including at the cellular level.” –Paraphrase of AL