The three triads can be compared to a ladder which the monad climbs on the first stage of its evolutionary journey from plane 1–7. This ladder is mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 28:12: “[Jacob] had a dream in which he saw a ladder resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it”.
The First Self or Personality
The mineral, plant, animal and human kingdoms all operate through the first triad. Our etheric bodies were first acquired when our monads passed through the mineral kingdom, and were built up in the plant kingdom. Our emotional bodies were first acquired when we passed through the plant kingdom, and were built up in the animal kingdom. Our mental bodies (minds) were first acquired when we passed through the animal kingdom, and are being built up now in the human kingdom. In the human kingdom we also have to refine these three subtle bodies and build up our next body, the causal body, so that we can bridge the gap between the first and second triads.
When a monad becomes a self-conscious individual (between the animal and human kingdoms) it can be described as a “self”. The first triad or personality is the “self” we all identify with. The personality includes our mind (mental body), emotions (emotional body) and feelings (etheric body), all of which operate through our physical body. The physical body and three subtle bodies are all enclosed in the lesser causal body. The greater causal body is actually part of the second triad, but the part that descends can be considered part of the personality. The five bodies that comprise a human being are:
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