"...spirit complex, though apparent rather than real...having existed potentially"

[Unbound]

Perhaps kind of tangential but I was reading this quote:

(80.20) This material world is transformed by the spirit into that which is infinite and eternal. The infinity of the spirit is an even greater realization than the infinity of consciousness, for consciousness which has been disciplined by will and faith is that consciousness which may contact intelligent infinity directly.

This seems to suggest that consciousness through development is self-transcending from finite to infinite? Also, if consciousness and mind are the end-all-be-all of all things, why would the infinity of spirit be a greater realization than just the infinity of consciousness?