what is "work in consciousness"?

[Sacred Fool]

so is there an element of 'effort' in this, in the sense of say trying to push or move a heavy boulder?

or is that an in-apt analogy, that comes from the physical world, and consciousness is less about exertion per se, and more about fineness of discernment and a careful and refined application of focus, which is not necessarily about expenditure of energy?

that is not to say that there isn't mental and spiritual 'energy'; but more that it's like a consequence, rather than a pre-requisite.

As I view it, yeah, sort of...but there's more to it.

At one stage there's a sequence of advances in personal understanding or polarity (spiritual charge enabling "work in spirit") or the will to serve.  At a further stage, the sequence of advances begins to compress and amplify so that all are moving forward in much swifter rhythm.  In other words, a growth spurt in the will to serve quickly triggers more polarity, quickly leads to deeper understanding which quickly triggers....  Thus, the process of being becomes a flow of growing, serving energy, and consequence and pre-requisite are of little consequence, so to speak.

When I used the phrase "work in spirit" (or in "consciousness") above, I was referring to specific work such as offering divine love, healing opportunities, discerning information from spirit, etc.  But I do agree with the implication further above that the mere act of refining one's instrument is likewise doing "work in consciousness" and of considerable service.  I would lump such refinement in with personal understanding above.

Have you not found this to  be so?