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The* Firmament • t ■, -/ / ' v V';\ ■ -; -The Firmament Is. I,

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la g f e 3t ia g between *’THAT %j¥HICH J| IS* and ‘v ' l / l ,* 5The g en es is of crea tio n i s God and His WORD. In th e f i r s t

ehepter o f -Gene s i s . no. con d ition s ere spoken o f , no opinions ex- 5 T p ressed , nothing referred to save th e 'a b so lu te sc ien ce o f Truth BEING and Exi sit enc e * ’ ' That which i s made m a n ifest, * IS* , beforei t can he m a n ifeste^ i|w g . ; ,v ":;v.7 . '-7 :y -?;

When God says: *Let there besom e th in g * , whatever i t may b e ,] th a t something i s Goa* ’ N o th in g ca n b e manifest* th a t i s ;n©t;.;-. Heaven .and; earth ere ONE TOTALITY* L ig h t, the FiiTj^efcf i and a l l that i s , e x is t in t h is T o ta lity .

The evening and the ^ r n in ^ c a l ia a tha. f fr s t day, i s th e f i r s t exp ression o f Doing. Why should evening be spoken o f f i r s t ? . Because * That - WHICH - Is* i s blended w ith "That- W hich-1s-to-B e*, In absolute darkness d w ells th e l ig h t o f the] . Sun; from '• the'., :: in v is ib le .’ “comes' - f o r th ; t h ^ v i s i b l e ; . from th e even-] ing each day i s borni The morning i s . th e dawn o f day. The dawn peeps but through the cu rta in o f n ig h ty and l o , th e b ir th o f day I j

A fter the estab lishm ent o f the f irwt day*, God sa id : *Let th e ta be a Firmament8, th a t'is ,* l e t that which I All, BE I Let i t v id e , l e t there be a c tio n . As the two, evening and morning »ei *to Bo*, Wo Firmament i s expansion o f the DOING. I t i s God*s thought expanding in to expression* cr ea tin g , a c t in g , moving. Go< thoughts are l i v i n g th in g s and the Firmament i s th e firm a ctiv ity o f the God-Thought, e s ta b lish ed in US', in YOU, in E te r n ity .’5 p i 2 ea in Being and Crest io n , i t w i l l fbV eyerBB. The beginning i s not a th in g o f tim e, i t i s a p r in c ip ls o f E ternal birth*

God c a lle d the Firmament Hbsyeh. 1 Heaven I s Harmony* H£mony i s P eace. / Peace i s poise,; p o ise b rin gs power* Pea$e i s born out o f th e experiences o f T ruths ■ Experi ence i s but t i culm ination o f e f fo r t that a l l i i ^ to be bofrnin to th e supernal consciousness o f GOOD. P o ise or peace i s exf pressed through th e supreme consciousness o f LOVE that is? The Firmament, which God c a l le d Heaven or Harmony, i s th e essen ce of[ the E ternal I AM, coming fo r th from th e ever cr ea tiv e s p ir i t the t s - I s . I t i s a web in which i s c lo s e ly k n itted in threi o f r o se -co lo r and gold the S p ir it o f Truth* I t conquers and t l y p en e tra tes every s o lid m an ifesta tion o f e x is te n c e . I t i s the S p ir i t , the stro n g Force th a t determ ine# the q u a lity o f ex­pression* I t i s th e magical agent^ the essence composing and h old ing in equilibrium a U th in g s . I t i s th e garment o f Godwoven in and through a l l e x is t e n c e .* I t i s the breath o f Godc r y s ta ll iz e d in the WORD*

*Lei the Firmament d iv id e the Waters below from th e Waters above,* "Above* and "below* ty p ify and r e fe r to s ta te s o f e | i r sciouan ess; There i s no high nb& X w . There i s but OHS T&fTHand IT J E l f The h igh end low depends \rpon oujr view p o in t o fTruth* Water i s symbol o f sou l con d itions and p o s s ib i l i t ie s *The waters below th e Firmament are the p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f Whist modern s c ie n t i s t s c a l l . U niversal matter., which i# the showingfo r th o£Jfch*

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w aters above are the S p ir it and i t s e v e r la s t in g and e tern a l p o s s i b i l i t i e s . Between th e p o s it iv e and n egative must alwaya e x is t an Understanding, a Firmament, the f ir m -a c t iv ity o f the God*Kind. . Understanding proves the u n it in g fo rce o f "WIJ* and Be-

Wherever the Universe i s , there w i l l we f in d t h is su b tle fo r c e ,;m agnetic, c r e a t iv e . It i s w ith in the S e lf , i t is w ithin th e home, i t i s w ith in the s o lid inner end outer o f the earth i t s e l f . This ‘firm , a c t iv e s ta te u n ite s a l l conscious exp ression o f mse.

The b a s is o f a l l p h y sica l co n d itio n i s so u l-co n sc io u sn ess , the I AMNESS I We have no l i g h t , P eace, l i f e or Power w i t h ^ i t i S e l f or God-Consciousness i s firm a c t iv i t y , the b a s is o f Ex-Is-TencS. fhe E x-lS , the t s - I s , the Womb-rMan, Ex-pressed p ressed o u t, brings M an ifesta tion o f the *1*, the ONE, the T o ta lity The *1* m anifest a i s the world o f exp ression which we saist coftsi&r er as S p ir it or BEING. We seem to be separate and apart from

lll^ e a t io n , but the cen ter and. truth o f i t i s , MAH i s God *The p i msraen t i s th e Eternal Understand!ng upoa whieh Man nay

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illu m in a tin g force o f h is m en ta lity .The Pinasment i s a v a s t , l i v in g ocean o f u n iv ersa l flu id * I t

i s the qu in tessence o f v ib ra tio n , made magnetic by thought. Jit i t s su b tle ty i t transcends a l l conception o f the f in i t e mind, ht i s th e transparent cu rta in upon which a l l l i f e cu rren ts are ir a te * / a i t t e d . I t i s the prim al p r in c ip le upon which i s w r itten a l l cause and e f f e c t . I t i s d iffu sed throughout Ull^space; and i s |hU medium!stic agent by which the im pression o f the inner and the outer mm becomes u n iv e r sa l. We impress our thoughts upon on<f J another by means and use o f th is neutral con d ition . I t i s th e great silE ncE , which r e s t s between the Unseen and th e Seen World*I t crops l ik e a shadowy ^aist between the s o -c a lle d dead and the l iv in g . I t i s the GRAND THOUGHT I I t i s the d iv in e IDEA I i s God mingled w ith the thought o f man, who in sequence must be God m anifest I

I t i s th e aura surrounding and p en etra tin g the U niverse. I t i s a most inconceivably b ea u tifu l mass o f g lo r io u s m ist , the substance o f which seems to bo composed o f t in y , l iv in g geometri ca l fig u res o f e l l shapes and c o lo r s . Im pressions o f a l l thod a ctio n , sound, a l l d isturbances by or through anger or m alice i \ recorded upon t h is vast store-house o f v i t a l iz e d and magnetic substance.

The Firmament reaches as fa r as we th in k . I f we think a# fa rth er than the f in g e r t ip s , there i s where th e potenoy o f our thought ends.

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fF,; / f o r e , thought must be th e «i,iwyi*'able‘’i.e»'siie.^£''ftciifco' and- whatever • seems the r e su lt o f p h y s ica l -lew • i s ■ the .Sqd^Miad - ®XP£Sasioji*F' Then th e *&ry .lan&*i«\-£or*S,iseatfing •’eorieeiitvet-eia.-energy * . . ; , e g r e s s io n o f the e l l pervading, s p ir i t o f TRUTH

When, the p o s s ib i l i t ie s ? o f FUniversal elem ent$4- the great Oy^r* SouI, ara gathered t o o t h e r in "one p lace* fora appears. Concert tr& tion o f any elem ental eqndition producees fo m . --.cln^O-V in.-.-

-O m n ip r e se n c e , in. Man i s ; a l l p o s s ib i l i t y o f form* There can be h o .f r ic t io n between th e Formless and Form; between th e Menifee

. , ^ ^ ^ |^ e |^ £ r iife s te d ; . $o lim ita tio ii.- sen e x is t 4? and to cognize t . F wefaraFFforhsFbf rthe F o m i e s s i s to recogn ize there:;.is „no f r f e t i

' between. God and. His Worst, ■ .;:y-F .F; '1 -£|§tS&•§ v i Py ' • ' . $p i r i t perv s d in g ; a l l mani fea t & tion* i s thrc^gjb japd i n j d i .

•;;■ There i s no n&nif'‘s ta t io n u n t i l the already created - r - the ISr t3 , i s broughtyinto elgsrhesioh by the m&iaterfui p^o^ection o f the-1

•. AMI T h e,,sp irit.-o fG od rF irev u n iversa l ..Energy, :movfs.:Upon *thejfed s o f the deep*,••’the f ir e flam ing and f la r in g in ■the,.midst of} . the dark'Others^, begets-W ater sc5Ul cond itions^ • These-two e le ­ments then become; the v eh ic le o f a l l farth er m anifestation , o f s» m

The gathering togeth er o f'th e w aters in *<me p lace* i s the} continued decree o f the-C reator to. the Created. The negative J a

* con d ition o f i t s e l f , brings fo r th co n tin u a lly that which belongs- to i t v A n egative a tt itu d e of:mind can be concent rated , exp ress-in g d u a lity , but not u n t i l the Firmament, U nder$tanding,.,is es4

; end .’ ■ta b lish e d between th e M anifested and th e Unmanifes ted , body S p ir it , Thus i t i s through the growth o f the 3oul th a t con d i- 1 t io n s are expressed . • ■-• ; y f - h ;F:;;h;F:FfF;

God saw the fo r m le s s 'v l^ ir it .-^force* tak in g upon i t s e l f moje 'and mbre dense and s o l id s t a t e s .o f e x is te n c e , and c a lle d i t a l lGood. He c a lle d i t Good:; because i t was from H im self. A ll re s a l t s express th e ir source, are o f the same q u a lity , though d is t in c t} from i t in h ind. Form or m a n ifesta tion i s Good because, a d ir e c tproduct; o f God, and i s as necessary to God as God i s to map. j

.rM b-.-If God - beheld Jits work ®ad c a lle d i t good, why can not . c a l l a l l :th in gs Good ? The appearance of Good depends. it^Onr-cn g, * own .cdhceptioh o f we' look from the Gddrlike yierw^ o in to f Oneness w ith th e Father - - - Truth, we too w ith convict ion as?

;'M h ltip lic ity :v.'re'sifits'';from concentrated energy, that i s , from the gathering togeth er in one p la ce o f the waters bdpw the Fir-* mamOnt. The waters above the firmament remain fo rev er th e esifay' one LIGHT, S p ir it4 Wisdom, ChangelessI f .

, "As s p i r i t , thought * moves upon the "face o f the deep* speaks the WORD, "Let8 , s d i l cOhditiOns become; in d iv id u a lize

' Saful i s generated;by the balancing o f the form less d iem eiitsf ; ^ positive and negative^ .m ale and fem ale, th e Creator and the CCd* Once generated-the ih fiiv id U alized becomes a haw unto I t s Jlf^

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This i s the one jhid ;(5hl7 law for th e in d iv id u a l. The soul* s 'iw* d lv id u a lity :xs Men* S strength and ch aracter, fo rce a id energy, h i* God power. His apprehension o f God, forms h is in d iv id u a lity * By obedience to th is law , and through i t s concentrated e f f o r t s , the body m’sy be brought in to a complete exp ression o f iimmortality* . The body i s Immortal HOW! - Every atom i s a world unto i t s e l f and l i v e s forever I W ithin the center o f each burns co n tin u a lly the f ir e o f the E verlastin g S p ir it o f Truth,

The question in the minds o f students and th inkers o f to-day i s how toexpress Im mortality NOWJ We m int answer* by and through the p r a c tic e of 3EIHGJ,-;.BEING NOW whatever we ARE I

True Knowledge i s Knowing that you Know, or conscious con­sc io u sn ess . I t i s m agnetic, drafting in ev ita b ly the th in gs de^ s ir ed , whether money, fr ie n d s , power or in f in i t e pleasure* We r$- main d is-ea sed and poor only so lon g as we remain ignorant o f Truth* To r id one’ s s e l f o f such Unhappy and u n p rofitab le en* vironment a new b ir th i s necessary. Such b ir th means * le t t tn g go” o f the p h ysica l idea o f Creation and en ter in g in to the Ideal and s p ir i tu a l . There i s no m ateria l n e ith er p h ysica l Universe], so fa r as & separate e n t ity or sphere from God i s concerned. The God-mind exp resses a l l th in gs animate in which as Creator, P r ip c i- p ie . Power, L ife or 3ein g , a l l con sist* I t i s the *1 AM THAT I; AM* everywhere m an ifest, which to recognize means absolute fr e# - dom from d is-o e .se , poverty aha death*

Within Man i3 held e l l the power there i s . There i s but One power and men i s ab le to bring forth whatever fomnhe conceives] in h is own mind. The f i r s t thought we have o f th is one power,. is» o f fu l ln e s s , not only for S e lf but for o th ers. Have any o f u s \ thought th is concerning oursejves ? The boat p ra ctice fo r break­in g town lim ita t io n which we have made part o f our con d ition ife to i n s i s t upon th ink ing o f man ex a c tly as we have been in th e babjit o f estim atin g God. in s i s t upon the d iv in ity o f the human racp HOW, under a l l circum stances, even those which seem to make thp . claim a mockery^; the eour age o f our' co n v ic tio n s ajn&prove our knowledge a re a lity * Let us claim a l l day long the d i­v in e nature o f every man and woman we m eet, d esp ite th e con tra­d ic t io n s p resen tin g them selves. E ntire b e l ie f and f a i th in msfnTs div ine ju s t ic e , mercy, wisdom and love has never been known id f a i l in i t s demonstration..

Our true Being i s the or.ly"*IH- The waters below the Firma­ment are but the undeveloped soul co n d itio n s, r e s t l e s s , a c t iv e , ever seek ing th® h ig h est l e v e l , in order to gether together ip *one p la ce” . Concentration i s gathering togeth er o f force anc] bringing in to p o ise th e p o s it iv e and n eg a tiv e , m asculine and j fem inine elem ents. Conserving and u n it in g th is we sh a ll everjb® crea tiv e and v i t a l . To be Om ni-crestive im p lies etern a l crea tiv e con sciou sn ess, which s ta te o f mind, must su rely produce r e su lts - The u n certa in , unsexed, depolarized mind can m anifest only poyerty and d is - e s s e .

The b ir th o f p r in c ip le , the Universe o f cause and e ffec t! must have had fo r i t s parent the ONE GOOD, male and fem ale, J?or, i t takes the two in one to bhing forth - Otherwise i t i s f i r s t Cause or P r in c ip le "and in no sense tko e f f e c t o f cause, p r in c ip le embodies a l l th in gs and th is i s what we se e , term ing i t the Uni­verse . When con sid erin g God in the absolute sense which i s e te r ­nal and in d e s tr u c t ib le , we behold, only Cause.God

We are mis judging and ou rse lves when we s&y there i s cause and e f f e c t or Gob. in

Let u r id ou rse lves p f the idea o f two powers or o S p ir it and i t s exp ression , for there i s ONE §PIRIT and we and .s i l nature are IT. we are the form less Form l

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The l ig h t s here spoken o f are c e n ter s o f co n sc io u sn ess , becom ing, in d iv id u a l cen ters o f a c t iv i t y in U n ity . U nity i s heaven, hence

y ca n ters ;]]df/consciousness or l ig h t s f ix e d in the firmament o f heaven s are c r e a t iv e in th e ir energy. L igh ts in the Firmament are the many p o in ts o f in d iv id u a lity e s ta b lish ed through,D ivine a c t io n , and the o n ly ..true' in d iv id u a lity i s based on the p r in c ip le o f d iv in ity .

A ll a c t iv i t y i s semblance o f l ig h t and CREATIVE XR EXPHESSlON*y |y I t s complement, darkness, i s reeeptivity'iY;yThii^two-;axpr 4 s'sionsp l ig h t and darkness, are one. The One Force, the d iffe r e n c e in d iffe r e d - t ia t ld h being the manner o f d ir e c t io n . P o ised in power, there i s as m uch;energy,in recep tiv e ag p o s it iv e co n d itio n s .

A ll th in g s noble or ignob le proceed from the r a t io o f conscious* n ess w ith which we are in d iv id u a lly po sseseed . Each in d iv id u a l form* an aggregate environment about i t . Each in d iv id u a l sou l i s a part fof the soul o f that environment; the emanations and ra d ia tio n s from each fio to make up the l i f e - g iv in g p r o p en s it ie s and q u a li t ie s o f the WTOLS.

C onsciousness i s SRIUG. To BE i s to L iv e . To L ive i s to b rin g fo r th Love as the d ir e c t expression o f LIFE. The jlsg£SjB o f in d iv id u a l con sc iou sn ess, that i s , knowledge o f the S e l f , i s a lo n e I':'; the eatise o f D ivine expression or LOVE m anifest . To know the truth o f Being i s to com pletely m anifest SELF, m astering the la v o f Orea- \ t io n which i s the Law o f the S ou l, Every p o s s ib i l i t y o f crea tion i s homed in the in f in i t e nature o f the so u l. As we become God- y co n sc io u s, our mental p o ten c ies are developed, m an ifestin g at FILL the h ith e r to o ccu lt th in g s o f Waturs, l o , we behold God *

F a ilu re to m anifest power o f m astery over a l l th in g s , l i e s in 1. misconeap)tion o f the whole tru th . I f we W ill th a t our cen ter o f con sciousness be a m ateria l l ig h t in our firmament o f e x is te n c e , such w i l l proceed to v ig o ro u sly make i t s e l f one o f nofee; i f we d esire j siraple p lea su re , i t i s a lso ours; but the supreme Art o f C reation j r e s t s in the Immaculate Conception, where Truth, the C h r ist, i s born] o f Love and FILL, p o ised in equal d e s ir e for h ea lth and stren gth in f a l l that i s Good, ] y . • , j

The Hilly S p ir it descends upon u s , but -we can not conceive be­cause we do not p erce iv e i t . D ivine impregnation means, f u l l recog i n it io n o f the Truth; g e s ta tio n and b ir th taking p la ce a f te r tru th­f u l . conception . The e x q u is ite moment o f in terco u rse i s , when God en ters the m ental c h a lic e , we becoming impregnated .> w ith the Holy S p ir it o f Good, the Divine Presence overshadowing us with cr ea tiv e power and energy, we co n sc io u sly express I t . Sw eetly m submit to j

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the a n f o l i i ^ m ighty fo rce ts touch t?ein to the expression o f God-iraegea c f p eece and r e s t . Tivs iubfcl* JutA e v e r la s t in g Good b rin gs the soul to the fu lf i l lm e n t o f every dasire* a c tin g through us fo r a l l time and e te r n ity , Thus we become m asters o f the C reative Law and o f the substance o f isftich a l l th in g s are made.

I t i s the nature o f Being to express i t s e l f and produce a f te r i t s k in d ; L ight i s generated in the S ile n c e , the unseen home o f the

God sa id sL£t th e 'eh rth bring fofth*-&o»,> t r e e s r grass and her^s sprung in to ex p ressio n . Every l iv in g , creeping th in g b rin gs fo r th and exp resses i t s e l f a f te r i t s own d e s ir e . I f we dCr s ir e p h y sica l progeny, so w i l l - i t be; i f id e a l b ir th I s p re ferred , our acta and deeds w i l l be a fte r the id e a l fa sh io n . . These progeny r w il l hays no l ig h t w ith in them selves, hut they w i l l dw ell in the l ig h t i t order to be seen* Whence comes t h is L ight ? Fk>b} th^ Sgo, r above the Fijnseaent, which ever bathes the sou l in i t s e v e r la s t in g j l ig h t . E arth ly co n d ition s can o n ly be lig h te d up through these l im i t s in the Firmament o f Heaven —- Hamony. from the ra d ia tio n s o f the Ego, the Light above, the soul ev o lv es the l ig h t s that are f f o r •s ig n s end season s* . These l ig h t s are the primary f a c u l t i e s o f the so u l, and are represented by the twelve cen ters o f conscious-^ n e s s . Seven a c t iv e and f iv e p a ss iv e , or even o b je c tiv e and f iv e su b je c t iv e . These have th e ir correspondence in the twelve types o f man in the Old Testament; the twelve d is c ip le s ; the tw elve sign s o f the zod iac , and each cen ter on i t s p lane o f v ib ra tio n has i t s own power o f crea tiv e exp ression and d if f e r e n t ia t io n ,

The two great l i g h t s are S p ir itu a l P ercep tion and in tu it io n .By Perception we see through form and g e t to the truth o f th in g s .I t i s the l ig h t shed from the ego. In tu it io n i s th e coming in to the co g n itio n o f a tru th . With p e r fe c t knowledge concerning the j p r in c ip le o f these two great L igh ts we p o ssess I n f in i t e exp ression } .. o f C reative Law, the measure o f which s a t i s f i e s , and the complete I dem onstration could con fer powers o f a t tr a c t io n , m astery and lo v e . .5 The e x te r n a lity o f th is law should be m an ifest in the body, the body b ein g as reach soul and s p ir i t as the power which produced i t and grows more and more exp ressive o f the Good, according to the degree we be­come. Bod-conscious . . . . . . . .

A ll i s One, but we name i t s exp ression to s u it in d iv id u a l per-* cep tion o f the ONE GREAT FORCE *.

He th a t knows, i s p oten t and c r e a t iv e I He c r e a te s what he i . chooses because o f h i a superior energy 1 Mien we know how to impreg­nate others w ith lo v e and energy, we have r ise n from the tomb o f p h y s ic a l causation to the world o f S p ir i t , lo v e and Wisdom *. . j

B lessed i s the sou l that hungers no more fo r p h y sica l exchange^ but seek s In tercourse o f s p ir i t - -t..--.. I

Let us keep m en ta lly c r e a t iv e \ Bare and BO \ ThioSt and BE f, {Be what ? That which ye are V I f an a n g e l, l e t the wings o f angel-1 hood be seen and known o f men; i f the o th er t h in g , \ l e t IT lo o se and g e t your le s so n therefrom *. Conscious doing i s con sc iou s BEING , I BE and* BO *. " _ : '•'

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Lesson Four,W-&&. HERMETIC CONVERSATIONS;-4;::

And God Said:L et the Waters

IhLBring fo r th abundantly ••'.y.-'Vrhe moving creature th a t hath l i f e , ’v-':! - / ' . { f l y above the earth

In the opesn Firmament o f Heaven. And God Saw that i t was good and God b lessed them..

In speaking o f the ’’moving crea tu res” we find i t the f i r s t mention o f a c t iv e l i f e * H eretofore the inorganic or p assive l i f e has been spoken o f , but now in t h is in stance the law i s d ec la red , f u l f i l l e d * and a l l ex­is te n c e brought fo r th through Godf s doing.-r-jMHMHHi The Soul i s fem inine- the water p r in c ip le in Nature* Water con ta ins the germ o f l i f e without which man, b east nor p lant can e x i s t . This germ-seed i s the soul o f th in g s whence; emanate a l l expression o f l i f e . I t su rrou n d s,en circ les and embraces a l l ex is te n c e ; i t i s the "Great Deep o f In fin itu d e ” which v e i l i s the substance o f things* The Soul—the W ater-—the Woman, i s the bearer and guardian o f the m ystica l c h a l ic e , which h o ld s w ith in ! i t s sacred darkness the germ atoms o f D iv in ity . The soul becoming impreg­nated w ith S p ir it id e a t io n , con ceives and bears f r u i t . The v i t a l i s in g germ of the seed ,(th o u g h t) , i s the WILL. The W ill being the primal cause o f a l l m a n ifesta tio n , God must have WILLED before He spoke. Before the spoken WORD, the WILL must be a c t iv e . WILL and DESIREare the twain th a t are ONE! Agreeing w ith the one WILL we are su bject to i t , i-e^ y CNE. w ith IT! Han becoming thus a l iv in g WILL, h is spoken WORD i s power­f u l , bringing whatsoever he d e s ir e s ,s u s ta in in g him in h is WILL-FUL-jNESS*

The- WORD i s c r e a t iv e ,m anifesting l i f e - f o r c e and no matter how dem onstrated, i s potent to express L ife ,L ig h t ,H ealth,O pulence,Happiness

and Strength- Being Omnipotent i t can have no counteracting agent. As man lea rn s to speak, crea tio n fo r him begins end those re ce iv in g h is WORD s h a ll become impregnated w ith a c t iv e l i f e ( s o u l f o r c e - v i t a l i t y ) . I t i s a w e ll known fa c t th a t man becomes the Word he speaks o f to n e s t .f In other words, i t i s the "Word made f le sh ." I f he speaks n eg a tiv e ly so i s h is p h y sica l ex p ress io n , a f te r the manner o f p overty ,111 h e a lth , : . •trou b le and sorrow. On the c o n tr a r y ,if he speaks the Word o f the "I AMNESS" he co n ce iv es , and l o , the c h ild o f H ea lth ,L ife ,V ig o r ,R ich es and Truth i s born! srs- As he th inks G ood,projecting such thought through WILL and DESIRE, i t becomes the Word and r ig h teo u s impregnation or! the i immaculate conception takes p la ce ,th e v ir g in Mary— the Soul—i s quicken­ed by such m en ta lity and i s made to g ive fo r th a ch ild in the reproduc­t io n o f SELF—God. !. . \

Thus the Holy S p ir it; in the form o f LOVE,the Word, impregnates the sacred p rec in c ts o f the so u l, b idding i t s c r e a t iv e power express i t s e l f . W a ter-so u l co n d itio n s ,b e in g p la s t ic ,s o soon as i t s c r e a tiv e powelr i s spoken in to a c t iv i t y r e s u lt s must and w i l l fo llo w . The in v is ib le L igh t becomes v i s ib le ; the in tu it io n awakes. I n tu it io n belongs to the sou l and i s an aggregated con sciousness o f the exp ression . i

"The Waters brought fo r th abundantly, a f te r th e ir kind and every winged fowl a f te r h is k in d ,e tc ." As s ta ted in the beginning o f I b is ’le s s o n , we have here the f i r s t expression o f a c t iv e l i f e . The he; grass and.- t r e e s b ein g p a ssiv e l i f e . Both are exp ression s o f the C LIFE.,,A^Tn ' the ■ Firmameht—the .UNDERSTANDING i'/’are the * two g r e a tL i S p ir itu a l P erception and In tu itio n g v ith . th e ir a ttendant cen ters oi

. ; . 4k. y • -v" \ •

®^OUsTiess» Ttlany centers bt Divine action,celled Individualization. But ^ien looked, at the '■standpoint of ONENESS oraction, the only true individuality there isi These centers live,yea,

HOW and for &X1 time; in God there is nb death! ‘That which belongs to the Water expresses itself In the Water? M

that which is "winged11 flies in the open firmament of;Heaven—the Under- l t standing, and have their place in the Eternal consciousness of the sub- ;f

y yA ective- world, ;; yyyyyy>In Symbology that which is "winged" signifies Imortaiity. All 1

yy: emblems and symbols of Immortality arc depicted with wings. The artist V adds Wltvgs to his beautiful ideal ism, and calls them angels* All that is

Wieaxit to suggest ideation of everlasting Life is winged. The soul is symbolized in the winged Globe of the Egyptian,the Cherubim of the He­brew and the angelic guardian of the inner sanctuary of all ages and re- listens. The butterfly has been used for centuries as an emblem of Im­mortality and our own United States has chosen as a figure of greatness

; the Eagle with its wide spread wings,—expressing in ancient lore—Spir- ■: itual Strength, y A;.'.;■ * 'yy;:l/A^yy:

w God saidtbe fruitful and multiply*" To multiply, a seed must be planted. Each thought contains its own seed and once pi anted, ge slate s,gic grows and produces, after its own kind. The thought or seed v/e put forth

; :;;KWlll multiply and never come back singly,but return to us upon the same wire\)dyer;/:'i ich::>it';'lh';-.;'siehtl ‘If we send out Good .Good will return. If ;yy; we have ah appetite for the Good only, we will taste the Good in all,

. .things and conditions, and lo, find satisfaction sought for by all un­satisfied souls, ■

Unity is the Law of the Good and there can be no separation in , the Good,which Is TRUTH. It is written: . * T he Truth will make you free,"

: and believing this we must in Christ—Truth abide, swerving not to the right nor the left,but serving truth with vigor»demanding liberation from all that seems to hinder the perfect expression of energy and power.

' V Man as Soul,God or Self, is creative in just the measure of his Christ : consciousness or individuality. . . .. f y-.y

. ■ So far as man expresses the Truth, is he not the Christ? So far as man teaches the Truth is he not the ’’Way"? So far as man acts the Truth

>y y Is he not the LIFE? What is life but act ion, thought, speech, conscious­ness? "Does not life mean that which we are—even God? What art thou, but the GOOD,Truth manifest? What is there to be but God»Life and the

/ . Way , the;' Truth? a y: I :.yyyA.Ah,beloved thou art i t , I AM IT! Thou art first! Thou dost precede

; the doing! I AM, therefore I act! ' . | . •/:.0; \ V?/'• . TREAltlEKT, :y:.y^y^yy]:]^ vv,\h

I AM that X AM, the Omnipotent. end Eternal spirit of Wisdom ♦happi­ness,love and power,everywhere manifest as Life .Light!

X AH that X .AM—Peace and energy,that irresistible law of Light yy- that pervades everything and is manifest everywhere!

,•.1 AM that I AM-Love,1 manifest love,just as the sunshine radiates • . heat and light to all things df^earth. • I AM that t AM, that diseaseless

deathless principle called God! OMI .yy.';Vv.- ... .' ''y. .. . : Nancy McKay Gordon.

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"HERMETIC CjIJVSRSATIONS11 Lesson F ive,

God sa id : .■■..Let ua ■ make ■Man in our image And a fte r our lik e n e s s .So God created man in h is own-Image,In th e Image of God created He him;Male and fem ale created He them

- 'S islee the beginning 'of t h is f i r s t chapter o f G epesis, where w4 are'-

”God' sa id . ” A v ib ra tin g Word crea tin g fo r i t s e l f = and br in g in g f ^ 4preisibphitsybw n v ib ratory -action . V ibration commenced when .Ghd^a S p ir it moved. V ibration i s motion generated, from a cen ter . As th e v i ­b ra tion i s ra p id . o rvslow , so .w il l be environment and co n d itio n s . .Lt ; i s '

. - . l ik e th e w heel and. i t s hub. I f >-the-ohii|^is9tlcept we!L-:}iu'bricated-;th€| s id e rim o f th e wheel* j w i l l run sm oothly., I f we o i l our hub With jthe o i l o f Joy and Gladness eabh:morning, we. f in d our v ib ra tio n s through the

day w i l l not only bring us a-happy day, but w i l l .en liven and make -glad a l l who come w ith in th e radius o f our thought , or v ib r a tio n . :

A ll'th in g s are created and brought in to m a n ifesta tion throughJvi-f bratory cu rren ts. Ih ou gh t'v ib ra tes. People v ib ra te as fa r as th eyth in k , f e e l or know th e -p r in c ip le o f B eing. . V ibration k in d les the! v i ­t a l , spark th a t f i r e s every p ro jec t. I t .se ts in motion every p o ss ib le m a t e r i a l - W h e n used c r e a t iv e ly , no matter whe­th er p h y s ica l, mental or id e a l expression be d esired , i t i s what i s j c a l l ed se x -v ib ra tio n . We e s ta b lish our cen ter o f v ib ra tio n according tp ouh* own. coricept 1 on o f tr u th !

Each day in th e round o f th e seven days o f C reation, God br< fo r th greater and greater expression o f fo r c e , u n t i l the s ix th day u nveiled H im self in Man varid; revealed H im self to th e world through M£n. When God created Man in h is •• Image i t was. th e clim ax o f exp ression , j To

:;be);^ e :image or .r e f le c t io n o f anything, th e whole o f i t must be repre­sen ted , so th e whole o f God or creation was In Man as th e Image o f |hxe C reator. I t was im possib le for man to be created u n t i l a l l other V i-

-■!»biern.■ l i f t e d where th e process o f th e s o u l's evolvement had been fu l ly accomplished. A ll th e in gred ien ts h ad 'to be in sequence be fo re an image could be made. Tho mage i s th e whole representation; and not a part of something. A ll that had gone before was only a part o f th e '/•hole. The image i s the r e f le c t io n , - th e lik e n e ss i s th e bring fo rth the image or id e a l in to m an ifesta tio n . The lik e n e s s con ta in only the inage but th e f u l l m an ifesta tion o f i t as: i s s e e n 'in Chris J e su s . ; The wholer sou l o f God, a l l th e a t tr ib u te s o f Him were broin to complete expression b efore the image could be formed.

-• "Male and fem ale, created He them ,y T h is ; r e fe r s to th e c r e a t lv •power Of thought. The. d u a lity o f. Being, Having brought fo r th both male and- fem ale th e Creator must have, been endowed with- both p rin ci A ll'N ature Is -the' r e s u lt o f th e u n io n 'o f 'th e se two fo r c e s , fem in ine, p o s it iv e and n eg a tiv e . ' ;

THr d u a lity o f seek - —- cr e a tiv e power .«s— i s th e one supreme ldw running through th e unf oldmeirt . o f a l l manif ested lii* e . The d u a litj ’~oY

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September 22 , 1900 , PAGE 2b ■■ 'P l l l lsoU l when ex p r essed , corresp on d s to th e Q u a lity o f th e 'body, w hich th e lea -p ie o f th e L iv in g God — th e c a ly x h o ld in g th e f lo w e r in g -

th e . _ _ . . . . . . . ,.,vi s th e Temple o f th e L iv in g God ~~~ th e ca lyx h o ld in g th e flo w er in g - : ' :s o u l . T h is law o f d u a l i t y -- m ale and fem a le - — i s th e v ib r a to r y corresp on d en ee © carried out in th e l e s s e r a>s, in th e la r g e r w o r ld , '

Upon co n tem p la tio n , we f in d th e d u a l i t y o f m an's body from th eb r a in down t o h i s f e e t , w here h i s body form s t h e l in k o f e a r th ly con*t a c t . In . th e b r a in we f in d th e two lo b e s ; th e s e n se o f s ig h t ; h e a r in g and s m e ll each h ave t h e i r own two p o l a r i t i e s ; th e f lo w o f e th e r ic sub- s ta n c e through th e hands a r e a ls o b a la n ced t o t h e ir own u s e . The h eart-

h a n d ; a r e p r o j e c t iv e and r e c e p t iv e . The lu n gs r e p r e se n t th e oneb r e a th in two manners o f e x p r e s s io n , th e r e s p ir a t io n , m a scu lin e ; th e : .

t ; ln s p ir a ia o n , f e r h n in e . Speech even h as i t s d u a l q u a l i t i e s , o f to n eLanguage i s d u a lly e x p ressed by v o w els and co n sb -

muThe s o u l i s fo cu sed to two l in e s o f v i s i o n . One lo o k s to th e ob^ v j e c t i v e and i t s environm ent; t h e o th er p e r c e iv e s th e s u b j e c t iv e a n i , i t s fn n e r lv ib r a t io n .; ; --So;w e f in d th e sym bolism L- m ale and f e m a le —***

through out th e e n t ir e s e x organism o f th e U n iv e r se .S p ir i t ,i s one w ith in i t s e l f , but. when ex p ressed through th e s o u l

i s d u a l —— m ale and fe m a le . The ou b le n a tu r e o f th e s o u l; th e dou­b le n a tu re , o f th e mind and o f th e b o d y , w ere f a c t s lo n g b e fo r e th e fe iv - ■

s o u l , r e g e n e r a t iv e .

en accou n t o f C r ea tio n , ;■The law o f th e body i s g e n e r a t iv e i h . i t s fu n c t io n ; th e

R e a l iz a t io n o f what we a r e , , o f what we may beben a b les us to g e n e r a te v ib r a t io n s o f such

h ig h p o ten cy th a t th e accom plishm ent o f r e g e n e r a t io n can be v e r i f i e d and proved .

co m e,. because* o f what we a r e ,

The A rt o f C reation i s an u n f a i l in g , in e v i t a b le p r in c ip le and whenf u l l y m astered b r in g s m a n ife s ta t io n o f l i f e , power and l i g h t in a l l [ i t ss e x u a l -----m ale and fem a le -— f u ln e s s . We s e e t h i s energy o f d u a l i t y ,s e x f o r c e , God-power, m a n ife s t everyw here a s l i f e , h e a l t h , arid s tr e n j In th e m easure th a t we s e e (God, do we s e e th e C r e a t iv e L i f e I t i? th e O m nipotent, I n f i n i t e , A ll-p i* a v a il in g power th a t i s j I h s in a je sty o f C r e a tiv e f o r c e doth everyw here e x i s t , i t s power b r in g g r e a t , we sh op ld r e c o g n iz e i t s a u th o r ity and be p a s s iv e to i t s s p e c ia l p o te n c y .

Our u lt im a te purpose in l i f e i s S e l f -----G o d -e x p r ess io n , th e Imageand- - l ik e n e s s . Thus se e k in g th e b e a u t i f u l , lo v e ly b a n d good , b r in g s fas in to 'm a n if e s ta t io n o f L ove, Love p roves an a t t r a c t iv e q u a l i ty and [be­in g a t t r a c t iv e draws t o th e so u l w h atsoever i s r eq u ired t o com plete? th e purpose and i n f i n i t e aim o f e x is t e n c e . L o v e i s v i t a l and keep?u s fo r e v e r happy, h e a lth y and p ro sp ero u s . I t p a in t s th e c o lo r on everych eek , makes l ith e so m e ev ery movement , d r iv in g out G is -e a s e and th e! id e a o f o ld age 'an d d e a th ..’ . .. . . . . . . . J yt;

a ph o rism ;,th eWhere th e r e i s s tr e n g th , a b i l i t y and power.

Where Truth i s known, we have no doubt ?•e i s no PEAR ’

Where Love i s . God h im s e lf r u le s?diere th e h o t sun o f summer s h in e s , th e r e i s no f r o s tWhere know ledge p r e v a i l s , th e r e i s h e a lth and a l l powerWhen we s e e -o u r s e lv e s Good, w hich we a r e , no e v i l can pursueWhere a f f ir m a t io n i s , n e g a t io n can n ot beT here can b e no im potency in Omnipotence,, ho d i s - e a s e in ea se Tr::Wisdom i s th e Rock, o f our S a lv a t io n , know ledge th e power th a t j.S.GET IT

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Lesson S ix.-;V? be toller 20, 1900, f a g s S .

■.yrasy created t t .m i t , continues to create wh&tsoever i s d e s ir e d ,a n d the acme o f a l l d e s ir e i s th e knowledge o f continued m an ifesta tion of such, in f i n i t e substance.

MA deep, s le ep f e l l upon Adam and l i e s l e p t .11 In other words, through d e s ir e for further expression Adam's d iv in ity "became obecur­ed by the d e s ir e which possessed him, Through t h is process o f ac­t i v i t y , d e s ir e , or so u l em&hationA h is subj e c t lv e , s p ir i t u a l nature was brought fo r th o b je c tified ,, As t h i s power, escaped from hi&^. i t was transformed in to EYE, —- a m irroring fo r th o f h is own isiB&gulata so u l, . ^ ' v .:;. '-..vf \ §M. . | h . ’-

' Adam tlion, d ea ir in g to express S e lf — - S p ir itu a l C onsciou sn ess-- f e l l in to t h is "deep s le e p ” C oneentraiion. The surplus ' energy;t kind led and. generated ^ and d e s ir e fo r moreconscious U f e , . cam elfdrth^theiveiled> form of;'the fejainine sp ir it^ ; * j from under h is r ib , th e home o f a f fe c t io n and th e d w ellin g p la ce o f i

■ Loye. end. D eeire . . - tT .This ex p ressio n o f consciousness was c a lle d Womb-man, Adamnamedj

•hlnp - th e .Mother .o f A ll-L iv in g . She h o ld s w ith in h e r s e l f th e : j"Cup o f Life*^ihr<xigh which EBiat come fu lf i l lm e n t o f .fu rth er d e s ir e j and in which s le e p s th e seed-germ fo r a l l fu tu re m a n ifesta tio n .

Thus, Woman m an ifestiilg as the Mother o f A ll-L iv in g must be th e b ^ xh n iiig ’ o f th e ages, Hepreseriting th S tru e Mother. S p ir it o f ' | th e A lw ays-S x isten t, she h o ld s in her m atrix a l l th in g s seen and un- j seen , hence must be th e Mother o f ALL, both Man and God,

She i s the sw eet, p a ss iv e s p ir i t of th e "I am th a t I am” 1 The le sso n we are id f in d in t h is expression o f Womb-man —— Aden's, s p ir i tu a l S e lf — - i s t h i s , we are to "let" th e b e s t o f ou rselves pre-- v a i l ‘and cone forth■;:’ V: ■ ■Be»ting: in■■:■■:the su rety o f our God-nature, con­tem plating, th ink ing d eep ly , and d es ir in g f u l l e r s a t is f a c t io n , , our fem in ine. D iv in e S e lf w i l l cone fo r th * b lo sso m and bear th e f r u i t o f th e s p ir i t •— Love, Truth and Wisdom ---- th e essen ce o f w e ll- being and w e ll-d o in g . Love i s th e power that must awaken a l l per­manent hs^ppiness and c r ea tiv e fo r c e fu ln e ss . Yo b e a l l powerful i s ;to b e ever-1 oving. ,, \ ■ :;-h0 . ;g

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No power w i l l merge you in to th e ONE POWER, but Love }J u s t ic e i s Love in a ctio n and i t must be accompanied by Mercy 1 j Love one another and then the power o f Love w i l l m anifest in YOU «* Love i s the p o la r ity o f Truth and Wisdom, and i s never unkind or

im patient .* .Impatience and d isg u st are arch fien d s to health-.and happiness * Anger i s a lo s s of In fin ite-T im e andi shows fo r th in ..wrinkles

and d is -e a s e J . : •; ' . v . -V- -P e r fe c t1 Wholeness H oliness - - - ' . i s H ealth^o.the^direct r e s u lt

o f acgiilred knowledge. ' .r . ;?-r.. _T'.Ihe tru e way to - se lf-m a stery is -n o t through shunning th e th ing

t6 t^bVercoiaet' nor running1 away frosi apparent dangerv but by Walking .up to tMe' apparition,-' demanding ImoWl edge Of i t s r e a l i t y and ta p g i b i l i t y : .

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Thus :!I AM THAT I AM” i s a p h ra se a p p reh en siv e and com­p r e h e n s iv e o f a l l th e r e I S . I f we do n o t a t once d em on stratea l l we p e r c e iv e in t h i s s ta te m e n t | i t i e h e c a u se we a r e n o t

p r e s s io n o f l i f e or l i g h t , peace or power w ith o u t t h i s con-

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—’ oOd-The. "I AM?1 p h rase i s go p e r t i n e n t , so £ u l l o f meaning,

so s tr o n g ly ex p ressed in e v er y th in g p e r ta in in g e ith e r to th e p h y s ic a l or s p i r i t u a l , th a t I f we be th in k in g in d iv id u a ls ; we ask : ”1 m WHAT?"

to t h i s q u estion , com es, **I AM JUST WHAT I ASP1, th a t i s , • I AM j u s t wuat I ex p ress m y se lf t o BE * And in tr u th we know o u r se lv e s a s e x is t e n c e and h o ld in g a l l p o s s i b i l i t y and p r o b a b i l i t y .

e q u a lly rounded or b a la n ced in e x is t e n c e , th e r © fo r e , a r e k n o t c a r r ie d forw btd a lo n g th e l i n e s o f unfoldm ent i n e q u a lly raani-

.T ested e x p r e s s io n . I f to o n e g a t iv e in th e th o u g h t Of what end who we a r e , th in g s b e lo n g in g to ue in m a n ife sted ex is ten o e- do n o te b m e to u s ; : i f to o p o s i t i v e we le a p th e bounds and f in d o u r s e lv e s stran d ed by th e m ighty e f f o r t o f dom inance.

The ”1 AM” i s th e c en te r o f e x is t e n c e , se en and u n seen .TV on t h i s c e n te r we g a th e r a l l h e lp f u l v ib r a t io n , t h a t s h a l l b r in g in to - e x p r e ss io n any c ircu m stan ce or u n d ertak in g in l i f e . I t . i s i f ie q e n tr a l fo b c e o f :th e U n iv e r se a s th e i ie a r t i s the- motbb^pbwbr o f th e p l y s i e a l body. I t i s th e hub w h erein a l l v ib r a t io n i s g e n e r a te d . The b a s i s o f a l l p h y s ic a l e x p r e ss io n i s th e c o n sc io u sn e s s o f th e ”1 AM”TEAT I AM” . We have no e x -

sc io u sn e3 s , end acco rd ing to our degree of consciousness i s th e ”1 AM” ex p ressed . •• V • v

I AM TEAT I AM --* - i s th e g r e a t e t er n a l s p i r i t o f Wisdom, Love and.. Power, b e s id e i t th e r e i s nought e l s e *

■ X -VAM THAT I AM i s ■ t h e A t1 -C re n tire s p i r i t and ' th e rexs no o ther: C rea to r J

O O M THAT I AM — / i s th a t which I S , WAS and a lw a y s s h a l lb e; AM TEAT I AM — i s th e Alpha;''and. Omega

I AM THAT I AM — - i s a tr u e and l i v i n g p r in c ip le I. 1 AM THAT I AM —— i s d e a th le s s Omnipotence I

I AM TEAT I AM i s s p a c e le s s Omni p resen ce ,*I AM THAT I AM. —- i s changeless Omni sc ie n c e } ' IU n til , having reached th a t degree o f consciousness where j

v/e can mfke the above statem ents, we ars not on very s a fs ' ground. Wor-the in c ip ie n t and-inharmonious thought condi­

t io n s about us can o n ly be broken through the most xijgid rigorous; an d 'a ffirm ative statement-3 o f tru th regarding th e I AM con­sc io u sn ess . To know th e tru e s p ir i t o f I AM and BE IT as far

: a s - We Icr.ow IT , i s .the secre t o f a happy, prosperous l i f e . , We r u s t rece iv e a trUthVpefore we can g iv e i t fo r th . A fter r# -

th.pro..i s :n p ;;re ^ e n a b le excuse fo r n o t ex p ress in g i t and so p tb lb c tin g i t as to l e t ' th e ,- l ig h t sh in e fo r o th e r s . ’

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•p otentija i'iy--great j -we need n o t b e S u r p r ise d , dism ayed nor die>- cou raged , i f we sh o u ld stu m b le in le a r n in g to w alk u p r ig h t and G o d -lik e I J u s t i s we to p p le d over when le a r n in g to w alka c ro ss -the f lo o r as a b ab y , arid to p p lin g , f e l l y . b u t s t r u g g l in g t o ; our f e e t wei arose; w ith g r e a t e r : s tr en g th ; to reach our g o a l - •then b e fo r e ,..'u n t il ' f i n a l l y _w e;lea rn ed to -s ta n d , f ir m ly 1 a lo n e .So do n o t f e e l to o g r e a t ly in ju r e d sh o u ld you f in d y o u r s e l f .y y f la t t e n e d out once in awhile-,-'-through t r y in g to w alk in th e new l i g h t , w hi e s t i l l in your in fa n t c o n sc io u sn e s s o f th e 1 AM.: The g lo r y i s n o t in n ever f a l l i n g . , b u t r is tr ig .m o re -str en g th and d e ter m in a tio n to reach th e p e r fe c t L ig h t , e a c h 't im e wo f a l l I Thus ,we must and w i l l gro?/ to a; con sc iou s-- n e s s o f our s t r e r y t h , e v o lv in g from our b a b y ish c o n d it io n in to th e ; fc rub; c one ep t i on o f th e 'G o d - l i f e t j :

We w i l l become w h o lly c o n sc io u s th a t t h e . s p i r i t o f th e 1 AM THAT I AM* i s ab ove, around and a l l about u s . I f we are b u t se ra i-c o n sc io u s o f th e tr u th o f i t , our v ib r a t io n s w i l l b e weak end n e g a t iv e , and we w i l l wobble a s we t r y to w alk in th e b e a u t i f u l PASS lo a d in g Godward .* L earn in g to w alk f i r s t o u r s e lv e s , we can then rea ch out a h e lp in g hand to o th e r s ,Wh.~n once we g e t S e l f s te a d y , p o ise d and f r e e , we can a s s i s t in p o is in g o th e r s . Only in th e measure th a t we a re f r e e and f e a r l e s " , can wo im part freedom and f e a r l e s s n e s s . Only in th e ne&i-ruri th a t we are w ise through in d iv id u a l e x p e r ie n c e , can we im part knowledge and power to o th e r s . I f our own th o u g h ts a re

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v id ly t o th e w orld :I AM THAT I AM -----i f t h i s be tr u e ,

i f s " n orI t i s e ith e r s or n o t s o . The th in g to do

i s t o prove our c o n sc io u sn e s s v such t r u t h . And in t h i s s e n s - o f p ro v in g we may sa y , we are “becom ing” in th a t we a r e overcom ing o ld id e a s about L i f e I

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motion••if^ory' p o s s i b l e p h y s io a l tr a u sa c t io n ;;: X t | i| h e e n 'h « ^ o ^ |n a t io n s ! as 'o € m $ § ^ ^ iht^X oo® aX :

u n fe lem en t . i n - i t s many- d o r s e s ' o f ' d i f f e r e n t i a t io n ! §| in human h s in g s ;ab g| l o v e . and i t s ’'.power..must b e . r e c o g n ise d i f - t h e s u c c e s s we c ra v e i s t o b e

i | | | Should, im m aculate c o n c ep tio n and- I d e a l .c r e a t io n b e d e s ir e d ^ t^ e phy­s i c a l g e n e r a t iv e ■. p r in c ip le m u st.b e mlM*t # ra d b y ; e h p o s in g _th e apirit^h^yftrii

Cos ' f s o e r ta in |§ § | '-'£ake g a r ' in s tan ce* ^ ® e - ^ f e ;p r | .n a ip l e .w-w -rwoman are'. p . emhciiinent^j, y b& each p e rc e iv e i® e . c rea tiv e -l v a lu e

•f p r in c ip le th ey g e n e r a te a f o r c e ^ ic h jd d o q re a t i^ | |E i r e n . ag t b e p r in c ip l e ^ I t s e l f i s c r e a t iv e . S h is fo rc e b e in g g o d - l ik e , i s n e c e s s a r i ly a t t s a e t iv iI t 'd r a w s th an i n t o , c o n ta c t or le a d s in t o th e e x e r c i s e q£ su ch p e te r c y ,^

■■ I: . .W--0rfr1 S £i l*A Vrt rt-f 3 rtf?1 d iihrrvH fer- /V- «-' A tv C f 4*rtK4 Vi ■■■■ a«0.':n ^ WAsr in t h e form o f p h y s ic a l exchange o r s t r e t c h in g t h e muscle^' £|f th e m ind in t o m e n ta l , g y m n a stic s . Vi a. ’ ■' J/ y % 4r : 'Ife

' "gex^ual* hen r e fe r e n c e to th e a s s o c ia t io n o f th e d u a l i n '$ teti|ref / ’th e ;^p:e a^ll^ern^ie' e lem ^ lb s.' ' O ^ S iv - . . . '■.Ilt:.'. v i lW i;; V j', .- - P e o p ie , .y ib r a te a s fa r a s th sv th in h ,. l i v e or know th e p r in c ip le o f

. b e i n g s whether th e y ib r a t io n b e u sed in p h y s ic a l^ id e a l or x^ en ta jC rea ­t io n i t i s se x ed and i s known as j |h a t m y ste r io u s f o r c e o f H ature c a l l e d . 1,0VE ( w hich rio t ilin g . .r e s i s t s ' and' i s ' abund antly core s iv e ii a s m ale and fern' male pow er. I f th e v ib r a t io n b e in c ip i e n t , and u n d evelop ed , i t ex p resse i I t s e l f x n ^ o « o a l lo d - lu s t ; i f f u l l and r ip e , i t i s c a l l e d by th e ir .e f fa t t name o f hOVB; i f C r e a t iv e i i Ji s term ed s e x u a l t ' ' I n o th e r 'w o r d s5 t h e '

I r c su .it^ depends upon th e q u a l ity o f f o r c e g e n e r a te d , | I t ?iay b e d; ffu se? as g e n t ly a ^ .J h e . s i t i n g , . s o u t h wind o y e i a b ed ^ d f, v i o l e t s , or onh-se r v e d a n d .th en d isch arged ."w ith th e fo r c e o f a tornruio or th u n d er b ilt* ....

A1X Nature i s .expressed through v ib r a tio n . . Love v ib ra tio n s Ir e th most r a p id ,.. Wnen hove i s knowr. we v ib ra te in f i n i t e l y unto tixe h ea lin g o f natiortsL. I f dis-r^ase, inhanaony and..&e&th are apparentT i t i s becau of. the slow, v ib ra tio n o f . c r e a t iv e fo r c e . When lack o f enthusiasm and a low t id e of fe e l in g e x is t , we are not normally, c r e a t iv e or w e ll seced . t '.-.he enthusiasia o fth e k n o w le d g e of Love in crea se s v ib ratory action^ IJnd th is a c tio n d ise a se and death ctisap?sar os does the; co ld n egative condi~ tIo n Of earth under the h o t f vibrant sunshine o f iiidsUmmer* ^Vhat .ls ch i ed d is l ik e sneaks away under. the v ib ra tio n of Love* Sadness and sorrow ■are ho more, when we a llow j oy to re ig n . This law o f energy and pbwer, sweeps arrsy everything o f a d e b il ita t in g and inharmonious character* ; I i s th e le d :b f Gods m a n ifest. J 1 ■ :■•'/. ’ ...,' .• :•••; ; I ■;;• g-;:y

;y .We are C rea tiv e and vibrant in ju s t the measure we appr^ieiid (the c r e a t iv e p r in c ip le , I n d iv id u a lity and freedom are r e su lta n t o f h igh y 3 bratxcn, concession and weakness the o p p o site , . To be f r e e and ptfosper- ous5 Love sus-t be compr&ieaxded, for i t a lon e d is s o lv e s and transform s a* n eg a tiv e co n d itio n s , .. As we know Love we express i t s v ib ra tio n , tbey

w ith in I t s sphere arc made w hole. Those who do the most in t| worlci are those who lo v e .the most. -.1,., . \ . . _, ., . f

jOvc co n sta n tly seek s to m an ifest I t s e l f . and ; aucceeds,- :not alw ays w is e ly in th e seem in g ... -When m a n ife s ted h e e d le s s ly , i t s r s -

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(and; Cl e ans Ad; ; ers o f t h e p o u l e x p e r i e n c e — th e (blood- o f th e cro ss* (v*:(v;(

R e a l is a t io n o f w hat we a r e , o f want we may become b e c a u se o f w hat« a r e , en a b les us to g e n e r a te v ib r a t io n s o f such h ig h p o ten cy th a t th ea c c c ^ l i s h i s e h t ; o f ' tbaharnhtation can b e v e r i f i e d and p roved .

She Law o f J,ove i s g e n e r a t io n , b u t th e c o n sc io u s u s e o f th e Law o f - L ove i s R& cne v a t.io n .

Man can n o t r a i s e h im s e lf to th e p o in t or p la c e o f r eg en er a t i on o f th e p h y s ic a l atom s, w ith o u t Love. L ove or th e p ir e o f L 6ve, p u r i f i e s

■ and r e g e n e r a te s , no mattefc. Where i t i s r e c o g n ise d . I t may fo r th e tim e s e a s to d eb a se th e s o u l , b u t some t im e , some w here in th e g r e a t law o f e v o lu t io n th e c le a n s in g m ust and w i l l b e .made m a n ife s t , ' ' •

V ib r a t io n i s th e a c t i v i t y o f th e G m nipotent S p i r i t o f L ove and W is* t ;d6m ^(bf(.t^ ich(:to c a tc h a f a i h f ^ and show f o r t h pow er.

Under th e I n f i n i t e r a y s o f Love we become p reg n a n t w ith h o ly d e s ir e ^ ges** t a t io n and b ir t h f o l lo w , m a n ife s t in g i n v i t a l e x p r e s s io n , T his sad red d e s ir e m a g n etize s and e s t a b l i s h e s Omnipotent v ib r a t io n , r e s u l t in g in h e a l t h , l i f e and v ig o r . .;(-:-(

Love i s c r e a t iv e by n a tu re . Love i s th e g r e a t Rather-'M other prin** c i p l e r e c o g n ize d as th e s u b t le f o r c e , c a l l e d s e x energy or s e x u a l v i ­b r a t io n , T h is i n v i s i b l e , in d e s t r u c t ib le energy and power o f th e Uni-* v e r s e i s ' th e v ib r a to r y co rresp o n d en ce , e x i s t in g in th e macrocosm as w e l l a s(it ( th e -;E lc r o 5 o s ff l« , I t i s th e Law o f A t t r a c t io n , th e e f f o r t o f s e l f — ( adjustm ent., th e b r in g in g to g e th e r o f th e two f o r c e s - — man and woman, in th e o p e r a tio n o f t h e - h ig h e s t la w .” The p o in t o f c o n ta c t o f th e s e t# o i s th e c r e a t iv e act* The v ib r a t io n proddebd by t h i s c o n ta c t i s th e " S p ir i t o f God moving upon th e f a c e o f th e Waters*’ , th e s p i r a l en try o f th e g r e a t w h ir l o f s p i r i t in t o s o - c a l l e d m a tte r .

The s e x e s a r e n o t o p p o s ite s b u t complements,, N e ith e r is m it th e na»((fU re nor (d esig n : o f th e &B3LAT ARCHITECT,( t h a t . man and woman b e arrayed

o n s against':'.the o th e r » ; H ie ir i -e ia t ib i i m ust b e d i v i n e l y m itu h l tV. u p lift;-*13I.ng phd :tr a x ic f ig u r in g , Thoy b e lo n g ( to g e th e r , S tan d in g a lo n e , on?

stra n d ed ’upon a rock In an ocean o f c h a o t ic c o n d it io n s , m erely e x i s t in g .■: God h as d ecreed th a t a l l u p l i f t i n g , a l l u n fo ld in g o f th e mind And ;

hot5y xroist b e throxigb u s e , n o t abuse o f s e x v ib r a t io n . I t I s o n ly through s p i r i t u a l p e r c e p t io n and u n d ersta n d in g o f what th e e te r n a l C r e a tiv e A ct o f God i s , th a t new id e a s , new th ou gh ts and c le a r com prehension dawn upo us* We' s h a l l b e enabled by thus q u ick en in g cur pow ers to u se th e I n f i ­n i t e * c r e a t iv e en ergy , ”s e i s e h o ld o f i t s stren g th ® , or i n o th er w ords, l e y h o ld o f God j

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