(Q) Monday, November 2, 1925, at home. "I was in discussion
with [
137]. I remember only a portion of this. Recall and
interpret and explain to me so that my mind may grasp the
significance and I may better understand the lesson intended.
That I recall is as follows: Talking to [
137], I said: 'Now,
[
137], you see, death is not the grave as many people think,
- It is another phenomenized form of life.'"
(A) In this, we find the subconscious forces giving to the
conscious mind, in this emblematical conversation, those
experiences in which the conscious mind may gain the lessons
pertaining to the psychology of mental forces, see? The
portions as we see given and brought to the consciousness of
the entity then, being the crux of that thought as was seen
in conversation. This as the conversation, as we gain here:
The discussion regarding that seen by the life in an
individual and the taking of same by any sudden action, see?
and the discussion went into the particular conditions
regarding individuals' lives that were taken in heat of
passion, or in war, and as the mental developed in
discussion, we find the entity sees then in same something of
that suggestion as was placed by one, Ballentine (?), in the
discussion of life after death. And the entity then sees,
through the subconscious forces, that death is as but the
beginning of another form of phenomenized force in the
earth's plane, and may not be understood by the third
dimension mind from third dimension analysis, but must be
seen from that fourth-dimension force as may be experienced
by an entity gaining the access to same, by development in
the physical plane through the mental processes of an entity.
The mind is being correlated with subconscious and spiritual
forces that magnify same to the conscious force of an entity
in such a manner as said entity gains the insight and concept
of such phenomenized conditions, see?
We see in the physical world the condition in every form of
life. As is taken here: We find in a grain of corn or wheat
that germ that, set in motion through its natural process
with Mother Earth and the elements about same, brings forth
corn AFTER ITS KIND, see? the kind and the germ being of a
spiritual nature, the husk or corn, and the nature or
physical condition, being physical forces, see? Then, as the
corn dies, the process is as the growth is seen in that as
expressed to the entity, and the entity expressing same, see
- that death, as commonly viewed, is not that of the passing
away, or becoming a non-entity, but the phenomenized
condition in a physical world that may be understood with
such an illustration, viewed from the fourth-dimension
viewpoint or standpoint, see?
(Q) Tuesday morning, November 3, 1925. "Ma, [
900] and I
were living together in a house at New Jersey, and I heard
much shooting and excitement. All of the windows of our
house were open, and as it was raining and storming out, we
rushed to close and lock them. Some terrible wild man seemed
to be running through the town shooting and causing great
trouble, and the police were chasing him."
(A) (breaking in) The large man, the bugaboo, that comes to
the entity in these emblematical conditions here presented,
and as seen in others, is in self and self's temper, see?
(Q) (Continuing) "Conditions were chaotic and troublesome.
We stopped the police to ask if they had caught this terrible
person and they answered, 'Not yet.'"
(A) Then the answer we would see: Control self, if this
terrible person would be caught and conquered, see?
(Q) Wednesday morning, November 4, 1925, at home. "Ma and
[
900] were coming home to lunch. I said: 'I am not going to
be home for lunch, so I won't fix lunch for you and [
900]
when I'm not going to be there.'"
(A) This, as we see, in the emblematical manner presents to
the entity that same bugaboo as would be in another form of
self being presented too far before the consideration of
others, and the food as is seen to be prepared, referring
then to self, and to sustenance of self in the physical
manner.
(Q) Tell me just what this refers to and how I may better
change my attitude and actions to bring greater family
harmony?
(A) As given in the words sought by the entity, for this has
been given as the trouble: It is not that who shall ascend
into the heavens to bring down that force that would make
more perfect the actions in and before men, or who should
descend into the depths to bring up some action that would
set aright conditions for lo! the condition is at hand - in
self. Then, as has been given: "Consider thy ways and be
wise in the laws of the Lord, thy God."
(Q) Am I doing anything to come between [
900] and his
mother?
(A) This refers to self rather than between individuals, for
projection of self projects between self and [
900] as well as
between the mother and [
900], see?
(Q) How may I change to avoid this?
(A) Given.
(Q) "I said to [
900]: 'Now my cramps are all gone.' He
said: 'That is fine.' Then I awakened and the pain was all
gone."
(A) In this we find that rather related to the physical
conditions of the body, and as we see, the diet of the body
(as is known in self) is not in keeping with the best for the
body's sustenance, and this should be corrected to that
condition where the assimilations and eliminations are
allowed to function through their normal channels, rather
than preventing their normal function of the system, for with
the subjugation of functionings of the digestion, we find
there becomes physical hindrances to a normal condition in
body. These pertain to those as are seen by the entity.
Then correct same, for these pertain to too much of those
conditions that bring about the destruction of the cellular
building forces in rebuilding tissue, and affect directly
the lacteal glands and the tissue that produces the greater
blood circulation, for through such the body would bring
detrimental conditions, if this be kept up, see? [GD's
note: Mrs. [
136] was on a reducing diet.]
(Q) Thursday morning, November 5, 1925. "Dreamed I saw
J. A. and his sister. Something regarding looks."
(A) This is pertaining again to self and self's condition,
and as recalled to the entity in the looks of the parties
seen, and as same is to the entity's consciousness, same may
be that as is seen physically for self, see? when guided and
controlled in the way and manner the entity knows best for
self, irrespective of looks, see?
(Q) "[
900] heard the following words from [
136]: 'That is
what you think.' [
900]: 'Think what?' [
136] (in dream):
'That looks do not count.'"
(A) The same presentation of looks and of thoughts of others
and their expressions to the entity, irrespective of
conditions best for self and those surrounding same and
dependent upon same, or SHOULD be.
(Q) Saturday morning, November 7, at home. "Mother was over
to our house for dinner and later in the evening [
900] took
her home, leaving me in the apartment alone. I heard
mysterious sounds and taps upon the door and very frightened
I ran down stairs and told the door man."
(A) The same presentation to self of self's projection in
such a manner as to bring fear. Perfect love casteth out
fear. Where fear enters, there sin lieth at the door.
(Q) "Saw [
900] buy two hats - one turned down Mexican
fashion, the other also terrible looking. [
900] looked poor
in both hats. Said out loud (heard by [
900]): 'Both those
hats you bought, [
900], are terrible looking.' [
900]: 'But,
[
136], your eyes are wide open.' [
136], becoming completely
conscious: 'Yes, but I was really waking up, even if my eyes
were open - I knew I was becoming conscious, but my thoughts
were on your homely hats, that I dreamed you purchased.'"
(A) The same presentation of conditions regarding those
thoughts as may be in the mind of others regarding the action
of self, see? Then these are given as warnings for the
body-mind to so correlate self, so bring to the mental forces
of self that necessary to appear to be in the true and
perfect light, understanding, and understandable to all.
We are through for the present.
BACKGROUND
11/04/25 Husband [
900]'s letter: "Regarding [
136]'s you have
a pretty complete set of all, to take for her, and as she is
suffering some pretty severe stomach pains lately would
appreciate your taking these, as among them will probably be
the physical she needs. If not, please give her physical,
but I think somewhere in her dreams this may be included."
11/06/25 See
136-17 interpretation of dream of 11/6, via phone
request of [
900], re. L & N stock dream. See
136-17, Par.
5-A.
11/09/25 Husband [
900]'s letter: "I have not yet had a chance
to enquire regarding the results of [
143]'s reading [his
niece], due to being absorbed in working out the fracas that
a previous reading predicted for the whole family. [
137] is
acting as general peacemaker [See
137-20] and, as just given,
the trouble originated from some friend or friends of my
mother [
106]'s, due to ugly remarks they made to her
concerning all of us. This latter was given, as you know, in
one of [
136]'s recent readings." [See
136-16, Par. 6-A.]
REPORTS
11/22/25 See Physical Rdg.
136-19.
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