(Q) Morning of August 25th, regarding my mother [
139] and
her pointing out a crowd to me, about Sidney [...] who lay
dying. He was in the last stage of the process. I saw his
eyes glazed. My mother seemed to call attention to this.
Then in a final effort he tried to get up. Those about him
would not permit. My mother showed me that of course they
would not. Then he dropped back and died. I cried, at
which my mother instructed me not to cry.
(A) In this emblematical way and manner we find there are
lessons being given to this body through the efforts of the
mother or the guardian forces for this body, those lessons as
pertain to the various phases of development in life. In
this particular individual as seen, and as understood by the
mother, this entity represents a definite condition in the
physical affairs, or in certain social positions and
standings. In the death there is seen this representing
that in the meeting of same all become of one level. And in
the attempt at such period there is naught that may be done
to change those conditions which surround an individual life.
And then the lesson being - that the will in man, or woman,
is that factor that is to be used for the betterment of the
development in and through this material plane. While there
may be the positions, those conditions that are of the flesh
or of the earth-earthy that satisfy for the time being; yet
these do not answer. Neither do they give that better
understanding, nor that peace that comes with the life WELL
lived and in service to others.
In the lessons then as gained, apply same in self's own life.
Not as that which would cause dissension, discussion, or any
condition that would bring adverse criticism to self.
Neither put on the long face nor think that there is aught
but the dream of the future. Life is real, life is earnest!
yet it is not all of life to live, nor all of death to die -
for with the thoughts and the deeds done in the mind and the
body, these are that builded by the entity, or body, and must
be met, and an account given of those things rendered in the
body and the mind. For the soul liveth, and is a portion of
the Creative Energy, and it returns to the Whole, yet
reserving in itself the oneness in the ability to know itself
individual, yet a portion of the Whole. What manner of man
would one be that would make of that Whole its own concept,
other than one with the Whole?
(Q) That of recent date regarding my pregnancy, and in
relation to that I saw of Felice [...].
(A) In this there is seen - through the action of the
subconscious forces of the body - those conditions that may
bring about that of the creative energy within the body to
bring within the forces of self's own body that ability of
concepts and conception, and - as is seen by that
conversation, and by that association with another that is to
be in this state - there is seen the entity or the body
(self) may so direct same as to bring that desired for the
body, see?
(Q) That is, Felice [...] is soon to be pregnant? Not that
[
136] is at the present time?
(A) That Felice [...] soon is to be pregnant, that [
136] MAY
BE if she so desires - not at present.
(Q) Advise and counsel on this point.
(A) In those conditions seen surrounding the body seen in
this condition, much study for self may be gained by studying
those surroundings which have brought, and which will ensue
in that condition which is to exist with that body.
The entity, or the body-self, then, may study as to how those
lessons or those truths concerning pregnancy may be applied
in the material plane. Let that preparation ever be made for
such conditions, as that the gift to the body may be of the
Lord. Not so in the case as is seen.
(Q) Regarding the dreams I have had of my baby, [
142]
falling -
(A) Again and again here we find the warning has been given
to the body as pertaining to the care and attention that is
to be given respecting the baby. Not that the condition has
happened. Not that the condition is to happen, would there
be that attention, or that care, or that exercising of the
knowledge that such MAY happen. Being forewarned, be
forearmed, and exhort in no uncertain way and manner those
who have same in care, and in the handling of same by self,
that no such conditions arise. For, as has been seen, he
has his life to live in the direction that is to bring much
to the body. Then let not those conditions arise wherein
there is to be self-censure for not attending, or not
caring, or not warning - as is seen - pertaining to this
body, see? These come from the mother. Remembering the
care as was given by the mother as respecting the individual
child as its life was begun. Have the care, then, as was
given thee.
(Q) The child [
142] being precocious and advanced
physically, may so hurt itself?
(A) May so hurt itself, by the care not being given when
such is known as respecting its PHYSICAL abilities at its
present age - for, as is seen, unusual abilities, physical
and mental, attend the child. Then let these be as those for
the greater development, and not as retarding condition for
the body.
(Q) Turning then to another phase of the study of this
child, [
142] in a vision it was given to me that for which
this entity has to return for better development was that in
its manifestation as Hamilton it never really grew up, which
is in line with my own illustration, as child of the flesh,
or child of the spirit, or earthly birth and re-born
spiritual birth.
(A) This, as is seen, is greater portion of existent
conditions respecting the individual, or the karmic influence
of this child or entity, and - as is seen - the child in the
present condition is under the care, the guidance and the
protection of those that would enable it to develop to its
fullest in the present plane. Hence we find, being
forewarned as to physical conditions, being forewarned or
receiving that concept of conditions pertaining to the
physical and the spiritual development of same, let those
elements be applied in the present conditions and in the
development of the mind and the body, that these may be
overcome in the present experience.
(Q) Now I turn to a continuation of that given [
900]
yesterday regarding the vision this morning, in which he
beheld Elbert Gary explaining to him why these conditions
happened.
(A) In the various phases of that presented, we find the
entity not only gives to the material entity, or to [
900],
that MANNER in which the variations in discrimination are
made, but HOW discrimination may be ACCEPTABLE, as it were,
in the study of that presented. For, as is seen, that which
is set in motion by that presented is as a factor in that
which is returned or taken again into the mind for the
consideration or development to those points that are to be
considered, see? or to illustrate here:
In that given we find that it is given, not all in the
positions, not all in the abilities to understand men that
made the entity worthy of the position held, but the
application of each in its proper place and sphere. And as
is presented in that seen in this morning's vision, there is
the inability of self to be rid of self's own undoing, save
by undoing same in self. See?
(Q) Yet these very paths or applications that one makes,
socially, financially, in all phases, lead one right over
that rock that [
900] saw, or in a path strewn with that which
to [
900] is vomit.
(A) This, then, is as that given. These elements that are
presented that are not commands are as prophecies in the
life of the entity. Will the entity allow that that may
be used, even as the prophets of old, to become vomit or
dung under the heel of him that would serve? Let thine self
rise to that understanding that in these little things there
is being presented to self not ONLY the bigness of life, yet
again the abilities to so direct the lives of others in the
financial, in the social, in religious way and manner, that
through these sources the entity may serve more. Think not
that the position exalts the man. The man may exalt or
belittle that position and truths given. Even as the Son of
man, tempted by the little things, yet using that as was
thrown as dross to become the head of the house.
(Q) Yet when in relation to those who cannot understand, who
rather take [
900] as a bore than as one expressing a larger
concept of life -
(A) Then only give that as given thee, and let others think
for themselves, and they will return to thee for counsel and
advice. Give that to others as is received, and not that as
is conceived by self, for was that illustration as given that
the Master said: "Saw I not thee under the fig tree
yesterday?" That in itself brought the enquiring mind to
the feet of the Master. While had it been given at the same
time that "I must be offered up that ye may have life more
abundant," would this have been understood? yet "I saw thee
under the fig tree," was in terms of the own concept, and so
in self give that received, and not that CONCEIVED at first,
until the questions comes, whose master do thou serve?
We are through for the present.
REPORTS
9/12/27 Mrs. [
136]'s next was a physical reading,
136-71.
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