The man, the body, and the manifestations of the flesh are
as but a channel, a manner, a means through which the soul
may through its activities manifest the attributes of the
spirit of truth. Man finds himself in that state where he
is subject to the faults, the failures, those conditions
that work upon the weaknesses wherein he has failed. And,
as an individual finds, these work through environmental and
hereditary influences, also through associations. Yet there
is ever the awareness in the experiences of those who seek,
that the Father, the God, the Creative Force, has prepared -
has given man, the individual - the way of escape from those
things that so easily beset. That the activities must become
the voluntary choice of the entity, the soul, has been shown,
manifested, given in the manner in which the Christ
Consciousness in the earth was manifested through the lowly
Nazarene; that came in order that man - through His example,
His love, His patience, His hope manifested, through the
attributes of the Spirit that He exemplified in His activity
both as to word and as to precept - might choose, as He, to
do that which is right, that which is just, that which is
sincere, that which is honest in the activities one with
another. And as He has given, "As ye do it unto the least
of thy brethren, ye do it unto me."
Also He has given, as the Father's promise has been to Him
and to man through those various channels of approach,
"Ye abiding in me and I in the Father, ye may know that
consciousness that I and the Father abide in thee." That
is the manner in which the individual, the soul, may at THIS
time become more and more aware of the Christ Consciousness,
that manifested by and through the man Jesus, that is the
promise and the sureness as shown in Him from the Father
unto thee.
The way is simple. Yet those who would seek through the
mysteries of nature, the mysteries of the manifestations
of life in the earth, or those who would see rather the
activities of their neighbors, friends, associates day by
day, than listen to that which may be had through the still
small voice from within, become in the position of being
troubled and wondering - and then fearful; and then there
come those periods when the sureness of self is lacking.
All things having force or power in the earth, in the
heavens, in the sea, are given that power from Him; that
those who seek may know Him the better. He hath not willed,
He hath not destined that any soul should perish. In
patience, in persistency, in consistency of thy
manifestations of His love before and to and of thy fellow
man, ye become aware that thy soul is a portion of the
Creator, that it is the gift of the Father TO THEE. This is
manifested in thine daily experience. That portion of thy
body which is of the earth-earthy remains with the earth, but
that thou hast glorified, that thou hast used as a channel
for the manifestations of His Spirit - of thy soul in
communion with Him, THAT body will be raised with Him in
righteousness. That the physical body becomes ensnared,
entangled in those things in the earth, through the
gratifying of those desires that are fleshly alone, those
that are carnal, is manifested by the dis-ease, the
corruption, the turmoil, the strife that arises within the
experience of each soul in its THOUGHTFUL activities in the
earth.
The soul, then, must return - WILL return - to its Maker.
It is a portion of the Creative Force, which is energized
into activity even in materiality, in the flesh. Yet it may,
with thine own understanding and thine own manifestations,
come to be as a portion of that thou bringest in thy love
into thy fellow man, for thy Father-God, for thy activity
to be ONE with Him in those realms of activity and experience
that ye ARE aware of His presence, of His abiding love, of
His abiding faith IN thee motivating thee in thy activities
in every direction.
Then, just being kind, just being patient, just showing love
for thy fellow man; THAT is the manner in which an individual
works AT becoming aware of the consciousness of the Christ
Spirit.
He hath given that where the treasure is, where the heart
is, THERE doth the soul make manifest the greater glorious
activities that make for the growth through the mind, the
body; the soul becomes aware of that sphere of activity,
that growth whereunto there has become the experience of
His abiding presence ever.
In a material expression - as thou hast seen in thine own
activities among thine counsels, among thine helps to those
that seek the material things of life - how, when and in what
way does an individual become aware of the laws pertaining to
the construction of a sentence in English? How, where, when,
in what manner does an individual learn the rule of spelling
a word? By the meditating upon same, by seeing, visualizing,
acting. And then the AWARENESS of same is manifested by the
manner in which the individual puts same into practice in
conjunction or association with its fellow man. The
knowledge may be existent, the awareness in self may be
present; but if the individual does not apply same in its
associations - or if it uses some other manner, some other
way of expression than that it has set as the rule or the
standard - it becomes of none effect.
What are the rules, then? As has just been outlined, ye
may become aware of His presence abiding with thee. When
ye manifest love, patience, hope, charity, tolerance, faith;
these be the manners. Not in thine own SELF! These as
words, these as expressions, these as visualized OBJECTS may
be within thine self. But when ye as a soul, as an entity,
as an individual, make such manifest to those ye meet
casually, to those that ye contact day by day - in
conversation, in example, in precept; these the attributes of
the Spirit - ye become aware of that Consciousness, of that
Christ Spirit, of that Christ Consciousness as He gave, "Ye
abiding in me and I in the Father, WE - the Father, I will
COME and abide with thee."
When the Spirit of the Father, when the activities that the
Christ - the man - gave to the sons of men - are made
manifest in thine own life day by day, then ye become aware
of His presence abiding in thee.
KNOW the Truth, for the truth is as He gave; the truth is He,
and His words. For He hath given, "Though the heavens and
the earth may pass away, MY words, my promise, shall NOT pass
away."
Let not, then, the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of
riches, the pomp and glory of the earthly nature, or fame or
even to be well-spoken of, hinder thee from APPLYING in thy
relationships with thy fellow man that thou KNOWEST to be
the manner in which ye may become aware of His presence.
That offenses must come is true. But woe to him that
bringeth same to pass!
Then, be not idle in that ye know; rather let it be an
ACTIVE, POSITIVE influence in the experience of all. Let
love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil,
cleave to that which is good.
In THIS way may YE know, may YE be aware of His presence
within thee.
Just as thou hast seen in thine own body that which has
brought the fires of nature, the turmoils of dis-ease,
the wonderments even of distress. Yet ye have seen those
influences, those powers in nature that are manifestations
of His love to man, so that - when ye have fallen away, and
into those things that BRING such hindrances in thine life
and thine experience - the WAY is prepared. WHOSE way? Who
hath prepared the Way? Man in ANY phase of his experience
is but the channel to make application, or to give that which
may be a helpful understanding; he is but being used as a
channel. Even as THOU may be, to make for the awareness in
the experiences of others of His abiding presence being in
and with thee!
Ready for questions.
(Q) May the vibrations of my body be raised to that which
will bring purity and a normal functioning of all its organs?
(A) Apply in their regular order, in decency and in order,
in love and in patience, those things that have been given
thee as to the manner of expression; cleansing thine body
in the ways and manners as thou hast seen, as thou hast
known, as thou may comprehend more and more, would make thee
as one set apart, as one dedicating its abilities of every
nature to the service of the fellow man. Thus may that
service bring to thee the awareness of HIS force, HIS power,
working in and through thy body. THUS may the vibrations be
raised; THUS may thy body be cleansed; thus may thy mind
have the greater channel, the greater ways and means of
manifesting that thou wouldst show forth in thine activities
for thine greater, thine better understanding.
(Q) Please give that which will be of help in my present
development to attain the Christ Consciousness.
(A) Applying that - APPLYING that - which has been so oft
given. Let love direct thee, with little thought of self;
rather with the attitude that the Christ Love, the Christ
Consciousness may be made manifest day by day.
(Q) May I sit at the Master's feet and learn of Him?
(A) Learn by applying His precepts, His life, in thine OWN
relationship with thy fellow man.
How gave He when he was called and told that his mother and
brethren waited without? "Who is my mother? Who is my
brother, my sister? He that doeth the will of my Father."
What is the will? "Love the Lord thy God with all thine
mind, thy body, thy soul, and thy neighbor as thyself."
Who is thy neighbor? He that seeks to know more and more
of the love of the Father through the Son.
Who is the Son? He that doeth the will of the Father,
in WHATEVER sphere of activity that may be.
(Q) How could I improve my meditations?
(A) By being, as given, more and more patient, more and
more longsuffering, more and more tolerant, more and more
LOVELY to everyone ye meet in EVERY way ye act, in every
word ye SPEAK, in every thought ye think.
(Q) Is it best that I marry again and may it be a spiritual
marriage?
(A) When there is the answer of the soul TO another, THEN
ye may seek, then ye may know, then ye may ask even of the
Father and be MADE aware OF that ye should do under such
circumstance.
For the individual, the soul, may so live that the acts
of the body, the thoughts of the mind, may be one with Him.
Let thy light so shine that others seeing thy light, thy
life, may take hope. Be patient; be persistent; be
consistent in what ye do, in what ye say.
We are through for the present.
Copy to Self
Copy to Ass'n file
Extracts to Miss Wynne for lesson on DESTINY
BACKGROUND
See Mental-Spiritual Rdg.
272-8 on
5/09/34.
8/26/35 She submitted questions.
REPORTS
9/13/35 She wrote: "I thank you very much for the rdg.
It was wonderful! Of course you can tell from the Rdg.
the things I want to do... I am determined to live more
of the fruits of the spirit in my life. Sometimes the
simplest things are very difficult."
11/11/35 She wrote: "I want to thank you for the Reading
that you gave me in the early Fall. I am trying to control
my thoughts, I desire that Love shall prompt every thought,
word, and act. And that they shall be in accord with the
Christ consciousness. I want to be able to enter the Silence
and listen to the still small voice. It is more of a
soundless sound, yet distinct, understandable, and one very
definite. I believe I have gotten this some time in my
meditations. I desire to come knocking, seeking, and asking
that this inner door to the Christ consciousness be opened
to me. Oh, I get a glimpse every once in a while - the
greatest thing in the world, it seems to be to me would
be to have such a fellowship, that Divine Love might be
manifested through each one of us. The Reading, and every
one I get is just a star in my life for a little more light.
I really appreciate them. I know they are such an every day
affair to you, but to us, who do not have them every day,
they are a great blessing.
"I am sending ten dollars and twenty five cents, for my
contribution and for Lesson X, on "The Cross and The Crown".
3/13/36 Mr. [
370] wrote about discussing Mrs. [
272]'s rdgs.
with her.
4/09/36 She wrote: "What a delightful Bulletin this one
was!" [Mental & Spiritual Readings by HLC, using quotes
from her rdgs.] "I have not seen Mr. [
370] since last fall
sometime."
6/29/36 She wrote from the University of Chicago, Chicago,
Ill.:
"Well, you may wonder why I am up here, and when I come to
think about it I guess I do too. At any rate I'm registered
in the University and going to classes which are proving very
interesting in their way. The school in which I was teaching
closed May 1, and since that time I have spent part of the
time in B'ham and the other part at Mamma's in ..., Ala.
It seems to be a very trying ordeal on my system to be moving
so much, however that seems to be my lot just now. As I told
one person: 'I hope to get where I am going and then I am
going to stay.' I seem to be rather unsettled as you can
guess and of course that makes it hard. It's hard for me
to find a place where I fit in - don't seem to fit any place
yet. I suppose I must learn to be content in any place I
find myself."
2/08/37 She wrote again from Alabama: "I was reminded the
other day of one of the sentences in one of your rdgs. for
me, the last one, I think, which said, 'when thy loved ones
cast thee out, thy father, thy God will take thee in.' I am
turning to God with all my heart. Nothing that happens to
one can matter, it's only how you take it. I am taking it
as a stepping stone to things within - God and Christ."
8/31/38 Mr. [
370] wrote: "Mrs. [
272] has been off with
the Godfrey Kings most of the summer."
9/07/43 Mrs. [
593] wrote: "Mrs. [
272] was out here [in
Calif.] for a while but I did not know her address and
I lost her."
2/20/44 Mrs. [
272] wrote from B'ham: "I wanted to tell you
that I have seen your book, THERE IS A RIVER, after having
heard about it by a most unusual method. I felt impressed
to write you and express to you and Mrs. Cayce my love,
gratitude and appreciation for the blessings I received."
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