GC: You will have before you the entity, [
318], born
December 3, 1925, in Selma, Alabama, who seeks a continuation
of his Life Reading, with further information, advice and
guidance as to his life, training and work. You will give
the entity that needed for his best mental, spiritual and
material welfare in regard to his preparation for a life of
service. You will answer the questions he has submitted, as
I ask them:
EC: Yes, we have the records here, and that interpretation
which has been given respecting the entity now called [
318].
In keeping with what has already been indicated, the
developments thus far in this experience have been very well.
A great deal of patience and of consistent effort on the part
of those about the entity has been manifested.
Now there comes that period in the entity's experience when
there is the beginning of those expressions not only for the
training and development in this material sojourn, but the
innate expressions of those influences which - as we have
given - are apparent in this life-experience of the entity.
Yet the requirements are that there be the surrounding
efforts, and the consistent application of the entity itself,
in those fields of service or activity as we have indicated.
Analyzing the expressions or manifested efforts of the entity
through the varied experiences in the earth, - in the fields
of service as a minister or teacher, as we find, the efforts
of the entity would find the greater opportunities for
expression or outlet of those abilities.
Thus the necessity for the carrying on with that schooling or
training in a university or college, in those directions that
would carry the efforts of the entity into those fields of
activity.
That there are those inclinations in the mathematical and the
reasoning abilities indicates that the entity should have
those opportunities for a self-expression through those
channels as a teacher or a minister.
The innate and manifested activities have been well towards
those directions.
In such schools as William and Mary, Washington and Lee,
Alabama or such, there would be the better outlets.
As to how the entity would carry on, under the material
circumstance, - this may be accomplished through the efforts
of the entity itself in its cooperation with the programs of
either of such institutions; as combined with the efforts on
the part of those who are or may be interested in the
developing of this entity's abilities in these directions.
The entity may work itself through either of such
institutions, if there is put forward the effort by the
entity and those interested in same, in the entity's
accomplishing this to COMPLETE the necessary mental-material
preparations for the activities in this material plane.
To be sure, much might be given as to activities of the
entity in material plane under the varied experiences; but
these add only the mystical or mysticism, with already an
active mental ability in these directions. And these will
come as a part of the entity's experience, as time,
persistence and patience work with the purposes of the
entity.
These, then, are the channels, the sources, the ways and
manners for the preparation of this entity, [
318] in the
present.
Ready for questions.
(Q) Please explain more fully the indication in the Life
Reading that my abilities lie more in mathematics, and in
making money. How may I make practical application of this
ability for the best results for all concerned?
(A) As we have just indicated, the mathematical abilities
do not necessarily mean that he is to be a mathematician;
but the mathematical MIND towards the application of self a
minister and teacher indicates the abilities that bring about
money making, money building - if it is applied in a
spiritual way and manner.
(Q) In what other vocation could I be successful besides as
a minister or teacher?
(A) This we would not indicate from here; for it would mean
only a shifting from one thing to another - in the whole life
experience.
(Q) What studies should I take to prepare me for this work?
(A) To be sure, history - and the religious training, as
well as the pedagogy as a part of the whole training.
(Q) Any other advice and counsel?
(A) Keep to the spiritual side, and keep to the purposes
determined in self.
We are through for the present.
Copy to Self
Copy to Ass'n file
BACKGROUND
See Life Rdg.
318-2 on
1/13/26 and subsequent Reports.
8/07/41 He submitted questions for Ck. Physical,
318-7, and
questions for Ck. Life, 318-8.
REPORTS
8/23/41 EC's ltr.: "When you get ready for college, as some
of those suggested are up this way, I will be glad to try and
help you work that out, if you would like."
8/28/41 "Please forgive me for not writing you earlier and
thanking you for the readings [
318-7 and 318-8]. I
appreciate your offer to help me in college, but it will be
some time before I will be there."
9/01/41 Father [
779]'s ltr.: "[
318] did a strange thing
sometime ago, in writing you to give him a Ck. Physical and a
Ck. Life rdg. without asking me anything about it. I did not
know anything about it until one morning at table he said
this was the day for his reading...
"His Life Rdg. seems to give that of teacher and minister, as
before. I do hope he will keep this in mind and work to that
end. We shall do our best to encourage him to that end. I
have said to him that now he must get busy and send in
something for these rdgs."
See subsequent notations under
318-2 Reports.
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