The astrological aspects, or the influences from the cosmic
or astrological sojourns during the interims between material
sojourns are presented first; for they are innate forces, and
manifest in the longings, the dreams, the hopes, those things
that appear - as from nowhere - within the consciousness of
the entity; activated, to be sure, through the very mental
abilities. But mind is merely a way in which the spiritual,
mental and material aspects of relationships or conditions
find material manifestations, - much in the same manner as
words - in any and every language - become a manner, a means
of communicating wishes, hopes, desires, longings, fears,
doubts, and the like, one to another. The reaction upon an
individual entity is according to the manner, the way, chosen
as the IDEAL of the entity - and its sources.
Uranus, Venus and Mars become the ruling influences. Thus
the interest in occult or mystical forces. The great changes
wrought by circumstance become the influences that have to
deal with the material and mental activities of the entity;
the spiritual being dependent upon what is the
spiritual ideal.
In Venus we find the intenseness of the entity, but at times
tempered - to be sure - with those extremes that become a
part of the ruling forces. Hence judgments are often taken
of others, or others oft take judgments upon the entity as
being dilatory and not embracing opportunities oft - as
others would see them in the experience of the entity.
The entity's choice of such is ever tempered with the manner
in which choices are made; yet at times intense, at others
dilatory, at others only seeing the surface or the easier
way, seeking same; and at others ever apparently the hard way
for the approach to any experience becomes part of the
entity's activity.
Mars, - anger, wrath, madness at times have been the
experiences that have caused those temperamental influences
which have arisen in the entity's experience during this
particular sojourn.
As to the appearances in the earth, - these are not all, to
be sure; but these are chosen as the indication of the trend
or manner in which the entity approaches the problems, as
well as the good and bad influences that may be manifested in
the experience:
Before this the entity, according to history, was in the land
of the entity's present sojourn during the early periods of
adjustments.
The name then was Al Zevoden, - among those of the
venturesome who sought to prove or disprove the activities
of one who had reported the new land, the new route, the new
undertakings.
Thus the entity was a seaman, as a representative of a
people, a nation, a group who would prove to others the
fallacy or truth of that which had been proclaimed from other
lands.
The entity then journeyed to what is now known as the
southernmost portion of the land, - in what is now St.
Augustine the entity found the activities among the peoples
who first set about to establish associations and
communications, and to deal with the peoples for commercial
benefits, or the adding of supply for the bodily needs of
individuals of other lands and other groups, as well as the
means or search for health, as well as gold or a medium of
exchange to give one authority or power over other groups.
With that sentiment, with that activity, the greater portion
of the entity's experience was taken up during that sojourn;
perishing eventually upon the seas.
Hence, we have in the present experience much to be met as
regarding those activities, and the manners and ways of
dealings with others, or with the fellowmen.
Thus in those activities in which there is commercial
exchange made with other lands, or with things that have to
do with other lands, the entity may find the greater outlet;
that is, mediums of exchange, or the selling or contracting
for products of different lands, of that which has come from
over waters, or from activities respecting same, - these are
the channels for material activity. In these the entity may
find the greatest satisfaction, but they should eventually
lead to the greater establishing of the medium of exchange
between such lands in means or manners other than represented
by coin, - rather by manners of exchange.
Before that the entity was in the land of his present
nativity, but in the southernmost portion of same, or in
those areas that are now the Ukraine land, - but affiliated
or associated with those activities when there were the
mediums of exchange or the establishing of relationships of
commercial natures between the lands across that sea, or the
areas of Syria, and those activities that had been a part of
Xenophon and his associates and followers or cohorts.
Those were periods in which the entity established self as a
great leader, - in the name then Krenzkien.
The entity gained throughout that experience. For, there was
that correlating of tenets of the spiritual natures as
presented by teachers from and in the lands to which the
entity went, making same applicable in the manners of
dealings with those of the land as well as the lands to which
such exchange or such commodities were brought.
These - as may be seen from the analysis of self's purposes
or desires - may be the basis upon which the entity may find
the means of bringing into the consciousness of self greater
contentment, greater harmony, greater periods of material as
well as other advantages in its association with its
fellowmen.
Before that the entity was in the land now known as Egypt,
during those periods when there were those entering from the
Atlantean land for the preserving of self from the turmoils
which had arisen through the upheavals, or the destruction of
Atlantis.
The entity was an Atlantean, - to be sure of the sons of the
Law of One, and among those who were called the leaders or
the rulers, or the governing class of those peoples.
Thus, though the entity was quiet in manner and mien, the
entity yielded a great influence upon those peoples to which
the entity came, and then many of those who were verbose in
their expressions as to the needs and as to that desire to
conquer the land.
For, the entity gained there, - in that counsel, the working
together for the good of all, was better than making for
self-assertiveness in such a way as to so change the manner
of activities of others as to eventually bring unrest in the
land.
For the entity, as among those of its associates, found
plenty of unrest at the period, - because of the rebellions
wrought.
And thus through those manners, - with the return of the
Priest and the reestablishing of order, - the entity became
as one committed to those activities which brought better
relationships with other groups.
There again we find the entity was active as to judgments of
commodities of various districts, and their needs, and the
credit as administered for the various groups that were
employed in such for the supplying of the needs for the
greater number of people of the land.
The name then was Aszah.
As to the abilities of the entity in the present, then, -
that to which it may attain, and how:
First, - analyze self, self's purposes and desires. Realize
within self as to what ye believe, and as to WHO is the
author of thy beliefs and thy faiths. Know that they must be
of a spiritual import if there would ever be constructive
forces in the experience, and for the common good of all.
The field of physical endeavor would be as the salesman, - in
making communications or means of exchanges as to those
things grown in varied lands, and their needs and their
supply in other lands; and these are to be done in a manner
in keeping with the ideals as have been found latent and
manifested within self.
Condemn not, that ye be not condemned. This applies in
mental, in spiritual, in material relationships.
Let that which prompts thee in thy activities be founded in
the truth of Him, - Who gave, "If ye love me, ye will keep my
commandments."
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