In analyzing the material urges, as the awareness of same
finds expression in the sense forces, - the entity possibly
needs to be reminded of some of those tenets that are not
merely as tenets but as laws. And know that law is love,
truth, harmony. God IS the first cause, who made, who gave,
who IS that influence or force which impels thinkers to
search for that which responds or answers to that influence
within, - as to WHY a soul, an entity, a body manifests in
the earth, - whence it came and whither it goes when the soul
has taken leave of the shell, or the body. The BODY is the
temple of the living God. The purpose of manifestation is
that one, the soul, may be equal with Him; with the awareness
of being itself yet one with Him.
In material manifestation, or the activities of these
principles in a causation or three-dimensional world, one
gradually realizes then the less of self and the more of
world, one gradually realizes then the less of self and the
more of the creative forces in the experience; thus bringing
one closer to the understanding that like begets like, - that
what is sown in spirit may GROW in mind, may find fruit in
materiality - and that this changed may be just the reverse,
- that the dwelling upon material influence of selfish
natures separates spirit from the control of mind, the
builder.
Then, in giving the sojourns of this entity in the material
plane, all at present are not manifested as urges. Some
have been met, in what is at times termed karma, or in
relation to material conditions, mental attitudes; or some
may yet be a part of the experience, - dependent upon the
choice the entity takes respecting the application of its
ideals under any given circumstance.
That is not merely a truism, - it is TRUTH - as will be the
awareness to which each soul must at one time come to the
realization of.
Then, as to the appearances in the earth that make for urges
in the present:
Before this we find the entity was in the land of the present
nativity, during the era of the early settlings in the land,
when there were the activities prompted by search for freedom
of speech, of activity, of worship; not merely as a principle
but as a divine right of the individual.
The entity came into the experience in those activities that
were centered about what was known as Fort Dearborn. With
the material turmoils produced by selfishness of others, the
household and the companions of the entity sought refuge not
with those who fled eastward and southward to security of
numbers, but with those peoples of the land - the natives.
Thus the entity became the better acquainted with the
practical application of those things close to nature, and
to those influences of the mental activity that had relied
and did rely upon the truths in a higher force.
Hence, with the first basic force of freedom, there came in
the activities of the entity the combined efforts of NATURE
manifesting God and the practical application of freedom in
relationship to others as individuals.
In the expression of that experience in the present the
entity finds an influence by ritual, or by authorities that
would dictate, rather as a hindrance than a help. Not that
there is not the appreciation of the united effort being
made, but rather that the united effort shall not be prompted
by selfish motives of individuals - rather by the natural
sources of an all-creative influence or force.
The name then was Eva Elder. The entity gained through that
experience, and may well apply much of that as arises
innately through the study and the application of those
signs, those symbols that have been given man as to his
relationships to the Creative Forces.
Among the better manners of giving expression to same will
be in the writing, or the publishing of helpful notes as to
seasons, years, days, in the experiences of individuals as
they seek to apply their own virtues for a common cause, and
not for selfish motives.
Before that the entity was in the Promised Land, in the days
preceding and just following the entrance of the Prince of
Peace into the material manifestation in the earth.
The entity was among those of a group, an organization as
it would be called in the present, who sought - through the
mysteries of the sages - to interpret time and place
according to the stars and the numerological effects upon
the period in which the entity found material expression.
Thus, while not as one who set itself above others, the
entity was much sought after, and interpreted much for those
in material authority of that group. Hence, as there were
those applications of individuals who were prone to interpret
and apply that knowledge for material benefits, disturbance
arose with the entity and some of those in authority among
the Essenes.
Thus the study of the religious principles of many cults,
of may groups, of many lands, has been and is that for which
the entity searches; and yet feels at times afraid of same.
In that experience the entity gained, the entity lost, the
entity gained. For, with those realizations of individuals
assuming authority for selfish motives, those influences of
a nature brought the desire to hide self's knowledge away,
without giving expression to same to all the seekers of those
groups.
Hence we find in the present application or experience the
composite picture of the fears at times of coming close to
others, or of allowing affection or sentiment to become too
much a ruling factor. Yet latent such exists in the
experience of the entity.
Then the entity was in the name Anna; not the one in the
temple, but that one who made the choices eventually of the
twelve maidens who were to be chosen as the channels that
might know that truth so thoroughly as to be moved by the
Holy Spirit.
Before that the entity was in the Persian and Arabian
land, during those periods when there were those activities
in the "city in the hills" for giving those promptings,
those helps to those of many lands, many groups, many
nations.
The entity was the one upon whom that leader relied, in
reading in the sand, in the sun, in the moon and the stars,
the destinies of those who approached for the interpretations
of their lives in that periods of activity.
Hence the entity was the soothsayer, as would be called to
day, or an interpreter of signs.
In the present then, from that sojourn, the entity has the
ability to apply such forces in the experiences of others
for beneficial effects, from what is at times called the
psychic or soul or mystic urge.
Forget not that these, too, must be founded in what it
causes or produces or tends to bring into the awareness
of individuals; and that same must be prompted by spiritual
things and not material things.
For, it is the mind that builds; and whether the fruit of
the spirit bringeth forth brambles or figs depends upon the
application of that as may urge in the experience of an
individual. And thus ye sow to the spirit or to the
whirlwind.
The name then was Oman-Marh.
In the present, - dwell much upon that given at tenets by
the leader who followed after thy activities there; not
as to tenets only, but as principles. For, these also
manifested that way ye set in which God spoke to man.
[GD's note: The leader mentioned who gave the tenets
following your activities in the Persian sojourn is probably
Zend, the father of the first Zoroaster, who wrote the
Zen-Avesta - sacred writings of Persia.]
Before that the entity was in the Egyptian land, during those
periods of reconstruction, where there were the tenets of the
Natives, The Priest, the Atlanteans, brought together for the
common good of all. It was then that there were those set
who, through their purification of intents and purposes,
might aid others in finding these influences that would
today called vocational guidance. (Yes, even the face then
of the entity appears.)
Hence in the present, as ye apply those truths ye gain; not
merely by the study of those things others have written, but
by meditating thyself. For, as thy body is the temple of the
living God, there He has promised to meet thee; and He has
promised thy brethren, thy neighbors, thy friends, - yea,
thy foes, - to harken when they call.
Pray that ye may be that channel, that ye may be a
manifesting channel through which the young - especially
- may take hope and know that they, too, may have that
guidance, - as ye gave even through those experiences as
Istah-Ilel.
In that application, use those truths as come to thee
through thy deep meditation upon the signs, the symbols,
the influences the entity has wrought upon the heavens in
its course.
Change thy attitude to this: Know that what is in the
heavens, even, did not produce a single characteristic in
an individual soul; but that the individual soul, as a part
of God, in any consciousness, wrought the changes that are
signified in the activities at the time of materialization
into a three-dimensional consciousness. For, faults and
failures, sin and sorrow, are the outgrowth of disobedience
to the divine law, and influence the heavens in the
experiences of individual souls!
As to what the entity may attain, and how:
Who may tell a poem to give censure or praise?
Who may tell a rose to be sweet, or the music of the spheres
to harmonize with God?
Seek His kingdom - that is within thine own consciousness -
as to what ye desire to do with those opportunities, those
privileges that come into thy experience.
Know thy ideal spiritually, mentally, materially; not as to
the character or nature of what ye would desire that things
be for thee, but as to that manner, that purpose, that
determination manifested in Him - who gave, "A new
commandment I give unto the world, that ye love one another,
even as I have loved you."
Know that with such an attitude the Lord is with thee, for
His promises are sure; and He is able, He is willing, He
keepeth His promises to the children of men.
And may those blessings in ye brought upon those souls in
thy activity in Egypt, as manifested in Persia in the "city
in the hills and the plains," and as ye sought in thy native
land, keep thee in harmony, in peace with God and man!
Put God first, and in thy dealing with thy fellow men those
spots, those blemishes that center in thy tree of life will
bloom attain as even the blood makes you white as snow!
We are through for the present.
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Questions: Will astrology be the best medium for me to help
people, or would some other study offer me greater release?
Do I have any karmic debt with my past husband? I feel that
my association with him is over. Is this true? Will I meet
anyone later with whom I can work more harmoniously? Do I
have any karma which hinders my health? Please explain.
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