In Neptune again we find those as make for mysterious
experiences that make for tiredness at times, and an inner
longing for those activities that will bring more harmony,
more peace, more JOYOUS understanding. As has been given,
these are as tendencies in the innate experience of the
entity. As to what, and as to how the entity reacts TO these
influences IN the present, is as to what WILL BE the outcome,
and as to how and WHY the experience or journey through life
is made worth while, or as to whether the whole consciousness
is able to be raised to that knowledge of the life in self as
BRINGS the full experience of having done His service
throughout. Will the entity [If the entity will] turn for a
period into the secret chambers of the mental vision, into
the purposes, aims, desires as are created by the activities
of the physical being in the way and manner the life is
conducted for the service of others, there will be seen that
the promises as have been made from the beginning to the
children of men, that "Lo, I am WITH thee, even unto the end
of the world," are BEING fulfilled in that as is BEING
accomplished, and that as the raising of the serpent in the
wilderness brought that of the saving from the conditions
round about, so raising of that consciousness in the heart
brings that understanding that those things of the past are
as was given, "Let the dead bury the dead," and that the
raising of regeneration will come in the way that brings
healing in the wings, and that many call thee blessed for
the activities. That there are those stumbling-blocks that
make for fear, for doubts that arise, is apparent through the
experiences, that in the present make for those innate fears;
yet is that trust [if that trust is] WHOLLY put in Him, and
knowing that he that aideth a brother, a fellow-sufferer,
LENDETH to the Lord [all will be well]! KEEP the ways thou
hast set in thine own heart, thine own purposes; for these
will not only bring satisfaction, but will bring that
contentment of knowing a life, a service, is spent in raising
in the lives, the consciousness, the hearts of men, that
which will bring LESS of suffering, MORE of joy, LESS of
disturbing influences, more of peace, less of that that makes
afraid, more of that that gives a stout, STRONG body-mind,
body-heart, in the light, life, and service of Him that HAS
given, that "The way ye know, the PLACE ye know, for I go TO
the Father, and what ye ask in my name THAT WILL be
accomplished IN thee, IN the way, in the manner, as He seest
THOU hast needs of!" Then, keeping that knowledge, keeping
that way, there must come those awakenings, little by little,
line upon line, precept upon precept, example upon example;
for as the wearying and wearing away of self in His service,
the STRENGTH DOES come, WILL come, in Him, who is FAITHFUL in
that, "If thou wilt be MY people, I will be thy God!"
In the appearances in the earth, that make for those of the
innate feelings in the experience of the entity in the
present, we find as these:
In the one then before this we find in that period when there
were the journeyings of many peoples to the present land of
the entity's nativity, that the entity came with those that
settled in and about the abode of the entity, in the name
then - that of Gerding. In this experience the entity HARD
upon those that sought to establish rather the periods of
service to a Creator, than taking advantage of the pleasures
of FREEDOM from oppression from the lands the ENTITY had
come. The entity lost during the experience, for - as may
be said - the FREEDOM brought rather the desire of
self-indulgence. In the present there is seen those of that
innate feeling, that 'Can it all be worth the price as is
seemingly necessary to pay?' that, while there is aid to
others, why is the burden of self so heavy?
In the one then before this we find during that period or
experience when the Master walked in the land, in the flesh,
and about that home the entity came to know OF the service
rendered; for the entity being a friend - or a neighbor - of
the little house in Bethany, the entity knew much of that
love shown in that experience to those peoples, wherever the
MASTER walked. In the name Thessi. In this experience the
entity gained through that understanding. Hence there has
come in the present that knowledge of the closer
relationships to individuals, as well as the understanding of
the love of the Creator for that created, through the gift of
the promise to men! Keep IN that promise, for as the various
experiences of man in his relationships to the Creator are as
those of signs to individuals who seek to know His face, no
matter how far one may WANDER, when the sincere, earnest cry
is to know that face, He is FAITHFUL who has promised, and is
able to keep that as is committed UNTO His keeping against
ANY circumstance, any trial, that may come in the experience
of His children; for He has promised that we SHALL not be
chastened beyond that we are able to bear, and he that
endureth unto the end shall WEAR the crown of ETERNAL life!
and, "Even though He were the Son, yet learned HE obedience
through the things which HE suffered." So, as the cry went
from Him, "Why - why - hast thou forsaken me?" may oft be
wrung from our OWN BEINGS; yet, even as He stayed and raised
Him to perfection, giving unto Him ALL POWER, so may we in
that love, even as experienced BY the entity, know that
contentment, that joy, of serving - even WITH Him!
In the one then before this we find during that period when
there was the return of the children of promise to the
rebuilding of the walls in the Holy City. Then among those
that returned from the Chaldean and Persian land under
Nehemiah, did the entity journey to the city, aiding in the
re-establishing of the service as was builded by Ezra and
Zerubbabel in a COMPLETED temple, and the entity then in the
name Herzia, and of the CHILDREN OF the Gershomite, the
treasurer, and the priesthood-treasurer, did the entity aid
in the redistribution of the laws as had been given to the
peoples, and established much that brought comfort to those
that heard. In this portion of the experience the entity
gained. In that latter portion, when there arose those
questionings by the mixed peoples of the land under and
through Sanballat's efforts, did the entity then QUESTION
self and that of the advisability of being WITH those who
might be material rulers and those of the lesser strength.
LOSING in being indecisive in self, even though many had been
aided by the entity. In the present there has been many a
period, as in the present, that the entity must make DEFINITE
decisions, not only for self but for those who in their
own weakness in the flesh, their own weakness in mental
abilities, depend upon the entity for its decision. So must
the entity, then, depend more and more upon the promises as
are faithful FROM HIM, who has brought into being all that
IS; for in Him we live and move, and have our being, and as
we are making every atom of our own physical beings conscious
of that existent within our bodies, so may we bring HEALING
to others, physically, mentally, that there be perfect
coordination in the experience of others.
In the abilities of the entity, and that to which it may
attain, and how: As has been seen, there has been builded
that in the present that has drawn the entity nearer and
nearer to that Open Door, and - as He has given, he that
seeks, he that knocks, shall not BE denied that that makes
the burden easy, nor thy cross light for "My yoke is easy and
my burden light" TO THOSE who have GAINED entrance to that
KINGDOM of life AND light as is in Him!
Ready for questions.
(Q) What should I do about Mamaroneck?
(A) In the various relationships there, these are - as has
been given - experiences where decisions of DEFINITE kind
must be made, that the dependency of others, as well as the
satisfaction or contentment of self may be gained. Then, as
these are in keeping, or the more in keeping with HIS ways,
THESE are the decisions that SHOULD be made. The nearer
these may be kept in that ATMOSPHERE of light, that direct!
(Q) Am I handling my affairs properly?
(A) As has been indicated, the judgements of the entity are
at times made afraid by those from without, that SHOULD be
within the fold, as is oft felt by the entity; yet, as these
are made to more and more shine forth the love, the faith,
the hope as is put in the ideals OF the body-mind, the
body-consciousness, more and more are they in accord with
that light, that in accord, that that will bring the better
results to ALL concerned! for, as He has given, "When thou
seekest IN ME to KNOW the way, then is the way made open, and
understanding comes;" for, "The silver and the gold is mine,
saith the Lord, as the cattle upon a thousand hills, and he
that trusteth in me shall not BE afraid!"
(Q) Will K. S. enter my life more closely?
(A) As the desire of self is made in this direction, the
more or the less will BE the affection and associations in
this direction; for the DESIRES of the heart - as are in
accord with the PURPOSES thou hast set before thy self - when
kept in Him - bring that that is best for the AWAKENING and
understanding. As was given of old, "In all thine seeking,
seek not ONLY KNOWLEDGE - but an UNDERSTANDING heart!" for
he that knows to do good, and doeth it not, to HIM it is sin,
and when there is the lack of understanding there must come
contentions and disorder!
(Q) What is best for Leonard?
(A) As thou hast seen IN Him that that keeps thine own
purposes and aims towards others in alignment with those
ways He would have thee go, so WILL that thou hast purposed
in thine heart come to pass! "Be not afraid, it is I - My
peace, my joy, will I bring to thy own understanding, wilt
thou remain true in those things purposed in thine heart!
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BACKGROUND
GD's note: Mrs. [
2466] did not list her religion but her
married name seemed to be Gentile and her maiden name Hebrew;
she gave the appearance of a woman of wealth and business
ability.
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