"In
the oldest religion, everything was alive, not supernaturally, but
naturally alive. There were only deeper and deeper streams of life,
vibrations of life more and more vast.... the whole life effort (of
mankind) was to get his life into contact with the eternal life of the
cosmos......" ..............D. H. Lawrence
The expansion of consciousness is a main theme of history.
Nothing has greater significance than the development and exercise of
the combined mental powers of intellect and imagination, the two
signature prizes of man's greatness. Through these gifts, which are
further nourished by our indigenous God-archetypes, is created a means
by which man is able to awaken to a divinity which flows within him.
Mind-power pervades all space, is imminent in all things and
manifests in an infinite variety of forms, degrees and phases.
Mind-power is an actual living force; it is a force which animates all
living things to move and act. The universe itself is not half-dead, but
all-alive. Matter, force and mind are three aspects of reality. This
one reality is the existing cause of all manifestation through the
universe. The microscopic cell, a minute speck of matter that is to
become man, holds the promise and germ of mind. Mind-power is like any
other natural force, it is beyond good and evil. It is neither good nor
evil, but may be used for either. This is true of electricity, steam,
explosives and every other natural force.
Man-the-thinker
is clothed in the body composed of innumerable combinations of subtle
matter of the mental plane, this body being more or less refined in its
functions, according to the stage of the intellectual development at
which man himself has arrived. A mental thought-form is a living entity
of intense activity, animated by the one idea that generated it. If made
of the finer kinds of matter, it will be of great power and energy, and
may be used as a most potent agent when directed by a strong and steady
will.
As we think, so we are. What we think we can do, we
can do! Each man travels through space, enclosed within a case of his
own building, surrounded by a mass of forms created by his habitual
thoughts. Each thought has its own consequence in the unseen world. The
wise man, knowing this, orders his life accordingly. This he does, not
just around his own self, but around family, friends, his race and the
extended world about him.
To a large degree we have become
complacent in the conception that our minds are isolated in our brains
and have no means of communication with other minds except through the
senses. Such perception has become almost the dogma of the narrow minded
materialist. It is an undisputed fact to anyone of occult knowledge
that mind can indeed contact mind without the aid of any physical sense.
Materialistic logic is of the opinion that man is primarily a body with
mind as a by-product; yet it is this by-product which knows the body
and all the theories about the body. And here we find ourselves abruptly
confronted with a most peculiar paradox.
Mind in itself
is not located anywhere, for it cannot be contained by space or limited
by time. Yet, manifestation implies limitation. And it is within the
bounds of organized forms that mind achieves definition and expression.
Thoughts cannot rise higher than their source, anymore than water can
rise to a level higher than the reservoir from which it flows. Thoughts
and ideas are realities, for they affect individuals and the whole of
humanity, yet no one has ever seen a thought. Understanding, sympathy,
love, and hatred are all potent powers that cause men to act for weal or
woe, yet they are invisible.
Three general principles underlie the production of all thought-forms:
(3) Quality of thought determines color. (aura)
(4) Nature of thought determines form.
(5) Definiteness of thought determines clearness of outline.
Wotan reigns supreme among all the European Gods, not because
of his physical prowess, as Thor is known to be the stronger of the
two. It is his strength of mind that defines him supreme among the Gods.
A race is sustained not by the indomitable will of its heroes and
leaders alone, but the supreme minds of its scientists, artists and
spiritual teachers, whose task is to ever refine and define the powers
of mind and thought. It is their task to mold thought forms into
reality. It is the heroes' and leaders' task to put materialized thought
into action.
"Today there is a wide measure of agreement
which on the physical side of science approaches almost to unanimity,
that the stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-technical reality;
the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great
machine."
..................Sir James Jeans
For the mind to function at its peak potential it is important
that the body which houses and nourishes it stays strong and healthy,
regardless of age. Apollonius of Tyana was one of the greatest sages of
the Western World. In spite of his extremely ascetic life, he was a man
of strong physique. It had been noted that even he had reached the ripe
age of fourscore years; he was sound and healthy in every limb and
organ, upright and perfectly formed.
As the wheel of life
turns, the intermeshing gears of our physical existence can keep us
chained to an alternating ebb and flow of its changing cycles and
fortunes. With the speed and ease of today's knowledge access and the
variety of knowledge available, the mind can easily become overwhelmed.
For the most part all this existing knowledge adds up to a whole lot of
nothing if it is not selectively conditioned and channeled
intelligently. It is man's choice alone, as individual or race, whether
he evolves or devolves mentally. Our present knowledge is based on sense
perception, like children. If we wish to acquire the right kind of
knowledge, we must change ourselves. With a development of our mind and
being we can attain higher states of consciousness. Change of knowledge
comes from change being. Knowledge in and of itself is nothing. We must
first have self-knowledge, and with the help of self-knowledge we shall
learn how to change and elevate our lives to exceedingly higher levels.
To find ourselves we must think for ourselves as well as deep within
ourselves. The unexamined life is not worth living. In reality very
little is known about the mind, or even considered. It is all which man
permanently is, his inward being, his divine energy, his immortal
thought, his boundless capacity, his infinite aspiration--and
nevertheless, very few value it for what it is worth.
"The
evolution of the thinking capacity in man and his individual chance to
control his destiny by it depends upon the ratio between his awareness
and his preaware consciousness. Through this measure his intellect
evolves, acting indirectly within its womb of consciousness in its true
function as a spiritual seed."
………………....Bika Reed
The
indigenous religions and mythologies help man to accept himself and his
life condition, rather than falling prey to the infirmities of his own,
short life experience. All this is of an extremely elevating advantage
to our own personal spiritual development. Religion serves to stimulate
that mental state which enables man to apprehend the infinite under
different names, and the science of religion is the attempt to retrace
the development of the names given to the Gods. It would be wise not to
let oneself become trapped in the stagnation of religious dogma. The
mystic path has the simplest morality possible. Whatever helps us to
awaken to the upward path of higher being is right; whatever keeps us
hypnotized and blind to truth is wrong. Religion must always serve as a
tool---not as a jailer. Likewise, our minds are no different. All the
universe is thought, and it is man's great challenge to select his own
thoughts wisely and follow an intelligent discipline that will best
benefit himself, his race and culture and the world in which we live.
"Many times man lives and dies, Between his two eternities, That of
race and that of soul, And ancient Ireland knew it all, Whether man dies
in his bed, Or the rifle knocks him dead, A brief parting from those
dear, Is the worst man has to fear. Though grave-diggers' toil is long,
Sharp their spades, their muscles strong, They but thrust their buried
men, Back in the human mind again."
……...................William B. Yeats
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