Mind Power

Creativity

... all have creative powers and are, in fact, creating their environment.

 

Everyone is creative. Though most people do not ever realize this, all have creative powers and are, in fact, creating their environment. Their ideas are constantly becoming manifest in their life, for thoughts are things, yes, and thoughts have wings.  

Each of us has about us a protective aura created by us, by our thoughts and resultant actions. Some attract and some repulse and cannot understand the reason behind this. Our thoughts may not show themselves to others in this material universe, but they are nonetheless felt and each can tell whether he or she is liked or disliked by others. We too know our feelings about those whom we contact.

Often we cannot tell just the reason we seem to dislike a person, but back of it all is the dominant thought that quite evidently is not the way we think and therefore we are repulsed by, or at least are indifferent to, the person. 

We can all improve our own aura by holding positive thoughts of love and kindness. Thereby we grow and evolve into a kinder and more mature personality, ridding ourselves of that which would tend to be unattractive to those we contact in the life.

Guard yourself at all times and you will be well rewarded.

Replace Fear

 

Feeling is all. Words are nothing. If we fear a thing, it becomes fearful to us. Saying it is not so does not at all change the picture.

 

Merely to say “I can” and to have no real feeling behind it is an empty gesture that means nothing. 

In order to accomplish what our desires tell us we should, we must have the feeling, a strong feeling that it is possible and that, given time, it will be done unto us.  

Feeling is all. Words are nothing. If we fear a thing, it becomes fearful to us. Saying it is not so does not at all change the picture. However, if we acquire a new feeling, [a] new thought about it and overcome our former fear, that is quite another thing. 

Change in that direction must occur or we still have the feeling of fear, of unrest, insecurity or whatever may be troublesome to us. We must root it out of our consciousness entirely if we are to succeed.  

This is really hard when we have held onto an idea tenaciously so that it has become reality to us. Whether or not it is a true idea or has truth in it, it remains true for us until we are able, by change of thought and consequent action, to remove it from our ken.  

Replace all the old fear thoughts, the insecure, not self-reliant ideas that somehow do come into our minds. It is a constant battle of overcoming, but we will win if we persist.

Over-indulgence

 We can overdo anything and to do it to excess is a very bad trait and one that must not be encouraged. 

 

Over-indulgence is truly a sin. If we take within our bodies more rich food than we need, that is one form of overindulgence. If we live with material possessions over and above what is necessary and a large surplus of things is acquired just for the sake of luxury, et cetera, that too is overindulgence.  

We can overdo anything and to do it to excess is a very bad trait and one that must not be encouraged. Especially in eating is it bad because it causes stress on the bodily functions and throws them out of kilter. Then we are in trouble because everything must be utilized in some fashion and if toxic wastes are accumulated, we pay a stiff price for our indulgence of self.   

If we are wise, we eat, not just for the sake of eating, but for the sake of building and rebuilding the body so that it can properly do its work. We must not cater to false appetites; the craving for sweets and rich foods eventually takes its toll in illness and we pay the piper, a high price for this form of indulgence. 

Is it worth it? If given thought we find indeed that it is not worth it for not only do we become ill by this, but we accumulate excess poundage which causes the bodily functions twice the work.  

It is like a contractor who is building a house with just so many men working for him. Finally, when things pile up, he must add men to do the work because he must get it done on time. So it is with the human body. We find our functions must be stepped up in order to get rid of the toxic poisons that have accumulated and must be disposed of.  

Isn’t it wiser and better in every way to use care by eating and drinking only that which we truly need, never overtaxing our bodies and thereby also helping our minds to function better? 

We all know the answer, the right answer to this question. The thing is, are we going to carry out these ideas or are we once again going to get on the treadmill of overindulgence?

Life Cycles

 ... we all live in the ever-present now and are indeed imperishable.

 

All is, was and ever shall be. This is to say that we all live in the ever-present now and are indeed imperishable. The only portion that, to all apparent means, seems to decay and die (a misnomer) is the body. Actually, of course, it is all only change and because we are vibrating at a lower rate we cannot see anything but the material and therefore have to take the change in faith.

Throughout all nature, which is but God in manifestation, we see change and apparent death or decay, but always there comes the time of rebirth into the new growth. The cycle has been completed and after the fall and the cold dreary winter there is spring, and hope once more fills the hearts and souls of mankind.

Life is much the same, symbolically speaking, for we go from infant to youth to middle age and finally the old age or winter time of life; then the rebirth into Spirit which should be like spring to us here if our life has been such that this is possible. Otherwise, of course, the soul is in whatever condition his life has merited, but always there is change for that is life and we cannot stand still.

Loneliness

The cure?  Briefly it is this -- greater faith in God, in self and in others.

 

On the earth plane of life’s experiences there are many who are lonely -- lonely even in the presence of others or when they seemingly have much. It is truly almost a disease this loneliness and is more widespread than is commonly supposed.

We in the light, who see things and people as they really are find this factor hard to combat for it is often deep-seated and hard to eradicate. Habits are a long time in forming and these make the task even harder.   

Many a soul who is apparently gregarious and at least outwardly friendly, we find in his innermost thoughts there are many fears, for that primarily constitutes loneliness; it all stems from fear thoughts. Fear of being alone, fear of the future, fear of death, fear of lack of courage and many others too numerous for this space, and all causing distress to the person who is affected by these long-held fear thoughts.  

The cure?  Briefly it is this -- greater faith in God, in self and in others. Lack of faith is a primary cause of this malady. We suggest to the afflicted to keep affirming faith, confidence in all and to know that all is good and all will be well.

Unfoldment

Life is what we make it and decree for ourselves.

 

All unfoldment comes from within. A developed intuition -- hunches, inspiration, ideas, imagination or whatever it is called, is all a matter of soul growth.  

Everyone is capable of it, true, but all are on different rungs of the ladder, so to speak, as all are not vibrating on a high plane of thought. Unless one is vibrating on a high plane of thought, one is not receiving the highest and best from Spirit through his own forces, and not necessarily able to receive them unless receptive.  

 Many receive because their thoughts are on a good vibratory force, but do not realize that they are tuned in to Spirit when they are in a thoughtful meditative period. They simply know that their minds function best this way, not realizing their own great potential.

On the other hand, the higher Spiritual forces cannot penetrate the lower, more material and heavy vibrations of negative thought and consequent errors, therefore the persons so minded are completely unaware of the higher forces of life and cannot unfold until they themselves raise their vibrations by ridding themselves of these low forces of life.

Life is what we make it and decree for ourselves. God is not mocked, justice is always being meted out, and we grow and unfold or continue to dwell in error until we finally, in desperation perhaps, desire to be rid of the low conditions of life.

Our Desires

 

Everyone’s destiny cannot be just as we would desire it, of necessity we all must vary and our lives go often in very different grooves. 

 

We all carry within us desires, hopes, fears, frustrations, ambitions, et cetera, some of which cannot be realized or brought into manifestation. Our fears, of course, we do not want manifested and yet we all do harbor some fears; it seems to be a part of the human element and something we must work out ourselves.  

Our ambitions, hopes and desires are many times manifested for us, but there are some desires, notably those involving others that, through conflicting ideas, cannot become manifested for us. 

For instance, if we strongly hope and desire for a person to be near us and to always want to be nearby, it may conflict strongly with the other person’s desires. They may desire the opposite thing and, of course, then this cannot bring about the manifestation of that particular desire. 

Everyone’s destiny cannot be just as we would desire it, of necessity we all must vary and our lives go often in very different grooves. Whatever happens is for the best and often is the only way for true growth of character.

Accept all the good things that can be and are being constantly manifested for you, but always keep in mind that the rights and desires of others may run counter to yours and therefore cannot be outwardly manifested. But all is good or lesser good and all is truly constant change.

Many Mansions

 

“In my Father’s house are many mansions.” is a quote from Jesus that is often misunderstood; in fact, it is rare that words from him are understood by people.  

 

“In my Father’s house are many mansions.” is a quote from Jesus that is often misunderstood; in fact, it is rare that words from him are understood by people. By house he means His physical body and by mansions is meant the various bodies, astral and spiritual that house the soul in different times. 

Most people take it to mean a house to be lived in and homes in a future realm of light, and in a sense this too is true because, of course, although we may not truly need shelters on the other side of life, we probably will not immediately change our mode of living, and so what is desired strongly by us can be realized and materialized on the next plane of existence. 

Our desires are what determine this factor, but in the case of the quotation the habitation referred to is the material body plus the astral and other bodies of finer vibrations than we here can imagine and in these we all will sometimes dwell, hence the many mansions. [By] the reference to “In my Father’s house”, he means the universe and all the indwelling people therein. 

It is a saying with much depth and much simplicity to it also, yet often misunderstood. It is meant to be and truly is a message of comfort to the bereaved bringing with it the knowledge of the many mansions that always replace the old one no longer needed by the indwelling entity.

True Feelings

We are the sum and substance of, not exactly our thoughts but, our true feelings. 

 

We are the sum and substance of, not exactly our thoughts but, our true feelings. Of course, thoughts are important and those we hold constantly do become convictions and then we feel differently, if they are thoughts that differ from those we have hitherto held. Changing these thoughts into feelings or, I should say, consciously trying to do this requires steady conscientious work with a capital W.   

All success in every venture depends on work in a given direction and changing our insecure, self-conscious, immature feelings into those with more power, more personality of a positive nature requires patience and real perseverance.  

There will be stumbling blocks on the road, there will be times of self-doubt, but if you will keep the end result in view and know that everything is possible to God and therefore through this power of God to man, you will win and become that which you so earnestly desire.  

You must make a start at some point so why not now? Give it all you have and know with God’s help you will succeed. The road may not be as long or as hard as anticipated. Often this is so. Our fears are often founded on thin air and when worked over are dissipated like so much fog. 

Act and then feeling will follow. Believe and it is so.

Peace for Mankind

People do not ... grasp the fact that they alone are responsible for their fate, that they are the only ones who can bring about a just and lasting peace ...  instead of the profits of war.

 

Peace is one of the most important elements in the world today and one that all mankind should seek and truly are seeking. The reason it is not in evidence many places in the world is also quite apparent. It is due to the greed, selfishness, self-centeredness and kindred emotions held by the people of the world; yes, held onto in spite of all the knowledge that it is the salvation of the world.

People do not and will not grasp the fact that they alone are responsible for their fate, that they are the only ones who can bring about a just and lasting peace if they truly and unselfishly desire it instead of the profits of war. 

It is a deplorable fact that men can and do profit from the agony of others who become involved in war because of the greed and power desired by the men who are empowered to run some of the countries of the world.

Peace commences first in the minds and hearts of all mankind, and we must become more tolerant, more kindly towards those who have less of the world’s goods, who are perhaps also of another race or creed and who do not think or act as we do for their backgrounds differ tremendously.  

Can we not then overcome these negative conditions and through our better selves learn and negotiate with those who so desperately need assistance?  All must do so eventually, but suffering will come unless they [the greedy, the selfish] change their ways.