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and through them of new conditions�察 �depends on our realizing in the
Divine Mind the architype of mental perfection�察 �at once as thought and
feeling。 But when we find all this in the Divine Mind�察�do we not meet with
an infinite and glorious Personality�拭�There is nothing lacking of all that we
can understand by Personality�察�excepting outward form�察�and since the very
essence of telepathy is that it dispenses with the physical presence�察�we find
ourselves in a position of interior communion with a Personality at once
Divine and Human。 This is that Personality of the Spirit which St。 John
saw in the apocalyptic vision�察�and which by the very conditions of the case
is the Alpha and Omega of Humanity。
But�察 �as I have said�察 �it is simply GENERIC in itself�察 �and it becomes
active and specific only by a purely personal relation to the individual。 But
once more we must realize that nothing can take place except according to
Law�察�and therefore this specific relation is nothing arbitrary�察�but arises out
of the generic Law applied under specific conditions。 And since what
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makes a law generic is precisely the fact that it does not supply the
specific conditions�察�it follows that the conditions for the specializing of the
Law must be provided by the individual。 Then it is that his recognition of
the originating creative movement�察�as arising from combined Thought and
Feeling�察 �becomes a practical working asset。 He realizes that there is a
Heart and Mind of the Spirit reciprocal to his own heart and mind�察�that he
is not dealing with a filmy abstraction�察�nor yet with a mere mathematical
sequence�察�but with something that is pulsating with a Life as warm and
vivid and full of interest as his ownnay�察�more so�察�for it is the Infinite of
all that he himself is。 And his recognition goes even further than this�察�for
since this specialization can only take place through the individual himself�察�
it logically follows that the Life�察�which he thus specializes�察�become HIS
OWN life。 Quoad the individual it does not know itself apart from him。
But this self´recognition through the individual cannot in any way change
the inherent nature of the Creative Spirit�察 �and therefore to the extent to
which the individual perceives its identification with himself�察 �he places
himself under its guidance�察�and so he becomes one of those who are ;led
by the Spirit。; Thus he begins to find the Alpha and Omega of the Divine
ideal reproduced in himselfin a very small degree at present�察 �but
containing the principle of perpetual growth into an infinite expansion of
which we can as yet form no conception。
St。 John sums up the whole of this position in his memorable words�此�
;Beloved now are we the Sons of God�察�and it doth not yet appear what we
SHALL be�察�but we know that when He shall appear ��i。e。�察�become clear to
us�� we shall be like Him�察�for ��i。e。�察�the reason of all this�� we shall see Him
as He is; ��I。 John iii。 2��。
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THE CREATIVE POWER OF
THOUGHT。
One of the great axioms in the new order of ideas�察 �of which I have
spoken�察�is that our Thought possesses creative power�察�and since the whole
superstructure depends on this foundation�察�it is well to examine it carefully。
Now the starting point is to see that Thought�察�or purely mental action�察�is
the only possible source from which the existing creation could ever have
come into manifestation at all�察 �and it is on this account that in the
preceding addresses I have laid stress on the origin of the cosmos。 It is
therefore not necessary to go over this ground again�察�and we will start this
morning's enquiry on the assumption that every manifestation is in essence
the expression of a Divine Thought。 This being so�察�our own mind is the
expression of a Divine Thought。 The Divine Thought has produced
something which itself is capable of thinking�察�but the question is whether
its thinking has the same creative quality as that of the Parent Mind。
Now by the very hypothesis of the case the whole Creative Process
consists in the continual pressing so forward of the Universal Spirit for
expression through the individual and particular�察�and Spirit in its different
modes is therefore the Life and Substance of the universe。 Hence it
follows that if there is to be an expression of thinking power it can only be
by expressing the same thinking power which subsists latent in the
Originating Spirit。 If it were less than this it would only be some sort of
mechanism and would not be thinking power�察�so that to be thinking power
at all it must be identical in kind with that of the Originating Spirit。 It is
for this reason that man is said to be created in the image and likeness of
God�察 �and if we realize that it is impossible for him to be otherwise�察 �we
shall find a firm foundation from which to draw many important
deductions。
But if our thought possesses this creative power�察�why are we hampered
by adverse conditions�拭�The answer is�察�because hitherto we have used our
power invertedly。 We have taken the starting point of our thought from
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external facts and consequently created a repetition of facts of a similar
nature�察�and so long as we do this we must needs go on perpetuating the old
circle of limitation。 And�察�owing to the sensitiveness of the subconscious
mind to suggestion��See Edinburgh Lectures�察�chapter V。��we are subject
to a very powerful negative influence from those who are unacquainted
with affirmative principles�察�and thus race´beliefs and the thought´currents
of our more immediate environment tend to consolidate our own inverted
thinking。 It is therefore not surprising that the creative power of our
thought�察�thus used in a wrong direction�察�has produced the limitations of
which we complain。 The remedy�察 �then�察 �is by reversing our method of
thinking�察�and instead of taking external facts as our starting point�察�taking
the inherent nature of mental power as our s
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