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The   Spirit   can   never   change   its   essential   nature   as   the   essence   of   Life�察�

Love�察�and Beauty�察�and if we adopt these characteristics�察�which constitute 

the Law of the Spirit�察�as the basis of our own thinking�察�and reject all that is 

contrary   to   them�察  �then   we   afford   the   broad   generic   conditions   for   the 

specialized thinking of the Spirit through our own minds�此�and the thinking 

of the Spirit is that INVOLUTION�察�or passing of spirit into form�察�which is 

the whole being of the creative process。 

     The mind which is all the time being thus formed is our own。 It is not a 

case of control by an external individuality�察�but the fuller expression of the 

Universal through an organized mentality which has all along been a less 



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perfect   expression   of   the   Universal�察  �and   therefore   the   process   is   one   of 

growth。   We   are   not   losing   our   individuality�察  �but   are   coming   into   fuller 

possession of ourselves by the conscious recognition of our personal share 

in   the   great   work     of  creation。    We    begin    in  some     slight   measure     to 

understand what the Bible means when it speaks of our´being ;partakers 

of the Divine nature; ��II。 Peter i。 4�� and we realize the significance of the 

;unity of the Spirit; ��Ephesians iv。 3��。 Doubtless this will imply changes in 

our old mode of thinking�察�but these changes are not forced upon us�察�they 

are  brought   about   naturally  by  the   new  stand´point   from  which   we  now 

see things。 Almost imperceptibly to ourselves we grow into a New Order 

of Thought which proceeds�察�not from a knowledge of good and evil�察�but 

from     the   Principle    of   Life   itself。  That   is  what    makes     the   difference 

between our old thought and our new thought。 Our old thought was based 

upon   a   comparison   of   limited   facts�此  �our   new   thought   is   based   upon   a 

comprehension         of   principles。    The    difference     is  like  that   between     the 

mathematics of the infant�察�who cannot count beyond the number of apples 

or   marbles   put   before   him�察  �and   that   of   the   senior   wrangler   who   is   not 

dependent upon visible objects for his calculations�察�but plunges boldly into 

the    unknown       because     he   knows      that  he   is   working     by   indubitable 

principles。 In like manner when we realize the infallible Principle of the 

Creative Law we no longer find we need to see everything cut and dried 

beforehand�察  �for   if   so�察  �we   could   never   get   beyond   the   range   of   our   old 

experiences�察  �but   we   can   move   steadily   forward   because   we   know   the 

certainty   of   the   creative   principle   by   which   we   are   working�察  �or   rather�察�

which is working through us�察�and that our life�察�in all its minutes; details�察�is 

its harmonious expression。 Thus the Spirit thinks through our thought only 

its thought is greater than ours。 It is the paradox of the less containing the 

greater。 Our thought will not be objectless or unintelligible to ourselves。 It 

will be quite clear as far as it goes。 We shall know exactly what we want to 

do and why we want to do it�察�and so will act in a reasonable and intelligent 

manner。 But what we do not know is the greater thought that is all the time 

giving rise to our smaller thought�察�and which will open out from it as our 

lesser   thought   progresses   into   form。   Then   we   gradually   see   the   greater 

thought which prompted our smaller one and we find ourselves working 



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along   its   lines�察  �guided   by   the   invisible   hand   of   the   Creative   Spirit   into 

continually increasing degrees of livingness to which we need assign no 

limits�察�for it is the expansion of the Infinite within ourselves。 

     This�察  �as   it   appears   to   me�察  �is   the   hidden   meaning   of   the   two   trees   in 

Eden�察�the   Garden of the Soul。   It is   the distinction between a knowledge 

which is merely that of comparisons between different sorts of conditions�察�

and a knowledge which is that of the Life which gives rise to and therefore 

controls conditions。 Only we must remember that the control of conditions 

is   not   to   be   attained   by   violent   self´assertion   which   is   only   recognizing 

them as substantive entities to be battled with�察�but by conscious unity with 

that All´creating Spirit which works silently�察�but surely�察�on its own lines of 

Life�察�Love�察�and Beauty。 

     ;Not   by   might�察  �nor   by   power�察  �but   by   My   Spirit�察  �saith   the   Lord   of 

Hosts。; 



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                THE WORSHIP OF ISHI。 



     In Hosea ii。 16 we find this remarkable statement�此�And it shall be at 

that day�察�saith the Lord�察�that thou shalt call Me Ishi�察�and shalt no more call 

Me Baali;�察�and with this we may couple the statement in Isaiah lxii。 4�此�

;Thou      shalt  be   called   Hephzibah�察    �and    thy  land   Beulah�察   �for   the  Lord 

delighteth in thee�察�and thy land shall be married。; 

     In both these passages  we   find a   change of   name�察  �and since   a   name 

stands for something which corresponds to it�察�and in truth only amounts to 

a   succinct   description�察  �the   fact   indicated   in   these   texts   is   a   change   of 

condition answering to the change of name。 

     Now the change from Baali to Ishi indicates an important alteration in 

the relation between the Divine Being and the worshipper�察�but since the 

Divine Being cannot change�察�the altered relation must result from a change 

in the stand´point of the worshipper�此�and this can only come from a new 

mode   of   looking   at   the   Divine�察  �that   is�察  �from   a   new   order   of  thought 

regarding it。 Baali means Lord�察�and Ishi means husband�察�and so the change 

in   relation   is   that   of   a   female   slave   who   is   liberated   and   married   to   her 

former master。 We could not have a more perfect analogy。 Relatively to the 

Universal   Spirit   the   individual   soul   is   esoterically   feminine�察  �as   I   have 

pointed out in ;Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning�察─�because its function is 

that   of   the   receptive   and   formative。   This   is   necessarily   inherent   in   the 

nature   of   the   creative   process。   But   the   individual's   development   as   the 

specializing medium of the Universal Spirit will depend entirely upon his 

own conception of his relation   to it。 So long as he only regards it as   an 

arbitrary power�察�a sort of slave owner�察�he will find himself in the position 
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