BECOME A SPIRITUAL DETECTIVE

Go out into the world and select one, two or three people with whom you associate constantly. Very secretly watch this person all day long and notice a number of things about him. Notice specifically, as examples, the following characteristics and features. Notice when watching him what state he’s in. A person might be dominated by:

The Lamb

William Blake

1757–1827

 By William Blake

Little Lamb who made thee

Dost thou know who made thee

Gave thee life & bid thee feed.

By the stream & o'er the mead;

Gave thee clothing of delight,

Softest clothing wooly bright;

Gave thee such a tender voice,

Making all the vales rejoice!

Little Lamb who made thee

Dost thou know who made thee

How do you get to the top of the spiritual mountain?

Stop walking around in circles and notice there is an upward path and follow it.
~ Vernon Linwood Howard

 

People walk around the base of the mountain arguing with each other about the proper way to dress for the journey.
 ~ Jacob Needleman

You are the patron Saint by nature of literature, art, and education. All that you favor prospers if you have learned to spend all vacant moments silently whispering: "I am good" January 4 ECH

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Divine Science in St. Louis

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St. Louis Churches in 1925
St Louis Park, 2629 Rauschenbach av, Rev H R Schroeder, pastor

The Phenomena of Spiritualism

According to man's belief, he cannot give a fair account of the phenomena of Spiritualism, from the fact that the experiments are governed by his belief and must be so; but man cannot tell what he believes till the effect comes. His belief is like his courage; he can judge better after it is tested. To say you believe so and so is merely to assent to what someone has said, but to have your belief of any force it must take form. For instance I might say that I believed there never was a spirit seen. Now, to test my belief is to place me where I see or hear something that I cannot account for.

Lectio Divina

In Christianity, Lectio Divina (Latin for divine reading) is a traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's Word. It does not treat Scripture as texts to be studied, but as the Living Word.

Lectio Divina has 4 separate steps: read, meditate, pray and contemplate. First a passage of Scripture is read, then its meaning is reflected upon. This is followed by prayer and contemplation on the Word of God.

For example, given Jesus' statement in John 14:27: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you" in Lectio Divina rather than "dissecting peace", the practitioner "enters peace" and shares in the peace of Christ.

Outlines of a New Theory for Curing Disease

All medical practitioners claim that their mode of treatment is the best; yet no one has even hinted or dares to risk his reputation on the ground that disease is an invention of man and ought to be treated as an error or deception forced upon mankind by ignorance and superstition in the same way that slavery has been forced upon this country, and with all the attendant evils. Dr. Quimby's theory is that all phenomena called disease are the result of false beliefs originating in the darkness of Egyptian superstition and the effect of certain beliefs is called disease.