 106. Meditation |
THE REVELATION
The Book with the Seven Seals – The Human
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| Churches | Faults & Virtues |
Lord's Prayer |
Seals |
Opening |
Figures |
Elements |
Planet Glands |
Symbols |
Colors |
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| Laodicea | Neither hot nor cold |
Father in
Heaven |
7 |
Silence |
Pituitary |
Jupiter |
Violet |
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| Philadelphia | An open door |
Name |
6 |
Earthquake |
Pineal |
Mercury |
Indigo |
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| Sardis | Hath not been faithful Hath a Name |
Thy
Will |
5 |
Souls
of Faithful Slain |
Thyroid |
Uranus |
Blue (Gray) |
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Thyatira |
Allowed false teachings– Charity-Faith- Service |
Evil |
4 |
Pale
Horse |
Eagle |
Air |
Thymus |
Venus |
Green |
Pergamos
|
Hold doctrine of Balaam Works and faith |
Debt (Karmic) |
2 |
Black
Horse |
Lion |
Fire |
Adrenal |
Mars |
Yellow |
Smyma |
Blasphemy Works Have Endured |
Temptation |
3 |
Red
Horse |
Man |
Water |
Cells
of Leydig |
Neptune |
Orange |
Ephesus |
Left Thy First Love Labor and Patience |
Bread |
1 |
White
Horse |
Calf |
Earth |
Gonads |
Saturn |
Red |
The description in the Edgar Cayce readings of the forces which are released with the opening of the seals (the four beasts, the four horses, etc.) related these centers to areas of the unconscious. The four lower centers might be said to correspond to the forces of the physical body so ably described by Freud as the "id." The other seals would correspond to higher areas of the unconscious. The mediation experience is a cleansing process. The spiritual (creative) power in man rises upward to the area symbolized by the pineal through which there is a downward flow of universal energy, always available to man, and, as these unite, they move into the pituitary area and overflow to purify and cleanse the lower centers (of the unconscious). It seems possible that this may be what is meant by the familiar versus from Psalms: ". . . my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." [Psalm 23:5-6] Or, "The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light. . ." [Luke, 11:34] If the endocrine glands can be related even symbolically to the various levels of the unconscious, the stress and importance placed on them in the Edgar Cayce readings become more understandable. As meditation is continued the cleansing of the mind becomes an important factor. The daily discipline of focusing attention on a statement of spiritual aspiration will automatically stir up and bring resistance form the lower unconscious areas. Thus an individual becomes more aware of the negative attitudes which are held and must consciously begin to deal with them. For example, it is quite common for sexual desires to be stimulated by medication. A person must be prepared to direct these energies as the urges are brought to consciousness. This is equally true in other areas involving control of attitudes and emotions. The best understood of such relationships may be in the areas of the solar plexus (the adrenals). The same energy which is associated with fear, hate, and anger can become, when converted, courage, persistence, and drive. Along with meditation there is a need for conscious control of thought. It is undesirable to keep putting into the unconscious barriers of hate, fear, anger, self-pity, arrogance, jealousy, etc., which prevent the flow of creative energy to and from the higher unconscious. The readings stress that mind is the builder. Thought actually takes form in the mental realm. The reality and potency of these forms can easily be demonstrated by getting a person to relive some terrifying experience. The memory can be as disturbing as the actual event.
