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THE GREATER WORLD CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
THE ZODIAC MESSAGES
"INDIVIDUALITY"
An address given by the celestial messenger 'Zodiac',
(the unnamed scribe of the Bible and a teacher in the
Temple of Jerusalem at the time of Christ), at the
Zodiac Circle on Sunday, 18th September, 1927.
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O CHRIST, the Healer of all hearts, the Bestower of
peace, we come into Thy Presence, and we ask Thee to
lead us one step farther on. We dedicate ourselves
to Thy service, and we know that as we seek to spread
the Truth so also Thou art loosening the bonds which
bind our minds; and out of that release so something
of liberty sheds its beauty and its brightness over
all. Grant that this great Truth - the Gift of the
Divine within - may so blend itself with the higher
thoughts of the physical sphere that at last the consciousness
may come to all that each one is a child of their Father
and Mother God. Oh help us to be patient, show us the
way in front and illumine the path on which we must
tread; illuminate it by Thy Love.
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"Saviour, Thou Who knowest all things, receive us into
Thy Presence this night. Amen...
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"MY CHILDREN ALL, when you meet together in this way,
when you exchange thoughts as to this and as to that,
are you conscious of the great unseen company which
is around you? Are you conscious that in the raising
of the heart and mind to those things which are of
God, as it were, you are flinging open many bridges
into conditions which as yet are hidden from the physical
mind? Oh, take in this great, great truth, this priceless
gift which is yours today, and all days if you will;
that though you may be cabined within a physical body
and severely restricted, within you is the unlimited,
that which is of God Himself; and by your Father and
Mother God you are called to arise and claim that which
is your own.
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"Little ones, I have instructed you that you had
your beginning in God, the Lord Jehovah, the One Who
came as Christ, to show man something as to his Creator.
I have underlined that the great mind of God, the only
One Who is original, created you, His children, and
countless other creatures as well; each having their
place, each receiving life from All-Life, each under
the care of its Maker: but these creations, for the
Divine purpose, have separate destinies, in the sense
that they are separate creations; yet you and they
are linked together by the supreme fact that that which
is the 'life' within comes from the One Source, the
only One Who has the power to bestow life.
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"In the world to-day there are some who speak
in tones of authority as to conditions, as to the thoughts
of others, as to that knowledge which has been revealed
to the few. Yet should you ask them as to this Truth
they will answer either that it is beyond their experience
or, more often, that it exists only in the fancy which
is your own. They exclaim with sincerity: 'I cannot
believe that which I do not understand!' Oh, the folly
of such a statement! How much does man understand as
to that which he names atmosphere, as to the soil which
produces nourishment for the garment he wears? How
much indeed does man know about the putting together
of the garment of the body, and can he say what happens
to that which was housed within when the garment is
no more?
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"On every side, in every tree, there are secrets
hidden from the mind of man; yet he accepts that which
he names knowledge concerning the life of a tree and
questions not. When the naturalist passes hence, with
amazement he will see the processes of growth, looking
from the inside out, not standing outside and being
able to penetrate only an inch within. When the biologist
is sufficiently free from the chains which bind, he
shall read for himself in actual form the history of
the beginning, not only of himself but of the creeping
things, aye, of innumerable beings which he did not
know existed at all.
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"I appeal to the commonsense of the thinker. I
say to him, pause before you rule out as non-existent
that which you cannot understand; for around you as
you speak there are, as it were, worlds of conditions,
spheres of influence, and each one has the power to
enrich or to impoverish, according to the degree that
they represent the God of all.
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"To-night I would speak to you on that which I
name INDIVIDUALITY, and for those present who, as yet,
may not have followed that which I have sought to impart
under the guidance of the Holy One, from them I ask
indulgence, for time is precious and I dare not waste
time in going back and reiterating that which I have
stated before.
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"I want you at the outset to remember that you,
the Divine self, was created in the likeness of All-Holiness,
All-Power. Yet these gifts, so many in number, they
were gifts, they had not been earned and therefore
they could not rightly be called your own.
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"So, in the creation of the counterparts, of the
pairs - name it as you will
(perhaps the highest parabolic meaning of Gen.1:7)
- the all-seeing God, out of the mighty love within,
as it were, sent the one to the right and the other
to the left (indicating a circle). They had the same gifts; each was as the other, yet
in each greater strength was vouchsafed in regard to
certain qualities; the qualities were different but
equally valuable, equally powerful one as the other.
So, from the commencement of that long journey of experience,
each could render to the other help, support, guidance;
ah, that mutual service which can illumine any sphere,
any condition, because service is of God.
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"That, my children, was the beginning of that
which you name Individuality, and I ask you not to
confuse this with the word which arises so freely in
your minds, that of Personality. Individuality relates
to the real self within; Personality is as the garment
which is worn at any period of involution or evolution,
as the case may be.
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"So I take you on and on until we come to this
brief stage of physical conditions, when the Spirit
is clothed in flesh. Can you not see that that very
density which holds you, the limitations which surround
you, that they denote something as to the past, as
to the journey undertaken?
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"Aye! does it not reveal to you the guiding Hand
of God, that here and there there is one who, in spite
of all the blindness and the deafness which is associated
with life upon this plane, that there is one who from
the Source within can break down barriers here, ignore
obstacles there, and say with faith: I am a child of
God, one of a vast family; and around me there are
those unseen, sometimes unfelt, who took the steep
climb, and now, out of the power which is their own,
minister to those who as yet are only on the borders
of the consciousness which lies in front.
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"Oh, my children, what words can I find to express
the deep import of the few who can triumph over the
restrictions and the density of the physical body,
and allow themselves to stretch out and contact with
the mighty planes of Spirit. Yet this was, and is,
the Father's will in relation to all; and I want you
to think of the development of Individuality in the
Christ way, not in the world's way, for that which
is named Individuality is used so oft by the possessor
as a lever to raise to themselves the things of the
earth and make them their own. Individuality is of
the Spirit and Individuality holds in itself a deep
responsibility which each one in a day to come must
face.
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"Around you in the world there are those whom
you call outstanding figures. 'Individuality' perhaps
you say. Oh, pause! Is it not merely that of personality,
something associated with the garment of flesh which
is worn, or with the mind of the body which is able
to think out great schemes, those schemes in which
self holds a prominent place? Are there not the orators,
the preachers and the teachers who are named great
personalities? The politician, the man who holds the
reins of government, he can sway the masses by his
passion, but beware! How much of Christ comes into
that influence, how much, how much?
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"Within you all there is unlimited strength, but
you have bound it, you have fettered it yourself, even
as I did when upon the earth plane. Within you is a
stupendous purity and holiness and love; yet, my little
ones, there have been those over the generations who
have given out unholy thoughts, thoughts of hatred.
Thus it is that the spirit in coming into this physical
plane, to a certain extent, is at the mercy of the
past, that past built up by others. Yet condemn not
these but take care how you build yourselves.
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"My children, one holy thought, one thought of
Christ, could you but see it, as a spray of cleansing
rain so it goes out on the conditions; and those conditions
are sweetened and strengthened by that thought, that
pure desire. In each plane, in each sphere, this law
operates unswervingly, and it is Divine Justice that
weakness can be conquered by the wish to be strong.
That which you name evil must be less evil as it contacts
with good; that hate and all that which lies within
that seething mountain of fire, must be quietened under
the balm of love. Cannot you see how even at this stage
your gifts lie all around? Cannot you see that in yourselves
- little children in knowledge, little children in
understanding, compared to the great wisdom which is
all around - that you, even though you are little children,
can show something of the creative power of God; and
that is the Father's Will.
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"Individuality passes through many states and
conditions. It takes from this one and it gives to
that; and God, because He is Mother and Father combined,
watches and cares, retrieves that which has been lost,
restores that which has been cast away because its
value was not known: and out of the simple things,
out of the trust, the faith and the desire to rise,
so twilight is turned into light and earth into that
which you name Paradise.
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"Remember, that whatever position, whatever possessions
this one may have or that one be without, you are equal;
for within you all is the Divine spark; and perchance
when the physical tabernacle is cast aside you may
long to kneel at the feet of the man or the woman who
entreated alms from you. You cannot tell, you know
so little, you judge in a measure by that which you
see and your little experience upon the earth plane.
But the self within is all-wise, all-love, all-discernment;
and the individuality which you can show at this stage
will have its mighty influence not only here and now
but always; for such influence cannot die, it is of
God.
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"This night I lay aside that which touches more
nearly the mind of the body, for I find all around
me not the treasure of thought but the treasure of
doing those little things which become the great constructive
acts. I find around me people of all climes and all
conditions, many who took their experiences far from
this little corner which you call your country, yet
they are here, and why? Because they have heard the
great call, because the Divine within constrains them
to return and give out of that which they bought by
effort to those so sorely in need. These are they who
have purchased their individuality and made it their
own. When in the body many were despised, many were
considered of no account; the colour of their physical
garments made barriers insurmountable to those who
seem more highly favoured. But the wheel has turned,
the garment has been discarded; and by their suffering,
by their patience, by their lack of resentment so they
are here to-night as Messengers of Light for evermore.
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"I am constrained to underline and underline this
other aspect of Individuality, for when you pass hence,
whether you will or whether you hide your eyes, there,
impossible to be evaded, will lie the story of the
past, not only of your past but the past of those who
were in your vibrations.
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"And then your deep reverence will, for the most
part, go to those who were among the obscure on earth,
the patient workers, the tired mothers, the over-burdened
fathers. These will seem as the saints of God, for
they took the hard road, the dreary road because it
was the road to Love.
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"Little ones, you are wonderfully blest. You have
a measure of freedom, something of that sweet liberty
which is of the Spirit alone. As you go your way let
not my words pass from you but look out on life with
an illumined gaze. Get your focus right, think of Christ,
the One Who was despised and rejected of men, the One
Who was spurned by His own creation. Think of Christ,
and if one here or there should say to you: 'You know
not of what you speak' - take comfort in the thought
that to All-Wisdom that was said as well. It is a link
between you and the One Who loves you best.
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"Then there are those who say they will not accept
that which they cannot understand. Question such as
these as to the nearest thing at hand. Show them that
they are deluded by the enemies which are around. Their
individuality is bound and fettered by the traditional
thought of the past: they are prisoners in every sense
of the word, and their chains must remain until they
themselves, by effort, cast their fetters from them.
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"You who are gathered here, and the vast throng
without, each one has a gift beyond price. You are
part of the great God, the Almighty Creator, and within
you is that creative power waiting to be released as
you grow strong enough to handle and to guard it. And
as consciousness comes, the desire will be born to
make that which you name your Personality resemble,
if only in a tiny degree, that Individuality which
is yours now and for ever, and has been from the beginning.
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"You see it in daily life. There is one here and
there who, in spite of the garment which is worn, out
of themselves - the Divine within - testify to the
great Divine without; and in the measure that they
reveal God to others so the God within gains more freedom
still.
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"This is the message of the Holy One Himself,
passed on through the instrument that I use: All-Love
says to you, to me, to the outcast, to that which has
been named the scum of the earth, to each of His creation:
'All that I have I long to bestow. Arise in heart and
mind and take of My gifts, for only in that wise can
joy be made My own'.
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"You are of Himself, and without that which you
represent, perfect joy is unknown. Once you have loved
so a measure of understanding is poured into your mind.
So long as the loved one suffers you suffer in turn.
So long as that other is imprisoned what is liberty
to you? Ah, love instructs and love reveals something
as to the mighty Mind of God.
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"You are called to pass on the good news to others;
yet before you can explain so the explanation must
be given to you; and as you explain, or seek to explain,
so - take this as a promise from the Father - a little
more illumination shall be made your own. The holy
bond of service has the power to release within the
Great Instructor, and as you give so you shall take,
for that is a Divine law, illimitable in its scope,
unthinkable to you in its love. Thus I go. Hold these
sacred conditions, for we work for God and the Holy
Spirit is vouchsafed in a way you cannot grasp...
Messages were then given by Mary, the Mother of our
Lord, and others. Afterwards Zodiac continued:
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..."Children, just a few more words and then we
close. I want you in thinking over these quiet hours
to commune within yourselves, to say and to see that
each one has had their place - the place intended by
God; and that you, in contributing of your attention
and your aspiration, have provided these conditions
in common with others more experienced who are around;
that you have done your part and therefore are blessed
by God.
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"Does it not indicate to you all that you have
something of the gift of Individuality? Does it not
further reveal to you that the garment of the body
is a garment alone? For when the power of the Holy
Spirit is called upon there are those who come to you (through trance medium Miss Moyes), and although they use the same garment as that worn
by this child, yet they portray that each one is keyed
to different vibrations of thought, of aspiration and
of feeling, but all are keyed to the one great vibration
of God.
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"The body is as a tool, and when you pass hence
another body, a little less dense, a little more sensitive,
a little quicker to respond, a little more magnetic
in its influence will be your own. As you strive, so
the bodies terrestrial are laid aside for the bodies
celestial, and this goes on and on and as the garments
thin in density of expression, so the Individuality
is able more easily to demonstrate itself through that
garment. And in the far future, held out as a promise
to all, you shall be free from all that binds and find
yourselves, by aspiration and by experience, the sons
and the daughters of the Most High.
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"And thus I leave you. Peace descends upon you,
the peace which is consciousness of the purpose and
the plan. God's mighty rest gather you in, the only
rest which is real rest, following the Great Example
- tending the sick, succouring those who have fallen
by the way. With the peace and the rest which is of
the Spirit I bless you in the Name of Christ, our Leader,
our God, the Creator of mankind, the Creator of all
that mighty range of life which is hidden from your
understanding now. I bless you with the Christ Spirit,
the Christ thought, the Christ action, and the Holy
One is ministering to you as I speak. Thank your God
for all that He has bestowed out of His mighty Love.
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"Goodnight, my children, we shall meet again."
©GWCSA
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