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THE GREATER WORLD CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
THE ZODIAC MESSAGES
"THE POWER TO CAST OUT DEVILS"
An address 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 Seaham Colliery
on Sunday, 30th September, 1934
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"SAVIOUR CHRIST, into Thy hands I commend the spirit
of this Thy child.
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"MY DEAR CHILDREN, with joy in my heart I come
into your midst, for I know there has been much effort
given forth and I know also that God loves a cheerful
giver. So at the outset I say that the workers are
blessed, and all those who have gathered in are blessed
as well.
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"Does it seem at times, my little ones, that the
One Who rules all destinies has forgotten you? Does
it seem at times that the burden of daily life presses
upon you in an unfair way? If so, then I entreat you
to listen unto my words and to draw from them that
comfort which the Master Christ has instructed me to
bring; for you are dear to Him, your troubles are His
troubles, and in time to come that reaping of trouble
- which is translated into joy - that too shall be
shared by Him.
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"This night, my children, I would touch upon a
subject which may seem a little away from that which
you came to hear, but the teachings which are passed
on through me are not mine, they are given unto me
by the One Who loves humanity so well, the Master Himself.
So I will talk awhile with you upon THE POWER TO CAST
OUT DEVILS. I use that word 'devil' in the earth sense,
for to those who are free there is only one definition
of a demon, and that is an ignorant spirit, one who
could have known but who turned from the truth and
the freedom that it brings.
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"So just for a little while we will think upon
that mighty power which enables man, as well as God
and His angels, to cast out devils wherever they may
be.
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"You know that men and women who are not on their
guard against unseen enemies, they become obsessed,
and at times have to be put away for their own sake
and for the sake of those around, lest they do harm.
Thus it is that up and down this country and in many
parts of the world, there are institutions full of
tortured human souls, souls who indeed have lost their
way, souls who no longer hold themselves, but are captive
by others. Therefore, as you think on that great subject
of casting out devils, you know that it does not relate
alone to the times of long ago, but it concerns you
too, it is something that menaces human nature here
and now.
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"There is no one who does not shrink from the
thought of insanity, there is no one who does not feel
a sense of pity for those so stricken; yet for the
most part there are but few who understand the law
that governs obsession by alien spirits.
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"So I would touch upon this subject not only for
your benefit, but for the benefit of thousands of souls
who will read my words; and, again, for the benefit
of the many thousands of disembodied souls whom we
have gathered in this night so that at last they may
gain something of sweet liberty.
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"My children, why do I speak thus? It is because
I know that there is so much trouble upon the earth
plane, there is so much stress in many ways, there
are men and women who at times feel that their nerves
are not strong enough to resist the strain - the strain
of poverty, of ill-health, of seeing only darkness
in the future, of knowing that when their little ones
grow up they too may be unemployed.
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"Therefore, I want to show you for your own protection
how to cast out devils, by the power of the Holy Spirit,
not only from your own homes, from your own hearts
and minds, but from the homes of others and from their
hearts and minds, so that in time to come they in their
freedom may bless your name, passing on the truth that
when God speaks and His children hearken unto His Voice,
no harm can befall them.
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"My children, when I take my way up and down the
countryside, when I walk through the prisons and the
mad-houses, when I minister to the deaf, and the dumb,
and the blind, my heart aches for suffering humanity.
I know that if over the past the law of God had been
cleaved to, there would not be those outward and visible
signs of things that have gone wrong; aye, I say, realising
the importance of my words, that if the children of
God in the past had kept true to their vows to Him,
if they had followed the road of duty, if they had
not shrunk from self-denial, there would be no insane
there would be no war and the awful effects that surely
must follow.
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"If men and women had led pure lives there would
be no blind and dumb children.
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"Oh, think not that I accuse those in the body
now, but I do accuse those many who have sought or
are seeking to drown their thoughts in alcohol, who
have clung or are clinging to the vices of the body.
These are the ones who are responsible for the little
children and their terrible plight; for what a man
sows must be reaped, and sometimes the innocent suffer
before the plans of God can be righted once again.
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"To you who are sore beset by anxiety in many
forms, I speak in tones of love. I know that there
are hours of darkness for you, that at times you think
you cannot bear any more: but that is only the physical
self which so exclaims.
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"The real self within, the hidden Christ, knows
no fear, it is all strength, all endurance; and if
you, my children, go to God in prayer, however heavy
your troubles, however many blows may rain upon you,
you are safe; you are indeed protected from the unseen
enemies which lurk around seeking to steal your body
for themselves, seeking to impinge upon your mind those
thoughts of rebellion against God which in time, if
not checked, will surely mean that you are no longer
captain of your soul, for it has been given into the
keeping of another who is out to wreck.
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"There is one glorious truth oft overlooked by
those on earth. The poor at times are tempted to envy
the rich; those faced with many anxieties exclaim against
the justice of God, and as they see others sailing
by in all their material glory, bitterness rises up
from the heart and they feel: 'If only I had just a
little of what they possess, how different my life
would be!'
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"Yes, different indeed, but what character would
that difference represent? I say to you who are struggling
so hard: Envy not those selfish ones, for they are
to be pitied in a way that no earth words can express.
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"The time will come when they would give all they
possess to have the power to cast out the devil that
is within; and then it will be the opportunity of the
humble-hearted and those who faced hardships with a
brave heart, it will be their privilege to go to such
as these, and by the power that has been won by suffering
cast out the devils and bring unto them something of
rest.
(St. Matt. 17,14-21; St. Mark 9.17-29)
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"Oh, remember the words of the Master. You recall
that, two of His servants struggled with a man possessed
and failed to despatch the alien spirit that was within:
and when the Master, having communed with God the Father,
came amongst them, they turned to Him in their sorrow
of heart and protested because the power had not been
given unto them to free the one who was so sore distressed.
And the Master answered unto them: Only by prayer and
fasting can these things be, and He despatched the
enemy and the man was at peace.
(St. Mark 16, 17)
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"Cannot you see where I am leading your thoughts?
Cannot you see that by the sorrows of daily life, by
prayer and fasting - fasting through necessity, it
may be, because there is little in the home - cannot
you see that when you try not to rebel against your
hardships, you are winning the power, the power promised
by Jesus to those who love Him - the power to cast
out devils? When such missionary souls come home, when
their eyes are opened in a brighter, sweeter sphere,
they will see that because of their trials, they had
the power to cast away those enemy spirits that sought
to claim them, and then it seems that God's mercy was
bountiful indeed.
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"Think you as to the future of ambitious men.
They may be the statesmen of this country or another,
they may be rulers or dominators; but when such as
these turn from the voice of duty, when they hearken
to the dictates of self, they are saying in so many
words to the enemy spirits who are close around: 'The
door of myself is open to you!'
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"And I say, realising the full responsibility
of my words, that many great rulers of the past and
some to-day, they were not, or they are not, captain
of their own soul; they were, or they are, ruled by
enemy spirits - obsessed and possessed - and their
sufferings are great when the earth body is no more.
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"Is it then wisdom for those in humble places
to envy them? Is it not against commonsense that those
who are striving against the adversities of daily life
should wish to change places with those who hold what
they have for themselves?
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"You see that the burden-bearers are wise in their
own generation, you see that the anxieties of daily
life were not presented unto you in their true guise.
They are indeed sweet opportunities, they are privileges
in this same sense; they are trying your spiritual
strength.
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"You do not give unto the tiny child heavy burdens
to carry; you give them to those who have passed through
the school of endurance, and you know that such as
these can carry them, for they are trained.
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"Thus it is with the pilgrims of the Light; the
children of God, whose eyes are upon the Father's land,
have many treasures; but these are handed over to God
because only He knows how to preserve and safeguard.
(St. Luke 12, 34).
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"Where your treasure is there will be your heart!
Where your treasure is, my children, so the real self
can indeed operate. If your treasure is in God's land,
be it in the form of work or be it that dear one who
was taken from you, there your heart is indeed.
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"There are men and women respected to-day, but,
unseen by them, they are harbouring enemies in their
own homes. What is it that accounts for those critical
thoughts, that swift condemnation of others that pours
from their lips? What is it that accounts for their
hardness of heart, their lack of sympathy with those
who are sore distressed? Is it not that a devil is
seeking to take possession?
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"It is indeed the case; but we must remember this:
That those you name the demons are your brothers and
sisters; they were created in the Divine Image, they
are fallen angels.
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"What is our part? So clear is it laid before
us. When those thoughts come into our unwilling minds,
when we are tempted to be treacherous to others, when
the hard word tries to cross our lips, then we can
be used as a missionary working directly for God.
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"We turn our prayers and our love from ourselves
to the one unseen beside us; we say to the Father:
'Lord help me and those who are around!'
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"Then, instructed by compassion, we pray no more
for ourselves but we pray for the unprogressed spirit
who, having fallen himself, is seeking to make us fall
in turn.
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"And remember this, my children: There is no angel
of God who is free from temptation in this same wise.
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"The angels bright and fair must pass amongst
those who are dark and terrible to behold. Like some
thick mire, so the emanations from such as these fall
upon their brightness, and if they did not keep their
close contact with the Father, then they would be fallen
angels. But by the striving over the past, by the suffering
and overcoming, they have won the power to cast out
devils, and their work for Christ goes unhindered by
that which would retard.
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"There are so many who give out strange teachings,
so it seems to us. They say that this one and that
have passed so far into the realms of Light that they
can sin no more. But the free-will is never interfered
with; and there is no one, if he wishes, who cannot
fall. But because we have seen the Light, because we
have witnessed that Love which comes from the Master,
when we have reached a certain stage, sin, in man's
language, is repulsive unto us; we turn with horror
from that which wounds the Christ, and we seek to restrain
those others who perchance have not learnt the same
lessons that we have made our own, we seek to prevent
them from falling, too.
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"The great tragedy of all life is this - and yet
it is the greatest privilege that man can have - we
all have the gift of free-will, and if we want to turn
from God, the Lord Creator cannot interfere, because
He has given unto us our own free choice. But what
a terrible responsibility is placed upon the children
of the Most High! If they want to spurn the Father
they can do it at will; yet the love of the Father
is over them whatever they do, whatever they say.
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"The Lord God loves His fallen children just as
much as He loves those who are in the full Light.
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"And our part is this: To seek to rescue those
in so great a spiritual danger, so to give out from
ourselves in love and sacrifice that we can win the
power to cast out devils so that those poor souls in
bondage may know something of freedom, and be able
to vibrate to something of love.
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"Can you imagine, little ones, a life lived in
a dark dungeon, the dungeon of self, without anyone
near who seems to care? There are many helpers around,
but those entombed by self cannot see them and they
cannot hear them, and it seems that ages pass, for
they are tortured within and tortured without.
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"Is it not clear that those who have the true
hearts and true minds should be willing to sacrifice
so that they may bring to such as these a little relief,
a little comfort in their misery?
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"Mother, when you tend your child, when you hold
back the impatient word, you know not what you are
doing; but you are winning the power to cast out devils.
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"And to you, brother, I speak also in tones of
deepest love. When you seek to have faith, although
despair seems all around, when you hold fast to self-respect,
and show to the Father that you wish to conform to
His Will, then indeed you are creating the power to
cast out devils, and no devil can be in your home or
in your heart. There is no insanity for you, there
is no chance of obsession taking place, for such as
these have bought their spiritual protection by that
which they have given out from themselves.
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"Therefore, I say: Be of good cheer! Let it not
seem that your fate has gone wrong, that your destiny
has been clouded by that great menace of woe and despair.
Rather reason within yourselves in this same wise:
'My life is hard, there is trouble all around; but
there is some great purpose in it all. I will keep
back the word of complaint, I will seek to be faithful
until the day breaks. I will cast off the darkness
in the conditions and I will pray that the light shall
shine for others as well.'
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"Thus, my little ones, you can be miracle-workers
in very truth, and when your eyes are opened glories
shall be revealed unto you. You will see for your soul's
comfort that the past, seemingly so dark, was only
brightness covered o'er; you toiled and no recompense
seemed to come, but all the time God was giving, giving;
all the time there was being piled up around you those
essential tools that you must have for happiness in
the Life to come.
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"And those dear ones of yours who passed on a
span before, they are rejoicing, rejoicing for you,
and rejoicing for themselves, because when you come
home there will be no barriers. The gates of revelation
will be thrown wide open, and you will pass therein,
blessed by the Master, welcomed by all those who love
you so well; and then you will see so plainly the meaning
which underlies those few words: The power to cast
out devils - and your heart and mind will be so dedicated
to God's work that you will not be able to rest; your
one aim and ambition will be to save others who have
turned from the short steep path; to fetter them by
love and to draw them back out of the pit of misunderstanding
on to the high plateau of peace; and to have the joy
of seeing that they, too, have won the power to cast
out devils.
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"In time to come there shall not be one lost soul,
for the Shepherd will seek, and seek, and seek, until
all are gathered in. We are one great family under
the Father and Mother God. In all worlds and in all
spheres love is the link, and we cannot know true happiness
so long as one of our brothers and sisters is missing
from the Fold.
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"So then, with a brave heart, face your troubles,
realising what they represent; stand unashamed, although
you may have poverty within the home; stand unashamed,
for you can be blessed by God as the selfish-rich man
can never be; for you have gone without and yet have
kept your faith intact.
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"I say once again that great changes are coming
to pass upon the earth plane, and those with the endurance
will be wanted; but those with the coward-heart indeed
will be dismayed. Yet the ones who are strong shall
succour the weak, and the weak in time will be strong
themselves and give strength unto others.
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"I bless you, my well-beloved, by the grace of
God with the will to be brave, to be cheerful, to hold
up your light so that all may see it; and thus to draw
down a Divine blessing upon yourselves and those around,
to spread the healing power - healing for the body,
healing for the mind and healing for the soul. And
as you pray and strive, so shall be released within
you that holy power which is symbol and sign of your
spiritual inheritance, and you shall sorrow no more.
Joy and peace shall hold your being; you shall look
at the things of the earth and see them for the trumpery
toys they represent. Then your eyes will be raised
to the sky, for it means to you a brighter, fairer
land. Your treasure is there, in God's home, safe and
secure; and when your time comes to pass hence what
a glorious harvest shall be there for you, it will
indeed be Welcome Home!
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"As I leave you, I send over the spaces the healing
power of God - not mine but His - giving peace and
understanding, throwing the light of Divine Love over
the pathway that seems so dark. And when that pathway
is lightened for yourselves, you can go to those in
darkness, so that they shall share the light with you.
And when your eyes are opened to spiritual things,
you will see to your infinite joy that the light upon
your pathway on earth was the light of angels who walked
with you, giving you strength, guiding your steps,
pointing to the Better Land, where God has prepared
for those who love Him those things which pass man's
understanding, but which are there in very truth. The
little children shall work for God, and those who have
done so much, they shall be given added power; the
blind shall see, and they shall have the power to cast
blindness from others.
(1 Cor. 1, 17-24)
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"Thus in time the Will Of God shall be done; darkness
shall be no more the Cross of Jesus Christ shall be
as a strong support, and with the Cross so fear is
banished; with the Cross the power has come to cast
out devils wherever they may be.
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"Peace be unto you, the peace which the Master
only can give, the peace that can remain whatever life
may hold...The Master comes to bless us Himself! With
loving words He draws you close: Come unto Me all ye
that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you
rest!
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"Farewell, my little children, but in God's good
time we shall meet again with joy, bringing our sheaves
with us for the Harvest which God has ordained.
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"Peace, and again peace!"
©GWCSA
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