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THE GREATER WORLD CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
THE ZODIAC MESSAGES
"SCIENCE AND RELIGION"
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), through the mediumship
of Miss Winifred Moyes at the Zodiac Circle on Saturday
17th December 1927.
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"Almighty One, we thank Thee with grateful hearts
that Thou hast bestowed upon Thy children the gift
of vision. Grant that the light of the mind may so
grow that the physical may hold them not. Teach Thy
little ones how to progress along the path out of the
difficulties, out of the complications, out of the
disappointments of daily life; to rest on Thy peace,
and draw to them comfort and the gift of revelation
which awaits them.
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"O inspire us to be strong! Let not the perplexities
of the day nor the prophecies regarding the future
cast a chill upon the hearts of Thy little ones, but
rather let them take it as a precious opportunity so
that they can show that they are Thy children in very
truth. Send down the power this night, O Father, and
grant that each one may feel the Holy Spirit is not
only helping them but releasing the Divine within,
so that they, in turn, may demonstrate the truth which
is of Thee. We thank Thee, O God, and we commence our
work this night with confidence in Thy love. Amen.
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"When, in a darkened sky you see the first faint
star, unconsciously, something within you responds
to it. You look up, the star symbolises light, the
light hope, and hope - God - the Eternal Father is
watching over you. Endeavour to make that hope something
of your own, even though it be as a little star in
the great wide heavens shining above the earth. To
the majority, life appears so vast and so complicated.
They seem so small. The gifts and possessions of the
world may not be for you. Some may have wealth which
you do not, some may have achieved their ambitions
which you may have not. You ask yourself what of my
effort, my hopes, my prayers, what have they produced?
For those who cannot see beyond the physical standpoint
I say that they have produced something which neither
the earth nor the power of darkness can snatch from
you. They have produced a measure of patience, a measure
of endurance and a measure of faith. These things are
of God. They reflect in miniature the qualities of
the Christ Himself. Christ said 'Be thou perfect even
as your Father in heaven is perfect.'
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"How hard, how impossible this may sound to you.
Knowing how you have tried and struggled and yet again
and again are conscious of failure, conscious of choosing
second best. But the Master bids me say, fear not,
but hope always, for out of the very failures and the
rising up, in time to come you shall be perfect, in
your degree, even as the Father is perfect, and shall
love in your degree, even as God loves you.
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"The word Science has hypnotised countless thousands
over the past and it's power today is stronger than
ever. To some there is magic in the sound. They seize
the parchment pages of their day, passing over the
great mass of so-called intelligence and with eagerness
read that which comes under the heading of science.
How few understand even the earth meaning of that word!
What is science? What does it represent? It is the
gathering of 'facts' relating to any given subject,
the testing of those facts and the proving that the
findings are facts and not supposition.
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"Remember that which you name science has altered
it's boundaries again and again. Science relates to
everything without exception. Man works with a limited
mind and for the most part, bound consciousness. When
you are free you will see that man has been searching
for the Light with the aid of a light provided by himself
- the artificial light in their hands. That light represents
the facts which have been garnered out of truth. Sometimes
a sudden gust from the unknown quenches the Light.
But man, with the Divine gift of patience, re-lights
that which is in his hand, providing fuel from his
mind and goes on.
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"Some, after many years, look back and find that
instead of getting nearer the Light they have penetrated
deeper into the earth. Why? Man remains chained to
the bondage of the earth because the god he worships
is either his own intellect or the intellect of others.
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"Science progresses, but what about the individuals
who have literally given themselves to that which they
seek to uncover? That which brings about help to others
is good. But the man who has forgotten his Source has
fettered himself to the past by chains which it will
take anguish to sever.
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"Science - such an attractive word, so applicable
to the development of the things of the earth. But
what of that science which has the power to release
the great creative spirit within?
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"Hour by hour, daily in your lives, laws are put
into operation. You are calling upon powers uncountable
in earth language. Each vibration is governed by a
spiritual law. Each action, each thought has a history
and a future, again, controlled by spiritual laws.
This science, these facts, will never be revised throughout
eternity.
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"Lay out before you the value of science on earth
and then the true science of Spirit Life. Face the
relative importance of these two gifts, one so abused
and the other hardly recognised at all. Face courageously
what men say when they dispute 'miraculous power' and
even that of the Holy Spirit itself.
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"You often hear of the struggle of the 'intellectuals'
to bring religion into harmony with science. The struggle
will go on, but science will be re-thought, re-written
by that which is Truth itself.
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"I bring you back to Christ and will forever bring
you back to the Saviour of the World. Many who know
this Truth fly from teacher to teacher seeking knowledge.
There are those who pass on that which is only the
knowledge of the earth, but which exists in another
plane of consciousness and refuses for the time being
to be rooted out. This is the mental sphere and it
holds within its grip millions of souls whose spirits
are still fettered by that drawn to them over the past.
There are many on earth who demand nourishment for
their minds. They have yet to learn that the mental
plane in any sphere, at any stage in life's journey,
is grades lower in development than the lowest spiritual
condition.
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"There are those free from the body who 'come
back' who do not know Christ. They pass on what is
attractive to the physical mind. But in the measure
that they influence their listeners, they are farther
from the light of revelation.
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"So, I make no apology for preaching Christ. It
is our glory, and that glory when the body is no more
will lead into conditions surpassing your sweetest
dreams.
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"I bring you back to the Sacred One as He trod
the earth way in humbleness of heart and poverty of
attire. Think of the 'science' revealed by the Master,
by the Redeemer of all worlds.
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"There are many with trained minds, skilled in
subterfuge, with all the cunning arts, who questioned
the Master. Yet Christ did not display his knowledge,
although it would have been child's play to have met
them on their own ground and to have beaten them point
by point. This temptation, so often applied, was gently
pushed aside. The Master gave His answers in statements
and because they were based on the science of the true
Life of the Spirit, they were unanswerable and even
in spite of similar enemies today, they will remain
unanswerable throughout Eternity.
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"The Truth unadorned has nothing which can be
taken from it. The wisdom is everlasting, simplicity
itself and can stand the test of any age, every individual
case and still remain untouched by man.
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"When you are free of the body you will be taken
on many journeys, through countless conditions and
you will find for yourself that the words of Christ
are unassailable. Remember that words, however accurately
they express the truth, are limited if they are not
linked to an example of that which they illustrate.
Never forget that without the life of Christ, His thoughts,
His sacrifices would have long been forgotten by man.
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"Then there are those who say that they follow
the teachings of Paul, or that their church is dedicated
to Peter. Would the words of Paul or Peter have lasted
if it were not for the anguish they endured? So when
you speak of your adherence to the statements of this
one and that, say to yourself: 'Am I willing to live
as Paul lived?' - 'Am I willing to do as Peter?'. That
is the test. To set up a temple, to claim allegiance
to those who have gone before and yet be unwilling
to live the life of the man who spake the word, that
is the fault of the science instituted by the mind
of man.
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"There is sorrow amongst those who feel that their
'religion' sways to and fro over a deep precipice.
Whatever your views, whatever your beliefs, seek the
science which is accurate not only by earth standards
but by the standard of the Life which lasts for ever.
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"Discussion over the ages questions how far has
the individual, the 'church' or the institution, those
who call themselves 'Christians', travelled from that
which Christ gave Himself! In the sacred record, impossible
to be misunderstood, is 'Christianity', that which
is of Christ. All the embellishment which has been
built up around that word is an illustration of the
falseness of science as it relates to the earth.
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"Hearts are sore, minds bewildered, but the courageous
one will face the fact that if each church, each body
or their controllers, had followed the Christ, controversies
and divisions would be unknown today.
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"Go back to the science provided and given out
by the One who is All in All to us - the Christ. Slowly,
perchance, man will come back to the perfect science
given out by Truth Himself which can stand the test
of any state and any condition.
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"Say only: 'I want to be a child of Christ. I
want to get a little nearer to the One who loves me
best'. Those who fight among themselves and allow rancour
to come between them and peace will one day stand free,
out of the wood of misunderstanding, and receive something
of the revelation of God as Christ. This revelation
of the Perfect Mind, who transmitted those many laws
which govern all spheres, is the One who created that
which is science relating to every living thing. Housed
in the Almighty Mind is the wisdom of all creation.
But He comes to us as the gentle Christ, the compassionate
Friend, the understanding Bestower of Truth, which
little by little we can make our own.
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"I want you to remember that when the Master sent
out among the masses the ones who loved Him so well,
He bade them keep the faith and to leave everything
in the Hands of God.
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"Never forget that by placing God first, the material
life shall be replenished as the need arises. Those
who are disciples in very truth live simply and turn
from that which represents anything beyond the necessities
of mind and body. The true disciples of the Master
live as the Master laid down according to their responsibilities,
even today. Take comfort from this thought. Your Father
knows what you require. Christ understands that sometimes
anxiety over material things comes between you and
the consciousness of His Love. But the Great Provider,
the Great Protector will never fail. Therefore, seek
to give up the physical will and trust Him. By effort,
conquer the difficulties of the day; by prayer, offer
yourselves, holding nothing back, to the One who gave
you life.
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"So I bless you with confidence in God and with
that sturdy determination to take God at His word.
Be certain that as days go on what is best for you
will come to you. By linking up with God all else is
included and anxiety is the work of the destroyers
themselves.
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"With confidence in God, with a will given up
to Him, so I bless you. May the Holy Spirit force into
your minds that God's ways are not only the best, but
sweetest and hold a gladness which in the little tomorrow,
shall be made your own if you keep faith with the Divine
within.
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"Farewell."
©GWCSA
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