2007-8-11 02:41:00
John mentioned that he would like to take a stab at a question asked to me. Let me make clear that I have no problem with anyone doing this. Sometimes a member will answer a question as good as can be done and this frees my hands to move on to other material. Also I do not always get to all questions so this may be the only answer the person will receive.
Again let me stress that if I miss one of your questions that you deem important then ask again and note that you are asking a second time.
A while back Dan asked me to further clarify my views on magic.
First of all let me make clear that there are different definitions floating around out there and, as is the case with any teacher, the student must learn how he is defining his terms so the communication can be effective.
First let me restate the definition of magic as I use it:
"It is the manifestation or the influence of things on the dense physical plane with power that does not come from this plane."
I have created this definition to not only harmonize with my own thinking but with Djwhal Khul (DK) and Theosophical writings.
Some say that magic is that which happens which is beyond our understanding. This would mean that computers are magical to most of us for few understand how they work.
This may work for some definitions of the term but technology or even that which is beyond our understanding is not all magical according to the above definition.
For one thing, the principles of true magic are not beyond our understanding. It is possible to gain a full understanding of magic and how it works. If this were to happen then would it no longer be magic? No. Magic is not magic because it is not understood for it is still magic after it is understood. Nothing changes.
Jesus was the master white magician and he understood what he was doing and it was still magic even to him.
I understand the reluctance of calling Jesus a magician for it seemed odd to me at first but then when one realizes that miracles are also magical it makes perfect sense.
Anyone who believes in miracles also believes in the magical work of the soul and spirit of God within. The real problem is the word has been the subject of much bias because it is associated with the dark side and Satan by most religious ones.
A rose is a rose by any other name and if magic is called a miracle then it is still magic.
Dan wondered about magic as being something acting outside of law.
No. This is not the case. The whole universe and all the spheres within it are all governed by law. Magic uses law, but it is not restricted to Newtonian type physical laws.
Magic brings down into the physical results that are the product of interplay of energies above the physical with the physical.
Let us give an example of lower and higher magic. I use the term lower instead of black because lower magic is used by both the white and the black magicians, but only the white magician can use the higher magic of the soul.
Let us use healing as an example.
Healing by lower magic:
This can be done by hypnotism and seed thoughts that can stimulate belief and in some cases neutralize disease and bring a flow of healing pranic energy.
If the Brother of Light uses these tools he does so only with the idea of assisting the one in need. If the one on the dark path uses it he does so to increase his power over his associates and set himself up for a spokesman for the god without.
Healing by higher magic:
The Brother of Light seeks the highest spiritual contact for himself through the soul as well as for the one to be healed. If successful he will bring down high spiritual energy that stimulates the lower healing energies into circulation so the person will be healed.
This is white magic whether the healer completely understands what is going on or not. All operates according to the interplay of lower and higher law even though the result may seem to suspend natural law.
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