Last Of The "Early Posts"

2009-7-8 04:55:00

Today I am posting the last I have on file of my early teaching posts from 1994 on AOL [America Online]. I may still have more tucked away somewhere. If I find them I'll post them to the group.

  

Post #185

Welcome to "A Course in Revelation"

Many have enjoyed the treatise called "A Course in Miracles" which is believed by many to be revealed by Jesus.

Few, however, realize that this course is merely preparation for another course of a higher order which is centered around Revelation, or "A Course in Revelation." The Revelations are also called "Keys."

Let me quote from A Course in Miracles or ACIM for short:

"Revelation transcends miracles. Miracles are thus a means and Revelation is an end. The Holy Spirit is the highest communication medium. Miracles do not involve this type of communication, because they are temporary communication devices. When you return to your original form of communication with God by direct Revelation, the need for miracles is over."

Does it not stand to reason that since "Revelation" is a higher principle than the "Miracle" that there should be a course somewhere on it?

The basic stated purpose of ACIM is to remove the barriers between you and direct Revelation from the Holy Spirit. If you have applied the course successfully then you should be ready for the next step which is Revelation.

Here are some additional comments from A Course in Miracles on Revelation:

"Revelation induces a state in which fear has already been abolished.

"Revelation reflects the original form of communication between God and His creations, involving the extremely personal sense of creation sometimes sought in physical relationships. Physical closeness cannot achieve it. Miracles, however, are genuinely interpersonal, and result in true closeness to others. Revelation unites you directly with God. Miracles unite you directly with your brother. Neither emanates from consciousness, but both are experienced there. Consciousness is the state that induces action, though it does not inspire it.

"Revelation induces experience. Miracles, on the other hand, induce action [...] Revelation is literally unspeakable because it is an experience of unspeakable love.

"Revelations are inspired by me because I am close to the Holy Spirit, and alert to the Revelation-readiness of my brothers. I can thus bring down to them more than they can draw down to themselves. The Holy Spirit mediates higher to lower communication, keeping the direct channel from God to you open for Revelation. Revelation is not reciprocal. It proceeds from God to you, but not from you to God.

"Under my guidance miracles lead to the highly personal experience of Revelation. A guide does not control but he does direct, leaving it up to you to follow.

"Some worry that a teacher or guide such as myself is seeking to control, but such is not the case. My goal is the same as the Master's to "direct, leaving it up to you to follow."

Unfortunately, Revelation cannot be directly taught from book form as was the case with ACIM and other important works. The Revelation is a personal experience between you and the Holy Spirit and cannot be spelled out in black-and-white by me or anyone else. You can be directed to it, however; and you can be given hints. Often times when the hints are solved a Revelation will come. In the world of Revelation from the Holy Spirit all is one and all entities see "eye to eye." Thus a Revelation given to one will always be in harmony with a Revelation given to another. Sometimes one will receive additional information or insights, but harmony will always be there.

There are 36 Revelations or "Keys" as I have called them in this course. Revelations are not limited to these 36, but includes them.

There are twelve Revelations of knowledge, twelve to enhance the wisdom-understanding aspect and twelve of power also called "The Keys to Immortality and Eternal Life."

You must pass the first Revelation before you go to the second and the second before you go to the third and so on.

The first "Revelation" to receive is "Who and/or What AM I?"

Hint: To say God, the Soul, the Higher Self is not enough. To understand what you are you must also understand what you are not.

For instance a person may buy an expensive car and like it so much that he begins to identify with it so much that if the car is damaged he or she feels pain. We understand, however, that we are not our cars, but a car is a vehicle that we use to explore the physical world.

There is the real YOU that uses vehicles to explore the worlds of form. What are the vehicles that most people identify with and think that is their "Selves," but in reality is not their Selves at all?

We will cover several rounds in these forums but I cannot explain or confirm these principles for general distribution. We will go as far as we can with this first principle for the aid of general understanding.

It may take you from a week to several lifetimes to master each of the 36 principles. You are advised to only continue if you feel that the teachings to be presented strike a chord of truth within your soul. If for some reason they feel wrong for you then it may very well be correct that you discontinue.

If you wish to participate in this learning process then contemplate this first principle and post or e-mail your thoughts. Additional hints will then be given until an understanding of the key is reached.

Going with the flow can be a definite decision, as well a standing still. Going against the flow usually involves decision. Going with the flow usually involves acquiescence and not decision. There is always a sense of purpose behind a true decision. Those who "go with the flow" usually have no purpose in what they are doing. They are actually letting go of their power of decision.

The power of choice is available to the masses, but the power of decision is reserved for the Gods.

Remember the scripture: "Now the man is to become as one of us: To be able to decide good from evil."

Isaiah later points out that in his day none had the power to decide good and evil. Why is this? Because we do not understand the power within us. We think we are making decisions when we are merely making a choice to follow someone else's decision. Actually it is often not even a choice, but pure acquiescence.

Visualize yourself floating down a swift stream on a log. To continue going downstream involves only acquiescence and no decision is necessary. On the other hand, you will only undergo the struggle to swim upstream if there is some purpose involved. This normally requires some decision.

If your life is at stake and you need to swim upstream to save it then you are following the line of least resistance again. You or your higher self have already decided to make an effort to preserve your life at most any cost. Therefore, the motion to swim upstream is not a current decision, but the effect of a past one.

Many new agers do not understand this principle and think that "going with the flow" is a high-end goal. Not so. The animal kingdom has already perfected this art through programs written into their data banks by the Gods who really decide.

Hope this helps. If it does then give me two examples of illusive decisions and two of real decisions.

About teleporting:  The knowledge is already within you and need not be retrieved consciously. Just like you do not have to consciously know how your television works to use it. You have to learn how to turn on the power.

  

"Of those who say nothing, few are silent."
  -- Thomas Neill