What i have learned from much effort is that every scrap of evidence needs to be viewed by every possible educated eyeball and that no eyeball should be held in extreme repute. This allows the creation of a set of reports that should ultimately exceed two dozen. Then it is also possible to define a set of what i have called conforming data.
Even better each eyeball sees a generalized image but then hones in on a particular aspect.
In this item i observe that the theology thinks man is responsible for his destiny. Rather an important question when we see ample evidence that our world is guided and that we are guided but all done by human spirits working from the other side..
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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
THE HYMN OR PRAYER FROM THE BOOK OF SONGS - 3
O Great One in Heaven, whose thoughts probe the
hearts of men, cast forth a small ray of illumination to light my way in the
darkness of man's ignorance. Strengthen me by Your revelation, that for even a
brief moment I may see Truth and know the mysteries of life. I ask not to see
as the Great Ones have seen, but just for something within my understanding.
O Great God, send me one bright shaft of light,
that I may see silhouetted as in a flash of lightning the forces that wage war
for the possession of my soul. For what mortal unaided can understand or
visualise the dark things that lurk to lure the soul along the path of horror,
such as the demons waiting to twist the weak soul into coils of frightflilness
before casting it into the abyss of terror?
Lord of the Universe, take pity on me.
Everything hes in Your Great Hand except the fate of each man, and men are
frail and weak. Many who have seen Truth revealed have quailed before the
awfial responsibilities of man and consoled themselves by fashioning unnatural
gods before whom they quelled the fears in their hearts. I am not one worthy to
gaze upon Truth, nor do I desire to do so lest I be overwhelmed, perhaps I ask
too much from One who reads the hearts of men.
0 Great Luminated One, keep me from the final
horror which hes in wait to devour the souls of men. Help me in the dread hour
when I come face to face with my own soul. O save it from the abode of the Dark
Warden of Terrors!
What are the great mysteries of man's destiny so
dimly perceived even by the Illuminated Ones? Have mercy on my dismal
ignorance, or I am delivered into the toils of my own repulsiveness.
What is the Great Secret whispered so fearfully
among the great columns? What are the substances wherewith men may pass through
the Great Portal and return to life? Is it true that the destiny of man is
determined by man? O what fearful responsibility, my heart is overwhelmed and
my spirit becomes weak with dread. Is it for this that men shun the Truth and
cast themselves at Your feet for mercy?
1 fear, for my soul is heavy with evil and the
scales will bear down against me. Will it be stamped with the dread impress of
condemnation by the forty-two seals? Place Your hand in mercy upon the balances
and let my soul be. made light.
0 Great One, hidden within the eternal silence,
who shines forth as a beacon of light to few men. O lighten our darkness and
our fear-shadowed hearts! Lift the veil just slightly, that we may understand
something of Your greatness.
We are not uninstructed and know we can be
granted no more than a glimpse of Your greatness, for to receive more would be
too awesome for the frail constitution of man. This is why the ignorant doubt,
for their very ignorance spawns the frailty which inhibits their enlightenment.
We hardly dare murmur these fervent words. O
Great One, grant that the spirit within us may be helped to cleanse itself of
the besmirching foulness spawned by our thoughts. Remove from us every trace of
that which may pollute, and let us know timeless splendour in glory.
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