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- Herausgeber: Andura Publishing
- Kategorie: Ratgeber
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020
Experience the life-changing power of William Frederic Keeler with this unforgettable book.
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The Self Superlative
William Frederic Keeler
CONTENTS
I. THE EVER CREATIVE SELF
II. THE MAJESTY OF CHOICE
III. THE MYSTICAL WILL
IV. THE SUPREMACY OF THE WITHIN
V. THE MASTER CONSCIOUSNESS
VI. CLOTHED IN THE REGAL NOW
FOREWORD
Man no longer attains to or toward. In the majesty of his High Choice, he seats himself either on the throne of Power, or on the footstool of subjection.
The mysticism of the ages rings with the note of the possible indwelling of illuminant mental powers, which exceed the comprehension of the common consciousness. But the mysticism of the ages often utilized methods of strife, struggle, and denial in its attainment.
The new age comes as one of peace, and mysticism, gladdened by resultant tranquillity and optimism, finds itself able to employ gentler means for accomplishment. The newer psychology discovers that a primal effect of common consciousness is that of choice. Indeed, it seems that all the faculties of the objective mind are embraced in this one term, for our common thinking consists but of perception, selection, acceptance, rejection—in one word, Choice.
The Greate^ Consciousness and its powers are with man, and always have been with him, but out of his God-given independence he must choose to accept and use them. This choice must be sunk deep into the seas of the Universal Consciousness. Its pearls lie deep.
These pages are presented in the hope that they may be an encouraging revealment of some of these Inner Riches. And running through the text will be found a thread of method as to their attainment by the deepening of choice in its exercise of love and appreciation directed toward the Indwelling Resplendent Self.
That this little book may help to fix the Choice of the Devout, at this time when is beginning the rise of the wave of a newer, freer mysticism, is the prayer of The Author.
THE SELF SUPERLATIVE
I.
The Ever Creative Self.
Out from the nowhere came Life. It was nowhere, to be alone, so the Great One made company of Himself for Himself. Godhood resolved Itself into Parts, and by the Law of that First Act, the Parts resolve themselves into like Parts, and so Creation was, and existence is, and so Creation and existence are and ever will be, for what the One has done shall not and cannot be undone, and so the doing is and ever shall be Life-building.
Each act of every Soul gives life, and the act of each Soul gives life to that Soul and to others. To give Life, the Law of the First Act of the First One is, that from the nowhere Somewhere shall be, when a Soul shall commune with itself, for in that somewhere it shall find Itself knowingly.
He who takes thought of the things of life grants Life. If he shall have the Powers of Life, he shall do this act of thought in full consciousness, knowing the manner of its doing. This is Creation; this is Life; and this is knowledge of, and wisdom concerning, Life.
If we would live, then, we have but to know that each act brings life. If we are to live in full possession of our life-giving powers at all times, we must know that we are not single, separate, or apart from the Whole, from the totality of things. Not to be apart from is to be actually One. Man. is, within himself, and of himself, the entirety—the Whole. He is All. If he refuses to believe this, then in belief he refuses much, for he denies not only his Source, but himself. Should a giant deny his strength, and lie idle, he would wither, but still he would be gigantic. Should a fish deny to itself the swimming, it still would float. So, though man deny his Godhood, his limitlessness, his grandeur, his perfection, yet he is all these things.
But man sleeps.
Man, before whom all things are possible, to whom nothing in all the worlds can be denied, who stands not apart from the ends of Creation, would stand apart from himself. In this is the sinning; there is no other sin. In this lies the wrong. All else is right.
Because of this is he fallen, for in truth he is on the heights—and he sleeps. When will man arouse himself? For no other can arouse him. When will he be that which he is ? When, when will he will to be that which he is?
When this sleeper shall awaken — glories shall be as the dawn, the skies shall brighten, the horizon disappear. Worlds shall he hold in his hand. All, the universal All, will be near. When the sleeper shall awaken he will find himself everywhere, and during all time. He will have no need to play with the pictures of the times which came and went. He will not care for the places which were, are, or will be. Why should he ? Being all these things, he would be more, and being all these things he takes thought, and ever will take thought, to be more. The sleeper awake, is God.
The sleeper asleep is man in limitation’s spell. Under that spell he is content. Freed from it, and in his greatest glory, he would be more than content. This is why life is. This is why life is not.
He that stretches forth his hand shall find, and even the withered hand shall find the manner of stretching forth. What hindrance is there, what let is there? All is granted, but much is refused acceptance. Why weep you who sleep? None weeps whose eyes are open, unless it be from the greatness of the Light. None smiles that sleeps, unless it be from dreams, themselves often reality denied.
With skies illumined, with hearts of men laid bare, with minds secretless, with Souls bending to the warmth of Love, with all these things to have if awake—man sleeps or drowses. The blandishments of earth are upon him as a lethargy, the sensations of flesh are with him a drug. In his sleep he smiles content, in his lack of such sleep he groans, when there is no rest excSpt in wakefulness to the everlasting bliss of Self knowledge.
So the dreamer dreams, and toys with the things of his dream-state. So, being not awake, he knows not of life. To awaken suddenly from these slumbers would purchance disturb, for who, upon awakening, is not confused, mystified, puzzled ? And so he sinks back again to mumble, and to murmur against a sleep which he will not throw off. Life is incomprehensible to him, because he does not see Life. Life is a thing to be avoided, shunned, scorned, spumed because it is sleep instead of life. Only the instinct, the impulse, the voice of the calling wakefulness remains of all his heritage. He would have more of the good things, but he would have them of the substance of dreams. He would have happiness, but his happiness must be of the kind that drowns, dulls, deadens.
When will the sleeper awake?
