Journey of Life
The Book of Enlightenment - A guide to a better life
Sunday 30th June 1935
It has oftimes been said that travel does broaden the Material mind. Knoweth thou now that it likewise broadens the Spiritual mind the controlling force that governs the Material mind.
Ye that have travelled along the planes in search of Spiritual enlightenment are now in possession of a mind a controlling Force far different from that which thou didst possess at the commencement of your journey. Ye realise that you see and understand with greater wisdom and knowledge the various vibrations and controlling forces that predominates ever influencing the material activities.
Ye that have been privileged to write, you that be privileged to read privileged to understand will realise that you have accumulated a vast store of knowledge a knowledge of the requirements of the desires of the Supreme God but realise also that at this stage of your journey ye have yet many things to experience many things to learn. Ye as thou art aware were first conducted across the planes of investigation by a very desirable influence which was the result of all your material understanding and activities then to be introduced to a Power. As thou travelled ye learned to recognise the beneficial words of wisdom and truth that the Power and the journey did bring to thy knowledge and understanding. Thou must also realise that in thy progression towards enlightenment and truth thou didst travel across the desert climbing, climbing high ascending steadily towards the light and understanding. In thy journey there came to thee many things that created a diversion of thought bringing to you enlightenment and understanding. Friends of the material plane ye who so desire the wealth of knowledge ye who wish to travel along the paths of the Great Unknown the mysteries of the material plane. Let thy desires be the desires of strength and determination to travel to conquer to succeed regardless of the opposition of material kind that may trouble thy tired weary endeavours.
Ye that have travelled materially must realise how differently wast the return journey how better thou understood the sights that only a few hours before wast so strange and unreal. Having had the opportunity of seeing how much broader your version would have been could ye have understood. Friends, material friends know now a journey material and spiritual ever the same will bring to you the Light of better understanding. Knowledge is Power and strength.
Material friends many among ye are weak in your intentions many among ye are brave with your tongue but as ye journey forth the weakness within you desires that your footsteps falter afraid of something you do not understand. Hence forth we must chose among ye who fear not whose strength and determination will lead them forth to Light to Love to Knowledge so that those who art timid will follow in confidence realising that you have the knowledge and the understanding and can give protection to those that desire protection should protection be necessary for you are like the timid animal of the material plane who travels forth slowly fearfully to discover eventually that your fears were without foundation.
I am afraid the journey you find will be long but very instructive. In the past by stages of enlightenment you have been brought to realise and understand much better things, things that to the material mind appear very strange and hence forth there shall be brought to your knowledge many things that as yet ye do not understand. But this the material mind will readily realise that in your journeys you have cultivated and gathered around your personality many friendly vibrations of strength light and knowledge. Shall we say friends of the Spiritual planes as ye journey forth to further investigate the planes of advancement. With the Controlling Forces you will acquire many more Forces many more friends and influences. You will then realise that material strength is but a weed fanned by the breezes of material strength.
Realise that thou art no nearer to personality as thou wert before spoken to by Leverious. Spiritual and Material it wilt avail ye naught to shelter under the veil of ignorance. Knowledge brings wisdom. Knowledge brings around ye strength. Thy strength is thy Power to understand that which thy neighbour desires not to understand. Material that thou art not in a position to pass thy version upon any subject material or spiritual if thou dost not attend the school of knowledge and enlightenment and endeavour to understand that which thou dost not understand.
So I ask my material friends that ye sit and relax. Learn other versions than thine own summary of thy journey towards the Light. Travel along the road we are willing to guide thee then thou wilt be in a better position to fully realise the subject which at present disturbs thy material mind. Throw not aside thy desire for enlightenment ere thou art wrong in thy judgement. Condemn ye not the Powers ye do not understand. Go ye forth and broaden thy minds at least thou should travel a short distance along the road thou shalt then realise the necessity of compliance the truth the wisdom of further travel that thou may better understand.
I portray to ye a passage of darkness but I say to ye there is Light beyond. Come my friends I will guide thy footsteps, follow me with care I promise ye thou wilt not stumble if thou dost not stray from the loving hands that guide ye towards the Light.
Art though ever to remain in darkness art thou afraid to enter. Yes my friends the darkness or the cold only realising the desire to reach the Light.
Follow me my friends there to learn the truth of thine own desires the strength of thine own material mind.