From the earliest days of my youth I had wondered how it was possible for God to have made the Heavens and the earth in six days. I wondered how it could be that no man had seen God, yet Moses wrote of the creation as an eye-witness. I determined to search in the very core of the universe itself--the [[Godhead]]--until the answer was revealed. I too would know the [[mystery]] of mysteries.

From the earliest days of my youth I had wondered how it was possible for God to have made the Heavens and the earth in six days. I wondered how it could be that no man had seen God, yet Moses wrote of the creation as an eye-witness. I determined to search in the very core of the universe itself--the '''[[Godhead]]'''--until the answer was revealed. I too would know the '''[[mystery]]''' of mysteries.

I turned to the solitude of the deserts; the wildernesses with their singing streams. I turned to the solitude of the ocean's vastness in vain search. Bewildered, I turned to [[meditation]] upon that part of myself which was created in the image and likeness of the God about whom I wished to learn. I found then the true meaning of, "Be still and know that I am God." My first lesson in universal knowledge.

I turned to the solitude of the deserts; the wildernesses with their singing streams. I turned to the solitude of the ocean's vastness in vain search. Bewildered, I turned to '''[[meditation]]''' upon that part of myself which was created in the image and likeness of the God about whom I wished to learn. I found then the true meaning of, "Be still and know that I am God." My first lesson in universal knowledge.

While in my meditation I felt myself drifting away into a sleep which was not sleep. I lost [[consciousness]] of my room, my bed, even my body. Yet I was not unconscious. The sensation of having my mind turned backward and inward persisted until I was no longer in possession of any earthly knowledge. I knew that I existed, and that was all. I did not exist in relation to anything I could recognize. All I could recognize was "ME". This was that part of me which was created in the image and likeness of God. It was to that ME that the Creator spoke. He could do nothing with the [[Egotistic|egotistical]], misdirected personality which had evolved from the many [[Incarnation|incarnations]] as a creature of earthly flesh.  

While in my meditation I felt myself drifting away into a sleep which was not sleep. I lost '''[[consciousness]]''' of my room, my bed, even my body. Yet I was not unconscious. The sensation of having my mind turned backward and inward persisted until I was no longer in possession of any earthly knowledge. I knew that I existed, and that was all. I did not exist in relation to anything I could recognize. All I could recognize was "ME". This was that part of me which was created in the image and likeness of God. It was to that ME that the Creator spoke. He could do nothing with the '''[[Egotistic|egotistical]]''', misdirected personality which had evolved from the many '''[[Incarnation|incarnations]]''' as a creature of earthly flesh.  

The dizzy, backward journey from the realm of time as I knew it into the [[eternity]] of pre-creation was exhausting, yet there was no fear. There was no me to be afraid. I had become absorbed into the universe.

The dizzy, backward journey from the realm of time as I knew it into the '''[[eternity]]''' of pre-creation was exhausting, yet there was no fear. There was no me to be afraid. I had become absorbed into the universe.

I knew I was being transported somewhere, yet there was no sensation of motion. For the moment I was universal; and motion is physical. It occupies time and takes place in space, both of which are of this earth. It was being willed that I should be at a point in the past where a [[revelation]] was to be made to me and I was responding to that Divine Will. I was there!

I knew I was being transported somewhere, yet there was no sensation of motion. For the moment I was universal; and motion is physical. It occupies time and takes place in space, both of which are of this earth. It was being willed that I should be at a point in the past where a '''[[revelation]]''' was to be made to me and I was responding to that Divine Will. I was there!

Then the heavy tread ceased and a lesser one continued to approach. I could sense the nearness of a [[soul]] which was soon to become pure intelligence with me, moving onward toward its perfection. I knew the seventy old men had stopped while Moses, Aaron, Nadab and Abihu continued. Finally, only the one most advanced soul entered into the cloud which was the connecting link between spirit and matter. Too [[dense]] to be spirit and too [[ethereal]] to be pure matter, the cloud became the meeting place between the soul of a mortal man and the Eternal Soul.

Then the heavy tread ceased and a lesser one continued to approach. I could sense the nearness of a '''[[soul]]''' which was soon to become pure intelligence with me, moving onward toward its perfection. I knew the seventy old men had stopped while Moses, Aaron, Nadab and Abihu continued. Finally, only the one most advanced soul entered into the cloud which was the connecting link between spirit and matter. Too '''[[dense]]''' to be spirit and too '''[[ethereal]]''' to be pure matter, the cloud became the meeting place between the soul of a mortal man and the Eternal Soul.

As though I was reliving my life in the age of Moses I could see the prayers I had prayed being unfolded and flashed on the screen of [[cosmic]] consciousness at the same time as were Moses pleadings for the Israelites. These blended into a symphony of universal desire which was to be fulfilled before we returned to the shackles of mortal limitation. Yes, our return would hold forth a promise, given only to those whose spiritual eyes had been opened.  

As though I was reliving my life in the age of Moses I could see the prayers I had prayed being unfolded and flashed on the screen of '''[[cosmic]]''' consciousness at the same time as were Moses pleadings for the Israelites. These blended into a symphony of universal desire which was to be fulfilled before we returned to the shackles of mortal limitation. Yes, our return would hold forth a promise, given only to those whose spiritual eyes had been opened.  

Our surroundings changed from dimness to darkness and then to the blackness of inter-[[stellar]] space, where darkness becomes an impenetrable solid. When? How? There is no when; there is no how in eternity. As it is willed, so is it!

Our surroundings changed from dimness to darkness and then to the blackness of inter-'''[[stellar]]''' space, where darkness becomes an impenetrable solid. When? How? There is no when; there is no how in eternity. As it is willed, so is it!