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THE GREATER WORLD CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
THE ZODIAC MESSAGES
"THE BORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS"
An address by the celestial messenger 'Zodiac' (the
unnamed scribe of the Bible and a teacher in the Temple
of Jerusalem at the time of Christ), through the mediumship
of Miss Winifred Moyes at the Zodiac Circle on Saturday,
14th May, 1927
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"SAVIOUR Christ, the Beloved of our hearts, draw
close to us and give us Thy blessing direct. Teach
us that we can come to Thee and can call to Thee, and
that Thou art waiting to listen to our petitions. O
grant that the physical mind with its limitations,
with its many forbiddings, may be put aside and that
we may contact in Spirit with Thy Love.
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"Father, we know so little and yet we sense so
much. Teach us how to cross the threshold of things
felt by the mind of the body and to penetrate into
those things which remain for ever.
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"We re-dedicate ourselves to Thy holy work; we
re-dedicate all that we are - our powers, our gifts,
even our bodies to this sacred work, and we ask Thee
out of Thy Love, to take, to use, to direct, and to
open the future to us. Father, we thank Thee for Thy
unfailing understanding of human needs. Amen.
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"MY children, I would speak to you on that which I
name the 'Borders of Consciousness' and I deal in part,
only in a small part, with that which one day you shall
understand in great part. To understand it in its whole
is impossible, for consciousness - Spirit consciousness
- is centred in God, and though the Father holds out
all that He has and all that He is to us, we are His
children, and we must proceed with slowness; and even
when that great link of unity and aim and purpose is
fulfilled, still the Father is the Father and we are
His children, His creation.
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"My little ones, Spirit consciousness opens not
only a wide field of knowledge to those upon the earth
plane, but it opens a wider field when the body is
no more; and as you progress, throwing off your bondage,
becoming a little more and a little more like the being
which God created in the first instance, you will not
find that you near the end, or the seeming end of this
'consciousness', but indeed that a broader continent,
a greater area of wisdom still lies before you. This
is the glorious truth. Man in the earth stage is oft
wearied by the knowledge which is his own. He finds
that in some respects he can absorb everything discovered,
unfolded at that date, and once he has made that his
possession it loses its value and, perforce, he seeks
for something bigger, something beyond his reach.
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"This may relate to the knowledge of the world,
but it is a physical manifestation of the great spiritual
instinct to go on, to stretch out, never to be satisfied
with what the mind knows but to strive always for the
unknown.
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"But you, my little ones, have found this: Once
the attention is focussed on the things of the Spirit,
the things of the earth, although they may represent
a certain amount of interest, yet that interest is
pale and lifeless in comparison with the quest of the
Divine within to know a little more about God, to know
a little more about that unfoldment of the true self;
and, again, to know - ah! with a longing that permeates
your being - to know what the Master would have you
do to further the great purpose and the plan.
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"That, dear children, indicates that you have
crossed the border-line between the physical mind and
the mind of the Spirit - the consciousness of the beauty
and the thought and the higher vibrations of the physical
world and have caught a glimpse of the beauty, the
thought and the holiness which is of the Spirit.
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"Oh, never forget this: That man was meant to
probe, meant to go on; that the individual was never
meant by God to live or shape his life upon the efforts
of others. This borderline into the greater consciousness
must be crossed before you can be used as true instruments
of your Father and Mother God. Instruments in part,
ah! there are many; but when they are free their hearts
will be anguished to see how by their prejudices, by
their lack of charity, by their ignoring of the high
ideals of others, how such as these hindered their
own development and still more checked the development
of those within their vibrations.
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"And so I take you back over the Sacred Record,
aye, to those early prophets, the wise men of old.
Their wisdom, from whence came this? From one Source
alone. They turned to God as to a guide, a director
and a protector; they asked and they received direct
instruction as to the next step and the next...I appeal
to all the teachers and the preachers to ponder on
this. They recognise, they admit, that these holy ones
talked with God; that angelic presences were seen by
them and that they followed the guidance which was
passed on in that way. Yes, all this they not only
accept but they direct that others should believe as
well. They go through the sacred history, they pick
out examples of faith, and they say, in effect: 'see
how great a one was this, mark his obedience to God!
God spake and he obeyed; God said: Lay aside this or
that, and the sacrifice was made!' All this is taught
as part of that great combined teaching of Holy Scripture
which is accepted without a murmur of doubt. And the
appearances of holy ones, that is not questioned, nay!
reprimand would fall from the lips of the teachers
if doubt arose in the mind of those under their care.
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"Yes, dear children, you see this in the world
at large; within that which you name the Press, in
books, and by word of mouth these things are forced
upon the consciousness, that blunt consciousness of
the masses. Yet at the same time those who write and
preach and teach, they deny the outward manifestation
of the Holy Spirit in this age even amongst prepared
instruments (Spirit Communion), amongst those who have God's work to do. An illustration
in very truth of the dual working of the mind of the
body, and, strangely enough, such as these see nothing
illogical in their position! Whence came this severance,
or when the withdrawal of that which was promised by
the Master Himself?
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"My little ones, you will remember how the Master
gathered to Himself those so different in character,
in training and in understanding, how He blest them
and sent them out on their first trial of missionary
work, bidding them call upon the Name of God and that
which He represented in their day. And the disciples,
even as children, with trembling hearts yet obedient
to the love within and to their confidence in the Master,
they went into the villages and did great deeds. Why?
Because they doubted not and because they used not
that holy power to bring gain to themselves.
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"These two factors lie side by side. The power
of the Holy Spirit can be drawn upon at will by the
prepared instrument, yet there have been those, tempted
by the destroyers, who have sought to use their
(spiritual)
gifts to bring gain to themselves, and the time has
come when they have called upon that power and the
power has been, so it seems, withheld. But it is as
this: The channel has been clogged by self. That which
is Holy must have free access, that which is Holy was
given to be passed on to others and not to be held
to bring gain to the individual concerned. Yes, my
children, those unskilled in the knowledge of the world,
those who had never attempted to preach or teach, they
went forth, and in the measure that they could blot
out themselves - their fears, their misgivings, aye,
even their opinions - so the power of God poured through
them, and many were amazed by the strength vouchsafed
through so homely a channel.
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"Little ones, the teachers and the preachers to-day
recognise that manifestation of the Holy Spirit at
work, they claim it and they pass it on to others;
but should you approach them and say: 'If you could
detach yourself sufficiently from the mind of the body,
from the desires, the hopes and the fears of the physical
mind - you too could be used in like manner (being a channel for Spirit)', they would at once turn from you as though you had
suggested the bringing into use of an evil force -
so illogical is the mind of man!
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"Yea, the preachers and the teachers dwell upon
the great change which came over simple folk, that
which transformed the world, and they bid their listeners
re-read those portions of the sacred narrative which
show how the power of God was manifested in physical
conditions upon this little earth; but challenge them
as to the power of the Holy Spirit evinced yesterday
and to-day amongst those
(mediumistic instruments)
prepared by the sufferings of the past - often amongst
the obscure and those bereft of or lacking the possessions
of the world - and they will shrink, if not in horror
then in apprehension. They rule out God's Love and
power on earth to-day even though they have no reason
to doubt the honesty or the verity of the instrument
so used.
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"Again I say to them: If in your following of
the Most High you would indeed have an influence that
will last, then be logical, be consistent; throw aside
those intangible, unfounded suspicions which haunt
the physical mind.
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"My little ones, I have told you before that the
third epoch - that which is the domination of the Holy
Spirit on earth - that that has already commenced,
and there shall be nothing strong enough to stem the
great awakening which even now can be seen on either
side. And to those who call themselves Christians,
whether they be the shepherds or whether they be the
flock, to all I speak in tones of warning, that warning
which indeed is concern on their behalf: I bid them
in love go back on the Sacred Record and try to find
within the mind they use any reason, any possible explanation,
as to why the gift of the Holy Spirit in like form
should have been withheld or withdrawn.
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"The true explanation should be obvious to all:
Not only faith was missing but works! As time went
on, many forgot to follow the direct instructions of
the Holy One to take nought with them, but to go amongst
the masses and share their hardships, to get inside
their lives and to speak not that which came from the
mind of the body but that which came through the power
of the Holy Spirit.
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"Oh, I send out a call once more to all those
who love their God, and I ask them to go back on the
history of this little earth plane, and in all ages
they will find there was one here, one there, whose
voice was heard above the clamour of the throng. And
why? Because he was an instrument who provided that
which was essential for the Holy Spirit to be poured
through him to those who listened.
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"Perfection, that is impossible during the earth
stage. Yes, some perhaps failed on certain points,
but for the period that they held themselves as clean
vessels, so God spake through them; and so, in turn,
that purification of others took place and left its
mark for ever on time as an example for those who were
to follow after.
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"Once more I say to all those who bar out manifestations
of the Holy Spirit
(Spirit Return)
amongst the people of to-day, what proof have you that
this is the will of God? Go back to the sacred words
of the Master Himself as to the gift which was to come
to lead men into all Truth. Did the Beloved say that
this gift should come to His immediate followers alone?
Nay, Christ demonstrated always and in a thousand ways
the universal plan, the comprehensive purpose for the
bringing in of every one.
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"Little ones, you cannot go back in thought. That
in itself is not only a physical but a spiritual impossibility.
You have crossed the threshold of Spirit consciousness
and your outlook on life is not only widened but the
boundaries which once were there are gone for ever.
You must remember that this great gift of understanding
something of the God-Mind - the great gift of having
released in part that which is Divine within - that
means a complete destruction of that which once held
you. You may look for your chains but you will find
them not. That is the glory of the climb, that is the
joy of aspiration! Unconsciously to yourselves you
have thrown off that coarser garment of thought and
it has disappeared. It is not only beyond your grasp
but it has been destroyed by the very pangs you endured
to get and to hold that one pace further on.
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"So, my children, it is as this: Those who seek
to place limitations upon their God and upon his Love
and the bestowal of the Holy Spirit, they must free
themselves and reach the point where you now stand.
They must go through the same discipline, the same
preparation. You call to them and you send back your
power and your love, but they must come to you in thought,
for never again can you don the chains which once held
you and which still hold them. That is the law of the
Spirit, the great merciful law of progress. The pioneers
must go on; they cannot go back.
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"Oh, the responsibility of laying down boundaries
and barriers for ourselves and others; and that greater,
more awful responsibility of saying, if not in words
then in implication: 'The gift of the Holy Spirit is
not for you, it was reserved for those who were the
followers of Christ during His sojourn on earth.' The
awful responsibility of implying to those who have
faith, to those with pure desire, to those who are
willing to work for God: 'You cannot do this, God does
not intend you to do that.' Thousands have stemmed
the power which was within them; tens of thousands
have remained only instruments in part
because of those others, so bound by the earth view,
who forbid
or implored them to stifle those holy gifts
(of Spirit Communion)
given to them for their part in the redemption of humanity.
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"Again I draw in the preachers and the teachers,
and I say that in the measure that they can banish
the mind of the body, in that degree so the Holy Spirit
can be demonstrated through them to win souls for God.
I entreat them to put aside that so carefully compiled
by the mind of the body, to trust not so implicitly
to that which is limited in every respect; but to stand
before their flock, asking God to teach them how to
cross the border-line out of physical consciousness
into the consciousness of the Divine within; to lay
aside their theories and their opinions, and to allow
God to speak through them direct. Until this is done
so the sheep will stray, for the sheep answer only
to the Voice of the One Great Shepherd of us all, and
the One Great Shepherd has told the lesser shepherds
that the gift of the Holy Spirit shall be bestowed
upon them, and that that gift shall lead them and others
into all Truth.
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"But in the majority the channel is clogged, not
by evil, not even by self, but by intellectual pride,
by that supreme confidence in that physical mind which
is worn and borne for a little space and then no more
is required; indeed, it represents something which
has to be forgotten as soon as strength allows.
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"Oh! take God at His word. Preach to the masses
not as the mind of the body directs, but hold yourselves
as empty vessels; banish everything that you are, everything
that has been built up over the past, and hold yourselves
as willing instruments so that the Holy Spirit can
pour through you and do God's work. Only in this wise
can mankind be redeemed except over the aeons which
lie in front. Precious time is slipping by, precious
power is unused on all sides; the Holy Spirit beats
upon us all, whether in the body or whether free from
the body. But we are as blunt instruments, unresponsive,
aye, acting even as repulse, until we have taken God's
promises in their literal sense and crossed the border-line
into that great, wide consciousness which is of the
Divine within and the Great Divine without; gifted,
ah, gifted to do the work of the Great Missionary of
us all.
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"And every soul who has the strength and the will
to look up and claim God as his Father, so in turn
they are not only making a gift to themselves and those
weaker, but they are giving to God the only gift which
it is in their power or our power to bestow. The only
thing that we can give to God is our free-will love. The only thing that God asks from us, and the one
thing that can bring joy to the Father-Heart and Mother-Heart
of our Creator is that free-will gift of love from
us. And why? Because, my children, in loving God so
God can give in treble measure to us; and the Selfless
One, ah! the Selfless One lives but to give, but to
bestow. The Selfless One finds His joy in us - amazing,
staggering, as it may seem.
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"I bless you with the will to pursue the path,
turning not from obstructions or from that which would
impede. I bless you in the Name of Christ with the
spirit of service; and in the Name of the Most High
I promise that as you raise your hearts and minds to
the Great Father, so the Holy Spirit shall be demonstrated
in your midst..."
©GWCSA
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