THE GREATER WORLD CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH

THE ZODIAC MESSAGES

"SCIENCE AND RELIGION"

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 17th December 1927.

1. "Almighty One, we thank Thee with grateful hearts that Thou hast bestowed upon Thy children the gift of vision. Grant that the light of the mind may so grow that the physical may hold them not. Teach Thy little ones how to progress along the path out of the difficulties, out of the complications, out of the disappointments of daily life; to rest on Thy peace, and draw to them comfort and the gift of revelation which awaits them.

2. "O inspire us to be strong! Let not the perplexities of the day nor the prophecies regarding the future cast a chill upon the hearts of Thy little ones, but rather let them take it as a precious opportunity so that they can show that they are Thy children in very truth. Send down the power this night, O Father, and grant that each one may feel the Holy Spirit is not only helping them but releasing the Divine within, so that they, in turn, may demonstrate the truth which is of Thee. We thank Thee, O God, and we commence our work this night with confidence in Thy love.    Amen.

3. "When, in a darkened sky you see the first faint star, unconsciously, something within you responds to it. You look up, the star symbolises light, the light hope, and hope - God - the Eternal Father is watching over you. Endeavour to make that hope something of your own, even though it be as a little star in the great wide heavens shining above the earth. To the majority, life appears so vast and so complicated. They seem so small. The gifts and possessions of the world may not be for you. Some may have wealth which you do not, some may have achieved their ambitions which you may have not. You ask yourself what of my effort, my hopes, my prayers, what have they produced? For those who cannot see beyond the physical standpoint I say that they have produced something which neither the earth nor the power of darkness can snatch from you. They have produced a measure of patience, a measure of endurance and a measure of faith. These things are of God. They reflect in miniature the qualities of the Christ Himself. Christ said 'Be thou perfect even as your Father in heaven is perfect.'

4. "How hard, how impossible this may sound to you. Knowing how you have tried and struggled and yet again and again are conscious of failure, conscious of choosing second best. But the Master bids me say, fear not, but hope always, for out of the very failures and the rising up, in time to come you shall be perfect, in your degree, even as the Father is perfect, and shall love in your degree, even as God loves you.

5. "The word Science has hypnotised countless thousands over the past and it's power today is stronger than ever. To some there is magic in the sound. They seize the parchment pages of their day, passing over the great mass of so-called intelligence and with eagerness read that which comes under the heading of science. How few understand even the earth meaning of that word! What is science? What does it represent? It is the gathering of 'facts' relating to any given subject, the testing of those facts and the proving that the findings are facts and not supposition.

6. "Remember that which you name science has altered it's boundaries again and again. Science relates to everything without exception. Man works with a limited mind and for the most part, bound consciousness. When you are free you will see that man has been searching for the Light with the aid of a light provided by himself - the artificial light in their hands. That light represents the facts which have been garnered out of truth. Sometimes a sudden gust from the unknown quenches the Light. But man, with the Divine gift of patience, re-lights that which is in his hand, providing fuel from his mind and goes on.

7. "Some, after many years, look back and find that instead of getting nearer the Light they have penetrated deeper into the earth. Why? Man remains chained to the bondage of the earth because the god he worships is either his own intellect or the intellect of others.

8. "Science progresses, but what about the individuals who have literally given themselves to that which they seek to uncover? That which brings about help to others is good. But the man who has forgotten his Source has fettered himself to the past by chains which it will take anguish to sever.

9. "Science - such an attractive word, so applicable to the development of the things of the earth. But what of that science which has the power to release the great creative spirit within?

10. "Hour by hour, daily in your lives, laws are put into operation. You are calling upon powers uncountable in earth language. Each vibration is governed by a spiritual law. Each action, each thought has a history and a future, again, controlled by spiritual laws. This science, these facts, will never be revised throughout eternity.

11. "Lay out before you the value of science on earth and then the true science of Spirit Life. Face the relative importance of these two gifts, one so abused and the other hardly recognised at all. Face courageously what men say when they dispute 'miraculous power' and even that of the Holy Spirit itself.

12. "You often hear of the struggle of the 'intellectuals' to bring religion into harmony with science. The struggle will go on, but science will be re-thought, re-written by that which is Truth itself.

13. "I bring you back to Christ and will forever bring you back to the Saviour of the World. Many who know this Truth fly from teacher to teacher seeking knowledge. There are those who pass on that which is only the knowledge of the earth, but which exists in another plane of consciousness and refuses for the time being to be rooted out. This is the mental sphere and it holds within its grip millions of souls whose spirits are still fettered by that drawn to them over the past. There are many on earth who demand nourishment for their minds. They have yet to learn that the mental plane in any sphere, at any stage in life's journey, is grades lower in development than the lowest spiritual condition.

14. "There are those free from the body who 'come back' who do not know Christ. They pass on what is attractive to the physical mind. But in the measure that they influence their listeners, they are farther from the light of revelation.

15. "So, I make no apology for preaching Christ. It is our glory, and that glory when the body is no more will lead into conditions surpassing your sweetest dreams.

16. "I bring you back to the Sacred One as He trod the earth way in humbleness of heart and poverty of attire. Think of the 'science' revealed by the Master, by the Redeemer of all worlds.

17. "There are many with trained minds, skilled in subterfuge, with all the cunning arts, who questioned the Master. Yet Christ did not display his knowledge, although it would have been child's play to have met them on their own ground and to have beaten them point by point. This temptation, so often applied, was gently pushed aside. The Master gave His answers in statements and because they were based on the science of the true Life of the Spirit, they were unanswerable and even in spite of similar enemies today, they will remain unanswerable throughout Eternity.

18. "The Truth unadorned has nothing which can be taken from it. The wisdom is everlasting, simplicity itself and can stand the test of any age, every individual case and still remain untouched by man.

19. "When you are free of the body you will be taken on many journeys, through countless conditions and you will find for yourself that the words of Christ are unassailable. Remember that words, however accurately they express the truth, are limited if they are not linked to an example of that which they illustrate. Never forget that without the life of Christ, His thoughts, His sacrifices would have long been forgotten by man.

20. "Then there are those who say that they follow the teachings of Paul, or that their church is dedicated to Peter. Would the words of Paul or Peter have lasted if it were not for the anguish they endured? So when you speak of your adherence to the statements of this one and that, say to yourself: 'Am I willing to live as Paul lived?' - 'Am I willing to do as Peter?'. That is the test. To set up a temple, to claim allegiance to those who have gone before and yet be unwilling to live the life of the man who spake the word, that is the fault of the science instituted by the mind of man.

21. "There is sorrow amongst those who feel that their 'religion' sways to and fro over a deep precipice. Whatever your views, whatever your beliefs, seek the science which is accurate not only by earth standards but by the standard of the Life which lasts for ever.

22. "Discussion over the ages questions how far has the individual, the 'church' or the institution, those who call themselves 'Christians', travelled from that which Christ gave Himself! In the sacred record, impossible to be misunderstood, is 'Christianity', that which is of Christ. All the embellishment which has been built up around that word is an illustration of the falseness of science as it relates to the earth.

23. "Hearts are sore, minds bewildered, but the courageous one will face the fact that if each church, each body or their controllers, had followed the Christ, controversies and divisions would be unknown today.

24. "Go back to the science provided and given out by the One who is All in All to us - the Christ. Slowly, perchance, man will come back to the perfect science given out by Truth Himself which can stand the test of any state and any condition.

25. "Say only: 'I want to be a child of Christ. I want to get a little nearer to the One who loves me best'. Those who fight among themselves and allow rancour to come between them and peace will one day stand free, out of the wood of misunderstanding, and receive something of the revelation of God as Christ. This revelation of the Perfect Mind, who transmitted those many laws which govern all spheres, is the One who created that which is science relating to every living thing. Housed in the Almighty Mind is the wisdom of all creation. But He comes to us as the gentle Christ, the compassionate Friend, the understanding Bestower of Truth, which little by little we can make our own.

26. "I want you to remember that when the Master sent out among the masses the ones who loved Him so well, He bade them keep the faith and to leave everything in the Hands of God.

27. "Never forget that by placing God first, the material life shall be replenished as the need arises. Those who are disciples in very truth live simply and turn from that which represents anything beyond the necessities of mind and body. The true disciples of the Master live as the Master laid down according to their responsibilities, even today. Take comfort from this thought. Your Father knows what you require. Christ understands that sometimes anxiety over material things comes between you and the consciousness of His Love. But the Great Provider, the Great Protector will never fail. Therefore, seek to give up the physical will and trust Him. By effort, conquer the difficulties of the day; by prayer, offer yourselves, holding nothing back, to the One who gave you life.

28. "So I bless you with confidence in God and with that sturdy determination to take God at His word. Be certain that as days go on what is best for you will come to you. By linking up with God all else is included and anxiety is the work of the destroyers themselves.

29. "With confidence in God, with a will given up to Him, so I bless you. May the Holy Spirit force into your minds that God's ways are not only the best, but sweetest and hold a gladness which in the little tomorrow, shall be made your own if you keep faith with the Divine within.

30. "Farewell."

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