THE INNER POWER IS THE GOD WITHIN

In the Bible narrative: Genesis Ch 1 V 26 – 28 We read,

Then God said {Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness; Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. }

So, God created man in His own image; in the image of God, He created him Male and Female; He created them.

Gen. 2: 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. The spirit became indwelling.

Breath here signifies a portion of the universal soul which entered the creative form. {if the breath be taken away the animal dies, but the breath is immortal.

According to Corrine Heline: the sixth Day of creation corresponds to the fourth or Atlantean Epoch, as taught in the Ancient Wisdom. The body of man, which had begun to assume human semblance in the preceding Epoch, now acquired its present form and commenced to function virtually as it does today. But the powers Will and imagination were still much stronger than they are now. The Atlantean thought in terms of pictures, and these pictures he was able to see, control and utilize by the power of will. He was able to see, control and utilize to his own advantage the life Spirit Force which flows through plants and other living forms. He could accelerate or retard their growth at will. It was the Atlanteans control of this Force that gave him tremendous powers to perform engineering artifacts like the Great Pyramid which Man has not contemplated by modern science and arts.

In the Atlantean Epoch the Earth had not yet reached its present stage of density, the elements were in a gaseous state than they are now; as such they were plastic channels for transmission of the spiritual powers of the four Lords of Density who had brought them into manifestation to serve their purpose in external nature.

Atlantean Man, living closer to nature than we do today, recognize these powers playing through the elements and drew upon them at will. They are still available, though unrecognized and unused by the majority. Control of them can be regained through initiation.

As man focused his attention increasingly upon their physical plane, upon worldly desires and ambitions our psychic faculties yielded to physical senses until he virtually lost inner perception and the ability to use Earths finer forces.

Most people have no Knowledge of this inner power and sometimes which they usually do not even suspect that it exists, others believe that it is something that belongs to only a chosen few. Nevertheless, the inner Power is a factor in human life and the one upon which general success in life is mostly dependent.

The inner power is the Ego, the spirit, the Higher Self the vitalizing Life which comes from God and the essential power that keeps man going.

The inner Power is the God Within, and the God within is part of the God Without, the God of the universe. This omnipotence, however, is latent in humanity at the present time.

It is the function of evolution to unfold it into positive, dynamic omnipotence. This is what we are gradually learning to do in our daily lives and by our succession of rebirth.

This inner power affects the personality and the daily life in this way, the God Within which is omnipotent and possessed of all wisdom, as well is constantly sending messages down into the conscious mind. These messages appear as intuitions, inspirations, and original ideas. They tell us what it is that the Higher Self in its wisdom wishes us to do. If we follow these suggestions and put them into effects, the results in our lives will be constructive. Failure will be changed into success, the obstacles which have beset us gradually will disappear, and we shall find that everything begins to work together for good and for success in every department of life.

If we ignore the intuitions from the inner Power and follow the self- indulgent desires and straying thoughts of the personality, then we shall find that our troubles will increase and our pathway through life will become more difficult.

You can see how important it is to be on the alert to catch the ideas and intuitions of the power within and then put them into effect. One can most effectively receive these messages by quieting the conscious mind, and particularly by having quiet times for meditations and concentrations so that when the conscious mind is stilled, the power can speak to us and we will hear it. It is speaking to us and sending us mental messages all the time.

We must cultivate belief in the existence of the inner Power and belief in its ability to transform our lives. This belief is the wire, the electrical circuit which connects us.

If we establish a clear connection between the power and our conscious mind, the result will be very much better, because then the Ego can send its messages to us much more clearly and effectively. Disbelief in these things impairs the connection and, in some cases, even destroys it. Then we are left without the conscious guidance and wisdom of the God within and easily run amuck so that failure follows.

So, we see that belief is of great importance, some people call it faith—faith in God. However, faith in the God within and its power is the same thing as faith in the God within and His Omnipotence.

If we listen to and obey the suggestions and directions of the Power Within, fear and anxiety are taken away and we gain poise, which is a large factor in material success. We lose our fear of both life and death. We know that all things are ordered with wisdom and that they will turn out well from the spiritual point of view.

We can increase the good results by praying to the Power Within – by talking to it, having conversations with it—because it is right here, nearer than breathing. It will hear us and make the wise response. Some people call this praying to God; it is the same thing, because it is to the God within. When praying we are making new, constructive destiny to neutralize and offset some of the debts of our previous years and lives.

When we talk to the Power Within, either mentally or in words, we may tell it what our ideals and ambitions are, what we wish to accomplish, and what we would like to have. Then leave the materialization to the inner power and not make the mistake of demanding this or that thing. When we have finished the conversations, we have made the thought form and in due time it will materialize for us by the Spirit in such form and to such degree as it deems wise, particularly if we repeat it from time to time. We should be content with this, knowing that it embodies the highest wisdom.

If we do the above, we are living by faith, by living serenely in the knowledge of the existence of this inner power and having belief or faith that it will work out a perfect result in our lives, all fear and anxiety for the future gradually will disappear, and we shall become confident, poised, and tranquil. Then we shall be able to meet situations successfully which formally defeated us and caused us to fail.

Therefore, living by faith not only increases our material success, but it also makes us much happier and closer to the God Within.

Emelia Adams