Class 3: Path Working

Class #3: Path Working / Cleansing The Spirit
by Reverend Dawn's Heart
aka Reverend S. Marie deFerbrache
of The Live Oak Experiential Church
03/12/99
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Programs that work on self improvement, of any kind, are only as good as the commitment you give them. There are no risks involved with Path Working, only benefits, but you must put forth the effort. This is an on going process, not something you do once and then forget. The benefit, however, is that every time you do it, you'll see more and more improvements.

Class 3: Cleansing the spirit. Much like tuning a radio receiver, this process helps you tune into the universe - both inner and outer. At this point spirit will join mind and body.

Content Note:
     One of the things I was waiting for was permission to print the following material. I have now received a note from the publisher that they do not possess copyright, the book is out of print and that no estate information was left with them. Here is the information I have.
Book Title:                 Science of Being
Author:                       Eugene Fersen
Original Copyright:   1923, by Eugene Fersen
Reprinted:                 1986, by Health Research, P.O. Box 70, Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245
                                    Health Research does not possess copyright.

and I quote . . .

Lesson - Two
Life Energy

"I am the FIRST CAUSE. All Things Go Forth From ME. All Things Return to ME."

Primal Energy, as was explained in the first lesson, is the Fundamental Force of the Universe. It underlies, pervades, and sustains everything, fills all Space, endures throughout Eternity, and is the Source of all power. It is indeed the very Life of the Universe. As such, it is in perpetual motion, expressing itself through what are called vibrations.
IN THE ABSOLUTE THERE IS ONLY ONE KIND OF VIBRATION, THE SPIRITUAL,. IN THE PRESENT STATE OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS THOSE SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS APPEAR AS A THREE FOLD RAY ---

1. LIFE VIBRATIONS (MAGNETIC)
2. MIND VIBRATIONS (MENTAL)
3. SOUL VIBRATIONS (SPIRITUAL)

     The present state of human consciousness, called THE TRIUNE STATE, acts like a prism through which we see those SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS divided into three distinct rays, according to three planes, the physical, the mental, and the Spiritual. And each kind of vibration is expressing itself in a different way, which conforms to its own particular laws. Yet they all come from, and return to, the same Source, and have one UNIVERSAL LAW, called the Great Law, underlying all the other individual laws which govern them. Just as the prismatic lens splits into its component colors the white ray of the sun, so does the prism of our Triune State of consciousness resolve the Universal Spiritual Vibrations into their three primary aspects.
     Life, or Magnetic Vibrations, and Mind, or Mental Vibrations, can be readily demonstrated by us at any time. Life Vibrations, being the immediate object of our understanding, are naturally the easiest to deal with, as they belong to the physical plane on which we now live. Mind Vibrations are more difficult to handle, because we do not live completely on the mental plane. The proof that we do not yet live completely on the mental plane is that our thoughts must all be translated into material form in order to become tangible to our senses. As to what concerns the Spiritual Vibrations, only on rare occasions do we consciously contact them. Seldom do we perceive the spirit now, through we are unconsciously in direct and constant relation with it. In the sixth lesson will be explained the science of Mental Vibrations, and in the seventh lesson how to reach the highest, the spiritual ones.
     Life Vibrations are also called Magnetic Vibrations, because they possess that fundamental quality of Attraction. In the first lesson, when describing Primal Energy, it was stated that it possesses two primary qualities, Motion and Attraction. In the practical application of Magnetic Vibrations, those qualities are continually used in order to obtain the desired constructive results. Magnetic Vibrations are essentially important because they not only permeate the whole Universe and underlie everything, but because they constitute the very element out of which our bodies and the whole visible Universe is made. The great practical value of those Life Vibrations is that we do not need concentration or strong mental effort to contact them. All we need to do is to become conscious of their continual flow into us, and thus establish the so-called contact. No matter what we do, be it a physical, mental, or emotions activity, we should never use our own very limited supply of life energy. This must be the cardinal point always to be remembered. We should always take the trouble to make the contact with the Universal Reservoir of that Force, and then the more we use it, the more we have, because it is the everlasting Fountain of Life which always gives us more than we can receive. The question may arise, why is it necessary to make that contact with the Universal Life Energy? Are we not in direct and constant communication with it at all times? Yes, we are, but we are not conscious of it. On the contrary, we consciously believe that we are independent of it, that we have a life force of our own. We think we are separated from ALL POWER, and "as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." Therefore we need to re-establish on the mental plane that which was lost there, though actually we have never lost that contact on the Spiritual plane. Spirit KNOWS that contact to be an eternal fact. On the physical plane one FEELS it. But mind, on the mental plane on which were produced all the mistakes and errors ever made, because of that original error of seeming separation from ALL POWER, believes in separation, and thus makes it real. As long as we are not conscious of that flow of Universal Life Energy through us, we do not derive much benefit from it, even though it is there.
     There are different methods of contacting Primal Energy. The easiest and the simplest way is through mental contact. In order to do it, we must relax as completely as we can, physically, mentally, and emotionally. And when we feel harmony within us as a result of that relaxation, then we must say to ourselves the following words: "I AM ONE WITH UNIVERSAL LIFE ENERGY. IT IS FLOWING THROUGH ME NOW. I FEEL IT." Thus we open the mental door which separated the life force within us from the Life Energy without. And the force within, because of its inherent quality of Attraction, contacts the Force from without, which then begins to pour into us with an ever increasing power. Then the more we use that Force, the more it is supplied from the Infinite Source. In spite of the simplicity of the method, not everybody is at first able to use it successfully, because of the doubt which some people may entertain, in their hearts, of the efficiency of such a mental contact. We must also remember that on the mental plane we are a law unto ourselves. If we believe in a thing, and state our faith in it, it will be so. But if we doubt or fear, we ourselves thus prevent its realization. In order to overcome that difficulty and enable everybody, even the most skeptical and timid, to make successfully that conscious contact with the Universal Life Energy, there is another method which will be explained --- a method of pure physical contact, based on the operation of physical laws. That second method has this advantage over the mental one, that it does not require any faith in it. It works for the reason that the physical laws are there put into operation, and the physical contact with the Universal Energy is made, not because we think it or want it, but because we cannot help it. Obviously, if we also think about the Universal Life Energy flowing through us at the moment of physical contact with it, it will work all the better. Yet if we do not think at all about it, it still will work, because of the aforesaid reasons. That second, the physical method, is based on a certain exercise, called the "STAR EXERCISE." The reason why this posture is called the Star Exercise is because the individual, when taking it, has to place his body in such a position that it will fit into the five points of a star. The Five Pointed Star, the emblem of the Humanity of today, the occult sign of the Fifth Period of Humanity's evolution, is also called the Pentagram. According to the alchemists of mediaeval times, the Pentagram was considered to be the key to all powers. The Philosopher's Stone, the Elixir of Life, and many other wonderful things, were supposed to be obtained whenever that sign was properly used. Yet the alchemists, though perceiving the truth back of that sign, saw only its geometrical form; that is, the dead letter of it, which had no actual power. The living force back of it, the spirit of it, remained veiled to them. In this Age, the veil is lifted, and the complete truth, spirit and letter, is revealed. And the mysterious sign, the Pentagram, becomes indeed a KEY TO ALL POWER, as it unlocks and brings forth in Man all his latent powers and forces. It is when the human body takes the position, as shown in the diagrams following, that the actual contact of the life energy within is made with the Universal Life Energy without. And a man's physical, mental, and emotional development will be thus stimulated by an ever increasing Force. Standing straight, but relaxed, with legs spread to a degree corresponding to the design, the arms stretched to either side on a level with the shoulders, and with head erect, the human body will fit into the five pointed star. The head fits into the upper point, the two arms into the two side points, the torso into the center, and the legs into the two lower points. The palm of the left hand should be turned up, and that of the right turned down. The whole body must remain erect, but not tense. The heart, situated on the left side of the human body, is not only the central pumping station which takes in and sends out the blood through the whole body, but is also the apparatus which sucks in and pours out Life Energy. The palm of the left hand, turned up, draws in through its complicated network of nerves the Universal Energy present in the surrounding atmosphere. That drawing action is due to the pumping activity of the heart, and the stream of Life Force pours into the body because of the attraction exercised on it by the inner life force of the body itself. Through the hand, arm, and heart the Life Energy flows to the solar plexus, whence it is distributed by way of the spinal nerve throughout the whole body. A certain amount of it is stored in the solar plexus, and the surplus sent out through the right hand, whose palm is turned down. It is especially through the fingertips of the right hand that the Force is flowing out of the body toward the earth, which attracts it because of the same Law of Attraction. Thus is established a current of Universal Energy, penetrating from the Infinite Source into the human body, invigorating and purifying it, and flowing out of it only to return with ever increasing power. The left palm, turned up, takes the position of a receiving hand, and the right, with palm turned down, appears to bless. In fact, this is so. Our left hand receives all blessings from the Infinite, which our being, having assimilated, in its turn gives out as blessings through the right hand. Not only through the left hand does the Life Force penetrate into the body; it pours in also through every cell, and very strongly through the solar plexus. Yet during the exercise the main current is received as stated above. Shortly after having taken the position, one begins to feel a certain heaviness in the palm of the left hand. It is as if a heavy ball were pressing on the palm. And one is sensible of a kind of tingling in the finger tips of the right hand. These two different sensations are due to the influx and out pouring of Life Force. Thus the individual feels that the contact is established.

     There are a few more important points to be remembered in connection with this exercise. The best times to perform it are in the morning, immediately after getting up, before doing anything else, and at night before going to bed. When performed in the morning, this exercise will stimulate all one's physical, mental, and emotional activities, because of the ascending magnetic currents of the new day, which impregnate their local color in the exercise. In the evening, on the contrary, the same exercise produces an opposite effect. It soothes and disposes one to sleep, in harmony with all Nature, because of the downward curve of the local magnetic currents.
     Three to five minutes is all that is needed to perform the Star Exercise. For beginners, it would be inadvisable to do it longer, because of the very strong in pour of magnetic forces. But later on, when the body becomes accustomed to that inflow of magnetic currents, the duration of the Star Exercise can be prolonged to fifteen minutes, and the exercise taken more than twice a day. During that exercise, one ought to be dressed as lightly as possible, in order to leave the body free and without pressure on any part of it. A body without any covering is of course the most responsive. The exercise should be performed in front of an open window, and, if the temperature and circumstances permit, out of doors. The Star Exercise should never be taken immediately after a meal. At least an hour must elapse between the two; otherwise a most violent nausea, and sometimes indigestion, may result, as the magnetic current has the same effect on digestion as an electrical storm has on milk. It curdles the food in process of digestion, because of its strong chemical action. Deep, rhythmic breathing is very helpful in connection with the exercise, because of the stimulating effect of the oxygen. In the beginning, one's arms may feel tired in the performance of the exercise. No effort should be used to keep the arms up in their proper position. Let them drop, and lift them again when rested. Otherwise the tension of the muscles and nerves resulting from a prolonged forced elevation of the arms will counteract, to a great extent, the flow of the Force through them.
     The exercise works so automatically that there is no imperative need to think about the Force Flowing through the body. It will flow anyway, because of the Law of Attraction. There is no necessity of turning the face north, because the points of the compass are of no importance to those who use Universal Energy, which is limitless.
     The Star Exercise is exceedingly beneficial to children. It stimulates all of their bodies, especially their brain center, and those glands which play such an important role in their growth and development. It also harmonizes their emotional side with the rest of their being, and establishes strength and poise where before was weakness and restlessness.
     The Star Exercise ought to become a part of the daily routine for everyone, young and old, sick or healthy, weak or strong. It is to be carried on regularly through all one's life, to the ever end, and the surprising positive result will exceed the most sanguine expectations. It is like watering a plant with Life Itself, so that it should grow with an ever-increasing vigor. It is indeed Life, in its strongest and purest form, that one is able to contact through the Star Exercise, and use for the greatest unfoldment of one's body, mind, and soul. For some time in the beginning that process of unfoldment may be rather slow. But one must preserver, and complete success will be the reward of that perseverance.

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