Post by WalksInSpirit on Sept 20, 2005 18:28:09 GMT -5
Journey Of A Soul Chat: 09-20-05
(01:28:13) (merri) ok shall we continue with Journey of the Soul
(01:28:29) (diane) ready
(01:29:31) (merri) last week we talked of Melchizedek
(01:29:43) (merri) In all of His incarnations from the first Adam to the Last Adam, Jesus was an embodiment of the universal Christed Consciousness, carrying the Word of God to man. But in Melchizedek-without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, not end of life, but made like unto the Son of God”- there was the first perfecting of the lower self as it merged into, and became one with, the Higher Self.
(01:30:27) (merri) To most biblical scholars, the Book of Job is viewed solely as an allegory, whose author remains unknown. Cayce dispels the common ignorance on both points. Job lived, we are told. His period in history is somewhat vaguely placed “before Moses was.” Before Moses but some generations after Abraham.
(01:31:11) (merri) The real surprise is to learn of the authorship of Job’s tale of temptation and perseverance in the face of adversity. Said the sleeping Cayce “Melchizedek wrote Job!”
(01:31:47) (merri) We cannot speak of the days of Melchizedek, who was one without days or years. Yet we can speak of the days of Job. Job dwelt in the land of Uz, which lay east of Palestine. Uz was a son of Aram, one of the sons of Shem, a son of Noah, and this was apparently the country in which Uz had settled with his kinsmen after the Flood.
(01:32:37) (merri) Job’s tale of woe is also a tale of victory. “If a man die,” Job asks, “shall he live again?” He speaks symbolically of a tree; “For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.”
(01:33:25) (merri) Job lives, in a sense, forever. He is immortalized in the imperishable Word of Melchizedek. But more than that, his earthly encounters and conversations with the Lord, not only comforted and strengthened Job in his sorrows but brought to him the lessons of
(01:34:30) (Raleigh) job has the 1st recorded reference to astrology ron / :)
(01:34:34) (merri) eternal life. The mortal Job died in time, of course as will the rest of us. But as an enlightened soul, the experience of death would have been an illuminating transition.
(01:34:53) (Raleigh) concerns orion i recall
(01:35:28) (merri) Meanwhile, here’s a novel notion. It may startle the mind at first, though its logic is impeccable. Indeed, the likelihood of its reality looms increasingly large upon proper reflection. Consider, if you will, the possibility that Job may have been a reincarnation of
(01:36:08) (merri) Abraham, and that Melchizedek, in his concern and love for this chosen servant of the Lord, moved through time and space to be at hand when the patriarch came into the earth again to meet what he had sown, as every soul must do.
(01:36:50) (merri) interesting thought?
(01:37:18) (Raleigh) well i feel this may be true merri / lords soul is woven though all script
(01:37:21) (merri) In this way, Melchizedek was able to do personal battle in the earth with Satan and lend direct spiritual assistance to Job through the severe testing he was to endure as a karmic carry-over of his shortcomings as Abraham. (For Job, we are told, was born a perfect man, and it was not as Job that he had sinned.)
(01:38:20) (merri) As Abraham, the patriarch had a high calling. Yet he not only jeopardized his sacred mission on several occasions through disobedience and wavering, but displayed impatience with the Lord when he felt that the latter’s promises were too slow in being fulfilled.
(01:38:31) (Raleigh) i didnt know of lot being born perfect / ty merri
(01:39:24) (merri) Patience, as every reader of the tale knows, is what the story of Job is all about. That and consistency. In the end, not only was Job’s health restored to him, but all that had been deemed “lost” came back in abundance, so that the latter days of Job were better than the first.
(01:40:36) (merri) We turn now to our psychic source and his favorite text, the Bible, to close this chapter of our journey with some brief insights and observations. They concern those several incarnations of the Christ between His mystical appearance as Melchizedek and His triumphal entry as the humble Nazarene.
(01:41:20) (merri) Of Joseph first.
(01:41:39) (merri) Sold into bondage by his own brothers, he later used his high position in Pharaoh’s court not to wreak vengeance upon them in their hour of dire need and humble supplication, but to extend salvation-not only to his starving brethren, but to all of Israel. It was the way of the Christ, as opposed to base human instinct.
(01:42:38) (merri) Finally, we learn that the tender bond of affection between Jacob and his favorite young son found repayment in kind in the life of Jesus. For Jacob reincarnated as the beloved disciple, John, youngest of the twelve, who leaned on Jesus’ breast at the Last Supper.
(01:44:05) (merri) And Joshua? Cayce describes him as prophet, mystic, and leader, as well as the “mouthpiece of Moses,” thus playing a far more crucial role than is generally accorded him-a role intentionally muted perhaps, as was ever typical of the Christ in His earthly sojourns.
(01:44:59) (merri) On the other hand, the spiritual might Joshua was capable of invoking on the side of righteousness was fearful. It is most powerfully exemplified in the biblical account of the day the Sun stood still upon Gibeon, and the moon stayed its course in the valley of Ajalon, even as Joshua commanded of them until the battle against his enemies was won.
(01:45:54) (merri) Of Asaph, there is much that might be said of an esoteric character. Let it be noted that Asaph, dear to the heart of David as a trusted seer and adviser, as well as a leading musician in his court, was the known composer of a number of the more prophetic psalms. He probably authored, as well, that mystical trio of psalms, the 117th, 118th, and 119th. The first of these is the shortest chapter in the Bible, the last-named is the longest.
(01:47:01) (merri) he latter consists of 22 sections, based on the 22 letters of the Old Hebrew alphabet, supposedly given to Abraham by Melchizedek. Each of the 22 sections is comprised of 8 verses. If we look back at Psalm118, our attention may be expected to focus on verses 8 and 22.
(01:47:49) (merri) The former tells us that it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. The 22nd would appear to carry the prophetic imprint of the Master himself, in that incarnation as Asaph. It is often quoted as a reference to the Christ: “The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.”
(01:48:48) (merri) Finally, we come to Jeshua the scribe. Cayce says of him that he reasoned with those disenchanted Israelites who returned from captivity after Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon in 539B.C. He sought to restore their shattered faith. In his role as a scribe, Jeshua busied himself in translating those books of the Bible that had been written, up to that particular time.
(01:49:21) (diane) take away from me thy scorn and contempt, for i have kept thy testemonies. vs 22
(01:49:37) (diane) Ps 119
(01:49:42) (merri) One Christ, many lives. But ever serving others, teaching and practicing the precepts of the Law of One. An Exemplar to all.
(01:49:58) (merri) TY diane
(01:50:09) (diane) yw
(01:50:24) (merri) and that concludes today's study
(01:50:46) (merri) any comments?
(01:50:49) (diane) thanks, merri. great job
(01:50:59) (ron) this session was very impressive, merri
(01:51:59) (merlin) great material merri
(01:52:08) (merri) what about the thought Job was a reincarnation of Abraham?
(01:52:26) (merri) have any of you come across this thought before?
(01:52:50) (ron) no...there is always much to learn here
(01:52:52) (diane) no, never did
(01:53:03) (merlin) here neither
(01:53:08) (merri) interesting thought
(01:53:21) (ron) i found those incarnations, all of them, very interesting
(01:53:35) (diane) agree, ron
(01:54:10) (merri) and that is only a few highlights from the 30 incarnations
(01:54:25) (merri) Cayce said Jesus had
(01:54:28) (ron) i just the book, EC and Reincanations of biblical people...haven't started to read it yet...from Lory
(01:54:36) (merlin) wow merri 30, i wonder why not 33
(01:55:14) (merri) that sounds interest ron
(01:55:23) (merri) interesting
(01:55:27) (merlin) oh i remember now , he was 33 at the time of crucifixion
(01:55:45) (diane) he was, yes
(01:55:56) (merlin) which makes 3-3-3 the number of the christ pattern
(01:56:02) (merri) take notes and let us know what the book says
(01:56:17) (ron) 3 = perfection
(01:56:41) (diane) anyone ever read any of the Taylor Caldwell books?
(01:56:48) (ron) no diane
(01:57:05) (merri) the number of the trinity and the 3 dimension we live in at the present
(01:57:06) (merlin) i remember i read 1 one time
(01:57:15) (merri) yes, I have diane
(01:57:18) (diane) she wrote fiction, but was living in bible times
(01:57:26) (merri) many years ago
(01:57:42) (ron) yes...i heard of that diane...now that you mention it
(01:57:47) (diane) and her books reflected great knowledge of those of whom she wrote
(01:57:59) (diane) years ago for me, too, merri
(01:58:10) (merlin) remembered her incarnations without realizing it i think.....
(01:58:25) (diane) Dear and Glorious Physician...about aposltle Luke
(01:58:38) (diane) Great Lion of God...Paul I think
(01:58:59) (diane) right, merlin
(02:00:01) (merri) read her books before ever reading Cayce and was always drawn to her writing
(02:00:16) (diane) same here, merri!
(02:00:25) (ron) about astrology and Biblical reference...does this suggest anything?...Gen1-14...And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, And Let Them Be For Signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:...what are your views?
(02:00:26) (merlin) here that way as well merri
(02:01:09) (merlin) definitely ron
(02:01:23) (diane) good question, ron
(02:01:37) (merri) putting the Universe in order, ron?
(02:01:56) (ron) just thoughts of my own
(02:02:35) (diane) putting things in order makes sense to me, too
(02:03:02) (ron) "and let them be for signs"...is what i'm getting at
(02:03:14) (merri) showing us the Universe is not chaos
(02:03:19) (diane) zodiacal signs?
(02:03:37) (ron) signs = for reference
(02:03:39) (diane) or to foretell the future
(02:03:54) (ron) additional guidelines
(02:04:09) (merri) signs such as eclipse, equinox, etc.?
(02:04:46) (merlin) egyptian sphinx was originally centered on the sign of leo
(02:04:51) (ron) i feel this is what EC has said of astrology...they are for signs and a help for mankind
(02:05:10) (merri) agree ron
(02:05:30) (diane) and we need all the signs and help we can get!
(02:05:49) (merri) lol diane we sure do!
(02:06:05) (diane) sad but true
(02:06:25) (ky-mike) u said it , diane ... the knowage is out there
(02:06:25) (ron) to me, the bible is full of reference of stars and constellations and signs (zodiacal, as well)...including numbers such as the number 1, 3, 4, 40, 7 and 12
(02:06:48) (diane) there's some discussion going on about a new show tonight...call me Earl
(02:07:11) (diane) Earl is re-doing his Karma
(02:07:17) (ron) i left out 30 and 33
(02:07:34) (ky-mike) 9 pm eastern n b c
(02:07:47) (diane) yup
(02:08:00) (merlin) hey ya diane......i saw it advertised looks goog , interrrrresting!
(02:08:20) (merri) upswing in spiritual programs on TV it seems
(02:08:25) (merlin) 11 & 22
(02:08:34) (merri) Medium is also coming back
(02:08:45) (ky-mike) yes merri ... as there shud b , awaking
(02:08:45) (ron) 22 = the Hebrew alphabet, yes
(02:08:50) (merlin) another is supernatural
(02:08:58) (merlin) and the tarot
(02:09:03) (diane) 11?
(02:09:05) (ron) yes
(02:09:30) (diane) don't get why 11
(02:09:55) (merri) have to ask Lory
(02:10:04) (ron) i something on numbers that will be found to be very interesting...i'll have to dig it up and share it on monday afternoon chat
(02:10:07) (merri) 11 has a very high vibration
(02:10:21) (merlin) 11- 22-33 are like the octaves of the musical scale, levels of spirituality
(02:10:47) (merri) and 22 is double 11
(02:10:51) (ron) 11 is supposed to be a master number...but for what reason i don't remember...i'll try to look it up
(02:10:56) (merri) and 33 is 3 times 11
(02:10:58) (merlin) / i think that they would have been significant levels of jesus' lifetime
(02:11:14) (diane) hmmmm
(02:11:37) (ron) i didn't see that merri
(02:13:30) (merlin) merri what about the missing years if J's life / is there any book or other material about that.?
(02:13:40) (ron) the number 3 is given to the "great benefic", Jupiter, the ruler of higher learning, philosophy and religion
(02:13:46) (diane) good question, merlin
(02:13:50) (ron) the number of perfection
(02:13:57) (merri) I think there is a Cayce book on that merlin
(02:13:57) (diane) trinity
(02:14:11) (merri) but will have to check the bookstore
(02:14:25) (diane) got any wine left, ron?
(02:14:27) (merlin) the name roerich is stuck in my mind for some reason
(02:14:35) (ron) i believe i have a book on the missing years...i'd have to look
(02:14:53) (ron) from the EC readings, of course
(02:15:12) (diane) ron, you need some shelves...arranged alphbtcly.
(02:15:15) (merlin) what i have read places him in great britain , and india , along with tibet.
(02:15:19) (ron) yes...have one more sip left...:)
(02:15:49) (merlin) right along with his uncle joseph of arimathea
(02:15:53) (diane) i've heard that merlin
(02:16:15) (diane) and it stands to reason
(02:16:41) (merlin) anyone ever see the tv miniseries titled merlin?
(02:16:51) (ky-mike) nope
(02:16:53) (diane) no
(02:16:58) (merri) no
(02:17:00) (diane) what's it about
(02:17:14) (merlin) just saw it this weekendon dvd
(02:17:37) (diane) magician in camelot?
(02:17:41) (merri) do you know the story of merlin, merlin? lol
(02:17:42) (diane) wizard
(02:17:53) (merlin) right diane
(02:17:56) (ron) King Arthur's Wizard
(02:18:04) (merlin) somewhat ,
(02:18:09) (merri) he was much more than a wizard
(02:18:17) (diane) mickey mouse played in the movie. lol
(02:18:37) (merlin) i had my nickname picked out before i ever knew much about him
(02:18:37) (diane) alchemist, also
(02:18:45) (merlin) right
(02:18:59) (ky-mike) fantashia., love that movie , wen i was kid
(02:19:10) (diane) yeah!
(02:19:25) (merlin) he was of the light against the dark forces aspect
(02:19:25) (ky-mike) score by igor
(02:19:36) (ron) first was Pendragon's wizard...Arthus's father...who helped his father deceived the wife for his strong desire for her...thus Arthur was born
(02:19:38) (merlin) lol mike
(02:19:54) (ron) wife of another man
(02:19:55) (ky-mike) strvinsky
(02:20:16) (merri) his was a mission and he was very much aware of it in his lifetime
(02:20:25) (diane) yesterday, shakespeare, today , stravinsky. wow, mike
(02:20:46) (ky-mike) im a hy brow
(02:20:53) (ron) he helped Arthur's father take advantage of anothers wife...and Arthur was born...did i make sense this time?
(02:20:55) (ky-mike) ty
(02:24:07) (ron) Merlin was firts Pendragon's wizard....Arthur's father...Arthur's father desired another man's wife...he just had to have her :).....so Merlin did his magical spell and she thought she was making love to her husband...but we know better than that...thus, this was how King Arthur was born
(02:24:54) (diane) for shame on merlin
(02:25:30) (diane) merlin...wasn't mab queen of the fairies?
(02:25:43) (ron) but, Merlin help save Briton from the Anglo-Saxons, i believe...which was taking plce around 500 ad
(02:25:46) (merlin) watch the movie ron
(02:26:29) (ron) the movie is close...but out much of the story of the Grail and King Arthur
(02:26:51) (ron) but left out much*
(02:26:53) (merlin) that is a later chapter ron
(02:27:19) (ron) i was near the beginning, i believe
(02:28:05) (ron) i don't believe that he was legond...but a real person that lived around 500ad
(02:28:19) (ron) legend
(02:28:26) (merlin) watch the movie ron / yes he was a real man
(02:28:56) (merri) a legend can be and usually is a real person
(02:29:08) (ron) right merri
(02:29:20) (merlin) uther pendragon was father to arthur that may be what u r confused about.
(02:29:51) (ron) i could have got the names mixed up...its been a long time
(02:30:22) (merlin) i just wonder why the name pendragon / what would be the significance of this ?
(02:30:31) (merlin) any ideas?
(02:30:49) (diane) pentagon & dragon
(02:31:05) (diane) *plus
(02:31:08) (merlin) interesting diane
(02:31:15) (diane) five ...dragons
(02:31:33) (merlin) another good one diane
(02:31:46) (ron) i read scholarly views ... and i have lots of material on the story...but never had time to review...i'd like to be able to do a series on the Grail and King Arthur...i''m not sure if there would be any interest
(02:32:04) (merlin) i would !!!
(02:32:10) (ron) very good diane
(02:32:35) (diane) # 5 mean anything in the legend?
(02:32:55) (diane) star with 5 pts, maybe, as opposed to 6?
(02:33:10) (ron) diane, i read the meaning fo the name...but don't recall
(02:33:25) (merlin) always looking for the cup / when it was according to dan brown rigt in front of their noses.
(02:33:54) (ron) 5, or the 5-pointed star represents "man" /mankind
(02:33:58) (merlin) 5 means change in some form
(02:34:07) (diane) alchemy
(02:34:11) (ron) soul
(02:35:01) (ron) it does represent change...also symbolized by the planet Mercury/the Mind...the link between Spirit and Matter
(02:35:31) (ron) or Soul and Matter ...to clarify
(02:35:49) (merlin) the link that is what merlin was.....
(02:36:26) (merlin) between spirit and matter
(02:41:39) (Raleigh) whats the subject
(02:41:50) (diane) holy grail
(02:42:00) (Raleigh) k
(02:42:08) (ron) maybe an open chat at a particular time and day...maybe
(02:42:16) (Raleigh) a fragment was found they say
(02:42:34) (merlin) sounds good ron
(02:42:40) (Raleigh) i saw a photo of it
(02:42:45) (vjh) I heard something about the holy grail being on the Indiana-Illinois line but that was a few months ago.
(02:43:00) (ron) i'll first see what i have...and you could offer what you have and your ideas
(02:43:33) (merri) have to open this line for the phone....Blessings All
