| Discourse 15 November 21, 1932 |
SAINT GERMAIN
INVOCATION: Thou Mighty, Conquering Presence, the Majesty of “I AM”
everywhere! We give praise and thanks for Thy Mighty Presence everywhere. Thy
All-Pervading Energy and Power ever stands at the door of our consciousness for
use—that We may consciously direct It to manifest Thy Wondrous Perfection.
Forever we give praise and thanks to Thee for Thy Mighty Presence. I bring you
Greetings from the Great Ascended Host, always giving Their Assistance, that you
may manifest Perfection.
THE DISCOURSE
Out of the glorious fullness of God’s Omnipresent Light and Substance comes the
fullness of all things.
The student who is strong enough—firm enough — to stand alone with his or her
“Mighty I AM Presence,” never dividing for a single hour the Presence and Power
of God, will find himself or herself steadily rising into that Mighty Perfection,
forever free from all sense or recognition of any limitation.
The student is fortunate indeed who can hold himself or herself within this
Mighty Presence
undivided. For the benefit of some of the students who are so sincere, and yet are
unknowingly allowing their attention to be withheld from that Undivided
Presence, I wish to state certain facts with no intent to intrude upon the free will
of the individual.
These records which I shall quote, We have within Our Possession, and they cover
the past one hundred years. That of which I wish to speak today is the delusion of
astrology.
No one living can give his attention to astrology and enter into the “Presence of
the I AM” and remain there. Underlying the present use of astrology is the human
desire and opportunity to justify and gratify the outer desires. Here let Me state an
appalling fact which is within the records We have: there is no one thing or phase
of study which has caused more failure or more indirect murder than the present
delusion of astrology.
In your city of Chicago, within very recent years, was a splendid student of
metaphysics who, consciously accepting the delusion of his horoscope, was driven
to commit suicide.
The one thing humanity needs most, and students above all else, is the firm rock
and Consciousness of the “Mighty I AM Presence” upon which to stand safely and
free from the pitfalls of outer concoctions. It is not the negative statements of
prospective death and the so-called ill-fated star force to be overcome that students
need to know, but the “Unconquerable, All-pervading ‘I AM Presence’ ” that is the
only and all Life of their Beings to which their attention needs to be drawn —and
held there with a firm grasp.
In the “I AM Presence” there is no height the student may not reach; but by
allowing his attention to be held by astrology, numerology, and the many isms of
today, there is no depth he may not reach.
The present use of astrology has no semblance of the use to which it was put
centuries ago. Then it conveyed no negative statements of any kind. The great
harm of the attention fixed upon it is that students accept the negative statements
far more than they are willing to admit. The sinister negative force generated by
mankind in the world always takes advantage of such things as this to get and
hold the attention, especially of the student who is progressing, and thus keep it
upon that which will pull him down instead of raising him up.
Where there is a horoscope that indicates the death of someone, various minds
become fixed upon that idea, and actual indirect murder is committed—so subtle
become fixed upon that idea, and actual indirect murder is committed—so subtle
that individuals would be shocked to be reminded that they had any part in it; but
I assure you, it is none the less the Truth, for all of their surprise.
Could the students of astrology see for one day from the Great Inner Standpoint
the destructive force generated and used through the present use of astrology, they
would turn from it as from a poisonous serpent waiting to strike death into their
veins.
I say to you beloved students, in the name of your Light and progress, and of all
progress, stand within your own “Mighty I AM Presence” and let not your attention
be held or divided by any outer thing if you wish to avoid the wheel of birth and
rebirth indefinitely.
From the Great Love of My Heart —seeing and knowing from the Inner Standpoint
as you do not and cannot possibly as yet —I urge you to avoid everything that
savors of a negative expression or condition. Then you shall rise on the Wings of
your “Mighty I AM Presence” into that Everlasting Freedom and Blessing of the
Perfect, Eternal, Limitless Light.
As I said, I do not wish in any manner to intrude upon your free will, but the Gates
of Eternal Freedom are open before you, if you will but believe the Truth I have
uttered, which will enable you to enter within these Gates and receive the Eternal
Blessing of the Light waiting there to enfold you.
If there are conditions in your Life, home or environment that you wish to be rid
of, command through the “I AM Presence” that they be dissolved and consumed
before Its Mighty Light and Power.
Beloved Students who have come under this Radiation, with you We shall not
touch upon this subject again. May the “I AM Presence” within you enable you to
see the Light and Truth of which I have spoken. I have seen within you the
Glorious Light that can be quickened into a Dazzling Radiance, enabling you to
express Perfection. Hence, of My own volition have I offered My humble
Assistance; but if the personality persists in allowing the attention to be held on
anything but the “Mighty I AM Presence”—which I know is the Mightiest and Only
Raising Presence and Solver of all problems—then My humble efforts must
necessarily be in vain.
I assure you, Dear Ones, you have reached a point where you must go up or down.
With your determined attention and acknowledgment constantly held on the
“Mighty I AM Presence,” there is no condition, force or presence in earth or heaven
that can prevent your wondrous, glorious attainment into Everlasting Freedom and
Perfection.
If you have not That within you which causes you to feel and tells you of the Great
Divine Love that enables Me to voice this Truth to you for your protection, then We
must but wait such time as the Truth of It does appear within you.
When students and individuals have once learned of and acknowledged the
“Mighty I AM Presence” and then allow their attention to longer be held by or
upon outer things, whether it be consciously or unconsciously makes little
difference; for they are deliberately turning their backs to the “Presence,” which is
the Source of their Being and the Life within them that enables them to move their
bodies about. I declare with all the Love of My Being that: “I AM the Presence”
enabling you to see and feel this Truth and stand by and within It—for the sake of
your own wondrous progress.
Those who will hold steadfast enough to that Mighty Presence will find abundant
proof coming into their experience of Its Limitless Power and Intelligence.
Beloved Students! Many Hands of the Ascended Host are extended to you to give
Their Assistance when you can hold your undivided attention on the Active
Presence of God in you, and stand there unyielding to the pull of all outer
appearance.
“Truth is Mighty and does prevail.” May you feel Its Majestic Presence at all times.
It is a mistake on the part of the student to feel disappointment because a certain
thing he has worked on does not manifest instantly, when as yet, he has not
thing he has worked on does not manifest instantly, when as yet, he has not
generated great enough power and activity to produce it that quickly. The
attention must always be on the “I AM” only.
Suppose I were to declare: ” I AM’ the Mighty ‘I AM Presence’ in Action,” and then
an hour later I allowed my attention to be fixed on a star in a so- called adverse
aspect to Me, or an outer condition that indicates disaster of some kind. Do you not
see how that would annul the Statement I had made which
would liberate the Power of Freedom?
Jesus said: “Ye cannot serve two masters.” This means that you cannot divide the
attention—for you must stop, look, and listen. I tell you, you cannot make steady
progress if you give power to anything but your “Mighty I AM Presence.” The
unfortunate thing with so many students is that they do not hold long and steadily
enough to the Mighty Truth of their Being to gain momentum and strength
enough to stand against the pull of suggestion and outer appearance.
The strange thing to Me is that when the students’ attention has been once drawn
to the All-Power of the “I AM Presence”—which is the Only Active Principle of Life
they have, God in Action within and about them—they cannot or do not see that
they are dividing the power when the attention is fixed on outer things, and but
delaying the magnificent activity and accomplishment which the “I AM Presence”
would otherwise bring forth. However, having gone through the mill, so to speak,
We have Infinite Patience to wait until the beloved student can grasp his Scepter of
Dominion of this “Mighty I AM Presence” and hold it.
I could bring you records of the most appalling things done through the suggestion
of astrology. Crimes are committed every week of the year by the suggestions
given out through it. The suggestion given sets the Law into action to accomplish
- When your
attention is on a thing, the power within yourself goes instantly into it.
If the astrologers do not stop holding the thought
of death against…….she will pass out. It is criminal! …….is a child of God and is
entitled to live here as
long as is decreed. I shall do what I am permitted to……..protect There are
crimes so much worse than
physical murder that there is no comparison—because they are committed
deliberately by people who know better than to do them. There is one certain,
unfailing Action of the Law, and that is that those who do these things must pay
the penalty of a like experience.
To negative suggestions from others say: ” ‘I AM’ the Presence,’ annulling all this, so
it cannot affect me, my home or world.” It is the easiest thing in the world to
consciously dissipate something that is voiced in your presence. Simply say: ” ‘I
AM’ the only Presence acting here.”
To anything you do not wish to continue say: “Through the Presence that ‘I AM,’
this thing shall cease, now and forever.” Go after it like you were going to knock
over a wall. When you really feel and mean a thing, you loose the power that does
the thing. Try to realize the Limitless Power at your command.
In the feeling is both sight and hearing, because we can both hear and see without
using the faculties of sight and hearing.
When one becomes instantly angry, he punctures
other spheres of that quality and the accumulation rides in. Jealousy is the wideopen
channel upon which every other destructive activity rides in. When things
are done consciously, they have much more power. When the energy is released, it
acts, because the individual has set it into motion—and it makes no difference
whether he be king or chimney sweep.
When the feelings are excited, they are accepting that instant. You can sit and
listen to destructive conversation unaffected, so long as you control the feeling at
the solar plexus. There cannot a thing enter your world—unless it be invited.
No good ever came of gambling……..at one time
had a most wonderful power and influence about her. She began to play the
had a most wonderful power and influence about her. She began to play the
market, and not only lost the power, but her money as well. Is it not better to
stand with your “I AM Presence” than with a gambling channel? Anything that gets
your attention is a subtle activity of the outer to pull you away from your Freedom.
For financial Freedom: ” ‘I AM’ the riches of God flowing into my hands and use
that nothing can stop.”
Say often: “The ‘Presence I AM’ governs every existing channel in manifestation. It
governs all.”
A student’s experience: The student had heard and seen an explosion of Light while
the physical body was asleep. If she had consciously said when she heard the
explosion: “I draw into my mind and body the Strength of the Light Explosion,” she
would have received its benefit. The Light was the liberating of certain Powers for
her use. In such experiences, the important thing for the student to do is to be
alert, and in every manifestation, be conscious of the in- drawing of Its Power.
Rejoice that it is the Mighty Power of the “I AM Presence” acting, giving Its
Strength and Power to you.
Command the outer memory to retain and bring into the outer consciousness
everything you desire to know. When you use the “I AM Presence,” you have set the
Law into action, and It cannot fail.
God does not act except through the consciousness of individuals, else He would
not have them here. God can only act in the physical world through His
Individualizations, and even all nature is governed by Individual Intelligence —the
ground, the plants, and all.
There is omnipresent all the force and energy needed for a given purpose when
loosed by the “I AM Presence.” Thus, through the use of the “I AM Presence,” you
can release Power of which as yet you have no conception.
During the war when Foch said: “They shall not pass,” he loosed the Power by
which that Decree was fulfilled. He had been in prayer for more than an hour, and
when he came out he was so charged with
God’s Energy that as he uttered the command, it became the Governing Presence in
the atmospheric condition about him, and God acted. The words “They shall not
pass” form a Decree. It is dynamic, powerful, real, and looses tremendous power.
There is only One Power that acts. Give It full Freedom.
Stand with IT and let IT act. Stand in IT and by IT. There is no other power to act.
This makes steady progress, like a glacier coming down the mountain. You are
steadily moving forward and gaining a momentum against which nothing else can
stand. It is an Infallible Momentum, Power, and Means of achievement of all good
things. There is no permanent dominion except in this way.
For cleanliness, use frequently: ” ‘I AM the Presence’ here, keeping my clothes and
home perfectly spotless.” After a time the force becomes so powerful that it
instantly consumes or repels anything not wanted. The more you consciously act
upon a thing, the more concentrated it becomes.
When you say: “The Presence that ‘I AM,’ charge
this……..with…….. ” you can charge the water so
powerfully that it boils with the power of the energy there. Do not let anything
question in your mind as to whether your command worked or not.
Whenever commanding, say: “I know it is acting with Full Power.”
Know—what the “I AM” means!
Know—what It is to you!
Know—what It can do!
Get this and hold fast with unyielding determination.
Within these students there is the strength and power to do this, and if they will
stand with this “Mighty I AM Presence,” great Assistance can and will be given.
BENEDICTION: Mighty All-Pervading Intelligence! We invoke Thy Mighty Wisdom,
governing our every activity. We invoke Thy Mighty Light illumining each one in
the fullness of Its Dazzling Presence. We invoke Thy Mighty Love to enfold all in Its
the fullness of Its Dazzling Presence. We invoke Thy Mighty Love to enfold all in Its
Mantle of Peace. We invoke Thy Mighty Power, that Love, Wisdom, and Power may
act in Perfect Unity, that It perfects all things upon which our attention has
become fixed.
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