How Thoughts Become Things

In yesterdays post I wrote about The Currents Of Thought Within The Universal Mind and a few days before about What We Continuously Say Is What We Get. Today I'm going to quote from Richard Ingalese's book The History And Power Of Mind which ties in some of the things I mentioned in the posts:

"Divine Mind is precisely analogous to a sensitive plate, and each human thought makes a picture on that plate. By thought you make the exposure, and the thing pictured will in time become your own, for you are attached to your creations and time develops the picture for you.

If you hold the image you have made long enough you will get a perfect picture; if you think idly then you have made what photographers would call an under exposure and the picture is not full, clear, and perfect, and many of the details are left out; but by holding the picture firmly and strongly, you make it a permanency and then it is yours, for thoughts become things."

Mental pictures are first mental things, but after a time they become physical things or draw physical things to them, for the great Consciousness gives back to us precisely what we sent into it. It gives to us whatever we ask of it, and our ignorance in making demands will be no protection to us.

The only way evolution can go on is by Divine Mind granting every request that we persistently make; it is in this way we gain wisdom through experience."

Richard Ingalese wrote this in about 1901 - so it is no longer copyright - and being an occultist he understood the workings of the mind. Some of what he writes is maybe in an old fashioned style but it is similar to the teachings of Jesus - though his followers probably won't accept this.

When Jesus said things such as "Judge not that ye be not judged; for with what judgement you judge ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again" and "Ask, and it shall be given unto you: seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" he was talking about the same law as Ingalese.

Some would say we ignore the law at our peril but, as with most things, it can be used to our advantage as well as to our detriment.

The Currents Of Thought Within The Universal Mind

I was reading Darren's blog and his post The World (Wide Web) Is A Circle with examples of how synchronicity links up various blogs and bloggers. Trish from synchrosecrets left a comment on the post which included the following: "I've often wondered about the simultaneous thing that occurs with synchros ... It's all so intricate and interconnected that you really do have to ask who is running the show." This in turn got me thinking ...

It got me thinking about currents of thought, which emanate from the Universal Mind. I first read about this in The History And Power Of Mind by Richard Ingalese, first published way back at the beginning of the 1900s. I've mentioned previously that this was one of the first books that held my attention long enough to get me interested in the occult and hidden teachings.

What Ingalese maintains is that "there are currents of thought in the great magnetic sea of consciousness in which we live, and we can and do attach ourselves either consciously or unconsciously to different currents with definite results.."

He goes on to explain how the magnetic consciousness, of which we are a part, "... is pulsating with life and is capable or receiving and transmitting thought.  In this great magnetic sea there are thought currents as clearly defined as there are currents in the air or in the oceans."

We humans can and do draw on these currents in Universal Mind which we are sympathetically vibrating with.  In other words if you, I and others are thinking along similar lines our minds may become attached to this current and we will receive the same ideas. We all end up with similar thoughts - plagiarism can be explained in this way. Think of the inventions, discoveries, story lines and so on that are disputed as to who first came up with them - but they all did, by connecting with a current of thought.

Currents of thought can also explain some examples of coincidences and synchronicity.

I guess in answer to Trish's question about who is running the show we all are. We are all influencing each other with our thoughts, actions and deeds. Darren wrote a blog post, Trish left a comment and this gave me a subject to write about today - which you are now reading. And so the idea goes on and develops and alters according to the readers' interpretation and interest.

Whatever we say influences others and starts off a current of thought: some weak and feeble but others strong and powerful - and which will go viral in Internet terms.

As Darren suggests the world is a circle. We all have an important role to play. Everything we do can set off a chain reaction that will travel a certain distance. Some will quickly fade but others could change the world. We are all VIPs and have influence - let's use it wisely.

Humorous Letters

Something completely different today - humour (or even humor). When we write letters and send them through the post or mail we sometimes don't quite get the message over that we intend. So much so that sometimes they turn out to be funny, humorous or whatever. Here's a few examples of some of those I first published on Funny Humorous Letters on Squidoo. The extracts aren't always very PC, so apologies in advance to anyone who gets their knickers in a twist about such things.

Humorous Letters With Double Entendres
Extracts from letters sent to a council housing office - Part 1
These are genuine extracts from letters sent to a council housing office. There are double entendres galore but the senders wrote their words in all innocence.

Lady tenant complaining about DIY repairs next door:
"He has got this huge tool that vibrates the whole house and I just can't take it any more."

Problems with the garden foilage:
"My bush is really overgrown round the front and my back passage has fungus growing in it"

Noisy neighbours:
"... and their 18 year old son is continually banging his balls against my fence."

"I want to complain about the farmer across the road; every morning at 6 a.m. his cock wakes me up and it's now getting too much for me."

"I am a single woman living in a downstairs apartment and would you please do something about the noise made by the man on top of me every night."

Dangerous paths:
"I wish to complain that my father hurt his ankle badly; then he put his foot in the hole in his back passage."

"Will you please send someone to mend the garden path? My wife tripped and fell on it yesterday and now she is pregnant."

Kitchen furniture problems:
"I am still having problems with smoke in my new drawers."

Repairs needed:
"Send a man round with a big tool to finish the job and satisfy my wife.

"I have had the clerk of works down on the floor six times but I still have no satisfaction."

Funny Toilet Humour Letters
Extracts from letters sent to a council housing office - Part 2

"I wish to report that tiles are missing from the outside toilet roof. I think it was bad wind the other night that blew them away."

"My lavatory seat is cracked - where do I stand?"

"The toilet is blocked and we cannot bath the children until it is cleared."

"Our lavatory seat is broken in half and is now in three pieces."

"This is to let you know that our toilet seat is broken and we can't get BBC2 television programs."

Mixed Humorous Letters
Extracts from letters sent to a council housing office - Part 3

"I am writing on behalf of my sink which is coming away from the wall."

"It is the dog mess that I find hard to swallow."

"50% of the walls are damp, 50% have crumbling plaster and 50% are plain filthy."

"Will you please send a man to look at my water; it is a funny colour and not fit to drink."

"Our kitchen floor is damp. We have two children and would like a third, so please send someone round to do something about it."

Humorous Letters To A Pensions And Insurance Office
This time we have extracts from genuine funny letters sent to a Pensions and Insurance Office:

"I cannot get sick pay. I have six children. Can you tell me why this is?"

"This is my eighth child. What are you doing about it?"

"Mrs. Brown has no clothes and has not had any for a year. The vicar has been visiting her."

"In reply to your letter. I have already co-habited with your office, so far without result."

"I am forwarding my marriage certificate and two children, one of which is a mistake as you will see."

"Sir, I am glad to say my husband, reported missing, is now dead."

"Unless I get my husband's money I shall be forced to lead an immoral life."

"I am writing these lines for Mrs. Green who cannot write herself. She expects to be confined next week and can do with it."

"I have enclosed my marriage certificate and six children. I have some and one died, which was baptised on a half sheet of paper by the Rev. Thomas."

"Please find out if my husband is dead, as the man I am now living with won't eat or do anything until he is sure."

"In answer to your letter I have given birth to a little boy weighing ten pounds. Is this satisfactory?"

"You have changed my little girl into a little boy. Will this make any difference."

"Please send my money at once as I have fallen into errors with my landlord."

"I have no children as my husband is a bus driver and works all day and all night."

"In accordance with your instructions I have given birth to twins in the enclosed envelope."

"I want money as quick as you can sent it. I have been in bed with my doctor all week and he does not seem to be doing me any good."

"Milk is wanted for my baby as the father is unable to supply it."

"Regarding your enquiry the teeth in the top are alright but the ones in the bottom are hurting terribly."

Funny Humorous Letters

The Clockwork Universe

I know not why the universe exists, but I do not desist from seeing how it is modified; I do not cease to see the intimate agreement by which the beings that compose it render a mutual help.

I am like a man who should see for the first time an open watch, who should not cease to admire the workmanship of it, although he knows not the use of the machine, and has never seen dials. "I do not know," he would say, "what all this is for, but I see each piece is made for the others. I admire the worker in the detail of his work, and I am very sure that all these wheel-works only go thus in concert for a common end which I cannot perceive."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712- 1778

I think this is how I feel as well: I'm not absolutely sure what the Universe is all about, but I hope that we are all working in concert for a common end - though, at times, it doesn't seem this way. I am sure though that we all have an essential role within our Clockwork Universe.

Was The Robin A Message From His Dead Grandmother

A story today from Steven from Chester that perhaps illustrates how our loved ones keep in touch after they have moved on from this world.

My grandmother, who has now passed away, was at the top of the family tree for the best part of fifty years.

In her last few years she could barely recognise her children, so knowing who her grandchildren were was a reach too far. I stopped visiting her after her 90th birthday as I wanted to remember her as she was.

I really regret never saying goodbye to her. I only realised this on the day of her funeral. The whole family, together for the first time in years, had turned out wearing something red in tribute to her favourite colour. Red socks, ties, handkerchiefs and even red hair.

After the funeral service we travelled on to the crematorium just a short drive away.  As we entered the chapel, a robin red breast was flying over by the far window. When everyone was seated, the little bird flew straight over to the minister and sat on his table.

The minister spoke to the little bird as it sat very calmly beside him before it launched into the air and flew over the congregation to perch on a shelf up in the ceiling.

With the small distraction over, grandmother's final journey got under way with a short service.  When the service was over we all stood up and began to leave.

I glanced up to the shelf to see the little bird still gazing down on everyone. Was it admiring everyone's red plumage?

Was it just a coincidence a robin had joined us for the service? I'd like to think that grandmother came to see us all one final time. So maybe I did get to say goodbye after all.

Dog On A 37 Bus And Yoga Is The Devil's Work

A couple of things I have seen in the UK media over the last couple of days. One made me go ahhh! and the other grrrrr!

Dog Returns On Number 37 Bus
Five years ago Pat Oate's dog went missing. The mum-of-three had by now given up all hope of ever seeing T-Bone again, you can only search for a certain amount of time.

T-Bone was a Staffordshire bull terrier and the family's conclusion was that he had been stolen, perhaps to order. What Pat didn't reckon with, however, is her local number 37 bus!

Yes, after five years, T-bone was found on the bus which travels between Birmingham City Centre and Solihull. The driver took the dog to a local vet where they were able to scan him to see if T-bone had been micro-chipped - and he had. The vet phoned Pat with the good news and the family were soon reunited with their lost pet.

But where had T-bone been? Nobody knows or can offer an explanation. Pat said, "No one saw who T-Bone was with on the bus. We will try to see if there's CCTV on the bus, but the trouble is the person could claim they'd only just picked him up"

So a happy ending - and shows the value of having dogs micro-chipped.

Yoga Is The Devil In Disguise
The Vatican's chief exorcist, Father Gabriel Amorth, had declared that Yoga is the work of the devil!

To quote Father Amorth: "Yoga is the Devil's work. You think you are doing it for stretching your mind and body, but it leads to Hinduism. All these oriental religions are based on the false belief of reincarnation."

He didn't just leave it there, he added:
"Practising yoga brings evil, as does reading Harry Potter. They may both seem innocuous but they both deal with magic and that leads to evil."

"Satan is always hidden and the thing he desires more than anything is for people to believe he does not exist. He studies each and every one of us and our tendencies towards good and evil, and then he tempts us."

"My advice to young people would be to watch out for nightclubs because the path is always the same: alcohol, sex, drugs and Satanic sects."

There I was thinking that yoga is a spiritual discipline and not a religion - oh well, not the first time I've been wrong!

The Winds Of The Shacapa At Eden

I came across the slightly faded wall painting - The Winds of the Shacapa - as shown in the picture above at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England.

The Shacapa (or Chacapa) leaves, a kind of palm, are made into a rattle for Shamanic and similar ceremonies in the Upper Amazon region. They are used rhythmically in a similar way to a Shaman's drum.

The Shacapa is said to draw impurities from the body. The Shaman rubs and shakes the Shacapa over the patient's body to remove and capture any unwanted spirit intrusions. Once captured these spirits are blown into the rainforest where the spirits of the plants are used to absorb and discharge this energy.

In the picture above the bands of colour from the universal eye represent the energies of the Shacapa. The photo below shows a well used Shacapa.

Further Eden Posts:
In Search Of The Birth Of Spirits At Eden
Eve Shows Herself At Eden
The Giant Rubbish Alien Monster At Eden