| Astrological................6 | |
| matter and have many earth signs in their astrological chart can tolerate this kind of meditation better | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| lifetime. You can also notice this in people's astrological charts. The talent can open up easily in | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| In astrology the situation is different because the astrological chart has to be figured according to the | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| until conception has taken place. For the conception, astrological factors are taken into consideration, as well as | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| entity has chosen. QUESTION: This would explain the astrological riddle that sometimes death does not occur according | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| might be compared to the principle of an astrological chart that has been made for each individual | 62 MAN AND WOMAN |
| Astrology...................8 | |
| all women masculine elements. This even appears in astrology, which our friend here can bear witness to | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| karmic links. QUESTION: This does not correspond to astrology? ANSWER: In astrology the situation is different because | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| This does not correspond to astrology? ANSWER: In astrology the situation is different because the astrological chart | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| will be able to understand many things in astrology that were not quite clear before. It may | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| and some do not. That is so because astrology does not contain all plans. Some are found | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| is the symbolism of these words. QUESTION: In astrology it is said that the flesh is the | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| the moment of birth, which also corresponds with astrology. The same person stated that the soul enters | 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| the rhythmic movement of time, for example in astrology. Yet only very limited understanding has been gained | 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF |
| Asunder.....................3 | |
| have been one all along and were split asunder artificially. One part was then forgotten, its existence | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| evil state. This negative unification must be split asunder at a certain point of evolution in order | 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE |
| enable you to integrate what now tears you asunder. By keeping both your beauty and your ugliness | 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| Atheism.....................13 | |
| on the chin -- or they turn to atheism. This is not necessary, my dear ones. Self-responsibility | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| way, is often the true reason for someone's atheism. The turning away is just as erroneous as | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| does more harm to true religion than complete atheism and materialism because it makes a farce of | 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE |
| extreme and becomes an atheist. The state of atheism exists in two ways: 1) an absolute lack | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| of man, denying self-responsibility. This latter state of atheism, erroneous in itself as it is, is still | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| growth. This does not mean that I advocate atheism. This is no more the case than that | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| of both extremes. In this second stage of atheism, man learns to assume self-responsibility. He lets go | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| no longer possible to maintain the concept of atheism. The more any thought, concept, scientific fact, or | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| when he finds himself in the state of atheism, of denial of any higher being, he does | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| in time and space, a transitory period of atheism or agnosticism had to come to prepare the | 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE |
| how certain individuals who have come to embrace atheism claim to have accepted the idea that they | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| in this very acceptance lies the ultimate rage. Atheism itself is a manifestation of extreme bitterness against | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| utterly senseless and arbitrary that no recourse exists. Atheism is the movement that cuts off any sensibilities | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| Atheist.....................8 | |
| believe -- assuming that you are not an atheist -- that you owe God some attention. And | 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE |
| after death to a person who was an atheist, for instance? ANSWER: There are spheres for every | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| generalize. There may be an instance where an atheist is not in darkness. He or she will | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| she is often an agnostic or even an atheist, who tends to be materialistic. However, it would | 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION |
| As I explained in the last lecture, the atheist, too, goes off the path and meets death | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| to let go, to give up. And the atheist says, The person who believes is just weak | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| turns to the other extreme and becomes an atheist. The state of atheism exists in two ways | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| as it is foolish to turn into an atheist because of the errors of religion, so it | 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE |
| Atheistic...................3 | |
| you possess, is immaterial. The effort counts. Therefore, atheistic souls such as the ones I mentioned here | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| feeling of God-consciousness, perhaps even in spite of atheistic and materialistic parental and other influences. In another | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| it may also be that man, in the atheistic state, is completely irresponsible, and fails to think | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| Atheists....................5 | |
| of you in your incarnation. If people are atheists, they will be judged according to their accomplishments | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| omissions, and so forth. People may have been atheists and still have accomplished something; perhaps they have | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| your temporary home. QUESTION: I always thought that atheists remained in darkness because they are separated from | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| or unconsciously seeking God. Even those you call atheists; they, too, are seeking God. Everyone seeks happiness | 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW |
| to God, who may be agnostics or even atheists, but who have high standards of ethics and | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| Atmosphere..................30 | |
| of rays or fine threads running through the atmosphere. They are noticeable not only by various colors | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| a domineering parent is the predominant factor, the atmosphere in the child's home is filled with fear | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| Europe versus America, but one condition in the atmosphere versus another. He might very well go to | 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| subconscious is constantly reminded of it whenever the atmosphere reproduces similar conditions. Of course, the possibilities are | 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| own individuality, from a general uncertainty in the atmosphere or in the personality of the parents. This | 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT |
| parents. This creates anxiety. The child sense an atmosphere of danger. In that instant the instinct of | 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT |
| less to get along with yourself. Nature and atmosphere represent that part of the soul in which | 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| that, who constantly puffs aimless steam into the atmosphere. This depletes a person's strength, so that he | 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT |
| others -- then you begin to change the atmosphere even long before you are able to feel | 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES |
| about it. Such activity will relieve the strained atmosphere which produces his fear. The strain is caused | 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES |
| not even occur in words, but in the atmosphere that emanates from the telling of the story | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| in the dimension of the earth and its atmosphere, is bound by time. I explained on a | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| by this parent. In this investigation, the emotional atmosphere and climate is important, not the actuality. You | 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE |
| are not expressed directly, because they permeate the atmosphere and the adults' conscious and unconscious thinking. The | 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE |
| will be for those limping behind. The general atmosphere and influence will be conducive to faster development | 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY |
| to feel the subtle climate of the hidden atmosphere of either/or. Extended progress on your path has | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| a relationship, or the particular manner, style, and atmosphere of your personal fate. Wherever creation takes place | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| to constructive use, so as to enrich the atmosphere around me. If such thoughts were deliberately pursued | 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS |
| different world, with its own distinct flavor and atmosphere. The physical, material world you live in manifests | 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN |
| But only when you know this in an atmosphere of letting go, of relaxation, can your wishes | 149 COSMIC PULL TOWARD UNION -- FRUSTRATION |
| dearest friends. The divine blessings streaming in the atmosphere around and within you are a powerful force | 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION |
| the movements of the soul -- the inner atmosphere in which you live and which inexorably emanates | 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT |
| life itself. And this already removes a poisonous atmosphere in your psychic organism so totally alien to | 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS |
| fearlessness. Ignorance creates fear. Fear creates an inner atmosphere of closing up, and your mind will not | 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS |
| closed-up, tight, and very negative energy and an atmosphere that truly excludes the person from life. Thus | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| have to be altered and clarity in the atmosphere is to be re- established. This is exactly | 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS |
| your furniture, where it cannot be seen. The atmosphere reeks of the hidden waste. False opinions and | 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE |
| climate of a person's life. If the personal atmosphere is relaxed and easy and the orderliness creates | 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE |
| so are landscapes, objects, conditions, natural laws, the atmosphere, the climate, also results of specific states of | 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES |
| with it openly. You need to create an atmosphere within yourself in which you allow this emptiness | 224 CREATIVE EMPTINESS |