It is time then to redirect our focus to Father's Way of the Mystical and Magical expression of Life. To do so, we will refresh our minds with some of the initial observations made in my posting Mystical and Magical.
The Mystical and Magical is a natural expression of the Universe. Living plants, living stones, living Earth, living Sun, living puffy clouds. The aurora borealis, the fireflies lighting up the night, the sparkling raindrop on a leave, the People, the fairies, and the nature spirits. All together yet individually rejoicing in the wonderment of Creation and Life, receiving the Blessings from the Father and progressing in their Spiritual Journey.
Life on Earth is about experiencing and participating in such Mysticism and Magic.
From "The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary" (copyrighted 1966, 1968, 1971) we obtained the following definition of Mysticism:
Mysticism:
- the doctrine and belief that through contemplation and love man can achieve a direct and immediate consciousness of God or of the Divine truth, etc., without the use of reason or of any of the ordinary senses.
Contemplation, love, direct and immediate consciousness of God and Divine Truth. These are under the category of Right Thinking, Right Action, and Right Manifestation of Father's Good Will. The only refinements that need made to the above definition are replacing "love" for Love as Self and "God" for Father Which Is in Heaven.
Through some detective work, a clearer understanding of Magic was revealed.
Magic:
- mysteriously impressive; beautiful
- [< magikos of the Magi]
Magi:
- The three "wise men from the east" who came to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus
Wise:
- seeing clearly what is right and just.
- having sound judgment
Sound:
- having all the organs or faculties complete and in normal action and relation; healthy
- founded in truth; valid; legal
By following these definitions it became clear that Magic is an experience which includes mystery and beauty and allows one to see clearly what is Right and Proper, Respectful behavior. It is an experience that facilitates, sustains, and requires health - that is having all organs and faculties in utmost state of nourishment and function. It is an experience founded on Truth, therefore it is legal, which is to say it is of one a-chord with Universal Law.
When we live a Mystical and Magical Life, the capacity to directly Know the Father Which Is in Heaven and Universal Truth is available through our capacity to contemplate and to express Self as Love. It is an individual experience. A Mystical and Magical Life is lived in the Wisdom that such experience brings - it makes it possible to know what is Right and Just, or as Father would say, Righteous and Holy. In this experience, there is Health - that is to say all organs and faculties are normal and fully nourished. Clean air, clean water, clean soil, and nourishing food are an integral part of a Mystical and Magical Life - these are the basic necessities that support Health.
Having refreshed the mind and gladdened the Heart I shall continue exploration of Father's Way in future postings.