The law of gravity, as we have been taught it, applies to the earth and all physical bodies and things: It has been understood in its literal sense as the law of: "What goes up must come down," or fall back again upon the bosom of the earth. This is true as far as it goes, but it does not go far enough.
Every existing thing has its opposite -- the night the day -- the positive its negative -- the north pole its south pole. The very power of creation and existence works according to the two opposite poles or forces. When completed in the full unity of fulfillment, man is not without his mate, for "man is not without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord." This statement is as far reaching as eternity, for truly nothing exists in creation that is not composed of the two opposite poles or forces of power, masculine and feminine, positive and negative, the light and the dark, or however else one wishes to analyze or express it. In the great divine power of creation and existence these two forces must be. Thus one is not without the other in the Lord, for in these forces are made manifest His powers of creation and of all existing things.
Even the atom is composed of its electrons and neutrons evolving around the central nucleus, or power of God, which is in the midst of all things.
The law of gravity is the negative phase of this plane of existence. It is the female, the night aspect, the neutronic or negative manifestation of the divine principle. It is the mortal, or physical, or mother aspect of the pole of creation and balance. Gravity is the complete physical action of material existence. It is the law of the earthy, dense, tangible form. It is the law of tangible "matter," which, in most languages, is quite literally "mother." But always, for every existing thing there is its opposite in existence, though not always manifest to mortal understanding eyes.
And always, balanced against the mortal, or physical plane there is the spiritual. Against the law of gravity rests the law of levitation, the spiritual aspect of the eternal law of creation and existence.
The earth, in its massive, physical density, stands heavy and cumbersome. Its rocks and sands compact, immovable, seemingly lifeless in their gross, dead weight. Yet with the touch of the sun and the rain the very soil springs into luxurious growth, imbued with life. The blades of grass, the trees reaching up, ever up. This is the law of the spiritual phase of existence in its minor manifestation. It is the law of growth, of levitation in a milder form, becoming manifest in a very small degree.
And this cumbersome earth itself spins upon its wings in majesty in the midst of the realms of light. It floats upon the wide expanse of space like feathery down in the breeze -- yet not blindly is its course wafted by any chance or capricious zephyr. Guided by intelligence, its course is directed and controlled. This floating power, this very speed on wings of light is the opposite pole of gravitation in complete manifestation. This pole is levitation. It is the spiritual pole, as opposed to the physical, mortal, negative pole of gravitation. It is the positive manifestation of the great eternal law of creation and existence.
In its physical manifestation this law of gravity pulls all things belonging to it back to itself. It pulls its children back as they grow old. The very bodies of mankind bend more and more toward mother earth as the years multiply. All physical bodies have been constructed from the elements of earth and will be drawn back into her bosom, in time, if the spiritual end of this great law is not discovered and used by the children of earth, whose feet begin to drag with increasing heaviness as time goes on. The whole physical body begins to sag earthward with greater and greater reluctance to express buoyancy. Even the flesh begins to feel the drawing pull of gravity and deep lines and wrinkles appear. These increase and multiply with time. This sagging flesh of age but manifests the negative pole of existence, the law of gravity in complete action as it fulfills the manifestation of its physical, mortal phase of the great law. It is the law of earth, or the law of gravity that all things shall call unto themselves their own. This is the law of the material phase of existence.
But since all things were created spiritually first there is lying embryo in man also the positive aspect of the great law, the spiritual powers, which are but waiting to be manifest by those who can begin to develop the hidden possibilities waiting to be expressed. As the law of gravity is the negative, or female aspect of the principle of existence, or the manifestation of the mother principle, so it is that as a child matures he slowly grows away from his mother's breast and constant care and more and more develops toward his father's realm of upright independence.
The law of gravity, the law which pulls and draws to itself its own is manifested in mankind just as definitely as it is manifested in earth itself -- or in the universe. The law of gravity is the law of matter, tangible substance, physical, mortal existence. And man is a very part of this existence.
This law of the physical is continually manifested in man in the acquisition of earthly things, the accumulation of possessions and wealth as he seeks to draw to himself the things which belong to him by law of effort. In this pulling law of gravity is also the law of repelling the things which are not his own by right. No fortune is gathered illegally without having a curse upon it -- or the natural law of its repellent powers. Such wealth can never be held for long. It slips away. It brings no happiness and often it brings disaster.
The light draws to itself the things of light, or, "Light cleaveth to light," and darkness gathers to itself the darkness.
So each individual, according to the strength and power of his being draws to himself his own and unconsciously repels that which is not his by right. If he steals that which does not belong to him he has broken the very lowest law of earthy gravity and the shame for such is very great and the retribution sure. He has outraged the lowest law of mortal being and broken one of the lowest mortal laws, for this reason he is considered lower than mortal. There are many such. Any who are dishonest in the least degree in their dealings with their fellow men are known as submortals. And often these, who are classed among the higher animals are the most lauded among men, though beneath even common, mortal classification.
And all negative tendencies develop more and more the repellent powers against the good. And only the good is happiness, only the good contains the power which is constructive, glorious and filled with everlasting power. Those who accumulate fortunes dishonestly may escape their punishment in this world, but upon their descendants the curse will fall, for all goods gathered illegally carry with them forever the burden of a broken law. Greed is an animal instinct, and when developed, brings the merits of the beasts. To be considered sub-mortal, or sub-human is a status all would escape if they only realized the value of the riches they have forfeited for an empty, temporary, meaningless gain.
To the one who walks in light, with a song of love and gratitude in his soul, the things of light begin to gather. He attracts them to him as definitely as the sun draws back its diffused or scattered energies, as the earth gathers back her dust, the ocean bed its silt, the sea its waters. This is the law of gravity in action. It is a phase of the law of existence manifesting in every mortal, tangible sphere or being. It is the manifestation of the principle which is centered in all things, in the very depths of the soul, in the midst of all things. And the opposite pole is the divine principle of spiritual power -- even the power of levitation, to lift, to glorify and to exalt.
Each existing thing has its own center between the poles of gravity and levitation. Man's center is the feeling center in his heart. It is in the very depths of his hidden, inner being. It is balance according to the thoughts in his soul, or the desires in his heart. If his thoughts are of fear or greed, hate or envy, discord or confusion then that is his own power of gravitation in all its most negative form. And these dark vibrations are his, and the law of gravity will continually recall them to him, multiplied with their tangible, negative burden.
There are some members of society who constantly teeter on the see-saw of these two opposing poles. However, that phase of existence is nearly over. The great outpouring light of heaven will demand that every man find his place, make his choice, either accepting or rejecting the light. There will be no more luke-warm, wavering individuals. They will be either good or bad. And all will be revealed.
If, however, one's heart has developed the great love, where light is centered and developed into a melody or vibration of glory, the crowning gifts begin to be bestowed. Such a one will no longer need to seek for his own, nor strive frantically to hold it to him. Having begun to develop spiritually, or to mature toward fatherhood the greater phase of the higher laws begin to be made manifest. So it is that the great spiritual law of divine love begins to swing one toward the spiritual phase or pole of existence. Perfected love is the complete fulfillment of the great eternal law of being. For such a one the earthly, mortal, physical manifestation or gravitation aspect is fulfilled and he rises above the law. This is the power of the great love or law, as revealed by Paul in his divine revelation on charity. It is the love that suffereth long (without complaint or bitterness or resentment); it is kind; it envieth not; it vaunteth not itself; it is not puffed up (with pride); it doth not behave itself unseemly; IT SEEKETH NOT ITS OWN; thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth."
This is the higher aspect of the law of creation and existence as compared to the negative or gravitational pole. It is a complete letting go of things, of self, of all negative thoughts and desires. It is a releasing, a giving up. It is the fulfillment of the law that Christ lived, "The Son of Man hath no where to lay His head." And "My kingdom is not of this world," with all the negative aspects, and negative results -- and its earthly, clinging, mortal law of gravity. The more possessions one has the greater is the law of gravity upon him.
"For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
"But if ye be led of the spirit, ye are not under the law.
"The fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, long suffering (or patience), gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; AGAINST SUCH THERE IS NO LAW." (Gal. 5:13-14, 18, 22 and 23)
Those who can fulfill or develop this great, Christ-like, compassionate, forgiving love have risen above the earthly law and are completely free from it. They are no longer ruled by it. No church on earth can henceforth dictate to them, nor be their guiding law, for the laws of the church have been fulfilled and hence are obsolete, and they are admitted into the higher assembly, even the Church of the Firstborn, the Assembly of Just ones made perfect, even the great Brotherhood of Light.
This is verified by Christ in revealing the great power contained in the two great glorious commandments which truly contain all the laws, and the fulfillment of these two divine laws holds breathtaking, unutterable glory of eternal power, of freedom and majesty -- and divinity.
It is the spiritual manifestation of this very law of existence, of "like cleaving like", that fulfills the law of gravity and all things connected with it. Its binding, shackling hold is released, and one becomes free - eternally free. It begins to be manifested first in that inner song of ecstasy, which is but the vibrations of love and praise and gratitude and joy in the heart. It is this vibration of light that lifts one above the mortal, gravitational vibration and begins to spiritualize the very physical body of man. It is an everlasting, singing song of gratitude that makes one glorious, for, "He who is thankful in all things, shall be made glorious; and the things of the earth shall be added unto him, an hundred-fold; yea, more." One becomes freed from the law of earth and needs no longer seek his own. Blessings flow to him, multiplied, glorified and completely spiritualized. In other words, "All things are added unto him," as given in the Sermon on the Mount.
The rich young man who came to Jesus by night had fulfilled all the laws of righteousness but the law of "letting go," the one which releases the last claim of the law of gravity and of earth.
The power to overcome the law of gravity by fulfilling, then rising above it toward its opposite brings forth the spiritual phase of divine power.
The gravitational and levitational opposites of the great law of existences are centered in man's heart. A light heart must be cultivated. And the developing of that singing song of praising, loving gratitude is the perfecting of it. A light heart is one that has cast its weight and fears aside. The darkness, the dreariness, the fears must be cast out by a loving song of devotion. It is when this deep, singing gratitude and praise is developed so that it becomes a very part of one's nature that the higher realm with its glorious vibrations of eternal light becomes secure. Thus the negative, earthy pull of gravity has less and less hold. As the light heart is cultivated and developed one begins to become glorious. The everlasting song of love and gratitude, the "Thank You" prayer begins to open up the regions of light and bestow the power thereof. It is then one truly begins to swing out toward the spiritual, or positive pole of levitation. As the heart is guarded this song of joy, or praise and thankfulness and ecstasy, call it what you like, begins to develop, the flesh gradually changes and commences to manifest the spiritual, or levitational aspect, instead of the negative, gravitational power. Thus the very flesh, in time, can become completely spiritualized and the law of levitation becomes more natural than the physical manifestation of the lower pole of gravity.
When the heart is heavy the feet are heavy for the pull of gravity is then in control in its complete physical fulness. When the heart is light the feet are light and the whole body is buoyant and joyous. In the very center of one's body is the balance and the power of complete control.
It was quite necessary to include this information in this record so that the higher laws may be, in a measure, comprehended.
That is why the great glory of the higher, spiritual laws spring into power when man offers to God the heavy burden of his broken heart, which weight, if held, would bind him down forever to the earth with its deadening shackles, its old age, its law of death.
It is when one can "let go" and offer his burden to God, with a complete releasing of its binding hold, that one becomes free -- free from the negatives, the pull of earth, its continued sorrows, distresses and miseries. As the broken heart is offered freely, willingly, with no strings attached, its burdens are released, glorified, and exalted. Man is lifted into the spiritual.
Each burden, each fear, each heartache, each quivering agony of distress and anguish can be thus offered whenever they appear, or accumulate along life's road. And as they are "let go" of, released, without strings or restrictions, to the Lord, they become sanctified and transmuted into unutterable glory and everlasting power. If man could only begin to comprehend the inestimable worth and value of that which he so intensely and violently resents and rejects he would know that within the difficulties lie the leverage to lift the world. He would kneel in such deep, humble gratitude, thank God with such sincere worship and devotion for every heartache, every tear, every sorrow, for he would realize fully the dynamic magnitude of the power these things contain. Indeed his very gratitude alone would glorify him even if it did not contain the unspeakable power of transmutation, the power to transmute every condition, every sorrow, every heartbreak into shimmering, living light and heavenly power. It is the power which can open the very realms of Light.
It is the law of levitation, or releasing of gravity, connected with the great melody of praising glory singing in their souls that the great assembly, or Brotherhood of Light use at all times. It is this divine law of levitation that is used by those who work to serve mankind in their fullest capacities as sons of Light, or sons of God, whichever you prefer.
This is the power to come and go as the occasion requires without the need of physical transportation. It is the complete releasing of the earthly, mortal aspect of the law, or of gravity. It is the great freedom for him who knows the truth of the law.
In order to write the remainder of this book so that the mode of service may be, in a small measure comprehended, it is quite necessary to reveal the spiritual aspect of the eternal law of existence.
Fifty years ago scientists proved from a scientific standpoint that it was utterly impossible to develop anything that could transport man through the air. The very law of gravity defied such a possibility. In a small measure those insurmountable barriers of the law of gravity have been conquered on the physical plane.
Only fools deny that which they have not yet experienced. The wise man looks out into the future always with eyes of hope and with an open mind. And his hopes become, in time, the accomplished achievements, the accepted facts of life, tried and tested, tangible and real, for he has proved his hopes and brought them into material manifestation.
Yea, "Prove all things."