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LESSON THREE

IDEALS

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus . . .

Philippians 2:5

MEDITATION AFFIRMATION

God, be merciful to me! Help Thou my unbelief! Let me see in Him that Thou would have me see in my fellow man. Let me see in my brother that I see in Him whom I worship! 262-11

IDEALS

Introduction

Then, the more important, the most important experience of this or any individual entity is to first know what is the ideal — spiritually. 357-13

All of us, at different periods in our lives, struggle with what we should be doing, where we should be going, or how we might possibly fill that special niche which God has in mind for us. We find ourselves searching for something, although we often remain unsure as to what it is. Since this state of inner confusion is something we all have in common, you would think that any practical solution that provided insights or addressed an answer to this dilemma would be heralded from the highest mountain peak. Yet, perhaps one of the most frequently overlooked principles in the Edgar Cayce readings is the concept of working with “ideals,” and it’s that very same principle that can provide us with an approach to answering this inner call.

For, mental and spiritual guidance should be related to what an individual entity chooses as its ideal, and what it will or should do about that ideal, not ideas but ideals. In choosing and in analyzing self and the ideal, do not merely carry these in mind but put them, as it were, upon the paper in a manifested form. 5091-3

Because the readings recommend writing down our ideals, physically, mentally, and spiritually, we may be tempted to believe this approach is one in which we complete a one-time assignment, filling in columns or jotting down notes that are never again wrestled with once set on paper. And yet, Cayce made it clear that the importance of working with ideals should become a frequent activity in our lives—one in which we’re challenged, encouraged, even prodded to begin a personal masterpiece at a soul level. From this approach, the readings’ insights on ideals can provide much assistance in helping us to manifest in our lives the very best we have to offer our world, our God, and ourselves.