Charles Fillmore

The Power Of Your Word

by | May 11, 2017 | ,

In Charles Fillmore's metaphysical classic The Twelve Powers, he delineates twelve inner creative faculties with which each one of us is divinely endowed. Among these are the powers of love, faith, imagination, understanding, wisdom and will. We also have powers of strength, order, renunciation, zeal and life. The last of these twelve powers is the power of power itself, which is associated with the creative power of your word. No, that is not a misprint. As Fillmore sees it, you and I have a...

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An Invitation To Peace

by | Jan 30, 2017 | ,

The primary objective of A Course In Miracles is to teach the lessons necessary for the attainment of peace, not world peace, but rather inner peace on a personal level. Among the key concepts used to achieve this goal is identifying the “obstacles to peace” so they may be overcome. The first such obstacle is the desire to get rid of peace. At first blush, it may seem counter intuitive that we would harbor any desire to throw away an opportunity to experience peace. After all, who doesn’t want...

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Faith & New Beginnings

by | Jan 3, 2017 | ,

A new year is the archetype symbol for new beginnings. It is also the perfect moment to rely on the creative power of our faith. Why? Because the power of faith is the single best creative faculty we have for embracing the inevitable changes that new beginnings bring. In The Twelve Powers, Charles Fillmore describes faith as our perceiving power. It is the creative capacity we have to see new possibilities for our lives before there is evidence they have become manifest. It is no coincidence...

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Blessed Are The Peacemakers

by | Oct 3, 2016 | , ,

In Dr. Roger Teel's spiritual bestseller, This Life Is Joy, he presents a conceptual structure called “The Seven Pillars of Truth.” In writing about peacemaking, Dr. Teel offers a powerful perspective that acknowledges the spiritual and creative power of truth principles that are available to us, while also reminding us that peacemaking is an inside job. If we are to become peacemakers, we must assume personal responsibility for our own inner peace. One of Dr. Teel’s peacemaking strategies...

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Understanding Spiritual Understanding

by | Aug 10, 2016 |

The first idea to understand about spiritual understanding is that no one ever attains it without first striving for it. As Charles Fillmore emphasizes in The Twelve Powers, each of our creative faculties of mind is a potential power. The development of these powers to their fullest expression is not an automatic process, nor is it even guaranteed. In short, if we don't look for it, we will never find it. If we do not ask for it, we will not receive it.In the Hebrew scriptures, we learn that...

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Saying No, To Say Yes

by | Jul 16, 2016 | ,

Insofar as we often find ourselves in transition and facing the paradox of change in our lives, encountering resistance is inevitable, but not insurmountable. Fortunately, we come equipped with a powerful capacity for renunciation, the power to release and eliminate anything we believe does not serve us. In short, we have the power to say, "No!" In Charles Fillmore's metaphysical classic The Twelve Powers, he delineates the power of renunciation, or elimination, as one of the twelve...

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