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The Promise (Mystical Experiences)
The 'Promise' refers to a series of mystical experiences, including the resurrection and the descent of the dove, which unfold within the individual. These…
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Feel Deeply
If you can really thirst for God above everything else, then use the same law of liberty. Look into the faces of your friends and say with deep conviction and feeling: “I have had the experiences of which Neville speaks. The entire series, from the resurrection through the descent of the dove, has unfolded within me.” Then persevere, for God has provided a satisfaction for that hunger and you will know it.
The 'Promise' refers to a series of mystical experiences, including the resurrection and the descent of the dove, which unfold within the individual. These experiences are the ultimate satisfaction for the deepest hunger for God.
If Any Two Agree
Could I say to you, I have had the experience? I have had the experience of which he speaks, the experience of the resurrection and the birth from above, the experience of the discovery of the fatherhood of God, the experience of the ascent into the heavenly sphere... Why not take it into the Promise, and have someone within your own Self say, “I have experienced the Promise – I have actually experienced the Resurrection, and the birth from above, and the discovery of David, and the ascent of myself into heaven, and the descent of the dove,” and then listen as though you actually heard it?
"The Promise" refers to a series of specific mystical experiences that reveal one's true identity as God the Father. These include the resurrection, birth from above, discovery of David (the Son), ascent into heaven, and descent of the dove.
One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty Days
I have recorded the date of every great mystical event I have experienced, next to the passage of scripture which parallels it. Next to the passage concerning the resurrection, I had marked July 20, 1959. That was one side of the coin, for the same night was the birth; so against the passage regarding the birth of Christ (who is the Son of God who is one with God) I also wrote the date of July 20, 1959. When another vibration exploded in my head and David of Biblical fame stood before me and called me “Father”, I wrote the date of December 6, l959 next to the passage in the 89th Psalm, where the Lord said: “I have found David. He has cried unto me, ‘Thou art my Father, my God and the Rock of my salvation.’” On the 8th day of April, 1960, a bolt of lightning split me in two from the top of my head to the base of my spine and I separated. At the base of my spine I saw golden liquid light, which I knew to be myself. Fusing with it, I ascended like a serpent in a fire of lightning back into my skull, as it reverberated as though shattered. I recorded that vision as against the passages: “The curtain of the Lord was split in two from top to bottom” and: “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up.” Then on January 1, 1963, the fourth event appeared in the form of a dove who descended on me and smothered me with love.
The Promise refers to a series of four specific mystical experiences—the Resurrection/Birth, the Discovery of David, the Ascent of the Serpent, and the Descent of the Dove—that unfold within the individual over a period of 1,260 days, revealing their true divine identity and fulfilling scripture.
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The First Principle
After proving to myself that I am the life of a state, I questioned the statement: "I am the resurrection." Then came the day when I felt myself resurrect within the grave of my own skull. I proved that I am the Father, when my son came in the Spirit and called me "Father." I discovered that I am the one who was sacrificed, for - knowing I am the Father - my spiritual body was split from top to bottom. Then I discovered that I was the one upon whom the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form as a dove.
The Promise is a sequence of mystical experiences that unfold within the individual, proving their divine identity. These include experiencing oneself as the resurrection (within the skull), being called 'Father' by David, realizing oneself as the sacrificed one (spiritual body split), and experiencing the descent of the Holy Spirit as a dove.