THE ACTION OF THOUGHT

       SPIRITUALITY

THE ACTION OF THOUGHT

"Thought is an actual motive Force, more powerful than any other

motive force in the world. It is not the mere pulsation in a

particular set of brain cells, destined to pass away into

nothingness when the pulsation has ceased. Thought is the voice of

the Soul. Just as the human voice is transmitted through distance on

the telephone wires, so is the Soul's voice carried through the

radiant fibres connected with the nerves to the brain. The brain

receives it, but cannot keep it--for it again is transmitted by its

own electric power to other brains,--and you can no more keep a

thought to yourself than you can hold a monopoly in the sunshine.

Everywhere in all worlds, throughout the whole cosmos, Souls are

speaking through the material medium of the brain,--souls that may

not inhabit this world at all, but that may be as far away from us

as the last star visible to the strongest telescope. The harmonies

that suggest themselves to the musician here to-day may have fallen

from Sirius or Jupiter, striking on his earthly brain with a

spiritual sweetness from worlds unknown,--the poet writes what he

scarcely realises, obeying the inspiration of his dreams,-and we are

all, at our best, but mediums for conveying thought, first receiving

it from other spheres to ourselves, and then transmitting it from

ourselves to others. Shakespeare, the chief poet and prophet of the

world, has written: 'There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes

it so,'--thus giving out a profound truth,--one of the most profound

truths of the Psychic Creed. For what we THINK, we are; and our

thoughts resolve themselves into our actions.

"In the renewal of life and the preservation of youth, Thought is

the chief factor. If we THINK we are old--we age rapidly. If, on the

contrary, we THINK we are young, we preserve our vitality

indefinitely. The action of thought influences the living particles

of which our bodies are composed, so that we positively age them or

rejuvenate them by the attitude we assume. The thinking attitude of

the human Soul should be one of gratitude, love and joy. There is no

room in Spiritual Nature for fear, depression, sickness or death.

God intends His creation to be happy, and by bringing the Soul and

Body both into tune with happiness we obey His laws and fulfil His

desire. Therefore, to live long, encourage thoughts of happiness!

Avoid all persons who talk of disease, misery and decay--for these

things are the crimes of man, and are offences against God's primal

design of beauty. Drink in deep draughts of sunshine and fresh air,-

-inhale the perfume of flowers and trees,--keep far away from cities

and from crowds--seek no wealth that is not earned by hand or brain-

-and above all things remember that the Children of Light may walk

in the Light without fear of darkness!"

Maria Corelli's.

The Life Everlasting.