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Edna Lister’s Lectures 1941
Healing the Enemy Idea
Edna Lister outline, May 20, 1941, Great Falls, MT, Psalm 110
“The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.”–Psalm 110.
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The Destiny of the United States
Edna Lister outline, May 25, 1941, Great Falls, MT, 1 Peter 4:10-11
“As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies.”–1 Peter 4:10-11.
During an ancient epoch, all land was inundated; this was the Flood in Noah's time. With its destruction, all races and societies were destroyed. The same souls incarnate to open every new civilization, so they came to open the Adamic civilization on Atlantis. Today these races inhabit Ephraim, which is England, and Manasseh, which is the United States.
Each time we have recolonized any land, we have asked questions: Where are we going? What is happening? How shall we meet it?
Unconquerable faith and unquenchable love contain the answers to all these questions. You must let faith possess you, let it use you unto all perfection. You must let unquenchable love create for you miracle after miracle, and miracle upon miracle.
“I will arise and go to my father.”–Luke 15:18. "I will arise and move into the high place. I shall live within my Oversoul star, above my head."
Light Overcomes Darkness
Edna Lister outline, May 26, 1941, Great Falls, MT, John 16:33
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”–John 16:33.
Light overcomes darkness. How? Why? Surrender.
Flaming Desire
Edna Lister lecture outline; May 26, 1941, Great Falls, MT, Job 22:22-28
“Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold] of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.”–Job 22:22-28.
This text says that for God to answer your prayers, you must receive the law, make your prayer, and pay your vows. What you decree will then be established.
The Master said, “And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”–Luke 11:9-10, which means that the kingdom is free to all who desire.
The Father's pleasure is to give. As the Master said, “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”–Luke 12:32.
The Master has chosen you. “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”–John 15:16.
Yet you must ask in faith, without wavering: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.”–James 1:5-6.
You must approach God with a clean heart and clean hands: “Whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.”–1 John 3:22.
You may have perfect trust in God: “This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.”–1 John 5:14.
The River of Life, which is Light, is flowing into and through you twenty-four hours a day. Everyone is alike in this experience, yet what do you take into it?
The Holy Breath is pure Light, but if you color it with negativity, you receive no benefit as it flows through you. You send it forth as dark clouds, or as Light, Light, Light! Declare, “I now agree and adjust to the Light above, under all conditions.”
Vivid Imagination
Edna Lister outline, May 27, 1941, Great Falls, MT, Luke 14:16-24
Imagination is the kingly faculty,
The six steps of a servant creator: When you have planted the seed of desire, imagination builds the form, in what we call a creative mold. Faith then releases the substance, which is now ready to fill that mold. Praise opens your vibration to draw on substance, and joy calls it home to you.
The River of Life is always flowing, always generous. Hour by hour, it moves through you as golden Light. You may take clouds of earthiness and misused soul substance into it with you, and allow them to be transformed. It is your choice now.
“A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you that none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.”–Luke 14:16-24.
Desire is the creator. Wisdom, as will, plans the form. Imagination builds the blueprint of the first mold. Faith makes contact and releases substance. Using your faith is like turning a lever to lower a bridge, or pushing a button to open the sluice gate on a dam.
Praise regulates the principle of increase, and constant praise causes a greater flow of substance. Joy is the magnet that recalls substance to you, and brings your sheep home in safety.
It takes thousands of flower petals to make one drop of perfume. It takes thousands of sacrifices to make one drop of pure, undiluted joy.
A musician can play thousands of tones on a piano, each having its own tonal “color.” As a creator, you may become a perfectly brilliant musician coaxing paeans of praise, joy and love from your soul's offerings.
1 Imagination, the kingly faculty: Edmund Burke. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke. London, John C. Nimmo, 1887.
Will and Desire
Edna Lister outline; May 28, 1941, Great Falls, MT, Matthew 13:31-33
“Another parable he put forth to them: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches. Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”–Matthew 13:31-33.
A mustard seed represents the aggressive will of the masculine Father principle. Leaven symbolizes the pervasive nurturing and sustaining desire of the feminine Mother principle.
Will, which is the expression of Wisdom through you, builds the pipeline of determination to your goal, according to your plan. You must nourish and sustain desire, which forms the seed, impregnated with the idea at its heart.
When you let will and desire pull in opposite directions, they fill you with conflicting emotions, thoughts, doubts, and fears. The Holy Breath moving through you then colors the River of Life, creating clouds and leaving imperfections behind.
Never apply your will as selfish forcing, or let your desire to be for the self only. You must firmly and consciously harness will and desire, and put your disciplined imagination in the driver's seat.
Enemies are Illusions
Edna Lister outline, May 28, 1941, Great Falls, MT, Matthew 10:16-22, 36
“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”–Matthew 10:16-22.
“A man's foes shall be they of his own household.”–Matthew 10:36.
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The Driver’s Seat
Edna Lister outline, May 29, 1941, Great Falls, MT
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Emotion: The Dictator
Edna Lister transcript, May 30, 1941, Great Falls, MT
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The Golden Chalice
Edna Lister outline, June 1, 1941, Great Falls, MT
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Five Steps to Attainment
Edna Lister outline, June 2, 1941, Great Falls, MT
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Separation or Unity
Edna Lister outline, June 3, 1941, Great Falls, MT
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Mind and Power
Edna Lister outline, June 3, 1941, Great Falls, MT
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Edna Lister outline, June 3, 1941, Great Falls, MT
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The Impression You Make
Edna Lister outline, June 5, 1941, Buffalo, NY John 12:32
“I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”–John 12:32.
Never answer your front door with your backyard voice and face. Your front door voice and face lift the caller.
The river of life is always flowing through you; however, if you do not use it or draw from it all that you need, your future becomes the past without ever becoming the now.
The world is filled with all kinds and types of people and you must lift them all into the kingdom before you enter the silence so they cannot draw you back from it.
The Magic Creative Word: Let
Edna Lister outline, June 6, 1941, Great Falls, MT
Happiness is the staff of the gods. Joy is the mirror of the soul. When you look into the mirror and see self, it means you have double vision—you are seeing self and soul instead of the soul alone, which reflects your relationship with God. The mirror you hold up for others is a double mirror also—if the Light in you reveals their self, they see in you what they most dislike in themselves.
Imagine that you are a musical instrument, perhaps a violin. Will you play your instrument or will you be played upon? Your bow plays upon all the strings in harmony or disharmony, so aim be part of the symphony and in harmony with all.
How do you apply this? Make your self good and the others will be happy. The “let” in the magic creative Word means you must let them alone and let them advance according to their abilities, not according to your desires or expectations.
A New Account with Life
Edna Lister outline, October 9, 1941, Buffalo, NY
Open a new savings account with life right now! Deposit in your account everything you desire to draw upon for your present place in life, now. You cannot draw from life’s account unless you have already placed in that account what you really expect to draw. So now is the time to begin building that trust fund for the future.
Here's a new motto to live by: “In love stand. Understand in love.” This is one way of reminding yourself of the guiding principles in life.
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Edna Miriam Lister
1884 – 1971
The original Christian Pioneering Mystic,
Platonist philosopher, American Idealist, Founder, Society of the Universal Living Christ, minister, teacher, author, wife, and mother.
References
Burke, Edmund. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke. London, John C. Nimmo, 1887.
The Holy Bible. King James Version (KJV).
Online Etymology Dictionary, May 29, 3023.