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Edna Lister’s Lectures, 1947

God as Principles of Being

Edna Lister transcript, May Wilder, scribe, January 15, 1947, Tacoma, WA

God is Light, and Light is all that is. When we speak of God as Light, as all that is, we define God as the totality of all things that exist; thus we aver that God is the principle of Being. God is threefold Being, and every civilization on earth, from the beginning, has attempted to describe the Supreme Being in terms of Trinities, such as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Light as Being

Wisdom
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Love Logos

Omniscience
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Omnipresence Omnipotence

Mind
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Substance Power

Light is the Mind of Wisdom, the Substance of Love, and the Power of the Word, the Logos. God as Mind is Omniscient Light, all-knowing. God as Substance is Omnipresent Light, everywhere evenly present and available. God as Power is Omnipotent, all-powerful

Light in Action

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Color Tone

Idea
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Name Form

Superconscious
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Conscious Subconscious

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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.

Work Cited

The Holy Bible. King James Version (KJV).

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