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It’s all in Divine Order
This is one of those phrases that used to drive me crazy! And depending on who might be saying it, it still does! Divine Order is the Spiritual Faculty and the Twelve Power theme for the month of September! Divine Order is the Spiritual Faculty which is located in the sacral area, and sometimes when you get a gut feeling you might be getting insights into the Divine Order of things.
Hum, now you see I have already taken you in a direction that Divine Order is not traditionally thought of in western culture. What the heck am I talking about? Well, pause, breathe, and open your heart to the Life Force pulsating and flowing in and through you. Pre-15th century theology taught that God created the universe and everything in it operated within a certain order, God’s order. The Earth was Flat, had a dome over it and was the center of the universe. Everything revolved around the Earth and God’s Throne, and God was watching everything you do! You better follow the orders you were given or you would be punished. Your life was all planned out, and you better stick with it or you would throw the universe out of sync. So, follow your Divine Orders or suffer the consequences, even if you were like Joan of Arch who was inspired to do a great thing. Although some things have changed, many people still believe this is so, that God’s will and God’s orders must be followed.
Unity’s concept of Divine Order, is in complete contradiction with what many modern-day theologies teach and the theory of Divine Right. The earth is round and rotates 24 hours day! The earth and 8 other planets revolve around the sun and our solar system revolves around the outer edge of our galaxy, which revolves around the center of the universe with thousands of other galaxies! No, we not the center of the universe, but rather as it indicates in Star Wars, we are on a planet on the outer edge of the universe. Unity Concept of Divine Order operates more on science, or I should say quantum physics. Steven Hawkins theorized in the movie about his teachings, “As it is in the outer, so it is within!” He shared a theory similar to Unity’s belief, that we are actually energy beings, and at a molecular level our bodies operate in a similar fashion as the universe. Each cell’s energy pattern flows around a central core of light and energy which sends energy outward to a neural net, which connects with energy centers (charkas or spiritual faculties) which connects to the heart, the brain, and all other key components of our “physical body.” The energy beings that we are, then send energy vibrations out into the world around us that affect every living thing.
Now making this idea of Divine Order personal, our bodies work in Divine Order. Think of how your physical body works: lungs feed oxygen to the heart, which mixes with the food we eat that creates blood, sending nutrition to every cell of our being. There is a Divine Order at work that produces our health. If we don’t meet the daily nutritional elements of our body, our system begins to break down. It’s just Divine Order. It’s not a punishment, just a consequence of our not following the plan for our body system.
When you blend the idea that God is Spirit, the Breath and energy of life, and add to this, an awareness there are energy centers, spiritual vortexes that to need to be engaged, harnessed and directed by you, we need to align our conscious mind with the energy moving through us and intentionally direct it through our body. (This is one definition of prayer!) This is where true health and wholeness starts. Ill health is not a punishment but consequences of not developing a routine of being one with this Life Force. Then comes the understanding that each thought we think, each word we speak goes out into the energy matrix and we create an order of consequences and events within our life. Divine Order is really about learning to pause in this moment now and aligning yourself with God’s Heartbeat, beating in your heart and allow It to guide you step by step throughout the day.
Namaste, I see the light in you, Rev. Patrick
