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wait on the Lord--When we listen to the voice of Spirit we
are waiting on the Lord.
walk by the Spirit--Means to acknowledge the power of the
Christ Spirit within mind and body as the dominating force.
watch, high--Persistent looking toward the fulfillment of
divine ideals.
watchman--A spiritually developed person who sees within
and without, and with the word of command challenges
anything negative.
water--In its different aspects water represents weakness
and negativeness, cleansing, mental potentiality, and in
some cases life, or vital energy.
In one of its aspects, water represents negativeness. The
individual who allows himself to become negative to the
good finds himself uncertain and unstable in his mind, and
often becomes so submerged in the waters of negation that
his physical condition is low. Weak sympathy with error and
the results of error helps to produce this condition. To be
positive toward the good it is very necessary that one have
right ideas of God, that one know Him as all good.
Water also represents the great mass of thoughts that
conform to environment. Every thought leaves its form in
the consciousness, and all the weak characterless words and
expressions gather in the subconscious mind as water
gathers in holes. When we get discouraged or disappointed
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and "give up," the undertow of life sweeps this flood of
negative thought over us, and we are conscious of bodily
weakness of some sort. When we know the Truth, and "brace
up," however, the waters are confined to their natural
channels again and our strength is restored.
From the intellectual viewpoint water represents cleansing.
When John the Baptist baptized with water, he washed away
the sins of an external character. His baptism did not
enter into the subconsciousness. It takes something more
powerful than water to purify the error conditions
accumulated by the soul in its many incarnations. The
presence of God through Christ is necessary to purify this
part of man.
water, above and below the firmament--In every mental
proposition we have an above and a below. Above the
firmament are the unexpressed capacities (waters) of the
conscious mind resting in faith in Divine Mind. In this
realm when "God says," the word is instantly fulfilled; the
mental image of the word is registered in consciousness.
Below the firmament are the expressed capacities (waters)
of the subconscious mind, which may be called memory but
has not power to do original thinking. To reach the
subconscious realm, the word must be declared consciously,
and then from this firm starting point, directed down into
the subconscious realm, where the redemptive work is
carried on.
water, walk on--Water (the sea) represents mental
potentiality. The race thoughts have formed a sea of
thought, and to walk over it safely requires that one have
faith in oneself. Faith necessary to accomplish so great an
undertaking comes from understanding--understanding of God
and man and the law of mastery given to man. If one is to
walk on the waves of troubled thought without sinking, he
must become established in the faith of Spirit through
Christ.
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waterpots--The "six waterpots of stone" (John 2:6,7)
represent the six nerve centers in the body, which are
filled with the water of life, nerve fluid.
The waterpots filled to the brim with water by the servants
show the extent to which God is prepared to fulfill the
transformation from natural life to spiritual life through
the power of the word.
This transformation into vitalizing Spirit is accomplished
by adding to every word a spiritual idea. The idea of
omnipresent life will then quicken the natural life in man,
and it will make conscious contact with the one life and
draw it out for the benefit of the many.
way, the--The I AM in man, the open door to the kingdom of
God. (see Christ and Jesus)
wealth--True wealth is a state of consciousness, the
consciousness of God as man's supply. Spiritual wealth
expresses itself as faith, love, wisdom, substance, joy,
and so on. Material wealth expresses as worldly riches,
possessions of an earthly nature.
wedding garment--Garments represent the outer clothing of
the mind. The "wedding garment" (Matt. 22:11) is the role
of righteousness (right-use-ness) and is symbolical of a
state of consciousness in which there is special
preparation for the union unique. In other words, our
external thinking must be in harmony with the inner
revelation before we can make complete union with the
Christ.
well--Symbolizes inspiration through the intellect alone.
The well of living water (John 4:10-14) in man is the fount
of inspiration within his consciousness, which flows forth
peacefully, majestically, vitalizing and renewing mind and
body.
well-beloved--The Christ, the ideal man.
wholeness--The perfect unification and expression of man as
Spirit, soul, and body. True healing means to make whole.
It is brought about by regeneration.
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widow--One who has lost sight of God as support. When the
conscious mind has ceased to be positive, the subconscious
mind becomes like a "widow." The conscious unity between
the mind and the vitality of the organism has been severed,
and there is lack and burden (debt). This takes place
eventually in all who do not consciously take possession of
the twelve faculties in the organism.
The "widow" in Luke 18:1-5 typifies a belief in lack. Lack
is not good in itself, but it serves to call man's
attention to the law (judge). Dependence on the judgments
of the law, without consciousness of love, subjects one to
hard experience and laborious expression.
Jesus portrays the power of affirmative prayer, or repeated
silent demands for justice, as a widow, one bereft of
worldly protection and power. Under her persistence even
the ungodly judge succumbs. The unceasing prayer of faith
is commanded in the Scriptures, in various places.
widow of Zarephath--The widow of Zarephath, to whom Elijah
was sent for sustenance, represents love bereft of wisdom.
She represents the divine feminine, while Elijah here is
the divine masculine or wisdom. Separated they are both in
a state of semi-starvation but when they are joined in
consciousness, increase at once begins and lack ceases.
"The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil
fail" (I King 17:9-16).
wife, taking a--Represents a unification of the I AM with
the affections.
wilderness--In individual consciousness the wilderness is
symbolical of the multitude of undisciplined and
uncultivated thoughts.
will, the--The will is the executive faculty of the mind,
the determining factor in man. What man wills or decrees
comes to pass in his experience. "Thou shalt also decree a
thing, and it shall be established unto thee" (Job 22:28).
The will is the center in mind and body around which
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revolve all the activities that constitute consciousness.
It is the avenue through which the I AM expresses its
potentiality.
The will may be said to be the man, because it is the
directive power that determines character formation. When
man wills to do the will of God, he exercises his
individual will in wisdom, love, and spiritual
understanding; he builds spiritual character.
The use of the will is very important in making
demonstrations. One must be very persistent since
persistence is essential to demonstration. Truth builds the
perfect body, and the will must resolutely lay hold and
keep hold of the word of Truth until the word becomes flesh.
will and desire--Desire is a reaching out of the mind for
satisfaction. Will is the controlling, directing faculty of
mind. One may have the desire to be well and yet not have
the will to be well.
will and I AM--The will is the executive faculty of the
mind and carries out the edicts of the I AM. All thoughts
that go in and out of man's consciousness pass the gate at
which sits the will. If the will understands its office,
the character and value of every thought are inquired into
and a certain tribute is exacted for the benefit of the
whole man.
will and wisdom--When the will of man adheres to wisdom
faithfully and carries out in its work the plans that are
idealized in wisdom, it creates in man a consciousness of
harmony and peace. Spirit breathes into such an individual
continually the inspiration and knowledge necessary to give
him superior understanding.
will, divine--(see God, will of)
will, personal--The adversary in sense-conscious will. He
usurps power and considers himself the rightful ruler. This
erroneous belief relating to personal will is discerned and
adjusted by spiritual thoughts attained through prayer.
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This adversary troubles us because we strive to maintain
personal freedom instead of submitting to divine guidance.
Self-confidence is a virtue when founded on the Truth of
Being, but when it arises from the personal consciousness
it keeps man from his dominion.
wind, east--Life currents that come from within and
surround the whole being; the executive power of mind
clearing the way to higher states of consciousness.
wine--Symbolizes the vitality that forms the connecting
link between soul and body. It represents an all-pervading,
free essence that is generated from the nerve substance, or
water of life. The wine of life, or vitality of the
organism, must be available in large quantities before a
blending of thoughts, or of soul and body (wedding), can be
made successfully. When the new Christ life comes into a
mind where old beliefs concerning the body have been held,
the body is transformed into its innate spiritual
perfection.
wings--Symbolize freedom from material limitations.
wisdom--Intuitive knowing; spiritual intuition; the voice
of God within as the source of our understanding; mental
action based on the Christ Truth within. Wisdom includes
judgment, discrimination, intuition, and all the
departments of mind that come under the head of knowing.
This "knowing" capacity transcends intellectual knowledge.
Spiritual discernment always places wisdom above the other
faculties of the mind and reveals that knowledge and
intelligence are auxiliary to understanding.
wisdom and divine understanding--These attributes come from
the Spirit of Christ within us. The price that we must pay
for the conscious attainment of divine wisdom and
understanding is the letting go of the personal self with
its limited beliefs. Paul saw the Christ waiting at the
door of every soul when he wrote: "Awake, thou that
sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine
upon thee" (Eph. 5:17).
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wisdom, worldly--Wisdom is the ability to use knowledge.
Worldly wisdom is knowledge of worldly things, with the
ability to use them.
Wise Men--The Wise Men of the East who came to visit the
baby Jesus may be likened to the stored-up resources of the
soul that rise to the surface when its depths are stirred
by a great spiritual revelation. In scriptural symbology
East always means the within.
The gold, frankincense, and myrrh that the Wise Men brought
when Jesus was born are symbolical of the inner resources
open to the Christ child. They may be the stored-up deeds
and thoughts of previous incarnations that wisdom within
(the Wise Men) carefully guards and gives to the soul as an
inheritance. Thus no good thought or deed is ever lost in
the divine economy.
wishing--A wish is a superficial expression of desire, and
is only fleeting. The patience, perseverance, and intense
eagerness necessary to spiritual growth cannot come from
anything as shallow as a wish.
Wishing will give way to desire when one consecrates
himself wholly to God and follows up his consecration with
prayer and meditation on Truth.
wolves--Devouring thoughts. They represent fear thoughts,
thoughts of lack, and all thoughts that rob one of life and
substance ideas.
woman--The feminine phase of man. In Genesis 2:18-25 woman
typifies love in the soul not yet developed and established
in substance.
woman, Greek--Signifies the intuitive perception of Truth
reflected into the intellect from the soul. She also
represents the unspiritualized love that is natural to the
body.
Word--The agency by which God reveals Himself in some
measure to all men, but to greater degree to highly
developed souls; the thought of God or the sum total of
God's creative power. The Word gives order and regularity
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to the movement of things and is the divine dynamic, the
energy and self-revelation of God.
The Word of God is immanent in man and all the universe.
All original creation is carried forward by and through
man's conscious recognition of this mighty One.
Man is the consummation of the Word. His spirit has within
it the concentration of all that is contained within the
Word. God being perfect, His idea, thought, Word, must be
perfect. Jesus expresses this perfect Word of God as
spiritual man. "The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us"
(John 1:14).
Word, creative--The creative idea in Divine Mind, which may
be expressed by man when he has fulfilled the law of
expression. All words are formative, but not all words are
creative. The creative Word lays hold of Spirit substance
and power. When Jesus said with a loud voice to Lazarus,
"Come forth," (John 11:43) He had contact with the creative
Word. As spirituality increases we fulfill the law. Our
word has power and is creative.
word, healing--As man is quickened with spiritual faith his
word is endowed with power. It becomes so charged with
spiritual energy he is enabled to heal all manner of
diseases, even at a distance. "The supplication [word] of a
righteous man availeth much" (James 5:16).
word, reproving--A word of authoritative command; a form of
vigorous denial that reaches the error belief behind the
disease. "And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace,
and come out of him" (Mark 1:25).
words--The vehicles through which ideas make themselves
manifest. Words that have in them the realization of
perfect, everywhere-present, always-present divine life,
and our oneness with this life, are dominant in the
restoration of life and health.
When spiritual words abide in man's consciousness, the word
or thought formed in intellectual and sense mind must give
way to the higher principles of Being. The
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whole consciousness is then raised to a more spiritual
plane. Affirmations of words or of Truth realized in
consciousness bring the mind into just the right attitude
to receive light, and power, and guidance from Spirit.
work, object of--The true object of all work is to express
the powers of one's being and to benefit mankind.
work in consciousness--To erase persistent forms of
manifest negations through the increased use of denials and
affirmations is often necessary. Man does the works that
Jesus did by entering into the same consciousness that He
was in--the realization of oneness with the Father.
world, the--A state of consciousness formed through the
belief in the reality of things external. It leads one to
follow standards of living based on man's opinions rather
than on Truth. The world is overcome by our denying that it
has any power over us and affirming freedom in Christ.
world, end of--"The end of the age," as Ferrar Fenton puts
it, is the point in consciousness where true thoughts are
in the majority, and error thoughts have lost their hold.
This is the final consummation of the regenerative process.
Everything that has been stored in consciousness is brought
forth and becomes of visible, practical value to man.
The end of the world prophesied in the Bible will come as a
thief in the night--quietly, silently. Those who are
wrapped up in the things of sense will suddenly awake to
the consciousness that they have lost their all, that this
too solid earth has dissolved and left them without a place
of action for their material thoughts.
worship--When one worships he bestows his love on, or
identifies himself with, the things of Spirit. Worship
represents the efforts of man to sustain a right mental
attitude toward God.
wrath of God--Some Bible authorities claim that the "wrath
of God" (Rom. 1:18) might with equal propriety be
translated the "blessing of God." We know that after.
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the destruction of limited and inferior thoughts and forms
of life, other and higher thoughts and forms take their
place, and the change is actually a blessing in the end. So
even the "wrath" that comes to our fleshly tabernacles,
when we persist in holding them in material thought, is
ultimately a blessing. When we are loving and nonresistant
we do not suffer under the transformations that go on when
the Mosaic law is being carried out. The "wrath of God" is
really the working out of the law of Being for the
individual who does not conform to the law but thinks and
acts in opposition to it.
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Yahweh--The original Hebrew form of Jehovah. It means "the
self-existent one" who reveals Himself to His creation and
through His creation.
Yahweh revealed Himself to Jesus as the Father within;
Yahweh revealed himself to Moses as "I AM THAT I AM" (Exod.
3:14).
years--The measure of passing events. They constitute what
we call time. But man's bodily condition depends on his
state of mind. No two persons the same age are in exactly
the same bodily condition. This shows that years do not
make man young or old. "For as he thinketh within himself,
so is he" (Prov. 23:7).
youth--The natural estate of all men. The bouyancy and joy
of youth should be cultivated enthusiastically as the years
advance. Deep in the subconscious mind is the God idea of
eternal youth. It may have become dormant and needs to be
awakened. Deny the belief in feebleness as the foolish
fallacy of the race mind. Affirm and express the wondrous
dynamic life of God and you will remain forever young.
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Z
zeal--Intensity, ardor, enthusiasm; the inward fire of the
soul that urges man onward, regardless of the intellectual
mind of caution and conservatism.
Zeal is the mighty force that incites the winds, the tides,
the storms; it urges the planet on its course, and spurs
the ant to greater exertion. It is the urge behind all
things. Zeal is the affirmative impulse of existence, its
command is "Go forward!"
"The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up" (Psalms 69:9)
means that the zeal faculty has become so active
intellectually that it has consumed the vitality and left
nothing for spiritual growth. One may become so zealous for
the spread of Truth as to bring on nervous prostration.
"Take time to be holy." Turn a portion of your zeal to do
God's will; to the establishing of His kingdom within you.
Do not put all your enthusiasm into teaching, preaching,
healing, and helping others; help your own soul. Do not let
your zeal run away with your judgement. When zeal and
judgment work together great things can be accomplished.
zone, spiritual--Through His spiritual attainments Jesus
formed a spiritual zone in the earth's mental atmosphere.
His followers make connection with that zone when they pray
in His "name." He stated this fact in John 14:2, "I go to
prepare a place for you." Simon Peter said, "Lord, whither
goest thou?" Jesus answered him, "Whither I go, thou canst
not follow me now; but thou shall follow afterwards" (John
13:36).
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Additional books by Charles Fillmore and their original
publication dates
Christian Healing--1909
Talks on Truth--1926
The Twelve Powers of Man--1930
Metaphysical Bible Dictionary--1931
Mysteries of Genesis--1936
Prosperity--1936
Jesus Christ Heals--1939
Teach Us to Pray--1941
(Coauthored with Cora Dedrick Fillmore)
Mysteries of John--1946
Atom-Smashing Power of Mind--1949
Keep a True Lent--1953
The Revealing Word--1959
Dynamics for Living--1967
(Selected and arranged by Warren Meyer)
The Charles Fillmore Concordance--1975
(Compiled by Clinton E. Bernard)
Books by Myrtle Fillmore
Wee Wisdom's Way--1894
(No longer available)
Myrtle Fillmore's Healing Letters--1954
(Edited by Francis W. Foulkes--originally published as The
Letters of Myrtle Fillmore)
How to Let God Help You--1956
Book by Cora Dedrick Fillmore
Christ Enthroned in Man--1937
Date shown is year originally published.
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