Human beings learn to read and write in all the languages of the world, except the language of Nature. And yet it is the only one worth knowing.
For an Initiate, to read means to be able to decipher the subtle, secret dimensions of objects and of all living creatures, to interpret the signs and symbols traced by Cosmic Intelligence on every page of the great Book of the Universe. And to write is to put one's mark on that book, to act upon minerals and plants, animals and men, by the magic power of one's spirit. So it is not only on paper that we have to learn to read and write, but in all regions of the universe.
Wherever you tread, whatever you touch, you leave behind you a trace, an imprint which may be beneficial or it may be harmful. Some people are so full of venom that, as the saying goes, ‘the grass will never grow again where they have trod': this is no exaggeration. There are others, on the contrary, who are so bent on helping and liberating their fellow human beings, on bringing life, light and warmth to all creatures, that they leave imprints of great power for good which influence all those who come after them.
Knowing the existence and the potency of these phenomena, I have conducted many an interesting experiment. Whenever I travel on the seas and oceans of the world, for instance, I make contact with the powers which govern these regions, imploring them to be favourable to all those who sail across their waters or bathe along their beaches and to give them the graces of brotherliness and divine light. I write out certain formulae and throw the messages into the sea, and as the creatures of these regions are very advanced, very highly conscious and sensitive beings, I know that my messages are well received and acted upon. We are all capable of changing things in the world but if we want to understand how to set about it, we have to be conscious of the more subtle dimensions of matter.
So, wherever you go, think of doing something positive by your power of thought, for when you do so the thousands of intelligent creatures who surround you will be aware of it. You may say, ‘But I can't see these creatures.’ That is no argument; they do exist. And if you learn to work with the invisible, subtler dimensions of reality you will be capable of producing wonderful changes for the better throughout the entire world. This law is as true as any of the laws of physics and chemistry. The room in which you live, its walls and all the furniture and other objects in it, bear fluidic traces of your presence, and if a highly sensitive medium were to come and see you and touch some object in your room, he would be able to feel and describe to you, in detail, all that has ever occurred in that room.
Even with a single hair from your head a clairvoyant can give you a detailed description of your character and health, your vices and virtues. How is it possible that all this can be recorded in one hair? Well, it is. That is all I can say. But people with such astonishing gifts of mediumship are very rare nowadays. In the past, magicians prepared extremely powerful talismans, thanks to their understanding of these influences. But over the course of centuries human beings have more and more lost touch with the invisible world.
Once you have understood this law, that everything you do, think, say or feel is recorded, then you must take care to utter only words of prayer and good wishes wherever you go. ‘May all who come this way be touched by the forces of light, kindness and brotherliness. May their lives be transformed.’ Why not get into the habit of pronouncing blessings like this along your way? Suppose you go for a stroll in the woods, for instance, why not pray that all those who go through those woods in the future become better people, children of God, working for peace?
You will probably tell me that no one has ever talked to you about this kind of thing before. But why should you need anyone to tell you? When you have a baby of your own, or someone you love very much, do you need anyone to suggest that you wish him all kinds of blessings? No, you do so spontaneously because it comes from the heart, your feelings urge you to express certain wishes and pronounce certain words. So why not do the same, spontaneously, for the whole world? Look at how people behave when they travel: either they do nothing but amuse themselves or they are bored to tears. Wouldn't it be splendid if they learned to work mentally so as to be able to help all the people living in the areas they are travelling through, and all future travellers?
Now, some of you may ask, ‘But do we have any right to go about influencing Nature and leaving our imprints on it?’ What a question! Has anyone ever questioned the rose's right to perfume the air? Of course you have the right to act upon and influence the whole of Nature, but on one condition: that you leave only beneficial, luminous imprints wherever you go, so that people who come that way after you, may receive particles that will help them to think better, to feel better, to act better.
Similarly, if you travel by ship on a lake, the sea or a river, you can write a note and address it to the entity who has dominion over the waters. Your prayer will receive attention and thousands of creatures will set to work to answer it. Anybody can do this, anyone can formulate prayers for the world, but only someone who is very advanced will get great results. His prayers will be answered because of his light and purity, because of his great worth. Your work in the invisible world will get results in proportion to your preparedness; it will be productive if it is backed up by qualities and virtues. And this holds good for what concerns talismans, also. Many people buy and wear a talisman under the illusion that it will automatically bring them success in all their undertakings. Not so! Even a talisman prepared especially for you by a great magician will not help you for long unless you, yourself, put life into it and nourish it with your thoughts and feelings and the purity of your life. Otherwise, after a while, it will simply lose all its power and die. No talisman can be made to last eternally. Its life depends on the person who wears it.
You must get into the habit, therefore, of saying and even of writing words of blessing. When we are together you have often seen me writing something on a piece of paper. Today, for the first time, I shall tell you what I write: it is a prayer, ‘May Thy name, O Lord, be blessed and hallowed for all eternity.’ And why, you may wonder, do I do this? I do it because it does me good. And you can do the same, all day long: think of blessing God's name, say it out loud or write it down. Of course, God's name is already blessed by the angels. What you do will not add very much to the holiness of God's name! But it will do you a power of good and others, too, for the sacred words will purify the atmosphere around them. And if you are wondering whether this can make any lasting impression, the answer is that it all depends on the intensity of your thought and the firmness of your will.
From The Living Book of Nature by Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov, copyright by Prosveta SA 1989.
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