Mystery Teachings from the Living Earth: An Introduction to Spiritual Ecology

Many of those who claim to be able to create their own reality at will, by contrast, insist that relatively simple, easily learned techniques are all that is necessary to make the world obey the individual's desires.

The Law of the Planes offers a useful explanation. The powers of magic apply directly to the planes of thought and emotion, not to the plane of physical matter, and magic can affect matter only where a point of contact exists between these planes. Living beings contain such points of contact, but as far as we know, rocks do not.

Still, any school that charges enough to place a continuing strain on even a very modest monthly income should be avoided. It is a good sign when a school's elementary teachings can be found in print or in some other form the general public can easily obtain.

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Second, an authentic mystery school does not call attention to itself, beyond the modest level of publicity necessary to allow interested persons to find it:

The Law of Limits functions as that central pivot of the seven laws of spiritual ecology,

From a wry but more accurate perspective, in fact, evolution does not solve problems—it causes them.

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If you ask the universe for a way to earn the money you need by creating something of value for others, on the other hand, you will normally find that the universe is more than willing to meet you halfway, or more than halfway, because you are seeking to participate more fully in the Law of Flow.