Chapter XVII - Glossary
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EVENING. Mistiness of mortal thought; weariness of
EVENING. Mistiness of mortal thought; weariness of
mortal mind; obscured views; peace and rest.
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EYES. Spiritual discernment, – not material but
EYES. Spiritual discernment, – not material but
mental. Jesus said, thinking of the outward vision, "Having
eyes, see ye not?" (Mark viii. 18.)
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FAN. Separator of fable from fact; that which gives
FAN. Separator of fable from fact; that which gives
action to thought.
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FATHER. Eternal Life; the one Mind; the divine
FATHER. Eternal Life; the one Mind; the divine
Principle, commonly called God.
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FEAR. Heat; inflammation; anxiety; ignorance; error;
FEAR. Heat; inflammation; anxiety; ignorance; error;
desire; caution.
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FIRE. Fear; remorse; lust; hatred; destruction; afflic-
FIRE. Fear; remorse; lust; hatred; destruction; afflic-
tion purifying and elevating man.
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FIRMAMENT. Spiritual understanding; the scientific
FIRMAMENT. Spiritual understanding; the scientific
line of demarcation between Truth and error, between
Spirit and so-called matter.
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FLESH. An error of physical belief; a supposition that
FLESH. An error of physical belief; a supposition that
life, substance, and intelligence are in matter; an illusion;
a belief that matter has sensation.
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GAD (Jacob's son). Science; spiritual being under-
GAD (Jacob's son). Science; spiritual being under-
stood; haste towards harmony.
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GETHSEMANE. Patient woe; the human yielding to
GETHSEMANE. Patient woe; the human yielding to
the divine; love meeting no response, but still remaining
love.