(BELIEF AND KNOWLEDGE{1}[continued(15)])[5th April 1987]

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(Sunday)

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The awareness of a Divine sense or awareness within*, also described on p59**, is another matter altogether***, although quite likely to have been prepared for, or led to, by the sense of underlying unity. I have no idea at all whether this usually happens at an early stage, or if, when it does happen, it usually only happens once. I do not know for certain what it was. (Once again, a statement could have been made along the lines of that on p.59** which would have been absolutely true). I deduce that it is related to, or is a forerunner of, the awakening (?) or unveiling of the Spirit of God within the Individual. I do recall that it had a considerable effect on my own sense of purpose.

Indirect knowledge (such as my knowledge of the Circles) is not, of course, necessarily untrue: it is just that it may be inaccurate, and may be changed. It may be divinely inspired, inspired by an awareness of and love for God, and still be inaccurate.****

A correct account of the experience of (say) the quality of xS is absolutely true for ever; the quality itself may develop and provide a slightly different experience and account later, and both accounts will remain absolutely true for ever. This is important because it explains why indirect knowledge (such as systems of Circles) should be dependent upon direct knowledge (such as qualities), and not vice versa, even if the systems are constructed provisionally first to give structure for the qualities.

*Curious that is is not exactly described in Vols I & II (per p113[[Redbook3:113-114][19870404:1821h](DEVELOPMENT (2):{Invocation and Inspiration})[4th April 1987]Second Foot]Note); if it in fact appeared gradually giving the eventual appearance described on p.59[[Redbook3:59][19870329:1210h](DEVELOPMENT [continued(5)])[29^th March 1987]], in memory, can it still be described as an Inner Direct Experience, i.e. absolutely true, so far as the basic quality (the Divine Sense or awareness within) is concerned? I think the answer is Yes. <870816>

**[[Redbook3:59][19870329:1210h](DEVELOPMENT [continued(5)])[29^th March 1987]]

***[See last previous entry.]

****One of the usefulnesses of the model of Spiritual Light and Soul Colour [described elsewhere in this journal] is that it allows absolute Spiritual truth to be distorted by personal imperfections and yet still to have been divinely inspired (and see below). <930418>

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