Public Meeting
Third Quarter 1984
Should We Pray to a Specific Being?
Q: In
prayer, are you communicating with a specific person?
A: Probably not. Most people ask for guidance by putting the request in
the name of Christ. This affords extra protection to the person making the
request by not leaving communication open to an unknown negative entity.
Do We Have a Guardian Angel?
Q: Does each individual who is incarnate have a “guardian angel” assigned
to them?
A: There is no definite one-to-one
assignment. Generally speaking, there are certain
problems you are trying to solve, and there will be individuals on the other
side to help you. These individuals do not directly control you, but rather,
they put opportunities alongside your path that will help you to grow. You must
decide when you are ready to take advantage of them.
Can an Individual Protect Themselves Against Negaitive
Entities?
Q:
Can an individual incarnate on the physical plane protect himself against lower
entities without the assistance of Higher Beings?
A: Until one has reached several degrees
of Brotherhood, he will not have the mental abilities
to protect himself, alone, against lower entities. Until then, Christ is a very
important factor in our protection. You have a natural protection for yourself
by the kinds of things that you attune yourself to. If
you are a fearful or hateful person, then you will be thinking along the same
wavelengths of lower beings. Thinking along positive and happy lines, minimizes
direct interference by lower entities.
Can You Pray for Other Individuals?
Q: Can
you pray to Christ to protect other individuals?
A: This is difficult because you must
first have the other person’s approval. In praying for someone else you run the
risk of interfering with some specific goal or lesson that the person has
chosen to accomplish, such as through an illness or a handicap. It is karmically
negative for you to interfere with another person’s life in this way. When a
loved one is ill, of course you will want to direct as much positive energy
towards him as possible. Any prayer should contain the stated proviso, “if it
be for the good of all concerned.”