Chapter IX

Man Develops Spiritual Faculties

1. Metaphysically what does Jacob's journeying toward the

east represent? How do we "put the stone again upon

the well's mouth"?

2. What effect does unselfish love have on soul unfoldment?

3. What relationship among certain phases of the soul is symbolized by Jacob's love for Rachel and Leah?

4. What is the first faculty brought forth in man's spiritual development?

5. What must be our attitude of mind before our good can come to us?

6. What office does the love faculty perform?

7. Why do we regard praise as an "increasing" faculty?

8. Explain the relationship between Rachel and Bilhah. What is the fruit of receptivity?

9. What plane of mental evolution is especially portrayed by Jacob's sons?

10. On what planes do the faculties of man evolve? How is the divine man developed?

11. How does man attain power over his thoughts and ideas?

12. Explain the difference between knowledge and wisdom.

13. To what faculty is zeal most closely related?

14. What phases of soul do Leah and Rachel represent?

15. Why is it profitable to cultivate the faculty of order?

16. Is the state of consciousness represented by Haran one to be desired? If so, why?

17. To what quality do we attribute Jacob's rapid increase in possessions? How can we use this quality in our own unfoldment?

18. Under what circumstances does the law of equilibrium adjust all conditions?

19.In what way was Jacob superior to others of the same stock, and what effect did this superiority have on his associates?

20. Jehovah appeared to Jacob in a dream and told him to leave Haran. What does this reveal when considered in relation to spiritual growth?

21. Explain the statement "I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me."

22. When permitted, what effect does Spirit have on one's power of judgment?

23. Is there a higher source of supply than that symbolized by the teraphim? Explain.

24. What is the true bread of life?

25. Give the meaning of the name Mizpah and its metaphysical interpretation.

26. What does the name Galeed mean, and what does it signify?

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