A.R.E. Meeting for 4/28/25

Leader: John
 
Five Cayce cohorts assembled and completed the “Know Thyself” chapter in the Search for God book and the Experiments book. Next week we will begin studying Ideals. Our remaining experiments from this chapter are:
 
Experiment 1: Choose some other person with whom you feel a special need to be truthful and honest, and write down that person’s name. Each day observe your relationship with this person and take a few moments (perhaps at the end of the day) to consider the question, “What does the highest spirit within me want for this relationship?’’ Write down your thoughts and feelings in answer to this question. Through your thoughts and actions make an effort to be true and honest with yourself regarding those things you have written down. Allow your expressions of truth and honesty to that person to be a reflection of this initial effort to be true to yourself and the highest that you know.
 
Experiment 2: At the end of the day review the things you have done with others. Try to step outside yourself for a moment and imagine how other people understood the things you did. What would they likely have assumed your ideals or standards are from having observed your actions? Write down the ways they might possibly have perceived you. Work each day to let your actions express to others what your ideals really are.
 
Experiment 3: When you are feeling low or troubled, affirm that this is just a part of a larger growth process, that since you have set a spiritual ideal, your pain is but a part of a new self being born. Look for ways to appreciate the down times and listen for God’s presence in the midst of them.
 
Experiment 4: Take time to consider your own concept of God and His Spirit. List the ideas and thoughts that you have (e.g., I think God is responsive to sincere prayer, I think God’s Spirit is within every person). Choose one aspect of your concept of God and write down two or three specific ways that you could work on expressing this in your relationship with others over the next few days. Work on giving this better concept of His Spirit to the world.
 Example:

• aspect of my concept of God:        I think God is responsive to sincere prayer

• specific ways I can express this concept:     1. Have a prayer time each day 2. Share my enthusiasm for the power of prayer with those who are receptive.