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spiritual unfoldment. Little objects that looked like electromagnetic cards were pulled out of a file. You may either read them directly, or they may display pictures that give the complete scope of the individual and of those
    lives which were of importance. The ECK
    Master pulled these out for him and gave him a look. He considered this an added bonus, but it happened through his own efforts. He worked with his creativity to figure out how he could go about getting a deeper, more penetrating insight into his own life, and this is how he did it.”
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    Man Always Wants
    to Know the Future
    Men and women have long wanted to
    know what their future holds. They ask if they will be happy, find love, or become wealthy. They want to know about their health or their careers. Corporations
    spend millions of dollars trying to figure out the future. For the most part, they employ traditional forecasting methods.
    If they believed in the power of prophecy, they’d spend millions more to take advantage of it.
    Many seekers of truth have the pro-
    cess of unfoldment in reverse order. They believe if one learns how to work with crystals, symbols, numerology, etc., they will unfold spiritually. In Eckankar, we believe one must first be linked with the Light and Sound of God. This process
    purifies Soul and enables us to become Co-workers with God. Once this occurs, we are able to work with the various tools and symbols offered by the ECK-Vidya.
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    Without spiritual understanding, these items become playthings for psychic
    experimentation and do not lead to spiritual liberation.
    All Life Is Cyclical
    The ECK-Vidya teaches us that all of
    life can be divided into cycles. These cyclical patterns have their origins in the ECK, or Holy Spirit. Daily cycles are
    contained within monthly cycles, monthly within yearly, and so on. Because we
    understand earthly, physical cycles, we can predict when the moon will again be full. This would seem like a miracle to someone unfamiliar with the movement
    of the earth around the sun and the moon around the earth.
    It is the same with spiritual cycles. All life is governed by spiritual cycles, and the ECK-Vidya adept comes to understand them. Prophecy becomes a natural talent. The cycles governing ideas, nations, and individuals become more clear.
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    ECK-Vidya Looks into Soul
    Records— Past, Present, and Future
    Those trained in the ECK-Vidya are
    able to delve into the past and the future.
    These adepts can look into the Soul
    records to understand what has happened and why. They can also look into the
    future and see what is likely to happen.
    They can do this because they have come to understand the cycles of life.
    This goes beyond astrology, which is
    the study of planetary influences only.
    Planetary influences are often over-
    whelmed by other spiritual forces at work.
    Knowledge gained from astrology origi-
    nates from the Astral Plane, only one
    plane above the physical. The same can be said of other psychic procedures, like numerology or channeling.
    This Is a Warring Planet,
    but That’s OK
    What does the future hold? Unfortu-
    nately for those utopians who believe we 78
    can have heaven on earth, our planet is a warring planet. Any period of peace
    will be followed by one of conflict. It is the nature of the lower worlds to have life and death, joy and suffering. The only way we can have heaven on earth is if our consciousness resides on the Soul Plane.
    Though we are in a physical body, our
    attention is on the love of God. Thus we are in this world, but not of it.
    Never Use Knowledge
    to Manipulate Others
    The ECK-Vidya has identified the
    various cycles which govern man’s life here on earth. The responsibility of working with the ECK-Vidya is great, because the information gained can be so easily misused. Many people would be knocked
    out of balance if they knew what was
    going to happen to future generations.
    Others would try to take the information and use it for their personal