“. . Soul is substance, and body its idea . . . [D]isease is not in the idea of Soul or immortality, nor can it exist in shadow, the body of Soul, therefore it has no existence. ” (SH, first edition, page 430.)
Consider the magnificence, the sovereignty, majesty and dominion of the sun in its relationship to earth: earth’s influence upon the sun is minuscule in contrast to the sun’s influence upon earth. Think of the vast differences between these two heavenly bodies, in size, substance, positions in space relative to one another, etc.
Soul does not — cannot — inhabit body any more than the sun can fit inside the earth, which is an utter impossibility.
Sun ruling day upon earth is symbol of Soul governing body. Nevertheless, for how many centuries did humans reverse the roles of sun and earth, Soul and body, supposing the greater to be subject to the lesser, the Creator to the creature?
“Give up the belief that mind is, even temporarily, compressed within the skull, and … [y]ou will understand yourself and your Maker better than before.” (SH, page 397.)
As the cold earth automatically allows the sun to bathe it in warmth and radiance, so I must dedicate myself to being continually present with Soul, single-mindedly turning to the light of Life, Truth, Love, which also means being absent from the body, that is, to close my mind to “that of which immortal Mind takes no cognizance.” (SH, page 591.)
Likewise, “for such a time as this”, all who are striving to establish identification with the regiments of “the woman clothed in the sun . . . and the remnant of her seed” are required to follow her impersonal example, because all must be clothed in the light of the “Sun of Righteousness” —- clad in “the Robe of Science” — so that multitudes may touch the hems of such garments . . . and live. (Esther 4:13-14; Rev. 12; SH, page 569.)
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.” (Zech. 8:23.)