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Author: Anne Archer Butcher
additional material presented itself to me, and I offered it to my students. They were enjoying the mystery and novelty of the quotes and the heightened energy in the classroom. The entire group would become hushed as Inner Guidance_CH 01-05.p65
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I wrote on the board while they copied every word into their journals.
When I finally received a call from the librarian, I was not prepared for what she told me.
“I found your quotes,” she announced. “It took a while, but I found that they come from Plato—from the Republic , his Apology , and his Letters .”
Plato? I was familiar with his works only in a most general way. Flabbergasted and at a total loss for words, I simply repeated what she had told me: “Plato?”
“Yes,” she said. “And, if I may ask, I’m just wondering how you came upon all this, without knowing the source.”
“The quotes were given to me with no references,”
I offered as an explanation. A weak sort of truth, but better than no explanation at all—especially since I wanted to continue to receive her help. “As a matter of fact, I have more,” I said. “I was wondering how much trouble it is to do this research. I would be happy to pay you if there is a charge for it.”
“No charge,” she assured me, “and I am very happy to help.”
Concern had turned to intrigue. The quest grew more baffling daily. The answers I now had in my pos-session plagued me with even more haunting questions.
Had others before me experienced this phenomenon?
Who could explain how passages from the works of Plato could be mysteriously funneled through an unwitting schoolteacher to a high-school classroom in Indiana?
And why ?
At night, I asked God these questions. My dreams were rich sources of insight for me in those days, but no answers came. Only more quotes.
There were other disturbing issues as well. The students were definitely talking about what was hap-Inner Guidance_CH 01-05.p65
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pening in my classroom. Word was spreading like wild-fire around the school. Could these experiences endan-ger my teaching career in any way? I longed to share this remarkable occurrence, yet I was hesitant to reveal to anyone the bizarre reality of what was happening, lest I be judged inappropriately.
This school was in the midwestern United States, in an area of very traditional religious teaching. Most of my family were conservative Christians, and I had been raised in a conservative church. I had never explored the greater mysteries of the universe—not even during my university studies.
Neither my students nor I knew what was happening here, and I was too concerned to really talk about it at all. Despite a few powerful spiritual experiences and a growing awareness of my inner guidance, I remained a novice concerning mystical things, a new-comer to this arena.
A nudge was coming through, though: It was time to change all that, to make sure I grew better informed immediately about all things spiritual.
To accelerate my schooling in these unknown realms, I added a Comparative World Religions class to my master’s-degree program to see what I might learn about the secrets of the universe. I took classes in the evenings and voraciously read everything I could find in the area of spirituality and spiritual experiences. I researched other religions, reading about many different beliefs. I read about the extraordinary experiences of famous Christians and little-known saints. I read about the paranormal and phenomenal. Yet my own mystery remained unsolved and unexplained.
I had not yet found the teachings of Eckankar, and nothing quite suited or sounded right; so my search continued.
Inner Guidance_CH 01-05.p65
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7/3/2013, 7:57 AM
Portal to an Inner Library:
Inner Guidance Reveals Mysterious Quotes
23
As the librarian provided information, I
20
7/3/2013, 7:57 AM
Portal to an Inner Library:
Inner Guidance Reveals Mysterious Quotes
21
I wrote on the board while they copied every word into their journals.
When I finally received a call from the librarian, I was not prepared for what she told me.
“I found your quotes,” she announced. “It took a while, but I found that they come from Plato—from the Republic , his Apology , and his Letters .”
Plato? I was familiar with his works only in a most general way. Flabbergasted and at a total loss for words, I simply repeated what she had told me: “Plato?”
“Yes,” she said. “And, if I may ask, I’m just wondering how you came upon all this, without knowing the source.”
“The quotes were given to me with no references,”
I offered as an explanation. A weak sort of truth, but better than no explanation at all—especially since I wanted to continue to receive her help. “As a matter of fact, I have more,” I said. “I was wondering how much trouble it is to do this research. I would be happy to pay you if there is a charge for it.”
“No charge,” she assured me, “and I am very happy to help.”
Concern had turned to intrigue. The quest grew more baffling daily. The answers I now had in my pos-session plagued me with even more haunting questions.
Had others before me experienced this phenomenon?
Who could explain how passages from the works of Plato could be mysteriously funneled through an unwitting schoolteacher to a high-school classroom in Indiana?
And why ?
At night, I asked God these questions. My dreams were rich sources of insight for me in those days, but no answers came. Only more quotes.
There were other disturbing issues as well. The students were definitely talking about what was hap-Inner Guidance_CH 01-05.p65
21
7/3/2013, 7:57 AM
22
Inner Guidance: Our Divine Birthright
pening in my classroom. Word was spreading like wild-fire around the school. Could these experiences endan-ger my teaching career in any way? I longed to share this remarkable occurrence, yet I was hesitant to reveal to anyone the bizarre reality of what was happening, lest I be judged inappropriately.
This school was in the midwestern United States, in an area of very traditional religious teaching. Most of my family were conservative Christians, and I had been raised in a conservative church. I had never explored the greater mysteries of the universe—not even during my university studies.
Neither my students nor I knew what was happening here, and I was too concerned to really talk about it at all. Despite a few powerful spiritual experiences and a growing awareness of my inner guidance, I remained a novice concerning mystical things, a new-comer to this arena.
A nudge was coming through, though: It was time to change all that, to make sure I grew better informed immediately about all things spiritual.
To accelerate my schooling in these unknown realms, I added a Comparative World Religions class to my master’s-degree program to see what I might learn about the secrets of the universe. I took classes in the evenings and voraciously read everything I could find in the area of spirituality and spiritual experiences. I researched other religions, reading about many different beliefs. I read about the extraordinary experiences of famous Christians and little-known saints. I read about the paranormal and phenomenal. Yet my own mystery remained unsolved and unexplained.
I had not yet found the teachings of Eckankar, and nothing quite suited or sounded right; so my search continued.
Inner Guidance_CH 01-05.p65
22
7/3/2013, 7:57 AM
Portal to an Inner Library:
Inner Guidance Reveals Mysterious Quotes
23
As the librarian provided information, I
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