There was a time, before there was any creation at all, when the only thing in existence was the Being often known as God. When God created the universe and all that is in it, God had only one thing to create with, Its own Essence, God-substance, usually called Spirit.
There were three waves or levels of creation, first there was thought and consciousness, next there was energy, and finally there was matter. This means there are four levels of power.
Matter is the least powerful level. Energy is the next most powerful level, energy can move matter, but matter cannot move energy. The level of thought and consciousness is more powerful than energy. Thought can move energy and matter, but energy and matter cannot move thought and consciousness, it isn't possible. Spirit is the most powerful level, Spirit can move thought and consciousness, and energy, and matter, but none of these can move Spirit.
Copyright © Z Smith 1993
