CHAPTER 1
The Energy of ONEness
The number one represents the glory of God made manifest.... The figure 1 – theperpendicular line, is a symbol that suggests the unity between man and God.
–Ernest Wilson
The Pioneer [oneness] is often an impulse, an inward necessity to break awayfrom the hold on us of the old, the known, the habitual, the established.... Thereis a need to be free of and to transcend the old order.... Life breaks loose ... in amovement toward something new and unique.
–Dorothy Gillam Baker
Keys to ONEness
In the energy of ONEness, certain key themes emerge. You can ask yourselfquestions that center around the areas of individuality, autonomy, andindependent thinking:
1) Do you enjoy leadership positions and troubleshooting situations?
2) Do you consider yourself to be a good motivator?
3) Are your interests often found in areas of pioneer thinking?
4) In your thinking are you more interested in new possibilities and futuristicideas?
5) Does your life style offer many new opportunities that require taking risks?
6) Are you easily bored by routine and repetition?
7) In conversation do you get excited by new ideas more than from sharingfeelings or talking about familiar topics?
8) In jobs and relationships do you prefer independence, autonomy, and doingyour own thing?
9) Do you tend to avoid those who may take issue with your plans and ideas?
10) Are you impatient with those who do not "catch on" quickly?
These questions help connect you with some of the basic energies and patterns ofONEness. If most of your answers were yes, you are quite likely strongly attunedto this power stream.
The Energy of ONEness in World Symbolism
The energy of ONEness describes a center of unity for all vibrations. ONEnessemanates the Light of God–a blazing synthesis of all colors blended into thesingle whiteness of Divine glory and radiance. As an example of the power ofONEness, we can mention Psalm 19, a piece of writing that describes the glory ofGod made manifest. The energy of ONEness is like a tongue of flame, whichkindles the power of the Highest and ignites all creation. Such energy isforceful, "masculine, a fire of divine manifestation in mankind." The energy ofONEness suggests primacy–"the indivisible that is independent of others." Theupright position of the symbol, 1, signifies our vertical reach like a rocketexploding toward the heavens and our contact with an all-embracing InfinitePresence. ONEness is a mighty tree trunk, rising up to emerge as a fullexpression of the great tree of life.
The energy stream of ONEness describes origin and self-sufficiency: onesubstance, God, from which emanates all life and expression. Aristotleunderlines the importance of ONE when he writes about First Cause, the SupremeForm, the Unmoved Mover, that initiates all movement and form for the many: Thatwhich is the first of all things is that which imparts motion to all things.
The power of ONEness contains the latent forces of all the energies as theyawait manifestation in diversity. The energy of ONEness is whole in itself–indivisible."It is incapable of multiplication." Therefore, it is stronglysymbolic of God first or the great primary glory of God. It is an energy thatfills the mind in a way that brings wholeness–an idea that enters a person in anundifferentiated state and later emerges in its myriad aspects. ONEness bringsaudacity, like the heroic, fearless fountain, gushing upward.
In its own individual empowerment, ONEness symbolizes the human being's abilityto stand erect: the vertical spinal column and an "uprightness of body, mind andcharacter." Esoterically, the symbol of the silver cord (Ecclesiastes 12:6)describes the power of ONEness–the vital force in us, and the integration ofpersonality and the deeper self which finds its true height in God. The Christsummarized the energy of ONEness when he said, "I and my Father are ONE."
To summarize: the energy of ONEness activates the mind and thinking. Like whitelight, ONEness carries in itself the latent, dynamic harmony of all seven colorsmoving together. It is a symbol of God's provision:
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from theFather of lights, with whom there is no variableness, neither shadow orturning.
ONEness contains all things in itself. ONEness signifies unity, the common basisbetween all things. ONE Power is the creative force that causes all things tocome into outer manifestation. Symbols of ONEness include the following: therod, which brings water and fertility; the pen, which releases Word as the swordof truth; the arrow, which brings power and, as the straight line (which is theshortest distance between two points) penetrates its target with its force; theray, which is a shaft of light coming from Divine Source and returning into It;the "primitive streak"–the first positive sign of character in the future formcontained in the egg. This is the forerunner of the spinal column.
Other symbols of ONEness include the finger that points to what is significant;the phallus that impregnates; the flaming torch that kindles others with itslight; the fan, a symbol of energies that are contained and unified beforespreading out; the "staff of life," which brings supply, nourishment, andabundance; and the magic wand. In psychological thinking, ONE represents theindividual ego–a human composite of strength, self-expression in thinking, thebringer of new concepts, initiative, organizer of experience, courage andrulership over the personality.
ONEness contains unity at the center. Akhenaton is reputed to have said that aruler is ONE nation. A good friend is ONE whom we can trust. In this way a truefriend is a person whose diverse aspects are integrated and expressed in such away that we sense the solidity and unity in the midst of differences.
The Expression of ONEness in the Human Temperament
The path of ONEness energizes the mind. Energy focuses in the thinking; thoughtsare quickened by a steady stream of new ideas and dynamic concepts. The movementis usually from abstract to concrete. The presence of Providence offers newopportunities for pioneering and catalytic thinking. Great expectations bring adesire for action, outer form, and expression....
