The imagination is a powerful force of life. Great
men and women of the past have always held
their wonderful, human imagination to be the
source of their achievements and
accomplishments.
From great works of art, literature, sculpture,
and architecture all the way to the success of
civilization— all is born out of the imagination.
An awesome truth to be awakened by the power
of imagination is that it can merge us with
Nature’s universal intelligence. By the wise and
loving use of imagination, we can align ourselves
to that mighty power that dwells within us in the
body, the forests and lands, the stars, and the
very air we breathe and the water we drink.
All of Nature moves in concert with the active
use of imagination. And when this happens—
when Nature moves in union with our
imaginative spirit—something marvelous occurs.
We discover without any shadow of a doubt
what every demagogue discourages us from ever
knowing— that we are good beyond measure,
inherently good. Beautiful and free.
Neville Goddard said, “If you can imagine what
you please, and if the forms of your thought are
as vivid as the forms of nature, you are, by virtue
of the power of your imagination, ‘Master of your
fate.’”
The wise of all ages tell us that there is no evil in
Nature. Nor is Nature faulty, malignant,
pathogenic, or defective. The higher calling today
is to expand beyond these fears. We can do this
by practicing health and well-being from the
major premise: Life expresses intelligence. And
may I tell you, life truly does express intelligence!
New discoveries are even affirming this premise
in the natural cause of illness. (German New
Medicine is especially important for this new
understanding.)
Nature endowed us with a divine ability to unfurl
the fruits of life by participating cooperatively in
her grand design—a design which some would
say is but a grand dream. It is in the mystery of
imagination that I believe we will discover our
greatest potential to enter into a dance with the
dream of life and effect positive change. We can
use the gift of imagination wisely. And I believe
the greatest act of defiance today is to do just
that, which means imagining the best,
consciously, and with confidence and love.
It takes courage to imagine with intent, because
we know in our hearts that this simple act has the
power to truly change us. And even positive
change can feel daunting. The most important
virtue today is courage. It keeps us from falling
into the habit of imagining the worst, which is all
too easy nowadays. But, I say, it is easier to
imagine the best…if we can only relax ourselves
enough to do it.
The 18th century poet William Blake, a master of
the wise use of imagination, once said, “To the
eyes of the man of imagination, nature is
imagination itself.” I believe these words hold a
clue to reawaken our courage and imaginative
spirit. Aligned to our roots in Nature’s wonderful
design, we will find the wisdom to manifest our
best path, and to live our lives as masters of our
fate.
—John Ohm
