Chosen

Beyond Exclusivity: The Meaning of "Chosen"

The notion of a chosen people has sparked controvery, criticism, and heated debates due to its perceived exclusivity, rather than its inclusivity. While Edgar Cayce often used the biblical term "Chosen People," he radically redefined it. To him, being "chosen" or "called" was not a status of exclusive privilege or a specific ethnic lineage; rather, it was a functional state of being available to any soul who chose to align their will with spiritual law.

In the context of the Akashic Records through Edgar Cayce, "chosen" means truth-seeker, a seeker of God's ways, whom God has chosen for a definite mission and a definite purpose:

• "… who is Israel? Not the Jew, but Israel is the seeker after truth." (5377-11)

• "Israel is the chosen of the Lord, and that His promise, His care, His love has not departed from those that seek to know His way… This is the meaning, this should be the understanding to all. Those who seek are Israel…” (262-28)

• “… ye too find thyselves chosen. Have ye chosen Him?  For as was given, “If ye will by my people, I will by thy God.” (3976-21)

• "… as a chosen people, as a people with a definite mission, a definite purpose, called of the Divine to establish the NAME in a given place, a given purpose…" (454-2)

CHOSEN: “Called of the Divine to... a given purpose.” 

Edgar Cayce often used the biblical term "Chosen People" to mean "Called of the Divine." Being "called of the Divine" signifies a shift from living for the "self" to living as a conscious channel for the Creative Forces (Cayce’s preferred term for God).

The source of Edgar Cayce's definition of "Chosen" is the Akashic Records. Here is how Cayce's Akashic readings define being "called of the Divine":

1. The Call to Oneness

In Cayce’s cosmology, the "Divine" is the Universal Consciousness of Love. Being "called" means an individual has reached a point in their soul's evolution where they recognize that they are not separate from God, but a "corpuscle in the body of God" (Reading 900-374).

• The Purpose: The call is an invitation to return to the original state of companionship with the Creator.

• The Process: It involves moving from the "conscious mind" (the ego) to the "superconscious mind" (the spirit).

2. "Chosen" Means "Choosing"

One of Cayce's most famous paradoxes is that the "Chosen People" are simply those who choose to make themselves available for Divine work.

• To be "called" is to accept the responsibility of a mission.

• Cayce taught that "Spirit is the Life, Mind is the Builder, and the Physical is the Result." Therefore, someone called of the Divine is one who uses their Mind to build things in the physical world that reflect Spirit (love, patience, and kindness).

3. The "Christ Consciousness"

For Cayce, being "called of the Divine" is synonymous with awakening the Christ Consciousness within. He distinguished between Jesus (the man) and Christ (the spirit/vibration).

• To be called is to attune your personal "vibration" to the frequency of Divine Love.

• In Reading 262-28, Cayce notes that being "called" is not about what you know, but how you apply what you know in service to others.

A Covenant of Love: Chosen and Betrothed

"Betrothed" means engaged to be married. It is a formal term used to describe a future spouse, or a couple who have promised to marry each other.

In a religious context, particularly within Christianity, being God's chosen one and being His betrothed are often interconnected concepts.

• Chosen One: This typically implies a special selection or designation by God for a particular purpose or mission. It often carries connotations of divine favor, blessing, and a unique relationship with the divine.

• Betrothed: In this context, being betrothed to God symbolizes a spiritual commitment or covenant (see Covenants of a Lily). It suggests a deep, intimate, and exclusive relationship, similar to that of a human couple who are engaged to be married.

Therefore, being God's betrothed is a more specific manifestation of being His chosen one. It emphasizes the exclusivity and sacredness of the relationship, as well as the promise of a future union or fulfillment. This concept is often used to describe the relationship between God and the people of Israel in the Old Testament, and between Christ and the Church in the New Testament.

In the context of a Lily Activation, the concept of "chosen & betrothed" is used to describe the close relationship between The Beloved (G-d) and His Lilies who—guided by a God-appointed mission and purpose—seek to establish the Kingdom of God on Earth.

"Have ye chosen Him?" (Edgar Cayce)

Becoming a chosen one requires a mutual choice. It's not enough for God to select someone; that individual must also choose God. The Akashic Records through Edgar Cayce confirms this:

• “As man… came to the point wherein he walked not after the ways of spirit, but after the desires of the flesh, sin entered—that is, away from the Face of the Maker, see? And death then became man’s portion spiritually, see? For the physical death existed from the beginning; for to create one must die, see?” (900-227)

• “From what may anyone be saved? Only from themselves! That is, their individual hell; they dig it with their own desires!” (262-40)

• "Nothing may separate the soul of man from its Maker but desires and lusts.” (1293-1)

Examples of not choosing God are:

• “… to use spiritual forces for the satisfying of material appetites.”

• "... he walked not after the ways of spirit, but after the desires of the flesh," so sin entered, man turned away from God's face, and spiritual death became his imminent fate.

• "Nothing may separate the soul of man from its Maker but desires and lusts.”

From above negative examples, we can infer that choosing God means:

• Walking in the ways of Spirit above the desires and lusts of the flesh.

• Choosing "Oneness with God" over gratifying desires & lusts of the flesh.

• Using spiritual forces for co-creation of the common good, in alliance with our Creator's purpose.

CHOSEN: The 144,000 Frequency