T. 23. II. 14 – 16. Jesus: “No one wants madness, nor does anyone cling to his madness if he sees that this is what it is. What protects madness is the belief that it is true! It is the function of insanity to take the place of truth. It must be seen as truth to be believed. And if it is now ‘the truth,’ then must its opposite, which was the truth before, be madness now!
Such a reversal, completely turned around, with madness deemed sanity, illusions now thought true, attack become a kindness, hatred seen as love and murder benediction, is the goal the laws of chaos serve. These are the means by which the laws of God appear to be reversed!
Here do the laws of sin appear to hold love captive, and let sin go free. These do not seem to be the goals of chaos, for by the great reversal they appear to be the ‘laws of order.’ How could it not be so? Chaos is lawlessness, and has no laws. To be believed, its seeming laws must be perceived as real. Their goal of madness must be seen as sanity. And fear, with ashen lips and sightless eyes, blinded and terrible to look upon, is lifted to the throne of love, its dying conqueror, love’s substitute, the savior from salvation. How lovely do the laws of fear make death appear. Give thanks unto the hero on love’s throne, who saved the Son of God for fear and death!
And yet, how can it be that laws like these can be believed? There is a strange device that makes it possible. Nor is it unfamiliar; we have seen how it appears to function many times before. In truth it does not function, yet in dreams, where only shadows play the major roles, it seems all powerful.
No law of chaos could compel belief but for the emphasis on form and disregard of content. No one who thinks that one of these laws is true sees what it really says. Some forms it takes ‘seem to’ have meaning, and that is all!”
>>> Believing the madness of the ego’s world to be somehow sane and rational, there must intervention from outside the dream to lead me back to what is really sane and true. Today, no matter what worldly “issue” might disturb my peace, I will but pause, choose once again, and let the Holy Spirit lead me back toward sanity.