Cut out without hands
It seems that Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, having just besieged Jerusalem—something
that occurred quite frequently in those days—had a dream which he summoned his soothsayers to
not only interpret for him but to tell him the very dream itself, for he had forgotten it. All he
could remember of it was that it troubled his spirit so much that it woke him from his sleep. Yet
he could not remember the dream, so he summoned all the wise men of Babylon to remember it for
him and interpret it. When they could do neither, he was so furious that he commanded that they
all be destroyed, along with Daniel and his fellows, Shadrach, Mishach and Abednego, formerly
known by the names, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, respectively. To Daniel was given the
name “Belteshazzar.” Of course Daniel, who had not as yet had his chance at the dream, came
to the king and did indeed tell him his dream as well as its interpretation. This pleased the
king, who then acknowledged that Daniel’s God was truly “a God of gods, and a Lord of kings,
and a revealer of secrets,” so he showered Daniel with many gifts and made him ruler over all the
governors of Babylon. He also placed Daniel’s fellows over the affairs of the province of Babylon,
with its hanging gardens, one of the “seven wonders of the world.”
- [Babylon, as you will recall, is now Iraq and Persia is Iran. The image we hold in
consciousness of government, of our economy, and of our way of life, is crumpling, and it is
manifesting as a last-ditch effort on the part of the collective human ego to survive, or at
least stave off its inevitable and ultimate demise. The story as I use and interpret it here isk
as I sadi, remarkably pertinent to the times and worth republishing here. It's a bit of a read,
but a most engaging and captivating one.]
The dream itself was of a great image that was fashioned of various ores. His head was made
of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron and
his feet, interestingly enough, were made with a mixture of iron and clay. What likely troubled
king Nebuchadnezzar so was what happened in his dream to this image when a stone, “cut out
without hands,” smote the image upon its feet. The feet mixed with iron and clay crumbled and
the whole image came tumbling down and all that the image was made of—the gold, the silver,
the brass and the iron mixed with clay—was blown away by the wind so that nothing was left of
it anywhere. But the stone became a great mountain which filled the whole earth.
Daniel interpreted the dream as a prophetical outworking that would see the rise and fall of
several empires, including Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian empire, which Daniel said was
represented by the head of gold. There would be other empires to come after the Babylonian
empire, such as the Persian, the Grecian and Roman empires. All would rise and fall. The stone
represented the kingdom of Daniel’s “God of heaven” which would be established during the
reign of these kings and would remain to fill the whole earth after these other kingdoms had
passed away. This, of course, related to the Nation of Israel which came up largely right under
the noses of the rulers of these empires.
This may also be seen as relating to any spiritual body of people who are drawn together by
love to give collective presence of and expression to the Spirit of God. Such gatherings start out
very small and, to the extent they are consistently true to their purpose in spirit, bring a powerful
focus of spirit to bear in human consciousness that has the ability to bring about change in the
collective body of humanity and in the natural world.
King Nebuchadnezzar, for whatever reason, was not content to simply heed the message of
his dream. He had a ninety by nine foot statue, or “image of gold,” erected “in the plain of Dura,
in the province of Babylon” (Daniel 3:1). Now Babylon was a province, or state—a collective, in
other words, of many cities. In the Bible whenever a city or state is mentioned it may be seen as a
metaphor for consciousness, so that Babylon could be seen here as relating to the collective
consciousness of humanity in which the human mind plays a focal role. The mind is historically
thought to be anchored within the brain. As I mentioned above, it was considered at one time to
be the origin of thought. So I think its interesting, if not significant, that this “image of gold”
was erected in the “plain of Dura” somewhere in Babylon. The word “Dura,” as we saw above, is
also used to identify the outer protective membrane of the brain and spinal chord.
In other words, this image could be seen as representing an image of gold held in the human
intellect, gold representing love and what gold brings, namely power, as well as abundance and
wealth. To Nebuchadnezzar this image of gold represented his many gods and the gifts of wealth
and plenty these gods had bestowed upon him and his empire. Having erected this gigantic
idol, he commanded that, upon hearing the sound of the “musick,” everyone, under penalty of
death in the fiery furnace, should fall down and worship the golden image.
As the story goes, it was reported to the king that Daniel’s three companions were not
obeying his command, so the king had Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego bound and thrown into
the fiery furnace to honor his decree. So furious was he that these three friends of Daniel would
not worship his gods that he had the furnace heated seven times more than it was wont to be
heated. As we recall, the three men, who went into the fiery furnace singing songs of praise and
thanksgiving to their God, were not burned by the fire but only their bonds, along with the men
who had thrown them into the furnace, were destroyed, setting them free.
The king was suddenly “astonied” because of what he saw in the furnace: “Did not we cast
three men bound into the midst of the fire ?” he asked of his counselors. “True, king” they
answered him. “Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt;
and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.” (Daniel 3:24-25) Here is that vision again of
the One standing in the midst of fire that is like unto the Son of God, or the Son of man as John
called him. There was a presence, in other words, that was of another dimension.
Daniel himself was favored by all the kings who reigned during his lifetime because “an
excellent spirit was in him,” and because of his strong faith in his God. The Median King
Darius later on would have to throw Daniel into the lion’s den to appease the Medes and
Persians, who are known for their unalterable laws, only to spend a sleepless night fasting and in
deep repentance hoping that Daniel’s God would surely deliver him. He arose early in the
morning and went with haste to the lion’s den crying out remorsefully but hopefully for Daniel,
whom he found quite whole and unharmed. He was “exceeding glad” and therefore
commanded that those who had made the accusation against Daniel themselves be fed to the
lions, along with their wives and their families. Further he wrote to all the peoples of the entire
earth that had peace among them and decreed that “in every dominion of my kingdom men
tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his
kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.”
It is noteworthy here that throughout this story of Daniel he is placed first over other princes
and governors because of his spirit, which was the spirit of the Lord God whom Daniel worshiped
and sought to represent to the rulers and people of this great empire. It is also noteworthy that
this king, along with others after him in the story, were constantly torn between their many
gods—the gods of gold, silver, brass, iron, wood and stone—and this One God of Heaven that
Daniel worshiped and obeyed. Whereas they could not deny the awesome power Daniel’s God
bestowed upon him, particularly over secrets and dreams (it seems the kings of that era had a lot of
disturbing dreams), they would resort to their traditions of placating the gods of their religions so
as to assure their kin
It was always the accusations of the other governors against Daniel and his companions that
caused the king to enforce his own decrees, only to hope in his heart that Daniel’s God would
surely deliver them. This dynamic makes the story all the more interesting and revealing of
human nature antics, which have not changed much. For even to this day do men worship their
gods of gold, silver, brass, iron, wood and especially stone which they grind up to make all their
buildings and highways. So do they also make laws that cannot be broken without paying either
with money or one’s life, the same laws to be used in bringing down those whom we envy or
despise, especially our leaders and elected officials whom we blame for our troubles.
[In Sacred Anatomy I describe the Pineal gland in the center of the brain as providing the
focal point of entrance and operation in the body temple for the Spirit of Love. This "white
stone" in King Nebuchadnezzar's dream represents the crystal in the Pineal gland, which
actually glows for several minutes after death. Let's read on about what else is symbolized,
and prophesied, in this story.]
Significance of the Cornerstone
One of the key elements of the presence of this One who dwells in the midst lies with the
secrets inherent in this “little stone” of the Pineal Body. The Pineal is “a stone cut out without
hands,” rejected by men of science for many decades as being insignificant and irrelevant to any
important or vital processes in the body. This “stone which the builders rejected”. . . “has become
the cornerstone of the temple.” In truth, it has been so from the beginning. What comes to focus
by virtue of this tiny gland, the Spirit of Love at the physical plane of being, is even now
bringing about a transformation of the body of humanity. We, and all of the kingdoms of this
world, are meant to become the “kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ.” (Rev. 11:15)
It is, without a doubt, by perfect divine design that the Pineal Body is situated between the
two lobes of the brain, where all the structures of beliefs, concepts, busy and ambitious thought
processes and images of gold are held sacred so as to be used in building and maintaining this
empire and civilization. Here this little stone, with its radiant field of love, is in the most
strategical position to strike the great image of this empire of man on its feet made of a mixture of
iron and clay.
The feet symbolize the capacity of understanding. The image’s feet were made of a mixture of
iron and clay, substances which do not bond together. They also represent the foundation upon
which this mind-made world stands and the mental understanding as to how it works and is
maintained. As that foundation crumbles, as it is doing today, all hell breaks loose as
disorientation creates havoc. The foundations of human civilization are synthetic, produced by
constructs such as science, politics and religion. It is held together, not by the power of love
which governs the natural world, but by the concepts and beliefs of those who rule the masses,
and by the masses who worship these beliefs and concepts.
Those concepts declare, for example, that if someone has something that you need or want,
you have the right to go to war with him and take it from him if you can, and that the lives of
young men and women are dispensable to that cause and end. The whole world supports this
belief. The whole world is thus deceived. The world’s concepts also declare that if someone hates
you and seeks to do you harm, you have the right to hate him back and seek to destroy him first.
Man’s civilization is governed by the laws of the Medes and Persians, with one exception.
The laws of the Medes and Persians could not be altered. The laws of this civilization can be
changed, and are changed, when they no longer serve the needs of those who make them.
Fortunately for us the God of Heaven does not rule his/her king/queendom on the same arbitrary
basis, nor out of convenience. The ordinances of heaven that govern the kingdoms of this world
are absolute and immutable. They hinge on the One Law of Love . . . and Love never fails. Love
radiates forth and response leaps to obey its irresistible attraction. Community happens, bringing
blessings to the whole and to all the parts that make up this whole, holy world.
In a word, man’s civilization is founded upon an understanding of how hate, fear and greed
can get us, as individuals and as nations and peoples, just about anything we covet. The only
price we pay is that we must, upon acquiring it, treasure it with our hearts and guard it with our
very lives or else someone will come along and try to take it from us. For where one’s treasure is,
there one’s heart is as well. This is the basis upon which we have established life in this world
and have learned to survive in it. It is not the truth of how life is meant to be lived, and deep
down inside our heart of hearts we know that. At deeper levels, hearts desire companionship,
trust, meaning. There would likely be no coveting were these desires met in us individually and
nationally.
Upon the very altar of our hearts we continue to worship the gods of gold, silver, brass,
wood, stone and now oil, plutonium and the silica of the computer microchip. In return these
gods give us fleeting power over our worlds and over others. We may praise the God of Heaven on
Sundays—and at times when He comes through for us as in the story of Daniel—but we turn right
around and resort to worshiping these other gods and appeasing them so that they will continue
to deliver unto us the material goods we so earnestly believe will bring us life, liberty, security
and happiness. In so doing we compromise our hearts and therein defile our temples.
This paradigm of understanding is being dismantled and transformed by the Spirit of Love
now intensifying its radiance through the point of focus this little stone, the Pineal Body,
provides in the body temple. Those who find themselves drawing near to Love and leaving the
world to its own demise are experiencing a transformation the likes of which has never before
occurred in the recorded history of this planet. Responding to the Spirit of Love, they find
themselves drawn toward love and toward others so responding.
As the radiation of Love increases and permeates the cells of the brain, it vibrationally
cleanses the atoms which comprise it. The Pineal becomes a powerful magnetic center which
draws all the atoms in the human brain into a pattern of service in the temple. Its bio-magnetic
force field, like a computer reformat program, erases programs in the memory engram cells of the
brain. Thought patterns that were once held sacred for the security they promised are become as
iron mixed with clay as they no longer hold together. Beliefs that were once worshiped are
suddenly seen as shams and levers for manipulation by commercial advertising and evangelism.
Belief in “the truth” gives way to the actual experience of truth and the resultant freedom from
these limitations
These sacred thought patterns and beliefs have been established by isolated and competing
human egos. As these old concepts and viewpoints of how the world of man works crumble,
giving way to the new thought patterns born out of love for the LORD God and for one another,
our world does not make sense any longer. Nothing is certain anymore, as though it ever was.
We just believed it was because of the structures, the golden images, in our heads. We are
awakening to the stark reality that the LORD of this world is truly the God of heaven and rules
yet; that until we come to love Him above all and with all, and our neighbor as ourselves, there is
no hope for this civilization; that oneness is the truth of love and of life
As we no longer function out of fear, hate and greed, but begin to function out of love, the
feet of this great image continues to crumble, for we the people are the feet of this great
civilization, the “grass roots” as we are called in the political system. When we change the way
we see things and the way we behave toward God, toward ourselves and one another and toward
the natural world, then will the empires of gold, silver, brass, iron, stone and oil come tumbling
down to be blown away by the wind of spirit in expression through us so that there will not
remain even a memory of it.
The Spirit of Love is even now melting the feet of this golden image in the heart and soul of
humanity through this little stone. Speaking to us vibrationally through the Pineal, it is
compelling us all to listen to its voice and heed its command: “Love one another. Do good unto
those that hate you. Love your enemies. Do unto others as you would they should do unto you.”
The Golden Rule is returning to human consciousness, and its power is destroying the “laws
of the Medes and Persians,” all by virtue of the silent presence of Love focused in this tiny gland.
The changes are occurring in everyone at the same time even as I write because of one thing and
one thing only: God loves each and every one of us the same and His Spirit of Love, even the
Lord of Love who incarnated 2000 years ago, is with us and has been all these two thousand
years. What he set in motion then has now come full cycle. The victory is his and well at hand
for those who believe in what he brought and do what he commanded. Such are the friends of
God. What he brought was unconditional love, the One Law upon which all other laws hinge.
He sounded the Tone of unconditional love and has filled the Seven Levels of Being with the
substance of love. He has opened the Seven Seals that are even now pouring out radiant currents
of love into the hearts of human beings everywhere. Purification is underway in the temple of the
living God. (Sacred Anatomy, pp 77-83)
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