Your Word Is Your Wand

The Elements

Florence Scovel Shinn · 2 min read

Man is made in God’s likeness and image (Imagination) and is given power and dominion over all created things.

He has power to “rebuke the winds and the waves,” check floods or bring rain when it is needed.

Man is made in God’s likeness and image (Imagination) and is given power and dominion over all created things.

There is a tribe of American Indians who live in the desert country and depend on the power of prayer only, to bring rain to water their crops.

They have a rain dance, which is a form of prayer, but no chief is allowed to take part who has any fear.

They give exhibitions of courage before they are admitted to the ceremonies.

A woman, who was an eye-witness, told me that out of a blue sky came a deluge of rain; the sun still shining.

FIRE

AFFIRMATION

Fire is man’s friend and is always in its right place doing its right work.

DROUGHT

AFFIRMATION

There is no drought in Divine Mind. I give thanks for the right amount of rain to nourish these crops or garden.

I see clearly this gentle downpour and the manifestation is now.

STORMS

AFFIRMATION

The Christ within now rebukes the winds and the waves and there comes a great calm. I see clearly peace established on land and sea.

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In brief

Man is made in God's likeness and image, which is Imagination, and is given dominion over all created things, the elements included. Read the summaryHide the summary

Man is made in God's likeness and image, which is Imagination, and is given dominion over all created things, the elements included. He has power to rebuke the winds and the waves, to check floods, and to bring rain when it is needed. Shinn shows this power at work in a desert tribe that waters its crops by prayer alone. Their rain dance is a form of prayer, and no chief who carries any fear may take part, so each must prove his courage before the ceremony. An eye-witness saw a deluge pour from a blue sky while the sun went on shining. The chapter then gives affirmations for fire, drought and storms. Fire is man's friend in its right place. Divine Mind knows no drought. The Christ within brings a great calm on land and sea.

Key ideas

  • Dominion over the elements belongs to man because he is made in the image of God, which is Imagination.
  • Fear shuts a person out of effective prayer, which is why the rain dance admits only those who have shown their courage.
  • Fire is a friend, always in its right place doing its right work.
  • There is no drought in Divine Mind, so give thanks for the right amount of rain and see the gentle downpour as already manifesting.
  • In storms, speak the word that the Christ within rebukes the winds and the waves, and see peace established on land and sea.

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Table of ContentsYour Word Is Your Wand
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OverviewIYour Word Your WandIISuccessIIIProsperityIVHappinessVLoveVIMarriageVIIForgivenessVIIIWords of WisdomIXFaithXLossXIDebtXIISalesXIIIInterviewsXIVGuidanceXVProtectionXVIMemoryXVIIThe Divine DesignXVIIIHealthXIXEyesXXAnaemiaXXIEarsXXIIRheumatismXXIIIFalse GrowthsXXIVHeart DiseaseXXVAnimalsXXVIThe ElementsXXVIIJourneyXXVIIIMiscellaneousXXIXConclusion
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