The Wise Men of the East who came to visit the baby Jesus may be likened to the stored-up resources of the soul that rise to the surface when its depths are stirred by a great spiritual revelation. In scriptural symbology East always means the within.
The gold, frankincense, and myrrh that the Wise Men brought when Jesus was born are symbolical of the inner resources open to the Christ child. They may be the stored-up deeds and thoughts of previous incarnations that wisdom within (the Wise Men) carefully guards and gives to the soul as an inheritance. Thus, no good thought or deed is ever lost in the divine economy. Wise men, from the east (Matt. 2: 1).
Metaphysically speaking is the stored-up resources of the soul, which rise to the surface when its depths are stirred by a great spiritual revelation. They are the inner realms of consciousness that, like books of life, have kept the records of past lives and held them in reserve for the great day when the soul would receive the supreme ego, Jesus. These "Wise-men" represent the wisdom that is carried within the soul from previous incarnations. The east represents the within, man's inner consciousness.
They bring gifts to the Christ Child, the inner resources of Spirit, which are open to the Christ mind.
Gold represents the riches of Spirit; frankincense, the beauty of Spirit; myrrh, the eternity of Spirit.
The star that the "Wise-men" saw in the east represents intuition; the "Wise-men" were guided by intuition. Stars represent subjective and not fully understood guiding lights.
North Star-Represents man is first awakening before he realizes his Christ wisdom and power. The morning star heralds the coming of light and the glory of the sun. In like progressive unfoldment, the mind has its star of promise, which leads on to wisdom, then to final glory in the sun of righteousness, which is the Son of God.
Star of Bethlehem-Symbolizes our inner conviction of our divine sonship. This inner conviction of our ability to accomplish whatever we undertake calls forth the very best in us and helps us to succeed where others of equal ability fail. The accumulated wisdom and experience of a man (the Wise Men from the East) rejoice when faith in one's destiny to do the will of God begins to rise within, and all the riches of wise experience, such as gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, are bestowed on the young child. These gifts represent the subconscious reserve forces of the organism that enter into and form the new man in Christ.
Stars are the Metaphysical for the Revelations of Truth that are yet remote. The human mind cannot conceive the wonders and immensity of the universe of stars in the heavens.
Stars are sometimes likened to psychic thoughts.
The star that pointed the way for the Wise Men to find Jesus was in the east. It symbolizes our inner conviction of our divine sonship. This is developed in some people so strongly that they actually see it reflected in the atmosphere and, like Napoleon, believe that a destiny is theirs that cannot be defeated so long as this star is in its ascendancy. This inner conviction of our ability to accomplish whatever we undertake calls forth the very best in us, and helps us to succeed where others of equal ability fail. The accumulated wisdom and experience of the soul (Wise Men from the East) rejoice when this faith in one's destiny to do the will of God begins to rise within, and all the riches of wise experience, such as gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, are bestowed on the young child. These gifts represent the subconscious reserve forces of the organism that enter into and form the new body of Jesus.
When the Jesus ego first appears in the subconsciousness, it is a mere speck of light, a "star in the east."
Gifts Metaphysical meaning, the gifts that the Wise Men of the East brought to Jesus represent qualities of mind given by divine wisdom. These Wise Men are bringing to us the consciousness of that which has been ideal. Gold represents the most precious substance. Gold is the standard of financial values between almost
all civilized nations. Men are searching for gold the world over. It is not the most valuable of the metaphysically, but it is the most universally accepted as representative of riches, of wealth. These wise thoughts from divine wisdom tell us that we have all riches; that the God-Mind in us has given us possession of the universal ether substance.
Gold is the concentration of an etheric essence. Gold grows from the invisible. It has its source in the universal thought substance. The gold that the Wise Men brought to the child Jesus was a consciousness of the omnipresent richness of infinite substance. To follow Jesus in prosperity we must charge our thoughts with wise and rich ideas.
Another of the presents brought by the Wise Men was frankincense. Frankincense is one of the richest of all perfumes. We are told that the sense of smell is allied very closely with the spiritual. Frankincense represents in man the transmutation of material things to spiritual essences. When the Christ mind begins its work in the body, it has to meet many obstacles of material character, and a constant refining process is necessary. So wise Metaphysical physicians select carefully the food that they eat, that it may be as spiritual as possible. They are careful about the air that they breathe, and especially watchful of the thought atmosphere with which they come in contact, for they know that, they must raise every cell in their bodies to a higher consciousness.
Myrrh represents the power of love. God told Moses to take myrrh and a certain oil, and to anoint all the instruments used in worship in the tabernacle. The tabernacle represents the body, and through thewisdom of the mind, we must anoint every part of the organism with myrrh, with the love of God. Daily we must give presents of love to the young Christ child. It lives upon love. Jesus, who represents the growth and full expression of the new man, the Christ child, laid down love as the highest of all the laws; He emphasized the fulfillment of the law of love as love of man for God and love of man for his neighbor.
Gift-”Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights" James 1: 17. God's greatest gift to man is the power of thought, through which he can incorporate into his consciousness the Mind of God.
Gift, spiritual-The manifestation of Spirit in each of the members of the Christ body according to each man's receptivity; giving to each member a particular work in the redemption of the individual. Gifts, of the Magi-Offerings of love to the Christ; inner resources open to the Christ Mind.
Going in the opposite direction from the king means they lost the old ideas of previous teachings
and the mind by ceases to exercises dominion and is carry on in the new ideas that are becoming active in mind.
