Life-Principle manifesting itself as the individuality which I AM, as in all its other modes of manifestation.

When we thus realise the true nature of the I AM that I AM --- that is, the Beingness that I Myself AM --- we discover that the whole principle of Being is in ourselves --- not "Eve" only, but "YOD" also; and this being the case, we no longer have to go with our pitcher to draw temporary draughts from a well outside, for now we discover that the exhaustless spring of Living Water is within ourselves.

Now we can see why it is that except we believe in the I AM, we must perish in our sins, for "sin is the transgression of the Law" [1 John 3:4 --- Ed.], and ignorant infraction of the Law will bring its penalty as certainly as wilful infraction. "Ignorantia legis nominem excusat" [Ignorance of the law is no excuse --- Ed.] is a legal maxim which obtains throughout Nature, and the innocent child who ignorantly applies a light to a barrel of gunpowder will be as ruthlessly blown up as the anarchist who perishes in the perpetration of some hideous outrage. If, therefore, we ignorantly controvert the Law of our own Being, we must suffer the inevitable consequences by our failure to rise into that Life of Liberty and Joy which the full knowledge of the power of our I AM-ness must necessarily carry with it.

Liberty

Let us remember that Perfect Liberty is our goal.