Virtue is acting under Honor, Loyalty, Responsibility, Faith, Love and all 144 faculties of soul. Virtue is the exercise of every God-given faculty or talent, all turned upward as vision. Virtue is essential for ministers to become. The world does not bother working at becoming, it just says "I’ll try." "Try" implies an unconscious disbelief in your freedom; it admits and presupposes an obstacle or an unnecessary condition. Trying is just "belief in," not a knowing faith. The subconscious feeds a "trying" attitude and lulls your conscious mind. Doing transcends trying.
Virtue is divine speculation, the process of thinking of beautiful things. What is the difference between curiosity and divine speculation? We can be idly curious about another’s business, questioning where he is on the path. Idle curiosity shrinks horizons, molds and consciousness to death. To fill our molds requires vivid imagination, burning desire and acting as if we already have what we desire.
Twelve cardinal Virtues rule each sign of the Zodiac. Each Cosmic Division contains Virtues to become and twelve negatives to overcome. [The following list provides a basis for divine speculation and pondering on the Virtues and their corresponding Initiations. This is not a complete list, note that some Virtues appear under more than one Division.]
Aries: Action, Origination, Faith, Receptivity, Planning, Production, Awareness.
Taurus: Construction, Organization, Steadfastness, Strength, Energy, Faithfulness, Fertility, Substance, Development.
Gemini: Invention, Communication, Reconciliation, Judgment, Discretion, Justice, Execution, Intellect, Endurance, Control, Aspiration.
Cancer: Patience, Regeneration, Love, Gestation, Birth, Compassion.
Leo: Faith, Sovereignty, Power, Loyalty, Enthusiasm, Encouragement, Choice and Separation.
Virgo: Service, Duty, Discrimination, Craftsmanship, Imagination.
Libra: Partnership, Balance, Reason, Understanding, Honor, Loyalty, Integrity.
Scorpio: Mastery, Determination, Equilibrium, Propagation, Increase, Desire, Appropriation, Responsibility.
Sagittarius: Justice, Morality, Ethical, Integrity, Proclamation, Will, Accumulation, Conquering, Completion, Comprehension, Inspiration, Ascension.
Capricorn: Duty, Order, Consolidation, Application, Reverence, Transfiguration, Protection, Humility.
Aquarius: Unification, Idealization, Altruism, Zeal, Intuition, Harmony, Forgiveness, Apperception.
Pisces: Insight, Elimination, Renunciation, Illumination, Realization, Vision, Interpretation and Apprehension.
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