Atom-Smashing Power of Mind: Chapter 19

*Atom-Smashing Power of Mind* (1949) is a metaphysical/New Thought treatise by Charles Fillmore, co-founder of the Unity Church. It argues that humanity is undergoing a spiritual evolutionary shift — an "end of the age" rather than an end of the world — in which matter itself is becoming spiritualized and the Christ principle is awakening within all people. Fillmore draws on theosophy, esoteric readings of Scripture, and references to ancient "higher astronomy" to claim that prophets across cultures foresaw this planetary transformation with scientific precision. A distinctive and recurring argument is that mainstream Christianity has distorted Jesus's teachings by mistranslating key terms (e.g., rendering "age" as "world") and by elevating Jesus to an unreachable deity rather than presenting him as a model of spiritual attainment available to all humanity. Fillmore insists that the Christ is an indwelling principle each person must consciously cultivate, not merely an external savior to believe in. He also weaves in early 20th-century physics (citing Millikan on atomic complexity) to suggest that science is converging with ancient mystical knowledge. The overall tone is urgent and prescriptive: readers are warned that those who fail to develop their spiritual nature risk psychological and social collapse as the race's "vibrations" rise.

Atom-Smashing Power of Mind: Chapter 19

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