Article November 5, 1938 Issue

Dispelling Illusions

GWEN M. CASTLE

One of the hardest things for humanity to accept is the statement that evil is an illusion. And yet, the great Teacher, Jesus the Christ, demonstrated this fact over and over again. Every so-called miracle that he performed was a proof of the unreality of evil. In many instances, even the materially-minded were obliged to accept the testimony that sickness and suffering had disappeared before the might of Mind. Through spiritual discernment Jesus beheld the reality of being, and so corrected the false situation. His pure consciousness did not accept the false evidence presented to him and others, for such a consciousness knows only good.

In the writings of Mary Baker Eddy are many passages in which evil is classified as illusion. On page 11 of "Rudimental Divine Science" she says: "What seem to be disease, vice, and mortality are illusions of the physical senses. These illusions are not real, but unreal."

These words came to the writer with a new significance on an occasion when she was driving across a desert country. From time to time a vast sheet of water seemed to be visible in the distance; even the reflection of trees and rocks was plainly seen. Yet, although these images were apparent, neither the writer nor the other occupants of the car were deceived into believing them to be real. Everyone knew that as they drew nearer the mirage would disappear.

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