Early Ideas: Real Power

Power can mean so many different things, but it usually refers to power over people. Yet you can influence people through positive actions also, so "power" itself isn't really good or evil, it just denotes a level of responsibility. In this sense, neglecting responsibility is a poor use of power. Power is the ability to create change, and with this ability which we all have comes responsibility. Power can also be a measure of results, and greater results will always be obtained from love than from hate or discord. Iniquity does not last long in the universe, but love can last indefinitely. So I view the forces of good to be more powerful than the forces of evil as evil is an illusion made real in the finite realm just as goodness and perfection are realities in eternity. Positive action is usually in accordance with God's will, and with God on your side there is little to be worried about.

As God is the most powerful being in existence, those who do His will have greater power as a result, along with greater forms of responsibility. That power is then used to fill certain universe roles. Let's look at an example. There are millions of Creator Sons who shape their own local universes to rule and manage. After gaining complete sovereignty over these systems, these Sons are allowed to rule how they wish. Yet most continue to do the Father's will to eventually produce a perfect work of living art. They could manage things differently, but they wouldn't have as much to show for it. I doubt a Creator Son would do so poorly, but if they made several bad decisions, the divine plan would take longer than necessary. Basically, there would be fewer surviving souls making up the experiences of God the Supreme. Completion would take a little longer, perhaps billions of years. In this case, there is quite a bit of creative potential and power within the hands of one being (one of several), and there is generally a great amount of responsibility involved.

So in my view, power is always balanced. Humans can gain the power to manipulate others in a negative fashion, but they pay for it by worsening the state of their soul (making future advancement more difficult). I would say these individuals also lack the power of self-control. So I would not say power corrupts absolutely, I would say that those who seek power for bad intentions are already corrupt (seeking power for the sake of power is in itself a bad thing). Those with positive forces of power are free to utilize it correctly; positive results allow for greater abilities and responsibilities, and it is lost when used inappropriately. When looking at the aspects of different forms of power, the kinds of power utilized by different beings across the universe are so varied, it is hard to directly compare them (though it is possible to compare responsibilities. In a sense, a spiritual teacher on one of the mansion worlds has more power than an earthly dictator (especially energy-wise), but in any one particular moment it would be difficult to compare the two as the effects of individual actions are measured over time.