| BkI:10.III.3 | In the pure potentiality of the divine mind a part of this mind could temporarily separate itself from itself and conceive the idea of being separate from God—an idea of an autonomous self, of a creative autonomy, of a self-sufficient being. The idea of a God separated from God was an unparalleled, daring, creative move, the fruit of the limitless potential of infinite mind. It arose in the firmament of peace that has no opposite. And in this way, the joy of eternal creative extension continues, the joy of creating eternally for God's simple purpose of extending Himself in the love that He is. |