The infinite individuality of God

Of the hundreds of readers who regularly browse this blog, many of you send me pictures, links, articles, videos, and what-not that perk my attention and get my metaphysical gears going faster and faster. Today was one of those days!

I was so excited when I clicked on the link below because the mural you’re about to see is a valuable teaching tool for explaining how God’s infinite individuality is expressed in an infinite number of ways.

One huge point of difference between Christian Science and Eastern philosophies, along with New Age thinking, is the position on individuality.

My understanding of New Age thought, Buddhism, and similar ways of thinking, is that individuality is absorbed into Universal Consciousness. And there are many different names used for Universal Consciousness, such as Presence, Being, Infinite, etc. According to these teachings, there is one individuality, Consciousness, and we ARE that Consciousness. We do not have an individuality of our own, unless you’re thinking in terms of Consciousness being that individuality.

Christian Science teaches there is one Mind also, one consciousness, God. But it also explains that God is expressed in an infinite number of ways. Each of us, as an offspring of the Divine, reflect the infinitude of God but are not absorbed into it.

Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer of Christian Science wrote:

“Man is not absorbed in Deity, and man cannot lose his individuality, for he reflects eternal Life; nor is he an isolated, solitary idea, for he represents infinite Mind, the sum of all substance.”

In Christian Science, one actually gains in individuality as spiritual understanding grows. Identity is not lost in a vast ether of Consciousness, but is appreciated, understood and reflected in greater detail, beauty and form. You can see this in people who are growing spiritually. They gain in poise, intellect, authority, calm, control, and health. Their uniqueness comes out in more vivid detail, and their individual contribution to the universal scheme of things becomes increasingly apparent. Individuality is not lost, but gained, in divine Science.

Read the below, then go to the mural and click on the individual tiles. It’s fascinating.

If the whole mural was a metaphor for God, each tile is a metaphor for God's children as individuals. Each tile is unique and special, yet an essential part of a greater whole.

One mural…one God.

Countless tiles…countless expressions of individuality within the one mural.


LOOK CLOSELY BY CLICKING ON ANY PART OF THE MURAL. It is called the Cochrane Mural..
For those not living in the west, Cochrane is NW of Calgary and east of Banff, in the foothills of the Rockies. This mural was unveiled last week at the Cochrane Ranch House. Each tile is 1 foot square and has its own individual picture. Each tile is by a different artist. All of them placed together form this huge mural.

You can click on each of the tiles to see them in detail.

The Cochrane Mural