Introduction to the twelve powers
Charles Fillmore, Unity co-founder, created the twelve power system more than 100 years ago. Our twelve powers are spiritual ideas, a guide to our creative energy. Understanding the creative potential of these powers leads to living your best, most fulfilled life. Consciously utilizing the twelve powers in our lives moves us toward our realization of our Divine potential. With practice our work with the twelve powers forms a stable foundation for developing our Divine potential, helping to create a meaningful and fulfilling life.
The month associated with each power gives us an easy method for incorporating these creative energies as we continue to learn about them.
The colors that are associated with each power was created by Rev. Joel Behr many years ago. It is not essential to remember the colors in order to understand and apply the twelve powers.
The association of the twelve disciples with the twelve powers came from Charles Fillmore’s metaphysical interpretation of the Bible. They are an integral part of Charles Filmore’s system as he presents them in the order in which Jesus called the disciples.
There is actual logic behind the body locations associated with the twelve powers. Charles Fillmore believed that as we spiritualize the use of each power and its location in the body, transformation occurs spiritually, mentally, and physically. Focusing on the location can be a way to enhance our meditations or can be beneficial during activities of daily living.
These spiritual “ideas” don’t care how we use them. They do not have “feelings” that can be hurt if we misuse them. The twelve powers aligned with Spiritual Law, can be used by anyone for any purpose. We can experience “good” or “bad” based on how we use these Spiritual Abilities. The choice is always ours.