Who was Ed Rabel?
It was Ed Rabel who co-authored the original course course guide we now know as Metaphysics I and Metaphysics II. And I have been told that, for quite a while after the passing of Charles Fillmore, Unity did not emphasize teaching the Twelve Powers until Ed Rabel began to show how the depth of the Twelve Powers teaching could transform consciousness. And he is certainly one of the top 2-3 Metaphysical Bible teachers to come out of Unity. He was almost certainly the anonymous author of the USRS Bible Interpretation, which is still used in Unity's ministerial school.
One Unity minister told me that he was Unity's "resident Yoda." Another has told me that he was a masterful teacher, far funnier and engaging than is apparent in this video series, but which is evident in the faces of the many students we see when the camera was turned to the audience. Another Unity minister and teacher shared with me that,
"Ed knew Charles quite well and understood him, and when he spoke about the Fillmorean teachings, he talked with great authority. He also resembled Charles physically and on occasion, would delight his students by mimicking Charles' voice and mannerisms!"
It's obvious that his legacy lives on in the work of the many ministers he helped train at Unity school. Claudette Farone has left us a wonderful interview and biography of Ed Rabel. I hope you will read it. He was a great metaphysician and teacher.
