Pearls of Wisdom - Year 1962 Inspired in Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet ****** Contents ****** 1 Beloved Gautama and Omri-tas - January 5, 1962 2 Beloved Cuzco - January 12, 1962 3 Beloved Cuzco - January 19, 1962 4 Beloved Saint Germain - January 26, 1962 5 Beloved Chananda - February 2, 1962 6 Chananda - February 9, 1962 7 El Morya - February 16, 1962 8 Beloved El Morya - February 23, 1962 9 Kuthumi - March 2, 1962 10 Maha Chohan - March 9, 1962 11 Beloved Mother Mary - March 16, 1962 12 Beloved Jesus the Christ - March 23, 1962 13 Beloved Kuthumi - March 30, 1962 14 Beloved Jesus the Christ - April 6, 1962 15 Beloved Kuthumi - April 13, 1962 16 Beloved Jesus the Christ and Kuthumi - April 20, 1962 16.1 Kuthumi 17 Beloved Kuthumi - April 27, 1962 18 Saint Germain - May 4, 1962 19 Beloved El Morya - May 11, 1962 20 Chananda - May 18, 1962 21 Beloved El Morya - May 25, 1962 22 Beloved Rose of Light - June 1, 1962 23 Beloved Zarathustra - June 8, 1962 24 Beloved Saint Patrick - June 15, 1962 25 Beloved El Morya - June 22, 1962 26 Beloved Saint Germain - June 29, 1962 27 Beloved Saint Germain - July 6, 1962 28 Beloved Saint Germain - July 13, 1962 29 Beloved Saint Germain - July 20, 1962 30 Beloved Saint Germain - July 27, 1962 31 Beloved Saint Germain - August 3, 1962 32 Beloved Saint Germain - August 10, 1962 33 Beloved Saint Germain - August 17, 1962 34 Beloved Saint Germain - August 24, 1962 34.1 Part I 34.2 Part II 34.3 Part III 35 Beloved El Morya - August 31, 1962 36 Beloved Zarathustra - September 7, 1962 37 Paul the Venetian - September 14, 1962 38 Beloved El Morya - September 21, 1962 39 Beloved Lady Master Nada - September 28, 1962 40 Micah, Angel of Unity - October 5, 1962 41 Archangel Michael - October 12, 1962 42 Beloved Hilarion and El Morya - October 19, 1962 42.1 El Morya 43 El Morya - October 26, 1962 43.1 Admonishment 43.2 Criticism, Condemnation, and Judgment 43.3 The Good Samaritan 43.4 CONCLUSION - The Triumph of Good 44 Beloved Saint Germain - November 2, 1962 45 Beloved Kuthumi - November 9, 1962 46 Beloved Jesus the Christ - November 16, 1962 47 Beloved Kuthumi - November 23, 1962 48 Beloved Jesus the Christ - November 30, 1962 49 Beloved Kuthumi and Jesus the Christ - December 7, 1962 50 Beloved Kuthumi - December 14, 1962 51 Beloved Listening Angel - December 21, 1962 52 Beloved El Morya - December 28, 1962 ****** Chapter 1 Beloved Gautama and Omri-tas - January 5, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 1 - Beloved Gautama and Omri-tas - January 5, 1962 "I AM" joyously relinquishing to the Magnificent God Being Omri-Tas, Ruler of the Violet Planet, My Forum-that from His lips and heart you may receive the yearly greeting which I AM accustomed to give. Every blessing to the Planet Earth in the Name of God's Freedom and Peace, and Our Love to the Ruler and People of the Violet Planet. It's God's desire, "I AM" GAUTAMA Beloved OMRI-TAS, Ruler of the Violet Planet - O, astute Wisdom, which blesses the Cosmos with Wonder and Grace, how We adore Thy Perfection which We become through loving thee more and our individual expression less! Let the people of the Violet Planet arise and shower the Earth with the Universal Love of God you so much enjoy! Let this Love concentrated in the Violet Flame descend to Earth now in the fullness of its beauty and strength so that all may know and feel the end of strife and the beginning of the Golden Age of Peace and Enlightenment! Long ago through the use of the Violet Flame We were enabled to wash Our Planet free from every lesser manifestation and clear the way for the Divine Plan to express freely without humanly imposed limitation. We have never regretted this marvelous Gift of Heaven and daily, hourly pour out Our gratitude for the Blessed Violet Flame from God's own hand and heart! While it is not always necessary for a lifestream to experience limitation or pain to appreciate deliverance from them, it often seems to more deeply etch upon the heart a feeling of gratitude and joyousness when escape from an almost intolerable situation is finally effected. The people of Earth have journeyed historically through a wilderness, seeking the social and individual good of mankind. The ideal Republic has failed to manifest to the present day and the Kingdom suffers the violence of human reason and emotion. Repeatedly, to the point of boredom, tyrants have arisen with all the mania tyranny presents to life, and over and over these have gone down under the onslaught of world deliverers, some of whom proved little better than those they crushed in the name of freedom. While individuals have proven unfaithful, the effulgent blessings of their innately divine qualities have been consistently retained within them. Therefore, the meaning of Freedom, Peace, Harmony, Love and Idealism relate to The Christ, The Prince of Peace, God and The Cosmic Law. These inner qualities remain anchored in man and are loved, adored, and desired by multitudes of Earth's children. Some can verbally express this longing of the soul, while others only sense it as a "hidden hunger." This outcry for Divine Perfection has carried the pleading of the soul to the very citadel of Life and Life responds today with a mighty outpouring of Love upon the entire Planet Earth designed and intended to engulf, transmute and change Life on Earth so as to literally bring anEND to the world scheme as mankind has known it. This very year the evolutions of God on Our Planet and other systems of worlds shall unite and attune themselves to the yearning of the Ascended Masters and their embodied chelas upon Earth so as to mightily assist the Cosmic purposes of freeing mankind completely from all that binds. This shall be known as OPERATION DELIVERANCE! It is true that Peace begins with the individual, but, Blessed Ones, it does not stop there! The Beloved Brother Jesus, Who declared, "I came not to send Peace on Earth but a sword," was the Prince of Peace and referred to a militant attitude toward the forces of entrenched e-veil (that which imposes a shadow upon Divine radiant substance). Human reluctance to change must give way now to the inevitable but glorious Cosmic destiny intended to establish upon Earth a KINGDOM of Peace anchored magnetically as it is in the Heart of God: the two-edged sword established to protect the Eden of God or the Purity of "the Divine WAY" is called into action NOW by Our direct invocation in order to sunder from mankind all that is not His Own Great Divine Plan. Too long have mankind been mere pawns of forces they have established in ignorance. The false social tastes and the wide differences in cultural and personal aims must be properly balanced. Every child in each mother's arms shall then be given the EQUAL opportunity all Heaven intends. The fondness of a mother's hope is but the miniature outcry of heaven from within her heart -it must be given new voice and it is squarely up to mankind to make this come true. Words are potent, but when correctly used they are also healing. The questionable "arts of discord" may at times make men uncomfortable and very defensive, but only the healing mind of a Christ can bring all on the EARTH the Comfort the Holy Spirit intends for everyone. Of scientific wonders men sometimes say "mere electronic gadgetry," but, Blessed Ones, in the Golden Age, all Life is intended to utilize these devices so as to be free from drudgery! Unfortunately, at present these wonders have often been used to merely indicate social caste, wealth, or power. Now, let us bring to mankind the Divine opulence which eradicates all poverty from every spot upon Earth. Let us dedicate ourselves to bringing forth a Divine Civilization. An Ascended Master Spirit shall find the fulfillment of its dedication in active practicality. Once the clash between religion and religion, between political ideology and its opposite and the struggle of each individual's ego for place and station is wholly balanced, mutual loving cooperation can cleanse this Planet of all evil conditions. Even the "clash" itself will disappear in the process and that True Religion, which worships God by loving those you can see and who are also made in His image, appears! I AM calling NOW for a renewed dedication to Divine Principles for everyone who believes, for all who have any degree of illumination, for renewed cooperation with the Great Brotherhood of Light. Let US make the Earth beneficiary of our invoked radiance drawn from the mystical yet Omnipresent Heart of God. Saint Germain, Beloved Jesus, The Great Divine Director, and all who love the Sacred Fire unite to do this by common virtue! Will you also, then, place your trust in your own God Presence, in your Heavenly Father, and in Us who serve with you to fulfill the Divine Plan? The Ageless Wisdom ushers in the cresting tide representing the fullness of Time, and the joybells of the Spirit that now ring out signify that the long night is past! By one means or another the Earth shall become free! Heaven declares it and this year's cycle brings God's wonders to unfold new hope, new strength, victorious dedication and the magnification of true LOVE without end! May the Joy of the People of the Violet Planet spread abroad over the whole Earth in a Song of Harmonious Achievement! I AM OMRI-TAS Rex Omnipotens The Violet Planet ****** Chapter 2 Beloved Cuzco - January 12, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 2 - Beloved Cuzco - January 12, 1962 The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance O'er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom Hail, Light! I am resolved with the determination of God to herein illumine mankind with understanding about "riptides," their cause, effect and control in everyday living upon earth! I will do this because mankind's energy often manifests in opposition to the Light and this is directly the fault of imposing impure thought and feelings upon that powerful and precious divine energy which men use and take so for granted. The thoughtform for the year, which beloved Gautama described so well in his New Year's address, is a golden "spinning wheel" releasing a golden thread of pure radiant energy to each lifestream to manifest as his apportioned substance. The nine spokes of the wheel are indicative of the seven members of the Karmic Board, and includes also beloved Gautama, Lord of the World, and blessed Saint Germain, who are "spokesmen" for the Great White Brotherhood throughout the golden age. This golden thread, symbolical of each man esteeming his life energy as obedient substance, subjective with joy to God's will, shall be used in the golden age to weave garments of immortality to endure as Christ-accomplishment in a living memorial to God's honor flame! "Riptides," however, are created by wrong thoughts and feelings which gain momentum in both a centripetal and centrifugal action. Only the two-edged sword of blue flame is effective in wholly counteracting such viciousness. In order to counteract malicious human forces it is mandatory that students call upon Archangel Michael, beloved Mighty Astrea and Prince Oromasis. You have observed the action of cyclonic winds, also the terror left in the wake of tornadoes. These natural forces are puny beside the insidious invisible malice of humanly created riptides. Now, I wish to make clear that individuals are often totally ignorant of the fact that they are being, used to feed their energy into and sustain any negative action, but it is happening hourly to many loving, innocent people, who are simply the victims of their own ego. These dear ones are trapped because they become the center of self-attention, self-pity and the obsession that they are being neglected. A constant flow of attention, unless it be upon the heights of its own divinity, is diverted to the lower octaves of human thought and feeling where like attracts like. Vibrations of discord seek out and unite with their kind and in this "union" form huge astral pools of inky, negatively qualified, electrically charged substance which sometimes becomes immense in size, grossly concentrated in density and has an intense whirling action. Such disturbing astral conditions, without form or goodness, roam the atmosphere of earth like will-o-the-wisps and are especially attracted to all forms of negative thought, feeling or action. By too much attention on the outer self, students tend to "open their doors" to these human creations. I am requested by the Karmic Board and the Darjeeling Council to call these matters to the attention of the student body so that they may acquire the wisdom of serpents and be as harmless as doves! When in the grip of such concentrations of fierce energy, many who do not understand their own being or the law which governs it have committed many vicious acts of violence for which they were later heartily sorry. I certainly do not propose to draw the attention of the students to these conditions, but I am lovingly interested in their proper understanding of the law of life as it relates to mankind's use of God's energy upon earth. Such knowledge is essential to mastery, for those who are at present often victims instead of victors over all forms of control, hypnotism, suggestion, vortices of specific negative energy and other undesirable conditions - the source of which is simply man's misqualification of God's pure energy! This week as a loving ascended being I am offering to you my assistance in governing all wrong conditions which would not prove helpful in winning your freedom or obtaining your ascension in the Light. Primarily, blessed ones, understanding the old saying, "Count to ten before you speak" (or release your thoughts or feelings out into the world) was first released as "Count to nine - in time" and was later changed by men who thought their own knowledge of English to be superior and did not understand the symbolic ritual which I release herewith, and which was lost to them. The "Count to nine - in time" imparts the power of the three-times-three, and is the ritual for encircling your being with Light's protection. Immediately (in time) when wrong vibrations are sensed, start this action of the sacred fire. At the first, second and third count, encircle your abdomen with white fire to govern the feeling body; to the fourth, fifth and sixth count, encircle the throat with white fire to govern the physical form; and with the seventh, eighth and ninth count, encircle the head with white fire to govern the mental body. As you do this three times for each of your three lower vehicles you will have absolute protection by the power of the three-times-three for your etheric body, which will remain secure in the immaculate concept while the riptides of life continue to blast around you. The value of this ritual to you will be your freedom from the power men give to wrong conditions and that protection which the Great White Brotherhood desires all sincere students to have. Next week I shall continue with my instruction on "riptides" and tell you more concerning how the student body can assist us in bringing greater freedom to the earth during this year of great destiny. I am yours mightily in the light, CUZCO (The Beloved Ascended Master Cuzco) This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the Ascended Masters' Darjeeling, India, Council of God's will, of which all the ascended host are members. This focus of the Ascended Masters' activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to The Summit Lighthouse, P. O. Box 1155, Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 3 Beloved Cuzco - January 19, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 3 - Beloved Cuzco - January 19, 1962 The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance O'er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom The following instruction continues our discussion of "riptides" begun last week: The subtle influence of riptides of human feeling on mankind is underestimated by the conscious minds of the students. When in the tenacious grip of vicious forces, people often think they are the authors of their own "confusions." This ignorance opens the door to more negative and sinister energy which hinders the natural protective action of their own Holy Christ Selves! When individuals are later restored to harmony, the energies of their thoughts and feelings seized upon by the vortices are already spent and, as in the wake of a storm, the havoc of imperfection often persists for centuries! Thus in a moment of indiscretion does mankind sometimes wipe out spiritual accomplishments dearly won. This loss of precious energy would be wholly unnecessary if individuals would take the time to stand guard and not permit themselves to be used by aught but the blessed power, love and wisdom of the great cosmic light. How can people be the great exemplars they are intended to become unless they are impervious to the onslaught of riptides from the psychic plane. Now, it is never too late to mend the broken walls of light if the students will only accept that their own guard is one of God-design, God-intent and Ascended Master love. O, how great is the love that stands guard automatically and deflects literally tons of discordant energy from our chelas every day! The blessed law demands, however, that a small portion of this discordant energy - which all men have had a part in creating or sustaining - must at first be divided and apportioned equally to all men for the sake of universal requalification. However, sometimes illumined and dedicated chelas receive a larger share of this simply because their greater understanding and use of the violet transmuting flame enables them to better handle these forces on behalf of their lesser-trained brethren. This activity is ever a voluntary labor of love and each chela should rejoice when this opportunity to serve is given. One never knows how much constructive good is accomplished when one's calm inner peace remains undisturbed albeit legions of discord rage against the fortress of being. Like sentinels, the mankind of earth must learn the governing of their own energies. This discipline will guard the sacred shrine of man's oneness with God. A citadel which is protected by vigilant love becomes a tower of strength to the chatelain. It is true that our chelas often encounter more problems than those who may be less qualified to handle them, but at inner levels many volunteered to assist our Brotherhood. If, when this energy is directed at you, rebellion occurs in your feeling world, the karmic accountability incurred is greater than average! Blessed ones, there is a great need to sustain this guard each day and each hour. Tests or problems may be directed your way at any moment for the very reason that you possess the capacity and strength to handle them. Never feel inadequate or helpless or allow yourselves to tremble as you face monsters of human creation, for heaven gives invincible power to men and women dedicated to the constructive use of divine love and light! There are many different types of riptides - some are creations of anger, fear, violence, hopelessness, desire for palliative and temporary pleasure; frustrations, self-aggrandizement; insanity, confusion, irreverence, hate, derision, gossip, love of money and power, and many other destructive momentums, whose end is never practical or perfect. The force employed in sustaining these conditions is never divine love. Divine love naturally withdraws the energy by the inner action of the law from every malevolent center. As this process occurs, the energy quotient of the vortex is depleted and these whirling riptides which depended for sustenance on the constant feeding of their foci by a multitude of people the world around are dissipated. The blessed people of earth have continued to hide the Light of God within them under the negative "bushel" of outer personality misqualified with a mask of negative riptides falsely claiming to be their own thoughts and feelings. I am interested that the students understand that the centripetal (counterclockwise) action is that which dissolves substance or returns life to the universal. This centripetal action has been wrongly used by psychic forces to strip the "seekers" of their own God-given spiritual blessings and thus students are deprived of the fullness of the blessings the Ascended Masters intend them to have. The centrifugal action (clockwise) creates and sustains substance and vibration but it has also been wrongly used to build momentums of thought, feeling and habit which pull mankind down. The sacred fire when concentrated as a dual focus of Ascended Master light does swing both ways to transmute the centripetal and centrifugal action of all human riptides and discordant energy, thus setting mankind free to manifest God! The sword of blue flame is typified in the generic allegory of the two-edged sword at the "gate of paradise" recorded in the Pentateuch. The exclusion of wrongly qualified substance from human thought and feeling and from the psychic strata will cut mankind free to outpicture the beauty of heaven daily, in a manner not known since the purity of the first golden age. This liberation from shadows releases into manifestation a body that is all light - for it is light which replaces shadowed substance, and it is light which clarifies, unifies and heals! When people become sufficiently alert to the causes of their own susceptibility to such malign influences and remove its core, the freedom of the Ascended Masters will swiftly manifest upon earth! No greater blessing can come to mankind than the removal of negative ideas from the hearts and thoughts of all. Thus the Christ light, meeting no human impedia, can flow through without limit and do its perfect work which makes of earth - in her most desert areas - a land flowing with milk and honey and blossoming as the rose. Man is thereby exalted into the perfection of the immaculate concept which magnifies God by loving obedience to his laws carried out in a spirit of holy joy. The "fountain of youth" can manifest when men no longer nourish discord and use their power of right thought and action to restore, renew and maintain bodies and minds of the vigor and loveliness of an ascended being. In reaching for the perfection of the present Golden Age the students of the Ascended Masters must initiate an unbroken ring of ordered service - a ring-pass-not that daily counteracts the effects and transmutes the causes and cores of every destructive momentum which mankind has ever generated and that remains untransmuted. The children of the world have been the innocent victims of their elders' shortcomings. The education and training of the young and incoming children is a task to which many must be dedicated in the interest of annulling human error and maintaining permanent God-Peace on earth in good will to man. This is more than an ideal, blessed ones; it is the highest activity of divine love and mercy acting through you and in you for the sake of the earth and its evolutions! The freedom which can be invoked through dissolving human vortices of hate and wrong feeling is great! Those of you participating daily and all who wish to do so during the seven o'clock evening period can use the enclosed decree to assist the earth and all its people to find greater freedom right now today. Remember that the only power these riptides have is that which mankind has given them! The concentrated decrees of the students absolutely without fail, as the beloved Goddess of Light and myself answer your call, cannot but move the earth closer to her victory. During the coming year, many important steps will be taken by beloved El Morya to forward the expansion of this activity, its blessings to the students and the ushering in of the age of perfection. Let those who are alert read between the lines. Those who fail to make use of this blessed instruction shall have no one but themselves to blame, for universal love and life march on. It does not wait the zeal of a vanishing zest for the pleasures of earth and a turning to heaven as a last resort. Life calls for the voluntary offering of the best fruits of the earth now ... . young life, young love, divine tenderness so willingly offered, so joyously given, and dedicated so as to never be recalled by the thralldom of human vanity. We direct your attention now to the image of Christ, the beauteous plan of the Cosmic Christ, to the glory born in an age of light! Banish from the earth by love in action all discordant riptides of human thought and feeling. Magnify the Lord by the pink love ray of illumined obedience to the Spirit of the Great White Brotherhood, whose sons and daughters in the full-orbed radiance of eternal purity must themselves sustain and hold victory for all! I AM a Friend of Light Cuzco (The Beloved Ascended Master Cuzco) This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the Ascended Masters' Darjeeling, India, Council of God's will, of which all the ascended host are members. This focus of the Ascended Masters' activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to The Summit Lighthouse, Box 1155, Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 4 Beloved Saint Germain - January 26, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 4 - Beloved Saint Germain - January 26, 1962 The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance O'er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom Beloved of the Light: I am grateful beyond words for the very marvelous way the Darjeeling Council has started the New Year by releasing so much Light to manifest as world and personal guidance. The address of Beloved Omri-Tas and the invaluable council of Beloved Mighty Cuzco both stress the need for control of thought and feeling by each student and every lifestream. Always remember, blessed ones, that when frozen extremes of winter grip men in an icy blast or the burning heat of summer withers away vegetation and seems to almost wilt the very soul, that somewhere the ideal climate is manifesting perfectly! There the children of God are basking in the blessing of natural loveliness while elsewhere the pangs of struggle are experienced. It is ever thus in the Ascended Master consciousness, for there, numberless ascended ones are ever expressing the love and victory of God, seeking in immortal transcendence the precious but elusive ultimate! Why, then, must others equally loved by God remain in the long night of human despair and the lethargy of human recalcitrance? When I first won my ascension, I determined to anchor myself in the highest octaves of light, yet remain connected with civilization in order to continue my assistance to men and women seeking to know the manifold meaning of freedom. A successive series of cooperative attempts by beloved El Morya, Kuthumi, Djwal Kul and others of the Hierarchy serving together with me reached out to illumine and heal mankind. These efforts swept across human consciousness as a divine Theo-Sophia - a holy wisdom - and found a height of expression with the release of the I AM instructions, making mankind's return Home a way of loveliness and simplicity. Dear ones, it is so easy to complicate, so easy to lose one's own thought in a maze of human nonsense. I must eulogize the simple way of acknowledging your unity with your own I AM Presence, proving the eternal fact that "I and my Father are one." By giving your attention to your great God Self and maintaining harmony, any and all doors into octaves of light will be opened unto you! Hundreds of religions serve to confuse the seeker as to what is right and what is truth. The exponents of diverse political systems add to the general melee. Confusion so often causes inertia and indecision, which in turn give rise to apathy, indifference and a careless attitude based on a loss of hope concerning divine matters, frequently leading to a negative cynicism and enmeshment in the pitfalls of materialism. Religion, intended to tie men to the wings of their own divinity, has been turned into a mere commercial venture. Those in bondage to materialism do not know the meaning of freedom and therefore cannot express it themselves or show others how to do so. As a result of this density, the kingdom of heaven suffers the violence of false prophets and hypocrites within those very institutions which profess to lead men to their salvation. Such incorrect teachings have delayed victory for mankind and hindered the manifestation of the divine plan upon earth for ages. Of all the hindrances facing spiritual movements, the greatest has been personality. Egocentricity has paved the way for the "riptides" to which the souls of men have been subjected. Negative influences which have opened the door to discord have fundamentally been: jealousy, covetousness, feelings of inferiority. . of being "left out," of lack and a diminishing faith based on uncertainties which creep into men's minds because of their very wish to be certain! These influences are often very subtle. Other negative energies which have increased the perils in life are anger (both righteous and unrighteous), hatred masquerading in the cloak of self-righteousness, malice, gossip, thoughtless and ungoverned speech stemming from restlessness, wrong habits of thought and feeling excesses, and laxity in exercising spiritual protection, prayer and attunement. Because this is a year of great destiny I AM determined to speak out and declare that when students representing the Light express themselves in a negative manner, their errors unjustly reflect upon the teacher and the teaching. It is extremely unfair for our students to receive our blessings and protection without performing in divine gratitude a genuine labor of love on behalf of the Light. They should at least try to manifest the qualities which it is reasonable to suppose we of the Ascended Masters' octave embody. The closer men approach the Light, the more clearly defined become the shadows - however unfortunate this fact may seem, it is the law. The dearest seekers are sometimes prone to fall a bit short of the high mark of our calling because of the intensity of that which is directed against them. When you take your stand for the Light, the touts (spies) of life sometimes rush forth to test you! Included in this testing are the "riptides" which blessed and beloved Cuzco has so kindly explained to you. The thoughts of his heart and the amazing ritual of protection, which the students can memorize and use daily to keep themselves from becoming victims of uncontrolled energies in themselves and others, is a great boon indeed. You see, this loss of control usually occurs when individuals do not act or react in the manner expected of them. It is the opinion of the World council of be Great White Brotherhood that the interest of world security is best served by alerting the students of this teaching to the great need to express all the God-perfection of which they are capable in this age of enlightenment. Blessed pupils, your problems are not new ones for they have perennially plagued the earth for countless generations. I am, however, hopeful now for the permanent solution of this problem of controlling one's energy. To all the metaphysical and deeply spiritual people of the world who so lovingly determined to be Exemplars to the race by calling forth enough Light, Love and Illumination from their own Mighty I AM Presence, I AM offering our willing assistance. As the entire earth is now entering an era of consummate regeneration, it is of paramount importance that freedom from binding habits be achieved and that the general good be served even above so-called enlightened self-interest! Consider how many of us who are your Ascended Master friends take our time, interest and energy to assist you in many small ways and especially in times of distress. Would it not be a matter of divine valor, then, for men and women who love to speculate on the meaning of being a chela of the Ascended Masters to expand their faith enough to follow our example without thought of personal reward? Would this not be expressing true faith in God, in his perceptions, which count even the numberless hairs of one's head, and in the exact justice of the Karmic Board? The cosmic law cannot be cheated, nor will it defraud you of any blessing to which you are entitled, of this I am certain. It has been the merciful policy of the Karmic Board to give a greater measure of blessings to mankind than men have recognized for such is the economy of heaven and its limitless portion! Beloved Morya has been supremely patient, and - ever mindful of the cosmic tides and great forces playing upon the earth, her hopes, her perils and her aspirations - he continues to plan and devise means of assisting the governments and people of the world to live in order that they might serve and play together beneath the banner of real divine love. You will be advised through this media of the Ascended Masters of plans for the coming year. New projects with which you can assist are contemplated, and I am sure the sincere shall respond to them with alacrity, Ascended Master determination, and that forthrightness of spirit which transforms every defeat into an agency of victory. Watch this year, then, with wakefulness - I AM blessing you with divinely measured courtesy whose unlimited nature expands God within you. Most lovingly and sincerely I AM, SAINT GERMAIN (The Beloved Ascended Master) This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the Ascended Masters' Darjeeling, India, Council of God's will, of which all the ascended host are members. This focus of the Ascended Masters' activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to The Summit Lighthouse, Box 1155, Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 5 Beloved Chananda - February 2, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 5 - Beloved Chananda - February 2, 1962 The Program of Universal Deliverance Envisioned by the Great White Brotherhood To All Who Call for the Cohesive Power of Divine Love in Healing Action: With the advent of the golden age, significant changes must occur on earth! Nations and peoples sometimes resist change even for the better and this attitude creates interminable delays in correcting that which needs adjustment. Through fear, people often prefer to remain static, knowing that even slight changes may create extraordinary upheavals. They wish to escape the vicissitudes of life by maintaining placidity and avoiding controversial and disquieting problems entirely. Human errors must be corrected through the student's willingness to face every wrong condition, strip it of all the power with which it has been wrongly vested and then requalify that blessed energy with righteousness. In this manner, enduring harmony and comfort is created and sustained! To be like an ostrich which buries its head in the sand, blessed people, may keep you from clearly seeing the impending cosmic swing toward balance and world adjustment. Instead of ignoring evil, it is your divine prerogative and responsibility to militantly assert your God-given victory over every humanly discordant manifestation on the planet as well as in your personal world for the cause of light, peace, and freedom. The ascended masters' council recommends careful and regular planning of the student's daily affairs in accordance with the known laws of harmony. If you regularly systemize your activity, order and progress can manifest with greater ease and you will find it natural to maintain harmonious contact with the center of your own being. You must be divinely oblivious to the world's deceit, standing upon the integrity and innocence of your own being. The Inner Self of each one is the strongest power imaginable to hold world harmony; for when you express harmony in all your affairs, it emanates from your heart and Holy Christ flame within like the beams of a great cosmic beacon. It is vital that our chelas understand the impact of nationalism upon humanity. Origins and nationality have long dominated the thinking of men and have penetrated deeply into the arts, culture, and political practices of the times. Science and religion usually supersede national boundaries and are expressed through international unity and service. However, if the energies attributed by men to race, creed, and political systems were lovingly given to the light, this light would long ago have changed the earth into a Christ-illumined, God-victorious planet! False loyalty is the cause of international problems. Cliques and islands of jingoistic interests divide and segregate. Cosmic law teaches that all division of energy causes a reduction in its potential as it is divided and further subdivided. Conversely, unification under God always increases the power to "move mountains" and accomplish great good. To exalt true culture, freedom of expression must be enshrined. As love takes dominion and rules supreme in every heart and mind, the ascended masters' concepts will immeasurably strengthen one's power of accomplishment, for in unity, the power to succeed is indeed magnified. Beloved El Morya's special efforts, which will be evident in the very near future, are calculated to do much for the cause of world unity and the replacement of narrow secular nationalism with the idea of world government ruled by love and free of all fear and tyranny! The hierarchy of the Great White Brotherhood has found it necessary to use what may be termed "phase relationships" in adjusting divine knowledge to men's incomplete thoughts. We acknowledge as complete various ideologies, concepts of religion, government, and science - and even personal perceptions - in order to expand and bring into the physical octave the perfect pattern, glimpsed only in part by men. The purity of God emanates from the Great Central Sun and infuses the smallest spark of the divine fire within men. We patiently render our service to the children of earth even while their concepts are relatively incomplete, knowing that the spark shall one day be the immaculate sun of righteousness. Thus placing in perspective the part to the whole, we await until the twain are made one. The sun does shine on just and unjust alike, and so we, too, must shed our radiance on partial, incomplete, and imperfect ideas of men until they evolve to a wiser state. To withdraw from them or put aside individuals because of their imperfect ideas would thwart the entire spiritual evolution of mankind. Therefore, we bear this "phase relationship" to their ideas and bestow all the good we can upon them as they are able to receive our blessings. Human beings, in their narrow understanding, are confused by this all-consuming compassion of the Godhead, for they think that God approves only of particular segments of his creation. But having created all in and of himself, God truly does magnify the greatness in each soul, which is himself personified. Dear ones, all life needs our assistance and we do not withdraw our aid merely because deficiencies temporarily exist therein. Let none think that because of this we do not have our divine standards or the fullest respect for the complete cosmic cycle - the fulness of the law of God. We adore, manifest, and wholly live by the law in its wondrous perfection constantly, loving free thereby all upon earth. It is by our example that we intend to inspire you. What we shall do through The Summit Lighthouse is to fulfill the dream of God, which men have long shared but have not universally realized. Faith in our vision is always justified, for it is not dependent on any human act or thought. We constantly are the expression of infinite compassion tangibly acting wherever there exists an open door to our presence! Now, in this brighter day of the present, we stand willing to aid men in the battle to banish ignorance, poverty, ill health, war, and all pestilence from the earth. This utopian ideal needs wisdom, energy, love, and nourishment from many. Great wisdom must dignify our approach to each problem and its solution and thus place all methods we use above human reproach. You must do likewise to the best of your ability, and you can increasingly call forth this ability in greater measure! The knowledge of the ascended masters' laws and the hidden mysteries of the universe ought to be safely revealed in a most proper manner to every seeker on earth, free from commercialization or the tactics of those who would exploit men. Our chelas need the power, perception, means, and will to carry forth the genuine program of universal deliverance envisioned by the Great White Brotherhood. Sinister influences, which have continued to set brother against brother and movement against movement, must be transmuted. Divide and negate has too long been the method subtly used to destroy. Out of the many divisions, chaos and confusion have appeared without ceasing. To all of this I am determined with El Morya to bring into manifestation the cohesive power of divine love in healing action. We are grateful for those who have even suffered personal sacrifice in order that our teaching might live! I am confident that in the very near future of the new day now dawning, you shall see the wane of lack and the strong waxing of abundance. The Keepers of the Flame Lessons will give the students the strong spiritual training that will make them mighty pillars in the temple of Enternal Being. Through other facets of The Summit Lighthouse, an eternal bond between the many esoteric spiritual groups can be forged. By cooperation and harmonious concerted action, these diversified and scattered groups can worship and expand their love and light in one temple of concord, making of many one! I wait your thorough assimilation of this release from the Indian Council of the Great White Brotherhood before concluding this instruction next week. All blessings of radiant light, I AM CHANANDA This focus of the ascended masters activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications should be addressed to The Summit Lighthouse, P.O. Box 1155, Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 6 Chananda - February 9, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 6 - Chananda - February 9, 1962 Opening the Windows of Heaven Sons of Gods in Pursuit of Paradise Regained The Biblical account of the great deluge of Noah speaks of God as "opening the windows of Heaven." Blessed ones of the light, from the beginning unto the present, the cup of divine love has been offered to mankind by God through the very gift of life itself which beats their hearts. This cup of love offered by the Father himself has both the intent and power to confer every good gift and fulfill every requirement man could ever need or desire. In a real sense the windows of heaven need never be shut to any who are willing to use the simple method of envisioning, sustaining, and calling forth grace from the "goblet" of life. This lost art of invoking divine abundance to fulfill the right desires of the heart was taken from individuals to whom the secrets of life were originally imparted. Subsequently, as the numbers possessing this secret diminished, it was natural that this knowledge of the divine arts known by beloved Jesus and other ascended masters should be hidden from the race with the exception of the very few. These few, then, chose to voluntarily withdraw in part or totally in some cases from discordant human associations, and for all practical purposes the earth was thereby deprived of the benefits God intended all to universally share. Man's continual wrong use of energy for selfish reasons abated the original divine purpose, and the creation took on monstrous shapes of discord as a reflection of human error. The coming of the laggards and human imitation of their error did intensify the discordant elements which men were prone to accept, and hence the children of earth, who were in truth "sons of God," lost the magnificence which had been vouchsafed to them as an immortal birthright! "Paradise lost" must now become "Paradise Regained," and every lost art of the spirit be renewed, revived, and magnified. These arts are a spiritual culture and a priceless heritage of the first magnitude. As individual perfection contributes to the perfection of the whole, the culture of the spirit and divine knowledge must then become an integral part of the society of man. The family of nations as a divine ideal is no more difficult to comprehend as an idea than a community spirit or the love of one's country. As you ascend the pyramid called life, you find fewer stones at each level and but one at the top - the capstone! Yet, as you ascend, dear ones, your spiritual understanding of all substance descends from above to multiply your knowledge and power which increases your dominion over the "footstool kingdom." The greater the number who accept divine ideas, the greater amplification of these pure spiritual principles occurs; the more amplification, the stronger the universal bond of understanding between nation and nation or man and man. To replace narrowness by expansion, one must increase his understanding of universality. Rightly understood, the concept of unity in diversity is harmonious and beneficial. Rivalry and competition must give place to a spirit of excellence which seeks to draw forth from the Father above every facet possible of the wonderful divine plan. The Aquarian age is one of absolute cooperation between God and the ascended master, the ascended masters and man, and between people everywhere. The symbol of Aquarius - a water carrier with balanced urns - reveals harmonious service and bountiful supply! This rhythmic spirit of cooperation must be the basis of every relationship, replacing outworn selfishness. The recent military action of India has distressed the Indian Council of the Brotherhood as being inconsistent with right and truth which befits the "nation of the head" (India is the "head" and America the "heart" of world action.) The continuation of colonialism and unrest centering about Mr. Krishna Menon's discord needs the application of intense violet fire, otherwise it could well be the breeding ground for most destructive momentums threatening the peace of the entire world. Our love of the people of India and the earth makes us long to see them abide in a spirit of friendship and peace and to obtain freedom from all destructive elements. The bond between America and India should be immeasurably strengthened. This cannot be achieved through negative ideas promulgated by apostles of negativism. In closing let me state most emphatically that the cosmic light is real. Let everyone who loves this light understand that by maintaining their calls without fail, heaven can bring to earth increasing perfection and the blessings of eternal love without limit. Like the rhythm of one heartbeat from the Universal Heart, the tireless pulsations of the eternal love-plan speed forth now to do their marvelous work and open the doors and windows of heaven so that all who are hungry may be filled and all who are thirsty may drink. No man is ever truly defrauded except by himself, albeit many are easily influenced by others and have not yet learned self-dependence which is only correct as it ties into or connects with its God source. I am calling for the world plan to come forth now and touch the responsive hearts of mankind. Unity must prevail and every false human control be reversed, for only in this manner is the victory of light assured. No greater blessing is yours than the light of God which never, never fails! I AM always faithful, CHANANDA Chief of the Indian Council of the Great White Brotherhood (The Beloved Ascended Master) (This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the ascended masters' Darjeeling (India) Council of God's Will, of which all the ascended host are members.) This focus of the ascended masters activity is presently located in America's national Capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to - The Summit Lighthouse P.O. Box 1155 Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 7 El Morya - February 16, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 7 - El Morya - February 16, 1962 Aspirations and Accomplishments To My Chelas Who Adore and Respect God's Will: Urgency and inertia appear to be opposites, yet they are aspects of the factors governing the release of energy. Human will is a powerful factor also and is stimulated primarily by motive and wants. Divine will is set entirely apart from mere human motivation and is a resurgent spiritual power of the first degree. Our students, through their love to be of service, often desire to marshall their forces on behalf of the expansion of light only to find a wide gap between their good intentions and their accomplished actions. Because of this gap and the sobering requirements of the hour, I am publicizing this discourse made before the Darjeeling Council in order to narrow the gulf between aspirations and accomplishments for all who will make the necessary application. Obviously a feeling of urgency can be most harmful, as much so as lethargy or sloth. People most need a balanced release of their energy if they are to happily serve our cause. Your God Presence is fully able to illumine you as to just how you can release your energy with razor-sharp discrimination, flowing as rhythmically as sand through an hourglass, and from an unlimited supply it will construct not castles of sand but immortal mansions of the spirit. The development of this skill will magnify your power of creativity with but a fraction of the effort you now use. Blessed ones, cultivate equilibrium and delicate control in the use of your energies. Ask also for Christ-illumination in all your affairs and then await its guidance, knowing that every true call compels an answer. Listen after you call for directions pointing the way to right action. This guidance may manifest in many forms, not necessarily as an audible voice or picture, but sometimes even as the hand of innocent circumstance. Be alert to pursue the right path by obeying cosmic law and the presence of divine love, which is ever near to a heart whose every wish is to do God's will. When the correct determination is made, plan to implement it by action. Your actions can take many forms: thinking, detailed planning, imaging, and preliminary preparation for the goal in sight. These all serve to focus your powers of victorious accomplishment. Returning to the feeling of urgency which should be diminished, let me hasten to say that if this propensity is too intense, it creates a binding lethargy bordering on confusion. Likewise, when slothful feelings reach the point of excess, they create a most uncomfortable pressure of urgency which discourages the chela from performing properly. Do you see, then, how perfect balance is the light's way of freeing the chela from painful necessities and installing within the consciousness complete ascended-master control over one's total being? Motivation rising solely from the ego is one of the present dominant factors in human affairs. Its stimulus and role in world and personal matters cannot be denied. Motivations which are ego-centered may produce seemingly good results, but we have found through experience that these results can never be guaranteed with any degree of surety, for they have often been most unreliable and unpredictable. What is needed is adoration and respect for God's will. Adoration is a most excellent means of counteracting confusion apostasy, heresy with regard to cosmic law, and the impact of fluctuating human uncertainties. As long as men heed outer limited concepts, they will be at least partially separated from the most potent aspects of our assistance. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were both mighty lifestreams whose historical and spiritual stature remain enshrined in the hearts of many of the world's people. I am advocating consideration of their dedication, their persistence in the face of difficulty, and their total contribution to world good. Behold, the inner-level record of these two blessed ones show the ascended masters did play a major role behind the scenes in their achievements. Because of the people's dearth of spiritual understanding, the as-yet unremoved discarnates, the black magicians, and the neglect of protection, Mr. Lincoln's untimely passing occurred before he could complete the blessed service of binding up the nation's wounds. Since then, the beloved Ascended Master K-17 has continued to strengthen the secret service until today at both inner and outer levels it has given progressively better service to America, its president, and her people. In conclusion I am advising you of a special report in preparation here at Darjeeling which will release to world leaders the soundness of the ascended masters' ideas and ideals! I anticipate the fullest cooperation of the student body in circulating these recommendations and considering the points which require attention. I assure you of my personal cooperation in adjusting the personal affairs of every sincere chela who will call upon me. I am also preparing for release later this year an important plan which will renew the bands of love around all spiritual people. I remain in loving hope for the raising up of a militant body of God upon earth to adore his will in action! Once again I prepare to march! Vondir El Morya (This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the ascended masters' Darjeeling (India) Council of God's Will, of which all the ascended host are members.) This focus of the ascended masters activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to - The Summit Lighthouse P.O. Box 1155 Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 8 Beloved El Morya - February 23, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 8 - Beloved El Morya - February 23, 1962 The Mightiest Manifestation Possible Chelas Who Would Be Summoned for Greater Service: The magnitude of the influence of the Holy Spirit ought to be at once called into action by the student body in order to create a climate of intense purity. I am entering a period of study and after its completion certain recommendations shall be given to mankind and especially to our chelas. The purpose of this study is to invoke from the Godhead, the Karmic Board, and the great cosmic light the fullness of that action which shall be the mightiest manifestation possible in a compelling answer to all of the right calls made by the people of earth through the years. While it is true that countless calls have been made and granted, for various reasons such as lack of faith, pause for a more opportune moment, and caprice on the part of mankind, other calls were not answered as was hoped by the petitioning one. It must always be realized that the Divine Intelligence awaits the release of its own dictates simply because the Godhead possesses the means to bestow the most abundant and acceptable blessing possible to everyone when it is called into action and then given the clear go ahead by mankind's free will. The folly of not using your divinely given authority is the most ridiculous rejection of cosmic opportunity. Every moment of life and consciousness which you clearly experience ought to be full of welcome to the great flame of creation, whose coming speeds your freedom! You are so blessed as to have the fire element manifest in your bodies, homes, and places of business; to have the atmosphere charged with the radiance of the Sun behind the sun; and to enter into the increasing tempo of vibrant vitality which is God! Come now, then, let us reason as one, let us precipitate loveliness with the deepest possible diligence and transmute the quirks of phony independence rising from man's desire to be different. Let us with courage and divine dependence call forth the power of the Holy Spirit, the love which will bring the will and wisdom into such correspondence as to emblazon forever on the chalice of your individual hearts the appellation - Holy of Holies! I AM summoning the elect to prepare for greater service. EL MORYA Chief, Darjeeling Council (This instruction comes to your through the loving courtesy of the ascended masters' Darjeeling (India) Council of God's Will, of which all the ascended host are members.) ****** Chapter 9 Kuthumi - March 2, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 9 - Kuthumi - March 2, 1962 Dear Morya last week sent forth a message of inspiration summoning the illumined responsive to the calls of the brotherhood to a position of more intense service. The students and faithful chelas have long wished to see this brought about, but have frequently delayed themselves by nonperformance of proper spiritual exercises and lack of faith in their own ability to invoke good from the Godhead. A counterblow had to be struck, and El Morya has once again demonstrated that he has the ability to do just that. The sword Excalibur, used by King Arthur in the days of the knights of the Round Table, is once again swinging into action on behalf of the holy grail! How my soul rejoices and how Saint Germain must be stirred as he sees the forces of freedom rise. As many of the students know, the divisive forces of darkness and shadow have long and insidiously confused the seeker and prevented world harmony in the outer branches of the Great White Lodge. This failure to unify and exemplify the pure spirit of Christ has shattered the waves of world enthusiasm and time after time dampened the ardor of the sincere chelas. Let it do so no longer! As many of you know, wherever there is a point of doctrine or ritual, mankind are prone to array themselves either at the center which is a supposedly neutral position, enabling its "sitter" to move either way, or select the right or left method of comprehending or demonstrating the intentions of the law or the pageantry of ritual. The wish for security seems to be the paramount reason for personal choices made in these matters; therefore, while I do not choose to indicate a series of arbitrary or even accurate positions at this time, in the interest of brevity I do here and now enter a plea for tolerant understanding of other's thoughts and actions. This must include the transmuting of human reactions which prevent you from cooperatively serving the light together on earth, for this is the only way you will win your right to serve together in heaven! In the matter of decree I wish to point out that many of the students have different ideas as to how these should or should not be given. Many do not yet understand the efficacy of decrees or how they are able to so effectively hasten mankind's victory. I am stating for the record and to inspire you that the Messenger of The Summit Lighthouse lately has prepared directly under our direction a tape recording of considerable illumination on this point which each student and group ought to have and absorb in order to assist beloved Morya and the council in obtaining the best possible measure of personal and world freedom and security. To utilize the ascended-master decrees properly is to accelerate without human limitation the expansion of your gathered momentums stored for all eternity in your blessed causal bodies, whose light rays blaze forth at your call in a most intense action of the sacred fire. As beloved El Morya leads the caravan of the chosen across the desert of self-delusion into the promised land of all that is Real (Israel), let the chant of the multitudes determined to crumble the walls of Jericho (old entrenched evils in the walled city of materialism) be heard in Victory's name! Thus shall The Summit Lighthouse expand this year, and you can easily quadruple or even exceed that number of the faithful chelas who will, as priests of the sacred fire, bless the world with victory, freedom, light, and peace flowing without limit into the mainstream of human thought, carrying the radiance of the Elohim of Purity and changing the world for love's own sake into a state of eternal happiness and divine triumph! I AM blazing illumination's flame to every brother. KUTHUMI (The Beloved Ascended Master) (This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy o the ascended masters' Darjeeling (India) Council of God's Will, of which all the ascended host are members.) Marching on! The new Pearl format presents greater readability, the reverse printing makes binding easy, requiring less bulk, and reduced mail weight. Beloved El Morya approved these changes in the students' interest and as a mark of progress for Saint Germain's new golden age. It is believed you will like it. ****** Chapter 10 Maha Chohan - March 9, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 10 - Maha Chohan - March 9, 1962 To Sustain Communion with the Father To Those Who Seek Christhood through the Holy Spirit: As the truth is apprehended in greater measure, the loyalties, adorations, and expectations given naturally to one's earthly mother and father are transferred to the Holy Spirit, whose fiery ovoid of light is able to invest a disciple with such a measure of attunement as to change an ordinary person into a Christ in only a portion of one embodiment - in fact even in the "twinkling of an eye"! Because of the need for true religion to manifest, magnified by true worship which is God-induced, sincere and serene, I am amplifying this message with the full power of my office to contact at inner levels every lifestream in embodiment and as many as possible at outer levels. I am calling for increasing attention to be given to the Holy Spirit, the Heavenly Comforter, or so-called Third Person of the Trinity. Blessed ones, the very living word trinity should read tri-unity or threefold oneness. The presence of the Holy Spirit is in absolute manifestation in every threefold flame within the hearts of mankind where the triune purpose of the will of the Father is manifest as above in the cosmic Godhead and so below in the flame of cosmic illumination of each one's Holy Christ Self and in the blessed flaming love of the Holy Spirit. The Comforter declares: "I AM the all of the Spirit. I AM all of God which has authority over that lifestream which is fully charged and illumined by the power and light of the Holy Spirit. I AM able to declare `All power in heaven and earth is given unto me,' `Be still and know that I AM God'!" Blessed ones, the fullness of God is your own I AM Presence and you need not go out any more to find it elsewhere! Think what this means if you will give authority to the Holy Spirit to order and ordain your life according to the plan of the Immaculate Silent Watcher of your own blessed being! Sin, condemnation, and judgment must all yield to the pressure of the Holy Spirit, whose light and radiance sustain the feeling of such closeness and comfort to God that an actual transference of identity takes place which enables the chela to know and declare with conviction, "I and my Father are one"! This is the true law of assumption and must be diligently used before the student can become like his master, his Holy Christ Self, the Holy Spirit, or any other aspect of each one's own divinity. Let the entire round of earth's people acknowledge the Presence of God within themselves - so shall the triumph of light over darkness occur and manifest! I well recall how that once a laborer here on the Island of Lanka (Ceylon) approached me without knowing that I am an ascended being. He stated that because he could not remember any previous rebirths and had never witnessed a miracle that he was plagued with doubts and asked me to pray for the strengthening of his faith. This I did most earnestly and that evening the young man had a transcendent religious experience which lifted him out of himself and his doubts to a state of spiritual exaltation which persisted for hours. During this religious ecstasy he promised the powers of light that he would never doubt again and that the remainder of his life would be filled with virtue. When the experience ceased and he returned once again to a normal state, he found it increasingly difficult to carry out his intended service to the light. He struggled with himself for years and without much success, eventually abandoning his vows for the same currents of materialism which had existed before my intercession. Subsequently he became pricked in conscience and deeply troubled. On one of these occasions he chanced to meet me and once again invoked my aid. I informed him of the truth of all that had taken place, reminding him of how he had himself established the conditions under which he would serve. I showed him that life had granted him his request to fulfill the conditions in the manner he had outlined and still the seed of fulfillment fell on "stony ground" with little or no fruit in manifestation. I inquired as to whether or not he wished to let me suggest how he could best find emancipation and he gladly accepted. I showed him that neither miracles nor knowledge were essential or requisite to the acquiring of an exquisite faith and a victorious experience with the Holy Comforter. I exhorted him rather to seek the acquaintance of his inner self - the Christ light, the Holy Spirit, the Father Above, and to let God add to him the experiences which the Father knew would best serve to develop his spiritual nature. I explained to him that no humanly established condition could keep him from the good which the Father had ordained for all to have. When he understood this, his application was once again hastily made, but not without patience to await the fullness of good's expression. He sought not so much the sustaining of exotic experiences; on the contrary, he strove to sustain communion with the Father - and attained such a position of merit in India as to become a revered scholar in religious matters. His ascension has been promised to him and he lives in joyful expectancy and the peace that love fulfills all of its promises in the holy order of obedience to the simple law of good itself. Be chaste to acknowledge no other power but God. I AM in cosmic Christ love, The Maha Chohan (This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the ascended masters' Darjeeling (India) Council of God's Will, of which all the ascended host are members.) ****** Chapter 11 Beloved Mother Mary - March 16, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 11 - Beloved Mother Mary - March 16, 1962 The Quest for Immortality Sons and Daughters of Dominion: The quest for immortality is foremost among the blessed Godly ideas entertained by seekers after God truth. Have you thought, blessed ones, what a travesty upon the divine ideals it would be to perpetuate or immortalize many of the now prevalent human concepts and creations of mortal consciousness? Let every child of God whose heart is hungering for the living bread which comes down from above try to realize that they must not partake of the Lord's table with vanity or human reason, but rather with a sense of the kingdom of God! The tendency of men to make cosmic beings resemble their own limited concepts is fallacious and heartrending, for it deprives men of the more lofty spiritual vision which would yield a greater harvest of accomplishment than mere mimicry of human ideals which has been in vogue far too long. I am advocating - because I know the results of pure spiritual visualization - that lifestreams who truly seek the outpicturing of the divine plan shall recognize that God is their own Father/Mother Creator, the Sustainer of every gracious gift which has ever been theirs to enjoy, and the Provider of all that grace which is yet to come! Further, I pray that limiting concepts be swallowed up with the glorious radiance of each one's own Divine Presence. Have you thought how real you can make this blessed God Self if you will adore and dwell long enough in its fullness? So many years and so much wasted energy have been spent in idle chatter and vain pursuits when the greatest grace, the most powerful majestic outpouring, and the finest achievements are won in the commitments of eternity. The deceit present in material sense life has led and still leads the innocent to cover the face of holy reason, which eclipses heaven's luminous birthright, the sun of illumination. Come now, arise! Take your rightful dominion over all stereotyped human ideas and replace them by the immortal, invisible, although tangible reality of the face of thine own Everlasting Being O beloved ones, can you perceive the direct thoughts in the mind of God as though they were your own? Will you not try to rise out of limiting concepts for at least a few hours every day? If at first you cannot sustain this activity for hours, then let your efforts be consistently expanded to achieve a wider goal. Life is so full, so rich, when it is lived as God meant it to be. The reality of your own Mighty I AM Presence is the only reality anyone can ever have. There really is no other life which has immortal existence except your Presence and unless you realize this, true life is passing you by. Do not ever entertain nor dwell on the fear that you are being ignored by God or the masters. There is no need to fear blessed ones. I know how difficult it can be to restrain from entertaining negative thoughts, for many of the blessed students face most appalling appearances in this day, but I am sure a little thought by you and historical research will convince you - should you require reassurance - that life was not easy in my day before I made my ascension. It is not a pleasure to see one's beloved son reviled and assaulted as a law-breaker; it is not joyful to behold his precious form bruised and bleeding. Yet, I was aware of his mission and blessed with the strength of Joseph and the comfort of the apostles and disciples themselves! I am sure that were I embodied with you today, I would find circumstances none the easier. Yet, a world awaits illumination concerning the great kingdom of spiritual magnitude that hallows the same spaces seemingly filled with vast continents of material substance. This spiritual glory shines through the grail of matter like a radiant star gleaming through the misty night and stirs the human soul with the gentle magic of heaven. The net of Christendom, so successfully wielded by beloved Peter and others of the apostles so blessed by my son's mission, failed in part to fulfill its great destiny and yet achieved a marked outer measure of success as a world religion. The inward purposes, however, remain unfulfilled and shall come to fruition in their golden age. The hearts of heaven in exaltation bestow unlimited blessings upon the chosen ones today: the men and women who in response to the I AM law of life are pressing the soles of their feet upon the platform of the world in loving service. Response is needed! It is recognition, faith, inner certitude, and adoration to the beauty of God that must replace the rusty concepts of anticipating ugliness and the sometimes fading hopes of personal longings for fulfillment. How can mortality be expected to satisfy immortal requirements? The ascended masters do not intended to submit to the stones of vain human reason thrown by petulant hands themselves not yet free from the stain of sin. Those mistaken individuals who hurl the slur of judgment upon another or upon the generous hearts who serve this activity of God are themselves cutting loose the moorings that bind them to light. The veil of maya shall be lifted for all, and may all swiftly come to realize the meaning of that statement, "In unity there is strength"! I pray for every child of light each day and that the courage to perceive immortal gleams shall be expanded in every heart. May vain fears of human censure be transmuted with the fire of divine fervor and every wound be healed. My son Jesus and blessed Kuthumi shall soon begin the release of further Corona Class studies. Their efforts and that of each immortal son of Light is forming a giant star. Around that star shall the true disciples array themselves on behalf of the light and my dearly beloved diamond heart at last achieve its manifestation in the world of form. O earth I love you! You can fulfill the dream of divine archetypal perfection! As your Mother, I stand in tender firmness holding for all eternity your immaculate concept! Ever your Mother, I AM MARY (The Ascended Lady Master and Mother) (This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the ascended masters' Darjeeling (India) Council of God's Will, of which all the ascended host are members.) ****** Chapter 12 Beloved Jesus the Christ - March 23, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 12 - Beloved Jesus the Christ - March 23, 1962 DISCIPLESHIP Corona Class Lesson 25 Requirement "Here I AM, Send Me!" To Guardians of the Eternal Truths - Kuthumi and I shall now speak on discipleship. Kings and princes may dwell in marble halls and sleep well-guarded throughout this mortal life, but the true disciple lives not so much to be protected as to guard the eternal truths of the heavenly Father from any and all desecrations. Let the words "Watch and pray!"{1} be remembered today - for peril in the form of karma, individual and worldwide, still stalks the earth and will remain until the last victory is won. By daily service to the Light, much transmutation occurs and the business of serving God moves forward. To advance the cause of freedom for love of God and man is the definite aim of many sincere people, but few there be who can attain true discipleship. Our purpose in this series of Corona Class instruction on discipleship is to address those who would learn to teach others the Way and find thereby greater illumination and avenues of service for their own mission. We now desire to bring the brilliance of God-illumination into play upon the sacred pages of the lives of the devotees so that the bread that comes down from heaven{2} may be on earth the living Word. First and foremost, the would-be disciple must learn to forget the importance of his own personality and to remember that God's thought about him is greatly to be esteemed. How wasteful is the daily dissipation of energies expended in defense of the personal self with all its whimsical characterizations. Beloved Saint Germain in his embodiment as Francis Bacon wrote, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts."{3} Let my words to Martha concerning Mary be recalled: "And Mary hath chosen that good part"{4} - and let my disciples of today also learn to choose the better part on the stage of life that they may play it well. Dedicate yourself to outpicturing nobler ideals in more Godly characterizations, thus following the path that leads to the Life victorious - your ascension in the Light attained through the overcoming of every discordant manifestation on the Emmaus walk of dedicated discipleship.{5} It is understandable that to the man or woman accustomed to ordinary ways of living, the road of discipleship leading to personal Christhood should at first seem strange or difficult. Those whose hearts have burned within them to know the nearness of God will find the road less difficult and certainly less cumbersome than the broad way of materialism. If they stick with it, I guarantee all will find the reward at journey's end to be beyond compare. My statement "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God"{6} must be applied to the understanding of God's laws in living as a son of God. Living by material standards, no matter how high, cannot possibly connect our disciples with the pure vibration of spiritual compassion which so reveres the Word of God that every moment is perceived as an opportunity to stand forth as a living example - a living revelator of God, interpreting God unto man not through the vanity of earthly ideas or even the grandeur of cultured prose, but through living successfully as a divine embodiment here and now. The concept of man as a son of God and a divine manifestation is a part of the high calling extended to every soul who cometh into the world - but few there be that have found it.{7} And so, each disciple must esteem himself to be worthy of God in order that he might anchor himself in the Great Law which will then walk the earth through him in the pure Person of his own beloved Christ Self. Through realizing that man made in God's image is not a sinful creature but a divine being, he is able to discern the LORD's Body. My words to Peter, "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these [the net full of great fishes]?"{8} were designed to teach my apostles, and the many other disciples that should follow in their footsteps, that learning to love God first and more than all else is a prerequisite to discipleship. Summarizing early requirements, let me say: Put aside the desires of self-importance and cultivate the thoughtform that will allow your own God Presence to exalt you in due time. Avoid discharging your energy in fruitless self-defense; rather commit your entire protection to the great Masters and cosmic beings while exercising common sense by courageously walking wisdom's way before men. Choose the better part - the burning heart of a seeker. Learn to live to outpicture the words of God daily by discerning his Body (the Spirit of grace and glory), and then follow that love wherever it may lead you, knowing that you were not created to serve the loaves of materiality but the living bread which came down from heaven, who is the Word within you, testifying to your spiritual origin as a son of God. Countless dedicated people exist, but they often tie their energies to wrong premises. Many believe that if their motives are good, they will still attain - even if their precepts should be proven wrong. Let them recall the perception of Saint Paul, who, long after his illumination by me on the Damascus road,{9} declared: "The fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. ... If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire."{10} Thus, in his teaching on karma{11} Paul also saw the great necessity for the ongoing refinement of one's spiritual understanding as the foundation for a correct doctrine and for deeds deserving of divine merit - even after the direct encounter with my Presence. Blessed ones, good motives are better than bad ones, of course; but the refining action of the sacred fire must and shall preserve the Good (Godlike) qualities and restore (transmute) all else to its original perfection, returning the currents thereof to the God Source whence they came. As you seek the responsibility of the ministering servant which comes with advanced discipleship, you should be aware that the energy misused by man's free will and released in discord is a permanent loss to his lifestream; whereas, rightly qualified, it could have accrued to his record of good works in the storehouse of the causal body. Once having been misqualified, it is returned to God without the stamp of personal positive qualification - an opportunity missed to expand God's kingdom and, correspondingly, His consciousness within oneself. Truth and Love abide forever: therefore, whatsoever ye shall build that is not built upon the rock of Christ Truth{12} shall indeed be washed away in the torrent of Divine Love which carries back to the Source all energy that demands purification. The impure momentums of the human consciousness cannot move the bedrock of Divinity `gainst which the gates of hell shall not prevail!{13} Verily, verily I say unto you, my words shall not pass away,{14} and each disciple who shall anchor himself within the heart of the Word of God's eternal Truth shall likewise abide forever. Do you see, blessed ones, that true discipleship can never be false? It must go deeper{15} than the surface mind and retain solid quality to the very core of one's being. You can never fool your True Self, and the genuine disciple will not try. Of this you may be certain - that disciples are still being born and made and are sorely needed in this hour to carry my word and radiation and the power of the sacred fire to God's children. Heaven will not spurn you! Remember my parable of the lost sheep.{16} Let this opportunity for discipleship - learning to teach men the Way - be regarded as the highest and noblest of endeavors, exalting every facet of God's consciousness in your being. It is never impractical to be a disciple of the great Masters, a student of the disciplines of the Great White Brotherhood. Truly, all lesser callings must pale into insignificance before the Truth of the Call of thy Christ. To those of you who would be my disciples today, we say, let this word from our hearts initiate a resurgence of your spiritual aspirations. Know that with God all things are possible, and that you can and shall be called that which in reality you are - Children of the Most High. Initially, you must establish a hallowed sense of the reality and the tangibility of the blessing you can obtain and bestow on others as a true disciple of God's great Brotherhood of Light. Let your hearts be humble yet unafraid, desiring to perceive your errors only enough to correct them and your virtues only enough to express gratitude for them. Then I am certain you will find the grossness of the human condition giving way to the refinement of eternal values within you - and as your views change to those of heaven, the reality of the kingdom shall enfold you as a mantle of power. A disciple is one who is disciplined and whose course is parallel to my own. Each such a one I lovingly call brother - sister. Welcome into the family of those who consciously present themselves to the eternal Will and Purpose, saying with Isaiah, "Here I AM, send me!"{17} May the light of heaven bestow its shining reality upon all the earth through you, thereby blessing every heart each day. I AM lovingly offering the mantle of my own Christ-perfection to lives as much beloved by God as my own. I AM your brother of the Resurrection Flame and your World Teacher - Jesus the Christ [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 13 Beloved Kuthumi - March 30, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 13 - Beloved Kuthumi - March 30, 1962 DISCIPLESHIP Corona Class Lesson 26 Consecration "I Have Given You an Example ..." To Living Disciples - There is a Christ-radiance that surrounds a true disciple of the Ascended Masters, and it is a most hallowed vibratory action. It should be borne in mind, blessed ones, that everyone on earth has this radiance streaming forth from his causal body and that it is most lovely. The difference between the disciple and the ordinary lifestream is one of consecration and conservation. The disciple is consecrated to the Mighty I AM Presence and the great Ascended Masters and he is dedicated to the conservation of his pure Christ-energy which he draws in allotted portion from the Godhead. He knows that by storing each precious feeling of love, each tender memory of those hallowed moments when the Divine comes very near, he will one day possess a most wonderful momentum of God's pure energy, which will rise up at the precise instant when he is required to manifest the healing Christ. I am looking back on the years when this knowledge was not a part of the disciple's storehouse of spiritual treasures. I well recall the days when, as Francis of Assisi, I wandered midst the confusions and conflicts of the social community without truly understanding the delicate leadings from the Godhead which were calling me to come apart and serve the Christ (Light) of my own being. From time to time, I was fraught with elements of despair - it was the sometime hopelessness of a shepherd boy learning to pipe his first notes and sensing his pitiful inadequacy. The long pathway from one's first responses to the call of the Most High to the consummate attainment of the embodiment of the Christ flame is a saga of soul-stirring magnitude. One marvelous example is that of the little boy Samuel hearing God's voice and crying in response, "Speak, LORD, for thy servant heareth!"{18} Today he is the glorious Ascended Master you know as your own beloved Saint Germain. His great love for freedom is typified in the figure of "Uncle Sam," popularized as the prophetic spirit of America. This blessed land which he discovered as Christopher Columbus became the great home of the free he had envisioned as Francis Bacon in his writing The New Atlantis. Who can know but your own God Self what you shall one day be when, by reason of your obedient response to God's voice, you, too, shall follow in the footsteps of the Aquarian Master who long ago responded to the call of the Ancient of Days. The call of your Mighty I AM Presence is a blessing equal to the descent of the Paraclete,{19} and it is your loving response to God's call that will vest you with the fullness of the Holy Spirit. This investiture of God's radiance is intended to be used to fulfill your divine plan and not to be consumed by human vanity! Discipleship, precious prelude to the ascension! - how shall I make popular that which is still a long and lonely way amongst the rocks and crannies of the summit heights? Beloved Lord Ling in his embodiment as Moses struggled with his own soul in the heights of Horeb, the holy mountain, and so each lifestream must win his own victory over the temporary delusions of the senses. It would be far simpler for you to attain your freedom and victory as a disciple of the Ascended Masters if you would pursue spiritual graces as easily as you are able to cull earthly favor. It is for want of vision that the people perish,{20} and it is for want of spiritual sight that the disciple suffers in his discipleship. You know and believe that separation does not exist in God, but because of mortal conflicts and blinded spiritual senses, most chelas are not able to perceive in its entirety the heavenly grace that always surrounds them or to know when the Ascended Masters are blessing them. If they did, inasmuch as blessings are constantly being poured out, the disciples would never sense anything except the beauty and love of God flooding through them as an ocean of cosmic mercy; and their Christ-image of immortality would soon quicken them above every subdivine stratification. The essence of one of my prayers well-known today, taken up by a modern disciple, contains the phrase "O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be understood as to understand."{21} Therefore, I point the way of discipleship as one of gratitude for divine opportunity wherein you lovingly seek to understand others, making them happy by first sensing their struggles and then bestowing compassion, offering your prayers and petitions to God on their behalf. Think, dear ones, how Christlike this quality of the ministering servant is. Try to realize why the outpouring of loving concern to another is essential in maturing the soul and developing the heart chakra of the disciple. "Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."{22} The grace of God is sufficient for everyone.{23} Your understanding of this reality will help you to overcome any apathy you might feel toward certain types of discordant manifestations that parade before you. To cleanse the spiritual lepers encrusted with material sense-density and call them brother is a part of the service of a Christ.{24} It must be borne in mind always that the chief goal of every disciple is to take upon himself the disciplines of a Christ so that he may become a bearer of men's burdens (karmic load){25} and a carrier to them of the vibratory action of God's own love and light. By meditating on the luminous aura of a saint, an Ascended Master, or a cosmic being, and visualizing that light around you with focused concentration, you may draw forth the intensity of your own Christ-radiance stored in your causal body. Like the finest silver, your radiance may at first appear tarnished by karmic doubts and fears, until your faith attains the brilliant polish of works in the form of deeds of love.{26} For perfect love in action casts out (transmutes) all self-conscious fear and self-doubt. All deeds of love are not made known to everyone, for some remain entirely unperceived by men but are held in the purity of the blessed disciple's living aura. It is the prerogative of cosmic experts to judge in the light of their pure knowledge the degree of the disciple's devotion through the life record and auric reading, which are true and exact. Let every disciple realize that each response to the call of Divine Love - whether bestowed upon angel, man, or beast - if lovingly and sincerely given, can only magnify the power of that dear one to render a greater service. Thus the kingdom (the consciousness of God) expands on acts of grace. Now, acts of grace are the deeds of disciples. These always intensify Love's I AM Presence with the disciple and are most assuredly karma balancing. Of course, it is the (questionable) prerogative of anyone's free will to avoid expressing God's compassion when the opportunity is presented. Blessed ones, you may not always realize it at the time but Life regularly and repeatedly gives you the chance to show your light, your love, and your grace. And the final tally on Life's scoreboard reveals the winners to be those loving souls who do not miss the chance when Life calls! Beloved Jesus, in his embodiment as Joseph (son of Jacob by Rachel), was regarded by his brothers as an idle dreamer;{27} yet in his lifetime he was able to assist a pharaoh to govern an empire!{28} The cup placed in his brother's sack{29} is symbolical of the one he later offered to the reincarnated sons of Jacob when he called them from their nets to take up their true vocation as "fishers of men."{30} During the Last Supper they did drink of that cup in a very real and spiritual sense. Thus they beheld once again the Love that had captivated the "idle dreamer." Now before their very eyes their own brother, born again to his true Sonship, was demonstrating the victory of the I AM THAT I AM over the world and death itself. They witnessed his resurrection and ascension brought about by the same power which had given life-substance to the people during the seven-year famine in Egypt.{31} How beautiful is the Christ life weaving the seamless robe of immortality through the centuries of the soul's incarnations! Living as a disciple is the only way of assuring one's spiritual attainments. The Great Cosmic Law can never be fooled by anyone, neither will it ever deceive those who trust in it. Webs of human stress and strain are woven solely of each one's own life-substance which once entered form as God's pure energy but, alas, became gray and hardened by the condition of depressed (concave) chakras. It is this same energy which, when humanly misqualified, composes the astral nets of binding karma in which people are enmeshed and that create every downward spiral of human error from which they must be cut free by the Christed One. The idea of living your life as an example to the brothers and sisters of Light as they go about their various activities should be considered. Human accuracy in measuring the sincerity of another may be rightfully challenged, but who can question a perfect example? People watch the life of every disciple, and this makes every day your opportunity to be a living proof of Ascended Master love in action. Blessed people, while God has "winked"{32} at human error in many poor examples who had sincere hearts, lifting some into their ascension because by cosmic law they merited it, I wish to emphasize that these are not quite the inspirational souls we can use as exemplars to the tired and confused masses who long to behold one they can justly idealize as the Christ. Other sheep I have which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice through my own; and by the example of my disciples there shall be one fold and one Shepherd - the universal Christ who is the Real Self of every child of God.{33} Now, if you will give these topics which I have raised a good deal of your thought, you will realize that your Mighty I AM Presence is able to answer your every call made in order that you might fulfill my calling and my teaching. No matter how many mistakes you have made in the past, your Presence is standing with outstretched arms, waiting for the moment when your hungry heart will reach up and demand the chalice of your own perfection. The Life which will be poured into the cup of your being shall be everlasting and the illustrious nature of your own God Self shall shine forth as the sun illumining the city set on an hill of discipleship (a pyramid of spiritual attainment) which cannot be hid!{34} Thus, ultimately the path of the disciple presents to the world and to the Ascended Masters another candidate for the glories of the sacred ascension in the unfailing Light of God. A cloud of glory received the Christ, beloved Jesus, out of the realm of human sight, but as every ascended being knows, "this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."{35} Look, therefore, for the glorious appearing of the Christ in your own being. He, as your own Holy Christ Self, will guide you into all Truth. As your eternal Preceptor, your Holy Christ Self will continually beckon you on the way of living discipleship. I AM your friend and cosmic teacher, Kuthumi [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 14 Beloved Jesus the Christ - April 6, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 14 - Beloved Jesus the Christ - April 6, 1962 DISCIPLESHIP Corona Class Lesson 27 Vision " ... Senses Exercised to Discern Good and Evil" To the God-Victorious Disciples Who Pursue the Master's Eternally Perfect Vision of Beauty and Love - The disciple in imitation of the Master{36} is expected to assimilate an intense feeling of oneness with his Great God Source. "I AM in the Father and the Father is in me"{37} was the statement which I used often in order to anchor the affirmation of true being within my thinking and feeling worlds. Unlimited good will come to all who faithfully use this statement as a divine decree (mantra) and acknowledge this blessed concept of their cosmic unity with God. Whatever the appearance, blessed ones, through affirming your unlimited attunement with God, you are able to rise above it! It ought to be known that merely thinking upon God is a tangible link connecting the world of the disciple directly with the Father of all. Intellectualism, pride of person, and pride of accomplishment are deterrents to the unfoldment of that loving Christ consciousness which can be developed through realizing that it is God within you who is permanently acting through you to fulfill your highest good and to express the allness (beingness) of his nature. Your physical senses ought not to be desecrated by your holding in mind the idea that, because they are physical and `outer' in nature, they are necessarily sensuous. Such old-fashioned ideas only give power to evil! Quite the reverse, your senses, as instruments of your Christ nature, have the inherent power to discern both Good and Evil and therefore to protect you by foreknowledge from the wiles of the `Evil One.'{38} This discernment serves as a protection to your vision of God as the All-Good, that it might not be marred. I am declaring that, in order to drink of the cup of discipleship, you must be constantly aware that all things that come from Above (from your Higher Consciousness) are good and pure so long as they are immaculately sustained as divine ideas or chalices therefor.{39} Hence, the instruments of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and feeling are hallowed when you use them to take delight in the Great Cosmic Law. By the power of Truth, affirm your perfect sight to be the vision of God, an activity of the formless Law, expressing the geometrical perfection of that Law in flawless form - and train yourself to screen out what has no part with that perfect vision. The voice of God, referred to as both the "still small voice"{40} and the "voice of many waters,"{41} must be understood to be the vibratory action of the Great Law which can be heard by a disciple (who is attuned with his inner Self) as the living Word of God. The taste of the divine nectar is the sweetness of the Law of the LORD in which the sincere of every race and creed will take conscious delight.{42} The prayers of the saints were referred to as a sweet incense unto the LORD by my beloved disciple John, as he wrote down my Revelation.{43} I am certain that these prayers resemble the calls of the sincere disciples of the present for the perfection of themselves and the world to be made manifest. Purity of heart creates a vehicle through which the radiance of divine love manifests as a floral perfume to the outer self and as a blessing to the inner man. Your feelings, blessed ones, especially the sense of touch, are your means of communication with the outer Matter density, preparing you for contact with Spirit's intensity. It should always be realized that all substance is divine and has a core of pure light. This fact will enable you to bless all that you touch with the God-radiance which shines forth from within your developing heart flame. The realization that you already possess spiritual senses and that these manifest through the physical senses is the key to raising the physical senses into their divinely intended functions. The notion that the corporeal senses of mankind are of themselves evil must be denied, whereas putting these wonderful channels to use in acquiring knowledge concerning the soul's environment and karmic circumstance should be pursued. Exalt all vision, hearing, tasting, smelling, and feeling as an adjunct to victorious discipleship! The students of this Light which we transmit herewith should determine to acknowledge the perfection of these faculties of perception, no matter what the appearance. The affirmation "I AM the Resurrection and the Life of my perfect seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, and smelling now made manifest!" should be repeated often in order to raise the senses to their natural and spiritual perfection - sharper than a two-edged sword when probing the physical dimensions. The purified consciousness when put to its best use is ever so effective in quickly changing the thought from the shadows of error-inducing unhappiness to pure Christ-vision. Thus cleansed, the student observes the Great Law producing eternal joy within his members{44} whenever that Law is called into action. I have given the foregoing commentary in order to correct the mistaken idea that the world is evil or that the body of man is vile, imperfect, or impure. The idea that a person, place, or condition is inherently bad - when held in mind - can actually result in a manifestation of imperfection. Only by recognizing the perfection of the God Source can the students of the Light externalize the Father's perfect world - in themselves and in all others. Certain of the early Christian writers have been greatly misunderstood and, in some cases - although they were truly seekers and endowed with great spiritual blessings - they did not always apprehend every divine principle as clearly as they might have. They continued to "see through a glass darkly," but through subsequent embodiments and since their ascension, they have been able to see "face to face."{45} Quite naturally, when such a disciple ascends and realizes, to his dismay, that he is responsible for setting forth or even codifying error in his writings and teaching, he does his best from inner levels to correct his mistakes by attempting to open the way for his followers to manifest a more perfect understanding. Unfortunately, many who have been influenced by the best of men and women who set such devout examples as to be considered almost infallible have gotten stuck in doctrinal error. Out of a false sense of loyalty to the saints and the Holy Church (for one's true loyalty ought to remain tethered to Truth as to the water of Life - uncircumscribed by the vessel), these students have not kept up with the spiritual strides of their teachers. Alas, the only recourse of the ascended saint to correct that error has been through channels outside the confines of established orthodoxy. When a church or a world religion no longer admits to that progressive revelation which truly is forthcoming, it blocks the direct interaction of the faithful with the ascended founder. The open-minded and forward-moving disciples ought to be free to forgive the past errors of their teachers while still exalting the Light these teachers did indeed bring forth while in embodiment, albeit circumscribed by the then-established interpretations of Holy Writ. One example of a major loss which occurred through just such a refusal of the clergy to move forward with Holy Truth is the present denial of or utter silence on the doctrine of reincarnation and the preexistence of the soul, taught both by me and my disciples and by Origen of Alexandria, which has been confirmed many times over in the direct experiences of the saints and just ordinary people. If the embodied disciples of a living Ascended Master do not allow that Master to progress beyond his attainment at the conclusion of his final embodiment, then how can the disciples expect to move forward in the expanding Light of cosmos! Progress as progressive revelation is the law of spiritual evolution. For with each new level of attainment, even after the ascension, vistas of knowledge transcending the old open before the soul. And some of this knowledge will even seem to contradict one's former understanding or prophetic insights, even as a child grows into new truths and discards the outworn mode of expression. Thus, I admonish patience with the Word, with its exponents, and with oneself. My disciples through the ages have done the best they knew how at their level of perception; and when they knew better, having transcended a few veils, they brought forth from the next level of their comprehension revelations which exalted all who were moving up the mountain with them. Thus, do not shun the prophet in your midst, nor judge him too harshly. For he is willing to improve, even to shuffle off this mortal coil entirely, if you will allow it. Give him the freedom to be who he is - as God gives to you the same - and in so doing you will find that the Great Law will also impel you to "Come up higher!" One of the main reasons for being a disciple is to become more like the Master, who has an eternally perfect vision. Either one's own blessed God Presence and Holy Christ Self or the perfection of the Ascended Masters should be emulated at all times. Mimicry of human ideas and figureheads has brought about untold distress, while imitation of the ascended beings does just the opposite and therefore should be all the more encouraged by sincere seekers. Unfortunately, would-be disciples frequently become so involved in the utter importance of their own ideas that they lose sight of the Father's plan - which, after all, is but the organization of God's ideas! In order for you to be a genuine disciple, many outworn concepts must be cast aside. Often the way turns out to be not as it was thought at the beginning, but is found to rise sharply at one point so as to almost leave the human totally behind. This break with the patterns of human identity is frightening to some who do not realize that a disciple's inner contract with God includes renouncing the works of the mass mind to the point of not even looking back (nevertheless retaining that heart discrimination that chooses the right and rejects the wrong). When this happens before heaven is in view or the spiritual visions and perceptions have been focused and opened, it sometimes (at least in his imagination) leaves the student almost mortified with the sense of a spiritual vacuum. Confusion and a wish to escape have caused some of these to be "turned into pillars of salt" by reason of their continuing to look backward on their once rejected and renounced human way of living and seeing. For this reason, in this Pearl of Wisdom I am releasing the idea of perceiving in the immediate octave the beauty and love of God in manifestation. Searching diligently, find out how much natural beauty you can perceive all around you each day. Draw forth the divine perfection inherent within all Life you contact and thus magnify the kingdom of God. Behold the fresh pages of each day as a scroll of opportunity to express the law of discipleship. You are by the grace of God becoming more like the Master as you imitate his actions. The Ascended Masters are examples of perfection and they invite you to be like them. Reconsecrate yourself daily to the path of renewing the beauty within persons, places, conditions, and things all ways. Determine to raise your thought of the world above the battleground of Good and Evil to the place of holy communion. Blessed ones, it is true that the acceptance of evil has created hideous and frightening appearances - but as disciples, you must exercise great care that you do not further amplify human difficulty. To you it is given to clearly know the mysteries and to take constructive dominion over each imperfect manifestation by blazing the violet fire of freedom's forgiving love into every condition you sense requires it. I am certain that as you glimpse the inward vision of my thought, it will work miracle-producing wonders of happiness for you. It is my mission to serve my brothers and sisters continually by giving my energy to exalt the world into the purity of the ascension. I AM your brother of Light, Jesus the Christ [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 15 Beloved Kuthumi - April 13, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 15 - Beloved Kuthumi - April 13, 1962 DISCIPLESHIP Corona Class Lesson 28 Will " ... Made Known to Us the Mystery of His Will" To Sons of God I Extend the Cup of God-Identity - Beloved Jesus has significantly conveyed our joint thoughts to you concerning human and divine ideas about Life. We strongly advise shunning the wrong idea that Life is formidable or austere and advocate replacing it with the right idea that Life is a marvelous divine opportunity. Blessed ones, Life is full of perfect hope, glorious love, and an ultimate destiny which transcends all mortal dreams. It is essential that the true disciple master the means of transmuting whatever outer condition seeks to corrupt the Life principle. The idea that each life is a manifestation of God must become permanent in the heart of every disciple. Now, the son of God is expected to be like his Father as he asserts control over the natural elements of the earth. All of the elements of physical matter which the ancient alchemists categorized under the headings of fire, air, water, and earth are under the custodianship of the Nature spirits, called elementals. Salamanders, sylphs, undines, and gnomes are subservient to their hierarchs who direct natural forces as servants of the Father and his sons. As such, the elementals have no innate rights or bestowal of authority for self-government. Acting on the command of Elohim and the Four Cosmic Forces, they also respond by nature to varying stimuli, both human and divine. Under the extreme burden of mankind's imposed discord, the elementals, like children out-of-sorts, do not always obey the hierarchs of their respective domains. Conflicting planetary forces, inharmony among their numbers, and overbearing planetary karma results in natural cataclysms which bring on untold human suffering. This is unnecessary, and for that reason beloved Nada, Chohan of the Sixth Ray, advocates in the name of divine love and devotion that every sincere disciple ponder the example of beloved Jesus' control of the elements and their obedience to him.{46} Each chela can learn to direct natural forces, as greater and more significant spiritual achievement becomes a fait accompli in his life. My brothers and sisters - it cannot be overstated that peace and harmony are the key to your God-control whereby you gain entrée and take dominion in all octaves of natural life. Thus, with all your heart, still the tempestuous emotions, cast anger, revenge, and hatred into the sacred fire forever, and wage the warfare of the Spirit against the ego with its pride, ambition, and cunning. A word to the wise is sufficient unto the victory. Because ideas and concepts are so important, and further, because thought is so far-reaching, we have advocated that the disciple emulate the Master by first giving obedience to his own God Self. A real disciple acts as an extension of the divine will, an arm of his I AM Presence, and reaches out to command in order that Life may obey the same divine will which has become the conscious controlling factor in his world and mind. "Not my will but Thine be done!"{47} is the perpetual prayer of disciples who would subdue the wind and the wave of the physical as well as the astral sea. Some have thought God's will to be entirely contrary to human will, and this, too, is a part of man's unfortunate heritage of error. God desires man to be eternally happy and to live here and now in abundance.{48} The Father desires the best gifts for his beloved son and knows that any privation experienced by the prodigal is self-imposed by his own wrong thoughts, which by cosmic law must return to him for redemption. Human will is often destructive, but not always - for in many areas man's will has become imbued with enough sense of cosmic righteousness that he actively seeks cooperation with God. Such unity between the divine and human will is brought about as you surrender (even as you subdue) the carnal will, invoking the power of Archangel Michael to bind the force of the anti-will, and the alchemy of the violet-flame angels to clear the way for your soul's expression of the pristine purity of the divine image which is the hope of your world. I am strongly advocating that every disciple take seriously his responsibility to be an example of the Father's love and to accept the wonders of each day as a segment of eternity given into his keeping and trust. To embellish Life by correctly using your talents is never a matter of gilding the lily, blessed ones. Do not fear to do your part as God wants you to. Accept the rigors of karmic conditions only as a temporary necessity, and realize that you have within your grasp the power of Light to change every wrong condition into Christ-victorious accomplishment! Many people are frustrated by religious doctrine and scriptural interpretations which have been imposed upon them by those who honestly believe they are doing God's will. Blessed ones, the time has come when these weary prisoners (both the spiritually blind and their blinded followers) shall go free. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead [the dead in sin and ignorance, soon to be quickened by Christ's forgiveness] shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live."{49} Verily, verily we declare unto you, Life is God, Life is glory, Life is just, hopeful, merciful, and wonderful! And Life will be the crown of your Christ-accomplishment when at last you realize and accept within your soul that these statements are indeed Truth! The Taj Mahal is a dream in marble, but Life is more splendid still. For it is God's living artistry - more wonderful than the greatest examples of human love ever externalized. "Let not your heart be troubled. Ye believe in God, believe also in me."{50} With these words, beloved Jesus explained the intimate contact between the evolving soul personality and the Holy Christ Self. He admonished that the student should not let his heart be troubled by outer conditions, for as he believes in God as omniscient, so he must believe that such omniscience is in direct touch with him through the Great Mediator, who is Christ. It is the Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.{51} Therefore, when the mirrored reflection becomes one with the immortality of the Architect's design, the gift is at last received. The servant is not greater than his lord.{52} Truly, humility is valuable if it be neither false nor servile; but greater still is the realization that if man is made in the divine image, it is right that he should be as great as his LORD intends, which intent is nothing less than the complete identification of the servant with his LORD - his Mighty "I AM" Presence. The cup of God-identity is offered to each disciple, and drinking all of it {53} means immortal gain; for his partaking of the divine essence, by free will, is the natural means of escape from human bondage. Fear keeps men bound, for they fear to believe lest they be found gullible and they fear to doubt lest heaven spurn them. Teach them to pay homage neither to belief nor doubt but, in being true to themselves, to remember the words of Descartes, who declared, "I think, therefore I am."{54} Let men perceive by logic that inasmuch as they live and affirm "I am," therefore God lives to create and affirm "I AM THAT I AM" and to sustain his creation! Saint Augustine in his City of God draws worded images of the heavenly hierarchy, but these magnificent passages are limited by comparison to the actual glories themselves when perceived by the full-orbed vision of the expanding soul. Remember, blessed ones, sectarian teachers who would proselyte the souls of men are usually not content to let them tarry in indecision but seek to force acceptance of that which they believe to be true. Teachers of Truth, arise to the Law of Love! Divine Justice sends forth to each lifestream the immortal call to his own immortal destiny. To every son of God the highest goal is made plain. No one should make a decision based on the emotional pressures of fear. It is the Ascended Masters' intent that in the golden age all people on earth should dwell in harmony. If teachers of spiritual principles compel their neighbors to don their dogma and wear it precisely as they do, they will alienate souls and prevent the tender sprouts of Truth (which ought to be offered graciously in the name of freedom) from taking root and growing in the fertile field of consciousness. Let our teachers hearken to the golden words: "Love thy neighbor as thyself,"{55} and give Truth as they themselves would like to receive it - freely, simply, and not too much at a time. Try to realize that the power of conversion is the gift of the Holy Spirit alone; hence, man is compelled by his own spirit to accept the idea of his own immortal existence (which only fools or the godless deny). Out of this initiatic idea of one's immortality - the eternality of self, spanning past, present, and future ages - each day unfolds from within a greater understanding of divine Law. Do not try to rush your own or your neighbor's comprehension, blessed children of the Light. Let patience have her perfect work{56} as you realize that your diligence in pursuing the Path according to the best within you is God's way of encouraging self-disciplined action in others. Free from human oppression, each lifestream that issues from the Sun Source will ultimately come forward joyfully to the altar of Truth, seeking to be illumined by his own Great God Self, the omnipresent I AM of Being! The Ascended Masters' guidance is invaluable to all who are striving to increase the scope of their understanding of the self (psyche) in God. We release a continuous stream of divine wisdom to augment the interpretive ability of every seeker that he may cherish the deep things of God. We make the entire concept of Life more beautiful for all children of the Light, simply because its premise is God! Because Life is God, reverence for it will make it more wonderful. Gratitude will expand its blessings and victory will crown its achievements. Disciples, remember: glorious opportunities await your discovery daily! I AM your brother following the Christ - Kuthumi [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 16 Beloved Jesus the Christ and Kuthumi - April 20, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 16 - Beloved Jesus the Christ and Kuthumi - April 20, 1962 DISCIPLESHIP Corona Class Lesson 29 The Calling "Come, and I Will Make You Fishers of Men" To the Quick Who Respond without Reservation - The prelude to the calling to be a disciple of the Ascended Masters may be sensed by the outer consciousness, but often the only indication is the still small voice in the depths of the soul, of which the outer self is scarcely aware. If you are engaged in mending your nets when the call comes, as some of my disciples were, you will forsake all and follow me.{57} Blessed ones, unless your response to the voice of God be quick and without reservation, you will be left as the rich young ruler who sorrowed because he had great possessions which he could not forsake to find the eternal kingdom.{58} In every such case it is fear, blessed children of the Light, which rules the heart and crystallizes the consciousness in human brittleness and frailty. Alas, men do not derive the joy they thought they would from clutching their pitiful possessions. Did they not first receive all these gifts from God, the Father, and are they not called to be stewards of his graces? Behold, then, the Father's love and let go of vain human imaginings which have not brought you to the gate of happiness and the Life everlasting. Enter in at the strait gate{59} which admits only divine love - and find power, amplification, hope, and expansion in the realms of that eternally creative Love who is God. Our dear students have often lamented the fact that so few sincerely seek the spiritual path and yearn to know God. You are a part of our band of Light's children; therefore, blessed ones, remember this: only the few have found, whereas the many are still seeking but know it not. We rejoice that you have opened the door of your heart to the fullness of the Ascended Masters' love and thus are learning to help change world conditions in order that the many may also find the narrow way (spectrum) which leadeth unto Life. O how glorious it will be when every blot and stain of sin is removed - cause, effect, record, and memory - from the minds and hearts of men! What a holy communion there will be on that day when the last child of earth accepts the fullness of his own Mighty I AM Presence! It will be a great day indeed. I urge you, dear ones, to accept this possibility and be not affrighted by present appearances. The jagged peaks you behold on the steepest climb, whose towering heights are beheld at close range only by the wild animals and yourselves, are but sentinels of accomplishment guarding the path to the summit you shall attain prior to your ascension. I am confident that every sincere child of Light, when God-taught in the science of the spoken Word, will rejoice in removing and transmuting every galling memory from the realm of the four lower bodies and will likewise welcome the fullness of God's loving plan manifest in his life. My precious ones, how often humanity find that their delights have turned to ashes and that the pleasures they have sought in worldly ignorance have ended in bitter disappointment. How can warfare and vanity compare with the lovely plans of God for his creation? There is no need to struggle, blessed ones - the fullness of creation is yours for the asking. "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you"{60} was my declaration to my disciples, and it remains as eternal Truth to the present. If you do not hear my answer to your every call, if you do not see the soul progress you are making, however slight, do not challenge the Law by self-doubt or misgivings, but rather seek and find the error in your application of the Law. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you."{61} This admonition contains the formula of man's eternal covenant with his Maker. It is your first "test question" on your self-examination checklist, if your current results are not all you expect them to be. Ask yourself: "Am I really seeking God's consciousness first - each morning and before every decision - before I get involved in my own human reasoning?" If your answer is not an unqualified "Yes!" then I say, "Mend the nets of your consciousness! Come up higher!" Call unto me, blessed ones, and know that I AM always with you to assist you in unfolding the radiance of your seamless garment of light and the benediction and comfort of the Holy Spirit which shall lead and guide you into all Truth. Not everyone who says, "I am the Lord," is speaking Truth;{62} but they who do the will of the Father shall retain his holy vibration forever. (Only those who acknowledge, "The `I AM' in me is the LORD," embody the real Truth of being and manifest his will.) I am joining the entire Great White Brotherhood in confirming the law that "the last shall be first, and the first last";{63} for all have been called but few have chosen to answer the call.{64} I await the renewal of ancient pledges. The blush of the disciple's first love for his Master, like the roseate dawn of the golden age, will open the windows of heaven to flood the earth with so much love that the kingdoms of this world{65} will become the domain of those Christened ones who have made their own calling and election secure.{66} I AM compassionately extending to all the mercy and love of our Father, today and always. Jesus the Christ ***** 16.1 Kuthumi ***** The Opportunity "Give Ye Them to Eat" Protectors of the Sacred Fire in the Citadel of Consciousness - So exalted is this calling of discipleship that each one must enter into the anointed Presence of his Great God Self in order to receive the fullness of its outpouring and the opportunity to distribute its blessings to all. The disciple of God's wisdom must strive to enter into the heart of God to commune with that central Source and then to outpicture (precipitate) each day in the physical octave the manna (daily bread) which the Father freely gives to all his children who ask that they may receive. Beloved Jesus and the great Masters who have made their ascension studied and practiced this fundamental law of universal creativity, or precipitation. By drawing forth the eternal substance from the mighty storehouse of God's pure energy, they were able to feed the multitudes the spiritual leaven of the Christ consciousness as well as supply their mundane needs - whether bread, coin, or wine.{67} Control of the elements, mentioned in our last dictation, is achieved through learning the daily ritual of gathering spiritual substance from the cosmic altar (by dynamic decrees and the meditation of the sacred fire breath{68}) and protecting it within the lower strata of one's being, ready for immediate release (through the sacred centers, i.e., chakras) whenever the need should arise. Also, beloved ones, the instantaneous healing of every discordant condition can be had by those disciples who will discipline their thought and feeling worlds and govern the total outflow of their energies even as the rhythmic intake of light is put under the control of the God flame. As you absorb the radiance of our dictations, whether spoken or through the written page, guard well the citadel of your consciousness, that the tramp thoughts of the carnal mind and human riptides of feeling do not rush in to steal the harvest of light which you have so diligently garnered and increased by the Father's love. One of the primary functions of our dictations is to release to you that living, pulsating sacred fire which is absolutely essential for your achievement of the works of a Master in physical embodiment. The goal of life and the Father's purpose for your present embodiment as a chela of the Ascended Masters is to be a Christ, having authority and dominion over every outer condition. It is not enough to sit at the Master's table; today there is a great need for vigilance and service among the students in order for these teachings to be made known far and wide "as the waters cover the sea."{69} This is a prerequisite to your ascension. Take to heart, dear ones who must exceed all past performances of the hearers of the Word, the Pauline passage: How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders and with divers miracles and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?{70} We urge the student on the Path to be alert to the opportunities of discipleship, to demonstrate cosmic law in his daily affairs and to maintain the equanimity of the Christ consciousness, no matter what subtle argument might seem to compel him to descend into the depths of mortal vanities. In order for the students to move forward, it is necessary for all to make a covenant of peace and harmony with their Mighty I AM Presence this very hour, asking the beloved Presence to charge their minds and worlds with such a powerful action of the sacred fire that its very holiness transforms their lives and makes the slightest disturbance of that precious flame unthinkable. It is absolutely essential for the students to realize that to misuse the energies so lovingly bestowed by the hierarchy upon their beings will not only rob them of the blessings at hand but also prevent further progress until they consecrate anew their lifestreams as chalices of God's purity and perfection. The Mighty I AM God Presence intends every abundant grace to be enjoyed by his beloved children, and so we stand ready to help each disciple on the pathway. Hear the calling, precious hearts, and expand the flame of Truth throughout your four lower bodies by resurrecting every divine hope dormant in the quiescent streams of your soul (i.e., solar) consciousness! Let there be vigilance, vision, and victory for every chela until every vestige of mortal limitation is transformed into a vestment of God's shining glory and you stand once again before the altar of your Mighty I AM Presence in the glory of your ascension. I AM your constant companion on the road of discipleship. Kuthumi Notes for "The Calling" Notes for "The Opportunity" [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 17 Beloved Kuthumi - April 27, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 17 - Beloved Kuthumi - April 27, 1962 DISCIPLESHIP Corona Class Lesson 30 Mastership "If Ye Continue in My Word ..." Good Stewards of the Essence of All Goodness - The way of discipleship never ends. The absorption of this idea is imperative if you would advance to the heights to which the very soul of God inspires you! Explore the idea of the unceasing Wisdom, the ever-flowing River of Life, and the infinite Mind, and you will discover why this is so. Blessed ones, are not all things relative? Your relation to your Mighty I AM Presence is so intimate and lovely, and yet it is relative to your capacity to absorb and retain the beauty of God. Now, if you increase your capacity to assimilate Light, as the Christ consciousness, will not your relationship to the Master also change? You see, it is your power to comprehend, your wisdom to comprehend, your love to comprehend (i.e., take in) God that defines the nature of your ongoing discipleship "worlds without end" as you espouse the path of unceasing discipleship under each succeeding representative of the Master of Life. How quickly a sponge absorbs water as long as it is not already wet or clogged with dirt. Yet, all sponges do not have the same absorptive quality and therefore some retain considerably more water than others. Now, consider the levels of individual capacity to absorb Light. Some take in a great deal of the divine radiance but do not long retain it; others have less power to take in but are able to hold on to each blessing substantially longer. To "eat" and "drink" the spiritual body and life-essence of the Christ - to enter into, to put on, and to become the Master's consciousness is the true way of discipleship. And this Way ye know, for the Beloved said to his disciples, "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no Life [God] in you."{71} There is an ideal situation to which all should aspire, and that is the highly spiritual, ecstatic state wherein identification with your Mighty I AM Presence is the high prize to which your total being aspires.{72} This aspiration to Light's ecstasy elevates the inner vision to the point where the white fire core of matter comes under one's conscious control, according the devotee the privilege of increasing his own capacity and power to internalize the sacred fire. Thus, the ultimate Way is approached and the disciple is led step by step through the gates to the Infinite, ever higher on the upward spiral of Being. Mastership is the goal but it is always a conferred title and an assumed grace. I shall clarify this a little by stating that all advancement comes to each lifestream through the hands and heart of his own God Presence, and it is this lovely God Presence that confers upon the victorious disciple the title of "Master," either through the Maha Chohan or the Lord of the World. In order to attain mastership (self-mastery over the four lower bodies, the chakras, and the elements of one's psyche - by Love), it is necessary for the sincere disciple to assume the role and posture of master of the fohatic fire and to invest his consciousness with grace by attuning with the Ascended Masters' Electronic Presence, which we will superimpose over the disciple's aura in answer to his call. A final word is in order. The greatest Masters consider themselves to be eternal disciples because they perceive that in a universe where only God is the ultimate, realized completely only by Himself and only partially by the individualized parts, there exists a series of octaves of light which expand endlessly as an eternal echo, or reflection, of the Infinite. These extend ad infinitum as universal hands of receptivity outstretched to receive the ideations and conceptions released momentarily from the Mind and Heart of God. In accepting this creativity of the Father, a loving, spiritual rapport is needed. The disciple's mind is best suited to this purpose because it is a receiving mind. The Master's mind is a transmitting mind, revealing the way that has already been attained as "footsteps of light." But beyond this, the disciple's mind obtains directly from the Father a perennial ecstasy in the flow of knowledge, power, and love and transcends itself in the orderly, everlasting consciousness of God. Countless would-be instructors in God's laws either have not understood their role first and last to be the eternal chela of the Great Guru or have been reluctant to explain to their pupils the facts pertaining to the law of mastership. I doubt not that human ego and human ignorance have both been responsible for this sin of omission on the part of many who have sought sincerely to teach men the Way. Therefore we must state for the freedom and enlightenment of all seekers for Truth that the soul moving Godward, no matter how advanced the degree of his adeptship, always remains God's servant, a follower on the path of discipleship in Christ, the only Light of the world. Therefore, it is well to remember that a student of cosmic law is never the possession of any earthly teacher - who is no teacher at all if he attempts to control or hold back his students. The motto of the true Master is "Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I." {73} The true Teacher advises his students that he speaks the word of the One who has sent him,{74} thus directing the aspiring ones toward the summit that rises beyond his own level of attainment. The true Shepherd rejoices to see his flock climb the mountain before him, grateful that he may stay awhile and hold the balance of Love for their safe and masterful ascent - even if it mean the foregoing for a season of the crown of achievement, or that another may receive it before him. It is well to note that the Great White Brotherhood, under their own sacred code, have demanded that true initiates never reveal their advancement to one another. To do so would hinder or stop one's spiritual progress, and surely this would in turn defeat the purpose of the Great Law, which conducts each true disciple through successive states of illumined glory to the throne of permanent initiation. Initiatic degrees are conferred as a permanent estate by the Great Law in much the same manner that a doctorate is bestowed from a university. Once given, the degree is never withdrawn unless through malpractice the lifestream deliberately violates the code of the Brotherhood and sends forth harmful vibrations to another. In such cases, the degree with its commensurate authority (i.e., attainment) may be suspended until the needed correction is humbly sought and the Path once again adored and pursued. To be a disciple of the great Master Jesus is the goal of many who desire to follow him in the regeneration.{75} Let me remind you that every Cosmic and Ascended Master is one with all others. To be assigned to a specific Master, or even to be temporarily transferred for training purposes to another, is the accepted means whereby Life gives you a unique and blessed opportunity for greater learning. Welcome each opportunity to increase your spiritual self-mastery in all planes, and realize that the eternal student is a walking question mark, leaning upon the shepherd's crook of the seeker-adept but anchored in the symbolical dot below the mark - namely, that consciousness which focuses the white fire core of knowledge, power, and true divine love. Such students keep on asking questions and seeking answers to Life's mysteries, recognizing that they, too, have been given a torch of illumination for the steadfast journey as disciples of the Christ. All are not given the identical experience pattern, for some do not require what others do. One day we shall reveal to the Lightbearers of earth a greater understanding of their origins than they have previously known. Until certain facets of the Christ consciousness are mastered by the people of this planet, such treasure might serve only to confuse many. What is vital and of immediate consequence to the happiness and well-being of the general populace, and our disciples in particular, is that they learn to govern their energies. Emotional excesses generate humanly qualified, downward-pulling vortices that tend to swallow up the undisciplined in old and new momentums of karma. A disciple is one who practices the disciplines of the God Self, ruling over and disciplining the outer personality and his own ideational patterns, having the God-awareness of himself as an individualized manifestation of the I AM THAT I AM. Those so fortunate as to have chosen discipleship as a way of life have thereby chosen to serve the Light. By always placing the Light first, these will find that one day the Light will place them first - at the very center of God's will. Then nothing will be impossible to the disciple, for it is not difficult for the Master. Through every moment of the day, God is releasing to everyone on earth the same pure energy of his own nature - the essence of all Goodness. Yet the end result of this release, impartially given, is that one receives and amplifies it as a good steward while another wastes it by spilling it on the ground.{76} The final point to keep constantly in mind is that living vigilance must countermand every human impulse which does not have the approval of one's own Christ nature. Hour by hour, every human impulse must be replaced by the ever-watchful direction of the Christ Self's heavenly intent. Do this, beloved, and see how the fullness of the seamless garment of Christ-perfection will descend and abide with you, waking or sleeping, conscious or unconscious. I tell you truly, this garment of your Christ-image will magnify without limit that God-plan which invokes for you, the disciple, the fullness of the Master's image. Valiantly in Christ Truth, I AM Kuthumi [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 18 Saint Germain - May 4, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 18 - Saint Germain - May 4, 1962 The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance O'er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom Throughout the years each individual lifestream who ponders the meaning of life has usually at some time considered the idea of "magic." A magician is visualized as one who is able to instantly precipitate the desires of anyone's heart by a mere wave of his magic wand or the most gentle invocation of his spoken word. There is a real and basic element of truth in this universal idea about magic which is contained in the very thought of the effortless and speedy supply of every gracious want, directly from the universal cornucopia of heaven itself. God spoke and there was Light; God spoke and the creation was given form and substance! The ancient alchemists sought for the power of transmutation so that they might obtain those secrets of God which would enable them to change base metals into gold! I am certain the students of the sacred mysteries will be interested to ponder that in days long past I too pursued the so-called lost arts of the alchemists and secured by divine grace every secret method for the production of precious stones and even gold directly from the universal substance. This I did often and passed the proceeds thereof to the many of the poor of Europe, which accounted for some of the tales of my fabulous wealth - all of which came from the universal storehouse! Now is the time when the students of this activity - The Summit Lighthouse - as stewards of the mysteries of God, should have an improved and correct understanding of the science of alchemy and all that it can and does mean today to those who yearn to be free from all human discord and to remain in complete harmony with their own inward divinity. I am therefore presently preparing at inner levels a nine-week study on Alchemy which I anticipate releasing through the Pearls of Wisdom and The Summit Lighthouse, during the month of July. True scientific alchemy of the inner spheres can only bring the blessings of absolute freedom to the entire earth, and therefore wise are they who study and apply those principles which all heaven makes known through the consecrated level of the Ascended Masters' octave. I am apprising the students now at this early date so that many learned men and women, sincere students of divine law and seekers for truth (including your friends of Light), can be drawn into the fold of "Pearl readers" during the coming weeks in preparation for this special course of study. Preparation is needed, and all who are wise will help by doing what they can to swell the mounting list of our students. Beloved El Morya deserves so richly the support I am presently giving him in this endeavor and I am certain he can count on you to do your part without ceasing. I am asking that decrees for the expansion of the Summit activity be given and a call made for the awakening of souls to the messages of the Summit so that a conference of great magnitude can be arranged, before this year ends if possible, to assist the cause of world unity and promote greater understanding of the high and holy purposes of this Ascended Master activity and our aims, which contain such an abundance of blessings for all life on this star! We esteem all good work, but must give our praise and blessing for the expansion of the full power of freedom in this activity so that the many loyal friends and supporters of this our mission may receive a thousandfold the blessings of a world harvest of Light, freedom and peace to men of good will in all nations. I am anxiously awaiting a response of well-disciplined and kindly supporters who shall call from the very heart of heaven the descending Disc of Light, whose effulgence and intensity can form the aura of protection, light and love invulnerable around every student of the sacred fire. I AM the champion of Freedom for all - Saint Germain This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the Ascended Masters' Darjeeling, India, Council of God's will, of which all the ascended host are members. This focus of the Ascended Masters' activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to The Summit Lighthouse, Box 1155, Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 19 Beloved El Morya - May 11, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 19 - Beloved El Morya - May 11, 1962 My Beloved Heart Friends, with the Infinite Peace of the Eternal Will of God's ever-living Light, I greet you today with a message of special importance. Beloved Saint Germain, at the request of the Darjeeling Council and all the Brothers of Light here in Darjeeling, is preparing a message of tremendous import. This message shall be delivered in one of your meetings. We do not know just when Saint Germain shall speak this specific message. But when it is given, Beloved Ones, it will be more historic than the Gettysburg Address or any of those documents which have been delivered by mankind down through the ages. This speech, Beloved Ones, will be given through this Activity, and will be given somewhere upon this planet Earth at sometime in the near future. "I AM" speaking now that you may all realize in advance that this event is going to take place and will prepare yourselves to receive it: for it will be an address of great meaning to all upon Earth and to all who love the Spirit of Divine Freedom. "I AM" come this morning carrying the Radiation of the Brothers of the Diamond Heart and all who love Good Will. You have heard it said, "The Will of God is good." You have believed in your minds that the Will of God is good, but Our chelas have not always acted in their feeling worlds, or acted in the outer activity of their being with the perfection of which they have spoken and which they have adored. For this reason I come to you this morning, Beloved Ones, to call to your attention the fact that the great Law was given to you in order that you might march forward with it into perfection. The Law was not given to you merely as a document to examine and to be idly curious about. The Law was not given to you in order to give you some specific good feeling -although it is true that the Law ought to do so if it be obeyed. The Law was given to you in order to give to you your Eternal Freedom. And the Law is the Law of God written within your own heart! When you outpicture the Will of God in everyday living, you are manifesting the Perfection of God and you are pleasing the Ascended Masters and Those Who love the Purposes of the Father. Beloved Ones, when you do not outpicture the Perfection of the Eternal Spheres but you yield to the impulses of shadowed substance and all the forces of negativism which are rampant upon Earth you are only hindering the manifestation of the beautiful, Eternal Plan which is now waiting to be revealed to all mankind. Beloved Ones, the so-called mystery of being is no mystery to Us - We Who see directly into the face of Our Own Mighty "I AM" Presence -We Who commune with the Presence of Life daily (because We have become one with It) find no mystery there except the Infinite Mysteries of God, which are themselves revealed by an orderly progressive method even to the Saints and Ascended Beings. But there is no mystery to Our actual coming forth, for We recognize the Face of the Father and ever behold there His good and pure Will. Beloved Ones, I cannot censure those among you whose hearts are so pure, those who have continually and faithfully adored their Presence daily for many years. Nor can I censure those who are in ignorance; nor would I censure anyone. But I would speak out in order to inspire you to change the future where the outer has not yet outpictured the perfection that is already within your hearts. The perfection that is within your heart is God. The Goodness of God must be reckoned with as the most vital force in your lives. And yet, Beloved Ones, many people pay far more attention to outer conditions than they do to the importance of adoring the perfection of their Presence. "I AM" most grateful to see you here this morning; for after the outpouring at Easter, I expected that the students would find a tremendous outpouring at Easter, I expected that the students would find a tremendous magnet to draw them to these meetings and that they would realize that these meetings are not held merely to pacify the outer selves. They are held, Beloved Ones, in order to give Us a Focus and a Platform where We can pour out Our Radiation to you and through you into the world of form -and out into this city -and to bless all mankind with the great Spiritual Love of God -the WILL OF GOD -the POWER OF THE SACRED FIRE -and every blessing which the Law will permit you to receive and to disseminate to all Life! The Presence is ever at hand. The Presence is over you with Its bright and shining Radiance at all hours of the day and night. But, Beloved Ones, regardless of the fact that this great Magnificent Presence of Life stands over you, I still find that some of the students wake up during the night and have a sense of oppression, or depression, or doubt, or fear. Beloved, you must stop to realize that your negative feelings project a cloud before the Face of the Sun of your Presence. You must realize that the Presence with Its Light is ever shining behind that cloud of maya and shadow, and darkness and oppression. And you must dissipate that by calling to Archangel Michael and to Those of Our Octave to blaze Our tangible Power -the Sword of Blue Flame -the Power of the Sacred Fire -through that cloud and to dissipate it. You must take dominion over your world! You must learn to exercise the authority which you have been given by God. Realize that only by exercising that authority shall you arise as Sons of God and Daughters of the Light and of the Sacred Fire to your rightful estate where you have the knowledge of all mysteries. There is, then, nothing curious -nothing hidden -nothing secret pertaining to the average mysteries of the Kingdom of God that you will not know. You will know, Beloved Ones, all that the great Law requires you to know in order to make your Ascension. Now, this is a specific and important point. It is absolutely impossible for anyone upon this planet before they have made their Ascension to have all knowledge. Even We, Beloved Ones, in Our Octave of Eternal Perfection do not know ALL that the Father has in store for Us; for He chooses to unveil and to reveal continually new and transcendent mysteries to the Ascended Masters: And, therefore there is no ultimate anywhere in the Universe. But, Beloved Ones, you must remember that the requirement of the Law is that you know all that is necessary in order for you to make your Ascension. When you call to your omnipotent, omniscient Presence of Life, you must realize that It has the Power to give you exactly the portion of Its Perfection of knowing that is required to set you free. It is not necessary for the Universe to give you one iota more of its energy than that which will set you free. For once you are free to rise untrammeled and unfettered into the Octaves of Light, you can discover for yourself how to unlock every doorway of secret knowledge that you may then require because of the need to further unfold and expand your own specific service to life from the Higher Octaves. O Beloved Ones, so many have had the feeling that after they passed on into the Higher Octaves that life would then automatically carry them forward, and that there would no longer be any need for them to render any specific service. Well, let them think again, Beloved Ones, for We have Ascended long ago and We are still rendering a service to the Light. And by the Grace of Almighty God, We expect to continue to do so forever! For this universe is flooded -literally flooded -with planets and stars and systems of worlds and great galaxies -and the Plans of the Father are from everlasting unto everlasting: and therefore We believe and know that the Infinite Light of God will continue to unfold before Our Spiritually-opened eyes an ever-present Cosmic Drama of Existence that shall go on through the eternal Cycles forever and forever. We therefore have no fear of an end or a suddenness coming where We will cease to be. We ever perceive a transcendent and unveiled all-knowing Perfection from the Mind of God. And you, too, right now while you are unascended -if you will -can enter into that and throw off the fetters of existence - the fetters that have kept you bound far too long. You can Ascend into your Perfection in thought By raising the physical body into atoms of pure light, weightless, deathless, celestial, immortal with the Cosmic Fire soaring through your being, you CAN rise in thought prior to that time of your actual ascension and you will assist your Ascension by so doing. Beloved Ones, how would you like to try, for many weeks ahead upon arising from your bed each morning -the ceremony of thinking of yourselves as though you were to make your Ascension? Then, facing the risling Sun, feel yourselves as the Christ upon the Mountain, making your Ascension into Light. How would you like to try this exercise, Beloved Ones ? Feel your bodies ascending NOW! Try to envision what your thoughts might be -and how you would feel if you were ascending into the Immortal Perfection of God. Then, Beloved Ones, after you find.that you have not made your Ascension and you are still anchored to the earth, you may go forth to face your problems with the spirit of a dragon-sl ayer, and you will be able to slay those "dragons" of human creation which have plagued you far too long. This you will achieve because you will have a sense of what shall one day come to you, and the further great Perfection that is going to be showered upon you by Almighty God, Who, in all Love, created each child of Light in order to give him the exaltation of his Ascension in Light - in order that every atom of his body - every precious cell of life -might be so flooded with the effulgent transcendent Radiance of God that it might shine like the Sun; and that each atom might be raised up and the WHOLE Ascend in Perfect Light as the Christ did to be received out of human sight into the realms Invisible into the Octaves of Light; to then descend from that Invisible Realm at will to manifest as Saint Germain and the great Ascended Masters did and do to mankind, in order to bless them; to heal them and to raise this civilization to a pinnacle of great achievement. Beloved Ones, all this can be! For it is the Will of God for you. It is good! It can be entered into! It is within your reach! It is not a fruit that cannot be attained. But it is one that can be obtained by you who hear My voice this morning and all who choose to accept the Perfection of God - the "Voice of many waters" which speaks to mankind and says to all, "Come, let all who are athirst drink of the Water of Life freely." In the Holy Name of Freedom and from the Darjeeling Council Tables, I thank all of you. I bless you this morning with an Eternal sense brought down into the realm of time and released to you who in reality are beings of Eternity - not ephemeral creations of passing time. Thank you and good morning. MORYA EL ****** Chapter 20 Chananda - May 18, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 20 - Chananda - May 18, 1962 The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance O'er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty! Dare our Brotherhood dilute its precepts or offer to a hungering world less than the bread of heaven? Blessed ones, there is ever a constant clamor on the part of men and women for an adjustment of divine standards to their own level of achievement. While the Great Law and the Karmic Board have never "catered" to this call, they have always tempered each human requirement in a realistic manner whenever the law would permit. It is never the intention of the Great White Brotherhood to lower entrance qualifications so that all can enter at once; rather, it is our plan to so exalt the entire race that one by one and as rapidly as possible all can be made ready to be "one of us!" Far too frequently religious leaders - and even political leaders - are guided by mob hysteria and response to popularity (vox-populi - Latin: voice of the people) instead of being standard-bearers of an exalting principle. Public relations is presently dependent upon the mass media of communication, and the duplication of error is legion and widespread. The need is for absolutely honest reporting of the true facts. We have always released God-truth to the students of this activity without thought of personal popularity, for we know that only by Christ-illumined guidance can the greatest progress be attained by each individual. I am calling the attention of all new students to the wealth of truth released in the past five years through The Summit Lighthouse, for these back numbers of Pearls of Wisdom bear study and meditation. They are of inestimable value - representing the life energy of magnificent Cosmic Beings and Masters of the unfailing Light of God. Truth is eternal, blessed ones, and you can read and re-read our releases with only marvelous results insofar as your spiritual progress and happiness are concerned. The timeless messages we offer are our very life and I am impelled as I perceive the karmic record to call this to your attention so that none of you who have had this precious opportunity shall be charged with neglect. A Pearl of Great Price requires recognition, and those who see the transcendent light behind each sparkling release cannot fail to perceive God's lustre and radiance "shining through" with all the blessings of our octave and heaven itself! Shortly, beloved El Morya will release his encyclical dealing with current world affairs and representing much study by the Darjeeling and Indian Councils of the Great White Lodge. I trust all will pay special attention to each word and thought, absorbing it as a connecting link between the Holy Brothers here and your own lovely selves. O, how deep and moving is the love and service of our great Brotherhood! How extensive our coverage of world affairs! No matter the appearance, blessed children of the Light; without the protection of our dedicated body of servers for the Cosmic Christ - how far do you think the world would progress toward the Light - how long do you think society unaided could fend off the results of their own neglect and confusion? So deep is El Morya's and Saint Germain's love that I hope in thought and feeling you can accept that reverence which I feel for them. I know that human will is often like flaky cement in its hardness and rejection of its own greatest blessings, but I am persuaded likewise that the tender infinitudes of God's own truth do reach out to enfold and include every sincere seeker: drawing the entire earth to the exalted vision of the Universal Christ Image, as the sole rule and standard for golden age man! The folly of man's unwitting rejection of great opportunity ought never to intrude between the heart of the sincere seeker and his own wonderful Divine Self. Human fatigue, boredom and the sense of sameness can be wisely replaced with an ever-new feeling of the daily resurgence of God's life whose energy like a fountain of youth renews, restores and raises each one into the happiness of hope eternal. I cannot urge too strongly that each one make his daily application. Decrees, unless given with calmness, faith and determination and the certain knowing that God answers every call, will not produce the marvelous results which should be your daily harvest. The law does not apply itself. You as heirs of Christ and as sons of God must invoke, convoke and harmonize with all who have this supreme understanding. Social and religious mores ought not to prove pits of destructive calcination, but rather become springboards toward an integrated God consciousness on the part of the least as well as the greatest of his children. Heaven is watching you, each and every one, and our assistance is forthcoming in answer to your faithful calls made during individual attunement and in assemblies of Light. It is our hope that this year may see a conclave of such world-shaking import as has not yet been conducted upon earth since the first golden age. Time will tell. The challenges and people to meet them are already in embodiment, and we stand poised to give every ounce of assistance life will permit. What will your individual scorecard show? I remain most hopeful - Chananda This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the Ascended Masters' Darjeeling, India, Council of God's will, of which all the ascended host are members. This focus of the Ascended Masters' activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to The Summit Lighthouse, Box 1155, Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 21 Beloved El Morya - May 25, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 21 - Beloved El Morya - May 25, 1962 The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance O'er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom The Darjeeling Council urges that a greater sense of victory be maintained by the students! Select the best ideas and hold them steadfastly. The cement of constancy together with the persistent refusal of all negative vibrations seeping forth from mass hysteria, amplified by the unified endeavors of many sincere hearts will enable each one to give greater assistance to others simply because he himself is free! Recall beloved Jesus' counsel concerning the blind leading the blind; then open your eyes to behold a "narrow way," whose precious standards of perfection are never lowered but instead do constantly ascend. The interest of men in things spiritual are often spurred by the karmic lash and the conscious realization by them that sense consciousness without the power of Divine Love is desolate. The feeling of inadequacy in life and apprehensions concerning the law of karma which pall on the senses have broadened the percentage of seekers in ratio to the number of embodied lifestreams upon the planet. In this ripeness of time when the harvest of opportunity awaits men and women whose interest in God's will exceeds their confining self-interests I am enabled to extend more than ordinary aid to all and especially to those whose hearts make the conscious effort to know what the will of God really is! Know, O men of the hour, that the invocations of the Chohan of the First Ray (Morya) enter directly into the heart of the All-Father and I am certain that his responses are powerful enough to divert catastrophe if the disciple will consciously resist negative energy by paying full allegiance to the great Ascended Master consciousness of victory which has already overcome the world! I particularly wish to call attention to the fact that too many students give a cursory reading to these releases, absorbing only that which the intellect quickly comprehends. This attitude does not permit the inflow of the spiritually subtle, highly refined, yet extremely powerful impulses of our vibratory action which is released from the heart of our own God Presence and the Ascended Masters' octave for the express purpose of giving you your victory and eternal happiness. The love of God is so all-enfolding, so all-complete, and so determined within its own radiance to bestow upon you every blessing his Mind can conceive, that the only possible impediment to your receipt of divine grace is misunderstanding of his purposes, misuse of free will, and the acceptance of mass qualified thought patterns, human discord and confusion! Take each precious release from our octave and consider how much of our love we send forth with them in order to heal and bless you daily; think of the intense power behind our words and feel now our love as a tangible quality. Beloved ones, there is never any doubt about the permanence of the invisible world of divine order. The etheric consciousness of God is the memory of God and I think also that it is permanent and therefore completely wholesome. Also I know that it is good and that there is no room therein for confusion, hesitation, human traits or imperfect manifestations or thoughtforms. The constant imitation of the Ascended Masters, words and ideas by those whose only contact is at an astral or psychic level is highly dangerous for it cannot be relied upon to convey the purest vibratory action of the higher spheres. Its half-truth content in no way qualifies it with light. I AM speaking to alert the students to the need to examine within their own heart's flame, within the prayerful holy of holies of their own immortal being, any questionable material which may come to them (whether written or verbal), though it is not my intention here and now to single out any certain organization or teaching. Remember, blessed ones, the will of God proposes to exalt you into the fullness of your Christ-illumined happiness and the octaves of Light. His blessed will is nurturing your soul light - not satiating the idly curious mind or pampering the ego to its subsequent discomfiture! I AM determined to assist the faithful in order to initiate greater favor with the Karmic Board whose justice is as divinely gracious as is their love. I AM yours for Christ-illumined Victory and Truth, EL MORYA Vondir to you! ****** Chapter 22 Beloved Rose of Light - June 1, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 22 - Beloved Rose of Light - June 1, 1962 The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance O'er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom When the consciousness is attuned to the thought of beauty as a divine manifestation, it attracts an inflow of spiritual images and ideas from the Mind of God in an endless stream from his limitless storehouse! At first this wealth of ideas may seem overwhelming and you may wonder as to the purpose of such superabundance - but when you consider that it is a "showcase of glory" from which you as an individual expression may select the applicable ideas which expressly adorn your own life-plan, this variegation becomes an understandable blessing. I am so conscious of the essential Presence of God that it seems to me - and did long before my ascension - that the universe is permeated with the essence of roses, and that each beam of light is perfumed substance from the Being of God. When the Great Karmic Board permitted me the blessing of being christened with a "new name" it is understandable then why Rose-O-Light was chosen! Beloved ones, when you stop to consider that each human being is vibrating and expressing the content of his soul-consciousness - and yet all are intended to express the contentment of God's own consciousness - you can well believe that the cause of all human suffering is simply a case of tuning into the wrong vibratory action by misusing free will and by carelessness, egoism or ignorance. Would it not be wonderful to have the channels of your being fully opened to the glories streaming from the windows of heaven, blessed ones? Why, when all life is vibrant and aglow with the precious vibrations of God's purity and graciousness, do men and women created and sustained by love seem to believe in and attune to the vibrations of hate and the hate creations of human consciousness? Could it be that they prefer unhappiness? I think not. The endurance of human misery seems to be the lot of those who dwell in a conscious state of almost martyred patience. Well, dear ones, God does not want any martyrs of unhappy causes! It is the will of this beautiful eternal law of life and love that everyone should be supremely happy at all times. If they are not, it is solely the lack of the proper spiritual diet or their assimilation of the finer world of essential reality. Blessed ones, I do not wish to confuse you but to make this instruction as simple as possible. Won't you please try to understand - regardless of how wise you may feel you are or how simple you may think you are - that none of these ideas you hold about yourself are important by contrast to the immaculate idea God holds for you! Of course you can be affected by your own thoughts about yourself, and (if you let them) the thoughts of others about you can create unhappiness for you. But, lovely children of eternal youth and loveliness, know always that God's world is the world of essential power where the dynamic energy of life is continually qualified with the transcending spiral of God's ever-exalting wisdom. God's universe is permeated with the justice of an equal love from the heart of God for all his creation which by law's perfect balance renders the fullness of himself to each according to his kind and willingness to accept more of his grace. Although man may have been made originally a "little lower than the angels" he is given constant opportunity to be crowned with more glory and honor! In the kingdom of heaven the children of earth and other planetary homes are given the opportunity to either return to the Father's house and abide in perfect peace or go forth to serve as luminaries to evolving creation. Yet, even the children of earth can attain the radiance of a Son of God in imitation of be perfect example of their own individualized Holy Christ Self - the first begotten of the Father - their own individualized Mighty I AM Presence! Remember, blessed ones, the stream of life flows first from the heart of God to the heart of your own Presence made in the immaculate image of the supreme one, and thence passes to your Higher Mental Body or Holy Christ Self into your physical heart where it manifests as a threefold flame of love, wisdom and power! Unless there is an interruption of this pure energy - which is impossible by cosmic law at inner levels - there can be only constancy in a release of love, wisdom and power into your own worlds! Do you see, blessed ones? Yet the cause and core of disease, unhappiness, shadow, pain, jealousy and confusion of mind is ever the stoppage of the wisdom-power-love flame from within out, and a stultification of the flow of light and harmony into your mind and heart. This can only occur when you succumb to the pressure of the mass thought and feeling of that which is directed at children of Light for the express purpose of stealing their energy to animate human creation! You see, all energy comes from God and only a lifestream can draw it forth qualified with God's own Mind. Natural forces operate in group souls through animals and the plant kingdom, and through the power of the elements - earth, air, fire and water. These are a part of the elemental kingdom of the feeling body of God caring for and governing the outer realms as originally envisioned by him and sustained by the mighty planetary Silent Watcher Immaculata. These cosmic gardeners use and direct energy, but it is a special form of natural intelligence and not to be compared with the radiance of the soul of God as poured through an ascended or unascended being manifest as a lifestream! It is each lifestream's God-given solar (soul) radiance which the negative forces would steal, then, and use to carry out the nothingness of their plans. Only when you submit to (or in ignorance remain in) the seething vortex of human creation can you be swept aside from the harmony and purpose of God. It is never God's will that you or any part of creation should suffer, but that all should come speedily to the fount of ever-living happiness and drink the waters of immortal life, which can only sustain the good, the pure and the holy! This image of God in which you were created sustains you in order that you may have opportunity to consciously elect to become worthy of every blessing (including that which the eye has not seen nor the heart dreamed of). Use the blessing of opportunity, then, which heaven has bestowed upon you to take dominion in your worlds and sustain the wonderful communicative happiness of heaven in an uninterrupted manner. Remember, blessed ones, the great Master Jesus and every ascended one whom we love so well have maintained absolute harmony day after day, night after night, long before their ascension - no matter what the fury of the lashing storms that may have beat at the "shoreline" of their being! You have the same right to draw without question all the assistance which the law can possibly give, and but one iota of it is far greater than all the negative energy of this planet put together. Yet it is the prerogative of each lifestream to be the keeper at the gate of his own consciousness and make for himself a complete and orderly determination by freewill of that which shall be manifest in him! Let all choose good and then the fragrance of heaven shall pour through you ceaselessly to cleanse, vivify and restore the original divine pattern for a planetary body and its evolutions on which countless tides of love have already been lavishly outpoured for millenniums. Heaven bless you with attunement I AM sincerely, ROSE-O-LIGHT This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the Ascended Masters' Darjeeling, India, Council of God's will, of which all the ascended host are members. This focus of the Ascended Masters' activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to The Summit Lighthouse, Box 1155, Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 23 Beloved Zarathustra - June 8, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 23 - Beloved Zarathustra - June 8, 1962 The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance O'er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom With the advent of this year, the Solar Lords and luminaries of heaven indicated marvelous graces to descend from heaven. I tell you now that heaven always keeps its promises. While I would not think this present yearly cycle to be one lacking physical blessings, I am certain that its spiritual treasures are immense and shall expand still further the cause of divine freedom for every lifestream on this beauteous planetary home. The role of the sacred fire in the drama of unfolding existence and being is paramount, and I am therefore bowing today to the Seven Holy Kumaras, including beloved Sanat Kumara of Venus, asking these Lords of the Flame to call forth more and more of the sacred fire element on behalf of the blessed people of earth. Now the uninitiated and those whose training in early years during this present embodiment has been strictly along orthodox lines may find it difficult to appreciate or realize the significance of what I declare herein. Do have patience to guard yourself from the baseness of skepticism, fear or doubt, however, for these qualities will strangle the most wonderful expansion of your personal happiness that could ever come to you if you permit them to do so. It is true that many false and discordant voices have sounded forth, uttering half-truths and imitating the words of the illumined; but, blessed ones, if you will only try to enter into the God flame within your own heart and use the blessed reason which heaven has bestowed upon you, it can prove a simple matter to detect that which is spurious and thus unwanted. Remember that whatever points to the pristine God flame within you as the supreme directing authority in your life is of God, for it directs you not outside of yourself to some remote being or consciousness, but connects you directly with the kingdom of God which is within you and every ascended being! It is time and high time and half a time that the power of truth should be given to the people of earth, free from error, and the fears that wrest from men the courage needed by spiritual pioneers whose chart and compass are ever built within them. The question some of the followers of Jesus posed to him was "Art thou he that should come or look we for another? (Matt. 11:3). At that time he pointed to the works of God as proof of the Presence of the I AM. Later he declared "I am he" (John 8:28), thus giving all glory to the Mighty I AM God Presence within himself. To the Parsees the sacred fire is the logical manifestation of God, but to those schooled from birth in other religious concepts, it may require a definite application of thought to realize the nature of God as a "consuming fire" (Deut. 4:24; Heb. 12:29). After all, blessed ones, if God is a consuming fire and man is a manifestation of God made in his image, this quality should be the possession of every man. It must be realized that the "fire core" of every electron is the sun to a nuclear system, and that these miniature solar fires are releasing a stream of divine intelligent energy into all substance - connecting that all of creation with the source of its limitless, radiant energy! Man must learn to differentiate between the creation of substance and the creation of consciousness. You are individually endowed by your own Mighty I AM Presence with a wonderful consciousness of identity and self-awareness. This inward duality of man and God is an inseparable unity, yet twofold in nature. The twain merge in a wedding of the sacred fire whereby the matter and form become imbued with the fiery intelligence of God and the consciousness of knowing first that I AM, and secondly that I AM God! At first some may be inclined to say I choose to leave these mysteries to God and I, as a human, do not wish to probe a realm in which I am not accustomed or qualified to judge. Beloved ones, know that by committing your being to the keeping of God and through utmost faith you may take dominion over these matters, the conscious understanding of which is your own immortal birthright. To fail to accept your own responsibility to the divine knowledge of your creator is to be like the unjust steward: it is to place your talents of consciousness in a napkin of confinement to preserve unchanged what you already know about yourself. This attitude can never bring you the unlimited expansion of the Christ-illumined life nor give you the attainment your being requires. If you are waiting for the change called death to overtake you and feel that then in a twinkling you will attain perfection, wisdom and freedom, you are making a mistake of utter gravity. Unless you attain a certain initiatic experience prior to the change called death, you can make little if any progress out of the body and out of contact with the realm in which God placed you in order to develop by contact the powers of Light within your own lifestream. "A city that is set on a gill cannot be hid" (Matt. 5:14) and your Light, the sacred fire element of God within you, must not be hid, but used to expand your talents and opportunity without limit, both now and always! Remember that the twin tongues of flame which descended at Pentecost were symbolical as well as tangible manifestations of the Spirit of God. The duality of man and God - shining forth as these twin flames - is as real as the heart of creation. It is high time that mankind abandon the conceit which religious dogma affords and perpetuates! It is a costly experience, blessed ones, to remain cloistered within the musty chambers of hoary doctrine, when the living word of God and the lost chord await sounding within the inner temple of being. The lost word which in reality is I AM holds the secrets of God which are imparted by the alchemy of right use. I trust that the students will make it possible for many to receive these wonderful teachings of the sacred fire and the blessed teaching on alchemy which beloved Saint Germain is releasing in July and through the summer season. When at a later date many of you become proficient in this science, you will be thankful then for the blessed instruction herewith given. Many students wonder why the healing arts have not been made paramount to the Brotherhood teachings at this time in the outer, although we possess the complete pharmacopoeia of heaven! The reason for our present emphasis on the correct knowledge and use of the law and of the sacred fire is that unless the cause and core of all illness be removed, the last state of a man can be worse than his first state (Matt. 12:45). The purpose of returning negative karma to its creator is for the interior self-correction by each lifestream of its own mistakes. By making people pause from their daily rounds to think, it sometimes does alter lives for the better. Unless refinement of character be achieved the requirement of the law whereby the whole man is made whole will not be satisfied and the physical healing will afford only a temporary extension of the opportunities of life. Beloved ones, only in complete freedom (which is the core of the sacred fire) can man find his eternal peace in the all-knowing Mind of God. To meditate when you have some purpose and understanding, can be a blessed experience, but to sit in silence with the door of your consciousness ajar - unless protection and vigilance be maintained - can produce unwanted results. The first and most important act of any man is the internal practice of the honor flame of God which eradicates all deceit from within a man, and reveals to himself the clear purpose of attaining the fullness of that divine plan which already exists at divine levels as the blueprint of his existence, whose architect and archetype is God. Victoriously I AM, The Law of The Flame ZARATHUSTRA This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the Ascended Masters' Darjeeling, India, Council of God's will, of which all the ascended host are members. This focus of the Ascended Masters' activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to The Summit Lighthouse, P.O. Box 1155, Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 24 Beloved Saint Patrick - June 15, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 24 - Beloved Saint Patrick - June 15, 1962 The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance O'er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom "Thy seed shall bruise the serpent's head"{77}, was the word of God to the unregenerate manifestation symbolized in the Adamic creation. I am calling today to the precious lifestreams occupying space upon the earth star to govern the life-force that flows through their beings in the manner of an avatar and of the Christ expression of God. This compassionate control of energy can never harm any part of life; rather does it bring forth untold blessings of creation to all who will grip within their right hands the staff of being and knowing. Your spinal ladder is a staff through which Light energy is raised by the radiant wings of divine magnetism to glorify God and retain for all time the treasured fullness of the power of the sacred fire within the four lower bodies. Some of the students already understand that when a certain initiation is reached, the intake of energy such as food presently consumed by human beings becomes wholly unnecessary. Beloved Saint Germain lived for centuries without eating a morsel, and fulfilled the law of precipitation before the crowned heads of Europe - yet as is often the case, "they knew him not"! Many others have demonstrated this particular facet of mastery over divine energy by drawing their light and life solely from the universal light of their own Mighty I AM Presence. It ought to be understood that the Ascended Masters, who in their finer bodes possess no organs below the heart, occasionally partake of the divine essences by eating specially prepared food which dissolves in their throats after the blessing of assimilation has been experienced. However, biblical accounts record numerous instances when great beings contacted unascended men who offered them food as an act of grace. The great beings usually touched the food with a staff and it immediately was consumed with sacred fire: thus it returned to the universal substance from whence the Master himself came and bestowed the blessing of a grateful cosmos upon the human donor. "Hallowed be thy name" is a divine ritual, imbued with the thought of God-reverence. It is the spiritual responsibility of all upon earth to pay allegiance to the holy name of God, I AM! Failure to exercise spiritual privileges or to avail oneself of divine grace is self-punitive, depriving the soul who is remiss, of the blessing which would otherwise descend. I am made increasingly aware of the fact that one of the deepest pits of human fallacy lies in the false momentums of mortals which have been built up for centuries and during many embodiments. Some of these habits propel humankind to the brink of psuedo-religious arts offering little more than a mere pageantry of ritual bereft of the original devotional intent which was to carry waves of adoration to the very heart of heaven. The imposition of religious exercise upon the hearts and minds of the young is in part responsible for this "letter without the spirit" - but not wholly so for I think that such training is good if it can be conveyed to children in a manner which would engender within them a sincere feeling of love for God. But, the fountainhead of error is in the hypocrisy of those would-be teachers whose bad examples so belie the holy purposes they profess to advocate. Beloved Jesus' words, "By their fruits ye shall know them,"{78} stand as the strongest indictment against such moral impiety and religious dishonesty ever recorded. Yet, I would not encourage men to sit in the seat of the scornful nor in judgment of one another. Far too many innocent men and women have suffered as the result of false accusation and by karmic law far too many of their critics - whose judgment was false - have suffered, for me to recommend judging the heart of another by appearances. I advocate a return to that chaste mind which assumes the world innocent of harm until it is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that its purposes are contrary; and then, when armed by the right and might of divine law, I recommend that no quarter be shown towards the invasion of negative energy itself! You may through the exercise of free will show divine mercy to the critic, but blessed children of the Light, do not absorb the vibrations of discord or make the mistake of picking it up and amplifying it, thereby drinking of the poisoned cup. Rather, let your tube of Christ Light repel all discord! The cosmic law operates to return all energy, both positive and negative, to its source. The one sending forth the energy must redeem that which he or she has misqualified. A militant defense of the Christ Light is in divine order when one's attitude is impersonal, objective, and free from hatred or a spirit of rejoicing in evil happenings. Beloved students, always act to completely retain the dearest spirit of Christly brotherhood. The Christ example living in you is an immortal image carved upon the hillsides of the world, transmuting the errors of the Adamic race into the law of love of the I AM race (AM ER I CA). Let every action prove to those who look on that God is All and in you all, moving his mighty victory as close to your soul as the soul is willing to accept his Presence and the dignity of your freedom - to be and to have the fullness of our Father's unfailing grace which redeems man's eternal inheritance of limitless blessings! I AM lovingly, vigilantly SAINT PATRICK This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the Ascended Masters' Darjeeling, India, Council of God's will, of which all the ascended host are members. This focus of the Ascended Masters' activity is presently located in America's national capital. All communications and freewill contributions for it should be addressed to The Summit Lighthouse, P.O. Box 1155, Washington 13, D.C. ****** Chapter 25 Beloved El Morya - June 22, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 25 - Beloved El Morya - June 22, 1962 How completely blessed are the students of this Activity, armed with the defenses of Heaven and the outpourings of so many wonderful Ascended Beings through the unified action of the Law of Love. Next week Saint Germain will begin His series on Alchemy and I trust efforts will be redoubled to acquaint interested people in the blessing radiating from the Summit Beacon. The Freedom Class of Saint Germain begins in a few days in Washington, and I shall personally attend. I hope that the students shall understand this and therefore not be too surprised when I ask you to be certain to Light your individual torches on the torch of Beloved Saint Germain's Own Heartflame of Freedom. While it is true that each life must itself choose the Divine Way, it also true that through the Law of Love We can all assist one another in arriving at that place which is called "Holy." "I AM" doing just that by assisting each one of you whenever I can to bring to the pages of The Pearls of Wisdom and the blessed Lessons of the Keepers of the Flame every benediction Heaven permits to be recorded there. Most important, however, is your utmost attention to Our Words and meditation upon them until the original intent of Our Heart is revealed to you, to gladden your existence. This is God's Will, Dear Ones, that you should be happy and make others happy also. You need not copy or imitate human error in order to please mankind or even your own "family" for those who do the Will of God are your true family. All others -for practical purposes - remain unborn into the Kingdom and continue to dwell in the place of darkness. Let us call for all who live in darkness that they may now see the Great Light shining forth from the majestic Temple of Eternal Being! What a "Mountain of Beauty" the decrees and prayers of Our Summit groups the Planet 'round are making for the unfoldment of the Christ Light and God Plan of existence for all men and especially for those students of the Sacred Fire whose every heartbeat is one of loving sincerity and an outbreathing invocation of Good Will to all! My Courage to do, to dare and when necessary -to be silent be extended to all of you who love the Light! Let the sincere assemble themselves together for the holy purposes here below even as We do above. So shall the Light you now are magnify itself! Then as Our Lord, The Maha Chohan, shall gaze upon each group of students serving the Cause, He shall say, "What is this radiance shining from that corner of the Earth? Let Us go forth now and behold it for this is surely 'Holy Ground' charged with the Sacred Fire!" Peace, Love and Blessing without ceasing! - I AM your Brother of the First RAY MORYA EL ****** Chapter 26 Beloved Saint Germain - June 29, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 26 - Beloved Saint Germain - June 29, 1962 STUDIES IN ALCHEMY The Science of Self-Transformation Chapter 1 The Law of Transfer of Energy Two thousand years ago when Christ walked upon the waters of the Sea of Galilee, his demonstration was a manifestation of the natural law of levitation operating within an energy frame-work of cohesion, adhesion, and magnetism - the very principles which make orbital flight possible. The light atoms composing the body of Christ absorbed at will an additional quantity of cosmic rays and spiritual substance whose kinship to physical light made his whole body light, thereby making it as easy for him to walk upon the sea as upon dry land. His body was purely a ray of light shining upon the waters. The most dazzling conception of all was his ability to transfer this authority over energy to Peter through the power of Peter's own vision of the Christ in radiant, illumined manifestation. By taking his eyes temporarily from the Christ, however, Peter entered a human fear vibration and vortex which immediately densified his body, causing it to sink partially beneath the raging seas. The comforting hand of Christ, extended in pure love, reunited the alchemical tie; and the flow of spiritual energy through his hand raised Peter once again to safety. The further example of the Master Jesus releasing a flow of energy - as in the case of the woman who touched the hem of his garment without his knowledge aforehand - shows the impersonal love of God which responds equally to the call of faith from any of those creatures he has fashioned so wonderfully and so purely in the supreme hope of absolute cosmic freedom for all. These two examples refer to aspects of the Great Cosmic Law which are not commonly known but which are commonly discussed or skirted about by religious groups. The law of transfer of energy is vital to the science of alchemy; for without it, it is impossible to "create" Matter. It is a law that nothing cannot create something. True knowledge of the impersonal law of transfer of energy is also vital to the correct understanding of the Great Law. For it proves that God, who makes the sun to shine on both the just and the unjust,{79} does manifest through both. Jesus declared during his Palestinian mission that "the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force."{80} It must be realized, then, that it is possible to wrest from the hand of God some of the secrets of governing the forces of nature and controlling Matter, even though the individual and motive be not absolutely pure. But let none ever think that the one so doing shall escape from accountability, for he is fully responsible for each use or abuse of energy within his world. The reason I am choosing to begin my exposition on alchemy with a note of warning and a sobering explanation is not to cause anyone fear, but rather to instill in all who read a deep and abiding reverence for God - which is the only fear permitted in our octave. It is in reality holy awe that engenders within all who love the Great Law of Love the fullest respect and adoration for the wisdom which so fearfully and wonderfully made all creation in the image of fearless freedom. All those who misuse the powers of the universe for selfish ends find sooner or later that they must relinquish their hold upon their ill-gotten gains; and the penalty they pay is frightful indeed. To produce substance to feed the poor, to heal at a touch a withered hand, to raise the dead, and even to set aside natural law and perform, by the magic of alchemy, miracles of infinite wonder - this seems to mankind to be the ultimate in their use of heaven's grace. Let me embrace the Spirit of freedom that makes it possible for a man made in the immortal, loving, God-free image of his Creator to do these things and many more to the benefit of society and to the happiness of his benefactors. But above all, let me praise the proper use of the blessed divine science of spiritual alchemy. The ancient alchemist has ever been a colorful figure - even to his own contemporaries. But time has gilded his image with a glory far greater than that which he ever possessed, and it is ever thus when approaching the aspects of mystery. It is in the simple graces of life that men will find their freedom, albeit the more complex aspects are progressive expressions of the laws of Life that shall enrich the well-being of this earth and of all its people, harnessing their total good on behalf of the most lovely world of freedom that could ever be conceived of, even in the mind of a New Atlantean! So much for the moment regarding the world society. Let us now consider the individual and his role in the use of alchemy. The inner meaning of alchemy is simply all-composition, implying the relation of the all of the creation to the parts which compose it. Thus alchemy, when properly understood, deals with the conscious power of controlling mutations and transmutations within Matter and energy and even within life itself. It is the science of the mystic and it is the forte of the self-realized man who, having sought, has found himself to be one with God and is willing to play his part. Through the years men have attempted to glamorize me with the allure of distance in time and space, which always lends enchantment to the view. I do not sell myself short as the Father's handiwork, but in common with beloved Jesus and others among the great Masters of our Brotherhood, I am especially interested that each man obtain his rightful place and the proper understanding of how he ought to exercise authority in the universe and in his own world and affairs. Let everyone who begins this study do so with the understanding that I have a purpose in speaking here and that that purpose is to make each one of you alchemists in the truest sense of the word. This means that you must become familiar at inner levels with the all-chemistry of God and how each facet of creation is brought into manifestation in Matter, in your consciousness, and in your daily life. In order to do this properly, you will need to meditate and reread these lessons many times, calling to me and to your own God Self, your I AM Presence, for illumination on any point that is not immediately clear to you. When you have the inner degree of Alchemist of the Sacred Fire conferred upon you by your own Christ Self, you immediately become a candidate for admission to the outer court of the Great White Brotherhood. This factor alone is a great incentive for you to become proficient in genuine spiritual alchemy. It has ever been a fallacy of human thought to deny the so-called miracles in the life of the great avatar Jesus. Nonetheless, he, as a son of God, revealed to all these mighty formulas which, if understood and practiced, would long ago have transformed the planet into a paradise of perfection. Enough, then, of human nonsense and human creation! As Shakespeare would have said it: Off then with the old, The decay, and the mouldering mustiness Of this shapeless mass: On then with the eternal vastness Of an unfettered spirit - A being of such freedom As moving seems apart Even from Reality And projects the image Of eternal hope Into the tiniest gem or dewdrop Cupped within a blossom rare. I AM for the freedom of all, Lovingly, Saint Germain [Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy] ****** Chapter 27 Beloved Saint Germain - July 6, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 27 - Beloved Saint Germain - July 6, 1962 STUDIES IN ALCHEMY The Science of Self-Transformation Chapter 2 The Purpose of Your Alchemical Experiment Void is unfruitful energy. The alchemist must develop a sense of the value of time and space and the opportunity to manipulate both. Freedom is won by quest and conquest, but mainly by the conquest of the finite self. True mastery of the finite comes through the indrawing love, the compelling, almost magnetic heart call of the soul to its Divine Source. Only the great inflow of the cosmic light of God can release the soul from the imprisoning shadows of its human creation. Summon, then, the purity of purpose which will make your creative design good; relentlessly challenge the base elements which arise like hobgoblins to disturb and try the plan you have begun; then patiently evolve your God-design - the purpose of your alchemical experiment. The true science of the Spirit is more exact than mundane measures can yet determine. Therefore, know thy Self as the white stone or elixir from whence all thy creation must proceed in orderly fashion. If the key ideas are not created from within thee who art the alchemist, then the whole act is either hapless or an imitation of the work of another. Now, if it be God thou wouldst imitate, then "Well done!" may truly be spoken of thee; but if the vanity of mankind, then piteous let thy consciousness remain. The True Self of man, from whence cometh every goodly design, is worthy to be consulted as to what it is desirable to create. Therefore, the true alchemist begins his experiment by communing with himself in order to perceive the inspiring thoughts of the radiant mind of his Creator. It is in imitation of lesser qualities and lesser states of consciousness that society has molded many of its erroneous concepts. To correct these concepts, to forge an ennobling culture, to draw the lines of good character, man and society must look to lofty examples. Let men who would practice alchemy learn first to mirror the great examples of all ages who have used heaven as their design, and then let them learn to select the best qualities of their lives so that alchemy can be used as it was divinely intended, as the most noble method of achieving the desires of the heart right here and now. I strongly suspect that many of my auditors, but few, if any, of the most sincere students, are anxious to have imparted unto them at once the philosophers' stone or the magical properties that will make them at will a combination of Aladdin and Midas with a trace of benevolence sprinkled in. I here declare for those who think thusly that while I shall impart tremendous knowledge concerning the science of alchemy in the whole of this nine-part study, I doubt very much that unless they absorb the secrets of the first lessons with utter humility, allowing me as the instructor the privilege of preparing the teachings as God would have me do, they will not at the very end find themselves wanting. And it will not be the fault of either teaching or teacher! I do not intend to give a lengthy discourse on the vanities of worldly life, but I would like to point out that it is the hope of the Brotherhood in releasing these teachings at this time to avoid for our students the mistakes of some of the early alchemists whose sole purpose seemed to be the acquirement of riches and honor and the ability to produce from universal substance the energies to change base metals into gold. Let me hasten to say that not all of the early alchemists confined their goals to temporary gain. Indeed many stalwart souls pursued alchemy with the same reverence they would a quest for the Holy Grail, seeing it as a divine art and the origin of the Christian mysteries, as when Christ changed the water into wine at the marriage in Cana of Galilee.{81} We desire to see the original concepts about alchemy given new meaning, and we desire to see the meaning it acquired in the mystery schools brought to the fore. For the uses to which this science is presently put must be translated to a higher dimension if mankind are to reap the full benefits thereof. Unless this spiritual science is applied to the freeing of individuals and society from drudgery, confusion, and compromise with the densities of human thought - as is our wish - the purposes to which God ordained it will remain unfulfilled. We who pursue the high calling of the alchemist aspire to see all attain a place where they can both teach and extol the basic purposes of life to the youth of the world as having far greater than mere temporal pleasures, which in reality serve a lesser purpose to a divine alchemist than does a pacifier to a suckling child. Let no one think because I spend this time in introducing the heart of the subject to you that my discussion is not pertinent to the facts at hand. Unless each one understands that he individually must exercise his God-given right to use power wisely and lovingly, he cannot help but fall into pits of self-delusion and rationalization. Now, it is God's plan that everyone on earth pursue the understanding of himself and his destiny. Conceit born of intellectual pride has caused many a sincere student, and even a number of worldly masters of one science or another, to fall into traps of their own creation; and in many cases they never knew when the snare was sprung. Therefore, if any subject be included here, let no one think he can omit it simply because he may seem to know it already or because he has considered it before. We place many gems of thought in the most unlikely sentences, which, though plain enough of speech and easily seen, may require more than the diligence of even an honest heart's scanning. Saint Peter voiced the query "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?"{82} It is well for the would-be alchemist to realize that this is an exact and true science whose illumination is conferred upon man by God himself. Its purpose is to teach mankind how to obtain for themselves every gracious gift and virtue which their lifestreams might require in finding the way back Home to God's heart. I do not say that you cannot learn to materialize every wish of your being - and this aspect of alchemy is for some the easiest part of the whole, while for others it remains the most difficult. I do say that the design of those wishes ought to be contemplated more than the wondrous science of bringing them into manifestation from the invisible. For to create a worthy design is a most noble endeavor, worthy of the God in man, which alone can set him free to fulfill his immortal destiny. We have labored below and waited above for the children of this world to cease the plunder and pillage of war, to cultivate the education of the underprivileged, to relinquish the desire for class distinction, and to offer themselves as would princes of the realm to serve effectively the needs of their impoverished yet noble kin. We are presently determined to seek out the faithful of all nations and to empower them with the means whereby they can individually escape from the self-imposed bondage of the times and obtain their own priceless inheritance. Naturally, this heritage is neither temporal nor ephemeral. However, when serving in Europe to dissipate some of the poverty and confusion so prevalent there, I did use universal alchemy to produce the substance which, although temporary in nature, supplied many human needs and was both comforting and helpful to the world and to the personal lives of my beneficiaries. I conceive nothing wrong in the idea, nor do I look with disfavor upon your having a divine source of supply to meet all your needs. I do feel it is needful for you to keep constantly humble and grateful as God places within your hands the key to the control of natural forces. Again, and second to no idea contained herein, is the constant need to understand the universal scheme or plan of creation so that all that you design and do will be harmonious with eternal Law and cosmic principles. I hope that I shall have neither affrighted nor discouraged any of the students of alchemy from pursuing this marvelous divine study. I am, however, now free to proceed with more relish, for I have magnified the eternally manifest principle of the immortal intelligence of God which some call inspiration, while others call it simply the mind of God. Whatever men may call a quality, it is its possession that counts the whole nine points of the Law. Therefore, love the emanation of divine wisdom contained herein, which, like sunlight shimmering through the trees, touches with its fingers of Light all through which it passes. For only by love can you truly possess. I AM the resurrection and the life of cosmic purpose within you. In the name of Freedom, I remain Saint Germain [Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy] ****** Chapter 28 Beloved Saint Germain - July 13, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 28 - Beloved Saint Germain - July 13, 1962 STUDIES IN ALCHEMY The Science of Self-Transformation Chapter 3 The Sacred Science The domain of individual destiny is controlled by an interplay of many cosmic forces, mainly benign; but in the present world society, due to mankind's misunderstanding of both earthly and heavenly purposes, these forces have been turned to other uses, frequently chaotic and disintegrating. Alchemy was originally intended to be a means of enriching individual destiny by making available the technique of changing base metals into gold, thereby producing opulence in the affairs of the successful practitioner. The dedication of the early alchemists to the cause of ferreting out its secrets was complete, and it was sanctified by the coordination of their minds with the works of their hands. These alchemists pursued their experiments under the duress of persecution led by the entrenched reactionary forces of their day, and it is a tribute to their lives and honor that they persisted in the search. Thus they brought forth and bequeathed to humanity the bona fide results of their efforts as acknowledged scientific achievement and annotated philosophic knowledge to bless the culture and archives of the world order. It ought to become increasingly clear to the students of this course that I am determined to bring to your minds and feelings a new sense of freedom. The wholesome concepts presented herein must indicate to your total being that the key to alchemy that must precede the acquisition of all other keys is the mastery of yourself, to a greater or lesser degree. This key must be recognized for what it is, for self-mastery is the key to all self-knowledge. It must then be understood and used, at least in part. And you must acknowledge without question that you yourself are the alchemist who shall determine the design of your creation. Furthermore, you must know your self as the Real Self and your creation as coming forth from that Self. It may surprise some to learn that seething vortices of humanly discordant thoughts and feelings daily impose a hypnotic effect upon almost everyone on earth. These tend to nullify the great concentration of intelligent, creative power that is the birthright of every man, woman, and child on this planet, though it is consciously employed by far too few. While increasing numbers among mankind seek after freedom, the reactionary elements, either with or without purpose, attempt to burden the race with new shackles each time deliverance from one form or another of human bondage is secured. The alchemist, to be successful, must be consciously aware of his God-given freedom to create. Those restrictions and restraints imposed upon the soul as forms of human bondage must be shunned. Yet in every case these must be distinguished from the necessary laws which structure society. Beauty and righteousness must be emblazoned upon the left and right hand to remind the would-be alchemist of his responsibility to God and man to behold his works before releasing them to see that they are indeed good, and good for all men. I am releasing in these studies in alchemy methods of visualization which will give to the students who will apply them as I did the ability to perform for God and man a service of the first magnitude. I trust that the myth of human equality will be dispelled and that in the dignity of equal opportunity the evolutions of this planetary home will come to know and love the expansive potential of the Christ in all. Thus the forging-ahead of humanity will be marked by a greater malleability of the soul and less ignorance of man's universal purpose to develop his individual talents than has heretofore existed on earth. As the early alchemists attained a measure of success in probing the secrets of the universe, they became acutely aware of the need to band together and to withhold from the public eye certain discoveries which they made. A number of religious orders and secret societies grew out of this need, and the remnants thereof have survived to the present day. The need to repress as well as to express was recognized, just as enlightened men of today realize that harmony in the social order and among the nations and the eradication of the causes of war and civil strife would remove all reasons for withholding any knowledge that would prove to be universally beneficial. Let me declare - because I can speak in the light of true knowledge - that the early alchemists were not nearly so unsuccessful as history would have men believe. Their discoveries were legion and they included knowledge both secular and religious, scientific and philosophic. Above all, they unlocked many truths which at a later date were made general knowledge. Let not the world discount all of the stories that have been recounted of the suppression of invention and new ideas for economic and political reasons. When it suited their purposes, men in high places have ever so often instructed their hirelings to keep secret the very knowledge which belongs to the ages and which is the heritage of the people of all nations. Regardless of such dishonorable dealings, the Masters of Wisdom will never transfer this knowledge to mankind until the alchemy of reason heals the internal breach of selfishness within enough of the race that the torch of knowledge may be everlastingly held in the selfless hand of Justice. I am preparing your minds in these first three lessons to better assimilate the full release of wisdom's flame that has been made a part of this course. It is frequently the despair of men that they did not have a certain choice bit of knowledge long before it came into their hands. This feeling is certainly understandable, but no lamentation that is without constructive leadings is ever desirable. It is preferable that men perceive the now of the present as God's hour rather than the folded parchments of past ages. The fading hieroglyphs of yesterday's errors can neither confute the present truth nor act as a panacea to heal their unfortunate sowings; they serve only as media of contrast to amplify the present sense of gratitude that glories in such progress as now manifests to dispel the ignorance of former times. A determined dedication to use the energies of today to open the doorway into the domain of the future is expected of the student of alchemy. Therefore, let him see to it that his present expansion of the science of alchemy is sufficient to transform the base qualities of the human nature into an altar on which the flame of living Reality will fire the grandeur of the golden age now emerging within the Christ mind. Let his endeavors likewise be sufficient to balance the travails of world injustice. And let him work to secure for posterity eras of increasingly abundant progress, enlightenment, happiness, and universal spirituality. When used by the alchemist, symbols and symbology properly understood are literally charged with meaning. For example, mercury is the symbol of speed and interprets to the consciousness the thought of wakeful, reverent alertness, which swiftly endows the chemistry of action with the intensity of application. Salt equates with the idea of selfhood and reminds mankind of the need to have the self retain the savor{83} of its Divine Source in preference to the crystallization of identity within the Sodom and Gomorrah of materiality indicated in the historical figure of Lot's wife.{84} Fire, as Life, is the catalyst which can be increased from the cosmic light within the cosmic rays in order to intensify and purify the radiance of Life in the contemplated design. Moreover, the conscious invocation of Life makes all of the alchemist's manifestations doubly secure. Earth symbolizes the natural crystalline densities created out of Spirit's energies and sustained by the beings of the elemental kingdom. These tiny creators, in their mimicry of human discord, have transferred to nature mankind's inharmonious patterns. Thus the convergence of human error upon the planetary body came forth as thorn, thistle, insect, and beast of prey. And the Pandora's box of astral forms was opened by laggard civilizations whose misguided free will and selfishness have perverted Life's energies even on other systems of worlds. It is this discord imposed upon the very atoms of substance which the alchemist must remove from his laboratory before he can create. It is this dross which the alchemist will purify by fire. I do not expect that every reader will immediately understand all of the concepts that are included in this course. While it is true that I advocate simplicity in the phrasing of the basic laws of God, I am also aware that thoughtforms worded in the higher order will be productive of greater good as the world is able to accept them. I therefore include herein elements designed to challenge those of every level of awareness to study to show themselves approved unto the God flame within. {85} Thus individual alchemical advances will be achieved by all who faithfully apply the teachings. The most insidious type of bondage is that in which the prisoner is not aware of his chains. I am certain that the real science of alchemy can serve to set free everyone on earth who will accept it. Therefore, out of respect for its supreme purpose, I consider it to be the sacred science. Remember, blessed children of men, that the purpose of true science should be to increase happiness and to free the race from every outer condition that does not serve to exalt man into the pristine greatness of his original cosmic purpose. All postulations - whether of a social, economic, religious, or scientific nature - should be infused with the freedom which allows men to progress. All who attempt to lead mankind progressively forward in these fields should admit to the possibility of change without in any way challenging those infallible pinions of the human spirit referred to as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Certainly the opportunity for progress and the freedom to innovate cannot affect the immutability of divine truth or the integrity of the Logos, whose power uttereth speech from those untrammeled heights to which we jointly aspire. I AM progressively yours in the holy science, Saint Germain [Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy] ****** Chapter 29 Beloved Saint Germain - July 20, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 29 - Beloved Saint Germain - July 20, 1962 STUDIES IN ALCHEMY The Science of Self-Transformation Chapter 4 Dare to Do! Versatility! I am eternally grateful for that many-splendored quality of creation! The universe is fragmented; it is spread apart from a center of oneness to a diversity of light, color, tone, and density. Each partaker of a scene, whether pastoral or of transitory ugliness, ought to remember that the splintered shafts of light rays that compose the swaddling garments of all of creation connect directly with the Great Source and Fountainhead of cosmic unity. In my historical experiences preceding my ascension - which was identical in its raising action to the elevation of Jesus the Christ - I was in a constant state of listening grace whereby my inner ears and eyes were fixed upon a lovely realm of light and perfection which served to remove the sting of earthly life from my consciousness, producing a comfort that my friends did not perceive. They often pondered the cause of my inner serenity without understanding its origin. The contacts with my earthly brethren and the appearances that I have made since my ascension have not always been under circumstances where those I met were aware of either my identity or my power. May I humbly state that as in other similar cases where one of the ascended host has elected to part the veil of Matter and maya to contact directly unascended humanity, the latter have entertained "angels unawares."{86} I am well aware that some of my readers may opine, inasmuch as I am one who has passed through the veil, that this release of my words is of a psychic or spiritualistic nature. Let me quickly affirm that it is neither. God be praised that my own lifestream need not subscribe to such limiting forms. The fact that we are expressing or "vibrating" our life in higher dimensions where ordinary human faculties of seeing and hearing do not function renders neither our service nor our reality of any less effect, nor does it force me to subscribe to the above-named methods of communication. Blessed ones, you do not by ordinary means perceive radio waves, for they remain inaudible until detected in the miracle of the electronic tube; therefore, trust in heaven's capacity to communicate with man directly. Because of my dedication to the holy cause of freedom, I have since my ascension consistently maintained a contact with one or more lifestreams embodied upon earth - and that by cosmic decree and with the approval of the heavenly hierarchy. Beloved Jesus and other great luminaries who have descended in the fullness of the divine plan have likewise appeared to their disciples down through the ages and do occasionally manifest to men and women of today with no more effort than that employed to dial a radio or television. My purpose in discussing the subject of heaven's winged messages from the great cloud of witnesses{87} is not as foreign to alchemy as might at first appear; for it portrays to you a necessary part of my program in the cause of freedom, of which the current series in alchemy is an integral part. You see, blessed ones, the creation of the visible is wholly dependent upon those essences which are not visible to the unaided eye. Yet the central ideas occupying the minds of most people - originating as they do in the transient effects of human causation - are not of enough consequence to deserve comment or to be ordained with permanent reality. I am certain you will agree that even as the range of ordinary human experience becomes monotonous for souls both great and small, so it is a wonderful blessing to them to be able to see into the higher octaves of creation by means of an adjusted consciousness and thus draw inspiration directly from the mind of nature and nature's God. Ignorance with its defilement of the Law deprives the individual and society of enlightenment. The only cure is illumined obedience, together with scientific attentiveness to the detail of the Law. The benefits of divine wisdom remain unknown to many who suppose that the old familiar theories are adequate to meet the demands of the hour and that nothing beyond empiricism or the empirical method is required. Actually, the accepted tenets of modern science, being but partially true, are incomplete and therefore provide an inadequate foundation upon which to base advanced research and the control of the elements. An attitude of complacency does not allow for progress in any endeavor, human or divine. Thus, where grace might abound it does not. Complacency remains a bulwark of reactive ignorance, preventing mankind from sharing in the abundance which all heaven stands waiting to shower upon those free souls whose purity of heart and guileless nature make most receptive to our thoughts. Before conferring alchemical knowledge of any depth upon you, I wish to exalt you into that divine nobility which is as real as the light of the day and your greatest strength in meeting the challenges of the morrow! To do this may require some examination of the spirit of those sincere alchemists whose excursions into the unknown were productive in more ways than one. Even the souls who failed completely to discover a method of changing base metals into gold were benefited beyond their farthest dreams by the blessings which came to them as a result of their search. Even the persecutions served to band them together in singleness of purpose, which, midst human diversity with its unfortunate tendencies toward greed and selfishness, is an achievement in itself. I am in the hope that you will prepare yourself to succeed in your endeavors. Above all, stand ready to make the necessary changes in your thoughts and preconceived ideas that will make it possible for you to be victorious. If man expects to succeed in alchemy, which is in truth dependent on the higher laws of spiritual science, he must nurture the faith on which the strength of his invocation and concentration will rest. The fusion of metal, the control of atomic forces, and the direction of electronic energy by the mind of man acting in higher dimensions are easy enough once the grasp is acquired. However, after years of dependence upon the five senses and the attendant acceptance of mortal limitation, I am certain you can see how utterly important it is that your thinking become geared to new possibilities in order to function free of human restrictions and the dampening of a divine ardor by those who say because they do not know, "Impossible!" Let me say to all in freedom's name, try! While you are preparing your consciousness for the reception of the knowledge of tomorrow, be aware, then, of the need to ponder the origin of concepts involving limitation. Beloved ones, you must be sane and balanced in all you do, but realize that true science borders on the miraculous to those who do not understand its formulas. You approach a solid wall with the idea that you cannot walk through it; yet it is not solid at all, but as full of holes as the wire of a chicken coop. You cannot walk upon hot coals without burning your feet, and yet medicine men of a less illumined culture than your own do so with impunity. Countless miracles of Christ have been duplicated by men and women of various times and climes since his wondrous advent, and yet because of human skepticism and forgetfulness, the wonder of it all has been relegated to the realm of myth or the imaginings of gullible minds. Let me plead for a renewal of faith in the power of God, for this is a requirement of everyone who would be a wonderman of spiritual accomplishment on behalf of the holy purposes of the universal law itself. Without faith it is not only impossible to please God,{88} but I declare unto you, it is impossible to manifest the perfection of his laws. As faith is so great a requirement, would it not pay well for each one to reexamine his reasons for doubt? Note well that most doubts arise from patterns of self-deception and the practice of deceit and the failures of the human mind to fulfill its professed integrity. Seeing, then, that such negative conditions stem from the consciousness of error, would it not be ever so wise for all to look unto Me (the Presence of Almighty God) and live?{89} With God all things are possible,{90} but as in every science, proficiency does not usually come about without knowledge and its persistent application. The few who are exceptions to this rule may be called geniuses, but when the whole law is understood, it will be proven that even they had their hours of diligent study and practice. I particularly want to point out that the purpose of our release of alchemical secrets in this course is to place in your hands and in the laboratory of your consciousness the knowledge of the law which we ourselves have used for centuries with the greatest of success and with the reverence for life which is of prime necessity to an inquiring mind poised on the loving intent of an honest heart. Here idle curiosity is exchanged for that moral grandeur which so lifts a man above his fellows as to make of him a divine star in the firmament of his contemporaries. Lifted, then, by no false pride or intellectual misinterpretations, the true alchemist stands with humble mien, gazing expectantly at the teacher who will impart to him, if the attitude and the application be correct, the priceless knowledge of the ages. May I fondly hope that you will reread the early lessons and assimilate therefrom a new sense of progress and of new possibilities? I am determined that many in this class shall succeed, and I shall continue to do my part above and below in your octave that this prove true and that great illumination, hope, peace, and understanding be born and renewed within you all. I AM faithfully yours, Saint Germain [Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy] ****** Chapter 30 Beloved Saint Germain - July 27, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 30 - Beloved Saint Germain - July 27, 1962 STUDIES IN ALCHEMY The Science of Self-Transformation Chapter 5 The Need, Power, and Motive of Change The now of the present hour must be utilized as a chalice of spiritual opportunity. Life must be indulged by its highest objectives, honored by the adoration of exalting principles, and merited by selfless service. Beloved people, the power to change is within every man. Prefer this power and venerate it above every limiting condition, and watch the alchemy of Self expand! Transmute the lies of shadowed substance that arrest your spirit's upward soaring. Realize that conditions of human limitation are but ghosts that parade upon the stage of mortal existence, only to be laid to rest forever by eternal Reality. Each man must become aware of his choices and select either freedom or fetters as he explores the chemistry of his present state, brings it into focus upon the mirror of truth, and then determines to alter each base condition, constructing within the crucible of the hour that hallowed progress which is born of eternal perception. Destruct, then, the base and senseless mania of your origin in Matter consciousness, that possessive nature, the perversion of the Mother, which, failing to assess the fullness of cosmic possibilities, limits itself to the baubles and trinkets of temporal possession. Let heaven use your consciousness to expand its window into the infinite, and then behold at last the beautiful possibilities present in the most dire outer conditions. Give wealth to the poor in spirit, understanding to the rich, and compassion to everyone. So often a lifestream may have in abundance the very qualities in which his neighbor is lacking. Exchange your virtues by exalting the valleys of another, and trust Life to remove the peaks of his pride as well as your own. Transmute the conditions in your own world that you do not want by determined and persistent effort. Every divine being who exalts the life of God within you knows that the power to do these things is in your hands this very day, within the reach of your intelligence and spirit. Construct those spires of attainment which compose the Celestial City, and enfold the world of physical substance, the conscious mind, and the feelings of your heart with the radiance of immortal spheres. Gazing at the universe with renewed hope, behold the need to sustain the proper regard. Vanity has held sway upon earth far too long. Wondrous opportunities, like spirits in the night, have vanished with the dawn, resisted by the cold shackles that imprison the soul in a mantle of disintegrating moments descending in the glass of the hours. The son of Elizabeth inquired of the Christ, "Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?"{91} The reply of the Christ referred to his miraculous accomplishments: the deaf were made to hear, the blind to see, and the lame to walk. The lesson contained in his answer urges each lifestream to accept the greatness of his own Reality. All should see that life has brought to them its great and wondrous graces through the "I AM He" consciousness which must emerge from the cave of materiality. The gross separation of the whole into weak and incomplete components - men's concept of themselves as particles remote from their Source - obliges their struggle through human misfortune instead of their acceptance of the grandiose concept of cooperative oneness charged with the power of love and freedom unbounded. Truth raises all and defeats no one save those enemies of righteousness whose shadowed misunderstanding makes them little more than savage animals in the jungle of human creation. Even these are given more compassion by Life than they deserve. This I know, because the record is laid before me. Beloved Kuan Yin has called for mercy and given it freely to all without limit and without price. This is God's great gift: he always returns more love to life than life ever gives to him. Selflessly, the magnitude of God sends forth a torrent of love when a few droplets would suffice and thereby sweeps mankind on the upward pilgrim way, regardless of men's erroneous notions. Now, looking to another is not the solution to your problems; nor will it win the intended fulfillment God holds for thee, blessed son of man. As an alchemist enlightened by the torch of divine knowledge, aware of the magnificence of true Selfhood, you must summon the strength from the invisible realm and use the processes of transmutative alchemy within your own world and affairs to master daily all outer conditions by the spiritual means and physical appurtenances available to you. To make bricks without straw{92} may not always be a requirement and may seem most difficult, but to the determined alchemist it is merely an obstacle to be overcome. No one who occupies the earth at present should limit his recognition of the now-is-the-hour concept which mounts each wave of opposition and rides it forward into the crest of victory. Everyone should see his life - at any age or time - as amenable to change for the better and himself as possessing the capability to surmount any condition at will. Law and justice are natural factors of control, but the universe, guided by its own law, has the creative methods of transcending that law, approximating cosmic dimensions, and expanding geometrically into infinity. Friends of freedom must disallow old ideas as quickly as they are able and discard outworn concepts as outmoded garments. It was difficult for men to accept that the world was round in Columbus' day; they dogmatically subscribed to the theory that the earth was flat. Chemical formulas of basic and complex matter are simple to the chemist but to the unlearned seem but a jumbleof symbols. Our purpose in this course is not merely to confer knowledge, but to effect your acceptance of that knowledge by an almost a priori methodology. This is needed because the categorical proof of alchemical laws is universally and necessarily seen through their action in man! Let there be light within your personal orbit and within the sphere of your being. Life is not an experiment, but mankind have experimented with it. Humanity has ridden the tide of the peripheral world of effects while neglecting the inner causative realm. All unhappiness is rooted in basic factors of cause. Mend the flaws and you shall be self-healed and self-revealed. I am interested in bringing about a complete reversal of deleterious human attitudes and replacing them by such right methods and concepts that each life can quickly rise out of the human forcefield with its heavy, gravitational magnetism that hinders mankind's progressive ascension. By transmutation let every would-be alchemist first act to transform himself here and now and gain thereby an inner peace and a sense of outer accomplishment - especially at the close of each life's term. Surely, unless both an interior and an exterior focus be maintained where Good is accented, one's concentration of positive control which has the power to alter substance within and without cannot manifest the blessing God intends all to have and exercise each day. Beloved ones, a life lived for reward or punishment is not a raison d'etre. The destiny inherent within life has escaped the intelligent comprehension of many on earth and is anchored in but a few. Thousands daily take pleasure in the sweepstakes, the races, or games of chance, hoping against fantastic odds to become a winner, whilst they ignore the most certain of all laws: the cosmic purpose. Those who deny God or life itself do so out of a dearth of genuine experience. They have not witnessed the dawn of pure reason in themselves. They prefer to accept those popular ideas associated with "non-gullibility"! Well, the losses of such as these are legion. And while I do not expect to change every such individual, I do repeat my admonishment here that all might be inspired to keep on keeping on. The search is worth all effort. I know the law; the alchemy of action is its own proof. Those who desire to enter into debate to prove the nonexistence or the nonessentiality of a First Cause may not wish to lose the transient pleasure of so doing. But if they accede to the divine logic, the golden grain of truth will replace the husks of pride in the stifling, airtight systems of the human intellect which disdains the verification of any knowledge not experienced by the physical senses. Frequently individuals like to think they are en rapport with hoary heads of wisdom. Now, I think that the centuries I lived before my ascension and those which have since transpired have entitled me to some distinction in this respect. Neither ego nor human motive would inspire me to write this series. I am aware only of the deep love I feel for the earth as a unit of cosmic progress, and I desire to impart herein something of the sweet simplicity of that love and the wisdom that is guided thereby. Let us see now how reasonable it is to suppose that enough people serving in harmony can change the most calcified condition and create an influx of love that will sweep the hills and valleys with an inspired movement to heal the breach between the realities of eternal alchemy (the all-chemistry of God) and the artificialities which rise from the caves of base error. Then the emerging gold of personal integrity and personal integration will be a gift equally shared by all; individual man will reflect pure genius and the social order will reflect the kingdom of heaven. The forces that would bind mankind to their past errors and thus prevent the flame of peace from being released in the present must themselves be bound as in heaven, so on earth.{93} And mankind must arise to sound the death knell of these forces here and now ere war shall cease. Freedom from confusion can be found only in the true understanding of life and the alchemy of being. Step by step, I am leading you to the right understanding of alchemy. In the first lessons I reminded you of responsibility - your responsibility to prove the law of your being by the right use of alchemy. Now I am reminding you of the need to effect changes in yourself where change is desirable. Finally, I shall instruct you in the art and practice of precipitation. A prerequisite to applying the methods of precipitation is knowing what you want to precipitate. It was this truth which Jesus taught in the Lord's Prayer and when he said, "Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done."{94} The will of God, the will of the Higher, is the will of your Real Self - the most important part of you. Because the lesser you, although it retains through the soul the capacity to contact this Higher Self, is but a bundle of impulses crowded with bits of human knowledge, I am advocating that you become acquainted with the Reality of yourself. For this Reality is the genie (genius) in you that can give the Aladdin (symbolizing the alchemist who rubs the lamp of pure knowledge) the right desires of his immortal being. Ponder now the need to change (Thine is the kingdom), the power to change (Thine is the power), and the motive to change (Thine is the glory), and evolve out of the passing flame of earnestness the permanent sun of renewed hope. Graciously, I AM Saint Germain [Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy] ****** Chapter 31 Beloved Saint Germain - August 3, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 31 - Beloved Saint Germain - August 3, 1962 STUDIES IN ALCHEMY The Science of Self-Transformation Chapter 6 Molding Factors Oh, the mold - there's the rub! Aye, and the mowlde,{95} too, contaminates. But how beautiful is the original hope of heaven for each lifestream! Following the descent into form and material substance come those formative years when the pressures, both clamorous and silent, make their impression upon the clean white consciousness of the individual. Beginning with the first fond gawking of parents and kin, there is a gradual buildup of environmental factors which serve to create patterns and concepts upon the tender screen of the embryonic mind. These molding factors continue to exert their multifarious influence upon the plastic personality of man. That selfhood, then, which is first identified wholly with God-Good, is affected and shaped by myriad experience patterns. Thus does example, for woe or for weal, sculpt the mind and being of man. Experience is not, however, the sole way to expand consciousness. For each moment spent with God or one of his cosmic band serves to exalt and broaden individual consciousness, conveying illumination on the instant - in the twinkling of an eye!{96} The empirical proof of human imperfection is epitomized in the past/present lives of mass humanity. Life in bondage and life in peril decries the meaning of existence. Religion and hope for salvation arise in the human heart and burgeon from the human tree! ("And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking."{97}) The alchemy of change was needed in Jesus' day and is still needed, because all too frequently the mold is imperfect and the product cannot excel its matrix. I have declared that the mowlde, too, contaminates; and thus I direct your attention to the untransmuted accumulation of human filth and misery which, like trash, litters the sidewalks of the human consciousness, reeking forth from the literary stalls of the world. The crusty mowlde masquerades as legitimate culture while undermining the decency of lusty souls. Freedom of the press was not intended to give license to the corrupters of youthful minds; neither was it intended to be used to confuse and disorganize the populace, flooding their brains with jingoistic propaganda and prejudicial discriminations. Rather, the power of Light was intended to emanate from a free press and exalt everyone into a rightful sense of cosmic destiny. America, my beloved country! How precious are the footsteps of your heroes sung and unsung; but every mother's heart can take a just pride in offering with the "consent of the governed" the fruit of her life - sons and daughters of excellence who from the heart of this beloved nation serve the cause of freedom across the earth. Because each dire effect of the mold and the mowlde must be counteracted, I am releasing these remarks pertaining to personal freedom through the correct use of alchemy. I do not say that more will not be spoken on the subject to parallel and conclude the course, but herein is my specific advice to those who would use alchemy to further their own personal advancement in the divine plan fulfilled and thus change their present circumstances for the better. Those who are familiar with the process of refining precious metals are aware of the intense heat needed to liquify many metals. Heat is also necessary to release impurities and foreign material from the pure metal. Separation of the dross occurs in two ways: (1) a portion is vaporized and passes into the very atmosphere of the room wherein the refining furnace is operating, and (2) much of this unwanted substance is brought to the surface and skimmed off by the alert refiner. Apropos of this, few parents exist who are equipped with the type of instruction which would enable their children to know from the beginning the tenets of their full freedom. I do not say that the world is not full of aspiration and good intentions, but the highways so paved do not seem to lead to the best places. Thus it happens that the children of the world become wiser in each succeeding generation in the arts and artifices of war and in the many customs of world society without ever becoming too stirred about the regenerate and peaceful society of saints! In the main, few are born and come to years with a right understanding of the universal purpose. And of necessity, personal destinies, which often run crosscurrent to the universal flow, are periodically thwarted and broken. The pages of history are full of the downfall of tyrants and the overthrow of monsters of misdirected purpose. Failures and successes in many fields draw recognition while the average man moves into the burial ground of mediocrity. Nothing is further from the plan of God and nature than these counterfeits of the golden mean. How ill-equipped is the concept of a destiny which can be shaped by human misconceptions. How noble are they who acknowledge an Intellect, a Mind, a Spiritual Overseer, and a Creator whose forethought, greater even than that of his emissaries, is revealed as a mountain of universal purpose to be scaled by the brave who do not hesitate or fear to trust the wisdom of those early climbers of the rugged summit peaks. Those linked to the lifeline of these spiritual pioneers are given greater guidance, for the elder brothers of the race lovingly extend to them the freedom of the ages as a gift of faith. This gift is extended to all who, by accepting that faith, can likewise summon the will to pursue it and the perseverance to let it fashion them in a mold made purer still and in an accumulation of that purity whose reality is the treasure of heaven! Beloved friends of freedom, you stand now at the gateway to higher alchemical truths, which I am releasing in the seventh lesson; but it is needful for you to contemplate your life in a manner wholly in keeping with the Spirit of Universal Alchemy. No longer act from the vanity of desiring recognition, but from the valor of necessary achievement and because service is needed and worthy in itself. God needs a vehicle through which to manifest in the world of form, and you lend your hands and feet to him! You must understand the mystery of oneness whereby a thread of contact between each life and its Source serves to connect all who live to one great central switchboard. Here the interaction of thought and feeling is guarded lest it hurt any part of life in the holy mountain of God. Consider all the beauty of life which can be. Perceive this as pure gold. All causes of unhappiness, every vibration of discord, fear, doubt, suspicion, condemnation, criticism, judgment, self-righteousness, and all negative traits are part of either the human mold or the mowlde which must be purged as dross before purity can so regenerate a lifestream as to enable the individual to partake of the waters of Life freely.{98} It is not enough that men come to drink when the invitation from higher sources has gone forth. They must make new skins to retain the new wine of infinite goodness and purpose.{99} This is spiritual alchemy; and wise are they who first master it in themselves before attempting to govern the elements in others or in nature, for thus is karma justified by wisdom and rendered benign. Sin does not come to the door of such a practitioner, for his motives, purpose, and methods are pure, and his acts are also just. Gracious alchemists, the very fact that you are studying this course should denote your interest in improving. In the very word improving is a spiritual lesson to be mastered. The words impression and proving combine here to denote that life brings its impressions to the heart of your consciousness to prove the worth of each impression. Every idle thought is thereby brought to judgment before the magnificence that is the higher glory of God, the upper light in the vaulted chamber of heaven. The mind of Christ is synonymous with the mind of Light and characterizes one whose attunement is specifically directed to the Higher Intelligence. The inflow of impressions from the world at large should be directed by the student for comparison and proof to the pure patterns of the purposes of heaven. When these are improved upon by the alchemical fire, they become part of each man's forte of useful objects and ideas - permanent matrices for good, drawing unto the consciousness of man more of their kind. Thus is the kingdom of Selfhood expanded on wings of heavenly wisdom proved day after day by the speech uttered from the hills of spiritual watchfulness. The sincere alchemist knows that the vast Intelligence that created all that is, expands mighty wings of light over the all of the cosmos. As above in the Macrocosm, so below in the microcosm, in the miniaturized world of appearance, is this Intelligence individualized! The watchful care of God ever manifests to his wondrous purposes as a Guardian Presence who seeks not the defilement, but the glorious fulfillment of each person in whom dwells the flame of almighty, ever-present life. So-called physical death does not represent the end of being. It merely divides eternal life into compartments of identity and experience whereby expansion and opportunity can be utilized to the fullest and each outworn mold discarded. Forgotten fragments can be pieced together by the seeker and woven strand by strand into a tapestry of such beauty as to thrill the beholder with a sense of gratitude for the perfection and glory present in each day of eternity! I am aware of human discouragement caused by identifying with elements of disintegration in society. I know full well the deceits practiced in the name of religion. But my concern is not so much with these matters as it is with those lives that do emerge from the crucible of experience with a wonderful garment patined with pure gold. Your life need never be vacant, for Life watches you and Life is intelligent and considerate. Life is tangible and real. Life is earnest and tender. Life is dramatic and moving toward glory. The high road, as distinguished from the low road, is the way of the alchemist, whose heart is in the shining glory all the day and all the way that his pilgrim feet walk the dusty ways of man - transmuting, transmuting, and transmuting that dust into purest radiance! I AM the life, I AM the truth, and I AM the way, Saint Germain [Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy] ****** Chapter 32 Beloved Saint Germain - August 10, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 32 - Beloved Saint Germain - August 10, 1962 STUDIES IN ALCHEMY The Science of Self-Transformation Chapter 7 Methods of Transfer Light is the alchemical key! The words "Let there be light"{100} are the first fiat of the creation and the first step in proper precipitation. When man, who himself is a manifestation of God, desires to emulate the Supreme Father and precipitate, as a true son of Light should learn to do, he ought to follow those methods used by the Supreme Intelligence if consistent and worthy results are to be anticipated. By examining the obvious methods of the Creator and by observing nature, you can deduce much of value if you will school yourself to think independently. For it is necessary to bypass mere human syllogisms and to penetrate the limitless consciousness of God, who is the great Master Alchemist, in order to "go and do likewise,"{101} ever beholding your services as good. When you have determined within yourself to experiment with the art of precipitation, first create a mind blueprint of the object you wish to produce. This should incorporate definite size, proportion, substance, density, color, and quality in detailed picture form. When the visualization of the blueprint within your mind is complete, it ought to be immediately sealed. This is a vital step in its speedy and effective release into the world of Matter-form. Do not misunderstand this step and think that by sealing your plan you are closing the door to the improvement of its design. Such is not the case, for improvements can be made in subsequent models; but unless you release the blueprint to the elementals and builders of form as a finished work, they cannot properly bring it into manifestation. The words "It is finished!" are therefore the second fiat of creation following "Let there be light!" Now that you have created a thought matrix and sealed it against the intrusion of impinging mind radiation from others, set up either consciously (in some cases through jealousy or ego) or unconsciously by the mass mind's collective resistance to progress, you must observe the third rule to protect your creative intent and "tell no man." This, too, is a law of precipitation - one that allows you to circumvent concentrated beams of human thought and feeling patterns which can be most disturbing to a successful alchemical experiment unless certain safeguards are activated. Avoid, then, the dissipation of energy by the intrusion of a multiplicity of minds, except where two or more individuals are specifically cooperating in joint precipitation. Those who are of a scientific nature and are familiar with Coulomb scattering and Rutherford's law will understand how thought-energy, as waves scattering other waves as if composed of minute particles, can set up a penetration of great enough intensity to break down the field of magnetic thought-energy focusing the specific pattern of the creative matrix. Each student should recognize that geometric figures such as the square, the triangle, the circle, the ellipse, and the parallelogram are employed almost universally in creating within the macrocosmic as well as the microcosmic three-dimensional world. Although higher forms of creativity are found in the mathematical world of algebra, calculus, and trigonometry, the highest symbology of all known to us at inner spiritual levels is the science of engrammic rhythms. This study deals with the control and release of energy, with engrams (which term we use to refer to the causative key behind the effects observed by worldly scientists and called by them engrams), with the use of mantras, with the storing of fohatic energy, and with safeguards activating principles of demarcation between the evolutions of the human consciousness in the planes of Matter and the world of perfect divine order that exists in the planes of Spirit. When contemplating this science, one should bear in mind that even the infinite, omnipresent consciousness of God, as it extends itself into the realm of the material creation, moves through the gamut of creative expression from simple patterns to those of increasing complexity. The student of alchemy should consider the memory, when employed as the instrument of the Higher Mind, as an invaluable adjunct to his experiment; for the processes of the human memory are remarkable indeed. And when these are coordinated with the mental body, superlative action is always forthcoming. Thus there are a number of individuals who can memorize and execute an entire symphony without noticeable flaw. Mathematicians, too, demonstrate marvelous faculties of mental control in their calculations which approximate infinite precision. Let each student of alchemy, then, recognize that he has within himself a Higher Mind that is capable of holding patterns of infinite dimensions. This Mind functions independently of the outer mind without human restriction of any kind. Hence, as the vehicle of the Higher Mind, a purified memory body, feeding as it does the impressions of that Mind to the outer mind, is indispensable to the alchemist. Let the sincere student who would ponder and practice methods of mind and memory control, which are the methods of God himself, acquire the habit of consciously giving to this blessed Higher Mind, or Christ Self, the responsibility for designing and perfecting the embryonic ideas and patterns of his creation. For many of these patterns which at first appeared to be consciously conceived by the alchemist frequently have their origin within this higher portion of the blessed Self. Remember, twenty-four hours of each day your Higher Mind is active in expanded dimensions. This blessed Comforter, unknown and unexperienced by you outwardly, waits to be called into action and does function free of ordinary space/time limitations. Employ your Higher Mind, then, both as your apprentice and as your teacher; for the Holy Spirit of truth moving therein can lead you into all truth!{102} I would like to call to the attention of the students that if they so desire, they can immeasurably assist themselves in the alchemical arts through outside reading. Care must be exercised in this, however, so that the byways of technology and scientific theory do not serve to divert the mighty flow of alchemy as the greatest science into byways of materialism where the ends are said to justify the means. I realize full well that many related subjects would not only be boring, but also beyond the comprehension of some of our students. Desiring not to limit the masses of mankind from having the blessings of alchemy, I have deliberately stated many of these points in such a way as to make them easily understood. Let no one feel, however, that all knowledge can be reached through a singleapproach or without effort and study. I suggest for those wishing more technical information to augment the course that they study wave propagation, the mechanics of the quantum theory, elementary and advanced chemistry and physics, seismology, astronomy, geology, and related subjects. These studies, together with courses in the humanities, the world's religions, and the Shakespearean plays, will be of immense value as you are guided from within and also by your personal tastes. Let none feel that the pursuit of such extracurricular subjects is absolutely necessary or the mandate of the Masters, for the teachings of greatest importance are included herein - albeit in some cases between the lines. Let God guide; and to those who do not recognize his reins, I say, fortune is as fortune does! I am a bit hopeful that material science will not look too much askance on the control of Matter by the power of the mind and spirit. I doubt that religion could justly deny the so-called miracles which demonstrate (if they are to be believed) that individuals who have lived upon earth have been able to practice transmutation, which is simply changing one form into another, such as water into wine;{103} amplification and multiplication of the atomic and molecular substance, such as multiplying the loaves and fishes;{104} and precipitation of the elements, such as calling down fire from heaven.{105} Equally wondrous feats performed by masters unascended and ascended indicate a most exact science of control over Matter and energy. I myself have never questioned the truth of these matters, simply because I have always retained in humility my faith in the power of Good to endure forever. Moreover, I am active in demonstrating the laws of alchemy which make of the entire process of the control of Matter and energy an everyday affair. I realize that the uninitiated or those who have never seen these so-called miracles for themselves may easily question their authenticity. Alchemists of God, I do not now ask you to believe alone. I ask you to begin in some measure to demonstrate these truths for yourself! A few students of higher law have been able to externalize successfully one or more visible objects directly from the Universal such as a rose, a precious stone, or a cup of liquid essence quickening both mind and body. Naturally, we are anxious to see people achieve the power of producing anything and everything directly from the Universal. Yet such secrets can hardly be written down or spelled out in full, for we cannot upset the present economic system until greater justice is established by mankind on earth. But neither can these secrets be justifiably concealed from the worthy. Hence we have included marvelous keys in this total course which, to the eyes of the faithful or those who would strive to become so, will open many a door of progress. Every Ascended Master has these powers to precipitate at will, and therefore he never lacks for any good thing. Let unascended mankind ask themselves this question: How long will you spend your energy struggling to eke out a bare existence from Nature's cupboard, which to some seems bare indeed, when all your needs can be met by mastering the cosmic laws which Christ Jesus and other great teachers have demonstrated by their own lives in the past? The use of the term light in alchemy includes light in its known visible aspects as well as in its invisible characteristics, some of which are yet unknown to physical science. When I produced rare gems and precious stones by means of alchemy, the methods I used could not have been easily applied by the average person who had not by discipline, faith, and meditative quietude established the necessary mind control. These methods are known to every initiate; and only an initiate could be so tempted of the dark forces as Jesus was, who, aware of his alchemical power, rebuked the temptation to use alchemy during the period of the testing of his faith. Rather than relieve physical discomfort by commanding "these stones be made bread,"{106} as he might have done, he rendered his allegiance to the supreme God Presence and the Word of God and acknowledged these as far more important than the demands of his physical body. This enabled him to pass his test and to prepare for the disciplines which gave him his victory on the cross and in the tomb and carried him upward from Bethany's hill into the arms of God. However, the alchemy of spiritual progress seems less important to many who prefer the more spectacular modes of psychic phenomena to the attainment of those transmutative changes which will make them Godlike. Little do men dream that the assurance "All these things shall be added unto you"{107} includes the power of control over wind and wave, of substance and energy, once man has made the kingdom of God his first and most important objective. Yet, balance is needed, and I am delighted once again to tell the students that the use of alchemy to work change in the physical octave is not inordinate in the least if it is properly used. The methods of alchemy can be simply stated and easily absorbed, but its precepts require the practice of a master artist. Nevertheless, results can come forth in diverse ways if the student will at least begin and try. There are many methods of precipitation, but here I shall outline just one of them in part. First design a mental matrix of the desired object, then determine where you wish it to manifest. If you know the material substance of which it is composed, memorize its atomic pattern; if not, call to the Divine Intelligence within your Higher Mind to register the pattern for you from the Universal Intelligence and impress it upon your memory body and your mind. Recognize that light is an energy substance universally manifesting on earth, thanks to the sun center of being, the focal point of the Christ in this solar system. Call for light to take on the atomic pattern you are holding, to coalesce around that pattern, and then to "densify" into form. Call for the multiplication of this atomic structure until molecules of substance begin to fill the void occupying the space in which you desire the object to appear. When the total outline is filled with the vibratory action of the fourth-dimensional substance representing the desired manifestation, ask for the full lowering of the atomic density into three-dimensional form and substance within the pattern established by the matrix of your mind; and then await results. Do not be tense if your manifestation is not immediate or if after a reasonable length of time it appears that results are not forthcoming. Remember, blessed ones, despair destroys the very faith upon which your experiment is built. For faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen,{108} and you must hold your faith as you hold the gossamer veil composing the mental image. If you have spent years in the grip of human emotions absorbing the discord of the mass consciousness and the doubts and fears by humankind, these records must be consumed by alchemical fires to make way for these nobler ideas and forms which you would image forth. To your new ideas you must give your time and your energy. Thus you begin to weave a web of fruition dedicated to spirituality, to the spiritualization of the material consciousness, and to the materialization of heavenly concepts right here on earth where the kingdom of God must come into manifestation. I would like to point out that the scanning method used in the projection of television pictures, whereby an electronic stream effect fluoresces on a screen and the electronic particles sweep in a horizontal linear pattern to create within a microsecond an eye picture, cannot be successfully used in alchemical precipitation, but is most suitable for the projection of mental pictures at a distance. In precipitation, a rapid expansion of the light rays in three dimensions must occur; and in the screen method, the optical image is on a flat, single-plane dimension. A study of cytology and embryology will provide the student with some understanding of how a single cell multiplies and reproduces. When you are dealing with instantaneous manifestation, the velocity and intensity of light must reach startling speed and power. It must be realized that the exercise of such control over Matter by the mind is no ordinary process. While I do not say that ordinary people cannot master the technique of executing these laws and that the most humble individual cannot be invested with or invest himself with such authority within the inalienable rights that God gives to man, I do not wish a sense of frustration to arise within those who may attempt to precipitate and then feel discouraged because they apparently fail. I say "apparently" because the law does not fail. In most cases where direct precipitation does not occur, if the effort and the technique be pursued in full faith that the call compels the answer, an indirect precipitation will sooner or later be brought about whereby through one hand or another the desired manifestation does take place. Remember, this is divine artistry of the highest type. It is also co-creation with God and, as such, is best used by those whose purposes parallel the divine. Thus, when the will of man is aligned with the will of God, the light of God does not fail to precipitate that will in the full-ness of time, space, and opportunity. I have devoted six lessons to this subject, dealing with practical methods for assisting the spiritual scientist in obtaining greater personal happiness each day through the merger of the person with the patterns of Principle itself. Both inner and outer peace and a sense of personal well-being are required for the successful development of one's spiritual powers, albeit some individuals may thrive in the midst of conflict. I admit that upon earth courageous leaders in many fields are needed to unfold and develop the type of society which could be considered to be designed by the gods. In addition to the alchemy of instanta-neous precipitation, the alchemy of preparation is needed, whereby the use of one's energies and opportunities is planned in an intelligent manner so that Life does not receive a hit-and-miss return on its investment of energy in an individual lifestream. I am hopeful that my readers thus far have not been disappointed in the homey use I have made of their time and attention. I humbly submit that the rereading of this material may further enlighten you, each one, in the true depth of my perceptions, which are calculated to exalt those of various social and religious strata into areas of greater usefulness to themselves, to mankind, and to God. If, when the course is complete, I have in some measure accomplished that or augmented its possibility, I shall be content. Some of you may desire my personal guidance as you attempt your first alchemical precipitation. I shall gladly assist all who will silently request my aid, providing the motive be right and the desired change beneficial to your life plan and providing you exercise care and prayer in seeking that God's will always be done. Let me suggest, then, that you attempt as a first effort the precipitation of an amethyst in the form of a Maltese cross. You see, this would be most excellent, for I have personally used alchemy to make many experimental models. And I am most happy to add my momentum to your own! From the simple to the complex, from the dawn of the beginning of the use of Light's ray to the noontide zenith of progress, let all move in the byways of life as in a caravan of faith. Let each would-be alchemist aim at the mark of achievement. You build in the eternal day right now. I AM dedicated to your success, Saint Germain [Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy] ****** Chapter 33 Beloved Saint Germain - August 17, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 33 - Beloved Saint Germain - August 17, 1962 STUDIES IN ALCHEMY The Science of Self-Transformation Chapter 8 Commanding Consciousness Now we approach with reverent hush, with the awe of sacred awareness, the great spiritual laws governing all outer manifestation. The purposes of God become more near to each one as they become more dear to him. Realize what folly it is to submit to the false tenets of any educational system. Yet it is equally foolish to deny the inherent truth and the tested precepts of academic knowledge. To know nature, know thyself; but master the art of sacred synthesis. Thereby the justice of truth shall serve to integrate within the field of knowing that inner relativity and cosmic measurement between nature and the Self whose precise mathematical action indicates that as God geometrizes, so man is able systematically to perceive and demonstrate a correlated understanding of the wondrous works of God's hands - minus the fallacious wizardry of the carnal mind. By stripping human thought and feeling vibrations from the creative grace enfolded within each atom of the creation, the whole substance of life gleams, purified by eternal hands. Now this is as it should be! The grossest error, the most intense suffering - all are caused by an erroneous approach to pure reason. Do you realize, blessed children of mankind, that few there be upon earth who would knowingly persist in wrongdoing were they convinced with certainty that they were so engaged? It is up to the master alchemists of the race, then, to serve God and man to the ultimate by removing every trace of malice and ignorance from the screen of the human consciousness, commencing with each one's own personal concepts. Knowing how tenderly the students of this course are hanging on my every word, I am also imbued with a sense of reverence for the service at hand. I cannot conceive of how we can do less than answer the calls made unto us in accordance with the Great Cosmic Law. Even an ascended being in close contact with mankind can become almost possessed with a sense of urgency and a desire to cut the chains which hold any blessed soul in bondage! Yet it is only possible for us to point the way and give such specific guidance and service as the Karmic Board has prescribed. The injunction "Man, know thyself" must be applied by you to the pure truth of being and not to human concepts of what that truth is. It is dangerous, however, to be critical of another or of his concepts; for only the individual can apprehend, through the screen of his own being, his world and the cosmos beyond. When you realize the meaning of interpreting life for yourself, you will see how utterly impossible it is for you to perform this for another, inasmuch as the average person cannot successfully enter the consciousness of another lifestream nor accurately assess his complete thought and feeling processes. This, by the grace of God, we are able to do; and the Karmic Board, in connection with the universally Christed Selves of all mankind, is able to mediate. We often hesitate, unless mightily appealed to, to interfere in individual karma. Yet foolish unascended mankind often rush in to decide how an individual ought to live or think. I trust the students of this activity will come more and more to realize how helpful they can be to one another by holding the immaculate concept for each one's life plan and then leaving the guidance to that one's Higher Self. Well have I observed over the centuries how important is the service of ordered prayer. The daily offering of petitions has saved the lives of millions, expanded the lives of other millions, and blessed all life without limit. Prayer opens the door of God's intervention in human affairs. It provides an avenue whereby the Ascended Masters and cosmic beings who desire to serve the planet earth and its evolutions can walk within the folds of universal justice and render special assistance because they have been called upon to do so. For the law decrees that the heavenly hosts must be petitioned by some among mankind, must be invited to intervene, before they are permitted to intercede on behalf of humanity. After all, would men retain their free will if heaven thwarted the attainment of every inordinate desire? Yet can those guardians of the race who perceive the error of mankind's actions fail to invoke on behalf of their misguided brethren assistance from the higher intelligence of God to cut life free from the crystallized effects of their erroneous concepts? To the alchemist the value of prayer is manifold. In addition to the aforesaid benefits, it provides an impetus to enhance his values and further the goal of divine truth while the mental mold is in the process of coming into physical manifestation. The call of beloved Jesus at the hour of his greatest testing, "Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done!"{109} teaches a more advanced law of alchemy. When spoken by the alchemist at the moment of the sealing of the matrix, this call ensures that the guiding forces of power, wisdom, and love will amend the precipitated pattern where necessary in order that the more perfect designs of the Creator may come forth in the world of form. This places the whole process of precipitation within the forcefield of eternal perceptions and provides man, as a co-creator with God, with the added benefit of the assistance of the Almighty as he forms and develops his own idea-pattern of destiny in accordance with cosmic purpose. In my most recent offering, I hinted at the possibility of other minds interfering with the process of precipitation. And while I wish no one to become fearful of this eventuality, I do want each one to be alert to protect himself by guarded silence. Guarded action and guarded meditation are additional guarantees that the freedom to create which God intends all to have will be the lot of everyone. Your visualization of a blue light around yourself, your matrix, and its manifestation will serve to focalize the desired protection. When Christ Jesus made the statement "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword," it caused consternation to many who followed him as the Prince of Peace and it has continued to do so to the present hour. Beloved ones, that declaration, together with that which follows - "I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household"{110} - have in common the purpose of conveying a message of protection to each lifestream. The Saviour proclaimed to all mankind the need to protect the very God-design which belongs to them. Therefore, if some should presume to tell others how to live, they would be setting at variance family and friends. And if a man choose consciously to seek, find, and follow his own God-design, although that very pattern may not please father, mother, friends, or society, that man should accept it albeit it set him at variance with those who yet hold the world's concepts of fulfillment. In following Bethlehem's Star - the inner lodestone of the Christ - one shares Gethsemane, Calvary, resurrection's morn, and ascension's hill. Thus no one can have true peace until the sword of divine discrimination enables him to discern Reality for himself and then to protect the inherent gifts and graces God has sealed within him in order to make of each lifestream a glorious facet in the master plan of the creation. I do not allow that an excuse for human stubbornness should arise from my preceding statement. Surely it should be realized that many well-meaning parents and friends do give sound advice, that many religious and educational leaders do likewise, and that much can be learned from listening to the wisdom of the learned and the well informed. I am, however, interested in each individual's mastering for himself the process of self-discrimination whereby he develops the qualities of leadership and the ability to weigh the advices of others, obediently looking to the God above to penetrate the density of human reason with the light of his benevolence - which, I repeat, is the dawn and the substance of pure reason itself. Greater logic hath no man than the incomparable wisdom of the Logos! There is here, nonetheless, a point of danger, a thin-ice state of consciousness where foolish aloofness is sensitized within the student; and in this state he declares, "I need only God, and he alone must tell me all I would know." Well, dear ones, when the king bids the son to a feast, he employs servants to place the goods of his table before the son, who must then arise and partake of it for himself. So let all learn to recognize the true worth in others and in all things, but be not misled by the blindness of others. Now I come to a place where I am anxious to convey to you a great mystery in a manner whereby the very correctness of your apprehension will enable you to reap permanent benefits in your mind and affairs. It is this: the alchemist's understanding of consciousness as the supreme ingredient. Beloved ones, with God all things are possible!{111} If you possess his consciousness, then it is now so for each of you - all things are, in fact, immediately possible to you in manifestation. If this is not your instantaneous experience, then you need more of his consciousness! "So far, so good," you say. "But how do I go about acquiring that nebulous commodity called consciousness?" Beloved ones, what and where is your consciousness? The minute specks of physical Matter or energy, atomic in nature, are composed of particles of light held within orbital paths, prescribed and imbued with intelligent action. This spiritual magnetism, infused with creative intelligence, power, and love, is a flux whose density permeates the entire sphere and realm of each atom, extending outward into molecular and cellular composition and thence through the elemental phases of nature, manifesting unto planetary scale. And when correctly understood, these particles shall be known to be whirling in infinitely fantastic orbital paths through solar, galactic, and universal densities. Relative size has enabled mankind to feel that his consciousness is body-confined or cell-confined, as the case may be. This concept of the ghost chained within the human machine is a total mistake. Although the flow of interacting forces may become more complex, still the concept of an expanding consciousness, simultaneous with an expanding universe, must be reckoned with if man will correctly master his affairs. Man is no more confined to his body than he is to an atom of substance within it or within his brain. Neither are the atoms of physical Matter composing that body confined to it and limited in expression by that body or Matter-mind density. The power of reaching outward and becoming a part altogether conscious of a whole in a marvelously spiritual manner is the gift of God to all. No one loses any part of that which is already his own by so doing, and no one takes anything away from anyone else through this sharing of the glories of God. The real meaning of the passage of scripture in which John the Revelator referred to the little book which would be sweet in the mouth and bitter in the belly{112} relates to his digestion of the idea of himself as containing the universe and the universe containing him. The Book of Life spoken of in Revelation{113} is the lexicon of God, and the lexicon of God embraces the entire cosmos. Inasmuch as it spans all of the creation, let none take away another's portion or privilege to enjoy all of its cosmic truth; nor let anyone deprive himself of this, life's greatest privilege. To do so is to take away either one's own or another's portion, and surely then God, as Law, shall confine the one so doing to the same sphere of limitation to which he has confined another. Let all in being their brother's keeper esteem the highest and best possibilities for everyone. Therefore, expand and contract the consciousness to sense not only the necessary internal realm of being, but also the externally expanding universe, and you shall find your consciousness leaping into the arms of the Eternal Alchemist himself. Now, it is not my intention to leave the many subjects included in this course without a spiritual and physical synopsis and an appendage of daily usefulness. Therefore, the next lesson shall include the golden cord, which should perhaps be spelled chord, for it is intended to create a final harmonizing key in consciousness that will make this course of permanent and inestimable value to all. I am hopefully including such instruction as shall serve to frame the whole in a setting rare and lovely. But the whole herein referred to is your whole life! Master your consciousness by properly directing its attention, and possess thereby the key to God's precious storehouse of eternal substance. Fondly, I AM Saint Germain [Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy] ****** Chapter 34 Beloved Saint Germain - August 24, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 34 - Beloved Saint Germain - August 24, 1962 STUDIES IN ALCHEMY The Science of Self-Transformation Chapter 9 The Crucible of Being Breathes there the man, with soul so dead Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native universe! ***** 34.1 Part I ***** If I could cite one area of application which the students need to work on more than any other, it is that of the expansion of the universal consciousness within the forcefield of the individual. The greatest need of mankind today - and I say this unequivocally - is the development and the nurturing of the sense of the universal as belonging completely to the individual. From thence is drawn the foregone conclusion that the individual must also be sensed as belonging to that universal cosmos so conceived. As the student of alchemy approaches the temple of being, of life, of oneness, he must, if he would correctly apprehend the meaning of existence and derive happiness therefrom, see himself as a diamond of Light's perfection set in a mounting of perpetual elegance. Acknowledging his origin in those permanent realities which the interpretative mind and heart of being are able to apprehend and hold in the proper focus of prospective progress, man shall once again renew his intelligently guided drift toward sublime Reality. There is no greater deterrent to progress than the isolationism that evolves out of the sense of separation from Life wherein the smallness of the ego, pitted against indeterminate odds, lurks in the shadows of uncertainty. The unforeseeable events of the future, by reason of their opacity, project little comfort into the longing heart which awaits some word from the creative mind of God, some foreknowledge of the depth of that love which God feels for each part of the vast whole of the cosmos in all of its immensity and greatness. From the least to the greatest minds of earth, all need the benefit of lasting attunement with the universal consciousness of God. Mankind, through various religious concepts, have imagined God to be a "creature-creator" simply because they themselves are "creator-creatures." Using the tremendous outgoing energy of being, men have diligently imagined and imaged forth the nature of God, while only the few have apprehended the truth that God is consciousness, and as consciousness he is life, intelligence, will, and love manifest in a rich variety of dimensions and attributes. Now I tell you, God is a benign Impersonal Personality, a Personal Impersonality, a Personal Personality, and an Impersonal Impersonality comprising the manifold consciousness of being. He gives and gives of his creative Self to the creatures he has made in the hope that they will apprehend his purposes and emulate his consciousness to the fullness with which he has endowed them. As they mature and grow throughout life, people imitate one another, consciously and unconsciously mimicking the personalities that touch their lives. They dwell in such a sense of unreality that they persist in identifying themselves as vile sinners. They accept not only the accusations of the "accuser of our brethren" whose machinations are exposed in the twelfth chapter of the Book of Revelation, but also the burden of mounting waves of mass condemnation which, like a raging sea, threaten to drown the Real Image of the Higher Self in an ocean of emotion. The purpose of thought and feeling is to form the mold of fruitful and progressive experience which in turn endows mankind with the highest aspects of his Divine Self. You see, blessed alchemists, your thoughts and feelings are the columnation lines that adjust and align your energies, focusing them through the lens of consciousness according to your free will for either constructive or destructive designs in the world of form. Mankind, in the mainstream of their influence, have misused the energies of their thoughts and feelings; and, unaware of the consequences of their mental and emotional inconsistencies, irregularities, and incongruities, they have molded Light's energies descending into their world into asymmetrical forms which, by reason of their nature, could never produce happiness for themselves or any other part of life. The idea of a temperamental, vengeful, or unjust God is abhorrent from the outset. The concept of an arbitrary Deity who would show favoritism is likewise distressing. Hence, according to his awareness of the Deity, man himself becomes the arbiter of his destiny, and, according to his uses of energy, the harbinger of truth or error in his life. The stratification of human consciousness from the aboriginal types unto the erudite twentieth-century man, skilled in philosophy, science, religion, and the higher mechanics of living, persists in its full range to the present day in various parts of the world. Honest individuals will even recognize in themselves these progressive steps of consciousness which, if progress is being made, are constantly in a state of flux. Now, it is true that it may be more comfortable, at least temporarily, for mankind to vegetate neath the sun and the moon in an isolated reverie, remote from the challenges of life, without benefit of the sometimes violent but always disturbing alchemical heat which, as Christic fires,acts to purge mankind of his dross. But I am certain that the soul which desires to climb the hill of attainment to reach the summit peaks will neither find fault with nor reject the necessary chain of experiences that are intended to broaden the mind, sharpen the intellect, exalt the spirit, and test the mettle of a man. While on the subject of the gradations of consciousness, remember that each level represents a phase of the alchemy of transition from the human to the divine. A just sense of the equal opportunity of all to apprentice themselves to the Master Alchemist is a prerequisite to personal freedom. To recognize the potential of a mobile and malleable consciousness is to recognize the soaring of the spirit. To be willing to accept personal responsibility for changing unwanted conditions within the domain of the self is to accept the responsibility of being a son of God. Those who cater to their egos and allow the energy patterns (i.e., vibrations) of personal jealousy to block the doorway to self-mastery as they court the attainment of another lifestream will be hindered in their progress on the Path until they have transmuted this propensity. Jealousy is in fact rooted in the doubt and the fear that Almighty God himself is unable to bestow upon each one every good and necessary talent contributing to the fulfillment of his divine plan. Inasmuch as jealousy and competition between individual expressions of God are among the basic causes of all unhappiness upon earth, I would definitely underscore the students' need to put them to the flame. The threats to the alchemist's self-mastery posed by jealousy manifest in many subtle modes - so much so that many honest-hearted people are unaware of the fact that such tainted vibrations do from time to time play upon their feelings. Application made in prayer and supplication or as invocations and affirmations (called decrees) made in the name of God for the freeing of oneself from all conditions of struggle and strife will bear the fruit of an active yet peaceful progress. You see, false identification with family and friends, the acceptance of limitations through heredity and environment, attachment to persons and places, to one's race, religion, nationality, or ethnic group must also be submitted to the flames of the Refiner's fire for transmutation. Personal attitudes must be adjusted to impersonal laws, and thought and feeling patterns must be molded after more noble designs if the individual is to make true spiritual progress. I do not say that individuals should not be loyal to those whom they love and in whom they believe. But I do declare that man's first loyalty should be to his True Self, his own God-identity, and to his Christed being, and then to those of like mind. Above all, the purposes and uses of life must be rightly understood and practiced. To awaken each day to another round of pursuing vain pleasures and the questionable hope of mortal expectation - herein lies a state of flaccid misery in which the soul is scarcely exercised. When the purposes of heaven are truly understood, man will welcome the dawn and receive each new day with joy. In the fullness of life man can hardly fear death. As I wrote in my essay "Of Death" (under the name of Francis Bacon): "It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other!" {114} Thus we now stand at a point in our alchemical studies where we must understand the meaning of the mortification of the body of untransmuted substance. Through the centuries men have taken great pride in the body: they have glorified it and deified it. Artists have painted it, sculptors have created beautiful statues exhibiting it, and in the end it has fallen into dust and decay. All the while this process of decay has been going on, the spirit of man has supposedly been creating houses of perfection eternal in the heavens.{115} And this is true in part, for every good deed which man does while in the body is recorded to his credit in the great concentric rings of light and electronic substance which comprise his causal body - the body of First Cause which is the dwelling place of the Presence of the Most High God. As each individual man who is a manifestation of God has a causal body, so each individual has an I AM Presence pulsating as the sacred fire in the center of that body. And in the auric forcefield surrounding that Presence are the markings of his achievements for good upon his planetary home. One law, then, would I instill in the hearts of the students of alchemy: God is absolutely just - the universe is absolutely just. All injustice arises either in man's misinterpretation and misunderstanding of the flow of events or in man's mishandling of justice. Those who have not apprehended life correctly, those who remain ignorant of the laws of divine as well as human justice, cannot be relied upon to preserve the flame of justice. As I have stated before, every student must be willing to throw off the shackles of the false teachers and their false teachings. Every student must determine to break the chains of error even while he rejects the image of the world as a place where integrity is lacking and the suggestion that individuals are here to take advantage of one another. The well-known and often-quoted entrepreneur P. T. Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute." Of course, people do not like to think that they are being taken advantage of. Therefore, they often try to outdo the other fellow before he outdoes them. This attitude is responsible for a most unhealthy climate in both commerce and society. While it is true that the responsibility rests with the world's leaders in every field to set an example of integrity, nothing should prevent the world's followers from manifesting that integrity which their leaders ought to manifest or from exalting virtue as an example before them. There is much in the world's thought about itself that is accurate, but its inaccuracies have come to be accepted by individuals without question. Such tacit acceptance makes for both a weak civilization and a weak individuality. Therefore, in strengthening the bonds of freedom throughout the world, a new man must emerge from the social milieu: a New Atlantean must step forth clothed with the righteousness of the Sun! A golden man for the golden age! This is the Master Alchemist! If this spiritual man - clothed with the power of the Sun, clothed with the power of spiritual alchemy, clothed with the virtue that he already possesses but of which he is far too often unaware - is to stand forth today, it must be because he has offered the "body" of his corrupt substances to be thrown into the crucible of the alchemical furnace! The early Christian mystics and writers referred to this experience when they said that a man ought to die with Christ if he expected to live with him.{116} This death of the old man with his deeds{117} is confined to the crucible of the spiritual-alchemical experience; thus it is possible for all unwanted conditions in a man's life to be changed, that he may pass through a glorious transmutative epic culminating in the putting on of the new man. Free at last of the dross of the human experience, man stands forth in all of the shining glory of the divine experience that is the wholeness of the resurrection. The agonies of Gethsemane may be compared to the spiritual preparation that the individual alchemist must make before knowingly and consciously committing himself to the crucible of life in order that he may emerge in the true glory of his being. This is dying with Christ in the certain hope that he will live again. Beloved ones, bear in mind that those who do not do so willingly and knowingly will still pass through the change called death, even if they persist in following the ways that lead to destruction. But this change, without the prior putting off of the old man, will not lead to the indestructible Christhood that God intends everyson to manifest. It is a supreme demonstration of faith when a living soul, forsaking even self-love, offers himself as a living sacrifice in order that Christ-victory be glorified through him. Such is a career son of God! In closing Part I, I advocate that the seeker make any sacrifice necessary to the seeking out of the golden possibilities that gleam through the mists of time and space as spiritual reality - the hope of every man upon earth! ***** 34.2 Part II ***** Beloved ones, just as heaven is not lost by a single thought or deed of a lifestream, so heaven is not gained by a single thought or deed. Nevertheless, your life can become a daily round of victories whereby each step taken aright propels you into an expanding awareness of the beauty and glory of the newness of life. This is the resurrection from dead works of carnality into the living exaltation of the Christ consciousness of spirituality, vesting each one so dedicated with the mission of Jesus the Christ - one of the greatest alchemists of all time. Speaking of resurrection, I am reminded of the words "In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,/With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:/As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free,/While God is marching on."{118} The newly resurrected man - in whom Christ is born, in whom there is a transfiguring glory - is resurrected by the power of change, by the science of divine alchemy. In him the dawn of each new day takes on a spiritual significance never before experienced. He holds each day as a chalice of opportunity to live free and to make all men free. Then all of nature, in sweet communion with the yearning of his lifestream to fan the fires of freedom, extends immortal hands of felicity. The trees, the flowers, the rocks, the earth - all of the variegated expressions of nature - bow to that man who has made himself the instrument of freedom and extend to him the care and consideration of the Master Gardener himself. The Father who created the paradise of God referred to in Genesis is now perceived to be in fact the Creator of all loveliness. The sylphs of the air, the undines of the sea, the fiery salamanders of the flame, and the gnomes of the earth are recognized as elemental spirits created to assist that one Father in bringing forth a kingdom of supreme loveliness and beauty. It is recognized by the perceptive alchemist that the carnal nature of man has been outpictured in part by the nature kingdom; for the elementals, from the smallest to the greatest, are great mimics of the human scene. As they have taken on human concepts of duality, thorns and thistles, pain and parting have been brought forth upon the screen of life. Yet with all of the despoiling of the virgin beauty of the earth by mankind's discord and inharmony, much that is lovely has remained, showing that the power of God is greater than the power of the deification of evil. Through friendship with the servants of God and man in nature, the compassionate alchemist learns to utilize the great spiritual flow of elemental life and finds in the presence of the Holy Spirit a cooperation with nature which formerly he did not even dream existed. Looking upon the blessed earth with the grandeur of its rolling plains, its fertile valleys, and its mountain ranges, gazing upon the crystalline mirrors of its lakes and flowing streams interlacing the terrain and conveying the water element in channels of varying depth, mankind become filled with reverent wonder. The planetary veins and arteries conveying the tireless energy of the Eternal One from place to place upon the spinning globe of the world, the blue dome of the sky with the golden sun disk to warm and revivify mankind, the silent night with the crystal moon and diadems of stars like unto the Pleiades - all of these are flooded with a sense of unity which pervades all things. Nowhere is unity felt with greater meaning than in the depths of the heart of the individual who is in complete attunement with God and his own I AM Presence, the individualized identity of the perfection of the Creator himself. That body of historical error composed of myriad carnal events and human misqualifications is changed now by the alchemical fires of spiritual regeneration, and in its place the wholeness of the Real Being of man stands forth. He is no longer a part: he is the all of creation! These valleys and hills, these diadems of stars and far reaches of space are a part of himself. He is all of them and in them all! With this supernal sense of ever-present wonder, man is able, as an integral manifestation of God, to perform the miracles of the Great Alchemist and make his world the wondrous glory of the resurrection! Old senses are passed away; all things are become new.{119} With that I wish to give the students a coup d'oeil into advancements which shall be forthcoming in the world of science. I am interested in offering a preview of man's greater control of the elements in this Studies in Alchemy, because some of our would-be alchemists can be instrumental in the production of these new techniques or in calling them forth from the Universal. Let us consider for a moment the development of the mind-switch. At present, lights, elevators, doors, and many devices are activated by switches or electronically; and engineers are at work upon a typewriter which will type phonetically sentences spoken directly into it. The mind-switch is even more revolutionary, for it will enable men to direct mechanical apparatus and electrical functions through brain waves by the mastery of the energy currents flowing through the mind. Of course, many amusing situations could be construed in which two individuals might transmit divergent impulses simultaneously. This should pose no problem, for they would but cancel each other out or the stronger would overcome the weaker of the transmitted thought waves. Another development of the coming age will be a camera so sensitized that it will make possible the photographing of the human aura. This will enable physicians to discover the fundamental causes of many physical diseases as well as the solution to psychiatric problems related to the emotions and subconscious records of past experiences, even in previous lives unknown to the patients themselves. The wave patterns caused by criminal tendencies and crimes recorded in the etheric body will also be "photographed," or recorded by sensitive instruments in graphic form similar to the process now used to record brain waves and impulses of the nervous system. Evidence of guilt or innocence will thereby be afforded those administrators of justice who formerly relied on incomplete knowledge of events in the penalizing of delinquent individuals. With the advent of greater understanding of magnetism, it will be possible to so amplify the power of magnetism as to suspend furniture in midair without any form of visible support. A new optical development is forthcoming which will increase mankind's exploration of the submicroscopic and atomic worlds. In this field the magnification of images with great clarity will become possible by methods not previously encountered. With this advancement certain methods of transmutation will be made known to the chemists of the world whereby the synthesis of new elements will be achieved as simply as a child plays with blocks. A new form of aeronavigation and transportation will be made possible by utilizing an electronic ray played upon the metal of which the airshipitself is composed, negating the gravitational influences upon it and giving it a quality of lightness similar to helium. This will enable it to rise in complete resistance to the power of gravity. The ship can then be directed by atomic jets in such a manner that a safer form of locomotion will be made available to all. A breakthrough in color television enabling increased clarity in the ranges of color tones and values should come forth before too long. Through the means of orbiting satellites such as those that are currently circling the earth, a new method of studying the weather and of mapping it will cause mankind to realize the need for a central control station for the weather in order to direct its conditions over most of the landed areas of the world. I feel, however, that this could be the subject of much controversy and may eventually be dropped until the time when greater unity and amicability exist between various interest groups and among the family of nations. The work begun many years ago by Luther Burbank - who acted under the direction of the hierarchy in his experiments with nature and the grafting of plants - will be brought to a new degree of perfection as certain influences within the hearts of the seeds themselves are revealed through advanced studies in cytology. Within the heart of the desert cactus is locked a secret whereby the arid areas of the world can indeed be made to blossom as the rose{120} and produce all manner of fruits and vegetables with far less moisture than is presently required. Water shortages may thus be alleviated. The present surge in world population, which seems to have caused many demographers to review and revise the doctrines of Malthus with the aim of extinguishing or limiting human life in complete contradiction to God's laws, will prove of less concern to future societies as they become aware of marvelous methods of increasing agricultural production, of harvesting the wealth of the sea, and of the unlimited use of atomic energy in advanced city planning as well as in interplanetary colonization. There is a purpose in the plans of God which far transcends the understanding of the human intellect and the memory of history upon earth. The wonders that are to come will soon be dwarfed by still greater wonders, and therefore all life should live in a state of constant expectancy. It is the joy of the mind of God to give richly of his blessing. But above all, may I counsel you now, students of the Light and all mankind: Obtain first from God the Father the wisdom to live peaceably, to deal gently and courteously with one another, to promote the education of mankind the world around, and especially by honest efforts to prevent the increase in number of those indigent individuals who are prone to commit crimes against society. The value of training the young in a proper manner and encouraging them to live lives of useful service and good character cannot be overestimated. Political scandals within the nations of the world and the harshness of police-state methods (as enforced in Communist-dominated countries) must be overridden by the sword of the Prince of Peace. The Prince of Peace is imaged in the compassionate Christ going forth to teach all nations that the way of God is good, that his wonders are intended to be used and possessed by all and exclusively by none. A higher way of life than vain competition must be pursued. Men must become God-spurred and less motivated by status seeking. Teach this truth! The sharing of the grace of heaven is a message of eternal watchfulness from the Great White Brotherhood to all upon earth. Abundance and peace go hand in hand, and this state of felicity is the will of God. Let this planet, by the power of spiritual and natural alchemy, arise to build new homes, new churches, new schools, a new civilization, new concepts, new virtue, new greatness - all in the bonds of eternal confidence which blazes forth from the very heart of God and is anchored within your own physical heart as the expanding flame spark of the Immortal Alchemist himself! ***** 34.3 Part III ***** The feeling of aloneness should be transmuted and superseded by the certainty of all-oneness. Man came forth from God as good, and he shall return to that goodness by becoming like it through the dignity of freedom and choice. The power, love, and wisdom of God are never tyrannical but gently bestow upon each individual creature of the creation the blessedness of opportunity to know God without limit. Forgiveness, mercy, justice, peace, achievement, and progress toward ultimate supremacy are the gifts which Life holds for all. Through the process of descent into Matter and form, man, as a part of God destined to become ultimately victorious, is made the conscious master of all he surveys, so long as he is not forgetful of his Source. By identifying with the gross, man becomes almost at once entangled in a web of human creation whose snarls, like the thread of Ariadne weaving through the labyrinthian cave of subterranean Matter, bring him face to face with the Minotaur who dwells in the lower octaves of consciousness waiting to devour the Christ. Escape is freedom. That which descends and is committed to form and density must, in obtaining its freedom, ascend back to that Source from whence it came. To do this prematurely is in error; and therefore the Father, or I AM Presence, knows of each lifestream the day and hour when he is truly ready! Until the fullness of outer circumstance is transcended and transmuted in a manner whereby the lifestream has fulfilled his original purposes for entering the orbit of Earth, he should continue his training and preparation in accordance with the universal plan. Surely thoughtful individuals will quickly recognize that marrying and the giving in marriage, procreation and the perpetuation of present modes of civilization are not of themselves the ultimate purposes of life. All the world as a stage is not the cosmic coliseum; and ere the curtain is drawn on the final act, the drama of man's existence shall be played out in many corners of the universe undreamed of by either early or modern man. Men's dreams of heaven are but fond glimpses into the imagery of Elysium graciously afforded mankind as encouragement until the time when they are able to expand their own spiritual vision and behold reality in the wonders of the Father in his many cosmic mansions.{121} The supreme purpose of God for every lifestream upon earth is the selfsame victory which beloved Jesus manifested from the hill of Bethany. The accent of Christendom upon the agony of Gethsemane, the crucifixion, and the vigil in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea has often eclipsed the great significance for every man, woman, and child of the glories of the resurrection and mysteries of the ascension. Misunderstanding of the law of cause and effect and failure to apprehend the at-one-ment of the Universal Christ originated in the human concepts that were introduced in the parable of Eden and continue to the present day, perpetuated by the hoary mists of time and dogma. Unfortunately, the vicarious atonement has been ignorantly accepted and is widely used as an excuse for wrongdoings and their continuation. Thus, surrounded by an aura of godly but needless fear, men have persisted in passing on fallacies from generation to generation in the name of God and Holy Writ. The registering of discord and wrongdoing upon man's four lower bodies (i.e., the physical, mental, memory, and emotional bodies) is effected by scientific law, cosmically ordained and itself the very instrument of creation. As creators, men have sown the wind and reaped a karmic whirlwind.{122} The victory of the Universal Christ, which beloved Jesus demonstrated, was intended to show to man the way that would conduct him safely back to God's image. That way was revealed as the Christ, or Divine Light within every man that cometh into the world.{123} It is this wondrous light, then, which is the light and life of the world{124} - of every man's individual world. Only by walking in the light as he, the Universal Christ, is in the light{125} can men return to the Father's house. The forgiveness of sins is a merciful instrument of the Great Law whereby retribution, or the penalty for wrongdoing, is held in abeyance in order that a lifestream may have the freedom to "go and sin no more"{126} and then be given the opportunity for greater spiritual progress. However, forgiveness does not absolve the soul of the requirement to balance the energies misused by the alchemical fires of transmutation. The balancing of wrongs done to every part of life, including the self, must be accomplished in full with cosmic precision; hence every jot and tittle of the law must be fulfilled{127} either here or hereafter. This process need not be a fearful looking for of judgment,{128} but it should preferably be a happy expectation of opportunity for service to life and the freeing of Life's imprisoned splendor. For by ministering unto life individually and universally and by calling forth the alchemical fires on the altar of being, the individual can undo all of the inharmonies which he has thoughtlessly cast upon its beauteous presence. Truly, those who have been forgiven much can love much;{129} for they perceive the need to be everlastingly grateful for the goodness and mercy of God which endure forever! {130} One of the major causes of recalcitrance, arrogance, willful wrongdoing, disobedience, rebellion, and stubbornness is the vain hope of individual attainment without individual effort or of personal salvation without personal sacrifice. Mankind do not relish the idea of painstakingly withdrawing every thread and snarl they have placed in the garment of life or of attaining heaven by honest application. Yet they must one day face this truth of themselves. Therefore, the present, when truth and justice of opportunity are at hand, is the right and accepted time. "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." {131} The desire to find a scapegoat for one's sins in a world teacher or saviour is not in keeping with the cosmic principles undergirding the law of the atonement. A master of great light such as Jesus the Christ or Gautama Buddha may hold the balance for millions of souls who are not able to carry the weight of their own sinful sense. This holding action is a staying of the law whereby, through mercy and through the personal sacrifice of one who keeps the flame for all, mankind might find their way back to God and then, in the power of the rebirth and in the presence of the Holy Spirit, return to take up the unfinished business of balancing their debts to life. Christ is the saviour of the world because by his immaculate heart he postpones the day of judgment, affording humanity additional opportunity in time and space to fulfill the requirements of immortality. I cannot, in the holy name of freedom, resist speaking out on these matters. For many have sufferedin the astral world after the change called death, and when they came before the Lords of Karma to give an accounting for their lives, they were found wanting. Unfortunately, this may have been only because while on earth they accepted false religious doctrine and, in their misguided state, failed to do well in the time allotted to them. Then came to pass the words God spake to Adam's son, "Sin lieth at the door"{132} - that is to say, the record of the misuse of God's energy is at hand: render an accounting. In God's scheme of world order, the propitiation for sin is permanent and effective; for the violet fire will transmute every unwanted condition and balance all by Light. This Light is the Universal Christ. The precious violet flame, an aspect of the Comforter's{133} consciousness, is the friend of every alchemist. It is both the cup and the elixir of Life that cannot fail to produce perfection everywhere when it is called into action. After the violet flame has performed its perfect work, then let all rest in their labors that God may move upon the waters (waves of light) of the creation to produce and sustain the righteousness of his eternal law. The climax or initiation of the ascension can and will come to all, even to little children, when they are ready for it - when at least 51 percent of their karma has been balanced (this means that 51 percent of all the energy ever given to their use has been transmuted and put to constructive purpose) and their hearts are just toward God and man, aspiring to rise into the never-failing light of God's eternally ascending Presence. When this gift is given to anyone by his own I AM Presence and the Karmic Board, the appearance of age drops from him as swiftly as a smile can raise the lips, and the magnetism and energy of that one becomes the unlimited power of God surging through his being. The dross of the physical, the weariness of the emotional body, tired of hatred and its monstrous creations, the ceaseless rote of the mental body - all drop away and are replaced in perfect ease by their divine counterparts. The feelings become charged by the love of God and the angels. The mind is the diamond-shining mind of God - omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent. The total being is inspired and aspiring! Thus that which once hopefully descended now ascends back into the Light from whence it came. One with the company of angels and the nature and friendship of the Ascended Masters and in fellowship with the august fraternity of the Great White Brotherhood, each such one, by the divine merit within, attains the fullness of all that God would ever bestow upon each son without respect of any man's person, but in joyful acknowledgment of man's victory: Thou art my beloved Son; this day have I begotten thee!{134} Epilogue Religion and spirituality are no shame. These are the implements of the eternally creative arts. These are the friends of the alchemist who would change every base element of human nature and all life into the gold of Christed accomplishment. In this teaching are keys to the highest portal. They must be fitted in the lock to gain entranceto the highest initiation. I AM the door to the progressive unfoldment of ever-ascending planes of consciousness - all within your lovely God Presence, I AM. Blessed ones, you are not limited in alchemy merely to the drawing forth from the universal light of three-dimensional objects. Alchemy can be mastered in order to illumine the mind, to heal any unwanted condition, and to spiritually exalt man's total nature from its base state to the golden standard where the golden rule is law. With you - as with God - all things are possible. There is no other or higher way. For example, the brilliance of present Soviet science cannot win the universe for the blessed children of Mother Russia. Only God can bring eternal satisfaction to the whole earth. Let the ungodly tremble, for they shall be cut down as grass;{135} but the righteous shall shine as the sons of the Great Alchemist, Almighty God! Further studies in alchemy are available to all who would progressively advance in this science of self-dominion. Some of this material I am releasing in the lessons of the Keepers of the Flame Fraternity, some in the weekly Pearls of Wisdom written by the Masters of our Brotherhood, and some I shall bring to you individually in answer to your heart's calls. But call you must if this cause which is just shall be fulfilled in you! "Call unto me, and I will answer thee,"{136} declares the Most High God. The Father shall reward you openly for each prayerful call you make in secret.{137} Within the inner recesses of your heart, unknown by any man, you may ever silently call. There in your heart is the crucible of the eternal essence, the white stone, the elixir and full potency of Life. Alchemists of the sacred fire, here is the sacred cosmic formula: Theos = God; Rule = Law; You=Being; Theos+Rule+You=God's law active as Principle within your being (TRY). I AM in constant attunement with your true being, Pax vobiscum Sanctus Germanus [Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy] ****** Chapter 35 Beloved El Morya - August 31, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 35 - Beloved El Morya - August 31, 1962 There is a need for the followers of Truth to understand how they are all too frequently "used" by an accumulation of past momentums, thereby generating discord in their own or another's world. This process originates in the memory or etheric body and is called "revolving". People indulge in pleasant memories by habit, and in part as an escape from the frustrations of the moment; this pastime can be beneficial insofar as it whets the appetite to serve Life's harmonies even more by creating benign causes in abundance whereby Life can return greater blessings and graces to the individual. By contrast, when the attention is placed upon past discord, or any negative or depressing vibratory action, it immediately starts a whirling action in the etheric body resembling that of a turning drum. It does not take long after this occurs before the whole turgid matter is released into the stream of consciousness with all its lurid detail. Then the mind begins to ponder what this one or that one's opinion of them is, or whether they are going to successfully overcome some undesired condition. In a short time the door of consciousness is opened wide to those sinister activities whose subtle and unwanted devices can puncture one's inner peace and leave you prey to the tramp thoughts of world inharmony. Beloved Ones, God does not want this disturbance to occur, and you don't either! Let every follower of the Light become more sensitive and alert to these absurd subtleties which temporarily rob you of your happiness and never contribute a single blessing to anyone. Daily LET GO OF THEM ALL and find your Peace by releasing yourself from every disturbing factor through performing the simple ritual of L E T T I N G G O. Then shall you more easily respond to the admonishment of your Great God Self, Who, like a pillar of Fire, stands ready to lead you through the density of human creation to the Promised Land flowing with the milk and honey of spiritual serenity and attainment. LET GOD serve you now, Dear Ones, as He wants to. It is His Will for all, to do for them the many things which their human selves can never do unaided. He longs to guide, succor, comfort, sustain, exalt and assist you to straighten each crooked way, that you may receive the fullness of your allotted portion of limitless happiness. How else can you efficiently answer the call of your Mighty I AM Presence and its continual command to you to move forward: "LET'S GO"! I admonish the students to enjoy the wonderful experience of "packing up their troubles" and tossing them into the Violet Flame in a ritual of forgetfulness before resting each night. You will enjoy a more peaceful sleep if you will LET GO AND LET GOD resolve your every quandary. Then GO FORTH to open the door through which the Prince of Peace may appear, radiating all the blessed qualities of God He desires to evoke from within your own Being. You will awaken refreshed and invigorated to kindle anew with the Light of the dawn your sense of oneness with the Divine in all men which can keep you aloft rather than inundated by the discord of the outer world. It is the desire of The Most High God and the Council of The Great White Brotherhood to utilize the wonderful accumulation of talents presently embodied by individuals upon Earth that they might be exemplars and co-servers with Us. By revealing to the world the power of Truth, they shall justify in word and deed the attention seekers give to the pathway of Love and Light. In enlisting your aid We seek to alleviate all your distress and bring Our Comfort and Love to you so that you will wish to imitate Us and anoint one another with blessings. The evil in the world is kept activated by misplaced attention, through fear of personal loss, states of confusion, and diluted faith which, in this weakened condition, has already become inverted as a belief in the power of wrong rather than faith in the Mighty Power of Good to hourly TRIUMPH! I do not mean to imply that if you carry out all We advocate, your salvation will be "just around the corner", for some perceptive chela might ask Me, "which corner"? I do know the maxim "It's a long road that has no turning," is truth and that a flower of hope, watered and placed in proximity to the Light is much more likely to bud and blossom to full flowering than the stalemated, neglected, and dejected offering potted in a damp corner of a cellar! Behold the wonderful Will of God which beats your heart each moment. Stand guard and pause to think before you act to accept the negative and dissonant voices which would blast and wither the fruitful harvest of your Mighty Being. I AM standing with the entire Hierarchy of Heaven and the Solar Councils to raise the laggard evolutions of this Earth to their rightful place in the Sun! That they do not know where that place is, is sad: but that they do not care to know is indefensible. It is from the latter lethargy that the Universe has sought to awaken many! Let all strive to do their best and remember that God will not always struggle with a tenaciously recalcitrant manifestation. He will eventually bring such individuals or evolutions to the Law of Universal Love to be weighed in the Cosmic Scales and set free by Law from its engrained discord! The very atoms of the Creation rebel to associate with inharmony for so long and refuse to continually serve unscrupulous purposes. Be not absorbed by crafty and discordant energies, but press onward to become the fullness of the Ascended Master Consciousness of loveliness, Light and Peace, trailing God's Compassion wherever you go. We lead you to a great height from which you will desire never to turn back. You shall be readied for the climb if you but Will It! Onward! El Morya ****** Chapter 36 Beloved Zarathustra - September 7, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 36 - Beloved Zarathustra - September 7, 1962 Formidable though the dissenting forces may appear, the inherent Power of Unity originally bestowed upon all Life on Earth is far greater. To this Unity let all aspire by casting out every fear! The education of men to this truth requires unfoldment in individual character. For the factor of matriculation governing the acquiring of knowledge can be compared to a tiny stream which seeps gently between the grains of sand on the stream bed: Part is absorbed and retained while minute trickles pass onward to feed the subterranean streams of consciousness. Yet the very slowness of the process unduly perpetuates human hardships for as long as men remain satisfied with a few "drops" of Reality, they delay the manifestation of the fullness of God's glory within them and within civilization. The Law governing Compensation and Justice from a cosmic standpoint has been little understood in either the Occident or the Orient; thus the reactionary forces which mold and shape the Earth's present synthetic society have continued their attempt to cloud the real issues and poison the minds of men with fear. Like herds of ostriches men fear to gaze directly at the miracle of the Sun of Truth. For this reason, as a group, men do not seem to recognize the role they play in weaving the strands of their own destiny! Re-embodiment is understood in part and denied by those whose dogma denies it, and whose senses reel at the infinite possibilities inherent within its concepts. Yet, again and again people meet those they have known in the past with whom they have debts and credits which remain to be balanced according to Divine Justice and in these encounters there is a mutual realization of some old familiarity. Sometimes feuds are reopened based on a vengeance which was not satisfied. These blessed people do not see that they are "beating their heads against a stone wall," for Justice never permits anyone to harm another with impunity! Let the Law of pure Love wipe out all such matters and set the Earth free from the shame of perpetual discord! Serve the Ancient of Days and emulate the wiser Love of the Elder Who maketh all happiness to glow anew in the renewing of ancient covenants of Love and Truth and in erasing that which never should have been. Shed outworn concepts which perpetuate inharmony. Take delight in bathing in the Fires of Purification and of Spiritual Regeneration, and thus wash out and transmute every stain. I think of a purifying stream where the soul, weary of the world, can come to enter the mighty Tide of Freedom forever. If all would enter this stream it would soon overflow its banks and become a Healing Fountain to the Earth! With their senses absorbed in the drama of the mundane men unfortunately sit in the seat of the scornful, watching the world go by. These like to think their own allotted span goes on forever, without any need to apply to Life for purification, illumination and transformation. Schools teaching the worldly sciences are honored by mankind, yet the knowledge they teach serves them for but a portion of their days. Far too many schools teaching the higher Laws of Life are unappreciated. Beloved Ones, it is high time that the sincere students take these matters seriously. If you truly want to magnify God, become activated by the Fiery Principle which will rouse you to give your time, energy and devotion to these sacred causes. They have set Us free and will one day do the same for all on Earth if you will only demand action and then follow through to the victory of the Law of the Flame. From the standpoint of comfortability alone, dear ladies and gentlemen, your mind and feeling worlds will be happier when the harmonies of heaven are operating within you because you consciously invoked and commanded that they do so! Although the Holy Christ Flame in every heart is kept perfectly balanced in Love, Wisdom and Power, this Flame can be invited to expand its influence into the mind, feelings and affairs of everyone who will make the call and then abide in full faith that the right results will be forthcoming. The answer does not come through the vacillating human will; it is a tangible intelligent Flame operating in cosmic frequencies and visible to those whose spiritual sensitivities are awakened. The charge of that Flame can easily enter into every cell of the body and deposit the perfect amount of prana which it needs to counterbalance all disease! This Flame can be called into action in the mind to heal conditions of inharmony and discord and promote greater realization of the equanimity of the Christ within! My purpose in directing these words to students of the Sacred Fire is to prepare each one for the wonderful steps now being taken to expand the Light in all who will recognize that regardless of either advancement or lack of progress, God - the Pillar of Flaming action can instantaneously supply man's every need, placing everyone who desires to serve in the vanguard of Truth that they may be instruments in freeing the world from all that binds. Such servants with the Christ Universal constitute a true spiritual Peace Corp to bring tranquility to a troubled world, and elevate civilization toward the zenith of its maturity which can make all war and inharmony cease, through obedient action to the loving voice of the Eternal Flame as it speaks to every heart: BE FREE, BE FREE, BE FREE ! I abide in the Heart of the Sacred Flame within, ZARATHUSTRA ****** Chapter 37 Paul the Venetian - September 14, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 37 - Paul the Venetian - September 14, 1962 O, wondrous dawn of Beauty and Peace spreading o'er the world from the fountain of the Infinite! How roseate is Thy majesty, the magnificence of Love touching from the Greater World, the Higher Reality, the Aureole of Light within each heart! Let the floodgates of Heaven's mighty tide be opened; let the dams of human constructions of men's hardened hearts break before the mounting pressures of Life calling for a harvest of Souls! How long, blessed people, do you think Almighty God has waited to see the arrogance of proud spirits bow down to acknowledge His wonder within themselves. They do not concede or know His Nature and it is frequently as though they resent the helpfulness of His hands, and yet He continues to minister to as much of their need as they will receive! Years ago, when entertaining the Blessed Being known as the Goddess of Liberty Who dedicated My humble Chateau for God, She said to Me when taking Her leave, "One day the service We do will be appreciated by many more than at present among mankind. It is like the worth of your paintings, Beloved Brother Paul, when you were embodied as Paolo Veronese, they had little value by comparison to their worth today. It is as though a man's true worth is perceived after his passing from the screen of life and yet-because We do not pass-We must continually serve the needs of mankind and can never accept or be conditioned by their thoughts. "One day they will all be happy to be conditioned by the greatness of their own Spiritual Nature and will seek it with renewed ardor. We can never enjoy Nirvana and the full peace of Heaven until Our Brothers of the lost sheep are safely nestled within the Mighty protection of the Father's Heart. Our Service to the Earth must continue and We must prepare many to follow in Our footsteps so that when the Great Law of Initiation speaks unto Us, 'Come higher,' others will be ready to take Our place in raising their brothers. You will find no difficulty, My Brother, in having people appreciate Your service of Love but to find one whose heart's chalice can compare with Your own is yet another thing." These intimate words have stirred and inspired Me in those quiet times when, not showing loving souls through My Retreat, I have contemplated the richness of Universal Love which has freed Me from a body prison and kept within Me the Immortal Blessing of a Living Consciousness, of a breathing awareness of the transcendence of Spiritual Life. When you, too, arrive as I did in the Octaves of Light you will be ever grateful for each rosebud of Love and Truth which you have garnered and nourished upon Earth. You will know that the miracle of seeing God in Man and Nature is a wonderful preparation for expanding your Spiritual Light as you rise to Our treasured Octave. Men have thought of the Ascension as the attainment of all, and surely it is the brave beginning of Victory, the reward of faithful service and the fullness of God's gift to man; but wondrous though it may be, It is but a step on the Infinite ladder of Cosmic Love and Opportunity for service. I want to nurture within you, Beloved Ones of the Eternal Path, the need to fulfill your simple day-to-day destiny and that well! "How can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Well, Dear Ones, I will tell you: Simply because a very wonderful gift was first put into Nazareth! If men do not get out of Life what they want it is truly because they did not put into it what they wanted. It is never too late, as long as there is Life there is Hope. The fairest flower-whether in bud or the fullness of bloom-bears the perfumed essence of Immortality. Within the scattered seed is a perennial satisfaction, Creation rising from Creation in crescendos of loveliness. To be any part of this glory of Life is wonderful. Each year thousands upon your planet exit from Life by opening themselves to the despondent vibrations of the suicide entity. Opportunity to aid these people may be forthcoming ere long, and wonderful ways of binding up the wounds of the world are being promulgated in Our Councils. Let Us all together now express Our gratitude for all that Life can bring: for satisfactions hidden and revealed, for harvest, and season, for flower and fruit, for hope and fulfillment, and above all let Us keep saturated with the essence of that LIGHT which never fails in seed-time, harvest-time, winter or summer to meet the many needs of all in Our Octave and yours, and as ladder steps rises here and there revealing a glimpse of that priceless glory and beauty which shall yet be! Your Brother's Keeper- PAUL THE VENETIAN ****** Chapter 38 Beloved El Morya - September 21, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 38 - Beloved El Morya - September 21, 1962 The rest sought by the weary souls of men finds its repose in the gentle Will of God. It is always a struggle to oppose Omnipotence, and the human "toothpick" is often tossed needlessly in the torrent of Cosmic Progress. I AM advocating the steadfast pursuit of peace, and the thoughtful recognition that earthly momentums must first be dissolved. The energy of Good given to man to build exultantly must be harmonized and purified so that it can be fully utilized in the service of the Light! The many angles of life, which to a child seem sweet and simple, must be recognized as having no power to thwart the mighty onrush of Life's Perfection. What is it, Beloved Ones, that gives such Beauty and Glory to the Paraclete? Is it not the Eternal Radiance and Fiery Essence of Divine Nature? Let men diligently pursue the sacred goals of the Spirit and no longer sustain those vain momentums which are the root cause of their unhappiness. Unless this be done willingly and with consecrated understanding, man moves forward an inch and backward the same distance. This "to-and-fro" movement is not progress and therefore surely unsatisfactory to those honest hearts who would obtain their priceless gift of Freedom's release from all that binds. Awake, then, from lethargy or the idea that you cannot succeed! Drive forward carrying your Light in the Alabaster Chalice of Being, with the very certain knowledge that all will be given justice from God's Own Heart. The human senses do not accurately report Truth to you, Beloved Ones, unless sanctified by the Holy Spirit of Divine Truth. Let all just hearts bow to the right of Light to take dominion in man in order to bestow upon him the gift of Freedom. What other purpose does Heaven hold but to bless? Chastisement unless a means of great illumination to the Soul, is but vengeance or the venting forth of temporal human wrath. While punishment is the prerogative of Heaven, it is seldom used, being far more often sweetened with Mercy and Blessings. Supposing that each wrong thought, each act of senseless inequity were to be balanced at once; how would man surmount his difficulties? However, there is a hope in karma and a hope in Life which although unrealized by those in despondency or despair permeates the reality of existence. The Mighty arms of Life rise like staunch cliffs from the "sea of humanity" relentlessly beating against it. The thought of a glorious future is an ever-present scent which, like unto the pine or tall cedars, saturates the very atmosphere of the soul with comforting hope! Now, I AM thinking as to just how I can best direct the balm of Light to each chela, making the unguent of Our Love an ever present radiance to sustain the best possibilities. Why should human discord thwart the Will of Good continuously? Why should men presume to be disrespectful of one another when each breech is contempt of the Brotherhood? Is the fashion of a man so preferred above the towering reality of the Christ that, like preying leeches, people shall constantly search for the lame and halting step, the lisping sound and those congenital distortions which We are ever striving to correct in all? Remember, Blessed Ones, each morsel of gossip about any soul will one day return to the shores of your own being for redemption! If men are to win their Ascension it will be by complete dedication to the high standard of their own Mighty "I AM" Presence and each step made by the human must one day be retraced. In the name of God-have men not suffered enough? Has the Cause of Heaven not been subject to human jeopardy and the wiles of men far too long? Let us give Freedom to all Life and keep pressing upward to the Summit experience which owns Life with Christlikeness! Be dauntless, be kind, expand in love, MORYA ****** Chapter 39 Beloved Lady Master Nada - September 28, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 39 - Beloved Lady Master Nada - September 28, 1962 The fullness of Life's tides are by nature Mighty! The Mercy and Love of God temper their flow in a manner that guards the existence of the most fragile lily, tenuously anchored to the shore line of "Be-ness", to prevent its premature dislodgment. However, the Destiny of an individual can be compared to that of a planet: and the solutions to planetary problems can best be brought about by man's learning to govern his world by the controlling Power of Love in merciful action. Now, the Life-tides to which I refer are triune, representing the Wisdom, Power, and Love of God inherent within each atom of substance permeating all that is, with the perfect balance and equality of Divine Harmony. It would be an error to deny that the Blessed Planet Earth is free of complexity and entanglement. The threads of action and interaction loomed by natural and spiritual Law function to magnetically adjust all reaction and inaction and provide an outlet of loving deliverance from each malfunction before its consequences can ensnare the God-ordained progressive and ascending activity of Man. When this adjustment is inhibited by men's own misuse of their energy and free will, Divine Love still provides a measure of safety and escape; and the profit of the soul is always considered by the Heavenly Father for His own children. The mysteries of Life, the keys to Power, and the catalystic action of Love are guarded by Great Beings Who act in behalf of the safety and well-being of all mankind. Wresting these secrets from the Godhead, as Jacob did from the angel (Gen. 32:24-30), may not always provide the fullness of blessing to a lifestream, unless the soul so doing shall humbly pray for and receive mighty assistance, wisdom and understanding from his own God Presence, the Cosmic Beings, and the Ascended Masters. It must be understood that only through Cosmic Initiation is every point of knowledge, every erg of energy and stored capacitance for pure Love released and sustained in a natural manner from within the very Heart of each one's Being, and hence remain permanently God-given. None of Us, Beloved Ones, would for a single moment deny your need to have an abundant harvest of spiritual gifts and graces but We desire that every gift you receive be appreciated and used to the Glory of God and the elevation of your entire Being into the fullness of the Ascended Master Consciousness. This is not a requirement established for Our sakes, but one whereby good may be multiplied within your own personal orbit. The Ascended Master Consciousness is always indwelling with Light and in it there is no shadow or disorganizing feeling whatsoever! So often, while gazing at the temporal world, with its wondrous appearances co-mingled as light, shadow, color and form, individuals feel a passing sense of contentment: this is a limited foretaste of the Comfort of Heaven's Consciousness. During those moments they may desire escape from the thralldom of human struggle and the banal sideshows of mortality. Often during these reveries, men are prone to desire release from all conflict and thus at times may express aloofness towards their fellowmen, whom they behold as "yet in their sins." Let them in Love remember that the Divine goal is equal for every Son of God and deliverance must one day come to all. Behold, how subtle is spiritual pride and take heed from the experiences of the Blessed Goddess of Light, Who stood just short of Her Ascension in South America many years ago: then in an unguarded moment She was imprisoned in a mermaid-like body by the black magicians active in the world at that time. Even if no forces existed outside of the disciple which could take him from safety, he would still need to be alert to search within himself, that no inner imbalance thwart the Victory of Light within his world. Remember, Blessed Ones, that even the dumb animal who carried the Prophet Balaam was granted spiritual sight temporarily and could see the angel which Balaam himself did not perceive (Num. 22:22-34). Even when the animal spoke with the voice of a man, the Prophet did not recognize the miracle taking place: in His blindness to the Light of Truth, the event passed unnoticed and not unnatural. There are times when a tidal wave of human momentums may carry the disciple far off course and distort his vision of Light and Perfection. At such times men must walk by faith, not by sight, and listen to the Voice of God Whose triune radiance of Intelligence, Power, and Love can be tapped as the Source of all balance, direction, courage and right action, restoring the beautiful boundaries of the Infinite within each compassionate Heart! As high as the standard of Love is, It is yet attainable by the least in the Father's Kingdom! The Power of Love enobles and exalts the one who sends it forth - so much so that from day to day they are transformed by Love's radiance into a Being of great Light. When the richer tides of spiritual perception flow unimpeded through the openings men make in their own souls, the purifying Power is mighty and sudden! Healings occur: brain, body and being are infused with spiritual energy and the Power of the Master Presence of Life. Dearest Ones, I, Nada, Chohan of the Sixth Ray, urge you to begin to think of yourselves as Sons of God; as Victors, not vanquished; as rising, not descending; as Gods, not mere manifestations of goodness; and as Love which anon radiates like a Sun from the center of the periphery of Life to transform the garden of daily living into an evergreen sanctuary in which is cultivated Edenic Peace and God-honoring Life! Let the Violet Flame burn away every barrier between yourself and your Mighty "I AM" Presence. This Mighty Gift of God through Saint Germain is the best friend you will ever have while yet unascended and It will never, never, never fail you! As the Council in India meets at Chananda's Retreat, the world's problems are before Us today. Foremost on the agenda is the solution to each crisis; next is the mitigation of all tension: and constantly there remains the requirement of a true spiritual education for all, in the dignity of free will. O, Love, do not let them go, they are Thine Own! Lovingly, I AM NADA ****** Chapter 40 Micah, Angel of Unity - October 5, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 40 - Micah, Angel of Unity - October 5, 1962 Hail, Thou Perfect One! In Unity Thy Courts are flooded with Peace. In Unity Thy Light brings forth abundance, and all Nature listens to the Song of Harmony whose dulcet notes rise and descend to bless the Hearts of Men. I will enter Thy gates with Praise and Thy Courts with Thanksgiving! Every Angel, each Elemental and Builder of Form is imbued with awe-inspiring gratitude for that perfect Unity of Nature which is manifest each hour - for that singleness of Perfection which is manifest from the beginning. How like leaven is Joy, for it causes the Eternal Arms to raise the precious Spirit of Man to the place of silence and love where nourishment is imparted from the Eternal Father's Heart to the Soul of His Beloved. Thereby the ever-lasting solicitude of God is made known in resounding chimes whose tones expand forever in concentric rings of eternal praise for the beauty of infinite care, infinite protection and unquenchable hope! What do you know, O people of Earth, of the realms of the Angels? What do you know of those Immortal Sons of Fire Who never have been subjected to the grossness of mortality? Can you soar in your highest thoughts and exultation into the essence of Our feeling? Come, then, partake of the bread of Heaven, partake of the angelic bread of Divine Unity! While upon Earth the forces of destruction and the terrors unleashed by astral densities continue to wreck a holocaust of fear and wretchedness upon mankind, ever misusing the energies of "fallen angels" to perpetuate man's discord; throughout holy space, the Almighty ever-living Light of God that does not fail, that cannot fail, floods the Universe with perpetual Harmony wherein is no incitement to rebellion or any unjust criticism of the plans, purposes, or Will of Heaven. Individual man, then, must stand guard every moment at his own doorstep to keep his house sweet, and his heart a gateway for praise, wherein the glory of Unity is preferred above all else. The triteness of human concepts shall be engulfed in a whirlpool of Light. The causes of misery, destruction, war, discord, disease and tyranny which often accompany temporal power in men and nations, shall be drowned in a vortex of Transmutation. Both through enlightened leadership and rise of a responsible citizenry devoted to the cause of universal harmony and freedom, the crying needs of this blessed planet Earth for divine Unity and Direction must be met. Men of virtue and determination must stand forth who will sacrifice, when necessary, personal advancements and acclaim for the common good, and who will press onward as did Moses to lead the children of Israel in the face of every human rebellion to the Promised Land. I know the meaning of such struggle for My guiding hand and fiery form remained a Pillar of Fire by night and a Cloud of Witness by day to those recalcitrant wilderness wanderers, spurred by the fear of Pharaoh and Egyptian bondage on one side and the sternness of the Law rumbling from Horeb's heights on the other. Yet, Israel was at last established and knew peace and glory in the days of Solomon. America, India, all nations must reach out through the hearts of their people to know the full meaning of liberation and freedom from falsely imposed materialistic bondage - from the old habits of greed and tyranny of the centuries and the round of senseless inharmonies which have but wearied the hearts of mankind without bringing peace to any man. The Christ sought to erect no tabernacle save the House of Peace within men. He sought the Unity of each heart with its Divine Presence, and the Unity of understanding between heart and heart. His is the way of Peace and hence free from all destruction. Men's acts fall into two classes, those of the builders and those of the destroyers; and at times the same men alternately follow the one lead and then the other. Let men learn stability to do well and to build the Temple of God without strife over minute matters. Let them consume their differences in the Sacred Fire and seek to construct lives of everlasting Beauty in the face of every human shadow projected from infamous histories or etheric records of past embodiments. Let men cease to permit their bodies, minds and identities to be associated with those sinister ends which pit one lifestream against another and seem to provide causes for despoiling the constructive endeavors of The Mighty Brotherhood of Light. Let men do good and leave all judgment to the Almighty and The Great Karmic Board Who, as His Appointees, are well qualified to resolve and balance all such matters. Then shall a surge of Light's Oneness sweep the Planet and the City of God shall be swiftly builded among the family of nations in a spirit of perfect Unity. How else shall the Peacemakers fulfill the requirements needed to be called the Children of God? And how shall there be Peacemakers if the very Elect, chosen to be Exemplars of Peace, are deceived by the forces of disunity? "I AM" MICAH, SON OF MICHAEL and SON OF LIGHT! To produce the harmonies of Heaven upon Earth is My service to Life: To direct by Mighty Light Rays, the wholesome harmonies of Heaven into the waiting Hearts of men of Good Will is My service. And now, today, "I AM" tangibly issuing forth this worded instruction as good seed to lovingly descend into every Heart of Light so that the Harvest of Peace and Good Will may abound everywhere to the Glory of the Universal Spirit of Christ Harmony, World without end. I thank you on behalf of all the Hosts of Heaven and The Blessed Karmic Board Who administer Justice as Cosmic Law dispensed with limitless Christ Love. MICAH, ANGEL OF UNITY ****** Chapter 41 Archangel Michael - October 12, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 41 - Archangel Michael - October 12, 1962 SALUTATIONS TO THEE, O SAINT GERMAIN, Heart Friend of Freedom to all mankind! How few know the story of Thy devotion. How unsung to the mass consciousness is the saga of Thy Love. O Columbia, Thou Gem of the Cosmic Ocean, before whom the Angels do bow, with what shaft of Light shall We send down the remembrance of Thy exploits? Thou Mariner of Love searching for a New Land, Country of the Blessed; from Isabella's Court to the Land of Massassoit and Sachem; from the fabled dominion of the dons to the wigwams dotting the prairies: the Light of Thy searching Heart did shine. Like a beam Thou hast pierced the dark and shadow and the tiniest Angel has rejoiced with each Victory given to Thy hand. Let the bastions of Freedom, like invincible towers of Light, arise and protect the land of America, that the banner of FAITH may manifest and the words, "IN GOD WE TRUST" become the watchword of the world! I, MICHAEL, Prince of the Archangels, rejoice to see the response of mankind to the story of Thy wonderful Love and Service given down through the centuries, and shedding rays of hope to the tired multitudes - some knowing and others not knowing the Law. Now, let the world be covered with the Light of Freedom, the glorious Principle of Almighty God, which gives internal dominion to the Immortal Soul of God Whose Flame within the hearts of all men is their very Life! Let this Soul throw off its shackles and have the courage to do, to dare and to be silent toward the children who know not, standing ready to teach when asked concerning the Radiant Hope within, but speaking forth loud praises only to those of like mind. When the First Root Race perceived the Divine Plan given to them as a blueprint for living, they received it with alacrity and pursued it with discrimination. No vanity palled on their senses, and their attention wandered not into the valley of shadows, but remained strong and steadfast, anchored in the mountain fastnesses of Divinity. This generation, whose woes are legion, must master themselves by seizing the hand of Faith and raising themselves and their attention from the realm of human degradation to the Octaves of Heavenly Exultation. The purposes of God must be perceived as real and tangible goals to be pursued and won! I have often declared to the sincere that if they would give Me their doubts or diluted faith, I would accept it and transmute it by Cosmic Blue Lightning into the LOVE OF GOD THAT DOES NOT FAIL! I have promised to give to all who ask My FAITH and power of confidence. Do men fear to ask? Let them come with trust and awareness that the most silent request unheard by any mortal is wafted by angel hands into the very Presence of God where the answer drafted by the fervent Love of God is conveyed to mortal hands and hearts by those descending Spirits of Love - the Angels of My band of Faith. The men and women privileged to have contact with Beloved Jesus, The Christ, Mother Mary, Saint Germain, El Morya and others of the Ascended Host should be grateful daily for their privilege to serve as Men and Women of the Hour of Cosmic Destiny for the Earth - as guardians of the Freedoms won by men of Light in past ages. The Juris-prudence of Almighty God, the Divine Balance of the Law of Love, must reign as Eternal Faith in the hearts of many who shall insure the perpetuation of Freedom and Liberty for the entire Earth by their calls and service rendered to the Light on behalf of all mankind. May the memory of Christopher Columbus, that "Ancient Mariner" of God, whose Holy Services, unrewarded by men in past ages continues to bless the Earth with His Foresight Faith to the present day, live within you in the Flame of Emulation. May that Flame pulsating from within your Hearts serve to preserve every grace God hath bestowed upon all, and amplify the power of Faith in mankind that all good shall ultimately triumph because God in MAN willed it! ARCHANGEL MICHAEL ****** Chapter 42 Beloved Hilarion and El Morya - October 19, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 42 - Beloved Hilarion and El Morya - October 19, 1962 Now, obviously, just as Faith is anchored within many men, so many have secured within themselves an attitude of constant questioning rooted in doubt. I AM willing to discourse on the relative values of these two opposite poles of thought-attitude, the one obviously resulting in some degree of credulity and the other in some measure of skepticism. It must be recognized first that Descartes' statement, "I think: therefore, I am," is rational and ought to be acceptable to both skeptic and believer. The rational mind chooses to accept and believe in something and usually it is influenced either by contemporary or past exponents of some theory or concept. The spread of knowledge and systems of thought from one person to another is part of the academic process inherent within man's evolvement. Beloved Jesus said, "If the blind lead the blind, both fall into the ditch" (Matt. 15:14). This should indicate that blind faith is not a requirement of true spirituality. But conversely, neither is blind skepticism indicative of noble employment of the faculties of human reason. There are many obvious proofs of the existence of a Higher Intelligence, but no one can produce any substantial proof of the existence of a non-intelligence! Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the thinking part of man, that which knows that he is and can practice various forms of reasoning from simple deduction to more acute syllogisms, ought to fairly examine the fabric of the invisible world before rejecting any cosmic possibility within the span of reasonable imagination - simply because it is categorically classified as invisible! Scientific honesty is needed. Men have unlocked amazing secrets of Nature in the so-called invisible atomic world by persistence and recognition of the need to search and believe that much was hidden that would one day be proven. This has been done in the present age and more is being released of a scientific nature day by day. Theology and philosophy ought to be considered in a more scientific way, for they deal with the Life and Intelligence of Man and they have given rise to the more easily understood and provable basic sciences of chemistry and physics. My discourse here shall be short, but it is intended to spur honest thought within the nature of the researcher and protective thought within the being of the credulous, thereby producing balanced predilection to Right Action and obedience to Universal Law! The Ascended Masters are the most learned men ever to graduate from the field of human research and the University of Life. Many of them have pioneered in the past much of the advanced Truth on Earth today in the realms of science, philosophy, and theology. The Truth of the Ascended Masters is the Truth of every man and can be easily proven by those who are willing to make the effort. Years of intense spiritual pursuit and study do not always bring the desired results to the seeker. Man, in endeavoring to construct an understanding of the invisible, spiritual world, requires Faith as a prerequisite in order to design the tools of understanding. Skepticism is lack of preparation and basic ignorance of a "cloud of witnesses" which encompass mankind around. To accept any idea merely because someone says that it is true is equally foolish, and it is certainly not scientific faith. Genuine Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the realization within of the deep longing men feel for contact with the Master Comforting Intelligence of the Universe; moreover, it is the spiritual, internal evidence of those things which have not yet been objectified within the physical world of cause and effect. To deny the Spirit is to deny the wind, for everywhere men are surrounded by self-evident Life and the engravings of Eternity on the rock of materiality. Arise and become Masters of spiritual attainment which, hand in hand with immortalized Science, enfolds the Earth with Golden Age preparation and progress spun from millenniums of effort toward Understanding. I AM yours most humbly, HILARION ***** 42.1 El Morya ***** The international tensions generated by the Cuban situation ought not to be given any power by the sincere students of the Light. Beloved Ones, We have never forsaken you and We never will! If the world were to crash into fragments, Our Invincible Council of Light, serving with the Angelic and Cosmic Hosts, would prepare to receive you into a wondrous haven of protection and refuge. Our service is continual, WORLD WITHOUT END! It is, however, your solemn responsibility to avert any dire or terrible situation from developing by unifying with the light and decreeing effectively, powerfully, and rhythmically. As you pour forth your energy, bear in mind that the Lord of the First Ray stands ready to receive it and to use it in producing the Will of God among men. Be certain that your calls shall receive the response of all Heaven. As the mundane councils meet at the United Nations, rest secure in the knowledge that Heaven's Councils are not idle! America and India are bearing the brunt of the Sino-Soviet offensive which rears its dragon head in the form of two prongs of blind, communistic, ideological hatred, of which they have made Cuba the fulcrum. America is the Heart and India is the Head of Saint Germain's bulwarks of Freedom. Every child of Light who loves Freedom and Liberty will rouse himself to the militant defense of the Mighty Spiritual Ideals focused in these two way-showing nations. Protection shall be invoked in Christ's Name! The destructive intent of communism, the war plans of the corrupt, godless, laggard generation shall be thwarted as the savants of the Light rally to Her standard. LIBERTY AND FREEDOM, WE LOVE YOU! EL MORYA October 22, 1962 ****** Chapter 43 El Morya - October 26, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 43 - El Morya - October 26, 1962 A REPORT by El Morya Falling leaves signify to many that a cycle is completed. Few lament the passing of summer, basking instead, as they do, in a mellow montage of subtle color mingled with more garish hues. The eternal pine stands in immortal fastness, breathing forth its fragrance throughout the seasonal cycles. So is the soul saturated with the Eternal Flame, the mind absorbed in spiritual meditation, and the emotional body flooded with infinite capacities to love without shadow. ***** 43.1 Admonishment ***** Throughout the years, beloved Saint Germain and others of the holy band composing our council have continued to admonish the students of the many activities linked with the Great White Brotherhood or attached, at least, to the ideals of that Brotherhood. These admonishments have taken many forms such as exhortation, pinpointing, phrasing and rephrasing of little-known laws, subtle expositions of the fine points of esoteric instructions, and generally specific advice. Because of the immersion of the students in the world scheme and the world consciousness, it has often been a requirement that we sound a note of warning on a matter of vital import. Some time ago, in one of our classes, we indicated a shift in emphasis from this approach of forewarning to one dealing almost wholly with constructivism. We recognize, however, and I am certain that you do as well, that it is not possible to abandon all admonishment, and that it is never our intent to do so. I wish to clarify herein the inner meaning of the address given. It specifically referred to a trend rather than to a complete change. However, the Darjeeling Council is still of the opinion that it would be most desirable to see a complete change at the earliest possible date. For even we sometimes reevaluate our decisions when it becomes apparent that the best reaction can be secured through alternative means to exalt men and women into a stronger and more mature spiritual position. It is a universal observation that the type of admonishments we have given, through the many activities under our radiation, have agreed almost entirely on certain standards of conduct involving the relations between lifestreams. ***** 43.2 Criticism, Condemnation, and Judgment ***** Men can only harm themselves or project harm at another life; they can never damage the invulnerable Deity. However, as the Christ declared and as we reaffirm: Whatever is done to the least of the children of the light is an act done to the Holy Christ Self of that one, whose face ever beholds the face of his own mighty I AM Presence. ("Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. ... Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.") Any harmful act is referred to the Holy Christ Self and becomes a part of the life record of the person who commits it, and it must one day be balanced before the Lords of Karma. Whether mankind, in their human concepts, like this idea - whether it appeals to them or not - the fact remains that it is pure Truth, and I AM determined to declare it as a protection to those who observe its precepts. Ever so frequently, conceited individuals, who count themselves exceedingly wise, determine that they shall criticize or judge another. They do this although fully aware of the scriptures which clearly state the Great Law, "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."{138} Saint Germain, aware of the seriousness of this law and its consequences when challenged by human pride of intellect, early in his released instruction of the "I AM" Laws of Life and during the 1930s, continuously admonished the students to stop all criticism, condemnation, and judgment. Now, some of the students responded to this teaching very well, and they have not since been guilty to any great extent of violation of the Great Law. Others responded for a while until what they deemed a more acute situation developed. Thus, confronted by circumstances which they thought would render justifiable the "exception to the rule," they proceeded to fall into the maelstrom of gossip, "exempt" from the Law by their supposedly logical and valid excuses. Well, let them do so if they will. But there is never any excuse for disobeying the instruction of an ascended master. This magnificent being spoke only for the good of all and for the expansion of the world plan of freedom. He knew then and he knows today the full danger of such overt acts against the eternal principles of justice and honor, so necessary to the harmonious action of the wheels of social intercourse and progress of civilization. He knows that such acts always travel the full circle back to the very door of the one sending them out. His great love spoke the warning only to protect all concerned and not in defense of any person. For God's laws are impersonal and impartial in their application and intent. It is the purpose of God for which Saint Germain stands, and it is the eternal harmony upon earth which he intends to defend. ***** 43.3 The Good Samaritan ***** In this report I wish to emphasize and clarify certain not generally known aspects of the effects of criticism. When applied by human reason or observation to another, without being voiced, it is mildly destructive. But when it is uttered aloud to another, it is amplified at least ten times. En route to the one criticized, it gathers more of the elements of the mass mind's condemnation, until it is an arrow both sharp and swift, finding easy penetration into the tender mind of the one to whom it is directed - unless that one is extremely alert. When released by a friend or relative to whom the individual is receptive, it often lodges within their subconsciousness to perform its work of destruction, as an arrow of pestilence - silent, invisible, insidious. It is not the weight of the minor criticism, sometimes charged in innocence, that counts; it is the mounting momentum of the mass consciousness, using the thoughtform created by the one sitting in the seat of the scornful, which makes criticism deadly. It is for this reason that beloved Saint Germain has articulated so frequently against such conduct. This is why he so fervently decries it. When penetration occurs within the psyche of a lifestream, the healing arts of spiritual love and the golden oil of peace are needed. For, of a truth, the individual becomes the victim of a robber band and needs the ministrations of the Good Samaritan. Countless men and women of world stature have been hindered in their missions and some have been completely diverted from their life plan by the deliberate or thoughtless acts of others through criticism. Some of these, when lying as helpless victims of this form of destructivity, have been ignored by the righteous who murmur, "They must have deserved this. It must have been their karma." I stress two points of great import to the student who would successfully avert such calamity and calumny. Firstly, avoid participation in judgment and condemnation in any measure. Secondly, be Good Samaritans to those who are the victims of this human cruelty. By carrying out these two services, you will become, in effect, participants in the tenets of the Order of Samaria (the Good Samaritans), of which I have been master for centuries. You will also be doing the will of God and insuring the protection of the light to your own lifestream. The holy Cause which we have continually espoused will be given protection and assistance from the destructive intents of those who - in the gall of bitterness, the lowlands of egoism, and the councils of scornful pride - debase good men in thought, that they may exalt themselves. These shall one day face the monsters they have created and rue the decisions that prompted them to rationalize Truth and choose their own ignorant human devices in preference to the will of God which they profess to serve. ***** 43.4 CONCLUSION - The Triumph of Good ***** Thus it is our pleasure to continue to amplify the power of the light of God that does not fail, to assert its supreme radiance over the murky minds of mortality, to charge forth the holy flame of good will, and to keep the faith in the ultimate triumph of good. The lines of demarcation are being drawn by Cosmic Law. The rallying of good men to the Cause, their determined effort to keep the light of The Summit Lighthouse blazing as a haven for all in any distress, an instrument in the hands of God, is wonderful to behold. We are determined also to keep the rays of our assistance pouring forth from the first ray through the whole divine complement. Let all within our gates master and love the power that praises good, eschews evil, and cherishes harmony in daily action. These are and will be the elect whose calling is sure. The balm of good will to all, EL MORYA ****** Chapter 44 Beloved Saint Germain - November 2, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 44 - Beloved Saint Germain - November 2, 1962 Heart Friends of Freedom: "In strengthening the bulwarks of the free world, We wish to bring honest effort into the open as a virtue which good government requires of all leaders on earth. We wish to vivify the sinews of society in one mighty continuous striving for the Golden Age, not a series of spasmodic spurts!" This comment was a contribution of El Morya at a recent Council meeting and I deem it apropos of the current situation, as well as a precept to live by. The religious ecumenical council of recent date is a step in Christendom which We have long advocated for the advanced esoteric spiritual bodies linked with The Great White Brotherhood's outer Golden Age activities. We have drawn vast plans and attempted their implementation at various times. Personality and the individual tenets of the "separatists" have consistently blocked the type of loving cooperation We have cherished. Let Me defend separation for its usefulness, but eschew it for the hardness of heart some have made of it. All things should be used as intended and nothing abused. The hearts of men are intended to be focuses of God's Illumination Flame, of His Power Flame, and of His Flame of Love! If this be vested in all, how can any remain permanently unforgiving? How can any justly continue an attitude which, by its very nature, decries harmony, denies brotherhood and asserts itself as possessing the one and only Saviour? We are formulating wonderful plans which We cannot currently reveal. We can tell you that they are naturally harmonious, all-loving, far-reaching and determined efforts by Heaven's emissaries on behalf of mankind! We can declare that they are calculated to enhance life on earth, and terminate the periodic outcropping of strife and human confusion. We have entrusted The Summit Lighthouse with a specific responsibility in organizing certain future plans of great benefit to mankind. We trust that the prayers and decrees of those who understand the need for Universal Peace and Harmony will be given for this organization so that it may ultimately triumph over every human limitation and, in so doing, return a service of incomparable magnitude upon those who assist it and upon all mankind. The hordes of communist sympathizers must be eliminated by making and keeping America and the Free World great. In glorifying the democratic way of life by honest effort and the will to share the bounties of living with all upon earth, America will become day by day "THE LAND OF THE FREE". Only those who bless others can themselves receive through the open door of their giving the manifold blessing God intends all to receive. The readiness of Heaven must be matched upon earth. The will of Heaven must be cherished by the Free World, and every religion must translate its ideals into action. I AM concluding by asking all to bend their arms to the oar in the consciousness of Ultimate Victory striven for each hour. The enclosed decrees represent an area of service for which We express gratitude in advance. Let nothing deter Our friends of Light and Freedom - In your Unity there is a strength never known before! The Corona Class for the fall season stands ready to be convoked soon, the pages of the PEARLS will then be illumined by Beloved Jesus and Kuthumi, The World Teachers. Their radiance is charged with infinite Love. In the name of Heaven be grateful every day for all the Rays of Light shining upon your path. They shall pierce human sorrow like a beacon, and guide you all the way Home. Faithfully I AM SAINT GERMAIN ****** Chapter 45 Beloved Kuthumi - November 9, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 45 - Beloved Kuthumi - November 9, 1962 HABIT Corona Class Lesson 31 Illumination "Great Is Your Reward in Heaven" Pioneers of the Universal Intelligence of God - Thought, in all its wonder, must be governed - just as men harness the tide and the winds. First, it must be recognized that man is not thought but that the power to think is ever a faculty of mind. Man is not mind, but solely a manifestation of God. The frailty of human reason is ever in its identification with the finite self. A sense of being entangled in the processes of identification with objects and experiences hinders the revelation of man's true spiritual nature. The idea of God as the creator of the universe easily evolves to the idea of equating God with the universe, but this is ever a mistake known as "pantheism." For the universe could not contain Him; neither is He limited by the finite borders of material substance. However, it is definitely true, beloved ones, that God is in substance and in form and that the life-elements which compose them emanate from the Godhead. Nevertheless, it simply cannot be said that the identity of God is circumscribed or confined by that substance which composes the universal body of creation called the cosmos. God is not the matter universe, neither is the universe God. It is, however, the vessel into which he pours his Life; and the only Life there is in matter is God. Furthermore, without the Divine Being extending a portion of Himself into substance - spiritual or material - the inner structure of that substance would collapse. Likewise, should Elohim withdraw their God consciousness from the embrace and the vision of the physical universes - these, too, and all therein would cease to be. Beloved, God is not the mind that comprehends and knows in part.{139} But the mind of man that potentially senses the things of the Spirit is connected with and utilizes the one universal intelligence of God. This spiritual intelligence whispers to life, and life obeys the impetus of Love's mandates, hastening joyously to observe the ritual of Life's (God's) perfect plan, amplifying the divine intent to the fullness of its power. The mind is a tool of wonderful flexibility. When it is set free by the power of imagination (operating through the `third eye' - the spiritual center located at the brow of the forehead), it can envision a multitude of glorious concepts which range from mere fancy to creative sublimity. Chief among the attributes of Divinity as expressed by an illumined mind is the power to govern itself. An ungoverned intellect, like unbridled emotion, can result only in disgrace for the erring manifestation. Error cannot affect the pure and holy purposes of universal Love, which are in complete unity with the perfect Mind of God and cannot be divided by the chicanery of the carnal mind. The forthright statement of the Christ, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," indicates that ignorance is the first sin upon which the Babylonian tower of error, reaching for the skies, is constructed.{140} If, then, it be ignorance which is the first habit to conquer, it can be recognized that by the golden flame of Christ-illumination the realm of shadow is pushed back. Upon the hearth fires of expanding illumination, the horizons of men expand to pioneer a new frontier of spiritual knowledge and experience. And the rocky abyss of ignorance is transformed thereby into a universal highway of light whose roads, like ribbons of glory, lead to the city of God-happiness and peace (Shamballa). Ignorance is a habit based on sluggishness of mind and an unwillingness to sharpen and use the tool of thought. Lack of knowledge must be countered by joyful seeking after the glory of God, both below among the learnings of men and above in the lofty hills of sacred knowledge and spiritual experience. When the process whereby habits are formed is understood in its entirety, a most useful faculty is forged. In order to understand how habits are formed, it is helpful to observe the cycles of life operational in daily experience. The cycle of the hours, as "day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge,"{141} is derived from the diurnal rotation of the earth on its axis as the hemispheres are alternately exposed to and concealed from the solar radiance. The cycles of the years occur by reason of the revolution of the earth in its elliptic orbit around the sun. The cycles of civilization respond to the cosmic tides of stellar influence outplayed in the configurations of the hierarchies of the zodiac as these interact upon the bodies of the solar system. So many solar systems comprising a galaxy, so many galaxies in procession around the Great Central Sun present a staggering eye view of what, for want of another word, we call The Immensity. Yet this is not all. Concentric rings (elongated as ellipses) are the best way of graphically illustrating eternity as distinguished from time and space, which are depicted as a straight line or a geometric angle segmenting the inner sections of the circle of Life into separate parts. Now, this we consider in order to understand that the same law of energy-in-motion operative in planetary bodies governs the orderly process which occurs each time you create (i.e., set in motion, launch into orbit) a habit in your world. Whether or not men are conscious of this, the law follows its cycle of completion and establishes a habit as a duly recognized result of the law of the circle in action. Electricity and magnetism play their part in establishing and sustaining the action of habit and the power of habit. Using the example of an electromagnet, I am desirous of imparting to the students an awareness of the circles used in winding wire into a magnetic coil; these are indicative of a repetition of the law of the circle - which circle, in this case, becomes a spiral gathering momentum with each turn, even as a habit is strengthened by its recurrence. The more turns of wire about the magnetic core, the greater the induction and accompanying magnetism that is created in the electromagnet as the electricity flows through the coil.{142} As we compare the natural laws of physics to the metaphysics of human psychology, we ask the student to pause for a moment to equate for himself this reinforcement of desired or undesired action (as though each act, a thing in itself, gathered unto itself a momentum of energy forming a spiral around the spinal altar) and to consider how this magnetizing of the core of self (one's energy and consciousness) happens each time he mentally or physically goes over (repeats) such repetitious cycles (turns of the wire) as he habitually releases his energy (electricity) into the same habit pattern, or coil. It will be seen that the power of any habit, good or bad - or a collection of habits - is actually a dominant (electromagnetic, if you will) force, a veritable momentum attracting Good or Evil in both the human and the divine personality of man. These facts are not intended to frighten but to free by soul-illumination all who would take control of their daily lives. However, the average student will require more than the armor of this beginning knowledge to bind the power of old and entrenched habits - unwanted, unfruitful. Like the barren fig tree, {143} these habits - though they lock a great deal of man's energy in a magnetic coil of repetitive desires and deeds - bear no fruit of Higher Consciousness (much less, positive human achievement for social good, which is to be anticipated of every chela on the Path). Therefore, they must be "cursed" (judged) by the Christ, "withered" by the withdrawal of all energy invested therein - their spirals arrested by a fiat of the will, and their consciousness and momentum cast into the sacred fires of transmutation invoked steadfastly in dynamic violet-flame decrees. We have provided this foundation to our study of the law of habit and habit formation in this first discourse on our subject in order that you, our blessed disciples, might, in the spirit and tradition of Jeremiah, "root out and pull down and destroy" all negative spirals and self-destructive habit and "build and plant" all positive spirals and constructive habit necessary for your self-realization in God.{144} We shall follow with an ordered outline of study whereby the formation of habits will be seen to be tied to the setting in motion of temporal cycles governed by the law of the spiral which each one sometime, somewhere has established for himself. The law of habit dictates that the one who has created a habit is the only one who can uncreate it - simply because it is his energy, his free will, and his self-creation on the path of self-mastery that are involved. If one does decide to uncreate a habit, that one must then adjust the cycles of the energy thereby freed so as to divert it into constructive channels. It ought to be understood that when good habits are established and erroneous ones transmuted, a more Godlike nature is evolved whereby the living Christ once again appears and is honored "in the flesh." The cause of heaven is served best by making man the master of his own household (his four lower bodies as well as the members of his immediate family), thus enabling him to take his rightful God-intended dominion over the citadels of his domain, as ever-widening spirals (good habits) of responsibility make him the logical steward of the Good on behalf of communities and nations. It is the right of every spiritual teacher to understand how to give practical advice to those lesser-illumined seekers who may from time to time come to him for knowledge. Bearing in mind that these seekers are God-sent and belong to Him alone, the teacher should show his pupils how they may combat the elements of materiality, the grossness of mortal concepts, and the density of human thought patterns. The teacher must carefully illustrate how human thought patterns radiate into the world, creating and sustaining centers (vortices) of a negative influence which are destructive and unhealthy to the evolving spiritual bodies (and souls!) of the children of Light. The veil of Kashmir, woven by ethereal hands of loveliness, conceals the intense beauty of Christ-radiance which shines forth from the Holy of Holies within man, passing through calcified matter concepts and irradiating all with the penetrating Mind of God. As decadent habits are dismantled or done away with entirely, there is a gradual parting of the veil and a tangible manifestation of the Holy Grail is revealed before the errant eyes of the knight-seeker for the nobility of heaven. I AM lovingly enfolding all in a mantle of God-illumination, a garment from out the sun of splendor shining unto a more perfect day. Kuthumi [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 46 Beloved Jesus the Christ - November 16, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 46 - Beloved Jesus the Christ - November 16, 1962 HABIT Corona Class Lesson 32 Thought "No Man Can Serve Two Masters" Engravers of Self-Luminous Intelligent Substance - Immortal energy patterns are being woven continuously by the children of God, both ascended and unascended. Whether they are formed carelessly or lovingly, these engravings are cast in the die of self-luminous intelligent substance, ever flowing from the heart of the Presence of God. Once established, they become like tablets of law - commandments which, from the level of the subconscious, exercise authority in the world of the creator and sustainer of the original pattern. Today is the accepted day of grace (salvation){145} when the wondrous power of the Spirit of God must be allowed to prevail if men are to become and remain free from each and every snare, whether self-woven or the unwanted handiwork of another. Earnestly and lovingly, all heaven yearns to set free from imprisonment in egocentric ideas all captive minds and hearts and souls. How we long to see the auric forcefield of every child of God charged with the pure and radiant energies of our spheres! Would that your benign aspirations themselves could set you free! But your yearnings cannot perpetually exalt you; even your intense wishes are powerless unless you implement your seeking with the action of finding and emulating the Good Shepherd (your Holy Christ Self) by gathering the restless sheep of your diversified and dissipated life's energy into the sheepfold of unified and everlasting peace. So often it is but a mere thread of contact that connects individuals with their mighty God-identity, yet even this is enough if the opportunities Life presents be seized at the right moment. Salvation is a gift of God,{146} beloved ones, but each one must stretch forth the hand of his longings and accept that precious gift. While many wait for me to save them and to give them the fullness of my comfort - which I long to do - the Great Law of Life, reflected in the law of each one's being, demands that the disciple of Christ prove himself willing to work out his own salvation with reverence (fear, awe) and the tingling joy (trembling) of the Holy Spirit.{147} This Holy One of God floods the children of God with light and bathes their four lower bodies with a mighty tinge of angelic and cosmic glory. Expanding at last into the fullness of divine comfort, the soul communes with the Father/Mother Source of his own blessed life. Long ago, as I expanded my soul into the essence of communion with the Holy Christ Self of all through the universal Christ, I sent forth the call on wings of light to the eternal Father, to his heart of creation and being, to flood the essence and consciousness of himself into the hearts of his children so that all who did hunger and thirst after righteousness might drink of the water of Life freely. Blessed ones, the water of Life flows freely from your I AM Presence charged with the feeling of the unlimited and unmeasured current of God's being, imparted unto each son and daughter of immortal Life in accordance with his capacity to receive. It is this full quality and power of God's immortality and intelligence in the very `water' (energy) of Life which quickens in every son and daughter of Life the sense of the soul's eternal mission. This unifying, intelligent current from the heart of the Creator flows into the hearts of his offspring, enabling the alert and perceptive to imbibe the fullness of their inherent potential, regardless of how far short of the mark of Christhood they may be. The Father is ever a fount of hope! Were it possible at this very moment for every seeker of oneness with God to outpicture the fullness of the divine nature, there would be no continuing need for greater effort; for the reality of Life would have dawned. Alas, such is not the case, for lesser aims have consumed men. Therefore, they must retrace their steps, realign their energies to more sublime goals, and sit at the feet of the Master Presence of their own God Self once again to renew their vows and to accept the aid of heaven without fear or mental reservation. I am standing with beloved Kuthumi for the purpose of illumining every teacher and every student with the beautiful simplicity of that God-understanding which will enable all to fathom just how they have been brought under the power of habit and how they can best escape from every negative, binding, and unwanted condition for the sake of their soul's eternal unfoldment of the heart's rose of light. Habit and thought are akin and the products, somewhat, of each other. Habit, of course, stems from the conscious election to think and carry out a thought and from permitting one's life energies to run in appointed channels, whether by design or haphazardly. Thought is a product of the habit of reflection. It may be described as the agitation (cogitation) of ideas, or ideation, resulting from the ray of illumination focused from the Divine Mind commingling with human reason - and unfortunately diluted by error and misqualified energy. Thought is capable of logic, as in the inductive and deductive reasoning processes exercised by man in his analysis of the substance and circumstance of his world of cause and effect. In higher octaves, the thought process may be replaced by a direct apprehension or sudden, a priori awareness through contact with the all-knowing (omniscient) Source of universal wisdom. Stored in the Great Causal Body of cosmos, the fruits of the cogitation of the saints are employed to bless all Life as the collective thought/property of all manifestations (extensions) of the one Mind. Inasmuch as Truth is one in those realms of light to which we are accustomed, the recall (or memory) processes do not err. Therefore, the oneness and invariability of Truth remains the same yesterday and today and forever.{148} This is the state of the Christ Mind, which is solely under the power of God and is never controlled by the unbridled habits of the human mind. Humanly developed habits, nonreflective of the divine habits and habitats of Be-ness, are a mischievous assembly of pernicious practices, transmitted from man to man by the contagion of devilish concepts and fallen examples. There are many good habits which should be further developed and retained. Good habits are conducive to amplifying the power of the higher octaves and harnessing the light of higher dimensions to do the bidding of the seeker for the Christ consciousness here below in the physical plane. The very process of breathing is itself a habit resulting from the inward impulse and will to live. This involuntary process functions automatically twenty-four hours a day, serving to fan the flame of Life within each lifestream. Now, there is a shift of consciousness which occurs periodically within individuals whereby voluntary habits established by the mind and free will of man become involuntary processes through the internal consent of the body elemental. This is usually accomplished when actions are indicated as desirable by the outer self through frequency of repetition. It is just as easy as not for men to establish unwanted attitudes and conditions of consciousness whereby the spur of an emotional episode - such as the reaction to another's glance, driving habits, or tone of voice - can cause powerful vortices of tornadic anger to charge from the emotional body like a thunderstorm unleashed without warning. This is a decidedly wrong action, and the God-guard of an altar of sweetened consciousness should be held in the face of each such trial, if balance is to be kept by the individual and a lesson in God-control mastered. It is far better to prevent the stain of sin before it becomes etched in the memory than to permit it unbridled entrance into the thoughts and feelings. The repetitiveness of the indulgence and the intensity of the feelings determine the depth of the imprint made upon the recorded memory of man. At times, even resistance to evil can intensify rather than diminish the action or reaction of evil - unless that resistance is accompanied by the serious use of the violet transmuting flame. The ministering servant must understand my words of old "Resist not evil"{149} and balance them with the scriptural admonishment "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."{150} In rightly dividing the word of Truth{151} in daily living, it must be perceived that there is a time to resist and a time not to resist - whether the enemy be bad habit or the Evil One. Undesirable habits can best be overcome by a nonresistant state wherein the soul of man is literally flooded with such intense goodness from God that discordant, even deathlike appearances are swallowed up in the harmony of heaven. Thus, Good overcomes Evil by being its own directing law and intelligence in action. However, militant evil directly attacking an individual through the mental projection of the malevolent thought of another - because of its very subtlety and unseen nature - must be dealt with by the firm denial of its power and the affirmation of the all-power (omnipotence) of Good to overcome and annihilate all negative thought or unwanted conditions. Therefore, resist this type of an attack of evil until it flees from you and returns like a boomerang to the one sending it out. The result is that the inrush of misqualified energy, turned back upon itself, is self-destroyed. Care must ever be exercised, in dealing with such aggressive mental suggestion, to practice Christ-discrimination and to keep a sincere heart. Those whose nature is not yet fully illumined are sometimes incensed in ignorance or influenced by limited knowledge to direct wrongly qualified energy against their own brethren, thinking they do God a service.{152} This ignorant yet malicious practice can manifest as militant evil or even in psychic murder. The resultant misqualified energy is thus made available to the sinister force, which uses it to tempt the devout in diverse ways by means of intense, almost hypnotic thought projections of fear and of hate and hate creation and its counterpart, insanity. The light energy used to sustain such malignant and malefic error, even by well-meaning individuals, becomes nevertheless perverted and inverted into darkness within them. Thus, I warned the abusers of God's power with the words: If the Light that is in thee be (misqualified) darkness, how great is that darkness!{153} This grave darkness covering the spiritual senses and densifying the chakras prevents the individual so engaged in misqualifying the light from seeing the mote in his own eye and the need to remove it.{154} And this clouded state of unknowing begets the wider sin of projecting one's subconscious criticism, condemnation, and judgment upon the unsuspecting. The disciple mounting the path of Love through the Law of the One utterly refuses to be brought under the power of entrenched evil projected against him from any source known or unknown. He cleaves unto the Father and his beloved I AM Presence as his supreme shield against all unrighteousness. Blessed ones, the temple of God is Life, and the moneychangers who would make of Life a den of thieves must be cast out of one's consciousness and Life.{155} Allegiance to the honor of God demands that this be done in order to keep the Father's house a place of prayer and communion with him. Little children, I have warned you that antichrist should come.{156} Now learn that bad habit is his entrance to your world. Therefore, form good habits of strong, positive thought centered in God's love and you will not be led astray to enter into the worst of all habits I know: criticism, condemnation, and judgment of thy fellowservant striving, and ofttimes struggling, to also reach my heart. The treasured concepts of immortality require the chela's complete dedication. And you are being tested daily. To go on and to finish the course, you need a mind pure and strong that will not succumb to the wiles of gossip. While I am aware that many admire me as Jesus the Christ, I consider that the highest honor anyone can pay me is to give his allegiance to the source of the all-power of God and its foundation in my life: obedience to the precepts of God - a mind dwelling in the constancy of his love and dedicated first and foremost to him, and thence directed as a beam of light to all creation. Do thou likewise and attain within thine own being the victory of Love. This is true worship and perfect adoration of the Father. Remember always: To establish heavenly habits enables the disciple to evolve to a higher state of Christ-illumination - a state which overcomes the world, casts out every unwanted thought (or feeling) of human creation, and attains its cherished victory. We unite our consciousness with every sincere follower of Truth and offer here and now our most powerful assistance in overcoming undesirable habits and replacing them by a mighty fountain of Christ-virtue. I AM blessing you now with the full power of Illumination's Flame. Your teacher and friend, Jesus the Christ [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 47 Beloved Kuthumi - November 23, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 47 - Beloved Kuthumi - November 23, 1962 HABIT Corona Class Lesson 33 Character "Mark the Perfect Man and Behold the Upright" Blessed Seekers of the Great God-Design - "When the fullness of time was come ..."{157} is a statement symbolizing different things to different people. Every lifestream has a matrix, or God-design, which he ought to outpicture each day. Unless this is made known to the outer self of the seeker, it is difficult for him to cooperate with the mighty plan of the inner life. It is most helpful, when, either through prayer or invocation, by decree or earnest effort, students determine to find out everything they can about their great God-design - and then begin to experience elements of that design day by day through a practical plan of action. It is essential for all who would bring the power of negative conditions under the submission of the Real Self to realize that they have a listening ear in heavenly places awaiting their call for the secrets of their own beings to be revealed - especially the spiritual means to change what must be changed. When you know the method whereby your energies can be aligned, you can swim with the current of your I AM Presence instead of struggling against the mighty tide of Life. Many people retain the dim memory of the internal magnificence of their own God plan, and this serves to spur them on to an externalization of some facet of that wondrous purpose. For others not yet awakened to the same degree, a void seems to exist and they remain in a rut of unknowing and insensitivity to the vibrations of the Higher Self. Those in such a state find it difficult to understand how the true spirit of genius works, and they often gaze spellbound at the spiritual progress of others without understanding how it all came about. Recognizing the differences in soul advancement between people, all should tread softly the path of self-discovery and magnetize more faith in the glory of God shining just behind the outer appearance, giving luster, when invoked, to every man's accomplishments. As faith in one's Real Self mounts up, it will draw to each lifestream many of the qualities he or she may lack. Sometimes this "fullness of time" seems to tarry unduly long and it appears as though the tender shoot of the soul's progress will never burst through the earth into the light of the day's appearing. Therefore, we direct that it is the responsibility of every student to wait upon the Presence by actively building into consciousness those qualities which are representative of the Godhead. As one of the World Teachers, I am urging the gentle students to abide in the cleansing shower of the fountain of wisdom, knowing that the correct use of spiritual power does garner results which will be self-evident in due course. Frequently it is the very depth of the stain, builded layer upon layer in consciousness, which seems unyielding to the application of God's will by the faithful. It is this "layer upon layer" which must be erased by persistent application of the violet fire and not the mere dabbing of the sponge of sporadic attention. Beloved Jesus and I are particularly concerned that the seeker understand that he is not rejected by God merely for his temporary immersion in inequity or so-called sin. Nevertheless, it should be stated that all of one's human virtue could not cancel out one sentence of human discord unless the action of the Law of Love through the sacred heart (developed heart chakra) were to balance the wisdom-power outpouring. It should also be understood that man is not a vacuum, neither is he a void: twenty-four hours a day, energy is released from the Presence and directed by him either to the good of himself and his fellowmen or in an idling mode whereby the superimposition of tramp thoughts and feelings of others - incarnate or discarnate - may engage the lever of the mind and produce the temporary manifestation of error sowing. Habits of negative thought and feeling have been fed by human attention for millenniums, and it is this constant repetition - of channeling the flow into the same old troughs - which must be counteracted by the indomitable love of God. Now, the love of God is so mighty that when you also love mightily - and love Him more than your outworn habits - Love as God can and does cancel out in rapid order generations of wrongdoing. When casting out the demons of negative habit, it must be remembered that the house swept clean needs protection from the invasion of the mass habit-consciousness of mankind. Did He not say to the one healed of the thirty-eight-year `habit' of infirmity: "Go and sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee"?{158} He knew that the re-creation of the thoughtform of illness or the condemnation by forces of antichrist of the healing performed by the Son could open the door of consciousness to this mass habit-consciousness which daily enslaves and re-enslaves millions in a round of vain repetition. Those whom Christ commands to take up their `bed of habit' and walk, realigned with the will of God, must bear a flood of regret in the event of their return to the human habit of mediocrity; but, nevertheless, some do go for (prefer) the questionable comfortability of familiarity! Powerfully good habits are the best assurance any lifestream can have that the power of unwanted habits will speedily disappear. The filling of the spaces of consciousness with the Mind of Christ, with the Love of Christ, and with the Power of God builds enormous reserves of spiritual treasure which must by divine right accrue to the depositor's credit. The infallibility of karmic law is too frequently overlooked by the impatient chela who in a moment of despair casts discretion to the winds and behaves as if he were not forever God's creation. Human creation may be transitory, but, in the guise of permanence, it has for too long bound those who should be free and should have freed themselves by poking holes in its repetitive illusion. I am joining with beloved Jesus in proclaiming liberty to the captives and in opening the prison doors to them that are self-bound{159} by the God-power they have wrongly invested in wrong habit. Not fear but a sense of awe, as respect for the perfection of the Law, is the quality we would develop in all our students. When respect, founded upon love for the World Teachers and the One whom we represent, lives in the disciple's consciousness, it serves as an ever-present rein and reminder that if he does well, he will be accepted; and if not, he will find, as the LORD told Cain, that sin (one's karma instead of grace) lieth at the door.{160} Nevertheless, heaven expects a return: "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required. And to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."{161} There are so many good habits which can be developed, that we advise the alert chela who wishes to overcome so-called bad habits to direct his attention to those most readily attainable. Each good habit is a stepping-stone to the next and more difficult `stone' which the Law requires child-man to master ere he become the joint-heir{162} of the full Christ consciousness. The establishment of right thought multiplied by the repetition of right action cannot fail to crowd out the banal influences (duplicated ad nauseam) and set the student on the path of self-perfection by the Law of the One: one God plus one universal Christ in singular manifestation in the disciple as one consistent habit equals Love in action! Far too much attention has been paid to self-analysis, faultfinding, and the old shoes of error; far too little has been offered the Ascended Masters by their chelas as useful raw material whereby the Brotherhood may assist the individual to build in his world the essential Christly character traits. When faithfully exercised, such traits evolve to become the composite of living masterful personalities patterned after Ascended Master law and destined to win for all time the victory of the ascension. All who are determined to enter the era of the eternal Now and to manifest today the salvation of God must bid welcome to the corrective influences of heaven - ever pure, constant, loving, instructive, and eternally useful - transmitted by angels who are thy teachers and the guardians of thy victory. (Sent from our retreats, they know exactly your need, if you will only listen - and develop the habit of good listening.) Every chela must be forewarned that the initiates and would-be masters of the Light must be tested! The battle-tested armor should be worn. Invulnerability must be attained! We laud the effort and stand with you - Kuthumi [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 48 Beloved Jesus the Christ - November 30, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 48 - Beloved Jesus the Christ - November 30, 1962 HABIT Corona Class Lesson 34 Call "Builded Together for an Habitation of God" Sojourners of Earth Seeking Inter-Soul Relationships and Dimensions - Foremost among the problems men need to solve for themselves is that of the power of habits of negative action. Let no one's heart be troubled because he has long endured banal habits; let none feel a sense of absolute frustration or loneliness concerning the overcoming of these unwanted conditions. I AM the compassionate Christ anchored above each lifestream, longing to pour the full momentum of my assistance into every waiting consciousness chaliced in the attitude of receptivity. Beloved ones, you do not walk alone. It is ever foolhardy to insist upon solving your own problems without calling to us for aid. It is equally unwise to feel that once the call for assistance is sincerely offered, heaven will deny the earnest petitioner any pure desire of the soul for more light and grace to manifest the God-intended designs of immortal Life! You are my disciples in the Word when you daily demonstrate the Law of the Word. The circle of your oneness - two of you or more united in prayer - establishes the polarity of Alpha and Omega necessary for the precipitation of the light and will of God in the physical octave. Thus, the oft-quoted verses from Matthew, which I did indeed speak to my own, are a scientific formula of the Paraclete for disciples of the universal Christ in all planes of Matter and all systems of worlds: " ... If two of you shall agree on earth [in the Matter universe] as touching any thing [person, place, condition, circumstance, problem, or plan - past, present, or future] that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father [the Mighty I AM Presence] which is in heaven [in the Spirit universe]. For where two or three are gathered together in my name - I AM THAT I AM Jesus the Christ - there am I [there is the I AM Presence of me] in the midst of them." {163} Remember: The call does compel the answer. If you ask the Father for bread, he will not give you a stone{164} - for the alchemy of the Holy Spirit is precise. But if you ask and receive not, search your soul and seek the good habit of God's will, that the kingdom without fulfill the blueprint (will) of the kingdom within.{165} You have heard it said that one day is with the LORD as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.{166} Blessed ones, so is the consciousness of the Almighty Creator and Father of all: his consciousness is yours if you will but drink in the fullness of all that it represents. I am eternally grateful for the counsel and love given me so generously by my blessed mother, Mary. I am grateful for the love of the angelic hosts and the dear Maha Chohan, for the allegiance and devotion of Lord Maitreya and all of the brothers in white whose consciousness of the purity of God was given to me long ago in answer to my call. Enhanced by the loveliness of inter-soul relationships and dimensions, my mission two thousand years ago belonged to the fulfillment of the universal Christ consciousness in the heart's love of many who assembled around me, drawn by the magnetism of the Holy Spirit and the sweet yearning to see the perfection of God manifest upon earth. Today, when the hearts of many are disturbed by seemingly imponderable problems and unbearable weights of world and individual karma, I urge that habits of hopelessness and depression be forsaken and that momentums of thought and feeling which generate despair and feed the alliance of animalistic magnetism be shunned. Look upward instead to the starry field of heaven and enter into a calm spirit of knowing that in the awesome expanse of God there is the ever-present watchfulness of eternal Love! That blessed Presence (whose will is implemented by myriad angel hearts) waits to serve the needs of earth and each brother or sister seeker who would find his way among the shadows of the night, among the densities of all sorts of contrived oppositions to Truth, among the vain and unruly conversations of men which brutally waste the eternal energy without ever so much as freeing or blessing one solitary precious lifestream! "I AM the immortal consciousness of Truth. I AM that Christ Truth which affirms the power of Light and Light's intelligent energy to establish in my world, mind, and affairs the perfection of permanent Good!" Hold this consciousness. Decree and determine in your heart that all discordant and base habits shall come under the power of Christ-domination. Thus shall the Light continue to expand in the citadel of your being, raising you up and healing you from all unwanted conditions that have ever troubled your heart! Beloved Kuthumi and I have noted current trends among the youth to become subject to the nefarious influences of dope and licentiousness. In their search for soul freedom and in their ignorance of spiritual law, they do despite to their souls. The devils have piped their tune and the children of this generation, throwing caution to the winds, are engaging in most dangerous practices without moral restraint or respect either for their bodies or for the sacred energies of their chakras which they do violate by these unbridled activities. We are well aware that the many are not inclined to observe the sanctity of holy orders. This we have not asked. But we do offer our hand to every child of God seeking freedom from unwanted conditions of sensual habit and addictions of the flesh which corrupt the spirit. Know they not that the temple of God is holy, which temple they are, and must not be defiled?{167} Well, "Tell them!" for thereby peace and joy shall abound in your daily living as God intends, and many shall be freed - by my Spirit working through you - from the terrible guilt, the condemnation of self and brother, and the arrogant demons of alienation (from God, from family, from society) currently indulged. The human habit of censure - after the party is over and the death of a friend or idol by an overdose of drugs sobers the carefree - is not the cure for a malaise of the soul nor for the desire to escape from the responsibilities of karma. It will take more than a moment of remorse to free the soul from the power of enslaving habits reinforced by denizens of the underworld. (Make no mistake, I kid you not!) Yet those who are bound while claiming they are free assume a form of self-righteousness which is powerless to transform them or to cut them free from the real problems of emotional and mental control which they must face sooner or later, though this, too, they deny. To return to the fold of infinite Love is to find the ready hand of divine assistance which will enable the chela not only to rise above unwanted conditions to their complete transmutation, but also to put to good use God's energy formerly dissipated in a round of senseless self-indulgence. Leaving off the insidious practice of condemning society, parents, or an inequitable materialistic civilization, the revolutionaries of the Spirit express God's unlimited freedom in the building of a new world and a new age based on the Higher Consciousness of the Christ of each individual. Let the habitual habit of positive affirmation of the Good, and the effective denial of the works of the iniquitous, generate a momentum of God's power within the soul to overcome all self-induced bondage. Let praise of the Holy One of God - your own beloved Christ Self - in an exalted and wonderful manner to the glory of the Almighty and the blessing of this generation be the key to necessary change in man and society! Beloved ones, there is much that needs to be developed among the ministering servants of the nature and habit of the Good Samaritan.{168} It is the building into character of charitable qualities that strengthens our trained teachers to hold such attention upon the Great God Source as to draw down the universal intelligence of the I AM that will enlighten and enliven them with a charge of the Father's great love. Then effortless victory shall be theirs solely because they are saturated with the eternal joy and radiance of knowing that the light of God dispels the darkness and shadows of all human ignorance with the greater purity of Himself. How futile it is to let a lack of grace deter you from outpicturing the fullness of the light already given you. Grace is a quality of the heart of Christ containing all mercy and forgiveness, love and light. Contrary to the accepted doctrine that grace comes only from myself, you yourself can increase the grace flowing through your heart center (chakra) from your Holy Christ Self. This you accomplish by various loving means, including the multiplication (expansion and refinement) of talents given into your hand instead of burying them in the napkin of despair. These talents are, in fact, your past momentums of good habit built up in previous lives of service to the God of Truth. Each talent is a developed genius acquired by hard work and diligence to the duty of unfolding the soul's inner potential. Your talents, presently in your hands, are the fruits of former striving and accomplishment plucked from your Tree of Life by your I AM Presence and released from your causal body for your further good use and increase as you shepherd my own flock in this life. Talents exercised produce tangible grace which you may share with all friends of light. Do this with a magnanimous heart and the habit of goodwill and you will find your freedom from all grief and mourning, despondency and a sense of littleness or fearfulness. You are beloved, whether fully aware of it or not, and I am certain that each one of you who will read these words and look up at me right now and call for my light will feel me standing within your room in my Electronic Presence radiating my light and blessing you with the precious anointing of spiritual assistance and my Christ-victory which overcomes the world. Beloved ones, be of good cheer! Because I have overcome the world, you can hope to do so, too. For you also are one with the Father and myself as you embrace the Life within you which is God, the Mighty I AM Presence, in obedient action everywhere toward all hearts. Your expansion of your faith in the Divine Being where you are will prove of inestimable value in attaining your victory. If you believe that you can draw forth from God the desired qualities of Life, I tell you they are yours already. It is doubt that dilutes the essence of manifestation until it is so dim as to be unrecognizable. You need to (1) Shut out unwanted thoughts and conditions from your world firmly, (2) Call forth the protection of your tube of light faithfully, (3) Use the violet fire of freedom daily, and (4) Call for the protection of heaven, the radiance and the power of the Archangels and Ascended Masters constantly - without fail. No matter what men may declare to the contrary, without the assistance of many of these wonderful beings of Light, I would never have been successful in my own mission! Surely, then, if it was needful for me to have cosmic assistance from the Great Ones - with all the previous training and assistance I had been given at inner levels of life (for I came forth from God and descended from heavenly places) - you, too, should feel the need to call it forth. Some have continued to call forth love and light without seeing any tangible results or very little fruits for their labors. Let them look within motive, heart, and akashic records for fortitude. If motive be pure and heart be pure, then they will see in the records that the answer has been given, for the call always compels the answer! Never in the annals of heaven's contacts with earth has any reasonable or lawful request, sincerely made, been denied. Those occasions when it has seemed so have always been governed by inner laws and heavenly reasons known to the Karmic Board. No cause for alarm exists in this universe. It is fearfully and divinely made;{169} its form, dimension, and guiding intelligence are God's love in action. With the coming dawn, I am certain you will find that the vain shadows of the night of human reason shall have passed away. All things shall be made new under the power of habitual good established within the seeking heart as the kingdom of heaven, which is even now within you! Ask what thou wilt and my Father will give it thee. Call to me, and I will answer you. Lovingly, I AM Jesus the Christ [Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.] ****** Chapter 49 Beloved Kuthumi and Jesus the Christ - December 7, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 49 - Beloved Kuthumi and Jesus the Christ - December 7, 1962 HABIT Corona Class Lesson 35 Spirituality "Be the Children of Your Father in Heaven" To Hands and Hearts Outstretched We Offer Our Own - Naught else but eternal Life can water the soul with the refreshing rain from heaven. The vanishing material concepts will never be missed by the pilgrim who pursues the way of peace. How mighty is the power of eternal habits. Is it not customary for men to refer to a monk's "habit" when speaking of his garments? Let the habit of spirituality clothe the sincere follower of the Ascended Masters with the greatest gifts - with the incomparable magnificence of the very best gifts heaven can bestow. "I AM the all-enfolding garment of Light charged with the life, truth, and radiance of God, Good! Naught of the human can distress me, for I AM the victorious, all-powerful consciousness of God in action - blessing, guarding, guiding, and directing me in all that I do!" Blessed ones, the chariot driver of days gone by held in his hands the reins to control the charging horses which conveyed him hither and yon. The reign of Ascended Master God-control which nothing can dismay (whereby the Christ of you holds the reins which control the `four horsemen' of the four lower bodies) ought to keep you in perfect control of every situation. Can the raging (astral) sea, the raging heathen{170} energies (of the mass consciousness), or the die of the human thought matrix stay or destroy the perfect beauty of the eternal concepts God has about you? Of course not! But the thoughts God holds for you as an individual i-den-ti-fied with Life (I AM densified, or coalesced, in form) must hold sway in your world, and the priceless treasures of heaven must become a daily habit before you can be vested with the power of all Good. Blessed ones, the story attributed to my life as Saint Francis, of the image of the Christ Child appearing in the crêche one Christmas,{171} holds this meaning: the image of the Mighty I AM Presence activated in man by purity and love does indeed give life to the immaculate God-concept of the Christ, the Son of God, in every child of Light who will accept the gift. Within the manger scene surrounded by the adoring angels and related ones who understand that the Christ of Nazareth is the Christ of every man, the perfect habit and gift of Christmas lives and is made alive for all the years in each receptive heart. And the power of God, the Divine One, clothes all with the habit of thought-perfection like unto himself. How lovingly the ones who have gone before in steps of spiritual progress leading to the ascension offer hearts and hands of light to strengthen the bonds between the unascended chelas and those already blessed with the completeness of Light's bond of ascended perfection. Hold fast the hands of Love that have borne you thus far; for he who fashioned thee of old, fashioned also the Christ! The Light that shines beyond the years overcomes all fear and clothes thee now with the auric radiance of God's own love - the magic circle of Christ's family unity. Let them try to shut thee out - God has taken thee in! Be filled with God and all else shall be overcome, for the Most High shall overcome all imperfections in thee by his gift of Light, Love, and Life, which remain to this day unbroken by any or all patterns less than perfection! Lovingly, I AM Kuthumi Vision "He Saw the Vision of the Almighty" Hearts Burdened by the Shadowed Image, I AM Come! Let none tarry overlong in the densities of human stagnation. The clear, calm pool of immortal Love waits to bathe the world, the soul, and all that breathes the essence of eternal Life, with the concepts of God himself. How can the shadowed image long remain when heaven's wondrous face is bending o'er the soul to see reflected there the glory of Eternity? I AM come to bring peace to the troubled heart and calm repose to the soul in the dignity of life, sustained by the wisdom of iridescent spheres. Let each one know the Christlike power of dynamic vision, the power within the concept of God's truth in action here. Beloved ones, we won our freedom by the power of Light. Can Light do less for thee? A million concepts of error are as chaff before the winds of God's exalted vision in action. What is the threshing floor of Life? Is it not the seat of thine own person? And does not the hand of Life serve thee there? Does not the flail and the skill of the harvester divest thee of the husks until the golden grain stands ready for milling - for the transmutation and the raising unto the LORD's table? You are not intended merely to be guests, but sons and joint-heirs with the unfailing Light of God, clothed with the wedding garment of immortality, the joy of angels, and the all-knowing peace of the inner heart of God's Presence. In the present-day turmoil, I am confident that the sincere student will perceive the disciplines of the Spirit as the sure means of keeping the soul expanding into its mighty matrix of perfection. In the littleness of error-habits, men sow seeds of imperfect stature. In the cultivation of the perfection of God's thought, in the harmonizing of the consciousness with the all-knowing wisdom of God, in the supreme oneness of spiritual unity, all else is swept away. All human error and disappointment are forever inundated by a flood of loving purpose, whose end is but a door ajar into the eternal cycles of the rolling spheres, visible and invisible. As thy Daystar shines more perfect still, Keep ever conscious of Good Will For peace on earth can come to all Who, openhearted, heed the Call And live in faith and grace and love Toward God who watches from Above, And to mankind extend the plan Of Love in action, Light I AM! Fraternally, Jesus the Christ [Taken from the book version Corona Class Lessons] ****** Chapter 50 Beloved Kuthumi - December 14, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 50 - Beloved Kuthumi - December 14, 1962 HABIT Corona Class Lesson 36 Seed "The Son of Man Soweth the Good Seed" Scientists of the Spirit, Apply the Law of Cycles and Be Free! Nothing is so vital to man's steady progress toward his ascension as the establishment of good habits. These serve to sustain the power of righteousness within the orbit of each one's personal world. In Nature, the power of habit is the innate quality of each specific manifestation. In man and society, the power of habit sustains either a benign or an unhappy status. I am wholly persuaded by the direct vision of divine reality that the Godhead sustains the quality of perfection everywhere and that the immaculate concept is a direct extension of the fullness of immortal Love expanding itself into all manifestation. The diversification of Love in Nature manifests as a multitude of different trees and shrubs, flowers and grasses whose variety is pleasing to the eye and inner sensitivities. By a like token, the unique quality of an individual mission (though in some ways similar to others) is the gift of the Spirit to each lifestream. This he learns to develop by the power of good habits and by the wisdom of those inner realizations which constitute a revelation from the heart of the I AM Presence. The scientific factor which governs the establishment of habits is as plain and simple as the sand and the sky. Consent and repetition are prime factors in establishing both negative and positive habits. Denial and abstention are the means of breaking negative habits. The attention must not be placed on the unwanted condition and no battle must be engaged. Such attention stirs up the dust of emotional energies which tend to strengthen negation while opposing it, rather than successfully eliminating and transmuting the undesirable habit. With the consent of free will, reducing the frequency of indulgence in bad habits, when accomplished by an orderly and painless withdrawal, weakens the conditioned responses of the subconscious mind. Thus, self-restraint is of real assistance in thwarting the perpetuation of wrong living. The rejection of unwanted habits must come about as the result of the soul's expansion into the divine sense of being God in action, and not as a militancy which drives the untoward desires of man into subterranean catacombs of consciousness, one day to crop out as illness or festering frustration. The best way to reject human qualities is to simply forget them through the substitution of Christlike opposites. Such a method is spiritually scientific, for it flows with the rising currents of divinity expanding from the heart of man and drawing him upward to the universal Christ consciousness. It is invaluable for the chela to pause and consider some of the wonderful yet basic seed ideas of Truth. These you will prove with ease to be God-ideas that can be expanded until the whole self, rising with them, is exalted into the all-knowing, comfortable Mind of Christ. I know of no more blessed experience that can come to anyone during the Christmas season (or at any time of the individual rebirth of the Christ consciousness throughout the year) than the spirit's awakening to the realization that the universe, like a sheltering mother, holds in contemplative wonder his own blessed being. Her boundless love desires to see the living Christ stretch his tiny limbs within the manger crib of limited human consciousness and expand to reach for the skies at last, beaming as the star of Bethlehem with peace and good will to every divine manifestation, saying with the angelic hosts in tones of purest love: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men!" The Christ, as the infant Messiah within men's hearts, cannot long remain a babe but must expand and rise to fulfill the divine destiny and mission Life demands. The sin-sick world of social disorder with its accompanying poverty, pestilence, war, and plundering energies - the personal world with its psychic and emotional illnesses, its fears and frustrations - must yield to the idea of God embodied in the Manchild. For He shall rule the nations with a rod of iron {172} and dash in pieces{173} the limited and limiting human creations which have never brought freedom or peace to the waiting hearts of men. How shall the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our LORD and of his Christ,{174} blessed ones? It is the powerful precept of heaven that only by the personal acceptance of each individual - his believing in the Christ-reality of himself ("Man, know thy Self"{175}) - can salvation (Self-elevation, i.e., the elevation of the Divine Self) occur. When out from the masses the Great Light brings many sons and daughters to the stature of Christhood, the social order will give way to peace and abundance on earth. God cannot fail to produce that peace and plenty wherever his law and love are called into action by the Christed (anointed) ones. Men cannot expect, if they sink back into lethargy and unconcern, that they will automatically find grace. Grace is given to the meek who seek first the kingdom (consciousness) of God and His righteousness (scientific application of the Law), which they know the all-loving Father has put into action for their use and usefulness unto Him. Such as these do not bury their one or many talents in a napkin of disservice or discouragement. Rather, they daily gird their energies around them (concentrate their light in the chakras) as a belt of chastity (sacred power) and victory. Centered in the Christ Self, their own High Priest, in the place of the Holy of Holies, they call for their soul's purification by the essence of God's heart. They count on the answer of immortal Life to the call of their lifestream. And they go forth victoriously with the tread of mighty conquerors, lords of life and victors over human destiny, putting death and hell beneath their feet through the omnipotence of divine Love. Consider the beautiful flame of Life in the ever-green trees whose lightness and verdure are perennially lovely! Think upon the wonderful angel devas and elemental spirits guarding and blessing God's precious children upon the highways and byways of Nature. Revel in Godly happiness in the cloud shapes drifting effortlessly through the skies above the treetops. Love the aureole of the dawn becoming the radiance of the solar path, announcing the journey of the Sun of man out of the East unto the West.{176} Let the hours of dawn and noonday speak to your heart of hope and prayer activating all Good. Move with the gold of the western sky hushing into even as an Angelus of Christ-peace, resting like a mantle of deeds well done (accomplished in God's name I AM) upon the villages, the hamlets, the spires of city and country as upon the aspirations of the tender hearts of men everywhere. Go forth daily in the name of God as a sower of good seed, saturated anew with the bounties of heaven. Let love prevail by the power of new habits of thought and feeling which make it easy for you to forget the rugged past. Gaze with childlike eyes into the mighty accumulation of Good without limit that is the universe in action. Of all this, say to yourself: I AM apart from manifestation, for I AM the all of God - the allness of God, the wholeness of God. The I AM is my Father, and the I AM and I are one!{177} So do thou establish the habit of Christhood, of the divinely Good Samaritan, of the Great Shepherd of the sheep, the victorious Son of God. In Love's victory, I AM Kuthumi [Taken from the book version Corona Class Lessons] ****** Chapter 51 Beloved Listening Angel - December 21, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 51 - Beloved Listening Angel - December 21, 1962 Hushed are the strident sounds of dissonance-the beat of human fear and feeling dashing its fury against the bedrocks of the Eternal Boundaries. In the stillness of the dream of Peace, the ivory-towered culture of Divine Reality whispers in echoes faintly heard within the child-hearts of men, surfeited in an unrealized longing. The Hearts of the Angels ministering in service, serving in Love, charged with the Power to guard, possessed by the Will to protect and guide, flow like the tides of an ocean breaking over the shoreline of men's consciousness. We have sailed at the Ancient Mariner's command over the far-off sea; we have moved on Cosmic Tides channeling through a Universe of Light from the Great Central Sun. We have played on harps of majestic Sound with a throbbing of IMMORTALITY of Eternal Harmony, of rapture; our musings have tinkled within the dulled consciousness of men as the wispings of an aeolian harp! NOW, We come to awaken men again and again! Today! Tonight, at every hour We stream forth from the Divine Radiance. Our song of Peace on Earth, Good Will to men, is not for children alone; it is for the men children of God. It calls them to awaken to the Reality of Heaven that stands in Divine Imagery within their recessed consciousness. They have externalized science and invention yet remain in a licentious state of the first concepts of the Holy City. The City of God, envisioned by Augustine and other Messengers of Light sent to the Earth planet, awaits externalization. Who shall hear the Lord's song? Who shall swell the ranks of the Heavenly chorus? This in hand is the invitation of God from the Heart of One Who listens to the secret calls and prayers of men. It calls unto you to join with Us at the Secret Place of The Most High and worship The Prince of Peace, The Mighty God "I AM" in you, and the everlasting FATHER-MOTHER GOD, the God of the Ages. Benedictus (This instruction comes to you through the loving courtesy of the Ascended Masters' Darjeeling, India, Council of God's Will, of which ALL the Ascended Host are Members.) ****** Chapter 52 Beloved El Morya - December 28, 1962 ****** Vol. 5 No. 52 - Beloved El Morya - December 28, 1962 Soon the dawn of a New Year will fill the skies of men with Hope. Shall this Hope, like that of countless other years before it, be one of limited and slow-moving accomplishment insofar as spiritual progress is concerned? Or shall this year be one of destiny when the energies released from on High are put to mighty use for the accomplishment of the Eternal Purpose manifesting through the waiting and watching hearts of men? I AM encouraged at the renewed interest in Divine Law. I AM hopeful that the welding process begun at great costs at Inner Levels shall become a mighty fusion of Holy Purpose wherein the distinguishing marks of separation are lost in the sea of God's Purposes. Thus by heeding the heart calls of men and the directives of Heaven, the SOLACE required for the hour at hand shall be magnified, world without end, into a mountain of LOVING SERVICE, impartially rayed out by those who are able and willing to respond to the Call of Life. May I assure the doubters that We are not idle. May I laud the faithful who knew this anyway, and may I say to all, "Be of good cheer!" We might as well be jolly, Dear Hearts: for if We are sincere in Our gaiety it shall strike a blow for the Lord. "The devil ... the proude spirite ... cannot endure to be mocked,"{178} and the jollity of men's hearts making merry because of the Hope of Eternal Life is a mockery for a Purpose. Laugh at the unfortunate troubles of the past! This is one way to vanquish them, and has proven helpful to many a pilgrim in the past. We must cheat the devil of his due, for the purposes of karma are healing rather than determinate to destroy men. Response to the noble ministerings of the Divine Heart is all that Life requires, and even this need is met that men may be blessed with the riches of their Divine Inheritance. Thus as a lawyer bearing news of a permanent legacy, so comes the karmic scales to remind men and remand men to the proper regard for their Divine Estate, lest in forgetting they fall behind in the race and awaken as Rip van Winkle, without friend or family, in their evolutionary scale of progress. Only the bold continue to serve the ages of Earth; the average chela moves on to Freedom! Many have the blessing of Divine Understanding. Some feel that if they cannot at the first reading of a PEARL ferret out all the wisdom offered therein, it is not worth the effort. Even digging out the meat from a nutshell requires some diligence, and by repeated effort the sweetness is extracted. Our Words are not always understood at first, for while Our intent is the simplicity of pure Love and Our Words are plain, many of the ideas require the background of a lawful approach to the Boundaries of Heaven, and that exceeding the mere speculations of metaphysical longings or exposure. Let each one be diligent, therefore, to utilize Our effort. Let the masses dash off like a hare. I AM certain that the plodding determination of the faithful, constant tortoise shall bring you across the finish line next year with the accomplishment of steadfast effort. We seek no spectacular effort but welcome either it or a sustained pace, as your heart shall choose. You have Free Will. Our desire is to assist all in every way We can. If there seem to be many facets to Our Love, bear in mind that the evolutions in this Universe are not so simple as may at first have appeared to your awakening eyes. We find a wonderful Divine intricacy here that continues to challenge Our expanding Spirit. We are willing to serve as long as necessary, but trust you will understand that new dimensions of Cosmic Wonder stretch before Our waiting Beings, and We long to explore the vistas of the Promised Land. The sooner the Earth is Free, the sooner the pledged Lights can be released to go onward and upward. Blessed Ones, like the Rock of Gibraltar, Saint Germain, The Darjeeling Council, and Myself, pledge anew Our Energies and Assistance to each of you throughout the coming year. It is to God's Glory and the unfoldment of your Soul, to the blessing of Earth's Evolutions and the Dawn of Divine Reason and Enlightenment that We are dedicated. ONWARD, WE CRY EXCELSIOR! - QUE DIEU VOUS REGARDE, EL MORYA ***** Bibliography ***** [1] Volume 5, Number 13, footnote 4. The origin of the Peace Prayer, attributed through the centuries to Saint Francis, is uncertain as it is not among Francis' authenticated writings. According to the research of Fr. James Meyer, O.F.M., the prayer could have come from one of the "Sayings of Brother Giles" in the Fioretti (The Little Flowers of Saint Francis): "Blessed is he who loves and does not therefore desire to be loved. Blessed is he who fears and does not therefore desire to be feared. Blessed is he who serves and does not therefore desire to be served ..." But it is also possible, Fr. Meyer explains, that Giles drew his inspiration from Francis. The earliest printed version of the Peace Prayer appeared in a book published in 1917 in France, which attributed its inspiration to the Testament of William the Conqueror. A copy of the prayer was presented to Pope Benedict (1914-1922), who was delighted to have it and requested it to be circulated widely. When it was distributed in Europe during World War I, it was printed on the back of a holy picture of Saint Francis. Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York is credited with popularizing the prayer during World War II by distributing it for the first time in English. Following is the entire prayer translated from the French: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: / Where there is hatred, let me sow love; / Where there is discord, harmony; / Where there is injury, pardon; / Where there is error, truth; / Where there is doubt, faith; / Where there is despair, hope; / Where there is darkness, light; / Where there is sadness, joy; / O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek / To be consoled, as to console; / To be understood, as to understand; / To be loved, as to love: / For it is in giving that we receive; / It is in forgetting self that we find ourselves; / It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; /And it is in dying that we are born to eternal Life. (See Fr. Marion A. Habig, "Origin of the Peace Prayer," Franciscan Herald, May 1974, pp. 151-53.) [2] Volume 5, Number 13, footnote 7. To cleanse the lepers. Matt. 10:8; 11:5; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 17:12-19. There is a story told in the Fioretti of a leper who was being cared for by the brothers in Saint Francis' order. The leper was so blasphemous and abusive in his speech that none could bear to come near him. When Francis visited him, the leper complained that the brothers had not looked after him as they should, whereupon Francis offered to care for him himself. The leper asked him what he could do that the others could not. Francis promised that he would do all he wished. The leper said, "I want you to wash me all over because the odor is such that I cannot stand it." Francis then prepared water with many sweet-scented herbs, undressed him and began to wash him with his hands. Miraculously, wherever Francis touched, the leprosy disappeared and the flesh was healed. As the leper's body was healed, his soul experienced conversion also. Overcome with remorse for his sins, he began to weep bitterly, accusing himself for all the pain he had caused others. After fifteen days of deep penance, he fell ill and passed on. His soul, brighter than the sun, appeared to Saint Francis while he was praying in a forest. Pouring out gratitude and blessings, he announced to Francis that that day he was going to Paradise. [3] Volume 5, Number 49, footnote 2. Saint Francis and the Christ Child. In 1223 Brother Francis prepared a special Christmas celebration. His heart's desire was to commemorate the birth of Christ in a way which would vividly portray the suffering and discomfort the Saviour had borne. He asked his devout friend Messer John Vellita to set up a real manger filled with hay in a grotto on a steep wooded hill in Greccio. An ox and ass were also brought to the spot, just as at Bethlehem. At midnight on Christmas Eve, the brothers and neighboring people came bearing candles and lighted torches that brilliantly illumined the night. Together they celebrated a solemn Mass over the crèche; and Francis, with a countenance of supreme compassion and unspeakable joy, delivered a moving sermon on the "Bethlehem Babe." For a moment, his friend John saw a beautiful infant lying in the manger, appearing almost lifeless. Then he saw Francis step forward and lift the Child, who opened his eyes as if waking from a deep sleep and smiled. The vision signified that although Christ had been asleep and forgotten in the hearts of many, he was being brought to life again through the devotion of his servant Francis. See Thomas of Celano, The First Life of St. Francis, and St. Bonaventure, Major Life of St. Francis, in Marion A. Habig, ed., St. Francis of Assisi, Writings and Early Biographies: English Omnibus of the Sources for the Life of St. Francis, 3rd ed. (Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1973), pp. 299-302, 710-11; Omer Englebert, Saint Francis of Assisi: A Biography, 2nd ed., trans. Eve Marie Cooper (Ann Arbor, Mich.: Servant Books, 1979), pp. 232-34; Johannes Jörgensen, Saint Francis of Assisi, trans. T. O'Conor Sloane (1912; reprint, Garden City, N.Y.: Image Books, 1955), pp. 216-17; and Felix Timmermans, The Perfect Joy of St. Francis, trans. Raphael Brown (1952; reprint, Garden City, N.Y.: Image Books, 1955), pp. 228-31. =============================================================================== **** Footnotes: **** {1} Watch and pray. Matt. 26:41; Mark 13:33; Luke 21:36; I Pet. 4:7. {2} Bread from heaven. Exod. 16:4, 14, 15; Neh. 9:15; John 6:31-35, 41, 47-51, 58. {3} Shakespeare, As You Like It, act 2, scene 7, lines 138-41. Francis Bacon was the author of the Shakespearean plays. {4} Luke 10:42. {5} Luke 24:13-35. {6} Matt. 4:4. {7} Matt. 7:14. {8} "Lovest thou me more than these?" Read John 21:3-17. Here Jesus demonstrates his power as capable of producing money, success, and material affluence. The supreme test of the disciple is to love the Master for the very presence of the Godhead with him, and to love his power and attainment not for self-gain but as the means to feed his sheep the essence of his Light. Peter the opportunist, must be reminded one last time that the love transferred to him by his Lord is solely for the comfort, healing, and illumination of the children of God. The temptation will ever be there to build the powerful material church devoid of the Spirit, whose priesthood, themselves empty, fails to impart the true mysteries of the Body of God in the ritual of Holy Communion. {9} Paul's conversion. Acts 9:1-22; 22:1-16; 26:9-18. {10} I Cor. 3:13-15. {11} Paul's teaching on karma. See Corona Class Lesson 2, pp. 17-18. {12} Build on the Rock. Matt. 7:24-27; Luke 6:47-49; I Cor. 10:4. {13} Matt. 16:18. {14} Mark 13:31. {15} True discipleship. John 21:15. Christ demanded of Peter a deep love (Greek, agapas), a divine love which was and is demanded by the law of discipleship encompassing the initiations of personal Christhood. {16} The lost sheep. Matt. 18:12-14; Luke 15:3-7. {17} Isa. 6:8. {18} I Sam. 3:9, 10. {19} Acts 2:1-4. {20} Prov. 29:18. {21} The origin of the Peace Prayer, attributed through the centuries to Saint Francis, is uncertain as it is not among Francis' authenticated writings. [1] {22} Matt. 25:40, 45. {23} II Cor. 12:9. {24} To cleanse the lepers. [2] {25} Matt. 10:38; 16:24; Luke 14:27. {26} James 2:14-26. {27} Gen. 37:5-20. {28} Gen. 41:39-44. {29} Gen. 44:2. {30} Matt. 4:18, 19; Mark 1:16, 17. {31} Gen. 41:15-57; 45:6, 11. {32} Acts 17:30. {33} John 10:16. {34} Matt. 5:14. {35} Acts 1:9-11. {36} Suggested reading for those who would truly "imitate" the Master on the path of discipleship: Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (New York: Grosset & Dunlap). {37} John 10:38; 14:10, 11; 17:21. {38} `Evil One'. The Devil; Lucifer, who first deified Evil and then became the personification, or personhood, of that deified energy veil. See the Jerusalem Bible, Matt. 13:19, 38; John 17:15; I John 2:13, 14; 3:12; 5:18, 19; and Archangel Gabriel on Good and Evil, Mysteries of the Holy Grail, pp. 117-38, 153-62, 195-210, 236-38. {39} Phil. 4:8. {40} I Kings 19:12. {41} Rev. 1:15; 14:2; 19:6. {42} Delight in the Law of the LORD. Pss. 1:2; 112:1; 119:16, 24, 35, 47, 70, 77, 143, 174; Rom. 7:22. {43} Rev. 8:3, 4. {44} Rom. 6:13, 19; 7:22, 23; I Cor. 6:15; Col. 3:5. {45} I Cor. 13:12. {46} Jesus' control of the elements. Matt. 17:24-27; 21:18-20; Mark 4:35-41; 6: 33-44; 8:1-9; John 2:1-11; 21:3-6. {47} Luke 22:42. {48} John 10:10. {49} John 5:25. {50} John 14:1. {51} Luke 12:32. {52} John 13:16; 15:20; Matt. 10:24. {53} Matt. 26:27. {54} I think, therefore I am. "Cogito, ergo sum." René Descartes, Le Discours de la Méthode, 1637. {55} Love thy neighbor as thyself. Lev. 19:18; Matt. 19:19; 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Rom. 13:9; Gal. 5:14; James 2:8. {56} James 1:4. {57} Matt. 4:21, 22; Mark 1:19, 20. {58} The rich young ruler. Matt. 19:16-22; Mark 10:17-22; Luke 18:18-23. {59} Matt. 7:13, 14; Luke 13:24. {60} Matt. 7:7; Luke 11:9. {61} Matt. 6:33. {62} I John 2:18. {63} Matt. 20:16; Mark 10:31. {64} Matt. 22:14. {65} Rev. 11:15. {66} II Pet. 1:10. {67} See Corona Class Lesson 28, n. 1. {68} Meditation of the sacred fire breath. See Djwal Kul, Intermediate Studies of the Human Aura, pp. 67-75; and "The Healing of the Etheric Body: Djwal Kul's Breathing Exercise for the Integration of the Four Lower Bodies," on Emerald Matrix, 16-cassette album (A82121), (or single cassette B82128). {69} Isa. 11:9; Hab. 2:14. {70} Heb. 2:3, 4. {71} John 6:53. {72} I Cor. 9:24; Phil. 3:14. {73} Ps. 61:2. {74} John 12:44, 45, 49, 50; 14:24. {75} Matt. 19:28. {76} Matt. 25:14-30; Luke 12:42-48; 16:1-13; 19:12-26. {77} Gen. 3:15. {78} Matt. 7:20. {79} Matt. 5:45. {80} Matt. 11:12. {81} John 2:1-11. {82} I Pet. 4:18. {83} Matt. 5:13. {84} Gen. 19:26. {85} II Tim. 2:15. {86} Heb. 13:2. {87} Heb. 12:1. {88} Heb. 11:6. {89} Amos 5:4. {90} Matt. 19:26. {91} Matt. 11:2-5. {92} Exod. 5:6-19. {93} Matt. 16:19; 18:18. {94} Luke 22:42. {95} mowlde: Middle English for mold. {96} I Cor. 15:52. {97} Mark 8:22-26. {98} Rev. 22:17. {99} Matt. 9:16, 17. {100} Gen. 1:3. {101} Luke 10:37. {102} John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13. {103} John 2:1-11. {104} Matt. 14:15-21. {105} II Chron. 7:1-3; II Kings 1:10, 12. {106} Matt. 4:3, 4. {107} Matt. 6:33. {108} Heb. 11:1. {109} Luke 22:42. {110} Matt. 10:34-36. {111} Matt. 19:26. {112} Rev. 10:9. {113} Rev. 22:19. {114} Francis Bacon, Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625). {115} II Cor. 5:1. {116} I Cor. 15:31. {117} Eph. 4:22-24; Col. 3:9, 10. {118} Julia Ward Howe, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," st. 5. {119} II Cor. 5:17. {120} Isa. 35:1. {121} John 14:2. {122} Hosea 8:7. {123} John 1:9. {124} Matt. 5:14; John 8:12; 9:5. {125} I John 1:7. {126} John 8:11. {127} Matt. 5:18. {128} Heb. 10:27. {129} Luke 7:47. {130} Ps. 136. {131} II Cor. 6:2. {132} Gen. 4:7. {133} John 14:16, 26; 15:26. {134} Ps. 2:7. {135} Ps. 37:1, 2. {136} Jer. 33:3. {137} Matt. 6:6. {138} Matt. 7:1, 2 {139} I Cor. 13:9, 12. {140} Gen. 11:1-9. {141} Ps. 19:2. {142} For Lord Maitreya's teaching on this subject, see "The Overcoming of Fear through Decrees" in The Science of the Spoken Word, pp. 21-23. {143} The barren fig tree. Matt. 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14, 20-26. {144} Jer. 1:10; 18:7, 9; 31:28. {145} II Cor. 6:2; Isa. 49:8. {146} Eph. 2:8. {147} Phil. 2:12. {148} Heb. 13:8. {149} Matt. 5:39. {150} James 4:7. {151} II Tim. 2:15. {152} John 16:2. {153} Matt. 16:23. {154} Matt. 7:3-5; Luke 6:41, 42. {155} Moneychangers must be cast out. Matt. 21:12, 13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19: 45, 46; John 2:13-17. {156} I John 2:18. {157} Gal. 4:4. {158} John 5:14. {159} Isa. 61:1. {160} Gen. 4:7. {161} Luke 12:48. {162} Rom. 8:17. {163} Matt. 18:19, 20. {164} Matt. 7:9; Luke 11:11. {165} Luke 17:21. {166} II Pet. 3:8. {167} I Cor. 3:16, 17. {168} The Good Samaritan. Read Luke 10:30-37. {169} Ps. 139:14. {170} Pss. 2:1; 46:6; Acts 4:25. {171} Saint Francis and the Christ Child. [3] {172} Rev. 12:5. {173} Ps. 2:9. {174} Rev. 11:15. {175} "Know Thyself." One of the ancient maxims of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, inscribed on the walls of the pronaos (vestibule) of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Also attributed to Plato, Pythagoras, Socrates. {176} Matt. 24:27. {177} Each time you affirm I AM you are actually witnessing: "The Great I AM within me is ... " Replace the I AM in any decree with these seven words and see how this phrase lends new meaning and power in the sacred name through your complete identification with it. {178} Thomas More