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We of the ascended master councils regret the encroachment upon our time and yours of the problems involving the plight of the world, for the desires of our heart are to enhance the spiritual well-being and happiness of the students of the light; yet we have never flinched where right is concerned. We have always exposed, when we felt the time was right, those activities that place in jeopardy the highest values of human life, the values of freedom.
The trends of human life have moved increasingly toward a gregariousness reminiscent of the days of ancient Babylon. These trends are understandable, when viewed as by-products of the scientific achievements of the age. For instance, advanced methods of communication have been employed to spread the message around the world that has involved men in a false sense of social reform as though the power of God himself were inadequate to bring the kingdom of God into manifestation upon earth.
Let past history speak, then, of the defections that have occurred in the true religion brought forth by the Lord Christ two thousand years ago. Because of the enlightenment which his ministry brought to the masses of the people, it became necessary, on numerous occasions, for the dark powers to invade the Church in order to remove and color vital points of doctrine upon which hinged the very survival of the nations; cloaked in righteousness, they came forth to set up the triggers of unrighteousness that would later affect millions.
Arming themselves with the weapons to exploit every weakness in human nature, they took advantage of man's trusting nature to the fullest. The treachery of the dark ones is not only reprehensible, but it is also inconceivable to the mind of the average individual. Because of the light of the sun that shines upon the just and the unjust1 and the hope that springs forth eternal in the human breast,2 we often find men and women to be naive when it comes to assessing the character of the enemies of righteousness. While they attribute a nonexistent virtue to those who are charged with subverting the entire human race, they are willing to attribute the darkest deeds to those who are sworn to universal service in God's name.
Such upside-down tendencies found in human nature have not only made people susceptible to the darkness that opaques progress in this age, but also they have permitted science free rein even to the point of shaping the moral code, and truth is denied access to the council chambers of the gods of this world. If we did not see the divine intent from inner levels and the large number of souls whose hearts are like glistening pearls, hopefully radiating the banner of the new age, we might stand aghast at the monstrous activities of the dark ones and their methods of involving the earnest and sincere in their activities of worldly purpose.
Surely, heaven has not wished upon men aught but the abundant life. Surely, in purveying a gospel of social perfection, men have not bequeathed happiness or eternal assurance to any; for the world reeks with turmoil both distant and near, and fear clouds many an honest heart. Deep within their hearts men and women know that something is wrong with the state of mortal life, that although God may be in his heaven, the world herself is not right.
The long procession of human history follows a line marked by swordplay, militarism, and vicious maneuvering. Yet the honest of heart know that the time has not yet come, the juxtapositions of forces being what they are, that police forces and armies can be abolished, nor can national sovereignty be superseded by a world federation when all nations have not sworn to uphold freedom. We avow that there is a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, that injustices creep among the children of men everywhere; but no nation has a premium on injustice, nor can anyone keep the peace without paying an honorable price. In heaven's name, freedom is freedom only so long as men are vigilant; but bondage is inevitable when the powers that enslave the human mind and person go unchallenged.
Events in Czechoslovakia proclaimed loudly to the world the intent of a godless tyranny and a communal atheism where universal freedom is denied. But you cannot extinguish the flame of freedom in the hearts of all peoples. For freedom is their natural lot and an estate to which they will aspire even when it is denied them - more so then, perhaps, than ever before. We ask ourselves this question: Must the world fall into the depths of degrading bondage in order to evoke the honest patronage which freedom requires in order to survive?
We hope not, for we have contact with many an individual who is enlightened as to the trends of the times. Many are aware of the fact that the masqueraders lurk behind their snobbish ploys, manipulating the moods of the carnal mind by the power of name and fame and substituting the decisions of their ridiculous councils for the wisdom of the ages that is the forte of the God-realized man.
We are interested neither in instituting class struggles nor in standing idly by while the urgency of the dishonest strivings of the world is magnified out of all proportion. We seek instead to awaken the world with an understanding of the fact that it is mass ignorance that has permitted a take-over of human values and the promotion of that which denies God's freedom to the earth.
There are many individuals who are with us in sentiment and belief, but they are not willing to enter the arena of action and to put their total energies on the line. To them I say, Wake up and realize that, perchance, for want of the nail not only the shoe but the whole battle may be lost!3
We magnify freedom in the heart, but we would see its flame fanned into an activating principle. Men must understand that whereas past ages of history lacked the perfection of the Eternal, they also lacked the degradation of the present. The forces who aspire to world take-over know that they must first destroy the values of freedom. Thus they seek to permeate the arts, commerce, government, industry, and society as a whole with a crass materialism that, as many men have crudely said, is a dog-eat-dog philosophy.
The church as a rallying point no longer exists; therefore we must, through our sacred orders, enlighten mankind as to how the presently existing compromises were enjoined. The forces of darkness would give the impression that they are in league with the forces of light. Otherwise, they could not promote the evil molds that they employ in their attempts to destroy the glorious image of God. In its place, they would make for the children of this age a graven image whose distortions evoke ambivalent attitudes which compromise truth in the minds of the people.
I come not so much to chastise as to alert, for you are the avant-garde and the elect of this age upon whom we depend for the perpetuation of the flame of freedom. The Godly ideals of the ascended hosts have been a bulwark of strength to those who sought to express the glories of the kingdom even midst the narrowness of past ages. Because time flows, those who would preserve the present age must grasp the torch of the Spirit and ignite future ages by upholding the old principles and enhancing them with a renewal of the flame of freedom. Bathed in the fires of God's heart, these will seek, in regenerating themselves, to extend the borders of that regeneration to the whole wide world.
The minutemen of the Spirit, like those at Lexington and Concord, must understand that the shot heard 'round the world and those that have begun all other wars can never guarantee to man peace or the perpetuation of those conditions which make for it. After the battle is won, there is the continuing need for open eyes, minds, and souls that breathe together with Galahad the statement "My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure."4
Free, then, from calumny and with the understanding of the need for honest hearts, may the Sons of Liberty remain active in holding the cup of light that is righteousness and justice for all. The honest heart will correctly assess the signs of the times and perceive the need to preserve for his brother those values that the dark ones would destroy.
In the name of license and in a high din of confusion, they would motivate men selfishly while proclaiming that they seek justice for the world. Would to God these could understand the meaning of the phrase "tethered to reality," for that which is real is like a golden thread that has passed through the old civilizations and come down untarnished to the present time.
There is always the need for a rephrasing of the old tenets of justice and equality. Freedom is greatly desired by men, and yet it is carelessly placed in the balance scales of ignorance and self-love. How men wish to be thought wise. How they enjoy the popular ideas, yet in their elections and predilections they trample again and again upon the robes of their own best interests. They are promised liberty by those who are themselves the servants of corruption.5 These can never bring deliverance to the world, but only an excess of bondage.
Stalwart men and women must determine that order will be kept in the educational systems of the world, that a purging will occur of those professed exponents of liberty who seek to bind the minds of youth to a concept of violent struggle. Those who would tear down their nation's flag and express disrespect to youth and age alike may need the chastening of the mace of righteousness.
The only solution we can offer at this time is the invoking of divine power that will ultimately strengthen the minds and unity of the people. For the time must come when they shall overthrow the yoke and tyranny of their overlords who even now are planning the dethroning of the Constitution and the order that heaven has sought to extend as a banner of hope over this land and all lands.
In God's name let us exalt Him! In God's name, let us win a breather for the forces of righteousness in this hour of peril, that the regrouping of the legions of light will not find brother fighting against brother, that they will not be divided on dogma or triviality but united in a common understanding of the phrase "imputation of righteousness."
While it is true that the Lord chastens often those whom he loves,6 it is also true that Virtue has her own reward,7 that the trees only grow so high, and that the armor of righteousness must be worn even as the battle between light and darkness must be won and light triumph.
Vigorously, I AM your Knight Commander,