Starting Over

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We live in a field of genesis in which the Original, pure fiery astral forces still go on performing their task. However, through the misuse of astral forces of which all dialectical mankind is guilty, there comes a point when the earth's astral sphere becomes so dark, so full of devilishness, so laden with absurdity and depravity, and the material-field of life degenerates into a region of so much blood and tears, that it can no longer be tolerated. For what develops in the astral sphere must manifest itself on earth.

And when you become involved with a particular astral force, this has to manifest itself in your life and in your body. The result is that, in the end, the earth, the creation-field of the World, has to be thoroughly purified, right from the astral sphere to the material sphere. All microcosms present in it are then emptied of their uncleanliness and brought into a state of forgetfulness. All microcosms are divested of their karma. They have to begin anew; for the Logos does not forsake the work of His hands.

In this way, the Original, embryonic process of genesis can take place again, right from the beginning. How much time can be lost in this way! But nevertheless, thanks be to God, each new microcosmic re-animation represents a new opportunity for the entity concerned.

From "Black Demonism" The Egyptian Arch-Gnosis, Vol. III - Jan van Rijckenborgh

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Drinks Are On Hermes

After so much harm has been inflicted upon the human race,
I, Hermes, being the Primordial Fount,
Flow forth here as a Healing Remedy,
According to Divine decree
And assisted by The Art.

Let him who can, drink of Me.
Let him who will, cleanse himself in Me.
Let him who dares, stir Me.

Drink, brothers, and Live.
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Radiation And Rebirth

If one has any doubt about the ability of a Divine radiation, the Gnosis, to penetrate and awaken the power of the latent, sleeping Divine Spark, perhaps the following may be of help.

The key word in the previous sentence is the word 'radiation', the definition of which, follows:

Radiation

a.the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
b.the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body.

Every second of every day we are bombarded with multiple radiations. Some of these radiations we absorb and assimilate, with or without some measure of difficulty or dis-ease. Other types of radiation pass through us without notice.

At this very moment scores of different types of radiation are streaming through your physical, etheric, astral and mental bodies. There are the more mundane ones, such as radio, telephone and wireless transmissions. Then you have etheric, astral and mental radiations emanating from the light-vestures of incarnate human-beings and from entities beyond-the-veil. Beyond that, you have inter-cosmic radiations from planetary bodies and star systems.

Yes, the stars do emit energies and these energies find their way to you. You cannot 'feel' them the way that you 'feel' the light that comes from our nearest star, the Sun, because you do not yet have senses that are attuned to detect and inform you of such subtle radiations. This does not mean that these radiations do not have any effect on you, the human-being. It just means that you are presently unaware of their influences or their origins.

From planetary systems and star-systems we can extend this phenomena to include the influences of nebulas, quasars, supernovas, galaxies and higher planes of existence. Cosmic Domains above our 7th also radiate energies to us. It is from these higher densities of the All-Manifestation that the pure Christine radiations originate.

Here on earth, humanity is immersed in these radiations. This is especially true now that we have reached the end of a major world-cycle. A cosmic revolution is taking place that is pouring unprecedented quantities of this Divine radiation upon mankind. This is the Age of Aquarius, the symbol of which is that of a man with a pitcher, pouring out Living Water.

'It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh...' Acts 2:17

The radiations of the Gnosis surround and interpenetrate all microcosms. Some may ask: if this is so, then why isn't all of humanity on the Path? It is because man does not properly utilize these energies for the purpose they were intended for. A Divine energy cannot be harmoniously assimilated by an un-divine personality. There is but one way for a personality to trap and make use of these Divine radiations. He or she must awaken the only part of them that has an affinity for these Divine radiations. He or she must awaken the sleeping Spark in the center of the microcosm, the Divine Atom that is aligned with the human heart.

If one can succeed in experiencing this special awakening, the Divine radiations will then have a place to go. They will no longer pass through the human-being or cause disruption to the human system. Instead, a process begins whereby the amount and quality of these radiations will increase and take up residence in the microcosm. If the candidate is aware of the requirements of the Path and consciously walks it, the Gnostic light-power will begin its work of transforming the astral, mental and etheric bodies. The light-vesture of the candidate will undergo a gradual purification. The weaving of the Golden Wedding Garment will be the final result. With this garment, the candidate will be able and prepared to meet the Bridegroom.

To "meet the Bridegroom" simply means that the reborn Soul will reunite with Spirit, which is the prerequisite for the ultimate transfiguration of the microcosm.

~ g
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What Will You Do With This Life?

What do you do with the life that you have received?
Do you give it back, after the allotted years,
Crippled,
After working, eating, drinking, 'happiness',
After the Game of Good and Bad Fortune?
And you end up Unconscious,
Just as you began?

Or do you dare
To take the Upward Journey?
Wearisome, perhaps, but certain step-by-step
Of being conscious in Spirit, Soul and Body
Through Will, Wisdom and Activity.
In accepting everything
While knowing that nothing is without meaning.

Say farewell in Seven Spirals
Constantly more sublime,
By which, unknowing, the Straight Path appears
For the Spiritual Being whom you truly are,
Who, above dying nature
Enters into the Fields of Birth,

So Giving
Is Living.

The Utimate Question

What do you do with the life that you have received?
Do you give it back, after the allotted years,
Crippled,
After working, eating, drinking, 'happiness',
After the Game of Good and Bad Fortune?

And you end up Unconscious,
Just as you began?
Or do you dare
To take the Upward Journey?
Wearisome, perhaps, but certain step-by-step
Of being conscious in Spirit, Soul and Body
Through Will, Wisdom and Activity.

In accepting everything
While knowing that nothing is without meaning.
Say farewell in Seven Spirals
Constantly more sublime,
By which, unknowing, the Straight Path appears
For the spiritual being whom you truly are,
Who, above dying nature
Enters into the Fields of Birth,

So Giving
Is Living.

Atrocity And Detachment

Atrocities across the globe are coming so fast now that it is almost impossible to keep up. Awful doings have become so commonplace that there is no time do anything but careen onwards from one nightmarish act to the next.

This is how evil looks when it is thrashing about in a final, desperate attempt to maintain its foothold on Earth. As a result, susceptible human-beings are being influenced to commit the most heinous crimes imaginable.

During this time of the end, it becomes even more important for those who are on the Path of Return to distance and disassociate themselves from these proceedings. If one gets caught up in the ongoing horror, one runs the risk of becoming attached to outcomes and circumstances. This can serve to arrest one's progress and may leave him rooted to the spot, paralyzed by fear and anxiety, unable to move.

Recognize that this is how it always is at the end of a major world-cycle. Evil will have its day, as the sheep are being separated from the goats. Through it all, one must maintain one's objective detachment. Remain a neutral observer. Do not allow these events to bring you down or dampen your resolve. Let them pass you by, like petals blowing in the wind.

~ g

Delay Not

Man should not assume that he has an eternity to choose the Path of Return ~ g

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As to those who are indifferent, thinking that they have many births before them and need not hasten, the Master bids the disciples:

"Preach ye unto the whole world, saying unto men: 'Strive together that ye may receive the Mysteries of Light in this time of stress, and enter into the Kingdom of Light. Put not off from day to day, and from cycle to cycle, in the belief that ye will succeed in obtaining the Mysteries when ye return to the world in another cycle.

"Such men know not when the number of Perfect Souls [shall be filled up]; for when the number of Perfect Souls has been completed, I will then shut the Gates of Light, and from that time none will be able to come thereby, nor will any go forth thereafter, for the number of Perfect Souls shall be completed, and the mystery of the First Mystery be perfected -- the mystery by which all hath come into existence, and I am that Mystery.

"From that hour no one shall any more enter into the Light, and none shall come forth, in that the time of the number of Perfect Souls shall be fulfilled, before I set fire to the world, that it may purify the aeon, and veils, the firmaments, and the whole world, and also all the matters that are still in it, the race of humankind being still upon it.

"At that time then, the Faith shall show itself more and more, and also the Mysteries in those days And many souls shall pass through the cycles of transmigrations of body and come back into the world in those days; and among them shall be some who are now alive and hear Me teach concerning the consummation of the number of Perfect Souls, [and in those days] they shall find the Mysteries of Light and shall receive them. They shall mount up to the Gates of Light, and shall find that the number of Perfect Souls is complete, which is the Consummation of the First Mystery and the Gnosis of the Pleroma; they will find that I have shut the Gates of Light, and that from that hour no one can come in or go forth thereby.

"Those souls will then cry within through the Gates of Light, saying: 'Master, open unto us.' And I will answer unto them, saying, 'I know not whence you are'. And they will say unto Me, 'We have received the Mysteries, and we have fulfilled all Thy doctrine; Thou didst teach us on the High Ways.' And I will answer unto them, saying: 'I know not who ye are, ye who have practiced iniquity and evil even unto this day. Wherefore go [hence] into the Outer Darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth."

The Christ, speaking through Jesus, discourses with His disciples, eleven years after the Resurrection - The Pistis Sophia / The Books of The Savior - translated by George.R.S. Mead

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Too little, too late.

Be reminded that the Banquet has been prepared. The Bridegroom awaits. The Doors to the Hall of Eternity have been thrown wide open. Come all who may, for when the Banquet Hall has been filled, these Doors shall close.

~ g
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From Suffering To Seeking

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People generally protest against suffering, and the world does everything possible to neutralize and alleviate it. But for most people, suffering is the only method of making the nature-born consciousness, which is governed and colored by a wicked and undeveloped soul-state, realize that something is wrong. For the soul-state overshadows and controls the entire personality, the whole being.

Anyone who has gone through Experience -- and everyone does that in the nature-of-death -- will begin Seeking sooner or later. As soon as the Seeking life begins, the person concerned ought to begin, in the heart, to struggle against the soul-state. The moment he does so, all kinds of voices will speak to him, reactions to all the radiations and influences which until that time played a role in the heart-sanctuary and thus are on the same level as the natural soul-state. Initially, all those voices urge the candidate to try out various social, political, ethical or natural-religious experiments, with which the world is full and which are intended to make him realize the ultimate pointlessness of all efforts on the dialectical level.

And so it will come about, whether after ten years or a thousand years, or even after a sidereal year*, that a person becomes mature enough for his life to take a different direction. Then the moment dawns when gnostic reason begins to speak to him, to a certain extent. It points in the Only Direction that can lead to a solution to all problems, the direction of the soul-state, the state of the heart.

* The 25,920 years that it takes for the Sun to cycle through all twelve signs of the zodiac. Also known as the Platonic Year and/or The Great Year.

From "The Alteration of the Soul-State" The Egyptian Arch-Gnosis, Vol. 4 - Jan van Rijckenborgh

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One cannot be forced to walk the Path, even after one has become aware of its existence. No one is ready until they are ready. If there are things of this world that still hold one's attention, that one will find it difficult to let go and begin walking a path of I-demolition and self-surrender. This is why detachment is such an important part of the Path.

The Cup of Experience must be quaffed down to the last drop. One must become completely sick and tired of being sick and tired. Both the material-sphere and the reflection-sphere have to have lost their glamour and allure before a Seeker will turn away and begin to yearn for a way out. Usually, the only way for a person to reach this nadir is through a lengthy and fruitless "pursuit of happiness".

Suffering plays a key role in this. Through constant disappointment, pain and sorrow, man is persistently beaten down and made to know that "You cannot win this game, O man. The game is tightly rigged and it is rigged against you". Man sees this truth but refuses to believe that it is so. Thus, he continues to beat his head against the stone wall of earth-life, suffering, suffering, suffering; hoping all the while that "This time, things will turn out differently!".

As van Rijckenborgh states, it may take a longer or shorter period of time, but at some point, a person will weary of the shell game known as earth-life. Perhaps at that point, in desperation and surrender, the heart will cry out for Liberation from this nature-order. Then the Gnosis will come to greet him or her.

Until then, suffer.

~ g
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Seven Key Principles

The following are excerpted from The Hermetic Kybalion ~ g

I. The Principle of Mentalism

"The ALL is Mind; The Universe is Mental."

II. The Principle of Correspondence

"As above, so below; as below, so above."

III. The Principle of Vibration

"Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates."

IV. The Principle of Polarity

"Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; Like and Unlike are the Same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled."

V. The Principle of Rhythm

"Everything flows, out and in. Everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates."

VI. The Principle of Cause and Effect

"Every Cause has its Effect; every Effect has its Cause; everything happens according to Law; Chance is but a name for Law not recognized; there are many planes of Causation, but nothing escapes the Law."

VII. The Principle of Gender

"Gender is in everything; everything has its Masculine and Feminine Principles; Gender manifests on all planes."

These are seven very important principles. They are explained in further detail in the above link. It would be helpful for the Seeker to understand these principles. Here is a bit from the section on the Principle of Vibration:

"This Principle explains that the differences between different manifestations of Matter, Energy, Mind, and even Spirit, result largely from varying rates of Vibration. From THE ALL, which is Pure Spirit, down to the grossest form of Matter, all is in vibration–the higher the vibration, the higher the position in the scale. The vibration of Spirit is at such an infinite rate of intensity and rapidity that it is practically at rest–just as a rapidly moving wheel seems to be motionless. And at the other end of the scale, there are gross forms of matter whose vibrations are so low as to seem at rest. Between these poles, there are millions upon millions of varying degrees of vibration."

Recommended.

~ g
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Re: The Concept Of A 'Trapped' Microcosm

The following comment was contributed by ~m in response to a May 22 post.

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The concept of a ‘trapped’ microcosm is so simple and straightforward but the real implications of the conundrum are always just a whisker away from being understood. It is never something that can be understood by ‘I’ because the very acknowledgment negates the existence of ‘I’ and nobody's ‘ego’ will permit its own annihilation. This is not something that can be intellectually grasped, that is why the concept has been gently revealed to us in parables and prose since the dawn of mankind.

The concept of the trapped microcosm is beautifully illustrated in Richard Bach’s book ‘Illusion – The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah”

The Master answered and said, “Once there lived a village of creatures along the bottom of a great crystal river.

12. “The current of the river swept silently over them all - young and old, rich and poor, good and evil, the current going its own way, knowing only its own crystal self.

13. “Each creature in its own manner clung tightly to the twigs and rocks of the river bottom, for clinging was their way of life, and resisting the current what each had learned from birth.

14. “But one creature said at last, ‘I am tired of clinging. Though I cannot see it with my eyes, I trust that the current knows where it is going. I shall let go, and let it take me where it will. Clinging, I shall die of boredom.’

15. “The other creatures laughed and said, ‘Fool! Let go, and that current you worship will throw you tumbled and smashed across the rocks, and you will die quicker than boredom!’

16. “But the one heeded them not, and taking a breath did let go, and at once was tumbled and smashed by the current across the rocks.

17. “Yet in time, as the creature refused to cling again, the current lifted him free from the bottom, and he was bruised and hurt no more.

18. “And the creatures downstream, to whom he was a stranger, cried, ‘See a miracle! A creature like ourselves, yet he flies! See the Messiah, come to save us all!’

19. “And the one carried in the current said, ‘I am no more Messiah than you. The river delights to lift us free, if only we dare let go. Our true work is this voyage, this adventure.’

20. “But they cried the more, ‘Saviour!’ all the while clinging to the rocks, and when they looked again he was gone, and they were left alone making legends of a Saviour.”

Sometimes we just have to let go.

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Thanks, ~m.

~ g
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Like Sheep Among Wolves

“We lead a life hard and wandering. We fly from town to town like sheep among wolves. We suffer persecution like the Apostles and Martyrs, yet our life is holy and austere. These things are not difficult, for we are no longer of this world.”

-- attributed to the Cathar bons hommes and bonnes femmes  of medieval Languedoc, 13th century, Southern France

The above is no less true today than it was 800 years ago. The present-day Servers of the Divine Plan of Salvation also operate in enemy territory. The world-at-large is at the height of I-centrality, where the physical self is celebrated and the I-being is exalted. A large percentage of the planet is led by the mantra "Love Yourself" instead of The Golden Rule reiterated to mankind by the Christ, which is to "Love Thy Neighbor As You Love Yourself".

The message being brought to the world during this ending-cycle is once again battling to be heard. Like the salmon that must swim upstream to reach its spawning ground, so must today's Carriers of the Flame struggle against the populist tide of I-consciousness that has enveloped the world.

Those Who Serve take no notice of this difficulty. Deep within them lies the realization that these things must be so. With a dedication born of remembrance and with compassion for their fallen brethren who labor still in darkness, these ones will continue to clear a path through the wilderness, easing the way forward for those who follow.

For those who have located The Path of the True Way, there is no other duty more important. While still in the body, we must continue to serve humanity while remaining not of this world.

~ g
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To Be A Cathar

"The training to become an Ancient or Parfait was long and arduous and made more difficult by persecution. First there was a two-year period during which they were taught to gather herbs and learn their application to different illnesses, how to store them and to make decoctions of their essential oils. They were taught to observe the stars and the ways of animals and insects: in short, to observe Nature with a trained eye. They learned practical skills: how to weave, how to sow and reap crops, how to build simple houses. They did not eat meat, milk products or eggs but could eat fish. They were celibate once they had embarked on the training for priesthood but before this they married and had children.

After the two-year apprenticeship, they had to survive a forty day fast on bread and water before being accepted into the second state of preparation during which they were taught the secret lore of plants, metals and stones as well as the sciences of mathematics, astronomy and music – all this in addition to a thorough knowledge of the sacred texts of their church. These are known to have included a text called The Secret Book of John as well as the Gospel of John and another text called “The Book of Love” which was said to have been written by Jesus or Mary Magdalene and given to John and whose existence was revealed to the Inquisitors when they tortured the unfortunate people who fell into their hands.

There was also said to have been another equally treasured book called The Secret Supper or Interrogatio Iohannis (The Questions of John). During this initial period of training they wore black or dark blue robes. As the final part of their training, they were prepared as priests and taught how to administer the supreme rite of the Cathar Church that was called the Consolamentum. They administered the rite of Baptism to adults, not to infants, following the ritual they claimed to have been established by Christ’s Apostles. For these ceremonies, they wore white robes.

They travelled round the countryside in pairs, helping people in whatever way they seemed to need it: assisting the peasant with his harvest, the weaver with his cloth, the children with their education, the sick and dying with healing and comfort. They healed by the method of laying on hands. Known as “bonshommes” and “bonnes femmes” they were welcomed by peasant and lord alike because they were gentle and trustworthy and because their presence brought relief from suffering, whether physical or mental. Their aim was to put each man in touch with his own soul, to help him to trust the inner guidance of the Spirit rather than the outer authority of the Catholic Church, but they also taught people to develop new practical skills such as weaving, to read the scriptures and to improve the physical conditions of their lives.

They believed in reincarnation and in the soul’s progressive enlightenment after death. They discouraged but did not forbid the procreation of children, believing the world as it was, was a prison for the soul. They rejected the feudal system where authority rested with the Church and the feudal overlord. They rejected war and killing. They rejected the patriarchal system which debased and devalued women and could even raise the question of whether they had a soul. Not surprisingly, they were a powerful threat to the institution of the Papacy. Yet, even Bernard of Clairvaux, founder of the Cistercian Order, when he was sent by the Pope to preach against the heresy, could find no fault with their way of life."

From Esclarmonde de Foix - Her Story

~ g
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The Great Universal Mystery - Same Yesterday As Today

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It is said that Krishna, like Jesus the Lord, was born of a virgin. He was born in a cave or a stable, and his birth, just like that of Jesus, was announced by a star. Krishna's birth was also followed by a slaughter of infants, intended to remove him from the face of the earth, and he too accomplished miraculous healings.

He shed his blood for mankind, and, like Jesus, is depicted hanging on a cross. He also descended into hell, rose again from the dead, and ascended into heaven. Both names -- Krishna and Christ -- have the same meaning. Christ was called the Good Shepherd, Krishna, the Shepherd. Krishna was also tempted by Satan and, like Jesus, he experienced transfiguration. He, too, preached a Sermon on the Mount and played an important role in miraculous catches of fish. Just as Jesus received the homage of Mary Magdalene, a harlot, so we read of a similar case in regard to Krishna.

In fact, so may comparisons can be drawn between the two that any suggestions that the similarity is purely coincidental can be dismissed as absurd. The superficial view that the gospels were borrowed from ancient writings must also be rejected definitely by anyone who has the slightest idea of esoteric matters.

Only one conclusion is actually possible: that throughout the ages just one unchanging message has been transmitted to mankind. This one unchangeable Message of Light can only change in color and form, in concept and vibration, when dialectical man, though in good faith, is unable to penetrate to the correct understanding of it and nevertheless wants to take up this Message of Light and pass it on to others.

One of the first tasks of any pupil of a bona fide Spiritual School is to free himself completely from every racial, national or cultural religious affiliation. The pupil may not be specifically Eastern- or Western-oriented; his foundation must rest upon the Universal, the Divine Word itself. To such a pupil it will be granted to discover and understand every great World Teacher as being "the same yesterday and today". He will then never be lacking in respect and gratitude to such a Teacher, whoever that Teacher may be.

If you experience your Christianity in this way, you will always be a universalist and never a sectarian. You will then be open to the great influx of Divine Grace which surrounds this fallen world in loving concern. This Divine Grace offers you the possibility to understand something of the mysteries of Krishna, so that you may then experience these mysteries inwardly, just as you experience the mysteries of Christ. We fervently hope that you will understand these words in every fiber of your being.

The Great Universal Mystery is based on the fact that there is a possibility for every human-being to lift himself out of the mire of nature and sin, and return to the Immovable, Imperishable Kingdom. That is the One Fundamental Mystery: the primary nucleus around which everything else revolves. Of what use would all the Divine sublimity and glory be to fallen man if there were no possibility, no opportunity to elevate himself to this Mystery?

It is therefore our intention to speak to you about this Universal Mystery, so that we may discover it together and see it clearly before us. If we succeed in this, the Way of Salvation will be open to you and we shall have accomplished our Task, for then you will be linked with the most Imperishable Treasure that can be offered to you here.

From "The Mysteries of Krishna" The Great Revolution - Jan van Rijckenborgh and Catharose De Petri

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The Message is always the same, differing only in how it is presented to mankind. Depending on the stage of human development, the Gnosis is brought to humanity in a manner that can be understood by the mankind of that era.

You may not realize it now but some day, or in some future life, you will grasp the truth, which is that we are here on earth in order to accomplish a Single Purpose: Liberation from Matter. For as long as it takes, the Sons of the Fire will continue to incarnate here, teaching and shedding their blood for mankind, until all who are fallen have been raised up.

~ g
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Links In The Chain

The Gnosis is with us always. Even in the darkest periods of mankind's many epochs, this Divine Flame is kept alive on the earth-plane by those whose job it is to maintain this Link with the Divine Kingdom.

Every major earth-cycle follows the same pattern. It begins with a purified astral atmosphere, which humanity can take advantage of to begin walking the transfiguristic path. It is during these early stages that Divine Helpers are sent to earth to assist mankind in walking the Path. All ancient cultures have "myths" that tell of a time when "the gods walked amongst men".

As a cycle progresses to its nadir, humanity becomes less and less spiritual. Mankind, through wrong-thinking, begins to create aeons which gradually grow in power and influence. These aeons eventually begin to rule the minds of men. The Divine Helpers withdraw, partially because the astral atmosphere of the earth is no longer hospitable to beings of an incredibly high vibration and partly because of the realization that it is now time for man to learn from another Teacher: the Effects that will result from his erroneous Causes.

The descent continues. Man stumbles blindly in the dark. The Path of Return is forgotten and the Gnosis becomes an anathema in this nature-order. Perversion and error dominate the hearts and minds of men. Anything that attempts to alert man to the doctrine of the two nature-orders or to the possibility of permanent escape from the earth-planes (Liberation) is hunted down and summarily destroyed, with prejudice.

It is during these times that the caretakers of the Gnosis go underground. The mystery schools and gnostic brotherhoods pull up the drawbridge, shutting their doors to the profane, like the petals of a flower closing at twilight.

This is not an act of abandonment. Those few who continue to seek The Way will always be found and will always be helped. This is simply about preservation of the earthly outposts of the Gnosis so that seeking mankind will have a place to turn, even when times have reached a point of Godlessnes.

Predictably, man's persistent error eventually pollutes the astral atmosphere so much that the chances for microcosms to locate and walk the Path of Return greatly diminishes. It is then that a cosmic revolution takes place, a cyclic cleansing of this nature-order that returns the subtle spheres of the earth-plane to a pristine state. At some point during the cleansing, a harvest is gathered of all those who have followed the Good Law. These ones represent the Remnant who are always moved to a protected location prior to any cataclyms. The refection-sphere is purified and a new cycle begins. The Divine Teachers are able to return once more and assist the Remnant in their development towards godhood.

Age after age, the pattern never changes

During man's recent history, the past 12,500 years or so, the following groups or divine personalities have made their appearance on the world stage and devoted their efforts to maintaining the earthly link to the Chain of Universal Brotherhoods. Some of the names:

Krishna
Lao Tzu
Akhenaton
The Druids
The Buddha
The Essenes
Jesus, The Christ
The Manicheans
The Bogomils
The Waldenses
The Cathars
The Templars
The Classical Rosicrucians

There were many, many more. Be they Persian, Hindu, Chinese, Mayan, Aztec or Native American, these brotherhoods existed in all countries, at all times. God does not forsake the work of His hands.

~ g
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Window of Opportunity

 

The key to the ending of this major world-cycle is that a window of opportunity has been opened for those who want to catch a ride on the express train back to the Divine Kingdom. It is recognized that billions of years of development lie ahead for all fallen human life-waves. However, there comes a period in every cycle of time, both major and minor, where the Logos decrees that a vibrational "bridge" be lowered from the 6^th Cosmic Domain to the 7^th Cosmic Domain, the physical universe. This bridge constitutes a stepped-down Divine vibration that will allow those personalities who are cognizant of the Opportunity to take advantage of the Grace of an Age. By voluntarily going the Path of Return during this special period of time many seeking entities will be able to more easily “cross-over” into the New Life Field, the Divine Kingdom.

 

Of course, the physical human-being cannot make this transition. That is why the process of transfiguration exists, in order to help the seeker build a New Soul body that will be able to vibrate at the frequency required to thrive in the 6th.  

 

Earthly scientists, with their speculations and their formulas, approach this revelation when they discuss “wormholes” and “parallel universes”. Because they rely, full of pride. on their own mental ratiocinations with no regard for the revelations provided by the Gnosis, their conclusions leave them dumbfounded and confused. They know that, in theory, these things must be but cannot fully explain how or why. This is why Science, when separated from Religion will always be only half-right (and vice-versa). In the New Earth that is now being born, that division will be eliminated. Science and Religion will reunite as equal partners, to the benefit of all mankind.

The reason most of us are incarnate at this time is because we have not taken advantage of past windows. Well, the Ark has returned once again, and it is now boarding.

Try not to miss the boat this time.

~ g

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Divine Fission

We all have an idea of how nuclear fission works. Man splits the atom and there is a great release of energy. Every atom in the All-Manifestation encloses within a tremendous power. It is said that there are nine levels or aspects of this power within physical atoms. The phenomenon of the nuclear explosion is the manifestation of only one of these aspects.

From the foregoing, one can get an idea of how much latent energy is stored within the physical atom. If man were ever to discover how to release the bonds of the other eight aspects...one shudders to think of the consequences.

As Below, So Above.

The Divine Spark located in the center of the microcosm of every spirit-spark human-being also carries within it a tremendous, unreleased Power. If this Power can be released in a systematic and controlled way, the end result of this unfolding will be the reestablishment or rebirth of the Divine Personality. Our microcosm lost the ability to manifest this Divine Personality when it fell from its high estate.

It is the aim of the Path of Return to awaken this Power properly, in order to not adversely affect the candidate. If this Path is followed to its completion in faith, humility and self-surrender, the result will be what was referred to by the Cathars as the "the Good End". The transfiguration of the soul will become a reality.

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The Secret Of The Holy Grail

What is the Holy Grail that men have searched so long for? Where can be found this priceless and mysterious treasure sought by knights of yore? What is the secret of its Glory?

The Holy Grail is said to be the cup used to capture the blood of the Christ after His side was pierced by a Roman lance. That is the exoteric explanation. As always, when we are dealing with things of this nature, there is an outer explanation and inner one. The inner explanation is as follows:

As the physical Grail Cup is a chalice used to capture the blood of the Christ, the human heart, when the Divine-Spark has been awakened and the heart has become receptive to the Gnosis, is a chalice of blood that captures the Divine radiations of the Christ, thereby purifying that blood.

That is your Holy Grail.

Remember that the Christ is not a man that lived two thousand years ago. The Christ is a Divine radiation that was received by a man two thousand years ago, enabling that Man to do great things, things that will become the birthright of all those who follow the example of living that He demonstrated for mankind.

All Spirit-spark human-beings carry within them a Grail Cup. For the vast majority, this Cup is empty. For those who make the radical life-change required to receive the Divine radiation, this Cup will overflow, purifying first the blood, then the Soul.

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The Buried Jewel

If you take a diamond and place it in the light of the Sun, you will see it sparkle and gleam, its many facets refracting the pure white light of the Sun into brilliant and diverse colors.

 

Now take that same diamond and bury it under ten feet of earth. The Sun is still present and giving off its Light but that Light is diffused and blocked from reaching the diamond by several feet of soil. Because the Sun’s rays penetrate everything, in theory, the diamond is still receiving the Light. However, due to its condition of entombment, it cannot react as before.

 

It is the same with the Spirit-spark entity, the fallen Original Heavenly Man. We still carry the Divine Spark of God in the center of our microcosms. Within us lives that part of The Unknowable One from which we emanated long eternities ago. Unfortunately, in many Spirit-spark entities, the Divine Atom, the Jewel in the Lotus, is unable to respond to the radiations of Light, unable to receive and reflect the full power of the Gnosis because it is buried and obscured by the heavy vibrations of this dark, physical realm.

 

We must claw away at the “soil” that has buried our Diamond. We must do what is  necessary to expose our Spirit-spark once again to the Light. We do this by making the decision to turn away from that which is offered to us by the material world. We do this by gaining insight into the gnostic Path of Rebirth. We do this by surrendering the “I”, placing the needs of our I-being in the background, while doing all that we can to address the needs of our fallen brothers and sisters. By rendering Service to others, we perform God’s work in the realm of the Fallen. In effect, we become God’s hands, feet, eyes and ears on Earth, which has been the Plan all along. 

 

We can return to our former Divine state only when we make the decision to renounce the world and all the matter therein. It will not be by words that this decision is made, but by deeds. We must put our hands to the plow and live the Path chosen. Only then will our Diamond sparkle and gleam once more. Only then will the bridge between Heaven and Earth be restored.

 

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Bits And Pieces

What Leads One To Seek Gnosis

"When persons no longer find satisfaction in the whirls of the worldly life and when exoteric religion, science, and art no longer have any fascination for them, do not give them any consolation anymore amidst the harassments of their earthly ties, when they reach this point that they are as consumed by an almost desperate longing, an intense nostalgia for True life, that they truly begin to seek with all the power that is within them, then it is certain that they will get in touch with the force field of a Mystery School. These persons gain consciousness of an entirely new Life Reality. A tender ray of Light pierces the night of their existence and touches their heart, connects itself to their being, and stimulates their will to reach a still Unknown Goal."

The Path

"What is called “the Path” is not only a symbolic term for the way a pupil can go to reach the Liberating New Life, but also a supreme reality. The Path begins at the moment when the pupil is struck by the radiation-force of the Holy Spirit and, led by it, sets out on his journey. Such a pupil becomes increasingly “filled” with the Holy Spirit. This means that as he advances on the Path, the radiation-power increases. It becomes his guiding star to Bethlehem."

The "Other One"

"Many people have always thought that the resurrection of the natural body in a glorified state is possible. However, the Divine Sentence that was passed on this body is an irrefutable fact. The natural body will be disintegrated, never to rise again. There is a different “dead man” to be awakened, One who has been “dead” within us for eons past, namely, the True Man with his Heavenly vehicles, the citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven."

Transfiguration

"You who wish to accomplish transfiguration within yourself must undertake an alchemical process of transmutation."

Sobriety

“O obstinate soul, be sober and shake off your drunkenness, which is the work of Ignorance. If you are obstinate and live in the body, you dwell in a boorish condition. When you entered into a bodily birth, you were begotten. When you were born again, you came to be inside the Bridal Chamber, and you were illuminated in Mind.”

-  Silvanus
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The Sins Of Gossip And Criticism

Engaging in Gossip and Criticism will present serious obstacles to one's progress on the Path. These careless thoughts and actions can infect the heart sanctuary, so to speak, thereby hampering the growth of the Power that lives within.

This subject has been discussed previously in this blog (see "On Gossip And Criticism" or search the blog using "gossip" as a keyword).

As it never hurts to reinforce a teaching, the following is being posted for review.

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You must guard, too, against certain small desires which are common in daily life. Never wish to shine, or to appear clever; have no desire to speak.

It is well to speak little; better still to say nothing, unless you are quite sure that what you wish to say is true, kind and helpful. Before speaking, think carefully whether what you are going to say has those three qualities; if it has not, do not say it. It is well to get used even now to thinking carefully before speaking; for when you reach Initiation you must watch every word, lest you should tell what must not be told.

Much common talk is unnecessary and foolish; when it is gossip, it is wicked. So be accustomed to listen rather than to talk; do not offer opinions unless directly asked for them. One statement of the Qualifications gives them thus; 'to know, to dare, to will, and to be silent'; and the last of the four is the hardest of them all.

Another common desire which you must sternly repress is the wish to meddle in other men's business. What another man does or says or believes is no affair of yours, and you must learn to let him absolutely alone. He has full right to free thought and speech and action, so long as he does not interfere with any one else. You yourself claim the freedom to do what you think proper; you must allow the same freedom to him, and when he exercises it you have no right to talk about him.

If you think he is doing wrong, and you can contrive an opportunity of privately and very politely telling him why you think so, it is possible that you may convince him; but there are many cases in which even that would be an improper interference. On no account must you go and gossip to some third person about the matter, for that is an extremely wicked action.

Three sins there are which work more harm than all else in the world - gossip, cruelty, and superstition - because they are sins against Love. Against these three the man who would fill his heart with the love of God must watch ceaselessly.

See what gossip does. It begins with evil thought, and that in itself is a crime. For in everyone and in everything there is good; in everyone and in everything there is evil. Either of these we can strengthen by thinking of it, and in this way we can help or hinder evolution; we can do the will of the Logos or we can resist Him. If you think of the evil in another, you are doing at the same time three wicked things:

(1) You are filling your neighborhood with evil thought instead of with good thought, and so you are adding to the sorrow of the world.

(2) If there is in that man the evil which you think, you are strengthening it and feeding it; and so you are making your brother worse instead of better. But generally the evil is not there, and you have only fancied it; and then your wicked thought tempts your brother to do wrong, for if he is not yet perfect you may make him that which you have thought him.

(3) You fill your own mind with evil thoughts instead of good; and so you hinder your own growth, and make yourself, for those who can see, an ugly and painful object instead of a beautiful and lovable one.

Not content with having done all this harm to himself and to his victim, the gossip tries with all his might to make other men partners in his crime. Eagerly he tells his wicked tale to them, hoping that they will believe it; and then they join with him in pouring evil thought upon the poor sufferer. And this goes on day after day, and is done not by one man but by thousands.

Do you begin to see how base, how terrible a sin this is? You must avoid it altogether. Never speak ill of any one; refuse to listen when any one else speaks ill of another, but gently say: "Perhaps this is not true, and even if it is, it is kinder not to speak of it".

From At The Feet Of The Master - J. Krishnamurthi (1910)

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