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Apr. 6, 2001 - Apr. 9, 2001
Unless indicated otherwise, the following notes are recorded in my journal in the course of my daily decree services before this local outpost of the Altar of the Holy Grail, located in my sanctuary, a converted photographic darkroom in the back of our garage. The Chart of the Presence hangs over the altar area on the west wall, with the portrait of the Ascended Master Jesus Christ to the left, and the portrait of the Ascended Master St. Germain to the right. Note: Most links require Javascript to be enabled. For additional Footprints background information, click here. For Footprints FAQ click here.
Daily Prayers in the U.S. House
April 6, 2001
Daily Prayers in the U.S. Senate
April 6, 2001

U.S. House not in session today

   The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

   Dear God, our Creator, Sustainer, loving heavenly Father, it is awesome to us that You have chosen, called, and commissioned us to be Your blessed people. We thank You for the times we trusted You and received Your blessings of wisdom, strength, and determination. Now hear our longing to know and do Your will in the final negotiations on the budget. There is so much on which we do agree; show us how to come to creative compromise in the issues on which we do not agree.

   Give us clear heads and trusting hearts. May we earn a new confidence from the American people by the way we press on expeditiously and with excellence. Now we commit ourselves anew to You. With confidence we thank You in advance for a successful day of debate on the issues before us. When votes are counted may we neither be grim over defeat nor gloat over victory but pull together as Americans who put You and our Nation's good above all else. In Your all-powerful name. Amen.

a.m. decree service in backyard
a.m. decree work - backyard format
1. (.01) Tubes of Light (1x),
2. Helios and Vesta (15 minutes),
3. Kuthumi's I Am Light (15 minutes),
4. (70.11) Violet Flame (30 minutes)

4/6/2001 Fri.

This is day #19 of the Linda Healing Project.
Ritual outline: We begin repeating our Linda Healing Prayer when we get out of bed, "My Beloved God Presence, I Am That I Am, please allow Linda to feel your precious friendship, your precious love, your precious comfort, your precious peace, and your precious healing power. Please bestow upon Linda the intelligence that will enable her to recognize the difference between friend and foe." After dressing we proceed directly to the kitchen, remove four dog biscuits from the jar, and chop them in half to yield a total of eight pieces. Four for Linda, and four for George. We proceed to the sanctuary, kneel at the altar, explain our goals, and ask for assistance. We depart the sanctuary, taking the white hand bell from the altar, proceed into the garage, open the main garage door, and walk over to the gate. We ring the hand bell, open the gate, say good morning to Linda and George, pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate, walk back inside the gate and over to the chain link fence where the dogs are ready for their dog biscuits. After the period of interaction with the dogs, I say goodbye, pull the trash barrels back inside the gate, close the gate, ring the hand bell, walk into the garage and close the garage door.
     Getting up after only six hours of sleep, we find that we are having an easier time remembering the Linda Healing Prayer. The repetition is becoming more automatic which gives us some additional contemplative space to consider the reality of our God Presence as we give the prayer.
     Linda began barking at the opening of the garage door, and continued barking until we arrived at the chain link fence. When the dog biscuit ritual started she stopped barking.
     During the course of the dog biscuit ritual Linda's attention was fairly well absorbed in the dog biscuits, i.e. except at one point where the wind rustled the leaves on the Guava bush that stands just outside the gate. That noise caused Linda to start barking, going into this guard dog stance, not directed at me, but at the bush. Well, to eliminate that problem in the future we will simply have to remember to close the gate once we have pulled out the trash barrels.
     Also, I am thinking that the environment has been substantially rearranged since Jorge took down what remained of the old black plastic that was draped over the fence, replacing it with a blue plastic tarp, but only on that portion of the fence where it was needed to block the view of the backyard, per my request. This leaves a large section of the fence nearest the gate, which was once covered, now open and Linda can see into that area now, and for her this is something new and different, and that's something for her to be uncertain about. So, this is another thing that is causing her to be a little unsettled. One thing we are learning from this experience is that if you want to achieve solid progress in changing the behavior of a dog, the environment needs to be stable, i.e. unchanging as much as possible, at least when it comes to dogs that are the nervous-knelly type.
     During the feeding of the dog biscuits, in regards to Linda, we extended the dog biscuit with our right hand, and as she stood up to get each piece, we scratched her under her chin with our left hand. By letting her have a taste of the biscuit without actually giving it to her, and by pulling it back a bit to draw her forward somewhat, we were able to pat her on the head once during this session.
     When we left, Linda started to bark, and of course she barked the louder when we pulled the trash barrels inside of the gate. After closing the gate, ringing the hand bell, and finally closing the garage door, Linda stopped barking. [c-notes recorded in office]  4/6/2001 Fri.
p.m. decree service in sanctuary
     Leading up to this decree service we were engaged in another of those oppressive soul twisting bouts with the desire to take a break from our decree work this evening. We know it is a delusion, a powerful deception, but it sure got me to drag my feet. We arrive in the sanctuary a full hour and a half past our appointed time.  4/6/2001 Fri.
     Checking the ephemeris we see that the moon has moved into the sign of Libra, which corresponds to the 9 o'clock line of the Cosmic Clock associated with the quality of God-Reality. It is about 4 to 5 degrees Libra.  4/6/2001 Fri.
     We are abbreviating this service in as much as we are very late, and we are under the most heavy pressure to quit early. We must find a middle ground this time. Instead of doing no decrees, we are doing only the core decrees.   4/6/2001 Fri.
     Finally on the 3rd repetition of our (3x) 20.09 Dweller on the Threshold calls, part of the 20.12, I Ratify the Judgment of Helios, call matrix, (includes 20.07 Judgment calls (3x), 20.09 Dweller calls (3x), .30 Solar Ring calls), the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom has appeared within the fabric of our awareness, and we finally feel normal again, at peace, with the heavy burden of lethargy lifted. Notwithstanding this however, we must still stick to our abbreviated format, as there are some household chores that require our attention tonight.  4/6/2001 Fri.
     We end the 20.12, I Ratify the Judgment of Helios, call matrix, (includes 20.07 Judgment calls (5x), 20.09 Dweller calls (5x), .30 Solar Ring calls), and the decree service, with a solid glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom within the fabric of our awareness, at a level of (6) to (7) on the (1-12) intensity scale, and this completely neutralizes any doubts or guilt about the need to have abbreviated this service. The presence of the sacred fire is the presence of divine assurance. No worry, concern, or guilt can exist within this presently extent forcefield of sacred fire.  4/6/2001 Fri.
     And now we find ourself tarrying at the altar considering the qualities of the sacred fire, and we are suddenly in no hurry to leave.  4/6/2001 Fri.
p.m. decree service - abrev. format
1. Opening Statement,
2. (.01) Tubes of Light (12x),
3. Hail Mary's (3x),
4. 30.08, Covenant of the Magi (3x),
5. Hail Mary's (3x),
6. Michaels (45x),
7. Hail Mary's (3x),
8. 70.11, Violet Flame (15 minutes),
9. Hail Mary's (3x),
10. 20.12, I Ratify the Judgment of Helios, includes 20.07 Judgment calls (3x), 20.09 Dweller calls (3x), .30 Solar Ring calls, Tubes of Light (3x),
11. Hail Mary's (3x),
12. Sealing of the Decree Service.

4/6/2001 Fri.

     Dear Communist China: If you want to enjoy the benefits of free trade with the United States, you must take steps to dismantle your system of Communist Totalitarianism and move towards a system of democratic representation and the protection of the inalienable rights of the people. [notes recorded in bedroom]  4/7/2001 Sat.
a.m. decree service in sanctuary
     By recognizing the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist System, we help the Communists promulgate the falsehood that there is a rational justification for tyranny. But in fact there is no rational justification for tyranny. Providing the Communists with this additional dimension of support has the effect of reducing the amount of internal opposition, providing them with an additional dimension of strength, i.e. within the minds of the people, that it would not otherwise have.  4/7/2001 Sat.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appears within the fabric of our awareness on the 3rd of (3x) Tubes of Light, expanded to (5x).  4/7/2001 Sat.
     The utter and ignominious defeat of the forces of democracy at the hands of the People's Liberation Army in Tiananmen Square in 1989 was contributed to in large measure by United States trade policy which reduced the number of Chinese citizens who were willing to go out into the streets in support of the democracy movement, denying to them the critical mass of support necessary for victory.  4/7/2001 Sat.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appears within the fabric of our awareness about 7 1/ 2 minutes into our 15 minute Helios and Vesta call session, at about a (2) on our scale of intensity.  4/7/2001 Sat.
     One of the keenest points of irritation which really challenges the veracity of our Linda Healing Project efforts, is hearing Linda bark when Esther opens the back sliding glass door, and hearing Linda continue to bark as Esther tends to her plants and flowers in the back yard. We have been indignant about this behavior for a long time. Linda has been barking at normal noises coming from our back yard from the first day she was brought home by our neighbors, and that was about two years ago. One can well imagine how a little irritation like this can build up over time, if it gets reinforced practically every single day. And one can well imagine how one could even start to avoid going out in their own back yard because of it. The point is that there has built up in me quite a reservoir of indignation on this particular point well before we started this Linda Healing Project, and it presents a very substantial challenge to my ability to hold the immaculate concept for the victory of this project. When we hear Linda bark under this circumstance, we are hit with an especially strong temptation to quit right then and there and call the county animal control. But then we think that this really exposes our impatience. We have not even been into this Linda Healing Project even a month. And besides, it clearly represents an opportunity to affirm the resources inherent in the God Presence.  4/7/2001 Sat.
     I am thinking that this is certainly another modality of behavior that contributed to the original fall of man from grace, and that is, as the rebellion spread, and souls who were part of the rebellion began to inflict various kinds of injury, because of their state of disharmony, upon other souls not yet drawn into the rebellion, that those souls who were on the receiving end of an injury would have been sorely tempted to take matters into their own hands, rather than seeking out the resources of the God Presence to bring the proper resolution to the situation. That is really the test here. Who could possibly doubt that your God Presence has the resources to bring the most complete victory to this situation? Who could possibly doubt the fact that every time you repeat the Linda Healing Prayer that your God Presence responds. Given these two facts, or perhaps points of faith, we are simply being asked to show some patience and persistence. But that large reservoir of indignation makes it difficult. I am thinking that we are being challenged perhaps to return home to God along the very same path by which we originally departed. [expanded during transcription]  4/7/2001 Sat.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appears within the fabric of our awareness about 8 minutes into our 30 minute violet flame session. Coming into this violet flame session, a burden of heaviness was present around us from the waist level down. That burden has now been reduced by about 80%.  4/7/2001 Sat.
     Not until we were 15 minutes into our 30 minute violet flame session did we gather up the presence of mind necessary to focus on the great goal of extending the utmost respect to God our Father and God our Mother. It was not until we were 24 minutes into this violet flame session that we began to experience some success in this regard. During the last six minutes of the session we did experience a consistent level of success in this regard. It is really interesting to compare the condition of consciousness that at first refuses to budge before this mandate, repulsing the effort, and the condition of consciousness that begins to take on this quality of respect, this quality of reaching out, this quality of perceiving, however faintly, the reality of God's existence, and the beauty of that existence. The before and after picture presents evidence of some movement towards the condition of victory in regards to this goal area.  4/7/2001 Sat.
a.m. decree service - sanctuary format
1. Opening Statement,
2. (.01) Tubes of Light (3x),
3. Hail Mary's (3x),
4. Helios and Vesta (15 minutes),
5. Hail Mary's (3x),
6. Kuthumi's I Am Light (15 minutes),
7. Hail Mary's (3x),
8. (70.00) Violet Flame (30 minutes),
9. Hail Mary's (3x),
10. (33.00) Ruby Ray Judgment (1x),
11. Hail Mary's (3x),
12. Sealing of the Decree Service.

4/7/2001 Sat.

office work
     This is day #20 of the Linda Healing Project.
Ritual outline: We begin repeating our Linda Healing Prayer when we get out of bed, "My Beloved God Presence, I Am That I Am, please allow Linda to feel your precious friendship, your precious love, your precious comfort, your precious peace, and your precious healing power. Please bestow upon Linda the intelligence that will enable her to recognize the difference between friend and foe." After dressing we proceed directly to the kitchen, remove four dog biscuits from the jar, and chop them in half to yield a total of eight pieces. Four for Linda, and four for George. We proceed to the sanctuary, kneel at the altar, explain our goals, and ask for assistance. We depart the sanctuary, taking the white hand bell from the altar, proceed into the garage, open the main garage door, and walk over to the gate. We ring the hand bell, open the gate, say good morning to Linda and George, pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate, walk back inside the gate and over to the chain link fence where the dogs are ready for their dog biscuits. After the period of interaction with the dogs, I say goodbye, pull the trash barrels back inside the gate, close the gate, ring the hand bell, walk into the garage and close the garage door.
     I am recording this entry a day late (on Sunday 4/8/2001). Circumstances were such that I just did not have an opportunity to do so during our regular office work session on Saturday.
     The only thing that stands out in my mind concerning this Linda Healing Project session on this Saturday morning, was the fact that while Linda took the first three biscuits out of my hand, that something occurred that caused her to go back inside of the dog house, and she wouldn't venture out for her 4th dog biscuit. So I had to give it to George, rather to Max. I am trying to remember that the name of the male dog is Max. Other than that, the session went pretty much the same as yesterday. I believe that reason might have something to do with Max getting a little bit greedy, wanting Linda's dog biscuit for himself, and I had to push him away, and that extra bit of interaction was enough to upset the delicate balance. [c-notes recorded in office]  4/7/2001 Sat.
      As we transcribe this 4-5-2001 entry regarding our (12x) 30.08, Covenant of the Magi calls, and the issue of extending the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God, we see that it is really the vision of God-Reality that gives birth within the soul to the deepest longing to conform ourself to the requirements, to the mandates, of that reality. In other words, when you actually begin to see what God is, you clearly understand that this God deserves to be honored, and in that moment you desire profoundly to have your soul reflect that level of honor that God deserves. You don't have to see the full breadth and depth of cosmic reality for this process to begin its blessed work. All it takes to inaugerate this process are for the faintest intimations of that reality to begin to impact the sensibilities of the soul, for even within the faintest intimations, there resides a power that moves the soul profoundly. [c-notes recorded in office]  4/7/2001 Sat.
p.m. decree service in sanctuary
     A very profound and substantial glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom emerged within the fabric of our awareness on the 3rd repetition of (3x) Tubes of Light, expanded to 5x.  4/7/2001 Sat.
     A very blessed forcefield of comfort and peace emerges within the fabric of our awareness during our abbreviated sword work.  4/7/2001 Sat.
     This is what a clipper ship feels like when it has a full and steady breeze filling its sails. The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom has carried over into the (12x) 30.08, Covenant of the Magi calls, during which it has expanded to a level (8) to (9) on the (1-12) intensity scale. A condition of pure freedom, and pure delight.  4/7/2001 Sat.
     A very blessed forcefield of peace and paradise appears at the very center of our mind on the 30th repetition of (45x) Michael calls. During the first 30 repetitions, we were within a steady glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom at about a (4) to (5) on the intensity scale. We made a consistent effort to focus on the goal of extending the utmost respect unto God, and in that sense it was successful, i.e. in terms of being able to make a consistent effort, but were not able to really tune into the actual reality of respect. We stayed primarily at the surface level of the concept, and did not approach the state of being which the concept points to.  4/7/2001 Sat.
     We made a consistent effort to extend the utmost respect unto God our Father and God our Mother over the course of the 15 minute violet flame session. We began to make some progress in terms of actually tuning into that state of being about 9 minutes into the session. About 13 minutes into the session the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appears within the fabric of our awareness at the 3rd eye chakra area.   4/7/2001 Sat.
     Over the course of our (50x) Cyclopea calls, we made a consistent effort to focus on the goal of extending to our Father/Mother God the most profound respect. I am happy to report that we were able to enter into that mode of being after about 30 repetitions. We experienced that inner space where we could sense the value of total immersion into that mode of being, i.e. entering into the awareness, or the knowledge, or the knowing, that you would be totally happy to be totally immersed therein. And during that most concentrated and fruitful portion of our internal contemplation, the reality of the heart came to the forefront of our awareness. We notice a reoccurring pattern in our efforts to achieve this goal, that we seem to achieve a point of maximum attunement, and then as the calls proceed, we sort of bounce back, float back, drift back, to the surface of awareness, and discover that our mind is in the process of drifting off to some other location entirely. We catch this drifting action, refocus our attention, and in so doing, we find that we have drifted quite a distance away from the point of deepest connection, that we cannot just step back into it, but we must make up that distance all over again. While we were not able to reconnect during the last ten or so repetitions, we did end the session with the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom anchored in our awareness at a level of about (6) on the (1-12) scale of intensity.  4/7/2001 Sat.
p.m. decree service - saturday format
1. Opening Statement,
2. (.01) Tubes of Light (5x),
3. Hail Mary's (3x),
4. Main Preamble (abbreviated),
5. 30.08, Covenant of the Magi (12x),
6. Hail Mary's (3x),
7. Michaels (45x),
8. Hail Mary's (3x),
9. 70.11, Violet Flame (15 minutes),
10. Hail Mary's (3x),
11. 20.12, I Ratify the Judgment of Helios, includes 20.07 Judgment calls (5x), 20.09 Dweller calls (5x), .30 Solar Ring calls, Tubes of Light (3x),
12. Hail Mary's (3x),
13. Cyclopeas (50x),
14. Hail Mary's (3x),
15. Sealing of the Decree Service.

4/7/2001 Sat.

a.m. decree service in sanctuary
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appears within the fabric of our awareness on the 2nd of (3x) Tubes of Light, (expanded to 5x repetitions), at a level of (6) to (7) on our (1-12) scale of intensity.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     We have noted this before, but I believe it is worth noting again, that the repetitive nature of the science of the spoken word is quite useful in a very important respect. Once the Master has brought the soul into contact with a particular mode of being which the soul finds to be particularly compelling, and particularly fulfilling, that mode of being is not simply bestowed upon the soul from that point on. No. If the soul desires to make that mode of being a permanent part of its experience, the soul must use its own free will to bring the fibers of being into alignment with that mode of being, and there is no better opportunity to enter into this essential exercise than in the midst of the flow of the science of the spoken word. The words of the decree are committed to memory, the call goes forth, the angel and the masters move into action in response to those calls, and the soul uses that region of effort to bring its being into alignment with that mode of being that will serve as the best foundation for all further efforts, thoughts, and feelings, in this case, extending the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God at all times and under all circumstances, without a single flicker of interruption.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     During our 15 minute Helios and Vesta calls we were able to manifest quite a bit of more determination than is usual towards the fundamental goal of extending the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God. We were quite consistent in this regard, and experienced a few moments of partial success where the vision component of the equation opened up and we could sense in the distance that quality of divine reality, of divine beauty, that deserves our respect. In this mode of awareness, there is a recognition of that divine reality, and there is a process that occurs within the soul that allows the soul to arrive at a conclusion that here is an objective divine quality and divine quantity that deserves our utmost respect.   4/8/2001 Sun.
     About (7) minutes into our 15 minute I Am Light calls, the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appeared within the fabric of our awareness at a level of about (3) or (4) on the (1-12) scale of intensity. Shortly thereafter, as we continued with our effort to extend the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God, we were presented with one of those expanded perceptions of God's beauty and majesty, which always registers upon you an immediate realization, that of course, God deserves the utmost respect, because you are immediately within the vibration of awe and adoration. Again, we see that vision, i.e. the capacity to see, is the key, and while it is not advertised, one can only conclude that the Master bestows the vision, a nugget of divine reality designed to fit perfectly within the context of your current state of development.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     The principle we are trying to highlight here, is that as long as the soul stands on the rim of the Grand Canyon for example, and the beauty and majesty of God's creation flood into the soul through the eyes, that the soul will be in a constant state of appreciation, awe, and wonder. This is automatic and natural. Therefore, the soul must train itself to look with the inner sight, in the direction of God, and seek out the vision of God's beauty. That is the foundation of life.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     Every moment you can spend focused on this goal of extending the most profound respect to God our Father, and God our Mother, is a moment of movement and progress up the mountain. With every step the summit comes closer.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     Of course it is true, and we can see it, that in the achievement of the goal of extending the utmost respect for our Father/Mother God at all times and under all circumstances, that this will result in the soul being surrounded with an ever- present awareness of God's majesty and beauty. This is the most worthwhile and value outcome imaginable.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     In this we can see that we have come full circle from the point many months ago, when we were given to see the reality of the infinite goodness of God, when we were overwhelmed by the possibilities associated with the prospect of residing in such an awareness on a constant basis. Today we see that we are on the very path that will lead us into that very garden of constant awareness of God's beauty, majesty, and of course, infinite goodness.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     Over the source of this 30 minute violet flame session, we were very successful in focusing our attention upon the goal of extending the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God. We achieved I believe a new level of consistency in this respect. Amidst these efforts we experienced a few moments of connection into the region of communication and clarity where there existed only my soul extending respect, and the intimation of a return current of assurance from our Father/Mother God. Over the course of this 30 minute session, the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom within the fabric of our awareness expanded from a level of (5) to a level of (6) to (7) on the (1-12) scale of intensity. But we should point out that the region of clarity referred to above appears to be a deeper region of inner experience than the region of awareness that registers the sacred fire glow.  4/8/2001 Sun.
a.m. decree service - sanctuary format
1. Opening Statement,
2. (.01) Tubes of Light (3x),
3. Hail Mary's (3x),
4. Helios and Vesta (15 minutes),
5. Hail Mary's (3x),
6. Kuthumi's I Am Light (15 minutes),
7. Hail Mary's (3x),
8. (70.00) Violet Flame (30 minutes),
9. Hail Mary's (3x),
10. (33.00) Ruby Ray Judgment (1x),
11. Hail Mary's (3x),
12. Sealing of the Decree Service.

4/8/2001 Sun.

office work
     This is day #21 of the Linda Healing Project.
Ritual outline: We begin repeating our Linda Healing Prayer when we get out of bed, "My Beloved God Presence, I Am That I Am, please allow Linda to feel your precious friendship, your precious love, your precious comfort, your precious peace, and your precious healing power. Please bestow upon Linda the intelligence that will enable her to recognize the difference between friend and foe." After dressing we proceed directly to the kitchen, remove four dog biscuits from the jar, and chop them in half to yield a total of eight pieces. Four for Linda, and four for George. We proceed to the sanctuary, kneel at the altar, explain our goals, and ask for assistance. We depart the sanctuary, taking the white hand bell from the altar, proceed into the garage, open the main garage door, and walk over to the gate. We ring the hand bell, open the gate, say good morning to Linda and George, pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate, walk back inside the gate and over to the chain link fence where the dogs are ready for their dog biscuits. After the period of interaction with the dogs, I say goodbye, pull the trash barrels back inside the gate, close the gate, ring the hand bell, walk into the garage and close the garage door.
     At the opening of the garage door, Linda does not bark today. Linda starts to bark at the ringing of the bell. She is up on standing up on her hind legs with her paws against the dog house barking. When we arrive at the chain link fence and start the dog biscuit feeding ritual she stops barking. On Linda's first dog biscuit still is a little standoffish, coming only as close as is required to take the biscuit from my hand. On the next three biscuits, I drew her forward by holding the biscuit out, letting her have a taste of it without letting it go, and pulling it slowly back in my direction to bring her forward so I could pet her on the head. That worked the last three times. As far as George goes, or rather Max, he seems to be able to count. He portrayed a distinct diminution in enthusiasm after the fourth dog biscuit. At the point where we depart, Linda starts to bark, and continues to do so until we have pulled the trash barrels back inside of the gate, closed the gate, and rang the hand bell. The moment I rang the hand bell she stop barking, and it appeared that she was looking around for something. No barking as I closed the garage door.  [c-notes recorded in office]  4/8/2001 Sun.
p.m. decree service in sanctuary
     Over the course of our (12x) 30.08, Covenant of the Magi calls, the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom steadily grew to a level of (7) to (8) on our (1-12) scale of intensity. There is a quality of brightness about it. We were able to focus on our goal of extending the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God during portions of this decree matrix, and we were able to register an awareness of that divine promise of complete fulfillment when total absorption into that mode of respect is achieved.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     As we recollect the revelation of our heart center as home, we see this as a shining city of light, towering and glittering, with a long winding and narrow path leading to the city gate, and that path is the effort to develop the capacity to extend the most profound respect to our Father/Mother God at all times and under all circumstances.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     When you stand in the breeze, you want to be able to feel it. When you put your hand in cold water, you want to be able to feel the quality of cold. When you put your hand in hot water, you want to be able to feel the quality of heat. When you smell a rose, you want to be able to register the beauty of its fragrance. All of this and much more is a natural part of life in the physical realm. And within the spiritual, there are also fundamental sensibilities associated with life there, and one of the most fundamental is the capacity to see the beauty of God, and to feel the awe, the wonder, the majesty of it, and thus to feel the most profound respect for what God is, and for what God does. There is no more fundamental sensibility associated with the life of the soul than this capacity to extend respect unto God.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     During our (45x) Michaels we manifested a fair amount of consistency in our effort to extend the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God, though we did not penetrate deeper beyond the surface thoughtform to any substantial degree. I suppose if you were to quantify the level of penetration on a scale of 1 to 100, with one being the slightest penetration, and 100 being the greatest penetration, or total immersion, my level of success in this regard can be quantified as a (2) on this scale. On the 40th repetition, the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appeared in our 3rd eye chakra area at a level of (7) on the (1-12) scale of intensity.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     Nevertheless, we are going to sit on this egg until it hatches.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     During our 15 minute violet flame calls, we continued our effort to extend the most profound and utmost respect to our Father/Mother God. We were faced with many distractions during the first 10 minutes or so. During the last 5 minutes we did better, achieving a level of penetration into this mode of awareness, perhaps a five (5) on our penetration scale of 1 to 100. This was enough to enter into an awareness of that region of clarity where there is only the soul extending respect and God sending back the intimation of assurance, sort of like a parent might extend from a distance to the child who is trying to take his first few steps.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     I don't think it is possible to enter into this mode of awareness if you have any lingering sense of unworthiness, for that would deflect the soul's face, i.e. away from God, i.e. to hide the face from God in shame. The soul must enter into this mode of respect accepting the fact that God has nothing but love for the soul, and I think our efforts towards affirming that love over the last few months have help quite a bit in that respect. Though I do sense around the edges of this effort a contrary force that implies that God is not interested in your respect, and this may be the remnant of that sense of unworthiness we were talking about. But it is not enough to over power the conclusion we have reached concerning the fact that this mode of awareness represents the most fundamental element of spiritual sanity, and that we are going to anchor it, and never let go of it.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     The most blessed presence of peace, quiet, and comfort, appears within the fabric of our awareness during our (5x) 20.07 Judgment Calls, part of the 20.12, I Ratify the Judgment of Helios, call matrix, (includes 20.07 Judgment calls (5x), 20.09 Dweller calls (5x), .30 Solar Ring calls). During the (5x) 20.09 Dweller calls, we experienced the sensation of being seated within a bowl of respect of God, i.e. that we were surrounded by the solid substance of respect, and the that call proceeds forth out of that foundation of respect. The sacred fire glow of peace and freedom appears at the crown chakra area on the 5th repetition of the (5x) 20.09 Dweller calls.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     On the 17th repetition of our (50x) Cyclopeas, it becomes suddenly clear as crystal that you could look in a hundred places, or a thousand places, or a million, and find in each one reason enough to pour out your heart in the greatest gratitude and appreciation unto God, and this is true at all times, without any exceptions.  4/8/2001 Sun.
     I wanted to note that during the grocery shopping session earlier this evening, that we were able to keep up our prayers for the healing of the people in the store on a fairly constant basis, from beginning to end, "Beloved Jesus, and Beloved St. Germain, please grant a tremendous gift of healing to everyone in this store," repeated over and over. The shopping experience was generally positive.  4/8/2001 Sun.
p.m. decree service - Sunday format
1. Opening Statement,
2. (.01) Tubes of Light (3x),
3. Hail Mary's (3x),
4. Main Preamble (abbreviated),
5. 30.08, Covenant of the Magi (12x),
6. Hail Mary's (3x),
7. Michaels (45x),
8. Hail Mary's (3x),
9. 70.00, Violet Flame (15 minutes),
10. Hail Mary's (3x),
11. 20.12, I Ratify the Judgment of Helios, includes 20.07 Judgment calls (5x), 20.09 Dweller calls (5x), .30 Solar Ring calls, Tubes of Light (3x),
12. Hail Mary's (3x),
13. Cyclopeas (50x),
14. Hail Mary's (3x),
15. 56.02 Right Hand of the Cosmic Virgin (1x),
16. Hail Mary's (3x),
17. Sealing of the Decree Service.

4/8/2001 Sun.

a.m. decree work - backyard - begin
1. (.01) Tubes of Light (1x),
2. Helios and Vesta (15 minutes),
3. Kuthumi's I Am Light (15 minutes),
4. (70.11) Violet Flame (15 minutes)

4/9/2001 Mon.

a.m. decree work - sanctuary - cont.
5. (70.11) Violet Flame (15 minutes),
6. Hail Mary's (3x),
7. (33.00) Ruby Ray Judgment (1x),
8. Hail Mary's (3x),
9. Sealing of the Decree Service.

4/9/2001 Mon.

office work
     This is day #22 of the Linda Healing Project.
Ritual outline: We begin repeating our Linda Healing Prayer when we get out of bed, "My Beloved God Presence, I Am That I Am, please allow Linda to feel your precious friendship, your precious love, your precious comfort, your precious peace, and your precious healing power. Please bestow upon Linda the intelligence that will enable her to recognize the difference between friend and foe." After dressing we proceed directly to the kitchen, remove four dog biscuits from the jar, and chop them in half to yield a total of eight pieces. Four for Linda, and four for George. We proceed to the sanctuary, kneel at the altar, explain our goals, and ask for assistance. We depart the sanctuary, taking the white hand bell from the altar, proceed into the garage, open the main garage door, and walk over to the gate. We ring the hand bell, open the gate, say good morning to Linda and George, pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate, walk back inside the gate and over to the chain link fence where the dogs are ready for their dog biscuits. After the period of interaction with the dogs, I say goodbye, pull the trash barrels back inside the gate, close the gate, ring the hand bell, walk into the garage and close the garage door.
     Today Linda started to bark at the opening of the garage door. Her barking got a little bit more intense as we rang the bell, opened the gate, and pulled the trash barrels out. Once I got over the chain link fence and started the dog biscuit feeding ritual, Linda stopped barking. Max/George was the same happy dog as usual. There's nothing wrong with that dog. Typical friendly pooch. He is a good role model for Linda. She will eventually get the idea I'm sure. Today Linda took the biscuit from my hand all four times, and all four times I did my drawing-the-biscuit-back routine so I could pat her on the head, and that worked all four times. Once the dog biscuits were gone and I turned to leave Linda started to bark, and she bark the more as I pulled the trash barrels back inside the gate, and closed the gate. She is standing up on her hand legs with her front paws resting on the top of the dog house as she barks. But as soon as I ring the hand bell she gets down and appears to be looking for something. Perhaps she is really starting to associate the sound of the hand bell with dog biscuits. That's the idea. When she hears the bell she is supposed to start thinking that something good is coming her way, and that is supposed to override her sense of fear and her need to bark. I think that is a reasonable expectation. [c-notes recorded in office]  4/9/2001 Mon.
p.m. decree service in sanctuary
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appears within the fabric of our awareness on the 6th repetition of (12x) Tubes of Light at about a level (4), expanding to a level (6) on our (1-12) scale of intensity, through the 12th repetition.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     I am comparing and contrasting the presence of the sacred fire to the condition of internal darkness that we carried with us into the sanctuary. It is the actual presence of a mode of being that is opposite in every respect to any and all conditions of inertia that plague the soul while it is immersed in darkness. It is the quintessential wind in the sails of Maitreya's clipper ship.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     As we gave our Linda Healing Prayer today, "My Beloved God Presence, I Am That I Am, please allow Linda to feel your precious friendship, your precious love, your precious comfort, your precious peace, and your precious healing power. Please bestow upon Linda the intelligence that will enable her to recognize the difference between friend and foe," we sense a new dimension of awareness that says, "What? You actually believe you can give this call and your God Presence does not respond? Absurd! You can be certain that each time the prayer is given, it is heard, and that has been responded to."  4/9/2001 Mon.
     This is day #106 of the strength of many mountains, and #104 of the golden portal of the heart and the many divine cities revealed therein, and #100 of the many many fires of celebration of the glory of God, and #65 of the nourishment of God's glory spread abroad across the entire planetary body, and #56 of the garden paradise of the heart, the place where divine friends meet, where the word "cherish" describes every relationship, and #35 of the personal closeness of my very own beloved God Presence, and #27 of my God Presence as the presence of paradise, and #12 of the heart center as home.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     After completing the transcriptions of the second footprint file for April 2001, with all the paragraphs formatted, we discovered that we left an extraneous piece of header text from a cut and paste operation from the transcription note file (where we record notes during transcription sessions and bring them into the footprint file at the appropriate place in the transcription flow). The auto-format macro treated this extraneous piece of text as a bonafide paragraph and formatted it along with all the other blocks of text. When we found it of course we had to delete it. But this means that when we pulled it out, the left-right-left- right sequence of the text cells is goofed up. And that means that we have to reformat the whole file. Either we do it by hand, or we take the time now to bring our automatic reordering macro up to date to reflect the text formatting changes that we have made in the interim. We decided to put the time into making the automatic re-ordering macro work, because there is always a possibility that will need it again in the future. Actually this is the second time we have needed it, and if we have needed it twice, no doubt we will need it a third time. So, we ended up spending all of our surplus time updating this macro on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, taking about 3 1 / 2 hours to complete it, and we even had to cut into our transcription time which has placed us 2 days behind on our transcriptions. But, the good news is that the reordering macro, after a lot of fiddling and tweaking, actually works quite well, and it will expedite the task of re-ordering left/right cell sequences any time in the future that we face that problem again.   4/9/2001 Mon.
     It was not until the 6th repetition of our (12x) 30.08, Covenant of the Magi calls, that we gathered together the presence of mind necessary to remember that we are supposed to be making the effort to extend the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God. And it is again quite interesting to observe how the status quo consciousness reacts to the first efforts made in this regard. Its sort of like what you would expect would happen when matter and anti-matter come into contact with one another. There is most definite adverse reaction, which, if you translate the reaction into words, those words would carry this message, "You are no part of my current mental activity! Get away from here! No! I won't budge an inch! Go away!" After a while though we transcended that, i.e. in terms of getting past the experience of being repulsed by the fabric of our own awareness. The fabric of our awareness came into alignment at least with the mental dimension of the effort, but we did not get beyond that.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     In regards to our goal of extending utmost respect unto our Father/Mother God, we achieved three (3) points of success during this (45x) Michael session. First, it was not until after the first 15 repetitions that we were able to concentrate on making this effort. Once we started to make the effort we were confronted by the same phenomena of resistance mentioned above, i.e. by a layer of darkness that didn't want anything at all to do with this effort. After getting past that, it was at repetition 25 that we came into contact with the knowledge that God deserves the respect we are trying to extend. This knowledge was given in the form of an awareness that penetrated into the reality of God's beauty, like a thermometer into a cooking turkey (i.e. to detect its cooking temperature), except that it is a divine beauty probe, and when you pull it out, and you look at the scale, it reads glory and beauty to an infinite degree. As we proceeded with our calls, and this effort to extend the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God, by and by, we were connected into that mode of being that so much desires to honor God. This desire to honor God is based on an awareness of all that there is about God that is worthy of honor. So yes, there is a very definite vision component associated with that mode of being that extends honor unto God. And finally, we entered into that mode being, just for a moment, that completely and thoroughly understood why the soul can safely set aside all other considerations, qualities and vibrations, and devote itself completely, utterly, and totally, to the task of always maintaining the posture of respect unto God our Father and God our Mother.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     With the goal of extending the utmost respect unto God as the forefront of our mind, an emerald cloud of divine truth that has the quality of cosmic infinity is presented to our awareness as we enter into our next set of (15x) Hail Marys, radiating out the knowledge that there is a cosmos of dazzling beauty for which god can be rightfully and justifiably respected. And upon the 12th repetition of these (15x) Hail Marys, the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appears within the fabric of our awareness at the 3rd eye chakra area.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     If you stand in that awareness of those attributes of God that deserve respect, honor, and adoration, there are no obstacles to achieving your goal of total immersion in the desire for the victory of God's will, in fact, you are automatically there; all of your being lines up with the beauty and majesty that you perceive.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     During this 15 minute violet flame session we achieved some very interesting points of success. First, we were able to focus on the goal of extending the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God nearly continuously throughout the whole session. I would say that we achieved a 95% or better concentration rate. Secondly, the focus on the flow of this respect took on the feeling and sensation of home early on. Third, on several occasions, the flow of respect blossomed into a huge hug extending out in the direction of God, and as I have noted before, whenever our being experiences this extension in to the form of a desire to embrace God, it is the most precious mode of being there is. Fourth, we noticed a new compartment of being, in which we found ourself content to stand within the compartment of love, as we continued to devote our self to the extension of utmost respect unto God. And finally, after about 10 minutes into the 15 minute session, the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appeared within the fabric of our awareness at a level of (6), expanding to a (7) to (8), with a prominent glow in the 3rd eye chakra area as well, and at the same time, registering this sacred fire glow as being one of those head to foot suffusions.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     We are laying the foundation stones for our divine identity, and each stone is a huge glowing block of granite composed of the substance of respect for God. Standing on this foundation forever and forever, I will always be totally electrified by the energies of profound respect for the glory of God.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     During this service, we are continuing with the second reading of the dictation by Archangel Michael, Vol. 28, No. 10. In the midst of this reading of this one page (p. 105 - in the midst of the paragraph that talks about the figure eight flow between the planet Venus and Earth), we come into an awareness that in the extension of this utmost respect unto God, we have found who we really are, who we really want to be, a condition of being fully supported and justified by cosmic reality, and in that single theme, we have come into contact with the divine environment that registers upon my soul as home.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     Within that compartment of love, the only thing we live for is to honor God.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     During our (5x) 20.07 Judgment calls, part of the 20.12, I Ratify the Judgment of Helios, call matrix, (includes 20.07 Judgment calls (5x), 20.09 Dweller calls (5x), .30 Solar Ring calls), we got to see the portrait of Mother Mary again displayed upon the screen of our mind in full color. I am certain that I made no effort to visualize anything, other than working to achieve the goal of extending the utmost respect unto God during this call matrix. The portrait just appeared in full color.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     A very blessed presence of peace and stillness emerges within the fabric of our awareness during our next set of (15x) Hail Marys.  4/9/2001 Mon.
     During our (1x) Astreas, part of the (1x) Series:
1x Series: 7.21 - Strip us of all Doubt and Fear (1x), Hail Mary (1x), 40.06 Purity (1x), Hail Mary (1x), 10.13 - Astreas (1x), Hail Mary (1x), Cyclopeas (1x), Hail Mary (1x), Illumination (1x), Hail Mary (1x), Great Divine Directors (1x), Hail Mary (1x), Hercules (1x), Hail Mary (1x), 50.04 - I Seek Thees (1x), Hail Mary (1x), Healing (1x), Hail Mary (1x), I Am Light (1x), Hail Mary (1x), Light of the Heart (1x), Hail Mary (1x), Helios and Vestas (1x), Hail Mary (1x)
... the glow of the sacred fire of peace, freedom, and the brightness of whiteness, appears within the fabric of our awareness at a level of (6) on the (1-12) scale of intensity. This level of sacred fire glow stayed with us through the remainder of the decree service, rising at a couple of points to a strong level (7) glow at the 3rd eye chakra area.  4/9/2001 Mon.
p.m. decree service - weekday format
1. Opening Statement,
2. (.01) Tubes of Light (12x),
3. Diagonal Pushups (15x), with love acceptance affirmations,
4. Hail Mary's (15x),
5. Pearl of Wisdom, (read 1 page),
6. Sanat Kumara/Lady Master Venus (3x),
7. Main Preamble: initial prayers, Divine Revelation Recollection Affirmations,
Sword work (10 minutes), insert calls,
8. 30.08, Covenant of the Magi (12x),
9. Diagonal Pushups (15x), with love acceptance affirmations,
10. Hail Mary's (15x),
11. Pearl of Wisdom, (read 1 page),
12. Sanat Kumara/Lady Master Venus (3x),
13. Michaels (45x),
14. Diagonal Pushups (15x), with love acceptance affirmations,
15. Hail Mary's (15x),
16. Pearl of Wisdom, (read 1 page),
17. Sanat Kumara/Lady Master Venus (3x),
18. 70.00, Violet Flame (15 minutes),
19. Diagonal Pushups (15x), with love acceptance affirmations,
20. Hail Mary's (15x),
21. Pearl of Wisdom, (read 1 page),
22. Sanat Kumara/Lady Master Venus (3x),
23. 20.12, I Ratify the Judgment of Helios, includes 20.07 Judgment calls (5x), 20.09 Dweller calls (5x), .30 Solar Ring calls, Tubes of Light (3x),
24. Diagonal Pushups (15x), with love acceptance affirmations,
25. Hail Mary's (15x),
26. Pearl of Wisdom, (read 1 page),
27. Sanat Kumara/Lady Master Venus (3x),
28. 7.21 - Strip us of all Doubt and Fear (1x),
29. Hail Mary (1x),
30. 40.06 Purity (1x),
31. Hail Mary (1x),
32. 10.13 - Astreas (1x),
33. Hail Mary (1x),
34. Cyclopeas (1x),
35. Hail Mary (1x),
36. Illumination (1x),
37. Hail Mary (1x),
38. Great Divine Directors (1x),
39. Hail Mary (1x),
40. 10.05, Hercules (1x),
41. Hail Mary (1x),
42. 50.04 - I Seek Thees (1x),
43. Hail Mary (1x),
44. Healing (1x),
45. Hail Mary (1x),
46. I Am Light (1x),
47. Hail Mary (1x),
48. Light of the Heart (1x),
49. Hail Mary (1x),
50. Helios and Vestas (1x),
51. Hail Mary (1x),
52. Om Ah Hummm, (3x),
53. Hail Mary (3x),
54. Sealing of the Decree Service.

4/9/2001 Mon.

office work - late
     Well, I'm glad we put in that effort on the macro that will automatically reorder the sequence of the left and right text cells. We just noticed that we neglected to insert transcription notes for two separate days, and those days fall in two different files, which means that two footprint web page files need to be redone. The macro should accomplish that in short order. I feel vindicated for having put so much time into creating it. There's no telling how many times we will forget to add things in the future, especially as these pages get to more and more complex. That macro will save us a lot of time. [c-notes recorded in office]  4/9/2001 Mon.
     We just got back from our walk around the block, 2 laps, and I would like to report that we were successful in focusing our attention on the goal of extending the utmost respect to our Father/Mother God during our Michaels on the second lap, and during our love affirmations on the second lap as well. Very interesting sensation of the presence of God in all things, even in the concrete sidewalks and all of the otherwise very tangible looking accouterments of a residential neighborhood. [c-notes recorded in office]  4/9/2001 Mon.
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