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FOOTPRINTS ON
THE MOUNTAIN
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Mar. 1, 2001 - Mar. 3, 2001 |
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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
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Daily Prayers in the U.S. House
March 1,
2001 | Daily Prayers in the U.S. Senate
March 1, 2001 | Rabbi
Lance Sussman, Temple Concord, Binghamton, New York, offered the following prayer:
Lord Our God, God of all people, Eternal Spirit of the Universe, we ask
for blessings on this House and on the United States of America. Keep us strong as a Nation.
Sustain in us a deep sense of justice. Incline our hearts to work for the betterment of all and peace
for the human family. Keep alive in us the memory of all those who made ultimate sacrifices for
our benefit as a Nation.
Bless this land with prosperity. Teach us to celebrate our differences and
to unite around our common values. Be present with us in our homes, our places of work and on
the way.
We thank You, Lord, for this day and for the opportunity to serve You
by serving others. Amen. | The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered
the following prayer:
Dear God, as we begin Women's History Month today, we thank You
for the indelible impact of women on American history. Specifically, we praise You for women
like Emma Willard who started the first college for women, Jarena Lee who was the first black
woman to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Harriet Beecher Stowe who helped
abolish slavery by writing ``Uncle Tom's Cabin,'' and Carrie Chapman Catt who tirelessly led the
way for women to win the right to vote. We praise You for
each of these women and the many others who have made personal sacrifices so that all women
can claim their equality and freedom.
Today, Gracious God, we also give You thanks for the women who
serve here in the Senate: the outstanding women Senators, the women who serve as officers, and
the many women throughout the Senate family who continually glorify You in their loyalty and
excellence.
Our prayer today, Gracious Lord, is that the role of women in the
Senate will exemplify to the American people the importance of the leadership of women in every
sector of our society.
Thank You, Gracious God. In Your Holy Name.
Amen. |
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 As we took our sunbath this
morning, we noticed new dandelion blossoms had
popped up in a couple of places in our back lawn. I noticed how much they appear like a
sunburst, bright yellow at the outer reaches, and a deeper golden yellow at the center. I wonder if
the dandelion flower represents the nature spirit's effort to depict the crown chakra of man. We
also observed how fitting it is that this plant is know for its deep central and singular root
(something most children learn early during their first weed pulling chores). The deep root is
certainly symbolic of something. And consider how the seed array (which appears later) resembles
a sphere of crystal light. That's interesting too. A also noticed the sharp contrast between the
green and brown of the lawn, and bright yellow of the blossom, and I though that this is really
symbolic also of the presence of the sacred fire in the mind of man. Just as the yellow blossom is
totally and completely unlike its green and brown landscape, so too is the sacred fire presence
completely and utterly unlike anything that exists on the floor, or anywhere else for that matter,
within the mind of man. [notes recorded
in office]. 3/1/2001
Thu. |  |
| And I was also contemplating, as we tried
to focus on the victory of God's will during our sunbath decree work (Helios and Vesta 15
minutes, I Am Light 15 minutes, violet flame 30 minutes), the experiences we have had over the
last days and weeks, and how they are all increasingly pointing to the fact that it is possible, and it
is highly beneficial, that one can actually stay the mind on the victory of God's will, especially as
the vision component of this exercise becomes stronger, on a constant basis, that in fact, you are
being lead towards a point where you will in fact ultimately choose to stay there continuously, and
as we consider this, there is part of me that seems to be afraid of taking that step, afraid that we
will be losing something important, which I know is an absurd feeling, but nevertheless it is there.
[notes recorded in
office]. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| At this point, the Bible story of Lot's wife
has
much relevance. Remember that in their escape
from Sodom and Gomorrah, a corrupt city symbolic of the carnal mind generally, Lot warned his
wife not to look back less she be turned to stone. Well, as the story goes, she looked back and she
was turned to stone, cutting off her opportunity to proceed forward on the Path of Initiation.
[notes recorded in
office]. 3/1/2001 Thu. | |
| I have to record the fact that as we sit
down
here to work on our footprint transcriptions, that we
are actually looking forward to our main decree service later on today. It is becoming more and
more a magical portal into God's paradise. [notes recorded in office]. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| Right now, as we enter into our work, I see
that we are praising God, right inside of our mind.
How about that. [notes recorded in
office]. 3/1/2001
Thu. | |
| As we are transcribing the various
observations
made on 2-27-2001 on the subject of eating
chocolate, I wanted to add that I was not completely disobedient to the Master's counsel on this
subject for a period of 20 years. After learning of the Master's prohibition in this regard, very
very rarely did I ever purchase anything made with chocolate. I did not have a weakness in this
regard. The problem for me was that once someone else brought the chocolate into the
household, it appears that this action brought with it some kind of an astral spirit that would call
out to me to consume it. "Here I am come and get me!" And I never found the strength within
me to resist that. That is until now, and for the reasons stated. Additionally, one might wonder
how spiritual experiences come to a person while they are engaged in the eating of chocolate. This
is explained by the principle of intercession and mercy. What the student sees on the path in terms
of spiritual reality is always by leave of the attending Angels and Masters who have the power to
override dysfunctional sensory systems to provide the student with those experiences that God
deems
necessary to guide and inspire the student along the way. This is the bottom line, if the student
can find the will power to forgo chocolate from the moment he or she learns of the Ascended
Master's teaching on the subject, that student will be better off, and will come to the point of clear
seeing in spiritual terms much sooner than would otherwise be the case. If the student has a
particular weakness in this regard, but is a highly devoted student in a variety of other ways, not
the least of which is maintaining the daily vigil at the altar, as you can see, at some point on the
path the Masters will make it clear that the consuming of chocolate has got to stop. But this does
not erase the fact that this student could have made more progress and earlier if he or she were
able to stop the practice of eating chocolate sooner. It's all about vision. [c-notes recorded in
office]. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
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"It is very very important to work constantly and conscientiously for the victory of God's will".
We started to repeat this statement again from the point where we are still sitting on the couch and
finishing our breakfast in front of the T.V., through our dish washing, and composting chores, and
by the end of it, the fabric of our awareness was glowing with the sacred fire of peace and
freedom at the crown chakra, which was a very nice and buoyant way to enter into our
transcription work. [notes recorded in
office]. 3/1/2001
Thu. | |
| In regards to our footprints project, today
we
have again caught up with our transcriptions,
completing up to 2-28-2001, and we had some time left over to start the process of formatting the
files for posting, specifically, breaking up the February 2001 footprints file (at 341kb) into five
smaller separate files. We will have to do the same for January 2001. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| A hint of sacred fire peace appears on the
5th
repetition of our (12x) Tubes of Light. From
repetitions 6-11 a heavy downward pressure, a heavy weight of oppression, appears on the spine
just below the heart, fading out to 80% of its peak by the 12th repetition. The sacred fire of peace
and freedom only appears in a tangible manner on the 11-12th repetitions. We give (1) Tube of
Light for each line of the Cosmic Clock, and that burden on the spine appears and peaks on those
repetitions that correspond to the lines of the clock that comprise the entirety of the emotional
quadrant (water element) and much of the physical quadrant (earth element), i.e. lines 6 through
10. 3/1/2001 Thu. | |
| After our main p.m. decree service last
night,
we held within our awareness that experience we
had in which we became aware of the radiation of love coming forth from, and through, the
forcefield of crystal peace, which was aglow within the fabric of our awareness during the final set
of Hail Marys at the end of the decree service. We were able to contemplate and consider this
experience as made our late dinner, and as we sat down in front of the T.V. to eat. We were able
to keep the experience hovering in our awareness as we watched T.V., specifically This Old
House Classics, a 30 minute PBS home remodeling show that runs on the Home and Garden
T.V. cable channel (HGTV). When This Old House was over, we had a choice between watching
the Crocodile Hunter Croc Files with Steve Irwin (Animal Planet cable channel), and the Tonight
Show with Jay Leno (NBC). We switched back and forth between the two shows and discovered
that we could keep the contemplation of the aforementioned love experience alive while we
watched the Croc Files, but as soon as we turned on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and we
tuned into his humor energy, we found that the memory of the aforementioned love experience
could not be maintained. Jay Leno's "humor", which I admit can make you laugh, was a force
which completely swept the memory of that love experience aside. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| While Steve Irwin's forte is catching and
caring for crocodiles, and reptiles generally, primarily for
the Australian Zoo, his Crocodile Hunter series on Animal Planet covers the full range of animal
species. His love and enthusiasm for the animal kingdom in general comes across in a very clear
manner. In this regard, I was thinking that if our love and enthusiasm for the Teachings, the
Masters, and God's plan, could come across just half as clearly, a golden age would sweep across
the planet in a tidal wave of joy and gladness. The Crocodile Hunter series gets four stars from
me. 3/1/2001 Thu. | |
| During our main preamble, we are
contemplating that love experience of last night, and we can see
that if that radiation extending through the sacred fire from the Master can effect you so
powerfully, it would have a similar effect on other people when it is extended through the sacred
fire through us, through the students of the Ascended Masters, to those who are ready to receive it.
I can tell you that with all my years on the Path, I have never experienced that kind of love before.
It shatters, shakes, and boldly challenges all the snake skins of unworthiness that we still retain, and
that so obviously so, as those patterns are literally shocked, and resist the effort of my soul to fully
grasp it, and to find it again. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| Interesting. Perhaps that's why we had to
wait
so long to experience it, i.e. in order to give us time
to transmute (via calls to the violet flame over many years) the much thicker layers of unworthiness
that we carried with us onto this Path more than 22 years ago. 3/1/2001 Thu. | |
| Day #67 of the strength of many
mountains,
and #65 of the golden portal of the heart and the
many divine cities revealed therein, and #61 of the many many fires of celebration of the glory of
God, and #26 of the nourishment of God's glory spread abroad across the entire planetary body,
and #17 of the garden paradise of the heart, the place where divine friends meet, where the word
"cherish" describes every relationship. 3/1/2001
Thu. |
| During our main preamble insert, we were
noticing how scattered our awareness was, being tugged at and pulled in many directions by
various distractions, when finally, during our desire body prayers (15x), "O God my Beloved
Father I Am that I Am, please grant unto me a desire body that desires only the victory of your
will, the victory of your infinite goodness, and the victory of the nourishment of your glory spread
abroad throughout the entire planetary body, and that passionately," a glow of the sacred fire of
peace and freedom emerged in the 3rd eye chakra area, and we experienced this very special
comfort and relief associated with the unification of our awareness as all points began to converge
into this sacred fire glow, which again, exhibits the characteristic of great depth, and in this
instance we are drawn into that great depth in terms of the ocean of divine promise, of which this
glow is but a tiny drop. I Am Grateful. 3/1/2001 Thu. | |
| One of the interesting things about the
experience of love that we recorded yesterday, was that it came at the very end of our decree
service, which means if we had succumbed to the pressures to cut that decree service short, we
would not have had the experience, and this fact stands before us as a powerful incentive to
complete each decree service fully, i.e. as an additional shield to block the impact of those "I want
to quit" temptations. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| Our 30.08 Covenant of the Magi calls
began
with a glow of sacred fire in our 3rd eye chakra area, and during the first three repetitions, we are
beginning to enter into, merge with this wonderful desire, for the victory of God's will, which has
such profound visual components. But a family member interrupts us, needs help getting the VCR
to play a video. Can't very well refuse. 3/1/2001
Thu. | |
| On the second try at our 30.08 Covenant
of
the Magi calls (12x), having arrived back in the sanctuary after our VCR service call, the glow of
sacred fire begins to returns at the 5th repetition. However, we are not successful in recapturing
that mode of investiture in the desire for the victory of God's will during this session, though a
most blessed power of crystal peace permeates the fabric of our awareness on the 10th through the
12th repetition. I have to say that it is simply amazing that God can produce such a beautiful
quality of peace within the fabric of awareness. 3/1/2001
Thu. |
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But nevertheless, as we prepare to move forward with our DPU's (20x) (Diagonal Push Ups), I
can say, in regards to that modality of investiture in the desire for the victory of God's will, that we
are resonating now with the memory of it, and we can say with profound conviction, that that is
where we want to be. I want to feel that passion drive by the vision of divine beauty, and I never
want to lose it, or be without it. 3/1/2001 Thu. | |
| The vision component is what makes it so
compelling. It is like the key stone of the arch, that allows the whole to stand together as a unified
electrode of holy purpose. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| A new and very blessed dimension of the
sacred fire of peace and comfort appears in the crown and 3rd eye areas during the next set of
(15x) Hail Marys. 3/1/2001 Thu. | |
| It is clear that the vision component
engages
the heart. When divine reality is seen, the passion of the heart leaps out to embrace it with such
overwhelming gladness and celebration. Yes, celebration is exactly the right
word. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| By the 6th repetition of our (45x)
Michaels, a
veritable paradise of the sacred fire of peace has appeared at the crown chakra area. It speaks of a
very bright yellow. And of course we have a more than ordinary determination alive within us to
keep focused on the victory of God's will. 3/1/2001
Thu. | |
| The blessedness of this sacred fire paradise
has
stayed with us through the remaining 39 repetitions, as well as the determination to hold fast to the
victory of God's will, frequently sensing the beauty of total immersion throughout the
session. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| A blessed glow of sacred fire peace
emerges
and stays with us through the next set of (15x) Hail Marys. 3/1/2001
Thu. | |
| We have entered into the 2nd reading of
Archangel Jophiel's dictation during this decree service. Pearls of Wisdom, Vol. 28, No.
5) 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| We spent nearly the entire 15 minute violet
flame session under a thick ceiling of oppression, which suppressed our ability to even think about
the victory of God's will. A thick monolith of opposition formed a distinct ceiling above us.
Couldn't rise. Beneath the ceiling there is a very strong presence of sensuality. Otherwise we
were substantially at peace, and slogged our way through it all. Whew! What a contrast this
represented compared to where we were during our Michaels. The glow of sacred fire appeared
only after about 12 minutes into the session. 3/1/2001
Thu. | |
| During or next set of (15x) Hail Marys, at
the
5th repetitions, a strong glow of sacred fire peace and freedom emerged within our awareness and
this was quite a relief and also quite a contrast to the oppression we had to carry during the violet
flame session. This level of freedom never appeared during that entire violet flame
session. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| Very bright glow of the sacred fire of
peace
reappears at the crown chakra area, again speaking loudly of the color yellow, at the 5th repetition
of our 20.07 Judgment call (5x) section of the 20.12 I Ratify the Judgement of Helios prayer
matrix. Glow of sacred fire remains strong through the 20.09 I Cast Out the Dweller section (5x),
through the .30 Solar Ring section, and through to the very end. Very
comforting. 3/1/2001 Thu. | |
| A new dimension of the sacred fire of
peace in
its most ethereal crystalline fore, appears within the fabric of our awareness during the next set of
(15) Hail Marys. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| A new quality of sacred fire peace,
freedom,
clearness, and purity, emerges within the fabric of our awareness during our 10.13 Astreas (3x).
This power speaks of intense whiteness. Intensity, yes, but it is as still as it is intense.
Several qualities impact our awareness at once. 3/1/2001
Thu. | |
| An expansion of the glow of sacred fire of
peace, freedom, sparkling, in our 3rd eye area during this (3x) set of 10.08 Great Divine
Directors. 3/1/2001 Thu. |
| During this set of (3x) Hercules calls, we
observe how amazing it is that the soul can be so content and so fulfilled immersed in the glow of
sacred fire all around and in the midst of the flow of the Word. 3/1/2001 Thu. | |
| Beyond our Hercules calls, continuing on
with
the remainder of our 3x series (50.04 I Seek Thee, Healing, I Am Light, Light of the Heart, Helios
and Vestas), we are immersed in one of the most intense forcefields of sacred fire whiteness that
we have ever experienced, and this was extent all the way through to the end. I want to note that
we don't see whiteness in visual terms. The glow of peace, so intense, so thick and solid, yet the
very essence of freedom, speaks to the soul of whiteness. 3/1/2001
Thu. |
| p.m. decree service in
sanctuary |
The Sacred
fire of peace and freedom appears within the fabric of our awareness on the 5th repetition of (12x)
Tubes of Light, becoming stronger as we proceed forward with the additional repetitions. May I
say that this energy is absolutely the opposite in all of its characteristics, in comparison to the
droopy and tired state of being that we encountered after our breakfast and news watching session.
So droopy and tired in fact that we could not even make the effort to give our affirmations
concerning the value of working constantly and conscientiously for the victory of God's will. Our
mind busied itself at that point affirming how much we would simply like to take a break from
everything today. Right now though, this is the presence of power in the fabric of our awareness
that is the very opposite of "tired". 3/2/2001 Fri. | |
| We are continuing during this service with
the
second reading of the dictation by Archangel Jophiel, Vol. 28, No. 5. 3/2/2001 Fri. |
| This is day #68 of the strength of many
mountains, and day #66 of the golden portal of the heart and the many divine cities revealed
therein, and #62 of the many many fires of celebration of the glory of God, and #27 of the
nourishment of God's glory spread abroad across the entire planetary body, and #18 of the garden
paradise of the heart, the place where divine friends meet, where the word "cherish" describes
every relationship. 3/2/2001 Fri. | |
| As we recorded that last entry, as we were
writing, a vision of the realm of divine freedom opened up before us, where everywhere we looked
there is divine promise, and this is juxtaposed to the stifling, dark astral prison house of the carnal
mind. A mind boggling juxtaposition, or perhaps only amazing. The top was lifted off, and the
truth streamed in. 3/2/2001 Fri. |
| I just have to say that we are again
amazed,
and profoundly grateful, that we have been lifted so far up into the region of divine reassurance,
after having gone through that really stifling low point earlier today. 3/2/2001 Fri. | |
| We have this most profound sense that
what
God can do for me, he can do for millions of others in response to the calls we will give during this
service. I would claim this profound sense as a permanent part of my identity, my
consciousness. 3/2/2001 Fri. |
| Even so, after that observation, a heavy
burden descended upon me and stayed with me over the course of our entire 30.08 Covenant of
the Magi calls (12x), our Diagonal Push Ups (20x), our pearl reading, our prayers (3x) to Sanat
Kumara and the Lady Master Venus, and to the very end of our (45x) Michael decrees, at which
time the burden began to lift, and the glow of sacred fire dawned within the fabric of awareness.
At that point we did an extra (10x) repetitions of our Michaels for a total of (55x), which helped to
bring forth the sense of divine reality more fully. 3/2/2001
Fri. | |
| You know you are under a heavy burden
when
you find yourself not only thinking about stopping the decree service, but actually entertaining
thoughts that have you giving up this decree work entirely. Absurd? Yes. But I can assure you
that such thoughts do not seem absurd at the time. They appear to be a "logical" extension of the
very uncomfortable pressure that weighs down upon the soul, and even grinds into the soul fabric
producing the most profound discomfort. The pressure of this opposition squeezes thoughts like
that right out of our brain. 3/2/2001 Fri. |
| Actually, we began the 30.08 Covenant of
the
Magi calls with a great amount of determination to focus on the victory of God's will. But I
suppose it is fair to say that we could not hold that intensity, and when that intensity fell off, we
found ourself under a heavier weight of oppression. We rose up again with somewhat diminished
determination, and fell back down again. We cycled up and down a few times but we were finally
trapped under the weight, which was complete, and we stayed there through most of the decree
matrixes referred to above. 3/2/2001 Fri. | |
| During the next set of (15) Hail Marys, we
record the presence of that signature sacred fire of peace, appearing in and around the 3rd eye
chakra area. It is a relief, and again I must note that as you look into this sacred fire, as you
consciousness is directed into it, your experience is freedom, again exactly the opposite of that
mind twisting and distorting opposition. 3/2/2001
Fri. |
| A very blessed flush of lavender peace
emerges within the dome of our awareness as we enter into the preamble to the violet flame
decrees. All I can think as I contemplate this presence is blessed, blessed, blessed, blessed, ad
infinitum. I get the distinct impression that this presence was a collective gift from the hearts of all
the blessed Masters whose names we invoke in this preamble. And I wrap this idea, and the
experience is refers to, around me like a warm and cozy cloak, permeated with the precious
perfume of the care and kindness of these blessed hearts. 3/2/2001
Fri. | |
| These dynamic shifts could be described as
the
ebb and flow of the battle of Armageddon. But, no matter how far the lines buckle in the course
of the battle, the Light is always victorious in the end. 3/2/2001
Fri. |
| The entire 15 minute violet flame session
was
spent in that embrace of blessed lavender peace occupying the dome of our awareness throughout.
As the calls went forth, what we could see at the center of our mind was that experience of love
that we recorded at the end of our decree service the day before yesterday. It was clearly before
us, providing a powerful incentive to complete the full matrix of calls during this session. As a
point of contrast, while under that burden of oppression referred to above, the only thing our
desire body registered was the desire to quit. 3/2/2001
Fri. | |
| A very bright glow of sacred fire emerged
within the fabric of our awareness during the 20.07 Judgment call section (5x) of the 20.12 I
Ratify the Judgment of Helios decree matrix. The calls went forth streaming into that sacred fire
glow, a very concentrated and narrow beam of determination that revealed the joy of the angels in
their work implementing the calls. The glow of sacred fire increased considerably during the
20.09 I Cast out the Dweller section (5x), which we could only describe as the glow of paradise
itself. During the .30 Solar Ring calls, as we draw our solar rings, a blessed presence of crystal
white peace emerges within our awareness. And we wonder how can paradise be multiplied? I
don't know how God does it, but I know that God can and does do it. You start with your basic
paradise. Then you have basic paradise times 2. Then you have basic paradise times 3. Then you
have basic paradise times 4. And so on, limited only by how high God can
count. 3/2/2001 Fri. |
| I have to make note of the fact that we are
now at the point in our decree service, i.e. between the 20.12 matrix, and the 3x series, at which
point we had previously determined, while under the influence of that burden of oppression, that
we would quit. Under that burden of oppression we looked ahead and said to ourself, "I know I
can't go any farther than that. That's where we will quit." But here we are, and our perspective
has been completely turned around and transformed. Quit? With paradise all around us? That
would be impossible. I know how I got here of course (The Call Compels the Answer, and we
kept the calls going) but that does not diminish the amazement I feel when I compare where I am
at this moment, to where I was before. This is a subject that is worthy of at least ten thousand
words of praise unto God. 3/2/2001 Fri. | |
| The power of God can transform us, and
we
can invoke that power, and that is the moral of the story. All we have to remember is "Don't
quit!" 3/2/2001 Fri. |
| We have so much to deeply consider as we
enter into our 3x series. 3/2/2001 Fri. | |
| The entire 3x series (7.21 Strip us of all
Doubt
and Fear, 40.06 Purity, Astreas, Cyclopeas, Illumination, Great Divine Directors, Hercules, I Seek
Thee's, Healing, I Am Light, Light of the Heart, Helios and Vestas, with a set of 3x Hail Marys in
between each) was spent suspended in a very very intense sacred fire glow that speaks of
whiteness. I am thinking about our Light House prayer, "O God my Beloved Father I Am That I
Am, please allow the sacred fire that you have placed within the fabric of my consciousness to
radiate out into the world great beams of light to bring hope and the promise of God Victory to the
hearts of your children in every nation", and I am thinking about the relationship between this
condition of glowing in the midst of the sacred fire, and the radiation of beams of light out into the
word, and I am thinking that if God has answered your prayers in this regard, and if I were a light
house, that the light emanating from that light house has got to be extremely bright, brilliant white.
In the midst of this intense sacred fire glow, this is easy to visualize. This is clearly a visualization
on my part. We do not see it in terms of objective reality, but we see it in our minds eye, more
clearly than we have ever visualized anything before. 3/2/2001
Fri. |
| a.m. decree service in
sanctuary |
"I demand
and I command that my entire consciousness, being
and world take on the posture of the most profound gratitude". When we awoke, we remembered
our experience at the altar last night, and realized that we ought to be feeling the most profound
gratitude, so this statement was repeated over and over from the point we rose from bed, to the
point when we entered the sanctuary for our a.m. decree work. This is the first time we have
"demanded and commanded" anything in our life, but I was left with no choice. I remembered the
experience, I knew that gratitude was in order, but I looked at my consciousness, and it was in a
state of complete grogginess, and very very unlike the proper condition of gratitude that it ought to
reflect, and this was completely unacceptable. So, I "demanded and commanded" that my
consciousness reflect reality. Did I achieve it? No. Well, perhaps a little bit. A very little bit.
But the realization that we were out of alignment in this regard was an important beginning. In
fact a new experience for me at this time of the day. Though I must admit, that as we step before
the altar, we actually do feel grateful. 3/3/2001
Sat. | |
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As we express our gratitude in our opening statement, concerning this fact that we had made this
connection this morning, and realized that it was quite reasonable to expect to awake in a blazing
conflagration of gratitude for the gifts of the sacred fire given to you yesterday, it becomes quite
clear that we ought to wake each morning in that blazing conflagration of gratitude, for life itself,
and the opportunity provided each day is reason enough to awake with the most profound
gratitude. Whoa! Are we lacking in this regard! The only think we wake up to normally is the
desire to go back to sleep. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| The sacred fire of peace and freedom, and
much more, divine promise being one of the most
prominent characteristics, appears within the fabric of our awareness on the 3rd of (3x) Tubes of
Light. 3/3/2001 Sat. | |
| We can see so clearly that the march of
our
days, each one a stepping stone towards our ultimate
victory, ought rightfully to be an unbroken chain of gratitude. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| The glow of the sacred fire of peace and
freedom appears in our 3rd eye chakra area about 4
minutes into our 15 minute I Am Light decree session, coincident with our effort to hold our
thoughtform for the victory of God's will at the 3rd eye level. 3/3/2001
Sat. | |
| The last ten minutes of our I Am Light
calls
was spent within a very tangible forcefield of crystal
peace in which the healing ministry of Beloved Kuthumi came to the forefront of our awareness.
This Master presented a dispensation back in 1985, which we invoke each time we give these calls,
for the healing of our psychology. [Remember the Ancient Encounter, On
Discipleship under Lord Maitreya, Pearls of Wisdom, Vol. 28 No. 9, January 27, 1985. We
have a copy of this pearl posted here.] 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| A very strong glow of sacred fire peace
and
freedom at the 3rd eye level and beyond, at the close
of our violet flame preamble, and as we enter into the body of the decree, at the point of our
effectiveness prayer: "I Am placing one hand in the hand of Beloved Jesus, and the other hand in
the hand of Beloved St. Germain, and I Am asking you to please help me to give these calls in the
most effective manner, to bring about the greatest possible clearance of all obstacles that oppose
my soul's full realization of God's infinite love for me personally, and all obstacles that oppose the
full victory of God's will throughout my entire consciousness, being and
world." 3/3/2001 Sat. | |
| This entire 30 minute violet flame session
was
spent immersed in a very strong glow of the sacred
fire of peace and freedom. Very similar to the forcefield we experienced during the latter part of
our p.m. decree service yesterday. During this violet flame session we were able to resolve a case
of conflicting priorities in regards to our footprint transcription work. (We have a two hour time
slot ahead of us for this work, and we are being bombarded by this nagging desire to use that time
slot to move ahead with the footprint file formatting work in order to hurry up and get those files
posted to the web site. But we have already decided that our goal is to develop the habit pattern of
keeping caught up with the transcription work, and that this must be done before any other work is
accomplished. I sense that part of this nagging desire to jump the track in this regard is rooted in
a desire to avoid the transcription work itself, i.e. to avoid contact with the experiences of the
sacred fire recorded herein. We have reestablished our sense of priority, and that nagging desire is
gone). Also, during this violet flame session, we were able, at several points, to gather up our
identity and coalesce it into a strong desire for the victory of God's will. We could hold that focus
for a few moments before our mind would drift, allowing the desire to disperse, but we would
come back as soon as we noticed the drift. The drift channels of thought are always camouflaged
as high priority objects of attention, and it takes a while to realize that you have been distracted
from your main goal. In other words for a few moments you are actually swayed into believing
that you ought to follow a particular track of distraction. Once you are inside of it, you realize, i.e.
remember that it really has nothing to do with your main goal, at which time you make the effort
to reestablish the victory thoughtform which takes some time and effort. This is why at this point
in our inner development we only get in a few of these cycles during a full fifteen minute violet
flame session. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| During the last paragraph of the Sealing
Statement, a new presence of sacred fire peace and
comfort appears within the fabric of our awareness. A delightful presence. This is something
new, i.e. we have never experienced an appearance of such a presence of sacred fire peace and
freedom at this juncture in the decree service. 3/3/2001
Sat. | |
| In regards to this statement made
on 3-1-2001: " ... when divine reality is seen, the
passion of the
heart leaps out to embrace it with such overwhelming gladness and celebration ..." , I wanted to
say that the response of the soul to the sight of God's beauty in the natural world is an illustration
of this principle, albeit a very faint illustration by comparison. But I think it is important to
understand that what the soul experiences when it comes into contact with the vision of divine
beauty in the natural world, for example, a rose, or the scenery in our national parks, is the energy
emanation of the divine heart in man. This is why it is so important to protect the natural beauty
of
the physical world. [c-notes recorded in
office]. 3/3/2001
Sat. |
| During our footprint transcription work,
during those blocks of time where we have to sit and wait
for the formatting macro to complete its html formatting work (it does a spell check, and adds html
tags to each block of text), we did the short form violet flame calls, "I Am a being of violet fire, I
Am the purity God desires", and we noticed an immediate appearance of the updraft of sacred fire
delight in the 3rd eye area. [notes
recorded in bedroom]. 3/3/2001
Sat. | |
| "It's very very important for you to work
constantly and conscientiously for the victory of God's
will." We repeated this over and over while we made our bed, about ten minutes, and we
experienced the emergence of the glow of the sacred fire in the 3rd eye area, a flame, with
movement, and within this blessed presence we marveled at how our entire being gravitates
towards a level of trust in God that we have not known before. We marvel at it. Can life really be
lived in such a state of trust, i.e. every day, and every moment? It's a marvelous possibility. [notes
recorded in bedroom]. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| p.m. decree work in
sanctuary |
The sacred
fire of freedom and peace begins to appear at the 4th
to 5th repetition of our (12x) Tubes of Light. A usual, the heavy burden on the spine, just at or
just below the level of the heart, begins to appear on the 6th repetition, steadily increasing in its
weight, yet, the presence of the sacred fire at the 3rd eye level also increases in its intensity through
the 12th repetition, at which point both power centers are about the same intensity. The burden of
oppression on the spine is experienced as very uncomfortable, and the peace of the sacred fire
suffused throughout the fabric of the mind is very comforting. As they say,
bitter-sweet. 3/3/2001 Sat. | |
| High in the crown area of the mind there
emerges a blessed suffusion of peace, sacred realms of
freedom, at the opening of our main preamble insert. 3/3/2001
Sat. |
| This is day #69 of the strength of many
mountains, and #67 of the golden portal of the heart and
the many divine cities revealed therein, and #63 of the many many fires of celebration of the glory
of God, and #28 of the nourishment of God's glory spread abroad across the entire planetary
body, and #19 of the garden paradise of the heart, the place where divine friends meet, where the
word "cherish" describes every relationship. 3/3/2001
Sat. | |
| A very blessed forcefield of sacred fire
peace
emerges within the fabric of our awareness at the
onset of our 30.08 Covenant of the Magi calls (12x) and stayed with us constantly over the course
of these calls. About 5 repetitions into these calls I noticed that we were being rather wishy washy
concerning our goal of focusing on the victory of God's will, at which time we started to put a
great amount of determination into it. We moved from wishy washy, with its characteristic
inability to grasp the value of God's will, into a condition of intense conviction, i.e. thoroughly
convinced that we must pour all that we are into this effort to anchor that desire for the victory of
God's will. We could see the value of total immersion, and we could sense, albeit faintly, that all
the experiences we have had that have communicated the value of God's will in the past, were
being attracted by the magnet of my determination, into a cohesive whole. Remember that these
prior experiences were all jewels of divine perception, so there was an important vision component
to this experience, in other words, as these prior experiences were being attracted by the magnet of
our determination into our field of awareness, we were able to begin to access the vision
component of each prior experience, not individually, but collectively, i.e. to see the value
of God's will from the perspective of each prior experience simultaneously. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| And again I want to note that as we
approach
this sense of totality in regard to this desire, it is a
condition that we greatly appreciate coming into contact with, because it is profoundly comforting,
deeply deeply comforting. And this comfort is more apparent because you can juxtapose, and
compare, and contrast, 1) the quality of being that is present when in a wishy washy state of
consciousness, 2) the quality of being that is present during the transition, and 3) the quality of
being that obtains when you contact this characteristic of total immersion. There simply isn't any
question as to which state of being resonates with the deepest longings of the
soul. 3/3/2001 Sat. | |
| During this service we have completed the
2nd
reading of the dictations by Archangel Jophiel and
Uriel, Pearls of Wisdom, Vol. 28, No. 5, and we will begin on the 3rd
reading. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| During the 1st 15 repetitions of our (45x)
Michaels, we went through an interesting transition. We
began in a very scattered and clumsy manner, stayed in that mode for awhile, then moved into a
mode of mind that went to work on the next step in our footprint file formatting work, and then a
blessed forcefield of peace emerged within the fabric of our awareness, and I looked around and
noticed I has made no effort so far to focus on the victory of God's will. That was at the 15th
repetition. After that, we started to make the effort, and at about the 22nd-25th repetition we
began to make that connection with that region of total immersion in the desire for the victory of
God's will, and we moved in and out of that 3 or 4 times during the remainder of the Michael
session. 3/3/2001 Sat. | |
| In regards to our footprint work, we are
again
up to date with our transcripion work (today is
March 3, 2001, and earlier today we completed the transcription of our notes for March 2, 2001.
That is our definition of being caught up) and we had an additional block of time today in which
we worked on bringing the Journal Table of Contents page up to date to reflect the new year 2001,
and all of the additional footprint files that we have generated since the first of the year. That took
about 2 hours. Next, we need to finalize the layout of the footprint title box, and update all files
with with that new title box, in as much as the footprint files for 2000 have the old editors notepad
title box. Then we have to make sure each title box reflects the appropriate date range. Then we
need to figure out how to handle the links at the end of each footprint page, and once we decide
that, we need to implement that layout for each footprint file. Then we need to decide on what
changes need to be made to the comment area at the bottom of each page, and once that is
decided, those changes have to be implemented in each footprint file. Then we need to decide
what changes are neccessary in the button bar area at the top of each page, and once that is
decided, those changes need to be implemented in every page on the website. That will take some
time. And for the moment that is as far ahead as we will look. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| I would say that this effort to become
totally
immersed in the desire for the victory of God's will
has a substantial side benefit, in as much as it is a super framework for meditation. Why "super"?
When you can enter into it, you are confronted by this wonderful sense of fulfillment, and if you
are going to be meditating on anything, you might as well have a wonderful sense of fullfillment in
the process. 3/3/2001 Sat. | |
| A blessed glow of sared fire pece and
freedom
appears within the fabric of our awareness at the
15th repetition of this set of (30x) Hail Marys, growing to a substantial glow in the 3rd eye area by
the 30th repetition. This puts to rest, or should I say completely reverses a spiral of worry that was
beginning to take hold in regards to the idea that you are taking too much time for this decree
service. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| I just realized this, during our violet flame
calls, that this conditon of sacred fire glow could
definately be characterized as being a state of desirelessness. I say this, because first of all,
the sacred fire glow completely disolves all human desires. (A human desire is any desire that
carries the awareness of the soul away from the contemplation of God's reality). Human desires
cannot exist in the midst of this sacred fire glow. And the condition of sacred fire glow is also not
a condition of divine desire per se, than the desire, or perhaps the natural inclination, to simply sit
still and to remain in the flow of the word, and to enjoy and marvel and appreciate the delight and
blessedness of the presence. This is a passive receiving condition, and does not represent a
condition of dynamic divine desire. I say this because of our experience in terms of the effort it
takes to move into a state of dynamic desire, even in the midst of this glow of sacred fire. We need
to remember that the state of dynamic desire, the intensity of divine desire is a key element in the
equation that determines how much the Masters can do with the calls that we offer in service
before the altar. The key realization here is that in the context of our service, we must of course
move into a state of sacred fire glow, that state of desirelessness in terms of human desire only,
and then move beyond that state of desirelesness, into a conditon of dynamic desire for the sake of
maximizing the effectiveness of our service. 3/3/2001
Sat. | |
| This violet flame service, about 23 minutes
long, was spent in a compressed mode of awareness, under a ceiling of opposition. We did not
feel the discomfort of the opposition to any great extent, and proceeded forward in a condition of
evenness and quietness, but we were not able to lift up the thoughtform of the victory of God's
will, and we made no connection therefore with the realm of total immersion. In other words, the
opposition ws not dragging our mind down into any region of discomfort or darkness. It simply
did not allow us to rise. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| This experience illustrates the idea that the
presence of the sacred fire in the fabric of consciousness is a dynamic living presence of power,
and if it is not there, you have no access to the regions of freedom and divine promise to which
only that living presence can connect you. Past experiences are of no use in this regard. If you are
to be connected to those regions of freedom and divine promise in the here and now, the sacred
fire has to be alive within your awareness in the here and now. 3/3/2001 Sat. | |
| And therefore, it is obvious that we must
achieve constancy in regards to having the sacred fire alive within the fabric of our awareness on a
constant basis. But obviously, the fact that the sacred fire is not blazing within your awareness at a
given point in time, does not mean that the call will not be answered. Every sincere call for divine
help is answered. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| This was quite an interesting 20.12, I
Ratify
the Judgment of Helios, call matrix. We entered this 20.12 matrix under the shadow of oppostion
previously referred to. In the 20.07 Judgment call section (6x), on the 6th repetition, the ceiling of
our awareness began to register the appearance of the sacred fire, but at some distance. We could
sense the presence of the sacred fire but it did not descend enough for it to touch us and impart to
us any sense of freedom. Sort of like the bottom of the thinning clouds beginning to glow with the
light of the sun above. During the 20.09, I Cast Out the Dweller on the Threshold, section (6x),
the glow of sacred fire intensified somewhat, but at the same time, a heavy burden appeared on the
spine just at or below the level of the heart. This kept most of our awareness trapped below that
ceiling of opposition that became so evident during our violet flame calls. However, during the .30
Solar Ring section, as we drew our solar rings, the sacred fire increased into a bright and focused
glow at the 3rd eye area, it had fully descended and wasnow a part of me, and at that point we
marveled at how the former condition of oppression had melted away, and how all of our
awareness was not lifted and flowing upwards into a region of pure freedom. Very very
interesting juxtaposition of phases which really helps to make it clear what freedom is all about.
Juxtaposed to a phase of complete non-flow, then to phase of immenent flow, then to a phase of
more immenent flow, and then to the actuality of the flow itself, where the energies of being were
flowing upwards, within that updraft, into that sacred fire glow. Perhaps you could say that under
conditions of opposition and oppression, that the energies of being are held down by the gravity of
the astral plane [perhaps the gravity of the astral plane that is stored in your own electronic belt].
You experience this gravity as oppression, because the energies of your divine being desire to rise
naturally, and they are not allowed to rise. You feel that quality of being held down, being held
back, and this quality of oppression is evenly distributed throughout your entire consciousness.
But then, the power of sacred fire finally overcomes the gravity of the astral plane, taking up
residence within the very fabric of your awareness, and draws all the energies of your being up,
and in the return current from above, you receive below the impartation of the vastness of divine
regions and all of the divine promise inherent in them. 3/3/2001
Sat. | |
| Continuing on then with the Tube of Light
(3x)
subsection, we definitely can report the presence of the sacred fire of peace and freedom, with
blessed sense of upliftment, as if there is an angel with flapping wings underneath, and lifting up,
ever atom and electron of our entire consciousness. 3/3/2001
Sat. |
| O God my Beloved Father, I Am That I
Am,
I Am grateful for the intercession of the sacred fire of peace and freedom! 3/3/2001 Sat. | |
| I have to say this because it is so obvious at
this
point, that while the presence of the sacred fire is not synonymous with the conscious choise to
enter into that dynamic state of desiring for the victory of God's will, it at least makes the effort in
that direction possible, presenting the soul with the condition of freedom, the condition of
opportunity to make that attempt, to try to gather up all of its determination towards the
achievement of total immersion in the desire for the victory of God's will. When the weight of
astral gravity is pulling the energies of your being down, keeping them from rising, in this condition
of non-freedom, it is nearly impossible for the soul to coalesce its will power into even a feeble
attempt in that direction. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| And besides, one of the most important
aspects of making that effort is the feedback you get concerning the beauty of God's will. When
the sacred fire is not aglow withn the fabric of awareness, there is no updraft, there is no energy
flowing from below into the sacred fire portal, or interface, and thus there is no return current to
carry the divine knowledge of the beauty of God's will back to the soul. 3/3/2001 Sat. | |
| And as we enter into our Cyclopeas (50x)
at
the 3rd repetition, we must say imphatically that yes, it all has to do with divine vision. If you can
see the beauty of God's will, then entering into the desire to serve that will is automatic, a natural
by-product of the vision. What I mean is that the vision engulfs the soul. The vision of God's
beauty overwhelms the soul. Even the most tiny microscopic vision of God's beauty sets the soul
on fire, and ignites the fire of that desire. That's just the way it is. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
| At the 15th repetition of our Cyclopeas
(50x),
a very blessed presence of the sacred fire of peace, freedom, delight, emerges strongly at the 3rd
eye chakra area, and enfolds us generally. 3/3/2001
Sat. | |
| During the remainder of our Cyclopeas,
repetitions 15-50, we were immersed in a bright glow of sacred fire, head to foot, with a bright
focus at the 3rd eye chakra area. 3/3/2001 Sat. |
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