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THE MOUNTAIN

May 14, 2001 - May 16, 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
May 14, 2001
Daily Prayers in the U.S. Senate
May 14, 2001

   The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following prayer:

   Lord of life and love, this weekend in celebrating Mother's Day, we have honored a relationship very basic, truly tender and symbolic of national values.

   Mindful of our common origin, we ask Your blessing upon all mothers, both living and dead, of those here present and all the Members of this House.

   Without our knowing it, each of us caused pain to a young woman just to be born into this world.

   Make us eternally grateful for the gift of life and the noble commitment of women as mothers.

   Be with the mothers of this Nation now and in the years to come.

   Share with them Your spirit of wisdom, patience, generous forgiveness, and convincing justice.

   Help them to mold young lives so fragile to their touch into model citizens who know right from wrong, who are unafraid to stand up to justice yet are channels of peace.

   Help all know that in every act of being a mother, a woman shapes the strength of this Nation.

   We are mindful of Your image in mother's love yesterday, now and forever. Amen.

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

   Almighty God, a week of responsibilities stretches out before us. As we face them, we thank You for Winston Churchill's reminder that ``the price of greatness is responsibility.'' Father, You have entrusted the Senators with heavy responsibilities. Thank You that You will not ask more from them than You will give the strength to carry. Help them to draw on Your artesian wells of wisdom, insight, discernment, and vision. Be with them in the lonely hours of decisionmaking, of conflict over issues, and the ruthless demands of overloaded schedules. Tenderly whisper in their souls the reassurance, ``I have placed you here and will not leave you, nor forsake you.'' In Your grace, be with their families; watch over them; and reassure the Senators that You care for the loved ones of those who assume heavy responsibilities for You. May responsibility come to mean ``respondability,'' a response of trust in You to carry out what You have entrusted to them. In the name of Him who lifts burdens and carries the load. Amen.

a.m. decree service in sanctuary
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom emerges within the fabric of our awareness during our (5x) Tubes of Light, at a level of (3) to (4) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity.  5/14/2001 Mon.
     The Sun is at approximately 23 degrees Taurus, and the Moon is at approximately 12 degrees Aquarius.  5/14/2001 Mon.
     About 20 minutes into our 30 minute period of violet flame decrees, the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom emerged within the fabric of our awareness, from head to foot, at a level of (7) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity, and stayed with us in a solid manner until the until of the 30 minute period.  5/14/2001 Mon.
a.m. decree service - sanctuary format
1. Opening Statement,
2. (.01) Tubes of Light (5x),
3. Hail Mary's (5x),
4. Helios and Vesta (15 minutes),
5. Hail Mary's (5x),
6. Kuthumi's I Am Light (15 minutes),
7. Hail Mary's (5x),
8. (70.11) Violet Flame (30 minutes),
9. Hail Mary's (5x),
10. (33.00) Ruby Ray Judgment (1x),
11. Hail Mary's (5x),
12. Sealing of the Decree Service.

5/14/2001 Mon.

office work
     This is the 57th consecutive day of the Linda Healing Project.
Ritual outline:We begin repeating our victory thoughtform the minute we wake up, "God deserves my utmost respect", and we continue repeating this to the point we arrive in the sanctuary.
     After dressing we proceed directly to the kitchen, remove ten dog biscuits from the jar, and chop them in half to yield a total of twenty pieces. Ten for Linda, and ten for Max. We proceed to the sanctuary, kneel at the altar, explain our goals, and ask for assistance. This includes a request that a squad of nature spirits and elementals be assigned to tutor Linda in recognizing the difference between friend and foe, and sword work to cut Linda free from her fear and all aggressive tendencies. For the final step of our prayer work, we give our Linda Healing Prayer three times visualizing her cradled in our arms: "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 depart the sanctuary, taking the white hand bell from the altar, proceed into the garage, ring the hand bell, open the main garage door, and walk over to the front gate.
     We ring the hand bell again, open the gate, say good morning to Linda and Max, and walk over to the chain link fence. We feed two biscuits to each dog and give them a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda. We repeat "We love you Linda/Max" as we interact with each dog.
     We then open the gate and pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate, walk back inside the gate, close the gate, and walk over to the chain link fence. We feed two biscuits to each dog and give them a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda. We repeat "We love you Linda/Max" as we interact with each dog. We then open the gate, pull the trash barrels back inside of the gate, close the gate, walk back over to the fence and give each dog two more biscuits and a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda.
     We then open the gate, pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate again, walk back inside the gate, close the gate, and walk over to the chain link fence. We feed two biscuits to each dog and give them a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda. We then open the gate, pull the trash barrels back inside of the gate, close the gate, walk back over to the fence and give each dog two more biscuits and a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda.
      That done, I say"Goodbye, have a nice day", close the gate, ring the hand bell, walk into the garage and close the garage door.
     Linda began to bark at the ringing of the hand bell inside of the garage, and continued to bark until I arrived beside the chain link fence on the west side of the garage. Linda stopped barking when the biscuit feeding began. During the first movement of the trash barrels, Linda barked once. During the second movement of the trash barrels Linda barked once, and she barked a couple of times as I walked back inside of the gate. This additional barking was triggered by a noise made in the neighbor's back yard. And this is another indicator that Linda's barking mechanism is still on a hair trigger. During the third movement of the trash barrels Linda did not bark. During the fourth movement of the trash barrels Linda did not bark.
     The eagerness trend is continuing. Linda continued to show eagerness at each biscuit feeding. I did not have to reach down and wave the biscuit in front of her nose even one time. And the trend towards good behavior on the part of Max is also continuing. Today Max sat down and waited patiently on at least 2 occasions when it was Linda's turn to get her biscuit. On the other eight occasions he would again prop himself up against my left arm while I petted Linda without significantly interfering with Linda getting her biscuit. While he was clearly tempted, for the most part Max did not take a hold of the sleeve of my sweatshirt, except for one brief tug mid ritual.
     There was a play period again at the end of this session with Linda and Max wrestling around with each other. During this period Linda offered herself up to have her head petted one time. There was no barking as I exited the area. [c-notes recorded in office]  5/14/2001 Mon.
     This is day #141 of the strength of many mountains, and #139 of the golden portal of the heart and the many divine cities revealed therein, and #135 of the many many fires of celebration of the glory of God, and #100 of the nourishment of God's glory spread abroad across the entire planetary body, and #91 of the garden paradise of the heart, the place where divine friends meet, where the word "cherish" describes every relationship, and #70 of the personal closeness of my very own beloved God Presence, and #62 of my very own beloved God Presence as the presence of paradise, and #49 of the heart as home, and #33 of the flaming garment of praise and adoration, encrusted with thousands of jewels of divine perception, and #29 of the sacred presence of our Father/Mother God throughout all space, and #23 of God as the center of Life, and #16 of God as our very own beloved Oasis deserving of my utmost respect, and #10 of God deserving to be honored at all times and under all circumstances, and #9 of the passion of the heart for the victory of God's will through the science of the spoken word, and #7 of the great power and treasure of the heart center. [c-notes recorded in office]  5/14/2001 Mon.
     During our exercise session out in the backyard, we were able to incorporate the affirmation of our victory thoughtform, "God deserves my utmost respect", into nearly all of our exercise sets. That means that we were able to cover about 90% of the two hour period with that affirmation. And we were able to keep it up during the bathroom, shaving, teeth brushing, showering, drying, dressing, bed making routine as well. On many occasions we could sense the presence of a contrary force that wondered when we were going to stop and switch over to something more interesting, but during it all we had before us a sense of the reality of God as a sphere of reality that encompassed the totality of all that is, and as we kept up the affirmation, we were able to stay in contact with that sphere, to remain somewhat inside of that cosmic sphere. And the feedback we were getting from this perception was that all that is real is within that sphere, so it makes sense to make constant effort to stay within it, even as we were feeling the pressure to leave off from the effort. So, we were able to continue with that effort on a nearly constant basis. [c-notes recorded in office]   5/14/2001 Mon.
     When we arrived in our bedroom to dress after our shower, as we continued with the affirmation of our victory thoughtform, we were given to see, inside, the beauty of Yosemite Valley, and that this represented the face of God in a certain respect, and in as much as you are touched deeply by such beauty, the question was presented to us concerning whether there was ever any reason to take our attention away from that beauty, and we could see that there was no reason to take our attention away from that beauty, and that it was possible to achieve a level of commitment and determination where one could actually stay continuously within the perception of that beauty. [c-notes recorded in office]   5/14/2001 Mon.
     As we finished making our breakfast, we were the recipient of a very wonderful presence of peace, paradise, and well being. This power of peace, paradise and well being completely permeated our entire consciousness, including our physical body.  [c-notes recorded in office]   5/14/2001 Mon.
p.m. decree service in sanctuary
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace, freedom, and paradise, emerges within the fabric of our awareness on the 5th repetition of (15x) Hail Marys, at a level of (5) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity. Quite a contrast to the swirling vortex of human miasma that we were locked into as we approached the sanctuary. This has to do with a disagreement with Esther over the issue of when it is appropriate to consider engaging the services of a lawyer to resolve a dispute over a mishap she was involved in at the gym.   5/14/2001 Mon.
     A very strong glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom, which speaks to us of brightness, emerges within the fabric of our awareness, at the crown chakra area on the 7th of (45x) Michael decrees, at a level of (7) to (8) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity. This glow of the sacred fire completely eradicates the revolving vortex of miasma we had become locked into regarding this disagreement with Esther. This glow of the sacred fire represents total and complete freedom from that entire paradigm.  5/14/2001 Mon.
     During this 15 minute period of violet flame calls, we made a solid effort to focus on our victory thoughtform, "God deserves my utmost respect." About 12 minutes into the session we observed the emergence of a hope and a desire within us to stay within the flame of respect. We also observed that we were actually feeling appreciation for the beauty of God within the context of this effort.  5/14/2001 Mon.
     The glow of sacred fire of peace, freedom, and paradise, against standing in the sharpest contrast to this temptation to get drawn into the endless revolving of the various factors that surround Esther's latest melodrama. When the glow of this sacred fire is present, we are completely free from that. This during the last set of (5x) Hail Marys, at a level of (6) to (7) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity.  5/14/2001 Mon.
     This is of course a very fundamental aspect of the path, i.e. to have the experience of being drawn into the vortex of various and sundry human vibrations, to get a clear idea of what it feels like, and then to have the experience of the sacred fire within the fabric of your awareness, and to see the former condition vanish completely, and to become fully cognizant of the paradise-like qualities of the latter, and then to draw your own conclusions as to which one of these energy phenomena is aligned to the will of God, and which one is not.   5/14/2001 Mon.
p.m. decree service - abbrev. format
1. Opening Statement,
2. (.01) Tubes of Light (5x),
3. Hail Mary's (5x),
4. Main Preamble (abbreviated),
5. 30.08, Covenant of the Magi (5x),
6. Hail Mary's (5x),
7. Michaels (45x),
8. Hail Mary's (5x),
9. 70.11, Violet Flame (15 minutes),
10. Hail Mary's (5x),
11. 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),
12. Hail Mary's (5x),
13. 7.21 - Strip us of all Doubt and Fear (1x),
14. Hail Mary (1x),
15. 40.06 Purity (1x),
16. Hail Mary (1x),
17. 10.13 - Astreas (1x),
18. Hail Mary (1x),
19. Cyclopeas (1x),
20. Hail Mary (1x),
21. Illumination (1x),
22. Hail Mary (1x),
23. Great Divine Directors (1x),
24. Hail Mary (1x),
25. 10.05, Hercules (1x),
26. Hail Mary (1x),
27. 50.04 - I Seek Thees (1x),
28. Hail Mary (1x),
29. Healing (1x),
30. Hail Mary (1x),
31. I Am Light (1x),
32. Hail Mary (1x),
33. Light of the Heart (1x),
34. Hail Mary (1x),
35. Helios and Vestas (1x),
36. Hail Mary (1x),
37. Om Ah Hummm, (3x),
38. Hail Mary (3x),
39. Sealing of the Decree Service.

5/14/2001 Mon.

Daily Prayers in the U.S. House
May 15, 2001
Daily Prayers in the U.S. Senate
May 15, 2001

   The Reverend Gene Arey, New Harvest Ministry, Waynesboro, Virginia, offered the following prayer:

   Father God, we acknowledge You as the Ruler of all nations and we pray for peace and justice in our world.

   We pray First Timothy 2:1-4, ``I exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men; for kings; and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who will have all men to be saved and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.''

   Father, I pray for our President and the First Lady. Bless them this day and give them the wisdom to do all that is set before them.

   I pray for these Representatives, to have the wisdom of God to accomplish all that is set before them to do. Bless them for their commitment to serve the people of our Nation and carry out their duties.

   Father, in Jesus' Name I call this United States of America blessed in Jesus' Name.

   God bless America. Amen.

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

   Holy Father, we join with Americans across our land in the celebration of National Police Week. We gratefully remember those who lost their lives in the line of duty. Particularly, we honor the memory of our own officers in the United States Capitol Police: Sergeant Christopher Eney on August 24, 1984, Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John W. Gibson on July 24, 1998. Thank You for their valor and heroism. Continue to bless their families as they endure the loss of these fine men.

   May this be a time for all of us in the Senate family to express our profound appreciation for all of the police officers and detectives who serve here in the Senate. They do so much to maintain safety and order, knowing that, at any moment, their lives may be in danger. Help us to put our gratitude into words and actions of affirmation. May we take no one for granted.

   Now we dedicate this day to You. Bless the Senators as they confront issues with Your divinely endowed wisdom and vision. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

p.m. decree service in sanctuary
     About 9 minutes into our 15 minute period of I Am Light calls, the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom begins to appear within the fabric of our awareness, head to foot, at a level of (4) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity. It quickly expands to a level (6) to (7) at ten minutes and remains with us to the end.  5/15/2001 Tue.
     As we proceed through the preamble to our violet flame decrees, we are registering within the fabric of our awareness, from head to foot, a very precious presence of paradise, and it speaks to us of a violet hue, at a level of (4) to (5) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity.  5/15/2001 Tue.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom re-emerged within the fabric of our awareness during the last ten minutes of our 30 minute period of violet flame decrees, at a level of (4) to (5) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity.  5/15/2001 Tue.
     About half way through the 6 pages of the 33.00 Ruby Ray Judgment call, a very precious presence of Camelot emerged within the fabric of our awareness, a forcefield of loveliness that carries within it all the sights, sounds and activities of the Community of the Holy Spirit.  5/15/2001 Tue.
office work
     During our Cosmic Clock prayers (remember: the Cosmic Clock Calculator runs automatically at the end of the footprint transcription session setup macro, displaying our Cosmic Clock cycle information), we are asking Mighty Cyclopea to help us to recognize our tests under the Scorpio hierarchy of God-Vision, to help us to overcome all temptations towards selfishness, self-love, and idolatry - and as we said this prayer, our ongoing effort to extend respect unto God is presented to our mind, and we can see that any mode of thought and feeling that does not honor God is idolatry, i.e. having another God before the one true God. I have to chuckle at this. For some reason this touches one of my funny bones.
     It is clear, then, that the human consciousness in general is idolatrous by definition, in as much as all modes of the human consciousness are all dark caverns of thought and feeling that have no sense of God-Reality, being the very embodiment of falsehood. But to the extent that we believe that they are "real" and in the error of applying the label "real" to those internal amalgamations of falsehood, is found the error of idolatry, an error that the human consciousness makes repeatedly throughout any given day.
     Passing tests under the Scorpio hierarchy, then, is a matter of building a momentum of desire to focus on God exclusively, and the tests come in the form of those distractions that tempt the soul to divert its attention from that focus. So, one cannot really be (directly) tested on this line, until the soul has started to develop a momentum of inner experience where God is becoming a very real, very tangible quantity.
     Though I am sure, if you think about it, you could identify some more indirect/preliminary tests, i.e. whether or not to take those steps that would lead the soul to that level of inner experience referred to. In that regard, we wonder whether every choice to come before the altar or not, is a test under the Scorpio hierarchy, in as much as the soul is certainly required to overcome the opposition that is characterized by the inability to see the value of the work, and would direct that soul into other avenues that the serve the interests of the human self only, for example watching television instead of doing decree work. I think that is probably correct.  [notes recorded in office]  5/15/2001 Tue.
     This is the 58th consecutive day of the Linda Healing Project.
Ritual outline:We begin repeating our victory thoughtform the minute we wake up, "God deserves my utmost respect", and we continue repeating this to the point we arrive in the sanctuary.
     After dressing we proceed directly to the kitchen, remove ten dog biscuits from the jar, and chop them in half to yield a total of twenty pieces. Ten for Linda, and ten for Max. We proceed to the sanctuary, kneel at the altar, explain our goals, and ask for assistance. This includes a request that a squad of nature spirits and elementals be assigned to tutor Linda in recognizing the difference between friend and foe, and sword work to cut Linda free from her fear and all aggressive tendencies. For the final step of our prayer work, we give our Linda Healing Prayer three times visualizing her cradled in our arms: "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 depart the sanctuary, taking the white hand bell from the altar, proceed into the garage, ring the hand bell, open the main garage door, and walk over to the front gate.
     We ring the hand bell again, open the gate, say good morning to Linda and Max, and walk over to the chain link fence. We feed two biscuits to each dog and give them a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda. We repeat "We love you Linda/Max" as we interact with each dog.
      We then open the gate and pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate, walk back inside the gate, close the gate, and walk over to the chain link fence. We feed two biscuits to each dog and give them a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda. We repeat "We love you Linda/Max" as we interact with each dog. We then open the gate, pull the trash barrels back inside of the gate, close the gate, walk back over to the fence and give each dog two more biscuits and a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda.
     We then open the gate, pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate again, walk back inside the gate, close the gate, and walk over to the chain link fence. We feed two biscuits to each dog and give them a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda. We then open the gate, pull the trash barrels back inside of the gate, close the gate, walk back over to the fence and give each dog two more biscuits and a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda.
      That done, I say"Goodbye, have a nice day", close the gate, ring the hand bell, walk into the garage and close the garage door.
     Linda began barking at the ringing of the hand bell inside of the garage, and continued to bark until we arrived at the chain link fence for the biscuit feeding. Linda barked once during the first movement of the trash barrels. Linda barked a couple of times during the second movement of the trash barrels. Linda did not bark during the third and fourth movement of the trash barrels.
     It is fair to say that the trends we have seen unfolding over the last few days are continuing in the same direction today. Linda showed far more eagerness to stand up to get her biscuit than reluctance. In fact, on one occasion she was already standing up against the fence before I had the biscuit out of my pocket. Max continued to be better behaved giving Linda the opportunity to be petted on the head for a substantial period during each of her turns to get a biscuit. In fact, Max sat down in a patient manner while Linda was getting her second biscuit of the ritual. That was really unusual.
     On one occasion Linda went into her ferocious mode in relationship to Max when she was ready to get another biscuit when it wasn't her turn. When the dogs are eating their normal meals there are times when you can clearly hear Linda in her ferocious mode defending her share of the food. I have never seen it, in as much as I am not there when they are fed their regular meals. But I have heard it many many times. And I heard it, and I saw it happen today in the course of this ritual. When Linda gets in that mode Max will back off quickly.
     There was a good play period at the end of this ritual, with Max and Linda wrestling with each other. I got Linda to stand up to be petted on the head a couple of times during this play period, and I heard something new from Max. He whined while I was petting Linda. That was interesting.  [c-notes recorded in office]  5/15/2001 Tue.
     This is day #142 of the strength of many mountains, and #140 of the golden portal of the heart and the many divine cities revealed therein, and #136 of the many many fires of celebration of the glory of God, and #101 of the nourishment of God's glory spread abroad across the entire planetary body, and #92 of the garden paradise of the heart, the place where divine friends meet, where the word "cherish" describes every relationship, and #71 of the personal closeness of my very own beloved God Presence, and #63 of my very own beloved God Presence as the presence of paradise, and #50 of the heart as home, and #34 of the flaming garment of praise and adoration, encrusted with thousands of jewels of divine perception, and #30 of the sacred presence of our Father/Mother God throughout all space, and #24 of God as the center of Life, and #17 of God as our very own beloved Oasis deserving of my utmost respect, and #11 of God deserving to be honored at all times and under all circumstances, and #10 of the passion of the heart for the victory of God's will through the science of the spoken word, and #8 of the great power and treasure of the heart center. [c-notes recorded in office]  5/15/2001 Tue.
     I wanted to note that at the end of the a.m. decree service Linda started to bark at something, and I felt the irritation that is associated with her barking, and I could see instantly that I should be grateful to have this indication that we are not making a lot of progress in the area that matters most, and that is to bring forth the power of your own heart center for the healing of Linda, and for the healing of the relationship between you and your own God Presence. So we took that opportunity to give the Linda Healing Prayer (15x) right there at the end of the service: "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 visualized Linda cradled in our arms as we gave that prayer. Linda stopped barking about half way through, but we continued on, and observed the appearance of the glow of the sacred fire within the fabric of our awareness at about the 10th repetition.  [c-notes recorded in office]  5/15/2001 Tue.
     We came across this statement made on Thursday, May 10, 2001, in the course of our journal transcription work: "The appearance of the sacred fire within the fabric of awareness is at least a thousand times more compelling, more beautiful, more charged with the promises of God than the most beautiful scene of natural wonder that you could lay your eyes upon in the physical world. After all, the sacred fire is the power from which the beauty of the world sprang. Therefore, and the soul senses the truth of it, that the sacred fire is the repository of all beauty."
     We just wanted to note in relationship to this statement, that if the beauty of the natural world sprang from the sacred fire, then we must wonder what God is building within us, as we observe the presence of the sacred fire within the fabric of our own awareness.  [c-notes recorded in office]  5/15/2001 Tue.
p.m. decree service in sanctuary
     The Sun is at approximately 25 degrees Taurus, and the Moon is at approximately 8 degrees Pisces.  5/15/2001 Tue.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom appears within the fabric of our awareness at a level of (5) to (6) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity, on the 6th repetition of (12x) Tubes of Light.  5/15/2001 Tue.
     Here is another opportunity for us to say our Linda Healing Prayers. As Karla drives up in the driveway, Linda starts to bark. We procrastinated for quite a while before we actually took up the prayer. We spent probably about five minutes stuck in sort of a twilight zone of irritation, feeling our emotional body reel with each bark, hoping that she would stop so we could get back to our work, with the nagging knowledge that we ought to take up the giving of this prayer. We repeated the prayer 15 times: "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." As we say this prayer we are forming our arms in the shape of a cradle and we are visualizing Linda inside of that cradle, and we are gently rocking her back and forth. On the 12th repetition we observed the emergence of the glow of the sacred fire within the fabric of our awareness. We were going to say that Linda is quiet now, but no, something else has set her off. She is barking again. So, we did another (15x) repetitions, and she is now quiet. In this regard, on the 5th repetition, we again observed the appearance of the glow of the sacred fire, and we actually had a sensation of compassion for Linda (which is something new), and at the end, the heart center was faintly highlighted in terms of a tangible energy emanation.
     In regards to this sensation of compassion, this is an internal region of awareness in which we could see that Linda is ruled by a force beyond her control. And this was quite an interesting experience. This was an internal space completely free from any possibility of irritation. And when I say completely free I am speaking of a quality that is in the realm of a divine absolute. It is clear that in contacting this region of compassion we were making an actual contact with the Reality of our own God Presence.
     Also, as we gave these LHP prayers, we had to fight off the temptation to think that we did not have time for this, that we have our regular decree matrix to complete. As a counterpoint, it was clear as crystal that there was no higher priority than forging a relationship with your God Presence, and if this dog was not barking we would not have this framework of circumstance that focuses our attention in that direction in a very direct and conscious manner. Linda, you have a friend in the diamond business.  5/15/2001 Tue.
     Having experienced this region of compassion that had as its focal point the dog Linda, I can say with a fair amount of certainty, that I have never, at least in this lifetime, ever come into contact with true compassion before.   5/15/2001 Tue.
     I didn't experience this as part of myself, and I didn't experience this as an impersonal quality either. I experienced it as a revelation of a single point of the divine personality of my own God Presence. In revealing this modality of compassion, my God Presence was at the same time saying, "this is who I am." And my one possible response is to say that is really wonderful. This is an eminently huggable quality.  5/15/2001 Tue.
     We have 2 more opportunities to give our Linda Healing Prayers, 15 times each for a total of 30 additional repetitions. When Esther arrives home from a dinner outing with our Uncle Ron and Aunt Mary, Linda starts to bark again. Linda stops barking after ten of the (15x) repetitions. My uncle inadvertently locked his keys in his car so they had to call the autoclub tow truck. When the autoclub truck arrives, Linda is quiet for the first ten minutes or so. But she eventually starts to bark again. After another ten of (15x) repetitions the glow of the sacred fire appears quite strongly in the 3rd eye area, and Linda stops barking, even though the noise has remained constant. The autoclub truck pulls away after another ten minutes or so.  5/15/2001 Tue.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom, head to foot, appears within the fabric of our awareness on the first of (5x) 20.09 I Cast Out the Dweller on the Threshold calls, part of 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), at a level of (6) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity.  5/15/2001 Tue.
     During our (3x) Tubes of Light, part of the .30 Solar Ring section of the 20.12 matrix, a most blessed presence of peace and paradise emerges within the fabric of our awareness, in the forehead area, at a level of (7) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity. This was the kind of presence that instills a precious hush over the entire landscape of being.   5/15/2001 Tue.
     This phrase "Truth is adored" stands out in sharp relief during this (1x) 40.06 purity decree, having a great amount of significance in relationship to our effort to bring our being into alignment with (2) of the most fundamental truths in the universe, viz., that God deserves my respect, and that God deserves to be honored at all times and under all circumstances. I think that phrase describes the nature of our attachment to these two fundamental truths.  [expanded during transcription]  5/15/2001 Tue.
p.m. decree service - abbrev. 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. Hail Mary's (5x),
10. Michaels (45x),
11. Hail Mary's (5x),
12. 70.11, Violet Flame (15 minutes),
13. Hail Mary's (5x),
14. 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),
15. Hail Mary's (5x),
16. 7.21 - Strip us of all Doubt and Fear (1x),
17. Hail Mary (1x),
18. 40.06 Purity (1x),
19. Hail Mary (1x),
20. 10.13 - Astreas (1x),
21. Hail Mary (1x),
22. Cyclopeas (1x),
23. Hail Mary (1x),
24. Illumination (1x),
25. Hail Mary (1x),
26. Great Divine Directors (1x),
27. Hail Mary (1x),
28. 10.05, Hercules (1x),
29. Hail Mary (1x),
30. 50.04 - I Seek Thees (1x),
31. Hail Mary (1x),
32. Healing (1x),
33. Hail Mary (1x),
34. I Am Light (1x),
35. Hail Mary (1x),
36. Light of the Heart (3x),
37. Hail Mary (1x),
38. Helios and Vestas (1x),
39. Hail Mary (1x),
40. Om Ah Hummm, (3x),
41. Hail Mary (3x),
42. Sealing of the Decree Service.

5/15/2001 Tue.

Daily Prayers in the U.S. House
May 16, 2001
Daily Prayers in the U.S. Senate
May 16, 2001

   The Reverend Whit W. Grace, First United Methodist Church, Long Beach, Mississippi offered the following prayer:

   Mr. Speaker, Members of the House of Representatives, and honored guests, let us take this moment to bow for a moment of prayer.

   Almighty Father, Wonderful Counselor, we come to You this morning as mere people whom You have chosen to be Your vessel in this place of power. We come from different backgrounds and different places, yet we are joined together for a united goal. This goal will allow You to lead our Nation in a way which will bring a sense of opportunity to each one of our citizens.

   The work which we do in this Chamber will affect the lives of people we may never see. O God, would that You bless us and enlarge our horizons, that Your hand might be with us, and that You may keep us from hurt and harm. And at the end of this day, allow all thoughts and all work not to be pleasing to parties or certain groups, but pleasing to You, Almighty Father. Amen.

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

   Holy God, show us Your high intent and keep us from ever being easily content. This is Your Nation; we are here to serve You. Just as Daniel Webster said that the greatest conviction of his life was that he was accountable to You, we press on with intentionality in the duties and deliberations of this day. We want to know what You desire in everything we do and say. Make us aware that You are the unseen guest at every meeting, the silent observer of all our actions, and the careful listener at every conversation. Heighten our awareness not only of Your presence but also of Your power. Give us courage to attempt what only You could help us achieve. Renew our enthusiasm, reinvigorate our vision, revitalize our patriotism, and replenish our strength. In the name of our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

a.m. decree service - backyard format
1. (.01) Tubes of Light (3x),
2. Hail Mary's (3x),
3. Helios and Vesta (15 minutes),
4. Hail Mary's (3x),
5. Kuthumi's I Am Light (15 minutes),
6. Hail Mary's (3x),
7. (70.11) Violet Flame (15 minutes),
8. Hail Mary's (3x),
9. (70.11) Violet Flame (15 minutes),
10. Hail Mary's (3x)

5/16/2001 Wed.

office work
     This is the 59th consecutive day of the Linda Healing Project.
Ritual outline:We begin repeating our victory thoughtform the minute we wake up, "God deserves my utmost respect", and we continue repeating this to the point we arrive in the sanctuary.
     After dressing we proceed directly to the kitchen, remove ten dog biscuits from the jar, and chop them in half to yield a total of twenty pieces. Ten for Linda, and ten for Max. We proceed to the sanctuary, kneel at the altar, explain our goals, and ask for assistance. This includes a request that a squad of nature spirits and elementals be assigned to tutor Linda in recognizing the difference between friend and foe, and sword work to cut Linda free from her fear and all aggressive tendencies. For the final step of our prayer work, we give our Linda Healing Prayer three times visualizing her cradled in our arms: "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 depart the sanctuary, taking the white hand bell from the altar, proceed into the garage, ring the hand bell, open the main garage door, and walk over to the front gate.
     We ring the hand bell again, open the gate, say good morning to Linda and Max, and walk over to the chain link fence. We feed two biscuits to each dog and give them a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda. We repeat "We love you Linda/Max" as we interact with each dog.
      We then open the gate and pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate, walk back inside the gate, close the gate, and walk over to the chain link fence. We feed two biscuits to each dog and give them a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda. We repeat "We love you Linda/Max" as we interact with each dog. We then open the gate, pull the trash barrels back inside of the gate, close the gate, walk back over to the fence and give each dog two more biscuits and a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda.
     We then open the gate, pull the two trash barrels outside of the gate again, walk back inside the gate, close the gate, and walk over to the chain link fence. We feed two biscuits to each dog and give them a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda. We then open the gate, pull the trash barrels back inside of the gate, close the gate, walk back over to the fence and give each dog two more biscuits and a pat on the head, in this order, Max, Linda, Max, Linda.
      That done, I say"Goodbye, have a nice day", close the gate, ring the hand bell, walk into the garage and close the garage door.
     Linda began to bark at the ringing of the hand bell while still within the garage. Linda continued to bark as we rang the hand bell at the gate, opened the gate, and walked over to the chain link fence. At that point Linda stopped barking. And this is the great development of today: Linda did not bark at all after that. She did not bark at the first movement of the trash barrels, she did not bark at the second movement of the trash barrels, she did not bark at the third movement of the trash barrels, and she did not bark at the fourth movement of the trash barrels.
     Linda exhibited less eagerness to stand up and get her biscuits when it was her turn. On about four of the ten biscuits, we had to lean over and wave the biscuit in front of her nose to get her to stand up to take it. On the other six she would stand up to take the biscuit without the need for that encouragement.
     Max was fairly well behaved. We have found that Max likes to be petted on the chest area, which we have tried to incorporate during his biscuit feedings. Max is now exhibiting what I take to be enjoyment at being petted, an expression of happiness beyond the interest in the dog biscuits.
     Tomorrow we are going to try to apply to Linda the same routine we use with Max. A week or so ago, this would have been impossible, because at that point she was just taking the biscuit and getting away as quickly as possible. But a couple of times in the past couple of days we have taken hold of her paws while she was chewing the biscuit, and this seemed to be ok with her. So we think we can expand on that. Though we have to be careful not to change the order of the feedings. For this to work, Linda needs to get down to chew the biscuit, so that Max will have his turn to stand up to get his biscuit, so there won't be any conflict between them. Of course, Max does not need to see the biscuit before he stands up to get it. We are able to pet Max on the head for quite a while before he even sees a biscuit. But for Linda we will probably still have to show her the biscuit for her to stand up to take it. At that point, what we will try to do is to put the biscuit back in our pocket when she stands up, and we will try to pet her on the head for a while, take her paws and shake them up and down, and pet her on the head again, and then reach back in our pocket for the biscuit, bring it out and feed it to her. We had the idea that this would be a useful next step while we were giving our violet flame decrees earlier today.
     Linda of course is still barking at any and all noises that are made in our back yard. But we are able to set aside any temptation to feel irritated about it, by focusing on the fact that she is not in control of herself, she can't help it, she doesn't know any better. And furthermore, that the progress we are making in the morning, coming in through the front gate, can be expanded upon in terms of getting her comfortable with noises in the back yard as well. I am sure that will be the case. But that will not happen for a while. We want to pin down a solid behavior pattern of no barking within the ritual we have established before we move on to deal with the issue of barking at backyard noises. I am thinking that we will need at least one more month with the front gate program before we start to think about a backyard program.  [c-notes recorded in office]  5/16/2001 Wed.
     This is day #143 of the strength of many mountains, and #141 of the golden portal of the heart and the many divine cities revealed therein, and #137 of the many many fires of celebration of the glory of God, and #102 of the nourishment of God's glory spread abroad across the entire planetary body, and #93 of the garden paradise of the heart, the place where divine friends meet, where the word "cherish" describes every relationship, and #72 of the personal closeness of my very own beloved God Presence, and #64 of my very own beloved God Presence as the presence of paradise, and #51 of the heart as home, and #35 of the flaming garment of praise and adoration, encrusted with thousands of jewels of divine perception, and #31 of the sacred presence of our Father/Mother God throughout all space, and #25 of God as the center of Life, and #18 of God as our very own beloved Oasis deserving of my utmost respect, and #12 of God deserving to be honored at all times and under all circumstances, and #11 of the passion of the heart for the victory of God's will through the science of the spoken word, and #9 of the great power and treasure of the heart center, and day #2 of the great compassion of our own beloved God Presence. [c-notes recorded in office]  5/16/2001 Wed.
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 8th repetition of (12x) Tubes of Light, at a level of (3) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity, remaining constant through the 12th repetition.  5/16/2001 Wed.
     During our physical exercise routine earlier today, we were able to incorporate the affirmation of our victory thoughtform, "God deserves my utmost respect," into additional exercise sets, and during the transition spaces between exercise sets we were able to use our #2 victory thoughtform, "God deserves to be honored at all times and under all circumstances." I estimate that we have about 90% to 95% of the 2 hour period consecrated to the affirmation of one or the other.  5/16/2001 Wed.
     It is very interesting to have juxtaposed in front of our inner vision the sensation associated with mental boredom, in terms of repeating the same thing over and over, but on the other hand, to have before our inner vision at the same time, a perception of the absolute truth of these statements.   5/16/2001 Wed.
     As we are proceeding forward with our divine revelation affirmation recollections (DRRA's), we are remembering the statement we made the other day about the essential requirement that the soul integrate itself with the modality of service if the soul is ever to regain re-integration with the heart, and in this regard, we are seeing that all choices that are set before the soul to affirm or to deny the truth, in terms of the principles of right action, even in the seemingly smallest of ways, are all tests presented within the context of the soul's return to the heart, which is to say, that these choices represent opportunities to incrementally integrate oneself with God's purpose, which is the opportunity to serve that purpose, each of which are essential and inescapable steps towards the ultimate integration of the soul with the energies of the heart, and the great treasures that reside therein. I am thinking that the choice to buy, or not to buy, a product made in Communist China, is an example of such a choice. Here the soul is asked to serve either the false, synthetic, counterfeit of the heart, which embodies the idea that the only thing that matters is the fulfilling of the most immediate desire for this or that physical object, or to serve the divine principles that extend out from the heart center as so many ascending steps that will lead the soul to the summit of reintegration with the sacred heart. This insight is especially compelling because it places the heart as the great goal, like unto the emerald city at the end of the yellow brick road.  5/16/2001 Wed.
     Here we have another opportunity to give a set of (15x) Linda Healing Prayers, "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." Linda started to bark, and we began the Linda Healing Prayers without waiting. Linda stops barking at the 9th repetition, and at about that point we observe the glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom emerge within the fabric of our awareness at a level of (2) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity.  5/16/2001 Wed.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom emerges within the fabric of our awareness on the 12th repetition of (12x) 30.08, Covenant of the Magi calls, at a level of (3) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity.  5/16/2001 Wed.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom and paradise emerges within the fabric of our awareness on the 3rd of (45x) Michaels, at a level of (4) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity, and this glow of the sacred fire stayed with us in a very constant, uniform, and even manner throughout the remainder of the Michael decree period. The presence of this sacred fire glow was like a pillar of paradise planted in the midst of the wilderness. And one of the interesting things about this is that we just arrived back from our break, we had turned the ceiling fan off, and it was getting a little bit warm in here, and the discomfort of the slight sunburn we have on our face, and elsewhere, was beginning to gnaw away at our mind, and this glow of the sacred fire completely and utterly transcended these physical sensations.  5/16/2001 Wed.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace, freedom, and paradise, emerged within the fabric of our awareness on the 3rd of (15x) Hail Mary's at a level of (5) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity. From within this forcefield, we can look back at the tangibility of the previously mentioned "pillar of paradise", and we are able to grasp the fact that it was intentionally planted within the landscape of our mind by either Archangel Michael, or our own God Presence, and we can see clearly that if God will give you this, there is nothing that he will withhold from you in due course, i.e. in the fullness of time. This is greatly reassuring.  5/16/2001 Wed.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace, freedom, and paradise, emerges within the fabric of our awareness during the preamble to the 15 minute period of violet flame decrees, at a level of (4) to (5) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity. This glow of the sacred fire stayed constant at the level until, when we were 4 minutes into the decree set, the sacred fire glow expanded to a solid level (6), and bumped up against a level (7) during the last minute or so.  5/16/2001 Wed.
     A most blessed presence of peace and paradise emerged within the fabric of our awareness, in and around the 3rd eye chakra area generally, at a level of (5) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity, during the preparatory prayers that we say before our (15x) Hail Mary's, "Beloved Mother Mary and Raphael, please help me to come into alignment with the most fundamental and basic truth in the universe, that God deserves my utmost respect. Please help me to develop the capacity to extend the utmost respect unto our Father/Mother God at all times and under all circumstances. Please help me to come into alignment with the second most fundamental truth in the universe, that God deserves to be honored at all times and under all circumstances. Please help me to develop the capacity to extend that honor unto our Father/Mother God at all times and under all circumstances." This glow of the sacred fire, this presence of peace, and paradise, remained constant throughout the body of this (15x) set of Hail Mary's.  5/16/2001 Wed.
     The glow of the sacred fire of peace and freedom and paradise stayed with us in a constant manner, at a level of (4) to (5) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity, throughout all of the sections 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).  5/16/2001 Wed.
     A very blessed presence of peace appeared during our (1x) I Seek Thee calls at a level of (6) on the (1-12) scale of s.f. intensity. The remaining (1x) Series calls were given in the midst of this level (6) glow of the sacred fire of peace, freedom, and paradise.  5/16/2001 Wed.
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. 70.11, 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.

5/16/2001 Wed.

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May 17, 2001 - May 19, 2001
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Victory, to the hearts of your children in every nation."
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