"I AM the house of Victory. I AM the house of Victory. I AM that house, beloved, and in my house there is not a mouse. There is neither a dullard. Neither is there one who does waste time."

     What is the Lighthouse, if it is not the House of God? And what is the Lighthouse, if it is not a House of Victory? And why are there no mouses in HIS houses? Because He keeps the traps set, and loaded with bait. And when the mouses come to munch the cheese, whack! One more mouse taken out of circulation.

     Now, it has been said, and you will probably remember hearing this, that when the cat's away, the mice will play. And so, when the Messenger moved out of the house, the mice came out to play. Whoa! Did they come out and play! I see you are nodding your head. We forgot to set the traps! Way to harsh a fate for a cute little mouse! And all the traps were left in the kitchen drawer. And look at them multiply. And the whole house is overrun with them now!

     (Did you see that episode of the Crocodile Hunter, wherein Steve Irwin showed us those granaries somewhere out there, or down there, in Australia overrun by millions and millions of mice? When the grain shoots were opened, thousands of mice poured out. There was no grain! Only thousands of mice pouring out of the grain shoots! And they were still hungry, and if you can believe it, they were ready for even more sex.)

     And what do the Lighthouse Keepers DO? They set the traps! Up and down the stairs of the Lighthouse we set the traps. And when we hear the snap of the trap, we go and look, and see whether the luck of this or that mouse has run out, and if it has, we open the trap, grab the little critter by the tail, and we drop it into the trash can. No solemn ceremonies for the mice. And no more chances for them to multiply.

          And so, what we are about here, is to show, dear reader, when we open a particular granary bin, that there is no grain left therein. Here is proof positive, that the granary of our precious legacy is being consumed behind the warm and cozy blanket of our starry eyed indifference. This is one case in point, but it is not the only one. That's right. A granary has many bins, each one giving you access to one of many grain storage silos of our precious legacy. We are going to open only one here. And when you see that it is empty, at least of all the grain, you can predict exactly what is going on in the other silos.

     In the January 2004 issue of the Church's Heart to Heart newsletter, we were introduced to two new charts of the Presence, tailored specifically for those of the Hindu and Sikh faiths. Let me say, that there are two (2) major problems with the content of both of these charts.

     The First major problem with these charts, is that they both introduce man-made structures, that are placed more prominently in view, and are therefore more accessible, than the original foreground pine trees, and even the lighthouse itself. This is very problematic for the following three reasons.

     A) I will have more to say about the subject of trees below, but notice that the pine tree has a prominent foreground role to play in the original chart. A pine tree is first and foremost, a creation of God, to be sure, created through the hearts and minds of the nature spirits who create only after the patterns of divine beauty. Our connection to them is a very important part of the path. They teach us much about co-creation with God. Those who created these new charts, set the trees back, way back, and placed man made structures in the foreground. This expresses the psychology of the dweller, that places its own creation, above the creation of God, which is primarily the Christ. The Christ (symbolized by the Christmas Tree) is the supposed to be the most prominent and authoritative factor in our lives. But the Dweller says no. It says, let me build more stately sand castles to dwell within and to feel proud about. Make no mistake about it. The vibration associated with putting the human creation above the divine, carries the seed of spiritual defeat, and that vibration is sent out with these new charts.

     B) The first time that man-made structures (apart from the lighthouse itself) found their way into a chart of the presence, was in the TOP organization, run by those false messengers, and tools of the false hierarchy, Monroe and Carolyn Shearer. Following their example, is like following a herd of blind cattle over the side of a cliff. Very foolish.

     C) There is absolutely no reason for man-made structures to show up in the chart of the presence, except for the lighthouse itself. The Lighthouse is an exception, because the Lighthouse has a very well defined purpose. Without the lighthouse, ships cannot make it to safe harbor. The Brotherhood uses this universal symbol to communicate to the world that when the little boat sets out to cross the wide open ocean of samsara, that the danger of shipwreck looms ever present, and that this organization has been established to help them avoid those dangers. It should be noted that these new structures displace the prominence of the lighthouse itself, making that important symbol of secondary importance. And of course, we will talk about that more shortly. And so, in regards to these other structures which have been placed in these new charts, what purpose do they serve? What exactly are these structures? This is left up to the imagination to decide. And this fact alone communicates to the seeker, that there is something in the material creations of man, and even within his own imagination, that are on the same level of importance, as the concept, and the reality, of the I Am Presence, and the soul's relationship to that Presence. This of course, is a false teaching. There is nothing more important than the actual Presence of God, and persuading the soul of this great truth, is what the path is all about. It is tremendously difficult, as it is, to fend off the competing priorities within the swamp of the fallen soul. To magnify the importance of the false priorities of the synthetic self, by planting these upside down principles within the subconscious, can only work to undermine the individual's desire and determination to divide the real from the unreal within his or her own temple. Why set aside the human creation so quickly, when it has some equivalence with the great teaching of the I Am Presence? This is not a useful counter-point to tack onto the mind of any genuine seeker.

     What is the core meaning of the Lighthouse? What is its sole purpose? The sole purpose of the Lighthouse is to serve as a navigational aid. This is its reason for being, no more, no less. The idea here, is to warn ships away from the shoreline rocks that would tear the hull of any ship to shreds. The idea here, is to mark the most dangerous features of the sea route, so that ships will be able to pass them by safely, and arrive in port safely.

     Now, the founder of our movement, the Messenger Mark Prophet, in consultation with the Brotherhood, adopted the Lighthouse as the primary symbol of our organization. In "Memories of Mark", author Annice Booth tells us that after Mark Prophet had arrived in Washington D.C., and put the question to the Master El Morya, as to what the name of the new organization ought to be, a strong wind came through the window and knocked a volume of Longfellow's poems off the table, and when the pages came to rest, Longfellow's poem, "The Lighthouse", was staring Mark in the face. And it was then, that Mark Prophet understood that the name of the new organization was to be, "The Summit Lighthouse." Of course, let us consider how strong a wind needs to be to knock a book off the table. That had to be a very strong wind.

     Longfellow penned this poem at Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, that's right, Cape Elizabeth. The name "Elizabeth" has an important meaning to us, because that is the first name of Mark Prophet's twin flame and co-messenger, Elizabeth Clare Prophet.

     The construction of the Portland Head Lighthouse, at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, began in 1787, the very year the U.S. Constitution was drafted. So it is stands at the very nexus of the founding of the new nation sponsored by the Master St. Germain which was intended to be a beacon of liberty unto the entire world. But construction was halted due to a lack of funds, a situation that was not reversed until the new Constitution was ratified, and the new U.S. Government was set up in 1789, and the first President George Washington inaugurated. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Congress appropriated the money to complete the lighthouse, an appropriation bill signed by President George Washington himself, one illustrious incarnation of the soul who later became the Messenger Guy Ballard, and upon his ascension, the Ascended Master Godfre that we know and revere today. The Portland Head Lighthouse became operational, during George Washington's first term as America's first President, in 1791, and he had the honor of appointing the first Lighthouse Keeper there. (More history).

     Now, the content of this important poem ought to be seriously contemplated. It is our legacy, giving full expression to the universal concept, that the purpose of the Lighthouse, is to warn ships away from hazardous areas. Please take the time to read this poem now aloud, and become familiar with its cadences, and rhythm, and content. Yes, give a little performance right now, for the angels and elementals that stand beside you. They love this poem and they will listen in rapt attention, and with great respect for the words you speak.

     This poem has great importance, because the author, Longfellow, was a previous embodiment of Mark Prophet. And so, who will argue with me, when I say, that for ascended master students, if you are to sufficiently anchor the divine legacy of our movement, that there is a very high priority in committing this poem to memory. Therefore, let there be a competition during every quarterly conference, wherein students will stand and recite this blessed poem, and a prize be given for the best performance.

     One of the earliest uses of the Lighthouse as a symbol of this organization adorned the Pearls of Wisdom. And it was used thereon, in faithful harmony with its universal definition, as a navigational aid for shipping, positioned on the shoreline where it could fulfill its reason for being.

     Look closely, and notice the path that leads to the front door. Please keep this in mind, as well as the trees to the left of the lighthouse. And of course the inland mountains. All of these points will be important later in the discussion.

     Look at how prominent those rocks are. They are big rocks, that will do great damage to the hull of any ship that might be so foolish as to embrace them. And the lighthouse towers above them, and sends forth a very bright light, and that light carries an important message. It is this. Stay away from these rocks by many hundreds if not thousands of feet. Steer clear. Don't come so close as to be caught in the tides that no power of sail can hope to deliver you.

     Of course, there is no mistaking the purpose of this lighthouse. It is right on the shoreline, and it marks an outcropping of rocks that have sunk ships in the past. Make no mistake about it. It is not as if people build lighthouses at every point along a particular shoreline. They normally build lighthouses where ships have a problem navigating safely. Lighthouses are built where ships have actually crashed on the rocks before. Because the losses are so painful to bear, there is an outcry for the building of a navigational aid, to make sure no additional ships and lives are lost.

     The building of the famous Bell Rock Lighthouse, 1807-1810, off the coast of Scotland, by a relative of the famous author, Robert Louis Stevenson, I believe it was his uncle Robert Stevenson, is another case in point. And yes, it still stands, keeping the vigil at its appointed location some 200 years later. Now, here was a sandstone reef, that was 12 miles away from the nearest coastline. Many sailors, surely wanted to believe, that if they were that far away from the coastline, they would be safe. But not so. At low tide, Bell Rock was visible, and in the day time at least, it could be avoided. But at high tide, it was invisible, covered by 16 feet of water, so even in the day time, a ship could be wrecked upon it. At night, there was no margin of safety. Dozens of ships and many many lives were lost because of that rock. And the fact that it lay submerged for half of the day, made it particularly difficult to build a lighthouse upon it as well. But Robert Stevenson was on a mission, and his zeal, and his engineering skills, persuaded the Lighthouse Commission to give it a try, and because they succeeded in building this steady and immovable structure, its beacon glowing brightly by night, an incalculable number of lives have been spared over the last two centuries. This is a superb example illustrating this important principle, that Lighthouses are located precisely where there is danger, where mariners need to have a relevant warning. And this principle is beautifully illustrated in this painting by JMW Turner.

     Now, every reader needs to start paying very close attention right now. You want to see the dweller-on-the-threshold WITHIN YOU close up, and exposed? Then look and learn. Get out your specimen jars, and stand at the ready. Every feeling, every thought that would tend to justify or rationalize the placement of these lighthouses at the mountain top, that is the dweller-on-the-threshold.

Lighthouse in Hindu Chart

Lighthouse in Sikh Chart

     There are three major problems with placing the lighthouse on top of a mountain.

     First, and obviously, when a lighthouse is positioned on the top of a mountain, no longer can it be used to warn people away from shoreline hazards. In this regard, it becomes useless. Behold the useless lighthouse.

     What is that modality of mind that can lapse into that numbness of ignorance, that could allow the lighthouse to become useless? Well, that is the dweller-on-the-threshold, which is in a state of rebellion against Reality itself. It is in a state of denial when it comes to the entire subject area of shoreline hazards. It does not recognize shoreline hazards. It desires only to do what it wants to do, and rejects the idea that there is any danger associated with any of its behavioral choices. And so, this not-self, will minimize, well, it will actually deny, repudiate, abandon, and rebel against that aspect of the Teaching that sets forth the list of shoreline dangers the soul is admonished to be wary off. Why? Because it is wedded, through pride, to dashing itself, lifetime after lifetime upon those very rocks. That's right. And when the Masters say, you must stop doing that, if you want to live, you must stop doing that, the not-self raises the middle finger in a clear expression of defiance, and leaps into the abyss yet again.

     Within the domain of this anti-mind, the role of the lighthouse is not even comprehended. It is not comprehended, because the barriers of rebellion push away the very light of understanding. And so, inside of that dark shell of emptiness, there is a different kind of logic, upside down, operating there, the logic of pride, that will try to use every opportunity to exalt its own superiority (over the Christ, over principle, over even the most humble filaments of understanding). You see, this mind is not using the Teaching for the purposes for which it was intended. It is not applying the Teaching to save either itself, or to save anyone else, unto the victory of eternal life. It is using the Teaching only as a prop to make itself look wise, to make itself appear to be endowed with great spiritual authority. This explains how and why the lighthouse was moved from its traditional shoreline location, to a position on the top of a mountain. Yes, the anti-mind has another purpose for the lighthouse. It has its own definition now, and that is what we see in these charts. It has been twisted, by the upside down logic of the dweller of pride, into a symbol of superiority.

     The fact that the current leadership has allowed this perversion to be expressed in graphic form, speaks to the modality of consciousness they themselves indulge, and this is collectively. The dweller, who refuses to recognize the dangers the masters have warned us to avoid, this is what is in control of the minds of the current leadership. This is what allowed them, one and all, to abandon the definition, purpose, and meaning of the lighthouse. Anyone could have spoken up to turn this perversion back. But no one has. Even if there were perhaps a few people on staff that were not comfortable with the mountain top placement of the lighthouse, they nevertheless refrained from speaking up, and so, we must ask why? Why did they remain silent? Obviously they were convinced, at some level, that there was a higher priority in remaining silent, than in speaking the truth.

     That modality of consciousness that convinced them to remain silent, which convinced those who knew better, that they need not do better, it is the same dweller that perpetrated the original corruption. It is that anti-mind that resides within that hollow and empty shell of pride, its shadowy and mushy interior characterized by that same ignominious ignorance of the law. Yes, the same darkness of ignorance which subjects the soul to the same delusions, to the same erroneous conclusions, persuading it to believe that it can serve the agenda of the dweller, which is always the abandonment of the law, the abandonment of rules, the abandonment of definitions, the abandonment of purpose, the abandonment of responsibilities, and suffer no negative or destructive consequences whatsoever.

     Here are the two faces of ignorance, one aggressive, one passive. On the one hand you have the dweller that inspired this move, and justified it, thereby proudly abandoning definition, meaning, and purpose. On the other hand, you have those who look on, who have the responsibility to speak up and to reverse such corruptions, but they remain silent, abandoning their responsibility to be the guardian of the truth. These are the two sides of the same dweller. The front side, and the back side. They always work hand in hand, one with the other, to bring forth this ignominious fruit of corruption, decay, and collapse within all human organizations.

     And of course, we have several examples of the leadership expressing this dweller consciousness right to our very faces.

     For example, this is precisely what we have in Church Manager Rev. Linda Worobec's performance of a Beatle's tune on the Altar of the Holy Grail in King Arthur's Court on July 4, 2003. And what applies to her specifically in relationship to this event, applies to the leadership generally, because the leadership, to a person was complicit and approving of the corruption.

     Prior to that performance, the Lighthouse stood solidly on a particular section of the coastline, radiating a bright beam of Light, warning mariners away from the jagged and unforgiving coastline rocks associated with sympathy for the fallen angel idols of Rock Music, and with Rock Music itself.

     On the evening of July 4, 2003, Church Manager Rev. Linda Worobec extinguished that beacon, she put it out, made it invisible, made it disappear from the coastline.

     In her performance of a Beatles song on the Altar of the Holy Grail that evening, Linda Worobec moved the Lighthouse away from that particular section of coastline, whereby, the light no longer provides any warning from its designed location. And where did she move it? She moved it to the top of the mountain, and some people are thinking ivory towers I am sure, and not without reason. The mountain she moved it to, is a mountain of falsehood, a mountain of false superiority, yes, a mountain of self-justification. This mountain of self-justification postures itself before us, as if it were the mountain of truth, but it is built up, layer upon layer, by rationalizations only, each one designed to raise the appearance of her behavior, and the behavior of any aspect of the dweller, out of the pit of rebellion, and into the domain of acceptability, and higher, to a false position of superiority over and above the common sense of the people.

     And in the aftermath of this event, many spoke up and demanded that the lighthouse be returned to its original location. These good souls quoted the Teaching, extensively, which sets forth the blueprint for both the lighthouse location, and that of the radiant beam itself which ought to issue forth from the top of it. But to no avail. The entire collective leadership refused to allow the Lighthouse to be repositioned back to its proper location. Not one of them would say that the performance of a Beatles song on the Altar of the Holy Grail was wrong. Not one. If just one had spoken up, and spoken the truth, the Lighthouse could have been repositioned. But they all maintained either the posture of praise for the corruption, or remained silent in the face of it. And so, you see, once the dweller-on- the-threshold moves the lighthouse to the position where its purposes are served, where the Christ is debased, where the truth is debased, and the dweller itself is raised above both, it will not suffer to bend or recant or agree to move the lighthouse back.

     The reason the lighthouse will not be put back, and I am speaking both allegorically and literally, is that all of those who were complicit in putting it there, whether they manifest the aggressive mode of the dweller, or the passive mode, are all caught in the same web of anti-logic which is associated with this dweller consciousness. This anti-logic is characterized by a common misconception of priorities. It is a self-centered, pride based model of priorities, that values the survival of the not-self, rather than a Christ based model, that values the survival of the soul over the not-self. If you place the idea in the mind of any of these individuals that this lighthouse needs to be moved back, the presence of this idea of pure light causes a chemicalization within this web of anti-logic. And the soul reads the rings of chemicalization around this seed idea of truth, and what they read are reasons not to act upon that truth. This web of anti-logic will affirm all ideas that go towards amplifying the posture of personal superiority. After all, this is a web of pride. And those ideas will be acted on. But when it comes to ideas that serve truth only, that serve the Christ only, these ideas cause that chemicalization, wherein rings of reasons to not act form around it. They are literally trapped into outpicturing only that which will in the end cause the destruction of their own souls. And they are blocked, by this web of anti-logic, from doing that which would allow their souls to survive in the Light.

     Now, in the moving of the lighthouse to the top of the mountain, we have two fundamental corruptions, not just one. We have the corruption of the definition of the lighthouse on the one hand, and on the other, we have the corruption of the symbol of the mountain itself.

     This corruption of the mountain has two fundamental dimensions.

     The first is the most obvious, as I have described it. The mountain that is supposed to symbolize truth, has become a mountain of anti-truth, a mountain of self-justification, justification of the rebellion of the not-self, composed of layers of rationalization, false logic, supporting, albeit it on thin air, a particular act which is completely out of alignment with the divine law. The dweller will always turn the shining mountain into a paltry prop, a mere pedestal for the rebellious repositioning of the lighthouse. Remember, that even as we have that exact symbol before us, executed in the region of the graphic arts in the charts above, we are speaking of the geometry of the dweller's mentality, as it exists not simply in the psychology of the current church leadership, but also within the psychology of every fallen soul who has yet refused the opportunity for freedom that the Path of Initiation offers. This first aspect of the mountain's corruption is an expression of the callous opportunism of the dweller-on-the-threshold. It is unthinking, mechanistic, and total self-serving in the most surface kind of way. It is that nearly instinctual king-of-the- mountain mentality. It is pure posturing, based on the deeply felt need to achieve the most immediate appearance of superiority, while remaining oblivious to all of the internal contradictions it retains, which, taken together, exposes the utter emptiness of its assertions. That is, if the internal contradictions could be seen all at once, its assertions of superiority would be exposed as the most grotesque deceptions. That which is in rebellion against the law, cannot be superior to anything. It is life in a state of disintegration, falling into the abyss of death before our very eyes.

     But this callous opportunism, this instinctual posturing for the appearance of superiority, extends from a much deeper corruption of divine principle. Much deeper. It points to the core of the dweller that has totally rejected the essence of what the mountain is supposed to symbolize, of what the mountain is supposed to Be. Here we are talking about a core rejection of the essence of truth itself.

     The mountain is supposed to symbolize the very highest truth. The mountain is supposed to symbolize this truth, that the soul, beginning in the deep and shadowy valley's below, can climb again to the very summit of life, to the very summit of being. And therefore, the mountain is the quintessential symbol for the Path of Initiation. When the Masters placed a mountain on the first Chart of the Presence, that was the meaning they intended to convey. When the Ascended Masters put the title, "Climb the Highest Mountain" on book one of their everlasting gospel, written down by their Messengers, Mark and Elizabeth Prophet, that was the meaning they intended to convey.

     The Path of Initiation encompasses the entire climb, from start to finish, upwards towards the summit of being, through the process of surrendering the not-self into the radiance of the Light of Christ. The not-self simply put, represents patterns of allegiance to falsehood. The Christ, simply put, represents patterns of allegiance to truth.

     And the greatest truth is this. The soul who keeps its attention locked upon God will live, and live forever. The soul who allows its attention to be drawn away from God, will die. The greatest falsehood then correspondingly, which the fallen angels would have the children of God adopt, is that the soul, who takes its attention away from God, will not surely die. That there exists the possibility of life, apart from God. This lie was sold to a vast number of souls in the great rebellion which precipitated the great fall. And in the aftermath of the fall, the hosts of heaven launched the largest redemptive effort the cosmos has ever known. The center of the redemptive effort is the Path of the Initiation, the mountain the soul can climb, to regain its heavenly estate.

     The mountain, and the Path of Initiation that it symbolizes, is also the symbol of divine forgiveness, and the symbol of the very hand of God, extended to the soul as a real potential for redemption, embodying this immutable promise, that there is way home for the fallen soul, if it will only surrender its allegiance to falsehood, and allow an allegiance to truth to be reborn within it.

     And so, we climb the highest mountain by surrendering our allegiances to falsehood, and by taking on, a new found allegiance to the truth.

     For example, through the study of the Teaching, we come to understand that we must surrender that within us which does not respect God, and to work with the Masters to bring about the reignition of that flaming awareness that is dynamically alive with respect for God; to surrender that which does not hold God in the highest esteem, for the consciousness that extends to God the highest esteem; to surrender that which does not honor God, for the consciousness that always honors God; to surrender that which does not appreciate God, for the consciousness that always appreciates God; to surrender that which is not grateful to God, for the consciousness that is always grateful to God; to surrender that which does not feel affection for God, to surrender that which does not admire God, for the consciousness that allows the soul to feel that affection and that admiration towards God; to surrender that which does not adore God, for the consciousness that adores God always; to surrender that which does not cherish God, for the consciousness that cherishes God always; to surrender that which does not love God, for the consciousness that loves God always.

     These are just the first steps up the mountain. It is a very high mountain, and the climb is quite steep. To stand at the top of the mountain, is to stand merged with the Reality of God. It is to stand at that place where the soul's awareness penetrates into the infinity of God's creation, and touches the beauty and majesty of every square inch of that creation.

     Of course it is true, at least in most cases, that the soul does not turn its face to God all in one great 180 degree swivel. This is done incrementally, as the soul chooses to come into alignment with basic principles first. Though, it is also true, that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. That was one of Mark Prophet's favorite sayings I believe.

     The climb to the mountain top is a metaphor for the acceleration of consciousness into these domains of greater and greater cognition of the Reality of God. But there are always two halves to the whole of divine cognition. On the one hand you have the reality of God that registers on the soul. This is a beauty that is infinite in all conceivable dimensions. The registration of that beauty occurs within a chalice of awareness. And the shape of that chalice is respect. The shape of that chalice is esteem. The shape of that chalice is honor. And so forth. As these chalice geometries become more deeply and precisely defined, the soul can retain the awareness of God's reality over longer and longer stretches of time. Therefore, the mountain top is a metaphor for a state of Being, wherein the soul has learned how to take on and hold all of the proper chalice geometries, within which, within each chalice, the reality of God is the only thing that resonates, achieving thereby a clarity of perception which is absolute, wherein the only thing that the soul perceives, is the beauty of God everywhere. Not just the beauty of the creation in terms of its manifest qualities, but the beauty of the law that undergirds it, and the beauty of the purpose for which it came into being.

     I would just say this. Anyone who understands the path in this manner, would never be so presumptuous to position themselves at the top of the mountain, in as much as it is understood that the top of the mountain is reserved to those who have achieved the total fusion with the Christ Identity that comes to us after the Ritual of the Ascension.

     Now, there are degrees of fusion the soul can and must achieve prior to the Ritual of the Ascension. I have just named a few. Beginning with respect. Continuing with esteem. Advancing further with honor. And so forth. Each step up the mountain represents such a degree of fusion. But while yet in that state of incompleteness, the soul experiences each point of fusion as a point of communion with a certain subset of the whole. Not the whole, but a piece of the whole. And I would point out that this subset consciousness will remain with the soul, up to the very hour of the Ascension. Now, the soul may very well have many subsets of the whole within its possession before that hour, and should. But no matter how many subsets of the whole you have in your possession, you do not have the whole. This is a very clear distinction. Just as the climber can sometimes see the summit above him, as he inches up the shear granite walls, he remains clearly cognizant of the fact that there is yet much ground to traverse between here, and there. And as the summit comes into view more and more clearly, it becomes clear, that the summit represents the state of total fusion with God-Reality that only the Ritual of the Ascension can deliver. When the soul arrives at the Summit, never again will a veil cover its eyes.

     And so, the summit of the mountain is a very sacred place. It is place for those who have passed every test, and been victorious all the way home.

     And the current leadership has used that sacred place as a display pedestal for their rebellion, as a display pedestal for their willful abandonment of the role and the mission of the lighthouse. And yes, as a prop to telegraph to the world the superiority of the dweller-on-the-threshold consciousness that they indulge.

     Therefore, this mountain top placement of the lighthouse communicates a definite ignorance when it comes to understanding what the path is all about. No surprise there. But it also communicates a certain bold presumptuousness on the part of all who have agreed to this mountain top placement. But that is no surprise either, because if the dweller is anything, it is presumptuous, or shall we say, readily willing to usurp positions of authority, to which it has no lawful right to possess.

     To have placed the symbol of our entire organization at the top of the mountain, is to gather together the entire membership within their domain of ignorance, misconception, irreverence and rebellion. The use of this symbol challenges every one of us to either confront the corruption of the law that it represents, or to accept it. When we accept it, we are drawn into it. Therefore, the power of this misplacement to corrupt the minds of hundreds and thousands, and perhaps millions, is immense.

     What is it, within us, that will use the Path itself, as a prop, to make itself look superior in the eyes of other people? It is the dweller of pride plotted on the 3 o'clock line. This mountain top placement of the lighthouse is a blatant symbol of the spiritual pride that has taken complete control of the minds of the current leadership. It speaks of a condition of total darkness posturing itself as total spiritual authority.

     Perhaps there are many in the leadership who will say, "Well, I had nothing to do with this." But this is the truth. Most looked at this, and said in their hearts, "Well, I have no problem with that. I am ok with this mountain top lighthouse. It adds nicely to my own sense of superiority. I am happy to be reminded that I am associated with the highest teaching on the earth. It makes me feel good." For the dweller of pride, these sentiments substitute for the truth. These sentiments sweep the truth off the table, and make it of no consequences whatsoever. The truth in this respect is the enemy, which would rob the soul of this category of ego stroking sympathies. It can only be the dweller of pride that would vibrate with any degree of sympathy for this mountain top lighthouse. It is the hallmark of the dweller of pride, that it can be comfortable with the abandonment of fundamental definitions, especially in those cases wherein the greater purpose of self-exultation is being served. I have already spoke to the subject of those who might have registered some degree of discomfort with this but who chose to remain silent.

     In this mountain top lighthouse we have expressed one of the most common and fundamental characteristics of pride, and that is the sincere belief that an appearance of superiority is far more important than adhering to rules, and laws, and definitions. This is the principle which the lighthouse on the mountain communicates. It says, I am superior, even as I abandon the rules. This expresses the core character of every fallen angel. I am superior, even as I abandon the rules. And of course, the situation regarding Rev. Linda Worobec expresses the very same principle. Prior to July 4, 2003, the law was clearly understood. The Masters required their students to sever all sympathetic connections with the authors and purveyors of Rock Music. But on July 4, 2003, Linda Worobec willfully, and consciously, abandoned that law. She wrote down a new law. This is her new law, her new standard: Sympathy for the Beatles is now ok. And absent the original warning beacon, many ships have been wrecked upon the coastline rocks of sympathetic attraction to the forces of darkness. And does she not yet stand above us saying clearly, that "I am superior, even as I abandon the rules"?

     Now, her departure from the law in this respect, is of the same magnitude, as that associated with moving the lighthouse to the mountain top from its original position on the coastline. Many objected to her departure from the law in this respect. But in the aftermath, she refused to bend to the law, she refused to return the lighthouse to its original position. She stubbornly retains her superior position, that Beatles on the Altar are OK, and she also retains her superior position as Church Manager. Her behavior mirrors exactly the symbolism presented to us in this lighthouse on the top of the mountain.

     When you move a lighthouse to the top of a mountain, it is not a lighthouse anymore. It is a false lighthouse.

     And so, from this superior position, the relocated lighthouse radiates a beacon, but the beacon is no longer communicating the original message, but a new message.

     The original message of the shoreline lighthouse communicated truth. It told the soul, if it was ever to reach the summit of being, the not-self must be surrendered.

     The new message sent abroad by the mountain top lighthouse, communicates falsehood. It tells the soul, that the not-self itself, arrayed in its colorful robes of rebellion, can stand at the summit, in fact the very summit of power, of prestige, and authority. And from that position of authority, the not-self can be in the possession of, and in control of, the highest teaching the world has ever known. And in the realm of appearances, these upside-down images have a certain power to persuade. But the message is an illusion, because the message is predicated on rebellion. Look at what the message is built on. It is built on the abandonment of the divine purpose of the lighthouse itself. To raise the lighthouse up into that position of superiority, to give that appearance of superiority, they had to abandon the mission of the lighthouse.

     When the lighthouse is at the top of the mountain, the lighthouse cannot fulfill its reason for being.

     And therefore, from its new position, the beam that radiates from the lighthouse, is not actually light, but it is a beam of darkness. It proclaims the superiority of the rebellious ego, while many ships are wrecked on the coastlines below, for want of the necessary warning beacons.

     Art has always been used as a primary avenue for the fallen angels in their quest to destroy the divine orientation of consciousness. Music is one form of art. Our Church Manager Linda Worobec is certainly familiar with that. Painting another. And you can be sure that as Church Manager, that she oversaw every step of these new chart designs.

     Both art and music, can be used to purvey words, and the principles they embody, in distorted and corrupted forms. The form of a lighthouse depicted in art, impresses the image of a lighthouse upon our minds, which in turn invokes the word, and its associated definition from our memory. The definition at first, comes forth whole. But when the Lighthouse depicted in art does not conform to the definition in memory, the mind will store the new definition, this one representing a corruption of the law. The form of a mountain depicted in art, impresses the image of a mountain upon our minds, which in turn invokes the word, and its associated definition from our memory. The definition at first, comes forth whole. But when the mountain depicted in art does not conform to the definition in memory, the mind will store the new definition, this one representing a corruption of the law.

     The definition of a word, is like the bone structure of the body. You cannot expect the body to stand, if you remove the bone structure. Definitions in this respect, are organizational principles within the mind, from whence ordered thought and actions proceed. Destroy or confuse definitions, and you limit the individual's ability to produce orderly thoughts, thereby crippling the individual in terms of his or her capacity to act in the world of form in an orderly, constructive, and purposeful manner.

     In placing the lighthouse at the top of the mountain, they have removed the bone structure from the meaning, definition, and purpose of both the Mountain and the Lighthouse. And as noted above, this will corrupt the soul's relationship to that aspect of the Teaching for which the mountain is a symbol, and for which the lighthouse is a symbol.

     In regards to the Lighthouse, to corrupt this symbol is to compromise the soul's relationship to that aspect of the teaching which admonishes the student to take shoreline hazards seriously, both in terms of their own personal voyages, but also in fulfilling their responsibility to give necessary and appropriate warnings that will allow others to cross the ocean safely. The will to fulfill this important aspect of the teaching is weak in all souls who are just finding the path anyway. The corruption of this symbol will further weaken resolve in this area.

     In regards to the mountain, in as much as this is a general symbol for the Path of Initiation itself, to corrupt this symbol, is to compromise the soul's relationship to that aspect of the teaching which admonishes the soul to prepare to be tested, to pass its tests, specifically in regards to the identification and surrender of the not-self. To compromise the symbol of the mountain, is to compromise the soul's relationship to the entire path, for there is no path without the surrender of the not-self. It is difficult as it is to find the will and the determination to pass difficult tests. There are always great pressures to hesitate and to put off the tough decisions. The corruption of this symbol has the effect of further reducing the will of the individual to make the hard choices. Why make the hard choices, when you have this powerful message that tells the soul, that your rebellion can have a place at the very top of the mountain? Yes, let your own rebellion stand at the pinnacle of authority within your own temple. I mean, it is so righteous after all. There is no need to unseat it.

"By injecting distortions of the divine art into the consciousness of the people, they were able to capture their minds and emotions and to divert their attention from the Presence, causing their energies to flow into matrices of dense desire." [Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet. Climb the Highest Mountain. Book One. The Path of the Higher Self. Pages 110 and 111. Copyright ) 1972, 1977, 1986 Summit University Press. (Fourth Printing 1979, p. 89)]

     Now, as to the Second problem with the placement of the lighthouse on top of a mountain, again, at the most basic level, everyone knows what the purpose of a lighthouse is. And therefore, that meaning is communicated into the consciousness of the person who looks at this. But, in this regard, in terms of the placement of the lighthouse on the top of a mountain, this sends a very destructive subliminal message. And it is this. Because a lighthouse is used to mark navigational hazards, the mountain therefore, must be a navigational hazard. Therefore, steer clear of the mountain. In other words, steer clear of the Path. Steer clear of actual communion with the masters and God. Steer clear of any and all tests. Especially steer clear of any idea, or thought, about passing your tests. Of course, this is the message the dweller sends to the soul. And this is the message sent to all who take in the image of this mountain top lighthouse.

     I am hoping that more and more people will begin to understand why it is so important to hold our leaders accountable to the precepts of the Path of Initiation. If you don't hold them accountable, they will become fused to their dwellers, and then the message of the dweller will be transmitted to the membership in everything that they do, yes even in the product of the graphics art department, expanding thereby the preeminence of the dweller consciousness throughout the entire membership as hundreds and thousands ingest these destructive subliminal messages, resulting in the incremental destruction of Christ potential, and leading to the complete failure of the Ascended Master mission.

     As to the Third problem with the placement of the lighthouse on top of a mountain, again, at the most basic level, everyone knows what the purpose of a lighthouse is. Here, notice that the Lighthouse, positioned as it is, on the top of a mountain, is also positioned above a harbor in both cases. Harbors are supposed to be places of safety. This sends a similarly destructive subliminal message. The lighthouse marks the harbor as a navigational hazard, therefore, it sends this message, steer clear of safe harbors. What is an example of a safe harbor? One safe harbor is obedience to the law written into the Teachings. So, steer clear of the teachings, just like the current leadership has done, when it comes to their own personal actions. In terms of the plans and purposes of the false hierarchy, this is exactly the kind of message they would approve of. But, as far the purposes of the Masters are concerned, this is a very destructive message.

     The Lighthouse is a symbol with a very well established historical meaning. This much is crystal clear. It means only one thing. It is a navigational aid. And that is exactly how Mark Prophet, the first Messenger, caused the Lighthouse to be depicted in all publications. When people see it depicted in a manner that abandons traditional meaning, this sets up the vibration of confusion within the psychology of the soul. Confusion is a perversion of the mother light at the base of the spine chakra plotted on the 6 o'clock line. Where there is confusion, the light cannot rise to illuminate the crown chakra. Moreover, when the light cannot rise, the soul awareness cannot be lifted up to the nexus of the heart, which is plotted, on the cosmic clock at the nexus of the 6/12 axis and 3/9 axis. This is the point of strength, cohesion, and peace, at the nexus of the four blue flame cardinal lines. Where there is confusion therefore, the light of the heart cannot manifest itself. The cohesion, stability, and peace that people are supposed to experience when they confront the teachings will not be able to manifest. And therefore, because it is only the light of the heart that can bear witness to the value of the Teaching, many true hearts will be driven away. The destructive nature of this mountain top depiction of the lighthouse is very substantial indeed. Clearly it draws into the organization those who are comfortable at the soul level with the confusion that this image portrays. These are not lightbearers. This is how the fallen angels at the top, draw their own kind into an Ascended Master organization, overpopulate it with people who are literally brain dead, when it comes to the harmony of the Christ Consciousness, and as true lightbearers object to their continuing corruptions, it is the true lightbearers who are thrown out.

     The history of our organization began with the establishment of the Summit Lighthouse. After that was added the Keepers of the Flame Fraternity. After that was added Church Universal and Triumphant. This is a very orderly progression. The Summit Lighthouse, publishes the Teaching, which provides the appropriate navigational aids so that seafarers can find the safe harbor, which is obedience to the law. But once the safe harbor is found, that is not the end of the journey. That is only the beginning. There is still the Path of Initiation to walk, and it begins on level ground, and the path leads the soul overland to the base of the Mountain. That is the role of the Keepers of the Flame Fraternity, and the Keepers of the Flame Lessons. The path has just as much to do with the issue of Becoming the Real Self, as it does with the issue of avoiding the pitfalls of the not-self. The juxtaposition of the two defines a path of testing that leads the soul to the base of the mountain. And this path is characterized by tests passed, not failed, within the domain of illumination. Once the student arrives at the base of the Mountain, the climbing begins, and that is the purpose of Church Universal and Triumphant, providing the atmosphere of collective divine worship, and service before the Altar of the Holy Grail, which is required to actually climb the mountain.

     And finally, we have the Inner Retreat, which is the place of great encounters set aside for the mass ascensions that will follow once the Teachings of the Ascended Masters becomes a household word in America, and throughout the nations of the earth. Yes, millions flock to the Teachings because they feel the pure radiance of hearts transfigured within the furnace of divine obedience.

     Now, if one wants to serve in the Lighthouse, one knows exactly where it is, and it is easily accessible. You take an overland route to where it has been built upon the sea shore, and one can enter into service to other souls, who are yet out at sea, by tending the lighthouse, not on a mountain top, but on the sea coast, at the edge of the astral ocean, where so many ships are trying to make the crossing to the safe harbor.

     The actual light that powers the lighthouse, well, of course, that Light is derived from the Summit of Being upon which the Ascended Masters stand. The Light of Ascended Master hearts, through the heart of the Messenger, has crystallized into many diamonds, giving us the published teaching. When the student assimilates the Teaching, building thereby a soul fabric composed of those very same diamonds, but now returned into the domain of radiant light, he or she can become a lense through which the Light of Ascended Master Hearts can shine into this darkened world. Yes, the heart of the student, merged with the heart of the Master, combines to generate the Light of the Summit Beacon, which, in terms of the organization, remains at the seashore, to continue the all-important task of guiding lost souls safely into port. In this regard, the soul becomes one of the genuine Lighthouse Keepers.

     And what Lighthouse Keeper would ever consent to removing the lighthouse from the shore, to the mountain top, where its very purpose is totally defeated? No true lighthouse keeper would ever consent to that.

     Obviously, those who have been involved in the repositioning of the Summit Lighthouse, from the seashore to the mountain top, have no internal conception of what the Lighthouse is for. And these are the people who are leading this organization today. These are the people who conceived of this move, who approved this move, and who flaunt this move in front of our faces, as if they have done something good and useful. This is the delusion of the carnal mind, all decked out, with the fraudulent baubles of spiritual pride as noted. They look at their positions. "Wow", they say in their hearts. They marvel at the grand titles which grace their humble names. "Wow", they say in their hearts. They look at their shining golden hands which rest deftly upon the many spoked helm of Maitreya's Clipper Ship. "Wow", they say in their hearts. And they think moreover, that after breaking every rule in the book to get into the positions they now hold, that only the most wise would ever be allowed by God to steer Maitreya's Clipper Ship along its course. You see, the illusion of divine approbation is derived from the trappings of the very offices they have usurped! As if the robes in the closet a king makes. And the illusion of self-importance, the illusion of their role in the victory of the organization, based on these same visual parameters, is equally empty of any substance.

     This particular issue, lays bare before the eyes of the entire membership, that state of consciousness that has grabbed hold of the minds of those who lead this church today. It is blatant and unreserved spiritual pride. Pride describes the posture of the dweller, that has raised itself up into a position of authority, above the Christ. It usurps a higher position in the scheme of things, than that which God has assigned to it. This usurpation is expressed, by the leadership of this church, in the act of raising the Lighthouse from its appointed role as navigational aid upon the coast line, to a place of false prominence upon the summit of the mountain.

     Remember the saying of the Master. The greatest among you, will be the servant of all. That is what is meant by the Summit Lighthouse. The highest light, standing its vigil upon the loneliest shores. Therefore, in the Summit Lighthouse, we have the principle expressed, that the highest is actually the lowliest, and at the same time, the most steadfast too. The Lighthouse Beacon, which carries the knowledge of the Teaching, allows you to make it safely to your home port, and then to travel the path overland to the base of the mountain, from whence, the great expedition, the final expedition to the Summit of Being is launched. Yes, Climb the Highest Mountain. Those who have reached the Summit of Being, even if they have spent only a few brief moments there, know that as their Light is added to the Summit Beacon, that the Lighthouse itself must remain on the shoreline, yes down low, so that it can continue to serve those who are trying to cross the raging astral seas.

     And remember, the central purpose of the Lighthouse, is to warn the ships away from the rocks that will tear their hulls to shreds. The parallel to the spiritual path is exact. All of the additional teaching, the overland path, and the great expedition to the summit of the mountain, is useless, if the ships don't make it past the navigational hazards, into port.

     And in this removal of the Lighthouse from the coast, to the mountain top, we have expressed therein, the rebellion in the hearts of our leaders, who have refused to serve, as God, and the Masters, require that service. Again, I point to the performance of a Beatle's Tune, by our Church Manager, (Rev. Linda Worobec), upon the Altar of the Holy Grail in King Arthur's Court on July 4, 2003. The great warning light the Masters put forth to telegraph the fatal danger associated with any amount of sympathy with Rock Music, was extinguished by this individual on that day. The duties of her office required her to stand fast on that piece of coastline where the lighthouse was originally built, and to shine forth the warning light at that location. But she refused. She picked up the lighthouse, to remain associated with its stature and authority, and put it on top of a mountain of rebellion that she had already built a mile high. And from way up high, she beamed forth a new and different message. She said, a little sympathy, a little adoration in fact, of this wonderful little Beatle's tune will be helpful to us. In this, she has guided many ships right onto the rocks. This was a tremendous betrayal.

     Remember where we began this exposition. When the cat's away, the mice come out to play. And they have the run of the whole household, within and without. These are the mice that get into the granary, and they eat all that is stored there. And they multiply, and they multiply, and they multiply, and pretty soon, there is no grain left. This deep reservoir of meaning associated with the Lighthouse, this is one aspect of the legacy left to us by the Messengers, by the Masters. And you can see, that in the minds of the current leadership of this church, that granary is now totally empty. They have no sense of value for the original and traditional location of the Lighthouse. If they ever had that sense of value, it is now totally gone. That granary has been emptied. And by placing this image before the people, the mice are allowed to eat from the larger granary of spiritual value, right out of the minds of the people. Until, a day will come, and you will ask this person, or that person, what is the value of having the Lighthouse at the shoreline, and they will say, it is more important to have it on top of the mountain. We want the people to know that we have the highest and most superior teaching. This is what is important. And so, their response will tell the sad story, that their granaries have been emptied as well. They have no will, no desire, no recognition of the need to stand in defense of what is truly valuable.

     It's time we set our traps. The population of mice that have overrun the granaries of our church, must be turned back. And when we catch one, we must reload the trap, reset it, for the next mouse to come along. Remember, a mouse is a symbol for the principle of mindless consumption. They consume and consume and consume without a thought for what tomorrow will bring, without a thought for what the grain was first intended for. Whenever you see a person consuming the promises of the Masters, filling themselves up with the comfort they derive from their association with the highest teaching on the planet, consuming the light of the genuine students, but refuse to recognize the responsibilities associated with the fulfillment of those promises, you have a mouse, a point of mindless consumption which, in the presence of food, will continue to multiply.

     Now, moving the lighthouse, from the shoreline, to the summit of the mountain, is clearly an act of rebellion. And let us see how colorful and pretty they can make an act of rebellion appear, and yes, how far and wide they can make it spread and multiply, so that all the members of this organization will swallow this seed of ultimate destruction without a single voice raised in opposition.

     Here is the main header graphic in the heart to heart newsletter. Notice, that they have now adopted this lighthouse on the mountain, as their symbolic flagship. Look at how pretty it is, and yet, understand all the while, that it is a picture of rebellion. The extent of the rebellion that this represents is made clear by the simple comparison of this image with the original image of the lighthouse in the chart of the presence (reproduced above) where it is positioned in the traditional shoreline role as a navigational aid. Again, behold the useless Lighthouse. Behold the Lighthouse that refuses to serve in the location originally assigned by God.

     Yes, you have a bright light in the doorway, and that is appealing, but there is no way to get to it.

     These people are really into sending very destructive subliminal messages. It plants the idea in the mind, that the lighthouse is inaccessible at best, dangerous to approach at worst. Who would approve of that message, other than members of the false hierarchy? I am very serious here. This implants within the mind a barrier to the assimilation of the Teaching. This barrier keeps all the important principles in the Teaching from being assimilated, keeping all the higher realities at arms length within the region of intellectual abstraction. There is no freedom associated with abstractions, I can assure you.

     Where is there a person in the leadership who will take a stand for what is in the best interests of the Ascended Masters, and the promulgation of their Teaching? If they are there, they are silent, keeping their wisdom locked tight inside of their hearts.

     Remember, above, where we set forth the depiction of the lighthouse on the Pearls of Wisdom? Remember, please, that I pointed out the fact that the artist went to the trouble of making sure the reader got the impression that the lighthouse was on solid level ground, and that there was even a path that led up to the door. The message of accessibility was clearly drawn into that image, and it was done so consciously. That message is completely lacking here. But more importantly an opposite message of inaccessibility is communicated here, with the surrounding ambience of danger, and even fear.

     This is not complicated. Set yourself up a focus group of 100,000 people. Ask all of them a simple question. Would you try to get through the door of the lighthouse, as depicted? And to a man, to a woman, they would all say NO. Why? There is no way in. There is the promise of nearly certain death if you try. Its right there, in front of our faces. It requires no oblique interpretations.

     This issue of accessability represents the additional ring of chaos projected by this image. You have an appealing light in the doorway, and the soul is attracted to Light, but there is no way to approach that Light without falling to your death. This sets up a very fundamental vibration of confusion and chaos within the subconscious mind.

     Moreover, I pointed out to the reader, that to the left of the lighthouse (in the original Pearl of Wisdom depiction), the artist had drawn in trees. Trees are things that people love. Trees are very accessible parts of God's creation. Trees offer us many things, like wood to build our houses, and wood to fuel our campfires, and if we don't chop them down, they give us shade on a hot day, and fruit to satisfy our hunger, and perhaps an even deeper psychological stability, in as much as we know that trees produce the oxygen we need to breathe. By adding trees to the drawing, an image of comfort is placed in the mind of the student. This helps the student approach the Lighthouse. But what have they done here? They have placed cold snow all around the lighthouse. This is like the proverbial cold shoulder. And they have placed the lighthouse up there, way up yonder, where we know the air is very thin. How many people have died trying to climb to the Summit of Mt. Everest because they did not bring along enough bottled oxygen? There is a long list.

     Now, why is a lighthouse called a lighthouse? Who lives in a house? People live in a house. It is called a lighthouse because one or more persons live there, tending the beacon day by day. The depiction of trees in the rendering just referred to, makes this association. Obviously, in the mountain top lighthouse, there is no one home. There is no one home, because no one can get into the door. When there is no one home, it is a very lonely place. And moreover, when there is no one home, there is no one to tend the beacon. Very Freudian, I must admit.

     Moreover, I pointed out to the reader, that in rendering the lighthouse which adorns the Pearls of Wisdom, that the artist made an effort to depict a PATH that led to the lighthouse door. On the Chart of the Presence, of course, this was not possible to depict given that the lighthouse is located at some distance down the coast, but nevertheless, given that the lighthouse is on land, and on level land, you can deduce the truth, that there is certainly a path to that lighthouse. Here they have abandoned the PATH. That's right. This is just an echo, crystalized before our eyes, of an inner truth, that is clear enough. They have long ago abandoned the Path within, the Path of Initiation that would have produced the fruit of INNER LIGHT, yes, even the light of common sense itself, which would have made these images impossible to execute, let alone to display before the eyes of the membership.

     Now, the leadership appears to be so enamored of this image, which carries this seed of rebellion, that they are using it in more and more places. They are so PROUD of this new look and this new location they have given the lighthouse, that they printed it in full color on the entire front side of their latest stewardship mailing (February 2004). Like so:

     And of course, they are using it on the Summit Lighthouse website too, as you can see here:

     The clearly stated message of inaccessibility, in terms of the snow cover rock face high on a mountain top, is the most prominent message sent by this artistic rendering.

     On every other page throughout the TSL website, the connection to the ocean is dropped entirely. What is all important, in all the other depictions, is to show the lighthouse on the top of a mountain. In other words, to make the point that this is the Summit Lighthouse, in a literal sense, in other words, this is the highest lighthouse. This is the lighthouse that is above all others. It is the only lighthouse in the world, that resides on the summit of a mountain. Therefore it is the highest, and I suppose that so many people on staff, and throughout our membership, simply go along with this, because they think perhaps, that they are communicating the idea that we have the highest teaching. But the image contradicts this for the reasons we have already stated. Not the least of which, is that the greatest among us, is the servant of all. As you can see, the mountain top lighthouse serves no one. In that position, it is totally useless. To serve as intended, the lighthouse must be on the coastline. It must remain located where the lookouts, on those ships which are yet out at sea, can spot the light, in such a position, and in such a location, that they will be able to steer safely around whatever hazard that would otherwise have claimed their ship in a disastrous wreck.

     This, by the way, is how the lighthouse is depicted on every other page throughout the TSL website. It gives the clearest impression of being high up on a mountain top, in the clouds even. Isn't it amazing how a beautiful drawing can communicate the concept of total disconnection with reality? All the captains of all the vessels on all the seas, are all scratching their heads. What are you doing up there? What good are you doing up there, when we need you on the coast line, to mark the hazards, so we can make it into port safely? But those who love this rendering, do not hear those practical words.

     What kind of people will this depiction attract? It will attract those who place great stock in appearances of superiority, those who are ruled by the dweller of pride already, those who are looking for another badge of honor to pin upon their own chests. Look at me, I have the highest teaching. Aren't I just wonderful to behold? Indeed.

     This is the modus operandi of the false hierarchy. They want the children of God to swallow their distortions, and perversions of common sense. And just like empty food is loaded with sugar to get the children to gobble it down, so too can these empty images be arrayed with a visual allure that inspires the eye to gobble it down just as quickly. As these seeds of mental and emotional chaos and confusion are anchored in the subconscious of otherwise good souls, they cannot find inner peace, and because of that, they have only one place to turn for stability in their worlds, to outer symbols of superiority on the one hand, and on the other, to outer leaders who give them (false and baseless) assurances that everything is ok. And in this way, filling the children of God with the very substance of ignorance regarding the dangers that are coming fast upon them, the hordes of shadow lead the children of God not just away from the Path of Initiation, but into a greater darkness of astral confusion and finally death, as those dangers overtake them, and consume them.

     Of course, the popular culture is full of examples of this practice of distorting reality. Look at what they did with the word "gay". That word used to be a positive, wholesome and innocent word, describing the pure happiness of innocent childhood. Look at how they are using the rainbow as their symbol. And now look at what they are trying to do with the word "marriage". Once the distortions start, they keep pushing for more. So it is in every dimension of life, and so it will be in the life of this organization. The process of distorting truth has already begun in a major way.

     We must devise, within this organization, those institutional mechanisms that we can invoke as necessary to arrest these trends of corruption before they are allowed to go too far.

     And so, that is the challenge we are facing in this organization right now. Those who cling to the idea that these leaders have divine authority, are the very ones who have swallowed these distortions of common sense. These distortions interrupt the proper operation of the mind. Under the influence of these distortions, they can't think, they can't reason. They are confused. In that inner state of confusion, there is no stability, but only fear, only anxiety. Where do they reach for stability? They can only cling to the false promises of these imposters. Somehow, they think that their salvation rests upon their loyalty to those who can so readily trample the Teaching, important traditions in this church, and common sense along with it. I don't claim to understand them. I only know that they are driving this organization into the abyss of spiritual failure.

     Nothing I have said here departs one inch from the domain of pure common sense. Yet, the wall of resistance and opposition to acting on these observations, and reversing course, returning to the path of truth, you will find to be nearly impenetrable. The pretty appearances will carry far more weight in the minds of the leadership than any of these substantial observations. And again, I ask the reader to consider what is that mind, wherein the vanity of the physical eye rules? It is the carnal mind, the dweller of pride on the 3 o'clock line, and that substance of rebellion, that produces the idolatry on the 4/10 axis. Their minds are not capable of locking into the value of these observations. If they had been capable, we would not be talking about these images today. And so, what they have done, they have done, and they will stand in endless self-justification regarding what they have done, even though it breaks all the laws of common sense. This tells you exactly who is in control of this organization at present. It is not the Ascended Masters.

     For those who sense a glimmer of understanding taking hold within their minds, fan the flame I say, draw courage from it, and stand with us in defense of the mission of this organization. Join us in our daily recitation of the Ritual of Exorcism for the casting out of these forces of darkness from the leadership and even the larger membership of our Church. That's right. Don't leave. Stand your ground with us, and keep the vigil at the altar for the casting out of these tools of the sinister force from every department of our organization.

     My friends, an APE is an ANIMAL. Animals represent the energy of God trapped in imperfect forms. An Ape cannot walk the Path of Initiation, nor ever hope to become a point of healing power in the earth, nor ever hope to attain to the Ritual of the Ascension. It is impossible. To have an animal form like that in the Chart of the Divine Presence, is simply a sick and audacious joke perpetuated by the false hierarchy who yet maintain levers of control, puppet strings if you will, right into the minds of those who should have thrown that ape face out, long ago. But hold onto your hats, and get ready for the chorus of those who have this untransmuted momentum of animal worship still vibrantly alive in their electronic belts, who will now rush forward to safeguard this precious focus of upside down energy, yes, right in the Chart of the Divine Presence.

     Before proceeding, allow me please, to place onto the record, the fact that the Subliminal Ape Face was not always in the Chart of the Presence. Here is a copy of the Chart of the Presence, that appeared in the second printing of Climb the Highest Mountain, in 1973. This is the only chart that Mark Prophet knew. If you look closely, you can see the 1964 copyright notice at the bottom right.

     I am resurrecting this issue of the subliminal ape face in the chart of the divine presence, because it represents a profound parallel to the situation we are facing, as the membership is being asked to come to terms with an actual rebel in their very midst, a center of rebellion from which much destruction is being perpetrated upon the entire organization, yet wherein, that rebel is covered all over by all kinds of appearances of power and authority and righteousness, and the people have a very very hard time dividing the real from the unreal in this situation. Where confusion reigns in the minds of the student body, you can be certain that the flame of victory will never get a foothold there.

     This was exactly the case with the presence of this subliminal ape face in the chart of the Divine Presence. I brought this issue up more than three years ago, in March of 2001, and published a statement concerning it in the Footprints section of this Journal. Click here to see the original statement. But no one wanted to come to terms with it then. And there was one person who actually tried to make it look like the artist had some kind of a divine inspiration, which is completely absurd. God our Father, and Mother, nor their adoring Sons and Daughters, our Brothers and Sisters, who we know as the Ascended Masters, would ever inspire an artist to place a subliminal image in such a crucial place, where it could only have the effect of planting a seed of defeat in the minds of God's little children here on earth.

     Let's review what was said at the time, and the images that I published at the time. First, this was the statement of discovery that I recorded in my journal on March 28, 2001, which was published in Footprints:

"     I was just looking at the snow covered mountain on the Chart of the Divine Self that is depicted to the left of the Tube of Light. I just noticed that if you change the orientation of that snow covered mountain from its present horizontal position, and rotate it 90 degrees to the left, that you have the profile of a ape face! I think that should be changed. That could not have been intentional. Certainly one can draw a mountain that doesn't look like an ape face. We noticed this during this (3x) divine revelation recollection affirmation: "The endless fields of divine wisdom revealed to me by the Great Divine Director." 3/28/2001 Wed."

     That's what I recorded in my journal on that day. And I made reference to what I was doing when I discovered this. Of course, I was in the midst of a regular decree service, seated before the altar, and I was engaged in what I call a Divine Revelation Recollection Affirmation. This is how a student Holds Fast to that which he, or she, has received. You make the effort to remember it. And you make a concerted effort to affirm it. You set aside time to do this. And that is what I was doing at the time. This is the most perfect form of obedience there is. The particular divine revelation that I was affirming, was one in which, some time previously, probably during calls to the Great Divine Director, I was shown "The endless fields of divine wisdom ..." as noted.

     The message in this for me, was that it was both obedient, and wise, to do whatever it takes to get that subliminal image removed from the chart of the presence. No case can be made that it serves a useful purpose, and a very large case can be made that it serves a destructive purpose. So why doesn't anyone do anything about it? Well, the same thing can be said of Linda Worobec's performance of a Beatle's tune on the altar of the Holy Grail, in King Arthur's Court, on July 4, 2003. No case can be made that it serves a useful purpose, and a very large case can be made that it serves a destructive purpose. So why doesn't anyone do anything about it? There is a common reason why the student body cannot come to terms with either. It is a combination of idolatry, fear and doubt, and confusion, which happens to be the classic perversion of the water trine on the cosmic clock.

     If you have not figured this out before, the number 666 refers to the perversion of the water trine. This is the mark of the beast. The number six by itself, refers to the six o'clock line, and the three six's refer to the three points of the water trine anchored there on the six o'clock line. Idolatry on the 10 o'clock line of God-Vision. Doubt and fear and records of death on the 2 o'clock line of God-Mastery, and indecision, hesitation, and confusion on the 6 o'clock line of God-Harmony. Why is it called the mark of the beast? Perhaps it is as simple as this. The vision of a beast induces fear, which causes the collapse of the light of the spine, which causes the soul to run away. The beast retains control of the battlefield.

     You don't think the false hierarchy understands the perversion of the water trine? They do. They continuously throw rocks into the pond, so that a mirror surface, parabolic in shape, and pointed towards the sun, will never be able to form.

     These are the images that I first published back in March of 2001. The Images were scanned from a 21 in. by 36 in. laminated Chart of the Presence. A significant amount of detail has been lost in the scanning process. A lot of excess image clutter was introduced when the image was converted from a bitmap to a jpeg image. Nevertheless, on an actual Chart, the APE FACE is clear, and it is clear even on the wallet sized chart:

     I take this to mean, that the person would need to stand North East of Mt. Shasta, that would be on the Nevada side, having the state of Oregon at your back, looking South West, towards the distance ocean more or less. I looked through Kevin Lahey's photo's, and I found a few taken from that perspective, and I reproduce one of those here. Please visit his website to see all the various faces of Mt. Shasta. They are many.

     The artist had an array of choices to depict Mt. Shasta, but he chose the one that was most likely to appear as an ape face. No other perspective of the mountain could produce such an effect. And if he had produced this perspective fai