Tuesday, June 7, 2005, 7:13 PM PST

     Surely, there is great wisdom in the statement, "Love is the key." Perhaps no other phrase in the English language is so opulently pregnant with the potential of divine victory. But to give birth to that potential, you must understand what the phrase means. Without understanding, this great potential for divine victory, even if stands before you, just a few feet away, will continue to elude your grasp. And so, let us consider this question with great concentration, what does it mean when the Ascended Masters tell us that love is the key?

     A key will open a door, that would otherwise remain locked. If you have the key, you can pass through. If you don't have the key, you must stay on this side of the door.

     There are many doors. But we are talking about the most important door there is. This doorway, is the one that leads into heaven, even while your feet are still planted upon the earth. This doorway, is the one that leads the soul out of the prison cell of human bondage, into the open air of spiritual freedom. This doorway leads the soul out of the darkness of total ignorance, into the sunlight of essential knowledge.

     As the soul passes through that door, the sunlight that then falls upon its head, in a manner of speaking, illuminates the mind. And that illumination brings knowledge of higher things, knowledge of the soul's true divinity, the knowledge of the soul's place in the divine family, the knowledge of the soul's relationship to God as Father, and Mother, the knowledge of the soul's relationship to each member of the divine family as precious brother and sister, the knowledge of the purpose of life on earth, the knowledge of how the soul can help fulfil that purpose. This knowledge is like unto a cut diamond with many facets, each facet representing a piece of the divine identity. And of course, the substance of the diamond symbolizes the truth, that it is love that maintains these facets of knowledge, in an indestructible form, a form than cannot be lost.

     There is not a person on this earth that would not want to pass through that door; and to pass through it right here, and right now, if for no other reason than for the sake of curiosity. And so, here is the biggest question of them all. How do we get that key? How do we get the key of love?

     The answer is probably more obvious that you had ever imagined. Where do you get keys made? You can get keys made at the local locksmith shop. But more commonly, you can get keys made at your local hardware store. Ace is the place, as they say. Though I am partial to Home Depot. Every community should have a Home Depot. Some might say that Home Depot is no more than an overgrown hardware store, but it is much more. It is sort of like a massive cathedral to the creative building instincts of the soul. But nevertheless, given the fact that it has its massive hardware departments, what I have to say about the making of keys applies there, in the same manner that it applies to the smallest and most humble locksmith shop, or conventional hardware store.

     You find the aisle where they keep their key making machine. And you stand there for as long as it takes for the key maker to notice you, to walk over there, and to man the machine. (The image to the left depicts a typical key making machine. You can see where the blank and the master are inserted. The image to the right below, is another model, which I liked because it was painted gold. The images are linked to the manufacturer's web site if you want to learn more about them. Any search of the Internet will turn up lots of different examples of this basic setup.) And he will ask you for the master key. The key maker will take your master key, and select a blank that corresponds to it. Once the attendant shows up, he will place the blank in the machine, clamp it down securely, and then he will place the master key in the machine, and clamp that down securely, and only then will he hit the "ON" switch. The "ON" switch activates an electric motor that drives a precision grinding wheel. The key maker will then manually guide an alignment pin along the ridges and valley's of your master key, and the grinding wheel will duplicate those ridges and valley's on the blank. The grinding process is done slowly and methodically, so as not to destroy the blank. When the grinding process is complete, the rough edges are polished off by the rotating wire brush. At that point, the attendant will hand you your brand new shiny key that will open the door for which it was made.

     In regards to the subjects of blank keys, of course there are many kinds, as the following image illustrates (the image links to a larger image that you can see more clearly. You can visit the manufacturer if you want to learn more). And I thought that was interesting in and of itself, pointing to the fact that the Christhood of each one of us is very unique. And the door that we need to open, given the fact that the door is inside of us, has its own unique lock as well.

     And so where is the keymaker, where is the hardware store, where is that cathedral to the creative building instincts of the soul? Why of course, it is the sanctuary, where you maintain the Altar of the Holy Grail, where you gather with the Masters, and the Angels daily, for the key grinding process.

     It is unfortunately a fact, that there are too many Ascended Master students who spend time in their sanctuaries, and they never turn on the key grinding machine. They never turn it on. And so, the key makers stand aside, and twiddle their thumbs, wondering when this soul, or that soul, will ever find the "ON" switch.

     On the inner planes, one might see the truth, displayed in an allegorical fashion, like unto a vast factory floor, where there are tens of thousands of key grinding machines set up and ready to use. The vast and sprawling factory floor symbolizes the mass production of Christed Beings that the Ascended Masters are expecting this organization to engineer. Each machine is on its own bench. Each bench is provided with an electrical input socket, and there are a pair of safety glasses hanging from a hook off the side of the grinding machine. But the factory floor is nearly totally deserted. Very few have deemed it necessary or important to learn how to grind their all important keys.

36: Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37: Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38: This is the first and great commandment. — Matt 22:36-38

     There is only one way to turn on the key grinding machine, and that is to place your attention upon God.

     When your attention is not on God, your key grinding machine is in the "OFF" position. And of course, you are not even standing on the factory floor in front of your key grinding machine. When your attention is not on God, you are wandering in compartments of consciousness far from the floor of this heavenly factory. Very far from it, in some cases, even though you happen to be in the sanctuary, your soul will be many thousands of miles away from this factory floor.

     You must make the conscious effort to put your feet on that factory floor, and stand in the front of that key grinding machine, and learn how to turn that machine "ON". And you must learn how to stand there with the machine in the "ON" position, for as long as it takes to grind your key. Love is the key. And therefore, love is not some nebulous, fuzzy, or indistinct, phenomena. We are talking about a precision grinding operation here.

     The electrical current that drives your key grinding machine is actually the current of the Holy Spirit that you draw from the domain of your own Three Fold Flame. And so, if you are following me, you can see, that it is your own consciousness that represents the switch that can turn the key grinding machine either "ON" or "OFF". When you consciously invoke this flow, you are turning the switch "ON". When your consciousness goes someplace else, you are turning the switch "OFF".

     Now, to turn the switch "ON" you must direct your attention in the direction of God, and you must do it in a precise way. This is because the electrical current that drives the motor, will only run on a very precisely formulated waveform. Well, its just like in the physical. If you have motor designed for 120 Volts AC, single phase, at 60 HZ, and you give it something different, it won't run. Your key grinding machine is driven by a special eleven phase current as follows.

Phase 1 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible respect. Phase 2 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible esteem. Phase 3 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible honor. Phase 4 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible appreciation. Phase 5 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible gratitude. Phase 6 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible affection and admiration. Phase 7 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible reverence. Phase 8 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible adoration. Phase 9 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible cherishment. Phase 10 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible love. Phase 11 - Your attention is upon God, and you are extending unto God the highest possible trust.

     Now, this describes ONE CURRENT. And therefore, to operate your key grinding machine at its highest grinding efficiency, your attention must be focused upon God in all of these eleven ways simultaneously. Is that possible? Yes, of course this is possible. It just takes practice. You can do it. The Masters will help you. And I hope a little light is glimmering in your mind right at this point, because it is true, that the capacity to formulate this multifaceted flow, is a part of your own Christ Identity, and as you practice this, what you are doing is calling for the Masters to fuse you with that Christ Identity.

     At first, your key grinding machine will not be operating at full efficiency, because the current flow is not completely whole. In other words, you will not immediately be able to provide a current flow that contains all eleven phases. But even when you are supplying a one phase current flow, the motor is turning, and the grinding wheel is spinning, and the key is taking shape, as long as you are supplying the current. And I think that the Masters will even supply the other phases to some extent, until we can supply all the phases ourselves. And as the key is taking shape, the Masters will start to reveal to you what is behind the door that this key is supposed to unlock. These revelations actually correspond to the precise geometry of the key that is being made.

     And so, in this, a great truth is revealed to the soul, in as much as the soul discovers that it is actually becoming the very key that will unlock the door. The soul is becoming that key. And so, if the soul is becoming that key, and decides to be that key, you can see, then, that the soul must decide with some determination to hold the very substance of its life and being in that particular shape which corresponds to these divine geometries, and hold that shape with such fastness, that exceeds the strength of the metal that holds the pattern and shape of a physical key. But this is not so hard, because the soul loves these divine geometries. Think about that for a moment. The soul loves these divine geometries. Because the soul loves these divine geometries, it will hold fast to them, and happily so. And therefore, you can see, to the extent that you can imagine how the soul can love a particular vision of a particular divine geometry, that what we are talking about here is a tripartite whole: the soul, the quality of love itself, and the particular divine geometry, they are all one thing. This is how the soul becomes the key of love, which will eventually unlock the door.

     Now, the key grinding process has a very special dimension to it, when we are talking about creating this key of love. Given that the soul must become the key, that means, that all aspects of the synthetic identity, all the forces that do not want to become that key, that want to be something else (check the misqualifications charted on the twelves lines of the Cosmic Clock for examples) must be consciously surrendered, and the cause, effect, record, and memory of each particular state of non-being must be consumed by the Violet Flame. You see, "non-being" has a very special meaning here. "Non-being" represents every choice the soul has made when it has said, "I don't want to be the key"!

     And so, all the fundamental aspects of the path come into focus in the key grinding process, beginning with the domain of testing.

     For example, the Violet Flame cannot consume the cause, effect, record, and memory of a particular aspect of non-being if the soul refuses to surrender it. And so, the soul must make the choice to surrender each aspect of non-being in turn, to give the Violet Flame something to work on. And to this end, circumstances are always coalescing around the soul, to present it with these all-important choices. In a particular situation, will the soul embrace the not- self, clinging to it as a valuable commodity, or will the soul surrender that particular state of non-being? If the soul does not surrender each particular state of non-being that comes up for transmutation, the key grinding process cannot proceed. You know that any foreign bump on an otherwise correctly ground key, will cause it to malfunction in the lock. It will not open the lock on that door. So, the Masters do not offer any further key grinding assistance to a soul who has clung to a particular aspect of the not-self.

     Think about it. All the angels of heaven can see clearly, that that foreign bump on that key will make it totally useless when it comes to opening that lock. And they will use every possible avenue to get that message across to the soul. That foreign bump must be removed, and it must be removed now, while it is before the attention of the soul. This is a very important principle, because the soul must make the conscious choice to have that foreign bump ground off. The freewill is like a steel thread that runs through all the records of life. Unless that thread of freewill is withdrawn consciously, the records will remain inviolate. The Masters cannot touch them. The Violet Flame cannot touch them. And if you move beyond a particular test, and allow that test to fall into forgetfulness, you will have a key that will never work, no matter what else you do with it. That's why the motto of St. Germain is, May you pass EVERY test. You must pass every test, for the key grinding process to proceed forward. Once a test is passed, a certain aspect of non-being surrendered, the cause, effect, record, and memory of that aspect of non-being can be completely consumed, and thus, the way is opened for the lowering into the temple of the corresponding geometry of divine reality which had been heretofore usurped by that state of non-being. And thus, an element of the key is ground to the proper dimension and geometry (and there is nothing left of the not-self to pull it back out of shape).

     This subject of invoking the Violet Flame, and the subject of passing tests, (the criteria of which is defined in the Teaching), are two parts of one very large whole. I think we can accurately describe them as the Alpha and Omega of the path.

     Given the fact that the Violet Flame is such an essential part of the key grinding process, it is fitting, that the most concerted effort the soul makes, in terms of being at its rightful position on the factory floor, in front of its key grinding machine, and with the key grinding machine in the "ON" position, should be during Violet Flame decrees themselves.

     Now, the Master who we know as Omri-Tas, in a dictation during the Freedom Conference in the Heart of the Inner Retreat, in 1984, announced a very special dispensation for the multiplication of Violet Flame decrees. He told us that he would multiply by the power of TEN, quality for quality, every decree session that goes at least 15 minutes (not counting preambles or inserts). I want to mention this here, that the Masters do not provide dispensations unless there is a very desperate need for them. What is the reason behind this dispensation? I believe that Masters looked at the weaknesses (forgetfulness, inconstancy, and so forth) their students had to face, and concluded that it would be impossible for most students to successfully complete the key grinding process without this additional level of assistance. It would be wise indeed, if every student of the Ascended Masters anchored this realization, that unless they take advantage of this times TEN dispensation offered by Omri-Tas, that they will have very little chance of successfully completing this key grinding process in this life time.

     Of course it is true, that the key grinding process must be completed successfully, before the soul can qualify to receive the initiation of the Ascension itself. Love is the key.

     And so, the most important time and place, wherein we can focus all of our attention on this key grinding process, is during our DAILY 15 minute Violet Flame sessions (invoking the dispensation during the preamble section). During this Violet Flame session (using the 70.11 decree from our decree books as a baseline) we will make the conscious effort to put our feet on the factory floor, and we will stand in front of our key grinding machines, and we will turn the switch "ON", by supplying the necessary current through our own conscious focus upon God our Father, and our Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am that I Am, in the following eleven (11) ways:

Phase 1. During the first fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of respect. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of respect. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of respect unto God, for the act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 2. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of esteem. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of esteem. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of esteem unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 3. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of honor. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of honor. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of honor unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 4. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of appreciation. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of appreciation. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of appreciation unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 5. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of gratitude. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of gratitude. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of gratitude unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 6. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of affection and admiration. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of affection and admiration. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of affection and admiration unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 7. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of reverence. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of reverence. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of reverence unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 8. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of adoration. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of adoration. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of adoration unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 9. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of cherishment. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of cherishment. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of cherishment unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 10. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of love. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of love. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of love unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty, and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate. Phase 11. During the next fifteen repetitions, we make a concerted effort to extend unto God our Father and Mother, our beloved Divine Parents, I Am That I Am, the highest possible level of trust. We are determined that our soul take on this posture of trust. For starters, we bring to mind images of the most beautiful aspects of the physical creation, and in response to this, we take on the posture of trust unto God, for the simple act of creating such beauty (from which we derive the realization that God our Father desires only to give us the best he has to offer) and you are doing this while you are giving your Violet Flame decrees. As we do this, we are providing the key grinding machine with some of the current it needs to operate.

     It is important that this order be followed as set forth, in as much as the current flow we are establishing, which drives the key grinding machine, has a divine order to it, and that divine order must be maintained. The beauty of the divine creation is used as our focus in each phase, in as much as the divine creation has infinite depth. In other words, beyond the beauty of the outer appearance, which we focus on first, of say, the Grand Tetons for example, there is a deeper beauty. The same is true of the rose. Or a sunset. Or the landscape of the western coastline of the United States. There is so much divine creative activity in every square inch of the cosmos, that you will never experience any lack in terms of looking for reasons to honor God. But, it takes practice to focus your attention along these lines, and hold your attention along these lines.

     Another fruitful possibility for our initial focus in this area, is the conscious act of bringing to mind the images depicted in the paintings left to us by the Ascended Master Nicholas Roerich. And perhaps our efforts will attract an additional dimension of assistance from this master.

     As the strength of your determination increases, you will find that you will be building a chalice into which the Masters will place larger perceptions of inner beauty, such as those which I have alluded to above, which will form, each one, the geometry of the key that you are creating (with the help of the Masters), one curve at a time, in a manner of speaking. And these perceptions can become so tangible, and so readily accessible, that your soul can enter into these postures, far quicker than you might at first deem possible. In other words, you will arrive at the point where the key appears to be ready to open that door, far sooner than you would expect.

     Let all Ascended Master students, then, adopt a desire, in this direction, that would not have that factory floor vacant anymore. Let each soul be found at his or her own key grinding machine, more and more hours of the day. Let the factory floor become a veritable beehive of activity.

     I will end with a reality check in two parts. For those who believe they are making progress on the path, First I would ask them to gauge the level of constancy they have established in taking daily advantage of the Times Ten Dispensation given by Beloved Omri-Tas. Now is the time to be honest with yourself. One's potential for success in completing this key-grinding process is proportional to that level of constancy. Remember, the dispensation was given because without it, most students will not be able to complete the key grinding process. Secondly, I would ask them to gauge how many minutes in a day they spend with their attention directed towards God their Heavenly Father in any one of the described postures. In other words, how important has it been for you, heretofore, to spend your time trying to give to God your Father, the respect he deserves? The principle of proportionality is absolutely direct here. The amount of love that you have actually become, will be directly proportional to the time you spend in this key-grinding process.

     It's not like the Master's have brought something totally new before our attention.

36: Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37: Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38: This is the first and great commandment. — Matt 22:36-38

     For most students, it is time to sweep aside the delusions of self-righteousness that are too often associated with simple longevity on the path, and to roll up your sleeves, and step now before your key grinding machines.

     May you pass every test.

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