Sunday, October 23, 2005, 1:46 AM PDT

     Another beautiful painting by Nicholas Roerich, is titled, "Heavenly Forces", done in 1934, tempera on canvas. 107 x 153 cm., held in a private collection, Moscow.

Friday, October 21, 2005, 3:58 AM PDT

     As the eagle soars over Iraq today, what does it see?

     It sees an awesome battle for the victory of freedom in one of the most important and pivotal locations in the world, within the very cradle of civilization.

     May you pass every test. And don't forget to visit the pearl while you are here.

Friday, October 21, 2005, 2:37 AM PDT

     Here's another painting by Nicholas Roerich, Sister Beatrice (In the Monastery), 1914, Tempera on cardboard. 75.5 x 86 cm. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.

     May you pass every test. And don't forget to visit the pearl while you are here.

Thursday, October 13, 2005, 4:49 PM PDT

     Here is a painting by Nicholas Roerich, Glory to the Hero, 1933, Tempera on canvas. 79 x 96.5 cm.. The original is hanging in the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005, 11:10 PM PDT

     I first heard this particular song by John Denver on the DVD discussed below, "A Song's Best Friend - John Denver Remembered", where he is filmed and recorded singing a portion of it at the Sydney Opera House which I believe was in 1994. The recording that I am including here is from a live performance in Los Angeles in 1974 (which I purchased for 99 cents from MSN music and converted to an MP3 format). In this recording, he tells us the story about how the song came to be. At this time, John Denver is reaching the apex of his carreer, where his trademark exclamation "far out" has been fully embedded in the public psychology as you can see from the banter.

     At the core, this is a timeless love song. On one level, it speaks to the love relationship between himself and his guitar, enfolding it with the greatest appreciation. This has universal dimensions, speaking to the relationship between our soul and the talents God has given us to express in the world of form. This level of appreciation strikes deep, if you are fortunate enough to be outpicturing your highest reason for being in your work life. Though even if you are not, it brings to life that deep longing associated with our desire to be free to be who we really are, to be that person God created us to be. On another level, and he works this into the song itself, this is about the love relationship between himself and his wife Annie, and here again he stirs our souls very deeply, because he is touching that domain of love that exists between twin flames.

     I would ask you to read the lyrics here, before you listen to the song. Read the lyrics over a few times, and see if you can get a sense of what is in these words. The lyrics, by themselves, at least in my opinion, are not very poetic, or put together in way that could stand up as prose. But, follow along as John Denver sings, and see how he gives to these words LIFE. Really, I am not kidding. On the paper by themselves, the words are next to dead. When he sings them, he brings to life several deep dimensions of precious beauty within us. This is remarkable. See if you don't agree.

This Old Guitar   
Words and Music by John Denver

This old guitar taught me to sing a love song
It showed me how to laugh and how to cry
It introduced me to some friends of mine
And brightened up some days
It helped me make it through some lonely nights
Oh, what a friend to have on a cold and lonely night

This old guitar gave me my lovely lady
It opened up her eyes and ears to me
It brought us close together
I guess it broke her heart
It opened up the space for us to be
What a lovely place and a lovely space to be

This old guitar gave me my life my living
All the things you know I love to do
To serenade the stars that shine
From a sunny mountainside
Most of all to sing my songs for you
I love to sing my songs for you
Yes, I do, you know
I love to sing my songs for you

     This voice has the power to move souls, to invoke within them a deep beauty that is already there. Where does that power come from? It comes from God. It comes from his higher Christ Identity. When he sings, your soul comes alive, and the spiral of the music raises the soul upwards in the direction of the heart. It is so awesome. Consider this one phrase, "It opened up the space for us to be, What a lovely place and a lovely space to be". Look at the dimension of feeling he brings to that one section. This is the space of love, the radiant penumbra of the divine heart. Here, man and woman, the twin flames, are meant to reside in that interval of total devotion one to the other.

     And there is a great truth embodied in the song overall in that respect. What brings twin flames together? What allows them to reside in that interval of total devotion one to the other? They are being true to their divine identity. Their relationship exists within that framework of activity and contribution to the community which expresses their genuine reason for being. All of that is in this song.

     Post Script: In the course of writing this blogger entry, I probably listened to this song about 30 times. And I can report to you, after moving off into another work area, the phrase that echoes in the mind, is that phrase above, "What a lovely place and a lovely space to be." Now, I am thinking, in this respect, that as the energies of the mind and feeling world are so focused, that this would help guard the integrity of any husband and wife relationship, and so have the effect of strengthening family units, and our society and culture overall. At minimum, for all practical purposes, this inoculates the partners from the influences and pressures of infidelity. What do you think?

     May you pass every test. And don't forget to visit the pearl while you are here.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005, 1:42 AM PDT

     God can consolidate your consciousness into a circle, and you can see the chaos there, and in an instant, He can clear it, establishing in its place, the most beautiful clarity, stillness, and tranquility, though always shining with that characteristically ineffable embrace of paradise.

     Many metaphors can be used as a marker in time and space to point to this manifestation of victory.

     For example, one can imagine a round video screen about two feet in diameter. God can cause the totality of your human consciousness to be consolidated and displayed on that screen, so you can see it clearly, appropriately depicted as a writhing mass of worms and snakes. And of course all of the sensibilities of the soul are enmeshed in that writhing mass, representing the state of non-peace. In an instant, within that consolidated arena, the totality of that writhing mass of worms and snakes are made to disappear, and taking their place instantly, with not even a flicker between scenes, the circular display takes on the character of a crystal blue aquarium scene, radiating beauty into the eyes of the beholder. And of course, the sensibilities of the soul remain enmeshed within the scene itself, and what those sensibilities are registering, that too will change instantly with the scene, from that writhing and wriggling sense of unease, to a sense of crystal clarity, beauty, paradise.

     Or perhaps, this consolidated arena of consciousness can be depicted as a dinner plate before you, even though what is on the plate is already inside of you, or was. We can look at the content of the plate, and gauge the content of our soul, by the feeling invoked by the prospect of ingesting what is on the plate. Imagine the dinner plate set before you piled high with alligator feces, which is a reasonable corollary to what gets pumped out of your electronic belt, and then watch the content of that plate change completely, in an instant in time, again, there is no flicker between scenes, there is no space between the first and the next, which is now a plate piled high with peaches and vanilla ice cream. The first, you would push off the table if you could with an appropriate expression of disgust, and the second, you would consume in an instant, without hesitation.

     These metaphors really do depict, in a very accurate manner, the dissimilar nature of human chaos, and divine paradise.

     I am not presenting these metaphors as something that can be focused on, to produce the change described. I am presenting them to illustrate the nature of the change that every student can experience at the Altar of the Holy Grail. No, no exercise of the imagination, no force of the human will can produce the change described. Only the Power of God can produce the change described, and the Power of God is not so far off, in as much as our decree work invokes the Power of God!

     Now, perhaps most of you will say in your heart that you have no idea what I am talking about. That's ok. Because it invokes an important question for you. The question is, when does the Power of God become so tangible as this, as to present such awesome experiences of God's Alchemy right before the soul's inner vision? Indeed, isn't that a good question?

     How many of you have ever wondered what this means at the end of our decrees, "I consciously accept this manifest, manifest, manifest, ..." And so forth. On the one hand, this can refer to what you imagine the decree work has accomplished, either in the world, or in you. But the most important meaning of this, is what the Power of God has actually accomplished in you, of which you are clearly and unmistakably aware. Before your own eyes, your own darkness, or even that of the world, has been set before you, center stage, and brought to the fullness of your attention, even piled high on the laboratory work bench. You speak the Word, and the Power of God transforms that pile of refuse, into a pile of pure gold. And it is this pile of pure gold to which these all too familiar words refer most especially, "I consciously accept this manifest, manifest, manifest ..." and so forth. Even ever expanding, and world enfolding. Clearly there is every reason to expand the pure gold of divine paradise, and to enfold the world in it. You are in the midst of it, and you are absolutely sure of that.

     When will YOU be able to seal your decrees, while the actual knowledge of divine paradise is alive in you?

     I want to underscore the fact that we are talking about great power here. And so, I think that should give you a clue to what the answer might be.

     This power is only tangible to the student, in so far as that student has proven that he, or she, will pass every test. You may well slip. No problem, get up, go back, and pass the test. Then move on.

     And so, I can tell you the truth here, that this (Beatles music) episode in which Church Manager Linda Worobec has taught the student body that they don't need to pass every test, this has robbed the student body of this experience, this has robbed the student body of the opportunity to have the Power of God resident within their temples, producing this alchemy that I have described, before their very eyes. It is so sad. Now, I am not saying that the decree work the student body is doing, is not producing good around the planet, I would have to admit, that it has to produce good fruit for the stability of life, because the call compels the answer. But, that is not the point. The point is, when will YOU reach that point where the Power of God manifests in your temple, and you can experience this alchemy every day, before your very (inner) eyesight? It is only when you prove to the Masters that you will pass every test.

     When a test is presented, you cannot skip over it. You must pass it.

     And why is that? It is because the Masters must be convinced that you will not misuse that power. It is not that they don't desire to give you every good and perfect thing. They do. But before they do, they must be convinced, that you will not misqualify that power, that the power will not be used by you to forge chains, instead of wings. This is what passing your tests is all about. It is about testing your allegiance to principle, and to the law. Do you understand the law, and will you hold to it? You are tested on this. And if you pass your tests, the Power of God which resides in your temple becomes ever greater in intensity and tangibility. And one day, it will be as great as I have described, where you will experience this alchemy every day, the Power of God consuming your darkness, and leaving you standing in the most awesome forcefield of paradise.

     Now, there is another important dimension to this issue.

     I think that when most people think about the issue of misqualification, they think about not getting angry, or frustrated, or doubtful, or envious, or manifesting any of the other qualities that are identified as perversions of the God Flame on each of the lines of the Cosmic Clock. This is of course very important. These tests must be passed. But, there is another dimension to this, and it is the dimension of the divine mission.

     From the point the soul first enters the path, they will be steered in the direction of the divine mission. And for some people, they may be many many miles away from their right place in this regard, and they must cross many rivers, and many valleys, and even many continents to get into the right position. Though, this is different for every soul. There certainly is no formula for knowing how far any particular soul is from that perfect place, where they are intended to fulfill their destiny. Some souls, are born right on the very doorstep of their mission. Perhaps you can think of some who might fit that description. Though, these would the exception. Most people have a hard slog ahead of them. And this is a very important aspect of testing. When the soul is given a particular divine direction, a step that will bring the soul into greater alignment with its mission, or at least into closer proximity, this will be a test, because the dweller on threshold will be right there, saying, don't take that step. Instead, step over here. Of course, these are steps which are intended to bring the soul into alignment with the divine identity which the dweller on the threshold will oppose.

     The divine identity can only operate at its greatest power when it has become fully aligned to its divine purpose, and positioned appropriately to fufill that purpose.

     And so, the Power of God of which I am speaking, that tangible manifestation of it, as described, within the very temple of the soul, peaches and cream as it were, will not be wasted by either God, or the Masters, upon the soul who is in the wrong place, who is not taking the steps necessary to bring itself into greater alignment, and greater proximity to that divine mission.

     This is one of the most important and fundamental aspects of the Path of Initiation. The Reality of God becomes most tangible to the soul who has passed every test, which includes the tests in this category of divine mission.

     Now, I am thinking that there are probably many students who consider themselves to be quite advanced when it comes to keeping their personal expressions within the context of the law, and who have become very proficient in their decree work, yet they will honestly tell you that they know nothing of the experience that I have described above. And so, why is that? It is because they are not passing all of their tests. They are skipping over some of their tests, and that is what keeps them in this condition of non-experience, this inability to witness to the greatest fruits of the path. This observation is validated, and illustrated, by this interesting situation in which the greatest majority of the membership of this organization has decided that their Church Manager Linda Worobec need not pass every test, that they will let her slide, they will not press the issue of accountability, which indicates an a priori conclusion in regards to their own path, that they themselves need not pass the tests associated with the Linda Worobec situation, tests associated with the sanctity of the office of church manager, one of the highest offices in the most important Ascended Master Organization on the planet..

     I believe that the word "sloth" was originally invented by the holy angels to describe this condition of the mental body in which the clutter of human nonsense has allowed the Inner Christ to become completely immobilized and powerless. I suppose a treatise on the important of organization within the compartment of thought itself, would not be without value.

     Let me make this clear, if I have not already. Part of the DIVINE MISSION of every member of this organization is to guard the sanctity of the Altar of the Holy Grail. Ok? Not so complicated. Part of the DIVINE MISSION of every member of this organization is to hold leaders accountable who desecrate the Altar. Ok? Not so complicated. Part of the DIVINE MISSION of every member of this organization is to safeguard the integrity of the Teaching. Ok? Not so complicated. Part of the DIVINE MISSION of every member of this organization is to hold leaders accountable when they rebel against fundamental aspects of the Teaching. Ok? Not so complicated. Part of the DIVINE MISSION of every member of this organization is to hold leaders accountable who destroy viable, functioning, and valuable Ascended Master student groups. Ok? Not so complicated. I mean, if you people don't do it, who will?

     If you want to arrive in the Arms of God, which is a state of divine empowerment, after all, a Child of God is not a cat in God's lap, but a dynamic operator in the cosmic scheme of things, then you must pass every test. And you must begin now.

     Though, while you are here, you might take a moment to visit the pearl before looking for the door that will lead you into the future.

Sunday, October 9, 2005, 10:40 PM PDT

     The human consciousness is like a can of worms! Before the Altar of the Holy Grail, as a general rule, unless your name is Linda Worobec, the worms are made to lie still. And the essence of the soul's awareness is drawn out and up, into the forcefield of light, into the presence of the sacred fire of eternal paradise, which some people refer to as the I Am Presence. A rose by any other name smells as sweet. Isn't that interesting? I mean when you look back at the record that Jesus left, you can say that he rose. And the same word is used to describe the queen of all flowers whose fragrance is like unto paradise.

     Above the can of dormant worms, an eagle is taking shape in the higher atmosphere, and the soul's awareness gets to occupy that space, and of course the soul needs to pay attention to this process during the devotional periods. This is important, because, walking out of the sanctuary, the divine hand that has held the worms in a dormant state is withdrawn, and they will carry on their wiggling and slithering (from where they left off) in the mode and manner to which they are accustomed. And this wiggling and slithering draws the awareness of the soul back into the bodies of these subterranean creatures. And when you find yourself back there, you will need to remember the eagle, so you can find your way back, by your own free will. That is, if you want to.

     And so, this is the question, and you've heard it before. To be or not to be. The soul must learn how to withdraw its attention from the worm modality, and rise into the heart of the embryonic eagle. Remember this, that the mother eagle will eat the worms. That's right. Once you get out of a particular worm suit, the mother eagle will eat the worm! And you will never have to return into the body of that particular worm again. And that part of you which has been set free from the worm, which has anchored itself in the heart of the eagle, will be prepared for flight. "And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat." This is from the Book of Acts 10:13, the same number as the Surya Decree. Don't pay any attention to Peter's interpretation of that vision, as far as I can tell, he was right far less often than a flip of the coin. "Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean ... " (Acts 10:17).

     Your whole sense of self is eventually drawn into the Eagle, which then takes flight, and soars upon the highest currents of the Holy Spirit.

     And so, let us Thank God for Allegory.

     May you pass every test. And don't forget to visit the pearl while you are here.

Tuesday, October 4, 2005, 2:13 AM PDT

     I added three (3) additional audio clips to the Annie's Song blogger entry below. First, from the DVD "A Song's Best Friend - John Denver Remembered" where he is describing the scene that inspired Annie's Song. He is reading from his autobiography. Also from the same DVD, two additional performances of Annie's Song, from a live performance at Red Rocks Amphitheater above Denver in 1982, and the other from a performance in Australia in 1994.

     May you pass every test. And don't forget to visit the pearl while you are here.

Tuesday, October 4, 2005, 2:04 AM PDT

     In way of further introduction to the Front Page for September 2005, which has now become the Front Page for October 2005, or will be, when I post it, I would like to share with you another important part of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, a part of the story that has never been included in any of the film versions as far as I know (I've seen three).

     Now it came to pass, after the battle at the stockade which the loyal shipmates successfully held against the pirate onslaught, that the cabin boy, Jim Hawkins, paddled out, in a dense fog, and in the dead of night, to the Hispanolia, for the purpose of cutting the anchor line, to set the ship adrift with the hope that it would run aground, and thereby deny the pirates an avenue of escape. Having accomplished this without incident, the tidal current pulled the ship out to sea, along with the little craft in which Jim Hawkins was situated. As the night wore on, the Hispaniola and the coracle separated, Jim Hawkins fell asleep in the bottom of his little boat, and when the morning sun greeted him, he found himself off the coast of Treasure Island, looking at the shore line from afar off, with the Hispaniola nowhere to be seen. After making some effort to paddle ashore, an effort that was more or less frustrated by the currents that orbited the island, he beheld, to his surprise, the sight of the Hispaniola on the open sea under full sail. This is where we pick up the story.

From Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

     Right in front of me, not half a mile away, I beheld the
Hispaniola under sail. I made sure, of course, that I should
be taken; but I was so distressed for want of water, that I
scarce knew whether to be glad or sorry at the thought ;
and, long before I had come to a conclusion, surprise had
taken possession of my mind, and I could do nothing but
stare and wonder.      The Hispaniola was under her main-sail and two jibs,
and the beautiful white canvas shone in the sun like snow
or silver. When I first sighted her, all her sails were draw-
ing; she was laying a course about north-west; and I pre-
sumed the men on board were going round the island on their
way back to the anchorage. Presently she began to fetch
more and more to the westward, so that I thought they had
sighted me and were going about in chase. At last, how-
ever, she fell right into the wind's eye, was taken dead
aback, and stood there awhile helpless, with her sails shiv-
ering.      "Clumsy fellows," said I; "they must still be drunk as
owls." And I thought how Captain Smollett would have set
them skipping.      Meanwhile, the schooner gradually fell off, and filled
again upon another tack, sailed swiftly for a minute or so,
and brought up once more dead in the wind's eye. Again
and again was this repeated. To and fro, up and down,
north, south, east, and west, the Hispaniola sailed by swoops
and dashes, and at each repetition ended as she had begun,
with idly flapping canvas. It became plain to me that
nobody was steering. And, if so, where were the men?
Either they were dead drunk, or had deserted her, I thought,
and perhaps if I could get on board, I might return the vessel
to her captain.

     May you pass every test. And don't forget to visit the pearl while you are here.

Sunday, June 5, 2005, 9:29 PM PDT

     I Am the pearl of God realization that you wear on your finger. A man should be able to say that to his twin flame. Though I suppose, that years ago, this would not have been true, in as much as a pearl takes time to develop, incrementally, as it has been said before. In this work of art, the diamonds, 12 in number, signify the purity of the Will of God manifest on each of the twelve lines of the Cosmic Clock; even as indestructible determination. How else can all the layers of the pearl represent purity and luminosity? It is the only way.

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