History of Transmission Flame Classes

History of Transmission Flame Classes Copyright 1954 A 11BRIDGE TO FREEDOM11 Publication Order from: Discourse Distribution Department P.O.Box 297, Halesite, New York Date of Rransmi.ssion Pages FOREWORD Retreat of Beloved Surya, Northeast of Island of Suva Retreat at Shamballa, of Beloved Sanat Kumara Rocky Mountain Retreat, of Beloved Lanto Ascension Temple of Beloved Serapis Bey, at Luxor Temple of Mercy at Peiping, of Beloved Kwan Yin Retreat of Beloved Kuthumi, at Kashmir Retreat of Beloved El Morya, at Darjeeling Retreat of the Resurrection Flame, of Beloved Jesus and Mary July 19, 1952 1- 5 Aug. 16, 1952 6- 7 Sept. 20, 1952 8- 9 Oct. 18, 1952 10-15 Nov. 15, 1952 16-19 Dec. 20, 1952 20-24 Jan. 17, 1953 25-31 Feb. 21, 1953 32-36 Mar. 21, 1953 37-41 Apr. 18, 1953 42-51 May 16, 1953 52-54 June 20, 1953 55-60 July 18, 1953 61-64 i~~('***** F O 7. :S ti O R. D Beloved Reader: The following is a general history of the :innovation, development, and pro gression of an idea born in the heart and consciousness of the Beloved Maha Chohan. Like all ideas, it denended for its subsistence upon the voluntary acceptance of the pristine essence throu~h the consciousness of some members of the race to be benefited by its development, nourishment and sustenance. Many such ideas are born and sent forth by their creators, only to die with out fulfillment. Others are eagerly seized upon and pressed into the personal ser vice of some individual ego. Others are fortunate enough to be reverently received by earnest, determined and sensitive lifestreams--such as composers, inventors, poets, statesmen, saints--and developed into workabl,e , practicable benefits for the race as a whole. The idea of inviting interested s~udents on the Path to visit the Retreats of the naater s of Wisdom, was conceived by the Beloved naster , El Norya. To amplify the blessinrs of the Retreats to the mankind of earth, tne Beloved Haha Chohan con ceived the further idea of drawing the students together rhythmically, at the same time that the initial pulsation of the Retreat had begun to pour out Its radiance into the atmosphere of earth, and of allowing them gradually to become conscious co-workers Hi.th the Great White Brotherhood -rhcm they have loved so Long , AT '1I'.HE SANE TIME AS THE BROTH3RHOOD hAS ACTrvE IN ANY PARTICULAR S:RVICE. The response of the students, the development of their s9iritual dexterity, and the tremendous results manifest at inn.er levels can be traced on the following pa~es. The Beloved :Maha Chohan Himself, has said: "The reception of this idea and its subsecuent. development ·11th the tremendous benefits to the race, to the atmosphere of earth, and to the three evolutions progressin~ unon the planet, is a marvelous proof to the Cosmic Law that mankind is interested in helping itself; that among incarnate lifestreams are many r-rho will cooperate when the outer consciousness is !l'iven opporturrlty to do so. 11 Thus the history of the birth and expansion of the Transmission Flame Activity stands witness before the Cosmic Law, the Lords of Karma, and the Spiritual Hier archy, that there are Lndiv'iduaLs WILLING to 11make things rii:i'ht," to serve with the God-free, and to develop and mature any and all suq~estions, desires and plans through the voluntary energies of imperfect but sincere lifestreams. May the history of the future shotr expansion again in such overwhelming num bers and quality of radiation, that dispensations without limit will be granted to bridge the chasm betueen the Ascended haster octave and the human octave, and not only the ideas and plans of the Brothers, but Their Living, Breathing Selves may enter into daily association and companionship with the evolving race as well. SO BE IT! DESCRIP;rION OF THE TRANSYLVANIAN RETREAT of the BELOVED ASCENDED MASTER, SAINT GERMAIN From July 15 through August 14, 1952 The Beloved Saint Germain's Retreat in Transylvania was opened for the first time to the mankind of earth on July 15, 1952. In the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, near the Hun~arian Roumanian broder, stands the beautiful old manor house u:iich is pres ently the sanctuary of the Ascended Master, known in the Western Hemisohere by the name of Saint Germain. He is one of the great Benefactors of the human race, and as Chohan of the Seventh Ray, will play a predominant part in the inmediate future of the earth and its peoples. (See complete description of this retreat in the Bridge, Vol. I, No. 4, July 1952. ) - 1 .. DIGEST OF 11HISTORY11 OF THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FLAME CLASS In July of 1952, the Beloved uas te r Saint Germain approached one of His chelas and asked that those who mi[ilit be entrusted with the responsibility, and -rho had the necessary qualification of spiritual integrity and develop ment, be gathered together and He, toi:1ether r-rith the Brotherhood at Transyl vani.a , would attempt to amplify the radiation of the sphere of influence of the Freedom Flame from His Retreat in Transylvania, across the Atlantic Ocean., to connect ,:ith the energies of the students thus assembled. This chela and eleven other students participated in the initial endeavor of attempting to draw the power of the Freedom Flame through the Western H~misphere, thus widening the s9here of influence of the Master and His Brotherhood. 'I\10 or three other groups, having been apprised of the idea, also parti cipated in this first class. After the completion of the exper tment , the Beloved Saint Gennain com mended the students on their temerity in making such an experiment, (see letter of July 24, 1952 following), and further commented as follous: "As the rhythm of the breathing was not strong enough, the breath of the students did not meet the Flame directed f:rom Transylvania over the •1ide expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. I, i_yself, stepped out into the atmosphere and took that breath in My otm hands, and ire.Lded it into the Cosmic Breath of the Brotherhood, thus effectinP- the connection, and making the first endeavor of conscious cooperation betrreen the Ascended Iias ter-s and the mankind of earth a successful experiment. 11 LETTER FROM THE iMASTER TO A CHELA July 24, 1952 Beloved Chela: We are very pleased with the first experiment of the Transmis sion, not only of the radiation and energies, but of the Flame Saturday last (July 19). Here are our findings: It uould be wise to prepare the collective minds and outer con sciousness of the students by readin~ or giving a memorized descrip tion of the Retreat, immediately preceding the actual connection. This unites the mental and emotional bodies uith the physical ser vice. Please train your Inner Circle on the importance of the unani mous control of the breath--in the deep inbreathing, the holding of the breath, and the steady outbreathing. Do not allot,, any jerky or soasmodic motions in connection Hith the drauinP- in, sus taIntnz or eX!)ellin~ of the breath. All depends on smooth, nuidic, rhythmic, effortless motion. It would be better to have t"t,ro people pe rf'orm the physical ceremony--one to is sue the }.i:aster Is decree, and another to give the response for the students--because the t1aster's currents are so r.uch higher than the response of the students that it requires Us to keep raising and Lovertng the vibratory action r-1hen one repre sentative is directing on all the breaths. SAINT GERMAIN REPORT ON THE TRANSMISSION FLA.ME ACTIVITIES AT THE TRANSYLVANIAN RETREAT BY THE BELOVED MAHA CHOHAN The intensification of the Flame of Freedom in the heart of the Transylvanian Retreat was effected by the direction of a Cosmic Ray from the Great Central Sun am the physical sun of our sys t em, at the EXACT moment when the vibratory action of t.he Rocky Iiount.afn Retreat receded into its usual pulsation. This added impetus cf the directed rays from the Sun expanded the sphere of influence from Transyl varJ.a, just as an added release of electrical current lights a greater area in the physical appearance world. 1'he Liberated Masters and all Emancipated Beings Who direct Their conscious--· ness and individual powers to the councils being held, again intensified the Parent F~ of Freedom by Their own light, each one contributing from the very substance of P.is own heart an added stimulus which further expanded the sphere of influence. As the momentum gathered and as the magnetic power of the Cause of Freedom began to attract the conscious and unconscious members of the human race--seen with the inner eye--wave after wave of the out~ard flowing substance of Freedom, like a grow i..'1g tide, expanded the periphery of Freedom Is Flame. This continued until even .fr- om wr ~.igher state of consciousness, the ultimate accomplishment could not be esti r..ated, until the contributing factor of each free will being's life poured all the substance of his own ener~y into the momentum already gathered here. All during the period while the councils are in session, and the individual Masters are engaged in the instruction of Their students, there is in attendance a successive group of Angelic, Cosmic and Devic Beings Who form the anchorage thr0k~ which the Rays from the Central Sun and the physical Sun are directed into the f1...ar£ Room. Here the actual Cosmic Flame of Freedom has burned undimmed throuph the centuries. No unascended being even in the finer body, could enter into this P.oly of Holies and retain his equilibrium. Therefore, outside of the circular cor ridors wherein the Light of Freedom's Flame is tempered, and the development and naturity of the attending student determines how close he can come to the Flame Roon, rece Lve" the benefits derived from Its Radiant Presence, and yet not be over pcr.rered by Its Light. In each of these corridors, there are always present twelve of the Liberated rfost wllo regulate and balance the inner bodies of the visitants, so that they may receive the ereatest possible benefit from such close proximity to Freedom's Flame. 'fhese people may then carry that radiation back into their own personal atmosphere an:i crbit, on re-entering the physical world in the waking state. Each member of the 2roup who is allowed entrance into one of the three outer rooms has signifipr1 before the Angel Deva of the Freedom Flame his own heartfelt desire to contribute to t~.at Flame by the expenditure of some of his own voluntary energies. This is the only "passpor-t " which allows him such entrance. The direction of the heart flame from the Central Sun, the physical Sun, the hngelic, Devic, and Cosmic Hosts, as well as from the Liberated Masters and the _nbers of the human race, is regulated by the rhythmic breath. The outbreathing of the Sun is followed by the inbreathing of all connected with the adoration and devction to the Freedom Flame, and the Heart Essence from the Sun is absorbed into tr~t Flar-£, r.aking a concentration of power. Then all participants draw the Flame AT THE TRANSYLVANIAN RETIEAT p .#2 inward into their own bodies, holding it until the Master in charge of their sectim bids them to direct it outward to the periphery of the sphere of influence of the Transylvanian Retreat. At the instant that the individuals begin to outbreathe this Flame, the concentrated Heart.Flame Itself begins to expand through the con ductors--Divine and human. Looking at the action of this retreat (or any radiating retreat in its thirty day cycle) from above, it appears like a great breathing wheel, the light concen trated in the hub, flashing out to the periphery, and returning again to the hub in the rhythmic pubation of its breath. Every lifestream drawn within the actual physical aura of the Retreat is blessed by the radiation on the outbreath of the Flame, but only those who have signified within their hearts a desire to spread the cause of Freedom, become actual participating factors in expanding the periphery of its sphere of influence. The many hundreds of thousands who float in a somnambu listic state in the atmosphere in and above and around the Retreat, are more or less "absorbers", their value mainly lying in the fact that as their inner bodies are charged with the substance, intelligence, power and quality of Freedom's Cause, they carry that blessing back with them into their waking state, where it becomes ~n emanating force for good in their homes, worlds and communities, as well as in their individual endeavors to live a constructive and positive life. Those who consciously enter into the great circular rooms become such tremen dous batteries of concentrated power, that I counsel with the wisdom of centuries of experience that each participating individual place a guard over this added energy and maintain it there by the ~lert indwelling Spirit, so that the mental and emotional bodies, upon their return to the physical plane, may not dissipate this great gift through misqualifying the cosmic energies in any discordant manner. /,.fter about an hour in which the lifestream is engaged in adoration to the Freedom Flame, as described above, he is then free to enter the particular council chamber where the Masters are working on current projjects, most of which are con nected with the dispensations granted by the Lords of Karma in Their half-yearly councils. Here he may act through his etheric body or Christ Self, and the other instrwnents (mental and emotional) are released for their training in the school rooms which are being presently provided through the kind offices of Beloved Kuthumi, Beloved Lord Maitreya, and Beloved Jesus and Mary. 1,ny student who chooses may create in his own home and environment a similar wheel of light and, following the pattern and visualization set forth above, be come an outpost of the Freedom Flame directed from the heart of the Transylvanian Llps at this time, and he may duplicate this activity in cooperation with whatever Retreat the Beloved Sanat Kumara designetes is to be the focus for the Great White Brotherhood in the coming days. BIESSING J.ND LOVE MAHA CH OHAN IN T"tlli ANDES MOUNTAINS From August 15 through September 14, 1952 During this thirty day period the attention of the Great -;hite Brother hood is centered in the Retreat of the Great God lforu, to intensify the Blessings of Peace in the individual and the world. \Tithin the heart of one of the most majestic mountains of the Andes Range in South America, is the spiritual Sanctuary and Retreat of the great God Meru, Lord Manu of the .Sixth Root Race, whose final perfection is to find expression on the South American Continent in the not too far distant future. Approaching the entrance to the ancient Sanctuary, we come upon a lodge, r-1ith rough hewn beams and braided thatch roof, which simpl:i_ci ty, upon first glance, deflects the interest and curiosity of the sightseer. Entering into the spacious livint ~2.ys' outoour inv wHl be expressed in South America in the future. DESCRIPTION OF THE ASCENSION TEMPLE OF BELOVED SERAPIS BEY AT LUXOR From September 15 through October llf, 1952 Up the river Nile almost 480 miles from Cairo, the glorious Temples of Luxor stand out in bold relief from the sands of the desert, proclaim ing to the world a magnificence of splendor, a transcendence of purpose ful worship that is little understood by modern civilization. The Tem ples seem to throb, not only with the akashic records of spiritual invo cations and endeavors of the Illuminati of the past ages, but with a very present, powerful, potent and active st~~uli to the upliftment of soul and spirit. The contrast between the arid desert that lies within two feet of the outer wall and this verdant, glorious garden, with the musical foun tains, its varied, colored flowers in full bloom, and thG brilliant plum age of the bird life, renders us speechless with admiration and delight. Set back from the courtyard is the famous Sanc tuary of Luxor , knovn throughout the Spiritual World as the Host to those sons of men who are about to finish their earthly pilgrimages and who desire to haston the development of the necessary qualifice.tions to pass, with awareness, into the next realm of conscious life through 1-rhat is termed the Ascension. (See The Bridge, Vol. I, No. 6, Sep tembe r=Dc tober' 1952) DIGEST OF 11HISTORY11 AFTER TRANSMISSION FL.AME CLASS September 20, 1952 'Ihe sphere of influence of each Retreat is determined ~s to size by the number of members who belong to the Brotherhood, each one be ing part of the "Cosmi,c voltaren, so to speak, of the whole endeavor , Because of the extreme severity of the disciplines at Luxor and be cause of the small number of elir,ible applicants for this Retreat, the sphere of influence of the Ascension Temple (Luxor) is compar2- tively small when examined against the almost world-wide outpouring from the Rocky Mountain Retreat, Shamballa, and others better" lmown and more often visited by students on the Path. 1:Jhen the students were invited to pQrticipate in the Activity of the Transmission Flame from Luxor , there was unfortunately an unavoid able delay in the distribution of The Bridt18 in which the instruction was i?iven, and many earnest students who would otherwi.se h.9VO pP.rticipated in this activity, did not do so because they were unaware of the, out- pourins from the Retreat until it was over. As a result, the Beloved Serapis Boy, Hiernrch of Luxor, reported th<-'.t the sphere of influence did not cover more bhan the Mediterranean area, Northern Africa and Southern Europe. It did not cross the Atlantic, nor proceed into Asia to any great extent. It brought to mind forcibly how very important is the energy of each lifestroam who consciously turns his 2ttention toward the Ret.reat , and becomes actually "fuel for its ELame ;!' Beloved Serapis Bey requested from the Cosmic Law and the Be loved Sanat Kumara another opportunity to prove to mankind what the radiation of Luxor could do, when a larger number of individuals parti cipated. He was granted this, and the Brotherhood returned to Luxor again on January 15, 1953. NORTHEAST OF SUVA October 15 through November 14, 1952 On one of the Fiji Islands of the South Pacific is the spiritual sanctuary and focus of a Great Cosmic Being Whose service to the earth and her people stretches back into unrecorded time, when Mu cradled the Third Root Race, and the forerunners of the Fourth Root Race under the guidance and direction of the Master Himalaya, the Manu of the Fourth Evolutionary Cycle. The Brotherhood of Suva have dedicated Their life energies to expanding and directing the power and presence of pure Divine Love. They are a protecting band of consciously dedicated individuals, and many fine sou.ls who have disappe2rod into the V['stness of the Pacific Ocean have been rescued by this Brotherhood and are being prepared from within this Sanctuary for service in the New Age. When the continent of Mu had reached the apex of its powers, the spiritual leaders of that day focused and sustained the currents of the Sacred Fire at specific points upon its landed surface. The leader of these Priests was an individual of great Light and power, and His temple was located on the mountain whose top today forms the Isle of tho Brotherhood of Suva. Ho, Himself, is known as the being, Surya. His Sanctuary guarded the Directed Ray from the Central Bun which formed the bridge over which tho Third and Fourth Root Races passed into incarnation. The radiation from the Mystic Island is a concentrated power of love, peace, tranquility and opulence. (For full description, see The Bridge, Vol. I, No. 6, p. 35 - September-October 1952.) UP TO OCTOBER 1952 By the time the Transmission Flame Classes had been in action three times, other groups bcg2n to show interest, and in October the Beloved Maha Chohan chose to add the great impetus of His light and instruction to those desiring to be a part of this service. (See His letter dated October 18, 1952). Thereafter, He provided for the students wishing to participate in the actual Transmission Class a letter of instruction prior to the evening of Transmission, and incorporated the report of what trans pired at the class, both :in the Retreat and in the sanctuaries, through His great gift of the Bulletin. His letters and His reports on the activities in chronological order follow, as well as the digest of the Rotrent honored in each thirty-day cycle. Beloved Friends: October 18, 1952 In the Holy Name of the Cosmic Comforting Presence of Life, I greet you tonight! I am nearer to you than you yet know through the activity of the outer mind. It is one of the services of the Holy Spirit to provide the spiritual impetus which causes every newly born infant to draw in the first breath. TherGfore, I was present at the birth of each one of you, and at the close of this embod:iment, I shall also stand by your side as you return the final breath to the Universal, and leave behind the ph~sical form, to put on and enjoy the Immortal garments of your Electronic Body of blazing light. Therefore, you will see how your use of br8ath is closely connected with the gifts of tho Holy Spirit, and that as you come to use thnt breath to bless life, you will find released from the essence of tho ethers a certain substance which is both en6rgizing and uplifting, and which, for tho most part, is not ass:imilated by the bodies of mankind. The use to which mankind puts tho breath of life, not only in one embodiment, rut through century after century, has done so much to cause the limitations in the physical garments they wear, as well as tho donsity of the ..,thoric envelope, for breath is holy spiritual life force which is given into the keeping of cvory man in order to expand the glory of God and tho fulfillment of tho Divine Pl2n. I AM deeply appreciative of the fact that you have voluntarily chosen to con tribute some of the breath of your 01-m lifestrc2ms to help create the spiritual bridges over ~hich tho blessings and currents of tho Retreats of the Beloved Brothers nay flow into the vicinities in which your Holy Christ Selves have chosen that you presently abide. 1·nere any L'if'e s tr'eam can CONSCIOUSLY tune into tho specific out pouring of tho Retreat which is currently activo in the pa tt.orn for the twc lvo nontns, -.Ic arc grateful to have an outpost of the Brotherhood whereby tho sphere of influ ence of tho Retreat is actually ro-cref'tcd to pour out its vitalizing, uplifting, purifying rays. The currents flow from tho Retreat on the outgoing breath of the Masters, and arc drawn by tho inbrcath of the students, and then expanded through the auras of the students into the atmosphore. It is beautiful to see the Great Mnsters ~atherod together around the Flame in the Heart of tho Retront, increasing that Cosmic Flame by Their Love and AdorDtion. At a given moment, They rll inbreathe the. Flame, hold It within tho powerful Center of Their Individual Hcart Flame--and then as One, breathe it forth directing it toward the chelas gathered as you are here ton~ght--eager to receive it. The Flame from the Heart of Suva has a golden center but tho periphery of its sphere of influence is electric blue. I shall join the Masters at Suva in sending t..~~t current across tho vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Saint Germain and tho 3ro~hcrhood at Shasta havo agreed to accept it and redirect it across the Continental United States to you here in the East. Lord Maitreya, with twelve of His pupils, will stand in this city to help you to receive it and then send it forth throughout th..: ~iostern Hemisphere and eastward across tho Atlantic. In Europe, Saint Germain's chcLas in Transylvania will pick up tho current and send it onward to Luxor, from .tich point it will be redirected again, to My Retreat at Ceylon, and from Ceylon Bc:!.ovcd Norya and Kuthumi will bathe Asia in Its gifts and return tho current to Suva, This is our first II around the world" Transmission--tho Ascended Brothers tak ir.g ~he parts that Wo hope will be assumed by thoso who belong yot to tho unasconded -.:-..ki::d. Blessings and Lovo MAHA CH OHAN LETT~R FROM HAS TiR TO CH.ELA October 19, 1952 Beloved CheLas , Who are to be a Comforting Presence to Life: It ':las with extreme gratitude and not a little surprise that We witnessed the tremendous release of light which circled the planet round in a rhythmic pulsation from the heart of the Retreat of the Brotherhood at Suva last evening. Fhen the Lords of Karma revealed that the plan for the proqress of mankind -ould allow Us to open the Retreats of the world to the consciousness of interested students, it became !f.y particular desire, in cooperation with the great Plan, to interest certain dedicated spirits at various potnt.s on the earth Is surface who !'"1:i.c::;ht, at a g;_ven moment, rece ive the consciously directed radiation from the Re treat that was active during that thirty-day period, and by the power of their own li!!ht, re-create the sphere of influence in their locality, forming a transmitting center for the powers, gifts and radiations ~oin~ forth from that Retreat, and then redirect these povsr-s to a further point wherever ',Taitinq chelas woul.d accept it and duplicate the process. Last evening We put this pLan into action for the first time on a world-wide scale, various members of the Brotherhood volunteering to take the places of un ascended beings until such groups could be interested in the activity and assume the resuonsibility of being transmitting stations themselves. From the Retreat at Suva the Golden Flame of Cosmic Love was directed to BeLoved Saint Germain and the Brotherhood at Mount Shasta, who in tum redirected it to Philadelphia and New York. Beloved Lord Maitreya and the beloved ones in New York directed the currents to Transylvania, and from there they passed to Beloved Serapis Bey and the Brotherhood at Luxor. From Luxor they were directed to Beloved El Norya and Kuthumi at My Retreat at Ceylon, and these two Brothers completed the circuit by returning the currents to the Brothers at Suva. At the instant when the great Surya asked those of Us /ho were present in Suva to inbreathe the Flame, which formed the full gathered Cosmic momentum of Suva Is ser vice to life, each of the Masters drew that Golden Flame into His Own body, which :ir:nedi.?tely be came so brilliant '-Jith that concentrated Essence that Their very auras trrrobbed T-,ith a. pulsation of power r,rhich has been Lncr'e as i.n c there since the day of u t s zre at.e s't !!lory. ~Je al.I, held this Flame ;.;rithin Us, adding to it the momentum, qual,i. tv, color and tone of Our Own Lifestreams, qained in Cod 1 s Service. Then, at a C'!Ven i'1stcint, ·we all breathed that Flame out across the Pacific Ocean into the Re ~rec:: ;:,n-:1 the Lovan= Presence of Beloved Sa:i.nt Germain and the Brothers at Shasta. :he o tc tur-e 2s seen N'ith the inner eye looked like sheet li,c,:htnini:;, that lit up :.he ?;-c-i_fic Ocean R.S with a Golden Flame, and through t.ha t lightninc.: a clearly de fined clue r2y connected the Brotherhood ;.:;t Suv2 with the Brotherhood at Mount Shasta. i,"'n<;n the blue ray connected with the Heart Flame of Saint Germain and His Brother ho::;d., it produced whcit seemed like an inner explosion at Mount Shasta, the rays from it running north and south, up through Al.aska and down the Western Coast of the Con :ir.er.~21 United St~tes, and on down the South American continent as far as Cape Horn. :ne li?ht from this flame emitted from the heart of Shasta, then spread out eastward, ~g..-in with that blanketing activity s.imi.Lar' to sheet liP.'htning, and the directed blue r-ay forked off at Chicago into Phi.LadeLphi.a and New York, where agai,n a similar blue ray explosion sent n direct current up t.nr'ough Nevf'oundLand , Greenland and Iceland, ,..r.d sout.ward along the eastern seaboard of the United States lnto Cuba, the I.est L~~ies ,:r:.~ the eastern coast of South America. Letter from Master to Chela - p. 2 October 19, 1952 The Beloved Lord Maitreya in New York and the Beloved Victory in Philadelphia, agai..~ directed the blue ray to the Brothers in Transylvania, and the same sheet li~htning swept through the At.Lantd,c Oce an , suffusing the British Isles, Norway and the i1estern coast of Eur ooe prooer, and A.fric2. The Brothers at Transylvania again redirected that explosive nction of the electric blue rny northward through Russia and the Near East, and the blue ray 112.s sent down into the Retreat at Luxor. Be loved Serapis Bey and the Brotherhood there again formed the nucleus of a light explosion which filled the entire African continent 2nd the Indian Ocean with this blue sheet lightning. The blue ray from Beloved Serapis' Retreat was directed to Beloved El Marya and Kuthumi in India and the light explosion there directed the Flame up through Siberia, China and Malaya, from which point tho blanket of light passed again into the heart of Suva, completing the circuit and giving Australia, .Antarctica and the eastern sea coast of Asia the beneficence of its light. In the course of the half hour during which the beloved students provided the nuclE:us of unascended beings, which made this magnificent experience possible, the gl.obe mis encircled thirty t.Lmes , At the final time the momentum had risen to such n. point that there was no longer distinguishable any separe.tion in the rhythm by which the light was transmitted, the entire globe being held in a Golden Flame, the axis resting upon a Blue Lotus, and the atmosphere up to the ton thousand foot level completely permeated with the powerful fiery breath of the Cosmic Flame of the Cosmic Light, which shall be its redemption. You can, therefore, see the ma~nificent accomplishment in four short months, and the possibilities that lie 1-Jithin the vol.unt.ary cooperation of unascended man kind as this &ctivity is developed and as groups can be formed and sustained in every nation on the plnnet--parti.cul2.rly on the sea coasts of the various conti nental countries, be couse it is aLways most diff'icul t to transmit light energy w,.ves across bodies of 1-Jater. Until such cooperati.nr. individuals c~n be found, I h~ve the assurance of Be loved Smnt Kumar o find the Great White Brotherhood tho.t They will represent man ki.."'ld i..'1 these strates:;ic locations. I believe, Myself, thnt the natural stinru.lus of nn outpouring such ns took plnce lo.st evening, will make it but a comparntively sn~rt time before such groups nre found nnd developed. I thank you, each lifestream, whose breath formed 2. pert of the initial pul.sa ticn for a Cosmic event, whose records will remain on the pages of Akasha as a per ~~en~ memorial to your Presence with Us 2nd the voluntary contribution of your braath to this service. My love enfolds each one of you. MAHA CHOHAN lh November 2, 1952 'ftB BELOVED MAHA CHOHAN When the Retreat at Transylvania began its rhythmic outpouring to the peoples of earth at the close of the Rocky, ]fountain Council, Beloved Saint Germain, through the directed ray into the heart of the Inner Circle, established the initial pulsation for the creation of a new Heart, and those lifestreams who have been the Heart of Freedom, became . the primary cells in this organism~·.-·· lfith each successive monthly outpouring a new -group of cells is being incorporated, and the process mystically takes place when they become con scious conductors of the Flame of the Retreat which is active. Thus New York joined at the time when Suva and the Flame of Love were acknowledged, and it is desired that at the time when Shamballa opens Her doors, all of the groups who have already signified their willingness to become a part of the activity shall be in cooperative attendance in their respective localities, and through the impulse of the Unfed Flame which is the Heart of Shamballa, a great new group of Heart Cells will ·a.oin the already estab- lished nucleus. - DESCRIPTION OF TH:8 RE'IRBAT OF S.ANAT KIB"l.ARA AT SHAMBALLA From November 15 t.hrourrh December' li.:, 1952 Shining ,,ri th the celestial light of God's pure st love, above the sands of the Gobi Desert, pulsates the Holy City of Shamballa, with its golden domes and spires, emitting a light of other realms, more brilliant even than our blessed Sun. The inner eye can plainly see its aureole of brilliant colors, which, like a cosmic rainbow, suffuses the upper atmosphere for many miles in every direction, the intensity of the colors mi.n.rling r.rith the blue of the sky at the periphery of its circular orbit. Shamballa! Thou great s;-:iiritual center of th<:: Illuminati of all ages--be cause Thou art, our planet is today! From the Holy Heart of Thy sacred halls have come forth ALL the Messengers that have brought light to the children of men , and within Thy Holy of HoLi.es dwells our Spiritual -Lord and King--Beloved SANAT KUNARA, 11The Ancient of Days ;" When the spiritual eye becomes accustomed to the intensity of the inner light and the protecting aureole of colors no longer hides the Heart of the Holy City from the pilgrims, we are privileged to look upon the Etheric City of Stam "calla--Throne of the Lord of the 1:iorld--and see it as it was once made manifest i...'1 the physical substance of the third dimensional .world countless centuries ago, A deep blue sea of pure fire surrounds the City, the only approach to which is over a beautifully carved marble bridge which spans this sapphire sea, its farther end connecting "The City of the Bridpe11 with the etheric "rnaanl.and ," Tl':e entire city with its white minarets pointing heavenward and its golden domed temples, gives the :impression of a giEantic white fire lotus, suspendAd in the atmosphere. As we place our feet upon the bridge, the powerful radiation from the sea of blue fire beneath is so intense that it is by a supreme effort of will we are able to proceed. The accompanying Brother informs us that our ability to control this energy is our "passport." to the Presence of Sanat Kumar a , In silent ador2~ion, we find ourselves proceed-:i.ng along a beautiful tree-lined avenue, the ce~tral island of which is intersnersed with fountains of rainbow colors. Direct ly f'ac lnz us is the central temnl.e , the Sacred Home of the Lord of the World, S/ll'l..T KUMAR.A, Head of the Spiritud Hierarchy for the planet earth, and supreme author i.t.y for the evolution of all its people, embodied and disembodied at this t ime , The Temple is built on a hirh elevation, approached by marble steps, the ascent of which is broken by grassy terraces at intervals of about a dozen steps. Cr. these beautiful terraces gorgeous rainbow hued fountains of crystal clear va~r play. Gaily colored Flame flouers border the sides, the peace and beauty of t:1G ~-,hole scene emitting a radiation which to the visitor seems a foretaste of ?aradise. (See The Bridge, Vol. I, No. 7, November 1952) November 16, 1954 Hy Beloved Chela: The opening of tho great Retreat at Shamballa represents the close of a great cycle of time du.ring which the very existence of the earth was sustained by the Radiation and Light of those Blessed Beings Who voluntarily chose to lend the pcvor of Their developed radiation to a planet whose existence contributed no spiritual value to the system of which it is a part. Tho condition upon which the Universal Law accepted the offer of Sanat Kumara and His Court to provide the Light required to sustain a place in tho system for the planet, was that by reason of this grant, lifestreams upon the earth would, in time, develop enough light within themselves to provide the minimum requirement of the Law. November 16, 1952 Bulletin Vol. I, No. 23 Sanat Kumara and those Who came with Him from Venus have been called "Lords of the rla!"le of Tounortality.11 In His descent into the heart of Shamballa, He brought with Hir.1 a concentration of the Flame that had neven been known on the planet earth, because it rspresented the vibratory action of Venus. This Flame He externalized at Shanballa, and It has grown and intensified through those millions of years since that t ine , pouring out the keynote of Venus and the vibration of this Superior Star into the atmosphere of earth and the consciousness of her peoples. A stream of lig-ht :fror: this Cosmic Flame is anchored into the heart of every human be ing who incarnates n earth. Toe action of the Flame from Shamballa was primarily designed to create self ccnsci.ous , generating centers of light through the life intelligences inhabiting the earth. ~he sole purpose and reason for Sanat Kumara's Presence is to create these self-conscious Light-Bearers. This is the only way and means by which the planet can r~lfill its destiny and contribute to the Universal Solar Song. Therefore, when the plans ware made to expand the light at Shamballa for the current month (November 15 through December 14), the nature kingdom, the elemental kingdom, as well as the human kir.gdom, all offered to become a part of the activity, and the Beings Who are in charge of the forces of the four elements, the Builders of Form, the Angelic Host, and the Devas all sent representatives to Shambal.La, (Of course , the human family was represented by certain Ascended Master Sponsors.) All these representative Beings were authorized to direct the Flame into their specific kingdoms. It was a marvelous sight to see tha Flam2 entering the various cear.s, under the direction of Beloved Neptune, cleansing and purifying the inhabi t,;,.-nts of that element; to see it entoring the substance of earth, and through all its cr'eabure s under the direction of Beloved Virgo; into the air, and all the bird life c!: the planet under the Mir:hty Aries. Then, with the 2ssistance of Lord Michael, ti:e Highty Astrea and the Ancel.Lc Host, it was directed into thsJ raa.Im of the dis carnace s , penetrating through darkne ss which had not been visited by a be am of light fer countless centuries. -~en Sanat Kumara entered the Flame Room last evening (November 15, 1952), accomcam.ad by the other Kumar-as and the Brotherhood· at Shamballa, there began the int-ensification, t.hr ouzh tho po-re r of that Flame, of the spiritual li,crht in tho h3ar'ts of all peoples. After He had directed the Rod of Power into tho Flame, it expanded to sLmos t three times its usus L siz e , and naturally tho beam of lig-ht con ne::'t:....'1~ it with every human hoc1rt received a tremendous added impetus. The i.1asters held the expanded Flame concentrated in eastern Asia, through Korea -ire -::::e war belt for over one minute before it began its journey around the e arth , ~.s r-:-ae ~2.y from this great Flame was received in each waiting Sanctuary, an Unfed :1..:::e sprang up, taking the appearance of a Large tulip bud, which held the Sanctuary a."":d :;.11 wit,hin it in Us Cosmic Presence. The presiding Master then directed the ?..:.y :.c tne next Retreat or Sanctuary, and the same activity took p.La ce there. The F'la:-:e .:o:l.lowed 2 concentrated course, Its iridescent rays creating these e:xquisi te Fl;,.r1: ?.:.o·-rers wherever either the students or Masters were in attendance, and then r~t'..l.ru~~ to Shamb2ll~. ?~e next time the Ray went forth to Suva and Shasta, and on across the Conti r.ent~l Gni-;,ed St2tes into Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, the band of light was ir.1tr, ~nd ·;her. it reached the v8rious Retreats and S2nctuaries, the Flame Flower 1,;;.s L':.c:r~::;.sed alrnos t t1·relvefold in size, the large pe teLs began to open and the ::-ac~ati.c:: cov= red 2. much larger area in the environment of the vard.ous foci. :?ulletin Vol. I, No. 23 (p. 2) November 16, 1952 - The third time the Ray went out from Shambal.La , the band of light looked like a r,re2t highw2y, 2s compr red to n f'ootpat.h , and the beautiful Flame Flower Lncre ased -to aImoat continental proportions. At this point ,' Beloved Sanat Kumara stepped into t~e Fl&me, which cnused it to expand too universal size, and the bl;:izing light that poured t.ovard Suva was as wide as the oce an, The FLeme at the Suv» Retreat reached re2ched u-o almost to the ten thousand foot level, the Flame Flower opening its pet2ls tc their fullest extent, like the wnter lily or lotus plant when they 2.re in full bloom. This was r-epe ated in every Retreat and Sanc t.uar'y , the presiding }'12.ster in each case duplicating Beloved Sana t Kumar-a Is ac t i.on of stepping into the Ray and be coming the stamen in the center of the Fl.ame Fl.over , When the Flame returned to Shambe.Ll,a and the final outpouring took place, all of tne Iias ters stepped into the FLame cr ound Sana t Kumara , and the earth and Venus be ccme ONE. \~ben the Flame reached Suva, it connected t.hat Retreat with Venus, and all the 112..stcrs at Suva stepped within It; and so on a round the world, the same acti vity taking place in each Retreat and Sanctuary, Thus w2s completed a most marvelous spiritual service to life which will hcve r pcr'manent effect upon the soul growth of all nanki.nd , 2.11 in tho dLs car-nato rcc.Lms , and na tur'e itself. This act i.on will con tinue throughout the entire month. The Rays '·Till go forth 2t tho sr-mo appointed time every everring , and we invite as many 2..s possibL to take part in the drawing in and projection of the F'Lame at the same hour thP.t t.hc ceremony T,J2s hold in your sanct.uar-y, !'10 mat te r where your bod io s may be at tho time. It is nhmys possible, oven in the r:idst of outer world activity, to withdrav into yourself for few moments, con sciously connect your thoughts with the act.Lvity of Beloved Sanat; Kumara and the has ter's in Shamballa, and experience the joy of assisting in the bat.htri» of the pLane t once more in Sana t Kumara 's Cosmic FLeme of Cosmic Lovo , The Light is not an ir.tellectu2l r2di2tion, but rat.her' one of f'ee l ina, We are hoping that through the L~petus of this mi~hty activity at Shamballa, the capacity of mankind to create and sus t.ain shadows will be lessened , and the desire and po-rer to emit Light will be in creased--f:i_rst, through the self-conscious coone re td.ns students, and then through all men • The opening of the Retreat at ShambDlla reoresents the close of a great cycle of time, during which the very existence of the earth was sustained by those Blessed Bei.nas lino voluntarily chose to lend the power of Their developed radiation to a pl2:1et whose existence contributed no spiritual value to the system of which it is a part , Millions of years have elapsed since these Great Ones took on our responsi bility, and the time of the dispensation runs out., with yet the far greater majority of r.anki.nd engaged in creating shadows rather them sunshine. Even the patience of t:1e Un:.versal Law cannot allow the sacrifice of Beings as great as Sanat Kumara to ~c en i.'1definitely--hence, this great impetus of expanding the light was set into not Lon by the Brotherhood, in the hope that it would stir the souls of men and pro vide a proof to the Cosmic Law that the mankind of earth were rising to fulfill the of~i~e and service of these great Friends of Life. TI1e year 1952, therefore, repro sen•. s t.ne beginning of a great Cosmic "push" in this direction, which We hope will n~·Jlt, rrith the assistance of the self-conscious s tudents , in tho rodemption of • .,._c ::-ace. Blossings and Love MAHA CH OHAN OF BELOVED LANTO From December 15 through January 14, 1952 and From June 15 through July ll.i, 1953 This Retreat is established in the Rocky Mountains in the Western part of the United States of America, at the location where the human race first set foot on the planet earth, following the descent of the Lord Manu of the First Root Race, who was accompanied by Lord Michael, the Archangel. Twice each year, at the beginning of the twelve month cycle in January, and at the end of June, the Great White Brotherhood have the o,portunity of gathering together before that Aui;;ust Body of Divine Justice and Mercy, Who are known as the Lords of Karma, in this beauti ful Retreat which plays host to the Ascended Masters and Their chosen chelas, pupils and aspirants toward wisdom. (See The Bridge, Vol. I, No. 8, December 1952 for full description, plus The Coming of Lord Michael, the Archangel.) -- December 15, 1952 Dearly Blessed Children of God: After the establishment of the Great tihite Brotherhood by Our Lord, Sanat ~ur.ara, in the heart of Shamballa, so many centuries ago , there were slowly but surely drawn into the aura of that Sacred City those lifestreams who responded to the r2gnetic power of His Love. These individuals voluntarily chose to accept the discipline of the outer self and prepare to accept the responsibilities and offices of the Hierarchy as soon as possible, and relieve the Cosmic Beings from other systems Who had volunteered to serve with Sanat Kumara until earth's chil dren 1tii;;ht be spiritually educated and developed to a point where they would assume the Government of the planet and its evolution themselves. These beloved children of earth, from time to time, asked pennission to estab lish and maintain foci of light at other points on the earth's surface, and when f~.md ready, were graciously granted the opportunity of rendering this service. he Lords of Life knew where to plant these "spiritual seeds" that would flower one day i~to p.reat spiritual centers whose radiance would be the spiritual nourishment, anchora~e and stimulus of all mankind. At certain geometrical locations such foci ~ere planned, and when the beloved volunteers asked for an assignment, their indi vidual momentum, capacity, nature and vibration were deeply studied before they ere vested with the authority and power to draw and sustain the Cosmic Flame, representative of some specific quality of radiation required at a certain place on the earth's surface. When a lifestream was found who passed the requirement of the Cosmic Law, the investnent of such an one with the Flame from God's Heart took place, and the suc ceeding incarnations became the individual responsibility of the Invested One who- through the use of hi.x own initiative, tenacity of spirit, and powers of love and i~~t--had to establish in the physical world these Retreats, Sanctuaries and Homes of !.i~t.. Century after century these great souls labored, drawing toward them t.~~se other lifestreams whom they could attract by their own love and enthusiasm, and :.f these proved worthy., the Cosmic Flame--f!t a given moment--was directed t-hrough their hearts into the physical substance of earth at a particular location, ar.d c:-. Permanent Focus of the Great 'tihi te Brotherhood established there as a Radiat- ~~ :enter of God's gifts of love and light for all succeeding generations. For :.he few who succeeded, there are on the rolls of those who "tried", count ...ess thousands of dear life streams who had not the tenacity of spirit to endure the centur:.es of_ dedication to a Cause. The permancmt Retreats have poured out their :ave ar:~ i..'lspiration t.hr ou eh the fidelity of their Hi.e rarch , Tfuoever He might be. If such an Hier2rch desired to enter Cosmic Service, He could not graduate from His ~e:±'-chosen dedication to the Flame, until a successor could be found and prepared 'tO assu::-,e His Guardianship of the Sacred Fire, and remain a voluntary prisoner of :-r.~ ·:.zntil released by his own pupil in a later day. ~be nany who endeavor'ed to establish Re treats, but were not able to endure the •• sci~lir:e anc self-correction necessary, carried the remembrance of their vow, and ~:se :ifestreams, in almost all incarnations, endeavored to contact and work with ••. -: ~i.rit'..lal communities of the dciy, and joined the Orders established by stronger '!'hs sphere of influence of each Retreat is as strong as its full gathered ntu:: of olessing. The quality and radiation of the Sacred Fire released into ':!:.~ az~s?~~re extends as far as the periphery of that sphere of influence. Sheet 12 December 15, 1952 Sruc.ying the glorious colors of the various Retreats as they suffuse the inner atziospher'e of earth, I came upon the idea of expandinc their sphere of influence to cover the entire planet, and the inner atmosphere which enfolds it. So was born the idea of presenting the Cosmic activities of the Brotherhood each month to those bc!.oved students who would enjoy becoming R part of the service consciously. Through i:y &:loved Son, Morya, this presentation is made in the pages of The Bridge. To c2rry the radiation of the Retre2t which is Host or Hostess to the people of eart:!'l,around the world, transmitting st2tions which could relay the power of light drawn, were necessary. In March of 1952, I placed the ideci before the Brotherhood fer their consideration with the hope thet interested chelas might choose to gather toge~her in their own localities at the same time, uoon a ~iven night, and receive the radiation from the Great Council Halls, and redirect that radiat.t.on until the ent.Lrc earth, rather than a localized area in which the Re t.re a t was located, might bet.he beneficiary of the specific God quality and Flame which represented that Ret.rsat Is outpouring to life. Talking it over i-1ith the beloved Chohans around My council t.ab.Le in Ceylon, I told Beloved riorya that I had a chela trho could set an idea into action rapidly. He soon gave this chela the opportunity of incorporating the idea t.nrough chosen students. T::2 results have been so gratifying to the Brct.hernood , th2.t We are endeavoring to have each monthly outpour in-; attended by as many beloved students as choose to experiment with the power of drawing and focusing the Flame through the contribution of the breath of their own lifestreams. As the entire Brotherhood enter now into the Heart of the Rocky Mountain Re treat for the half-yearly council, the Gold and Green Flame from this Retreat will carry tll the consciousness and pouer of light drawn and developed through this Year of Harvest, as well as all the enthusiasm and love of the li?ht from the marts cf ~he Brothers, into the lives and exi~erience of each participant. Through the individual and the group, the Loc at.i.on in which each group is focused, will become c. po:.cntial permanent Chalice for tho Sacred Fire in the New Day. Blessinas and Love December 21, 1952 Excerpts frcM Bulletin--Vol. I, No. 28 Ihe Great Council Chamber at the Rocky l'fountain Retreat was opened Ln order ~o accorrioda te more than five thous"lnd members of the Ascended and Angelic Host o par~icipated in the Transmission of the Flame around the world last eveninP.. 7he entire Council Room w2s de cerated with 1Hies, and the rfaster Kuthumi, vearinq heavily emcroidered golden bands on His sleeves and robe--complementing the natural, beauty of His aopear ance-c-o.Layed on the great organ. Beloved Lanto and Se rap is, because of the great number of guests, chose to draii the Flame from its own chamber into the Council Room, as there were not sufficient facilities in the Flame Room to accommodate all the members who wished olun~arily to participate in the expansion of the Flame. C:1 the center of the great altar the Golden Flame took the form of a lily, en::i the Green Flame took the form of the leaves and the stem, from which it rose as higr. as the nave in the vaulted ceiling. The Thrones of the Lords of Karma faced tne audience from high in the atmos phere over the altar and the Presence of the Silent ':1atcher clothed in azure blue, encompassed the entire assembly in His radiant Presence. The Throne chairs of Beloved Jesus and r-:ary, each canopied entirely in lilies, .tere placed one at each end of the semicircle forming the first row, so that they ccnnc.cted with the side altar and formed two arched doorways of lilies into the crreat Flame in the center of the altar. Because of the interest of the Holy Christ Selves of mankind in the activity of 1952, the uppe r atmosphere was filled i:vith a l!reat multitude of these Christ SeIv=s , and a beam of li.f!ht from the heart of each one entered into the lily forr.ed Flame on the hi~h altar. :'he Sponsors of the var ious zrouos left Their seats just prior to the actual ceremony; alt.houzh 211 the Masters soerrt an hour in contemplation of the Flame before taking UD Their posts in the diFerent localities. Through the faculties o! 'i'hei!' otrn vision and contemplation, They drew a tremendous concentration of the na.--::e into Their own consciousness, and. re-created these beautiful lily-forms in the vicinities where the groups were gathered. , T'r.e ~aster Serapis, completely clothed in white, His vestments being unre lieved by any ccl.or-j . presided over the actual projection and direction of the Flaz...e. His robe was of a shinmar-Lng ma ter'Lal , the contrast on sleeves and hem, er:phasizing His Ray, being of a shimmerinr; crystal-like substance. ?:,e iiaster Lanto, Who served with Him, also wore a pure uhite vestment, but His was complemented with jade green. i'he rccnbers were asked by Beloved Serapis to visualize the Flame-lily around every l:festream belonging to the earth's evolution--incarnate as uell as those vai:ti.ng for r-e -embod'imerrt-c-nnd for thirty minutes, while Beloved Kuthumi played •he sacred songs honoring the birth of the; Master Jesus, this visualization took ~lacE:.. Then, at the moment when the Flame was to be directed, both Serapis and Excerpts from Bulletin--Vol. I, No. 28, Sheet !12 December 21, 1952 La.nto nrojected Their individual Flames into the sacred Flame-flower, which made It E?rOW larger and more brilliant and ~ms the sif!Ilal to the Brotherhood to breathe It ,i!! anc: then project It forth upon the pathway around the world4 The reception of the student body was so beautiful that it took the Flame less thc!n thirty seconds to encircle the planet and return to Its source. tvery lifestream upon the earth received a permanent focus of that flaming flower, which i-Jill act as a stimulus to the development of their own Christ Nature. The entire earth took on the appearance of a gigantic lily resting on a green base, and during the half-hour's contemplation following the projection, the inner atriosphere of the planet and the various kingdoms, as well as the very substance of the earth itself, was blessed with the greatest outpouring of the Cosmic Christ Light that has been known since the last Golden Age. Blessings and Love MAH A CH OHAN January 3, 1953 Beloved Chelas: -~riting these lines on the founding of Our beloved Luxor , brings back r:ernories that are both sweet and yet filled with that nostalgia that always accompanies 11partings11--from home, from loved ones, from familiar routines which have formed the pattern of living in this world of form. As the Edict of the Eternal Father is Unity and Oneness, that which makes for separateness and partings is against the nature of the heart, and like all inversions of Law, br:L~gs pain in its experience. Among these forty individuals who sailed with Me from the Sweet Islands cf Atlantis' remaining glory, were many students re-embodied today. All in all, one hundred of the Great Atlantean Fleet set forth, some going westward and settling in the neighborhood of the Easter Islands, Peru, and Mexico. ~thers ventured further across the expanse of the Pacific into Asia. Of the one hundred parties, only ten established an endurinr. focus Hhich contains rithin it today a portion of the actual undying Sacred Fire from the Atlantean Temples, which We carried with Us in the Great Golden Braziers which used to hang above the altars of those early times. After the establishment of a portion of That Flame at Luxor , rJe lived throu:?"h our lives, each one. And many times since, we returned and took embodi ment in and around Karnak and Luxor, serving again the Flame we so adored. In those early days, no written discipline was necessary, for we remembered well the purity and honor of the Priests and Priestesses of the Flame. Only as the Light of the Atlantean Day grew dim, preceding the days of Moses, did the Hierarchy insist upon our writing the disciplines for the neophytes to preserve t.hem through these darker days. Eany of the early Israelites were guests at Our Temple--Joseph, who was to rise next to the Throne of Egypt; Moses, Aaron, Miriam and those who were to be instrumental in the Exodus; and Jesus, Eary and our Beloved Saint Germain ::...."l later lives. Much of the Hebrew Law incorporates the instructions in Our Tenple, and much of the r1osaic Law was embedded in the consciousness of Moses lor..g before the ascent into the 1':iount. Thus is truth conveyed from heart to heart, and carried by the feet of men into far places. Today, Luxor opens Her Temple Doors to the masses. Nightly shall I speak on me Law and all men will, I know, remember some of the truths so spoken. This I do decree! Elessinrrs on your noble hearts and stalwart spirits, from your Friend, SERA?IS - LETTER FRCM BELOVED SERAPIS January 14, 1953 •.y Beloved Chelas: The memories of Atlantis are again stirring the etheric memories in the hearts of those who were present in her glory, who suffered at her decline, and who volunteered to leave her shores with the heritage of her culture, before the Great Seas fulfilled their appointed task, and folded their mantle over her glory for a time • Certain of the crreat cities were hermetically sealed and these will r~se again in the comin~ changes, and reveal the Truth of Atlantis' perfec tion to all men. However, much of her culture was to be given to the race and the gener ations that would live between the time of her submergence and her ultimate resurrection. To sustain this perfection on the surface of the earth, volun teers from among the Priests and Priestesses of that day, were requested to offer this service. Four thousand lifestreams volunteered, and together with forty priests, prepared to carry the Sacred Fire across the seas to certain designated locations where New Foci of the Ascended Master Perfection would be drawn forth, sustained and expanded, for the good of the race. Of these four thousand, only four hundred reached their destination. Time and karmic conditions were such that the Cosmic moment could not await the arrival of the vessels at their locations, if they were delayed for any reason beyond a certain date. v'le were among those fortunate enough to en counter no adverse winds, no particular unconsumed destructive karma in the nember-s of our little band, and with the pressure of My Will, and with no sleep for ten of our number who spelled each other off each night, we rowed night and day, and succeeded in reaching the mouth of the Nile only a matter of hours before the cataclysm spent itself. How long have I loved the Land of Egypt! I believe that she will again rise a queen amen~ the nations of the earth! Kwan Yin so loves China, and Mcrya India--! find a sponsor in love for nearly all the nations that will survive the "chanze'! , so that it is hopeful that each will reach its· Christ Estate again. ·lhile the attention of mankind is upon Luxor, I pray the Law of Life na:y assist Me in reaching through to the outer selves of these two hundred thousand lifestreams whom I have chosen for the experiment, by which I hope to prove to the Karmic Counsel that dispensations, when granted, yield a goc.d return in universal progress. The s2me God-Will which drove our galleon across the sea, will so awaken these sons of men. This I do decreel All My love, dear hearts, always. SERAPIS BEY January 18., 1953 Beloved Chela: Since the time when Sanat Kumara established the Great White Brotherhood, .d the Retreats and Sanctuaries were created by the voluntary contribution of the life energies of that Brotherhood, one of the activities of this self lees crder was to send forth the powe r of the Sacred Fire to bless mankind, The sphere of influence of each Retreat. was determined by the amount of t.¥- Sacred Fire that was drawn and focused by the Brothers. Naturally, the efficacy of that sphere of influence was determined not only by its size, but by its potency. Wnen I determined within Myself to increase the sphere of influence of the Retreats by acquainting mankind with the particular action of the Sacred Fire which was the Gift of each Retreat, I did not realize how great an interest the cor~ciousness of the people would evince in such a service, Time has proved t.~e beneficent outpouring and radiation absorbed by the blessed ones who have become outposts of the Retreat which happens to be host to the world of men, and makes this service one of the greatest hopes for mankind in this hour of universal crisis. Because the consciousness of the Western world up to the present day, has not been trained in the power that lies within the breath, We did not think it possible to allow the responsibility for the actual direction of the Flame to lie with the students. For this reason a Sponsor for each izroup was provided frc.~ the Ascended Host to render this service, the student body merely giving the substance of their rhythmic energy as the material for the Bridge--the !laster Presence moulding that breath into the Bridge and directing the Flame across it. However, the acceleration of the individual consciousness has been such th~t we will now be able to Gntrust the actual direction of the Flame to the student body. The Sponsor will, therefore, transmit the responsibility to the leader, although the Master will remain in attendance for some months This means that the instruction for the new classes will be a little dif ferent, and I shall ask the student body not only to accept and expand the Flane, but also to direct it on its way to the next point on the path of the course through their cooperative efforts. The leader, through the thought and feeling centers of his own consciousness, will In2.ke and sustain the Bridge over which the Flame flows to the next point of contact on the earth's surface. Devotedly yours MiAHA CHOHAN - OF BELOVED EERAPIS BEY EXCERPTS FRON THE JANUARY 1953 S U P P L EN E N T TO THE BRIBGE From J;mu2ry 15 through February 14, 1953 Toe Great Ascension Temple 2t Luxor in Egypt will aga:in be the Host--from Januc:ry 15 through February lL~, 1953, to the Members of the Great lmite Brother hood a~d those individuals who choose to accept tha opportunity of visiting this Retreat in consciousness and absorbing the gifts of 1ight, freedom and purity which form the atmosphere and power of this Retreat. Before the final cataclysm th2.t was to car ry the remaarung ish.nds of Atlantis beneath the waves, the High Priests of the Temples were notified by the Spiritual Hierarchy to ~ather together all the priceless treasures from the Temples in which they officiated and load them into the vessels that rode anchor in the placid har bors. Thus, the preparatdon for the exodus of the Illuminati and the spiritual cul ture of Atlantis began. Quietly and leisurely, the Guardians of the Atlantean Era orepared for the final hour when they would be required to leave their Island Home and journey to far distent lands, e2ch group proceedin~ according to sealed orders which the Lec1.der carried U1Jon his person, but which were not to be opened until the fat,eful moment of dep~rture had come. Among these High Priests was the Master Ehorn We know as the Beloved Serapis Bey. North, east, south and west were the chosen ones to saLl., each with a portd.on of the heritnge of the great Atlantean culture, each toward a haven of safety r.ner-e the light and power and knowledge might be secured for the generations yet to come. Over one hundred vessels were prepared, and no less than forty persons were chosen to go With the High Priest in every such vessel. Fintlly, the gTeat moment came. The Priests and their companions left their er-.;,les and bidding each other II goodoye!' , turned their faces toward the point which was designated in their individu2.l orders o Soon the vessels passed from sight of each other and their Lovely Home. The gal.Leon of Serapis Bey and his forty companions sailed e astward , coming finrll:,r after many days to the mouth of the River Nile in the Land of Egyp t , Follow ing the carefully drawn course set forth for them, they proceeded up the Nile to the vi.cinity of Luxor, where they disembarked. Kneeling around the brazier th2t held the embers from the Immortal Fire on the alt;:,_r of the Home Temple, Serapis and his COf1l?anions breathed on the smouldering sparks until the Fire leaped up, renewed c:.!Xi warmed their he2rts and spirits with the memories of a loved land, a culture, hor:e they would see no more, except in the light of memory, or the softly moving fclds of Akasha on certain spiritual oc c=s i.ons when a Great One would choose to re ~ivifv the dory of ThPt D2y. Thus, did Beloved Serapi,s end the forty chosen ones breathe ir:to the ELame the first pul.sat.t on of their own life and brea th, This F'l.ame has endured unto the present nay and forms the White and Gold Ascension Flame in the r.e:1rt of the Retr~2t ~t Luxor. JAWARY 1953 SUPPLEMENT TO THE BRIDGE - ,t2 As tney knelt so, the earth 'oerieat.h their feet shook violently, the river sv~lled wigttily, and the Priests and their attendants bowed their heads, knowing tru:t in that moment, as the Flame leaped upw.:.:rd, somewhere to the westward the sea had f-nH'illcd tho prophesies and At.Lant.Ls , Jewel of the Sun, with all her children, had been c.Laimed into the purifying waters of the Great Oce an which still bears her ~. Thus ')irth and de ath alike ar o se in waves of tumultuous feeling in the breasts of t.he Keepers of the FLame , and sr.dness tinged the worship of the New Fire of Hope th~t lived on the breath of those pilgrims from the Homeland--and Luxor-v-as 2 Focus of Lignt--Nrs born, THE CAHDIDATE FOR '!'HE ASCENSI0N ENTERS LUXOR t.fter entering the Temple flt Luxor and be i.nz shown to a private cell, each applicant is summoned to appear before thn Hierarch for a personal interview. At mner Leve Ls , the Master Serr-ipis is tho d'ire ct.Inz Intelli~ence of the Fourth Sphere. In this Great Sphere, the Hir.:hcr Eental Bodies or Christ Selves of the greater num :-er ~f the humeri r ace ab.ide , nwHiting the hou:c when They can assume the authority over the outer personal self and fulfill their God Plan. Beloved Serapis, therefore, is well acquc irrted with the Divine 3,:;lf of each applicant and knotrs full well what tte spiritual pattern and destiny is for each personal ego who has the temerity to s~~nd before Him. The measure of development of the· personal self and tho clear picture of the O,.r~st. Se Lf arc registered in His Consciousness sirnul taneously during the interview, and ~.,c particular type of Bridge (training, discipline, instruction and purifica tion) r~quired to draw this Inner Christ Self, and the outer personality together, is here designated by the Hastcr and given to one of the Brothers who is essignod tte r-espons ib i.Li.t.y of seeing t.ha't tho student is given the opportunity to develop eccordine to the Hi.er arch Is plan. This tutel2p.u is done entirely from "behi.nd the ·.,-cil" and the neophyte is never conscious of 2. toacher at any time. He is forced be ck Lrrto communion with the God-solf within his own heart end made to rely upon its ~r~t.L'1q;s at all times. The circumstr.nces that seem to "happen" are, of course, care Iu.Ll.y pLanned to give him the opporturri.ty to gr in mastery through self-control 2..-;d. Lrrit i.at ive , Only those who arc able to move forward accordinp to the promptings :>f t,he God-self are a'LLoved to remain. The others, nfter a given ttme', are asked to :i.thdrr•1. It is a peculiar fact that, although the membership at the Luxor Temple has al vays '->eer.. smaller than at any other Retreat on the earth, the interest of the people nc s aIvays been turned toward it by reason of its reputation for discipline and :r2inir.!?. It is the hope of Its Great Hierarch that the people of earth who come in the-:=-r etheric bodies, may ENJOY this month at Luxor , as well as the explanations Ftven of the Law T-Thich are behind the c!J_scipline·· and form the Vow of the Neophyte, .;:-.-d--tnrou~h an understanding of this Law--they may be ea11er to comply r,rith it and tr..1s gain their individual Victory in the Light. IH THE 'J.RANSMISSION OF THE ASCENSION FLAME FROM LUXOR J\.ROIB'JD THE WORLD On January 17, 19.53, at 9 P.M. Eastern Standard Time January 15, 19.53 Ky dearly beloved Hearts of Freedom: Today, through the great kindness and mercy of the Cosmic Law and the Lords of Karma, I am afforded another opryortunity to be Host to the children of earth for the thirty day period just ahead. You who gather together the evening of January 17, are each one representative of the Brotherhood of Luxor and the Ascension Flame which We have nourished with Our life energy since that day, almost twe2-ve thousand years ago, when We left the Home land on the Island of Poseidonis 2nd, accordinf-' to the sealed orders given us by our King, Himself, sailed eastward t o-rard the land of Egypt. We carried with us the wealth of spiritual culture from tne Temple in which I had the honor to be Officiat ing Priest, and We carried also in a golden brazier, some of the Sacred Fire which burned on the altar of the Temple, century after century, never being depleted, but furnishing from its sacred embers the Fire which lived on the altars of the lesser Temples and on the hearths of the hones of the Realm. We reached our destination (about L80 miles from the present mouth of the River Nile) just before the final cataclysmic action shook the foundations of the world, rocking continents and overflowin, the grea~ seas, and even as we knelt together and breathed upon the smouldering enbers of the Sacred Fire, Atlantis sank beneath the waves of the ocean that still be2rs ner name. This Flame which we kindled to new life by our very breath has been sust.a.lned these many centuries by the life breath and protection of all the Brothers a~d Sisters at Luxor since that day. From this Flame Moses drew the Fire of cour2~e, 211d Aaron the Arts of the Priesthood, and be fore Its Blazing Presence, the Bl2ssed Jesus drew the sanctity which amplified His Christhood. How many of the Illu~inati of the Ages have bathed in the Sacred Fire of Luxor, and then through Its strength or oceeded forth to fulfill some God Mission, vested with the Powers of thct Fl2r:e! And now, for the second time in the history of the human race, unascended be ings are contributing voluntarily thci -r bre a th to carry the Golden and l,ihite Ascen sion Flame of Luxor round the 'rnrld, pe rme atd.nz the consciousness of mankind with its Sacred Power. Blessec' ar'e you, each one, in this service! We shall enter the Ascension Flam2 tol?ether--the entire Priesthood of Luxor- for We number less than one thous and strong. As We stand within it, it will expand by the power of our LndivLduaL life enerP."ies, and then We shall direct it forth to Arabia, and They in turn will senc'. ii:, on to India. Then We shall follow the same track i;-1hich was used in the previous transmission of the Flame. I am so desirous of nwakening the outer consciousness of mankind to the recep tivity of this Flame, for these t·;-Jo hundred thousand life streams given Me by the Karmic Board are the proof which I must offer to life if we are to prevent the dan gers of cataclysmic activities as the only means to shock mankind awake. If these ~thorn I have sponsored can make a better showing in July, than We could offer in Jan uary, I hnve hope. J.i.s the Flame moves forth in its journey over the earth, visual ize it accomplishing its end--awakening mankind. I thank you, Hope of My Heart's Love. SERAPIS BEY - Jenuary 18, 1953 Excerpts from Bulleton, Vol. I, No. 32 The Brotherhood at Luxor, as well as all visiting members of the Hierarchy last evening wore white robes--the Beloved Serapis wearing the headdress of the Retreat, a golden band with two wings of Flame from the forehead, which was the sole distin- guishing characteristic of His high office. The Luxor Brotherhood entered the Sanctuary of the Sacred Fire, and at a given monerrt the entire thousand members stepped consciously within that Flame. In exacb ly the same manner as physical fuel expands a fire, so did Their individual heart flames increase the sphere of influence and expand the Ascension Flame westward to the Cape of Good Hope, and eastward through the Lrabj_an Sea to India. This was the size of the great Flaming lily of '\-Jhite Fire BEFORE Its 'I'r ansmi.asi.on around theworld began, and you will note that It covered c great deal of the landed surface of the earth where particular world conditions at present 1·1arrant the aas i.at.ance of the Brotherhood in dissipating vortices of evil. As Serapis Bey prepared the Brotherhood for the direction of the Flame, all breathed It in, and It was sent to the Retreat of Beloved Jesus and Mary in Arabia, forward to India, and then followed the same track as previously used around the entire globe. Whereas the previous Flame circled the earth several thousand feet above its surface, this time through the cooperation of the forces of nature, the Flame was projected right along the surface of the land and sea, so that the physical bodies of man and beast were permeated with Its pres sur-e , and not only the inner bodies constructively affected. It acted in a measure like a razor cutting the lines of force which connected the consciousness and velri.cl.e s of the inhabitants of earth, wi.th the downward currents which have grounded the consciousness. As this w2s re peated over and over again, the pull of the senses, appetites and passions, which are all part of the gravity by uhich man is held in the lower octaves, was tremen- dously lessened. It served in a measure like the Sword of Flame wielded by Lord Eichael and the Angels who work in the astral and psychic plane, in literally shearing off the ac cumulations which had grown into the consciousness like barnacLe s attach themselves to a ship. You will see that when the tremendous downward surge of energy is lessened, that the buoyancy of the heart flame of the people will respond to the upward sur ee-« -which is the Ascension Flame in its ::!:ssence. After fifteen minutes of cu:tting away the "adhesions" in the consciousness, the Brotherhood began to pour the buoyant raisin~ action, which is the true nature of the Ascension Flame, into the he2rts and into the individual Flame of the people, and it seemed to have the same effect as helium within the dirigible. We are extremely grateful for the cooperation of the groups who, together with their Cosmic Sponsors, made this possible, and We look f'orward wi.th joy to the day when thousands of such foci will be actively enr;aged with the Brotherhood during each such thirty-day period--in cosmically remedying the conditions under which the masses funct.Lon in so limited a der,:ree of awareness· of the ever-present and potent powers of the Sacred Fire, which ars available for their use at any moment. Blessings and Love NA HA CH OHAN THE TEMPLi'I: OF MERCY AT PEIPING From February 15 through March lLt, 1953 Walking along the grassy footpath that winds gently through the rolling foothills outside of Peiping, one finds the tensions and the rapid pace that make up present day living, falling away, and a peace and tranquility be~ins to fill the aura of the pilgrim, wrapping him gently round in the invisible, but palpable presence of love and comfort. The pl2cid face of nature seems to reflect this gentle Presence, and the soft light of the morning sun to caress the atmosphere with the hand of immortal peace. Thus is the traveler prepared for entrance into the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion, Kwan Yin, Who represents the Immortal Presence of China's once great glory, and the promise of her future redemption. (For full description, see Supplement to Tne Bridge, Vol. I, No. 10, February 1953). - BELOVED MAHA CHOHJiN ON TRANSMISSION FLf,MB Beloved Chela: January 28, 1953 I am so vitally interested in the progress of the Transmission of the Flame around the earth , because My se rv.i.ce to life is connected with the tying of the breath into the physical body at the time of birth, and the releasing of the final breath from the body at the time of so-c~lled death. When mankind voluntarily offers to contribute some of his breath to the forward progress of the race, he aut.oma td.cal.Ly receives from life a greater proportion of the gifts that lie within the substance of the air and ethers. The forming of the Bridge from point to point across the face of the earth, by the VOLUNTiJtY CONTRIBUTION of the breath of certain students is a marvelous Cosmic action of the Law. Up to this point, }~e felt it enough for the students to concen trate upon the Flame to be released, and then attempt to regulate the rhythm of the breath so that the primal substance of the unified breath of the group might be moulded by the Master Sponsor, directed by Him, and sustained by Him, to form the conductor of the Flame in its world-wide circling of the globe. However, the inten sity of the individual's interest, and the clarity of comprehension make it possible for Us to experiment with the further development of this endeavor, and on February 15, We gave to the chaLas the grerrter responsibility of drawing, absorbing, qualify ing, directing and expanding the Fl2me on the brec:\th. We sh211 wo.tch carefully to see how each one cooperntes in the endeavor. The same rhythm of breathing will be folloued--that is, on the rhythmic count of eight--four activities, inbre2.thing, holding the breath inside the body, out bre2thing, and holding the bre2.th out of tho body. However, We shdl "step up" the the 2.cti~ity and complete the cycle in one consciously drawn, held and released bre ath , as follows: On the inbreath, let the students consciously draw the Flame from the Retreat into their bodies. The Le ade r will, of course, have to step up the worded decree which will direct the attention of the group accordingly: "I AM inbreathing the Fiery Breath of Cosmic Love Divine from Kwnn Yin Is Retreat in China." On the sustained brer th in the body, let the students consciously absorb that ELame of Mercy and Ir-ansrmrt.atdon , and expand it through the pores of the body and through the aura and the atmosphere of the locality in which the group is held. 11 I AM absorbing the Fiery Br'e et.h of Cosmic Love Divine from Kwan Yin' s Retreat in Ch'iria , On the outbreath let the students consciously direct that Flame, with the added quality of their individual and collective love and light, to the next point on the course of Its progress. 11I AM directing the Fiery Breath of Cosmic Love Divine from Kw,:m Yin Is Retreat in Chana ;" l.s the breath is held out of the body, let the students visualize the Flame covering the earth in a rhythmic circular movement--loving and thanking that Flame and the great Retreat from whence It issues forth. 11I AM loving (or thanking, or bl.e ss mg) the Fiery Breath of Cosmic Love Divine from Kwan Yin Is Retreat in Ch'ina, 11 This may be repeated audibly in its fullness twelve times (by the director only) c::.r:.d then silontly by the director 2nd the group (for the next twenty or thirty mi.nutes}, It is wisd?m for the director from time to time to repeat the rhythmic decrGe 2.udibly to allow the students to check on their individual rhythms. February 23, 1953 BUL S-i'IN Vol. I, No. 37 The Transmission of the currents of Mercy, forgiveness and love Divine from ~he Cosmic Temple of Beloved Kwan Yin in China last evenir.g, through the kind con tribution of the energy, time, visualizing faculties and breath of the beloved s ••udents in conscious cooperation with the Ascended Host of Light, was another Cosr.iic milestone in the spiritual evolution of the race. 'Ihis accomplishment fills My heart particularly, with gratitude, that so much has been accomplished in such a very short time, and that the beloved stu dents have grasped so quickly the importance of this endeavor, and have become such a valuable and active part in assisting Us to render this service to o~r evolution and to the Beloved Sanat Kumara. The releasinf of Cosmic vibrations with a certain definite qualification, whose rapid revolution around the earth and throu?h the bodies of the people and the nature kingdom, represents the most concentrated action of the Sacred Fire ever drawn, focused and projected for the upliftment of mankind on this planet. Many times have great heights of spiritual glory been attained, and Golden Ages manifested on the face of the earth where the power of the Sacred Fire was Lnvoked and utilized locally for the benefit of the people, but this is the first tir::e it has been consciously directed around the entire globe again and again, w~th the specific intent and ?urpose of setting mankind free from the misquali fication of energy with tts attend2nt results of karmic misery and limitation. The Beloved Kwan Yin began to draw the Cosmic power of the Sacred Fire "twt=r.ty-four hours before the actual Transmission of the currents was to take plece. The Brotherhood who 2bide within Her Temple of Mercy have woven for Eer the most exquisite Robes of State and Vestments of Power, in the glorious royal. purple and gold, which She iforG over Her own simple gown of mauve silk. She, together with the twelve ladies who represent Her spiritual court, took their positions before the altar upon which bl2zes the Cosmic Lotus of Mercy, _cng bafore the assembly gathered, and began to tie in the currents from the ~enples of Light around the physical Sun and the spheres of light, which caused t.he Flame to expand and intensify in its concentrated power until it was so brilliant in its activity that even We found it difficult to look upon its blaz ing Presence for more than a feu moments at a time. From the Cosmic Temple of ~r.e Elohim of Mercy around the Sun, the great purple Ray flashed forth and con- ec:.ed with the focused F'Lame in the Temple at Peiping. Then, from the seven Temples of Mercy, Forgiveness, Love, Freedom, Purity, r:i.ndr.ess and Ordered Service that abide within the Seventh Realm, seven great Rays were directed by the Angel Devas of the Violet Fire, which--joining with ~he r.2ster Ray from the Sun--entered the heart of the Cosmic Lotus, expanding It -~~til Its petals covered the entire country of China, well up into the S1t~ric:n st.ate , Across Tibet and the lfalay peninsula, rind out througl1 the ?ccific, bl2nketing the Kore2n battlefields in Its potent power. F!'C!": i1~er levels, it looked as thoueh the lovely earth had put a beauti ~'J.l jeweled lotus in her hair--and the attention of Beings from other stars and ,:l:nets was forcibly drawn by the tremendous, mognetic power of that Light. :~clse glorious Celestial Visitors began to gather, in a wholly spontaneous s:-iri•. cf hor.aze to tho Flame. The earth has not offered such cause for Spiritual i::::.c.:-tio::.s since she was first cr22ted as the erau.le for the evolving race. - BP1•e~in Vol I, No. 37 - p. 2 Tr;e spiritually sensitive chelas and students fortunate enough to be within the actual physical locality of this activity were also drawn by this concen- ,rated pover of love, and it was not unlike the gathering of the wise and inno cent aro-.i._~d the birthplace of the Beloved Jesus at Bethlehem so long ago, as they again responded to the magnetic power of love and the gift of God imparted for the 1Jlessinizs of all peoples. Just before the Transmission of the currents began, the members of the Brotnerhood took Their places within the Temple proper, and at a given moment ··wan Yin g<'Ve the si.gna.L and all breathed into the purple Fire Lotus, Their Le s si.nz and Their breath. Kwan Yin and Her Court stepped within the Flame. The 2ssenbled Brothers each drew in a deep breath, absorbing the power of Mercy, Forgi~2~sss and Love Divine, and t.hen breathed it out powerfully toward the ~etreat at Suva, where It was im.mediately conveyed to the blessed Ones on the ··~:::ter'1 Coast. of the United States of Amer-i.ca , In a matter of less than thirty __ con:is, this exquisite transmuting power of merciful forgiveness had completely circled the earth. There was not a home, a hospital, an asylum, human heart, ::- a nembar of any kingdom evolving upon the earth but had that current pass ricr.t t.hr-ouzh its center, melting away shadows as the sunlight melts away the rrknc~s cf the night. Although the center of the Ray passed from each desig -tea i"!'OUp of Eeloved Hasters and chelas , the entire activity was a blanket ..t:~ouri:ig of purple Flame that r-e achod from pole to pole from the very first .~ll 2.t the Temple were so intent in witnessing the amazing power being re ased tl:d We were not prepared for the magnificent Visitor Who came among Us, ~"l His usual, silent, humble and beautiful manner--sweetening the essence of ~-rcy ~~tc His Presence. Sudden.Ly, at the edge of the group of pilgrims who had gathered in the large icld tr.ac surrounds the Temples, there tras a movement as though a gentle wind -:-s-: b~o~m through a wheat field--each pilgrim silently prostrating himself upon •·· ~ ~~·md. The stir of energy soon reached those in the heart of the Temple, "" '!.00ki:1;; toward the opened Temple doors, there ·we saw standing the beautiful s0::-:-:.? ')f Lord Gautama Buddha, wj_th His hand on the arm of the faithful Ananda , ::i~t "'e:r,tly, They proceeded down the aisle of the Temple to the place of honor :~i~-::-:y prepared for Them. As always, He wore only a s impIe r'obe , with no ~:-:-.•..- -nt s=-Hi s brown hair hanging loosely around His serene and gentle face, • .:inous eyes smiling with the love which He has become, as the individual ~f tte nature of God • "": ·':)Gk the utmost self-control and concentration of the Brotherhood to . :..r-1-=: ":-h unbroken rhythmic breath, because even at the Wesak Festival at • ir~:c· Lord Buddha blessed the race, He has never come into an assembly ---h1d Lir.ht Body, since His Liberation so many centuries ago. Yi:: s i.Lcnt.Ly offered Him the place of honor as Of'f'LcLatd.ng Master -~ Et::"·1,rt of the Flame, and it was with great personal effort that She ".I'. Her service, so overwhelmed was She with gratitude at the Presence ~: L0rd and Te2cher. He just smilingly waved Her on, while He re .·- ~-~~er of all h2arts1 love and interest, as the Transmission con- 3-'1lleti..~ Vol. I, No. 37 - p. 3 At a given moment, He arose and, with His beloved Ananda, They together pl~ced Their Holy Feet on the bridge created by the breath of tho Brothers, and t,hese two beautiful Gods walked slowly and majestically over th2t bridge :.o~,ard the Retreat at Suva , from whonce They proceeded into every Retreat and Sanctuary and home where the currents were being drawn, focused and trans nitted. After about fifteen minutes They again appeared in the Temple, hav ing circled the earth, and blessed personally and individually each lifestream ••:,.o ;-1as 2. part of the ti anafe.rence of the Mercy Flame of Love Divine. There is no need to emphasize the tremendous import of such a Visitation, :::or to point out the spiritual significance which lies within the return of the Lord Buddha. '!here is only the reminder that we walk in strange days, in the Presence of Guests Whose coming is even unheralded to the Brotherhood, and blessed are they who are gathered together awaiting such blessing in ·.fr1atever day it may come! Blessinfs and Love HA HA CHOHAN - From March lS through April 14, 1953 Dur mg this period the Great Lord Ifaitreya will be Host to the Great White Bro~hcrr.ood and the peoples of the earth, and through His pupils, Beloved Kuthumi and also the Eiaster Jesus, intensify the natural spiritual outpouring of the Easter Season, ~Jithin the ha art of tho gently rolling hills of Kashmir, in Northern India, thr. Great Lord Naitreya and His Pupil, Beloved Kuthumi, drew around Themselves those ch~las and students • ;"iith the pcrmissaon of Beloved Lord Maitrcya, I shall endeavor to describe the out.pour-ing r-1hich took place in the Kashmir Hills recently. The valley was filled with the members of the human race who, in their finer bodies, responded to the magnetic power of Lord lfaitreya Is Love that was drawn with i..~ and through this whole activity. Shortly after the midnight hour, the Divine Presence of Lord Maitreya ascended a small, grassy elevation and began an address on .iove , with an accompanying demonstration of His feeling of love, which varied accord in;z to the different activities of this quality included in His discourses, and which becar.ie the very substance of the listeners--human and Divine. As the great Master of Love stood against a background of gently sloping hills ..-ith the silvery moon shining upon His Luminous Presence, there flowed from His Aura a fzelin~ of the most glorious peace--a stillness that was even reflected in nature, so that the very bodies of the assembled guests did not choose to move, because the ccr.;fort of that peace was more precious than the will of any part. (This is the feclfr1g that the Masters experience when They ent.cr the Great Silence betweon Their activities, but for Lord lfaitreya to have brought t.ha t feeling of stillness into the lower atmosphere of earth, was again the manif~st2tion of the complete mastery of love over every vibration which is less than itself.) Upon the small elevation Lord Maitreya stood alone in perfect repose, His head ir,clined a little, in order to focus the radiation of His Love upon the assembled t!'.rong. Above Him in tho inner atmosphere was the Presence of Lord Buddha and the 1-.dn Flames from the Heart of the Sun Itself. Thus, Lord ifaitroya became tho Con duct.or not only of His own love, but also th.:.; most concentrated directive outpouring of t~c Cosmic Christ that the earth has unto this day received. The reason why individuals who are about to sArve life in a cosmic cap2city ..ave P.lways been required to cnt.cr the Pr-cscnco of Lord l'1aitroya, is that they might ~r~c~ce in full tho Nature of the Cosmic Christ Love themselvos and receive that s aed i."1 tho feeling world which could be fanned into a Flemo when ci.rcums tencc s pr~scnt themselves for Its use. It ~as for this specific reason that Lord Maitreya performed this service for r:.a.Tlki.Jlw their joyous companion upon life Is way. Blessin~s and Love MAHA CHO H.A N - AT DARJEELING--INDIA From April 15 through May 14, 1953 Turning off the main highway, we enter a gracious tree-lined drive, reminis cent of the spacious English countryside, and suddenly come upon the exquisite white pakace which is the home of the Beloved Master, El Morya, in India. It is built ::ich on the o~iental style of the Taj Mahal, and at either end are rounded minarets that rise a full story above the main building. We found later that one of these ·narets contains the instruments which denote the Master's keen interest in astron- .y--the great telescope and other machinery dedicated to the study of the stars and 'Ola.nets of the svsbem, The other minaret is an exquisite Sanctuary, in r,rhich the furnishi..'1gs are done in royal blue and pure, unrelieved white. As 11e stand at the foot cf the long column of marble steps leading to the massive ~olden doors on each o! -which is fastened a Crest composed of a massive 11JviR11 held 1-1ithin a chalice, un seen hands draw ,;-rhite velvet curtains across the tower room windows and these now blex :;ith t.ne •-1hite stone of the building itself. Cur guide pulls the long chain hanging beside the great doors, and a melodious bell sounds, reverberat1ng through the stillness of the surroundings. The doors open silently and the splendor of the magnificent entrance hall is revealed. The gracefully carved double s ta i.ruay arches over the most exquisite lifesize tapestry of King Arthur, sitting 1Jith His Knights at the Round Table. Into it have been woven the glorious colors that only the Kashmiri Heavers could have d rawn forth. Lookang upuard , a great Prism in the vaulted ceiling has caught the natural rays of the sun which pours in a veritable rainbow of color into the hall below. The door to our right is closed, and again we note the Crest of the Master woven into the ela'::x)rate design. A golden plate signifies, in Sanscrit, t.hat, this is the Council Roor. of the Brotherhood. Raising our eyes to the balcony formed by the meeting of the great st.a irvay, r:e car: see the full length portraits of many of our Master Friends. This gallery stretches a•,rny beyond our line of vision in either direction and leads, no doubt, ~ the gue st rooms and the s'Leep ing quarters of the Palace. In the exact center of the entrance hall is a beautiful replica of the Taj 11a.~al, its tallest minarets about five feet or more in height, co~plete in every cetail, with a miniature lily pool in front, filled with spark'Ling j- effervescent at-er in uhich float .fragrant lotus blossoms of every size and color. The door to the left of the hall is open, and we can see an exquisite drawing roo~, a cheerful fire burning in the grate--and a large vase of roses on the carved rose•rood ?iano, the music still open upon the rack as if someone had just been play i..ng there. A fine china tea service is set before the fire, and although the whole at::.os?here is the ?ersonification of splendor and elegance, there is an atmosphere of hone Linass and warmth that enters deeply into the heart. A h2.::d c&rved desk stands at the far end of the room, framed in a bay window that Le ac s out into the formal gardens, in which the soft colors of the English garden flowers can be seen, blending with the more brilliant hues of the tropical bloo:-.s. Cn the desk is a portrait of the Master's deai::ly beloved Brother Kuthumi. (For full description, see The Bridge, Vol. II, No. 1 - April 1953). - LEI'TER ON 'IRANSMISSION OF THE FLAME FOR April 18, 1953 BY BELOVF_.1} MAHA CHOHAN April 7, 1953 Eeloved Children of God: May I again bless you on the choice that you have voluntarily made to con tribute freely a portion of the breath by which the life in your body is sus tained, in order to carry the particular and specific blessing and feeling of the Flame which has been focused and sus ba Ined in the various Retreats of the world, around the earth once each month, Although the Ascended Masters h2ve rendered this service, the conscious cooperation of lifestreams whose vibratory action is one with the mankind of earth, make it possible· to greatly condense the power of the Flame and allow it full freedom through the physical and inner bodies of the members of the race. Toe conscious conductors from among the race make tremendous things possible! The revolving planet, on its bended axis, is so grateful for this assis tance which is removing the weight of the tremendous mass accumulation of the hunan creations of the ages. As this is done, the "bl.anke t" human veil --rill be .,;1:i.Jmed with each successive Trans:'nission Flame, until the hour arrives ·1hen the Spiritual Sun can be seen and comprehended by every lifestream belongine to this evolution. The Flame of pure White Fire focused at Darjeeling holds T,rithin Itself the Divine Pattern for the planet, and the evolution of all the kingdoms presently al;::,iding upon it, within it, or in its atmosphere. It is the concentrated WILL F GCD--the VISION which the Great 7'h~_te Brotherhood have dedicated themselves to externalize through the contribution of their individual and collective enereies , talents, powers and life. This White Fire Flame is held ,,rithin a 1:eautiful e;olden ChaLi.ce , in the Sanctm:ry at Darjeeling. This Chalice has been in the possession of Beloved El Morya s ince the fourth century. It repre sen--.s the purified consciousness which is elevated and receives into itself the Go:! directions from the Presence of God. In the Orient, the consci9usness of the people are representative of the Ch2lice (the uplifted consciousness) but it. is to tne 1Jest We look for those chelas uho are willing to fashion the elec tronic energy of their osn lifestreams into the "Spear of Li.ghb'! , and translate 1Vi.sion11 into "fact. ;i :.ystically, the life of the M.ci.ster Jesus is symbolized by the "Commurri.on C,.1p11 and the "Spear" which pierced His side, allowing the spiritual life force to nou freely into the world of formo In the life of each initiate, these two activic.ies must be balanced if he is to be of the greatest value to the Brother hcod, It is not enough to enjoy the words and. vision imparted by those enabled to dr Ink from the Cup--it is for everyone so privileged, to drink from It to to fash-i on the energies of his own life, and in dedicated and concentrated action, to send forth the Will of God to some good accomplishment. foe Easter, El :Marya, in His great Consciousness, has chosen to bring to the c!1Uc.re.,.,_ of earth, in simple trcrded expression, the Hill of God, and to acquaint ~::; outer consci.ou sne ss of those desiring to cooperate with the Masters, with the Let.ter en Transmission Flame - p. 2 design ,:~ the Father, the service of Beloved Sanat Kumara, and the current ctivities in which the Great 1,Jhi te Brotherhood are engaged. This new activity is such a Chalice, and all who share Our Words drink of the Cup of Communion held in His Blessed Hands. It is now the opportunity of each student to receive the 1:iill of God into his mm personal consciousness, ana en:-eavor to externalize it at his particular place on the Path. 3€loved Morya will officiate at the service, holding aloft the beautiful _al.ice, and at the given moment as the breath of the Brotherhood at Darjeeling ::..s direct€d outward, the Flame will become a living Spear of Light and Fire .:.ch ~lill pass throu~h the mind and consciousness of the students first, and i.'l the latter part of the service, tnroucn the mind and consciousness of all nankind , piercing through the veil that lies between the outer consciousness and the Presence, and opening up the individual connection beti:reen the Presence and tr.•e outer mind, so that a closer II comnuni.on" betueen the God-self and the uter self may ensue. Blessin?s and Love - April 15, 19.53 Be Lcved Friends of Light: I GIDZl' you again, across the span of the years that separate the outer consciousness from the remembrance of friendship and cooperative endeavors to serve the cause of mankind's greatest good. T~1e countless centuries that the Great White Brotherhood hsve served the human race, ,rithout more than a handful of people be Ln= cor,nizant of Their very existence, has done much to retard the natural evolution of the nirrher consciousness, which is the instrument by which and through ··rhich the Divine ?lan may be fulfilled. The Brotherhood, able to reach the outer mind of man only through the intuitional sense and the questLonabl,e pr omntdngs of the feeling nature, could hope for little consc:i.ous cooperation •-Tith the services in nhich They ·rere en gaged and trhich They honed 1,rould raise the consciousness of the Lndividua.L to a no'i.rrt trhere the HiP-her Self could control and direct the activities of the personal self. Then, :iJ1stead of bl.ind , zroo inz , blundering embodtment.s which ner'eLy add to the shadows that enshroud the earth, :Je would have a steady and progressive evolution tovar-d Mastery throuf'.h the individual and FCR the race! The rare spiritual nature which aspired to more than the conscious mind of the average man could hope to grasp , usually forsook the 'rorlc' and, in the quiet and solitude of the Retreats of Nature and the Brothers, att.a ined indivi dual, mastery, leaving as His heritage to the race, the substance of rri.s prayers, as?irations, devotions and illuminations. This heritage became part of the very at..osphere of earth, as well as the record of akasna , and it could be "tuned into" by those following on, who were either enabled to visit the Locat Lon =here such illu."lination took place, or else--through sympathy of vibration--to tune into the consciousness of the illumined one and partake of that illwdnation, regard less of the position of the physical body. Thus, many have attained great en lightenment in the actual atmosphe re ·rhere Lord Buddha attained His Victory, and: the Blessed Jesus achieved His manifest mastery, and others--tying their _i!'estrearas into the purpose of these Holy Ones--achieved the illumination through similarity of purpose regardless of the pLace of their •1 spiritual'1 pil -r:::age. Hotrever , as Representative of the Divine 1·Till of God to the earth today, it became my great honor and privilege to aper each the Lord of the "Jor'Ld , early in ~1e nineteenth century, and ask that a knov'Ledge of the Masters, the Brother hcod , and Their endeavors to assist mank ind , be br oucht. to the consci.ous atten ticn ~~ the minds of the Western iforlcl, ,,rherein I perceived the vital energies re,::·.1i:-ed to translate "visi.on'' Lrrbo a otd.on, The East had had centuries to ren der t:-~.;_s service, but the abso'Lu te disrs17ard for form, and the nature of the -::.•• •n-er" Holy Man, being so absolutely devoted to adoration, made it increas in~1 "/ cLear that to the West the Brotherhood must look, if a conscious connec tion t2t'1een Their de s i cn and man's ener-zie s might be accomplished. !:y arguments in favor of investing certain spiritual energies in attempt ing :.c- c:ntact and convince individuals of the reality of the Masters, and the exts tence ;)f this brotherhood, were rewarded and I, t.oze ther uith Hy Blessed 7cu.•.h•J:"!i,. Saint Germain and Ser-ap is , be gan Our plans for the o rgan taat.Lon of the TI-.:osc?:lic2l Society, IF We could secure the cooperation of any incarnate souls ·~:.r. -.s.:o:e1·n vehicles, who could form the spearhead for our endeavors. Blessed Friends of Light, p. 2 Helena Blavatsky naturally attuned to Our vi'Jrations t.hroueh centuries of association at inner levels, and many embodiments of cooperative service Hh:ile in physical bodies, became the medium through trhi.ch We endeavored to bring a knowledge of the Masters to the people. Through the exertion of great effort: and the production of much phenomena, We were able to reach a limited nu::ber of lifestreams, and the opening vredge into the consciousness of the ·~st be c-2.n. Then, throu~h the kind assistance of the Lords of Karma, many feautiful spiritual souls who had gained much conscious knonLedge of the inner light, rere assigned to embodiments in the occidental world, and these became our o:itposts11 to carry on the initial endeavor which We, in hope, had begun. The Naster Saint Germain then, as His Cosmic Ray began to strike the i.'lner atmosphere preparing for the Cycle which will close another fourteen tho:.1sand · year period, felt it uithin the design of the Cosmic Law to begin to train dedicated lifestreams in the art of invocation, and the direction of light rays by which vortices of discord and the accumulated shadows of human tho~g.~t and feeling might be dissolved. The third chapter of the book remains to be written. The trained spirit ua'l life streams, chosen from among all those who applied for acceptance, had to receive some means by ·rhich they could cooperate 'lith the current activities of the Great 1vnite Brotherhood, so rather than the scattered energies of indi vidua:!. groups, rendering separate, distinct and localized services, ~Je mipht aave a ·rorld·ride body of intelligent, cooperative chelas, who could offer their breath, in cooperation with the Ascended Master Activity, ON A GIVEN DA'IB, end fern a conscious union bet1-1een the human and the Divine. I-c is not enough to believe the Masters, or even to have localized spheres of soiritual influence, because through weakness in organization and mechanics, if the conscious mind of the student cannot be reached for years AFTER THE ACTIV;.;.. ITY OF THE ffiOTHERHOOD HAS TAKEN PLACE, the ef'f'Lcacy of the cooperative energies cf the chelas is lost. For inst~nce, Beloved Kwan Yin opened Her Retreat in China on February 15. Because che Las ALL OVER THE 1rI011LD KNET,J THAT 'Jl'HE GODDESS OF MERCY AND' THE ASCENDED ~.S'IT:..'ii.S ·:ere dratrn together, the che Las , as well as the Brotherhood, concentrated ~ calls for Mercy, and the result r-ras that the Beloved Lord Buddhc1. Himself, in a."lS"'~er to the calls from unascended beings for Mercy, AMPLIFIED by the calls of the Brot~1erhood, left Nirvana and returned in His Ascended Master Body into the atziospher-e of earth and has promised to remain through the next twenty year period. Eefore this time, although the Brotherhood focused their energies at one :-.i;.cce in each thirty day period, and although They one-pointedly called for cer tc:.in activ~ties to bless the people, THE COSMIC LAW LIMITED THE RELEASE because .... ener gi.es from unascended mankind trer'e offered in cooperation Hith Their en avors. And hotr could even the most earnest cooperate, when the shadows of ..•r..an thir..ki..11g had shut off the directions of the God mind, and there ,-ras no t.er cn~--mel to tell them of the activities? For th:.s reason, I again ap)lied for the opportunity of reaching the outer .i;-..;d of ~lessee! chelas who wanted to cooperate but whose creations -re re yet such of Light, p. 3 .d not zrasp the inner actdon clearly enough to participate. The Chohan gave me a limited grant, saying that the response of the : had chosen would de ternrine trhet.her' I could continue such an as so- .ith r,e:!.l justified trepidation, I endeavored to correspond with the ~:.r and promis:ing of those uho professed to love Us and Our way. Their it. possible for Me to continue this endeavor. fine lifestreams, like a golden chain, girdling for Us to transmit the current action of the Bro bless all life and stimulate all souls by this of The Bridge, 'Ille Bulletin, and this expanded ser of the One Plan, even as the foundation is laid and thereon. ...npin-g to have the pleasure of your presence at Hy Humble Quarters in •teeling, I AM always your obedient servant. EL MORYA (Thomas Printz) he use of the music--POMP AND CIBCUMS'TANCE, -- written by Elgar, .r-.ll assist in drawing the radiation of the Beloved Master Marya. h7 - HISTORY OF THE FUR'fllii:R DEVELOPIIBNT OF THE TRANSllISSION FWlE CLASS The development of the activity suggested by our Beloved Haha Chohan and amp.Li.f'fed by all of His Beloved Sons ( the Seven Chohans of the Rays), agairi tras blessed by the entrance of the Blessed Master Kuthumi 1Jho, on A?ril 18, joined a group of students par-t ic ipa tdng in the Transmission Flame Activity. Beloved Kuthumi privileged the students to witness, through His Projected Consciousness, the actual activity taking place at the Retreat at Darjeeling, at the same time the students in their sane-· tuar Ie s and homes throughout the world vrer'e joined together to perform their oart in the ceremonies of the evening. A di~est of His first report follows. Hereafter, from time to time, the reports of the Beloved Kuthumi will be found to supp.lement the activ ity as presented before the class, and summarized thereafter by Our Lord Haha Chohan. Held. at the RETREAT OF BELOVED EL NORYA - DARJEELING, INDIA On April 18, 1953 ! am standing at the doorway of the Gree.t Council Chamber in the home of r Beloved ?faster, El Morya. From here, looking out into the night, I can see the lights cf a hundred thousand campfires, or more, made by the earnest pilgrims and holy nen , trho have responded to the magnetic pull of the spiritual currents focused re at Darjeeling. These men and trcmeri come clothed in no more than a Lo in cloth, an1 are content to remain in the aura of a Sanctified Retreat, absorbing such of its blessinf:S as flow silently throurrh the atmosphere, with no recognition of the self by the Masters or the chelas within. It is a cold night, the ice is just beginning to ~lt in the mountains, and the chill winds from the land of eternal snows blows freely through the hillside. Ir.side the brightly liehted Council Chamber, the Brothers and Sisters are seated in semicircular fashion, the Brothers and Sisters of the First Ray and Sphere i....-1 tne first row , those of the Second Ray in the second rev, etc. All trear snow ~-: ite robes in honor of the Ray of Purity focused upon the altar. Over their white robes, each wears an 11over cape11 in the color of His or Her oun Ray. The Beloved a.u:!d!:a -rears, as usual, a s imp.Le tunic of trhi.t.e Lanen, The Eeloved Horya Himself, is nagruf'Lcent.Ly dressed nith the white robes of state, the over cape of royal blue velvet, the Star Sapphire in the center of His turban, and the great Sapphire on the fore fi.riger of the left hand, a matching ~iamond on the forefinger of the right hand. I =oul.d like to emphasize here the importance of the rhythmic breath in the establishing and sustaining of good health and general •.rell-bein? in the physical body, :ach individual is allotted so many breaths in the course of a lifetime. If ne br~at:-_es short, sha.lLotr breaths, he uses up this allotment more quickly. Those irr.iiv:::.c>.ials vrho have sustained life in the body for centuries, did so through kno:,~ed~e of the long, controlled and sustained breath. At Crotona, many centuries ago , I be can the simple breathing exercises uhen the children trer-e three years of ;..ere. :·: the time they ner'e ten or t;:,relve, they had developed beaut.tf'ul., strong ~ies a~d could more easily assimilate the instructions of the Hipher mind and the Spirit of God. The Beloved Lord Buddha sustained the life in His physical body during His Severi Years of meditation primarily t.hrough the drawing of the sDiritual nourish :-..=r.t and energies from the atmosphere in controlled, rhythmic breathing• The BeLoved Sanat Kumara enters carryinp the Rod of Power from Shamballa. 'Ihe s:,onsors for the various Sanctuaries are nou passing before Sanat Kurnara, to receive ?.is Elessing and prsparing to take up Their st2tions throughout the world. The Flame, representative of the Will of God, burns upon the exquisite diamond cr.J:l sapphire altar, which the Beloved El rior-ya had constructed in the fifteenth eent.ury, Tne Beloved El Horya now steps within It, energizing It by His Presence, •..~~ ~he assenbly prepares to breathe into that Flame Their own life, increasing It .ir. size, and then at the given signal, direct It around the world on the course already designated for It. Bless~!~S and love to all. KUTHUNI h9 April 19, 19~3 Excerpts from Bulletin, Vol. II, No. _L.. ?he assembly gathered about an hour before the ceremony :-ras to begin, in order that all might blend their breaths in that rhythm that forms a mighty force and momentum, and is the initial impulse of the Transmission Flame. Every branch of the Great White Brotherhood was represented at the Council, a..!..l sheering the color of the Retreat in which they serve, in the cowl which ey Here, thrown back over Their white robes, their degree of Mastery being -~-de knovn by the crest embroidered in the same color on the robe over the heart. The Beloved Sanat Kumara Himself carried the Rod of Power from Shamballa, and His exquisite raiment was symbolic of His Office as King of Kings. With Ein car,e Lord Maitreya, carrying a number of scrolls all bound round with Golden thread, uhich represented Missions to be delivered to cert0in members in the asseF.bly at the completion of the ceremony. 'Ihe Beloved Lord Buddha and Ananda came dressed in simple white robes of a coarse fibre with a lei of flouers around Their necks. The seven great Chohans all had chairs placed in the order of Their rank, although the Beloved Kuthumi, as Recorder of the ceremonies, did not occupy His chair, and the chair of Beloved .El Horya, as Director of the proceedings., uas placed upon the altar platform. ..t a given moment, there appeared in the atmosphere over the palace, a gor geous canopy of blue Light, projected by the great Elohim of the First Ray, the ·ught,y Hercules. The great Silent Watcher of the planet, in a luminous body larger than the entire globe, stood in the atmosphere., holdinz the planet within His everlasting arms. He, too, Hore blue--the soft blue of the sky on a clear day, T::.e :iillsides all around Darjeeling T,ere crovded with pilgrims and holy men, he live tut to obey the magnetic pull of the spirit, toward any location ~-1hich their meditation reveals within their hearts. They are knotrn as 11wandering mendi cants ," free as the wind, led here and there by directives and purposes not easily discernible even to their 01-m fellou countrymen. The li("ht from a hundred thous and. campf'Lre s riade their presence knotrn upon the hillsides. It uas not surprising to Us to see the Beloved Mahatma Gandhi enter the cham be~ :.....~ order to avail Himself of the opportunity, at the completion of the Trans i.ssiu:i of the Flame, to ualk among His countrymen, and there 1-1ere many among them ··:1::> s arr His Presence. From the Heart of the Himalaya Mountains came the Great God Himalaya, His exquisite, delicate, Oriental. features emphasized by the simplicity of His raiment. 'rr.e Ladies of Heaven vrer'e represented by Kwan Yin, wbo vore Her hair piled high in Grisntal fashion and held in place by three beautiful fan-shaped combs of dia:::o:idso The Beloved Nada., Leto, Mother Mary, and many other beautiful Goddesses a:.1 ,:ere robes of various shades of blue. The Goddess of Liberty presented a pre-::icninant figure among the Ladies. She came dressed in a robe of exquisite sapphfre blue and wore the seven-pointed crown of the Lords of Karma , vrhich August B..."-dy She represented at the Council. so April 19, 1953 Excerpts from Bulletin, Vol. II, No. h - p 2 '!he chelas who, by merit and not by outer position, had earned the right to enter the great Auditorium, were se2ted back of the Brotherhood.. When all was in readiness, through that magae , . mystic accomplishment known only to the Hipher Consciousness, the substance of the ualls of the great room dissolved, so that the millions on the hillsides mi~ht not only have the benefit of the radiation from the Assembly, but could also experience the joyous upliftrilent of actually seeing the Council in action. There was a Sponsor for every group r'epre sentdriz the outer ·,rorlcl fields of education--politics, art, music, spf.r-Ltual. education, brotherhood, as ~-rell as all those interested in healing, and a r:reat number from the Christian Dispensa tion attended who are feeling the action of the Flame. Almost the entire student body of the Beloved Saint Cermain "Tas present. 'lfue Beloved Master Morya enterecl the Chamber just before the unified breath ing vras to begin. As He stood before the altar, the Crystal Flame Hithin the Chalice rose upnard as the nhvs i.cal, flame rises i:.1 a fire "'rhen fuel is added. It then spread out in the form- of a great lotus flower. At a given signal from the Master-, the entire Assembly, inckc<.inp the zreat Ones in the atmosphere above, breathed in the Flame, blessed and quaLif'Led It r,rtth Their Cr,n consciousness, and then directed It forth on Its journey frorr place to place across the surface of the earth. The Flame swept into ShambaLl.a , and from there on to Suva ...-on and on It sped until It permeated every atom and cell on the earth, and the conscious ness of every lifestream--incarne"te as -1ell as discarnate--received a clarifica tion of consciousness that will en2ble the Christ Self of each individual to reach the intellect more easily. Each time the Flame encircled the eartQ., It returned to Its starting place, and the Brothers sent It forth again anc, again--Its action becoming more and more rapid, until it seemed as thouP.:h the planet .ras a blazing cr-ysbal, globe. As this crystal Ray ,1as breathed in (ei the:c consciously or unconsciously) by the people, It began to melt the heavy, dark substance in tho mental body, (Human concept·s), some of which had been condensed tner e for a million or two million years. This action will continue during the entire period that Beloved El Morya' s Retreat is open, and those people uho are endeavoring to present truth in any form, will find that wall of prejudice ~-rill be broken down considerably during the activity of this beautiful Crystal Ray Hhich represents God's Will. W.nen the Beloved Haster llorya descended from the altar platform at the close of the Flame activity, His place vras t.aken by the Beloved Sanat Kumara , and a new action was set into motion pertc1inin'.:o directly to the spiritual government of the people 1·1hich will be manifested in due time. Blessin~s and Love MAHA CHOHAN OVER THE HOLY LAND From May 15 through June 14, 1953 In the Near East, shining in the pulsating ethers over the Holy Land, stands the ·rer:ple of the Resurrection whose Immortal Flame of Restoration and Resuscita tion is guarded and protected by the beautiful Ascended Masters, the Beloved Jesus and iiis Hother, Mary. The Temple of the Resurrection is circular in desif.11. The courts, like great cylindrical corridors, circle round the Central Flame Room where the heart of the Sacred Fire of the Resurrection is focused. The vibratory Action of the Resurrection Flame is controlled by those Brothers am Sisters Who abide within the Resurrection Temple, and direct that Flame thr-ough ,&.~e physical, mental, etheric and emotional bodies of the neophytes in response to .:eir individual invocations for Its tremendous power to be loosed through them and others at their call. ..:.lsates like a Great "bite Lily, the Ange.l, Devas and Cherubic and Seraphic Hosts f t?:e Res'.lrrection are constantly absorbing Its substance into Themselves and then reep ing ou trrard at the direction of the Masters Who are in char ge of the direction ~ th::: !.i~i:t Rays. C?-.s of the corridors is devoted entirely to directing the Resurrection Flame 1.nto til9 Etheric Realms, rendering tremendous assistance in dissolving the mass laticns of discord ,rhich manifest as diseases of mind and body. From this , also, are directed the rays in answer to the calls and prayers for the so ca.i...!ed "de ad'! , ?roo another one of these great circular rooms, the Brothers and Sisters direct Fla:- 0 through the vast sea of the emotional realm and through the desire worlds •.. cse trho :rish to rise above bhe passions of the senses • Frc:: s~ill another room the Directors of the lifht rays pour the Flame into the ,~ory action of the mental bodies of the race and through the tremendous accumu • ::.::. of thcught forms which fill the atmosphere, impinging themselves in the men of the people thus blocking the God-directions of the individual Higher -?: t.i-te cu cermos t court of the Temple are the Brothers and Sisters Who direct • _;:_.e through the physical structure of those who desire bodies that are abso -on-recocdant to disease. :.r.e Great "ihite Brotherhood freely partakes of the gifts and b'Ie ss ings of --~ecticn Temole, as 1vell as share in their distribution, and as the nanki.nd are ~"lv~ted to become the Guests of the Beloved Masters Who guard and sus ::.c~e, there is a tremendous opportunity offered for those who choose to :s~lves of Its resorative powers. (For full description, see Tr.e Bri.:i~, ..:l. 2 , i .ay 1953. ) A-oril 30, 195.3 •.-c you in the Name of the Resurrection Flame by whose power I have been o send the Cosmic currents surging through the body of earth in rhyth , thus ?rovidin~ both the beauty manifest in nature, and the sustenance deryendent upon this precipitation of nourishment for their very exis- _ tl:in the elorious spectacle of Springtime, man may see the power of precipi :.= 2.ct::.on, and draw hope from the fact that some part of life has learned rene·! itself in beauty and strength. Because the precipitation is gradual, s accepted it without much conscious thought, and for the most par-t , without t~iin£ that r-rhat I have done, to?'.ether Hith the beloved forces of the ele and the beings of the nature kingdom, every man can also do in his own life - ... ence , resurrecting the perfection of his mind, body, consciousness and world. AS the Brotherhood gather in the Temple of the Resurrection, We shall endeavor ierfully concentrate and direct the ASCENDED HASTER FEELING of the pouer and f!'icacy of this restorative power, and We ask that you ACCEPT that power ALIVE itl-5.n all your bodies, and flowing out from your heart into your world. As the ·c breath carrying this Flame surges through the consciousness of mankind, c~arly those of you who are consciously aware of Our activity during this c Y.n:-...ent, on the in-breath feel that Fire of Resurrection enter every cell and of your being. As yc-u. hold the breath within your body, please feel it expand 'thr-ou gh all inner bodies, as well as your physical body, and to the very outermost r in of indivic··J.al sphere of influence. As the breath leaves your body, feel your sphere of influence expand and be WffiLD-~iIDE, conducting your feeling of the efficacy of this Flame to act i."'! c:.:.l. kinedo.-:is. As ~ou bless the breath and Flame in the pause after its exhalation fron the ".I:l~, consciously thank the poirer s of light and life, and particularly our Beloved esus and ¥.ary, for sust.a'irrine the restor~tive power in the atmosphere of ea rch +-il this hour when you choose to avail yourself of Its Presence. As this activity is so closely connected •Jith My service to life, and as the ''iranS!:ission of the Flame is My humble contribution to the Brotherhood in an eridea or to hasten the New Day, I know you ,rill FEEL My Presence with you and uill ac cept KY COiJFIDENCE in this power to act. If I did not approach each spring uith this CERTAWTY in the poirar of the Resurrection Flame, there could be no release of Its action throueh nature! I shall endeavor this evening to give you THAT CONFIDENCE which is Minel Blessings and Love MAHA CHOHAN 5.3 May 17, 1953 Excerpts from Bulletin, Vol.II, No. 8 As the ereat Resurrection Temple opened Its doors to the mankind of earth, the nure 1-Jhite Flame from its heart reached up beyond the ten thousand foot levei, opening the door into the Octave of Li~ht, and connecting the Resurrec tion Temple on earth with the Ruby Temple of Beloved Jesus and :Mary in the Sixth Sphere. It was a beautiful and majestic sight to see the Brothers and Sisters of the Resurrection Flame dn Their white robes, embroidered :·rith the lily, honoring the Presence of that Resurrecting Power , without trhi.ch no man can enter into his Christ Estate. As the Flame was directed around the earth and expanded through the coopera tive endeavors of the beloved students, We endeavored to charge the feeling, power and mastery of Our mm consciousness into each one Is acceptance of that restorative potrar to act 1·1ithin his 01-m conscious world and personal activity. Blessin~s and Love !1AHA CHOHAN - LETTER ON THE 'IRANS1ISSION t'R0:1 THE ROCIG HOt11T~Ail{ RETREA'..: June 20, 1953 As ~e cc~e again into the radiance of that holy ar-d sanctified Retreat estab lished on the exact- location 'I-There the mankf rI of this earth made their first c0::1.. c;;Ct with the physical appearance uo:dd, We ..::_~l--here above, as below--are humbly and reverently petitioning the Lords oi' hercy and Love to grant these special dispensa~ions by which Freedom may be af:o:-:-ded tho Christ Selves of the two hun ~-d thousand chosen to:F"Ove the service t!-:.at could be rendered by the Christ through the outer self of eYery man?, ·me Bal.cved Lanto will preside at this half-yearly Council, and We are to~.c' at a ?fossenger from the Central Sun Itself will be in attendance, i:·Jith full - .:thority to grnrrt dispensations upon the recommendation of the Karmic Board., I, 1,;yself, shall offer ;?.s proof of the r,ro1·thiness of mankind for specLal, assistance, your loving and willing participation in t.hase monthly transmissio::z; of the Flame around the wo:'.'ldo It has been a magnificsnt God accomplishment, an:l has done so much to remove the unseen tut pot.e.rt, forces in the Lotrer' astral r<: ..,~:-- ~ich have acted through rnankind to limit the endenvor s of the Brotherhood to establish lasting li::."'eedor:1 ~;J:r:·ough nndarst.and ing, Yot:r cooperative and enth,).si.,,.::·:-,::.c ,articipation in My endoavo;' has br ousht the LivinF Pre sence of the Beloved Bt'.-':~·-;1. into the atmosphere of eart:1~ It has also joined the sphere of influence of c;·.,;~:· Retreat in the tror'Ld in a permanent and const.arrt ccnncct.ton, one uith the o'thcr .' and it has created pormanent bends of lig:1t. that connect the continents of tr..': :orld in common interest and purpose ., rJ!'ov:i.din2' cl.annal s for a constant flowin6 of C-od s Blessings to each indi"ddu'.11 contd.nerrt and all its territories. And over and above this, your kindly se...0-:icc r;:.ves }1e the opportunity to thrcu upon the Cosmic Screen the results t~.at have ensued from the conscious cooperation of unascended be ings uith the endeavors of Ascended . -Beings, when the cuter mind is given the oppor-tun i+y of be inc enlightened as to our current activities on tl10i:" bohaLf , This ~-rill lend great we ig!1t to all petitions offered l:TJ Ascendsd and imas cende;' beings. 1.11 cf these thir.i:;s have been made possible because you f:.·ecly and jc,yously offered to 102n Us some of your precious, price- less t:'eathl I thank you] Blessinzs and Love MAHA CH OHAN - ABOUT HALF AN HOUR BEFORE '.IRANSliISSION OF FLANE June 20, 1953 .,.._idlt, as the great Retreat which forms one of the most Ancient Sanctuaries m upon the planet earth today, plays Host not only to the Ascended Masters and eir chelas of love and light, but also to the souls of the millions of incarnate .festrear-s, and the members of the human race who are awaiting incarnation in the discarnate real.ms, We choose to br-Inz to your attention an eye-picture of the activ- in order that you may enjoy and consciously participate in the service, as mani- fested through us all. Because of the momentum of the student body over the many years they haveillrned eir consciousness toward this Retreat (at least twice in each year), the inner cur rents are more firmly established than in the Retreats which have just been brought he attention of the outer consciousness. It is like traveling along a well-cut highway, in comparison to that of a grassy footpath, for the consciousness and the soul of the mankind of earth, as they turn toward this Retreat. The seven great Thrones of the Lords of Karma in the atmosphere above the ouncil Chambers, are already occupied. These Beloved Beings have come several reeks in advance of Their usual Visitation in order that They, too, might contri bute the energies of 'Iheir love and breath of life in this powerful and magnificent port.unit.y. Each of Them wears upon His or Her head the seven-pointed crown, symbolic of eir office, and all are in green and gold, in honor of the colors of the Beloved ·ost of the evening--with the exception of Beloved Kwan Yin Who, as "Spoke sman'", .as chosen to wear the deep royal purple, significant of the concentrated action of r:sarcy and compassion. The Ascended Masters Themselves are now gathering and entering the vast cham ber, ta.king Their accustomed seats, each of which is provided with a green velvet cushion and footstool. The rostrum itself is decorated in a most exquisite display of golden calla lilies combined with a rich green vine which grows in China, brought ither for the occasion by some members of the Brotherhood. Over the entire moun tain stands the canopy of force that was drawn from the heart of the Music Festival_, (Fnil2.delphia, June 13, 1953), which is made up of the combined energies of the thousands of lifestreams who attended, and which will be offered on behalf of Be- oved Serapis Bey when the two hundred thousand are called before the Karmic Board render an accounting for their participation in the progressive unfoldment of +~~ evolution of the race. · The Beloved Lanto is already upon the platform and the concentration of the ~n and Gold Flame standing around His Body for ~bout three feet in every direc , is so brilliant and beautiful that His form is hardly visible i:-rithin it. The rear of the Council Chamber is occupied by the inner bodies of the con cl.OUS students 'vho are aware of the Masters and Their service, and the action of hole audience is to enter deep into the heart of their own flame and endeavor licate the great Cosmic Green and Gold Lily, -which is the form the Flame will ~~e i..~ Its expanding activity around the earth. The Sponsors for each location e established around each sanctuary a similar Flame Flower. They are all closec. e great tulips and will not open their petals until the Beloved Lanto gives the June 20, 1953 Report cf Eeloved Kuthumi - p. 2 sign.al fer the cooperative breathing to begin. It is the desire of the Sponsors (thrcuirn the student body) to expand all of these Flame Flowers, entwining one with another, until the entire earth is garlanded r'fith living light. As i·ie stand here, We see the discarnates being drawn into the atmosphere by the great Astrea, the Beloved Oromasis and Diana, and Lord Michael the Archangel. here is a great amphitheatre prepared for them, for they have asked that they night give their breath in passing this same Flame through the realms where they abide, as well as through the elemental kingdom. This is the first time the dis carnates have asked for an opportunity to consciously participate in the activity thenselves. I troul.d ask that you send a thought to anyone whom you think might be Hithir. those realms, as it will make it easier for them to accept the benefits of the Flane. The Beloved Sanat Kumara and the Beloved Lord Buddha have just entered--the Beloved Lord Maitreya has also entered:; bearing with Him the Rod of Potrer , All are no:--r seated, quietly contemplating the Flame. June 21, 1953 As the Flame of God encircled the earth on the evening of June 20, 19.53, it was ir.teresting to note that the tracks which had been cut bhr'ouzh the lower au-~sphere of earth from sanctuary to sanctuary, by the breath of the student body, iere clearly defined before the great Invisible Helpers began to set the currents into action from the Higher Realms vrhi.ch would enable the greatest possible service be re~dered at this time. I can best describe it by saying that the lower atmosphere of earth is often te..-:porarily 11parted11 , so to speak, by a strong thought or feeling form through a C()t)perative service or group endeavor, but after the service is completed the atmos phere a.gain 11closes in11 , just as the path of an individual leaves no trace behind hiL lihen he passes through uater , However, as the Great Law, through Its Messengers has -:.n tr.essed the fidelity, constancy and enthusiasm of the unascended beings who ·- ave joined together month after month in invoking and directing the Flame, and who have contributed the energy and substance of their ovrn breath as a conductor of hat Flame, this bridre of breath and energy has been made permanent and remains a i.sible, tangible, constant "conductor" from one focus of light to another at all :i!:ese '?nis means that even when the added impetus of the conscious cooperation of ..e s tudent s is not intensifying the blessing of the particular Retreat ·which is •he focus for the evening, the rhythm of that Flame, like water pouring through a prepared channel, continues to flow, and the sphere of influence of each Retreat is no longer "localized" but World-wide in its outpouring. This is more important tha."l perhaps the human consciousness will realize upon first thought, because in stead of having one 11trea;t;ment11 in a thirty-day cycle, the entire mcmentum and rer of radiation from the Retreat which is active during that period, becomes the constant, pulsating, raising activity of the entire world throughout this hirty-day cycle. Eaw~ time the group activity is repeated, all the breath released from each .•ifes,;rean is woven into this II spiritual track" to widen that bridge, so that from a tiny :ithread11 which is barely perceptible among the shadows of earth 1 s present g.u-:-.ents of pain and confusion, it uill one day be a blazing highway, wide as the eartn1s periphery, and then all will see, know and manifest God accomplishment. I~ July of last year, when this humble experiment first began, the sphere of in.fluer.ce of each Retreat covered a localized area, but there was no conscious, '.m=:-oken connection between these foci of light and power. When the student body !:.rst ccr.t~ibuted its timid breaths, there being but a few such groups of unascended be:..~~s cor.scious of Our endeavor, those combined breaths did not reach across the A::.l.~tic Ccean, and it r-rns the pleasure of the Ascended Host to provide the neces sary stren?th, impetus and Cosmic breath to carry that frail offering around the ,-rld and , like a wisp of smoke, the students I breath was dissipated at the close oft.?:: cerer.ony. June 21, 1953 ii.eport on Activities, p. 2 As the year has progressed and as more and more groups of unascended beings are participating, the power and momentum of the students' own energies carry the breath around the world, accomplished through the conscious endeavors of unascended beinas , and We merely intensify the Flame Because this contribution has come voluntarily through the hearts of members of the human race, the Law has permitted Us to sustain this channel through which the energies flow, and it is a tremendous forward impetus to Our endeavors, for, rather than receiving the "food" once in every thirty days, all kingdoms are re cetving it every second throughout this period. ¥.ay I bless and thanl{ those lovely spirits who have chosen to invest their b:"eath in this Cosmic endeavor! \-ie be rin our second cycle of the Transmission Flame on July 18th, from the Retreat of the Master Saint Germain in Transylvania. I am grateful that, as the Bo0-'I( of Life" closes on Our first year's endeavor, I shall be able to offer the ,rds of Karma such a beautiful report from the hearts of those trho love life enrugh to voluntarily contribute their breath to the glorious fulfillment of the ~vine ?lan for the planet itself, an~ each soul and elemental being and electron that are a part of its evolution. July 1, 1953 Beloved Children of God: s I stood by the side of your mothers, when your own spirits invoked the first breath of life into your bodies, and I was privileged to breathe that breath into yo.JI' nostrils, little did I realize that you would be voluntarily giving that ath to Me again to further a cause dear to My heart--the redemption of the earth anti the illumination of all life evolving thereon! Just one year ago (July 19, 1952) a few dear hearts offered to engage upon the first endeavor to transmit the Flame of Freedom from the Heart of Saint Germain's Ptreat in Transylvania, around the world. As we again return to the Heart of 1, I AM so grateful that from this small beginning, there are now conscious dents i..~ America, Europe, Asia, and Australia who have made it possible to weave line of spiritual force from every Retreat, sanctuary and focus of light upon the face of the earth and within the atmosphere, that has been endowed with irnrnor- men spiritual powers are invoked, dratrn and directed, the constancy and f~delity of the lifestreams who are to be guardians of that Flame, must be care examined before a permanency of that current may be granted. The service of e student body throughout the year has proved to the Cosmic Law that the breath leased through each individual and each group, has earned the right to be touched h the wand of immortality, and j_t has become a permanent channel (something like telephone :-rire), which is open all year round, not just during the night devoted t~ the conscious transmission of the Flame throurh the cooperation of unescended 'bein~s. This means, in part, that the flow of the spiritual blessings from the ?.etreat which is currently the center of the attention of the Brotherhood, may flow und the ,rorld rhythmically, without stopping, for the entire thirty-day period. Ii so ~uch has been accomplished in the first year, what shall be the results for the second! My hope is high! 1.:od bl.e s s you for giving of your breath! That breath shall come back to you a:-..t! give to your inner bodies and your flesh form that uhich your own Christ Self -sis required most to assure you your complete, eternal freedom! Love and Blessings - BY BELOVED SAlliT GERMAIN July 18, 195.3 Tonight, Beloved ones, is an Anniversary--one th2t I can celebrate with par ticular personal happiness, because I have just returned from a visitation to every student who has voluntarily offered to participate in this magnificent activity suggested by the Light and Consciousness of Our Lord Maha Chohan, and brought to such full fruition through the cooperative endeavors of students who for the most part have been My own blessed charges over the past years. Can you understand the happiness in the heart of the teacher when there is an opportunity afforded for Cosmic Service and the teacher ~~y approach the Cosmic La!-T and say: 11I believe that those whom I have prepared through the years are ready to engage in such an activity'' --;)articularly when the curtain had all but closed upon My humble endeavors through the pas t t1-renty years? So My personal Heart is happy tonif!ht, for on the records of akasha there are written the words which represent each individual's mastery over the substance and energy of the inner bodies to a point where they could perceive Truth, recognize Our vibrations, and choose voluntarily to cooperate in this new endeavor, relying only upon the light of the heartbeat and directions of their mm Christ Self • Transylvania tonight is a beautiful sight as ·we look at it from the inner standpoint! It is not a large state at most, and from border to border it is ablaze with deep purple fire--Devas and Angels and Elementals clothed in every hue of the Violet Ray, are bathing in this trerrendous aura of pulsating Violet Flame, and from the Heart of the Sun a directed Ray of the most intense purple fire that has ever touched the earth is anchored through the Focus of the Freedom Flane, which it has been My privilege and honor to guard for many centuries, The Freedcm Flame Itself burns upon the altar, and the Beloved Brothers and Sisters have decorated the entire assembly room in Maltese Crosses., made up of exquisite floral offerings representative of the various countries from whence tney came. Each has followed the pattern of My own Electronic Light Pattern, but the I'Loirer s symbolize the location of the Retreat or Sanctuary from whence the Brothers and Sisters have joyouslir come to offer the energy of 'Iheir life this niqht--and I shall always remember the beauty of this kind expression of Their love 1 As ··re go into action in the drasri.ng of the concentrated power of God Free den into this mi.rht.y Flame, and as tre then direct it t.hrough the channels which nave already been opened and established, We are going to endeavor to create ar cund every student unascended a s:irnilar Cross, larger than the physical body , nade up of the actual substance of this Concentrated Flame which has become the atr.osphere of Transylvania toni~htl The vibratory action of this prepared Cross will be much more rapid than tne natural vibration of the nhysic2l and inner bodies of the students, and shcul d enable them to breathe in the Flame 1ith greater ease and absorb it into •. f,,,.. inner bodies tei.th much less difficulty. As I am speaking :-Tith you ncir, the Beloved Se rap is is taking His place be fore tl;e rostrum, and it is His great joy to ask the Brothers and Sisters of the Letter on Transmission Flame, Po 2 July 18, 1953 - Ascensio::-, :.o create out of Their thought force this ~reat Maltese Cross before the entire assembly--the Ascension Brotherhood is ~)articula1·ly noted for Its pouer of concentEating thought force and invoking the Universal Li~ht to fill it and condense its vibratory action until it is visible to even the phys Leal, sight of nnascended manki.nd, As I am ,,ratching the proceedings, We see this great Cross takinn- form. It as •;ell over one hundred feet high, and very clearly distinrz:uishable, as its periphery seems to be made of 2 silver substance, irhLch clearly definies it from the V:.olet in the atmosphere. Then We wj_tness the dre11ing of the Yiolet Fire fro::1 the atmosphere into that Cross, condensing it just as you would fill a zoul.d ·rith a par-t Lcul.ar substance. As this is completed the Brothers of the Ascension then relinquish Their places to the great Angel Devas of Ceremony, Who now, under the direction of the Archan~el Raphael, are stepping within this Cross and greatly expanding it in size, and it is beginning to pulsate with the motion of their own hear-bbeat , E3- loved Raphael, I know from My own feeling, is preparing them now to carry the replicas of this original Cross into the sanctuaries particularly, and into the auras of the students. From the higher atmosphere more and more of these Devas and Angelic Beings ccme , and They are drawn just as the moth is drawn to t.he Flame, into this g:ce d Cros s until it becomes deeper and deeper in color, larger and larger in periphery, and more radiant in its pulsation, which is so rapid notr that you can scarce dis·· tinguish it in their outbreath of that Flarr.eo The great Freedom Flame is also expandjrig and flowing into the Cross, trhich be cor-e s notr as large as the entire European Continent, and yet the signal has not been given for Them to step forth from It--they are still concentrating and drc::.:-:- i.11g r.ore Beings into It from the four corners of the earth. This activity is a s-irprise to Mo, o.nd a Gift of Love to My Lifestream, as well as yours. I trust as it takes place that you may enjoy contributing your energies to the intensi fication of the form. The Beloved Raphael is an exquisite BeinP-, standing r-rell over seven feet in hei~ht, His ho.ir, like th2t of the Archangels, resembles molten goldo He is slender of stature, and has an exquisite tenderness in his counten2nce. His is T.h.e service of 1-rorking with the Angels of Healing and Ceremonial, and His voi.ce , bot.h in speech and song, 5.s the sueetest that I have ever heard, al.though Ee uses it so seldom--as in the case of His activity this evening. It is all done srr the magnetic pull of His ovm Love, and the directions which are so clear, sent forth fror.i His Consciousness, are easily received in the sensitive feeling of the r::inds of the Angel i,c Kingdom, which knows no question,but is obedient always to the behest of Love. !'-:-tis Great Cross still grows, until it extends well into the Asiatic Con tinent, and dm-m into Africa, and I must soon enter into the Heart of the Flame. I had hc:ped that They trou'ld start the expansion i·lhile I was still speaking 1-1ith yo;.i, so t!12t you might enjoy it--Beloved. Raphael, in answer to My request, notr raises His Hands, and as they are lowered you can almost hear the burst of music as tne J>.nr-el Devas pass out from t.hat Flame--everyone of them carrying an exqui si :.e lfal:ese Cross of blazing light. The great Devas carrying some as large as Letter on '!ransmission Flame, p. 3 July 18, 1953 a city, and there are smaller Devas and Angels Who are carrying little Crosses no larger than an eight-inch ball. Let us follou them notr as they swinr: outward--you can hear the song of the Freedcm Flame and the rhythm of their motion. They go instantly into the sanc tuaries, and •-rherever there is an activity eat.abl.tshed , the Cross is as large as th~ city, and the Deva Wno carries it settles it down like a plate in a parallel forrl over the entire city, and the heart of the Cross stands over the leader of t-he group. lJhere there are only isolated members, the Cross is always larger than the room in which the activity is held, and the Deva holding that then calls to the local Angelic Kingdom, and they are coming and creating little Crosses around. the individuals, for They love to work with substance. So here now before the beginning of our great service, if you were to stand int.he atmosphere a mile above the surface of the earth, it would be like looking down at a garden of beautiful Maltese Crosses ·which look a little like pansies- looking dotm from above-o-and in the center you find the student body in the various countries, each group preparing now for the drawing of the substance of the Freedom Fla!'".e, and because it is My Office, I must address My people, so I leave you with this visualization. If you will hold it for a feT,J moments until ·we begin the action of the Flame, I am sure you will feel the power that is Hithin it tonir.ht. July 23, 1953 &?loved Chelas: HO".r grateful I AM to see that within the short cycle of a twelve-month, the Maha Chohan has :indicated that soon the forcefields established by the Transmission Classes nay be endotred with the power of radiating certa:in activities of the Sacred Fi.re that have, to the present, been of too rapid a vibration to connect uith the p!lysical or in.. ner bodies of the evolving race, until they had attuned themselves to £ point uhere they left the earth and were, therefore, of no use as "conductors" into this realm r-rhich so much needs purification and redemption. Every group activity creates a forcefield made up of the energy of the group, in scng, spoken word, visualization, thought and feeling, etc. That is qualified energy which, like a tragon wheel, flous out from the heart center as far as the drive of er.ergy from the cornbined group can send it. At the close of class, that forcefield is dissolved by the activities of the city, town or village and its in habitcu.ts, and it must be builded anetr at each successive class. The Deva or Angel, or Builder of Form, ho-reve r-, uses the momentum of the collective endeavors of the group in re-establishing it before the beginning of another service. New the Beloved Maha Chohan has signified that these forcefields will be made perrtanent , so that even if no one is officiating in the sanctuary, there uill be a fiel-i of quaLi.f'Led ener-zv radiating out through the locality, into Phi ch at a 1-'l'iven ent, certain Divine Rays may be focused to blanket the people and environment in protection, or whatever the requirement of the hour may indicate. Of course, In the future, trhen there is alxrays at least one individual in attendance, the concentra tion of this power ·rill be increased. The importance of the permanence of this new activity cannot be overemphasized, because before every Golden Age was firmly established CENTERS i:vere prepared for the establishrr:ent of particular qualities and powers of the Sacred Fire. I see now that tne Vision of the Beloved Maha Chohan vras builded upon this great premise, knowing that those ,·rho responded to this opportunity to contribute their breath to the Trans m.ssion of the Flame from the Retreats of the Masters around the Horld, i:vould be t.hose rrho could qualify to become guardians of specific qualities of the Flame in ·"~:...sel7es, :-1hen the proper mechanical adjustments could be made to this end. As these forcefields are permanently established, one of the An~els of Cere :::.o:lia.2., or Devas of Light., Hill take up permanent abode over the focus so blessed, in order to hold sustained the energy contributed by the breath and activities of t.h2 s:.u.dents, and that which Adelphia has done for Philadelphia activities, will be .:-.i;>licated i:1 a measure for all these other sanctified group activities in the near .!\1-v.1re. Ihi.s shons the great importance of belonging to some cooperative endeavor, althc·.i:h~= suet unified service must be a voluntary expression of each lifestream, not a du:.7 to be per'f'ormed as such. i ex:;eri1'1ented in the endeavor to direct the Freedom Flame throu~h the beauti ful lialtese Crosses created by the Brothers of the Ascension, and the -·Law has ~assed Ee ·:-r allor-ri.Tlg- the rhythm of that Flame to r'eraa in a steady pulsation t.rrcugh -;._-;se ·1ho received it on Saturday last. I feel that all will benefi.t by that puri fy'.J:g action as it continues to build in mcmentum and poN·er T,rith each uassing day. Lc~i.~- ct <:.he 11 track fl of the Trnnsmis sion Flame as set forth on the map, you will see ho:, :c..1.ch has been accomplished in so short a time. Blessings and Love SAINT GERMAIN