2003-10-3 00:50:00
My Friends,
Been busy doing the final polishing on Book III which I am sending off to the printer today. It should be about six weeks now before we get the hard copy in our hands to start the promotion.
I am hoping this will take us an important step toward doing writing, seminars etc as a full time basis.
So far we have about broken even on the book. Most of the profits have been spent in promotion and giving away free book ones. We have also lost quite a bit from our regular business because of the diversion of attention the book and teachings have required.
I have had about three smaller publishers want to go with the book but have not gone with any of them for a number of reasons. If a major publisher were to make an offer then I would consider if they would agree to not make major revisions.
We have also had two inquires from Hollywood, but nothing has come of it yet.
Presently Anni and Peter are publishing a Danish edition and Helios is doing a French edition. The French are putting out Book III about the same time we are here and seem quite enthused about it.
We are setting up to also sell other publications from here which will include 7 or more volumes of the Keys archives The Molecular Relationship The Gathering of Lights The Gods of the Bible Eternal Lives Infallible Authority
These will eventually all be bound in perfect binding and made available in bookstores, but at first we will be merely selling them spiral bound so we can produce them in smaller quantities. We will not generally promote these spiral bound ones in bookstores unless the stores specifically request them.
Thank you for your support and encouragement. Thanks to you we have finally developed a system where I can work on the Immortal books and give the necessary attention to the Keys at the same time. I was reaching the point where I was wondering if it would be possible to do both, but am determined to keep the necessary attention on this list. I believe the group here is too important of a seed for some of the new teachings to risk losing.
I will be starting Book IV soon using the same procedure as we did with Book III. I will be finishing Infallible Authority first, however.
Let me finish here by making a comment on one of Felix's questions. He wanted to know what we are doing for service.
The answer is this.
This is not a service group and will never be. It is a classroom dedicated to learning. What each of you do for service is your own business and you are each free to reveal what you do or not. I personally know that quite a few of you are very dedicated to serving your fellow men and women and most of you do not broadcast that which you do.
The purpose of the Keys is to make ourselves knowledgeable and enlightened enough so we can serve more effectively - just like a class in college is supposed to prepare you for the real world.
We do have one service group called the Triads and will have others for various purposes but as far as this group goes the greatest service one can render is to learn all they can and share what they know with others. If someone wants to change or enlighten the world they will have to move on to other stepping stones of service besides this group.
No group can do all things for all people. The most successful of them will not spread themselves too thin, but focus attention on the task at hand.
After the Immortal series becomes more popular, I do see a great expansion in the Keys where we will eventually have a number of lists to accommodate those who desire to learn. Imagine what it will be like when a newcomer will be able to have twelve Keys lists to chose from?
Contemplating this thought will send energy to the idea and speed its materialization.
I went to a garage sale. "How much for the garage?" "It's not for sale." Steven Wright
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