Joseph Smith’s Handwriting

Joseph Smith’s Handwriting

A reader asked me to analyze Joseph Smith’s handwriting. I will give a few details from the handwriting that we know belongs to him.

Joseph had an outgoing friendly personality and came across with lots of warmth, empathy and a sense of emotional understanding.

He had very strong feelings, was very passionate and had a magnetism about him. He liked sharing on an emotional level whether it be romantic or strong outward expression. He didn’t like to keep his feelings in and if he was pleased, displeased or angry he usually communicated these feelings quite clearly and honestly.

His consciousness was not centered on any one aspect of living, but all aspects. We know he was interested in the spiritual side but he was equally at home when centered on the social side of life, the material side, or the intellectual side.

Most people as emotionally centered as he was are not that intellectual yet he had a strong desire to explore new knowledge and would leave no stone unturned in discovering it. He was also very perceptive and a quick thinker. He would have been a good debater.

He was one of those people who could come across as all things to all people. He had a good sense of charm and could get people to do things his way when they did not realize they were being influenced. He was very inclusive and would associate with the high and the low. He was very trusting but difficult to fool.

He was more of an extrovert than introvert and loved variety and change. He didn’t have strong feelings of self-importance and was fairly humble for such an outgoing personality.

He had secrets but did not like keeping them forever and was always pleased to find someone he thought he could trust to share them with.

He was decisive and when he made a decision he pursued it aggressively until it was fulfilled. He liked to tackle difficult projects and had a strong sense of purpose and natural optimism. He didn’t wait for change to come but enjoyed being the force to create change.

He was cooperative but didn’t like others making his decisions for him or twisting his arm. He liked to make his own decisions in his own way.

He was intuitive, a quick thinker and hard worker.

Was he honest? He tried to be and wanted to be but he had some powerful secrets that may have led him to take the dishonest path at times. Unfortunately, we cannot clear up the polygamy question from handwriting alone.

Could Joseph had written the Book of Mormon himself?

This is the question millions have asked. Actually, writing a major creative work goes against his temperament. He was intelligent but fairly impatient and always had a lot of things going through his mind. He was always interested in what was going on in the world around him in the spiritual, social and material sides of life. It is not surprising that he never wrote a book after the Book of Mormon was published because his temperament would make it difficult to settle down in quiet and just write for long periods of time. Research would have been more fun for him, but writing would be a chore. The handwriting then gives evidence that it would have been difficult for him to write the Book of Mormon himself. Most people capable of such creativity rarely stop at one book.

Question:  Joseph Smith had taught that everyone could and should have their own seer stone. What’s your take or knowledge on this? Is it meant literally?

JJ: It might be interesting to note that Joseph used a seer stone to translate the Book of Mormon and reveal his early revelations. But later in life he didn’t seem to use it at all but shifted his attention away from revealing data to revealing principles. It is also interesting that his greatest teachings were merely received through contemplation without the aid of a stone.

A stone, a crystal, tea leaves, ink blots, a fire and other items can provide points of focus that when used effectively can stimulate the consciousness to see things previously hidden. In a way these things are like training wheels to aid the seeker in developing his inner abilities. Eventually he can drop these aids for most types of seeing, especially as far as principles go. They are most useful in finding hidden data though not always accurate unless used by a high initiate.

It is also interesting that the seer stone has gone out of vogue in this age. About the only time you hear any mention of it is when some Mormon offshoot prophet claims revelation.

If one is interested in using a seer stone here is an exercise.

Find a crystal or rock a couple inches in diameter and enter a dimly lit place where you can barely make out the outline of the stone. Then think of something you want to know and stare into it for about ten minutes. As soon as you see images focus on them and see where this takes you.

Question: DK teaches that at a certain point the disciple will reverse his spiritual direction. When will that occur?

JJ: This occurs when the seeker establishes a valid soul contact. The soul leads the disciple in the opposite direction of the astral self. The reverse direction of the Zodiac is a symbol of the greater reverse that occurs within.

Question: If a person’s rising sign is the same as their sun sign, does it likely mean they failed to learn the major lesson of their last life (well enough)?

JJ: No. It usually means they have decided to focus on one major area of development rather than scatter their energies.

Question: Did you get your views on vaccines from soul contact?

JJ: I think you’d call it more of a gut feeling mixed with common sense. If even too much water can kill you then six doses of the poisonous substances in a little child could indeed pose a risk. There really needs to be some legitimate research into all aspects of the vaccines to put the public’s mind at rest.

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us. – Iris Murdoch

Jan 11, 2011

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Are Teachers Needed?

Are Teachers Needed?

A reader wants to know whether a person with solid soul contact even needs a teacher.

When a person achieves soul contact, he does not instantly know all things, but progresses precept by precept and line by line, as the scripture says, until he achieves full enlightenment. That which is seen through the eyes of the soul (not the emotions) is accurate but that does not mean the person sees all things.

Why?

The answer was given in the Sherlock Holmes Movie starring Robert Downey Jr. Here is the dialog that teaches the lesson:

Lord Blackwood: Sherlock Holmes. And his loyal dog. Tell me, Doctor… as a medical man, have you enjoyed my work?

Watson: Let me show you just how much I’ve enjoyed it. [starts towards Blackwood]

Holmes: Watson, don’t! [Holmes stops Watson a few feet from Lord Blackwood, then looks at Blackwood’s hands] Observe…

[Watson looks down to see there is an almost imperceptible thin glass needle with a sharp point less than a foot from where they stand]

Watson: How did you see that?

Holmes: Because I was looking for it. [breaks the needle]

Now Watson had every bit the ability to see everything that Holmes could see, but did not see it. Why? Because he was not looking for it.

Holmes did see the deadly needle. Why? Because he was looking.

Even so, you may have two people with a similar ability to contact the soul but one may be looking and the other one is not. The one who is looking will see much more than the one who is not.

The key to successful looking is to question and have an open mind.

All of us from the highest to the lowest have things to learn that are hidden from us and we need teachers to stimulate us to look in the right direction. Holmes did not teach Watson how to look, for Watson already knew how to do it. Even so, Holmes was his teacher because he pointed him in the right direction so he could see for himself.

All those upon the path recognize the need for teachers. DK recognizes Koot Hoomi as his teacher and Christ above that. He even says that Sanat Kumara, the Ancient of Days, is a disciple of the Solar Logos. If the Planetary Logos needs a teacher then it would be silly of us to think we are so advanced that we can learn all truth and lessons completely on our own just by going within.

We all need to be stimulated by being exposed to those who have looked in directions that have not occurred to us and expanded their ring-pass-not beyond our own. These individuals have seen many things that we have not and have much to teach us. To refuse to be a student is to eventually come to a standstill in progression, just as is the truth of the opposite extreme of total dependence.

Note: It is interesting that Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes was a Theosophist.

There has been a huge controversy over whether or not vaccination shots have caused autism in children. This presents a good opportunity to use our powers of discernment and judgment to discover the truth.

A Look at Autism

(I recommended the group watch a video on whether autism is linked to vaccinations – that has been subsequently removed.)

Both sides of the argument were presented. Which side made the best case and why?

Where do you think the truth lies?

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Thanks for your comments about vaccinations and autism. Since one of the prime directives of this group is to find and recognize truth – this controversy provides an ideal situation to exercise this ability.

Both sides make good arguments, but the question is which side is correct?

The establishment makes the Global Warming defense that the science is settled – there is no further discussion or investigation necessary. They merely pronounce their version of the truth as fact.

The trouble is that that no good studies are available to prove which side is correct. All we have so far is anecdotal evidence which is just not accepted by the Powers-That-Be as acceptable. Perhaps the best study was from the parent in the video where he said he had talked to about 1000 parents with autistic kids who witnessed a correlation between vaccinations and autism in their children.

He then tells us that kids receive an average of 36 vaccinations by the age of five. I think back to my youth and I had only two vaccinations before high school and that was for polio and smallpox. He points out that one single vaccine may not be the problem so much as the quantity. After all, the autism rate has increased from one in 10,000 to one in 110 in the past few decades. (Note: as of 2022 it was one in 37) Something has to have caused this and nothing else has been identified, even in an anecdotal way.

The parent in the video calls for studies of the effect of numerous vaccines given at once. Typically a kid may receive 6 vaccines during one single appointment. (Note: in 2025 they receive up to nine)

It is my gut feeling that he is on to something here. I would think that a small child receiving six vaccines at one time could be in danger of a number of things. Such a barrage of poisons could indeed induce a number of ills.

I think the parents of autistic children should do all in their power to encourage some legitimate studies to determine once and for all if there is a connection of some kind. The trouble is that the medical establishment and the drug companies do not want such sweeping studies for if it turns out the parents are correct then medical practitioners will be embarrassed and drug companies will lose money.

Even when all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken. – Bertrand Russell

Jan 10, 2011

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The Sacred Planets

The Sacred Planets

DK tells us that there are seven sacred planets in our solar system. They are Vulcan (a hidden planet), Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

The rest of the known planets are not sacred, which are the Earth and Mars. Pluto was classified as a non-sacred planet by DK, but has now been downgraded by astronomers to a dwarf planet because of its small size. Nevertheless, it is still considered a planet esoterically.

After Alice A. Bailey died there have been three additional dwarf planets discovered beyond the orbit of Pluto which are Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. One additional was known in her lifetime which is Ceres. In her day it was considered the largest asteroid.

DK specifically tells us that in addition to the Earth, Mars and Pluto that there are two additional non sacred planets that were veiled in his day. (See Esoteric Healing, Page 507)

He also indicates that there are three hidden sacred planets for he speaks of the “seven planets at its densest point and three hidden.” A Learning Experience, Page 65

Apparently, there are quite a few others that are not classified as either sacred or non-sacred for he speaks of “many ‘hidden’ planets. Of these, the Ageless Wisdom claims that there are around seventy in our solar system.” Esoteric Astrology, Page 6

These 70 could include numerous undiscovered dwarf planets, as well as several undiscovered larger planets. Included in this figure are a number of planets that exist in the etheric matter and are invisible to the eyes of scientists.

Then concerning “lesser planetary bodies he says “There are more than 115 of such bodies to be reckoned with, and all are at varying stages of vibratory impulse.” TCF, Page 793

He could be referring to the larger asteroids and the smaller dwarf planets. Some may be made of etheric substance and invisible to telescopes.

Out of all these bodies there are seven in dense matter which are considered sacred planets. The earth is not yet achieved this status, but is expected to in the near future. The fact that it is on the threshold of the transition is evidenced by the statement that the earth is “subjectively considered is a sacred planet; the effects of this transition from non-sacred to sacred have not fully demonstrated themselves objectively.       Rays and Initiations, Page 414

 After the full transition is made there will be eight but, “Eventually, there will be twelve sacred planets, corresponding to the twelve constellations, but the time is not yet.” A Treatise on White Magic, Page 438

After a student sees several references to sacred and non-sacred planets he begins to wonder exactly what a sacred planet is and what makes it different from a non-sacred one.

It is somewhat astonishing that DK says he cannot tell us:

“The reason which makes a planet sacred or not is one of the secrets of a certain major initiation, and I may not further elucidate here.” Esoteric Psychology, Vol 1, Page 335,

Even so, DK does give us a number hints on the subject. Here is one when writing about the war in heaven:

“In every grouping,—whether in heaven or on earth—there is always evidenced a tendency by some units in the group to revolt, to rebel and to show some form of initiative different to that of the other units in the same grouping. When our solar universe came into being, we are told in the allegorical language of the ancient scriptures, there “was war in Heaven”; “the sun and his seven brothers” did not function with true unanimity; hence (and herein lies a hint) our Earth is not one of the seven sacred planets.” Psychology, Vol 1, Page 394

We see here that among the sun and the seven brothers there was a revolt and this gives us a hint as to why the earth is not a sacred planet. How does this make sense since the earth was not one of the seven?

To make use of the hint we must discover which of the seven sacred planets was the rebel.

Actually, DK makes this pretty clear for he tells us that Saturn is the only sacred planet on which there is pain and sorrow and difficulty.” Esoteric Psychology, Vol 2, Page 98

The cause of this pain is that “Saturn, therefore, ‘fell’ when man fell into generation. He ‘followed the sons of men down into their low place.’” Esoteric Astrology, Page 105

That low place was the earth, but how was it that Saturn followed the sons of men here? The key to understanding this is coming to the realization that Sanat Kumara, while being “The Planetary Logos of our earth scheme (is) one of the Seven Spirits before the throne.” Initiation Human and Solar, Page 28

Since the earth logos is not one of the seven this means that Sanat’s true home is a sacred planet, and not the earth. Which of the seven would that be? DK is hesitant to tell us:

“Sanat Kumara alone, in this scheme, is self-sustaining and self-sufficient, being the physical incarnation of one of the Planetary Logoi, which one it is not permissible to state, as this fact is one of the secrets of initiation. Initiation Human and Solar, Page 39

Many just assume he is the incarnation of the planetary logos of the earth but DK tells us he is one of the seven spirits that preside over the seven sacred planets, but he does not have permission to tell us which one.

Actually, I think it is pretty obvious which sacred planet is his.

We are told that Sanat is on the third ray of active intelligence, as well as the earth. Which of the sacred planets is also on the third ray?

That would be Saturn.

“Both the Earth and Saturn (one a non-sacred and one a sacred planet) are exponents or expressions of the third Ray of Active Intelligence.” Esoteric Astrology, Page 189

The fact that “Venus, Earth and Saturn form one triangle of great interest.” TCF, Page 181 coupled with the fact that the Lord of Saturn “followed the sons of men down into their low place” tells us that Saturn would be Sanat Kumara’s point of origin as one of the seven Spirits.

We are told that “The love and thought of that divine Life (the Solar Logos) is turned towards this “little daughter of a long lost son”, as our planet is sometimes called in the occult books of the Great Ones.      A Treatise on White Magic, Pg 314

The little daughter is identified as the earth, but who would be the “long lost son”?

Again, that would be the Logos of Saturn who “followed the sons of men down into their low place.”

So what exactly caused the Lord of Saturn (a sacred planet) to fall to the earth (A non sacred one)?

The previous solar system was governed by the third ray of intelligent activity and in that system, Sanat Kumara became a master of that aspect. It is natural and good that when one step is achieved to relax a little and enjoy and use its benefits, but then the temptation is to stay there too long and avoid taking your next step.

A hint about how this problem may apply to Sanat Kumara and ray three is given here:

“The planetary Logos of our Earth is primarily conditioned by a cosmic ray, to be sure, but not by His egoic ray. Perhaps in this condition may be found the reason (or one of the reasons) why our Earth is not one of the seven sacred planets. On this I need not enlarge, but it was necessary to call attention to this great determining factor, the third ray, which is the personality ray of our planetary Logos…This ray brings in the factor of discrimination through mental activity, and this, in its turn, balances the so-called love nature, and it is in truth the cause of our evolutionary growth.” Esoteric Psychology, Vol 1, Pages 335-336, 338

We are told some interesting things here that would be easy to overlook. Our logos is primarily conditioned by a cosmic ray, but not the egoic. The cosmic ray governing this solar system is Ray Two, Love-Wisdom. The egoic ray is three – Intelligence in Matter and governs the personality of our Logos. Concerning this we are told to “Forget not that the Personality of our planetary Logos is not yet perfect, hence the fact that His body of manifestation, the planet, is not reckoned as being one of the sacred planets.” Externalization of the Hierarchy, Page 87

The focus of our Logos is on the Love Wisdom, but using the intelligence from the third ray or his personality imperfectly. To become a sacred planet he must harmonize Ray Three with Ray Two to become a sacred planet.

This is a higher correspondence to aspiring humanity. We must bring our lower nature into alignment with the higher to become soul infused and achieve the higher initiations. Similarly, our Logos has to do the same on a higher level to become a sacred planet.

His next great step depends largely on the progress of humanity. Humanity’s focus needs to shift away from the lower personality to the Higher Self and DK gives a sign as to when this shift will happen which is an extension of my last quote:

“When humanity will have solved correctly the Jewish problem, and when it has been resolved in a humanitarian and sound manner, then the energy of the planetary solar plexus centre will have been raised to the heart and a great transmutation will have taken place.”

The Jews are on Ray Three, the personality ray of our Logos, and the conflict associated with them over the millennia is a symbol of the imperfection of the personality of our logos. Their achievement of harmony with other races will be a sign that our Logos has achieved the advancement necessary to become a sacred planet.

DK speaks of “the force which brings about the fusion or integration of the personality, the at-one-ment of personality and soul, the unification of humanity or the Great Approach of the Hierarchy to Humanity. It will produce also the integration of our Earth into the body of the “sacred planets” Esoteric Astrology, Page 482

So in the most basic terms we can say that a sacred planet is one that has perfected the personality aspect and put it under control of the Higher Self. The planet is working on the same goal as is the individual disciple, but just on a higher level.

The seven planets that are sacred have intelligent life but the focus of that life is not on the dense physical plane as it is on earth. We are told that “the seven Heavenly Men, whose bodies they are, function normally on the fourth plane of the system, the buddhic or the fourth cosmic ether.” TCF, Page 123

Life on this fourth cosmic ether is totally invisible to our earth scientists.

The seven logoi of the seven sacred planets are not perfect. DK says that “The seven Spirits, we are told in the Scriptures of the world, are ‘before the Throne of God’; this signifies that They are not yet in a position to mount the Throne, symbolically speaking, owing to the fact that They have not yet achieved complete divine expression.” Esoteric Healing, Page 298

Each of them are on different rays, and though highly evolved, are still working to express them in perfection.

Vulcan, the hidden planet is on Ray One, the ray of Will-Power and Purpose.

Mercury is on Ray Four of Harmony through Conflict stimulating creativity.

Venus is on Ray Five, the Ray of Concrete Knowledge.

Jupiter is on Ray Two of Love-Wisdom, the same as the Solar Logos.

Uranus is on Ray seven of ceremonial magic and synthesis which governs the approaching age of Aquarius.

Neptune is on Ray Six which presents the ideal accompanied by powerful emotion. This is the ray governing the passing age of Pisces.

Saturn, most closely associated with our logos, is on Ray Three as is the Earth. This demonstrates intelligent activity, especially in relation to matter.

Even though Sanat Kumara may be the original Lord of Saturn, and has descended to the earth to assist humanity, the actual Logos remains. Each planet has a core logos assisted by an advanced being who represents that logos. Sanat Kumara was its representative, but now represents the Logos of Earth. Since Saturn is still a sacred planet one would assume that another entity has been appointed to represent Saturn’s Logos until Sanat completes his work with the earth.

All the major planetary bodies radiate their influence throughout the solar system.  The influence of the sacred planets is picked up by disciples with a degree of soul contact and the planets that are not sacred are picked up by general humanity.

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Handling Dead Ends

Handling Dead Ends

A reader asks this question:

If you have come to a complete wall on what to do next, is it a good idea to fast, pray and meditate on your next step?

JJ: This is a problem all of us have had from time to time. Even super human lives reach an impasse now and then and do not know which direction to take is the better.

One can understand why this would happen to the average person, but why would it happen to even the masters and beyond?

The answer is simple. All of us, high and low, are learning and we learn best by experience. Our next step in learning has many unknowns in it. You do not learn if you already know all there is in a certain area. The fact that we are ever learning tells us that all of us are attempting to discover the unknown and make it known.

This creates a problem for all us all now and then, but it is a good problem. If we didn’t have this problem then it would mean there is no more learning and if there were no more learning there would be no purpose and without learning and purpose there would be no creation and without creation all life would dissolve and we would all be as if we never were.

So, what do the masters do when they reach an apparent dead end and are not sure of their next step?

They do the same thing that we have to do. They stand still for a period of time and think about it. They do however, ask themselves a question that is often overlooked by average humanity which is this.

They assess all the things they should have accomplished with what they know and ask themselves if there is any more work that needs done before they take their next step. If the answer is yes then they understand that there may be a few things they yet need to do before a next step is possible.

So, when the disciple has done all that is possible to prepare for the next step and the next step is still unclear, then what?

For inspiration on this go back to the Parable of Decision in the first Immortal book. There we see an example of the wrong thing to do. The two who could not make a decision suffered the most. The other two who took the two paths were both far ahead of those who stood still in fear.

If one does not know what to do then he must use the first Key and Decide – decide something even if there is a good chance the decision is wrong. If the decision is a bad one the error in it will reveal itself as you move forward. Then you can see more clearly and make a good decision that was impossible earlier.

It is imperative then that we make a decision and then force ourselves to act upon it. Always try and incorporate the principle of harmlessness into that decision.

Another reader writes:

I have read extensively on soul contact yet have never experienced it. I feel hollow and am struggling. I remember your writings on life cycles and how if one does not find his purpose by age fifty, a self-destruct mechanism activates and ends the life. Part of me wants to let that mechanism activate and another part of me wants to cross the finish line victorious. I feel paraplegic in my attempts to see the purpose of this incarnation. I am obviously doing something wrong but not sure what.

JJ: You are referring to the age of crystallization and that is 54-56 years. Someone reaching this does not self-destruct, but just takes it easy on the learning curve for the rest of their lives. About 90% of humanity gets caught in this trap.

Many people are under the illusion that God has some complete plan for them and they must discover it. They often wait in vain. Why?

Because most of us have to develop our own plan. Every once in a while, a disciple will receive a revelation on what do to next but most of the time it is up to us and the sky is the limit. We can do whatever we want.

So ask yourself. What type of work do I enjoy. Then learn some more things around that which you enjoy and apply them or teach them. This will give you purpose.

Also ask yourself – what new thing can I learn that would be fulfilling? Then set about to learn that thing.

In the process of all this look back upon your life and ask yourself if there was any message from your inner self that you ignored and have not acted upon. If there was and you know it then retrieve that guidance and act upon it. This act can restore purpose very quickly.

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. – Upton Sinclair

Dec 28, 2010

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Finding Peace in the Storm

 

Finding Peace in the Storm

A reader expressed concern over the current political situation, for there seems to be storms on the horizon everywhere with political conflict, economic threats and world instability. He wondered how Jesus reassured his disciples and what assurance could be offered us today.

Perhaps it would be wise to look at the example of the Master and see how he handled two different stormy situations.

In the first account there was a storm at sea that was so precarious that the disciples thought the ship was going to overturn and sink. They were afraid for their lives. In their terror they turned to their one hope – Jesus. Jesus was a man of miracles – maybe he could do something.

But where was Jesus???

They looked all over the ship and finally they found him. To their amazement he was sleeping. How in the world could any human being sleep in the midst of such turbulence they wondered with great curiosity.

They shook him and woke him up and pleaded with him to save them. To their surprise, Jesus seemed completely unconcerned with the danger from the storm and chastised them for their lack of faith.

Now the question that no one I know of has asked in the last 2000 years is this. Why was Jesus sleeping?

The question becomes more poignant when you consider that they were on a small boat that was being tossed to and fro. There is no way that Jesus was not aware that he was in he midst of a great storm, yet he chose to sleep even as his reclined body was tossed back and forth.

Why would he sleep in such a situation?

There are two parts to this answer.

First, he was tired and not being pestered by people wanting to be healed. This was a chance to get some rest.

Secondly, he was in touch with his spiritual center and even though danger seemed obvious, he knew that they would be protected. He knew the storm would not destroy them.

Because he knew this, he saw no reason to stay awake and pace back and forth with worry. Instead, he slept as sound as a baby until the disciples forced him to awake. Thanks to their lack of faith and no inner contact to receive assurance Jesus didn’t receive his needed rest.

Then there was a second stormy situation that Jesus handled much differently. This was in the Garden of Gethsemane where he knew he was betrayed and Roman soldiers were coming to arrest him. Again, his life seemed to be in danger.

Did he lay down to sleep again?

No. This time it was the disciples who slept. Jesus tried to wake them but instead of coming to his aid they just fell back to sleep.

Jesus was very concerned about the situation and pleaded with his Father to remove him from it.

The answer was no and he was so overcome an angel had to appear to him to strengthen him.

Now, what is the difference in the two stormy situations? The answer is key, and it is this.

In the first one Jesus knew through his inner guidance that, even though things looked bad, he was in no danger and might as well get some rest.

In the second situation the storm again looked dangerous, but this time his he inwardly perceived that the danger was real and there was no way to escape it. Because of this he was truly concerned. His faith could not alter divine will.

We as disciples are in a situation corresponding to the first storm, which was at sea. We look at the weakness of the dollar, the economy, the maddening direction our leaders are taking us and it appears that we will be swallowed up in this sea of distress.

But will we?

Have we as disciples tuned out the storm and sought guidance from within as Jesus did just before he took a peaceful nap in the midst of turbulence?

We must seek the answer within and when we get it peace will be ours in the midst of the storm to come, for we will know we will make it through.

That said, I am about ready to retire to a peaceful sleep.

Premature Birth and Astrology

I was asked if a premature birth or something that interrupts the timeline such as a caesarian or induced labor prevents the astrology chart from being accurate.

A premature birth creates little interference, as the entity designated for the body is usually aware that the birth will be premature for some time before the event. In many cases a premature birth is related to his karma.

A caesarian birth or induced labor does alter the birth time and thus the chart, but not always the rising sign. Each rising sign repeats every 24 hours and if a certain rising sign is desired as an imprint, then circumstances will often change the day of birth, but not the time of day that the person may be born.

Now let us suppose that the entity is born a week earlier than would have been naturally he case. There will be quite a few things in his chart that will be different, but also quite a few things that will be the same. The differences will not create a different destiny but different influences. For instance, maybe the alternate energies will influence him to be more introverted than he otherwise would have been.

If his rising sign is changed through induced labor then the new sign will still indicate a lesson to be learned but his main destiny will be somewhat hidden, but will still be subtly there in other parts of his chart.

At the time of birth whether it be natural or induced we receive an imprint of astrological energies that influence us for a lifetime. Note, I say influence and not control.

Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storms. – Charles Caleb Colton

Dec 27, 2010

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Rebel Lightbringers

Rebel Lightbringers

One of the problems in understanding Lucifer and the fall of angels lies with the meaning and application of the word itself.

Lucifer means “Lightbringer” and is also translated as “Day Star’ and Morning Star in the Bible. All the bringers of light and truth in the universe are Lucifers, but not all of them rebelled or fell, and became adversaries or Satans.

In every level of intelligent existence there is some level of disagreement among the lightbringers. This “fall” from the divine council chambers not only happened on earth, but also in the chambers of the Solar Logos and higher. Our Ancient of Days is somewhat of a rebel and this is one reason the earth is not yet a sacred planet. He is taking us on a non standard route of progression and has provided humanity with extra stimulus causing us to evolve more quickly than we otherwise would have. If this route had not been taken the average human would be like a native in a jungle.

There was risk in this move in that we could wind up destroying ourselves with knowledge gained too quickly. There is also the possibility of a great payoff. Our Logos took a risk that others shied away from and thus he was out of sync with his own higher council chamber.

Even so, the intent of his end game was in harmony with his higher ups.

From this angle of vision our Logos and all of humanity are fallen angels. In other words, we have fallen off the trail and are attempting to find a shortcut to the end of the path.

Then within the Council Chamber of our own Logos we have a group of very high Kumaras which have all lived on other planets and mastered the physical plane. In this group our Logos has his own rebels to deal with. The problem there has filtered down to us as a fight between the left and right in the political spectrum. Where is the right balance in law and freedom? How much freedom can humanity be entrusted with? Was allowing them the freedom to obtain the atomic bomb a major mistake or a necessary evil?

Finally among humanity we have our own fallen Lucifers. A dark brother can only evolve out of the lightbringers of humanity. It is only when the third initiation is approached and the pilgrim is a light to his fellow men that the dark path can be chosen.

We thus have “fallen” lightbringers among the gods and even humanity itself. The higher rebels are not evil as we understand the term but have advanced beyond what we see as evil. The rebel lightbringers that came from humanity are very evil, however, and seek to take away the free will of humanity. The problem on the higher levels is not so black and white but a matter of judgment and the degree of assistance that humanity should be given as well as the constraints and limitations that should be applied.

Thus when the various teachers past threw out words like “devil,” Satan, Lucifer etc they were loosely referring to forces that resist the good, the beautiful and the true and did not understand what was behind the apparent evil.

Twelve Days of Christmas Explained

Most people just see this as a cute song, but few realize there is deeper meaning involved.

What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won’t come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.

The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.

Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.

The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.

The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.

The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.

The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.

Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.

The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.

The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.

The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles’ Creed.

It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world. – William Cobbett

December 20, 2010

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Seeing Eye to Eye

Seeing Eye to Eye

A reader made a comment that deserves some attention. He surmised that third degree initiates and higher are pretty much in agreement. So, is this a true statement and if so what is the principle involved?

The answer is that from the perspective of normal human consciousness this is true, but from a higher perspective it is not. Let me explain.

The principle is this. People agree consistently on that which they understand. If a subject or idea is below the level of understanding of those seeking union then there is likely to be disagreement.

It is interesting to note, however, that two can agree on a falsehood. In this case the union of thought comes not from understanding but from either wrong mutual perception or the acceptance of an outside authority who is in illusion. If the authority changes his mind the followers will normally be united in changing their minds also.

In the days of Galileo, the church members as a whole were united in the idea that the earth was the center of the universe and the sun circled around it. They “knew” this for two reasons. First, they could see the sun moving around the earth each day and secondly the Vatican Scientists stated that this was both scientific and spiritual fact.

Their authorities were wrong as well as their perceptions so they were united in illusion. The goal, however, is not to be united in illusion, but in truth. This is only achieved consistently through a mutual understanding or shared vision of the real.

As people advance in their spiritual evolution, they become united in a larger number of shared truths.

Average people can now understand that the earth circles the sun, that 2+2=4, that human slavery is undesirable, that basic freedom of speech is good, getting an education is a good thing and numerous other items.

As we move up the scale of thought there is less agreement among the masses, but agreement is still to be found among the thinkers.

The first initiation pertains to the physical plane and physical desires. These initiates will tend to agree on diet, exercise and sex.

The second initiation is centered on mastery of the emotional nature so these individuals will extend their agreement to values centered on the feeling nature. They will agree on the importance of taking personal responsibility, the ingredients of success, love and relationships to name a few.

They will agree on physical and emotional values yet still have disagreements on the plane of the mind and have differing philosophies.

The third-degree initiate masters illusion on the plane of the mind so two such initiates, even with widely different backgrounds and belief systems, can sit down and reason together and see the logic in each other’s thought. If one is able to bring forth facts, reason and logic that differs with the others’ beliefs then he will consider the new information and will not reactively reject it.

So do the higher initiates agree on everything?

No.

Why not?

Because no matter how high you get, there are many unknowns to be discovered. Even though they have solved illusion on the plane of the mind, there are still many things unknown to them and with such unknowns they can only theorize and guess about all the truth involved.

Not knowing an unknown is not illusion if you know you do not know. If you do not know how many beans are in a jar you know you do not know and there is no illusion. If you think you have some special gift to guess the correct number of beans, then that is illusion. The many are in illusion because they accept certain things as fact that are not facts and they do not know that they do not know.

In the story of the archangel Lucifer falling from heaven, he did not sink into illusion as we understand it but was part of a group seeking solutions to the advancement of humanity, a project with many unknowns to the group. He therefore thought that he could devise a plan as good as his elder brothers. He liked his ideas better than theirs and went with them and drew many after him. Since there could only be one master plan for the whole of the human race a plan was accepted and he was overruled. He has been seeking to prove he was right ever since.

As entities progress, they will agree on lessons learned and truths understood, but their disagreements will become more complex as they strive to achieve their next level of understanding and expand their own ring-pass-not.

King for a Life

Reader Question: Can you explain why someone is born rich or born a King, Queen or Emperor? Not everyone can be born a king out of the billions of lives that inhabited the earth. What makes that person so special? Is there karma behind this?

JJ: You are right in that it is mathematically impossible for all of us to take a turn as a king, a famous movie star or President of the United States. What then is the criterion that allows one to assume a position of power where he can influence millions?

The principle is this. If a person has karma that pertains to millions that were harmed then he will eventually be born in a situation where he can undue that damage by performing a good service for millions. This is true if he seeks redemption and has not taken the dark path.

Let us say that a tyrant who brought suffering to millions has seen the error of his ways and after a series of redemptive lives he finally has an opportunity to pay for much of the damage he did. Because he damaged millions of people he cannot pay off this debt with average lives. He must be in a situation where he can benefit a similar number of people that he previously hurt.

Just as not everyone becomes a king, even so, not everyone was a Hitler. Even so, all of us have lived like kings in some lives and in others made grievous mistakes. Fortunately, most of us haven’t done enough damage that requires us to positively influence millions of lives to pay off our karma.

Unfortunately, when the big opportunity comes for the seeker to pay off his karma through a position of power he will sometimes revert to his old patterns and create worse karma for himself. The difficulty in paying off great karma is therefore very hazardous and thus the seeker should always do everything in his power to tread the path of harmlessness.

So, was everyone who is now in a position of power paying off a huge dose of karma from being a bad dude in the past?

Not necessarily. Not all positions of power are reserved for working out karma. Sometimes disciples who owe little karma seek and obtain positions of power merely so they can have greater power to serve. Sometimes the need is great and hierarchy supports a karma-free disciple obtaining power so divine purpose can be more easily worked out.

In almost every case and situation general laws and principles apply, but not in the black and white mode with no judgment involved. There are always exceptions to every rule of thumb.

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion. Isa 52:8

Dec 14, 2010

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Dark Brothers and the Masters

Dark Brothers and the Masters

Question: You say that in our journey through many lifetimes we have all gone through periods where we have committed a lot of harmful acts. Does this mean that we have all played the role of a devil or Satan at some time?

JJ: This is an interesting question. In other words, are all of us destined to be a devil before we become one with God?

The answer is yes and no. As we make the long journey to the feet of God, we all go through periods of great selfishness and do some pretty devilish things and cause a lot of hurt along the way. We also become tempters and lead many astray with us. Does this mean that we all eventually spend an eon as a dark brother at some time or another?

No. Most of us learn our lesson as karma forces us to see the results of our bad behavior. Only a handful proceed onward on the dark path despite all the warnings and attempts by the soul to turn the entity around.

The teaching seems to be presented by all the prophets, scriptures and masters that when we reach a certain degree of progression that we will be “saved” or dwell in the light forever onward. But then we read of how Lucifer, a son of the Morning, rebels against God and was thrown out of heaven and apparently became Satan.

Now this being was of a celestial nature and a son of God as we hope to become, yet he fell. Does this mean that after all our efforts of finally achieving liberation that we could still blow it and become a Satan? That doesn’t seem to quite jive with the promises of eternal life as most understand them.

This is an area that has never been cleared up by any teacher that I know of. Here are several points that should help.

After liberation we do not lose our free agency. We still have power to choose and the choice always leads to higher and lower paths. The difference between humanity and those in the kingdom of God is the Higher Lives have learned certain lessons and know better than to revert to known errors. For instance, the hiker who gets exposed to poison ivy will avoid it in the future.

Those who have gained entrance to the Council Chambers of the Most High have learned certain lessons and there are many errors that they will not repeat. Even so, on a higher level of thinking where new concepts are being considered there will not always be agreement. Therefore, even a liberated soul, such as a Son of the Morning can disagree and present his own ideas that may not be in harmony with his master.

When a liberated soul falls out of alignment with his brothers he does not descend to the lowest realms of darkness but continues to move forward the plan as he understands it. The Dark Brotherhood evolved from beings on this earth and not from the Council Chambers of the Most High. A fallen archangel may use the forces of darkness but in his mind he is still moving the work of God forward.

Good and evil as it plays out with liberated beings is a much different thing than good and evil as humanity sees it as it pertains to them.

We never arrive at a point where we will be totally free from mistakes for all eternity. We learn by making mistakes and this principle even applies to Christ, the Planetary Logos and on up.

Here’s another question I received:

I am an amateur astronomer and was wondering if the JJ could explain what dark matter is which is a theory about missing matter in galaxies.

JJ: A reader showed some good thinking in indicating that dark matter and regular matter represent male and female polarities.

Scientists believe that there is dark matter because there are gravitational pulls in the universe that cannot be explained by the gravity of regular matter. Even though they cannot find this elusive matter they believe that 80% of the matter in the universe is this dark, or unseen matter.

Does such matter really exist? Yes, but it is not dark, but very light compared to our own. There is much matter in the universe that science has not discovered and this is clearly taught by the Ancient Wisdom. First, we have the matter of the etheric plane. Next up we have astral matter and then mental matter. Above this we have undifferentiated matter. All this matter and life from unseen worlds has an effect on life, form and matter in this plane.

Science will find dark matter when they discover that there are co-existing dimensions that interplay with us and affect us.

Where Are the Masters?

A reader voiced concerned that the United Sates and much of the world is going to hell in a handbasket. He feels that this borrowing and overspending will lead to a financial collapse and wonders where are the masters and initiates to help us set things straight when we need them.

Unless some turnaround occurs, we are indeed headed toward financial catastrophe. One just has to do the math on the increasing interest payments we are making on our debt.

There are ways to turn things around and perhaps the only real solution will come from the people themselves as politicians seem to lose all touch with common sense after they get settled into office. The new crop shows some promise but we’ll have to wait and see.

Mentally it seems logical that I should be placing all my energy into organizing something to incorporate some of the changes I have written about but my soul tells me that the time is not quite right and wait for a season. I do not think the time is far off as more people are looking for solutions as time passes.

As to where the masters or initiates are it appears that not many high on the scale have entered politics as there doesn’t seem to be much light in the halls of Congress.

An amazing number thought that Obama was a master or high initiate. Now, even many of his supporters are coming to the conclusion that he is in way over his head.

So, if Obama was not a master or high initiate then where are they – or do such entities avoid politics completely?

If we want to find any initiates among politicians, we must know what to look for. What kind of approach would be taken by a lofty soul who is in politics? The masters focus on the line of Love/Wisdom and can be found on the plane of the mind so a high initiate would use logic and reason tempered with love.

Anyone working with the forces of light would show these qualities.

(1) He or she would not support the idea of continually spending more money than we have and strapping the next generation with high interest payments.

(2) He would support the principle of freedom and thus work to run the country on the lowest possible tax rate giving people freedom to invest their own money.

(3) He would not seek for excessive regulation and quantity of laws but only essential ones.

(4) He would not use the poor and unemployed to increase his power base but sincerely seek to assist them in ways that will get the willing back into productivity.

(5) He would be a true environmentalist. He would not use the environment as a weapon to increase political power or raise taxes but seek to aid the environment in common sense ways.

(6) He would not be black and white but willing to use the principle of judgment as situations change.

(7) If he is an initiate then he will be working on initiating something new.

That said – let me throw this out to the group.

First, do you agree with the above seven points? If not what criteria would you use?

Secondly, can you think of anyone involved in politics who you think could be an agent for the Brotherhood of light?

If the answer is yes then why do you think this?

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Dec 4, 2010

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Did God Create Evil?

Did God Create Evil?

When believers think of God, they generally see Him/She/It as totally good and only responsible for light, yet the Bible itself says differently:

“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.” Isa 45:7

According to Jehovah speaking through Isaiah then God makes both peace and evil and darkness as well as light. We are even told that God uses the evil ones as his “sword.”

“Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:” Psalms17:13

Indeed, God uses the evil ones to slay the wicked: “Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.” Psalms 34:21

Okay, so the Bible says that God created evil and even uses evil as a sword to destroy unwanted evil.   This disposes of the idea of a god that exists beyond the existence of any evil. After all, aren’t we told that there was a war in heaven?

“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.” Rev 12:7-9

We can thus conclude that since Satan was in heaven when he rebelled that evil can even exist there.

All this may sound perplexing to the true believer, but what do other spiritual teachings besides the Bible say about this perplexing subject?

The Gnostics were a very popular Christian related sect for three centuries after Christ. These had a very unorthodox view of our creator God and Jesus, and were seen as heretical. They were suppressed and attempts were made to destroy all their writings. They were not completely successful as in 1945 the Nag Hammadi library was discovered in Egypt revealing many of their writings.

The Gnostics saw the Jehovah, the god of the Bible as an imposter of the true God and associated him with a being called Yaldabaoth often referred to as a Demiurge.

This Demiurge is born from Sophia (Wisdom), a spiritual female who acts without divine consent, producing a misshapen offspring cast out into the void. Yaldabaoth, unaware of higher realms, fashions the cosmos as a pale, corrupted imitation of the true spiritual heaven, populating it with beings of a lower order seeking to trap humanity in material bodies.

They see Jesus as kind of a rebel who saw the truth of the Demiurge, Jehovah, and achieved Gnosis, or knowledge of the true god of love who existed in the highest spiritual realm and was not touched by evil. He saw that Jehovah did indeed create evil and used it as a weapon. This he rejected and gave as a prayer, “deliver us from evil.” Matt 6:13

Madame H. P. Blavatsky seemed to support the idea of Jehovah not only being an inferior god or Demiurge, but the devil himself with her interpretation of Jesus’ encounter with the Pharisees who insisted that God was their father. He told them:

“Ye do the deeds of your father… Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” John 8:41 & 44

She pointed out that the Jews claimed that Jehovah was their father and this was the being who Jesus called the devil.

This idea is backed up in the Old Testament where Jehovah is identified with Satan. Israel Anderson came up with these interesting scriptures:

“And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.” I Chronicles 21:1

And who was this Satan who caused David to number Israel? None other than Jehovah:

“And again the anger of the LORD (Jehovah) was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.” II Sam 24:1

The Book of Revelation gives this description of the Satanic Beast:

“And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.” Rev 13:2

And Hosea gives these same animal symbols for Jehovah:

“Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.” Hosea 13:7-8

Both the satanic beast and Jehovah are represented by the leopard, the bear and the lion.

Jehovah is also linked to the planet Saturn for he commanded the Israelites to “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”  That was Saturday, which word is derived from the Roman  “dies Saturni” which mean’s Saturn’s Day. St. Augustine went so far as identifing Saturn as a “god of the Jews,” and the early Gnostics identified Saturn with Satan.

A Course in Miracles has a similar take to the Gnostics except they do not equate the creator of time and space as evil, but merely misled.

According to the Course we all lived in peace and bliss in the heavenly realms until the Son, who is identified as the prodigal son in the parable of Jesus, decided he wanted to create and explore a universe of time and space where there would be great challenges of overcoming limitation and pain as well as the manifestation of love that they would take with them.

God, who the Course calls the Father refused to give the Son permission so he went ahead and created a universe based on illusion as if in a dream state.

According to the Course the rebellious Son was not one individual, but all of us as  parts of the one life which is the Son.

Jesus, who is called our “elder brother” awakened from the dream state and assumed the position of helping the rest of us also awaken and return home.

As we return home God does not see us as evil or seek to punish us but merely welcomes us back as a parent would a  wayward child.

According to the Course then, evil was the result of the creation of time, space and form initiated by the Son. The supreme God lives in a realm of pure spirit where pain, suffering and evil are impossible.

Most alternative and esoteric spiritual teachings deal with good and evil from the view of the universe of time and space and not a universe of pure spirit as taught by the Gnostics and A Course in Miracles.

Yogananda seems to side with Isaiah in his view of good and evil:

The Omnipresent Lord knows that He is the creator of evil as a test to encourage human beings to shun sin and thus recover their inner divine nature. By creating a film of light-and-shadow images and passing it through a movie projector, a director manipulates the one beam that projects the pictures of both the villain and the hero on the screen; the villain was included to make people disgusted with his ways and, by use of discrimination, applaud the great hero. For the same reason, evil exists to turn people’s attention to the better ways of virtue. Bhavagad Gita Commentary By Yogananda, Vol 1, Page 551

The Bailey writings make a number of interesting comments on evil.  Here DK seems to agree with the Gnostics:

“The Forces of Evil are inherent in substance itself—of which all the many forms of life are constructed.”    Rays and Initiations, Page 144

Think of it – without matter time and space – and the resulting pain, what evil could be committed? When God created the physical universe that which we call good and evil was a natural manifestation.

Now that we are here good is seen as that which takes us toward Spirit and away from pain and distress.

In a nutshell good takes us forward in spiritual evolution and evil takes us backward.

It will be considered a good thing to overcome all limitations here, awaken and return home to the house of our true Father.

Only the leading dog on a sled team has a good view. – Anonymous

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Cayce and Wilcock

Cayce and Wilcock

A reader brings this up: A friend of mine sent me a link to these YouTube videos of a seminar given by a man named David Wilcock at The Conscious Life Expo in San Francisco in Spring of 2008. I find it to fit in nicely with the ‘puzzle’ (at least the one I have been driven towards) so to speak and he answered some questions I had been pondering within myself concerning OBE’s. I wanted to know what the Keysters thought. He claims to be the reincarnation of Edgar Cayce.

JJ: I came across this guy (David Wilcock) a number of years ago and wasn’t impressed at the time. It seemed his only desire was to prove he was Edgar Cayce reincarnated.

I figured he was just one more person wanting to be someone famous without earning the fame.

I was pleasantly surprised at watching the video to see Wilcox giving a very intelligent presentation in addition to claiming to be Cayce. Even though the presentation raises more questions than it answers it is well worth watching.

I do not know if Wilcock is Cayce or not but at least he is probably as intelligent as him.

I decided to take a look at the charts of David Wilcock and Edgar Cayce to see if there is anything that stands out.

Probably the most significant thing, as the online astrologer pointed out, is their moons are very close in Taurus, about a degree apart. Also both have Saturn, Mercury Venus and the Sun in the most emotional and sympathetic sign of Pisces. Both also have Mars in Capricorn.

There are two ways to interpret this seeming coincidence. One could say that it indicates that David could have been Cayce because of the coincidental sameness. But there is another more logical view and that is this.

On any given day there are about a half million people born so there are many thousands of others who have a similar chart. Anyone with such a chart who studies Cayce will feel an affinity for him and if such a person studies him deeply he will feel a strong identification with him. This particularly applies to someone with a moon only one degree different in location.

When a person contemplates his own past lives he is likely to guess he may be someone who dealt with similar astrological forces as he is. That is not strong evidence that Wilcox was Cayce in a past life. Instead, it is evidence tat Wilcock is drawn to Cayce because of emotional similarities.

A chart can give subtle evidence of a past life but astrology is a very weak tool in identifying or proving one. A chart is merely a description of forces that surrounds us and saying two people are the same because of two charts is like saying Jim and Bob are the same because they both live in Denver and deal with the same traffic problems each day.

It is also notable that a person’s chart will often be very different from life to life as the entity faces new challenges.

That’s not to say that Wilcock is not Cayce. He could be and it should be easy to prove. He claims that several of his friends were associated with Cayce. All he has to do is regress everyone who he thinks was associated with Cayce in a past life (including himself) and see if they can retrieve information that is not in any book but can be validated.

Another thing to do is compare handwriting samples. Whereas thousands of charts are very similar no two handwritings are the same. Unfortunately, handwriting is usually not solid proof because it changes over the years as does character – but similarities will remain.

Reader Comment: I was impressed how similarly his associates looked to Cayce’s associates. That is one of the signs you have taught in the past.

JJ: Yes, I’d say that was his best evidence so far.

Actually, Cayce didn’t come up with much on his own, but in the trance state – so unless Wilcock goes into the trance state he doesn’t have to go too far to duplicate Cayce’s intellect.

Handling Difficulties

A reader makes this comment: I feel like I have been living The Immortal for the past month or so. As I have been trying to work on my log home it seems one adversity after another has come my way, it reminded me of Joe going from one seemingly impossible task to the next. I wondered how I was going to get the roof on, I had no help and it was slow going till my neighbor came up helped me out of the blue loaned me equipment etc.

I even tried to hire some help but no one was interested then a fellow log home builder called and I hired him (even though I couldn’t afford it). So with the 3 of us we got the structural roof on and papered so it can weather the winter but it still needs a sleeper roof with insulation and the metal etc. I was feeling pretty good about that then my truck broke and a few days later my car broke. Then within a day I was driving my wife to the airport and her car broke, all within one week. And the next night my son called and his car had over heated… Needless to say I was beside myself wondering what the heck was going on…

So I have spent the last week working on cars and we had to buy one so we at least had two running cars as My wife’s car is shot the engine threw a rod meaning it needs to be replaced or rebuilt (not cheap). Now I am broke but we have two cars at least. I haven’t even had a chance to work on the truck but It is just the alternator so I can fix that.

JJ: After having gone through a number of life experiences where my bad luck seemed to defy the laws of probability, I feel for you. If it is any comfort, I might add that in my experience, sooner or later, things normalize and then even some good fortune presents itself.

It does seem though that the good fortune is usually earned by the sweat of your brow whereas bad fortune can sometimes comes like an unannounced tsunami.

Question: Can regressive hypnosis cause or trigger certain events in future? – Is it any good for everyone, indiscriminately to have access to past lives information? Can it cause damage? Is it always better not to know something one is not supposed to know?

JJ: Each of us has been through many past lives. Some have been pleasant and some not so pleasant. I have found that people are much more likely and willing to visit and explore the more pleasant lives than the painful ones.

Also with a difficult life a person is more willing to recall the good times than the bad times. This is not a black and white rule though for I have had subjects return to very painful times.

It is interesting that returning and reliving painful experiences in past lives can alleviate current physical problems. This is one of the correct things taught by Scientology.

I think I told you the story about a lady who had terrible neck pain in this life. I regressed her and she relived an experience where she was beheaded. After going through this her neck pain disappeared and never came back.

Returning to past lives can therefore at times be helpful rather than a hindrance – but not always. Sometimes past memories can be a distraction in the present and this is one reason we forget so we can forge a new path without the past holding us back.

In this life a terrible mistake can paralyze us so we do nothing but feel sorry for ourselves. But when such a person dies and is reborn with a blank slate he no longer has that memory to hold him back.

Overall, I haven’t seen much that can be considered bad results from taking people back. Even when people discover something uncomfortable it usually doesn’t settle with them as strongly as a memory in this life. For instance, if you harm someone in this life you may feel guilt over it, but harm done in a past life is seen more from the viewpoint of the observer and permanent guilt is not likely to resurface.

There is some risk in anything we do so if you decide to be regressed first check your internal barometer and see if taking such an action feels right.

Answers are easy. Finding the right questions is the tricky part. – Anonymous

Dec 3, 2010

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