Author: Joseph Dewey

Faith Explained

A reader wrote me that they were having a conversation with an LDS authority over my teachings on faith where the following was stated:

“What of those who the Savior has said “thy faith hath made thee whole.” So was it their ability to logically reason to others that that made them whole? The woman who touched the hem of Christ’s cloak was noticed by the Savior, not because of a logical argument or externalization, but because the Lord felt virtue leave him. There was no reasoning when the Savior healed the blind man, repaired the lame, and no logic expressed when he raised the dead child — only silent pleas for help and unwavering hope that he was who he said he was.”

The reader then wrote:

“I searched both my own memory of and The Archives to see if you had discussed the topic of “faith” as described in these specific instances, and could neither remember nor find where you had. “As you can see from what he has written that he is essentially stating that by virtue of these examples that one does NOT have to use ANY ‘logic or reasoning’ or even understanding in order to have ‘faith’ — but only has to ‘believe’ as described in the above events. “Can you possibly shed any light on either what it is or was that these people were actually ‘exhibiting’ or to at least help me to understand how it is that what is being called ‘faith’ in the above instances is not ‘faith’ but something else?”

JJ: The apparent problem here comes from my definition of faith which this reader is evidently using as follows:

In the New Testament faith comes from PISTIS, which is derived from the root word PEITHO which basically means “to prove a thing true or false by evidence, argument, reason or experiment and through the guidance of your inner authority.”

This LDS authority apparently believes I am wrong here because many of the people Jesus healed were simple folk who didn’t apply much reasoning, but just believed and were healed. Isn’t faith then just a simple belief?

Two points here:

[1] I didn’t just make up this definition from my imagination but got it from studying the core meaning of the Greek PISTIS from whence it came.

[2] If all faith was or is a simple belief, then why is it that most of the things that people believe in do not materialize? Some people believe they will be healed and are healed. Others also believe and are not healed. Did the second just not believe strong enough? I’ve seen some pretty strong believers not get that they want.

The basic problem here is the LDS guy just doesn’t understand my teachings on faith, and not even that of his own religion. Alma, Chapter 32 in the Book of Mormon explains it pretty well.

The important point to understand is that a person does not have to be a genius or Socrates to use sound principles or even advanced technology. Some pretty simple people use complicated computers as well as the advanced technology that goes into their big screen TVs.

The remote control for my TV has 46 buttons on it, but only one of them will turn it on and off. If I want to turn the TV on I must press the right button. None of the others will work. Now many fairly simple folk, including myself, have a similar remote. It matters not whether the person has great reasoning powers or not, he must follow some simple basic logic that will lead him to pressing the right button. If he does not the TV will not go on.

Even so it is with the simple folk who Jesus healed. They must press the right button of faith or it just will not work.

And who says the people that Jesus healed were that simple? The scriptures says nothing of their intelligence. It is quite possible that those who were successfully healed contemplated the true meaning of faith. After all, their word for faith had a much more complete meaning in that day than the English word we use today.

Let us then apply the original meaning of faith with a story corresponding to a typical healing by Jesus

There was a man named Timothy who lived with an infirmity in the days of Jesus and could not be healed by orthodox methods. He did, however, believe it was possible to be healed through the exercise of faith. He had already gone to three faith healers and nothing happened. This did not deter him though for he still believed a supernatural healing was possible. One thing he concluded, however, was that he did not seem to have the knowledge or power to heal himself. He had to find someone who understood faith healing greater than himself.

After much searching, he finally came across Jesus and decided to give him a try. While waiting in line he heard many testimonies about his healing power, some even saying he was the Son of God. This gave Timothy encouragement and straightened his belief that something good may happen.

Finally, he gets to see Jesus. The Master looks him in the eye, grabs his hand and states, “Your faith has made you whole.”

As Jesus made this statement the thing that first impressed Timothy the most was his sublime confidence. Did Jesus really think that saying this would produce results?

But during the next couple seconds Jesus held him fast and fixed his gaze as Timothy felt a current of energy surging through his body. This got his attention and he returned the eye contact and suddenly felt like he was merging with this strange man. When Jesus let go of his hand Timothy stood up and found that all of his pain was gone and he seemed to be healed.

He turned to the Master and said, “Am I truly healed?”

“Yes,” said Jesus.

“Thank you,” said Timothy about a half dozen times.

“Thank God,” said Jesus, “and remember your faith has made you whole.”

Now Timothy had gone to other faith healers and believed but nothing happened. This time it was different. Did he have faith with Jesus, but not the others?

Not really. The truth is this: Timothy had faith from the beginning of his illness.

Again, the meaning I gave for faith is “to prove a thing true or false by evidence, argument, reason or experiment and through the guidance of your inner authority.”

Timothy believed a spiritual healing was possible and sought to prove the truth of this through experiment, through reason, through evidence and through guidance from his inner authority.

Even though the first three healers did not work for him he believed that a healer with the correct knowledge could help him. By faith he proved his belief to be true when he met Jesus.

He did not give up on proving his belief to be true, and when it was proven true he, at that moment, realized he was exercising true faith.

If a teaching or principle is true, faith will prove it. If a teaching or supposed principle is false, true faith will prove them false and lead to the true.

To further understand faith, Hebrews, Chapter 11 is helpful:

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Heb 11:1)

We can again find that the Greek will give us a much clearer translation here. “Substance” comes from HUPOSTASIS and in modern translations it is usually rendered “assurance” or “confidence” but in reality one English word cannot do it justice. It more literally means “That state of mind which supports an idea through a sustained effort.” “Evidence” comes from ELEGECHOS which means “to prove a matter true or false.” The word indicates that faith establishes the true reality. Thus a clearer translation of the preceding verse would be:

“Now faith is having that state of mind which sustains that which is hoped for and reveals the truth of those things we do not see.”

This definition corresponds much better with the root meaning of the Greek PISTIS which is translated as “faith.”

“Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.” — Henri Bergson (1859 – 1941)

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Decision and Molecules

Prayer seems to be a negative word with many “New Agers,” and a dead word with many religionists, but a prayer offered by one who is sincere is truly a powerful tool.

If you pray for guidance and get a definite answer then you are one with the Spirit; there is no real decision to be made if you have already decided to follow “the still small voice.”

An answer given by the Spirit is always toward the Middle Way, but the Spirit does not always give you a definite answer or assistance. Remember the words of Jesus on the cross: “Why have you forsaken me?”

Sometimes the Spirit withdraws and leaves us on our own to make a decision, especially if either decision will work. At that time everything seems to be in shades of gray and many look to some authority for an answer. The disciple will continue to look within and use his faculties. In this situation he must use a certain ability before he makes a decision. What is it?

The use of this ability is condemned by many. It is the second key of judgment.

There are two aspects of judgment as with almost all words. Because the world mainly sees the negative aspect they have put aside the Power of Judgment and have a black-and-white view that all judgment is wrong. Jesus did not say do not judge at all, but warned us to make righteous judgments “for with that judgment that you give out, you will also be judged.” This is basically the Law of Karma.

We must be prepared to judge all things, even people. If we do not then our decisions will lack judgment and lead us into strange paths.

Contemplate the difference between a positive use of judgment in relation to others and a negative use. How is judgment necessary to manifest the power of God in your decisions?

The light behind the keys is found in no book that I know about. Some of them are hinted at, but not explained.

Decision is talked about in many writings, for instance, but the light we are looking for in the principle is not. I have never heard of any other writing linking the Power of Decision to releasing the Power of God within you.

The first three keys all revolve around decision and from a larger point of view is one major key.

The first thing to realize is that the Power of Decision is used by both your higher and lower selves. It is a power that links the two and leads them to Oneness.

The difference between the Power of God and power as a human sees it is that the Power of God has no limits. The individual always sees limits in his power. One may say he sees no link between the Power of Decision and the Power of God. In reality you must see this link before you go beyond the first few keys. You must always question the setup of things, no matter who sets them up.

Many believe they are making a decision when they are merely reacting. How many do you think make true decisions? If they are reacting they will not experience the Power of God. “Choose you this day…”

The name of the first key is Decision. How is the Power of Decision linked to what you are?

How was it that the ordinary working people associated with Jesus were transformed into something more than human — something that we have no correspondence to in today’s world?

It was not a fluke or accident, but the result of a scientific procedure that can still be duplicated today.

Just as a molecule with certain properties must have a certain number of atoms to acquire certain properties, so must there be certain numbers of “Human Adams” to produce certain results.

Jesus produced two Molecules in his day. One was a Molecule of Twelve units, but there was another lesser-known Molecule of Seventy that also acquired the power to do miracles. You can read about them in Luke, Chapter 10, Verses 1, 17-18.

After the crucifixion and the Apostles were killed, the knowledge of the Molecular Order also died. The knowledge resurfaced again in Camelot and was taught by Merlin. The Molecule was composed of the twelve knights of the Round Table and their female companions. The sword Excalibur was a symbol of the power of the divine order. The order was successful until the betrayal of Lancelot and Guinevere. King Arthur refused to give his heart to another woman and the power was diffused.

There is more to building a Human Molecule than to just get the correct numbers together. They must be linked by an initiate to the inhabitants of the Spiritual Kingdom of God. This linking process is a great mystery. Also all the members of the Human Molecule must have some degree of soul contact. They do not have to be perfect, but they must be sensitive to the spiritual flow to the extent that they can achieve a degree of Oneness with the other members.

Question: Was the problem that King Author could not forgive Guinevere and Lancelot?

The problem has nothing to do with forgiveness, but letting go. To create a human atom of two individuals you need an intertwining of the heart energies. This definitely must include spiritual love and in many cases it includes romantic love. If the person designated to complete the human atom breaks off from the molecule, but the romantic love persists, there is created an interference of energy that prevents a new atom from being successfully created.

King Arthur passionately loved Guinevere and after the break up his energy still went out to her preventing a new atomic unit from completely forming. Since the energy of the Molecule passed through him the whole thing was greatly weakened and the kingdom eventually disintegrated.

Question: After molecules   are established can one move to different ones?

Yes, the different numbers will have different properties and people can move from one to another, but in leaving a position — that position must be replaced immediately.

Once the Molecular Order is firmly established, the relationship to the order itself will be eternal — at least for the life of this universe. There will be changes in relationship as the individual moves around within the system, though, as the order advances, a link will always exist through the Oneness Principle.

Question: Can one person belong to several molecules?

Only one at a time, but he can be linked to many.

“Things are only impossible until they’re not.” — Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation

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The Fall

A reader quotes me as follows:

“Sex had little to do with the fall, but was a natural evolution of human descent into matter. The choosing of matter over spirit was the cause — which could include wrong use of sex.”

Then he asks: “Are you saying ‘the fall’ could have been avoided? I have always associated ‘the fall’ with the INVOLUTION process of the Theosophists and that it was all pretty much ‘part of the plan.’”

JJ: What the Theosophists say is true but they do not give the full picture. Matter does fall and rise through the seven globes but life itself does not always fall with the matter. The story of Adam and Eve relate a time when the lowest globe was in the process of creation and the two creations co-existed. Adam could continue to partake of all the spiritual ethers and he would not lower his vibration and fall. But if he were to partake of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, or physical food his will and vibration would be affected and he would descend to deal with hostile physical reality.

Question: “Are you saying we actually DID “screw up” (fall) by choosing to incarnate into matter (physical) and are thereby “born in sin” as the fundamentalists teach?”

JJ: Yes and no. The further the descent the greater the knowledge and wisdom to gain, but also the greater the risk. Other planets, such as Venus, does not have fallen man upon it as we do, but the life there exists in the higher ethers. The life on Venus only fell to the third ether, counting from the top.

We are not born in sin as the Fundamentalists teach, but we are born out of harmony with our true nature.

There are seven ethers that constitute the entire spectrum of the physical. All life falls to ethers, but not to the dense physical. There is no way to master the dense physical without making the full descent, but many lives to not wish to make the plunge. Just like in this life not everyone wants to learn to deep sea dive or ski but if you master them there is quite an experience and ability to be gained.

Here is an interesting quote from The Aquarian Gospel on the Fall:

  17 “And backward through the ages master minds can trace themselves; and thus they know.

  18 “Time never was when man was not.

  19 “That which begins will have an end. If man was not, the time will come when he will not exist.

  20 “From God’s own Record Book we read: The Triune God breathed forth, and seven Spirits stood before his face. (The Hebrews call these seven Spirits, Elohim.)

  21 “And these are they who, in their boundless power, created everything that is, or was.

  22 “These Spirits of the Triune God moved on the face of boundless space and seven ethers were, and every ether had its form of life.

  23 “These forms of life were but the thoughts of God, clothed in the substance of their ether planes.

  24 “(Men call these ether planes the planes of protoplast, of earth, of plant, of beast, of man, of angel and of cherubim.)

  25 “These planes with all their teeming thoughts of God, are never seen by eyes of man in flesh; they are composed of substance far too fine for fleshy eyes to see, and still they constitute the soul of things;

  26 “And with the eyes of soul all creatures see these ether planes, and all forms of life.

  27 “Because all forms of life on every plane are thoughts of God, all creatures think, and every creature is possessed of will, and, in its measure, has the power to choose,

  28 “And in their native planes all creatures are supplied with nourishment from the ethers of their planes.

  29 “And so it was with every living thing until the will became a sluggish will, and then the ethers of the protoplast, the earth, the plant, the beast, the man, began to vibrate very slow.

  30 “The ethers all became more dense, and all the creatures of these planes were clothed with coarser garbs, the garbs of flesh, which men can see; and thus this coarser manifest, which men call physical, appeared.

  31 “And this is what is called the fall of man; but man fell not alone for protoplast, and earth, and plant and beast were all included in the fall.

  32 “The angels and the cherubim fell not; their wills were ever strong, and so they held the ethers of their planes in harmony with God.

  33 “Now, when the ethers reached the rate of atmosphere, and all the creatures of these planes must get their food from atmosphere, the conflict came; and that which the finite man has called, survival of the best, became the law,

  34 “The stronger ate the bodies of the weaker manifests; and here is where the carnal law of evolution had its rise.

  35 “And now man, in his utter shamelessness, strikes down and eats the beasts, the beast consumes the plant, the plant thrives on the earth, the earth absorbs the protoplast.

  36 “In yonder kingdom of the soul this carnal evolution is not known, and the great work of master minds is to restore the heritage of man, to bring him back to his estate that he has lost, when he again will live upon the ethers of his native plane.

  37 “The thoughts of God change not; the manifests of life on every plane unfold into perfection of their kind; and as the thoughts of God can never die, there is no death to any being of the seven ethers of the seven Spirits of the Triune God.

  38 “And so an earth is never plant; a beast, or bird, or creeping thing is never man, and man is not, and cannot be, a beast, or bird, or creeping thing.

  39 “The time will come when all these seven manifests will be absorbed, and man, and beast, and plant, and earth and protoplast will be redeemed.

[End of quoted material from “The Aquarian Gospel”, Chapter 32]

“We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.” — Anne-Sophie Swetchine

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Human Evolution

There is a lot of truth revealed and hidden in the book of Genesis. It was originally written by Moses with two objectives in mind. First he wanted to present an account of creation that would give glory to God in the minds and hearts of a rather primitive people. The second objective was to be an accurate presentation of truth by the use of the Law of Correspondences that would be useful for many ages hence.

Most New Agers only see the simple presentation to a primitive people and often see contradictions when in reality the whole picture is not seen.

For instance, Chapter One of Genesis seems to present one version of creation, and Chapter Two seems to describe another.

The truth is that they are not two contradictory versions, but corresponds to two steps in creation. The first creation was in etheric, or spiritual matter, and the second was creation in physical matter. Nevertheless, the first creation also corresponds in a large measure to many creations and recreations on this and other earths.

Notice that the first human was called Adam, a unit of human energy, and how closely it resembles the word “Atom,” a unit of physical energy.

Several times in the first few chapters the word Adam is mistranslated as “man.” Let us translate it correctly in Genesis, Chapter 1, Verse 27:

“So God created Adam (Translated as man) in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

This statement was made some time before Eve was created. In other words, the first Adam was an Hermaphrodite — male and female in one body, just as an atomic atom has a balance of male and female energy in one unit.

This is verified in Genesis, Chapter 5, Verse 2:

“Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and CALLED THEIR NAME ADAM, in the day when they were created.”

Jesus also verified this when he said:

“Have ye not read that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female?” (Matt 19:4)

The seeds for the Fall were created even before Adam’s sin, but it was prepared when Adam was split in two and made into a separate male and female. In the Hebrew we read that Eve was taken from the side, not the rib of Adam.

The first race of human was the male-female Adams which were many. The second race was the split male-female units who lived in a state of innocence and looked only to the Masters for their decisions. This race was not yet physical but was a lower vibration than the first.

In the midst of The Garden was a Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and Adam and Eve were commanded not to eat of it lest they die.

During the latter period of this second spiritual race the earth was descending from the spiritual to the physical and when the Tree of Knowledge appeared the elements of the earth were part spiritual and part physical. The Tree of Knowledge was the parts of the earth which had a vibration in physical matter yet was high enough to still be seen and touched in the spiritual. The Masters warned Adam that if he partook of the physical he would lose his apparent immortality and become physical, subject to the perils of mortal flesh including death. This would be a path to knowledge and the exercise of free will, but it would be painful and also bring a separation from innocence and the presence of God.

The Serpent was a member of a race that seemed part human and part Serpent. It had arms and legs as we do. The Serpents had already fallen into physical matter and sought to take the race of Adam along with them. The reason they sought Adam was that they were vampires in the sense that they got a large part of their energy from the life energy of other beings. They felt that by pulling Adam from the spiritual to the physical they could siphon off his God energies and live indefinitely.

Fortunately, after The Fall there were enough Adamites who recognized the God within who were able to resist the Serpents and teach the truth about them that the race of Serpents did not dominate the Adams, but eventually became extinct during Atlantis. Today, however the Serpents are incarnated as humans. Many of them are our leaders in the areas of business, government, and finance. They still seek (unconsciously) not to have their own power but to have power over others. If you meet one you can recognize him by a feeling of weakness you will experience in his presence. Only your personal soul contact can neutralize their power over you.

Eve being a female energy identified with the pull of “mother matter,” or Mother earth, and led Adam in a great, but necessary journey if the human units were to obtain greater knowledge and understanding.

The third, but first physical race was the Lemurian of which the Australian aborigines are a remnant. The Fourth Race — the Atlantean of which the “Oriental” is a remnant — and the Fifth Race was the “Aryan.” The Sixth Race is currently being created by the gathering principle — which principle is a core part of my teachings. The Sixth or coming race is being gathered from all the races and a person belonging to this race will have refined features, but can belong to any current race. This will be a synthetic race and the major change will be in consciousness. An individual belonging to this race will be capable of soul contact and will have a strong desire to serve the planet as a whole. He or she will also have a sense that the Kingdom of God will soon manifest.

During the Sixth Race all the races of the earth will blend and right human relations will be a key teaching, especially the relationships between the male-female. The marriage relationship is part of a great preparation for the Seventh and final race on this planet. The goal in the male-female relationship is to find the opposite with which one can blend or fuse. Just as your head and your heart are blended in your own body so will you merge with your opposite sex in the body of an hermaphrodite ages hence. The urge we have for sex is the force that is driving us in that direction.

Plato once told the story of a race of male-female beings that were so powerful that the gods became threatened and sent and angel with a sword to cut them in two. Since that time each entity has been looking for his other half so he can regain his power. There is some truth to this story.

Few, if any of us have learned to harmonize with soul energy with even one other human being, but many of us will master this during the coming era.

In the coming era the Garden of Eden will reappear. In other words, the spiritual and physical will co-exist. Many physical beings will have casual communications with spiritual beings. Others will be able to partake of “the tree of life which is in the midst of the paradise of God.”

“An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy.” — Benjamin Stolberg

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Rods of Initiation

A reader wanted more information on the rods of initiation as taught through the Bailey writings, but about all we have on them is contained in the writings themselves. I have therefore extracted pertinent quotes about them and have put them in one place in this post.

“The spiral-cyclic force demonstrates, as might be expected, in seven ways; of these, the three major methods of demonstration are symbolised in the Rod of Initiation of Sanat Kumara. The Rod most frequently recognised by men is that of the Hierophant, the Bodhisattva, which consists of the straight central serpent with the two others entwined around it, thus picturing, among other things:

“a. The three outpourings,

“b. The three worlds,

“c. The spinal column and its channels,

“Or those main factors with which the initiate concerns himself. He has to understand somewhat the nature of matter and what is occultly involved in that expression, his own triple constitution, the three worlds in which he has to play his part, and the instrument which he has to use. This rod of the Bodhisattva is surmounted by a diamond which is not as great a diamond as the ‘Flaming Diamond’ of the first Kumara, but is of rare beauty. At the time of initiation when the electrical forces are tapped, this diamond revolves on its axis, picturing the rotary nature of atomic matter.” Treatise on Cosmic Fire, Page 1035

“The next point to be remembered is that these limitations have been rejected by him under the applied stimulation of the Rod of Initiation, wielded by the Initiator. I would ask you to remember that this Rod is the Rod of Stimulating Light which is projected by the Initiator with all its Lighted energy on to the centre which is receiving attention during any specific initiation.” Discipleship in the New Age Vol 2, Page 438)

“The force of the Rod is twofold, and its power terrific. Apart and alone the initiate could not receive the voltage from the Rod without serious hurt, but in triangular transmission comes safety. We need to remember here that two Masters sponsor all applicants for initiation, and represent two polarities of the electric All. Part of Their function is to stand with applicants for initiation when they come before the Great Lord.

“When the rods are held in the hands of the Initiator in His position of power, and at the stated seasons, they act as transmitters of electric force from very high levels, so high indeed that the ‘Flaming Diamond,’ at certain of the final initiations, the sixth and seventh, transmits force via the Logos from outside the system altogether. This major Rod is the one used on this planet, but within the system there are several such Rods of Power, and they are to be found in three grades — if it may be so expressed.

“One Rod of Initiation is used for the first two initiations, and is wielded by the Great Lord. It is magnetised by the application of the ‘Flaming Diamond,’ the magnetisation being repeated for each new World Teacher. There is a wonderful ceremony performed at the time that a new World Teacher takes office, in which He receives His Rod of Power — the same Rod as used since the foundation of our Planetary Hierarchy-and holds it forth to the Lord of the World, Who touches it with His own mighty Rod, causing a fresh recharging of its electric capacity. This ceremony takes place at Shamballa.

“The Rod of Initiation known as the ‘Flaming Diamond,’ is used by Sanat Kumara, the One Initiator. This Rod lies hidden ‘in the East,’ and holds the fire hidden that irradiates the Wisdom Religion. This Rod was brought by the Lord of the World from Venus, and once in every world period it is subjected to a similar process to that of the lesser Rod, only this time it is recharged by the direct action of the Logos Himself, the Logos of the solar system. The exact location of this Rod is known only to the Lord of the World and to the Chohans of the rays, and being the talisman of this evolution the Chohan of the second ray is — under the Lord of the World — its prime guardian, aided by the deva Lord of the second plane. The Buddhas of Activity are responsible for its custody, and under Them the Chohan of the ray. It is produced only at stated times, when specific work has to be done. It is used not only at the initiating of men, but at certain planetary functions of which nothing is at present known. It has its place and function in certain ceremonies connected with the inner round, and the triangle formed by the Earth, Mars, and Mercury.

“The purpose of the Rods of Power.

“In the sceptre of a ruling monarch at this day is hidden the symbolism of these various Rods. They are duly recognised as symbols of office and of power, but it is not generally appreciated that they are of electrical origin, and that their true significance is concerned with the dynamic stimulation of all the subordinates in office who come under their touch thus inspiring them to increased activity and service for the race.

“The great Rod of Power of the Logos Himself is hidden in the sun.

“To recapitulate, the esoteric location of the various rods is as follows:

“[1] The Rod of the Bodhisattva lies hidden in the ‘heart of the wisdom,’ that is, at Shamballa.

“[2] The Rod of the One Initiator is hidden in ‘the East,’ a definite planetary location.

“[3] The Rod of the solar Logos is hidden in ‘the heart of the sun,’ that mysterious subjective sphere which lies back of our physical sun, and of which our physical sun is but the environing shield and envelope.

“[4] The Rod of the cosmic Logos associated with our solar Logos is secreted in that central spot in the heavens around which our solar system revolves, and which is termed ‘the central spiritual sun.’

“One Rod is charged anew at Shamballa for each new World Teacher; the Rod of Sanat Kumara is charged afresh at each recurring world period, and therefore seven times in the history of a planetary scheme. The Logoic Rod of Power is electrified at the recurrence of each new period of creation, or for each solar system through which the Logos manifests, as a man manifests through his physical body life. The first two ceremonies take place at Shamballa, the sacred point of planetary manifestation, that central location in our physical planet which corresponds to the heart of a human being. Many of the places on the earth’s surface, for instance, which are famed for their healing properties, are thus noted because they are magnetised spots, and their magnetic properties demonstrate as healing influences. The recognition of these properties by man is but the preamble of a later and more definite recognition, which will eventuate when his etheric sight is normally developed.” Initiation, Human and Solar, Pages 128-130

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Human Antichrist

Question: You teach that the Beast (or the antichrist) is unearned authority that controls the hearts and minds of the people, but is it possible that it  will manifest as a worse than Hitler figure that many expect?

Yes, such a thing is entirely possible and came close to happening in the person of Adolf Hitler. If Hitler had won the war we would have seen an antichrist dominating the world in a way that would have been apocalyptic. Instead of ruling for just 7 years, as many expect of the antichrist though his third Reich, he would have dominated for 1000 years.

Are we still in danger of another human antichrist like Hitler?

Yes, the door to evil has not yet been shut. Another human antichrist could certainly appear. Some always associate the current president with the antichrist others think he is yet to come.

In the past an antichrist figure has appeared every several generations and will continue to do so until the nations of the world reach a point of stabilization. That stabilization should be reached within 150-200 years, but if another antichrist is let loose to wreak havoc on the world that could be delayed.

The fundamentalists are expecting an antichrist that will make Hitler look like “Snow White,” and expect him to place a computer chip in everyone’s right hand or they will not be able to buy or sell.

Is it possible that some “evil dude” will force a computer ID chip on us all? Yes, it is possible, but even if he does try to control buying and selling it is not likely to literally fulfill Bible scriptures, at least not the way believers expect. For one thing, if a computer chip were used he would probably use the left hand as Hitler did to avoid the antichrist label.

Then too, the fear is so wide spread that an antichrist will forcefully plant a computer chip in us that the resistance would be very great and some other method of control sought.

Prospective antichrist figures will indeed surface but if disciples do their job they will not be able to create enough havoc to prevent the New Age from arriving on schedule.

Right now there are many antichrist forces at work in the world designed to take away our freedoms. Disciples must do all in their power to teach and speak up for the principles of freedom so that free will prevails over slavery.

Retracing Steps

Question: Was Joseph Smith a master?

Let me clarify. In the past I have taught that Joseph definitely passed the third initiation but failed the fourth when he refused to go west and escape with his life. It is possible he made it farther in past lives but, whatever the case, to become a master he would have to come back and pass the fourth and fifth initiations.”

We might have all been masters in a past universe, but the fact is that when anyone incarnates as a baby he has to start at point zero and move in miniature through all past progression in this system.

Question: Why do we have to  start over  with each incarnation?

JJ: It has to  do with the loss of memory when we are born again. This involves more than loss of data in the physical brain but a loss of instinctual reaction that is built into our bodies and loss of most emotional memories in the astral body. The main thing we take with us is our native intelligence.

Let me give an imperfect analogy.

A person may go to a foreign country (France) for a few years and master the language so he is conversant in it. Then he comes home for 20 years and never speaks it. After this period of time he finds he is rusty and when he reads a French article or meets a French person he finds that he is amazed at how much he has forgotten. There are a lot of words he doesn’t understand anymore.

Then he has to take another extended visit to France with his wife who has never spoken French. He then finds he is able to again master the French language much faster than his wife, up to the skill he had in his past visit. After that is reached his progress is no faster than his wife’s.

I say this is imperfect because there are no points of tension such as the initiations in learning a language. These points can even stop a master in his tracks, but overall, he will have an easier time than a novice because he has been there before. Intense, uncomfortable and sometimes painful experiences are involved in the initiations and we never get completely used to them. One person who has had a lot of pain may not fear it as much as a person who has not had it, but it is still a barrier to be transcended.

If a person was a master in the past and is reborn then he is no longer a master until he passes through the necessary steps.

“Every man is guilty of all the good he didn’t do.” — Voltaire (1694 – 1778)

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Advice to Students

Reader comments made my mind focus on the subject of teachers and the approach to them the disciple must take. As I have said before, it takes as much ability to be a good student as it does to be a good teacher.

There are two extremes the student must avoid:

[1] The extreme where an admired teacher is his whole world, where nothing is true unless the teacher or guru endorses it. This is the extreme promoted by cult leaders where the students are not allowed or encouraged to think for themselves. Instead, they are to learn from the cult teacher and no one else.

[2] The extreme where the student has no base teachings that ring with his soul, but moves from one to another using little discrimination to place a value of one over another. In this extreme the student will often claim to believe several different teachers, even though they may teach conflicting doctrines that oppose one another. For instance, some may accept the “Urantia Book” which says there is no reincarnation, and also accept Edgar Cayce who definitely taught it.

It is a simple fact that if two teachings oppose each other they cannot both be true.

The student who follows the Middle Way goes not on the path of either extreme. He is not a black-and-white follower of an infallible prophet or guru, but neither does he flit from teacher to teacher in a never ending quest for truth, but not finding it.

The wise student will seek until he finds teachings that square with his soul. These teachings will then be his base from which he can judge other teachings when the light of his soul alone may not be enough for a full revelation.

Instead of replacing these teachings every few months with the latest “channeling,” he uses them as a standard for which to judge others. He will only replace this base with another if his soul confirms that a new set of teachings has a higher percentage or quality of truth. Now even if he does make this replacement he will not leave the truth behind he has gathered from his first base. Truth is truth, and the true seeker will always incorporate true principles he has embraced in his journey.

A higher teacher may correct some errors and fill in some gaps from a lesser teacher, but he will not contradict that which is true.

It is interesting that many teachers in the east demand that their students learn only from them for a period of time. The good ones do this not to establish infallible authority but to avoid confusion. Two teachers of equal quality will often teach the same thing quite differently. If the student is learning the same course from two teachers who teach from a different perspective he will often wind up getting confused and waste both teacher’s time in getting them to explain and clarify.

Now I make no such demands of allegiance, but may if I were to teach some specific course in something like meditation, for instance. Where I teach a wide range of material it is not necessary to make any more demand from students other than to take their learning serious, check with their souls and to be courteous.

If some grow to feel that I am an earned authority and can use my teachings as a base until something better comes along well and good. Having a sound base is a much better position than having no base and being “tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.” (Eph 4:14)

The Fourth Ray

Creativity is indeed a divine aspect. Out of the Seven Rays of creation it is represented in the Fourth Ray, but it is not the key word for the Middle Way.

Creativity is a sign of an advanced human, but many creative people have not found the Middle Way.

When Adam named the animals he could have been creative with the names, but he could have also been very simple and uncreative. Perhaps he called them the first thing that came to his mind with little creativity.

He did use a quality that precedes decision and is the reason that men are called gods, or Elohim, several times in the Old Testament.

What is Energy?

What is energy? Good question. Energy is that power which creates or can create a force capable of moving matter in any direction. This includes not only matter in the physical, but also the astral and mental planes.

Energy is created by the interplay of spirit and matter and is released when spirit descends into matter or matter is elevated into spirit.

If one is descending deeper into matter or the plane of selfishness and puts his or her attention on this motion he will have an increase of material energy. Likewise, if one is ascending into Spirit and puts his attention on Spirit, or selflessness, then he will have an increase of spiritual energy.

If one is indecisive and does little or nothing with his attention, energy will be dissipated and little or no new energy will come to his aid.

If you think there is no truth to be found in a certain place, then you will find none. On the other hand, truth can be found by contemplating the most simple and erroneous words, because “the Word is God” — a future key.

I make no judgement about the book of Genesis, I merely ponder the words.

“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be open, and ye shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil.” (Gen 3:5)

Now substitute “deciding” for “knowing.”

Now Verse 22:

“And God said” Behold the man is to become as one of us, to know (decide between) good and evil.”

The power of decision is a key that will take you from the kingdom of man to the kingdom of God.

Why is this?

“Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.” — Chinese Proverb

April 3, 2009

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