The focalization of cycles in their closing and opening aspects, as they are at the present time in manifestation, emphasizes the importance of the unified realization that the expansion of consciousness experienced by those who are letting themselves become active Members of the One Christ Body sets the cycles, and the vibrations within the cycles, for the expansion of the Service into the world body of Responding Ones.
The degree of progress that has been made in each Earnest One who is consciously harmonized in this Service is of vital importance in that which has been accomplished, but individually there must come an expansion of consciousness which permits the manifestation of the basic vibrations which will operate in the expansion of the Service; for this Service stands as a focalization of Spiritual consciousness in relationship to the mental realm of the mass of Responding Ones in the world, and any anticipated expansion of the Service into the mass of Responding Ones must be preceded by a vivid expansion of consciousness in each Member of the Christ Body made manifest.
A vivid climax of expansion in consciousness is spoken of as Illumination, or as an intensified outpouring of the Holy Spirit similar to that which was experienced on the Day of Pentecost. In connection with this expansion of consciousness in those who are now consciously serving as Members of the One Christ Body on earth, I would direct attention to the Seven Basic Precepts presented in the Manuscript, “A Key to Yourself”.
The Faithful One should not undertake to judge himself as to his own level of consciousness, but rather should realize that each one who lets himself be drawn into closer fusion in the One Christ Body represents a segment of world consciousness, which relates to a specific sphere of function in the One Christ Body, so that one part cannot be properly compared to another part. However, there is of necessity a fusion which is accomplished in the Fire of the Christ Love which blends all parts into a oneness of being which permits a complete channel for the outflow of the Holy Spirit from the Source into the world.
After the Ascension of the Master, the Faithful Ones gathered together and finally experienced this fusion in the Fire of the Christ Love which culminated in what we speak of as the Day of Pentecost. Such an outpouring of the Holy Spirit through those who are harmonized in this Service is essential, and the great expansion of Service in the world which we anticipate cannot manifest without it. However, each Earnest One can, on the basis of his own Response and co-ordination in the One Vibration, experience this outpouring of the Holy Spirit, regardless of where he may be geographically.
Remember that the experience cannot be induced by human effort or by the use of the human will in any attempt at trying to accomplish; also, the human mind is not to set itself up as a judge as to the extent to which the individual is actually sharing in the experience of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit which carries on the work of fusion in the One Christ Body.
All of your training in the Art of Letting comes now to the point of greater use. These things can be only as each one lets it be so. Open-mindedness in Response to the Spirit, without clinging to crystallized concepts of the Truth, is most necessary. That which has been a true vision of the Truth from the level of your past function is not adequate to the vision required on the level of expanded consciousness.
Illumination signifies increased vision in relationship to all phases of Truth, and is the process by which the individual is lifted up into higher realms of vibrational function in the One Christ Body. As we individually and collectively let go in right polarization, the work of the Spirit will bring forth the essential result.
Recently, during a Service which was attended by a small group of Earnest Ones, there was a very powerful outpouring of the Spirit which, in relationship to the present manifestation of the One Christ Body and in relationship to that which is essential in the next step of Illumination for every Member of that Body, provides an opportunity to enter into a deeper understanding of the actuality of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in this present time on the same basis as it was experienced on what we call the Day of Pentecost.
Not all have the same degree of vision in the sense of seeing; that is, all will not see the same things and some will have the experience more from the standpoint of feeling than, for instance, from the standpoint of seeing, so no one can judge his own degree of participation in this Day of Pentecost period by what he sees in comparison to what someone else may see. What someone else has seen is not a criterion as to what you should see, and it is not necessary that you should see anything, for not all parts of the body have the ability to see. Some parts of the body function primarily in relationship to the ability to feel; some parts of the body function primarily in relationship to the ability to hear. One part is not to try to function in the place of another part or to imagine that all parts should perceive the same thing in the same manner.
In this little group which I have mentioned there was present an Earnest One who has, through the years, had considerable ability in seeing perception. It is important that this point be touched upon, but I must again emphasize that not all will be able to see on the basis that is indicated in this instance. After the close of the primary portion of this Service, when the experience of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in that particular focalization had past its peak of intensity, this Earnest One undertook to describe what she had seen in relationship to myself. She had not undertaken to observe anyone else in the group in relationship to this matter. I had not in this Service used the text which describes the Day of Pentecost, which came after the Master's Ascension. Apparently she had in mind the idea that in the ultimate manifestation of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit there would appear tongues of fire resting upon the individuals who were experiencing the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. She indicated that what she saw was not fire but had the appearance of having tongues as might be seen in fire, and when I turned to the text and read it as it is, she was surprised to see that the text itself does not say that there were tongues of fire. In the third verse of the second Chapter of Acts we read: “And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”
I have outlined this instance to illustrate and to emphasize the fact that preconceived ideas, if clung to, prevent the actuality of expansion in consciousness which permits true Illumination. As the individual lets go in Love Response to the LORD, and permits himself to be harmonized in the Current of the outflowing Spirit, he must be willing to let the Truth reveal itself as it is, without regard to what he may have thought the Truth to be, and if the individual stops to try to think about variations between the revelation of Truth as it is appearing in the experience and that which he had thought to be Truth, he will, by such self-activity, close his mind to the full flow of the Current of the Spirit.
In other words, in the actuality of the focalized outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the mind must not undertake to function in the processes of thinking, on the basis of comparing one thing to another, even though it be in the realm of Truth. In the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the properly focalized mind does not function in the ordinary processes of thinking, but, rather, functions on the vibration of what we may speak of as pure perception; that is, simply perceiving, or having conscious awareness of, that which is manifest at the moment, without attempting to correlate it with the past or the future, with respect to anything whatsoever.
During the processes of actualized focalization in the experience of Illumination, any tendency of the mind to carry on the thinking processes will tend to close the door. Only as the mind ceases trying to think or ceases functioning as a self-active thinking organism, and functions simply on the basis of awareness in perception as of each moment, without attempting to hold to anything of the passing moment, without attempting to correlate it with anything of the past and without attempting to judge as to what is expected of the future moments, can the experience of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit be fully realized.
Here you begin to see the ideal toward which you have been moving in relationship to the right function of the mind. You have been repeatedly told that the mind is most essential to the proper function of man in relationship to the expression of the Divine on earth, but that the self-active mind prevents the manifestation of the Divine. Thus, especially during the experience of Illumination, you see that the mind functions simply as a point of awareness, that is, interest in each moment as it appears, without regard to the past and without regard to the future, and without any attempt to function in the process of thinking. Therefore, as your mind, in the focalization of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, becomes simply a focalization point of pure awareness, functioning simply on the vibration of perception in the given instant, you will find the greatest possible Illumination with respect to that particular point of focalization and outpouring.
Any given degree of Illumination, or any given experience in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, should not be looked upon as having achieved the ultimate, because when the individual has permitted himself to be drawn into that point of polarity and coordinated in the One Christ Body where he may experience a vivid consciousness of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, he simply comes to a point where such experiences may come again and again with intensity of force, according to the needs that are being filled, or the requirements of the Service which he is perceiving. If the human mind tries to judge as to what degree of intensity of the outpouring should manifest at any given time, such function will tend to close the door. You are not required to know what degree of intensity in the outpouring is required at that specific moment, nor are you required to know exactly what needs are being filled, nor how nor why.
To the degree that you function correctly as a Member of the Christ Body, letting your mind be an open window of Heaven, with consciousness focalized to a pure point of awareness, letting the Spirit do the work, you will rest in the assurance that the Head of the Body and the LORD of Lords Himself will take care of such direction and control as may be essential in that particular outpouring of the Holy Spirit. You come into a realm where all of your training with respect to: “Judge not, that ye be not judged,” is seen to be of the utmost importance, and only to the degree that you actually function according to that requirement will you be able to participate properly in the function of the One Christ Body in bringing into manifestation the Greater Works that are required for the salvation of all Reponding Ones.
As you begin to feel and to know and to realize within yourself the true significance of these words, you will experience a higher degree of Illumination with respect to all that you have been taught concerning the Art of Letting that which is of the Divine come forth into manifestation through yourself. As you realize what it means to Let the Father have His Way, so that you Let the Holy Spirit work through you, you find that human effort not only is not required but actually prevents the true experience of the outflowing activity of the Holy Spirit. In this you have absolute assurance that the Father, through His Spirit, is fully able to accomplish that which is essential, working through the agency of Responsive human beings, and you abide in that tranquility wherein you are content to Let the Father do the Works, and you find it a joy to move in rhythmic unison in and with Divine Action.
True Illumination is experienced during the focalized outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and in that Illumination the individual comes to know what it means to cease being concerned about his human identity and becomes completely willing to let himself, in the fulness of his consciousness, be identified with the Father in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. To the degree that this is actually experienced, the individual comes to know the Truth concerning the Adoption, because, in such a case, the focalization of consciousness in the human being is adopted into the identity of the Father, so that the expression of the Spirit through the individual becomes in actuality the expression of that which is of the Father, in thought, in word and deed.
As you truly enter into the Spirit of these words and let yourself be drawn into the focalization of consciousness that is here indicated, you will begin to realize how noisy and unessential are the processes of human thinking in relationship to Divine Activity which springs from the Father into manifestation through the human being, and you see how it is that the noisy thinking of the human mind must be stilled, so that the mind functions as a focalization of pure awareness, without self-activity of any kind in relationship to thinking, that the expression of the Spirit through the individual may attain the full and free flow which is necessary to the accomplishment of the Greater Works.
In this you begin to know more fully, according to the Illumined vision, the significance of the words: “Peace, be still. Peace, Peace be still, (O, human mind), and know that I AM God.” In this degree of awareness in Illumination, you have a new vision of the essential value of alignment, wherein the human mind, and, consequently, the function of the human body, does not lag behind nor try to move ahead of the expression of the Divine, but, rather, functions in such full accord with the Divine, that alignment is always maintained, and you see and know that as your whole feeling nature is focalized in Love Response to God in this Field of Pure Awareness, you know the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and you realize, increasingly, the Presence of the LORD and the Power of His Being.
In this experience of Illumination, your body and mind no longer have need to be told that, “The Lord He Is the God;” for in this outpouring of the Holy Spirit you know that, “The Lord He is the God,” and you know that you are in His Presence, and being completely humble, fully Responsive, Letting the Father do the Works, you simply let the Spirit flow in Radiation to, in and through all who will receive. No human effort is required; no human trying can reach this height of consciousness.
It is here, in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, that you are blended into the One Christ Body and fused in the Fire of Love into the coordinated function of the Divine on earth, and you come to know that wheresoever the LORD of Lords may be with respect to His Presence as a God Being, the Spirit of His Presence is ever present in the outflowing of His Spirit, and that Spirit is incarnate in the One Christ Body made manifest, of which you have become a part. Therefore, you cease to use human effort as a means of trying to accomplish, and you begin to let yourself be used as a coordinated Member of the One Christ Body on earth through which the incarnate manifestation of the Spirit of the LORD of Lords works to accomplish that which our Master called the Greater Works.
O LORD of Lords and KING of Kings, we thank Thee that it is so. I thank Thee, Beloved Master, for all these Faithful Ones who have let themselves be still before Thee, that in the Fire of Thy Love they may be fused into the One Christ Body on earth, through which the Christ Spirit, which is of Thee, may manifest and carry on that work which Thou didst begin as Jesus Christ on earth. I thank Thee that as this Focalized Body of Faithful Ones lets Thy Spirit work on earth, all the Responding Ones wheresoever they may be in all the earth, are drawn with the Irresistible Cords of Thy Love, that they may become Members of Thy Body on earth, and that through them Thy Service in the earth may receive that provision which Thou hast already made, that all things may work together in perfection in and through and for all who let it be so here and now.
We thank Thee for this deeper vision, this clearer understanding, this higher Illumination which reveals to us, and through us to Responding Ones, what it means to Let Thy Will be done on earth as it is done in heaven, and also the Realization of the true significance of Thy Word: “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them,” and “Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do.” It is through the One Christ Body on earth that Thou Art privileged to use Thy All-inclusive Power in the earth, casting down the unreal, lifting up the Responding Ones, giving sight to those who see not, resurrecting to Life Eternal those who are asleep to Reality, and accomplishing, in Healing and Illumination, all that is necessary to fill every need of every Responding One wheresoever he or she may be on earth, and we know that it is in this Oneness of the One Christ Body on earth that we, as manifest expressions of Thy Will in thought, word and deed, may function according to Thy Word, and whatsoever Thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever Thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Truly, LORD, it is good to give thanks unto Thee; for Thy Power is greater than the power of man, and the power of evil is as nothing before Thee. All the earth is Thine and the fulness thereof, and all the earth Responds to Thy Word, that the human expression which Responds not may be removed out of its place and cast into outer darkness until the earth shall be purified of all evil, and the kingdoms of this world have become, in manifest fact, the Kingdoms of our LORD and of His Christ, and He shall rule forever and ever. Aumen.
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the focalization of Divine Expression in the earth is necessary, first to actively intensify such Responses as there are in the world, and then the level of conscious awareness which is experienced by those who participate in that focalization necessarily establishes the vibrations of awareness which are readily available to those who are consciously Responding.
If it were not for those who have been consciously drawn and focalized into the One Christ Body, who have an awareness and understanding of the Reality of the function of the Spirit, there would be no manifest expression of consciousness by which the unresponding ones might become awakened, so the degree of expansion of consciousness experienced through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit by the consciously Responding Ones sets the Vibratory Channels of the New Cycle of Expansion on which others may Respond.
Any Responding One at any point in the world would indeed have to be remarkably focalized in Reality if he were ever to come to a point of conscious understanding without such established channels of consciousness already made manifest in the world through which he may receive the influence of the Spirit in relationship to his Response.
As Representatives of those working on your vibration, the important thing in relationship to a period of Radiation as we have experienced it this afternoon is the acknowledgment in yourself on behalf of yourself, and all whom you represent, of the actual fact of that which was experienced to the degree that it was individually experienced—a recognition of whether or not you individually felt the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and an acknowledgment of whatever degree of Illumination you actually experienced. That is, in focalized vibration, the essential in relationship to such Response as I invite.
The expression does not have to be long but it needs to be focalized on the vibration. If it moves on to tangents, it tends to produce leaks. I am asking for a Response on the vibration of what I have released. That means, basically, acknowledgment of the Current that has been working and is working, and a recognition of increased Illumination. It is not just an acknowledgment of it to me; for I am simply a Representative. You are acknowledging it to the LORD of Lords. If you have experienced an increased Illumination, if you felt the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, acknowledge it, because only direct acknowledgment permits an expansion of that which is working through you, and permits it to have focalization to those whom you represent. It is this completion of the cycle that is most important to the purpose for which we are working.
The admonition has been oft repeated: “In all things give thanks.” We have emphasized the necessity of giving thanks in order to establish and maintain attunement. When an individual has experienced an outflow of the Spirit and an increased clarity of vision which we call Illumination, the first spontaneous Response should be of thanksgiving to God for it—of giving thanks for it not only on a personal vibration but also on the vibration of all whom you represent. But it is essential individually. In other words, except you individually give expression to that Radiation on the vibration of thanksgiving and acknowledgment, you lose a tremendous part of that Current individually as well as from the standpoint of the unified vibration, so the first spontaneous feeling is, properly, of thanksgiving to God that it is so—acknowledgment of what has been experienced and of what one has felt flowing forth.
Now being careful to keep within the range of vibrations established, harmonized and coordinated with it, I should like you to give expression to your answers to certain questions, which may be changed into positive expressions, and which, when put together, serve as a summary of what your individual expressions on the Current of this Radiation should be in correct form, basically or in essence:
1. Do you have an increased vision, realization and understanding of the actual process of adoption?
2. Do you recognize more vividly, more clearly, the process of change that takes place in relationship to the point of identity?
3. Do you feel more deeply, more vividly, than ever before, the actuality of the One Christ Body?
4. Do you see more vividly, in a greater clarity of the Illumined Spirit, the manner in which the Master, though He ascended, is yet incarnate in and through the One Christ Body?
5. Do you have an increased realization, a greater Illumination, with respect to the proper function of the mind during the outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
6. On the basis of that increased Illumination on that point, do you see how a still greater Illumination becomes possible?
7. Do you have a deeper realization of what Illumination is?
8. Do you have a deeper realization, a greater clarity of vision, with respect to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
9. Do you see more vividly than ever before why human trying shuts the door, and why the Art of Letting is so very important?
All of you acknowledge a deeper realization and increased vision with respect to these things according to the individual degree of understanding and Illumination, and this acknowledgment, this realization of these various points, when recognized as points of deeper realization, deeper vision, greater clarity of consciousness, permits an expanding cycle of consciousness to be specific—not general, not vague, but something vivid, something real and focalized, and the acknowledgment of it permits the Cycle of Response to return to us, so that an increased Current may flow through us, allowing the increased Current to go forth according to the Response and according to the need. And so it is for each one and for all who Respond.
I praise the LORD for each one of you, and for all whom you represent; for the Radiation of His Power this afternoon, and for the Illumination of His Spirit, that each one may abide in the realization that the Power of God is working in the earth and that the LORD has accomplished, in and through all who Respond, that which is necessary.
We have been considering the Ark of Restoration. [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/the-ark-of-restoration.html] There has been the Ark of Survival in times past. These ancient arks were designed to preserve form. During such cataclysmic events as the flood, if man was to continue on earth his form needed to be preserved, and so at different times, in various ways, provision was made for this: the preservation of form—survival. However, sooner or later something more than that would be required; for the form properly has a purpose. There is then the need to establish the purpose of the form and preserve that. This brings us to the present time, when it is not so much a matter of preserving form as of preserving essences.
In the development of this ministry a form of some kind needed to be established so that there was a basis for the preservation of essences. Because there was such a form there was a certain space provided for the essences to emerge. The human approach gives considerable weight to form. There needed to be a change of consciousness which would allow for the weight to be given to the essences rather than to the form. There has always been a tendency to emphasize the forms that have appeared over the years, while we were actually in the business of establishing and preserving essences—forms tended to become overly predominant. There are indeed certain forms; we can’t exist on earth without form. I was not suggesting the dissolution of all form but merely of transferring the emphasis from form to essence.
So the Ark of Restoration is to provide a facility for the preservation of essences. The original Ark of the Covenant in the Tabernacle was simply a representation of what should emerge of a living form designed for the preservation of essences in the seasons of the Lord. The Ark of the Covenant, the form of it, was lost. It’s not important now anyway, any more than Noah’s ark is important now. Surely we have come to know and to understand the truth that is in the Bible without having to have a boat to tell us. It isn’t found by discovering and investigating forms.
Our concern is with essences, and this is the Ark, the Living Ark, for which we carry responsibility as it appears on earth. This Ark is not separate from ourselves. It makes available space which may be kept holy, space which is capable of holding safe the fine and beautiful substance in which the design of spirit is present. The space for this is at the level of the coarse substance of human consciousness. As there is space in this coarse substance out of which the human structures have been cast, then there is a Holy Place on earth, and in the midst of the Holy Place the Holy of Holies, and in the midst of the Holy of Holies the Ark.
It is evident that the presence of the Ark is dependent upon the Holy of Holies and the Holy Place, and these are in the midst of the Tabernacle—the Tabernacle of God is with men. There would be no Tabernacle without the Ark, or the Tabernacle becomes sterile without the Ark. It is the absence of the Ark that has caused any attempts to build a Tabernacle on earth to end in failure. The Ark must be present for the Tabernacle to be a reality. The Ark is the place in which there is the substance that allows for the presence of the spirit of God to be available on earth. The space for this is in the coarse substance of human consciousness. It is the only way by which this fine substance in combination with the spirit may be present, the only way by which the Holy Ghost may come.
So a Holy Place must be established within the coarse substance of human consciousness somehow. This has been the reason for this ministry: not to make some new and better form, but to provide space for the already existent fine and beautiful substance in which spirit is now present, so that this might be on earth within human consciousness. It has been excluded for a long time. The Ark has been lost. The Ark permits spirit to be present in the substance in which it naturally appears, and that substance again is present in the coarse substance of human consciousness when there is space for it. So here has been our concern.
There has been much running to and fro trying to accomplish this and achieve that. Perhaps this has been necessary, but it wasn’t really the purpose for which those who came were offered the opportunity of participation. In one sense it is rather a slow business seemingly, to relinquish the coarse structures, at least the best of them. We want to hang on to the best of them. Bad ones, well we can let those go I suppose, not always all that willingly either; but the good ones, we need to preserve those. That is not our purpose at all. All the structures that are present in this human nature world need to be dissolved, every last one of them, even the best.
Well we don’t need to fuss about getting these things dissolved. There would be no point to having them dissolved if there wasn’t something present capable of assuming the authority that was needful. The human structures of consciousness and form will be dissolved in any case. Our concern is that there should be something left, not in the sense merely of survival but in the sense of what should be here on earth. At last it seems as though there are a few who exhibit a willingness to participate in this true creative process, which is not concerned to preserve the world as it is now known, but is simply concerned to preserve a Holy Space in which the spirit of God may be present and in action through the essential spiritual substance.
The Ark of the Covenant is relatively small when we bring into consideration the Tabernacle itself, and yet there is no genuine Tabernacle without the Ark being on hand first. Then the Tabernacle takes form around the Ark. The Ark is the focus of spirit relative to what it is that is taking form. So there is a Tabernacle in which is a Holy Place, a Holy of Holies, and in the Holy of Holies is the Ark. This provides an excellent symbolic representation which relates directly to our own experience.
There are many who have accepted the responsibility of moving in the current of the spirit at the level where they are, in the creative field that has been brought to them. Many of these have exhibited a dedication and a consistency which is truly remarkable. Such dedication and consistency was exhibited in times past by some of those who were called the prophets of old, for instance, when there was no evidence of anything being achieved by what they were doing. We live in a day when there begins to be considerable evidence in this regard. We see a culmination on the horizon, which to all who went before was a long, long way off. We really have far more encouragement than anyone had in all the ages past. In a sense those who went before were under the necessity of having a certain blind faith that somewhere, sometime, sooner or later, probably much later, something would come to fulfilment. We find it at the doors, and that in itself is a tremendous blessing. If it is at the doors it is because there begins to be the evidence of this Living Ark of Restoration, the Ark which preserves the reality of spirit in expression on earth. There is space for this.
Individually it is necessary that those who participate in the living formation of this Ark should have this space present within themselves where no human nature structures of control may trespass. This is kept safe individually speaking. Only when it is kept safe individually speaking does it become possible to keep a larger space sacred collectively speaking. There is the need for this larger space. So, as individuals, we may recognize our primary responsibility in this regard. No one can keep sacred this space in you except you. It is impossible for anyone else to do it. We all have equal responsibility in this regard. If there is a Sacred Place in us as individuals it is because we have preserved it. Now you can look into your own hearts and see how big a space there is. As there begins to be this space—which isn’t over there somewhere; it’s right where one is—as there begins to be this space, then the Ark may begin to take form. And there is a form involved, our own physical forms. But the form of the Ark is entirely secondary to the essence of the Ark, and that essence is kept safe within ourselves as individuals or there is no Ark.
This relates not only to hearing the voice but doing. The word doing may be misconstrued, because doing usually, in human nature consciousness, means being very busy about something, a good deal of physical activity probably—let us demonstrate our spiritual expression by the amount we do physically. There’s nothing wrong with doing something physically; laziness is not being suggested; but everything that’s done physically is worthless unless something is happening spiritually, unless the essences are on hand. Doing relates to quality rather than to quantity of work—to quality of character, quality of one’s expression.
There will be no expression of the spirit of God unless the spirit of God has a resting place in you. When the Master was on earth He said He had no place—the Son of man had no place—to lay His head, because there was no Sacred Space anywhere on the face of the earth. That seems to be something of an indictment upon the human race, but it has been the fact of the matter. He sought to draw together those who would allow a Sacred Space to be established in themselves so that there might be a collective one, so that He had someplace to lay His head, so that He had some means of action on earth. In other words He was building an Ark. The material of which the Ark was to be built was certainly rather reluctant, rather dense, and so the ark was never built. He did establish the Holy of Holies within Himself of course; so this much was done within the range of the consciousness of mankind, because He Himself was not separate from the consciousness of mankind. And that has provided the starting point for what is happening now.
Build ye an Ark
I suppose it could be said that Uranda heard those words way back somewhere, perhaps not those exact words but the sense of them anyway. I heard them too, and others have heard them, that there might be a safe place for essences within the range of the human consciousness. To establish this requires that there be people on earth, with human consciousness. It can’t be done any other way—it can’t somehow be projected in from some other realm. It requires those in whom there is human consciousness to let it happen. Because there was One long ago who let it happen, in the person of Jesus, it has certainly been proven that it is capable of happening. We have the privilege of knowing this much truth and we have the responsibility that goes with it; whether we like it or not it’s the fact of the matter. So we’re here to accept the fact, both of the privilege and of the responsibility, that this Ark of Preservation and of Restoration may be a reality on earth.
Where there is the Ark, then the Tabernacle, which is already present, becomes meaningful. As we have noted, there are many, many people who are living in the expression of the spirit of God in the particular fields of their activity the world around. They’re already there, doing what they can do, and maybe doing it better than we have handled our responsibilities. But whatever they are doing, it all goes for nothing unless the Ark is present, unless the facility which focalizes essences is present. [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/the-holy-scienceessences.html] Then it all comes together—it’s found to be one thing. Woe unto us if we have an exclusive attitude, imagining that we are high and mighty in some way and everyone else is beyond the pale. It isn’t so; it has never been so.
When there is the experience of the true expression of spirit we become keenly aware of the state of factual oneness. From the standpoint of the spirit of God there is oneness, there is wholeness. It is only in the darkened state of human nature consciousness that separation and isolation seem to be a fact. It isn’t a fact; it’s a human fancy. Sharing in the expression of the spirit of God we see the fancy for what it is and we become aware of the fact—which is wholeness, oneness. The peripheral state in which human beings exist, because it relates primarily to disintegration, is seen in terms of a scattering abroad: every man for himself.
So we’re not here to do some great works according to the concepts of men but to provide something very simple, really, while we go about our daily affairs, not imagining that our daily affairs are the important thing—but the preservation of this Sacred Space is. This is primary. And we are delighted to participate in the formation of a Living Ark within which there is this Sacred Space consistently preserved. Out of the Ark, through the Holy of Holies into the Holy Place, the Glory of the Lord shines forth. The creative action of spirit is a reality within the consciousness of mankind, but first of all it’s within the consciousness of those who are already participating in the formation of the Tabernacle. They may not see consciously what it is that’s happening, at the moment at least, but there comes a surge of wonder. Something of glory begins to be experienced, attributed no doubt to the spirit of God. Yes, it is attributable to the spirit of God—but it didn’t just happen by chance. It happened because there was an Ark; and it happens because there are those who have accepted the responsibility of composing that ark where essences are kept safe.
The coarseness of human structures and human existence has made it impossible for the fine substance of the spirit of God to be present on earth except for very brief intervals—thirty‑three years in the case of the Master, and it was only on earth because He preserved it Himself. If there isn’t someone who has taken that responsibility it isn’t preserved, and the world is filled with violence and in the process of destroying itself. But on earth there is a safe place finally, of small dimensions thus far, in which this spiritual substance is preserved. Each one may ask the question: How trustworthy am I in preserving this Sacred Space within myself, never, never letting it be violated? When this is so, what we are here to do gets done.
We may be doing various things in the external sense, examining what we are doing and seeing how valuable it is in allowing the expression of the spirit of God on earth; but we do not imagine that it is by reason of what we happen to be doing in the external sense that anything of real value is being accomplished. Human beings do things for their own glory. They want to have credit for it, a medal or an award if possible; make sure that everybody knows what they’ve been doing and how worthwhile it was. I think Mother Teresa’s attitude toward the Nobel prize was very excellent. No doubt she was willing to accept what was offered, because it was of value to her purpose; but not to boost her ego, if she has one. When you examine things and consider what should be happening in your own experience, what is the stance you take? What is the perspective you view things from? Most people have personal viewpoints: “Well I have this talent, I have that ability; I should be developing this and it’ll be very valuable to the Lord.” Forget it! See the whole. What is happening in the state of wholeness? What is it that’s unfolding? What is it that’s working out? Then you will know what it is you should be doing in relationship to that. But as long as you are looking at it from a personal standpoint you’re boosting your own ego, and denying the Lord incidentally.
Our perspective relates to the whole or it is no perspective at all. We see what is happening in the world. If we participate in the composition of this living ark, then our outlook is from that point of focus which encompasses everything; and while we may not see everything in all its details—we certainly won’t; nobody does—we will see what we do see in its perspective relative to the whole, and we’ll never pick anything out as being some personal thing. The words “I of myself can do nothing” are exactly true if the one who speaks those words is human consciousness. Human consciousness can do nothing except wreak havoc trying to do something. It is the action of spirit that alone does anything, and who is going to lay personal claim to that? No, we stay humble; and we’re not looking for personal pats on the back.
Does it trouble you to live, serve, labor without any recognition? I have a certain amount of recognition, and I rejoice in that to the extent that it reveals that those who have an awareness of recognition are sharing the expression of spirit. But do you think that what I say and what I do is dependent upon your recognition, or somebody else’s recognition? Of course not! I do what I have to do. You do what you have to do, and you don’t need anyone to pat you on the back for it. As long as human nature hangs around it may be necessary to use a little soft soap on occasion, but let the suds be rinsed away so that we simply do what we have to do because we couldn’t do anything else. Therefore why should we require anyone to tell us how wonderful we are for doing what we naturally would do? That disposes of one aspect of unholiness that might attempt to infiltrate the Sacred Place. But the attitude of thankfulness is a beautiful one. It takes care of everything pretty well, you know. If you are thankful, nothing can get into your sacred place except the spirit of God.
It’s good to share these things this evening in an awareness of the part we rightly play. My attitude always is that those to whom I speak should be participating in the living formation of the Ark. It may not always be so, but I have that attitude. Things will prove themselves out anyway, but insofar as I am concerned everybody is encompassed in that and all are welcome. But of course there is a Flaming Sword which turns every way, past which one necessarily has to move to participate in this living formation—that we may provide that Flaming Sword, keeping safe the sacred place within ourselves individually and within the whole Living Ark collectively. Then the Lord has a place to lay His head and what needs to be done is done. This is the way it is. Let us not try to make it some other way, because we won’t succeed.
How beautiful to accept the facts the way they are and to relinquish the human self and all of its ridiculous endeavors. We are here to glorify God, to let His glory shine forth out of the Holy of Holies, through the Holy Place, through the whole Tabernacle into the world beyond, that it may be apparent what the real nature of human choice is, what the real nature of that freedom of choice is. Choose God, or choose the absence of God. Choose the truth, or choose a lie. When the evidence of the Glory of God is present on earth it becomes obvious what the factual choice really is.
David Barnes — Good evening everyone. It's good to see everybody and to have an hour together, letting minds and hearts be moved by spirit. It is particularly important to be together today, September 13th. On this day in 1932—ninety-four years ago—Uranda began to go through his awakening process over a three day period; but which he indicated was not fully complete until 1936. He said it took about four years, between 1932 and 1936 for his earthly consciousness to be fully absorbed into his heavenly consciousness, his identity in Eternal Being. Early on, he wrote: “I now manifest in the earth as the Naacal Sage of the New Age, according to the promise.” Of himself, he also wrote:
“My name, Uranda, is of the language of the Motherland, or the original Lemurian. I now manifest as an American Lemurian. The function of Uranda is to focalize and direct the response of all the Earnest Ones of the world to our Great Beloved Master, the LORD of the Sacred Seven, Whom the world knows as Jesus the Christ…” He counselled and suggested, “If someone asks you, ‘Who is Uranda?’ Answer simply after this wise: ‘Uranda is a teacher and writer who makes the Truths of Life so simple and plain that even a child can understand them, and he directs the attention through the indwelling Father, to Jesus Christ, Who is LORD of Lords.’”
Tonight, let’s spend a little time acknowledging some of what Uranda accomplished during his short life—accomplishment that has meant so much to us, and to many others who know nothing about him outwardly. Nonetheless, everyone on earth is participating in the Third Sacred School, which was opened by Uranda in this outer world in September 1932. So, Uranda, having been sent into the world in this current era and this current incarnation by the LORD of Lords, set to work. First, to acknowledge and clarify the work that the LORD did when He was on earth as Jesus; clarify the truth which had been grossly misunderstood, misrepresented and defiled in its interpretations and representations through Christian doctrines, and by all the religions of the world. We are thankful that some little knowing of the Lord of Love was kept alive in consciousness over the intervening years since He established the Victory Pattern in His living, and in His resurrection and ascension
I am certain that we have been here many times over the past 2,000 years, participating in the work of preparing the Way of the LORD. And more recently in this present era when the Archangelic Beings we knew as Uranda and Martin Cecil [Exeter] came again, and we came specifically to work with them, along with Lillian and Grace, and countless others that we knew and know. We came to generate fine pneumaplasm, through our own spiritual expression, spiritual substance that would bring into consciousness, understanding and manifestation the Divine Design of Man. What a wonderful thing, what a beautiful thing, to think back on, and to acknowledge, to participate in now, and to carry forward as our Ordained Commission—each one of us.
Both Uranda and Martin clearly stated that they were not here as part of this forming Body but to provide a focus for the Tone of the Christ Spirit which lets the Body take form, grow, develop and come to maturity of expression and Presence. Martin put it this way: “I have indicated that in a personal sense I'm not here to participate in this Body but rather to provide what is necessary to let the Body take form. There is no one else in this particular position.” Uranda said the same thing of himself.
Uranda indicated that the LORD of Lords came on earth to reveal the reality of the Father. However, mankind failed to understand the truth and the nature of the Father. So, Uranda said that part of his work was to clarify the Truth of Love and the nature of the Father as revealed through Jesus, the Lord of Love. But he also indicated that the Lord of Love came to introduce the Spirit of Truth and the Lord of Truth to humanity—to introduce “another Comforter.” First of all, Uranda came to reveal more of the true nature of the Father; and then to unveil the presence of the Lord of Truth—to present himself as a manifest representative of the Spirit of Truth incarnate on earth as the Lord of Truth in this cycle of regeneration.
Another aspect of Uranda’s work was to reveal the Spirit of Life, working with others to generate the pneumaplasm needed to draw forth a focus of the Spirit of Life in the one who had incarnated to bring a representation of the Lord of Life on earth—manifest in the person of Martin Cecil. And so, there was a successful movement over about 14 years to reach the point where Uranda and Martin were working together in leadership of the Third Sacred School, in leadership of the ministry of Emissaries of Divine Light, and providing a Spiritual Focus for the developing Christ Body, born into outer manifestation in 1946 through the Unit at Sunrise Ranch, and then later the Unit at 100 Mile House.
So a small Core began to develop, men and women who allowed the Body of the Son of God to take form around the manifestation and the expression of the Spirit of Love, the Spirit of Truth, and the Spirit of Life—the Body of God, a revelation of Love and Truth and Life in action on earth: Jehovah—the Spirit and the Body of God in action on earth through human beings. The Spirit of Love is the Father Spirit. The Spirit of Truth is the Mother Spirit. The Spirit of Life is the Spirit of the Children of God—the Sons and Daughters. The Sons and Daughters of God are charged with the responsibility of providing a Heavenly Home on earth for Father Love and Mother Truth—the dimensional home on earth for Father God, Father Love, the Lord of Love; and the dimensional home on earth for Mother God, and Mother Truth, the Lord of Truth; with Sons and Daughters of God at home on earth, caring for, protecting and revealing the Spirit and the substance of Father and the Mother—the Holy Family, Father, Mother, Child, Sons and Daughters, the Children of God. This is the Shekinah: Love, Truth and Life; and this is the Shekinah Pattern of Being on earth: Father, Mother—Man, Woman, Child, Sons and Daughters. Here is the beautiful pattern of the Truth of Love and Life that Uranda and Martin revealed in essence through their Archangelic Presence between 1932 and 1988.
Many wonderful things, beautiful things, were revealed and brought forth over the past 94 years; and it would be good to name a few more of them tonight, just touching on essences: an understanding of pneumaplasm; an opening of the Science of Mazzaroth; a revelation of the Four Forces in focalization and in action; setting the dominion of the Ordinances of heaven in the earth; a dawning understanding of our relationship here, in creative triangles, with Orion and the Pleiades, with Arcturus, with our Sun and the body of planets in our Solar System; a dawning consciousness of the Presence of all God Beings everywhere as evidence of the Presence of the One Who Dwells in the undimensional realms, in the Heaven of Heavens, and in the dimensional realms of heaven and earth.
Uranda brought forth the design of the Tabernacle, the Ark, the Holy of Holies, the Holy Place, the Outer Court and the Encampment—all to be made living flesh within the Body of God. Under their hand, the Body of Mother God began to manifest through the first of what would become Twelve Communities, representations of the Twelve Tribes with the LORD of Creation at the Apex, the Thirteenth One: a true representation of the Body of the Melchizedek Priesthood with the High Priest in the midst, tending and keeping the Garden Home for Mother God on earth, under the protective stewardship of the Sons and Daughters. Spiritual education was provided in prolific measure: six month Divine Design classes, attunement classes, countless seminars, assemblies, service centers, councils, books, audio and video tapes, making available millions upon millions of words which reveal the Living Word. And perhaps most important of all, the exemplification of the One Law in all phases of living, including the revelation of Man and Woman fused in the generation of Holy Substance through activation of all the Seven Seals opened by the LORD of Lords through His incarnation, life generations, and the reality of the ascension process which draws all substance, all men and women, into the Ascending Flame, and into the Central Flame of the Shekinah Pattern of Being operating throughout the Cosmos, brought to focus right here through the Body of the Lord of Love, the Lord of Truth and the Lord of Life. And That Is Us.
Could there be anything more Beautiful and Wonderful and Glorious than this? To provide the means by which the Kingdom Power and Glory is unveiled; the Fire of Love that Burns, the Light of Truth that Glows, and the Cloud of the Glory of Life. Our God did make the Earth a Home of Beauty Love and Light. Let your Light so shine before men—Emissaries of Divine Light. Martin at one time called this continuing emergence the Ever-Present Heavenly Event happening on earth. And so our times together are to continue this work, brought to remembrance in essence tonight. There has been quite a remarkable outpouring, I feel, over the last several months through various configurations of Angels, allowing the development of the Ark as it relates to the body and consciousness that we bring for this purpose, for the functions of the Ark made flesh through our being together in service, in prayer without ceasing. And in this vein, now Anne has something to share.
Anne Blaney — Well, I too would say that those of us here present are speaking to those in the body of mankind who are interested in keeping the Ark present, as Martin was doing. I think we all arrive to this place in time with great appreciation for those who have been and are concerned with the preservation of the Ark in themselves, and also in a collective way on earth.
Martin introduced us to the reality of spiritual essences. There's much that could be explored about dealing with essences, what that means, but suffice it to say that it's the intersection of the spirit of God with the highest and finest substance in our individual and collective consciousness and living. So, I think we have a general understanding of what essences are: what's really, truly important; that which corresponds with our highest spiritual values; and presumably we have learned how to live with an awareness of the importance of essences. This finds a focus in our individual meditations; in our relationship with the Most High, and in the nurturance of that intersection between us and the Most High—loving and knowing the ignition that happens in our soul when we combine with the Most High Spirit of God that magically can be known here by us. We know God by those finer levels of generation combined with the invisible spirit. This is pretty miraculous.
I was, and have always been, very keen to know and understand the “who and what” of this experience of God. I feel extremely privileged to have come to the place in my life where the essences of God are primary. It's an amazing way to live and, it has some very practical applications. I thought, being the Anniversary date, that we could listen together to an audio excerpt from The Preservation of Essences, words spoken by Martin on October 21, 1979 pm—so David, if you could play the tape please.
“We have been considering the Ark of Restoration. There has been the Ark of Survival in times past. These ancient arks were designed to preserve form. However, obviously, sooner or later something more than that would be required; for the form properly has a purpose. In the development of this ministry a form of some kind needed to be established so that there was a basis for the preservation of essences. The human approach gives considerable weight to form. There needed to be a change of consciousness which would allow for the weight to be given to the essences rather than to the form. Over the years there has always been a tendency to emphasize the forms, while we were actually in the business of establishing and preserving essences. So the Ark of Restoration is to provide a facility for the Preservation of Essences.
“The original Ark of the Covenant in the Tabernacle was simply a representation of what should emerge of a living form designed for the preservation of essences in the seasons of the Lord. Our concern is with essences, and this is the ark, the Living Ark, for which we carry responsibility as it appears on earth. This ark is not separate from ourselves. It makes available space which may be kept holy, space which is capable of holding safe the fine and beautiful substance in which the design of spirit is present. The space for this is at the level of the coarse substance of human consciousness. As there is space in this coarse substance out of which the human structures have been cast, then there is a Holy Place on earth, and in the midst of the Holy Place the Holy of Holies, and in the midst of the Holy of Holies the Ark.
“It is evident that the presence of the ark is dependent upon the Holy of Holies and the Holy Place, and these are in the midst of the Tabernacle. It is indicated that the Tabernacle of God is with men. There would be no Tabernacle without the ark. The Ark is the place in which there is the substance that allows for the presence of the spirit of God to be available on earth. It is the only way by which this fine substance in combination with the spirit may be present, the only way by which the Holy Ghost may come. So a Holy Place must be established within the coarse substance of human consciousness somehow. This has been the reason for this ministry: not to make some new form, some new and better form, but to provide space for the already existent fine and beautiful substance in which spirit is now present, so that this might be on earth within human consciousness. The ark permits spirit to be present in the substance in which it naturally appears; so here has been our concern. There has been much running to and fro in the Emissary world trying to accomplish this and achieve that, but it wasn’t really the purpose for which those who came were offered the opportunity of participation. At last it seems as though there are a few anyway who exhibit a willingness to participate in this true creative process, but is simply concerned to preserve a Holy Space in which the spirit of God may be present and in action through the essential spiritual substance.
“The Ark of the Covenant is relatively small when we bring into consideration the Tabernacle itself, and yet there is no genuine Tabernacle without the ark being on hand first. Then the Tabernacle takes form around the ark. The ark is the focus of spirit relative to what it is that is taking form. So there is a Tabernacle in which is a Holy Place, a Holy of Holies, and in the Holy of Holies is the ark. We noted this morning that there are many who have accepted the responsibility of moving in the current of the spirit at the level where they are, in the creative field that has been brought to them. Many of these have exhibited a dedication and a consistency which is truly remarkable. We see a culmination on the horizon, so to speak, which to all who went before was a long, long way off. We really have far more encouragement than anyone had in all the ages past. We find it at the doors, and that in itself is a tremendous blessing. If it is at the doors it is because there begins to be the evidence of this Living Ark of Restoration, the ark which preserves the reality of spirit in expression on earth. There is space for this.
“Individually it is necessary that those who participate in the living formation of this ark should have this space present within themselves where no human nature structures of control may trespass. This is kept safe individually speaking. Only when it is kept safe individually speaking does it become possible to keep a larger space sacred collectively speaking. There is the need for this larger space. As there begins to be this space, then the ark may begin to take form. But the form of the ark is entirely secondary to the essence of the ark, and that essence is kept safe within ourselves as individuals or there is no ark. This relates not only to hearing the Voice but doing. All doing must spring from this sacred space in the expression of the spirit of God. There will be no expression of the spirit of God unless the spirit of God has a resting place in you.
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“Build ye an Ark. I suppose it could be said that Uranda heard those words way back somewhere, perhaps not those exact words, but the sense of them anyway. I heard them too, and others have heard them, that there might be a safe place for essences within the range of the human consciousness. It can’t be done any other way. It can’t somehow be projected in, boring into human consciousness from some other realm. We have the privilege of knowing this much truth and we have the responsibility that goes with it; whether we like it or not it’s the fact of the matter. So we’re here to accept the fact, both of the privilege and of the responsibility, that this ark of preservation and of restoration may be a reality on earth.
“There are many, many people who are living in the expression of the spirit of God in the particular fields of their activity the world around. They’re already there, doing what they can do, and maybe doing it better than we have handled our responsibilities. But whatever they are doing, it all goes for nothing unless the ark is present, unless the facility which focalizes essences is present. Then it all comes together; it’s found to be one thing. Woe unto us if we have an exclusive attitude, imagining that we are high and mighty in some way and everyone else is beyond the pale. It isn’t so; it has never been so; we become keenly aware of the state of factual oneness. From the standpoint of the spirit of God there is oneness, there is wholeness. The peripheral state in which human beings exist, because it relates primarily to disintegration, is seen in terms of a scattering abroad: every man for himself.
“So we’re not here to do some great works according to the concepts of men but to provide something very simple, really, while we go about our daily affairs, not imagining that our daily affairs are the important thing; but the preservation of this sacred space is. This is primary. And we are delighted to participate in the formation of a Living Ark within which there is this sacred space consistently preserved. Out of the ark, through the Holy of Holies into the Holy Place, the glory of the Lord shines forth. The creative action of spirit is a reality within the consciousness of mankind, but first of all it’s within the consciousness of those who are already participating in the formation of the tabernacle already. They may not see consciously what it is that’s happening, at the moment at least, but there comes a surge of wonder. Something of glory begins to be experienced, attributed no doubt to the spirit of God. Yes, it is attributable to the spirit of God, but it didn’t just happen by chance. It happened because there was an ark; and it happens because there are those who have accepted the responsibility of composing that ark where essences are kept safe. When this is so, what we are here to do gets done.
“Our perspective relates to the whole or it is no perspective at all. If we participate in the composition of this Living Ark, then our outlook is from that point of focus which encompasses everything; and while we may not see everything in all its details—we certainly won’t; nobody does—we will see what we do see in its perspective relative to the whole, and we’ll never pick anything out as being some personal thing. Human consciousness can do nothing except wreak havoc trying to do something. It is the action of spirit that alone does anything, and who is going to lay personal claim to that? No, we stay humble.
“My attitude always is that those to whom I speak should be participating in the living formation of the ark. It may not always be so, but I have that attitude. Things will prove themselves out anyway. But insofar as I am concerned everybody is encompassed in that and all are welcome. But of course there is a Flaming Sword which turns every way, past which one necessarily has to move to participate in this living formation. We may provide that Flaming Sword, keeping safe the sacred place within ourselves individually and within the whole Living Ark collectively. Then the Lord has a place to lay His head and what needs to be done is done”
Anne Blaney — We see how man has taken this knowledge and used it for his own purposes.Right. Well, we certainly have seen that! We're seeing it all around us. As those angels who are on hand right now, just as there were angels in times past, like Noah, we remain on earth to allow for the Preservation of Essences, to be that Ark on earth. Uranda described it as: “The ark, the Holy City, the place of divine habitation, the new Jerusalem which comes down from God out of heaven—whatever symbolical term we may use—describes the fulfilments suggested by the symbolism of Noah's ark, and the Ark of the Covenant.” As in times past, there were angels present, and today we are those angels. We are those ones who have become aware of certain facts, and therefore we have a responsibility for providing a space for heavenly essences. A place where God and man meet and restore and co-create. Now I will play for us an excerpt from a 1953 class by Uranda titled, The Ark—Shekinah Fire.
“Man remembers the Shekinah Fire, dimly at least, but he has forgotten that that fire is supposed to appear in relationship to himself. The fire—evidence of the Presence of the LORD. The fire that burns forever in the creative field where the Law of God is clearly established; not just tablets of stone in a box, even though that box be covered with gold leaf, but the Law of God made evident in the living of life. We see in these things how man back through the ages has tended to get into a state of crystallization: where the wickedness of man is great in the earth, where there is violence, and the evil imaginations of men's hearts are made evident. That which does not conform with the crystallized patterns is conceived to be evil by those who are evil. That which is not of the divine design of God, being evil, conceives all things which do not conform to itself to be evil and foolish. The ark, the Holy City, the place of divine habitation, the new Jerusalem which comes down from God out of heaven—whatever symbolical term we may use—describes the fulfilments suggested by the symbolism of Noah's ark, and the Ark of the Covenant at the time of the children of Israel; but human beings today are inclined to feel that, as it is put in Peter's Epistle, ‘there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the foundation of the world.’
“Scoffers saying, ‘All things continue as they were. We have had this pattern of world activity a long time. There has been the rise and fall of empires; we have had birth and death, and suffering and misery; we have had times of prosperity and times of depression, times of peace and times of war. These things are natural and they'll just continue on that way. All things continue as they were.’ That is what they said in the days of Noah. It has been man's theme down through the centuries. But things do not continue as they were. We either move toward God, in the fulfilment of His will, or we move away from God toward oblivion. We need to be prepared for the flood of truth, for it is the flood of truth that shall cleanse and purify the world. And the fire shall be made evident, the fire of God's love. Do we welcome that fire and let it manifest between the cherubim? Or do we try to keep that fire of God's love, the evidence of His Presence, far away? Are you an Ark of the Covenant? Is your life, in its pattern, unfolding an ark wherein there is a window above, an ark that is capable of riding out the turbulence of the flood of truth? It was written by Daniel that in the latter days knowledge shall be increased and many shall run to and fro. What is the evidence of the coming of the flood of truth? The increase in knowledge. The very fact that knowledge is increased and human beings are running to and fro provides us evidence of the coming of the flood of truth. We see how man has taken this knowledge and used it to his own purposes.”
Anne Blaney — Uranda was speaking about the Ark of the Covenant, and the creation of an Ark, with acknowledgement of specific challenges we face, being in the world right now. We’ve read and heard about the challenges facing Noah in his times, which led him to the building of an Ark. Really, there’s no fundamental difference between Noah’s story and where we find ourselves in our work on the planet right now. I’d like to take a practical look at what it means to be providing this Ark Space and creating the reality of an Ark in our lives, and for our worlds; and to consider some specific factors that are involved, just as there were specific challenges for Noah.
In this recording, Uranda brought up something that is extremely pertinent now. He spoke of a flood, which those here would acknowledge is here now. “We need to be prepared for the flood of truth, for it is the flood of truth that shall cleanse and purify the world. And the fire shall be made evident, the fire of God's love.” And he followed, “It was written by Daniel that in the latter days knowledge shall be increased and many shall run to and fro. What is the evidence of the coming of the flood of truth? The increase in knowledge. The very fact that knowledge is increased and human beings are running to and fro provides us evidence of the coming of the flood of truth. We see how man has taken this knowledge and used it to his own purposes.” That is what we're seeing in this world. An incredible flood of knowledge that has come and swept into our world. I’d say that's good news and bad news. It's good news because it's indication that there is definite flood on the move. But we have to be reconciled with the implications of the pressure of Spirit Truth. I was thinking of the essential meanings contained in the Garden story about the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and the instruction about not eating its fruit. Well, the fruit of that tree is being hungrily devoured right now, for the achievement of man's purposes, for self-centered manipulative creation. And currently there is a flood happening, and there is a feeding frenzy in motion.
But the tree of knowledge, of the knowledge of good and evil is not off limits for the correct use, just not eating its fruit. And that's where angels come in. And that's where essences come in, to be in position to be a holy habitation, and to discern what information, what knowledge, represents what is coming down from God out of heaven. And there is currently a flood of the waters of truth coming in, coming down—attempting to come in and cleanse, be lodged in us, and bring right design. So the ability to maintain oneself as a living Ark, to preserve that sacred space in ourselves, and yet to move and to be useful in the world, is something that could use some of our attention tonight. I think it's very relevant to this world right now.
A service Martin gave in 1979 was titled The Light of Illumination. It provides a wonderful meditation on what it means to see with the light of the living substance of the Ark, with the Shekinah Fire of the Ark, see by the light of our generations of who we are. As angels who are the Ark individually and together, we view our worlds in a different way than the average person—you might say because we are attuned to essences. These are what we are exclusively, primarily, first flush, interested in seeing. There is so much information, there's so much detail. But when there is the training, and the habit, knowing the supreme importance of what is central in one’s life, to see beyond all the detail and to be the Ark, be the Holy City, the place of divine habitation, the new Jerusalem which comes down from God out of heaven—whatever symbolical term we may use, to be at the meeting place of the divine coming into the world of man—that’s where we step in. This is a very focused and specific action. We cannot afford ADHD. Focus on true essences and living by them is how we see more. I couldn't emphasize enough how this ability and this value is so important to our worlds right now. The presence of the Ark is absolutely necessary for the existence of the Tabernacle, and for the existence of those in the larger body who may be attracted by the Ark. As builders and creators with God on earth, we have to be that presence on earth. And right now there's a lot of turbulence and the floods are high. Here are some words from Martin which I just loved. I know you will too.
“There is a question which each of us might well ask him or herself. What is the size and quality of my world? The size of the world for each one is based in the extent of vision, one's own vision. And the quality of one's world is dependent upon the quality of one's own living. The extent of vision will in turn depend upon the extent of the light that is shining. The intensity of that light. One may see in the light. If it's dark, you do not see very much. The quality of one's world is always filled with the quality of one's own living. If that is really seen, it might be accepted as cause for some careful thought. Always the quality of one's own personal living fills one's immediate world. If there is a lack of quality apparent in one's own view of one's own immediate world, one may know why.
“We only see on the basis of our own light. Someone else may inform us of what is present. We have a lot of that because the light of illumination is shining forth from that one. Being lazy in human nature there is a tendency then to say, ‘Yes I see that.’ But you don't; you merely have received a tradition, a more immediate tradition perhaps; but the only way one can actually see firsthand is by reason of one's own light. You never see firsthand by reason of someone else's light. What This present may be conveyed to you in words perhaps by someone else who sees, [like AI; or like Siri] but that doesn't cause you to see it, see it. It merely stimulates your imagination. And your imagination being stimulated, you say, ‘I see.’ Well, you see what is in your imagination. Yes. But on that basis you haven't seen what is actually present yet.
“There is only one way to see that and that is because the light is shining, with sufficient intensity, consequent upon the nature and quality of your own living. Then you begin to see what is present. And the things that you thought were present before begin to fade or recede in favor of the reality which becomes ever more plainly seen. It begins to stick out at you. [I would say what sticks out at you are the essences of truth]. There is only one way and that is to allow one's own light to shine. Let your light so shine. Then it illuminates your world and you are no longer fooled by the crazy notions that most people have on the basis of secondhand vision. You see firsthand what is actually present. And because you may then work with what is actually present, what you do is extremely effective.
“To try to exercise authority with respect to a field, an area, a world of imagination, is done of course by human beings. But it piles confusion upon confusion. True authority can only be known in the real world, and we must be aware of the fact of the real world before we can know true authority. We let the light shine. We see what is present. We find that we have authority in that situation. That is the way it works. There is no great struggle about it. We didn't have to make the real world be. It's there already. It's already built. It's already there.
“We may see this as it relates to a collective body responsible for letting the light shine. All share then in that greater illumination which then becomes possible, and the reality becomes that much more apparent. The more there are sharing in this the more apparent the reality becomes. Aha the kingdom is coming. It isn't really coming. It's emerging out of the mist. It's found to be present, and the things which obscured it are seen as being unreal, not worthy of very much consideration at all.
Behold, I make all things new. The things are there already. The kingdom is there already. That's one of those things. They become new or apparent in their reality, not having been known before by those who are letting the light shine now. And that's a wonderful experience cause for tremendous thanksgiving. The more this happens, the more constant is the thanksgiving. It's not a matter of getting up in the morning and saying, ‘Oh, well, I'm thankful for the new day.’ And then forgetting all about it for the rest of the day. Everything that happens reveals the reality that is there. When the light is shining. And one is responsible oneself for the shining of the light, nobody and one is responsible oneself for the shining of that light. Nobody else. When you let it shine, you know the reality that is there and you are thankful in consequence. You cannot help but be. If you are not thankful, you do not know the reality that is there. And if you do not know the reality that is there, your light is not shining. Proof. Let's not fool ourselves.
“Let your light so shine to the glory of God, revealing the truth, illuminating the truth, your world. And behold, the quality of your world changes. The quality of you and the quality of your world are found to be synonymous. And when the true quality of you is present, the true quality of your world will be found to be present too.”
I hope we all can hear what he's saying here, and live this way: to proceed through the illusions, the distractions, the false prophets, the false structures, our own crystallizations, to passionately love and therefore perceive the essences that we know are true of the divine, are true of the Lord's true values, what we love, what we're here for—for the preservation of those essences here amongst us, individually, and to enhance, nurture the true essences collectively, so that a greater light can shine. To know the Way. We are all one. So what angels who are the Ark, what we love and do, goes out into that oneness. But it comes to focus in the Ark. Without the Ark the rest of the Tabernacle can’t form in a true design. There may be formations of the eaters of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, but untrue design is not sustainable. It will pass away in the flood, in the intensity of the Fire that is lit by results of untrue design. Meanwhile the Priesthood who are the Ark are consumed by the Fire of Love.
I’m recognizing two aspects of the celebration of our anniversary: One is the understanding of the current responsibility for the Preservation of the Ark, knowing that individually and collectively we are participating in the only way possible for mankind to ride out the turbulence of the flood, and allow the true cleansing to proceed. The flood of the increased knowledge that is sweeping the whole planet, is also bringing the flood of truth, and because we are here to perceive the essences; we are here to live them. What a marvelous thing to celebrate this together on this day, and to make sure that those who have come before us are represented here now, because we are here—like it or not.
David Barnes — So, it is time to wrap things up. This has been a good meditation for tonight, and it carries us into this coming anniversary week with some very specific images and essences to consider. We'll be gathering again in various groupings, in services, to share and generate more substance through which these essences are being magnified and released. And so the work continues through the many venues that are available to us in daily life, and in differentiated group configurations, to let this wonderful work expand and have its influence in the world, so that our earth may be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the LORD, knowledge of the Word, knowledge of the Ark. There is a right use for knowledge. There is a particular kind of Divine Knowledge that has been marginalized, and pushed aside, and forgotten by human beings, because a limited kind of knowledge, which has largely been destructive, has been dominant and used for nefarious purposes. But there is another kind of knowledge, which is Divine Knowledge and Divine Technology—a Holy Science we might say.
Essences. The Holy Science. The knowledge of the Glory of the LORD that is revealed through the Ark of Fire and Light and Glory that we are, in our true selves. So let's not have a fundamentally negative view of knowledge, because from the divine perspective knowledge is very important, and Angels are knowledgeable. They know and they know that they know. So here we are with this much that we do know, and we participate in the unveiling, the revelation of the Holy Science as we move together in our fine generations. And our high calling proceeds ; no matter who comes and who goes, there will be Angels on earth. We could say “unfallen angels” who have been drawn together, initially by Uranda and Martin who came to instruct us on how we are to live and serve in this fallen world. That is what Enoch did. He instructed the “unfallen ones” who incarnated into that fallen world when the great cataclysm was about to occur; and they needed to know how to conduct themselves in the Name of the LORD, in Shekinah. And Moses did the same, of course, and he brought forth the design of the Ark, and the Tabernacle, and the Twelve Tribes, and the Priesthood, and the High Priest. And the great work that Uranda and Martin did in this day was to bring that Ark-AngelicPattern forth again, and let it be a living thing, so that it wasn't just a wooden box lined with gold, and a bunch of people who really didn't know what itwas all about. But it becomes something living to us, living in our flesh and our consciousness—an Ark Made Flesh; a Tabernacle Made Flesh—so that the earth may be filled with the Holy Science of Attunement, the knowledge of the Glory of the LORD, as the substance of heaven fills the earth, and the Victory Pattern is certain. So, it's been a wonderful time to share this anniversary cycle with everybody. Love you all very much. Good night.
Comments from Susannah Light
Anne and David, this is a most wonderful work that you have done to bring to such a clear focus the power of true Essences as they meet with us from on High, and to speak in these days of the purpose and the Heart of Truth that Uranda illuminated while he was with us on earth. I read your written words here with ecstatic spheres catapulting through my whole being, knowing that we are the ones today bringing reality to this history and to sacred teachings through the ages - and this becomes an unbroken continuum of the Living Word. I give great thanks for Uranda and the One who sent him. And as I take in your deeply evocativewords of foundational wisdom I feel that I too have met Uranda and Martin, through you.
Anne, you spoke of discernment and of being focused on what is absolutely central to our life. I like to challenge myself at every juncture, to consider what is truly the MOST important thing to center around. It lets human nature fuss fall away quite easily. I love this line you spoke: "But when there is the training, and the habit, knowing the supreme importance of what is central in one’s life, to see beyond all the detail and to be the Ark, be the Holy City, the place of divine habitation, the new Jerusalem which comes down from God out of heaven—whatever symbolical term we may use, to be at the meeting place of the divine coming into the world of man—that’s where we step in. This is a very focused and specific action.”
David, I am particularly moved and attentive to your in-depth articulation of the manifestation of the Heavenly design of Father and Mother, of Love and Truth, calling it the Holy Family outlining the Shekinah Pattern of Being on earth. Within myself I have always recognized a closeness to the vibratory essences of Mother God and in my outer world have felt protective care for the various forms of Her Body on earth, which we know has been subjected to widespread defilement and damage. I have also always had deep love and devotion to the Father. (All this within the scope of consciousness that was open within me at the various stages of my understanding.) But it has taken Uranda, and Uranda through you specifically, to help me know the Father Spirit at much greater levels of comprehension and receptivity, allowing me to give true allegiance to this Eternal marriage of God the Father and God the Mother so that this one I AM is born upon this earth as a true daughter bringing the Spirit of Life through and into a beautiful, dimensional home for Mother God. I know there is much more that can be filled in here both in terms of words and certainly in the reality of Jehovah, as you said, “…the Spirit and the Body of God in action on earth through human beings.” But for the moment I simply want to thank you and thank the Good Lord in Heaven and all His Hosts for this divine opportunity to be together here now, in this most marvelous work of proving out the revelation of our true Beingness, crowned in Love, held in Truth, breathing the Life that is our Reality to reveal on earth—as it is in Heaven.
In closing I would like to copy here in my comments the couple sentences, David, that have held my attention, among many others which you spoke in this Temple of Light Evening Meditation. Thank you.
“So a small Core began to develop, men and women who allowed the Body of the Son of God to take form around the manifestation and the expression of the Spirit of Love, the Spirit of Truth, and the Spirit of Life—the Body of God, a revelation of Love and Truth and Life in action on earth: Jehovah—the Spirit and the Body of God in action on earth through human beings. The Spirit of Love is the Father Spirit. The Spirit of Truth is the Mother Spirit. The Spirit of Life is the Spirit of the Children of God—the Sons and Daughters. The Sons and Daughters of God are charged with the responsibility of providing a Heavenly Home on earth for Father Love and Mother Truth—the dimensional home on earth for Father God, Father Love, the Lord of Love; and the dimensional home on earth for Mother God, and Mother Truth, the Lord of Truth; with Sons and Daughters of God at home on earth, caring for, protecting and revealing the Spirit and the substance of Father and the Mother—the Holy Family, Father, Mother, Child, Sons and Daughters, the Children of God. This is the Shekinah: Love, Truth and Life; and this is the Shekinah Pattern of Being on earth: Father, Mother—Man, Woman, Child, Sons and Daughters. Here is the beautiful pattern of the Truth of Love and Life that Uranda and Martin revealed in essence through their Archangelic Presence between 1932 and 1988.”
