Third Sacred School — Magic
Bill Bahan September 15, 2019 Atlanta, Georgia
I am keenly aware that tomorrow, September 16th marks the 87th anniversary of the inception of the Emissary ministry and the initiation of the Third Sacred School by Uranda in 1932. Here is a creative cycle that is at work in the whole body of mankind regardless of how many people are consciously aware of it. A week ago seven of us spent four days together in the Rocky Mountains near Colorado Springs and the theme for our gathering was All Things New. We rented a lovely mountain home tucked into the side of Pikes Peak at an elevation of about 7,700 feet. From the living room and large back deck there was a marvelous panoramic view of mountain peaks. It was a glorious setting.
Our gathering was a time of sacred communion. We each read transcripts of services and classes by our spiritual mentors, Lloyd Meeker (Uranda) and Martin Cecil to each other. We listened to a selection of audio tapes and viewed some videos. The words we shared from these two men are as meaningful today as when first spoken. During, or after, each presentation we took some time to share our thoughts and expand upon various themes. Our purpose for being together on earth at this time became vivid in my awareness. We are here to bring a new heaven, a sacred state that has not been known by mankind on any large scale for many thousands of years. One of the evidences of the new heaven is the experience of true friendship that we share.
Here is a statement attributed to Albert Einstein: “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” When man fell thousands of years ago he lost consciousness of his true identity. In using the word, “man,” I am, of course, referring to both men and women. The place of true identity has been described as having position but no magnitude and can be symbolized by the letter “X” which is made up of two “V’s.” The upper “V” represents the heavenly dimensions of being and the lower inverted “V” represents the earthly dimensions. They both share the same Apex. Man was created to live at that crossover point, at the Apex, so that the heavenly essences of spirit can be conveyed into the world of form through his outer capacities. All things are made new as there is a return to the place of True Being.
Man’s consciousness fell by reason of the attitude of judgment and emotional reaction to the external world. In this reactionary state destructive spirits began to be expressed that produced a veil in consciousness, the impure heart, a dark cloud, which has completely obscured man’s awareness of his true identity at the crossover point between heaven and earth. “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” [John 1:5] Life below the veil is very restrictive, a two-or-three-dimensional experience, whereas life without the veil is designed to be a seven-dimensional experience. It’s like the difference between watching the television in black and white and watching it in color. The fourth dimension of the pure heart is a window of heaven that connects the three heavenly dimensions with the three earthly dimensions.
The whole world is contained in our consciousness. The darkened state of human consciousness below the veil has produced a world of illusions, a dream state where problems are constantly being self-generated and begging for solutions. Valiant attempts are being made by mankind to resolve the issues of this world but as Albert Einstein correctly stated, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” As there is a re-creation in our consciousness through the purification of the heart, there is a re-creation of the world contained in our consciousness. We see everything in a totally different way. There is a whole new perspective because we are letting ourselves return to the crossover point. This is how all things are made new. The restoration of fallen man is the restoration of man’s consciousness to his true identity. The only way this can occur is to let the veil be dissolved, to let the heart be purified so that the oneness of heaven and earth is known in one’s experience. As we know, the purification of the heart occurs by letting one’s whole attention be centered in the expression of the true qualities of spirit.
We are aware of a few opportunities that have been offered to mankind within the past four thousand years to initiate the process of letting true consciousness be restored. [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/search?q=initiation+of+the+third+sacred+school] There was the First Sacred School at the time of Moses and the Second Sacred School at the time of the Master which both ended in failure due to inadequate response by those who were on hand to participate in the process. After the Master realized that the Second Sacred School could not be carried out successfully on a collective basis, he took it upon himself as one person to move through all seven sacred schools, all seven levels of consciousness which involved the generation of finer levels of spiritual substance. It is said that the veil was rent in twain. The Master opened a door for mankind by establishing a victory at every level of consciousness. As a result of what occurred in his experience a vibratory radiation was released into the consciousness of mankind which has been referred to as the true tone of life. This radiation of spirit has been working in the mass consciousness of mankind ever since that time and having a powerful influence. It provides the opportunity for clarification to occur at the level of the subconscious mind and heart so that man may let his consciousness be raised up to where it belongs.
We are aware that this radiation of spirit working subconsciously broke surface through the person of Uranda who initiated the Third Sacred School—a spiritual expression plane approach. Here is the opportunity for a collective body of individuals to be returned to a true state of consciousness and to bring a new state on earth. It is only through a consistency of spiritual expression that the heart is purified and a person can be restored to the crossover point. There can only be movement into the Fourth Sacred School, the fourth level of consciousness when the heart has been purified and this has been one of the primary purposes of the Third Sacred School.
There is an intensification of spirit occurring in these days. Those who let themselves be aligned with the spirit of God, the true tone of life, are raised up in consciousness to a whole new level of experience and those who resist are cast down into a descending cycle. It’s a matter of personal choice. We see this clarification process working out in the world of mankind and we know that it has been at work in ourselves. One evidence of moving victoriously through the Third Sacred School is the experience of being “In the world, but not of it.” We are aware of what’s happening in our world, both near and far, but it no longer has the power to grab our emotions and produce a reaction. That would only maintain the impure heart and the veil in consciousness. There is a stillness in mind and heart—a sea of glass, clear as crystal even though many things may be swirling around us and there is a process of change working out. As we move forward in this re-creative process then we may be an example and an inspiration to others—a stable point of orientation so they can move in this process as well. Many times this simply means letting our light shine so that others may see there is a new state available to be experienced. I would like to close by sharing a prayer written by Martin Cecil
"Whatever arises, let me dwell in the secret place of the Most High.
Let there be a place of stillness in the midst of turmoil.
Let there be a place of light amidst darkness.
Let there be a place of ease amid disease.
Let there be a place of order in the chaos.
Let there be a place of love and beauty in the midst of fear and ugliness.
Let my presence be a beacon of enfolding radiance in every circumstance."
And so may we let it be
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Pressures Of The Contest
from The Magic of Life or the Magic of Death
Uranda June 3, 1953 am Class
“Yesterday the world witnessed the pageantry, the symbolism, and the depth of meaningfulness in the hearts of millions
inherent in the crowning of a queen, a queen in one of the realms of this world—and it is well.
But if there be anything symbolical and meaningful in that, it suggests how much more meaningful is our endeavor
which shall return this world to the Kingdom of our KING.”
I wonder if any of you have felt any pressures of any sort since yesterday's class? A few of you indicate that you have. That is to be expected. We have been moving forward in the pattern of the contest. Remember this: We did not ask for this contest. From the standpoint of deity we did not ask man to fall. From the standpoint from which we function we did not ask man to resist the patterns of deity for twenty thousand years. From our standpoint we did not ask man to crucify our LORD and KING. From our standpoint we did not require that there should be any Gethsemane for Him. But there was, and when He drew His last conscious breath upon the cross, lapsed into coma, the command of the battle passed to other hands than His, hands dedicated to His cause. And we are here because of that.
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Our purpose is to quell the revolution; for there have been those, and there are those, who revolted against the Kingdom of our KING and they have said in their hearts that they could succeed in their revolution and maintain their rebellion. But it is not so. Our KING has been long-suffering and He has been patient, that any and all who would yield and respond might not perish because of the rebellion but rather respond and become citizens of the Kingdom. So we have not sought the battle that looms before us; it has come to us unbidden, as it is put in the Gita, “glorious and fair.” And when the pressures come it is time to give thanks unto God and to be thankful that the revolution of the rebellious ones cannot be maintained forever.
The battle is being joined individually and on many fronts—the pattern of the world situation, all of the things that are at work in the world, on both sides. [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/2021/09/by-thy-wordsarmageddon.html] Those who at any level stand for that which they recognize to be right under God are a part of this in which we are engaged. As you have begun to recognize, the adversary is versed in some of the distorted and reversed principles of magic, up to a point, but within the realms of the revolt. They do not know and cannot know, they do not use and cannot use, the divine form of magic which is granted to our use. So remember this whenever pressures appear, hold center and give thanks to God for the battle that is drawn.
And remember what I have emphasized several times: It is not your business to contend with the black magicians or the patterns of black magic in the world; it is for you to remain centered and hold steady under pressure, for if there be no pressure there can be no victory. If there be the manifestation of the power of the unreal in the world, the power in us must mount to a higher point than that power, and there can be no manifestation of power without pressure. These are unnatural and abnormal pressures because of the situation in the world mirage and the realm of illusion. But the things of this realm of illusion must pass away and those who are subject to them must make a choice and choose whom they will serve.
We have been using the Old Testament patterns to provide you with a setting for the true working of the power of God, true principles of magic, and so that you could more readily feel and know the fact that you are in eternity and that which was true two thousand years ago or four thousand years ago is true today, so that you may function from the standpoint of eternity and not from the standpoint merely of a moment of time in the cycle outworking, not limited to the concepts of a short cycle of existence on this earth.
