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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MANIFESTATION OF SUBSTANCE-MATTER . LESSON 1
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS . LESSON 2
POWER OF AFFIRMATION . LESSON 3
QUALIFICATIONS FOR CHELASHIP . LESSON 4
ILLUSIONS AND IDEALS . LESSON 6
THE ETHERIC UNIVERSE . LESSON 7
SHIELDS OF NUCLEOLI . LESSON 10
KNOWLEDGE AND POWER . LESSON 11
THE PHENOMENA OF SLEEP AND DEATH . LESSON 12
THE COSMIC LABORATORY . LESSON 13
DANGERS OF THE ASTRAL PLANE . LESSON 14
THE MEETING OF EXTREMES . LESSON 17
THE SUBSTANCE . FORCE OF LOVE . LESSON 18
THE CONTROL OF LIFE FORCES . LESSON 20
ENERGY OF REFLECTION AND REFRACTION . LESSON 22
ORIENT AND OCCIDENT From the Master M. . LESSON 23
SELFLESSNESS, THE ONE THING NEEDFUL . LESSON 25
THE ESSENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS . LESSON 26
THE EVILS OF DISTRUST . LESSON 28
BUILDING IN ACCORD WITH NATURAL AND DIVINE LAW . LESSON 29
UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION . LESSON 30
HOW LONG, O LORD ! . LESSON 32
THE EFFECTS OF COLOR . LESSON 37
THE DEFLECTION OF THE EARTH'S AXIS FROM THE MASTER M. . LESSON 38
THE POWER OF THOUGHT . LESSON 39
OUR NATURAL BIRTHRIGHT . LESSON 41
CHELASHIP VERSUS MEDIUMSHIP . LESSON 42
WINDOWS OF THE SOUL . LESSON 44
THE SEVEN RAYS OF EVOLUTION . LESSON 45
RIGHT APLLICATION OF LAW . LESSON 47
THE VALUE OF CORRESPONDENCES . LESSON 49
THE SUICIDE OF THE SOUL . LESSON 51
THE EVOLUTION OF WILL . LESSON 53
KARMA . ACTION AND REACTION . LESSON 54
THE SYMBOL OF THE SERPENT . LESSON 55
CREATION IN UNITY AND TRINITY . LESSON 56
THE SUBSTANCE OF GOD . LESSON 58
THE MURDER OF IDEALS From The Master M. . LESSON 62
THE MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS . LESSON 63
SOME OF THE HEROES OF LIFE . LESSON 65
THE PLANES OF REFLECTION . LESSON 66
THE POWER OF THE CENTRAL CELL . LESSON 68
THE GLORY OF THE LORD . LESSON 71
VALUE OF RELIGIOUS INSTINCT . LESSON 77
THE HERESY OF SEPARATENESS SEPTEMBER, 1908 . LESSON 79
The War of ArmageddonTHE MEASURE OF TRUTH . LESSON 82,
ACTION AND REACTION OF FORCES . LESSON 83
Given January 7, 1907MOTHERS OF THE CHRIST-CHILD . LESSON 84
THE MYSTERY LANGUAGE . LESSON 87
SPIRITUAL HEREDITY . LESSON 88
MISUSE OF POWER From the Master M . LESSON 90
THE OVERLAPPING OF CYCLES . LESSON 91
THE CONSTRUCTIVE FORCES OF THE TEMPLE OR THE PEOPLE . LESSON 93
THE HOLY PLACES From the Master K. H. . LESSON 96
THE OCCULT SCIENCES . LESSON 97
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY THE MASTER . LESSON 98
COLOR AND DISEASE . LESSON 101
THE LIGHT FROM THE LODGE . LESSON 102
MY BROTHERS KEEPER . LESSON 105
THE MINUTIE OF LIFE AND EFFECTS . LESSON 106
STORED-UP MEMORIES . LESSON 107
CHEMICAL AND ALCHEMICAL AFFINITY . LESSON 109
THE LOWER ASTRAL OR "KA." . LESSON 114
THE LAW OF PRIMOGENITURE . LESSON 115
THE CIRCUIT OF THE SOUL . LESSON 117
THE PLACE OF POWER . LESSON 118
THE LAW OF OPPOSITES . LESSON 119
THE SOURCE OF EVIL . LESSON 120
THE PHOSPHORIC PLANE . LESSON 122
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADERSHIP . LESSON 123
DETERMINATION OF SEX . LESSON 124
WHITE AND BLACK MAGIC AND MAGICIANS . LESSON 125
COMMENTARIES ON CENTRALIZATION . LESSON 126
PREPARATION FOR THE AVATAR . LESSON 127
THE CONSERVATION OF LODGE FORCE . LESSON 130
THE INTERMEDIATE STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND MANS RELATION THERETO . LESSON 134
TO THOSE WHO SUFFER . LESSON 136
PREPAREDNESS . LESSON 137 .
Published February, 1913THE ETERNAL TRAGEDY . LESSON 138
COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS . LESSON 139
THE NEUTRAL CENTER . LESSON 140
THE INDIVIDUAL SOUL . LESSON 142
STIMULANTS AND NARCOTICS . LESSON 145
THOUGHT TRANSFERENCE . LESSON 147
A LETTER FROM THE MASTER . LESSON 148
THE MEASURE OF A MAN . LESSON 150
MULTIPLE PLANES OF BEING . LESSON 151
THE POWER OF LIGHT . LESSON 154
THE WINDOWS OF THE SOUL AND THE FIRE ELEMENTALS . LESSON 157
TRUTH VERSUS FALSEHOOD LESSON 158 .
December, 1914THE PURPOSE OF LIFE . LESSON 159
THE CROSS OF BALANCE . LESSON 164
GENIUS VS. MADNESS . LESSON 165
CONDENSATION AND DIFFUSION OF MATTER . LESSON 167
THE LAW OF RHYTHM . LESSON 168
THE FOUR-FOLD WAVE MOTION OF MATTER, FORCE AND CONSCIOUSNESS . LESSON 169
THE AETHERIC AND THE ETHERIC SCREENS . LESSON 171
VIBRATORY CHANGES . LESSON 172
MOTION AND VIBRATION . LESSON 176
IMAGINATION VERSUS FANCY . LESSON 178
THE GREAT MYSTERY . LESSON 180
THE LIFT OF HEALING . LESSON 181
SOME MYSTERIES OF LIGHT . LESSON 182
WHOM WILL YE SERVE ? . LESSON 185
EGOISM VERSUS EGOTISM . LESSON 186
SOME OF THE CHIEF CAUSES FOR FAILURE IN THE DOMAIN OF OCCULTISM . From the Master K. H. . LESSON 190
"HIS LINE HATH GONE OUT" . LESSON 192
WHY WASTE IS AN EVIL . LESSON 193
AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED . LESSON 194
SELF-RESPONSIBILITY . LESSON 196
LIBERTY AND LICENSE . LESSON 200
THE SEPARATION OF THE SEXES AND THE MODERN THEORY OF TWIN SOULS LESSON 201
THE THIRD CYCLE . A COMMUNICATION TO TEMPLARS* . (Dec., 1918) . LESSON 203
MAGNETIC PERSONALITIES . LESSON 204
THE GREAT QUESTION . March, 1919 . LESSON 206
THE COMING AVATAR . LESSON 207
THE MOMENTOUS QUESTION . LESSON 208
INTERRELATION, INTERPENETRATION, AND CORRELATION OF MATTER LESSON 209
THE YOKE . LESSON 210 (needs to be inserted)
UNDEVELOPED OR UNUSED CENTERS OF THE BRAIN . LESSON 212
AUTOMATIC REVELATIONS . LESSON 213
THE LORDS OF KARMA . LESSON 214
KARMIC ADJUSTMENT . From the Master K. H. . LESSON 215
THE WITNESS OF GOD . LESSON 216
THE WORLD'S TRAVAIL . LESSON 217
THE WAVE OF PSYCHISM . LESSON 218
THE CURSE OF THE WORLD . LESSON 219
THE KARMA OF THE NATIONS . LESSON 221
THE BETRAYAL OF THE CHRIST . From the Master C. . LESSON 222
DANGERS OF MEDIUMSHIP . LESSON 224
THE ETHERIC PLANES . LESSON 226
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER AND CHELA . LESSON 232
MUNDANE ELECTRICITY . LESSON 233
VIBRATION . A SYNOPSIS OF CREATION . LESSON 234
RECOGNITION OF LIMITATIONS . LESSON 235
INNER ROBES OF LIGHT . LESSON 236
THE GREAT SILENCE . LESSON 238
THE MASTER'S TOUCH . LESSON 239
THE SEVENTH BREATH . LESSON 241
THE DUAL POWER . From the Master M. . LESSON 242
THE STILL SMALL VOICE . LESSON 243
THE CAUSE OF FAILURE . LESSON 244
THE CURSE OF MAMMON .
(Given 1899)THE WHITE BROTHERHOOD AND ITS CONNECTION WITH THE TEMPLE
THE TEN RULES OF DISCIPLESHIP OF THE 4TH DEGREE OF THE GREAT WHITE LODGE
"MY FATHER'S HOUSE IS A HOUSE OF PRAYER"
DIAGRAMS (not currently available)
Diagram of the Planes
Diagram of the Hierarchies of Colors and Principles of Man and Nature
Visible Intervals in Music
Visible Expression of Vibrations Composing the Interval of a Perfect Fifth
Visible Expression of Vibrations Composing the Interval of a Perfect Fourth
Tracing of Unknown Musical Interval
Images Produced By Vibrations of Sound on Flame
Image of the Sound of the Letter R on Flame
Spectrum of Ether Vibrations
Fohat
Dedicated to Humanity
A MASTER
A Master is one who has become as a little child, who has entered
the Eye of the Triangle in the Square within the Seven, and who, by
sore travail of Soul, has won his Robe of Immortality, which Robe he
must keep unspotted, not for fear of the spotting but least the mud
thrown against that Robe rebound and strike the thrower.
IN THE HEART OF GOD
Forget not that there are no little things. The hand outstretched
when the need is great pulls hard on the heart-strings of him who is
down, and the heart-strings of the fallen are fastened in the Heart of
God.
Behold ! I Give Unto Thee, a Key
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
The reprinting of TEACHINGS OF THE TEMPLE has been
eagerly awaited by people the world over. There has been a constant
demand for it ever since the first edition was exhausted.
This Second or jubilee Edition, appearing on the fiftieth
anniversary of the founding of The Temple, is a sign and a symbol of
the intrinsic value of the contents of the book as well as of the
continuous expansion of the Temple work after a half century of
unbroken effort under Lodge guidance.
The TEACHINGS has become a guide in the field of religion,
science, and philosophy, and is now known to a multitude of
individuals and organizations in many countries. Translations have
been made into many languages.
This new edition is marked by improvement in quality of paper,
binding, and type. The reprinting has been done by the photographic
process.
This volume could not reappear at a more opportune time in the
history of the world.
TEACHINGS OF THE TEMPLE carries a message to all who are
seeking the Light of the New Dispensation . the Avatar or Christos .
now ensouling the aura of humanity.
The TEACHINGS has become widely known and treasured in
Theosophical, Occult, and Mystical circles, and by people in general
interested in the Higher Life and the Universal Brotherhood of Man.
The Temple of the People
G. in C.
Halcyon, California
May, 1948
FOREWORD
The teachings contained in this volume were first given to the
world through the pages of the Temple Artisan, a monthly publication
and the official magazine of The Temple of the People, an
organization having its headquarters and central activities at Halcyon,
San Luis Obispo County, California.
This organization was called into being in 1898 at the behest and
under the direction of the Master Hilarion, one of the Masters of the
Great White Lodge working to lift humanity to higher levels by a
direct outpouring of force and teachings, fulfilling the need of the time
as rapidly as humanity was able to receive and assimilate such
teachings and higher vibrations.
As published in the magazine referred to, these lessons appeared
under the head of "Open Series" as distinguished from esoteric
teachings given to inner groups of students. In the present volume no
attempt has been made to group the lessons under any definite
classification, but they appear in the sequence in which they were
given to the Temple by the Masters-in most instances, no doubt, being
called forth by the law of supply and demand spiritually operating at
the time. The lessons open up so many marvelous mines of spiritual
richness and helpfulness that The Temple of the People sends out this
work to the world in order that a more universal benefit may be
derived from a wider dissemination of the same.
The Temple is a continuation of the work inaugurated by H. P.
Blavatsky and is inspired and ensouled by the same great cosmical
forces having their source in the Masters of the Great White Lodge
who are ever guiding the evolution of worlds, races, and the affairs of
men. While the Masters of the White Lodge are many, yet their work
is one.
The Masters are those beings who, by sore travail of soul, by vast
experience, suffering, and sacrifice, have advanced to a degree of
evolution far beyond ordinary human beings.
Their consciousness is not limited to any one plane of life, as is
the case with ordinary men and women. A Master is one who has
conquered the limitations of matter, as that term is usually under
stood, and is able to function consciously and at will on more than ;
one plane of being, according to the degree to which he has attained.
In other words, a Master is one who has entered the Eye of the'
Triangle in the Square, and who henceforth functions in wider
spheres', of action, where he becomes and IS a conscious factor, force,
and agent in helping on the evolution of worlds and races.
The Masters are not Gods, they are men, and if necessity requires,
they can work on the physical plane in a physical body. Their greater
work is done, however, in their Nirmanakaya body, the robe of
conscious immortality, which they have won through pain and
sacrifice endured age upon age.
The Lodge of Masters is synthesized in the Central Spiritual Sun,
which is composed of all the Masters of the Right-hand Path. This
Central Sun is interchangeable with the Christos who is the perfected
Son (Sun) of Infinite Love.
At cyclic periods one or more Masters may seem to take a more
particular direction of forces affecting the evolution and development
of humanity, but this is because karmic and hierarchical law so ordain.
The Masters are, in a sense, the Higher Self of humanity and
watch over, protect, and guide its unfoldment. They cannot interfere
with karmic law, but have the power, at crises, to hold back to some
extent the action of accumulated karma that otherwise might destroy
civilization or shatter the planet itself. But in the end every iota of
karmic law must be fulfilled. Devastating epidemics, great wars,
destruction of cities in past or present times with their toll of death, the
sudden breaking up and submergence of continents, as in the case of
Atlantis, are instances of karmic forces operating on a large scale, and
where such forces could be held back no longer by the administrators
of nature's laws, the Masters of Wisdom, lest a greater spiritual
damage be done to the people of those cities, nations, or continents
affected. Where spirituality and morality have departed beyond a
certain measure, humanity can only be brought back to a recognition
of its spiritual foundations by some great shock or series of shocks
driving the personal consciousness inward to the eternal verities, to its
inherent divinity, and so preventing a further descent into the lure and
glitter of outer falsities and sense illusions.
We have been told by "Those Who Know" that it is not an
uncommon occurrence for a planet to be riven into fragments by
retributive forces when the inhabitants of some world have misused
high spiritual powers persistently, thus accumulating an excess of
destructive forces, outweighing the balance of constructive energies
and finally culminating in the destruction of the planet itself. In our
solar system we have evidence of such a happening. Astronomers had
noted the wide gap between Mars and Jupiter in which no planet was
found, and for years they looked in vain to find a body that ought to be
there. Finally over two hundred asteroids were discovered. These are
very small planets, some of them not over twenty-five miles in
diameter, and moving very close one to another, and all in the same
direction, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, as would be the case
if they were shattered fragments of a once large planet.
A similar fate threatened our own world in 1899 ; but it was saved
at that time by many Masters of high degree and power assembling
from other planets at certain zones on and in the earth centers and
holding the balance for the time being. The "Dark Star" was saved for
the time, but for how long ? Who can tell ? Since that time there has
been a great advance in scientific knowledge, invention, and
attainments, and we are harnessing nature's finer forces more and
more to our personal and commercial uses and pleasures. But these
forces are forces of Life Itself-rays of Deific Energy from the very
Heart of God and of Nature, and unless rightly used in the spirit of
unselfish service and for the good of all, there is bound to be a
reaction, due to the inversion of divine qualities, with terrible
consequences to humanity, endangering the very existence of the
planet itself upon which we live. Like unto a brotherhood of worlds in
the celestial spaces, so must there be a Brotherhood of Nations on the
earth and a true spirit of Universal Brotherhood without distinction of
race, age, color, or creed among all the peoples of this earth, in order
that -such a cosmical catastrophe may be averted.
The teachings given out in this volume are ensouled by very high
spiritual forces . the forces from the Lodge of Light itself . and in
sending these teachings into the world the Temple will radiate into the
hearts of the people a light and an influence that must powerfully
promote the ideal of the. Brotherhood of Man. Because of the great
inner Light and Love back of these teachings, every person who loves
his fellow men and who opens his or her mind in attunement to the
fundamental truth contained in this volume will inevitably receive an
uplift in consciousness and a help that will be entirely independent of
the teachings themselves. He will receive the touch of Infinite Love
and Compassion from the Master's hands, warming the heart of every
true and earnest seeker for light and giving greater opportunity to help
the world. The cosmic lilt of Life Itself may then be heard by the inner
ears once more attuned to the initiating sounds of primal
Consciousness, that Consciousness which is divine and reveals the
concealed unity of the One in All and All in One.
The Temple of the People.
Halcyon, California,
January, 1925.TO MY BELOVED (*1)
Arouse ye ! Arouse ye ! Children of the New Covenant. Why stand
ye in the public places idle throughout the busy day ? The War o f the
Ages is upon thee-the strife between the Sons of Universal Light and
the Brothers of the Shadow. The long list of the Sons of Betrayal, the
Judas power of the accumulated ages, hath its arms about thy neck
and is pressing upon thy cheek the kiss that bringeth crucifixion.
Awake, thou that sleepest ! and the Logos shall shine upon thee. The
Christ in thine own soul whispers : "Be of good courage, I have
overcome the world."
The days of preparation are upon thee. Gird on that armor of
Righteousness which is the Heritage of every Son of the Living God,
and strike for the freedom of the races of the earth from the clutch of
the Beast, the embodied Mammon who now holdeth in subjection the
Children o f Man.
Think ye that no protest rises to the seventh heaven from the
murdered Abels of the long past ages ? Think ye the Law hath lost its
power because its judgments tarry long ? Become one with the Law.
Enter thou the Holy of Holies with unsandaled feet and uncovered
head, that the Forces of Love, Law and Life may flow unobstructed
through the Stone of Sacrifice upon which thou standest, and the
return wave bear to thee the spiritual essence that shall make thee
free. In freedom lies thy strength. The Sword of the Spirit shall be thy
reward, and He whom thou lovest shall lead thee to living waters, for
(*1) This message of the Great Master was printed in the first issue of
the TEMPLE ARTISAN in June, 1900.
The Message is given without altering of text for the sake of any
accepted literary form or usage. The changing from the plural to the
singular number in the use of pronouns is peculiar, but as the message
is synthetic, must signify that it is addressed not only to the whole
world of humanity collectively, but to each individual unit thereof as well.
He is the Warrior of Light, the Unconquerable, for whom the hour
shall never strike. He is thine own true Self ; and when thy shadows
flee away, thou shalt behold the King in His Beauty and holiness.
TEMPLE APHORISMS
Days come and days go, but if thou watchest thou shalt see :
THE LOAD thou hast laid on the heart of a friend will God
transfer to thine own heart ; heavy as it presses on the heart of thy,
friend, heavier will it press on thine own heart in the days to come.
THE STONE thou hast cast from the path of the blind will smite
the adder lying in wait for thee.
THE WEIGHT thou hast clamped on the feet of another will drag
thine own feet into Hadean desolation.
THE SHELTER thou hast given the wayfarer will protect thee.
from the fiercest of life's storms.
THE JEWEL thou hast stolen from the strong-box of another will
burn and torture the breast wherein it is hid.
THE BREAD thou hast given the hungry holds the substance of
many loaves for thee.
THE LIE whereby thou hast gained an end will eat out thine own
vitals.
THE TEARS thou drawest from others' eyes will mark deep
furrows down thine own face.
THE SHOE-LATCH thou hast fastened for the halt and lame will
bind the hands of thine enemies.
THE FIRE thou dost feed to scorch another will consume thee in
its flames.
THE LAW of right can ne'er be thwarted long.
THAT WHICH thou hast sown, that shalt thou gather, whether it
be in joy or sorrow, pain or peace.
THOU MAYEST plan the hour of planting-the hour of gathering
must needs be struck by the hand of God. I have said.
A FEW QUALIFICATIONS
(Without which no man can save his soul-ALIVE)
First . THE ABILITY to stand upright and look squarely at the
sun, while the shadows are engulfing everything upon which he
has leaned, and yet to know that, illusory though they are, it has
been by the means of such supports that he has gained the power
to stand upright.
Second . THE ABILITY to forgive and forget his real or fancied
grievances with the same degree of forgiveness and forgetfulness
that he desires for himself from his own Higher Self.
Third . THE ABILITY to examine his own life by means of the
same light that he throws upon the life of another.
Fourth . THE ABILITY to mete out to himself the same just
punishment for his offenses that he would wish to see meted out
to any other human being.
Fifth . THE ABILITY to shed his last drop of blood to sustain his
given word, believing nothing less could wipe out the dishonor of
a wilful lie.
Sixth . THE ABILITY to pour out his soul in streams upon his
beloved, and yet, when the streams are treacherously turned aside,
to gather up the scattered drops and hold them in leash against the
need of some other soul.
"To those who would enter the Temple of Mysteries as disciples, 1
would say, there are seven requisites : Freedom from Prejudice ; and
from Thraldom ; Devotion to the Principles ; Charity towards all ;
Removal of Stumbling Blocks from the Path of Lesser Disciples ;
Earnest Co-operation ; Burial of Past Mistakes."
FROM THE PLACE OF SILENCE TO YOU .
Comes "the voice of one crying in the wilderness."
Are you to be found among the sorely disappointed, heart-hungry
souls who have long been seeking in vain for the realization of some
high ideal ? those who have been growing more and more dissatisfied
with what life seems to offer and feel appalled at the apparent
inadequacy of the present methods of Church or religious
organization, Science, Art or Social conditions to satisfy the ever
increasing craving of your soul for something, you know not what,
something to which you can give no name ?
Do you believe that you could satisfy that hunger of the soul or
still the unrest which is now driving you on as with a whip lash into
everything that seems to promise a change, if you might accomplish
the realization of some personal ambition, the gratification of passion,
or the upheaval of home, family, or business associations ? If you hold
such a feeling, you may be on the verge of making forever impossible
the satisfaction of that hunger, the stilling of that unrest.
Perhaps you are trying to solve life's deepest mysteries from the
standpoint of their effects instead of from that of their causes. It never
yet has been done by man. You cannot so flout and disgrace your
Creator as to believe that the all powerful, sacred and beneficent laws
of universal life could bring you to your present stage of evolution and
then leave you at that imperfect stage with no means by which you
could carry out their decrees. Those decrees point to self-conscious
attainment of the ideals which those laws have formed in your nature.
Realization of present limitations may be the cause of your deep
dissatisfaction with all that which seems to promise so much only to
leave you more discouraged after each effort toward attainment. Yet
those efforts have been gradually bringing you to the point where it is
possible for you to perceive the one all important necessity for your
next step, when it is presented to you rightly.
All prophecy, all revelation, even the revelations of your own
higher nature, have taught that there was just one Being or one
Attribute which was capable of leading to or teaching you the way to
all attainment. Have you ever asked yourself how you were going to
recognize that Being or Attribute when it came on the scene of
action?
The predictions and prophecies of the holiest, most self
sacrificing souls of all time ; all science and invention ; even the very
stars in heaven, as well as the sun that is now entering the sign of the
Water-Bearer, all prefigure the second coming of the Son of Man and
the servant of the people, and the period of his coming. Deep unrest,
widespread rebellion, passionate demands for freedom in all walks of
life, all proclaim the same tidings ; for without the latter the former
would be inadequate. One demands and the other supplies the
necessary information. The before mentioned prophecies and
revelations also predict or indicate the evolving of "peculiar children",
in whom the long atrophied psychic senses of the race will be again
aroused, and through whom many of the long hidden mysteries of life
will be unsealed. As has also been foretold, many false teachers are
appearing who "if it were possible would deceive even the elect", the
prepared. Therefore, we, who bring the message that has been sent to
you, can only leave it to your own soul to decide the authenticity of
the Message and its application.
Thirty-five years ago there came a call from the long waiting
Seers of past ages, to a body that had been many, many years in
process of preparation, to go out into the world and make ready a still
larger body for the receipt and dispersion of vast revelations. Ten
years ago there came another call from the same Seers, to the faithful
of the first body ; to stand ready to deliver to the world the message
they brought and assist the people who would accept that message to
recognize the Messenger when he comes. Within the last year that
message has been deciphered and has been prematurely delivered by
some whose inner ears were partially opened, and who, therefore,
caught some portions of it when it was first delivered to its custodians.
We who send the full message to you were of the first and second
bodies before mentioned. We do not claim for ourselves anything
that you may not have if you will fulfill the necessary conditions.
We only ask you now to review your own past spiritual
experiences, the instructions or interpretings of your own pastors or
teachers, the revealings of your own higher selves as to the necessity,
probability, and possibility, of a return to earth of the great soul called
Jesus of Nazareth, according to his own prophecy ; and also, ask what
is the possibility of your recognizing him or any other great soul with
no more knowledge of the nature or substance of the soul or body in
which he must come than the average person possesses ? When one
realizes that he would not be able to recognize his own father or
mother without previous association and mutual experiences, the
difficulty in the way of the recognition of a Saviour or Avatar, without
adequate preparation, is obvious.
Not all the paraphernalia of the heavenly spheres, the sound of
trumpet or voice of angel would prove the identity of such an one, for
we are told the satanic emissaries could make use of similar means.
Something must be done to or within us individually to make such
recognition possible and, according to the words of the message we
bring to you, it is quite possible to make such preparation for the
coming Christ, and to make it first in our own hearts.
Do not let any one persuade you that you must sever your
connection with your own church, your own family, your own people
in order to make such preparation. It is the whole world and all the
people of that world that the Christ desires to gain for the kingdom of
God, not merely a fraction of it. Turn to and help to carry the message
into all corners of the world and so prepare yourself for recognition of
the "man of the hour", for in the carrying mayhap your own eyes and
ears will be unsealed.
Francia A. La Due,
William H. Dower.
THE MESSAGE.
Hearken, ye children of the New Dispensation ! The time is near
at hand when He who is to come will reappear among men for the
unification of the races of the earth. Open your eyes that they may see.
Open your ears that they may hear. And open your hearts that the Son
of Man may have place to lay his head, lest he pass you by and ye
know him not.
Sent forth from the Temple of the People, Halcyon, California,
December, 1909.