The Rapture of Divine Love
VI
Love’s Dividing of the Way
The Four Horsemen Rout the Enemies of the Divine Mother
O heart of the Great Central Sun!
O heart of the flower in the field!
O heart of my chela!
I come in the hour of the Holy Spirit, of Love’s dividing of the way. I come that Light might separate the Darkness forever. And I come, as we all have come on this occasion, to enter now the lists of all hosts of the Great God for the defeat of the great darkness now looming over the earth and within the precincts of the minds of many.
Let there be stillness in this sanctuary, for I convey to you delicate threads of the Holy Spirit and of my dove of Light. It is the power of the Great Silence. Though in the earth and its atmosphere and beyond, that silence has been broken by your battle cry, <1> yet in the Central Sun there is the stillness. And this I convey to you for the healing of the heart.
I come to heal your heart, beloved, not alone the physical heart but the inner heart, the heart of desire, the heart of enlightenment, the heart of compassion, the heart of God.
Yes, beloved. It must needs be that you also enter the silence before you fall asleep at night to establish the rhythm of your heart and the sacred breath as one with that of the heart of your I AM Presence. There must come rest to the heart and there must come the interval of rest. Therefore practice, if you will, Djwal Kul’s breathing exercise for the balancing of the breath.
Numberless angels of the Holy Spirit attend you. They work with your finer bodies. They work with transmutation by the sacred fire of the Holy Spirit. Thus, inner temple work takes place this New Year’s Eve, for cycles are moving on. Light is surely on the increase in those who can receive Light, but the mounting of Darkness has not yet concluded.
The Four Horsemen are sent to the four corners of the earth to rout the enemies of the Divine Mother, whose false-hierarchy impostors have surely known a great defeat this day! There is weariness in their ranks, for they have not the Light of the original Source but secondary light, and even that which they have is taken from them. <2>
Let your pursuit of the labor be something of joy, something of fierceness, something of quietness, something of the thunder of the sun and of the relentless ones of Victory’s bands. Feel the Light of God descend into your temple as a gentle stream.
I come for balancing. How much more I can give of the cloven tongues of the Holy Spirit when you have a conscious awareness in some dimension of being of the Great Tao and the necessity for the chakras and the cells and the thoughts and the feelings to contain within themselves the movement of the Yin and the Yang. Even to affirm, as Saint Germain has taught you, “I AM Immortal!” is to attract to yourself this balance.
Oh, what a joyous road you have entered! What a path you have espoused! And how your Guru is smiling in the chambers of the Darjeeling Council this night.
I have come from there to be with you, personally present, that you might know me intimately. For in the hours of great challenge, [which require] the summoning and exertion of all of your forces, you may remember that I have taken you to my heart and to my garments.
I AM the representative of the Holy Spirit to earth and her evolutions. I AM the teacher of the Lords of the Seven Rays. I come for the synthesis of the white light and I come to take from you the grayness that has entered that light, grayness that comes, beloved, from the tinges of death that have soiled the garments and the aura. This you will lightly turn around. And you will see it is easier to maintain the way of the Tao than to go the way of the negative spiral.
After all, beloved, how many times can you slide down the slide and still think it fun?
Sometime, somewhere you must tell yourself, “Each time I climb to the top, I arrive at the bottom.” Thus the slide is not the Way. This is how some departed from the kingdom of heaven, down the chute of desire.
You know it is quite difficult to climb up a slide, well nigh impossible. Men have created all kinds of slides and roller coasters, up and down and up and down, but they always end down rather than up.
Well, we have created the opposite in the mighty circle of fire that ascends from the base to the crown. You can mount this! You can receive your God into your temple! And the holy place of your God, beloved, is truly in the central channel of being that is the spine itself.
Thus feel the Light ascend. Know that Light is God, not impersonal but self-luminous, intelligent substance that carries the full manifestation of the Father-Mother God.
Let your self-mastery be proportionate to your loving, to your loving intensely and desiring intensely only the presence of your Lord. See how when you exclude all idolatries, your God rushes to fill the vacuum that you have finally created by finally kicking out the last idol of self or of another self.
Death has no power over you, beloved, when you have no idols. Will you look and find them and sort them out and find them out in the nooks and crannies of the basement of self?
It is well to do so. It is well to do so tonight, for tomorrow is a day of days and new beginnings and serious challenges. Indeed it is, beloved.
From the Central Sun to your heart, let the tie strengthen.
When considering New Year’s resolutions, is it not wise, beloved, to consider how to mount the next spiral of harmony in your being–how, then, to at last and ultimately set aside the mousetrap of the lesser self?
Are you the mouse or the trap?
I trust you are neither. But, beloved, you do become trapped in the same old cycles of consciousness. I address, then, your nonawareness of the traps that ensnare you. Become aware. Become aware. Become aware, and watch and pray. [16-second pause]
A great increase of light has been released to you now. [9-second pause] Shafts of pulsating light go forth from the flame upon the altar and my heart/this heart. [6-second pause]
I reach every one of you, beloved, and all who shall hear or see this dictation. Open your heart to me, for I AM the Holy Spirit. I come in harmlessness.
(We cannot have photography or sounds in this room during this dictation. We ask for stillness.)
I come only to assist you, beloved. I make contact with your heart. Open now your heart that you might receive from me that which is mine to give to you.
The holiness of this occasion, beloved, and of my coming ought to be revered by you, for I have established the building of a forcefield for the conveyance of Light. This you have disrupted. Therefore I trust I shall be given once again the opportunity to complete this transmission, but it cannot be done in this hour.
Therefore I seal you in the Light that you have been able to receive. I trust you shall seek to retain it.
Messenger’s Comments:
You are excused for dinner. We cannot conclude this dictation or give Lanello’s for the disruption of this forcefield. Please return for the remainder of our New Year’s service as soon as you have eaten.
I ask you to respect the court and leave quietly so that that which has been established here may remain.
This dictation by the Maha Chohan was delivered by the Messenger of the Great White Brotherhood Elizabeth Clare Prophet on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1991, during the six-day conference The Rapture of Divine Love held at the Royal Teton Ranch, Park County, Montana. Preceding the dictation, the Messenger delivered the fourth segment of her lecture series “How You Can Celebrate Your Immortality Every Day of Your Life”: <4> “How You Can Read the History and the Prophecy of Your Health.” She spoke on the following topics: “How to Analyze Your Constitution,” “Eating in Balance with Your Environment,” “A Profile of Native Americans Then and Now,” and “A Word of Caution to Pregnant Mothers.” Available on videocassette by April 1, 1992 (135 min., HP92008). [N.B. Throughout this Pearl, bracketed material denotes words unspoken yet implicit in the dictation, added by the Messenger under the Maha Chohan’s direction for clarity in the written word.]
2. “He that hath not, from him shall be taken...” Matt. 13:12; 25:29; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18; 19:26.
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Djwal Kul’s Breathing Exercise<**>
1. First, place yourself in a meditative posture, sitting in a comfortable chair before your altar, the physical focus of your worship. If possible, you should set aside a chair that is used only during your meditations and invocations. You should consecrate this chair by the momentum of your heart flame as a focus of the atomic accelerator that is used by the Ascended Masters in the Cave of Symbols. Chelas who have passed certain initiations are bidden to sit in the atomic accelerator to have the atoms and molecules of the four lower bodies stepped up by the currents of the ascension flame in preparation for the ritual of the return, the alchemical marriage that is the soul’s reunion with the Spirit.
2. Place your feet flat on the floor, your hands cupped in your lap, your head erect, eyes level, chin drawn in for the disciplined flow of the energies of the heart through the throat chakra.
3. The Call to the Fire Breath, the invocation of the Goddess of Purity given to the devotees of the Holy Spirit, should now be recited three times. Give it slowly, rhythmically, with feeling. Absorb each word and each concept with the conviction held in heart and mind that you are here and now a joint-heir with Christ. And as the beloved son, the beloved daughter, you are claiming your inheritance. Yours is an inheritance of the sacred fire that issues forth from the heart of beloved Alpha and Omega, who keep the flame of the Father-Mother God in the Great Central Sun.
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The immaculate concept, the fiery blueprint according to which your soul was created in the image of the Divine One, is now impressed upon your four lower bodies. This fiery blueprint is magnetized by the coil described earlier in this lesson, which you now bring to the fore of consciousness as the pivot of your call to the fire breath. The fullness of the joy which you claim is the fullness of the expression of divine love.
4. Now visualize the buoyant energies of love being magnetized by this coil and by the energies of the heart (which from our previous exercises you hold in mind as the focus of the interlaced triangles superimposed with the name of God).
It is essential that you hang above your altar the Chart of the Presence. [Where possible,] your eye level when you are standing should be at the eye level of the lower figure in the Chart, so that the Christ Self and the I AM Presence are above you.
5. Therefore, in all of your meditations and invocations, you should imagine through the imaging of the eye that all energy released through the chakras comes forth from the I AM Presence, through the Christ Self, descending over the crystal cord into the heart chakra, thence throughout the four lower bodies.
Establish in mind, then, the concept of a perpetual flow from the heart of the individualized God Self to the heart of the Christ Self to your own threefold flame pulsating in the rhythm of God’s heartbeat. The sealing of your aura within the very heart of the expanding fire breath of God is accomplished by your I AM Presence through the Christ Self in answer to your call. Remember, it is God in you who is the decreer, the decree, and the fulfillment of the decree.
6. Visualize your aura as an ovoid of white light extending beneath your feet, beneath the coil, above your head and above the coil. See the aura increasing in the intensity of the light as that energy is expanded from the heart chakra and thence from all of the chakras as the sacred mist that is called the fire breath of God. Let its purity, wholeness and love fill the ovoid of your aura; and feel your mind and heart disciplining that energy and holding it in the creative tension of your cosmic awareness.
7. Conclude the giving of the call (three times) with the acceptance. Now you are ready for the exercise of the integration of the eighth ray.
8. To the count of eight beats, draw in through your nostrils the sacred breath. When you first begin this exercise, you may wish to count the eight beats by the gentle tapping of your foot. The breath is drawn in through the nostrils as you fill first the belly and then the lungs with air. Let your diaphragm be inflated like a balloon, and see the air that you draw in as the pure white light.
9. Now to the count of eight beats, hold in the air and visualize it penetrating your physical form as the essence of the Holy Spirit, which nourishes, stabilizes and balances the interchange of energy in the physical atoms, molecules and cells.
10. Visualize this sacred energy flowing through your veins, moving through your nervous system, anchoring the essence of the balancing energies of the Holy Spirit in your four lower bodies and absorbing from them all impurities, which you now see being flushed out of your system as you exhale to the count of eight beats.
Let the exhalation be deliberate and disciplined as you slowly release the air as though it were a substance being pressed out of a tube. You may round your lips to increase the tension of the exhalation. See and feel that breath being pushed out from the very pit of the stomach. You may lean forward if this helps to press out the last bit of air remaining in the diaphragm.
11. Now let your head resume an erect posture, and hold without inbreathing or outbreathing to the final count of eight beats.
12. Repeat this exercise daily, as you are physically able, until you have established a rhythm–mentally counting, if you wish, “One and two and three and four and five and six and seven and eight and one and two and three and”–and so forth. Be careful that in your zeal you do not overdo. Each one must in Christ discern his capacity, which may be anywhere from one to twelve repetitions of the exercise per daily session.
This fourfold exercise is for the balancing of the four lower bodies. The inbreath comes through the etheric body; the first hold is an action of energizing through the mental body; the outbreath is the release through the emotional body; and the final hold is for the anchoring in the physical form of the balanced action of Father, Son, Mother and Holy Spirit.
13. When you have mastered the inbreathing, holding, outbreathing and holding in this fashion and the accompanying visualization of the sacred fire releasing light, energizing the consciousness, extracting impurities, and finally anchoring the energies of the Christ, then–and only then–you may add to your exercise the affirmation “I AM Alpha and Omega” to the count of eight beats. This you mentally affirm once for each of the four steps of the exercise. This affirmation is for the establishment within you of the cloven tongues of fire, the twin flames of the Holy Spirit that are the energies of the Father-Mother God.
By thus invoking these energies and using the breath as the means to convey that energy to the four lower bodies and to anchor it in the physical form, you will be building the balanced action of the caduceus–the intertwining of the Alpha and Omega spirals along the spine that are for the ultimate victory of the masculine and feminine polarity that raises the energies of the chakras, merges in the heart as the Christ and flowers in the crown as the Buddhic enlightenment of the thousand-petaled lotus....
I place my Electronic Presence with each one as the guardian action of the sacred fire–I AM the guard–during the period of your meditation on the fire breath and your exercise of integration through the eighth ray.
Djwal Kul’s Breathing Exercise is taken from chapter eight of Intermediate Studies of the Human Aura by Djwal Kul. It builds on the foundations laid by Kuthumi in his Studies of the Human Aura and by Djwal Kul in Intermediate Studies of the Human Aura. It is a practical exercise for the purification and balancing of the four lower bodies by the Light of God and the sacred fire breath of God.
For maximum benefit from this Alpha-to-Omega breath meditation, give “I AM Light” by Kuthumi nine times before and nine times after Djwal Kul’s Breathing Exercise. May this be your 46-day Lenten offering from March 4, Ash Wednesday, to April 19, Easter Sunday. <3>
The Messenger recommends that students reread Studies of the Human Aura and Intermediate Studies of the Human Aura <4> in preparation for the initiation to be given by Djwal Kul at the 1992 Easter Conference, “The Descent of the Crystal Fire Mist,” April 15-19.
If you decide to fast during Lent, try pressure-cooked brown rice and bancha tea. It’s a fantastic fast! (See the recipes on pp. 63 and 64.) Rice focuses the perfect balance of Alpha and Omega, the yin and the yang, the plus and the minus. Fasting on rice will assist you in balancing these energies in the body.
Make your fast a holy experience, beginning with the cooking of the rice itself. The Messenger suggests that you offer the rosary or sing bhajans while you prepare it.
You can partake of the rice at intervals, whenever you feel the need for sustaining nourishment. Let it be a period of spiritual meditation. As you peacefully eat the rice, visualize yourself taking in the Light of Alpha and Omega. Bless each mouthful as you receive the Light of your Father-Mother God, with which they endow it.
Eat the rice slowly in small amounts, being certain to chew each mouthful at least 50 times. While chewing, you can silently give the mantra “I AM Alpha and Omega in the white fire core of being.” The bancha tea, which is also very balanced, can be sipped and swallowed with the rice or drunk 10 to 20 minutes after eating the rice.
Fasting on brown rice is a celebration of wholeness. The Messenger has said:
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Although the brown-rice fast is entirely optional, it is recommended as a sustaining fast by which you can observe Lent and also receive healthful benefits. You may wish to fast one to three days and then eat cooked vegetables and other grains (barley, as spring approaches) for a day or two, or a week. In addition, if you would like to give up something for Lent, the Messenger suggests that you abstain from red meat and sweets.
On March 25, 1989, Elohim Astrea spoke of fasting on brown rice and bancha tea. Beloved Astrea said of this fast: “This indeed is a fasting and a self-emptying that has a spiritual/physical purpose. It is for the victory of the soul, the sharpening of the mind and the intensifying of the fire of the spirit. See, then, what incurable condition of psyche or mind or body you may heal by such a participation.” <3>
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3. See 1989 PoW, vol. 32 no. 18, pp. 194-95.
Pressure-Cooked Brown Rice
Ingredients
4 cups short-grain brown rice
7 to 8 cups purified water
1 pinch of sea salt per cup of rice
(Muramoto sea salt is best.)
Note: If you have an allergy to pressure-cooked brown rice or have problems digesting it, try toasting your rice before cooking it. Follow steps 1 through 3 below. Then, while the rice is still wet, put it in a cast-iron skillet. Start with the flame on high and stir the rice continually. It will take about 10 minutes for the rice to dry. When dry, lower the flame to medium. Keep stirring the rice for about 10 more minutes until it turns a golden color. Transfer the rice to the pressure cooker and proceed to step 4.
Recipe
1. Sort the rice on a tray or cookie sheet to remove small rocks and debris.
2. Put 4 cups of short-grain brown rice in a stainless-steel pressure cooker.
3. Wash the rice by adding approximately 7 to 8 cups of water. Stir gently with your hand in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Pour the water out using a strainer. Repeat 3 times.
4. Add 7 to 8 cups of purified water to the rice in the pressure cooker. The amount of water you use depends on how moist or dry you want the rice.
5. Put the pressure cooker on a high flame and bring to a boil without the lid.
6. When the water boils, remove the foam that has come to the surface. It may contain debris.
7. Add 4 pinches of sea salt. Cover and seal the pressure cooker.
8. Leave on a high flame until the pressure is high enough.
9. Reduce flame to low and cook the rice for 50 minutes. You may need to put a flame diffuser under the pot to prevent burning.
10. Remove the rice from the stove. Do not take the lid off until the pressure has dissipated naturally (about 15 minutes). If you are in a hurry and must remove the lid immediately, first put the pot under cold running water.
11. Take the lid off the pot and gently stir the rice with a wooden spoon.
Purchasing Information
Purchase organic rice if possible, as non-organic rice may contain pesticides and chemicals. Many large grocery chains now carry health food items, including brown rice. Natural food co-ops and health food stores often carry rice in bulk at a lesser price. One good brand is Lundberg, which offers an excellent quality of organic short-grain brown rice.
When purchasing a pressure cooker, it is important to choose one made of stainless steel rather than aluminum. Most large hardware stores or cooking-equipment stores carry stainless-steel models. Presto makes both aluminum and stainless-steel pressure cookers for home use. There are also many excellent European models available through health food stores and oriental shops. The Aeternum brand, advertised in health food publications, is available in various sizes, from 3 to 12 liters.
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Bancha Twig Tea (Kukicha)
Recipe
1. Place 1-1/2 to 2 tablespoons of toasted twigs in 1-1/2 quarts of purified water and bring to a boil.
(If you have untoasted twigs, you can toast them first in a dry cast-iron skillet. Stir constantly on medium heat until toasted.)
2. When the water boils, reduce heat to low and simmer for several minutes–about 3 minutes for a light tea and up to 12 minutes for a stronger tea.
3. To serve, pour tea through a small strainer. The twigs can be reused several times.
Note: Keep unused dry twigs in an airtight jar in order to preserve the flavor. Wet, used twigs should be stored in the refrigerator.
Purchasing Information
When shopping for bancha tea, be certain to get the twigs rather than leaves or a combination of leaves and twigs. (Toasted twigs are preferable.) Bancha leaves have a much higher percentage of caffeine than the twigs, which have only a trace. The twigs are rich in calcium, iron, complex carbohydrates, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin. The minute amount of caffeine stimulates digestion and does not harm the body, as does coffee. In fact, it is the best drink for you when you decide to give up coffee for good.
Recommended brands of bancha are Mitoku and Eden. Both are available in organic stock. Many health food stores and some large grocery chains carry macrobiotic items such as bancha tea. If your local stores do not stock bancha tea, ask if it can be ordered for you. Most health food stores will order special items for customers upon request.
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