Disciples of the Christ who have trod the homeward path down through the ages, I am come this day to speak to you of the marriage of Cana.1
When I attended that feast with my mother, Mary, it was to initiate the spiral of alchemy—the spiral of my mission that would culminate in the ritual of the ascension as a demonstration to all mankind of what man can do and of what man must do. And I shall outline for you, through this messenger, the thirty-three steps of the miracles and healings which are required of each one for the perfectionment of the life pattern of this planetary home and of many schoolrooms like it. This day I desire to speak to you of the marriage feast, and the knowledge of the other rituals will come to you in written and spoken form. For this is a cosmic day. It is a day of the celebration of the feast of the Cosmic Virgin and the marriage of the Cosmic Virgin to the Holy Spirit. This is the day when I set the pattern, for all mankind and for the Divine Woman, of the alchemical union of the soul with the Spirit, the marriage for which each of you long.
The yearning for wholeness is this day fulfilled in you by a pattern which you then may pursue and fill in because I have come and I have spoken. And in my words I have given the chalice of the golden-age victory over sin, disease and death. That blessed day, at the moment of the initiation of my mission, had been prepared for well in advance, for we knew what each step of the way would be. For we had received the training at Luxor and in the retreats in the Himalayas. Yet somehow there was that last thought of desiring to preserve the status quo of not being known, not being heard of. And so even I, when the time came, for a moment resisted the beginning of the spiral which I knew would take me through all the periods of trials and temptations and challenges and persecutions for the purpose of the glorious atonement, the at-one-ment with God.
The householder who was in charge of the marriage feast gave to his guests the wine that had been transmuted from the water. And he even commented that most people do not save the best wine for the last because people are drunken and they do not appreciate the good wine. And so, the best wine is reserved for the last because the best wine is the wine of the Holy Spirit, of the Holy Communion of the bride and the Christ.
I say, then, to you, in that miracle was the mastery of substance, but more than that. It set forth the record of all time—the example, the archetypal pattern, of what marriage should be upon earth.2 Set forth as a human institution by the Brotherhood, it is the necessary unit of man and woman to bring forth the Divine Manchild. But it must be understood that each partner in the marriage is celebrating the union of the heart and the soul and the mind with the God Presence.
When two people come together to be blessed in holy matrimony, it is for the purpose of the consecration of the soul’s [union with her God Presence, when she wears] the wedding garment and [attends] the wedding feast—when the individual can sit down at the table with the Christ and receive the wine and the bread of Holy Communion. If all people would so consecrate their lives, whether they choose the celibate path3 or marriage, mankind would behold the fruits of the Holy Spirit in manifestation. There would not be cause for strife and discord in marriage or among members of holy orders, for man and woman would find their oneness in God, in the God Presence. Each one being whole, the manifest perfection of the Whole-I-Spirit then brings the divine wholeness to the marriage feast.
You recall the parable of those who came not with the wedding garment and the one that was cast into outer darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.4 And so when the hour comes for the celebration of your own wedding, you must have the wedding garment, which is the mantle of light that you have woven with the purity of your consciousness and your desire and with your manifest action of prayer and holy communion to become one with the Christ. The soul, then, is the feminine counterpart of your being, the bride that stands before the I AM Presence and is received into that holy union of divine Oneness.
Let us, then, this hour—O angels of victory, angels of illumination, angels of freedom—proclaim the freedom of the Divine Woman and of her Divine Manchild. Let us proclaim the freedom of the souls of all mankind. Let us wrap mankind not only in the swaddling garment of the infant babe but in the wedding garment of the Christ and of the bride adorned for her husband.5
Let the jewels of the sacred fire now descend as a mighty shower of substance, of light, of the quickening power of the diamond-shining mind of God. White-fire and yellow-fire and blue-fire diamonds, descend! Descend from the heart of the City Foursquare and from Alpha and Omega to consecrate the energies of the Divine Feminine upon this earth, to purify and cleanse and seal the white-fire core of being, to seal the base of the spine and the crown as the Alpha and the Omega in man rise to meet the purity and wholeness of the Holy Spirit. So let the Holy Spirit, the cosmic consciousness foursquare of the Almighty, consecrate each one to the androgynous perfection of being. Let each one find this bliss and this joy in the alchemical union.
So do the waters of the wine of the Holy Spirit flow freely, and this wine now pours as a fountain of water in your midst. And the earth shall receive this hour the benediction of the Holy Spirit by the sacred purple fire accompanied by the golden liquid light. And so the purple and gold, focusing the power of the sixth ray of ministration and service, gives to mankind the illumination to be free, the freedom to be illumined—by the power of the Cosmic Christ consciousness and by the power of the God of Freedom—for the golden age now dawning.
I come, then, and my legions come with me. And I, Jesus, the Christ, stand before you to acknowledge this hour that mankind stand at the pinnacle of opportunity, that open portal to the divine unity that shall come to them by the hand of freedom, by the hand of wisdom, by the hand of service, loving service rendered—by the angels, by the Elohim, by the masters and by people to people.
Precious hearts, ride the crest, the golden wave of light that comes crashing upon the earth with the incoming of Pisces, the mighty hierarchy of water. And so the waters of light, the waters of fire, the golden liquid light floods the earth, washing man clean, scrubbing the pores of his consciousness, of his mind, preparing the way for the fires of freedom.
Hierarchies of Aquarius and Pisces rejoice in this alchemical union this day. For at each change of the solar signs, there occur the fusions of the mighty hierarchies as air becomes water, as water becomes fire, and fire becomes earth, and earth becomes air, and air becomes water.6
And so the cycle goes around the Cosmic Clock. The torch is passed. And when the hands of the hierarchies grasp the torch, at that moment when both are holding the same torch, there is that fusion, there is that transmutation, there is that alchemy of the marriage of Cana.
And so, precious hearts, my admonishment to you is to walk upon the waters of life as I did. Be the peace-commanding, masterful presence. Walk over the waves and be not moved. Do not fear. Do not doubt your calling.
For I will not let you slip. I will not let you sink beneath the waves. I will hold your hand each step of the way if you require it. But I prefer that you walk alone, all one with your Presence, to demonstrate the mastery as I did. But I will be there should you need me, should you desire to clasp my hand for a moment and say, “O Lord, save me or I perish.”7
You will not perish, precious hearts. But when you feel that you might, remember that you have come face to face with those who think that they can challenge the power of God-mastery and the flame of Christ-dominion. But they have not the existence, neither the stronghold in the heart of the Creator, to sustain their darkness, their fears or their doubts unless you give to them a helping hand, unless you sustain those fears and doubts which they bring to you for your consideration.
I say, then, challenge the fear of the planet! Challenge the doubt! Challenge the night! Challenge death! And you will see it dissolve before you in a golden age of immortality, of enlightenment, of freedom and of peace to all nations.
I cannot take my leave of you without reminding you of a tremendous opportunity and power that is in your hands to work the works of God in this age. If you will but speak with the authority of the Christ, the Word that challenges darkness, a thousand legions will descend on your right hand and ten thousand on the left hand. These are legions of light, not darkness. These are legions of purity and perfection, and they will go forth to do your will.
Will you not try them? Will you not remember to be masterful, the peace-commanding presence, throughout the day, throughout the moments, throughout the tedious periods of density and the striving feeling of the world’s consciousness coming up for transmutation? Will you not walk the earth with me as sons and daughters of dominion during this cycle? I say to you, if you will remember to dominate the planet with light and with the power of the Christ mind, you will then be passing the torch with the hierarchies of Pisces to the hierarchies of Aries. And you will find that a great momentum of God-mastery will be fused with the momentum of God-control to expand the spiral of mankind’s victory this year. Will you not, then, remember to walk with me through the cycles of the solar hierarchies, through the entire spiral,8 to make this 1973 a glorious ascended Christ perfection on behalf of all mankind?
You can be so much more the master than you are if you will only give some forethought to your words, your deeds and to your thoughts and feelings. You can conquer. For all of heaven stands ready to infuse the power of your word with victory.
Try me. I AM your elder brother. I AM your Jesus. And I stand ready, at the hour when you have passed the necessary initiations, to come before you as the priest of the sacred fire to perform the marriage ceremony of the soul with the Spirit of God.
You have the pattern and you have the mantle. Now walk in the pathway of light. Be overcomers. And prepare for your wedding day. Prepare for the day when the crown of glory shall rest upon your head as the victorious overcoming of the crown of the twelve stars of the Divine Mother. Prepare for its physical, tangible manifestation within you. For right on earth, you can walk as ascended unascended beings.
Would you not like to be an unascended ascended master? An unascended ascended lady master? This means that you have the power and authority of an ascended being while you yet walk the earth in robes of flesh. This is possible in this age. Hasten, then, the balancing of your karma. Let not one opportunity pass to be sons and daughters of dominion. And then watch. Watch the great opportunities that the cosmic lords and hierarchies shall present to you to be victors over hell and death, to have the all-power of heaven and earth and to extend it unto the children of mankind.
Receive them into your arms as these little ones, for they are the hope of the future. Nourish their souls. Nourish their forms. Above all, nourish their hearts and minds.
And so the earth, a ball of golden light, shall ascend into the golden age and mankind shall know the victory of the fight!
I, Jesus, salute you in the bonds of the sacred fire and of the heavenly alchemy that shall become your own.
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This dictation by Jesus Christ was delivered by the Messenger of the Great White Brotherhood Elizabeth Clare Prophet on Sunday, February 18, 1973, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [N.B. Bracketed words have been added by the editor for clarity in the written word.]
1. John 2:1-11.
2. In Finding a Higher Love, by Elizabeth Clare Prophet, she gives further explanation about what marriage should be upon earth: “Marriage calls for a couple to continually grow in love. It is a love of forgiveness, compassion, and understanding. It is a willingness to pick up the pieces and start over again when there are problems.... It is a determination to keep on trying, to keep on loving, to keep on forgiving, to keep on nourishing the soul of one another, to keep on identifying one’s husband or wife as an aspect of God that requires ministration and utter devotion.... The point of understanding and love is the realization that the soul is in the state of becoming one with her Higher Self.... Each individual is like a flower, and that flower has to be free to unfold in its own time, in its own way. And in marriage you discover the ways that the fragrance of your individual flowers blend.” For more on marriage, see ““Marriage and the Spiritual Path,” pp. 155-78, in Finding a Higher Love: A Spiritual Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships.
3. For more on the celibate path, see “Celibacy and Raising the Sacred Fire,” pp. 142-44, in Finding a Higher Love.
4. Matt. 8:12; 13:40-42, 47-50; 22:13; 24:50, 51; 25:30; Luke 13:28.
5. Rev 21:2.
6. The fusion of the mighty hierarchies refers to the alchemical change that occurs between astrological signs. In a clockwise direction, Aquarius, an air sign, moves into Pisces, water; Pisces to Aries, fire; Aries to Taurus, earth; Taurus to Gemini, air; and Gemini to Cancer, water. This alchemical process continues through the second half of the astrological clock as the elements proceed in the same order—water, fire, earth, air—through the rest of the signs. (See chart below.)
7. Matt. 8:25.
8. Walk with me through the cycles of the solar hierarchies. These cycles can be charted on the Cosmic Clock, which outlines the soul’s karma and initiations under the twelve hierarchies. Each of the twelve signs and their hierarchies is associated with a specific God-quality that mankind are meant to embody. (See chart on p. 154.) For more on the Cosmic Clock and astrological signs, see Elizabeth Clare Prophet, The Great White Brotherhood in the Culture, History and Religion of America and Cosmic Clock, Predicting Cycles of Karma and Initiation - MP3.
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