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When you play the ode to the "Evening Star" from the opera Tannhauser think of me and of the brothers here in the Tetons and know that far above the towering peaks and our range of light does shine the star of universality.
Men say that they are brothers; and if they are, their deeds will stand behind their words. The impetus for action through illumination is captured in the rays that we seek now to disseminate. We desire to see the unification of a world maddened by strife, nationalism, and egoistic individualism, a world of vicious power complexes controlled by men whose pitiful lives became distraught early in childhood by age-old oppressions. Their reactions to these oppressions made them vow to control the environment which they found to be not to their liking. And because they are more numerous than the babe in Bethlehem, the world is filled with old tyrannies, hatreds, and clashes of violence.
The Prince of Peace in his great outreach to mankind continues the supplication of his unseen but often heartfelt presence, "Come unto me, all ye who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." 1EN The inscrutable face of the world order, seized upon by fanatics, one facet at a time, is itself unknown to the masses who accept things as they find them and seldom attempt to change them. Those who would control men - the advertising hypnotists, the owners and directors of mass media of communication, the planners of scholastic systems, even those who would lead men toward a form of Godliness - all work in the direction of confinement rather than limitless expression.
Man is a spirit, even as God is a Spirit. And in the depths of himself, man seeks to know the real that is within. His heart grows weary with the struggle for existence, for he knows that unaided he cannot win the game of life. He senses the decay in the world order, just as he recognizes the transitory nature of himself in an outward sense.
Many of our servants upon earth become temporarily discouraged as they gaze upon the outer world (dis)order and the frightful forces that now have so much of society in their grips. Each chela, regardless of how long he has served our cause, must be aware that this discouragement, too, is intended by the dark ones. He must also realize that the mass consciousness of mankind is completely controlled by astral forces and that only through the united efforts of the minds and hearts of the chelas of freedom, the disciples of limitless expression, can there be found hope to change the world and to produce some semblance of order out of world chaos.
Let men continue to have faith; for if it is frustrating to mankind embodied to cope with these situations, Consider for a moment what it is like at our level, where we are forbidden to interfere with the doings of men except when invoked by you or others among mankind. As a part of the Godhead, as a part of hierarchy, as a part of the brothers, we must conform to the laws of God regarding himself and we must answer only when called upon. Because the relatively few know us and call upon us, there is therefore little that can be done at times when great need exists.
The key to it all lies in the expansion in the world of form of the knowledge about the brothers of light, about the spiritual hierarchy, about the ascended masters, about the natural unfoldment of the individual through his own beloved Mighty I AM Presence. Unless this be done, the world will not suddenly turn to the light. It has never been enough simply to produce great lights in the world. Some of these go down in the halls of fame and are remembered in the annals of every age. But deeds are more important than names, and the face of pure truth is more important than to speak about it.
We urge upon those of you today with whom We have contact to understand that al ofthe glory that is held focused on all of Our Retreats in the world has little meaning for embodided mankiknd unless We can accomplish in your time one of two things: either (1) the broad expansion of the knowledge of Our Work, or (2) the laying of a foundation for that Work to be expanded in succeeding generations.
We hope to do both, but unless there is a preservation of the ideals of democracy, a reemployment of constitutional fervor, and a reinstitution of great understanding concerning the nature of Liberty as a timeless Gift of God, We fear lest the last trace of idealism-such as that which has been embodied in America from its inception, thanks to the splendid work of Saint Getmain-will be all but wiped out by the juxtaposition of opposing forces and the non-agreement of those who are supposedly working for the same purposes. For those who are in Reality on the same team, battling for world and individual Freedom, actually permit side issues to interfere with basic goals while personality problems and the egotistical advancement of their own spectacular aims obscure the purposes of Universal Brotherhood and the spread in the world of God Dominion everywhere.
You say, "What a pity!' But it is you who are among embodied mankind who must in these forthcoming decades bear the brunt of the effluvic weight - for layer upon layer, man has piled up gross sense perceptions, weights of opposition and complaint, and guileful protestations which appear to ridicule even the Children of the Light.
Now, because the time is truly very short, We urge upon everyone who reads this epistle to recognize that the Brothers of the Royal Teton from the date of this release, this year, until the close of the Seven Holy Weeks which culminate in the Messianic celebration of Christ-Mass, will make every effort to spur mankind to awaken from the lethargy of the ages and the sense of delusion which holds him bound. I believe, as do Our Brothers of Light, that the Golden Flame of Christ Illumination can be magnified this season in a limitless way if everyone will give Me his attention and then turn with Me as We together face the Cosmic Christ with all of His Beauty and Magnificence.
Let us, then, project this Image into all religions and movements upon the planet, toward all people, throughout the manifestation of Nature, into our bodies, minds and beings, and call for the expansion of that projected Image by the Cosmic Christ Himself, by the forcefield of the Mighty "I AM' Presence from the Heart of Alpha and Omega, in order that We might produce the effect of a burning Flame, a brilliant Star in the consciousness of mankind.
Set against the backdrop of the black velvet of human allure and sensuality will be seen the Nova of God Magnificence, and this true Polestar of Divine Magnetism will attract mankind and be the Hope of Illumination to the world, of Freedom from fear and oppression, of the Transmutation of violence by the magnification of Christ Love and the steadying of the vessel that now moves midst seas of turbulence created down through the centuries by mankind's karma.
In the Name of the Prince of Peace may We daily radiate out into the world the Call for Transmutation and Hope, "Peace be still and know that I AM God."
For the Brotherhood in the Royal Teton, I AM