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Hold fast what thou hast received!" is the fiat of the Lord pronounced by his hosts as they pass the torch of life to every Keeper of the Flame. Like the runners of ancient Greece who waited to seize the torch from the previous runner in the race, chelas of the sacred fire figure in the plan of hierarchy as they take up the torch of the Holy Spirit and of the Maha Chohan,1 the Keeper of the Flame of Life.
All who would count themselves as members of the Great White Brotherhood must understand the responsibility of hierarchy. The torch is indeed passed to a new generation of Lightbearers. The torch must be accepted gladly by an outstretched hand, a strong arm, a pure heart, and a mind holding God-control over the four lower bodies. The torch must be carried joyfully in the race of life and then graciously passed by the mature to the youth waiting on the line for those who have given their all and received in return the all of the Lord.
Hierarchy is composed of runners in the race. Hierarchy is a cloud of witnesses witnessing unto the truth of the ages. Hierarchy is keepers of the flame of Life passing the torch of the Holy Spirit to all generations. "Wherefore," as it is written, "seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight [of karma] and the sin [the sense of struggle] which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us."2
Like Jesus, in whom we find the beginning and the ending of the cycles of Alpha and Omega converged in his great example of the Christ consciousness, like him whom we exalt as "the author and finisher of our faith" because he contained the "body" and the "blood" of the eternal Christos, like him we endure the cross, we prepare for the initiation of the crucifixion, for the joy that is set before us. And by God's grace, when we shall have run the race we shall also be "set down at the right hand of the throne of God."3
In January 1961 I authorized the formation of the Keepers of the Flame Fraternity to be formed of a circle of devotees within The Summit Lighthouse who would give supreme allegiance to the flame of Life and to the Knight Commander, Saint Germain. I invited all who would pledge their support to this hierarch of the Aquarian age to participate in a worldwide endeavor to draw into the flame of the Holy Spirit sons and daughters of God who would come forward to claim their inheritance as joint heirs of the Christ consciousness.4
And so the call went forth to all who had stood before the Lords of Karma at the Court of Justice vowing to implement the plan of hierarchy for world freedom. These are they whose souls, as they descended into embodiment, uttered the fiat of the messengers of the Lord, "Lo, I AM come to do thy will, O God!"5
Just as unascended chelas of the law have obligations to hierarchy, a responsibility to mankind, and a duty that is their dharma to fulfill the inner law of their being, so ascended hierarchs have their obligations to those above and below them in the scale of hierarchy, not the least of these being to their unascended chelas. Therefore, in order to provide opportunity for service to all, to meet the requirements of the law "as above so below," and to release a gnosis of Ascended Master law into hands outstretched and hearts uplifted, Saint Germain went before the Lords of Karma once again. He asked for and received the dispensation to place his purple cape, the mantle of his service, upon the altar of humanity, and specifically upon the altar of all true devotees of the flame of freedom - those destined to be the avant-garde of the Aquarian age.
To those who would give their support shoulder to shoulder to the Ascended Masters and to our Messengers Mark and Elizabeth Prophet for the promulgation of authentic teaching delivered unto them by the hierarchy, a special invitation was extended by the Knight Commander and me to affirm their sponsorship and their commitment by joining this outer fraternity of the Great White Brotherhood. To all who would recognize the Prophets as they serve in the office of the two witnesses prophesied in the eleventh chapter of the Book of Revelation, to all who would understand the need to keep the flame of Life on behalf of a humanity unenlightened and unawakened in memory of the Ancient of Days,6 the invitation was given.
Those who responded are those who understood from deep within the soul the need to reconsecrate that flame through daily invocations and decrees made in the name of the I AM Presence and the Christed Self of all mankind - those who were eager to pursue the alchemy of the Spirit and to work directly with Saint Germain to precipitate the foundations of the golden age.
Those who have remained constant to their pledge have also understood the need to sponsor the teachings through regular financial support of our organization, The Summit Lighthouse. And over the years they have affirmed their loyalty and their oneness, their willingness to sacrifice, if necessary, lesser causes and concerns for the greater cause of the Brotherhood on earth, the cause to which their souls were already dedicated in heaven.
Wherever the Ascended Masters have worked diligently to establish a focus of their teaching, there has always been an attempt by the dark ones to usurp the authority of the prophet, the teacher, or the messenger through control of the purse strings. This occurred in the early formation of The Summit Lighthouse. At that time the Messenger Mark L. Prophet totally rejected both the purse and the person of one whose financial backing, offered in exchange for the control of our organization, could have brought him world renown. It is often the case in this world that those who control the supply also control the policy of institutions public and private.
Thus in those early days when the very fate of a planet seemed to hang in the balance as a few chelas made their decision, some questionable and questioning and some quick to leap as a flame in the service of Saint Germain, the Knight Commander exclaimed: "O for ten thousand scrubwomen who will faithfully give to the cause! With these I will show you how to change the world with divine truth."7 Therefore a nominal initiation fee and monthly dues were set to offset the control of the few by the support of the many.
Chelas of the sacred fire who would become alchemists of the Spirit must understand the requirements of the law. Whereas we send forth the Teacher and the Teaching, those evolving in the planes of Mater must demonstrate their devotion to both Teacher and Teaching by demonstrating through the laws of alchemy the precipitation, whether directly or indirectly, of the necessary supply for the expansion of the work and the multiplication of our word throughout the body of God. Ours is the descending triangle of the Logos, and yours is the ascending pyramid of the mastery of the material plane.
By the law of alchemy, as you give regular support - heart, head, and hand - to our cause through the Keepers of the Flame Fraternity, we are authorized to deliver into your hands instruction in cosmic law that has already laid the foundation for the ascension of not one but a number of Keepers of the Flame. These have both received and applied the monthly lessons written by the hierarchy, presenting step by step the certain knowledge of the law that leads each Keeper of the Flame on the path of initiation to the door of the I AM Presence who declares, "Behold, I AM the open door which no man can shut!"8 Here at the feet of the chela's own living masterful Presence of Life, the torch that he carries in his right hand bursts into the ascension flame and he is received from the sight of mortals into the cloud of sacred fire9 with which his soul merges at the conclusion of the race.
The Keepers of the Flame Fraternity is a universal spiritual order dedicated to eternal faith, unwavering constancy, and infinite harmony with the love of God that is forever the radiant flame called Life. Keepers of the Flame live for the flame of Life, and Keepers of the Flame are the lively stones in the temple of our God.10 They uphold the flame of Life as the threefold flame ablaze within their hearts, a focus of overcoming victory to negate personal and planetary spirals of death, disintegration, and decay.
The flame of Life which they keep within their hearts is a sacred fire blazing higher and higher as they invoke the action of the seven rays of the Christ consciousness. Thus the white fire, in answer to the call of each Keeper of the Flame, takes on the hues of the seven rays as they apply to the flame of God-mastery under each of the Chohans of the Rays.
Keepers of the Flame are responsible to the spiritual board of the fraternity, which is headed by the Maha Chohan, the Keeper of the Flame, and the Knight Commander, Saint Germain. The board of directors is composed of the Seven Chohans, who direct various aspects of the unfoldment of the law both through the printed instruction and through the individual training which Keepers of the Flame are given in the etheric retreats of the Great White Brotherhood. A special Committee for Child Guidance formed for the preparation of parents of incoming souls and for the proper education of children is headed by the World Teachers, Jesus and Kuthumi, together with Mother Mary.
All who uphold the honor of the Keepers of the Flame and live according to the principles and precepts of the law find an acceleration of both inner and outer discipline which comes to them out of the living fount of joy and gratitude which the hierarchies of heaven hold for all upon earth who are willing to give a more than ordinary support to the cause that is paramount to the salvation (self-elevation) of humanity.
Upon the founding of the fraternity, the spiritual board, with the assistance of the entire Great White Brotherhood, ordained and dedicated the Keepers of the Flame Lessons as an official channel which should serve to further enlighten mankind and to vanquish ignorance by the light and power of the God flame. And it was determined at the Darjeeling Council table that the sacred knowledge of the flame which the Masters are pledged to release in these lessons should provide a safe platform for ascending souls - a path so well lighted that none who examine the teachings and pursue them with an objective heart should ever hesitate to cross the threshold into eternal life and the truth that shall make all mankind free.11
Those who have faithfully served the cause of the Brotherhood through their support of the Keepers of the Flame Fraternity have been amply rewarded with countless blessings. One and all, though sometimes unbeknownst to their outer consciousness, have had the opportunity to attend closed classes in the retreats of the Masters, as well as at our quarterly conferences, and to balance an extraordinary amount of karma through their application to the violet flame multiplied by the sponsors of the fraternity (the members of the spiritual board), who enter into a direct and intimate relationship with each chela who is willing to make the commitment that is required.
Make no mistake. Though organizations have failed, though individuals have betrayed the trust of God and man, the Great White Brotherhood continues to sponsor qualified leadership in outer activities and to use them both as the threshingfloor where the chaff and the wheat may be separated to prove who is worthy of association with hierarchy. The Keepers of the Flame Fraternity and The Summit Lighthouse are such organizations, and our Messengers are examples of individuals sponsored by hierarchy to represent the true Church Universal and Triumphant to all who are able to receive them.
The fact that some have failed does not mean that all will fail, for I am here to tell you that in the cosmos the victories far exceed the failures. And thus we are Gurus in search of chelas who are willing to give that total support to the flame of God-reality which is the foundation of every victory. As Saint Germain set forth the requirements of the hour as constancy, harmony, and loyalty, so I add to that list courage, ingenuity, and a daring to love God and his anointed servants all the way.
Some of you are aware of the fact that I was embodied as Arthur, king of the Britons, and that I shared with Lancelot and Guenevere the dream of the Knights of the Round Table and the quest for the Holy Grail. Some of you know that Merlin, the court magician, was a living embodiment of Saint Germain, who held the flame of prophet, counselor, and alchemist during my reign. Now let it be known that Camelot was a dream of the lowering from the etheric plane into the physical, as one of the Father's many mansions,12 of a nucleus of Lightbearers, representatives of the twelve tribes of Israel and the true Israelites whose pledge is also to the Christ and to the flame of reality in all that is real.
And let it be known that the Messenger Mark was my chela in Lancelot and that my beloved Queen Guenevere was his twin flame, your own Elizabeth whose Mother's heart now belongs to the world. Let it be known that that triangle of mutual love which we shared focused the Trinity of Father, Son, and Bride of Holy Spirit and that the oneness which we pledged and our devotion to the crystal light and the goblet of our Lord is renewed each day as we partake, as above so below, of the communion cup of life. And the three dots which are the Mark of Morya in devotion to the Mother are the sign of our thrust for a purpose and of Camelot come again.
The Keepers of the Flame Fraternity is presently composed of souls who have been with us through the ages as we have sought and found the Holy Grail. And one by one, those who have made themselves worthy have also found their places reserved at the round tables of the etheric retreats of the Brotherhood.
In this fraternity sponsored by our Merlin, we work hand in hand to realize the dream that was so long ago, the dream that is reborn within our hearts as a matrix of victory in every age. Thus in the ceremonies of the Keepers of the Flame meetings, there is the opportunity for initiates of an extraordinary devotion to be knighted by the Knight Commander and to be sealed as ladies of the flame. Others who have embodied a certain virtue with steadfastness, in patience waiting upon the Lord,13 may be given the title of brother or sister of the flame.
Chelas who remember the flame at Camelot, chelas who understand the need to maintain the thread of contact with hierarchy and the continuity of the unfoldment of the plan century by century, will run with the call of Camelot and the response that only love can give, "To you I give my all!"
Keepers of the Flame, onward in the search for the Holy Grail! With the banner of the World Mother, the heart of the Knight Invincible, the shield of Archangel Michael, and the sword Excalibur, we shall not fail!