Book 21
Come Holy Dove!
Valentine's Day was fast approaching when Archangel Michael came to take Maria to the retreats again. Maria had been wondering about the meaning of love, and whether human love was divine love.
Archangel Michael woke Maria up from her sleep, even though she was sleeping. “There are 144,000 tones of love,” he said. “Oftentimes human love also brings us divine love, but sometimes, it can come in the way of divine love. We should never substitute human love for divine love.”
“What do you mean?” asked Maria.
“To experience the fullness of divine love,” said Archangel Michael, “you have to understand the difference between relative good and absolute good. People tend to assume that relative good is absolute good, but that is not so.”
“What is relative good?” asked Maria.
“Relative good is human love that can be compromised by human justification and human preference. True divine love is absolute good. Relative good and relative evil form the energy veil, that keeps us from fully experiencing absolute good.”
“What is absolute good?” asked Maria.
“Absolute good,” explained Archangel Michael, “is the unflinching, uncompromising love of God that never fails to deliver the soul from self-deception. It demands the allness of being. ”
“Wow!” said Maria. “That is a lot for me to understand.”
“Yes,” said Archangel Michael, “but by communicating the thoughtform to you, your soul will begin to assimilate the truth that I have shared.”
“Can you speak to me of love?” asked Maria.
“I can do even better,” said Archangel Michael. “I can share with you the poem of the one called Almitra, who asked the same question to his master the Prophet.”
Archangel Michael began to recite the words:
“Then said Almitra, Speak to us of Love.
“And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said: “When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.“For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
“Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself. He threshes you to make you naked. He sifts you to free you from your husks. He grinds you to whiteness. He kneads you until you are pliant; And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God’s sacred feast.
“All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life’s heart.
“But if in your heart you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
“Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love.
“When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart,” but rather, “I am in the heart of God.” And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
“Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness.
“To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.”
“That is so beautiful,” said Maria.
“It is,” said Archangel Michael. “It describes God's absolute love and absolute good.”
“I will treasure this,” said Maria.
“All of the writings that are contained in the book The Prophet by Khalil Gibran were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Come, let me take you to the Temple of Comfort of the Lord Maha Chohan over Sri Lanka so you can better understand the meaning of love. The Maha Chohan is the representative of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is God's purest and most absolute love.”
Archangel Michael gently lifted Maria out of her body and together, they flew to the Island of Ceylon, which is now called Sri Lanka.
“The name Maha Chohan means Great Lord. He is the director of all of the chohans—or lords—of the rays. These are the masters who tutor souls on the seven rays of God. You can read more about each of them in the book, Lords of the Seven Rays.
“Who are the seven chohans?” asked Maria.
“The seven chohans are El Morya on the blue ray of God's Will, Lord Lanto on the yellow ray of God's Wisdom, Paul the Venetian on the pink ray of God's Love, Serapis Bey on the white ray of God's Purity, Hilarion on the green ray of God's Truth and Healing, Lady Master Nada on the purple and gold ray of God's Ministration and Service, and Saint Germain on the violet ray of God's Freedom and Forgiveness.”
“I have met all of the chohans except for Hilarion,” said Maria.
“Yes,” said Archangel Michael. “Perhaps we will see him today. The Maha Chohan focuses the eighth ray of integration for all of the rays of God. His retreat is a focus of the Holy Spirit for the entire planet.”
The retreat of the Maha Chohan was a large home overlooking a tea plantation. Maria enjoyed flying over the fields of tea. She could smell the intense aroma of sun-drenched cinnamon bark, that is the fragrance that the Lord Maha Chohan is known by. She remembered having enjoyed a cup of Ceylon Tea before.
“Yes, there is Ceylon tea and Darjeeling tea and Chinese green tea,” Archangel Michael said with a smile. “They are each infused by the elemental essence that surrounds the respective retreats.”
Maria and Archangel Michael arrived at the retreat and were greeted by the Lord Maha Chohan. “Welcome to the abode of the Holy Spirit,” he said.
Maria noticed the portraits of the seven chohans hanging in the room where the flame of the Holy Spirit is focused. On the circular altar in the middle of the room was blazing the Comfort Flame, emitting a powerful radiance of divine Love. It was anchored in a crystal chalice bordered with crystal doves. The flame itself was white, and tinged with pink and gold.
“My angels carry the emanations of these flames of comfort to the four corners of the earth, to the hearts of all those who yearn for comfort and purity from our Father-Mother God,” said the Maha Chohan. “These flames also assist in the development of the twelve gifts of the Holy Spirit.”
“What are twelve gifts of the Holy Spirit?” asked Maria.
“The gifts are Faith in God's Will on the blue ray, the Word of Wisdom and the Word of Knowledge on the yellow ray, the Discerning of Spirits on the pink ray, the gift of Miracles on the white ray, the gift of Healing on the green ray, the gifts of the Speaking in Tongues and the Interpretation of Tongues on the purple and gold ray, the gift of Prophecy on the violet ray. Then, there are three more gifts on the secret rays of God that I administer: the gift of the Balanced Threefold Flame, the gift of Free Will and the gift of All Power in Heaven and Earth that Jesus demonstrated.”
“How can we receive these gifts?” asked Maria.
“You may receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit as you apply yourself and study under the seven chohans of the rays. Each chohan delivers that particular quality of God. When you have passed the initiations given by at least three of the chohans of the rays, you may apply to study with me. The eighth ray of integration that I serve is like the blending of all of the rainbow rays of God into one white light.
“Do the chohans come here also?”asked Maria.
Yes,” said the Maha Chohan. “When the chohans meet here with me, we are most aware of the suffering of so much of life upon earth, and especially the children. Comfort is the understanding of God and the love of God that brings healing.
“I am present for every birth. It is the breath of the Holy Spirit that ignites the threefold flame of life in the heart when the newborn baby takes that first breath. I am also present at the moment of transition when souls leave the physical plane in the change called death.
“Those who need comfort most are the souls of babies who were aborted and were not given the right to life. We must pray every day for the comforting of their souls so that they may have another opportunity to come into embodiment and fulfill their divine plan.”
“I will pray every day for the souls of unborn children, that they may be born to fulfill their purpose in life and to help bring in a golden age of Aquarius,” said Maria.
“Thank you, beloved Maria,” said the Maha Chohan. “The prayers of children count for so much. Listening Angel and all of God's angels gather the prayers of children from all over the world and bring them to our altars.”
“I am so glad God hears their prayers,” said Maria.
“Anytime you would like to receive the flame of the Holy Spirit,” the Maha Chohan said, “you can give this little mantra, 'Come, Holy Spirit, enlighten me,' and I will be right there to expand the flame of light in your heart so that you can also be an emissary of comfort to all life.”
“I have one more question,” said Maria.
“Please go ahead and ask,” said the Maha Chohan.
“Why is the Holy Spirit a dove?”
“Doves are gentle creatures and when they fly, their wings look like the cloven tongues of fire of Alpha and Omega. When the Holy Spirit came down upon the apostles during Pentecost, the twin flames of Alpha and Omega appeared as two wings of fire upon them. The Holy Spirit represents the united action of all twin flames of God.”
“Do you have a twin flame?” Maria asked.
“Yes,” smiled the Maha Chohan. “My Beloved is the magnificent Pallas Athena, Goddess of Truth. She inspired me when I was embodied as the poet Homer and wrote The Odyssey. In The Odyssey, Pallas Athena was the one who looked over Odysseus through all of his trials and brought him home to Penelope.”
“I liked that story,” said Maria. “We read it in school.”
“Yes,” said the Maha Chohan. “After thousands of years it is still going strong, because there is so much truth in it.”
“Where is Pallas Athena's retreat?” Maria asked.
“Pallas Athena serves with Hilarion in the Temple of Truth over the island of Crete, and also has a focus where the Oracles of Delphi took place.”
“I heard of Crete,” said Maria. “That's where the Minotaur was.”
“Yes,” said the Maha Chohan. “And it was the thread of Ariadne who set Theseus free. The thread of Ariadne was a thread of truth, just like the one that set Odysseus and my own soul free.”
“I was so happy there was a happy ending,” said Maria. “That minotaur was scary!”
“He represents the worst of our human creation,” said the Maha Chohan. “Each of us must confront the worst records of the animal magnetism of human creation in the labyrinth of our subconscious and unconscious mind.”
“What is animal magnetism?” asked Maria.
“These are the energy residuals of the fall of man that tie into the lower nature of the four lower bodies. There is malicious animal magnetism in the lower etheric body, ignorant animal magnetism in the mental body, sympathetic animal magnetism in the emotional body and delicious animal magnetism in the physical body. Only truth can set us free.”“I remember Jesus said, know the truth and the truth shall set you free,” said Maria.
The Maha Chohan smiled. “Greece had an extraordinary golden age culture. In many ways, it was the highest consciousness on earth after the ancient continents of Lemuria and Atlantis went under the waters.
“Many representatives of the Brotherhood were there, like Pythagoras and Orpheus, and Phidias and Pericles and Aspasia and Hermes, Messenger of the Gods. Many of the so-called Greek Gods were also ascended masters, like Zeus and Poseidon and Vesta and Apollo and Serapis and my beloved Athena.
“The master Hilarion, who is the Chohan of the Fifth Ray, was embodied as Saint Paul and ministered to the Greeks. You can see his portrait here on the wall. He maintains the Temple of Truth with my beloved Athena and the Brotherhood of Truth. Together, they direct teachings of divine truth for the entire planetary body. They also work with the souls of intellectuals, scientists, agnostics and atheists who became disenchanted with religion.”
“Why did they become disenchanted?” asked Maria.
“They resented the fact that after giving their allegiance to the Christian doctrine, or other religious doctrines, many still had to reincarnate. And so they became very discouraged and even jaded about following a path home to God again. Nevertheless, many of these souls are highly intelligent and carry the light of God in their hearts.
“These are the ones Hilarion seeks out because like them, he was once jaded, and critical of religion and blinded by pride. He was even responsible for the death of Saint Stephen who was filled with the Holy Spirit. That all changed when this glorious apostle for Christ was touched and converted by the Flame of Truth.”
“After his embodiment as Saint Paul, Hilarion came back into embodiment one more time and served as a great healer who lived between Palestine and the Island of Crete. People followed him everywhere for healing, and he would also cast out demons. He even stopped a tsunami by the power of prayer when an earthquake happened offshore. He drew three crosses in the sand and the wall of water turned back upon itself. His keynote is the song, Onward Christian Soldiers.”
“I love that song,” said Maria.
“As much as Hilarion loved the Greek mysteries in his embodiment as Saint Paul, his mission was to help Jesus spread those teachings that became codified as Christianity. Jesus was not against the Greek Mysteries. In fact, he acknowledges them in the Gnostic Gospels. When Saul was blinded on the road to Damascus, it was his own karma of spiritual blindedness that fell back upon him. Jesus said to him—even as young David said to King Saul in their previous lifetime together, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?” Then Saul was healed by Jesus through the hands of Ananias. And in the next life, it was his turn to heal and he became that great healer Hilarion.
“How did Jesus know that Saul would respond?” asked Maria.
“Jesus knew that the soul of Saul would respond to the Flame of Truth because his soul—now the ascended master Hilarion—had served as high priest in the Temple of Truth on Atlantis. In that ancient time, the soul of Hilarion transported that flame to mainland Greece just before the sinking of Atlantis. He transported the flame in his own heart—and this flame became the spiritual lodestone for the oracles of Delphi.”
“What were the oracles of Delphi?” asked Maria.
“Hundreds of years before Christ, a spiritual order called the Order of Delphi started in Greece, under the sponsorship of Pallas Athena,” the Maha Chohan explained. “The ascended masters would use the body and consciousness of one of the priestesses—called oracles—to give guidance to mortals.”“Was it like ascended master dictations?” asked Maria.
“Yes,” said the Maha Chohan, “it was similar to the dictations that were given through Guy and Edna Ballard, and through Mark and Elizabeth Clare Prophet.
“Pallas Athena, together with beloved Vesta, supervised the disciplines and the careful training of those who were to become the mouthpieces of the ascended Brotherhood.
“For seven centuries, the vestal virgins were completely dedicated to cultivating a receptive consciousness that would magnetize the Flame of Truth. They mostly lived in solitude, and vowed to remain of pure mind and body. Then, they would draw forth, repeat, and record the truth from beloved Vesta and Pallas Athena, as a divine fount of wisdom that fostered and supported the Golden Age of Greece.
“Unfortunately, the purity of the Order of Delphi declined and was eventually destroyed. Entertaining lower spirits and false hierarchies on the astral plane replaced the genuine contact with the ascended masters that can only take place through the disciplines of the Holy Spirit. There was also financial and political corruption, as well as the spread of sexual relations that compromised the purity of the sacred fire.”
“I'm sorry that happened,” said Maria. “I was wondering, what does the Temple of Truth look like now?”
“It looks exactly like the Parthenon of old,” said the Maha Chohan. “There are council halls with large ascending marble steps and a giant Flame of Truth blazing in the center. The Flame of Truth is a bright and fiery green that compels precipitation, alchemy, healing and rejuvenation.
“The Brotherhood of Truth seeks to cut free those lightbearers who must find these teachings, especially those who were spiritually disenfranchised by conventional religion, or sidetracked by their own past records of spiritual deception. All who would become fishers of men go to the Temple of Truth and learn the path of personal Christhood that Saint Paul preached when he said, “Christ in YOU the hope of Glory.”
“Beloved Maha Chohan, I learned so much tonight,” said Maria. “I am thankful.”
At that moment, Pallas Athena appeared with her favorite owl. It was so nice to see Pallas Athena and the Maha Chohan together. “I have come to vest ascended master youth with blest Hilarion's Ray of Truth,” she said smiling.
“Why do you carry an owl?” asked Maria.
“This owl represents wisdom, and the maturity of reality that understands in hindsight,” said Pallas Athena. “Plus, she is cute and very tame and friendly.”
Maria smiled. “Would you like to touch her feathers? “Pallas Athena asked.
Maria nodded.
“My Beloved Maha Chohan looks after the elementals, you know,” said Pallas Athena. “The element in nature that corresponds to the Holy Spirit is oxygen. Oxygen is the life-giving molecule, for people and elementals alike. The consciousness of my Beloved is like the Great Central Sun Magnet. It is a spiritual magnet that draws to earth the life-sustaining emanations of the sun that sustain life through the Holy Spirit and through oxygen.
“I remember that the symbol for oxygen is O,” said Maria, “like a circle.”
“The O represents the circle of life that the Holy Spirit serves—on every point of the circle and through every phase of life,” said Pallas Athena. “It has an atomic weight of 8, meaning it has eight protons and eight neutrons.”
“For the eighth ray?” asked Maria.
“That is correct,” said Pallas Athena.
“God leaves clues everywhere!” exclaimed Maria, as Pallas Athena and the Maha Chohan smiled.“O God of Truth, I AM in all
For understanding now I call
To see thee in thy fullness, Lord
Behold is living Truth adored!” decreed Pallas Athena
“Someday,” said the Maha Chohan, “we will have a temple dedicated to Mighty Victory and to the Holy Spirit. It will be an outer focus on earth as in heaven. Saint Germain gave a description of that temple and said there will be a first floor as lovely as the Taj Mahal with glorious paintings and beautiful artwork.
“The second floor will be an upper room dedicated to the Holy Spirit, where we will anchor the Flame of Freedom and a giant snow-white dove. Then the third floor will have an ascension chair to prepare candidates for the ascension”
“That will be such a blessing for mankind,” said Maria. “I hope it can manifest soon.”
“Pallas Athena, thy Truth be, our scepter of authority!” decreed the Maha Chohan.
“Yes!” said Maria.
“Before you go,” said the Maha Chohan, “I would like to tell you about three beautiful songs I dictated to the Messenger of Music Dorothy Lee Fulton that invoke the Holy Spirit through the Hebrew names of God. Each song is called Come Holy Dove, A Meditation on the Names of God. You can find this music through Cosmic Portals. The holy sounds of God in this music have not been heard since the Golden Age of Atlantis.”
“I will look for these songs,” said Maria, “when I get back to my computer.”
“You will love them,” said the Lord Maha Chohan.
“Thank you,” said Maria. “I understand now how important it is to bring comfort to the whole world—to every nation and land and religion— and also to help souls return home to God, feeling heard and understood and loved.”
Having said this, Maria re-entered her body that was still sleeping on the bed, with a big sigh and a smile. In her soul consciousness was the song,
Come Holy Spirit through each earnest soul
Expand thy Light and raise us to that goal
Of the ascension, Love's eternal home,
One with God's Presence, nevermore to roam!
Gratitude for the teachings of the ascended masters brought through the Summit Lighthouse, the I AM Movement, the Bridge to Freedom, the Theosophical Society and the Agni Yoga Foundation that inspired this book, and in particular, the book The Masters and Their Retreats, published by Summit University Press, along with a previous version published by the Ascended Master Teaching Foundation. All of the songs and decree excerpts quoted in this book are published by the Summit Lighthouse.
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