Book 16
In the Land of Lemurs
Maria had spent a wonderful day at the zoo. It was springtime, and she was enjoying the beautiful fresh blossoms on the trees and the hyacinths springing forth, with their glorious smell wafting through the breeze as she walked along the path. Of all of the creatures at the zoo, the ones that really caught her attention were the lemurs. They were so cute and she had never seen anything quite like them.
That night when she went to sleep, Archangel Michael came to see her and she told him about the zoo.
“Yes,” said Archangel Michael, “I noticed that you had a beautiful day, and we can thank Amaryllis, the Goddess of Spring, for this miracle that she brings to Earth each year.”
“I really like the lemurs,” said Maria. “Do you know anything about these creatures?”
“As a matter of fact, I do,” said Archangel Michael. “They come from a land far away, an island off the coast of Africa called Madagascar. Madagascar was once part of the ancient land of Lemuria, which is why these creatures are called lemurs!”
“I knew there was something special about them,” said Maria.
“Yes,” said Archangel Michael, “and there is something very special about Madagascar. It is a retreat that has been on earth through the various cataclysms, and is still standing. The island of Madagascar has existed ever since the days of Lemuria, right off the coast of Africa, even since the days of Afra.”
“Who is Afra?” asked Maria.
“Afra lived five hundred thousand years ago in an ancient golden age, when Africa was a part of the continent of Lemuria,” said Archangel Michael. “In this ancient civilization, people's skin actually had a blue or a violet hue, and were sent to master the qualities of God's will and God's justice, by exemplifying the brotherhood of man. Sadly, the fallen angels who had invaded the earth divided the ancient African people.
“Seeing the plight of his people, Afra took embodiment among them in order to rescue them. He could see that their vulnerability to the fallen ones was their lack of brotherhood. They had to care for one another, rather than for their ego.
“Afra tried to teach by example in all humility. Even though he was rejected by the people, he made his ascension, and still worked with souls of light, especially those of African descent. We can call to him for unity, for the dissolving of racial tensions, and for true understanding of universal brotherhood.”
“What is true brotherhood?” asked Maria.
“Let me share some words of a decree with you,” said Archangel Michael, as he began to decree. “Out of the One, Thou God has spun, all of the races of men. By thy great Law, do thou now draw, all to their God Source again. Stop all division! By God-precision, Love is the hallowed law-key. Ultimate peace, make all war cease, let the children of men now go free!”
“I understand,” said Maria. “Now what is the retreat on Madagascar?”
“It is the retreat of the Goddess of Purity,” said Archangel Michael. “Would you like me to take you there?”“I would love to,” said Maria, as they flew together up into the higher atmosphere.
In the twinkling of an eye, Maria was over a beautiful island with turquoise waters and majestic forests. There were interesting cliffs and rock formations that she had never seen before. People were fishing in long wooden boats along the side of the island, and everything was so bright and peaceful. Maria noticed how one side of the island was dry and the other side of the island was a rainforest in terms of tropical trees and plants. Baobabs were everywhere, and she had read about them in The Little Prince.
“That's because the rain and weather patterns are different on one side of the island than on the other.,” said Archangel Michael. “The retreat here has been above water hundreds of thousands of years. We will enter through the side of the mountain.” He pointed to some lemurs running up a tree.“Oh my goodness, they are SO cute!” said Maria.
Maria could see the central dome, which was onion-shaped, with four smaller domes projected from the corners of the square building. “The flame of purity is ministered here by the angels of purity, under the direction of the Goddess of Purity,” said Archangel Michael. “The physical part of the retreat is a school where students may travel in their finer bodies, but the etheric retreat is frequented only by masters or advanced initiates on Purity's Ray.
“Angels of purity carry light rays from the flame here to the four corners of the earth, to mankind and to elemental life who drink in the radiance of purity with the hope that they too might one day inherit immortal life.”
Maria watched as the Sisters of Purity tended the transparent white flame in the physical focus, which is a counterpart of the great flame in the etheric temple, so pure in its essence. “The Sisters of Purity in the physical focus have maintained life in the physical form for over a hundred years,” explained Archangel Michael.
“Welcome,” said the Goddess of Purity, when she saw Maria and Archangel Michael. “The consciousness of purity begins and expands from the flame in the center of the crystal! So the Pure in Heart can see God, through the crystal of their own consciousness, which they have made God consciousness. This is why we consecrated this beautiful island to the Flame of Purity.”
Maria was basking in the Flame of Purity, which was both delicate filigree mist and intense steely white.
“We form a triangle of light with the retreat of the Goddess of Light in the Andes and the retreat of the Queen of Light above Sicily,” said the Goddess of Purity. “We have been here for a very long time, holding the balance for Earth even through cataclysm. I also have a focus of the purity of the ascension flame in the United States over the seven hills of San Francisco that has been there since Lemurian times.”
“The intensity of the Flame of Purity held in that magnificent retreat is beyond what man can realize,” said Archangel Michael.
“Can you tell me more about the Flame of Purity?” asked Maria.
“Yes,” said the Goddess of Purity. It is a flame that sustains all life, from the sparkling stars in the sky to the atoms whirling in our body. It is a white crystal light that focuses the prismatic radiance of the Great Central Sun. All nature sings and joybells ring, seeking the way of purity! ”
“And what of the other retreats,” asked Maria, “the ones that you work with?”
“My sister, the Queen of Light, has an important retreat over the island of Sicily, on the south side of the boot of Italy,” said the Goddess of Purity with a smile.
“What does she do?” asked Maria.
“The Queen of Light exalts the holy innocence of Purity's ray, as the dazzling light of the Cosmic Christ. She focuses much of her efforts on helping children and families preserve the purity of the light of their sacred commitments in God—transmuting the errors of vanity, discord and despair that are so prevalent in the world and that compromise the divine plan of the youth and those souls who have sponsored them.”
“Sicily has a very family-focused culture,” said Archangel Michael, “and this in great part comes from the spiritual radiance that descends from the retreat of the Queen of Light.”
“And what of the other retreats,” asked Maria, “the ones that you work with?”
“My sister, the Queen of Light, has an important retreat over the island of Sicily, on the south side of the boot of Italy,” said the Goddess of Purity with a smile.
“What does she do?” asked Maria.
“The Queen of Light exalts the holy innocence of Purity's ray, as the dazzling light of the Cosmic Christ. She focuses much of her efforts on helping children and families preserve the purity of the light of their sacred commitments in God—transmuting the errors of vanity, discord and despair that are so prevalent in the world and that compromise the divine plan of the youth and those souls who have sponsored them.”
“Sicily has a very family-focused culture,” said Archangel Michael, “and this in great part comes from the spiritual radiance that descends from the retreat of the Queen of Light.”
“I think I can see it in my mind's eye,” said Maria. “The beauty is so resplendent.”
“The filigree light that extends from the Shrine of Glory, from the Queen of Light's retreat, and from my retreat here create a powerful triangle of purity for the entire planet. The three of us also have a focus over Iguazu Falls, which anchors the energies of the secret chamber of the heart for South America. We intensely focus light and purity through the waterfalls for the cleansing of consciousness—in South America and throughout the whole world, both on the etheric and the physical planes.”
“I have heard of Iguazu Falls,” said Maria. “That's where the waters make so many rainbows.”
“Yes, there are very many rainbows,” said the Goddess of Purity. “These falls have existed for a very long time. In the days of Atlantis, there was a large Golden Age civilization not far from the falls. It was the civilization of Casimir Poseidon.
“Casimir Poseidon had a beautiful city of light that focused a gigantic and magnificent flame of God, nourished by the devotion of the people who followed their ruler's admonishment, 'Learn to love to do well and you shall.' Those words form a threefold flame.
“Sadly over time, people lost the purity of their motivation and the city eventually sank with the cataclysms that brought down Atlantis. Not long before this took place, Casimir Poseidon and his disciples left South America and brought the flame of their city to a retreat inside a Colorado mountain, along with the scrolls of their culture. The native people of South America always awaited his return.
“We must keep resurrecting the energies of the light of the Divine Mother in South America through the spiritually purifying action of Iguazu Falls, and to prepare for the Seventh Root Race who will incarnate there under the sponsorship of the Great Divine Director..”“I am sorry that their civilization was lost,” said Maria.
“Cataclysm is not always necessary,” said the Goddess of Purity. “It can be mitigated when people are at peace with themselves and send forth light rays to hold the balance for Earth. The brotherhood of Viti Levu uses advanced instruments to help elemental life avert cataclysm. They always appreciate more calls and invocations to the violet flame. And the beloved Omri Tas promised that he would multiply any violet flame given for at least fifteen minutes a day by the power of ten.”
“I have been giving my violet flame decrees,” said Maria,
“That is so important to us,” said the Goddess of Purity. “A very difficult experience happened to my sister, the Goddess of Light, before she became an ascended lady master. Through her trying circumstance, she learned the importance of invoking God's Light at every turn.”
“What happened?” asked Maria.
“One day,” said the Goddess of Purity, “she was caught off guard by a black magician, who cast a spell upon her body and trapped her in the form of a mermaid. For eight hundred years, she learned never to place her attention again upon the negative matrix of her mermaid form. She called to the Light! Light! Light! until she was able to cut herself free and break the curse placed upon her.
“It was a very difficult experience. Because of her great attainment, it was not possible for her to lay down her physical body and be reborn. She had to ascend from the form in which she had gained her mastery. And so for three hundred years, she served mankind wearing full-length skirts and worked from behind a counter. so that no one would be aware of what had taken place. It was through this service and application to God's light that she earned the mantle of Goddess of Light to assist all mankind. ”
“I'm sorry she had to go through that,” said Maria.
“I understand,” said the Goddess of Purity, “but sometimes our greatest challenge becomes our greatest strength. Now, may I share words from a few decrees to help you when you feel burdened or when you would like to invoke some extra light and purity?”
“Yes, please do,” said Maria.
“This decree is called O Mighty Light:
I AM Light within, without, expand, expand and forever expand...
Field of consciousness within, without,
Absorb God's Light and then command
Light of God to forever expand!“Fill the world, the land, the air, the sea and sky and everywhere
With awareness of I AM there, sharing God and joyous prayer—
Beyond the earth in outer space, show me, command me to take my place!“I see thy light of diamond hue, sparkling, shining through and through
The pores of self in body large, the macrocosmic universe
I AM with Thee, O God I see the Light expand as path to Thee
The power flows, my being glows, and Christ within, without me shows....“Blaze right through me, Light of God! Spiral nebulae, Suns of Light
Blaze right through me, Truth of God! Fill my mind with great delight.
I AM thy grace manifest here, thy perfect Love is shining clear!”“That is so beautiful,” said Maria. “It makes me think of the Shrine of Glory.”
“You can also give the decree for Purity, that opens the door to Purity. And when you give it with great intensity at least three times, it also counts as violet flame.
“The decree says,
I AM the purity of God.
I AM the purity of Love.
I AM the purity of Joy.
I AM the purity of Grace.
I AM the purity of Hope.
I AM the purity of Faith, and all that God can make of Joy and Grace combined.“You can call to the Queen of Light to help children and youth and families, when you say, “The Cosmic Christ so dazzling bright illumines the world, disperses the night!”
“Thank you for sharing your decrees with me,” Maria said. “I must surely invoke the Light of God that never fails!”
“Remember,” said the Goddess of Purity, “that the three of us help doctors, medical science and hospitals. We have sponsored many medical breakthroughs in modern times to help relieve suffering, including pain medicine and anesthesia and surgical breakthroughs. When you or someone you love must go to the hospital, call to us to purify the environment and overshadow the doctors and nurses.”
“Thank you,” said Maria, “I will not forget. It was so nice to meet you.”
“And to visit the forests where the lemurs come from,” said Archangel Michael with a smile.
“Yes, the lemurs are so sweet and funny and intelligent,” said Maria. “Until we meet again!”And with that, Maria woke up from her deep sleep. She was still hugging tight in her arms the stuffed lemur that she bought in the gift shop as she was leaving the zoo.
Maria ran to her window to catch the first rays of the sun in the morning fog that was almost as misty as the Madagascar forest, while the words of a new mantra were floating through her mind like wispy clouds.
By God's desire from on high
Accepted now as I draw nigh
Like falling snow with star fire glow
Thy blessed purity does bestow its gift of love to me.
I AM pure pure pure, by God's own word!
I AM pure pure pure, O fiery sword!
I AM pure pure pure, Truth is adored!
Descend and make me whole
Blessed Eucharist fill my soul
I AM thy Law I AM thy Light
O mold me in thy form so bright!
Beloved I AM! Beloved I AM! Beloved I AM!
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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