It was New Year's Eve. As much as Maria tried to stay awake, she fell asleep before midnight. Archangel Michael appeared with good news.

“You are invited to celebrate the turning of the year in the Himalayas at Lord Maitreya's Retreat, from where Gautama Buddha will deliver his address this year, along with the thoughtform for the new year.”

“Really?” said Maria. “I am so thankful to be invited to an ascended master celebration.”

 

“Yes, it is quite an honor,” said Archangel Michael with a smile.

“What should I wear?” asked Maria.

“I'm sure that what your soul picks will be lovely,” said Archangel Michael.

Maria put on a beautiful turquoise silk dress with gold flower lace and gold shoes.

“That is a good choice,” said Archangel Michael.

 

“May I ask you a question,” said Maria.

“Certainly,” answered Archangel Michael.

“I noticed how in the etheric retreats everything is so beautiful and clean, and the masters can precipitate food and clothing and whatever they want or need. Why can't we do that on earth in our regular life?”

“That is a very good question Maria. You see, long ago, in ancient golden ages, people could use the power of precipitation to bring about all that they wanted and needed, and they lived for hundreds and hundreds of years.

“But what happened over time is that, influenced by fallen angels, they started to misuse that power of precipitation and made grave karma. They even created grotesque forms in nature, and by hurling invectives against one another, they contributed to the sinking of Lemuria.

“Having seen this happen on other worlds, the Lords of Karma decided to reduce the threefold flame of all of the inhabitants of earth. They also reduced their lifespan by shrinking the size of the crystal cord. This was to try and prevent mankind from harming themselves any further, or misusing God's perfect energy to precipitate vile, venomous and dangerous creatures that are the inevitable manifestation of ugly thoughts and feelings.”

“Do you mean that every animal and insect was not made by God?” asked Maria.

“That is correct. Some elemental forms do not follow the divine blueprint of Elohim, but were created by misusing God's energy. The Law of Love can only manifest beauty, but God gave mankind free will to take dominion over the earth and the nature kingdom, as the Book of Genesis explains.”

“I understand,” said Maria.

Archangel Michael continued. “There was a mystery school on Lemuria called the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve, and many other twin flame couples, were in the garden. The garden was actually a mystery school of the Great White Brotherhood, and the hierarch of that mystery school was our beloved Lord Maitreya.”

“I'm sure it was beautiful,” said Maria.

 

 

“It was,” said Archangel Michael. “The students in Maitreya's Mystery School enjoyed the power of precipitation and many other divine blessings and gifts, but they were told not to partake of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, because God did not want them to use the knowledge of evil to precipitate dark creations."

“Nevertheless, these ones disobeyed God and followed the serpent who was a fallen angel, and who misled them into thinking that they could still be as God, even if they experimented with the precipitation of evil. That was farthest from the truth. The knowledge of evil creates evil fruit that desecrates the Tree of Life ”

 

“Is that why Jesus said, By their fruits shall ye know them?” asked Maria.

“Yes,” said Archangel Michael. “And that is why he cursed the barren fig tree. The fig tree represents the Mighty I AM Presence. Jesus found Nathaniel, meditating under the fig tree. The fallen ones who used up all of the light of their causal body in creating the energy veil, which is another word for evil, were as barren fig trees. Nathaniel was not.”

 

“How did the fallen ones succeed in turning the Sons and Daughters of God away from the mystery school?” asked Maria.

“It happened step by step,” explained Archangel Michael. ”They convinced the sons and daughters of God to have sympathy for them. They also lured them by curiosity and ambition. They promised all of the benefits of the culture and science and prosperity of the Divine Mother without having to be obedient to the Laws of the Divine Father.”

“You mean like getting your allowance without having to do chores?” asked Maria.

“Exactly,” said Archangel Michael. “They promised an idyllic paradise on earth without having to undergo the constraints and disciplines of the Father.”

“What are the disciplines of the Father?” asked Maria.

“The Father says we have to earn our victories on the spiritual path. We gain attainment as we pass initiations, which can be very difficult, because they are transformational. Initiations always take us out of our comfort zone and make us stretch to a new level of attainment.

“The fallen ones said, 'We will give you the attainment if you will follow us. You won't have to struggle or strive.' What they didn't say is that in the process, the soul would lose her attainment, and light and closeness to God, and that they would steal that light. They also didn't say that by following the left-handed path, the law of karma would no longer work in their favor, but rather against them. In only a short time, souls lost their way. They were tricked. They became complacent. They did not even realize how quickly they had fallen.”

“It's a lot easier to go downhill than uphill,” said Maria. “I just don't understand how so many left God.”

“The fallen angels started to malign the Guru,” said Archangel Michael. “They belittled those who remained faithful to the Guru. They labeled them as 'simplistic' and 'duped' and 'fanatic.'”

“So it became cool to leave the Mystery School?” asked Maria.

“Exactly,” said Archangel Michael. “Sons and daughters of God were swayed by the fallen angel groupthink, that promised popularity and a false sense of heroism for going along with the crowd. The fallen ones said, 'Many have come with us. Even some of your old spiritual hierarchs are here. They possess the Mother flame. They possess the eternal wisdom of God. They can give it to you directly. You won't need to wait for God to bestow it upon you.

“Our teachers will care for you better than the Guru. In fact, they can give you everything the Guru will give you, without the stress and the challenge and the difficulty. All of the kingdoms of this world will be yours if you depart from the mystery school and come with us. You will enjoy science and invention, and endless pleasure and fulfillment without those domineering hierarchs of Light who have been so hard—and really for no reason.”

“I can see how that would be tempting,” said Maria. “It reminds me of how Jesus was tempted in the wilderness when the devil offered him the kingdoms of this world.”

 

“The fallen ones were magnetic. Jesus had to pass this test and demonstrate his resolve,” said Archangel Michael, “for all of the sons and daughters of God who would come after him seeking to return home through the path of the ascension. Jesus' Guru was Lord Maitreya. The temptation in the desert was a mystery school initiation that Lord Maitreya allowed. God has the right to test us, even through the devil. You have to face every desire to be like the fallen angels with their pride and power and money and worldly success.”

“So what should we do now?” asked Maria.

“The most important thing is to always put God first,” said Archangel Michael. “Jesus said, 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all of these things shall be added unto you.' Keep your attention on your Mighty I AM Presence. Always remember that what you place your attention upon, you become. God will bestow power and abundance and understanding upon you as you pass your initiations. You can write to Lord Maitreya and apply to enter his Mystery School again when you are ready. You can burn a copy of your letter and keep another copy in a sacred book so that you will remember what you pledged.”

“I understand now,” said Maria.

“The fallen ones were the ones who precipitated the fruit of evil,” said Archangel Michael. “Beloved Maitreya initiates us to only precipitate the fruit of good, which is the edenic consciousness through which the first three root races of souls ascended.”

“What exactly is a root race?” asked Maria.

 

“A root race,” said Archangel Michael, “is a large group of new souls created by God to magnify one of the rays of God. Each root race was to gain mastery in Christ and expand the rainbow rays of their causal body spheres by making good karma through right thoughts, feelings and actions. This allowed them to ascend home to God with their twin flame, having mastered time and space together. “

“Did some of them succeed?” asked Maria.

“Yes,” said Archangel Michael. “The first three root races succeeded before the fall of the angels. They focused the ray of God's will, then God's Wisdom and then God's Love—respectively, under the direction and sponsorship of the divine being that looked after them, called a Manu.

“Like the God and Goddess Meru?” asked Maria.

“Yes,” said Archangel Michael. “The God and Goddess Meru are the manus of the sixth root race of souls who incarnated on the purple and gold ray of God's flame of ministration and service. Now let me get back to my story.”

Maria nodded.

“By the time the fourth root race of souls incarnated on the white ray of divine purity, under the tutelage of Lord Himalaya, the fall of the rebellious angels had fully taken hold. God sent me to cast these ones out of heaven, so they took revenge against God by deceiving these new souls, enticing them to make bad karma in order to ensnare them.”

“Following the fall of the angels, Adam and Eve and many other twin flames were cast out of the mystery school. They were sent away from the garden, like we read in the Bible, and had to live by the sweat of their brow, and giving birth in pain.”

“I don't understand,” said Maria.

Archangel Michael continued to explain. “Before the fall of man, in the ancient golden ages, babies were born at age twelve. They came forth as a twelve-year old child made from the light rays coming from father and mother. Mothers and babies did not have to go through discomfort and the pain of pregnancy and childbirth like we know it today—though for many, advances in medical science have made birth a little bit easier.

 

“People in the physical plane have to work by the sweat of the brow to build and harvest and clean. They expend blood and tears to balance the collective human karma of having forsaken the edenic consciousness so long ago.”

“Why did God ask you to cast the fallen angels out of the etheric plane?” asked Maria.

“The fallen ones had to be removed from the etheric plane, to keep the etheric plane from becoming polluted by creations of darkness rather than light. The All Seeing Eye of God charged me with that mission.

 

“The fallen angels were furious that they now had to live in the lower vibrating physical and astral planes, limited by their misuse of God's creative powers. Rather than learn from their mistakes and humbly endeavoring to use their energy for good, they rebelled even more. They did not want to see God's children free if they could not be free.

“They did not want to make a genuine effort on the path of initiation to earn back their freedom. Instead, they precipitated ungodly music, with rhythms that pull down the energies of the Divine Mother on the spinal altar, along with the art of makeup and seduction, the taking of drugs and alcohol and the science of materialism and warfare.”

“Do you mean like rock music and rap music?” asked Maria.

“Yes,” said Archangel Michael. “These sounds program death for the soul.”

“If we do God's will, can we regain the powers of Light we once had?” asked Maria.

“Yes,” said Archangel Michael, “and that is why God sent prophets and avatars and adepts throughout the ages to demonstrate the way home to the edenic consciousness of the etheric plane.

“Jesus showed us how to precipitate good fruits for God when he multiplied the loaves and fishes. He could also heal people and disappear from their midst. He traveled instantaneously with his disciples through the physical, and into the etheric plane. He even proved the victory over death and the ascension in the light.”

 

 

“I never thought of it that way,” said Maria.

“We can succeed in raising Earth back to heavenly vibrations by invoking the violet flame of forgiveness, by engaging our energies correctly and by following the golden rule. Then, we will regain the freedom and the beauty and the joy that is naturally ours to cherish, and bring God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.”

“I do wonder,” asked Maria. “Why does God so love the earth and want to save us, when God has all these other planets and children.”

Archangel Michael smiled. “This has to do with the Law of the One. Jesus spoke of it when he said, 'This which you do to the least of these my brethren, you do unto me.'

“Through the law of the One, we are all One in God and we are all worthy to be saved. In God, there is no separation. God said his eyes were too pure to behold iniquity. One soul's victory is every soul's victory.

“Only the fallen ones created separation and vain competition and false hierarchies of who is better than whom. Deep down, they were trying to make up for their lack of true self-esteem in God that was lost when they rebelled and misused divine energy.

 

“It seems like sometimes on earth, we're in kindergarten, trying to learn and practice the basics,” said Maria.

“Yes,” said Archangel Michael, “but we have all the tools that we need to become ascended masters, especially with the violet flame. God gave us the Free Will to make it happen. The ascended masters can help us, but they can't do it for us. We must claim our victory. We must have the right motives, and then follow them up with service to life.”

“I understand why Jesus said, love one another as I have loved you,” said Maria.

“Pure love is the passport into the kingdom of heaven,” said Archangel Michael. “True brotherly love is what the fallen ones still refuse with child humanity.”

 

 

Maria thought for a moment. “You know how sometimes teenagers are rebellious? They think it's boring to follow the rules and do what their parents say. They want to do things their way and then often get into trouble by taking chances.”

“That is a good analogy,” said Archangel Michael. “The truth is heaven is not boring at all. There are always more things to learn, more projects to create, and more people to love. God is actually so much fun. The masters love to laugh and do amazing things. We even even ski on Sirius, and swim in the beautiful violet teal sea.

“We can gallop on winged horses and fly on silken carpets and create all kinds of new inventions. We travel with the seraphim throughout the universes, and the music and the food that we precipitate is always so good!

 

“There are so many wonderful divine beings to meet, so many souls and elementals and angels to love and to serve with. There is so much love. And then of course, we dedicate a portion of our energies to help mankind, to alleviate suffering and to help stabilize world conditions. We care, because we want everyone to experience the joys that we experience in God's edenic consciousness. You are our dearest little brothers and sisters, and we want you also to be free.”

Maria smiled. “I can't wait to be in heaven full time,” she said.

Archangel Michael smiled back. “Part of you, my dear, already is!”

Maria and Archangel Michael had arrived at Lord Maitreya's Himalayan Retreat, which also crystallizes over Lord Gautama's abode in the Western Shamballa. It would have been frosty cold had Maria been in her physical body. The snowflakes and the stars twinkled brightly with the purest light and delight.

 

“Welcome,” said Lord Maitreya, smiling “Did you know I was the Laughing Buddha?” he asked. “You can think of me as your grandfather in heaven. I gave Jesus his initiations when he was on earth. I was the one Jesus called Father. I sponsored Saint Patrick too, and many other saints East and West. ”

“I did not know that,” said Maria.

“Yes, we have a chain of hierarchy that we work through, called the lineage of the Ruby Ray. We work together as transformers to step down the Light of the Ruby Ray, which is God's deepest love, so that it can be processed by unascended mankind.”

“Is it like a ladder?” asked Maria.

“You could say that,” said Lord Maitreya with a smile. “We form a ladder from earth to heaven, like Jacob's ladder. I AM in the middle like the Middle Way! First there is Guru Ma, then her guru Padma Sambhava, then myself, then my teacher Gautama Buddha and then his teacher Sanat Kumara. This is the law of hierarchy. All of heaven functions on the law of hierarchy, where we learn from those who went before us, and then help those who will learn from us.”

 

“I am determined to make my ascension in this life and to live in the etheric retreats forever!” said Maria.

“That is good,” said the Master. “God is counting on you! Now would you like to meet some of my friends? They will be celebrating New Year's Eve with us.”

“Yes,” said Maria.

“Vaivasvata Manu here, has a retreat close by. He is the manu of the Fifth root race of souls.”

“Is that for the green ray?” asked Maria, testing her knowledge.

 

 

“Yes,” said Lord Maitreya. “He forms an antahkarana around the entire planet with his energies. It is a web of light that surrounds the earth and connects with the heart flames of every member of his spiritual family. His love for his children is so great that once they contact the flame in his heart, they are cut free from the downward spiral of civilization.”

Maria looked at Vaivasvata Manu. He was so tall and had a striking face of great power, with a full flowing brown beard, brown eyes and an aquiline nose.

Vaivasvata Manu smiled at Maria and said in a deep voice, “Learn this one lesson from a guru who has hundreds and thousands of victorious chelas. Absolute obedience to the teacher will secure instantaneous mastery. When you think you are alone or separate or misunderstood or maligned, please remember me and call for my patterns to appear.”

 

“Thank you,” said Maria.

“I have another friend that I would like you to meet,” said Lord Maitreya. “His name is Manjushri, which means sweet glory. Manjushri is also a Buddha. When the earth reaches a golden age again, he may come and incarnate with me!”

Manjushri quietly smiled. “Manjushri is often referred to as the bodhisattva of wisdom,” said Archangel Michael. “Wisdom is the Mother of all Buddhas. Some say Manjushri has a pure land in another universe where he manifests as the perfect Buddha he actually is.”

Maria noticed Manjushri's young complexion. He did not look like he was older than sixteen. She also noticed in his hand the stem of a blue lotus blossom.

“Manjushri will help you to communicate with God and for God, and he does have a great sense of humor,” said Archangel Michael. “You will know that sense of humor in your own life if you give his mantras, because they deliver you from the all too seriousness of the fallen angels.”

“It's so nice to meet you Manjushri,” said Maria.

“Last but not least,” said Lord Maitreya, “I would like you to meet Babaji, who is often found communing with the unknown master of the Himalayas. Babaji and his disciples move from camp to camp under the stars. They seek to anchor a Brotherhood of Light, both in the East and in the West. I am glad he could be with us tonight.”

 

“I bilocated,” said Babaji, “so my disciples would not be left without me. My other self is sitting with them around the campfire, singing ancient mantras to the Divine Mother for New Year's Eve.”

“It's nice to meet you. Babaji,” said Maria. “I think I heard your Song of Divine Love. It was called Babaji.”

“Yes,” said Babaji. “Many people like that song and it got a lot of views. I like the song too, because it reminds us that we are all working together East and West to help bring in Saint Germain's great golden age.”

At that moment, Padma Sambhava appeared on a little silk cushion, still floating in the air. “Maria,” said Padma Sambhava.

“I am Guru Rimpoche and I look for my tertons.”

“What are tertons?” asked Maria. “Tertons, said Padma Sambhava, are the ones who reveal the treasures.”

“And what are the treasures?” asked Maria.

“The treasures, of course, are the teachings,” Padma Sambhava said with sweet laughter.

 

“Now if you give my mantra, Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum, I can help you to rescue souls. Give it again and I will help you to make peace with God and with other people, so that many can reunite in the ritual of the ascension.

“Give it some more and I will give new life to their bodies and their souls. Give it thirty-three times a day and I will help many understand how the teachings of Saint Germain relate to the ancient teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism, and all of the religions of the world!”

“Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum,” said Maria.

“Yes,” said Padma Sambhava. “My mantra will also release the violet flame. It is like one size fits all, or in this case, one mantra fits all. All of the religions of the world need the spin of the violet flame. Won't you please reveal the treasure of the violet flame mantras by giving my mantra?”

“Yes,” said Maria. “I will gladly share the knowledge of the violet flame and give your mantra. Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum.”

“I AM so delighted,” said Padma Sambhava. “What a glorious way to celebrate the new year, by putting all the records of the old year into the violet flame. This way, each new year, we can help the children of God in every religion and walk of life to come closer to home on the path of the ascension.”

As he finished speaking, Padma Sambhava, the Lotus-Born one, disappeared into a violet mist for a moment. “I must go to Nirvana for a moment but I will be back to hear the message of the Lord of the World.”

Maria had scarcely blinked when Padma Sambhava returned.

“Welcome back,” said Lord Maitreya.

“The unfolding of time is different in the higher octaves,” he explained to Maria. There was a knock at the door. Beloved Maitreya opened the door. Gautama Buddha was standing in the most glorious golden aura of divine brilliance. Maria bowed to the light within him, as did the other guests.

 

“My New Year's message will be broadcast here and in the Western Shamballa simultaneously,” he said. His voice was so rich and melodious and laden with light that as he spoke, the fireplace crackled.

“Hail! Fellow Travelers on the road of Life. We gather here to end all strife. We use the violet flame to clean our book of life. We celebrate with harp and fife.”

Lord Gautama delivered his message, heralding the advent of the Mother of the World.

“The Mother of the World has ordained. “Winds, gather ye! Snows, gather ye! Birds, hold ye back! Beasts, stand ye back! No human foot shall set its traces on My Summit. The audacity of the dark ones shall not surmount! The light of the moon shall not endure! But the sun rays shall touch the Peak!”

“Peace and Peace and Peace be spread throughout the earth!

“May the Orient express Peace. May the Occident express Peace.

“May Peace come from the East and go to the West, come from the North and go to the South and circle the world around. May the swaddling garments of the earth be in place to magnify the Lord! In this day and hour and this night, may the world abide in an aura of God Peace!”

Then, Beloved Buddha proceeded to describe the thoughtform:

 

 

Each year at midnight comes a thought
From mind of God that Buddha wrought,
It is the thoughtform for the year
To grace us with a cup of cheer

So when the clock struck twelve that night
And New Year's Day was now in sight
This picture came into my mind
With helpful teaching one may find...

The sailboat on the ocean blue
Is metaphor for me and you
The triangle a pyramid
Twixt earth and heav'n it forms a bridge.

And though dark clouds must pass us by
While sunlight sparkles in the sky,
Deep on the waves His “Peace be Still”
Still calms the mind, our feelings till

The only knots we must now heed
Are knots of speed like heaven's steed
While sailor knots hold our sails tight
As we press on to win the fight.

The Gordian knot of troubled mire
Need not preclude us God to sire
A sword cuts through, it is no more
That sword the Word that leads to shore

And when by Jordan we shall stand
With gathering wings of angel bands
We'll gently glide o'er sparkling blue
God's Will the course our hearts renew!

“Sail on,” was said of ship of state,
Now this white vessel our estate
Aboard we ride under the sun
Our pyramid climb, our victory won!

There in the capstone for to find
That God's great Eye brings peace of mind
And charts our course where'er we go
From sun-drenched sand to falling snow

Yes, cast our anchor to the skies!
This is the thoughtform deity sires,
May we sail on, like diamonds shine
Where karma doth no more make blind.

To fill our sails with spirit flames
Eolian wings our souls to claim—
Trade battered sails with crimson stain
For snow-white wings, ascension's reign!”

As the Lord Buddha finished speaking, a moment of silence was observed, followed by his exalted keynote—Ode to Joy—which was broadcast by Buddha's angels East and West for the upliftment of all mankind!

“The titans are waning,” said Lord Gautama, as the music concluded. “The hosts of Light are waxing strong.”

Heavenly chimes struck twelve. “Happy New Year,” said Lord Maitreya, as angels served the special Buddha pudding that our Lord had partaken from Sujata the milkmaid, thereby realizing the enlightened Middle Way.

Now a thick cloud brilliant white light formed in the center of the room. As it dissolved into violet mist, Saint Germain appeared in their midst!

“I have brought you an elixir for a New Year's toast,” he said, as he precipitated the most beautiful chalices of amethyst and gold crystal, filled with an elixir of life.

“I know what we can toast to, ” said Maria with great enthusiasm.

“And what would that be?” asked Saint Germain with a smile.

“Let us toast to the Great Golden Age of Aquarius now manifest on earth as in heaven.”

 

“What a splendid idea!” said Lord Maitreya, the Great Initiator.

“May you pas every test!” said Saint Germain, as he handed Maria the chalice.

And as the chalice touched Maria's lips, she gently turned over on her goose down pillow and woke up stretching her arms. Her soul consciousness was filled with the wondrous keynote of beloved Lord Maitreya at Maitreya's Mystery School.

“Ah, sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee!
Ah! I know at last the secret of it all
All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning
The burning hopes, the joy and idle tears that fall
For 'tis love and love alone the world is seeking
And 'tis love and love alone that can repay
'Tis the answer, 'tis the end and all of living
For it is love alone that rules for aye.”

Maria knew it would be a wonderful new year.

 

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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