| Discourse 22 December 15, 1932 |
SAINT GERMAIN
INVOCATION: Thou Infinite, Abiding Presence! Thy All-Pervading Light, Thy
Opulence of Substance is Omnipresent and All-Pervading. We open the activity of
the outer consciousness into the conscious direction and molding into form of
every good thing we desire. We give praise and thanks for Thy Intelligent Action in
these minds; with Thy Love, Thy Wisdom and Thy Power to guide them, to raise
them into all Perfection.
I bring you Greetings from those Ascended Ones who ever minister to the
Messengers of Light, wrapping their Mantles of Light, Illumination and Protection
about them.
THE DISCOURSE
I had not intended to explain quite yet the undesirability of any thought or
condition of the psychic plane, but the demand compels it to come forth.
In the first place, the student must understand that what is called the psychic
plane has nothing whatsoever to do with Spirituality. It is a faculty of the human
consciousness which can be brought into play by human beings who will give
sufficient attention to it; but the individual who wishes to reach into the psychic
plane alone, either consciously or unconsciously, had better never been born into
that embodiment.
The fascination of the phenomena of the psychic plane, I assure you, is most
alluring; for those whose attention becomes firmly anchored in the psychic plane
do not loosen themselves from it in that embodiment, and it may take several
embodiments to free them.
In all strata of consciousness there is a fragment of Truth unrecognized—otherwise
it would not be possible for it to be sustained—because you must understand that
in all things and in all activities, there is some, more or less, of the God-Energy
acting, misused truly, but nevertheless active.
The sincere student will give no attention to the phenomena of psychic seeing or
hearing, but understands that he must push directly through—by the power of the
Inner Will through his outer determination—and enter within the Electronic Belt,
where only the Truth is expressed.
Beloved Students! While it is necessary to explain this, I want you to make up your
minds not to have any fear.
Within the psychic stratum of thought and feeling is the principal activity of what
we know as the sinister force in this world. Sometimes souls with splendid Inner
Attainment, not understanding the True Reality of this of which I speak, have
allowed their attention to become drawn to this stratum because of the premature
awakening of this physical faculty by a semblance of Truth being presented to
them and some phenomena—enough to hold their attention. After the attention
becomes fixed, everyone, without exception, will find that semblance of Truth
disappearing.
One of these attributes which is perhaps most fascinating is the false prophecies
which are made, causing the individual to make wild prophecies, and once in
awhile, one being fulfilled in order to bind the attention more strongly. With this
there is also a certain substance which is drawn into the brain. (I may not yet
explain further to you.) This makes it impossible even for the Master to interfere to
help the individual, because of his own free will by which he has accepted it. There
are a few cases, however, in which the individual realized the mistake before he
had gone too far, and by intense calling to be liberated, one of the Brothers was
sent to release the individual completely.
There is occasionally a rare nature who, because of its great purity, passes through
this psychic stratum without ever knowing it or contacting it. This kind of
this psychic stratum without ever knowing it or contacting it. This kind of
individual is very fortunate indeed. The forces within this stratum work most
directly upon the feeling nature—and this means upon the passion of the
individual, because it is most easily reached.
Men and women who have lost the controlling power over their passion, which
may be either sex or anger, have knowingly or unknowingly become entangled in
the psychic stratum of thought and feeling, thereby opening the doors of their
beautiful and wonderful Temples of God. Through the open door, the forces within
the psychic stratum fasten upon them, intensifying their own passion into an
uncontrolled condition, which otherwise might be controlled. Far better had such
individuals walked into a den of rattlesnakes, for then they would have but thrown
off the physical bodies and been free; but once enmeshed in this psychic sphere,
they are often bound for many embodiments. Why is this? Because they make
records within their mental worlds from which they do not know how to extricate
themselves. Consequently these souls are reborn again with those same tendencies,
until after the second or third embodiment they become the depraved creatures
you see about you wherever you go.
Sometimes the influence is cunning enough to hide this from the outer world for a
long time, thus carrying on its nefarious work, as it thinks, in secret. Here comes
the most heart-rending part of this explanations I mean to say, it seems so from
the outer sense.
On the higher planes of activity, there are great and beautiful souls who volunteer
to go into this stratum to help, through their radiation, to break its hold upon
humanity. These volunteers are both masculine and feminine. More often however,
they are feminine. This explains why beautiful souls in a feminine embodiment
become united in outer marriage with the masculine soul who has become
enmeshed in this psychic condition. Often the individuals thus enmeshed become
most cunningly sensitive, and with remarkable accuracy, sense conditions, thus
many times causing others with whom they come into contact to temporarily
think it is real.
If individuals coming to the point of being united in marriage, man-made, would
call out to the God Within, the “Mighty I AM Presence,” that: “If this marriage is
taking place through the desire of passion, then let it never be done,” great grief
and torture would thus be avoided.
Now we come to the real part:
The individuals who, through their own efforts, or through instruction being
presented to them, get the true understanding of what the “Mighty I AM Presence”
means—that It is the True and Mighty Self—and hold earnestly to It, never again
can they be drawn into those discordant things, unless from their own
volunteering from the Higher Planes of activity, where they know exactly what
they are doing.
War periods more readily than any other open individuals to this psychic plane.
Consequently it has always been observed that after war periods there is always a
greater unleashing of the uncontrolled passion than at any other time.
Knowing this should in no wise cause anyone to fear this psychic stratum. If
students find themselves conscious of passing through it, they should instantly
take the consciousness: ” ‘I AM’ the Controlling Master Presence, always
Victorious”; and they will instantly find strength to face whatever appears, and go
fearlessly and serenely through.
Jesus suggested that this Explanation be given while the students were under the
Triple Radiation. (This Triple Radiation means that in His Radiation, He always
carries with it the Triple Activity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, or the “I AM
Presence.” All who apply the “I AM Presence” are receiving the Triple Activity as
long as they maintain It, and the Triple Activity is always Self-sustained.)
Astrology
One of the saddest things I have to say to you is that many of those attempting to
cast horoscopes are unknowingly drawing themselves into the psychic net and are
cast horoscopes are unknowingly drawing themselves into the psychic net and are
becoming sensitized and voicing the adverse conditions which exist only in this
stratum.
This is one of the most unfortunate activities because the individual is so entirely
unaware that he has opened his door—until he has become so enmeshed that no
amount of argument or reasoning will change his belief in astrology. In the past
twenty years the avenue of astrology has been used for this purpose more than any
other. Many times through this, the thought, or radiation from this stratum, says
that certain conditions will manifest for the individual which he cannot avoid. If it
is not said in so many words, it is felt through the radiation. This is one of the
principal reasons why the last cataclysm of Atlantis occurred, and why the people
of Atlantis, in the great majority, refused to listen to the Wisdom of the Masters
—who prophesied from Reality the destruction of Atlantis.
I understand, Beloved Students, that some of you who have been so interested in
your horoscopes may think I am severe. However, such is not the case; but My
Love for you is great enough that I may speak to you the unadulterated Truth. If
you cannot believe the Truth which I speak to you, then you must go on your way,
for you are individuals of free will, which I have no desire to interfere with, except
that “I AM” privileged to point the way.
Individuals who will cling tenaciously to the “I AM Presence” need never, anytime,
anywhere, ever fear any of these things, because It will correct them and hold
them steady on the True Pathway of Light, up whose Golden Stairway they may
climb with definite
precision, into their Full Dominion and Perfection.
I assure you, Beloved Ones, that My Heart goes out with all Its Strength to the
individuals whose attention is held by astrology, for they are so unaware of the
pathway strewn with thorns which they have entered upon that will pierce their
feet, causing them to cry out in agony; and only when that agony becomes great
enough will they call out with all their Beings and say: “OH GOD! SHOW ME THE
TRUE WAY.”
Beloved Students, you who so earnestly seek the Light, know there is but the One
Presence that is your Invincible Protection, and that is the “Great I AM Presence,”
God in you. Do not let your attention ever be held by these many outer
manifestations: astrology, the power of numbers, spiritualism, or any of the many
things that would take your attention away from the “Mighty I AM Presence”
which is your Real Self.
If you turn to It at all times, It will lead you in the Pathway of Light, strewn with
the rarest flowers whose very fragrance will enfold you with that strength and
“peace that passeth understanding”; with that stillness of the outer which will
enable you to enter into the Great Silence, wherein you will find the Greatest
Invincible Activity of God, the “I AM Presence.”
Beloved Ones! surely you must understand that you cannot serve two masters and
gain any victory ahead. Having free will, you must choose. If you choose the outer,
forgetting your “Invincible I AM Presence,” then My Love goes with you, enfolding
you in Its Mighty Mantle of Protection until such time as you choose to return to
the One God.
If you choose your “I AM Presence” and adhere to It, then your struggles are soon
over, and you will find yourselves moving in that Sphere of Peace, Harmony and
Perfection wherein you look upon the outer world with great compassion—but
never with that human sympathy which would stifle your own growth.
This reminds us of the old, time-worn Statement: Seek ye first the Kingdom of
Heaven, and all the outer things are added, or given into your use, under your
command. That Kingdom of Heaven is the “Great I AM Presence,” the only Reality
of you—who is the Owner and Giver of all created and manifested things.
Is it not strange, Beloved Students, that one will so long wander about in discord
and limitation, when the Master Presence of Light, the “I AM Presence,” walks by
one’s side at all times, waiting one’s decision to turn to It and receive Its Radiant,
one’s side at all times, waiting one’s decision to turn to It and receive Its Radiant,
Glorious Blessings of Perfection in all outer manifestation? Such is your privilege, O
Beloved Ones!
In spite of all outer activity, the atmosphere of the classes is truly divine. While I
am sorry that some have not felt the true importance of their “I AM Presence” and
that they still reach to outer things, I but wait, enfolding them in My Love, for they
have free will.
Perhaps I am a little old-fashioned, but when I see individuals that are so good and
so fine, I would just like to pick them up and hold them in My Embrace until they
could realize the full importance of their own “Mighty I AM Presence”; but this I
may not do, for I so well know that all who have any desire left to reach to the
without must do so until that desire is no longer apparent.
The students must understand that they cannot divide their attention between the
“I AM Presence” and outer things, for it is a house divided against itself and must
sooner or later fall. All greatness is dependent on the “I AM Presence,” and It is the
governor of the form, or should be. In It is all strength, courage and power. Those
blessed children! If they could only realize fully what a privilege stands at their
doors and how in a comparatively short time they could gain freedom from all
limitation.
This Dictation-. The situation is this: when students ask if they might listen to
these Dictations themselves, they are entitled to the explanation of what is
necessary for Work of this kind —for it is most unusual, We know.
The fact is that the One God is always Perfect, always was, is now, and always will
be —and the “I AM” is that Presence; but if they have not been aware of this, the
body and brain of the student must go through a period of adjustment. That
adjustment of the outer self takes weeks, months, or years to accomplish,
according to the requirement of the student.
Never in the history of the preparation of students has the Master ever allowed
them to come within His own Inner Electronic Circle. The students come, or are
taught the application, but they never come into the Inner Electronic Circle of the
Master Himself.
The Electronic Circle prepared here for this Work has required thirty years of
preparation, and no matter how beautiful the Radiation and Love of an individual
are, We do not have the time to prepare and adjust the atomic structure of the
brain and body of the students at this period of world crisis; but with their sincere
determination and use of the “I AM Presence,” they will be prepared for the
“Presence of the Ascended Host.”
The atomic structure is a mechanical instrument, and the innumerable parts must
work in harmony and perfect cooperation with each other. The students do not
understand that when a certain definite, specific Work is to be done, there must be
definite preparation for it. For illustration, take one who by nature is endowed with
an unusual quality for giving forth lectures in public: if he is to have the Assistance
of the Ascended Host, there must be special preparation for it. The individual
would be so prepared that from twenty minutes to half an hour before the
lectures, that one would be enclosed in a Tube of Light into which nothing entered
except the Radiation of the Inspiring Master.
BENEDICTION: Out of the fullness of our Hearts, O Mighty Presence, we give
praise and thanks for Thy Love, Wisdom and Power. We give praise and thanks for
the Mighty Rays that have gone out to each student today. We give thanks for the
intensity of this focus that quickens the assurance within the students of the Truth
of their “Mighty Presence of the I AM,” which is the True Self. Strengthen them,
each one, with that firm determination to hold to that One Presence which is all
Freedom, all Perfection, Eternal Youth and Beauty.
NOTES
- Is the God Meru large of stature?
- The God Meru is about seven feet, and of the most wonderful proportion. The
God Himalaya is about seven feet two inches. The God Tabor is about eight feet. He
comes from a very, very ancient race of people.
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