Received 23 December 2004 at solstice for

Capricorn Full Moon

There is that which lies at the core of the soul and at the core of the personality which is the same. This energy is Life.. It is not differentiated ‘life’ but the One Life. This realisation ‘atones’ the soul and the personality because there is no inherent separation.. They are like identical twins dressed in different clothes except that they are not twins but only ‘one’. This realisation lies at the heart of the transfiguration – all outer forms including those in consciousness are transfigured before the identifying ‘eye’ of the initiate. All is realised as one – one great fire that is Life. This may be stated over and over but its realisation is another matter. This realisation has simultaneous affects on both the consciousness of the initiate and his brain – an antahkarana of fire is registered from the highest formless world to the lowest world of form..

It is here that the fifth hierarchy, the fifth ray and the ajna centre are important. You may recall that in maps of the centres the etheric location of the ajna centre is not given among the four etheric planes. You might like to consider its association with the three highest subplanes of the fifth or gaseous plane and consequently with the agnichaitans of the physical plane. In a planetary sense at a higher level of correspondence some idea of the role of the NGWS as the planetary ajna centre may be obtained. Thus when the crown and ajna centre are functioning as a unit there is a bridge between the first subplane and the fifth and the work of the fifth ray is consummated. During the coming seventh ray cycle which coincides with the age of Aquarius this alignment is carried all the way through to the seventh or physical plane resulting in synthesis.

This synthesis is the realisation on the physical plane of that which lies behind all the planes. All seven planes or states of consciousness are in essence one – the one life of the cosmic physical plane. When this one life is experienced then all lesser distinctions are realised within context and let go of In the case of the initiate, individual or group, this ‘current’ of life energy is registered tangibly within the physical brain as well as in consciousness. The registration within form becomes a ‘touchstone’ for accessing the current which is why certain physical locations in the outer world become stable anchoring points for the fifth kingdom and is also the reason that the Temple of Power can be eventually realised on the physical plane. Your work as a group with Highden has been part of this process.

So, something happens within the lowest expression of the personality – the physical form. The energy of ‘life’ is registered and has a more or less permanent ‘anchoring’ point. Something also happens within the soul – on its highest level of expression – the atmic plane.. This could be described as a ‘tear’ in the veil or web. Remember that the veils are progressively rent between the etheric levels which is also called the ‘burning of the web’. When it is also remembered that the descent of the fire of spirit and the ascent of the kundalini fire are simultaneous events and in reality there is only one ‘fire’ then some understanding may result. The result in consciousness ( for the soul is ever the seat of consciousness ) is that the ‘compartmentalisation’ of consciousness is ended. Its division into personality, soul and spirit is bought to an end within the awareness of the soul. The eye in the triangle is experienced.

This ending of compartmentalisation through identification with the one life behind consciousness and form has its outer representation in the life experience of the initiate. He begins by being identified with his form and eventually with his personality as a unified functioning whole. He gradually becomes more aware of himself as a soul increasingly able to work through his personality and dis-identify with it. He becomes more group conscious and begins to identify with progressively larger inner and outer groups – his coworkers – his nation – humanity as a whole.

Eventually his identification shifts to the one life that is the earth – the life of Shamballa, the life of Sanat Kumara. And because Life is ONE this identification takes him into relationship in some small way with the Life which IS, expresses through and yet remains beyond the whole of Kosmos. Once LIFE becomes a reality within the ‘identity’ of the initiate then lesser identifications fade. He or she may still form essential parts of groups, organisations, nations but their anchor will not be ‘within’ their outer group but with the essential Life expressing through it. They become ambassadors of the One Life and through their identification with it which increases as the higher initiations are taken, they induce its realisation in others. All lesser fires are contained within the one ‘synthetic’ fire which underlies the cosmic physical plane and whenever this fire of synthesis is present even in the tiniest of ‘doses’ it has a homeopathic effect upon its surroundings. Such workers must remain ‘free’ to follow the call of spirit when it comes. They are leaves which are moved by the wind which ‘bloweth where it listeth’. They must learn to respond to that inner call, the straight knowing which flows down the fiery current of their anchored antahkarana – and in such a way they will widen this channel of fire. They are no longer held by group affiliations, loyalties or commitments but must hold their allegiance to something deeper that beats at the heart of all groups. Their comings and goings will then be ‘unreasonable’ to the consciousness operating within such lesser groupings but this very unreasonableness will be a signpost to that which lies beyond reason – the spiritual instinct which acts without thought because it is not inherently separate from the life which motivates it. There is in fact no separate identity to ‘think’ about what ‘it’ should do.

The work of this ‘outer group’ is coming to an end and yet at the same time it is only now beginning. A School is a field of training, a nursery in which things can be tried out within a safe environment and the consequences of actions contained. A School is preparation for living. Shamballa School could be said to be preparation for LIFE. A container is breaking but you were never that container. Shamballa School is not an outer organisation or group. It is present when two criteria are fulfilled. 1. Life is present ( which it is everywhere and when on the cosmic physical plane ) 2. The presence of that Life is ‘realised in consciousness’

If you are able to hold, even intermittently, the realisation of that Life in whatever circumstances you find yourselves called to, then Shamballa School will be in session. As individuals you do not need to be together, nor do you need to be apart for there is no separation possible in Life.

This series of training in group initiation has not been a theoretical process. It has gone hand in hand with your own self initiated work in the three worlds. An initiate knows because he works and a group initiate does likewise. Whatever identification with the Life aspect you have achieved has not been the result of my words – my words have been a living response, a bridge called forth by your energetic demand for Life generated from your call and commitment to service. A bridge over which energy can move in both directions. I call you now to serve as such a bridge between the energy of Life and the calls of other groups. You will find your own living response to the tension generated and clothe the essential lesson of identification with the One Life in many outer garments of consciousness. Teaching is not about giving theoretical information – if that were enough then one messenger from Hierarchy would be all that was required. It is an experiential process which must be entered into again and again with larger and larger groups. It is a relationship founded upon the realisation that there is no need for relationship between things that are not essentially separate from each other. It is the brotherhood of the Aquarian age in living demonstration.

Let Life prevail!