ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE Book 4

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The = ESSENE GOSPEL=20 OF PEACE

The=20 Teachings of the Elect

Book Four

The = Original Hebrew=20 and Aramaic Texts
Translated and edited by
EDMOND BORDEAUX=20 SZEKELY
MCMLXXXI
INTERNATIONAL BIOGENIC SOCIETY
Book Design = by=20 Golondrina Graohics
Copyright @ 1981, by the International Biogenic = Society
Printed In the United States of America-All Rights=20 Reserved

Preface

The=20 Essene Communions

The=20 Gift of Life in the Humble Grass

The=20 Sevenfold Peace

The=20 Holy Streams

The = Illustrations are by=20 Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo,
Fra Angelico, Botticelli, and El=20 Greco

PREFACE

It was in 1928 that = Edmond=20 Bordeaux Szekely first published his translation of Book One of = The Essene=20 Gospel of Peace, an ancient manuscript he had found in the Secret = Archives of the Vatican as the result of limitless patience, faultless = scholarship, and unerring intuition, a story told in his book, The = Discovery of the Essene Gospel of Peace. The English version of = this=20 ancient manuscript appeared in 1937, and ever since, the little volume = has=20 traveled all over the world, appearing in different languages, and = gaining=20 every year more and more readers, until now, still with no commercial=20 advertisement, over a million copies have been sold in the United = States=20 alone. It was not until almost fifty years after the first French = translation=20 that Book Two and Book Three appeared, and these also have now become = classics=20 of the Essene literature.

Book Four, The = Teachings of=20 the Elect, will come as a surprise to those readers who are aware = of Dr.=20 Szekely's death in 1979. if I were also a philologist, or scholar, or=20 archeologist, I might be able to provide some explanation. But I am = only his=20 faithful famulus amanuensis, and the instructions he left me = were=20 clear and explicit: "Two years after my death, you shall publish Book = Four of=20 The Essene Gospel of Peace. " That was all, and I am now = carrying out=20 his wish.

This Book Four, = The=20 Teachings of the Elect, represents yet another fragment of the = complete=20 manuscript which exists in Aramaic in the Secret Archives of the = Vatican and=20 in old Slavonic in the Royal Library of the Habsburgs (now the = property of the=20 Austrian government). As to the reason for the delay in its = publication, I can=20 only surmise that Dr. Szekely wanted the vivid reality of these = ageless truths=20 to stand alone, unobscured even by the presence of the translator. He = did say=20 in his Preface to the first London edition of Book One in 1937 that = "we have=20 issued this part before the rest, because it is the part of which = suffering=20 humanity has most need today." Perhaps, in the same way, the troubled = world of=20 forty-four years later needs this fourth volume of The Essene = Gospel of=20 Peace.

Again the words of = Dr. Szekely:=20 "We have nothing to add to this text. It speaks for itself. The reader = who=20 studies the pages that follow with concentration, will feel the = eternal=20 vitality and powerful evidence of these profound truths which mankind = needs=20 today more urgently than ever before."

"And the truth=20 shall bear witness of itself."=20

THE ESSENE COMMUNIONS

And it came to pass = that Jesus=20 gathered the Sons of Light by the shore of the river, to reveal to = them that=20 which had been hidden; for the space of seven years had passed, and = each one=20 was ripe for truth, as the flower opens from the bud when the angels = of sun=20 and water bring it to its time of blossoming.

And all of them were = unlike one=20 to the other, for some were of age, and some had still the dew of = youth on=20 their cheeks, and some had been raised according to the traditions of = their=20 fathers, and others knew not who their father and mother had been. But = all=20 shared in a clearness of eye and a suppleness of body, for these were = signs=20 that for seven years they had walked with the angels of the Earthly = Mother and=20 obeyed her laws. And for seven years the unknown angels of the = Heavenly Father=20 had taught them through their sleeping hours. And now was the day come = when=20 they would enter the Brotherhood of the Elect and learn the hidden = teachings=20 of the Elders, even those of Enoch and before.

And Jesus led the = Sons of Light=20 to an ancient tree by the side of the river, and there he knelt at the = place=20 where the roots, gnarled and hoary with age, spread over the river = edge. And=20 the Sons of Light knelt also, and they did touch with reverence the = trunk of=20 the ancient tree, for it was taught to them that the trees are the = Brothers of=20 the Sons of Men. For their mother is the same, the Earthly Mother, = whose blood=20 runs in the sap of the tree and in the body of the Son of Man. And = their=20 father is the same, the Heavenly Father, whose laws are written in the = branches of the tree, and whose laws are engraved in the forehead of = the Son=20 of Man.

And Jesus reached = out his hands=20 to the tree, and said: "Behold, the Tree of Life, which stands in the = middle=20 of the Eternal Sea. Look not only with the eyes of the body, but see = with the=20 eyes of the spirit the Tree of Life at a source of running streams; at = a=20 living spring in a land of drought. See the eternal garden of wonders, = and at=20 its center the Tree of Life, mystery of mysteries, growing everlasting = branches for eternal planting, to sink their roots into the stream of = life=20 from an eternal source. See with the eyes of the spirit the angels of = day and=20 the angels of night which protect the fruits with flames of Eternal = Light=20 burning every way.

"See, oh Sons of = Light, the=20 branches of the Tree of Life reaching toward the kingdom of the = Heavenly=20 Father. And see the roots of the Tree of Life descending into the = bosom of the=20 Earthly Mother. And the Son of Man is raised to an eternal height and = walks in=20 the wonders of the plain; for only the Son of Man carries in his body = the=20 roots of the Tree of Life; the same roots that suckle from the bosom = of the=20 Earthly Mother; and only the Son of Man carries in his spirit the = branches of=20 the Tree of Life; the same branches that reach to the sky, even so to = the=20 kingdom of the Heavenly Father.

"And for seven years = have you=20 labored throughout the day with the angels of the Earthly Mother; and = for=20 seven years you have slept in the arms of the Heavenly Father. And now = your=20 reward shall be great, for it shall be given unto you the gift of = tongues,=20 that you may draw to you the full power of your Earthly Mother, and = have=20 command over her angels and dominion over all her kingdom; and that = you may=20 draw to you the blinding glory of your Heavenly Father, that you may = command=20 his angels and enter into life everlasting in the heavenly=20 kingdoms.

"And for seven years = these words=20 were not given unto you, for he who uses the gift of tongues to seek = after=20 riches, or to hold sway over his enemies, he shall no longer be a Son = of=20 Light, but a whelp of the devil and a creature of darkness.

For only the pure = water can=20 mirror forth the light of the sun; and that water which has become = dank with=20 filth and murk can reflect nothing. And when the body and the spirit = of the=20 Son of Man have walked with the angels of the Earthly Mother and the = Heavenly=20 Father for seven years, then is he like the running river under the = noonday=20 sun, mirroring forth dazzling lights of brilliant jewels.

" Hear me, Sons of = Light, for I=20 will impart to you the gift of tongues, that by speaking to your = Earthly=20 Mother in the morning, and to your Heavenly Father in the evening, you = may go=20 closer and closer to oneness with the kingdoms of earth and heaven, = that=20 oneness for which the Son of Man is destined from the beginning of the = times.

"I will make known = unto you deep=20 and mysterious things. For I tell you truly, all things exist by God = and there=20 is none beside him. Direct your hearts, therefore, that you may walk = on the=20 right paths, where his presence is.

"When you open your = eyes in the=20 morning, even then before your body has been called by the Angel of = Sun, say=20 to yourselves these words, letting them echo in your spirit; for words = are=20 like dead leaves when there is no life in them of the spirit. Say, = then, these=20 words: 'I enter the eternal and infinite garden of mystery, my spirit = in=20 oneness with the Heavenly Father, my body in oneness with the Earthly = Mother,=20 my heart in harmony with my Brothers, the Sons of Men, dedicating my = spirit,=20 my body, and my heart to the holy, pure and saving Teaching, even that = Teaching which of old was known to Enoch.'

"And after these = words have=20 entered into your spirit, on the first morning after Sabbath, say = these words:=20 'The Earthly Mother and I are one. Her breath is my breath; her blood = is my=20 blood; her bone, her flesh, her bowels, her eyes and ears, are my = bone, my=20 flesh, my bowels, my eyes and ears. Never will I desert her, and = always will=20 she nourish and sustain my body.' And you will feel the power of the = Earthly=20 Mother flowing through your body like the river when it is swollen = with rains=20 and courses mightily with a great noise.

"And on the second = morning after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Earth, make fruitful my seed, and = with=20 your power give life to my body.' Even as your seed creates new life, = so=20 courses through the earth the seed of the angel of Earth: in the = grass, in the=20 soil, in all living things that grow from the soil. Know, oh Sons of = Light,=20 that the same angel of Earth that makes your seed into sons also makes = the=20 tiny acorn into this mighty oak, and makes the seed-bearing wheat to = grow for=20 bread for the Son of Man. And the seed of your body need not enter the = body of=20 woman to create life; for the power of the angel of Earth can create = the life=20 of the spirit within, as well as the life of the body = without.

"And on the third = morning after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Life, enter with strength the = limbs of my=20 body.' And with these words embrace the Tree of Life, even as I = embrace this=20 brother oak, and you will feel the power of the angel of Life flow to = your=20 arms, and to your legs, and to all the parts of your body, as the sap = flows in=20 the tree in the spring, even as it runs out of the trunk, so will the = angel of=20 Life flood your body with the power of the Earthly Mother.

"And on the fourth morning after = Sabbath, say=20 these words: 'Angel of joy, descend upon earth, pouring forth beauty = and=20 delight to all the children of the Earthly Mother and the, Heavenly = Father.'=20 And you will go forth into the fields of flowers after rain and give = thanks to=20 your Earthly Mother for the sweet odor of blossoms; for I tell you = truly, a=20 flower has no other purpose than to bring joy to the heart of the Son = of Man.=20 And you will listen with new ears to the song of the birds, and see = with new=20 eyes the colors of the sun in its rising and its setting; and all = these gifts=20 of the Earthly Mother will cause joy to well forth within you, as a = spring=20 wells forth of a sudden in a barren place. And you shall know that no = one=20 comes before the Heavenly Father that the angel of joy lets not pass; = for in=20 joy was the earth created, and in joy did the Earthly Mother and the = Heavenly=20 Father give birth to the Son of Man.

"And on the fifth = morning after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Sun, enter my body and let me = bathe in the=20 fire of life.' And you will feel the rays of the rising sun enter into = the=20 center point of your body, there in the center where the angels of day = and of=20 night mingle, and the power of the sun shall be yours to direct to any = part of=20 your body, for the angels dwell therein.

"And on the sixth = morning after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Water, enter my blood and give the = Water=20 of Life to my body.' And you will feel, like the rushing current of = the river,=20 the power of the angel of Water enter your blood, and like the = rivulets of a=20 stream, send the power of the Earthly Mother through your blood to all = the=20 parts of your body. And it shall be for healing, for the power of the = angel of=20 Water is very great, and when you speak to her, she will send her = power=20 wherever you command, for when the angels of God dwell within the Son = of Man,=20 are all things possible.

"And on the seventh = morning=20 after Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Air, enter with my breath = and give=20 the Air of Life to my body.' Know, oh Sons of Light, that the Angel of = Air is=20 the messenger of the Heavenly Father, and no one comes before the face = of God=20 that the angel of Air lets not pass. For we do not think of the angel = of Air=20 when we breathe, for we breathe without thought, as the sons of = darkness live=20 their lives without thought. But when the power of life enters into = your words=20 and into your breathing, then for every time you invoke the Angel of = Air, so=20 do you also invoke the unknown angels of the Heavenly Father; and you = will go=20 closer and closer to the heavenly kingdoms.

"And on the Sabbath = evening, say=20 these words: 'The Heavenly Father and I are One.' And close your eyes, = Sons of=20 Light, and in sleep enter into the unknown realms of the Heavenly = Father. And=20 you will bathe in the light of the stars, and the Heavenly Father will = hold=20 you in his hand and cause a spring of knowledge to well up within you; = a=20 fountain of power, pouring forth living waters, a flood of love and of = all-embracing wisdom, like the splendor of Eternal Light. And one day = the eyes=20 of your spirit shall open, and you shall know all things.

"And on the first = evening after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Eternal Life, descend upon me and = give=20 eternal life to my spirit.' And close your eyes, Sons of Light, and in = sleep=20 contemplate the oneness of all life everywhere. For I tell you truly, = in the=20 daylight hours are our feet on the ground and we have no wings with = which to=20 fly. But our spirits are not tied to the earth., and with the coming = of night=20 we overcome our attachment to the earth and join with that which is = eternal.=20 For the Son of Man is not all that he seems, and only with the eyes of = the=20 spirit can we see those golden threads which link us with all life=20 everywhere.

"And on the second = evening after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Creative Work, descend upon earth = and give=20 abundance to all the Sons of Men.' For this most powerful of the = angels of the=20 Heavenly Father is the cause of movement, and only in movement is = life. Work,=20 Sons of Light, in the garden of the Brotherhood to create the kingdom = of the=20 heavens upon earth. And as you work, so will the angel of Creative = Work=20 nurture and ripen the seed of your spirit, that you may see = God.

"And on the third = evening after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Peace, peace, peace, Angel of Peace, be = always=20 everywhere.' Seek the angel of Peace in all that lives, in all you do, = in=20 every word you speak. For peace is the key to all knowledge, to all = mystery,=20 to all life. Where there is no peace, there does Satan reign. And the = sons of=20 darkness covet most of all to steal from the Sons of Light their = peace. Go,=20 therefore, on this night to the golden stream of light that is the = garment of=20 the angel of Peace. And bring back to the morning the peace of God = that=20 surpasses understanding, that with this perfect peace you may comfort = the=20 hearts of the Sons of Men.

"And on the fourth = evening after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Power, descend on me and fill with = power=20 all my deeds.' I tell you truly, just as there is no life on earth = without the=20 sun, so there is no life of the spirit without the Angel of Power. = What you=20 think and what you feel, these are like the dead scriptures, which are = only=20 words on a page, or the dead speech of dead men. But the Sons of Light = will=20 not only think, will not only feel, but will also do, and their acts = will=20 fulfill their thoughts and feelings, as the golden fruit of summer = gives=20 meaning to the green leaves of spring.

'And on the fifth = evening after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Love, descend on me and fill with = love all=20 my feelings.' For it is by love that the Heavenly Father and the = Earthly=20 Mother and the Son of Man become one. Love is eternal. Love is = stronger than=20 death. And every night should the Sons of Light bathe in the holy = water of the=20 angel of Love, that with the morning he may baptize the Sons of Men = with kind=20 deeds and gentle words. For when the heart of the Son of Light is = bathed in=20 love, only kind and gentle words speak forth.

"And on the sixth = evening after=20 Sabbath, say these words: 'Angel of Wisdom, descend on me and fill = with wisdom=20 all my thoughts.' Know, Sons of Light, that your thoughts are as = powerful as=20 the bolt of lightning that stabs through th6 storm and splits asunder = the=20 mighty tree. It was for this that you have waited seven years to learn = how to=20 speak with the angels, for you know not the power of your thoughts. = Use, then,=20 wisdom in all you think and say and do. For I tell you truly, that = which is=20 done without wisdom is as a rider less horse, mouth foaming and eyes = wild,=20 running crazed into a yawning chasm. But when the angel of Wisdom = governs your=20 deeds, then is the path to the unknown realms established, and order = and=20 harmony govern your lives.

"And these are the = communions=20 with the angels which are given to the Sons of Light, that with bodies = purified by the Earthly Mother and spirits purified by the Heavenly = Father,=20 they may command and serve the angels, continually, from period to = period, in=20 the circuits of the day, and in its fixed order; with the coming of = light from=20 its source and at the turn of evening and the outgoing of light, at = the=20 outgoing of darkness and the coming in of day, continually, in all the = generations of time.

"The truth is born = out of the=20 spring of Light, falsehood from the well of darkness. The dominion of = all the=20 children of truth is in the hands of the Angels of Light so that they = may walk=20 in the ways of Light.

"Blessings on all = the Sons of=20 Light who have cast their lot with the Law, that walk truthfully in = all their=20 ways. May the Law bless you with all good and keep you from all evil, = and=20 illumine your hearts with insight into the things of life and grace = you with=20 knowledge of things Eternal."

And the crescent = moon of peace=20 rose over the mountain and slivers of light shone in the waters of the = river.=20 And the Sons of Light as one man knelt in reverence and thanksgiving = for the=20 words of Jesus, as he taught them in the ancient ways of their = fathers, even=20 as Enoch was taught of old.

And Jesus said: "The = Law was=20 planted to reward the Children of Light with healing and abundant = peace, with=20 long life, with fruitful seed of everlasting blessings, with eternal = joy in=20 immortality of Eternal Light.

"With the coming of day I = embrace=20 my Mother, with the coming of night I join my Father, and with the = outgoing=20 of evening and morning I will breathe their Law, and I will not = interrupt=20 these Communions until the end of time."=20

THE GIFT OF LIFE IN THE HUMBLE=20 GRASS

It was in the month = of Thebt,=20 when the earth was covered with shoots of young grass after the rains, = and the=20 covering of emerald green was tender as the fine down of a baby chick. = And it=20 was on a bright sun-filled morning that Jesus gathered the new = Brothers of the=20 Elect round about him, that they might hear with their ears and = understand=20 with their hearts the teachings of their fathers, even as it was = taught to=20 Enoch of old.

And Jesus sat = beneath a gnarled=20 and ancient tree, holding in his hands a small earthen pot; and in the = pot was=20 growing tender grass of wheat, the most perfect among all seed bearing = herbs.=20 And the tender grass within the pot was radiant with life, even as the = grass=20 and plants which covered the hills far into the distant fields and = beyond. And=20 Jesus stroked the grass in the pot with the hands, even as gently as = he would=20 touch the head of a little child.

And Jesus said: = "Happy are you,=20 Sons of Light, for you have entered into the deathless way and you = walk in the=20 path of truth, even as did your fathers of old, who were taught by the = Great=20 Ones. With the eyes and ears of the spirit do you see and hear the = sights and=20 sounds of the kingdom of the Earthly Mother: the blue sky where dwells = the=20 angel of Air, the foaming river where flows the angel of Water, the = golden=20 light which streams from the angel of Sun. And I tell you truly, all = these are=20 within you as well as without; for your breath, your blood, the fire = of life=20 within you, all are one with the Earthly Mother.

But of all these, and more, that = most precious=20 gift of your Earthly Mother is the grass beneath your feet, even that = grass=20 which you tread upon without thought. Humble and meek is the angel of = Earth,=20 for she has no wings to fly, nor golden rays of light to pierce the = mist. But=20 great is her strength and vast is her domain, for she covers the earth = with=20 her power, and without her the Sons of Men would be no more, for no = man can=20 live without the grass, the trees and the plants of the Earthly = Mother. And=20 these are the gifts of the angel of Earth to the Sons of = Men.

"But now I will = speak to you of=20 mysterious things, for I tell you truly, the humble grass is more than = food=20 for man and beast. it hides its glory beneath a lowly aspect, as it = was told=20 of a ruler of old that he visited the villages of his subjects = disguised as a=20 beggar, knowing they would tell many things to such a one, but would = fall down=20 in fear before their King. So does the humble grass hide its glory = under its=20 coat of humble green, and the Sons of Men walk on it, plough it, feed = it to=20 their beasts, but know not what secrets are hidden within it, even = those=20 secrets of everlasting life in the heavenly kingdoms.

"But the Sons of = Light will know=20 what lies hidden in the grass, for it is given to them to bring = comfort to the=20 Sons of Men. Even so are we taught by the Earthly Mother with this = -little=20 handful of wheat in a simple pot, even the same earthen pot you use to = drink=20 milk and gather the honey of bees. Now the pot is filled with black = soil rich=20 with old leaves and moist with the dew of morning, even that most = precious=20 gift of the angel of Earth.

"And I did moisten a = handful of=20 wheat, that the angel of Water entered into it. The angel of Air did = also=20 embrace it, and the angel of Sun, and the power of the three angels = awakened=20 also the angel of Life within the wheat, and sprout and root were born = in each=20 grain.

"Then I put the = awakened wheat=20 into the soil of the angel of Earth, and the power of the Earthly = Mother and=20 all her angels entered into the wheat, and when the sun had risen four = times=20 the grains had become grass. I tell you truly, there is no greater = miracle=20 than this."

And the Brothers looked = with=20 reverence at the tender blades of grass in the hands of Jesus, and = one asked=20 him: "Master, what is the secret of the grass you hold in your = hands? Why is=20 it different from that grass that covers the hills and the=20 mountains?"

And Jesus answered = "It is not=20 different, Son of Light. All grass, all trees, all plants, in every = part of=20 the world, all are part of the kingdom of the Earthly Mother. But I = have=20 separated in this pot a small portion of your Mother's kingdom, that = you may=20 touch her with the hands of the spirit, and that her power may enter = into your=20 body.

"For I tell you = truly, there is=20 a Holy Stream of Life which gave birth to the Earthly Mother and all = her=20 angels. Invisible is this Stream of Life to the eyes of the Sons of = Men, for=20 they walk in darkness and see not the angels of the day and of the = night that=20 surround them and hover over them. But the Sons of Light have walked = for seven=20 years with the angels of the day and of the night, and now they are = given the=20 secrets of communion with the angels. And the eyes of your spirit = shall be=20 opened, and you will see and hear and touch the Stream of Life that = gave birth=20 to the Earthly Mother. And you will enter the Holy Stream of Life, and = it will=20 carry you with infinite tenderness to everlasting life in the kingdom = of your=20 Heavenly Father."

"How shall we do = this, Master?"=20 some asked in amazement. "What secrets must we know to see and hear = and touch=20 this Holy Stream of Life?".

And Jesus did not = answer. But he=20 placed his two hands around the growing blades of grass in the pot, = gently, as=20 if it were the forehead of a little child. And he closed his eyes, and = around=20 him were waves of light, shimmering in the sun, as the summer heat = makes the=20 light to tremble under a cloudless sky. And the Brothers knelt and = bowed their=20 heads in reverence before the power of the angels which poured forth = from the=20 sitting figure of Jesus; and still he sat in silence, with his hands = closed as=20 if in prayer around the blades of grass.

And no one knew if = an hour had=20 passed, or a year, for time stood still and it was as if all creation = held its=20 breath. And Jesus opened his eyes, and the scent of blossoms filled = the air as=20 Jesus spoke: "Here is the secret, Sons of Light; here in the humble = grass.=20 Here is the meeting place of the Earthly Mother and the Heavenly = Father; here=20 is the Stream of Life which gave birth to all creation; I tell you = truly, only=20 to the Son of Man is it given to see and hear and touch the Stream of = Life=20 which flows between the Earthly and Heavenly Kingdoms. Place your = hands around=20 the tender grass of the angel of Earth, and you will see and hear and = touch=20 the power of all the angels."

And one by one, each = of the=20 Brothers sat in reverence before the power of the angels, holding in = his hands=20 the tender grass. And each one felt the Stream of Life enter his body = with the=20 force of a rushing stream after a spring storm. And the power of the = angels=20 flowed into their hands, up into their arms, and shook them mightily, = even as=20 the wind of the north shakes the branches of trees. And all of them = wondered=20 at the power in the humble grass, that it could contain all the = angels, and=20 the kingdoms of the Earthly Mother and the Heavenly Father. And they = sat=20 before Jesus, and were taught by him.

Andjesus said: = "Behold, Sons of=20 Light, the lowly grass. See wherein are contained all the angels of = the=20 Earthly Mother and the Heavenly Father. For now have you stepped into = the=20 Stream of Life, and its currents will carry you in time to everlasting = life in=20 the kingdom of your Heavenly Father.

"For in the grass = are all the=20 angels. Here is the angel of Sun, here in the brightness of the green = color of=20 the blades of wheat. For no one can look upon the sun when it is high = in the=20 heavens, for the eyes of the Son of Man are blinded by its radiant = light. And=20 it is for this that the angel of Sun turns to green all that to which = she=20 gives life, that the Son of Man may look upon the many and various = shades of=20 green and find strength and comfort therein. I tell you truly, all = that is=20 green and with life has the power of the angel of Sun within it, even = these=20 tender blades of young wheat.

"And so does the = angel of Water=20 bless the grass, for I tell you truly, there is more of the angel of = Water=20 within the grass than any of the other angels of the Earthly Mother. = For if=20 you crush within your hands the grass, you will feel the water of = life, which=20 is the blood of the Earthly Mother. And all through the days when you = touch=20 the grass and enter into the Stream of Life, do you give to the soil a = few=20 drops of water, that the grass may be renewed by the power of the = Angel of=20 Water.

"Know, also, that = the angel of=20 Air is within the grass, for all that is living and green is the home = of the=20 angel of Air. Put your face close to the grass, breathe deeply, and = let the=20 angel of Air enter deep within your body. For she abides in the grass, = as the=20 oak abides in the acorn, and as the fish abides in the sea.

"The angel of Earth = is she who=20 gives birth to the grass, even as the babe in the womb lives from the=20 nourishment of his mother, so does the earth give of itself to the = grain of=20 wheat, causing it to shoot forth to embrace the angel of Air. I tell = you=20 truly, each grain of wheat that bursts forth upward to the sky is a = victory=20 over death, where Satan reigns. For Life always begins = again.

"It is the angel of = Life that=20 flows through the blades of grass into the body of the Son of Light, = shaking=20 him with her power. For the grass is Life and the Son of Light is = Life, and=20 Life flows between the Son of Light and the blades of grass, making a = bridge=20 to the Holy Stream of Light which gave birth to all = creation.

"And when the Son of Light holds = between his=20 hands the blades of grass, it is the angel of joy which fills his body = with=20 music. To enter into the Stream of Life is to be one with the song of = the=20 bird, the colors of the wild flowers, the scent of the sheaves of = grain, newly=20 turned over in the fields. I tell you truly, when the Son of Man feels = not joy=20 in his heart, he labors for Satan and brings hope to the sons of = darkness.=20 There is no sadness in the kingdom of Light, only the angel of Joy. = Learn,=20 then, from the tender blades of grass the song of the angel of joy, = that the=20 Sons of Light may walk with her always and so comfort the hearts of = the Sons=20 of Men.

"The Earthly Mother = is she who=20 provides for our bodies, for we are born of her, and have our life in = her. So=20 does she provide for us food in the very blades of grass we touch with = our=20 hands. For I tell you truly, it is not only as bread that wheat may = nourish=20 us. We may eat also of the tender blades of grass, that the strength = of the=20 Earthly Mother may enter into us. But chew well the blades, for the = Son of Man=20 has teeth unlike those of the beasts, and only when we chew well the = blades of=20 grass can the angel of Water enter our blood and give us strength. = Eat, then,=20 Sons of Light, of this most perfect herb from the table of our Earthly = Mother,=20 that your days may be long upon the earth, for such finds favor in the = eyes of=20 God.

"I tell you truly, = the angel of=20 Power enters into you when you touch the Stream of Life through the = blades of=20 grass. For the angel of Power is as a shining light that surrounds = every=20 living thing, just as the full moon is encircled by rings of radiance, = and as=20 the mist rises up from the fields when the sun climbs in the sky. And = the=20 angel of Power enters into the Son of Light when his heart is pure and = his=20 desire is only to comfort and teach the Sons of Men. Touch, then, the = blades=20 of grass, and feel the angel of Power enter the tips of your fingers, = flow=20 upwards through your body, and shake you till you tremble with wonder = and=20 awe.

"Know, also, that = the angel of=20 Love is present in the blades of grass, for love is in the giving, and = great=20 is the love given to the Sons of Light by the tender blades of grass. = For I=20 tell you truly, the Stream of Life runs through every living thing, = and all=20 that lives, bathes in the Holy Stream of Life. And when the Son of = Light=20 touches with love the blades of grass, so do the blades of grass = return his=20 love, and lead him to the Stream of Life where he may find life = everlasting.=20 And this love never exhausts itself, for its source is in the Stream = of Life=20 which flows into the Eternal Sea, and no matter how far does the Son = of Man=20 stray from his Earthly Mother and his Heavenly Father, the touch of = the blades=20 of grass will always bring a message from the angel of Love; and his = feet=20 shall bathe again in the Holy Stream of Life.

"Lo, it is the angel = of Wisdom=20 that governs the movement of the planets, the circle of the seasons, = and the=20 orderly growth of all living things. So does the angel of Wisdom = ordain the=20 communion of the Sons of Light with the Stream of Life, through the = tender=20 blades of grass. For I tell you truly, your body is holy, because it = bathes in=20 the Stream of Life, which is Eternal Order.

"Touch the blades of = grass, Sons=20 of Light, and touch the angel of Eternal Life. For if you look with = the eyes=20 of the spirit, you will truly see that the grass is eternal. Now it is = young=20 and tender, with the brightness of the newborn babe. Soon it will be = tall and=20 gracious, as the sapling tree with its first fruits. Then it will = yellow with=20 age, and bow its head in patience, as lies the field after the = harvest.=20 Finally, it will wither, for the small earthen pot cannot contain the = full=20 lifespan of the wheat. But it does not die, for the brown leaves = return to the=20 angel of Earth, and she holds the plant in her arms and bids it sleep, = and all=20 the angels work within the faded leaves and lo, they are changed and = do not=20 die but rise again in another guise. And so do the Sons of Light never = see=20 death, but find themselves changed and risen to everlasting = Life.

"And so does the angel of Work never = sleep,=20 but sends the roots of the wheat deep into the angel of Earth, that = the shoots=20 of tender green may overcome death and the reign of Satan. For life is = movement, and the angel of Work is never still, even does he labor = without=20 ceasing in the vineyard of the Lord. Close your eyes when you touch = the grass,=20 Sons of Light, but fall not asleep, for to touch the Stream of Life is = to=20 touch the eternal rhythm of the everlasting kingdoms, and to bathe in = the=20 Stream of Life is to feel more and more the power of the angel of Work = within=20 you, creating on earth the kingdom of Heaven.

"Peace is -the gift = of the=20 Stream of Life to the Sons of Light. Wherefore do we always greet each = other,=20 'Peace be with you. Even so does the grass greet your body with the = kiss of=20 Peace. I tell you truly, Peace is not just the absence of war, for = very=20 quickly can the peaceful river turn into a raging torrent, and the = same waves=20 that lull the boat can quickly break it to pieces against the rocks. = So does=20 violence lie in wait for the Sons of Man, when they keep not the vigil = of=20 Peace. Touch the blades of grass, and thereby touch the Stream of = Life.=20 Therein you will find Peace, the Peace built with the power of all the = angels.=20 Even so with that Peace will the rays of Holy Light cast out all=20 darkness.

"When the Sons of = Light are one=20 with the Stream of Life, then will the power of the blades of grass = guide them=20 to the everlasting kingdom of the Heavenly Father. And you shall know = more of=20 those mysteries which is not yet time for you to hear. For there are = other=20 Holy Streams in the everlasting kingdoms; I tell you truly, the = heavenly=20 kingdoms are crossed and crossed again by streams of golden light, = arching far=20 beyond the dome of the sky and having no end. And the Sons of Light = shall=20 travel by these streams for ever, knowing not death, guided by the = eternal=20 love of the Heavenly Father. And I tell you truly, all these mysteries = are=20 contained in the humble grass, when you touch it with tenderness and = open your=20 heart to the angel of Life within.

"Gather, then, the = grains of=20 wheat and plant them in small earthen pots; and every day with glad = heart=20 commune with the angels, that they may guide you to the Holy Stream of = Life,=20 and you may bring back from its eternal source comfort and strength = for the=20 Sons of Men. For I tell you truly, all that you learn, all that your = eyes of=20 the spirit see, all that your cars of the spirit hear, all this is as = a hollow=20 reed in the wind if you do not send forth a message of truth and light = to the=20 Sons of Men. For by the fruit do we know the worth of the tree. And to = love is=20 to teach without end, without ceasing. For so were your fathers taught = of old,=20 even our Father Enoch. Go now, and peace be with you."

And Jesus held forth the little pot = with the=20 blades of young grass, as if in blessing, and walked toward the = sun-filled=20 hills, along the shore of the river, as was the custom of all the = Brothers.=20 And the others followed, each holding to him the words of Jesus, as it = were a=20 precious jewel within his breast.

THE SEVENFOLD PEACE

"Peace be with you," = spoke the=20 Elder in greeting to the Brothers who had gathered for the=20 teachings

"Peace be with you," = they=20 answered; and they walked together along the bank of the river, for so = was=20 their custom when an Elder taught the Brothers, that they might share = the=20 teachings with the angels of the Earthly Mother: of air, of sun, of = water, of=20 earth, of life, and of joy.

And the Elder said = to the=20 Brothers: "I would speak to you of peace, for of all the angels of the = Heavenly Father, peace is that for which the world most yearns, as a = tired=20 babe longs to put his head on his mother's breast. It is the lack of = peace=20 that troubles the kingdoms, even when they are not at war. For = violence and=20 warfare may reign in a kingdom even when the sounds of clashing swords = are not=20 heard. Though no armies march one against the other, still there is no = peace=20 when the Sons of Men walk not with the angels of God. I tell you = truly, many=20 are those who do not know peace; for they are at war with their own = body; they=20 are at war with their thoughts; they have no peace with their fathers, = their=20 mothers, their children; they have no peace with their friends and = neighbors;=20 they know not the beauty of the Holy Scrolls; they labor not through = the day=20 in the kingdom of their Earthly Mother; nor do they sleep at night in = the arms=20 of their Heavenly Father. Peace reigns not within them, for ever do = they=20 thirst for that which in the end brings only misery and pain, even = those=20 trappings of riches and fame which Satan uses to tempt the Sons of = Men; and=20 they live in ignorance of the Law, even that Holy Law by which we = live: the=20 path of the angels of the Earthly Mother and the Heavenly = Father."

"How, then, may we = bring peace=20 to our brothers, Master?" asked some of the Elder, "for we would that = all the=20 Sons of Men share in the blessings of the angel of Peace."

And he answered: = "Truly, only he=20 who is at peace with all the angels can shed the light of peace on = others.=20 Therefore, first be at peace with all the angels of the Earthly Mother = and the=20 Heavenly Father. For the winds of a storm stir and trouble the waters = of the=20 river, and only the stillness that follows can calm them once again. = Take care=20 when your brother asks you for bread, that you give him not stones. = Live first=20 in peace with all the angels, for then your peace will be as a = fountain that=20 does replenish itself with the giving, and the more you give, so the = more you=20 will be given, for such is the Law.

"Three arc the = dwellings of the=20 Son of Man, and no one may come before the face of God who knows not = the angel=20 of Peace in each of the three. These are his body, his thoughts, and = his=20 feelings. When the angel of Wisdom guides his thoughts, when the angel = of Love=20 purifies his feelings, and when the deeds of his body reflect both = love and=20 wisdom, then does the angel of Peace guide him unfailingly to the = throne of=20 his Heavenly Father. And he should pray without ceasing that the power = of=20 Satan with all his diseases and uncleannesses may be cast out of all = of his=20 three dwellings; that Power and Wisdom and Love may reign in his body, = his=20 thoughts, and his feelings.

"First shall the Son = of Man seek=20 peace with his own body; for his body is as a mountain pond that = reflects the=20 sun when it is still and clear; but when it is full of mud and stones, = it=20 reflects nothing. First must Satan be cast out of the body, that the = angels of=20 God may enter again and dwell therein. Truly, no peace can reign in = the body=20 unless it is as a temple of the Holy Law. Therefore, when he who = suffers with=20 pains and grievous plagues asks for your help, tell him to renew = himself with=20 fasting and with prayer. Tell him to invoke the angel of sun, the = angel of=20 water, and the angel of air, that they may enter his body and cast out = of it=20 the power of Satan. Show him the baptism within, and the baptism = without. Tell=20 him always to eat of the table of our Earthly Mother, spread with her = gifts:=20 the fruits of the trees, the grasses of the fields, the milk of beasts = good=20 for eating, and the honey of bees. He shall not invoke the power of = Satan by=20 eating the flesh of beasts, for he who kills, kills his brother, and = whoso=20 eats the flesh of slain beasts, eats the body of death. Tell him to = prepare=20 his food with the fire of life, not the fire of death, for the living = angels=20 of the living God serve only living men.

"And though he sees = them not,=20 and hears them not, and touches them not, still is he every moment = surrounded=20 by the power of God's angels. While his eyes and ears are closed by = ignorance=20 of the Law and thirst for the pleasures of Satan, he will not see = them, nor=20 hear them, nor touch them. But when he fasts and prays to the living = God to=20 cast out all the diseases and uncleannesses of Satan, then will his = eyes and=20 ears be opened, and he will find peace.

"For not only he = suffers who=20 harbors the diseases of Satan within him, but his mother, his father, = his=20 wife, his children, his companions, these suffer also, for no man is = an island=20 unto himself, and the powers that flow through him, whether they be of = the=20 angels or of Satan, truly these powers do unto others for good or for=20 evil.

"After this manner, = therefore,=20 pray to your Heavenly Father, when the sun is high at midday: 'Our = Father who=20 art in heaven, send to all the Sons of Men your angel of Peace; and = send to=20 our body the angel of Life to dwell therein for ever.'

"Then shall the Son of Man seek = peace with his=20 own thoughts; that the angel of Wisdom may guide him. For I tell you = truly,=20 there is no greater power in heaven and earth than the thoughts of the = Son of=20 Man. Though unseen by the eyes of the body, yet each thought has = mighty=20 strength, even such strength as can shake the heavens.

"For to no other = creature in the=20 kingdom of the Earthly Mother is it given the power of thought, for = all beasts=20 that crawl and birds that fly, live not of their own thinking but of = the one=20 Law that governs all. Only to the Sons of Men is it given the power of = thought, even that thought that can break the bonds of death. Do not = think=20 because it cannot be seen, that thought has no power. I tell you = truly, the=20 lightning that cleaves the mighty oak, or the quaking that opens up = cracks in=20 the earth, these are as the play of children compared with the power = of=20 thought. Truly each thought of darkness, whether it be of malice, or = anger, or=20 vengeance, these wreak destruction like that of fire sweeping through = dry=20 kindling under a windless sky. But man does not see the carnage, nor = does he=20 hear the piteous cries of his victims, for he is blind to the world of = the=20 spirit.

"But when this power = is guided=20 by holy Wisdom, then the thoughts of the Son of Man lead him to the = heavenly=20 kingdoms and thus is paradise built on earth; then it is that your = thoughts=20 uplift the souls of men, as the cold waters of a rushing stream revive = your=20 body in the summer heat.

"When first a = fledgling bird=20 tries to fly, his wings cannot support him, and he falls again and = again to=20 earth. But he tries again and one day he soars aloft, leaving earth = and his=20 nest far behind. So is it with the thoughts of the Sons of Men. The = longer he=20 walks with the angels and keeps their Law, so do the stronger his = thoughts=20 become in holy Wisdom. And I tell you truly, that day will come when = his=20 thoughts will overcome even the kingdom of death and soar to = everlasting life=20 in the heavenly kingdoms; for with their thoughts guided by holy = Wisdom do the=20 Sons of Men build a bridge of light thereby to reach God.

"After this manner, = therefore,=20 pray to your Heavenly Father, when the sun is high at midday: 'Our = Father who=20 art in heaven, send to all the Sons of Men your angel of Peace; and = send to=20 our thoughts the angel of Power, that we may break the bonds of=20 death.

"Then shall the Son = of Man seek=20 peace with his own feelings; that his family may delight in his loving = kindness, even his father, his mother, his wife, his children, and his = children's children. For the Heavenly Father is a hundred times = greater than=20 all fathers by seed and by blood, and the Earthly Mother is a hundred = times=20 greater than all mothers by the body, and your true brothers are all = those who=20 do the will of your Heavenly Father and of your Earthly Mother, and = not your=20 brothers by blood. Even so, shall you see the Heavenly Father in your = father=20 by seed, and your Earthly Mother in your mother by the body, for are = not these=20 also children of the Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother? Even so = shall you=20 love your brothers by blood as you love all your true brothers who = walk with=20 the angels, for are not these also children of the Heavenly Father and = the=20 Earthly Mother? I tell you truly, it is easier to love those newly = met, than=20 those of our own house, who have k nown our weaknesses, and heard our = words of=20 anger, and seen us in our nakedness, for they know us as we know = ourselves,=20 and we are ashamed. Then shall we call on the angel of Love to enter = into our=20 feelings, that they be purifiers And all that was before impatience = and=20 discord, will turn to harmony and peace, as the parched ground drinks = in the=20 gentle rain and becomes green and soft, tender with new = life.

"For many and = grievous are the=20 sufferings of the Sons of Men when they cleave not to the angel of = Love.=20 Truly, a man without love casts a dark shadow on everyone he meets, = most of=20 all those with whom he lives; his harsh and angry words fall on his = brothers=20 like fetid air rising from a stagnant pool. And he suffers most who = speaks=20 them, for the darkness that encloses him invites Satan and his=20 devas.

"But when he calls = on the angel=20 of Love, then is the darkness dispersed, and the light of sunshine = streams=20 from him, and the colors of the rainbow swirl about his head, and = gentle rain=20 falls from his fingers, and he brings peace and strength to all those = who draw=20 near to him.

"After this manner, = therefore,=20 pray to your Heavenly Father, when the sun is high at midday: 'Our = Father who=20 art in heaven, send to all the Sons of Men your angel of Peace; and = send to=20 those of our seed and of our blood the angel of Love, that peace and = harmony=20 may dwell in our house for ever.'

"Then shall the Son = of Man seek=20 peace with other Sons of Men, even with the Pharisees and priests, = even with=20 beggars and the homeless, even with kings and governors. For all are = Sons of=20 Men, whatever be their station, whatever be their calling, whether = their eyes=20 have been opened to see the heavenly kingdoms, or whether they yet = walk in=20 darkness and ignorance.

"For the justice of = men may=20 reward the undeserving and punish the innocent, but Holy Law is the = same for=20 all, whether beggar or king, whether shepherd or priest.

"Seek peace with all = the Sons of=20 Men, and let it be known of the Brothers of Light, that we have lived=20 according to the Holy Law since the time of Enoch of old, and before. = For we=20 are not rich, neither are we poor. And we do share all things, even = our=20 garments and the tools we use to till the soil. And together we work = in the=20 fields with all the angels, bringing forth the gifts of the Earthly = Mother for=20 all to eat.

"For the strongest = of the angels=20 of the Heavenly Father, the angel of Work, blesses each man who works = in the=20 way best for him, for then shall he know neither want nor excess. = Truly is=20 there abundance for all men in the kingdoms of the Earthly Mother and = the=20 Heavenly Father when each man works at his task; for when a man shirks = his=20 task, then another must take it up, for we are given all things in the = kingdoms of heaven and earth at the price of labor.

"Always have the = Brothers of=20 Light lived where rejoice the angels of the Earthly Mother: near = rivers, near=20 trees, near flowers, near the music of birds; where sun and rain may = embrace=20 the body, which is the temple of the spirit. Nor do we have ought to = do with=20 the edicts of rulers; neither do we uphold them, as our law is the Law = of the=20 Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother; neither do we oppose them, for = no one=20 rules save by the will of God. Rather do we strive to live according = to the=20 Holy Law and strengthen always that which is good in all things; then = will the=20 kingdom of darkness be changed to the kingdom of light; for where = there is=20 light, how then can darkness remain?

"After this manner, = therefore,=20 pray to your Heavenly Father, when the sun is high at midday: 'Our = Father who=20 art in heaven, send to all the Sons of Men your angel of Peace; and = send to=20 all humankind the angel of Work, that having a holy task we should not = ask for=20 any other blessing.'

"Then shall the Son = of Man seek=20 peace with the knowledge of the ages past; for I tell you truly, in = the Holy=20 Scrolls is a treasure a hundred times greater than any of jewels and = gold in=20 the richest of kingdoms, and more precious, for surely they contain = all the=20 wisdom revealed by God to the Sons of Light, even those traditions = which came=20 to us through Enoch of old, and before him on an endless path into the = past,=20 the teachings of the Great Ones. And these are our inheritance, even = as the=20 son inherits all the possessions of his father when he shows himself = to be=20 worthy of his father's blessing. Truly, by studying the teachings of = ageless=20 wisdom do we come to know God, for I tell you truly, the Great Ones = saw God=20 face to face; even so, when we read the Holy Scrolls do we touch the = feet of=20 God.

"And when once we see with the eyes = of wisdom=20 and hear with the cars of understanding the ageless truths of the Holy = Scrolls, then must we go among the Sons of Men and teach them, for if = we=20 jealously hide the holy knowledge, pretending that it belongs only to = us, then=20 we are as one who finds a spring high in the mountains, and rather = than let it=20 flow into the valley to quench the thirst of man and beast, buries it = under=20 rocks and dirt, thereby robbing himself of water, as well. Go among = the Sons=20 of Men and tell them of the Holy Law, that they may thereby save = themselves=20 and enter the heavenly kingdoms. But tell them in words they may = understand,=20 in parables from nature that speak to the heart, for the deed must = first live=20 as desire in the awakened heart.

"After this manner, = therefore,=20 pray to your Heavenly Father, when the sun is high at midday: 'Our = Father who=20 art in heaven, send to all the Sons of Men your angel of Peace; and = send to=20 our knowledge the angel of Wisdom, that we may walk in the paths of = the Great=20 Ones who have seen the face of God.

"Then shall the Son = of Man seek=20 peace with the kingdom of his Earthly Mother, for none can live long, = neither=20 be happy, but he who honors his Earthly Mother and does her laws. For = your=20 breath is her breath; your blood her blood; your bone her bone; your = flesh her=20 flesh; your bowels her bowels; your eyes and your ears are her eyes = and her=20 ears.

"I tell you truly, = you are one=20 with the Earthly Mother; she is in you, and you in her. Of her were = you born,=20 in her do you live, and to her shall you return again. it is the blood = of our=20 Earthly Mother which falls from the clouds and flows in the rivers; it = is the=20 breath of our Earthly Mother which, whispers in the leaves of the = forest and=20 blows with a mighty wind from the mountains; sweet and firm is the = flesh of=20 our Earthly Mother in the fruits of the trees; strong and unflinching = are the=20 bones of our Earthly Mother in the giant rocks and stones which stand = as=20 sentinels of the lost times; truly, we are one with our Earthly = Mother, and he=20 who clings to the laws of his Mother, to him shall his Mother cling=20 also.

"But there will come = a day when=20 the Son of Man will turn his face from his Earthly Mother and betray = her, even=20 denying his Mother and his birthright. Then shall he sell her into = slavery,=20 and her flesh shall be ravaged, her blood polluted, and her breath = smothered;=20 he will bring the fire of death into all the parts of her kingdom, and = his=20 hunger will devour all her gifts and leave in their place only a=20 desert.

"All these things will he do out of = ignorance=20 of the Law, and as a man dying slowly cannot smell his own stench, so = will the=20 Son of Man be blind to the truth: that as he plunders and ravages and = destroys=20 his Earthly Mother, so does he plunder and ravage and destroy himself. = For he=20 was born of his Earthly Mother, and he is one with her, and all that = he does=20 to his Mother9 even so does he do to himself.

"Long ago, before = the Great=20 Flood, the Great Ones walked the earth, and the giant trees, even = those which=20 now are no more than legend, were their home and their kingdom. They = lived=20 many score of generations, for they ate from the table of the Earthly = Mother,=20 and slept in the arms of the Heavenly Father, and they knew not = disease, old=20 age, nor death. To the Sons of Men did they bequeath all the glory of = their=20 kingdoms, even the hidden knowledge of the Tree of Life which stands = in the=20 middle of the Eternal Sea. But the eyes of the Sons of Men were = blinded by the=20 visions of Satan, and by promises of power, even that power which = conquers by=20 might and by blood. And then did the Son of Man sever the golden = threads that=20 bound him to his Earthly Mother and his Heavenly Father; he stepped = from the=20 Holy Stream of Life where his body, his thoughts, and his feelings = were one=20 with the Law, and began to use only his own thoughts, his own = feelings, and=20 his own deeds, making hundreds of laws, where before there was only=20 One.

"And so did the Sons = of Men=20 exile themselves from their home, and ever since have they huddled = behind=20 their stone walls, hearing not the sighing of the wind in the tall = trees of=20 the forests beyond their towns.

"I tell you truly, the Book of = Nature is a=20 Holy Scroll, and if you would have the Sons of Men save themselves and = find=20 everlasting life, teach them how once again to read from the living = pages of=20 the Earthly Mother. For in everything that is life is the law written. = It is=20 written in the grass, in the trees, in rivers, mountains, birds of the = sky and=20 fishes of the sea; and most of all within the Son of Man. Only when he = returns=20 to the bosom of his Earthly Mother will he find everlasting life and = the=20 Stream of Life which leads to his Heavenly Father; only then may the = dark=20 vision of the future come not to pass.

"After this manner, = therefore,=20 pray to your Heavenly Father, when the sun is high at midday: 'Our = Father who=20 art in heaven, send to all the Sons of Men your angel of Peace; and = send to=20 the kingdom of our Earthly Mother the angel of joy, that our hearts = may be=20 full of singing and gladness as we nestle in the arms of our=20 Mother.

4 'At last, shall = the Son of Man=20 seek peace with the kingdom of his Heavenly Father; for truly, the Son = of Man=20 is only born of his father by seed and of his mother by the body, that = he may=20 find his true inheritance and know at last that he is the Son of the=20 King.

"The Heavenly Father = is the One=20 Law, who fashioned the stars, the sun, the light and the darkness, and = the=20 Holy Law within our souls. Everywhere is he, and there is nowhere he = is not.=20 All in our understanding, and all we know not, all is governed by the = Law. The=20 falling of leaves, the flow of rivers, the music of insects at night, = all=20 these are ruled by the Law.

"In our Heavenly = Father's realm=20 there are many mansions, and many are the hidden things you cannot = know of=20 yet. I tell you truly, the kingdom of our Heavenly Father is vast, so = vast=20 that no man can know its limits, for there are none. Yet the whole of = his=20 kingdom may be found in the smallest drop of dew on a wild flower, or = in the=20 scent of newly-cut grass in the fields under the summer sun. Truly, = there are=20 no words to describe the kingdom of the Heavenly Father.

"Glorious, indeed, is the = inheritance of the=20 Son of Man, for to hirn only is it given to enter the Stream of Life = which=20 leads him to the kingdom of his Heavenly Father. But first he must = seek and=20 find peace with his body, with his thoughts, with his feelings, with = the Sons=20 of Men, with holy knowledge, and with the kingdom of the Earthly = Mother. For I=20 tell you truly, this is the vessel which will carry the Son of Man on = the=20 Stream of Life to his Heavenly Father. He must have peace that is = sevenfold=20 before he can know the one peace which surpasses understanding, even = that of=20 his Heavenly Father.

"After this manner, = therefore,=20 pray to your Heavenly Father, when the sun is high at midday: 'Our = Father who=20 art in heaven, send to all the Sons of Men your angel of Peace; and = send to=20 your kingdom, our Heavenly Father, your angel of Eternal Life, that we = may=20 soar beyond the stars and live for ever."

And then the Elder was quiet, and a = great=20 stillness stole over the Brothers, and no one wished to speak. The = shadows of=20 late afternoon played on the river, still and silvery as glass, and in = the=20 darkening sky could faintly be seen the filigree crescent moon of = peace. And=20 the great peace of the Heavenly Father wrapt them all in deathless=20 love.

THE HOLY STREAMS

Into the innermost = circle have=20 you come, into the mystery of mysteries, that which was old when our = father=20 Enoch was young and walked the earth. Around and around have you come = on your=20 journey of many years, always following the path of righteousness, = living=20 according to the Holy Law and the sacred vows of our Brotherhood, and = you have=20 made of your body a holy temple wherein dwell the angels of God. Many = years=20 have you shared the daylight hours with the angels of the Earthly = Mother; many=20 years have you slept in the arms of the Heavenly Father, taught by his = unknown=20 angels. You have learned that the laws of the Son of Man are seven, of = the=20 angels three, and of God, one. Now you shall know of the three laws of = the=20 angels, the mystery of the three Holy Streams and the ancient way to = traverse=20 them; so shall you bathe in the light of heaven and at last behold the = revelation of the mystery of mysteries: the law of God, which is=20 One.

Now in the hour before the rising of = the sun,=20 just before the angels of the Earthly Mother breathe life into the = still=20 sleeping earth, then do you enter into the Holy Stream of Life. It is = your=20 Brother Tree who holds the mystery of this Holy Stream, and it is your = Brother=20 Tree that you will embrace in your thought, even as by clay you = embrace him in=20 greeting when you walk along the lake shore. And you shall be one with = the=20 tree, for in the beginning of the times so did we all share in the = Holy Stream=20 of Life that gave birth to all creation. And as you embrace your = Brother Tree,=20 the power of the Holy Stream of Life will fill your whole body, and = you will=20 tremble before its might. Then breathe deeply of the angel of air, and = say the=20 word "Life" with the outgiving of breath. Then you will become in = truth the=20 Tree of Life which sinks its roots deep into the Holy Stream of Life = from an=20 eternal source. And as the angel of sun warms the earth, and all the = creatures=20 of land and water and air rejoice in the new day, so will your body = and spirit=20 rejoice in the Holy Stream of life that flows to you through your = Brother=20 Tree.

And when the sun is = high in the=20 heavens, then shall you seek the Holy Stream of Sound. in the heat of=20 noontide, all creatures are still and seek the shade; the angels of = the=20 Earthly Mother are silent for a space. Then it is that you shall let = into your=20 ears the Holy Stream of Sound; for it can only be heard in the = silence. Think=20 on the streams that are born in the desert after a sudden storm, and = the=20 roaring sound of the waters as they rush past. Truly, this is the = voice of=20 God, if you did but know it. For as it is written, in the beginning = was the=20 Sound, and the Sound was with God, and the Sound was God. I tell you = truly,=20 when we are born, we enter the world with the sound of God in our = ears, even=20 the singing of the vast chorus of the sky, and the holy chant of the = stars in=20 their fixed rounds; it is the Holy Stream of Sound that traverses the = vault of=20 stars and crosses the endless kingdom of the Heavenly Father. It is = ever in=20 our ears, so do we hear it not. Listen for it, then, in the silence of = noontide; bathe in it, and let the rhythm of the music of God beat in = your=20 ears until you are one with the Holy Stream of Sound. It was this = Sound which=20 formed the earth and the world, and brought forth the mountains, and = set the=20 stars in their thrones of glory in the highest heavens.

And you shall bathe = in the=20 Stream of Sound, and the music of its waters shall flow over you; for = in the=20 beginning of the times so did we all share in the Holy Stream of Sound = that=20 gave birth to all creation. And the mighty roaring of the Stream of = Sound will=20 fill your whole body, and you will tremble before its might. Then = breathe=20 deeply of the angel of air, and become the sound itself, that the Holy = Stream=20 of Sound may carry you to the endless kingdom of the Heavenly Father, = there=20 where the rhythm of the world rises and falls.

And when darkness = gently closes=20 the eyes of the angels of the Earthly Mother, then shall you also = sleep, that=20 your spirit may join the unknown angels of the Heavenly Father. And in = the=20 moments before you sleep, then shall you think of the bright and = glorious=20 stars, the white, shining, far-seen and far-piercing stars. For your = thoughts=20 before sleep are as the bow of the skilful archer, that sends the = arrow where=20 he wills. Let your thoughts before sleep be with the stars; for the = stars are=20 Light, and the Heavenly Father is Light, even that Light which is a = thousand=20 times brighter than the brightness of a thousand suns. Enter the Holy = Stream=20 of Light, that the shackles of death may loose their hold for ever, = and=20 breaking free from the bonds of earth, ascend the Holy Stream of Light = through=20 the blazing radiance of the stars, into the endless kingdom of the = Heavenly=20 Father.

Unfold your wings of = light, and=20 in the eye of your thought, soar with the stars into the farthest = reaches of=20 heaven, where untold suns blaze with light. For at the beginning of = the times,=20 the Holy Law said, let there be Light, and there was Light. And you = shall be=20 one with it, and the power of the Holy Light Stream will fill your = whole body,=20 and you will tremble before its might. Say the word "Light," as you = breathe=20 deeply of the angel of air, and you will become the Light itself; and = the Holy=20 Stream will carry you to the endless kingdom of the Heavenly Father, = there=20 losing itself in the eternal Sea of Light which gives birth to all = creation.=20 And you shall be one with the Holy Stream of Light, always before you = sleep in=20 the arms of the Heavenly Father.

I tell you truly, your body was made = not only=20 to breathe, and eat, and think, but it was also made to enter the Holy = Stream=20 of Life. And your ears were made not only to hear the words of men, = the song=20 of birds, and the music of falling rain, but they were also made to = hear the=20 Holy Stream of Sound. And your eyes were made not only to see the = rising and=20 setting of the sun, the ripple of sheaves of grain, and the words of = the Holy=20 Scrolls, but they were also made to see the Holy Stream of Light. One = day your=20 body will return to the Earthly Mother; even also your ears and your = eyes. But=20 the Holy Stream of Life, the Holy Stream of Sound, and the Holy Stream = of=20 Light, these were never born, and can never die. Enter the Holy = Streams, even=20 that Life, that Sound, and that Light which gave you birth; that you = may reach=20 the kingdom of the Heavenly Father and become one with him, even as = the river=20 empties into the far distant sea.

More than this = cannot be told,=20 for the Holy Streams will take you to that place where words are no = more, and=20 even the Holy Scrolls cannot record the mysteries therein.

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