writings
are supervised and guided, and it could not be otherwise, since they are
destined to enlighten those who seek, to transmit to them what they should
learn, and to help them to understand
at this precise stage of the
history of light and knowledge.Before
your arrival in this Cosmic place, you
wrote some pages setting out what you know concerning prophecies and
predictions, but until that exact instant when you began to speak of
the ages, of the big and little triangles, you did not know everything
on
this subject, as you did
not know the truth about Nostradamus. I impregnated your
consciousness
with this knowledge and you wrote it freely, except in what concerns
Nostradamus, on which subject you will not be able to reveal the truth
you now know
until later, when I shall create in you the necessary inner
impulse.
"I can see only a little to be added to what you have written, except to
say that true prophets are rare, as everyone knows, and to emphasize that
prophecy differs from forecasts, based on astrology, which indicate
tendencies and possibilities due to a fixed planetary climate, and which
sometimes may be badly interpreted. In every case the stars incline but do
not compel. The prophecies of the sages are founded on knowledge, so
they are thus reliable. They outline the plan of planetary and sometimes
universal evolution. They describe the scene in which men 'play' their
parts and the scenery which will surround them during the various acts of
human history. The play is, actually, prepared in such a way as to
permit men to evolve, to awaken consciousness, to achieve their return to the
source from which they emanate. Take care! The play has not been written
in all its details, each speech has not been written with word-for-word
rigidity. The best comparison is that of the old 'Commedia cellaret'
where a plot was broadly outlined in advance, but wherein each detail was
not forecast, the situations being linked one to the other at the pleasure
of the actors, as long as the fundamental elements were observed and
the predicted outcome adhered to. As a result, the repartee of one
would determine what the other would say, and thus the play would unfold
more and more clearly, depending on the chain of events 'created' by the
actors themselves. This simple explanation gives an understanding of
prophecies. They relate to the fundamental elements, which will be
inescapable, and the ending which, in every way, will also be inescapable.
But here is something to note: an earlier prophet such as Nostradamus
could not be as precise as a more recent one. The unfolding of the
plot
of the play was not as advanced. He knew the Cosmic point 'Karma' and the
Cosmic point 'Age', but he could not foresee the reaction of the actors
to each degree of the big triangle. He could see it better on the little
triangle, but in the two cases, he could only foresee the fundamental
elements and some of the other details. Nostradamus himself belonged to
an age preceded by a long past; the 'play' was very much advanced, the former
remarks had established precise situations adding to the fundamental
elements, the point 'Karma' was more heavily loaded with good and bad,
and a more intense light was reflected on each of the degrees of the big
and little triangles.
"Here is the reply to your first question: the fulfillment of prophecies
can neither be hastened nor annulled by the will of men when it concerns
the fundamental elements and the final ending except that the point
'Karma' is influenced by the acts and the behavior of humans collectively,
and thus the degrees or secondary episodes may be softened, even
transmuted. Do not forget that Karma, the Ages, and the human and earthly
circumstances have, for their objective, the evolution of humanity in its
totality, and of every man in particular. If one lesson has been
sufficiently learned by humanity, a fundamental element would then have
less importance. It would not be removed, but humanity would meet it under
better conditions, with the effects consequently lessened. It is necessary
to add that the supreme watchers', who are, in this area ultimately
responsible, may certainly decide on the acceleration of certain events if
they consider this useful. After all, time and space are only human ideas.
This is why few prophecies risk giving irrevocable dates. No authentic
prophet would. He is content - and it is sufficient - to reveal the chain of
facts.
"An essential statement must be emphasized. The initiates have a role to
play in the history of humanity. Their action must be on the 'Karma' point
of the Cosmic triangle. Hence the necessity of organizations structured
like the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, with its Cosmic role. Action for the
benefit of humanity may only be exercised collectively. The extent
of the positive thought of a traditional order therefore brings about good
results, and each Rosicrucian should have this fact in mind in their
organized meetings and even in their private work. This is not only a
recommendation. It is an obligation, and is the responsibility of every
seeker of the Light.
"Why are there prophecies, and in what way may they be useful? Prophecies
guide; at the same time they demonstrate the reality of a universal plan.
Some people think of them with superstitious fear, particularly those
who are still wandering in the valley in the search for a path of knowledge.
But for those who are ascending the Path, prophecies will be on the
one hand the itinerary and, on the other hand the source of effective
meditations on the reason for creation and on the plan offered to man
for his evolution. The adept searches for knowledge; he advances toward
mastership in the most sacred sense of the term, and, because of that,
he must examine each detail of the plane where he lives, to attain, in the
last analysis, to a synthesis such that the Light, Illumination, will
flash forth from him, with the grasp of final consciousness which is the
ultimate return to the Source, to the bosom of reality. In foretelling the
universal plan by true prophecies, the disciple thus approaches Cosmic
Consciousness, the Supreme Attunement. But, more simply, he knows where
he is going in the world, he knows the circumstances in which his evolution
must unfold, and he is prepared to reap all the fruit of the experience
which is intended for him.
"From another point of view, have you never perhaps considered that
prophecies, if they refer to the world, also concern each man in
particular in each epoch? They present, symbolically, the circumstances
which each man will meet in each of his incarnations - his personal
struggles, his individual experiences, etc. They are, then, as much
the history of each man as the history of men. They constitute, then, not only
a guide for humanity, but a guide for each one. Meditate on this aspect
of the question of prophecies, and notice especially that no prophecy is
clear to the point of being understood without effort and without a
laborious work of interpretation; which shows plainly that they are
destined primarily for adepts and for seekers of the Light, without
being hidden from all others. To them, above all, are addressed the words of
Jesus: 'Let him understand who can understand'. Now, to be able to
understand, it is necessary to seek, and sometimes to be silent, because
knowledge is acquired by personal effort. Only the tools and a plain
indication of the transcendent search may be imparted, and this is the
work of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, for example.
"I shall conclude this lesson with a warning already given, but which it
is never useless to repeat - that the world beware of false prophets. True
ones, pure ones, are rare. They are the sages, and most often they
remain silent, not through pride, certainly, and not through indifference,
because they are all love, but because they know that everything has
been said, even though everything has not yet been understood...
The Master moves toward the altar of my private sanctuary and turning
towards me, he blesses me with a benediction so moving that I find myself
in tears in my earthly Sanctum, murmuring again and again, 'Thank you,
thank you', as if the Master heard me, and perhaps he did hear this song
of my grateful soul, this little ‘thank you’ in which vibrates all my
being, all my life, all my love…
These are the two questions which I plan to submit to the Cathedral of the Soul, and that is why I am at this moment in my private sanctuary, waiting for the Master who can enlighten me on this subject. Here he is, and he approaches me after the sacred OM has rung out seven times in a very deep tone. I have only rarely been in 'communication' with this Master. In the Cosmic world, he is called the first of the twelve, because his knowledge of the cycles is complete. They also say, because of his wisdom, that he is the Master of the constellations, but I do not think that he much appreciates this description. Before he begins, I have folded my hands on my breast, the right over the left, and I have begged him to impress his message on me so deeply that on returning to the conscious plane, I shall be able to set it down, forgetting nothing of what he will greatly honor me by teaching me. Immediately he reassures me and begins in these words:
"You will remember everything that you should remember and that should be communicated immediately. Other facts will be brought back later to your consciousness when the moment comes to transmit them to others. Someone other than I has already told you that your
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