The ESSENE GOSPEL
OF PEACE

The
Teachings of the Elect

Book Four

The Original Hebrew
and Aramaic Texts
Translated and edited by
EDMOND BORDEAUX
SZEKELY
MCMLXXXI
INTERNATIONAL BIOGENIC SOCIETY
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Copyright @ 1981, by the International Biogenic
Society
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Preface

The
Essene Communions

The
Gift of Life in the Humble Grass

The
Sevenfold Peace

The
Holy Streams

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

PREFACE

It was in 1928 that Edmond
Bordeaux Szekely first published his translation of Book One of The Essene
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
ancient manuscript appeared in 1937, and ever since, the little volume has
traveled all over the world, appearing in different languages, and gaining
every year more and more readers, until now, still with no commercial
advertisement, over a million copies have been sold in the United States
alone. It was not until almost fifty years after the first French translation
that Book Two and Book Three appeared, and these also have now become classics
of the Essene literature.

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

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

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

"And the truth
shall bear witness of itself."

THE ESSENE COMMUNIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"When you open your eyes in the
morning, even then before your body has been called by the Angel of Sun, say
to yourselves these words, letting them echo in your spirit; for words are
like dead leaves when there is no life in them of the spirit. Say, then, these
words: 'I enter the eternal and infinite garden of mystery, my spirit in
oneness with the Heavenly Father, my body in oneness with the Earthly Mother,
my heart in harmony with my Brothers, the Sons of Men, dedicating my spirit,
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
entered into your spirit, on the first morning after Sabbath, say these words:
'The Earthly Mother and I are one. Her breath is my breath; her blood is my
blood; her bone, her flesh, her bowels, her eyes and ears, are my bone, my
flesh, my bowels, my eyes and ears. Never will I desert her, and always will
she nourish and sustain my body.' And you will feel the power of the Earthly
Mother flowing through your body like the river when it is swollen with rains
and courses mightily with a great noise.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"And on the Sabbath evening, say
these words: 'The Heavenly Father and I are One.' And close your eyes, Sons of
Light, and in sleep enter into the unknown realms of the Heavenly Father. And
you will bathe in the light of the stars, and the Heavenly Father will hold
you in his hand and cause a spring of knowledge to well up within you; a
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
of your spirit shall open, and you shall know all things.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"And these are the communions
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,
they may command and serve the angels, continually, from period to period, in
the circuits of the day, and in its fixed order; with the coming of light from
its source and at the turn of evening and the outgoing of light, at the
outgoing of darkness and the coming in of day, continually, in all the
generations of time.

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

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

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

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

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

THE GIFT OF LIFE IN THE HUMBLE
GRASS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"And so does the angel of Work never sleep,
but sends the roots of the wheat deep into the angel of Earth, that the shoots
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
ceasing in the vineyard of the Lord. Close your eyes when you touch the grass,
Sons of Light, but fall not asleep, for to touch the Stream of Life is to
touch the eternal rhythm of the everlasting kingdoms, and to bathe in the
Stream of Life is to feel more and more the power of the angel of Work within
you, creating on earth the kingdom of Heaven.

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

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

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

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

THE SEVENFOLD PEACE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"For the strongest of the angels
of the Heavenly Father, the angel of Work, blesses each man who works in the
way best for him, for then shall he know neither want nor excess. Truly is
there abundance for all men in the kingdoms of the Earthly Mother and the
Heavenly Father when each man works at his task; for when a man shirks his
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
Light lived where rejoice the angels of the Earthly Mother: near rivers, near
trees, near flowers, near the music of birds; where sun and rain may embrace
the body, which is the temple of the spirit. Nor do we have ought to do with
the edicts of rulers; neither do we uphold them, as our law is the Law of the
Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother; neither do we oppose them, for no one
rules save by the will of God. Rather do we strive to live according to the
Holy Law and strengthen always that which is good in all things; then will the
kingdom of darkness be changed to the kingdom of light; for where there is
light, how then can darkness remain?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE HOLY STREAMS

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

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

And when the sun is high in the
heavens, then shall you seek the Holy Stream of Sound. in the heat of
noontide, all creatures are still and seek the shade; the angels of the
Earthly Mother are silent for a space. Then it is that you shall let into your
ears the Holy Stream of Sound; for it can only be heard in the silence. Think
on the streams that are born in the desert after a sudden storm, and the
roaring sound of the waters as they rush past. Truly, this is the voice of
God, if you did but know it. For as it is written, in the beginning was the
Sound, and the Sound was with God, and the Sound was God. I tell you truly,
when we are born, we enter the world with the sound of God in our ears, even
the singing of the vast chorus of the sky, and the holy chant of the stars in
their fixed rounds; it is the Holy Stream of Sound that traverses the vault of
stars and crosses the endless kingdom of the Heavenly Father. It is ever in
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
ears until you are one with the Holy Stream of Sound. It was this Sound which
formed the earth and the world, and brought forth the mountains, and set the
stars in their thrones of glory in the highest heavens.

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

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

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

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

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

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