holy thursday

PRELIMINARY orienting thoughts from The Reappearance of the Christ, p 81 - 83

“The coming in of the Aquarian Age, Christ foresaw and reduced to pictorial form for us, thus preserving for us—down the centuries—a prophetic episode, the interpretation of which is possible of demonstration only in our time and age. Astronomically, we are not yet functioning fully within the influence of Aquarius; we are only just emerging from the Piscean influence, and the full impact of the energies which Aquarius will set loose has not yet been felt. Nevertheless, each year carries us closer to the centre of power, the major effect of which will be to induce recognition of man's essential unity, of the processes of sharing and of cooperation and of the emergence of that new world religion whose keynote will be universality and initiation. If the word "initiation" signifies the processes of "entering into," then it is indeed true today that humanity is undergoing a true initiation as it enters into the new age of Aquarius; it will then be subjected to those energies and forces which will break down the barriers of separation, and which will blend and fuse the consciousness of all [people] into that unity which is distinctive of the Christ consciousness.

In June, 1945, at the time of the full moon (so significant a day in the spiritual experience of the Christ), He definitely and consciously took over His duties and responsibilities as the Teacher and Leader during the Aquarian solar cycle. He is the first of the great world Teachers to cover two zodiacal cycles—the Piscean and the Aquarian. This is a statement easily made and written down, but again it involves the three modes or techniques of appearance to which I have already referred. His outpouring love and spiritual vitality (augmented by the energies of the Spirit of Peace, the Avatar of Synthesis and the Buddha) were refocussed and channelled into a great stream, pulled through into expression (if I may word it so inadequately) by the words of the Invocation, "Let love stream forth into the hearts of men.... Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth."

In those three words—light, love and power—the energies of His three Associates (the great Triangle of Force which stands in power behind Him) are described: the energy of the Buddha: Light, for the light ever comes from the East; the energy of the Spirit of Peace: Love, establishing right human relations; the energy of the Avatar of Synthesis: Power, implementing both light and love. At the centre of this Triangle the Christ took His [Page 83] stand; from that point His Aquarian work began, and it will continue for two thousand five hundred years. Thus He inaugurated the new era and, upon the inner spiritual planes, the new world religion began to take form. The word "religion" concerns relationship, and the era of right human relations and of a right relation to the Kingdom of God began. Such a statement as this is easily made but its implications are far-reaching and stupendous.

At that time also, the Christ assumed two new functions: one is connected with the second mode of His physical appearance and the other with the mode of over-shadowing. Over the masses, light, love and power are being poured forth and the growth of the Christ-consciousness is, therefore, being constantly stimulated. By His physical Presence, He will become the "Dispenser of the Water of Life"; through the over-shadowing of those sensitive to His impression and of His focussed Mind, He becomes what is technically known as the "Nourisher of the little ones."

As Dispenser of the Water of Life and as Nourisher of the Little Ones, He enters upon His duties in the Aquarian Age, whilst as the centre of the Triangle above mentioned, He influences, enlightens, and produces right relations in the masses of men. In the coming era, He will, therefore, be known as

1. The Point within the Triangle.

2. The Dispenser of the Water of Life.

3. The Nourisher of the Little Ones.

These are descriptive of His threefold duties to mankind, and of the work which will be distinctive of His world service, throughout the Aquarian Age.”

The Last Supper

NOTE: See New tab titled - Daily Meditation to “enter into” the SOUL FIELD of the Soul Star Group … joining the radiatory PRESENCE of the Christic Field of the Ashram of the Christ— His Presence of living Love and Life shining forth like a great Sun.  Let us prepare to receive the Blessings of the Christ … as His Disciples of various grades assemble.

(You may choose to do a full meditation as written or do an abbreviated version by linking with the Soul Star Group — the Spiritual Hierarchy and Christ at the Center. Let us link more deeply today with the Soul Star Group worldwide as we move towards Easter).

holy thursday

THE LAST SUPPER – “A HOLY COMMUNION”

“ALL ARE PRIESTS UNTO THE LORD WHO LOVE ONE ANOTHER”

“THIS IS THE TRUE APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION.”

(EOH, 514)

The Last Supper is a Holy Communion demonstrating Humanity's essential common Unity — the Community of Humanity.  The Communion Feast has greatly expanded from that early day, now including millions of Faithful. "The Bread" of spiritual nourishment is shared with all peoples of the earth, in every land and on every table. As the wine of God flows through every open heart who Loves, we are transformed.

~CONTEMPLATE ~

OM

ESOTERIC EASTER WISDOM-TEACHINGS FOR CONTEMPLATION

"The fact that Christ was the Teacher of the new period into which the Sun was entering, the period of Pisces, is forgotten, but is clearly evidenced in the fish symbology which runs consistently through all four Gospels; the symbol of the Fish is the astrological symbol for the sign Pisces, and has been for untold ages. But Christ looked ahead to the work He would have to do in the Aquarian Age, in the next sign into which the sun would enter. Prior to His "disappearance," He referred to the symbol of the Aquarian Age and to the task He would then perform. With His twelve disciples, He enacted a dramatic episode which epitomizes the work which He would later undertake when the two thousand years of the Piscean era would have passed away."  This work He now continues for the next millennia, with thousands of conscious disciples and millions of unconscious aspirants working with Him in the present era.

"He told His disciples to go into the city and that there they would meet a man, carrying a pitcher of water, that they should follow him to the upper room and there make ready the communion feast in which He and they would share. (Luke XXII.10.)  This they did and the Last Supper took place. The ancient symbol for the sign Aquarius (into which our Sun is now entering) is that of the Water-carrier, the man with a pitcher of water. This passing of the Sun into the sign Aquarius is an astronomical fact. …The great spiritual achievement and evolutionary event of that age will be the communion and human relationships established among all peoples, enabling [people] everywhere to sit down together in the Presence of the Christ and share the bread and wine (symbols of nourishment)."    (ROC, 80)

“The vision in [people's] minds today is that of the Aquarian Age, even if they recognize it not. The future will see right relationships, true communion, a sharing of all things (wine - the blood and the life, and bread - economic satisfaction) and goodwill …”. As “Good Will” flows through the heart of Humanity, a new world will take shape and form.

“Preparations for that shared feast (symbolically speaking) are on their way, and those preparations are being made by the masses of [people] themselves, as they fight and struggle and legislate for the economic sustenance of their nations, and as the theme of food occupies the attention of legislators everywhere. This sharing, beginning on the physical plane, will prove equally true of all human relations and this will be the great gift of the Aquarian Age to humanity.”

“The coming in of the Aquarian Age, Christ foresaw and reduced to pictorial form, thus preserving for us down the centuries a prophetic episode, the interpretation of which is possible of demonstration only in our time and age.”

“Astronomically, we are not yet functioning fully within the influence of Aquarius; we are only just emerging from the Piscean influence, and the full impact of the energies which Aquarius will set loose has not yet been felt. Nevertheless, each year carries us closer to the centre of power, the major effect of which will be to induce recognition of man's essential unity, of the processes of sharing and of cooperation and of the emergence of that new world religion whose keynote will be universality and initiation.” Pause to let these thoughts penetrate and “become Truth” in your heart-mind.

Let us now enter the energy field of the First Communion. Through IMAGINATIVE CONTEMPLATION, let us enter into the experience of ‘Being with Him’ — drawing us close as His Disciples.

Esoteric Mysticism: “Wine symbolizes the transformed desire of the disciple, bread represents the pure and luminous etheric body. It is the through the blending of spiritual forces within these two prepared vehicles that the powers of mastery may be demonstrated. Each of the holy men and women who participated in the Last Supper with the Christ had so purified their subtle bodies that they were able to receive and transmit the Christ powers for healing and spiritual enlightenment of all whom it was given them to serve. …. “

By living purely, in the practices of harmlessness, “the conservation of life essence in the body produced a vital force of a higher order which radiated from the body and which could be drawn upon and used at will in the service of others. This etheric emanation reached a degree of luminosity in the Disciples on the night of the Holy Supper such as they had never attained before. Each Disciple gave this soul emanation to the Christ at the time of the Holy Supper. Drawing this force into Himself and augmenting it with His own divine powers, the Christ appeared before them in all the glory of the body of His Transfiguration. Then it was that He poured this mighty stream of energy into the bread and the wine, magnetizing them by the magic of spiritual alchemy until they shone with the splendor of countless jewels.”

“In later observances of the Eucharist by the early Christians the divine powers evolved by the ceremony magnetized the bread and wine in like manner and to such a degree that substances so sanctified were widely used for healing the sick. Rightly were they called the “medicine of immortality.”

“The Supper on this first Holy Thursday night was concluded with the Lord’s Prayer, a mantram of tremendous power when rightly used, and with the “kiss of Peace” indicating unity and harmony and the common reservoir of spiritual power generated for carrying the Christ impulse out into the world for its solace and redemption. They had realized true fellowship.” (Mystery of the Christos, VOL VII by Corinne Helene)

HOLY COMMUNION PRACTICE

PAUSE …

As we take bread and wine to consecrate and partake — we understand that ‘we are eating and drinking the living symbol’ of an ongoing eternal verity. They were demonstrated for us by Christ incarnate during Easter Holy Week, and today on Holy Thursday, partaken of as a living substance from the body of sacred Mother Matter in Holy Bread and the living Waters of Life that spring from Love Eternal.

In the company of the Soul Star Group and Disciples worldwide, let us now move deeper into the mystery of Holy Communion with Christ and the Church Invisible (the Spiritual Hierarchy) in the offering of Bread and Wine to the Christ for alchemical transubstantiation — in which we rise as we partake.

HOLY COMMUNION CEREMONY

He said ~

Take, Eat — for this is my Body of Life everlasting.

Take, Drink — for in this Chalice flow the Waters of Life Everlasting.

Love flows like living wine – the living Waters of Life. 

~ To “love one another” is to fulfill the Law of Love ~

Remember, All are Priests unto the Lord of Love Who Love One Another ~

OM

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SECOND CONTEMPLATION

Let us now imaginatively transport ourselves to a holy place (as in the image above of Disciples sitting in the company of the Christ) — with a Group in sacred communion who are “Friends of the Christ”.

Let us bring the energy of that first "communion gathering" into our field and holy heart mind to permeate — purely, through and through …

The Holy Grail — the Chalice … the Cup of Life … the “flower” in the body temple of sons and daughters of God whose purified and consecrated lives create a direct link between head and heart, enabling those thus purified and consecrated “to think with the heart and to love with the head”.

As Love breaks forth in each and everyone, a refined energy of holy fire flows through the group … every Heart opening to a new dimension of Being.

MEDITATE

Spiritual listening leads to spiritual hearing, spiritual touch leads to the touch of the spirit in the etheric body of every member and the group is brought into unity and togetherness, spiritual sight leads to the vision of Reality now and the future unfolding in accord with God’s Plan.  

The Beauty of the Soul shines visible in every countenance.  To commune in gratefulness — is to be in the great fullness of spiritual Being.

Allow 'great fullness' to flow through us now — expanding the Consciousness of the Heart to include all Humanity. (Pause) 

Let us feel the Soul’s joy, as if breaking out in song ...

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IN CONCLUSION:  

THE LAST SUPPER on Holy Thursday concludes our “fellowship” with the Lord’s Prayer — “a mantram of tremendous power” when raised to the Father within:

OUR FATHER

Our Father Who Art In Heaven, Hallowed Be Thy Name

Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done

On Earth As It Is In Heaven.

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread,

And Forgive Us Our Debts

As We Forgive Our Debtors.

Lead us Not Into Temptation,

But Deliver Us From Evil,

For Thine Is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory

Forever and Ever,

Amen

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INTO THE FUTURE

Let us recall this experience as a sacred meeting with FRIENDS — HOLY COMPANIONS UPON THE LIGHTED WAY, inwardly and outwardly world wide.  Reliving these moments brings the CHRIST energy of the CHRISTOS. As we join with the Christ in full Soul communion, the stage is set now and for future communion feast gatherings. In the spirit of communion we come to know what it means to LIVE in the Spiritual energy of the Kingdom of Souls - in true Fellowship, the communion of “holy communion”.

~ In the continuity of this Holy Blessing, we build our future — the future of Humanity on Earth … extending Christ’s Blessing to All the Kingdoms of Earth ~

OM

WE CONCLUDE “TODAY” WITH THE GREAT INVOCATION

THE GREAT INVOCATION

We conclude Holy Thursday with two joyous thoughts …

◊ The human family enjoying "common-union" and the fruits thereof —

After adversity and trial, humanity comes together in greater common unity.

◊ Humanity comes into closer communion with the Kingdom of Souls (the Spiritual Hierarchy). As “Friends of the Christ" grow in number … "earth to heaven" brings “Heaven to Earth.”

CREATIVE VISUALIZATION:  Whilst seeing the group(s) to which we belong as centers of love and light irradiating the world, visualize light and love brought into the dark places on earth, healing, blessing and lifted with the power of what is initiated from on High … bringing the sacraments of “Bread and Wine” to nourish the Race.

We conclude, intoning ~

'At the Center of all Love We stand;

From that Center, We the Soul will outward move;

From that Center, We the serving Groups will work.

May the Love of the divine Self be shed abroad ~

In our Hearts, through our Groups and throughout the World.'

OM

OUR FATHER - by Andrea Bocelli — NEW LINK -

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