“True solemnity is built in the highest tension. Solemnity is not rest, not satisfaction, not the end, but precisely the beginning, precisely determination and progress on the way to light. …” (Heart, sloka 71)

This verse indicates that the practice of solemnity is one of the first requirements for those who are striving for illumination. That solemnity is needed for determination and also for success as one strives for illumination.

Frequently we emphasize the importance of not only studying the Teaching on a daily basis, but once our studies reveal an understanding of Its purpose we must then begin to apply all that we understand. This instruction is very important to all light-bearers who are striving toward the Fathers Home; who want to progress on the way toward illumination.

The verse said that solemnity must be applied at the beginning. This means that we must apply solemnity at the beginning of any important task, at the beginning of any important decision, and at the beginning of our daily meditations.

“On a piece of palm bark, with a sharp stilus, a friendly Bhiku is writing in Singalese. Does he molest anyone? Is he writing an appeal? No. With a smile he is sending a greeting to the far-off lands beyond the seas. A greeting to the good, benevolent people. And he does not expect a reply. It is simply a benevolent arrow into space.”[1]

This instruction by Nicholas Roerich gives us an example of solemnity. Solemnity can be understood as a task, a thought, a decision, which is created from the fountain of benevolence.

Any solemn undertaking; a task, a thought, a decision permeated with solemnity will bring about a transformation and transfiguration of the world; the world of the author and the world of humanity. It can also bring about a transformation of the subtle world.

“The Entrance to Shambhala” 1936 by N.K. Roerich

Solemnity is the language of the heart; because in every human heart, in the entire human kingdom, exists one and the same striving – the striving toward the Light, the light of Shambhala, the Center where the Will of God is known.

Solemnity is an action of nobility. Anyone who engaged in an action that is permeated with solemnity is one who is selfless; one who lives his or her life for the good of the whole, rather than for the good of one part.  His or her actions are goal-fitting to the plan of the greater good, as if the plan was created and developed in the presence of God.

True solemnity is built in the highest tension. True solemnity is built in the highest tension means that solemnity can only be developed in the presence of God. Solemnity is the result of contact with your Inner Creative Center. It is the realization of your Inner Divinity and the process of carrying that realization into all of your expressions.

Tension. I found a most beautiful definition of tension in the book Challenge for Discipleship by Torkom Saraydarian. “If tension is created on the higher mental level…the tension expresses itself as heroic action, striving, self-sacrifice and intense creativity.”[2] When the forces of darkness, for example, oppose the higher values and principles of life, light-bearers will mobilize all their energies to fight against such violations. This is an action of solemnity.

The image below is a photo of the Kachinjunga mountains I captured early morning from my cottage window in Darjeeling  2002

An image of solemnity: The Himalayan mountains. If you are an artist or enjoy thinking in the abstract, to understand the power of solemnity is to create in your mind an image of the majestic Himalayan mountains.

–The Himalayan mountains are permeated with a wealth of legends which reflects the power of solemnity.

-They are a symbol for great seekers of truth.

-The Himalayan mountains symbolize an image of supreme achievement.
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In writing about the Himalayan mountains Nicholas Roerich wrote:

“Why does one think of the Himalayas, why are we seemingly compelled to think of them, remember them, and strive toward them? Because even mental communion with their solemn grandeur provides one of the best tonics. Everything is impelled towards the beautiful in its own way.” [3]

With love,

Joleen DuBois

[1] Nicholas Roerich, “Maitreya, Peace to all Beings” page 1.

[2] Torkom Saraydarian, Challenge for Discipleship, p. 279

[3] Nicholas Roerich, Himalayas, Abode of Light. p 33.

SOLAR FESTIVAL OF LEO/AQUARIUS

Soul Keynote for Leo: “I am That and That am I.”

Personality Keynote for Leo: “And the Word said: Let other forms exist. I rule.”

The exact day and times for the full moon of Leo are as follows:

PDT         August 18, at 2:28 AM

MDT        August 18, at 3:28 AM (Arizona never adjusts its time forward or backward, remaining MST throughout the year. Exact time of the full moon of Leo for Arizona is 2:28 AM Mountain Standard Time)

CDT         August 18, at 4:28 AM

EDT         August 18, at 5:28 AM

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Information about the constellation of Leo

Leo contains many bright stars, many of which were individually identified by the ancients. There are four stars of first or second magnitude, which render this constellation especially prominent: Regulus is a blue-white star of magnitude 1.34. It is a double star divisible in binoculars. Its traditional name means “the little king.” The next star is called Denebola and is at the opposite end of the constellation to Regulus. It is a blue-white star of magnitude 2.23. The name Denebola means “the lion’s tail.” Albieba is a binary star. Its name means “the forehead.” And Zosma is a blue-white star of magnitude 2.59 and 58 light years from our Earth.

Star Map of the constellation of Leo

With love,

Joleen

So often times travelers on the spiritual path; the Path of Life, say that they want very much to improve their life, to have some deep spiritual experiences, and wish to expand their consciousness. And, in their indications, they seem most sincere. Yet, when I ask them how they are changing their life to make these things happen, I learn that the majority of their energies are directed to other priorities.

So, one of the very steps a person must take in their spiritual development and improvement is to determine if their task is important enough in their life to give it its needed time and energy.  Not only in simply giving it some of their time and energy, but their best time and best energy.

What does this mean? Some tell me that they are so tired by the end of the day that they do not have the energy to study the Teaching. Others will say that even though they had hoped to give more time to studying and meditating, things at work or at home simply prevented them from doing so.

There is a wonderful Agni Yoga verse, found in the book Heart: verse 97: After two weeks of apparently superficial striving, a man comes to the conclusion either that he is unfit or that the Higher World does not exist. Whereas the very same man will tell his servant after a year of service, “A year is too short. I cannot yet raise you.” Even in common earthly affairs, people understand the significance of dates.… It is difficult to speak to those who have not matured in heart or who have succeeded in extinguishing it. It would seem that the fires of the heart are very natural and simple in manifestation; but long periods are needed in order that this understanding which links the lowest with the Subtle World may become evident in the physical world. …There are very few who strive to become citizens of the Universe. This title demands numerous cares, observation, vigilance, and, primarily, an indomitable striving.”

Spiritual improvement and perfection does not come over night or in two weeks, nor is perfection reached in a year’s time. Improvement and perfection are achieved in stages, not all at once. But in order to improve, striving is required. And in striving we are required to position our energy where it is needed the most. Improvement must be continuous; not sporadic, or two days a month, or on Sundays, or once a year at during, let’s say at the Full Moon of Wesak. As spiritual students we must strive to improve our personality and our environment. As we improve physically, we must change our environment. As we improve emotionally, we must change our relationships. As we improve mentally, we must change or expand our creativity and our contact with the world.

So, improvement to those upon the Path of Life is a multi-faceted improvement. The verse stated: After two weeks of apparently superficial striving, a man comes to the conclusion either that he is unfit or that the Higher World does not exist. This tells us that patience is one of the keys to spiritual improvement. The verse also said, Whereas the very same man will tell his servant after a year of service, that a year is too short for me to give you a raise. This tells us that the ordinary person understands the importance of time, but in consideration of the higher order, people do not wish to know that one of the most essential to spiritual development is not only patience, it is also assimilation, assimilation of the Teaching.

The most important part to assimilating the Teaching for spiritual development and improvement is to find out what is no longer serving your higher goals and to throw it out. If you do not know what those things are, read the Agni Yoga books that will give you many things to practice on the Path of Life. If you are going against those practices, that is what needs to be thrown out. For example, here are some ideas the Agni Yoga Teaching suggests: guard against the harm of undisciplined thought; avoid thoughtless actions; discipline should be regarded as organized, voluntary cooperation; it is impossible to hope for victory when there is disunity; watch yourself in order to reject egotistic thoughts and actions.

As you begin to change yourself, and strive to create a new rhythm in your life, you will slowly slowly have room for the Great Teaching to be distributed throughout your whole system. A distribution, which will occur because your physical, emotional and mental bodies will be ready to assimilate them.

For example, a goal of assimilation is to be a healthy human being; healthy physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. What is health? To be healthy means to remove all contradictory activities from your body in order to make it harmonious and progressive. You must have an activity that is harmonious and progressive. But, if it is not progressive, you can, as the Teaching says, become a harmonious corpse.

Assimilation requires change; it requires cleansing. What needs to be cleansed? Our minds need cleansing. Our character is full of things that are not good for us. When we see these things, our light then increases. As our light increases, we will find negative things that need immediate change.

I recall many years ago a spiritual teacher who was almost blind due to cataracts. Each time I would visit his house I noticed how dirty it was yet he didn’t seem to mind. I would do his dishes for him and clean his kitchen and he would be grateful, but he never saw the piles of dust that had accumulated for such a long time. And the mildew, too, that was building for he lived in the tropics. If I would visit him in the late afternoon or early evening, and turned on the light, the light would reflect on the dust and mildew and seem to act like a focused lens. You could not pretend the years of accumulated dirt was not there. It is much the same way when our inner light increases; it places a focus on the areas that need the most immediate cleansing.

We are blind to so much of the dirt, the negative and obsessive parts within our nature, but as our light increases, those parts cannot be missed. As our light increases we find out that there are some very intolerable things in our nature, more than we ever thought possible.

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Our present life reflects what we were in our past. If a person wants to know about their past, look at their present life, their present body, emotional body, and mental body. They will discover the things they need to eliminate from their nature to bring greater, more beautiful things into their life and consciousness.

So, let’s say for example, someone hurt you; they hurt you a million times; but you are not going to sit and worry about those million hurts. Do something to clean those hurts out and get rid of them.

The verse said: It is difficult to speak to those who have not matured their heart or those who have succeeded in extinguishing the flame of their heart. We cannot talk to them. You cannot teach these things to people with dead hearts, or those who have extinguished the flame in their heart. My experience has taught me that it is impossible, no matter my good intentions or motivations to teach them.

The heart dies when a person thinks heartless thoughts, speak heartless words, when they behave heartlessly. If that person is heartless in their activities, their heart dies. If a person is sending arrows of hatred day and night to someone, their heart dies. When their heart dies, they have no way to understand the Teaching. It becomes impossible.

One of the treasures of the heart is psychic energy; it is the power in a person’s heart that understands and assimilates. Some people have so much devotion in their heart, that when they meet a holy person, they will dedicate their lives to helping humanity. We are inspired when we are touched by their purity and want to dedicate our lives to the Community of Great Ones and to the Mother of the World. It is so beautiful.

Spiritual improvement requires that we dedicate our life in such a way that we will eventually become a fully bloomed lotus; a chalice. Spiritual improvement requires striving. Striving is destruction of the past and a building of the future.

As always, I welcome your own thoughts, ideas, and experiences.

With love,

Joleen

July 19, 2016

Soul Keynote for Cancer: “I build a lighted house and therein dwell.”

Personality Keynote for Cancer: “And the Word said: Let isolation be the rule and yet the crowd exists.”

The exact day and times for the full moon of Cancer are as follows:

PDT         July 19, at 3:58 PM

MDT        July 19, at 4:58 PM (Arizona never adjusts its time forward or backward, remaining MST throughout the year. Cancer exact time for Arizona is 3:58 PM Mountain Standard Time)

CDT         July 19, at 5:58 PM

EDT         July 19, at 6:58 PM

GMT        July 19, at 10:58 PM (Greenwich never adjusts its time forward or backward. GMT forms the reference point for accurate timekeeping in every location on planet Earth and even in Space.)

Cancer is one of the constellations of the zodiac. The Cancer constellation is located in the northern sky. Its name in Latin means “the crab.” Cancer is the faintest of the twelve zodiac constellations. Its symbol is ”. Cancer is the sign of the summer solstice, and represents the Sun at the highest point of summer. Cancer is a small zodiac constellation found between Gemini and Leo, which contains mostly faint stars. The brightest star in the constellation is Altarf which is over 500 times more luminous than the Sun. On star charts, Cancer is usually outlined only with the stars marked in red.

Introduction

Cancer is a water sign. If your Sun or Rising sign or your Moon or other planets in your horoscope are in Cancer, it may have found you as a child being a challenge to your parents and later to your peers or any person in authority. And, it is most likely that you carried these similar behaviors with you as you traveled into your adult life. You likely wore others down with your going this way or that, up and down and all around. Water doesn’t like to go straight. It likes curves. If something is in its way, water wears it down or finds another way, right? If you have a preponderance of water in your chart, including Scorpio and Pisces, this description likely reflects your nature, for good or bad, constructive or destructive.

Water always needs a container, always. For you, the Cancer Sun sign, Rising sign, or Moon sign person, your home is your container. What is your home? It can be the household you live in; it can be your lighted consciousness, your higher consciousness; it can be your Temple. However, no matter the kind of container you reside in, it must be constructed out of the substance of Love. If Love is missing in the container, you will find yourself in a frozen love-less environment, an environment that is lacking in creativity, inspiration, sense of direction, and sense of future. Your container is no longer a lighted house, and you will isolate part of your nature from others.

Dr. Emoto and his comments about Water

Dr. Emoto said if you talk to water, say, “I love you” or “You are blessing to me,” the water will get very happy and purify. One person meditating on the banks of a highly polluted lake or river can clean the whole lake. This is a miraculous feature of water, that one single molecule can heal all others. Likewise, if you say something nasty to the water, it can putrefy. Yes, those who are born in the constellation of Cancer or have a preponderance of planets in water signs are highly susceptible to pure, clean, loving environments and must live in a lighted house, enabling their lighted soul to expand and grow. If their “house” is polluted, their hearts will become, in time, putrefied or frozen, and others will find that they have become defensive, aggressive, and argumentative, mostly out of a need to protect themselves, their container, their abode.

Helen Keller

Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880. Her Sun (and Venus) were in the sign of Cancer, her Moon was in the sign of Pisces, and her Rising sign was in Scorpio.

Location of planets for Helena Keller – Natal Chart – June 27, 1880

A brain fever illness at nineteen months destroyed her sight and hearing and left her unruly and animalistic, classified as an idiot. At the age of seven, her parents hired Anne Sullivan, a teacher from Boston, who herself had been raised in an insane asylum. With the aid of her dedicated teacher, Helen Keller developed an exceptional mind and an ability to express herself. During her lifetime, she wrote fourteen books and translated fifty books into various languages, wrote countless magazine articles, gave lectures, met presidents, and traveled the globe to more than tweny-five countries. One of the most remarkable women of her age, she received many decorations and honors.

Ms. Sullivan taught her Braille in three years and speech in ten years. When Anne spelled words into Keller’s hand, she mimicked the movements without understanding, until the magical moment when she realized what the letters w-a-t-e-r meant and that everything had a name. Within six months, Helen Keller learned the manual alphabet, could read Braille and raised type, and was writing letters.

Helen and Annie became inseparable despite their different personalities. Helen was optimistic and effervescent; Anne, temperamental and gloomy. When she was sixteen, Helen’s dad died, but he hadn’t paid Sullivan for the past eight years, and it was through the kindness of wealthy friends that they continued their activities. Sullivan accompanied Helen when she attended Radcliffe College, where she graduated cum laude in 1904 as the first deaf-blind person to receive a college degree.

Helen Keller suffered her first stroke in 1961 and died on June 1, 1968 in Westport, Connecticut, as she neared her 88th birthday. Her ashes were taken to the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.

Horoscope for July 19, 2016

The full moon of Cancer/Capricorn this month has four planets in water, plus the midpoints of Jupiter/Pluto (Scorpio) and Uranus/Pluto (Pisces) in water signs. Which direction will the currents want to travel? With Mars still traversing the sign of Scorpio, forming a separating aspect with Uranus, emotional and physical volatility is likely to continue (Joleen wrote this forecast Tuesday, July 5^th) ; and with the Moon and Sun in square to Uranus—blocking freedom, creativity, and the status quo—I think it is safe to say that in the field of political events, we can continue to experience unanticipated updates. It certainly will not be a “steady-as-you-go” platform of global events, particularly in the arena of politics and weather.

Virtue of Discrimination

I’ve mentioned in past WMEA Zodiac Newsletters that each zodiac sign or constellation is associated with a virtue. A virtue can serve the Cancer Sun- or Rising-sign person with a lifetime keynote. Discrimination is the key virtue for Cancer. “In Sanskrit, discrimination is called buddhi. Buddhi means light. This is why Buddha is called the Enlightened One. Discrimination is the ability to see what is blocking your path toward evolution. Discrimination is actualization of your knowledge. If there is no actualization of your knowledge, you really do not know anything and you are only reflecting the ideas of someone else.”[1] It is with discrimination that we as individuals and we as a country[2] are going to build our lighted house. This keynote is obviously not referencing racial discrimination but an action of a higher value. Even if our Sun, Rising, or Moon sign was not in the constellation of Cancer when we were born, this sign is a part of everyone’s horoscope and thus a part of our collective unconscious, and thus is an inherent part of our Divine Self and thus a part of our human soul. Let us all develop the virtue of discrimination.

The Sun is traversing the sign of Cancer from June 21st through July 22nd. The energy intensified on the day of the New Moon, July 4th, and will continue to build through the time of the Full Moon—July 19th. On the 22nd of July at 9:30 a.m., the Sun will move into Leo, bringing a new virtue into our domain to express more deeply. As we meditate on these virtues, we are going to touch ideas and energies radiating from the Buddhic, Monadic, and Divine planes. We will also have the opportunity to contact corresponding petals of the Lotus in our Higher Mind. Virtues are electrical lines that put each of us in contact with Space. Such contacts cause expansion of consciousness and help us further build our lighted house. In fact, the Great Ones tell us that virtues are communication lines between us and highly advanced Beings.

Two of the jobs of the highest member of the Hierarchy, called the Hierarch, is to promote those souls who are ready to evolve and accept more responsibility. It is at the period of each full moon where communication between disciples and the higher dynamic energies provide opportunity for impression, inspiration, and aspiration. This contact manifests as a creative energy in the life of the disciple who is engaged in service.

There is a group called the New Group of World Servers who are made of those disciples through whom impressions from Shambhala and the Hierarchy are passed so that humanity may live their lives in accord with the Plan of the Hierarchy and the Purpose of Shambhala.

The Great Horseman (Rigden Djappo, the Shambhala Sovereign)by Nicholas Roerich (1927)[3]

As we accumulate the Rays of the Great Ones in our Lotus, we will become inspired with ways in which to build our lighted house. It is important to keep in mind that as we build our lighted house, we are, in turn, increasing the light in our working group as well as humanity. The Lotus is where the accumulated treasures of the soul are stored and later resourced according to the need and purpose in the life of the soul. The Lotus is the repository of one’s duties and responsibilities. We are told that all light bearers must carry their Lotus with self-respect and dignity. This they must do because as their duties and responsibilities increase, the attacks upon them will multiply. It is the light that will repel their dark arrows returning them to their perpetrators.

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[1] Torkom Saraydarian, The Wisdom of the Zodiac, 24. ©2011 The Creative Trust

[2] The birth date used for the United States of America’s horoscope is July 4, 1776, 4:50 p.m. LMT, Philadelphia, PA.

[3] The Great Horseman (Rigden Djappo, the Shambala Sovereign) (1927). Nicholas Roerich presented this painting to the government of Mongolia. He explained the meaning of the painting himself, while handing it over to the government chairman: “Mongolian people are building their bright future under the banner of the new age. The Great Horseman of liberation is rushing above Mongolia territory…. The Great Khuraldan composes solutions for the people’s new life. And the call of the wonderful Red Horseman is loudly sounding. In the times of Asia flourishing, an artwork or a book were considered the best gifts. The best times of Asia have come again….”

CONSCIOUSNESS BARRIERS

If you have been following along with my Sunday Talks on the subject of consciousness since June 5^th, https://www.youtube.com/user/WMEAWorld/videos you will have most likely reached a conclusion that it is important to remove the barriers; barriers that are preventing your consciousness from expanding.

When I’ve had the good fortune of experiencing the inner planes, some of those experiences have taught me something about karma, which is that we are not punished for our iniquities, but by them.

Helena P. Blavatsky says that there is something corrective in our own consciousness. And that, as a result, we instinctively want a second chance to do it right. Depending on your barriers though, it is likely that you will do it again, only worse, because the habits are there; but if you are in the process of awakening, then just the opposite will happen; you will  catch yourself and say, “No, I’m not going to do it.”

There is a book by P.D. Ospensky[1] One day in the life of Tolkien where he writes about a person that is very poor and how it affected his relationship with a rich girl. “If you love me, you will visit me when we visit the black sea,” she said.  But he was unable to say, “I don’t have the money to visit you.” He couldn’t say it; he got choked up.  It’s not that we are predestined to have certain experiences….it is our consciousness. We have to change ourselves before our future will change. It takes a huge effort to change oneself.

Everything is about striving to perfect yourself.  How many lifetimes will we live before we wake up and finally begin to break down the barriers that keep our consciousness from expanding; that keep us from living the true purpose of our Life?

The purpose of karma is not about punishment it is about perfection. It is about giving oneself a chance to be changed; an opportunity to live one’s life as an awakened consciousness, an awakened soul instead of as a sleeping personality.

In general, we know that our maya, glamors and illusions are major barriers toward soul expansion; toward consciousness expansion. If you want to learn more about the specifics of these three barriers: maya, glamor and illusion, I suggest you read Glamor a World Problem by A.A. Bailey. Or, if you are interested, send me an email and I can send you some information. You can write to: staff@wmea-world.org.

Here are some basic barriers:

1. Blind urges and drives. Blind urges and drives do not let your consciousness expand. What does this mean? Suddenly you want to drink. Suddenly you want to verbally attack someone because he is not in agreement with your opinions.
2. Habits. Habits are barriers that prevent your consciousness from expanding because habits are crystallization’s on certain levels of consciousness. When your consciousness is petrified, you develop habits.

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3. Hate, anger, fear, jealousy, malice, revenge and slander are barriers that prevent your consciousness from expanding. If you fall into these traps, you never have a chance to expand your consciousness; and surpass or transcend yourself.

When you have experiences in which you transcend yourself; when you surpass yourself…it is the greatest joy. For example, you take the State Bar exam, and if you pass this exam, you will become an attorney. But let’s say that you failed. What would you do? Do you give up and say you are a failure? Or do you study and study and study, take that same bar exam and pass it the next time. Have you had such an experience? “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again.”

I remember when I was home for the holidays, while attending the University of Iowa. My parents and brother were all very upset for he had been notified that he failed his practical exam in pre-dentistry; a failure which would prevent him from acceptance and entering dental school. He was ready to give up, but my parents enrolled him in a summer school to give him confidence; a course which helped him prepare himself to take the test a second time.  In the Fall semester, he returned to the university and was allowed to take the test a second time; this time he passed; he was accepted into dental school and upon graduation practiced dentistry for the whole of his professional life. I’ve always remembered that moment and how mom and dad helped him through it. It taught me a great lesson. Do you see; a barrier was removed.

William Edward Hickson (January 7, 1803 – March 22) was credited with popularizing this proverb[2]. He wrote::

‘Tis a lesson you should heed:

Try, try, try again.

If at first you don’t succeed,

Try, try, try again.^[2]

Mr. Hickson was a British educational writer. He was the editor of The Westminster Review in the mid-1800’s. But this proverb can also be traced back to the writings of Thomas H. Palmer in his Teacher’s Manual.

We can find such pearls or signs on the road of life, throughout our life, about how to expand our consciousness. We need to pay attention if we truly want to evaporate our many life times of barriers allowing us to experience more freedoms, realize greater soul-potentials, and have communication with the higher worlds; the future.

As a reminder, you are always welcome and indeed, invited to share your opinions, experiences, or insights regarding each blog posting.

With love,

Joleen

[1] “When one realizes one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake.” ― P.D. Ouspensky

[2] A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated,

Solar Festival of Gemini~Sagittarius

Gemini Keynote for Gemini Disciples: “I recognize my other Self and in the waning of the self, I grow and glow.”

Keynote for the ordinary Gemini: “Let instability do its work.”

EXACT TIME: Monday, June 20, at 4:03 AM MST (for more information sign up for the WMEA monthly zodiac newsletter at: http://www.wmea-world.org

Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It was one of the forty-eight constellations described by the second century AD astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the eighty-eight modern constellations today. Its name is Latin for “twins,” and it is associated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. Its symbol is .

When we have two full moons of the same sign, we double the energy and extend the field of impact. The first full moon challenges our personality qualities; the second full moon challenges our soul qualities. The period in between can be a tremendously rich period of growth, expansion, healing, and turning our life around to become more purposeful and soul directed. The energies, then, of this full moon can have a wide-reaching affect upon the souls of humanity.

What are our soul qualities? The answer can be found in the soul’s keynote: “I recognize my other Self and in the waning of the self, I grow and glow.” We can all take this keynote into our meditations, especially during the seven days of this full moon period (three days prior to the full moon, the day of contact, and the three days following the day of contact) using the keynote as a seed thought for self-discovery, healing, and expansion of consciousness.

As of May and June of this year, 2016, we will have experienced two consecutive Gemini full moons (Sun in Gemini and Moon in Sagittarius). The Full Moon of May took place in the sign of Gemini at 1 degree 13 minutes on the 21st, and this month, June, it remains in the constellation of Gemini at 29 degrees 32 minutes on the 20th.

As the Zodiacal cycle of the Sun moves into the sign and constellation of Gemini, there is a natural energy burst available for everyone to make inner changes, especially during the days of the Full Moon, placing a focus on the nature of the heart. Those on the path of conscious evolution will take advantage of this period and, using the time to appraise their life, will make changes and review the nature of their heart, and move upward to the next turn of the spiral.

With Saturn in retrograde, time now seems to have slowed down a bit so we can actually observe, recognize, and experience those situations taking place in our life without letting them pass by unrecognized. Saturn slows things down and oftentimes influences delays.

Gemini is predominantly the sign of the intellect and it has a peculiarly vital effect at present. At this time in history the mind faculty and the intellect have been steadily developed. Gemini, therefore, has influence in three departments, which concern themselves with human relations. First, it governs all education. It deals with knowledge, with the sciences, and lays the foundation for wisdom. One educator has said, “The ultimate purpose of education is the acquiring of knowledge in order to receive the higher revelation. The unintelligent may receive it, but they cannot interpret it.”

“Mercury in the outer world signifies schools, colleges, and all places where teaching and learning go on, scientific and literary institutions … In consciousness, it signifies thought, understanding, reason, intelligence, intellect; the abstract kinds rather than the concrete, knowledge for its own sake … Its highest application seems to be what is called ‘pure reason.’ In body, it governs the brain and nervous system, the tongue and organs of speech, the hands as instruments of intelligence.”[1]

Venus is the esoteric ruler of Gemini and governs the second decanate [10–20 degrees of the sign]; for Venus makes at-one, and through its influence the law of attraction and the bringing together of the polar opposites takes place. But all these changes and unifications naturally inaugurate a new state of awareness, a new state of being, and bring in a new age and a new world. Consequently, new difficulties and problems arise and we find Saturn governing the last decanate [20–30 degrees], for Saturn is the planet of discipleship; the planet that brings about the difficulties, problems and tests that offer to the disciple immediate opportunity. It is Saturn that opens the door into incarnation, and Saturn that opens the door on to the path of initiation. Mercury, the interpreter, and the illuminating intellect; Venus, the principle of attraction and of at-one-ment; and Saturn, the generator of opportunity: these three play their parts in the life of the aspirant as he unifies higher and lower, passes through the five stages in this test, and visions the goal which ultimately he must achieve.

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE HEART

During the days of this upcoming Gemini-Sagittarius Full Moon, try to spend some quality time concentrating on the nature of the heart—your heart and the heart of Cosmos. You can take advantage of this period by using the time to appraise your life, make changes, review the nature of your heart and move upward to the next turn of the spiral of life.

A great sage says, “Verily, anyone who wishes to cognize the heart cannot approach it as only a part of the organism. First of all, one should recognize the centrifugal aspect of the heart and study outward from it, not inward toward it.” He also says, “The solar plexus is the antechamber of the temple of the heart. The Kundalini is the laboratory of the heart. The brain and all the centers are the estates of the heart, because nothing can exist without the heart…. [T]he heart stands as the temple of humanity.” (Heart, 339)

What does the Great One mean when he says we should recognize the centrifugal aspect of the heart and study outward from it? Centrifugal means moving outward from a center point.

I believe he is telling us we should first try to discover the central flame of the heart; it is this flame, when adequately ignited, that will put us in contact and rhythm with the Cosmic Heart. The Cosmic Heart is the centrifugal aspect of the heart. The Cosmic Heart nourishes each atom, each cell, and each living form on all planes. The Cosmic Heart along with the flame within our own heart will communicate through magnetic attraction, exchanging harmonious energies, vision, and inspiration. This action results in increasing health, vision, and creativity.

This nourishing action creates a path for us to travel, a path called the Path of the Spirit, the spiritual Path. We are traveling to the center of the Cosmic Heart. The Heart transmits from Its center: Love, Beauty, Power, Goodness, and Truth. These transmissions nourish the fire, the flame, within our heart with the radiance of the Cosmic Heart.

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When we talk about people who have strong hearts, we are talking about people whose heart centers are vital and nourished by the Cosmic Heart. But, when enemies daily attack our heart, enemies such as revenge, anger, slander, hatred, dishonesty, jealousy, and greed, we are cutting ourselves off from the radiation of the One Life, the Cosmic Heart. What does this mean to us? This means we are cut from the Teachings of the Great Ones, from the Beauty of Christ, Buddha, and other Messengers of the Heart. We reject Their Teachings by becoming hypocrites. Or we mask ourselves in the words of their Teachings, but find that our actions go against all that they gave to us.

Ashram-by Nicholas Roerich

The Great Ones need strong hearts within the Ashramic communities to carry Their message into humanity, to heal the heart of humanity—to heal the heart of the family, the group, the nation and the world. Those who have strong hearts are those whose heart center is open. When the heart center in the head is awake, for example, then we can transmit the life electricity of the Great Cosmic Heart.

How can you recognize people who have strong hearts? They are unifiers, plain and simple. They are the protectors of the family, the group, the nation, and of humanity. They are refined, tender, loving, and compassionate. And, most especially, they practice harmlessness.

We are told by a Great One that the “solar plexus” is the antechamber of the heart. What is the relationship of the solar plexus to the heart? The solar plexus is the “lower heart.” The lower heart is related to all negative emotions. The lower heart must be purified by the higher heart. During these powerful days of Gemini, use the energies of the Solar Festival to purify the nature of the lower heart. The higher heart is the Chalice, the contact point of the Cosmic Heart and the source of all virtues! When you fuse the lower heart with the higher heart you will turn into a source of tenderness, harmlessness and sensitivity.

Despite all the nurturing resources the heart has access to, nonetheless there are some people in the world who fall into the category of “heartless.” Heartless people are repelled by the Teaching.

What happens with heartless people? Their heart centers dry up, the petals of the heart become petrified and their heart becomes like a rock. Their actions of thought, mind, and deed work against unity and love. You must stay away from heartless people, for in time, their nature can poison your heart.

Remember, the qualities of the heart are: sensitivity, gracefulness, and tenderness as well as harmlessness, gratitude, compassion, and gratitude.

We are told that if the power of God is within you, the flame of your heart will be red or red-orange. You can see this flame in the eyes, literally, when the flame of the heart is present. Without the flame, obsession and possession start in the person’s nature, friendships end, and prosperity can vanish.

During the days of the Full Moon of Gemini, we should especially try to make things right between our lower self and Higher Self. Then we can begin to work on our damaged relationships; relationships between ourselves and family members, ourselves and our friends, ourselves and our coworkers.

To build right human relations does not mean to think of ourselves first. People do not have to learn how to put themselves first, but rather how to put others first. By honoring and respecting the divinity in another, you are building a bridge between your own divinity and that in the other. This is right human relations. This is Love-Wisdom. This is drawing upon the Light, Love, and Power of the Christ.

When your heart is full of love and your head is full of wisdom, nothing then is ever done that can cause harm to others in the long run. If you are wise and loving, you can do anything and the effects will be harmless and good.

If your natal Sun is in Gemini, or you have several planets in Gemini, Moon or Rising Sign is in Gemini, please share your thoughts with us about this full moon. But, please know that all helpful and insightful comments are welcome!

With love,

Joleen

[1] Alan Leo, Complete Dictionary of Astrology, 163.

“Consciousness is the light of our soul; it is better to say that consciousness is our light because we are the soul. That light informs us about the events of outer worlds. If you have consciousness you know what is going on everywhere outside of you – events, earthquakes, business, people’s relations with each other. You know them because consciousness brings the information to you.” [1]

Once you recognize yourself as a soul, and affirm that you are a soul, an immense change will take place in your life. What will happen is this: A great flood of light pours into your mind and clears away the age long obstacles, illusions and thoughtforms that have kept you a slave of your past.

In soul consciousness a spiritual energy begins to build within you and it accumulates. It accumulates because you no longer misuse it through wrong and negative thinking. At this point in your expanding consciousness, you are slowly becoming a true leader – where you have true power, where you can heal your environment, uplift others and lead; truly lead.

You begin to live a simple life. Having soul-level consciousness will transmute you into a magnetic personality that will find you serving the cause of human liberation. Where you will inflame the hearts and souls of all true humanitarians throughout the world who will be charged with the spirit of greater dedication, aspiration and sacrifice. These leaders, having achieved Soul consciousness, will not stop at any obstacle, and through stupendous self-sacrifice, they will lead humanity as a whole toward a higher dimension of living. The introduction of this is set forth in part, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the United Nations’ Charter.

What we can see is once a person has gained education and some knowledge the person too often leads his family or his country toward attacks and war. But once you are Soul conscious, such actions are no longer possible, for soul consciousness does not work for personal, group or national freedom alone; it works for planetary and global independence and leads to an everlasting sense of unity, because the soul is group conscious and stands for all humanity and its highest good.

I think that we are going to see that when illumined men and women begin to appear, we will recognize a leadership that stands above racial discrimination, religious separation, dogmas, and doctrines.

I think that we will recognize one another and will hold each others hands from east to west and from north to south. Then a new dawn will break upon humanity and “the orphan of the planets,” mankind itself, will experience a great release of joy which has been imprisoned within man for ages and ages due to human slavery and ignorance. This will be the age of health, trust, joy, understanding and cooperation.

When soul-level conscious leaders gradually move into politics, education, philosophy, the arts and sciences, and economics, it is then we have the potential to see a universal sense of harmlessness and a deep, fiery devotion to the flame of life in every form; from the flowers on the earth to the stars in the sky.

In revelation we read about the vision of St. John[2]…perhaps we are moving into the time where it will come true:

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What does this mean to us? The soul in us is the sense of unity. As we have a sense of smell, a sense of taste, a sense of touch, etc. we also have a sense which can be called the Soul. This sense is the sense of unity, it operates for unity, and it is expressed only by acts of unity because it stands for unity.

A person’s unfolding human soul is the eye of his true Self, symbolized by Aldebaran the brightest star in the constellation of Taurus and this eye, when opened sufficiently, can see only unity in the diversity of forms. It sees the essence which expresses itself in manifold ways, means, colors and forms. Let this sense control our outer form, and life, and all events.

Have you had experiences of soul consciousness that you would like to share with us? Or perhaps you have been with someone who has soul consciousness and if so, how did his or her consciousness affect you, uplift you, inspire you?

With love,

Joleen

[1] Evolution of Consciousness p. 271, by Torkom Saraydarian. ©2013 The Creative Trust

[2] Revelation 21:1

April 21, 2016

The exact day and times for the full moon of Taurus are as follows:

PDT     April 21, at 10:25 PM

MDT   April 21, at 11:25 PM (Arizona never adjusts its time forward or backward, remaining MST. Taurus/Wesak exact time is- 10:25 PM Mountain Standard Time)

CDT    April 22, at 12:25 AM

EDT    April 22, at 1:25 AM

GMT   April 22, at 5:25 AM (Greenwich never adjusts its time forward or backwards. GMT forms the reference point for accurate time keeping in every location on planet Earth, and even in Space.)

Introduction:

Joleen discusses Wesak with friends

WESAK is a period in which an emphasis is placed on a meditative attitude, and a time to add a few disciplines to the seven days surrounding the full moon (April 18-24) including the day of contact. For example, you may want to try reducing your intake of food as much as possible, but to do so intelligently, taking only those simple foods in quantities sufficient to maintain your health and well-being. This is always a variable, depending upon the amount of activity you are engaged in, and whether the activity is physical or mental. Do not permit yourself to become over fatigued; and eliminate as many of your usual social activities as possible and thus eliminating many unnecessary distractions.

There are certain special meditations for Wesak – some of us set aside our present meditation rhythms to engage in these special meditations. If you would like to receive a Wesak meditation, please let us know: staff@wmea-world.org

The Wesak Festival is a period of time which is set aside for all World Disciples; a moment of concentrated effort toward bringing illumination into the consciousness of humanity. During this period, the entire Hierarchy of Masters, as well as all disciples working in their respective fields of service, give their entire attention to this activity and become transmitters for the energies which are released into the world during the actual Full Moon days. Meditation is a part of that process.

To strive toward bringing illumination into humanity is to reach out with your thoughts, expanding your consciousness sufficient enough to include the love and understanding you are now feeling in your heart and soul for all your co-workers, for all of your friends, family, and for all life. Then to be able to translate those thoughts into a wise and compassionate field of service. The response to this united effort will bring hope, love, joy and illumination into the world.

Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich 1941

At the Wesak (Taurus) full moon, an extraordinary ceremony is held in one of the valleys in the Himalayas. At this time, great Masters use special ceremonies to contact Shambhala. Once a year, we are told, They want to know if there are any changes in Solar or Cosmic dimensions so that They may put Their Ashrams in better order. From the light of this contact, They make new adjustments and give new inspiration and suggestions to Their disciples, to aspirants, and to humanity. If we, in group formation, locally and globally, have prepared ourselves to receive this new inspiration, by gathering together during the seven days of Wesak, especially on the day of contact, it is then we can bring illumination to our friends, to our family, and to all life

The Purpose of the planet is impressed upon the Hierarchy, and where the members of Hierarchy meditate and contemplate upon that Purpose, the Plan comes into being. The Purpose is discussed in the forty-nine Ashrams of the Hierarchy. Each Ashram discusses how the Purpose will change into a Plan, as well as the personnel and support that are needed to pass this Plan on to humanity.

Entrance fo Shambhala by Nicholas Roerich 1936

The Ageless Wisdom tells us that Shambhala draws its energy from Venus, from the constellation of the Great Bear, from the Pleiades, and from Aquarius. These energies magnetically accumulate in the fiery Chalice of Shambhala. The petals of this vibrant, flower-like Chalice are great Initiates. At the center of the Shambhala flower is a flame, the Central Spiritual Flame, around which Cosmic energies accumulate in fiery splendour and create a tremendous tension. This tension is radiation and magnetism.

TRAVELS TO INDIA:

In May 2001 I went to India for a gathering of spiritually oriented friends to celebrate the Wesak Festival. Following that superb experience, I early on had decided to try to travel the path of Nicholas and Helena Roerich, being particularly interested in the area of the Tashiding monastery. To do this I carefully read the book written by Nicholas Roerich about their experiences in that area, and then laid out a map. Once I arrived in Darjeeling for the Wesak celebration, I was fortunate enough to find a guide who was Buddhist, whose father knew the Roerich’s and who was also able to speak English, having studied at Harvard for a period of time in the United States. He agreed to take myself and three other friends to the areas I had mapped out.

One of the areas on the map I wanted to visit was the Tashiding monastery where history tells us that at one time some of the Masters of the Wisdom had resided in that area and in that particular monastery plus it was well known that Nicholas and Helena Roerich had been there.

A dear friend and avid student of Agni Yoga who had a vast and deep knowledge of the Roerich’s told me that the Tashiding monastery was about 4-5 hours by car from Kalimpong (the location of the stupa of Helena Roerich). She explained that from there I could hire a driver to take me to the bottom of the mountain hill, (which I did) at the top of which I would discover the monastery. It was quite a hike, but my goodness, it was very much worth it. It was raining for a period of time during the hike up the mountain hill, but once the rain subsided the butterflies seem to come out in full force to greet us…huge, beautiful butterflies like I had never before seen. The emerald green colors of the mountain side were sparkling with light due to the sun shining on the droplets left from the rain. The whole environment was magical and full of mystery.

Of this particular monastery my friend told me that when the Roerich’s themselves were approaching it, the monks met them at the bottom of the hill and presented Madame Roerich with a beautiful Buddha. No announcement had gone out about their visit, but somehow the monks knew the day and the time of when they would arrive.

I spent the rest of the afternoon meditating in the monastery, visiting the surrounding grounds. While I was there I met a family living in a grass hut. They came out to greet me, asking why I was there. When I talked to them about the Roerich’s they said they had met them both, in person, when the Roerich’s climbed that hill and visited the monastery. I was thrilled and also shocked…shocked because despite the dirt floor of their grass hut, they had electricity and a TV! As I was walking around the monastery I also happened upon a very old and wise appearing man, sitting on the ground, who offered to carve me out a mani stone. I asked him if it would be possible to carve out four mani stones for my dear friends, and he agreed. I carried those mani stones back down the mountain side and all the way back to Arizona.

From there we traveled on to Sikkim, another part of the area visited by the Roerich’s. This is what Edwin Bernbaum wrote about Sikkim: “Around the beginning of the fifteenth century, Rigdzin Godem, a Tibetan lama who discovered many concealed treasures, managed to find a pass over snow mountains to the warm and sheltered valleys of Sikkim. Although he never returned to Tibet, he wrote a message describing where he had gone and sent it back to his monastery, tied to the neck of an eagle. Some two hundred years later, another lama, Namkha Jigme, completed the opening of the hidden country of Sikkim. Following the directions of Rigdzin Godem…he led a large number of Tibetans over the mountains to settle in Sikkim, where he appointed one of his party as the first Chogyal or ruler of the new principality. … A large stupa outside the capital city of Gangtok contains the skull of Rigdzin Godem, the first person to open the hidden country of Sikkim.”[1]

While I was visiting the monastery in Gangtok I presented a llama, who was watching over the visitors, with the book the WMEA had published, a book written about the life of Helena Roerich, At the Threshold of the New World. He was delighted and offered it that evening to the residents of the monastery explaining about the life of the Roerich’s. When I returned the next day he presented me with a Khatak.

“According to Khempo Tsondu, the outer and inner hidden valleys of Sikkim have been opened, but the secret part still remains closed. Gangtok is supposed to lie in the outer zone, while the inner includes a town named Tashiding and the well-known Indian hill resort and tea center of Darjeeling.”[2]

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[1] Edwin Bernbaum, The Way to Shambhala, p. 69, published by Shambhala, Boston & London 2001 ©1980, 2001 by Edwin Bernbaum

[2] Ibid.

Dear Friends,

I would like to announce that the WMEA (White Mountain Education Association) has just published the April/May/June issue of Agni Yoga Quarterly/International, formerly known as Meditation Monthly International.

This issue of AYQ includes two biographies: one of the life of St. Sergius and the other on the life of Urusvati, plus an article on How To Study Agni Yoga. Two new sections now included in the publication are 1) The Realm of Beauty and 2) Community.

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Spring Equinox 2016

For me, for many of us, Aries, the Day of the Spring Equinox, is the time of new spiritual beginnings; of opening a new chapter in our Life. The evocative and causal energies of Shambhala become more active in our consciousness. The Spring Equinox this year is on March 19-20th.

There are certain windows of opportunity to increase or release more light from our soul, especially during the three festivals of Aries, Gemini and Taurus. And since we are but a few days away from the first festival of (March 23^rd) Aries, it is time to let go of the old and start anew. During theses days (March 19 – March 23^rd or longer), if you feel compelled to do so, we can create a new plan for our spiritual ascent so we do not take a step backwards rather than to move ahead. To take a step backwards means to look outside of ourselves.

Christ said, “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another, just as I have loved you and that you also love one another. By this every man shall know that you are my disciples…” (John XIII:34-35.)

The longer we are on a spiritual path the more we must check our humility gauge. Are we increasing in humility? Is our heart nature expanding? Or, have we fallen into the rabbit hole of darkness and self-delusion; or of a kind of cold-heartedness? Is our humility gauge increasing or decreasing with the sense knowing oneself? “Humility is found in knowing who you are and who you are not.” (Torkom Saraydarian)

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Do not let past failures and mistakes chain you to the past. Do not let any present darkness chain you to the past. To do something for yourself we are going to know what kind of things are still chaining us to the rock. We are going to strive to examine the chain of Prometheus. We are going to find out what that chain is. For example, “Why are you still smoking and doing things against your health?” There is a chain. You are not seeing it. Destroy it! “Why are you not improving your relationships with your family, with your friends, with your group?” It is because you have a chain. “Why are you not progressing spiritually?” It is because you have chains. This is what we will call Promethean chains. Somebody chained you or you have chained yourself.

All of us have past mistakes and failures. Sometimes they chase after us and chain us and keep us on the same level of consciousness, for decades. When these things happen, and we don’t make adjustments to accommodate for this darkness, then we become mired down in increasing darkness, in mental health issues, complexes, the many blindness’s of egotism and vanities. It presents a dangerous time for the disciple.

So let us become born again this year…to be born again means to have the power to release yourself from the past and look for a new image. No matter what you were in the past, try to destroy that image and become something new. Do you see? To be born again is the greatest power…for it is the Christ power within us. If you are chained to the past by your past failures and images, you can never build a new beingness. You can sit down and think about your past failures, iniquities, and transgressions…and take responsibility for them; to recognize that we did them…but now it is over. Do you see?

This is the food that we are bringing to the table this year…we opening a chapter to living a transformative Life. This year is the year we are really going to begin Transforming our self.

If we, for one day, one hour, one minute built a new image and moved ahead toward our perfection, we will have destroyed all the chains that were pulling us back. Remember, darkness is nothing else but the power that keeps us in the former image that we had.

Now, this year, at this time, we can make a breakthrough to a new cycle of our life; a Transformative life. This is how, as spiritual beings, each of us can take the next step forward on the path of perfection.

Any comments?

Love,

Joleen