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from Jesus:
These are very important
questions, and the short answer to both of them is “no.”
To expand this answer, let us clarify the meaning of the term “messenger.”
The simplest definition of a messenger is a person who receives a message
from a source outside him/herself and then delivers that message to
someone else. However, in this context we are talking about a person
who acts as a messenger between the Ascended Host and people who are
not yet able to contact us directly. Therefore, we are talking about
a person who is able to raise his or her consciousness to the level
of the Christ consciousness (at least on a temporary basis) and therefore
receive an idea, an image or a worded message directly from us. The
messenger then shares this “message” with people who are
not yet able to raise their consciousness to that level. The person
might deliver this message in many different ways (for example, the
composer Handel acted as a messenger, when he brought forth "The
Messiah").
As I have stated elsewhere on this
site, there are different ways to be a messenger, and there are
levels of messengership. Some people are unconscious messengers, and
they receive ideas or messages in the form of intuitive insights. These
people might not know where the insights come from, and in some cases
they claim the ideas as their own.
At a higher level of messengership, people know that the intuitive insights
come from a higher source. They might see this source as their higher
selves or as spiritual beings from a higher octave or dimension. However,
this does not mean that such messengers need to state the source of
the messages. We have many messengers who serve faithfully without ever
disclosing the source, and this is perfectly in order.
At a still higher level of messengership, you have people whose mission
makes it necessary to openly declare that they are serving in the capacity
of messengers for the Ascended Host (often using a different term than
“messenger”). We have had a number of such messengers throughout
history, going back to Abraham (and beyond). We have had such messengers
in almost every religious tradition and some messengers even served
outside a formal religion.
By studying the lives of such people, you will see that they have often
been exposed to persecution from the forces of this world. You might
notice that my life was a perfect example of this persecution. This
is one reason why many conscious messengers do not announce their messengership
to the world.
Even when people do declare that they are messengers for us, there are
many levels of messengership. You must understand that being a messenger
is not something you can do with the lower consciousness of the carnal
mind. There are people in the world who claim to be messengers, yet
who are not messengers for the Ascended Host. These people have impure
motives for wanting to be messengers, and therefore, they often seek
to take Heaven (and messengership) by force. Consequently, they can
end up being a channel for lower or psychic forces.
To be a true messenger, you need to raise your consciousness and manifest
a certain level of personal Christhood. Therefore, anyone who manifests
a certain level of Christhood can and will (if willing) serve as a messenger
in some capacity. However, this does not mean that we want all such
people to declare themselves as messengers, because we do not want them
to be exposed to the persecution of the world.
Before we encourage a person to declare that he or she is a messenger,
we always try to protect that person from the onslaught of the forces
of this world. Part of this protection is that we give the messenger
a certain transfer of light, a certain anointment, a certain spiritual
mantle. The mantle serves to protect the messenger, and it facilitates
the transfer of light through the messenger. Without such a mantle,
it would be very dangerous for a person to openly declare that he or
she is a messenger.
Even when a person receives a mantle as messenger, there are different
types of mantles and different levels of mantles. Currently, Kim Michaels
has a mantle to act as a messenger for me only. He does not have a mantle
to act as a messenger for any other Ascended being. This may change
in the future, depending on a number of factors.
Many messengers
Throughout history, we have had a number of other messengers. The number
of messengers has increased greatly over the last century because of
a special dispensation. During my mission on Earth, I attempted to create
a tradition of progressive revelation through the Holy Spirit. You will
see this in the early days of Christianity, when my disciples preached
by the Holy Spirit. If that tradition had been kept alive, there would
have been a widespread and well-established tradition whereby we could
speak through many different people in many different capacities. However,
for reasons explained elsewhere on this
site, this original vision did not come to pass.
As we neared the end of the Piscean Age, it became obvious to the Ascended
Host that a new approach was needed. Up until that point, there was
certain knowledge, certain esoteric teachings, that had never been released
to the general public. Such knowledge was only taught in secret to those
who were ready for a higher understanding of the law. You will see this
in the fact that I taught the multitudes in parables and expounded all
things to my disciples. Even during the Dark Ages and the Inquisition,
this esoteric knowledge was taught through secret societies and brotherhoods.
In the late 1800's, we of the Ascended Host decided to lift the restriction
on teaching esoteric knowledge to the general public. Therefore, a new
dispensation was given whereby this knowledge would now be made available
in printed form, so that anyone with an open mind could find such teachings.
As a result of this new dispensation, the past century has seen a number
of people and organizations who acted in the capacity of true messengers
for the Ascended Host. Obviously, the past century has also seen an
increase in false messengers, who claim to represent us, yet their teachings
do not originate from us.
During this past century, we have had messengers who received and held
very high mantles. These messengers had mantles that were much higher
than what Kim Michaels has received at this point. Therefore, I want
you to understand that Kim’s messengership is in no way meant
to compete with or replace the teachings that were given through these
other messengers (most of whom he is aware of and deeply love and respect).
Kim’s messengership has a special mission (you should be able
to sense that mission by studying the teachings released through him).
At this point, he and I are both focused very closely on that mission.
The mission may be expanded in the future, but there are too many variables
to even make a prediction about what this messengership might become.
Therefore, I want you to understand that Kim has no intention and no
desire of being the only messenger, the only true messenger or the highest
messenger. He is aware that I am currently working with a large number
of people who serve as my messengers in various capacities. He also
knows that many other Ascended Masters work with a variety of messengers.
In that respect, I would like to mention that not all messengers have
this humility or sense of realism. I am currently working with a number
of messengers on this planet. Some are unconscious, some are conscious
and some are declared messengers. When I survey past and present messengers,
I must tell you that in some I see a need to feel that they are the
only messenger or even the only messenger who has ever served on planet
Earth. In some cases, we allow a person to have this desire, because
we can still use that person as a messenger.
The simple fact is that you do not have to be humanly perfect to serve
as a messenger for the Ascended Host. If you want a perfect messenger,
you need to ascend to Heaven. Of course, when you ascend to Heaven,
you no longer need a messenger. Therefore, the dream of a perfect messenger
springs from the human consciousness, and I suggest that all sincere
seekers abandon that dream. It simply will not serve you on your spiritual
path.
Why do we always seek to work with as many messengers as possible? One
reason is that we are constantly trying to reach every human being on
Earth. As stated elsewhere, this simply cannot be done through one religion
or one messenger. People will only listen to a messenger if they can
identify with that messenger. Therefore, to reach many different groups
of people, we need many different messengers. Another reason is that
we of the Ascended Host know how difficult it is to be a messenger,
and we also know the unpredictability of the human psyche. If you think
we are serious about saving the world (and we are), do you really think
we would put all of our eggs in one basket?
What I am trying to say here is that because Kim does not have a desire
to be the only messenger, I can give you this teaching through him.
There are certain other messengers through whom I could not release
this teaching. This does not mean that I in any way condemn these messengers
or their service. Some of our messengers have truly been (at the time)
the best hope for saving this planet, albeit not the only hope.
I am simply trying to explain to you that we of the Ascended Host always
seek to work with people at their present level of consciousness. Then,
we seek to raise them to the next level. This is true for all messengers,
no matter their level of service or their spiritual mantle. You should
always assume that as long as a person is in physical embodiment on
planet Earth, that person still has something to learn. Why should you
make this assumption? Because even here in Heaven all of us still have
something to learn about God.
The new age of the Holy Spirit
The final point I want to make is that to attain the correct perspective
on messengers, you need to walk the path of personal Christhood. When
you walk that path, you gradually begin to establish contact with your
higher self, your Christ Self. The Christ Self is the mediator between
human beings and God. Therefore, through your Christ Self you have a
direct line of contact to the Ascended Host (your spiritual teachers).
Obviously, when a person establishes that line of contact, we of the
Ascended Host can use that person as a messenger in some capacity. Therefore,
I want everyone to see that they have the potential to be messengers
at some level. This does not mean that I want everyone to openly declare
that they are messengers. I do not need hundreds of people who write
books in my name. However, I do need millions of people who are willing
to use their expertise in a specific field to bring forth ideas from
the Ascended Host. I need millions of people who are willing to simply
live and speak such ideas in their daily lives.
When you talk about messengership, it is important to understand that
planet Earth is going through a very intense period of spiritual transformation.
Many spiritually interested people are aware that the Earth is moving
out of the Age of Pisces and into the Age of Aquarius. The Age of Aquarius
is the age of the Holy Spirit. It is an age like the one described in
the Old Testament prophecy of Joel:
28 ¶
And it shall come to pass afterward, I will pour out my spirit upon
all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old
men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days
will I pour out my spirit.
Therefore, we are
quickly moving into an age where there will be many messengers, serving
at various capacities. I hope you can see that when such an outpouring
of Spirit takes place, there are always potential dangers. The biggest
danger is that those who receive a portion of the Holy Spirit will begin
to claim it as their own or claim that they are the only ones who have
received the true spirit and that all others have received the false
spirit. Even in the early days of Christianity, this happened amongst
my followers, and it was one of the reasons why they eventually lost
the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, I hope that many people will begin to understand that in
this new age you should not hold on to the belief that there can be
only one true messenger, one true church or one true teaching. I have
explained this further in my answer to the question of whether there
is only one true church.
During the Age of Pisces, my vision was the establishment of a loosely-knit
network of people striving for personal Christhood as well as preaching
and demonstrating that Christhood. I did not envision the emergence
of one totalitarian church that squashed all others. However, this was
the danger of the Age of Pisces. It was an age in which humankind had
to transcend the need for centralized power and control. During this
age, you saw a number of attempts to establish such centralized power
and control. You have also seen most of them fail, and one perfect example
is world communism.
Obviously, the big centralized churches is another example. Even now,
such churches are losing members and they will continue to lose members
as long as they attempt to hold on to centralized power, centralized
control and the idea that they are the only true church.
I can assure you that in the new age of Aquarius, most people will no
longer buy into the idea that there has to be only one true church.
Likewise, most people will not accept the idea that there has to be
only one or one true messenger.
Divide and conquer
I know that an increasing number of people are able to recognize that
we of the Ascended Host do send messengers to Earth. I sincerely hope
that all of these people will let go of the idea that there has to be
only one messenger. I hope that the many different messengers that I
am currently working with, and the followers of the messengers we have
sent over the past century, will be able to transcend all differences.
I hope they will come together and recognize that they are all part
of the same movement.
I hope they will recognize that all true messengers have brought forth
valid teachings and that we of the Ascended Host would prefer not to
repeat ourselves too many times. Therefore, one messenger brought forth
a particular teaching that you will not find with the same amount of
detail elsewhere. If you are a sincere student of the universal path,
is it wise to confine your studies to one particular organization?
Where is your loyalty?
Is it to one particular person or organization? Or are you loyal to
the universal Truth of God, a truth that transcends all outer expressions
and divisions?
This does not mean that I want all students to join the same organization.
I have no desire to see one centralized church dominate the Age of Aquarius.
However, we of the Ascended Host have a very strong desire to see people
recognize that beyond all religions and all messengers is a universal
path, a universal brotherhood and sisterhood.
We desire all sincere spiritual seekers on Earth to see themselves as
part of that brotherhood and sisterhood. You are simply God’s
children on Earth, as we of the Ascended Host are God’s children
in Heaven. When you recognize yourself as part of this universal spiritual
movement, you no longer have time or attention to fight with your neighbor
over who has the better teaching or the better messenger. You simply
realize that the overall goal of the Ascended Host is to raise the consciousness
of every human being on Earth. Therefore, all spiritual people should
join in this goal and seek to promote that goal through whatever organization
or teaching they prefer.
The tactic of the adversary has always been divide and conquer. The
Prince of this world has always attempted to divide those who are the
representatives of God on Earth. There is no more powerful tool for
the dark forces than to get spiritual people and spiritual groups to
fight amongst themselves and thereby forget the only thing that will
bring God’s kingdom to Earth, namely a universal sense of brotherhood
and sisterhood, a universal sense of belonging to something that is
bigger than the carnal mind, bigger than the human ego and bigger than
the forces of this world. That something is the universal brotherhood
and sisterhood of light.
We, who are in Heaven, clearly see and acknowledge that we are part
of that Brotherhood of light, and there is no competition or conflict
between us. So many wonderful spiritual people on Earth have not yet
truly embraced that feeling of universal brotherhood. So many spiritual
people recognize the existence of the Ascended Host. They recognize
that we can speak to human beings through individuals and organizations.
Yet, they have not overcome the human sense of separation, conflict
and competition, and therefore they believe that the teaching or organization
to which they belong is the highest or most important.
I must tell you frankly that this belief springs from the relativity
and duality of the carnal mind which gives people a need to feel better
than others. It has no basis in Heaven. It has no room in Heaven. Therefore,
it should have no room in the hearts of those who desire to be part
of the universal brotherhood of light and to help bring God’s
kingdom to Earth.
Let those who have ears, hear my words and heed them. A sense of universal
brotherhood and oneness among all spiritual people is the only way to
bring God’s kingdom to Earth. Where can this universal sense of
brotherhood come from? It can come from one place only, namely individual
Christhood. As you begin to put on your personal Christhood, you will
grow out of the sense of conflict and competition with your fellow man.
If you are still caught in that state of consciousness, then you should
recognize that you need to make a sincere effort to put on more of your
Christhood. I can assure you that once you let go of the sense of conflict
and competition and embrace the universal Brotherhood of Light, you
will achieve a peace of mind that is beyond all understanding. Let a
word to the wise be sufficient.
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