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==Session==

==Session==

===Note===

===Note===

This volume is not the [[original]] [[composition]]. The original 100 copies, of Volumes 1 and 2 were created by [http://www.lightandlife.com/new/past_issues/trans.html Duane Faw], sometime after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994 1994]. This volume has been re-created by scanning the [[original]] printed [[document]]. The original bi-column format has not been retained, because in this [[modern]] international age, we have the [[ability]] to re-compose [[documents]] to different page formats and sizes, and the bi-column format does not lend itself well to that [[process]]. We have attempted to recreate this as closely as possible the [[original]]. [[Readers]] may note that spellings are not entirely "[[American]]", and this is the way of the [[original]]. We have added some punctuation, and corrected the small [[number]] of obvious [[typographical]] errors, and added hyphens, but with few exceptions, we have refrained from altering [[words]], even when word usage is strange. Thus, as far as possible, we have retained the "[[soul]]" of the [[original]].

This volume is not the [[original]] [[composition]]. The original 100 copies, of Volumes 1 and 2 were created by [https://www.lightandlife.com/new/past_issues/trans.html Duane Faw], sometime after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994 1994]. This volume has been re-created by scanning the [[original]] printed [[document]]. The original bi-column format has not been retained, because in this [[modern]] international age, we have the [[ability]] to re-compose [[documents]] to different page formats and sizes, and the bi-column format does not lend itself well to that [[process]]. We have attempted to recreate this as closely as possible the [[original]]. [[Readers]] may note that spellings are not entirely "[[American]]", and this is the way of the [[original]]. We have added some punctuation, and corrected the small [[number]] of obvious [[typographical]] errors, and added hyphens, but with few exceptions, we have refrained from altering [[words]], even when word usage is strange. Thus, as far as possible, we have retained the "[[soul]]" of the [[original]].

Geoff Cutler, Sydney, January 2004.

Geoff Cutler, Sydney, January 2004.

===Foreword===

===Foreword===

This booklet contains selected teachings of [[Rayson]] and [[friends]] before January 1, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993 1993]. It includes all [[formal]] lessons of Rayson during this period. The [[text]] of the lessons, themselves, has not been edited except to remove false starts, corrections made by Rayson, and [[personal]] [[names]]. When appropriate, the name of a [[TR|transmitter/receiver]] has been replaced by the [[symbol]] ([[T/R]]). Names of "[[students]]" have been replaced by the [[symbol]] (S) or (Student) It also includes selected [[statements]] of, questions to, and answers by, Rayson and friends during this period. Those relevant to the [[formal]] lessons are included in the order in which they were asked following them. The remainder have been omitted.

This booklet contains selected teachings of [[Rayson]] and [[friends]] before January 1, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993 1993]. It includes all [[formal]] lessons of Rayson during this period. The [[text]] of the lessons, themselves, has not been edited except to remove false starts, corrections made by Rayson, and [[personal]] [[names]]. When appropriate, the name of a [[TR|transmitter/receiver]] has been replaced by the [[symbol]] ([[T/R]]). Names of "[[students]]" have been replaced by the [[symbol]] (S) or (Student) It also includes selected [[statements]] of, questions to, and answers by, Rayson and friends during this period. Those relevant to the [[formal]] lessons are included in the order in which they were asked following them. The remainder have been omitted.

The questions, themselves, have been edited to [[focus]] upon the question asked, but the answers by Rayson and [[friends]] are in the exact [[wording]] with the exceptions made in the lessons.

The questions, themselves, have been edited to [[focus]] upon the question asked, but the answers by Rayson and [[friends]] are in the exact [[wording]] with the exceptions made in the lessons.

Q: Can you tell us more about who you are, Rayson? And do you know us? Do you know me?

Q: Can you tell us more about who you are, Rayson? And do you know us? Do you know me?

===='''''[[Authority]]'''''====

===='''''[[Authority]]'''''====

A: One moment. Yes, now have I some [[knowledge]], [[understanding]]. First question, I am also an [[ascending son]], also was resident on [[Edentia]], [[volunteered]] and was chosen for this assignment serving [[Michael]]. This is - as far as I [[understand]] - a [[unique]] situation in all of [[the worlds]]. We have been given [[permission]] to give advanced [[truth]] to your world such as is taught as far as [[Jerusem]]. This is very [[unusual]]. And we have been thoroughly [[trained]] in your [[languages]] and [[religions]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernity modern thought], [[understanding]], [[word]] [[pattern]]. We [[hope]] to fulfil this assignment with, and doing, the greatest good possible. We [[understand]] the many [[difficulties]] facing this assignment and have been, we believe, quite fully [[prepared]] to meet any exigency, happening. My [[word]] was "exigency," ([[T/R]]) is unfamiliar.

A: One moment. Yes, now have I some [[knowledge]], [[understanding]]. First question, I am also an [[ascending son]], also was resident on [[Edentia]], [[volunteered]] and was chosen for this assignment serving [[Michael]]. This is - as far as I [[understand]] - a [[unique]] situation in all of [[the worlds]]. We have been given [[permission]] to give advanced [[truth]] to your world such as is taught as far as [[Jerusem]]. This is very [[unusual]]. And we have been thoroughly [[trained]] in your [[languages]] and [[religions]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernity modern thought], [[understanding]], [[word]] [[pattern]]. We [[hope]] to fulfil this assignment with, and doing, the greatest good possible. We [[understand]] the many [[difficulties]] facing this assignment and have been, we believe, quite fully [[prepared]] to meet any exigency, happening. My [[word]] was "exigency," ([[T/R]]) is unfamiliar.

My world is not really very far from this one, and it is [[thought]] that this would be advantageous for [[communication]]. Is there further [[inquiry]]?

My world is not really very far from this one, and it is [[thought]] that this would be advantageous for [[communication]]. Is there further [[inquiry]]?

A: Yes. I am here, present, yet you are correct in surmising that there is also a distance in [[time and space]]. I exist on a different other [[perception]]-[[reality]], which we think of as distance from you. This greater reality-[[awareness]] has been [[received]] over millennia your time. This [[perception]]-reality, being reality, has been a [[gradual]] [[process]] of [[change]]. And as I am now, you cannot [[physically]] [[perceive]] my [[presence]]. Yet I can [[perceive]] your [[presences]] quite readily. (07/15/91)  

A: Yes. I am here, present, yet you are correct in surmising that there is also a distance in [[time and space]]. I exist on a different other [[perception]]-[[reality]], which we think of as distance from you. This greater reality-[[awareness]] has been [[received]] over millennia your time. This [[perception]]-reality, being reality, has been a [[gradual]] [[process]] of [[change]]. And as I am now, you cannot [[physically]] [[perceive]] my [[presence]]. Yet I can [[perceive]] your [[presences]] quite readily. (07/15/91)  

[In September and October, 1991, Rayson began contacting a woman in the greater [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles] area. In October she had [[practice]] sessions as Rayson's T/R during which Rayson spoke to (T/R) and, through her, to her [[husband]]. In late October they [[shared]] [[practice]] sessions with selected [[individuals]] in the area. During one of the practice sessions Rayson discussed his [[authority]] in these [[words]]:

[In September and October, 1991, Rayson began contacting a woman in the greater [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles] area. In October she had [[practice]] sessions as Rayson's T/R during which Rayson spoke to (T/R) and, through her, to her [[husband]]. In late October they [[shared]] [[practice]] sessions with selected [[individuals]] in the area. During one of the practice sessions Rayson discussed his [[authority]] in these [[words]]:

RAYSON: . ..Rest [[assured]] my [[authority]] comes not from myself, (S). I derive my [[authority]] from Prince [[Machiventa|Melchizedek]], who derives his [[authority]] from [[Creator Son]], Father [[Michael]], who derives His authority from [[The Father]]. [The same [[practice]] session produced this [[dialogue]]:]

RAYSON: . ..Rest [[assured]] my [[authority]] comes not from myself, (S). I derive my [[authority]] from Prince [[Machiventa|Melchizedek]], who derives his [[authority]] from [[Creator Son]], Father [[Michael]], who derives His authority from [[The Father]]. [The same [[practice]] session produced this [[dialogue]]:]

A: Yes, of course. Not [[different]] from your [[human]] face.

A: Yes, of course. Not [[different]] from your [[human]] face.

===='''''[[Ritual]]'''''====

===='''''[[Ritual]]'''''====

Q: When we [[celebrate]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance suppers] together, we are told in The [[Urantia Book]] that [[the Master]] is really present and that He [[communes]] with our [[Thought Adjuster]]s. Does this mean that His [[omniscience]] is so great that all the days following here on [[Urantia]] when we have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance suppers]. He is [[aware]] of this?

Q: When we [[celebrate]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance suppers] together, we are told in The [[Urantia Book]] that [[the Master]] is really present and that He [[communes]] with our [[Thought Adjuster]]s. Does this mean that His [[omniscience]] is so great that all the days following here on [[Urantia]] when we have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance suppers]. He is [[aware]] of this?

A: Yes. (10/24/91)

A: Yes. (10/24/91)

Q: Does the arrival of two new [[Melchizedeks]] affect your [[relationship]] to this [[group]] in any way?

Q: Does the arrival of two new [[Melchizedeks]] affect your [[relationship]] to this [[group]] in any way?

A: It does not. We will continue as before on our steady upward [[path]] toward [[spiritual]] [[illumination]], and when you are [[individually]] and group-wise ready, [[prepared]], you will be given additional and more worldly assignments for [[service]]. I suppose in your [[terminology]] I would be described as a more [[conservative]] [[teacher]]. Some of my brethren are more flamboyant and [[spontaneous]]. As a [[mortal]] I was more [[patient]], wait and see, [[scientific]], not in so much of a hurry, more of a steady worker, slower [[progress]]. Some of the teaching corps were not that [[personality]] [[type]], but more [[creatively]] leaping, [[intuitively]] jumping - I am not describing well what I mean, but some run [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon marathons], some are sprinters, we all reached the goal in our different ways. I am more reluctant to give certain [[information]] and more concerned with your [[balanced]] and steady [[spiritual]] [[progress]], and perhaps more familiar with your [[species]], having been in a similar species myself, very close to the [[human]] state. (04/04/92)

A: It does not. We will continue as before on our steady upward [[path]] toward [[spiritual]] [[illumination]], and when you are [[individually]] and group-wise ready, [[prepared]], you will be given additional and more worldly assignments for [[service]]. I suppose in your [[terminology]] I would be described as a more [[conservative]] [[teacher]]. Some of my brethren are more flamboyant and [[spontaneous]]. As a [[mortal]] I was more [[patient]], wait and see, [[scientific]], not in so much of a hurry, more of a steady worker, slower [[progress]]. Some of the teaching corps were not that [[personality]] [[type]], but more [[creatively]] leaping, [[intuitively]] jumping - I am not describing well what I mean, but some run [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon marathons], some are sprinters, we all reached the goal in our different ways. I am more reluctant to give certain [[information]] and more concerned with your [[balanced]] and steady [[spiritual]] [[progress]], and perhaps more familiar with your [[species]], having been in a similar species myself, very close to the [[human]] state. (04/04/92)

===='''''[[Guidance]]'''''====

===='''''[[Guidance]]'''''====

A: Just a moment.

A: Just a moment.

MELCHIZEDEK: This is Prince [[Machiventa]]. You all know the [[history]] of the [[nefarious]] rebels who took [[control]] of this [[planet]]. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984 1984] the [[Mercy]] Bank was [[rejected]] by [[Caligastia]] and [[Daligastia]]. They refused to [[repent]]. They are no longer. [[Caligastia]] was such a bitter being that he left behind this [[virus]] ([[AIDS]]) and other illnesses which he, being of such a [[brilliant]] [[mind]], designed. He would never give us the [[access]] so that we may effect some physical [[cure]]. He said: "If I cannot be [[Planetary Prince|Prince]] of [[Urantia]] then I will take the [[planet]] with me into the [[Darkness|blackness]]." But God's will is not for that to happen. This [[planet]] is a protected place as it is the [[birth]] planet of the human-divine [[Jesus]]. It will take us some time. We are approximating a thousand to two thousand years, to erase the [[evil]] that this [[insane]] [[being]] left behind as your [[legacy]]. But we will erase it, and your [[planet]] will be a beacon to all other [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ascending_sons#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE ascendant mortals]. God's will is never hurtful or harmful to His little [[children]]. It is the will of [[the Father]] to [[heal]] his little ones, and many are being used to do so. We look in awe at the [[agondonters]] on [[Urantia]]. You are truly God's children. To build and [[maintain]] [[faith]] and [[God consciousness]] in the midst of such [[darkness]] is commendable. I have taken over by order of my God, [[Michael]] of [[Nebadon]]. This occurred when those two [[evil]] [[beings]] ceased to be. I am, and have been, officially ushered in as your [[Planetary Prince]]. We have a lot of [[work]] to do, but do not cast eyes downward. Cast eyes upward for the [[glory]] that will befall this [[planet]].

MELCHIZEDEK: This is Prince [[Machiventa]]. You all know the [[history]] of the [[nefarious]] rebels who took [[control]] of this [[planet]]. In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984 1984] the [[Mercy]] Bank was [[rejected]] by [[Caligastia]] and [[Daligastia]]. They refused to [[repent]]. They are no longer. [[Caligastia]] was such a bitter being that he left behind this [[virus]] ([[AIDS]]) and other illnesses which he, being of such a [[brilliant]] [[mind]], designed. He would never give us the [[access]] so that we may effect some physical [[cure]]. He said: "If I cannot be [[Planetary Prince|Prince]] of [[Urantia]] then I will take the [[planet]] with me into the [[Darkness|blackness]]." But God's will is not for that to happen. This [[planet]] is a protected place as it is the [[birth]] planet of the human-divine [[Jesus]]. It will take us some time. We are approximating a thousand to two thousand years, to erase the [[evil]] that this [[insane]] [[being]] left behind as your [[legacy]]. But we will erase it, and your [[planet]] will be a beacon to all other [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ascending_sons#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE ascendant mortals]. God's will is never hurtful or harmful to His little [[children]]. It is the will of [[the Father]] to [[heal]] his little ones, and many are being used to do so. We look in awe at the [[agondonters]] on [[Urantia]]. You are truly God's children. To build and [[maintain]] [[faith]] and [[God consciousness]] in the midst of such [[darkness]] is commendable. I have taken over by order of my God, [[Michael]] of [[Nebadon]]. This occurred when those two [[evil]] [[beings]] ceased to be. I am, and have been, officially ushered in as your [[Planetary Prince]]. We have a lot of [[work]] to do, but do not cast eyes downward. Cast eyes upward for the [[glory]] that will befall this [[planet]].

These are wondrous years. (12/01/91) .

These are wondrous years. (12/01/91) .

.. I leave, now, to go - to attend the group at [[Woods Cross TeaM|Woods Cross]], and bid you Godspeed. (12/01/91)

.. I leave, now, to go - to attend the group at [[Woods Cross TeaM|Woods Cross]], and bid you Godspeed. (12/01/91)

[On New Years Morning (very early), 1992, Rayson and Prince [[Machiventa|Melchizedek]] turned up at a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve New Year's Eve party].]

[On New Years Morning (very early), 1992, Rayson and Prince [[Machiventa|Melchizedek]] turned up at a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve New Year's Eve party].]

My children I am Prince [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]], official [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]] and formal [[spokesperson]] for our creator-father, [[Michael]] of [[Nebadon]]. I am proud of you for your [[celebration]] and for bringing our creator-father into your [[hearts]]. The down-grasp of [[God]], the upreach of man, is indeed a [[beautiful]] and [[miraculous]] thing to behold. As I have met Michael on high, I am still moved . .. ([[Interruption]] of [[communications]] by dog and untimely entry of other members of the group.) Greetings, (S), I am Rayson, and you will hear my [[message]] on the recording device. I will not keep [[Machiventa]] waiting, so I turn the transmission over to our revered and esteemed [[Planetary Prince]].

My children I am Prince [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]], official [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]] and formal [[spokesperson]] for our creator-father, [[Michael]] of [[Nebadon]]. I am proud of you for your [[celebration]] and for bringing our creator-father into your [[hearts]]. The down-grasp of [[God]], the upreach of man, is indeed a [[beautiful]] and [[miraculous]] thing to behold. As I have met Michael on high, I am still moved . .. ([[Interruption]] of [[communications]] by dog and untimely entry of other members of the group.) Greetings, (S), I am Rayson, and you will hear my [[message]] on the recording device. I will not keep [[Machiventa]] waiting, so I turn the transmission over to our revered and esteemed [[Planetary Prince]].

We hope to [[achieve]] in the next thousand years of the [[correcting time]] a spiritual up-step, using transformed [[individuals]] to ultimately transform this world. We are a continuation of the [[Fifth Epochal Revelation]]. We are not a separate [[bestowal]], but this [[phase]] of the [[revelation]] was planned from the beginning. However it was decided not to reveal this to the original [[contact personalities]] because of the [[danger]] that would place the revelation in - over [[Fanaticism|emotionalism]], non-belief, dismissal. The [[book]] had to stand and root on its own. Now we [[proceed]] to take the [[humans]] who are ready and [[activate]] them out into the world. We will contact on a world-wide basis [[readers]] and non-readers alike. We begin mostly with readers as there is less groundwork to lay.

We hope to [[achieve]] in the next thousand years of the [[correcting time]] a spiritual up-step, using transformed [[individuals]] to ultimately transform this world. We are a continuation of the [[Fifth Epochal Revelation]]. We are not a separate [[bestowal]], but this [[phase]] of the [[revelation]] was planned from the beginning. However it was decided not to reveal this to the original [[contact personalities]] because of the [[danger]] that would place the revelation in - over [[Fanaticism|emotionalism]], non-belief, dismissal. The [[book]] had to stand and root on its own. Now we [[proceed]] to take the [[humans]] who are ready and [[activate]] them out into the world. We will contact on a world-wide basis [[readers]] and non-readers alike. We begin mostly with readers as there is less groundwork to lay.

===='''''[[Channeling]]'''''====

===='''''[[Channeling]]'''''====

Q: (About the validity of other [[channels]] such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramtha#Ramtha Ramtha], Lazarus, etc., how to tell, and how long have you been on [[Urantia]].)

Q: (About the validity of other [[channels]] such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramtha#Ramtha Ramtha], Lazarus, etc., how to tell, and how long have you been on [[Urantia]].)

A: All false. Only legitimate [[channeling]] coming through our [[mission]] is the group in [[New Zealand TeaM|New Zealand]], [[Woods Cross TeaM|Utah]] ([[Arcadia TeaM|Los Angeles Area]]), [[N. Idaho TeaM|Idaho]], and [[Sarasota TeaM|Florida]] at this time. There will be more. How to tell? There will be a network amongst the true transmissions. For yourself judge the spiritual [[content]], use your [[Spirit of Truth]]. And (S), truth may be gathered like a bee from flower to flower from sources, which are human [[inspired]]. Celestial or non-corporeal beings do not have a [[monopoly]] on spiritual [[insight]]. So whether a transmission is from us or is from the human higher mind is really just a [[speculation]], which humans and we like to engage in, to speculate about what could be. The [[message]], is spiritual, will [[illuminate]].

A: All false. Only legitimate [[channeling]] coming through our [[mission]] is the group in [[New Zealand TeaM|New Zealand]], [[Woods Cross TeaM|Utah]] ([[Arcadia TeaM|Los Angeles Area]]), [[N. Idaho TeaM|Idaho]], and [[Sarasota TeaM|Florida]] at this time. There will be more. How to tell? There will be a network amongst the true transmissions. For yourself judge the spiritual [[content]], use your [[Spirit of Truth]]. And (S), truth may be gathered like a bee from flower to flower from sources, which are human [[inspired]]. Celestial or non-corporeal beings do not have a [[monopoly]] on spiritual [[insight]]. So whether a transmission is from us or is from the human higher mind is really just a [[speculation]], which humans and we like to engage in, to speculate about what could be. The [[message]], is spiritual, will [[illuminate]].

As to how long we have been here, we have been here since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984 1984], not all, but [[Machiventa]] arrived as the [[rebellion]] was [[adjudicated]]. As you know, none of the [[evil]] ones exist. He was not formally installed [[Prince of Urantia]] until October of last year, '91. And the mission is officially under way. (01/13/92)

As to how long we have been here, we have been here since [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984 1984], not all, but [[Machiventa]] arrived as the [[rebellion]] was [[adjudicated]]. As you know, none of the [[evil]] ones exist. He was not formally installed [[Prince of Urantia]] until October of last year, '91. And the mission is officially under way. (01/13/92)

===='''''[[Teaching Mission]]'''''====

===='''''[[Teaching Mission]]'''''====

[On [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1991-02-01-Ham_To_General_Council February 1st, 1992], during a recess in the meeting of the [[The Fellowship General Council|General Council of the Fellowship]], before an [[audience]] of about 150 people at the LAX Holiday Inn, teacher [[Ham]] formally announced to the world the recent changes in [[planetary government]] in the following [[language]]:] The light of [[God]] [[surrounds]] us, The [[Light]] of [[God]] surrounds us. The [[Love]] of God enfolds us. The [[Power]] of God protects us. The [[Presence]] of God watches over us. Wherever we are, He is. My [[profound]] and [[sincere]] greetings to you all this evening. I am [[Ham]]. I have been [[commissioned]] to bring the [[light]] of [[truth]] and the [[understanding]] of [[our Father]] to [[Urantia]].

[On [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1991-02-01-Ham_To_General_Council February 1st, 1992], during a recess in the meeting of the [[The Fellowship General Council|General Council of the Fellowship]], before an [[audience]] of about 150 people at the LAX Holiday Inn, teacher [[Ham]] formally announced to the world the recent changes in [[planetary government]] in the following [[language]]:] The light of [[God]] [[surrounds]] us, The [[Light]] of [[God]] surrounds us. The [[Love]] of God enfolds us. The [[Power]] of God protects us. The [[Presence]] of God watches over us. Wherever we are, He is. My [[profound]] and [[sincere]] greetings to you all this evening. I am [[Ham]]. I have been [[commissioned]] to bring the [[light]] of [[truth]] and the [[understanding]] of [[our Father]] to [[Urantia]].

Q: Was that the day [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] began serving? Or was that the [[announcement]].

Q: Was that the day [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] began serving? Or was that the [[announcement]].

A: That was the [[public]] and formal [[announcement]]. [[Machiventa]] was celestially inaugurated in October of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991 1991], and has been present for the most part on the [[planet]] since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984 1984]. (02/09/92)

A: That was the [[public]] and formal [[announcement]]. [[Machiventa]] was celestially inaugurated in October of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991 1991], and has been present for the most part on the [[planet]] since [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984 1984]. (02/09/92)

Q: I have a question, which has to do with [[planetary government]]. Prince [[Machiventa]] Melchizedek is [[Planetary Prince]]. When [[Caligastia]] was Planetary Prince he had a deputy of the same order by the name of [[Daligastia]]. I'm just wondering if Prince Machiventa has an assistant Planetary Prince.

Q: I have a question, which has to do with [[planetary government]]. Prince [[Machiventa]] Melchizedek is [[Planetary Prince]]. When [[Caligastia]] was Planetary Prince he had a deputy of the same order by the name of [[Daligastia]]. I'm just wondering if Prince Machiventa has an assistant Planetary Prince.

[Shortly before [[Michael]]’s birthday, Friday, August 21st 1992, the following was recorded:]

[Shortly before [[Michael]]’s birthday, Friday, August 21st 1992, the following was recorded:]

Q: I look upon Friday night as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_trip field trip] for the class of "the [[students]] of [[Rayson]]." You told us last time that we needed to adopt a proper [[perspective]] before we can [[receive]] the maximum benefit from Friday night, and I have put together a two-page written [[document]] taken from your lessons having to do with that [[perspective]]. I wonder if you could review the document in my [[mind]] and indicate whether or not it is proper to pass this paper around, or whether or not it is superfluous.

Q: I look upon Friday night as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_trip field trip] for the class of "the [[students]] of [[Rayson]]." You told us last time that we needed to adopt a proper [[perspective]] before we can [[receive]] the maximum benefit from Friday night, and I have put together a two-page written [[document]] taken from your lessons having to do with that [[perspective]]. I wonder if you could review the document in my [[mind]] and indicate whether or not it is proper to pass this paper around, or whether or not it is superfluous.

A: One moment. (short pause) I am pleased with your [[effort]] toward maximizing the benefit of the [[remembrance supper]] on Friday night. I would add one thing, only. NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE EXPERIENCE OF MICHAEL'S PRESENCE. (08/16/92)

A: One moment. (short pause) I am pleased with your [[effort]] toward maximizing the benefit of the [[remembrance supper]] on Friday night. I would add one thing, only. NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE EXPERIENCE OF MICHAEL'S PRESENCE. (08/16/92)

A: Sometimes it is important to use one's [[intellect]] to remember [[experiences]] as [[opposed]] to rely on [[mechanical]] devices. It is actually [[good]] that you did not [[record]] our session together on [[Michael]]'s birthday because now, in order to totally [[remember]] all that transpired you must again meet [[together]] and discuss what each of you have [[remembered]]. The inter-association of [[personality]] will again bring [[Michael]]'s [[personality]] within your midst, and the [[process]] will be much improved in [[remembering]] what occurred. Each of you have a full [[memory]] [[transcript]] of every [[word]] that was spoken. You must just have them in [[personal]] [[association]] with the other, with the 28 that were at our [[celebration]], you will be able to reconstruct most of what occurred.

A: Sometimes it is important to use one's [[intellect]] to remember [[experiences]] as [[opposed]] to rely on [[mechanical]] devices. It is actually [[good]] that you did not [[record]] our session together on [[Michael]]'s birthday because now, in order to totally [[remember]] all that transpired you must again meet [[together]] and discuss what each of you have [[remembered]]. The inter-association of [[personality]] will again bring [[Michael]]'s [[personality]] within your midst, and the [[process]] will be much improved in [[remembering]] what occurred. Each of you have a full [[memory]] [[transcript]] of every [[word]] that was spoken. You must just have them in [[personal]] [[association]] with the other, with the 28 that were at our [[celebration]], you will be able to reconstruct most of what occurred.

Q: Could you elaborate a little bit about the [[circuits]], how many there are, what their being open means to a [[human being]], does that mean they are open in us, could you liken it to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio radio] station transmission? Things like that.

Q: Could you elaborate a little bit about the [[circuits]], how many there are, what their being open means to a [[human being]], does that mean they are open in us, could you liken it to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio radio] station transmission? Things like that.

A: As far as direct [[personal]] [[effect]] from the opening of the [[circuits]], there is little. What has effected, though, is that each of your [[Guardian Angels]], the [[Midwayers]], all other [[celestial]] [[beings]] present on the [[planet]], [[teachers]], [[Life Carriers]], all now have direct and open [[communication]] with their associates in the far-flung [[universe]]. They are able to minister much better than before the [[circuits]] were re-established. That is not to say that the circuits of the [[Thought Adjusters]], the mind circuits of the [[Adjutant Mind Spirits]], and others, were not [[functioning]], no. But it does mean that some [[circuits]] that are used for the uplift of [[mankind]] are now re-established. As far as number is concerned, it is much more a [[function]] of number of [[facets]] on one [[circuit]] rather than the number of [[individual]] circuits. One circuit, though, that has been [[established]] that may have direct [[influence]] upon you, upon the [[teaching mission]], is the direct circuit with [[Michael]], Himself. It is a [[private]] circuit. He can, [[communicate]] directly with [[Urantia]] at any time.

A: As far as direct [[personal]] [[effect]] from the opening of the [[circuits]], there is little. What has effected, though, is that each of your [[Guardian Angels]], the [[Midwayers]], all other [[celestial]] [[beings]] present on the [[planet]], [[teachers]], [[Life Carriers]], all now have direct and open [[communication]] with their associates in the far-flung [[universe]]. They are able to minister much better than before the [[circuits]] were re-established. That is not to say that the circuits of the [[Thought Adjusters]], the mind circuits of the [[Adjutant Mind Spirits]], and others, were not [[functioning]], no. But it does mean that some [[circuits]] that are used for the uplift of [[mankind]] are now re-established. As far as number is concerned, it is much more a [[function]] of number of [[facets]] on one [[circuit]] rather than the number of [[individual]] circuits. One circuit, though, that has been [[established]] that may have direct [[influence]] upon you, upon the [[teaching mission]], is the direct circuit with [[Michael]], Himself. It is a [[private]] circuit. He can, [[communicate]] directly with [[Urantia]] at any time.

RAYSON: I see that (S) has a great regard for her and I do not [[personally]] mind her [[presence]] in this group. There is a slight [[problem]] in setting a precedent. I [[understand]] that she is not a regular member of a study group or that she does not regularly study The [[Urantia Book]]. Does she, or has she, read the [[transcripts]] of other teachers?

RAYSON: I see that (S) has a great regard for her and I do not [[personally]] mind her [[presence]] in this group. There is a slight [[problem]] in setting a precedent. I [[understand]] that she is not a regular member of a study group or that she does not regularly study The [[Urantia Book]]. Does she, or has she, read the [[transcripts]] of other teachers?

Student: Not to my [[knowledge]]. I was awaiting [[permission]] to invite her to forward her copies. She has the impression this is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_society secret society], and for that reason has not sought invitation to this group earlier than this time. I [[believe]] that she believes in The [[Urantia Book]]. I know she has spoken to people about it. And that she reads it on her own and has gone to [[study]] [[groups]]. I don't know about the regularity of her attendance.

Student: Not to my [[knowledge]]. I was awaiting [[permission]] to invite her to forward her copies. She has the impression this is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_society secret society], and for that reason has not sought invitation to this group earlier than this time. I [[believe]] that she believes in The [[Urantia Book]]. I know she has spoken to people about it. And that she reads it on her own and has gone to [[study]] [[groups]]. I don't know about the regularity of her attendance.

RAYSON: It is unfortunate that she [[believes]] that these sessions are [[secret]]. They were once very [[private]], and they still need some form of discretion and inviting ???, but please try to dispel that [[idea]]. There is nothing [[secret]] here. She should be [[exposed]] to [[transcripts]] and or tapes of other [[teachers]]. Maybe what is required is a warm [[heart]]-to-heart talk with some members of this group besides (S). It is very [[difficult]] to interview a [[person]] when one is emotionally wrapped up in that [[person]]'s life. Maybe you can do that.

RAYSON: It is unfortunate that she [[believes]] that these sessions are [[secret]]. They were once very [[private]], and they still need some form of discretion and inviting ???, but please try to dispel that [[idea]]. There is nothing [[secret]] here. She should be [[exposed]] to [[transcripts]] and or tapes of other [[teachers]]. Maybe what is required is a warm [[heart]]-to-heart talk with some members of this group besides (S). It is very [[difficult]] to interview a [[person]] when one is emotionally wrapped up in that [[person]]'s life. Maybe you can do that.

A: Correct.

A: Correct.

Q: Is the new strain of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis#Epidemiology tuberculosis] one of the other [[diseases]]?

Q: Is the new strain of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis#Epidemiology tuberculosis] one of the other [[diseases]]?

A: Absolutely correct.

A: Absolutely correct.

Q: Does this mean that we should all be [[vaccinated]] against [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis tuberculosis]? There is a general tuberculosis vaccine called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_Calmette-Gu%C3%A9rin BCG] that's given to many [[persons]] in underdeveloped countries. It’s been my [[intuitive]] feeling that I should get it for myself, my [[family]] and my friends.

Q: Does this mean that we should all be [[vaccinated]] against [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis tuberculosis]? There is a general tuberculosis vaccine called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_Calmette-Gu%C3%A9rin BCG] that's given to many [[persons]] in underdeveloped countries. It’s been my [[intuitive]] feeling that I should get it for myself, my [[family]] and my friends.

A: You should be vaccinated, however this [[mutated]] strain - this will help you to [[resist]], but will not be total [[protection]] as the mutated strain is [[fatal]].

A: You should be vaccinated, however this [[mutated]] strain - this will help you to [[resist]], but will not be total [[protection]] as the mutated strain is [[fatal]].

A: It is their [[Free will|will]] [[choice]], but I would suggest it.

A: It is their [[Free will|will]] [[choice]], but I would suggest it.

===='''''[[Healing]]'''''====

===='''''[[Healing]]'''''====

Q: RAYSON, since this lesson is going to go out to many, many persons who are not in this [[group]]. I'd like to ask a question about [[diseases]], not only [[AIDS]] but other incurable [[diseases]] rampant in our [[society]], such as the various [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer cancers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis hepatitis], some other situations. For the last three or four years [[physicians]] have been advising patients that they can enhance their [[immunity]] by following programs like that of the [http://www.twcvv.org/ wellness community]. The wellness community [[encourages]] its patients to undertake [[moderate]] [[exercise]], have [[light]] [[exposure]] - but some exposure - to sunlight, improve [[interpersonal]] [[relationships]] with modifications of the[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Step_Program 12-step programs] used by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous] and other [[groups]], which includes [[prayer]] or [[meditation]] - whatever a [[person]] wants to call it. Is there anything [[potentially]] harmful in this advice? Is there anything worthwhile in giving this [[advice]] when asked?

Q: RAYSON, since this lesson is going to go out to many, many persons who are not in this [[group]]. I'd like to ask a question about [[diseases]], not only [[AIDS]] but other incurable [[diseases]] rampant in our [[society]], such as the various [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer cancers], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis hepatitis], some other situations. For the last three or four years [[physicians]] have been advising patients that they can enhance their [[immunity]] by following programs like that of the [https://www.twcvv.org/ wellness community]. The wellness community [[encourages]] its patients to undertake [[moderate]] [[exercise]], have [[light]] [[exposure]] - but some exposure - to sunlight, improve [[interpersonal]] [[relationships]] with modifications of the[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Step_Program 12-step programs] used by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous] and other [[groups]], which includes [[prayer]] or [[meditation]] - whatever a [[person]] wants to call it. Is there anything [[potentially]] harmful in this advice? Is there anything worthwhile in giving this [[advice]] when asked?

A: No, no potential harm. Yes, it is quite helpful. But even more helpful is to try to [[enlighten]] one's fellows that [[death]] is not [[tragic]] but the culmination [[spiritually]] of one's life and the beginning of [[potential]] [[eternity]]. That really is the job at hand, not only improving years and [[quality]] of life and [[acceptance]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_illness terminal illness] and will to go on, but what going on really means. Putting [[physical]] [[death]] in [[perspective]], (S), is one of your assignments.

A: No, no potential harm. Yes, it is quite helpful. But even more helpful is to try to [[enlighten]] one's fellows that [[death]] is not [[tragic]] but the culmination [[spiritually]] of one's life and the beginning of [[potential]] [[eternity]]. That really is the job at hand, not only improving years and [[quality]] of life and [[acceptance]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_illness terminal illness] and will to go on, but what going on really means. Putting [[physical]] [[death]] in [[perspective]], (S), is one of your assignments.

Q: Often I've found that people seem [[receptive]] to this kind of talk, but even when they don't seem receptive I still do it. I haven't been doing it very long, but I always have a sense that it sinks in somehow, that it [[resonates]] against - I guess - the [[Adjuster]]…

Q: Often I've found that people seem [[receptive]] to this kind of talk, but even when they don't seem receptive I still do it. I haven't been doing it very long, but I always have a sense that it sinks in somehow, that it [[resonates]] against - I guess - the [[Adjuster]]…

RAYSON: And the [[Spirit of Truth]]. (05/24/92)

RAYSON: And the [[Spirit of Truth]]. (05/24/92)

Q: (Students) and I have been independently and together pursuing some [[information]] about herbs that boost the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system immune system], and we were [[wondering]] if it were appropriate for us to continue our line of [[inquiry]] - it seems to take us on a kind of a tortuous [[journey]]. Any comments you have would be welcome.

Q: (Students) and I have been independently and together pursuing some [[information]] about herbs that boost the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system immune system], and we were [[wondering]] if it were appropriate for us to continue our line of [[inquiry]] - it seems to take us on a kind of a tortuous [[journey]]. Any comments you have would be welcome.

A: The most [[enlightening]] doors are not at the end of a [[journey]]. [[Growth]] and [[enlightenment]] comes from the [[journey]] itself, and the [[surprise]] detours one takes. What we [[think]] is the goal is often just the carrot to get us to step onto the road which [[leads]] to far more interesting yet unenvisioned places than a mere [[mortal mind]] could [[imagine]]. So I say continue, ([[student]]), on the [[adventure]] of [[surprises]] which will make all of your lives more interesting and certainly give you some new [[thought]] modes. (11/29/92)

A: The most [[enlightening]] doors are not at the end of a [[journey]]. [[Growth]] and [[enlightenment]] comes from the [[journey]] itself, and the [[surprise]] detours one takes. What we [[think]] is the goal is often just the carrot to get us to step onto the road which [[leads]] to far more interesting yet unenvisioned places than a mere [[mortal mind]] could [[imagine]]. So I say continue, ([[student]]), on the [[adventure]] of [[surprises]] which will make all of your lives more interesting and certainly give you some new [[thought]] modes. (11/29/92)

===='''''[[Balance]]''''', '''''[[Catastrophism]]'''''====

===='''''[[Balance]]''''', '''''[[Catastrophism]]'''''====

[[Balance]] is a [[word]] with which you [[humans]] feel comfortable. You feel, perhaps, you know this [[concept]] well. As [[children]] you learned what the word is defined as, and you learned [[balance]]. For example, when riding a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle bicycle] without the training wheels. But you have not really learned [[balance]] as humans, individually, because your [[planet]] is so out of [[balance]]. So let us [[examine]] what balance really means to each of us and to the world. On a [[universal]] level, the first rule of balance is [[physical]]. There are [[dark]] islands, which exert [[balancing]] [[influences]] on physical [[matter]] in [[space]]. Without these islands entire [[universes]] would implode, explode, or simply leave. On [[Urantia]], in our [[local universe]], the [[Master Physical Controllers]] are in charge of the [[energy]] [[balance]], which keeps your [[planet]] afloat - rotating, spinning, revolving. Of course, the [[Isle of Paradise]] exerts a [[physical]] [[balance]] as [[the universes]] [[breathe]] inward and outward. Your [[scientists]] have recently [[discovered]] [[evidence]] of [[creation]]. They are on the right track but fail to grasp the [[concept]] of [[physical]] [[overcontrol]] of balance. Physically, [[Urantia]] is balancing even as you who live here perceive an imbalance, [[upheavals]], tidal floods, earthquakes, or volcanoes - are all [[physical]] [[signs]] of the rebalancing of the [[planet]].

[[Balance]] is a [[word]] with which you [[humans]] feel comfortable. You feel, perhaps, you know this [[concept]] well. As [[children]] you learned what the word is defined as, and you learned [[balance]]. For example, when riding a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle bicycle] without the training wheels. But you have not really learned [[balance]] as humans, individually, because your [[planet]] is so out of [[balance]]. So let us [[examine]] what balance really means to each of us and to the world. On a [[universal]] level, the first rule of balance is [[physical]]. There are [[dark]] islands, which exert [[balancing]] [[influences]] on physical [[matter]] in [[space]]. Without these islands entire [[universes]] would implode, explode, or simply leave. On [[Urantia]], in our [[local universe]], the [[Master Physical Controllers]] are in charge of the [[energy]] [[balance]], which keeps your [[planet]] afloat - rotating, spinning, revolving. Of course, the [[Isle of Paradise]] exerts a [[physical]] [[balance]] as [[the universes]] [[breathe]] inward and outward. Your [[scientists]] have recently [[discovered]] [[evidence]] of [[creation]]. They are on the right track but fail to grasp the [[concept]] of [[physical]] [[overcontrol]] of balance. Physically, [[Urantia]] is balancing even as you who live here perceive an imbalance, [[upheavals]], tidal floods, earthquakes, or volcanoes - are all [[physical]] [[signs]] of the rebalancing of the [[planet]].

As [[Urantia]] approaches [[Light and Life]] these [[physical]] [[manifestations]] will calm. So [[balance]] is first and foremost a [[physical]] [[phenomenon]]. How does this [[translate]] to the [[individual]] [[material]] [[being]]? You must pay [[attention]] to your physical being. If the [[physical]] is unbalanced it repercusses on every level. Like a [[universe]], the [[physical]] may cause you to implode, explode, or simply float away. [[Physical]] [[balance]] on this [[stage]] or arena of beingness definitely affects spiritual [[growth]]. It can enhance or retard [[Adjuster]] [[control]]. It can whip up false [[emotions]] causing [[despair]], [[anger]], [[depression]], [[paralysis]], false [[enthusiasm]], euphoria, hysteria, [[fear]], phobic reaction. All are [[manifestations]] of a physical imbalance. Some you can correct. Others you must [[learn]] to live with and overcome mindally-[[spiritually]]. [[Simple]] things - proper rest, [[nutrition]], lack of [[abuse]] to your bodies - [[constitute]] the goal of [[physical]] [[balance]]. When your [[body]] is balanced you have the [[advantage]] in other areas. In our [[universe]], mindal, [[intellectual]], rational, [[thinking]] balance is achieved through a [[system]] - although different in [[degree]], upon every level - is basically the same. Of course [[perfected]] [[beings]] have no need for these considerations as they are created in [[perfect]] [[balance]] for that is what perfection is. We are more fortunate than they. We [[earn]] and [[learn]] perfection. In our [[universe]] we have a system of teaching. The slightly more advanced teach those behind them. They teach those behind them. We are all [[teachers]] and [[students]]. Our [[guardian seraphim]] help us maintain [[rationality]] and [[perspective]], which fosters [[sanity]]. If one were to [[study]] a minute portion of a painting one may [[think]] it insane and meaningless. When one pulls back you may see the [[whole]] working in [[harmony]] and sanity and [[balance]].

As [[Urantia]] approaches [[Light and Life]] these [[physical]] [[manifestations]] will calm. So [[balance]] is first and foremost a [[physical]] [[phenomenon]]. How does this [[translate]] to the [[individual]] [[material]] [[being]]? You must pay [[attention]] to your physical being. If the [[physical]] is unbalanced it repercusses on every level. Like a [[universe]], the [[physical]] may cause you to implode, explode, or simply float away. [[Physical]] [[balance]] on this [[stage]] or arena of beingness definitely affects spiritual [[growth]]. It can enhance or retard [[Adjuster]] [[control]]. It can whip up false [[emotions]] causing [[despair]], [[anger]], [[depression]], [[paralysis]], false [[enthusiasm]], euphoria, hysteria, [[fear]], phobic reaction. All are [[manifestations]] of a physical imbalance. Some you can correct. Others you must [[learn]] to live with and overcome mindally-[[spiritually]]. [[Simple]] things - proper rest, [[nutrition]], lack of [[abuse]] to your bodies - [[constitute]] the goal of [[physical]] [[balance]]. When your [[body]] is balanced you have the [[advantage]] in other areas. In our [[universe]], mindal, [[intellectual]], rational, [[thinking]] balance is achieved through a [[system]] - although different in [[degree]], upon every level - is basically the same. Of course [[perfected]] [[beings]] have no need for these considerations as they are created in [[perfect]] [[balance]] for that is what perfection is. We are more fortunate than they. We [[earn]] and [[learn]] perfection. In our [[universe]] we have a system of teaching. The slightly more advanced teach those behind them. They teach those behind them. We are all [[teachers]] and [[students]]. Our [[guardian seraphim]] help us maintain [[rationality]] and [[perspective]], which fosters [[sanity]]. If one were to [[study]] a minute portion of a painting one may [[think]] it insane and meaningless. When one pulls back you may see the [[whole]] working in [[harmony]] and sanity and [[balance]].

===='''''[[Confession]]'''''====

===='''''[[Confession]]'''''====

Q: Can you comment on the relevancy of any of the [[confession]]al styles of dealing with remorse and [[guilt]]. Some of us have been through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_step 12-step programs], which instruct us to [[examine]] ourselves and admit the exact [[nature]] of or [[sins]] to [[God]], ourselves, and another [[human being]] and [[humbly]] ask for [[forgiveness]]. That's also the style of the [[psychotherapeutic]] [[technique]] that's currently used. I have to admit it - it seemed at the time I went through it that it was very helpful to me, although maybe [[primitive]] compared to other -

Q: Can you comment on the relevancy of any of the [[confession]]al styles of dealing with remorse and [[guilt]]. Some of us have been through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_step 12-step programs], which instruct us to [[examine]] ourselves and admit the exact [[nature]] of or [[sins]] to [[God]], ourselves, and another [[human being]] and [[humbly]] ask for [[forgiveness]]. That's also the style of the [[psychotherapeutic]] [[technique]] that's currently used. I have to admit it - it seemed at the time I went through it that it was very helpful to me, although maybe [[primitive]] compared to other -

A: It is a useful [[emotional]] and [[psychological]] [[technique]] to be [[self]]-[[reflective]] and [[aware]] of one's life-[[actions]] in a spiritual [[light]]. It often helps one to [[recognize]] [[patterns]] of [[negativity]] and areas that need improvement. It is also emotionally a release from the [[past]]-[[guilt]] cleansing - to [[discuss]] this with another human who is non-judgmental and unconditionally [[accepting]] - loving of the present [[self]]. [[Confession]] is a more [[psychological]] [[tool]] than [[spiritual]]. Confession is not part of [[prayer]]. No, prayer - [[pure]] prayer - does not involve a request for the self, or even a request for one's fellows. [[Pure]] [[prayer]] as you border on to [[worship]] involves [[consciousness]] of the [[Divine]], which becomes [[worship]]. So, [[confession]] is not a spiritually pure [[tool]], but it does lead to more spiritual [[growth]]. It is not harmful, it is helpful for the human [[psyche]] and often leads to great periods of spiritual growth, but it is not a purely spiritual tool in and of itself. Does that answer?

A: It is a useful [[emotional]] and [[psychological]] [[technique]] to be [[self]]-[[reflective]] and [[aware]] of one's life-[[actions]] in a spiritual [[light]]. It often helps one to [[recognize]] [[patterns]] of [[negativity]] and areas that need improvement. It is also emotionally a release from the [[past]]-[[guilt]] cleansing - to [[discuss]] this with another human who is non-judgmental and unconditionally [[accepting]] - loving of the present [[self]]. [[Confession]] is a more [[psychological]] [[tool]] than [[spiritual]]. Confession is not part of [[prayer]]. No, prayer - [[pure]] prayer - does not involve a request for the self, or even a request for one's fellows. [[Pure]] [[prayer]] as you border on to [[worship]] involves [[consciousness]] of the [[Divine]], which becomes [[worship]]. So, [[confession]] is not a spiritually pure [[tool]], but it does lead to more spiritual [[growth]]. It is not harmful, it is helpful for the human [[psyche]] and often leads to great periods of spiritual growth, but it is not a purely spiritual tool in and of itself. Does that answer?

===='''''[[Euthanasia]]''''', '''''[[Life Extension]]'''''====

===='''''[[Euthanasia]]''''', '''''[[Life Extension]]'''''====

Q: In [[western culture]] now we have the [[capacity]] to keep many people alive into advanced age. This means that we see a fairly high percentage, compared to [[past]] ages, of [[persons]] who [[develop]] dementing [[diseases]], particularly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimers Alzheimers disease] and (multi?? infarct dementia?). In these disorders there's generally [[disease]] of the frontal and prefrontal areas, and one sees clinically disintegration of the [[personality]] as well as loss of capacity for [[self]] [[maintenance]]. Now there's a very great [[moral]] [[dilemma]] developing in western [[medicine]] presently about - is it right to keep such people alive? Because the expense of keeping them alive is very, very high. There is much [[grief]] in the [[family]] as these people become further and further detached from family and [[friends]] and [[reality]]. And these people seem to have much [[fear]], much [[pain]], and much illness in general. I [[wonder]] if you could comment on this, and - if you are allowed - if you could comment on how this would be handled on another world such as the one that you come from?

Q: In [[western culture]] now we have the [[capacity]] to keep many people alive into advanced age. This means that we see a fairly high percentage, compared to [[past]] ages, of [[persons]] who [[develop]] dementing [[diseases]], particularly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimers Alzheimers disease] and (multi?? infarct dementia?). In these disorders there's generally [[disease]] of the frontal and prefrontal areas, and one sees clinically disintegration of the [[personality]] as well as loss of capacity for [[self]] [[maintenance]]. Now there's a very great [[moral]] [[dilemma]] developing in western [[medicine]] presently about - is it right to keep such people alive? Because the expense of keeping them alive is very, very high. There is much [[grief]] in the [[family]] as these people become further and further detached from family and [[friends]] and [[reality]]. And these people seem to have much [[fear]], much [[pain]], and much illness in general. I [[wonder]] if you could comment on this, and - if you are allowed - if you could comment on how this would be handled on another world such as the one that you come from?

A: In the cases where the deterioration is in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_cortex prefrontal lobe] it is my [[opinion]] that the [[Adjuster]] has left. What is alive is a [[physical]] [[body]]. As for the [[ethics]] of maintaining life, it is irrelevant spiritually one way or another. In terms of my world we had in place a spiritualized and [[accepted]] [[ritual]] for [[graduation]] when the [[physical]] was an impediment to the [[spiritual]] [[soul]] [[growth]], which is, of course, the only [[eternal]] [[reality]]. When the [[mechanism]] housing the [[soul]]-[[Adjuster]] no longer [[functioned]], it was not of any consequence to terminate life. In [[fact]], it was a cause of [[celebration]], being [[The Father]]'s will that the [[soul]] move on to the next [[growth]] level. You down here have much more irrational and [[emotional]] reactions to this [[practice]] since - as a world - you do not truly [[understand]] what life is, and define it solely in terms of the [[physical]]. Now, some day on your [[planet]] things will even out. Your life [[capacity]], ideally, is approximately five hundred earth years. This will not be [[attained]] until the early stages of [[Light and Life]]. As you grow as a world spiritually, you will learn to temper life extension with [[actual]] life [[growth]] of the [[soul]]. And many [[diseases]] will be eliminated which interfere with the [[mind]]-[[soul]] [[connection]]. Until that time this [[topic]] will be reacted to irrationally and I can only [[pray]] for your [[enlightenment]] as a world [[culture]] since many [[mortals]] [[suffer]] needlessly, and suffer [[delays]] in their [[universe career]] because of the mere sentiment, which is attached to the [[material]] [[body]].

A: In the cases where the deterioration is in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_cortex prefrontal lobe] it is my [[opinion]] that the [[Adjuster]] has left. What is alive is a [[physical]] [[body]]. As for the [[ethics]] of maintaining life, it is irrelevant spiritually one way or another. In terms of my world we had in place a spiritualized and [[accepted]] [[ritual]] for [[graduation]] when the [[physical]] was an impediment to the [[spiritual]] [[soul]] [[growth]], which is, of course, the only [[eternal]] [[reality]]. When the [[mechanism]] housing the [[soul]]-[[Adjuster]] no longer [[functioned]], it was not of any consequence to terminate life. In [[fact]], it was a cause of [[celebration]], being [[The Father]]'s will that the [[soul]] move on to the next [[growth]] level. You down here have much more irrational and [[emotional]] reactions to this [[practice]] since - as a world - you do not truly [[understand]] what life is, and define it solely in terms of the [[physical]]. Now, some day on your [[planet]] things will even out. Your life [[capacity]], ideally, is approximately five hundred earth years. This will not be [[attained]] until the early stages of [[Light and Life]]. As you grow as a world spiritually, you will learn to temper life extension with [[actual]] life [[growth]] of the [[soul]]. And many [[diseases]] will be eliminated which interfere with the [[mind]]-[[soul]] [[connection]]. Until that time this [[topic]] will be reacted to irrationally and I can only [[pray]] for your [[enlightenment]] as a world [[culture]] since many [[mortals]] [[suffer]] needlessly, and suffer [[delays]] in their [[universe career]] because of the mere sentiment, which is attached to the [[material]] [[body]].

Q: I [[read]] about a man in this country who is on trial for [[murder]], a [[physician]], who attempted to help such a demented person to [[graduate]], and it hurts me every time I read it, but it seems to be at present an insoluble [[problem]] in our [[culture]].

Q: I [[read]] about a man in this country who is on trial for [[murder]], a [[physician]], who attempted to help such a demented person to [[graduate]], and it hurts me every time I read it, but it seems to be at present an insoluble [[problem]] in our [[culture]].

A: No. Sometimes being loving can be misunderstood as being fearful. If you, as a loving [[parent]]-grandparent, are concerned then it is almost your [[responsibility]] to act as a vehicle for [[The Father]]'s [[love]] and concern. If approached from an [[unselfish]], concerned, loving, other-directed [[point of view]], the [[person]] you are talking to cannot help but to [[respond]] with a whole mind. How else are we to do [[service]] and [[reflect]] the actual [[love]] of [[God]] and Light into the world than through our own [[transforming]] [[actions]]. If however, your feelings are truly fearful, and not a [[measure]] of [[caution]] or concern, then you must [[pray]] to [[exorcize]] your [[fear]] and replace it with [[Divine]] [[love]]. (01/26/92)

A: No. Sometimes being loving can be misunderstood as being fearful. If you, as a loving [[parent]]-grandparent, are concerned then it is almost your [[responsibility]] to act as a vehicle for [[The Father]]'s [[love]] and concern. If approached from an [[unselfish]], concerned, loving, other-directed [[point of view]], the [[person]] you are talking to cannot help but to [[respond]] with a whole mind. How else are we to do [[service]] and [[reflect]] the actual [[love]] of [[God]] and Light into the world than through our own [[transforming]] [[actions]]. If however, your feelings are truly fearful, and not a [[measure]] of [[caution]] or concern, then you must [[pray]] to [[exorcize]] your [[fear]] and replace it with [[Divine]] [[love]]. (01/26/92)

Q: Ever since I was a little girl I have had [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare nightmares] and [[sleep]] [[visitors]], a lot of old lady-looking people have appeared to me and scare me at night. It continues to this day. Is that [[real]] or is it a product of my creative [[imagination]]? Is it ever a universe [[visitor]] actually coming and trying to minister to me and I get scared and so they - I [[wake]] up and freak out. Recently I had three ladies visit me and I asked them who they were and they said that they were right hand of [[God]]. And I don't know, I just don't know how to [[react]] to that.

Q: Ever since I was a little girl I have had [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare nightmares] and [[sleep]] [[visitors]], a lot of old lady-looking people have appeared to me and scare me at night. It continues to this day. Is that [[real]] or is it a product of my creative [[imagination]]? Is it ever a universe [[visitor]] actually coming and trying to minister to me and I get scared and so they - I [[wake]] up and freak out. Recently I had three ladies visit me and I asked them who they were and they said that they were right hand of [[God]]. And I don't know, I just don't know how to [[react]] to that.

A: [[Fear]] is real, is a real [[emotion]], and also is a [[physical]] [[manifestation]]. On two levels it exists. Fear on a [[spiritual]] (level) is totally unreal. You, in your situation, I would suspect that the [[archetypes]] you are [[dreaming]], nightmaring about are deep-[[rooted]] from early [[childhood]]. There is the [[archetype]] of the old [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch witch] in the [[collective unconscious]] of your [[species]]. I do not [[think]] that [[Divine]] Ministry would frighten you, (S). Perhaps the reply was partial [[Thought Adjuster]], the spiritual reply. But the [[images]] are created out of your own [[personal]] [[history]] and the [[collective unconscious]] of your [[species]]. Let us keep in [[mind]] that [[love]] is the [[absence]] of fear. [[Divine]] Ministry is [[love]]. And I will [[pray]] for you that love will overtake [[fear]] in your [[unconscious]] [[sleep]] state more and more, my daughter. (05/09/92)

A: [[Fear]] is real, is a real [[emotion]], and also is a [[physical]] [[manifestation]]. On two levels it exists. Fear on a [[spiritual]] (level) is totally unreal. You, in your situation, I would suspect that the [[archetypes]] you are [[dreaming]], nightmaring about are deep-[[rooted]] from early [[childhood]]. There is the [[archetype]] of the old [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch witch] in the [[collective unconscious]] of your [[species]]. I do not [[think]] that [[Divine]] Ministry would frighten you, (S). Perhaps the reply was partial [[Thought Adjuster]], the spiritual reply. But the [[images]] are created out of your own [[personal]] [[history]] and the [[collective unconscious]] of your [[species]]. Let us keep in [[mind]] that [[love]] is the [[absence]] of fear. [[Divine]] Ministry is [[love]]. And I will [[pray]] for you that love will overtake [[fear]] in your [[unconscious]] [[sleep]] state more and more, my daughter. (05/09/92)

Q: I've been leery for a long time, acutely [[aware]] of this [[process]]. The question I have is for me personally, and I've seen it in others, so I know that I'm in that tunnel. Sometimes there's [[light]] and sometimes there's not. The question I have is even though there's [[intellectual]] [[knowledge]] of and [[participation]] in this [[mission]], and there's all these things, and all this [[prayer]], there's still a great deal of [[fear]].

Q: I've been leery for a long time, acutely [[aware]] of this [[process]]. The question I have is for me personally, and I've seen it in others, so I know that I'm in that tunnel. Sometimes there's [[light]] and sometimes there's not. The question I have is even though there's [[intellectual]] [[knowledge]] of and [[participation]] in this [[mission]], and there's all these things, and all this [[prayer]], there's still a great deal of [[fear]].