An Address by

BELOVED ARIES - Director of the Air Element

Sept. 29, 1957

(Third in the series of Autumn Class of 1956)

I am Aries, the Director (with Thor, my Beloved Twin-flame) of the Air Element and of the Sylphs those loving, intelligent beings who serve so ceaselessly in the atmosphere of Earth to keep that air purified enough to allow mankind to live upon Earth's surface. 

If you could see the amount of poison exuded just from the breathing out of polluted air from the physical bodies of mankind in one twenty-four hour period, you would realize much more fully the tremendous service which the Sylphs perform and certainly be much more grateful for it. These blessed beings, twenty-four hours a day, utilize the purifying powers of the Sacred Fire to keep mankind and imprisoned Elemental (four-footed creatures) here from poisoning themselves to the point of causing them to experience so-called "death" just through inbreathing again their own exhalations. 

As you have been told, the atmosphere of Earth has a "ceiling" provided, in order to keep the dissonance and impurities released from the Earth from jarring the natural rhythm and harmony of the rest of the Planetary System, as well as the entire Galaxy to which the Earth belongs. This "ceiling" beyond which no discord or impurity can rise, is a blessing to the Universe, but it is an added responsibility to us because it gives us much less space in which to perform the activities of purification. It also necessitates our calling forth a much more powerful and therefore quicker purifying action of the Sacred Fire, whereas, if there were no such "ceiling", the tendency of the radiation from the Earth would be to rise and eventually transmute its shadows in the Fire of Purity which is the natural atmosphere of God and in which atmosphere abide the other planets of this Galaxy. Therefore, we are called upon to act much more quickly in a smaller area (relatively speaking) to make and keep the atmosphere around the Earth pure enough to sustain physical existence here. 

Life Here Impossible Without Air

Whenever the Directors of the Air Element and the Sylphs under their command withdraw from a planet or Star (according to the direction of Cosmic Law), you soon have a "dead" planet and even plant life cannot live upon it. It was just such a Cosmic crisis which the Earth faced when Beloved Sanat Kumara interceded on behalf of the Earth and its evolutions. All through the Universe you can see drifting those "shells" which were once planets and Stars, from which have been consciously withdrawn the Directors of the Forces of the Elements and the Elementals who serve under them. These "shells" of former planets and Stars finally disintegrate into Cosmic "dust" and return to the Universal. There, the electrons which made up the former planet or Star may be re-polarized and returned to the particular Sun from whence they originally came. From there they are sent forth again at a later time to help create and sustain some new constructive creation which will benefit the evolutions of the Galaxy or System which has been chosen for such blessing. 

It is a commonly known fact that mankind can live for as long as forty days without food; approximately twelve days without water; but only about three minutes without breath (excluding, of course, initiates who have mastered the art of the suspension of the breath and these are rare in the extreme!) . The new-born infant, breathing in the first breath, begins his existence in the physical appearance world. As long as he lives, provision of the life-giving essence of breath and the purifying of his polluted breath (exhaled from the body) is our responsibility and obligation. When the individual "I AM" Presence chooses to withdraw the Silver Cord from a physical form (which "Silver Cord" is the "life-line" of light substance which comes from the heart of the Presence and anchors within the heart of the physical body there sustaining the actual heart-beat) , mankind gives up his last breath and no longer continues to be at least in the world of form. 

All of your men of science, research and aeronautical transportation recognize the absolute necessity of providing what they loosely term "oxygen" for those who are to penetrate the stratosphere. This provides a pure and more natural atmosphere for the pilots to breathe in air more comfortable to their lungs while they are out of their accustomed vibratory action of Earth. To purify the entire atmosphere of Earth so that all the life evolving here may be provided with and sustained by the purity of air which God intended for all in the beginning, is the end toward which we are working. We are grateful, too, that to this end we have the marvelous loving co­operation of the Directors of all the other Elements which serve life and the Beings who serve under them. 

Loving Co-operation Among All who Serve the Earth

The Beloved Neptune and the Undines (of the Water Element) provide the salt which anchors the substance of air into the lower atmosphere of Earth and gives assistance to the Sylphs to rise up and out of the polluted air in which they are compelled to serve. The Beloved Helios and Vesta draw the substance of the Water Element into the Air, giving the "ballast", so to speak, to the lighter atmosphere which we provide. By the use of the radiation sent forth from trees and various plant-life, the Beloved Maha Chohan and the Nature-Kingdom help us to transmute the exhaled impurities of mankind and the animal kingdom and they also assist us to purify the ever-increasing fumes, smoke and stenches from so-called "modern" factories. 

The Beloved Thor (my Twin-Flame) moves the great air-masses to the points where they are needed most, providing cooling breezes for those who may be sweltering in humid heat; filling the sails of ships becalmed on tide less seas; directing the purifying energies of the North Wind which carries snow (the beautiful gift of the Elohim of Purity) to blanket and nourish certain portions of the Earth's surface preparatory to a new harvest. On the East Wind, Beloved Thor directs the precipitating clouds which carry the necessary moisture to arid areas. He directs the soft, warm breezes on the South Wind and the moisture-absorbing currents which etherealize excessive precipitation and dry up waters which are in their wrong place. It is certainly one of the tragedies of mankind's expressed consciousness that Beloved Thor has been pictured as a great bloated figure, directing destructive energies through the wind to beset already distraught mankind! 

My service is to provide the essence of air! Like Neptune and Virgo, the events of the ages have required that I lower the vibratory action of the electrons which make up the Air Element so that the lungs of man could absorb, utilize and benefit by its use. Beloved Thor's activity is to move that Air in kindness and wisdom wherever it is necessary to give the greatest blessings to the Earth and its evolutions. 

Like the other Directors of the Elements, after the shadows of mankind's discordant creations came upon the Earth, we had to draw forth much more power and God-control to handle the Beings of our Element, the Sylphs. These have built all through the centuries an ever-increasing momentum of resentments and rebellions against mankind because of his ingratitude for their service to him, as well as the continued careless and thoughtless pollution of the Air Element by human effluvia and that of mankind's ingenious power plants and manufacturing units. Beloved Hilarion and the Brotherhood at Crete have helped us considerably by directing into the outer consciousnesses of certain sensitive individuals of research and ability, the practical ways and means of dissolving much of the pollution of the Air Element through mechanization. We bless Beloved Hilarion and his Brotherhood, as well as those unascended ones who have devoted their lives to this process of purification, i.e., placing smoke-consumers on the smoke stacks of great factories, this being but one example of their expressed endeavors. 

"Prana" - Essential for Spiritual Development

Within the Air are so many spiritual forces which the average individual uses not at all. By some, this spiritually simulating energy is called "prana" and that was the "food ye know not of" of which Beloved Jesus spoke. This sustained him, not only during his temporal "fast" in the wilderness but also throughout the course of his strenuous ministry. Lord Gautama (former Buddha) also used the essence of "prana" to keep alive his physical body while he was away from it in the course of his long vigil, seeking Truth by the elevation of his consciousness. 

The average member of the human race responds only to the almost involuntary inhalation and exhalation of the breath as regulated by the Holy Christ Self and the Body Elemental. The short, hurried, shallow breaths of man do sustain a certain amount of life within the physical body but do little to spiritually vitalize and nourish it. We do call now that mankind awaken again to the absolute necessity for developing the rhythmic breath, drawing deeply upon the spiritual energies in the atmosphere all about him; digesting the nourishment of the essence; expanding it and then giving, in turn, a blessing to the Air as he breathes out the purified breath from his body. 

These simple exercises on the breath which have been presented to the student body (See July 1956 issue of "The Bridge") WERE GIVEN WITH A PURPOSE! Upon the utilization of these exercises (with the absolute certainty of resultant purification and energizing of the four lower bodies of the individual who uses them), depends the release of a further and more intricate explanation of how man (with the co-operation of his outer consciousness) can use the breath to hasten his spiritual expansion. As in all spiritual practices, there are certain deeper aspects of the Law which cannot safely be used without the presence and instruction of a trained Guru. Those who foolishly rush ahead on the premise that the human ego can and will be able to provide the necessary control over forces released by exercises which should be used only while in the presence of the Master, will find to their personal sorrow that they had better master the few basic breaths than unleash powers and forces which they cannot safely, intelli­gently nor positively control. 

As in the other Kingdoms, in ages past, many individuals learned how to use the breath to sustain life in the body for long periods of time in order to be able to perform certain feats of so-called "magic", thereby gathering around themselves great masses of credulous people. Becoming more bold, such individuals invoked certain of the Sylphs to assist them in the producing of phenomena which awed the people. These Sylphs, (like the Salamanders and Undines) became attached to the lifestreams of the individuals who had so invoked them and followed such individuals through many embodiments ... thus becoming often the master of the individual rather than his servant. Bold, blustery individuals usually have either the presence of such a Sylph or a momentum of such a Sylph's power in their auras. 

Call on Law of Forgiveness

Let us pause here while you make the call for the freedom of every lifestream belonging to Earth's evolutions still unascended, from any inharmonious association with a Sylph who has chosen, temporarily, to use God's energy destructively. Let us call for the freedom of all Sylphs from the tendencies and desires to further follow the destructive patterns set up by mankind in the obedient consciousness of these Elementals. Let us call on the Law of Forgiveness for every member of this evolution who has either consciously or unconsciously used the Air Element or the Sylphs for a selfish or destructive purpose, so that the cause, effect, record and memory of such unholy partnerships may be removed from the Etheric Realm and the Air Element be returned to its natural beneficent service to this planet and Its people.

Now, many lifestreams on this planet have also been a party to consciously or unconsciously shutting off the capacity to breathe in God's good Air and suffocation ensued, causing the "death" of whatever living form was so involved. Such destructive records still live in the etheric bodies of those evolving on this planet. Call on the Law of Forgiveness for your own and others' participation in any and all of such unfortunate experiences; then call on the same Law of Mercy, Compassion and Forgiveness to wipe out all the destructive karma for all other lifestreams who must use Earth as their schoolroom, now and in the future. 

Call on the Law of Forgiveness, too, for any and all Sylphs who have lended themselves to the perpetration of mischief (from those who, with the Undines, cause the great hurricanes, typhoons, etc. all the way to the smaller and mischievous Sylphs who blow off awnings and who are likely "candidates" for greater destructive activities in the future!) 

There are many charlatans in embodiment here now, as well as many who will be coming into embodiment here in the future and these will have a desire to use their knowledge of the control of the breath for destructive purposes. With your assistance, we are endeavoring now to remove their desire and capacity to so use this knowledge to further enslave the people. There are also, of course, many fine teachers who have the knowledge of the right use of the exercises of rhythmic breathing and these can, do now and will in the future open to mankind much of the spiritual perfection which can be his by the right use of breathing exercises. Again it requires great discrimination and wisdom on the part of the chela. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EXPERIMENT WITH THAT OF WHICH YOU KNOW ALMOST NOTHING! 

During these four days of Class, we are primarily concerned with the purification of the entire atmosphere of Earth and the removal of the "veil of maya" (which is an accumulation of shadowed substance abiding right within the brain structure of the individual). When this has been done, mankind will again be able to see his own individualized "I AM" Presence face to face, as well as the Angels, Masters and Beings of light. You have no idea how much confidence, real faith and spiritual strength can be drawn into one's consciousness by such confirmation of belief when the personal self actually sees the reality of his own Presence and Ascended or Angelic Beings with his physical sight! 

Today, we are also concerned with the purification of the etheric bodies of mankind so that there are no longer desires to compel the forces of the Elementals to obey the destructive free-will of human beings. We are concerned with the removal of the rebellions and resentments which exist at present between the Forces of Nature and mankind at large. When the Elementals know, through proven endeavor, that mankind really does seek to co-operate with them, we shall see the re-establishing of that glorious Kingdom of Angels, mankind and Elemental life which will be externalized in Beloved Saint Germain's Golden Age of permanent perfection for this planet and Its evolutions. 

I AM REAL! I AM YOUR FRIEND! BELOVED THOR IS REAL! HE IS YOUR FRIEND! The Sylphs are real, too, and they want to be your friends. Despite so much ingratitude upon the part of mankind for the blessings received from the Sylphs, those Sylphs have proven their willingness to serve by making and keeping the atmosphere of Earth pure enough to sustain life here day after day... human life as well as that in the Nature Kingdom. 

When you hear of or read about vortices of Air currents of a destructive nature attempting to manifest at any point on or around the Earth, call to us! Ask us for assistance and see how quickly we will come to the aid of you or those for whom you call. 

In loving gratitude for your comprehension; your service; your desire to co-operate with our Kingdom and its inhabitants, I bless you in the Name of the One God and the Spirits of the Air whose direction I have voluntarily undertaken to assist in making Earth a happy, beautiful and habitable planet. Thank you and Good evening!

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