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EDITORIAL
FEAR NOT!
As more assistance is being given by the Spiritual Hierarchy to the peoples of this Earth at the present time than ever before, the cataclysmic activities which so disturbed the mass of the peoples during the sinking of the continent of Mu and, later, Atlantis, will be greatly lessened. Also, the Priests and Priestesses of the White Order, having learned their lessons through past recalcitrance and lethargy, are alerted all over the planet Earth, and are joyously cooperating with their Ascended Masters, Gurus and Guides to prevent just such a chaotic and fearsome experience.
Rejoice that, even though the present human appearances seem, to the outer senses, appalling, greater Light and great Loving Assistance is yours NOW! INVOKE OUR PRESENCE AND REJOICE IN YOUR OPPORTUNITY to return the Earth and all her Evolutions to a beautiful and perfect state of LASTING PEACE, without the necessity of such drastic actions upon the part of the elemental life, which you can NOW love free!
Do not wait for 'others' to render this service for you and your loved ones! Make your own application, sending your love to the beings of nature and their mighty Directors! Invoke the Elohim of Purity and Beloved Astraea to remove the cause and core of all fear in the consciousness of the peoples of Earth and to replace that fear by Illumined Faith and Trust in God!
El Morya
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THE TEMPLE OF PEACE
Near Suva, Fiji Islands
Ascended Master Retreat of the Month
September 15th through October 14th, 1959
When in the Cosmic Clock sounded the awesome hour at which the gigantic continent of Mu had reached its apex and decline and had to be submerged beneath the purifying waves of the Ocean, tongues of fire covering whole cities sprang from the interior of the Earth accompanied by deafening subterranean thunders and the violent eruptions of volcanoes, the existence of which were never known by the people of the Earth before. Thus the continent of Mu was destroyed by fire and its remnants sunk beneath the waters, now called the Pacific and South Eastern Seas.
Portions of that continent, where the third Lemurian race flourished, are still in existence, such as the Fiji Islands, where the Ascended Master Retreat of Suva is situated. Other neighboring Islands in the Pacific, South Africa, Madagascar, Ceylon, Sumatra, the Indian Ocean, Australia and New Zealand were parts of that continent.
The Catastrophe of Mu
The people as a whole were not cognizant of the coming disaster, which was part of the Divine Plan to accelerate and prepare for the incoming of the Fourth Root Race with its Great Manu, Lord Himalaya. Several of the members of the Ascended Master Retreats which were spread over the wide area of the Continent went down with the multitude in the midst of songs of the trained White Order of the Priests and Priestesses of Mu to mitigate their distress. Suva and two or three other Foci of the Ascended Host were maintained in the same places where they were first established, although one or two of them were consciously etherealized to etheric levels.
The catastrophe did not take place over night. It took months and months before the Earth settled down, consequently the mass of the people were horrified as they did not know when their turn to be burnt alive or be swallowed up by the sea would come.
The elements were so unruly, and the people were so distressed, that all the attention of the Great White Brotherhood of Suva, besides rendering the assistance required at such times, had to be concentrated on giving lasting Peace to the peoples of the world, to pacify the elements, and to pacify the feelings of the people. Therefore, a tremendous momentum of lasting Peace was built at the Ascended Master Retreat, and today Suva is one of the most powerful foci of that Peace. Peace was so powerfully externalized by the Brotherhood of Suva that, when millions of years after the sinking of Mu, the great navigator Magellan discovered the large expanse of water on the other side of South America he found it so unruffled, so tranquil, that he called it the Pacific Ocean (Peaceful Ocean).
Description of the Ascended Master Retreat at Suva
To describe the Retreat of Suva in worded language is not an easy task, as it surpasses all you have read in the Arabian Nights. The Temple is situated in a tremendous cave, under a big mountain, the outer part of which covers it. Nobody knows where the entrance is but the earnest, willing and worthy chelas are guided to it and have no difficulty in entering, after the Spiritual Protectors examine each chela carefully.
Once you enter into the Temple you see a Crystal Palace located in what seems to be a vast crystalline sea, and from which light in the seven colors of the rainbow emanates. As soon as you enter the mountain, you have the sensation that you are walking on water, until you reach the wide stairs that surround all the Palace. These circular stairs are made of transparent crystal and underneath you see cascades of multicolored torrents of water. The circular stairs around all the Palace have forty nine steps. The Palace has seven porticos or porches which give entrance to the seven Halls of Learning. The main portico through which you have to enter to meet Lord Surya is due East.
When you reach your point of destination you meet on the outside two Guardians, a Gentleman and a Lady, fully seven feet in height. They have a glorious Oriental complexion with well proportioned almost square faces, with blue eyes, which remind you of the late American President Mr. Warren G. Harding. They are bareheaded with long chestnut colored hair. The gentleman wears his hair down to his shoulder, the lady down to her knees. Both are dressed in white robes, giving off an opalescent hue.
After they give the signal that you may proceed you have to go up seven more crystal steps, under which you continue to see the multicolored torrents of water. Now you find yourself before a big crystal door, which opens automatically at your presence, over which you see a big circle over a cross, as the symbol of this Ascended Master Retreat. You don't have to ask its meaning. You yourself intuitively know that its means, "Here spirituality rules materiality".
Pen picture of Lord Surya
Once you enter the big round crystal hall you see on a high Throne the Majestic Figure of Lord Surya, sitting on a golden chair. He is slender of form, although he is seven feet tall. His features and complexion are like those of the two Guardians at the entrance of the Temple, but more refined. He has a well trimmed beard after the style of the Ascended Master Saint Germain. His eyes are purple in color, and his hair falling to his shoulders is golden. He is attired in pure white clothes and wears no jewels.
When your turn comes to have the opportunity of meeting Lord Surya face to face, you bow in reverence and when you lift your head his loving eyes meet yours. He smiles, makes the sign of the Circle above the Cross and extends his hand to you. When he offers you his hand, you will feel electrified, as if you were sitting on the atomic accelerator of the Beloved Ascended Master Saint Germain.
When he looks at you with his big purple eyes, you know and feel that a powerful ray of Light has passed through your inner and physical bodies. This is true, of course. Accept it.
When your salutation and his greeting end, he pronounces a short word in a presently unknown language, but you seem to understand it, you know it means, "Peace be with you!"
Prepare yourselves, gentle readers for your nightly sojourn to Lord Surya's Temple of Peace; and if you are constant and alert you will see that at the end of this thirty day period you will be a different man or woman, filled with lasting peace, greater understanding and God-given Poise!
(Note: For a previous description of this Retreat, please see "The Bridge Journal" Vol. I, page 35)