Thomas Printz’ Private Bulletin

(Excerpts from an address by the Archangel Michael on the occasion of the reopening of his Retreat at Banff, in the Canadian Rockies, January 21st, 1956.)

"Welcome into the Heart and Spirit of Faith tonight, beloved friends, you who have guarded, guided and protected the faith of mankind life after life for many eons of time! 

It is my great honor and privilege to re-open the doors of my Retreat here in the Western hemisphere tonight... And for what purpose? 

For the great and magnificent purpose of forming the platform, forming the impetus, forming the actual momentum of energy upon which the Lord of the World himself shall ascend in majestic glory and dignity to his home! 

So do I now offer my gratitude to you for your participation in these scenes beyond the veil of maya, relying wholly upon the instincts of your hearts, the promptings of your spirits and the radiation which we endeavor to pour through the veil of maya into your worlds, particularly into your emotional bodies. 

It is a rather marvelous activity when you think that through the human veil Ascended Beings can contact and commune with unascended beings in a sufficient pressure of conviction that a handful of such unascended beings are willing to stand within their faith in God and those of us who are his messengers and use voluntarily - without pressure of superstition and fear and doubt - their vital energies, mentally, emotionally, etherically and physically, to further the evolution of a recalcitrant planet and its people ... 

The activity begins tonight at Shamballa. You are, of course, all acquainted with Shamballa - the marble bridge - the beautiful temples representing the Seven Great Rays - the great central pool, in which play the magnificent flame fountains - and the beautiful Temple of Sanat Kumara overlooking the whole! 

From within this Temple Sanat Kumara has reigned since his coming to Earth many millions of year ago. From within this Temple he has sent forth every Messenger of Light who has ever carried the Message of God and the example of the Nature of God to man. This Temple is filled with memories for each of you and for each of us as we look upon it tonight. 

Over this Temple has always flown the crest, the banner and the standard of Sanat Kumara, which is, of course the planet Venus, surrounded with the laurel wreath, in a deep purple field. Tonight, when that standard is lowered for the first time since his coming, the standard of the Lord Gautama will be raised, the two activities taking place almost simultaneously... When the purple banner of Sanat Kumara comes down, the golden banner of the Lord Gautama is run up (the planet Earth, surrounded with the colors of the Causal Body, on a gold field.) 

You will remember that the Beloved Sanat Kumara removed the crown from his own head on New Year's Eve and placed it upon that of the Buddha, which signified the transference of his powers, partially, to Lord Gautama. However, Sanat Kumara will remain in the atmosphere of Earth as Regent until the time allotted to him by cosmic law expires, with the exception of visits to Venus, which will be governed by the amount of release and relief the people of Earth accord to him. He will be a 'commuter' you might say, between the two stars. This very activity should create a tremendous affinity between the Earth and Venus, because every time he returns home part of the radiation of Earth will go with him and when he comes back he will bring the radiation of Venus in his wake and in his train. In this way we will have a weaving and a meshing of the vibratory action of the two planets, which is essential really for the ascension of Earth into the orbit of Venus in the short period that remains. 

Every Hierarch and every Ascended Being, as well as every Retreat, has a banner, a standard or a flag. You know mine - the blue field with the golden sun and the embossed figures of the Seven Archangels. Each Hierarch and each Retreat and Sanctuary of the Brotherhood is represented in Shamballa tonight with a standard representative of their focus and activity of Light. They are lined up on either side of the central pool where the flame fountains play almost a hundred deep those magnificent flags. That walk is very, very long and the full length of it, from the foot of Sanat Kumara's Temple to the end of the bridge across the sapphire sea, is massed with Beings - Members of the Elohimic Court, Cosmic Beings, Angels, Devas and Masters. All bear their individual standards and, as Sanat Kumara's flag is lowered, all of the standards are dipped, somewhat similar to your activity of honor when a great personage passes, only, of course this is not a sad moment, it is rather a cosmic moment of rejoicing. 

Let us go back for a moment now and see the activity as it took place. The standard of Sanat Kumara is still waving over the Temple its purple field is plainly visible with the beautiful Star, Venus, and the lovely laurel wreath upon it. Now, as all eyes are focused upon it, it comes slowly down and as it does, every standard is dipped in recognition, love and gratitude for the service it represents. Then, almost with the same action, the gold standard of the Lord Gautama ascends where it now waves, in undulating folds of bright colors upon the soft breeze. 

The Beloved Sanat Kumara is in a pure, unadorned white robe tonight - no vestments of any kind, while the Beloved Lord Gautama wears the royal, purple robe and the crown and scepter. By his side stands the Lord Maitreya, also in the royal purple robes of authority with miter and staff. 

For the present, it has been arranged that the activity of the previous Buddha (Lord Gautama) and the new Buddha (Lord Maitreya) will be combined, because the service of the Lord of the World is to generate enough Light to keep the planet in the solar system and Lord Maitreya's gift is to take the activity of the ceremony wherever possible, because, as you knew, the Lord Gautama is not inclined that way. It will be a three-fold activity which will be magnificent Gautama holding the Light, the peace and the illumination; Sanat Kumara as Counselor and Regent and Lord Maitreya as the Head and Heart of the Brotherhood in practically all ceremonial service. Tonight, Gautama has, for the occasion, adorned himself with crown and cape and scepter.

(Lord Michael's address will be continued in a future Bulletin.)