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New Essene Forum

2009-03-08T04:31:27Z

Come help build the newest and most promising Essene Network.

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All-pervasive Divine

2009-01-24T02:30:12Z

Many Blessings

We conceptualize God as an all-pervasive divine and see the many myriad manifestations in everything around us. I see universe as an emanation of that divine. For me, the miracle of being a human being is the possibility to access that divine in our own conscience.

In Love and Light

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Essene Meditation Level 1 (begins March 25th, SF Bay Area)

2008-03-17T03:24:49Z

This 7 week workshop is the foundation of a profound path of healing and spiritual self-mastery. In it you will learn a powerful in the body energy healing meditation technique that will enable you to become more skilled in the area of personal transformation. You will learn how to reclaim and empower your life force energy, balance your chakras, cleanse your aura, discern what energy is yours and what is not. You will learn how to transmute and transcend negativity, fear and doubt and enhance your ability to manifest and create by cultivating Cosmic Consciousness. These valuable spiritual tools are Universal, transcend religion and bring a direct experience of the creative power of the Divine.

This workshop series is being offered on a suggested sliding scale donation of $111 to $333.

The first class is a free no obligation introduction to the Way of the Essenes and this work. If you're interested please RSVP to join us.

Essene Meditation Level 1 is the prerequisite for the following: * Advanced Meditation * Psychic Development and Reading * Healing * Advanced Healing * Healing with the Angels * Sound Healing & Rebirthing * Dream Workshop * Inward Journey * Essene Practitioner Program * Essene Priest and Priestess Ordination

Please feel free to call or email me with any questions!

Peace be with you!

Heather Salmon
High Priestess, Church of the Essenes

people.tribe.net/heatherlsalmon

Also note upcoming events at Harbin Hot Springs
Abundance League, March 26th
New Moon in Aries Sound & Energy Healing Ceremony, April 5th

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Essene Gatherings in and around SF?

2008-01-17T22:39:22Z

As a new raw foodist with a spiritual bent, I am interested in exploring and connecting with Essenes? Where are the gatherings/services in around San Francisco? Thanks.

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Essene Teachings in Maui Hawaii

2007-12-27T19:08:17Z

In just 14 days you could be looking at the Angel of Light WITHIN, with your own two eyes. In 30 days you could be Hearing the river of sould within.

Pila

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Happy Holiday

2007-12-24T16:52:29Z

For a whole new year is coming again. And it brings new opportunities, new dreams, fun-filled new days may each of you have the best new year .

In Love and Light

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Essene Classes in Los Angeles

2007-11-20T00:19:13Z

Taught by my teacher Rev. Lynne Harod DeVerges!
I highly recommend her!
Peace and blessings,
Rev. Heather Salmon

Present Awakening
Personal Development Series
offered by
Center of Light

As promised, here is a list of the class series offered through Center of Light beginning January 12, 2008. Classes are offered every 2nd and 4th weekend of the month. The only detailed descriptions are those offered in January. The other class descriptions will be provided 5 weeks before they are offered or you may contact us if you would like more information in advance.

The cost of the series and classes vary depending upon your participation in the entire series or specific classes only. Please contact us for further information about pricing and payment plans.

Series/Class sizes are limited to the first 15 people who enroll and classes may not be offered again until next year. For specific details on how part or all of the series works please call 213-368-6593.

Beginning Your Self Awareness - The Journey Within (Session 1)

Essene Meditation:
This meditation class emphasizes going within yourself and resting in that sweet, quiet spot where you can tune into divine guidance. The techniques offered will enable you to be more at one with your body and thereby, create a more harmonious and meaningful life. Some of the techniques offered involve clearing your aura and chakras, staying grounded to be more present and focused, and enhancing your life force energy to bring in more spiritual awareness. Offered the weekend of January 12 & 13, 2008.

The Inward Journey
The Inward Journey class delves into 3 subjects: Eliminating Self Sabotage, Loving Who You Are, and Your Divine Relationships with others. With each subject you’ll have the opportunity to uncover and discover what your strengths and weaknesses are, where you’re blocked and how to become unblocked so that you flow more easily without sabotaging yourself while validating yourself and enjoying deeper more intimate relationships. Offered the weekend of January 26 & 27, 2008.

Interpreting Dreams
Essene Healing
Angel Awareness

Moving Toward Warriorship - Stripping The Illusions (Session 2)

Illusion vs. Reality ~ including Holographic Lecture
Neutralizing the Emotions (Pre-request is Meditation)
Intuitive Readings (Pre-request is Meditation)
Using the Intuition ~ looking deeper and learning the various levels of the astrals and inner plains (Pre-request is Meditation)
Advanced Healing ~ includes DNA shifting, cell regeneration and all other hands on techniques (Pre-request is Healing and Meditation)

Mastering Your Divine Presence (Session 3) ~ The Pre-request for any of these classes are the entire Sessions of 1 and 2.

Avatar Power
Traveling the Astrals
Healing the Planet
Soul Retrieval

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Links to past posts

2007-10-06T21:38:00Z

Blessings

Here is a link to past posts that i have done for more study.

http://www.thescrollsandthesect.com/essenes/sects.htm

http://www.thescrollsandthesect.com/essenes/home.htm

http://members.aol.com/Wisdomway/deadseascrolls.htm

http://www.rawtimes.com/r-essenebread.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Live-Like-an-Essene

http://www.yeshuans.org/yaoj/index.php?action=messages-yeshuan-christian

In Love and Light

Pritam

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How to Live Like an Essene

2007-10-02T23:59:28Z

Blessings

How to Live Like an Essene

Past few weeks i have been reading more and more from notes left by my grandfather and Essene Netzarim teachings nthat i was brought up on as a child. I thought i would post this to see what others thoughts are on this path .

There is a belief that Yeshua (Jesus) may have lived with the Essenes and learned from them. Many Biblical scholars now agree that it is likely most of his followers came from the Essene community. Essenes lived in cities such as Jerusalem as well communal villages such as that at Qumran. They were/are strictly observant of Torah (including dietary laws), and follow the teachings of Yeshua within their original Hebraic understanding. Many are vegetarian, and all are ecologically conscious. As with most ancient Jews the original Essene's worked with the earth. Many people were introduced to the term "Essene" from the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the writings of Edmond Bordeaux Szekely and books from the International Biogenic Society. It must be noted that with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Szekely materials have been rejected by serious Biblical scholars and historians. The Orthodox Essene's of today do not utilize or recognize them. Modern Essene's are also known as Essene Netzarim.

The Steps

Accept Yeshua as Messiah and Savior.
Be immersed in mikveh, witnessed by an Orthodox Essene shaliach (apostle) of Yeshua.
Adhere to Torah.
Eat only kosher organic foods. It has the full power of the healthful enzymes to nourish and keep your body and mind healthy.
You may wish to convert to a vegetarian diet, though it is not a requirement.
Adhere to the core beliefs of the Orthodox Essene Netsarim Emunah (faith). Namely:
We believe that Ein Sof (the Eternal One)is the Creator and ruler of all created things. He is the life sustaining Source of all, and is in all. He is Immanent and Transcendent.
We believe that the Creator is echad (one), yet emenates three manifestations; Abba Yahweh,the Father, Yeshua HaMoshiach, The Son, and Imma Ruach HaKodesh, the Holy Spirit.
That though Elohim is beyond gender, Elohim has manifested certain characteristics that are masculine and feminine. Thus, Yahweh represents the Divine Masculine aspect of Ein Sof, and Ruach HaKodesh expresses the Divine Feminine, the Mother.
We believe in Messiah Yeshua, the only begotten Son, beloved of His Father in heaven, whom Yahweh sent into this world to be our Master and Redeemer, as He promised by his holy prophets, and who descended from heaven for our salvation.
He was conceived of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), born of the virgin Miriam, the seed of David and anointed of Yahweh with the Ruach and power.
He was tempted in all ways as we are but without sin. He glorified his Father in heaven in all of His words, thoughts and deeds. He bore the reproach of sinners and was put to death on the tree for our transgressions.
He was wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed.
We believe that Messiah Yeshua is the Alef and the Tav, the beginning and the end.
We believe that we pray only to the Father,in Yeshua’s name. Yeshua is the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to Abba except through Him.
We believe that the prophets prophesied of Messiah Yeshua through Yahweh’s foreordained wisdom and knowledge.
We believe that the Torah given through Moshe is eternal and binding for the Netzari community. The Torah contains the transcendental precepts by which we are to live our spiritual lives.
We believe that the whole Torah which we now possess is the same as that given to Moshe. We reject any notion of an oral torah.
We believe that Sacred Scripture as written by the original writers in the original language is the Word Of Yahweh. We accept and affirm the Tanak, the Brit Chadasha, the Apocrypha, and the Book of Enoch as Sacred Scripture.
We believe that Elohim knows the hearts and minds of all human beings. No one is lost to His love, mercy or tender gaze.
We believe that Yahweh will reward those made righteous through the atonement purchased for us by Messiah Yeshua on the tree. Those who reject His mercy and love will reap the results of their hard-heartedness.
We believe that Yeshua will return to set up His Eternal earthly kingdom and rule the world on David’s throne from the New Jerusalem.
We believe that the dead will be raised and the righteous shall be changed.
We believe that Daven (prayer) and meditation are our primary methods of communication with Yahweh and seek to lead lives filled with their attentiveness.
We believe in observing the Principle of Kashrut in our diet. Further, we strongly encourage the organic Edenic Diet (vegetarianism) as most befitting our future life in the Eternal Kingdom. We do not judge those who choose not to maintain the Edenic Diet, but expect that they will keep Kashrut.
We believe that to enter the waters of Mikveh is an outer sign of an inner transformation. We hold it as a necessary component of spiritual realization in Yeshua.
We believe that non-violence is a mandatory precept for talmidim (disciples) of Yeshua Messiah.
We believe that stewardship of the earth is a sacred obligation. To this end we encourage organic farming, sustainable living, and eco-theological understanding.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Tu B'Shvat and Vegetarianism

2007-09-26T15:32:44Z

Tu B'Shvat is arguably the most vegetarian of Jewish holidays, because of its many connections to vegetarian themes and concepts: 1. The Tu B'Shvat Seder in which fruits and nuts are eaten, along with the singing of songs and the recitation of biblical verses related to trees and fruits, is the only sacred meal where only vegetarian, actually fruitarian, foods, are eaten. Hence this meal does not even require the killing of plants, as would be the case if, for example, carrots and bread were eaten. This is consistent with the diet in the Garden of Eden, as indicated by God's first, completely vegetarian, dietary law: And God said: "Behold, I have given you every herbyielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and everytree that hasseed-yielding fruit--to you it shall be for food."
(Gen.1:29)

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The Differences between a Christian and a Yeshuan

2007-09-08T03:23:52Z

Blessings

The Differences between a Christian and a Yeshuan
If someone from a Christian background happened upon a Yeshuan, and thought "well, we are essentially the same religion" they would be very much mistaken. A Yeshuan and a Christian are worlds apart and I will explain why.

A Christian worships Jesus. They define themselves as the religion of Christianity and they are part of a church.

A Yeshuan does not call upon Jesus. They do not define themselves as Christian or part of the religion of Christianity and are not part of a church, denomination, sect or cult.

A Yeshuan worships Yeshua as Yahuah (Yahweh). They belong to the Essene-Mandaean Religion and they belong to a Knushta or "Assembly" of fellow Essene Mandaeans.

Confusing?

Let's start with some basics:

Holy Books

The Holy Book of the Christians is called the "Holy Bible" and is comprised of what is commonly called the "Old Testament" (this term is considered derogatory to the entire Israelite community and is only used by those communities who view this book as being "outdated" and "unnecessary", hence the term "Old" or "no longer relevant"). This book also contains the book called the "New Covenant". That contains four Gospels, the book of Acts, the Pauline epistles a letter of St. James, the Book of Hebrews, letters of Peter and John and the book of Revelations.

The canon of the Christian book varies depending on which ecumenical council each sect of Christianity observes. There are a several compilations, some with added or omitted books. The most stripped down version of a canon in Christianity is the Protestant canon.

The most authoritative version of these texts are viewed as the Greek texts.

The Holy Book of the Yeshuans is called the Sefer Shakhynah or "The Book of Presence". This Book is written in ancient Hebrew, which pre-dates the common Jewish and Christian Bible texts.

What most people in the West do not know or understand is the nature of the Essene community and its commitment to the writings bestowed upon them from God. It is a solemn and sacred duty of the Essene scribes to safeguard all of the Holy Writings. So the Essenes preserved the Ancient Hebrew Texts, the Essene texts and the writings of the Assembly of Jerusalem.

Here is an excerpt from one of our community's sacred Sacred Writings, the Book of the Patriarchs which details the attitude to the community of Believers in the Holy Land after the ascension of Yeshua.

"They broke the doors of our homes, ran our mothers and children out into the streets and flogged them while their scribes stole the holy scrolls from the arks in which they resided....They chased us with ropes and stones and daggers out of the holy city where we fled to the hills and Alhym protected us from the strong winds....There we stored the holy scrolls of Torah and Yegab [Ya'aqub/James] and the holy beshura [Gospel] of Matayahu [Matthew] and it was there that we read from the holy word of Alhym...blessed be His Name forever and ever who gives us protection with His right hand Yeshua, the Saviour of Yisrael."

Essene communities have perpetually remained separate from either the world of Christianity, or the world of Babylonian Rabbinical Judaism, or Hellenized Judaism.

Yeshua or Jesus?

Yeshuans (Heb. "Yeshuanim") do not believe that Jesus and Yeshua are the same person. Yeshua is Yahuah. "Jesus" is a transliteration of Middle English, Greek and Latin terminology that sought to place the origin of the Messiah's name as a rendering of Joshua, and not His real Name which means "Yeshua is Yahweh".

On the Trinity

Christians have varying beliefs about the Trinity, but constantly seek to define this. Yeshuans believe in the Three Fold Oneness of God but emphasize that God is One, insisting that to define or dissect the nature of God is not only beyond the capacity of humanity, it is ultimately disrespectful to God and not pertinent to whether a soul is reconciled to God or not.

Universality or Tribalism?

Christians, rooted in Pauline Theology, view the way of life laid out in the gospels as a philosophy that can be applied anywhere and relates in all situations.

Yeshuans believe the Gospels teach the Essene way of life, and seek to bring all people into this one Tribe - that the rules of the Tribe are based in Torah and in the context of this Tribe all these rules apply, and outside of this community they do not. ( i.e. One's neighbor is a literal member of your tribe, not simply any person you meet on the street. )

Torah, Yeshua and Ya'aqub ha'Tzadik or Jesus, Paul and Rome?

Christians get their interpretation of Christianity out of the Pauline writings and subsequent ecumenical councils that followed they times of the Apostles and disciples.

Yeshuans get their interpretation of the Essene Mandaean Religion from Torah, the Gospels and the writings of St. James the Righteous. Because the Orthodox Essene community has its own Sanhedrin, there is no need of ecumenical councils, so no ruling of an ecumenical council has any bearing on the Yeshuan community.

How Many Religious Entities?

Some Jewish communities believe there are two: Judaism and the gentile worshippers of Jesus. Christians believe there are two: Christianity and Judaism. To the Yeshuan there are three: The Essene Mandaean community, the Babylonian Rabbinical Jewish community, and the pagan Christian cult that broke away from the Essene Mandaean community in 318 CE to form their own religion.

Regarding Torah

The Babylonian Rabbinical community observes Torah. Christians (not including messianic Christian groups) reject Torah, referring to is as "Law" and views this as no longer of relevance or necessity, creating theology to explain why the Christian is not expected to observe Torah. The Essene Khasidim (community of Orthodox Essenes) believe Yeshua is Torah and to follow His Way means to observe the Torah sealed in the Blood of the Lamb.

Sabbath: Saturday or Sunday?

Both Babylonian Rabbinical Jews and Essene Khasidim and Messianic groups observe Saturday as the Sabbath Day, Christianity rejects the Sabbath day, or more accurately believe that Sunday, is the Sabbath.

Tzadikim, popes and patriarchs

Babylonian Rabbinical Judaism does not have a centralized authority, so while there may be prominent and notable religious figures in their community, there is no centralized leader. Christianity is broken up into many patriarchates, a Papacy for Rome and then there are the many Protestant variations that deny any leadership outside of their immediate groups. The Essene Mandaean Religion has a Tzadik or Righteous Teacher as Tradition of the Essene community holds to. This individual sits on the Apostolic Throne, and works in harmony with the Beit Knushta or Apostolic Sanhedrin. The Tzadik is sometime referred to as a Patriarch but not as defined in Christian terms as an Essene Tzadik is divinely appointed and assisted in governing the assembly of Essene Khasidim.

Apostolic Succession or Apostasy?

Depending on the Christian community, there is either the belief that Apostolic authority is bestowed either on the lineage of patriarchs or popes in the church down through the ages (not new apostles, only those chosen to succeed from the line of Peter or Paul). Protestant communities do not lend much credence apostolic authority though they are spawned from the Roman Catholic Church and derive much of their theology from Rome ( i.e. Augustine and the Ecumenical councils).

The Orthodox Essene community believes that Apostolic authority was bestowed by Yeshua to all the Apostles but placing St. James as the Leader of the earthly Assembly and that it is understood that all Apostles, disciples and Believers were expected to be in obedience to this Divine Authority. While the Apostles went into the world to spread the Good News and make disciples, the claim by Rome that the papacy is linked to St. Peter is incorrect. St. Peter was located in Babylon and not Rome, so the claim to Apostolic authority through Peter is an invalid claim. Add to this, that Apostolic succession ended in the West with the excommunication of the western church. Yeshuans believe passionately in the reality of Apostles, in Apostolic leadership and authority and Succession. We just don't believe that any excommunicated religious body has any thing to do with God's Apostles at all.

Liturgies or Siddurim?

While Essene Khasidim, Babylonian Rabbinical Jews and Messianics all have Siddurim, Christians have liturgies in sacramental churches, and what are simple called "the service" in Protestant churches.

Bima or Podium?

In the services of the non-Essene Jewish community, the Torah is read at the back of the room. In Christianity, the Gospels are read from the podium if there is an altar or from the stage if there is not. For the Essene Khasidim, both the Torah is read at the Back of the Room and the Gospels and Epistles are read at a table in front of the assembly, off to the side of the altar.

The Essenes have Tabernacles, and we have Torah Scrolls that are read from the Bima. Kahein (priests) and Leviim (priests' assistants) take precedence in readings.

Sacraments or symbolism?

Yeshuans have sacraments that are rooted either in Torah, in the Essene way of life or the life of Yeshua Himself.

Christians either observe sacraments deemed as divine mysteries. (i.e. not entirely sure where they came from) or they reject the Sacraments altogether.

The Origin of the Priesthood:

The Yeshuans believe that the priesthood began at Sinai with Aharon (Aaron, the brother of Moses) so all priests should conform to this model.

Depending on the community within Christianity, the view is either that the priesthood is rooted in patriarchates or papacies. Some Christian groups do not have a priesthood.

Jerusalem or Rome?

This crux of the division would be this: Who is in charge of God's Sheep? Is it Rome or is it Jerusalem?

Christians range from a belief that authority was bestowed to either Rome (all patriarchates of the West are rooted in the early Roman Church) so Christians, whether they believe in the authority of Rome, an Ecumenical Patriarch, or do not believe in governing authority at all, i.e. Protestants, these are all groups or individuals who believe the authority of Messiah's sheep is rooted in Rome.

We believe beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the authority of the Faith was always the families of Mary and Joseph and that the authority of the faith will never leave the Holy Land. The God of Sinai is still the God of Sinai. He never relocated west or anywhere else. He established one Community and never gave up on them, even when they turned from Him from time to time.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Jesus and the Essenes

2007-09-07T20:33:55Z

Greetings,

Is it a required to believe in Jesus (as a historical person, the way Christian Fundamentalist do ) to be an Essene ?

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Essene Calendar

2007-09-07T20:23:04Z

Blessings

Essene Calendar

The first month (has) 30 days. [The word "first month" in ancient Hebrew is "Ryshan", pronounced: "ree-shah-n"; the name of this month in the later Masoretic text is "Nisan" but is not the first month in the Rabbinical calendar; the Aramaicised form of "Ryshan" is "Rishono"]

The second month (has) 30 days.

The third month (has) 30 days.

The second (of) the seasons (has) 1 day, (a) day of celebration [Summer].

The fourth month (has) 30 days.

The fifth month (has) 30 days.

The sixth month (has) 30 days.

The the third (of) the seasons (has) 1 day, (a) day of celebration [Autumn].

The seventh month (has) 30 days.

The eighth month (has) 30 days.

The ninth month (has) 30 days.

The fourth (of) the seasons (has) 1 day, (a) day of celebration [Winter].

The tenth month (has) 30 days.

The eleventh month (has) 30 days.

The twelfth month (has) 30 days.

The head (of) the seasons (has) 1 day, (a) day of celebration [Spring] .

In Love and Light

Pritam

Link http://www.bookofpresence.com/sefashah-essene_calendar.php

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BIBLE STORIES ARE RECYCLED MYTH

2007-09-07T20:07:55Z

The story of Horus, a major Egyptian God, is told in the “Book of Vivifying the Soul Forever” over 3,000 years before the birth of Christ.

The Jesus story in the Bible is a recycled version of the Horus story. The comparisons given below prove without a doubt that the whole Bible is full of myths and stories recycled from earlier times and made to fit the various characters of the Bible.

http://www.adam.com.au/bstett/BJesusandHorus74.htm

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The Bible And Christianity - The Historical Origins

2007-09-07T20:03:56Z

A rational, secular, historical perspective on the history of Christianity and its scripture ...

http://www.bidstrup.com/bible.htm

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John Marco Allegro

2007-09-07T19:30:41Z

Was a freethinker who challenged orthodox views of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Bible and the history of religion.

In 1953 he was invited to become the first British representative on the international team working on the recently discovered Dead Sea Scrolls in Jordan. The following year he was appointed assistant lecturer in Comparative Semitic Philology at Manchester, and held a succession of lectureships there until he resigned in 1970 to become a full-time writer. In 1961 he was made Honorary Adviser on the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Jordanian government.

The Dead Sea Scrolls were written between 200 B.C.E. and 68 C.E., and give insight into the religious life and thought of a Jewish sect based at Qumran by the Dead Sea and usually identified as Essenes. Allegro believed the scrolls could help us understand the common origin of three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He hoped they might be able to bring together scholars of each tradition in studying their common heritage without the barriers of religious prejudice.

This would mean making the texts accessible to all. Allegro published the sections of text allotted to him in academic journals as soon as he had prepared them, and his volume (number five) in the official series Discoveries in the Judaean Desert of Jordan was ready for the press by the early 1960s. He continually campaigned for the publication of all scroll texts. However, his colleagues took a different approach, and little else appeared until 1991.

Allegro believed that the Essenes were the matrix of Christianity. He suggested that there were so many correspondences between the scroll texts and the New Testament — words and phrases, beliefs and practices, Messianic leadership, a teacher who was persecuted and possibly crucified — that he thought the derivation obvious. This brought him into conflict with the Catholic priests on the editing team, and with most church spokesmen, who maintained the orthodox assumption that the arrival of Jesus was the unique, historical, God-given event described in the Gospels. Allegro also started to look in more depth at the way the New Testament appeared to weave together a mix of folklore, myth, incantation and history.

As a philologist, Allegro analysed the derivations of language. He traced biblical words and phrases back to their roots in Sumerian, and showed how Sumerian phonemes recur in varying but related contexts in many Semitic, classical and other Indo-European languages. Although meanings changed to some extent, Allegro found some basic religious ideas passing on through the genealogy of words. His book The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross relates the development of language on our continent to the development of myths, religions and cultic practices in many cultures. Allegro believed he could prove through etymology that the roots of Christianity, as of many other religions, lay in fertility cults; and that cultic practices, such as ingesting hallucinogenic drugs to perceive the mind of god, persisted into Christian times.

The reaction to The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross ruined Allegro's career. His detractors found his somewhat sensationalist approach deplorable and his arguments somewhere between unconvincing and ludicrous. The book received widespread condemnation and has only been taken seriously by a handful of scholars[3]. Prof JND Anderson observed that the book "had been dismissed by ... experts...as not being based on any philological or other evidence that they can regard as scholarly"[4]. However, there has been renewed interest in Allegro's work. Jan Irvin and Andrew Rutajit published the book Astrotheology & Shamanism[5] in 2006, which supported some of Allegro's ideas using iconographic and symbolic evidence that Allegro had overlooked. In their book, Sumerian expert Anna Partington casts doubt on the broad brushed dismissals of Allegro's interpretations: "... SMC [The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross] uses a number of hypothetical Sumerian words not attested in texts. These are marked with an asterisk following philological convention. This is akin to proposing there is a word in the English language 'bellbat' because the individual words 'bell' and 'bat' are known to exist separately. Then again words of different languages are gathered together without the type of argument which would be expected in order to demonstrate possible relationship."[6] In May of 2006, Michael Hoffman of [www.egodeath.com] and Jan Irvin wrote an article for The Journal of Higher Criticism[7] entitled Wasson and Allegro on the Tree of Knowledge as Amanita [8] that suggested that Allegro's work should be evaluated on its merits like that of any other scholar and not dismissed merely because its arguments fall outside the mainstream.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Marco_Allegro#Access_to_the_Dead_Sea_Scrolls

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The ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE ( Book One )

2007-09-03T05:32:35Z

Blessings

The ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE
Book One
The Original Hebrew and Aramaic Texts
Translated and edited by
EDMOND BORDEAUX SZEKELY
MCMLXXXI
INTERNATIONAL BIOGENIC SOCIETY
Book Design by Golondrina Graohics
Copyright @ 1981, by the International Biogenic Society
Printed In the United States of America-All Rights Reserved

And then many sick and maimed came to Jesus, asking him. "if you know all things, tell us, why do we suffer with these grievous plagues? Why are we not whole like other men? Master, heal us, that we too may be made strong, and need abide no longer in our misery. We know that you have it in your power to heal all manner of disease. Free us from Satan and from all his great afflictions. Master, have compassion on us."

And Jesus answered- "Happy are you that you hunger for the truth, for I will satisfy you with the bread of wisdom. Happy are you, that you knock, for I will open to you the door of life. Happy are you, that you would cast off the power of Satan, for I will lead you into the kingdom of our Mother's angels, where the power of Satan cannot enter."

And they asked him in amazement: "Who is our Mother and which her angels? And where is her kingdom?"

"Your Mother is in you, and you in her. She bore you she gives you life. it was she who gave to you your body, and to her shall you one day give it back again. Happy are you when you come to know her and her kingdom; if you receive your Mother's angels and if you do her laws. I tell you truly, he who does these things shall never see disease. For the power of our Mother is above all. And it destroys Satan and his kingdom, and has rule over all your bodies and all living things.

"The blood which runs in us is born of the blood of our Earthly Mother. Her blood falls from the clouds; leaps from the womb of the earth; babbles in the brooks of the mountains; flows wide in the rivers of the plains; sleeps in the lakes; rages mightily in tempestuous seas.

"The air which we breathe is born of the breath of our Earthly Mother. Her breath is azure in the heights of t heavens; soughs in the tops of the mountains; whispers the leaves of the forest; billows over the cornfields; slumbers in the deep valleys, burns hot in the desert.

"The hardness of our bones is born of the bones of our Earthly Mother, of the rocks and of the stones. They stand naked to the heavens on the tops of mountains; are as giants that lie sleeping on the sides of the mountains, as idols set in the desert, and are hidden in the deepness of the earth.

"The tenderness of our flesh is born of the flesh of our Earthly Mother; whose flesh waxes yellow and red in the fruits of the trees, and nurtures us in the furrows of the fields.

"Our bowels are born of the bowels of our Earthly Mother, and are hid from our eyes, like the invisible depths of the earth.

"The light of our eyes, the hearing of our ears, both are born of the colors and the sounds of our Earthly Mother; which enclose us about, as the waves of the sea a fish, as the eddying air a bird.

"I tell you in very truth, Man is the Son of the Earthly Mother, and from her did the Son of Man receive his whole body, even as the body of the newborn babe is born of the womb of his mother. I tell you truly, you are one with the Earthly Mother; she is in you, and you in her. Of her were you born, in her do you live, and to her shall you return again. Keep, therefore, her laws, for none can live long, neither be happy, but he who honors his Earthly Mother and does her laws. For your breath is her breath; your blood her blood; your bone her bone; your flesh her flesh; your bowels her bowels; your eyes and your ears are her eyes and her ears.

"I tell you truly, should you fail to keep but one only of all these laws, should you harm but one only of all your body's members, you shall be utterly lost in your grievous sickness, and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. I tell you, unless you follow the laws of your Mother, you can in no wise escape death. And he who clings to the laws of his Mother, to him shall his Mother cling also. She shall heal all his plagues, and he shall never become sick. She gives him long life, and protects him from all afflictions; from fire, from water, from the bite of venomous serpents. For your Mother bore you, keeps life within you. She has given you her body, and none but she heals you. Happy is he who loves his Mother and lies quietly in her bosom. For your Mother loves you, even when you turn away from her. And how much more shall she love you, if you turn to her again? I tell you truly, very great is her love, greater than the greatest of mountains, deeper than the deepest seas. And those who love their Mother, she never deserts them. As the hen protects her chickens, as the lioness her cubs, as the mother her newborn babe, so does the Earthly Mother protect the Son of Man from all danger and from all evils.

"For I tell you truly, evils and dangers innumerable lie in wait for the Sons of Men. Beelzebub, the prince of all devils, the source of every evil, lies in wait in the body of all the Sons of Men. He is death, the lord of every plague, and taking upon him a pleasing raiment, he tempts and entices the Sons of Men. Riches does he promise, and power, and splendid palaces, and garments of gold and silver, and a multitude of servants, all these; he promises renown and glory, fornication and lustfulness, gluttony and wine-bibbing, riotous living, and slothfulness and idle days. And he entices every one by that to which their heart is most inclined. And in the day that the Sons of Men have already become the slaves of all these vanities and abominations, then in payment thereof he snatches from the Sons of Men all those things which the Earthly Mother gave them so abundantly. He takes from them their breath, their blood, their bone, their flesh, their bowels, their eyes and their ears. And the breath of the Son of Man becomes short and stifled, full of pain and evil-smelling, like the breath of unclean beasts. And his blood becomes thick and evil-smelling, like the water of the swamps; it clots and blackens, like the night of death. And his bone becomes hard and knotted; it melts away within and breaks asunder, as a stone falling down upon a rock. And his flesh waxes fat and watery; it rots and putrefies, with scabs and boils that are an abomination.

And his bowels become full with abominable filthiness, with oozing streams of decay; and multitudes of abominable worms have their habitation there. And his eyes grow dim, till dark night enshrouds them, and his ears become stopped, like the silence of the grave. And last of all shall the erring Son of Man lose life. For he kept not the laws of his Mother, and added sin to sin. Therefore, are taken from him all the gifts of the Earthly Mother: breath, blood, bone, flesh, bowels, eyes and ears, and after all else, life, with which the Earthly Mother crowned his body.

"But if the erring Son of Man be sorry for his sins and undo them, and return again to his Earthly Mother; and if he do his Earthly Mother's laws and free himself from Satan's clutches, resisting his temptations, then does the Earthly Mother receive again her erring Son with love and sends him her angels that they may serve him. I tell you truly, when the Son of Man resists the Satan that dwells in him and does not his will, in the same hour are found the Mother's angels there, that they may serve him with all their power and free utterly the Son of Man from the power of Satan.

"For no man can serve two masters. For either he serves Beelzebub and his devils or else he serves our Earthly Mother and her angels. Either he serves death or he serves life. I ten you truly, happy are those that do the laws of life and wander not upon the paths of death. For in them the forces of life wax strong and they escape the plagues of death."

And all those round about him listened to his words with amazement, for his word was with power, and he taught quite otherwise than the priests and scribes.

And though the sun was now set, they departed not to their homes. They sat round about Jesus and asked him: "Master, which are these laws of life? Rest with us awhile longer and teach us. We would listen to your teaching that we may be healed and become righteous."

And Jesus himself sat down in their midst and said: "I tell you truly, none can be happy, except he do the Law."

And the others answered: "We all do the laws of Moses, our lawgiver, even as they are written in the holy scriptures."

And Jesus answered: "Seek not the law in your scriptures, for the law is life, whereas the scripture is dead. I tell you truly, Moses received not his laws from God in writing, but through the living word. The law is living word of living God to living prophets for living men. In everything that is life is the law written. You find it in the grass, in the tree, in the river, in the mountain, in the birds of heaven, in the fishes of the sea; but seek it chiefly in yourselves. For I tell you truly, all living things are nearer to God than the scripture which is without life. God so made life and all living things that they might by the everlasting word teach the laws of the true God to man. God wrote not the laws in the pages of books, but in your heart and in your spirit. They are in your breath, your blood, your bone; in your flesh, your bowels, your eyes, your ears, and in every little part of your body. They are present in the air, in the water, in the earth, in the plants, in th e sunbeams, in the depths and in the heights. They all speak to you that you may understand the tongue and the will of the living God. But you shut your eyes that you may not see, and you shut your ears that you may not hear. I tell you truly, that the scripture is the work of man, but life and all its hosts are the work of our God. Wherefore do you not listen to the words of God which are written in His works? And wherefore do you study the dead scriptures which are the work of the hands of men?"

"How may we read the laws of God elsewhere than in the scriptures? Where are they written? Read them to us from there where you see them, for we know nothing else but the scriptures which we have inherited from our forefathers. Tell us the laws of which you speak, that hearing them we may be healed and justified."

Jesus said: "You do not understand the words of life, because you are in death. Darkness darkens your eyes and your ears are stopped with deafness. For I tell you, it profits you not at all that you pore over dead scriptures if by your deeds you deny him who has given you the scriptures.

I tell you truly, God and his laws are not in that which you do. They are not in gluttony and in wine-bibbing, neither in riotous living, nor in lustfulness, nor in seeking after riches, nor yet in hatred of your enemies. For all these things are far from the true God and from his angels. But all these things come from the kingdom of darkness and the lord of all evils. And all these things do you carry in yourselves; and so the word and the power of God enter not into you, because all manner of evil and all manner of abominations have their dwelling in your body and your spirit. If you will that the living God's word and his power may enter you, defile not your body and your spirit; for the body is the temple of the spirit, and the spirit is the temple of God. Purify, therefore, the temple, that the Lord of the temple may dwell therein and occupy a place that is worthy of him.

"And from all temptations of your body and your spirit, coming from Satan, withdraw beneath the shadow of God's heaven.

"Renew yourselves and fast. For I tell you truly, that Satan and his plagues may only be cast out by -fasting and by prayer. Go by yourself and fast alone, and show your fasting to no man. The living God shall see it and great shall be your reward. And fast till Beelzebub and all his evils depart from you, and all the angels of our Earthly Mother come and serve you. For I tell you truly, except you fast, you shall never be freed from the power of Satan and from all diseases that come from Satan. Fast and pray fervently, seeking the power of the living God for your healing. While you fast, eschew the Sons of Men and seek our Earthly Mother's angels, for he that seeks shall find.

"Seek the fresh air of the forest and of the fields, and there in the midst of them shall you find the angel of air. Put off your shoes and your clothing and suffer the angel of air to embrace all your body. Then breathe long and deeply, that the angel of air may be brought within you. I tell you truly, the angel of air shall cast out of your body all uncleannesses which defiled it without and within. And thus shall all evil-smelling and unclean things rise out of you, as the smoke of fire curls upwards and is lost in the sea of the air. For I tell you truly, holy is the angel of air, who cleanses all that is unclean and makes all evil-smelling things of a sweet odor. No man may come before the face of God, whom the angel of air lets not pass. Truly, all must be born again by air and by truth, for your body breathes the air of the Earthly Mother, and your spirit breathes the truth of the Heavenly Father.

"After the angel of air, seek the angel of water. Put off your shoes and your clothing and suffer the angel of water to embrace all your body. Cast yourselves wholly into his enfolding arms, and as often as you move the air with your breath, move with your body the water also. I tell you truly, the angel of water shall cast out of your body all uncleannesses which defiled it without and within. And all unclean and evil-smelling things shall flow out of you, even as the uncleannesses of garments washed in water flow away and are lost in the stream of the river. I tell you truly, holy is the angel of water who cleanses all that is unclean and makes all evil-smelling things of a sweet odor. No man may come before the face of God whom the angel of water lets not pass. in very truth, all must be born again of water and of truth, for your body bathes in the river of earthly life, and your spirit bathes in the river of life everlasting. For you receive your blood from our Earthly Mother and the truth from our Heavenly Father.

"Think not that it is sufficient that the angel of water embrace you outwards only. I tell you truly, the uncleanness within is greater by much than the uncleanness without. And he who cleanses himself without, but within remains unclean, is like to tombs that outwards are painted fair, but are within full of all manner of horrible uncleannesses and abominations. So I tell you truly, suffer the angel of water to baptize you also within, that you may become free from all your past sins, and that within likewise you may become as pure as the river's foam sporting in the sunlight.

"Seek, therefore, a large trailing gourd, having a stalk the length of a man; take out its inwards and fill it with water from the river which the sun has warmed. Hang it upon the branch of a tree, and kneel upon the ground before the angel of water, and suffer the end of the stalk of the trailing gourd to enter your hinder parts, that the water may flow through all your bowels. Afterwards rest kneeling on the ground before the angel of water and pray to the living God that he will forgive you all your past sins, and pray the angel of water that he will free your body from every uncleanness and disease. Then let the water run out from your body, that it may carry away from within it all the unclean and evil-smelling things of Satan. And you shall see with your eyes and smell with your nose all the abominations, and uncleannesses which defiled the temple of your body; even all the sins which abode in your body, tormenting you with all manner of pains. I tell you truly, baptism with water frees you from all of these. Renew your baptizing with water on every day of your fast, till the day when you see that the water which flows out of you is as pure as the river's foam. Then betake your body to the coursing river, and there in the arms of the angel of water render thanks to the living God that he has freed you from your sins. And this holy baptizing by the angel of water is: Rebirth unto the new life. For your eyes shall henceforth see, and your ears shall hear. Sin no more, therefore, after your baptism, that the angels of air and of water may eternally abide in you and serve you evermore.

"And if afterward there remain within you aught of your past sins and uncleannesses, seek the angel of sunlight. Put off your shoes and your clothing and suffer the angel of sunlight to embrace all your body. Then breathe long and deeply, that the angel of sunlight may be brought within you. And the angel of sunlight shall cast out of your body all evil-smelling and unclean things which defiled it without and within. And all unclean and evil-smelling things shall rise from you, even as the darkness of night fades before the brightness of the rising sun. For I tell you truly, holy is the angel of sunlight who cleans out all uncleannesses and makes all evil-smelling things of a sweet odor. None may come before the face of God, whom the angel of sunlight lets not pass. Truly, all must be born again of sun and of truth, for your body basks in the sunlight of the Earthly Mother, and your spirit basks in the sunlight of the truth of the Heavenly Father.

"The angels of air and of water and of sunlight are brethren. They were given to the Son of Man that they might serve him, and that he might go always from one to the other.

"Holy, likewise, is their embrace. They are indivisible children of the Earthly Mother, so do not you put asunder those whom earth and heaven have made one. Let these three brother angels enfold you every day and let them abide with you through all your fasting.

"For I tell you truly, the power of devils, all sins and uncleannesses shall depart in haste from that body which is embraced by these three angels. As thieves flee from a deserted house at the coming of the lord of the house, one by the door, one by the window, and the third by the roof, each where he is found, and whither he is able, even so shall flee from your bodies all devils of evil, all past sins, and all uncleannesses and diseases which defiled the temple of your bodies. When the Earthly Mother's angels enter into your bodies, in such wise that the lords of the temple repossess it again, then shall all evil smells depart in haste by your breath and by your skin, corrupt waters by your mouth and by your skin, by your hinder and your privy parts. And all these things you shall see with your eyes and smell with your nose and touch with your hands. And when all sins and uncleannesses are gone from your body, your blood shall become as pure as our Earthly Mother's blood and as the river's foam sporting in the sunlight. And your breath shall become as pure as the breath of odorous flowers; your flesh as pure as the flesh of fruits reddening upon the leaves of trees; the light of your eye as clear and bright as the brightness of the sun shining upon the blue sky. And now shall all the angels of the Earthly Mother serve you. And your breath, your blood, your flesh shall be one with the breath, the blood and the flesh of the Earthly Mother, that your spirit also may become one with the spirit of your Heavenly Father. For truly, no one can reach the Heavenly Father unless through the Earthly Mother. Even as no newborn babe can understand the teaching of his father till his mother has suckled him, bathed him, nursed him, put him to sleep and nurtured him. While the child is yet small, his place is with his mother and he must obey his mother. When the child is grown up, his father takes him to work at his side in the field, and the child comes back to his mother o nly when the hour of dinner and supper is come. And now his father teaches him, that he may become skilled in the works of his father. And when the father sees that his son understands his teaching and does his work well, he gives him all his possessions, that they may belong to his beloved son, and that his son may continue his father's work. I tell you truly, happy is that son who accepts the counsel of his mother and walks therein. And a hundred times more happy is that son who accepts and walks also in the counsel of his father, for it was said to you: 'Honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon this earth.' But I say to you, Sons of Man: Honor your Earthly Mother and keep all her laws, that your days may be long on this earth, and honor your Heavenly Father that Eternal Life may be yours in the heavens. For the Heavenly Father is a hundred times greater than all fathers by seed and by blood, and greater is the Earthly Mother than all mothers by the body. And d earer is the Son of Man in the eyes of his Heavenly Father and of his Earthly Mother than are children in the eyes of their fathers by seed and by blood and of their mothers by the body. And more wise are the words and laws of your Heavenly Father and of your Earthly Mother than the words and the will of all fathers by seed and by blood, and of all mothers by the body. And of more worth also is the inheritance of your Heavenly Father and of your Earthly Mother, the everlasting kingdom of earthly and heavenly life, than all the inheritances of your fathers by seed and by blood, and of your mothers by the body.

"And your true brothers are all those who do the will of your Heavenly Father and of your Earthly Mother, and not your brothers by blood. I tell you truly, that your true brothers in the will of the Heavenly Father and of the Earthly Mother will love you a thousand times more than your brothers by blood. For since the days of Cain and Abel, when brothers by blood transgressed the will of God, there is no true brotherhood by blood. And brothers do unto brothers as do strangers. Therefore, I say to you, love your true brothers in the will of God a thousand times more than your brothers by blood.

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FOR YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS LOVE.
FOR YOUR EARTHLY MOTHER IS LOVE.
FOR THE SON OF MAN IS LOVE.

"It is by love, that the Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother and the Son of Man become one. For the spirit of the Son of Man was created from the spirit of the Heaven Father, and his body from the body of the Earthly Mother. Become, therefore, perfect as the spirit of your Heavenly Father and the body of your Earthly Mother are perfect. And so love your Heavenly Father, as he loves your spirit. And so love your Earthly Mother, as she loves your body. And so love your true brothers, as your Heavenly Father and your Earthly Mother love them. And then your Heavenly Father shall give you his holy spirit, and your Earthly Mother shall give you her holy body. And then shall the Sons of Men like true brothers give love one to another, the love which they received from their Heavenly Father and from their Earthly Mother; and they shall all become comforters one of another. And then shall disappear from the earth all evil and all sorrow, and there shall be love and joy upon earth. And then shall the earth be like the heavens, and the kingdom of God shall come. And then shall come the Son of Man in all his glory, to inherit the kingdom of God. And then shall the Sons of Men divide their divine inheritance, the kingdom of God. For the Sons of Men live in the Heavenly Father and in the Earthly Mother, and the Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother live in them. And then with the kingdom of God shall come the end of the times. For the Heavenly Father's love gives to all life everlasting in the kingdom of God. For love is eternal. Love is stronger than death.

"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. Though I tell what is to come, and know all secrets, and all wisdom; and though I have faith strong as the storm which lifts mountains from their seat, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and give all my fire that I have received from my Father, but have not love, I am in no wise profited. Love is patient, love is kind. Love is not envious, works not evil, knows not pride; is not rude, neither selfish; is slow to anger, imagines no mischief; rejoices not in injustice, but delights in justice. Love defends all, love believes all, love hopes all, love bears all; never exhausts itself; but as for tongues they shall cease, and, as for knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we have truth in part, and error in part, but when the fullness of perfection is come, that which is in part shall be blotted out. When a man was a child he spoke as a child, understood as a child, thought as a child; but when he became a man he put away childish things. For now we see through a glass and through dark sayings. Now we know in part, but when we are come before the face of God, we shall not know in part, but even as we are taught by him. And now remain these three: faith and hope and love; but the greatest of these is love.

"And now I speak to you in the living tongue of the living God, through the holy spirit of our Heavenly Father. There is none yet among you that can understand all this of which I speak. He who expounds to you the scriptures speaks to you in a dead tongue of dead men, through his diseased and mortal body. Him, therefore, can all men understand, for all men are diseased and all are in death. No one sees the light of life. Blind man leads blind on the dark paths of sins, diseases and sufferings; and at the last all fall into the pit of death.

"I am sent to you by the Father, that I may make the light of life to shine before you. The light lightens itself and the darkness, but the darkness knows only itself, and knows not the light. I have still many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them yet. For your eyes are used to the darkness, and the full light of the Heavenly Father would make you blind. Therefore, you cannot yet understand that which I speak to you concerning the Heavenly Father who sent me to you. Follow, therefore, first, only the laws of your Earthly Mother, of which I have told you. And when her angels shall have cleansed and renewed your bodies and strengthened your eyes, you will be able to bear the light of our Heavenly Father. When you can gaze on the brightness of the noonday sun with unflinching eyes, you can then look upon the blinding light of your Heavenly Father, which is a thousand times brighter than the brightness of a thousand suns. But how should you look upon the blinding light of you r Heavenly Father, when you cannot even bear the shining of the blazing sun? Believe me, the sun is as the flame of a candle beside the sun of truth of the Heavenly Father. Have but faith, therefore, and hope, and love. I tell you truly, you shall not want your reward. If you believe in my words, you believe in him who sent me, who is the lord of all, and with whom all things are possible. For what is impossible with men, all these things are possible with God. If you believe in the angels of the Earthly Mother and do her laws, your faith shall sustain you and you shall never see disease. Have hope also in the love of your Heavenly Father, for he who trusts in him shall never be deceived, nor shall he ever see death.

"Love one another, for God is love, and so shall his angels know that you walk in his paths. And then shall all the angels come before your face and serve you. And Satan with all sins, diseases and uncleannesses shall depart from your body. Go, eschew your sins; repent yourselves; baptize yourselves; that you may be born again and sin no more."

Then Jesus rose. But all else remained sitting, for every man felt the power of his words. And then the full moon appeared between the breaking clouds and folded Jesus in its brightness. And sparks flew upward from his hair, and he stood among them in the moonlight, as though he hovered in the air. And no man moved, neither was the voice of any heard. And no one knew how long a time had passed, for time stood still.

Then Jesus stretched out his hands to them and said: "Peace be with you." And so he departed, as a breath of wind sways the green of trees.

And for a long while yet the company sat still and then they woke in the silence, one man after another, like as from a long dream. But none would go, as if the words of him who had left them ever sounded in their ears. And they sat as though they listened to some wondrous music.

But at last one, as it were a little fearfully, said: "How good it is to be here." Another: "Would that this night were everlasting." And others: "Would that he might be with us always." "Of a truth he is God's messenger, for he planted hope within our hearts." And no man wished to go home, saying: "I go not home where all is dark and joyless. Why should we go home where no one loves us?"

And they spoke on this wise, for they were almost all poor, lame, blind, maimed, beggars, homeless, despised in their wretchedness, who were only borne for pity's sake in the houses where they found a few day's refuge. Even certain, who had both home and family, said: "We also will stay with you." For every man felt that the words of him who was gone bound the little company with threads invisible. And all felt that they were born again. They saw before them a shining world, even when the moon was hidden in the clouds. And in the hearts of all blossomed wondrous flowers of wondrous beauty, the flowers of joy.

And when the bright sunbeams appeared over the earth's rim, they all felt that it was the sun of the coming kingdom of God. And with joyful countenances they went forth to meet God's angels.

And many unclean and sick followed Jesus' words and sought the banks of the murmuring streams. They put off their shoes and their clothing, they fasted, and they gave up their bodies to the angels of air, of water, and of sunshine. And the Earthly Mother's angels embraced them, possessing their bodies both inwards and outwards. And all of them saw all evils, sins and uncleannesses depart in haste from them.

And the breath of some became as stinking as that which is loosed from the bowels, and some had an issue of spittle, and evil-smelling and unclean vomit rose from their inward parts. All these uncleannesses flowed by their mouths. In some, by the nose, in others by the eyes and ears. And many did have a noisome and abominable sweat come from all their body, over all their skin. And on many limbs great hot boils broke forth, from which carne out uncleannesses with an evil smell, and urine flowed abundantly from their body; and in many their urine was all but dried up and became thick as the honey of bees; that of others was almost red or black, and as hard almost as the sand of rivers. And many belched stinking gases from their bowels, like the breath of devils. And their stench became so great that none could bear it.

And when they baptized themselves, the angel of water entered their bodies, and from them flowed out all the abominations and uncleannesses of their past sins, and like a falling mountain stream gushed from their bodies a multitude of hard and soft abominations. And the ground where their waters flowed was polluted, and so great became the stench that none could remain there. And the devils left their bowels in the shape of multitudinous worms which writhed in impotent rage after the angel of water had cast them out of the bowels of the Sons of Men. And then descended upon them the power of the angel of sunshine, and they perished there in their desperate writhings, trod underfoot by the angel of sunshine. And all were trembling with terror when they looked upon all these abominations of Satan, from which the angels had saved them. And they rendered thanks to God who had sent his angels for their deliverance.

And there were some whom great pains tormented, which would not depart from them; and knowing not what they should do, they resolved to send one of them to Jesus, for they greatly wished he should be with them.

And when two were gone to seek him, they saw Jesus himself approaching by the bank of the river. And their hearts were filled with hope and joy when they heard his greeting, "Peace be with you." And many were the questions that they desired to ask him, but in their astonishment they could not begin, for nothing came into their minds. Then said Jesus to them: "I come because you need me." And one cried out: "Master, we do indeed, come and free us from our pains."

And Jesus spoke to them in parables: "You are like the prodigal son, who for many years did eat and drink, and passed his days in riotousness and lechery with his friends. And every week without his father's knowledge he incurred new debts, and squandered all in a few days. And the moneylenders always lent to him, because his father possessed great riches and always paid patiently the debts of his son. And in vain did he with fair words admonish his son, for he never listened to the admonitions of his father, who besought him in vain that he would give up his debaucheries which had no end, and that he would go to his fields to watch over the labor of his servants. And the son always promised him everything if he would pay his old debts, but the next day he began again. And for more than seven years the son continued in his riotous living. But, at last, his father lost patience and no more paid to the moneylenders the debts of his son. "if I continue always to pay," he said, "there will be no end to the sins of my son." Then the moneylenders, who were deceived, in their wrath took the son into slavery that he might by his daily toil pay back to them the money which he had borrowed. And then ceased the eating and drinking and the daily excesses. From morning until night by the sweat of his face he watered the fields, and all of his limbs ached with the unaccustomed labor. And he lived upon dry bread, and had naught but his tears with which he could water it. And three days after he suffered so much from the heat and from weariness that he said to his master: 'I can work no more, for all my limbs do ache. How long would you torment me?' 'Till the day when by the labor of your hands you pay me all your debts, and when seven years are passed, you will be free.' And the desperate son answered weeping: 'But I cannot bear so much as seven days. Have pity on me, for all my limbs do burn and ache.' And the wicked creditor cried out: 'Press on with the work; if you could for seven years spend your days and your nights in riotousness, now must you work for seven years. I will not forgive you till you pay back all your debts to the uttermost drachma.' And the son, with his limbs racked with pain, went back despairing to the fields to continue his work. Already he could hardly stand upon his feet because of his weariness and of his pains, when the seventh day was come-the Sabbath day, in which no man works in the field. Then the son gathered the remnant of his strength and staggered to the house of his father. And he cast himself down at his father's feet and said: 'Father, believe me for the last time and forgive me all my offenses against your swear to you that I will never again live riotously and that I will be your obedient son in all things. Free me from the hands of my oppressor. Father, look upon me and upon my sick limbs, and harden not your heart.' Then tears came into his father's eyes, and he took his son in his arms, and said: 'Let us rejoic e, for today a great joy is given me, because I have found again my beloved son, who was lost.' And he clothed him with his choicest raiment and all the day long they made merry. And on the morning of the morrow he gave his son a bag of silver that he might pay to his creditors all that he owed them. And when his son came back, he said to him: 'My son, do you see that it is easy, through riotous living, to incur debts for seven years, but their payment is difficult by the heavy labor of seven years.' 'Father, it is indeed hard to pay them, even for seven days.' And his father admonished him, saying: 'For this once alone has it been permitted you to pay your debts in seven days instead of seven years, the rest is forgiven you. But take heed that in the time to come you do not incur more debts. For I tell you truly, that none else but your father forgives you your debts, because you are his son. For with all else you would have had to labor hard for seven years, as it is commanded in our laws.'

My father, I will henceforth be your loving and obedient son, and I will not any more incur debts, for I know that their payment is hard.'

"And he went to his father's field and watched every day over the work of his father's laborers. And he never made his laborers work hard, for he remembered his own heavy labor. And the years passed, and his father's possession increased ever more and more beneath his hand, for the blessing of his father was upon his labor. And slowly he gave back tenfold to his father all that he had squandered in the seven years. And when his father saw that his son used well his servants and all his possessions, he said to him: 'My son, I see that my possessions are in good hands. I give you all my cattle, my house, my lands and my treasures. Let all this be your heritage, continue increasing it that I may have delight in you.' And when the son had received his inheritance from his father, he forgave their debts to all his debtors who could not pay him, for he did not forget that his debt also had been forgiven when he could not pay it. And God blessed him with long life, with many children and with much riches, because he was kind to all his servants and to all his cattle."

Then Jesus turned to the sick folk and said: "I speak to you in parables that you may better understand God's word. The seven years of eating and drinking and of riotous living are the sins of the past. The wicked creditor is Satan. The debts are diseases. The heavy labor is pains. The prodigal son, he is yourselves. The payment of the debts is the casting from you of devils and diseases, and the healing of your body. The bag of silver received from the father is the liberating power of the angels. The father is God. The father's possessions are earth and heaven. The servants of the father are the angels. The father's field is the world, which is changed into the kingdom of the heavens, if the Sons of Man work thereon together with the angels of the Heavenly Father. For I tell you, it is better that the son should obey his father and keep watch over his father's servants in the field, than that he should become the debtor of the wicked creditor and toil and sweat in serfdom to repa y all his debts. it is better, likewise, if the Sons of Man also obey the laws of their Heavenly Father, and work together with his angels upon his kingdom, than that they should become the debtors of Satan, the lord of death, of all sins and all diseases, and that they should suffer with pains and sweat till they have repaid all their sins. I tell you truly, great and many are your sins. Many years have you yielded to the enticings of Satan. You have been gluttonous, wine-bibbers and gone a-whoring, and your past debts have multiplied. And now you must repay them, and payment is difficult and hard. Be not, therefore, already impatient after the third day, like the prodigal son, but wait patiently for the seventh day which is sanctified by God, and then go with humble and obedient heart before the face of your Heavenly Father, that he may forgive you your sins and all your past debts. I tell you truly, your Heavenly Father loves you without end, for he also allows you to pay in seven days the debts of seven years. Those that owe the sins and diseases of seven years, but pay honestly and persevere till the seventh day, to them shall our Heavenly Father forgive the debts of all these seven years.

"If we sin for seven times seven years?" asked a sick man who suffered horribly. "Even in that case the Heavenly Father forgives you all your debts in seven times seven days.

"Happy are those that persevere to the end, for the devils of Satan write all your evil deeds in a book, in the book of your body and your spirit. I tell you truly, there is not one sinful deed, but it is written, even from the beginning of the world, before our Heavenly Father. For you may escape the laws made by kings, but the laws of your God, these may none of the Sons of Man escape. And when you come before the face of God, the devils of Satan bear witness against you with your deed, and God sees your sins written in the book of your body and of your spirit and is sad in his heart. But if you repent of your sins, and by fasting and prayer you seek the angels of God, then each day that you continue to fast and to pray, God's angels blot out one year of your evil deeds from the book of your body and your spirit. And when the last page is also blotted out and cleansed from all your sins, you stand before the face of God, and God rejoices in his heart and forgets all your sins. He frees you from the clutches of Satan and from suffering; he takes you within his house and commands that all his servants, all his angels serve you. Long life does he give you, and you shall never see disease. And if, thenceforward, instead of sinning, you pass your days in doing good deeds, then the angels of God shall write all your good deeds in the book of your body and of your spirit. I tell you truly, no good deed remains unwritten before God, not from the beginning of the world. For from your kings and your governors you may wait in vain for your reward, but never do your good deeds want their reward from God.

"And when you come before the face of God, his angels bear witness for you with your good deeds. And God sees your good deeds written in your bodies and in your spirits, and rejoices in his heart. He blesses your body and your spirit and all your deeds, and gives you for a heritage his earthly and heavenly kingdom, that in it you may have life everlasting. Happy is he who can enter into the kingdom of God, for he shall never see death."

And a great silence fell at his words. And those that were discouraged took new strength from his words and continued to fast and to pray. And he who had spoken the first, said to him: "I will persevere to the seventh day." And the second, likewise, said to him: "I also will persevere to the seven times seventh day."

Jesus answered them: "Happy are those that persevere to the end, for they shall inherit the earth."

And there were many sick among them tormented with grievous pains, and they hardly crawled to Jesus' feet. For they could no longer walk upon their feet. They said: "Master, we are grievously tormented with pain; tell us what we shall do." And they showed Jesus their feet in which the bones were twisted and knotted and said: "Neither the angel of air, nor of water, nor of sunshine has assuaged our pains, notwithstanding that we baptized ourselves, and do fast and pray, and follow your words in all things."

"I tell you truly, your bones will be healed. Be not discouraged, but seek for cure nigh the healer of bones, the angel of earth. For thence were your bones taken, and thither will they return."

And he pointed with his hand to where the running of the water and the sun's heat had softened to clayey mud the earth by the edge of the water. "Sink your feet in the mire, that the embrace of the angel of earth may draw out from your bones all uncleanness and all disease. And you will see Satan and your pains fly from the embrace of the angel of earth. And the knots of your bones will vanish away, and they will be straightened, and all your pains will disappear."

And the sick followed his words, for they knew that they would be healed.

And there were also other sick who suffered much from their pains, howbeit, they persisted in their fasting. And their force was spent, and great heat tormented them. And when they would have risen from their bed to go to Jesus, their heads began to turn, as if it were a gusty wind which shook them, and as oft as they tried to stand upon their feet they fell back to the ground.

Then Jesus went to them and said: "You suffer, for Satan and his diseases torment your bodies. But fear not, for their power over you will quickly end. For Satan is like a choleric neighbor who entered his neighbor's house while he was absent, intending to take his goods away to his own house. But some told the other that his enemy was ravaging within his house, and he came back to his house, running. And when the wicked neighbor, having gathered together all that pleased him, saw from afar the master of the house returning in haste, then he was very wroth that he could not take all away, and set to breaking and spoiling all that was there, to destroy all. So that even if the things might not be his, the other might have nothing. But immediately the lord of the house came in, and before the wicked neighbor fulfilled his purpose, he took him and cast him out of the house. I tell you truly, even so did Satan enter your bodies which are the habitation of God. And he took in his power all that he wished to steal: your breath, your blood, your bone, your flesh, your bowels, your eyes, and your ears. But by your fasting and your prayer, you have called back the lord of your body and his angels. And now Satan sees that the true lord of your body returns, and that it is the end of his power. Wherefore, in his wrath he gathers his strength once again, that he may destroy your bodies before the coming of the lord. It is for this that Satan torments you so grievously, for he feels that the end is come. But let not your hearts tremble, for soon will the angels of God appear, to occupy again their abodes and rededicate them as temples of God. And they will seize Satan and cast himn from your bodies with all his diseases and all his uncleannesses. And happy will you be, for you will receive the reward of your steadfastness, and you will never see disease."

And there was among the sick, one that was more tormented by Satan than all the others. And his body was as parched as a skeleton, and his skin yellow as a falling leaf. He was so weak already that he could not, even upon his hands, crawl to Jesus, and cried only to him from afar: "Master, have pity on me, for never has man suffered, not from the beginning of the world, as I do suffer. I know that you are indeed sent by God, and I know that if you will, you can straightway cast out Satan from my body. Do not the angels of God obey God's messenger? Come, Master, and cast out Satan from me now, for he rages angrily within me and grievous is his torment."

And Jesus answered him: "Satan torments you thus greatly because you have already fasted many days, and you do not pay to him his tribute. You do not feed him with all the abominations with which you hitherto defiled the temple of your spirit. You torment Satan with hunger, and so in his anger he torments you also. Fear not, for I tell you, Satan will be destroyed before your body is destroyed; for while you fast and pray, the angels of God protect your body, that Satan's power may not destroy you. And the anger of Satan is impotent against the angels of God."

Then they all came to Jesus and with loud cries besought him saying: "Master, have compassion on him, for he suffers more than we all, and if you do not at once cast Satan out of him, we fear he will not live until tomorrow."

And Jesus answered them: "Great is your faith. Be it according to your faith, and you shall see soon, face to face, the frightful countenance of Satan, and the power of the Son of Man. For I will cast out from you the powerful Satan by the strength of the innocent lamb of God, the weakest creature of the Lord. For the holy spirit of God makes more powerful the weakest than the strongest."

And Jesus milked an ewe which was feeding among the grass. And he put the milk upon the sand made hot by the sun, saying: "Lo, the power of the angel of water has entered this milk. And now the power of the angel of sunshine will enter it also."

And the milk became hot by the strength of the sun.

"And now the angels of water and of sun will join with the angel of air."

And lo, the vapor of the hot milk began to rise slowly into the air.

."Come and breathe in by your mouth the strength of the angels of water, of sunshine, and of air, that it may come into your body and cast out the Satan from you."

And the sick man whom Satan tormented did breathe within himself, deeply, the rising whitish vapor.

"Straightway will Satan leave your body, since for three days he starves and finds no food within you. He will come out of you to satisfy his hunger by the hot steaming milk, for this food finds favor in his sight. He will smell its smell, and will not be able to resist the hunger which has tormented him three days already. But the Son of Man will destroy his body, that he may torment none else again."

Then the sick man's body was seized with an ague, and he retched as though he would vomit, but he could not. And he gasped for air, for his breath was spent. And he fainted on the lap of Jesus.

"Now does Satan leave his body. See him." And Jesus pointed to the sick man's opened mouth.

And then they all saw with astonishment and terror that Satan was coming out from his mouth in the shape of an abominable worm, straight towards the steaming milk. Then Jesus took two sharp stones in his hands and crushed the head of Satan, and drew out from the sick man all the body of the monster which was almost as long as the man. When the abominable worm came out of the sick man's throat, he recovered at once his breath, and then all his pains ceased. And the others looked with terror at the abominable body of Satan.

"See, what an abominable beast you carried and nourished in your body for long years. I have cast it out of you and killed it that it may never again torment you. Give thanks to God that his angels have made you free, and sin no more, lest Satan return to you again. Let your body be henceforth a temple dedicated to your God."

And they were all amazed at his words and at his power. And they said: "Master, you are indeed God's messenger, and do know all secrets."

"And you," answered Jesus, "be true Sons of God, that you also may partake in his power and in the knowledge of all secrets. For wisdom and power can come only from the love of God. Love, therefore, your Heavenly Father and your Earthly Mother with all your heart, and with all your spirit. And serve them, that their angels may serve you also. Let all your deeds be sacrificed to God. And feed not Satan, for the wages of sin is death. But with God lies the reward of the good, his love, which is knowledge and power of eternal life."

And they all knelt down to give thanks to God for his love.

And Jesus departed, saying: "I will come again to all who persist in prayer and fasting tAl the seventh day. Peace be with you."

And the sick man from whom Jesus had cast out the Satan, stood up, for the strength of life had come back to him. He breathed out deeply, and his eyes became clear, for every pain had left him. And he cast himself down upon the ground where Jesus had stood, and he kissed the print of his feet and he wept.

And it was by the bed of a stream, many sick fasted and prayed with God's angels for seven days and seven nights. And great was their reward, because they followed Jesus' words. And with the passing of the seventh day, all their pains left them. And when the sun rose over the earth's rim they saw Jesus coming towards them from the mountain, with the brightness of the rising sun about his head.

"Peace be with you."

And they said no word at all, but only cast themselves down before him, and touched the hem of his garment in token of their healing.

"Give thanks not to me, but to your Earthly Mother, who sent you her healing angels. Go, and sin no more, that you may never again see disease. And let the healing angels become your guardians."

But they answered him: "Whither should we go, Master, for with you are the words of eternal life? Tell us, what are the sins which we must shun, that we may nevermore see disease?"

Jesus answered: "Be it so according to your faith," and he sat down among them, saying:

"It was said to them of old time, 'Honor thy Heavenly Father and thy Earthly Mother, and do their commandments, that thy days may be long upon the earth.' And next afterward was given this commandment, 'Thou shalt not kill,' for life is given to all by God, and that which God has given, let not man take away. For-I tell you truly, from one Mother proceeds all that lives upon the earth. Therefore, he who kills, kills his brother. And from him will the Earthly Mother turn away, and will pluck from him her quickening breasts. And he will be shunned by her angels, and Satan will have his dwelling in his body. And the flesh of slain beasts in his body will become his own tomb. For I tell you truly, he who kills, kills himself, and whoso eats the flesh of slain beasts, eats of the body of death. For in his blood every drop of their blood turns to poison; in his breath their breath to stink; in his flesh their flesh to boils; in his bones their bones to chalk; in his bowels their bowels t o decay; in his eyes their eyes to scales; in his ears their ears to waxy issue. And their death will become his death. For only in the service of your Heavenly Father are your debts of seven years forgiven in seven clays. But Satan forgives you nothing and you must pay him for all. 'Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot; burning for burning, wound for wound; life for life, death for death.' For the wages of sin is death. Kill not, neither eat the flesh of your innocent prey, lest you become the slaves of Satan. For that is the path of sufferings, and it leads unto death. But do the will of God, that his angels may serve you on the way of life. Obey, therefore, the words of God: 'Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon th e earth, wherein there is breath of life, I give every green herb for meat. Also the milk of every thing that moveth and liveth upon earth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given unto them, so I give their milk unto you. But flesh, and the blood which quickens it, shall ye not eat. And, surely, your spurting blood will I require, your blood wherein is your soul; I will require all slain beasts, and the souls of all slain men. For I the Lord thy God am a God strong and jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands -of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength: this is the first and greatest commandment.' And the second is like unto it: 'Love thy neighbor as thyself' There is none other commandment greater than these."

And after these words they all remained silent, save one, who called out: "What am I to do, Master, if I see a wild beast rend my brother in the forest? Shall I let my brother perish, or kill the wild beast? Shall not I thus transgress the law?"

And Jesus answered: "It was said to them of old time: "All beasts that move upon the earth, all the fish of the sea, and all the fowl of the air are given into thy power." I tell you truly, of all creatures living upon the earth, God created only man after his image. Wherefore beasts are for man, and not man for beasts. You do not, therefore, transgress the law if you kill the wild beast to save your brother's life. For I tell you truly, man is more than the beast. But he who kills the beast without a cause, though the beast attack him not, through lust for slaughter, or for its flesh, or for its hide, or yet for its tusks, evil is the deed which he does, for he is turned into a wild beast himself. Wherefore is his end also as the end of the wild beasts."

Then another said: "Moses, the greatest in Israel, suffered our forefathers to eat the flesh of clean beasts, and forbade only the flesh of unclean beasts. Why, therefore, do you forbid us the flesh of all beasts? Which law comes from God? That of Moses, or your law?"

And Jesus answered: "God gave, by Moses, ten commandments to your forefathers. 'These commandments are hard,' said your forefathers, and they could not keep them. When Moses saw this, he had compassion on his people, and would not that they perish. And then he gave them ten times ten commandments. For he whose feet are strong as the mountain of Zion, needs no crutches; but he whose limbs do shake, gets further having crutches, than without them. And Moses said to the Lord: 'My heart is filled with sorrow, for my people will be lost. For they are without knowledge, and are not able to understand thy commandments. They are as little children who cannot yet understand their father's words. Suffer, Lord, that I give them other laws, that they may not perish. if they may not be with thee, Lord, let them not be against thee; that they may sustain themselves, and when the time has come, and they are ripe for thy words, reveal to hem thy laws.' For that did Moses break the two tablets of s tone whereon were written the ten commandments, and he gave them ten times ten in their stead. And of these ten times ten the Scribes and Pharisees have made a hundred times ten commandments. And they have laid unbearable burdens on your shoulders, that they themselves do not carry. For the more nigh are the commandments to God, the less do we need; and the farther they are from God, then the more do we need. Wherefore are the laws of the Pharisees and Scribes innumerable; the laws of the Son of Man seven; of the angels three; and of God one.

"Therefore, I teach you only those laws which you can understand, that you may become men, and follow the seven laws of the Son of Man. Then will the unknown angels of the Heavenly Father also reveal their laws to you, that God's holy spirit may descend upon you, and lead you to his law."

And all were astonished at his wisdom, and asked him: "Continue, Master, and teach us all the laws which we can receive."

And Jesus continued: "God commanded your forefathers: 'Thou shalt not kill.' But their heart was hardened and they killed. Then Moses desired that at least they should not kill men, and he suffered them to kill beasts. And then the heart of your forefathers was hardened yet more, and they killed men and beasts likewise. But I do say to you: Kill neither men, nor beasts, nor yet the food which goes into your mouth. For if you eat living food, the same will quicken you, but if you kill your food, the dead food will kill you also. For life comes only from life, and from death comes always death. For everything which kills your foods, kills your bodies also. And everything which kills your bodies kills your souls also. And your bodies become what your foods are, even as your spirits, likewise, become what your thoughts are. Therefore, eat not anything which fire, or frost, or water has destroyed. For burned, frozen and rotted foods will burn, freeze and rot your body also. Be not like the foolish husbandman who sowed in his ground cooked, and frozen, and rotten seeds. And the autumn came, and his fields bore nothing. And great was his distress. But be like that husbandman who sowed in his field living seed, and whose field bore living ears of wheat, paying a hundredfold for the seeds which he planted. For I tell you truly, live only by the fire of life, and prepare not your foods with the fire of death, which kills your foods, your bodies and your souls also."

"Master, where is the fire of life?" asked some of them.

"In you, in your blood, and in your bodies."

"And the fire of death?" asked others.

"It is the fire which blazes outside your body, which is hotter than your blood. With that fire of death you cook your foods in your homes and in your fields. I tell you truly, it is the same fire which destroys your foods and your bodies, even as the fire of malice, which ravages your thoughts, ravages your spirits. For your body is that which you eat, and your spirit is that which you think. Eat nothing, therefore, which a stronger fire than the fire of life has killed. Wherefore, prepare and eat all fruits of trees, and all grasses of the fields, and afl milk of beasts good for eating. For all these are fed and ripened by the fire of life; all are the gift of the angels of our Earthly Mother. But eat nothing to which only the fire of death gives savor, for such is of Satan."

"How should we cook our daily bread without fire, Master?" asked some with great astonishment.

"Let the angels of God prepare your bread. Moisten your wheat, that the angel of water may enter it. Then set it in the air, that the angel of air also may embrace it. And leave it from morning to evening beneath the sun, that the angel of sunshine may descend upon it. And the blessing of the three angels will soon make the germ of life to sprout in your wheat. Then crush your grain, and make thin wafers, as did your forefathers when they departed out of Egypt, the house of bondage. Put them back again beneath the sun from its appearing, and when it is risen to its highest in the heavens, turn them over on the other side that they be embraced there also by the angel of sunshine, and leave them there until the sun be set. For the angels of water, of air, and of sunshine fed and ripened the wheat in the field, and they, likewise, must prepare also your bread. And the same sun which, with the fire of life, made the wheat to grow and ripen, must cook your bread with the same fire. For the fire of the sun gives life to the wheat, to the bread, and to the body. But the fire of death kills the wheat, the bread, and the body. And the living angels of the living God serve only living men. For God is the God of the living, and not the God of the dead.

"So eat always from the table of God: the fruits of the trees, the grain and grasses of the field, the milk of beasts, and the honey of bees. For everything beyond these is of Satan, and leads by the way of sins and of diseases unto death. But the foods which you eat from the abundant table of God give strength and youth to your body, and you will never see diseases For the table of God fed Methuselah of old, and I tell you truly, if you live even as he lived, then will the God of the living give you also long life upon the earth as was his.

"For I tell you truly, the God of the living is richer than all the rich of the earth, and his abundant table is richer than the richest table of feasting of all the rich upon the earth. Eat, therefore, all your life at the table of our Earthly Mother, and you will never see want. And when you eat at her table, eat all things even as they are found on the table of the Earthly Mother. Cook not, neither mix all things one with another, lest your bowels become as steaming bogs. For I tell you truly, this is abominable in the eyes of the Lord.

"And be not like the greedy servant, who always ate up, at the table of his lord, the portions of others. And he devoured everything himself, and mixed all together in his gluttony. And seeing that, his lord was wroth with him, and drove him from the table. And when all had ended their meal, he mixed together all that remained upon the table, and called the greedy servant to him, and said: 'Take and eat all this with the swine, for your place is with them, and not at my table.'

"Take heed, therefore, and defile not with all kinds of abominations the temple of your bodies. Be content with two or three sorts of food, which you will find always upon the table of our Earthly Mother. And desire not to devour all things which you see around you. For I tell you truly, if you mix together all sorts of food in your body, then the peace of your body will cease, and endless war will rage in you. And it will be blotted out even as homes and kingdoms divided against themselves work their own destruction. For your God is the God of peace, and does never help division. Arouse not, therefore, against you the wrath of God, lest he drive you from his table, and lest you be compelled to go to the table of Satan, where the fire of sins, diseases, and death will corrupt your body.

"And when you eat, never eat unto fulness. Flee the temptations of Satan, and listen to the voice of God's angels. For Satan and his power tempt you always to eat more and more. But live by the spirit, and resist the desires of the body. And your fasting is always pleasing in the eyes of the angels of God. So give heed to how much you have eaten when your body is sated, and always eat less by a third.

"Let the weight of your daily food be not less than a mina, but mark that it go not beyond two. Then will the angels of God serve you always, and you will never fall into the bondage of Satan and of his diseases. Trouble not the work of the angels in your body by eating often. For I tell you truly, he who eats more than twice in the clay does in him the work of Satan. And the angels of God leave his body, and soon Satan will take possession of it. Eat only when the sun is highest in the heavens, and again when it is set. And you will never see disease, for such finds favor in the eyes of the Lord. And if you will that the angels of God rejoice in your body, and that Satan shun you afar, then sit but once in the day at the table of God. And then your days will be long upon the earth, for this is pleasing in the eyes of the Lord. Eat always when the table of God is served before you, and eat always of that which you find upon the table of God. For I tell you truly, God knows well what your body needs, and when it needs.

"From the coming of the month of Ijar, eat barley; from the month of Sivan, eat wheat, the most perfect among all seed-bearing herbs. And let your daily bread be made of wheat, that the Lord may take care of your bodies. From Tammuz, eat the sour grape, that your body may diminish and Satan may depart from it. in the month of Elul, gather the grape that the juice may serve you as drink. In the month of Marchesvan, gather the sweet grape, dried and sweetened by the angel of sun, that your bodies may increase, for the angels of the Lord dwell in them. You should eat figs rich in juice in the months of Ab and Shebat, and what remain, let the angel of sun keep them for you; eat them with the meat of almonds in all the months when the trees bear no fruits. And the herbs which come after rain, these eat in the month of Thebet, that your blood may be cleansed of all your sins. And in the same month begin to eat also the milk of your beasts, because for this did the Lord give the herbs of the fields to all the beasts which render milk, that they might with their milk feed man. For I tell you truly, happy are they that eat only at the table of God, and eschew all the abominations of Satan. Eat not unclean foods brought from far countries, but eat always that which your trees bear. For your God knows well what is needful for you, and where and when. And he gives to all peoples of all kingdoms for food that which is best for each. Eat not as the heathen do, who stuff themselves in haste, defiling their bodies with all manner of abominations.

"For the power of God's angels enters into you with the living food which the Lord gives you from his royal table. And when you eat, have above you the angel of air, and below you the angel of water. Breathe long and deeply at all your meals, that the angel of air may bless your repasts. And chew well your food with your teeth, that it become water, and that the angel of water turn it into blood in your body. And eat slowly, as it were a prayer you make to the Lord. For I tell you truly, the power of God enters into you, if you eat after this manner at his table. But Satan turns into a steaming bog the body of him upon whom the angels of air and water do not descend at his repasts. And .the Lord suffers him no longer at his table. For the table of the Lord is an altar, and he who eats at the table of God is in a temple. For I tell you truly, the body of the Son of Man is turned into a temple, and his inwards into an altar, if he does the commandments of God. Wherefore, put naught u pon the altar of the Lord when your spirit is vexed, neither think upon any one with anger in the temple of God. And enter only into the Lord's sanctuary when you feel in yourselves the call of his angels, for all that you eat in sorrow, or in anger, or without desire, becomes a poison in your body. For the breath of Satan defiles aR these. Place with joy your offerings upon the altar of your body, and let all evil thoughts depart from you when you receive into your body the power of God from his table. And never sit at the table of God before he call you by the angel of appetite.

"Rejoice, therefore, always with God's angels at their royal table, for this is pleasing to the heart of the Lord. And your life will be long upon the earth, for the most precious of God's servants will serve you all your days: the angel of joy.

"And forget not that every seventh day is holy and consecrated to God. On six days feed your body with the gifts of the Earthly Mother, but on the seventh day sanctify your body for your Heavenly Father. On the seventh day eat not any earthly food, but live only on the words of God, and be all the day with the angels of the Lord in the kingdom of the Heavenly Father. And on the seventh day let the angels of God build the kingdom of the heavens in your body, as you labor for six days in the kingdom of the Earthly Mother. And let not food trouble the work of the angels in your body throughout the seventh day. And God will give you long life upon earth, that you may have life everlasting in the kingdom of the heavens. For I tell you truly, if you see not diseases any more upon earth, you will live for ever in the kingdom of the heavens.

"And God will send you each morning the angel of sunshine to wake you from your sleep. Therefore, obey your Heavenly Father's summons, and lie not idle in your beds, for the angels of air and water await you already without. And labor all day long with the angels of the Earthly Mother that you may come to know them and their works ever more and more well. But when the sun is set, and your Heavenly Father sends you his most precious angel, sleep, then take your rest, and be all the night with the angel of sleep. And then will your Heavenly Father send you his unknown angels, that they may be with you the livelong night. And the Heavenly Father's unknown angels will teach you many things concerning the kingdom of God, even as the angels that you know of the Earthly Mother, instruct you in the things of her kingdom. For I tell you truly, you will be every night the guests of the kingdom of your Heavenly Father, if you do his commandments. And when you wake up upon the morrow, you will feel in you the power of the unknown angels. And your Heavenly Father will send them to you every night, that they may build your spirit, even as every day the Earthly Mother sends you her angels, that they may build your body. For I tell you truly, if in the daytime your Earthly Mother folds you in her arms, and in the night the Heavenly Father breathes his kiss upon you, then will the Sons of Men become the Sons of God.

"Resist day and night the temptations of Satan. Wake not by night, neither sleep by day, lest the angels of God depart from you.

"And take no delight in any drink, nor in any smoke from Satan, waking you by night and making you to sleep by day. For I tell you truly, all the drinks and smokes of Satan are abominations in the eyes of your God.

"Commit not whoredom, by night or by day, for the whoremonger is like a tree whose sap runs out from its trunk. And that tree will be dried up before its time, nor will it ever bear fruit. Therefore, go not a-whoring, lest Satan dry up your body, and the Lord make your seed unfruitful.

"Shun all that is too hot and too cold. For it is the will of your Earthly Mother that neither heat nor cold should harm your body. And let not your bodies become either hotter or colder than as God's angels warm or cool them. And if you do the commandments of the Earthly Mother, then as oft as your body becomes too hot, will she send the angel of coolness to cool you, and as oft as your body becomes too cold, will she send you the angel of heat to warm you again.

"Follow the example of all the angels of the Heavenly Father and of the Earthly Mother, who work day and night, without ceasing, upon the kingdoms of the heavens and of the earth. Therefore, receive also into yourselves the strongest of God's angels, the angel of deeds, and work all together upon the kingdom of God. Follow the example of the running water, the wind as it blows, the rising and setting of the sun, the growing plants and trees, the beasts as they run and gambol, the wane and waxing of the moon, the stars as they come and go again; all these do move, and do perform their labors. For all which has life does move, and only that which is dead is still. And God is the God of the living, and Satan that of the dead. Serve, therefore, the living God, that the eternal movement of life may sustain you, and that you may escape the eternal stillness of death. Work, therefore, without ceasing, to build the kingdom of God, lest you be cast into the kingdom of Satan. For eternal joy abounds in the living kingdom of God, but still sorrow darkens the kingdom of death of Satan. Be, therefore, true Sons of your Earthly Mother and of your Heavenly Father, that you fall not as slaves of Satan. And your Earthly Mother and Heavenly Father will send you their angels to teach, to love, and to serve you. And their angels will write the commandments of God in your head, in your heart, and in your hands, that you may know, feel, and do God's commandments.

"And pray every day to your Heavenly Father and Earthly mother, that your soul become as perfect as your Heavenly Father's holy spirit is perfect, and that your body become as perfect as the body of your Earthly Mother is perfect. For if you understand, feel, and do the commandments, then all for which you pray to your Heavenly Father and your Earthly Mother will be given you. For the wisdom, the love, and the power of God are above all.

"After this manner, therefore, pray to your Heavenly Father: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

"And after this manner pray to your Earthly Mother: Our Mother which art upon earth, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, and thy will be done in us, as it is in thee. As thou sendest every day thy angels, send them to us also. Forgive us our sins, as we atone all our sins against thee. And lead us not into sickness, but deliver us from all evil, for thine is the earth, the body, and the health. Amen.

And they all prayed together with Jesus to the Heavenly Father and to the Earthly Mother.

And afterwards Jesus spoke thus to them: "Even as your bodies have been reborn through the Earthly Mother's angels, may your spirit, likewise, be reborn through the angels of the Heavenly Father. Become, therefore, true Sons of your Father and of your Mother, and true Brothers of the Sons of Men. Till now you were at war with your Father, with your Mother, and with your Brothers. And you have served Satan. From today live at peace with your Heavenly Father, and with your Earthly Mother, and with your Brothers, the Sons of Men. And fight only against Satan, lest he rob you of your peace. I give the peace of your Earthly Mother to your body, and the peace of your Heavenly Father to your spirit. And let the peace of both reign among the Sons of Men.

"Come to me, all that are weary and that suffer in strife and affliction! For my peace will strengthen you and comfort you. For my peace is exceeding full of joy. Wherefore do I always greet you after this manner: 'Peace be with you!' Do you always, therefore, so greet one another, that upon your body may descend the peace of your Earthly Mother, and upon your spirit the peace of your Heavenly Father. And then you will find peace also among yourselves, for the kingdom of God is within you. And now return to your Brothers with whom hitherto you were at war, and give your peace to them also. For happy are they that strive for peace, for they will find the peace of God. Go, and sin no more. And give to every one your peace, even as I have given my peace unto you. For my peace is of God. Peace be with you."

And he left them.

And his peace descended upon them; and in their heart the angel of love, in their head the wisdom of law, and in their hands the power of rebirth, they went forth among the Sons of Men, to bring the light of peace to those that warred in darkness.

And they parted, wishing one to another:

"PEACE BE WITH YOU."

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Was Jesus Vegetarian? The Essene Gospel of Peace

2007-09-03T05:10:16Z

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Was Jesus Vegetarian? The Essene Gospel of Peace

In 1937, Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, Ph.D., professor, traveler and philologist (among many other things) translated a collection of secret ancient Aramaic manuscripts which he discovered in the secret vaults of the Vatican and in the Royal Archives of the Hapsburgs (now in possession by the Austrian Government). The "Essene Gospel Of Peace," which this collection is called was said to have been written in the 3rd century BCE.

Book One of the Gospel of Peace puts quite an interesting view to our traditional outlook on Christian teachings. Here, there exists a different trinity; The Heavenly Father (to whom we commend our soul/spirit), The Earthly Mother (of whom we are from, and who nurtures our physical bodies) and the Son Of Man, the Master (who has come down to Earth to show us the way). The Master teaches us to embrace the Angels of Air, Water and Sunlight for our bodily health.

The Master (Jesus) teaches us to pray to the Heavenly Father in the familiar Christian prayer we know as the "Our Father," and also teaches us to pray to the Earthly Mother (nature), sustainer of all life with a parallel prayer, the "Our Mother."

In this text, which is noticeably absent from our modern bible, Jesus spells out a lifestyle which resembles that which today we call "Natural Hygiene," including a raw foods diet, water fasting, clearly a vegetarian diet, and an admonition to do no harm to other forms of life. We can see some of the same lifestyle today with the Seventh Day Adventists

The Master emphasizes that cooking "takes the life" out of foods. The plant kingdom abounds with live healing and restorative powers, which we should take use of for optimal health. The body, created by our Earthly Mother, houses the spirit which is destined for our Heavenly Father. Therefore, we need take the utmost care of this holy and sacred vessel, our body.

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Pritam

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Excerpt from the Essene Gospel of John translated by Edward Szekely

2007-09-03T01:31:30Z

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Let the angels of God prepare your bread. Moisten your wheat, that the angels of water may enter it. Then set it in the air, that the angel of air may embrace. it. And leave it from morning to evening beneath the sun, that the angel of sunshine may descend upon it. And the blessings of the three angels will soon make the germ of life to sprout in your wheat. Then crush your grain, and make thin wafers, as did your forefathers when they departed out of Egypt, the house of bondage. Put them back again beneath the sun from its appearing, and when it is risen to its highest in the heavens, turn them over on the other side that they may be embraced there also by the angel of sunshine, and leave them there until the sun sets. For the angels of water, and air and of sunshine fed and ripened the wheat in the field, and they likewisemust prepare also your bread. And the same sun which, with the fire of life, made the wheat to grow and ripen, must cook your bread with the same fire. For the fire of the sun gives life to the wheat, to the bread, and to the body. But the fire of death kills the wheat, the bread, and the body. And the living angels of the living God serve only living men. For God is the God of the living, and not the God of the dead.

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Pritam

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Essene Bread

2007-09-03T01:28:06Z

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Essene Bread

Such a Sunny Rye Bread
by Elysa Markowitz

4* cups rye berries (soaked 8-12 hours, rinsed; sprouted 12-24 hours) [I sprout closer to 12 hours than to 24.]
2* cups sunflower seeds (soaked 8-12 hours, rinsed)
2-1/2 teaspoons ground caraway seeds
2-1/2 teaspoons ground dill seed
2 teaspoons vege-sal or Spike
*measurements of sprouted rye berries & soaked sunflower seeds are after they've been soaked and sprouted (rye berries) or soaked (sunflower seeds).

If you're a regular sprouter you'll easily be able to coordinate the sunflower seeds and the rye berries - I soak the rye berries for 8-12 hours, then rinse them, then leave them to sprout and at that point soak the sunflower seeds so that the sunflower seeds are soaking 8-12 hours while the rye berries are sprouting approx. 12 hours.

Preparation:

Put all ingredients in a bowl and stir to distribute spices.
Put the mixture through the Green Power machine using the blank screen and without the outlet adjusting knob (homogenizing). For the Champion you would also use the blank screen (homogenizing).
Form into loaves (not more than 1-1/2 inches thick) and dehydrate 6-16 hours. We usually form it into 2 medium-size loaves or 4-6 little loaves.
The resulting bread is crunchy on outside, moist on inside and nice and fermenty tasting - a little like rye-sourdough.

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Pritam

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The size of Essene villages

2007-09-03T00:46:12Z

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The size of Essene villages .

1a) "But our lawgiver (Moses) trained an innumerable body of his pupils to partake of those things, called Essenes, being honored with the name because of their holiness" (Philo in 'Hypothetica")

1b) At the dedication of the temple Solomon prays for the people, The Hasidim (Essenes in Greek).

1c) As the Community Rule Scroll makes reference to Zadoc as the High Priest, the original document must have been written prior to 171 BCE when the last of the Zadoc line, Onias, was killed. It states that all Israeli males, aged 20 years or older, were members of the Community of God, a name synonymous with the Israeli nation and the name of its members, the sons of light, synonymous with the Hasidim (Hebrew), Essenes (Greek).

The above evidence points to the conclusion that prior to the emergence of the Sadducees and Pharisees, all Israelis were Essenes.

2) Philo states in "Hypothetica" that the Essenes, "dwell in many cities in Judea, and in many villages and in great societies of many numbers" and "in the sect of them (note this refers only to a particular sect of Essenes, not to all) there is no heredity...etc" and goes on to describe the lifestyle of this sect of about 4000 according to his estimate in "Every Good Man is Free."

The members live communally in villages but work at a trade or as laborers outside the commune for wages which they deposit in the common treasury.

3) Josephus states that the Essenes "occupied no on city, but settled in large numbers in every town." The 'Gate of the Essenes' in Jerusalem attest to the the numbers living there.

In addition, some 4000 lived in communes in which, unlike those described by Philo, the members lived and worked on a communally owned farm. The produce was turned over to an agent to sell and the proceeds deposited in the common treasury. This description fits the live of the monks in some of the monasteries today.

4) In the Whiston Translation of Josephus, there is a sentence: "They (the Pharisees) are greatly able to persuade the body of the people and whatsoever they do...inasmuch that the cities give great attestation to them".

The phrase "the body of the people" seemed to imply the majority of Israelis were Pharisees, which was contrary to all the other evidence, however, the Loeb Classical Library Edition translates it: "they were extremely influential among the townsfolk" and a Professor of Classical Greek as "they are very persuasive among the city folks."

As the Sect of the Sadducees attracted "only the rich" and the Sect of the Pharisees attracted largely "city folk" then, as Israel's economy was largely agricultural, except for those relatively small groups, the rest of the population must have been Essenes.

5) In 66 BCE the dispute over the right to be king between Hyrcanus, supported by the Pharisees, and Aristobolus, by the Sadducees was referred to Pompey for arbitration. He heard delegates from both parties, plus one "from the nation against them both" who did not want a "kingly" government, but a "priestly" one like their forefathers.

I believe this third delegation represented the highest civil authorities in Israel--the tribal and clan chiefs. Their opposition to the other two indicates they were Essene adherents. Further evidence of this is contained in the Community Rule Scroll, which includes them as members of the Community of God, that is, Essenes.

Members of the Sect itself could not attend because of their oath "not to dispute with those in authority."

In 63BCE Pompey installed Hyrcanus as chief priest not as king as requested by the Sadducees and Pharisees.

6) The Sadducees and Pharisees were both opposed to the 65CE uprising; therefore it was the Essenes who instigated, led, and participated in it.

It has always been treated as simply an attempt to overthrow Roman authority but to the participants it was far more than that. They believed that it was the final battle between good and evil and that victory would seen the kingdom of God established on earth.

Anticipation of this had been fuelled with the prophecies in the "Commentary on Habakkuk" (35BCE approx) that the expulsion of the Parthians signaled the last invasion before time would come to an end. But he did not reveal when that would be, other than it would not be as soon as the prophets had foretold.

He also told Habakkuk to write down "that which would happen to the final generation". The War Scroll contains this prophecy of how the battle would be fought and won.

About 31 CE Jesus, an Essene rabbi and prophet, revealed his was the "final generation" and that his disciples would live to see the kingdom of God established on Earth.

In 65CE something convinced the Essene prophets that God had given a sign that the time for the final battle had arrived and the forces of good, the Essenes, rose up and did battle with the forces of evil, the Romans.

7) When Jesus was conducting his ministry, it is noted that in one instance he preached in a Pharisee synagogue, all those others "throughout the land" must have been Essene synagogues where some of the Essenes mentioned above would have come to worship.

8) All the early writers, Josephus, Philo and Hippolytus, devote far more space to the beliefs and practices of the Essenes than they do tho the other sects, which is an indication of the relative size and importance of the Sects.

9) Fragments of the Scrolls have been found at Masada and in Egypt (Zadokite fragments).

Philo states that Essenes lived in Syria.

In the New Testament Paul writes letters to Saints abroad in Rome, Corinth, Phillipi, Ephesia, Galatia, Colossia and Thesalonica. James writes to the "twelve tribes in the dispersion" and Peter to those in "Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bythnia.

All the inhabitants of these Jewish enclaves would be Essenes, except for the relative few converted to Christianity.

Arguments Supporting The Current Theory

1) The Myth of the 4000 Essenes

Invariably the number of Essenes is put at "about 4000" with the source cited as Josephus's "The Antiquity of the Jews", Book 18, Chapter 1, Paragraph 1. That paragraph begins by extolling the virtues of all the Essenes, "They exceed all other men that addict themselves to virtue and thus in righteousness....This is demonstrated in THAT INSTITUTE OF THEIRS which will not suffer anything to hinder them from having common ownership..." Note he is not referring to all Essenes but only to a particular institution within the Essene organization. Just as if the Roman Catholic Church was being discussed, monasticism would be referred to as "that institution of theirs 'which will not allow...'".
He then goes on to describe the lifestyle within this institution and states that "about 4000 men live in this way."

JOSEPHUS DOES NOT SAY THERE WERE ABOUT 4000 ESSENES. HE SAYS THERE WERE ABOUT 4000 ESSENES LIVING IN COMMUNES.
At the end of the paragraph he says that aside from living communally "They, none of them differ from others of the Essenes in their way of living".

How many "others of the Essenes" are there other than the 4000 living in communes? Josephus says "they lived in cities and settled in large numbers in every town"

Similarly Philo states "The Essenes dwell in many cities in Judea and in many villages and in great societies of many numbers" and "a sect of them" with some 4000 live communally in villages in Judea and Syria.

Clearly the number of Essenes is much larger than the 4000 enshrined in the current theory.

2) Qumran could only accommodate a few hundred therefore the Sect was very small.

Rejoinder

It was some of the Essene Rabbis who lived in Qumran; Members of the Council of Holiness. These men were so holy that there was no need for an altar because they 'could obtain loving kindness for the land without the flesh of holocausts and the fat of sacrifice." (Scrolls)

3) The lifestyle of Essenes, outside the communes, was so restrictive it could only be followed by a few.

Rejoinder

This lifestyle was only followed by the Essene scribes, the members of the Council of the Community.

4) In recounting the political upheavals in Israel, Josephus never mentions the Sect of the Essenes, therefore it must have been insignificant.

Rejoinder

In these accounts Josephus always refers to the Sect of the Pharisees and the Sect of the Sadducees. Remember for Josephus the sect consists only of the officials; it does not include the adherents.

On joining the Sect of the Essenes members had to swear tremendous oaths 'that they would do no harm to anyone' and 'show fidelity to all men, especially those in authority.'

The Maccabees broke both of these vows and were expelled from the Sect.

In the power struggle between Hyrcanus and Aristobulus, the Essene prophet Onias would pray for neither side and when they appeared before Pompey to press their claims, 'the representatives of the nation' which, I believe, were Essenes, did not want either because, 'both intended to enslave the people.'

To Josephus the Sect members 'were ministers of peace.'

The reason he does not mention the Sect when recounting political events is not that it was insignificant, but that it did not participate.

5) Josephus states that 'the Sadducees are able to persuade none but the rich but the Pharisees have the multitudes on their side' and when the Sadducees became magistrates 'they addict themselves to the notions of the Pharisees because the multitudes could not bear them.

Because the Sect of the Essenes is not mentioned it has been taken as an indication that it was insignificant.

Rejoinder

While the members of the Sect of the Essenes could not oppose those in authority, its adherents were under no such restriction.

And while they disliked the Pharisees they hated the Sadducees, and would join with the Pharisees to exert pressure on them.

I believe 'the multitudes' includes adherents of both the Sect of the Pharisees and the Sect of the Essenes.

6) Josephus does not mention the Essenes prior to the emergence of the Sadducees and Pharisees, therefore there were none.

Rejoinder

As he does not mention any sects prior, this argument leads to the untenable conclusion that there was no religious group in Israel prior, however, I maintain the Essenes did exist earlier, only under different names: the Hasidim in the Old Testament, and 'the sons of light' in the Scrolls.

7) Essenes are not mentioned in the New Testament therefore they must have been of little importance.

Rejoinder

I have argued earlier that the Essenes are mentioned in the New Testament, but are referred to as 'saints.'

The New Testament was written by those considering themselves to be the true Essenes, 'the Essenes who believe in Jesus Christ.' It was certainly not written be Pharisees or Sadducees.

When a Roman Catholic, for example, is writing about that organization, it is unnecessary to define the denomination of its churches, priests, etc unless they are non-Catholic.

Thus when the Essenes are writing about their synagogues, scribes, rabbis, etc, they do not define their Sect unless it is other than Essene. When Jesus' enemies were 'the Sadducees, the Pharisees, and the scribes, "the scribes" refer to the Essene scribes.

8) It has been claimed that some of the evidence cannot be relied on.

A) Two examples:

1) "When the Scrolls refer to 1000's, 100's, 50's, and 10's, these amounts are nothing more than a figure of speech.

2) "The number of Essenes cannot be established with the certitude that Philo and Josephus attest."

Rejoinder

I know of no other resource against which these numbers can be compared. It would appear the only reason the cannot be accepted is that they don't fit the current theory.

B) Josephus gives far more prominence to the Essenes beliefs and practices because 'he thought his readers would be fascinated by a group of exhibiting such a curious and exotic behavior.

Rejoinder

Without knowing the lifestyles of the other two sects it is impossible to say whether that of the Essenes was any more exotic than that of the other two sects.

It is not just Josephus who gives far greater prominence to the Sect of the Essenes. Philo and Hippolytus both do; in fact Hippolytus devotes 9.5 chapters to the Essenes and makes no mention of any 'exotic behavior'.

Once again, I think that the normal way of interpreting the evidence did not fit into the current theory, so some other explanation had to be devised and 'exotic behavior' was hit upon.

Conclusion

Far from being a small insignificant Sect, I believe the evidence points to the Sect not only being very large, as the early writers claim, but also by far the largest in the country.

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Pritam

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Josephus, in "Wars", describes three different groups within the Sect of the Essenes

2007-09-03T00:41:00Z

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Josephus, in "Wars", describes three different groups within the Sect of the Essenes .

Group 1

The description of the members of this group is almost identical with the description of members of the Council of the Community in the Community Rule Scroll. It is the many similarities between the two that has led me, and most others to the conclusion that the Scrolls were written by the Essenes described by Josephus. Members of both had to be unmarried.

Josephus states that the members "take great pains in studying the writings of the ancients".

The Community Rule Scroll states the members "study the law continually, day and night" and "the group watched in common for a third of every night of the year, to read the Book and to study the law and bless together."

They served the congregation by "answering any questions concerning any counsel or matter coming before it" and "providing counsel in all things to the priests."

I believe the members of this group were the scribes (Sopherim in Hebrew) in the Sect of the Essenes.

Group 2

Josephus states that the members of this group "undertake to foretell things to come by reading the Holy Books and using several sorts of purification and being perpetually conversant in the discourses of the prophets". Members of both had to be unmarried.

The Community Rule Scroll states that men of the Council of Holiness "study the Law He commanded by Moses that they may do according to all that has been revealed by His Holy Spirit". The had purification rituals and, as the Commentary on Habakkuk shows, they did "foretell the future by reading the Holy Books".

I believe members of this group were the Rabbis or Teachers in the Sect of the Essenes.

Group 3

Josephus says little of this group other than its members had the same beliefs as the other two groups, but while the members of those groups could not marry, the members of this group were encouraged to do so.

I believe the members of this group were the priests and Levites in the Sect of the Essenes.

Conclusion

What Josephus calls the Sect of the Essenes consisted of the scribes, the rabbis and the priests and Levites only and does not include its followers.

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Pritam

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THE STORY OF THE ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE

2007-08-06T15:22:06Z

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THE STORY OF THE ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE

Translated by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely

It was in 1928 that Edmond Bordeaux Szekely first published his translation of Book One of The Essene Gospel of Peace, an ancient manuscript he had found in the Secret Archives of the Vatican as the result of limitless patience, faultless scholarship, and unerring intuition. This story is told in his book, The Discovery of the Essene Gospel of Peace, published in 1975. The English version of Book One appcared in 1937, and ever since, the little volume has traveled over the world, appearing in many different languages, gaining every year more and more readers, until now, still with no commercial advertisement, over a million copies have been sold in the United States alone. It was not until almost fifty years after the first French translation that Book Two and Book Three appeared (The Unknown Books of the Essenes and Lost Scrolls of the Essene Brotherhood), achieving rapidly the popularity of Book One.

In 1981, Book Four, The Teachings of the Elect, was published posthumously according to Dr. Szekely's wishes, representing yet another fragment of the complete manuscript which exists in Aramaic in the Secret Archives of the Vatican and in old Slavonic in the Royal Library of the Habsburgs (now the property of the Austrian government). The poetic style of the translator brings to vivid reality the exquisitely beautiful words of Jesus and the Elders of the Essene Brotherhood. Some of the chapters: The Essene Communions. The Sevenfold Peace. The Holy Streams of Life, Light, and Sound. The Gift of the Humble Grass.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Sources and Further Reading:

2007-08-06T15:17:41Z

Blessings

For sources and futher reading here is some great areas to start.

Berry, Rynn,Famous Vegetarians & Their Favorite Recipes,1993, Pythagorean Publishers, New York, ISBN: 0-9626169-1-5
Berry, Rynn,Food For The Gods, Vegetarianism & The World's Religions,1998, Pythagorean Publishers, New York, ISBN: 0-9626169-2-3

Ewing, Upton Clary,The Prophet of the Dead Sea Scrolls,1993, Tree Of Life

Hyland, J.R.,The Slaughter Of Terrified Beasts,1988, Viatoris Ministries, Sarasota, FL, ISBN: 0-945703-00-7

Josephus, The Jewish War,1959, Penguin Books, Tel-Aviv

Szekely, Edmond Bordeaux,The Essene Gospel of Peace, Book One, 1981, International Biogenic Society, Nelson, British Columbia

Vaclavik, Charles P.,The Vegetarianism Of Jesus Christ,1986, Kaweah Publishing Co., Plattville, WI, ISBN: 0-945146-01-9

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Essene literature

2007-08-06T15:14:42Z

Blessings

For those looking for more Essene literature can be found here including The Essene Gospel of Peace can be obtained directly from the International Biogenic Society, which was founded in 1928 by Dr. Edmond Bordeaux Szekely and Nobel Prize winning author, Romain Rolland.

I.B.S. International
P.O. Box 849
Nelson, B.C.
CANADA V1L 6A5

In Love and Light

Pritam

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essene sexuality

2007-07-27T06:53:49Z

hi there all, i made a little research into essene sexuality, spoke with a good friend of mine about it and what he said is that all essenes practiced immaculate conception(females) and that they adopted poor children and taught them the medicine path.
love and light,
semira

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1st Annual Mt. Shasta Living Foods Expo! Come to the Mystic Mountain!

2007-07-05T05:07:54Z

Aloha Tribsters!

Come to the mountain to share in the traditional Essene cleansing diet!

My friend Shalomar is putting on this amazing first time ever event. Many amazing leaders in the raw foods movement will be there including the elusive Dr. David Jubb! You can check out the updated lineup at:

http://shalomarproductions.com/First%20Annual%20Living%20Food%20Expo%202007/livingfoodexpo2007.php

It will be held in the beautiful Mt. Shasta City Park where the crystal clean water comes right out of the mountain after 300 years of filtration through the mineralized earth!

Also, there will be 3 hour workshops for $25 each on Monday after the event by Viktoris Kulvinskas, Dr. David Jubb, the Tree of Life family, and Victoria Boutenko

I will be there providing a healing booth with massage, sound healing, and hypnotherapy!

Love,
Jaya

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learning to fly

2007-06-12T18:35:21Z

ote #24 from pan prometheus to HALOS AND AURAS:

>
>We have had some very useful notes and observations on the subjects of
>Halos and Auras. I want to bring a focus to my own thinking on this
>topic, one I have come fresh to.
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oh good, i was wondering whod start.
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>
>
>
>I have been studying theology since 1965, both in Vancouver and in a
>German University. It now surprises me to state that nobody has ever
>mentioned the subject of "Halos" in all those lectures, and in all the
>theses and dissertations. I now wonder why.
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Its not a mainstream concept,it lost traction for a few centuries there.
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>I thought of the subject of "Halos" as a matter of ancient history.
>Also as matter of esoteric art work.
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yes, it is those things, but it is also as modern as the people you know
who've
got the glow.
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>
>
>
>I've always known the word "Halo" - there is even a halo over a house
>in an ad by a local real estate person whose first name is "Faith".
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vanity halos in advertising seems like a poor taste rip off to me.
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>
>
>
>But I never thought there were actual little white circles over
>people's heads in real life.
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well, there are, tho they are immensely more complicated as an anatomical
feature than a simple
white circle.
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>
>
>
>I am coming to understand that halos represent something special about
>a person.
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Specifically, that person is open to spirit enough that they aren;t just
themselves in a body.
They are CONNECTED. They are "plugged in" to the "force."
----

Not only about Jesus and Mary, and in some instances the
>Disciples. What is represented is a special quality of the person,
>which some other people may actually see as a light surrounding the
>body of the person, or perhaps just the head.
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depending on how big and how much activity of the halo in question, and how
well observers can perceive subtle reality.
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>
>
>
>There is energy, or a genius, or love, emanating from some people. A
>Halo is a way of acknowledging that.
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love is a good word, because it is the love relationship between that person
and
spirit which forms the halo. Genius is a good word because once the Halo is
open,
that person is incessantly "inspired" with potentially whatever information
the mind
of god wants to impart to them.
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>
>
>
>And everyone connected to that person may not see anything special
>about the person. Only a honoured few may see the "eminence" from the
>person.
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That really depends on the people and how open THEY are to subtle reality.
Most people in our society can't see subtle reality AT ALL. But then again,
a very strong
Halo event might be enough to be seen even by those who are normally blind
to that
level of reality.
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It may take many forms. And so I think "Aura" is a good
>connection.
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The Halo is one part of the Aura.
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It may appear to some who have an unusual gift or vision,
>as an aura. It may be white it colour, but it can be many other
>colours as well. It may surround the head only, or the whole body.
>It may take many shapes.
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generally, its 3-5 inches above the head and between 8 and 20 inches in
diameter.
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>There may be a connection here with the traditions of native people.
>We can probably learn a world of knowledge and insight from them.
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errr.
You know its funny i just got into an argument over that. You see, some
people claim
that Halos originate with sun worship. This is false. Halos originate with
judiaic mysticism,
and artists drawing circles around peoples heads were not always drawing
halos.

I am a highly eclectic world religions studier, and i can tell you its
wonderful to find
crossovers and assorted proofs that some native culture was doing something
first.
However, Halos are indigenous to Judaic mysticism, don't let anybody tell
you different.

What the traditions of native people help with is the addition of Chakras,
so that we
can understand that the Halo is an operational condition of seventh chakra.

The rest of the most useful information comes from esoteric Judaism.

peace and light
prometheuspan

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new moderator?

2007-06-08T02:09:25Z

hi there,
i'm having a hard time keeping up moderating this tribe,,,and i'd like the quality of the discussions to be the best they can be...although too many things are cited that i can't keep up with...such as mushrooms in the bible (which i'm looking at the bible...and it says bread...when did bread become mushrooms?) anyway, if anyone wants to take on the task of moderating this tribe in a fair and equitable manner, with the background knowledge, please let yourself be known, and we could do a vote...i'd say that the vote could happen in 2 weeks...then, people could private message me with their vote and in 2 weeks on june 15th, 2007...i will then automatically switch the names...although if nobody wants to moderate, then i will go and ask certain people who i think might do a better job than i can at this point in time...
wishing you all the best, it's been a great ride!!!
xoxoxsemira

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Sources For Ancient Records

2007-05-30T04:31:35Z

What are some good sources for texts relating to the Essenes on the net?

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The Essene Baptism, We are the Temple of God.

2007-05-28T19:15:23Z

Testimonies
My Fruits by Pila.

This is what all my clients See after they have gone through the Purification process.

By Paul Genova

On this day Pila took me to the ocean to look at the light. Again I brought forth the light and this time it was an extremely bright orange glow like fire. Then when I opened my eyes. I saw white glowing rays shooting out of Pila’s arms and hands. At first I thought I was dreaming, but then I turned to my right and saw the rays coming off the trees. Pila told me to look at the ocean and again white sparkling rays surrounded the waves. But the biggest amazement came when the water that I knew to be murky was sparkling clear right in front of my eyes and I knew there was something going on that only Pila understands.
Pila calls this phenomenon, the kingdom of God on Earth. Because you cannot see death as in the world, only life as in God’s kingdom.

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Dead Sea Scrolls

2007-04-27T12:00:49Z

I'm fairly new to the Essenes and am currently reading ' The Prophet of the Dead Sea Scrolls' by Upton C. Ewing. From what I can gather, there seems to be much emphasis on the Essenes belief in non-violence, including there opposition to animal sacrifice and refusal to eat meat and it was this doctrine of compassion for all beings that intially atrracted me to the Essenes. However, what I find difficult to understand or accept is the fact that the majority of the D.S.S. are written on parchment. This doesn't seem consistent with the Essenes doctrine of non-violence and compassion towards all beings.

According to 'The Prophet of the Dead Sea Scrolls', the scriptures used by the Essenes are written on Papyrus. I've tried researching on the internet as to which of the D.S.S. were made from papyrus and which are from parchment but unfortunately all the websites i've come across only state the fact that 'the majority of the D.S.S are parchment' with no detail to the basis of the individual scrolls.

As i'm new to the Essenes, i'd be greatful if anyone could shed some light on this and share their opinions.

Peace

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GrapeVines & Nazarites

2007-01-21T17:50:35Z

'I am the true vine and my Father is the husbandman', - Yeshu (Jesus)John xv

The reference to being a grape vine was an ancient tradition among the Nazoreans. The Grapevine was used as a symbol not only of the individual consecrrated to Deity, but also of the community as a whole. We find this in both the Pharisee Bible as well as Mandaean writings. The Aramaic word used in Mandaean writings is gufna, meaning 'a grape-bearing vine'. It is often attached to the names of angelic beings as an honorific title, as in the examples of: Ayar-Gufna, Ruaz-Gufna, and Yawar (GRr 321, ult.) who is called 'the first, or most ancient, Vine':

Yawar, the great Radiance of Life,
The Primeaval Vine (gufna qadmaia)
Who is planted on the earth
Of the mighty First Life.
Agricultural metaphores naturally arise among rural farming people. E.S. Drower, in her The Secret Adam, comments: "Figures of speech used by Nasoraeans are familiar to us in the Old and New Testaments: they are those which spring naturally to the lips of tillers of the soil who depend on mountain freshets as well as on perennial streams for water to irrigate field, garden, and vineyard and on rain to produce grazing for their flocks."
The word Nazir is another word for the grape vine, especially the ones left unpruned. This is related to the use of this word Nazir for those who are under the Nazarite vow not to cut their hair. They too, like the untrimmed grapevine, have their locks untrimmed before Aumen. The relationship betwen these Hebrew words can be seen in the following table:

NAZARITE - 05139 naziyr {naw-zeer'} or nazir {naw-zeer'} from 05144; TWOT - 1340b; n m
AV - Nazarite 12, undressed 2, separate 2; 16
1) consecrated or devoted one, Nazarite 1a) consecrated one 1b) devotee, Nazarite 1c) untrimmed (vine)

(Brown/Driver/Briggs Hebrew-Arimaic Lexicon [5139] )
HAIR - 05145 nezer {neh'-zer} or nezer {nay'-zer} from 05144; TWOT - 1340a; n m
AV - crown 11, separation 11, consecration 2, hair 1; 25
1) consecration, crown, separation, Nazariteship 1a) crown (as sign of consecration), earring 1a1) stones of a crown, diadem, stones of charming 1b) woman's hair 1c) consecration 1c1) of high priest 1c2) of Nazarite

(Brown/Driver/Briggs Hebrew-Arimaic Lexicon [5145] )

All true Nazoreans, because they are Nazarites and are consecrated to Aumen, are untrimmed Nazirs or grapevines. (Both Maria Magdalene and Pythagoras were known for their exceedingly long hair.) There were anciently twelve special Grapevines, or consecrated souls, who abode in the Temple on Mount Carmel. In the Sleeping Prophet readings these 12 vines are referred to as the 12 Temple Maidens. These are also spoken of in an ancient Mandaean hymn where they, like 12 virgins with oil in their lamps, await with excitement the coming of their bridegroom:

I ascended thee, Mount Carmel,
Thee I ascended, Mount Carmel.
Twelve vines awaited me:
They saw me, the vines beheld me!
When they saw me the vines waxed great,
Their foliage they spread out.
True Nazorean Nazarites were required to grow their hair out long, but they were not forbidden to partake of products of the grape vine like the false Nazarites found in the Pharisee bible. Modern Mandaean remnants of the ancient Nazoreans still use grapes in their sacramental drink like their anient Nazorean forbearers. This practice prevailed among Christian Nazoreans as well, as evidenced by the ancient custom of using wine in the sacrament. CP Prayer 212 describes the soul's ascent into the Vine:
There is a vine for Sitil and a tree for Anus:
Sitil hath a vine yonder in thee, Land of the true,
Laden with reward, laden with oblation
And laden with Nasirutha.
The tendrils that curl at the leaf-ends
Bore prayers, hymns and sublime recitations.
When I arose in my place
I made a request that was great;
I asked that a tall ladder be given me
That I might place it against the Vine for ascent,
That against the Vine for ascent I might place it
And might mount into my Vine,
Might wax great and grasp its foliage,
Might eat, be refreshed by its shade
And enjoy its leafiness,
Might twine me a wreath of its tendrils
And place it upon my head.

Numbers 6:3-4
3 he shall abstain from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar, whether made from wine or strong drink, nor shall he drink any grape juice nor eat fresh or dried grapes.

4 'All the days of his separation he shall not eat anything that is produced by the grape vine, from the seeds even to the skin.

If the fruit of the vine were forbidden to true Nazarites, it would not be used as a symbol of Nazirutha enlightenment and eventual eternal reward in the pure land of Msunia Kushta. Grape vines as true believers also occurs in the first of the baptismal hymns in the Mandaean Ordinance book:
In the name of the Life
And in the name of Knowledge-of-Life
And in the name of that Primal Being
Who is Eldest and preceded Water,
Radiance and Glory; the Being who
Cried with His voice and uttered words.
Because of His voice vines grew and came into being
And the First Life was established in its abode.
The false Nazarite vow found in the Pharisee bible is recorded in Nu 6:2-21 This text, rejected by the Nazoreans according to Epiphanius, does not mention any Nazarites before Samson, yet it is evident that they existed before the time of Moses. The false vow of a Pharisee Nazarite involved these three things,
1. abstinence from wine, grapes, raisens and grape vinegar.
2. refraining from cutting the hair off the head during the whole period of the continuance of the vow, and
3. the avoidance of contact with the dead.

When the period of the continuance of the vow came to an end, the Pharisee Nazarite had to present himself at the door of the sanctuary with 1. a he lamb of the first year for a burnt-offering, 2. a ewe lamb of the first year for a sin-offering, and 3. a ram for a peace-offering. After these sacrifices were offered by the priest, the Nazarite cut off his hair at the door and threw it into the fire under the peace-offering.

Such practices were abhorant to vegetarian Nazoreans who would never kill an animal or quit their Nazarite vows. Pharisee Nazarite vows were short by contrast, and lasted only thirty, and at most one hundred, days. Samson is the only one recorded in the false Pharisee bible to observe a Nazarite vow longer than this limited time. In his story there it is significant that absenance from the grape is not mentioned as part of the secret to his strength. The addition of a prohibition toward the grape may have crept into the Pharisee bible as a political stance against the grape eating true Nazarites and possibly as a result of the Rechabite influence.

The Rechabites were the descendants of Rechab through Jonadab or Jehonadab. They belonged to the Kenites, who accompanied the children of Israel into Palestine, and dwelt among them. The main body of the Kenites dwelt in cities, and adopted settled habits of life #1Sa 30:29 but Jehonadab forbade his descendants to drink wine or to live in cities. They were commanded to lead always a nomad life.

True Essene Nazorean Nazarites were not nomadic, but settled in villages and monasteries where they grew and partook of the fruits of the grape vine. This is why Yeshu, being the first and greatest Nazorean and the "True Vine", said to drink watered wine in chapter 32 of the Nazorean Gospel.

Cited from: essenes.net/nazVines.htm

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Biblical use of Magic-Mushrooms

2007-01-12T23:45:44Z

This might be of interest to some :
(please dont shoot the msg'er : )

Exodus 16:14-24 indicates that Manna was inevitably a mushroom.
It was a small round thing in the morning dew, it bred larva, and would melt to mush if not dried. King James Version.
All “wild” mushroom pickers know that mushrooms are most notorious for being infested with worms. This is because flies worldwide of all varieties lay their eggs up into the gills, which then hatch causing the larvae/worms to crawl out as the mushroom matures.

Daniel 5:3-5 with Exodus 16:32 and Hebrews 9:4
indicates that the mushroom was a drug. After sacking the temple in Jerusalem and stealing the Ark-of-the-Covenant, the King of Babylon and his table drank from the golden cup containing the holy “Manna” they had visions within the hour. Psilocybin mushrooms take 30-40 minutes to induce visions.

Hebrews 9:4 makes it clear that Manna was the most holy thing to Israelites, kept in a Pot-Of-Gold in the Ark Of The Covenant, in the Most Holy Of Holys. So sacred is the Manna that only the High Priest has access to it, and only on one day of the year Yom Kippur, which comes 3 days before the harvest moon AllHallowsEve.

Psalm 78:24-25 calls Manna Food Of Angels, just as Mayan/Inca Priests from Meso-America called it Teonanacatl Food Of The Gods.
Manna is an Egyptian word, not Hebrew or Aramaic, meaning;
The Bread of God. This is what Moses called it in Exodus 16:15.
“Bread Of God” means Food-Of-God, which is the same meaning of Teonanacatl (Mayan), and Ambrosia Greek, and Soma Hindu a word for mushroom tea, all these words mean “Spiritual Food”.
Coca and Tobacco Leaves found in Pharaohs tombs suggest it was ancestors of Mayan/Inca Priests who brought mushrooms to Egypt.

John 2:6-9 indicates that Jesus made water into wine by boiling mushrooms Mushroom-Tea, the waterpots were made of stone, not clay, stone pots were used for cooking, clay pots used for storing water. These pots already contained 2-3 firkins of a substance before the pots were filled with water.
A Firkin is an Old-English measurement meaning a fourth part. Half to three-quarters of fresh mushrooms with water makes a potent tea. Tea is the safest way to consume field mushrooms, killing dangerous bacteria like E. Coli. In the Atharva Veda, the Hindus called this Tea Soma. Greeks called mushroom jelly Ambrosia.
Those who drank the water made into wine said it was the most potent intoxicant St. John 2:10. The Bible tells us that Jesus making water into wine was the “beginning of miracles” … in other words no one saw any miracles until drinking the wine made from water. St. John 2:11.

http://tribes.tribe.net/kabbalah/thread/62b8a4c9-6f05-4db4-96f3-7cb74685c44a

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Going to The Expanding Light

2007-01-03T09:14:22Z

Hey Everyone! I hope everyones holiday season was Blessed and that the New Year brings great things!
Im experiencing some great change once again. This year has been tough!
This year Ive had to go through poverty/not having enough food to eat, broken relationships/friendships, learning lessons in communication, getting fat again (and then skinnier again) moving (and now I have to move again!)
Im going to The Expanding Light in Nevada City, CA for a month to live at the Ashram and study meditation/yoga. Its going to be AMAZING! This ashram is run by the Ananda Center, devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda, the great Yogi who brought Yoga to the west. He initiated Ghandi into Kriya Yoga, known as the highway to heaven. I cant wait! You share in all duties at the Ashram...working with them, eating, meditation (silent) yoga, chanting, singing etc...
Its going to be an amazing journey! This year I also had to deal with the suicide of my father, and Ive had to deal with intense anger, from living in an intolerant world as a queer vegan, non smoking non drinking, non drug using, genderfluid Essene Priest/Priestess in a world that aspires to the opposite of what I aspire to.
Meditating for hours a day is going to be difficult but quite illuminating! Especially applying Essene practices to it with the communions and yogic precepts!
It will bring great connection with the Divine Feminine who speaks through the silence, often unheard in the wake of the Divine Masculine in the written/spoken word. He is the word, she is the Breath behind the words.....so I will breathe her in to be at his side....and illuminate my mind/heart/soul.

Ill keep you updated here and let you all know how it went!
If any organization teaches anything similar to the Essenes its the teachings of Yogananda! Vegetarianism, reincarnation, Divine Masculine and Feminine, yoga, and meditation in Deep receptive Love!

Shalom Namaste

Brother John aka Shekinah Love!

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key to immortality for all essenes

2006-11-24T20:39:26Z

hello
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These gifts include: perfect telepathy, the ability to know good and evil when it’s present, and to project thoughts into another person’s mind. There is also the ability to levitate, or to walk on water. By excluding all external magnetic fields (including the Earth’s gravity), the white powder of gold takes one beyond the four dimensional space time continuum, and the individual becomes a fifth dimensional being. They can literally think where they would like to be, and go there. They can heal by the laying on of hands, and can cleanse and resurrect the dead within two or three days after they died. They have so much energy that they can literally embrace people and bring light and energy back into them. We the International Order Of Knight Templars have the keys to Immortality.The International Order of Knight Templars has many hidden esoteric keys about ormus , immortality and 2012.
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Lambs Bread and the Bible

2006-11-22T20:29:47Z

Blessings

MARIJUANA AND THE BIBLE
by

The Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church
OFFERINGS OF DEVOTION
With offerings of devotion, ships from the isles will meet to pour the wealth of the nations and bring tribute to his feet. The Coptic Church believes fully the teachings of the Bible, and as such we have our daily obligations, and offer our sacrifices, made by fire unto our God with chants and Psalms and spiritual hymns, lifting up holy hands and making melody in our hearts.

Herb (marijuana) is a Godly creation from the beginning of the world. It is known as the weed of wisdom, angel's food, the tree of life and even the "Wicked Old Ganja Tree". Its purpose in creation is as a fiery sacrifice to be offered to our Redeemer during obligations. The political worldwide organizations have framed mischief on it and called it drugs. To show that it is not a dangerous drug, let me inform my readers that it is used as food for mankind, and as a medicinal cure for diverse diseases. Ganja is not for commerce; yet because of the oppression of the people, it was raised up as the only liberator of the people, and the only peacemaker among the entire generation. Ganja is the sacramental rights of every man worldwide and any law against it is only the organized conspiracy of the United Nations and the political governments who assist in maintaining this conspiracy.

The Coptic Church is not politically originated, and this was firmly expressed when we met with the political directorate of the land during the period of pre-incorporation. We support no political organization, pagan religion, or commercial institution, seeing that religion, politics, and commerce are the three unclean spirits which separate the people from their God. Because of our non-political stand, the church has received tremendous opposition from the politicians, who do not want the eyes of the people to be opened. Through its agency, the police force, the church has been severely harassed, victimized, and discriminated. Our members have passed through several acts of police brutality, our legal properties maliciously destroyed, members falsely imprisoned, divine services broken up and all these atrocities performed upon the Church, under the name of political laws and their justice.

-- Walter Wells , Elder Priest of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church of Jamaica, West Indies

THE USE OF MARIJUANA IN ANCIENT TIMES
The use of marijuana is as old as the history of man and dates to the prehistoric period. Marijuana is closely connected with the history and development of some of the oldest nations on earth.

It has played a significant role in the religions and cultures of Africa, the Middle East, India, and China Richard E. Schultes, a prominent researcher in the field of psychoactive plants, said in an article he wrote entitled "Man and Marijuana":

"...that early man experimented with all plant materials that he could chew and could not have avoided discovering the properties of cannabis (marijuana), for in his quest for seeds and oil, he certainly ate the sticky tops of the plant. Upon eating hemp the euphoric, ecstatic and hallucinatory aspects may have introduced man to an other-worldly plane from which emerged religious beliefs, perhaps even the concept of deity.

The plant became accepted as a special gift of the gods, a sacred medium for communion with the spiritual world and as such it has remained in some cultures to the present."

The effects of marijuana was proof to the ancients that the spirit and power of the god(s) existed in this plant and that it was literally a messenger (angel) or actually the Flesh and Blood and/or Bread of the god(s) and was and continues to be a holy sacrament. Considered to be sacred, marijuana has been used in religious worship from before recorded history.

According to William A. Embolden in his book Ritual Use of Cannabis Sativa L, p. 235:

"Shamanistic traditions of great antiquity in Asia and the Near East has as one of their most important elements the attempt to find God without a vale of tears; that cannabis played a role in this, at least in some areas, is born out in the philology surrounding the ritualistic use of the plant. Whereas Western religious traditions generally stress sin, repentance, and mortification of the flesh, certain older non-Western religious cults seem to have employed Cannabis as a euphoriant, which allowed the participant a joyous path to the Ultimate; hence such appellations as "heavenly guide".

According to "Licit and Illicit Drugs" by the Consumer Union, page 397-398:

"Ashurbanipal lived about 650 B.C., but the cuneiform descriptions of marijuana in his library "are generally regarded as obvious copies of much older texts." Says Dr. Robert P. Walton, an American physician and authority on marijuana, "This evidence serves to project the origin of hashish back to the earliest beginnings of history."

THE USE OF MARIJUANA AS INCENSE
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica: "Pharmacological Cults"

"...the ceremonial use of incense in contemporary ritual is most likely a relic of the time when the psychoactive properties of incense brought the ancient worshipper in touch with supernatural forces."

In the temples of the ancient world, the main sacrifice was the inhalation of incense. Incense is defined as the perfume or smoke from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to a deity. Bronze and gold incense burners were cast very early in history and their forms were often inspired by cosmological themes representing the harmonious nature of the universe.

The following piece was taken from "Licit and Illicit Drugs", page 31.

"In the Judaic world, the vapors from burnt spices and aromatic gums were considered part of the pleasurable act of worship. In proverbs (27:9) it is said that 'Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart.' Perfumes were widely used in Egyptian worship. Stone altars have been unearthed in Babylon and Palestine, which have been used for burning incense made of aromatic wood and spices. While the casual readers today may interpret such practices as mere satisfaction of the desire for pleasant odors, this is almost certainly an error; in many or most cases, a psychoactive drug was being inhaled. In the islands of the Mediterranean 2,500 years ago and in Africa hundreds of years ago, for example leaves and flowers of a particular plant were often thrown upon bonfires and the smoke inhaled; the plant was marijuana."

(Edward Preble and Gabriel V. Laurey, Plastic Cement: The Ten Cent Hallucinogen, International Journal of the Addictions, 2 (Fall 2967): 271-272.

"The earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia brewed intoxicating beer of barley more than 5,000 years ago; is it too much to assume that even earlier cultures experienced euphoria, accidentally or deliberately, through inhalation of the resinous smoke of Cannabis?"

(Ritual Use of Cannabis Sativa L, p. 216.)

"It is said that the Assyrians used hemp (marijuana) as incense in the seventh or eighth century before Christ and called it 'Qunubu', a term apparently borrowed from an old East Iranian word 'Konaba', the same as the Scythian name 'cannabis'." (Plants of the Gods - Origin of Hallucinogenic Use by Richard E. Schultes and Albert Hoffman)

"It is recorded that the Chinese Taoist recommended the addition of cannabis to their incense burners in the 1st century as a means of achieving immortality."

(Marijuana, the First Twelve Thousand Years by Earnest Abel, page 5)

"There is a classic Greek term, cannabeizein, which means to smoke cannabis. Cannabeizein frequently took the form of inhaling vapors from an incense burner in which these resins were mixed with other resins, such as myrrh, balsam, frankincense, and perfumes." (Ritual Use of Cannabis Sativa L)

"Herodotus in the fifth century B.C. observed the Scythians throwing hemp on heated stone to create smoke and observed them inhaling this smoke. Although he does not identify them, Herodotus states that when they "have parties and sit around a fire, they throw some of it into the flames. As it burns, it smokes like incense, and the smell of it makes them drunk, just as wine does us. As more fruit is thrown on, they get more and more intoxicated until finally they jump up and start dancing and singing." (Herodotus, Histories 1.202.)

EVIDENCE INDICATING THE SEMITIC ORIGIN OF CANNABIS
The name cannabis is generally thought to be of Scythian origin. Sula Benet in Cannabis and Culture argues that it has a much earlier origin in Semitic languages like Hebrew, occurring several times in the Old Testament. He states that in Exodus 30:23 that God commands Moses to make a holy anointing oil of myrrh, sweet cinnamon, kaneh bosm, and kassia. He continues that the word kaneh bosm is also rendered in the traditional Hebrew as kannabos or kannabus and that the root "kan" in this construction means "reed" or "hemp", while "bosm" means "aromatic". He states that in the earliest Greek translations of the old testament "kan" was rendered as "reed", leading to such erroneous English translations as "sweet calamus" (Exodus 30:23), sweet cane (Isaiah 43:24; Jeremiah 6:20) and "calamus" (Ezekiel 27:19; Song of Songs 4:14).

Benet argues from the linguistic evidence that cannabis was known in Old Testament times at least for its aromatic properties and that the word for it passed from the Semitic language to the Scythians, i.e. the Ashkenaz of the Old Testament. Sara Benetowa of the Institute of Anthropological Sciences in Warsaw is quoted in the Book of Grass as saying: "The astonishing resemblance between the Semitic 'kanbos' and the Scythian 'cannabis' leads me to suppose that the Scythian word was of Semitic origin. These etymological discussions run parallel to arguments drawn from history.

The Iranian Scythians were probably related to the Medes, who were neighbors of the semites and could easily have assimilated the word for hemp. The Semites could also have spread the word during their migrations through Asia Minor.

Taking into account the matriarchal element of Semitic culture, one is led to believe that Asia Minor was the original point of expansion for both the society based on the matriarchal circle and the mass use of hashish."

The Ancient Israelites were a Semitic people. Abraham, the father of the Israelite nation, came from Ur, a city of Babylonia located in mesopotamia. The Israelites migrated throughout Asia Minor and could easily have spread the religious use of marijuana.

THE ISRAELITE USE OF INCENSE
It was said that Moses, at the direction of Almighty God, first brought in the use of incense in public worship, and that the other nations of antiquity copied the practice from him. It was however a practice that began with Adam. The "Book of Jubilees", an Apocryphal book, (the Apocrypha was considered canonical by the early church and is to this day by the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church) states that "on the day when Adam went forth from the Garden of Eden, he offered as a sweet savour an offering of frankincense, galbanum, and stacte, and spices, in the morning with the rising of the sun, from the day when he covered his shame." And of Enoch we read that "he burnt the incense of the sanctuary, even sweet spices, acceptable before the Lord, on the Mount."

Incense was assigned miraculous powers by the Israelites. It was burned in golden bowls or cauldrons placed on or beside the altar. It was also burned in hand-held censers. In the Blessing of Moses, a poem belonging to the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and written about 760 B.C., the sacrificial smoke is offered to the God of Israel.

Let them teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law; Let them offer sacrificial smoke to thy nostrils, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thy altar.

Throughout the Bible the ancient patriarchs were brought into communion with God through smoking incense and at Mt. Sinai God talked to Moses out of a bush that burned with fire (Exodus 3:1- 12). After Moses brought the Israelite people out of Egypt he returned to Mt. Sinai at which time God made a covenant with Moses in which the Ten Commandments were revealed. Exodus 19:8 describes the conditions at the time of this covenant.

Exodus 19:8 "And Mount Sinai was altogether on smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

The Mysterious smoke mentioned in the covenant on Mt. Sinai is also referred to as a cloud. Exodus 24:15 "And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. 16 And the glory of the Lord abode upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

Scriptures make it abundantly clear that the clouds and the smoke are related to the burning of incense. Exodus 40:26 describes Moses burning incense, a cloud covering the tent of the congregation and the glory of the Lord filling the tabernacle.

Leviticus 16:2-13 describes how God appeared in a cloud and refers to it as the clouds of incense. Numbers 16:17-19 describes how every man of the congregation had a censer full of burning incense and that the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.

Isaiah 6:4 describes how Ezekial saw God in a smoke-filled inner court. Numbers 11:25 describes how God was revealed to Moses and the seventy elders in a cloud; that the spirit rested upon them and that they prophesied and ceased not.

The Book of Grass by Andrew and Vinkenoog includes a section on Ancient Scythia and Iran by Mircea Eliade, one of the foremost experts on the history of religions. On pages 11 and 12 is the following:

"On one document appears to indicate the existence of a Getic shamanism: It is Straho's account of the Myssian KAPNOBATAI, a name that has been translated, by analogy with Aristophanes' AEROBATES, as 'those who walk in clouds'; but it should be translated as 'those who walk in smoke'! Presumably the smoke is hemp smoke, a rudimentary means of ecstasy known to both the Tracians and the Scythians..."

This passage should be carefully noted. Biblical passages make it abundantly clear that the ancient Isrealites also walked in clouds and in smoke. In fact it was in the clouds of smoke that God was revealed to the ancient Isrealites. The words "smoke" and "smoking" appear fifty times in the King James Version of the Bible and two separate times the Bible says of the Lord, "There went up a smoke out of his nostrils." II Samuel 22:9, Psalms 18:8.

There are numerous other places in the Bible that mention the burning of incense, the mysterious cloud, and smoke. This common thread is found throughout the Bible, including the New Testament. St. Matthew 24:30 "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the Earth morn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory."

Revelations 1:7 "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all the kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."

Revelations 8:3 "And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer: and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the Angel's hand."

Revelations 15:8 "And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power."

THE SYMBOLISM OF FIRE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
The word "fire" is mentioned several hundred times in the King James version of the Bible. The sacrifice of the Lord is made by fire (Exodus 29:18, 25; Leviticus 2:10-11; Leviticus 6:13; Numbers 28:6; Deuteronomy 4:33; Joshua 13:14; I Samuel 2:28; II Chronicles 2:4; Isaiah 24:15; Matthew 3:11; Luke 1:9; Revelations 8:4-5)

Abraham, the father of the Israelite nation, came from Ur which was a city of Ancient Sumer in South Babylonia. For the Babylonians, fire was essential to sacrifice and all oblations were conveyed to the gods by the fire god Girru-Nusku, whose presence as an intermediary between the gods and man was indispensable. Girru-Nusku, as the messenger of the gods, bore the essence of the offerings upward to them in the smoke of sacrificial fire.

At Babylon: "The glorious gods smell the incense, noble food of heaven; pure wine which no hand has touched do they enjoy." (L. Jeremias, in Encyclopedia Biblica, i.v. 4119, quoting Rawlinson, Cuneif. Inscrip. IV, 19 (59).)

The most important of the ancient Indian gods was Agni, the god of fire, who like the Babylonian god Girru-Nusku acted as a messenger between men and the gods. The fire (Agni) upon the altar was regarded as a messenger, their invoker.

"...For thou, O sage, goest wisely between these two creations like a friendly messenger between two hamlets."

According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the section on "mysticism":

"The Vedas (Hindu sacred writings) are hymns to the mystic fire and the inner sense of sacrifice, burning forever on the 'altar Mind'. Hence the abundance of solar and fire images: birds of fire, the fire of the sun, and the isles of fire. The symbol system of the world's religions and mysticisms are profound illuminations of the human-divine mystery. Be it the cave of the heart or the lotus of the heart, 'the dwelling place of that which is the Essence of the Universe, "the third eye", or the eye of wisdom' - the symbols all refer back to wisdom entering the aspiring soul on its way to progressive self-understanding. 'I saw the Lord with the Eye of the Heart. I said, "Who art thou?" and he answered, "Thou"'."

The ancient Indian mystics said, "...that in the ecstasy of bhang (marijuana) the spark of the Eternal in man turns into light the murkiness of matter or illusion and the self is lost in the central soul fire. Raising man out of himself and above mean individual worries, bhang makes him one with the divine force of nature and the mystery 'I am he' grew plain. (Taken from the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report which was written at the turn of the twentieth century.)

The concept of spiritual or inner light was found throughout the ancient world. As we shall see that spiritual light was directly related to the burning of incense. According to Lucie Lamy in "Egyptian Mysteries", page 24: "The Pharaonic word for light is akh. This word, often translated as 'transfigured', designated transcendental light as well as all aspects of physical light; and in the funerary text it denotes the state of ultimate sublimation.

"The word akh, first of all, is written with a glyph showing a crested ibis, ibis comata. This bird - the name of which was also akh -- lived in the southern part of the Arabian side of the Red Sea (near Al Qunfidhah) and migrated to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) during the winter. Both these places are near the regions from which sacred incense came, and were called the "Divine Land". The bird's crest, together with its dark green plumage shot with glittering metallic specks justifies the meanings 'to shine', 'to be resplendent', 'to irradiate'; of the root akh in the hieroglyphic writing. "Akh indeed expresses all notions of light, both literally and figuratively, from the Light which comes forth from Darkness to the transcendental light of transfiguration. It is also used to designate the 'third eye', the ureaeus, related in old tradition to the pineal body and to the spirit."

In the next chapter we will see that the sacred cloud of incense was instrumental in the transfiguration of Christ. Note that Ethiopia was referred to as the "Divine Land" and that it was the source for the sacred incense. The ancients also referred to Ethiopia as the "Land of God".

The ancient Egyptians believed that they had received their divinities from Ethiopia and have always held to the ancient and honored tradition of their southern origin. Ethiopia is so important in ancient history that it is mentioned as being in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:12).

The ancient Greek historian Diodorus Siculus wrote: "The Ethiopians conceived themselves to be of greater antiquity than any other nation; and it is probable that, born under the sun's path, its warmth may have ripened them earlier than other men. They supposed themselves to be the inventors of worship, of festivals, of solemn assemblies, of sacrifice, and every religious practice."

MARIJUANA AS THE CHRISTIAN SACRAMENT
According to Jack Herer in The Emperor Wears No Clothes or Everything You Wanted to Know About Marijuana But Were Not Taught in School, "The Essenes, a kabalistic priest/prophet/healer sect of Judaism dating back to the era of the Dead Sea Scrolls, used hemp, as did the Theraputea of Egypt, from where we get the term 'therapeutic'."

The Theraputea of Egypt were Jewish ascetics that dwelt near Alexandria and described by Philo (1st century B.C.) as devoted to contemplation and meditation. Alexandria is where St. Mark is traditionally held to have established the Coptic Church in 45 A.D.

The Coptic Church has been neglected by Western scholars despite its historical significance. This has been due to the various biases and interest of the Catholic Church which claimed Christianity for its own. The result is that for the Coptic Church there is very little history. It is however assumed that the Coptic religious services have their roots in the earliest layers of Christian ritual in Jerusalem and it is known that the Coptic church is of ancient origin going back to the time of the first Christian communities and even before.

Tradition states that "Coptic" was derived from "Kuftaim", son of Mizraim, a grandchild of Noah who first settled in the Nile valley, i the neighborhood of Thebes, the ancient capital of Egypt.

At one time Thebes was the greatest city in the world and history records that by 2200 B.C. the whole of Egypt was united under a Theban prince. The splendor of Thebes was known to Homer, who called it "the city with a hundred gates". (Richard Schultes states that in ancient Thebes marijuana was made into a drink.)

According to E.A. Wallis Budge in The Divine Origin of the Herbalist, page 79, "The Copts, that is to say the Egyptians who accepted the teachings of St. Mark in the first century of our era, and embraced Christianity, seem to have eschewed medical science as taught by the physicians of the famous School of Medicine of Alexandria, and to have been content with the methods of healing employed by their ancestors."

The Essenes were an ascetic sect closely related to the Theraputea that had established a monastic order in the desert outside of Palestine and were known as spiritual healers. It has been suggested that both John the Baptist and Jesus may have been of the Essene sect as they were both heavily dependent on Essene teachings. The scripture makes no mention of the life of Jesus from the age of 13 to 30. Certain theologians speculate that Jesus was being initiated by the Essenes, the last fraternity to keep alive the ancient traditions of the prophets.

Every prophet, however great, must be initiated. His higher self must be awakened and made conscious so that his mission can be fulfilled. Amongst the Essenes' ritual lustrations preceded most liturgical rites, the most important one of which was participation in a sacred meal -- an anticipation of the Messianic banquet.

Throughout the ancient world sacrifice was a sacramental communal meal involving the idea of the god as a participant in the meal or as identical with the food consumed. The communion sacrifice was one in which the deity indwells the oblation so that the worshippers actually consume the divine. The original motive of sacrifice was an effort toward communion among the members of a group, on one hand, and between them and their god, on the other.

At its best, sacrifice was a "sacrament" and in one form or another life itself.

The central focus of the early Christian church was the Eucharist or the "body and blood" of the Lord. This was interpreted as a fellowship meal with the resurrected Christ. In meeting the Resurrected One in the Eucharist meal the Christian community had the expectation of the Kingdom of God and salvation. Christ communicated life to his disciples through the Eucharist or Christian sacrament. Christ said in describing the sacrament, "Take, eat, this is my body, this is my blood. Do this as often as you will in remembrance of me." (I Corinthians 11:24- 25)

Baptism is defined as the Christian sacrament used in purification and the spiritual rebirth of the individual. I Corinthians 10:1 makes it clear that the smoking cloud of incense was directly related to baptism. I Corinthians 10:1 "Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the Cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat: for they drank of that Spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

In the Biblical story of Creation, God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed and to you it will be for meat." (Genesis 1:29) Marijuana is technically an herb and was considered a spiritual meat in the ancient world.

From this passage in Corinthians we see that the spiritual cloud resulting from the burning of incense was instrumental in the baptism of the Israelites. This baptism is also compared to the "eating and drinking" of the spirit of Christ. Spirit is defined as the active essence of the Deity serving as an invisible and life-giving or inspiring power in motion.

Scripture makes it abundantly clear that the sacrificial cloud or smoke contained the Spirit of God (Christ) and was instrumental in inspiring, sanctifying, and purifying the patriarchs.

In Numbers 11:25 the cloud results in the Spirit resting upon Moses and the seventy elders. This passage indicates that they prophesied ecstatically. "Prophesy" is defined as follows: to utter or announce by or as if by divine inspiration; to speak for God or a deity; to give instruction in religious matters.

Throughout the Holy Bible prophets of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. The smoking burning cloud of incense contained the spirit and was instrumental in bringing about the spiritual revelations of the prophets. In the ancient world marijuana was used to reveal the future. The virtues of marijuana include speech-giving and inspiration of mental powers. "Psychoactive" is defined as effecting the mind or behavior. When we of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church think of mind or behavior we think of that inward essence or element that makes up the individual. This is the person's spirit. We are all spiritual beings. It is just as important to keep the spiritual part of a person healthy as it is to keep the physical body healthy and in fact they are related. Hence marijuana and its relationship to spiritual food.

In the Apocrypha (Book of Jubilees), Chapter 10, God tells an angel to teach Noah the medicines which heal and protect from evil spirits. Surely God taught Noah about marijuana. In the ancient world marijuana played an important role in purification and protecting from evil influences.

Note the following concerning the transfiguration of Christ: St. Matthew 17:1 "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart. 2 And he was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5 When yet he spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him."

The Bible Dictionary by John McKenzie, page 898, says concerning the transfiguration that the cloud and the formula of the utterance of the Father are derived from the baptism of Jesus.

He says that the change described in the appearance of Jesus suggests the change which is implied in the resurrection narratives.

Some of the synonyms for transfiguration are transformation, metamorphosis, transubstantiation, and avatar. These terms imply the change that accompanies resurrection or deification. Across the world, legends of godlike men who manage to rise, in a state of perfection go back to an era before human beings had cast away from the divine source. Hence the gods were beings which once were men, and the actual race of men will in time become gods. Christ revealed this to the people of his day when he told them to whom the word of God came, "Ye are gods." (St. John 10:34)

St. Matthew 17:2 says that during the transfiguration of Christ that his face did shine as the sun. The face of Moses also shone when he returned from the cloud on Mt. Sinai (Exodus 30:34).

The shining countenances are the result of their resurrections, of their being spiritually illumined in the cloud of smoking incense. Most people are under the impression that Christ baptized with water. As you can see from the following account of John the Baptist this isn't so. John the Baptist baptized with water and Christ baptized with fire.

St. Matthew 3:11 "I indeed baptize you with water into repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire."

It is only logical that this baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire is related to the baptism of Christ in the burning, smoking cloud of incense and to the baptism of the patriarchs in which the patriarchs did all eat of the same spiritual meal (incense). In the section dealing with the "Holy Spirit" the Encyclopedia Britannica states that Christian writers have seen in various references to the Spirit of Yahweh in the Old Testament an anticipation of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. It also says that the Holy Spirit is viewed as the main agent of man's restoration to his original natural state through communion in Christ's body and, thus, as the principle of life in the Christian community. The patriarchs were recipients of a revelation coming directly from the Spirit (incense) and this was expressed in the heightening and enlargement of their consciousness. It is clear from Scripture that this spiritual dimension was also evident in the life of Jesus, in whom the experience of the Hebrew prophets was renewed.

Through the Eucharist Christ passed this spiritual dimension on to his apostles. One of the apostles even makes mention in Philippians 4:18 of a sweet smelling sacrifice that is well pleasing to God.

Christ compares this baptism to the drinking of a cup. St. Mark 10:38 "But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"

This cup is referred to as the cup of salvation in Psalms 116:12.

Psalms 116:12 "What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. It is called the cup of blessing in connection in connection with the eucharist.

1 Corinthians 10:16 "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood and the body of Christ? 17 For we being many are one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of one bread. Here we see a connection between the cup of blessing and the communion of the blood of Christ. Blood is the life-giving substance of the living being. Christ communicated life to his disciples through the Eucharist or Christian sacrament.

In I Corinthians 10:16 we note the mention of bread as the communion of the body of Christ and that we are all partakers of one bread. This is the spiritual bread or food used by Christ and his disciples. (A synonym for the Eucharist or the Body and Blood of the Lord is the bread of life.) It is interesting to note that the finest marijuana in Jamaica is called Lamb's bread.

1 Corinthians 12:13 "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jew or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

1 Corinthians 11:25 "After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the New Testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

If these passages are compared to 1 Corinthians 10:1-4, it is plain that the "eating of one bread" is the same as the patriarchs "eating the same spiritual meat" and the "drinking of one Spirit" (the cup) is the same as the patriarchs "drinking of the Spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ." By making this comparison we see that the terminology of the Eucharist is directly related to the smoking cloud of incense used in the baptism of Christ and the patriarchs.

It is interesting to note that smoking was referred to as "eating" or "drinking" by the early American Indians. Peter J. Furst in Hallucinogen and Culture states the following: "Considering its enormous geographic spread in the Americas at the time of European discovery, as well as the probable age of stone tobacco pipes in California, the inhaling (often called "drinking" or "eating") of tobacco smoke by the Shaman, as a corollary to therapeutic fumigation and the feeding of the gods with smoke, must also be of considerable antiquity."

In Licit and Illicit Drugs, page 209, the following is quoted:

"Columbus and other early explorers who followed him were amazed to meet Indians who carried rolls of dried leaves that they set afire -- and who then "drank the smoke" that emerged from the rolls. Other Indians carried pipes in which they burned the same leaves, and from which they similarly "drank the smoke".

The Encyclopedia Britannica states in the section on "Sacrifice" that the interpretation of sacrifice and particularly of the Eucharist as sacrifice has varied greatly within the different Christian traditions because of the sacrificial terminology in which the Eucharist was originally described became foreign to Christian thinkers.

We of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church declare that the true understanding of the Eucharist has been passed down from generation to generation so that we are able to give an accurate interpretation of the sacrificial terminology used to describe the Eucharist. We have shown, using history and Biblical passages, that his terminology is directly related to burning smoking incense. We have shown that the "eating" or "drinking" contained in the terminology concerning the Eucharist is associated with the inhalation of smoke. We have shown that marijuana was used as incense and that it was the number one spiritual plant of the ancient world.

We of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church declare that the cup that Christ baptized his disciples with in the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire was in fact a pipe or chillum in which marijuana was smoked. This is a bottomless cup and soon as it is emptied, it is filled again and passed in a circle. There is a picture of this cup or pipe below, as well as on the cover. Like the pipe of the ancient North American Indians, this cup was a portable altar. Christ was the Father of the doctrine of the Eucharist which is the communion that Jesus gave his brethren. Jesus taught that the communion is his body and blood. Jesus was not speaking of His physical body and blood. He was speaking of His spiritual body and spiritual blood that was the communion of his holy church. The supper that Jesus celebrated with his disciples "on the night that he was betrayed" (1 Corinthians 11:23) inaugurated the heavenly meal that was to be continued.

1 Corinthians 11:23 "For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it and said, Take, eat, this is my body, which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, which he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink of this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat of this bread, and drink of this cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and let him eat of the bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Christ said, "Do this in remembrance of me." Here the original unity of man with God is restored. In general the reception of the Holy Spirit is connected with the actual realization, the inward experiencing of God. Marijuana has been referred to as a mild euphoric (the producer of a feeling of well-being) that produces a profound religious experience of a mystical and transcendental nature. This religious experience is said to be brought about by the stirring of deeply buried, unconscious sensitivities so that one experiences ultimate reality or the divine and confirms the feeling of the worshipper that he has been in the presence of God and has assimilated some of His powers.

To be lifted above sense to behold the beatific vision and become "incorporate" in God is the end sought in ecstasy. The priest or mystic in enthusiasm or ecstasy enjoys the beatific vision by entering into communion with God and by undergoing deification. The experience of ecstasy, states Mircea Eliade, one of the foremost authorities on religion, is a timeless primary phenomenon. Psychological experience of rapture, he continues, are fundamental to the human condition and hence known to the whole of archaic humanity. (Some of the synonyms of rapture are bliss, beatitude, transport, exaltation.)

Baudelaire, a member of the Club Des Hashichins (Hashish Club) founded in Paris around 1835 and writer of Artificial Paradises states the following about hashish: Hashish is the unadulterated resin from the flowering tops of the female hemp plant.

"One will find in hashish nothing miraculous, absolutely nothing but an exaggeration of the natural. The brain and organisms on which hashish operates will produce only the normal phenomena peculiar to that individual -- increased, admittedly, in number and force, but always faithful to the original. A man will never escape from his destined physical and moral temperament: hashish will be a mirror of his impression and private thoughts - a magnifying mirror, it is true, but only a mirror.

He cautions that the user must be in the right frame of mind to take hashish, for just as it exaggerates the natural behavior of the individual, so too does hashish intensify the user's immediate feelings. Baudelaire describes three successive phases a hashish user will pass through. He says the final stage is marked by a feeling of calmness, in which time and space have no meaning, and there is a sense that one has transcended matter. He says that in this state, one final supreme thought breaks into consciousness. "I have become God."

Realization of one's union with God is necessary in understanding the true Christian sacrament. The understanding of man's relationship to God and God's relationship to man (God in Man and Man in God) was quite prevalent in the ancient world, particularly among the religions that utilized marijuana as part of their religious practice.

Said the great Hindu sage, Manu, "He who in his own soul perceives the Supreme Soul in all beings and acquires equanimity toward them all, attains the highest bliss." To recognize oneness of self with God was contained in all the teachings of Gautama Buddha. In the Liturgy of Mithra (the Persian god of light and truth) the suppliant prays "abide with me in my soul; leave me not," and "that I may be initiated and the Holy Spirit may breathe within me." The communion became so intimate as to pass into identity: "I am thou and thou art I." Athanasius, a theologian, ecclesiastical statesman, and Egyptian national leader who was closely tied to the Coptic Church in Egypt said, "Even we may become gods walking in the flesh," and "God became man that man might become God."

Western theology (Catholic and Protestant) teaches that the spirit created matter but remained aloof of it. In Hinduism and other Eastern religions, the spirit is the inside, the matter is the outside; the two are inseparable. Eastern theologians hive rightly perceived that the God one worships must posses all the aspects of his worshippers' nature as well as his own divine nature. Otherwise, how can he create beings whose nature is entirely foreign to his own? What, then, would be the meaning of the Biblical phrase: "God made man in his own image"?

The fact that modern Christendom has no sense of union with God has led to numerous churches without the understanding for building a Christian culture and kingdom to replace the confusion of modern politics. This lack of understanding was not lacking in the ancient church and was a major source of enthusiasm for the prophets of old. In fact, the power of the early church was manifested due to this understanding of the spirit of God dwelling in man, the temple of God. To the ancient prophets it was not a God above, nor a God over yonder, but a God within. "Be still and know that I am God" -- for the visionaries and mystics of every time and place, this has been the first and greatest of the commandments.

In 1 Corinthians 11:28 Christ said, "Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup." Probably the most relevant study to date about what might be considered typical marijuana experience concludes that marijuana gives spontaneous insights into self (Dr. Charles Tart, "On Being Stoned: A Psychological Study of Marijuana Intoxication", Science and Behavior, 1971).

The sacramentality of marijuana is declared by Christ himself and can be understood only when a person partakes of the natural divine herb. The fact is communion of Jesus cannot be disputed or be destroyed. Marijuana is the new wine divine and cannot be compared to the old wine, which is alcohol. Jesus rejected the old wine and glorified the "new wine" at the wedding feast of Cana.

Cana is a linguistic derivation of the present day cannabis and so it is. (Some Biblical scholars -- and there is a certain amount of support in early tradition of the view -- have looked upon the miracle of Cana as a sign of the Eucharist.)

Note the references to new wine in the Bible:

Isaiah 65:8 "Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it; so will I do for my servant's sake"

Acts 2:13 "Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Isaiah 65:8 declares that the new wine is found in the cluster and that a blessing is in it. When one mentions clusters, one thinks of clusters of grapes. Webster's New Riverside Dictionary, Office Edition, defines marijuana: 1. Hemp 2. The dried flower clusters and leaves of the hemp plant, esp. when taken to induce euphoria.

The Encyclopedia Britannica says the following about hemp:

Seed producing flowers form elongate, spike like clusters growing on the pistillate, or female plants; pollen producing flowers form many branched clusters or staminate, on male plants. Here and in Webster's, marijuana fits the description of the new wine and as history has shown a blessing is in it. Baudelaire said the following about the effects of hashish: "This marvelous experience often occurs as if it were the effect of superior and invisible power acting on the person from without...This delightful and singular state...gives no advance warning. It is as unexpected as a ghost, an intermittent haunting from which we must draw, if we are wise, the certainty of a better existence. This acuteness of thought, this enthusiasm of the senses and the spirit must have appeared to man through the ages as the first blessing."

In the books of Acts the apostles were accused of being full of new wine. Acts 2:13 was the time of pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles. Numerous outpourings of the Spirit are mentioned in the Acts of the apostles in which healing, prophesy, and the expelling of demons are particularly associated with the activity of the Spirit. Incense (marijuana) was used by the ancients for healing, prophesy, and the expelling of demons.

When Christ ascended into heaven in the cloud (Acts 1:9-11) he sent his disciples the Holy Spirit with the "gift of tongues" (Acts 2:3) and there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as a fire, and it sat upon each of them, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit and were given the power to prophesy or witness.

(Marijuana has been credited with speech giving and inspiration of mental powers.)

The first two gifts of the Holy Spirit are traditionally said to be wisdom and understanding, which no doubt are the two things most needed by the human race. In Jamaica today marijuana is referred to as the "weed of wisdom" and is reputed to be the plant that grew on Solomon's grave, a man known for his great wisdom. Marijuana expands consciousness and enhances the capacity for mystical and creative inspiration.

In Acts 2:3 Fire speaks figuratively of the Holy Spirit. Fire was also a means which to transport a saint to heaven. 2 Kings 2:11 "And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven."

Recent writers have speculated that this passage was in reference to flying saucers. That is because they look at this passage physically. This ascension of Elijah like the ascension of Christ in the cloud into heaven is the "withdrawal" from the external or physical world, to be the inmost reality of all. This can be referred to as ecstasy, rapture, or transport and is a result of the Holy Spirit. Ecstasy, rapture, or transport therefor agree in designating a feeling or state of intense, often extreme mental and emotional exaltation. Rapture is defined as ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy. Some of the synonyms of rapture are bliss, beatitude, transport, and exultation. The true rapture is therefore one in which one is spiritually transported to the heavens. Don't expect to float up into the sky.

Marijuana as history has shown is the catalyst used to achieve the spiritual journey into the heavens. That is why in India it was referred to as the Heavenly-Guide, the Poor Man's Heaven, and the Sky-flier. That is why Professor Mircea Eliade, perhaps the foremost authority on the history of religion, suggested that Zoroaster may have caused hemp to bridge the metaphysical gap between heaven and earth.

One dictionary defines marijuana as the leaves and flowering tops when taken to induce euphoria. Euphoria is defined by the same dictionary as great happiness or bliss. (In India, marijuana has been referred to as the joy-giver and the soother of grief.)

Bliss is defined as the ecstasy of salvation, spiritual joy. Some of the synonyms of bliss are beatitude, transport, rapture, ecstasy, paradise, heaven.

Throughout the ancient world there is mention of "magical flight", "ascent to heaven", and "mystical journey". All these mythological and folklore traditions have their point of departure in an ideology and technique of ecstasy that imply "journey in spirit".

The pilgrimage from earth to heaven is not a journey to some other place or some other time, but is a journey within. One must realize that "death" through which we must pass before God can be seen does not lie ahead of us in time. Rather it is now that we have a man of sin within us that must be killed and a new man free from sin that must be born. This is actualized in baptism and the sacramental life in the church. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ (Galatians 3:27). The effect of baptism is spiritual regeneration or rebirth, whereby one is "enChristened", involving both union with Christ and remission of sins. In Titus 3:5 baptism is the "bath of regeneration" accompanying renewal by the Spirit. Some of the synonyms of regeneration are beatification, conversion, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life, Body and Blood of Christ. Sara Benetowa of the Institute of Anthropological Sciences in Warsaw is quoted in the Book of Grass as saying:

"By comparing the old Slavic word 'Kepati' and the Russian 'Kupati' with the Scythian 'cannabis' Shrader developed and justified Meringer's supposition that there is a link between the Scythian baths and Russian vapor baths.

"In the entire Orient even today to 'go to the bath' means not only to accomplish an act of purification and enjoy a pleasure, but also to fulfill the divine law. Vambery calls 'bath' any club in which the members play checkers, drink coffee, and smoke hashish or tobacco."

St. Matthew's account of the institution of the Eucharist attaches to the Eucharist cup these words: "Drink of it, all of, for this is the blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins (st. Matthew 26:27). Drinking the sacramental cup therefor serves like baptism (Acts 2:38) where Peter said unto them, "Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. We of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church declare a three-part doctrine of the Holy Herb, the Holy Word, and the Holy Man (Woman).

The present and future benefits to the individual communicant have their importance given them by Jesus, who said, "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day." (John 6:54) As such we must see that the divine person who is active in creation, in renewal, and in human rebirth and resurrection, is also active in the Eucharist. There was a profound change in America when marijuana smoking started on a large scale in the late 1960's. A large number of people resisted the draft, resisted the war ... started letting their hair and beards grow ... became interested in natural foods... the ecology and the environment. What we really saw was the awakening of our generation to the beginning of Christian mentality through marijuana smoking. The earmarks of this mentality are: I don't want to go to war; I really don't want to be part of the political-military-economic fiasco you call society.

Like the Indians Hemp Drug Commission three quarters of a century earlier, the Canadian Le Dain Commission conducted an inquiry into the use of marijuana. On page 156 of the report is the following: "In the case of cannabis, the positive points which are claimed for it include the following: It is a relaxant; it is disinhibiting; it increases self-confidence and the feeling of creativity (whether justified by creative results or not); it increases sensual awareness and appreciation; it facilitates self acceptance and in this way makes it easier to accept others; it serves a sacramental function in promoting a sense of spiritual community among users; it is a shared pleasure; because it is illicit and the object of strong disapproval from those who are, by and large, opposed to social change, it is a symbol of protest and a means of strengthening the sense of identity among those who are strongly critical of certain aspects of our society and value structure today."

On page 144 of the Report, marijuana is associated with peace. "In our conversation with (students and young people) they have frequently contrasted marijuana and alcohol effects to describe the former as a drug of peace, a drug that reduces tendencies to aggression while suggesting that the latter drug produces hostile, aggressive behavior. Thus marijuana is seen as particularly appropriate to a generation that emphasizes peace and is, in many ways, anticompetitive."

In a magazine article by G. S. Chopra entitled "Man and Marijuana" on page 235 is a section dealing with Human Experiments. One hundred persons with an established marijuana smoking habit smoked marijuana. They described the symptoms as follows:

"I have done things today which I usually dislike but which I rather enjoyed doing today." "Nothing seemed impossible to accomplish." "I assumed a cool and composed attitude and forgot all mental worries." "I behaved in a childish and foolish manner." "It relieves sense of fatigue and gives rise to feelings of happiness." "I feel like laughing." "My head is dizzy." "I feel like taking more food." "The world is gay around me." "I feel inclined to work." "I am a friend to all and have no enemy in the world."

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, in the section on "Roman Catholicism":

"To understand the meaning and use of the Eucharist we must see it as an act of universal worship, of cooperation, of association else it loses the greater part of its significance. Neither in Roman Catholic nor in Protestant Eucharistic practice does the sacrament retain much of the symbolism of Christian unity, which clearly it has. Originally, the symbolism was that of a community meal, an accepted social symbol of community throughout the whole of human culture."

Marijuana has been used as sacrifice, a sacrament, a ritual fumigant (incense), a good-will offering, and as a means of communing with the divine spirit. It has been used to seal treaties, friendships, solemn binding agreements and to legitimize covenants. It has been used as a traditional defense against evil and in purification. It has been used in divinations (1. the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge; 2. unusual insight; intuitive perception.) It has been used in remembrance of the dead and praised for its medicinal properties.

Most Christians agree that participation in the Eucharist is supposed to enhance and deepen communion of believers not only with Christ but also with one another. We must therefor ask the question, "What substance did the ancients use as a community meal to facilitate communion with the Lord?" The answer to that question is marijuana. Hemp as originally used in religious ritual, temple activities, and tribal rites, involved groups of worshippers rather than the solitary individual. The pleasurable psychoactive effects were then, as now, communal experiences.

Practically every major religion and culture of the ancient world utilized marijuana as part of their religious observance. Marijuana was the ambrosia of the ancient world. It was the food, drink, and perfume of the gods. It was used by the Africans, the Egyptians, the Assyrians, the Asians, the Europeans, and possibly the Indians of the Americas. Would it be too much to suggest that the ancient Israelites also utilized marijuana?

The following information was taken from the most authoritative books dealing with the history of marijuana. They are mentioned at the end of this work.

MARIJUANA IN INDIA
In Indian tradition marijuana is associated with immortality. There is a complex myth of the churning of the Ocean of Milk by the gods, their joint act of creation. They were in search of Amrita, the elixir of eternal life. When the gods, helped by demons, churned the ocean to obtain Amrita, one of the resulting nectars was cannabis. After churning the ocean, the demons attempted to gain control of Amrita (marijuana), but the gods were able to prevent this seizure, giving cannabis the name Vijaya ("victory") to commemorate their success.

Other ancient Indian names for marijuana were "sacred grass", "hero leaved", "joy", "rejoicer", "desired in the three worlds"' "gods' food", "fountain of pleasures"' and "Shiva's plant".

Early Indian legends maintained that the angel of mankind lived in the leaves of the marijuana plant. It was so sacred that it was reputed to deter evil and cleanse its user of sin. In Hindu mythology hemp is a holy plant given to man for the "welfare of mankind" and is considered to be one of the divine nectars able to give man anything from good health, to long life, to visions of the gods. Nectar is defined as the fabled drink of the gods.

Tradition maintains that when nectar or Amrita dropped from heaven, that cannabis sprouted from it. In Hindu mythology Amrita means immortality; also, the ambrosial drink which produced it.

In India hemp is made into a drink and is reputed to be the favorite drink of Indra (the King of Indian gods.) Tradition maintains that the god Indra gave marijuana to the people so that they might attain elevated states of consciousness, delight in worldly joy, and freedom from fear.

According to Hindu legends, Siva, the Supreme God of many Hindu sects, had some family squabble and went off to the fields. He sat under a hemp plant so as to be sheltered from the heat of the sun and happened to eat some of its leaves. He felt so refreshed from the hemp plant that it became his favorite food, and that is how he got his title, the Lord of Bhang. Cannabis is mentioned as a medicinal and magical plant as well as a "sacred grass" in the Atharva Veda (dated 2000 - 1400 B.C.)

It also calls hemp one of the five kingdoms of herbs...which releases us from anxiety and refers to hemp as a "source of happiness", "joy-giver" and "liberator". Although the holy books, the Shastras, forbid the worship of the plant, it has been venerated and used as a sacrifice to the deities. Indian Tradition, writing, and belief is that the "Siddhartha" (the Buddha), used and ate nothing but hemp and its seeds for six years prior to announcing (discovering) his truths and becoming the Buddha.

Cannabis held a preeminent place in the Tantric religion which evolved in Tibet in the seventh century A.D. Tantrism was a religion based on fear of demons. To combat the demonic threat to the world, the people sought protection in plants such as cannabis which were set afire to overcome evil forces.

In the tenth century A.D. hemp was extolled as indracanna, the "food of the gods". A fifteenth-century document refers to cannabis as "light-hearted", "joy-full" and "rejoices", and claimed that among its virtues are "astringency", "heat", "speech-giving", "inspiration of mental powers", "excitability" and the capacity to "remove wind and phlegm".

Today in the Tantric Buddhism of the Himalayas of Tibet, cannabis plays a very significant role in the meditative ritual to facilitate deep meditation and heighten awareness. In modern India it is taken at Hindu and Sikh temples and Mohammedan shrines. Among fakirs (Hindu ascetics) bhang is viewed as the giver of long life and a means of communion with the divine spirit. Like his Hindu brother, the Musalman fakir reveres bhang as the lengthener of life and the freer from the bonds of self.

At the turn of the twentieth century, the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission set up to study the use of hemp in India contains the following report:

"...It is inevitable that temperaments would be found to whom the quickening spirit of bhang is the spirit of freedom and knowledge. In the ecstasy of bhang the spark of the Eternal in man turns into the light the murkiness of matter.

"...Bhang is the Joy-giver, the Sky-filler, the Heavenly- Guide, the Poor Man's Heaven, the Soother of Grief...No god or man is as good as the religious drinker of bhang...The supporting power of bhang has brought many a Hindu family safe through the miseries of famine. To forbid or even seriously restrict the use of so gracious an herb as the hemp would cause widespread suffering and annoyance and to large bands of worshipped ascetics, deep-seated anger. It would rob the people of a solace on discomfort, of a cure in sickness, of a guardian whose gracious protection saves them from the attacks of evil influences...

MARIJUANA IN CHINA
Hemp was so highly regarded in ancient China that the Chinese called their country "the land of mulberry and hemp". Hemp was a symbol of power over evil and in emperor Shen Nung's pharmacopoeia was known as the "liberator of sin". The Chinese believed that the legendary Shen Nung first taught the cultivation of hemp in the 28th century B.C. Shen Nung is credited with developing the sciences of medicine from the curative power of plants. So highly regarded was Shen Nung that he was deified and today he is regarded as the Father of Chinese medicine. Shen Nung was also regarded as the Lord of fire. He sacrificed on T'ai Shan, a mountain of hoary antiquity.

A statement in the Pen-ts'ao Ching of some significance is that Cannabis "grows along rivers and valleys at T'ai-shan, but it is now common everywhere." Mount T'ai is in Shangtung Privince, where the cultivation of the hemp plant is still intensive to this day. Whether or not this early attribution indicates the actual geographic origin of the cultivation of the Cannabis plant remains to be seen. (An Archeological and Historical Account of Cannabis in China by Hui-Lin Li)

A chines Taoist priest wrote in the fifth century B.C. that cannabis was used in combination with Ginseng to set forward time in order to reveal future events. It is recorded that the Taoist recommended the addition of cannabis to their incense burners in the 1st century A.D. and that the effects thus produced were highly regarded as a means of achieving immortality. In the early Chinese Taoist ritual the fumes and odors of incense burners were said to have produced a mystic exaltation and contribution to well-being.

Webster's New Riverside Dictionary defines marijuana: 1. Hemp 2. The dried flower clusters and leaves of the hemp plant, esp. when taken to induce euphoria. Euphoria is defined as a strong feeling of elation or well-being.

Like the practice of medicine around the world, early Chinese doctoring was based on the concept of demons. The only way to cure the sick was to drive out the demons. The early priest doctors used marijuana stalks into which snake-like figures were carved.

Standing over the body of the stricken patient, his cannabis stalk poised to strike, the priest pounded the bed and commanded the demon to be gone. The cannabis stalk with the snake carved on it was the forerunner to the sign of modern medicine (the staff with the entwined serpents.)

MARIJUANA IN JAPAN
Hemp was used in Ancient Japan in ceremonial purification rites and for driving away evil spirits. In Japan, Shinto priests used a gohei, a short stick with undyed hemp fibers (for purity) attached to one end. According to Shinto beliefs, evil and purity cannot exist alongside one another, and so by waving the gohei (purity) above someone's head the evil spirit inside him would be driven away. Clothes made of hemp were especially worn during formal and religious ceremonies because of hemp's traditional association with purity.

MARIJUANA IN ANCIENT IRAN
Ancient Iran was the source for the great Persian empire, Iran is located slightly to the northeast of the ancient kingdoms of Sumeria, Babylonia, and Assyria. According to Mircea Eliade, "Shamanistic ecstasy induced by hemp smoke was known in ancient Iran." Professor Eliade has suggested that Zoroaster, the Persian prophet, said to have written the Zend-Avesta, was a user of hemp.

In the Zend-Avesta hemp occupies the first place in a list of 10,000 medicinal plants. One of the few surviving books of the Zend-Avesta, called the Venidad, "The Law Against Demons", calls bhanga (marijuana) Zoroaster's "good narcotic", and tells of two mortals who were transported in soul to the heavens where, upon drinking from a cup of bhang, they had the highest mysteries revealed to them.

Professor Eliade has theorized that Zoroaster may have used hemp to bridge the metaphysical gap between heaven and earth.

MARIJUANA IN ANCIENT EGYPT
In the book, Plants of the Gods: Origin of Hallucinogenic Use by Richard E. Schultes and Albert Hofman, page 72, it is stated that the specimens of marijuana nearly 4,000 years old have turned up in an Egyptian site and that in ancient Thebes the plant was made into a drink.

MARIJUANA IN EUROPE
According to Nikolaas j. van der Merwe (Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town, South Africa) the peasants of Europe have been using cannabis as medicine, ritual material, and to smoke or chew as far back as oral traditions go.

Marijuana was an integral part of the Scythian cult of the dead wherein homage was paid to the memory of their departed leaders. This use of cannabis was found in frozen Scythian tombs dated from 500 to 300 B.C. Along with the cannabis a miniature tripod-like tent over a copper censer was found in which the sacred plant was burned.

It is interesting to note that two extraordinary rugs were also found in the frozen Scythian tombs. One rug had a border frieze with a repeated composition of a horseman approaching the Great Goddess who holds the "Tree of Life" in one hand and raises the other hand in welcome.

MARIJUANA IN AFRICA
The African continent is probably the zone showing the widest prevalence of the hemp drug habit. When white men first went to Africa, marijuana was part of the native way of life. Africa was a continent of marijuana cultures where marijuana was an integral part of religious ceremony. The Africans were observed inhaling the smoke from piles of smoldering hemp. Some of these piles had been placed upon altars. The Africans also utilized pipes. The African Dagga (marijuana) cults believed that Holy Cannabis was brought to earth by the gods. (Throughout the ancient world Ethiopia was considered the home of the gods.)

In south central Africa, marijuana is held to be sacred and is connected with many religious and social customs. Marijuana is regarded by some sects as a magic plant possessing universal protection against all injury to life, and is symbolic of peace and friendship. Certain tribes consider hemp use a duty. The earliest evidence for cannabis smoking in Africa outside of Egypt comes from fourteenth century Ethiopia, where two ceramic smoking-pipe bowls containing traces of excavation. In many parts of East Africa, especially near Lake Victoria (the source for the Nile), hemp smoking and hashish snuffing cults still exist.

MARIJUANA IN THE NEW WORLD
According to Richard L. Lingeman in his book Drugs from A to Z, page 146, "Marijuana smoking was known by the Indians before Columbus." After the Spanish conquest in 1521 the Spaniards recorded that the Aztecs (Mayans) used marijuana.

The present day Cuna Indians of Panama use marijuana as a sacred herb and the Cora Indians of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico smoke marijuana in this course of their sacred ceremonies.

In the Ritual Use of Cannabis Sativa L by William A Emboden, Jr., pages 229 and 231, is the following: "A particularly interesting account of a Tepehua (no relationship to "Tepecana") Indian ceremony with cannabis was published in 1963 by the Mexican ethnologist Roberto William Garcia of the University of Veracruz, northernmost branch of the Maya language family.

"In his account of Teehua religion and ritual, William Garcia (1963:215-21) describes in some detail a communal curing ceremony focused on a plant called santa rose, "The Herb Which Makes One Speak", which he identified botanically as Cannabis Sativa: According to Garcia it is worshipped as an earth deity and is thought to be alive and comparable to a piece of the heart of God."

MARIJUANA USE BY THE MOSLEMS
It is interesting to note that the use of hemp was not prohibited by Mohammed (570-632 A.D.) while the use of alcohol was. Moslems considered hemp as a "Holy Plant" and medieval Arab doctors considered hemp as a sacred medicine which they called among other names kannab. The Sufis (a Moslem sect) originating in 8th century Persia used hashish as a means of stimulating mystical consciousness and appreciation of the nature of Allah. Eating hashish to the Sufis was "an act of worship". They maintained that hashish gave them otherwise unattainable insights into themselves, deeper understanding and that it made them feel witty. They also claimed that it gave happiness, reduced anxiety, reduced worry, and increased music appreciation.

According to one Arab legend Haydar, the Persian founder of the religious order of Sufi came across the cannabis plant while wandering in the Persian mountains. Usually a reserved and silent man, when he returned to his monastery after eating some cannabis leaves, his disciples were amazed at how talkative and animated (full of spirit) he seemed. After cajoling Haydar into telling them what he had done to make him feel so happy, his disciples went out into the mountains and tried the cannabis themselves. So it was, according to the legend, that the Sufis came to know the pleasures of hashish. (Taken from the Introduction to A Comprehensive Guide to Cannabis Literature by Ernest Abel.)

SUMMARY
Due to the prosecution of God's church from the beginning of the Christian era and due to the persecution against marijuana the true understanding of the Eucharist has remained hidden from Christendom and the world, only to be revealed in these times, the culmination of all human history.

We of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church declare marijuana for the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, and for the resurrection of mankind. The fruits of the mystery are remembrance of the passions and death of Christ, propitiation for sins, defense against temptation, and the indwelling of Christ in the faithful.

Preparations for communion consist of confession of sins, fasting from sin, and reconciliation with all mankind. As such the participant in the Eucharist will be in a condition in which prayer and meditation are easy and fruitful. He will find his emotion purified and stimulated, his spirituality quickened and his heart filled with love.

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The Apocrypha

We hope you enjoyed this pamphlet. If you have any questions or comments, we would like to see them. Send them to the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, P.O. Box 1161, Minneola, FL 34755-1161.

We of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church decided to publish this pamphlet in order to give the public an opportunity to study the church and its doctrine; not from inflated and misleading media but from historical and Biblical reference. The Church has received extensive publicity as "60 Minutes" has done a segment; Life, Omni, Science, Rolling Stone, and High Times magazines have all done articles, countless newspaper articles have been written, and various brothers have been on radio and TV talk shows around the country.

We of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church revere ganja (marijuana) as our "holy" Eucharist and "spiritual intensifier" with Biblical, historical and divine associations for its use.

Ganja is the mystical body and blood of "Jesus" -- the burnt offering made by fire -- which allows a member to see and know the "living God", or the "God in man

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Ethiopian Book of Jubilies translated by Ras Feqade

2006-11-22T20:24:36Z

Blessings

The Ethiopian Church is the oldest Church in the world, that goes all the way to the Apostles in its origins - almost 2000 years of unbroken tradition that was never tampered with by the popes!

The Ethiopian version of the Bible is also very ancient, and serves as an independant witness to check against all the other ancient sources such as the Masoretic, Samaritan, Septuagint, Dead Sea, Vulgate, etc.

Though it has been largely overlooked by Western scholars, who always like to pooh-pooh anything connected with Africa, the Ethiopian version tends to confirm the reading of the Septuagint in some respects, that of the Samaritan Pentateuch or Dead Sea Scrolls in others, but it is nonetheless a unique and independent recension of a very ancient source. The current Amharic version was translated from the classical Gi`iz (or Ethiopic) language and was commissioned by H.I.M. Haile Selassie I, King of Kings of Ethiopia, in 1966 AD. It is from this Amharic version that my direct translations into the liturgical Iyaric Rastafari dialect have been made.

The Ethiopian Bible contains 81, rather than 66 books - some of them were practically unknown from any other source until the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Israel in 1949, where the identical canon was found. One such book is Jubilees, known as Kufale in Ethiopia, one of the holiest books in the canon. According to this book, it was dictated to Moses by an Angel of the Lord atop Mt. Sinai at the time of the Exodus. It also appears that Jubilees was the main source-text for much of the information compiled in Genesis. My own guess is that Genesis was embellished somewhat later on as a popular work for an Israelite (Northern Kingdom) audience, then it eventually came to supplant Jubilees in the Southern Kingdom of Judah as well.

There are secret doctrines known only to the Essenes, that intimate that God, in His wrath following the destruction of the first set of tablets at Mt. Sinai, imparted to the Israelites a much "harsher" code of laws as a punishment for their unseemly conduct. If so, then this book, Jubilees, surely contains part of those harsher penalty laws (which are explicitly directed against only the Israelites, and not any other races or tribes) for we find no less a penalty than death prescribed for certain offenses including adultery, incest, and breaking the Sabbath. One purpose of these harsher penalties, of course, was to discipline, refine and purify the seed of israel so that God Himself could be born in the Flesh from this people as the Messiah, Yesus Kristos. Therefore, the death penalty for failing to observe the Sabbath is not an appropriate punishment for Christian peoples following His Advent. Lest anyone imagine for even a second that, as a Rastafari, I am advocating putting anyone to death in these situations by my publishing this translation and putting it forward as JAH True Word to Moses, let me state for the record that my personal faith is that the Ethiopian Penal Code of 1955 promulgated by His Majesty the King of Kings supercedes all previous Divinely given penal codes, for the time being.

The Amharic text of Kufale found in the King Selassie I version does, for reasons I am not sure, contain a few obvious errors. Some of these must have been made by the Orthodox priesthood who translated the Gi`iz in 1966. Other errors may have crept in as the text was re-transmitted many times over the centuries between the Exodus and 1966, in various languages. Unlike the other Bible Books I have translated from Amharic, the footnotes in this edition of "Book of Division" were inserted by myself, Ras Feqade I, in most cases to explain why I have restored what I feel is the original text where it significantly diverges in Amharic. The words I have restored have all been underlined in my translation, with the explanatory footnotes at the end of the relevant chapters. The restorations were carefully made on the basis of comparison with the parallel verses in the other ancient versions of Jubilees, especially the Aramaic (or Syriac) text.

Finally, as with all my translations, while I have striven to the best of my ability to faithfully reproduce the Amharic word sound in Power, I cannot vouchsafe that my work is absolutely free of errors or room for improvements, and as such errors or improvements are discovered, this or any other book on my website may be updated without notice.

S E L A H

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Prophecy of Dan’iel

2006-11-22T20:17:51Z

Blessings

A Rasta Commantary pon Dan’iel, by Ras Feqade I

Prophecy of Dan’iel is a very important book, but one where pseudo-Christian scholars and scribes have routinely failed to grasp its true significance.

The Pseudo-Christian view is to mis-apply the prophecies to a series of specific historical events culminating in the year 168 BC, when the Seleucid King, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, profaned the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem by sacrificing swine meat upon the Hola Altar. This act may well have been sighted by the Pharisees as the ultimate descration described in Dan’iel - just as the Neo-Pharisee "Christian" scholars insist to this day. But such scholarship is not even worthy to be called Christian, for anyone putting faith in the Words of Christ could not fail to notice that well after 168 BC, He, the Living God on Earth, makes reference to this same abomination quoted in Dan’iel as specifically ocurring in the future final days of Amagideon, shortly before JAH Kingdom cover the whole Earth. (Mt 24:15)

The importance of Dan’iel as a canonical text is further amplified for I&I by the fact that His Majesty, Haile Selassie I, has also quoted it in His Own Autobiography, "I Life & ‘Ityopphya Progress" (Hiywotienna ye’Ityopphya ‘Irmidja).

Because of this, I&I must take the Book of Dan’iel seriously as being exactly what it purports to be, a series of prophecies and witnesses written by Dan’iel himself during the captivity of Judah in Babylon and Persia, the 6th Century BC; and I&I must emphatically reject the claim of Pseudo-"Christian" Bible scholars that it is a forgery written around 168 BC referring to events leading up to that year. At any rate, Antiochus IV was only one of several "Babylon" rulers throughout history who systematically sought to stamp out faith in the True God - just as many, many others have vainly attempted to do before and since, even to our own lifetimes; and there is no valid reason to single out this Antiochus as the focus of Dan’iel’s visions, merely because his methods involved sacrificing swine in the Jerusalem Temple. Plenty of others have also profaned the Temple, physically and spiritually, in every sense, but they are not the fulfillmant of the last days prophecy.

The result of my own analysis is that the Book of Dan’iel was originally written in the Aramaic language by the Prophet Dan’iel himself, and it describes events that occurred in his own lifetime between 597 and 520 BC, in Mesopotamia. After this, the writings of Daniel were collected, copied, transmitted and circulated among JAH believers throughout the Middle Eastern Disapora. It must have been at a very early stage that large sections of the manuscript were translated from Aramaic into Hebrew.

Now, the Septuagint was a translation of all the Hebrew Scriptures, including Dan’iel, into the Greek langauge, made by a council of 70 learned men, according to reliable traditions, in the year 250 BC. This circumstance alone should be sufficient to dispel the notion of modern scholars that Dan’iel was not composed until 168 BC, but of course, solely for the sake of their theory, they will claim that Dan’iel was somehow "added later" into the Septuagint version...

It is on this Septuagint Greek version that our Ethiopian text may originally have depended, though the current King Selassie Version (KSV) Amharic seems also to show the influnce of several revisions produced by comparison with other translations over the years. What is certain is that Dan’iel could not have been included among the earliest ‘wave’ of Hebrew Scriptures to reach Ethiopia with Queen Makeda and her son by King Solomon, Minelik I, since these consisted only of whatever books were extant at that time, ca. 1000-980 BC. It is likely that the Book of Dan’iel first entered Ethiopia with the Septuagint after 250 BC.

Many faithless commantators have made much over the seemingly glaring historical inconsistancies to be found in the text of Dan’iel in all the versions that have come down to us. As it reads today, history according to Dan’iel (as it now reads) does not agree with what is known from the record. The text makes Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to be followed by his son Belshazzar; the kingdom is then usurped by Darius the Mede, son of Xerxes, and he in turn is succeeded by Cyrus of Persia. In reality, Nebuchadnezzar, after a couple of intervening reigns, was followed by Nabonidus, father of Belshazzar. Belshazzar was never technically a king during Nabonidus’ reign, but more of a governor; at any rate, the usurper was Cyrus of Persia, followed after a couple more intervening reigns by Darius I of Persia, then Xerxes. There never was a Darius "the Mede" known to History.

Many have pointed to such inaccuracies as supposed proof that the Book is a forgery written in later times, and not Divine Inspiration to Dan’iel. But since I&I know that the book IS Divinely Inspired, I&I must seek another solution. The obvious solution is the simple one: that over the years between 520 BC and 250 AD, the text became slightly corrupted, as some of the names of kings got inxeplicably mixed up and jumbled by copyists. For example, the very first verse, 1:1, where it says "In the third year that Judah King Jehoiakim reigned, Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar came to Jerusalem and encircled her" - seems on the surface to be historically false, since the year indicated, 606 BC, was a year before Nebuchadnezzar became king in Babylon - but, since I&I know the original Book must be true, then I&I can surmise that the original form written by the Prophet Daniel would have read "In the third _month_ that Judah King _Jehoiachin_ reigned..." In other words, someone somewhere along the line wrote "year" instead of "month" and "Jehoiakim" instead of "Jehoiachin" - possibly, whoever translated it from Aramaic to Hebrew. It may have been a mistake, or it could have been made to fit the translator or copyist’s own misconceptions about history.

In sum, the discrepancies among the various versions are in themselves, not enough reason to dismiss Dan’iel out of hand as Divine Scripture prophesying the End Times, since the original all-Aramaic version is now lost, and we can only guess how it may have read. The version we now have may have passed from Aramaic to Hebrew to Greek and back to Hebrew a number of times for all we know, so ‘Greek’ or even ‘Persian’ words in the Hebrew should not alarm us. The prophecies should not be made to rigidly conform to theories involving the events of the year 168 BC, rather, we should be mindful of the Words of Our Lord in Matthew 24:

"Thus when unu sight up the downstruction defoulmant told by the prophet Dan'iel standin ina the holafied spot, mek the reader overstand, mek them who are ina Yihuda pon that time flee toward mountains, an mek him who are pon a balcany not alight fe tek what are ina him house, an mek him who are ina field not return backward that him might tek him clothes."

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NOTES & INTERPRETATION
1:1 Third year of ‘Iyo’aqiem would = 606 BC. Orig. Aram. version of Dan’iel presumably had Babylonian captivity dated correctly to 597 BC, either readin "the third _month_ of Jehoiachin" (Yo’akeen) or "the eleventh year of Jehoiakim" (‘Iyo’aqiem) or possibly, "The third year that ‘Iyo’aqiem ruled _under_ Nabukedenetsor." Note that according to 2 Chron. 36, both of these Kings of Judah were capture in that same year.

1:4 Keledans - Chaldeans, Orig. Heb. Kasdim. Name first applied to offspring of Arfaksid, Kesed and ‘Ur living on S. bank of Euphrates (See Bk of Division 8:38, 9:24.) Their city orig named Ur Kesedim; centuries later, the -s- became -l-. They were reknowned for their stargazing and invented the zodiac, later their name became synon. with both Babylonia and astrological lore. In this bk it is used in both senses, so that the subjects listed here, "Keledans teachin and language" means Astrology and Akkadian.

1:7 Bilthasor - in the Gk (and Amh), Daniel’s new name has the same form as that of the Babylonian King in Chap. 5, but in Heb and dependent versions the two are slightly differentiated. It may even be that the Gk tradition is correct, and that both men had the same Babylonian name.

1:12 raw grains - Dan’iel’s diet is the ital one, and also that injoined by the Essenes.

1:21 Qeeros first year = 538 BC; more plausibly, this once read "Daryos first year" (521 BC). The Persian kings Qeeros (KRWS in Heb.) and Daryos (Heb. DRYWS) are often canfused in the versions.

2:1 secand year that Nabukedenetsor reigned = 587 BC, as K. over Yihuda after he deposed his last puppet K. Zedekiah (Siedieqyas).

2:4 Sorya language = Aramaic. These words may only be to indicate that the text from here through Chap. 7 is in that language, but the language of Aram was already the lingua franca in the Middle East by this time.

The Dream and its Solution. The kingdoms represented by the statue have been popularly misinterpreted as Babylon, Media, Persia, and Alexander’s Empire. This is in keeping with the false theory that the book is a forgery dated to 168 BC. Since I&I know that the vision cancerns the developmant of Babylon all the way to the end times when JAH Kingdom is established, I&I must seek another identification of the metals in the statue. As Dan’iel says, the gold head = the Babylonian Empire proper. The next kingdom of silver is likely Persia, more historically accurate, since Media itself did not succeed Babylon. The third brass kingdom then would be the Hellenic one of Alexander and his successors. After this are the crushin iron, a prophecy of the Roman Empire; and the feet and toes of half iron and half clay will be the nations of Europe that arose from the ashes of the Roman Empire and eventually dominated the world. "An ina those kings era Heaven God shall raise up a Kingdom that won’t be demolished foriva" - is a prophecy of the reign of Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, the only country that will be left standing after the Judgmant Day and the Resurrection, and it will totally fill up Earth after that, just like the mountain in the vision that Nabukedenetsor sight up.

3:1 Nabukedenetsor - the Septuagint dates this to his 18th year = 569 BC from when he ruled Yihuda.

3:23 At this point the Gk text inserts the "Song of the 3 Childran" - appearing as a separate book in the KSV Amh. Bible.

3:25 Nabukedenetsor describes the Fourth Man in the fiyah as havin Features resemblin a gods child, and in 3:28 as a Angel. This may have been a miraculous appearance of Janhoy (His Majesty) Him Self.

4:1 Nabukedenetsor - Originally must have read Nabuna’id. Among the Dead Sea Scrolls were found fragments of a documant titled "Prayer of Nabonidus" canfirmin that Nabuna’id (n-b-n-y), and not Nebuchadnezzar (n-b-k-d-r-ts-r) spent seven years afflicted in the wilderness as related in this chap.

4:4 The Septuagint also dates this chap. to the 18th year of Nabukedenetsor, as in 3:1, but since the king is Nabuna’id, who only reigned 17 years, the date could have been no later than his 10th year (546 BC).

5:1 king Bilthasor - see note for 1:7. Belsharutsur was never technically king during the reign of his faada Nabuna’id, but was more like a regent or governor while Nabuna’id was away. However, Xenophon, and some Babylonian texts did regard Belsharustsur as a king.

5:2 mi faada Nabukedenetsor - Belsharutsur was not actually related to Nabukedenetsor who plundered the Temple, so the words ‘mi faada’ must have been added later.

5:25 Manie Tieqiel Faries - these words are not Amh., but they do call to mind "Theqiel", Janhoy Horse (feres) Name, so this seems to be a powerful and deep pun of JAH Him Self.

5:31 the Miedonan Daryos - this orig. would have read ‘Qeeros’, the king who actually took over Babylon in 538 BC. ‘Miedonan’ - Heb. Bible reads ‘Madai’; the name includes Persians and does not specify the Kingdom of Media.

6:1 Daryos - again, Qeeros was prob. intended here, even though later Daryos did appoint 20 to 30 satrapies in the Persian Empire.

6:28 the names Daryos and Qeeros again likely transposed. The Septuagint has an additional line after this verse that is almost identical with Ethiop. chap. 13:1 (i.e. Bel & the Dragon): "And king Darius was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom". This indicates that Chap. 13 (where Daniel spends 7 days in the lion pit) originally followed Chap. 6 (where he spends 1 day in the lion pit). The first lion episode would have been under Cyrus, not Darius, and the later one under Darius, not Cyrus.

7:1 Babilon king Bilthasor first year - Belsharutsur became regent for his faada Nabuna’id in 554 BC.

Vision of four great beasts. Pseudo-Christian scholars again try to mek this vision apply to the Ancient Empires of Babylon, Media, Persia, and Alexander. But in I&I view, these beasts Dan’iel sight up, represent the powerful Security Council nations in the last days. The lion getting eagle wings pulled off was fulfilled in 1776. So the lion is Britain. The bear symbolise Russia, and the three ribs could even be the Baltic nations. The leopard (‘nebbir’ in Amh., also could be "tiger") would be China and the four small wings are N. Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Mongolia, the only Communist governmants left in the world beside Cuba. The beast with ten horns is thought to be a reference to European Union. The future prophecy is of a small horn that speaks arrogance and makes war on the faithful until Selassie I returns to preside over Resurrection Day, Judgemant Day, and Life Everlivin in JAH Kingdom. All other countries will survive only as provinces ruled from Ethiopia (7:12)

8:1 third year that the king Bilthasor reigned = 552 BC.

Vision of the Ram and Goat - two opposing powers of Babylon in the Last Days. As Gebri’iel explains in 8:17-19, this vision is ‘fe fulfillmant era’ (the End Times of Amagideon). Thus, all attempts to mek them apply to Alexander or Antiochus are fatally flawed. As Gebri’iel says, the two horns of the ram are Miedon an Fars kings. The original had ‘Madai’ in place of ‘Miedon’, as in Heb. The modern nations descended from Madai include Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and possibly Latvia and Lithuania. The Kurds are also descended from Madai. The name Fars comes from Parsumash, a hybrid of Madai with Asshur. The goat comes from the West side on all Earth face, without touchin Earth, and strikes the ram standin before the river in Elam. The goat is said to represent Greek king (Heb. ‘Yawan’), but to those in the Middle East in the 6th cent BC, ‘Yawan’ covered all Westerners, like the modern term ‘Ferenji’. After the goat of Yawan breaks both the horns of Madai in anger, it becomes boastful, and the future prophecy is that the goat horn will then be broken and replaced by four others. From these will come the cruel one who makes war on the faithful, as in Chap. 7.

9:1 ‘Ahishaweeros child Daryos - Obviously, the name ‘Ahishaweeros (Xerxes), a Persian King who lived after Dan’iel, must have been substituted by the later redactor, and since that King reigned from 486 BC, it narrows the timeframe when the redactions occurred, to sometime from 486 to 250 BC. ‘Daryos’ was prob. substituted for ‘Cyrus’ again, so the faada name should have been Cambyses. The chap. concerns the return of Jews to ‘Iyerusalem that began under Qeeros in 538 BC.

9:24 Suba`ies - a Suba’ie is seven years, though it can sometimes mean seven days. The numerology of these verses is difficult to discern, but they predict one or both Comings of the Messiah, when no man nor Angel knows the exact time that He will come.

10:1 Fars king Qeeros third year = 536 BC.

10:14 Again, the vision of Chapters 10 through 12 pertains to "the later era". This chapter is the prologue but is deep an difficult to overstand.

11:1 Miedonan Daryos - should say ‘Qeeros’, as the Gk version reads.

Vision of Amagideon. The account in this chap. has again been misapplied to the events before 168 AD by the Neo-Pharisees. The language is very obscure fe overstand, but it seems to the I to be a series of pageants of world history highlights, down to the end times, but out of chronological order... The setting is ‘ina era an years fulfillmant’ i.e. the End Times of Amagideon. Here again, as in chaps. 7 and 8, we see the arrogant one of the last days makin war pon the faithful. The last paragraph is interestin as it mantions ‘Ityopphya by name. Now for ‘Ityopphya in 11:43 the Heb. version says ‘Kush’, and for Gibts it says ‘Misraym’. If Libya orig. read ‘Futh’ then here we have three of the four sons of Kam mantioned by name as subject to the arrogant ruler of Babylon in the end times. But 11:41 says that ‘Edomyas, Mo`ab and Ammon shall escape. It just may be that the prophecy orig. named here the other son of Kam, Kene`an, but later Jewish redactors found it too distasteful to state that Kene`an would escape while Misraym, Futh and Kush all fell subject, so they altered ‘Kene`an’ to read "’Edomyas, Mo`ab an them who surpassed ‘Ammon childran" who were cousins of ‘Isra’iel descended from Loth and `Esaw, but who absorbed into Kene`anite culture. The modern descendants of Kene`an are the native peoples of Latin America, so the prophecy may refer to them as escaping the grasp of the arrogant ruler in the end times, while Africa is trampled.
I-man have also re-translated this important chapter into standard English based on the MT Hebrew and LXX Greek versions.

12:2 describes the Resurrection of the dead that follows the Final Canflict.

12:3 describes JAH Kingdom. The remainder of chapter 12 cantains more obscure numerology regarding the end times.

13:1 The Gk version inserts Sosina as chap. 13, and this story, called "Bel and the Dragon" appears as chap. 14; the first verse in Gk reads "When King Astyages was laid with his fathers, Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom." This is historically accurate, since Astyages was indeed the last king of Media, before his throne was usurped by Cyrus. However a story about Dan’iel would probably not be concerned with Astyages, who never ruled in Babylonia. Since this chap. orig. seems to have followed Chap 6 (See note for 6:28) it more likely once read "After Fars king Qeeros dead an were buried ina him faadas grave, the king Daryos seized the kingdom." Thus the chap. is dated to 521 BC.

13:35 bushy hair - Amh. word ‘gwitena’, interesting since it can also be translated as ‘afro’ - poss. an indication survivin in Eth. version that `Inbaqom or Habbakuk was black. The Eth. version of this chap. does not seem to be dependent on the Gk; thus sheddin more light on the Heb. or Aram. original.

Summary - Probable Dating of the Dan’iel stories

Ch. 1 - 597 BC
Ch. 2 - 587 BC
Ch. 3 - 569 BC
Ch. 4 - 546 BC
Ch. 5 - 538 BC
Ch. 6 - 538 BC
Ch. 13 - 521 BC

Probable Dating of Dan’iel Visions

Ch. 7 - 554 BC
Ch. 8 - 552 BC
Ch. 9 - 538 BC
Ch. 10-12 - 536 BC

SELAH

In Love and Light

Pritam

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today's 13moon mantra

2006-11-09T16:34:03Z

Blue Electric Eagle
White Northern Castle of Crossing
Earth family- Polar Clan- Sky

I activate in order to create
Bonding mind
I seal the output of vision
With the electric tone of service
I am guided by the power of self-generation
I am a polar kin I establish the blue galactic spectrum

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yesterday's 13moon mantra

2006-11-06T22:25:27Z

kin 51: Blue Crystal Monkey
I Dedicate in order to Play
Universalizing Illusion
I seal the Process of Magic
With the Crystal tone of Cooperation
I am guided by the power of Abundance
I am a galactic activation portal enter me.

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. "Lost Jewish Tribe" in India Returning to Israel After 27 Centuries

2006-10-30T23:07:38Z

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, October 28, 2006: More than 200 members of a "lost" Jewish tribe are set to immigrate to Israel next month from northeastern India. The Bnei Menashe (children of Manasseh) were descendants of one of the 10 "lost tribes" of Israel. Beginning 2,700 years ago, 75% of the Jewish nation was exiled and disappeared, becoming known as the Ten Lost Tribes. According to the tradition of the Bnei Menashe (the children on Manasseh), as the community in India is known, they spent several centuries in China. When a despotic emperor persecuted them, they fled and settled in India. They have lived in India without persecution until today. DNA tests confirmed their identity

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Peaceful Activism

2006-10-17T00:12:55Z

One Word: LOVE! How should we create and maintain that LOVE? With PEACE! I created this profile with the intentions of facilitating peaceful change in this world. Many people and organizations have great intentions, and with their LOVE they try to create PEACE, but in attempting to do so, they miss their OWN point: That in order to create PEACE, you have to be PEACEFUL! People protest human and animal abuses, screaming WE WANT PEACE, yet they are unable to give it to themselves... What is wrong with this? You CANT create PEACE with VIOLENCE! So how can you help acheive peace, and help stop a war on the other side of the world through acts of hostility? Through screaming and sending out angry, hostile vibrations? You CANT! You NEED to become that PEACE! Ghandi had it right when he said *Be The Change You Wish To See!* This is not to say, that there is never a time to be angry, or express that, because it is important to communicate and express those feelings, BUT the important thing is learning to TRANSFORM that ANGER into CREATIVITY~! Instead of joining and angry screaming crowd, how about sitting down in protest, meditating, and making a statement with silence. (with information available to read) Or going on a hunger-strike (its good for getting media attention and for most people its GREAT for their body and immune system to have a rest, and release energy, usually used to digest. How about doing performance art? Write a song! Write a book! Create a whole show! Get active in your local community. Hold potlucks at your house with wonderful ORGANIC veggie food! Learn about proper nutrition to keep yourself healthy and strong! Meditate! Its SO important to give your mind a rest! For those of us who are passionate about different causes out there, we need a break from letting our mind race, and our heart worry. Sink into silence, and free your thoughts, and fade into Divine Consciousness. (whether that means communication with a deity, or just the simple relaxation of inner silence!) It all comes back to creating PEACE! Peace within, Peace Without! It all starts with you! I am an ardent animal lover, so that is why I chose to become a vegan. I first went vegetarian, because I was overweight, and depressed, and then I learned about how healthy I could be, and how much I could change the world being vegan, so I followed that path.

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happy 420 from Yeshua

2006-09-02T23:49:02Z

happy 420, my friends!

this is some 420 love from our kynd brother Yeshua, from book 4 of the gospels of peace.

enLIGHTenUP and enjoy!
dragonfly 420

THE GIFT OF LIFE IN THE HUMBLE GRASS

It was in the month of Thebt, when the earth was covered with shoots of young grass after the rains, and the covering of emerald green was tender as the fine down of a baby chick. And it was on a bright sun-filled morning that Jesus gathered the new Brothers of the Elect round about him, that they might hear with their ears and understand with their hearts the teachings of their fathers, even as it was taught to Enoch of old.

And Jesus sat beneath a gnarled and ancient tree, holding in his hands a small earthen pot; and in the pot was growing tender grass of wheat, the most perfect among all seed bearing herbs. And the tender grass within the pot was radiant with life, even as the grass and plants which covered the hills far into the distant fields and beyond. And Jesus stroked the grass in the pot with the hands, even as gently as he would touch the head of a little child.

And Jesus said: "Happy are you, Sons of Light, for you have entered into the deathless way and you walk in the path of truth, even as did your fathers of old, who were taught by the Great Ones. With the eyes and ears of the spirit do you see and hear the sights and sounds of the kingdom of the Earthly Mother: the blue sky where dwells the angel of Air, the foaming river where flows the angel of Water, the golden light which streams from the angel of Sun. And I tell you truly, all these are within you as well as without; for your breath, your blood, the fire of life within you, all are one with the Earthly Mother.

But of all these, and more, that most precious gift of your Earthly Mother is the grass beneath your feet, even that grass which you tread upon without thought. Humble and meek is the angel of Earth, for she has no wings to fly, nor golden rays of light to pierce the mist. But great is her strength and vast is her domain, for she covers the earth with her power, and without her the Sons of Men would be no more, for no man can live without the grass, the trees and the plants of the Earthly Mother. And these are the gifts of the angel of Earth to the Sons of Men.

"But now I will speak to you of mysterious things, for I tell you truly, the humble grass is more than food for man and beast. it hides its glory beneath a lowly aspect, as it was told of a ruler of old that he visited the villages of his subjects disguised as a beggar, knowing they would tell many things to such a one, but would fall down in fear before their King. So does the humble grass hide its glory under its coat of humble green, and the Sons of Men walk on it, plough it, feed it to their beasts, but know not what secrets are hidden within it, even those secrets of everlasting life in the heavenly kingdoms.

"But the Sons of Light will know what lies hidden in the grass, for it is given to them to bring comfort to the Sons of Men. Even so are we taught by the Earthly Mother with this -little handful of wheat in a simple pot, even the same earthen pot you use to drink milk and gather the honey of bees. Now the pot is filled with black soil rich with old leaves and moist with the dew of morning, even that most precious gift of the angel of Earth.

"And I did moisten a handful of wheat, that the angel of Water entered into it. The angel of Air did also embrace it, and the angel of Sun, and the power of the three angels awakened also the angel of Life within the wheat, and sprout and root were born in each grain.

"Then I put the awakened wheat into the soil of the angel of Earth, and the power of the Earthly Mother and all her angels entered into the wheat, and when the sun had risen four times the grains had become grass. I tell you truly, there is no greater miracle than this."

And the Brothers looked with reverence at the tender blades of grass in the hands of Jesus, and one asked him: "Master, what is the secret of the grass you hold in your hands? Why is it different from that grass that covers the hills and the mountains?"
And Jesus answered "It is not different, Son of Light. All grass, all trees, all plants, in every part of the world, all are part of the kingdom of the Earthly Mother. But I have separated in this pot a small portion of your Mother's kingdom, that you may touch her with the hands of the spirit, and that her power may enter into your body.

"For I tell you truly, there is a Holy Stream of Life which gave birth to the Earthly Mother and all her angels. Invisible is this Stream of Life to the eyes of the Sons of Men, for they walk in darkness and see not the angels of the day and of the night that surround them and hover over them. But the Sons of Light have walked for seven years with the angels of the day and of the night, and now they are given the secrets of communion with the angels. And the eyes of your spirit shall be opened, and you will see and hear and touch the Stream of Life that gave birth to the Earthly Mother. And you will enter the Holy Stream of Life, and it will carry you with infinite tenderness to everlasting life in the kingdom of your Heavenly Father."

"How shall we do this, Master?" some asked in amazement. "What secrets must we know to see and hear and touch this Holy Stream of Life?".

And Jesus did not answer. But he placed his two hands around the growing blades of grass in the pot, gently, as if it were the forehead of a little child. And he closed his eyes, and around him were waves of light, shimmering in the sun, as the summer heat makes the light to tremble under a cloudless sky. And the Brothers knelt and bowed their heads in reverence before the power of the angels which poured forth from the sitting figure of Jesus; and still he sat in silence, with his hands closed as if in prayer around the blades of grass.

And no one knew if an hour had passed, or a year, for time stood still and it was as if all creation held its breath. And Jesus opened his eyes, and the scent of blossoms filled the air as Jesus spoke: "Here is the secret, Sons of Light; here in the humble grass. Here is the meeting place of the Earthly Mother and the Heavenly Father; here is the Stream of Life which gave birth to all creation; I tell you truly, only to the Son of Man is it given to see and hear and touch the Stream of Life which flows between the Earthly and Heavenly Kingdoms. Place your hands around the tender grass of the angel of Earth, and you will see and hear and touch the power of all the angels."

And one by one, each of the Brothers sat in reverence before the power of the angels, holding in his hands the tender grass. And each one felt the Stream of Life enter his body with the force of a rushing stream after a spring storm. And the power of the angels flowed into their hands, up into their arms, and shook them mightily, even as the wind of the north shakes the branches of trees. And all of them wondered at the power in the humble grass, that it could contain all the angels, and the kingdoms of the Earthly Mother and the Heavenly Father. And they sat before Jesus, and were taught by him.

Andjesus said: "Behold, Sons of Light, the lowly grass. See wherein are contained all the angels of the Earthly Mother and the Heavenly Father. For now have you stepped into the Stream of Life, and its currents will carry you in time to everlasting life in the kingdom of your Heavenly Father.

"For in the grass are all the angels. Here is the angel of Sun, here in the brightness of the green color of the blades of wheat. For no one can look upon the sun when it is high in the heavens, for the eyes of the Son of Man are blinded by its radiant light. And it is for this that the angel of Sun turns to green all that to which she gives life, that the Son of Man may look upon the many and various shades of green and find strength and comfort therein. I tell you truly, all that is green and with life has the power of the angel of Sun within it, even these tender blades of young wheat.

"And so does the angel of Water bless the grass, for I tell you truly, there is more of the angel of Water within the grass than any of the other angels of the Earthly Mother. For if you crush within your hands the grass, you will feel the water of life, which is the blood of the Earthly Mother. And all through the days when you touch the grass and enter into the Stream of Life, do you give to the soil a few drops of water, that the grass may be renewed by the power of the Angel of Water.

"Know, also, that the angel of Air is within the grass, for all that is living and green is the home of the angel of Air. Put your face close to the grass, breathe deeply, and let the angel of Air enter deep within your body. For she abides in the grass, as the oak abides in the acorn, and as the fish abides in the sea.

"The angel of Earth is she who gives birth to the grass, even as the babe in the womb lives from the nourishment of his mother, so does the earth give of itself to the grain of wheat, causing it to shoot forth to embrace the angel of Air. I tell you truly, each grain of wheat that bursts forth upward to the sky is a victory over death, where Satan reigns. For Life always begins again.

"It is the angel of Life that flows through the blades of grass into the body of the Son of Light, shaking him with her power. For the grass is Life and the Son of Light is Life, and Life flows between the Son of Light and the blades of grass, making a bridge to the Holy Stream of Light which gave birth to all creation.

"And when the Son of Light holds between his hands the blades of grass, it is the angel of joy which fills his body with music. To enter into the Stream of Life is to be one with the song of the bird, the colors of the wild flowers, the scent of the sheaves of grain, newly turned over in the fields. I tell you truly, when the Son of Man feels not joy in his heart, he labors for Satan and brings hope to the sons of darkness. There is no sadness in the kingdom of Light, only the angel of Joy. Learn, then, from the tender blades of grass the song of the angel of joy, that the Sons of Light may walk with her always and so comfort the hearts of the Sons of Men.

"The Earthly Mother is she who provides for our bodies, for we are born of her, and have our life in her. So does she provide for us food in the very blades of grass we touch with our hands. For I tell you truly, it is not only as bread that wheat may nourish us. We may eat also of the tender blades of grass, that the strength of the Earthly Mother may enter into us. But chew well the blades, for the Son of Man has teeth unlike those of the beasts, and only when we chew well the blades of grass can the angel of Water enter our blood and give us strength. Eat, then, Sons of Light, of this most perfect herb from the table of our Earthly Mother, that your days may be long upon the earth, for such finds favor in the eyes of God.

"I tell you truly, the angel of Power enters into you when you touch the Stream of Life through the blades of grass. For the angel of Power is as a shining light that surrounds every living thing, just as the full moon is encircled by rings of radiance, and as the mist rises up from the fields when the sun climbs in the sky. And the angel of Power enters into the Son of Light when his heart is pure and his desire is only to comfort and teach the Sons of Men. Touch, then, the blades of grass, and feel the angel of Power enter the tips of your fingers, flow upwards through your body, and shake you till you tremble with wonder and awe.

"Know, also, that the angel of Love is present in the blades of grass, for love is in the giving, and great is the love given to the Sons of Light by the tender blades of grass. For I tell you truly, the Stream of Life runs through every living thing, and all that lives, bathes in the Holy Stream of Life. And when the Son of Light touches with love the blades of grass, so do the blades of grass return his love, and lead him to the Stream of Life where he may find life everlasting. And this love never exhausts itself, for its source is in the Stream of Life which flows into the Eternal Sea, and no matter how far does the Son of Man stray from his Earthly Mother and his Heavenly Father, the touch of the blades of grass will always bring a message from the angel of Love; and his feet shall bathe again in the Holy Stream of Life.

"Lo, it is the angel of Wisdom that governs the movement of the planets, the circle of the seasons, and the orderly growth of all living things. So does the angel of Wisdom ordain the communion of the Sons of Light with the Stream of Life, through the tender blades of grass. For I tell you truly, your body is holy, because it bathes in the Stream of Life, which is Eternal Order.

"Touch the blades of grass, Sons of Light, and touch the angel of Eternal Life. For if you look with the eyes of the spirit, you will truly see that the grass is eternal. Now it is young and tender, with the brightness of the newborn babe. Soon it will be tall and gracious, as the sapling tree with its first fruits. Then it will yellow with age, and bow its head in patience, as lies the field after the harvest. Finally, it will wither, for the small earthen pot cannot contain the full lifespan of the wheat. But it does not die, for the brown leaves return to the angel of Earth, and she holds the plant in her arms and bids it sleep, and all the angels work within the faded leaves and lo, they are changed and do not die but rise again in another guise. And so do the Sons of Light never see death, but find themselves changed and risen to everlasting Life.

"And so does the angel of Work never sleep, but sends the roots of the wheat deep into the angel of Earth, that the shoots of tender green may overcome death and the reign of Satan. For life is movement, and the angel of Work is never still, even does he labor without ceasing in the vineyard of the Lord. Close your eyes when you touch the grass, Sons of Light, but fall not asleep, for to touch the Stream of Life is to touch the eternal rhythm of the everlasting kingdoms, and to bathe in the Stream of Life is to feel more and more the power of the angel of Work within you, creating on earth the kingdom of Heaven.

"Peace is -the gift of the Stream of Life to the Sons of Light. Wherefore do we always greet each other, 'Peace be with you. Even so does the grass greet your body with the kiss of Peace. I tell you truly, Peace is not just the absence of war, for very quickly can the peaceful river turn into a raging torrent, and the same waves that lull the boat can quickly break it to pieces against the rocks. So does violence lie in wait for the Sons of Man, when they keep not the vigil of Peace. Touch the blades of grass, and thereby touch the Stream of Life. Therein you will find Peace, the Peace built with the power of all the angels. Even so with that Peace will the rays of Holy Light cast out all darkness.

"When the Sons of Light are one with the Stream of Life, then will the power of the blades of grass guide them to the everlasting kingdom of the Heavenly Father. And you shall know more of those mysteries which is not yet time for you to hear. For there are other Holy Streams in the everlasting kingdoms; I tell you truly, the heavenly kingdoms are crossed and crossed again by streams of golden light, arching far beyond the dome of the sky and having no end. And the Sons of Light shall travel by these streams for ever, knowing not death, guided by the eternal love of the Heavenly Father. And I tell you truly, all these mysteries are contained in the humble grass, when you touch it with tenderness and open your heart to the angel of Life within.

"Gather, then, the grains of wheat and plant them in small earthen pots; and every day with glad heart commune with the angels, that they may guide you to the Holy Stream of Life, and you may bring back from its eternal source comfort and strength for the Sons of Men. For I tell you truly, all that you learn, all that your eyes of the spirit see, all that your cars of the spirit hear, all this is as a hollow reed in the wind if you do not send forth a message of truth and light to the Sons of Men. For by the fruit do we know the worth of the tree. And to love is to teach without end, without ceasing. For so were your fathers taught of old, even our Father Enoch. Go now, and peace be with you."

And Jesus held forth the little pot with the blades of young grass, as if in blessing, and walked toward the sun-filled hills, along the shore of the river, as was the custom of all the Brothers. And the others followed, each holding to him the words of Jesus, as it were a precious jewel within his breast.

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Lions and Lionesses in Yah

2006-08-28T21:40:16Z

Blessings, Love and Light

InI wants to send high raspects to all them breden and sistren that are still standing strong against the forces of the imperialist goverments of the world. Them that have chosen themeselves not to be a part of the world corruption that is every country of the world. Them that with their example bring the light of righteousness to each one of our families and communities. Them that talk little but work a lot to stop the vicious violence that plages the world. To all of you, i bow in high raspects.

Peace be with all.

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auyuasca healing

2006-08-14T22:01:03Z

deartest family
please check out
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ayuasca medicine retreat in the amazon, peru
if you feel called
you are invited
pure love and infinite light
daniela and ali

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Give Thanks.....

2006-07-25T00:37:06Z

I wanted to start this thread for people to post what theyre truly thankful for.....the gifts from God/Goddess.

I am truly grateful for this wonderful planet filled with life, and abounding with gifts...the fruits, herbs, plants, water, and myriad of colors that make up Elohim's paintbrush on the canvas that is the earth! Im thankful for being gifted with being gay, and opening my heart to diversity and Love, and understanding gnederfluidity as part of the cosmic dance, and Im thaknful for the gentle reminders that Jah Jah gives me when I sojourn down the rocky roads of a blurring of vision) For having loving friends, good health, and vision of the future within the Love of Goddess and God.

Always in Love, Love in ALL Ways!

Rev. Brother John aka Shekinah Love

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The Living Word!

2006-07-19T07:44:02Z

Yesterday I was reading the Essene Gospel of Peace Book 1, and although Ive read it several times, I was struck by a particular passage in a new and profound way, as I had started a fast, a cleanse after all the crap Ive gone through this past year with school, lack of jobs/money/housing and through my fathers suicide.
I was reading the passage that said *Seek Not the law in your scriptures, for the law is dead. I tell you truly, Moses recieved not his from God in writing, but through the living word. The Law is living word, of living God to living prophets, for living people. In everything that has life, the law is written. You find it in the grass, the tree, in the river, in the mountain, in the birds of heaven, in the fishes of the sea,; but seek it chiefly in yourselves. For I tell you truly, all living things are nearer to God than the scripture that is without life. God so made all living things that they might by the everlasting work teach the laws of the true God to people. God/Goddess wrote not the law in the pages of books, but in your heart and in your spirit...............

AMAZING!!! And how true!
Its the path of science, the mystic and experience, as laid out in Enoch to the Dead Sea scroll. Observe a plant, watch what makes it grow, and what kills it, Experience its life, and make it your own! Become one with it, and At-One with the Divine! This teaching has so many levels I cant even begin to describe....its definitely something to contemplate!
Heres something interesting too...the Ginko tree.....which has healing properties for the brain, increases blood flow and brain activity produces fruit, that kinda looks like brains!
There are MANY many levels.....

Contemplate this for an evening, a week, a year, every day of your life!
Brother John

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The People of "The Way"

2006-06-01T03:43:41Z

Check out this new tribe:
http://tribes.tribe.net/thevoice

Please join and we will discuss the teachings of Jesus. This tribe is not just for christians or jews, the message of "The Way" is universal and for all peoples.

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Priorities of the Orthodox Essene Netzarim

2006-05-16T13:55:22Z

Worship-We seek to worship Elohim with our bodies,minds,spirits and souls. We always focus on Yeshua, seeking the fullest realization of the Ruach HaKodesh. Our worship is intimate, life changing and reflective of our Hebraic and eastern Essene Netzari heritage.

Torah and Brit Chadash- We seek to teach the spiritual truths of Elohim in a practical and inspirational way, without adding to or taking from His Word, and keeping it within its Essene Netzari context.Our goal is not only to hear, but obey the teachings of Yeshua so that we may be the image of Messiah to our community.

Fellowship- We are all children of our Abba Yahweh, one family in Yeshua Messiah; brothers and sisters eternally. We seek to develop real, intimate and supportive relationships built on mutual respect, love, responsibility and faithfulness.All of us are called to serve Messiah in devotion and to build up His community through the infused energy of Ruach HaKodesh. We are, as a community, called to spread the glories of the Kingdom, within and soon to be without, heal the sick, care for those in need, encourage transcendence of the fallen nature, and encourage spiritual seekers to realization of our Master Yeshua.

Discipleship- We are serious about being talmidim (disciples). All talmidim are aided in the transformation into images of Messiah first by Ruach HaKodesh, and secondarily by the spiritual direction of the Shaliach (Apostle), so that we may be the hands and feet of our Master and Savior in this world of sorrow.The Sheliach teaches by example, engaging the talmid in devotional service that is the essence of that very transformation.

Planting Seeds- We are dedicated to sharing with others the wonderful life changing love of Yeshua and His Good News for humanity and all of Creation. We seek to communicate that message in very real and sincere ways. We do not preach or yell on street corners. The message of Yeshua is conveyed better by showing compassion, helping mow the lawn, carrying someones groceries, giving them food and drink, or just simply being an ear to listen to their hurts or troubles.

Creation Centered- We seek to be creation conscious. That is, we seek to be good caretakers of Yahwehs creation. To this end we advocate vegetarianism, recycling, eco-theological understanding, conservation, herbalism, organic farming and earth friendly sustainable living. In this we are keeping the tradition of the ancient Israelites who lived a life in tune with the cycles of nature.

copyright 2005, Uriel ben Yaa'kov, All Rights Reserved

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Emunah: Beliefs of the Orthodox Essene Netzarim

2006-05-10T23:52:04Z

We believe that Ein Sof (the Eternal One)is the Creator and ruler of all created things. He is the life sustaining Source of all, and is in all. He is Immanent and Transcendent.

We believe that the Creator is echad (one), yet emenates three manifestations; Abba Yahweh,the Father, Yeshua HaMoshiach, The Son, and Ruach HaKodesh, the Holy Spirit.

That though Elohim is beyond gender, Elohim has manifested certain characteristics that are masculine and feminine. Thus, Yahweh represents the Divine Masculine aspect of Ein Sof, and Ruach HaKodesh expresses the Divine Feminine, the Mother.

We believe in Messiah Yeshua, the only begotten Son, beloved of His Father in heaven, whom Yahweh sent into this world to be our Master and Redeemer, as He promised by his holy prophets, and who descended from heaven for our salvation.

He was conceived of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), born of the virgin Miriam, the seed of David and anointed of Yahweh with the Ruach and power.

He was tempted in all ways as we are but without sin. He glorified his Father in heaven in all of His words, thoughts and deeds. He bore the reproach of sinners and was put to death on the tree for our transgressions.

He was wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed.

We believe that Messiah Yeshua is the Alef and the Tav, the beginning and the end.

We believe that we pray only to the Father,in Yeshua’s name. Yeshua is the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to Abba except through Him.

We believe that the prophets prophesied of Messiah Yeshua through Yahweh’s foreordained wisdom and knowledge.

We believe that the Torah given through Moshe is eternal and binding for the Netzari community. The Torah contains the transcendental precepts by which we are to live our spiritual lives.

We believe that the whole Torah which we now possess is the same as that given to Moshe. We reject any notion of an oral torah.

We believe that Sacred Scripture as written by the original writers in the original language is the Word Of Yahweh. We accept and affirm the Tanak, the Brit Chadasha, the Apocrypha, and the Book of Enoch as Sacred Scripture.

We believe that Elohim knows the hearts and minds of all human beings. No one is lost to His love, mercy or tender gaze.

We believe that Yahweh will reward those made righteous through the atonement purchased for us by Messiah Yeshua on the tree. Those who reject His mercy and love will reap the results of their hard-heartedness.

We believe that Yeshua will return to set up His Eternal earthly kingdom and rule the world on David’s throne from the New Jerusalem.

We believe that the dead will be raised and the righteous shall be changed.

We believe that Daven (prayer) and meditation are our primary methods of communication with Yahweh and seek to lead lives filled with their attentiveness.

We believe in observing the Principle of Kashrut in our diet. Further, we strongly encourage the Edenic Diet (vegetarianism) as most befitting our future life in the Eternal Kingdom. We do not judge those who choose not to maintain the Edenic Diet, but expect that they will keep Kashrut.

We believe that to enter the waters of Mikveh is an outer sign of an inner transformation.
We hold it as a necessary component of spiritual realization in Yeshua.

We believe that non-violence is a mandatory precept for talmidim (disciples) of Yeshua Messiah.

We believe that stewardship of the earth is a sacred obligation. To this end we encourage organic farming, sustainable living, and eco-theological understanding.

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Essene Families

2006-05-10T23:43:42Z

Was just wondering, people in this tribe who have children, how do you integrate essene practice into family rituals + daily routines?

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The Sefirot: Characteristics of the Creator

2006-05-05T14:10:06Z

"In order to truly understand Elohim, and understand Yeshua, we must be willing to make a paradigm shift. Our entire way of thinking, speaking and living will be transformed if we take this kabbalistic knowledge seriously. First, we must dump everything we THINK we know about the Creator. We have to understand that our view of "Godhead" is skewed and marred by Christian theology. It is skewed and marred by years of abuse of church power. It is rendered impotent by its rejection of its Essene Netzari origin. Quite simply, how can we understand the deity who was revealed to the Israelites in very specific language and symbolism if we attempt to do so via a theological and philosophical system that literally rejects that very revelatory fount? In order to understand Yeshua, His teachings and Person, we must be willing to sacrifice old ideas, notions and prejudices. If you’re willing to do so then you will begin to grasp the “meat” of the Good News.

Within the Judaism of not only Yeshua’s time on earth, but even before that,(even before Judaism existed as we know it), Elohim spoke to Moshe (Moses) giving him not only the Torah, but the kabbalah. Kabbalah literally means “received”, signifying knowledge given by direct revelation of Elohim. Through this same kabbalah Elohim revealed the mysteries of His Existence to humanity. And it is this same kabbalah that Yochanan received in the book known as "Revelations". Through this kabbalah, this revelation, ancient Israelite prophets and mystics knew Elohim as “Ein Sof”, the Eternal One.

Now, I want you to think for a moment about a formless, timeless, eternal Being. Try to form a picture in your mind. Do you have it? If you’re like me, you couldn’t do it. How do we conceive of such a Being? The concept is literally alien to our understanding. After all, how can a finite being even begin to fathom an Infinite Being? Eternal, Timeless, Formless; we’ve assigned meanings to those words, but ultimately we can’t understand how they actually manifest. They are concepts that we cannot place a substance on. It is like trying to describe the taste of chocolate to someone who has never had it. That is how limited our knowledge of the Creator is. It is extremely difficult for us to imagine a Being that is the only whole and complete and Being in and of Itself in existence. Our Creator understood this. Since our Creator is a transcendental Being, beyond the ability of the material senses to understand or grasp, in His/Her mercy S/He reveals Him/Herself in ways that our simple senses can understand.

Before Ein Sof created anything, S/He emanated the “Sefirot”, the Lights or Shining Ones. These shining ones are His/Her attributes and characteristics. In a sense, they communicate the Nature of Deity in ways that our finite minds can grasp. As we explore them we will see how only one Person, Yeshua, is the perfect embodiment of each. Lets take a look at each of these characteristics.

Each sefirot can be realized in your life as follows...

Keter (Crown)-It also implies kavanah ( consciousness ) and sacred will. As mentioned earlier, we all need to develop our consciousness so that it is fixed on spiritual precepts through our surrendering to the path of Yeshua. Having done so, our will can be trained to live out Sacred Law and reflect the image of Messiah. Presently our consciousness is enslaved to the Fallen Nature,to materialism and egocentricity. In this weakened state the Adversary is able to manipulate us. However, when we surrender to our Heavenly Father and Mother, when we take shelter of Messiah we can gradually come to the platform of Ahava, love of Elohim. This is most often accomplished through devotional service; through prayer, communal worship, family worship, study of the Sacred Scriptures, observance of Torah and taking on the active role of being a servant leader in your community.Kavanah can be developed through involvement in social and ecological issues as well. Anything we do that is good, with Yeshua in the center, is a contributing factor in our kavanah. Yeshua again is our perfect example. His life was one of constant awareness of His Father’s Heart and Presence. He attended the Temple, went to the synagogue,prayed constantly, taught the wisdom of Elohim; he was the Living Torah! Our calling to this higher consciousness is a difficult, yet rewarding one. And when done through Yeshua, we earn our crown of glory, being rewarded with the eternal Presence of our Creator. Are you up to the challenge?

Binah (Understanding) and Chokmah (Wisdom)-- We’re all given varying degrees of “natural” understanding and wisdom. For example, a mother instinctively knows how to care for and protect her child. A man knows without having to be told that one of his responsibilities to his family is to provide for and protect them. And furthermore, we are all capable of learning new things continually through life. We learn trades, history, art-a wide variety of topics.However, the perfect wisdom and understanding is to understand that Ein Sof is the Source and Perfect Possessor of absolute understanding and wisdom.And we are responsible to use whatever measure of binah and chokmah we have been given to understand and gain wisdom that relates to the Absolute.

“ If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all..” - James 1: 5

We should apply ourselves to the realization of Sacred Principles that will lead to our transformation. Keep in mind that your trade, art, etc. are all impermanent. The understanding and wisdom we need to develop is of that which is eternal. Shaul wrote of wisdom ( even this kabbalah we’re exploring ):

“ We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.”- I Corinthians 2: 6-7

Yeshua possessed these qualities of wisdom and understanding perfectly, even from childhood. Remember the account of His having stayed in the Temple, surrounded by the rabbi’s? The Sacred Scriptures tell us:

“ Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and answers.” - Mark 2: 47

This was to be the case throughout His life. How many times do we read of various individuals attempting to stump Him on any given topic of Torah? Many! And in each case his challengers were defeated by His deeper understanding and wisdom. As Essene talmidim we must imitate our Master. We should seek the higher wisdom, the higher understanding so that when the Adversary challenges us, he walks away defeated. "

I took this from a book I've read called "Yeshua As He Is" by Jake Ashcraft. This section goes even more into the sefirot and how we can manifest them. If anybody else is intereste dint he book you can get it here: http://www.lulu.com/jakeashcraft

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Shaul (Paul) NOT a betrayer!

2006-05-05T14:07:24Z

I think that this "betrayal" issue is a horrible misunderstanding of the writings of Shaul. As for claims of him faking his conversion, etc. they are unfounded and without a shred of evidence. One must understand his writings as the Netzarim did/do for centuries. He is in actuality completely in keeping with the Torah and the teachings of Yeshua.

Generally, there are three views of him. Kepha (Peter) told us that Shaul’s letters were difficult to understand (2Kepha 3:15,16), and his words were “twisted” by the untaught and unstable.

View #1: For the bulk of Christian history, Catholicism taught that salvation comes by receiving "grace" through "sacraments", and that any obedience to the Commandments of YHWH was seen as "judaizing" and cut them off from Messiah. The Reformation started on the path back to the Truth by rejecting any salvation based on human efforts, such as "indulgences" or the "7 sacraments" - yet Luther still brought a few of the "sacraments" out with him! Shaul’s writings have been used to defend the position that believers are saved by "grace alone" (Eph. 2:8,9). Shaul's so-called “anti-Torah” (anti-law) comments have been used mostly by the Reformers, because they desire to maintain the Replacement Theology of Romanism (that the "church" replaced Yisrael), setting aside any application of the Ten Commandments as having bearing on inheriting eternal life. The Ten Commandments that define sin have been annulled in this view, and salvation through belief in Yeshua’s shed blood supercedes any need to obey. They claim we are now “free” from the “curse” of the law, and anyone attempting to obey the “Old Covenant” is seen as a heretic, judaizer, and a reprobate. For centuries this view was enforced through the Catholic institution’s dogmas as well, and any competing views were vigorously eliminated - with extreme prejudice (they were killed). It was a man named Marcion that promoted the forbidding of what is called the "Old Covenant", which included the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings. He allowed only the writings of what came to be known as the "New Testament".

View #2: Today there are others who go to the other extreme, and call Sha’ul himself a heretic who was responsible for the “apostasy”, the falling-away from the Torah by Christianity.

For those who believe Sha’ul’s letters indicated an annulling of any Commandments pertaining to the definition of sin, or that he contradicted the words of Rabbi Yeshua, please consider that you may have misunderstood what Sha’ul was referring to.

View #3: We who accept Shaul but reject “lawlessness” have been given a balanced understanding of his letters. Shaul was the apostle to the Gentiles, who were known as adult males “uncircumcised” in their flesh. The letter to the Galatians (and other texts) addressed the “law” of adult male circumcision, which had been up to that time a cornerstone for any Gentile converting to the faith of Abraham, Yitshaq, and Ya’aqob. Further study will reveal this; even Kepha (Peter) pointed out that Shaul's letters were not easy to understand, but were “twisted” by those who were untaught (2 Kepha 3:15,16). Kepha warned us to watch, lest we be led away to destruction by the delusion of the lawless. He didn’t include Sha’ul as a lawless one, but stated that Sha’ul’s letters were being twisted, as were “the other Writings”. For those who have interpreted that Sha’ul wrote of an “end of the law”, Kepha’s warning was written directly to those who live without the Torah! Those who live and believe they are “free” to disregard the Commandments are in spiritual danger; Kepha mentioned their “destruction” — so this is critical to get corrected (and why I’m writing this to you all!).

For those who believe Sha’ul was a heretic that needs to be exposed for what he wrote about bringing an “end of the law”, you have also misunderstood his writings. Kepha called Shaul “our beloved brother” at 2Kepha 3:15. Is Kepha a heretic also? Luke, who wrote about 40% of the Brith Chadasha (Re-newed Covenant, or Messianic Writings), was the most orderly writer of them all. He started at the beginning, writing both “Luke” and “Acts” to a person referred to as “most excellent Theophilos”. He began his first narrative with the birth of Yohanan, Yeshua’s cousin. He tells us how Yohanan immersed Yeshua. Yohanan was finally imprisoned and beheaded by Herod. In chapter 3, Luke expounds the lineage of Yeshua, and goes on in the rest of his book to describe all the miracles and teachings of the Messiah of Yisrael. Luke also wrote the “Acts” of the apostles; and of no small mention is Shaul, the source of so much misunderstanding. Shaul is described as the “apostle to the Gentiles”, and Luke traveled with him to many cities witnessing in the synagogues. Luke recorded Shaul's conversion, and Yeshua didn't seem to think Shaul was a "heretic", but rather Yeshua Himself told HananYah of Shaul: "Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My Name before nations, sovereigns, and the children of Yisrael" - Acts 9:15. HananYah stood corrected, but at first he thought Shaul to be the most dangerous man on Earth. Shaul was also at the Yerushalayim Council, Acts 15. How do you feel about Shaul now? If you regard Shaul to be a heretic, then you will also have to trash Kepha and Luke. The only way to overcome the misunderstanding of Shaul’s letters is by seeing that he was under constant criticism (in his time) over the topic of adult male circumcision for converts. Acts 15 addressed this controversial matter, and it should have put it to rest forever; but we know that even today there are those who wrestle with it, causing division in the Body of Messiah. When Shaul seems to be saying we are no longer “under the law”, the “law” to which he is referring concerns adult male circumcision.

Ephesians 2:8,9 discusses "works" not saving us; but Shaul refers to those ceremonial "works" which we had formerly relied on -- animal sacrifices, circumcision, etc.,. -- certainly he never meant the annulment of the Ten Commandments, which we obey as the re-newed Covenant, promised to us at YermeYahu 31:31 to be written on our hearts. At Ephesians 2:10, the next verse, Shaul states that we were created in Messiah to perform good works, and implies that this is to obey the Ten Commandments:

"For we are His workmanship, created in Messiah Yeshua unto good works, which Elohim prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." Eph. 2:10. The word "them" refers to the good works prepared beforehand - the Ten Words, called the Covenant, the Ten Commandments.

Works are the fruit of our faith, and perfect our belief. Notice a few texts that discuss works:

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works , and esteem your Father which is in Heaven.” Matt 5:16

“For the Son of man shall come in the esteem of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.” Matt 16:27

“Even so faith (belief), if it has not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, you have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works (the key to properly understanding obedience, and it’s place in our lives). You believe that there is one Elohim; you do well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works (obedience) is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Yitshaq his son upon the altar? You see how faith worked through his works , and by works was faith made perfect?” James 2:17-22

("Grace alone" through faith, without works, is moot -- "dead"). If we believe, but don't obey the Commandments, Yeshua will not be able to say "Well done" - but He will only be able to say "Well believed". Although "human effort" doesn't save us, when we are saved a great deal of "human effort" gets in line with the correct way of living. It is difficult for the elect (Matt 7:14, 1Pet. 4:18) -- but when you LOVE what you do because He has given you the desire in your heart, it is not a grievous burden to obey the Commandments of YHWH. It's an act of love.

Ephesians 2:11,12 - verses to continue with awesome information. These reveal that Gentiles are no longer Gentiles when they are converted and immersed, but they become FELLOW CITIZENS of Yisrael (there's only ONE body with no division). So, please understand that the "uncircumcision" (in the flesh) are indeed circumcised, being the "workmanship of Yeshua" - circumcised by Him in their hearts with a love for Torah. (read Col. 2:11-13, Romans 2:28,29, 1 Cor. 7:19).

We are the workmanship of Yeshua, as we see at Ephesians 2:8-12, and this text explains that those "formerly Gentile" (they are no longer Gentile) called the "uncircumcision" by the "circumcision" are brought near through the blood of Mashiach - it isn't the circumcision made in the flesh by hands:

"Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh, who are CALLED 'the uncircumcision' by what is CALLED 'the circumcision' made in the flesh by hands, that at that time you were without Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Yisra'el and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no expectation and without Elohim in the world. But now in Messiah Yeshua you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah." Eph. 2:11-13

There are many other texts that show that "works" by our hands cannot save us - so even here Sha'ul is once again being misunderstood concerning obedience. He's referring to the circumcision made by the hands of men when he is talking about "works" not saving us. (Remember: The CONTEXT reveals what he means).

"By this we know that we love the children of Elohim, when we love Elohim, and keep His Commandments. For this is the love of Elohim, that we keep His Commandments: and his Commandments are not grievous." 1 John 5:2-3

“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, till Heaven and Earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law (Torah), till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least Commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven.” Matt 5:17-19

At Revelation 2, Yeshua warned the first assembly that He would remove their menorah if they did not repent and do the "first works". Repenting and obeying the Torah, many of us have received the symbol of the menorah, restored to us by Yeshua. The menorah is the symbol of Yeshua, the Giver of the Torah, the Word made flesh. He is the "living Word", the Torah (teachings) come to life. The parables are all pointing to one thing: the restoration of men to the Covenant relationship with YHWH. Repent, and He will enable you to obey His Ten Commandments. He will write them on your heart, and you will love His Torah. He said:

"If you love Me, keep My Commandments." His final warning to all the world:

"Repent, for the reign of YHWH draws near."

The Ten Commandments will be around for all eternity, and apply to every "mortal" being. And, they also apply to every "immortal being" that has ever been created by YHWH. The adversary seems to have a problem with obeying them, so it's easy to see why so many of us have been deceived - and deception is the main objective of our enemy.

Discerning Truth is a matter of how one looks at the Scriptures. It's either with an "eye of light" or an "eye of darkness". Shaul has been used to make people stumble, but only those who have an "eye of darkness".

The bottom line is, Shaul/Paul was endorsed by Rabbi Yeshua:
"Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My Name before nations, sovereigns, and the children of Yisrael" - Acts 9:15. The controversies around him and "the law" that he is referring to have divided the brothers since they were written. Is it the "MORAL law", or the "CEREMONIAL law" that Yeshua completed for us? The truthful answer to this question will go against 1950 years of false interpretations of Shaul's writings. The need for animal sacrificing and circumcision of the new adult male converts is fulfilled now - in Yeshua's "work". Some want to hold to adult male circumcision for converts so much, they refuse to have fellowship with those who understand Shaul differently. They may as well sacrifice animals as well, because they don't understand Shaul's writings. We are the workmanship of Yeshua, not the works of the hands of men, so our salvation is not based on anything men can do to "correct" our flesh, or wear on their heads. Those perishing have not received a love for the Truth (Torah, the Covenant), while those who have received this love for Torah from Yeshua obey the Covenant and have fellowship with YHWH, and with the brothers.

Volumes can be said against Shaul, but that little sentence quoted above stands forever as an endorsement of him that I cannot refute.

Be careful of those who promote hatred on the internet. They can poison our hearts with lies and turn us into propagators of their guile. Shaul is being attacked because the veil is being lifted on his words, and many people are finally understanding them. This understanding is uniting us, and the adversary is doing everything possible to quell this working of Yeshua's Spirit. But, Yeshua is going to win in the end.
Sha'ul to Paul - the change in his name:

The man known as "Paul" must have taken this name, and the reason for it is not given; but possibly it was because as Sha'ul his reputation among the Natsarim was bad. He was a severe persecutor of the saints. A change in name could also have served another purpose; since he was not known by sight to many of the Natsarim, it could likely be that many of those he had formerly worked for did not know him by sight either. And, we know they were seeking him to kill him. He heard himself being spoken of as Sha'ul, and could have seen it was time to leave that name and its reputation behind him. I don't know who changed his name, nor do I like to recommend arbitrarily taking on a name that is different from that which is given
by the authority of one's parents -- since we don't have authority over ourselves to change our names at will. Yeshua can change our name, since all authority is His. Yeshua called him "Sha'ul", however this was before Sha'ul became converted:

"He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, 'Sha'ul , Sha'ul , why do you persecute me?' 'Who are you, Adonai?' Sha'ul asked." Acts 9:4-5

The change seems to first appear here at Acts 13:

"Then Sha'ul , who was also called Paul, filled with the Ruach haQodesh, looked straight at Elymas and said, 'You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of YHWH? Now the hand of YHWH is against you. You are going to be blind, and for a time you will be unable to see the light of the sun.'" Acts 13:9-11

From this point on in Acts, Sha'ul seems to be referred to as Paul. In all of Sha'ul's letters, his name appears as "Paul", and never as Sha'ul. Yet, in Acts, this man underwent a change in name. For my own understanding of this change, the former name Sha'ul went out of use after his conversion, and he has been called Paul ever since.

Shaul / Paul was not a Roman Catholic, and neither was Luke or Kepha. They didn't play with "holy water", or have any relics. They didn't dispense "grace" by means of 7 sacraments. They taught the message of the kingdom of YHWH, and YHWH's Commandments as Yeshua told them to do. As for Shaul, remember that if you speak against his work, you may just be speaking against Yeshua's work, because Yeshua said:

"Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My Name before nations, sovereigns, and the children of Yisrael" - Acts 9:15.

If Catholicism / Christianity is a "hybrid" mixture of Paganism and the Natsari faith, don't blame Shaul - look at Marcion, Cyprian, Augustine, Origen, Eusebius, Ossius, and Constantine! Shaul literally suffered for the Name of Yeshua: he was stoned and assumed dead! This may have been the source of Shaul's "thorn", since being stoned can leave you in quite a damaged state.

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Living Temples

2006-05-05T14:03:40Z

Living Temples

When we live out the spiritual principles of Yeshua we are no longer merely normal or average people. We cease to be whatever it is we once were. We’re no longer a part of a marred world enslaved to a Fallen Nature and serving the desires of the ego or the whims of the Adversary. We’ve become Tzaddikim, Righteous Ones. And Tzaddikim are known to the Essene Netzarim as Living Temples of the Divine Presence. Now don’t get me wrong here. I’m not saying you become a deity or that you are even equal to deity in any way, shape or form. Absolutely not! What I am saying is that we become the dwelling place of the Ruach HaKodesh, the Imma (Divine Mother).

“ Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you received from God?”- I Corinthians 6: 19

Shaul himself states rather clearly that we can be a temple for the Ruach HaKodesh. And what is interesting is that the ancient Essene Netzarim understood the mystical connection between the objects Elohim commanded them to wear and this concept of living temples. Sounds odd to those used to the Christian theological constructs I know. However we’re not dealing with the western way of thinking here. We’re exploring the eastern Essene mind, the mind of the original Apostles and disciples of our Master. In light of this mindset we know that if we obey the commandments of Yahweh, if we live the teachings of Yeshua, Elohim is elevating us to a higher state of existence while yet in this world. We no longer live according to the dictates of the material world, but live as if we were already in His/Her eternal spiritual Kingdom.

“ Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.”- Romans 8: 5

We are to live for the desires of the Ruach HaKodesh, our Beloved Imma! And ultimately it is the desire of the Divine Mother that we be made holy. When we obey Yahweh, when we truly live the teachings of Yeshua we receive the immediate benefit of the Shekinah, the indwelling Presence of the Ruach HaKodesh, our Imma. Think about that for a moment. The Divine Mother of Creation literally lives in you! This Presence has a purifying and sanctifying effect on us. It fills us with the Light of Elohim. When we are in such a state of obedience and we wear what S/He has commanded us to wear, driven by a purity of heart, we are covered by the Shekinah and our bodies are dedicated to Elohim; in unity with Him/Her by virtue of Her indwelling Presence. In effect we become the field in which the Tree of Life mentioned in Sacred Scripture is planted.

“ She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.”- Proverbs 3:18

This “she” mentioned here is the feminine aspect of Godhead, the Ruach HaKodesh.

END QUOTE

This was taken from the same book I mentioned before. "Yeshua As He Is: Rediscovering His True Message". The author just put out his newest book today. I'm acting as sort of a secretary for him for when he gets email.

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Essene Scriptures and Learning

2006-05-05T13:35:42Z

Here is a post I made to my yahoo group today.....I thought Id share it here....

************** http://groups.yahoo.com/group/esseneinformed/
I thought I would write today to thank everyone who has joined this
list, and is still around, despite the recent inactivity. Id like to
welcome folks to share their experiences, and ideas, questions and
hopes in this forum.
I have recently taken part in some other Essene forums on here which
have been very disappointing for me, both due to patriarchy,
homophobia, and denouncing of the Szekely texts. Personally I am a
pro-Szekely Essene, and there are lots of folks out there who dont
beleive in his work, due to the fact that the translated texts cant be
backed up with the original copies. Of course my responce to those
allegations is that the Essene Gospels were mostly discovered in the
Vatican secret archives, and if they are still there the catholic
church certainly isnt going to want us to know. And as for the
archives at Monticassino, since the monastary was bombed and
destroyed, thats out. However regardless of whether these or any texts
can be proven I dont think is as important as how true they ring for
you in your heart. Regardless of the spiritual text, and age or
authenticity of it, no text can be proven to be the perfect accurate
full truth. Whether its the Essene texts or Majabarata,
or the Bible or any other spiritual text. The key we have to
understanding these texts and choosing scriptures to follow is whether
they ring true for our hearts. We each are on our own levels of
discovery and at different points in our lives different books may
reveal different things for us. When I was a teenager I loved the
Bible. I read it often, and I found (by chance...or rather by
synchonicity) was pointed to the only references to the Essenes in the
bible. It lead me to the Essene teachings and the Szekely texts. I
have prayed about it over and over again, asking for guidance as to
what was right for me, and Ive been consistently lead to the Essene
Gospel of Peace. It is such a beautiful High book full of great
truths, good health advice and spiritual wisdom. Regardless of the
source or whether it can be proven or not is for me, irrelevant. The
key to the Essene teachings in taking the wisdom from any text is to
look at it through the eyes of the Ruach Ha Kodesh...the Holy Spirit.
Our internaal teacher, our holy breath. Only then can we truly know
what the truth is, for us. Without the Breath, we can only read. But
with the Breath, we can SEE! So the next time you are reading a
spiritaul text.....breathe deeply, contemplate the words...even
meditate on them, pray about them, and look deeper inside for the
answers. This is the Divine Feminine, the lost archetype of the
Divine. For thousands of years people have been solely looking to the
Divine Masculine (the word) for their answers, but now people are
finally realizing that altho the word is great, and inspirational,
leading us, it needs to be looked at through the lovin eyes of the
Shekinah, the Divine Mother. This balance of Loving Energy will bring
forth the greatest Holistic Truth that can be.
Blessed Love Family,
Shalom
Namaste
Brother John
**********************

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The Essene's and Yeshua: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Age

2006-05-05T13:31:29Z

The Essene's and Yeshua: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Age, by Jake Ashcraft is available now at: http://www.lulu.com/jakeashcraft

I've pasted a preview below for you everybody here:

"Ruach HaKodesh: The Divine Mother

“But what about the Holy Spirit?”, some may ask. Well, this ancient kabbalah has much to say about the subject. This may challenge some dearly held Christian beliefs, which is a good thing. If the false concepts of Christian tradition aren’t confronted we will never understand such important topics as this one. After all one cannot go into a church or discuss anything with a Christian without the Holy Spirit being mentioned. That is a rightly so. After all, the Ruach HaKodesh is the Person who continually guides and comforts the believer in Yeshua’s physical absence. The problem is that Christians just don’t know who the Ruach HaKodesh is! In the churches you will almost always hear the Holy Spirit referred to as a “he”. In the minds of the ancient Essene’s as well as the modern Essene Netzarim, the Ruach HaKodesh was known not to be a masculine Being at all. Surprised? The very term “Ruach HaKodesh” which was used by Yeshua, the original twelve apostles and the ancient Essene Netzarim is literally a feminine gender term. The Essenes always understood the Holy Spirit to be the emanation of the feminine aspects and qualities of Ein Sof. She is considered to be one of the Three Pillars of Godhead. These three are the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, or Mother. Together they are the Three Pillars of the Tree of Life. In the ancient Essene Netzari teachings these three Pillars correspond to the "tzachtzachot", or Supernal Lights. These three lights are hidden from human view and have no beginning and no end. They consitute One Essence, forming a trinity. The Zohar says of them:

"Thus are YHWH, Eloheyny, YHWH but One unity, three substantive beings which are one."

Furthermore, these three Supernal Lights are the Source of all Sefirot. In demonstrating this truth through the use of the Three Pillars we find that the right Pillar represents the Mother, and the left Pillar represents the Father. The characteristics corresponding to the Imma, the Mother are: Binah, Gevurah and Hod. Those corresponding to the Abba, the Father are: Chokmah, Chesed, and Netzach. Yeshua, the Son, is represented as the middle Pillar. The middle Pillar balances the masculine and feminine characteristics of Elohim perfectly. Thus, Yeshua is the physical manifestation of the glorious character of both the Abba and Imma!
Indeed, the Holy Spirit was often referred to as “Imma”, meaning mother by the ancient Essene Netzarim. This brings us to an even deeper realization of the intention behind the Biblical statement that humanity was created in the image of the Creator, male and female. (Genesis 1:26-27) We are the physical manifestation of the spiritual pattern. "

"And if you consider the activities of the Ruach HaKodesh you can understand that this feminine aspect makes perfect sense. She comforts, guides, teaches, reprimands and speaks to our hearts in deeply meaningful ways. The Presence of the Ruach HaKodesh is known as the Shekinah. She intervenes in daily activities and our mundane affairs as well as bestows spiritual gifts upon us. We can limit Her Presence or abandon Her altogether through forgetfulness of Sacred Law. Continual indulgence in sinful activity with an unrepentant heart will cause Her to remove Herself from our lives. "

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Essene Gospel of Peace Book 1

2006-04-24T18:30:21Z

The ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE
Book One
The Original Hebrew and Aramaic Texts
Translated and edited by
EDMOND BORDEAUX SZEKELY
MCMLXXXI
INTERNATIONAL BIOGENIC SOCIETY

Copyright @ 1981, by the Internation,l Blogenic Society

And then many sick and maimed came to Jesus, asking him. "if you know all things, tell us, why do we suffer with these grievous plagues? Why are we not whole like other men? Master, heal us, that we too may be made strong, and need abide no longer in our misery. We know that you have it in your power to heal all manner of disease. Free us from Satan and from all his great afflictions. Master, have compassion on us."
And Jesus answered- "Happy are you that you hunger for the truth, for I will satisfy you with the bread of wisdom. Happy are you, that you knock, for I will open to you the door of life. Happy are you, that you would cast off the power of Satan, for I will lead you into the kingdom of our Mother's angels, where the power of Satan cannot enter."
And they asked him in amazement: "Who is our Mother and which her angels? And where is her kingdom?"
"Your Mother is in you, and you in her. She bore you, she gives you life. It was she who gave to you your body, and to her shall you one day give it back again. Happy are you when you come to know her and her kingdom; if you receive your Mother's angels and if you do her laws. I tell you truly, he who does these things shall never see disease. For the power of our Mother is above all. And it destroys Satan and his kingdom, and has rule over all your bodies and all living things.
"The blood which runs in us is born of the blood of our Earthly Mother. Her blood falls from the clouds; leaps from the womb of the earth; babbles in the brooks of the mountains; flows wide in the rivers of the plains; sleeps in the lakes; rages mightily in tempestuous seas.
"The air which we breathe is born of the breath of our Earthly Mother. Her breath is azure in the heights of the heavens; soughs in the tops of the mountains; whispers the leaves of the forest; billows over the cornfields; slumbers in the deep valleys, burns hot in the desert.
"The hardness of our bones is born of the bones of our Earthly Mother, of the rocks and of the stones. They stand naked to the heavens on the tops of mountains; are as giants that lie sleeping on the sides of the mountains, as idols set in the desert, and are hidden in the deepness of the earth.
"The tenderness of our flesh is born of the flesh of our Earthly Mother; whose flesh waxes yellow and red in the fruits of the trees, and nurtures us in the furrows of the fields.
"Our bowels are born of the bowels of our Earthly Mother, and are hid from our eyes, like the invisible depths of the earth.
"The light of our eyes, the hearing of our ears, both are born of the colors and the sounds of our Earthly Mother; which enclose us about, as the waves of the sea a fish, as the eddying air a bird.
"I tell you in very truth, Man is the Son of the Earthly Mother, and from her did the Son of Man receive his whole body, even as the body of the newborn babe is born of the womb of his mother. I tell you truly, you are one with the Earthly Mother; she is in you, and you in her. Of her were you born, in her do you live, and to her shall you return again. Keep, therefore, her laws, for none can live long, neither be happy, but he who honors his Earthly Mother and does her laws. For your breath is her breath; your blood her blood; your bone her bone; your flesh her flesh; your bowels her bowels; your eyes and your ears are her eyes and her ears.
"I tell you truly, should you fail to keep but one only of all these laws, should you harm but one only of all your body's members, you shall be utterly lost in your grievous sickness, and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. I tell you, unless you follow the laws of your Mother, you can in no wise escape death. And he who clings to the laws of his Mother, to him shall his Mother cling also. She shall heal all his plagues, and he shall never become sick. She gives him long life, and protects him from all afflictions; from fire, from water, from the bite of venomous serpents. For your Mother bore you, keeps life within you. She has given you her body, and none but she heals you. Happy is he who loves his Mother and lies quietly in her bosom. For your Mother loves you, even when you turn away from her. And how much more shall she love you, if you turn to her again? I tell you truly, very great is her love, greater than the greatest of mountains, deeper than the deepest seas. And those who love their Mother, she never deserts them. As the hen protects her chickens, as the lioness her cubs, as the mother her newborn babe, so does the Earthly Mother protect the Son of Man from all danger and from all evils.
"For I tell you truly, evils and dangers innumerable lie in wait for the Sons of Men. Beelzebub, the prince of all devils, the source of every evil, lies in wait in the body of all the Sons of Men. He is death, the lord of every plague, and taking upon him a pleasing raiment, he tempts and entices the Sons of Men. Riches does he promise, and power, and splendid palaces, and garments of gold and silver, and a multitude of servants, all these; he promises renown and glory, fornication and lustfulness, gluttony and wine-bibbing, riotous living, and slothfulness and idle days. And he entices every one by that to which their heart is most inclined. And in the day that the Sons of Men have already become the slaves of all these vanities and abominations, then in payment thereof he snatches from the Sons of Men all those things which the Earthly Mother gave them so abundantly. He takes from them their breath, their blood, their bone, their flesh, their bowels, their eyes and their ears. And the breath of the Son of Man becomes short and stifled, full of pain and evil-smelling, like the breath of unclean beasts. And his blood becomes thick and evil-smelling, like the water of the swamps; it clots and blackens, like the night of death. And his bone becomes hard and knotted; it melts away within and breaks asunder, as a stone falling down upon a rock. And his flesh waxes fat and watery; it rots and putrefies, with scabs and boils that are an abomination.
And his bowels become full with abominable filthiness, with oozing streams of decay; and multitudes of abominable worms have their habitation there. And his eyes grow dim, till dark night enshrouds them, and his ears become stopped, like the silence of the grave. And last of all shall the erring Son of Man lose life. For he kept not the laws of his Mother, and added sin to sin. Therefore, are taken from him all the gifts of the Earthly Mother: breath, blood, bone, flesh, bowels, eyes and ears, and after all else, life, with which the Earthly Mother crowned his body.
"But if the erring Son of Man be sorry for his sins and undo them, and return again to his Earthly Mother; and if he do his Earthly Mother's laws and free himself from Satan's clutches, resisting his temptations, then does the Earthly Mother receive again her erring Son with love and sends him her angels that they may serve him. I tell you truly, when the Son of Man resists the Satan that dwells in him and does not his will, in the same hour are found the Mother's angels there, that they may serve him with all their power and free utterly the Son of Man from the power of Satan.
"For no man can serve two masters. For either he serves Beelzebub and his devils or else he serves our Earthly Mother and her angels. Either he serves death or he serves life. I tell you truly, happy are those that do the laws of life and wander not upon the paths of death. For in them the forces of life wax strong and they escape the plagues of death."
And all those round about him listened to his words with amazement, for his word was with power, and he taught quite otherwise than the priests and scribes.
And though the sun was now set, they departed not to their homes. They sat round about Jesus and asked him: "Master, which are these laws of life? Rest with us awhile longer and teach us. We would listen to your teaching that we may be healed and become righteous."
And Jesus himself sat down in their midst and said: "I tell you truly, none can be happy, except he do the Law."
And the others answered: "We all do the laws of Moses, our lawgiver, even as they are written in the holy scriptures."
And Jesus answered: "Seek not the law in your scriptures, for the law is life, whereas the scripture is dead. I tell you truly, Moses received not his laws from God in writing, but through the living word. The law is living word of living God to living prophets for living men. In everything that is life is the law written. You find it in the grass, in the tree, in the river, in the mountain, in the birds of heaven, in the fishes of the sea; but seek it chiefly in yourselves. For I tell you truly, all living things are nearer to God than the scripture which is without life. God so made life and all living things that they might by the everlasting word teach the laws of the true God to man. God wrote not the laws in the pages of books, but in your heart and in your spirit. They are in your breath, your blood, your bone; in your flesh, your bowels, your eyes, your ears, and in every little part of your body. They are present in the air, in the water, in the earth, in the plants, in the sunbeams, in the depths and in the heights. They all speak to you that you may understand the tongue and the will of the living God. But you shut your eyes that you may not see, and you shut your ears that you may not hear. I tell you truly, that the scripture is the work of man, but life and all its hosts are the work of our God. Wherefore do you not listen to the words of God which are written in His works? And wherefore do you study the dead scriptures which are the work of the hands of men?"
"How may we read the laws of God elsewhere than in the scriptures? Where are they written? Read them to us from there where you see them, for we know nothing else but the scriptures which we have inherited from our forefathers. Tell us the laws of which you speak, that hearing them we may be healed and justified."
Jesus said: "You do not understand the words of life, because you are in death. Darkness darkens your eyes and your ears are stopped with deafness. For I tell you, it profits you not at all that you pore over dead scriptures if by your deeds you deny him who has given you the scriptures.
I tell you truly, God and his laws are not in that which you do. They are not in gluttony and in wine-bibbing, neither in riotous living, nor in lustfulness, nor in seeking after riches, nor yet in hatred of your enemies. For all these things are far from the true God and from his angels. But all these things come from the kingdom of darkness and the lord of all evils. And all these things do you carry in yourselves; and so the word and the power of God enter not into you, because all manner of evil and all manner of abominations have their dwelling in your body and your spirit. If you will that the living God's word and his power may enter you, defile not your body and your spirit; for the body is the temple of the spirit, and the spirit is the temple of God. Purify, therefore, the temple, that the Lord of the temple may dwell therein and occupy a place that is worthy of him.
"And from all temptations of your body and your spirit, coming from Satan, withdraw beneath the shadow of God's heaven.
"Renew yourselves and fast. For I tell you truly, that Satan and his plagues may only be cast out by fasting and by prayer. Go by yourself and fast alone, and show your fasting to no man. The living God shall see it and great shall be your reward. And fast till Beelzebub and all his evils depart from you, and all the angels of our Earthly Mother come and serve you. For I tell you truly, except you fast, you shall never be freed from the power of Satan and from all diseases that come from Satan. Fast and pray fervently, seeking the power of the living God for your healing. While you fast, eschew the Sons of Men and seek our Earthly Mother's angels, for he that seeks shall find.
"Seek the fresh air of the forest and of the fields, and there in the midst of them shall you find the angel of air. Put off your shoes and your clothing and suffer the angel of air to embrace all your body. Then breathe long and deeply, that the angel of air may be brought within you. I tell you truly, the angel of air shall cast out of your body all uncleannesses which defiled it without and within. And thus shall all evil-smelling and unclean things rise out of you, as the smoke of fire curls upwards and is lost in the sea of the air. For I tell you truly, holy is the angel of air, who cleanses all that is unclean and makes all evil-smelling things of a sweet odor. No man may come before the face of God, whom the angel of air lets not pass. Truly, all must be born again by air and by truth, for your body breathes the air of the Earthly Mother, and your spirit breathes the truth of the Heavenly Father.
"After the angel of air, seek the angel of water. Put off your shoes and your clothing and suffer the angel of water to embrace all your body. Cast yourselves wholly into his enfolding arms, and as often as you move the air with your breath, move with your body the water also. I tell you truly, the angel of water shall cast out of your body all uncleannesses which defiled it without and within. And all unclean and evil-smelling things shall flow out of you, even as the uncleannesses of garments washed in water flow away and are lost in the stream of the river. I tell you truly, holy is the angel of water who cleanses all that is unclean and makes all evil-smelling things of a sweet odor. No man may come before the face of God whom the angel of water lets not pass. In very truth, all must be born again of water and of truth, for your body bathes in the river of earthly life, and your spirit bathes in the river of life everlasting. For you receive your blood from our Earthly Mother and the truth from our Heavenly Father.
"Think not that it is sufficient that the angel of water embrace you outwards only. I tell you truly, the uncleanness within is greater by much than the uncleanness without. And he who cleanses himself without, but within remains unclean, is like to tombs that outwards are painted fair, but are within full of all manner of horrible uncleannesses and abominations. So I tell you truly, suffer the angel of water to baptize you also within, that you may become free from all your past sins, and that within likewise you may become as pure as the river's foam sporting in the sunlight.
"Seek, therefore, a large trailing gourd, having a stalk the length of a man; take out its inwards and fill it with water from the river which the sun has warmed. Hang it upon the branch of a tree, and kneel upon the ground before the angel of water, and suffer the end of the stalk of the trailing gourd to enter your hinder parts, that the water may flow through all your bowels. Afterwards rest kneeling on the ground before the angel of water and pray to the living God that he will forgive you all your past sins, and pray the angel of water that he will free your body from every uncleanness and disease. Then let the water run out from your body, that it may carry away from within it all the unclean and evil-smelling things of Satan. And you shall see with your eyes and smell with your nose all the abominations, and uncleannesses which defiled the temple of your body; even all the sins which abode in your body, tormenting you with all manner of pains. I tell you truly, baptism with water frees you from all of these. Renew your baptizing with water on every day of your fast, till the day when you see that the water which flows out of you is as pure as the river's foam. Then betake your body to the coursing river, and there in the arms of the angel of water render thanks to the living God that he has freed you from your sins. And this holy baptizing by the angel of water is: Rebirth unto the new life. For your eyes shall henceforth see, and your ears shall hear. Sin no more, therefore, after your baptism, that the angels of air and of water may eternally abide in you and serve you evermore.
"And if afterward there remain within you aught of your past sins and uncleannesses, seek the angel of sunlight. Put off your shoes and your clothing and suffer the angel of sunlight to embrace all your body. Then breathe long and deeply, that the angel of sunlight may be brought within you. And the angel of sunlight shall cast out of your body all evil-smelling and unclean things which defiled it without and within. And all unclean and evil-smelling things shall rise from you, even as the darkness of night fades before the brightness of the rising sun. For I tell you truly, holy is the angel of sunlight who cleans out all uncleannesses and makes all evil-smelling things of a sweet odor. None may come before the face of God, whom the angel of sunlight lets not pass. Truly, all must be born again of sun and of truth, for your body basks in the sunlight of the Earthly Mother, and your spirit basks in the sunlight of the truth of the Heavenly Father.
"The angels of air and of water and of sunlight are brethren. They were given to the Son of Man that they might serve him, and that he might go always from one to the other.
"Holy, likewise, is their embrace. They are indivisible children of the Earthly Mother, so do not you put asunder those whom earth and heaven have made one. Let these three brother angels enfold you every day and let them abide with you through all your fasting.
"For I tell you truly, the power of devils, all sins and uncleannesses shall depart in haste from that body which is embraced by these three angels. As thieves flee from a deserted house at the coming of the lord of the house, one by the door, one by the window, and the third by the roof, each where he is found, and whither he is able, even so shall flee from your bodies all devils of evil, all past sins, and all uncleannesses and diseases which defiled the temple of your bodies. When the Earthly Mother's angels enter into your bodies, in such wise that the lords of the temple repossess it again, then shall all evil smells depart in haste by your breath and by your skin, corrupt waters by your mouth and by your skin, by your hinder and your privy parts. And all these things you shall see with your eyes and smell with your nose and touch with your hands. And when all sins and uncleannesses are gone from your body, your blood shall become as pure as our Earthly Mother's blood and as the river's foam sporting in the sunlight. And your breath shall become as pure as the breath of odorous flowers; your flesh as pure as the flesh of fruits reddening upon the leaves of trees; the light of your eye as clear and bright as the brightness of the sun shining upon the blue sky. And now shall all the angels of the Earthly Mother serve you. And your breath, your blood, your flesh shall be one with the breath, the blood and the flesh of the Earthly Mother, that your spirit also may become one with the spirit of your Heavenly Father. For truly, no one can reach the Heavenly Father unless through the Earthly Mother. Even as no newborn babe can understand the teaching of his father till his mother has suckled him, bathed him, nursed him, put him to sleep and nurtured him. While the child is yet small, his place is with his mother and he must obey his mother. When the child is grown up, his father takes him to work at his side in the field, and the child comes back to his mother only when the hour of dinner and supper is come. And now his father teaches him, that he may become skilled in the works of his father. And when the father sees that his son understands his teaching and does his work well, he gives him all his possessions, that they may belong to his beloved son, and that his son may continue his father's work. I tell you truly, happy is that son who accepts the counsel of his mother and walks therein. And a hundred times more happy is that son who accepts and walks also in the counsel of his father, for it was said to you: 'Honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon this earth.' But I say to you, Sons of Man: Honor your Earthly Mother and keep all her laws, that your days may be long on this earth, and honor your Heavenly Father that Eternal Life may be yours in the heavens. For the Heavenly Father is a hundred times greater than all fathers by seed and by blood, and greater is the Earthly Mother than all mothers by the body. And dearer is the Son of Man in the eyes of his Heavenly Father and of his Earthly Mother than are children in the eyes of their fathers by seed and by blood and of their mothers by the body. And more wise are the words and laws of your Heavenly Father and of your Earthly Mother than the words and the will of all fathers by seed and by blood, and of all mothers by the body. And of more worth also is the inheritance of your Heavenly Father and of your Earthly Mother, the everlasting kingdom of earthly and heavenly life, than all the inheritances of your fathers by seed and by blood, and of your mothers by the body.
"And your true brothers are all those who do the will of your Heavenly Father and of your Earthly Mother, and not your brothers by blood. I tell you truly, that your true brothers in the will of the Heavenly Father and of the Earthly Mother will love you a thousand times more than your brothers by blood. For since the days of Cain and Abel, when brothers by blood transgressed the will of God, there is no true brotherhood by blood. And brothers do unto brothers as do strangers. Therefore, I say to you, love your true brothers in the will of God a thousand times more than your brothers by blood.
FOR YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS LOVE.
FOR YOUR EARTHLY MOTHER IS LOVE.
FOR THE SON OF MAN IS LOVE.
"It is by love, that the Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother and the Son of Man become one. For the spirit of the Son of Man was created from the spirit of the Heaven Father, and his body from the body of the Earthly Mother. Become, therefore, perfect as the spirit of your Heavenly Father and the body of your Earthly Mother are perfect. And so love your Heavenly Father, as he loves your spirit. And so love your Earthly Mother, as she loves your body. And so love your true brothers, as your Heavenly Father and your Earthly Mother love them. And then your Heavenly Father shall give you his holy spirit, and your Earthly Mother shall give you her holy body. And then shall the Sons of Men like true brothers give love one to another, the love which they received from their Heavenly Father and from their Earthly Mother; and they shall all become comforters one of another. And then shall disappear from the earth all evil and all sorrow, and there shall be love and joy upon earth. And then shall the earth be like the heavens, and the kingdom of God shall come. And then shall come the Son of Man in all his glory, to inherit the kingdom of God. And then shall the Sons of Men divide their divine inheritance, the kingdom of God. For the Sons of Men live in the Heavenly Father and in the Earthly Mother, and the Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother live in them. And then with the kingdom of God shall come the end of the times. For the Heavenly Father's love gives to all life everlasting in the kingdom of God. For love is eternal. Love is stronger than death.
"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. Though I tell what is to come, and know all secrets, and all wisdom; and though I have faith strong as the storm which lifts mountains from their seat, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and give all my fire that I have received from my Father, but have not love, I am in no wise profited. Love is patient, love is kind. Love is not envious, works not evil, knows not pride; is not rude, neither selfish; is slow to anger, imagines no mischief; rejoices not in injustice, but delights in justice. Love defends all, love believes all, love hopes all, love bears all; never exhausts itself; but as for tongues they shall cease, and, as for knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we have truth in part, and error in part, but when the fullness of perfection is come, that which is in part shall be blotted out. When a man was a child he spoke as a child, understood as a child, thought as a child; but when he became a man he put away childish things. For now we see through a glass and through dark sayings. Now we know in part, but when we are come before the face of God, we shall not know in part, but even as we are taught by him. And now remain these three: faith and hope and love; but the greatest of these is love.
"And now I speak to you in the living tongue of the living God, through the holy spirit of our Heavenly Father. There is none yet among you that can understand all this of which I speak. He who expounds to you the scriptures speaks to you in a dead tongue of dead men, through his diseased and mortal body. Him, therefore, can all men understand, for all men are diseased and all are in death. No one sees the light of life. Blind man leads blind on the dark paths of sins, diseases and sufferings; and at the last all fall into the pit of death.
"I am sent to you by the Father, that I may make the light of life to shine before you. The light lightens itself and the darkness, but the darkness knows only itself, and knows not the light. I have still many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them yet. For your eyes are used to the darkness, and the full light of the Heavenly Father would make you blind. Therefore, you cannot yet understand that which I speak to you concerning the Heavenly Father who sent me to you. Follow, therefore, first, only the laws of your Earthly Mother, of which I have told you. And when her angels shall have cleansed and renewed your bodies and strengthened your eyes, you will be able to bear the light of our Heavenly Father. When you can gaze on the brightness of the noonday sun with unflinching eyes, you can then look upon the blinding light of your Heavenly Father, which is a thousand times brighter than the brightness of a thousand suns. But how should you look upon the blinding light of your Heavenly Father, when you cannot even bear the shining of the blazing sun? Believe me, the sun is as the flame of a candle beside the sun of truth of the Heavenly Father. Have but faith, therefore, and hope, and love. I tell you truly, you shall not want your reward. If you believe in my words, you believe in him who sent me, who is the lord of all, and with whom all things are possible. For what is impossible with men, all these things are possible with God. If you believe in the angels of the Earthly Mother and do her laws, your faith shall sustain you and you shall never see disease. Have hope also in the love of your Heavenly Father, for he who trusts in him shall never be deceived, nor shall he ever see death.
"Love one another, for God is love, and so shall his angels know that you walk in his paths. And then shall all the angels come before your face and serve you. And Satan with all sins, diseases and uncleannesses shall depart from your body. Go, eschew your sins; repent yourselves; baptize yourselves; that you may be born again and sin no more."
Then Jesus rose. But all else remained sitting, for every man felt the power of his words. And then the full moon appeared between the breaking clouds and folded Jesus in its brightness. And sparks flew upward from his hair, and he stood among them in the moonlight, as though he hovered in the air. And no man moved, neither was the voice of any heard. And no one knew how long a time had passed, for time stood still.
Then Jesus stretched out his hands to them and said: "Peace be with you." And so he departed, as a breath of wind sways the green of trees.
And for a long while yet the company sat still and then they woke in the silence, one man after another, like as from a long dream. But none would go, as if the words of him who had left them ever sounded in their ears. And they sat as though they listened to some wondrous music.
But at last one, as it were a little fearfully, said: "How good it is to be here." Another: "Would that this night were everlasting." And others: "Would that he might be with us always." "Of a truth he is God's messenger, for he planted hope within our hearts." And no man wished to go home, saying: "I go not home where all is dark and joyless. Why should we go home where no one loves us?"
And they spoke on this wise, for they were almost all poor, lame, blind, maimed, beggars, homeless, despised in their wretchedness, who were only borne for pity's sake in the houses where they found a few day's refuge. Even certain, who had both home and family, said: "We also will stay with you." For every man felt that the words of him who was gone bound the little company with threads invisible. And all felt that they were born again. They saw before them a shining world, even when the moon was hidden in the clouds. And in the hearts of all blossomed wondrous flowers of wondrous beauty, the flowers of joy.
And when the bright sunbeams appeared over the earth's rim, they all felt that it was the sun of the coming kingdom of God. And with joyful countenances they went forth to meet God's angels.
And many unclean and sick followed Jesus' words and sought the banks of the murmuring streams. They put off their shoes and their clothing, they fasted, and they gave up their bodies to the angels of air, of water, and of sunshine. And the Earthly Mother's angels embraced them, possessing their bodies both inwards and outwards. And all of them saw all evils, sins and uncleannesses depart in haste from them.
And the breath of some became as stinking as that which is loosed from the bowels, and some had an issue of spittle, and evil-smelling and unclean vomit rose from their inward parts. All these uncleannesses flowed by their mouths. In some, by the nose, in others by the eyes and ears. And many did have a noisome and abominable sweat come from all their body, over all their skin. And on many limbs great hot boils broke forth, from which carne out uncleannesses with an evil smell, and urine flowed abundantly from their body; and in many their urine was all but dried up and became thick as the honey of bees; that of others was almost red or black, and as hard almost as the sand of rivers. And many belched stinking gases from their bowels, like the breath of devils. And their stench became so great that none could bear it.
And when they baptized themselves, the angel of water entered their bodies, and from them flowed out all the abominations and uncleannesses of their past sins, and like a falling mountain stream gushed from their bodies a multitude of hard and soft abominations. And the ground where their waters flowed was polluted, and so great became the stench that none could remain there. And the devils left their bowels in the shape of multitudinous worms which writhed in impotent rage after the angel of water had cast them out of the bowels of the Sons of Men. And then descended upon them the power of the angel of sunshine, and they perished there in their desperate writhings, trod underfoot by the angel of sunshine. And all were trembling with terror when they looked upon all these abominations of Satan, from which the angels had saved them. And they rendered thanks to God who had sent his angels for their deliverance.
And there were some whom great pains tormented, which would not depart from them; and knowing not what they should do, they resolved to send one of them to Jesus, for they greatly wished he should be with them.
And when two were gone to seek him, they saw Jesus himself approaching by the bank of the river. And their hearts were filled with hope and joy when they heard his greeting, "Peace be with you." And many were the questions that they desired to ask him, but in their astonishment they could not begin, for nothing came into their minds. Then said Jesus to them: "I come because you need me." And one cried out: "Master, we do indeed, come and free us from our pains."
And Jesus spoke to them in parables: "You are like the prodigal son, who for many years did eat and drink, and passed his days in riotousness and lechery with his friends. And every week without his father's knowledge he incurred new debts, and squandered all in a few days. And the moneylenders always lent to him, because his father possessed great riches and always paid patiently the debts of his son. And in vain did he with fair words admonish his son, for he never listened to the admonitions of his father, who besought him in vain that he would give up his debaucheries which had no end, and that he would go to his fields to watch over the labor of his servants. And the son always promised him everything if he would pay his old debts, but the next day he began again. And for more than seven years the son continued in his riotous living. But, at last, his father lost patience and no more paid to the moneylenders the debts of his son. "if I continue always to pay," he said, "there will be no end to the sins of my son." Then the moneylenders, who were deceived, in their wrath took the son into slavery that he might by his daily toil pay back to them the money which he had borrowed. And then ceased the eating and drinking and the daily excesses. From morning until night by the sweat of his face he watered the fields, and all of his limbs ached with the unaccustomed labor. And he lived upon dry bread, and had naught but his tears with which he could water it. And three days after he suffered so much from the heat and from weariness that he said to his master: 'I can work no more, for all my limbs do ache. How long would you torment me?' 'Till the day when by the labor of your hands you pay me all your debts, and when seven years are passed, you will be free.' And the desperate son answered weeping: 'But I cannot bear so much as seven days. Have pity on me, for all my limbs do burn and ache.' And the wicked creditor cried out: 'Press on with the work; if you could for seven years spend your days and your nights in riotousness, now must you work for seven years. I will not forgive you till you pay back all your debts to the uttermost drachma.' And the son, with his limbs racked with pain, went back despairing to the fields to continue his work. Already he could hardly stand upon his feet because of his weariness and of his pains, when the seventh day was come-the Sabbath day, in which no man works in the field. Then the son gathered the remnant of his strength and staggered to the house of his father. And he cast himself down at his father's feet and said: 'Father, believe me for the last time and forgive me all my offenses against your swear to you that I will never again live riotously and that I will be your obedient son in all things. Free me from the hands of my oppressor. Father, look upon me and upon my sick limbs, and harden not your heart.' Then tears came into his father's eyes, and he took his son in his arms, and said: 'Let us rejoice, for today a great joy is given me, because I have found again my beloved son, who was lost.' And he clothed him with his choicest raiment and all the day long they made merry. And on the morning of the morrow he gave his son a bag of silver that he might pay to his creditors all that he owed them. And when his son came back, he said to him: 'My son, do you see that it is easy, through riotous living, to incur debts for seven years, but their payment is difficult by the heavy labor of seven years.' 'Father, it is indeed hard to pay them, even for seven days.' And his father admonished him, saying: 'For this once alone has it been permitted you to pay your debts in seven days instead of seven years, the rest is forgiven you. But take heed that in the time to come you do not incur more debts. For I tell you truly, that none else but your father forgives you your debts, because you are his son. For with all else you would have had to labor hard for seven years, as it is commanded in our laws.'
My father, I will henceforth be your loving and obedient son, and I will not any more incur debts, for I know that their payment is hard.'
"And he went to his father's field and watched every day over the work of his father's laborers. And he never made his laborers work hard, for he remembered his own heavy labor. And the years passed, and his father's possession increased ever more and more beneath his hand, for the blessing of his father was upon his labor. And slowly he gave back tenfold to his father all that he had squandered in the seven years. And when his father saw that his son used well his servants and all his possessions, he said to him: 'My son, I see that my possessions are in good hands. I give you all my cattle, my house, my lands and my treasures. Let all this be your heritage, continue increasing it that I may have delight in you.' And when the son had received his inheritance from his father, he forgave their debts to all his debtors who could not pay him, for he did not forget that his debt also had been forgiven when he could not pay it. And God blessed him with long life, with many children and with much riches, because he was kind to all his servants and to all his cattle."
Then Jesus turned to the sick folk and said: "I speak to you in parables that you may better understand God's word. The seven years of eating and drinking and of riotous living are the sins of the past. The wicked creditor is Satan. The debts are diseases. The heavy labor is pains. The prodigal son, he is yourselves. The payment of the debts is the casting from you of devils and diseases, and the healing of your body. The bag of silver received from the father is the liberating power of the angels. The father is God. The father's possessions are earth and heaven. The servants of the father are the angels. The father's field is the world, which is changed into the kingdom of the heavens, if the Sons of Man work thereon together with the angels of the Heavenly Father. For I tell you, it is better that the son should obey his father and keep watch over his father's servants in the field, than that he should become the debtor of the wicked creditor and toil and sweat in serfdom to repay all his debts. It is better, likewise, if the Sons of Man also obey the laws of their Heavenly Father, and work together with his angels upon his kingdom, than that they should become the debtors of Satan, the lord of death, of all sins and all diseases, and that they should suffer with pains and sweat till they have repaid all their sins. I tell you truly, great and many are your sins. Many years have you yielded to the enticings of Satan. You have been gluttonous, wine-bibbers and gone a-whoring, and your past debts have multiplied. And now you must repay them, and payment is difficult and hard. Be not, therefore, already impatient after the third day, like the prodigal son, but wait patiently for the seventh day which is sanctified by God, and then go with humble and obedient heart before the face of your Heavenly Father, that he may forgive you your sins and all your past debts. I tell you truly, your Heavenly Father loves you without end, for he also allows you to pay in seven days the debts of seven years. Those that owe the sins and diseases of seven years, but pay honestly and persevere till the seventh day, to them shall our Heavenly Father forgive the debts of all these seven years.
"If we sin for seven times seven years?" asked a sick man who suffered horribly. "Even in that case the Heavenly Father forgives you all your debts in seven times seven days.
"Happy are those that persevere to the end, for the devils of Satan write all your evil deeds in a book, in the book of your body and your spirit. I tell you truly, there is not one sinful deed, but it is written, even from the beginning of the world, before our Heavenly Father. For you may escape the laws made by kings, but the laws of your God, these may none of the Sons of Man escape. And when you come before the face of God, the devils of Satan bear witness against you with your deed, and God sees your sins written in the book of your body and of your spirit and is sad in his heart. But if you repent of your sins, and by fasting and prayer you seek the angels of God, then each day that you continue to fast and to pray, God's angels blot out one year of your evil deeds from the book of your body and your spirit. And when the last page is also blotted out and cleansed from all your sins, you stand before the face of God, and God rejoices in his heart and forgets all your sins. He frees you from the clutches of Satan and from suffering; he takes you within his house and commands that all his servants, all his angels serve you. Long life does he give you, and you shall never see disease. And if, thenceforward, instead of sinning, you pass your days in doing good deeds, then the angels of God shall write all your good deeds in the book of your body and of your spirit. I tell you truly, no good deed remains unwritten before God, not from the beginning of the world. For from your kings and your governors you may wait in vain for your reward, but never do your good deeds want their reward from God.
"And when you come before the face of God, his angels bear witness for you with your good deeds. And God sees your good deeds written in your bodies and in your spirits, and rejoices in his heart. He blesses your body and your spirit and all your deeds, and gives you for a heritage his earthly and heavenly kingdom, that in it you may have life everlasting. Happy is he who can enter into the kingdom of God, for he shall never see death."
And a great silence fell at his words. And those that were discouraged took new strength from his words and continued to fast and to pray. And he who had spoken the first, said to him: "I will persevere to the seventh day." And the second, likewise, said to him: "I also will persevere to the seven times seventh day."
Jesus answered them: "Happy are those that persevere to the end, for they shall inherit the earth."
And there were many sick among them tormented with grievous pains, and they hardly crawled to Jesus' feet. For they could no longer walk upon their feet. They said: "Master, we are grievously tormented with pain; tell us what we shall do." And they showed Jesus their feet in which the bones were twisted and knotted and said: "Neither the angel of air, nor of water, nor of sunshine has assuaged our pains, notwithstanding that we baptized ourselves, and do fast and pray, and follow your words in all things."
"I tell you truly, your bones will be healed. Be not discouraged, but seek for cure nigh the healer of bones, the angel of earth. For thence were your bones taken, and thither will they return."
And he pointed with his hand to where the running of the water and the sun's heat had softened to clayey mud the earth by the edge of the water. "Sink your feet in the mire, that the embrace of the angel of earth may draw out from your bones all uncleanness and all disease. And you will see Satan and your pains fly from the embrace of the angel of earth. And the knots of your bones will vanish away, and they will be straightened, and all your pains will disappear."
And the sick followed his words, for they knew that they would be healed.
And there were also other sick who suffered much from their pains, howbeit, they persisted in their fasting. And their force was spent, and great heat tormented them. And when they would have risen from their bed to go to Jesus, their heads began to turn, as if it were a gusty wind which shook them, and as oft as they tried to stand upon their feet they fell back to the ground.
Then Jesus went to them and said: "You suffer, for Satan and his diseases torment your bodies. But fear not, for their power over you will quickly end. For Satan is like a choleric neighbor who entered his neighbor's house while he was absent, intending to take his goods away to his own house. But some told the other that his enemy was ravaging within his house, and he came back to his house, running. And when the wicked neighbor, having gathered together all that pleased him, saw from afar the master of the house returning in haste, then he was very wroth that he could not take all away, and set to breaking and spoiling all that was there, to destroy all. So that even if the things might not be his, the other might have nothing. But immediately the lord of the house came in, and before the wicked neighbor fulfilled his purpose, he took him and cast him out of the house. I tell you truly, even so did Satan enter your bodies which are the habitation of God. And he took in his power all that he wished to steal: your breath, your blood, your bone, your flesh, your bowels, your eyes, and your ears. But by your fasting and your prayer, you have called back the lord of your body and his angels. And now Satan sees that the true lord of your body returns, and that it is the end of his power. Wherefore, in his wrath he gathers his strength once again, that he may destroy your bodies before the coming of the lord. It is for this that Satan torments you so grievously, for he feels that the end is come. But let not your hearts tremble, for soon will the angels of God appear, to occupy again their abodes and rededicate them as temples of God. And they will seize Satan and cast him from your bodies with all his diseases and all his uncleannesses. And happy will you be, for you will receive the reward of your steadfastness, and you will never see disease."
And there was among the sick, one that was more tormented by Satan than all the others. And his body was as parched as a skeleton, and his skin yellow as a falling leaf. He was so weak already that he could not, even upon his hands, crawl to Jesus, and cried only to him from afar: "Master, have pity on me, for never has man suffered, not from the beginning of the world, as I do suffer. I know that you are indeed sent by God, and I know that if you will, you can straightway cast out Satan from my body. Do not the angels of God obey God's messenger? Come, Master, and cast out Satan from me now, for he rages angrily within me and grievous is his torment."
And Jesus answered him: "Satan torments you thus greatly because you have already fasted many days, and you do not pay to him his tribute. You do not feed him with all the abominations with which you hitherto defiled the temple of your spirit. You torment Satan with hunger, and so in his anger he torments you also. Fear not, for I tell you, Satan will be destroyed before your body is destroyed; for while you fast and pray, the angels of God protect your body, that Satan's power may not destroy you. And the anger of Satan is impotent against the angels of God."
Then they all came to Jesus and with loud cries besought him saying: "Master, have compassion on him, for he suffers more than we all, and if you do not at once cast Satan out of him, we fear he will not live until tomorrow."
And Jesus answered them: "Great is your faith. Be it according to your faith, and you shall see soon, face to face, the frightful countenance of Satan, and the power of the Son of Man. For I will cast out from you the powerful Satan by the strength of the innocent lamb of God, the weakest creature of the Lord. For the holy spirit of God makes more powerful the weakest than the strongest."
And Jesus milked an ewe which was feeding among the grass. And he put the milk upon the sand made hot by the sun, saying: "Lo, the power of the angel of water has entered this milk. And now the power of the angel of sunshine will enter it also."
And the milk became hot by the strength of the sun.
"And now the angels of water and of sun will join with the angel of air."
And lo, the vapor of the hot milk began to rise slowly into the air.
."Come and breathe in by your mouth the strength of the angels of water, of sunshine, and of air, that it may come into your body and cast out the Satan from you."
And the sick man whom Satan tormented did breathe within himself, deeply, the rising whitish vapor.
"Straightway will Satan leave your body, since for three days he starves and finds no food within you. He will come out of you to satisfy his hunger by the hot steaming milk, for this food finds favor in his sight. He will smell its smell, and will not be able to resist the hunger which has tormented him three days already. But the Son of Man will destroy his body, that he may torment none else again."
Then the sick man's body was seized with an ague, and he retched as though he would vomit, but he could not. And he gasped for air, for his breath was spent. And he fainted on the lap of Jesus.
"Now does Satan leave his body. See him." And Jesus pointed to the sick man's opened mouth.
And then they all saw with astonishment and terror that Satan was coming out from his mouth in the shape of an abominable worm, straight towards the steaming milk. Then Jesus took two sharp stones in his hands and crushed the head of Satan, and drew out from the sick man all the body of the monster which was almost as long as the man. When the abominable worm came out of the sick man's throat, he recovered at once his breath, and then all his pains ceased. And the others looked with terror at the abominable body of Satan.
"See, what an abominable beast you carried and nourished in your body for long years. I have cast it out of you and killed it that it may never again torment you. Give thanks to God that his angels have made you free, and sin no more, lest Satan return to you again. Let your body be henceforth a temple dedicated to your God."
And they were all amazed at his words and at his power. And they said: "Master, you are indeed God's messenger, and do know all secrets."
"And you," answered Jesus, "be true Sons of God, that you also may partake in his power and in the knowledge of all secrets. For wisdom and power can come only from the love of God. Love, therefore, your Heavenly Father and your Earthly Mother with all your heart, and with all your spirit. And serve them, that their angels may serve you also. Let all your deeds be sacrificed to God. And feed not Satan, for the wages of sin is death. But with God lies the reward of the good, his love, which is knowledge and power of eternal life."
And they all knelt down to give thanks to God for his love.
And Jesus departed, saying: "I will come again to all who persist in prayer and fasting til the seventh day. Peace be with you."
And the sick man from whom Jesus had cast out the Satan, stood up, for the strength of life had come back to him. He breathed out deeply, and his eyes became clear, for every pain had left him. And he cast himself down upon the ground where Jesus had stood, and he kissed the print of his feet and he wept.
And it was by the bed of a stream, many sick fasted and prayed with God's angels for seven days and seven nights. And great was their reward, because they followed Jesus' words. And with the passing of the seventh day, all their pains left them. And when the sun rose over the earth's rim they saw Jesus coming towards them from the mountain, with the brightness of the rising sun about his head.
"Peace be with you."
And they said no word at all, but only cast themselves down before him, and touched the hem of his garment in token of their healing.
"Give thanks not to me, but to your Earthly Mother, who sent you her healing angels. Go, and sin no more, that you may never again see disease. And let the healing angels become your guardians."
But they answered him: "Whither should we go, Master, for with you are the words of eternal life? Tell us, what are the sins which we must shun, that we may nevermore see disease?"
Jesus answered: "Be it so according to your faith," and he sat down among them, saying:
"It was said to them of old time, 'Honor thy Heavenly Father and thy Earthly Mother, and do their commandments, that thy days may be long upon the earth.' And next afterward was given this commandment, 'Thou shalt not kill,' for life is given to all by God, and that which God has given, let not man take away. For I tell you truly, from one Mother proceeds all that lives upon the earth. Therefore, he who kills, kills his brother. And from him will the Earthly Mother turn away, and will pluck from him her quickening breasts. And he will be shunned by her angels, and Satan will have his dwelling in his body. And the flesh of slain beasts in his body will become his own tomb. For I tell you truly, he who kills, kills himself, and whoso eats the flesh of slain beasts, eats of the body of death. For in his blood every drop of their blood turns to poison; in his breath their breath to stink; in his flesh their flesh to boils; in his bones their bones to chalk; in his bowels their bowels t o decay; in his eyes their eyes to scales; in his ears their ears to waxy issue. And their death will become his death. For only in the service of your Heavenly Father are your debts of seven years forgiven in seven days. But Satan forgives you nothing and you must pay him for all. 'Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot; burning for burning, wound for wound; life for life, death for death.' For the wages of sin is death. Kill not, neither eat the flesh of your innocent prey, lest you become the slaves of Satan. For that is the path of sufferings, and it leads unto death. But do the will of God, that his angels may serve you on the way of life. Obey, therefore, the words of God: 'Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is breath of life, I give every green herb for meat. Also the milk of every thing that moveth and liveth upon earth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given unto them, so I give their milk unto you. But flesh, and the blood which quickens it, shall ye not eat. And, surely, your spurting blood will I require, your blood wherein is your soul; I will require all slain beasts, and the souls of all slain men. For I the Lord thy God am a God strong and jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength: this is the first and greatest commandment.' And the second is like unto it: 'Love thy neighbor as thyself' There is none other commandment greater than these."
And after these words they all remained silent, save one, who called out: "What am I to do, Master, if I see a wild beast rend my brother in the forest? Shall I let my brother perish, or kill the wild beast? Shall not I thus transgress the law?"
And Jesus answered: "It was said to them of old time: "All beasts that move upon the earth, all the fish of the sea, and all the fowl of the air are given into thy power." I tell you truly, of all creatures living upon the earth, God created only man after his image. Wherefore beasts are for man, and not man for beasts. You do not, therefore, transgress the law if you kill the wild beast to save your brother's life. For I tell you truly, man is more than the beast. But he who kills the beast without a cause, though the beast attack him not, through lust for slaughter, or for its flesh, or for its hide, or yet for its tusks, evil is the deed which he does, for he is turned into a wild beast himself. Wherefore is his end also as the end of the wild beasts."
Then another said: "Moses, the greatest in Israel, suffered our forefathers to eat the flesh of clean beasts, and forbade only the flesh of unclean beasts. Why, therefore, do you forbid us the flesh of all beasts? Which law comes from God? That of Moses, or your law?"
And Jesus answered: "God gave, by Moses, ten commandments to your forefathers. 'These commandments are hard,' said your forefathers, and they could not keep them. When Moses saw this, he had compassion on his people, and would not that they perish. And then he gave them ten times ten commandments. For he whose feet are strong as the mountain of Zion, needs no crutches; but he whose limbs do shake, gets further having crutches, than without them. And Moses said to the Lord: 'My heart is filled with sorrow, for my people will be lost. For they are without knowledge, and are not able to understand thy commandments. They are as little children who cannot yet understand their father's words. Suffer, Lord, that I give them other laws, that they may not perish. If they may not be with thee, Lord, let them not be against thee; that they may sustain themselves, and when the time has come, and they are ripe for thy words, reveal to them thy laws.' For that did Moses break the two tablets of stone whereon were written the ten commandments, and he gave them ten times ten in their stead. And of these ten times ten the Scribes and Pharisees have made a hundred times ten commandments. And they have laid unbearable burdens on your shoulders, that they themselves do not carry. For the more nigh are the commandments to God, the less do we need; and the farther they are from God, then the more do we need. Wherefore are the laws of the Pharisees and Scribes innumerable; the laws of the Son of Man seven; of the angels three; and of God one.
"Therefore, I teach you only those laws which you can understand, that you may become men, and follow the seven laws of the Son of Man. Then will the unknown angels of the Heavenly Father also reveal their laws to you, that God's holy spirit may descend upon you, and lead you to his law."
And all were astonished at his wisdom, and asked him: "Continue, Master, and teach us all the laws which we can receive."
And Jesus continued: "God commanded your forefathers: 'Thou shalt not kill.' But their heart was hardened and they killed. Then Moses desired that at least they should not kill men, and he suffered them to kill beasts. And then the heart of your forefathers was hardened yet more, and they killed men and beasts likewise. But I do say to you: Kill neither men, nor beasts, nor yet the food which goes into your mouth. For if you eat living food, the same will quicken you, but if you kill your food, the dead food will kill you also. For life comes only from life, and from death comes always death. For everything which kills your foods, kills your bodies also. And everything which kills your bodies kills your souls also. And your bodies become what your foods are, even as your spirits, likewise, become what your thoughts are. Therefore, eat not anything which fire, or frost, or water has destroyed. For burned, frozen and rotted foods will burn, freeze and rot your body also. Be not like the foolish husbandman who sowed in his ground cooked, and frozen, and rotten seeds. And the autumn came, and his fields bore nothing. And great was his distress. But be like that husbandman who sowed in his field living seed, and whose field bore living ears of wheat, paying a hundredfold for the seeds which he planted. For I tell you truly, live only by the fire of life, and prepare not your foods with the fire of death, which kills your foods, your bodies and your souls also."
"Master, where is the fire of life?" asked some of them.
"In you, in your blood, and in your bodies."
"And the fire of death?" asked others.
"It is the fire which blazes outside your body, which is hotter than your blood. With that fire of death you cook your foods in your homes and in your fields. I tell you truly, it is the same fire which destroys your foods and your bodies, even as the fire of malice, which ravages your thoughts, ravages your spirits. For your body is that which you eat, and your spirit is that which you think. Eat nothing, therefore, which a stronger fire than the fire of life has killed. Wherefore, prepare and eat all fruits of trees, and all grasses of the fields, and all milk of beasts good for eating. For all these are fed and ripened by the fire of life; all are the gift of the angels of our Earthly Mother. But eat nothing to which only the fire of death gives savor, for such is of Satan."
"How should we cook our daily bread without fire, Master?" asked some with great astonishment.
"Let the angels of God prepare your bread. Moisten your of death gives savor, for such is of Satan."
"How should we cook our daily bread without fire, Master?" asked some with great astonishment.
"Let the angels of God prepare your bread. Moisten your wheat, that the angel of water may enter it. Then set it in the air, that the angel of air also may embrace it. And leave it from morning to evening beneath the sun, that the angel of sunshine may descend upon it. And the blessing of the three angels will soon make the germ of life to sprout in your wheat. Then crush your grain, and make thin wafers, as did your forefathers when they departed out of Egypt, the house of bondage. Put them back again beneath the sun from its appearing, and when it is risen to its highest in the heavens, turn them over on the other side that they be embraced there also by the angel of sunshine, and leave them there until the sun be set. For the angels of water, of air, and of sunshine fed and ripened the wheat in the field, and they, likewise, must prepare also your bread. And the same sun which, with the fire of life, made the wheat to grow and ripen, must cook your bread with the same fire. For the fire of the sun gives life to the wheat, to the bread, and to the body. But the fire of death kills the wheat, the bread, and the body. And the living angels of the living God serve only living men. For God is the God of the living, and not the God of the dead.
"So eat always from the table of God: the fruits of the trees, the grain and grasses of the field, the milk of beasts, and the honey of bees. For everything beyond these is of Satan, and leads by the way of sins and of diseases unto death. But the foods which you eat from the abundant table of God give strength and youth to your body, and you will never see diseases For the table of God fed Methuselah of old, and I tell you truly, if you live even as he lived, then will the God of the living give you also long life upon the earth as was his.
"For I tell you truly, the God of the living is richer than all the rich of the earth, and his abundant table is richer than the richest table of feasting of all the rich upon the earth. Eat, therefore, all your life at the table of our Earthly Mother, and you will never see want. And when you eat at her table, eat all things even as they are found on the table of the Earthly Mother. Cook not, neither mix all things one with another, lest your bowels become as steaming bogs. For I tell you truly, this is abominable in the eyes of the Lord.
"And be not like the greedy servant, who always ate up, at the table of his lord, the portions of others. And he devoured everything himself, and mixed all together in his gluttony. And seeing that, his lord was wroth with him, and drove him from the table. And when all had ended their meal, he mixed together all that remained upon the table, and called the greedy servant to him, and said: 'Take and eat all this with the swine, for your place is with them, and not at my table.'
"Take heed, therefore, and defile not with all kinds of abominations the temple of your bodies. Be content with two or three sorts of food, which you will find always upon the table of our Earthly Mother. And desire not to devour all things which you see around you. For I tell you truly, if you mix together all sorts of food in your body, then the peace of your body will cease, and endless war will rage in you. And it will be blotted out even as homes and kingdoms divided against themselves work their own destruction. For your God is the God of peace, and does never help division. Arouse not, therefore, against you the wrath of God, lest he drive you from his table, and lest you be compelled to go to the table of Satan, where the fire of sins, diseases, and death will corrupt your body.
"And when you eat, never eat unto fulness. Flee the temptations of Satan, and listen to the voice of God's angels. For Satan and his power tempt you always to eat more and more. But live by the spirit, and resist the desires of the body. And your fasting is always pleasing in the eyes of the angels of God. So give heed to how much you have eaten when your body is sated, and always eat less by a third.
"Let the weight of your daily food be not less than a mina, but mark that it go not beyond two. Then will the angels of God serve you always, and you will never fall into the bondage of Satan and of his diseases. Trouble not the work of the angels in your body by eating often. For I tell you truly, he who eats more than twice in the day does in him the work of Satan. And the angels of God leave his body, and soon Satan will take possession of it. Eat only when the sun is highest in the heavens, and again when it is set. And you will never see disease, for such finds favor in the eyes of the Lord. And if you will that the angels of God rejoice in your body, and that Satan shun you afar, then sit but once in the day at the table of God. And then your days will be long upon the earth, for this is pleasing in the eyes of the Lord. Eat always when the table of God is served before you, and eat always of that which you find upon the table of God. For I tell you truly, God knows well what your body needs, and when it needs.
"From the coming of the month of Ijar, eat barley; from the month of Sivan, eat wheat, the most perfect among all seed-bearing herbs. And let your daily bread be made of wheat, that the Lord may take care of your bodies. From Tammuz, eat the sour grape, that your body may diminish and Satan may depart from it. in the month of Elul, gather the grape that the juice may serve you as drink. In the month of Marchesvan, gather the sweet grape, dried and sweetened by the angel of sun, that your bodies may increase, for the angels of the Lord dwell in them. You should eat figs rich in juice in the months of Ab and Shebat, and what remain, let the angel of sun keep them for you; eat them with the meat of almonds in all the months when the trees bear no fruits. And the herbs which come after rain, these eat in the month of Thebet, that your blood may be cleansed of all your sins. And in the same month begin to eat also the milk of your beasts, because for this did the Lord give the herbs of the fields to all the beasts which render milk, that they might with their milk feed man. For I tell you truly, happy are they that eat only at the table of God, and eschew all the abominations of Satan. Eat not unclean foods brought from far countries, but eat always that which your trees bear. For your God knows well what is needful for you, and where and when. And he gives to all peoples of all kingdoms for food that which is best for each. Eat not as the heathen do, who stuff themselves in haste, defiling their bodies with all manner of abominations.
"For the power of God's angels enters into you with the living food which the Lord gives you from his royal table. And when you eat, have above you the angel of air, and below you the angel of water. Breathe long and deeply at all your meals, that the angel of air may bless your repasts. And chew well your food with your teeth, that it become water, and that the angel of water turn it into blood in your body. And eat slowly, as it were a prayer you make to the Lord. For I tell you truly, the power of God enters into you, if you eat after this manner at his table. But Satan turns into a steaming bog the body of him upon whom the angels of air and water do not descend at his repasts. And .the Lord suffers him no longer at his table. For the table of the Lord is an altar, and he who eats at the table of God is in a temple. For I tell you truly, the body of the Son of Man is turned into a temple, and his inwards into an altar, if he does the commandments of God. Wherefore, put naught u pon the altar of the Lord when your spirit is vexed, neither think upon any one with anger in the temple of God. And enter only into the Lord's sanctuary when you feel in yourselves the call of his angels, for all that you eat in sorrow, or in anger, or without desire, becomes a poison in your body. For the breath of Satan defiles all these. Place with joy your offerings upon the altar of your body, and let all evil thoughts depart from you when you receive into your body the power of God from his table. And never sit at the table of God before he call you by the angel of appetite.
"Rejoice, therefore, always with God's angels at their royal table, for this is pleasing to the heart of the Lord. And your life will be long upon the earth, for the most precious of God's servants will serve you all your days: the angel of joy.
"And forget not that every seventh day is holy and consecrated to God. On six days feed your body with the gifts of the Earthly Mother, but on the seventh day sanctify your body for your Heavenly Father. On the seventh day eat not any earthly food, but live only on the words of God, and be all the day with the angels of the Lord in the kingdom of the Heavenly Father. And on the seventh day let the angels of God build the kingdom of the heavens in your body, as you labor for six days in the kingdom of the Earthly Mother. And let not food trouble the work of the angels in your body throughout the seventh day. And God will give you long life upon earth, that you may have life everlasting in the kingdom of the heavens. For I tell you truly, if you see not diseases any more upon earth, you will live for ever in the kingdom of the heavens.
"And God will send you each morning the angel of sunshine to wake you from your sleep. Therefore, obey your Heavenly Father's summons, and lie not idle in your beds, for the angels of air and water await you already without. And labor all day long with the angels of the Earthly Mother that you may come to know them and their works ever more and more well. But when the sun is set, and your Heavenly Father sends you his most precious angel, sleep, then take your rest, and be all the night with the angel of sleep. And then will your Heavenly Father send you his unknown angels, that they may be with you the livelong night. And the Heavenly Father's unknown angels will teach you many things concerning the kingdom of God, even as the angels that you know of the Earthly Mother, instruct you in the things of her kingdom. For I tell you truly, you will be every night the guests of the kingdom of your Heavenly Father, if you do his commandments. And when you wake up upon the morrow, you will feel in you the power of the unknown angels. And your Heavenly Father will send them to you every night, that they may build your spirit, even as every day the Earthly Mother sends you her angels, that they may build your body. For I tell you truly, if in the daytime your Earthly Mother folds you in her arms, and in the night the Heavenly Father breathes his kiss upon you, then will the Sons of Men become the Sons of God.
"Resist day and night the temptations of Satan. Wake not by night, neither sleep by day, lest the angels of God depart from you.
"And take no delight in any drink, nor in any smoke from Satan, waking you by night and making you to sleep by day. For I tell you truly, all the drinks and smokes of Satan are abominations in the eyes of your God.
"Commit not whoredom, by night or by day, for the whoremonger is like a tree whose sap runs out from its trunk. And that tree will be dried up before its time, nor will it ever bear fruit. Therefore, go not a-whoring, lest Satan dry up your body, and the Lord make your seed unfruitful.
"Shun all that is too hot and too cold. For it is the will of your Earthly Mother that neither heat nor cold should harm your body. And let not your bodies become either hotter or colder than as God's angels warm or cool them. And if you do the commandments of the Earthly Mother, then as oft as your body becomes too hot, will she send the angel of coolness to cool you, and as oft as your body becomes too cold, will she send you the angel of heat to warm you again.
"Follow the example of all the angels of the Heavenly Father and of the Earthly Mother, who work day and night, without ceasing, upon the kingdoms of the heavens and of the earth. Therefore, receive also into yourselves the strongest of God's angels, the angel of deeds, and work all together upon the kingdom of God. Follow the example of the running water, the wind as it blows, the rising and setting of the sun, the growing plants and trees, the beasts as they run and gambol, the wane and waxing of the moon, the stars as they come and go again; all these do move, and do perform their labors. For all which has life does move, and only that which is dead is still. And God is the God of the living, and Satan that of the dead. Serve, therefore, the living God, that the eternal movement of life may sustain you, and that you may escape the eternal stillness of death. Work, therefore, without ceasing, to build the kingdom of God, lest you be cast into the kingdom of Satan. For eternal joy abounds in the living kingdom of God, but still sorrow darkens the kingdom of death of Satan. Be, therefore, true Sons of your Earthly Mother and of your Heavenly Father, that you fall not as slaves of Satan. And your Earthly Mother and Heavenly Father will send you their angels to teach, to love, and to serve you. And their angels will write the commandments of God in your head, in your heart, and in your hands, that you may know, feel, and do God's commandments.
"And pray every day to your Heavenly Father and Earthly mother, that your soul become as perfect as your Heavenly Father's holy spirit is perfect, and that your body become as perfect as the body of your Earthly Mother is perfect. For if you understand, feel, and do the commandments, then all for which you pray to your Heavenly Father and your Earthly Mother will be given you. For the wisdom, the love, and the power of God are above all.
"After this manner, therefore, pray to your Heavenly Father: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
"And after this manner pray to your Earthly Mother: Our Mother which art upon earth, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, and thy will be done in us, as it is in thee. As thou sendest every day thy angels, send them to us also. Forgive us our sins, as we atone all our sins against thee. And lead us not into sickness, but deliver us from all evil, for thine is the earth, the body, and the health. Amen.
And they all prayed together with Jesus to the Heavenly Father and to the Earthly Mother.
And afterwards Jesus spoke thus to them: "Even as your bodies have been reborn through the Earthly Mother's angels, may your spirit, likewise, be reborn through the angels of the Heavenly Father. Become, therefore, true Sons of your Father and of your Mother, and true Brothers of the Sons of Men. Till now you were at war with your Father, with your Mother, and with your Brothers. And you have served Satan. From today live at peace with your Heavenly Father, and with your Earthly Mother, and with your Brothers, the Sons of Men. And fight only against Satan, lest he rob you of your peace. I give the peace of your Earthly Mother to your body, and the peace of your Heavenly Father to your spirit. And let the peace of both reign among the Sons of Men.
"Come to me, all that are weary and that suffer in strife and affliction! For my peace will strengthen you and comfort you. For my peace is exceeding full of joy. Wherefore do I always greet you after this manner: 'Peace be with you!' Do you always, therefore, so greet one another, that upon your body may descend the peace of your Earthly Mother, and upon your spirit the peace of your Heavenly Father. And then you will find peace also among yourselves, for the kingdom of God is within you. And now return to your Brothers with whom hitherto you were at war, and give your peace to them also. For happy are they that strive for peace, for they will find the peace of God. Go, and sin no more. And give to every one your peace, even as I have given my peace unto you. For my peace is of God. Peace be with you."
And he left them.
And his peace descended upon them; and in their heart the angel of love, in their head the wisdom of law, and in their hands the power of rebirth, they went forth among the Sons of Men, to bring the light of peace to those that warred in darkness.
And they parted, wishing one to another:
"PEACE BE WITH YOU."

THE STORY OF THE ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE
Translated by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
In Four Volumes
It was in 1928 that Edmond Bordeaux Szekely first published his translation of Book One of The Essene Gospel of Peace, an ancient manuscript he had found in the Secret Archives of the Vatican as the result of limitless patience, faultless scholarship, and unerring intuition. This story is told in his book, The Discovery of the Essene Gospel of Peace, published in 1975. The English version of Book One appeared in 1937, and ever since, the little volume has traveled over the world, appearing in many different languages, gaining every year more and more readers, until now, still with no commercial advertisement, over a million copies have been sold in the United States alone. It was not until almost fifty years after the first French translation that Book Two and Book Three appeared (The Unknown Books of the Essenes and Lost Scrolls of the Essene Brotherhood), achieving rapidly the popularity of Book One.
In 1981, Book Four, The Teachings of the Elect, was published posthumously according to Dr. Szekely's wishes, representing yet another fragment of the complete manuscript which exists in Aramaic in the Secret Archives of the Vatican and in old Slavonic in the Royal Library of the Habsburgs (now the property of the Austrian government). The poetic style of the translator brings to vivid reality the exquisitely beautiful words of Jesus and the Elders of the Essene Brotherhood. Some of the chapters: The Essene Communions. The Sevenfold Peace. The Holy Streams of Life, Light, and Sound. The Gift of the Humble Grass.

EXCERPTS FROM The Essene Gospel of Peace, Book Two:
The Unknown Books of the Essenes
And one man spoke: "But, Master, we are but men, we are not angels. How then can we hope to walk in their ways? Tell us what we must do."
And Jesus spoke:
As the son inherits the land of his father, So have we inherited a Holy Land From our Fathers. This land is not a field to be ploughed, But a place within us Where we may build our Holy Temple. -And even as a temple must be raised, Stone by stone,
So will I give to you those stones
For the building of the Holy Temple;
That which we have inherited
From our Fathers,
And their Fathers' Fathers.
And all the men gathered around Jesus, and their faces shone with desire to hear the words which would come from his lips. And he lifted his face to the rising sun, and the radiance of its rays filled his eyes as he spoke:
"The Holy Temple can be built Only with the ancient Communions, Those which are spoken,
Those which are thought, And those which are lived.
For if they are spoken only with the mouth,
They are as a dead hive
Which the bees have forsaken,
That gives no more honey.
The Communions are a bridge
Between man and the angels,
And like a bridge,
Can be built only with patience,
Yea, even as the bridge over the river
Is fashioned stone by stone,
As they are found by the water's edge.
And the Communions are fourteen in number,
As the Angels of the Heavenly Father
Number seven,
And the Angels of the Earthly Mother
Number seven.
And just as the roots of the tree
Sink into the earth and are nourished,
And the branches of the tree
Raise their arms to heaven,
So is man like the trunk of the tree,
With his roots deep
In the breast of his Earthly Mother,
And his soul ascending
To the bright stars of his Heavenly Father.
And the roots of the tree
Are the Angels of the Earthly Mother,
And the branches of the tree
Are the Angels of the Heavenly Father.
And this is the sacred Tree of Life
Which stands in the Sea of Eternity.

EXCERPTS FROM The Essene Gospel of Peace, Book Three:
Lost Scrolls of the Essene Brotherhood
For the earth shall be filled
with the Peace of the Heavenly Father,
as the waters cover the sea.
I will invoke the Angel of Peace,
Whose breath is friendly,
Whose hand is clothed in power.
In the reign of Peace, there is neither hunger nor thirst,
Neither cold wind nor hot wind,
Neither old age nor death.
In the reign of Peace,
Both animals and men shall be undying,
Waters and plants shall be undrying,
And the food of life shall be never-failing.
It is said that the mountains
Shall bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, righteousness.
There shall be peace
As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations.
Peace shall come down like rain upon mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
In the reign of Peace shall the Law grow strong,
And the Children of Light shall have dominion
From sea to sea, unto the ends of the earth.
T'he reign of Peace hath its source
In the Heavenly Father;
By his strength he setteth fast the mountains,
He maketh the outgoings of morning and evening To rejoice in the Light,
He bringeth to earth the river of the Law, To water and enrich it,
He maketh soft the earth with showers;
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side.
The pastures are clothed with flocks;
The valleys also are covered over with corn;
They shout for joy, they also sing.
O Heavenly Father!
Bring unto thy earth the reign of Peace! 7'hen shall we remember the words
Of him who taught of old the Children of Light:
I give the peace of thy Earthly Mother
To thy body,
And the peace of thy Heavenly Father To thy spirit.
And let the peace of both
Reign among the sons of men.
Come to me all that are weary,
And that suffer in strife and affliction!
For my peace will strengthen thee and comfort thee. For my peace is exceeding full of joy.
Wherefore do I always greet thee after this manner: Peace be with thee!
Do thou always, therefore, so greet one another, That upon thy body may descend The The Peace of thy Earthly Mother,
And upon thy spirit
The Peace of thy Heavenly Father.
And then wilt thou find peace also among thyselves,
For the Kingdom of the Law is within thee.
And return to thy Brothers
And give thy peace to them also,
For happy are they that strive for peace,
For they will find the peace of the Heavenly Father.
And give to every one thy peace,
Even as I have given my peace unto thee.
For my peace is of God.
Peace be with thee!

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SATURDAY Communion give thanks www.thenazareneway.com

2006-04-08T15:51:42Z

The Essene Daily Communion For SATURDAY
The Sabbath (Ends at Sundown)

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THE DEEPENING: Fasting is the first principle. Fast from negative thoughts, words and deeds. Fast from ego, pride and desire. Fast from all physical ills and Ye shall behold the strength and the wisdom of the spirit.

MORNING COMMUNION: The EARTHLY MOTHER and I are one. Blessed is the child who knoweth the Earthy Mother, for she is the provider and the sustainer of life. Her harvest becomes thy body, her waters become thy blood, her winds will carry thy spirit, and as each morning comes, I shall embrace her.

MEDITATION: The richness of the Mother's garden surrounds us. The forces of nature toil unendingly for the benefit of all. For this we are blessed. The kingdom which guides and nurtures the plants and the forests is yet another manifestation of the Mother's love for us, and we within this kingdom must return her blessings with respect, with caring, and with love.

NOON CONTEMPLATION: Peace with the HEAVENLY FATHER:
Ye that love thy Heavenly Father do Ye then his bidding; Walk Ye with his Holy Angels and you shall find peace within his Holy Law.

EVENING COMMUNION: Angel of ETERNAL LIFE I invoke thee; descend upon my soul and bless my spirit with the splendor and the knowledge of eternal life. And as each evening comes, I shall embrace thee.

THE BLESSING: The food upon my table shares its life with me. And as this life nourishes my body, one day my body shall nourish this earth. And until that time shall pass, I shall return her blessings with kindness, with respect, and with my love.

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Verily I say unto you, if in the daytime the Earthly Mother holds you in her arms, and in the night the Heavenly Father breathes his kiss upon you, then will the Sons of Men become the Sons of God. ~Gospel of Peace of Jesus Christ

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Communities

2006-03-26T21:00:07Z

Brothers and Sisters of THE WAY,
Do any Essene communities exists on the east coast; Ossean or Nazorean?

Peace Be With You
Rev. Yehudah I

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MUSHROOMS AND MANKIND

2006-03-07T02:23:10Z

The concept of the literal ingestion of the body of God is highly downplayed by religious scholars of today. The body (soma) being a fleshy Mushroom is much more palatable than trying to stomach cannibalism or the transformation of ordinary substances.

http://www.jamesarthur.net/mm_01.html

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Men can breastfeed!

2006-03-06T08:30:22Z

http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/miscarticles/milkmen.html

Check it out..way awesome!
Father and child bonding!

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To all ...

2006-03-06T01:35:03Z

I dont know shit ; )

But I do love you all !

Peace be with All, for I-ver

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CANNABIS IN THE BIBLE

2006-02-13T07:57:48Z

Exodus chapter 30 verse 22 - 33:

"30:22
Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
30:23
Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
30:24
And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
30:25
And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
30:26
And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
30:27
And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,
30:28
And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
30:29
And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
30:30
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
30:31
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
30:32
Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
30:33
Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. "

CALAMUS = KINEBOISIN, according to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is the old name for cannabis - it was also spelt kannabosm. They claim it was mis-translated in the King James' version of the bible, as "calamus"

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In 1 Corinthians 11:28 Christ said, "Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup." Probably the most relevant study to date about what might be considered typical marijuana experience concludes that marijuana gives spontaneous insights into self (Dr. Charles Tart, "On Being Stoned: A Psychological Study of Marijuana Intoxication", Science and Behavior, 1971).

The sacramentality of marijuana is declared by Christ himself and can be understood only when a person partakes of the natural divine herb. The fact is communion of Jesus cannot be disputed or be destroyed. Marijuana is the new wine divine and cannot be compared to the old wine, which is alcohol. Jesus rejected the old wine and glorified the "new wine" at the wedding feast of Cana. Cana is a linguistic derivation of the present day cannabis and so it is. (Some Biblical scholars and there is a certain amount of support in early tradition of the view have looked upon the miracle of Cana as a sign of the Eucharist.)

Note the references to new wine in the Bible:

Isaiah 65:8 "Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it; so will I do for my servant's sake"

Acts 2:13 "Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."

Isaiah 65:8 declares that the new wine is found in the cluster and that a blessing is in it. When one mentions clusters, one thinks of clusters of grapes. Webster's New Riverside Dictionary, Office Edition, defines marijuana: 1. Hemp 2. The dried flower clusters and leaves of the hemp plant, esp. when taken to induce euphoria.

The Encyclopedia Britannica says the following about hemp:
Seed producing flowers form elongate, spike like clusters growing on the pistillate, or female plants; pollen producing flowers form many branched clusters or staminate, on male plants. Here and in Webster's, marijuana fits the description of the new wine and as history has shown a blessing is in it.

Baudelaire said the following about the effects of hashish:
"This marvelous experience often occurs as if it were the effect of superior and invisible power acting on the person from without...This delightful and singular state...gives no advance warning. It is as unexpected as a ghost, an intermittent haunting from which we must draw, if we are wise, the certainty of a better existence. This acuteness of thought, this enthusiasm of the senses and the spirit must have appeared to man through the ages as the first blessing."

In the books of Acts the apostles were accused of being full of new wine. Acts 2:13 was the time of pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles. Numerous outpourings of the Spirit are mentioned in the Acts of the apostles in which healing, prophesy, and the expelling of demons are particularly associated with the activity of the Spirit. Incense (marijuana) was used by the ancients for healing, prophesy, and the expelling of demons.

When Christ ascended into heaven in the cloud (Acts 1:9-11) he sent his disciples the Holy Spirit with the "gift of tongues" (Acts 2:3) and there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as a fire, and it sat upon each of them, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit and were given the power to prophesy or witness. (Marijuana has been credited with speech giving and inspiration of mental powers.)

The first two gifts of the Holy Spirit are traditionally said to be wisdom and understanding, which no doubt are the two things most needed by the human race. In Jamaica today marijuana is referred to as the "weed of wisdom" and is reputed to be the plant that grew on Solomon's grave, a man known for his great wisdom. Marijuana expands consciousness and enhances the capacity for mystical and creative inspiration. In Acts 2:3 Fire speaks figuratively of the Holy Spirit. Fire was also a means which to transport a saint to heaven.

2 Kings 2:11 "And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven."

Recent writers have speculated that this passage was in reference to flying saucers. That is because they look at this passage physically. This ascension of Elijah like the ascension of Christ in the cloud into heaven is the "withdrawal" from the external or physical world, to be the inmost reality of all. This can be referred to as ecstasy, rapture, or transport and is a result of the Holy Spirit. Ecstasy, rapture, or transport therefor agree in designating a feeling or state of intense, often extreme mental and emotional exaltation. Rapture is defined as ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy. Some of the synonyms of rapture are bliss, beatitude, transport, and exultation. The true rapture is therefore one in which one is spiritually transported to the heavens. Don't expect to float up into the sky.

Marijuana as history has shown is the catalyst used to achieve the spiritual journey into the heavens. That is why in India it was referred to as the Heavenly-Guide, the Poor Man's Heaven, and the Sky-flier. That is why Professor Mircea Eliade, perhaps the foremost authority on the history of religion, suggested that Zoroaster may have caused hemp to bridge the metaphysical gap between heaven and earth.

One dictionary defines marijuana as the leaves and flowering tops when taken to induce euphoria. Euphoria is defined by the same dictionary as great happiness or bliss. (In India, marijuana has been referred to as the joy-giver and the soother of grief.) Bliss is defined as the ecstasy of salvation, spiritual joy. Some of the synonyms of bliss are beatitude, transport, rapture, ecstasy, paradise, heaven.

Throughout the ancient world there is mention of "magical flight", "ascent to heaven", and "mystical journey". All these mythological and folklore traditions have their point of departure in an ideology and technique of ecstasy that imply "journey in spirit".

The pilgrimage from earth to heaven is not a journey to some other place or some other time, but is a journey within. One must realize that "death" through which we must pass before God can be seen does not lie ahead of us in time. Rather it is now that we have a man of sin within us that must be killed and a new man free from sin that must be born. This is actualized in baptism and the sacramental life in the church. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ (Galatians 3:27). The effect of baptism is spiritual regeneration or rebirth, whereby one is "enChristened", involving both union with Christ and remission of sins. In Titus 3:5 baptism is the "bath of regeneration" accompanying renewal by the Spirit. Some of the synonyms of regeneration are beatification, conversion, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life, Body and Blood of Christ.

Sara Benetowa of the Institute of Anthropological Sciences in Warsaw is quoted in the Book of Grass as saying:
"By comparing the old Slavic word 'Kepati' and the Russian 'Kupati' with the Scythian 'cannabis' Shrader developed and justified Meringer's supposition that there is a link between the Scythian baths and Russian vapor baths.

"In the entire Orient even today to 'go to the bath' means not only to accomplish an act of purification and enjoy a pleasure, but also to fulfill the divine law. Vambery calls 'bath' any club in which the members play checkers, drink coffee, and smoke hashish or tobacco."

St. Matthew's account of the institution of the Eucharist attaches to the Eucharist cup these words: "Drink of it, all of, for this is the blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins (st. Matthew 26:27). Drinking the sacramental cup therefor serves like baptism (Acts 2:38) where Peter said unto them, "Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. We of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church declare a three-part doctrine of the Holy Herb, the Holy Word, and the Holy Man (Woman).

The present and future benefits to the individual communicant have their importance given them by Jesus, who said, "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day." (John 6:54) As such we must see that the divine person who is active in creation, in renewal, and in human rebirth and resurrection, is also active in the Eucharist.

There was a profound change in America when marijuana smoking started on a large scale in the late 1960's. A large number of people resisted the draft, resisted the war ... started letting their hair and beards grow ... became interested in natural foods... the ecology and the environment. What we really saw was the awakening of our generation to the beginning of Christian mentality through marijuana smoking. The earmarks of this mentality are: I don't want to go to war; I really don't want to be part of the political-military-economic fiasco you call society.

Like the Indians Hemp Drug Commission three quarters of a century earlier, the Canadian Le Dain Commission conducted an inquiry into the use of marijuana. On page 156 of the report is the following:
"In the case of cannabis, the positive points which are claimed for it include the following: It is a relaxant; it is disinhibiting; it increases self-confidence and the feeling of creativity (whether justified by creative results or not); it increases sensual awareness and appreciation; it facilitates self acceptance and in this way makes it easier to accept others; it serves a sacramental function in promoting a sense of spiritual community among users; it is a shared pleasure; because it is illicit and the object of strong disapproval from those who are, by and large, opposed to social change, it is a symbol of protest and a means of strengthening the sense of identity among those who are strongly critical of certain aspects of our society and value structure today."

On page 144 of the Report, marijuana is associated with peace.
"In our conversation with (students and young people) they have frequently contrasted marijuana and alcohol effects to describe the former as a drug of peace, a drug that reduces tendencies to aggression while suggesting that the latter drug produces hostile, aggressive behavior. Thus marijuana is seen as particularly appropriate to a generation that emphasizes peace and is, in many ways, anti-competitive."

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, in the section on "Roman Catholicism":
"To understand the meaning and use of the Eucharist we must see it as an act of universal worship, of cooperation, of association else it loses the greater part of its significance. Neither in Roman Catholic nor in Protestant Eucharistic practice does the sacrament retain much of the symbolism of Christian unity, which clearly it has. Originally, the symbolism was that of a community meal, an accepted social symbol of community throughout the whole of human culture."

Marijuana has been used as sacrifice, a sacrament, a ritual fumigant (incense), a good-will offering, and as a means of communing with the divine spirit. It has been used to seal treaties, friendships, solemn binding agreements and to legitimize covenants. It has been used as a traditional defence against evil and in purification. It has been used in divinations (1. the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge; 2. unusual insight; intuitive perception.) It has been used in remembrance of the dead and praised for its medicinal properties.

Most Christians agree that participation in the Eucharist is supposed to enhance and deepen communion of believers not only with Christ but also with one another. We must therefor ask the question, "What substance did the ancients use as a community meal to facilitate communion with the Lord?" The answer to that question is marijuana. Hemp as originally used in religious ritual, temple activities, and tribal rites, involved groups of worshippers rather than the solitary individual. The pleasurable psychoactive effects were then, as now, communal experiences.

Practically every major religion and culture of the ancient world utilized marijuana as part of their religious observance. Marijuana was the ambrosia of the ancient world. It was the food, drink, and perfume of the gods. It was used by the Africans, the Egyptians, the Assyrians, the Asians, the Europeans, and possibly the Indians of the Americas. Would it be too much to suggest that the ancient Israelites also utilized marijuana?

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Essene 13 Commandments

2006-01-20T20:38:12Z

Blessings to All and to the most High

Essene 13 Commandments

The Essene Law given by Yahowshua Ha Mashiak (Jesus) in the gospels of the Nazareans.

1 "Here O Israel,Thy God is one;Many are my seers ,and My prophets.In Me all live and move,and have subsistance.

2 You shall not take away the life of any creature for your pleasure,nor foryour profit,nor yet torment it.

3 You shall not steal the goods of any ,nor gather lands and riches to yourselves,beyond your need or use.

4 You shall not eat the flesh,nor drink the blood of any slaughtered creature,not yet anything which brings disorder to your health and sences.

5 You shall not make inpure marriages,were love and health are not,nor yet corrupt yourselves,or anycreature made pure by the holy ONE.

6 You shall not bear false witness against any,nor willfully decieve any by a lie to hurt them.

7 You shall not do to others ,as you would not that others do to you.

8 You shall worship One eternal,the Father-Mother in Heaven,of whom are all things, and reverences the holy name.

9 You shall revere your fathers and mothers on earth,whose care is for you,and all the teachers of righteousness.

10 You shall cherish and protect the weak,and those who are oppressed,and all creatures that suffer wrong.

11 You shall work with your hands the things that are good and seemly;so you will eat the fruits of the earth,and live long on the land.

12 You will purify yourselves daily and rest the seventh day from labor,keeping holy the Sabbath and the festivals of your God.

13 You shall do to others ,as you would that others should do to you.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Divine Feminine

2006-01-20T20:08:22Z

tribes.tribe.net/shekinahlove

Shekinah Love is a new tribe exploring the face and role of the divine feminine throughout cultures...space and time, and the emerging and expression of the divine feminine within ourselves and in our daily lives...
Om Peace Namaste
Shekinah Love

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Learning and Sharing

2006-01-13T08:36:54Z

Blesings to All

In these last few posts it has in my heart braught
great joy to see the many veiews shared by all.This shows the spirit of the most high in all working threw each of us working and growing as a family seeing the many views there are with each of us in are paths of inner oneness.

In Love and light

Pritam

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2006-01-11T23:48:50Z

"Since nobody can interfere in the realm of God we should tolerate and live side by side with those of other faiths. In the mystic tradition of the different religions we have a remarkable unity of spirit... While the different religions in their historic forms bind us to limited groups and militate against the development of loyalty to the world community, the mystics have already stood for the fellowship of humanity... No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge of the ways of God.”

Haile Selassie I

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Polygamy and Concubines

2006-01-11T23:46:28Z

The Bible is the real history of men and women, all of then sinners, like you and I!. Many people, including several heroes of the Bible, lived in polygamy and had concubines, against the Law of God.

Abraham has a child with his wife, Isaac, and another child with the servant of his wife, Ishmael (Gn.16, 21). Jacob had 12 children, the heads of the 12 Tribes of Israel, some of them with his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and some of them with the two servants of his wives (Gen.29). The noble and wealthy had a large harem, like King David, and Solomon who tops them all with 700 wives and 300 concubines (1K.11:3, 2S.3:2-7, 5:13, 15:16, 16:21 ). Concubines had also Gideon, Saul, Caleb, Manasseh (Jgs.8:31, 2S.3:12, 1Ch.2:46,48, 1Ch.7:14). King Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines (2Ch.11:21).

This is part of the deterioration of mankind outlined in Gen.4. However, the punishments of God to his People, were not usually due to this deterioration, but for the "prostitution against God", of which we already spoke in "Prostitution in the Bible", the sin you and I most often commit, and the one we usually do not Confess.

http://biblia.com/sex/marriage.htm#Polygamy%20and%20Concubines:

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Happy New Year

2006-01-01T01:12:01Z

Blessings

May the new year bring each of you here many many blessings and love in your lives.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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The Nazarenes of Mount Carmel

2005-12-29T09:30:45Z

We believe that the Godhead is Ehyah, I AM.

We believe that Ehyah, I AM, is neither male nor female.

We believe that, for the purpose of creation, Ehyah manifested the Elohim, the Creative Spirits known as Divine Father God and Divine Mother Goddess, the masculine and feminine principles of creation.

We believe that the union of Father God and Mother Goddess is the procreative, generative power of the universe, that from their cosmic union comes forth the Divine Child: Creation.

We believe that all of Creation is the Divine Child, that all of us are Divine Children, that all of Creation is created in the image and likeness of the Triune Deity: Ehyah the Godhead (I AM), Divine Father God (the masculine principle), and Divine Mother Goddess (the feminine principle).

We believe that the Triune Deity is a Oneness in Three Modes, that within the Father is the Mother, that within the Mother is the Father, and that within both, as the source and basic identity of both, is Ehyah, the I AM.

We believe that the Divine Masculine Principle and the Divine Feminine Principle are equal in value and importance, in the heavens, on earth, and within us.

We believe that harmony will be experienced within and around us to the degree that the masculine principle and the feminine principle are in balance; and that disharmony will be experienced to the degree that they are out of balance.

We believe that, in relationship to us, God the Divine Masculine is Father, and Goddess the Divine Feminine is Mother; however, in relationship to Ehyah, their Source, they are the Divine Son and Divine Daughter, the only begotten children of Ehyah.

We believe that, in the sense described above, Yahowshua ha Mashiakh (Jesus the Christ) is both the Divine Father and the Only Begotten Son, in that he is the masculine aspect of the Elohim directly begotten by Ehyah.

We believe that Shekinah, the Holy Spirit, is in the sense described above, both the Divine Mother and the Only Begotten Daughter, in that she is the feminine aspect of the Elohim directly begotten by Ehyah.

We believe that the entire universe is a cosmic school system for the education of souls. Like all school systems, there are various levels; when we learn the lessons of one level, we graduate to the next.

We believe that there are countless heavenly realms and countless hellish realms. If we create a heavenly consciousness within, we will later experience a heavenly outer-realm as well. If we create hell within, we will later experience an outer hell realm as well.

We believe that reincarnation is a fact of life at this level of the cosmic school system. However, our goal is to transcend the need for reincarnation by the manifestation of angelic bodies of light that never die.

We believe that Jesus was an Nasorean Essene from Mount Carmel, he taught that God is both Father and Mother and an holistic spiritual practice called, "The Nazarene Way".

We believe that the first Christians were Nasorean Essenes who accepted Jesus as the Messiah. They practiced "The Nazarene Way".

http://www.essene.com/Theology.html

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Gospel of the Nazoreans

2005-12-29T05:26:07Z

Maybe some would be interested in this link

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/gospelnazoreans.html

Blessings to All

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Open study group here

2005-12-26T17:10:46Z

Blessings

Threw the few Essene churches that teach study programs there seems as i have come to learn a few differences in there teachings.It is up to each individual to make there own choice as to what speaks more true to them.
I feel we as a unity here can set up an open study program as such threw the many volumes that are on these great teachings here.I will post later today some books that i think would be a great start and we again as a family here can make a choice as to what one to start with.Any input would be great as to how you feel about this and your thoughts about starting an on-line study group here.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Listing for free online study program

2005-12-26T01:23:07Z

Blessings

Awile back there was a group on yahoo who listed this link as being for free minstrel training.At the end it is up to you if you feel the need to be ordained.

http://essenes.net/study.htm

In Love and Light

Pritam

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give me money: i'll proclaim you an essene!

2005-12-26T00:59:16Z

Act now. Send me cash money, and i'll tell everyone how much of a sincere essene you are!

I can only do this for a limited number of folks, so preserve your spot today.

let dozens of people know daily, all through b cool...

love & light
harmony & blessings...

b

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Essene Ministerial Training Program $96.20

2005-12-20T05:19:46Z

Essene Church of Christ operates an Essene Ministerial Training Program. It is a home study, correspondence course program. You work at your own pace, in the privacy of your own home. The ministerial program is divided into seven units; each time the student completes a unit and returns the written assignments, the next unit is mailed to the student. Each unit has a tuition of $50. The only other cost is that of books and postage. Upon completion (most students finish in about one year) the student is a legally ordained Essene Minister. The prerequisite to starting the ministerial training program is our general, introductory course on the Essene teachings, a course titled: "Course One: The Window". The registration form at the bottom of this page is for that course. Thus, the first step for you, if you wish to enter our ministerial program, is to fill out the registration form below for "Course One: The Window".

http://www.essene.org/essnmstr.html

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Essene Books

2005-12-19T14:15:40Z

BLESSINGS

Here is a link to powells book store in
Portland Oregon.On this site for the store you can find most books on the Essenes at a fraction off the price do to being used copies.

http://www.powells.com/

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Essene Minister Singing Bhajans

2005-12-19T07:19:38Z

Hi All,

Why would an Essene Minister sing Bhajans to Krisna?

Just wondering.

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peace

2005-12-19T05:40:59Z

Hi all!
I'm trying to see if there's a connection with jesus and the number 13. i know many religions view 13 as being an unlucky number, but other earth religions seem to view it as a cosmic number. In light of this, could it be said that jesus was the 13th apostle? or am i completely offtrack?
peace

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Please ellaborate

2005-12-19T04:36:20Z

Can someone please ellaborate on the fraud picture of Nazariah?

I hold no judgement, for I am but one on a personal path just as all who are connected to the Essenes.

One Love
Yehudah I

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Rise; Up with the morning Sun

2005-12-09T22:04:22Z

boom to life!

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North

2005-12-08T17:20:14Z

Heaven Hi all!!
i've been wondering and would like to ask how you think the Essenes would have faired in Northern Climates and if they did?
Love and Light,
Semira

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Beacons of Light re-minder

2005-10-21T14:09:53Z

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With all that has been happening the last few months with the Earth we all find ourselves asking is this the Earth changes that we have all been expecting?Â Many people we have encountered have felt strangely disconnected when it came to these tragic events.Â Here the Group offers us a different view that can allow us all of more easily accept this gift of the reality in all of our lives.

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From the Group:

Greetings from Home

You have traveled a very long way as souls so that each one of you could be here at this perfect juncture of time and space. Your greatest purpose as souls before coming into this lifetime was to find an opportunity to be here, reading this at this time. Your greatest dream was to come in and place a veil on your face so you could not remember that you scripted it yourself. Your greatest hope was to come in at this time and pretend to be totally confused. You have been wildly successful!

Why Do We Have So Much Tragedy on Earth?

So now you ask: What is happening to the Earth? Why are all these changes taking place? And how can I help? We wish to share with you this day some of the answers to those questions, for change is taking place on such a global scale that literally the entire world is being affected by these beautiful events that are unfolding.

Yes, you see these events as tragedies. You see many things as a tragedy, but we also tell you that your reality is created by the perception from which you view it. If you wish to find and release the difficulties of any tragedy, the first thing that we ask you to do is to find the gift in that event. The moment you find the gift, your perception changes and you have no longer have need for the difficulties. You have no need for the loss of life or suffering. You have no need for the difficulties that you experience in your heart when you see this on your television sets. We tell you, there is a greater purpose in these events. The illusion that you attempt to keep from yourselves is that you are one. You have been one from the very beginning. You have come in to play the Game of pretending to be separate individuals inhabiting bubbles of biology, but you are one heart. You are connected in ways you will never see. Many of the seemingly tragic events that happen serve to shake that carpet that is beneath your feet. As you watch the ripple that then spreads throughout the carpet, and into your world, it serves to send everything on the carpet flying into the air. This you see as tragedy, for you do not believe that you had a hand in the creation of these events, yet you did. But it is during these times that you easily remember that you are one heart. This is one of the gifts that these tragedies offer. Every time you look at the news and you see the once healthy cities now filled with water and places that are reduced to piles of rubble, your heart opens along with all the other hearts watching these events unfold. In that instant the one heart re-unites.

Accepting the Gift

In those times when you feel great sadness watching the trauma taking place throughout the world, when you see the people that seem to have lost everything and cannot even find their own children, take a moment and send them thanks. Send them thanks for connecting hearts all over the world. Find that little bit of a gift, no matter how small and insignificant it may seem at the time and you will shift the reality along with your own perception. You know, being human is not easy. You are on one of the most difficult Game Boards that exists throughout All That Is. The challenge of pretending to be separate is that you cannot even remember your own heritage. You cannot remember what you had in mind by coming here. You cannot even remember that you have been here before.

The Third Perspective

We love to observe the way you play within the field of duality. You always look for either good news or bad news. Today we have both for you. The bad news is that you are dying. The good news is that for most of you, it will not be today. This is an important truth that every one of you shares. All of you will experience death as finite beings. Due to the very nature of your Game, no one gets out of Earth alive. Now we ask you an important question. With that knowledge, what would happen if each of you spent every day of your life as if you were dying? What would happen if each one of you had to examine your every choice as if it may be your last choice? We tell you that there is no tragedy in death. The only tragedy is living a life unfulfilled. Many of you think of yourselves as being in a body that you must preserve so that it lasts your entire lifetime. When you finally do leave that body we hope you leave it well used, carrying the marks and scars of an exciting life. Ask yourself, â€œHow much passion can I experience today?â€ And bring that passion forward into today, into each and every moment. How would the world change if everyone did exactly that? We tell you, you would have no need for the traumas and events that you call tragedies now.

You are in a field of polarity. You are moving from the unity consciousness of being one as God, into a Game of separatism played in a field of polarity. Here you have been for a very long time, in this field of polarity duality that exists. You live in a land of light and shadow, but you believe in either the light or the shadow. It makes no difference. The reality is, they are both part of the same. Your cycles of light and shadow have created your reality, but you see things as up/down, good/bad, right/wrong, and love/fear because you live in the reality of duality. That is changing, for you are now moving into a field of Triality. Now not only will you have both the light and dark sides, but you will balance that with the third perspective of your own higher self. As you make further connections with that spirit part of yourself you will have a different view of the light and the dark. You see, they are both part of each other, part of a big circle. It is not that one is good and the other is bad, because each is actually part of the whole and one cannot exist without the other. Light does not exist unless there is a stage of darkness for it to play upon. So what you have examined in your world of calling one good and the other bad is starting to fade, and creating the balance of the third perspective. The third perspective of your spirit and what you call the higher self will now walk you into living within a field of Triality. Here you can watch these events and be part of the collective as a conscious creator, instead of stepping back and becoming a victim. Now your scope of vision becomes much larger and you no longer see success as having 3.2 children, a white picket fence, a cat and a dog. All of your game is made up of threes and now your own perspective will be widened to include vision from the full field of Triality.

From this perspective you will easily see how important passion is in your life. Where is the dance of life that you know has always been within you? Where is that spark that has been hiding? What do you see in other people that you would love to see in yourself? Begin that search today using the vision of Triality. From this new perspective you within each time of darkness upon Earth lies a unique opportunity for Light to shine .

Every time you look and you see tragedy, difficulty, or suffering of any kind all around, you receive the gift of that opportunity for the spirit to shine Light. As you watch tragic events on your televisions, you know that this could easily be you. And even though those people sometimes have lost everything, their spirit is always intact. As long as the spirit is intact they will rebuild. You watch and say to yourself â€œThank God, it did not happen to me.â€ We tell you that it did happen to you. The moment you watched the events on television, it happened to you. Even as they stand in the rubble of what used to be their homes and speak into the microphone, they are telling of what they are thankful for and not what they have lost. In those special times the spirit and the Light of Home can be seen clearly. That is the gift they give to each of you who watch. They will rebuild with a new, fresh, unique perspective because of the clearing that has gone on and because of the connection they have with all the other humans that have watched this event. As long as you receive the gift, everyone wins and there is purpose in tragedy. That is that piece of sadness that is in the back of your heart that you have not been able to bring forward.

Earth Changes the Relationship to ManÂ

There is no secret in being able to understand the higher meanings of tragic events. It is no secret to tell you that there is more to come in the days ahead. With this knowledge you try to figure out why Mother Earth is changing and becoming so seemingly drastic in Her changes. What if we told you that She is not changing that much? It is really your relationship to Her that is changing. If you can imagine that there are 40-year cycles to these things you call hurricanes and that 40 years ago, the land masses were not covered with nearly as many people as they are now. Even though there were huge hurricanes in those cycles 40 years ago, there was less impact on humanity because of the decrease in population. The fact that it is a new relationship to the way you use the Earth is creating much of what you see as an increase in tragic events. In many ways, She is creating her normal cycles and you are becoming adjusted to them. What we tell you is that there is an evolution in process and your connection to this has to do with your own evolution that is going on every day. For you are not the same humans that came here to inhabit Planet Earth. You are not the same beings who found expression in physical bubbles of biology by pretending to be human for a few decades. You have evolved well past that point. You are now incorporating part of your own higher self and creating a new reality, moving from unity to duality to Triality. As you evolve in this way, we watch you from this side of the veil with the greatest of awe and with the greatest applause, because you have stepped together as one. You hold the heart energy of Planet Earth in your heart, and you also have an effect on Her the same way that She has an effect on you. So even though the first hurricane (Katrina) came and filled some of your cities with water, devastating and killing and creating challenges throughout all of your systems of dealing with Earth, the second one (Rita) was diffused by your heart energy. You have changed much of that already and you have the capacity to change it every day by shifting your expectations. Remember, life is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You are God wearing a blindfold, and we love it when you bump into each other trying to figure out who you are, asking what you are doing here and what is the meaning to life? That last one is our favorite question. And now we ask you the same question that you often ask of us. What is your meaning to life? How are you going to perceive the gift of these tragedies? How are you going to live your life in a way you can utilize your connection and bless yourself every time you see something happen? For remember it happens to all of you, not to just a few.

You will be assimilating this energy over the coming months to come. Not only will it affect your economics on a global scale, but it affects your hearts the same way. It was just a few days ago that the Keeper was in the gym and someone was watching the news standing next to him. The news talked about Hurricane Rita coming. This man turned to him and said, â€œWow! If ever there was going to be a time for China to attack, it would be now.â€ What is he creating, dear ones? What fear can you manifest in these places? In these times of evolution your creative abilities have increased as well. So, in those times you have the opportunity to create love or to create fear. Balance what you create with the perspective of your higher self. Balance it with that part of you. Before you speak words of that nature, understand that this is happening to China and nobody is an enemy to any of you, for you are all one. You are part of each other and that connection will go forward more now more than ever before. You may choose to view events through the perspective of duality and separation, or you may now decide to view them in terms of Triality and how you are all alike. How well you connect the ways that you are alike rather than focusing on the ways you are different will tell you how much of the gift you can receive from all the events that lie before you.

Some of you will feel a strange disconnection to these events. Even as you watch these events on television you will feel distant and not reactive, as if everything was really alright. Those around you may even see you as cold and heartless for not feeling badly for these people. Let us put this into perspective for you. Your new perspective from the higher self in Triality will help you to see the course unfolding. Watch for the gifts in these events and the times that the human spirit rises above the circumstances. That is the gift.

What Lies Ahead?

More is coming. There is at least one more difficult hurricane that you will have the opportunity to diffuse in the near future. The truth of the matter is, it is up to you because you are creating these opportunities. If you have received ample gifts from the other events, this one will pass you by. For a very long time it was global wars that you created that gave you opportunities to see difficulties, trauma and harshness in the form of darkness. You wondered, â€œWill there would ever be life on Earth without war?â€ We tell you that in much that way, war has provided the opportunity for you to shake up your world to gain a higher perspective. War is a man-made creation that does not exist in heaven. Much like your man-made creation called economics, it is based on perception of perception of perception. If there is any point where you do not like your reality, have the courage to change your perception, to find a way to look at it differently. If even only for a moment to shift your perspective for a second and to look at yourself from a different angle, even if you come back in and try to figure out if it fits into your perception of 3.2 children, a white picket fence, a dog and a cat. That time will provide you with the opportunity to look beyond what appears to be and to find that little spark of passion that makes a difference in your life. That is the unique beauty which is you, individually. That is your spark of God for which you are responsible. Do not let it die. Feed it. Find that passion. Find that way of giving the gift of everything that has happened to any human on Planet Earth. When you see suffering, when you see tragedy, know that it is you that it is happening to. That is you waiting in that bus, waiting to be stuck on the highway, waiting to get out of town. Know that is you whose house has just been flooded. But also look for the possibilities, for there will be a rebuilding of energy in a higher vibration which will include more of your own spark of passion. Find the gift up front and you will release the need for the tragedy.

The New Family of Light

Finding the gift and releasing the need for tragedy is what has begun even this day. You are coming together to form new families of Light. You are finding new connections. You are reaching for higher truth as humanity evolves. Each one of you, individually, is raising your vibration. You are becoming new people and new expressions of who you really are, seeing new possibilities, realizing new passions, and evolving into new ways of expressing yourself. But as a collectiveâ€” as oneâ€” your vibration is also rising. Even though you see people who are in need andyou see people of lower economic stance who do not have the same privileges and opportunities that you do, why does that make it okay for you to move forward into rebuilding your abundance when all of this suffering is going on, on this planet? Understand that that is a part of you as well and that yours is a chosen position, so when you honor that you make that an opportunity to be part of you. Not that you are going out to physically rebuild the city yourself, but in the tragedy you may find a calling, a need to fill, or a place where you can discover your purpose and your passion. You may find that in those tremendous times of stress and trauma there lies an opportunity for you to beof service as a human angel on this planet. If that is the case, then the suffering has been successful because it has pulled you into your passion. It has created a darkness for you to shine your light upon, and it has created an opportunity for you to be a spirit in a physical bubble of biology and to express your gift. Do so now with great pride.

These are exciting times. The evolution of humankind and the evolution of Earth is evolving faster than you may know. You have created it. You have stepped forward to allow this to take place. Watch carefully for those sparks of Light. Look for that part that connects your heart to the hearts of others. For dear ones, you have opportunities this timeâ€”todayâ€”to be the healers of Planet Earth. Master healers, awaken now. There will be no more closet Lightworkers. You are being called into action. We thank you for listening. You are not only changing Planet Earth and your own physical beings, but your interdimensional beings are opening doors in heaven and through all dimensional levels for a depth of evolution that has never been accessible before now. Dare to ask what you can do. Dare to ask how you can hold the energy of peace. Dare to ask how you can find your passion even in all this tragedy, and you will find the gift of tragedy and you will find that you are creating Home, here, right now.

Questions and Answers

We will take a moment, dear ones, for we have been a bit intense for the Keeper today. We will take a moment to answer any questions or for comments you wish to make, for we love the interactions whenever possible.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Question: I have just discovered a passion. I make soup and I have discovered that my soup is soul soup. How can I take it where it needs to go?

Â Â Â Â Â Â Answer: You are not the first person who has discovered they can channel through cooking. There are even those who make cookies. There are those who make soup. There are those who make paintings. There are those who channel through healing abilities, there are those who channel through words. There are those who channel just to be there at the right time when a person asks a question. Your biggest challenge has been in finding that first expression. It is only the first for we cannot tell you exactly the perfect channels to take thisâ€”how to get it canned, how to get it distributedâ€”for that is not really the important part. The important part is that this is an expression of yours and this is your way of bringing in and incorporating that higher aspect of you that lights those eyes, that makes that smile pass onto someone else. It is your way of being in service. We tell you that even if nobody ever smells your soup or eats any of it, it makes no difference. That spark behind your eyes in this very moment is going out into the collective consciousness in helping you touch and spread your light.

So follow the steps. Take what little pieces you can and watch for the side doors for many times when you are moving down the hallway thinking you are going to this end, there are other doors off to the side which are going to lead you to greater expressions of your own spirit than you could have even imagined. So watch for those opportunities. But understand that it is not about getting to the end of the hall anyway. What happens when humans understand that they have achieved a goal is that they get bored, for it is not about reaching a goal, but enjoying the journey. Move from destination consciousness to journey consciousness and enjoy the ride. You are on a beautiful ride, for your spirit is now creating through your soup. What a wonderful joy. Share it.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Question: Since I am recovering with a clean slate to write on, what do I find to write on it?

Â Â Â Â Â Â Answer: What happens as you clear the path? You have so many possibilities, you get overwhelmed. You start thinking in terms of, â€œWhere am I going? What am I going to do? What is new? What is now important to me?â€ Rather than focusing on what is the best step that I can make at this moment and what will return me the highest gain in this moment toward my eventual goal?â€ To gain that perspective we ask you where is your passion? Where is that spark in you that you have been waiting to create since you were 17 years old and had a vision and your father helped you to find that vision. Find that piece in you that is important with you and move in that direction even the slightest and as you focus there, you will find that all the pieces come together very magically and the resources to create what you have in rebuilding your life and starting over. It will make a huge difference where you are going and will gather the energy around you. The other piece that we would ask you to consider is that no person is an island and reaching out and allowing other people to be part of your new creation not only helps you, but gives the gift to everyone you touch. We thank you for having the courage to say that.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Question: You spoke a lot about the humanitarian and suffering consequences of the hurricanes. On a larger scale there is a petrochemical issue in our energy consumption issue. Does the Group have anything to say about that? We are going to be challenged for a long timeâ€¦.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Answer: Yes, is it not wonderful? The truth of the matter is that humanity is evolving. The way you work with the Earth must evolve to keep up with that for you have seen that there are changes in the way you deal with Earth. You believe you are responsible for much of what you call the ozone thinning. You are not. It is a natural progression of the planet of Earth. Have humans had a part in that? Yes, of course they have but it is much less than you think. There is nothing out of the ordinary here. The truth of the matter is that as you adjust and as more humans take their spot in physical bubbles of biology and you populate the Earth, you must make your adjustments to work in harmony with Her rather than in opposition to Her. We tell you that it is very simple to see that you are being motivated to explore other energy sources. That is happening through your own pocketbooks which is really the only way to motivate you sometimes. It is your own creation for many parts of the world already pay much more for these petrochemical fossil fuels. So as you are now being motivated to look into research to use more of the connection of Earth even in your cars, even in your solar and heating of your swimming pools, even in everything you do, you will find new ways to do this because it is important for you to find a more efficient way of inhabiting Earth. We have told you that you are energy. One of the four attributes of energy is that energy always seeks the path of least resistance. You have not done that in relationship to the Earth thus far but now you are being motivated to do exactly that.

You are creators yet you are also creatures of habit and we tell you that as you get into those forms of being a creature of habit, it takes seven full attempts to move you out of what you call a rutâ€”a way of thinking. There are seven times you must purposefully move yourself over here to create a new pattern in your life before it takes effect and it becomes the natural and becomes the normal. Once the critical mass adopts that new pattern, everybody everywhere instantly adjusts to the same new pattern. That is what is happening. You are being motivated to a new pattern. You are being motivated by your own request. It is happening through the difficulties and the shortages of petrochemicals, it is happening largely because you have not put energy into investing in your own refinery plants, nor should you. Instead, place the energy into moving, into working in concert, in harmony with the Earth rather than simply taking those things and using them for your ends. Move together with the Earth and you will find harmony even as more people enter the planet. That is the reason and the gift of what is happening on your planet right now. Necessity is the mother of invention and you are being motivated by your own request. We thank you for doing that.

Â Â Â Â Â Question: Greetings. I was reading in one of the books that a long time ago a species of extraterrestrials came to this planet and modified our genetics, which resulted in the current bubbles of biology. What were we like before we were genetically modified?

Â Â Â Â Â Â Answer: You simply had more of a connection with your own higher self at that point. You had more of your own creation abilities that you could see. The veil was much thinner at those points in this game. This was the only Game of Free Choice that was ever meant to be. In the very beginning, that meant free choice on all levels and all beings everywhereâ€”not just on Planet Earth. So one of the first things that happened is, one of the other races of beings came here and said, â€œOh, this is a nice little setup. We will take this over for our own purposes. And we will help these humans who do not see their own abilities. We will be their leaders and honestly help them. And yes, we will also gain from that ourselves. Keep in mind that they were actually doing it from the heart, not from a position of greed. As they came to the planet of free choice and set up shop as your leaders, they formed structures, they formed belief systems that they used. You were easily impressed, quite honestly and to you they seemed as Gods with great powers of creation. The challenge was that you gave them your power. We tell you that many of the stories that still exist in your Old Testament about the early times were not about God, Itself, being here and teaching these things, but about what you were told by your captors.

One of the belief systems that they set for you was to prevent you from discovering your creative abilities. They were attempting to make the perfect environment for you to live, but to do so meant that you must stay within the boundaries of their creation. Your own creative abilities would have broken the illusions they were making for you. This is the point that you agreed to have them permanently alter your DNA. It was here that you were told not to procreate and to have guilt around your own physical connections and your own sexuality. Procreation is a form of creation that would have led you to break those bonds of captivity. Even today you carry guilt around the sexual acts for that very reason for those stamps are still with you. Even today you still have stamps that play out in your history about captives and slavery and about being able to have charge of other beings. It is fascinating how this repeats itself generation after generation. You are changing those energy stamps one heart at a time. That is what is going on.

You are now at the evolutionary level that you were before that disconnection. As a collective vibration of humanity, you are about to surpass what you originally came in with. So what was it like? That is what we will ask you today, for that is what you feel like this day. You know, for even if beings showed up on your planet proclaiming to be God with great displays of magic that you had never seen before, you would hesitate before giving your power to them. And even though you might be amazed and want to learn how that is done, you would not turn your power over to them completely for that has not happened since the days of Adolf Hitler. That is the movement from the first wave of power to the second wave. The first wave being follow the leader and the second being follow your heart. That is soul evolution. And we thank you for that question.

Â Â Â Â Â Question: With Foundation for Insight, we are looking at taking, in addition to what we are doing now, going into an educational area of offering educational workshops and seminars to people in all areasâ€”especially in the health area. Is that a movement of moving everyone forward with the right energy and the modalityâ€¦

Â Â Â Â Â Â Answer: When you put something into a label no matter what that is, the label helps define who you are, helps you define a connection. But it also helps to define a motion and a movement, and a goal and a path of least resistance. The more that you can focus on the path of least resistance and the adaptation, the easier your travels will be for you have known where you are going, you simply have not figured out the fastest way to get there. So as you search for these opportunities to do it, look for the small pieces. Look for the doors to open not necessarily for the biggest picture, but what feels right to you. What feels right to give you a smile on your face so that you sleep well at night rather than trying to dream about reaching millions and millions of people? Some work will go very big and some work needs to remain small and you will determine that yourselves as to where your comfort needs to be. But both of them are very effective. You are on a marvelous path with possibilities. Your biggest challenge at this point with where you believe you are going. You have too many possibilities to fit in the time frame that you have deal with it. You will find it. Espavo.

Dear ones, you have come together to see your own reflection. You have come together to be in a room where there is the energy of Home. You have come together to help connect your hearts and to feel good about who you are and where you are going. Hug each other. Know that even as you leave here this day, there is a part of us that leaves with you and travels with you always for you are our reflection of Home on Earth. Each of you carries a piece of the God energy that you have agreed to hold and to express in some fashion. You have our power at your back every moment of every day for you are part of a wondrous family. The new family of light is gathering now. You are creating it. You have set it into motion through your own desires and we applaud you.

Reach out to everyone at every opportunity. Share your heart energy, for you are not many, you are one. It is with the greatest of honor that we ask you to simply treat each other with respect. Nurture one another every chance you get. Remember that it is a Game and play well together.

Espavo.

the Group

Connecting the Heart

Sadness to Happiness
By Barbara Rother

Many of us have been feeling empathetic during these times of earth disturbances. I found I was more affected by this than I thought. My heart does a spiral downward as I watch the human stories on the news. I find as I am in this state of deep connection to tragedy I create more sadness in my life. I am blessed in my personal life. I have a beautiful home, loving family and friends. All is well in my world. Being so caring about all the rest of humanity I have found my usual optimistic view of life waning. The feelings of all those who are not as fortunate has left me feeling depleted.

Even within my own family I see health or financial issues testing loved ones. Instead of standing strong and offering unconditional love and support I feel my own mood suffering as if it was my lesson in life and not just theirs. Steve's parents and my father were good examples how to be supportive from a distance. I always knew they were there for us but still they allowed us to make our own mistakes or rather to learn our own lessons. I brag how I have mastered my life lesson of definition but when a loved one is suffering I still find myself taking on their struggles as my own. I promise myself I will be there for them but know it is their own lesson to work through.

This last week Steve and I presented our Spiritual Psychology Teachers Training. It was full of emotions as people attending transformed their lives and ours. I felt I was on a roller coaster of emotions as I taped into what we all were experiencing. Here again I knew my position was to stand strong and give unconditional love and support to all those attending, but instead the heightened emotions of those around me overwhelmed me to the point of illness. There was someone attending our seminar who said she felt I did not feel comfortable presenting in front of a group of people. I did not correct her but just said I was not feeling like myself. The truth was that I was there in physical form but was emotionally reserved with my own feelings of trying to understand my state of being. Luckily this feeling did not last the entire week. There were times that the old me who celebrates life to its fullest emerged. Fortunately the Lightworkers attending this magical week were full of support and I felt loved and safe to be who I was at each moment.

We are presenting a cruise seminar in November with Ronna Herman. The cruise was originally supposed to depart from New Orleans . I have never been to this exciting town and was looking very forward to it. When the hurricane Katrina happened I felt the devastation of all the people. Somehow the idea of our cruise seemed so unimportant. I was happy when I found out the cruise ships were opening up to the homeless to stay on. Since this special city was destroyed the departure destination was moved to Houston , Texas . Then we found out that a new hurricane, Rita was expected to rip that area apart. It felt trivial to even be concerned about the details of our cruise when people's lives were at stake. For awhile I felt myself not even caring about the cruise but only feeling the pain of the tragedies. Then I came back to my own reality. This cruise is meant to happen for a reason, if only to give hope to the area that has been so tested by nature. This is another example of taking sadness into happiness. I will enjoy our time on this ship and by doing this I will spread my joy to the areas hit by hardship.

I have allowed the burdens of others to become my own. We are spiritual in nature and spirit is not controlled by anyone or anything. It may appear that circumstances, environment and other people control us. We get convinced that we are at the effect of all the outer world conditions. I know that I can not help any one when I do not stay centered and into my power. I can be empathetic with out being emotionally drained. I have important work to do. I can not to this if I don't allow my spirit to soar in the beauty of this world. I will do all I can to be there for another but I first must be there for myself. I choose to turn my sadness into happiness. There are ways to recognize the root cause of common problems and at the same time determine a realistic course for improvement. By being a good example then I can truly help others regain their joy no matter what their circumstances are. I feel my heart lighten as I write this. It feels good to be back to who I know I am. The only burden that weights me down is the one I allow into my reality. When I really look at it my life it is full of the most unbelievable happiness. My sadness is not my own but from all those around me who are experiencing their life lessons. I am here for all who needs supporting love, at the same time I will remember it is their life lessons and not mine. It is important to step outside the whirlwind of drama and distress. This way I can look at the whole picture and offer views of joy and hope.

We can not help another by being down ourselves. Today I choose to see the happiness in life instead of the sadness. I am not pretending there is no suffering in this world I have just decided to look at the upside of life instead of the down. Celebrate the joy in life wherever you find it. Take this joy and spread your light to all those less fortunate. This is turning sadness into happiness.

With Love and Light,

Barbara
Barbara offers private sessions "Readings from the Heart"

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More music from an Essene Preist of the Order of Melchizedek

2005-10-21T05:03:40Z

Blessed love,
Essene children of Yeshua and Miriam , please come stop by and join the Sons of Zadok tribe , there is a link to the website were you can hear some of the songs from the album Nazarene Vow. One perfect love.

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Thanks list MOd

2005-10-20T00:03:27Z

Thanks list MOd or whoever removed the fraudulant pic!
Shalom Namaste
Brother John

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DID YOU KNOW: the Sun shifted its poles in 2001?

2005-09-26T17:21:26Z

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast15feb_1.htm?list63905 <<<<< Pole Shift…

http://www.thule.org/crustaluplift/index.html <<<<< Catastrophic Theory of Mountain Uplifts

http://www.crystalinks.com/rof.html <<<<< Ring Of Fire

http://www.crystalinks.com/papalprophecies.html <<<<< St. Malachy, (d. 1148) Irish Bishop and Seer, produced an accurate list of future popes all TRUE… the last pope he said would be “Peter the Roman”. Would this “Peter” be the very Rev. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach Stationed in Rome? Check it >>>>> http://blackpope.bravepages.com/blackpope.htm According to St.Malachy’s prophecies, there are only two Popes remaining after John Paul II, Peter being the last.

http://wrightworld.net/edgar.htm#Question:%20How%20soon? <<<<< Edgar Cayce

http://home.att.net/~thehessians/disasterwatch.html <<<<< Global Earth Watch

The earth changes as foreseen by Cayce (the Sleeping Prophet) are as follows:
SOUTH PACIFIC: The changes will begin to be apparent "when there is the first breaking up of some conditions in the South Sea (that's South Pacific, to be sure) and those as apparent in the sinking or rising of that which is almost opposite it, or in the Mediterranean and the Aetna (Etna) area. Then we may know it has begun."
THE ATLANTIC: "Lands will appear in the Atlantic as well as the Pacific." "And Poseidia will be among the first portions of Atlantis to rise again.

THE PACIFIC: "Lands will appear...." "The greater portion of Japan must go into the sea."

EUROPE: "The upper portion of Europe will be changed as in the twinkling of an eye..." "Even many of the battlefields of the present (1941) will be ocean, will be the seas, the bays, the lands over which the new order will carry on their trade as one with another."

AMERICA: "All over the country many physical changes of a minor or great degree. The greater changes will be in the North Atlantic Seaboard. Watch New York, Connecticut, and the like.

"Many portions of the East Coast will be disturbed, as well as many portions of the West Coast, as well as the central portion of the United States.

"Los Angeles, San Francisco, most all of these will be among those that will be destroyed before New York, even.
"Portions of the now east coast of New York, or New York City itself, will in the main disappear. This will be another generation, though, here; while the southern portion of Carolina, Georgia, these will disappear. This will be much sooner.

"The waters of the Great Lakes will empty into the Gulf of Mexico.

"If there are greater activities in Vesuvius or Pelee, then the southern coast of California - and the area between Salt Lake and the southern portions of Nevada - may expect, within three months following the same, an inundation caused by the earthquakes.

"Safety lands will be around Norfolk, Virginia Beach, parts of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and much of the southern portion of Canada and the eastern portion of Canada."

ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC: "There will be upheavals in the Arctic and Antarctic that will make for the eruptions of volcanoes in the Torrid areas, and there will be the shifting then of the poles - so that where there has been those of a frigid or semi-tropical will become more tropical, and moss and fern will grow."

SEALANES: "Strifes will arise throughout the period. Through the straits around those areas above Australia; in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.

"Ye say that these are of the sea. Yes, for there will be the breaking up, until the time where there are people in every land who will say that this or that shows the hand of divine interference - or that nature is taking a hand - or that this or that is the natural consequence of good judgments...."

GENERAL: "The earth will be broken up in many places. The early portion will see a change in the physical aspect of the west coast of America. There will be open waters appearing in the northern portions of Greenland. There will be new lands seen off the Carribbean Sea, and dry land will appear.... South American shall be shaken up from the uppermost portion to the end, and in the Antarctic off Tierra del Fuego, land, and a strait with rushing waters...."

According to Cayce, the shifting of the poles was to occur around the turn of the century, but the natural sequence of events leading up to the shift began with the signs in the South Pacific and the Mediterranean and the appearance of land near Bimini. The West Coast destruction will be early on this time clock of events, as will the inundation of parts of the Carolinas and Georgia.

Like prophetic passages of the Bible, Cayce's forecasts could become a relic of the past which generations of the future might remember as a curiosity and a strong myth of the twentieth century.... or they could serve to be a source of hope to generations wiser than we.

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Shimshai Music from an Essene Minister

2005-09-22T18:35:46Z

Aloha Serene Essene Beings!
There is a new tribe for Shimshai Music. He is an ordained Essene minister, and much of the lyrics are inspired by the path. Some are actuall right out of the Essene scriptures! His message is of "all-pervading love and light." Check it out to learn more and hear these beautiful songs!
http://tribes.tribe.net/ShimshaiFamily
http://www.shimshai.com

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those damn treehuggers

2005-09-19T21:32:37Z

Hail be unto Thee!

O good living tree!!!

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Invitation from the HEART.....

2005-09-09T19:50:32Z

Nikki "Nebula" Magdalena and Mayirana
invite you to join us in an energetic, prayerful
and meditative effort to lift up the beings that
have and are being effected by hurricane
Katrina. We also want to focus strongly on ALL
CHANGES occurring on Planet Earth and Humanity's
Collective Consciousness. This will be a
manifestation of LIGHT illuminating ALL dark
that lowers the vibration of Love.

We will hold a "Tele-event" (via
phone) which will be a meditation, prayer and
manifestation of what we as a collective
consciousness desire to create on this planet,
holy harmony with gaia, heart healing of
humanity in the highest and most graceful way.
We will attune to this frequency of alignment
within, holding the space of light and
unconditional love for each other, spreading it
exponentially through the entire planet.

In the current changes we are witnessing, we
must stand strong and be able to look through
the veil of darkness and acknowledge the
miraculous light that is growing.
May we be unconditionally accepting, and know that
FROM LOVE, LIGHT ALL-WAYS TRANSCENDS
THE ILLUSION of DARKness and FEAR.

If you are being drawn to be a part of this
collaboration of boundless and unconditional
love please RSVP by Saturday, September 10th.
There is a limited amount that we can have live
on the call at once, hence this format.

The event will take place on THIS SUNDAY, September 11th @ 3:33pm.
It will last 25-35 minutes. Once you RSVP,
you will then receive the phone number.

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Katrina

2005-09-03T19:10:36Z

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEW ORLEANS

I just quickly perused another email from another famous person who is such a know-it-all about whats wrong with our government, that hes missing the mark on how to create immediate assistance to those in need. He offers nothing more than a criticism of what is when he could be offering an invitation for us all to intercede with what we want to vision as solutions to the problems as they are unfolding. All problems are simply indicators of what needs to be visioned instead!

Whats so great about our country is free speech. We get to speak and show our intelligence and/or our ignorance (prejudice, biases, judgment and arrogance) as often as we want!

Its is truly our inherent individual responsibility to be discerning and to communicate about that which is not yet working.

My point is: there are truly amazing, powerful and energizing ways to do this, lets make it a point to try higher forms of communication about the events in our lives.

Let me keep it simple.

If you really want to help, stop giving your attention to all that is not going well.

Instead, VISION our governments abundance arriving miraculously to assist and feed and nourish and heal the people of New Orleans as well as throughout the World.

ZERO JUDGMENT. Whats not been handled well - or at all - up to this point no longer matters, because the past cannot be changed. What matters is seeing solutions generating, and being beautifully created out of the greatest good in people now, now and now.

VISION for FEMA:

Divine Orchestration, Divine Order, Divine Assistance and Immediacy. SEE solutions unfolding perfectly now, quickly, easily, powerfully and in a state of the greatest grace imaginable.

Resist the urge to judge, resist or push against anything about this situation, for it offers these people no relief, no help it only keeps sending an energy vibration that is chaotic and disruptive.

Resist the urge to judge and criticize and be a know-it-all about anything other than PEACE, and LOVE and LIGHT.

If you really want to see a Miracle in New Orleans SEE IT.

Hold your vision upon all the abundance, help, resources arriving and arriving NOW.

See that the people being transported to safe places are reunited easily with their families. For every problem the media presents to us, SEE the solution being given these people.

Refuse the temptation to listen to those who are proponents of the cup half full.

Lets DO THIS THING and while we are at it lets practice continually sending out the best and highest energy, vision, expectation for all the governments of the World.

There is so much money and resources and abundance not even being tapped into because we are too busy focusing on the problem, the problem, the problem.

VISION beautiful, heart-healing solutions arriving NOW.

As you watch the looting and vandalism on TV for all those people starving and dying of dehydration, pray for the highest spirit to take over in their lives. See that nothing is too big for Spirit for that which created the entire Universe, to intervene and bring ease to this situation.

See the greatest in ALL human potential emerging. See these people rising up in their greatness and championing each other and themselves. These are the events that bring that energy through.

SEE THAT!

Why give your energy to any thing else ever again?

In the days, weeks and months ahead, observe yourself as you talk about whats happening in this situation, or other situations regarding government throughout the World. Because whatever comes out of your mouth is what you believe and is the energy you are sending out, which of course, only comes right back at you. Is your energy helping create solutions, or is your energy helping to create more chaos and destruction?

Think wisely. Vision abundantly, and together we can begin to see amazing changes overnight with what the media begins to report.

Call it the Divine Experiment

Lets all see IMMEDIATE assistance and order and healing in New Orleans NOW and then apply the same miracle-mindedness throughout every single situation throughout the World.

Bless and praise. See great things unfolding.

We have never before had so much connection with each other, because of the wide reach of the Internet. Lets use it as powerfully as possible by what we all now decide to hold in mind.

in Light & Love,
Mary
Author of www.YouAreLoveMovie.com
www.MaryRobinsonReynolds.com

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Greetings siblings

2005-09-02T21:46:15Z

I was wondering if anyone made it out to the Essene Gathering in Eugene. If so please fill me in! I wanted to be there so bad but found that I was needed were I am.
Thanks for sharing
One Love
Peace Be With You
Blake

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Similarities between the Ifa, I-Ching and Runic oracular systems

2005-08-16T16:56:06Z

In the Yoruba system of Ifa, which originated in the holy city of Ile Ife, which is in what is now Nigeria, they use signs known as Odus. In Cuba, the word Odú is translated as 'letra', or letter, and like the runes each Odu contains folkloric wisdom appropriate to the culture that it derives from, each has its own legends, sayings, sacrifices, and divinatory outcomes. In fact, babalawos (1), or Ifa priests, claim that Ifa contains the entire corpus of Yoruba religious lore.

There are 16 basic Odús o signs. The system is somewhat like the I-Ching. In Ifa two Odus or signs are derived from using the okpwele chain. Therefore, there are 264 possible Odu combinations (sixteen times sixteen). In other words, the babalawo or Ifa priest derives meaning from a combination of two of the sixteen Odús. Due to the large number of Odus, as you can imagine, the babalawo must be very proficient in Yoruba lore in order to be effective.

The Binary System

Both Ifa and I Ching use the binary system (2) as their mathematical foundation, just like computer languages. That is to say, the unit from which we derive meanings is some combination of ones and twos. In the casting of the okpwele chain within Ifa, the outcome is four units of either I or II, again, combinations of ones and twos. Each combination of four I or II digits gives birth to one of the sixteen Odus, and so casting the okpwele twice generates one of the 264 signs which comprise the corpus of Ifa.

More:
http://www.angelfire.com/journal/saadaya/Oracle.html
http://www.valdostamuseum.org/hamsmith/ichgene6.html#hotu

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Chinese come from Africa, just like the rest of us

2005-08-16T16:42:25Z

CNA , HONG KONG
Thursday, May 12, 2005,Page 1

An international study has found that the Chinese people originated not from "Peking Man" in northern China, but from early humans in East Africa who moved through South Asia to China some 100,000 years ago, Hong Kong's Ming Pao daily reported yesterday in a finding that confirms the "single origin" theory in anthropology.

According to the newspaper, a research team led by Jin Li (ª÷¤O) of Fudan University in Shanghai has found that modern humans evolved from a single origin, not multiple origins as some experts believe.

In China, school textbooks teach that the Chinese race evolved from "Peking Man," based on a theory that humans in Europe and Asia evolved from local species.

But Jin and his fellow researchers found that early humans belonged to different species, of which only the East African species developed into modern humans.

This new finding nullifies the theory that the ancestors of the Chinese people were "Peking Man" who lived in northern China 400,000 years ago.

Based on DNA analyses of 100,000 samples gathered from around the world, a number of human families evolved in East Africa some 150,000 years ago, said Li Hui (§õ½÷), a member of Jin's team.

About 100,000 years ago, some of those humans began to leave Africa, with some people moving to China via South and Southeast Asia, Li said.

According to the newspaper article, it has been proven that the "65 branches of the Chinese race" share similar DNA mutations with the peoples of East and Southeast Asia.

It said that the Shanghai scientists were part of an international team comprised of researchers from Russia, India, Brazil and other nations in a five-year project studying the geographic and genealogical routes related to the spread and settlement of modern humans.

Copyright © 1999-2005 The Taipei Times. All rights reserved.

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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/05/12/2003254307

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Egypt in Africa

2005-08-16T16:37:53Z

Egypt in Africa
By Tyehimba
March 15, 2005

The mainstream media and many writers often portray Kemet (Egypt) as if it exists outside of Africa. Indeed, many people have been systematically conditioned to view Egypt as outside of Africa. Even if they can admit that Egypt is within Africa, it is often implicitly or explicitly stated that the original inhabitants were non-Black and different from those in other parts of Africa. Racism and the inability of Western-European 'Egyptologists' to properly understand the nature of African civilizations, has resulted in the mass whitewashing and de-Africanization of Egypt.

The paranoia, delusions and racist denial surrounding Egypt can take many forms. For instance, some persons claim that some alien life form from another planet was responsible for creating Egypt on the 'dark' continent. Another unfounded theory is that the Greeks or some mysterious (non-African) civilization were responsible for teaching the Egyptians what they knew. These speculative theories go against the extensive evidence available that clearly shows the creators of the Nile Valley civilizations as black, kinky-haired Africans who were no different from those in sub-Saharan Africa. It seems to be easier for some people to accept that aliens built the pyramids and other monuments, for which there is not a single shred of evidence, than to believe that Black Africans could have conceived anything so magnificent. Historians such as John Henrik Clark, Cheik Anta Diop, Charles Finch, Yosef Ben Jochannan, Ivan Van Sertima, and Chancellor Williams have done extensive scholarly works that have been instrumental in helping to overturn the myths and distortions surrounding Egypt and her relation to wider Africa.

Continues: http://www.rastaspeaks.com/tyehimba/2005/1503.html

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new to the tribe

2005-08-15T18:40:19Z

greetings, fellow lovers and seekers of God,

i'm dragonfly in vancouver, and i'm so stoked to discover you guys. i started looking into essene and gnostic gospels a few months ago and it resonates on the deepest level! i spend a lot of my free time studying and comparing the texts. i heard that there's an essene church somewhere in oregon, maybe even washington, but i've not heard of anything in vancouver. does such a thing exist here, like, like-minded people getting together and exploring and studying and learning and sharing and growing together? anyway, i'm pleased to be a member of the tribe, and i look forward to communicating with all of you!

peace in!
dragonfly

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Nazarites

2005-08-13T18:06:55Z

by Rabbi Yosef Y. Jacobson

Based on Zohar, the Writings of the Ari, Likutei Torah, and other
writings of Kabbala and Chassidism

The man with the long hair

A Nazirite is a man or woman who adopts for a certain period of time
(or for the rest of their lives) an extremely elevated spiritual
lifestyle, dedicating their days to meditation, prayer,
transcendence, and complete service of G-d (Num. 6:1-21).

The Bible imposes three restrictions upon a nazirite, which according
to Jewish law apply even today (see Rambam, Hilchot Nazirut; Sefer
Hachinuch Mitzvot #368-377):
(a) A nazirite is forbidden to drink wine or eat any grape product;
(b) A Nazirite's hair may not be cut;
(c) A nazirite may not become defiled and contaminated.

Though it is uncommon to encounter a nazirite nowadays[1], we do have
a tangible legacy of the Nazirite persona, in the form of a child. In
some fashion, each of us was raised by our own parents as a nazirite:

" ...it is uncommon to encounter a nazirite nowadays..."

First, parents usually keep their children off wine. Second, parents
keep away their children from contaminated environments; and finally,
it is a long-standing Jewish custom, dating back hundreds, maybe
thousands, of years, for parents to let their sons' hair grow long
and cut it for the first time only at the age of three.

This practice of giving a male child his first "boy's haircut" only
after he reached three years of age, is known today in the Jewish
world as an "Upshernish" ("haircut" in Yiddish), and is practiced in
many observant Jewish communities the world over. During this
ceremony, the boy's hair is cut, but special caution is taken to
leave the hair between the ears and the hairless portion of the face,
known as earlocks, or "peyot" in Hebrew. The reason for this is
because the Bible prohibits the Jew from totally removing the hair of
that location where the skull is joined to the jawbone, at the side
of the ear. (Lev. 19:27. Cf. Rambam, Hilchot Avodat Kochavim 12:1.
Shulchan Aruch Yorah Deah 181:1) What is the reason for this
tradition?[2]

The same question applies to a nazirite. We can understand how
abstaining from wine and from contamination are conducive to
fostering holiness and spirituality in a person's life. But why would
the Torah instruct a nazirite to let his hair grow long? How does the
possession of long, uncut hair, contribute to a life of transcendence?

To understand all of this, we must take a journey into the mystical
world of hair.

What is hair?

" Jewish mysticism believes that hair contains profound energy...."

In our modern terminology, hair is defined as "a collective term for
slender, threadlike outgrowths of the epidermis of mammals, forming a
characteristic body covering." However, Jewish mysticism believes
that hair contains profound energy. The Zohar, one of the ancient
Kabbalistic texts, sees every strand of hair as "harboring entire
universes". One of the most profound sections in the Zohar, known as
the Idra Rabba, a commentary on this week's Torah portion (Naso), is
dedicated almost exclusively to discuss hair and its source in the
divine reality. According to the Zohar, "...from the hair of a person
you can know who he is." (Zohar, Naso, Idra Rabba 129a)

Kabbala discusses the paradox of hair, where on one hand it is rooted
in a tubular pit of the epidermis, known as the hair follicle, and is
nourished by the blood vessels in a papilla that extends into the
follicle and into the root of the hair. This makes it part of the
bodily structure. Yet on the other hand, hair contains neither blood
vessels nor nerves, therefore not generating any pain upon their
removal from the rest of body (Or Hatorah, parashat Emor p. 588-593).

The Kabbala of Hair

So how does Jewish mysticism view the significance of hair?

Hairs act as "straws" transmitting profound and inaccessible energy.
Each strand of hair, shaped like a straw (the form of the Hebrew
letter vav), communicates a level of soul-energy that due to its
intensity cannot be communicated directly, only through the "straw"
of hair, through the contracted, and curtailed medium of hair, which
dilutes the intense energy.

Now, the Kabbala distinguishes between "fine hair" and "coarse hair" -
the fine hair decorating the cranium, present immediately during
birth, and the coarse hair of the beard, appearing only at a male's
entry into adulthood. The hair that links the "fine" and the "coarse"
are the peyot, the hair extending from the skull, down the jawbone,
after which it merges with the beard.

The hair growing on top of the cranium, the "fine hair", represents
the deeply concealed energy stemming from the interior of the skull,
identified by Kabbala as the location for the super-conscious
formations of the human psyche. The deepest and most primal forces of
our psyche, the supra-rational desires and cravings of the soul
formulated even prior to the birth of cognition, are associated in
Jewish mysticism with the skull, defined as "the crown over the
brain", or simply as " keter", which means the crown. Keter is seen
as the most lofty and elevated part of the soul, its link to G-d, Who
also transcends reason and logic.

The hair of the male beard, on the other hand, the "coarse hair",
represents the energy stemming from the sub conscious cognitive
impressions of the human psyche, located within the higher and lower
brain. This dimension of the human soul is known in Kabbala as "Mocha
Stima'a" (or "the hidden cognition"), and stands one rung below the
level of keter.

(This is the mystical reason for the feminine body not developing a
beard. As mentioned above, the mystical function of hair is to
access, in a contracted and curtailed fashion, energy that is
inaccessible due to its profundity. Women, however, are naturally
more in tuned with their sub conscious cognition, and therefore do
not require the "straws" of hair to access that level of self.)

Linking two universes

Now the question is if there is any way to link the super-conscious
forces of the soul, the keter dimension, with the cognitive structure
of the psyche? Can we ever mentally experience who we really are in
out deepest space? Even after the keter energy was filtered into hair
strands, is there hope for us to internalize this infinite light
within the finite vessels of cognition?

" Without the two side locks curtailing, contracting and
metamorphosing the new-clear energy of keter, none of it would be
expressed...."

Men of spirit from the days of yore have struggled with this dilemma.
Judaism's answer to this question is - the peyot, the two rows of
hair lingering down the jaw bone, that link the hair of the cranium
to the hair of the beard. In Kabbala, these two rows of hair
symbolize the contracted transmission of the super-conscious keter
energy, to the sub conscious mental (Mocha Stima'a) energy, so that
the infinite and unconstrained atomic power of the soul's crown can
ultimately be contained and internalized within the mental framework
of the human condition.

Without the two side locks curtailing, contracting and metamorphosing
the new-clear energy of keter, none of it would be expressed or
experienced within the person's conscious life. Only by having the
keter energy filtered through the hair on the skull, and then re-
filtered a second time via the peyot, can the deepest energy of the
soul become articulated in the lower chambers of consciousness.

[This may also be the reason why the great kabbalist, Rabbi Isaac
Luria (d. in 1572), did not allow his peyot to grow very much below
his ears and have them hang over the sides of his beard, as is the
custom of Yemenite, Moroccan and most Chassidic Jews. Rather he would
trim his peyot with scissors to ensure that they just reached his
beard. This "style" was embraced by the Chabad school and many other
Ashkenazic and Sefardic communities. In the former style, the
emphasis is on overwhelming the beard (representing the deep
cognitive impressions) with the "peyot", representing the flow of the
soul's pristine desire and emotion. This indeed is the spiritual path
of Yemenite and many Chassidic Jews. In Chabad, however, the goal has
always been to link between the atomic energy of the soul and the
mental framework of the mind, represented by the connection of the
peyot with the beard.][3]

The Man Who Gazes at His Pristine Self

" A nazirite is a human being who...attempts to go back to the primal
formations of his soul...."

All of the above is valid, however, in the case of an ordinary human
being, in whom the hair of the cranium can transmit the intensity of
the keter feature of the soul only via the peyot. The hair atop of
the skull on its own (without the further filtering through the
peyot) cannot convey that keter energy, due to its tremendous power
and intensity. Therefore, the Torah instructs us to leave our peyot
and beards intact, for these are the containers through which we
access the holiness of our souls. There is no mitzvah, however, in
letting the hair above the skull grow long.

However, a nazirite is a human being who, through a profound process
of meditation and transcendence, attempts to go back to the primal
formations of his soul. Such a person, says the Torah, ought to let
his hair grow and grow, since each strand transmits and brings to the
fore tremendous holiness and profundity, the supra rational link of
the soul to G-d.

A nazirite needs not his peyot to filter the energy and bring it down
the lower brain-level; a nazirite is able to experience something of
his true self without even the most refined masks.

The Secret of a Child

This may be the deeper reason for the Jewish custom of letting a
child's hair grow freely till the age of three. During the first
years of a child's life, what is most exposed in his life, is his
keter dimension - his primal, basic formations. During the first
years, a child has not yet matured enough to allow his or her mind to
filter through every experience and stimuli. At that time, a child is
like a dry sponge, absorbing everything in a very deep place.

Though we often perceive children as lacking in the ability to
internalize as much as we can, in truth, their level of
internalization is far deeper - straight to the primal part of the
soul, without traveling through the multi layers of mental cognitive
structure. If you wish to know your pristine experiences, spend some
real time with your child. There you will encounter your own keter,
your own inner self, expressed in the long strands of hair decorating
the crown of his soul, the skull.

After three years of age, the process of mental frame working and
processing begins to increase significantly. This is the time when a
child learns more and more to process the world around him via his
conscious mind and heart, not via his super conscious core. It is at
this point that we must begin to help the child build a bridge
between his innate yearnings and his outer persona, between his soul
and his mind.

That is why we give him a haircut, and we create a bridge - the peyot
that carry down the keter soul energy into his lower brain, which as
he grows older will develop a beard. This is the moment we generate
the link between the majesty of his soul and the depth of his brain.

Bursting Through the Peyot

This is the deeper meaning behind the Torah's prediction that the
Mashiach will "burst through the peyot of the Moabite nation" (Num.
24:17). Moab represents wisdom and intelligence. Nowadays, we must
preserve the peyot in order to communicate the supra rational energy
into the framework of rationality. But when Mashiach comes, the doors
of our perception will be cleansed, granting us the ability to gaze
at our core without flinching an eye. The core energy of the soul
will come to the fore in its full vigor, not requiring the
contraction and concealment represented by the peyot.

In that sense, our young children carry in their hair the light of
Mashiach.

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Essene link to Afraka?

2005-08-06T21:38:47Z

Anyone know of a link between the Essenes and Khamit people? It seems that many practices are similar if not the same.

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Looking for a ride from Seattle/Olympic Peninsula

2005-08-06T17:18:50Z

I live in Port Townsend but I'm willing to travel a fair way to meet up and share a ride with some brothers and sisters.

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Annual Gathering anyone???

2005-07-29T20:24:00Z

Aloha!

Who's going to the annual gathering? I want to go, but may need a ride from San Francisco or surrounding areas.

Much Love and Peace be with YOU!
Jaya

http://www.essene.org/Essene_Gathering.htm

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I found this article on the internet

2005-07-23T20:32:29Z

1. The Gospel of the Holy Twelve
Essene Christianity's "Bible"

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Introduction
by Christopher C. Warren
The Gospel of the Holy Twelve (hereafter abbreviated as GH12) is to Essene Christians what the Holy Bible is to orthodox Christians and is considered by them to be the authentic Gospel before it was subsequently mutilated to give rise to the four Gospels found in our contemporary Bibles.

This introductory article shows beyond any reasonable doubt that the reverse is, in fact, true. The entire GH12 text is herein set out showing its direct plagiarisation of the 1611 King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. We are indebted to a student of Essenism, who wishes to remain anonymous, for doing this work.

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The Compiler's Letter #1 (27 January 2002)
I've been studying Essene Nazorean Christianity for a year and I greatly appreciate your uncovering S.A.I for what it. Since you seem so dedicated to honesty, I'm curious to know what your views are on "The Essene Church of Christ" and the "Essene Nazorean Church of Mt. Carmel". Both these groups seem to be filled with nice well meaning people, but I am concerned. These organizations use a text entitled "The Gospel of the Holy Twelve" which they claim is the 'original' gospel before it was divided into the four we have today. I've examined this document and to my astonishment approximately 75% of it has been copied word for word from the King James Version of the Bible, in particular the Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John. The Essene Churches claim that this "gospel" was discovered in a Buddhist Monestary in Tibet (late 1800's) in the original tongue of Jesus -Aramaic- by a priest of the Church of England - a Reverend Ousley. If this is the case why was the King James Version of the Bible copied verbatim in most of it?

The New Testament was written originally in Greek, not Aramaic. It is inconceivable to think that the evangelists copied a single Aramaic text into the Greek tongue and then divided it by four with later embellishments. The Bible was translated into Latin and then into the King James' English. If Ousley's text is the original and he translated it directly from Aramaic, why does it match the King James Bible exactly? Wouldn't he have simply written the text in English from Aramaic as it stood and completely bypass the King James Bible in the translation?

I also have some other major concerns over their beliefs in general if you would care to open up a dialogue. I've attached a portion of the Ousley Text for your review. I've color coded the original Holy Bible which in my opinion Ousley seems to have 'cut up' and pasted together to form his new version. I am curious to know your thoughts on this.

Any light you can shed here would be greatly appreciated. I may be wrong but it seems the devil is up to his old tricks again.

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BLUE – Matthew – KJV Bible (copied word for word)
BROWN – Mark – KJV Bible (copied word for word)
GREEN – Luke – KJV Bible (copied word for word)
PURPLE – John – KJV Bible (copied word for word)
DARK BLUE – Editorial Redaction and Original Text written by Ousley

LECTION I

1. THERE was in the days of Herod, the King of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
2. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
3. And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple IOVA. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of the offering of incense.
4. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing over the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth, shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
5. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth; for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither eat flesh meats [original KJV = "drink neither wine"], nor drink strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit [original KJV = "Ghost"], even from his mother's womb.
6. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God; And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
7. And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is well stricken in years. And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to announce unto thee these glad tidings.
8. And, behold, thou art dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, then shall thy tongue be loosed that thou mayest believe my words which shall be fulfilled in their season.
9. And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; for he made signs unto them, and remained speechless.
10. And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. And after those days, his wife Elisabeth, conceived, and hid herself five months saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
LECTION II

1. AND in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God, unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
2. Now Joseph was a just and rational Mind, and he was skilled in all manner of work in wood and in stone. And Mary was a tender and discerning Soul, and she wrought veils for the temple. And they were both pure before God; and of them both was Jesu-Maria who is called the Christ.
3. And the angel came in unto her and said, Hail, Mary, thou that art highly favoured, for the Mother of God is with thee: blessed art thou among women and blessed be the fruit of thy womb.
4. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God and, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a child […], and He shall be great and shalt be called a Son of the Highest.
5. And the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
6. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her The Holy Spirit shall come upon Joseph thy Spouse, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, O Mary, therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Christ, the Child of God, and his Name on earth shalt be called Jesu-Maria, for he shall save the people from their sins, whosoever shall repent and obey his Law.
7. Therefore ye shall eat no flesh, nor drink strong drink, for the child shall be consecrated unto God from its mother's womb, and neither flesh nor strong drink shall he take, nor shall razor touch his head.
8. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God no thing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
9. And in the same day the angel Gabriel appeared unto Joseph in a dream and said unto him, Hail, Joseph, thou that art highly favoured, for the Fatherhood of God is with thee. Blessed art thou among men and blessed be the fruit of thy loins.
10. And as Joseph thought upon these words he was troubled, and the angel of the Lord said unto him, Fear not, Joseph, thou Son of David, for thou hast found favour with God, and behold thou shalt beget a child, and thou shalt call his name Jesu-Maria for he shall save his people from their sins.
11. Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was written in the prophets saying, Behold a Maiden shall conceive and be with child and shall bring forth a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God Within Us.
12. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel had bidden him, and went in unto Mary, his espoused bride, and she conceived in her womb the Holy One.
13. AND Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judea and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
14. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the power of the Spirit and spake, with a clear voice and said, Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
15. Whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall. be a performance of those things which were told her from the Holy One.
16. And Mary said: My soul doth magnify Thee, the Eternal, and my spirit doth rejoice in God my Saviour. For thou hast regarded the low estate of thy handmaiden; for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
17. For Thou that art mighty hast done to me great things; and holy is Thy Name. And Thy mercy is on them that fear Thee from generation to generation.
18. Thou hast shewed strength with Thy arm; thou hast scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
19. Thou hast put down the mighty from their seats and exalted the humble and the meek. Thou hast fill the hungry with good things and the rich Thou dost send empty away.
20. Thou dost help thy servant Israel, in remembrance of thy mercy: as Thou spakest to our ancestors to Abraham and to his seed for ever. And Mary abode with her about three months and returned to her own house.
21. And these are the words that Joseph spake,, saying: Blessed be the God of our fathers and our mothers in Israel: for in an acceptable time Thou hast heard me, and in the day of salvation hast Thou helped me.
22. For Thou saids't I will preserve and make thee a covenant of the people to renew the face of the earth: and to cause the desolate places to be redeemed from the hands of the spoiler.
23. That thou mayest say to the captives, Go ye forth and be free; and to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves in the light. And they shall feed in the ways of pleasantness; and they shall no more hunt nor worry the creatures which I have made to rejoice before me.
24. They shall not hunger nor thirst any more neither shall the heat smite them nor the cold destroy them. And I will make on all My mountains a way for travellers; and My high places shall be exalted.
25. Sing ye heavens and rejoice thou earth; O ye deserts break forth with song: for Thou O God dost comfort Thy people; and console them that have suffered wrong.
LECTION III

1. NOW Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
2. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by thy name.
3. And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, his name is John. And they all marvelled, for his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
4. And great awe came on all that dwelt round about them; and all these came on all that dwelt round about them; and all these sayings were made known abroad throughout all the hilly country of Judea. And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of Jova was with him.
5. And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be thou, O God of Israel; for thou hast visited and redeemed thy people. And hast raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of thy servant David. As thou spakest by the mouth of thy holy prophets, which have been since the world began.
6. That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us. To perform the mercy promised to our ancestors, and to remember thy holy covenant.
7. The oath which thou did'st sware to our father Abraham, that thou wouldest grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve thee without fear, in holiness and righteousness before thee all the days of our life.
8. And this child shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for he shalt go before Thy face, O God, to prepare Thy ways; to give knowledge of salvation unto Thy people by the remission of their sins.
9. Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us; to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
10. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and his mission was hidden till the day of his shewing forth unto Israel.
LECTION IV

1. NOW the birth of Jesu-Maria the Christ was on this wise. It came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. And all the people of Syria went to be taxed, every one into his own city, and it was midwinter.
2. And Joseph with Mary also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because they were of the house and lineage of David), to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, who was great with child.
3. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn child in a Cave, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, which was in the cave; because there was no room for them in the inn. And behold it was filled with many lights, on either side Twelve, bright as the Sun in his glory.
4. And there were in the same cave an ox, and a horse, and an ass, and a sheep, and beneath the manger was a cat with her little ones, and there were doves also, overhead, and each had its mate after its kind, the male with the female.
5. Thus it came to pass that he was born in the midst of the animals which, through the redemption of man from ignorance and selfishness, he came to redeem from their sufferings, by the manifestation or the sons and the daughters of God.
6. And there were in the same country, shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And when they came, lo, the angel of God came upon them, and the glory of the Highest shone round about them; and they were sore afraid.
7. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people, for unto you is born this day in the city of David a saviour, which is Christ, the Holy One of God. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger.
8. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace toward men of goodwill.
9. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which our God hath made known unto us.
10. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph in the cave, and the Babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen these things, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning the child.
11. And all they that heard it, wondered at those things told them by the shepherds; but Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen.
12. AND when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesu-Maria, as was spoken by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought the child to Jerusalem, to present it unto God (as it is written in the law of Moses, every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord).
13. And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it was revealed unto him that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of God.
14. And he came by the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, he perceived the child as it were a Pillar of light. Then took he him "up in his arms, and blessed God, and said:
15. Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou has prepared before the face of all people; to be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel. And his parents marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
16. And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel; and for a Sign which shall be spoken against (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
17. And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser, of a great age, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
18. And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto God, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. And when they had performed all things according to the law they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
LECTION V

1. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came certain Magi men from the east to Jerusalem, who had purified themselves and tasted not of flesh nor of strong drink, that they might find the Christ whom they sought. And they said, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we in the East have seen his Star, and are come to worship him.
2. When Herod the king had heard these things he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where the Christ should be born.
3. And they said unto him, Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet, and thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, art not the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come forth a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
4. Then Herod, when he had privily called the Magi, enquired of them diligently what time the Star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
5. When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the Star which the Magi of the East saw, and the angel of the Star went before them, till it came and stood over the place where the young child was, and the Star had the appearance of six rays.
6. And as they went on their way with their camels and asses laden with gifts, and were intent on the heavens seeking the child by the Star, they forgot for a little, their weary beasts who had borne thee burden and heat of the day, and were thirsty and fainting, and the Star was hidden from their sight.
7. In vain they stood and gazed, and looked one upon the other in their trouble. Then they bethought them of their camels and asses, and hastened to undo their burdens that they might have rest.
8. Now there was near Bethlehem a well by the way, And as they stooped down to draw water for their beasts, lo, the Star which they had lost appeared to them, being reflected in the stillness of the water.
9. And when they saw it they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
10. And they praised God who had shewn his mercy unto them even as they shewed mercy unto their thirsty beasts.
11. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. And they kindled a fire according to their custom and worshipped God in the Flame.
13. And when they were departed, behold the angel of God appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and there remain until I bring thee word, for Herod will seek to destroy him.
14. AND when he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there for about seven years until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of God by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
15. Elizabeth too when she heard it, took her infant son and went up into a mountain and hid him. And Herod sent his officers to Zacharias in the temple and said to him, Where is thy child? And he answered I am a minister of God and am continually in the temple. I know not where he is.
16. And he sent again, saying, Tell me truly where is thy son, Dost thou not know thy life is in my hand? And Zacharias answered, The Lord is witness if thou shed my blood, my spirit will God receive, for thou sheddest the blood of the innocent.
17. And they slew Zacharias in the Temple between the holy place and the altar; and the people knew it, for a voice was heard, Zacharias is slain, and his blood shall not be washed out until the avenger shall come. And after a time the priests cast lots, and the lot fell upon Simeon, and he filled his place.
18. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceedingly wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
19. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
20. BUT when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of God appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and return into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
21. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother and came into the land of Israel. And they came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; and he was called the Nazarene.
LECTION VI

1. NOW, Joseph and Mary, his parents, went up to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover and they observed the feast after the manner of their brethren, who abstained from bloodshed and the eating of flesh and from strong drink. And when he was twelve years old, he went to Jerusalem with them after the custom of the feast.
2. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's Journey and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, turned back to Jerusalem, seeking him.
3. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
4. And when they saw him, they were amazed; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? Behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be in my Parents' House. And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. But his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
5. And a certain prophet seeing him, said unto him, Behold the Love and the Wisdom of God are one in thee, therefore in the age to come shalt thou be called Jesu-Maria, for by the Christ shall God save mankind, which now is verily as the bitterness of the sea, but it shall yet be turned into sweetness, but to this generation the Bride shall not be manifest, nor yet to the age to come.
6. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them. And he made wheels, and yokes, and tables also, with great skill. And Jesus increased in stature, and in favour with God and man.
7. AND on a certain day the child Jesus came to a place where a snare was set for birds, and there were some boys there. And Jesus said to them, who hath set this snare for the innocent creatures of God? Behold in a snare shall they in like manner be caught. And he beheld twelve sparrows as it were dead.
8. And he moved his hands over them, and said to them, Go, fly away, and while ye live remember me. And they arose and fled away making a noise. And the Jews, seeing this, were astonished and told it unto the priests.
9. And other wonders did the child, and flowers were seen to spring up beneath his feet, where there had been naught but barren ground before. And his companions stood in awe of him.
10. A certain day after this, the child Jesus was playing with his companions, younger than himself and they gathered round him, and chose him as their king. And as he sat they twined an olive branch with flowers and they made it into a crown, and they placed it on his heads and a reed in his hand for a sceptre.
11. And they made obeisance to him, saying, Hail, King of Israel! And he said unto them, Hold your peace, ye know not what ye say. Tell it not unto any. Such words are not for you to proclaim, but for them to whom it shall be given.
12. And they marvelled, and one passing by heard it, and he said, Yea, truly, ye have chosen well, for he is a comely child and of great nobility.
13. AND in the eighteenth year of his age, Jesus was espoused unto Miriam, a virgin of the tribe of Judah with whom he lived seven years, and she died, for God took her, that he might go on to the higher things which he had to do, and to suffer for the sons and daughters of men.
14. And Jesus, after that he had finished his study of the law, went down again into Egypt that he might learn of the wisdom of the Egyptians, even as Moses did. And going into the desert, he meditated and fasted and prayed, and obtained the power of the Holy Name, by which he wrought many miracles.
15. And for seven years he conversed with God face to face, and he learned the language of birds and of beasts, and the healing powers of trees, and of herbs, and of flowers, and the hidden secrets of precious stones, and he learned the motions of the Sun and the Moon and the stars, and the powers of the letters, and mysteries of the Square and the Circle and the Transmutation of things, and of forms, and of numbers, and of signs. From thence he returned to Nazareth to visit his parents, and he taught there and in Jerusalem as an accepted Rabbi, even in the temple, none hindering him.
16. AND after a time he went into Assyria and India and into Persia and into the land of the Chaldeans. And he visited their temples and conversed with their priests, and their wise men for many years, doing many wonderful works, healing the sick as he passed through their countries.
17. And the beasts of the field had respect unto him and the birds of the air were in no fear of him, for he made them not afraid, yea even the wild beasts of the desert perceived the power of God in him, and did him service bearing him from place to place.
18. For the Spirit of Divine Humanity filling him, filled all things around him, and made all things subject unto him, and thus shall yet be fulfilled the words of the prophets, The lion shall lie down with the calf, and the leopard with the kid, and the wolf with the lamb, and the bear with the ass, and the with the dove. And a child shall lead them.
19. And none shall hurt or destroy in my holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Holy One even as the waters cover the bed of the sea. And in that day I will make again a covenant with the beasts of the earth and the fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea and with all created things. And will break the bow and the sword and all the instruments of warfare will I banish from the earth, and will make them to lie down in safety, and to live without fear.
20. And I will betroth thee unto me for ever in righteousness and in peace and in loving kindness, and thou shalt know thy God, and the earth shalt bring forth the corn the wine and the oil, and I will say unto them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say unto me, Thou art our God.
21. And on a certain day as he was passing by a mountain side nigh unto the desert, there met him a lion and many men were pursuing him with stones and javelins to slay him.
22. But Jesus rebuked them, saying, Why hunt ye these creatures of God, which are more noble than you? By the cruelties of many generations they were made the enemies of man who should have been his friends.
23. If the power of God is shown in them, so also is shown his long suffering and compassion. Cease ye to persecute this creature who desireth not to harm you, see ye not how he fleeth from you, and is terrified by your violence?
24. And the lion came and lay at the feet of Jesus, and shewed love to him; and the people were astonish , and said, Lo, this man loveth all creatures and hath power to command even these beasts from the desert, and they obey him.
LECTION VII

1. NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee (Caiaphas being the high priest, and Annas chief of the Sanhedrim) the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
2. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. As it is written in the prophets, Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee; the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Holy One, make straight the paths of the Anointed.
3. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth. And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
4. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a girdle of the same about his loins, and his meat was the fruit of the locust tree and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in the Jordan confessing their sins.
5. And he said to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of disobedient ones, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father.
6. For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
7. And the wealthier people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food let him do likewise.
8. Then came also certain taxgatherers to be baptised and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you, and be merciful after your power.
9. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with sufficient wages.
10. And to all he spake, saying, Keep yourselves from blood and things strangled and from dead bodies of birds and beasts, and from all deeds of cruelty, and from all that is gotten of wrong; Think ye the blood of beasts and birds will wash away sin! I tell you Nay, Speak the Truth. Be just, Be merciful to one another and to all creatures that live, and walk humbly with your God.
11. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ or not, John answered; saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.
12. He shall also baptize you with water and with fire. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. And many other things in his exortation preached he unto the people.
LECTION VIII

1. AND it was in the midst of the summer, the tenth month. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
2. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water; and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and a bright cloud stood over him, and from behind the cloud Twelve Rays of light, and thence in the form of a Dove, the Spirit of God descending and lighting upon him. And, lo, a voice from heaven saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; this day have I begotten thee.
3. And John bare witness of him ,saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me, for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was in part given by Moses, but grace and truth cometh in fulness by Jesus Christ.
4. No man hath seen God at any time. The only begotten which cometh from the bosom of the Eternal in the same is God revealed. And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art I thou ? And he deified not, but confessed I am not the Christ.
5. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not, Art thou that prophet of whom Moses spake? And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou ? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? And he said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Holy One, as said the Prophet Esaias.
6. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees, and they asked him and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet of whom Moses spake?
7. John answered them, saying, I baptize with water; but there standeth One among you, whom ye know not, He shall baptize with water and with fire. He it is who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
8. These things were done in Bethabara, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. And Jesus began at this time to be thirty years of age, being after the flesh indeed the Son of Joseph and Mary; but after the Spirit. the Christ, the Son of God, the Father and Mother Eternal, as was declared by the Spirit of holiness with power.
9. AND Joseph was the son of Jacob and Elisheba, and Mary was the daughter of Eli (called Joachim) and Anna, who were the children of David and Bathsheba, of Judah and Shela, of Jacob and Leah, of Isaac and Rebecca, of Abraham and Sarah, of Seth and Maat, of Adam and Eve, who were the children of God.
LECTION IX

1. THEN was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the Devil. And the wild beasts of the desert were around him, and became subject unto him. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights he was afterwards an hungered.
2. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread, for it is written, I will feed thee with the finest of wheat and with honey, out of the rock will I satisfy thee.
3. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God.
4. Then the Devil placeth before him a woman, of exceeding beauty and comeliness and of subtle wit, and a ready understanding withal, and he said unto him. Take her as thou wilt, for her desire is unto thee, and thou shalt have love and happiness and comfort all thy life, and see thy children's children, yea is it not written, It is not good for man that he should be alone?
5. And Jesu-Maria said, Get thee behind me, for it is written, Be not led away by the beauty of woman, yea, all flesh is as grass and the flower of the field; the grass withereth and the flower fadeth away, but the Word of the Eternal endureth for ever. My work is to teach and to heal the children of men, and he that is born of God keepeth his seed within him.
6. And the Devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the Temple. And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7. And Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8. Then the Devil took him up into an exceeding high mountain in the midst of a great plain and, round about, twelve cities and their peoples, and shown from thence he shown unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the Devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will, I give it: for it is written, thou shalt have dominion from sea to sea, so thou shalt judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with mercy, and. make a full end of oppression. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
9. And Jesu-Maria answered and said unto him, get thee behind me, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. Without the power of God, the end of evil cannot come.
10. Then the Devil having ended all the temptations leaveth him and departed for a season. And behold, angels of God came and ministered unto him.
LECTION X

1. AND when he had returned from the wilderness, the same day, his parents made him a feast, and they gave unto him the gifts which the Magi had presented to him in his infancy. And Mary said, These things have we kept for thee even to this day, and she gave unto him the gold and the frankincense and the myrrh. And he took of the frankincense, but of the gold he gave unto his parents for the poor, and of the myrrh he gave unto Mary who is called Magdalene.
2. Now this Mary was of the city of Magdala in Galilee. And she was a great sinner, and had seduced many by her beauty and comeliness. And the same came unto Jesus by night and confessed her sins, and he put forth his hand and healed her, and cast out of her seven demons, and he said unto her, Go in peace, thy sins are forgiven thee. And she arose and left all and followed him, and ministered unto him of her substance, during the days of his ministry in Israel.
3. THE next day John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which by righteousness taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, He was before me; and I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel; therefore am I come baptizing with water.
4. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a Dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not, but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptized with water and with fire, even the Spirit. And I saw, and bare record that this was the Son of God.
5. THE day after, John stood by the Jordan and two of his disciples. And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Christ, the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
6. Then Jesus turned and saw them following and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi (which is, being interpreted, Master), where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
7. One of the two which heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon and said unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon Bar Jona: thou shalt be called Kephas (which is, by interpretation, a rock).
8. THE day following, Jesus goeth forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, who is called Bar Tholmai, and saith unto him, We have found him, Of whom Moses in the law and the Prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph and Mary, And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth ? Philip said unto him, Come and see.
9. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the Fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God. thou art the King of Israel. Yea, under the Fig tree did I find thee.
10. Jesus answered and said unto him, Nathanael Bar Tholmai, because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the Fig tree, believest thou ? thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
LECTION XI

1. AND one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and sat down to eat.
2. And behold a certain woman of Magdala, who was reputed to be a sinner, was in the city, and when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an Alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him, weeping, and washed His feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet, and anointed them with ointment.
3. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he thought within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
4. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
5. There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most.
6. Simon answered and said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
7. And he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she hath washed my feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
8. Wherefore I say unto thee, man but also beast and birds of the air, yea, even the fishes of the sea; but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much, not only man but also beast and birds of the air, yea, even the fishes of the sea; but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
9. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven, and they who sat at the table began to say within themselves, who is this that forgiveth sins also?
10. Though he had said not, I forgive thee, but Thy sins are forgiven thee, for he discerned true faith and penitence in her heart. And Jesus needed not that any should testify of any man, for he himself knew what was in man.
LECTION XII

1. AND the next day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus and Mary Magdalene were there, and his disciples came to the marriage.
2. And when they wanted wine the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what is that to thee and to me ? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
3. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. And Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he said unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
4. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine to them, and knew not whence it was; the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him. Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
5. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and many disciples believed on him.
6. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, with Mary Magdalene, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there for many.
7. And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou bearest wittness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all do come to him.
8. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
9. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice; this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase; but I must decrease. He that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
10. AND certain of the Pharisees came and questioned Jesus, and said unto him, how sayest thou that God will condemn the world ? And Jesus answered, saying, God so loveth the world, that the only begotten Son is given, and cometh into the world, that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have everlasting life. God sendeth not the Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him may be saved.
11. They who believe on him are not condemned: but they that believe not are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only begotten of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil .
12. For all they that do evil hate the light, neither come they to the light, lest their deeds may be condemned. But they that do righteousness come to the light, that their deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
13. AND there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
14. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
15. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as, he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
16. Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday of the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth. And himself believed, and his whole house.
LECTION XIII

1. AND Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the roll of the prophet Esaias.
2. And when he had opened the roll, he found the place where it was written. The Spirit of the Lord Is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bound. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
3. And he closed the roll, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down, And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began saying unto them. This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son ?
4. And some brought unto him a blind man to test his power, and said, Rabbi, here is a son of Abraham blind from birth. Heal him as thou hast healed Gentiles in Egypt. And he, looking upon him, perceived his unbelief and the unbelief of those that brought him, and their desire to ensnare him. And he could do no mighty work in that place because of their unbelief.
5. And they said unto him, Whatsoever we have heard done in Egypt, do also here in thy own country. And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own home or in his own country, neither doth a physician work cures upon them that know him.
6. And I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land. But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
7. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
8. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath. And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way and escaped them.
LECTION

XIV

1. NOW Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by John the Baptist for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which he had done, added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
2. And Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And as he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway forsook their nets, and followed him.
3. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left their nets, and the ship, and their father, and followed him.
4. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in, their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And the fame of his miracles went throughout all Syria, and they brought unto him many sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy, and he healed them.
5. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

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The Compiler's Letter #2 (3 April 2002)
Thank you for your response. It was quite an interesting read. When it came to the issue of authenticity, the reason I created the color coded GH12 was based on a comment made by Rev. Nazariah of the Essene Church of Christ. He insists that the GH12, which is the main text of his church, is authentic. I found this quite surprising so I tried to converse with him about it. I stated that 'how would anyone know if a work was authentic without an original copy of the work'. Even is such a copy existed in Aramaic (like the Dead Sea Scrolls and others), it does not guarantee that the work is genuine or related to Christianity. Not to make accusations here, but many heretics wrote all sorts of things as well. There are numerous 'gospels' that were not placed in the New Testament. Nazariah assured me that he was recently working with translating a text from Aramaic/Hebrew into English and that he could spot authenticity. I found this shocking for two reasons, 1) What text could he possibly have that would be related to early Christianity written in original Aramaic that the world of biblical scholarship was unaware of? Look at the time and energy spent on the Dead Sea Scrolls by international scholars. Are we to believe that Nazariah holds some genuine article overlooked by the majority of these scholars? If so, he should hand over the text for proper scrutiny by the proper authorities in the field so that the "authenticity" of it may be validated. 2) While surfing the net on all things Essene, I stumbled upon a "Discussion Forum" regarding ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts. There was a note written by Nazariah asking the host of the Forum where he could get a typewriter that would print Aramaic or Hebrew characters. At the time I didn't think much of it because I knew he was working on a special project regarding this. However, it began to bother me a little after a while. I asked myself, 'Why would he need such a thing if he were translating an ancient text?' Would he not simply rewrite the text into English and provide the original documentation as back up. Otherwise, what proof is there that he simply did not just make it up? Being no doubt familiar with Hebrew and Aramaic himself, what proof would there be that he didn't write what he was trying to pass off as 'authentic' by first typing it into Hebrew or Aramaic?

Being familiar myself with the KJV, I noticed that the phrasing of the verses in GH12 seemed to be identical, so I created the colored document just to see how close they really were. I honestly never expected plagiarism. Granted, I didn't go through the whole GH12, however I think I may have gone far enough to convince myself that the work was a forgery. I am no scholar of Semitic languages, but is obvious that this text was not translated from Aramaic anymore than the KJV itself was. It is impossible to determine which parts are 'authentic' discoveries by Ousley himself, and which parts are simply his own philosophy being interwoven into the text. The parts removing the virgin birth are clearly interpolations by Ousley rewording the KJV by adding or subtracting a word or phrase here and there.

Consider this: 6. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her The Holy Spirit shall come upon Joseph thy Spouse, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, O Mary, therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called...

Why would Mary make the statement about "not yet knowing a man" when she was clearly espoused to Joseph? The logical conclusion would be that Joseph would be the natural father as her husband if he is being mentioned here. The original KJV Gospel of Luke is preparing the reader for the Virgin Birth and Immaculate Conception by having her state that she "not yet knows a man". Also you can tell by the way the above paragraph is written that it's a rewording of the KJV. Ousley is forced to place the words 'O Mary' after the word 'thee' to make sense of what is being said when originally the angel was speaking only to Mary regarding the Holy Ghost coming upon her and her alone.

So I again ask the question, "Where is the authenticity in this?" Clearly the KJV is being reworded here to fit in with Ousley's own philosophy regarding the Virgin Birth narrative.

You are more than welcome to use the color coded text for your website. However it is completely unnecessary to give me credit for it. You are welcome to use anything that I've said here on your website, but I would prefer you did not mention my name as I have no real interest in pursuing Essenism or in communicating with the Essene Churches from this point on. I would rather remain anonymous.

As far as 'The Essene Nazarean Church of Christ' [is concerned] ... I've had the pleasure of communicating with Rev. Abba James and he seems like a very sincere and honest man. It is obvious from the 'Essene Comparison' pages on both the Mt. Carmel Church of Abba James and the S.A.I. that there are subtle hostilities between the two. Whatever Abba James told you, I believe he told the truth as he saw it regarding S.A.I. and its founder as you posted on your website.

I tried to continue a dialogue with Rev. Nazariah regarding the above mentioned issues, however I never heard from him again.

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