Pearls of Wisdom

Vol. 34 No. 4 - I AM the Witness - January 27, 1991

 

I AM the Witness

 

- 26 January 1991

Dear Mother:

I want to take this opportunity to thank you and the staff and Keepers of the Flame at the Ranch for decreeing for me and all military personnel here in Saudi Arabia. I don’t have the privacy or even the opportunity to do any serious decreeing for myself, and I am very grateful to all of you for your prayers and decrees to God and Archangel Michael for our victory and protection as we prepare to invade and liberate Kuwait.

The ground war will probably be underway by the time you receive this letter, and all of us here will need every erg of light to survive the future battles, especially those Marines and soldiers who will lead the charge. It’s in the nature of war that the toughest tasks usually fall on the shoulders of our youngest men. As every American generation before them, they will do their duty, the vast majority with determination and vigor, and our forces will be victorious, praise be God.

Permit me to relate the views and opinions of a Marine who’s been in Saudi Arabia since 15 August 1990, serving as the Intelligence Officer of the 7th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (referred to as a MEB), and since the arrival of our senior command, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), in a variety of billets and duties in the Intelligence section. (I think the appropriate term is “Utility Infielder.”)

There has been much ado in the press concerning our morale or lack of it. The day we arrived in Dhahran on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast (i.e., 15 August), the temperature reached 128 degrees F. and the humidity was near 80 percent. Even those of us from the California desert at 29 Palms were shocked. I must admit that the debilitating environmental conditions did little to raise our morale, although morale at that point was not a factor because we all arrived expecting to immediately go into combat.

To paraphrase Samuel Johnson, it’s amazing how quickly and completely the prospect of engaging T-72 tanks focuses the mind and concentration. This did not occur and our Marines sat in the desert during September and October with little to do once the day’s work and training were complete. Therefore they had plenty of time to participate in a time-honored military activity:  grousing about everything. This type of verbalization of complaints acts as a catharsis. In fact, the only Marines you really worry about are those who become sullen and silent.

Unfortunately the press was here in abundance, and comments normally heard only in the chow line were splashed over national television. Suffice it to say that morale was never bad and since December when we all finally realized it would be war, it has gone sky high.

I think General Patton was correct in his observation that Americans, by and large, really do like to fight, especially in a just cause. Without exaggeration, one-half of your Marine Corps is in Saudi Arabia and almost the entire combat portion of it. The number of active duty and reserve members angling to get into the fray has been truly amazing. As has occurred since the Civil War, anyone connected with military in any capacity has “run to the sound of guns” looking to help. God bless them all.

Turning to the Iraqis, as a foe they are quite a mixed bag. To quote Antony Sutton, sort of, “the second-best enemy money could buy.”  As you all know, almost all their equipment is Soviet, Chinese, French or Brazilian. A good portion of their equipment is state-of-the-art:  Mirage F-1 aircraft from France, T-72s from the USSR, the Astros multiple rocket launcher from Brazil (a particularly nasty weapon), chemical factories courtesy of Germany and France, artillery from the USSR and South Africa, etc., ad nauseam.

The blast-proof bunkers Saddam hides his jet aircraft in were built courtesy of the British. This sort of business has got to stop!! 

I want those German engineers who built those chemical factories riding with the 7th Marines when they hit those Iraqi defenses. The Brotherhood has been teaching against this international arms bazaar for years and we of the American military now come face-to-face with the fruits of their labors. God protect us, please.

   On the other hand, the ability of the Iraqis to use all this stuff against a determined, technologically superior (albeit outnumbered) foe is open to question. Their air force is no match for ours, as is obvious from the first 10 days of the campaign. Culturally, the Arabs don’t accept the concept of “preventive maintenance” but prefer to use a piece of equipment until it breaks and then buy a new one. Therefore, much of their gear, especially the more technologically sophisticated, is in poor shape with degraded capability. On the other hand they have a lot of equipment.

Moreover, the morale of much of the Iraqi army is assessed as poor. I personally believe about 1/3-1/2 of their force will surrender after a brief exchange of gunfire. We continue to receive a steady, though small stream of Iraqi defectors daily, including officers. Once your officers begin quitting you know you have a problem. The potential exists for the Iraqi army to collapse. Pray for this please! 

Our job is to hit them hard enough and fast enough to throw them off-balance and then to never let them regroup or regain their balance. I think we can do it. As Sun Tzu said, “Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril.”  I don’t believe the Iraqis “know us” like they should, let’s hope not anyway.

Also helping the determination of our Marines, soldiers and pilots (and God bless the Air Force, Navy, Marine and Army pilots, they have performed superbly) is Saddam himself. No matter what he does, how he dresses or presents himself on TV, his evil nature exposes itself. It’s amusing to view newstapes with a crowd of Marines. They’ll watch silently until Saddam appears and then it’s a chorus of “boos” and “hisses” with objects being thrown at the screen. Unlike Vietnam, there is no ambiguity here. It’s obvious to all who is right and who is wrong.            Added to Saddam’s sinister image are the reports of the incredible tortures, violations and destruction the Iraqis perpetrated on Kuwait and its citizens. Murders, executions, raping of women, girls, boys and men by the thousands; mutilations as part of interrogation, etc., have left a deep impression on our Marines.

Some things are worth fighting for and the ending of this evil is one of them. I know that Saddam is part and parcel of America’s karma, but on the other hand, we are part and parcel of his and I think he will come out the worse for it. As a nation, we could have ignored this mess and looked bravely in the other direction, but we chose to challenge this bozo and God-willing we’ll soon be rid of him.

On another subject, has not the Patriot anti-missile missile performed terrifically!  What a plug for Star Wars. If we can consistently shoot down high-velocity missiles which allow us only 5-10 minutes warning, think of how much better we can do against ICBMs which, if launched from another continent, give us much more time, relatively speaking. In today’s computerized air-defense systems, 30 minutes is as good as all day for tracking and targeting purposes. Hopefully, the lobbyists for self-defense will combine with General Dynamics and Raytheon to push for a nationwide system.         

God bless you all for your long support of this worthy endeavor. Especially thank Gene Vosseler!  Let me reiterate that whether we know it or not, all of us going into harm’s way thank you for your prayers of protection. I personally have no doubts about the outcome or my safe return to America. But modern warfare, even its so-called “conventional” aspect, is incredibly destructive and should I suddenly find myself on the other side with an angel tapping me on the shoulder, my only regrets would be not seeing again in the physical my wonderful and beautiful wife, L’Adra, and sharing the community of Light that exists with all of you at the Brotherhood’s table.

Feel free, Mrs. Prophet, to share this with the community as you see fit and even with our detractors in the Livingston-Bozeman area, if you desire. My special regards to Erin and Michael and all the former Marines and military vets of the community.

 

Semper fidelis and Vondir
Yours in Christ,
Lieutenant Colonel, USMC
Keeper of the Flame

 

                                  

 

 I am writing to thank beloved El Morya and beloved Mother for saving my life. I also hope my story will encourage all of my sisters on the Path to get regular medical examinations as a means of early detection of cancer or other serious illness.

I have endured an eight-and-a-half year battle with endometriosis. This is a disease of the female reproductive organs that is extremely painful and has been associated with infertility. I followed every prescribed protocol to cure or diminish this disease, including strong hormonal drugs, two laparotomies (major abdominal surgery) and seven laparoscopies, strict diets (including the macrobiotic diet), homeopathy, vitamin and mineral therapies, and just about every home remedy or “natural” alternative I could find.

In February 1987, I was scheduled for yet another laser laparoscopy to remove as much of the disease as possible and hopefully alleviate my pain. The doctor would also perform a D&C to try to remedy a very serious bleeding problem I was having. I telephoned Mother to tell her about the surgery and she made a powerful call for me, which filled me with hope and courage.

The surgery went smoothly and I came home. A few days later my doctor called me and asked me to come to his office. I went right away and the doctor informed me that my biopsy showed cancerous cells in my cervix. He also confessed that he didn’t believe the pathologist’s report and had fought with him for three days about it because he performed a D&C on me, which took tissue from the uterus not the cervix. I had just had a Pap test two weeks before the surgery and it was fine. The pathologist finally threatened my doctor and said if he wouldn’t call me the pathologist would.

The doctor performed another test that afternoon, which confirmed the diagnosis and within days I was back in the hospital for another laser laparoscopy and a cone biopsy to remove the cancerous cells. God be praised, the doctor removed all of the areas with abnormal cells and I was OK. His only explanation was that he must have “accidentally” nicked my cervix as he was performing the D&C and that the pathologist was sharp enough to pick up on what it was.

I know it was no accident but attribute this discovery directly to Mother’s fiery call for me. The miracle of it all is that cervical cancer is the easiest cancer to cure if it is discovered and taken care of in its earliest stages. I became sorrowfully aware of this when my dear friend passed away from the cervical cancer she chose to ignore–at the age of 33. Had my doctor’s “accident” not occurred, my cervical cancer would have gone on undetected and I can only guess at what may have been the result.

(According to the American Cancer Society, a Pap test “is 80 to 90 percent accurate in detecting cervical cancer. Extensive use of the Pap test by women who do not have symptoms has greatly reduced the death rate from cervical cancer by discovering very early cancers and even precancerous changes. The American Cancer Society recommends that all women who are, or who have been, sexually active or have reached age 18, should have an annual Pap test and pelvic exam.”  For more information or questions about any type of cancer, call the American Cancer Society toll free:  1-800-ACS-2345.)

For the next four years I continued to battle with the endometriosis that, no matter what I tried, kept coming back with a virulence. The pain increased as did the bleeding, and it was normal for me to have excruciatingly painful menstrual cycles that lasted 15 days (or more) out of every month.

Since I knew I had tried everything possible to conquer the disease, I came to a state of resignation whereby I felt I deserved this pain for something terrible I had done somewhere in a past life or lives and was doomed to suffer through it. I did not realize how fatigued I was becoming, how unproductive, how withdrawn.

By the grace of God, a conversation with Mother prompted me to apply to the altar, to El Morya, for counsel regarding my problem. The love and tenderness in his response was tangible, and based upon his counsel I decided to have a hysterectomy. It was painful and debilitating for a short time but the sense of liberation and new strength that filled my being made it all worthwhile.

My surgeon told me that my uterus was filled with fibroids inside and out, that one ovary had atrophied, and that the invasion of the endometriosis was extensive. She said I should have had the hysterectomy 8 years ago. It was surely no great loss to have these nonfunctioning organs removed, especially knowing that in such a degenerative state other serious complications could have arisen in the future.

I was reminded of Jesus’ statement in Matthew 5:29, 30, “And if thine right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee....And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee.” 

A few days before my decision to go ahead with the surgery, Mother stated in King Arthur’s Court one evening, “I want to make sure that you all understand that you are worth more on earth than you are in heaven. And you know that billboard Mark and I saw in the early 60s–it was an ad for people to avoid traffic accidents which said, ‘An angel in heaven is nobody in particular.’ In other words, you’re important down here. So keep up on your health and don’t be afraid to sacrifice something of your body if you have to in order to stay on earth.” 

I felt the message was spoken specifically for me. My final confirmation came while restudying Gautama Buddha’s New Year’s Eve address from December 31, 1989:  “Sometimes it is necessary to excise something of the self, [whether of the body, the mind or the spirit,] in order to move on in the cycles of the renewal of everlasting Life.”

When I was 18 years old, I found a lump in my left breast that grew rapidly, and my doctor put me in the hospital right away to have it removed. He told my mother privately that he felt certain it was cancer. Thank God the tumor turned out to be benign, but I was cautioned to be vigilant about checking myself as well as getting regular breast exams from a doctor and annual mammograms after the age of 35.

I have done this because I feel it is important for me to remain in embodiment as long as I can to balance my karma, and if that means dealing with the karma of an afflicted physical body, so be it. I am not overly concerned about my physical health but I do take the sensible precautions to keep my body as strong as I can. With the return of our karma physically in the April 23 syndrome, it makes sense to me that everyone should do whatever is necessary to maintain a fitting temple of the Holy Spirit.

Which brings me to a very sad story. Several years ago, a young woman (who happened to be a medical doctor) discovered a lump the size of a pea in her breast. Both her mother and her aunt had had breast cancer but after having mastectomies were leading normal lives. This student of the Ascended Masters decided that she would cure the cancer herself with alternative methods of natural healing. When Mother found out what she was doing, she advised her to seek medical advice and have surgery if it was deemed necessary. Unfortunately, the young woman opted to handle the situation her own way and she passed on within two years.

(The American Cancer Society recommends that all women over the age of 20 examine their breasts once a month. Women under 40 should have a clinical breast exam performed by a doctor at least every three years, and a baseline [initial] mammogram between the ages of 35 to 39. Women between 40 and 49 should have an annual breast exam by a doctor and a mammogram every 1-2 years, while women over 50 are recommended to have annual breast exams and annual mammograms.

(The American Cancer Society also states that “recent improvements have reduced the amount of radiation necessary for high quality mammograms. Your doctor will discuss the benefits–the radiation risk is so low today as to be unimportant.”)

I offer you, beloved El Morya and beloved Mother, my eternal gratitude for saving my life. In return I can only give my life back to you–a lifetime of loving, joyous service and a commitment to strive to put on my Christhood daily that more Light may be anchored in the earth for the cutting free of all Lightbearers to find the precious Teachings of the Ascended Masters and the true path to their ascension.

 

I love you with all my heart,

                                  

 

Dear Mother,

I am writing to witness to the living truth of the Teachings you give us. The example I desire to share is about the Healing Thoughtform released by Archangel Raphael on March 28, 1964, and the Healing Matrix given by Archangel Raphael on June 29, 1988. <1>

Ever since we were given Archangel Raphael’s Healing Matrix and the invocation to call it forth, <2> I have used it almost on a daily basis. Some weeks I make this call three times each morning before I go off to work. Without fail when I do this I experience the presence of this thoughtform during the day.

I am a clinical psychologist and have had the privilege of serving children, adolescents and their families for about 25 years. I love the work and people with whom I work. It’s a true blessing. And it’s a blessing to watch God at work!  I have seen this Healing Matrix suddenly, quietly, appear over patients at a critical moment in therapy. And I have seen that it is at this moment that a dramatic change in the course of the person’s life has taken place. That is, a dramatic change for improvement has occurred.

I observed an example of this in working with an individual who had had a history of being physically assaultive to others. She was again having problems with this. She had made her way to psychiatric hospitalization. She was also on the verge of a prison experience. I was almost ready to recommend this to the court. The court (or probation) was ready to act.

I had been praying for her. I remember one morning particularly thinking of her as I gave the call for the Healing Matrix. That day I did see her in therapy. I knew that this was her day to “make it or break it” with regard to staying out from “behind bars.”  As we worked I saw the Healing Thoughtform descend upon her. At the precise moment that this thoughtform descended this patient made the decision not to assault again. This was two years ago. To my knowledge she has not assaulted anyone since.

I have long known that skill and love are two basic ingredients to successful treatment. Perhaps it’s called skillful love. It is my labor of love. And I witness to the fact that when we call upon the Ascended Masters and use the keys they give us, the results are indeed profound!

I am grateful to God and the Ascended Masters for their love and for the knowledge of the healing love that is so practical in our lives today. And I am grateful to you Mother for your patient and healing love in my life.

 

With devotion and love, your chela

                                                                                                              

1. See 1991 Pearls of Wisdom, Vol. 34, No. 4, p. 49 nn. 11, 12.

2. Invocation for the Healing Matrix: In the name of the beloved Mighty Victorious Presence of God I AM in me, my beloved Holy Christ Self and Threefold Flame, I call now for the Healing Matrix of the crystal electrode of the Fifth Ray of Elohim imbedded in the psyche of the planet for the creating of a spiral that does turn around the disintegration spirals that have affected the Lightbearers beyond their control. And I call now for the amplification of that Light by the Healing Thoughtform released by Archangel Raphael on March 28, 1964. Blaze the full power of that thoughtform composed of three concentric spheres:  white in the center then sapphire blue and emerald green sacred fire. In the name I AM THAT I AM Archangel Raphael and Mother Mary, I invoke a circle of Light–the circle of the Light-manifestation of the God consciousness of the Fifth Ray focused by the healing angels–and I reinforce and intensify by the Call, by the action of the sacred fire through my Holy Christ Self and Threefold Flame the Light of Fátima within the Heart of the Inner Retreat, anchored February 26, 1988.