Issue #29 - Fall

Funny, or strange how we use this word Fall often to replace the word Autumn in our language in the Northern Hemisphere. When you think of the word fall it is easy to think that there may be pain involved. Fall…fell...past tense…but of course you can ‘fall in love’ and ‘he fell head over heels with her’. I love how words stimulate my moment especially when I know I am managing them. Managing words…thoughts?

Yes I have been keener these days to stop and listen to what my thoughts are telling me. Such a wonder sometimes! For example I have heard them falling into streams of self-doubt and negativity and then slashing through to prisms of high joy! Sometimes it is not until the early evening that I arrive at the gentle brook passing through a serene forest in my mind wherein the occasional bird sings and ads a texture of sweetness to my thoughts. That usually feels like a long day!

Here is something I have been practicing for three days now and I have seven more to go. I say the following two times a day.

“Novel intuitions are now erupting from my smart heart awakening me from my trance I’ve been ensnared in. I am hereby breaking and escaping obstructions that have hindered my ability to express my soul’s code. My unique capacities are being liberated, my potentials activated. I am falling in love with my mindful thoughts.”

When I was in Ecuador in June I had an amazing experience riding a horse up a mountainside. Somehow I never allowed the word ‘fall’ to enter my consciousness although many times I was on the edge of the path with the horse and with the mucky mud I could have fell into ‘my end’. Nothing tragic happened. This horse has often visited me in my mind the past few months. He reminds me of its power to overcome…the rain, the slippery slope, the demanding pull of the reins by the horseman, the weight of me on its back. I revisit the moments when I whispered to the horse ‘you are amazing’ …I am so grateful you are carrying me’… you are so powerful…thank you so much. “

Now I am going to leave you with a two -minute sizzle reel of me in Ecuador. There is a lot of footage of that mountain I just mentioned, even though there is no footage of me on the horse. As I have been on the Aquarian team since it was conceived four years ago now, I thought it might be nice for you our subscribers to get to know the team a little more as we go forward.

So will you be ‘falling’ into this new season’ or ‘rising’ into this new season coming upon us in the Northern Hemisphere? What attitude will your thoughts take? In times of inner thought struggle, may images of nature fall into your mind and bring you back to who you really are.

Denise “Feather” Bertrand for The Aquarian Team

Issue #28 - Brotherhood on Earth

Together we recently went to Bulgaria, starting with Varna then the 7 lakes of Rila and Mussala, my husband Jim, and our dear friends Veronique and Jean-Pierre from Switzerland.
It was a spiritual journey Veronique and I had wanted to do for decades and well worth the wait. For us, it meant reconnecting with the spiritual roots of our own Master, Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov, who had met Master Peter Deunov in 1917 at the age of 17 in Varna, by the Black Sea in Bulgaria. In 1937, Peter Deunov sent Mikhael to France to protect and spread the Brotherhood tradition knowing that communism was on its way to Bulgaria.

So, we began in Varna, where young Mikhael had met Peter Deunov at the famous London Hotel. We were welcomed by a group of brothers and sisters who so amicably showed us around the historical points of interests that link us all to the Universal White Brotherhood. After a few days, we headed to the 7 lakes of Rila: a mountain range where the peaks contemplate themselves in the purity of the lakes with such beauty that it kept us in awe and admiration!

Back in 1922, Master Peter Deunov established the summer congress in the Rila Mountains with the brotherhood he had created in Bulgaria. A place where disciples have the opportunity to get regenerated with Mother Nature and to commune with higher Beings. But the 2nd world war came and communism denied them the spiritual liberty through the 40s until the late 70's when finally the Bulgarian Brotherhood regain the freedom to carry on their summer tradition.
What a lovely connection we experienced with the numerous brothers and sisters of Bulgaria and around the world, like finding old family members. Our guide, Joro, responsible for the foreigners, had everything ready for us: tents, food, etc and a lovely site perched on top of a ridge. His sister, Ivanka, looked after the meals with the best soups in the world!

We joined in the morning sunrise to nourish our soul and fortify our spirit on an outcrop some distance away; then went back to our campsite for breakfast, then went to dance the Paneurhythmy bare feet in the dew by the 3rd lake or by the lake of purity with live musicians, all dressed in white, in the morning sun and under the watch of the glaciers and surrounding mountain peaks: what a joy to commune with nature and the entire cosmos through this sublime harmonious dance! And finally, in the evening, we met for prayer and singing at still another location.

Our days were busy attending the different activities or exploring the surroundings, the different lakes and panoramic view points, stopping for picnic lunches or to offer our gratitude to the luminous Beings inhabiting the region. Where ever we went, we had to trek up and down; not a journey for the faint of heart, indeed but well worth every effort. We were lucky to have the sun accompany us for the entire stay which made our camping experience quite comfortable.

From Rila, the four of us, carried on to Mussala, the highest peak in Bulgaria at 2,925 meters. On the way there, we were tested to the ultimate point with a steep trek to the hut where beds had been reserved for us. A violent thunder storm developed and we were pounded with rain, hail, lightning and thunder for well over an hour. Our courage and faith was truly tested. But the next morning we woke up to a glorious day and a gift from Heaven: an angel welcomed us on the pure and clear lake of Ledeno Ezero as a glacier reflected on its calm water. During the day, we made it to the summit and admired the many mountains chains in the area, including the Rila peaks.

As a conclusion, we would to share our gratitude for this enriching journey with the prayer that we often said during excursions: "Oh kind and luminous Beings, guardians of this place, we thank you for your hospitality and may God bless you!"

Carmen Froment for The Aquarian Team

Issue #27 - We are Solar Beings

Have you ever consider that we are modelled on the sun? Although it is obvious that the physical sun gives us light, warmth and life, why not consider that the same influence affects our psyche.

For the longest time people believed that the earth was at the centre of the solar system and the sun was the one moving around it (geocentric point of view). Eventually, astronomers agreed that the sun was the centre of the solar system and the earth was actually rotating around it (heliocentric point of view). At present, we know and accept this on a physical level but not yet on the psychological or spiritual levels. Children know instinctively the importance of the sun as they draw it without any intellectual or philosophical influences but we, as adult, remain so close to the earth and material life that we conduct our daily life from a geocentric point of view.

It is known that all great civilizations had the sun at the centre of their life: they Egyptians, the Aztecs, the Mayans, etc. If these civilizations took the sun as model it is because they recognized the influence on the psyche and spiritual levels. The sun represents spirit within: it is impersonal, generous, alive! It does not separate, divide, categorize and analyse. It does not try to conquer or eliminate others. It gives its light, warmth and life to everyone whether one likes it or not.

The sun is the perfect model of trinity and unity and we are modelled on the sun with our inner trinity: light to nourish our intelligence, warmth to open our heart and vitality to sustain our life!

For the future of mankind, a solar approach is the solution to all religious conflicts. It reminds us that we are all solar beings, all constituted on the same structure.

By adopting the heliocentric point of view at the core of our life, we begin to live from the soul and the spirit. We tap into a limitless source of energy, inspiration and harmony.

May the sacred fire of divine light and love animate your life!

Carmen Froment for The Aquarian Team

Issue #26 - Living with the intensity of Light

Light travels through space at about 300,000 kilometres a second; this means that it moves faster than anything else we know in the whole of the physical world. Why is it that Cosmic Intelligence has endowed light with a greater capacity for speed than anything else? Nothing can equal the speed of light, and it is this that gives it a tremendous superiority over everything else. Yes, because speed is a criterion of perfection which is not confined to purely technical things. Light is unencumbered, disinterested, totally without selfish thoughts or desires, this is why it can move so fast: it always comes in first!

If you are interested in exploring the human heart, the wide universe, all the wealth of the universal Soul, you must know that you can only do so on condition that you are capable of acting with the speed and intensity of light. From the mineral to the human kingdoms and beyond, through all the angelic hierarchies all the way to the throne of God, life manifests itself with increasing intensity and subtlety. One could say that the degree of evolution of a being can be judged by the intensity of its life.

You should learn to recognize the intensity of your emotions, discern what goes on inside yourselves and, particularly in regard to your meditations, recognize whether your level of consciousness has increased in subtlety and intensity, in other words, in spirituality, or whether, on the contrary, it has slipped back into low gear. This is another of the great qualities that you must develop: your discernment. You should be in a position to know, day by day, month by month and year by year, whether you have made progress, whether you have reached a higher level by comparison with the day or the month or the year before.

It is when you live with intensity every single day that you will make all kinds of new discoveries about your inner life, for that intensity constantly reveals something new.

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov
Izvor Book 212, Light is a Living Spirit

Issue #25 - The Ceremony of Wesak

- This is an extract of a conference dated 1 May 1947 - Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

“Every year on the full moon of May, the Initiates of the world gather in Agartha, physically or astrally. This year's ceremony will take place on the night of 4 to 5 May (1947). We will work together to join this ceremony, and I ask you to prepare yourself. We will connect to Agartha even before 5th May...

We will fast for twenty-four hours, with prayers and meditations. Nothing more. But we will also be able to receive some extraordinary fragrances that the Initiates will send, because we will be linked to them. On 5th May, we will hold a longer silence than usual in the morning. During this silence, those of you who know how to orientate their thinking, will direct it to the place of the meeting.

For those who cannot do such work, there will be no recommendation, they will not be told anything special. They can also direct their attention to Agartha, which will allow the ceremony to produce better results. To connect yourselves to Agartha, one thing is necessary: harmony. And another one: you must have forgiven all your enemies. We cannot live this ceremony if we retain the slightest misunderstanding in our life. These beneficial conditions will allow our prayers to be answered. During the day and even during the night, we can leave our bodies and go to Agartha to attend the ceremony. Do your best. Prepare yourselves. It would be wonderful to take part in that work.

You will adopt a positive attitude that allows you to link to the initiates, with the thought of receiving the blessing they will send to all the children of God. We could work together and recite using formulas that I know, but for this, anything that is not harmonious must be eliminated. Any disharmony can cause great trouble. Each of you can connect to the Wesak ceremony, either on your own or as part of a group, as you prefer.

To be known to the spirits of the divine world, you have to be seen by them. What does the captain of a ship do when his ship is sinking? He sends a Mayday signal or a rocket flare, so that he can be rescued. If you do not send a luminous signal to the sky, who will know up above that you are sinking? In order to be seen, you have to cut through the darkness by projecting a powerful light.

Thanks to a celestial love that has nothing to do with normal love, attract to yourself the attention of invisible spirits who watch over humanity.”

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov - 1 May 1947

If you liked this text and would like to connect with more inspiring text, please visit the website Journey with Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov.

Issue #24 - Spring Time

It is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere! Yes! After living 14 years in Asia I am now back in Canada and I have to admit this is my favourite time of the year. One would have assumed I like the summer as I lived in tropical countries with very hot weather…but no, I have always loved the Spring. I just love the difference in the temperature each day as it gets slightly warmer. I find myself fascinated by the buds appearing one day to be no bigger than my nail on my baby finger and the next day twice as large! The power of nature rising through the earth at this time keeps me in curiosity. And being in a state of curiosity, I feel so alive and feel so much is possible!

Speaking of being so alive, I am also very excited to let you know that the Aquarian Team’s second book with the working title ‘My Soul Family’ is really taking shape. It has been an honour to edit the author’s personal stories of how meeting the Master Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov or his teachings has shaped their lives. We have extended what we call our “alive line” and are now projecting that the book will be ready for publication early in September. We will keep you in our loop!

I am also excited to announce that I will be going to Ecuador for a 10 day adventure this June. The whole adventure is being filmed for a web series called Live your List. The film makers are also filming all the participants individually as we share our message. Each of us will receive a 15 minute personal documentary. I will be using this opportunity to share the news of the Aquarian Teams new book, as well of course of how I integrate the teachings of the Master with my work with children.

All of us who are participating will be given an opportunity to speak for 10 minutes (Ted Talk style) in front of teachers, students and faculty at the most sought after University in South America called University of Cuenca. We will also be delivering clean water systems to tribal villages in the Amazon and I will be conducting theatre and storytelling ‘play shops’ with over 200 children in a remote village. I am so looking forward to making a difference! Speaking of making a difference…what did you do today that helped someone or yourself feel that much more positive about life?

The season of Spring invites us to resurrect old thought pattern and habits and throw them out. It also invites us to wake up early and greet the rising sun with reverence and wonder…to nourish our souls and go forward fearlessly. I am grateful!
For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere, after a nice long summer, Fall is at your doorstep with the opportunity to draw within to reap the fruit of your efforts and to find time to contemplate your inner goodness!

Happy Spring/Fall everyone!

Denise Bertrand for The Aquarian Team

Issue #23 - Current of Life, Current of Death

In nature, we notice the changes from one season to the next and accept the fact that life regenerates everything in its laboratories. In winter time, what appears like plants, trees and even animals are dead, they suddenly wake up and bring a renewed life in the Spring time as the sun shines longer and the atmosphere warms up. We know that and take it for granted. Why should it not be the same with us?

We are the microcosm in this vast macrocosm and subject to the same laws yet more often then not, our eyes have been trained to only see the material aspect of things. If we were to think like the great Sages and Masters, we would acknowledge the existence of the soul and the spirit and therefore know that life extends beyond matter. We would not fear the decay of the physical body or fear death; we would accept it as a liberation from an imprisonment, from a material density, to live the life of the soul and spirit as our real identity.

They are the ones immortal, they are the essence of our consciousness, we just do not pay enough attention to them and they remain "dormant" within us. Death in itself does not exist; it is a variation of life and life is everywhere accomplishing one transmutation after another. It is our perception and understanding about it that differs. The more we identify with the body, thinking that we are the body, that we are matter, earth and dust, the more vulnerable we are and believe that we will also disintegrate into dirt and dust. On the other hand, the more we identify with the spirit, the divine spark within, the more we become invulnerable because the spirit is eternal, immortal, luminous and powerful.

True freedom is not in shedding the body but in gaining access to the subtle life and that freedom depends on our degree of evolution. When we are incarnated in a body, we are going through a winter if we are not "awakened" to the soul and the spirit. When we will identify to the soul and the spirit, we will experience an eternal spring.

As Spring time is upon us on the Northern hemisphere, here is a nice little formula to live more from the soul and the spirit: "As all of Nature wakes up and blossoms, may all of my being wake up and blossom. May all of humanity live in the eternal spring."

Carmen Froment for The Aquarian Team

Issue #22 - Prayer for Couples

February is all about love with Valentine in the middle of it.
For our readers, we have a beautiful prayer by Marianne Williamson:

Dear God,
Please make of our relationship a great and holy adventure.
May our joining be a sacred space.
May the two of us find rest here, a haven for our souls.
Remove from us any temptation to judge one another or to direct one another.
We surrender to You our conflicts and our burdens.
We know You are our answer and our rock.
Help us to not forget.
Bring us together in heart and mind as well as body.
Remove from us the temptation to criticize or be cruel.
May we not be tempted by fantasies and projections.
But guide us in the ways of holiness.
Save us from darkness.
May this relationship be a burst of light.
May it be a fount of love and wisdom for us, for our family, for our community, for our world.
May this bond be a channel for Your love and healing, a vehicle of Your grace and power.
As lessons come and challenges grow, let us not be tempted to forsake each other.
Let us always remember that in each other we have the most beautiful woman, the most beautiful man,
The strongest one,
The sacred one in whose arms we are repaired.
May we remain young in this relationship.
Bring us what You desire for us,
And show us how You would have us be.
Thank You, dear God,
You who are the cement between us.
Thank You for this love.
Amen.

- from Illuminata by Marianne Williamson
The Aquarian Team

Issue #21 - How to have a year 2015 different from previous years? By preparing in a special way!

It is said in the Initiatic Tradition that the first 12 days of January represent the 12 months of the year, each day relating to the corresponding month ie: January 1st corresponds to the month of January; January 2nd to February, Jan. 3rd to March etc. If you prepare with a special intent during those first 12 days, you will be in a good position to set the year in a wonderful way.

Begin be setting a different quality for each of the 12 days. For example, you could write "Harmony" in your journal for the 1st day or even create a notebook to that effect. Then, meditate on that quality in the morning and try to maintain the energy of that quality throughout the day.
Pay attention to special coincidences, events, good and challenging experiences that take place during each day and write them in your journal or notebook. You will be amazed as the year progresses how relevant each day is to what is unfolding during the month. If you have time, you can even break out the day into morning, afternoon and evening.

Our consciousness is not separated from what it beholds and what happens around us, on even through time and space. We are connected in spirit to matter and matter to spirit, like the ying-yang, each holding a portion in the other.

Wishing you a very special 12 days and a wonderful year filled with a 1001 blessings.

Carmen Froment for The Aquarian Team

Issue #20 - East meets West” through my eyes

I would like to share my experience of our first meeting “East meets West” that took place on 7 and 14th of October 2014. It was one of the most remarkable meeting held in North India, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. What an incredible time out of time. It is a record that keeps playing in my head and my heart. I found myself reliving it over and again simply for the pure pleasure of feeling the joy and love so abundant at that time.

There was so much bonding between us brothers and sisters from the Universal White Brotherhood, Swamiji Yogiraj Amarjyoti’s devotees and of course with Swamiji. All of this happening was purely thanks to the unconditional love that was flowing incessantly from this wonderful and Loving Being that is Swamiji. I witnessed with great humility people who were at first reluctant to open up, but because of the love that was flowing between us and also from Swamiji, they became radiant. To witness these transformations taking place, to see their faces lightened up with beautiful smiles, to feel the letting go of guards was something very special, indeed.

Wherever I look, I could only see joy and love, even though people may have been tired, without the comfort they are used to in the West, enduring long hours of travel by car, adjusting to constant changes, brothers and sisters were simply wonderful and the devotees most accommodating.

I have to say that at times I secretly thanked Master Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov for what I was able to witness. These beautiful brothers and sisters are who they are thanks to his Teaching. Even though I was very busy running around non-stop because of my role as coordinator, I could not help feeling joy in my heart and feeling so much appreciation when I looked at my brothers and sisters moving around. They attended the morning sunrise meditation, performed the exercises, practiced the Yoga of Nutrition, sang beautifully the sacred songs of the Universal White Brotherhood, danced the paneurythmy, exchanged lovingly with the devotees. They lived the teaching beautifully through their own actions and it was something heart-warming to witness.

Swamiji’s devotees were also most dedicated and full of Love themselves. They participated with joy in our brotherhood’s activities; they wanted to know more about the meaning of the exercises, the meaning behind the paneurythmy dance. They also went out of their way to make sure that everything was flowing and harmonious. They danced and laughed along with us. So many warm lasting friendships were formed. And, as for Swamiji Yogiraj Amarjyotiji, needless to say that he emanated so much Love that we all just opened up and blended in.
We are forever grateful and very appreciative that Swamiji invited us to this unforgettable meeting. Everything was absolutely beautiful. Grace, Harmony, Joy, and Love were definitively present.

Om Anand Om

Christiane van Aken for The Aquarian Team