Never Too Late to Change

Teacher Ophelius:

How many times have you heard or said, “That is just the way I am, I’ve always been this way, and I can never change?”  This is a statement of rationalization, and an excuse for slothful behavior.  All things in time must change and all will come to light or become unreal and vanish.  There are only two types of beings:  Those that do the will of God and those that do not, and this is not a matter of who is a sinner and who is a saint.  No, those that choose to stagnate or circumvent the will of the Father are like mice in a maze.  They meander without goal down dead end paths while the days of their lives pass quickly by without gaining any real ground or coming any closer to the exit that leads to eternal life.  They continually look back on their “glory days,” as a time in their lives when there was a glimmer of progress and a forward direction for which fear and circumstance eventually lead them away and into the maze of mundane existence and material pursuits that left them unsatisfied and their souls wanting.

These “lost children” are not really lost, for they only cloak themselves in a shroud of unreality which they believe is the abandonment of divine watch care, when in reality God is always there pointing the way--it is only they who pretend not to see.  It is easier to roll over and stay under the warm covers of indecision than to stand and face truth and reality--to listen to the voice of their indwelling.  Yet do they choose to drown out the voice of the divine and let the talking heads of this world tell them what to think and how to feel.  For these ones, only the hard lessons and tragic events can jolt them to attention.

It’s never too late to change my beloved, for you can, right now--this day, stop and make a decision that can change who your were into who you are to become.  When you finally come to the realization that you have become lost in the maze, you can call on God to guide you out and into the paths of righteousness that lead to eternal life.  However, your decision to allow divine guidance must be one of sincerity and true intent, for God is not a genie come to save you from peril and then let you sink back into old habits when the waters settle.  

Make the decision to change and allow God to fight along side you in your life battles.  Open yourself up and allow his love to flow through you and into others.  Only by doing the will of God can you know true happiness and experience the joy of self-forgiveness and fearless living.  To receive love and mercy, one must show love and mercy, for this is the way to eternal life and membership in the family of God.

Peace,

The Circle of Seven

A Lesson on Sharing

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s lesson is about sharing. You may think, “sharing is a lesson for children, why would I, as an adult, need such a lesson?”  Let me remind you, that you are “children” of the most high God and many of the woes on your world are a direct result of selfishness, and this is a most potent spirit poison my friends that separates us from the love of the Father because it runs in opposition to His nature.  For He shares all with us and with his myriad of created children throughout the far flung universes.  He is so willing to share all that he has given a part of Himself to live in our mind and to teach and direct us to know how to become like Him that we may share in all the glories and sublime adventures that await us in our eternal careers.  Only through sharing do we grow and move together as an organism--a part of the whole seeking unity and perfection in Him, God the Supreme.

Think about where you might be today without sharing--without the sharing of knowledge, without charity, without compassion.  Without it, love could not exist. For love can only exist when it is shared with others, and this is why the Father shares all with us, because he loves us.  You may not feel loved by God because of the failures, hardships, and disappointments in your life.  You may ask, “where is he and why has he not shared his blessings with me?”  My friends, the Father’s love for you is constant in the universe.  It is only you who deflect it away by thinking and acting in opposition to His nature (will).  You are not being punished for disobedience. No, you have only failed to learn how to align yourself with His good nature--His will.  Sharing is key to learning this alignment process and when you live and learn how to share love with your fellows, you will discover this golden key that unlocks the treasures of eternal life and perfection attainment where you can share in all of creation and become a part of it in partnership with the Creator of all.  His blessings will overflow your cup my friends when you learn this simple truth about sharing.

We teach our children about the sharing of “things,” that they may become better citizens, and does it not bless your heart to observe this behavior in your children?  Let us now graduate to the knowledge of higher love by applying these kindergarten principals in our daily lives and bless our Father’s heart as he observes how we emulate his divine nature and align ourselves with his perfect will.  Let us close the umbrella of selfishness and let the blessings of God rain down and overflow our cup today my beloved.  The Father wants you to know joy and feel His love--let us learn how to receive.

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Stillness - The Key of Life

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about meditation (stillness) and the need for more of you students on the path to discipline yourselves for regular intervals of contact with your Indwelling.  Let this year, 2010, be the capstone year of your dedication and acceleration in spiritual growth and progress.  Do not let fear of failure or discouraging past attempts stop you from the “doing” of this sacred right of intimacy with the God within.   Let this meditation time be your worship time, your prayer time, and your quiet time. 

Acknowledge the presence of this Indwelling Spirit often throughout your day and submit yourself into it’s care during your stillness practice.  This is your direct line of contact with the Creator, and I want you to keep in mind that regardless of whether or not you feel any changes taking place, there are many things that happen in the super-conscious mind and in the unseen realms that work to bring you one small step further in perfection attainment.  The Father knows what you need and He wants this special time alone with you.  Consistency and persistence is key my friends, and the more we “do” the greater will be the results. 

The  results will manifest in many different areas of your life, not just in the stillness time itself, but in your attitude and in your dealings with your fellows.  This communion with your God fragment will smooth the rough edges of your character and will bring into awareness the values of truth, beauty, and goodness in all things throughout your life.  Your dedication to stillness is the best defense against fear, which is a spirit poison that can rob you of those divine opportunities to learn and grow.  Be confident in your sonship and with your place in the family of God. 

Become conscious of yourself as a citizen of the universe who is alive and participating in creation.  Many of you feel as though this participation is something that starts after life in the flesh, but know it now that you are a part of the experiential God of supremacy and these experiences you are having in the time-space worlds are important to your future path and the paths of others by your influence and contact within your circles.

You are dual nature beings, one part spirit and the other part material.  Let us not ignore the part that is spirit and devote more of our conscious thought to the things of spirit.  As more and more men and women on this world become aware of the other half of their being, they will also become aware of the fraternity of humanity, and when this collective consciousness reaches critical mass, life and light will sweep across this once darkened sphere and shall ever be the jewel of the universe.

Peace to you,

The Circle of Seven 

Accidents of Time

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I will speak about the accidents of time and their significance in relationship to the individual and their soul journey.  I would like to address the recent disaster in Haiti where hundreds of thousands of lives were lost in a great quake that caused total destruction in that country.  Many are saying that these unfortunate people are reaping the wrath of an offended God for their alleged “pact with the devil.”  This idea is utterly ridiculous and has no basis in fact.  Even if a large group of individuals had pledged their allegiance to the dethroned prince, Calagastia, those individuals would be dealt with on the Morontia spheres and be offered mercy by Christ Michael just as were all the rebellious personalities that took part in the Lucifer insurrection.  It is entirely up to the individual to accept or reject that mercy.  Many of you have made unwise decisions in your short lives which becomes a learning experience in this kindergarten of creation.  Certainly there are consequences to all actions taken, but in no way do they taunt the wrath of a vengeful God against a race or nation.

These individuals who may have made such a “pact” do in no way have the capacity of intellect or the education in universe affairs and human destiny to cast themselves into the abyss for making such an unwise decision in their short lives on this time-space world, and they in no way can cast a mark on their future progeny as a debt owed to the devil.  This idea of wrathful vengeance by an angry God is a primitive superstition propagated by the records of less evolved thinking peoples who attributed natural phenomena to the emotions and whims of deity. 

This unfortunate tragedy was the result of the geologic shifting of the tectonic plates which happens frequently and in many places on your world, for which their will be other, even more devastating quakes and disasters that will take even more lives.  These are the Correcting Times my friends, and there will be much more turmoil to come as the earth is purged and made ready for the era of light and life.

Already has this calamity brought the world together in the spirit of brotherhood.  Men and women from all over the world have felt the spirit of this brotherhood and the need to reach out and help their unfortunate brothers and sisters who have survived.  They have pledged their money; are sending food, water, and medical supplies; and they will help to rebuild this shattered little country and make it into a much better place than it was before.  It will also leave a mark in the DNA of those people who were jolted into a realization of what is real and what is illusion.  It is difficult for you to see good come out of such tragedy, but I assure you good will come of it.  Those individuals who lost their lives are being taken good care of and are being acclimated into the Morontia life where they will continue their education and training to answer the Father’s call to perfection.

Carry on my brothers and sisters in doing what is right--seek truth, appreciate the beauty, and exemplify goodness in all your experiences here in this theater of life on the worlds of time and space, for this is only the beginning.

Peace to you,

The Circle of Seven.

Faith in Yourself

Teacher Ophelius:

Todays’s message is about having faith in yourself.  What does it mean to have faith in yourself?  We know what it is to have faith in God--to believe in the creator of all things, but can we believe in ourselves?  Yes, believe that you are a child of God and that you have sonship with Him, which provides to you the privilege and the choice to attain perfection and to live eternally in service to Him. 

Have faith and believe that day by day you are making progress and your soul child is growing and maturing even if you feel that no progress is being made, for there are many processes going on in the unseen realms by your guides, guardians, and your Thought Adjuster to spiritualize your mind.  This thought seeding takes place without your awareness, which is to be used by you in the future as the catalyst for soul growth for yourself or for the benefit of another.  It is an amazingly complicated matrix of divine orchestration to spin events for the progress of a planet and at the same time promote the forward progress and education of an individual to make right choices for which he or she will freely choose and will ultimately take responsibility for those decisions and actions. 

Having the ability to recognize the divine signature and the synchronicity of events will help you greatly in making these soul growing decisions.  Spirit will always point the way, but you must choose to follow or take an alternate path.  Have faith in yourself my beloved, to trust that the universe is in control and that your planet and your best interests are carefully looked after down to the most minute of details.  If you choose the alternate path, spirit will compensate and point the way forward.  When you choose to work with us (the family of God) then will you be given greater opportunities to advance and grow.  It is all part of this great tapestry of life and perfection attainment which will bring all things to light.

Take comfort in the shadow of the Father and walk in confidence today.  Express joy in your life and work--always looking for those opportunities to help others see the pointing finger of progress.  Have faith in yourself to choose rightly and to see the better path, for each step up gives you a greater view of eternity, and this heightened viewpoint makes you a better example to your brethren.

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

New Years Greeting

Teacher Ophelius:

Greetings to you all in this new year.  The Circle sends glad tidings to all who are on the path to perfection--may the love of Father move in you and through you.  Let the peace of understanding pervade your soul and the reassurance of eternal survival and service unto Him, the creator of all, rest easy on you mind, you, the children of the most high God.

As is customary with many of you to declare resolutions for a new year, let your resolutions and goals be of new and great enthusiasm to excel and succeed in what ever it is that moves you to action.  Be conscious of the growing soul this year and make new effort to achieve stillness and contact with your Indwelling Adjuster, your guides, and your teachers.  Your devotion to meditation will benefit you greatly as well as your efforts to heal and pray for others.  Project the image of your new determination for spiritual improvement into the future as a known fact, and accept that on this day you have become what you have declared--so live it!

Rejoice my beloved friends, for as you live and breathe on the earth you have the time to achieve great progress in your short but eventful lives--take every opportunity to improve and perfect your minds in this new year.  If you feel overwhelmed, pick but two things: one area to improve upon, and one vice to relinquish, and then make it so.  As you conquer the small things, then will you go on to conquer greater things.  These are the steps of soul evolution.  Be conscious of your achievements, but be selfless in your humility.  Seek balance and moderation in all things. 

Many of you will commit to improving your fitness and well being this year.  It is so very important to take care of your physical bodies, for wellness effects many aspects of your spiritual fitness and self esteem.  Those that have illness or physical handicaps can compensate by flexing their spiritual muscles and by projecting positive energy in their circles.  All, no matter what your status or circumstance, can improve and progress.  Stay away from negative energy, for it clouds your perception of reality. 

Declare freedom from religious bondage and guilt, for the Father’s love for you is unwavering and unending.  Do as you are moved by spirit and be an instrument of His will.  There is no ceremony or ritual that can improve your standing, only your willingness to love and be loved.

Prayer:

Father, I ask that you send out your greatest of blessings to these ones, these children on the path and their families.  For they are eager to do your will on the earth and are thirsty for truth, beauty, and goodness.  See that they are protected from harm and are shielded from want.  Let your love and providence abound in their lives.  Give them the strength of mind and will of spirit to overcome all adversity and temptation against those things that would separate them from your unwavering love.  Send them guidance and wise council through the agency of your ministering spirits and open their ears, their hearts, and their minds to all the whispers of your intentions for their lives.  Sanctify these, your faithful servants, and remember them in the worlds to come as they receive just compensation and reward for being the representatives of light on the earth.  Amen.

The Circle of Seven. 

Inventory

Teacher Ophelius:

The message for today is about reflection on the past and planning for the future.  As the closing of one calendar year approaches it is helpful to evaluate one’s spiritual progress by self-reflection on positive changes in attitude and accomplishments in self-mastery, which were wholly absent only one year previously.  Become aware and make note of these changes and give thanks for the help you received from your guides, guardians, and teachers that led you to the place you are now.  Have you become more tolerant, more loving, more patient, more giving?  Have you embraced spiritual knowledge and teaching that has helped you to become aware of these more noble attributes of the growing soul?  Take inventory of these things now my beloved and bathe in the light of these accomplishments with tempered humility.

It is the Father’s love for his obedient children that catalyzes soul growth and prepares the heart for ever greater lessons.  Be open and willing to accept new challenges as the bolstering of your spiritual framework to support a weightier and growing soul, which will serve you well in the worlds to come. 

Let us also become aware of the imperfections in our personalities and our attitudes towards others.  Acknowledge the areas we still need work on, and with great honesty, hold them up in front of the ego and declare that these areas shall be transformed and will no longer serve as a hindrance to us, nor will it prevent us from attaining the spiritual freedom we so deeply desire. 

Let us go boldly into the future with great confidence knowing all will be for the good of the soul and no “real” harm can befall us.  Allow more time for introspection as you face the challenges of life and let go of needless worries.  Become increasingly aware of the spiritual guidance all around you and use this “spirit team” to help you accomplish your goals and desires.  And most importantly, be aware of your duty to serve others.

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Celebrations and Traditions

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about letting go the material and commercial aspects of your religious traditions and embrace a new and more spiritual way to worship and remember God’s visitations and promises to perfect humanity and to bring peace and brotherhood to this confused and strife torn world.  It is the Father’s will that love be the focus of all celebrations and in the joy of fellowship with your brethren, you come together in unity and project your intentions for a better future.  To answer the Father’s call to perfection, we must continue to change and evolve our thinking and put into practice those high ideals we have when caught up in the moment of celebration and ceremony.

For thousands of years man has capitalized on the traditions and celebrations of religious holidays to turn profits by exploitation of his good nature and worshipful attitude to honor God.  This exploitation has become so intense that the very meaning and spiritual inclinations of the celebration have been supplanted by clever commercial campaigns aimed to appeal to the vanity of the ego to fill the spiritual longings of oneness with God with material gratifications.  This serves the money changers well, but leaves the soul and the pocketbook empty. 

Man has become a slave to this perpetuation of materialism in connection with his celebrations and religious festivals and this leads to anxiety and depression in many because they feel they have lost control and must conform to the peer pressure to perform in opposition to the longings of the soul for sincere relationships and worshipful unity.

Let us focus on the “good will.”  What is the “good will?”  The “good will” is God’s will, and his will for us is to enjoy life; to love Him; and to love one another.  When anxieties and ill will enter into our traditions and festivals, we must change our way of approach.  It is not my place to tell you how to live, but it is my desire that you become aware of that which you have become and to hold your intentions to the light and see if they embrace truth, beauty, and goodness.   Begin a new tradition this year, one that is focused on love and relationship and less on material gratification.  In the worlds to come, relationship is the gift of celebration, for material things are left behind with the flesh.  Let us learn these lessons of love now my beloved and enjoy this precious time you have on the earth.

Peace on earth, good will toward all mankind,

The Circle of Seven.

Midwayer Origins

Message from Chris 1111:

I'm re-posting a message from 1111 Progress Group on the origins of the Midwayers. This is an important message in that it gives us greater understanding of our closest spiritual cousins who exist just outside of our time frame on the material worlds, and yet do they play such an important role in our spiritual evolution and progression. If you are unaware or have never read the Urantia Book, I strongly advise that you take a look at it, for it explains much of earth's history and how we got to the place we are now in our evolution as a species. Unlike man who will stay but a short time on this planet, the Midwayers will remain in service to humanity until the entire planet attains the status of "Light and Life," no matter how long that takes and they will see it come to fruition. After Light and Life has been established, they will be relieved from duty and allowed to continue their paradise ascent along with their human brothers and sisters.

I thank you Midwayers of Urantia for you kind, patient, and loving service to humanity. God speed to you all in your important work.

Chris.

Illawarra District, Australia, December 12, 2009.

Midwayer Chief Bzutu (ABC-22).

Subject: “Midwayer Origin” – Part One.

Received by George Barnard.

Bzutu: “It’s good to make eye contact with a friend. True friendship can, at times, be so much more than love in the sense that it assumes both-ways reliability, acceptance, and a deep understanding of the other’s personality and motivation. Friendship understands success and failure, mood swings and elation, in what might even be a common struggle, and so we are in deep, I’d say.

“We are considering this day the ancestry of the Midwayers, the Primary Midwayers first of all. Their parents were those 100 who elected to put their future fusion with their Thought Adjusters on hold, and who were brought to this earth some 500.000 years ago to serve the then appointed– later vanquished -- Planetary Prince, Caligastia. They were super-human, pre-Nodite, one might suggest, but before they gave birth to the tall, long-lived Nodite races, their spiritual liaisons produced the, to most of you, invisible Primary Midwayers.

“Even though the pre-Nodite parents were hardly similar in appearance, the Primary Midwayers would be difficult for us of the Secondary Group to tell apart . . . if we were to somehow manage to disengage our ability of personality recognition. Contrary to this, we, the Secondary Midwayers have virtually identical parents, all immediate relatives, and yet we represent all the races of that time – the Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, as well as the Adamite, and the already then established Mediterranean blended race.

“This alone should help you understand that we, all Midwayers on this earth, have three parents, not two, and as was the rule even then, our names, but our more-easily-to-communicate name-codes, are indicative of us having three parents – ABC-1, ABC-2, ABC-3, and so on, DEF-1, DEF-2, etcetera for the Secondary Midwayers This is what identifies us. I am ABC-22, the 22nd offspring of father A, of mother B, and of a Daughter of Mother Spirit C. This really is not all that foreign to what has been happening since the start of the Correcting Time, when the likes of our Dr. Mendoza can safely enhance the potential of a tiny human fetus in danger of developing a debilitating, genetically-passed-on handicap.

“Shall we now conclude this session later?”

George: “Suits me. I’m rather hungry. Thank you.”

Illawarra District, Australia, December 12, 2009.

Midwayer Chief Bzutu (ABC-22).

Subject: “Midwayer Origin” – Part Two.

Received by George Barnard.

Bzutu: “A mere snack, and my human loudspeaker gains the energy to recommence. We, Secondary Midwayers, share your space, this world, our world. We live in a different timeslot, a different frame or reality of time, however, and the differential allows us to project ourselves right through your brick walls without us hurting ourselves, or slip through a spider’s web without disturbing it, or the spider. Our reality of time is flexible, against yours being, let us call it, of a linear reality, and so your spider in ‘your now time’ will not notice if we moved right through him and his web ten seconds prior in our purposefully altered time. And I ask you to simply comprehend this without ever fully understanding this during your entire lifetime.

“Suffice to say that with such wide-ranging gifts of warping time, we also have a long list of what we may or must do, and what we may not, or must not do, as I referred to many times before. Indeed there were countless teachers willing to educate us, but most were as confused or misinformed as we were. Thirty-seven thousands years ago at the time of our birth, the Lucifer rebellion had been in full swing for more than 200.000 years. Spiritual energy, and creative possibilities were not like they were during the time of Prince Caligastia’s earlier most excellent leadership, for the Prince had long ago adopted the Luciferian manifesto.

“This then explains our immediate ancestry: Adam and Eve were incarnated on this world, and their eldest son, Adamson married the last of the pure-line Nodite females, Ratta, and both being long-lived and superhuman, they had 67 children, among which 16 – 8 male, 8 female – at times became invisible. To these 16, ‘spiritual adjustments’ had been made. They were also superhuman, and they all had very similar family traits and appearances. It is from these 16, long-lived and superhuman -- 8 couples in fact -- that 1984 Secondary Midwayers were born – 248 offspring to each couple, and so, in fact, I have a total of 247 brothers and sisters.

“This now is where the vast difference between us and the Primary Midwayers exists: Whereas the Primary Midwayers are a uniform group, born of distinctly different parents, your Secondary Midwayers, all born of Adamson and Ratta’s children, are of widely varied types within each of the families. We have widely varying looks, colors, characters, personalities if you like, abilities, pet interests, hobbies, associations. It need be suggested that we were surely ‘made to order’ to serve the different races of that time, we did and still do, and beyond me telling you, this is also the clearest indication that our extremely short gestation period was influenced by what is essentially a third, purely spiritual, parent.

“To finally answer the question posed: We Midwayers outlived our great-grandparents, Adam and Eve, we outlived our grandparents, Adamson and Ratta, we outlived each of our immediate parents – those who would occasionally become invisible – but until then, we protected our superhuman ancestors from all dangers. After they were all gone, we were kind of lost, we were poorly educated, all lines of communication with higher spheres were compromised. We were orphaned, and one might suggest we could neither thrive, nor die.

“I trust this satisfies the enquirer, a friend forever.”

George: “Thank you Chief.”

© 11:11 Progress Group.
Documentation of decades of contact with Chief ABC-22 can be found on:

www.1111ProgressGroup.com

“You are not an Orphan”

Commentary from Chris1111:

As the year end approaches, I’ve been reflecting on some of the many letters I receive from readers of the Correcting Time blog, and many of them have a common thread that speaks of frustration about their inability to achieve contact with Midwayers and celestial teachers.  Most seem to be willing and waiting for this contact to happen, but no matter what they try, most will say they have failed and doubt that they will ever have this ability or believe that they are somehow genetically or physiologically inept to have this higher level contact.

I am not immune to these same feelings of frustration about wanting more spiritual contact and with greater clarity of spirit sight and hearing.  I sometimes feel that I am stuck at a certain level of awareness and that I will never exceed this current threshold of spirit perception.  This may sound strange to many coming from someone who posts spirit messages, but I believe that no matter where you are in your spiritual path, God’s call to perfection will always leave you wanting more, and if you feel this, then you should consider yourself blessed that you have this awareness of spiritual gravity.

In reply to one of these letters, I said this: “As I said in my brief note to you earlier, ‘you are not an orphan by any means.’  You undoubtedly have some very loving and caring guides that have helped to bring you to the place that you are now--to be aware of your spiritual inheritance; your TA; the revelation of the Urantia Book; and the spirit messages from celestials under the administration of Christ Michael and the Correcting Time.  You are in a place far above many millions of your brothers and sisters on this planet.  Do you not comprehend the gift of having this kind of divine knowledge and the mindset to believe it?  Think about how far you have come--from a time when you were floundering about without purpose to this now state of spiritual yearning with the tools and revelation of un-dogmatized truth at you feet.  You are not someone who is genetically or physiologically incapable--far from it.”

“You have been assigned a teacher and he is speaking to you in the super-conscious state.  He is waiting for you to stop trying so hard!  You set yourself up for failure--‘I know I am doing all the right things, but I know I will still not hear, see, or feel.’  A self fulfilling prophecy.  Being ‘ready and willing’ as you say, is like being stuck in neutral and just revving your engine.   You need to forget self, forget about looking at the clock, and live your life as the Master would have you--in service to others.  When you start to ‘do’ these selfless things and take the focus off of yourself, then will you be given greater spiritual power and awareness.  Spiritual power is only given to be used in service to others.  In your prayers and meditations you should be asking, ‘How may I serve today Father?’ ‘Send someone in need into my path that I may share this portion of light you have given me.’  Let that be your intension.”

Many of those who are making contact with the Midwayers and other spirit personalities, are doing so as the result of using the Akashic Construct meditation from the 1111 Progress Group.  They are using it to heal their brothers and sisters that are in need--a selfless act of compassion and service.  Again, when “they” see this commitment to serve, this is when you become of value to them, and then will they reveal themselves to you.  Not all of us are healers--we all have our special gifts and talents.  It was my desire to reach out to others through the written word, and so, a teacher was provided that would help me to achieve this selfless act to serve others with guidance through spiritual messages.  All can achieve some level of success in contact through persistence and sincerity of heart.

Many are being prepared for service and contact by being led to spiritual truth and knowledge for which they have acquired an intense desire for.  This happens as a result of spirit influence to prepare the mind for greater super-conscious input--this is the first stage of spirit contact and teaching.  Evidence of this first-stage spirit teaching may be found in fragments of dream memory.  If you have had some extraordinary dreams or fragmented dream memory that would not be classed as “normal” dreaming, then it’s a pretty good indicator this may be happening.  When you ask for a teacher, this is where they start--they won’t just knock on your door and whisper in your ear after you ask, they start with preparation and planning--they work in ways that are not our ways.  So you see, they do come at your request, but not on your terms or expectations.

It is important to keep these things in mind when we have doubts and feel frustrated.  We are not orphans, but beloved children of the Father of all creation, where by He reaches down to even the lowliest of his creatures and lifts them up to the heights of paradise.

Call to Action

Teacher Athenia:

This is Athenia of the Circle.  Change on your world is happening at a quickened pace now in this Correcting Time.  Many thousands a day are being added to the list of those who would receive the 11:11 time prompts.  It is important that these newcomers know the truth about these prompts and about the Correcting Time rather than getting side tracked into numerology and other speculative theories.   The Midwayers as well as many others are putting pressure on the earth to bring as many as will hear to awaken to the spiritual calling of universe and to join the family of the sons of God.  It is Christ Michael’s desire that these time prompted individuals join with us to prepare the earth for it’s glorious transformation as we near the beginning stages of the age of light and life--all eyes are upon you.

Nowhere in all Nebadon is such care and attention being given to any one planet as is your world, for it is true that the last shall be first and the least shall be greatest in the kingdom, and the earth has certainly had its share of darkness and rebellion and is now being brought into balance.

It may seem for a time that conditions are deteriorating and getting worse rather than better, but this is only for a short season, and those who are material minded will see it this way, but you who are awakening to your spiritual natures will look beyond this veil of tears and see the good purpose and the changing attitudes of people all over the planet toward peace and unity.  Join with this momentum and watch the brotherhood of man blossom.

The workers are few and the harvest is many--thousands more will be finding their way to the portals of 1111 and these numbers will continue to increase--you should prepare to assist this wave of searching souls.  Those light workers that have the knowledge should step up their efforts to assist those that are currently bearing the weight--all are being called to duty, and all have something to offer.  You will have much help from our side my brothers and sisters--call on spirit.

God Speed,

The Circle of Seven.

The Flesh is Weak

Teacher: Ophelius

Today I will speak about what it means to have power over the flesh and to use the force of will to capitulate the lower nature for increased spiritual prowess.  “The flesh is weak, but the spirit is willing.”  The key word here is “willing.”  You must develop an awareness or become conscious of the conflict between the two natures.  When you are cognizant of this inner struggle, you have the opportunity to make decisions about the value of the outcome of actions taken.  The lower nature actions are predictable and have short term gratifications, where as the higher nature actions are less predictable and even surprising, but yield a lasting and more satisfying feeling of accomplishment because they feed the soul embryo, and that which is retained in the soul cannot be lost or forgotten--it becomes an eternal deposit.

It is not an easy thing my beloved, to willfully choose the way of spirit over the ways of flesh, and we all know and have our weaknesses.  We know these weaknesses and we indulge them willingly like a foolish parent who indulges a spoiled child to avoid the conflict and confrontation for doing what is easy rather than doing what is right.  Likewise, while we are doing these things, we know the outcome and we know the long term results will not bring satisfaction, but will lead to guilt and despair or unhealthy living.  

When you feel this weakness of flesh, call on spirit to help you overcome.  Your guides and guardians are ready and willing to do all they can to help you make those right choices if you will but give them ear.  As I have said before, spirit is bound by the law of free will, and spirit can not interfere with your free will decisions.  When you call on spirit for help, it is your will and decision that they intervene for you, and this they will do if only you ask.  So my beloved, there is much love and support all around you and it is a resource that only awakened minds have direct access too.  

Even the material minded sleepers will have their guardian angels who will create opportunities through hard lessons to jolt them from their erring path, but you need not take this road, for you who are knowingly on the path to perfection can avoid these unpleasant lessons and use the power of spirit to overcome the lower nature and build the weight of your soul.  When we choose the better way, we strengthen our spiritual muscle and our weaknesses have less power to influence our actions.

Take pause, my beloved, and look before you leap. Have faith that the creator knows what is best for you and it is His will that your joy be complete.  Use these spiritual resources that He provides to you and make straight the way to your perfection. 

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Grief and Ascension

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I will speak about grief and about those that have left the earth, shed the flesh, and have passed on to the next phase of their ascension on the seven mansion worlds of Morontia training and progression.  Many who have lost loved ones suffer greatly and grieve excessively for their absence and still more spend the greater part of their remaining lives in a state of grief and bewilderment unable to move forward and live normal productive lives, as their indwelling spirit would have them. 

Naturally, you have great love for family and friends and it is truly a traumatic experience for many to lose those that they love, for no more will they see them in this life; no more will they walk through your door; no more will you hear their familiar voice fill the room.  There is a great silence and vacuum in the pit of the soul that yearns for the presence of these loved ones and we often deny the reality and gravity of living a life without this person.  We want to know that they are safe and happy in this “somewhere” they have gone, but we have no assurances because we really do not know.

The extent of our suffering is equally due to the lack of information or revelation, and the church has utterly failed to provide this comfort of knowing.  What we hear is “He has gone home to be with the Lord,” or “She is in heaven now and is at peace.”  Much of Jesus’ teachings regarding the “many mansions in my Father’s house” have been lost.  His apostles little understood these teachings about the training worlds of human ascension and so they never made it into the record, save a few statements here and there.  Paul mentions the “better country” briefly in his letters to the church about his near death experience after being nearly killed by stoning.

My beloved, let me assure you as one who has passed through the portals of death and is now standing in that “better country” in the higher spheres of light, that it is a real place, and it is very beautiful, and I am surrounded by other loving personalities and friends.  For I am in the Father’s house, all my needs are provided for, and I am constantly astonished by the unending grandeur and opportunities to learn and grow and become more like Him, the Creator of all.  Your loved ones are safe, well cared for, and in the company of friends, angels, and teachers, and never will there be a dull moment for them.  All will go unto a place where they belong and will be given the opportunities to progress into yet higher spheres of light, for it is the Father‘s will.

It is well that you grieve my beloved, but let there also be tears of joy for knowing that all is well for those that have gone before us.  Take comfort in knowing that they will be there to greet you when you awaken in the resurrection halls of mansonia and you will again feel the touch of their embrace and gaze at their youthful countenance.

Peace,

The Circle of Seven

Will to Change

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about change.  All things are changing, for nothing can remain unchanged except for the divine love of God.  You are changing day by day, and the soul is growing and evolving in differing amounts in relation to your spiritual receptivity and your willingness to allow the divine love to flow through you.  The theater in which you perform is changing and new opportunities are set before you where you have choices to make and paths to follow.  Your life in the flesh is a short but intense “crash-course” if you will, in decision making and learning.  In many ways it is similar to life on the mansion worlds in that it provides many opportunities for decision, change, and learning, yet is it different in that the adversity under which those decisions are made can both excel your soul growth and progression or retard it to the point of extinction by becoming “unreal.”

Many on your world resist change and will go to great lengths to avoid the inevitable.  They crave comfort, ease, entertainment, and passive living, but even these material minded individuals will be given the opportunity to change and grow through hard lessons.  Their Thought Adjusters, guides, and guardians will provide the matrices of change and they will be brought before the great mirror of the soul in which they may look upon it and allow the divine love to awaken them or to willfully return to the path of hard lessons and the delusions of unreality.

To resist divine love is to squander the opportunities for great soul growth and invite the pain of regret when that soul is finally awakened to the truth of God‘s plan for their continued existence.  Each sphere of progression provides unique opportunities for growth, which can never be experienced again in the eternal career, thereby making each day and opportunity precious.  Immerse yourselves in this theater of life my beloved, allow change to mold you into that which the Father wills for your life.  Unplug from the illusion of materialism and face that mirror of the soul, look deep into it, and make the changes that will allow the divine love to flow through you and into those around you.

It is the Father’s will that you become perfect.  He loves you and wants you to experience the supreme joy of knowing Him and experiencing all the wonders and adventures he has prepared for you in the grand universe and beyond.   Let us not resist this change toward perfection, but embrace it as a divine gift and as evidence of our love for Him as we allow His will and divine love to pull us ever inward and into oneness with Him.

Peace to you,

The Circle of Seven

Doing The Will - Cooperation

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s lesson will be on doing the will of the Father through cooperation.  It is through cooperation with spirit that we will finally attain the goal to do the will of Him who loves us.  Cooperation includes doing all those things we have spoken of in the previous lessons, create; communicate; and believe, but in cooperation and in alliance with spirit.  Learn to listen my beloved--listen with spiritual ears to the leadings of your Though Adjuster; your guides; and your guardians.  Listen to the Spirit of Truth, and listen to the Holy Spirit. When we listen in the spirit, we are cooperating by making decisions at the soul level rather than at the material/animal mind level.  The more we exercise our spirit hearing and act in cooperation with it, the clearer will become that hearing and greater will be your confidence in the alignment of Father’s will with yours.

 When we act in this human/spirit cooperative, we are developing the soul-mind, and this may also be referred to as the pre-morontial mind.  The soul is the embryo of the morontia life and this pre-morontial mind is growing and gaining experience yet as we live in the flesh. It is through the cooperation and communication with spirit that we continue to build and strengthen this embryo of what we shall become in the next phase of our ascension. This my beloved, is spirit progression, and it is the goal and desire of all ascending mortals--to become perfect as the paradise Father is perfect.  It is in this perfection pursuit that we feel the gravity of the Father’s calling and we begin to feel with increasing amplitude the power of his love for us as we grow closer to oneness with him.  There is no greater joy than to receive this “super-love” from the Creator Father poured out on his beloved children.

How do we “hear” and cooperate more efficiently with spirit?  By replacing those unimportant material pursuits and distractions with stillness; with prayer; with selfless service and love for one’s fellows; with living a life of providence, and of dedication and devotion to all things spirit.  Stay on the path my beloved, and you will know the supreme satisfaction that you used your time wisely on the earth and did not squander it away in blindness and in the pursuit of unreal things.

Blessed are you light workers who do the will of Him, and blessed are those who benefit from the light you shine out in to the darkness, for you are the eyes; the ears; the hands and feet of Him on the ground in the worlds of time and space.  I honor you and I envy you for the opportunities that you have to do great things in the kingdom--and to do it as agondontors--I applaud you.

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Doing the Will - Believe

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I will speak about what it is to be free from all doubt and to live in complete obedience to the direction of the Father’s will.  I spoke to you previously about co-creation of will, and communication of will.  Moreover, must we consider obedience to will through the surrender of all doubt and disbelief.  Many times in the past have I talked about the importance of self-mastery and I will again reiterate this important state of being, for it is the true path to perfection--to be in complete control of your emotions and to use the spiritual tools of love and focus the adjutant mind spirits to work for you as a force of clairvoyance to see the path clearly and to make decisions in accordance with the Father’s will.  

When we begin to surrender our disbelief we will begin to realize the power that God gives to his children.  To live in confidence as one who has sonship with Him is to live in peace and joy knowing that your footsteps are guided and protected.  Take comfort my beloved in the providence of the Creator, for as we let go of the doubt and worry from the mind we free up that wasted capacity to receive his blessings.  Doubt, worry, and disbelief are negative currents that go against the natural flow of divine love, and they prevent this love from manifesting in our life. 

To illustrate this, picture a majestic river flowing from its source high in the mountains (divine love) and winding its way through the countryside (your life) where it will eventually empty in to a great serene lake (the soul) where it will quench the thirst of all who drink it (desire) and provide transportation to many in villages along its banks (the sharing of light, growth, and progression).  Now picture the beavers who come and build their damns (doubt, worry, and disbelief) and slow the flow of the river. They unintentionally flood the lowlands and create pain and suffering for the creatures that live therein (the spread of negative energy, darkness, and the teaching of hard lessons).  The villagers see the water level of the lake slowly dropping, their wells begin to dry up, and they discover the damns that have been slowly built over time (the beginning of wisdom).  They at once clear the debris and get the river flowing again (spiritual awakening). They now go into the lowlands and rescue those that have suffered from the floods created by the damns (light workers doing the will of the Father) and when they had returned home they had a great celebration with their friends and families (peace, joy, and eternal life in the kingdom of God).

So you see my beloved, we often create a lot of needless suffering for ourselves and others when we let the backward flow of doubt, worry, and disbelief prevent us from receiving the full measure of our divine inheritance.  Let us break the damns wide open today, let the Father’s will rein in our lives, and let His peace and divine love overflow our cup.

Good day,
The Circle of Seven

Doing the Will - Communicate

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I would like to speak about doing the Father’s will in yet another way.  Last week I spoke about doing the Will through the co-creation of using your talents and creative abilities.  Today I would like to focus on your ability to communicate with both spirit and with your fellows.  Jesus spoke about putting your light on the lamp stand for all to see, and this is what we must do when we communicate with our brothers and sisters.  We will use networking as the vehicle to ignite the flames of others. 

For many, it is easy to get too comfortable and let habitual living isolate us into dealing with the same few people day in and day out.  We lose touch with old friends, and we see little of our extended families.  Working so many hours to pay for our sustenance even isolates us further from our own family members.  This isolation limits our opportunity for progressive experiences, and it is the Father’s will that we reach out to others and have a fuller, richer experience through contact and communication with others where the opportunities for growth multiply.

On the spiritual side there is often isolation as well.  The Father desires that you communicate with him, and it matters not the route you take to get there, either through the Thought Adjuster, The Creator Son, Mother Spirit, your guides, guardians, teachers, or directly to Him.  All spirit works in unity to do the will of Him.  It is through this communication that the Father’s will is revealed to you, or the answers to your petitions are set in motion through His various divine agencies to create the opportunities for soul growth.  Those having sonship with him have direct access to the throne of grace, and you should take every opportunity to exercise this right as a child in the Father’s kingdom.

Build your network in both the spiritual realms and in the earthly realm.  Reach out to others and build new friendships and rekindle the love of those that you have lost touch with if there is value there.  When the Master spoke about saving your treasures in Heaven, he was referring to the treasures of relationships and selfless service where the reward for showing unconditional love, kindness, and mercy to your fellows in earth life is reaped a thousand fold in the abodes of glory.  How touchingly beautiful it is to see the reuniting of old friends on the mansion worlds and to reminisce about the good fight of past ages.  What a treasure it is to know that you played a part in the soul growth and salvation of another who was there to greet you--truly, truly you can then say, “His will be done.”

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Doing the Will - Create

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I would like to share a lesson on Doing the Will of the Father.  Those of us that are on the path have been diligent in doing those things which helps us to know the will of the Father, and we have, to some degree, achieved a level of self mastery that keeps us on the path to knowledge and wisdom.  Love for our fellows is growing inside of us and everyday is becoming more exciting as we come to know more about our spiritual Father and become like Him.

It is now time for us to put our faith into action by acting on this divine Will that we are beginning to recognize as the Father whispers into our soul those things that inspire us to be more than what we thought possible only a short time ago. It is time to let our fear vanish and let our faith fill the void left by its vacancy.  It is time to put into practice all those things you have learned and make time to use them by reaching out to your brothers and sisters who are struggling in darkness.  It is time to show the light that you have been cultivating and put it on the lamp stand for all to see.

All of you have the talent and ability to be co-creative with Him who has given the gift.  Many of us have unrevealed talents that have been suppressed by fear or lack of opportunity.  Some are just too busy in their temporal work to find a channel for this creativity.  Many know they have gifts and talents but use excuses like, “When I retire, I will do this,” or “I will get back to doing that which I loved to do in my youth.”  My beloved, that day may never come for you--NOW is the time.  You must make time for this creative channel to work in your life.  The divine spark that lives in us, IS a fragment of the C-R-E-A-T-O-R!  That is what He wants us to do--CREATE!

Habitual living has a way of burning up many years of our life, and if you say that you have a poor memory, it is because there was lack of achievement or little creativity happening in your past to make notable memory.  Let us now begin burning worthwhile memories into our mind and soul by exercising our creative channel.  Pick up that paintbrush; write that book; play that musical instrument; blow the dust off that sewing machine; take that class and learn those things you desire; meet those kindred spirits; join that club; volunteer your time; all those secret desires that lay like glowing embers in the back of your mind, DO!  For in the doing of the things we LOVE, you will find the Will of the Father there, and as we pursue these things, so will we be given the opportunities to progress and to enlighten others.  The Thought Adjuster seeks this creative channel--let him guide you to it!

Good intentions and lip service will no longer satisfy those who have sonship my beloved, make a commitment to DO!

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Hopelessness

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I would like to address those who would find themselves living in a state of hopelessness and who may feel there is no way of escaping the reality of the life choices they have willingly or unwillingly made. Those in abusive situations; single mothers struggling and losing control of their children; those in financial ruin; and those who have lost the true love of their life through the selfishness of the ego.  You may feel alone and isolated and have nowhere or nobody to turn to.  Some may have even contemplated taking their own life as a way to escape the dire situations they find themselves in.  I say to you that nothing is hopeless, and there is not any one thing or circumstance that can remain changeless except for the love and mercy of the Father who calls you to perfection.

A fool having found a locked door will turn away, while a wise man will go in search of the key.  You who have turned away from the door to your freedom must declare your intensions and desires for change, and pursue truth, beauty, and goodness in place of doubt, apathy, and despair.  You need not go it alone, for there are many wise, loving angels and guides waiting for you to ask them for assistance in finding that elusive key to your freedom.  The key will not fall into your lap, you must go in search of it.  You must use your will to actively seek the change you so desire.

When we find ourselves at the bottom of a well, we must use our voice to call out for help.  There is no place too dark or too remote that the Father cannot find us.  He waits on us to call out to him with a sincere heart and to ask for this help.  This is the first step toward your freedom my beloved.  Once the call goes out from those who are sincere in their willingness to change their situation and to follow the leadings of righteous living, then will he send his angels and ministers to point the way and provide those serendipitous opportunities that lead to the keys of freedom.  

Are we ready to strip away our pride and in humility fall to our knees at the feet of the Christ who, with divine mercy, can lift us up and declare to the Father, “These are my brethren who were lost out on the highways of life, set a place for them at the table, and dress them in fine linens for the feast, for they will supp with me?”  It is the desire of the Father that all his children would be found, that none would be lost, and that all would receive his love, mercy, and protection.

You are a unique personality in the universe and you are precious to God.  He loves you and wants you to experience the full joy of living as one who has sonship with Him in his eternal kingdom.  If you could only see but a glimpse of the glory and grandeur that awaits those who persevere in faith, you would never again despair or allow yourself to suffer at the hands of those who oppress you.  Reach out to Him in faith right now!

Prayer:

Father, I surrender my hopelessness to you and I ask that you guide me out of the desperate situations of my life. Show me the way to real joy in living as one who has sonship with you.  Fill me with your divine love, and light the flame of righteousness in me that I may shine this light out into the world as a victory lamp for others to follow.  AMEN.

Peace,

The Circle of Seven


Receiver’s note:  It is the request of Ophelius and the Circle that those on the path would send this message to someone in need.

Today is the Day

Christ Michael (Jesus):

Today will be a new day for many.  On this day I call to those who are poor in spirit; the forgotten; those that have been cast out by men; those who are abused; those with broken hearts and confused minds; those that have been labeled; those who wear the scarlet letter; those on the outside looking in; those from broken families; those with scared wrists; those who fear the angry voices of their accusers who would bar the way to their salvation; yes all you, the lost sheep of this world, come to me, I will take you in and give you rest; I will bind up your wounds; I will give you living water, and you shall never again hunger or thirst, for you shall be called the sons of God and shall sit at the table with your loving family and dwell in the Father’s house forever.

I love you with a fatherly love, and I want you to come to me now, this day, this moment, and poor out your soul.  You are here today because you, in faith, have reached out to touch the hem of my garment.  I say to you, come, and let me show you the way.  No man, group, church, religion, or society can prevent you from seeking and receiving salvation.  You are here now with me, and you have my undivided attention.  You are at the head of the line my child, and eternity is spread out before you.  What will you choose?  You can take my hand and walk through the door, or you can turn back, and return to the pain of your past.  Today is your day, come with me child.

I stand at the door and knock, and if any soul answers, I will come in.  It matters not what you have done with your life up until this moment, I know your pain, I see all, and I know the hearts of men, for I have walked among you, and I have experienced all temptation.  Come and sit in the mercy seat and let my love pour over you now.  If it is the Kingdom you wish to enter, then come!  The indwelling spirit of the Father lives within you and he holds the keys to the kingdom, but you, my child, must turn the key, open the door and walk through.  There is no ceremony, no ritual to perform, no prayer to recite, only your unwavering faith in the sovereignty of the Father, the creator of all, who calls you to be perfect as He is perfect.  Believe that you are a true son or daughter of the most high, and claim your birthright now in this moment! Believe that God is your spiritual father who loves you with the deepest and most divine love, and who invites you to take the grand adventure of eternity--to be like Him, to find Him, to stand in finality before Him, and to be of service in His eternal kingdom.

Today is the day my child, choose well.

Peace to you.




Note from receiver:

This message was preceded by a vision of a man who was a transsexual who came running to my door.  He had been chased out of a church by an angry group of men who called him all kinds of vile names and shouted insults and abominations at him.  I took him in and I could see that he was frightened and broken, he was a confused and tortured soul who had reach that place that many of us have come to--the dark night of the soul.  His eyes were tear stained and his makeup had run down his face.  Without words, I tenderly and lovingly wiped his tears and cleaned his face.  When I looked into his eyes, I could see in an instant, his entire life flash before me.  I saw his abusive childhood, his broken home, his fatherless upbringing, his neglect of motherly love, the rejection from his schoolmates, and the enticement of false love from seedy individuals who offered him refuge in exchange for sex.  Here stood a man whose whole life was lived in the absence of genuine love--thrown into the world without guidance, without hope, and without a true friend.

Here is a man who is indwelt by the spirit of the Father.  This fragment of the Creator, this pre-personal spirit who choose to indwell this individual, having all foreknowledge of his life, and yet do we, his brothers and sisters who are also indwelt, reject and cast him out.

This message has a two-fold meaning: (1) It is a call to salvation and an opportunity for these lost sheep to know real and divine love. (2) It is a wakeup call for the rest of us that sit in judgment on our brothers and sisters who, not having walked in their shoes, take our good and decent upbringings, our family love, our love of God, and slam the door shut on them least we be contaminated by their misfortune.  As we read the message, we see that Christ is always ready and willing to receive them.  Are we ready to receive them and show them the better way?

Intention

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about intention.  What is intention, and of what importance is it in the decisions and actions of our daily life?  Intension is at the heart of all will action.  It is the core of all true meanings and purposes in what we do and say.  Intention is the transcript of the soul, for it is tells the story of our true natures and defines the level of our ability to love and to comprehend spirit values.  It is the very thing that the Father sees when he looks onto the hearts of all his children, for in time, all will be revealed.

Humans have become expert in the art of “intension-cloaking,” and have devised all means and eloquent ways to hide the true meaning of their intentions to secure the positions of their egos.  No matter how many layers of sugar you coat the poison pill with, it still has the same effect when ingested.  It is the “modus-operandi” of the ego to operate below the radar and to get what it wants using any means.  This is how most people operate on a daily basis in their dealings with their fellows, and for some, it will take a lifetime of hard lessons to realize that hidden agendas and ulterior motives only breed suspicion and avoidance from those in their path.   Those with deceitful hearts will eventually fall into the carefully hidden snares of their own making.

Are your intentions and motives pure in your dealings with your fellows? The Father is not fooled by our clever countermeasures.  He simply looks at the record of the soul which contains the transcripts of our intentions, then divine justice is meted out along with divine mercy to determine your place and survival in the universe.  How then can we best learn to recognize the purity of our intentions?  Through self-mastery and self examination of our motives.  Ask yourself, “what is it that I really want from this person,” or “what is it that I wish to achieve from taking this course of action?”  Sometimes through the process of examination we find that our motives and intentions are not in alignment with God’s will, and when we suspect this, we should calculate the collateral consequences and effects that such decisions and actions will have on others. 

It is important, my beloved, that you hold a larger view of eternity when making decisions and taking actions in your dealings with your fellows, for it not only affects your temporal life in this world, but it also carries weight into the future estate.

“Oh God, give to me a clean heart.”

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Closet Cleaning

Teacher Ophelius:


Today I would like to talk about cleaning the junk from your closet.  What do I mean by this?  It is time to let the meaningless trifles and unimportant distractions of living go free from your mind and to recognize and to pursue the things of greater value in your life--what is really important? 

I have spoken before about decisions and feelings that have survival value, and by that I mean those things that contribute to soul growth that you will carry with you into eternity.  Time is passing quickly in your short lives on Urantia, and every day that passes brings opportunities for you to make decisions that could have lasting and weighty value for soul growth and for the spiritual nourishment of your brothers and sisters.

Let us be conscious of what things we allow to occupy our grey matter and let the “small stuff” go and start to see beyond this temporal life into the larger view of eternity.  Yes, you must still go to work, raise your families, enjoy your life, but while you are doing those things, be conscious of your life mission and to your role as one who has sonship with the Father.  In the coming days you will have many opportunities to make those decisions to act in accordance with the Father’s will.  It is time for you to step outside your comfort zone and use your will to create your reality.  Use your thought force to make things happen according to your intents and purposes.  When acting selflessly and in service to others will you have help form above.  Use this great power of unity with spirit and spiritual brotherhood to co-create the greatest outcome--to bring the children of Urantia through this transition era and into the days of light and life.

Good day,

The Circle of Seven.

Cooperation and Unity

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s messages is about cooperation and unity of spirit.  Those that are spirit led are united in purpose and cooperate in the plan for the mutual salvation of all who yet stumble in darkness.  To cooperate fully and to know and do the will of the Father is to subject yourself to the obedience of spirit. How does one become obedient?  Ask, “How may I serve you today Father, and who can I be a blessing to.  Those that are hungry, please send them into my path.”  To cooperate in unity with spirit is to be ready and aware of the opportunities that are presented to you--knowing with insight that these opportunities are placed in your path by spirit and are not the imaginings of your own thought emanations. 

It is time for you to mature now in your thinking my beloved, for time is passing by quickly in your short lives in the material plane.  You must start to put into practice all that you have learned and begin to act in cooperation and in unity with spirit. We, your spiritual guides, teachers, guardians, your indwelling spirit, your divine parents, are always ready to assist you in your great work.  It is time to stop thinking about self and how your past, your upbringing, your environment, and other influences have confused and delayed your path to freedom.  You have sufficient means to do this work, and by doing the work will you bring all the lost pieces of your life together as you weave the beautiful tapestry of the human soul and build a glorious future in eternity.

Make it a habit to check-in with spirit throughout your day.  Take a moment to step outside the business of your day and ask, “How may I serve.” To cooperate fully is to be in constant contact with spirit and to pray continually.  To pray is to have communion with God and the more we “commune” with Him, the more shall we know His will. 

The Father does not expect that you will always be in contact with Him in your conscious mind, but as often that you may, the greater will be your receptivity to his will.  The indwelling spirit is your super-conscious connection to the Father and in Him are you always connected.  By bringing this awareness to the forefront of your mind are you acting in cooperation and in unity with spirit.  Through the acting out of the spiritual leadings, soul growth is attained and the collateral benefits to those that you serve will have an exponential effect on their lives and others as they become more real through their contact with you.

“Not my will, but your will be done.”

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Human Dignity

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about human dignity.   What is it to have dignity, and how does dignity relate to our spiritual walk with God?  Human dignity is a quality and an attitude of self respect--a worthiness to serve God and man with a position of honor and value as a true son or daughter of the Most High.  Once you have accepted sonship with the Father, you are to conduct yourself, your actions and reactions, with peaceful assuredness and confidence, and without doubt in your standing as to your eternal survival.

Many of you still persist to hold onto the old paradigms that you are lowly and unworthy sinners, never to be sure about where you stand in relation to God and whether or not you are truly “saved” and written into the book of life.   Stop measuring yourself against the requirements of orthodoxy.  If you are here reading this message, then you are one who has begun their search for truth and for God.

My beloved,  If you sincerely believe in this sonship with the Father and you are working to love and serve your brothers and sisters, even though you may stumble along the way, willing to shake the dust from your coat and begin again--know that you are indeed written into that book, and conduct yourself as a representative of the kingdom who enjoys full diplomatic immunity from unworthiness and  unrighteousness.  With all humility, gratitude, and confidence; hold your head high knowing you house the jewel of the ages within you, the indwelling spirit of the Father, who will safely pilot you to those blessed shores of paradise.

You are being trained for great service in the kingdom.  Use this dignity and assurance as a representative of Christ Michael and join with spirit to make a difference in the lives of all you know and meet, to fight the good fight, and to put into practice all that you have learned.

Forgive those who treat you unjust, for they fail to see the seal of eternity written on your soul, for they are unaware of their own divine spark and must find their way to truth and understanding on their own path.  When they see the dignity of your countenance they will be attracted to your light like a moth to the flame.  Use this power of light to teach and serve those who stumble in darkness.

Spirit works in unity and with those who have sonship.  We are of one mind and work unendingly together to bring all into the family of the Father.  Those of you who are spiritually aware are highly valued conduits of light on the material plane. You are like life rafts floating in an ocean of flailing swimmers.  With dignity, selflessness, and confidence, toss your life line to those in the water, and pilot them to safe harbors.

Good day,
The Circle of Seven

Spititual Dividends

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about “spiritual dividends”--the receipt and realization of spiritual blessings in ones life as reward for diligent hard work in the improvement of self (self-mastery), devotion to God, and service to man.

Many of you have been faithful in your pursuit for spiritual discipline and your love for truth, beauty, and goodness. You love the Father and you strive to help those around you in your daily life, yet are you passing through difficult times searching for “the light at the end of the tunnel.” My beloved, know this: when you have been faithful and sincerely ask for that which you need from your heavenly Father, it shall be given you according to his divine will. Many sometime think that “according to His will” is some kind of a disclaimer, and that the desires of your heart and your needs will go unanswered. I say to you, BELIEVE!

You will have everything that you need for your work and that which is needed to sustain and keep you growing and progressing in your pursuit for perfection attainment--that also includes the well being of yourself and your family. When you work selflessly to serve God and man, the universe pays you back. The Father knows what you need and you have only to ask and believe to receive.

When you become His ears, eyes, hands, and feet on the ground in this material world, bringing light into this troubled sphere, you become very valuable to Him and to the collective forces of the universe who work in unity to bring all to perfection in time. You will be afforded protection and you will be given that which you need to prosper and to continue your important work. “According to His will,” will be according to “your will” when you “do” the will of your Father. Will you turn to Him this day and receive what you need?

Let us suspend all disbelief for a moment, and speak these words aloud with me:

“Heavenly Father, I love you, and I want to be like you. I believe that you want only the best for me, and I ask that you provide those things that will help and sustain my family and me as I continue to do the important work you have asked me to do. I believe that the opportunities and circumstances for those things that are needed are being arranged and on the way to me this day. I thank you Father, for all the blessings you have given me, and in great faith I humbly accept these blessings and will use them for the continuance of the great work ahead. AMEN.”

Now my beloved, watch for the signposts, knock on the door and it shall be open to you.

Peace,

The Circle of Seven.

Spirit-Sense

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I would like to talk about what it means to have “spirit-sense,” and how many of you, who are on the path, are being led by this spirit-sense to books, websites, and other information in your search for truth to find the hidden meanings and soul desires to know God and to find purpose in your life.

Spiritual pressure is increasing on Urantia in this Correcting Time, and there are great numbers of teachers and guides available to help those who seek assistance--even those who are only searching their souls, having the tiniest spark of desire to know God and the true meaning of life, are being led to sources of knowledge that will point that individual in the right direction toward God consciousness.

Every personality is unique and each one requires a unique curriculum to bring to life a clearer picture of spirit values; interpretations of life purpose and eternal aspirations; and to fill the innate desire to serve God and man. This inner drive to seek truth is initiated by the indwelling spirit and is in effort to “spiritize” the mind for greater sensitivity to spirit gravity coming from the Isle of Paradise--from the First Source and Center, and to insure eternal survivability and later fusion with your father fragment.

Be conscious of this “spirit-sense” my beloved, and follow where it leads. Your time on the earth is brief but incredibly valuable and intense for critical soul building experience and development. Never again will you have this unique experience of being “thrown in the mix,” so to speak, with so many contrasting characters and situations--of being dropped in the wilderness without a compass, and finding your way by keeping your ear on the faint distant sound of a familiar voice calling you home.

God has great plans for you to serve in eternity. Study, learn, meditate, teach, love, and be loved. Use your spirit-sense of curiosity and the discernment of the Spirit of Truth in your search for God and purpose. It is our desire and intent as spirit teachers and guides, to help you make the best use of your time while you are here; to maximize the value of your experiences; and to help you to progress to a level where you are assisting us at bringing humanity out of darkness and into His marvelous light. Your work is important!

God speed,

The Circle of Seven

The Discipline of Sympathy

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about the discipline of sympathy. To achieve the perfection and likeness of your heavenly Father, you must attain a high level of sympathy for your brothers and sisters, and in doing so, you gain the understanding of tolerance and reap the survival values of wisdom through the self mastery of your emotions and your reactions towards others. To have sympathy is to have the ability and capacity to understand and share feelings with someone--to put yourself in their shoes, so to speak, without judgment or regard for their intents or motives.

When you act with sympathy for others, you find it easier to tolerate the differing beliefs and opinions of others, regardless of how contrary they are to your own values. By looking back to an earlier time in your own path, you can understand the sometimes ignorant and crude reactions of others who are at different positions in the spiral of soul development. To have sympathy you must consider the background and the history of the individual; their education; their likes and dislikes; their level of values--in other words, what makes this person the way they are? Understanding this, you have the ability to disarm their fears and build a level of trust where you may then communicate your feelings without offense.

Having sympathy means you must take the time to listen to others, putting their needs before your own and finding common ground with all the diverse personalities that surround you in your daily walk through life. Understanding that each individual is indwelt with the living spirit of the Father, you can have sympathy in the brotherhood of this fraternal pursuit to find God and to be like him, yet realizing that all are on differing paths and varying levels of soul progression. It is this diversity of being that makes such a colorful and beautiful quilt of human experience so valuable a gift to the Supreme Being. Through sympathy and understanding, you take out the fear and the disharmony of living by accepting your brothers and sisters for who they are, while learning to build bridges of trust and a progressive direction toward higher ideals and values.

By showing sympathy to others, you are also teaching them to have sympathy by your example to accept them on their terms. The results of having sympathy for others will manifest in greater joy of living; less anger and frustration; and harmony of trust. Consider this my beloved, and reach out to those who are misunderstood.

“Happy are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.”

Peace to you,

The Circle of Seven

Trinity of Being

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about the Trinity of Being: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. As you progress and become more and more like your heavenly Father, your personality and your very nature will reflect this Trinity of Being.

Truth will become ever more apparent and the understanding of it will become clearer and more defined. You will communicate truth to others with greater confidence, and others will receive it with greater ease of understanding. Christ’s Spirit of Truth will work in you, through you, and your discernment of revelation will enable you to extract the very essence and purity of a given truth in part or whole, where it can be absorbed into the soul for eternal reflection. Your spiritual ears will develop; you will hear the voice of your indwelling with greater clarity; and you will learn to trust your intuition when unseen guidance points the way.

Beauty will become you. With respect for body, mind, and soul, you will become more beautiful in every way. As you purify your body to honor the indwelling God, your appearance will change and your very aura will shine with greater luminosity. Your personality will become magnetic, and your fellows will be drawn to this inner beauty which you will exude with kindness, love, and consideration. You will acquire a new appreciation for all things beautiful: nature, art, music, poetry, philosophy, and other virtuous expressions of higher human consciousness. Insight into cosmic realities and hidden meanings will speak to you through the appreciation of all things beautiful.

Goodness will be the banner of your presence. Love for God and man will show forth in the fruits of the spirit as you become more aware of the will of God through your devotion to serve others. You will communicate the goodness of the Father to others by becoming a living example of His unconditional love. Goodness and love freely given will be reflected back unto you as reward for righteous living and will count as the evidence of your sonship in the Father’s family. Gentleness, humility, and self control will transform the nature of self from what you were, to what you will become as God purifies the soul through the building of strong character.

Truth, Beauty, and Goodness is the Trinity of Being and becomes the very embodiment and reflectivity of God likeness. Seek after those things my beloved, and discover the secret to eternal life and friendship with God.

Peace,

The Circle of Seven

Oneness of Being

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about oneness of being and how to cope with the emotions of isolation that sometimes occur when a newly awakened soul realizes that he or she is no longer part of a purely physical world, but belongs to a vast and infinite spiritual kingdom.

Many of you struggle with this feeling of being different from those around you in your daily life because you experience life through a new and greatly enhanced awareness. You are sensitive to these higher vibrations and spiritual inclinations, and you are drawn toward spiritual interest--the mysteries and revelations of truth in a limitless universe of sublime and unending fascination, which draws you inward to find the source of all spiritual gravity--the Universal Father, the Creator of all things.

My beloveds, if you feel this way--rejoice! You have entered the kingdom! You have started your search to find God and to be like him. You hear the divine calling and you are responding to that call in your searching for purpose and the questioning of your temporal reality. You have entered into the oneness of being--you are becoming a part of the whole, yet you find yourself in a transitory quandary in your relationships with your fellows who are still asleep and fully immersed in the illusion of the material world.

When you are feeling this isolation--this sense of living with familiar strangers who do not understand you, it is ever important to find time to sit in the silence and become one with the whole. This is where your soul finds solace and satisfies the need to belong. This is where the soul finds nourishment and the self finds courage to persevere in the material world.

Reach out to your fellows who are also on the search and exchange thoughts and ideas. This community with “kindred spirits” is therapeutic to the soul and helps the mind to sort out the mysteries of life. On the mansion worlds, you will naturally gravitate toward beings of like vibration and sympathy, for progress leads to the ascension of higher and higher worlds and realms. It is this spiritual gravity that draws us in and challenges our soul to seek perfection through the awareness of contrasts from former states of imperfection to higher states of awareness that lead to the beginning and the end of all things, the alpha and the omega--the Universal Father.

Live, learn, love--through life!

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Equality

Teacher Athenia:

This morning I will address the daughters of man, for it is Christ Michael’s and Mother Spirit’s desire to see that all women on this world come into complete equality in every aspect of planetary life. The higher spiritual vibrations of this Correcting Time will be perceived more and more by the female mind, and they will nurture and express this spirit of higher consciousness in the outpouring of love for all humanity and for the wellbeing of the planet itself. The dominance of the masculine energies on this planet will make way for this spirit of equality to flourish and it will take hold in the most unlikely places on Urantia. No evolutionary planet can come into the age of Light and Life without this equality.

To those women who read this message, I would ask that you sit in the silence everyday and feel this finer spiritual energy course through you and let it build in you a new confidence and a surety that the universe stands behind you in your purpose to progress this planet through your assertion of these spiritual prerogatives. You will achieve equality by overcoming the negative energies of oppression through the outpouring of love and the nurturing instinct common to all womankind. You will work in the spiritual plane first, then in the physical, to manifest the desire of the Creator Son and the Mother Spirit.

Let there be a bond of sisterhood between each of you and may you lift each other up. Work together instead of in competition in the work place and build a network of solidarity with your sisters. Never use the tools of oppression and bigotry that have been use on you--send love in return for malice and discrimination, and watch the power of love break down the walls of oppression. Work on self-mastery and control your emotions, for those who anger you will continue to have control over you. Liberate yourselves with the power of the Holy Spirit and let the Spirit of Truth speak through you. When the fruits of the spirit are made manifest in you, then will you earn the respect and authority due you.

Assert yourself in domestic affairs and relationships as a free will personality indwelt with the spirit of the Creator of the universe. God is no respecter of persons and all are loved equally in His eyes. Family life is where you must first achieve equality, then will it follow in the work place and in politics. It is the power to love in the face of all doubt, fear, disappointment, and discrimination that will be your liberator--use it and know that you are changing the world!

Peace to you,

The Circle of Seven

Hard Choices

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I would like to speak about the affairs of the heart that pertain to the bondage of habitual living and the fear associated with severing ties with persons for which an unhealthy relationship exists that threatens to extinguish the flickering faith of a newly awakened soul.

Many of you are exploring and discovering a new and exciting path of faith and spiritual awareness that you find great liberty of soul and comfort of mind. You are shedding the old skin of materialism and selfish pursuits that was perhaps born out of painful situations and experiences for which you still find you are a part of. You feel trapped by strong dominating personalities that selfishly and desperately seek to keep you from this path of progression and perfection attainment that you have chosen to pursue.

If you are to continue on a spiritual path of love and progress, and you have already decided that you cannot go back to your former state of illusion, you must look ahead and ask yourself if the relationships you have with others will really be a part of this new paradigm of love and faith in a spiritual universe? Many of you already know the answer but are reluctant to act and deny the facts in order to avoid the pain of separation from habitual living that is in many ways addictive and harmful as is smoking or other dangerous vices.

In this Correcting Time there will be much turmoil, shifting, and positioning as the consciousness of humanity changes and adapts to the higher vibrations of a world in the pre-light and life stage of planetary evolution. Some of you will be more perceptive of these higher vibrations than others and will be called to a higher purpose. If you are to answer this call, you have choices to make that will determine your place and your effectiveness as an agent of change in the lives of the people around you. To live is to change--stagnation leads to digression and death. Live children, and move in the direction of love and progress--make the hard choices and free yourself of unhappy and unhealthy relationships that are self-serving and spirit binding. Let go of fear and know that when you walk on the path of righteousness, God will lift you up, go with you, and show you the way to a better life.

Prayer: Father, please help and guide me in my life decisions that they will lead to a greater awareness of your love for me, that I may use this divine love and project it out into the world like a beacon of light for those that are lost in darkness. Give me the courage to take charge of my life and make the changes that will lead to greater purpose and realness of being. Amen.

The Circle of Seven.

Victory over Affliction

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is to address those that are afflicted with all types of handicaps, both mental and physical: blindness, deafness, paralysis, cancer, chronic disease of all sorts, manias of depression, phobias--every adversity of body and mind that suspends you from being whole. God has not singled you out to torment you in any way my beloved, nor are you being punished for any wrong doing for sins you may have committed, or suffering for the sins of your ancestors--let us be clear on this. Your physical vehicles have become damaged from either the accidents of time, environmental abuse, or from the genetic negligence of the Adamic default--a failure of the descending sons to up-step the DNA of humanity to eliminate these genetic deficiencies as would occur on a normally evolving planet not subject to rebellion and confusion as was Urantia via the Lucifer insurrection.

Your lives on the worlds of time and space are but a blink of an eye in eternity my beloved, and God has planned a glorious future for all his children. For He has called you to be perfect and to become like Him in every way. But you ask, “why am I afflicted and my neighbor is not--this is so unfair? How shall I become perfect?” All will be made right and you will be well compensated for your afflictions on the mansion worlds, for the first shall be last and the least shall be greatest. This is the law of God.

Having this larger view of eternity is vital to achieving the prize, and you must not fall into “pity parties” and living a life of self-loathing and feeling sorry for yourselves. No, you must use whatever capacities you have to love and to make positive use of the short time that you have left on this material plane. Just as your brothers and sisters that are whole must work and strive to progress and build their souls for the treasures of heaven, so must you do the things worthy of your compensation in the next world which you are destine to receive. Christ Michael calls all his children to service in the Kingdom.

There are many things you can do even in such limitations as you may have, that can make a difference in the lives of the people around you. Case in point, Helen Keller, who has achieved such seemingly impossible achievements in the face of great disadvantage, progressed from a savage-like creature as a child, to a great teacher and inspirational pillar to all those who are challenged with the adversities of their afflictions. If you can still think and make moral decisions, you have the ability to grow your soul by giving and receiving love. The spirit and the soul has no handicap--it is outside the physical.

We, the ascending mortals of the training worlds of human ascension (the seven mansion worlds), cheer you onto victory as we prepare to receive and welcome you home. For you will experience wholeness of being that is beyond your human comprehension and the constant astonishment and wonder of the grand adventure as God unfolds it before you.
Your lives, your experiences (your gifts) are important to the Supreme Being. Stay in the game children, build your characters and enrich your souls. You may not understand all the reasons why, but when you are standing where I am now, it will become evermore apparent--this great call to perfection.

Peace and love,

The Circle of Seven.

Faith in Faith

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about having “faith in faith.” Sounds strange does it not? What does it mean to believe in faith? Faith is the never waning trust and loyalty to a belief in the unseen, untried, but glorious outcome of events and future circumstances, for which the status and understanding of an individual is poised with great expectation and reward for following after the divine urge to love and to be loved.

It is a hopeful desire for that ultimate approval from the paradise Father that welcomes us into his eternal family, and that he has prepared a place for us and a chance to know greater love than what we have ever experienced thus far in our living existence as a free will creature of the Creator’s making. It is the “knowing” or instinct to return to that from which we have come--to “metamorphosize” the soul into a more perfect ideal of the Creator’s intent and the realization that we are truly, truly, a child of this all wise, all loving Father and Creator of all things.

Imagine for a moment my beloved, and remember a time that you believe was the pinnacle of the highest feeling of love and acceptance you have ever experienced in your life. Then multiply that feeling by a trillion fold, and if you could imagine or appreciate such a vibration as this, then would you only know but a taste of what is possible when you stand before God in finality.

It is this innate drive to find God and to be like him that fuels the “faith to have faith.” And so it is that God has a plan for us and that he makes a way that we can “evolve” to a state of being that can eventually allow us to experience the intense light of his supreme outpouring of divine love. For we cannot, in our imperfect state, stand the intensity of His perfect light and vibration. It is His desire to bring us home to him so that he can pour out this perfect love on us because he is our Father and we are His children.

Have “faith in faith” my beloved, for the Father calls to us, “Come home my children, for this is where you belong.”

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Entrainment

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s lesson is about developing spiritual awareness through brain entrainment. What is brain entrainment and how does it work to bring about greater spiritual awareness? Brain entrainment is simply a repetitive iteration of habit forming events or thought patterns used to change the routing of neuron pathways in the brain to develop new behaviors that increase awareness and learning.

The first thing we must do is be honest with ourselves and ask, “what habits or patterns of behavior are detrimental to my spiritual walk in life.” These are things we do out of habit or vice that separate us from the Father’s Will, which leads to spiritual stagnation. This could be an addiction or overindulgence in unhealthy food, negative forms of entertainment, ungodly language, covetousness, jealousy, materialism, or any other vice or behavior that we know deep down in our heart of hearts that separates us from God and ignores the leadings of the indwelling spirit.

We should not to feel guilty or ashamed about the state we find ourselves in if our intent is to progress, for we can use our awareness of these things to bring about positive change and replace these behaviors with spiritual habits and clean living. To entrain our brain to overcome poor habits, we must make a mental tag of each area we wish to correct and attach a new more positive habit or healthy thought pattern to it. Each time you identify a negative behavior, imagine a fork in the road and place a “sentinel” there to guard you from going down the wrong road. Immediately replace this thought with a positive thought or event. Make a “habit” of placing the sentinels there first, then use your will to execute the alternative. Prioritize the changes you would like to make and work on them one at a time. Transformation will not happen overnight, but sure and steady progress will bring you to that place you desire, and in many cases, it will exceed your greatest expectations.

It is important that you set aside some time each day, if only a few moments, and have a little talk with your paradise Father. Verbalize your desire for improvement and ask for help in overcoming the challenges of your animal nature and to recognize the negative elements of your cultural and societal environment that lead you away from Him. Be open to new ideas and watch for the signposts that point you in the right direction.

Prayer: “Father, please help me to be more than what I am. Strengthen me in my weakest moments and remind me of the glorious future you have prepared for me. I feel your presence in my life and I am drawn to you. Guide me and keep me on a path of love that transforms me into the ideal of your intention for my life. Amen.”

The Circle of Seven

Burdens

Teacher Ophelius:

Today, the Circle will address the problem of burden concealment. Many of you who are suffering through difficult circumstances in this chaotic time are harboring great burdens and withholding them from your friends and loved ones. Although this may seem honorable to you, keeping fear and worry from your family, you are doing a disservice to yourself by keeping it all held inside where it is growing like a tumor. Despite your brave face, the signs are starting to show, not only physically and emotionally, but also spiritually in the vibratory broadcasts of your auric field. Others sense this and pick up these negative vibrations and know that something is wrong.

By keeping these secrets you are poisoning your physical vehicle and making fertile the body for sickness and disease to take hold. Many of you desire to share this burden, but cannot conceive the notion of revealing your concerns to certain members of your family for fear of causing even more distress and adding pressure to an already volatile situation. These are valid considerations and must be dealt with in the spiritual realm first, then in the human realm.

Seek solace with your indwelling spirit and present yourself openly, sincerely, and with humility before God and explain the situation. Ask for help to resolve the conflict within and ask for guidance in how you are to handle the affairs that cause the burden. Request that the guardian seraphim of your loved ones influence them to be open and understanding to these sensitive issues. Pray that the outcome serve the greater good of all involved.

After you have presented your case to God, ponder this appeal for a time and build faith in a positive outcome. Remain optimistic that things will improve and know that you have legions of unseen friends at work in your behalf. All things are possible with God and your faith in Him will strengthen you and see you through the storm. Watch for the signposts and seize the moment to remedy the situation of concealment with your loved ones. Share the burden with someone and lift it from your shoulders. You and your brothers and sisters are all in this school of life together and you can all learn from each other. Remember to keep the broader view of eternity in your future outlook. All things will work for the good of those who seek perfection, for God wills that you make straight the way unto Him. Go now and close the door of your closet and stand before the throne of grace.

Prayer: Father, open the vessels of mercy and pour out your divine spirit upon your struggling children. Make clear the way and the path that leads to peace and tranquility of soul. Send forth your ministering spirits to guide and protect--to work behind the scenes in the affairs of men to bring about change that leads the souls of the faithful to overcome the adversities of time. We ask these things that they bring glory to you and bear witness to those who sleep and do not know you. Amen.

The Circle of Seven

Divine Purpose

Teacher Ophelius:

Today beloved, I will speak about what it means to have divine purpose. To have divine purpose means that your life is guided toward a worthy destiny that has an effect on, or changes the coarse or outcome of, other’s lives in some positive way as to start a chain reaction of life changing events, that over time, will change the world. That, my friends, is how spirit works behind the scenes to move humanity in a forward direction without violating the free will directive. We influence and guide with calculated expectation to achieve the Correcting Time mandates to bring this world one step closer to Light and Life.

Each one of you has an important part to play, and the more you listen to your indwelling spirit; your intuition; and follow after those synchronicities and signposts; the greater will be your purpose. Those that “have” will be given more. When you let the Holy Spirit flow through you and let the Will of God move you into action, then will it be as the Master said, “you will do even greater things than I.” Yes, you are destine to do great things my beloved, but you may ask, “is this not pre-destiny?” No, because you have free will and you may choose to do, or not to do, those things that have benefit to you and to humanity. When the will of the Father is circumvented by the poor decisions and the selfish actions of free will creatures, spirit recalculates and finds another path of means and ways to bring about His desire to bring all men and women unto himself--to answer the call to perfection.

When lives are lived in constant discord and moving against the flow of the river of life, the soul atrophies and the quality of your gift to the Supreme Being is diminished. Time is often wasted in the nursery of creation and valuable character building averted which can never again be experienced in the unique environment of the worlds of time and space. Yes, those character deficiencies can be compensated for on the mansion worlds, but the opportunities to affect and change the lives of your brother and sisters in that rich and soul building environment are forgone. Consider the possibilities of what could be and move in that direction. You can swim against the current my friends, but one day you will tire, let go, and let God bring you to a place of understanding.

So you see my beloved, divine purpose is driven by love. Love is the answer; love is the guide; love is the future; love is the way; love is the truth; love is the life; God is love; God is in you; love is in you. Now go your way--you have purpose, you have love to give--go and love one another.

Peace,

The Circle of Seven

Depression

Ophelius: “Today, my beloveds, I would like to speak about depression. Many of you suffer from this state of mind for many reasons, real and imagined. For some it comes on because of a lack of purpose in their lives -- a loss of drive to become more than what they are. It is stagnation and it leads to digression of soul development. Depression is one of the spirit poisons, and it separates one from the doing of the Father’s will. In many ways the state of being depressed can be used as a rationalized excuse for circumventing the Father’s will by ignoring the leadings of the indwelling spirit, and thus the guardian seraphim must take corrective action to get the person back upon the road to real soul building and spirit progression.

“What I would like to say to these so affected is that you are very much loved by your heavenly Father, Christ Michael, Mother Spirit, and the host of guides and guardians that surround you. This is not a cliché statement -- there are many spirit beings around you, even now, and they long for you to ask them for help, because free will, even the ‘will to be depressed,’ must be respected by all spirit personalities.

“When you ‘come to a place’ of sincere desire to be helped, you must make a statement of determination to seek divine intervention. Cry out unto God and blow off the pent-up anguish. Tell Him of all your woes, worries, and fears, and please make it as detailed as possible. Worry and fear are the fuzzy chains that bind you and ‘poison your well.’ I say ‘fuzzy’ because they are most often undefined, unsubstantiated, and shadows of unreality for events that may or may not occur. This is the first step to recovery, my beloveds, this is the ‘knocking on the door.’

“Once you have poured out your heart to Him you must be ‘willing’ to receive guidance and this may come through many channels -- through the leadings of the spirit, or unexpected opportunities and synchronicities that point the way. You must take the initiative to ‘open the door’ and see what’s on the other side.

“You are a unique personality in the universe, and you are greatly valued and loved by the Creator. If only you had a tiny glimpse of the grand adventure that awaits the mortals of His indwelling, you would never be depressed, for every day would be a new opportunity to grow in love and faith as you tarry on in the school of life in the flesh. It is important that you stay in this school as long as you can, and make good use of your education, for God has great plans for you -- the hardened and battle-ready souls of Urantia. Your difficult and adverse lives on this rebellious little orb on the outer rim of the universe is boot camp of the training academy of the universe. You do have purpose, worth, and a bright and glorious future. Be of good cheer now, and look beyond the immediate future to include the infinite possibilities of eternity.

“Peace to you,
“The Circle of Seven.”

Smell the Roses

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s lesson is about taking the time to “smell the roses.” Many of you my beloved, have difficulty in stilling the mind for meditation and communication with God. I offer you an alternative, and that is to literally experience the meditative backdrop and setting for all future meditations. Go off by yourself to a secluded place of beauty in nature where you can be undisturbed, and where you feel totally uninhibited. Fill yourself with the anticipation of expectant ecstasy. Drink in the bliss of the surrounding panorama; spy the earth, the sky, the trees, the birds, the flowers and feel the living energy that courses through all things. Become one with this living energy and see yourself as a part or fixture in the creation that surrounds you. Let this moment and this place of beauty be your cathedral to invite the presence of the Creator into your holy temple.

Ask the Father to share this moment with you--to see through your eyes; to smell the sweetness of Earth; to feel the gentle breeze on your face; to share in the gift of your joy--this solitary moment in time where you forget yourself and all the cares of the world. Live in this moment of union--just you and your maker. No words need be spoken, for words cannot express the divine connection and the perfect love that is shared between God and his beloved children when they open up and lay bare their souls before him.

God loves you so very much--he is your spiritual Father and he desires to have this father/child relationship with you. While you are in this state of stillness and communion, let the still small voice of spirit speak to your mind, and when you have listened, pour out your heart to God with all your praise and thankfulness; your hopes and desires; and your prayers for others. Ask him to perfect your mind and allow him to mold you into a more beautiful image of his intention by removing those things in your life that separate you from his perfect will. Offer yourself as an instrument of the Father’s will.

Prayer: “Father, let me be the harp of your divine will--play me that the heavenly vibrations resonate from me, through me, and into the hearts and minds of my brothers and sisters. Guide me and keep my feet on the path of righteousness that leads to paradise where I may stand before you in perfection and glory. I love you, I love myself and this precious life you have given me. Bless me Father, that I may be a blessing to others, that they may also stand in this place of sonship and communion with you. Amen.”

Go now my beloved, the Father calls.

The Circle of Seven

The Coming Changes

Athenia:

This is Athenia of the Circle. Your world is going through a time of great planetary change--change in many ways, physical and spiritual. In this Correcting Time, Christ Michael has mandated that your world be brought into spiritual alignment with the rest of the evolving worlds in this local universe of Nebadon. There is an acceleration of events that are happening now and many people living on the surface of material consciousness will find great struggle and peril as we approach the threshold of the coming age of Light and Life.

I say to you, my earth brothers and sisters, be not afraid and be strong in your faith that these times will not overtake you. Stay centered and aware--seek solace with your indwelling spirit and know that you will be well cared for no matter what may befall you and your loved ones. Seek to do the will of the Father that he my keep you in service to humanity as the great purging begins. It is important to keep in mind the larger picture of eternity and your place in the universe as an ascending soul who is just starting out on the greatest and most sublime grand adventure any being could partake in--to find God and to be like him.

Urantia is destine to become the grand jewel of the universe and there are countless orders of beings here from all seven of the super universes to witness this great event, which will be written in the annals of universe records as one of the greatest planetary transformations from darkness and rebellion to light and life. You, my dear ones, are living in a most peculiar and exciting time in the history of Urantia, for many here on the mansion worlds speak with envy for the position and opportunity you have been afforded in your place and time to dwell on the earth in your material souljourn.

Love is the key to a peaceful transition. Love your brothers and sisters and live everyday as if it were your last day on the earth, but know that all will be well and life will continue here and into eternity. There are literally legions of unseen helpers, teachers, and guides, ready to assist you in your spiritual progress. Please take advantage of the services these ministering spirits offer. Never before in the history of Urantia has there been available so much love and assistance from your celestial brothers and sisters, for the Father wills it, and so it is.

Peace to you,

The Circle of Seven

Do as the Romans

Teacher Ophelius:

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. This is a saying on your world that suggests acting in a way that is in compliance and in simile with the culture and the people of a particular city or nation so as to fit in. Therefore when in the kingdom, do a the kingdom believers do. You ask, “how shall one do? The action word here is “do,” and it is in doing that you comply in assimilation with the fold. In this Correcting Time, the doing of the Father’s will is paramount to bringing about change one soul at a time, and so too brings your world that much closer to the epoch of Light and Life.

For the many who will later read these transcripts, I say to you: each one of you are at varying levels of spirit attainment and walking in his or her own path. Some are only starting out on this path in great faith; some are in training for later missions; and some are ready to begin the work of doing. As the master said, “be as wise a serpents and as gentle as doves” when dealing with your fellows. Each one has the ability to “do” according to his position in the path, but I must warn each of you to be wise in the council of your brothers and sisters, for many of them are not ready to receive the truths that you have embraced.

Those that are not hungry will not eat, and this is true for those that are satisfied with their belief system or their unbelief in spiritual matters. It is a mistake to give unwanted advice to these ones and it will have the opposite effect, causing them to despise or ridicule your zealous ambitions to open their eyes to a greater truth. Once they have rejected your views and beliefs, it will be nigh impossible for them to embrace these truths again in the future once the spirit has ripened their souls for greater awareness.

Wait on the spirit my beloved. God will open the door and provide the opportunity for you to “do” the work of the kingdom. He will show you the way and the means to reach out to your brothers and sisters when they are ripe for the harvest. Listen to the indwelling spirit for guidance and use all the spiritual tools at your disposal for discernment in determining when to speak and when not to speak.

Christ Michael encourages us to do this important work in this Correcting Time, and we have the responsibility of plucking only the ripened fruit from the trees in his great orchard.

Go therefore to it and “do” my beloved.

The Circle of Seven

Why Me?

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I shall address and appeal to the many who are asking, “why me?”

There are many of you that are facing much trial and tribulation today, and we see, hear, and feel your pain my beloved. It is imperative that you stay focused and let the will of the Father flow through you. In these confusing times of fear and anxiety, you must let go and sit in the silence and presence of your indwelling spirit and ask for guidance--ask the Father to fill you with his love. Let the warm feelings and vibrations of this love wash over you--sit and bask in it without expectation. Live in the glorious moment of this intimate embrace between you and your creator and let all fear pass away. The Father knows what you need and you have only the need for faith in receiving what is yours by divine right as one who has sonship with God.

My beloved, you must all take a broader view of the eternal plan and look at life on the worlds of time and space as an opportunity for great gains in the perfection of your infant soul which will propel you in the forward progression of perfection attainment in your journey towards paradise. These hardships that you face now are a needed correction to set your sails on a more direct path to the higher spheres of light--the kingdom of the Father’s family. If only you could look back from my vantage point and know how blessed you are, evening in your sufferings, that if it were not for this difficulty, you may never have reached the door of the Father’s house in your journey thus far.

Have faith my beloved, you will get through this time of trouble and you will shine bright like a beacon of hope for others to follow after. Reach out to others who are also afflicted at this time and help them understand the greater purpose. As you help others, you will find how blessed you are, and this will lessen the load for both you and your brothers and sisters. Look for the opportunities that present themselves to you and walk through the door. If you choose to stand still in these troubled times, the waves will surely overtake you. Move forward and look for the signposts that will lead you out of the valley of darkness. Things will change--they must change, for life is about change. Move with the river of life my beloved and see what’s around the next bend, for the landing may well be worth the trials and the battle of the rapids.

Prayer: Father, I ask that you will open the eyes of your children to the greater purpose of your will. Strengthen those that are suffering--surround them with your healing ministers and direct their feet to the path of refuge. Help them to weather the storms of life and to realize the benefits of their trials as a needed step forward to the greater things to come. Amen.

The Circle of Seven

Consciousness of Spirit

Teacher Ophelius:

Today I will speak to you about what it is to be conscious of your indwelling--that spirit of the Father that lives within you, who guides you, and teaches you--the perfect director of your soul and pilot to paradise. This precious, timeless, eternal and all-wise fragment of the creator is the jewel of the grand universe and is the ultimate gift to mankind from the Creator. It is the link and channel by which God reaches down to man and man reaches up to God. The indwelling spirit is the passport to the grand adventure and the key to eternal life in the kingdom of the Father. How blessed are you the children of the Most High to be endowed with such a sacred, perfect, and holy presence, that within you lies the potential to become perfect--to become like Him. Through this pre-personal spirit of eternity may you one day fuse with and stand in the very presence of the Father of all creation as Finaliters, having taken the grand adventure and completed the call to perfection.

If mankind could only know and realize what ultimate truth, beauty, goodness, love, and power that lives within him, for there would be peace on earth and goodwill towards all men. This is the goal of the ages my beloved, to be conscious of this indwelling spirit of God--for all men and women to know the truth of their indwelling and accept sonship with the Father. You are the heirs to an eternal kingdom for which all possibilities are attainable and the vistas of sublime and incomprehensible grandeur will be your playground.

How futile and pitiful that man will fight, hate, and kill his brother for the gain of some puny plot of land or material wealth in his brief stay on the worlds of time and space when the infinite is at his doorstep. Wake up children and see the big picture of eternity! Start your journey of perfection today!

Practice bringing into consciousness the presence of the indwelling spirit as often as you can in your daily life. Speak to spirit about all your concerns, your questions, and your desires. Share your moments of joy, and your hurts and defeats with the spirit--the more you hold in trust and council with the spirit, the more real and effective will your alignment with the will of God be.

Become one with the spirit my beloved,

The Circle of Seven

Caring for the Elderly

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s Lesson is on caring for the elderly. It is the duty of all faith sons and daughters who are believers in the Kingdom to minister to the elderly and to prepare them for afterlife on the mansion worlds. Those that know these truths must communicate to these frail and fearful souls who are near the doorstep of eternity and who have no idea of what awaits them in the resurrection. Too often do we avoid the subject of death and what lies ahead because we ourselves have been so ill prepared by the orthodoxy of religion on this planet. If these patriarchs of humanity even had the vaguest most remote idea of the process and the conditions of afterlife, it would make a tremendous difference in their transition and eliminate much confusion and fear. Having a little knowledge of the grand adventure would make death something to look forward to rather than some great unknown to dread.

This is not an easy thing to talk about with elderly folks who are very set in their ways, and especially when you yourself have no firsthand knowledge of mansion world life and the process of crossing over. You can however, use the knowledge and descriptions given in your Urantia Book to seed the mind of these souls--to tell them of the loved ones that will be waiting to greet them in the resurrection halls of Mansonia--of the great peace and beauty of the realms of light and the glorified bodies that they will have that are free from all infirmity. Tell them of the great opportunities that await them, the learning of anything they desire, and the chance to find God and to become perfect as He is perfect.

Tell them to unload the burdens of guilt, regret, and the trespasses of others, for the past can not be undone. Tell them to look boldly into the future and imagine the possibilities, the glory, and the love that awaits them. Yes, they will listen to you, they crave to hear these words even if they outwardly evade such discussions--they want to know and to hear the good news. Don’t wait until they are on their deathbed to tell them these things, tell them today so they may think and distill these things into a comforting assurance of things to come.

The telling of the Good News and the glories of the afterlife will help these souls progress despite the apparent crystallization of their beliefs. Truth has a way of cutting through the density of the most veiled fears and takes root in the human heart where it will blossom and grow into new paradigms of faith, hope, courage, and love.

Go boldly to the harvest my beloved,

The Circle of Seven

Morontia Progression

Teacher Ophelius:

Good morning dear one. You asked the question: How does one progress on the mansion worlds in the absence of the adversity of the material worlds of time and space? Before I can begin to answer your question, I must qualify the understanding of differences in the capacities of the human mind to grasp the advanced concepts of the Morontia life. What I can tell you is only a vaguely simple concept of ideas that, in most ways, have no human counterpart in language or metaphoric translation. That is why many of the celestial teachers refrain from describing Morontia life to humans because they are careful not to create false references in the minds of their students for realities that are largely unfathomable to the human mind. This is why your Urantia Book makes known the existence of the mansion world system and its basic function, but does not wholly describe its attributes in any detail--not to mislead or to keep truth from you, but to prevent false concepts and unreal expectations from forming in your mind. Morontia life is something that must truly be experienced to appreciate.

The reason for the huge disparity of understanding is mainly because the Morontia vehicle is superior and greatly enhanced and advanced in brain capacity and function. You have in your vehicle five senses that aid in the understanding and interpretation of your time/space environment. So too does the Morontia vehicle have its many senses for interaction and interpretation of its environment--many more in fact than the five you have now, and their function therewith I can find no meaningful description to convey to your human mind. Not only do we have these additional senses, but more are realized as one progresses further into each subsequent level of light taking advantage of the unique characteristics of that particular realm.

Another difficult problem to overcome is the absence of idea constructs in your mind for the concepts of Morontial realities that I perceive in my environment that would be used in the communication process. In other words, I cannot pull out of you that which you do not have. That being said, I will attempt to describe the process of progression in the Morontia realms and as it pertains to the lower spheres only. The higher you go, the more sublime and more difficult it is to relate experiences to the human mind.

To reiterate what I have said and other celestial teachers have said, you begin here on mansonia where you left off in your life in the flesh, spiritually speaking. There is no magic transformation that happens that you become all knowing, all wise, and stand in the presence of the Creator as a perfected spirit and who welcomes you into the pearly gates where you retire into convalescence and endless reversion--a heavenly Disneyland. To the newcomer, he or she will certainly find the surroundings and the activities incredibly interesting and behold sublime beauty unmatched in any of their former earthly experiences. It is a safe environment and one that is free from all want as far as sustenance and maintenance of bodily needs. Although you will have this greatly enhance vehicle, the Morontia body, and with it, superior brain power and function, you will not wake up as an Einstein of the realm. You must learn to use this new body and all of its new functions and capacities. Learning comprehension and knowledge retention is a thousand fold more efficient than any means or method used on earth and you will have total memory recall--nothing is lost as it is with the living experiences of the past in earth life.

Regardless of all this advanced ability potential, many newcomers in the lower spheres retain much of their erroneous belief systems and benign prejudicial philosophies from their former earth life. Those that are most heavily steeped in religious doctrines and dogmas often times find it most difficult to accept the truth of their situation and surroundings because they are expecting a ceremony and celebration of their achievements--a pat on the back for a job well done in the personal presence of the Creator or the Creator’s Son. These prideful pious souls will find it difficult at first to progress into the higher spheres. They must be purged of all these fallacies, erroneous beliefs, and prejudices, and come to a place of childlike understanding and acceptance with humility before they can move on.

Those who were truth seekers in their former earth lives and who remain open to new ideas with childlike wonder will acclimate quickly and pass through the detention spheres to find equilibrium in a higher sphere. Once the weeds have been pulled and the soil made fertile, these Morontia initiates will learn and accelerate their progress as they begin the work of perfection and discover what it is to be a part of the family of God.

Your question, “how does one progresses in the absence of adversity,” I must make correct in that there is present the adversity of your own ignorance, prejudices, and misconceptions about the Kingdom, the grand adventure of eternity, and service in the family of God?

The seeking and the doing of the Father’s will is present at all levels of creation and in every sphere of light. It is the key to all spirit progression throughout the grand universe, even unto paradise, and it is the answer to your question.

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Purification

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s lesson is on purification. What does it mean to be “pure” and how does it relate to the building of the soul? Think of the soul as a vessel, and think of your life experiences, thoughts, intentions, and feelings as water to be stored in the vessel. If you were to store up water for a long journey, would you not then take the utmost care in making sure the water is pure and free from all contaminants so that you would not become ill by it when it’s time to start your journey? So too must you be mindful how you live your life on the worlds of time and space, for the utmost care should be taken to prepare your soul for the afterlife on the mansion worlds.

Many of you become so concerned and distracted with the affairs of the world and become fearful of the future. You listen to all the media hype and you willingly go in search for the evil plots of men and governments and fill your mind with all the injustices of the age. A feeling of helplessness and anxiety pervades your being and you become restless, always looking for the next calamity to materialize. I say to these ones, fear not what the powers and principalities can do to the body, for they have no control over the quality of soul. Only you control the purity and the volume of survival value substance in the building of the soul. The vessel is an opportunity basin and it is only as large as the days of your life are long, so fill it everyday and free yourself from the worry of the affairs of this world.

See the world and all its imperfection as a theater for the doing of the Father’s will. If your neighbor is the victim of the injustices of the age, reach out to him or her in love and kindness--build those valuable soul experiences, for it is the relationships between brothers and sisters that matter--the brotherhood of man--the purities, the clear water. All the negativity, strife, and labor of the temporal will pass away--the impurities, the spirit poisons. Be conscious of what goes into your vessels my beloved, for as each day passes, the lid of the vessel closes a little more. Make sure your water is pure for the journey.

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Having your Cake and Eating It

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s message is about having one’s cake and eating it. What does it mean to have one’s cake and eat it? This is a euphemism used to describe the solving of a paradox about choosing something that which is desired at the forgone expense of losing another, but in this case, the choice is eliminated and both desires are concomitantly attained. This idea of having one’s cake and eating it can be applied to the spiritual application of doing the Father’s will. In the minds of many of you humans, you have this fear or dread that to do the will of God means you must give up your earthy pleasures and desires to take up your cross as it were. Much of this fear and dread has to do with the entrenched ideas of the rules and regulations of ecclesiastical authority through religious institutional penance.

This idea of self denial is, in the beginning, true for the purging of detrimental, self destructive habits, and lustful desires that pull one away from the path of light, but this idea of having your cake and eating it has to do with the faith sons and daughters who have made the choice for eternal life and have entered the Kingdom of the Father’s family. It is these children who will find joy in living, loving, and serving the Father; joy in helping and loving your brothers and sisters; and joy in your pursuit for spiritual rewards through truth seeking and faith building.

Once you arrive at this place of joy for truth, beauty, goodness, and the doing of the Father’s will, you will look down at your plate--the plate that held the forbidden cake, and find the crumbs of satisfaction there as the evidence of things you feared to lose through self denial have in fact been replaced by higher ideals and spiritual desires.

Let go of your fear of self denial and look forward to that place of peace--that peace that surpasses all understanding--the joy of knowing you are in the Father’s family and that you have been written into the book of life to be partakers in His eternal inheritance.

“He who is master of himself is greater than he who takes a city.”
Be master of yourself--enjoy your cake!

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Spiritual Bondage

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s lesson is on spiritual bondage. I must reiterate some of the points I touched on in previous messages because this is so very important and it is the one thing that bars souls from entering the Kingdom. Spiritual bondage is the illusion of mind that prevents mortal man from seeing and believing in his or her eternal inheritance as faith sons and daughters of the Universal Father. Spiritual bondage shuts out the light and dims the call of the Father to bring all men and women unto himself. It delays and may eventually prevent the eternal potentiality of that soul to reach the shores of paradise.

It is not my intent or purpose to instill fear or to rebuke the spiritually weak into obedience, no--it is my desire to illuminate the simple truth about this pandemic condition that plagues the multitudes of sleepers on your world and to teach those on the path that they may know a better way to reach out to their brothers and sisters in love and life.

The causes of spiritual bondage are many, and the children of Urantia have been at a great disadvantage from the upheavals of the Lucifer rebellion, the Calagastia betrayal, and the Adamic default. None the less, your world has also been greatly blessed by being the chosen world of Christ Michael’s final bestowal and it is his personal directive that all things be corrected. Therefore, there are many channels open to help the children of Urantia find entrance into the Father’s house.

Of the many causes of spiritual bondage, my beloved, materialism and selfishness are the greatest obstacles and detriments to eternal life. The other is the feeling of unworthiness and the confusion about the requirements to enter this spiritual family of the Father. The religions of the world have taken a very simple truth and made a labyrinth of rules and conditions that keep the followers ever in doubt of their true standing.

The Master came to illuminate and to teach those poor in spirit who felt they were outside and unworthy of salvation. Those that have ears, let them here--Christ’s message was simple: to declare the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. To proclaim the truth about man’s eternal destiny and his sonship with the Father, for all men and women are indwelt with the spirit of the Father—a fragment of himself that lives in the mind of mortal men and women. Jesus taught that all men are your brothers, not just the ones that belong to your club—that the indwelling spirit binds us in brotherhood and that we should love each other as Christ loved us. The Kingdom of Heaven is the living experience of faith and belief in this indwelling spirit of the Father and His promise of eternal life. The doing of the Father’s will is the co-creative process of the Kingdom believer to actualize the outworking forward progression of spiritualization and perfection—to find God and to be like Him—to answer the Father’s call, “Be ye perfect, even as I am perfect.”

Jesus said, if you sincerely believe this simple truth ye are in the Kingdom, and you will know your standing in the Kingdom by the fruits that you bear. The Father holds nothing over your head my beloved--if you believe, you have entered. Plain and simple.

Peace be with you.
The Circle of Seven

Obedience and Failure

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s lesson is on obedience and failure. This is an important lesson for all humans and especially for those workers of light who so love to abide in the will of the Father, but being as they are human, they are sometimes subject to failure and disappointment, which can cast doubt on one’s ability to interpret the Will of the Father through feelings of guilt and unworthiness. Let me say this to you all: you are not alone, for all those on the path will stumble and fall--none are immune. To be human is to be imperfect, and so you were created this way and for good reason.

The Father, in all his perfect knowledge, omnipresence, and omnipotence is still growing in experience. You say, “How can this be so?” It is so because only wisdom can be had through experience, and you, the children of the most high are his experiential partners. You are the eyes, ears, and hearts of Him in the universe, and you are so very much loved that he calls you to be like him. It is this calling that draws us to him and through the experience of living on the worlds of time and space can we gain wisdom through our trials and tribulations; our stumbling and falling; our getting up and shaking the dust from our robe; and our triumphs and victories.

Only through obedience can we overcome our lower nature by constantly checking in with the spirit, asking for guidance, and praying for deliverance from the shadows of the past that haunt and taunt us to fall back into unconscious living and material pursuit. Just when you feel that you are making great spiritual progress and everything seems to be in perfect harmony in your universe, the lure of some guilty pleasure or unhealthy passion; anger or bigotry; selfishness or pride; creeps in and knocks you from your mountain top and drags you into the dungeons of guilt and unworthiness. Yes my beloved, I have walked these darkened paths, and I have overcome just as you can and will, for the Father is rich in love and mercy.

It is important that when these things happen, we immediately recognize and acknowledge our failure. Ask in prayer for forgiveness and for the strength to overcome the weakness in the future. Systematically analyze and dissect the events that led to the failure and try to understand the nature of it and why it is so. By doing this, you can more easily recognize the warning signs and diminish the power it has over you. This self-analysis is helpful in shaking off the dust so to speak, and to move on. Do not let shame and guilt dwell in your consciousness, for what good will it do? It will only delay your progress and dim the light of your joy in the continuance of your work to interpret the Will of your paradise Father. Go now and begin anew. May the peace and love of the Father be with you all.

Good day,
The Circle of Seven

Cultivating Faith

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s lesson is on cultivating the seeds of faith. What are seeds of faith and how do we cultivate or grow these newly planted seeds? The seeds of faith are the embryonic form or beginnings of a new spiritual path in the life, a change in attitude, the acceptance of new truth, or the decisive action of a son or daughter of eternity potential to follow the divine leading. These are the waking moments, the morning of the eternal day, and one should rise from his or her bed of slumber to seize the day and resist the easy comfortable habit of rolling over and closing the eyes again.

Once this tender sprout of faith has peaked through the shadowy soil of material existence, it is imperative that it be watered and nourished, for the infancy of faith craves truth, and the Father is all willing to provide it and is prepared to finish the good work that has begun anew. The seedling must reach for the light and circumvent all obstacles that cast shadow over its position in the soil of earth life. You must be willing to follow this light and make decisions, shift positions, and relinquish unhealthy habits and relationships that cast shadow on your new budding faith. These are tumultuous times for many, the trials of fire, but have no fear children, the rewards of eternal life far outweigh any earthly prize, power, or self gratifying pursuit.

These are the growth spurts of soul development and often times it is accompanied by growing pains. To break free from the dark heavy soil of material existence takes much work, perseverance, and faith. It is important to focus on the prize in these trying times of temptation and doubt--to expand the vision of your horizon to see the big picture of eternity and the glory of the grand adventure that awaits those who choose the sometimes difficult path over the easy path that leads to destruction.

Seek the nourishment of truth in these fragile times of spiritual development. Read, learn, pray, and grow your faith using the innate curiosity of your God given endowments. Trust in the still small voice of your Thought Adjuster and know that your guides and guardians will help and steer you towards those goals and opportunities that lead to paradise. God speed to you, children of Urantia, in your struggle for perfection.

Good day,

The Circle of Seven

Change Action

Teacher Ophelius:

Today’s lesson is on change action through chain reaction. There is no greater joy than the giving of one’s self--to be of service to your fellows and to feel the great joy and personal satisfaction that you have helped another human being in some way to lessen their load or to show kindness for no other reason than to brighten their day. To develop an attitude of giving from one that is selfish is transformational, and it will accelerate your progressive momentum in this life in the flesh.

In your world today, many people are withdrawn and fearful of strangers. Seldom do you see strangers greet each other on the street when passing by, yet they are all siblings of the human race and hosts to the living fragments of the Creator, which unifies all men and women as brothers and sisters and potential heirs and citizens of paradise. You who are on the path should realize that even a simple gesture as a warm hello can have a domino effect on that person and change the course of their day from one of mundane passive existence to one of infectious joy, and an attitude for love of life, which in turn spills over onto another. So you see my beloved, you become the agents of change in even the small things. How much greater change will there be when giving of yourself in service to others? To teach, to lend a helping hand, to spend time in friendship when it is not convenient, or to comfort those that are hurting. The change potential is exponential and it is these moments, actions, and reactions that will bring this world into Light and Life one soul at a time.

Most do not realize the power of this type of transformational change and its effect on your world. Most people will say, “what can I do,” or, “how can I make a difference--I am just one person.” These are the ones that are waiting for some great political leader or economic era to bring the winds of change to a world that is hurting. That is fallacious thinking--institutions and political parties will not bring change, only individuals with new attitudes and new ideas will infect the masses one soul at a time. Promote the unity of humanity; bring awareness of humanitarian ideals through organized events; take the time out of your day today to do something that will bring your world one tiny step closer to alignment with the Father’s Will, for His Will can be accomplished by his children when they, through their co-creative powers, choose to change the consciousness of themselves and their world one soul at a time.

Good day,

The Circle of Seven