The Conception of The Bridge to Freedom - July 1951

And its Birth Nine Months Later - April 1952

As told from the Ascended Masters' Realm:

Looking upon the evolutions proceeding to avail themselves of the use of life and opportunity in, through and around the planet Earth, I resolved to apply for permission to the Supreme Authority for this system (of which the Earth is but one small unit) to endeavor to reach the outer consciousness of some members of the race and secure their limited but earnest operation in hastening the fulfillment of the Divine Plan.

The Beloved Helios and Vesta, listening kindly to my petition, acquiesced to my suggested plan and referred me to the proper authorities for confirmation of their Dispensation, namely the Great Karmic Board, my immediate Superior (the Lord Maha Chohan) and the Chohan whose Cause I desired to supplement, known to the students as the Ascended Master Saint Germain.

All of these Beings offered their consent to my endeavors, kindly withholding their own personal and individual opinions as to its efficacy, due to the fact that the problematical and voluntary cooperation of unascended beings would more or less decide the fate of the endeavor as well as its ultimate good as a progressive spiritual stimulant to the recalcitrant evolutions involved.

An unostentatious Journal was thus designed, completely devoted to our Cause, wherein we might present our current activities, with the illuminating knowledge as to what Retreats of the Great White Brotherhood were playing Host to the Spiritual Hierarchy in each thirty-day cycle. To this was added a simply worded course of application by which the interested and worthy might join their voluntary energies to the primary Causes of a given hour.

Chelas were found who saw some merit in the idea and their voluntary energies, kindly cooperation, and generous contributions of time, money and dedicated thought, feeling and action, helped us to bring the idea from conception to birth.

From above, the Beloved Helios and Vesta blessed our idea and invested us, together with the accepted chelas, in this Cause. From below, good lifestreams assisted us according to their consciousness, development and understanding. Between the two, a Bridge was built and expanded to this present day. Over it, many of the Hierarchy have stepped to bring their wealth of knowledge to the receptive consciousness of students and over it, in time, many chelas will walk to eternal freedom, mastery and God-dominion. We, who are among the Bridge Builders, are grateful for this opportunity and to all who have made its success possible, human and Divine.

Your editor,

THOMAS PRINTZ.

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The Conception of "The Bridge to Freedom"

As told by the chelas, from the unascended realms:

In July of 1951, the Beloved Vesta honored a small group of chelas with her Celestial Presence and gave to them the address which we know you will enjoy reading in this anniversary issue of "The Bridge to Freedom" (August 1954).

As a result of the inspiration, instruction and spiritual stimulus which she inspired through this address, these earnest chelas asked the Beloved Vesta if she had, in truth, any service of a Cosmic or personal nature which they could fulfill and if, at inner levels, she had invested them in a Cause to benefit the human race or to help our Beloved Ascended Masters.

Her immediate answer in the affirmative was the seed of conception for "The Bridge to Freedom." This was sowed in July of 1951 into the consciousness of those who had asked for ways to serve her and the system which she and Helios had created and sustained for some definite purpose.

For nine long months, the seed gestated within the consciousness of the hopeful and earnest chelas. In April of 1952 "The Bridge to Freedom" was brought forth in Havana, Cuba. From the moment of its birth, certain other chelas, chosen by the Beloved Master El Morya, have nourished, developed and expanded this infant, and "The Bridge to Freedom" which you enjoy today is the result of the combined endeavors and goodwill of the Hearts of Heaven and the hearts of earth — all with one purpose, one design, and one destiny — to fulfill the Will of God, according to the individual and collective capacities of the God Intelligences, both human and Divine.

YOUR ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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WE NOW JOYOUSLY ANNOUNCE

The addition of four pages of blessing, beginning with this August 1954, issue of our little journal "The Bridge to Freedom."

In August 1952, through the kindness and generosity of one of our gentle readers, we were enabled to increase the infant "Bridge" from four to eight pages. In April of 1953, when the publication of the journal was assumed by our Philadelphia office, we were able again to increase the number of pages to 16. Our August 1953, issue was increased to 20 pages and now, August 1954, we present a 24-page "Bridge" for your pleasure, enjoyment and enlightenment.

THE MANAGEMENT