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The Homes and Retreats of The Masters of Wisdom

TEMPLE OF FAITH, NEAR BANFF, CANADIAN ROCKIES

September 15th through October 14th, 1957 

One of the foci from which the Great Archangel Michael and his Angelic Host serve is the Temple of Faith, located in the Etheric Realm near Banff, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. 

Many long ages ago, at the inception of mankind's individualization upon this planet, Archangel Michael, as Guardian of the Absolute Faith in God in the hearts of the Holy Innocents (the very first of mankind to use the Earth as a place of habitation) accompanied them here as their feet touched this then-beautiful Earth for the first time, coming into the vicinity of the great Teton Mountains in Wyoming, U.S.A. Many centuries later, after the advent of the "laggards" who came here from other Stars bringing their shadows of discord, Archangel Michael and his Angelic Host withdrew more and more to the magnificent Temple of Faith which they had created from the substance which Earth offered flawless diamonds, flashing sapphires and pure molten gold. 

From this focus (which was then an actual physical structure upon Earth's surface) Beloved Archangel Michael and his Legions continued to guard, protect and serve the mankind of Earth for many ages. In the beginning, the veil of maya had not yet been created and mankind's natural estate was to walk, talk, serve and accept counsel from the Angelic Hosts and their great Directors. From all points of the Earth's surface, people came to bathe in the powerful radiance of Lord Michael's Presence, finding there new strength to continue in their respective services to God and man and filling their souls with his faith in the ultimate expression of God's Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. 

At that time, Lord Michael walked daily among these pure people and wherever he went, spiritual enthusiasm and desire to expand God's perfection were increased and sustained. His shining Presence, his flashing eyes, his exquisite golden hair were a natural and God-inspiring sight to all who looked upon him. 

After the "laggards" came here from other Stars (our sweet Earth having accepted the responsibility of giving hospitality to souls within whose natures were the seeds of impurity), Lord Michael and his Legions did not desert the Earth and its struggling evolutions. Archangel Michael had made a vow to his God to protect the spiritual light within the hearts of mankind and no human appearances ever could or ever did swerve him from his holy purpose! 

As the ages passed, his magnificent Temple, his blazing Presence and the Presence of his Divine Helpers became less and less visible to the sight of the impure of heart and mind, until the shadows of human discord formed a veil between mankind and the Angelic Host and their beautiful Temple of Jewels. The existence thereof today is ignored and almost completely forgotten by the great masses of the people. Yet, within the Etheric Realm, Archangel Michael has sustained that Temple and from it, even to this day, the Rays of Absolute Faith in God and determination to do God's Holy Will, still pour forth into the souls of men. 

From this Temple his helpers constantly continue to go forth on missions of Protection, Mercy, Redemption and Salvation. From this Temple, the Ray of Absolute Unswerving Faith in God continues to radiate forth through the emotional, etheric, mental and physical substance of the planet Earth and its attendant evolutions. 

Into this Temple (in their finer bodies at night, while the physical body sleeps) come all who seek to be liberators of the race from disease, soul-weariness and all manner of human limitation. Within this Temple, inspired by its great Hierarch Lord Michael, these Liberators find new courage to continue their service upon the planet Earth, while still clothed in the garments of flesh which either karmic conditions or volunteer service have created for them. 

The Temple itself is magnificent in its circular design, its jewel-encrusted surface, with its golden dome shining like the Sun itself, built only as the Divine Angelic Host themselves can build; but the service rendered in it and through it far transcends even the beauty of its structure. 

Messengers from the Heavenly Host are constantly coming and going to and from this Temple, carrying messages from the Highest Heavens. Elementals, wearied with their task of creating and sustaining beauty upon the Earth, find renewed energies and enthusiasm in its radiance. Angels who have taken human form to help the race, are lovingly welcomed and recharged within its walls, increasing their desire to serve God and man. Human beings who have dedicated themselves to helping the Angelic Host to restore the Bridge between the Divine Nature of God and the outer consciousness of man, are filled with spiritual vigor by proximity to its pulsating energies. 

Often, in the gardens that surround the Temple, the Archangel Michael and his helpers talk informally with such individuals and they are invited to attend some of the less transcendent services within the Temple itself. The mercy of Lord Michael spares all life from too great an exposure to the effulgent Light of God drawn at the Inner Ceremonies. 

You beloved ones who long to set life free, come now during this thirty-day period into the Presence of the Great Archangel Michael! Enter into the Temple of Faith! Find within yourselves the renewed strength and spiritual stamina required to continue in your service to the Earth and its evolutions! Speak to Lord Michael, Strong and Powerful as the Messenger of the Most High, yet gentle as a mother to all who require assistance for themselves or the mankind he lives to serve!

(Note: For further description of the Temple of Faith, the Descent of the Archangel Michael to the Earth and his services, please see THE BRIDGE TO FREEDOM, Volume I, No. 8; Volume 4, No. 10; the book, Archangel Michael, his work and his helpers and The Seven Beloved Archangels Speak.)

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