Volume 7, No. 20                                                                                         August 17, 1958

Beloved Children of God: 

Referring to this chaotic world-image which is thrown by the outer consciousness upon the screen of life, I would like to show you the power of the soul, which is the creator and sustaining power of this distorted image. It is the soul which has created the outer consciousness in which the majority of the lifestreams live to date. 

Looking at this from the standpoint of the personality - the soul has not known a cessation of being since it was first created, whether on this Planet or in other realms. It has continued existence and, in every life which the soul has lived, it has externalized a personality, composed of the nature and tendencies of the soul. This personality ceased to be the instant the soul is called from the Planet Earth by the Angel of Liberation at so-called 'death' of the physical body. 

The personality, then, has no continuance, no lasting permanence, nor permanent importance, and really no enduring power, being but a garment earned by the soul in previous lives. Those who have traced the pattern of re-embodiment will find that, although the geographical location, the world position, the family of the personality has changed, as well as its seeming power to act as a force for good or evil, according to its nature, the soul has usually taken a vehicle that expresses many of the same or former tendencies which shine through the garment of the present personality. 

Individuals hold personalities so dear, and yet they are but a projection of the soul's concept of the Individual "I AM" Presence. The soul, itself, is not constant, but ever changing. The Individuality and "I AM" Presence are changeless. The Sun and the Moon are significant of the Spiritual Light and the light of the evolving soul-self. 

When the individual comes to the point where he recognizes that personality is but a thought-image created by his soul and thrown on the screen of the world as himself, he can, at that instant, repudiate this erroneous image and purify the soul and externalize the Holy Christ Self. Then, in the authority of his own Divine God - hood, he can command that his soul be illumined with relation to his True Being, and the Light of God entering into and illumining the soul will throw on the world's screen the revelation of the Christ. 

The soul itself is the channel through which the Spirit of God radiates, just as an electric light is but the means through which physical light is drawn into a room. It is neither to be despised nor mistreated. The accumulation of the centuries of experience forms the state of the soul through which this Spirit Light must flow. The arrogance, egotism and stubbornness of the soul is not to be minimized, for it is not eager to have its world-image destroyed. The struggle to save the personality, of which the individual becomes a part, is a projection of the feelings and thoughts of the soul who wants things to remain status-quo. Beloved ones remember it is the outer personality which carries the proverbial chip on its shoulder to preserve its own feeling of importance; it is the personality which is so easily offended; it is this personality who criticizes and brings seeming suffering to others. 

Why does mankind reject change even for the better? Why have they fought progress and the vision of the "awakened" from the beginning of recorded time? Because the soul, temporarily holding the reins of authority, is not eager to give authority to the Holy Christ Self. How truly spoke the Wise Being who said, that man could know the whole world but few know their own outer natures. 

"I AM" bringing Light into your soul. The Spirit of God, "I AM", is already alive within it, else you would not have placed your feet upon the Spiritual Path, but the Armageddon, which forms the spiritual lot of the seeker after God Truth lies within the pressure of the Spirit desiring to possess its Temple against arrogant domination of the soul. The soul is not eager to relinquish its authority over that Temple (physical body). 

This fluctuation in the chela's vehicles is a most difficult period - sometimes the Holy Christ Self is allowed to express, sometimes the soul dominates the personality. It has been wisely said, man's only enemy is himself, because individual through a sense of wanting to hold something of themselves inviolate, become tremendously attached to their personalities. They are not at all acquainted with the power and domination of their souls nor with the cunning and wisdom the soul has developed through many centuries of living. This is the "dweller on the threshold". 

Through the purified soul you alone can reach God. Your Holy Christ Self and your "I AM" Presence through the purified soul can reach you. The "I AM" Presence is wiser and more powerful than the outer intelligence called 'you'. We do not wish you in any way to attack nor battle evil, but rather call your Holy Christ Self into action to help you transmute these temporary unhappy appearances. An understanding of your soul, and the souls of all men, and the calling for Light, Grace and Peace within them, and an alliance between your desire for God’s Presence active in you and your soul's desire to return to this Holy Alliance will prove beneficial in your Spiritual progress. 

The prayers for all suffering souls in embodiment or having passed through the change called 'death' are truly prayers of Mercy. So, dear hearts, in calling for the Light to illumine and purify your own soul and the souls of all mankind you will indeed be Angels of Mercy; and I assure you that you will be amazed at the changes swiftly wrought in your immediate environment and your world.

Love and Blessings,

THE MAHA CHOHAN