HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

July 27, 2022

After a two-month hiatus which included an exhilarating expedition to legendary Vilcabamba in the Peruvian jungle east of the Andes, which my father discovered in 1964, and which I will be describing in detail at our Community Convocation in September, we will now resume our review of The Secret Sayings of Jamil.

The Twenty-third Saying (Part 1)

“On the third day following the giving of the Twenty-Second Saying, on the ides of October, The Man went to the home of a Companion of The Way to expound upon religious doctrines. Six disciples had gathered together to hear his words. Taking a scroll in hand, The Man broke the seal and unwound the ribbon girding the sacred document and, as he had promised, proceeded to reveal to them the Twenty-Third Saying. The Man spoke softly.

“‘These are the words of the Twenty-Third Saying:

“‘To acknowledge that the Eternal One God exists is a natural and normal inclination, for man and woman are the bearers of the spirit created by God. Many seek God and many religions purport to possess Divine instructions that lead man and woman to God. But, I say unto you that not one religion of the world knows the One God nor instructs its followers in the True Way to God. This is a hard but truthful Saying that I have entrusted into the care of the Church. That you must teach this to the human family is a sacred obligation placed upon you by the God who is the Father of all.

“‘Many religions preach of an earthly god, a god made in the image of the mind of Man – cruel, bloodthirsty, harsh in His judgements, jealous and vengeful. And this is not the character of the One God of Eternal Goodness, Truth, Beauty, and Love. Make no pact with these religions or their gods by whatever name, but strive to teach what has been or will be revealed unto you by inspiration of the God of whom I speak.

“‘That Good and Evil exist in the world can be observed. To deny that either exists is to contradict reality. Good and Evil have a source. The Good comes only from the One God, Father of Goodness. The Evil comes from the Dark One, the rival of the One True God. The One God rules over an eternal World of Spirit where there is neither death nor pain, suffering nor want, where all is Beautiful and Good.

“‘The Evil One of disunity rules over the Worlds of Darkness whence the physical universe had its origin. And here much Evil prevails because of its separation from the One God. The strong and the powerful, the deceitful, the cunning, and the wicked rule with strength and are worshiped and adored by the weaker and the unsuspicious. Here the Great Lie rather than the Truth prevails, and all living things suffer and die for it, never knowing the Eternal Life of Light to which the spirit is heir.

“‘Because there is some goodness in the world and because the spirit of Man yearns to know the one God and return to Him, He has manifested His Pure Image and Word so that all may know of Him. But more than this, He has so ordained that all Darkness is to be burned away for all time by the brightness of His Image and all memory of Evil will be blotted out by the Truth of His Word. And the whole world will see that God is the worker of Good and that Evil is the absence of God.

Again, if I may be of any personal service to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Very truly yours in Light+,

Gene

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“After the nature of the immortals was completed out of the infinite one, then a likeness called Sophia flowed out of Pistis, with the wish that something should come into being like the light that first existed. Immediately her wish appeared as a heavenly likeness with an incomprehensible greatness. This came between the immortals and those who came into being after them, like what is above. It was a veil separating people from the things above. Now, the eternal realm of truth has no shadow within it because the immeasurable light is everywhere within it. Outside it, however, is a shadow, and it was called darkness. From it appeared a power over the darkness. And the powers that came into being afterward called the shadow the limitless chaos. From it every kind of deity was brought forth, one after another, along with the whole place. Consequently, the shadow too is subsequent to what was in the beginning. The shadow appeared in the abyss, which is derived from Pistis, whom we have mentioned. The shadow perceived that there was one stronger than it. It was jealous, and when it became self-impregnated, it immediately bore envy. … Then the bitter wrath that came into being from the shadow was cast into a region of chaos. Since that day a watery substance has appeared. What was enclosed in the shadow flowed forth, appearing in chaos. … Matter did not come out of chaos, but it was in chaos, existing in a part of it.

“Now, after these things happened, Pistis came and appeared over the matter of chaos, which was cast off like an aborted fetus, since there was no spirit in it. For all of that is a boundless darkness and water of unfathomable depth. And when Pistis saw what came into being from her deficiency, she was disturbed. And the disturbance appeared as something frightful, and it fled to her in the chaos. She turned to it and breathed into its face in the abyss, which is beneath all of the heavens. Now, when Pistis Sophia wanted to cause the thing that had no spirit to be formed into a likeness and rule over matter and over all its powers, a ruler first appeared out of the waters, lionlike in appearance, androgynous, with great authority within himself but ignorant of whence he came into being.” ~ On the Origin of the World

Birth of Sophia

Sophia or Sophia Pistis is well-known to those of us who have read almost any Gnostic scripture as the  goddess of wisdom, or, if you prefer, Wisdom personalized as a goddess. We mostly hear her called Pistis Sophia, but the first line of the quote from the Gnostic book “On the Origen of the World,” says Sophia was created “out of Pistis.” The note on this line says that it means faith, so it is saying that Sophia was created out of Faith. I assume that Faith was one of the immortals mentioned at the beginning of the sentence, and so it was this immortal that created Sophia.

Immediately Appeared

When Sophia wished for something, it immediately appeared. This shows that she had the power of true creation. It can also be seen as a cautionary warning on the power of thought. Her creation was something between the immortals created by God, and the being to come after. It acted as a veil separating “people” from the things above.

The Shadow

The quote says the Eternal Realm of Truth, the realm of Spirit, has no shadow. It is filled with light that comes from all directions and never goes out. But with the creation of lesser beings by Sophia, lesser worlds were created, worlds that did have shadows and so were called worlds of darkness. This is the realm of matter. We dwell in the third dimension which has a mix of matter and spirit, and so has shadow. But it is not a place of total darkness (that is the first dimension), so it is still possible for us to turn from the darkness and rise back up toward the Light, toward higher levels of consciousness, toward the Eternal Realm called Heaven.

Region of Chaos

The Region of Chaos that flowed forth out of the Shadow is the material realm. This is another way of saying that the defective realm of matter is not a creation of God, but of lesser beings that didn’t really know what they were doing. Most Gnostic writings call this being, or group of beings, the Demiurge, meaning less than the true God, but still a very powerful being, powerful enough to create the worlds of matter. Yet, the realm of matter is defective because it has death, disease, storms, and other kinds of darkness. It required living beings to kill and eat other beings to survive. This seems normal to most of us, but it is a horror to God.

Truth or Allegory

The hierarchal tale of creation as told in the quote above may be literally true, or it may simply be an allegorical way to try to explain the complicated facts behind the creation of the multi-dimensional universe. I tend to believe it is mostly allegorical, but it doesn’t matter either way. The important points to take away from this tale of creation are:

1. God created a universe of pure Light, pure Love, and pure Peace
2. Lesser beings created lesser worlds
3. With the creation of the lower dimensions came the creation of Shadow or Darkness
4. Death, disease, pain, and want are properties of the shadow words and have no place in the realm of God
5. We have fallen into the third dimension, but have the ability to turn around and climb back up to higher dimensions.
6. It is God’s Plan that the fallen realm of matter be slowly changed back into its original form and all darkness will be gone.

From the SUN TALK collection by Harold Boulette

Attendees at the multi-faith clergy luncheon dialogue July 6, 2022

The Nevada Interfaith Association held its second bi-annual luncheon for 2022 on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Temple Sinai, 3405 Gulling Road, Reno, NV 89503.

The luncheons allow local religious leaders to meet as an interfaith community to talk about things of importance in their areas of responsibility. After a break of two years, the luncheons also provide a time to renew old friendships and make new ones. The Rabbis Zober provided a welcome and tour of the sanctuary and facility at Temple Sinai before the luncheon.

During the program the association’s new president, Father Charles T. Durante, introduced himself and described what he hopes will be the future objectives and direction of the organization.

Following an explanation of the association’s new membership policy, members made announcements of future activities and programs.

In attendance for the International Community of Christ were the Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr. and the Reverend Canon Robert Petrovich.

Saturday, July 23, 2022
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RC Amanda Buchanan
Cantor: Rev. Larry Coesens
Reader: Sonya Savoy

Sunday, July 24, 2022
5:40 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Pentecost
Leave: 4:45
Gate: 5:25
Sunrise: 5:55
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrants:
RC Robert Petrovich
Rev. Bruce Kanzelmeyer
Assistant: Rev. Barbara Whitney

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of the Golden Age of Light   RC Robert Petrovich
Church of  the Universal Theocracy    Rev. Francine Petrovich

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
12:00 NOON COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RC Peter Foust

Friday, July 29, 2022
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
Rev. Mary Foust

“Those upon whom the Divine Law is written, not with ink and letters, but implanted in hearts of flesh, these, having the eyes of their mind enlightened, and reaching after a hope, not tangible and seen, but invisible and immaterial, have power to get the better of the stumbling blocks of the evil one, not by themselves, but from the power that never can be defeated. But those who have not been honored with God’s Word, nor instructed by Divine Law, are vainly puffed up, and fancy that by their own free will they can bring to naught the resources of sin—sin which is only condemned through the mystery contained in the cross. It lies in the power of man’s free will to resist the devil, but it does not extend to an absolute command over the passions. Except the Lord build the house, it says, and keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain, and the builder labors in vain.

“You cannot go upon the asp and basilisk and tread under your feet the lion and the dragon, without first purging yourself as far as human ability goes, and being strengthened by him who said to the apostles, Behold, I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy.” ~St. Macarius the Egyptian

Divine Law is Written

As St. Macarius says, the Divine Law is not written with ink on paper, nor found in any books. Some parts of it may be found in books of scripture, but then it is open to misinterpretation. In any case, Divine Law does not really hold sway over you until it is written in spirit and soul, which is what the ancients usually meant when they said it was in your heart. The heart is just an organ of flesh and blood, but it has an energy center associated with it, and that is where the truth is written.

Eyes Enlightened

I have to disagree with St. Macarius on this one. It is not the “eyes of the mind” that are enlightened, but the eyes of the soul in an awakened spirit. This means, of course, that the spirit must be awakened from its dormant state before this can happen. It is only the spirit that can communicate with the spiritual worlds; it is only the spirit that can learn the spiritual truths that are found in the spiritual worlds. Macarius is correct, though, in saying that the one who has been enlightened has the power to resist the stumbling blocks of the evil one and his spiritual minions and human assistants. He is also correct in saying that that power is not with the enlightened person alone, but with the help of the “power that can never be defeated.”

God’s Word

St. Macarius is definitely correct in saying that those who are not receiving God’s Word and are not following God’s Law are just “vainly puffed up” if they think they can achieve enlightenment on their own. True, enlightenment does require we work at it and do so for some time; but we also need to do it with God’s Word or Light. But if you think that God’s Word can be found trapped in some holy book, you are mistaken. It is found only through direct communication with higher levels of being and consciousness.

Tread on Serpents and Dragons

This is just another way of saying that the enlightened person will be able to resist the temptations of the material world and the attempts by demons and devils to turn us away from spiritual growth and development. But again, you can’t do it on your own, you have to have God and the Angels on your side.

Mystery Contained in the Cross

There is a great mystery contained in the cross that is not recognized by most Christians. For starters, they confuse the cross for the crucifix upon which Jesus was hung to die. The mystery cross has been recognized as a symbol of God and God’s Word long before the birth of Jesus. The oldest version of it was a simple circle with a cross inside. This represented God, but also that God’s Light was in the sun; the circle represented the sun, and the cross inside, the Light of God. This advanced over time to new variations with the best-known version being the Maltese cross. Nearly all of these mystery crosses have four arms of the same length, and many have circles at the four tips, usually three. Here are some variations.

The important thing about this type of cross is that it speaks directly to the human soul, which understands geometric shapes, not words. So having a cross of this sort, such as the Cosolargy Cross, and looking at it regularly, or simply imagining it in our mind’s eye, helps awaken our spiritual faculties.

From the SUN TALK collection by Harold Boulette

Saturday, July 16, 2022
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RC Peter Foust
Cantor: Rev. Harold Boulette
Reader: Sabrina Savoy

6:00 PM 147TH PANNUCHES MEAL RITE
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrant:
RM Rebecca Willis

Sunday, July 17, 2022
5:30 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Pentecost
Leave: 4:30
Gate: 5:15
Sunrise: 5:45
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrants:
RC Robert Petrovich
Rev. Bruce Kanzelmeyer
Assistant: Rev. Barbara Whitney

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of the Races of Man   Rev. Michael McIntyre
Church of  the New Covenant    RC Ted Staver

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
12:00 NOON COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RM Rebecca Willis

Friday, July 22, 2022
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
Rev. Robert Roy

JUNE 2022

1
Richard St. Pierre
The People of Ukraine
Miriam Speeler
Cindy Barreras

4
Richard St. Pierre
The People of Ukraine
Miriam Speeler
Cindy Barreras
Cindy Jewell

8
The People of Ukraine
Cindy Jewell
Elaine Adolph
Robert St. Pierre

11
The People of Ukraine
Cindy Jewell
Elaine Adolph
Robert St. Pierre
Kunio Kawai

15
The People of Ukraine
Cindy Jewell
Kunio Kawai

18
The People of Ukraine
Robert St. Pierre
Kiyomi Sonoda

25
The People of Ukraine
Robert St. Pierre
Kiyomi Sonoda

29
The People of Ukraine
Terri Waddell
Katie Waddell

† indicates Memorial Prayer

“The full mystic consciousness attains to what is, I think, its really characteristic quality. It develops the power of apprehending the Absolute, Pure Being, the utterly Transcendent: or, as its possessor would say, he can experience ‘passive union with God.’ This all-round expansion of consciousness, with its dual power of knowing by communion the temporal and eternal, immanent and transcendent aspects of reality—the life of the All, vivid, flowing and changing, and the changeless, conditionless life of the One—is the peculiar mark, the ultimo sigillo of the great mystic, and must never be forgotten in studying his life and work.

“As the ordinary human is the meeting place between two stages of reality—the sense-world and the world of spiritual life—so the mystic, standing head and shoulders above ordinary people, is again the meeting place between two orders. … On the one hand, he knows, and rests in, the eternal world of Pure Being, the ‘Sea Pacific’ of the Godhead, indubitably present to him in his ecstasies. On the other, he knows—and works in—that ‘stormy sea’ and vital world of becoming which is the expression of its will.” … There, the Divine Unity dwells and calls them.” ~Evelyn Underhill

Full Mystic Consciousness

What Underhill is here calling “full mystic consciousness” is what other spiritual writers have called Christ Consciousness, or Ultimate Consciousness. It is the highest level of consciousness that we can reach. It is the level at which we become one with the All, one with God. It is the Level of complete Gnosis. Few achieve that level while still living on the material plane, but some come close. Those who get close to that level are deservedly called mystics.

Apprehending Pure Being

At the higher levels of consciousness, one can apprehend Pure Being, even if only at that level briefly, which is how it usually happens. By continuing to practice advanced spiritual growth techniques, the mystic reaches higher and higher states of consciousness and stays at those higher levels longer. It is more than just apprehending Pure Being, it is a process of slowly becoming Pure Being. It is the process we must all follow to get into Heaven, for Heaven is a place of Pure Spirit, and only a Pure Being can be there; otherwise, it would no longer be pure.

Knowing the Temporal and Eternal

The advanced mystical adept knows the temporal or material world as well as the spiritual. They are able to function well in both worlds. They understand how things work in the material world, yet choose to emphasize the spiritual, for they know that the physical is always temporary, while the spiritual is eternal. This is as it must be today when the spiritual cannot easily withdraw from the world and live away from the problems of the world. In addition, it is the duty of the spiritual student or mystic to help others free themselves from the traps of the physical world, so they must understand that world better than most other people.

Divine Unity

The Divine Unity found in the world of Pure Being does call to mystics and they answer that call and do their best to be a part of that world. And when the mystic passes out of the physical world and into the spiritual realm, the search for that Divine Unity continues until it is permanently achieved.

The call to seek Divine Unity is sent to all of us, not just the mystics, but few hear it. Many of us sense that there is something more to life, but don’t quite know what it is, so seek it in material pleasures that take us in the wrong direction. Divine Unity and Pure Being can be found only in the spiritual realm and by each of us developing our own spiritual Self.

From the SUN TALK collection by Harold Boulette

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