WEEKLY MESSAGE: March 24, 2021

 

 

HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

 

 

 

March 24, 2021

Before continuing with the Seventeenth Saying of Jamil, I’d like to take this opportunity to encourage you, if you haven’t already done so, to make your pledge for the Cathedral Church restoration. I have been reviewing the income reports and am concerned with the response. As work has already begun, I am sad to say that we have only raised about one-third of the total cost for the Cathedral and the new Sanctuary retreat quarters. Please call the Chancellery today and make your pledge. It is most urgently needed. If you have already made a pledge and feel you can do more, please do so. We have already expended more than what has been brought in anticipating that these two projects would be fully funded. I thank you wholeheartedly for your consideration.

We will now continue with the Saying. Please pay close attention to these words.

The Seventeenth Saying (Part 17)

“And when The Man had completed this statement, the Second Mariner presented a question on the meaning of the Seventeenth Saying. ‘You said it is the healing of the sun that should concern us and not the speaking of it which is of little avail. I do not understand exactly what the words mean.’

“And he answered The Mariner, ‘What is meant is that the healing of the sun itself should concern the adepts of the Order. What should not concern them is the speaking of it to the masses of people who are unfamiliar with our Teachings. We, as adepts, should restrict ourselves to the healing of the sun, to living The Way and attempting to exemplify the Life of Light. If we cause panic by frightening the general public, our action would only invite scorn and ridicule, and in all probability tend to create suppression. It is not our destiny to frighten the world, but to enlighten the world. This is done by living the Teachings, and by so doing having a favorable reaction in the sun. If we allow ourselves to make public our Teachings so as to attract a large following, it will only lead to the creation of another popular religious movement. Our concern should not be to gather a large following, but a dedicated following. A dedicated following will result in a meaningful application of the Teachings.

“‘Mastery of the techniques of reflecting and inflecting properly is a very highly sophisticated achievement accomplished only by the advanced adept. The adept must be able to reflect and inflect to both the material sun of the solar system and to the cosmic spiritual Sun of Righteousness. Let me explain: The adept reflects and inflects to the physical sun on all levels of his or her physical being, which means from all the force centers – psychic, mental, expressive, drive, emotional, physiological, and generative – and he or she also must reflect and inflect on the level of Intellect, Being, and Form. This means that the adept must transform his or her entire person into a living spectrum of colors on the spiritual, psychic, and physical levels, in attunement with both the material and spiritual suns, and he or she must do this as an adept and master of The System.

“‘This is why in ancient times the schools taught the adepts to withdraw from the world, to detach themselves from all things so they could be at oneness with the All – with God. In our modern age, when Man has been exposed to a materialistic understanding of life, and his religious understanding is one of sentiment and emotion, when he is separate from God and Creation, the task is not easy. So the adept must unify the force centers with The Image and The Word manifest in the twin suns, and reflect them as the crystals of a mist reflect the colors of a rainbow. The adept must harmonize his or her entire person with God, as observed in The Image and The Word. Separating himself or herself from the materialistic world of activity, the adept must be above cares of the world and allow no earthly cares to interfere with his or her devotion while reflecting back to God those qualities which reveal Man as the bearer of the spirit. Man was made in the Image of God, thus he is capable of hearing God’s Word. But he must let go of the world and live The System before this is possible. Therefore, when performing the techniques, the adept must bring about a cessation of momentary existence in the material world; that is, he or she must cease being what the world has made him or her and become something more profound. Even if this is realized only for a brief second, the adept has made union with God through the agency of The Image and The Word. This is why it is so important for adepts of the School to devote their entire beings to The Way, just as was done in ancient times.

“‘Many of the schools of antiquity – the Greek schools, the schools of Persia, India, China, Israel, Egypt, and the Americas – practiced the rites within the confines of a temple. They intoned incantations and used musical instruments of various kinds, for example, to help them achieve a state that enabled them to feel at oneness with nature and the sun. They wore vestments of a special kind adorned with jewels, they chanted in a special way and, they trained their bodies and their minds to respond in such a way that the spirit would be free to assist their physical beings. This required much hard work and effort. The schools of Yoga, to name but one system, were originally designed not to teach people how to be very strong or supple, but how to make their bodies respond to commands. This was the whole purpose. In the Hermetic school, among other schools of Light, the adepts were taught different formulas and the use of images so the individual would be able to understand existence as it was; they were taught how to bring about a favorable effect upon their own Consciousness and upon the sun of those times.’”

I am including with this message some photos of the work that is currently underway at the Cathedral Church of the Americas and Monument to Human Spiritual Rights.

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

Very truly yours in Light+,

Gene

 
Ongoing Repairs at the Cathedral
Ongoing Repairs at the Cathedral
Ongoing Repairs at the Cathedral
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“Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls long thought to be blank contain text that’s invisible to the naked eye”

 

 

(CNN) — For decades, fragments from the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls were stowed away at the University of Manchester, deemed largely worthless.

Yes, they were still significant as authentic fragments of the coveted scrolls have been hard to come by, but they were blank, and therefore, just scraps of paper.

Until now.

Researchers have found that four of the 51 fragments believed to have been blank do, in fact, contain readable Hebrew/Aramaic text. They just needed a special camera to see it.

 

Read the entire article by Alicia Lee posted May 20, 2020 online at cnn.com.

 

link submitted by Gene Savoy Jr



Our Team at Steamboat Healing Center

 

 

The Steamboat Hot Springs Healing Center and Spa just had a new page added to its web site that introduces all its therapists. So now, even at a distance, you can meet them all. Each therapist is introduced individually with a photograph and a personal description of their background and specialties. Be sure to take a look.

 

Visit “Our Team” on the web site.

 



“World of Purity and Truth”

 

 

 

“The other world the world beyond, is a world of purity. Man’s opportunities lie in purity. The good life lies in purity. Where there is impurity, it always brings suffering. Disharmony brings suffering too. But harmony, purity, fairness, meekness, abstention and self-restraint, they are the qualities that bring great good.

“I say the world needs conductors of Love, The Divine and reasonable one. Man must be a conductor. Do you know what it means for man to be a conductor? For a man to be a conductor, he must have the faith that a child has. Mothers take their children to pray for rain. One kid took an umbrella in his hand. His mother asked him: ‘Why did you take the umbrella?’ The child replied, ‘Because it will rain.’ The mother said, ‘Maybe it will rain, maybe it will not.’ Now we pray and say: ‘Maybe it will happen, maybe it won’t.’ We have to have the children’s belief that it will be.

“There is a law in Nature that says: every though , every feeling, and every deed cannot go without producing their consequences. And that what we think one day will come to us. So the first thing is: Strive to be set right in your soul, be fair. Man must be fully fair.” ~Biensa Douno

A World of Purity

Many who call themselves spiritual say that we cannot achieve perfection and to constantly try only frustrates us, therefore we should stop trying. Perhaps those people will prefer Douno’s approach and say that we need purity rather than perfection. While it is the same thing in some ways, it is also different. What exactly perfection is we often don’t know. But purity simply means cleansing ourselves of everything that shouldn’t be a part of what we are. The more of those false or negative things we remove from us, the purer we become. And I think everyone can understand that pure gold is more useful and more valuable than gold ore, that pure oxygen is easier to breathe than polluted air.

Impurity Brings Suffering

It amazes me sometimes how many people seem to embrace impurity—intentionally or unintentionally—and are surprised when they end up sick, tired, angry, and otherwise unhealthy. They eat anything that tasted good, then complain that they are very overweight. They drink, smoke, and expose themselves to harmful radiations, then wonder why they are always sick, rundown, and plagued by headaches. It amazes me even more that many doctors and medical practitioners today tell such people to take one drug or another, but rarely advise them to stop eating junk, stop smoking, stop sitting and doing nothing. They should be telling people to start cleansing themselves, purifying themselves. We won’t get a world of purity when the occupants of the world are heavily polluted.

 

Read the entire article online at spiritsun.net.

 

Original article posted by HAROLD BOULETTE on February 8, 2021

 



Travel Nevada Goes to Steamboat Hot Springs

 

 

Recently Alex Margulies, reporter for KRNV News 4-Reno, Nevada’s NBC affiliate, created a short video for their Travel Nevada spot to introduce Steamboat Hot Springs Spa and Healing Center to their television audience. We are making it available to you here in the Community Communique.

 

Watch the made-for-TV video made by Travel Nevada on YouTube (2:50)

 



“How the Ancients Cut Stone with Sound – Lost High Technology Explained | Ancient Architects”

 

 

How did the ancient civilizations cut and shape such intricate stonework like we see in ancient Egypt? How were holes seemingly drilled through solid granite? How did the Incas create walls with perfectly connecting blocks of stone? Did they use traditional tools? Did they harness the power of the sun as I explained in a previous video? Or did they know the secrets of sound and this was a form of ancient high technology?

A comment on the video from 2018 by Gary Buchanan, developer of Sonatherapy and Church music director:

“This, to me, is quite true, and in many areas. Acoustics were far better understood in pre-dynastic Egypt (going back to 10,500 B.C. – Kemitic civilization after the last Ice Age) and the sciences and technologies were spread around the world. For example, the best cut stones are at Puma Punka in Bolivia, and there really is no other way to explain how the ancients did this.

“And, yes, tuning forks have been around and used in all kinds of ways since those ancient and prehistoric times.”

Watch the video on the Ancient Architects Channel on YouTube (11:00)

 

link submitted by Robert Petrovich

 



“Hermes and Isis: Real Mystical Teachers”

 

 

Hermes and Isis

“Thoth Hermes Trismegistus, the founder of Egyptian learning, the Wise Man of the ancient world, gave to the priests and philosophers of antiquity the secrets which have been preserved to this day in the myth and legend. These allegories and emblematic figures conceal the secret formula for spiritual, mental, moral, and physical regeneration commonly known as the Mystic Chemistry of the Soul (alchemy).

“These sublime truths were communicated to the initiates of the Mystery Schools, but were concealed from the profane. The latter, unable to understand the abstract philosophical tenets, worshiped the concrete sculptured idols which were emblematic of these secret truths. The wisdom and secrecy of Egypt are epitomized in the Sphinx, which has preserved its secret from seekers of a hundred generations.The mysteries of hermeticism, the great spiritual truths hidden from the world by the ignorance of the world, and the keys of the secret doctrines of the ancient philosophers, are all symbolized by the Virgin Isis. Veiled from head to foot, she reveals her wisdom only to the tried and initiated few who have earned the right to enter her sacred presence, tear from the veiled figure of Nature its shroud of obscurity, and stand face to face with the Divine Reality.” ~Manly P. Hall

Complimentary Hermes and Isis

It is not surprising to those who have studied spiritual symbology that Manly Hall links Hermes and Isis together. They belong together like a married couple.

 

Isis veiled

Hermes was the teacher of wisdom and his spiritual and philosophical teachings are still followed today in many spiritual schools. Veiled Isis represents the spiritual truths that were kept secret lest they be misused by the ignorant and uninitiated who would likely use them for material gain resulting in negation and great harm to themselves and the world.

Mystic Chemistry of the Soul

The mystics didn’t study ways to worship God. They studied the way to return to God, to become once again one of His fold. Most churches today claim that simply by claiming that have returned to God, you have done so. Likewise, many modern spiritual schools teach that simply by declaring that you are fed up with materialism, you have become spiritually awake. The wise followers of Hermes and Isis never believed such nonsense. It’s like claiming you have put out a forest fire simply by declaring you have.

The mystic followers of Hermes and Isis, as well as those of other ancient mystery schools, knew that a spiritual awakening and spiritual growth was a process, not simply a decision. It was, and is, a process that takes years to complete. Unlike Superman, we can’t jump to the top of the highest mountain in a single leap. Neither can we jump from a mundane, materialistic level of consciousness to the highest level in one leap, or in one day. There are many intermediate steps to be taken. Hermes and Isis took those steps, and so did their students. They didn’t seek out shortcuts by using hallucinogenic drugs that only bring about illusions, not enlightenment.

Divine Reality

Another reason why Isis is veiled, meaning that the secrets are revealed slowly, and only to those who are ready to handle them wisely, is because revealing too much too soon can cause the person to go mad. It has happened more than once. The mystery schools of Hermes and Isis were careful not to overwhelm the initiates. For that reason, study in such schools was a lifetime project, not an overnight adventure. Many spiritual students of today disagree, and claim they have learned it all in a year or two. In actual fact, they have completed no more than the equivalent of first-grade in a real spiritual school like those of Hermes and Isis.

 

Read the entire article online at spiritsun.net.

 

Original article posted by HAROLD BOULETTE on February 12, 2021

 



Services for the Week of March 20, 2021

 

 

 

Saturday, March 20, 2021
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr
Lector: RM Elizabeth Reece
Cantor: Rev. Francine Petrovich
Reader: Rev. Bruce Kanzelmeyer

 

 

Sunday, March 21, 2021
6:52 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of  New Epiphany
Leave: 6:00
Gate: 6:15
Sunrise: 7:08
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrants:
RC Robert Petrovich
RC Ted Staver
RC Peter Foust
Assistant: Rev. Barbara Whitney

 

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION

Church of New Smyrna   RC Robert Petrovich
Church of New Philadelphia   Rev. Francine Petrovich

 

 

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
12:00 NOON COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RM Rebecca Willis

 

 

Friday, March 26, 2021
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
Rev. Mary Foust

 



Community Update from Bishop Gene

 

International Community of Christ
Church of the Second Advent

Office of the Head Overseer-Bishop
The Right Reverend Gene Savoy, Jr.

March 10, 2021
Remembrance of the 9-planet Alignment (1982)

Dear Consociates,

As promised, I write to you regarding The Community’s plans for our annual Convocation of Ministers and Consociates. But first, let me update you on this year’s plans at the Sanctuary as described briefly in my letter of February 20th.

The second phase of the Cathedral Church restoration is currently underway with removal and demolition of the loose and crumbling concrete. The next phases will be a) the fabrication of forms, b) the installation of special screws by which the new concrete will adhere to the old concrete, c) the actual pouring of the new concrete itself, and, finally, d) covering the new concrete with a unique urethane cap. In addition, existing cracks in the concrete floor will be filled and the central water feature of the church restored. This is the same process that was used for the first phase.

Work is also underway remodeling the apartment of the late Reverend Mother Carol Ann Crabb at the Chapter House into a Sanctuary retreat apartment for use by Community members. The tile floors throughout have been refurbished, new carpet has been installed in the bedroom, walls have been repainted, new window treatments are in, the kitchen counter-tops are being replaced, the bathroom is being given a fresh look, old lighting fixtures have been replaced, and new furniture is being purchased. We are also installing a new heating system, TV and stereo system. We believe this space will be very comfortable for everyone who uses it to enjoy, appreciate and work the Sanctuary grounds and conducive for retreat and contemplation. We will let you know when it becomes available for use.

Please remember that we are proceeding with these two projects in anticipation of your necessary and much-appreciated contribution. Our goal is to raise $40,000: $30,000 for the Cathedral Church repairs and $10,000 for the Sanctuary Retreat Apartment remodel.

Another essential program we are expanding this year at the Sanctuary is the growing of food for our members. We are starting out small but with a comprehensive plan to grow organic vegetables, herbs and fruits by means of both soil farming and aquaponics. We have chosen three sites to begin with and, as the plan develops, we will keep you informed of our progress.

Also, as promised, trees in memory of the late Reverend Canon Dr. Gary Buchanan and the Reverend Mother Carol Ann Crabb will be planted this Spring and Fall around the Cathedral Church and surrounding gardens.

This summary should give you a good idea of what we will be focused on this year at the Sanctuary. Of course, other projects have already been planned and are proceeding at Steamboat Hot Springs, the Chapel of the Holy Child, and the Rectory-Abbey, but these reports are for another time because we realize there is only so much we can ask of you at any one time.

Now let us discuss Convocation. As you know, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we were compelled to cancel last year’s gathering. This is the first time we have had to do this since these assemblies began in the mid-1970’s. However, 2020 was not a loss for us. We took advantage of the down time to focus on laying the foundation for the next phase of The Community’s growth which is already becoming apparent.

This year, while the world still remains under the influence of the pandemic, we are planning a one-day virtual conference to be held on Sunday, June 6, 2021. All details have not been finalized as of yet; however, we anticipate it will be in three parts: 1) the Sunrise Divine Service, 2) a one or two hour presentation later in the morning, and 3) a Q & A session in the afternoon. Details will be sent soon on how you can participate.

Sunday, June 6, 2021 is Second Advent Pentecost. The importance of this day is recorded in The Book of God’s Revelation beginning on page 109. (Pentecost is a highly significant date in our Sacred Calendar, and I highly recommend you read the pages again.) June 6th each year is the anniversary of the announcement of God’s Newly Created Light in the Eight Appearances. On this date in 1982 (a 20-year cycle), Revelations were received atop the Temple Mount on the Four Intermediary Lights, the Tables of the Law, the Twelve Principles of Divine Law, and on the building of the Shrine of God’s Waters.

In the early Christian Church, which originated out of the Essene communities, Pentecost signified the annual renewal of the Covenant – the time of year when new candidates were admitted into the Order and other members of the Community were advanced to the next level within the Order. It was a time of regeneration and revitalization for the Community.

Next year – 2022 – we will hold a full, in-person Convocation, again, during the time of Pentecost. 2022 is an auspicious year. It not only marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of the Sun of Righteousness and the manifestation of The Image and The Word in God’s New Sun, it is also the beginning of a new 20-year cycle. Twenty-year cycles are important in our Calendar, and this will mark the closing of the third 20-year cycle and the beginning of the fourth since 1962 – the previous two being in 1982 and 2012, respectively. The Convocation will begin either Wednesday, June 1st or Thursday, June 2nd and will end the morning of Monday, June 6th. So begin making your plans now.

As always, you are more than welcome to reach out to me on any matter or with any questions at any time. I am personally looking forward to our continued work together and the building of the Great School of Light as we enter a new cycle of regeneration and renewal in our Community. In the meantime, I remain,

Very truly yours in Light+,

Gene Savoy Jr.

 



WEEKLY MESSAGE: March 15, 2021

 

 

HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

 

 

 

March 15, 2021

Jamil, the angelic Messenger of Light, came into this world 62 years ago tomorrow, departing a short time before his third year on Earth. It is fitting that we continue with this Saying and the commentary on it given in the Hawaiian Islands seventeen years after his passing.

The Seventeenth Saying (Part 16)

“With this statement, the Third Mariner asked another question saying, ‘In Biblical scripture, there is reference to those who sleep in Christ. The implication is that a person, while dying physically, would be sleeping in Christ, and upon the return of Christ at the Second Coming, that person, likened unto a seed waiting for water, would come alive. Are we to believe these writings?’

“And The Man answered The Mariner saying, ‘The writings to which you refer are to be found in the New Testament and can be attributed to Paul who was not an Apostle of Jesus, nor a disciple of Jesus, nor was he even a member of his early church, that is, a member of the Essene Order. Thus Paul was not part of the early Messianist movement later known as the Christian movement. Paul was part of the Pharisaic movement that did not adhere to the idea of the immortality of the soul. However, we do not wish to overly criticize Paul because it may very well be that his writings are shrouded in cryptic symbology which, if interpreted literally, give a false meaning to that intended. This is something to be considered. There is another teaching which says that when Christ returns to earth, all the bones of those sleeping will come rattling up and be reformed with flesh wrapped around them and all those people will be singing in the sky, joyous with Christ’s return. That is only a kind of allegory; it is not to be accepted literally.’

“At this point, the Second Mariner spoke saying, ‘If I may return to the earlier discussion on the Self, it appears to me from what has been said that the physical is only a false self which, after death, eventually fades into oblivion, and that it is only the True Self, the spiritual Self that survives. Therefore, we must get to know what this True Self is.’

“And The Man answered by saying, ‘The transitory self which you just mentioned does experience that fate, indeed. The True Self, or the immortal Self, has to be created by God through the implantation of the solar spermatikos by means of the techniques that we have been taught. Once the True Self is developed, it becomes Christ-like. The transitory self must become friends with the True Self. We may ask why the True Self has to stay in earthly confines. Why does it not go on to the Worlds of Light? It does. Yet, as a piece of fingernail, or a strand of hair detached from the body remains in tune with that body by means of a frequency, so does the material body remain in touch with that True Self. Thus, there is a connection between the two which forms an interrelationship between them. The body of Light can and does influence the material body in many beneficial ways. It also influences the material mind of the organism so that the mind is able to deal logically and rationally with its counterpart, though I would not say that it is capable of understanding the real nature of an immortal Self. This is beyond the range of a reasoning mind restricted to third-dimensional existence. Yet the two are able to coexist – the mind knowing that its own immortality rests with the True Self and not with its own self.’”

We will continue with the Seventeenth Saying next week. In the meantime, if you are so inclined, please feel free to light a candle tomorrow in remembrance of the Holy Child, Jamil.

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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