Midnight Passing of The Child, Jamil (1962)
It is good to be writing to you again. I returned from Peru mid last week and am happy to report that it was a very successful trip. The country has changed dramatically due to political stability over the last 20 or so years and increased foreign investment. In addition to meeting with people who can help us re-establish The Community there, I was also able to travel northeast to Chachapoyas, the region where my late father made the significant discoveries of Gran Vilaya and Gran Saposoa from the mid 1980’s to the early 2000’s.
For those of you who knew the area, much has changed. Highways have replaced dirt roads, and electrical power lines have replaced intermittent generators. There is a wonderful cable car that has been constructed allowing people to access the great fortress of Kuelap. What once took the better part of a day to get to by mule now takes a mere 45 minutes. Here is a recent article to give you an idea: https://www.peruhop.com/kuelap-new-cable-car/.
The fortress of Kuelap, or La Fortaleza de Kuelap, is a fascinating place with about 600 structures. All of the buildings, except for a mere five, are circular in shape. Circular architecture is a primary feature of the Chachapoya civilization, along with rhomboid friezes and zig-zag designs. The fortress city guarded other cities which we discovered and named Gran Vilaya and Gran Saposoa, respectively. It is estimated that between 300,000 to 500,000 or more people inhabited these places before they were first conquered by the Incas and subsequently by the Spaniards. This culture, which my father took great interest in, as you may know, has been a study of ours in the Jamilian University for their solar practices and high religion. As more information becomes available on our work in Peru, I will keep you informed. For me, this is a very exciting development in our evolution!
Another thing I would like to focus on today is the upcoming Second Advent Vigil, which begins this year on Friday, February 2 and runs through Tuesday, February 6. It is my habit to read the book, Jamil: Child of Light, especially the last three chapters, 25-27: “The Child Returns to the Worlds of Light,” “At the Sepulcher,” and “The Sun of Righteousness Proclaimed,” which describe the events that took place some 56 years ago.
Today at midnight is when The Child, Jamil, passed in 1962. I would like to share with you a ritual of mine which I have observed every year since I was about ten years old. It is very simple. It certainly is not mandatory, but if you like, you may also do it somewhere in your home, especially at your Cosolargy Shrine, if you have erected one. Again, it is very simple.
As said, The Child, Jamil, passed at midnight on the cusp of January 29/30. So, tonight, after my sunset reflections, I will light a candle and some incense which I place in the Chapel of the Rectory with some fresh flowers. For those of you who have a picture of Jamil, you may want to place these in front of his image. I then read the Jamil book. If you do not have time to read the whole text, please do read the last three chapters. Of course, I will observe sunrise tomorrow morning, keeping Jamil in mind. This is a small act that, as a Jamilian and a member of his Order, reminds me of his life on Earth and is a small gesture of honor and respect. I do this not as a matter of worship, but it may be something you may like doing, as well.
As did Christ Jesus, Jamil teaches us that universal love is the first requirement of the peacemaker. In order to love in this way, the peacemaker must follow the Way of Light. By so doing, he or she partakes of great spiritual blessings and benefits that are bestowed and extended by God through the Sun of Righteousness and its manifold aspects. If we reflect love and peace on the human level, then we can begin reflecting love and peace on the divine level. By so doing, we benefit by that loving and the reciprocation of that love, for indeed love is the food of the soul that enables us to live the life of righteousness and goodness. The righteous and good are wise in the Way of God.
We here at the Community Center in Nevada will be observing the sunrise vigil from February 2 through February 6. I hope you will join me and others in the Sun at the most important time in the liturgical calendar of the Second Advent Church.
