The image of the month of Libra illustrates a profound aspect of a relation between Shambala and Shasta revealed in the book of Sri K. Parvathi Kumar on “Shambala“. I also wrote a number of blog-posts on Shambala; see further the Facebook group “WTT-Shambala“, which was presented in a blog-post.

In the book “Esoteric Astrology” by Alice A. Bailey, p 168, Master DK mentions, “Libra admits the soul into the world centre which we call Shamballa, for it is the polar opposite of Aries which is the place of beginnings. Libra demonstrates the perfect balance of spirit and matter which first came together in Aries.“

Shambala is the soul centre of the Earth and is said to be as old as the planet. There are many legends and references to Shambala and its king in different Eastern scriptures.

The scriptures affirm that Shambala is in the second ethers hidden in the Gobi Desert within the geographical territory of the present day’s Mongolian nation. It is hidden and inaccessible to humans. Only advanced initiates gain access to Shambala as per the call from Shambala.

The lord of Shambala is called by many names, among others The Lord of the World, The Ancient of Days, Sanat Kumara or Shasta. Kumara means Son of God. Shasta means a synthesis of the three energies of will, knowledge and action. The Mount Shasta on the West Coast of the USA is named after Sanat Kumara. Sanat Kumara is the ruler of the beings on the planet and also the teacher and the awakener.

The lord works from Shambala in the East and from Shasta in the West, to synthesize East and West at all levels. Sanat Kumara abundantly manifests the Aquarian energies through Mount Shasta which in turn awakens the entire state of California for pioneering global evolution in the field of electronics, communications and information technology.

The effort of Shambala and Shasta is expected to manifest the golden age by the year 2424. We might imagine the rainbow bridge between Shambala and Shasta, to realize the energies of Aquarius and thereby transform the self. The painting visualises this with the help of an image of the earth produced by the geospacial Nasa WorldWind app showing a North Polar perspective of the northern hemisphere. A rainbow and a straight line connecting Shambala and Shasta give the vision of the bridge.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Libra illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Libra paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings. Or subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts from the wisdom teachings to inspire putting them into practice.

Virgo is the second mutable sign and the second earth sign of the zodiac. The message of Virgo is, “I serve!” As servers, we, as disciples, should sacrifice our own interests for the sake of higher and greater interests. When we are acting with pure motives, grace descends and fills us with joy.

The ruler of Virgo is Mercury. On the level of personality, we can misuse Mercury’s energy by being very calculating and even scheming. If we are always calculating and even scheming, we cannot serve selflessly. Initiates are great servers. They serve so much that they forget that they are serving.

You find there all previous Virgo paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Or you subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts for putting wisdom into practice – the only way for character transformation.

Virgo helps us to develop virgin energies within us. Virginity is a state of purity in thought, word and deed, through which we can attain connection with profound wisdom. On every plane we are guided by teachers as we undertake to transform ourselves to become more refined beings.

Because of the subtlety or density of matter, there are seven planes of existence. Thus, Seven Seers or Rishis have appeared in creation. They are related to the Seven Rays and exist within us as the seven centres. The Seven Seers work on all seven planes for the Mother of the World.

We are highly recommended to acknowledge the presence of the Seven Seers in our being on a daily basis. We can visualize the Seven Seers from the head centre to the base centre and also feel their existence on the planet. This will gradually establish a connection with these most exalted beings of the planet.

For the dome of stars of the background, I used the stage design for The Magic Flute, Hall of Stars in the Palace of the Queen of the Night, by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1847-49). I designed the World Mother with photos of a statue of Mary and a depiction of Mary.

The illustration of the Seven Seers builds on a photo by Dslcards / Wikimedia of the Apostles frieze in the Baltaha Monastery, Portugal, and a column statue of an apostle from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A Himalayan scene shimmers in the background and the constellation of the Great Bear, the cosmic equivalent of the Seven Rishis, can be seen in the upper right.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Virgo illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Virgo paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings. Or subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts from the wisdom teachings to inspire putting them into practice.

Here is the uncut recording of the second “Aquarian Salon” from last Saturday, 19 August 2023. It shows an experiment of online group exchange on spiritual topics with the power of the group. The Salon was again realised by a team of 5 and by a group of supporters.

It is a team work, and this is the team realising the meetings:

For tuning in, Frank played some inspiring live guitar music before the beginning and also at the start and end of the program; Risa gave an introduction about the energies of the present time, why we do these Aquarian Salon meetings and why we use the “Images of Synthesis” which I have done. And she also moderated the conversation. Lauren prepared the slides and operated Zoom operation; And Rosa took care of the participants and their inputs.
The entire recording is 1:37 h, on YouTube. If you would like to see a specific part, go directly to:

• Welcome, explaining the schedule: 0:00
• Guitar piece: 3:30
• Prayer for group coherence: 09:05
• Introduction: Introduction – Energy of the Time, the Idea of the Salon… : 10:30
• Exchange on image: Cancer – The Descent of the Soul into Matter : 31:00
• Exchange on image: Leo – The Mystery of the Dog-Star : 53:35
• Exchange on image: Virgo – The World Mother, Planetary Chains and Cycles of Humanity : 01:12:28
• Exchange on image: Aquarius – Cooperation in Goodwill and Light : 01:28:05
• Exchange on image: The White Island : 1:29:30
• Violet Flame Invocation: 1:32:30
• Closing music

We received some warm feedbacks, here a selection: “Connecting with everyone is beautiful – caring loving, seed of nucleus happening here”; “Beauty as part of the salon – magic”; “New creations in thought patterns within us – as Aquarian Salon unfolds”; “This is truly an International Aquarian Salon”.

The next Aquarian Salon will be Saturday, 11 November 2023, 07 pm, CET (UTC +1) / 12 pm, CST (UTC -6).

Yesterday, we met with the team of supporters of the Aquarian Salon for a rehearsal – exchanging about the experiences with the first Salon, about little changes and the tasks of the different team members.

As already announced, the second Aquarian Salon will be on Saturday, August 19th, 2023. We will meet again at 07 pm, CEST (UTC +2) / 12 pm, CST (UTC -5). See here for more info (PDF).

For the warm-up before the meeting, we will open the Zoom channel about 15 minutes before the start. While the participants will slowly come in, Frank will play some guitar pieces and Lauren will show the program and also give a preview of the paintings that we will discuss later during the Salon.

The structure of the meeting will remain largely the same, as you can see in the program. We will again have an interactive exchange with the participants, moderated by Risa, and she will also give an introduction. The images are a selection from my Images of Synthesis paintings.

Towards the end of the rehearsal, after the content and the technical issues were discussed, we had a very lively exchange about some future initiatives beyond the range of the Aquarian Salon. A group collaboration around a joint task creates possibilities of developing ideas. The group of supporters of the Aquarian Salon is indeed a beautiful vessel for this. And the next Aquarian Salon promises to be again very inspiring.

The first newsletter came out for Leo Full moon 2000. It was called “Full Moon Round-Letters”, as a direct translation from the German word “Rundbrief” – I thought, it is not “news” but about eternal wisdom, so I didn’t want to call it “news-letter”…

The idea for this newsletter was given by Master Kumar, when my wife and I met him in the home of friends in Zurich in June 2000. Following a suggestion of the Master, the newsletter was called “The Lunar Messenger” from Leo 2004 on.

The topics expanded from spiritual astrology to general spiritual topics. “The Lunar Messenger” became the monthly synthesis of various aspects of the wisdom teachings, while the newsletter contained other messages related to the teachings, like book presentations or, from 2010 on, the Pictures of the Month. And the pictures are given with an extract of the wisdom teachings on the website of the Circle of Good Will, while they are given with a detailed explanation of the image and the symbolisms on the website ludgerphilips.org.

We are now in the 14th cycle of the monthly paintings giving facets of the symbolism of spiritual astrology. And with Leo, we are starting the 24th annual cycle of the newsletters of the Circle of Good Will.

Leo is experienced with the golden light in the heart center, the light of Buddhi. When our heart lotus is blossoming, we can ascend and reach from there the head center with the electric radiant light in the Ajna. It is not a technical matter but it requires inner work and outer acts of good will. For this, we receive support and inspiration from the teacher and the wisdom teachings.

The Images of Synthesis give short extracts from the wisdom teachings. And the 14 images for the month of Leo illustrate the related astrological symbolisms with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Or you subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts for putting wisdom into practice – the only way for character transformation.

Like in the last years, I spent a few days with friends in the Lake Constance area at the end of June / beginning of July. Sabine and Manfred are living in a beautiful house on a hillside in Heiligenberg with a wide view over the area of Lake Constance. With much dedication, Manfred has transformed the small garden into a paradise garden with many flowers and fruits.

They provided me with a lounger in the garden under an apple tree – when I arrived I was a bit exhausted from the very intense preceding weeks and I enjoyed it very much to slowly come down here with the activities. I had also prescribed myself a few days of computer diet without internet… The sound of the little fountain and the birds made me relax very quickly.

Sabine had planned some excursions in the surrounding area. There are beautiful spots along the lake. We made a small excursion on the first day and first visited the Cistercian monastery of Birnau. The beautiful baroque church offers a great view over the lake.

As we walked to the church gate, some padres came running with swinging strides – I had to smile thinking of my youth experiences as an altar boy in a monastery very close to my parents’ home.

Later in the afternoon we attended a presentation at the Raffin barrel organ builder in Überlingen. While they used to build barrel organs themselves, today it is mainly a hobby. They restore old instruments and produce music rolls. Of course, we were also given the opportunity to try out how to operate this small organ.

On Sunday we went for a walk along the lake. Besides excursion steamers, a zeppelin from Friedrichshafen also flew along the lake shore.

In the evening we picked up an elderly group member and drove to Betenbrunn, a small village with a pilgrimage church of St. Maria, a rococo shrine. In the church in the evening there was an organ and clarinet concert with classical and more modern music.

Sunday afternoon there was a small group meeting for Cancer Full Moon with a fire ritual.

Meditations, profound exchanges, relaxing and gathering raspberries in the garden… It was a very nice stay.

Monday after breakfast, I had to leave already because Franz had invited me to inaugurate his new house half an hour’s drive away. He is living in the small village for a while already, but there is still a lot of work to do. For the house-warming ceremony, we put candles in all the rooms, went through the house with incense sticks, chanting the mantra OM Namo Narayanaya, and meditated in his meditation room.

Then after lunch, it was for me back to the motorway, back towards Bern.

Today is the 73rd birthday of Sri Krishna Kumari (born 22.07.1951), the late wife of Master Kumar.
Kumari-Garu was a protecting and caring mother for the whole WTT, so she is also called Mother Kumari by many. There is a book about her life, “A Mother to Many” (PDF, short version) containing a biography by Guru Prasad, her son – he is now the 3rd president of WTT-Global, after Master EK and Master KPK), and many souvenir articles about her life.

There were many occasions where I had met her together with the Master. She was always a great support for his work. Her heartfelt attention and silent presence deeply touched me. During last year’s birthday celebrations, Master Kumar spoke a few words about Sri Krishna Kumari:

“Her coming into my life happened with the guidance and blessings of Master EK. By 1972, I completed my education and doing well with my profession. It was time for my marriage and I felt that I should marry someone who supports me well in my aspirations towards Divine. My aspiration for Divine is stronger than any other aspect of my life, right from my childhood. I wished to continue with the same aspiration even after marriage.
It was towards the end of 1971 that I started getting closer to Master EK after the foundation of WTT. I was getting many proposals for marriage in 1972 and I decided that I would follow the advice of Master EK in the aspect of marriage. Once I took the astrological chart of Krishna Kumari and me to Master EK and asked for his advice. He assessed both our charts for almost 1 hour and 40 minutes and told me “your charts are very well balanced and she is a very good match to you. So proceed ahead without any doubt.”
I then conveyed the same to her family. I even wrote a letter to Krishna Kumari garu about my aspirations in life and sought her support in that direction. She replied back to me that she too has similar aspirations in life and would be glad to join me on the path.
From them on we moved forward in the path and direction shown by the Master. What all I did is as per the will of the Master because I realised that there is no point in having personal will in this path. There were a lot of responsibilities that were entrusted to me which she did not expect but cooperated in everything that I did.
Her will is very strong and as a result she could stretch herself to do anything that is required to be done. Her body did not cooperate so well in her later years yet she did not let us hinder the work that she had to do. She worked purely based on her will to do.
She became a role model to many and inspired many women throughout her life. She became a motherly figure to many, not only in India but to many in other countries.”

For last year’s birthday anniversary celebration, a photo slideshow video had been published as a souvenir. And this year, a video has been published.

May her great example continue to inspire people.

Here come two paintings related to Lord Dattatreya – one is the new painting for Leo, and the other is an older painting I recently reworked. Here is now first

“The Mystery of the Dog-Star”.

The constellation of the Dog Star is called Sarameya Mandala in Sanskrit. The main star of the Dog Star constellation is Sirius. Sirius is the most brilliant star in the night sky. In Vedic symbolism, Sirius is personified as Lord Dattatreya. Dattatreya is the Master principle in creation; he is the Cosmic Teacher. Dattatreya is always depicted surrounded by four dogs. The dog represents vigilance, a great ability to listen and loyalty. The dogs are the guru, the teacher. Those who are attentive enough can hear the Master’s voice speaking from within.

If we engage with Lord Dattatreya, we will find that what is said is very mysterious and mystical. It is beyond our understanding. But when we connect with this sublime figure, known by the seers of ancient times, magical, mysterious transformations take place within us.

The Vedic seers perceived that the highest energies of love and compassion come into our system from Sirius and can only be received by the heart centre. These energies from Sirius come to us through the south. The Dog Star moves around the South Pole. It is the southern star. Sirius is located in Scorpio; it enters our system through the Central Sun of Leo, Regulus.

I designed Lord Dattatreya with a photograph of a statue standing on the South Pole of the Earth. Four dogs surround him. The representation of the globe was generated with the help of an image from WorldWind.earth, which uses NASA images. For the design of the Dog Star, I used an etching by Hugo de Groot, a Dutch humanist (1583-1645). At the top right you can see the Leo glyph, on the left the constellation of Leo. The earth is surrounded by 12 stars, indicating the 12 Adityas, the cosmic correspondences of the signs of the zodiac. At the centre of the image and of the globe, the Dog Star also radiates at the heart of Lord Dattatreya.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Leo illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Leo paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings. Or subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts from the wisdom teachings to inspire putting them into practice.

The Mother Principle, Dattatreya and the Descent in 10 Steps into Creation

Painting from 20 November 2011, reworked on 30 April 2023, pencils, crayons and photo work

According to the Wisdom teachings, the Cosmic Person is the supreme God principle self-existing without mother and father. From there the Mother principle comes down and conceives the creation in her womb as her child. She comes down in 10 steps through 4 planes up to the gross material plane. The Mother is represented as a young lady, the planes are represented as spheres, and the10 points of the Pythagorean decade symbolise the complete creation.

In the picture, the centre of the decade lies at the womb of the lady, the top of the triangle at her heart centre. She is standing in a lotus, the principle of unfoldment. In her inner she carries a form of Dattatreya, the Cosmic Lord of Yoga. He is an embodiment of the Trinity, the synthesis of the First, Second and Third Logos. The decad is the ancient most symbol of Dattatreya. Since ancient most times he is evoked by the seers through this symbol.

There is a visualisation exercise where you imagine the Divine – be it Christ, Dattatreya or whosoever –standing over the solar plexus and the meditator becoming one with him. The delicate figure of the Mother is standing in the area of tension between the seminal emergence and the tremendous power of the manifesting energies. She carries in her heart this tension between the delicacy and the power of the presence of Dattatreya.

In autumn 2014, I was asked if I could do a German translation of the biography “Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam“, and I mentioned it to Robert, a good friend from Spain. He spontaneously said: “Do you think that a Spanish version would also be needed?” I replied, “Yes, if you think so, do it.”

This was the start for a long and intense path and a lot of collaboration. Now, a week ago, a parcel arrived from Spain – Robert sent me the newly published Spanish version.

It was a great joy to unpack the new book which had been released during the Spanish May Call celebration in Denia / Alicante. It felt like a block of sublime energy. Now, the volume has joined the other language versions.

Here is a short description in Spanish, from the cover of the book:
“El Srīpāda Srīvallabha Charitāmrutam es un libro extraordinario que trata de la primera encarnación de Dattatreya el Señor en la era actual. Presentado de forma emocionante y entretenida, da una visión de la fascinante biografía de Srīpāda Srīvallabha (1320-1350), de sus divinas bromas, enseñanzas, profecías y milagros. Se tiene la sensación de estar en su misma presencia, participando en los acontecimientos.”

You can read more about it here in Spanish or in English – and other languages. The Spanish book is also available for free download as PDF. But it is better to read it in paper version (you get it at Amazon) – there is a special auspicious energy related to this extraordinary biography.