Like in the previous years, we met again on the day of the summer solstice at the the Paracelsus Center of WTT near Einsiedeln, Switzerland. It is the time of one of the four cardinal points of the year and it is important to align during during this time, where the energies of nature take to another direction. We were a small group of seven friends coming from Austria, South Germany and Switzerland. Around 9 am we met on a parking and walked to the fire place on the mountain ridge of the Etzel pass for a little fire ritual and meditation around the exact time of the solstice. There is a gorgeous view over to Einsiedeln and on the other side to Lake Zurich.
On the way
View of the Einsiedeln Monastery and the Mythen behind
Singing the hymns of the fire ritual. Directly behind the place it goes deep down the ridge to Lake Zurich
A fire deva
Offering some wooden sticks into the fire
The summer solstice meditation
View from the fire place
On the way back, with some flowers for the summer solstice altar at the Paracelsus Center
Later, we went to the Paracelsus Center near the old “Devil’s Bridge” (Tüfelsbrugg), preparing the room and the room. Then we started with a little ceremony.
A medal with the bust of Paracelsus, the great healer, fire philosopher and alchemist
A group member brought a Sri Yantra, symbol of the World Mother, Sri, as a gift for the Center.
We had a planetary healing meditation at 12 am followed by lunch with a hearty exchange. Later we went down to the Sihl river at the old Tüfelsbrugg. It was very hot outside but it cooled down near the water.
At the Sihl river
Reading a text of a lecture of Master Kumar about the importance of celebrating the summer solstice.
The evening meditation and cleaning the place closed this year’s beautiful celebration at the Paracelsus Center.
The sun was coming down already when, on the way back, we had a stop at the Lake Sihl near Einsiedeln for breathing in the peaceful ambiance. On the highway, the sun gave us its gorgeous golden light sharing with us magic moments between mountains and cars.
At summer solstice the Sun enters the nurturing and nourishing water sign of Cancer and begins its journey southward towards the Tropic of Capricorn, where at Winter Solstice, the new ascent begins. In astrology, Cancer corresponds to the fourth house or the home, and in our body it is the chamber of the heart. Thus, as the Sun enters Cancer, it also enters into the chamber of our heart. We can use the energy of Cancer to illuminate our personality and thus transmit the light of the soul more fully into our surroundings. As souls, we are the Solar Angel expressing through our personality the light and nurturing of Cancer into a waiting and thirsty humanity.
Shambala is the planetary centre where the Will of God is received from higher circles and expressed on Earth under the guidance of Sanat Kumara. Shambala receives and transmits the energies of the Seven Rays precipitating down through the Sun and the planets, the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the great energy systems of the Pleiades, the Great Bear and Sirius, as well as a multitude of other sources. Shambala receives the energies, synthesizes them and distributes them on the Earth for the well-being of the earthy.
The stupendous work of Shambala and Sanat Kumara is immeasurable and indescribable. Nor can it be adequately depicted. Yet through daily remembrance of Shambala, we strengthen our will to do good, our knowledge and the effectiveness of our actions. The image serves as an aid to contemplative focus.
The earthly sphere is indicated by a view across South Asia and the Himalayas towards the region of Shambala. Shambala is symbolically represented by a large lotus composed of floral elements.
Shambala is surrounded by higher circles in the colours of the Seven Rays. Inserted within this, planetary spheres and the signs of the zodiac are indicated, with Gemini, Cancer and Leo immersed in the earthly sphere and the opposite sign, Capricorn, merging with the light of the solar sphere.
The bluish star in the centre is Sirius. Together with the Great Bear and the Pleiades, it forms an energy triangle. Energies flow into Shambala via the central axis.
This year, the international May Call Day Celebration took place from 27 – 31 May in the Hotel Weissenburg in Billerbeck, Germany. There had been 5 group lives with Master KPK in this hotel. Now Sri Guru Prasad, the son ofMaster KPK, came from India for this year’s May Call celebration together with Ramana, who already had accompanied Sri Kumar during many of his tours to the West.
We drove up from Switzerland one day before the start of the seminar. It was a very hot day with partly heavy traffic. We stayed overnight in the house of good friends in Münster, Doris and Günter. On the way to the seminar centre, I visited with them the St. Ludger Cathedral in Billerbeck. It is at this place that my patron saint died in 809. And 50 years ago, I spend 4 years of my student times 2 villages from Billerbeck away.
St. Ludger Cathedral in Billerbeck seen from near the hotel
The huge hotel and seminar center is beautifully located on a little hill surrounded by old beech woods – very nice for little promenades and exchanges with friends.
There were about 125 group members mainly from Germany and Spain – and some, like me, from Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and France. the group life started with a little thanksgiving candle ceremony in memory of Master Kumar and his wife Kumari.
After welcome greetings, Guru Prasad presented the topic he chose for the seminar, “Transcending of Death” on the basis of the Katha Upanish – a very profound teaching: the story of the child Nachiketa coming to Yama, the Lord of Death and enquiring about reality – the eternal and the transient.
Guru Prasad elaborated the topic very well during the seminar. Especially fascinating were the explanations on working with respiration and pulsation for opening the petals of the inner lotuses and the sounds related to these petals. I decided not to take notes during this seminar, unlike I had done in earlier seminars of Master KPK, but to dive into the teachings.
Guru Prasad during the opening session
Looking back into the hall through the camera & laptop of Ramana during a pause of the zoom transmission of a meeting
Friday morning, 29 May, the day of the May Call Day, there was a fire ritual after the morning prayer / meditation.
Guru Prasad and Ramana during the fire ritual, with an image of Master CVV projected at the background.
Besides of the official program, there was time for plenty of exchanges and networking during the meals or in the free times. Saturday evening, there was a cultural program with musical presentations of some artists and of an ad-hoc choir / band.
Sunday morning after the prayer and closing words, the departures started. We stayed until early afternoon, for the Gemini full moon meditation followed by the global health and healing meditation at noon.
It was a small but very dedicated team of WTT Germany / Executive Group who had made this harmonious and rich May Call celebration possible – very well organised. A warm thank-you to all who participated and contributed. (The pictures used here are partly from Ramana and Guru Prasad.)
Gemini is an air sign. The element of air is the fourth element, which enables the fourth kingdom – the human kingdom – to rise above matter and enter into infinity: the Kingdom of God. The Gemini Full Moon is called the Christ Full Moon, as Lord Maitreya, whom we know in the Eastern tradition as the Christ, was born during the hours of the Gemini Full Moon in the incarnation when he became the World Teacher.
As for the new groups, the Gemini Full Moon is presided over today by Master Djwhal Khul, whilst Christ presides over the Leo Full Moon. The Leo Full Moon is the future festival at which the emphasis lies on the retreat into the heart. Master Djwhal Khul is the spokesperson for the Hierarchy for the benefit of the workers of Goodwill. Through him and his Ashram, knowledge is passed on for the benefit of humanity.
Full Moon meditations are becoming increasingly popular. The moonlight is very beneficial during the Full Moon time and also the two nights preceding the Full Moon and the two nights after the Full Moon. During this period, the Moon shines brightly reflecting the sunlight most intensely. The reflected light enables finer transformations of the mental layers and tissues.
It is important to perform Full Moon meditations during these five days. Sanat Kumara, the Lord of the Planet, is also in deep contemplation during the time around the Full Moon in order to spread the radiance of the moonlight for the benefit of the Earth and the living beings on our planet.
The image depicts how, during this time, the Full Moon energies pour in and are distributed across the planet by Sanat Kumara. We can imagine the effulgence of the Full Moon and Shambala entering our central column and touching the centres in the spine.
When we connect with this awareness in the Full Moon meditations, our body of Light is strengthened. We can receive the blessings and power of Shambala and progress on the path more easily.
8th of May, we celebrate the “White Lotus Day”, in remembrance of Helena P. Blavatsky, the great groundbreaker of the Aquarian Age. On this day, Madam HPB passed over in the year 1891 and attained a permanent place in the Ashram of a Grand Master in the Himalayas. Masters themselves declared this day as “White Lotus Day” because she was a highly pure soul and therefore compared to a white lotus. It is said that at the time when she was in a body, there was no other human being as pure as her.
Through her, the Masters brought down grand wisdom which was not available to the public. Until then, the wisdom of cosmogenesis and anthropogenesis was present only in manuscripts in some hidden caves of the planet. HPB told the whole story of how evolution happens, how this planet was formed and how our bodies were formed. She cleared away lot of wrong propaganda and as a result, she faced a lot of opposition and criticism in life but she did not care. She worked towards the establishment of Truth and Divine Wisdom on the planet. It is considered a highly difficult task in the dark age of Kali. People tried to defame her a lot and even kill her, since they couldn’t counter her with their arguments.
Madam HPB used to help many of those who came to her seeking advice. She always worked to fulfil the Plan coming from the Masters of Wisdom. Master Morya called her as “the only white lotus we have in our pond.” It was to indicate how pure, how compassionate and how self-offering she was.
Master EK was greatly inspired by her writings and he himself wrote in his diary, “To the train of my life, Madam HPB is like the engine while Madam Bailey is like the guard.”
Master KPK often spoke about the greatness of HPB and he gave several books about her teachings and the impact of her life:
HPB continues to work on this planet even today. We can gain her presence and grace by recollecting her and reading her books. Have a good White Lotus Day.
For aligning with the grand occasion offered by the energies of Time, there is below an invocation of the Master CSG from the Violet Flame Invocations and a short extract from a lecture of Master KPK on Vaisakh Full Moon, 29 April 2018.
Master ! You are the unveiling Magician. You are the Master of Magical Art. Move the magic wand to transform. You hold the Magic Word. You are the Key to the Mysteries. We bow down in homage and adoration to You.
Violet Flame Invocation 104
Master CSG
Master KPK on Vaisakh Full Moon, 29 April 2018:
Today is the grand festival of Vaisakh and we are now in the auspicious hours of full moon which goes on till tomorrow morning. I briefly gave the significance of Vaisakh Full moon today morning after the fire ritual. On this full moon day, Sage Veda Vyasa was born. Gautama Buddha was also born on this full moon day. Adi Shankaracharya initiated his grand work on this full moon day. The great composer Annamacharya was also born on this day. This day is a day of festival for the whole planet. On this night, a grand gathering of all the Masters and Mahatmas, who have been directing and guiding the humanity in the path of evolution, happens in the Vaisakh Valley in the Himalayan Mountain region. They gather in synthesis with Lord Sanat Kumara to receive the Divine Plan for the year. This Vaisakh Valley is present in the region north to Kailash Mountain. The Masters who receive the plan work out the plan meticulously for the rest of the year. Lord Maitreya stands as the World Teacher presiding over the group of Masters.
So, when we all go into sleep tonight, recollect the Masters of Wisdom to receive their blessings and also to get in tune with the Divine plan. In fact, we should recollect them every night but tonight is most special.
Taurus is an earth sign. People born under Taurus look for experiences to fulfil their desires and aspirations. Earth is of dense matter. Venus is subtle matter; she is the ruler of Taurus. Venus brings Light from the higher circles to Earth and helps us to transcend Earth’s dense matter. Taurus brings in subtle energies from the most high regions through the sunrays. The star Aldebaran (Rohini in Sanskrit) which is also called the Eye of the Bull, or the third eye, transmits most powerful rays, which help us transform and transcend ignorance and limitations. Shankaracharya and Gautama Buddha are outstanding examples of this ascent. Both were born in the month of Taurus.
