Last Tuesday afternoon, 1 November 2022, I surprisingly got a call from a friend living in California. He told me that there is a message in the WhatsApp group of WTT India called Radhamadhavam (this being also the name of the assembly hall for teaching and spiritual activities in Master Kumar’s house).
Guru Prasad, the son of Master K. Parvathi Kumar, had just posted, “Our beloved Master KPK has sailed to higher realms. Master KPK Namaskaram.”

It was a shock. Although I knew that Sri Kumar was seriously sick, he had speeded up giving inspiration and guidance in many directions over the last months. His weekly “Merry Life” talks every second Saturday were brimming with inspiration and wisdom. Although his body was handicapped increasingly by the progressing stages of blood cancer and he was having pain, he kept on a high pace of interacting with members via writing, speaking, teaching.

I found it breath-taking, also what I came to witness from people who visited him or were in contact with him directly. He kept on reacting quickly when I asked questions concerning activities of WTT-Global in a chat group with him. In the last 2 months, he initiated several far-reaching new projects, which he first submitted to us in the “Triangle”, the internal organisational steering team of WTT-Global. We discussed details in a Zoom meeting, and then he presented them to larger circles of members. He contacted members to take over the responsibility for these new projects and gave guidance. As late as September/October, he even conducted the several days’ long Durga Festival and the Festival of Light, Divali, in Radhamadhavam with many participants.

When hearing of his passing, I started functioning in a kind of “auto-mode” for the following days – preparing and sharing communications, speaking with close persons and trying to keep up with other ongoing work and situations. Slowly, more information came in about the situation of Master Kumar in the last time, especially the last day. Guru Prasad, his son, gave a detailed report last Friday night about the disease and the moments of passing. And there were short videos and photos of the final rites, the cremation of the physical sheath of the Master last Thursday, and now about the 10 days of traditional rituals done after a passing. At the moment, Guru Prasad is on a journey bringing the ashes of Master KPK to sacred rivers in India.

After the first shock, there were intense experiences of the sublime presence of the Master and joy. And the feeling of a new cycle starting. Gratitude filled my heart. Last Wednesday and Saturday evening in my German and English online study groups, we exchanged about the situation, and the members expressed their experiences. It was a very profound moment of sharing and meditation. Some had been in e-mail contact with the Master until the last days before his passing. The members of the group had similar experiences and we all felt a profound bond of connectedness. Yesterday, a friend who participated in the group exchange wrote: “It feels so good to go on all together this way. A big hug for all, Namaskaram.”

Today is Sri Kumar’s anniversary. He was born on 7th of November 1945 in Vijayawada, a Wednesday at 07:20 AM in the month of Scorpio. Through him manifested a great amount of global goodwill work; therefore, we celebrate the 7th of November in his honour as “Day of Goodwill”. He now concluded his journey on earth after 77 years. Our acts of goodwill, together with the regular prayer/meditation and self-study, are the best ways to pay homage to him and to keep him present among us.

A small group of WTT members from ANIMA Channel visited Visakhahaptnam in August and recorded a face-to-face personal interview with Master KPK which was just published in the ANIMA channel under the title “Man behind Master”. They shared it today, on Master KPK’s birthday, to honour His life and forever radiant presence, and as a token to the groups.

You find here the video with original sound in English (subtitled in German, French and Spanish) and here with Spanish voice-over.

This morning, Master Kumar wrote in a chat:
India’s Proud Moment!
Rushi Sanak becoming UK’s Prime Minister!
He is just 42 yrs. We pray for his success.

India has all reasons to be proud that Rishi Sunak, a son of Mother India, is getting Prime Minister of Great Britain, after a long and painful history, where people of colour and of colonies were not seen as full humans while seeing oneself as superior.

May right human relations and inclusion be the basis of growth, also internationally.

I yesterday published a post “25 October 2022 – Partial Solar Eclipse“. Today, Sri K. Parvathi Kumar (Master KPK) gave some hints in relation to the two eclipses and concerning the energies of the coming weeks not favourable to humanity. He recommends using a mantra for ensuring protection at individual, groupal and global level. You find here the communication:

Dear brothers and sisters of WTT
Hearty fraternal greetings to you all.
I wish to inform you all that until the end of the month of Scorpio (22 November 2022) we may all contemplate upon the six syllabled Mantra “ Om Vi Shna Ve Na Maha” from Ajna to Muladhara envisioning sky blue color in the vertebral column. Kindly do as much as possible this contemplation to ensure protection at individual, groupal and global level.
The ensuing times are not very favorable to humanity. We would do well by contemplating upon this mantra at all levels.
Please be aware of the two eclipses that are ahead. May lord Vishnu insulate us all. Look for a quiet place and quiet time for contemplation.
Diwali greetings to you all. Much light be installed within and outside. Relate to Deepotsav in Ayodhya where there is a great effort to manifest Light for the safety of all concerned.
With best wishes.
K. Parvathi Kumar

Explanations:
Deepotsav: a traditional Indian festival celebrated during Deepavali, the Festival of Light.
Ayodhya: an Indian city in Uttar Pradesh; birthplace of Lord Rama, one of the most important Indian pilgrimage sites.

On 25 October 2022, there is a partial solar eclipse. See here on “Time and Date” a map of the path of the eclipse. And read more here about the path of the eclipse.

You can read in the book on “Sound” by Sri K. Parvathi Kumar how to prepare and use eclipses for inner orientation.

Last Friday, there was autumn equinox. We also call it Libra equinox, because the September equinox is the moment when, seen from Earth, the Sun on his southward movement crosses the equator marking the entrance of the Sun into Libra. In the Southern hemisphere, it marks the beginning of spring. It is one of the 4 cardinal points of the year. Such points have been celebrated from ancient-most times. The Masters of Wisdom are renewing and encouraging such orientation to the cycles of time with meditations, rituals and using the changes of energy for spiritual upliftment.

Thus like in previous years, we met again with a small group at the Paracelsus Center near Einsiedeln, Switzerland. The weather was fine, and so we met on the mountain ridge near the Etzel pass for a little fire ritual and meditation.

It was windy, and so we chose a place surrounded by bushes and trees. It was a little difficult to start the fire ritual but the Devas cooperated…

We afterwards went to the Paracelsus Center and aligned to the equinox energies with mantrams, meditation and study.

In the afternoon, we went uphill to the Etzel mountain house from where you have a grand panorama.

A friend of a friend joined us for the evening meditation. We strongly felt the sanctity of this moment and place and were filled with silent joy and gratitude.

Summer Solstice – already more than a week has passed by. Like in previous years, we wanted to celebrate the beginning of summer at the Paracelsus centre and start with a solstice fire ritual on the mountain ridge near the Etzel Pass at a place with a grand view towards Einsiedeln, the surrounding mountains and, on the other side, the Zurich lake.

You find in the following some impressions – but please see also the report of the “Anima” team about their visit to the Paracelsus centre end of May at the end of this blogpost.

During the fire ritual, there was very sublime ambiance and we could feel the presence of the Devas, subtile intelligences. At the very end of the ritual, a short spray of raindrops gave us their blessing touch for 1-2 minutes.

Around the solstice time of the entrance of the Sun into Cancer, we did a meditation in alignment with the many groups celebrating solstice globally. Afterwards we went down into the valley to the Paracelsus centre, where we prepared a little altar and aligned to the solstice energies with some mantram chanting and reading a text on the importance of summer solstice.

We had brought a copy of the painting of Nicholas Roerich ‘Song of Shambala’ for relating to the Shambala energy together with those of Paracelsus, the great Master, alchemist and fire philosopher.

In the afternoon, we did a walk in the surrounding and down to the Sihl river flowing through the valley.

We concluded the celebration with some exchange and the evening meditation. Since the direct road to Einsiedeln for the way back was closed due to repair, we had to make a little detour which brought us along the Sihl lake – and gave an excellent close with a foot bath.

The next morning, at the monthly Zoom exchange with the Anima team, they told about their experiences at the Paracelsus centre during their visit around May Call (29 May) to do some videos. I would like to share here the inspiring text they wrote about their visit:

Four WTT members from Argentina, Belgium and Spain felt the call to visit Paracelsus House in Switzerland. One of us came from Bristol (England) by plane, another one also from Bristol by car via Brussels (more than 1.200 km overcoming a long blockage in the Eurotunnel) and the last two of us by car from Barcelona covering about 2.200 km including both ways in an interval of 60 hours.

The effort was worth by far. From the moment when stepped in the Paracelsus House we felt an extraordinary embracing and welcoming sense of peace. A silence, not only external, but above all subtle.

This small group received the cooperation of a non-WTT member living in Zurich who joined the work. Those 5 people performed a ritual regarding to each element: a fire ritual in a safe place near a water stream that goes to river Sihl, a water ritual in the house, a ritual for the air on the top of a mountain and a silent ritual about the earth on the crypt of Einsiedeln Abbey with the presence of the Black Madonna.

In all these places we could feel the presence of the mother nature that rules over the valley and was the background force that allowed Paracelsus to connect with the elements and the elementals.

We also felt that to visit Paracelsus house, inner fire and will must be activated. The presence of Paracelsus energy is sublime, but silent and concealed and it is bestowed to those who do the required work and approach in poise, with simplicity and humbleness. At the end we understood that it was not only an experience but also a test of readiness and will.

As a result of the visit, as members of ANIMA team (a communication project that intends to spread useful wisdom), the group produced several videos about the life of Paracelsus, the energy of the valley, the meaning of alchemy and the group of fire philosophers. The videos will be publishing once a week during the next 3 months.

You can find the Spanish videos with English subtitles in this channel. And the English videos in this channel (one video, others under production).

Before arriving there

During the period of the spring equinox, we – a group of 18 friends of the CVV energy of synthesis – met in the Wendland region of northern Germany for a four-day group living. It was the 13th CVV Sharing meeting.

The “Seminarhof Drawehn” in Kassau is situated on the edge of a small village and it has grown out of an old farmstead. Its centre is a beautiful 12-angular building with a spiral roof. Its large windows open a wide view over fields and forests.

During the meeting we followed a rhythm of longer and shorter meditations alternating with sharing in smaller and larger groups and walks in nature.

For this year’s programme, the preparation team had planned more free time for exchanges, and the meeting was also one day longer. We spent the exact time of the equinox in meditation and contemplation on the energy manifesting at the moment of entry into Aries.

We talked in smaller and bigger groups about what moves us, how we keep the inner connection in the flood of information in everyday life and how we live with the influences of the present time.

We also delved into Sri Kumar’s message for the year 2022/23, and a fascinating input on the current planetary constellation seen through the symbolic language of Greek mythology opened up a deeper understanding. Sunday evening, a group member led us through an exercise on the symbols and qualities of the seven rays.

Sunday morning after meditation, we gathered outside for a small fire ritual. Despite the wind and icy temperature, it was a sublime experience to welcome the new year with the fire and the rising sun.

Next year’s meeting will again take place at the same place at the beginning of spring, while a shorter meeting is planned for the autumn equinox 2022 in Hamburg.

This is about an exchange with a friend from the US who is member in my English online study group. She reacted on a communication which was distributed last Saturday via the internal mailing list of the World Teacher Trust. Although it is a bit specific, it might be of interest of some blog readers.

The mailing list communication was about questions asked by some group members and answers given by Master KPK. I give here the related question/remark:

Q: “Saturn starts transit of Dhanishta from 6th March 2022 till 31st March 2023.”
A: “Saturn’s stay in Dhanishta is very significant to bring about needed changes for the better at all levels. Invoke Master CVV with deeper intent and relate to Saturn Regulations throughout this period. It is also beneficial if Occult Meditations are also followed. Learn to accept things as they come in and around and see what best can be done at your level.”

My friend is a profound teacher of esoteric astrology but is not so familiar with the Eastern wisdom of using elements from Vedic astrology for meditative work. So here is our exchange:

Q: “Can you please explain Dhanishta, Saturn in Dhanishta? This is Vedic astrology? Would it be then Saturn in Aquarius? or Capricorn? Or? I don’t understand. What would it be in Vedic & in western astrology?”

A: “Dhanishta, ‘Wealthy Wind’, is a constellation of the 27 Nakshatras, being especially important in Aquarian age. The vernal equinox entered from Pisces into Aquarius (‘Aquarian Age’). Please see here about Dhanishta meditation (We do here since many years…)

Master KPK had noticed beginning of the 90s that during the Dhanishta time there is an extra influx of Aquarian energies, which is coming in via the Moon each month, and also via Sun once a year during about 18 days. And during the transit of any planet through this constellation, the planet brings in specific extra Aquarian energies.

This is not Vedic astrology, it is spiritual astrology, which you can use whether following the one or the other system. To me, it seems that Master wants us to get aware of the different time qualities of the zodiac of 27 divisions, the Nakshatras. These are practiced in lunar astrology, but you can take it also with solar with the respective divisions of the zodiac. For this, the Master has given the correspondences between the 2 systems in his books & talks.

However, he gave a certain indication to where Dhanishta begins and ends in solar astrology, and also the beginning and ending in both systems in his book on Nakshatras. Then, a German astrologer pointed out about a year ago that in the lunar zodiac there is not a clear beginning of the zodiac like in the solar system, with vernal equinox, 0° Aries, and that the Master had given different beginning points of Ashwini at different situations, thus impacting also the beginning and ending of Dhanishta calculations from a solar perspective. (There are plenty of astrological systems defining the beginning of Ashwini differently. In India, the government has defined the beginning of Ashwini to be used for official calculation of festivals but besides these there are various other definitions.)

The Master has reacted last year on the arguments of the German astrologer and has taken away all indications of parallels between solar and lunar systems in his Nakshatra book. There was a difference to the indications given before, esp. in the “Aquarian Master” book. On the basis of these indications, the astrological softwares used in WTT, like “Smoon” and the software to calculate the astro-data used for the Astro Diary are functioning. It was agreed to continue with these definitions, taking them as “immovable” for the calculations.

So you can take what has been given in the Aquarian Master book for observing the transits of planets through Dhanishta and thus, linking to extra influx of Aquarian energies. (This is what Master recommended when speaking about Saturn’s transit through Dhanishta. For us, from solar astrology view, it is not in Capricorn but in Aquarius. For lunar astrology, it is in Capricorn. I give you the details for a detailed, profound understanding, since you are teaching and can help establish clarity about this important point.

Read the chapter on Dhanishta in the “Aquarian Master“, there it also says:
“The Dhanishta constellation according to the lunar calendar which is called in Sanskrit as ‘Niryana’ exists between 23 degrees 20 minutes of Capricorn and the last 6 degrees 40 minutes of Aquarius.
The difference between the two systems is 23 degrees and 20 minutes, which is reconcilable.
Dhanishta is the constellation through which the Energies of Synthesis or Aquarian Energies visited the planet Earth. Master CVV’s birth Moon is in the constellation of Dhanishta. This is not a mere coincidence. The Master of the Aquarian Age chose the Aquarian constellation to transmit Aquarian Energies to the planet and the planetary beings.” …
(Another aspect of the mail) Learning the Saturnian way has many dimensions – adjusting to Dharma, the Law, and the aspects Saturn teaches. By honouring them, one gets support from Saturn. For this, The Saturn Regulations are recommended, esp. during times of intense Saturn impacts, also the use of the sound SAM and visualising the 3 black points (in the head, over the 2 eyes and the 3rd), see the book on Saturn.”

Q: “There is much here to learn & integrate & understand, Ludger. Dhanishta is a constellation? The 23rd constellation in the 27 Nakshatras. Each of the 27 have their own name. Dhanishta is one of the names of the constellations. One of the lunar mansions? There are 27 lunar mansions or Nakshatras? The moon travels or orbits thru these lunar mansions. This information is new to me. I am learning.”

A: “Yes, there is an ocean of profound wisdom, where I am also just dabbling a little at the shores.
And yes, Dhanishta is one of these lunar mansions or constellations, Nakshatras. They are considered to be constellations. Please see enclosed the no more published list of these constellations / Nakshtras from the old version of the book on Nakshatras of the Master, I clustered it from there. Have a look there with the zodiacal degrees – as I said in the last mail, these differ a bit from what Master gave in the Aquarian Master book. So you might discover which of your birth planets / node gets the special blessings of Dhanishta energy, and this is definitely something to ponder on! It gives a special amount of Aquarian energies.

If it is the 23rd constellation depends on your way of counting, it is not so in all ways, but only when you start with Ashwini. When you start with Krittika, the scissors (cutting the circle of the equator, it correspond(ed) to Vernal Equinox, see my image Aries – Sun Cuts the Equator of Mother Earth), it is the 21st one.
So, in the enclosed PDF, from the German book on Spiritual Astrology, you find it as the 21st. (And written as Dhanishtha – in English, th in English digraph is different from the th in Indian languages, there, it is and aspirated t)…”

You find the times of the monthly Dhanishta of the Moon in the Astrological Dates published by WTT, the Astrological Calendar (PDF), and also in the Vaisakh News Letters of the Month. In the Calendar, you can also see when planets are transiting through the Dhanishta constellation.

Some days ago, a friend and astrologer from Seattle sent me a photo of a letter of C.G. Jung from a correspondence with professor B.V. Raman, an Indian astrologer / editor from Bangalore dated September 6th 1947. I transformed the photo into a PDF for easier sharing.

In the letter, Jung does the following interesting statements:
“Since you want to know my opinion about astrology I can tell you that I’ve been interested in this particular activity of the human mind since more than 30 years. As I am a psychologist I am chiefly interested in the particular light the horoscope sheds on certain complications in the character. In cases of difficult psychological diagnosis I usually get a horoscope in order to have a further point of view from an entirely different angle. I must say that I very often fund that the astrological data elucidated certain points which I otherwise would have been unable to understand. From such experiences I formed the opinion that astrology is of particular interest to the psychologist, since it contains a sort of psychological experience which we call “projected” – this means that we find the psychological facts as it were in the constellations. This originally gave rise to the idea that these factors derive from the stars whereas they are merely in a relation to synchronicity with them. I admit that this is a very curious fact which throws peculiar light on the structure of the human mind.
What I miss in astrological literature is chiefly the statistical method by which certain fundamental facts could be scientifically established.

Hoping that this answer meets your request I remain
yours sincerely
C.G. Jung”

The letter reminds me of the explications Dr. E. Krishnamacharya (Master EK) in his book “Wisdom of the Heavens” (PDF), where he gives excellent explications on the nature of astrology. This might answer what Jung gives as missing in astrological literature about establishing certain fundamental facts statistically:

” ‘Is astrology a science or an art?’ You can further enquire. It is a science while learning and art while applying. It has the same position as that of medicine and law… Healing is an art though medicine is a science. Same is the case with astrology. … When a prescription fails to cure, when a legal advice fails to restore justice, or when a prediction fails to come true, the fault is in the practitioner but not in the science… Man can foresee that there will be a sunrise tomorrow and if he does not kill himself in the name of religion or politics. Such experience forms the basis for the Wisdom of the Heavens. Whenever the basis is illumined by the sacred lamp of pure perception through the torch of quest, there is the development of the astrological science. Through this wisdom, man can foresee the will of his Creator and await His command… We prefer to follow such sciences. We read the symbols of this science and interpret in terms of man’s tendencies, seeds, reactions and results. We teach what we know. We interpret what we see. If man were to talk to His Father it is through the vault of Heavens. The wisdom of the stars should be the language… Astrology is the true key of spiritual wisdom which we call the ‘Science of Man’.”

Today 111 years ago, Master CVV initiated the annual December Call celebrations. He established two annual celebrations as days for group initiation – the “Master May Call Day” on 29 May 1910, and the “Master December Call Day” on 29 December 1910. These gatherings are meant for lifting up those who align to it to the awareness of the energy of synthesis, also called the Avatar of Synthesis. The December Call is to strengthen the inner light so that we eliminate the undesirable in us, strengthen the seeds and eliminate the weeds. This leads to an expansion of consciousness and the related deeper understanding.

The energy of synthesis is much better expressed when we relate to the Master energy in a groupal manner. The impact has become global, and now the December Call is also celebrated at many places all over the globe. We just have group meetings where the presence of the energy is clearly felt. This group linking through virtual global meetings is speeding up the development, in all facets of life a spiritual value is added, while outwardly we are going through very peculiar times – times of profound transformation.