A time comes in the life of every individual to ask: who am I, and why am I here? These questions, for thousands of years, have occupied the world’s best minds, have been philosophy’s and metaphysics’ most perplexing problem, and still remains to many, as one of the most unanswerable questions. Worse, it will continue to be so, for unless there is a plausible and convincing explanation as to who man is, where he came from and why he finds himself on Earth, his life scarcely can have a meaningful purpose, for there is no objective at which, conscientiously to direct his energies and his efforts.

In the centuries that have gone by, attempts have been made by various individuals to solve the problem; each one, of course, according to his lights-the philosopher arguing on logic and, often, on the “nooumenon”, the divine on religious beliefs set by Synods, and the scientist on the findings of the microscope and his tube of chemistry. In each case, however, wherever there was honesty and intellectual probity, an acknowledgment, eventually, was made that the teaching, at its most, was only an hypothesis, without having concrete knowledge upon which Truth could be based.

Even Great divine Messengers and Avatars Who, at long intervals of time, were sent to Earth, in an effort to improve man’s destiny, did not expand beyond the trodden path; not that They were ignorant of it, but because the Cosmic law, due to human recalcitrancy, did not permit Them to do so. So the matter went on for thousands of years and would have continued thus for many more had not an unexpected event, back in 1952, crumbled it from its base. It came suddenly and without warning–a thunderbolt from a clear sky–finding even the Spiritual Hierarchy of the Planet unprepared to cope with it. It came from the cosmic Law, telling the elite of the Spiritual Hierarchy, that the time has come for our Universe, along with the rest of the Solar Systems of our Galaxy, to advance to a higher sphere of cosmic Evolution, taking with them all Planetary Chains that are qualified for this advancement, and leaving behind any of the Planets that in the final grading would be found wanting.

Among the forty-nine Planets involved, it was the Earth that was found wanting and unable to take advantage of this opportunity which occurs once in many millions of years. To the above, a time limit of twenty years was given, not only for man to improve himself but, also, permit Sanat Kumara to return to His Own Planet Venus, from which He cam 4,500,000 years ago to save the Earth from her then impending dissolution. Should she, at the present crisis, fail to meet the Cosmic Edict, another “impending dissolution” would be in the offing. To the Spiritual Hierarchy Whose efforts, in the past several millions of years to improve recalcitrant humanity, met with failure, twenty years was only a drop in the ocean. Fearful of the situation and realizing that from the world of man little, if any help could come, They turned Their thoughts upwards and, in an earnest appeal, asked the Cosmos for help.

Love is the cohesive power of the Universe and Cosmic Beings, from practically every Solar system of our Galaxy–Alpha and Omega–responded to the hierarchy’s appeal. They offered Their Light, Their Energy and Their Love to save the Earth. Soon one of the greatest uplifting movements that was ever attempted in any Planet started on Earth. It increased in impetus and power, and as time went on, it showed evident results under the directing guidance of the Ascended master Saint Germain, Chohan of the Seventh Ray, under Whose influence this Planet will be in the next two thousand years.

It was not a mere “face-lifting” performance but a major surgical operation, requiring, according to the needs of the hour, unprecedental treatment. It started with radical innovation, such as the use of Rays to awaken the sleeping consciousness of many of the advanced members of the race. It did not stop there, but went further, and to help transmute much of the individual’s Karmic liability, the Violet Flame was put into action. The Masters’ Retreats, hitherto open only to accepted disciples, now were thrown wide open to all the students. An apeal made to the Cosmic Law permitted many other dispensations, one of them being the creation of a small, minor Planet, of lower than the Earth’s vibration, where the most involute of the race’s members will be transferred, after their demise, and thus, their presence will not impede the progress of others.

Another, most important and significant dispensation which the Cosmic Law allowed was the opening, to the people of the Earth, of the “Book of Knowledge” whereby information, hitherto withheld, was permitted to be given freely to the world. It started with Ascended Masters and Cosmic Beings giving addresses and discourses to students, and others willing to listen, in their finer bodies, in the Masters’ Retreats. Soon it expanded to written publications in which only Ascended masters and Cosmic Beings contributed and on subjects pertaining to the Law of Life and to the higher evolution of men.

Thus, what the world’s keenest minds, for thousands of years sought to learn and failed, became now available to every seeker. Man has finally received authentic Cosmic knowledge of his being–and he knows now, fully, clearly and with Divine verification as to from where he came, why he is here and what is his eventual destiny. It is our purpose, in this book, to go into detail of the above, and from the words of Cosmic Beings and Solar Logi, give to the true seeker of the Law, the cream of what was given and all that he needs to have and to know, to fulfill his purpose of his being in life, and reach, eventually, the gates of his Ascension into the Light. In the performance, it is possible that for the sake of Truth–God’s Truth–many of man’s hitherto sacredly-held conceptions, might have to be discarded, and even the Book of Genesis might have to be rewritten. In this, however, let us bear in mind that in here, we are interested in TRUTH and TRUTH is and shall remain forever, higher than any man’s accepted, spoken word or creation, for TRUTH emanates from God Himself and represents His Own Divinity.

Nothing that has entered the pages of this book shall be considered as the writer’s personal pre-conceived ideas or opinions. A sincere, concentrated, as well as consecrated effort has been made to record and compile only what has come directly from the lips or pens of Ascended Masters, Cosmic Beings, Solar Logi and the Creator of the Galaxy in which “we live and have our being,” Alpha and Omega, as have been recorded and accepted by authentic and recognized channels.

By compiling this material, a compact, handy manual is presented that fulfills a need to the extent that it attempts, as far as it is possible, to organize, in an orderly form and sequence, the basic teachings that were given in the past several years by the Great Ones, and which, at present, are scattered in sundry publications–magazines, pamphlets, single courses, etc., nearly all of them “Gems of Wisdom,” but not always accessible and often entirely unavailable to the seeker of Truth.

It also fulfills a recognized need to have a handy, single volume in which not only the aspirant and beginner student can turn for the necessary firsthand information, but also, the casual reader who, whether prompted from intellectual curiosity or real interest in the Ancient wisdom, as was recently given by Cosmic Beings, will have a book on which to focus his attention and to which he can depend upon for truth and accuracy.

In the preparation of this volume, I gratefully acknowledge the encouragement given to me by Mrs. Lucy Littlejohn, President of “The Bridge to Freedom, Inc,” for permission to freely use material published in the Organizations’ several publications.

In this connection, it should be remembered that “The Bridge to Freedom”, being established primarily by Chohan El Morya, the Maha Chohan, and Saint Germain at the beginning of the present crisis back in 1952, still continues under the same editorship of Chohan El Morya Who, under the assumed name of Thomas Printz, directs its destiny.

I also wish to acknowledge, with sincere affection, the indebtedness I owe to The Summit Lighthouse, the Theosophical Publishing House, London, the Lucis Trust, A.D.K. Luk, and others for their gracious permission to use material from their publications.

Tellis S. Papastavro Tucson, Arizona Spring, 1972 The Gnosis And The Law