Dictations

When a person is prepared to make whatever effort is needed to gain in spiritual understanding, the first decision that is to be made is the choice of the right teacher. Since the subject of channeling is so thoroughly misunderstood by most students, and since this presents one of the greatest obstacles to the Great White Brotherhood in bringing in the New Golden Age for this planet, it is briefly treated here (For a more detailed discussion of this subject, including the criteria the Masters gave for recognizing a true messenger, see Man, His Origin, History and Destiny).

To distinguish between different presentations of Ascended Master Teaching is a most difficult task, usually taken much too lightly by the students, beginners and the more experienced, alike. Numerous so-called channels, star-commanders, authors of books, messengers, and spirit guides appear, clamoring for the attention of the students, all offering “the very latest.” They challenge the student “DO YOU WISH TO BE LEFT BEHIND?” It has been estimated that, on a world-wide basis, there are now thousands of individuals, alleging to be channels of Ascended Masters.

Not only does one have to learn to distinguish truth from among the many sources, but also from the voices of our four lower bodies (physical, mental, emotional and etheric), all of which have intelligence. Master Kuthumi, commenting on the problem of selecting the proper teacher, said that he realized that it is very difficult to discriminate. “But,” he continued, “that is one of the reasons you came to embody on Earth, to learn discrimination.”

El Morya added to this, stating: “Test, test, test every activity in which you place your faith, and that to which you give the power of your attention, before you are led into the unhappy experiences which can result from blindly accepting, as truth, that which is presented to you from the seen, as well as the unseen.” This includes paying attention to the characteristics of a true channel, as given by the Ascended Masters and comparing those with other channels.

Jesus warned of false prophets; so did Saint Germain. However, the students must not only be aware of those who knowingly give false information, partially to satisfy their own ego, but also be aware of sincere mediums, who unknowingly channel from a level lower than the Ascended Master Realm. In an article entitled “Truth Colored by Human Concepts,” in the book, “The First Ray,” beloved El Morya tells the students about the great difficulty that an unascended being has, if he desires to channel from the highest realm. He explains that there are many realms between the physical realm in which the students live and those realms in which an Ascended Being resides.

Starting from the physical realm, there is first the brain consciousness, subject to the senses, (seeing, hearing etc...). Next there is the astral realm, also called the psychic plane. Then there is the lower mental realm, followed by the etheric realm. Following these is the plane in which the Christ Self abides, which is called the higher mental realm. Only after penetrating those realms does one arrive at the level of the I AM Presence.

From this description, we learn that only those who are able to obtain the assistance of an Ascended Master can channel ABSOLUTE TRUTH, from the Ascended Master Realm. ALL OTHERS, DESPITE THEIR CLAIMS, ARE ABLE TO CHANNEL ONLY PARTIAL TRUTH. Messages of this type were categorized by El Morya as being “wishful thinking” and “idealized imagery.”

Here, at AMTF headquarters, we are still reminded of the voice of our beloved “Brother Bill” (William Cassiere), a messenger appointed by Saint Germain and a member of the AMTF. He told us, “On the other side, there are countless individuals who are absolutely insisting they are Kuthumi or Saint Germain, and they are not! These entities attempt to talk to anyone who is willing to listen to them.”

The problem is that the “Fall of Man” shut off the visible presence and the voice of our teachers (Ascended Masters and Archangels). The shaft of Light from our I AM Presence decreased, from a diameter of several feet, to that of 1/16 of an inch. By misqualifying our energy, through hundreds of embodiments, we have fallen from our high God-Estate and all of us have added to the karma of the race. The root of all evil, the personal ego, with all of its arrogance, was born. The voices of our four lower bodies, plus our senses, contributed to what we call “our consciousness.” Therefore, man, to some degree, lost his original, pure contact with his I AM Presence.

Therefore, the question, “Can you really trust the feeling in your heart?” should be answered as follows: “One should not EXCLUSIVELY listen to the voice of one’s heart. The student must primarily engage his most developed faculties, which are logic, reason and common sense. He must be prepared to allocate a large amount of time, energy, and some funds to investigate, for himself, what messenger he should listen to.” If the student does this and pursues a path of truth, in true humility, this will result in his being guided by an Ascended Master.

The Masters compared their reaching unascended mankind with their energy, to tunneling through granite. They are, themselves, responsible if that energy is not returned to them, by the students, through decreeing. That is why dispensations require a large amount of energy. In the 19th Century, a dispensation was granted to H. Blavatsky. In the 20th century, dispensations were granted, using as authorized messengers, Mr. Ballard and Geraldine Innocente, who gave much additional truth.

True messengers give credit where credit is due. For instance, Geraldine Innocente gave credit to the Ascended Masters David Lloyd and Mr. Ballard, for being sponsors of the Transmission Flame Service of the Bridge to Freedom. Whenever there were articles printed in the Bridge to Freedom Journal, the name of the author was mentioned. There was no deception, of any kind.

After the ascension of Geraldine Innocente, some of her dictations were copied, word for word, by several organizations, without giving credit to the source, making it appear the original message came through them. One group, doing this, refers to them as “previous teachings,” never giving credit to the source.

DICTATIONS FROM THE ASCENDED MASTER REALM ARE CLEAR AND CONCISE. THEY CONTAIN MUCH SUBSTANCE, DETAIL AND HARD FACTS. Those that originate from other realms often deal in generalities. They offer little concrete data. There is a lot of talk about love, without mentioning the other six God-virtues. For the most part, students are not told that self-mastery over the four lower bodies is the only mastery there is.

Jesus said, “By their fruits shall ye know them.” After a dispensation is granted by the Karmic Board, the floodgates literally open. There are many so-called miracles, including healings and other accomplishments. Let us take a brief look at some of the accomplishments of the “Bridge to Freedom.” (For details see THE LAW OF PRECIPITATION and MAN, HIS ORIGIN, HISTORY AND DESTINY)

It was through the dispensation given to the “Bridge to Freedom” that the knowledge of the locations and the activities of Ascended Master Retreats was first given. These retreats exist in various locations throughout the world. Some of them exist on Earth, some of them exist in the etheric realm above the Earth. Their purpose is to radiate certain God-virtues to mankind. The students of the “Bridge to Freedom” received information on the location of each retreat, the date when it was open to mankind and the specific purpose and God-virtue of the retreat. This data was given every month, for nine years, when Geraldine Innocente was the messenger. It was published in the Bridge to Freedom Journals, which contain the core data of this teaching. The Masters also revealed their present activities and how students could help their cause. This knowledge helped the students to respond to the specific requests by the Masters and the need of the hour. For example, Mother Mary asked for specific help with incoming lifestreams and as a result of this cooperation, between ascended and unascended beings, many babies who would have been born with deformed bodies because of their previous karma, could receive perfect bodies. Archangel Michael called the accomplishments of the Bridge to Freedom the greatest in the last 500,000 years of mankind’s history.

The Masters of Wisdom placed great emphasis on performing the Transmission of the Flame Service. This is a service that takes advantage of the knowledge of when certain Ascended Master Retreats are open to mankind. According to the Masters, it was mainly this service, performed by the students of the “Bridge to Freedom,” which enabled Sanat Kumara to return to Venus, after a voluntary exile of 2 1/2 million years.

The AMTF does not employ present-day channels. As of this time (March, 2005), no less than 68 individuals have contacted the AMTF, offering to be our channel. Most of them we met, personally. Among them were three individuals who have proclaimed they have received a new dispensation. All of them were rejected because they did not meet the criteria given by the Ascended Host for being an authorized messenger. Based on our 29-year experience in researching channels as well as on the 50-year experience of William Cassiere (a messenger appointed by Saint Germain, who worked with Mr. Ballard) and the 55-year experience of Alice Schutz (Publisher of the A.D.K. Luk Publications, who also worked with Mr. Ballard and who later became a staff member of the “Bridge to Freedom”), Geraldine Innocente was the last authorized messenger of the Great White Brotherhood, having the benefit of a PROVEN dispensation from the Karmic Board. The proof of such a dispensation was given in manifest works, rather than in words, alone.

Many groups and individuals are giving out partial truth, and many students are benefited by them. The energy created by decreeing and directed to the Ascended Masters helps them to increase their assistance to the Earth. But it should be recognized that different channels have different levels of spiritual development and awareness, and not all of them are able to pierce through different stratas all the way to the realm of the Ascended Masters. Also, much more could be accomplished if the students of today could UNITE IN A COMMON EFFORT. In this way we could straighten out the Earth’s axis in a short period of time.

The dictations of the Bridge to Freedom, channeled by Geraldine Innocente, are, by far, the most detailed and comprehensive ever given on the two major points of Ascended Master Teaching. BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL ASCENSION AND THE ASCENSION OF THE PLANET ARE THOROUGHLY COVERED. THE MASTERS HAVE SAID THAT THESE DICTATIONS OF THE "BRIDGE TO FREEDOM" WERE WRITTEN FOR GENERATIONS YET TO COME.

“You may have been given too much of the Law for your outer minds to digest at one time. However, we feel that, for the sake of those following after you, an entire evolution of people, who would perhaps benefit by the instruction that you may never even need to use, we had better take advantage of the temporary contact between the Ascended Master's Realm and the human, and get as much of this Law, as possible, to you. We are writing an entire Bible, that will live and be read by millions of people, long after you have come home.”

“Genesis and all of the succeeding Biblical Law is being written again. It is being written now, not by unascended beings, but by God-free Beings. It is a Bible made up of the energies of the Archangels, the Cosmic Beings and the Ascended Masters, that will stand for the rest of the civilizations being brought forth on this planet, Earth.”

“Beloved Friends of Light and Love, we are engaged, the other Ascended Masters and myself, in the building of a Bridge – a Bridge which will endure until every man, woman and child who belongs to this evolution has passed from the realm of imperfection and limitation, over it, into God Freedom. Into and under that Bridge we are building a foundation made of strong and valiant hand-chosen lifestreams, who can bear the weight and strength of the energies of the masses, when they begin to cross from shadow into sunshine, from darkness into Light, from limitation into freedom, from disease into health and perfection.

Will there be a new dispensation at some time in the future? Yes, there will be. The new dispensation will be based, in total, on the teachings given out through the original “Bridge to Freedom.” Why is this so? The Masters are subject to cosmic law, and they are allowed only a certain amount of energy, when dealing with mankind. Energy will not be spent again for anything that already exists.