The period of dispersion is over. It was this feeling—first joyfully surprising, then surprisingly strong, and finally invincibly victorious—that penetrated the days we spent together in a small village in the Dalarna region of Sweden.

Among those who gathered there were Keepers of the Flame from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, USA, Czechia and Russia. In addition to the 50 participants who were present physically, there also were those who could not come for financial and other reasons and supported us in the inner.

The participants of the Conference were those very pearls that had been scattered all over the world as a result of the great explosion that destroyed the nucleus that seemed to be so strong. The explosion was followed by the period of silence, confusion and depression, but in spite of all, each pearl carried in the very depth if itself, as a pledge of resurrection, a precious point of light—like a tiny spore bearing an invisible yet invincible germ of life that inevitably sprouts at the appointed hour demonstrating the irrefutability of the Great Law of Life.

The action of the Law manifested as the action of the magnet of the heart. By the action of this magnet, in a very natural and inevitable way seemingly separate particles began to gravitate to each other forming a renewed whole—that very whole that constitutes the body of God on earth.

There were those among the participants of the conference who had either lived in the community for many years or frequently attended conferences and SU courses at the ranch. And it was very interesting to see how their presence and communication in the context of the event at certain moments recreated certain aspects of the genuine atmosphere and the original Spirit of the Community, so that those who had never had a chance to walk that Holy Ground physically could sense very clearly and tangibly what it was like and what it felt like.

However, here I have to correct myself: “was” is a wrong tense. It IS there, and it IS there on an absolutely new level—on the level that meets the requirements of the new age. And this is what constitutes the main essence and the main value of this conference. For it has not just simply demonstrated that nothing is lost; not just simply rekindled in full the fire that burned so brightly in the days of the Messenger’s intense activity and begin to twinkle and fade away after Mother’s withdrawal from her work on the physical plane; this conference marked the transition to the entirely new level of consciousness that manifests a completely different approach to the Teachings which is the approach not just of a student but of the student becoming an Adept.

The title and the topic of the conference were not chosen by chance. Becoming a spiritual adept is the urgent demand of the time. Not having achieved this goal we will not be able to move further. The Masters notified us repeatedly that the time would come when the Teaching would have been given in its fullness, and then it would be entirely up to us to make use of the precious knowledge given from up high. So the time has come. We cannot any longer expect the Messenger to tell us every moment what we should do and what we should not do, what is right and what is wrong etc. The time has come for everyone to abide under his own Tree of Life, i.e. to learn how to be led and guided by his own inner Christ consciousness. The time has come for everyone to take the responsibility for making independent decisions. The time has come for everyone to claim and accept that part of the Mantel of the Messenger which he or she is able and willing to bear.

For this mantle is not an honorary decoration. First of all, it is the burden of the world karma that Mother still has to carry for us and on our behalf. There has been a lot of arguing about whether or not it is time for her to ascend etc. Let us not get involved in this discussion, for decision is not ours anyway. But if there is indeed something that we should keep in mind , it is the fact that the main purpose of the Messenger’e work (and Mother said this repeatedly) is to help each one of us attain the unity with our own Christ Self. And therefore, if there is indeed something that keeps her tied to earth, it is our disability and unwillingness to manifest the level of mastery that is required of the students of Light who are called in the New Age to receive and to accept the weight that had been carried on their behalf by the Avatars for centuries. Until we manage to rise to this level, the mission of the Two Witnesses will remain unfulfilled.

That is why the theme of the conference, “Steps Towards Adeptship”, is of such importance. The central point of our discussion was that we should not only know the Teaching but literally become the Teaching, which means that we should bring into manifestation right here and now that what the Teaching was given for. It was given to enable each and everyone of us to realize our Christ potential right here and now and become what Jesus and El Morya were, what Saint Germain and the Great Divine Director were—beings of Light walking the earth in the physical form and bringing salvation to the lifestreams of the planet. For the planet needs us urgently — it needs us today.

In an old Russian movie “Cinderella” a young boy, an assistant to the fairy, says, “I am not a magician yet, I am still learning”. This phrase has become a saying. But for us it will not work. While in the age of the Pisces we still could afford the luxury of protracted studentship, the Aquarian Age does not provide this opportunity any longer. In order to be able to keep up with its impetuous pace, we must continue our studies and be “magicians” simultaneously. Otherwise the dispensation will flash by like a beaming comet in front of our sleepy noses, and the Masters who literally lay down their lives for us will be bitterly disappointed once again.

In order to avoid this, in order to have the Mission of Sanat Kumara fulfilled successfully, each of us must manifest in full that which he is called to be according to his original God design. Not in the next embodiment, not in an indefinite future, but right here and now should we demonstrate the full mastery and God dominion over the lesser human self. We can do it, for this is exactly what the Teachings are given for. God does not need permanent students. He needs students who become Masters and come to take the place of their Teachers while the Teachers go further and higher.

“I AM Able”—there words from the song that we sang perhaps more often than the other ones had become the motto of the conference. “I AM Able, I AM able, I know I AM able! Because the Light of God Abides in me! ” —This feeling in all its certainty became the main result of our work. It became the beginning of the new coil of the spiral that can and shall carry the planet up to the new level of being. We are able to bring forth the planetary change, and the future of Terra is in our hands.

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* From Mother’s health update of June 18 we learned that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. It is quite obvious that this is the result of the action of the world karma carried by the Messenger. In this connection, it would be timely to ask oneself a question: “What part of this karma might be mine?” Do you remember how Padre Pio had implored God to allow him to carry the pain of the man dying of cancer? It doesn’t really feel good being a “Padre Pio inside out”…

Rune Hagen, Sweden:

What I experienced was that the people at the conference, both the children and the adults connected through the heart. Many attending the conference had not met each other and many new bonds were formed. What I also appreciated a lot was the international atmosphere.

Sometimes when I have been to events in the past, I have put the event out of my mind as soon as it has been over. As for this conference, I still feel positive ripple effects like waves inside of me and I experience that certain concepts associated with the Mind of God now have a stronger foundation within me. This is a proof that the conference accomplished what the title Steps Towards Adeptship indicated. Based on my inner experiences I can say that it was successful. May adeptship grow in us all until we meet again!