A wonderful new book written by Dianne Pegler
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The story you are about to read is about those three Men of Mystery, The Magi. It is a story known to most of you since your earliest days. Indeed some of you may have had the privilege of being a 'King' in a Nativity play wearing the statutory tea towel on your head. But what do we actually know about Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar ? Well, we know they came from the East following A Star to find the Infant Jesus; that they brought him Gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh; that they met with Herod which led to the hasty departure of The Sacred Family from Jerusalem to the safe haven of Egypt. The last we hear of The Magi is that they too departed Jerusalem in haste having been warned of Herod's murderous intentions in a dream.And then what?
How is it that these enigmatic Men of Mystery still feature so prominently in the Christmas story to this day, over two thousand years later when they seemingly returned from whence they came and disappeared never to be heard or seen again.
The Sacred Order Of The Magi story is channelled through my guide Merlin, The Alchemist in his previous incarnation as Melchior, Member of The Magi, and known to Jesus or as he was called then, Yeshua Ben Joseph as Melchior, The Beloved. Within this story, Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar come to life. You will come to know them as Yeshua, Mary and Joseph, Yeshua's Mother and Father and another very significant character, Joseph of Arimathea, knew them.
The Magi did not simply disappear, for they came to Bethlehem not only to honour Yeshua but to protect him. Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar knew of one another but did not know one another until that momentous time in history when individually they plotted their paths to follow The Star to find the Messiah who had been prophesied within their cultures for thousands of years. They found The Messiah, The Saviour Of The World and Son Of God in the form of a beautiful, dark haired baby with the longest eye lashes which fanned his peachy coloured cheeks nestling in the arms of his very loving young mother.
From the moment they saw Yeshua, the bond of The Magi was irrevocable; Three became One and the Spiritual Security Service was formed. They vowed to protect Yeshua and his Sacred Family with their lives and their very first mission was to escort The Sacred Family to Egypt once they became aware of Herod's jealousy and plot to kill the baby, Yeshua. Balthazar protected the Sacred Family and escorted them to Egypt while Melchior and Caspar returned home by separate routes to distract and confuse Herod's Army. So while it may have seemed that The Magi disappeared, nothing was further than the truth. They just went underground and became The Secret Sacred Order Of The Magi.
The Sacred Order Of The Magi is a Secret Order much the same as The Freemasons and has run parallel to that Order for most of the two thousand years however the Sacred Order Of The Magi has remained unknown until now. NOW is the TIME to reveal its existence. It was destined to be so.
The Sacred Order Of The Magi have prevented humanity getting into even worse situations than the catastrophic ones it has lived through during those two thousand years however we are now being called to bring about what Yeshua Ben Joseph came to Earth to do and that is live our lives in Peace, Love and Harmony with Abundance and Equality for all - not just the few and The Sacred Order Of The Magi are now revealed to be with us during this momentous time of Yeshua's second coming or as it is commonly known as The Ascension.
The members of The Sacred Order of The Magi have worked on their own or in a small group with some members never knowing the others. For some families, it was a dynasty which encompassed some, but not always all family members. For the main, the Sacred Order of The Magi has never been infiltrated however power is a charismatic concept and some members have succumbed to living their lives without the integrity and compassion required.
The Vow that The Sacred Order Of The Magi make in their Hearts is to uphold the Truth of Yeshua Ben Joseph's mission.
Over the coming months, within Health and Happiness Magazine, you will discover how these Three Wonderful Men of Love, Light, Unrelenting Integrity and Bravery and with overwhelming sadness decided what they had to do to ensure that Yeshua understood His destiny and what role He was to play within the spiritual fibre of this beautiful planet.
The revelation of the Sacred Order Of The Magi was always destined to be NOW so that YOU can ask yourself
Am I A Member Of The Sacred Order Of The Magi?
Do I Have The Integrity, Passion and Compassion
To Do All That It Takes To Bring About What Yeshua Began
And Finally Bring Peace On Earth and Good Will To All?
Dianne Pegler 15/07/11
THE SACRED ORDER OF THE MAGI
CHAPTER ONE - MELCHIOR'S STORY BEGINS
There is a band of Brothers and Sisters who form The Sacred Order Of The Magi. Close your eyes and in your mind you will see a Light Grid encircling your World and beyond. These Lights represent members of The Magi those who live on your Grid still and those who have Ascended. Of course, once a Member of this most Sacred Order, always a member.
My name is Melchior and I, along with other most learned Beings, formed The Sacred Order Of The Magi at a time when life was so different on your Planet Earth. I find the terms Planet and Earth strange to say as we did not know such words then however I know that is what you call them now.
When we came together all those thousands of years ago, my brothers and I knew Earth as an Image of The Sacred Mother/Father God.
Another strange concept to me is what you call 'Time'. I mention this so that you have an understanding of what I want you to know. We lived in Universal 'Time'. While we knew that we had an allotted period when we would live on the Earthly Grid, we saw ourselves as an expansion of The Universal Grid. In that respect, we felt 'Timeless' and so we all are, of course.
I ask you to once again visualise the Earthly Grid shining like a glistening Spider's Web overflowing with rainbow filled raindrops reaching out to merge with The Universal Grid. We knew we were part of The Creator's Grid. We also knew that many other Stars, Constellations, Wondrous Planets and Life Forms reached out to be part of The Creator's Universal Grid of Pure Love. Pure Love which radiated throughout The Universal Grid to each and everyone who formed it. Again I mention this only so that you have an understanding of The Grid because this is what Ascension means. The Return to The Universal Grid of Pure Love is for everyone In The Universe.
Ascension is not just for your Planet Earth. Now is the time for all of The Universe to return to The Grid. Do you now see the urgency to remember and to shine your own Light on The Grid? I hope so for I cannot stress how important your participation is in the process however I also hope you feel this within yourself because only by feeling the truth of what I say to you will you truly understand what I am saying and be ready to play your part in this.
There are those who have a desire for The Lights of The Universal Grid to flutter and dim. We know this and we have always known this. I speak only of those beings to plead with you to send them Pure Love and Pure Light.
So now you have an understanding of the mission of The Sacred Order Of The Magi, I return to my own story. I am Melchior and I am experiencing the greatest pleasure to be with you at this time. I have waited many life times to tell my story however never has the time been more appropriate to do so than NOW. Many times I viewed what was happening on your Earthly Grid and wondered whether I could or should intervene however no one has the right to do that as you know. Everyone plays their life's role and purposes as they wish. I am sure you know this (Laughingly said).
I was an enquiring child and life was changing in England as it did elsewhere in The World. It was a time of discovery, discussion, star gazing, star plotting and star following. I could read The Stars in the sky as surely as you can read a book. The skies were lucent and as I learned to understand the constellations of The Stars in the changing seasons; the myriad of twinkling, dazzling lights held the answers to my quest for knowledge.
And then, there came in the sky, a constellation of Stars never seen before. To my eye, they were magnificent and puzzling. I knew them and I knew them not. Every night, I would rush to my viewing point to gaze at these wondrous orbs eager to unlock the portent. I knew within me that I would find the answer however that did not cease my fretting to do so. Would I be the one to read these Stars and reveal the message which I believed they held for us. Would it be an Omen of Wonder or would they prove to be an Omen of Doom? I had listened to such tales told to us by the Elders. I, Melchior wanted to be the one who told the story of these Stars. I didn't know why. I just believed it to be my destiny. It proved to be so.
One night as I gazed at The Stars they swirled around forming a pattern in the sky. I blinked and I blinked again. I thought I had been gazing for too long and had become dizzy however as soon as this wondrous formation had begun, so it ceased and to my amazement, the formation of Stars had culminated into one magnificent Star of a magnitude and might that I had never seen before ..or since. I was breathless and could not take my eyes away from this phenomenon. I could hear a sound in the sky. It may have emanated from this magnificent Star. It seemed as though it did and I fell to the ground in awe of its great beauty. The Star was so big, I wondered whether it was a falling Star and had fallen to the ground where I lay.
It encompassed me and I was absorbed by it. My whole being became The Star and The Star became me! Strange to say, I was not afraid. I loved the experience and wanted it to go on and on. I don't know how long it lasted. It was all over before I knew it and The Star while still large and luminescent returned to the sky whereas a short while before I felt it had been with me on the ground. The experience changed me forever and I now held a message imparted to me by The Star. The Star told me of a journey I would embark upon. It would be arduous and fraught with danger and there were those who would try to dissuade me however I would undertake the journey by following The Star because it was my destiny. The Star did not reveal the end of this journey. The end to the journey would be of my own making. I was excited, a little scared however determined to overrule all arguments to prevent me.
There was a trail known to those who would embark upon trade journeys to the countries in The East and I met with those who regularly undertook this treacherous pilgrimage for reasons of buying and selling merchandise. We haggled and bartered for all the necessary equipment I would need and they prepared me for the long and arduous journey I was to undergo in a good natured and sometimes forceful manner. Those who had undertaken this journey previously wanted to ensure that I was not embarking upon such a long trail without knowing how dangerous such an undertaking it was going to be. Some tried to persuade me and others said I would not be the man for such a quest; that I would be a dangerous burden for them all. I believe that The Star's influence was such that they had all fallen under her spell and my destiny became my reality without too much opposition. It was all to no avail because I knew I would follow The Star. The experience of being enthralled by The Star had enchanted me. I prepared to make my journey following my Enchantress.
We made our way across the land until we reached the sea shore. I had never seen such an expanse of water. I never knew until that day that the sea could stretch beyond where the eye could see. My new friends told me that once we reached where the eye could see, so we would sail until we reached the new horizon again and again and again. We would be many days at sea and then when we reached the new land where we would again set foot, Well, then we would make another long, long, journey across land and terrain that they assured me I would never ever have seen before. I would marvel at the sun parched sand dunes, the rocks, crags and arrid mountainous regions. They told me that I would hanker for the cold, wet, damp vista of England. As much as I tried to believe them and to imagine these new experiences, I could not and nothing could prepare me for what we endured. I tried to remain calm and pure in my thoughts and remember all that I had learnt about the new and exciting ways of thinking and learning and the knowledge that had brought me to this quest. Many times I felt so ill at sea that I wanted to die however I would then remember those feelings inside me that had brought me to this oft times nightmare existence. I could not concede failure. I believe that was the only thing that kept me seeking to live when loneliness and uncertainty threatened my very sanity. Sometimes, fleeting, I would wonder why I had left all those who loved me and whom I loved. Why had I left my safe, secure World for this path which led to a place I did not know and that which I did not know what I sought. But then, I would look upwards and The Star calmed me. I did not know understand why I felt so sure when I gazed upon her brilliance. I just knew that All Was Well and that I was doing the right thing.
Where before my new friends seemed fierce and sullen, now that we were at sea and I was afraid to show my fear and loneliness; when I gazed upon The Star, I understood that while they may have undertaken this route before me, they too were afraid and longing for home. I understood so much by gazing at The Star. She was my true friend and I fell under her spell more and more. I trusted her to guide us to where we needed to go; my friends to make powerful, helpful trade allies and for me to fulfil my spiritual destiny. I began to realise that while failure was not really an option for my new
friends because so much was at stake; for me there was no option other than to succeed for me.
If I failed to fulfil my destiny, then spiritually, I would die. It would be as well for me to physically die because I knew I would walk the life of the living dead until my time came to pass if I failed.
And so day became night and day followed night. We were all lost in our World of thoughts, hopes and dreams.....
CHAPTER ONE VISUALISATION
RETURN TO THE UNIVERSAL GRID
So you begin your journey to Return to The Universal Grid. Of course, you never left however your connection may feel somewhat distant at this time.
Before you begin your Return to The Grid create a Sacred Space where you will go when you are connecting to The Universal Grid. Ensure this Sacred Space is beautiful to you and that it is in a place where you can be completely alone with your thoughts. It can be a tiny area of a small room however the intention is that it reflects the individual inner and outer beauty which is YOU.
These meditations will empower you and open the portal for you to Remember who you are and what you came to do. By returning to The Universal Grid you will recall the Sacred Contract you entered into for this most important time on Planet Earth. You will feel a connection inside you which has been missing for a long while.
Are you ready to Return to The Universal Grid?
Take a few deep breaths. Take yourself into the special inner place where you feel a deep peacefulness. Whenever thoughts crop up, take a few more deep breaths and take yourself back to that inner peacefulness again.
Visualise now, a vast, intricate web rather similar to a spider's web which is paradoxically beautiful and complex. Take a little while to weave this web in your mind making it just the way you want it to be for this is a Divine Creation. It is also the Web or The Grid which connects everything in The Universe. You are connected to this vibrant, shining Web of Light and can return to it whenever you feel the need to do so for by doing so you connect to The Divine Creator as surely as if you were sitting side by side and having a nice cosy chat. It is as easy as that and was always intended to be that way.
You will notice that your Web or Grid comprises of Geometrical Shapes. These Sacred Shapes are replicated throughout The Universe and throughout your Planet. It is by use of Divine Sacred Geometry and connecting to The Universal Grid that those who created The Wonders of The Ancient World did so. There was no separation from The Divine Creator at that Time you see. Miracles occur when You are One with The Divine Creator. Allow your Web or Grid to grow in whichever way you want and see yourself connected to it in whichever way feels right for you. We are all connected to The Universal Grid however we are all unique with individual gifts and talents to
bring to the beautiful New Planet Earth.
What are your gifts and talents? Take a little while and in your mind's eye place your wonderful gifts and talents on the Grid. What do you feel that you would like to place on The Grid which symbolises you? It may be that you love music, or to dance wildly barefoot in the moonlight, you have a sense of satisfaction over charities you have helped, you have sponsored a child's education, you bake wonderful cakes, you write beautiful poetry, your smile lights up a room. And if you don't know what
your unique gifts and talents are then by Returning to The Universal Grid you soon will.
You can even leave a little sign with your name written on if you desire. The more you personalise The Universal Grid and feel at home there, the more you will feel the re-connection to it. Wonderful people and experiences will begin to occur as if by magic in your life; the more people who Return To The Universal Grid the more it will vibrate and Ascend beautifully moving closer and closer to The Divine Creator. Do you now see how important Returning to The Universal Grid is for you, the Planet and The Universe?
When you are ready but also knowing you can return at any time, then take some deep breaths and slowly bring your awareness back into consciousness. Please return to The Universal Grid as often as possible.
CHAPTER 2 - MELCHIOR'S STORY CONTINUES
One memorable day when I truly believed I could truly not live through another there came a shout, 'Land, Land!' This was my destiny, I knew it. When my feet were firmly on the ground again, I would renew my journey following The Star. She had grown in magnificence while we were at sea and while I had sometimes felt vulnerable and uncertain, I only had to look towards her and I experienced the 'special feeling' which spurred me onwards. When I was in the throw of that feeling no-one or no thing would dissuade me from what I had to do. Besides I had come this far, hadn't I?
The Star and I had become very good friends during my journey at sea. In fact, I believed her to be my only friend as the men viewed me from a distance. We had grown into an understanding however I knew they didn't feel at ease with me nor I with them. Whereas the men fell quiet and tried to sleep during the darkness of the night hours, I began to yearn for the night time with a passion. The Sun was blisteringly hot and I eagerly awaited the peace; the solitude and the return of my beautiful friend who was accompanied by another dear friend and teacher to me, The Moon. They shone in the coal black darkness of the sky with a splendour I had never witnessed. I loved that they were replicated on the water and moon beams danced as far as the eye could see. I felt safe then. Somehow although I was hundreds of miles from home, it felt I was home.
I had learnt to read the night skies as a child and adolescent in England. I was still only a young man in my twenties. On the open seas it was easier to read the constellations of The Stars and the phases of The Moon. To me, it became as simple as you can read a book.
I swear that The Star and The Moon spoke to me and I was their most scholarly student. They spoke to me and I knew what they conveyed to me as surely as if I was holding a conversation with The Sun, The Moon and The Stars especially my own special Star.
To my eye as I look at Planet Earth from The Universal Grid, I note that you have all grown too accustomed to looking downwards or at least eye level. You are far too distracted by electrical and electronic grids to look upwards at what The Divine Creator created for your benevolence. This has been one of those astute plans orchestrated by those who would hold humanity in their grasp in order that the 'Few' rather than the whole Planet enjoys its abundance. How often do you take time to look at the majesty of a Sun rise? This magnificent Planet rises and sets each day for your well being, My Beloveds. Without The Sun what would happen to you? But you have learnt to take it for
granted as you have taken so much Planetary Magnificence for granted on your beautiful Planet. Did you know that Planet Earth is truly one of the most beautiful Planets which The Divine Source created? There are other planets which are magnificent in other ways but those Planets cannot sustain human life form such as you, My Dear Ones. No, The Divine Creator made you to be an image of Herself/Himself and out of overwhelming Love for you. Planet Earth was formed to be equally as beautiful. Nothing less would suffice. However, I am not here to give you a lesson in Planetary Ecology. What I am telling you is that had things evolved differently on your most beautiful Planet then you would have all been able to read the night time skies, you would have revered the daily rising and setting of The Sun. History derides the Ancient Ones for being simple and naive in honouring the Elements. But who tells the tales of history and is it the truth or someone's version of the truth and if so, to what ends? It would seem to me that Planet Earth's History has not equalled its magnificent creation and all that The Divine Creator anticipated for her children. So what happened but more to the point 'What Can You Do To Help Beautiful Planet Earth And Her Children Return To How She Was Intended And Created To Be?
There is an urgency for this as I am sure you know. However, this is also not the time to be fearful. NOW is the time for beautiful, loving, magical action by each and every one of you. You can take everything for granted, be complacent, believe you cannot do anything to change things or you too can follow The Star?
What will you do? Melchior said The Star spoke to him and imparted a message which changed his life and became his destiny. Melchior also became good friends with The Moon. He was an experienced astronomer and spent his time not only gazing at The Star but also Moon gazing. During Melchior's long journey on the ship he learnt that the phases of The Moon affected the mood of his travelling companions which he used to his advantage to form a special bond with them that went beyond merely being a passenger on their ship. The crew navigated the ship by means of The Stars too of course. The Ancients knew so much. But The Moon and The Stars were there not only to navigate the ship as far as Melchior was concerned and he soon learnt when to approach his fellow travellers and when to let them be. The Waxing Moon culminating in The Full Moon was the best of times while the Waning Moon and the Shadow Moons...Well, it was as well to keep his thoughts, words and actions to himself. There would have been nothing gained by asking favours at those times. It was a game that Melchior liked to play for his own entertainment initially but what a powerful ally The Moon became. Such a wonderful friend who remained true to him all his life.
Make The Moon your friend. Create Magic in your life as The Moon grows ever more lush and potent. Eagerly anticipate what you passionately wish to manifest in your life as you track The Moon's path across the night time sky just like Melchior. Keep your dreams alight and alive in your mind by Moon gazing and by listening to what The Stars have to say to you. **
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You will easily find the phases of the Moon for each month of the year in a Lunar
Calendar or in websites on the internet
CHAPTER TWO VISUALISATION
THE STAR
Melchior, as you know had a wonderful friend in The Star. The Star was, of course, the Star which blazed a trail in the night sky over two thousand years ago to a little town in Bethlehem which interestingly lies in Palestine nowadays. Such significance and symbolism and who can ignore a beautiful Star? Certainly not Melchior. Melchior said that The Star spoke to him and imparted important messages which encouraged him and sustained his Soul while He was at sea.
During this visualisation you have the opportunity to admire and to honour the beautiful Stars; by doing so you will once more deepen your connection to The Divine Source and be open to receiving your own important messages and whispered words of encouragement to make your Heart sing and your Soul soar.
Take yourself to that special Sacred place and take deep breaths to quieten your mind. As before if unwanted thoughts occur, take a deep breath and let them slip away.
See The Universal Grid forming in your mind's eye. Search for your unique place on The Grid. What did you place there last time? Are you quite still happy with your special place? Have you changed? Do you need to say something else about the individual gifts you can bring to The Grid and The Planet?
The Universal Grid looks and feels magnificent; more and more people are returning to The Grid daily. You then notice that The Universal Grid looks brighter if that is possible and the reason is that it is a blaze with the Light of a huge six pointed Star. This is the Star of The Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine Energy. One blazing pyramid of Divine Male Light thrusting upwards to merge with the receiving Pyramid of Divine Female Light to form a dazzling, swirling mass of 100% Light in perfect Harmony. While The Star that led Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar to Bethlehem was an actual
astral body, it symbolised the Pure and Complete Balance of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine energies which the birth of the Christ Child, Yeshua brought to Planet Earth once again.
Take a little time now to imagine how Planet Earth would have evolved if Man and Woman had walked side by side instead of the Male Energy dominating the Female Energy even to this day. Planet Earth would have developed in the way it was intended; there would be abundance and opportunity for everyone, no one person would have more than another, children would be nurtured and venerated as the future of the civilisation, every single person would feel valued for themselves no matter their race, colour, gender. Planet Earth would have developed in Love with every person at liberty to strive towards fulfilling their God given potential.
Now as you imagine this very beautiful Planet of opportunities, envisage the Magnificent 6 pointed Star enveloping you just as it did to Melchior. He was absorbed and enthralled by The Star. The swirling mass of Pure Light disorientated him but he loved it and didn't want the experience to be over. Envisage this experience happening to you. Know that by doing this you are creating the
magnificent 6 Pointed Star and the Return of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine Energies and everything they represent at this most important juncture of Planet Earth's Ascension.
What messages will The Star bring to you?
CHAPTER 3 MELCHIOR'S STORY CONTINUES
It took all my determination and willpower to keep calm as I viewed the near chaos in the port where our ship docked. My head swum and my stomach heaved with the heat, the noise and strange smells. Men seemingly of every nationality, creed and culture shouted at one another among the wares of the make shift trade market which had sprung up out of nowhere. Our ship had caused great interest and my ship mates were soon in the thick of the buying and selling of the most unusual goods, food, animals, even people that I had ever witnessed.
I wanted desperately to leave the ship however I was afraid to leave its safe haven. I slowly gathered my belongings together. I figured there was no rush. No one was actually interested in me anyway. Everyone seemed to have a goal in mind and while I too, had a goal in mind, I didn't actually know what that was.
While I had been voyaging on the ship, plotting charts of the night time skies, noting the phases of the Moon and generally making myself feel very grand and rather important telling my ship mate friends about my mysterious quest, I now felt rather insignificant and unsure of what to do next. But this was not the time to lose faith or face. I quietened my mind and listened to the beat of my Heart.
Standing there on the deck of the ship feeling the crescendo of noise fade from my awareness, I took deep, deep breaths and with my face turned towards The Sun, I began to speak to The Divine Creator.
'I Am Melchior.
I have a true Heart and an enquiring mind. I am good humoured and an able student of The Stars, The Planets, Philosophy and Geometry. I desire to learn much more. I embarked upon this journey following a magnificent Star which I know was of your sending, Divine Creator. I also know that you placed a coded question within The Star which was specifically for me and no other.
I have yet to decipher The Code however I have shown you, Divine Creator, that I am faithful and worthy of this quest.
Above all, I trust that you will lead me to my destiny.I Love You, I Trust You And Where You Lead, I Will Follow.
I Am Melchior'.
I felt stronger now. I had made my solemn oath to the Divine Creator and was now ready to leave the ship for the next part of my journey. I made my way to the plank leading to the dock side and surveyed the swarming mass of people. A little way off, there was a group of men who were taking no interest in the haggling and bartering going on by the side of the ship. They had other intent.
They stood by a herd of more strange looking animals which while very high off the ground seemed to be smiling. Looking at these animals made my spirits lift. I smiled back at the animals and made my way towards them. As I drew near to the group and the smiling animals, I noticed a man, a little older than myself, standing quietly a little apart from the men. He was looking directly at me. I noticed he had the most piercing green eyes which bore into my soul. When I drew close, he said, 'I Am Balthazar and I have been waiting for you. The men and animals are prepared. They have been ready for days. When you are rested we will resume our journey.
The Moon is ready for us and The Magnificent Star is directly above us. You will see them both in breathtaking splendour when The Sun drops from view'. Strange to say, I did not feel fearful of this man with much darker skin than my own who appeared to know my destiny better than I did myself. He had been sent by The Divine Creator, I knew it. It was those eyes. I trusted the message in Balthazar's eyes. He had already spoken of The Moon and The Magnificent Star.
How would he know I had followed them both on my sea journey if he was not a man of great knowledge and sent by The Divine Creator? He was the answer to my prayer and where Balthazar led, I was prepared to follow. I would be his student and learn so many things. It proved to be so. As well as the many wonderful lessons in Sorcery, Magic,Astronomy and Sacred Geometry and times when we discussed matters and laughed way into the night on our marathon journey, Balthazar taught me how to stay alive!
It was indeed a terrain set with terrors which I could never have imagined when I left England. There were wild animals and venomous snakes intent on devouring us; A never ending stream of kidnappers, bandits, thieves and the most unforgiving terrain where the scorching temperature of the day belied the freezing cold of the night time.
Our journey across the desert and deep ravines set among towering mountains became my college education for the life that I would lead from then on. I was young and eager to learn the ways of Magic and Miracles. That was what Balthazar termed our journey The Way Of Magic and Miracles. Balthazar knew our destiny and our goal. How he knew I could only hazard guesses. I imagined that it was because he came from a country not unlike the ones we journeyed through. He had been schooled in the knowledge of divination and sacred geometry. He knew when to attempt such to fetes which nowadays would be termed Magic when the Sun, Moon and Stars were in alignment. There were many in Balthazar's land who knew such things. This knowledge was readily available for all those who would align themselves in symmetry with the planets and elements. Some used this knowledge for Love of the Planet and all who lived upon it while others craved this knowledge for what power it could bring to themselves.
Balthazar whom I came to love as an older brother was a man of great Love for his fellows. He showed kindness and respect for all he encountered; man, woman, child, animal. This extended to the land and rivers, the plants, every God given thing. I watched Balthazar. Everyone loved him and responded warmly to whatever he asked of them. This was one of my early lessons. I learnt that everyone in our 'tribe' depended upon one another. We would not get far if there was even one person who did not feel they had a sense of belonging. Balthazar set this system from the onset of our journey and I soon followed suit.
The journey to The City of Petra where we would meet and trade with many others was similar to my journey on the boat in that day followed night, day after day, night after night seemingly without end across miles and miles of desert. However on this part of my journey, I felt alive and filled with a growing sense of excitement. I did belong here with Balthazar and our Bedouin guides. Every morning, I mounted my smiling faced steed who I trusted to take me to our next place of rest with anticipation of what the day would bring.
As I watched Balthazar and tried to follow in all that he did and said, so I knew that He watched me closely also. Again, I could only hazard a guess to the reason why however I believed it was that he wanted to be sure that I was the man for our quest. A quest of which I still had no knowledge; sometimes I nearly forgot about it however never fully for it was the reason I had undertaken the madness of what I was doing.
One night as we camped not far from a slowly flowing river, Balthazar came to me and asked me to accompany him on a moonlight walk. The sky was truly magnificent filled with millions of the brightest stars paying homage to their beautiful dazzling friend, The Moon. We stopped by the river. It reminded me of the times on the ship when I had watched The Stars and Moon dancing across the waves however here they gently lit the ripples and the Moon seemed close enough to touch.
Balthazar said, 'What do you see, Melchior?' 'I see The Moon here in the river.' I replied. Balthazar continued. 'Gaze into The Moon in the river and then tell me what you see, Melchior.' I knew this to be a test in the Way of Magic and Miracles, there had been a number along our journey but none such as this. Somehow I knew this was a turning point. Balthazar didn't give any indication of what I was supposed to see or what significance this would have to our journey and quest. I had trusted Balthazar to lead us towards our destination. At this point and if I failed the test, I was no longer sure I would be able to continue the journey. 'No', I told myself, ' that cannot be so'. Out loud I said,
'I Am Melchior. My destiny is to follow the Way of Magic and Miracles.' 'I Am Melchior.
I embarked upon this journey following a magnificent Star which I know was of your sending, Divine Creator. I know that you placed a code within The Star which was specifically for me. I believe I am about to decipher The Code, Divine Creator. I am faithful and worthy of this quest. Above all, I trust that you will lead me to my destiny. I Love You, I Trust You And Where You Lead, I Will Follow. I Am Melchior'.
I was empowered. I felt my breath quicken and this time when my eyes gazed upon The Moon in the river, I saw so much more. I saw my Star appear in the image of The Moon. Before I could form the words to a question, I fell to my knees in wonder of the Beauty I witnessed. This was the reason I had travelled so far from home amongst strangers who had become so much more than even friends. I heard a strange soaring noise. Was it above me? Was it by my side surrounding me? I felt faint and light headed glad that I was on the ground. I kept my eyes focused on the Star within the image of The Moon. The Star grew bigger and shone brighter. The Star became one with The Moon and I was one with them. I had no measure of time, I had no measure of anything other than the bliss I was experiencing.
As I gazed at the entwined Star and Moon, I 'saw' something in the middle of the Six Pointed Star. This brought me to a hazy awareness. I looked around for Balthazar. He stood, smiling at me. I hadn't realised he was so close by. 'Yes,' he said, 'It is a baby. Melchior.'
CHAPTER 3 VISUALISATION
THE STAR'S MESSAGE
You will by now, it is to be hoped, have embraced and developed your relationship To the ever expanding Universe by gazing at The Stars and The Moon and The Sun within your own Planet Earth. You are encouraged to do so, often. It is by doing so that you will attain an understanding of the vastness of The Universe which is ever changing. The exciting part about The Universe is that the more you observe it, the more it will develop.
How wonderful is that! YOU can create The Universe. If you can create The Universe, What else can you create? The opportunities are limitless, boundless, never ending, eternal.
So take yourself once again to your own Sacred place. Take deep breaths and quieten your mind. Visualise The Universal grid forming in your mind's eye. The Universal Grid is a swirling mass of energy and information, of Diamond Light, of Love, Of Hopes and Dreams of Goals fulfilled and yet to be fulfilled.
The Universal Grid is eternally changing. How does it look to you? Has it changed? Have you changed? Within this beautiful Diamond Grid, is your own special place as you know.
Seek it out.
The Universal Grid is within you and as you journey with Melchior, it will change. It has to change and so will you. You will understand with a knowingness deep within you the reason why Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar made their vow to honour and protect the baby Yeshua, the child Yeshua and the man Yeshua. It was because He came from the Most High. Yeshua was born in response to an
impassioned cry from the Heart, Mind and Soul of Planet Earth. Yeshua came to be with us for ALL TIME - not just for thirty three years two thousand years ago.
Yeshua was PURE, DIAMOND LIGHT LOVE and He came from The Stars to teach by His words and His example that we should Love One Another, that if we Ask We Will Be Given and If We Seek, We Shall Find.
Yeshua performed magic and miracles. It is well documented in the records of his friends and those who followed him.
This is what The Magi came to understand about Yeshua. This is the reason that those Men of Integrity and Love banded together during their time on Earth and for eternity. They made a solemn vow of Brotherhood which has never been broken. This is the message which was imparted to Melchior from his very first encounter with The Star back home in Cornwall, England. He knew that The Star had encoded a message within him. Melchior was a man of a true Heart and an enquiring mind. He made a vow to God to follow The Star to discover what his own personal message was. His journey was not easy however Melchior never once faltered in his belief of knowing The Star was his enchantress and guide.
Observe The Diamond Light Grid and expand it from the Purity of your own true Heart. For you can create a World of your choice. The time is NOW for such things to occur. The Magi have returned to bring you these message which were given to them thousands of years ago. They now ask you to follow The Star to unlock the code of your own message.
What is it you want for yourself and for your Planet?
Take yourself to The Universal Grid, often. Gaze at The Stars. With your eyes scan every particle of The Moon. Turn your face to the warmth of The Sun and be grateful for its abundance. By doing so, you will change and your World will change. You will uncover your message and unlock your code when you take yourself To The Universal Grid. You have embarked upon an exciting journey much like The Magi. This journey is the journey of Ascension.
CHAPTER 4 - Melchior's story continues
My Quest
The reason I had followed The Star, My Enchantress, Now I knew my quest. Strange to say, I also felt that somehow the quest had chosen me. The legend of the Messiah had been one that I had learnt as a very small boy. I would listen enthralled as The Elders spoke of this person who would come to our World, leading us to a dimension of Pure Love. We would live in harmony with one another and there would be an abundance of all things to be shared in equal measure.
The Messiah would bring us all this and more. He would teach us the way of The Divine Creator by Magic and Miracles. The Elders spoke of this Messiah and all that He would do and say. They spoke of the wonders He would perform which would leave everyone open-mouthed in amazement and in awe. I never tired of hearing about this Messiah and I craved His coming. I yearned for Him in my soul for I too wanted to live in Pure Love. I wanted to perform Magic and Miracles. I didn't want this purely for myself but because I had a deep Love and reverence for all people and all things. I believed in my Heart and in my Soul that The Divine Creator had intended us to live this way as a mirror image of His/Her Pure White Light. Somehow that mirror had become distorted and so had our lives. Humanity no longer reflected The Divineness of The Creator.
The Elders told us The Legend of The Messiah who would heal our broken Hearts and raise us up to be in The Divine Creator's Image once again. Now as I gazed at Balthazar, I knew the legend which I so wanted to believe, but wondered could ever be true, was truly happening. Balthazar explained to me that the child I 'saw' in the shimmering watery image was The Messiah. My Heart leapt in my stomach as Balthazar spoke and told me of his own story which was not unlike my own however Balthazar's quest had begun in a land thousands of miles from England. Balthazar was from a land they called Persia; his sun darkened skin betrayed that. Balthazar's eyes were as used to reading and unlocking the Sacred texts of his forefathers as the elders of my own native land although he was only a handful of years older than me.
Balthazar was a man well read in Astronomy, Geometry of The Stars. He could converse with those much older than himself on the subject of Man's philosophy and place in The Universe. Balthazar was a man who could protect himself and others who needed his protection in lands which were unforgiving of even the most brave. Balthazar protected me on our journey. Balthazar understood that I had an overwhelming need to find the babe because his need was a great as mine. He told me all He knew of our quest to meet the Messiah who had come in the form of this tiny babe. Balthazar was a very good man and I loved him for the man that he was and how he had opened his heart and mind to A young Innocent far from home who shared the same dream as his own.
I was so grateful to Balthazar and remained so all of my life. Right there by the side of the slowly flowing stream as the image of The Messiah faded, I fell to my knees and made a vow to God.
'I Am Melchior. I have a true Heart and a keen, seeking mind; a mind which has brought me here in the presence of The Messiah and of The Divine Creator I seek Love. Love for every one of us. It is my belief that The Messiah will bring the Love of The Divine Creator to us. I am prepared to do all that I can and be all that I can be to help The Messiah; This tiny babe, to achieve all He has come to do and Be all that He can be. I do not know His future as I do not know my own future. I do know that I will be with Him every step of the way for I want a World of LOVE and this child is the Highest and Purest form of LOVE. I Am Melchior and I vow this in the presence of The Divine Creator and in the presence of my true friend, Balthazar. I vow that I will be with Balthazar every step of the way forward from this day forth also'.
I made this vow from my Heart. I meant every word and I hoped that Balthazar would want me to be with him from this day forward. He looked kindly at me the smile reaching those piercing green eyes. 'Come, Melchior. We must continue our journey. We now make our way to The City of Petra.'
I had heard my erstwhile travelling companions speak of Petra during our journey across the ocean. This was a trading place of great importance if one could brave the journey from the port across the most dangerous and barren land. Many never did reach Petra for one reason or another. It was a journey to be embarked upon for only the most intrepid and daring trader or for those who had embarked upon a quest of The Heart. Either way, the power which spurred us on was Love; Love of God, Love for The Messiah and Love of Power and Money which brought the traders to Petra. As much as we believed we had a higher purpose, there was no real difference to the dangers we faced.
It was an interesting concept to consider which Balthazar and I discussed at length. What spurs people to do what they do in the face of such adversity? I often thought of those days and nights travelling towards Petra when I returned home to England. They seemed a million years away then and indeed in some respects they could have been, almost as though they had never happened. But they did happen and Balthazar and I were on a journey of such importance that we could never have envisaged. We trusted and we followed The Star and finally we arrived in Petra. It was a wonderful sight that mere words can never capture.
We arrived at night and the town was as alive as it would be in the day light hours, I felt sure. There were tents made from animal skin under which men dined, chatted and laughed with one another. They were served by women with children running between the tents. The City of Petra was alive with conversation; haggling and bartering. The City of Petra was 'Open for Business'. Overall, I had become accustomed to the sight of men trading at the top of their voices in the harsh dialect of the land. It seemed as though a fight could ensure at any moment and while that was actually quite rare I was always very glad to be travelling by the side of Balthazar and our companions who looked after our welfare, our animals and food and clothing so well.
If not Balthazar, then they understood what was being said and indicated whether it was safe to stay where we were or move on just as quickly. We were a band of brothers. We were soon to meet another 'brother'. His name, as I am sure you know, is Caspar. Caspar joined us in Petra and we became three. It was in Petra that The Magi was formed. We were yet to become the Order Of The Magi.
We found ourselves a suitable spot to pitch our own animal skin tent and bedded down for the night amongst our travelling band of brothers and our animals. The next morning we rose and wandered among all the other tents. Our own men knew some people there amongst the many hundreds of tents and we soon fell under its spell. There was so much to see; strange sights and Smells which I had never encountered in my twenty or so years but then why and how would I?
I had lived all those years in England and this was a far different land. The heat and the noise were overwhelming. There was also another heady smell which threatened to make me lose my balance and knock me off my feet? It was the aroma of frankincense which many of the traders had come to buy and take home with them. Balthazar told me that frankincense could only be found in this land and here in Petra was much sought after for adornment, anointing and its Healing properties.
I could not believe that most of the people here had come for the bark of a tree. As we wandered from tent to tent and from one group to another, we encountered a sight I have replayed in my mind a thousand and more times since. In one of the tents there was an even more excited group of men laughing and enjoying being with one another. Our group strolled over eager to see what was causing such an outcry. In the middle of this large group stood one man. All eyes were fixed on this man and He held the gaze of each and everyone of them with his own dancing, brown eyes, daring them to uncover the secret of the magical tricks he performed for their enjoyment and delight.
I sensed Balthazar's heightened awareness of the scene and fixed my own eyes more keenly on the man in the midst of the throng of men. He was about the same age as Balthazar, maybe a little older, thickset where Balthazar was of slim frame. This man was of darker colour skin and hair as black as the night sky. Suddenly he laughed which broker my reverie. It was like the roar of a Lion. I was not the only one to be startled as the crowd quietened for a second. 'Enough', said the man. 'Come back later'. The good humoured group dispersed as quickly as they had gathered and bade farewell to one another. It was time for sleep in any case. I began to turn away myself until I realised my protector, Balthazar, stood his ground. The two men walked towards one another as I trailed along behind Balthazar. Then I knew. This joker and performer of Magic was Caspar. The third member of our Magi. We were complete. Our eyes locked at the realisation and then our arms locked as we embraced. The emotion of the moment filled our Hearts, Our Minds, Our Bodies and Our very Souls. We forged a bond in that moment which was never broken in our life time and never since.
Chapter 4 Visualisation
As Melchior's Journey continues, so does your own.
You have embarked upon a quest not unlike Melchior's. I am sure you have come to understand this. I hope that you appreciate that your journey at this time in Humanity's Creation is equally as important as Melchior's journey over two thousand years ago.
Your Quest is to seek the path of Magic and Miracles and to feel it's blissful passion flowing through your Life. When you feel the excitement, the gratitude and the powerful desire to embrace every day filled with anticipation of how you are consciously and actively walking the path of Magic and Miracles no matter what then you know you are part of that growing awareness who are birthing the NEW EARTH just as Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar were a major part of the New Earth heralded by the birth of Yeshua, The Messiah who they had yearned for.
Just as The Magi visualised a World of opportunity, abundance, equality, peaceful harmony, truth, justice, freedom, fairness, integrity, joy that they fervently believed The Messiah would bring, so do those who revere those values so passionately nowadays yearn to see such a World. They would give anything to see this beautiful World just as The Magi gave everything to that belief.
This is your Quest
Take a deep breath, quieten your mind and return to the beautiful Diamond Light Grid that you see sparkling and vibrating throughout The Universe. This is your own Sacred Space. It is a very personal space, to you.
The paradox is that it is also a very personal place to many however when many are thinking the same beautiful collective thoughts then powerful changes occur. You see now how important it is to be at the highest personal vibration at all times and as I say to you again, no matter what.
The Constellations of The Stars, The Cycle Of The Moon and the daily Dawning Of The Sun are all part of this dynamic Path of Magic and Miracles as you know. Be very conscious of these powerful Planetary Allies for they will raise your vibrations at the very beginning of each day, during the darkness of the day and at the very end of each day. Be conscious and be grateful.
So once more, silently and within the recess of your mind, consider all that you know so far about this path that you have chosen. How have you changed? You will have changed if you have become a part of The Magi Story. It is inevitable, and it was destined. The Return Of The Magi Is NOW.
Ask yourself once again, 'How Have I Changed?' Consider this as you visualise the Diamond Light Grid.
Melchior opened his Third Eye to see the child Yeshua reflected in the Moonlit water. It is time for you to open your Third Eye and intuit The New Earth within and hence subsequently before you. As you sit within your own Sacred Space meditating upon all of this, simply ASK for your Third Eye to open just as Melchior's did. By doing so Melchior became a major member of The Magi. Finally Melchior understood what was his quest. It made perfect sense to him and he knew it without a shadow of a doubt. What will you know and understand without a shadow of a doubt when your Third Eye opens to such a bright, shining awareness of Love? Melchior's deepest desire was fulfilled at that moment. It could be the same for you.
Sit in the knowledge and knowing of all this LOVE for Our World for as long as you wish. Be empowered to know that you and you alone can make a change. Be very empowered to know that you in unity with many other like minded souls can manifest a huge change; a shift and ultimately a Brave New Beautiful Loving Earth for ALL.
When you have felt all this within your Heart, then take a few deep deep breaths and return to grounded awareness. Feel your feet firmly on the ground. This is a powerful meditation so please take time to bring your awareness back to the present.
The Magi wish you to know you are deeply loved.
CHAPTER 5 - Melchior's story continues
And so Three became as One. Three Hearts beat as One and Three Minds thought as one from that moment onwards. Our Souls were our own, of course, however, I often thought that our three Souls had been created in one moment of time in The Great Universe of The Divine Mind.
We became Blood Brothers in The Red City as The City of Petra is also known. When the sun rises on the City, it glows as red as a fire ball. How appropriate that we three; Balthazar, Caspar and Melchior joined our blood there. It was Caspar's idea. He always had a flare for the flamboyance and was quite an extrovert as befits, of course, one who is a Sorcerer, and a Master of Magick. We had talked all night after our initial meeting.
The days would be spent wandering around the tents together. It was so captivating. Every day was a day of interest, knowledge and education as far as I was concerned. I never wanted our time there to end. Every night, we would sit together and share our life's tale until that moment we had met. I was intrigued and absorbed by Balthazar and Caspar's stories and what had brought them on this quest which were so like my own in many respects. I was astounded that they felt the same as I did. Their's was a Journey of The Heart also.
Time to tell a little of those stories.
Balthazar hailed from Persis or Persia/Iran as it is now known. He truly was a Prince among men. I loved him for the good, benevolent qualities he possessed. Balthazar was no fool however. He stood tall and proud, head and shoulders above most men. He was dark of skin colouring which off set those remarkable eyes; eyes that 'saw' everything. Balthazar was accompanied on his mission by men who had known him from his birth. They would have laid down their lives for him. They loved him and were also very proud of him. Balthazar's high position surrounded by the very best of all things had not lessened the beautiful character that Balthazar possessed.
His men had every right to love him as they did. As well as his beautiful manner, Balthazar possessed an eager and enquiring mind which the finest of tutors had enlightened with schooling in philosophy, astronomy, the sciences and the arts. Often Balthazar would sing at night. I hear his soulful melodious voice even now as I recall those heady days. Balthazar's voice lifted in song would lead us to great heights as we sat among hundreds of others in The Red City. The Red City took on a magical quality of its own at night. I am sure you can imagine the 'red' of the stone glistening and shining in the Moon Light. Balthazar's voice drew many to us. They said his voice was as beautiful as his face. No-one could deny it and the more I grew to know him, the more I knew that beauty came from within him too. Balthazar was truly a King of Men and was a gift from God to me. I felt it then and I know it now.
Caspar was a great fellow too. People did not always recognise the same qualities which Balthazar possessed in Caspar initially because he was such a joker. No-one than my friend Caspar could have held a truer Heart however. He was not of such a high birth as Balthazar, indeed much of Caspar's knowledge and education had been learnt from what he had learnt on his travels after his childhood spent in the Hellenas (Greece). Caspar was a little shorter than me and of stockier frame than Balthazar. Caspar had not experienced the good fortune from birth as Balthazar and indeed myself so when there was an opportunity for feasting...Well, Yes Caspar could be found in the thick of it. I laugh even now when I think of him in the midst of all the fun, telling tales, listening to others tell theirs, his head back roaring with laughter. His laugh as I have mentioned was just that, a roar! I hear it now and not only that, I long for it. Caspar's travels had not hardened his demeanour to others despite the trials and deprivations he had endured himself since childhood of which he rarely spoke.
Caspar said Time was NOW and because of his attitude, he embraced All Thingsnand All People. He had a thirst for knowledge unequalled by anyone I ever knew and because of all that he had overcome himself, saw the best and wanted the best for everyone. Whereas others may have bewailed their fate, Caspar said he knew that it had been God's gift to him. Caspar could converse with any one and often did about The Stars, The Planets, Sciences, Arts and of course, Philosphy and what drives Human Kind onwards. Caspar always saw things from God's perspective of Love and argued eloquently and intelligently with anyone who thought that Man could equal such wonders that God had created and bequeathed to us. Caspar's eyes would flash when he was discussing such things and I became to know exactly when Caspar had put his point across so that his opponents had no other recourse than to agree with him. His brown eyes were ablaze with his passion and his kindly, strong face eagerly scanned the face of those he was discourse with until that point when he knew he had won the discussion. Then Caspar was the best friend that the other person could ever have. A roar of his great laugh followed by a clap on the back and a hug to his chest. How many people in the City of Petra knew Caspar by name! He was an incredible fellow and I miss him every day.
And that leaves me, Melchior. Well, you know a little about me already, don't you? I was the youngest of the three 'Brothers' and had travelled from The Isle of Alba (England). I was as fair of skin as the others were darker of skin. Balthazar who came from the hottest of the three countries of origin being darker of the three. My hair was much lighter and straighter than the others, also.
Caspar's hair had a tendency to fall into rich dark brown almost black waves, Balthazar's hair was as pitch as night and long, very long. I, Melchior, always felt that I had so much catching up to do being about 10 years younger than Balthazar who was several years younger than Caspar. The older men did tend to treat me as a much younger brother however while sometimes I felt irritated by this, it was the truth in all honesty. In so many ways, they did know much more than I did. It didn't matter, as they re-assured me, for I was constantly learning and growing. Those who knew me back in Alba would have had difficulty recognising me. I had grown and was stronger, sturdier. My clothes had changed as befits someone travelling across an arid desertous landscape which could fry a person during the day and freeze a person at night. I was not only learning how to live in such a land, I was learning things which previously had been 'told' to me by the priests and elders of my community. Now, I, Melchior was experiencing all those things I had heard, living them. Balthazar and Caspar had now taken over my education. As you already know, I had an enquiring mind. I had shown I was courageous and I was eager to learn all that my new brothers could teach me.
It was during one such night of individual outpourings of truth, honesty and passionate desire for our Planet that Caspar lept to his feet and brandishing his knife invited both Balthazar and myself to become his Brother in Blood. Just as we had embraced on that first night of meeting, so we embraced again but this time with our wrists bound by animal skin, hands tightly grasped together as our blood mingled. We made a vow to one another and before God that we would do all within our power to seek and find The Messiah and that we would protect one another above all and with our life if the need arose. I had never felt such an intense bond or union. I was so at peace with myself when I was with Balthazar and Caspar. Where they were, Well, that was where I wanted to be too. I had never been more sure of following my Enchantress and undertaking this journey which so many had said was foolhardy in the extreme.
So it was, I had to agree however I was also becoming increasingly more certain that I really had no choice in the matter and I was here now, having followed my Heart.
Oh! How Grateful I was.
There is great significance in the power of three, you know. Mark this well in your own life. Think about this. How often do you hear this ? Make three wishes ... three coins in the fountain...on the count of three ... bees create a swarm when three hives mingle. It has to be three...Why?
And famously Yeshua Ben Joseph appeared from his Earthly crypt, on the third day. As I say...mark the number three well and explore what else it may mean to you. There were three members of The Magi ...who brought gifts to the value of three to Yeshua at his birth. They could have brought more gifts but it was three.
Oh! But what gifts they were; Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.
I, Mechior had brought herbs, roots, seeds, lotions, tinctures and potions with me when I embarked upon my quest and departed from Cornwall, England on my epic journey. These were for my own health and and as an aid to my well being. I was intrigued by the frankincense root which was all around me in Petra. Myrrh too was plentiful. I wanted to know more about these and add them to my own collection. I had a tendency to healing practices and wanted to research into their usefulness more.
One morning I set out to walk among the tents where the buying and selling of frankincense and myrrh was taking place. I wanted to see for myself where the best frankincense and myrrh was sold and who was selling them. I was a novice at such things and didn't tell Balthazar and Caspar what I intended to do, I wanted to prove to myself that I was able to do this. We had tarried for some time in Petra and I was known by many of the traders. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not as Balthazar and Caspar commanded more respect than me. I took my time wandering from tent to tent gaining my confidence. I was enjoying myself for I had decided that as much as I wanted to buy frankincense for myself, I also would offer this as a gift to the newly born Messiah when we came upon Him. The frankincense had to be perfect then and I trusted in the Creator to direct me to it.
The frankincense is formed from harvesting the resin of the boswellia bush which grows in that region. The resin when it begins to flow is a slightly sticky substance which hardens in the sun to form the frankincense tears as the little lumps are called. Of course, the more lush and vibrant the boswellia bush, the more fragrant and effective is the frankincense. You see now why I wandered from tent to tent in the Citry of Petra that early morning just after sun rise.
I pondered upon the phrase: Frankincense Tears. There was a sense of foreboding about it that made me feel uneasy. I consoled myself that it was just because the lumps of resin looked like large dusty tear drops as they glistened in the morning Sun. But the fragrance was pungent, powerful. There was something so evocative about the aroma and the feel of the little amber lumps that I soon forgot about my fears and found just the tent that I knew I had been guided to.
There in the thick of the trading, and hysterical haggling which threatened to erupt into blows at any moment stood Caspar! Across the hubbub in the tent, our eyes locked. Caspar's laugh roared out across the sea of men bartering for the best frankincense to be had.
I laughed too, we had both kept our mission a secret. Caspar, strangely enough had been compelled to buy myrrh. This was also a resin commonly found in Petra and thereabouts and was most often used as a healing balm and in sacred ceremonies by the elders and High Priests of the communities. Caspar bought his myrrh and I bought my gift of frankincense. Caspar clapped me on the back asking me why I was buying the frankincense. Shyly I told him that I had bought the frankincense to give to the Messiah child when we found him. Caspar's beautiful brown eyes filled with tears as he too was up and about so early for the same reason. Our Thoughts and Hearts had joined as one. We had begun to form our deep feelings for the Sacred Child we had yet to meet.
We excitedly returned to Balthazar eager to show him our gifts. Balthazar as always had come prepared for his mission. Balthazar brought forth gold to show to Caspar and to me. Gold was Balthazar's gift for the Messiah Child. Balthazar brought forth three beautiful jewelled caskets which he had carried with him all the way from his homeland on his epic journey. Smiling broadly, Balthazar presented a casket to both of us. Without a word being spoken, Balthazar solemnly placed the gold he had protected during the long months into the beautiful casket he held back for himself. I placed the amber coloured frankincense which I had just bought into the beautiful casket Balthazar had given to me and Caspar then did the same with his recently purchased myrrh.
When our gifts were safely stored in their caskets, we each made a vow before God that we would find the Messiah Child whatever it may take or we would die in the attempt. It was a very moving experience. This act put an end to our stay in Petra. I felt the Messiah Baby very close. He had begun to take form in my Heart, my Mind, my Soul. I felt that He would be born very soon now. We had come far and sometimes it felt that we had lost sight of our quest but we felt so close to our destination and goal now.
It was time to leave Petra and undertake the final part of our journey. It was time to find the beautiful baby I had seen in the sparkling moonlit waters. It seemed a long time ago. So much had happened and I was a far different person from the boy who had met Balthazar all those weeks, months ago. I couldn't wait to leave Petra now and be on our way.
We had our gifts. I was ready. We were all ready.
Chapter 5 Visualisation
And so we return to The Grid
The Universal Grid Of Diamond Webbing Light which connects us all through Time, Dimensions, Eternal, Ever Changing. It is Beautiful and it is as Simple or as Complex as we wish to make it.
As you know, you have within you a Divine Power which can create, change, re-arrange The Grid.
It is to be hoped that you are beginning to feel the Power and to emblazen The Grid, Your Grid, The Universal Grid with absolute and ultimate aspirations for the magnificence of everyone and every thing on The Grid. It is to be hoped that you have an understanding that you can do this.
Whether Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar always knew this is for you to ascertain as you continue your own journey of The Heart however it is true and what a gift to us. A God given Gift to humanity. Now you know of this gift, use it. Use it well and for the good of all for not all will know of this wondrous gift.
With this knowledge filling your Heart, your Mind and your very Soul sit in your own quiet, Sacred space and think about You. Think about what you want to see on The Grid. Think about how it feels to be able to create a beautiful Diamond Light Grid just by your own thoughts, your words, your feelings and your actions.
Oh! How Good does that feel? Know that it is true, also. For you create YOUR OWN GRID.
Be bold and courageous, just as our intrepid Magi. Talking of which, as you know the three men have now met. First there was Melchior who joined Balthazar and then Melchior and Balthazar met Caspar. Can you see now how interlinked we all are? We meet with others and form friendships, ties, unions. Sometimes these are for a reason, a season, or a life time. Whatever the length of the union, make it one that remains in the Heart, Mind and Soul of the other. This is another way to emblazen your Grid.
People you meet will change your own life also. Embrace the good and overlook the, let us say, the not so good for you, perhaps. Do not hold to any one person just as The Magi loved one another immeasurably, they relied on one another and never forgot either one however ultimately there was a departure from they day to day contact they shared. Their lives were so much richer and enhanced by their time together, however. So it is with ourselves now. Our lives are transient and temporary here on the Earth Plane however we can make a beautiful, loving difference to our own life and the lives of others.
The Magi have never been forgotten. Their story is only coming to be known now, over two thousand years since they seeming disappeared. So now you understand what I am saying. Those who live by the highest of ideals and principles of Love and Service are never truly forgotten.
Think of this as you sit in your Sacred Space. How do you wish to be remembered for all time?
What will you create on your Grid and The Universal Grid?
What a truly beautiful wondrous Gift and given by a truly, wondrous, LOVING GOD.
Contemplate this for as long as you wish and think about it often too.
When you are ready, please take deep breaths and return to the present, the here and Now.
CHAPTER 6 - Melchior's Story Continues - A Child Is Born
We bade our farewells to all the many friends we had made in the Magical City of Petra. Petra had held us in her spell for long enough and it was time now for us to leave and fulfil our quest or perish in the attempt however none of us would contemplate such an end to our marathon journey of The Heart.
We had come this far, we felt so close to our ultimate goal and now we were three brothers; a band of brothers who had made a vow before God and one another that we would find the Messiah child.
We had never lost sight of the reason we had undertaken this journey while we were in Petra however looking back on our time spent there, it seemed as though we remained there longer than we needed. I try to reason why we stayed there for so long when all three of us were so determined to find the child. For as long as I could remember I had a passionate desire; call it a heartfelt longing to find the Messiah Child who would, I fervently believed, restore Our World to how it was created to be. I was so blessed to have found Balthazar and Caspar whom I knew felt exactly the same.
My Heart, Soul and Mind were alive with the experiences we had shared, the discussions we had long into the night. It all felt so right to me and for me. So did we postpone the final stage of our journey or was there Divine Intervention occurring?
We were young, we had just met one another and were enjoying our time together in The Red City. I was unceasingly in awe of my own personal journey thus far. I had never felt so alive and in tune with my feelings, my intentions, my hopes and dreams. I knew that Balthazar and Caspar felt the same. I look back on those days and nights and I believe we were enchanted with The Path of Magic and Miracles.
So I say to you My Dear Ones, search for this Path with all your heart and know that by doing so, you too will become spell bound by your own personal journey; the quest of your magnificent Heart. Keep seeking and searching. Keep joyful and honest. Be as a young child, innocent, truthful and eager. Be determined and tenacious. Offer your time and your talents to others. Be grateful. Be adventurous and know with all your Heart that Magic exists. It is real and it is there for you to find just as we Three Magi found it over two thousand years ago. The story that we were part of has remained in your Hearts, Minds and Souls for all those ensuing years however it is only NOW that you are being told of the major role that Balthazar, Caspar and I, Melchior played.
Before we left Petra, we held a Sacred Ceremony to offer our endeavours to God and to The Messiah Child. In an inspired moment, I ran to find my casket filled frankincense. I set the frankincense alight just so that it smouldered as I had watched the traders do a thousand times. I fanned it so it enveloped us with its fragrance and aroma. It was powerful and heady and I felt my senses leave the present. I was transported to a place of the highest vibrational energy. I had no awareness of Balthazar or Caspar for I was experiencing bliss of the sublime. My Heart, My Soul, My Consciousness had merged with my Unconsciousness.
There were colours and lights which I could never describe to you even now and my senses were alive to the Realm of The Angels. My mind pulsated with the Pure Godlike Energy of the moment. I pledged myself and my mission and the mission of Balthazar and Caspar for they were my brothers to God. I was on fire with the desire for our quest and just as I came back to awareness, I looked at my brothers and knew they had experienced a similar sensation of the Heart, Mind, Body and Soul to myself. Their faces told me all I needed to know. I gave a silent offering of gratefulness to God for giving me the deep knowing that I had to embark upon this journey of my Heart even when so many had told me how young and foolish I was. My Heart had not failed me and neither had God. I gave deep gratefulness for the strong bond which had developed between my blood brothers and myself and I knew that whatever happened, that bond would never be broken in this life or in the next and the next and so on unto Eternity. I was deeply emotionally moved by our Sacred Ceremony which when looking back heralded a rite of passage from Youth to Man for me.
The Ceremony also opened my Third Eye further so that I could sometimes see more clearly with that invisible organ than I could with the two I had been born with. The visions began which were a blessing but would also cause me untold sadness as I was to discover. More of that later.
I only had to look at The Star, My Enchantress and Her Companion, The Moon for my Third Eye to pulsate with visions and images. Balthazar and Caspar experienced the same. It appeared that we were being guided and protected by those on High who were keeping a close watch on us and our endeavours. Balthazar's men had gathered provisions, camels, donkeys and all that we would need for the next part of our journey. We had no idea how long this would take however we were eager to go now and comforted by the knowledge that our quest was Sacred. We had received a blessing confirming this.
The routes were busy as many people were travelling to the city of their birth. A decree had gone out from The Roman Emperor Augustus which required everyone to be registered in their home towns. Balthazar, Caspar and I had ignored this as we had left home before the time the decree had gone out. There was no way we could or would have returned to our home towns in any case. I felt so sorry for some of the people travelling as they were far less equipped than ourselves however they had obeyed The Emperor's ruling. Some even walked across the harsh terrain and had barely any shelter from the extreme elements; soaring scorching heat during the day and below freezing temperatures at night. I am sure many never made their journey home. Some of these poor people said we looked like Kings as we travelled in our well stocked caravan. We tried to help where we could but there were so many men travelling, it was impossible to help all but the poorest, the most frail or those who had fallen ill.
We travelled mostly at night when The Star and The Moon were at their most magnificent. The trails were easier to navigate then as fewer people travelled during the darkness. We would rest during the blazing Sun of the day and then just before sunset and as the Star and The Moon came into focus once again would resume our Sacred Journey. It was the same scene every day and every night but we never tired of it. We knew that every 24 hours brought us one day nearer to the Messiah Child. Our journey was even more exciting now as not only did we know that we were soon to meet The Messiah Child but were also experimenting with our Third Eyes. We all agreed that the wondrous opening of these Sacred Organs during the Sacred Ceremony had been a gift to us from God. A gift to ensure that we accomplished our quest.
And so finally we entered Jerusalem, The Capital City of The Jewish Ruler, Herod who was called The Great. My Enchantress had grown brighter and brighter over the past few days. We all agreed it was a sign that we were drawing closer to The Messiah Child. But where would we find such a child in a City teeming with people of all creeds many of whom had never been to Jerusalem in their lives just the same as our group. The only option was for us was to ask God for help and by using our Third Eyes to 'see'. That night, we settled our caravan of men and animals in a clearing apart as best we could from the sight and intrusion of the many others milling around. I brought forth the frankincense and lit it just as before allowing it to smoulder around us. We gazed into the embers of the frankincense eager to 'see' what would be revealed and whether it would show us where to find The Messiah Child. Finally it was time to share our visions in the hope that we would then know what steps to take next.
I had 'seen' a young man walking by the side of a donkey. Sitting astride the donkey was very young girl heavy with child. The young couple looked concerned; eager to be at their destination in time for the child to be born. I was delighted. This must be the mother and father of the Messiah Child. But where were they? Were they here in Jerusalem, close by or nowhere near here? I wondered was this a past event or one still to happen. I had 'seen' the tableau of the young man, young woman and donkey only in my mind with my Third Eye. Had the Messiah Child been born now?
Caspar felt that we should leave Jerusalem. He was not convinced that The Messiah Child was here. He said that while he felt we should have travelled here, this was not our final destination. 'Well, where should we go from here then?' Balthazar and I asked. Caspar shook his head. 'I don't know but I have strong feeling that we will soon know. We have been patient. We have never waivered in our faith nor our determination. There are three of us as well as Balthazar's trusted men, we can wander around just as we did in Petra and become known to the people here. I will cast my magic, Balthazar can sing, you can use your herbs and potions to help those who are ailing. You'll see we shall soon hear news of a young couple who have travelled here to register themselves. They are young, I doubt they would have travelled alone. Someone must know of them'. Balthazar, our natural leader, considered Caspar's suggestion. Caspar was already on his feet with a broad grin on his face; ready and primed for action. It seemed a good enough plan to me and we had no other. I looked towards Balthazar and awaited his decision. Balthazar told to us what he had experienced during our frankincense ceremony. He was visibly emotional, excited but also agitated. 'I heard the cries of a young woman in the throws of child birth. I know in my Heart that the Messiah Child has been born. I also know that we must act very quickly to find the young Holy Family as there are those who will also seek the Messiah Child but not for the same reasons as we seek Him. There are those in this City who will stop at nothing to end the life of The Messiah Child even before it has begun'.
I did not want to believe what I had just heard however remember I, too, had experienced the visions which were not all good, I had to admit. I knew what Balthazar said was true. Caspar also knew it to be true, I realised that as soon as Balthazar's words had been said. Caspar implored us both, 'Come. There is not a minute to be lost. I cannot entertain the thought that we have come this far only to witness our hopes and dreams dashed before our eyes. We have to find the Child'. Calmly Balthazar stood up and the three of us huddled together very closely. Balthazar spoke, 'We have the advantage, My Brothers of knowing that child who has recently been born and who I believe is resting with his mother and father not too far distant from here, is The Messiah Child. While others will come to know this soon enough, they do not know it yet. We do'. He nodded to Caspar, 'I agree, Caspar, we must act with great haste and stealth now to find the Child. We must keep our council about this for we do not know anyone in this City other than our own. It is best to keep our knowledge to ourselves until we are certain we can trust those we encounter'. Balthazar called his men to him and instructed them to act wisely and with great caution and then mingle with people in the City tomorrow gaining any information about a child who had been born recently to any visitors who had arrived to register. We hoped this might not prove too difficult as most of the visitors were men. It was only men and young boys who had come to Jerusalem to record themselves and their families. It was not necessary for women to register as they were classed as their husband's or father's chattel. We reasoned this would work in our favour as there could not be too many young families who had recently arrived in The City and so the chances of another baby being born were very slim.
Because of our number and because we acted like 'Kings' as some said, we had already attracted a following of people who greeted us as though they knew us despite that we had only been in The City a few days. We acted just as we had in Petra; friendly and welcoming to all. You would have thought that we too were in Jerusalem to register ourselves just like everyone else. It was a good cover for us for we were now on a secret mission to find The Messiah Child before anyone else. It felt strange to be acting so furtively. It went against all we were as people however desperate times call for desperate action and we could take no chances with the safety of the Sacred Child and his young parents. Very soon the information which we sought came about in a most unexpected turn of events. Balthazar's men came to him to tell him that we had been invited to an audience with Herod. Herod's City was full to overflowing with visitors so it was surprising that Herod had invited the three of us to his palace. Balthazar's men told us that it was because we were being called 'Kings' by so many of the people that Herod was keen to see for himself just who these 'Kings' were. After all everyone in Jerusalem at that time should be there for one reason only, to register themselves in the City of their birth or the birth city of their forefathers.
Herod The Great had earned his name because of his stealth in ability to straddle the two Worlds of Juda and Rome. He was also cruel and ruthless. It was a dangerous situation for us and our mission. Herod would act quickly if he suspected we were a threat to his throne. One thing was in our favour, Herod had no idea who we were and whether we had friends in Rome. We came up with an elaborate plan which we hoped would guarantee our safety and also gain us the information we needed. Herod's Palace was being used for the registration of the Jewish people. It was a fact that none of us were Jewish so we agreed to say that we were travelling home to register ourselves but had become separated from a young couple who were part of our group during the journey. We had come to Jerusalem to discover if there was any news of them. The young women was with child which was the reason she had accompanied her husband. Obviously we were anxious to find them. Herod, of course, could not know that the young couple and their child were in fact Jewish.
We presented ourselves at The Palace and had our audience with Herod. Our plan worked like a dream or so it seemed. We were able to explain our presence in Jerusalem and convince Herod that we were not Kings but that we did need to find some travelling companions with whom we had become separated because of the young woman's condition. Herod agreed to provide us with any information he discovered about the young couple. As we left the palace, a young serving girl from the kitchens called Rachel approached one of Balthazar's men. She was too shy to come forward to speak to one of us. She had heard our conversation with Herod and told the man that she was the daughter of an inn keeper in Bethlehem and had just returned from a visit to her home town. So many travellers were coming and going at the inn because of Emperor Augustus' decree that Rachel had been given permission to go home to help her family. Rachel said that while she was there a young man had arrived at the inn asking for a room for his wife who had just gone into labour with her first child. Rachel's father was a good man, she said, but there were so many visitors staying at the inn, there was no room for anyone even a poor young girl about to give birth. The only place that anyone could think that would afford some privacy and quiet was the old stable at the back of the inn which was used to house the animals at night. Rachel said how she had had felt sorry for the couple and had helped them clean the stable and the young girl, Miriam during her labour. Rachel had come forward to tell us of the whereabouts of the couple and the new baby as she said they needed to be with their own family at this time and not with strangers. Rachel asked how had we become separated when Miriam and Yusuf were so young and all alone now. Rachel was persuaded to come and talk to us and tell us all she knew of the events of the past few days when Miriam and Yusuf had arrived at her father's inn and in such need of help. Rachel said her heart went out to them and my heart went out to her in deep gratitude for the service she had given to the Light of The World and his Mother. I was so deeply moved, I could not speak for I knew I would weep openly if I did. I kept my eyes down but hung on Rachel's every word. Rachel agreed to give directions to her father's inn in Bethlehem where we would find Miriam, Yusuf and the baby. A little boy whom they had named Yeshua, Rachel said and quite the most beautiful baby she had ever seen. And so it was that later that day, we left Jerusalem quietly and with little fuss travelled to Bethlehem to find The Messiah Child. We could hardly dare believe that within that same day, God willing, we would be gazing on the face of the Messiah Child. We would be with Him and his young mother and father. After all those months, it had finally come about.
I felt such an overwhelming mix of emotions and I know that Balthazar and Caspar felt the same but most of all I felt JOY. We found the Inn just as Rachel had directed and just as soon as we found the inn, our eyes travelled to the little stable set a short distance away from it. We alighted from our camels and barely breathing began walking towards it. As we did, the Sun set and The Wondrous Star and her companion The Moon appeared in the sky like dazzling beacons directly over the stable. The three of us looked at one another and smiled. Yes, this was it. The Star had led us here across all those miles of land and sea. My heart felt it would burst forth from within me as I carried on walking towards the stable. The blood raced in my ears, my eyes were fixed on the doorway. Then we heard it, the wail of a tiny, newborn immediately hushed and shushed by the loving words of endearment of its Mother. A young man appeared in the doorway alerted by sounds of our footfalls. It was the same man I had seen in my vision. It was then I fell to my knees with tears streaming down my face. Balthazar and Caspar did the same.
I thanked God for this day. Oh! How I thanked God.
Chapter 6 Visualisation
And so we return to The Grid
Return To Your Sacred Space and Deep Breathly.
You have been learning to Believe in your Own Power and to understand that The Universal Grid which fans like a beautiful interwoven, ever evolving sparkling Diamond Light Web is of your own creation however paradoxically it is, of course, created by the thoughts and the energy of so many others too.
It is just like many aspects of The Universe in that just when you think you have understood the concept of something quite mysterious and magical it reverts to being exactly that; a mystery and therefore quite magical. The conundrum to this is that is how The Diamond Light Universal Grid evolves.
Of course, Universal Happenings shift and shape The Diamond Light Grid immeasurably. It is all thought of the mind. In The Beginning was The Thought of The Universal Mind. We are all thoughts and energy - So, My Dear Ones, I implore you think Good Thoughts, Think Amazing Thoughts, Expand Your Mind and Think Brilliant Wondrous Thoughts that you have never, ever thought before.
As you stand on the cusp of a a New Beginning, indeed today marks the Winter Solstice and the quickening of the days once again, think ingenious thoughts of Pure Wonder and Magic of your own! Do not be led by others if you do not find their thoughts, word and actions to be magnificently uplifting.
As the Messiah Child brought renewed Hope to The World so your magnificent unique thoughts can do the same. Show others the way, do not be lead. In every thought, every thought and every action reflect Wonder and Hope for the future. This is the way forward, My Dear Ones. The birth of The Messiah Child was one such immeasurable quantum leap for the Diamond Light Grid.
The birth of The Messiah Child was prophesised for aeons before He was actually born. The Ancients needed Yeshua Ben Joseph just as we need Him still today. Yet, Yeshua walked among the people for three short years and then after his death, appeared to them at different times for 40 days. After that Yeshua returned to his father in Heaven so The Bible says. But He has never been forgotten which is rather remarkable for someone who preached His Ministry of Love in a very small area in The Middle East for such a short time span.
Keep Yeshua Ben Joseph's Ministry Of Love alive in your Hearts for by doing so, He will live and He will walk among us once more. If you are touched by the story you have been reading about The Magi then you will come to know Yeshua in your Heart and you will also come to know that He does in fact walk among us still. Search for Him, Seek Him, and by doing so you will know Him truly. This is my pledge to you in the coming year.
The coming year is termed the Year of Hope.
Keep Hope alive in your Thoughts, Your Heart, Your Mind and Your Soul.
You are deeply loved, My Dear Ones.
CHAPTER 7 - Melchior's Story Continues - Meeting the Messiah
The young man walked forward to meet us a questioning look upon his face. We were on our feet now and Yusuf was on his guard, of course. He had no idea who we were and what our intentions might be towards for his young family. He had obviously undertaken quite an arduous and dangerous journey of his own. It could not have been easy to have travelled the miles they had covered with Miriam about to give birth. It was a question I wanted to ask Yusuf. Why had he brought Miriam with him when she was so heavy with her first child. Surely, she would have been safer remaining at home being cared for by her female relatives. However, I think I already knew the answer to my questions. This was The Messiah Child. This was all part of The Divine Plan.
First of all, we had to convince Yusuf that we came as friends to his child and the child's mother. There would be time enough to ask all the questions swirling around our minds once we had assured Yusuf that we had each travelled thousands and thousands of miles following The Star Of The East and that we had done so because we had been raised listening to the beautiful story which foretold of a Messiah who would restore our Planet to Love. I hoped that when we spoke to Yusuf and explained who we were and told him our story that he would understand that we loved his child as much as he did already even though we had yet to meet Him.
I risked a glance at Balthazar and Caspar. I could see that they too were gazing intently at Yusuf not quite knowing what to do or to say. Everything was at stake here, we could not run the risk of jeopardising things now by a wrong move. Intuitively, I brought my right hand up to my Heart. I realised Balthazar and Caspar did the same. Instinctively we had all conveyed the message to Yusuf that we came from the Heart. We were offering our hearts to Yusuf, to Miriam and to Yeshua.
Somehow this gesture broke the spell and Yusuf walked towards us with his hand touching his own heart. We almost ran towards Yusuf now. Nodding and smiling we tried to convey to him how much this meant to us. Poor Yusuf. His whole life whatever that may have been until now had been changed irrevocably. His very young wife had just given birth in an unknown town far away from home and their families and now here before him was a group of strangers who were assuring him that they had travelled from far away countries following a Star as this was their destiny and the destiny of his child.
Yusuf was a good man, a kind man. He was also a wise and learned man. He was coming to terms with the fact that the story he too had been raised with, of the Messiah Child being born, after so many centuries of waiting so that people had despaired it would ever happen, was taking place and the Messiah Child was actually his own beloved baby, Yeshua. Our arrival was just another part of the unfolding story which was to convince Yusuf a little more.
I could see Yusuf was still reeling from the recent events and his main concern was to protect his wife and baby son. Miriam was still recovering after her ordeal and Yeshua was a mere babe in her arms. Everything has a time and a place and the young mother and father had been enjoying the first few days of their little son's life getting to know Him. He was still their little baby despite the astonishing realisation that their already amazing story was taking on another miraculous turn.
Our arrival would take Yusuf and Miriam out of their blissful reverie and the sure knowledge that life would never be like that for them ever again. Yusuf said that he would ask Miriam if she felt strong enough to receive visitors for herself and obviously for her child. We waited in the moonlight outside the stable. I gazed at the star filled night searching for answers from my Enchantress. Would she give me a sign telling me if Miriam would agree to see us now or would we have to wait until the morning. It was so still and peaceful. I would have waited there for ever. It didn't matter for I knew that I was exactly where I should be and where I wanted to be. I could see from Balthazar and Caspar's manner that they felt the same.
The three of us stood close by one another, behind us were our animals, and caravan and tents, food, provisions, all closely guarded by Balthazar's men. I suppose we did look like 'Kings' as some had said. Yusuf had seemed to accept us and our story. It was the truth after all however this young man had a mighty responsibility to carry out and what would Miriam's answer be to three unknown men requesting to see her and her child at such a time. It was a moment suspended in time that I will never forget. Our quest had brought us here to this small town, Bethlehem and for now there was nowhere else to go.
We stood and waited; a shadowy tableau of 'Kings' aching to be allowed to enter the stable and meet the true King.
The Moon had gone behind the very few clouds in the sky. The Star, My Enchantress gave me courage. I kept my gaze locked upon her. I thought of nothing else than the journey which had brought us all to this moment. Then I remembered the joy, the laughter of the magical times since I had met with Balthazar and Caspar. There had been so much laughter since meeting with Caspar in Petra especially. Balthazar was like me, quieter almost solemn. Caspar had brought with him the certainty of our quest; that he could not ever entertain the concept of failure. Caspar gave us so much courage and I was eternally in Balthazar's debt for rescuing a timid boy from the dock-side all those months and months ago. Until meeting Balthazar, I had never known such fear and Yes, at times despair. Sometimes in the beginning, the only friend I had was The Star, My Enchantress.
While gazing at The Star and while standing outside that stable which would be spoken of from now on, I made a solemn vow. Balthazar and Caspar had their eyes closed and their hands on their hearts. I knew they too were making a vow to God, The Creator, The Source as we stood waiting.
'I Am Melchior. I am a truthful, honest man who listened with my Heart to the Story of the Ages, that a Messiah would come to heal our World and return our World to LOVE and Golden Opportunity for every man, woman, child. You sent me a sign, Beloved Creator, in The Star. I have been faithful to You and to My Enchantress, The Star from that second. Beyond my own belief, I have shown courage and endeavour and with the love and companionship of Balthazar and Caspar, my Heart tells me that we have found The Messiah in the form of the small baby resting inside this stable with His mother. It never entered my thoughts that the Messiah would be new-born however as with all the wonders I have encountered during my journey which has been without doubt most wondrous and at times most terrifying and changed me beyond my expectations, I do believe it to be so. I make a vow before you now that I will do everything in my power to ensure that this child is protected, is nurtured and guided to his role as Messiah. The Messiah of The World. I am Melchior. This is my solemn vow before God and from my Heart'.
As I stood in silence, feeling the power and the honesty of my words and as I took my hand from my Heart, The Star enveloped me. She seemed to fall from the sky absorbing me and my blood brothers just as she did all those many months back home in Cornwall, England. The Star was in me and I was The Star. She blinded and caressed us and as she did, something miraculous occurred. In that moment, The Sacred Order Of The Magi was formed. It was a miracle, a supernatural initiation into The Order which began with Balthazar, Caspar and me, Melchior and would I now knew, continue through all time.
Our faith and our fortitude had been rewarded by God, The Creator and we had been given the gift of this Order to Protect and to Serve. The Magi would walk by the side of Yeshua and his Mother and Father from now on. We would be Yeshua's teachers and Yeshua's protection. We would ensure that Yeshua's words and deeds were known and were protected in the Divine Plan and in Divine Time, always.
All this was conveyed within The Star's message. But The Star also gave me a symbol in my Third Eye. The Star gave me the symbol of The Sacred Order Of The Magi. It is a secret, sacred symbol and revealed only to those who are Magi; those who are called to Protect and to Serve Yeshua's words and Yeshua's deeds.
All too soon The Star's all enveloping Light faded and she returned to the sky which of course she had never left and I came back to my reality of standing outside the stable. I turned to speak to Balthazar and Caspar asking them if they had just experienced and had they too received the Sacred Symbol of The Magi.
One look at their faces told me what I needed to know. They both seemed changed somehow; their faces lightened and free from the wearinessand ordeals of the journey to here, to Bethlehem. My own Heart lifted and I was joyous to behold Balthazar and Caspar looking so young and up-lifted once more. The trials of the past were behind us as we stood on the threshold of the Path of Magic and Miracles.
We turned as one when we heard a sound from the doorway of the stable. Yusuf stood there beckoning to us to enter. He had his fingers on his lips asking us to be quiet as we did so. The realisation of how far I had come in so many ways; physically, emotionally, spiritually dawned on me then and I did indeed fall very silent within me. While I knew that Balthazar would be still, I briefly wondered whether Caspar would be so quiet. Strange how Heavenly and Earthly thoughts merge and with a small grin on my face but with a Heart which was bursting, I moved forward with my brothers.
Yusuf had created a warm haven for the young family and Miriam or Mary as Yusuf also called her between themselves was resting on clean straw in the stable. She was very young and quite beautiful in her youth and her innocence. There was also an air of calm about her as if all of this was what she had always expected and wanted. Mary didn't appear to be afraid of three strangers showing up asking to see her child maintaining that He was the long awaited Messiah. But then of course, He was and Mary knew that He was.
And there He was. Finally,after all the soul searching and the perilous journey there was our small Messiah cradled in the arms of His mother. Powerful emotion swept through me as I gazed at the beautiful child before me. I felt such a surge of protection towards Him. No one or no thing would come to harm that child. I fell under His spell there and then from my very first glance and my Love for Yeshua and Mary and Yusuf never faded.
I could see that Balthazar and Caspar were in total awe too. Caspar wept openly while Balthazar stood proudly looking down at the child as though He could have been His father. I smiled to see them both and loved them even more. It was such a beautiful scene that I never wanted it to end and if truth be told it never did because we never left the side of Yeshua, Mary and Yusuf from that day on. For their safety, we became inconspicous but one or other of us were never far from them.
Mere words can never describe how I felt when I gazed at Yeshua that very first time. I loved Him and I was fearful for him. It was the visions, you see. I was afraid of the scenes I saw in the visions. I hadn't said much about them to anyone but now as I looked at this precious, long awaited baby, my Heart was filled with awe and a sense of foreboding. But for now, all I wanted to do was to reach down, take Him from His mother and hold Him close to me. It took all my power not to do so. I smiled to the young mother and father instead hoping that they would understand all that I was as a person and all that I wanted to be for them and their baby son. I remember twisting my hat round and round in my hands as if that would convey something to them. I was so nervous and eager for them to recognise how important their acceptance of us as part of their family was to us all.
It was a magical and beautiful moment. I have never forgotten it. I can see Yeshua now as he lay in his mother's arms that very first night. His dark hair curled around his head and face like a little cap; his long lashes fanned out on his olive coloured cheeks. Even now I can hear his rhythmic breathing as he slept so innocently in his Mother's arms. Yes, it was magical and beautiful and I wish in some way that we could have all stayed there but of course, that was never the destiny of Yeshua nor any one of us.
Chapter 7 Visualisation
And so we return to The Diamond Light Grid
And so we return to The Diamond Light Grid which is sparkling and Twinkling ever evolving, ever changing and has done so since the Dawning of All Things.
Take a second to take yourself to The Diamond Light Grid and contemplate how your own Diamond Light Grid has evolved during the recent journey of The Magi. Paradoxically of course, The Magi have been with those of you on Planet Earth for two thousand years and more however who knew? If you had known, would it have made a difference.
Do you wonder if The Magi are invisible to the eye or do you think they walk among you? Turn to The Diamond Light Grid once again and ask from the point of your own Sacred Space what you believe. You know that The Sacred Order of The Magi is ordained to Love; To Protect and To Serve Yeshua and Yeshua's words and actions.
Yeshua was the embodiment of Love. Are you the embodiment of Love of which Yeshua spoke? Would you create a Diamond Light Grid of Love, Protection and Service to The Universe? If you are, then The Magi are here to Love, Protect and Serve you.
There is a symbol of The Magi which was revealed to them in the last chapter. By asking from your Heart and within your own Sacred Space on The Diamond Light Grid, The Sacred Symbol of The Magi will be revealed to you. There is magnificent symbolism and a vibration of the most high within the symbol. All this is given to you and is yours simply by taking yourself to your own Sacred Space on The Diamond Light Grid and asking for it to be revealed.
Remember there is awesome power in the number three and remember to Love, Protect and Serve Yeshua's words and ministry.
When you are ready to do so, take deep breaths and return to the present.