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Mudras & Hand Symbolism--the Power of Mudras Part 7 :

Mudras of the Esoteric Christian Tradition

All religions without exception have their roots in the Spiritual Hierarchy of the Great White

Brotherhood (GWB), although some have strayed afar from the original teachings of their

messengers and founders and the purposes of their establishment. Fortunately, in every religion

there is an esoteric side perpetuated by the Initiates of the GWB. We will not discuss the Great

White Brotherhood in detail here, those who are interested in acquiring more information may refer

to the many metaphysical books on the subject. Suffice to say that the GWB is the "community of

saints" mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. The members are non-sectarian and universal in their

attitudes and beliefs. Collectively and individually, they have transcended dogmatic religions and

their schisms, and have embraced the pristine teachings, principles, and laws of the Spirit, which is

the source of pure Religion. Within the GWB is a Spiritual Hierarchy of Cosmic beings that

represents the God-Government of our beloved planet operating at present in higher dimensions.

The members currently holding offices in this hierarchy were the saints, prophets, sages, and avatars

of the past. In one aspect, "heaven made manifest" is the application of cosmic laws governing the

omniverse and upheld by the GWB, on the individual, social, national and international levels.

As alluded to above, every religion has an esoteric aspect where the Ancient Wisdom of the GWB

is preserved for those who are spiritually awakened and prepared to receive higher revelations.

Teachings of Deity cannot be confined or limited to a single book, tradition, or teacher. Revelation

is a continuous process that meets the growing spiritual and psychological needs of humanity.

As the "prodigal son," humanity answers to God's call to return Home by initially being obedient to

the unfolding spiritual "conscience," or the "still small voice" of the Spirit. Religions were

established to foster this growth--not to enforce and educate a false conscience based on man-made

interpretations of the Word of God, but to awaken within the soul that which is already inherent and

supra-natural. This was recognized by Socrates who, with his unique system of inquiry, sought to

awaken the souls of his listeners to "recollect" Truth.

Pure religious precepts direct men and women to free themselves from the creation of a sense of

limitation and negativity in all expressions--in thought and behavior, for these hinders the voice of

the Spirit from making its presence felt--and consequently, the delay of the spiritual evolution of the

indwelling Soul.

Enforced religious dogmas programs in us a state of being where we no longer have any personal

desire to commit theological "sin," of which consequence is the rise of a sense of morbid guilt and

fear in their violation or non-obedience; this unnatural psychological condition prevents the Christ

photonic-energies from penetrating the lower aspects of the microcosm. It is to the voice of the

Spirit and the scripture of the Heart that one should pay heed, not to the confused interpretations of

the minds of men.

"Behold, I (the Christ- force) stand at the door ("Sahasrara" chakra, or crown psychic-

center), and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to

him, and will sup with him, and he with me. (Rev:3:20)"

Essentially, the purpose of exoteric religion is to prepare us psychologically for the pursuit of the

greater metaphysical mysteries where we are taught to transcend our mortal state of being in mind,

body, and soul, and to acknowledge and identify ourselves with the Truth of our inner nature.

Purification is the first step in the Mystery Schools of the GWB, and essential religion is the portal

leading toward the atrium of the GWB. Only when an individual is perfected in the embodiment of

the cardinal virtues as taught by religion, will he be ready for the next phase of esotericism.

Bypassing any step along the way only entails returning to the point of embarkation. People may

claim to be illumined, to have witnessed Heaven in all its splendor, to have experienced the highest

bliss, to know and socialize with the Ascended Masters, to have risen the kundalini and anchored

the higher chakras into their physical form, or to have "seen" God; however, if the sense of duality

and the sense of the false ego with its negative expressions still exist strongly within them, and their

inner light shines but dully, all of their claims are false. They have entrapped themselves in a world

of glamour and illusion and misinterpreted esoteric precepts. Students of spiritual paths may assert

that their methodology takes them quickly to the mountain-top via the helicopter route; however,

they often land on the holy mountain still with their feet shod, back loaded, and hands empty--with

nothing to offer their Source but earthly garbage. Alternatively, while flying in their helicopter, they

sometimes do not land at all, preferring to enjoy the ride and view. This is unfortunate--as they end

up in a cloud of spiritual smugness.

Esotericism is the "meat" of the Spirit in contrast to the "milk" of exoteric religious precepts meant

for infants aspiring to the spiritual path. In Islam, the heavier nourishment symbolised by meat is

referred to as "Hakikat" and "Marifat" or in Christianity as "Gnosis." Judaism knows it as the

"Kaballah" while in Hinduism it is the "Gupta Vidya." "Vajrayana" and its teachings is the Buddhist

equivalent to the esoteric side of the Semitic religions.

Christianity, like so many other traditions, was influenced by various foreign elements--not only

Judaism, and Buddhism, but also by the various Mystery Schools existing in the several centuries

prior to and after its establishment. One of these Mystery Schools were the Essenes, a mystical

Order of some prominence and existing in the region of the Holy Land when the Piscean Master

walked the earth. They are unrecorded in the gospel stories except for the few references regarding

their members--the men in white robes who were mistaken and interpreted to be angels. The

Essenes were a semi- monastic Order that was formed for the purpose of preparing the conditions

necessary for the incarnation of the Christ Spirit macrocosmically and microcosmically. The parents

of Jesus were members of the Essenes as were the parents of John the Baptist. Naturally, the future

avatar and his way-shower were raised under the tutelage of the Essene Brotherhood in preparation

for their holy missions. According to esoteric tradition, while in his teens and early manhood, Jesus

traveled to Egypt, India, Tibet, Persia, and Greece to study in the Mystery Schools. This was Jesus'

so-called "lost- years"--18 long years that the canonical scriptures enshroud in mystery and are mute.

During his ministry Jesus formed a secret metaphysical school. The number of members in this

school was at least 120 (see Acts 1:15). These students were given esoteric teachings in contrast to

the general populace who were taught metaphysical mysteries in parables and similitude. The

masses were taught exoteric precepts, the gospel, or the "good news" which were clarified and

elaborated in secret assemblies. Students of the esoteric doctrines of Jesus were shown how to

realize the truth of the gospel in a single embodiment, here and now, and not senselessly wait for

some future event to occur that would raise them from the grave.

"Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death,

till they see the Son of man (the Truth, the Way, and Life) coming in his kingdom

(the lower microcosm)." Matt. 16:28

Out of the many there were those earnest few who wanted to

delve further into the mysteries of life and they were

subsequently invited into Jesus' secret school. The metaphysical

seminary that Jesus established may be referred to as the Inner

Court, in contradistinction to the Outer Court that are

represented by the Churches of our present day.

In the 3rd and 4th centuries after the advent of Christ, because

of political and egoic ambition, the leaders of the Outer Court

divorced itself from the Inner Court and even attacked and

persecuted its members and hierophants. Later known as

Gnosticism, the doctrines of the secret school of Jesus

subsequently went underground and branched-out into several

spiritual/magical Orders, metaphysical schools, and secret

fraternities. The Cathars, Knights Templars, the Order of the

Garter, the Order of the Round Table, the Martinist Order, the

Rosicrucians, and the Alchemists, were some of these

organizations descended from the arcane school of Jesus and

preserved and perpetuated the metaphysical teachings that he

had taught.

The esoteric precepts of the incarnated Christ concerns the transformation of man into a divine

being, the manifestation of Heaven on Earth, the unfoldment of spiritual virtues and powers within

humanity, the embodiment of the Christ force and consciousness within the lower aspects of the

microcosm, etc. Jesus especially taught how each member of the human race might emulate him

and acquire what he acquired, attain what he attained, overcome what he overcame. In his public

teachings Jesus emphasized that he was the model for us all, that we should all become like him in

order to unfold the Kingdom of Heaven within our hearts and be saved from our personal ignorance

with the power of the Truth of our spiritual essence.

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the

Father, but by me." John 14:6

We will not go into detail of the story of Christianity and its hidden history in this mudra-series. All

we wanted to do was to give a basis for the secret practices of the mudras associated with

Christianity. These discip lines were known to various historical personalities who were initiates of

Esoteric Christianity. There were those whose profession was art, and they depicted the secret signs

and mudras in their paintings, drawings, and sculpture. Although there are many secret mudras in

the Esoteric Christian Tradition, below we will present just a few of the more popular ones

including their purposes--these may be practiced by the spiritual aspirant with untold benefits.

The Benediction Mudra (Mano Pantea)

If we can curse and swear at one another so easily why is it that no one ever thinks of blessing one's

fellow men? Blessings, or Barokah as it is called in Islam, are dynamic

operations of the Divine Spirit acting through pure instruments,

whether angelic or human. Ideally, the operator channeling blessings

from on High must be pure in mind, body, and soul and have attained a

certain degree of attunement and oneness with his/her Progenitor.

Whatever flows through a conduit is tainted by it. This is how ene rgies

are transformed into force. Force is energy imbued with a certain

quality or character. It is for this reason that some degree of spirituality

must be attained before one is qualified to serve as a channel for

blessings to others, for it is inappropriate to radiate from our beings the

quirks and negative characteristics of our personality. At least, when

giving blessings, we should strive to raise our vibrations and frequency

to match as much as possible the standards of our Higher Self. How

this is done may be learnt from a true spiritual teacher.

The act of blessing or consecration is facilitated by the benediction

mudra. The benediction mudra is a sign, signal and code to our Higher

Self and spiritual beings that the act of blessing is about to take place

and that cooperation from them is requested. Psycho-energetically, the mudra also temporarily

rearranges the auric and etheric structures to act as a conduit for the flow of "gift- waves," as

blessings are called in the Buddhist Vajrayana tradition.

In the Benediction or blessing mudra the first two fingers and thumb are used--these represents the

etheric, air and fire elements of which the formal ritual of the baptism of "fire" is facilitated and

enacted.

The object to be blessed may be a living organism, an object, or an act. Blessings raises the

frequency of the person or thing receiving the blessing, and integrates into them a divine power that

lasts for some time. Being blessed by a holy, spiritual person, acting as mediator, is spiritually

beneficial in that it makes the Path of Life easier for one to tread and to spiritually evolve. Both the

giver and receiver of blessings are benefited in some manner that is often too subtle for detection by

the insensitive, untrained mind.

In this literary work it is possible for us to offer only a simple method for blessing others. The art of

glorification actually requires spiritual training and disciplines that are beyond the subject matter of

this mudra-series.

To bless an object or someone, first visua lize energy in the form of a ball of light hovering over

your head. Reach out to it mentally and emotionally, raising thoughts and feelings as high as you

spiritually can. Then let the light descend as a beam through the crown of your head and flow

outwardly from you from these three points: Ajna chakra, or between the eyebrows; anahata chakra,

or heart center, and your right hand which is making the sign of benediction.

The full or complete sign of benediction is executed by first placing your left hand over your heart,

and with your right hand assume the Mano Pantea sign, that is, extend your thumb and first two

fingers vertically while folding the ring and little finger into the palm. Then recite this invocation :

"Elohim (3x). I call upon the angelic powers of the Universe, in the name of the

Most High, in the name of my Mighty I AM Presence and Holy Christ Self, (state the

name of your Holy Christ Self if known) to establish N . . . (name of person or

object) in the Power of Truth, Light, Life, and Love. Ateh Gadol Le Olam--A.m.e.n."

Next focus upon the subject or object that you wish to bless. See light from those three points

mentioned above flowing to and enfolding them. If an individual, visualize the person expressing

joy, peace, and happiness, or the object aglow with divine radiance. Especially see the subject's

higher chakras aglow with light. After several minutes of this, seal the energies in the person's aura

or object with the mudra by making the sign of the cross or any other symbol meaningful to you

while at the same time decreeing: "May the peace and power of Heaven's blessings be upon thee."

This operation may be done from a distance with the subject visualized in one's mind's-eye.

The Channeling Hands

There are times when we need to direct healing energy to a person. This may be done with the

Channeling Hands. Although there are many techniques and methodologies for channeling energy

depending on the nature of the problem and the healing tradition,

this method is simple to recall and does not require much effort on

our part.

For a general healing, the two hands are extended outwards--

towards and within the aura of the patient--a centimeter or two away

from the subject's physical body. Imagine the hands radiating a

white-golden force filling the patient's aura. Next seal this magnetic-

field with an inscription of a symbol meaningful to you. Trace this

symbol in the air slightly above or beyond the person or object.

Like everything else in metaphysical practice, prior spiritual

training under a true Guru, directly or indirectly appointed by the

Holy Council of the Chohans, gives greater satisfactory results in

healing operations.

The Manifester Mudra

"And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens

to feed thee there. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and

bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook." 1 Kings 17:4,6

Elijah, one of the biblical prophets, was commanded by God to go to the "wilderness" to "hide."

This can actually be conjectured to be God's (actually a Guru's) command to Elijah to undergo a

spiritual retreat to engage in meditation and other spiritual disciplines. Such spiritual retreats are

called "Uzzlah" in Islam and "Hitbodedut" in Judaism, of which a specific physical environment is

not always meant. Some people seem to think that meditation should only be done in peaceful and

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