The Torah of the Current Messiah – XIII

An Illumination about the Path

In the summer of 1989, with the help of Mary-Susann, I started the book The Second Coming. That autumn, in the Initiatic Cycle The Blessings of the Integral Messiah, I received many new ideas about the Divine impulse for re-creation of the world. In the summer of 1990, again with the help of Mary-Susann, I developed the booklet about the Paneurhythmy (high cosmic rhythm). After the Nine-Day Paneurhythmy School in Northern Ireland, in the autumn of 1990, I intensified my work on the book The Second Coming.

As usual, I was working in the mornings and in the afternoons in various places, receiving metaphysical and mystical ideas about the spiritual essence of our time, the event of the Second Coming and the reality of the New Heaven and the New Earth. Over the years, I received many insights about these themes, but the main question was how to enter into the New Reality.

One day, in the first half of December 1990, as I was working in the morning in Bewley’s Café on Westmoreland Street, I unexpectedly received an illumination about the Path to the reality of the New Heaven and the New Earth and how to bring this celestial reality down on Earth. This illumination was with the same metaphysical potential as the illumination about the Zodiac-Mandala of the Heavenly Jerusalem which I received in Sofia in 1982.

This time a staggering metaphysical Divine Rainbow appeared before my inner eyes, linking all the worlds of Creation and ‘carrying’ us to the New Reality. This Divine Rainbow stretched through the whole vertical structure of Creation (consisting of the material, angelic and the highest Divine Worlds), merged with the One Who sits on the Throne and ‘went’ into the New Reality. If we imagine humankind ascending to Heaven, to a new higher state of consciousness and at the same time acting on Earth with the task of transforming it into a Paradise, then we can say that the path of humankind is like a magnificent Divine Rainbow: Earth-Heaven-New Earth; rising from the earthly consciousness to Heaven and descending back to the New Earth.

This Divine Rainbow, which I saw, reminded me of another very inspiring Rainbow image, which represents the Covenant that G-d made with Noah:

When the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between me and all living beings on earth. That is the sign of the promise which I am making to all living beings. (Genesis 9: 16-17)

The Rainbow that appeared before Noah, arcing from the Earth to the sky and back to Earth, was a symbol of Divine protection and care for humankind and all kingdoms of life on Earth. The new Divine Rainbow appeared as a mythological vision, a symbol of the greatest metaphysical event in human history: the return of humanity back to the Kingdom of God and the establishment of this Divine reality down on Earth, which will affect all living beings and the planet as well. This Path was for humankind as a whole who, acting as an integrated entity, could transform not only itself, but the Earth as well. Thus, we have the opening of new Divine mysteries, synthesising the results of human evolution and permeating all levels of life.

During this happy morning, I realised that the Path of the Divine Rainbow was not only an inspiring poetic image but a well-articulated and precise spiritual Path to bring humanity back to Heaven and to transform the Earth into a Paradise. I saw the Path of the Divine Rainbow as a great arc consisting of nine segments. Together these segments included the whole spiritual journey of humankind up to the heavenly worlds and back to the New Earth. Each one of them was a big Step on the Path of the Divine Rainbow and covered a very large field of spiritual work under the blessing and guidance of the Divine Masters and the Personifications of the Divine Feminine.

The logic of the Steps followed the three-fold structure of Creation and the spiritual journey of human beings up to the Heavens and back to the New Earth. Below I will describe the main idea of the illumination which I received.

Of course, in order to embark on the Path, we have first to build the Right Understanding about the whole mystery of the re-creation of the world, the New Coming of the Divine Masters and to prepare ourselves for the great journey. The Second Step is the ascent to the second world of the three-fold structure – to the celestial realms of the Garden of Paradise. The Third Step, the Sacred Mountain, leads to the highest Divine world (the third world of the three-fold structure of the Universe), allowing us to experience the mystery of Creation and to embrace the whole vertical structure of the Universe. From this highest point we can contemplate all the ‘rooms in the Father’s house‘ – that is the Universe perceived from different aspects, or in other words, we can contemplate the variety of spiritual worlds revealed by the different religions thus entering into the Heavenly Jerusalem through the various gates (the Fourth Step, the Holy City).

Above the highest Divine world is only the Throne of God which is manifested by Metatron, a Personification of the CREATOR in Keter of Beriah)  The Fifth and the Sixth Steps are consecrated to The Gospel of Celestial Father in Hokhmah and to The Gospel of the Divine Mother in Binah respectively. These two Steps correspond to the climax of the Divine Rainbow. Illuminated by Divine consciousness, we have then to descend back to the Earth (in our daily life) and transform it into a Paradise. The Seventh Step of the Rainbow Path is the Transfiguration of the Earth (i.e. the healing,  purification  and illumination of the Earth), while the Eighth Step is The Transformation of the Earthly Culture into a Heavenly Culture. Finally, when we establish our new celestial style of life on Earth which ‘bears fruit twelve times a year’ (Revelation 22:2), we reach the end of the Divine Rainbow, touching down upon the New Earth which will have been transformed into a Garden of Paradise. And, in accord with the myth that at the end of every rainbow there is a pot of gold, at the end of the Divine Rainbow Path we will find, or more precisely speaking, establish the New Golden Age.

For me the Divine Rainbow, which I saw, represented the New Covenant which G-d makes with humanity now and, through humanity, with the whole Earth. The Rainbow which God places in the etheric sky as a sign of this New Covenant with humankind is the great Rainbow of the creative Colour Rays of Light which emanates from the very Throne of God. In their visions, the great Old Testament Prophet Ezekiel and the beloved disciple of Jesus Christ, St. John, describe this living Rainbow, emanating from the Throne of God:

Above the dome there was something that looked like a throne made of sapphire, and sitting on the throne was a figure that looked like a man. The figure seemed to be shining like bronze in the middle of a fire. It shone all over with a bright light that had in it all the colours of the rainbow. This was the dazzling light that shows the presence of the Lord. (Ezekiel 1: 26-28)

There in heaven was a throne with someone sitting on it. His face gleamed like such precious stones as jasper and carnelian, and all round the throne there was a rainbow the colour of an emerald. (Revelation 4: 2-3)

The Rainbow in these visions is a symbol given for the revelation of the living Colour Rays of Light which are the essence of the whole Universe: the whole of Creation is an ocean of Light, and the Colour Rays of the Rainbow, in their endless configurations of colours and intensity of vibration, generate the various spiritual worlds. In his initiatic book, The Testament of the Colour Rays of Light, the Master Beinsa Douno explained the mystery of the ‘seven lighted torches burning in front of the throne which are the seven spirits of God‘ (Revelation 4: 5). They are the Seven Colour Rays of the Divine Spirit which manifest the ultimate essence of G-d as Divine Life, Love, Wisdom and Truth and give birth to the spiritual worlds.

So, for me the Divine Rainbow of the New Covenant referred not only to the magnificent Rainbow arc appearing in the sky as a sign of God’s promise that the Earth would never again undergo such a flood, but is in fact much more: a column of living Rainbow Light stretching through the whole vertical structure of Creation and constituting its very existence. This Divine Rainbow of the new Covenant which radiates from the Throne of God is a revelation about the mystery of the Universe and a blessing from the Living God for eternal Life, Divine Love, endless Wisdom and ultimate Truth. The creative Divine Rainbow constitutes the whole of Creation as a magnificent Divine Temple and forms a dome of light within it. This Divine Rainbow which builds the whole Universe now appears as the Spiritual Rainbow of the New Covenant of G-d with humankind.

Furthermore, the Divine Rainbow of the New Covenant, that is the metaphysical Rainbow of the living Light which contains the secrets of the whole vertical structure of Creation, traces our path of ascension up to the Throne of God and down to the reality of the New Heaven and the New Earth. In almost every spiritual tradition we can find myths and legends which depict the arc of the physical rainbow as a dream-path for ascent to Heaven. The emerging of the Divine Rainbow of the New Covenant will transform these legends and myths into a reality. This Rainbow traces the Nine-Fold Rainbow Path and leads us to the highest Divine world. We can compare this Rainbow with a gigantic cosmic-spiritual ladder which marks the steps of humankind’s ascent to the Kingdom of God. Each one of these steps is an enormously vast domain for spiritual work leading to transformation, illumination and transfiguration. In other words, the Divine Rainbow of the New Covenant is both the Path itself and the living Light on the Path. This is why the Rainbow of the New Covenant is, on the one hand, a very inspiring, exciting and delightful image, but, on the other hand, an actual, constructive and creative Path full of endless spiritual potential.

The Rainbow of the New Covenant confirms the presence of G-d in the life of humankind. The living Colour Rays of the Divine Rainbow are the very substance of the reality of the New Heaven and the New Earth. This reality in essence is woven by the myriads of configurations of the Colour Rays. Thus, the Rainbow of the New Covenant is the fulfilment of the cherished dreams of all Masters, Saints and Prophets who anticipated the time when the Lord God Almighty Himself would live with His people forever.

The beautiful Divine Rainbow image depicts our ascent through the whole vertical structure of Creation up to the Throne of God and our descent back to the reality of the New Heaven and the New Earth. Of course, we will trace the Path of the Divine Rainbow more than once. In the future, our entire life will be a journey from Rainbow to Rainbow: the arc of each subsequent Rainbow will reach an ‘octave’ higher than the previous one, penetrating further into the vertical structure of the Universe and each return will bring more profound transformation on Earth. This Path of the Divine Rainbow that G-d now bestows on us represents the New Covenant which He makes with humanity and, through humanity, with the whole Earth.

The illumination in Bewley’s Café was a very important step towards completing the conception of the book The Second Coming. I even remember well the café table where I received this illumination. It happened also that at this same table I shared my vision of the Rainbow Path with Mary-Susann. Of course, she was very happy and appreciated it greatly. At some stage I had the impulse to mention my vision to the Board of Bewley’s Café – I considered that this was a good spiritual happening in their premises for which I wanted to give them credit. Unfortunately I missed the opportunity then and now this Bewley’s Café on Westmoreland Street is closed. Nevertheless, the Company which owns Bewley’s Cafes still exists and I am happy with the good service and the comfort which they provided, and continue to provide, to their customers.