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The prophet '''Elisha''' was an incarnation of [[Jesus]]. [[Elijah]], the guru of Elisha, reembodied as [[John the Baptist]]. | The prophet '''Elisha''' was an incarnation of [[Jesus]]. [[Elijah]], the guru of Elisha, reembodied as [[John the Baptist]]. | ||
In the Old Testament account, Elijah ascends into heaven in a chariot of fire and he tells Elisha, who is requesting that he receive a double portion of the spirit of his guru Elijah, “If you see me when I am taken up, you will receive the double portion of my spirit.” And because his eyes were opened and he saw Elijah ascend into heaven, Elisha received the mantle of Elijah which he sought. | In the Old Testament account, Elijah ascends into heaven in a chariot of fire and he tells Elisha, who is requesting that he receive a double portion of the spirit of his guru Elijah, “If you see me when I am taken up, you will receive the double portion of my spirit.” And because his eyes were opened and he saw Elijah ascend into heaven, Elisha received the [[mantle]] of Elijah which he sought. | ||
== The mantle of Elijah == | == The mantle of Elijah == | ||
[[File: | [[File:Ascension de Elias de Juan de Valdos Leal.jpg|thumb|''Ascension of Elijah'', Juan de Valdés Lea (c. 1655/56)]] | ||
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<blockquote>This was Elijah, the same who cast his mantle upon me when I was embodied as Elisha. He came upon me as I was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in the field, and immediately I followed him.<ref>1 Kings 19:19.</ref> And I vowed to him, my teacher, “As the L<small>ORD</small> liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.”<ref>2 Kings 2:2.</ref> I saw him take his mantle and wrap it together and smite the waters so that we two might walk over the Jordan on dry ground.<ref>2 Kings 2:8.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>This was Elijah, the same who cast his mantle upon me when I was embodied as Elisha. He came upon me as I was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in the field, and immediately I followed him.<ref>1 Kings 19:19.</ref> And I vowed to him, my teacher, “As the L<small>ORD</small> liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.”<ref>2 Kings 2:2.</ref> I saw him take his mantle and wrap it together and smite the waters so that we two might walk over the Jordan on dry ground.<ref>2 Kings 2:8.</ref></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>He taught me the laws of alchemy and to smite the waters of the human consciousness with its astral nightmares and the defenses of the antichrist sent forth against the Light of the prophets of Israel—the same elements of the carnal mind that would challenge us again in another era, but in the same place in time and space. And he promised me that if I learned my lessons well and if my mind would become congruent with his own—“if thou see me when I am taken from thee”—that a double portion of his spirit would be upon me.<ref>{{OTD}}, chapter 7.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>He taught me the laws of alchemy and to smite the waters of the human consciousness with its astral nightmares and the defenses of the antichrist sent forth against the Light of the prophets of Israel—the same elements of the [[carnal mind]] that would challenge us again in another era, but in the same place in time and space. And he promised me that if I learned my lessons well and if my mind would become congruent with his own—“if thou see me when I am taken from thee”—that a double portion of his spirit would be upon me.<ref>{{OTD}}, chapter 7.</ref></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>Let us see what you can do to follow now the life of Elisha. Take it and study it in your Bibles this day. Know his life with Elijah and know his courage. For it was God’s courage in that soul, and it was the response of the heart of Christ in me throughout all ages. Recognize the virtues necessary. Recognize the filament. Recognize what must be present for your alchemy. Secure it.<ref>Jesus, “The Path of the Avatar,” {{POWref|25|69|, December 25, 1982}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>Let us see what you can do to follow now the life of Elisha. Take it and study it in your Bibles this day. Know his life with Elijah and know his courage. For it was God’s courage in that soul, and it was the response of the heart of Christ in me throughout all ages. Recognize the virtues necessary. Recognize the filament. Recognize what must be present for your alchemy. Secure it.<ref>Jesus, “The Path of the Avatar,” {{POWref|25|69|, December 25, 1982}}</ref></blockquote> | ||