As the Beloved Karmic Board convenes twice yearly to consider petitions submitted by the Chohans and other Cosmic Beings, and also from chelas who wish to take part, it is time to join this Activity once again. The meetings are held prior to January and July each year at the Grand Teton Retreat, with decisions forthcoming on the 1st day of those months. Classes to support the petitions of the Ascended Masters in behalf of world progress will be held at Shamballa on consecutive evenings---8:00 PM (EST) from Wednesday, December 25 through Tuesday, December 31, if you care to join your energies with ours for this purpose. Also, if you wish to submit your petitions (in a sealed envelope marked "Petition Class" on the outside) to be combined with ours, we will be happy to consign them to the Flames on the evening of December 31.

Thank you,

The Staff at Shamballa

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Invocation to Beloved Serapis Bey

Oh, Beloved Presence of God "I AM", in the name of the humankind of Earth, we come before the Altar of the Mighty Ascension Flame. Humbly, we bow before Thy Great Light!

0, Beloved Flame, thou who art the redemption for which we search, enfold us now in thy most powerful and dynamic action! Purify, illumine, and raise us in consciousness. Blaze through us in a never ending stream of Purity and Perfection. Expand thyself within us, creating in our hearts a Holy Chalice, through which we may anoint our fellow traveler. Assist us to rise upon the ascending spiral of qualified Light Substance into the realm of Ascended Master Consciousness. Absorb and transfigure our four lower garments, making us ONE with thy Power and Presence of Perfection.

Oh, Beloved Master Serapis Bey, Blessed Guardian of the Ascension Flame, we invoke your assistance, that we may see our path more clearly, for we know that this is the pathway home into the Heart of our Beloved God Parents. Guide our footsteps that we may never again deviate from this path. Seal our service this day within the full power of the Ascension Flame, that we may expand this energy within ourselves and in the world around us.

We thank You, as God's Most Holy Name "I AM"!

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Decree

In the Name and by the authority of the One Universal Presence of God pulsating in every human heart, I decree:

"I AM" the PURITY of the Ascension Flame, manifest throughout my being and world, right now and forever sustained!

"I AM" the LOVE of the Ascension Flame, pouring itself forth to bathe all life on the planet Earth.

"I AM" the buoyant, raising, sustaining POWER of the Ascension Flame, lifting all life into a higher vibration and expression, right here and now.

Through the Power and Love of the Ascension Flame, and the beloved Master Serapis Bey;

"I AM" the Perfection of my Holy Christ Self, now made manifest!

SO BE IT, BELOVED "I AM"!

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FESTIVITIES IN THIS PERIOD

Thanksgiving Day                    Thursday, November 28th.

Humanity's Harvest                   Saturday, November 30th.

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