If we are to ascend, we must put on our Christhood daily. It is not a once-and-done proposition.

Behind the physical sun of our human existence is the spiritual Son of our true being: the Christ. And just as the physical sun warms us and provides light and life, so does the Son provide spiritual Light and Life.

Observing ourselves is always a good practice. In fact, self-examination and inner probing are essential activities of the spiritual seeker who is intent on gaining self-mastery. However, mastery is more than merely an academic pursuit.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the modern world, few can hear the cries of their souls. Often, in pursuit of comfort, pleasure, fame and fortune, people will actively stifle and suppress the soul’s plaintive yearning.

“Ask and ye shall receive. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all (good) things shall be added unto you.” This statement is addressed to the quick who will respond without hesitation when they are called.

It was not so long ago that the primary requirement to make our ascension was by balancing 100% of our karma. A tall order, indeed.

We are on a quest. We may not fully know it yet, but we desire to regain the lost energy, the lost power we once had with God. In the beginning, we were created and endowed with a full measure of God’s energy and power.

One of our goals in sharing the teachings of the ascended masters with you is to build a foundation of spiritual Truth upon which everything else is built.

As we continue our focus on the Corona Class Lessons by Jesus and Kuthumi for ‘teaching men the Way,’ a word of caution: the Truth spoken in these lessons is threatening to some. It has even been known to engender violent opposition.

In our desire to come up higher, many of us have come into contact with charismatic, inspirational teachers. Some of them may have been the real deal and we have been fortunate to learn from them. But many of them pitch dubious programs designed to deceive the naive and unprepared. These false teachers have a deep, varied and well-used bag of tricks to persuade the earnest spiritual seeker to abandon common sense and embrace false and spiritually harmful doctrines. To the uninitiated, this pursuit of high-minded promises of self-improvement and liberating human experience only serves to part them from, at the very least, their money and, at the very worst, their light. Why? Because while the student is busy getting ‘in touch’ with his human self, he may be losing touch with his Christ Self. In this third installment in our series on false teachers and their dark methods, we take a critical look at what these teachers do and how they manage to manipulate and hoodwink the unwary.