Winter 2018

As a contrast to our last newsletter which was about music, silence is our theme this time. The Winds of Truth channelings mention “The Silent Blessing of Yanini” also known as Lemuria and describes silence” thus:- “Let us think of the Home of God- I would have you imagine that you are entering a silence – a hush and that hush has colour as if you were passing into the heart of a moonstone. The light is blinding and the sense of perfume that assails the senses is indescribable, it is of such unutterable beauty, one can “feel” the intense hush just as sometimes you on Earth can “HEAR THE SILENCE;” it is so quiet”.

There are times when we can “hear the silence” - during meditation, out in a quiet place in nature, on Remembrance Day or during silent vigils held for various reasons.

There is great power in silence, if, individually, we meditate even for a short while, once or twice daily. We come back to ourselves from the noise and distractions of the mundane world and attune to the Spirit World.

We might access our intuition, receive guidance, wisdom or inspiration as this is the realm in which the arts are born. Nothing may seem to happen but we will feel calmer and more at peace with ourselves which benefits not only ourselves but all within our sphere.

Collectively there is much power in shared silence if focusing on an idea, e.g. healing or peace. This year has seen the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1 in 1918. The origin of Remembrance Day and the silent minute of the prayer for peace came in 1940 when Wellesley Tudor Pole remembered a conversation he had with a fellow officer during active service in WW1. The officer told Wellesley that he would not survive the war but if conflict came again a moment of silence daily would give those in the spirit world an opportunity to help as the power of silence is greater than we know.

Sadly the officer's premonition was true and he was killed but Wellesley remembered his words in WW2 and met Winston Chruchill thus the silent minute of prayer for peace was inaugurated, a lasting legacy from a fallen soldier.

Wellesley Tudor Pole was one of a group of people called The Chalice Well Trust who bought the Chalice Well Gardens in Glastonbury in1949, an oasis of peace to this day. In The Winds of Truth channellings this area is referred to as “The Hill of The Chalice” the “Soft Hill” and “The Hill of the Sacred Graal”, alleging “that which lies in the Hill of The Chalice, the Sacred Graal will one day bring to the world a greater healing than has ever been experienced before, and the Brilliancy of its Light will uncover the darkness of man's mind”.

As Christmas approaches many people will agree that it has become so materialistic that the true meaning of joy, peace and goodwill to all has been lost. This results in the festival not living up to high expectations, people feeling tired and stressed and for children the magic and mystery has been lost in a veil of artificiallity and materialism. For others Christmas can be a sad and lonely time.

Yet, despite all this there is a moment on Christmas Eve when the shops have closed and a hush seems to descent upon the Earth and “we can hear the silence”, expressed so well in the words of the carol “Silent Night”.

“Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright”

Alice Buckton owned Chalice Well Gardens from 1912 to her death in 1944. In 1904 she wrote a play called- “Eager Heart” a Christmas Mystery Play” which became a worldwide success. During WW1 1914-1918, it was performed for British and allied soldiers serving on active duty in France. The play is set on Christmas Eve of which Alice wrote:

“...... Our feet have lost the simple star ward path our fathers knew, yet, on this sacred night our ways have met, once more”

We cannot wholly return to the ways of our fathers as we live in different times but the atmosphere of Christmas Eve can evoke feelings of nostalgia. Traditionally Christmas is a time for reading and telling stories as our fathers probably did. A wonderful fable that can be read by adults and children on different levels is “The little Prince” by Antoine De Saint-Exupery in which he writes: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly for what is essential is invisible to the human eye”, as in the desert where the fable is set: “One sits down on a desert sand dune, see nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something gleams”.

How it is with our meditations and why we need to persevere as practice fosters the interconnectedness between our world and the spirit world which can be elusive, but every so oftens “something gleams” and we see and understand a little more of the bigger picture or the pattern of our lives. In this world there are tenuous links as with Chalice Well, Remembrance Day and Christmas Eve in this newsletter and it is the same with the world of spirit if we listen in silence. Returning to the desert imagery at this time of year turns our thoughts to the Magi, the Three Wise Men, who in the Christmas story of the Nativity rode their camels through the desert with faith in a star to guide them. We all have a guiding star, and whatever our situation, if we accept it – it is what it is and have faith that all will be well, whilst it may not be possible to change our outer circumstances, we can change our attitude to them. If feeling sad, unhappy or lonely we can remember happy times. We can send love to our loved one, human or inimal in the spirit world. We can visualise or go outside and look up at the shining starts in the indigo canopy of heaven for perspective and “feel the hush” for as Antoine de Saint- Exupery wrote:-

“Stars are silent”
“Do not fear to walk your appointed path. Have courage 
and faith in your star and all shall prosper for you”
(Margery Lawrence)

Mentioning the part that people are drawn to Glastonbury played in the spiritual life of Britain in the twentieth century may explain the deeper reasons why in 1939 Mrs. De Vere Smith, David and the Abbots moved the Winds of Truth Sanctuary to Glastonbury from London after receiving a message from the spirit world as there were many other safe places from the ravages of war in the country.

Spiritual forces move westwards and in 2019, the Winds of Truth Sanctuary will celebrate its first anniversary in Burnham on Sea, expressed in the chorus of the carol -

“We three Kings”
“O star of wonder, Star of light, star of royal beauty bright,
westward leading, still proceeding lead us to they perfect light”.

In our world perfection is an illusion and “Perfect light” would probably blind us, but, like the channellings of the Winds of Truth, an ideal to aspire to.

There are meditations in The Winds of Truth Sanctuary at Burnham on Sea every Tuesday at 7pm GMT and every Sunday at 6pm GMT. Wherever you are, why not attune, sharing the silence which will go out on the ether attracting all who share a resonance.

May the Sanctuary continue to be an oasis of peace and grow in light and all who attune become as beacons of light, so needed in the world at this time. Carole, Geraldine and Jane wish you a joyous and peaceful Christmas and a happy and healthy 2019.

All Winds of Truth quotes from “The Great Writings of The Truths of God”

The story of Jesus is in “My Son”.