THE TRUE AND THE ETERNAL

Many readers will already be familiar with the work of Lars Muhl, as he has spoken a number of times on our platform, and I have reviewed earlier books in these pages. This latest work is autobiographical, shedding light on his upbringing and spiritual development, showing that he already had special inner sensitivities as a child, perceiving reality as a web of light. He feels strongly that we need to activate our spiritual power if we are to wake up from this ‘technocratic nightmare that keeps us in a state of passive allowance, … being led into a future of isolation and dehumanisation.’ (p. 19) The illness and death of his sister marked him deeply, as did the disappearance and death of his first love. We all have a contribution to make to the collective etheric field that we share and that shapes our common future where young people are increasingly permeated by violence and anxiety that numb our spiritual and metaphysical faculties.

A key moment as for many contemporaries was the news of the assassination of President Kennedy. That evening, Lars wrote the following words on a piece of paper: ‘I, Lars Muhl, hereby declare that I will spend my life dedicated to freedom, enlightenment, and justice. (p. 42) He was only 13, and he came to understand the systemic corruption of the world in relation to this incident. He already realised that we are responsible for our own individual reality. He was hugely influenced by a book he received by Hazrat Inayat Khan, which revealed to him the world of spiritual principles. Later, he joins the band, Daisy, and on tour to Israel, he has an opportunity to visit Qumran, opening him up to memories of a significant previous life and igniting his passion for the Essenes and the Aramaic language. In a later chapter, he describes the significance of these memories and their relationship to his current mission (pp. 142 ff.). He also started to read voraciously and has a direct sense of being the Consciousness of God. Whether we realise it or not, the projecting Consciousness and the projected consciousness (us) are One. (p. 143)

In the course of the book, Lars elaborates the kernel of the Essene tradition relating to the Kingdom of Heaven and the Holy Spirit – Malkoota d’Shmeya, Rukha d’Koodsha and Shabd as the Word. In the 90s, Lars was more or less bedridden for three years until he was healed at a distance by his future teacher Calle Montségur by means of his light body, an element already familiar to Hermes Trismegistus. In the spring of 1999, he suddenly feels drawn to go to a Catholic Church during Mass, where he has a vision of Yeshua, and understands more deeply the significance of breath and the exchange of a kiss between initiates, also referred to in the Gospel of Philip with respect to Yeshua and Mary Magdalene; there is a beautiful bridal chamber blessing representing the sacred space of love, truth and trust – the conscious embrace. (p. 127) He also becomes more aware of his guardian angel, who enables him to emerge unscathed from what could have been a fatal crash.

Lars’ encounters with elders, Sylvia and Calle, involve surrendering to his higher capacities and establishing contact with what he calls the World of Answers. His far memory of Essene teachings enables him to shed light on the mission of Yeshua and Mary, even with a specific memory of her anointing him. Among his other special affinities are Marcus Aurelius, TE Lawrence, and Haydn, whose symphonies he listens to every day. Sometimes places evoke specific memories, for instance in Toledo, and prior relationships resonate into the present, also in his case Cave 4 at Qumran, an initiation site where aspirants would spend 40 days in the desert. There is a revealing chapter on the death process where ultimately ‘we move from one state of reality to another while staying the same being.’ (p. 205)

Many of us share Lars’ view that the time has come for us to transform the old paradigms based on the race for social status, power, materialism, greed, cynicism, arrogance, and indifference. (p. 209) NOW is the moment to open the heart and feel into the field of power, peace, and harmony, daring to act from our deepest conscience. The closing pages give some guidance for practice, including the importance of gratitude and forgiveness, and our capacity to bless the life around us. There is a beautiful Heavenly Prayer with explanatory comments and an invocation to Compassion, along with some cornerstones taken from the Aramaic Beatitudes. This profoundly inspiring book is based on experiential wisdom, and Lars concludes that ‘we need authenticity and integrity and the courage to live Yeshua’s words.’ We can also follow the practice of Calle and Lars in daily stating this firm intent: ‘I hereby dedicate myself to the universe.’