August 1, 2003
Letter from Linda
Worobec to a Keeper of the Flame:
Dear ______,
I am happy to answer some questions for you. First, I was not a member of the
conference committee. Carla Groenewegen, Neroli Duffy and the Presidents were
preparing the conference program. In April or May I sent in a proposal for Opus
V to perform some time during the conference, not knowing what date or time
would be available. The conference committee accepted our proposal and said
that July 4 was available in the evening. There was also some discussion about
having another speaker on July 4 following Opus V, but this did not come about.
I think there may be some limitation to your idea of what a spiritual retreat
or conference means. It does not mean just decreeing. It does not mean just
listening to dictations. It does not mean just fellowship. It does not mean
just joyful activities such as waltzes, singing, hiking, camping or buying books
in the bookstore. It means all of these things and more. The ascended masters
overshadow our activities and bless us in many different ways, even when we
are eating together in the cafeteria or walking with our friends. That is why
we have Maitreya’s Mystery School because there are always opportunities
to raise our consciousness and express loving-kindness and holiness. The July
class has always had many components to it.
As to entertainment, Mark said that entertainment meant “enter-into-attainment.”
That is what Opus V tries to embody, the attainment of lifting the spirits of
all of us and attaining mastery of the four lower bodies. We express joy, laugher,
beauty and spiritual awareness as much as is possible for whom we all are. Three
of the members are not Keepers of the Flame, but all of us pray together before
we go on stage.
Robert and I have been trained by El Morya and Saint Germain through the Messenger
to be singers worthy to sing on the altar and to express our particular talents
through this avenue as well as other avenues. No one knows the inner or outer
training we have received or the personal instruction from Mother as to what
is appropriate to raise the light. Mother had many ideas about the transmutative
power of song, including her very specific directions and program song choices
for the Paradise Players, which included such numbers as “Ragtime Cowboy
Joe,” cowboy songs and some ragtime music in various songs. Some of our
members may have questioned these programs but the Guru approved them and guided
us. [Our performance included a ragtime piano solo; however, it did not include
jazz as some email comments asserted.]
Mother also had her daughter, Tatiana Prophet, sing “Broadway Baby”
and “100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man” on the altar without the curtain
being closed. We sang with the curtain closed because that is the appropriate
format for presentations that are not directly connected with church services.
Mother liked to dance. She learned the foxtrot, swing, salsa and other ballroom
dances as well as the waltz and taught them to her chelas because she was evolving
also in her awareness of how energy changes. She was not fanatical. She moved
with the Holy Spirit and by her love, she changed water into wine. She also
was evolving in her choice of colors and what was appropriate to wear, but that
is another discussion.
I take my direction and training from Mother. She is the embodiment of progressive
revelation because she is the Guru. She would say one thing one day and the
opposite the next day in order to confound the carnal minds of the rote chelas
that think if they only do everything “right,” they will get to
heaven. There are no perfect chelas, but there are the perfect hearts of chelas
who are becoming one with God.
I believe you should have followed your intuition and not attended the performance
if that is what your Holy Christ Self was directing you to do and I am sorry
if you were offended by the Beatles’ words and tune to “Money Can’t
Buy Me Love.” There was no rock beat in this rendition of the song, which
Mother has explained is the major problem with rock music, i.e., the syncopated
rock beat. The lyrics are innocuous. It was a light-hearted comedy song set
in the madrigal style of the 16th century. For your information, there are many
Christian songs that have direct quotes or lyrics from the Bible but are really
rock music because of the beat. It takes the discernment of the heart to know
the difference. Mother also had a favorite Beatles’ song that she liked
to listen to at her home.
“Harmony in Marriage” again is a comedy song that, of course, does
not express the highest union of man and woman. Like the roles in Shakespeare’s
plays, there are many relationships that teach us wisdom, especially the character
of the fool. This song was meant to be tongue-in-cheek and to expose the foibles
of superficial marriage life. The song wasn’t meant to endorse this life,
but rather to ridicule the silly ways in which some couples maintain married
life.
I do challenge your notion that decrees and dictations given through the first
part of the conference were then diverted into a wedge in our consciousness
or a wedge into the community by Opus V. There was no desecration of the altar.
Many, if not all of the people in the Court were uplifted and joyous. They laughed
and sometimes had tears in their eyes from the touching moments that meant something
to them. We had beautiful songs such as [Mother’s keynote,] “Beautiful
Dreamer” which Mother has heard us perform for more than three years.
We sang “God Bless America,” “Simple Gifts,” “Benedictus”
which means “Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord” and
“Elegance” which was in a previous Paradise Players revue. Every
song had a purpose which was to lead the energies in an upward spiral to “Waiting
for the Light to Shine.” Laughter opens the heart and then you can inspire
with a gentle song that has a deeper meaning. The spiral of light was there
to be perceived by those who were receptive to the joy flame.
Many people had just the opposite reaction to our program from your experience.
To quote two long-time chelas, Mark and Julie Pollard, “Please tell Robert
that the song he sang (All the Things you Are) is still ringing in my mind…The
entire evening of the 4th was very Saint Germain - like a page out of the Magic
Presence.” “Thanks Linda I can't tell you how much we enjoyed your
performance at the conference. It was just awesome. Is there any chance it was
recorded? Could I get a copy of the music?” We have had so many positive
comments that they would be too numerous to mention here.
Annice Booth and Marilyn Barrick saw the performance and thought that it was
so uplifting, so wonderful that they suggested we take Opus V on the road and
tour the teaching centers and study groups and use our performances as an outreach
tool for the ascended masters. In fact, they said that Mother would have absolutely
loved the show and would have been in the front row cheering us on. [Rev. Annice
Booth also assured one Keeper of the Flame that Mark Prophet would have loved
the show. We have no intention of touring the teachings centers and study groups
with Opus V because we have other full-time jobs.]
I brought your comments to the Ministerial Council to see if they had any problems
with the program and every one of them said it was a great program, the highlight
of the conference and there was nothing wrong with any of the music or songs.
They all thought it was an inspired evening that uplifted the spirit and souls
of the conferees. If the Ministerial Council, comprised of long-time ministers
and chelas of Mark and Mother, could find no fault, then I am at peace. Tastes
differ and I respect your right to have a different opinion and experience,
but we do have the violet flame for anything that is not in keeping with what
anyone may perceive.
In terms of broadcasting the event, we had suggested that it not be broadcast
and that decree CDs be played for those not in the Court because our performance
is such a visual experience and much would have been missed by just hearing
it. However, the broadcasting team and requests from subscribers indicated that
the subscribers would have felt left out of the program and I have heard many
encouraging remarks from those who heard the program on the internet.
_____, God works in mysterious ways. I respect you and the abilities for which
you have been trained. I am confident in my training and mantles and by God’s
grace, I am in my position for many reasons. I have been trained by Mother and
I strive to embody all that she taught me, as we all do.
I close with a statement from Mother about a staff member, “If he’s
inharmonious, if he’s in a state of condemnation or any human vibration…that
has to be dealt with before you can consider whether the person has a good or
bad point because inharmony is 100% error, 100% wrong.” ______, I pray
that you are not in a state of condemnation. We have much more work to do on
the planet. I will not be responding to you again on this issue.
Sincerely, with love,
Rev. Linda L. Worobec
CC: L, M