Three, Six, Nine and Twelve

These, as you may know, are the words of our Radiation of the Star prayer. It is many years now since White Eagle first put out the 'call to service' from the Brotherhood invisible for us to send out the light at the magical hours of three, six, nine and twelve each day. Over the years the call has gone forth again and again, culminating in the guidance which launched the THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO leaflet, of which some 70000 copies have now been distributed (that is, over 60000 in the English language, and 10,000 in other languages).

It would be interesting to know how many of those who have the leaflet, which of course gives the words of the prayer, do in fact remember those 'magical hours' each day. It is an ideal infinitely worth working for but not so easily attained. But think what it will mean when thousands of people all over the world are stopping for a few minutes, or even momentarily every three hours to focus their thoughts on peace and world-wide brotherhood and healing, on the light and love of the Christ Star. The thought, the prayer, will be taken up from country to country (or time zone to time zone) picking up and linking with the thoughts of those men and women of good-will everywhere in a continuous out-pouring of light and good-will, reaching darkened places and awakening light and good-will in others all over the world. An understanding of the power of thought and how to use it wise1y and creatively is almost synonymous with the new age of Aquarius, and we shall find as time goes on – indeed it is already happening – that all over the world groups will arise which are working for this one purpose. It is this work at the inner level of life which, above all, is going to swing the balance and bring mankind safely into the new age of brotherhood.

If you find it difficult to remember every one of the magical hours every day, don't give up in despair and think, 'Oh, I am no good. I shall never be able to do it', You can and will do it if you really believe in your heart that it is right to do so.

The body and mind of every day are very much creatures of habit and rhythm, and it is just a question of helping them gradually establish a routine. You may find it helpful to work first at remembering just one of the hours each day – say twelve noon. This is perhaps the easiest to remember, as in any case it is a time of power when the sun's rays are strongest. Having chosen the time on which you are going to concentrate, really work at that time. Tell yourself from time to time during the morning – 'I will remember twelve o'clock'; and when twelve o'clock comes, really give yourself five minutes of quiet, peaceful, loving attunement under the Star, using the words of the 'Radiation of the Star' prayer. If possible (that is, if you are alone and not likely to be heard) it is a good idea to say the words aloud, for greater power and concentration. The vibration of the sound of words spoken aloud and from the heart is in itself creative. After a time you will find that it is almost as though a little bell rings in your head at twelve o'clock (or whatever time you have specially selected) or something always happens to remind you, and eventually you will find that the body and mind have established a habit. Now is the time to work on another period as well – say nine o'clock in the evening – going through exactly the same discipline until that, too, becomes an established habit and a warning bell rings for you at the appropriate time – and so on, with each of the hours.

An important part of this training, whether you are training yourselves to remember just one of the times, or each one of the magica1 hours, is to put the thought into your subconscious mind by affirmation. Say to yourself, clearly and firmly, first thing in the morning or during your quiet time or meditation, and last thing before you go to sleep... 'At three, six, nine and twelve I will be under the Star and radiate the light of the Christ Star to all mankind. Especially I'll do this at... ' (whatever is the hour that you are particularly working on). You are in this way giving your subconscious a clear direction which will gradually take hold, and even if your conscious mind does not respond, some part of you will do so, particularly during your sleep state. This is not a substitute for work with the conscious mind, but it is a step in the right direction. And it is amazing, in our experience, how often something happens at the crucial moment to draw your attention to the time. You 'happen' to look at your watch, or hear a clock shake, or some thought drops into your mind which draws your attention to the time. A great mistake is to look at your watch at five minutes to the hour and think. 'It's nearly time...' and then go on to doing something else. Do it now, even if it is five minutes early – otherwise you will most surely forget and the time will have passed. Equally, if you remember five or ten minutes late, don't say 'Oh dear. I forgot.' Do it now. Even twenty minutes late – better late than never at all, it is all helping to establish a rhythm for you.

The fact that people all over the world are daily using the words of the Radiation of the Star prayer undoubtedly adds to the creative power of the words. They have become almost like a mantram, and it is good, even if you are not in a position to say them aloud, to say them in your heart, for they will focus your thought and give form to it.

We suggest that when 'the hour strikes' you should first of all withdraw from the world a little by taking a few slower gentle, peaceful breaths (say three, or if there is time six, for these are the numbers of the Star) focusing your attention, while you are doing so on the quiet of your heart centre and the light that is shining there. It almost feels like a flower, a rose, which is unfolding in your heart with every breath you take, and the rays from the Sun/Star are shining down into it from above your head. It is not difficult to do this even with your eyes open if you are in a situation where you can't really close them – for instance in a public place, or the office, or work. In fact sometimes it is almost easier to do it with your eyes open. Then in your heart (or out loud if you can) really using each word to create form and feeling, say the words of the Star prayer.

'We hold all humanity in the golden light of the Christ Star' (continue to envisage that golden Sun and at the heart of it the form of the Star) '...and see the power of the Sun ... of God, working in the hearts of all people...' (Try to feel, or imagine, that little light, the little flame of the Sun, of God, in the heart of every human being, that which we all share, the goodness that is deep within every soul; and know that we are all one in the Sun.)

'We behold the blazing Star (as before) with the form of the Lord Christ within its centre...'This is not quite so easy, but what will help you here is if you can really begin to feel a love and compassion and understanding of the great need of all mankind. Somehow this feeling of love and compassion draws you close to the Great Healer, and after a time it becomes easier for you to imagine that form of light and love and compassion in the heart of the Star, to feel the love that is flowing from Him.

'Radiating God's healing power and spirit of love to all mankind...'At this point try to feel that you are wholly within that Sun/Star, almost, as it were, within the aura and being of the Great Healer, all love. You don't then have to work hard 'sending out the light', but relaxed and at peace, you are just a channel, a vessel, through which the light and the love of the Great Healer is flowing.

It may sound as though all this is going to take a long time, and you are thinking, 'I certainly can't manage all that every three hours.' In fact it doesn't take nearly as long as might seem, and in any case it is only a suggestion to help you in your work You must follow the guidance of your own heart in the procedure you use, and no doubt even that will vary over a period of time. Whatever method you follow, it is a good idea to make just one of the times, whichever is easiest for you, a little more extended than the others, really giving yourself time to feel and experience the form the words create - just to give yourself to it. If you can manage this slightly longer meditation for just one of the times each day, it will help you to make and feel the contact almost in a few moments of time at the other magical hours.

You are not looking for a reward for your labours, this we know. But there is a very beautiful bonus which comes as you faithfully give yourself to this work. It is that gradually the feeling of the quiet place in your heart, and the light that is shining there, becomes part of your life. It is always there, whatever you are engaged upon, an inner strength, a quietness, an awareness of the presence of God in you.

A talk given in a Stella Polaris, volume xxxix (December 1989-January 1990).

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