Transmission Meditation

While traveling in the UK last year, a healer-friend told me about Transmission Meditation, which was started by Benjamin Creme in London in 1974.

Transmission Meditation is a silent, group meditation, which is considered a form of service, as well as an aid for personal spiritual development. The purpose of the meditation is to step down spiritual energies for the benefit of the planet.

That sounded good to me; our world needs all the help it can get, and, for that matter, so do I.

Upon my return to the US, I emailed Transmission Meditations to find a group in my area. Lo and behold, there is a group who has been meeting for years, right here in my apartment complex.

I take advantage of the opportunity and attend the weekly, hour-long meditation. The meditation begins with the “Great Invocation,” which was familiar to me. Perhaps you will recognize this invocation, which, in part, reads:

From the point of Light within the mind of God
Let Light stream forth into the minds of men.
Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let Love stream forth into the hearts of men…

I have to admit that the sexist language bothers me, even though I think I am clear as to the invocation’s meaning. Share International Foundation, the non-profit, non-governmental Dutch organization, that disseminates the literature reports that the invocation is based on an ancient formula to invoke the energies that will help change the world.

As with most meditations, sometimes, fatigue outweighs my good intentions, and I am a bobble-head. Other times, my mind is in overdrive, and I have to remind myself to follow the instructions, which are to focus on the third eye and silently say the word “Om.” I frequently feel pressure, as in a downward flow, into the crown of my head.

Benjamin Creme

At the end of July, I accompany my meditation leader into New York City to hear Benjamin Creme’s lecture, “The Time of Change has come. Are you ready?”

Benjamin Creme is a most interesting fellow. He is 85 years of age, with a peaceful, intelligent face and beautiful, wavy white hair. Creme was born in Scotland; today, he lives in London with his wife and works as an artist, esotericist and editor of Share International.

Following the foot steps of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Alice Bailey and Helena Roerich, Creme has worked to expand and update the “Ageless Wisdom Teachings,” which are an ancient body of spiritual teaching underlying all the world’s religions. Mr. Creme has been a long-time student of the esoteric and personally trained by his Master (as in mastery over the physical, mental and astral bodies); their communication is telepathic.

Since 1974, Creme’s primary role has been that of messenger for the imminent return of the Maitreya, the World Teacher and his group, the Masters of Wisdom.

Additionally, Creme has written 14 books, lectured world-wide and been interviewed extensively. And Creme does this all gratis; he receives no payment for his work.

The night of the lecture, the auditorium is buzzing with excitement. The audience has more woman than men. Given the assorted languages I hear spoken, this is a fairly international crowd. I would guess there are close to 600 people in attendance.

The lecture begins with a blessing from Maitreya that is given through Mr. Creme. During this blessing, I begin to get heated; I think I am having another hot flash. I flick my hair off the back of my neck; I wave my hands like fans in front of my face. My hands turn hot, really hot. I place them on my injured left knee, and my knee soaks up the heated energy. I find myself in an altered state for the next hour. I am listening, but keep closing my eyes, not so much out of fatigue, but as in maintaining the expanded state. The blessing is very powerful.

Creme begins by saying he is presenting information for our consideration. He reports there are three simultaneous events that will transform the world. Briefly, they are:

1. There is a cosmic change in the solar system. Astronomically speaking, we are moving out of the Piscean Age and into the Aquarian Age. This signifies a move towards working through groups (vs. individuality of the Piscean Age) and synthesis.

2. There is the return to the earth of the esoteric spiritual hierarchy for the first time in 98,000 years; and, by this, Creme is referring to the Ascended Masters, some of whom will take physical form to guide us through current-day challenges.

3. There is the awakening of humanity, and this indicates a desire to create peace, end war, end terrorism, support justice, eradicate world hunger and create a global community predicated on the sharing of resources.

Mr. Creme’s talk is filled with facts and figures covering the political, economic and environmental situations. These global problems are spiritual, and he makes a compelling case: If this world is to survive, we must come together and share our resources. Everyone deserves food, housing, education and healthcare.

The Interview

Following the lecture, I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Creme for this article. I found him to be a very down-to-earth and patient; he was also authentic, clear and strong in relaying his information.

Creme is fiercely adamant that we must “share or die.” He says it is the only solution for the salvation of the planet; there is no alternative. He allows that only sharing creates trust. This makes sense to me. There are too many rampant, interconnecting problems. It is time to look at the whole of planet earth. We all know that the tissue-thin butterfly wings beating on one part of the globe can influence what is happening in our very own back yards. Just think what those wings look like economically, environmentally and politically.

I did have some specific concerns, however. I can agree with the majority of what he has to say, but I have two overriding difficulties.

The first issue I have is with one of the core tenets, and that is the emergence of a World Teacher. Perhaps it’s my own idiosyncratic reaction to my Catholic background, but this smacks of a messiah.

When I asked Creme about this and why Maitreya needed to materialize in physical form, he said, “He does not come to save; only we can save ourselves … [Maitreya helps us] become the souls we essentially are.” Creme allows nobody can do this, i.e., save our planet, for us. There is always free will. Further, the physical plane is dense; humanity needs a physical form (vs. subtle energies) to respond to before the planet destroys itself.

My second objection, as you may well guess, has to do with the sexism of the language. Creme explained that the Masters use language specifically and sparingly. It is understood that the term “men” includes men and women.

Mr. Creme and I also briefly discussed points of evolution, soul rays, UFO’s, crop circles, the Blessed Virgin Mary, life on Mars and Venus, seven layers of physical dimensions (currently we can access three: gas, liquid, solid) and initiation. Clearly, he is a man full of information and interesting ideas. One example is this: Creme allowed that when we stopped war, made peace and fed the hungry, the technology would become available to power everything through the sun. What an exciting thought that is.

My favorite part of the interview with Mr. Creme was when I asked how he came to trust his Master. Creme said it was by what his Master said and did; it was a benign presence. Creme felt high; he was full of spiritual energy. These days, Mr. Creme says he has constant contact with his Master (who, by the way, is not Maitreya) and it is like living two lives: one is ordinary, and one is gifted.

The esoteric world is full of many layers. I tend to be somewhat simplistic in my spiritual life. If it resonates with my heart, then I take the next step. I’m still sitting with all of Mr. Creme’s information; I am open to see what unfolds.

I do believe in sharing, peace, justice and freedom for all. I believe that children shouldn’t go to bed hungry. Or that 1.3 billion people should live on less than one dollar day. Something is seriously wrong with these pictures. Creme told me that Maitreya says the first act should be the saving of the starving millions, which he, Maitreya, sees as a crime of separation.

I also believe all of us are on our soul paths toward consciousness. In Creme’s world, each stage of initiation transmutes our sub-atomic particles into light. I like that idea a lot. I guess that is what the New Age folks have meant by the term “light worker.”

I’m told that Maitreya has already been at work behind the scenes. There are miracles, prophecies that have come to pass and sightings of Maitreya. Creme’s books detail all of this and more. I have given you a mere sip from the goblet, so to speak. There is so much more, and on so many levels. If you find this material of interest, I suggest you go to www.share-international.org for further information.

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Dr. Adele Ryan McDowell, Ph.D., is a psychologist, empath, and shaman who likes looking at life with the big viewfinder. Her website is www.channeledgrace.com; her e-mail address is channeledgrace@aol.com. © copyright 2008 by Adele Ryan McDowell