December 16, 1983

Globe, Arizona

Aka is here.

“Good evening, Aka. Where is soul Ray?”

Soul Ray stands with God.

Yes, we see thy need, and we should answer in this manner and in this way. Glory be the name of the children of God; glory be the name of the Lord, thy God, forever and ever.

And we shall say to you this parable and in this manner.

For in the time that it had come forth for the birth of the one known as Jesus of Nazara − and among the shepherds there did appear angels, and the angels announced unto them of the coming, therefore, and the birth of this one, they rushed forth unto their families, and they did bring their families with them as they went forth unto the town of Bethlehem.

And one of the shepherd’s son, who had heard the stories of the time when the Messiah would come, he had gone to the church reluctantly on the Sabbath. And he had heard the words that were spoken. He had sung the songs of Solomon. Yet he thought unto himself, “I go, therefore, to see a savior, and I am not fit. I have no gift to give them. I have but one lamb. And the one lamb has been an orphan. And this mighty Messiah, though it be born in a manger, might not accept my gift.”

But he decided to take it with him anyway. And when he arrived there he saw the Magis waiting, the kings, wise men, in their rich attire. Even their servants were dressed better than he, and even they had gifts that far was better than what he had.

Yet, as it was written, so it would be, that the Jewish people would be the first to witness the birth of the child.

And so the shepherds went forth in, and knelt there to give their thanks and bring their gifts.

Joseph walked to the boy and put his hand on his shoulder, and said unto him, “What a fine gift you have brought my son. It is my sincere hope that my son shall grow to be like you.”

The boy was astounded. “How could this be so? How could such words be spoken? Why would he wish the Messiah would be as he?” For he knew his downfalls. He knew the things that he was and the things that he wasn’t.

As he walked outside, then the great kings walked up to him and said, “What does he look like; tell us?” And he looked at them. Here were great kings of other lands asking him, a shepherd boy.

And he said unto them, “For there is no greater sight than that that you shall behold.” And sudden he could not understand why he was speaking in the terms which he was speaking in.

As the kings came forth, the shepherds had all filed out. And Joseph walked out among them, and went to his father. And he said unto his father, “The Lord, God, has made it known that we must flee this land and go unto the land of Egypt. Would it be possible that your son could travel with us, and tend our flock, such as it has become, and be the companion of my son?”

The shepherd boy’s father looked unto Joseph, and said, “Yes, take my son, for he is the greatest treasure I have.”

The boy was overwhelmed, for he was the greatest treasure his father owned? Such great compliments.

And then as the kings came forth outside, the light of the star looked mighty. And the angels’ voices would sing joy to the Earth on high. And Gabriel said unto them, “For you have given the greatest gifts of all.”

The lad was bedazzled. Light shone in the sky like he had never seen before. Every star had its own color.

As the party made ready the next morning to leave, and him with it, it would be many years before he returned back into his father’s house with all the stories of all the lands that they had visited.

And he would spend the rest of his life tending the flock, that the one known as Jesus of Nazara, as he had grown had shown him, but with a flock of men. He was glad that Jesus never chose him as a disciple. And Jesus knew that he did not wish to be chosen, that his greatest joy came from that of the tasks that he did well.

The story we have told you is a common story, a story that you could take in texts from any book. It has neither new wisdom nor old wisdom. But it has wisdom that is for the day and the time in which you live.

As you near the season and celebrate the birth of the one known as Jesus of Nazara, remember, sometimes it is greater to receive than to give, and sometimes it is greater to give than receive. It is also not the greatest gift of worldly goods that can be given, but the friendship from one person to another.

The greatest gift that can be given was the gift that was brought from the Lord, God, unto you upon that night of nights, and it was the gift of love and the sharing that the Lord wished to do with you, because He knew that you were of His kind, [of] His likeness.

You have questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. [2-30-2] asks, ‘After rereading the last two readings, it appears that you are trying to tell us that the only way we can know if you are telling us is that transfer is in our hearts; is this what you are trying to say?’”

Yes. From within yourselves.

Long ago, the one known as John the Baptist did come forth, and he did say unto them, who would listen, to turn around, to look within themselves. As he baptized with water, he said the one who would come after him would baptize of the Spirit. And so it still is this day.

As you make ready in the hearts men the preparation for the coming of the Messiah, it is with the baptism of your spirit that you shall know one another.

You have other questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. [10-381-1] asks, ‘Please clarify the reading that you gave me concerning my apprenticeship to Joseph, husband [of] Mary. And how does this relate to the land that I am going to see in [new] Arizona tomorrow?”

(Chuckle.) What you seek is the contingence of what lies in the valley of the springs. [Editor’s note: The valley beneath the Dripping Springs on Dripping Springs Road, Arizona].

It has continue[d] one more place where man may live in true harmony if he wishes − where man may rise above his acts of discretion [discrimination] because of race, or color, or creed, or religion.

One of the kings of kings, [from] the Magis, came from the kingdom of Ethiopia. And until of recent times, of that of the Communist takeover of Ethiopia, freedom to worship in the Jewish manner was an accepted way, as that of the Christian manner and Moslem.

We say unto you, what you take from the well here, you shall take and transplant it in the fertile soil of the Pleasant Valley, if that is thy wish. Bring it into reality and make it so.

You say unto us, “What has all this that you have told us to do with the relationship of Joseph?”

Go unto the first of the reading where Joseph went unto the lad and asked him, come with him unto the land of Egypt and tend his flock.

You have other readings, the other questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. [15-475-1…lives in Utah] and asks, ‘What am I doing wrong?’”

That is a very broad question. But we shall try to narrow it down into one simple answer. “Judge not lest ye be judged.” But if ye do not seek the kingdom of heaven, do not seek the kingdom of earth. The religions of the earth are like a bouquet of the Lord. All roads lead to the same destination.

You have found what you think is your own, yet you are unsure. There is new water before you. If you wish it, stop and drink from the well and examine the water. If it is good, and unto your liking, you shall know it, and you shall pick it up and take it with you, or remain and drink from the well, whichever you wish.

We hope that even though our words seem vague and broad, that they have covered the subject that you have in your mind [and] heart.

You have other questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. [13-449-3…Tucson, Arizona] asks, ‘Aka, can you tell us who the other ones are who appear with thee in the mirror?’”

We shall answer you into this manner. We have said unto you, open the door that we might enter. We have not come to you in a mirror form, except in your own mind, and those which you place in the mirror are of your own making.

Yet we say unto you, a crown and a king is before you. He gave unto you keeping an ankh and said, “Take these pieces of turquoise and place them in certain ways, that you might become part of the ankh into itself.” And the ankh is the Tree of Life, the promise of the return of the Messiah unto the abundance of people.

Should you wish, [within] your hearts of hearts, to participate in this, you must first set aside your prejudice, that you may walk with others’ religions.

There has been many things said about the one known as Mahatma Ghandi. He did not fast that religions be taken apart, but [to] be added together as one, for he knew that all the religions lived, and must live, in his land and other lands as one. It was because of prejudice that his life was taken from the Earth, but not until the world had seen in him his greatness, because the greatness within him was the light of God.

You have other questions.

“Thank you, Aka. I have a question from [15-461-2] who is here tonight, and he asks, ‘I have had a vision of an eagle covering a large piece of property on Lake Travis, north of Austin, Texas. It also has a stream running underground along the face of the hill. What is the total meaning of this vision?’”

It is quite simple. The eagle is the symbol of the ray. And Ray has given unto thee the protection needed unto yourself, and given unto you, for the taking or the keeping, of that which is dear to your heart, your needs and your wants. He hands these things unto you, if this is what you wish. As he has handed you his hand in friendship, so he has given you protection.

Ask unto yourself these questions. “Has he given me health? Has he given me the things I have asked for? And what has he asked in return?”

If these are what you wish, you shall receive them. The shadow of the Eagle that is cast upon the land is that the land may be made safe for you, and the land may be yours, if you wish.

You have other questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. [15-475-2] who is also here tonight, asks, ‘When I complete my college education what field of job opportunity will come to me, and when will it happen?’”

Yes, we see thy need, and we shall say unto you, when you complete your college education we have prepared before you a gift, a gift that is not material, nor one that you may hold in your hand, only at times.

For a long time you have asked that love may come into your heart, and we have given you that, for you have found that it is not one person you need to love, but there are a number of those. We are not speaking of lovers, we are speaking of your ability now to love man, your fellow man. And in the words, man, we do not mean male nor female. For that which you have longed for is true friendship, and that has been laid before you.

So [then] how shall you use your education? It shall be in a manner and shall tie into the dream of J___ H___, for where the Eagle has cast his shadow he has cast it for you also.

You have other questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. [15-475-3] who is here tonight, asks, ‘Would you tell me a little about my history and lifetimes with [10-381-1]?’”

Yes, we see thy need. And we shall say unto you, if a shepherd has many flocks and he has more than one shepherd to tend them, and if more than one shepherd [come] together, they shall bring the tales of their flocks with them. They shall bring the times when they stood with nothing more than a sling between them and a wolf. They shall tell of the times when they stood with nothing more between them than the Star of David. Remember, one of the oldest medals given for valor is the Star of David. Think of these things which we have said, and truth shall be known unto thee.

You have other questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. Soul Ruth asks, ‘Since this is the Advent season please tell us of the early life of John the Baptist.’”

(Chuckle.) We shall say unto you these things, for as you know, soul Ray is I, and I am soul Ray. And as I am soul Ray, so am I and he both John, being the same.

Contrary to the thoughts of most, John was not the most [saintly] of lads.

One day, John went forth unto Nicodemus’s date orchard. And there, he did climb forth and harvest most of the crop. And he did set forth a peddler’s stand and undersold all the other. He had a thriving business until Nicodemus found him. And there was placed in the Bible once and for all, “If you spared the rod you would spoil the child.”

Honey was another of his favorites. He soon found that the bees did not sting him, but let him freely take all the honey he wanted. [Yataweh] was the keeper of the bees, and many a day he did turn his back and allow John to steal honey from him. It was not long until all the boys in the Essene camp thought John was the greatest.

Jude, which was one of John’s teachers, took John unto his mother, Elizabeth, and said, “Is it not written that, ‘Thy shall not steal?’”

And Elizabeth, who had pampered John mightily, knew that it was time that she corrected her son. And she said, “Bring forth unto me a staff,” and told John to bend, therefore, unto a chair.

John, as he was bending, said, “But Mother, there is a great difference in borrowing and stealing.”

Elizabeth looked unto John and said, “Yes, but when should we repay him?”

And John said unto her, “It’s, Mother, when my cousin who is the heir of the throne becomes the king.”

None of them knew that John knew that he was the heir himself to the throne of Israel, and that there were only two true heirs to the throne left. They were so astounded of his knowledge that they forgot to beat him that day.

And I know that in another lifetime Elizabeth spent many times keeping John from getting his just dues. Yet his knowledge, from childhood, of where he had been and where he was going astounded all. For they knew within their heart’s eye − for here in truth was the prophet, Isaiah, and they were not sure, that both Abraham and Isaiah lived within him.

There are many stories we could tell you. But the stories we have told you are the stories that you know him by now. He is man. He is prophet. He loves to tease and be teased. He loves to laugh, but never to laugh at others, to laugh with them. He will go many miles out of his way to see that an injustice is undone. The wisdom of the ages lies within his mind, yet he tells you and shares with you that which you need to know. As you have known him as friend and brother, so you have known him now.

Is there so much difference? Would he not throw you into the water and baptize you now, and laugh when he did so?

Now is the time to waken soul Ray from his slumber….

[We should say unto you these words before we part.] Rejoice, as John rejoiced the first day that Mary came unto her cousin, Elizabeth, and he saw, therefore, his cousin and the Messiah, and knew that it was all so. Rejoice, and know that the Messiah is with you, for he lives upon the Earth. He breathes the same air you breathe.

And his time will come, if you make it so.

But rejoice, as he will rejoice with you, for as you shall have a Christmas tree so shall he. As he gives presents and you give presents, in your mind’s eye, be as the shepherd boy. Reserve your greatest gift that you might give it unto him.

We say unto you, shalom. Lehaim!

Awaken soul Ray from his slumber.

[Editor’s note: Numbers are substituted for names, addresses and birth dates to respect privacy.

This transcript was compared to the audio recording for accuracy.]

Copyright © 1983 by A. Ray Elkins, Globe, Arizona