Angels Flames

Beneath the ashen skies of Los Angeles these days, we have borne witness to nature’s fury, amplified by human hands. The fires raged with a merciless appetite, consuming homes, dreams, and lives. For many, the cost was unspeakable—mothers running with children from flames that swallowed entire neighborhoods, firefighters risking all against an inferno that mocked their best efforts. Our hearts throb with compassion for those who have lost everything, for the survivors now sifting through charred remains of what were once lives filled with love and memory. Such suffering demands more than passing sympathy; it calls us to reflect, deeply and honestly, on how we live and the choices we make.

But as we mourn these losses, we find ourselves compelled to confront a troubling disparity. The grief and devastation in Los Angeles are palpable, but the media’s gaze often tilts toward certain stories—mansions ablaze in celebrity enclaves, whispers of which famous home survived, and which did not. While any suffering is valid, there’s a stark contrast in how these narratives unfold compared to others. Half a world away, in Gaza, a different kind of fire blankets the landscape. There, destruction is equally man-made, though the sources differ. Bombs rain down on neighborhoods, crushing homes indiscriminately, extinguishing lives by brute force. The images we rarely linger upon are those of parents burying their children, those left without homes but with the constant shadow of war overhead. One fire is the product of a climate crisis born of neglect and greed; the other arises from political violence and conflict. Both devastate, devas stating: enough! Both tear apart the human fabric. But our attention seems drawn by proximity to power and fame, to the losses of the wealthy, while the profound suffering of others flickers like a dim flame, ignored by the winds of public interest.

There is a greater loss here, hidden in plain sight. Our culture, entranced by the glittering worlds of Hollywood and material wealth, has cultivated a peculiar illusion—a belief in celebrities as gods, their dramas the sacred myths of modern life. Yet, fire doesn’t discriminate. It consumes the homes of the powerful and the powerless alike. And in doing so, it seems to whisper a greater truth, a call to shift our faith. The cult of fame no longer serves us. What it obscures is the recognition of higher truths, of the spiritual forces that silently weave through our existence. If fire lays bare our vulnerabilities, then perhaps it also offers a chance to purify—to strip us of illusions, to connect us with something deeper.

Ironically, even as fire wields destruction, humanity’s inventiveness chases ways to master it. Among the promising innovations is a method developed by researchers that uses low-frequency sound waves to extinguish flames. Unlike water or foam, sound disrupts the very breath of fire, separating its fuel from vital oxygen. Though still in experimental stages, this advancement symbolizes our capacity for creative solutions. And yet, the question remains—will technology alone save us? Or must we pair it with a shift in spirit, recognizing that mastery over the elements also demands reverence for them?

This full moon offers a moment to pause and look inward. Fire, as ancient as Earth itself, is more than a destructive force—it holds the power to cleanse, to transform. The City of Angels, now cloaked in smoke and sorrow, is ripe for such transformation. Beyond physical response, there lies a calling for spiritual renewal. During this period, we would do well to invoke forces of light, those governed by what some call the planetary spiritual Hierarchy. Through the resonance of healing mantras, “OM, AUM, OM,” we harmonize with energies that transcend the immediate and touch the eternal. Such invocations aren’t about quick fixes; they’re about aligning ourselves with deeper forces that can purify and heal—not just the visible wounds, but the invisible ones left on our collective soul.

The Angels’ Flames are not merely calamities to endure; they are lessons set before us, beckoning us to rise above division, distraction, and the mundane. From Los Angeles to Gaza, from silent flames to deafening bomb blasts, these fires reveal who we are—and who we might yet become. We must reconcile with more than climate or conflict; we must reconcile with the higher truths they illuminate. Only then can we hope to extinguish these fires, not just in the world, but within ourselves. And when we do, perhaps the angels will indeed descend, carrying with them the light we so desperately need in a heartbroken world.

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Notes from the Ageless Wisdom

Research into the various national centers and their esoteric ruling energies, revealing in a more universal manner and with a wider horizon the destiny of humanity in relation to its group units, large and small. The soul and personality qualities of nations will be studied, the centers within each nation which focus certain ray energies will be noted, and the qualitative emanations of its five or six major cities will be investigated. Let me here give you an instance of what I mean: the influences of New York, Washington, Chicago, Kansas City and Los Angeles will be the subject of scientific research; the psychic atmosphere and the intellectual appeal will be studied, effort will be made to discover the soul quality and the personality nature (the spiritual and the materialistic tendencies) of these great aggregations of human beings which have come into expression in certain fixed localities [Page 104] because they are expressions of the force centers in the vital body of the nation. -The Destiny of the Nations (p.85)

Nations, for instance, have seven centers, as have all forms of existence from the human and animal upwards, and it is an interesting study to discover these centers and note the type of energy which flows through them. In connection with the United States of America, Chicago is the solar plexus center, whilst New York is the throat center and Washington the head center. The heart center is Los Angeles. -The Externalisation of the Hierarchy

The Tibetan Master. Books published by the Lucis Trust.

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A Mantra

The souls of all are one and I am one with them.

I seek to love, not hate;
I seek to serve and not exact due service;
I seek to heal, not hurt.

Let pain bring due reward of light and love.
Let the soul control the outer form, and life and all events
And bring to light the love that underlies the happenings of the time.

Let vision come and insight.
Let the future stand revealed.
Let inner union demonstrate and outer cleavages be gone.
Let love prevail. Let all people love.