Guy Ballard
| Guy Warren Ballard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 28, 1878 Newton, Kansas, United States |
| Died | December 29, 1939 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Godfré Ray King |
| Occupation | Mining engineer |
| Known for | Founder of the "I AM" Activity |
| Religion | "I AM" Activity |
| Spouse(s) | Edna Anne Wheeler Ballard |
| Children | Donald Ballard |
Guy Warren Ballard (July 28, 1878 – December 29, 1939) was an American mining engineer who became, with his wife, Edna Anne Wheeler Ballard, the founder of the "I AM" Activity.
Ballard was born in Newton, Kansas and married his wife in Chicago in 1916. Ballard served in the U.S. Army in World War I, and then became a mining engineer. Both Edna and Guy studied Theosophy and the occult extensively.
Revelation
Ballard visited Mount Shasta, California in 1930, where he met another hiker who identified himself as the Count of St. Germain.[1] Mr. Ballard's experiences take place within the larger North American mountain ranges. Ballard provided details of his encounters in a series of books Unveiled Mysteries and The Magic Presence, using the pen name "Godfré Ray King."
Guy Ballard, his wife Edna, and later his son Edona Eros "Donald" Ballard (1918-1973), it is believed, became the "sole Accredited Messengers" of Saint Germain. Their teachings form the original nucleus for what are today called the Ascended Master Teachings. And are still being used by "I AM" Sanctuaries all over the world. [2]
Activity
The "I AM" Activity started from public lectures about these encounters and grew rapidly in the 1930s. Ballard lectured frequently in Chicago about Saint Germain's mystical teachings, in which America was destined to play a key role. By 1938, there were claimed to be about a million followers in the United States.
The "I AM" Activity describes itself as an apolitical, spiritual and educational organization financed by contributions from its members. Its parent organization is Saint Germain Foundation, with headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.[3]
The "I AM" Activity began after Mr. Ballard's alleged meeting with Saint Germain, an Ascended Master, whose experiences are outlined in Volume One of the Saint Germain Series of Books, "Unveiled Mysteries", published by the Saint Germain Press. The year was 1930 when Mr. Ballard met Saint Germain according to the SaintGermainFoundation.Org website.
Deaths of Guy Ballard and Edna Ballard
Guy Ballard died on 29 December 1939 and Edna Ballard died on 12 February 1971. A new Dispensation was given so that the Ascension could be gained (in the finer body) without taking the physical body, as Jesus had done. The two Ascended Master Bodies were already prepared for Guy Ballard and Edna Ballard as noted in "Unveiled Mysteries" by Godfre Ray King (the pen name of Guy Ballard.) It is reported both Ballards Ascended upon passing out of the physical body. Godfre Ray King has also given Dictations through Mrs. Ballard (under the pen name of Lotus Ray King), which are available from the Saint Germain Press. Given the "I AM" Activity, old occult laws have been replaced including the teaching of Theosophy that, to become a Master, one would have had to ascend upon one's death to the fifth level of Initiation.
Ascended Master Godfre
It is believed by those who adhere to the Ascended Master Teachings that Guy Ballard, after his death, became the Ascended Master Godfre.
It is asserted by these religions that the Master Godfre's previous incarnations were:[4]
Ascended Lady Master Lotus
It is believed by those who adhere to the Ascended Master Teachings that Edna Ballard, after her death, became the Ascended Lady Master Lotus. (She used the pen name Lotus Ray King.)
It is asserted by these religions that the Lady Master Lotus's previous incarnations were:[5]
Notes
- ↑ King, Godfre Ray. Unveiled Mysteries. Chicago, Illinois: Saint Germain Press 1934 page vii: "The time has arrived, when the Great Wisdom, held and guarded for many centuries in the Far East, is now to come forth in America, at the command of those Great Ascended Masters who direct and protect the evolution of mankind upon this Earth."
- ↑ http://www.saintgermainfoundation.org/SGF_08_TheOrigTeachings.html
- ↑ Saint Germain Foundation. The History of the "I AM" Activity and Saint Germain Foundation. Schaumburg, Illinois: Saint Germain Press 2003
- ↑ Prophet, Elizabeth Clare and Prophet, Mark (as compiled by Annice Booth) The Masters and Their Retreats Corwin Springs, Montana:2003 Summit University Press Pages 116-117 Master Godfre
- ↑ Prophet, Elizabeth Clare and Prophet, Mark (as compiled by Annice Booth) The Masters and Their Retreats Corwin Springs, Montana:2003 Summit University Press Pages 195-196 Lady Master Lotus