THE SUN GAZETTE

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and terrorism; the moral bankruptcy of large Solar Healing Meditation segments of society; the failure of education to Part I -- Techniques & Science of the SOLution Contents prepare students for real success; the starvation The SOLution is Here 1 of millions of people in third world nations; the 1. Why Absorb Sunlight? pandemic of obesity in developed nations; the Let The Sun Shine In Omraam 1 oppression of billions of people by totalitarian Imbibe Sunshine for a Natural High Sungazing and Eyesight Paneurhythmy Workshop 3 regimes; the lack of emotional harmony in fami- Nude Sunbathing lies; the slavery of people to the rat race in the A Cure for Obesity vain pursuit of material happiness; the hypocrisy 2. Basic Techniques and Tools and divisiveness of religion; the overcrowding of How to Sungaze prisons and the failure of capital punishment as a Sungazing Tools deterrent; and the rise in chronic depression re- How to Sunbathe THE SOLUTION IS HERE Sun-charged Water sulting in increased incidence of suicide. But the Barefoot Walking on Sun-warmed Sand underlying problem that is at the root of all these Grounding problems is this: We have lost our connection with God. We feel separated from God by space Part II - Suns of God Who Gave us the SOLution (we’re down here and he’s way up there) or by 1. The Mysteries of the Sun TheThe SOLutionSOLution sin (God is perfect and we're miserable sinners). 2. Serapis Bey If we feel alone and worthless, if we don’t see 3. Kuthumi that God is in our hearts, we won’t treat our- 4. Lanello selves with respect. If we don’t see that God is in 5. Zarathustra everyone else as well, we won’t treat them with 6. Lord Ling 7. El Morya respect either. 8. Jesus 9. Hilarion The problems we face are the same as those 10. Omraam faced by people in every society in every epoch of history. If we carefully scrutinize the historical Part III -- How to Become a Sun of God record, we will see that social, political and reli- 1. Amrita, the Elixir of Immortality gious institutions have not provided solutions to 2. The Deathless Solar Body these problems, and, in many cases, have wors- 3. The Alchemy of Transfiguration ened the problems. Throughout this dark pageant 4. Into the Heart of the Sun of wars, sectarian strife, plagues, famines, slav- Appendix A – Spiritual Sungazing Techniques ery, materialism, ignorance and perversions, we Appendix B – Songs, Prayers, Affirmations and can glimpse brief periods of peace and enlighten- Mantras to the Sun Laying the Foundation for a Solar Civilization ment. In every case, these bright interludes have Appendix C -- Testimonials by Wayne H. Purdin & Jeanette Wallen been brought about by the establishment of a new religion, based on the sun of our system, nd A PERSPECTIVE ON THE CUR- On June 22 , 2008 I published the first copies of Sol. Sol is an interesting word. Add a “u” for RENT GLOBAL SITUATION IN my audio book The SOLution: Laying the Foun- you, and you get soul, the sun of your being. Add dation for a Solar Civilization. I decided to an “o” for one, and you get solo, which means THE LIGHT OF THE TEACHINGS publish it in audio format because it contains a alone or all one. “We are all one in the sun” is crucial Solar Healing Meditation and instructions not just a fanciful New Age expression. It is the for advanced sungazing techniques that are best key to the New Age and the SOLution to the absorbed by listening with eyes closed or fo- problems of the Old Age. The continuing failure cused on the sun. And the appendix on Songs, of religion, modern medicine, education, and Prayers, Affirmations and Mantras to the Sun government to solve problems will sooner or lat- can only be appreciated in audio. An audio book er lead people to consider trying the SOLution, is much less expensive to produce, so I am sell- and the lost teachings of the great avatars and ing it (four CD with over five hours of record- masters, the suns of God, will once again en- ings) for only $12, which includes shipping. lighten people, this time on a global scale. It is Available from 4142 W. Park View Lane, Glen- toward this effort that I have written this book. dale, AZ 85310. Send check or money order payable to Wayne H. Purdin with return address. It's true that you can't judge a book by it's cover, Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov although the cover design by world-famous graphic artist and long-time sungazer, Elan Sun- The title of this book begs the question: What’s He was born as Mikhael Aivanhov to a poor star is a good visual summary of what The SO- the problem? I could list a dozen or so problems family in Serbtzi, Macedonia. Like many great Lution is about. To give you a better idea of what that this book could solve: the worsening health initiates, he had a humble beginning but was des- it's about, I am copying the Table of Contents: crisis at home and abroad; the escalation of war tined for greatness. Three famous mystics made Introduction prophecies about him. One was Nostradamus anything he later learned from books. “Child- Sophia, concentrating on psychology, philosophy who wrote: hood,” he noted, “determines the whole of one's and the natural sciences. During the 1930s, he life.” held a professorship at a university and subse- To a humble family will a fair child be born quently became a college principal. In 1937, De- From a Balkan country will this Eagle fly, During his adolescence, Mikhael devoted himself unov seeing the rise of fascist and communist To dwell in the land of the Rooster, to spiritual practices involving meditation, yoga, regimes, decided to export his teachings to West- His name, the same as mine, the world will breathing exercises and light. One day when he ern Europe. Out of 40,000 disciples, he chose long recall, was 15 he was doing the surya yoga practice of Mikhael to take his teachings to France. So on His voice the peoples of the earth will hear, sungazing when he was suddenly plunged into a July 22, 1937, during the Universal Exposition, And following upheaval and disaster, mystical experience of God as a most beautiful Mikhael arrived in Paris with only a handful of A new age will begin. being of light. Later, he commented: “It was so French disciples to help him. beautiful that I was beside myself. To see such a France has the rooster as its emblem, and that is being, with all those colors, all that light! He was For ten years he worked hard to spread Deunov's where Mikhael traveled to from Bulgaria, a almost invisible in the extraordinary luminosity teachings and in 1947, he created the French Balkan country. The eagle represents the lofty that surrounded him. I found myself flooded with chapter of the Universal White Brotherhood. In sun - a fitting symbol for Mikhael, who boldly light. I was in a state of bliss, of ecstasy so im- the summer of 1953, the first convention of the soared in the dimension of Spirit, close to the mense, so powerful, that I no longer knew where Brotherhood was held at the Bonfin near Frejus. source of all light. I was. It was a delirious joy; it was heaven; it It was attended by all those who, in spite of the was the universe! Ever since then I have felt that difficulties of the past five years, remained true Another prophet was Rudolf Steiner who said, “I if God were not all beauty I could not believe in to Brother Michael. The Bonfin is still the inter- bring you a complicated language for the intel- him. It is beauty that remains in my mind as the national headquarters of the Universal White lect, but after me will come Michael, who will one essential: neither power, nor knowledge, nor Brotherhood and people from all over the world bring a simple language of images.” If you read wealth, nor glory. Only beauty!” attend conferences there in the summers any of Omraam's books you’ll find that they’re full of imagery and easy to understand. This was a turning point in his life, for he real- A tradition which Brother Mikhael began and ized that in order to regain that experience he which people continue at the Bonfin and other And lastly, around the beginning of the 20th cen- would have to give up his self experimentation centers today is the sunrise meditation. This is a tury, someone asked the Theosophist Charles and learn from an enlightened master. This tran- very powerful meditation that is well worth get- Leadbeater who would bring the energy of scendent sun gazing experience was the begin- ting up early for. Mikhael told his students, Archangel Michael to the Earth. Leadbeater ning of a new life; his quest for perfection was “Learn to bathe in this river, in this immense replied “His name will be Michael and he will ar- now channeled in a more definite direction. flood of morning, for this is your true bath, a rive in France after the first third of the century When the student is ready, the teacher appears, bath of light, the only one which can truly wash is past.” Mikhael came to France in 1937. and he soon found a spiritual Master, Peter De- and purify you.” Mikhael said that prana or the unov. One of the first things Mikhael asked De- life force is most concentrated 20 minutes before Mikhael's mother, Dolia Aivanhov, wasn't aware unov was how best to connect with God during and 20 minutes after sunrise. Also, I have of these prophecies, but she knew intuitively that meditation. Deunov told him “Work with light, learned from other sources the pre-dawn hour is her son was special. That's why she consecrated for light is the expression of divine splendor. You most conducive to meditation because of the in- him to God's service from the moment of con- must concentrate on light, immerse yourself in teraction between the photons of light from the ception, and just as Mary did for Jesus, held the light and rejoice in light. It is by means of light sun, the Earth's magnetic field and our personal immaculate concept for him while he was in her that we can communicate with God.” aura or electromagnetic field. The place where womb. His mother never yelled at him or forced everyone gathered to meditate was a large rock him to do anything. Instead, she patiently ex- Deunov was a remarkable man. He came to outcropping overlooking the Mediterranean. plained his options and what consequences they America in 1888 and received a doctorate in Mikhael said that it was one of the places that would bring and left it up to him to decide which Theology from Boston University in 1893. Dur- the great adept, Apollonius visited in his travels. course to take. Mikhael had a profound love and ing that time, he came in contact with the Rosi- Researching the life of Apollonius, I discovered respect for his mother and for all women and saw crucians and discovered that the 10th century Bo- that Southern France was indeed one of the in them hope for a better world through prenatal gomil movement in Bulgaria was a form of eso- places he went to, and that wherever he went he education. He said “A mother can accomplish teric Christianity from which the modern-day hid special talismans in the earth. These talis- great miracles because she holds the key to the Rosicrucians emerged. He returned to Bulgaria mans created a positive forcefield to attract spiri- forces of life.” His mother died in 1973 at the and was offered a ministry, but rejected it in fa- tual people and good events. I suspect one of age of 97. His father was also an important influ- vor of spending four years in seclusion doing these talismans is at the rock. However, Mikhael ence during his formative years, but he died of spiritual work. On March 7, 1897, The Holy said that working directly with the sun through pneumonia when Mikhael was only seven. Spirit descended on Deunov. After this Deunov prayer and contemplation was much more pow- became known as the Master Beinsa Douno, erful than any talismanic magic. Other people who helped shape his character which means The One Who Brings in the Good were his grandmother and a wise old man, also through the Word. Mikhael also experienced a In 1956, Mikhael gave a lecture in the city of named Mikhael, who would tell stories. Mikhael similar initiation when he traveled to India in Nice, not far from the Bonfin. After the lecture, said of him “He would tell me fantastic tales of 1960 and became known as the master Omraam. an Indian man approached him and told him that battles between the forces of good and evil, the In 1918, Deunov established the School of the his master Babaji had heard about him and powers of light and darkness, white magicians Universal White Brotherhood. The White re- would like to meet him. To be granted an audi- and sorcerers... and good always triumphed over ferred to the white spiritual light that imbued the ence with Babaji is a great honor reserved only evil in the end. Ever since, I have felt that by auras of its members. Some of the spiritual exer- for those who are pure of heart and selfless. means of these tales this old man and my grand- cises of this school were prayer, music, deep Mikhael wasn't able to leave for India until mother gave me an impetus towards the good breathing, greeting the sunrise, and paneurhyth- February 11, 1959, and the light, and gave my heart a yearning to see my (dance). the triumph of light over darkness.” Mikhael re- While in India, he visited numerous ashrams, sa- alized that the moral lessons he imbibed through For twenty years Mikhael studied under Deunov. cred sites and met spiritual leaders. He was wel- these stories were more character forming than At the same time he studied at the University of comed by several famous Hindu and Buddhist sages as an accomplished master from Europe. mysteries of the sun – and that is: become a sun beauty within the human soul by awakening One master said he was the re-embodiment of of God. it to the Divine impulse. It unites us and Vyasa, who simplified the Vedas just as Mikhael harmonizes our individual and collective en- simplified esoteric Christianity. Another adept PANEURHYTHMY TEACHER, ergies while giving us more energy. It im- hailed him as a "solar rishi. And the master who ROLAND SCHAEUR COMES TO proves physical, mental, emotional and spir- gave Richard Alpert the name Baba Ram Dass itual health. It stimulates the awakening and gave Mikhael his spiritual name, Omraam. Final- PHOENIX ly he met the immortal bodhisattva, Babaji, who development of our spiritual gifts such as in 1992 gave his blessings to another teacher of mercy, compassion, faith and hope, as well sun gazing, sun yogi Hira Ratan Manek. A bod- as a global cosmic consciousness. But the hisattva is a being of high attainment who has greatest benefit of Paneurhtymy is that it such great compassion for suffering humanity puts us in contact and relationship with that he has taken a vow to not ascend back to masters, angels and cosmic beings, who God until everyone is enlightened. So Babaji's give us inspiration, enlightenment and assis- been around for a long time. tance in our spiritual development. When someone meets Babaji he is transformed, In performing the Paneurhythmy, a musi- and Omraam was no exception. Actually his cian or a CD player is in the center of two transformation was more dramatic because of the concentric circles formed by several couples many other masters he met who gave him their standing an arm's width apart. The women blessings and the many days he spent meditating occupy the inner circle and the men make in sacred places. On his return from India, his up the outer circle. Dancer walk at a whole being radiating a new aura of authority, much like Moses did when he came down from leisurely pace to the music in a counter- the mountain. As one of the disciples who met Roland Schauer clockwise rotation. The circle is symbolic of him upon his return commented, “He looked like the great wheel of life. The movements and music contain the ideas of a new culture of what we imagine the world’s great Initiates On August 22-24, Roland Schauer, a mem- looked like… The child I held in my arms said, love, peace, harmony, and brotherhood. ber of the Universal Great White Brother- ‘It’s Moses.’ It was Moses.” In a lecture in Paris soon afterwards he spoke about his new name: hood from Linz, Austria will conduct a On Friday night, August 22, Roland will “The name Omraam combines the two processes three-day workshop on Paneurhythmy, the give an overview of Paneurhythmy with of solve and coagula. ‘Om’ dissolves all things, sacred dance established by the Bulgarian demonstration of some of the simple move- rendering them subtle and fine. It is the sound master Peter Deunov. ments and a couple complex movements, that disintegrates all that is negative. It corre- along with their meanings. During the Sat- sponds to the solve of initiatic science, which re- Mr. Schaeur is a shareholder of Prosveta- urday intensive, you will learn all the move- turns things to their source by transforming them Germany where he has translated many of ments and their meaning and become profi- into light. The vibrations of ‘Raam’ have the Omraam's books into German. He has made cient enough to perform the Paneurhythmy power to condense and coagulate divine realities countless trips to the Brotherhood centers the following morning. During the lunch and make them tangible. This is coagula.” Thus, and groups in many countries all across break Saturday, Roland will play a video of Omraam, through his new name, was given the the globe, and this will be his first visit to power to dissolve evil in the world and to coa- the master Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov lesce the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. We can Phoenix. speaking in English. The dance will begin continue to do this by reciting his name as a soon after sunrise Sunday morning, around mantra. In his home town of Linz he has been in 6:00 am. After the dance, Roland would charge of a Brotherhood meditation group like to teach a simple song of Beinsa De- As an ascended master, Omraam is very active for many years, and he is also the conductor unov in four-part harmony. This will be fol- today in establishing the foundation for a golden for the Austrian Brotherhood choir, which lowed by another video of the master Om- age solar civilization. He has given several dicta- sings the music of Peter Deunov. In his raam in English, then he will teach a power- tions in the last few years through David C. workshop, he teaches Deunov's songs as ful 10-minute “laser meditation.” Lewis. In a dictation on April 9, 2006, he said: well as Paneurhythmy. He says, “I appreci- “The grace of God is available to all in very ate both exercises for their capability of Roland follows the example of the master simple terms. Yet, many overlook the beauty of linking us with heaven, and allowing divine Omraam, who never charged people to at- the divine experience through simply under- tend his lectures. However, there will be a standing how, in taking in the rays of the sun, energies to flow through us and to touch us one may enter into a devotional state of accep- from our soul right down to our bones.” love offering to help with the expenses of renting the facility. As this goes to press, tance of God's love and light and begin to have Paneurhythmy means “supreme cosmic that Sun Presence manifest a new conscious- we have not located a suitable facility, so rhythm.” Each Paneurhythmy movement is ness, a new world, a new vision… Therefore, I please call 623-780-0261 to find out where leave you this day to consider how, through the symbolic and expressive of a particular the workshop will be held. action of devotion, through the image of God thought, feeling and action. sunrise meditation, sungazing, gymnastics, and outplayed in the sun, you may also become that By performing the Paneurhythmy, you can sun through self-identification, through allow- Paneurhythmy can attend a funshop every Satur- ing the image to reside within you, within your learn how to be in harmony with the move- day morning at sunrise at the Parkview address. consciousness and to truly begin to radiate ments of the universe and how to create, to If you'd like to begin sungazing now, just follow light as a sun each day.” construct and organize yourselves in a more the simple instructions in the box below. perfect way. It develops musical capacity This message is basically the same as that of all and sensitivity. It brings life, power, joy and the masters and cosmic beings who taught the