Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00142)

>It is indeed. One of my fondest memories is a visit to one of their
>"Temples" in an old converted Protestant church in central Connecticut
>where they had this great, cheesy, electrified plastic altarpiece of the
>"Chart of Your I AM PRESENCE." Talk about cool memorabilia! Have you
>ever seen some of the kitschy stuff that Buddhist popularizers use? You
>know, like the pretentious fibre optic Kannons that you can buy in any
>decent Chinatown? Kinda like that, but better, because awkwardly
>weirder, yet somehow true. Very '30's. I'd love to have one of those in
>my art collection. The old ladies were so charmingly serious when they
>looked at it. "Hail, Mighty I AM Presence! Blaze your Violet flame! I
>Am, I AM, I AM, adoring Thee. Whirl Violet flame, whirl!"

Yes, Mark, the electronic chart. They're trying to improve it by using
video screens, but it's an expensive project. I love the electronic part of
being at the Temple. There's always tape playing of some of the dictations
and if there's not live music at least there's recordings. Once a month
they have a musical for inquirers and the music is so original and so
powerful. And then there are the electric violet flames that depict moving
"purity." They even have a set of decrees which talk about an electronic
body and its relation to the Presence and to the Higher Mental Body.

I thought it was really special to be in such modern, beautiful, and
"opulent" surroundings. No black, brown or red, just rainbow colors and
usually everyone in the same color clothing. In Chicago, they have a yellow
temple, a blue temple and a violet temple. I don't know if there's a pink
temple, probably somewhere.

Brenda