Paul the Venetian

Paul the Venetian [http://www.zakairan.com/ProductsDivineLightImages/PFC/Paul%20215.jpg] [ [http://www.zakairan.com/ProductsDivineLightImages/DivineLightImages.htm Source of Image of the Master Paul the Venetian shown above] distributed by [http://www.zakairan.com/ZaKaiRanStuff/WhoIsZaKaiRan.htm ZakaiRan] and painted by [http://www.geocities.com/peterfich/ New Age Artist Peter Fich Christiansen] ] is one of the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom" in the teachings of Theosophy and is regarded as one of the ascended masters in the Ascended Master Teachings (also collectively called the "Great White Brotherhood"). He is regarded as the Master of the Third Ray [Bailey, Alice A, " A Treatise on Cosmic Fire" (Section Three - Division A - Certain Basic Statements), 1932, Lucis Trust. 1925, p 1237] (see Seven Rays). It is believed that his final life was his incarnation as the artist Paolo Veronese (1528-1588), after which he is said to have become "Master".

Paul the Venetian's etheric retreat

According to the Church Universal and Triumphant, Paul the Venetian's "Ascended Master Retreat" is believed to be in an enormous mansion called the "Chateau de Liberte" on the etheric plane above an area of southern France called Provence. This mansion is supposed to be larger than the Versailles Palace and have thousands of rooms decorated with copies of paintings (rendered in etheric matter) from all civilizations and eras of human history. [ Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare "Lords of the Seven Rays" Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press - "Morya - Master of the First Ray" pages 131-132] Members of the Church Universal and Triumphant, the largest organization adherent to the Ascended Master Teachings, practice meditation exercises which, they are taught, will allow them to visit this retreat on the etheric plane in their dreams.

Previous incarnations

The traditional Theosophical authors such as C.W. Leadbeater [ Leadbeater, C.W. "The Masters and the Path" Adyar, Madras, India: 1925--Theosophical Publishing House--Paul the Venetian ("The Venetian Chohan") is profiled on page 238. ] and Alice A. Bailey do not mention any previous incarnations of Paul the Venetian. However, some of the lesser known Ancient Wisdom groups maintain that Paul the Venetian was incarnated as Plotinus. [ Melton, J. Gordon "Encyclopedia of American Religions" 5th Edition New York:1996 Gale Research Page 154 ]

In the Ascended Master Teachings, Paul the Venetian is believed to have been incarnated as a "Minister of Culture" in the government of Atlantis, as one of the architects of the pyramids in Ancient Egypt, and as an artist (mural painter) in the Inca Empire. [Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare "Lords of the Seven Rays" Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 -Summit University Press - "Paul the Venetian - Master of the Third Ray" pages 119 - 148 ]

Ascension

According to the Ascended Master Teachings, Paul the Venetian ascended on April 19, 1588. [http://www.preterhuman.net/texts/other/crystalinks/paul.html]

Notes

ources

* Leadbeater, C.W. "The Masters and the Path" Adyar, Madras, India: 1925--Theosophical Publishing House
* Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare "Lords of the Seven Rays" Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press

Further reading

* Campbell, Bruce F. "A History of the Theosophical Movement" Berkeley:1980 University of California Press
* Godwin, Joscelyn "The Theosophical Enlightenment" Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
* Johnson, K. Paul "The Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White Brotherhood" Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
* Melton, J. Gordon "Encyclopedia of American Religions" 5th Edition New York:1996 Gale Research ISBN 0-8103-7714-4 ISSN 1066-1212 Chapter 18--"The Ancient Wisdom Family of Religions" Pages 151-158; see chart on page 154 listing "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom"; Also see Section 18, Pages 717-757 Descriptions of various Ancient Wisdom religious organizations

External links

* [http://images.google.com/images?q=%22Paul+the+Venetian%22&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images] Images of Paul the Venetian Master
* [http://www.anandgholap.net/Masters_And_Path-CWL.htm Full text of “Masters and the Path” by C.W. Leadbeater:]