The higher-dimensional realm of Venus is described as a world of temples. Seven are spoken of most often, one for each of the seven flames, and each is open to souls from the Earth who ask to be taken there.
The descriptions on this page are drawn from the ascension teachings and from the accounts of members of our circle who have visited the temples in meditation and in sleep. They agree closely with one another. They should still be read as impressions, translated into earthly images by the mind of the person receiving them. The temples are real. Our pictures of them are approximate.
The Seven Temples
The Temple of the Morning Star
First Flame
The seat of the Council. It is described as a great circular hall, open to the sky, with twelve high seats of pale stone set around a rose-gold flame that rises from the floor without fuel. The Council gathers here, and here the purposes of Venus are renewed.
Souls are brought to this temple at turning points: before a birth, before a major change of direction, and whenever a person on Earth sincerely asks what they came to do. People who have been there in sleep often wake with a decision already made.
The Academy of the Kumaras
Second Flame
A wide complex of terraces, libraries and open courts where teaching is given. The teachings say that the hundred and forty-four thousand were prepared here before they left for the Earth, and that many who volunteer for embodiment on young worlds still pass through its courts.
Students on Earth may attend classes here during sleep. The instruction is seldom remembered as words. It shows itself as a subject suddenly understood, or a skill that comes more easily than it should.
The Temple of the Rose-Gold Flame
Third Flame
The temple of the heart, and the one most often visited from the Earth. Its walls are said to be translucent, like the inside of a shell, and its central chamber is shaped as an opening rose with the flame at its center. Lady Venus is often present.
This is a place of healing for grief, heartbreak and the fear of love. Nothing is asked of those who come. They are simply seated near the flame and allowed to rest until the heart remembers its own warmth.
The Hall of Harmonics
Fourth Flame
A vast, bright hall with a domed roof, built so that a single note sounded at its center returns as a chord. On Venus, music, color and geometry are regarded as one art, and this is where it is practiced.
Musicians, singers, artists and designers are brought here for inspiration. So are those learning the language of light, the spontaneous sacred speech and song that some people find arising in them as their frequency changes.
The Garden of Remembrance
Fifth Flame
A garden without walls, laid out around pools of very clear water. Each pool is said to reflect the true record of the one who looks into it: who they are, where they have been, and what they have never lost.
Souls come here to recover memory, and to be healed by the truth of it. It is a gentle place. A person is shown only what they are ready to see, and always in the company of a guide.
The Sanctuary of Still Waters
Sixth Flame
A low, quiet building at the edge of a lake that does not move. It is a place of rest for those who serve, and many healers, caregivers and teachers from the Earth are brought here when they are close to exhaustion.
No teaching is given in the Sanctuary and no work is done. Its entire purpose is peace. Those who return from it report waking more rested than a single night could explain.
The Temple of the Evening Star
Seventh Flame
The counterpart of the Temple of the Morning Star, on the far side of the Council city. Where the first temple presides over beginnings, this one presides over completion. A violet flame burns here, and within it is held the vision of the Earth in its golden age.
Souls come here to lay down what is finished: old griefs, old identities, old vows. They also come to be shown what is possible. Those who have seen the vision say that it is not a prediction. It is an invitation.
How to Visit the Temples
Most visits take place during sleep. The physical body rests, and the soul, in its finer body, is free to travel. This is entirely natural and happens far more often than people realize. What can be learned is the art of asking, and the art of remembering.
- Choose one temple. Read its description in the evening and let it settle in your mind.
- Ask. As you lie down, say inwardly: I ask to be taken tonight to the temple of my choice on Venus, under the protection of Archangel Michael and in the care of the Council. Name the temple.
- Fall asleep in the heart. Rest your attention in the center of the chest and picture rose-gold light there until you drift off.
- Do not move on waking. Lie still for a minute with your eyes closed and let whatever is there come forward: an image, a phrase, a feeling.
- Write it down at once. Even a single word. Memory of the night is fragile and fades within minutes.
- Repeat for seven nights. Recall strengthens with practice. Many people remember nothing for several nights and then a great deal.
The temples may also be visited in waking meditation. The Heart Temple Meditation leads to the Temple of the Rose-Gold Flame and is a good place to begin.
Which Temple Should I Ask For?
| If you are seeking | Ask to be taken to |
|---|---|
| Direction, purpose, a decision | The Temple of the Morning Star |
| Understanding, study, training | The Academy of the Kumaras |
| Healing of the heart | The Temple of the Rose-Gold Flame |
| Creative inspiration | The Hall of Harmonics |
| Self-knowledge and soul memory | The Garden of Remembrance |
| Rest and peace | The Sanctuary of Still Waters |
| Release of the past, and hope | The Temple of the Evening Star |