About 2 years ago, I was shopping at Value Village and came across two vintage portraits by the artist Charles Sindelar . One of the portraits was of Jesus. The other portrait was of some random dude. I was intrigued. I figured, buddy must be someone important if this artist decided he was worth drawing with the same pencil as Jesus Christ. I was so intrigued that I was unable to leave the portrait behind.It spoke to me in a really strange and compelling way. I opted not to buy the Jesus one, I hope it went to a good home.
At home, I hit the internet to find out about the artist. I learned that he claimed Jesus actually sat for his portrait. I also learned that the portraits were produced for the I AM Movement. The I AM Movement is all about the Ascended Masters.
From Wiki:
Ascended Masters, in the Ascended Master Teachings is derived from the Theosophical concept of Masters of the Ancient Wisdom or “Mahatmas”. They are believed to be spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans, but who have undergone a process of spiritual transformation.
The more I researched the more interesting the subject became. The Count of Saint Germain was the muthafukkin man. Most current theories state that he was the son of Francis II Rákóczi, the Prince of Transylvania, but look at this list of his previous incarnations:
- The ruler of a Golden Age civilization in the area of the Sahara Desert 70,000 years ago
- The High priest of Atlantis 13,000 years ago, serving in the Order of Lord Zadkiel in the Temple of Purification, located near where the island of Cuba is now
- The prophet Samuel, (eleventh century B.C.E.), who served as prophet, priest, and the last and greatest of the Hebrew judges
- Hesiod, Greek poet whose writings serve as a major source of knowledge for Greek mythology and cosmology (circa 700 B.C.E.)
- Plato, the great philosopher of Athens. (427 – 347 B.C.E.)
- Saint Joseph, of Nazareth. Husband of Mary and Guardian of Jesus, first century C.E.
- Saint Alban, late third or early fourth century, the first British martyr
- Proclus, c. 410 – 485 C.E. Athens. The last major Greek Neoplatonic philosopher
- Merlin, c. fifth or sixth century, Britain. Magician and counselor at King Arthur’s Camelot who inspired the establishment of the Order of the Knights of the Round Table
- Roger Bacon, c. 1220–1292 C.E., England. Forerunner of modern science renowned for his exhaustive investigations into alchemy, optics, mathematics, and languages
- Organizer of various Secret Societies in Germany in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, where he operated as the legendary Christian Rosenkreuz
- Christopher Columbus, 1451–1506 C.E.
- Francis Bacon, 1561–1626, England. Philosopher, statesman, essayist and literary master, author of the Shakespearean plays, father of inductive science and herald of the scientific revolution.
Pretty bad ass resume if you ask me. Alchemist, space tourist and international man of mystery…who better to adopt as a role model and icon of achievement. I proudly hang his portrait in my home as a symbol of possibility. The Count of Saint Germain, a man who refused to perscribe to the laws of nature and the limitations of reality. I often wonder what form he would take today, if he is indeed still roaming the earth. I often think of Karl Lagerfeld, another man who is known for his boundless knowledge of history and his unworldly charm. It seems like a logical incarnation.
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