Saint Germain’s liminal nature lies in his embodying transitions between life and death, reality and myth, human and divine, past and future, and cultural paradigms. This makes him an influential figure for those exploring boundaries and transformations in both spiritual and historical contexts.
Saint Germain is an elusive conspirator with a complicated past that factors into several I AM narratives. Saint Germain is said to be a member of the Illuminati and the Masons, a conspirator in the French Revolution of 1789, Rasputin (1869-1916), an Alchemist, Templar, Christian Rosenkreuz (1378-1484), founder of the Rosicrucian Order, and in contact with Madame Blavatsky. Theosophist Isabel Cooper-Oakley (1854-1914) remarks that Saint Germain was an occultist defamed by the ignorant; his real identity was made secret by the courts he worked, including Louis XV (1710-1774) and his mistress Marquise de Pompadour of France (1721-1764). The Church Universal and Triumphant, led by Mark and Elizabeth Clare Prophet in the 1960s, produced a biography on Saint Germain claiming that he was the incarnation of an Atlantean, Merlin, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), and Christopher Columbus (1451-1506).
Actors like the immortal Saint Germain exist across time and place, and believing the narrative takes a leap of faith. One reason people may believe the account of Ballard and his meeting with Saint Germain is a desire for people to feel unique by possessing scarce information. It is appealing to those who believe conspiracy theories since the information is not necessarily accessible to everyone, and by channeling Saint Germain, Guy Ballard has set himself apart as being exceptional. Conspiracy theories are likely to appeal more to people with a chronic need to feel different from others or are led to feel that uniqueness is an important trait. Believing in Saint Germain and learning Ballard’s secret teachings makes the I AM member feel special and unique. This fulfills the emotional needs of people and helps them deal with crises and fears, such as mortality. The I AM group also appeals to Christians because Jesus is the second most prominent ascended Master in the I AM Activity, second to Saint Germain, giving the Christian tradition a strategically important position in this movement.
Ballard had plagiarized much of his works from earlier Theosophical writings. For example, Ballard’s experience on Mt. Shasta is strikingly similar to Frederick Spencer Oliver (1866-1899) in his book, A Dweller on Two Planets, initially published in 1895. Oliver is the first source for Mt. Shasta as a sanctuary and meeting Lemurians that live beneath the mountain. Oliver claimed to have channeled the information through automatic writing. Both Ballard and Oliver meet an Ascended Master at Mt. Shasta, and both are led into the mountain and descend to a large bronze door into circular chambers with white lights. Yet, Ballard spoke of his incident forty-six years after Oliver.
Ballard’s Saint Germain also resembles The Brother of the Third Degree by Will L. Garver (1867-1953). In Unveiled Mysteries and The Brotherhood of the Third Degree, Saint Germain has strong political ties in the United States and Europe. Saint Germain is described as having blond hair, blue eyes, and smooth skin, and he commands people to “Come” to him immediately. When people obey Saint Germaine’s commands, they can travel quickly through time and space.
Will L. Garver, The Brother of the Third Degree – Free resource
Guy Ballard, Unveiled Mysteries – Free resource
Elizabeth Clare Prophet, all kinds of books – Free resource
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