The Nine-Fold Path of the Divine Rainbow

The metaphysical aspect in the fulfilment of the Testament of Truth is the ascent through the whole vertical structure of Creation and entry into the Heavenly Jerusalem, into the Kingdom of God where there are many mansions.  For this purpose, the Spirit of Truth leads the awakening Souls, step by step, on the Path of the Initiate.  This is the Nine-Fold Path of the Divine Rainbow which traces our ascent through the whole vertical structure of Creation and our entry into the Reality of the New Heaven and the New Earth.  

The journey on the Path of the Divine Rainbow begins with building the Right Understanding, creating an appropriate style of life and making our Exodus from the restricted material consciousness (Step One Exodus).  The next Step is an ascent to the second world of the three-fold structure of the Universe (i.e. to the celestial world), and spiritual rebirth as celestial souls (Step Two, The Garden of Paradise).  The Third Step, The Sacred Mountain, leads to the highest Divine world of the three-fold structure of Creation and to the spiritual Centre of the Universe from the perspective of one or another world religion. From there we can experience the mystery of Creation and embrace its whole vertical structure.  This Step brings our second rebirth – the awakening of our Divine Self.  From the highest point, at the Centre of the Universe, we can contemplate all rooms in the Father's House – i.e. the great variety of spiritual worlds which have been revealed by the different religions (Step Four, The Holy City).

Above the highest Divine world is the 'Throne of God', the Absolute Origin of Being, which is manifested by the CREATOR.  The Fifth and Sixth Steps are consecrated respectively to the Mysteries of Universal Spirit – the active, subjective, masculine Divine principle – and to the Mysteries of the Universal Feminine – the receptive, objective, feminine Divine principle.  The Universal Spirit and the Universal Feminine are in eternal Divine Union, and now this Union brings forth the reality of the New Heaven and the New Earth.

The Fifth and the Sixth Steps constitute the climax of the Divine Rainbow and are the culmination of the Rainbow Path.  But, while the Fifth Step crowns the first act of the Drama of the transformation of humankind – our ascent to the celestial reality of the Kingdom of God, the Sixth Step opens the second act of this Drama – our descent back to the Earth with the task of bringing the reality of the Kingdom of God down on Earth.  Thus, the Seventh Step of the Divine Rainbow Path is 'The Transfiguration of the Earth', while the Eighth Step is 'Transformation of the Earthly Culture into a Celestial Culture'.  Finally, as we establish our new celestial style of life which bears fruit twelve times a year (Revelation 22: 2), we reach the end of the Divine Rainbow, the Ninth Step, and enjoy the New Golden Age.

The Steps of the Divine Rainbow Path are organically connected to the three-fold structure of the Universe and to the essence of the human being, created in the image and likeness of God, as a micro-model of Creation.  Each Step on the Path embraces a vast realm of spiritual work and requires a great variety of methods, techniques and spiritual practices for achieving its goals.  In its entirety the Path of the Divine Rainbow is a well-defined and precise spiritual Path which has been given for our epoch.

In accordance with the three levels in the Temple of the Spirit of Truth, which is in the process of building on the Southern Universal Gate, the Path of the Initiate begins with a Spiritual School for the awakening souls, develops into a Mystery School for the awakening Divine Selves and is crowned with Apostleship in the Testament of Truth and participation in the great Divine Action for the establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth  

In essence, the Steps on the Path are not crystallized and encapsulated within themselves.  In fact, each Step projects itself onto all others and all others are projected onto it. This holistic principle opens endless possibilities for mutual projections and for the unfolding of each Step through the prism of the whole Rainbow Path.  As a result, we could go deeper and deeper into the essence of every Step experiencing through it the richness of all others.  

On this important holistic principle, the whole Nine-Fold Rainbow Path is built and this principle directs the spiritual activities of its followers.  From this perspective, the Path of the Initiate is open for everyone who is interested, but, of course, the participants will receive in accordance with their level of spiritual development and commitment.

Here we could compare the journey on the Nine-Fold Path of the Divine Rainbow with a climber's expedition in the Himalayas.  In it, part of the group stays in the base camp, another part builds the intermediary camp, while the most prepared climb to the top of the summit.  In all cases however the group acts as a whole and the success, even of a single person, is the result of the activity of the whole group and brings fruit for everyone.  

So, when the advanced followers on the Path of the Divine Rainbow enter into the Heavenly Jerusalem, they are able to visit the various temples of the world religions and to receive, in person, the Initiations of the Divine Masters, founders of the religions.  The bearers of the Spirit of Truth help and accelerate this process through their direct connection with the Divine Masters and by shedding light on the whole Heavenly Jerusalem as the Kingdom of God with many mansions. Thus, the metaphysical aspect in the Testament of Truth is fulfilled.   For the realization of the metahistorical aspect however the initiates have to gather in the Centre of the Heavenly Jerusalem in front of the Throne of God and to experience the great mysteries of the New Pentecost and the Second Coming.