Hello and welcome to Episode 2 of One Path Above the Many. In our last episode, we began laying the foundation for this series by talking about why there is one path above the many — not because it claims superiority, but because of where it leads: conscious, permanent union with God. Today, I want to take the next step and address two closely related questions that often arise together: Who are the Ascended Masters? And, what is the Great White Brotherhood? To understand either one, we need to begin with something very simple — and very profound. Every son and daughter of God carries within them a divine spark. And this spark is your God-given potential to awaken to the Christ, to the Divine within and to realize your true identity as a child of God. Now this idea lies at the heart of the world’s great spiritual traditions, both East and West, and it was also central to Jesus’ original message. Jesus never taught that divine sonship belonged to him alone. Rather, he demonstrated what divine sonship looks like when it is fully realized. When he said, “Follow me,” he was not asking us to admire him from a distance. He was inviting us into transformation. He taught that the kingdom of heaven is within. He told his disciples that they would do the works that he did — and even greater works — because he was going to the Father. Those statements tell us something essential: Jesus was not presenting himself as the end of the journey. He was revealing the way. The culmination of that way is what the Ascended Masters call the ascension, which is not death, and it is not escape. Rather, it’s an acceleration of your awareness in which your soul completes its earthly schooling and reunites fully with God — free from the cycles of karma and rebirth. So, to our first question. Who Are the Ascended Masters? An Ascended Master is one who has completed this path. And this through devotion, discipline, service, and love, they attained self-mastery, meaning, mastery of thoughts, feelings, and basically, all of God’s energy that gives us life. They moved beyond their human consciousness into union with their divine Source. And this mastery did not happen overnight. For most, if not all, it unfolded over many lifetimes, as they learned to use free will in alignment with God’s laws and to transmute the karma they had created—karma, as they say in the East or sin as they say in the West. And when that work was complete, their souls entered into full reunion with God in what is called the ascension. Jesus demonstrated this path openly. But he was not the only one — nor would he be the last. The scriptures tell us that Elijah ascended into heaven, that Enoch walked with God and was “taken.” John the Beloved completed the ascension, as did Mary, the mother of Jesus. Throughout history, sons and daughters of God have walked this same path. And what’s important to understand is that those who have completed it have come from every walk of life and every culture. They were not all monks or mystics living apart from the world. Some were teachers, or rulers, mothers and fathers, healers, and seekers whose names history never recorded. They lived in different civilizations, followed different outer religions, and faced very different life circumstances. What united them? It was not background or status, because God is no respecter of persons, but choice — the choice to love God above all else and to master the energy entrusted to them in daily life. This is why the Ascended Master Path is universal. You don’t have to leave your life — you have to transform it. And fortunately for us, those who have completed this path are not distant beings. They are, in fact, our elder brothers and sisters. They stand as living proof that what they have done, we can do. And this leads to our second question. What Is the Great White Brotherhood? Despite the name, the Great White Brotherhood has nothing to do with race, or even ethnicity or culture. The word “white” refers to light — the pure white light of God consciousness. Race can be so divisive, and we see that today, but this division is man-made. I always say, hold up a piece of white paper next to someone who is considered “white,” and observe how there is no such thing. You can do the same with black, yellow and red or any other “color” we have labeled groups of people. The Great White Brotherhood is best described as a spiritual fraternity of enlightened beings who have attained mastery and now serve from higher levels of consciousness. It includes Ascended Masters, great adepts, cosmic beings, and even some who are living on earth. They are servants of divine law who work together for a single purpose and that purpose is the spiritual awakening and evolution of humanity. And the Ascended Masters we’ve been speaking about are members of this brotherhood. They are part of God’s spiritual hierarchy in the heavenly realms. And from those realms, they work behind the scenes of history, culture, religion, and individual spiritual awakening. They serve as teachers, guides, and sponsors for those of us still walking the path on earth. And each master embodies specific qualities of God, such as wisdom, love, freedom, healing, or truth, and radiates those qualities as living currents of light into the world. This Brotherhood has existed since the earliest cycles of creation, long before recorded history. They have guided humanity’s spiritual development, stepping forward when souls were ready and withdrawing when they were not. So from this perspective, the Great White Brotherhood is not separate from humanity. Rather, it represents our future state. In our next episode, we’ll explore other questions. And if you have questions you would like answers to, I invite you to please feel free to submit them in the comments and we will do our best to work them into our episodes. Until next time, stay with the conversation. Because the one path above the many is not about becoming someone else. It’s about becoming who you truly are. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefellowshipchronicles.substack.com/subscribe