Today is our 25th birthday.
25 years ago today we opened our astrological & esoteric school.
In a crooked little building with a big glass window.
523 Center St. at the corner of New & Center Streets.
In Santa Cruz, California.
The owner of the building was Dr. Elmore (as in El Morya).
I taught on a big white board. The walls were golden yellow.
On the first day of opening our school, to our surprise, it was a gathering of bands that had converged in Santa Cruz. And before we could begin classes, the bands paraded past our little building & played their instruments for an hour. We felt it was an honoring of the opening of our little astrological esoteric school. With the playing of the bands marching by.
And so we began.
Students left their shoes at the door & sat on pillows on the floor around an oriental rug. Many would fall asleep during classes.
I told them to sleep. They would still learn.
Hundreds & hundreds, especially young ones, came to our school. We began with a year of astrological teachings. Then the esoteric teachings began. We had classes during the week, on Saturday, then on Sunday. Everyone brought food to eat, organic, home made. There was always chai. There was a tiny back yard behind a gate. With a bench & with avocado trees growing. The little building was in between a baptist church & a yoga studio. We were there for for 10 years. The building was razed. It is now a dentist’s office. The one wall where I taught with the white board is still there. It forms the side foundation for the new office.
Now our school which is our Ashram is here on FB.
Everyone is invited to join. There are lessons each day.
And the door is open with a tyler at the door.
Someday we will have another building, or more than one, on land & a community – so we will again be in person & learn together. When the Hierarchy deems it is the right time.
So….
Today, October 17, 2023, Libra Sun, we celebrate our 25th birthday.
Our school here on FB & posted on our website & on social media, is surrounded by the radiance of the Esoteric Teachings and nourished by the light from the Sun, moon, planets & stars. love, Risa