M.
Temple Richmond is a professional astrologer, metaphysical
writer, and motivational speaker. She has been involved in
the New Age consciousness movement since the early 1970s,
beginning her spiritual search with Eastern Philosophy in
the form of Buddhism and Hinduism, Western Esotericism in
the form of Hermetic Occultism, and twentieth century metaphysics
via the works of Alice Bailey and the Tibetan Master, Djwhal
Khul. She holds a B.A. degree in English from the University
of Arkansas at Little Rock and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi,
an international academic honor society.
Temple currently resides
in Raleigh, where she manages an astrological practice serving
English-speaking and English-reading clients around the
world. Recent clients have hailed from India, the United
Arab Emirates, Portugal, Spain, England, Canada, U.S., and
Peru. Temple corresponds with and instructs students in
England, the Americas, Scotland, Finland, Nigeria, New Zealand,
and Australia. In this capacity, she is the founder and
moderator for two internet discussion sites devoted to the
study of the Alice Bailey writings.
Temple offers a full range
of astrological services for all persons and seekers of
all spiritual paths, with specialties in:
· discernment of life
purpose via the astrological birth chart
· identification of key time periods for the present
incarnation
· adjustment to conditioning energies
· the esoteric astrology of Alice Bailey and the
Tibetan, or the astrology of the individual seeker’s
initiatory tests on the path to Planetary Hierarchy
· outer planet cycles as indicators of global trends
· financial astrology
· relocational astrology
· business timing astrology (called electional astrology)
· horary astrology (or the science of answering any
question based on the time and place it is posed).
For further information or
to schedule a personal reading, contact Temple at templerichmond@earthlink.net
or (919) 676 – 1709.
Since becoming a professional
astrologer in the early 1980s, Temple has presented lectures
for numerous astrological organizations, including the American
Federation of Astrologers, the National Council for Geocosmic
Research, the Astrological Association of Northern Virginia,
The Memphis Astrological Association, the Aquarian Astrologers
of Kansas City, and the Network of Triangle Astrologers
(Triangle, NC). She has also lectured on metaphysical topics
from the work of Alice Bailey for the University of the
Seven Rays, Meditation Mount (Ojai, CA), the former Center
for World Servers of Asheville, NC, and in many other small
group settings. A member of Mensa in the 80s and 90s, Temple
edited a newsletter on financial astrology for the high
IQ society and lectured on the mechanics of astrology for
its regional membership convention. She is a specialist
in long term outer planet cycles as they correlate to global
financial trends, with accurate predictions made regarding
key economic conditions in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Known to many as a scholar
of the Alice Bailey works, Temple has presented papers in
academic venues, interpreting New Age metaphysics to college
and university instructors of religion and philosophy. She
is the first to have presented a scholarly paper on the
work of Alice Bailey and its roots in H.P. Blavatsky’s
Theosophical teachings for the American Academy of Religion,
the prestigious professional organization for college and
university level instructors in religious studies and related
fields (Boston, November 1999). She is also the first to
articulate the New Age themes embedded in the Harry Potter
novels of J.K. Rowling, as demonstrated in her paper entitled
“Elements of New Age Spirituality in the Harry
Potter Novels of J.K. Rowling,” which was published
by several journals and heard by the Society for the Study
of Metaphysical Religion (Tampa, 2003).
Temple has also frequently
represented astrology, metaphysics, and the Bailey teachings
in popular formats, including radio talk shows in Raleigh
and Los Angeles. In the Triangle Area, Temple leads classes
in positive thinking, goal achievement, and the science
of manifestation. Unique among these are the New Moon Prosperity
Gatherings, which combine astrological impetus with the
power of thought to move the seeker more rapidly toward
the accomplishment of intentions. Look for the NMPG in a
new and larger venue soon.
Temple believes that all
astrological influences are energies with which the individual
can work to create a positive life expression. She believes
that the same is true for the collective of Humanity, which
has great creative potential to become a station of spiritual
light energy for Earth, the solar system, and beyond.
Within this context, Temple
feels that the current astrological age plays an important
role. This is the Age of Aquarius, or the approximately
2000 year period during which the vernal equinox point (as
seen from Earth) passes between the Earth and the constellation
Aquarius. According to the Alice Bailey literature, this
astronomical arrangement came into force in June of 1945,
which date therefore signifies the onset of the New Age
or the Age of Aquarius.
The resulting general Aquarian
radiation affects all persons. This influence of higher
light frequencies instills the energies of the Aquarian
archetype within human consciousness. The general Aquarian
radiation stimulates an awareness of the larger context
within which human life occurs. It therefore cultivates
heart- centered sensitivity and an intention to receive
and distribute love. In this way, the Aquarian archetype
activates a recognition that Divinity resides within all
forms, times, and places. This archetype therefore represents
a new paradigm in consciousness which requires that the
individual think through great cosmic questions on his or
her own, independently, with far less reliance upon theological
authority, as was the case during the previous astrological
age, or the Age of Pisces.
According to the Tibetan
Master who spoke through Alice Bailey, the present Age of
Aquarius represents a shift from the dominance of the Sixth
Ray, or the ray of Devotion and Aspiration, to that of the
Seventh Ray, or the Ray of Ceremonial Order and Group Endeavor.
The conflict between the psychology of the outmoded Sixth
Ray energies and that of the incoming Seventh Ray energies
forms the basis of the major global conflicts of the day.
Attunement of the individual to the Seventh Ray can therefore
assist in the general planetary shift to a paradigm conditioned
by this ray frequency, which inclines towards cooperative
pursuit of the greatest good for all. Temple’s astrological
readings, classes, and published writings are devoted to
this objective.
In addition, Temple’s
counseling work takes into account the many influences pouring
into the consciousness and energy field of the individual
seeker via his or her personal astrological situation. These
influences include the seven ray energies, which flow through
the constellations, signs, and planets to the individual
life expression. All of these call the individual to develop
a flexibility in responding to the energies of creation.
Temple’s astrological guidance is designed to assist
the individual in clearly perceiving what type of energy
he or she is receiving at any given time, and to help in
developing a strategy for implementing that energy in personal
growth and spiritual service to the evolution of our planet.
Attunement to the higher
star energies pouring into consciousness led Temple in the
mid 1990s to conceptualize and write a 420 page scholarly
treatment on the star Sirius and its spiritual influence
as hinted in the Alice Bailey books. Entitled simply Sirius,
Temple’s book has been embraced by the worldwide Alice
Bailey community and is included on the booklist of Lucis
Publishing in New York, the official headquarters of the
Alice Bailey tradition. In its second edition, Sirius is
currently distributed by New Leaf in Atlanta, Lucis Publishing
in New York, Lucis Ltd. in London, and Sydney Goodwill of
Australia.
Temple’s book demonstrates
that there exist great cosmic chakras which function for
the life of space just as do those in the human body for
the individual. Of these great cosmic chakras, the star
Sirius is said by the Alice Bailey writings to form a cosmic
heart center. It is therefore a center of vastly expanded
consciousness and of intuitive guidance. Temple’s
book examines the correlates for these ideas in ancient
Egyptian religion (which greatly revered Sirius), the classical
mysteries of antiquity, and the deeply mysterious Masonic
Tradition. It continues from there to explore the claims
made regarding the influence of Sirius by the Tibetan Master
who spoke through 20th century metaphysical writer Alice
Bailey. These claims center around the initiatory process
said by the Tibetan Master to be the ultimate destiny of
all spiritual seekers who tread the Path with earnest desire
to be instruments of the good.
These are the foundational
ideas which stand behind Temple’s work with individuals
and groups in astrological counseling, metaphysical instruction,
and inspirational talks. From this perspective, Temple seeks
to empower individuals to fulfill their uniquely destined
roles within the emergence of the New Age civilization.
In keeping with this, Temple has received guidance concerning
the role to be played by the state of North Carolina and
the Triangle Area. She shares this revelation in lectures
and all day workshops entitled “The Secret Tradition
of Raleigh,” which highlight the role of Sir
Walter Raleigh in facilitating the transfer of initiatory
and inspirational energy from Hierarchy and Baconian secret
societies to the coast of what would become North Carolina.
For more information, please
contact Temple Richmond at
templerichmond@earthlink.net or at (919) 676 – 1709.
