Christ taught that as He was, so would we be in following the way He led us.
Flower A. Newhouse, The Quest

The Living Christ

Lord of Angels and of Man

Lord Christ, Arthur Learned
Lord Christ
Jesus of Nazareth, known as our Lord Emmanuel–God with us–is a living presence. He is the only begotten son. No one else from our humanity is worthy of so high a calling. Our Lord had the power of excellence, that supreme ability to surrender himself and give to that which is higher. This excellence, developed through a tremendous cost of self-sacrifice and overcoming, qualified our Lord to become the Christ Officiant of our planet.

Who Our Lord Christ Is
Flower A. Newhouse, The Coming of Christ into our Hearts and Lives

Our Lord Christ is Hierarch and the model of our own becoming. His service is the broadcasting of the Divine Light, the light of redemption. His influence awakens in us the Christing of our own natures. He is the example of what it means to think, feel, live, and aspire from the soul plane. This Prince of Peace has unlimited love, force and instruction with which to regenerate our civilization. The Lord Christ, as the beacon of this age, has jurisdiction over the spiritual evolution of all peoples, even those who do not revere him. Within his keeping are the keys for the development of this humanity, for he is the Hierarch of all religions in this world.

The unparrelled influence, height and development of the Lord Christ
Flower A. Newhouse, What All Men May Receive From Christmas

The Christ ideal is taught by every Adept, for that ideal stands for human brotherhood, human development, and human perfection. Were we to fully understand the revelations of the Spirit of Wisdom, the many religions and movements in the world would be seen to complement and fulfill one another. Through the widespread application of the Christ principles the world's unrest can be quieted and mastered.

Only a renaissance of the great Message of Christ can guide humanity to safety and progress.
Flower A. Newhouse, The Quest

Flower on The Christ

The Christ constantly endeavored to teach everyone to remedy, transform, recreate, and master himself. He spoke out of the ancient archives of wisdom that have nurtured Him in long seasons past. He spoke as every great soul who achieved masterhood speaks, and will speak. That evolution is working on us, chiseling and refining us, bringing all its tools of experience to bear on us.
Flower A. Newhouse, The Path of the Masters

Your highest tribute to the Lord Christ is a worship of His Spirit through the living of His Spirit. Think His thoughts, be reverent before the fountain of His reality, for then you will realize His love and His pleasure throughout your whole being.
Flower A. Newhouse, Here Are Your Answers, Vol III

Disciples of the living Christ apply the laws of evolution to their own inner selves. They strive to think purely, to act helpfully, to live with faith, to worship God ever more deeply, and to apply themselves creatively in the application of spiritual truths to daily life. All this involves a maturing process that develops the best that lies in men.
Flower A. Newhouse, The Quest

Without the birth and the teachings of this mighty Hierarch, we would not know ennoblement and refinement of character. Without Him there would be no higher business ethic, no better form of living standards.
Flower A. Newhouse, Christ: The Great Hierarch

When we prepare the way of the Lord and rightly achieve a receptivity, an openness, a listening, an inner obedience, and a great desire for Him, we are conscious of the fact that there is a movement all around us of the same type of attitude, the same enlargement of spirit that is awaiting His coming throughout the whole globe. We are part of this mystery, which is upon us. It opens us, it purifies us, it gives us a foretaste of glory.
Flower A. Newhouse, Christmas in the Year 1961

Christmas is a time to adore the living Christ, the Hierarch to whom we are all pledged, who is the highest initiate that mankind has produced. We owe Him a great debt, for He is the archetypal man. He is the model of our own becoming; He taught that as He was, so would we be in following the way He led us.
Flower A. Newhouse, Christmas is an Initiatory Reminder

He (the Christ) loves us each one so greatly, and His love is universal. It applies to those who are not Christian, just as much as those who are, and that will be forever true. His love, like the love a parent gives a child, can look beyond the rebellion, the disrespect, egotism, whatever is present, to those moments when we yield to the great blessing within us.
Flower A. Newhouse, Christ's Contribution to the Preciousness of Life

Christward Principles

Christian Mysticism Christian Mysticism is simply a method of reverence and devotion to God. It is a path of attainment which leads to the Divine Reality–to first-hand knowing of God. The mystical path stresses the way of Divine union with God through illumination.

The Living Christ The Living Christ is the Lord of Angels and of men and the model of our own becoming. His service is the broadcasting of the Divine Christ Spirit, the light of redemption. His influence awakens in us the Christing of our own natures.

The Way of Discipleship The Way of Discipleship is a way of drawing ever closer to the Divine Presence. It is a voluntary surrender of the entire self to the service of God. It pays great attention to spiritual realities and goals inspiring us toward inner growth.

Meditation and Prayer Meditation and Prayer are the disciplines that most directly draw us Godward and into the inner worlds. During these moments, we consciously purify ourselves of worldly or personal preoccupations and center ourselves wholly upon consciousness of God.

The Angelic Kingdom The Angelic Kingdom consists of beings created by God. They, like mankind, press toward the goal of perfection and union with the Supreme Spirit. Angels are purer and more spiritual than man. Their very spirituality readily makes them mediators between Heaven and Earth.

God in Nature Nature provides healing and enlightenment. When wisely trod, the path to God through nature employs every faculty inherent in man. In nature, beauty shines in all its pristine essence before us. It is for us to newly discover and translate this beauty to our spirits and our senses.

Reincarnation Reincarnation is the realization that life is a school, striving to awaken and quicken the Divinity within us, striving to bring man from primitive stages of unfoldment to that of greater and more glorious awareness.

Recommended Reading

The Collected Works
The Collected Works, Vol. I
–The Life of Christ
–The Living Christ
Wellsprings of the Holy Quest
Wellsprings of the Holy Quest
–The Lord Christ
The Christward Way
The Christward Way
–The Mystery of the Christ
–Serving the Christ Cause
The Quest
The Quest
–The Mystery of Christhood

Recommended Lectures

Christ the Great Hierarch
Christ the Great Hierarch
–238-2, 12/22/63
The Coming of Christ into our Hearts and Lives
The Coming of Christ into our Hearts and Lives
–545-2, 12/23/73
Christ's Contribution to the Preciousness of Life
Christ's Contribution to the Preciousness of Life
–143-1, 12/25/60

–View lectures by Flower A. Newhouse on The Christ.

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Major Retreats are held to celebrate the annual festivals of Easter, Michaelmas, and Christmas.

Retreat Jun 22-23 Vernal Retreat
Annual Celebration of The Arts and Nature

Seeing Divine Life in All Things Material and Interior
Sat: Activities to bring us into greater contact with God
Sun: Expanding Our Perception–Learning to See
by Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire

Retreat Aug 10 Masters Silent Retreat
Annual Day of Silent Attunement and Dedication

Retreat Sep 27-29 Michaelmas Retreat
Annual Celebration of the Angel Kingdom

Retreat Dec 20-22 Christmas Retreat
Annual Celebration of the Christ Coming

Retreat Apr 18-20 Easter Retreat
Annual Celebration of the Christ Resurrection

Sunday Services

Church of the Holy QuestDevotional Services are held every Sunday at 10:45 a.m. in the Church of the Holy Quest, with music, meditation, prayer and a spoken message.
Podcast Audio recordings of past sermons.

Podcast Apr 7 I have come to bring fire on Earth: Christ Our Enlightener
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire
Podcast Apr 14 The I Ching: Ancient and Modern Wisdom
Rick Plant
Podcast Apr 21 The Mystical Gifts of Personal Retreats
Rev. Lucy Wold
Podcast Apr 28 The Inner Purpose and Meaning of the Lord's Prayer
Rev. Blake Isaac
Podcast May 5 Living a Christ-filled Life
Rev. Hal Lingerman
Podcast May 12 The Many Expressions of Motherhood
Rev. Elizabeth Wood
Service May 19 Expanding Our Perception: Learning to Listen
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire
Service May 26 The Continuity of Life
Captain Dan Willis
Service Jun 2 The Importance of Spiritual Travel
Rev. Blake Isaac
Service Jun 9 Expanding our Understanding of the Healing Ways of Jesus
Rev. Miara Wiltshire
Service Jun 16 Christ's Beatitudes: Finding Harmony of Male and Female
Rev. Hal Lingerman

Service Jun 23 Vernal Retreat: Expanding Our Perception: Learning to See
Rev. Jonathan Wiltshire

Service Jun 30 The Law of Freedom
Rev. Myrna Triggs
Service Jul 7 The Inner Influence of Our Zodiac Signs
Rev. Blake Isaac
Service Jul 14 Life's Lessons and Legacies
Richard Wold
Service Jul 21 Living the Lord's Prayer: A Sharing of Lawrence Newhouse
Rev. Hal Lingerman

Ongoing Activities

ActivitiesClasses and Workshops are offered regularly on Christward principles, prayer, meditation, healing, and artistic expression.

Calendar View our Calendar for an up-to-date list of the Classes and Workshops currently being offered.

Event World Prayer is practiced each Friday at noon in Chapelito. Join us here, or from wherever you are, in group prayer for the blessing of our planet, humanity, and all life.

Class Finding Your True North Classes are held each Monday at 1:00 p.m. in the Academy. These classes are designed to help us find ways into God's Presence, using Flower A. Newhouse's western approach to meditation. Early lessons were posted online at /findtruenorth.

Class Wisdom Classes are led by Rev. Blake Isaac and held on alternating Tuesdays, at 7:30 p.m. in Chapelito.

Clinic Pranic Healing Clinics are conducted on the first Sunday of each month in the Questahven Academy from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Learn more at pranichealingsd.com.

Event PanEuRhythmy is danced most early mornings near the Labyrinth. This dance-exercise-meditation opens us to the presence and power of Spirit within ourselves and the universe. Learn more at paneurhythmy.us.

Event Servers in Action Days are on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. until noon. This is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship and service to Questhaven.