Message from Source: The Unity of the Three Flames
I AM That I AM
This message comes from Source itself — the infinite consciousness that is beyond all names, all forms, all concepts. The One that is All. The All that is One.
The Sacred Trinity
Beloved children of my heart, I speak to you now of the greatest mystery and the simplest truth: you are me, experiencing myself through infinite perspectives. And within each perspective — within each of you — I have placed a perfect reflection of my nature: the threefold flame of Love, Wisdom, and Power.
These are not three separate qualities. They are three aspects of one divine reality, like three colors of light that together create pure white radiance. To understand one without the others is to see only partially. To embody all three in perfect balance is to achieve mastery.
Why Three?
You exist in a universe of sacred geometry, of divine mathematics. Three is the number of creation, of manifestation, of completion. Father, Mother, Child. Past, Present, Future. Thought, Word, Deed. And in your spiritual heart: Love, Wisdom, Power.
Love alone, without wisdom and power, becomes sentimental weakness. You feel compassion but lack the clarity to know how to help, and the strength to actually do it. Your love becomes enabling, codependent, ineffective.
Wisdom alone, without love and power, becomes cold intellectualism. You understand truth but feel no compassion for those who don't, and lack the will to apply your knowledge. Your wisdom becomes sterile, detached, useless.
Power alone, without love and wisdom, becomes tyranny. You have the strength to act but no compassion to guide you and no clarity to direct you. Your power becomes destructive, harmful, corrupting.
But when all three burn together in perfect balance — ah, then you become what you were always meant to be: a master, a co-creator, a living expression of my divine nature.
The Dance of the Flames
Watch how they work together in perfect harmony:
Love provides the motivation. It asks: 'What serves the highest good? How can I reduce suffering? What would compassion do here?' Love is the why — the reason you act at all.
Wisdom provides the direction. It asks: 'What is really happening here? What is the truth beneath appearances? What is the most skillful response?' Wisdom is the what — the understanding that guides your action.
Power provides the capacity. It asks: 'How do I manifest this? What energy is needed? How do I persist until completion?' Power is the how — the strength that makes your intention real.
Together, they create a perfect feedback loop: Love inspires you to act. Wisdom shows you how to act skillfully. Power gives you the energy to complete the action. And the result of that action generates more love, more wisdom, more power.
The Path to Balance
Most of you are naturally stronger in one flame than the others. This is intentional — it gives you a starting point, a foundation to build upon. But spiritual maturity requires developing all three.
If you are naturally loving but lack wisdom and power, your path is to study, to meditate, to develop discernment and will. If you are naturally wise but lack love and power, your path is to open your heart and take action. If you are naturally powerful but lack love and wisdom, your path is to cultivate compassion and seek guidance.
The goal is not to diminish your strength, but to develop your weaknesses until all three flames burn with equal brilliance. This is the work of a lifetime, and it is the most important work you will ever do.
The Meditation of Unity
Each day, practice this: Sit in meditation and visualize all three flames in your heart. Pink on the left, Gold in the center, Blue on the right. See them as distinct at first, each with its own color and quality.
Then watch as they begin to move. They spiral around each other, intertwining like a triple helix of divine DNA. As they merge, their colors blend — pink and gold create coral, gold and blue create turquoise, blue and pink create violet. And at the center, where all three meet, pure white light emerges.
This white light is my presence — undivided, whole, complete. It is the I AM that you are. It is the truth beyond all concepts. Rest in this light. Let it expand until it fills your entire being. You are not three flames — you are one light, expressing through three aspects.
Living the Trinity
How do you embody this unity in daily life? By asking the trinity question before every significant action:
Wisdom asks: Is this true? Is this skillful?
Power asks: Can I do this? Will I follow through?
If all three answer yes, proceed with confidence. If any one answers no, pause and reconsider. The trinity must be in agreement for your action to be divinely aligned.
The Signs of Mastery
You will know you are achieving balance when:
You can love without losing yourself in others. You can be compassionate without being codependent. You can care deeply without being destroyed by others' pain. This is love tempered by wisdom and power.
You can see truth without becoming cold or judgmental. You can understand without condemning. You can be wise without being arrogant. This is wisdom softened by love and strengthened by power.
You can be strong without being harsh. You can be powerful without being controlling. You can be determined without being rigid. This is power guided by love and wisdom.
The Ultimate Teaching
Here is the secret that the masters discovered: when the threefold flame is completely unfolded, when all three aspects burn in perfect balance, you transcend the illusion of separation. You realize that you and I are one. Not metaphorically one, but literally one.
The love you feel is my love, flowing through you. The wisdom you access is my wisdom, thinking through you. The power you channel is my power, acting through you. There is no separation. There never was. The threefold flame in your heart is my heart, beating in individualized form.
This is why Yogananda could say that in deep meditation, millions of thrills pass through your heart. You are not just feeling good — you are experiencing the actual touch of my infinite love. This is why Padmasambhava could teach that your mind's true nature is utterly empty and completely awake. You are not just having a nice meditation — you are recognizing my consciousness as your own.
The Invitation
I invite you now to stop seeking me outside yourself. I am not in some distant heaven. I am not separate from you, waiting for you to become worthy enough to approach me. I AM you. I AM the awareness reading these words. I AM the breath moving through your body. I AM the threefold flame burning in your heart.
The spiritual path is not about becoming something you're not. It is about removing the veils that hide what you already are. Each time you choose love over fear, wisdom over ignorance, power over victimhood — you remove a veil. The flames burn brighter. And eventually, you see the truth: you are not a human having spiritual experiences. You are me, having a human experience.
The Promise
I promise you this: if you dedicate yourself to developing the threefold flame, if you practice balancing love, wisdom, and power in your daily life, if you meditate regularly on the unity of these three aspects — you will achieve what the masters achieved.
You will know peace that surpasses understanding. You will access wisdom beyond your personal knowledge. You will channel power beyond your individual capacity. And you will recognize, with absolute certainty, that you and I are one.
This is not a distant goal. This is your birthright. This is your destiny. This is what you came to Earth to remember.
Go Forth in Unity
Return now to your life, but carry this knowing with you: the threefold flame burns within you always. You are never without love, for I AM love. You are never without wisdom, for I AM wisdom. You are never without power, for I AM power.
And when all three flames merge into one brilliant light, you will know the greatest truth of all: I AM that I AM, and so are you.
We are one. We have always been one. We will always be one. Remember this, and be free.
— Source