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The Aquarian Christine Church Universal, Inc.
Levi Dowling
Levi H. Dowling,
Our Beloved Messenger Levi
Levi
H. Dowling was born May 18th, 1844 in Belleville, Ohio. His father was
a Disciples of Christ preacher/minister. As a young boy Levi was aware
of and highly sensitized to the finer etheric realm, he felt that there
are etheric vibrations underlying all sounds, thoughts and events that
are recorded on sensitized etheric plates (something like a Divine
Computer disk). During his childhood he was an avid student of all of
the world’s religions. Also, when just a lad he had a vision in which
he was told he was to “build a white city.” The vision was repeated
three more times over the years; the building of the “white city” was
his transcribing of "The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ."
When Levi was only thirteen years old he debated a Presbyterian elder
on the doctrine of everlasting damnation and torment of souls in Hell.
At a very early age Levi understood the Truth that the doctrine of
eternal damnation is incompatible with a Just, Loving and Forgiving God
of Infinite Mercy. At an early age Levi was a prophet and seer of
God’s Word. At sixteen, following in his father’s footsteps, Levi was
a preacher; at eighteen he was pastor of a small church.
During
the Civil War (1861-1865), Levi was a chaplain in the U.S. Army and
delivered President Lincoln’s eulogy at his memorial services for the
Union forces in Illinois. After the war, Levi attended Northwestern
Christian University at Indianapolis, Indiana and was the graduate of
two medical colleges. He practiced medicine for many years and taught
the use of electricity to medical students, demonstrating that he was a
pioneer of modern medicine. Levi passed from earth-life August 13,
1911, and is an Ascended Master.
For forty years Levi studied
and meditated upon mysteries in quiet contemplation until he reached
such a level of spiritual consciousness he stood before the Very Throne
of God. There the Mother God spoke unto Levi and gave him his
commission to transcribe "The Aquarian Gospel." This is in the section
called "Levi’s Commission." Here are some excerpts:
‘O, Levi, son of man, behold, for you are called to be the message bearer of the coming age - the age of spirit blessedness.
Give
heed, O son of man, for men must know the Christ, the Love of God; for
Love is sovereign balm for all the wounds of men, the remedy for every
ill.’
‘Now, Levi, hearken to my words: go forth into these
mystic Galleries and read. There you will find a message for the
world; for every man; for every living thing.’
The following is a biographical sketch of Levi from "Theosophical History Occasional Papers, Vol. XI": "A Quest for the Historical Levi: The Age of Aquarius as It Dawned in the Mind of Levi Dowling," by John Benedict Buescher.
'A biography of Levi H. Dowling (1844-1911), author of The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ, first published in 1908. Dowling began as a Church of Christ evangelist and Sunday School organizer in the Midwest. He added New Thought (of which Christian Science is a branch*) healing practices to his preaching and, just before the turn of the century, turned his attention to the study of an amalgam of occult arts. He left the Church of Christ and associated himself with spiritualists and Theosophists, and, in 1903, moved to Los Angeles to help usher in the New Age. There, convinced that he was the medium for a new revelation, he produced "The Aquarian Gospel," a supplement, as he regarded it, to the traditional Gospels. It filled in the gaps in their narrative, describing Jesus as an initiate into an esoteric brotherhood in Egypt, and a traveler to India and Tibet. After the book’s publication, he formed an occult society in Los Angeles, which he called “The Aquarian Commonwealth,” and which, from 1909, published "The New Age Magazine" for its members. The society’s activities were cut short by Dowling’s death of a heart attack in 1911. "The Aquarian Gospel," however, continued to find readers and to influence the development of esotericism, being extensively quoted, for example, by AMORC (a Rosicrucian order*) founder Spencer Lewis in his "Mystical Life of Christ," playing a part in the Sixties’ countercultural “Age of Aquarius” ....'
* paranthetical explanatory phrases added by Dr. J. L. Watson, ACCU
Please note that the preceding article by Mr. Buescher does not necessarily reflect the Aquarian Christine Church's position or phraseology regarding our founder.
"The Aquarian Gospel" was given excellent reviews and endorsement by the New Thought Church and School in America and England and by the National New Thought Alliance. Christian Science is a branch of New Thought, although most New Thought teachings and Aquarian Christine teachings do not reject medical science, but integrate all methods of healing with positive thinking, prayer and faith.
Among a listing of famous spiritualists Levi Dowling, his first wife and second wife are mentioned. Levi's first wife was spiritualist Sylvia A. Demmon Dowling (born in 1844.) His second wife was spiritualist Eva S. Dowling who wrote the Introduction to "The Aquarian Gospel." It is most probable that Levi was a widower when he married Eva.
Levi's son Leo W. Dowling continued in following and spreading the teachings of "The Aquarian Gospel." He was associated with Church Truth Universal - AUM of Los Angeles, California (now defunct). Leo wrote the preface to Julianna McKee's "Twelve Lessons in Truth - Aum" (1931), a textbook for the church which summarized "The Aquarian Gospel."
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