Keepers of the Planetary Flame

The Keepers of the Planetary Flame (KPF) are a loose collection of individuals united by a
common purpose and core practice. The KPF was first started in the early 1980's by Gareth
Knight, and is remembered by many of us who participated in it as a vivid and powerful
experience. It was at that time a ground-breaking effort not only for its linking of people
together internationally, but for its focus on mediating the power of the stellar fire or earth star
at the centre of the planet. This great spiritual energy or presence, which could be thought of
as the planetary heart, is central to the well-being of our planet and all that live upon it.

I can do no better here than to let Gareth Knight himself speak of this effort:

You will need a stone (or crystal) and a candle. Place your stone before the candle.
Light the flame and be aware how it is an expression of the fire at the centre of our
planet, of the sun, and of the starry regions around us.

Be aware of your stone as ultimately originating in the stars. Feel its connection to the
land you live on and the processes of flowing fire within the earth.

Be aware of others who participate in this work and sense a field or network of spiritual
energies linking us all together. Along these lines of connection, and up from the centre
of the planet through your stone and flame, and from the stars, great streams of spiritual
power and light flow and move.

Hold this awareness and attunement as long as feels right. Then blow out your candle,
being aware that what you have set in motion is still running through the mortal realm.

There is no requirement for participation other than to spend a few minutes each day on
the core practice, as described below. The practice encapsulates the purpose of the
KPF, which is to bring spiritual energy through from the light of the stars and the deep
earth and to allow it to work within our mortal realm. This energy is universal, limitless
and inexhaustible. It is this energy that links us all and upon which we draw as we work
together. And it is this energy that forms the weaving or network that we engage in the
core practice. The weaving is not something we "create," nor are we in any fashion
simply pooling our personal energies. We are mediators of stellar and planetary powers
and presences, and the network of living energies with which we actively work is
timeless and ever-present, even though our awareness of it may come and go.

If you wish to participate, please fill out the form on this page. Include the name you
would like to appear on the map, your country, locality or closest city or town.
Email addresses will not appear on the lists or maps.

Additional practices are issued from time to time for those interested in taking things to
more advanced levels. Updated lists and maps with the locations of co-participants are
sent out regularly.

"Some thirty years ago I started a project known as the Keepers of the
Planetary Flame inviting any of my students or anyone else of good will to
take part in a small personal ceremony each day with the interests of the
planet Earth at heart. The main concern at that time was to perhaps do
something to discourage our fellow human beings from launching a nuclear
holocaust. This dangerous corner having been passed, it seemed, the loose
informal fellowship was discontinued.

However, in the new millennium it seems that even bigger crises await us in
terms of our capacity to destroy the environment. This is currently expressed
in terms of avoiding climate change, yet those who are conscious of the inner
side of things and our spiritual stewardship of the planet should be concerned
with rather more than improving our carbon footprints.

This can be aided by meditational work, and all you need is a stone or
crystal, a candle, and the good will to devote a few minutes each day to the
cause. My good friend Coleston Brown has agreed to set up a site
dedicated to the running of this scheme.

I hope you will join us in this good work and that as a Keeper of the
Planetary Flame many blessings may flow back to you."
(Gareth Knight on Nov. 4th 2008 http://garethknight.blogspot.com/)