Since Thomas, had thrown his marijuana into the bonfire, and vowed to never do drugs again, the reality of being delivered from his emotional addiction, was freeing for both of us. He knew, that the Lord had brought him out, of that horrible pit, and had set his feet on a firm foundation. He was confident, that God, would guide our footsteps from now on.
The challenge we faced, was to learn how that works out practically on a daily basis. As we went about our day on the ranch we would run into other “brethren.” The typical greeting was; “Praise the Lord, or Bless God!” This wassupposed to be a reminder to each other, to give glory to God, throughout our day. But this, was not the greeting that Thomas was accustomed, to with our hippie friends. It used to be more like, hey man, or peace brother, or do you have any stash?
Since he was a young boy, he had been following in his father’s footsteps; as a professional musician, composer and arranger. Thomas’ first instrument was the trumpet, and then he taught himself to play the guitar and piano. In the last few years, especially in West Berlin, he had been playing either trumpet or flute, with other musicians who were smoking hash for inspiration. The last band he played with before we left for California, was a free jazz group. They combined jazz influences with experimental sounds. He had imagined himself, being a full time musician, and finding his place in the San Francisco music scene.
I didn’t realize, how important his identity as a musician was, until he told me one day, that he thinks he should stop playing music. I loved his music and I couldn’t imagine why he would want to quit. But he was aware, that it was a major issue in his life, that was going to have to change. He was still thinking about, the scriptures that Tom Petersen had read to him, a few weeks before that.
We feel so blessed by this gift from God. Not only did he give us a beautiful daughter, but he opened our hearts to receive the truth. The truth about the purpose of our lives. The absolute truth!
As you know, from all of my past letters, we had been seriously seeking. We had been seeking everywhere, deep and wide, to find the truth.
Through yoga and drugs, and meditation, I found knowledge. Through astrology, we came quite far, as we explored those channels. With the help of auras, I have seen the complete cosmos in bright light, and how it binds our energies together. Yet at the same time, I came to the understanding, of how crazy and unimportant, all of these human works are. All of this vast amount of knowledge, had actually, led us astray and deceived us.
