Have you ever felt the surge of strength that comes when you pray with all your heart? Not a timid whisper, but a bold cry that seems to shake the heavens? That is the power Saint Germain calls Commanding Consciousness — the ability to direct energy, not by force of will alone, but by aligning with the will of God.
Welcome to today’s episode of The Fellowship Chronicles, “The Sword of Prayer — Commanding Consciousness in Action, Episode 8 of 9 of our Studies on Alchemy.
More Near, More Dear
Saint Germain begins by reminding us that the purposes of God draw near as we hold them dear. It’s not enough to talk about truth as an abstract idea. We must love it. We must desire it, and we must claim it.
This is why Jesus taught us to pray, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10). Prayer is not begging for God’s attention — it is commanding alignment with eternal law.
Knowing and Doing
“The injunction ‘Man, know thyself’ must be applied by you to the pure truth of being and not to human concepts of what that truth is.”
Self-knowledge is not just psychology or self-analysis. It is the realization of the Christ within, the Higher Self that is already one with God. To command consciousness is to draw from this truth — to speak as one who knows their source.
Paul said it plainly: “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27).
The Value of Prayer
Saint Germain exalts the power of prayer. He says that ordered prayer has saved millions of lives, expanded others, and blessed all life without limit. But prayer isn’t just a comfort — it is a legal key that allows heaven to intervene.
“For the law decrees that the heavenly hosts must be petitioned by some among mankind before they are permitted to intercede on behalf of humanity,” says Saint Germain.
This is why Jesus prayed in Gethsemane: “Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” (Luke 22:42). He placed his human matrix into God’s higher design, sealing it with commanding consciousness.
Guarding the Matrix
One of the alchemist’s challenges, Saint Germain explains, is interference from other minds — doubts, criticism, even the resistance of family and friends.
Jesus himself warned: “I came not to send peace, but a sword… and a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.” (Matthew 10:34–36). This sword, Saint Germain explains, is divine discrimination — the power to guard your God-design, even if it means standing apart from those who misunderstand.
The Sword of the Spirit
When prayer is joined to faith, it becomes a sword — not to wound, but to cut away illusion and protect the reality God has sealed in you.
Paul called it “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” (Ephesians 6:17). And Saint Germain reminds us that commanding consciousness is not stubborn human will, but divine authority flowing through surrendered vessels.
The Invitation
The question for us is simple: do we pray as beggars, or as sons and daughters of God? Do we whisper half-heartedly, or do we speak with commanding consciousness, aligning our word with God’s Word?
Saint Germain urges us to claim our divine authority, to guard the blueprint of our destiny, and to wield prayer like a sword of light. Because prayer, rightly offered, is not a weak petition — it is the very command that calls heaven into earth.
📚 Excerpt inspired by Studies in Alchemy: The Science of Self-Transformation by Saint Germain, published by the Summit Lighthouse.
