The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #25 December 2014 | Page 21

worth, happiness, belonging and connection. Young children were educated outside in nature, where they were encouraged to express their creativity and learn through song, drama, music, art and play. The aim was to expand their right brain, which keeps the connection to Source open. Later they were taken to the temples to be taught in classes, which were peaceful, light and fun-filled. The first qualities to be developed within the children were awareness and respect. The youngsters learnt to watch the energies of plants, animals, people and all things, so they knew if a plant or animal needed help. They understood that they could not hurt anything without hurting themselves. The children s spiritual and psychic gifts were carefully developed. They were taught self-discipline and elementary mind control. If, for example, a child was hungry and wanted an orange from a tree, he could simply focus on the fruit with his mind and it would float to him. This development of their psychic gifts conferred immense power and responsibility on the youngsters and helped them to grow spiritually. Music was used in the temples to assist the children to relax (not the type of music today, this was something completely different, used to activate the senses into a higher state), so they were able to absorb the information telepathically imparted to them by the priests. While they were in trance the children practiced visualization, so that they could develop powers of manifestation. In Golden Atlantis the people all