Originally Posted by Avadar

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According to the discarnate Saints, technically there are no Ascended Masters in The Light at the present time. Those that are purported to be Ascended Masters are actually telepathically projected icons from Group Entities on the fifth or fourth planes. This is an intended deception in order to control and influence people in the flesh.

If there were any true Ascended Masters right now, their god powers in The Light would make them quite obvious to the incarnate populuation. ...