Donna's Introduction to the Twelve Women Apostles
My first personal interaction with the Twelve occurred in December 1999. I had recently moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from Indianapolis to pursue my chosen work in spiritual ministry and healing. I had been practicing daily stillness meditation for many years, and a few years previous to this move I was able to break through to a higher energetic bandwidth. After that I made contact with a variety of spiritual and celestial personalities, who though unseen, had been assigned to assist me in developing my spiritual potential, helping me understand principles of healing based upon universal law, and in transmitting messages and teachings for others.
During my early days in California, I stayed with a friend who, like me, was a close student of the Urantia Revelation and who also had a strong interest in healing and in making contact with celestials. A third woman joined us who also shared our interests. One day, as we were meeting, a vision appeared in my mind’s eye of the Twelve. They were garbed in the clothing of their day but appeared luminous in glowing soft pastel shades. In fact, they were observing us! As I “saw” them, I also had a very strong feeling of encouragement—that they were cheering us on in our discussion—especially our focus on how to bring healing to more people. I had a sense they wanted us to start a corps of women healers much like their own ministering group that had been ordained by Jesus.
I told my friends what I was perceiving, and they were fascinated and energized. As we discussed the idea of establishing a new women’s corps, the vision expanded: I now “saw” Jesus looming large over us and the Twelve. He held out his hands, and in between them the “soul bodies” of the Twelve were lined up—beautiful beyond human imagination. Jesus was sharing his and their love with us! The feelings flowing from their hearts to ours moved us to tears, and the three of us instinctively felt the significance of what they were encouraging us to do. We immediately agreed to cultivate a corps of women who were interested in healing and teaching, but unfortunately, we weren’t able to follow through for various reasons.
During the intervening years before my next contact with the Twelve, my interest in healing and helping people develop spiritually led me to establish a ministry in 2002 called the Center for Christ Consciousness, now the Institute of Christ Consciousness (ICC). I began receiving information from my invisible spiritual teachers about how human consciousness was designed and functions, and I often shared transmissions of their teachings. I was also fortunate to have people experience my offerings, and some were also interested in becoming healers.
My Work with the Twelve to Establish a Modern Women’s Corps
In 2010 I was again contacted by the Twelve and encouraged to establish a healing corps based upon their healing work as taught by Jesus. At the time I had recently moved to Delray Beach, Florida. My ministry was well established, and I was busy conducting healing work and public transmission sessions. It was during one healing session that the Twelve appeared and asked me if I would start a healing corps. I was flabbergasted to say the least at hearing from them after such a long hiatus!
Later that evening, they re-appeared and gave me more information: they elaborated upon their role which I had come to understand from my study of the Urantia text. They told me they were instrumental in helping women and children come to Jesus and to God. They also said they were able to relate to Jesus’s teachings in a way that most men could not understand or emulate. The Twelve further told me that their strong intuitive and emotional ties to Jesus remained after his resurrection, and that they had become adept at healing in the manner Jesus taught. They listened to the people who came for healing and allowed them to speak from their hearts. They ministered by acting as catalysts to spark that deep soul hunger that opens people to the presence of God Within.
While they moved within a limited sphere of influence because of the social conditions of their time, they still made a huge impression. Their hearts were full of his love, and they conveyed that compassion in ways the male Apostles could not. They also shared other things with me of an emotional nature that are too challenging to describe.
I made the decision to take them up on their proposal to create a new healing corps. I contacted several like-minded individuals who joined me in this venture, and we began our collaboration with the Twelve in December 2010. We met via phone every two weeks, went into group meditation, and made contact with the Twelve.
Over time they taught us to experiment with transmitting healing energies to people who needed healing—both physically and psychologically. We also collaborated with the Twelve to bring about an energetic transformation in the way the institutions of health and healing are administered in our planetary culture. Our times with them were always profoundly moving. Sometime in 2017 I sensed that we had accomplished what we had been asked to achieve, but our group also felt that something else would come of our work together.
The Twelve Request That Their Story Be Told
In December 2018, the Twelve approached me yet again, this time requesting my help in sharing their story with the world. Changes occurring within Christianity were bringing about more parity in the role of men and women in the Church. The Twelve told me they wanted to encourage both men and women in their personal relationships with Jesus, and to also set the record straight about Jesus’ relationship with his female followers.
It may be challenging to think that women who lived two millennia ago are able to convey their stories in this way. I ask the reader to simply keep an open mind and allow their accounts to touch your heart. As the conduit for their story, I hope you find their accounts refreshing, insightful, and profound.
These twelve women shaped history behind the scenes. Their efforts were essential in the development of the Christian Church. It is time for their stories to uplift all modern men and women and inspire them to expand their personal relationship with Jesus, just as did “The Women Who Loved Jesus.”
During my early days in California, I stayed with a friend who, like me, was a close student of the Urantia Revelation and who also had a strong interest in healing and in making contact with celestials. A third woman joined us who also shared our interests. One day, as we were meeting, a vision appeared in my mind’s eye of the Twelve. They were garbed in the clothing of their day but appeared luminous in glowing soft pastel shades. In fact, they were observing us! As I “saw” them, I also had a very strong feeling of encouragement—that they were cheering us on in our discussion—especially our focus on how to bring healing to more people. I had a sense they wanted us to start a corps of women healers much like their own ministering group that had been ordained by Jesus.
I told my friends what I was perceiving, and they were fascinated and energized. As we discussed the idea of establishing a new women’s corps, the vision expanded: I now “saw” Jesus looming large over us and the Twelve. He held out his hands, and in between them the “soul bodies” of the Twelve were lined up—beautiful beyond human imagination. Jesus was sharing his and their love with us! The feelings flowing from their hearts to ours moved us to tears, and the three of us instinctively felt the significance of what they were encouraging us to do. We immediately agreed to cultivate a corps of women who were interested in healing and teaching, but unfortunately, we weren’t able to follow through for various reasons.
During the intervening years before my next contact with the Twelve, my interest in healing and helping people develop spiritually led me to establish a ministry in 2002 called the Center for Christ Consciousness, now the Institute of Christ Consciousness (ICC). I began receiving information from my invisible spiritual teachers about how human consciousness was designed and functions, and I often shared transmissions of their teachings. I was also fortunate to have people experience my offerings, and some were also interested in becoming healers.
My Work with the Twelve to Establish a Modern Women’s Corps
In 2010 I was again contacted by the Twelve and encouraged to establish a healing corps based upon their healing work as taught by Jesus. At the time I had recently moved to Delray Beach, Florida. My ministry was well established, and I was busy conducting healing work and public transmission sessions. It was during one healing session that the Twelve appeared and asked me if I would start a healing corps. I was flabbergasted to say the least at hearing from them after such a long hiatus!
Later that evening, they re-appeared and gave me more information: they elaborated upon their role which I had come to understand from my study of the Urantia text. They told me they were instrumental in helping women and children come to Jesus and to God. They also said they were able to relate to Jesus’s teachings in a way that most men could not understand or emulate. The Twelve further told me that their strong intuitive and emotional ties to Jesus remained after his resurrection, and that they had become adept at healing in the manner Jesus taught. They listened to the people who came for healing and allowed them to speak from their hearts. They ministered by acting as catalysts to spark that deep soul hunger that opens people to the presence of God Within.
While they moved within a limited sphere of influence because of the social conditions of their time, they still made a huge impression. Their hearts were full of his love, and they conveyed that compassion in ways the male Apostles could not. They also shared other things with me of an emotional nature that are too challenging to describe.
I made the decision to take them up on their proposal to create a new healing corps. I contacted several like-minded individuals who joined me in this venture, and we began our collaboration with the Twelve in December 2010. We met via phone every two weeks, went into group meditation, and made contact with the Twelve.
Over time they taught us to experiment with transmitting healing energies to people who needed healing—both physically and psychologically. We also collaborated with the Twelve to bring about an energetic transformation in the way the institutions of health and healing are administered in our planetary culture. Our times with them were always profoundly moving. Sometime in 2017 I sensed that we had accomplished what we had been asked to achieve, but our group also felt that something else would come of our work together.
The Twelve Request That Their Story Be Told
In December 2018, the Twelve approached me yet again, this time requesting my help in sharing their story with the world. Changes occurring within Christianity were bringing about more parity in the role of men and women in the Church. The Twelve told me they wanted to encourage both men and women in their personal relationships with Jesus, and to also set the record straight about Jesus’ relationship with his female followers.
It may be challenging to think that women who lived two millennia ago are able to convey their stories in this way. I ask the reader to simply keep an open mind and allow their accounts to touch your heart. As the conduit for their story, I hope you find their accounts refreshing, insightful, and profound.
These twelve women shaped history behind the scenes. Their efforts were essential in the development of the Christian Church. It is time for their stories to uplift all modern men and women and inspire them to expand their personal relationship with Jesus, just as did “The Women Who Loved Jesus.”