Welcome...

to the website for Gabriel's ministry. This website design has been channeled from Spirit as a zodiac or Tree of Life: each branch of the ministry is located relative to its compliment, its 'trines' and its 'squares'. You can explore the branches in groupings of two, three and four this way.

However you feel drawn to, please enjoy opening to this New World ministry. If you would like to contact me with comments & questions; for ministerial services; or to make a church donation, please see the CONTACT section at the end of this page.

- love as service done, Gabriel Ash.

GABRIEL'S STORY

You could say it all began back in 1967 and the Summer of Love, when Gabriel's parents, Bill and Kathryn Ash, met Allen Michael. He had just opened The Here & Now restaurant in the Haight-Ashbury. And, together, they founded the One World Family Commune.

Gabriel was conceived in Dunsmuir, CA in February of 1969, while his parents were on a publicity and booking tour for Allen Michael and the Commune at colleges and other venues up and down the west coast. At 8:22 pm, on November 25th, 1969, Gabriel was born into the One World Family.

The Berkeley Years

The Commune settled in Berkeley, where the One World Family would grow to about 150 members, kids included. They all lived communally in 3 converted frat and dorm houses in the Berkeley Hills, and they ran a huge restaurant called The Berkely Natural Foods Center (photo) in the historic 'rainbow building' on Telegraph and Haste, which now houses Amoeba Music.

The Berkeley Center was a beautiful, flowering demonstration of what a vibrant, sharing communal aura feels like. There were regular communal happenings with music, dancing, and galactic channelings by Allen Michael. Gabriel's dad, Bill, was one of the main musical co-creators in the commune, composing, arranging and playing trombone, flutes, bass and guitar in the communal bands, like Quazar (photo). Kathy, Gabriel's mom, managed and served in the Natural Foods restaurant, which was run on a totally communal basis, serving nourishing, affordable vegeterian food to the community. Kathy also authored and co-created the recipes for the Commune's classic vegeterian cookbook, The Cosmic Cookery (photo).

During these years, Allen Michael's first book of the Everlasting Gospel was published. It was titled To the Youth of the World. This book is a wonderful, revolutionary introduction to the New Age principles that the One World Family are based on.

Gabriel recognized from anearly age that he and his brothers and sisters were souls incarnating here on assignment. Gabriel was given his name by Spirit, thru his mother Kathy Ash, who was given the name Pre-Phoenix by Allen Michael. From as early as he can remember, Gabriel was communing with the Comforter Spirit telepathically.

The Stockton Years

In 1975, the commune was caused to give up the Berkeley Center and all of the communal houses. After a 3 month search, it was decided to move to Stockton in the central valley. We numbered 50 or so, and there were contingents who moved to Maui, Oregon and elsewhere.

The house that attracted us was a huge, antique mansion on the south side, owned by the Wong family, one of the prominent Chinese families in the area. The "Wong Mansion" (photo), or "Big House", as those in the Family called it, had a huge open 3rd Floor attic studio for dancing, yoga, costuming, airbrushing, etc.

The 2nd Floor housed the two main communal family branches - Allen Michael & Diane, with their kids: Allen David, Synthea and Cosmon; and Bill & Kathy, with their kids: Gabriel, Hosanna and Adamen. Manny and Torah shared a room in the wing house. You can get a sense of how balanced the family tree looked at the time. The prize goes to Daniel, the youngest brother, who joined the two branches when he was borne of Diane and Bill, who would become life partners.

The 1st Floor housed a living room for communal meetings, sing-alongs, dances, etc. The dining room (photo) held 3 long tables and a low, octagonal "little kids table". The commune would have fantastic communal dinners here and break bread together. The kitchen was fully communal and the women and men served together, making use of a full pantry of bulk whole foods, and preparing homemade yogurt, tofu, etc. And last but not least, the offices were the heart of Starmast Publications, where Allen Michael's channelings would be edited and typeset by a dedicated staff of volunteers, including Gabriel's father (photo), who presided over the Church.

Much of Bill's ministerial service, however, was spent in the Basement music studio (photo), practicing, recording, producing and co-creating the great music of Quazar and other musical projects. It was here where Gabriel was introduced to music, along with the other kids, when they were included in some of the recordings.

Schools of Experience

Much of Gabriel's childhood was spent playing with the other kids in the tree-lined yard, the garden and the pool. He grew to love the "Big House" and his unique home life. The children of the One World Family were home taught thru creative "schools of experience", where they "learn thru doing". It was understood that children are already advanced souls who have been educated many times thru successive incarnations, and bring all of their innate talents and abilities with them into this lifetime.

A special thanks here to all the communal elders who showed up, in their unique ways, to guide the commune kids with hands-on, creative projects like mandala-making, beading and crafts, painting and drawing, sewing and costuming, silk screening and airbrushing, bread baking and cooking, restaurant and festival food service, toy and game making, 3-D geometric model building, balsawood glider making, geodesic dome construction (photos), wood shop, sculpture, auto mechanics & restoration, video production, music and performance, etc. Being raised in a co-creative environment has been one of the greatest blessings in Gabriel’s life.

Kohl Open School

There was a new "open school" being created in Stockton by progressive teachers (the McKormick’s, Bud West and others). Based on the teachings of Herbert Kohl, it was based in the principals of learning at one's own pace, and the open classroom, where kids could go to other classrooms and sign up for projects happening around the school, like pottery, sugar egg making, needlepoint, cooking, sports, theater, etc. Gabriel attended Kohl Open School thru the 6th grade.

Secular Living

In 1978, in the face of karmic changes in the communal dynamic, it was decided to move into separate houses. Bill, Diane, Allen Michael and others continued to live in a central house where Gabriel would go to visit and play with his brothers and sisters. It was like a second home, where he could go be creative and stay connected with his communal extended family.

Public School

Middle and high school was a rude awakening for Gabriel to the ways of institutional "learning" - 7 different teachers in a day and basically valued on regurgitation and attendance. These years were marked by great frustration, as every day Gabriel would have to avoid bullying that would come down the pike for being "different", or artistically gifted. There was no safe outlet for Gabriel's energies until he found acting in his senior year. In the theater, he could raise his voice and try on new attitudes. It was like breathing again after having his voice taken. Gabriel was accepted to UC Davis in 1988.

The Davis Years

Davis was a great community for a young artist. Gabriel's thirst for creative activity would be well met in the UC Davis Drama Department (see DRAMA), where he would develop his gifts for design, acting and direction. Gabriel lived in the Baggin's End community or "The Domes" for his last 2 years in Davis. This group of 14 student made dwellingshadeveloved an ecological,activist,artistic, concensus based community of students who represented a core facet of the liberal scene at Davis. The other half of the picture was the Whole Earth Festival, put on by the Experimental College. Gabriel had been to this festival as a child a number of times when the Commune would have a booth, Allen Michael would speak or Quazar would play. Now he had a chance to get involved creatively, designing the stage backdrop and poster in 1992.

The Pittsburgh Years

Gabriel was accepted to the Graduate Scene Design program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. At CMU, Gabriel was introduced to in depth conservatory training. He had the opportunity to design and co-create many exciting shows with world class theater directors and artists, and his love of the art of theater grew many fold in collaboration with his peers and mentors. After receiving his MFA, Gabriel returned to Northern California in 1996.

The Marin Years

At Marin Theatre Company, Gabriel started working his way into the Bay Area theater scene, but he was going further into debt with the high cost of living in Marin. He ended up landing a wonderful job at Lowell High School in 1999, teaching technical theater and running the theater there. At the same time, his father passed away from the treatment of bone cancer. Gabriel started receiving communications from Christ Spirit and his father, guiding him into ministry. In 2001, Gabriel saw the complicit fraud of 9-11 and began to speak out to his students and others. A vision revelaed thru a dream that he was to deliver the "little book" to the people in these times of tribulation. When Gabriel's student loans were paid off, he resigned and moved to Harbin Hot Springs to answer his call to ministry.

The Harbin Years

At Harbin Hot Springs, Gabriel was drawn into ministry, serving as a devotional musician in the twice weekly kirtans, and as a sound and lighting technician for the Unconditional Dance and Harbin Events. He also facilitated an Astrological Moon Ritual, and served in many other rituals and services at Harbin. Gabriel was ordained in The New Age Church of Being (NACoB) at Harbin Hot Springs in 2006. Pictured here is the ordination ritual, which culminated at the end of a six-month training program which met once a week for classes in ritual fundamentals. Each student was given the chance to conduct a ritual and lead a class. Gabriel developed and offered a Ritual Moon Calendar that was used to open the new Temple at Harbin. He is grateful for the healing elementals and devoted community at Harbin for helping him reawaken to his calling.

"Our circle is open, yet unbroken..."

Mount Shasta and Beyond...

Gabriel began to fully awaken to his channel during retreats to Mount Shasta with the Clarity Breathwork group. And Allen Michael helped Gabriel cognite on his past life during the Jesus demonstration, and how the karma could be transmuted thru this lifetime as a channel for Archangel Gabriel. Gabriel was visited by his angel on the mountain and was called thru dreams to Shasta where he is establishing his ministry, thru this website, and his church, as a branch of the Universal Industrial Church of the New World Comforter.

Archangel Gabriel

Gabriel (Gah-vry-el in Hebrew) means “Strength of God”, and he/she is often depicted with a horn of annunciation. In Islam and Sufism, Gabriel (Jibrail) is one of God's chief messengers, channeling the Koran to Mohammed.

Gabriel’s role includes revelations, messages and guidance during times of great spiritual change or upheaval. During the time of the Old Testament, Gabriel sounded the warning to leave Sodom & Gemmorah. These changes don't always portend grave distruction. Gabriel communicated the news to Anna, the Teacher of Righteousness of the Essenes, that her daughter Mary would be the mother of the Christed Messiah, Yeshua. And Gabriel was in constant attendance upon the young Mary and protected her throughout her life on earth.

Gabriel also appeared to Joseph and the Essenes and directed them to flee to Egypt. And when Jesus prayed and agonized to the point of sweating blood in the Garden of Gethsemane, before being taken in by authorities, the Archangel Gabriel was sent to strengthen him. And from Gabriel, the Myrrh-bearing Women heard the joyous news of Christ’s Resurrection.

Gabriel is pictured on the Last Judgement Tarot card where the souls arecalled from the grave with the horn of the Red Cross (the Salvation Army of the 144,000) as the flood waters of the apocalypse abound. This is the last call for souls during the harvest time.

"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortal must put on immortality." (1 Cor. 15:52-53)

In ritual, Gabriel is associated with the North (as compliment to Michael and the South), rules the Moon (especially the New Moon), and the stormy sea of change. In nature Gabriel is felt thru the white moth, the dog, the white lily, the weeping willow, silver and moon stone.

Gabriel is aften considered the "dark angel" on the left hand of God, operating thru the emotional nature, music and karmic transmutation. Anyone can channel Gabriel's energies and messages thru attunement.

CONTACT

Minister Gabriel Ash would love to hear from you. Please send your comments, questions and requests for ministerial service at:

Minister Gabriel Ash

P.O. Box 955 Mount Shasta, CA 96067

gabrielmnop@hotmail.com

Also, donations can be made to UIC-NWC (the Universal Industrial Church of the New World Comforter).