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The Council of Light is the galactic body which oversees our universe. It’s a vast organisation, however there are twelve original members from whom we all descend. For this reason, the Council of Light is also sometimes called the ‘Council of Twelve’. This article explains everything you need to know about the Council and reintroduces you to its inner circle.
NOTE: I updated this article in April 2024 to include the two members of the original Council which hadn’t been revealed to me previously – Thor and Aphrodite (I suspected they were there but didn’t have their names). This is now the most complete information about the Council of Light / Council of Twelve that I have at this time.
Is there really a Galactic Council of Light governing our universe?
Yes! The Council of Light is very real and has existed since (virtually) the beginning of time.
When we incarnate into a human body in this dimension, we develop a kind of ‘cosmic amnesia’.
We forget that we’re souls and that we live in a multi-dimensional universe.
In fact, we can’t usually remember anything at all about our immortal life as a soul, outside of this 3D environment (until we start our spiritual awakening, of course).
But in the higher dimensions, we all know exactly what the Council of Light is, as it governs our daily lives.
We are also very familiar with the 12 members of the inner circle, in the same way that we know the names of our leaders here on Earth.
In the future, once the Earth is enlightened, we’ll be as familiar with the Council ‘down here’ as we are in the upper dimensions.
As we move into the age of enlightenment, the Council is already becoming more ‘present’ in this dimension and the 12 senior members are introducing themselves to people going through the spiritual awakening process.
This is evident from my spiritual awakening survey, in which many awakeners report having had encounters with the names I reveal at the end of this article.
(Take the survey here.)
What does the Council of Light do?
The Council of Light’s role is to oversee our entire universe and ensure things are working as they should.
It also helps to steer ‘the Game of Life’ and makes sure the rules are being followed.
(Watch the video below to learn about the Game of Life.)
In addition, the Council looks after the interests of every single soul and closely monitors their wellbeing, lessons. and development.
It’s democratic, non-judgemental, and benevolent.
It occupies a supporting, facilitating role, rather than telling people ‘what to do’.
You can almost think of the Galactic Council of Light as a group of kindly elders who only want the best for you.
Why is it called the Council of Light?
There are a couple of reasons why the Council is called the ‘Council of Light’.
Firstly, as I mentioned above, it’s a benevolent organisation, operating in a loving and kind universe.
So it’s on the side of ‘light’, not ‘dark’.
The second reason, is that every soul who reaches ‘Bodhisattva‘ status (meaning they’ve completed at least 98% of their soul lessons) automatically joins the Council.
Another name for Bodhisattva souls is ‘angels’ or ‘beings of light’.
Is the Council of Light the same as the Council of Twelve?
Yes, it’s sometimes called by this name.
This title refers to the original members, although, as I mentioned, the Council is actually much larger than just 12 people.
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We all descend from one of the 12 members of the Council of Light’s inner circle
It may surprise you to learn that every single soul descends from a member of the Council’s inner circle.
The 12 members of the inner circle descend, in turn, from Athena, the ‘architect’ of our universe.
She is the entity that people refer to as ‘the Source’, ‘Source Energy’, ‘Oneness’, ‘All that is’, ‘the Universal Mother’, and ‘the Creator’.
(Watch the video below to learn more about Athena.)
Right at the beginning of time, when Athena decided she wanted to construct this environment, she was given 144 souls to help her.
These were the 12 members of the inner circle, and a number of their direct descendents.
(I haven’t been able to verify this, but my hypothesis is that the 144 souls comprised: the original 12, plus 10 descendents in each branch, plus an archangel attached to each branch. This totals 144.)
These 144 beings were the original Council of Light (steered by the 12), but as the universe has grown, so has the Council.
It now extends across the billions of galaxies and is a vast organisation.
The attributes of the 12 members of the Council’s inner circle relate directly to our soul lessons.
As I mentioned, these 12 souls are the direct descendants of Athena and each of them displays specific aspects of our Universal Mother.
You can think of it as each of them representing a percentage of her.
Each member, with their team, oversees the specific aspects of the universe which align best with their personality, ability and interests.
We, in turn, are desended from the 12 members of the inner circle.
Just as in human families, we inherit a random assortment of the qualities of the particular entity we descend from.
(And our own descendents – at soul level – inherit qualities from us, and so on.)
This process unfolds into the ‘Soul Tree’ – the family tree of souls.
(Watch the video below to learn about the Soul Tree.)
No matter where we start on the Soul Tree, the end game for all of us is exactly the same.
The objective is to learn all of the lessons from each branch of the tree, presided over by each of the senior Council members.
We do this by incarnating in life after life, both on Earth and in other places across the universe.
Between lives, we also learn in a more formal way, in the higher dimensions.
Over time, we complete these various learning ‘modules’ until ultimately we attain the same ‘profile’ as Athena.
This accruing of all known abilities and attributes in the universe – as embodied by Athena – is what’s meant by ‘returning to God’ in the traditional religious teachings.
Meet the twelve senior members of the Council of Light
In the remainder of this article, I’ll introduce you to the 12 members of the Council’s inner circle.
I’ll also explain their responsibilities in order, starting with the ‘lowest’ and finishing with the ‘highest’.
The Council is hierarchical in the sense that the responsibilities of the inner circle equate to successive phases of personal and social development.
The strucure relates quite closely to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
The Council members at the ‘bottom’ of the ladder concern themselves with areas relating to security, and those at the ‘top’ are more occupied with self-actualization and transcendence.
In actuality, every aspect of life and ‘being’ that the Council represents is equally important and interdependent.
#12: Shakti (Religion & Society)
Shakti, in Hindu tradition, is a very senior Goddess.
On the Council she is responsible for religious and societal systems – the way people behave and interact as part of a whole.
She likes structure and rules.
As a personality, she’s known for being extremely clever, although she also has a slight streak of impatience.
You might be wondering why she is the first rung of the ladder, when she is such a powerful soul.
If you think about it, at the very dawn of human civilization, belief in all sorts of gods and goddesses was a way for us to try to make sense of the world and the meaning of our existence.
Similarly, we had to learn how to organise ourselves into groups to be able to survive.
So in fact, Shakti represents some of the most vital foundations of civilisation.
#11: Saturn (Agriculture, Husbandry)
As well as being the name of a planet, Saturn was also known in Roman times as the god of seed and of sowing.
This is very apt, because Saturn’s area of jurisdiction is foraging, agriculture, and husbandry.
Again, this makes perfect sense in terms of the hierarchy, because once our tribes started to grow, we needed to think more about how we were going to feed ourselves.
In terms of character, Saturn is very popular in the higher dimensions, because he’s peace-loving and jovial, and prefers the simple life.
#10: Agamemnon (Men, Leadership, War)
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was the king who commanded the Greek armies in the Trojan War.
Personality-wise, he’s very forthright and he does not hold back in his views and likes to take the direct route as much as possible from A to B.
He is responsible for a few different areas.
These are leadership, monarchy, dictatorship, war, sport, dogs, hunting, sport, and men.
You can see that a lot of those are what we consider in today’s society to be more masculine traits.
We’re actually starting to come to the end of an Agamemnon phase right now, which has been there, entrenched for quite a while.
(We call it ‘the Patriarchy‘)
So we will start to see a ‘rebalancing’ of the genders, with a lot more power coming to the female sector of society.
#9: Mammon (Financial Systems, Energy)
You might be familiar with the term ‘Mammon’.
It’s used in the Bible to represent any entity to do with wealth, and again it’s very apt because Mammon looks after bartering, commerce, financial institutions, and money.
Interestingly, he also looks after ‘energy systems’ of all kinds.
This includes ‘material’ energy, such as oil and gas, but also non-material energy, such as the flow of cosmic energy through the chakric system.
We’re also starting to come towards the end of a Mammon phase.
That means that, in the future, the emphasis will be far less on accruing wealth for the individual and far more on using it for the well-being of society.
In terms of Mammon’s character, as you might expect, he is known for being a little bit ostentatious, he really enjoys a bit of display.
But again, he is also very kind and generous, as all of the Council members are.
#8: Thor (Industrialisation, Engineering, Physical Infrastructure, Building)
As you might expect from a man with a hammer, Thor is all about building things.
He’s also responsible for the industrialisation of the Earth.
He is very direct in his thinking, and are similar to Agamemnon in this respect.
Primarily, he is a problem solver and a builder, someone who makes things happen.
#7: Michael the Archangel (Technology, IT, Non-Physical Infrastructure, Processes)
Michael is very active in the ‘Earth project’ and has a specific responsibility for helping awakeners through the early stages of the spiritual awakening journey.
He stands for order, and is quiet, discreet, and super intelligent, with a very dry wit.
Michael is particularly caring and often takes on a protective role.
On the Council of Twelve he looks after institutions, the machinery of government, policing, IT, technology, architecture and all related areas.
We are deep in a Michael phase of societal development at the moment, especially in terms of IT and technology.
This phase will continue for some time.
Michael usually teams up with other Council members to help them deliver their own projects.
That’s is because they need structure and that’s what he’s all about, so he’s a very busy soul.
He’s one of the Council members who has been starting to make more and more contact with souls who are incarnated on Earth, so look out for him.
He may come to you in a dream, he may come in meditation, or through another form of trance.
You cannot miss him, he’s about 12 foot high and almost completely transparent!
#6: Isis (Women, Sex, Death, Transformation, Magic)
Isis is a very popular soul because, like Freya, whom I will introduce in a moment, she’s fun-loving and humorous.
In the higher dimensions, everyone loves Isis and Freya.
Isis looks after the metaphysical arts, healing, sex, death, spiritual transformation, cats, the energy body, and feminine powers.
She is deeply caring and (along with Sophia) is the Council member who most loves to teach.
In fact, many people incarnated on Earth working as teachers are descended from the Isis branch of the Soul Tree.
The counterpart to Agamemnon, Isis is largely occupied with things we consider ‘female’ in our society today.
We’re right at the beginning of an Isis phase of the Earth’s history which is why we’re seeing a shift towards a more spiritually-driven society.
This will continue to grow and is a vital part of helping the Earth attain enlightenment.
#5: Aphrodite (The Human System, Emotion, Parenthood, Pregnancy)
Aphrodite looks after the human system and the way the various elements interact.
In particular, she is connected to the big emotions.
When we have a life focused on big emotional lessons, like overcoming grief, or falling madly in love, we are in an Aphrodite learning cycle.
She also looks after parenthood, particularly motherhood and pregnancy.
#4: Freya (Visual Arts, Self-Expression, Beauty)
Freya, like Isis, is fun-loving and humorous, and more than a little quirky. In fact, she can be quite eccentric.
She looks after the visual arts, including all of the traditional arts and crafts, like painting, sculpture, knitting, carpentry and so on.
She also looks after TV, theatre, and film, in fact any visual media you can think of.
She also has all aspects of design, fashion and beauty.
Freya stands for diversity, individualism, and self-expression.
Souls who descend from Freya often struggle to live a conventional life or a nine-to-five existence.
For example, David Bowie came from very high up on the Freya branch of the soul tree.
We’re moving into a Freya stage right now. In fact, along with Isis, these two members of the Council of Light are spear-heading the next phase of the ‘Earth project’.
You can see Freya’s influence all around, with the increasing acceptance of diverse segments of society.
Generally we are moving more towards individualism – that’s a direct reflection of Freya’s influence.
There are a lot of souls incarnating right now who are descended from the Isis and Freya branches of the Soul Tree and who have specific missions to deliver.
Find the full Freya blog article here.
#3: Sophia (Wisdom, Justice, Philosophy, Maths & Science)
Sophia represents ultimate wisdom and is responsible for justice, the law, language, literature, philosophy, science, maths, education, basically the cerebral stuff.
She also looks after the plant kingdom, which she created with her team during the very early stages of the Earth’s history.
Sophia represents both the ‘divine feminine’ and is what is known as ‘the holy ghost’ in Christian tradition.
However, the direct link to Sophia has been obscured over the centuries by the patriarchal church, although she is still revered in the gnostic tradition.
She is indeed exceptionally wise (her bird is the owl) and also quite direct and pragmatic. At heart she is a logician.
People who are quite pure expressions of Sophia tend not to pull their punches, which can cause problems for them in the sensitive lower dimensions.
So people who descend from Sophia often need to learn to be more diplomatic, to cope in our 3D world.
Again, as with all of the council members, she is exceptionally kind and tolerant. Nothing fazes her.
Sophia and her partner, Om, who I will talk about next, are the sponsors of the ‘Earth project’.
They are both heavily invested in the human race’s success and devote a lot of energy to helping us progress.
Joint #1: Om (Compassion, Children, Animals)
Whilst Sophia represents ultimate wisdom, Om represents ultimate compassion.
He is everybody’s favourite because he is so gentle and patient.
Om is responsible for the higher emotions like compassion, kindness, humility, and forgiveness.
He also has charities, the animal kingdom and children.
One notable characteristic of souls descended from Om is that they love all animals.
Believe it or not, he also has cooking, so if you want to connect with Om, cook something from scratch and do it in a mindful way.
If you free space in your conscious mind he will often pop by to provide a few tips.
Sophia and Om are partners and typically work together.
After the Isis and Freya phases we will move into a Sophia and Om phase.
This is the time when the human race will become truly enlightened.
The souls of Jesus of Nazareth, the Prophet Muhammad, and Krishna, all descended from Om.
Significantly, Om and Lucifer, whom I talk about next, are twins.
They are 2 halves of the same coin and are jointly the most powerful souls in the universe.
At the moment, Om heads up the Council of Light, but soon this authority will switch to Lucifer (don’t panic, it’s a good thing).
Joint #1: Lucifer (Self-Actualization, Freedom of Thought, Rebellion, Chaos, Music)
People start to worry when Lucifer’s name comes up, but there’s really no need.
He has a bad reputation on Earth, but it’s false.
It’s something that’s been concocted by the various establishments through the ages to demonise him and diminish his power.
In fact, Lucifer is a very important entity and without his influence, the human race can’t attain its full potential.
(There’s a reason he’s called the ‘light-bringer’!)
Lucifer looks after music, rebellion, independent thought, dissent, teenagers, perversion, addiction and devilment (so you can see why the powers that be might want to suppress him).
As a personality, Lucifer is a very beguiling character and has a lot of charm and charisma.
He is also very confident and sure of himself, almost to the point of arrogance.
He represents ultimate self-belief.
Lucifer is not interested in following rules or being told what to do, he carves his own path.
Pure Lucifan souls are very easy to spot. Two examples from recent history are the musicians, Prince and Frank Zappa.
Do NOT worry if you start to receive contact from Lucifer. This is typically a sign that you’re a very old, powerful soul.
Why do I recognise the names of so many of the Council?
We’re familiar with many of the Council members’ names from myth, legend, and major world religions.
This is very, very deliberate.
The Council seeded these names and stories on Earth, so that when the time came to elevate the consciousness of the human race and reintroduce the Council to this earthly plane, we would already have a point of reference.
That time is now and that’s why I’m starting to receive so much information about how the Council of Light works and who these entities are.
As you progress through your own spiritual awakening, you will find you can access this information directly yourself.
The Council member you meet first is probably the one you descend from, or otherwise they may be acting as one of your guides.
Read this blog article to learn how to communicate with your guides.
How do I know if someone from the Council of Light is trying to contact me?
If you’re going through a spiritual awakening in these early days of the awakening project, it’s likely that, at some time or another, you are going to be contacted by one or more members of the Council of Light’s inner circle.
They may appear in a dream, in mediation, or some other form of trance.
Similarly you may receive synchronicities around a particular name.
One way the Council members reveal themselves to us is by sending us bird signs.
Each member of the Council is associated with a particular bird, which they use as messengers.
Watch the video below to find out which birds represent the members of the inner circle.
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Hi there, I’m glad you found it useful. If you are struggling to identify where you descend from, my best advice is to ask your guides to send you a sign and/or to tell you during meditation. It may also be that you feel drawn to more than one council member, this is very normal because our souls are often ‘blended’ with one or two others when we incarnate. This is so we have all of the skills and characteristics to succeed in the life plan we have designed for ourselves. Bird signs can be a very strong indicator of the council of light members you are most aligned to. The ones that are most prevalent at this time are: Om – doves and pigeons, Sophia – owls, Freya – eagles, Isis – crows and magpies, Michael – small domestic birds such as sparrows, robins, starlings, and sparrows, Lucifer – blackbirds, Agamemnon – hawks and falcons, Mammon – peacocks, Saturn – geese and chickens, Shakti – parrots. Bird signs can come in all sorts of ways, not just from the actual bird, but in images in books, magazines, and on TV, also in dreams and meditation. Good luck with discovering your origins.
In a reading I did a few years ago, I was told that I am one of the members of the Galactic Council. I do not know which being I am and I’m trying to figure out my spiritual identity.
Hi Raysandra, have you tried asking your guides?
How do I get in touch with my guides? How will I know when I’m in touch with them?
Hi Alli, this post will give you guidance on how to communicate with your guides: https://sophiapersephone.com/2023/02/16/communication-with-spirit-guides/
If you’re in the early stages of awakening, you’re listening out for a little whisper of a voice which comes very quickly, before your conscious thought. Or you might receive information in the form of images in your mind’s eye, or as a sense of ‘just knowing’.
Meditation will help you connect – this article gives you guidance on the best approach to meditation at each stage of awakening: https://sophiapersephone.com/2023/02/20/meditation-and-spiritual-awakening/
Let me know how you get on!
I’m so happy to come across this article. I’ve connected with the council of light before but just briefly here and there And I haven’t been able to decipher the exacts whereas I live a busy life and dont have much time for journalling and meditation…which I’m trying to change. All of my other awakened friends haven’t heard of them so I was the first to bring them up. And when I did a google search I couldn’t find much at the time. This confirms my connection…but mostly importantly gives me a break down of what they truly are….which I know that if I had found this article much sooner it would have been too soon. Things have to come when you are ready. So I will read and learn with an open mind….because this journey gets ‘weird’ sometimes. But I love it and am highly grateful for it. So thank you
Thank you for the kind words, I’m so glad the article was helpful to you. Yes, it’s amazing isn’t it? The Council are so important and we all descend from them, but not many people know about them at all (yet). Thank you for spreading the word!
Hello fellow soul
It’s a bit of a funny situation for me personally to feel the impulse to get in contact with you. I can’t say I find myself in tune with the spiritual community at all. Most guides just feel like people with a fascination for the topic (or cash grabbers abusing people who seek guidance) copy and paste each other without actual own insight on the matters.
I found this website because I tried my luck researching for anyone else who feels like a council pulled at their strings of fate, so to speak. While my intuition goes against a lot of things if not all that you wrote on this page, it’s also the first time I feel like someone actually is a source of material, rather than preaching from a text book, channeling truth.
Maybe we’re looking at different parts of the universe, hm?
As by the structure provided by this particular page, I took the survey (mostly out of curiosity for the questions) before reading the description you give for the council members.
Most likely it is of no concern to you since you must be far into the writing/editing/publishing process, but just in case it matters to you, I’d like to correct that I have, for sure, never met the guy you describe as Michael, lol. Your description of them seems to deviate a lot from what I happened to encounter (though I have never particularly looked into angels and stuff, so I basically just picked up descriptions in passing. Also I never had the explicit feeling that I met him, but the descriptions I had thus far seemed to fit someone I know intimately).
I don’t seek advice at the moment, and desinterest is more than fair, but if you’d feel like having a chat I’d certainly be open for it. Have a lovely day!
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to post and thank you for taking the survey. Yes, you’re correct, 2 people can experience the same entity differently. Our teams draw on the images/memories/paradigms we have in our individual minds so that we can make the associations we need to make. I’m also aware of people who experience the council members as one of their former avatars rather than the original soul. Awakening is a subjective journey but the core truths are the same everywhere. It’s great that you’re questioning everything. Keep going.
Can you help me possibly please???! I’ve been wandering like a lost owl searching for who I am and where I belong… I don’t know where my home is. All I know is…. I don’t belong here. I don’t know what my purpose is and or wtf I’m supposed to do! can you just point me in the right fuhkin direction?!
Hi, I’m sorry you’re feeling lost. Honestly, the best advice I can give is 1) meditate every day 2) do what you can to clear the flow of energy through your chakras. That way you will gain your own insights and start being able to make sense of things
Good morning Sophia Persephone,
Thank you for your article. I have met the Higher Council on a few occasions, but didn’t meet all of them individually, so appreciate you detailing who they are.
I met Ashtar at one of the meetings. But you did not list him. He told me that they do a rotation system through the Higher Council of Light (Above) and through the Higher Council of Below.
I know who I am and why I am here on the Earth plane at this time. Archangel Michael has been my waŕrior, my advisor my protection. I could not do what I do without his immediate supporting presence (and the others, of course) , Along with my twin “Beacon of Light”, we bring closure and justice for many, whilst helping to heal the planet.
Would love to hear from you, especially as to your name. Persephone has links to me and my abilities.
Warmest regards
Janette
Hi Janette, thank you for your comment and sharing your experience of the Council. Yes, as you indicate, it’s a broad organisation, highly structured, and run in a way designed to make sure it’s democractic and unbiased. I’m aware that the ‘chair’ of the Council rotates. I’m so pleased to hear of your close connection to Michael, he has a special mission of helping awakeners through the early-mid part of the journey and is a wonderful soul to have close to you. He also helped me a great deal when I started on this path. Please let me know more about your links to Persephone. With love, Sophia
Hello all Light-Blessed individuals,
My name is Wulbert, I believe that in a former life I witnessed the creation of the Council of Light. One of the founding members was Ymir who believed in preserving the purity of the world and protecting the light within. Unfortunately, my memory is hazy and I can’t decipher the rest of the vision.
Every day I pray that my past memories can flood back to me. One day the Council will become more well known. It makes me sad that some people don’t believe us. I also heard that the rotating system changes the different senior members. Previously, Sylvanus was on the Council but his term ended.
Hi thanks for sharing. Yes, I believe there is a rotation system in place from an administrative point of view. As you say, details about the Council will become a lot clearer and be understood in this dimension soon