HISTORY AND PURPOSE OF QUARTUS


The Quartus Foundation for Spiritual Research was founded in 1981 by Dr. John Randolph Price and Jan Price, and became a tax–exempt, non–profit corporation in 1983. While writing the book The Superbeings, John made contact with a state of consciousness within himself, which he called his Higher Self. During this experience, he asked that the purpose of the book be revealed to him, and the inner voice said: “To reveal the truth that every man and woman on Earth is more than a human being, that each has the Gift and may rise above all limitations of mind, body and affairs. As the fulfillment you are seeking is found by rising in consciousness, you will be demonstrating the Truth, and as you share these experiences with others, and as they share their experiences with you, you will grow together.  You, and others who will join you in the journey, are seeking the Fourth Dimensional Consciousness, which was established within all mankind in the beginning. It is in the depths of your being now, awaiting your rediscovery.”


“Call your group ‘Quartus’ to denote the four–square aspect of each individual: Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical. It is not to be a church or a religion. It is to be a foundation for continued research and communications on the Reality and truth of Man and his world. It is to be a platform for the free exchange of ideas, for opening minds, for sharing and growth.” And so The Quartus Foundation was established.


In 1986 John wrote the World Healing Meditation and the Quartus Foundation established the International Hour For Peace on December 31st of each year. It was called World Healing Day and World Peace Day — a moment of Oneness to dissolve the sense of separation and return humankind to Godkind.


Since then, participation in the December 31st International Hour for Peace has been a way for millions of people all over our planet to connect at Noon Greenwich Mean Time for prayer, meditation, music, readings, dialogue, etc. focusing on world peace and inner peace for the coming year. When many minds join together with the intention of creating peace in the hearts of all people on earth, miracles happen! As Margaret Mead stated, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”


A correspondent from Italy wrote, “This is our 'Super Bowl', and we plan for the December 31st event just as families and friends in your country anticipate coming together in their homes to watch that media event in January. The victory we see, however, is not one–sided. The prize is peace for all people.”


In 2001, John and Jan received their doctorates from Emerson Theological Institute, the same educational entity from which our coordinator, Rev. Dr. Victoria Gardner, received her doctorate in 2000.


With the deaths of John and Jan, Quartus closed in 2018. Yet at noon Greenwich time on December 31, people around the world continue to gather to participate in the most comprehensive prayer activity in the history — a planetary affirmation of peace, love, forgiveness, and understanding involving millions of people in a simultaneous global mind link. The purpose: to reverse the polarity of the negative force field in the race of mind, achieve a critical mass of spiritual consciousness, and usher in a new era of Peace on Earth.


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