Introducing Helma Bak (born 1934)
I was born in Holland and my middle childhood was coloured by the moral discussions of the adults during world-war II. The serious discussions about what was good and not good, how to forgive and forget. The effects of these conversations and – at times, emotional confrontations – have stayed with me through my adult years.
After secondary school I studied medicine and in 1960 I met my husband Henk who is a strong thinker and is always a member of some action group or other! In the early 70’s I came across Rudolf Steiner’s teachings and gradually started to see a deeper meaning in life and the causes of the moral dilemmas we are confronting now.
In 1976 we emigrated to the southern hemisphere finding a home in Melbourne, Australia, after two years of living in new Zealand. We have three children. My working field was mother, home and anthroposophical medicine.
In 1989 I came in contact with the living stream of the Cosmic Tradition and its representative Gideon Fontalba. I had found my spiritual home.
During 1995 – 1997 I witnessed the incarnation process of Shin (the Creator) in Gideon’s body. My early childhood memories of good versus bad: where do you stand, what are the possibilities and responsibilities of the human spirit had prepared me to accept this most sacred transformation/incarnation process.
In 2001 we had the opportunity to buy 13 acres adjacent to our block of 2 acres in Trentham, country Victoria (Australia). This land is devoted to Shin’s work: e.g. family camps – working with young children – a seminar with Shin on the Secret of Renewal in 2006 – and after that: celebrations of the eight Celtic festivals of the year…