I AM Movement
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The I AM Movement is a religious movement of the early 20th century created and lead by Guy Ballard and his wife Edna.
While hiking on Mt. Shasta in 1930, Ballard claimed to encounter St. Germain, a cosmic spirit who had lived on earth as the Comte de Saint-Germain, the advisor to Louis XIV of France. St. Germain told Ballard that the Ascended Masters were looking for people to communicate to humanity, what Saint Germain called messengers.
Guy Ballard, his wife Edna and later his son Donald, became messengers of the Ascended Masters. Their press, The Saint Germain Press, commenced publication in 1934 with Unveiled Mysteries, a retelling of the initial experiences of Guy Ballard (a.k.a Godfré Ray King) with the Ascended Master Saint Germain.
The movement grew steadily in the 1930’s until, in 1939, Ballard and his wife were charged and convicted of mail fraud. Although the conviction was later overturned, the conviction began the decline of the I AM Movement. Other organizations and churches continued many of the teachings. The most famous of these is The Church Universal and Triumphant.