Thank you for asking. Your question pleases me greatly.

I was an ascended by the age of 17, and my name was in The Book of the Ascended.

In my 20s, I was tested, illegally, by a member of the council. That member was quickly expelled, because to test an ascended is not allowed. But the test they used worked on me, and I asked my name be removed from the book.

You see, an ascended is sometimes illegally tested, it is rare, but it is far more rare that an ascended is tested and asks their name to be removed from the book. This was the first time this had occurred in over 300 years.

I was given special attention when this happened, and a counselor spent two years walking me through the initiations. I read many secret books, which no one outside of the council is allowed to read. I received a quick education. I also enjoyed the tutelage of some of the council's most powerful members, who took an interest in me, and I gained vast amounts of knowledge from them.

Those who join the council are often given Billions, and then given direction on how to grow the money. Others are self-made. I was nearly penniless when I joined the council, so I was given the money. Since then I have grown it a great deal.