Edna Anne Wheeler Ballard, also known as Lotus Ray King[2] (June 25, 1886 - February 10, 1971), was an American theosopher who co-founded the Saint Germain Foundation and served a co-leader of the I AM Movement with her husband Guy Ballard.

Her mother was Anna Hewitt Pearce and her father was Edward G. Wheeler, a railway clerk.

[1] Guy was also interested in the occult,[1] and while hiking at Mount Shasta in California in September 1931, he met an individual who claimed to be Saint Germain.

[1][5] Ballard's role within the Movement was as "accredited messenger of the ascended masters," alongside Guy.

However, Ballard eventually took a step back as Guy led the organizations, serving as the primary messenger for St. Germain and other masters, including Jesus.

Ballard eventually began serving as a messenger for St. Germain and other masters in the fifties and in the sixties she hosted a radio show.

After her death, the Saint Germain Foundation and press were operated by the board of directors and select "appointed messengers".