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ished chicago: aries press (4 vols, 1937-40. rowe, ben: enochian magick reference. revision 1.0, 1988; online at: http//w3.one.net/ browe/pdf/enochian magic reference.pdf turner, robert (1989: elizabethean magic: the art and the magus. shaftsbury: element (1983; ed/ trans) the heptarchia mystica of john dee. edinburgh: magnum opus hermetic sourceworks. expanded reissue, wellingborough, northants: aquarian, 1986. tyson, donald (1998: enochian magick for beginners. st paul, mn: llewellyn publications. zalewski, pat (1990: golden dawn enochian magic. st paul, mn: llewellyn( second edition 1994. finally i will warn the reader that schueler& schueler s enochian books for llewellyn should not be regarded as a reliable source of information on either dee purist or golden dawn enochian magick, or

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icism, historical foundation and authority, and more by the results of its effect upon the life lived and its practical usefulness in solving the problems of humanity. heretofore, advanced esoteric teaching has almost invariably been obtainable only by the student s acceptance of the authority of the teacher, varying degrees of personal obedience to that teacher and pledges of secrecy. as the new aquarian dispensation progresses these limitations will disappear. the personal relation of the disciple to the master remains, but already discipleship training has been attempted in group formation. the record of one such experiment and attempt to use this new age method has been made available to the public in the book entitled discipleship in the new age, which gives the direct personal instru

bove it. law 2. two balls of fire united by a triangle of fire, thus picturing the triple interplay between all atomic structures- 727- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust law 3. a pitcher of water, balanced on the head of a man, standing in the form of a cross. it is this law which brings in the energy, symbolised by the sign aquarius, and this law is the governing factor of the aquarian age. it might here be added that the symbol for law 2 was the origin of the balance or scales of the sign libra, but in the course of the ages its true form was distorted. not all the astrological signs can be traced to the symbols, for only a few can be traced back as far as the master's ashram. law 4. here we have the angel with the flaming sword turning in all directions. this symbolis

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stages bring about a state of exaggeration as potent in the line of sentiency as that which we have undergone in the line of materiality! the final stages of all signs produce over-development of the factor on which they most potently work. at present the effect of this sign is constructive among the pioneers of the race, and destructive among the rank and file of humanity. facts about the coming aquarian age can be searched for in the current books on the subject and it profits not for me to enlarge upon them here. 4. faint emanations from the sacred "heart of the sun, unrecognized by the masses but instantly calling forth response from the mystics of the race who are asserting increasingly a group integrity of a very real moment and interest. these emanations are too high to be sensed by

inds expression through the medium of world avatars, through the mystical yearning found in every human being, through all movements that have for their objective the welfare of humanity, through philanthropic and educational tendencies of every kind, and (in the natural world so-called) through the instinct of protective motherhood. but it is essentially a group sentiency, and only in the coming aquarian age will its true nature find correct understanding and right appropriation. i touch on it here as it- 185- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust is one of the factors to be considered. only those, however, whose "hearts are opened and lifted up unto the lord" will know whereof i speak. it is needless for us to concern ourselves with that which lies far ahead of the race. i

is based upon the law of cycles. it concerns the operation of certain periods of opportunity which necessarily have their term. during these times of opportunity, forces, influences, and energies are temporarily at work, and of these the masters seek to make use. looking ahead, during the conclave to which i have made reference, the assembled servers of the race noted the future coming in of the aquarian age, with its distinctive energies and its amazing opportunities. these they noted and they sought to prepare man for that period which would approximate 2500 years, and which could if duly utilised, bring about the unification, consciously and intelligently, of mankind, and so produce the manifestation of what i prefer to call "scientific brotherhood" in contradistinction to the sentimen

mate 2500 years, and which could if duly utilised, bring about the unification, consciously and intelligently, of mankind, and so produce the manifestation of what i prefer to call "scientific brotherhood" in contradistinction to the sentimental connotation of the term now so prevalent. it appeared to them at that time that it would be necessary to do two things before the coming potencies of the aquarian age could profitably be employed. first of all, humanity must have its consciousness elevated to the mental plane; it must be expanded so that it included not only the world of emotion and of feeling but also that of the intellect. the minds of men must be made widely and generally active, and the entire level of human intelligence must be raised. it was necessary, secondly, that somethin

ets his hand, but with a basic impulse to network on thought levels more than on the physical plane. he is therefore of use to the hierarchy as he can be used in a variety of ways, for his flexibility and experience, and his stability of contact can be all subordinated to the group requirements. the true exponent of this new group type will of course not appear for many decades. he will be a true aquarian with a universal touch, an intense sensitivity, a highly organised mental apparatus, an astral equipment which is primarily responsive to the higher spiritual vibrations, a powerful and controlled energy body, and a sound physical body, though not robust in the ordinary use of the term. what then is the present situation in connection with the integrating group of mystics? let me be somew

se on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust beyond this triple group stand the thrones, principalities, and powers with whom we need not concern ourselves. on the other side stands humanity torn by the disasters of the past world war, bewildered by the social, religious and economic pressure of the present, sensitive and responsive to the influences and energies pouring in on the new tide of the aquarian age; unable to understand and explain, and conscious only of a longing for liberty of thought and of physical condition, snatching at every chance to gain knowledge and so providing a fertile field wherein this new group can work. we have seen that the objective of all inner training is to develop the esoteric sense, and to unfold that inner sensitive awareness which will enable a man to

l work of the new age, and can inaugurate those changes and that rebuilding which will bring about the manifestation of the new heavens and the new earth, to which all the scriptures of the world bear eloquent testimony. they can then work with forces in etheric matter and so bring into being those physical plane creations and organisations which will more adequately embody the life of god in the aquarian age which is now upon us. it is to this stage that rule xv refers. these words mark the consummation of the magical work, and are equally true of the magical work of a solar logos, of a planetary logos, of an incarnating soul, or of that advanced human being who has learnt to work as a white magician under the plan of the great white lodge. it, of course, refers to the work of those who t

ers call a "sense of i-ness, and that their work is founded on a subjective egoism which must and will be eliminated before true service can be rendered. this tendency to aspiration and to service is right and good and should be seen as forming part of the coming universal consciousness and equipment of the race as a whole. it is steadily coming to the surface owing to the growing strength of the aquarian influence which (from about the year a.d. 1640) has been gaining in potency and is producing two effects: it is breaking down the crystallised old forms of the piscean age, and is stimulating the creative faculties, as they express themselves in group concepts, and group plans. as all of you well know, this is the cause of the present disturbed conditions, and these conditions can be summ

on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust these and other questions which will arise may serve to indicate the responsiveness of the aspirant to the coming in of the new age. in this treatise on individual development and on astral control, a vision has been given and a rule of life expounded which holds in it the needed instruction for the interlude between the two great ages the piscean and the aquarian. a part of the underlying purpose has been expressed in words a purpose which is recognised by many all over the world and which is working out in practically every department of human life. it is subconsciously registered and intuitively followed by many who know nothing of the technicalities of the plan. those who guide the human race are not particularly concerned as to the success of

l that he can stand with steadiness whilst he endeavours to make that vision a reality; he aims to achieve what, from the standpoint of the world seems to be impossible, knowing that the vision is not materialised through expediency and undue adaptation of the suggested ideas of worldly or intellectual counsellors. public opinion and the advice of those who are piscean in their tendencies and not aquarian are carefully considered but not unduly so, and when advice is found to be separative and tends to eliminate harmony, and produces a lack of brotherly love and understanding, it is discarded at once. when there is evidenced a constantly critical attitude towards other workers in the field of world service and where there is a capacity to see only selfishness and fault and to impute wrong

, and much loneliness. 2. those who are straight pisceans. these work with much greater facility and find a more rapid response from those around them. their work is more doctrinal, less inclusive and coloured by the spirit of separation. they include the mass of world workers in all the various departments of human thought and welfare. 3. those pisceans who are enough developed to respond to the aquarian message, but who- as- 362- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust yet- cannot trust themselves to employ the real aquarian methods of work and message. for instance, they have in the political field, a sense of internationalism, but they cannot apply it when it comes to the understanding of others. they think they have a universal consciousness, but when it comes to a test

hey have in the political field, a sense of internationalism, but they cannot apply it when it comes to the understanding of others. they think they have a universal consciousness, but when it comes to a test, they discriminate and eliminate. they constitute a much smaller group than the true pisceans and are doing good work and filling a much needed place. the problem they present however to the aquarian worker lies in the fact that though they respond to the ideal and regard themselves as of the new age, they are not truly so. they see a bit of the vision and have grasped the theory but cannot express it in action. thus we have these three groups doing much needed work and reaching through their united undertakings the mass of people and fulfilling thus their dharma. one group works nece

ssarily under the glamour of public opinion. the intermediate group has a most difficult task to perform, for where there is no clear vision the voice of their chosen environment and the voice of the inner group of world knowers are often in conflict and they are pulled hither and thither as they respond first to one and then to the other. the group of those who respond more fully to the incoming aquarian vibration register the voices of the leaders of the other two groups, but the voice of the guiding masters and the voice of the group of world masters serve to guide them unerringly forward. i have sought to explain the above modes and methods of work, for the times are hard and clarity of thought is needed if the work is to go forward as desired. even such triple distinctions as exist be

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iew. to the aspirant, and to those who are seeking to demonstrate the existence of the soul because they believe in its existence, this expression of its laws and tradition, its nature, origin and potentialities will become a gradually deepening and experienced phenomenon. what i indicate and the suggestions i may make, will, i forecast, be demonstrated, in the scientific sense, during the coming aquarian age. science will then have penetrated a little further into the field of intangible yet real phenomena; it will have discovered mayhap it has already made this discovery) that the dense and concrete do not exist; it will know that there is but one substance, present in nature in varying degrees of density and of vibratory activity, and that this substance is impelled by urgent purpose an

tion in the work which we are undertaking. it may be of more general and public value than any other of my writings. i shall seek to make this treatise upon the soul relatively brief. i shall seek to express these abstract truths in such a way that the general public, with its profound interest in the soul, may be intrigued and won to a deeper consideration of what is as yet a veiled surmise. the aquarian age will see the fact of the soul demonstrated. this is an attempt, carried forward in the difficulties of a transition period which lacks even the needed terminology, to aid that demonstration. let me also add that your attitude to the imparted instruction should be that of the student who is seeking truth that can be verified and information that can be applied to the daily life and tes

of the law. let us put this a little more simply. we are told in the new testament that we must endeavour to let the mind which was in christ also be manifest in us. we are working towards the perfecting of the rule of christ on earth; we are aiming at the development of the christ consciousness and at the bringing in of the rule or law of christ, which is love. this will come to fruition in the aquarian age, and we shall see brotherhood established on earth. the rule of christ is the dominance of the basic spiritual laws. the mind of christ is a phrase conveying the concept of the rule of divine intelligent love, which stimulates the rule of the soul within all forms, and brings in the reign of the spirit. it is not easy to express the nature of the revelation which is on the way. it inv

tability of the seventh ray, plus the dynamic will of the power ray, are needed in conjunction for the full working out of the plan, as it is found in the mind of god. this is why, in this present period of transition, the lord of the seventh ray is taking over the control of affairs and the ordered working out of the plan, so as eventually to restore stability to the planet and give the incoming aquarian influences a stable and extended field in which to work. this we shall later elaborate when we take up the study of the zodiacal signs and their relation to the rays- 143- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust we shall now touch upon the next two points, condensation and its hidden secret, transmutation. from the standpoint of external ma

etheric body, have necessarily an effect upon the sacral centres of humanity, and hence the sex life of mankind is temporarily over-stimulated, and hence also the present over-emphasis upon sex. but hence also (and this must be remembered) the keen impetus now being mentally expressed which will eventually result in man's thinking through to a solution of this problem of sex. the coming in of the aquarian age also stimulates in man a spirit of universality and a tendency towards fusion. this can be seen working out in the present trend towards synthesis in business, in religion and in politics. it produces an urge towards union, and among other unions, towards religious understanding and tolerance. but these influences, playing upon the sensitive bodies of the undeveloped and the over-psyc

ent and the expression of group consciousness, of universal understanding; it will produce a new and powerful tendency to fusion, to at-one-ment and to synthesis. all this will be brought about through the medium of humanity and the christ spirit. steadily the love of christ will be shed abroad in the earth, and its influence will grow stronger during the coming centuries, until at the end of the aquarian age, and through the work of the seventh ray (bringing the pairs of opposites into closer cooperation, we can look for the "raising of lazarus from the dead" and the emergence of humanity out of the tomb of matter. the hidden divinity will be revealed. steadily all forms will be brought under the influence of the christ spirit, and the consummation of love will be brought about. owing to

f the energies is going on under the new impulses. as we develop the sense of purity in man, as the growth of the sense of responsibility is fostered, and as his love of beauty, of colour and of ideas proceeds, we shall have a rapid increase in the raising of the lower into union with the higher, and thereby the beautifying of the temple of the lord will be tremendously accelerated. in the coming aquarian age this will go rapidly forward. the majority of people today live below the diaphragm, and their energies are turned outward into the material world and prostituted to material ends. in the coming centuries this will be corrected; their energies will be transmuted and purified, and men will begin to live above the diaphragm. they will then express the potencies of the loving heart, of t

over the guidance of humanity in the new age. 2. sex in the new age prophecy is ever a dangerous thing, but a forecast, a drawing out of present general tendencies, is often possible. during the next two hundred years the old influences under which we have been living will gradually die out, and the new potencies will make their presence felt. three things we are told will characterise the coming aquarian age, and they will be made possible through the influence of the three planets governing the three decanates of this sign. first, we shall have the activity of saturn, producing a dividing of the ways and a proffering of opportunity to those who can avail themselves of it. we shall have, therefore, a period of discipline and a cycle wherein choices will be made, and through these discrimi

angels and of saints, of masters, rishis and initiates, can now begin to organise itself in material form on earth, because today the group idea is rapidly gaining ground, and the nature of humanity is being better understood. the church of christ, hitherto invisible and militant, can now be seen slowly materialising and becoming the church visible and triumphant. this is the coming glory of the aquarian age; this is the next revelation of the evolutionary cycle, and such is the task of the immediate future. the true drama of this triple relationship (of which physical sex, as we have seen, is but the symbol) will be enacted on a large scale in the life of the modern aspirant during the next fifty years. we shall see what is called symbolically "the birth of the christ" or the second birt

e power to identify the human consciousness with all other forms of consciousness and of awareness, with all forms of unconscious and instinctual response, and with all forms of the superconscious or divine sense of being. this can ultimately be done at will. we must now begin what really constitutes an outline of the new psychology this will work out to its fulfillment and true usefulness in the aquarian age. it will then become the basic and fundamental science of that age, just as electrical science (the electricity of matter) is the basic- 206- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust achievement of the piscean age. what we are really going to consider are the influences which make a man what he is, and which determine the quality of his

gh a scientific method of bringing together soul and body. e. produce illumination through right understanding of the energy of light. f. evolve that coming ritual which will eventually reveal the true significance of water, which will revolutionise its uses and open to man the free passage to the astral plane. this plane is that of the emotional-desire nature, and its symbol is water. the coming aquarian age will reveal to man (and hence also facilitate the work of the seventh ray) that that plane is his natural home at this state of development. the masses today are entirely, but unconsciously, polarised on that plane. they must become consciously aware of their activity. man is on the verge of becoming normally awake on the astral plane, and it will be through scientific rituals that th

produced the appearance of the modern science of psychology, and that science has been its consummating glory. the seventh ray influence will carry forward that infant science to maturity. belief in the soul has become widespread during the sixth ray period. knowledge of the soul will be the result of the incoming ray activity, plus the aid contributed by the energies released during the incoming aquarian age. the new and esoteric psychology will be steadily developed. it will be apparent therefore that a treatise on white magic has a definitely seventh ray import, and this treatise on the seven rays has also been sent forth in an effort to clarify the incoming spiritual influences. one of the first lessons that humanity will learn under the potent influence of the seventh ray is that the

ce, in the last analysis, to this concept, and the scientific basis of all meditation work is really to be found in this basic truth. the bringing in of force and the offering of a channel are all mystical ways of expressing a natural phenomenon as yet little understood, but which will eventually give the clue to the second aspect of electricity. this will be released in fuller measure during the aquarian age, through the agency of the seventh ray. one of its earliest effects will be the increase of the understanding of brotherhood and its really scientific basis. i referred to the fact that man must before long function as freely on the astral plane and through the astral consciousness as he now does on the physical plane. we are today laying the emphasis upon the vital aspect of man; the

s life functions therefore in and through all the planetary schemes, with their kingdoms of forms, and with all that can be included (throughout our solar universe) under the phrase "form life. that phrase itself contains three great and basic ideas: the ideas of life, of matter and of evolution. the functioning of the law of loving understanding will be much facilitated and speeded up during the aquarian age, and it will eventuate later in the development of the international spirit, in the recognition of one world faith in god and in humanity as the major expression of divinity in this world period, and in the transfer of the human consciousness from the world of material things to that of the more purely psychic, leading in time to the spiritual. it should be remembered that (for advanc

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housand years, our sun is passing through that sign in the zodiac which we call pisces, or the fishes. hence the frequent references to fishes, and the appearance of the symbol of the fish in christian literature, including the new testament. this piscean age comes between the previous jewish dispensation (the two thousand years wherein the sun was passing through the sign aries, the ram) and the aquarian age into which our sun is now in process of transiting. these are astronomical facts, for i am not here speaking of astrological conclusions. in the period when the sun was in aries, we find the frequent appearance of the ram or the scapegoat in the old testament teaching, and the keeping of the passover feast. in the christian age we use the fish symbology, even to eating fish on good fr

our sun is now in process of transiting. these are astronomical facts, for i am not here speaking of astrological conclusions. in the period when the sun was in aries, we find the frequent appearance of the ram or the scapegoat in the old testament teaching, and the keeping of the passover feast. in the christian age we use the fish symbology, even to eating fish on good friday. the symbol of the aquarian age, as it appears in all the ancient zodiacs, is that of a man bearing a jar of water. the message of that age is one of unity, communion and our relationship as brothers, because we are all the children of the one father. to this age christ pointed in his instructions to his disciples when he told them to go into the city, and said "when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man m

shall all sit at the same table, and hold communion one with another. the christian dispensation comes between the two great world cycles, and just as christ consummated in himself the message of the past, and gave the teaching for the present, so he also pointed to that future of unity and understanding which is our inevitable goal. we are today at the end of the age, and entering the period of aquarian unity, as he foretold. the "upper room" is a symbol of that high point of achievement towards which we are, as a race, rapidly moving. some day the great communion service will be held, of which every communion service is the forecast. we are slowly passing into this new sign. for more than two thousand years its potencies and forces will play upon the race and will establish the new type

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ns, there is a vast distinction, but both are equally brought about by response (the one consciously rendered and the other unconsciously directed) to the law of service- 74- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust thirdly this law of service was expressed for the first time fully by the christ two thousand years ago. he was the forerunner of the aquarian age, and hence his constant emphasis upon the fact that he was the "water of life, the "living water" which men needed. hence the esoteric name of this law is that of "water and the fishes" the piscean age slowly, very slowly, prepared the way for the divine expression of service, which will be the glory of the coming centuries. today, we have a world which is steadily coming to the reali

slowly, very slowly, prepared the way for the divine expression of service, which will be the glory of the coming centuries. today, we have a world which is steadily coming to the realisation that "no man liveth unto himself, and that only as the love, about which so much has been written and spoken, finds its outlet in service, can man begin to measure up to his innate capacity. the sign for the aquarian age is that of a man, carrying on his shoulders a jar of water so full that it pours over to all and sundry, and yet it diminishes not. the sign for this law of service is very similar, but the difference lies in this; that the man stands, perfectly balanced in the form of a cross, with arms stretched out and with the water pot upon his head. in this difference there lies much of real sig

on with the feeling aspect of all groups is the quality which leads to service a service to be rendered as the masters render it, and as the christ demonstrated it for us in galilee- 76- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust a. some questions on service therefore, the service rendered today is what it is because the response of men to these new aquarian influences is being registered at present in the astral body and is working out through the solar plexus. this accounts for the emotional nature of most of the service rendered in the world at this time; it is responsible for the hatred engendered by those who react sensitively to suffering and who, because of their emotional identification with suffering, lay the blame for the distressin

or social efforts in the life of the community. the name of those who thus respond is legion, and the will to serve in this particular way needs no impetus. the remarkable response to the many recent campaigns to good will definitely evidenced this. but the work of the new type of server is directed towards those who are establishing soul contact and who can therefore work under the new incoming aquarian law. this centres around the capacity to stand, not only in spiritual being, but together with others, working with them subjectively, telepathically, and synthetically. this distinction merits attention for one can easily waste effort by entering fields already well handled from the point of view of the attainment of the units in that field. 3. the third characteristic of the new server

the inaugurating mantram of the incoming seventh ray. this is the first time such a mantram has been brought to the attention of humanity. all these rays work today for the carrying out of a specific group idea of seven masters who, through their picked and chosen servers, are actively participating in the work which is the initiator work of the seventh ray. it is also linked up with the incoming aquarian influence. the masters, with their large group of disciples, functioning on all the five planes of human- 89- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust unfoldment, have studied minutely their accepted disciples, the disciples under supervision and not yet accepted, and the aspirants of the world. they have selected a number of them to weld

human- 89- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust unfoldment, have studied minutely their accepted disciples, the disciples under supervision and not yet accepted, and the aspirants of the world. they have selected a number of them to weld together into a group upon the outer physical plane. the basis of this selection is: a. sensitivity to the aquarian influence. b. willingness to work in a group as an integral part of the group, and having no idea of personal ambition or any wish to be a leader. where the desire to be a leader exists, that disciple is automatically (though only temporarily) disqualified for this particular endeavor. he can still do good work, but it will be secondary work, and more closely affiliated with the old age t

g, the controlling factors in group work. a law is only an expression or manifestation of force, applied under the power of thought by a thinker or group of thinkers. 4. these inner groups, embodying differing types of force, and working synthetically to express certain laws, are an effort to bring in new and different conditions, and hence produce a new civilisation. this is the new age that the aquarian age will see consummated. 5. the outer groups are a tentative and experimental effort to see how far humanity is ready for such an endeavor. iv. they are also an experiment which has for its objective the manifestation of certain types of energy which will produce cohesion, or an at-one-ment, upon earth. the present distraught condition in the world, the international impasse, the religio

onstellation which is to our zodiac what the zodiac is to the earth. this augmentation will take place again in 1942. it must be remembered that, from certain angles, the circle of twelve signs or constellations constitutes a special unity which revolves within our universe of heavens as our planet revolves in the centre of our circle of influences. by means of this augmentation during the coming aquarian zodiacal cycle groups on earth can avail themselves of the tide of capricornian influences which will flow into our radius of registration- 121- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust every seven years. the one just past, gave a tremendous impetus to the work of the new group of world servers, and was the cause of the very good reaction

have been given to them by opposing workers, and they bear also the assurance that they have carried forward the task to which they have been assigned and which they have successfully undertaken. this first category of people in incarnation has been greatly augmented during the past century and it is for this reason that we can look for the rapid development of the characteristics of the incoming aquarian age. the second category of human beings, who are here designated as personalities, is also becoming powerful. it merges with both the first group and the third. we have in the world today the following types of personalities: 1. personalities who are rapidly shifting into the category of "conditioning souls" 2. personalities who are integrated, coordinated men and women, but who are not

out and new ray influences are coming in. we are transiting into a new sign of the zodiac. therefore, the impact of the new forces, plus the withdrawal of the old, is apt to produce clearly felt effects upon humanity, as a whole, and upon mystics and aspirants in particular, and cause definite reactions. with these we shall shortly deal when we consider the influence of the rays today and in the aquarian age (a treatise on the seven rays, vol. iii and the destiny of the nations. secondly, the present world problem, the fear and deep anxiety, and the suffering and pain which are so widespread, are producing a mixed and dual result. these two results (with all their intermediate stages) are 1. the extraversion of the mass consciousness. 2. a pronounced introversion of the individual. there

pression of the group attitude finds its outlet in him and he is, at times, practically "killed" by the group. no group today is a perfect group. they are in the experimental stage and are largely composed of a few aquarians, many pisceans and a number of people who are in a transition stage between these two. the leader or leaders of the new groups are usually of as pure a type of the new age or aquarian character as is possible or available at this time. this accounts for the failure of the group, as a rule, either to understand the leader or to cooperate with the new ideals as is desired. the leader is a pioneer in a new field of thought and of intention and, therefore, suffers the penalties of his daring and of his spirit of enterprise. it is not my intention to deal here with group di

exities of the man who is becoming group conscious and who is working with an extraverted awareness in a group of some kind or another. i would remind you here that as a result of the piscean influence during the past two thousand years such groups are predominantly idealistic. this brings us to one of the most interesting parts of our treatise, which is the influence of the rays today and in the aquarian age which is now upon us. this should prove of practical value. let us bring to the work of the new cycle which is opening before us a renewed aspiration, a deepened love and a livelier faith, remembering, as we study the future, that faith, is one of our major needs, being "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. iii. humanity today 1. the world situation 2. t

the cave man are to the art of leonardo da vinci. it is in the realm of words today that this new art is most adequately expressing itself. the art of music will be the next approach nearer to the truth, and to the revelation of the emerging beauty; the art of the painter and of the sculptor will follow later. none of this is the art of expressing ideas creatively, which will be the glory of the aquarian age. 3. the understanding of diseases of mystics, or the physical ills of the highly developed people of the world. these are predominantly psychological in character and may remain submerged in the realm of the mind and of sensitivity or they may work out as physiological effect with a definite psychological basis. these forms of physical disease are the most difficult to handle and are

hypothesis or chimera to us: 1. the cumulative forces of the great piscean age powerful, fundamental and, at this time, destructive. to these forces the unenlightened masses react; for them they are the line of least resistance. when we say masses, we refer to all who do not truly think, but who believe and who accept on the lower or ordinary levels of consciousness. 2. the incoming forces of the aquarian age. these are having a wide and general effect upon the ethers around the earth, upon the vegetation everywhere, upon the waters of the planet, and upon all human beings in the world today who are learning to think. the aquarian inspiration is being registered by all who come under the influence of the new "schools of thought, so-called. the interpretation of the sensed ideals may be in

this connection, i would suggest that astrologers would be well advised to pay more attention to the activity and the- 431- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust influence of venus. much emphasis has been laid upon saturn and mars in the charts now considered. in the future, equal emphasis will have to be paid to the planet venus, which in the aquarian age will supersede mars as a basic influence. 5. the forces of the planetary entity who is beginning to stir in his long sleep, and is therefore causing much of the physical, cataclysmic phenomena of the present time. with this we have naught to do except to register the fact. 6. the energy of the united hierarchy of the planet which has lately made one of its "great approaches" to the ph

ines. a. between the three major ideologies: the fascists, the communistic and the democratic. b. between the reactionary and fundamentalist groups and the liberal minded people who react to the newer spiritual impression and the emerging ways of approach to god. c. between the old cultures and civilisations and the new incoming ways of living and thinking; between the piscean way of life and the aquarian attitude of thought and life; between the laws of the kingdom of god, the fifth kingdom and those of humanity, the fourth; between the self-conscious individualistic way of life and the way of brotherhood, of love and of group consciousness. 2. to heal those divisions and bridge these cleavages through the agency of the world group, which we call the new group of world servers, and the me

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

tion which the buddha taught. 2. group initiation, made possible by the self-initiated effort of individual disciples, following out the injunctions of the christ and leading to a complete subordination of the personality and of the unit to group interest and group good. 3. group endeavour, carried forward as a group, to love all beings and to apprehend and understand the true significance of the aquarian technique of group love and work. i have felt that a linking up of your minds in connection with the work of the buddha and of the christ might serve a useful purpose and give you all a glimpse and an indication of their two systems of unfoldment one preparatory to accepted discipleship and the other to initiation which would be sequential and inter-related. the synthesis of their work is

rned by ten laws, embodying the controlling factors in group work. a law is an expression or manifestation of force applied, under the power of thought, by a thinker or group of thinkers. 4. these ten inner groups, embodying ten types of force and working synthetically to express ten laws, are an effort to bring in new and different conditions, and hence produce a new and better civilisation. the aquarian age will see consummation. 5. the outer groups are a tentative and experimental effort to see how far humanity is ready for such an endeavour. iv. these groups are also an experiment which has for its objective the manifestation of certain types of energy which will, when effectively functioning, produce cohesion or at-one-ment upon earth. the present distraught condition in the world, th

the tide of criticism which the worldly minded pour out upon them. as to attempting to reach and influence the leaders of the forces of materialism, i would ask you to refrain. it can more easily be done because the personality of the disciple will provide an open door of approach. but they are far stronger than the average disciple and the task would, therefore, be one of extreme danger. in the aquarian age (which is now so near, relatively speaking, there will be an externalisation of the inner ashram upon the outer plane. disciples, initiates and world disciples will meet for the first time in human history as disciples, recognising each other and recognising the master of their group. the inner ashram is a focus of souls, free and unlimited; the outer ashram under the future aquarian

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

points of energy have all come into activity during the point of tension in which christ and the hierarchy are at this time held. they all serve to re-direct and focus energy in relation to humanity, for all are the result of the decision made by christ after his point of crisis, and are all connected with the hierarchical preparation for christ's reappearance. ii. christ as the forerunner of the aquarian age people are very apt to overlook the fact that though christ recognised his function as teacher and spiritual leader of humanity during the age which is so rapidly drawing to a close, he also recognised the work which he would do when that age came to an end and the new astronomical cycle came into existence. the average christian is singularly unaware of the times and cycles through w

history. the fact that christ was the teacher of the new period into which the sun was entering, the period of pisces, is forgotten, but is clearly evidenced in the fish symbology which runs consistently through all four gospels; the symbol of the fish is the astrological symbol for the sign pisces, and has been for untold ages. but christ also looked ahead to the work he would have to do in the aquarian age, in the next sign into which the sun would enter. prior to his "disappearance" he referred to the symbol of the aquarian age and to the task he would then perform. with his twelve disciples, he enacted a dramatic episode which epitomises the work which he would later undertake when the two thousand years of the piscean era would have passed away. he told his disciples to go into the c

cally speaking) are on their way, and those preparations are being made by the masses of men themselves, as they fight and struggle and legislate for the economic sustenance of their nations, and as the theme of food occupies the attention of legislators everywhere. this sharing, beginning on the physical plane, will prove equally true of all human relations and this will be the great gift of the aquarian age to humanity. this the church has ignored and yet their ecclesiastics cannot explain away the fact that the jews demonstrated their liking for the taurian worship of the bull in the golden calf, that the jewish dispensation used the symbol of the scapegoat or ram in the age of aries, the ram, and that the christian emphasises the fish in the piscean era, the christian era. christ came

ent sin of non-response to the evolutionary process. they rejected that which was new and spiritual in the desert; they did it again in palestine two thousand years ago; will they do it again, as opportunity is offered to them? the difficulty with the jew is that he remains satisfied with the religion of nearly five thousand years ago and shows as yet little desire to change. the coming in of the aquarian age, christ foresaw and reduced to pictorial form for us, thus preserving for us down the centuries a prophetic episode, the interpretation of which is possible of demonstration only in our time and age. astronomically, we are not yet functioning fully within the influence of aquarius; we are only just emerging from the piscean influence, and the full impact of the energies which aquarius

hich will blend and fuse the consciousness of all men into that unity which is distinctive of the christ consciousness- 43- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust in june, 1945, at the time of the full moon (so significant a day in the spiritual experience of the christ, he definitely and consciously took over his duties and responsibilities as the teacher and leader during the aquarian solar cycle. he is the first of the great world teachers to cover two zodiacal cycles the piscean and the aquarian. this is a statement easily made and written down, but again it involves the three modes or techniques of appearance to which i have already referred. his outpouring love and spiritual vitality (augmented by the energies of the spirit of peace, the avatar of synthesis and the

ee associates (the great triangle of force which stands in power behind him) are described: the energy of the buddha: light, for the light ever comes from the east; the energy of the spirit of peace: love, establishing right human relations; the energy of the avatar of synthesis: power, implementing both light and love. at the centre of this triangle the christ took his stand; from that point his aquarian work began, and it will continue for two thousand five hundred years. thus he inaugurated the new era and, upon the inner spiritual planes, the new world religion began to take form. the word "religion" concerns relationship, and the era of right human relations and of a right relation to the kingdom of god began. such a statement as this is easily made but its implications are far-reachi

iousness is, therefore, being constantly stimulated. by his physical presence, he will become the "dispenser of the water of life; through the over-shadowing of those sensitive to his impression and of his focussed mind, he becomes what is technically known as the "nourisher of the little ones" as dispenser of the water of life and as nourisher of the little ones, he enters upon his duties in the aquarian age, whilst as the centre of the triangle above mentioned, he influences, enlightens, and produces right relations in the masses of men. in the coming era, he will, therefore, be known as 1. the point within the triangle. 2. the dispenser of the water of life. 3. the nourisher of the little ones. these are descriptive of his threefold duties to mankind, and of the work which will be disti

iangle above mentioned, he influences, enlightens, and produces right relations in the masses of men. in the coming era, he will, therefore, be known as 1. the point within the triangle. 2. the dispenser of the water of life. 3. the nourisher of the little ones. these are descriptive of his threefold duties to mankind, and of the work which will be distinctive of his world service, throughout the aquarian age- 44- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust let us look at these phases of his work and try to understand the significance of the responsibility which he has undertaken. some understanding is necessary if the new group of world servers and the working disciples in the world are to prepare mankind adequately for his appearing. much can be done if men will apply thems

riple in nature, will be spread abroad universally, producing evolutionary growth, attracting people and nations magnetically to each other and automatically causing the unfoldment of the sense of synthesis, of provable unity and of a desirable fusion. just as, during the piscean age, there was unfolded in humanity a mass responsiveness to knowledge and to the principle of intelligence, so in the aquarian age, a mass response to right relations will equally be evoked, and goodwill (as its expression) will be distinctive of the mass consciousness. it may be difficult to realise and appreciate this possibility but it was equally difficult for the mass of men in the first centuries of the christian or piscean era to realise the future growth of the educational systems of the world and the spr

spiritual life of the disciple and to the living purpose of god, then some faint concept may come of the wonder of- 45- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust the work undertaken by the christ in the past, and foreseen by him as his future responsibility. christ can draw upon the energies which are defined by the phrase "life more abundantly" because they will set loose (in the aquarian age) in a new and dynamic manner the new energies needed in order to bring about restoration and resurrection. this new energy is the "implementing force of universality; it concerns the future. this inflow of aquarian energy is one of the factors which will enable the christ to complete his task as world saviour and world teacher. it was to the definite performance of his duties as distr

enting force of universality; it concerns the future. this inflow of aquarian energy is one of the factors which will enable the christ to complete his task as world saviour and world teacher. it was to the definite performance of his duties as distributor, nourisher and dispenser that he pledged himself in june, 1945, and entered upon his responsibilities as the forerunner and the teacher of the aquarian age. as nourisher of the little ones, we are dealing with an aspect of christ's work which involves the stimulation of the consciousnesses of his disciples as they prepare to undergo initiation or to enter into deeper phases of spiritual awareness. the result of his work in the triangle with the masses of men will be the presentation of the first initiation the birth of the christ in the

e enabled to register consciously the "birth of the christ" in the heart, and the "being born again" to which he himself referred (john iii.3) when here on earth before. this new birth is what esotericists mean when they speak of the first initiation. it will not, in the future, be the experience of the occasional disciple but the general experience of countless thousands towards the close of the aquarian age. the purifying waters of the baptism initiation (the second initiation) will submerge hundreds of aspirants in many lands, and these two initiations (which are preparatory to true service, and the third initiation of the transfiguration) will set the seal on christ's mission as the agent of the great spiritual triangle which he represents. the major work of christ, however, as far as

the higher initiations and so nourish and aid them that they can stand before the one initiator and become pillars in the temple of god (i.e, agents of the spiritual hierarchy and, therefore, active, working disciples. when he was in palestine, centuries ago, he said "no man cometh unto the father but by me (john xiv.6) this was a foretelling of the work which he would be called upon to do in the aquarian era. in the first two initiations, aspirants (trained by senior disciples) find their way to- 46- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust christ, who administers the first two initiations; but in these words he is referring to still higher states of unfoldment. through these initiations, administered by the christ, the disciple becomes an agent of the love of god; the hi

. through these initiations, administered by the christ, the disciple becomes an agent of the love of god; the higher initiations enable him, however, to become, stage by stage, an agent of the will of god. the first group knows and understands the second stanza of the invocation "from the point of love within the heart of god, let love stream forth into the hearts of men; the group which (in the aquarian age) the christ himself will "nourish" and prepare will know the meaning of the third stanza "from the centre where the will of god is known, let purpose guide the little wills of men" the work of christ, during the piscean age, was to relate humanity to the hierarchy of the planet; in the aquarian age, his work will be to relate this rapidly growing group to that higher centre where the

as you know, he, too, has not relinquished his contact and relationship with humanity, though he relinquished his physical body centuries ago. he did this in order to accomplish certain assigned work which had in it (besides many things unknown to humanity) activities connected with the work of the christ, with the immediacy of his coming and with certain plans for the coming civilisation of the aquarian age. as many millions in the world know, each year (at the time of the wesak festival at the may full moon) he communicates with humanity, via the christ and the assembled, attentive hierarchy. he acts in this way as an agent bringing about relationship between the "centre where the will of god is known" and the "centre which we call the race of men" these two descriptive phrases are used

ory work he is now doing will fit him to demonstrate in wisdom (and not only through love) the nature of the hierarchical plans, wise constructive measures, wise choice of builders and correct methods of construction. it is apparent, therefore, that this greatest of the sons of god, the christ, representative of humanity and of the second divine aspect, will demonstrate within himself, during the aquarian age and after his reappearance, certain major fused and blended dualities. it would profit us to study them and know which they are: 1. the fusion of the second divine aspect of love and the first divine aspect of will the- 52- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust will-to-good. 2. the fusion of love and wisdom, enabling him to be the builder of the new age and civilis

w which they are: 1. the fusion of the second divine aspect of love and the first divine aspect of will the- 52- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust will-to-good. 2. the fusion of love and wisdom, enabling him to be the builder of the new age and civilisation. 3. the fusion of piscean energy, generated during the past two thousand years of christ's spiritual activity and the aquarian energies to be generated and active on earth during the next two thousand years, or two thousand five hundred. it is for this process of fusion and all that it entails that he now subjects himself to training. when this is completed, he can become in a sense hitherto unknown to him the focal point and the transmitting agent for all these five divine energies: 1. the energy of love. 2. the

usand five hundred. it is for this process of fusion and all that it entails that he now subjects himself to training. when this is completed, he can become in a sense hitherto unknown to him the focal point and the transmitting agent for all these five divine energies: 1. the energy of love. 2. the energy of will. 3. the energy of wisdom. 4. piscean energy, generated during the christian era. 5. aquarian energy, already generating upon the inner planes of thought and feeling, and to be generated during the centuries ahead of us. the lines which his training follows are known only to christ, to the buddha and to the avatar of synthesis. all esoteric or spiritual training has to be self-applied; this is as true of the christ as it is of the humblest aspirant. into the processes of christ's

s little else except symbolic details about the mysteries which are (as far as humanity is concerned) five in all. these mysteries indicate, in reality, five important points in the spiritual history of an aspirant; they indicate also five important stages in the progress of human consciousness. this advance will become definite and clear in a manner not understood today, at some point during the aquarian age. humanity, the world disciple (through its various groups all at various stages of unfoldment) will "enter into" new states of awareness and into new realms or spheres of mental and spiritual consciousness, during the next two thousand years. each age has left a reflection of a modern fivefold development upon it. four ages have just passed away, astronomically speaking: gemini, tauru

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

ition of the needed idealism which will be applied eventually by love, motivated by wisdom in cooperation with intelligence. all will be actuated by a dynamic (not a passive) will-to-good. we will divide what i have to say under two points- 3- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. the situation and its ray causes in the immediate present. 2. the situation in the future when the aquarian age is really established and the piscean influences are no longer dominant. before we take up these points, however, i have a few introductory comments to make. these it is essential that you should study and comprehend for upon their right acceptance and understanding will depend the benefit you will gain from my teaching upon these points. it is a truism to remark that the history of t

ll these ideologies may be temporarily adapted to the groups or nations who adopt them. they are none of them suitable for general use (and i say this equally of democracy as of any other ideology; they suit well in all probability the nations who accept them and mould their national life on their premises; they are only transitory substitutes in this transition period between the piscean and the aquarian ages and cannot permanently last. nothing as yet is permanent. when permanency is reached, evolution will cease and god's plan will be consummated. and then? the greatest revelation of all will come at the close of this world period when the human mind, intuition and soul consciousness is such that understanding will be possible. 5. the idea of a spiritual hierarchy which will govern the

of these groups of ideologies have latent in them much beauty, strength and wisdom, and also a profound and valuable contribution to make to the whole. each will eventually see its contribution embodied under the control of the hierarchy of the lords of compassion and the masters of the wisdom. the restoration of the ancient atlantean control by the spiritual forces is still in the future but the aquarian age will see the restitution of this inner and spiritual guidance on a higher turn of the spiral. all this must inevitably be brought about by the work of those who function on one or other of the five controlling rays to which i have referred above. nothing can stop or truly impede their united effect. this is a point i would have you remember. modern man is apt to condemn the ideology w

. this life functions in and through all planetary schemes, in all their kingdoms of forms and with all that can be included under the phrase "form life" that- 25- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust phrase contains three basic ideas: the ideas of life, of form and of evolution. the functioning of the law of loving understanding will be greatly facilitated and speeded during the aquarian age which we are considering; it will eventuate later in the development of a world-wide international spirit, in the recognition of one universal faith in god and in humanity also as the major expression of divinity upon the planet and in the transfer of the human consciousness from the world of material things to that of the more purely psychic. this will lead in time and inevitably to

ust in europe during the middle ages and for centuries; she mediated the piscean quality to the civilisation of the then known world and her definitely leo personality self-conscious, self-centred, brilliantly intelligent and individual conditioned europe. it is this leo personality which is responsible for the intensely nationalistic spirit of the modern french and which negates in them the more aquarian tendency to universal consciousness or to the expression of the advanced piscean soul to save the world; france comes before the world. the lesson france has to learn today is that the salvation of others is the goal of her piscean soul and in this the self-interest of leo precipitates conflict one to which france is slowly awakening. the egoic ray of france is that of concrete science an

ught. if the true piscean element can be drawn forth and the selfishness and the self-protective interests of the french nation can be offset, france then stands free some day to lead the world spiritually as she has effectively in past history from the more political and cultural aspects, but this can only happen when the personality ray is subordinated to the soul ray and leo can respond to the aquarian influence in the coming new era when aquarius is dominant. the sun, as the ruler of leo, made france what she was, irradiating europe for centuries; but it was the personality and not the spiritual aspect, and her influence at no time was spiritual, as that word should be understood. esoterically, pluto, one of the rulers of pisces, must work, bringing in the death of the personality infl

ly most briefly touch upon the energies which motivate and condition the italian empire and the united states, leaving you to make your deductions and applications. russia is as yet embryonic and her part lies more in the east than in the west, provided she follows the indicated lines. her two ruling signs are aquarius and leo and her real function in the comity of nations lies far ahead when the aquarian age is flourishing and the leo control of the russian personality has been offset. the planets which primarily influence russia are the sun (2nd ray, uranus (7th ray, jupiter (2nd ray) and the moon (4th ray. this makes a most interesting, a most humanitarian and in the long run a non-destructive combination. at present, the intensely individualistic leo force in its worst aspects is domin

to the detriment of the long range vision which is needed at such times as these. like russia, this country is in the making and as i have told you elsewhere as the nation's power shifts, as it will and as it now really is shifting from washington to new york, the cancerian influence will steadily lessen and the country will take its place as an adult among the nations. its gemini nature and its aquarian soul should (when developed and balanced) provide a most remarkable channel for human expression. you will note that none of its zodiacal rulers link it with france, except indirectly through cancer, which is the polar opposite of capricorn, one of the rulers of paris. it is for this reason that such a small percentage, relatively speaking, of french people migrate to the states; there is

st twenty centuries was to lay the emphasis upon the realm of religious values. the world religions have held the centre of the stage for several thousand years in an effort to make humanity seek one-pointedly for the soul and thus prepare itself for the emergence of the fifth kingdom in nature. this is slated (if i might use such a specialised word) to come into manifestation during the imminent aquarian age; this age will be predominantly the age of worldwide discipleship, leading later to the age of universal initiation in capricornian times. therefore the great world religions have held authoritative sway for a very long time; their peculiar tenets, adapted to specific nation, race or time, embodied- 60- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust some truth through the mediu

pression of the first ray attributes and happenings than would otherwise be the case. this will be particularly so because the sixth ray is fast going out of manifestation. all the above constitutes a piece of information which is of small value at this time. its implications will become increasingly apparent as time goes on and i am, therefore, including them in my teaching. 7. initiation in the aquarian age. i have hinted at the orientation which has been or will be carried out in connection with the three major world centres; i have also hinted at the relation of certain of the major initiations to these centres. these hints constitute a new line of thought. in this connection there are one or two points which i would like to develop in connection with this, so as to make the entire sub

tiation is closely related to the planetary centre which is humanity itself. it will produce, when over, an increased stimulation of the intellect as it expresses itself as ordered activity upon the physical plane. it is also closely connected with the third ray of active intelligence. this third ray has been in objective manifestation since 1425 a.d. and will remain in incarnation throughout the aquarian age. its cycles are the longest of any of the ray cycles. however, within these major cycles there are periods of intensified activity which are like the beat or pulsation of the heart and these periods last approximately three thousand years. they are, when out of incarnation, called "cycles of withdrawal but not of abstraction" they are three thousand years also in incarnation. one of t

plane, the atmic. 7. the third periodical vehicle the personality. 8. the third divine aspect intelligence. 9. the third grade of divine messenger hercules. 10. the sustaining life, the third or outer sun the physical sun. these are a few of the correspondences which it is helpful for us to bear in mind in so far as they reveal divine quality, spiritual intent and universal objectives. during the aquarian age and during one third of its expression, that is, during the first decanate, esoterically considered, the vitalising of the human centre (spiritually considered) and in relation to the plan and the steady growth of widespread creative activity, both in the individual and the race, will be increasingly seen. this will be due to the work and influence of saturn, which is governed by the

losely related to the hierarchy as a planetary centre and to the activity- 75- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust of the second ray. this initiation will produce in the initiate a growing sense of relationships, of a basic unity with all that breathes, and a recognition of the one life which will lead eventually to that state of expressed brotherhood which it is the goal of the aquarian age to bring into being. this major centre, the hierarchy, brings to bear upon humanity the focussed life of love and it is this basic love which the second decanate of aquarius governed as it is by mercury will bring into manifestation. mercury, the messenger of the gods (that is, of the hierarchy of souls, carries always the message of love and sets up an unbreakable inter-relation betw

ed so that the two aspects form one unit. when this initiation has taken place, it happens that for the first time some of its broader group implications become a reality and henceforth constitute the motivating impulse of the initiate's life. aspiration ends and the intensest conviction takes its place. it is interesting also to note that venus now comes into control in the third decanate of the aquarian age. venus is esoterically recognised as that mysterious force which is a blend of love and knowledge, of intelligence and synthesis, and of understanding and brotherhood. within the hierarchy itself, the two great messengers who have embodied the dual venusian energy were the buddha and the christ. the messenger who will later come and express the shamballa urge to synthesis, the hierarc

the microcosm. discipleship and the rays ray i force energy action the occultist. ray ii consciousness expansion initiation the true psychic. ray iii adaptation development evolution the magician. ray iv vibration response expression the artist. ray v mentation knowledge science the scientist. ray vi devotion abstraction idealism the devotee. ray vii incantation magic ritual the ritualist. in the aquarian age, as a result of the existing combination of ray influences, humanity enters into an expansion of consciousness which will reveal to him group relations instead of his individual and self-centred personal relations. i would remind you that aquarius is to be found in the upper half of the zodiacal circle and is exactly opposite to leo which is found in the lower half. leo is the sign of

n any phase of life-inspired religion is interpreted entirely materially, when any civilisation and culture loses its sense of spiritual values and responds mainly to the material values, then it has served its usefulness and must pass away, and this in the interests of life itself and progress. the message of the birth of christ rings ever new but is not today understood. the emphasis during the aquarian age, the age into which we are fast entering, will shift away from bethlehem to jerusalem, and from the infant saviour to the risen christ. pisces has seen, during two thousand years, the spreading light; aquarius will see the rising light, and of both of these the christ is the eternal symbol- 81- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust the ancient story of the birth will b

thousand years, the spreading light; aquarius will see the rising light, and of both of these the christ is the eternal symbol- 81- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust the ancient story of the birth will become universalised and be seen as the story of every disciple and initiate who takes the first initiation and in his time and place becomes a server and a lightbearer. in the aquarian age two momentous developments will take place: 1. the birth initiation will condition human thinking and aspiration everywhere. 2. the religion of the risen christ, and not of the newly born christ or of the crucified christ, will be the distinctive keynote. it is seldom realised that hundreds of thousands of people in every land have taken, or are preparing to take, this first initiatio

w age now upon us) will be divided. i refer to what is technically known as the three decans of each sign. in this sign the waters of the piscean age will, symbolically speaking, be absorbed into the water-pot carried on the shoulder of aquarius in the symbol which is distinctive of this sign, for aquarius is the water-carrier, bringing the water of life to the people life more abundantly. in the aquarian age, the risen christ is himself the water-carrier; he will not this time demonstrate the perfected life of a son of god, which was his main mission before; he will appear as the supreme head of the spiritual hierarchy, meeting the need of the thirsty nations of the world thirsty for truth, for right human relations and for loving understanding. he will be recognised this time by all and

the resurrection, and hence demonstrate the paralleling fact of the immortality of the soul, of the spiritual man. the emphasis during the past two thousand years has been on death; it has coloured all the teaching of the orthodox churches; only one day in the year has been dedicated to the thought of the- 82- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust resurrection. the emphasis in the aquarian age will be on life and freedom from the tomb of matter, and this is the note which will distinguish the new world religion from all that have preceded it. the festival of easter and the feast of pentecost will be the two outstanding days of the religious year. pentecost is, as you must well know, the symbol of right human relations in which all men and nations will understand each other

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

se they illustrate the practical value of the teaching given. the reader, however, should recognise that meditations suitable for special group purposes are not in general as effective when used as an individual exercise. the potency of an integrated group composed of disciples who have a common vision and an established group purpose is very great, and can be a real service to mankind. the newer aquarian techniques include such group endeavours. the published writings by the tibetan and alice a. bailey provide information for wise and useful experimentation in group work which is undertaken as a spiritual world service and not as a means of spiritual unfoldment of the individual aspirant- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust such group action, voluntarily entered into, when not dominated by auto

ally mean aught to you? but little, i fear. we must descend into the realm of greater practicality and only deal with the matter as far as it concerns humanity. planetary illusion will later be briefly dealt with, but the immediate problem before man and the significant contribution of the disciple is the dissipation of much of the glamour in which mankind is immersed and which, during the coming aquarian age, will largely disappear in connection with the astral life of the race. the point i would here make is to call attention to the fact that it is in meditation and in the technique of mind control that the thinkers of the world will begin to rid the world of illusion. hence the increasing interest in meditation as the weight of the world glamour is increasingly realised, and hence the v

l note also that the first ray of will or power is missing as is the fourth ray of harmony through conflict. this fourth ray is always active as it controls in a peculiar manner the fourth creative hierarchy and might be regarded as forming the basic personality ray of the fourth creative hierarchy. the one given above is a transient and fleeting personality ray of a minor incarnation. 12. in the aquarian age which is rapidly coming, the dweller will present slightly different personality forces: a. personality ray .5 th .b asic and determining. b. mind ray. 4th. the creative effect. c. astral ray. 6th. conditioning incentives. d. physical ray. 7th. incoming ray. 13. each great cycle in the zodiac is in the nature of an incarnation of the human family, and each great race is a somewhat sim

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

s. 5. the major factors which must be considered in all telepathic work are: a. the initiating agent or emanating source. b. the recipient of the ideas, thoughts or energy. c. the medium of revelation. the growth of telepathic rapport will bring in an era of universality and synthesis, with its qualities of recognised relationships and responsiveness. this will be, outstandingly, the glory of the aquarian age. as the race achieves increasingly a mental polarisation through the developing attractive power of the mental principle, the use of language for the conveying of thoughts between equals or of communicating with superiors will fall into disuse. it will continue to be used in reaching the masses and those not functioning upon the mental plane. already voiceless prayer and aspiration an

iving apparatus. when, however, soul-consciousness is achieved or developing, then this triple instrument is superseded by the intuitional receptivity of the soul whose inclusiveness is absolute and who is at-one with the soul in all forms. those disciples who are working along this line are the nurturers of the seed of the future intuitional civilisation, which will come to its full glory in the aquarian age. the intuition is the infallibly sensitive agent, latent in every human being; it is based, as you know, upon direct knowledge, unimpeded by any instrument normally functioning in the three worlds. of this intuitional future age, christ is the seed man, for "he knew what was in man" today, a group or a unit of groups can be the nurturers of the seed of the intuition; the cultivation o

ALICE A BAILEY18 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME III ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY

tself into the service of humanity. 2. superficial and selfish activity which changes into a deep and active intention to be active on behalf of the hierarchy. 3. self-conscious living which changes finally into a sensitive humanitarian awareness. the quality of these keynotes changes from a petty and superficial nature to one of deep purpose and profound conviction. the low grade and undeveloped aquarian upon the mutable cross manifests through a superficial self-awareness. this matures in leo and becomes a deep-seated self-consciousness and a profound interest in self and its need and wishes. as the interplay goes on between leo and aquarius (for they are polar opposites) there comes a deepening of all qualities and the superficialities disappear until upon the reversed wheel the intensi

n and to the succeeding sign. it is peculiarly so in connection with the sign aquarius. the material, earthly quality of capricorn becomes "dissolved into the air" in aquarius. the individual "fish" of the other sign becomes eventually the soul, and soul quality emerges, and on the reversed wheel it demonstrates as the pervasiveness of wisdom (pisces) and the universal love of the truly developed aquarian. on the wheel as it "rolls onward into illusion" the wheel of the personality, the superficiality and the airy nature of the undeveloped aquarian deepens gradually into the concrete and rocky material nature of the capricornian. the average man in aquarius puts all his wares into the window, and often in the room behind the window there is little to be found. esoterically, the developed a

ng it there for service and giving it freely on demand to meet a need. the sign aquarius is also a dual sign and signifies two vibrations. it is here that its relation to pisces emerges, for just as pisces on the wheel of illusion, the mutable cross, stands for substance and bondage, in aquarius, substance and the anima mundi or imprisoned soul begin to work in mutual tolerance, and in the higher aquarian individual, soul and spirit are expressing- 82- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust themselves through substance. there is consequently an astrological relation between the band of stars in the constellation pisces, which unites the two fishes, and the quality and nature of aquarius which relates and binds together into one working and s

soul and spirit are expressing- 82- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust themselves through substance. there is consequently an astrological relation between the band of stars in the constellation pisces, which unites the two fishes, and the quality and nature of aquarius which relates and binds together into one working and synthetic whole. the aquarian recognises the bond which holds all together subjectively and in truth, whilst in pisces the energy of relationship constitutes an imprisoning band which confines and holds captive. think this out. it is an error to consider the margin of contact between two signs in the passage of the sun to be in the nature of hard and fast frontiers or set boundary lines. such is not the case. there ar

activity and recurrent mutations, and the symbol for the sign is expressive of this state of activity. it is, therefore, a sign in which the significance of cycles is mastered and understood by the initiate. the results of the valley experience (to use the well-known language of the mystics of all ages) and of the mountain top with its vision and light, are very vividly depicted by the sign. the aquarian can experience the depths of depression and of self-depreciation or he can know and pass through the exaltation of the soul and the sense of spiritual power which soul control gives, and know them to be the interplay and the action and reaction which are necessary for growth and comprehension. the law of such action and reaction is the law with which he works. in leo, a man's centre and p

ersonal interests. but in aquarius, the polar opposite of leo and its sign of consummation, he becomes outgoing; there is no centre or circle of circumscribed influence but only two outgoing lines of energy, pouring from him into the world of men. the self-conscious individual in leo becomes the conscious server in aquarius, and this is well expressed for us in the symbols of these two signs. the aquarian is consecrated to group service and to the welfare of humanity. the average aquarian upon the mutable cross will be, for instance, a faithful employee, the adherent and worker in some firm or business within whose limits all his interests are confined and to whose welfare all he has is consecrated. upon the fixed cross this consecration to others becomes world service. aquarius, we are to

firm or business within whose limits all his interests are confined and to whose welfare all he has is consecrated. upon the fixed cross this consecration to others becomes world service. aquarius, we are told, governs the blood system and its circulation. by means of the blood, the life force is distributed throughout the entire human body. it is, therefore, symbolic of the task of the liberated aquarian who dispenses spiritual life throughout the fourth kingdom in nature. the aquarian influences are felt also as life-giving in other forms of planetary life and other kingdoms in nature but with these we will not deal as we are confining our attention to humanity. aquarius, as you know, is one of the arms of the fixed cross. this cross is outstandingly the cross of discipleship and of the

t we are concerned. one of the facts which will emerge in our consciousness as we study along these esoteric lines is that all the outer indications do not indicate truth but only point the way to the subjective realities of which the outer facts are but the illusory symbols. ponder upon this and keep an open mind. no planet is exalted in aquarius and no planet falls in this sign because the true aquarian after due experience upon the mutable cross and the fixed cross has reached a point of balance. he is held by none of the pairs of opposites but uses them both for spiritual ends. he is hindered neither by earth nor water (capricorn and pisces; he has surmounted the tests of both the processes of incarnation and initiation and so stands free, distributing energy and life, symbolised by th

then during the third decanate, venus, which is the union of heart and mind, will usher in the long hoped for era of love-wisdom, of brotherhood and of expressed brotherly relationships. opportunity- 89- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust illumination brotherhood: these are the gifts that shamballa is planning to confer upon mankind during the aquarian age, if man will but prepare for them, accept them, and use them. only the future will make clear man's reaction. according to other astrologers, the three decanates are governed by venus, mercury and the moon. you can here see the relation of astrology to the normal or to the reversed wheel of life. the moon which here takes the place of saturn hides the planet uranus. in this case uranu

dentify himself with the more advanced aspects of form. the energy which produces opportunity, illumination, and brotherly love as expressed and attained upon the fixed cross, demonstrates upon the mutable or common cross as difficulty, the versatile and volatile mind (unstable and dark) and as sex. this appears clearly in the words spoken to the man upon the mutable cross as he passes through an aquarian cycle. the words are "and the word said, let desire in form be ruler" for desire becomes gained knowledge and the knowledge of that which is hidden at any stage upon the path of evolution relates the individual to uranus. when the man is upon the fixed cross, the words come forth "water of life am i, poured forth for thirsty men" the implications are so clear that there is no need for me

yourself have said the first word as the soul, descending into the womb of time and space in a far and distant past. the time has now come when you can, if you so choose, proclaim your identity with both divine aspects matter and spirit, the mother and the christ- 169- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust leo, the lion passing as we are into the aquarian age in which the spirit of aquarius will be exemplified in its universality and its sense of "general distribution" it is inevitable that a point of crisis should be reached. the true leo type must react in a new and unique manner to the proffered opportunity, and when i say type, i refer to those people whose sun is in leo or who have leo rising. the reason for this is that leo is the po

attitude which is so often ignored but which has real racial value. it is the attitude which leads to a synthesis of the national life, aims and intentions. a typical instance of this attitude is that of hitler. no matter what may be our personal opinion of him, there is no question that he has unified, produced fusion and blended together the various elements in the german race. this activity is aquarian in nature but in its lowest and most undesirable aspect. it is also of the nature of leo, for the people who can produce these results have necessarily to be intensely self-aware. this is the major characteristic of the leo person. what part leo may play in the personal horoscope of hitler i do not know, for i have not investigated it, but it plays a very prominent part in the horoscope o

this will-to-rule which leads a person born in this sign eventually to achieve self-mastery and the control of the personality (for either a good motive or a selfish one, and it is also the same tendency which leads him finally to the control by the personality, ruled by leo, of groups and large or small bodies of people. this at an advanced stage is an expression of the fusion of leo energy and aquarian potency. it is inevitable in the long run for men and races; for this all experience in leo is preparatory. the will-to-illumine is that which drives all leo people on to experiment and so to gain knowledge; it is this which links them with taurus, which "carries the fair jewel which gives light upon its forehead" in the relationship of taurus-leo-aquarius, you have a significant and impo

elieves that his destiny is determined and that all that he has to do is simply to be; he refuses often then to change or to take action, and when this is carried too far it leads to an unexpectedly futile life. the "lion must emerge from its lair" and this injunction is badly needed by leo aspirants. it will, when followed, lead the self-centred leo consciousness into the decentralised, selfless aquarian awareness. it will alter the self-service of leo into the group service of its polar opposite, aquarius. it might appropriately be added here that the prayer or voiced aspiration of the true leo person can be expressed in the words of christ, so well known to all of us "father, not my will but thine be done" i would also call your attention to another interesting fact in connection with t

world lesson may be learnt; whereby the world may be purified by the elimination of the undesirable elements which hinder the new era and the upspringing of a more spiritual civilisation; and whereby the forces of hate, of cruelty, of materialism and of darkness may be driven back (wherever found) before the sweeping onslaught of the forces of light. it might be here pointed out that just as the aquarian age is coming into manifestation for our planet as a whole, bringing in its wake universal awareness and the new modes of expressing world synthesis, human interests and the world religion, so humanity, the world disciple, is beginning to come under the influence of taurus. it is this influence which will bring about at this time the reversal of the wheel of life for those in the human fa

dlight of illumination of which taurus is the custodian, or will it simply foment desire, increase selfishness and bring humanity to the "fiery heights of self-interest" instead of to the mountain of vision and initiation? this is the situation which confronts the knowers of the race in their various grades of knowledge and illumination at this time. neither of these influences the taurian or the aquarian can be avoided. as you will see when we study the analysis of this sign and come to a consideration of its rulers, taurus forges the instruments of constructive living or of destruction; it forges the chains which bind or creates the key which unlocks the mystery of life; it is this forging process, with its consequent clamour, which is going on at this time in a most potent manner. vulca

te the crisis of initiation and produce a great rhythmic awakening. astrologers would find it of interest to note similar combinations in the individual horoscope. it must not be forgotten that leo marks the height of achievement for the human soul, and this is today stimulated by the shamballa force now flowing into the centre of humanity. this inflow will continue its critical work until in the aquarian age, so rapidly coming into expression, the one-pointed attitude of the leo person (or shall i call it the self-centredness) becomes the expanded consciousness and the decentralised attitude of the aquarian man. you can, therefore, see how full of promise is the future. in the aquarian age, the power of the planet venus becomes a dominant factor in the last decanate. this i have already t

were studying that sign. upon the reversed wheel in the case of the spiritually oriented man and the disciple, it is the first decanate under whose influence he comes which is governed by venus; this should be remembered. venus was the planet which we are told was responsible for the appearance of the individualised consciousness in man this in combination with other influences and forces. in the aquarian age, venus will again have an analogous influence only with this difference that the emergence into manifestation of an increased individualism and self-conscious realisation will be subordinate to the appearance of the first stages of an expanded consciousness throughout all mankind the consciousness of group responsibility. it will be perhaps better expressed as a form of group individu

n rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust ray vi. virgo. sagittarius. pisces ray vii. aries. cancer. capricorn certain interesting facts emerge if this tabulation is carefully studied. let me list some of them for you, leaving you to apply the information as may seem best to you. 1. this interrelation is effective in this world cycle and will remain so until the end of the aquarian age. by this i mean, that these seven triangles of energy are today pouring their force through one of the constellations in each triangle. 2. today, the following points of the triangles of energy or the following constellations in the triangles are the controlling factors: ray i. aries: this constellation, as might be expected, is the source of the initial energy, producing the new age

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

cope. this group acts as a definite intermediary between the spiritual hierarchy of our planet and the mass of humanity. through them the masters of the wisdom, under the direction of the christ, are working out gigantic plans of world salvage. this attempt to lead humanity onward along new and more definite lines and on a much larger scale than heretofore is made possible by the coming in of the aquarian age. this aquarian age is both astronomical and astrological in import. there is a very strong prejudice in the world today against astrology and this is understandable and also constitutes a definite safeguard for the gullible and the stupid. predictional astrology is, to my personal point of view, both a menace and a handicap. if a person is highly developed they will begin to rule thei

arrier who led them to an upper room where the communion service was instituted. all this was indicative of the recognition by the christ of the coming new era which would succeed his dispensation and into which we are at this time entering. leonardo da vinci's great picture of the communion in the upper room is the great- 132- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust symbol of the aquarian age, for we shall sit down together under the loving direction of christ when brotherhood will be established and men will be banded together in the bonds of divine relationship. the old barriers between man and man and nation and nation will, during the next 2,000 years slowly disappear. it was to inaugurate and institute this work that the hierarchy announced the emergence on earth of t

d a path between himself and the soul. he emphasises, also, the new esoteric astrology which deals with the purpose of the soul and the way which the disciple must tread. he also gives the fourteen rules which initiates have to follow, and this treatise in five volumes is, therefore, a complete compendium of the spiritual life and presents those new formulations of ancient truths which during the aquarian age will guide humanity. towards 1934 we began to visit other parts of europe. during the next five years we went at different times to holland, to belgium, to france and to italy, and usually when in europe we went to geneva or lausanne or zurich and stayed there for a little while. people from different parts of europe would meet us there. it was very revealing to us after so many years

have come and gone and we are today a well-organised group of servers carrying forward certain spiritual projects for which we have accepted responsibility. our position therefore is ascertainable with some degree of accuracy and the recognition by us all, that we are facing a new cycle in the life of the group, justifies our attempting an appraisal of our esoteric origins and purposes. we are an aquarian esoteric group, which is to say that we are a group of disciples and aspirants to discipleship, who are attempting to aid humanity in conscious relationship to the highest that we know about hierarchical work. we therefore seek to deal with causes rather than to occupy ourselves with attempting to neutralise unfortunate effects. we seek to understand the deeper spiritual meanings which li

w, who was given the task of providing that bridging teaching necessary to the guidance of the hard-pressed disciples of the great ones in our present era; more especially also to provide the necessary expanding knowledge of spiritual realities which had to become available to humanity during that critical period of our present world history, when we are transiting out of the piscean era into the aquarian age. d.k. worked with the great disciple whom we know as h.p.b. her writings, and especially the secret doctrine, were a courageous pioneering effort which broke through in the earlier days and made all that we now can do far more possible than it otherwise could have been. the time had come for the next expanded teaching to be given out. d.k. stood next to k.h. whose disciple he had been

eed for an increased number of working disciples in the world who would be available to carry forward the hierarchical plans. an esoteric school could find the people and give the preliminary training which would help in this problem of ashramic personnel. secondly, there was a need for an esoteric experiment along second ray teaching lines, which could attempt to carry a little of the increasing aquarian quality. this required a new emphasis on group responsibility and world service as the essential of all true discipleship in the days to come. a.a.b. has succeeded to a marked degree in impregnating her school with the needed qualities and, therefore, in meeting this requirement. it is this factor that has given to our organised work in the world its pioneering aspect and has made us ever

g in making its work successful. this is our achieved position and for us the most significant fact of the present hour. we do not stand alone. our efforts are justified by our relationship to all working disciples everywhere who, consciously and unconsciously, are a part of that world-wide group of servers brought into existence by the hierarchy itself as a part of the great adventure of the new aquarian techniques. the new group of world servers is in fact a synthesising project of combined field operations in the plans of the hierarchy, involving a new type of world discipleship in group action. our true place in the scheme of things can only be understood in terms of our participating in this larger group life (talk to the students at the annual conference banquet of the arcane school

ALICE A BAILEY20 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME IV ESOTERIC HEALING

ct upon unbalanced people, upon the dreaming state and frequently conditions quite drastically, the neurotic and erotic conditions so prevalent at this time- 201- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust the tremendous increase in insanity and imbalance today is due to three major causes: 1. the transitional period of today producing a clash between the aquarian and the piscean forces, has led to a condition which makes it very difficult for sensitive people to live normally at all. to express the idea in symbol: it is almost as if the race, after habituating itself to live on the earth, had now to accustom itself to live in water. i am talking from the standpoint of the form. 2. the intense spiritual and mental stimulation which is being applied

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

f territory, and this again is acclaimed as racial achievement. the conquests of science, the conquests of nations, and the conquests of territory are all indicative of the piscean method, with its idealism, its militancy, and its separativeness in all fields religious, political and economic. but the age of synthesis, of inclusiveness and of understanding is upon us, and the new education of the aquarian age must begin very gently to penetrate the human aura. iv. education is more than memory training and more than informing a child or student as to the past and its achievements. those factors have their place, and the past must be understood and studied, for out of it must grow that which is new, its flower and its fruit. education involves more than the investigation of a subject and th

s the coordinating factor in the dense body, and its capacity to direct the activities of the man through the medium of the nervous system. in the above statements you will see how large is our theme, and yet it is one which i intend to cover with the utmost brevity, writing only a fundamental textbook which will serve as a signpost for the production of the new culture which will distinguish the aquarian age. other disciples will later elaborate my theme, but the subject is as yet so little understood that much- 29- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust that could be said would be meaningless, even to the most intelligent. modern education is beginning to give some attention to the nature of the mind and to the laws of thought. in this connection we owe much to psychology an

gnosed, analysed, and utilised for the improving of man's outer life and his material position upon the planet. both civilisations have gone too far, and in the swing of the pendulum we shall inevitably return to a middle position, to the "noble middle path" this middle way, utilising the best and the highest ideals which the two preceding civilisations have produced, will characterise the coming aquarian age and its civilisations. such an expression of the material and the immaterial, of the seen and the unseen, of the tangible and the spiritual has ever been the goal and the objective of those who comprehend the true meaning of culture. in the last analysis, and for the purposes of our theme, civilisation concerns the masses and the racial consciousness, while culture concerns the indivi

world of values and quality. again i repeat, this fitting of a man for citizenship in the kingdom of god is not essentially a religious activity, to be handled by the exponents of the great world religions. it should be the task of the higher education, giving purpose and significance to all that has been done. if this seems idealistic and impossible to you, let me assure you that by the time the aquarian age is in full flower, this will be the assured and recognised objective of the educators of that time. the following sequence suggests itself as we consider the curriculum to be planned for the youth of the immediate generations: primary education..civilisation..ages 1-14 secondary education..culture..ages 14-21 higher education..s. piritual..a. ges 21-28 it is only our economic material

, and his environing world. you will note from this that education should be basically concerned with relations and interrelations, with the bridging or the healing of cleavages, and thus with the restoration of unity or synthesis. the establishment of the science of right relations is the next immediate step in the mental unfoldment of the race. it is the major activity of the new education. the aquarian age- 65- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust as a result of the bridging work which will be done in the immediate one hundred and fifty years ahead of us, the technique of bridging the various cleavages found in the human family, and of weaving into one strong cable the various threads of energy which tenuously, as yet, connect the various aspects of the inner man with the

be only to the world aspirants and disciples. its usefulness will only be found at present to be for those special incarnating souls who are today coming into incarnation with such rapidity as a response to the world's need for help. but later the appeal will be general and its usefulness more nearly universal. it is needless for me to outline for you the nature of the educational systems of the aquarian age because they would prove most unsuitable at this time. i mention them as it is necessary to remember that the work done during the next two centuries in the field of education is definitely temporary and balancing, and that out of the fulfillment of the task assigned to education will grow those more permanent systems which, in the new age, will be found flourishing everywhere. three

e individual the culture of the individual will be approached from three angles, each contributing to the completed whole which is to make the individual: an intelligent citizen of two worlds (the world of objective existence and the inner world of meaning, a wise parent, a controlled and directed personality. we shall now proceed to take up these points. i have not elaborated the teaching of the aquarian age nor dealt at all with the educational systems of that time. it is of no service to you to do so, and i am unable to really aid your thought if i jump you forward two hundred years into a civilisation and a culture of which, as yet, only the faintest indications can be seen. it is of more value if i lay the emphasis upon the emerging ideas which will govern future procedure in the next

rcialism is the indication is doomed, though not yet ended. this spirit of possession and the aggressive taking of that which is desired has proven widely inclusive and distinguishes the attitude of nations and of races as well as individuals. aggression in order to possess has been the keynote of our civilisation during the past fifteen hundred years. fourth, the coming into manifestation of the aquarian age. this fact should provide the grounds for a profound and convinced optimism; nothing can stop the effect growing, stabilising and final of the new, incoming influences. these will inevitably condition the future, determine the type of culture and civilisation, indicate the form of government and produce an effect upon humanity, as has the piscean or christian age, or the earlier perio

growth of organised brotherhoods and fraternities, of parties and of groups, dedicated to some cause or idea, is another indication of the activity of the coming forces. the interesting thing to note is that they are all expressive of some grasped idea more than of some specific person's determined and imposed plan. the piscean type of man is an idealist along some line of human development. the aquarian type will take the new ideals and the emerging ideas and in group activity materialise them. it is with this concept that the education of the future will work. the idealism of the piscean type and his life upon the physical plane were like two separate expressions of the man. they were often widely separated and were seldom fused and blended. the aquarian man will bring into manifestatio

orgiveness or sacrifice these are the four categories of recognition which will enable each person to do his part and take his share in bridging between person and person, between group and group, and between nation and nation, thus establishing that new world of recognised corporate relationships which will eventually produce the civilisation of light and love which will be characteristic of the aquarian age. it is these four concepts which lie behind the science of the antahkarana, the science of meditation, and the science of service. their connotations have to be interpreted in no sentimental sense, or in the coin of current ideas, but always from the angle of a trained- 87- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust intelligence and of a spiritually developed consciousness. p

ts force centres is scientifically established, the above prophecy will assume significance and meaning. 2. the need of an increasing birthrate will be eventually regarded as erroneous, and this for three reasons which it would profit you to study: a. many souls are rapidly achieving perfection and passing away altogether from our planetary life. this process will be intensified during the coming aquarian age. it should be remembered that the door will be shut for some time as yet upon the animal kingdom, and for a long period no individualisation will culminate in materialisation into physical bodies. technically, any individualisation which may take place will be that which is technically called "individualisation into pralaya, there to await the inevitable call" there will be, therefore

d teaching. section three completes the thesis by adding the science of service which is the goal of the whole enterprise. education in the new age section one: the objectives of the future education i. the cultural unfoldment of the race. ii. the next step in the mental development of the race- 99- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust a. in the present transition period. b. in the aquarian age. iii. the culture of the individual in order to make him: a. an intelligent citizen of two worlds. b. a wise parent. c. a controlled and directed personality. section two: the antahkarana i. the nature of the antahkarana. a. the bridge between the three aspects of the mind: 1. the lower concrete mind, the receptive common sense. 2. the individualised mind or the soul, the spiritual eg

tive is to give the vision of the soul, the central self- 100- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust c. the occult results will be: 1. the bringing about of the at-one-ment or the identification of the personality with the central self, the soul. 2. the mind, then, will be trained and become an intermediary between soul and personality. section three: the three major sciences of the aquarian age i. the science of the antahkarana. a. the mystical realisation of duality. 1. the problem of the integrated personality. 2. the vision of the soul, the central self. 3. the problem of the mystic. b. occult identification or at-one-ment. 1. the integration of soul and personality. 2. the mind as an intermediary. 3. the problem of equilibrium or steadiness. c. the application of these c

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

mine, is our appointed task. out of all that might be said or written by me will eventually emerge a treatise on discipleship which will be useful in the new age. you are accustomed to the teaching of the piscean age upon this subject and also to the piscean interpretation. it is part of my work to begin to indicate the methods and processes and the modes of instruction which will distinguish the aquarian age. this will only be possible to aspirants with an open mind. for this you must strive. this programme is an ambitious one, my brothers; it will call forth your utmost capacity and staying power but, if persisted in, it will hasten your development; this will also entail obedience. we are basically occupied, little as you may realise it, in compiling an elementary manual for initiation

to them the basic teaching which they would have received from their own masters and because my ashram is a second ray ashram they have had an imperative stimulus given to their love nature, and their sense of universality has been developed, in order to fit them for the work of the coming cycle. in the cycle now so near at hand, the lord of love will seek to organise the new era along the new or aquarian lines. in the series of papers on the externalisation of the ashrams or of the hierarchy*(6) we are in reality considering the goal or supreme expression of the teaching given to many disciples anent that great event teaching intended to evoke their intelligent cooperation. in your preceding series of instructions i dealt specifically with the return of the christ, and that message was se

tions and demonstrate to you how they can lead the aspirant on, step by step, from knowledge into wisdom; i would like you to grasp the fact that if these meditations are carefully followed by you they can change you from a heart-focussed aspirant to an ashramic worker, implementing the great invocation. this invocation, which i have lately given to you, is the group prayer of all humanity in the aquarian age; therefore it is essential that every disciple (aspiring to the service of humanity) should make its distribution as well as its daily use a major duty and obligation. this i have earlier impressed upon you and would ask you now if you are doing so? meditation i. heart control. transference you have here a technique whereby you create a line of related energy between the solar plexus

in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust which is brought to the point of perceiving the existing verities differs vastly as the centuries slip away. e'en the adept of the present is pronouncedly more perceptive and more accurately interpretive and his vision more penetrative than was the adept in atlantean days, and the initiate who will achieve initiate-perception during the coming aquarian age will be greatly in advance of those who now function as the adepts of today. i have warned you that discipleship is becoming increasingly difficult. this is owing to the increased sensitivity to the esoteric values and realities which the modern disciple manifests. he can and does perceive that which was the goal of initiation in earlier aeons and perceives these things normally and a

of the changes produced in the hierarchy by two major factors, to both of which i have frequently referred: 1. the higher and more intelligent type of disciple who is now affiliating with the ashram and his instinctive demand for group work and recognition. 2. the new energies pouring through shamballa into the hierarchy; these are of an extra-planetary nature and have their source largely in the aquarian quality of the present cycle; these energies are steadily eliminating the energies of the piscean age. therefore, my brother, from the angle of the searching disciple, this first hint (in one of its deeper meanings) provides you with three lines of thought or of meditative reflection: evolutionary change, reorganisation, group responsibility. the concept of service rendered by the hierarc

nifestation in the three worlds, and necessarily, therefore, upon the seventh plane, the physical plane. such a manifestation inevitably takes place in moments of planetary crisis, when the seventh ray is active and when the sun is in aquarius. such a combination of relationships is being established now, for the seventh ray is rapidly coming into manifestation and the sun is in aquarius, for the aquarian age is just beginning. the objective of this combination (which has occurred six times during the period of the fifth root-race) is to bring about illumination and the establishment of order upon the earth. the first indication of the possibility of the effectiveness of these divine proposals was the giving out of the new invocation; its potency was so great that right conditions had to b

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ity at this time is not the result of simply one factor, but of several all of them being active simultaneously, because this period marks the close of one age and the inauguration of the new. the factors to which i refer are, primarily, three in number: 1. this is a transition period between the passing out of the piscean age, with its emphasis upon authority and belief, and the coming in of the aquarian age, with its emphasis upon individual understanding and direct knowledge. the activity of these forces, characteristic of the two signs, produces in the atoms of the human body a corresponding activity. we are on the verge of new knowledges and the atoms of the body are being tuned up for reception. those atoms which are predominantly piscean are beginning to slow down their activity and

s can cooperate to break through the shell of separation and hatred which holds our planet in thrall. may i therefore close with these simple words: please give us your aid, my brothers. seed groups in the new age july 1937 earlier i gave you some thoughts anent the new groups which come into functioning activity under the law of group progress. this law has a peculiarly close relation to the new aquarian age*(3- 18- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust groups have always existed in the world, as for instance the family group unit, but they have been predominantly third ray groups with, therefore, a dominant outer expression and control, and originating as the result of desire. their focus has been outstandingly material, and that has been part of the intended pl

nduly impressed by the smallness of the effort. a tiny seed is a potent force if duly tended, rightly nurtured and ripened by sun and water within the soil its potencies are unpredictable. certain germ ideas are emerging into the human consciousness. these differ peculiarly from those of the past, and it is these widely different ideas which are the distinctive characteristics of the new age, the aquarian age. hitherto the great ideas which succeeded finally in controlling a race in any age have been the gift of the intuitive sons of men to their generation. advanced human beings have then seized upon the intuited idea, subordinated it to the process of mentation, made it desirable, and then have seen it come into being through the "agency of recognition" as it is occultly called. one illu

o raise the consciousness of humanity through the pioneering efforts of its foremost sons. the effort of the future will be to bring down into manifestation the consciousness of the soul through the pioneering efforts of certain groups. it has therefore, as you will readily understand, to be a group effort because the soul is group conscious and not individually conscious; the newer truths of the aquarian age can only be grasped as a result of group endeavour. this is relatively a new thing. in the past, a man had a vision and sought to materialise it with the aid of those whom he could impress and influence to think as he did; a man sensed an idea or intuited an idea and then tried to give it form, later calling in the help of those who saw his idea as an ideal; a man had a great ambition

rants and occultists the esotericists, in their turn the planetary hierarchy broadly speaking, these groups divide themselves into the extroverted groups and the introverted groups, into the objective and the subjective levels of consciousness, and into the major divisions of the phenomenal world and the world of spiritual realities. the problem before the hierarchy at the beginning of the new or aquarian age was how to fuse and blend these two distinct groups, attitudes or states of consciousness so that from their fusion a third group could emerge which would be exterior in its activity and yet consciously alive to the interior values; they should be able to function upon the outer plane of appearances and, at the same time, be equally awake and active upon the inner plane of reality and

erm of the new culture. the germ of the life of the new age is there, within the husk of the old age and the old forms. hence the opportunity, the service and the problems of these groups. let me endeavour to indicate to you in what manner these groups can measure up to the threefold demand or opportunity mentioned above. 1. they conceal and nurture the germ or seed of the new civilisation of the aquarian age. 2. they bridge between the old groups and the new group, between the mass of men (of whom the foremost find their way into the new group of world servers) and the planetary hierarchy. 3. they will constitute in the future an aspect of the hierarchy and its work upon the outer physical plane. you will note that the first opportunity concerns the spirit aspect or the vital impulsive li

roup, the trained observers, will inaugurate the era of light and of a free control of the astral plane, with its quality of freedom from illusion and glamour. this freedom will be brought about when "right observation" takes the place of the disturbed vision of the present, and glamour will be dissipated through the "right direction" of the light of the soul throughout the plane of illusion. the aquarian age will be predominantly the age of synthesis and light. the third group carries the initial impulse through "into the light of day" and will bring the physical world into a condition whereby "the healing of the nations through the arising of the sun of righteousness" will become possible, because the laws of healing (which are basic and fundamental) can be applied and worked out in all

have in them two key persons or points of energy through which the forces of hermes and the will of christ will be focussed, and through which they will be enabled to work. when this takes place, the task of dissipating the world glamour will be much more rapid than it is today. in the meantime groups of disciples can "nurture and conceal" thus protecting from trouble the germ or seed of the new aquarian culture and civilisation along this particular line of freedom. again, i repeat, they must do this along with other groups, working along similar lines, either consciously or unconsciously. the second task of this group of disciples is to act as a bridge for forces which are seeking etheric expression and which emanate from soul levels, via the mind. i have earlier pointed out in a treati

a right kind eventually be achieved and criticism be eliminated. in the meantime, those thus in training are oft a difficulty and a problem both to themselves and to their friends and co-workers. but this phase is temporary and leads to a more lasting relationship and to the emergence of that true magnetic link and love which must heal and lift and stimulate all that it may contact. in the coming aquarian age we shall see humanity producing a culture which is sensitive to the finer and higher spiritual values, a civilisation which is free from glamour and from much of the illusion which today colours the aryan peoples, and a racial life which will be embodied in those forms which will bridge the gap at present existing; it will be free from what we now know as disease of the worst kind, th

ie in so remote a past that history knows nothing of them. you would find it useful to re-read those few pages at this point, for in them i sought to give some insight into the essential situation which confronts mankind due to certain evolutionary developments: 1. the point reached by humanity itself 2. the emergence of the new racial type 3. the ending of the piscean age 4. the coming in of the aquarian age. we barely touched upon the fourth point and i am not enlarging at length upon it here either, fascinating as speculation might be, because i am anxious to have its major characteristics those of unity and synthesis stand out with clarity in your minds. it gives the clue to all that is happening today in the world of politics and international governments, and- 46- the externalisation

oducing cleavage as a part of the divine plan. the jews are instruments in the working out of the plan for the production of certain syntheses and to bring humanity to certain realisations and decisions. a close study of this tabulation will bring you much of knowledge. however, it only expresses the present situation in this interim period between the old piscean age which is passing and the new aquarian age which is coming in. it depicts this present world cycle. the emphasis of the rays changes in connection with the last two types of energy expressions quite constantly, because they are symbolic (in this day and age) of the personality nature in its physical and emotional forms. i wonder whether you can grasp the implications of this paragraph. when the mind aspect (the third aspect of

i might call the "material of the world" and the substance of all the four kingdoms in nature for the coming changes. as the ploughman turns the soil of his field and harrows it, and so brings that which is underneath to eventual fruition, so a similar process is taking place in the world today, and all is preparatory for the sowing and its resultant effects. these effects will constitute the new aquarian culture and civilisation. in this process the hierarchy is taking a definite and influential part and is working more uniquely and specifically than ever before in the history of the world, under instruction and vital aid from shamballa. i. the shamballa energy..p.lanetary head centre..first ray..will the divine purpose. c onditioning the life of nations. d etermining. the plan. expressio

ediate service which will lead you a step further upon the way to which you are ordained, and this way you can travel rapidly and with eager feet or slowly and with lagging steps. the above enumerated forces are, however, part of the temporary interlocking of energies which is going on between the many expressions of the creative process at this time. they are likewise conditioned by the incoming aquarian force and "measured" by the outgoing piscean forces. i would have you note here my use of the word "forces" and "force" for not idly have i made them- 61- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust singular and plural. in this process of founding the kingdom of heaven upon earth, the same procedure is being followed as was used in the earlier stage of founding the fou

relatively small group of people decide all important issues and determine all major national activities. this they do either by force, terror and deception or by persuasion, fair words and the application of ideological motives. of this situation in the world the lords of destiny are availing themselves in order to bring the ancient conflict to an end and so enable humanity to pass into the new aquarian age relatively free and with a clearer understanding of right human aims, right relationships and man's predestined future. it will serve no purpose for me to trace the relation of the present world conflict and the present world leaders to the conflict and the leaders in atlantean times. suffice it to say that many of the same personalities (on a higher turn of the spiral) are again play

sacrifice. of this, christ's sacrifice was the symbol and the guarantee, impulsed as his life and activities were by the spirit of peace. as he made "of twain, one new man, so making peace (ephesians 2:15) so today out of the duality of soul and body, humanity is achieving the same ends and the result of this final stage of the piscean age will be the fusion in consciousness of soul and body. the aquarian age will demonstrate an increasing expression of this at-one-ment, wrought out in the crucifixion of humanity at the present time. the difference between this coming stage and that of the past is that, in the past, the soul has sought this development and at-one-ment and (from the angle of evolution) it has been slowly and gradually attained, but in the future, it will be consciously soug

line of ascent and descent through the doors held open by the buddha and the christ, some stupendous appearing may be imminent and suddenly take place? may it not be possible that through the ascent of man's aspiration and spiritual desire, and through the descent of the waiting potencies, certain great changes may take place, for which all the past has been only preparatory and through which the aquarian age of brotherhood and understanding may make itself felt by virtue of these great potencies? the two full moons of may and june present to you a new opportunity to participate in the release of the planetary life from the thraldom of the forces of materialism. if you are to do your share in this work of salvage, it will necessitate certain attitudes and activities on your part which i wo

therefore to the rule of the kingdom of god- 431- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust 7. there remains another energy which can only be applied very much later on and only if the activity of the six preceding energies fulfil their purpose. with it we cannot here deal, for the future is too uncertain, and in any case, it will only come into activity in the middle of the aquarian age. these energies, along with the five specialised energies referred to in my june (1948) full moon message will swing into great activity as the years slip away. the year 1952 will see the five specialised energies assuming great potency. i would again call your attention to the fact that the evocative power of the great invocation (now used by so many hundreds of thousands) and the so

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on of the selfish human consciousness and a rapidly awakening group consciousness. in reality, this means that the hierarchy will be more closely related to the great council at shamballa, and very much more closely interrelated with humanity, so that a dual fusion will be taking place. this will bring about that integrative process which will be the quality of the new age and will inaugurate the aquarian phase of planetary history. i would now like to bring into a close relation the earlier imparted rules for applicants and the new rules for disciples, embodying the new group activity and group discipleship, resulting in group initiation. these rules are fourteen in number. today i will simply give you, first of all the rule for the individual disciple, and then its higher corresponding r

responsible for precipitating the ideas deep into the human consciousness. secondly, i write for the generation which will come into active thought expression at the end of this century; they will inaugurate the framework, structure and fabric of the new age which will start with certain premises which today are the dream of the more exalted dreamers and which will develop the civilisation of the aquarian age. this coming age will be as predominantly the age of group interplay, group idealism and group consciousness as the piscean age has been one of personality unfoldment and emphasis, personality focus and personality consciousness. selfishness, as we now understand it, will gradually disappear, for the will of the individual will voluntarily be blended into the group will. it will be ob

- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust in rules x and xi will truly comprehend my meaning. i would warn you again that the obvious significance of the remaining three rules is not in reality the true spiritual significance because we are in these rules dealing with the planned work of the hierarchy during the next great cycle, that of the aquarian age, we shall therefore be considering those activities and plans which will usher in and mature that new culture and civilisation which will slowly come into being when the world has straightened itself out after the processes of the world war (1914-1945. the rule runs as follows: rule xii. let the group serve as aquarius indicates; let mercury speed the group upon the upward way and let

" this is not in reality the third eye (which is after all only a symbolic phrase, but the ability to use developed soul power. this is that intermediate potency found between the power of the mind and the dynamic electric energy of pure will. for the initiate, this rule simply carries the same message but on an infinitely higher scale, and (if i may so express it) obedience to this rule calls in aquarian energy, the reasoning power of mercury, and the illumination of taurus, in order to carry forward hierarchical work upon a planet and in a planetary cycle which have been conditioned by pisces for more than two thousand years. i would have you ponder on this, for in realisation you will here have the formula for the work of the hierarchy as it reconstructs the world after the destruction

n is given to humanity and the work of restoration can be carried forward. at this time and in a peculiar manner, the initiate-consciousness sees the hierarchy as primarily energised by life, and by the energy of aquarius, carrying a hitherto unknown aspect of the life energy of deity. this is of course difficult for you to comprehend and will only be understood as it truly is at the close of the aquarian age- 149- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust the initiate sees the new group of world servers brought under the illuminating power of taurus, with the rest of humanity still under the influence of pisces. you have, consequently, the "over-shadowing raincloud of knowable things" hovering over humanity, just as the hierarchy overs

ndividual culture to united group progress will bring about many types of development. it is this different approach to the same basic problems which lies behind the new capacities which are emerging among disciples; it is this which enables disciples of experience to work at high speed and with a life potency that is unusual. i would have all disciples begin to train themselves to respond to the aquarian energy now pouring into the hierarchy. some of you can do so as accepted disciples, and as members of my ashram. take advantage, therefore, of the opportunity for re-energising that comes to all those who have established contact, via their souls, with the hierarchy, or who are members of an ashram, or who, as probationers, are upon the periphery of the great ashram of sanat kumara, the h

now pouring into the hierarchy. some of you can do so as accepted disciples, and as members of my ashram. take advantage, therefore, of the opportunity for re-energising that comes to all those who have established contact, via their souls, with the hierarchy, or who are members of an ashram, or who, as probationers, are upon the periphery of the great ashram of sanat kumara, the hierarchy. this aquarian influence produces mainly the intensifying of the hierarchical relationship to shamballa, and therefore affects every member of his ashram, from the christ down to the most newly accepted disciple. it is through the disciples that the new group of world servers are brought under the stepped-down aquarian influences; this has to be an individual matter, largely dependent upon the point of

st newly accepted disciple. it is through the disciples that the new group of world servers are brought under the stepped-down aquarian influences; this has to be an individual matter, largely dependent upon the point of evolution. some members of the new group of world servers will not respond in any way; they cannot. others will respond as fully as their spiritual status permits. this inflow of aquarian energy is one of the factors which will enable the christ to complete his task as world saviour and world teacher; it will also enable him to take the initiation which lies immediately ahead of him and for which he has been preparing for close upon three thousand years so exalted and peculiar an initiation it is. it is this influence also which has enabled the master r. to assume the mant

he initiation which lies immediately ahead of him and for which he has been preparing for close upon three thousand years so exalted and peculiar an initiation it is. it is this influence also which has enabled the master r. to assume the mantle of the mahachohan and become the lord of civilisation a civilisation which will be conditioned by the rhythm of the seventh ray. incidentally, it is this aquarian influence which has given the adepts of the black lodge the power to bring universal death throughout the world. these evil beings have responded to the will energy of shamballa and to the life-giving vitality, but have used it in keeping with their own evil intentions and with the power conferred by their standing upon the cosmic ladder of evil. hence the war. i only mention this as a st

nsequently, to inspire. 3. to hold the vision of the plan before the eyes of men, for "where there is no vision, the people perish" 4. to act as an intermediate group between the hierarchy and humanity, receiving light and power and then using both of these, under the inspiration of love, to build the new world of tomorrow. 5. to toil in pisces, illumined by taurus and responsive in degree to the aquarian impulse coming from the hierarchy. these objectives are not only individual objectives, but the goal for the entire group. all who respond to the life-giving force of aquarius and to the light-giving force of taurus can and will work in the new group of world servers, even though they have no occult knowledge and have never heard of their co-workers under that name. forget this not. recog

ge in the mode of salvation, and hastily founded its groups of youths, banded together by the motto "joy through strength and strength through joy" it seems to be a law for group development to receive recognition from the side of evil, prior to that recognition coming from the good. but "after weeping cometh joy, and that joy cometh in the morning" only the dawn is with us as yet the dawn of the aquarian age. the full tide of light is inevitably moving upon its way towards us- 152- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust this rule tells us that "the group toils in pisces" this simply means that the field wherein the new group of world servers works is that of mankind, conditioned and ruled for the past two thousand years by piscean e

to the incoming energies from the hierarchy and the new group of world servers. this is owing to the fact that the energy of this constellation is passing out concurrently with the sixth ray energy, with which it peculiarly "coincided" as it is esoterically called. hence the present difficulties. the passing out of the influence of pisces, the slow withdrawal of the sixth ray force, the incoming aquarian energy, via the hierarchy (affecting at this time mainly the hierarchy itself and the mental and astral planes) are conditions to which we must look for the origin of all our present troubles. in this involved situation, you have a planetary demonstration of the significance of inner causes, producing outer effects. slowly, however, the hierarchy is beginning to implement both the shambal

s ever under the law of cycles and of cyclic compensation. the masters know exactly that which must be done by right timing and by what has been called "the crisis of spatial extension" they call this the interchangeableness of time and space a meaningless phrase to you but one which is already being dimly sensed. the two rules which remain for us to study concern the work of the hierarchy in the aquarian age. hence they are specifically for the more advanced disciples and for initiates. we have seen in many ways that at this time the hierarchy, because it is the ashram of sanat kumara himself, is coming peculiarly and in a new sense under the influence of his will nature. this means that the members of the hierarchy, familiar as they may be with the plan for the immediate cycle with which

ucis trust ashrams which constitute the great ashram of the lord of the world has been altered. the masters are no longer concerned with an individual, here or there, who endeavours to go forward on the path, who evidences capacity and who is apparently ready for what has been called "the evocation of the initiate consciousness" it is becoming obvious to the hierarchy that with the arrival of the aquarian age, group preparation, group initiation and group acceptance must and will supersede the older methods. these older methods, built around the direct relationship between a master and a disciple, reached their highest point of usefulness early in the piscean age. for nearly two thousand years these methods have proved so successful that the intensity of humanity's response is such that hu

yet be of real service to the majority of aspirants but a wide and general idea can take form and provide the immovable background for later teaching. i would have you remember that the teaching which i have given out has been intermediate in nature, just as that given by h.p.b, under my instruction, was preparatory. the teaching planned by the hierarchy to precede and condition the new age, the aquarian age, falls into three categories: 1. preparatory, given 1875-1890..written down by h.p.b. 2. intermediate, given 1919-1949..written down by a.a.b. 3. revelatory, emerging after 1975..to be given on a worldwide scale via the radio. in the next century and early in the century an initiate will appear and will carry on this teaching. it will be under the same "impression" for my task is not

to the salvation of humanity in any sense at all. it is related to an active appearance which will, under the law of synthesis, indicate that which the three great planetary centres of divine life are unitedly intended to reveal. something lies behind the three divine aspects of so great an importance, beauty and revelatory strength that all the happenings of all time, up to the present emerging aquarian age, have been only the initial and the initiatory preparation. in this rule we find posed two preparatory steps and four major undertakings or demonstrations of fitness, if you like so to call them, for the work to be done. these latter correspond to the "four things the disciple must learn and comprehend before he can be shewn the inmost mystery" as it is said in the rule for applicants

dmitted (through the processes of initiation) into the ashram of the christ (the hierarchy) until such time as he is beginning to think and live in terms of group relationships and group activities. some well-meaning aspirants interpret the group idea as the instruction to them that they should make an effort to form groups their own group or groups. this is not the idea as it is presented in the aquarian age, so close today; it was the mode of approach during the piscean age, now passed. today, the entire approach is totally different. no man today is expected to stand at the centre of his little world and work to become a focal point for a group. his task now is to discover the group of aspirants with which he should affiliate himself and with whom he must travel upon the path of initiat

mind. it is now so attuned to the ashram and to the master's ray quality that his mind is one with that of the master at the centre. reciprocal activity becomes possible. it is needless, surely, for me to point out that the theme of all impressions coming from the master to the disciple, and from the disciple to the master, is the service of the plan, the problems connected with group work in the aquarian age, or with the life and relationships within the ashram. forget not that the ashram has its own objectives, intentions and inner techniques which are unconnected with the disciple's life and his service in the three worlds. the work of the disciple in preparation for initiation is not basically concerned with his daily world service, though there would be no initiation for him if that l

pirant will be in a positive and spiritual condition to bring about (on the astral plane) those fundamental changes, rearrangements and readjustments which will bring that level of planetary consciousness into line with the immediate divine purpose: the manifestation of the kingdom of god. the work of sixth ray energy, the result of the long cycle of piscean energy, and the impact of the incoming aquarian energy will bring a potent transformation in the "watery realm" of the astral- 380- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust plane. the symbol of that plane has ever been water fluid, stormy, reflecting all impressions, the source of mist and fog, and yet ever essential to human living. the piscean age, now in process of passing away

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s come when the lion of the tribe of judah must prevail over the lion of the personal self. we are not alone in our struggle, as hercules was, but we form part of a great group of sun gods, who are struggling with the tests preparatory to initiation, and with the problems that will draw out the full powers of the soul. in capricorn we shall climb the mountain-top, and entering now, as we are, the aquarian cycle, the aspirants of the race are in a position to begin to learn the lesson of service and universal consciousness. when, in two thousand years' time, we begin to enter capricorn, there will then be a tremendous gathering-in of initiates, and the scaling of the mount of initiation and the mount of transfiguration by many hundreds of disciples. in the meantime, the lion of the personal

the goats do go to heaven because they function in the spiritual kingdom which is heaven; the sheep remain on earth (which after all is the only hell one can possibly predicate) until they are no longer sheep, until they learn to have individual thought, become goats, climb the mountain and exchange the position of follower to that of independent seekers. entrance into heaven is entrance into the aquarian age, begun during the last two hundred years. we are told that about the year two thousand our pole star and another star (vega) in the heavens will be in conjunction with each other [183] and the aquarian age will be fully with us, but only fully with us in the sense that we shall be entering it and piscean forces will be receding rapidly. all that transpires in physical plane expression

ression is due to subjective forces. a school of thought exists which traces all the mysteries, all the teachings that we are now calling the ageless wisdom, to a form of animal worship and temple mysteries of a sordid and sexual kind. i shall not go into details, but i want to tell- 105- the labours of hercules you what i think is of vital interest for us to grasp, because it is something in the aquarian age which will be emerging in greater fullness right along. it is one thing to be subjected to blind force, it is another to have an intelligent outlook upon what is happening and to understand and look for certain occurrences. perhaps for the first time in the history of our race there is a sufficient number of intelligent men and women to anticipate happenings with an understanding base

you have the story. having traced that wonderful, idealistic, evolutionary teaching down the last five to six thousand years as the result of subjective forces playing upon humanity, we are now passing into the sign aquarius where, through symbolism of water and purification, we shall learn how to be the soul and not the human being. that is what is going to happen in aquarius. at the end of the aquarian age, approximately two thousand five hundred years hence, can you picture what humanity will be like? the animal nature, the emotional nature and the mentality will be secondary, and the soul, the consciousness aspect, that universal urge in each of us that puts us en rapport with god, will have surged to the front. putting it another way, we shall have left behind the human kingdom and

iate. 1. unselfish service. this is not the service that we render because we are told that service is a way to liberation, but service rendered because our consciousness is no longer self centered. we are no longer interested in ourselves but our consciousness being universal there is nothing for us to do but to assimilate the troubles of our fellowmen and help them. it is no effort for the true aquarian master to do so. 2. group work. this is something that we know little about as yet. the world is full of organizations and societies, brotherhoods that are happy training grounds for ambitious people. i do not mean to be unkind, but my experience with the average group is that it is a hotbed of jealousies, people trying to impress the others with the amount of their knowledge and the wond

ps will have any officials but will work automatically because of the intuitional spiritual interplay between the minds of the units in the groups. we do not know anything about it yet. can you think of a group so united on spiritual levels that letters, pamphlets, books, etc, can be done away with; that the inter-communication between the minds of the members of the group is perfect? that is the aquarian group and it is not with us yet. 3. self-sacrifice. the meaning of self-sacrifice is making the self holy. that deals with the self of the group and the self of the individual; that is the work of the initiate. from the top of the mountain in capricorn, hercules has to come down literally into material filth and clean the augean stables. i want to give you an idea of his psychology. he ha

mewhat the significance of mystical ecstasy, and in that highly spiritual state he received word to go down and clean the stables. what an anti-climax. no great world work, but to clean stables. the object of the test can be summed up in this way: hercules had to aid in the cleansing of the world by the right direction of the forces of life through it. you appreciate that we are entering into the aquarian age where materialism, as we know it, will have completely died out at the close and when the whole life will be interpreted in terms of energies. we are dealing entirely with forces. we shall probably have a new language, the symbolic language of energy itself. we shall all be practical occultists, the occultist who lives and works in a [187] world of forces and who begins with the force

urates the school of world saviors. it is almost a "john the baptist" sign, a sign of preparation for what the next piscean age is going to bring in. aquarius is depicted as a man holding an inverted vase. the man inverts the vase and out of it come two streams of water, the river of life and the river of love, and those two words, life and love, are the two words that embody the technique of the aquarian age; not form, not mind, but life and love. two words we use constantly but which, back of them, do not bear any adequate concept. decanates, rulers and constellations aquarius, like other signs, is divided into three decanates. we are now entering the first decanate governed by saturn, hence our present difficulties, our political upheaval, the dividing of the world stage into great grou

ught about by saturn, between those who bow to material things and those who are letting them go in order to get the better things; between those who grab possessions for themselves, those who hoard and keep, and those who let go in order to acquire what christ calls "treasures in heaven. in almost any field of thought we find these two compelling forces because of [188] the impact of piscean and aquarian energies. there are two diverse groups: those who are tied to the past and to the material aspect, and those who are getting the vision and are seeing the life, the consciousness, the purpose and the plan emerging through the medium of them all. the wonderful thing, if you study the world intuitively, if you keep apace with what is going on in this and other sections of humanity, is that

ation and love. it would be interesting to see how far you yourself can grasp what those types of law will be, based upon the suffering of the individual that has led him to lose interest in himself. when you have suffered enough you do not care about yourself any more. you find that the only way to happiness is not to be free from suffering but to lose yourself in something outside yourself. the aquarian law is based on spiritual illumination, on intuitive perception and brotherly love which is identification with every form in every kingdom in nature. a tremendous future lies ahead; two thousand five hundred years will have been consummated. we are on our way. remember, the more rarefied the forms through which the life is acting, the more rapid the reaction. that is why we have this tre

in every kingdom in nature. a tremendous future lies ahead; two thousand five hundred years will have been consummated. we are on our way. remember, the more rarefied the forms through which the life is acting, the more rapid the reaction. that is why we have this tremendous speed in every department of life, why we are all so strung up. we have piscean bodies and we are trying to vibrate to the aquarian age. we are not aquarians yet; there are no true aquarians; we are not yet equipped. for that age some of the children coming in have the earmarks, but even they are few and far between. the aquarian age is going to manifest over the whole world; there will be aquarians born everywhere because there is the working out of the subjective spirit in every part of the planet. it is possible th

n everywhere because there is the working out of the subjective spirit in every part of the planet. it is possible that in america, canada, australia, new zealand and south africa there will be focal points of the energy, but what will really happen is the coming into incarnation all over the world in every kingdom of nature of those human beings and other forms of life, all merging under the new aquarian influence- 109- the labours of hercules a marvellous thing is taking place; let us get the [190] world ready so that our children, and children's children, can see it all happen. christ sounded the note "for the time of the end" when he said "a new commandment i give unto you, that you love one another" the eleventh commandment, eleventh sign. it is only now we are discovering what a marv

rsonality and 10 is the number of completion. what if i told you that now, in your day and mine, for the first time humanity is a coordinated complete unit with mind, emotional nature and physical body functioning as one, and that the stables have not been cleaned for 30 years? what are the two things that hercules did? he broke down the barriers. that is the first thing that has to happen in the aquarian age. we are just beginning to do it. we are just beginning to think in broad terms, to leave off being exclusive. emerging in the world are groups of men and women everywhere who are wrestling with themselves in order to be inclusive in their thought, because in the aquarian age nations as we know them now will have to go; nations fighting for themselves and for what they want, nation aga

ead, that is what the united nations, movements for international peace and other groups in religious, political and economic fields are working for; the breaking down of prejudice and learning to think in general terms, in wholes. the breaking down of barriers on a large scale has to be brought about by public opinion, and this is of slow growth and largely emotional; that is the trouble. in the aquarian age, especially in the second decanate, when mercury the messenger from the soul to the brain via the mind is ruling, we will have public opinion moulded by thought and not by emotion, and we shall have the world full of thinkers. the function of those who write and think along these lines, and there are thousands everywhere in the world, is to begin to think constructively along right li

e not able to be world conscious, to be en rapport with every phase of human thought. we shall be some day. let me ask a question. are you able to enter intelligently, sympathetically and understandingly into the consciousness of [193] the immediate members of your family and know why they think as they do, understanding why they act in a particular way under a particular condition? cultivate the aquarian spirit of leaving people free, cultivate the capacity of trust. cut out distrust of all with whom you associate, believe in them and they will not let you down. impute wrong motives and- 111- the labours of hercules they will let you down and it will be your own fault. let us be as fair as we can with the light we have. let us cultivate the aquarian spirit of non-separativeness, love, und

we have. let us cultivate the aquarian spirit of non-separativeness, love, understanding, intelligence, free from authority, drawing out of every human being we meet the best that is in them. and if you do not draw out of them the best in them, blame yourself and not them. that is the truth. if a person misinterprets you, it is because you are not clear. self reference is always necessary for the aquarian, but not that self-consciousness that we find now. when we have broken down barriers of separativeness, then we let in the two rivers, the water of life and the river of love. i cannot talk, about those two rivers because i do not know what they are. many talk about life and love; they use words. i do not know what life is yet, and we certainly do not know what love is. it is interesting

raised, you won't be pitied, you will have a difficult time, but [194] remember, you are hewing the path so that in the future, hatred and separation may die out. i like to think of aquarius as the "john the baptist sign" in terms of the initiate. we are leaving pisces in one respect and we are headed toward a piscean era in another respect when the world savior will come. and as we look upon the aquarian age as a john the baptist sign, so we can look upon ourselves in our own fields wherever we may be. in view of the cosmic picture, doing all we can do at this particular time, we are fulfiling the function of john the baptist and preparing the way for that extraordinary happening that is going to take place individually when the world savior will again emerge and humanity will learn the n

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death and resurrection in a new body; and magick controls them all. for to fulfill love you must return again at the same time and place as the loved one, and you must remember and love them again. but to be reborn you must die, and be ready for a new body; and to die you must be born; and without love you may not be born. and these be all the magicks" the meaning of witchcraft gerald b. gardner, aquarian press, london 1959 "all day had freya, most lovely of the goddesses, played and romped in the fields. then did she lay down to rest. and while she slept deft loki, the prankster, the mischief-maker of the gods, did espy the glimmering oibrosingamene, formed of galdra, her constant companion. silent as night did loki move to the goddess' side and, with fingers formed over the ages in light

le who, rather than accept something or someone else's word, will investigate for themselves; read, research, look at the thing from all angles before reaching a conclusion. they are housewives, clerks, teachers, businesspeople, truck-drivers, soldiers all sorts. astrologically speaking we are one third of the way through the twelfth house of the piscean age. at the end of this house we enter the aquarian age. this is, then, the eve of the age of aquarius, and it is one of general unrest. of dissatisfaction^particularty with religion and of searching for 'inner peace. there has, over the past four or five years, been a tremendous rebirth of interest in the occult, a veritable renaissance of thinking. young people have realized that they do not have to follow tradition; that they are able a

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eption, so we will "discover" more planets and stars. the atom is said to be the foundation of physical matter and yet all but a fraction of the space within an atom is, to the human eye "empty. a "physical atom" from which all physical forms are made, consists of a nucleus with electrons orbiting around it like a mini solar system. dr douglas baker said in his book, the opening of the third eye (aquarian press, wellingborough, england, 1977 "if we expanded the hydrogen atom to the size of a cathedral, its electron would perhaps be the size of a nickel!"3 the overwhelming majority of the "space" within an atom is "dark matter" operating on frequencies we can't see and it is the same with our solar system and the entire dense physical universe. if only "science" were led by giuliana confort

about how we can get the hell out of here, but our choice is very clear: to exist in the great illusion or to live in the great infinity. put another way: do we want the prison or the paradise? if it's the paradise, we have some work to do. the matrix sources 1 giuliana conforto, man's cosmic game (edizioni noesis, 1998, pp 11 and 12 2 ibid, p 44 3 dr. douglas baker, the opening of the third eye (aquarian press, wellingborough, england, 1977, p 13 4 quoted in our haunted planet, p 179 5 bill used this line in many of his stage performances and videos 6 see http//www.angelfire.com/ut/branton and http//www.reptilianagenda.com/ 7 http//www.telepath.com/skipsil/trirept.html 8 ibid 9 the ultimate alien agenda, p 65 10 quoted in our haunted planet, pp 170 and 171 11 man's cosmic game, p 24 393 c

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ry, no fewer than ten currently existing rosicrucian groups have been founded. in 1968 an english edition of the rosicrucian works of andrae, edited by paul m. allen, made them generally available to the public again. sources: allen, paul m. a christian rosenkreutz anthology. blauvelt, n.y: rudolf steiner publications, 1968. mcintosh, christopher. the rose cross unveiled. wellingborough, england: aquarian press, 1980. waite, a. e. the brotherhood of the rosy cross. london: rider, 1924. yates, frances a. the rosicrucian enlightenment. london: routledge& kegan paul, 1972. andreasson, betty betty andreasson, who in 1967 claimed she experienced an encounter with ufo beings, became the subject of one of the first controversies over the claimed contact with extraterrestrials that engaged the who

structurally like that from new age channelers, but its content could not be more different. sources: connor, edward. recent apparitions of our lady. fresno, calif: academy guild publishers, n.d. delaney, john j. a woman clothed with the sun: eight great appearances of our lady. garden city, n.y: hanover house, 1960. mcclure, kevin. the evidence for visions of the virgin mary. wellingborough, uk: aquarian press, 1983. sharkey, don. the woman shall conquer. kenosha, wis: franciscan marytown press, 1976. applewhite, jr, marshall herff (1931.1997) in march 1997, marshall applewhite gained some degree of infamy when 39 members of the small communal group he led committed suicide together. the group, known by various names including human individual metamorphosis and heaven s gate, had first em

millan, 1923. zollner, j. c. f. transcendental physics. london, 1880. reprint, boston, mass: colby and rich, 1881. apro see aerial phenomena research organization apro bulletin publication of the aerial phenomena research organization, a long-established body sponsoring conferences on ufos. the bulletin began a decline in the 1970s due to loss of support by apro and was discontinued in the 1980s. aquarian age an age of universal brotherhood and enlightenment that many believe humanity is presently entering. it is often identified with the new age. while astrologers have used it as a technical term for many years, it was popularized by the broadway musical hair with the song this is the dawning of the age of aquarius. astrologers believe that the earth enters a new zodiacal age every 2,160

the broadway musical hair with the song this is the dawning of the age of aquarius. astrologers believe that the earth enters a new zodiacal age every 2,160 years, a figure calculated by the changing position of the sun at the spring equinox each year. among astrologers and occultists, there is no consensus on the date for the beginning of the age of aquarius. according to some calculations, the aquarian age began as early as the seventeenth century, while others place it as late as the twenty-first century. the aquarian conspiracy title of a 1980 book by marilyn ferguson. the title became a catchword to describe a new consciousness revolution involving a leaderless network of many enlightened individuals to bring about radical change in modern culture, based on a greatly enlarged concept

geles times about a speech by pierre trudeau, in which he quoted a passage from french jesuit priest pierre teilhard de chardin urging a conspiracy of love. as ferguson points out, the literal meaning of the word conspiracy is to breathe together. even before her book was published, the use of this term produced friendly correspondence from individuals who signed themselves coconspirators. in the aquarian age ferment of the 1960s, there was a widespread emphasis on the more sensational aspects of the occult, but as this has subsided, there are signs of a more integrated and mature approach to personal transformation, loosely based on enhanced consciousness on the one hand and holistic approaches to physical health on the other. the term aquarian conspiracy has been widely quoted to charact

the more sensational aspects of the occult, but as this has subsided, there are signs of a more integrated and mature approach to personal transformation, loosely based on enhanced consciousness on the one hand and holistic approaches to physical health on the other. the term aquarian conspiracy has been widely quoted to characterize this widespread transformation. sources: ferguson, marilyn. the aquarian conspiracy: personal and social transformation in our time. los angeles: j. p. tarcher/ houghton mifflin, 1987. aquarian educational group the aquarian educational group is a small group built around the teaching activity of the rev. torkom saraydarian (1917.1997. saraydarian was born in asia minor of armenian heritage. he had a diverse religious upbringing and began to search for spiritu

ded by his daughter, who is also the principal teacher at the torkom saraydarian center for esoteric learning in arizona. the keynote of her teaching is that while we have a tremendous capacity for greatness, humans tend to chain themselves to a lesser mediocre life characterized by frozen ethnic, national, social, family, and personal mind sets. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. aquarian educational group 81 the group s publishing affiliate has a website at http/ www.tsg-publishing.com. it may be contacted at p.o. box 7068, cave creek, az 85327. sources: saraydarian, torkom. a commentary on psychic energy. west hills, calif: t.s.g. enterprises, 1989. the flame of beauty, culture, love, joy. agoura, calif: aquarian educational group, 1980. the symphony of the zodiac. agour

ducational group 81 the group s publishing affiliate has a website at http/ www.tsg-publishing.com. it may be contacted at p.o. box 7068, cave creek, az 85327. sources: saraydarian, torkom. a commentary on psychic energy. west hills, calif: t.s.g. enterprises, 1989. the flame of beauty, culture, love, joy. agoura, calif: aquarian educational group, 1980. the symphony of the zodiac. agoura, calif: aquarian educational group, 1980. aquarian foundation the aquarian foundation was a spiritualist church built around the mediumship of its founder rev. keith milton rhinehart. it was founded in 1955 and existed for several decades as a single congregation in seattle. rhinehart articulated an eclectic occult perspective that combined elements of theosophy and eastern religion with more traditional

aimed contact with the ascended masters identified with the theosophical society. through the 1960s rhinehart gained some fame as a materialization medium. in the 1970s his ideas began to spread across the united states and into canada. rhinehart claimed to possess the stigmata, the extraordinary appearance of the wounds of christ, which appeared on his body and were seen by many. the work of the aquarian foundation centered upon contact with the ascended masters, who constituted the great brotherhood of cosmic light (termed by some the great white brotherhood, the spiritual hierarchy that mediates divine energies to humanity. many of the sessions during which rhinehart channeled messages from the masters have been recorded, transcribed, printed, and were distributed to the foundations s v

nd djual khul (all prominent figures in theosophy and the i am movement. also included among the masters were the angel moroni (the angel who gave the book of mormon to joseph smith jr, mahatma ghandi, and flying saucer entities clarion and ashtar. the foundation s last known address was 315 15th ave. e, seattle, wa 98112. sources: rhinehart, keith milton. soul mates and twin rays. seattle, wash: aquarian foundation, 1972. aquarian tabernacle church founded in 1979, the aquarian tabernacle originated as a small group of pagans in greater seattle, washington. it was incorporated four years later and has since grown into an international body with affiliated groups across the united states and in canada and australia. founder pete pathfinder and his wife wende (nee graebex) serve as the arch

e church founded in 1979, the aquarian tabernacle originated as a small group of pagans in greater seattle, washington. it was incorporated four years later and has since grown into an international body with affiliated groups across the united states and in canada and australia. founder pete pathfinder and his wife wende (nee graebex) serve as the archpriest and archpriestess for the church. the aquarian tabernacle church teaches what can be thought of as a consensus modern pagan perspective. deity is viewed as both transcendent and immanent and is most likely to manifest as female and male, and in a multiplicity of forms (i.e, the goddesses and gods. members share a deep love of nature, believe that life should be joyous, pleasurable, and loving, and refrain from harming others. the paga

, a small school that operates out of the church s headquarters in index, washington. the church s periodical panegyria includes both articles on paganism and news of the church. information may also be found at the church s website, http/ www.aquatabch.org, or that of one of its prominent congregations, http//www.ironoak.org. the church may be contacted at p.o. box 409, index, wa 98256. sources: aquarian tabernacle church. http//www.aquatabch.org. november 1, 1999. iron oak congregation. http//www.ironoak.org. november 1, 1999. aquarius rising (magazine) quarterly publication of the astrology center of the northwest. last known address: 522 northeast 165th st, seattle, wa 98155. aquino, michael a (1946) michael a. aquino, u.s. army officer and founder of the temple of set, is a graduate o

led a satanic group. the temple became the subject of criticism, and aquino was charged with fabricated tales of satanic child abuse. aquino, an officer who has an exemplary record, was investigated and found innocent of any wrongdoing. the molestations he was accused of perpetrating were traced to a fellow officer. meanwhile, he continues his professional career and his leadership in the temple. aquarian foundation encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 82 sources: aquino, michael a. the church of satan. n.p: the author, 1989. lyons, arthur. satan wants you. new york: mysterious press, 1988. arabs the heyday of occultism, especially astrology and alchemy, occurred among the arab race at the time when the moors established their empire in the spanish peninsula. in the eighth ce

a number of books through the 1980s including first steps in ritual (1982, the shining paths (1983, and highways of the mind (1987. she has continued her productivity through the 1990s with such works as the tree of ecstasy (1991, daughters of eve (1930, and the initiates book of pathworkings (1999. sources: ashcroft-nowicki, delores. first steps in ritual. wellingsborough, northamptonshire, uk: aquarian press, 1982. highways of the mind. wellingsborough, northamptonshire, uk: aquarian press, 1987. the shining paths. wellingsborough, northamptonshire, uk: aquarian press, 1983. the tree of ecstasy. wellingsborough, northamptonshire, uk: aquarian press, 1991. servants of the light. http//www.servantsofthelight.org. may 16, 2000. ashkir-jobson trianion a guild of psychical researchers formed

often pictured as an astral body or double, some distance away from the physical body. there are numerous reports of this ability in popular psychic literature as well as that of psychic research. for example, the british scientist dr. robert crookall collected hundreds of cases from individuals in all walks of life. sources: crookall, robert. the study and practice of astral projection. london: aquarian press, 1961. fox, oliver [hugh callaway. astral projection. new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1962. muldoon, sylvan, and hereward carrington. the phenomena of astral projection. london: rider, 1951. the projection of the astral body. london: rider, 1929. rogo, d. scott. leaving the body. englewood cliffs, n.j: prentice-hall, 1983. steiger, brad. astral projection. rockport, mass: para

but it cannot predict upcoming events in a person s life or relationships or the movement of specific stocks. most contemporary textbooks carry at least a passing reference to astromancy, and rejection of it, as part of their introduction to the topic. sources: freeman, martin. forecasting by astrology: a comprehensive manual of interpretation and technique. wellingborough, northhamptonshire, uk: aquarian press, 1982. lee, dal. dictionary of astrology. new york: coronet communications/ constellation international, 1968. ronan, margaret, and eve ronan. astrology and other occult games. new york: scholastic books services, 1972. astronomical communications from time to time, spiritualist mediums have delivered messages relating to astronomy. in discussing the question whether such communicat

he also transcribed a number of alchemical texts and golden dawn papers. in his later years, ayton retired to east grinstead, sussex, on a small pension, then to saffron walden, hertfordshire, where he died january 1, 1909, at the age of 92. sources: howe, ellic, ed. the alchemist of the golden dawn: the letters of the revd w. a. ayton to f. l. gardner and others, 1886.1905. wellingborough, u.k: aquarian press, 1985. azael one of the angels who revolted against god. the ancient rabbis stated that he is chained on sharp stones in an obscure part of the desert, awaiting the last judgment. azazel a demon of the second order, guardian of the goat. at the feast of expiation, which the ancient jews celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month, two goats were led to the high priest, who drew

urs, and some means of mental, or even material communications with us may have been found. although barrett is remembered for his work in psychical research, he also did outstanding work as a physicist and in 1899 was elected a fellow of the royal society. he died may 26, 1925, in london. sources: barrett, sir william f. death-bed visions. london: methuen, 1926. reprint, wellingborough, england: aquarian press, 1986. the divining rod. new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1968. on the threshold of a new world of thought: an examination of the phenomena of spiritualism and of the evidence for survival after death. new york: e. p. dutton, 1918. on the threshold of the unseen. 1917. reprint, new york: e. p. dutton, 1918. psychical research. new york: h. holt [1911. some reminiscences of fift

llege. in the 1960s carleton was the site for the formation of the reformed druids of north america. the idea of druidism appealed to bonewits, and he and larson formed a druid grove in berkeley. bonewits was ordained as a druid priest in 1969. in 1974 he moved to minneapolis to become editor of the occult journal gnostica (1974.75. he also established a druid group in minneapolis and founded the aquarian anti- defamation league, a short-lived pagan defense organization. in 1976 bonewits returned to berkeley. he finished the compilation of the druid holy writings, which he published as the druid chronicles (evolved, and in 1978 he established the periodical druid chronicles (later pentalpha journal. in the early 1980s bonewits separated from the druids and was initiated as a priest in a ga

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ew york: coward, mc- cann& geoghegan, 1971. reprint, new york: berkeley, 1971. christian, paul. the history and practice of magic. 2 vols. london: forge press, 1952. christopher, milbourne. the illustrated history of magic. new york: thomas y. crowell, 1973. reprint, london: robert hale, 1975. panorama of magic. new york: dover, 1962. crow, w. b. a history of magic, witchcraft& occultism. london: aquarian press, 1968. reprint, london: abacus, 1972 [crowley, aleister] the master therion. magick in theory and practice. paris, 1929. reprint, new york: castle books, n.d. rev. ed. magick. edited by john symonds and kenneth grant. london: routledge& kegan paul, 1973. reprint, new york: samuel weiser, 1974. ennemoser, joseph. the history of magic. 2 vols. london, 1854. reprint, new hyde park, n.y

spiritism, and the cult of the dead. maple wrote magic is a common bond uniting all races and creeds and therefore, possibly, the most democratic principle in the world. sources: maple, eric. the dark world of witches. london: r. hale, 1962. deadly magic. wellingborough, england: thursons, 1976. the domain of devils. london: r. hale, 1966. incantations and words of power. wellingborough, england: aquarian press, 1974. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. maple, eric (william) 977. magic, medicine, and quakery. london: r. hale, 1968. the realm of ghosts. new york: a.s. barnes, 1964. superstition and the superstitious. london and new york: w.h. allen, 1971. witchcraft: the story of man s quest for psychic power. london: octopus books, 1973. marabini, enrico (1923) italian gynec

rstanding to the study of psychic phenomena, was honorary secretary of the college until 1929, and then became honorary president for one year, being succeeded by rose champion de crespigny. sources: berger, arthur s, and joyce berger. the encyclopedia of parapsychology and psychical research. new york: paragon house, 1991. hankey, muriel. j. hewat mckenzie: pioneer of psychical research. london: aquarian press, 1963. mcmahan, elizabeth anne (1924) assistant professor of zoology, also active in the field of parapsychology. she was born may 5, 1924, at mocksville, north carolina, and studied at duke university (m.a, 1948) and the university of hawaii (ph.d, 1960. she was a research fellow at the parapsychology laboratory at duke university (1948.54; in 1960 she joined the faculty of the dep

to unite with god; the immortality of the soul; individual free will; wisdom as the latent power of god within; the reality of communication with spirit; soul unfoldment and service as one s purpose in life; and god as a just, accepting, and impersonal force, drawing all to perfection. last known address: 409 butternut st, ste. 1, washington, dc 20012. sources: moum, margaret r. guidebook to the aquarian gospel of jesus the christ. washington, dc: espress, 1974. nagorka, diane s. spirit as life force. washington, dc: espress, 1983. natsaw burmese wizards (see also myanmar) natural health one of the early periodicals of the new age movement. east west journal was published monthly and featured articles on personal transformation, spiritual life, holistic health, and diet. it gave special f

british and irish skeptic 3, no. 3 (may/june 1989. dying to live: near-death experiences. buffalo, n.y: prometheus books, 1993. near-death experience project encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1094 crookall, robert. out-of-the-body experiences: a fourth analysis. new hyde park, n.y: university books, 1970. the techniques of astral projection: denouement after fifty years. london: aquarian press, 1964. gallup, george, jr, with william proctor. adventures in immortality. new york: mcgraw-hill, 1982. london: souvenir press, 1983. greyson, bruce. the near-death experience as a focus of clinical attention. journal of nervous and mental disease 185, no. 5 (may 1997. groth-marnat, g. and j. schumaker. the near-death experience: a review and critique. journal of humanistic psychol

unities. by the mid-1990s, the idea of a new age had largely died out but had left the psychic community permanently changed. roots of the new age movement a noticeable new age vision, the triumph of the hopes and ideals to which occultists gave their allegiance, was given a certain limited expression throughout the twentieth century. often that hope was seen in the arrival of what was termed the aquarian age. in astrology, an age is defined by the location encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. new age 1105 of the sun at the moment of the spring equinox each year. because of the tilt of the earth s axis, that sign changes approximately every 2,160 years. depending upon the astrological system one uses, the sun is making the transition from the sign of pisces to that of aquariu

and attention to clearing problems by developing spiritually and cleansing the emotions. the various forms of body work (chiropractic, massage, and related practices) have been immensely popular in new age circles. rise and fall of the new age the new age movement grew through the 1970s and by 1980s had become a recognizable social phenomena. in that year marilyn ferguson would describe it as the aquarian conspiracy, a decentralized network of people who have forsaken the past for a coming new world. they are bonded by their experience of inner transformation and their common work for the coming transformed society. through the next decade channeling became a well-known phenomenon, the use of crystals (the effect of which was described in great detail by channeler frank alper) spread, the

ic mix of views. another huge archive of new age information is the spiritweb internet site. sources: anderson, walter truett. the upstart spring: esalen& the american awakening. reading, mass: addison-wesley, 1983. basil, robert, ed. not necessarily the new age. buffalo, n.y: prometheus books, 1988. celestine vision. http//www.celestinevision.com/main.html. april 10, 2000. ferguson, marilyn. the aquarian conspiracy: personal and social transformation in our time. new york: st. martin s press, 1980. lewis, james r, and j. gordon melton, eds. perspectives on the new age. albany, n.y: state university press of new york, 1992. maclaine, shirley. out on a limb. new york: bantam books, 1983. melton, j. gordon, jerome clark, and aidan kelly, eds. new age encyclopedia. detroit: gale research, 199

s of research, theory, and practice in such fields as parapsychology, physics of consciousness, perception, dreams, biofeedback, acupuncture, hypnosis, psychiatry, creativity, memory, and humanistic medicine. included news of conferences and workshops, significant trends, books, and journals. edited by marilyn ferguson, author of the brain revolution: the frontiers of mind research (1973) and the aquarian conspiracy (1980. last known address: interface press, p.o. box 42211, los angeles, ca 90042. newsletter of the parapsychology foundation former publication of the parapsychology foundation, which appeared as a bimonthly giving news in the field of parapsychology and psychical research with world coverage, from vol. 1 (1956) through vol. 16 (1969, when it was merged into the parapsycholog

ore the broader aspects of the meaning and purpose of life and the interpretation of natural phenomena. the clinical atmosphere of a parapsychology laboratory, with its scientific controls, specialized jargon, and mathematical evaluation, as has been repeatedly noted, tends to remove the paranormal from a natural setting. sources: crow, w. b. a history of magic, witchcraft, and occultism. london: aquarian press, 1968. reprint, london: abacus, 1972. freedland, nat. the occult explosion. new york: george putnam s sons; london: michael joseph, 1972. godwin, john. occult america. garden city, n.y: doubleday, 1972. gratton-guinness, ivor. psychical research: a guide to its history, principles& practices. london: aquarian press, 1982. james, william. the varieties of religious experience. london

ose who had passed through the basic four grades. the r. r. et a. c. gave instructions in ritual magic. the poet, w. b. yeats was initiated into the 5 =6 grade january 20.21, 1893. during later controversies in 1901, yeats privately published a pamphlet titled is the r. r. et a. c. to remain a magical order? sources: harper, george mills. yeat s golden dawn. wellingsborough, northamptonshire, uk: aquarian press, 1974. king, francis. the rites of modern occult magic. new york: macmillan co, 1970. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. ordo rosae rubeae et aureae crucis 1151 yeats, william butler. is the r. r. et a. c. to remain a magical order? privately printed, 1901. ordo stellae et serpente the ordo stellae et serpente (order of the star and the serpent) is a magical order in

his time. he wrote a number of books on palmistry, which were frequently reprinted in both england and the united states and taught and inspired a generation of palmists. modern palmistry is largely an outgrowth of his efforts. sources: abayakoon, cyrus d. f. astro-palmistry: signs and seals of the hand. new york: asi publishers, 1975. anderson, mary. palmistry.your destiny in your hands. london: aquarian press, 1973. bashir, mir. your past, your present, and your future through the art of hand analysis. garden city, n.y: doubleday, 1974. benham, w. g. laws of scientific hand reading. rev. ed. new york: g. p. putnam s sons, 1928. reprinted as the benham book of palmistry. north hollywood, calif: newcastle, 1988. broekman, marcel. the complete encyclopaedia of practical palmistry. englewood

oia shows. knight ridder/tribune news sercie, 18 sept.1996. edge, hoyt l, robert l. morris, john palmer, joseph h. rush. foundations of parapsychology; exploring the boundaries of human capability. london: routledge& kegan paul, 1986. grattan-guinness, ivor. psychical research; a guide to its history, principles and practices, in celebration of 100 years of the society for psychical research. uk: aquarian press, 1982. hansel, c. e. m. esp and parapsychology: a critical re- evaluation. buffalo, n.y: prometheus books, 1980. haynes, renee. the society for psychical research 1882.1982, a history. macdonald& co, london, 1982. holden, constance. parapsychology update. science, 2 december 1983. lindsey, charley. skeptics attempt to debunk unusual beliefs. knight ridder/tribune news service, 3 aug

rticles to the british journal light and gave many lectures. she was a tireless worker in the cause of spiritualism and played a significant but unobtrusive part in the modern history of the movement. she was associated with nandor fodor in britain, and after his death she wrote a tribute to him in the journal light (autumn, 1964. sources: edmunds, simeon. spiritualism: a critical survey. london: aquarian press, 1966. philosophers stone a legendary substance which enabled adepts in alchemy to compass the transmutation of metals. alchemists believed that one definite substance was essential to the success of the transmutation operation. by the application or admixture of this substance, often called the powder of projection, any metal might be transmuted into gold or silver. zosimus, who li

astrologers believe that different historical periods are ruled by different signs. in our own day we are believed to be experiencing the transition of the sun from the sign pisces to aquarius. the sign of pisces the fish is often associated with christianity, of which the fish has been a popular symbol. the contemporary revival of astrology has seen the twentieth century as the beginning of the aquarian age and has projected a hope that it will bring broad characteristic changes. sources: bach, eleanor. astrology from a to z: an illustrated source book. new york: philosophical library, 1990. campion, nicolas. the age of aquarius: a modern myth. in the astrology of the macrocosm. edited by joan evbers. st. paul, minn: llewellyn publications, 1990. filbey, john, and peter filbey. the astro

ing broad characteristic changes. sources: bach, eleanor. astrology from a to z: an illustrated source book. new york: philosophical library, 1990. campion, nicolas. the age of aquarius: a modern myth. in the astrology of the macrocosm. edited by joan evbers. st. paul, minn: llewellyn publications, 1990. filbey, john, and peter filbey. the astrologer s companion. wellingsborough, northampton, uk: aquarian press, 1986. precipitation of matter one of the phenomena of spiritualism known as the passing of solids through solids. the theory suggests before one solid body passes through another it is resolved into its component atoms, to be precipitated in its original form when the passage is completed. camille flammarion suggested a parallel: the passage of a piece of ice (a solid) through a na

almer, and joseph h. rush. foundations of parapsychology: exploring the boundaries of human capability. london: routledge& kegan paul, 1986. gauld, alan. the founders of psychical research. london: routledge& kegan paul, 1968. grattan-guinness, ivor, ed. psychical research: a guide to its history, principles and practices, in celebration of 100 years of the society for psychical research. london: aquarian press, 1982. haynes, renee. the society for psychical research 1882.1982: a history. london: macdonald, 1982. hyslop, james h. enigmas of psychical research. new york: g. p. putnam s sons, 1906. london dialectical society. report on spiritualism of the committee of the london dialectical society. london: longmans, green, reader& dyer, 1971. maxwell, joseph. metapsychical phenomena. london

bore the title quarterly transactions of the british college of psychic science, but beginning with the april 1923 issue was shortened to psychic science. in 1945 psychic science was absorbed into light, the journal of the college of psychic studies. last known address: 16 queensberry pl, south kensington, london, sw7 2eb england. sources: edmonds, simeon. spiritualism: a critical survey. london: aquarian press, 1966. psychic science international special interest group a now-defunct group founded in 1976 from among members and associates of mensa (persons who have established by score in a standard intelligence test that their intelligence is higher than that of 98 percent of the population. psisig was concerned with interest in and conducting of scientific research in the psychic science

ychology since it is difficult to quantify results and many consider it but a variation on clairvoyance. it may also be seen as merely a helpful tool to assist the psychic into the proper state for receiving clairvoyant impressions. sources: buchanan, j. rhodes. manual of psychometry: the dawn of a new civilization. boston: dudley m. holman, 1885. butler, w. e. how to develop psychometry. london: aquarian press; new york: samuel weiser, 1971. denton, william, and elizabeth denton. nature s secrets, or psychometric researches. london: houston& wright, 1863. ellis, ida. thoughts on psychometry. blackpool, england, 1899 [hooper, t. d aute. spirit psychometry and trance communications by unseen agencies. london: rider, 1914. pagenstecher, gustav. past events seership. proceedings of the americ

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even to poor old truman bethurum and cute little aura rhanes from the far side of the sun (evans, 1987. see also: bethurum, truman; contactees further reading bethurum, truman, 1954. aboard a flying saucer. los angeles: devorss and company, 1982. personal scrapbook. scotia, ny: arcturus book service. evans, hilary, 1987. gods, spirits, cosmic guardians. wellingborough, northamptonshire, england: aquarian press. aurora martian an article in the april 19, 1897, edition of the dallas morning news told an extraordinary story in a very few words. datelined aurora, forty-five miles northwest of dallas, it related that a mysterious airship had crashed into a local windmill at 6 a.m. two days earlier. on colliding, it went to pieces with a terrific ex- 34 aura rhanes plosion, scattering debris ov

t moody, raymond a, jr, 1976. life after life: the investigation of a phenomenon survival of bodily death. harrisburg, pa: stackpole books. ring, kenneth, 1980. life at death: a scientific in- vestigation of the near-death experience. new york: coward, mccann and geoghegan. rogo, d. scott, 1989. the return from silence: a study of near-death experiences. wellingborough, northamptonshire, england: aquarian press. bermuda triangle the three points of the bermuda tr i a n g l e are florida, bermuda, and pu e rto rico. in modern legend, the triangle is more than an arbitrary geometric shape; its three points comprise the boundaries of a passage into a mysterious othe rworld. in the bermuda triangle, the laws of n a t u re are suspended, and ships, planes, and people disappear without a trace

and comparable religious miracles as parapsychological phenomena. further reading dash, mike, 1997. b o rd e rl a n d s. london: he i n e m a n n. delaney, john j, ed, 1960. a woman clothed with the sun: eight great appearances of our lady in modern times. garden city, ny: hanover house. mcclure, kevin, 1983. the evidence for visions of the virgin mary. wellingborough, northamptonshire, england: aquarian press. nickell, joe, with john f. fischer, 1988. secrets of the supernatural: investigating the world s occult mys- teries. buffalo, ny: prometheus books. rogo, d. scott, 1982. miracles: a parascientific in- quiry into wondrous phenomena. new york: dial press. van meter, david, 1999. digest of marian apparitions and catholic apocalypticism. http//members. aol.com/uticacw/mar-review.html

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ares, were related to the different planets. for example, the names of the planetary intelligences were converted into numerical values and then the pertinent numbers in the squares were connected with one another, the whole resulting in a sigil. the late israel regardie gives a detailed introduction into this method in how to make and use talismans (wellingborough, northamptonshire, england: the aquarian press, 1972 ff. 6. this term, which was coined by the author of this study, describes a certain type of magic which is based on subjective empiricism, or individual experiences without prior postulates. the opposite is dogmatic magic, which demands a fair amount of faith from its practitioners, austin osman spare and his theory of sigils/ 13 such as belief in the hierarchy of astral entit

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all-seeing eye of horus (osiris. occultists know that both horus and osiris are alternate names for satan. there is one more proof from masonic authors, that satan is the one they worship. masonic authors tell us that they worship lucifer in yet another way. lynn perkins (a masonic author, states that "shamballa has a bearing on the ancient origins of freemasonry and upon its future in the coming aquarian age [masonry in the new age, p. 56] then, on pages 55-56, perkins says that today's mason has no idea that freemasonry comes from such an ancient, esoteric source. most masons today understand that the roots of their organization are in satanism. when perkins said that freemasonry had its origins in shamballa, he just identified masonry as satanic. alice bailey, with her demon master- mas

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ointed.selectbibliographythe greater part of the rituals of the order are contained in thefollowing:regardie, f. israel,thegoldendawn.anaccountoftheteachings,ritesandceremoniesof theorderofthegoldendawn.chicago,ariespress,1937-19404volumes.(arevisededition published byllewellynpublications(1971)isavailablefrom thorsons publishers) torrens, r. g.,thesecretritualsofthegoldendawn.welling255 borough, aquarian press,1973(the rituals printed date from1897but torrens' owntext ishistoricallyinaccurate and, in the case of the list of members and their mottoes,whollyunreli255able.)mathers, s.l.m. and 46.47, 48, 49, 54.rtcontentspageintroduction 7part one: rosicrucianchapter1. christian rosenkreuz and the rosicrucians 13 2. data of the history of the rosicrucians 28 3. the rosicrucians, past and pres

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ynn westcott. a memoir, inq.n.ofthe metropolitan study group.s.r.i.a.,no. 14, september1925, p. 2. 2 recorded in a note made by john yarker in 1895, now among yarker's papers. 3 the letter is reproduced, with others, as appendix iv in lady queenborough,occult theocrasy,1933.4 for the history of the order see ellie howe,the magiciansofthe golden dawnand my ownthe goldendaum:twilightofthe magicians(aquarian press, 1983. 5 letter tof.l.gardner, quoted in howe,op.cit.,p. 165. 6 quotedinhowe,op.cit.,p. 210. 7 see queenborough,op. cit.,appendix iv. 8 ibid. 9 ibid. 10 ibid.part one: rosicrucian1.christian rosenkreuz and the rosicruciansthe rosicrucians of medieval germany formed a group of mystic philosophers, assembling, studying and teaching in private the esoteric doctrines of religion, philos

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t and rectified rite of the golden dawn, but the ultimate derivation from freemasonry is 102[102] the brotherhood of the rosy cross, being records of the house of the holy spirit in its inward and outward history (rider, 1924) 103[103] slt, p. 177 104[104] the details of the quarrel and of the demise of the isis-urania temple are given in r. a. gilbert, the golden dawn: twilight of the magicians (aquarian press, 1983) immediately evident when the rituals are read105[105. the first meeting of the f.r.c. was held on 9 july 1915 at de keyser's hotel on victoria embankment. of the ten fratres who, with one soror, were present at that consecration of the salvator mundi temple of the f.r.c, five can be identified, all of whom were freemasons106[106. the f.r.c. did not demand a masonic qualificat

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t and rectified rite of the golden dawn, but the ultimate derivation from freemasonry is 102[102] the brotherhood of the rosy cross, being records of the house of the holy spirit in its inward and outward history (rider, 1924) 103[103] slt, p. 177 104[104] the details of the quarrel and of the demise of the isis-urania temple are given in r. a. gilbert, the golden dawn: twilight of the magicians (aquarian press, 1983) immediately evident when the rituals are read105[105. the first meeting of the f.r.c. was held on 9 july 1915 at de keyser's hotel on victoria embankment. of the ten fratres who, with one soror, were present at that consecration of the salvator mundi temple of the f.r.c, five can be identified, all of whom were freemasons106[106. the f.r.c. did not demand a masonic qualificat

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verman. thus spake zarathustra, fredrich nietzsche. and going out of the tomb they came into the house of the youth, for he was rich. and after six days jesus told him what to do, and in the evening the youth comes to him, wearing a linen cloth over his naked body. and he remained with him that night, for jesus taught him the kingdom of god. secret gospel of mark, the secret gospel, morton smith. aquarian, 1985. this verse provides an excellent introduction to the path of gnosis. in the secret gospel of mark we have a record of a small segment of the initiated tradition which survived beneath the gloss of early christianity. as can readily be seen from the above quote, the inner training involved days of tuition and education as well as a nocturnal initiation, where the teachings of the ki

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the forces that emanates from them and be transported to a strange world long since passed from this earth. he will walk the great plains and mountains of a strange, ancient kingdom across which pass red-eyed horses bearing strange gods in glowing robes of pure colour. he will see the sun rise from dark mountains into a sky of violet and gold. michael a howard, runes and other magical alphabets, aquarian press, 1978. the practical use of occult alphabets occult alphabets or alphabets used for occult purposes are not simply psychological filing systems. while certainly they can provide us with structures through which correspondences can be categorised and used, they are far more than just this. while it may be popular to reduce the effects of such systems to unconscious journeys, it is gn

o aquarius. this change will bring about a significant variation in the experience of humanity, both in terms of light and darkness, positivity and negativity. all aspects of the fourfold solar cross (negative and positive x and y factors) are influenced by the changeover. as the heraldic period takes hold, humanity is drawn throught the transition and experiences vibrations of both a piscean and aquarian nature. at each of the nexus dates within the heraldic period, the energies further accelerate and transform. religious perceptions of the change there were many who witnessed the start of the heraldic period from the perception of traditional christianity. in the adventist movement people were experiencing revelations and visions as early as the 1830 s, as 1844 came close they became con

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e significance of the term amen. as used in modern religious practices, the term amen means verily. the origin of the word is found in the sanskrit aum and also in om. amra.if you petition for special help and your petition is answered, you are obliged, by the law of amra, to make compensation by passing along to others some portion of the blessing you have received. appellation rite.(see naming) aquarian age.the position of the sun on the vernal equinox moves through the path of the zodiac westward at the rate of a sign in about 2200 years. this period is referred to astrologically as an age. due to this precession, the spring equinox does not begin in aries as it once did, but in pisces. when it crosses into the sign aquarius, the aquarian age will have begun. arcane.that which is not hi

ach of which is a cycle in the growth and development of the mind and body in the being; even the prenatal period is divided into cycles. the evolution of the universe, the evolution of man from a primitive being into the present can be divided into cycles. the twenty-four hours constituting a day are divisible into planetary cycles. the consciousness of man is at present in the early part of the aquarian cycle. cycles form an easily understandable and significant method of measuring time and progress.[169] d death.the mystic not only looks upon death as inevitable, but as a necessary element in the cycle of life. death and birth are synonymous in this sense, for so-called death is birth into another plane, while birth is likewise a transition. the transition of soul into a body is conside

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ons and receives answers. lieute255 nant burton was greatly pleased and wentaway.one day my seeress called him into the mirror. she plainly recognized him, although dressed as an arab and sunburnt, and described what he was doing. he was quarrelling with a party of bedouins inextractsconcerninghockley95children:thestrangeworldof theastrologers(london, 1967, re-issued asastrologyand the thirdreich(aquarian press, wellingborough, 19 84. 3 mackenzie appears to have been attempting to set up a rival to the sria'srosicrucianmagazine,towhich he had been a contributor. perhaps the latter was not prepared to publish the more occult material in which mackenzieet al.were interested. 4 irwin had misunderstood mackenzie's letterofiijune, believing mackenzietohave suggested that hockley should take his

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westcott editedby r. a. gilbert the rosicrucian seer: the magical work of frederick hockley editedbyjohn hamill the sorcerer and his apprentice: unknown hermetic writings ofs. l. macgregor mathers and j. w. brodie-innes edited by r. a. gilbert ibe 1llebemist of tbe golden 'dawn (lhe tetters of the1ivd (1.11. l1jton to 1.t.gardner and tithers 1886-19 6 edited with an introduction by ellie howe the aquarian press wellingborough, northamptonshire contents introduction the letters index ofpersons page 9 19 iii facsimile of letter 7 (see page 28 ff) introduction the revd william alexander ayton and his wife both joined the hermetic order of the golden dawn (hereafter, the g.d) in july 1888, about four months after dr william wynn westcott, a london coroner, founded the order. ayton was, in fact

e. waite's shadows of life and thought (1938, and read his tantalizingly obscure account of the origins of the hermetic order of the golden dawn and his own experiences in the order. bewildered by waite's obfuscations i decided to try to solve 'the mystery of the g.d' and the magicians of the golden dawn: a documentary history of a magical order, 1887-1923 appeared in 1972 (to be reissued by the aquarian press. when i began to work on the g.d. problem in 1970 there was only one possible point of departure, namely f. l. gardner's papers, which gerald yorke had purchased from houghton. republished as astrology and the third reich (aquarian press, 1984. 17 apart from ayton's letters, which form the substance of this book, they included a mass of correspondence relating to gardner's membershi

on, you will live, old and his predictions to the contrary, notwithstanding. my own impression is that you will live the full span of life in general, barring accidents against which every one should be on his guard' 1 walter richard old (1864-1929, wholater calledhimselfwalter gom old, was a professional astrologer who used the pseudonym sepharial.for his career seemyastrology andthe thirdreich (aquarian press, 1984. between august and november 1898 he wrote five letters to gardner about small loans. 2 gardner was still worrying about his horoscope and 'fatal planetaryaspects' a quarter of a century later. three letters written to him by westcott in 1922 refer to his fear of death. my dear kohn,i i am now able to return you your most valuable ms. the first part seemed very prosy& tiresome

and deputy provincial grand master for west lancashire and a provincial grand master for aberdeen west merely indicates that noblemen were then almost automatically promoted to very senior offices. i have not been able to identify any specially 'occult lodge' in england and doubt whether anything of the kind existed. for frederick hockley see john hamill's forthcoming study the rosicrucian seer (aquarian press, 1986. zanoni (1842, a novel by edward bulwer-lytton, was said to be a 'rosicrucian' novel and was once greatly admired by occultists although for what reason i cannot fathom. you have asked me a question, which, i fear i am not competent to answer fully. i knew the late lord lindsay most by a book published by him, entitled "progression by antagonism, a very philosophical work, she

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d. the ordinary lipstick counter of today is an example of how many ways man has devised to understand, to see, and then to categorize. pink! sensational evolution rapidly expanded! all about us, more and more people are born who claim to see sights normal eyes never see, hear sounds normal ears never hear, know truths normal hearts never know. they are the 20th-century freaks, the cavemen of the aquarian age. they are the new pioneers. while it may be lonely out there in the lush wilderness, one thing is certain: the colours are vivid in the sparkling clean air, and there's got to be an unbeatable excitement attached to stalking dinosaurs. they used to laugh at people who spoke of ghosts in their houses, but today many universities have a department to investigate reports of the supernatu

ISRAEL REGARDIE A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GEOMANTIC DIVINATION

e digilizocb, google digilizocb, google !cb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google i digilizocb, gooesby the same author the golden dawn the tree of life the middle pillar the philosopher's stone the eye in the triangle a garden of pomegranates in this series how to make and use talismans a practical guide to geomantic divination by israel regardie the aquarian press 37/38 margaret street, london, w.e first published june 1972 israel regardie 1972 contents introduction 1. the gcomantic symbols 2. method 3. the judge and two witnesses 4. the question 5. the i louse 6. the presiding genius 7. summary of divining process 8. an example paqc 7 11 20 33 3g 39 42 50 isbn 0 85030 094 0 hardback) isbn 0 85030 095 9 (paperback) typeset in great britain by

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are determined by past karma. the most enlightened of yogis are said to bypass all of the bardo, going directly to a paradise realm or else directly into another body in rebirth without any loss of consciousness. yoga during life prepares one for the after-death experiences. see also buddhism; demons for further reading: bromage, bernard. tibetan yoga. 1952. wellingborough, northamptonshire, uk: aquarian press, 1979. evans-wentz,w. y, ed. the tibetan book of the dead. 3rd ed. london: oxford university press, 1960. baudelaire, charles charles baudelaire (1821 1867) was a french poet who was seemingly obsessed with alienation and evil. although some have labeled him a satanist, his religious attitudes were complex, and seem to have fluctuated throughout his lifetime. he died reconciled with

animity, then one will escape rebirth and achieve nirvana. see also bardo th dol; hell and heaven; hinduism;mara for further reading: benard, elisabeth. the tibetan tantric view of death and afterlife. in hiroshi obayashi, ed. death and afterlife: perspectives ofworld religions. westport, ct: greenwood press, 1992, 49 64. bromage, bernard. tibetan yoga. 1952. wellingborough, northamptonshire, uk: aquarian press, 1979. conze, edward. buddhist thought in india. 1962. reprint, ann arbor: university of michigan press, 1967. evans-wentz,w.y, ed. the tibetan book of the dead. 3rd ed. london: oxford university press, 1960. rahula,walpola. what the buddha taught. 1959. 2nd expanded edition, new york: evergreen, 1974. zimmer, heinrich. philosophies of india. new york: bollingen, 1951; new york:macm

ny other important magical organizations now functioning in england. fortune worked as a psychiatrist, specializing in helping people recover from and counter psychic attacks, the topic of her best-known book, psychic self-defense. see also magic and magical groups for further reading: fortune, dion. the esoteric orders and their works. st. paul, mn: llewellyn, 1971 .psychic self-defense. london: aquarian press, 1957. the gate and gate 2 the gate, a 1987 film, offers the familiar oops- we-accidently-opened-the-gate-to-hell-and-letthe- demons-out! theme in a suburban, home alone setting. in the 1992 sequel, a teen sacrifices a hamster to invoke the powers of darkness. gnosticism gnosticism is a term for a broad range of different religious movements. despite this variation, what we might ca

masturbation was strictly condemned. homosexual behavior was regarded as impure. drugs and animal sacrifice were also forbidden. see also crowley, aleister;magic and magical groups for further reading: gilbert, r. a. the golden dawn scrapbook: the rise and fall of a magical order. york beach, me: samuel weiser, 1997. the golden dawn, twilight of the magicians.wellingborough, northamptonshire, uk: aquarian, 1983. israel regardie, the golden dawn: an account of the teachings, rites, and ceremonies of the order of the golden dawn. 2 vols. 2nd ed. st. paul, mn: llewellyn, 1969. hex as commonly used, the term hex means an evil spell or bewitchment, and is almost precisely interchangeable with the word curse. it derives from the german word hexe, which means witch. hexe, in turn, comes from the

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r this work has been mirrored on various sites across the web; www.hermetic.com which has a section of rowe.s enochian writings is probably a good place to start looking. turner, robert (1989: elizabethean magic: the art and the magus. shaftsbury: element (1983; ed/ trans) the heptarchia mystica of john dee. edinburgh: magnum opus hermetic sourceworks. expanded reissue, wellingborough, northants: aquarian, 1986. tyson, donald (1998: enochian magick for beginners. st paul, mn: llewellyn. zalewski, pat (1990: golden dawn enochian magic. st paul, mn: llewellyn(.second edition. 1994. finally i will warn the reader that schueler& schueler.s .enochian. books for llewellyn should not be regarded as a reliable source of information on either .dee purist. or golden dawn enochian magick, or anything

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equinox; reprinted in duquette, magick of thelema. 860. gjohn st. john. h in equinox i (1) and aleister crowley and the practice of the magical diary. b. published books, essays, etc. abraham ben simeon of worms (attrib: the book of the sacred magic of abra- melin the mage (trans& ed. by s.l. gmacgregor h mathers. london: privately published, 1898; reprinted new york: dover, 1975; wellingborough: aquarian, 1976; kila, montana: kessinger, 1992. betz, hans dieter (ed: the greek magical papyri in translation, including the demotic spells; volume 1: texts. chicago: university of chicago press, 1986, 1992 [chaldaan oracles: the chaldaan oracles attributed to zoroaster, ed. gs.a. h (w. wynn westcott; london: theosophical society, 1895; reprinted edmunds, wisconsin: sure fire press, 1984. the cha

ph annotations and marginal doodles, thame, oxon: first impressions, 1992. re-set reprint with additional editorial material, york beach, maine: samuel weiser, 1995 (ed. by william breeze. preisendanz, karl (ed: papyri graca magica: die griechischen zauberpapyri (2 vols. leipzig: teubner, 1928-31; second edition stuttgart: teubner, 1973. regardie, francis israel: ceremonial magic. wellingborough: aquarian, 1980 (ed) the golden dawn (full title: the teachings, rites and ceremonies of the hermetic order of the golden dawn (4 vols) chicago: aries press, 1937-1940; 6th edition in one volume, st. paul, minnesota: llewellyn, 1989. waite, arthur edward: the book of black magic and of pacts, including the rites and mysteries of goetic theurgy, sorcery and infernal necromancy. london: 1898. second

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eignty" the period of 2,160 years required for the regression of the sun through one of the zodiacal constellations is often termed an age. according to this system, the age secured its name from the sign through which the sun passes year after year as it crosses the equator at the vernal equinox. from this arrangement are derived the terms the taurian age, the aryan age, the piscean age, and the aquarian age. during these periods, or ages, religious worship takes the form of the appropriate celestial sign--that which the sun is said to assume as a personality in the same manner that a spirit assumes a body. these twelve signs are the jewels of his breastplate and his light shines forth from them, one after the other. from a consideration of this system, it is readily understood why certai

reason why that constellation was held in such high esteem and reverence by the ancients. the astrologers distinguished leo as the 'sole house of the sun' and taught that the world was created when the sun was in that sign 'the lion was adored in the east and the west by the egyptians and the mexicans. the chief druid of britain was styled a lion (stellar theology and masonic astronomy) when the aquarian age is thoroughly established, the sun will be in leo, as will be noted from the explanation previously given in this chapter regarding the distinction between geocentric and heliocentric astrology. then, indeed, will the secret religions of the world include once more the raising to initiation by the grip of the lion's paw (lazarus will come forth) click to enlarge the circular zodiac of

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eater system of spiritual doctrine contained in the rituals is strongly emphasized. the meaning of masonry was written with a view toward promoting a deeper understanding of the fraternity, and this goal has been achieved. the ideals of the masonic fraternity have a wide appeal to the best instincts of men, and the craft has become one of the greatest social institutions in the world. in this new aquarian age, when many individuals and groups are working in various ways for the eventual restoration of the mysteries, an increasing number of aspirants are beginning to recognize that freemasonry may well be the vehicle for this achievement. we have here a sincere effort by a learned and earnest brother to point to the source of masonic light in elegant, and at times profound, language. they w

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. the new atlantis as proposed in francis bacon s work is almost at hand. the ancient mysteries are being studied for illumination and enlightenment by the new world order s elite. not to mention the new age gurus dutifully recruiting on behalf of the secret brotherhood. in 1980, marylin ferguson compiled and espoused a synthesis involving the theories of transformation and the secret plan of the aquarian age. in her studies of the scientific advancements of this age involving entropy and syntropy, holism, holographs, paradigm shifts, the uncertainty principle and evolution, she discovered that, for the first time an american renaissance is taking place in all disciplines, breaking the boundaries between them, transforming them at their farthest reaches where they all converge (the aquaria

hat time. the mysterious heiroglyphs were considered to be symbols of hidden knowledge. symbols and gestures became a means of conveying secrets and truths. the cosmos was seen as an organic unity. it was peopled by a hierarchy of spirits which exercised all kinds of influences and sympathies. the practice of magic became a holy quest. back in 1927, freemason w.l. wilmhurst saw the dawning of the aquarian age as the fufillment of the plan. in the meaning of masonry, p.4, he writes: in this new aquarian age, when many individuals and groups are working in various ways for the eventual restoration of the mysteries, an increasing number of aspirants are beginning to recognize that freemasonry may well be the vehicle for this achievement he would be well proud, i m sure, of today s mainstream

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nterpretive sciences aimed at understanding human behavior from various perspectives, coupled with technological advances. this was largely aided by the separation of philosophy and religion from the sciences, unlike the traditions of ancient civilizations. consequently, archaeology, anthropology, psychology, and numerous other sciences found eager audiences in the group variously called new-age, aquarian age, and neo-pagan. for purposes of clarity, the term "neo-pagan" is selected here, though many persons who accept the labels of "new-age" and "aquarian age" would balk at the "neo-pagan" label, due to their strong ties with orthodox religions. they all arrive sooner or later at union with something-or-other. the question is "whose god(s) are false" it is obvious that a major problem of t

ok of thoth. i recommend that most people avoid decks that are older than waite's. most of these do not have pictures on all of their cards, but only on the trumps and sometimes the court cards. the symbolic language is more archaic, and harder for our modern conscious selves to understand. however, if one of these strongly appeals to you, use it. there are several modern tarot decks, such as the aquarian deck, which may be very well suited for many people. the only way to find out is to look at the deck and see how the symbolism, colors and figures, appeal to each of us. do they speak to you? examine the decks; examine the reference books related to the decks, and choose the deck that's right for you. as a beginner, do not use a deck unless you can find some book or person who can give yo

an world of aleister crowley: enochian sex magic, lon milo duquette& christopher s. hyatt phd, new falcon. a lucid and workable representation of crowley's original enochian paper, liber chanokh, along with notes and explanatory hints. details of enochian sex magical operations for those so inclined. it includes a very useful enochian dictionary. the heptarchia mystica of john dee, robert turner, aquarian. a presentation of dee's planetary enochian papers, along with some interesting biographical and historical notes. this book revealed the correct layout of the holy table, which had been accidentally reversed by casaubon's printers, and thus incorrectly copied in nearly all texts since. the golden dawn, israel regardie, llewellyn. the golden dawn made a good job of rehabilitating the enoc

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e adopted the triangle as symbolic of their teachings. in 1937 the lucis trust founded a subsidiary group named triangles which today encourages people across the globe to network by forming local three person triangle groups to come together often and meditate. in this way, said the parent organization in a letter, occult adepts can "help to illumine world thought..through which the new incoming aquarian energies can function, the new ideas spread, and the new world order emerge."7 according to bailey, the coming new world order of the new age is best symbolized by a triangle within a circle, with a single dot, or point, within the triangle. this symbol is said to represent three centres (in u.s.a, centers, the point standing for the ruler of the spirit world, sanat (an anagram for "satan

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sness after death. it also raises the question about a spiritual component to humans and about a meaningful universe with a purpose rather than a random universe. m delving deeper atwater, p. m. h. beyond the light. new york: avon, 1997. the complete idiot s guide to near-death experiences. new york: alpha books, 2000. crookall, robert. more astral projections: analysis of case histories. london: aquarian press, 1964. eadie, betty j. embraced by the light. new york: bantam books, 1994. kubler-ross, elisabeth. on death and dying. new york: macmillan, 1969. moody, raymond a, jr. life after life. new york: bantam books, 1981. morse, melvin. closer to the light. new york: ivy books, 1991. muldoon, sylvan, and hereward carrington. the projection of the astral body. new york: weiser, 1981. ring

onnas: our lady of czestochowa, maintained by the marian library/international marian research institute [online] http//www.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/ olczest.html. 23 january 2002. imel, martha ann, and dorothy myers. goddesses in world mythology. new york: oxford university press, 1995. matthews, caitlin. sophia goddess of wisdom: the divine feminine from black goddess to world-soul. london: aquarian press, 1992. sjoo, monica, and barbara mor. the great cosmic mother. san francisco: harper and row, 1987. cathars in 1208, pope innocent iii (c. 1161 1216) declared the cathars, a sect of christianity (also known as the albigenses, to be heretical and condemned the citizens of beziers, perpignan, narbonne, toulouse, and carcassone to death as enemies of the church. simon de montfort (c. 1

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cal theory sees in autoscopy the projection of memory pictures. certain pictures are stored in the memory and when conditions of stress or other unusual psychological situations arise these memories may be projected outside the body as real images. m delving deeper black, david. ekstasy: out-of-the-body experiences. new york: bobbs-merrill, 1975. crookall, robert. more astral projections. london: aquarian press, 1964. fodor, nandor. mind over space and time. new york: citadel press, 1962. steinour, harold. exploring the unseen world. new york: citadel press, 1959. tyrrell, g. n. m. apparitions. new york: collier books, 1963. ghosts of the living psychical research has identified the following types of situations in which out-of-body experiences (obes) or astral projections might occur: 1

ver is deepest and most unitary in man s whole being? of all vital phenomena, i say, this is the most significant; this self-projection is the one definite act which it seems as though a man might perform equally well before and after bodily death. m delving deeper black, david. ekstasy: out-of-the-body experiences. new york: bobbs-merrill, 1975. crookall, robert. more astral projections. london: aquarian press, 1964. ingram, jay. can consciousness exist when the brain is off-line? toronto star, january 15, 2002 [online] http//www.thestar.com/nasapp/cs/ contentserver?pagename=thestar/layout/ article_prin. monroe, robert a. far journeys. new york: doubleday, 1987. muldoon, sylvan, and hereward carrington. the phenomena of astral projection. london: rider& co, 1966. phantoms almost every cit

e and space. even while humans physical bodies exist in this physical world, wherein the limitations of mass, energy, space, and time shape and control the environment, the human essence is capable of extending outside of itself. m delving deeper cannon, alexander. sleeping through space. woodthorpe, nottingham, england: walcott publishing, 1938. crookall, robert. more astral projections. london: aquarian press, 1964. hart, hornell. the engima of survival. springfield, ill: charles c. thomas, publishers, 1960. krippner, stanley, with etzel cardena and steven j. lynn. varieties of anomalous experience: examining the scientific evidence.washington, d.c: american psychological association, 2000. monroe, robert a. far journeys. garden city, n.y: doubleday, 1987. muldoon, sylvan. the case for a

individuals with their fright and helping them gain more understanding about what had happened to them. m delving deeper bryan, c. d. b. close encounters of the fourth kind: alien abductions, ufos, and the conference at m.i.t. new york: alfred a. knopf, 1995. evans, hilary. gods, spirits, cosmic guardians: a comparative study of the encounter experience. wellingborough, northamptonshire, england: aquarian press, 1987. hopkins, budd. the intruders. new york: random house, 1987. lewis, james, ed. the gods have landed: new religions from other worlds. albany: state university of new york press, 1995. mack, john e. abducted. new york: charles scribner s sons, 1994. randle, kevin d, russ estes, and william p. cone. the abduction engima. new york: forge books, 1999. george adamski (1891 1965) ge

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ewits asserted that the craft as it was practiced in the twentieth century did not go back beyond gerald b. gardner and doreen valiente.no earlier than the 1920s. although such views were controversial at the time, by 1983 many scholars within the field began to acknowledge that neopagan wicca may well be a new religion, rather than the continuation of an old one. in 1974.75, bonewits founded the aquarian anti-defamation league (aadl, a civil liberties organization for members of minority and alternative belief systems. bonewits and his wife divorced in 1976, and he decided to return to berkeley, where he was elected archdruid of the reformed druids of north america. after disagreements with longtime members, bonewits left the organization, and the druidic publication that he had establish

ip abroad. m delving deeper buckland, raymond. buckland fs complete book of witchcraft. st. paul, minn: llewellyn publications, 1987, 1997. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d magic and sorcery 85 dr. gerald brosseau gardner (1884.1964 (raymond buckland/fortean picture library) crowley, vivianne. wicca: the old religion in the new age. london: aquarian press, 1989. gardner, gerald. the meaning of witchcraft. london: aquarian press, 1982. witchcraft today. 1954. reprint, london: rider, 1982. sybil leek (1923.1983) sybil leek was a witch, an astrologer, and a psychic who was born in england into a highly unusual family. her maternal grandmother was a psychic lady and a follower of the old religion. her father was an intellectual and well

. a blind virgin cranked the wheel, as all humans are controlled by unperceived psychic powers. humans must learn to use their psychic abilities to control their life, rather than allow their life to be buffeted about in a blind manner. the force (arcanum eleven) symbolizes the inner strength by which one may overcome obstacles placed in the path of spiritual progress. eleven is the number of the aquarian age, and represents universal energy. prana. eleven also symbolizes spiritual will power, vitality, and/or intense strength. the hanged man (arcanum twelve) represents taking on the new and giving up the old. this card allegorizes the prudent adept of arcanum nine (the hermit, who has now freed himself from the wheel of life and rebirth of arcanum ten. the adept has been elevated to glory

associated with the sign gemini. an agate amulet is believed to promote good health. an agate ring bestows wealth and honor; also, it can be used to obtain favors from people in high positions. legend has it that any person who gazes upon this gem will be compelled to speak the truth and cannot maintain secrecy. amethyst. this gem, a purple variety of quartz, is traditionally considered to be the aquarian birthstone. an amethyst ring is usually worn for protection against sorcery and the evil eye. an amethyst pendant prevents depression and supposedly bestows spiritual visions. bloodstone. also known as heliotrope, this variety of quartz is the piscean birthstone. worn as a pendant, it allegedly prevents miscarriage and other illness during pregnancy. mounted in a ring, the amulet reported

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eth on the tree, looking down on the four lower sephiroth (with tiphareth being the top point of the pentagram) and with the upper sephiroth behind (as the hexagram. 5. repeat the kabbalistic cross. this ritual should bring about a feeling of protection and preparation, and if done often enough in the same room, will imbue the room with a similar quality. bibliography barrett, francis. the magus. aquarian press, 1989. bentov, itzhak. stalking the wild pendulum. destiny books, 1988. braham, mark. the protector of humanity. arcane school conference, 1987. crowley, aleister. 777. mrg, 1977. crowley, aleister. konx om paig1 the union of the martinist orders the martinist operative& general ritual high martinist authorities constituting the union of the martinist orders prescribe and recommend

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