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ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

rpretation. again, there are some who are interested, yet who feel the possibilities involved are too far advanced for them, and that they need not occupy themselves with them at this stage of their evolution. this book seeks to make it apparent that here and now the average man may begin to build that character and to lay those foundations of knowledge which are necessary before even the path of discipleship can be trodden. due preparation may now be made, and men and women everywhere may if they choose fit themselves for the condition of discipleship and tread the probationary path. hundreds in the east and in the west are pressing onwards towards this goal, and in the unity of the one ideal, in their common aspiration and endeavour, they will meet before the one portal. they will then r

ey have delegated some of their most promising pupils to some other masters, drafting them into small groups for a brief period. the experiment is being tried of intensifying the teaching, and of subjecting disciples, not initiates, to the frequent strong vibration of a master. it involves risk, but, if the experiment proves successful, will tend to the greater assisting of the race. chapter viii discipleship a disciple described. a disciple is one who above all else, is pledged to do three things: a. to serve humanity. b. to co-operate with the plan of the great ones as he sees it and as best he may. c. to develop the powers of the ego, to expand his consciousness until he can function on the three planes in the three worlds, and in the causal body, and to follow the guidance of the highe

e of the egoic group is his for the using, for he can now be trusted to wield it only for the helping of humanity, and wherein after the fourth initiation he becomes a sharer in, and can be trusted with, some part of the energy of the planetary logos, and thus be enabled to carry forward the plans of that logos for evolution. it would be well to remember that disciples on the first ray understand discipleship largely in terms of energy, or force, or activity, whilst disciples on the second ray understand it more in terms of consciousness or initiation. hence the divergence of expressions in ordinary use, and the lack of comprehension among thinkers. it might prove useful to express the idea of discipleship in terms of the different rays meaning by this, discipleship as it manifests on the

not furthered by a life of utter sacrifice for others, and by a reticence, humility, and disinterestedness of a very unusual kind, may serve to build good vehicles which will be of use in another incarnation, but will not serve to break down those barriers, outer and inner, and overcome those opposing forces and energies which stand between a "good" man and the ceremony of initiation. the path of discipleship is a difficult one to tread, and the path of initiation harder still; an initiate is but a battle-scarred warrior, the victor in many a hard-won fight; he speaks not of his achievements, for he is too busy with the great work in hand; he makes no reference to himself or to all that he has accomplished, save to deprecate the littleness of what has been done. nevertheless, to the world

telligence under evolutionary law- 64- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust therefore the great lords are closely connected with the initiations of a human unit. they are too occupied with greater affairs and with group activities to have any relationship with a man until he stands upon the probationary path. when he has, through his own effort, brought himself on to the path of discipleship, the particular master who has him under supervision reports to the head of one of the three departments (this being dependent upon a man's ray) that he is nearing the portal of initiation and should be ready for the great step during such and such a life. each life, and later each year, report is made, until the final year upon the path of probation, when closer and more frequent rep

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

g 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 instructions by the tibetan to a selected group. in a treatise on cosmic fire the tibetan has given us what h. p. blavatsky prophesied he would gi

der than the law of physical sex. it is the expression of the law as it is demonstrated by the three major groups of lunar pitris. these three groups are not concerned with the building of the forms of the animal kingdom, for they are the builders of the body of man in the final three stages of the path of evolution: a. the stage of high intellectuality, or of artistic attainment, b. the stage of discipleship, c. the stage of treading the path. the lower four groups concern themselves with the earlier stages, and with the animal aspects of attraction in both the kingdoms- 696- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust 5. the law of radiation. this is one of the most interesting of the laws for it only comes into activity in connection with the highest specimens of the various ki

f cosmic vision. more of the deva evolution pass to this path than do the human. human beings pass to it via the deva evolution, which can be entered by transference to the fifth, or ray path. on this latter path the two evolutions merge and from the fifth, the sixth path can be entered. path vii. the path of absolute sonship. this sonship is a correspondence on the highest plane to that grade of discipleship which we call "son of the master" it is the sonship to a being higher than our logos of whom we may not speak. it is also the great controlling path of karma. the lipika lords are upon this path, and all who are fitted for that line of work, and who are close to the logos in a personal and intimate sense pass to this seventh path. it is the path of the special intimates of the logos a

one of which all must pass: path 1. the path of earth service. path 2. the path of magnetic work. path 3. the path of the planetary logoi. path 4. the path to sirius. path 5. the ray path. path 6. the path of the solar logos. path 7. the path of absolute sonship. 217 48: see s. d, ii, 746, 747- 811- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust 218 49: see s.d, iii, 364, 365, 367. 219 50: discipleship or chelaship..the ancient mysteries were but a school of spiritual training and perfection in true wisdom; that the preliminary qualification was the purification of the heart from all sensual passions and false preconceptions; that, while the hand of the master might lead the neophyte through the dangers of the stage where, like the infant, he could not walk alone he was obliged, in

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

ucing concretion and the motive power of thought as it produces effects on the physical plane are contacted and known. here however the yogin translates himself into more spiritual and subtler realms and becomes aware of that which the self (in its true nature) perceives and knows. he enters into the world of causes. the first group might be regarded as comprising all who are treading the path of discipleship, and covers the time from their entrance upon the probationary path until they have taken the second initiation. the second group is comprised of those higher disciples who having controlled and transmuted the entire lower nature make a contact with their monad, spirit or "father in heaven" and discern what that monad perceives. the first form of realisation comes to those who are in

st h. the head of the teaching department is a disciple of the lord of the world, i. the lord of the world is the disciple of one of the three planetary spirits who represent the three major aspects, j. these are again disciples of the solar logos. it will be apparent therefore to the careful student how interdependent all are and how the achievement of one will profoundly affect the entire body. discipleship can be regarded as a generic term covering all those states or conditions of being in the fourth and fifth kingdoms (human and spiritual) wherein certain expansions of consciousness are brought about through specific training. 27. the word of ishvara is aum (or om. this is the pranava (see book i. sutra 1) students should remember that there are three basic words or sounds in manifest

e threefold lower nature has been worked at (as outlined in the rules, and only as a balanced and controlled condition of the emotional nature has been brought about and right poise achieved, can the aspirant to raja yoga safely proceed to the more esoteric and occult work connected with the fires of his little system. this point cannot be too strongly emphasized. only at a very advanced stage of discipleship will it be safe for the man to deal consciously with the vital fires and direct their right progression up the spine. few there are as yet who have "kept the law and the commandments- 40- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust obstacle ii. mental inertia. the next great basic obstacle (for these obstacles are given in the order of their relative power over average man) is in

the group to which he belongs, and he does this through a finding of his own inner reality as latent in his personality. he learns that he, the human atom is a part of a group or centre in the body of a heavenly man, a planetary logos and that he must develop awareness of: a. his group vibration, b. his group purpose, c. his group centre. this is the stage of the probationary path or the path of discipleship up to the third initiation, and the old commentary proceeds "within the hall of learning, the central mystery is contacted. the method of release is seen, the law is well fulfilled, and man emerges well-nigh adept" finally, the man enters the hall of wisdom to which he was admitted occasionally (and with increasing frequency) after the first great initiation, and learns of the place h

sons of men captive. it is here that the axe must be laid to the root of the tree. 7. desire is attachment to objects of pleasure. this is not a literal translation by any means but gives the basic idea so clearly that it is best to translate the sutra as above. these objects of pleasure cover all the attachments which a man forms from the savage state of infant humanity up to advanced degrees of discipleship; they cover desire for gross objects on the physical plane as well as attachment to those things, occupations and reactions which the- 77- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust emotions or intellectual pursuits will offer; they cover the whole gamut or range of sensuous experience from the response of the savage to warmth and a good meal to the rapture of the mystic. desire

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

gita iv.6. the statistical and the academic is a necessary basis and a preliminary step for most scientific study, but in this book we will centre our attention on the life aspect, and the practical application of truth to the daily life of the aspirant. let us study how we can become practical magicians, and in what way we can best live the life of a spiritual man, and of an aspirant to accepted discipleship in our own peculiar times, state and environment. to do this we will take the fifteen rules for magic to be found in my earlier book, entitled a treatise on cosmic fire. i will comment on them, dealing not with their cosmic significance or with solar and other correspondences and analogies, but applying them to the work of the aspirant, and giving practical suggestions for the better

of the field of average human evolution- 36- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust he has used it and has been dominated by it. he has also suffered from it and consequently in time revolted, through utter satiety, from all that pertains to the material world. dissatisfaction, disgust, distaste, and a deep fatigue are characteristic very frequently of those who are on the verge of discipleship. for what is a disciple? he is one who seeks to learn a new rhythm, to enter a new field of experience, and to follow the steps of that advanced humanity who have trodden ahead of him the path, leading from darkness to light, from the unreal to the real. he has tasted the joys of life in the world of illusion and has learnt their powerlessness to satisfy and hold him. now he is in a s

e cinematograph of the form side of life. if he looks within, he sees the shadows cast by the light, and becomes aware of much impedimenta which must be discarded before the light he sees in the distance can be approached, and then enter within him. then he can know himself as light itself, and walk in that light and transmit it likewise to others. it is perhaps well to remember that the stage of discipleship is in many ways the most difficult part of the entire ladder of evolution. the solar angel is unceasingly in deep meditation. the impulses of energy, emanating from him are increasing in vibratory rate and are becoming more and more powerful. the energy is affecting more and more the forms through which the soul is- 38- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust seeking expr

breathes. now in our work we are concerning ourselves with that one who, breathing rhythmically, will drive the form into right action and right control. this is our objective and our goal. a right understanding is necessary nevertheless if we are to appreciate intelligently our task and its effects. much more could be said on this rule but enough has been here given for the average applicant to discipleship to consider and upon which to base action. most of us are average, are we not? if we regard ourselves otherwise, we divorce ourselves from others and become guilty of the sin of separateness the one real sin. an appreciation of the above thoughts should build in the aspirant a realisation of the value of his meditation work, whilst the idea of a cyclic response to soul impulse lies ba

mous terms. the thought of the man and the idea of the soul have found a point of rapport, and the germ of a thought form has come into being. this thought form, when completed, will embody as much of the great plan (on which the hierarchy is working) as the man can vision, grasp, and embody on the mental plane. this, in the early stages of a man's aspiration, in his first steps along the path of discipleship, and for the first two initiations, is covered by the word "service. he grasps, gropingly at first, the idea of the unity of the life, and its manifestation as the brotherhood existing between all forms of that divine life. this subjective ideal gradually leads to an appreciation of the way in which this essential relationship can work out practically. this can be seen finding its exp

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

t a powerful and material expression eventuates. 2. a subsequent and painful differentiation of the consciousness into a realised duality. in this condition, the man is distinctly aware of what is termed his essential duality; he knows he is spirit-matter, is form-life, and is the soul in manifestation. during this stage, which covers many lives and carries the man along the path of probation and discipleship as far as the third initiation, the centre of gravity (if i may so express it) shifts steadily out of the form side and centres itself more and more in that of the soul. there is a growing consciousness that there is a reality which embraces, and at the same time extinguishes, duality. remember that the entire story of evolution is the story of consciousness, and of a growing- 15- a t

than the fifth, reveal a purpose wider and deeper than that which is working out within our solar system. the purpose of our manifested logos is but a part of a greater intent. it might also be noted that in the fourth kingdom of nature, on the path of evolution and of probation, a man arrives at a knowledge of his individual soul, and glimpses the quality and purpose of that soul. on the path of discipleship and of initiation, he glimpses the quality and purpose of his planetary life, and discovers himself as a part of a ray life, which is appearing through the form of a planet and is embodying an aspect of the divine purpose and energy. after the third initiation he glimpses the quality and purpose of the solar system; he sees his ray life and energy as a part of a greater whole. these a

. when studied from the form side, naught but differentiation and separation can be seen. when studied from the consciousness or sentiency aspect, unity emerges. when the human stage is reached and self-awareness is blended with the sentiency of forms and with the tiny consciousness of the atom, some idea of a possible subjective unity begins dimly to dawn on the thinker's mind. when the stage of discipleship is reached, a man begins to see himself as a sentient part of a sentient whole, and slowly reacts to the purpose and intent of that whole. he grasps that purpose little by little as he swings consciously into the rhythm of the sum total of which he is a part. when more advanced stages and more rarefied and refined forms are possible, the part is lost in the whole; the rhythm of the wh

the dove? can you, the fish, swim free? quality..overcoming the waters of the emotional nature. this out-going ray of devotion to the ideal, and the incoming ray of magical order or organisation are largely responsible for the type of man's consciousness today. man is essentially devoted (to the point of fanaticism) to whatever may be the goal of his life's attention. this goal may be to achieve discipleship, or to raise a family, or to get money, or to achieve popularity, or any other objective to which he consecrates his time and energy; but whatever it may be, to it he devotes all that he is or has. man also is essentially and inherently a producer of law and order, though this quality is only just beginning to make its presence felt. this is because mankind is, at last, becoming menta

he clairvoyant investigators would see the dim glow of the light within the elements which constitute the body, and the light hidden in the atoms which constitute the form nature. as evolution proceeds, these dim points of "dark light" intensify their glow; the light within the head flickers at intervals during the life of the average man, and becomes a shining light as he enters upon the path of discipleship. when he becomes an initiate, the light of the atoms is so bright, and the light in the head so intense (with a paralleling stimulation of the centres of force in the body, that the light body appears. eventually this body of light becomes externalised and of greater prominence than the dense tangible physical body. this is the body of light in which the true son of god consciously dw

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

be found in every nation, in every church, and in every group where men of good will are to be found working, and where world service is rendered. the modern so-called esoteric groups are not the custodians of the teaching of initiation, nor is it their prerogative to prepare man for this unfoldment. the best of them can only prepare men for that stage in the evolutionary process which is called "discipleship" the reason why this is sadly the case, and why initiation seems so far away from the membership of most of the groups who claim an insight into the initiation processes, is that they have not laid the needed emphasis upon that mental illumination which perforce lights the way to the gate leading to the "secret place of the most high" they have laid the emphasis upon personality devot

at this is already happening, that the destruction going on around us and the tearing down of the ancient institutions political, religious and social are only preparatory to this undertaking. we are on our way to "that which is within" and many voices are today proclaiming this- 19- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust we are on that path of transition (can we call it the path of discipleship) which will lead us into a new dimension, into the interior world of true fact and right energy. it is a world in which only the spiritual body can function and only the eye of spirit can see. it cannot be perceived by those whose inner perception is unawakened and whose intuition sleeps. when the spiritual body begins to be organised and to grow, and when the eye of wisdom slowly ope

g, the christ child will emerge, and humanity as a whole will stand ready to make the great transition into the kingdom of god. man can now pass on into the kingdom and commence making spiritual history. up to the present- 30- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust history has been preparatory. the race is only today, for the first time ready to take the great step on to the path of discipleship and of purification which precedes the path of initiation. individuals have ever emerged out of the rank and file and lifted themselves to the pinnacles of attainment, and so climbed the mountain of initiation. but today this becomes possible for the many. the voice of those who have achieved, the clarion call of those who are initiate in the mysteries of the kingdom of god, make the

is finished,"25 he passed through the gates of death to a joyful resurrection. the gradual revelation of the plan and its service always accompanies the initiation process; the individual learns to subordinate his life to the will of the father, and to become as christ became the servant of that will. the initiation process itself is only a part of the general plan for the race, and the paths of discipleship and of initiation are but the final stages of the path of evolution. the earlier steps on the path are concerned with human living and experiencing, but the final stages, after the new birth, are concerned with spiritual unfoldment. what is true of the unfoldment of the individual is true of the race; and all these stages must be worked out in the racial life. those who see the vision

ld but realise it, exactly those circumstances and that environment in which this lesson of obedience to the highest which is in us can be learnt. we have exactly the type of body and physical conditions through which the divinity in us can be expressed. we have those contacts in the world and the kind of work which are required in order to enable us to take the next step forward upon the path of discipleship, the next step to god. until aspirants grasp this essential fact and happily settle down to a life of service and of giving lovingly in their own homes, they can make no progress. until the path of life is trodden, happily, silently and with no self-pity in the home circle, no other lesson or opportunity will be given. many very well-meaning aspirants need also to understand that they

ALICE A BAILEY11 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME II ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY II

resses itself in the three subhuman kingdoms, we need not concern ourselves. we shall deal entirely with the following three points: 1. with the strictly human consciousness as it begins with the process of individualisation and consummates in the dominant personality. 2. with the egoic consciousness, which is that of the solar angel as it begins with the preparation for initiation on the path of discipleship and consummates in the perfected master. 3. with the monadic realisation. this is a phrase that means absolutely nothing to us, for it concerns the consciousness of the planetary logos. this begins to be realised at the third initiation, dominating the soul and working out through the personality. man, the average human being, is a sum total of separative tendencies, of uncontrolled f

an at the third initiation to manifest forth as "a full-grown man in christ, and present at that time the opportunity to the monad for that full expression of life which can take place when the initiate is identified consciously with the one life. between the first and second initiations, as has been frequently stated, much time can elapse and much change must be wrought during the many stages of discipleship. upon this we will later dwell as we study the seven laws of egoic unfoldment. individualisation, carried to its full, consummates as the integrated personality, expressing itself as a unity through three aspects. this expression of personality involves: 1. the free use of the mind so that focussed attention can be paid to all that concerns the personal- 8- a treatise on the seven ray

about- 9- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust 4. re-orient the lower individual self so that the realm of its desires and the satisfaction of personality achievement will eventually be relegated to their rightful place. 5. galvanise the self-assertive man into that realisation of new achievements which will direct his steps on to the path of discipleship and eventually on to the path of initiation. 6. substitute for past, necessarily self-interested and personal ambition, the needs of the group and the goal of world service. is not the above sufficiently practical? initiation carried to its consummation, as far as humanity is concerned, produces the liberated master of the wisdom, free from the limitations of the individual, garnering

an, and aryan consciousness" on the path of probation, the ray of the physical body must become subordinated to the potencies emanating from those soul rays which stream forth from the outer tier of petals in the egoic lotus (see a treatise on cosmic fire) these are the- 13- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust knowledge petals. on the path of discipleship, the astral body is brought into subjection by the ray of the soul as it pours through the second tier of petals, the love petals. upon the path of initiation, until the third initiation, the ray of the mental body is subdued by the force of the petals of sacrifice, found in the third tier of petals. thus the three aspects of the personality are brought into subjection by the energy e

n the external plane. how is this bridging antaskarana to be built? what are the steps which the disciple must follow? we are not here considering the path of probation whereon the major faults should be eliminated and whereon the major virtues should be developed. much of the spiritual instruction given in the past has laid down the rules for the cultivation of the virtues and qualifications for discipleship, and also the necessity for self-control, for tolerance and for unselfishness. but these are elementary stages and should be taken for granted by all students of this treatise. such students are presumably occupied not only with the establishment of the character aspect of discipleship, but with the more abstruse and difficult requirements for those whose goal is initiation. it is wit

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

ind. i beg you to note what i here have said. everything now depends upon the right action of the men of good will- 449- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust endnotes 1 the material for this chapter was written prior to the declaration of war in 1939- 450- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology acopyright 1998 lucis trust discipleship in the new age- volume i by alice a. bailey copyright 1944 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1972 by lucis trust dedicated to regina keller a fellow-disciple who for more than twenty years has walked with me upon the way foreword this book is in many ways unique. nothing like it has before been published, as far as i know. it contains two series of talks by one of the masters of the wi

les to which disciples have been subjected down the centuries still hold good, but are susceptible of fresh and often different interpretations. the training to be given during the coming new age will be fitted to their more advanced development. the evolutionary progress from century to century presents a steadily ripening and developing human mind upon which the master can work. the standard of discipleship is consequently as steadily rising. this, in itself, demands a new approach, a wider presentation of truth and the permitting of a greater freedom of action upon the part of the disciple. the time element is also different. in the old days, the master gave his disciple a hint or a point upon- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust which to ponder and meditate or he might indicate some need for

red by the hierarchy. devotion, emotional reactions and sentiment are not enough. esoteric training is also an impersonal matter; it is concerned with the development of soul consciousness and with the expansion of that consciousness to include, and not exclude, all forms of life through which pulses the life and love of god. the true disciple is ever inclusive and never exclusive. it is this- 2- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust inclusiveness which is the hallmark of all true esotericists. where it is lacking you may have an aspirant but you do not have a true disciple. there is far too much exclusiveness extant today among esotericists and in occult schools and too much theological separativeness. it has been felt that this book of instructions may do much

. much in this book is new. much is very old, tried and proved. none of the people chosen for instruction and for inclusion in the ashram of the master are saints or perfect. all are, however, true aspirants and will go on to the very end in spite of pain and sorrow, discipline, success, failure, joy and a spiritual recognition of almost unattainable goals. some have been on this path of accepted discipleship (technically understood) for many lives. some are venturing for the first time consciously and with deliberate effort to tread the way to god. all are mystics, learning to be occultists. all are normal people, living useful, modern lives in many different countries in the world. some are orthodox protestant christians by profession; others are roman catholics; still others are christi

and to the plough" turns not back but presses forward "towards the prize of his high calling in christ" some of these people have worked as students in the arcane school; others have never done so; still others (when they heard of the school through their affiliation with the tibetan) worked in it in order to help the students. their names will not be divulged. the initials at the head of the- 3- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust various instructions and the dates assigned carry no information; the instructions were probably not received on the dates given and the initials are none of them correct. no information will be given by any of us who know the relation between the initials and the disciple. questions as to identity will not be answered at any time. i

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

and take your joy in the livingness of service. i speak here not of definite disease or of serious physical liabilities; to these right care and attention must be duly given; i speak to the thousands of ailing men and women who are preoccupied with taking care of themselves, and so waste hours of the time which could be given to the service of humanity. those who are seeking to tread the path of discipleship should release those many hours spent in needless self-care into the service of the hierarchy. still another alibi, leading to inertia, is the fear people have of speaking about the things of the kingdom of god to others; they are afraid of being rebuffed, or of being thought peculiar, or of intruding. they, therefore, preserve silence, lose opportunity and never discover how ready pe

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

he need for this assertion is realised by many in germany but the negative piscean personality attitude provides a great obstacle and accounts for what has puzzled all who know and love the german people. at present, the influence of mars, of leo and of pisces in their lower octave or connotations, are dominant. that which can offset this unhappy situation is the influence of scorpio, the sign of discipleship and one of the death signs in the zodiac. the struggle for the soul of the people and its emergence into control is really taking place today in berlin and upon the decision of this conflict much depends. france whose soul is governed by pisces, the world saviour, can do much to release the piscean personality of germany. here lies the crux of the world problem. great britain, with he

he world saviour, can do much to release the piscean personality of germany. here lies the crux of the world problem. great britain, with her soul ray ruled by gemini (which understands both the soul nature and the personality nature, can do much to help. i cannot elaborate on this further beyond pointing out that both for nations and individuals the first great crisis in scorpio upon the path of discipleship is determining in its effect upon the future. in considering great britain, we note first that the ruling sign is gemini from the standpoint of the soul of the people, and that taurus governs the material outer form of the nation; it is this factor that has led her people to appear before the world under the symbol of john bull, expressive of the british personality. it has been thoug

ples can shoulder responsibility and proceed to active work. when i here speak of disciples, i am using the term in connection with all who aspire to true humanity, to brotherhood, and to the living expression of the higher and spiritual values. i am not using it altogether in the technical sense, which involves a recognised relation to the hierarchy through the grades of probationary or accepted discipleship, though these are included in my thought. i refer to all aspirants and to all who have any sense of true values and an urge to meet the world's need. to understand a little the problem involved and the differing modes of work which characterise- 59- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust those who worked in the past under the influence of the sixth ray and those who are

gious 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 medium of some particular teacher who attracted to himself individuals

s a highly cherished mass virtue and objective today. this is a totally new thing and one which has been hitherto the prerogative of the highly cultured few. ponder on this. it connotes evolutionary achievement. for the disciples of the world, this sense of taste has to be transmuted into its higher correspondence a discriminating sense of values. hence the clear emphasis laid in all textbooks on discipleship upon the need to develop discrimination. desire taste discrimination; these are the values, under the sixth ray, for all evolutionary unfoldment and peculiarly the goal of all disciples. the methods whereby the activity of the sixth ray and its objectives have been imposed upon the race are three in number: 1. the development of instinct. this is followed by intelligently recognised d

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

groups, will unitedly bring to an end the great heresy of separateness. love, unity, and the risen christ will be present, and he will demonstrate to us the perfect life. table page 50 nation personality ray soul ray national motto in tcopyright 1998 lucis trust glamour: a world problem by alice a. bailey copyright 1950 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1978 by lucis trust publisher's statement in discipleship in the new age, volumes i and ii, certain personal instructions given by the tibetan to a group of disciples were made public. these instructions together with certain esoteric teaching were first published by alice a. bailey, with the consent of the disciples involved, in 1944. unpublished manuscripts containing additional instructions and esoteric teachings as completed by mrs. bail

were first published by alice a. bailey, with the consent of the disciples involved, in 1944. unpublished manuscripts containing additional instructions and esoteric teachings as completed by mrs. bailey are now available. this text was written from time to time over a period of nine years from 1935 to 1944. in various places in the text of glamour: a world problem references are made to the same discipleship group. in the present volume certain forms of group work in meditation are included because of their informative value and because 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 co

k of the new group of world servers. information about this worldwide group of servers is given in a treatise on white magic and in a treatise on the seven rays, vol. ii. foster bailey, july 1950 certain preliminary clarifications all groups involved in esoteric work have their own dharma or duty and all have their peculiar objective. in order that you may clearly vision what you, as aspirants to discipleship have to do, and so intelligently cooperate, i will concisely state the purpose: dharma means duty, or obligation, and it is your definite and specific obligation to develop the intuition. the means or methods whereby this development is to be brought about, can be by the study of symbols. i would ask you to note that generalities concerning the intuition, and attempts to define it are

ally always- 17- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust 3. maya is vital in character and is a quality of force. it is essentially the energy of the human being as it swings into activity through the subjective influence of the mental illusion or astral glamour or of both in combination. 4. the dweller on the threshold, always present, swings however into activity only on the path of discipleship, when the aspirant becomes occultly aware of himself, of the conditions induced within him as a result of his interior illusion, his astral glamour and the maya surrounding his entire life. being now an integrated personality (and no one is a disciple, my brother, unless he is mental as well as emotional, which is a point the devotee oft forgets) these three conditions (with the prepo

ich the hierarchy today has to concern itself; it is also one of the first factors which a master has to consider in connection with any aspirant and disciple. glamour, as we have seen, is of more ancient standing and of earlier emergence than is illusion. it has little in it of the mental quality and is the major factor controlling the majority. the objective of all training given on the path of discipleship and up to the third initiation is to induce that clear thinking which will render the disciple free from illusion and give to him that emotional stability and poise which gives no room for the entrance of any of the world glamour. this freedom becomes possible when there is in the aspirant no personal glamour, and no- 21- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust deliberatel

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

will be recognised by the mass as eligible for that high office through the coordination that they have established between: 1. the universal mind. 2. their individual mind illumined by the soul consciousness. 3. the brain, reacting to the individual mind, and 4. the group of those whose minds and brains are similarly tuned and telepathically related. in connection with disciples and aspirants to discipleship, it is presumed that their minds are somewhat attuned to the soul; that they are also so aligned that the soul, mind and brain are coordinated and are beginning to function as a unit. this is the individual responsibility. now comes the task of learning to be responsive to the group and to find and contact those minds which are energised by similar thought currents. this has to be cul

empt to make a telepathic contact when one party is under emotional strain and therefore not responsive, or one party is intensively occupied with some mental problem and is encased in a wall of thoughtforms and therefore impervious to impressions. you can see, therefore, how a cultivation of detachment is a necessary qualification for success in telepathic work. all who seek to tread the path of discipleship are endeavouring to live in the head centre, and through meditation to bring in the power of the soul. the problem which you face, as disciples learning telepathic sensitivity, is founded on two things: a. upon which of your three bodies is the most active; thereby is indicated where you live subjectively most of the time- 7- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trus

lso produce that telepathic interplay which is so much to be desired and which is so constructively- 11- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust useful to the spiritual hierarchy provided it is established within a group of pledged disciples, dedicated to the service of humanity. they can then be trusted*(1) 3. intuitional telepathy is one of the developments upon the path of discipleship. it is one of the fruits of true meditation. the area involved is the head and throat, and the three centres which will be rendered active in the process are the head centre, which is receptive to impression from higher sources, and the ajna centre which is the recipient of the idealistic intuitional impressions; this ajna centre can then "broadcast" that which is received and recogni

. all of us, therefore, carry around with us a subjective mechanism which is a true and perfect picture of our peculiar point in evolution. it is the aura which a master watches, and this is a factor of major importance in the life of the disciple. the light of the soul within the aura and the condition of the various aspects of the aura indicate whether or not the disciple is nearing the path of discipleship. as the emotional reactions lessen, and as the mental apparatus clarifies, the progress of the aspirant can be exactly noted. i would have you distinguish carefully between the astral and the mental bodies and that which they emanate. the bodies (so called) are substantial in nature; the aura is essentially radiatory and extends from each substantial vehicle in every direction. this i

s one initiation after an other, and as he develops conscious responsiveness. the ability to invoke demonstrates from life to life and involves the invocation of conscious response from the anima mundi or from the subconscious soul of all things, as well as from the human consciousness and from the world of super-conscious contact. this ability develops steadily as the aspirant treads the path of discipleship; it is frequently prefaced in the earlier stages by much confusion, much astral psychism and frequent wrong interpretations. there is no need at this stage, however, for undue distress, because all that is needed is experience, and that experience is gained through experiment and its expression in the daily life. in no case is the truism of learning through a system of trial and error

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

ay aware. it might be useful here to comment in a wide and general way, and with many necessary reservations, upon the broad sweep of some of these responses: 1. undeveloped humanity is primarily conditioned in its life and circumstances by the influence of the lesser zodiac and thus by the position of the planets in the twelve houses. 2. average intelligent humanity and those nearing the path of discipleship and upon the probationary path respond consciously to a. the planets, affecting their personalities. b. the sun sign, as indicating life trends which are already established and which constitute the line of least resistance. c. the rising sign in a small measure. this indicates the life goal for that particular life cycle or else over a period of seven lives. the last two constitute t

oss all the above energies are called into play as far as man is concerned during the major initiations and upon the path of initiation. ii. magnetic energy. s olar fire 4. the 7 solar taurus systems. m ars. third creative hierarchy scorpio (the 10th) unknown the fixed cross all the above energy is called into play as far as man is concerned whilst he is in training as a disciple and upon path of discipleship. note: it is not revealed through which signs of the zodiac the first or twelfth creative hierarchy pours forth its energy. before continuing with the analysis of the tabulations and showing the inter-relations existing in this particular zodiacal cycle between the twelve signs of the zodiac and the twelve planets, there are certain things which i would like to point out here in conne

planets. these, as you know, are five in number: the sun (veiling a planet) the moon (veiling a planet) the earth itself mars pluto man speaking symbolically is the "five-pointed star and, at the fiery points, the forces of the man pour out and upon each fiery point appears a centre of reception" this is of course pictorially expressed, but the meaning is clear. however, as man nears the path of discipleship the influence of the sacred planets becomes increasingly effective, until after the final and fifth initiation the non-sacred planets have no effect, though the initiate wields their energies potently as they pour into and through his vehicles of reception, of response and of expression, for all three activities and purposes must be noted. the energies of the twelve constellations are

f human unfoldment the reconciliation goes forward. 1. upon the physical plane we find the merging of the dense and the etheric forces. this is- 33- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust consummated upon the path of purification. 2. upon the astral plane there must come the resolution of the pairs of opposites. this is consummated upon the path of discipleship. 3. upon the mental plane the angel of the presence and the dweller on the threshold are brought face to face. their synthesis is brought about upon the path of initiation. what is true of man in this connection is true also of humanity as a whole, of the planetary logos of the earth, as of all planetary logoi, and of a solar logos. the analogy between the fusion of the pairs of oppos

iction and comes under the influence of the planets. the tabulation below may make this somewhat clearer: i. electric fire. path of initiation 4th hierarchy; full soul expression; monadic life- 35- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust goal: identification with the monad. produces responsiveness to the three constellations. ii. solar fire. path of discipleship 5th hierarchy; full life experience; soul life. goal: identification with the soul. produces responsiveness to the twelve zodiacal constellations. iii. fire by friction. path of evolution 6th hierarchy; life experiment; human life. goal: identification with the personality. produces responsiveness to the planetary influences. 3. the great wheel and spiritual unfoldment. before i give

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

e in mind. so much nonsense has been talked along these lines and so many claims made by those who have not the experience and the mental and spiritual orientation required, that true disciples are ashamed to mention their work and position. i want to make it easier for such disciples in the future, and to "debunk" the nonsense put out by many esoteric (so-called) schools of thought. the claim of discipleship is ever permissible; it gives nothing away and only carries weight if backed by a life of service. the claim that one is an initiate of a certain status is never permissible, except among those of the same rating and then it is not necessary. the world is full of disciples. let them acknowledge it. let them stand together in the bonds of discipleship and make it easier for others to d

f finding words which can express newer truths and those intuitive perceptions which are still only hovering on the borders of man's developing consciousness. the books that the tibetan has written are regarded of importance by the teachers responsible for the giving out of the new truths which humanity needs. new teaching, along the line of spiritual training and the preparation of aspirants for discipleship has also been given. great changes are being made in methods and techniques and because of this the tibetan has been peculiarly careful to see that i do not make mistakes. at the time of the second phase of the world war, which started in 1939, many pacifists and well meaning, though unthinking, people among the students of the arcane school and the general public, which we could succ

spiritually oriented human being requiring training and discipline. this idea of status and position has been the curse of the t.s. and many occult groups. often have i said to the school secretaries that the fact that they have seniority in the a.s. need be no indication of spiritual development and that they may have in their group of students a beginner who is way ahead of them on the path of discipleship. why people should think that an emotional, strong feeling, sentient, perceptive person is less important than the mental type is another thing that has bewildered me. nobody can exist without their heart or their head and the true occult student is a combination of both. no arcane school member is permitted, by the heads of the t.s. to belong to the e.s. without relinquishing affilia

ext 2,500 years. these qualities are primarily a spirit of inclusiveness, a potent desire selflessly to serve one's fellowmen plus a definite sense of spiritual guidance, emanating from the inner side of life. this new group of world servers includes two definite divisions. the first part of the group has a close relationship to the spiritual hierarchy. it is composed of aspirants working towards discipleship under the guidance of certain of the masters' disciples who, in their turn, are directed and guided by a few world disciples whose work is on such a large scale that it is definitely international in scope. 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 th

on. there is no divergence or conflict in their teaching. there is no competition between them. they stand forth as the two greatest world teachers and saviours. one has guided the orient and the other has guided the occident nearer to god. it is this theme that the tibetan elaborates in his pamphlet, the new world religion. he indicates that the work of the buddha prepared people for the path of discipleship, whilst the work of the christ prepared people for initiation. he indicated a ritual in this pamphlet in which the great day of the buddha, the wesak festival (the vaisakha festival at the may full moon- 135- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust and easter sunday, fixed by the april full moon, stood for the illuminated buddha and the risen christ, whilst the full mo

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

aw of cause and effect, or of karma, governs all disease. this embraces individual, group, national and total human karma. if you will pause at this point and review what i have re-stated, and if you will reread and reflect upon the four laws and the four rules you will possess the needed groundwork upon which to proceed with our future studies, beginning with the diseases incident to the life of discipleship. some of this i have already dealt with in the second volume of a treatise on the seven rays (pages 520-625. there the approach was largely from the angle of the mystic, whereas i am here going to touch upon the problems of the accepted disciple. 4. diseases due to the life of discipleship earlier i told you that disease originated in the four following causes: 1. it is the result of

d out that difficulties of rhythm are apt to occur, and problems connected with the cyclic life of the disciple. the heart and the blood are esoterically related, and symbolically define the pulsating life of the soul which demonstrates upon the physical plane in- 76- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust the outgoing and the withdrawing dual life of discipleship, each phase of which presents its own problems. once a disciple has mastered the rhythm of his outer and inner life, and has organised his reactions so that he extracts the utmost meaning from them but is not conditioned by them, he then enters upon the relatively simple life of the initiate. does that phrase astonish you? you need to remember that the initiate has freed himself, afte

e blotting out of the soul light. as we have seen, the petals of the solar plexus centre are reaching upwards towards the heart centre. this, in reality, means that emotional energy, desire and ambition (in the race of men as a whole) are striving upwards towards the higher way. it should be noted here that the transference of solar plexus energy per se is the task of all aspirants to the path of discipleship at this particular time, plus the gradual awakening of the heart centre. the first members of the human family to become group conscious are naturally the aspirants and the disciples, and these set the pace for the rest of humanity. this they achieve through the pressure of life itself and of circumstances, and not by the following of set rules or specific meditations. later, prior to

hing down to points and lines and place until such time when these terms mean little to him and he knows more. 8. these three paths of life are the channels for electric fire, solar fire and fire by friction, and are related in their usage to the three stages of the path of evolution: the path of evolution in the material, earlier stages; the path of probation, and the early stages of the path of discipleship until the third initiation; and the path of initiation itself. 9. the kundalini fire, about which so much is taught and written in the east, and increasingly in the west, is in reality the union of these three fires, which are focussed by an act of the enlightened will, under the impulse of love, in the basic centre. this unified fire is then raised by the use of a word of power (sent

are endowed with the power to unfold the seed of these divine aspects: lemuria, atlantis and the aryan race. these can be linked, as seed, to the two final races which will fuse and synthesise all the above powers, qualities, achievements and goals into one perfected planetary life. another synthesis is also possible and of importance: a. path of evolution..centres below the diaphragm. b. path of discipleship..centres above the diaphragm. c. path of initiation..centres in the head. these groups and triplicities are all related in time and space to the triple spinal cord. 13. there is also again in relation to all the above points of synthesis in the body one consummating point of complete fusion. i give each of these in the sequence of their work of fusion: a. the solar plexus centre, fusi

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

ntahkarana concerns the continuity of man's perception. the process of unfoldment i would like to add to the preceding analogy one more, which will serve to clarify the process of unfoldment in your minds and make the entire theme (from the racial angle) still more clear and definite: general racial development..civilisation..path of purification training of the intelligentsia..c. ulture..path of discipleship production of the illuminati..illumination..p. ath of initiation it will be apparent to you, therefore, that the whole goal of the future and of the present effort, is to bring humanity to the point where it occultly speaking "enters into light" the entire trend of the present urge forward, which can be noted so distinctly in the race, is to enable the race to acquire knowledge, to tr

n to these scriptures by an orthodox- 41- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust priestly caste, nor can the trends of ancient theologies govern. god can be known by his works, and these works can be more easily appreciated through the revelations education and science i. knowledge. civilisation. culture. illumination petals the masses of men. the intellectuals. spiritual man path of discipleship. path of initiation. path of purification plus religion and philosophy ii. l ove. cooperation .l oving understanding .g roup love petals the intellectuals .t he hierarchy. world aspirants plus governments and social order iii. will and. participation. purpose. precipitation sacrifice (in the plan (directed will of all (of the plan by the petals disciples) hierarchy) of science than by

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

ucis trust endnotes 1: one of the three major centres through which deity manifests: shamballa, where the will of god is known; hierarchy, where the love of god holds sway; humanity, embodying the intelligence aspect of god. 2: a treatise on white magic, pages 398-433; a treatise on the seven rays, vol. ii (esoteric psychology, pages 629-751- 103- education in the new opcopyright 1998 lucis trust discipleship in the new age- volume ii by alice a. bailey copyright 1955 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1983 by lucis trust dedicated to the master djwhal khul introduction mrs. bailey asked me to write an introduction to the second volume of "discipleship in the new age" and i therefore now gladly comply. the introduction written by her in the first volume may be profitably reread in relation t

themselves they blamed her. the training given to this group was not a part of mrs. bailey's system of training in the arcane school. the arcane school is not a training school for initiation and the goal is not to help the student to get into an ashram or to contact a master. the purpose of the arcane school is, and always has been, to help the student to move forward more quickly on the path of discipleship. it does not deal either with the problems incident to the probationary path nor of the path of initiation. the master djwhal khul has stated that in the new age the field of training for the disciple is in the new group of world servers. the decision to publish the record (or most of it) was an unexpected development to the tibetan but welcomed by him. he said that this act attracted

f training for the disciple is in the new group of world servers. the decision to publish the record (or most of it) was an unexpected development to the tibetan but welcomed by him. he said that this act attracted the attention of other members of the hierarchy. the appearance of the first volume has already proved a major addition to the entire esoteric field, especially in terms of what modern discipleship really is, and the practical realistic attitude that a master has to his chela. this second volume brings additional teaching both in the general text and in the remaining personal instructions which are amazingly frank and direct. a few personally assigned meditations are included to show the technique of the training in individual cases, but the individual training was always incide

afe and the breathing exercises useful while he was watching the effects. for example: he knew not only the ray qualities of all the vehicles but also the degree of response to ray stimulant of any particular vehicle in relation to total, balanced progress. he knew also the conditioning rays of the previous incarnation which may appear as a "hangover" not to be developed but to be transcended- 2- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust he knew the astrological characteristics of the soul, a factor as yet unknown to present day astrology but of much importance in advanced stages of discipleship. he knew the exact condition and degree of unfoldment of all the force centres in the chela which in certain cases he stated in exact percentages. even with this knowledge g

ory remarks january 1940 my brother: may i say that when i am able to start my instruction to this new seed group with the words "my brothers" you will then know that an adequate measure of group-integration has been achieved and that the real group work can begin. i have earlier stated the wider and more important objectives*(1) which are, as you saw, entirely impersonal. i would commit this- 3- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust particular objective to your intelligent consideration. i would have you begin your new work with this objective and goal in your defined consciousness. i therefore stated the objective clearly, so that your minds may be tuned to mine as far as that may be practically possible. let your horizon be wide, my brother, and your humility

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

arge scale) is now possible, and the coordination of the personality with the soul and the right use of energy can go forward with renewed understanding and enterprise. ever the race is to the strong, and always the many are called and the few chosen. this is the occult law. we are now in a period of tremendous spiritual potency and of opportunity to all upon the probationary path and the path of discipleship. it is the hour wherein a clarion call goes forth to man to be of good cheer and of goodwill, for deliverance is on the way. but it is also the hour of danger and of menace for the unwary and the unready, for the ambitious, the ignorant, and for those who selfishly seek the way and who refuse to tread the path of service with pure motive. lest this widespread upheaval and consequent d

arn to know and understand each other. some day this recognition and understanding will bring them to the point where they will endeavour to supplement each other's efforts, exchange ideas with each other, and so in truth and in deed constitute one great college of esotericism in the world, with varying classes and grades but all occupied with the work of training aspirants and preparing them for discipleship, or superintending the work of disciples as they prepare- 11- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust themselves to take initiation. then will cease the present attempts to hinder each other's work by comparison of methods and of techniques, by criticism and defamation, by warning and the cult of fear, and the insistence on exclusiveness. it is these attitudes

e result of group at-one-ment. all this is, however, so new and relatively so rare that these groups remain as yet in an embryonic stage. we call them the seed groups of the new age. there are many such, as i told you before, but all as yet so small and so undeveloped that the success of their effort remains for the future to decide. this applies also to the groups which i began to build in 1931 (discipleship in the new age, vols. i and ii. it will be apparent to you therefore why it was necessary for the initial or first group to lay the emphasis upon telepathic rapport, because upon that rapport, understandingly cultivated and developed, the success of these seed groups must depend. it does not mean that their success depends upon the established success of the first group, but upon the

is, and from the standpoint of the hierarchy, the present conflict between the personality of humanity (expressing the material values as the dominating factor in life experience) and the soul of humanity (expressing the spiritual values as the dominating factor in human affairs) is identical with the conflict which takes place within a human being's consciousness when he has reached the stage of discipleship and is faced with the problem of the pairs of opposites. this conflict is expressed in many ways according to the point of view and the background of thought. it can be called the conflict between christ and anti-christ but not as- 89- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust those who usually employ those phrases understand them. no one nation is expressive of

urish and aid the growth of the christ consciousness; aquarius is the coming expression of the- 101- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust group consciousness which is the first and immediate revelation of the ever present christ consciousness on a large scale in humanity. jupiter also, exoterically and from the angle of orthodox astrology, rules sagittarius, the sign of discipleship, and also pisces, the sign of the world saviours. the implications will, therefore, be obvious to real students. in considering these great energies, there is little you can do beyond accepting if you care to do so my statements anent them, regarding them as interesting and simply explanatory hypotheses. there is little that you can do (or i either) to arrive at first hand knowledge o

ALICE A BAILEY24 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME V THE RAYS AND THE INITIATIONS

- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust the keys of the mysteries connected with energy, with polarity, and with group relation. certain words of power which will give him control over the elemental forces of nature. insight into the planetary plans. upon these i need not enlarge, nor need i take up with you here the subject of initiation (discipleship in the new age, volumes i and ii. the first work to be done is the stimulating of aspirants and the preparing of the few earnest ones to tread the path of discipleship. the final point of our theme concerns: v. the basic essential of pure character. this is something more than just being good. it deals with the matter aspect and has relation to the hold or control that the form has ov

disciples are finding their way into the ranks of accepted disciples, and many disciples are taking initiation. to this fact of hierarchical upheaval paralleling and intensifying the upheaval upon the physical plane can be traced the process of preparation which i have instituted among some disciples, thus hastening the period and point of attainment, provided i receive due cooperation from them (discipleship in the new age, vols. i and ii) as regards the hierarchy itself, speaking esoterically and technically, its members (many of them) are "being abstracted from the middle point of holiness and absorbed into the council of the lord" in other words, they are passing onward into higher work and are becoming custodians of the energy of the divine will and not simply the custodians of the en

is training and approach to initiation, and his solitary admittance to the temple of initiation. but this individual concentration will, in the future, give place to a group condition which will enable several disciples unitedly to move forward, unitedly to stand before the initiator, and unitedly and simultaneously to achieve the great realisation which is the result and the reward of successful discipleship. in the first thesis which i presented to the public i outlined the rules for applicants (initiation, human and solar, pp. 192-208, summarising the past propositions and indicating the individual preparation and requirements. these will now apply to the probationary groups of disciples, and not to accepted disciples. they must and will still remain the character and purificatory objec

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 rule for groups in preparation for group initiation, reminding you that such groups are ever composed of those who have taken the first initiation, and the name of these is legion. they are to be found in

form part of the last volume of a treatise on the seven rays and will, therefore, go out to the general public who will not understand, but thus the needed teaching will be preserved. rule one we now begin our study of the fourteen rules for those who are seeking initiation, in one or other of its degrees. in initiation, human and solar i gave the rules for those proposing to enter the grades of discipleship. i would like for a minute to deal with the significance of the word "rule" and give you some idea of its occult meaning. there is much difference between a law, an order or command, and a rule, and these distinctions should be pondered with care. the laws of the universe are simply the modes of expression, the life impulses and the way of existence or activity of the one in whom we l

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

ve iridescent fire. three times the fire envelops, three times the sun recedes; at time the fourth the work is done, and naught is left save flame primordial. that flame absorbs, revolves, receives, and remains. when all that is has traversed the flame, then time is nvialice bailey& djwhal khul the labors of hercules- table of contents the zodiac the purpose of this study (foreword) the nature of discipleship astrological connotations the world disciple today key thoughts hercules the disciple- the myth elaboration of the myth labor i the capture of the man-eating mares the myth the meaning of the myth the sign the three initial impulses in aries the sign of the mind constellations in aries the crux of the test labor ii the capture of the cretan bull the myth the meaning of the labor four

ity with the life in which we live and move and have our being, is taking the place of credulity and superstition. the problem of every teacher today is to discover new ways in which to express the old truths, and so present the ancient formulas for spiritual development that they will acquire new and vivid life. in both hemispheres there have been many books written on the subject of the path of discipleship, the path of holiness, and the path of illumination. the restatement of the problems of that universal path and of its inherent difficulties is not warranted unless the application can be modern and practical. it must indicate the inclusiveness of the goal, once those problems have been surmounted, and must avoid the tiresome reiteration of that basic rule of life, which has been expr

uries ago, towards the same goal as we do. through a reading of his story, fresh interest may be evoked in the mind of the bewildered aspirant, and such a picture painted of universal sequential development and destiny that he will go forward with fresh courage. we shall trace the story of hercules and endeavor to show how he, in his twelve labors, played the part of the aspirant upon the path of discipleship. on it, he undertook certain tasks, symbolic in nature, and passed through certain episodes and events which portray for all time the nature of the training and attainments which characterize the man who is nearing liberation. he stands for the incarnated, yet not perfected, son [5] of god, who definitely takes the lower nature in hand and willingly subjects it to the discipline which

s the lower nature in hand and willingly subjects it to the discipline which will eventually produce the emergence of divinity. out of an erring but sincerely earnest human being, intelligently aware of the work to be accomplished, a world savior is formed. two great and dramatic stories have been held constantly before the eyes of men down the ages. in the twelve labors of hercules, that path of discipleship is depicted, and his experiences preparatory to the great concluding cycle of initiation meet with a ready response from every aspiring man. in the life and work of jesus the christ, that radiant and perfected son of god, who "has entered for us within the veil, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps, we have portrayed the five stages of the path of initiation, which ar

od, who "has entered for us within the veil, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps, we have portrayed the five stages of the path of initiation, which are the climaxing episodes for which the twelve labors have prepared the disciple. the oracle has spoken, and down the ages the word has sounded forth: man, know thyself. this knowledge is the outstanding attainment upon the path of discipleship, and the reward of all the work done by hercules. the nature of discipleship it might be of value here if we considered briefly the nature of discipleship. it is a word in constant use among aspirants in christian lands, as in the oriental religions. discipleship could be defined as the final stage of the path of evolution, and as that period in a man's experience in which he is defin

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ire doctrine a boastful display, a cowardice hungering for notoriety; their standard everything unnecessary, their certain failure assured. hence it is that those with some natural ability quickly lose it by their teaching. they can only dogmatise, implant and multiply that which is entirely superficial. were i a teacher i should not act as master, as knowing more, the pupil could lay no claim to discipleship. assimilating slowly, he would not be conscious of his learning, he would not repeat the vital mistake; without fear he would accomplish with ease. the only teaching possible is to show a man how to learn from his own wisdom, and to utilise his ignorance and mistakes. not by obscuring his vision and intention by righteousness. sigils. belief with protection. magickal obsession. i will

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red vows for life, which committed members to a list of humility, service, obedience, purity, and poverty. members worked in regular jobs and in addition attend some 19 hours of class work. the money earned was turned over to the order and the order assumed responsibility for the members needs. members donned clerical clothing though only a few began training for the priesthood. an outer order of discipleship was created by those who wanted to work with the group but felt unable to follow the full ordered list. fr. blighton and the ruling esoteric council developed their teachings out of the hermetic teachings, beginning with the foundational principle, as above, so below, the statement of human correspondence with divine reality. the universe was seen as a manifestation of the great creat

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attend the regular weekly events at the center. the rest of her life, newhouse concentrated her efforts on building quest haven, writing a series of books, and composing a set of lessons summarizing her teachings. lawrence died in 1963, but flower lived for another 30 years, passing away in 1994. sources: the christward ministry. vista, calif: christward ministry, n.d. isaac, stephen. the way of discipleship to christ. escondido, calif: christward ministry, 1976. newhouse, flower. the christward ministry. 4 vols (lessons 1.208. vista, calif: christward publications, n.d. the meaning and value of the sacraments. escondido, calif: christward ministry, 1971. new humanity (journal) british newsstand magazine founded in february 1975 as the world s first politico-spiritual journal. its purpose

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nial and self-sacrifice. therefore, seek the temple door and you shall find it; knock and it shall be opened unto you. if you seek prayerfully, if you knock persistently and if you labor manfully you will in time reach the goal and you will become the philosopher's stone. celibacy and marriage in order to avoid misunderstanding, it should be said that this lesson was only given to the aspirant to discipleship to show him the reason why it is necessary for him to live a pure and chaste life. it does not apply to the masses who have no spiritual aspirations and are as yet unable to restrain their passions. the rosicrucians do not even advocate an entirely celibate life for their pupils; indeed they regard it as a religious duty for the enlightened mystic, man or woman, to wed a kindred spiri

waiting ego, when the prenatal conditions are pure mentally, morally and physically, when the early childhood days of the ego thus born are spent in a home atmosphere of high and noble thought, both parents and children are making wonderful progress. and as great souls cannot be born to ignoble parents any more than water can sink below its level, it would, indeed, be very wrong for aspirants to discipleship to live an entirely celibate life for the sake of self- advancement when conditions permit them to wed; furthermore, the expenditure of the creative force at the few times in a life when it is legitimately required for propagation would not seriously interfere with the spiritual development undertaken to become the philosopher's stone, and the soul- growth gained by assuming the dutie

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to, he will assuredly fail in doing either properly; and, let me remind you, practical occultism is far too serious and dangerous a study for a man to take up, unless he is in the most deadly earnest, and ready to sacrifice all, himself first of all, to gain his end. but this does not apply to the members of our inner section. i am only referring to those who are determined to tread that path of discipleship which leads to the highest goal. most, if not all of those who join our inner section, are only beginners, preparing themselves in this life to enter in reality upon that path in lives to come -ooo- theosophy and education q. one of your strongest arguments for the inadequacy of the existing forms of religion in the west, as also to some extent the materialistic philosophy which is no

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those who have fitted themselves in the lower mysteries of masonry for the true mysteries of the great white lodge, of which our masonic initiations, splendid though they be, are but faint reflections, for masonry has ever been one of the gates through which that white lodge might be reached. today but few of his masons acknowledge him as their sovereign grand master, yet the possibility of such discipleship has ever been recognized in the traditions of the order. it is said in an ancient catechism of masculine masonry: 33. q. as a mason whence come you? a. from the w c t. 34. q. whither directing your course? a. to the e c t. 35. q. what inducement have you to leave the w c t and go to the e c t? a. to seek a master, and from him to gain instruction. 36. fortunately our ancestors have re

career he symbolizes the pupil on the probationary path, and must practise the three qualities of discrimination, desirelessness and good-conduct or self-control, which will make him free of the emotional plane, as he was free of the physical plane before he entered the lodge. further information as to these requirements will be found in at the feet of the master, by j. krishnamurti, the path of discipleship, by the v. e. e. ills. e. e. bro. e. annie besant, and my own book the masters and the path. 514. three kinds of dangers these qualities will help him to overcome- dangers from the outside world, dangers from his own lower nature, and dangers from within himself, that is, from his own virtues, if they be unbalanced. the s c d at his b c typified the first of these; later on he will fi

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y them, according to the needs of the races for which they were intended, and that within these religions there have been schools of the mysteries to offer to those who are ready a swifter path of unfoldment, with greater knowledge and opportunities for service; that this path is divided into steps and degrees: the probationary path, or the lower mysteries, wherein the candidates are prepared for discipleship, and the path proper, or the greater mysteries, in which are conferred within the great white lodge itself five great initiations, which lead the disciple from the life of earth to the life of adeptship in god, to become a living flame, as it is said, for the lighting of the world. he is taught that god, both in the universe and in man, shows himself as a trinity of wisdom, strength a

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ire doctrine a boastful display, a cowardice hungering for notoriety; their standard everything unnecessary, their certain failure assured. hence it is that those with some natural ability quickly lose it by their teaching. they can only dogmatise, implant and multiply that which is entirely superficial. were i a teacher i should not act as master, as knowing more, the pupil could lay no claim to discipleship. assimilating slowly, he would not be conscious of his learning, he would not repeat the vital mistake; without fear he would accomplish with ease. the only teaching possible is to show a man how to learn from his own wisdom, and to utilise his ignorance and mistakes. not by obscuring his vision and intention by righteousness. 56 57 58 59. 60 61 62 63 64 65lathe book of the elder king

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ersons or opinions, for his masters have been the greatest of our race. in these poems we find a certain preponderance of swinburne, blake, browning, keats, shelley, and rossetti. in the dedication to gjephthah, h which is addressed to algernon charles swinburne, we read the following: as streams get water of the sun-smit sea, seeking my ocean and my sun in thee *jephthah, vol. i, p. 66. and this discipleship to the greatest and last of the victorian poets has given us many a subtle and enthralling line. the scene when charicles wakes and catches archais to his breast is worthy of the bard who sang of gtristram and iseult. h it is as follows: he sprang, he caught her to his breast; the maid smiled and lay back to look at him. he laid her tender body on the sloping field, and felt her sighs

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e compared to the moon's reflection of the sun. there are many ancient jewish kabbalistic rituals which celebrate the joining of sun and moon, or tiphareth and yesod. in hebrew the word for moon is levanah, which means beautiful heart (lb nh. in greek, the word mathesis, which means disciple, also has a numeration of 369. it has a particular reference here to adeptship, or the development of full discipleship in the figure 11-n figure 11-o figure 11 p: agrippa's kamea with theosophic extension figure 11-q "i will meet gabriel" knowledge of the sacred sciences. adeptship is represented by the ninth tarot key, the hermit (see figure 11-m, who acts as the hand of god. to yesod, as we will see in the next chapter, are attributed the letters yod and shin, according to knorr rosenroth. yod is co

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