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od. avith all nations of antiquity they were an old-established custom; the following evidences place it beyond a doubt for germany (see suppl. tac. germ. 9: deorum maxime mercurium colunt, cui certis diebus jmmanis quoque liostiis litare fas habent. germ. 39: stato tempore in silvam coeunt, caesoque puuice (in the people's name) homine celebrant barbari ritus horrenda primordia. tac. ann. 1, ci: lucis propinquis barbarae arae, apud quas tribunos ac primorum ordinum ccnturiones mactaverant. tac. ann. 13, 57: sed bellum hermunduris prosperum, cattis exitiosius fuit, quia victores diversam aciem marti ac mercurio sacravere, quo voto equi, viri, cuncta victa occidioni danuir. isidori chron. goth, aera 446: quorum (regum gothicorum) unus eadagaisus. italiam belli feritate aggreditur, promitten

the presence and precincts of the god, must not stumble, and if he falls to the ground, he forfeits his privilege. so he who in holy combat sinks to the earth, may not set groves. 71 nemus, dicatumque in eo veliiculum veste contectum. cap. 43: apud naharvalos antiquae religionis lucus ostenditur. numini nomen aids, nulla simulacra, cap 7: effigies et signa (i.e. effigiata signa) quaedam detractae lucis in proelium ferunt; with which connect a j^assage in hist. 4, 22: inde depromptae silvis lucisque ferarum imagines, ut cuique genti inire proelium mos est, ann. 2, 12: caesar transgressus visurgim indicio perfugae cognoscit delectum ab arminio locum pugnae, convenisse et. alias nationes in silvaiii herculi sacram. ann. 4, 73: mox conpertum a transfugis, nongentos eomanorum apud hccum, quern

isco, tiusco, it shews on its very face the meaning of a divine heavenly being, leaving it an open question whether we will choose to understand it of wuotan or any other god, barring always tius himself, from whom it is derived (see suppl. the light of day is a notion that borders on that of heaven, and it was likewise honoured with personification as a god: lucetiuni jovem appellabant, quod eum lucis esse causam credebant; festus sub v. to begin with, dies (conf. interdiu, dio) is itself connected with deus and divus; jupiter was called diespiter, ic.,diei pater, for the old gen. was dies. then the word in the sing, fluctuates between the masc. and fem. genders; and as the masc. ju, dju with the suffix n, is shaped into the fem. forms juno for jovino, djovino, and diana, just so the lith

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER CHANOKH

ipal one,3 which, carved in wax, was placed upon the top of the table. on four others stood the feet of the table.4 note first the holy sevenfold table containing seven names of god which not even the angels are able to pronounce 2 8 1 these names are seen written without the heptagram within the heptagon. by reading these obliquely are obtained names of angels called (1) fili bonitatis or filiol lucis. e me ese iana akele azdobn stimcul (2) fili lucis. i ih ilr dmal heeoa beigia stimcul [these are given attributions to the metals of the planets in this order: sol, luna, venus, jupiter, mars, mercury, saturn] the symbolic representation of the universe 4 sigillvm dei meth plate ii liber lxxxiv 5 (3) fili filiarum lucis. s ab ath ized ekiei madimi esemeli (4) filii filiorum lucis. l (el) aw

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

ii "liber ix. liber e vel exercitiorum" instructs the aspirant in the necessity of keeping a record. suggests methods of testing physical clairvoyance. gives instruction in asana, pranayama and dharana, and advises the application of tests to the physical body, in order that the student may thoroughly understand his own limitations. equinox i, p. 25& appendix vi of this book "liber x "liber porta lucis" an account of the sending forth of the master therion by the a. a. and an explanation of his mission. equinox vi, p. 3 "liber xi. liber nv" an instruction for attaining nuit. equinox vii, p. 11 "liber xiii. graduum montis abiegni" an account of the task of the aspirant from probationer to adept. equinox iii, p. 3 "liber xv. ecclesiae gnosticae catholicae cannon missae" represents the origin

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donai quies et felicitas" and another "summum bonum, vera sapientia, magnanima vita, sub noctis nocte sunt" and another is "vera medicina est vinum mortis" and another is "libertas "evangelii per jugum legis ob gloriam dei intactam ad vacuum nequaquam tendit" and another is "sub aqu lex terrarum" and another is "mens edax rerum, cor "umbra rerum; intelligentia via summa" and another is "summa via lucis: per "hephaestum undas regas" and another is "vir introit tumulum regis, invenit oleum lucis. and all round the whole of these things are the letters 27 taro; but the light is so dreadful that i cannot read the words. i am going to try again. all these serpents are collected together very thickly at the edges of the wheel, because there are an innumerable number of sentences. one is "tres "a

ALICE A BAILEY01 THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE ATOM

l release it crying "down, whereupon all shall fall to the ground to sit in a circle facing in. thus also was the cone of power raised of yore. notes l another variant on raising a cone of power. l this one's adapted slightly from the witches almanac, 1971-72, as reprinted in the witches all. l it's similar to many well known methods; just puts the pieces together rather differentpocopyright 1998 lucis trust the consciousness of the atom by alice a. bailey copyright 1961 lucis trust copyright renewed 1989 by lucis trust foreword the lectures here presented were delivered in new york during the past winter. the purpose of this series was to present to their auditors the testimony of science as to the relation of matter and of consciousness; to enable the hearers to observe the identical man

ready students of the esoteric wisdom will be able to follow the line of the argument of the lectures without difficulty. for those, however, who for the first time approach the consideration of the matters here discussed, the occasional repetition of the fundamental points may help to a ready apprehension, and it is for this class of readers that the book is primarily intended- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust alice a bailey september, 1922- 2- the consciousness of the atom copyright 1998 lucis trust lecture i the field of evolution there has probably never been a period in the history of thought entirely resembling the present. thinkers everywhere are conscious of two things, first, that the region of mystery has never before been so clearly defined, and secondly, that that region can be en

ion? is there more than this one life, and is the sole interest to be found in that which is apparent and material? such queries pass through all our minds at various times, and have passed through the minds of thinkers right down through the centuries. there have been many attempts to reply to these questions, and as we study them we find that the- 3- the consciousness of the atom copyright 1998 lucis trust answers given fall into three main groups, and that three principal solutions are held out for the consideration of men. these three solutions are: first, realism. another name for this school is that of materialism. it teaches that "the presentation which we have in consciousness of an external world is true; that things are what they seem; that matter and force, as we know them, are

a great entity or life, who is evolving through, and by means of, the universe, just as man is evolving consciousness through the medium of an objective physical body. in these three standpoints the frankly materialistic, the purely supernatural, and the idealistic you have the three main lines of thought which have been put forward as explanatory- 4- the consciousness of the atom copyright 1998 lucis trust of the cosmic process; all of them are partial truths, yet none of them is complete without the others; all of them, when followed alone, lead into byways and into darkness, and leave the central mystery still unsolved. when synthesised, when brought together and blended, and when unified, they embody, perhaps (i offer this simply as a suggestion) just as much of the evolutionary truth

way during the past fifty years from the standpoint of the last century. then the atom was regarded as an indivisible unit of substance; now it is looked upon as a centre of energy, or electric force. from the evolution of substance we are led very naturally to the evolution of forms, or of congeries of atoms, and there will then open up to us the- 5- the consciousness of the atom copyright 1998 lucis trust interesting consideration of forms other than the purely material, forms existing in subtler substance, such as forms of thought, and the racial forms, and the forms of organisations. in this dual study, one of the aspects of deity will be emphasised, should you choose to use the term "deity" or one of the manifestations of nature, should you prefer that less sectarian expression. we s

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

s of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall he revealed in us..for we are saved by hope..for i am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of god- 57- the consciousness of the aarcopyright 1998 lucis trust initiation, human and solar by alice a. bailey copyright 1951 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1979 by lucis trust dedicated with reverence and gratitude to the master k. h. the lord buddha has said that we must not believe in a thing said merely because it is said; nor traditions because they have been handed down from antiquity; nor rumors, as such; nor writings by sages, because sag

tical and critical would like to believe that this ultimate attainment is possible. to those who do not believe that such a goal is possible this book is offered for what it may be worth as a formulation of an interesting hypothesis. to those who anticipate such a consummation of all their endeavours, this book is tendered in the hope that it may prove an inspiration and a help- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust among occidental thinkers at this time there is a wide diversity of view upon this momentous subject. there are those who think that it is not of sufficient immediate importance to engross their attention, and that if the average man adheres to the path of duty and high-minded attention to the business in hand, he will duly arrive at his destination. this is undoubtedly true, yet as ca

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 recognise themselves as brothers, severed by tongue and apparent diversity of belief, but fundamentally holding to the same one truth and serving the same god. alice a. bailey. new york 1922. the constitution of man- 2- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust chart the seven planes of our solar system, the constitution of man the constitution of man, as considered in the following pages, is basically threefold, as follows: i. the monad, or pure spirit, the father in heaven. this aspect reflects the three aspects of the godhead: 1. will or power..the father. 2. love-wisdom..the son. 3. active intelligence..the holy spirit. and is only contac

otional body..astral body. 3. a physical body..the dense physical and the etheric body. the aim of evolution is therefore to bring man to the realisation of the egoic aspect and to bring the lower nature under its control. chapter i introductory remarks before entering upon the subject matter of the following articles of initiation, on the paths that- 3- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust open before the perfected man, and on the occult hierarchy, certain statements may be made which seem essential for the judicious study and comprehension of the ideas submitted. dogmatism and the intuition it is to be recognised that throughout this volume facts are alleged and definite statements made which are not susceptible of immediate proof by the reader. lest it be inferred that

sun and the seven sacred planets composing our solar system, our logos employed matter that was already impregnated with particular qualities. mrs. besant in her book "avataras (which some of us think the most valuable of all her writings, because one of the most suggestive, makes the statement that "our solar system is builded out of matter already- 4- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust existing, out of matter already gifted with certain properties (page 48. this matter, therefore, we deduce, held latent certain faculties that were forced to demonstrate in a peculiar way, under the law of cause and effect, as does all else in the universe (b) all manifestation is of a septenary nature, and the central light which we call deity, the one ray of divinity, manifests first

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

ork and some information as to the reasons why it was undertaken. in the early stages the work involved careful attention to the physical plane conditions which might best help to make the telepathic process more successful. but during the latter years the technique was so perfected and the etheric mechanism of a.a.b. so skilfully attuned and adjusted that the whole process was- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust practically effortless, and the reality and practical usefulness of telepathic interplay was demonstrated to an unique degree. the spiritual truths dealt with involved in many cases the expression by the lower concrete mind (often with the insuperable restrictions of the english language) of abstract ideas and hitherto quite unknown concepts of spiritual realities. this unescapable lim

tions whose positions and activities were more piscean and authoritarian. the entire platform upon which esoteric teaching stands before the public today has been liberated from the limitations and follies of mystery, glamour, claim-making and impracticality, by the position taken by the tibetan and a.a.b. the stand taken against dogmatic assertion has- 2- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust helped to establish a new era of mental freedom for the students of the progressively unfolding revelation of the ageless wisdom. the age-old method of arriving at truth by the process of accepting new authorities and comparing them with previously established doctrines, while of undoubted value in the training of the mind, is gradually being transcended. in its place is emerging in bo

y a disciple would come who would give the psychological key to her own monumental work the secret doctrine on which treatise the tibetan worked with her; and alice a. bailey worked in complete recognition of her own task in this sequence. foster bailey tunbridge wells december 1950 foreword this "treatise on cosmic fire' has a fivefold purpose in view- 3- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust first, to provide a compact and skeleton outline of a scheme of cosmology, philosophy, and psychology which may perhaps be employed for a generation as a reference and a textbook, and may serve as a scaffolding upon which more detailed instruction may later be built, as the great tide of evolutionary teaching flows on. secondly, to express that which is subjective in comprehensible ter

nt lives who form the essence of objectivity; to indicate the nature of those hierarchies of existences who form out of their own substance all that is seen and known, and who are themselves fire and the cause of all the heat, warmth, life and motion in the universe. in this way the action of fire on water, of heat in matter, whether macrocosmically or- 4- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust microcosmically considered, will be touched upon and some light thrown upon the law of cause and effect (the law of karma) and its significance in the solar system. to sum up the matter, the teaching in this book should tend to an expansion of conscionsness, and should bring about a recognition of the adequacy, as a working basis, for both science and religion, of that interpretation o

ust necessarily prove distressingly inadequate. all that can be said will be after all but the partial statements of the great veiled truth, and must be offered to the reader and student as simply providing a working hypothesis, and a suggestive explanation. to the open-minded student and the man who keeps the recollection in his mind that the truth is- 5- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust progressively revealed, it will be apparent that the fullest expression of the truth possible at any one time will be seen later to be but a fragment of a whole, and later still be recognised to be only portions of a fact and thus in itself a distortion of the real. this treatise is put out in the hope that it may prove useful to all broad-minded seekers after truth and of value to all

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

fiery energy l ower four. e theric form, placed back 5 th ray. vi talizing u nion. to back f actor. 301 the seven hierarchies hierarchy nos. symbol force aspect t ype 1. the divine..1 or 6..c. losed twelve..one of the 6 th l ivea.copyright 1998 lucis trust the light of the soul its science and effect a paraphrase of the yoga sutras of patanjali with commentary by alice a. bailey copyright 1927 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1955 by lucis trust "before the soul can see, the harmony within must be attained, and fleshly eyes be rendered blind to all illusion. before the soul can hear, the image (man) has to become as deaf to roarings as to whispers, to cries of bellowing elephants as to the silvery buzzing of the golden fire-fly. before the soul can comprehend and may remember, she must unt

ration in the west. this is owing to the fact that under cyclic law the fifth root race (in its fifth subrace) must inevitably touch its highest point. that point, in the economy of the races, is seen exemplified in the right use of the mind and its utilisation by the soul for the achievement of group objectives and the development of group consciousness upon the physical plane- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust hitherto the mind has either been prostituted to material ends or has been deified. through the science of raja yoga, the mind will be known as the instrument of the soul and the means whereby the brain of the aspirant becomes illuminated and knowledge gained of those matters which concern the realm of the soul. under the law of evolution likewise, the mind, being the fifth principle

the practice of raja yoga, and the fifth initiation, that of adept, is the goal for evolving humanity. thus, all the yogas have had their place and served a useful purpose and it will become apparent that any return to hatha yoga practices or those practices which deal specifically with the development of the centres, brought about through various types of- 2- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust meditation practices and breathing exercises, is, from a certain aspect, a retrogression. it will be found that through the practice of raja yoga, and through assuming that point of directional control which is to be found by the man who centers his consciousness in the soul, the other forms of yoga are unnecessary, for the greater yoga automatically includes all the lesser in its resu

t becomes apparent to us, as we study the life of christ, what it means to develop the powers of the soul, to attain liberation, and become, in full glory, a god walking on earth. in the yoga sutras there are embodied for us the laws of that becoming, and the rules, methods, and means which when followed make a man "perfect even as your father in heaven is- 3- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust perfect" step by step there is unfolded for us a graded system of development, leading a man from the stage of average good man, through those of aspirant, initiate and master on to that exalted point in evolution at which the christ now stands. john, the beloved disciple, has said that "we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is" and the revelation of the soul to man in physi

to know something about the matter, ascribe a very much earlier date, even as far back as 10,000 b. c. patanjali was a compiler of teaching which, up to the time of his advent, had been given orally for many centuries. he was the first to reduce the teaching to writing for the use of students and hence he is regarded as the founder of the raja yoga school- 4- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust the system, however, has been in use since the very beginning of the aryan race. the yoga sutras are the basic teaching of the trans-himalayan school to which many of the masters of the wisdom belong, and many students hold that the essenes and other schools of mystical training and thought, closely connected with the founder of christianity and the early christians, are based upon the

ALICE A BAILEY07 FROM INTELLECT TO INTUITION

e. sutra 33. time, which is the sequence of the modifications of the mind, likewise terminates, giving place to the eternal now. sutra 34. the state of isolated unity becomes possible when the three qualities of matter (the three gunas or potencies of nature) no longer exercise any hold over the self. the pure spiritual consciousness withdraws into the one- 233- the light of the satcopyright 1998 lucis trust from intellect to intuition by alice a. bailey copyright 1932 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1960 by lucis trust first printing 1932 the publication of this book is financed by the tibetan book fund which is established for the perpetuation of the teachings of the tibetan and alice a. bailey. this fund is controlled by the lucis trust, a tax-exempt, religious, educational corporation

trust from intellect to intuition by alice a. bailey copyright 1932 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1960 by lucis trust first printing 1932 the publication of this book is financed by the tibetan book fund which is established for the perpetuation of the teachings of the tibetan and alice a. bailey. this fund is controlled by the lucis trust, a tax-exempt, religious, educational corporation. the lucis publishing company is a non-profit organization owned by the lucis trust. no royalties are paid on this book. this title is also available in a clothbound edition this title is also available in dutch, french, german, greek,italian, spanish. chapter one introductory thoughts "the scientific method apart from a narrowly agnostic and pragmatist point of view is therefore by itself incomplete a

s also available in a clothbound edition this title is also available in dutch, french, german, greek,italian, spanish. chapter one introductory thoughts "the scientific method apart from a narrowly agnostic and pragmatist point of view is therefore by itself incomplete and insufficient: it demands in order to make contact with reality the complement of some metaphysic or other- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust joseph mar chal, s.j. the present widespread interest in the subject of meditation is an evidence of a world need which requires clear understanding. where we find a popular trend in any particular direction, which is one-pointed and steady, it may be safe to assume that out of it will emerge that which the race needs in its onward march. that meditation is regarded, by those who defin

made, a structure of truth will be found to emerge which will embody the spirit of the new age. modern thinkers are realizing this and dr. overstreet points out that "eastern philosophy, one suspects, has had small effect upon western thought chiefly because of its manner. but there is every reason to believe that as the influence of western thinking- 2- from intellect to intuition copyright 1998 lucis trust particularly its experimental hard-headedness is felt in the east, a new philosophic manner will be adopted, and the profound spirituality of eastern thought will be expressed in ways more acceptable to the western mind."2(2) both schools have hitherto tended to antagonize each other, yet the quest for truth has been one; the interest in that which is, and that which can be, is not con

m, has also led us into the realm of the intuition and it would seem as if the two ways could blend and that it should be possible for each discarding the non-essentials to arrive at a basis of understanding. thus they work out a new approach to the central mystery of man founded on old and demonstrated truths. dr. jung again takes this up as follows- 3- from intellect to intuition copyright 1998 lucis trust "science is the best tool of the western mind and with it more doors can be opened than with bare hands. thus it is part and parcel of our understanding and only clouds our insight when it lays claim to being the one and only way of comprehending. but it is the east that has taught us another, wider, more profound, and a higher understanding, that is, understanding through life. we kno

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

e who meditates. rule eight the agnisuryans respond to the sound. the waters ebb and flow. let the magician guard himself from drowning at the point where land and water meet. the midway spot, which is neither dry nor wet, must provide the standing place whereon his feet are set. when water, land and air meet, there is the place for magic to be wrought- 2- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust rule nine condensation next ensues. the fire and waters meet, the form swells and grows. let the magician set his form upon the proper path. rule ten as the waters bathe the form created, they are absorbed and used. the form increases in its strength; let the magician thus continue until the work suffices. let the outer builders cease their labors then, and let the inner workers enter

drown nor drench him. danger from fire and flame menaces now, and dimly yet the rising smoke is seen. let him again, after the cycle of peace, call on the solar angel. rule fifteen the fires approach the shadow, yet burn it not. the fire sheath is completed. let the magician chant the words that blend the fire and water. from "a treatise on cosmic fire- 3- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust introductory remarks man's three aspects in the study of the ideas outlined in this book and their careful consideration certain basic concepts are borne in mind: first, that the matter of prime importance to each student is not the fact of a particular teacher's personality but the measure of truth for which he stands, and the student's power to discriminate between truth, partial tru

rganisations. the curse of many groups has been the whispered word that "those who know wish "the master says "the great ones command" and the group of silly sheep feebly and blindly tumble over themselves to obey. they think thereby, through their misplaced devotion, to contact certain authoritative personages, and to get into heaven by some short cut- 4- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust you have wisely guarded your books from the reaction accorded to those who claim to be masters, adepts and initiates. my anonymity and status must be preserved, and my rank be regarded as only that of a senior student and of an aspirant to that expansion of consciousness which is for me the next step forward. what i say of truth alone is of moment; the inspiration and help i can accord

as distinguished from mental and emotional psychology. 2. make clear the nature of the soul of man and its systemic and cosmic relationships. this will include its group relationship as a preliminary step. 3. demonstrate the relations between the self and the sheaths which that self may use, and thus clarify public thought as to the constitution of man- 5- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust 4. elucidate the problem of the supernormal powers, and give the rules for their safe and useful development. we stand now towards the close of a great transition period and the subtler realms of life are closer than ever before; unusual phenomena and inexplicable happenings are commoner than at any time heretofore, whilst matters telepathic, psychic, and peculiar occupy the attention

insofar as they demonstrated the relation of the part to the whole, and of the unit to the totality. the present book will deal more specifically with human development and unfoldment, elucidating the causes which are responsible for the present effects, and pointing to the future and its possibilities, and to the nature of the unfolding potentialities- 6- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust this book will be based also upon four fundamental postulates which must be admitted by the student of the succeeding pages as providing an hypothesis worthy of his consideration and trial. no true investigator of the ageless wisdom is asked to give blind adherence to any presentation of truth; he is asked, however, to have an open mind and seriously to weigh and consider the theories

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

ays volume i section one i. introductory remarks ii. certain questions and answers iii. ten basic propositions section two i. the seven creative builders the seven rays ii. the rays and the kingdoms in nature iii. the rays and man iv. some tabulations on the rays volume ii i. the egoic ray ii. the ray of the personality i ii. humanity today volume iii i. the zodiac and the rays- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust ii. the nature of esoteric astrology iii. the science of triangles iv. the sacred and non-sacred planets v. the three major constellations vi. the three crosses vii. the rays, constellations and planets volume iv i. the basic causes of disease ii. the basic requirements for healing i ii. the fundamental laws of healing volume v i. stanzas for disciples ii. the fourteen rules for discip

r constellations vi. the three crosses vii. the rays, constellations and planets volume iv i. the basic causes of disease ii. the basic requirements for healing i ii. the fundamental laws of healing volume v i. stanzas for disciples ii. the fourteen rules for disciples and initiates i ii. the rays and the initiations- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust matter is the vehicle for the manifestation of soul on this plane of existence, and soul is the vehicle on a higher plane for the manifestation of spirit, and these three are a trinity synthesized by life, which pervades them all. the secret doctrine vol. i. page 80. third edition three souls, one man three souls which make up one soul: first, to wit, a soul of each and all the bodily

is and leans upon the former, makes it play, as that played off the first: and, tending up, holds, is upheld by, god, and ends the man upward in that dread point of intercourse, nor needs a place, for it returns to him. what does, what knows, what is; three souls, one man. from death in the desert by robert browning- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust foreword [page xvii] the question arises, each time a book is written which is to be read by earnest aspirants: what line of instruction will carry forward their training with the most speed? for speed is an essential factor, if the present day unfoldment is to be rightly utilised and the stress and strain in the world relieved. the teaching to be given must likewise increase their men

portunity is one of the factors which indicate soul growth. for this, the training school of the world itself suffices. there should be in all impartation of truth no imposition of authority. aspirants must be left free to avail themselves of the teaching or not, and spiritual work must go forward because of the free- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust choice and self-initiated effort of the individual student. in the books already published three basic lines of teaching can be traced: first, a relatively new technique has been given as to the control of the body. second, teaching has been given anent the formation of the new group of world servers. third, the general lines of the magical work of creation have received attention. the

nt co-ordination, achieve nothing and no group results. but united group effort would eventuate in an inspired reorganisation of the entire world, and the elimination of hindrances; there would be the making of real sacrifices and the giving up of personal wishes and desires in order that group purposes may be served- 5- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust above all, there must be the elimination of fear. with this i have dealt at length in a treatise on white magic, and have given likewise certain rules and formulas for its control. how many who have read the teaching profited by the information imparted? will you not, with determination and because the world cries out for help, cast away fear and go forward with joy and courage into th

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

gency. fire and water, fierce desire and incipient mind. these are symbolised in the animal power to eat and drink. subjective agency. smell or scent, the instinctual discovery of that which is needed, from the activity of ranging forth for food, and the use of the power to scent that food, to the identification of the smell of a beloved master or friend. quality .t amas or inerti .copyright 1998 lucis trust from bethlehem to calvary the initiations of jesus by alice a. bailey copyright 1937 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1965 by lucis trust foreword this book goes out with the earnest wish that its effect may be wholly constructive and result in a deepening of our belief in christ and a broader recognition of the work which he came to initiate. many years of work as an evangelist and as

r testimony. we are passing through the transition period between the old age and the new, and the true mission of christ, so deeply and frequently obscured by theological implications and disputations, embodies in itself the coming revelation. the development of humanity guarantees the recognition of christ and his work and its participation, consciously, in the kingdom of god- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust the conscious evocation of the christ life in the human heart and our rapid integration into the kingdom of god are the immediate tasks ahead, embodying our responsibility, opportunity and destiny. in closing, i would like to offer my grateful thanks to mr. william cummings and mr. alan murray for the willing and intelligent help they have given me. they have made the writing of this b

arger which i chose to ride upon. gone was the glory, then, of bethlehem, the gifts of kings and magi from the east; gone were the multitudes and only twelve were at the feast. of humble bread served in the upper room where that sad cup was passed from hand to hand in token of my love for all mankind within the land. when, at gethsemane, i prayed alone- 2- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust that a more bitter cup might be withdrawn, ye could not watch with me one little hour until the dawn! so many sought my crib at bethlehem heeding a voice and following a star, but only simon walked to calvary it was too far. h. le gallienne. reprinted with the kind permission of the new york times and the author. chapter one introductory remarks on initiation key thought "there is a hu

f god is a human problem. the problem of man is a divine problem. man is the counterpart of god and his beloved from whom he expects the return of love. man is the other person of the divine mystery. god needs man. it is god's will not only that he should himself exist, but man also, the lover and beloved" wrestlers with christ, by karl pfleger, p. 236- 3- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust 1 we are in process of passing from one religious age into another. the spiritual trends of today are steadily becoming more defined. the hearts of men have never been more open to spiritual impression than they are at this time, and the door into the very centre of reality stands wide open. paralleling, however, this significant development is a trend in the counter direction, and mat

gion has been largely superseded by creed, and doctrine has taken the place of living experience. it is this living experience which is the keynote of this book. perhaps another reason why humanity at this time believes so little, or questions so unhappily what is believed, may be the fact that theologians have attempted to lift christianity out of its- 4- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust place in the scheme of things and have overlooked its position in the great continuity of divine revelation. they have endeavoured to emphasise its uniqueness, and to regard it as an isolated and entirely separated expression of spiritual religion. they thereby destroy its background, remove its foundations, and make it difficult for the steadily developing mind of man to accept its pr

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

ane of appearances. 2. the egoic consciousness is that of the second aspect of divinity, that of the soul, expressing itself as quality and as the determining subjective "colour" of the appearances. this naturally varies, according to the ability of the soul in any form to master its vehicle, matter, and to express- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust innate quality through the outer form. 3. the monadic consciousness is that of the first aspect of divinity, that which embodies divine life purpose and intent, and which uses the soul in order to demonstrate through that soul the inherent purpose of god. it is this that determines the quality. the soul embodies that purpose and will of god as it expresses itself in seven aspects. the

t a great mystery, which is that all that the highest of the sons of god on our manifested planetary world can grasp is a partial realisation of the purpose and plan of the solar logos, as it is grasped, apprehended and expressed by one of the planetary logoi who is (in his place and term of office) conditioned and- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust limited by his own peculiar point in evolution. a seventh part of the unfolding plan is being expressed by our particular planetary life, and because this great being is not one of the seven sacred lives and is therefore not expressing himself through one of the seven sacred planets, the plan as unfolded upon the earth is a part of a dual expression of purpose, and only as another non

d energies, which slowly and gradually become coordinated, fused, and blended in the separative personality. man, the solar angel, is the sum total of those energies and forces which are unified, blended and controlled by that "tendency to harmony" which is the effect of love and the outstanding quality of divinity- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust man, the living monad, is the veiled reality, and that which the angel of the presence hides. he is the synthetic expression of the purpose of god, symbolised through revealed, divine quality and manifested through the form. appearance, quality, life again this ancient triplicity confronts us. symbolically speaking, this triplicity can be studied as: 1. man..the angel..the presence. 2

onent parts. the recognition is emerging that it is man's quality which outwardly determines his place on the ladder of evolution, but modern psychology of the extreme materialistic school erroneously supposes that man's quality is determined by his mechanism, whereas the reverse condition is the determining factor- 5- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust disciples have the problem of expressing the duality of love and will through the personality. this statement is a true enunciation of the goal for the disciple. the initiate has the objective of expressing the will of god through developed love and a wise use of the intelligence. the above preamble lays the ground for the definition of the three stages of egoic growth. what, therefore

ould be that of turning out, into world activity, those conscious individuals who will undertake the work of self-assertion in the affairs of today. the mass psychology of accepting information indiscriminately, of giving prompt mass obedience to imposed limitations of personal liberty, without due understanding of- 6- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust the underlying reasons, and the consequent blind following of leaders, will only come to an end through the intelligent fostering of individual recognition of selfhood and the assertions of the individual as he seeks to express his own ideas. one of the basic ideas underlying all human and individual conduct, is the necessity for peace and harmony in order that man may specifically wor

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

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 changed habits of thought. then the disciple went away sometimes for years or an entire lifetime and reflected and thought and attempted to alter his attitudes without any particular sense of pressure. today, in our speedier times and when the demand of humanity for help is so outstanding, the hint has given place to expla

nd 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 to offset this evil tendency and may help to open the

"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. it is the subject matter of the teaching which is of i

d nearing the path of discipleship is it possible for the esoteric student accurately to surmise what his ray may be. people of all kinds and professions are found on all the rays. the conflict in a disciple's life is found to lie in the fact that the ray of his soul and the ray of his integrated personality are posed against each other. at- 4- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust the same time, his emotional nature, his mental equipment and his physical brain are also controlled by some one or other of the rays and in this fivefold relationship lies hid much of the problem of the evolving human being. the tibetan tells the members of his group which five rays condition them and students will learn much by a study of what he says. in the cases where i happen to

at their confidence in the hierarchy and in the existence of christ and his disciples, the masters, may receive such an impetus that many more will attempt to tread the way and join the great number of aspirants in every country who are seeking to tread the path by becoming the path itself. october 1943 alice a. bailey the great invocations- 5- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust let the forces of light bring illumination to mankind. let the spirit of peace be spread abroad. may men of goodwill everywhere meet in a spirit of cooperation. may forgiveness on the part of all men be the keynote at this time. let power attend the efforts of the great ones. so let it be, and help us to do our part. 1935 let the lord of liberation issue forth. let him bring succour to

ALICE A BAILEY13 PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY

, not hurt. let pain bring due reward of light and love. let the soul control the outer form, and life, and all events, and bring to light the love that underlies the happenings of the time. let vision come and insight. let the future stand revealed. let inner union demonstrate and outer cleavages be gone. let love prevail. let all men love- 603- discipleship in the new age- volums copyright 1998 lucis trust problems of humanity by alice a. bailey copyright 1964 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1992 by lucis trust foreword the first edition of this book, published in 1947, contained chapters on seven basic problems of humanity written and published in pamphlet form between october, 1944, and december, 1946. they dealt essentially with conditions existing during and immediately after the wa

re arising under present day conditions which are variations and extensions of the basic six discussed in this book. therefore, when in 1967 we are again faced with the need to reprint the book we realise that there are two alternatives open: one, to revise and update the book which would to all intents and purposes cut the original text to the bone and graft on to the skeleton- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust structure factual data and information supplied by other writers; or two, reprint the book as it stands, because its basic teaching on all these problems is still as sound, as dynamic and as necessary as it was when originally written. this second course is the one we have decided to follow. it is important, however, that those who study the book are aware of its history so that the es

teaching can be recognised and absorbed and the irrelevant factors ignored. the spiritual principles to be applied to the problems of humanity as discussed in this book are valid today and remain largely ignored by the majority of mankind. the contribution of esoteric students in creating "the thoughtform of solution" to human problems in a world at crisis point is a vital and practical service. lucis publishing company, new york 1967 foreword the first edition of this book, published in 1947, contained essays on the basic problems of humanity. these had originally been issued in pamphlet form between october 1944 and december 1946, and dealt essentially with conditions during and immediately after the war years of 1939-45. in 1953 a second edition was published which omitted outdated mat

uld be better to cut the original text to the bone and graft on to the skeletal structure factual data and information supplied by other writers, or whether we should reprint the book as it stands. because the basic teaching on all the problems is still as sound, as dynamic and as necessary as it was when originally written, we have decided to do the latter- 2- problems of humanity copyright 1998 lucis trust but it is important that those who study this book are aware of its history so that the essential teaching can be recognised and absorbed and the irrelevant factors ignored. the spiritual principles to be applied to the problems of humanity as discussed in this book are valid today and remain largely ignored by the majority of humanity. the contribution of esoteric students in creating

teaching can be recognised and absorbed and the irrelevant factors ignored. the spiritual principles to be applied to the problems of humanity as discussed in this book are valid today and remain largely ignored by the majority of humanity. the contribution of esoteric students in creating "the thoughtform of solution" to human problems in a world at crisis point is a vital and practical service. lucis publishing company, new york, london 1993 introduction it is essential that all thinking people should give time and thought to the consideration of the major world problems with which we are now faced. some of them can be solved with relative rapidity given common sense and a correctly appreciated self-interest; others will require foresighted planning and a long patience as, one by one, th

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

ed on goodwill, on an intelligent understanding of the needs of humanity, on a determination to bring about right human relations and on the recognition that the problems with which humanity is today confronted can be solved through goodwill- 106- problems of human tcopyright 1998 lucis trust the reappearance of the christ by alice a. bailey copyright 1948 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1976 by lucis trust keynote whenever there is a withering of the law and an uprising of lawlessness on all sides, then i manifest myself. for the salvation of the righteous and the destruction of such as do evil, for the firm establishing of the law, i come to birth age after age. the bhagavad gita book iv, sutra 7, 8. chapter one the doctrine of the coming one western teaching the doctrine of avatars eas

lishing of the law, i come to birth age after age. the bhagavad gita book iv, sutra 7, 8. chapter one the doctrine of the coming one western teaching the doctrine of avatars eastern teaching right down the ages, in many world cycles and in many countries (and today in all) great points of tension have occurred which have been characterised by a hopeful sense of expectancy. some- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust one is expected and his coming is anticipated. always in the past, it has been the religious teachers of the period who have fostered and proclaimed this expectancy and the time has always been one of chaos and difficulty, of a climaxing point at the close of a civilisation or culture and when the resources of the old religions have seemed inadequate to meet men's difficulties or to so

ith the concept of some subjective spiritual order or hierarchy of spiritual lives, who are concerned with the developing welfare of humanity. all we really know is that, down the ages, great and divine representatives of god embody divine purpose, and affect the entire world in such a manner that their names and their influence are known and felt- 2- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust thousands of years after they no longer walk among men. again and again, they have come and have left a changed world and some new world religion behind them; we know also that prophecy and faith have ever held out to mankind the promise of their coming again amongst us in an hour of need. these statements are statements of fact, historically proven. beyond this we know relatively few

asses of men must work and which still constitute an objective to the greatest minds of the age, even though as yet unrealised. certain avatars also express in themselves the sum total of human achievement and of racial perfection, and thus become the "ideal men" of the ages. others, greater still, are permitted to be the custodians of some divine- 3- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust principle or some divine quality which needs fresh presentation and expression upon earth; this they can be because they have achieved perfection and have attained to the highest possible initiations. they have the gift of being these embodied spiritual qualities, and because they have in fullness expressed such a specific principle or quality they can act as channels for its transmiss

he will reappear when they have done the needed preparatory work. the avatars most easily known and recognised are the buddha in the east and the christ in the west. their messages are familiar to all, and the fruits of their lives and words have conditioned the thinking and civilisations of both hemispheres. because they are human-divine avatars- 4- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust they represent what humanity can easily understand; because they are of like nature to us "flesh of our flesh and spirit of our spirit" we know and trust them and they mean more to us than other divine emergences. they are known, trusted and loved by countless millions. the nucleus of spiritual energy which each of them set up is beyond our measuring; the establishing of a nucleus of p

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

to heal, not hurt. let pain bring due reward of light and love. let the soul control the outer form, and life, and all events, and bring to light the love that underlies the happenings of the time. let vision come and insight. let the future stand revealed. let inner union demonstrate and outer cleavages be gone. let love prevail. let all men love- 103- the reappearance of the chruncopyright 1998 lucis trust the destiny of the nations by alice a. bailey copyright 1949 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1977 by lucis trust introduction it is of major interest for us to know something about the energies and forces which are producing the present international situation and presenting the complex problems with which the united nations are confronted. in the last analysis, all history is the rec

ly the love of god. 3. the energy of active intelligence, called the mind of god. 4. the energy of harmony through conflict, affecting greatly the human family. 5. the energy of concrete knowledge or science, so potent at this time. 6. the energy of devotion or idealism, producing the current ideologies. 7. the energy of ceremonial order, producing the new forms of civilisation- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust these energies are ceaselessly playing on humanity, producing changes, expressing themselves through successive civilisations and cultures, and fashioning the many races and nations. this in no way infringes upon man's freewill; these forces have both their higher and their lower aspects and men respond to them according to their mental and spiritual development, and so do nations and

sly enough remains largely in the realm of the first ray influence for the desperate need of humanity is evoking the will aspect and that ray embodies the divine will-to-good and remains immutable and is for the first time in the history of humanity being invoked on a large scale. this statement is definitely encouraging, if you study its implications- 2- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust you have, therefore, in the present field of divine expression the following energies manifesting: 1. the energy of idealism, of devotion or of devoted attention, embodied in the sixth ray. 2. the energy whose major function it is to produce order, rhythm and established, sequential activity the seventh ray of ceremonial ritual. 3. the energy of the second ray, which is always basicall

oducing so much fear, foreboding and concern are but temporary and will give place to that ordered, rhythmic imposition 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 d

e people govern and the government represents the will of the people. 4. the idea of a world state, divided into various great sections. this is the dream of the inclusively-minded few, for which many regard humanity as yet unready. towards this the entire world is headed in spite of its many ideologies, each fighting with each other for supremacy and- 4- the destiny of the nations copyright 1998 lucis trust oblivious of the important fact that all 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 t

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

d aims and efforts of the united nations will be eventually brought to fruition and a new church of god, gathered out of all religions and spiritual 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 co

ished 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 autocratic leadership control, and if undertaken with due humility and caution, is greatly to be desired at the present time. such action should be recognized as being pioneering experimental ventures. groups of this sort have already appeared in various parts of the world and may well contribute to the success of the w

en aroused, will manifest soul control, spiritual illumination, true psychological understanding of one's fellowmen, and a development of the true esoteric sense, which is the objective before you at this time. i would like to divide what i have to say into three parts, and i plead for a close study of my words: i. i seek to define for you the intuition- 2- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust ii. i shall deal with its mode of development through the study of symbology. iii. i shall close by giving some specific instructions as to a useful mode of procedure. should you, therefore, find these articles hard to understand and your reaction slow, you must bear in mind that this indicates your need for this study and corroborates what i am telling you. if you will seriously consi

f the sense of separateness. at its highest point, it is known as that universal love which has no relation to sentiment or to the affectional reaction but is, predominantly, in the nature of an identification with all beings. then is true compassion known; then does criticism become impossible; then, only, is the divine germ seen as latent in all forms- 3- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust intuition is light itself, and when it is functioning, the world is seen as light and the light bodies of all forms become gradually apparent. this brings with it the ability to contact the light centre in all forms, and thus again an essential relationship is established and the sense of superiority and separateness recedes into the background. intuition, therefore, brings with its ap

e incidental and sequential. when the intuition is developed, both affection and the possession of a spirit of loving outgo will, necessarily, in their pure form, be demonstrated, but that which produces these is something much more deep and comprehensive. it is that synthetic, inclusive grasp of the life and needs of all beings (i have chosen these two- 4- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust words with intent) which it is the high prerogative of a divine son of god to operate. it negates all that builds barriers, makes criticism, and produces separation. it sees no distinction, even when it appreciates need, and it produces in one who loves as a soul immediate identification with that which is loved. these three words sum up the three qualities or aspects of the intuition

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

s, whom we all seek to serve, are thus linked, and can at the slightest need and with the least expenditure of force get en rapport with each other. they are all tuned to a particular vibration. in the new groups are collected together people who are very diverse in their nature, who are found upon differing rays, who are of different nationalities, and who are each of them the- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust product of widely varying environments and heredity. besides these obvious factors which immediately attract attention, there is also to be found an equal diversity in the life experience of the souls concerned. the complexity of the problem is also tremendously increased when one remembers the long road which each has travelled and the many factors (emerging out of a dim and distant p

growing responsiveness to the mass ideas called sometimes public opinion of the rapidly evolving human mentality. within the human family are also found those who respond to that inner group of thinkers who, working in mental matter, control from the subjective side of life the emergence of the great plan and the manifestation of divine purpose- 2- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust this group of thinkers falls into seven main divisions and is presided over by three great lives or super-conscious entities. these three are the manu, the christ, and the mahachohan. these three work primarily through the method of influencing the minds of the adepts and the initiates. these latter in their turn influence the disciples of the world, and these disciples, each in his ow

omething could be done. the master jesus undertook to present it to his group of disciples as he was working in the occident. one of these disciples on the inner planes, seized upon the suggestion and passed it on (or rather stepped it down) until it registered in the brain of colonel house. he, not recording the source (of which he was totally- 3- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust unaware, passed it on in turn to that sixth ray aspirant, called woodrow wilson. then, fed by the wealth of analogous ideas in the minds of many, it was presented to the world. it should be borne in mind that the function of a disciple is to focus a stream of energy of some special kind upon the physical plane where it can become an attractive centre of force and draw to itself similar

stics and world servers who constitute, in embryo, the world saviour. only those who know something of the meaning of concentration and meditation and who can hold the mind steady in the light will be able to understand the first law and comprehend that interplay of thought-directed energies which finds one terminal of expression in the mind of- 4- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust some inspired thinker, and the other terminal in the mind of the attentive world server who seeks to tune in on those mind processes which hold the clue to ultimate world salvation. the thought-directing energy has for its source a thinker who can enter into the divine mind, owing to his having transcended human limitation; the thought-directed receiver is the man, in exoteric expressi

exus to solar plexus. this is therefore instinctual telepathy and concerns feeling in every case. it involves, invariably, radiations from the solar plexus, which in the case of the animal world serves usually as the instinctual brain. this type of telepathic communication is definitely a characteristic of the animal body of man, and one of the- 5- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust best illustrations of this telepathic rapport is that existing between a mother and her child. it is this type of telepathy which is predominantly present in the average spiritualistic seance. there the medium, quite unconsciously, sets up a telepathic rapport with the people in the circle. their feelings, worries, sorrows, and desires become apparent and form part of the reading, so c

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

iscipleship in the new age, volume ii, section 3. 11: discipleship in the new age, vol. ii. 12: the reappearance of the christ. 13: a treatise on the seven rays, volume iv (pp. 72-73. 14: a treatise on the seven rays, volume i. 15: a treatise on the seven rays, volume iii; the destiny of the nations. 16: a treatise on the seven rays, volume iii- 114- telepathy and the etheric vehiofcopyright 1998 lucis trust esoteric astrology a treatise on the seven rays volume iii by alice a. bailey copyright 1951 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1979 by lucis trust- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust tabulations tabulation i tabulation ii tabulation iii tabulation iv tabulation v tabulation vi tabulation vii tabulatio

sede what is today called astrology, thus bringing about a return to the knowledge of that ancient science which related the constellations and our solar system, drew attention to the nature of the zodiac and informed humanity as to the basic interrelations which govern and control the phenomenal and subjective worlds- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. three basic statements. the statement is frequently made that astrology is an exact science but that is far from correct in spite of the many mathematical computations. astrology is based, curiously enough, upon illusion for, as well you know, the zodiac is naught but the imaginary path of the sun through the heavens, and this as it appears from the standpoint of our totally insigni

that important planet, the earth (important to humanity, and that, through astrology, he can discover his destiny and know what he ought to do. in making this comment, i do not refer to those few astrologers who possess real esoteric knowledge. they are few in number indeed, and only a handful of them are to be found- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust practising at this time. the modern investigator likes to believe that on him impinge and through him flow all those energies which come from the sign in which the sun "finds" itself at the time of his birth. he regards himself also as responsive to the forces of the various planets as they govern the houses in his horoscope and he believes that his life trends and circumstances are th

epriving you of individuality and of self-identity yet show you how you are part of a greater whole of which you can become consciously aware when you can function as souls, but of which you are today unconscious, or at least only registering and sensing the inner reality in which you live and move and have your being- 5- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust this brings me to the third statement, which is so basic and fundamental that i would ask you to pause and contemplate it, even though you grasp not its full implications as yet. the ancient wisdom teaches that "space is an entity" it is with the life of this entity and with the forces and energies, the impulses and the rhythms, the cycles and the times and seasons that esoteric astrol

has laid the emphasis upon the specific and particular, upon the personal horoscope and the individual destiny, and has not laid the emphasis upon the great energies and their source. these sources are ultimately responsible for the manifestation of the specific. this position and presentation of truth must be altered- 6- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust in esoteric astrology we are, therefore, dealing with the life and lives which inform the "points of light" within the universal life. constellations, solar systems, planets, kingdoms in nature and microscopic man are all of them the result of the activity and the manifestation of energy of certain lives whose cycle of expression and whose infinite purposes lie outside the comprehensio

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

rain those whose work is along the lines of the destroyer. neptune (6th) this school concerns itself with the development of the desire element and its graduates are called the `sons of vishnu (cosmic fire. 1177-1179) the schools on saturn, the sun, the moon and on pluto are not given but complete the twelve planets- 413- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrolhu- copyright 1998 lucis trust to produce a condition of utter exhaustion. the physical vehicle was given no respite. the heart and blood condition grew steadily worse. during the last two years of her life she fought against these pressures and conditions with a truly iron will. her first ray personality rose to the final effort in response to the demand of her soul. it was in 1946 that she made the decision to ref

disciples who have come to her and to her school through the years. by far the greater part of her life work has always been subjective. we have seen the outer effects, watched the outer comings and goings, helped her and loved her, sometimes criticised, sometimes complained, but always gone on, with her and because of her, yet a little higher and a- 2- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust little better than would otherwise have been the case. we are all very human and she was very human too. why did she suffer? because her chosen path is on the line of the world saviours. she has gone back to her own master k. h. for yet more daring work with him for the christ. she asks us to keep the arcane school bright and shining as it is now, to keep it filled with the saving powe

proven fact to an exceedingly narrow-minded christian. i glory in the name of christian but i now belong to the inclusive kind and not the exclusive. one of the things that i seek to bring out in this story is the fact of this inner direction of world affairs and to familiarise more people with the paralleling fact of the existence of those who are- 3- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust responsible (behind the scenes) for the spiritual guidance of humanity, and for the task of leading mankind out of darkness into light, from the unreal to the real and from death to immortality. i want to make the disciples of the christ who are the masters of the wisdom, real to people, as real as they are to me and many thousands in the world. i do not mean a hypothetical reality (if

fore, been useless where world service is concerned but i do not, and cannot, claim that my success has been due to my personal efforts alone. i have always been blessed with marvellous friends and helpers who down the years have remained my friends, no matter what i did to them. i have had many such friends and a few a very surprisingly few enemies- 4- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust these latter have done me no real harm, perhaps because i could never dislike them and could always understand why they disliked me. my husband, foster bailey, has for over twenty-five years made all my work possible. without him i feel i could have accomplished very little. where there is deep and abiding love and understanding, respect and unbroken comradeship, one is rich indeed. he

e human spirit than the theology of the past with the emphasis upon a god who saves a smug few and condemns the majority to perdition. i can imagine nothing more conducive to unrest, class war, hate and degradation than the economic situation of the world, then and for many decades a situation largely responsible for the present world war (1914-1945- 5- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust thank god, we are on our way to better things. the group who have shared our work along with many other groups, responding to the same inspiration of love of humanity will have done our tiny part in bringing about much needed changes. the world trend towards federation, towards understanding and cooperation, and towards those things which will benefit all and not just a chosen few is o

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

rays. foster bailey. 2: issued in 1932 under the title, the new group of world servers. 3: these instructions are now available in a book entitled "discipleship in the new age" volume ii of this book will be published shortly foster bailey. 4: by 1951 this number had increased to forty-two known languages plus a great number of little known dialects- 183- the unfinished autobiogractcopyright 1998 lucis trust esoteric healing a treatise on the seven rays volume iv by alice a. bailey copyright 1953 lucis trust copyright renewed 1981 by lucis trust- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust introductory remarks the entire subject of healing is as old as the ages themselves, and has ever been the subject of investigation and experiment. but as to the right use of the healing faculty and forces, the knowle

ed by the souls they contact. when i employ the word "mechanism" in these instructions i refer to different aspects of the instrument, the body or form nature, through which all souls seek manifestation. i refer, therefore, to: 1. the dense physical body, which is the sumtotal of all the organisms which compose it; these- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust possess the varying functions which enable the soul to express itself on the physical or objective plane as part of a greater and more inclusive organism. the physical body is the response apparatus of the indwelling spiritual man and serves to put that spiritual entity en rapport with the response apparatus of the planetary logos, the life in which we live and move and have our being

ends, to serve more subjective purposes. this again produces trouble, and only when man realises that within the outer physical sheath there exist other bodies which serve more subtle response purposes will we see the gradual readjustment and health of the physical body. with these more subtle sheaths we shall later deal- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust you naturally ask here: what is the general plan which i shall seek to follow as i instruct you in the laws of healing, those laws which guide the initiates and must gradually supersede the more physical methods of the present art of healing? you naturally also seek to know what is the special technique which you as healers must learn to employ, both as regards yourselves and as regard

concerns the health of man originates from: 1. the sumtotal of forces, feelings, desires and occasional mental processes which characterises the three subtler bodies and determines the life and experience of the physical body. 2. the effect upon the physical body of the condition of humanity as a whole. a human being is- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust an integral part of humanity, an organism in a greater organism. conditions existing in the whole will be reflected in the unit self, and many of the ills from which man suffers today are the effect upon him of conditions existing in the fourth kingdom in nature as a whole. for these he is not held responsible. 3. the effect upon his physical body of the planetary life, which is the ex

ements of all true healers, and towards which you must work. they are magnetism and radiation. a healer must be magnetic above everything else, and he must attract to him: a. the power of his own soul; this involves alignment through individual meditation. b. those whom he can help; this involves a decentralised attitude- 5- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust c. those energies, when need arises, which will stimulate the patient to the desired activity. this involves occult knowledge and a trained mind. the healer must understand also how to radiate, for the radiation of the soul will stimulate to activity the soul of the one to be healed and the healing process will be set in motion; the radiation of his mind will illumine the other mind an

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

cience of healing must remain behind a veil of unsuitable language and hidden by inappropriate words. this fact, as i have oft told you, handicaps all new presentations of truth; the language of the electrical engineer or of the automobile draftsman, for instance, would have been entirely meaningless to the average man a hundred years ago. so it is with the new themes and the greadicopyright 1998 lucis trust education in the new age by alice a. bailey copyright 1954 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1982 by lucis trust- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust preface educational trends in a world crisis this book on educational philosophy comes at a time of crisis, for the theme that runs through critical thinking in the field of educational theory today is characterized by deep concern over both the

y integrating whatever trans-temporal and trans-spatial truths about man and the universe we can extract from all regional cultures in their local times and places. these universal principles will then provide the norms for education in the new age, as the tibetan terms it. the world today suffers from a cultural provincialism based on the dualism of an- 2- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust outward-looking, objective attitude of the western world, and an inwardness or subjectivity of oriental societies. each of these civilizations, in its extreme form, is over-balanced in its own direction. in harmonious living, man must integrate both ideals to achieve wholeness for himself and his world. this, it seems to me, is one important theme of the present work. for the future, t

f the east and conscious of it. our aggressive commercial penetration of oriental lands and peoples has had the end result of bringing the literature, the philosophy and the arts of the east into the west as uncalculated dividends. we can, if we choose, make use of the vast heritage of oriental culture available to us, even in our neighborhood libraries- 3- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust our main hope of survival in this highly polarized world lies in a prodigious effort at synthesis of the two cultures while there is still time. should the orient deny us that time and decide to meet us merely on our own grounds, then this might write finis to the story for all of us, east and west. during our industrial and expansionist age there have been increasing evidences of the

ircumstances of the world, brought about by the increasingly rapid process of unification, the reduction of distances, the growing importance of technology, the gradual attainment by all peoples of political independence and international responsibility and, above all, the disquiet and perplexity prevailing among the two great civilizations of yesterday- 4- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust ready to give birth to the one civilization of tomorrow but cowering under the threat of a world crisis far beyond their capacity to control" in an article on our goal is unity in the free world of october, 1944, dr. albert einstein regretfully took note of "an odious materialistic attitude toward life which leads to the predominance of an unrestrained selfishness" but how shall this m

right but a synoptic comprehension of antecedent bodies of concepts and principles, this department shall not offer degrees in its own area or 'field' the department of unified studies is primarily a service department to the students and faculty members carrying on their primary (but not more important) activities in the more specialized areas of study- 5- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust "until contemporary times, there has been little need for such an adjunct to our institutions of higher learning. but with the increase in size of our specialized bodies of knowledge to the point where we are burying ourselves under the mountains of information and data the time has come to take seriously the problem of finding out what all this knowledge means. if the university canno

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right 1998 lucis 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 i

e soul and the personality when the spiritual stimulant is relentlessly high. the rushing into the personal life of soul force is like sunshine in a garden. weeds as well as flowers emerge. it was a new age group forcing process, tested in operation by the use of this group of chelas all of whom had voluntarily accepted, and any one of whom was free to leave at any time without- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust blame. the values achieved were much more than any obvious comment can display. much of the deeper values are more subtle and slow to emerge. individuals benefited greatly. as a group achievement it was not a success as is made abundantly clear in these pages, but the group is a living entity on the inner planes of possible great future usefulness. mrs. bailey gave unsparingly of her l

tching 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 given us we could not know which centre to stimulate ne

en 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 great. i am here speaking individually to you, for yo

ou all as a group for an active participation in this future work. as i enter upon the task of preparing you for future increased usefulness and for closer cooperation, i must myself perforce take certain risks, and there must be established between us a trust which will be based not on secrecy and reticences but on truth and understanding- 4- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust this formation of the new seed group is my second attempt to be of hierarchical assistance in inaugurating the new age methods and technique and to train groups (for it is a group age) which can express the new age types of work. in my first attempt certain group limitations initiated difficulty and led to the closing of the several individual groups. you will have noted that i assigne

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

treatise on the seven rays (esoteric healing, vol. iv. 6 the externalisation of the hierarchy. 7 telepathy and the etheric vehicle, pages 41-57. 8 the "six statements" appear in the personal instructions dated august 1942. 9: the externalisation of the hierarchy. 10: the reappearance of the christ. 11: the light of the soul, pages 38, 424-426. 12: telepathy and the etheric vehicle acopyright 1998 lucis trust the externalisation of the hierarchy by alice a. bailey copyright 1957 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1985 lucis trust the great invocations let the forces of light bring illumination to mankind. let the spirit of peace be spread abroad. may men of goodwill everywhere meet in a spirit of cooperation. may forgiveness on the part of all men be the keynote at this time. let power attend

from the secret place come forth, and coming, save. come forth, o mighty one. let the souls of men awaken to the light, and may they stand with massed intent. let the fiat of the lord go forth: the end of woe has come! come forth, o mighty one. the hour of service of the saving force has now arrived. let it be spread abroad, o mighty one. let light and love and power and death- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust fulfil the purpose of the coming one. the will to save is here. the love to carry forth the work is widely spread abroad. the active aid of all who know the truth is also here. come forth, o mighty one and blend these three. construct a great defending wall. the rule of evil now must end. 1940 from the point of light within the mind of god let light stream forth into the minds of men

known let purpose guide the little wills of men the purpose which the masters know and serve. from the centre which we call the race of men let the plan of love and light work out. and may it seal the door where evil dwells. let light and love and power restore the plan on earth. 1945 section one introductory remarks the period of transition- 2- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust march 1934 one of the results of the world condition at this time is the speeding up of all the atomic lives upon and within the planet. this necessarily involves the increased vibratory activity of the human mechanism, with a consequent effect upon the psychic nature, producing an abnormal sensitivity and psychic awareness. it would be of value here to remember that the condition of h

tain of his great disciples, the masters of the wisdom, is directed or focussed at this time on human affairs, and that some of them are also preparing to break their long silence and may appear later among men. this necessarily has a potent effect, first of all upon their disciples and on those who are attuned to and synchronized with their- 3- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust minds, and secondly, it should be remembered that the energy which flows through these focal points of the divine will will have a dual effect and be destructive as well as constructive, according to the quality of the bodies which react to it. different types of men respond distinctively to any inflow of energy, and a tremendous psychic stimulation is at this time going on, with resul

e astral plane and (in a lesser degree) from the lower mental plane, is brought in contact with bodies that are unresponsive at first, and over-responsive later; it pours into brain cells which, from lack of use, are unaccustomed to the powerful rhythm imposed upon them; and humanity's equipment of knowledge is so poor that the majority have- 4- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust not sense enough to proceed with caution and to progress slowly. therefore, they are soon in danger and difficulty; their natures are oft so impure or so selfish that the new powers which are beginning to make their presence felt, and so opening up new avenues of awareness and contact, are subordinated to purely selfish ends and prostituted to mundane objectives. the glimpses vouchsafe

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them that the hierarchy stands, and that it has stood for thousands of years, and is the expression of the accumulated wisdom of the ages. you must tell them above all else that god is love, that the hierarchy is love, and that christ is coming because he loves humanity. this is the message which you must give at this time. and with this responsibility i leave you. work, my brothenacopyright 1998 lucis trust the rays and the initiations a treatise on the seven rays volume v by alice a. bailey copyright 1960 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1988 by lucis trust part one the fourteen rules for group initiation preliminary remarks it might be here of value, my brothers, if i again laid emphasis upon the fact that the formless world is only entered when the aspirant has acquired somewhat the ca

the senses but has in his hand that thread or clue which will eventually guide him out of the maze of the lower life perceptions into the field of clear knowledge and the realm where daylight is found; he will then no longer need to walk in the dark. this repolarisation is brought about in four ways, each of which provides the next step forward, and in their totality (and when- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust definitely followed) will eventuate in the total subjugation of the personality. these four ways are: a constant and unfailing attempt to center the consciousness within the head. from this central position the real man, the directing agency will direct and guide all his members, imposing upon the "lunar lords" of the physical body a new rhythm and habit of response. two factors are of

an lives demonstrate the quality of rajas, of mobility, of constant and conscious change in order to ascertain what is the real and through the medium of experience demonstrate the true nature of rhythmic response. subhuman lives express the guna of tamas or of inertia. they work blindly and have no ability to- 2- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust respond consciously to the plan. they are the sumtotal of the "units of inertia" just as the human units are called "the points of light moving within the square" this may have its appeal to masons. this subject of the use or misuse of energy is capable of infinite expansion, and in my other books where i give you more upon the centres i have enlarged upon it. i but seek at this time t

inker grips and holds steady the mental processes and learns to regard the mind as the interpreter of the states of consciousness, as the transmitter of egoic intent to the physical brain and as the window through which the ego, the real man looks out upon vast and (to the majority) unknown fields of knowledge- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust ii. an emergence into manifestation of the subjective aspect in man. one of the objects of evolution is that the subjective reality should eventually be brought forward into recognition. this can be expressed in several symbolic ways, all of them dealing with the same one fact in nature: the bringing to the birth of the christ within. the shining forth of the inner radiance or glory. t

beginning to demonstrate the qualities of his ray and to prove of gradually increasing importance to his group, he will be prepared through tests, through trials, and through temptations for those final stages in development which will put into his power: the knowledge of certain laws governing matter and form- 4- 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 stimul

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is essential to life. it is interesting that berman defines intellectuality as the "capacity of the mind to control its environment by concepts and abstract ideas. where there is a lack of development of this gland you may find both emotional and mental deficiency. many endocrinologists and psychologists have expressed themselves along similar lines [the soul and its mechanism by alice a. bailey. lucis publishing company, new york, n.y, and the lucis press limited, london] it is in this cave that the lion of the developed personality or individuality has its lair, and it is here that the sun god, hercules, must conquer [111] for centuries the egyptians, and especially the hindus, have known of the chakras or force-centers in the etheric body. the discovery of the endocrine system shows cor

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am. st. matthew. angel-man. water (jesus-christ, angel-man, mikael) a[[diagram. st. mark .the lion. fire e- y. st. luke. the bull. earth i- o. st. john. the eagle. air[[footnote(s* to those who would inquire "what has hydrogen to do with air or oxygena[[footnote continued on next page[[vol. 2, page] 115 sons of yoga. h, the quintessence[[hephlox, flamma-virgo (virgin oil, flamma durissima, virgo, lucis aeterna mater. the first race of men were, then, simply the images, the astral doubles, of their fathers, who were the pioneers, or the most progressed entities from a preceding though lower sphere, the shell of which is now our moon. but even this shell is all-potential, for, having generated the earth, it is the phantom of the moon which, attracted by magnetic affinity, sought to form its

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he book of the law in reference to certain ethical problems. liber cl. de lege libellum. a further explanation of the law, with special reference to the powers and privleges conferred by its acceptance. liber cxi (aleph. the book of wisdom or folly. an extended and elaborate commentary on the book of the law, in the form of a letter from the master therion to his magical son. liber x. liber porta lucis. this book is an account of the sending forth of the master by the a.a. an an explanation of his mission. liber tzaddi vel hamus hermeticus sub figur xc. an account of initiation, and an indication as to those who are suitable for the same. the equinox 28 liber cdxviii. liber xxx rum vel s culi, being of the angels of the thirty aethyrs the vision and the voice. besides being the classical a

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lles 1802 karl von eckartshausen chemische versuche 1803-1873 edward george bulwer-lytton 1804 d odoucet. science des signes, ou m decine de l esprit (science of signs, or medicine of the mind. 1808-1855 g rard labrunie "g rard de nerval" 1809 -nov. 1885 frederick hockley. inherited a large library of rare alchemical works from sigismund bacstrom. knew francis barrett *catoptrics* praxis lucis> 1810 eliphas levi (constant, alphonse louis, french occultist, born in paris, france. he is said to be largely responsible for the revival of magic in the 19th century. 1811-1877 jean-baptiste pitois(paul christian) 1813: antoine fabre d'olivet publishes "les vers dores de pythagore expliques" 1815-1890 adrien peladan 1816- 1909 william alexander ayton -alchemist 1816-1907 moritz steinschne

the way-of-knowing and being, i offer at thee dawn-of-the-new-day this volume-"hebraic tongue restored" 1821 richard laurence published the first english translation book of enoch 1822 jean-francois champollion began to decipher the egyptian hieroglyphs. 1823 lenain publishes la science kabbalistique ou l'art de connaitre les bons genies. 1828 june 19- july 26, 1892 francis george irwin lucis> 1828-1895 mahasaya lahiri 1829-1881 edmond billaudot(magus edmond)grand tarot belline 1830 german edition of sefer yetzirah published by john (johann) friedrich von meyer d.d. 1831 helena petrovna blavatski (helena petrovna von hahn, cofounder of the theosophical society, born of german parents in yekaterinoslav (now dnepropetrovsk, ukraine. sefer yetzirah printed at salonica 1832 henry ste

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is meant to be and is the will of god, the super elite- the black magicians 205 even a global holocaust. it seems like a great excuse to do nothing and a cop-out of mega proportions. my own view is that the 'masters 'the great white brotherhood, and this whole concept is something to be very wary of. whenever i hear the term 'master' i cringe. two organisations linked to alice bailey's work, the lucis trust and the world goodwill organisation, are both staunch promoters of the united nations- almost un 'groupies, such is their devotion. i will discuss these further in a later chapter. the more i go into this, it is interesting to see how the new age has inherited 'truths' over the decades in the same way that conventional religion has done over the centuries. as the followers of christian

an ever more efficient instrument of service in the hands of the masters [my emphasis] 390 .and the truth shall set you frt oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. here we go again. people follow, masters rule "maitreya" is one of the alice bailey 'masters' and it is on her 'teachings' that creme's organisation is based. at the same new age exhibition i found two other alice bailey-inspired organisations, the lucis trust, formerly the lucifer13 trust, and its offshoot organisation, world goodwill. the latter was founded by alice bailey in 1932 in the run up to the second world war which led to the creation of the united nations. world goodwill is now little more than a new age promoter of the united nations from its centres in whitehall court, london, geneva, and new york. its many publications offer g

humanity..as a result of mental conflict, separateness, and lack of understanding, a point of tension has now been reached in world affairs; therefore a new opportunity of creative progress exists for which the united nations stands..the united nations is today an instrument of universality anc an agency for unity, peace and prosperity in the world" give me strength. the world goodwill arm of the lucis trust distributes articles by un staff and links the spiritual view of wholeness and oneness with centralised global institutions. it publishes a quarterly newsletter which reads like a un fan club. the one i picked up in the spring of 1995 included, like benjamin creme's share international, an article about sir shridath ramphal and his commission on global governance [a world government an

tries. the unesco associated schools project is "dedicated to preparing children and young people to live in a global society and to develop the cult or con 391 attitudes of 'earth patriotism [see global village, global neighbourhood, etc] that are vital in an increasingly interdependent world. children and young people are being indoctrinated to look to the united nations for the answers and the lucis trust/world goodwill organisation are supporting this. as with most people helping the global conspiracy, 99% of them will have no idea what they are really being used to promote. most of the people who support these organisations will be doing so because they believe in what they say. they have children and grandchildren and the last thing they want is to leave them a global fascist tyranny

n chronicle (april 8th 1993) 10 helander vs patrick, bridgeport, conneticut, usa, 1976 11 investigative research specialists "list of moonie fronts, 1992 12 the spotlight (december 11th 1995) p2 13 the term lucifer is believed by some to mean "bringer of light, as i outlined in the robots rebellion. rabbi marvin s. antelman claims in to eliminate the opiate that the change of name from lucifer to lucis in 1924 was to hide the fact that it was involved with devil worshipping groups linked with the all-seeing eye cult (p54) chapter 16 the 'global village "single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the opinion of a day, but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period, unalterable through every change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematical plan of reducing us to

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inner peace= outerpeace. wars dont have to happen as part of some plan of god. we create them and ifwe change our inner self, our attitudes, we can stop creating them. its just a choice. myown view is that the masters, the great white brotherhood, and this whole concept issomething to be deeply wary of. whenever i hear the term master i cringe.two organisations spawned by alice baileys work, the lucis trust (formerly thelucifer trust) and the world goodwill organisation, are both staunch promoters of theunited nations. they are almost un groupies, such is their devotion. it is interestingto see how the new age has inherited truths over the decades in the same way thatconventional religion has done over the centuries. as the followers of christianity haveinherited the manipulated version o

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r of the messenger, the society s journal. she also began to channel material from djwhal khul, one of the masters of the theosophical spiritual hierarchy, generally called the tibetan. her channeling activity proved unacceptable to the society, and in 1920 she and her husband departed. they moved to new york where alice completed the channeling of two books and wrote one herself. they formed the lucis trust as a publishing concern and began a magazine, the beacon. the arcane school was founded in 1923 as an organization for students who responded to the books. over the next years bailey dictated a series of books that laid out a program for bringing in the new age. among the several programs nurtured by the school was the new group of world servers, founded in 1932. the group sought to un

113 university pl, 11th fl, box 722, cooper sta, new york, new york 10276. there are also european offices in london and geneva. several groups such as the arcana workshops, meditation groups, inc, and the school for esoteric studies carry on programs similar to the arcane school, though they are organizationally separate from it. sources: bailey, alice a. the unfinished autobiography. new york: lucis publishing co, 1951. sinclair, john r. the alice bailey inheritance. wellingsborough, england: turnstone press, 1984. arcanum, great the great secret that was supposed to lie behind all alchemical and magical striving. god and nature, alike, wrote eliphas levi, have closed the sanctuary of transcendent science. so that the revelation of the great magical secret is happily impossible. elsewhe

ch, 1982. perry, glenn. astrotherapy. in james r. lewis. the encyclopedia of astrology. detroit: gale research, 1994. rudhyar, dane. astrological study of psychological complexes and emotional problems. 2nd ed. wassenaar, the netherlands: servire, 1969. the astrology of personality: a re-formulation of astrological concepts and ideals, in terms of contemporary psychology and philosophy. new york: lucis publishing, 1936. beyond individualism: the psychology of transformation. wheaton, ill: theosophical publishing house, 1979. from humanistic to transpersonal astrology. lakemont, ga: csa press, 1972. as you like it library an organization that maintained a free lending library of books on psychic subjects. last known address: 915 e. pine st, rm. 401, seattle, wa 98122. athame the athame, a k

tated telepathically. the first book, titled initiation, human and solar commenced in 1920, and over the next 30 years some 18 other books were produced. she married foster bailey in 1920. the production of the tibetan books and the charge by alice bailey that the society was dominated by the esoteric section led to disagreements, and both bailey and her husband left the society. they founded the lucis trust to publish the books and the magazine beacon. in 1923 they founded the arcane school to disseminate spiritual teachings. the school became an international organization, branching into special groups. the new group of world servers was dedicated to uniting people of goodwill in the goal of creating a new world civilization. triangles evolved as a spiritual service through groups of thr

ng world religion uniting east and west, and the arcane school developed special prayers and meditations, such as the full moon meditation and the great invocation, toward this goal. another theme arising from the tibetan writings was the reappearance of the christ. after the death of alice bailey in 1949, the arcane school split into several groups. foster bailey headed the arcane school and the lucis trust until his death in 1977. the work is currently headed by the baileys daughter, mary bailey. bahir encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 144 sources: bailey, alice a. the unfinished autobiography of alice a. bailey. new york: lucis publishing, 1951. works. new york: lucis publishing, new york, various dates. sinclair, john r. the alice bailey inheritance. wellingborough, en

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 2

s, though the exact circumstances of her death are unknown. it was known that during her final years she had been experimenting with a mind-altering drug to expand her consciousness (the subject of her last book) and had also become involved with an obscure occult group, but the role of either in her death is unknown. sources: moore, marcia. astrology today.a socio-psychological survey. new york: lucis publishing, 1960. the history of astrology. york harbor, maine: arcane publications, 1974, and mark douglas. astrology in action. york harbor, maine: arcane publications, 1970, and mark douglas. diet, sex and yoga. york harbor, maine: arcane publications, 1966, with howard s. alltourian. journeys into the bright world. a personal account of the ketamite experience. rockport, maine: pararesea

the more sophisticated volumes on planetary consciousness and new age philosophy. he died september 15, 1985, in california. sources: melton, j. gordon, jerome clark, and aidan a. kelly. new age encyclopedia. detroit: gale research, 1990. rudhyar, dane. the astrology of personality: a reformulation of astrological concepts and ideals, in terms of contemporary psychology and philosophy. new york: lucis publishing, 1936. the astrology of transformation: a multilevel approach. wheaton, ill: theosophical publishing house, 1980. from humanistic to transpersonal astrology. palo alto, calif: seed center, 1975. occult preparations for the new age. wheaton, ill: theosophical publishing house, 1975. royce, josiah encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1330. person-centered astrology. la

as 426, a numerical symbol for red stick or enforcer. in some british cities, the protection racket is being partially reduced by closing down illegal gambling clubs where triad members meet or convert their funds. sources: chesneaux, jean. secret societies in china in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. ann arbor: university of michigan press, 1971. triangles (network) network funded by the lucis trust, formed to propagate the teachings of alice a. bailey (1880.1949, former theosophist who founded her own arcane school. the triangles program was inaugurated in 1937 by bailey in which she called upon people to form groups of three who would daily unite to channel spiritual energy to the world. address: 120 wall st, 24th fl, new york, ny 10005. british headquarters are at ste. 54, 3 wh

stated that he was not a member of any such fraternity. under the pseudonym of eugenius philalethes, he published a number of books including: anthroposophia theomagica, with anima magica (london, 1650; amsterdam, 1704; and in german, leipzig, 1749; magia adamica; or the antiquities of magic (london, 1650, 1656; amsterdam, 1704, in german, lumen de lumine (london, 1651; hof, 1750, in german, aula lucis; or the house of light (london, 1652, euphrates; or the waters of the east (london, 1655, stockholm& hamburg, 1689, in german, and the chymists key to shut, and to open; or the true doctrine of corruption and generation (london, 1657. he contributed verses for thomas powell s elementa optic (1651, for the english translation of cornelius agrippa s three books of occult philosophy (1651, and

n a daily meditation of groups of three, invoking the energies of light and goodwill in a network of light. the energies are visualized as circulating through three points of a triangle, connecting with other triangles. this network carries the great invocation or universal prayer, forming a channel for the downpouring of light and love into the body of humanity. world goodwill is associated with lucis trust, which is located at 120 wall st, 24th fl, new york, ny 10005. it also has subsidiary offices at 3 whitehall ct, ste. 54, london sw1a 2ef, england, and also in geneva. website: http/ www.lucistrust.org. sources: sinclair, john e. the alice bailey inheritance. wellingborough, england: turnstone press, 1984. world goodwill. http//www.lucistrust.org. march 8, 2000. world league of illumin

FRANCIS A YATES GIORDANO BRUNO AND THE HERMETIC TRADITION

nd then comes giordano bruno, taking full magical egyptian hermetism as his basis, preaching a kind of egyptian counter reformation, prophesying a return to egyptianism in which the religious difficulties will disappear in some new solution, preaching, too, a moral 273 io. nature and art. from robert fludd, utriusque cosmi historia, i, p. 3 (p. 144. 9- title -page of athanasius kircher, ars magna lucis et umbrae, rome, 1646 (p. 124. giordano bruno and the cabala reform with emphasis on social good works and an ethic of social utility- as he stands in post-reformation oxford, the ex- dominican has behind him the great ruins of the mediaeval past, and he deplores the destruction of the good works of those others, the predecessors, and the contempt for their philosophy, their philanthropy, an

solomon as a ruler of the north. floron is summoned by magic mirrors and seems formerly to have belonged to the order of the cherubim. all this is repeated by bruno after cecco.4 this is the type of magic which was carefully suppressed and superseded by pico when he introduced practical cabala, the new, safe, learned kind of conjuring with angels. bruno's return to an 1 "ciccus asculanus (tempus lucis nactus" op. lat, i (ii, p. 467, the whole of pp. 466-8 here is closely based on cecco's commentary as is revealed when these pages are compared with lynn thomdike, the sphere of sacrobosco and its commentators, chicago, 1948, commentary by cecco d'ascoli, pp. 396-9. it is therefore significant that bruno mentions in this context his own lost book on the sphere("et ego, in libro de sphaera, p

sphere, his approach to these matters cannot be quite detached. he does definitely disapprove of diabolic magic. on the other hand, he is very interested in egyptian mechanical means for giving statues an animated appearance, by means of pulleys and other devices,6 suggesting a strong and admiring interest in egyptian priestcraft. kircher certainly did some kind of natural magic. in his ars magna lucis et umbrae,1 of which we earlier reproduced the titlepage8 there is a section on magia lucis et umbrae; this magic is 1 kircher, op. cit, i, pp. i42_5- 2 ibid, ii (2, pp. 442-3. he has also earlier condemned egyptian magic, citing delrio ibid, pp. 436-7- 3 ibid, ii (2, pp. 182-6. kircher's list of the decan images is discussed in gundel, dekane und dekansternbilder, pp. 370-2. 4 kircher, op

p. 519 "nam in pimandro& asclepio hermes varios deorum ordines, uti sunt usiarchae horoscopi, decani, pantomorphi. varios choros assignat (cf. above, pp. 36-7, on the order of the egyptian gods in the asclepius. 5 kircher's work as an archaeologist, particularly his coptic studies, is not to be despised; cf. iversen, op. cit, pp. 92 ff. 6 kircher, op. cit, ii (2, pp. 280 ff. 7 kircher, ars magna lucis et umbrae, rome, 1646. 8 see pi. 9. 421 after hermes trismegistus was dated described as, not a diabolic, but a natural magic.1 the section concludes with the ecstatic chapters on pseudo-dionysius and trismegistus on light2 which are somewhat reminiscent of similar developments of light themes in patrizi.3 kircher was also a cabalist of vast learning, and he sets out, as pico della mirandola

FREEMASONS SATANISM AND SYMBOLISM

ns 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- master d.k- writing through her, stated that "shamballa is the mythological place where the 'lord of the world, sanat kumara, or shiva, is supposed to live [discipleship in the new age lucis/lucifer publishing, 1955, 135-36. masonic author, perkins, has just admitted that freemasonry originated in the place where shiva (satan) lives. since the bib le clearly, boldly, and unequivocally states that satan's place is in hell, we can see that masonry has just admitted that she originated in hell. manly p. hall, 33rd degree mason, k.t, in his book, initiates of the flame boldly admits

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

d in1949after a distinguished career in the ecclesiastical underworld. two membersofthefellowshipofthe rosy cross stoodoutfrom all the others: one was to attain international standing as a novelist, critic, and poet, while theotherhad already achieved fame before hisentryintotheorder. on1february1921,alvin langdoncoburn(1882-1966)and his wife were initiated intothef:.r:.c:.as frater deus portarum lucis and soror deus principium meus; his reputation as a photographer had been established overtheprevious decade by his delicate topographicalworkand remarkable portrait studies,2267and waite was delighted to admit such a distinguished candidate.coburnhad long been interested in waite's works (in1922hewrotethat'onthe shelvesofmy little library are nearly fifty volumesofthe writingsofarthuredward

eep mysteries(moremenofmark,1922, p. 22).they werenotdestined to remain friends for long. initially allwentwell;coburntooka seriesofphotographsofwaite as imperatorofthe order, at earl'scourtsquare, and three portrait studies for publication; one of these appears inmoremenofmarkand a second was exhibited bycoburnat the royal photographic society in february1924.withinthe order frater deus portarum lucis attained the gradeofadeptusminoron6february1922(his wife following himtwodayslater, and advanced to the gradeofadeptus148 a. e.waite-magicianofmanyparts_major one year later.butin 1923 he was followingotheresoteric interests.hehad developed an interest in'the,shrineofwisdom, abodyfounded in 1911 to propagate universalwisdom,more specifically as presented in neoplatonism;whencoburntook it up

GILBERT THE MAGICAL MASON

e holds meetings four times a year in london; it has for many years issued an annual report, which includes abstracts of the lectures read before the college.thewest of anglia province and college of bristol were formed in 1869, by major f.g. irwin, an adept who possessed a very large library of works on occult science; he was an advanced member of the society of students of magic called 'fratres lucis'.thecollege of manchester, liverpool and the northern counties was formed in 1871, and the yorkshire college (at sheffield) in 1877.theyorkshire college became dormant in the autumn of 1881, but was re-constituted under a contin255 uation warrant in 1910 as the province of hallamshire, with a collegebearing the same name.the'york' college, by consent and with the support of the 'yorkshire co

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ENOCHALL

mong/ cacodemon of water angle of air tablet. aaodt: angel, also known as aadt. aaoth: name of mercury perimeter. aaozaif: senior of jupiter on the air tablet. aapdoce: senior of venus, on the fire tablet. aavan: angel, also known as aaan. aavna: angel, also known as aana. aax: cacodemon, counterpart of the angel axir. aaxp: subservient angel of air angle of water tablet. ab: angel (filia filarum lucis) associated with luna. ab: name of jupiter heptagon 2. aba: cacodemon of fire angle of earth tablet. ababalond: of an harlot. abai: stooping. subservient angel of fire angle of earth. abaiond: governor of the second division of the aethyr pop (56. abaiuonin: to the stooping dragon. 3 abaivoninu: abai vovin. stooping dragon. abalpt: calling angel of earth angle of earth tablet. abamo: angel

cacodemon of earth angle of fire tablet. ameipezodi: amizpi, fasten. amgedpha: i begin anew. amipzi/ a mip zi: i fastened. amiran: yourselves. amis: end. amizpi/ am pizi: fasten, alos see amizpi. amma: curse/ cursed. amo: cacodemon of fire angle of air tablet. 6 amox: subservient angel of water angle of fire tablet, also known as amsox. amsox: angel, also known as amox. an: angel (filus filiorum lucis, associated with luna. an: name of jupiter heptagon 1. anaa: angel, also known as anvaa. anaa: kerubic angel of water angle of fire tablet. anaeem: calling angel of water angle of earth tablet. ananael: of the secret wisdom/ wisdom. ancro: angel, also known as anro. and: cacodemon of air angle of water tablet. andispi: governor of the third division of the aethyr zom (9. anetab: in governmen

s. aspiaon: governor of the third division of the aethyr deo (21. aspt: before/ in front of. assi: subservient angel of air angle of air tablet. ast: cacodemon, counterpart of the angel stim. astel (meaning unknown) asymp: with another. ataad: angel ruling taad and companions. atapa: commanding name of fire angle of water tablet. atdim: angel ruling tdim and companions. ath: angel (filia filiarum lucis) associated with venus, name of mars heptagon 2. ato: cacodemon of air angle of air tablet, cacodemon, counterpart of the angel tott. atogbo: demonic name (reversal of obgota) commanding cacodemons of air of water. atraah: girdle/ girdles/ your girdles. att: cacodemon of air angle of air tablet. attd: subservient angel of earth angle of fire tablet. auavox/ avavox: his pomp. audcal: gold/ ph

old/ philosophical mercury. audropl: aydropl, governor. autp/aultp: angel, companion of utpa. ava: cacodemon, counterpart of the angel vasa. avabh: hyacinth/ hyacinthine. avabo: deomonic name (reversal of obava) commanding cacodemons of water of fire. avas: subservient angel of fire angle of water tablet. avavaco: thunders of increase/ thunders. avavox: pomp/ his pomp. ave: angel (filius filiorum lucis, associated with venus, name of mars heptagon 1. 9 avini: millstones. aviny: millstone/ millstones. avtotar: senior of mercury on the air tablet. axir: subservient angel of earth angle of earth tablet, also known as axtir. axp: cacodemon of fire angle of air tablet. axpa: subservient angel of air angle of water tablet. axr: cacodemon of earth angle of water tablet. axtir: angel, also known a

nt angel of air angle of water tablet. axr: cacodemon of earth angle of water tablet. axtir: angel, also known as axir. axziarg: governor of the second division of the aethyr pax (11. aydropt: governor of the second division of the aethyr tan (50. aytp: kerubic angel of water angle of air tablet. azcall: demonic name (reversal of llacza) commanding cacodemons of water of air. azdobn: angel (filia lucis, associated with mercury. azdobn: name of mercury heptagram point. azdra: demonic name (reversal of ardza) commanding cacodemons of air of air. aziagiar: harvest. aziagier/ aziagiar rior: like unto the harvest of a widow. aziazior: likeness. aziazor: in the likeness. azieh: whose hands. azien: on whose hand(s. aziz: kerubic angel of fire angle of fire tablet, angel, companion of ziza. azriz:

GRIMM TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 2 1883 COMPLETE

, d. 1296, the well-known author of the rationale divinor. offic (written 1286; conf. viii. 2, 3 de epacta. in the summa (printed at dillingen, 1572) cap. 137, fol. 256, and thence extracted in the rationale vii. 14, we find: feruntur quoque (in festo joh. bapt) brandae seu faces ardenies et fiunt ignes, qui significant s. johannem, qui fuit lumen et lucerna ardens, praecedens et praecursor verae lucis; rota in quibusdam locis volvitur, ad significandum, quod sicut sol ad altiora sui circuli pervenit, nee altius potest progredi, sed tune sol descendit in circulo, sic et faina johannis, qui putabatur christus, descendit 1 m6m. des antiquaires de fr. 5, 383-6. 2 in memory of the hermit paulus, who in the mid. of the 7th cent, hurled the idol apollo from mt. gehenna, near treves, into the mos

acant, the governor is to mount a white foal, and taking one man before him and the other behind, to set one of them down on the property (3, 831; conf. 2, 541. a foal was esteemed even purer and nobler than a horse (see suppl. 2 tacitus (germ. 9, 10, after saying( lucos ac nemora consecrant/ adds: proprium gentis, equorum quoque praesagia ac monitus experiri. publice aluntur, iisdem nemoribus ac lucis, candidi et nullo mortali opere contacti, quos presses sacro curru sacerdos ac rex vel princeps civitatis comitantur, hinnitusque ac fremitus observant. nee. ulli auspicio major fides, non solum apud plebem, sed apud proceres, apud sacerdotes: se enim ministros deorum, illos conscios putant; these sacred beasts are in the secrets of the gods, and can reveal their counsels. and in christian t

HAMIL THE ROSICRUCIAN SEER

of life) by sending a request to: scribe r.h.m. rosicrucian order, amorc i 542 naglee avenue san jose, california 95191-0001, u.s m (a member of a. successor order to the golden dawn, writing to the late gerald yorke in1950,explained that 'hockley, mackenzie and irwin all disliked and mistrusted s. a [sapere aude, westcott's golden dawn motto, which is why he was refused admission to the fratres lucis" perhaps this refusal was the spur to westcott concocting the golden dawn. in the extant irwin letters hockley never refers to the fratreslucis, which seems a little odd unless there are letters missing from the sequence.theevidence for his membership comes in a letter from benjamin cox to irwin on15december1885in which he laments..i was very sorry to hear of the death of bro. hockley.therei

ofthe sria who were drawn more towards practice rather than theory later joined the golden dawn. hockley's firm belief that the rosicrucian path lay through the crystal would probably have met with little support amongst the generality of the sria's membership. hockley is claimed as a memberofanother very shadowy rosicrucian group, which 'may have formed the model for the golden dawn: the fratres lucis, also known either as the brotherhood of the cross of light or the orderofthe swastika.thefratres lucis had its origins in 1873 when between 31 october and 9 november count cagliostro, by means of herbert irwin and the crystal, gave to f. g. irwin the history and ritualsoftheorder. cagliostro informed irwin that the order had originated in fourteenth-century florence, from whence it spread t

objects of the order were the studyandpractice of 'natural magic, mesmerism, the science of life and death, immortality, cabala, alchemy, necromancy, astrology and magic in all its branches. not content with claiming cagliostro as his source, irwin in a letter of 1874 to benjamin cox of weston-super-mare, hisfidusachatesinmatters masonic and occult, stated that he had in fact met with the fratres lucis in paris and that fifteen years earlier there had been only twenty-seven members in the whole world; he added that 'all members were bound to keep [their] immediate chiefs postedofall [their] movements. surprisingly, or perhaps not so, this links in with the crowned angel's comments to hockley when questioned about freemasonry; presumablythesociety in france, referred to therein, was the fra

in paris and that fifteen years earlier there had been only twenty-seven members in the whole world; he added that 'all members were bound to keep [their] immediate chiefs postedofall [their] movements. surprisingly, or perhaps not so, this links in with the crowned angel's comments to hockley when questioned about freemasonry; presumablythesociety in france, referred to therein, was the fratres lucis. how often,ifever, the fratreslucismet is not known.ithasallthe apperanceofbeing another order, organized by irwin and mackenzie. which existed in great detail on paper, wasintroduction21academy at marylebone to hockley.thathockley knew the worksofsibley is undoubted, copies bearing his signature are in various libraries and he is known to have copied sibley'smssfor himself, and to have rece

oth mentally&bodily active he looked to me sadly lacking in stamina.imade up my mind to be in bristol for2or 3 weeks and get renovated at bartholomew's baths. with kindest regards, most fraternally yours.1his certificate as a member of the bristol college sria.thecertificate was designed by benjamin cox of weston- super-mare, the mainstay of the bristol college and, later, a member of the fratres lucis. 2 robert wentworth little (1839-78. originally educated for the church, he entered the civil service but left in 1862 to become a clerk in the grand secretary's office at freemason's hall, leaving in 1872 to become secretary of the royal masonic institution for girls. a most enthusiastic freemason he 'revived' a number of masonic orders and in 1866 was the founder and first supreme magus of

HOWE THE ALCHEMIST OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

been printed by the editor of "wings of truth' to whom, i suppose, they had been previously sold. what has become quite public, there can be no harm in your lending me, even if i were not entitled to them from any grade. 68 102 thealchemist of the golden dawn grove lodge, saffron walden 13 november 1901 the letters 1 3 ayton got many of his facts wrong in the letter that follows. for the fratres lucis, the order of light and the sat b'hai see my 'fringe masonry in england, 187 -85' in ars quatuor coronatorum, vo1.85 for 1972. lord lindsay (1847-1913, who succeeded to the earldom of crauford and balcarres in 188o, was never a member of the sat b'hai, he had more sense! ayton joined it in may 1883 but was admitted without payment of any fee. his obligation form is illustrated opposite. grov

in england, 187 -85' in ars quatuor coronatorum, vo1.85 for 1972. lord lindsay (1847-1913, who succeeded to the earldom of crauford and balcarres in 188o, was never a member of the sat b'hai, he had more sense! ayton joined it in may 1883 but was admitted without payment of any fee. his obligation form is illustrated opposite. grove lodge, saffron walden 18january 19 2 my idea is that the fratres lucis and the order of light are one and the same. i portman left this order in my hands, and i think i can say positvely that uohn] yarker and lord lindsay were not in it. tis true portman at yarker's request, allowed me to let yarker see the ritual and copy it, but nothing further. 2 i think probably you are mixing up the order of the 'sat b'hai (7 brethren) with the order of light. yarker and k

he worked much at ordinary spiritualism. to the best of my recollection, the ritual ofthe sat bhai is so complicated, that it would require an indian temple to carry it out thoroughly. it is very likely that (the late) lord lindsay as well as yarker, was in it, but i have no cognisance of it. i keep quite free from bronchitis here, and am very busy so write in haste. 1 they were not. the fratres lucis existed mainly in f. g. irwin's imagination, even if he managed to recruit a few (half a dozen) carefully selected initiates. 2 yarker clearly copied the ritual and handed the order to some friends in the bradford area. it still exists obscurely today. 1 4 thealchemist of the golden dawn the letters 1 5 ayt0 n continued to invent myths. lord lindsay was not initiated on the continent but at

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

e ball has become similar to a radiating sun. now the magician impregnates this light ball with the desire and the firm conviction that it will exhibit the same power and quality as is supposed to revive and reinforce the desired mental faculty such as memory, eloquence, etc, in the respective person. as soon as the magician has shaped this mental sun or ball, he must give it a suitable name, say lucis or the like. besides, he is fixing the time when this ball is to affect the mental sphere of the person with terms like these: you ought to work in the mental sphere until the person concerned has attained the desired faculty in such a way that this faculty has become a habit! having fixed the time, the magician orders the elemental to dissolve in and return to the ocean of light as soon as

ISIS UNVEILED

odels for the ophite cosmogony, belong to the pure oriental gnosti- cism. the codex nazaraeus opens with "the supreme king of light (mano, the great first one* etc, the latter being the emanation of perho the unknown, formless life. he is the chief of the aeons, from whom proceed (or shoot forth) five refulgent rays of divine light. mano is rex luds, the bythos-ennoia of the ophites" unus eet rex lucis in nto regno, nee tiuus qui eo allior. nvuus qui ejus simiiituditiem retulerit, nuuus qui, sublatis oculis, viderit coronam quae in ejus capite est* he is the manifested light around the highest of the three kabalistic heads, the concealed wisdom; from him emanate the three lines, aebel-zivo is the revealed logos, christos, the 'apostle gabriel' and the first legate or messenger of light. if

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

k of the following rosicrucian gloss, or explanation? lilia non laborant (like bees; neque nent, neither do they spin (like spiders. now of the lisses, as we shall elect to call them. they toil not like bees (scarab i; neither do they spin like spiders (arachnid. to be wise is to be enlightened. lux is the logos by whom all things were made; and the logos is rasit r.s.t: r.s.t= 6oo; and lux makes lucis; then lx, x= 666. again, l= 50, w v= 6, c s= 300, y i= 10, c s= 300= 666. the fleur-de-lis is the lotus (water-rose, the flower* the full quotation is the following: consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet i say unto you, that even solomon (here steps in some of the lore of the masonic order) in all his glory was not arrayed (or exalted

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

he beguinen; the brothers and sisters of the free spirit; the lollards; the albigenses, crushed out by the catholic church; the troubadours. 660. fourteenth century: the hesychasts, the precursors of the quietists; the friends of god; german mysticism, led by nicholas of basle; johann tauler; christian rosenkreutz; the great templar persecution; the fraticelli. 661. fifteenth century: the fratres lucis at florence, also the platonic academy; the alchemical society; society of the trowel; the templars; the bohemian brothers, or unitas fratrum; the rosicrucians. 662. sixteenth century: the rosicrucians became widely known; the order of christ, derived from the templars; cornelius agrippa of nettesheim, in connection with a secret association; saint teresa; s. john of the cross; philippe para

oss; philippe paracelsus; the fire philosophers; militia crucifera evangelica, under simon studion; the mysteries of the hermetic masters. 663. seventeenth century: the rosicrucians; the templars; the asiatische bruder; academia di secreti, at the home of john baptista porta; the quietists, founded by michael de molinos; and the whole group of spanish mystics. 664. eighteenth century: the fratres lucis, or the knights of light; the rosicrucians; the knights and brothers initiate of st. john the evangelist from asia, or the asiatische bruder; the martinists; the theosophical society, founded in london, 1767, by benedicte chastanier, a mystic mason; the quietists; the knights templars; some masonic bodies. 665. the various sects and bodies here detailed should not be understood as belonging

LIBER CHANOKH

.4 note first the holy sevenfold table containing seven names of god which not even the angels are able to pronounce. s a a i2 8 1 e m e8 b t z k a s e30 h e i d e n e d e i m o 30 a i26 m e g c b e i l a o i2 8 1 u n i h r l a a 2 8 1 these names are seen written without the heptagram within the heptagon. by reading these obliquely are obtained names of angels called (1) fili bonitatis or filiol lucis. e me ese iana the symbolic representation of the universe 2 akele azdobn stimcul (2) fili lucis. i ih ilr dmal heeoa beigia stimcul [these are given attributions to the metals of the planets in this order: sol, luna, venus, jupiter, mars, mercury, saturn (3) fili filiarum lucis. s ab ath ized ekiei madimi esemeli (4) filii filiorum lucis. l (el) aw ave liba rocle hagone(l) ilemese see all t

MEANING OF MASONRY

hrined the age-old doctrine of regeneration and divinization of the human soul, obscured in the one case by theological and other accretions foreign to the main purpose of religion, and unperceived in the other because its symbolism remains uninterpreted. to clear vision, christian and masonic doctrine are identical in intention though different in method. the one says" via crucis; the other" via lucis; yet the two ways are but one way. the former teaches through the ear, the latter through the eye and by identifying the aspirant with the doctrine by passing him personally and dramatically through symbolic rites which he is expected to translate from ceremonial form into subjective experience. as patristic literature shows, the prim itive metho d of the christian church was not that which

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

ia and panaugia, he proposed the founding of a society with the purpose of spreading the ideas of tolerance and respect for the individual. the objective of this society would be the construction of a temple of wisdom, similar to the temple of solomon, built upon mount moriah (in other words the temple mount. komensky also proposed the creation of a large international organization, the collegium lucis, which would be a wisdom school to provide an education for those seeking to enter the celestial academy. all steps taken in this regard had to be taken secretly and komensky's full treatise was to be shared only with those participating in the undertaking. all the academies and societies throughout europe were to be encompassed within this vast organization, which would take london as its h

NEW WORLD ORDER OR OCCULT SECRET DESTINY

enlightened freemasons and new agers have been pushing for collectivist motifs that promote monistic pantheism and unity. this is why the chief instigators to the globalist league of nations and the united nations have been theosophists, trying to work out the plan. this is why the verbiage and aims at the u.n. is for world peace and brotherhood. it is a spiritual undertaking in a secular world. lucis trust has had three think-tanks located at the u.n. plaza in new york for around fifty years. no wonder the former assistant secretary general to the u.n, robert muller, is a devoted disciple of alice bailey, whose book, a treatise on white magic, forms the basis for the robert muller schools (the leavening) these people are called the torchbearers or lightbearers of the new world order. a s

cult initiation into the new world order. benjamin creme writes: the new religion will manifest, for instance,through organizations like masonry. in freemasonry is embedded the core or the secret heart of the occult mysteries, wrapped up on number, metaphor and symbol (the reappearance of the christ and the masters of wisdom p.87) freemason and co-founder of lucifer publishing company (now called lucis trust, foster bailey, concurs, is it not possible from a contemplation of this side of masonic teaching that it may provide all that is necessary for the formulation of a universal religion (the spirit of masonry p.113) foster bailey states that masonry is the descendant of, or is founded upon, a divinely imparted religion. this religion he explains..was the first united world religion. then

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

ancient fratres say that the great work was to "fix the volatile" there is but one place where he can be fixed, and that is the centre, a centre exact "centrum in trigono centri (11) the centre in the triangle of the centre. if thine own soul be baseless how wilt thou find a standing point whence to fix the soul of the universe "christus de christi, mercury de mercurio, per viam crucis, per vitam lucis deus te adjutabitur (12) 478 the golden dawn: volume n book seven <49> translation of and notes on document m by g. h. frater, s.rm.d. 1. hermes is greek, mercury is roman. 2. compare with v. 47 odyssey "him promptly obeyed the active destroyer of argus. forth sped he, and under his feet he bound his ambrosial sandals. then, taking his staff wherewith he the eyes of mortals closeth at will

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

t wall, they meet a simple pattern opening up the room to the harmony, freedom and balance of apace. 9 "there is an ancient [chinese] saying that the sense of a vessel is not in its shell but in the void. so it is with this room. it is for those who come here to fill the void with what they find in their center of stillness (emphasis supplied) lodestone the world goodwill bulletin is published by lucis press ltd (owned by lucis trust) at 88 edgware rd. marble arch, london w-2, england. the new york branch, the lucis publishing company (11 w. 42nd st, 32nd floor, issues materials on its arcane school, three-member triangles, and world service fund, and publishes the beacon magazine. this company was originally established as the lucifer publishing co, but changed its name on nov. 11, 1924 t

arch, london w-2, england. the new york branch, the lucis publishing company (11 w. 42nd st, 32nd floor, issues materials on its arcane school, three-member triangles, and world service fund, and publishes the beacon magazine. this company was originally established as the lucifer publishing co, but changed its name on nov. 11, 1924 to the less startling one it bears today. a third branch of the lucis trust is located at 1 rue de varembe (3e, geneva, switzerland. alice a. bailey, the now deceased high priestess of the occult arcane school, established and headed the trust and its self-identified society of illumined minds. this powerful group has intimate connections with the united nations. the world goodwill bulletin issued a special edition on the united nations in july, 1957, which co

TEXE MARRS CODEX MAGICA SECRET SIGNS MYSTERIOUS SYMBOLS AND HIDDEN CODES OF THE ILLUMINATI

deceit; the force is dynamic, ever-changing, the quicksand of light that diffuses and reappears only to disappear again. dark is light and light is dark and no one can divine a difference. satan is therefore god and god is satan, and the serpent chases its own tail. forever. the invisible light this is all insanity, of course, but to the illuminist it is reason. thus, francis adams moore, in the lucis trust publication, the beacon, wrote an article entitled'"the invisible sun" in it, moore speaks of "the ageless wisdom: the ageless wisdom teaches that this darkness out of which visible light came, is actually the pure light the light that is so brilliant, radiant, and transcendent it appears as darkness to the form world.6 to moore, what we perceive as darkness is actually invisible light

or example, arkon daraul, in a history of secret societies, describes a ritualistic scene of initiation in a german branch of rosicrucianism: the room of initiation was carpeted in green and on it were a number of objects. three candelabra were placed to form a triangle, and nine glasses indicated the male and female properties..6 helena blavatsky's worldwide cult theosophy and its offspring, the lucis trust, 364 codex magica led for many years by prolific occult writer, alice bailey, likewise 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 organizatio

nd triangle powers 373 aleister crowley, british satanist who was a high level initate of many occult orders and secret societies, giving the supreme sign of the horned god. the triangular hat resembles the style of hat worn by many in the earlier colonial period in america. the triangle contains the all-seeing eye and has the radiant rays of the sun deity shining forth. this logo of triangles, a lucis trust organization, and the message from alice bailey, occultist founder, was included in world goodwill newsletter (1997, no. 4. world goodwill is yet another global organization, affiliated with the lucis trust, but which also networks with scores of other illuminist groups, orders, and secret societies. lucis trust and world goodwill teach of the coming of the cosmic, new age christ, avat

dedicated marxist/leninist, was quoted as saying "i am in favor of bolshevism (american spectator, january, 1998 (photos: richardson's monitor of freemasonry, p. 84; israel, a photobiography, by micha bar-am, new york: simon& schuster, 1998) 428 codex magica this illustration from mackey's encyclopedia of masonry dates the founding by jews of the royal order of the freemasons in palestine at anno lucis 4037, or 37 ad. chart of masonic emblems showing the many degrees published, distributed by a jewish-owned jewelry firm. magical signs of the jewish cabala 429 an old english masonic manual. the words orbis miraculum mean "magic mirror" 430 codex magica many in the arab and islamic world know that zionism is racism and resent the united states' blind support of israeli zionist aggression. fa

d symbols and runes of red color. a hero viking's death became celebrated on the calendar as a "red-letter day" and thus we have this phrase in common use today. robin was the god of witches in the forest and when human sacrifices were made, they were dedicated to robin redbreast, or the slain cock robin. updated to more recent times, we find that in her occult book, a treatise on the seven rays, lucis trust director alice bailey taught the occult importance of colors "the three major rays" she said "are red, blue, and yellow" the color red, bailey explained, has to do with "will, or power."19 in the symbolism of color, faber birren points out the primacy of the color red. he notes:20 in ancient egyptian religion, the god shu was red, and red animals symbolized seth. the red poppy was sacr

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 1

d her love and compassion for her teachers, declaring them hard-working disciples of the world and of the christ. in 1923, she established the world goodwill centers, to assist those in need, and the arcane school for the education and development of spiritual disciplines and techniques, such as meditation. in order to offer the school activities and courses free of charge, bailey established the lucis trust, a publishing company and funding organization, which in 1924 published bailey s popular great invocation prayer, and would eventually publish 24 other works in 50 languages. baily s writings continue to be a main influence of new agers or those interested in the occult or deeper spiritual mysteries. sources: bailey, alice a. the unfinished autobiography. new york: lucis trust publishi

THE HOLY ROSARY OF THE BRETHREN

us, et benedictus fructus ventris tui yeheshua. sancta maria, mater dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. amen. the qabalistic cross in latin tu es regnum, et potestas, et gloria, saecula, saeculorum. amen. the adoration to the lord of the universe in latin sanctus est tu dominus de mundi. sanctus est tu qui natura non-creatusest. sanctus est tu vastus et valindus rector lucis et tenebrarum. final note: 11 the adept is encouraged to do his/her research and homework on the use of the pater noster (the lord s prayer) and the ave maria (the hail mary. the prayer on the pater noster is the most potent of prayers. let the adept ascertain how the prayers relate to the tree of life. the ave maria exposes the greatest qabalistic truth in that through the feminine principl

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

ch to malkuth, and from hod to malkuth. it is highly questionable whether malkuth, which represents the man- ifest universe, should be connected to the rest of the tree by more than one path, despite the golden dawn practice. indeed, in some old bookplates malkuth is joined to the tree by only a single vertical path-see the title page to the latin translation of gikatilla's gates of light (portae lucis) by paulus riccius. the diagram on page 161, which may be called the rationalized tree of the sephiroth, is not intended to replace the golden dawn arrangement of the paths, descended from kircher. it is, however, what the tree would look like if the apparent system for projecting and numbering the paths from higher to lower sephiroth is rigorously followed. the magus should regard it as an

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

through the use of kabbalistic numerology. these christian kabbalists and others who followed in their footsteps were greatly aided by several jewish scholars who converted to christianity, such as flavius mithridates, who translated many kabbalistic texts for pico, and paulus ricius, the private physician to the german emperor maximilian, who published rabbi joseph gikatilla's influential portae lucis (the gates of light) at augsburg in 1516. concerning the power of the fivefold name of jesus, cornelius agrippa quotes directly from the conclusions of pico della mirandola when he writes: as john in the revelations describeth that heavenly city, whose twelve gates are guarded with twelve angels, infusing on them what they receive from the divine name, twelve times revolved; and in the found

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