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ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

control of body, thought, and force, leading to concentration, meditation, and rapture. only when the last of these has been attained, and itself refined upon by removing the gross and even the fine objects of its 1 see berkeley and his expounders, for the western shape of this eastern commonplace. huxley, however, curiously enough, states the fact in almost these words. a.c. 2 a possible mystic transfiguration of the vedanta system has been suggested to me on the lines of the syllogism god= being (patanjali. being= nothing (hegel. god= nothing (buddhism. or, in the language of religion: every one may admit that monotheism, exalted by the introduction of the symbol, is equivalent to pantheism. pantheism and atheism are really identical, as the opponents of both are the first to admit. if

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 3

his individual is, so to say, cubed, and pushed to his limit, and as it is equally certain that the memory of impressions survives the orgy, the hope of these utilitarians appears at the first glance not altogether unreasonable. but i will beg them to observe that the thoughts from which they expect to draw so great an advantage are not in reality as beautiful as they appear under their momentary transfiguration, clothed in magic tinsel. they pertain to earth rather than to heaven, and owe great portion of their beauty to the nervous agitation, to the greediness, with which the mind throws itself upon them. consequently this hope is a vicious circle. let us admit for the moment that hashish gives, or at least increases, genius; they forget that it is in the nature of hashish to diminish th

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

he four lower sub-planes of the physical, astral, and mental planes. the last fact is of interest. the control of the three higher sub-planes is not yet complete, and here is one of the explanations as to the failures and mistakes of initiates. their mastery of matter in the three higher sub-planes is not yet perfect; these yet remain to be dominated. at the third initiation, termed sometimes the transfiguration, the entire personality is flooded with light from above. it is only after this initiation that the monad is definitely guiding the ego, pouring his divine life ever more into the prepared and cleansed channel, just as in the third, or moon chain, the ego individualised the personality through direct contact, a method different to the individualisation as shown in this fourth chain

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

ch human beings, who were then little more than animals, the purpose, significance and use of their various organs, so that they could consciously control them, and the meaning of the symbol of the human figure. therefore, in those early days, through the practice of hatha yoga, the human being reached the portal of initiation. at that time the attainment of the third initiation, resulting in the transfiguration of the personality, was the highest initiation that man was capable of achieving. in atlantean days, the progress of the sons of men was procured through the imposition of two yogas. first, the yoga which is called by the name of laya yoga, the yoga of the centres which produced a stabilizing of the etheric body and of the centres in man and the development of the astral and psychi

man in physical plane incarnation works ever the great transformation. christ himself has said that "greater works than i do shall ye do" holding out to us the promise of the "kingdom, the power and the glory" provided our aspiration and endurance suffice to carry us along the thorny way of the cross, and enable us to tread that path which "leads up hill all the way" to the summit of the mount of transfiguration. how is this great change brought about? how does man, the victim of his desires and lower nature become man, the victor, triumph over the world, the flesh and the devil? it is brought about when the physical brain of the incarnated man becomes aware of the self, the soul, and this conscious awareness only becomes possible when the true self can "reflect itself in the mindstuff" th

ving flame, 7. the path can be found and man himself become that path. the following triplicities may be found of value to the student, especially if he remembers that it is the central column which contains the terms applicable to the soul or second aspect. the union to be achieved is that of the third and second aspects. this is consummated at the third initiation (in christian terminology, the transfiguration. a later synthesis is then effected between the united third and second aspects and the first: 1st aspect 2nd aspect 3 rd aspect spirit soul body father son (christ) h oly ghost monad ego personality divine self h igher self l ower self life consciousness f orm energy force matter the presence the angel of the human being the presence a clear distinction should be made between the

to control the emotional body and to devote it to the service of ishvara through bhakti yoga, with aspiration towards mental control. the aryan disciple has to learn to control the mental body and devote it to the service of ishvara through raja yoga, with aspiration towards knowledge of the indweller, the soul. thus in this root-race, the entire lower man, the personality is subjugated and the "transfiguration" of humanity takes place. 47. steadiness and ease of posture is to be achieved through persistent slight effort and through the concentration of the mind upon the infinite. this covers the two aspects which in meditation produce difficulty, the comfort of the body and the control of the mind. it is noteworthy that the effort to attain forgetfulness of the physical body through corr

rapid process, wherein through such a system as outlined by patanjali and as taught by all the custodians of the mysteries of religion, a man definitely takes himself in hand, and through conformity to the rules and the laws laid down, brings himself, by his own effort, to a state of spiritual unfoldment. it might be noted here that these three processes bring a man to that initiation called the transfiguration. 3. the practices and methods are not the true cause of the transfer of consciousness, but they serve to remove obstacles, just as the husbandman prepares his ground for sowing. this is one of the simplest and clearest of the sutras and needs but little comment. the practices refer primarily to: 1. the means for removing obstacles (see book i. sutras 29 to 39) this is affected, we

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

lete. many years were spent by the disciple jesus between the birth and baptism. the remaining three initiations were taken in three years. you have the same situation on the path of the aspirant. the second initiation marks the crisis of the control of the astral body. after baptism there remain the three temptations, demonstrating the complete control of the three lower vehicles. then comes the transfiguration, followed by knowledge of the future and complete self-abnegation. therefore, you have the following: 1. the moment of conception i.e. individualization. 2. nine months gestation i.e. the wheel of life. 3. first initiation i.e. the birth hour. the path is, therefore, a path on which steady expansion of consciousness is undergone with increasing sensitivity to the higher vibrations

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

uman being has, or can have, any comprehension of the nature of life until he has attained the third initiation- 95- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust i repeat this with emphasis, and in order to impress upon you the futility of idle speculation upon this subject. disciples who have undergone the third initiation and have climbed the mount of transfiguration can from that high point glimpse the radiance of the subjective centre of energy (the central spiritual sun of the secret doctrine) and so gain a flash of realisation as to the meaning of the word "life" but they cannot, and they dare not, pass on the knowledge gained. their efforts to convey such information would be futile, and language itself would be inadequate to the task. lif

t that the concrete mind and the rationalising nature lose themselves in the realised complexities and problems. but the illumined intuition, with its power to synthesise (which is the emerging characteristic of the disciples and initiates under training, can and does lead them into a measured sequence of expansions of consciousness which eventually land them at last on the summit of the mount of transfiguration. from that eminence the disciple can gain the vision which will enable him to see the whole scheme in a moment of time, and to share with arjuna the experience of the gita wherein he "saw all forms gathered together in the body of that god of gods" he can descend from that mountain with his personality transfigured and radiant. why? because he now knows that spirit is a fact and th

h the activity of the real esoteric schools, a technique of training will be instituted which will develop the new powers that will substantiate the old truth and turn men's beliefs into certainties. through the stimulating and occultly scientific work of the department of religions, men will come to new knowledge and awareness, and will arrive at an uplift that will bring mankind to the mount of transfiguration. through the work of the department of government, men will come to an understanding of those ideas which are needed to carry the nations the next step forward to mutual help. i shall try to express the deepest objective of the brotherhood, so that you can understand and cooperate. humanity is intended to act as a power house through which certain types of divine energy can flow to

ing the process and the secret are condensation and transmutation. each kingdom has its key words, which can be translated, though most inadequately, as follows: kingdom process secret objective 1. mineral. condensation. transmutation. radiation. 2. vegetable. conformation. transformation. magnetisation. 3. animal. concretisation. transfusion. experimentation. 4. human .a daptation .t ranslation. transfiguration. 5. egoic. externalisation. manifestation. realisation. a general picture of the creative intent emerges as one considers the significance of these words. the objectives and processes of the two highest kingdoms are too advanced for the average- 139- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust student to grasp, and constitute likewise tw

en strong, and hence the frequent recognition of "astral perfumes" which the disciple can note. before the first initiation, the static mineral world within him has been broken up- 155- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust at the third initiation, the moon and mars struggle to assume ascendancy, and there is his battle-ground. hence at the great transfiguration, the body is "transfigured" as the indication of triumph. at the fourth initiation, mercury and saturn act as the great translators, and bring the disciple to the door of realisation. when the final initiation is taken, it is the activity of uranus and the in-pouring force of jupiter that bring about the reorganisation which results in the final emancipation. the vastness and compl

imation of the animal soul. in these words lie much food for thought "the twain shall be one. this work is begun in the animal kingdom, and constitutes its "secret, and hence the use of the word "transfusion" in this connection. individualisation was the first result of this secret process. its final consummating effect can be seen in the five stages of the initiatory process, leading to eventual transfiguration and liberation. the entire work is, however, one great unfolding revelation of the soul of god, and it is only when we divorce humanity from that process of revelation that we find the secrets, the problems, the difficulties and the mysteries insoluble. a consciousness, an awareness and a sensitivity to an ever-widening and more inclusive contact is gradually being developed, and t

ystem is the prostituted symbol. ponder on this, for the caste system is universal in the world. it is when the third alignment has been truly accomplished and when the light of the fourth constituent to the relationship dominates the inherent light of the other three, that the objective of man's evolution is reached. this brings us to the point next to be considered. purpose: this purpose is the transfiguration. this is the esoteric goal set before humanity. this was the tremendous event which was enacted before humanity by the greatest of all the sons of god in his own body, whom i and all true disciples regard as the master of all the masters, the christ. what shall i say about this culminating event for which the entire personality of man waits? this third great initiation marks a cris

eart centre. thymus. animal. solar plexus. pancreas. human .s acral centre .g onads. egoic. throat centre. thyroid. planetary. ajna centre. pituitary. solar. head centre. pineal. iii. process secret purpose mineral. condensation. transmutation. radiation. vegetable. conformation. transformation. magnetisation. animal. concretisation. transfusion. experimentation. human .a daptation .t ranslation. transfiguration. egoic. externalisation. manifestation. realisation. some notes on the four kingdoms 1. the mineral kingdom is divided into three main divisions: a. the base metals. b. the standard metals. c. the crystals and precious stones. a treatise on cosmic fire, p. 588. 2. the vegetable kingdom is. a. the transmitter of the vital pranic fluid. b. a bridge between the so-called conscious and

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

ing as it does with the facts of the gospel story, that fivefold sequential myth which teaches us the revelation of divinity in the person of jesus christ, and which remains eternally truth, in the cosmic sense, in the historical sense, and in its practical application to the individual. this myth divides itself into five great episodes: 1. the birth at bethlehem. 2. the baptism in jordan. 3. the transfiguration on mount carmel. 4. the crucifixion on mount golgotha. 5. the resurrection and ascension. their significance for us and their re-interpretation in modern terms is our task. a point of crisis and of culmination has been reached in the history of man, and man owes this to the influence of christianity. as a member of the human family, he has reached a level of integration unknown in

tage and the glorious (and for many) the immediate opportunity. these are: 1. the birth at bethlehem, to which christ called nicodemus, saying "except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of god."17 2. the baptism in jordan. this is the baptism to which john the baptist referred us, telling us that the baptism of the holy spirit and of fire must be administered to us by christ.18 3. the transfiguration. there perfection is for the first time demonstrated, and there the divine possibility of such perfection is proven to the disciples. the command goes forth to us "be ye therefore perfect even as your father which is in heaven is perfect."19 4. the crucifixion. this is called the great renunciation, in the orient, with its lesson of sacrifice and its call to the death of the lower

n this process is completed, many will find themselves ready to make preparation for the first of the initiations, and to undergo the new birth. the disciples of the world are preparing for the second initiation, the baptism, and for this must come a purification of the emotional desire nature and a dedication of the desire nature to the life of the soul. the initiates of the world are facing the transfiguration initiation. mind control and right orientation towards the soul, with a complete transmutation of the integrated personality, lies ahead of them. there is much foolishness talked these days in connection with initiation, and the world is full of- 16- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust people who are claiming to be initiates. they fail to remember that no initiate

warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members "oh, wretched man that i am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death "i thank god through jesus christ our lord."24 only through the revelation of the christ within each human being can this at-one-ment be made. only through the new birth, the baptism of spirit and of fire, and the transfiguration of the nature can deliverance be found, can unity with god be achieved. only through the sacrifice of humanity, which is the essence of the crucifixion, can the resurrection be undergone. what is true of the individual will be true ultimately of the entire human family. the plan for humanity concerns man's conscious unfoldment. as mankind grows in wisdom and knowledge, and as the c

ll waking consciousness the initiate stands in his presence and sees him face to face. browning expresses this truth in the great poem saul when he says "oh, saul, it shall be a face like my face that receives thee; a man like to me thou shalt love and be loved by, for ever: a hand like this hand shall throw open the gates of new life to thee! see the christ stand" after the third initiation, the transfiguration, when the personality has been subordinated to the soul, or the indwelling christ, and the glory of the lord can shine forth through the medium of the flesh, we are faced with the supreme achievement of the crucifixion and the resurrection. then, we are told, that mysterious being, spoken of in the old testament as melchizedek, and as the ancient of days, will play his part and ini

s are interesting when we realise that out of the five initiations there are three which seem, and naturally so, to be of supreme importance. in the life of christ there are episodes which- 28- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust represent great points of attainment, all climaxing cycles and initiating new ones. these are the first initiation, the birth; the third initiation, the transfiguration; and the fifth, the resurrection. there is in nature some mysterious value which is connected with the first, the third, and the fifth the beginning, the middle point and the climaxing consummation. as has been pointed out "it is the intervals, not only between the base note, the major third and the perfect fifth, or those which distinguish the quaver from the semi-quaver, which en

eded by the purification of the one who must thus work, and a demonstration must be given of that purification and freedom from evil. this, christ gave in the victory of the three temptations. then, only after this evidenced preparation, do we read that he proceeded to teach.23 recognition and preparation for participation in the divine plan was next followed by dedication to that plan. after the transfiguration he entered into a full realisation of what lay ahead for him, and he defined it clearly to his disciples, saying. the son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and- 31- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his

christian writers, as justin martyr and origen, explicitly say he was born in a cave."38 in studying these five initiations of the gospel story, we find that two of them took place in a cave, two on a mountain top and one on the level between the deeps and the heights. the first and last initiations (the birth into life and the resurrection into "life more abundantly"39) took place in a cave. the transfiguration and the crucifixion were enacted on the summit of a mountain or hill, whilst the second initiation, after which christ entered upon his public ministry, took place in a river, in the plains around jordan symbolic perhaps of christ's mission to live and work down amongst men. the masonic phrase to "meet on the level" takes on here an added significance. after each mountain experienc

ication or at-one-ment after another, for the benefit of humanity, appears before john the baptist, and passes through the second initiation, that of purification in the waters of jordan. through the process of baptism, and through the temptations which followed, he evidenced his maturity, faced his mission, and demonstrated to the world his purity and his power. the third initiation, that of the transfiguration, testified to the fact of the at-one-ment which christ made between soul and body. integration was complete, and the consequent illumination was made apparent to his disciples. he appeared before them as son of man and son of god, and having proved to them who he was, he faced the death which lay ahead of him, and the intervening service. in the fourth initiation, he demonstrated t

m when he attained maturity, setting us an example, and through his triumphant passing of the tests of the three temptations he demonstrated the needed purity. the babe in christ, the little child, the full-grown man, the perfected man! through the bethlehem experience the babe is born. the little child grows to maturity and manifests in his purity and power at the baptism. he demonstrates at the transfiguration as the full-grown man, and, on the cross, he stands forth the perfected son of god. an initiation is that moment in which a man feels and knows through every part of his being that life is reality and reality is life. for a brief moment his consciousness becomes all-enfolding; he not only sees the vision and hears the word of recognition, but knows that the vision is of himself, an

as we can begin to know it. the new testament opens with the appearance of a dove one the symbol of the raging waters, the other the symbol of the waters of peace. through christ and the unfoldment of the christ life in each human being will come "the peace which passeth understanding."23 standing there in the waters of jordan, christ faced the world as man. standing upon the top of the mount of transfiguration, he faced the world as god. but in this initiation, he stood on a level with his brethren and demonstrated purity and peace. let us remember that "from the point of view of others only that man is original who can lead them beyond what they already know, but this he cannot do until he has become their equal in their knowledge."24 this is a point to be remembered. christ was purifie

last effort to control the son of god. evil is thus constituted, and we shall all some day have to face this testing this triple evil, this devil, such as christ faced. three times he was tempted, and three times he resisted, and only after this capacity to react to form and to material benefit had been finally put aside was it possible for christ to pass on to his world service and the mount of transfiguration. one of the finest thinkers in the field of christian interpretation today tells us that "all they who are destined for the kingdom must win forgiveness for the guilt contracted in the earthly aeon by encountering steadfastly the world-power as it collects itself for a last attack. for through this guilt they were still subject to the power of ungodliness. this guilt constitutes a

divine humanity. and yet as is the way with all the liberated sons of god, he could not rest until he had shown us the way. he had to transmit the great energy of the- 83- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust love of god. perfected, serving and with a full knowledge of his mission, christ now enters into the period of active work which must precede the next initiation, that of the transfiguration. chapter four the third initiation: the transfiguration on a high mountain key thought arjuna said "the word which thou hast spoken through love of me, the supreme mystery named the oversoul through it my delusion is gone "for the birth and the passing of beings have been heard by me at length from thee, whose eyes are lotus petals; i have heard also of the great spirit, which pass

him, but the father himself remains as yet behind the scenes, inscrutable, unseen and unknown, except as he is revealed through the life of his sons, and by the revelation given peculiarly to the occident by jesus christ. as we consider these initiations, the three mentioned above stand out clearly. at the birth in bethlehem we have the appearance of god, god is made manifest in the flesh. at the transfiguration we have the quality of god revealed in its transcendent beauty, whilst at the resurrection initiation the life aspect of divinity makes its presence felt- 85- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust in his earthly life, therefore, christ did two things: 1. he revealed the triple nature of deity in the first, third, and fifth initiations. 2. he demonstrated the expansio

eing we pass through the necessary stages of adaptation of the vehicles of life, up to that mountain-top where the divine in us is revealed in all its beauty. then we pass to a "joyful resurrection" and to that eternal identification with god which is the everlasting experience of all who are perfected. we might depict the process as follows: 1st initiation 3rd initiation 5th initiation new birth transfiguration resurrection initiation revelation completion beginning transition consummation appearance quality l ife this is the first of the mountain experiences. we have had the cave experience and the stream initiation. each of them has done its work, each revealing more and more divinity in the man, christ jesus. the experience of christ, as we have been seeing, was to pass from one proces

of at-one-ment to another. one of the prime objectives of his mission was to resolve the dualities in himself, producing unity and synthesis. what are these dualities which are to be resolved into unity before the spirit in man can shine forth in its radiance? we might list five of them in order to gain an idea of what must be done and in order to understand the magnitude of christ's achievement. transfiguration is not possible until these unifications have been made. first, man and god must be fused and blended into one functioning whole. god, made flesh, must so dominate and control the flesh that it constitutes no hindrance to the full expression of divinity. such is not the case with the average man. with him divinity may be present, but it is- 86- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1

is split on the rock of duality. either the personality is dual and therefore unmanageable or groups and nations are divided into opposing camps, and again duality emerges in intense dynamic difficulty. it is integration which christ so fully exemplified, thus resolving the dualities of higher and lower in himself, making "of twain one new man,"1 and it was this "new man" which shone forth at the transfiguration before the startled gaze of the three apostles. it is this basic integration or unification which religion should aim to produce, and it is this coordination between two fundamental aspects of human nature the natural and the divine which education should effect. this problem of the two selves, which christ so strikingly synthesised in himself, is the strictly human problem. the se

the present. this consummated personality, synthesising in itself all that preceded in human evolution, and expressing all that immediately may be, is god's great gift to man. christ, as the personality that healed the division in human nature, and christ, as the synthesis of the higher and the lower aspects of divinity, is the glorious heritage of mankind today. this is what was revealed at the transfiguration. however, it is useful to remember that only at a certain stage in human development does the expression of the indwelling christ life and consciousness become possible. the fact of evolution, with its necessary distinctions and differences, is incontrovertible. all men are not the same. they vary in their presentation of divinity. some are really sub-human as yet. others are simpl

the personality is the inner spiritual man, which we might call the "individual" it is here again that christ achieved- 88- from bethlehem to calvary copyright 1998 lucis trust success, and the second duality, which he so significantly resolved, is that of the personal self and the "individuality" the finite and the infinite must be brought into a close relation. this, christ demonstrated in the transfiguration, when, through the medium of a purified and developed personality, he manifested the nature and the quality of god. the finite nature had been transcended and could no longer control his activities. he had passed in his consciousness to the realm of inclusive realisation, and the ordinary rules governing the finite individual, with its petty problems and its small reaction to event

s conduct. he had achieved contact with that realm of being in which there is not only understanding, but peace, through unity. rules and fixations and considerations christ had surmounted, and consequently he functioned as an individual and not as a human personality. he was governed by the rules which control in the realm of the spirit, and it was this which the three apostles recognised at the transfiguration, and which led to their submission to him henceforth as the one who represented to them divinity. christ, therefore, at the transfiguration, unified in himself god and man, his developed personality blending with his individuality. he stood forth as the perfect expression of the uttermost possibility to which humanity could aspire. the dualities, of which mankind is so distressingl

vine is the whole, informed and animated by the life and will of god; and in utter self-surrender and with all the power of his purified nature and his divine understanding and wisdom, christ blended in himself the collective consciousness, the human realisation and the divine totality. some day we shall understand this more clearly. it is as yet something which we cannot grasp, unless for us the transfiguration is a reality and not a goal. it is interesting to have in mind another at-one-ment which christ made. he unified in himself the past and the future, as far as humanity is concerned. this is significantly typified in the appearance with him upon the mount of transfiguration of moses and elias, the representatives respectively of the law and of the prophets. in the one figure we find

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. it might also be stated that the pattern is relatively immutable and unchangeable in its own inherent nature, as it comes forth from the mind of either the macrocosmic deity or the microcosmic thinker, but that the process of the inner conditioning of matter is mutable and in a state of continual flux. when, at the third initiation, union of the pattern and the conditioned form is achieved, the transfiguration of the initiate takes place, leading to that final crisis wherein the two are known as one, and the form nature (including in this phase the causal body as well as the lower vehicles) then is dispersed and disappears. the early stages of human development are as in all else in nature, apparently inchoate and formless, from the angle of the true pattern, existing eternal in the heav

to those essential qualities which give meaning to the vision. the instinct to formulate plans, inherent in all and so dominant in the highly evolved, must give way to the tendency to make plans in tune with the plan of god, as expressed through the planetary hierarchy. this in time will produce the urge to create those forms, conveying meaning, which will transmute evil into good and produce the transfiguration of life. but to do this within the plan and at the same time to recognise the basic synthesis in which we live and move, the disciple must learn to analyse, discriminate and discern those aspects, qualities and forces which must be creatively used in the materialisation of the intuited plan, based on the sensed vision. we might well ponder on this rapport between the man, and the h

les. e. coordination then has to be established between the soul, the purified personality and the- 161- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust hierarchy. this is the goal of the initiates in the world at this time, and of all who are in preparation for the first, the second and the third initiations. this consummation is finally achieved at the transfiguration initiation. f. coordination between the soul, the personality and the spirit. this takes place via the hierarchy of souls a phrase which only initiates can properly interpret and understand. this process is carried on after the third initiation. a man can be regarded as a personality in truth when the form aspect and the soul nature are at-one. when the soul influences the personal

nd, as was said above, it is for us the most difficult and most transforming of the initiations. the acquiescence of the soul to the demands of the personality for spiritual life, and the submission of the personality to the soul, find therein their consummation- 170- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust finally will come the initiation of the transfiguration, wherein the light breaks forth, the touch of enlightenment is given, and the soul and the personality stand forth as one. this process requires also the aid of the buddha and the inspiration of the christ, and it is "occultly guarded" by the avatar of the physical plane. in all the above information there is given a hint as to what will take place when human personalities are acti

person and the field of service chosen in any one life. e. the quality of the aspiration and mane other factors. 3. the stage of the second fusion, in which the initiate expresses himself through all the centres and in which both the group of petals and the central point of energy are fully and dynamically alive. christ symbolically expressed these three stages for us at the birth experience, the transfiguration enlightenment, and the ascension liberation. in summarising, it might be said: 1. at the stage of individualisation- 186- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust a. the centres throughout the body awaken and begin to function faintly. b. the centres below the diaphragm receive the major impact and effect of the incoming life. c. th

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

od religion of the jews. in the cycle which christ will inaugurate after his reappearance, the goal of all the- 14- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust religious teaching in the world will be the resurrection of the spirit in mankind; the emphasis will be upon the livingness of the christ nature in every human being, and upon the use of the will in bringing about this living transfiguration of the lower nature. the proof of it will be the risen christ. this "way of resurrection" is the radiant way, the lighted way which leads from one great expression of divinity in man to another; it is the way which expresses the light of the intelligence, the radiant substance of true love, and the inflexible will which permits of no defeat or withdrawal. these are the characterist

the seal of affirmation (as it is spiritually called) was given to him. only the father, the planetary logos, the "one in whom we live and move and have our being (acts xvii.28, the lord of the world, the ancient of days (dan. vii.9) can speak this final affirmative word. there are, as well we know, five crises or initiations which concern the master jesus the birth at bethlehem, the baptism, the transfiguration, the crucifixion and the resurrection but lying behind this obvious and practical teaching, lies an undercurrent or thought of something much higher and of greater importance the affirmative voice of the father, recognising that which the christ has done. when christ completes the work during the next two thousand years which he inaugurated two thousand years ago, that affirmative

unimportant details and by ridiculous claims that they have evoked little recognition of the underlying truth, nor have they portrayed a kingdom which is attractive. that kingdom exists but is not a place of disciplines or golden harps, peopled by unintelligent fanatics, but a field of service and a place where every man has full scope for the exercise of his divinity in human service. 3. at the transfiguration, christ revealed the glory which is innate in all men. the triple lower nature physical, emotional and mental is there shown as prostrate before the glory which was revealed. in that moment, wherein christ immanent was in incarnation, wherein humanity was represented by the three apostles, a voice came from the father's home in recognition of the revealed divinity and the sonship o

ression and in true social living, in science and in religion. it might be wise here to remember that the only time it is recorded that christ (as an adult) visited the temple of the jews, he created a disturbance! humanity is passing from glory to glory and, in the long panorama of history, this is strikingly observable. that glory is today revealed in every department of human activity, and the transfiguration of those who are on the crest of the human wave of civilisation is very close at hand. 4. finally, in the triumph of the crucifixion or (as it is more accurately called in the east) the great renunciation, christ, for the first time, anchored on earth a tenuous thread of the divine- 27- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust will as it issued from the father's ho

first initiation. it will not, in the future, be the experience of the occasional disciple but the general experience of countless thousands towards the close of the aquarian age. the purifying waters of the baptism initiation (the second initiation) will submerge hundreds of aspirants in many lands, and these two initiations (which are preparatory to true service, and the third initiation of the transfiguration) will set the seal on christ's mission as the agent of the great spiritual triangle which he represents. the major work of christ, however, as far as the disciples and the definitely spiritually-minded people of the world are concerned, plus the hundreds of thousands of advanced humanity, is so to "nourish" their spiritual consciousness and life that they will be enabled to take th

's mission as the agent of the great spiritual triangle which he represents. the major work of christ, however, as far as the disciples and the definitely spiritually-minded people of the world are concerned, plus the hundreds of thousands of advanced humanity, is so to "nourish" their spiritual consciousness and life that they will be enabled to take the third and fourth initiations those of the transfiguration and the renunciation (or crucifixion. as esotericists know, the term "little ones" refers to those disciples who are "babes in christ (as the new testament terms it) and who have taken the first two initiations of the birth and the baptism. they are aware of the spiritual aspiration which is indicative of the christ life in their hearts, and they have subjected themselves to the pr

esee or foretell anent that revelation is that some potent and far-reaching results will be achieved by the merging of light and love, and by the reaction of "lighted substance" to "the attractive power of love" i have here given a clue to the true understanding of the work of these avatars a thing hitherto quite unrealised. it might be added that when an appreciation of the meaning of the words "transfiguration of a human being" is gained, the realisation will come that when "the body is full of light (luke xi.36) then "in thy light shall we see light (ps. xxxvi.9) this means that when the personality has reached a point of purification, of dedication and of illumination, then the attractive power of the soul, whose nature is love and understanding, can function, and fusion of these two w

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

given those who can understand a profound and- 100- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust useful hint as to the method and purpose of the undertaking which was staged for the june full moon, 1942. i have also given a clue to the true understanding of the work of these avatars a thing hitherto quite unrealised. it might be added that when an appreciation of the meaning of the words "transfiguration of a human being" is gained, the realisation will come that when "the body is full of light" then "in that light shall we see light" this means that when the personality has reached a point of purification, of dedication and of illumination, then the attractive power of the soul (whose nature is love and understanding) can function, and fusion of these two will take place. this is

ing of the flower of the intuition, dispelling illusion, revealing the angel, indicating the presence, and opening up to the disciple the world of ideas and the door of the higher initiations. through the disciple's grasp and application of these divine ideas or seed thoughts, he becomes initiate and the third initiation becomes possible as an immediate goal. the intuition is the applied power of transfiguration. this technique is related to the little known yoga called agni yoga or the yoga of fire. 2. the technique of light. by means of this technique, the illumined mind assumes control over the astral or emotional body and dissipates glamour. when light pours in, glamour fades out. illumination dominates and the vision of reality can be seen. this technique is related to raja yoga and i

, of unified being and of intuitive understanding. this involves a consequent moving of the point of individual focus out of the world of phenomena into the world of reality. the lower use of the mind and its processes of unfoldment have produced illusion whilst the unfoldment of the higher mind and, later, its use as the transmitter of the intuition and of the higher revelation, will produce the transfiguration of the three worlds of phenomena in terms of the world of being. illusion is frequently misinterpreted and misapplied mental perception of truth. it has naught to do with the mental phase of glamour, though illusion can be carried down into the world of feeling and become glamour. when this happens, its potency is exceedingly great because a thoughtform has become an entity, with v

burn those who recognise the revelation" this is a phase of agni yoga which, as you can see, is only for those who can penetrate beyond the angel into the place "where fire dwelleth" and where god, the presence, functions as a consuming fire and waits for the hour of total revelation. this is a symbolic rendering of a great truth. in the case of the individual initiate, the third initiation, the transfiguration, marks the consummation of the process. only glory then is seen: only the voice of the presence is heard and union with the past, the present and the future is reached. 9. the succumbing of the revelation to the prevailing illusion, its descent into the world of glamour, and its subsequent disappearance as a revelation and its emergence as a doctrine. but, in- 109- glamour: a world

or instance, of material substance (scientifically proven) as essentially only a form of energy was as great a revelation as any given by the christ or the buddha. it completely revolutionised men's thinking and was little as you may think it a major blow struck at the great illusion. it related energy to force, form to life, and man to god and held the secret of transformation, transmutation and transfiguration. the revelations of science when basic and fundamental are as divine as those of religion, but both have been prostituted to meet human demand. the era is close at hand when science will bend every effort to heal humanity's sores and build a better and happier world. the revelations of science, though focussed often through one man or woman, are more specifically the result of grou

rihadaranyaki upanishad i, 3, 28 "lead us, o lord, from darkness to light; from the unreal to the real; from death to immortality "lead us from darkness to light" refers to the mind as it becomes eventually illumined by the light of the intuition; this illumination is brought about by the means of the technique of the presence from whom the light shines. this is the mediating factor producing the transfiguration of the personality, and a centre of radiant light upon the mental plane. this statement is true whether one is speaking of an individual or of that focal point of light which is formed by the mental unity and the clear thinking of advanced humanity. these, through the power of their unified minds, will succeed in ridding the world of some aspects of the great illusion "lead us from

ting the waking consciousness. the energies taking form upon the astral plane are not pure emotion and feeling, clothed in pure astral matter, for there is no such thing. they are the instinctual desires, evoked by the evolving substance of the physical plane and this, in its entirety and through the activity of the human family, is being redeemed and drawn upwards until some day we shall see the transfiguration of that substance and the "glorification of the virgin mary" the mother aspect in relation to divinity. they are also the descending thoughtforms which the developing human being is always creating and drawing downwards into manifestation, clothing them with the substance of desire. when the descending forms of thought (a reflection in the three worlds of that vast "cloud of knowab

uch a way that their control is broken. the disciple is then free to take the final initiations. this process is not consummated in one particular facing of the two antagonistic forces. it is a threefold process, covering each of the three periods before the first three initiations or (from the angle of the hierarchy) before the two initiations of the threshold and the first major initiation, the transfiguration. for many lives, the disciple has been dwelling upon the threshold. he himself is the dweller. behind the slowly opening door he senses life, energy, spiritual embodiment, and the fact of the angel. between him and that door is a burning-ground; this he faces, and this he knows he has to cross if he seeks to pass through the door. the question for him to answer is whether his will

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

) is based upon a mysterious development impossible before the time of the third initiation of the esoteric sense. the active use of the esoteric sense in the occult training offered to aspirants, disciples and initiates of lesser degree produces certain changes within the brain, with corresponding changes within the buddhic vehicle; these changes enable one at will (after the third initiation of transfiguration) to contact the being, life, or the monadic point of contact with whom he will be increasingly affiliated, or the member of the hierarchy whom he may desire to consult. it does not involve- 41- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust the use of speech or words but is simply a technical method whereby an initiate within the hierarchy or en rapport with shamballa

ng until he himself is among those who receive triadal impression and therefore impression from shamballa, within the protective area or aura of the ashram with which he is affiliated. it must be remembered that this science of impression is in reality the science of thoughtform-making, thoughtform vitalisation and thoughtform direction; and only a disciple who has passed through the processes of transfiguration and is no longer the victim of his own personality can be entrusted with so dangerous a cycle of powers. as long as there exists any desire for selfish power, for unspiritual control and for influence over the minds of other human beings or over groups, the disciple cannot be trusted, under the hierarchical rules, with the deliberate creation of thoughtforms designed to produce spe

erous a cycle of powers. as long as there exists any desire for selfish power, for unspiritual control and for influence over the minds of other human beings or over groups, the disciple cannot be trusted, under the hierarchical rules, with the deliberate creation of thoughtforms designed to produce specific effects, and with their dispersal to men and groups. after he has passed the tests of the transfiguration initiation he may do so. the science of impression is the bedrock or the foundation for the practice of telepathy. if a major world test were to be made, those receptive to impression would be found to fall into two groups: 1. those possessing unconscious receptivity to telepathic impression. they at present constitute a majority wherein the impression is received via the solar ple

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

cle. i. the crisis of incarnation. the mutable cross the mounting of the wheel .personality and form life the cycle of rebirth in form. experience manifestation of manhood ii. the crisis of reorientation. the fixed cross the changing to the 2nd cross. the life of the soul preparation for the 2nd birth. consciousness manifestation of christhood iii. the crisis of initiation. the cardinal cross the transfiguration. the life of the spirit manifestation of divinity in our study of the interlocking system of energies, in so far as they affect and condition a human being, the theme of the three crosses is of profound and practical interest, especially as they provide those points of crisis wherein a man steps off the ordinary path of evolution and treads the path of discipleship or after the thi

ly their own individual potencies but also those of the seven rays, focussed through the sacred and non-sacred planets the discovered and undiscovered planetary lives. it has been occultly said that a vision of these powers and their many weaving lines (seen as rivers and streams of light) is given to the initiate from the mountain top of capricorn, once that summit has been reached. it is at the transfiguration initiation that this vision appears before the eyes of the astounded disciple. the great experiences upon the various mountain tops as related in the bible have all to do with capricorn. moses, the lawgiver on mount sinai, is saturn in capricorn imposing the law of karma upon the people. a clue to the significance of the jewish people as a karmic clearing house can be found here. p

he eyes of the astounded disciple. the great experiences upon the various mountain tops as related in the bible have all to do with capricorn. moses, the lawgiver on mount sinai, is saturn in capricorn imposing the law of karma upon the people. a clue to the significance of the jewish people as a karmic clearing house can be found here. ponder on those words "a karmic clearing house" the mount of transfiguration in the new testament is venus in capricorn when love and mind and will meet in the person of the christ, and "he was transfigured" before all men. at the same time, he received the vision of the father and of what he had to do as he "went up to jerusalem" the place of death and likewise the city of peace. this jerusalem is pisces. in aquarius, christ put his disciples in touch with

uddha comprehended, through complete illumination, the meaning of both the mutable and the fixed crosses, for the secret of revelation in taurus was his, just as the secret of directed energy in scorpio was the source of the strength of hercules. but the christ, knowing both the above secrets, also understood with a living comprehension, the mystery of the cardinal cross, because the light of the transfiguration (undergone in capricorn) revealed to him the glory and transcendent mystery. there are two words also which convey the purpose and intent of expression upon the cardinal cross. they give the reason why the two "doors of the zodiac" open wide to the impulse and demand of the divine spirit. one is the word "self-preservation" which leads to the impulse to incarnate in cancer, which i

lights meet the light of form, the light of soul, and the light of life. they meet; they blend; they rise. 9. sagittarius. a beam of directed, focussed light. in this the point of light becomes the beam, revealing a greater light ahead and illumining the way to the centre of the light. 10. capricorn. the light of initiation. this is the light which clears the way to the mountain top, and produces transfiguration, thus revealing the rising sun. 11. aquarius. the light that shines on earth, across the sea. this is the light which ever shines within the dark and cleansing with its healing rays that which must be purified until the dark has- 195- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust gone. 12. pisces the light of the world. this is the light, r

lended and a definite fusion is taking place. two divine aspects are in process of intimate relation. the disciple brings about this relationship within his little system, and the planetary logos on a far larger scale within his range of influence and control. in this process he carries with him all the four kingdoms in nature. for both these lives microcosmic and macrocosmic this fusion produces transfiguration, the third initiation. the logos of a sacred planet has carried the divine work further along and is occupied with the task of synthesising into one unit of conscious response and activity, the higher divine aspect, that of the monad, the will aspect. when this is accomplished, will, love and intelligence are blended and spirit, soul and body are at-one. then the quality of the div

ch changes not but remains ever immovably subject to its own inherent purpose. when the disciple or the initiate can stand also at the centre as the transforming will, he can then bring about the needed changes in the form nature without identifying himself with it or being himself affected by the changes. this may serve to make my meaning clear. 4. it knows itself as the transfiguring will. this transfiguration is the fulfilment of purpose and the final expression of synthesis brought about by the sustaining will-to-good of the transcending, transmitting, transforming will. students would do well to shift their eyes off the goal of transfiguration (achieved at the third initiation and increasingly present at each previous initiation) and pay more attention to the recognition of that in th

chieved later) they would find it useful to work at the process of transmission, knowing themselves to be agents for the transmission of the will-to-good of the transcendent one. they should next pass on to the stage of transformation wherein they would visualise and expect to see developed the needed transformation carried forward in their lives; then equally expectant they should believe in the transfiguration of those lives in line with the will of the transcendent one, the success of the transmitting one, and the activity of the transforming one all of whom are but the one, the monad, the self. all this is done by the use of the will, conditioning, fulfilling and overcoming- 360- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust to return to our th

he will-to-create that which will express the will-to-good. it is the monadic ray of our planetary logos, whose soul ray is the second and the personality ray the third. you can note here, therefore, how the transmitting ray of our planetary logos is the first; and hence the place which the will plays in our human evolutionary process; his transforming ray is the second and that eventually brings transfiguration through the medium of the third and in this combination you have the reason why, in the evolution of the will aspect, you have the influence of mars and mercury the one bringing conflict and the death of the form and the other bringing illumination and the development of the intuition as a result of that conflict and death. new cycles of being and of consciousness are initiated by

e and effect and between life and form) is based upon the transformation brought about by divine attraction. this enables "spirit to mount upon the shoulders of matter" as h.p.b. expresses it, and forces matter to achieve the purification which will lead it eventually to act as a transparent medium for the revelation of divinity. it knows itself finally as the will which transfigures. it was this transfiguration which christ manifested when he emerged before the startled eyes of his disciples as light incarnate and "was transfigured before them" the entire process of transcendence, resulting in transfiguration, is worked out in relation to the second ray by the combined influences of the three constellations through which this ray chooses by an "act of its sufficient will to act in time an

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

sanskrit phrases because i know no sanskrit but i, myself, wrote the commentary, as i was anxious to present an interpretation of the sutras which would be more adapted to the western type of mind and consciousness than the usual oriental presentation. i also wrote from bethlehem to calvary in order to trace the significance of the five major episodes in the life of the christ the birth, baptism, transfiguration, crucifixion and resurrection and their relationship to the five initiations as outlined for the eastern disciple. both these books have a definite bearing upon the new world religion. the time must come when the work of the great master in the east, the buddha, who came to earth and achieved illumination and became the guide and teacher of millions of orientals, and the work of th

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

iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust in the mind of god. the causes that we may trace in relation to disease and death are in reality only the working out of certain basic principles which govern rightly or wrongly, who shall say? the life of god in form, and they must ever remain incomprehensible to man until such time as he takes the great initiation which is symbolised for us in the transfiguration. all along in our studies, we shall be dealing with secondary causes and their effects, with the phenomenal results of those subjective effects which emanate from causes too far away for us to grasp. this should be admitted and grasped. this is the best man can do with his present mental apparatus. when the intuition rarely works, and the mind is seldom illumined, why should man ar

ivinity rules the life. 3. the stage of energising the entire man, via the basic centre thus bringing: a. the head centre and the basic centre, b. these two and the ajna centre, c. all the three, simultaneously and consciously, into rhythmic, coordinated expression. this is a final stage of great importance, and only takes place in its completeness at the time of the third initiation, that of the transfiguration. you can see, therefore, how three important words convey the purpose of the scientific unfoldment and the right direction of the centres- 130- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust transmutation. transformation. transfiguration. this process is wisely and safely carried out over a long period of time and returning to our theme of heal

onality form is still left, but it persists without any real life of its own; this means that it can now be the recipient of energies and forces needed by the working initiate or master in order to carry on the work or salvaging humanity. students would find it of value to study the three "appearances of the christ" as recorded in the gospel story: 1. his transfigured appearance upon the mount of transfiguration. that episode depicts symbolically the radiant soul, and also the three vacated bodies of the personality, and hints also at a future building of a vehicle of manifestation. st. peter says "lord, let us here build three huts" or tabernacles. 2. his appearance as truth itself (silent yet present) before the bar or judgment seat of pilate repudiated by the world of men but recognised

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

he majority of aspirants, the hierarchy itself remains an esoteric realm which demands discovery and which will accept penetration. i am choosing my words with care in an effort to- 45- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust evoke your esoteric response. beyond this point of humanity's destined goal i seek not to go; to initiates and disciples who have not yet taken the initiation of transfiguration, the higher realms of awareness and the "secret place of the most high (the council chamber of sanat kumara) remain deeply esoteric. it is a higher realm of energies planetary, extra-planetary and inter-planetary; with them educators have no concern and with their consideration the teaching staff of an esoteric school is not called upon to deal. the task is to train students in the

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

and followed will evoke the intuition. initiation is never taken unless the intuition is becoming active. spiritual instinct, the lowest aspect of the intuition, indicates readiness for the first initiation; an illumined mind and spiritual intelligence are the definite sign that a man can take the second initiation, whilst spiritual perception or intuitive instinct signifies preparedness for the transfiguration, the third initiation. 2. by the use of certain great formulas (one of which has already been given to you) certain definite revelations become possible. these formulas are six in number; they contain the six prerequisites for initiation, and they are sometimes in the form of words and sometimes in the form of symbols. these serve to develop the "initiate hearing" and the "initiate

idea you can contact at your present point of development. this third formula concerns time and the consciousness of the spiritual man who is unaware of separation, of divisions in time and space or of the spell of the great illusion. it deals with the fact of immortality and with the unshatterable continuity of consciousness and life. it is this formula which at the third initiation produces the transfiguration which comes when the eternal now is realised and when the continuity of awareness and of identity is seen as an aspect of being. this formula has been called by one of the masters "the seed of all philosophies" and in that phrase you may find light on the subject provided you know what philosophy is! to the initiate who uses this formula, creating the necessary sounds and enunciati

itiation which has led to the present basic change in the methods of the hierarchy. a would-be-initiate does not, at first, work solely under the care of the master of a particular ashram. certain of the masters (usually masters like myself who have only lately passed through the fifth initiation) have been chosen to train and instruct aspirants on all the rays until after the third initiation of transfiguration. then and only then does the disciple-initiate pass into the ashram of the master of his ray one of the senior masters in connection with the seven major ashrams. if he is a disciple in the ashram of a master who is on one of the rays of attribute, the task of that master is to prepare him for transition on to one of the major rays of aspect. this shifting and interchange is taking

e reference to the first two initiations; these are taken upon the physical and the astral planes respectively. at the second initiation, the initiate begins for the first time (though in the most elementary form) to employ the will aspect and in the revelation accorded he takes a- 275- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust major step toward the third initiation of the transfiguration. this connotes the transfiguration of the personality and its liberation from the alluring imprisonment of the three worlds. now he faces that great transitional initiation and is confronted with the revelation which has been expressed for us in the following words: the monad is to the planetary logos what the third eye is to man. these are mysterious words and can only be understo

be remembered that the law of sacrifice (in its destroying aspect) is dominant during the second, the third and the fourth initiations. 1. at the second initiation of the baptism, the control of the astral body is broken; it is sacrificed in order that the intuition, the higher counterpart of the "propelling aspiration (as it is sometimes called) may assume control. 2. at the third initiation of transfiguration, the control of the personality in the three worlds is broken in order that the son of mind, the soul, may be substituted finally for the concrete and hitherto directing lower mind. again, through the law of sacrifice, the personality is liberated and becomes simply an agent of the soul. 3. at the fourth initiation of renunciation, the destroying aspect of the law of sacrifice brin

consciousness. in the final race the process will be repeated on a still higher spiral, and all that concerns the higher centre will be unfolded and occultly consummated, again through the medium of two stages: 1. wherein the massed energies of the solar plexus (the great clearing house) and the heart and throat will be carried at the third initiation to the ajna centre, and the complete racial "transfiguration" will take place. 2. the process will then be carried forward and at the fourth initiation the energies will be centralised in the head centre. this will lead to a happening of such esoteric significance that i cannot express even its dimmest- 322- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust meaning to you because i myself do not know. it lies too far ahead, e

matter, the assumption of the virgin into heaven, there to be glorified. much of the mystery connected with "the three vestures of the buddha" is related to this glorification of the three bodies. much can be learnt by a careful study of the connection between the three bodies of a human being and the vestures or vehicles of the lord buddha. the whole story of sublimation, of purification, and of transfiguration is hidden in this relationship. the correspondences remain, however, to be pointed out. it is a task that has not yet been done. let me now return to your own specific instructions. i am going to give you no set meditation form to follow. i am however going to give you something to do which, if successfully done, may bring you release. seek each day for ten minutes to get into touc

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

quality of the soul in the three subhuman kingdoms, with particular emphasis upon the animal and the vegetable kingdoms. the consciousness of the mineral kingdom is so far removed from the human that it is not possible for us to formulate anything about it in words, or to identify ourselves with it until after the expansion of consciousness which takes place after the third initiation that of the transfiguration. 3. a study of the plan, as it appears at this time to be working out in the five kingdoms in nature. it will be apparent to you that the teaching connected with this group will be more definitely and academically occult in its significance than will be the case in the others, for it will be based upon information contained in the secret doctrine and in a treatise on cosmic fire. i

d substance to the attractive power of love" in this sentence i have given those who can understand a profound and useful hint as to the method and purpose of the undertaking staged for the june full moon, 1942. i have also given a clue to the true understanding of the work of these avatars a thing hitherto quite unrealised. it might be added that when an appreciation of the meaning of the words "transfiguration of a human being" is gained, the realisation will come that when "the body is full of light" then "in that light shall we see light" this means that when the personality has reached a point of purification, of dedication and of illumination, then the attractive power of the soul (whose nature is love and understanding) can function, and fusion of these two will take place. this is

themselves to the purificatory fires of daily living, working out their own salvation as men and women of affairs, as business men, as husbands and wives, farmers and rulers and that they know life, therefore, in all its phases and gradation. they have surmounted the experiences of life; their great master is the christ; they have passed through the initiations of the new birth, the baptism, the transfiguration, the final crucifixion and the resurrection. but they still are men and differ from the christ only in the fact that he, the first of our humanity to attain divinity, the eldest in a great family of brothers (as st. paul expresses it, the master of the masters and the teacher of angels and of men was deemed so pure, so holy and so enlightened that he was permitted to embody for us

tant details and by ridiculous claims, that they have evoked little recognition of the underlying truth, nor have they portrayed a kingdom which is attractive. yet that kingdom exists and is not a place of disciplines or golden harps and peopled by unintelligent fanatics, but a field of service and a place where every man has full scope for the exercise of his divinity in human service. 3. at the transfiguration, christ revealed the glory which is innate in all men. the triple lower nature physical, emotional and mental is there shown as prostrate before the glory which was revealed. in that moment, wherein christ immanent was in the physical form, wherein humanity was represented by the three apostles, a voice came from the father's home in recognition of the revealed divinity and the son

ht be wise here to remember that the only time it is recorded that christ (as an adult) visited the temple of the jews, he created a disturbance! humanity is passing from glory to glory and, in the long panorama of history, this is strikingly- 396- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust observable. the glory is today revealed in every department of human activity, and the transfiguration of those who are on the crest of the human wave of civilisation is very close at hand. 4. finally, in the triumph of the crucifixion or (as it is more accurately called in the east) the great renunciation, christ, for the first time, anchored on earth a tenuous thread of the divine will, as it issued from the father's house (shamballa, passed into the understanding custody of the k

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

disciples and initiates: let the group get ready to reveal the hidden mystery. let the group demonstrate the higher meaning of the lessons learnt, and these are four and yet are one. let the group understand the law of synthesis, of unity and fusion; let the threefold mode of working with that which is dynamic carry the group together towards the higher three where the will of god holds sway; let transfiguration follow transformation and may transmutation disappear. let the o.m. be heard right at the centre of the group, proclaiming god is all. rule xiv. for applicants: listen, touch, see, apply, know. for disciples and initiates: know, express, reveal, destroy and resurrect. these are the rules for group initiation and i am dealing with them to give you a fuller understanding of the laws

hreshold have been undergone the attitude of the initiate changes and he sees possibilities and factors and revelations which have hitherto been totally unrealised and unknown, even to his consciousness at his highest moments. the door of initiation looms large in the consciousness of the neophyte; the higher way is the determining factor in the life of the initiate of the third degree. it is the transfiguration; and a new glory pours through the transfigured initiate who has been released from every type of grip- 27- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust by either the personality or the soul. for the first time, the goal of the higher way and the attainment of nirvana (as the oriental calls it) appears before him, and he knows that

ht order, having sequential reference to the seven initiations. the intuition of the aspirant must be invoked if he is to arrive at right knowledge. i shall sometimes indicate the initiation involved, but not always, as it would profit not. the clue to the seventh initiation which lies ahead for such high beings as the christ would be of no service to you at all. the clue to the initiation of the transfiguration can be of importance, as it involves the personality, and many of you in the not so distant future (from the angle of the aeonial life cycle of the soul) will face that. the secret of the third initiation is the demonstration of complete freedom from the claims and demands of the personality. it does not involve the achievement of a completely perfect expression of the spiritual li

he can then sound the o.m. with effectiveness from progressive points of tension, until the third initiation. then the effect of the o.m. is such that the personality as a separate identity disappears, the soul emerges in all its glory, and the first faint sound of the originating sound breaks upon the ear of the transfigured initiate. this is the voice referred to in the biblical account of the transfiguration. this voice says "this is my beloved son" the initiate registers the fact that he has been accepted by shamballa and has made his first contact with the planetary logos, the hierophant, the initiator at the third initiation, just as the christ, the master of all the masters, is the initiator and the hierophant at the first two initiations. the word, however, with which we are now d

n of divinity on the physical plane. the doctrine of avatars. this religious history reveals. the nature of consciousness, through the development of psychology. the doctrine of the trinity, as it expresses itself through the aspects and the attributes. these four expressions of truth will be found to convey all the knowledge with which the initiate must stand equipped when he climbs the mount of transfiguration at the time of the third initiation. they have given him a spiritual perception of the plan. of that life, we know nothing whatsoever. the contemplation of its significance belongs to those who can move at will within the "precincts of the lord of life" in shamballa itself. all we can know about it is its lowest step. this enables us to study the impulse or instinct which enables a

e second aspect when the christ subjected the master jesus to the fourth initiation and their joint influence was triumphant over death. then we read that the veil of the temple was split in twain from the top to the bottom. the lawgiver assisted at the first rending as the climax to the third initiation, and there was a somewhat similar process of glorification. a similar event took place at the transfiguration of the christ, overshadowing or rather working through the master jesus. but at the triumph over death and through the great renunciation or crucifixion episode, a great and major rending took place. the law, when rightly kept and interpreted, defines man's attitude upon the mental plane and serves to make a rent in the etheric veil, separating the etheric vehicle in its fourfold a

ine aspect. we are therefore dealing with one of the major initiations. i would here call to your recollection the fact that (from the angle of the hierarchy) this initiation is the second major initiation, and not the fourth, as it is regarded from the human angle; the third initiation is technically regarded as the first major initiation. the major initiations are really possible only after the transfiguration of the personality. what, therefore, brings about the destruction of the soul body? the destroying agent is the second aspect of the will. the third or lowest aspect of the will, working through the mind or the manasic principle, was the sustaining factor in the long cycle of personality development; it was the principle of intelligent synthesis, holding the life principle intact a

s as follows: rule xiii. let the group get ready to reveal the hidden mystery. let the group demonstrate the higher meaning of the lessons learnt, and these are four and yet are one. let the group understand the law of synthesis, of unity and fusion; let the threefold mode of working with that which is dynamic carry the group together towards the higher three where the will of god holds sway; let transfiguration follow transformation, and may transmutation disappear. let the o.m. be heard right at the center of the group, proclaiming god is all. the key to the significance and the clue to the secret of this rule are to be found in the preparatory rule given to applicants in the earlier book (initiation, human and solar. it is included here so that you can refer to it as you study its highe

orrespondences of these four requirements are expressed in the following terms: 1. let the group understand the law of synthesis (this is the law which governs the thinking of those great lives who form the council of sanat kumara in shamballa) 2. let the threefold mode of working with that which is dynamic carry the group together towards the higher three where the will of god holds sway. 3. let transfiguration follow transformation and may transmutation disappear. 4. let the o.m. be heard right at the centre of the group, proclaiming god is all. you can gather from the above what a tremendous field of esoteric truth is here covered and how abstruse to the average occult student is the theme. again i would remind you that the real significance will only be perceived by the trained initiat

a result the informing life of a sacred planet. forget not that our planet is not yet a sacred planet, though it is close to that great transformation. the cosmic secret of this transforming process is one that sanat kumara is now learning, and when that which overshadows him during this incarnation has wrought the needed changes through a process of transformation and transmutation, then a great transfiguration will take place and he will take his place among those empowered to work through a sacred planet. this process is that which implements the evolutionary process. evolution is an effect of this hidden work, emanating from cosmic levels; only when evolution has run its course through all the multiplicity of forms, of cycles, chains and spheres, of rounds and races and of world period

e prepared the world in letters on occult meditation- 170- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust 3. transmutation. this indicates here an achievement and not a process; the work of transmuting the lower nature into the higher and desire into love, of transforming personality purpose into group livingness and being, has led to that complete transfiguration which makes the entire process of transmutation no longer needed. but and this is the point to be emphasised because of this achievement, the art of transmutation is now the instrument which the initiate can use and transmute that which is not himself, and thus consciously and with clear purpose further the ends of evolution. transmutation "disappears" out of his own life, but the

of tension is disturbed. this takes place in three definitely defined stages when the fusion of personality and soul is brought about through the self-initiated effort of the disciple: first of all upon the probationary path, then upon the path of discipleship, and finally at the third initiation, upon the path of initiation. it is essential that you ever remember that this third initiation, the transfiguration, is the first major initiation from the standpoint of the hierarchy, though the third from the limited vision of the aspirant. the initiate then goes on to learn the significance of unity in its true sense; this is only possible when monadic influence can be consciously registered and when the antahkarana is in process of conscious construction. i emphasise the word "conscious" her

seem to be taking definite shape in the concretising of the divine project: right human relations. i have written these opening remarks because it is this elevated understanding of brotherhood which conditions divine purpose and which leads to the spiritual planning that will give you the due to the third major injunction, with this we shall now deal. this injunction is worded as follows: 5. let transfiguration follow transformation, and may transmutation disappear. i would here remind you that in these fourteen rules we must approach our theme from the angle of the initiate-consciousness and not from that of the blended soul-personality consciousness. it is the higher approach which is here indicated, the problem of the initiate-group and not that of the individual within the group. henc

n putting any of these teachings into words. to the average aspirant to accepted discipleship, the three words which distinguish this third major injunction (but which symbolically constitute the fifth injunction in the rule) might be defined as follows: the ideas conveyed are those of an aspirant to the mysteries as he faces initiation. let us take these words in the order given in rule xiii. 1. transfiguration that stage upon the path of initiation wherein the third initiation is undergone, wherein the personality is irradiated by the full light of the soul and the three personality vehicles are completely transcended; they have become simply forms through which spiritual love may flow out into the world of men in the salvaging task of creation. 2. transformation the evolutionary process

ivity to the task of building the antahkarana, as modes of alignment play a large part in the process of transmutation. it is not, however, with these attitudes, processes and interpretations that the initiate is concerned, but with the significance of these processes in terms of the completed antahkarana and from the point of view of the "angle of intention" of the monad. in other words: what do transfiguration and transformation signify to members of the hierarchy as they face the way of the higher evolution? what can these words imply to those for whom the soul, the mediating principle, no longer has any factual significance? consider for a moment that the initiate who has undergone the first major initiation (the transfiguration) and the two initiations of the threshold (the birth and

e impact of monadic or life energy upon substance, so that substance, taking form under the cyclic intention of the planetary logos, may become increasingly coloured or qualified by the energy of universality. you can see from the above somewhat involved sentences how inadequate is language to express the understanding and the intention of the hierarchy. to the initiate, therefore, the two words, transfiguration and transformation, mean something quite different than they mean to a disciple, whilst transmutation is now meaningless to him, for there is nothing within him which requires transmuting. it might consequently be stated that: 1. transmutation concerns the expression of the life force upon the three lower planes of human living and evolution- 182- a treatise on the seven rays- volu

ed that: 1. transmutation concerns the expression of the life force upon the three lower planes of human living and evolution- 182- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. transformation concerns in a most peculiar manner the three aspects of mind upon the mental plane: a. the lower mind b. the son of mind, the soul c. the higher mind. 3. transfiguration concerns the life of the spiritual triad upon its own three levels of identification. to this might be added the fact that: 1. the three lower planes of transmutation are the dense, liquid and gaseous sub-planes of the cosmic physical plane. 2. the mental plane is a unique location (or state of consciousness) whereon or wherein the lower planes are subjected to impression from the

formation goes forward. this transformation has naught to do with the transforming of the personality, but is uniquely related to the interior work of the hierarchy and the effect of this living, developing intensity upon the members of the hierarchy. five planes are therefore involved in these two phases of the divine work. 4. the two highest planes (the monadic and the logoic) are the planes of transfiguration, from the point of view of the higher initiate. by then the processes of transmutation have dropped below the threshold of consciousness, and though the initiate (working with forms in the three worlds) has his instrument upon the outer physical plane, his own work and hierarchical activity is strictly triadal and monadic, with a steadily growing responsiveness to logoic intent. le

of view of the higher initiate. by then the processes of transmutation have dropped below the threshold of consciousness, and though the initiate (working with forms in the three worlds) has his instrument upon the outer physical plane, his own work and hierarchical activity is strictly triadal and monadic, with a steadily growing responsiveness to logoic intent. let us now consider the phases of transfiguration and transformation as far as is possible in an exoteric instruction, and "may transmutation disappear" for all disciples as time elapses, and that with speed owing to the great need today for hierarchical workers. it might here be asked: what is the work undertaken by the masters themselves upon the three planes of the spiritual triad? students are well aware that many of the maste

he chohan then transcends the three worlds of the spiritual triad and is focussed as a "projecting agent of the lighted will" as it expresses itself upon the monadic plane. this stage of unfoldment is in reality the ascension initiation, the true significance of which will be revealed through the medium of the coming world religion. there then follows, as a result of this, what is called the true transfiguration. this enables the- 185- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust initiate to function upon the logoic or highest plane of the cosmic physical plane. this in christian phraseology is called the "sitting down upon the right hand of god in heaven" there the man who has attained this seventh initiation is transfigured. the first co

sanat kumara. the chohan has now taken the seventh initiation. 6. let the o.m. be heard right at the centre of the group, proclaiming god is all. it is not my intention to interpret this final phrase of rule xiii. its meaning lies beyond your most elevated comprehension. it concerns the transmutation of the o.m. into the originating sound, bringing certain basic transformation and resulting in a transfiguration which extends to the entire planet and has reference to a certain major planetary initiation. with these matters we are not concerned. with them, only a few of the more advanced masters are concerned. therefore we will wait until, through resolution, we have resolved our spiritual problems, transmuted our lower natures and undergone the lower aspects of both transformations, and ar

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discipline on the part of the aspirant, producing a more rapid unfoldment of the power and life of the soul. in one analysis of discipleship, it has been defined as "a psychic resolvent, which eats- 7- the labours of hercules away all dross and leaves only the pure gold behind" it is a process of refining, of sublimation and of transmutation, carried steadily forward until at length the mount of transfiguration and of illumination is attained. the hidden mysteries and the forces, latent in human beings, need to be discovered and require to be utilized in a divine manner and in line with divine purpose, intelligently apprehended. when they have thus been utilized, the disciple finds himself en rapport with the universal and similar divine energies and powers, underlying the operations of t

he soul. in capricorn we shall climb the mountain-top, and entering now, as we are, the aquarian cycle, the aspirants of the race are in a position to begin to learn the lesson of service and universal consciousness. when, in two thousand years' time, we begin to enter capricorn, there will then be a tremendous gathering-in of initiates, and the scaling of the mount of initiation and the mount of transfiguration by many hundreds of disciples. in the meantime, the lion of the personality has to be dealt with and the cave entered. in the symbolism of the scriptures of the world, the most momentous happenings are enacted in one of two places: in [110] the cave or on the mountain. the christ is born in the cave; the personality is overcome in the cave; the voice of the lord is heard in the cav

and the cave entered. in the symbolism of the scriptures of the world, the most momentous happenings are enacted in one of two places: in [110] the cave or on the mountain. the christ is born in the cave; the personality is overcome in the cave; the voice of the lord is heard in the cave, the christ consciousness is nurtured in the cave of the heart, but after the cave experiences the mountain of transfiguration is climbed, the mount of- 64- the labours of hercules crucifixion is achieved, to be succeeded finally by the mountain of ascension. i would like here to give the technical, perhaps more scientific, interpretation of this cave which hercules entered. the aryan race, to which we belong, is one of keen mental development, and the consciousness of people everywhere is shifting steadil

tself being a duality, love-wisdom. the lesson for the virgo native, as stated by dane rudhyar in gifts of the spirit, is to have "a clear realization that no truth is complete or even real which does not include- 71- the labours of hercules its opposite, and all that occurs in between" reminding one again that eight energies play through virgo, that it is a sign of synthesis, rudhyar states that transfiguration is required rather than transformation. the three virtues demanded are tolerance, compassion and charity; one grows by becoming ever more inclusive. one of the most serviceable interpretations given is this comment on tolerance, the true nature of tolerance, which mostly as practised has a tinge of superiority and condescension. rudhyar says "real tolerance goes far deeper than suc

y this is called "initiation of the man who builds his hut" peter, a rock or foundation, is the symbol of the physical body. james, the deceiver, symbolizes the emotional nature, the source of all glamor. john symbolizes the mind, the name meaning "the lord has spoken" there you have the symbolism of three aspects of the personality, on their faces before the glorified christ, in capricorn at his transfiguration. meanings of the sign this is the sign of the goat; it is a superhuman sign, a universal and impersonal sign. all the labors of hercules heretofore have been concerned with his own liberation. now we enter upon three signs that have no relation to his personal achievements. he is free. he is an initiate, a world disciple. he has passed round and round the zodiac, learned all the le

uman sign, a universal and impersonal sign. all the labors of hercules heretofore have been concerned with his own liberation. now we enter upon three signs that have no relation to his personal achievements. he is free. he is an initiate, a world disciple. he has passed round and round the zodiac, learned all the lessons of the signs and climbed the mountain of initiation; he [174] has undergone transfiguration; he is perfectly free and so can work universally on labors that have no relation to himself whatsoever. he works as a superhuman being in a human body. the great stages of development upon the path of expansion, which we call initiations, are recorded in the brain and will not be told to you by someone else. i never met a true initiate who was willing to admit that he was one, nev

he aspirant is endurance and the sign that calls for the utmost endurance is scorpio. he triumphs in scorpio. and in sagittarius he becomes the one-pointed disciple who, having [185] put his hand to- 106- the labours of hercules the plow, cannot turn back; he may want to put he cannot turn back. he goes on, and because he goes on he climbs to the top of the mountain in capricorn and undergoes the transfiguration. in aquarius the disciple becomes the serving master. we shall take up the subject of world saviors in pisces. in aquarius the man is a serving master. that is the keynote i want you to hold in your minds. he can be a master because he has learned to serve, and he can serve because he is a master. those two go together. the ruler of the first decanate of aquarius is saturn. saturn

es; fusion, synthesis, at-one-ment. rulers: exoteric, jupiter; esoteric, earth. keywords: from the angle of form "let food be sought; from the angle of soul "i see the goal. i reach that goal and then i see another [214] capricorn, the goat element: earth sign (as are also taurus and virgo. quality: extreme characteristics of the worst and best types. ambition. crystallization. struggle overcome. transfiguration. initiate consciousness "the unicorn of god" polar opposite: cancer. a water sign (first door to incarnation. rulers: exoteric and esoteric the same, saturn. keywords: from the angle of form "let ambition rule and let the door stand wide; from the angle of soul "lost am i in light supernal, yet on that light i turn my back. aquarius, the water carrier element: air sign (as are also

earth, or in heaven. he carries cerberus up from hades, and through the symbolism of the three-headed dog portrays the elevation of the personality, the triple matter aspect, into heaven. thus he demonstrates that he has undergone the necessary development and experienced the strengthening tests which will enable him successfully to pass through the experience of the third initiation, that of the transfiguration. the next two signs, aquarius and pisces, show us the liberated hercules at his work, the saving of the world. his tests are no longer personal and individual, but are universal in their application and demonstrate to us the inclusiveness of the consciousness and the vastness of the methods employed by the disciple who has climbed the mountain in capricorn and has no longer any per

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t with the massed violence of his self, and destroying both these, become that unity whose name is no thing. seek ye all therefore constantly to unite yourselves in rapture with each and every thing that is, and that by utmost passion and lust of union. to this end take chiefly all such things as are naturally repulsive. for what is pleasant is assimilated easily and without ecstasy: it is in the transfiguration of the loathsome and abhorred into the beloved that the self is shaken to the root in love. thus in human love also we see that mediocrities among men mate with null women: but history teacheth us that the supreme masters of the world seek ever the vilest and most horrible creatures for their concubines, overstepping even the limitig laws of sex and species in their necessity to tr

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thorities trace the existence of the aura in such biblical instances as the bright light shining about moses, which the children of israel were unable to look upon when he descended from the mountain bearing the stone tablets engraved with the ten commandments (exod. 34:29.30; in the exceedingly brilliant light that shone about st. paul s vision at the time of his conversion (acts 9:3; and in the transfiguration of jesus christ, when his raiment shone so brightly that no one on earth could match it (matt. 17:1.2. many of the medieval saints were said to be surrounded with a cloud of light. it is told that when st. john of the cross knelt at the altar in prayer, a certain brightness darted from his face. st. philip neri was constantly seen enveloped in light, and st. charles borromeo was si

roduced the pagan phenomena forbidden in the jewish old testament and cited the story of the woman of endor as a clear prohibition of spirit contact. this interpretation still dominates the more conservative segments of christianity. spiritualists countered with a biblical exposition centered upon the new testament, the encounter of the apostles with the long-dead moses and elijah at the mount of transfiguration (matt. 17, and the appearances of the resurrected jesus. in the twentieth century, spiritualism as a movement withered as many mediums became involved in efforts to fake extraordinary events in spirit contact, materialization, and psychokinesis. the continued exposures to which it was subjected pushed it to the fringe, led to the replacement of psychical research by parapsychology

to move her and the chair in and out of the cabinet without breaking the seals, using a duplicate empty chair to suggest that the medium had been transformed. observers were somewhat confounded by events during the seances. it seemed as impossible to duplicate what they saw in a mundane manner as it was for a spirit to accomplish the task. the body of the spirit seemed to be compton s. however, a transfiguration involved complete change of stature and bulk. she was variously elongated, compressed, became thin and then corpulent, and her impersonation of the departed was so perfect that the presence of the spirit was accepted, especially since she had intimate knowledge of personal circumstances in every such case. now and again, in an attempt at exposure, she was seized. in such cases she

fic theory for reported materialization or dematerialization has yet been offered, and little evidence has been produced to suggest that such phenomena in fact occur. there are, of course, numerous anecdotal tales of materialization and dematerialization. cases have been reported of disappearance and reappearance of persons, sometimes over hundreds of miles, often referred to as teleportation and transfiguration. in the case of phantoms or spirits of the dead, the materialization is said to be formed from ectoplasm, a mysterious psychic substance exuded by a medium. ectoplasm was often faked by mediums through the use of phosphor-covered cheesecloth and similar artifacts. cases have also been reported of partial materialization and dematerialization by mediums such as elizabeth d esperance

retary by british press magnate lord rothermere in 1929. during this period in england, fodor was able to compile his monumental encyclopaedia of psychic science. fodor also became assistant editor of the light, the oldest british spiritualist journal. he was also appointed research officer of the international institute for psychical research and undertook careful investigations into mediumistic transfiguration, apports, direct voice, levitation, hauntings, materializations, and poltergeist phenomena. fodor lectured extensively on such subjects and wrote a number of books and articles. in 1938 he was responsible for the flying dutchman encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 576 a number of highly skeptical newspaper articles on mediumship and spiritualism, which aroused a good

s, 1895. he emerged as an advocate of a christian spiritualism, as opposed to many of the movement s leaders who eschewed any connection with western religious traditions. he used his prior training among the brethren and adventists to teach the bible from a spiritualist perspective and argued that many events in the bible, such as the appearance of the longdead moses and elijah with jesus at the transfiguration, should be interpreted in a spiritualist context. during the 1890s, following the organization of the national spiritualist association (now the national spiritualist association of churches, hull became increasingly aware of the passing of the first generation of spiritualist leaders and the need for a school at which all that had been learned could be passed on. he organized a tr

th made his first acquaintance with psychic phenomena. during the following year, at a public seance with about 20 sitters, husk was exposed. in the light of an electric tie-pin he was seen leaning over the table and illuminating his face with a phosphorized slate. the spirit drapery that enveloped his head did not disappear. the attempt at an apology by spiritualists who suggested that a case of transfiguration was taking place and that the drapery was apported instead of being materialized proved unacceptable. in an article in the july 1906 issue of the annals of psychic science, henry a. fotherby describes an interesting materialization seance with husk in which the phantasms appeared to develop from a sort of phosphorescent vapor in the air, dotted all over with countless minute points

pter in the theater. the automatic script or trance speech delivered through the medium is seldom in his or her own hand or voice. the medium s organism acts like a freshly painted sieve; it tints whatever it lets through. besides, communication is an art itself and has its own inherent difficulties. direct voice seances, materialization in good light, lifelike personation of the departed, or the transfiguration of the medium, which afford more dramatic evidence with less opportunity for selfdeception, are comparatively rare. many spirit entities claim to be ancient or historic personalities, and the problem of establishing the identity of such entities is almost impossible. impersonation frequently occurs. according to the entity imperator, in a script of rev. william stainton moses, ther

(original) pattern of the universe. yahweh had revealed his pattern or plan previously to moses, who embodied it in the hebrew tabernacle. it was later embodied in such teachings as the kabbalah, where it is pictured in the tree of life diagram. yahweh appeared at various times in his super incorporeal form on several occasions including to moses (exodus 24, isaiah (isaiah 6, and at the mount of transfiguration (matthew 17. yahweh is ultimately spirit, without form. however, since matter is simply condensed spirit, yahweh can take physical form. he does this in a more general sense as the material creation, but in a specific sense in yahshua. following his resurrection, yahshua continued in his physical form as the comforter (usually called the holy spirit. yahweh has acted in history tho

er the war, however, and has since spread throughout europe and into north america, africa, south america, new zealand, and australia. the order views itself as gnostic (from the greek word gnosis, or knowledge) and is organized as a gnostic school. following ancient gnostic learning, the order teaches that wisdom comes from the word, the divine source of all that exists. members follow a path of transfiguration, or return to the gnosis, for humankind is presently in a fallen state, from which it needs reawakening. within each person is a rose of the heart, a spiritspeak atom, which can ascend to the divine. this process is aided by those who have already found knowledge, the universal brotherhood. the school transmits the light of the universal brotherhood to the members, thus allowing th

unique in its espousal of the concept of two nature orders. humans are born into this nature order, the seventh cosmic region, that is, the world of nature. humans also carry a remnant of their origin in the sixth cosmic region, where they exist as an immortal seed. their purpose on earth is to cooperate with the blossoming of the rose of the heart, the christ principle within, in the process of transfiguration and return. from their headquarters in holland, the order has initiated an extensive translation and publishing program in english, german, french, portuguese, swedish, and other european languages. a periodical, pentagram, is published in five languages. the lectorium rosicrucianum can be contacted at bakenessergract 11-15, 2011js, the netherlands, or in the united states at the w

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(december 19, 1903, l. gilbertson remarks: my own theory of the strange head is that the manifesting spirit was driven out of the materialised form by madame s subself, which had gained an abnormal excess of power through the weak condition of her normal organism. finding itself ousted, the visitor took refuge with madame s other part, and proceeded to operate on it in the way generally known as transfiguration. succeeding in this operation, it is not difficult to believe, as madame says, that it seemed to be regarding the proceedings with great complacency and satisfaction. to account for the variant phenomena from one seance to the next, spiritualists hypothesized that if the health of the medium was weak or the power, for any other reason, low, materialization usually did not progress

peed of thought back to invisibility through the medium. it is difficult to find a corroboration of this experience in the literature of spiritualism. far more often it was said that the spirit dissolved in the grabber s hand. william volckman had that experience with katie king. most of the time, however, when the light was switched on the spirit was found to be identical to the medium. cases of transfiguration in a state of deep trance may offer an excuse, but generally it is a safe assumption that a successful grabbing of the medium in the spirit s guise establishes a prima facie case for fraud. the question that usually complicates the case is of the drapery that is visible in the dark and may serve for purposes of transfiguration. the drapery often disappeared when the light was switc

ala palace, 99 nightingale ln, clapham south, balham, london, sw12, united kingdom or at 12416 reva st, cerritos, ca 90701. sources: barker, eileen. new religious movements: a practical introduction. london: hmso, 1989. coney, judith. sahaja yoga. richmond, surrey, uk: curzon press, 2000. pullar, philippa. the shortest journey. london: hamish hamilton, 1981. nixon, queenie (ca. 1918.1989) british transfiguration medium. her psychic gifts manifested in childhood, when she grew up in the care of two aunts, both spiritualist mediums. she spent 35 years as a medium, traveling widely in europe, north america, and australia. in addition to trance communications through her spirit guide paul, she manifested the rare phenomenon of transfiguration, when her features reportedly took on the appearanc

ed in childhood, when she grew up in the care of two aunts, both spiritualist mediums. she spent 35 years as a medium, traveling widely in europe, north america, and australia. in addition to trance communications through her spirit guide paul, she manifested the rare phenomenon of transfiguration, when her features reportedly took on the appearance of deceased persons speaking through her. these transfiguration demonstrations would sometimes last as long as three hours, with various personalities manifesting. in 1967, infrared photographs captured a record of such appearances, including what appeared to be clouds of ectoplasm around her face. two newspapers accused her of fraud, but the reporters in each incident had neither interviewed her nor attended her seances. she died at the age of

itualists groups built around small groups that sat for spirit contact in their homes. zerdin had been the mentor of leslie flint, who died in 1994. physical mediumship includes those paranormal phenomena that has an effect upon the medium, others present, or an object in the immediate space where spirit contact is being attempted. it would include the materialization of spirit entities, apports, transfiguration (when a spirit s face is superimposed on that of the medium, psychic photography, direct voice through a trumpet, independent voices, and electronic voice phenomena (imposition of voices on an electronic tape. such physical mediumship has all but disappeared in the wake of discoveries of numerous fraudulent mediums. most of these phenomena have never been known to occur apart from

e monster, although she could not very well personate it. personation of a dying animal, through telepathy, was illustrated by the vivid dream of the novelist h. rider haggard on the night when his dog bob was struck and killed by a train. if the assumption of the bodily characteristics of the departed is effected by the adaptation of ectoplasm, as in materialization seances, the case is known as transfiguration (see also personality; trance personalities) perty, maximilian (ca. 1861) professor at the university of berne who suggested that the supernormal manifestations of mediums were caused by communion with planetary spirits through an unconscious exercise of latent occult powers. sources: perty, maximilian. die mystischen erscheinungen der menschlichen natur. leipzig, 1861. pessomancy

n the year 1598, a rosicrucian society was founded by a mystic and alchemist named simon studion, under the name militia crucifera evangelica, which held periodical meetings in that city. its proceedings were reported in an unprinted work of studion s, and in opinions and objects it was identical with the supposed rosicrucian society. evidently, stated waite, the rosicrucian society of 1614 was a transfiguration or development of the sect established by simon studion. but waite s idea remains unsupported speculation. in 1618 henrichus neuhuseus published a latin pamphlet that stated that the rosicrucian adepts had migrated to india. this pamphlet received little response until the nineteenth century, when some theosophists proposed the notion that rosicrucians still existed in the tablelan

ported in seances have been a wide variety of unusual but less evidential phenomena, such as the movement of objects without contact (telekinesis, vibratory effects, increase and decrease in weight, and spelling out of messages by typtology. reports of psychophysiological phenomena include change in stature (elongation, shrinking or puffing out of the human body; stigmata; effects of personation, transfiguration, obsession, and trance; loss of weight; nervous drain; the appearance of auras; and various emanations. thermodynamic effects include the frequently reported variations of temperature and the less common reports of increase of heat in apported objects or, in case of penetration of matter through matter, currents of air and psychic winds. explanations although numerous fanciful expl

ental meditation program. collected papers 1. seelisberg, switzerland: maharishi european research university press, 1977. kanellakos, demetri p, and jerome s. lukas. psychobiology of transcendental meditation: a literature review. w. a. benjamin, 1974. scott, r. d. transcendental misconceptions. san diego: beta books, 1978. the transcendental meditation program. http/ www.tm.org. march 28, 2000. transfiguration the metamorphic power ascribed to certain mediums to assume facial or bodily characteristics of deceased people for their representation. the phenomenon was described in detail in the account of william j. erwood in the national spiritualist, at a seance in 1931 with a mrs. bullock, a chicago medium. in the light, which showed every movement of the medium, he claimed to have seen m

t the first few words were articulated. it was as if they were produced with considerable effort. within a little while, however, the power strengthened considerably, and the spirit of my sister was able to assume complete control. it was my sister. it was her spirit, using the organism of another physical body, and speaking to me in her own voice. joseph maxwell vouched for the following case of transfiguration in sleep, narrated by one of his colleagues in the magistracy: on january 1, 1903, my father began to feel the first attacks of the painful disease from which he died after six months of terrible suffering. i watched him as he slept, and was not long in noticing that his physiognomy gradually assumed an aspect which was not his own. i finally observed that his face bore a striking

eduim, a ms. krooke, saw one evening her own face changed. she observed a thick black beard and by it her son-in-law recognized his dead father. a little later, her face changed into that of an old woman with white hair. she preserved her consciousness in the meantime, yet felt through her entire body a prickling like that of a galvanic battery. no such miracles are recorded in modern experience. transfiguration is most often reported as occurring in seances in conjunction with materializations. it involves grave risks for the medium, but no records of any harm have been reported. there is an observation based on several accounts including an experiment at the british college of psychic science, a spiritualist organization, with the medium ada besinnet in 1921. a light was flashed on a fac

re some past experiences on record of the disappearance of the medium during materialization. in such cases, spiritualist argue, the entire bodily substance of the medium is believed to have been withdrawn for the purpose of building up phantom bodies. such occurrences are also known as transfigurations. more rational approaches to the seance have ascribed more mundane causes to such occurrences. transfiguration encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 1584 henry s. olcott and john newbrough experienced transfigurations with the medium elizabeth j. compton. while phantoms were parading in front of the sitters before the cabinet, she vanished from the chair into which she was tied in such a way that the least effort to face herself would have given her away. not only had her body

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great unknown. assuredly, death is the great chance. an adventure in will, that translates into body. what happens after death? will it be more surprising than this world? could i say? my experience may not be the commonplace. without doubt, all shall experience the 'rushing winds' that blow from within, the body beyond perspective, into cosmic dust,-till consciousness again develops. death is a transfiguration of life, an inversion, a reversion of the consciousness to parantage and may be a diversion! a continuation of evolution. the coming forth of the suppressed. do you know what happens to the body at death? exactly what changes take place? well, so it happens to your beliefs, desires, etc, that make consciousness, for all things seen are incarnate desire, the unseen; ideas of the pas

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56 unite with the passive principle in yhvh, and the passive principle in man must submit to union with the active principle in yhvh. from this dual marriage between man and divinity will emanate the child, or messiah, a complete integration of man in god and of god in man. as through the divine fall the divinity became manifest in adam qadmon, accordingly must man emulate him and through his own transfiguration destroy the material form of consciousness, so that the mirror of illusions may dissolve. thus will divinity be redeemed by the destruction of the divine image and the ineffable shin will be reabsorbed into the body of tetragrammaton. man must suffer for god- just as in christian theology, which in so many ways inverts hebrew theology, christ must suffer for man, so that god may be

ret of deliverance from darkness; therefore it is the road towards the expansion of light. and as light grows, so does thought grow. consequently, when light has reached its utmost limits, thought will do likewise, and the one thought-form will be re-created. this we feel is the ultimate end of the human will- the myriads of fragments of thought reestablished in the primal idea (10) finally, this transfiguration can only be accomplished through action, that is through will to think or to stop thinking. the world we live in is a world of activity, a conflict between light and darkness, secret wisdom of the qabalah page 63 knowledge and ignorance, good and evil. it is a whirling energy- nebular force, stellar force, planetary force, human force. it is a world of perpetual revolutions- a cosm

ch of necessity can never stand still. each true thought; a thought full of light, which flashes on the darkness which surrounds it, is a christ unto this world. when three such thoughts, one in the physical realm, one in the moral, and one in the intellectual, simultaneously flash forth, then is a messianic age begotten. it is this three-fold deliverance which the world awaits- a deliverance and transfiguration which can only come from within. such in brief are some of the main doctrines of the qabalah reduced to their simplest terms and translated into easily understandable language. from them we will turn to the scientific conceptions of today and will show that between these two systems of thought there are certain similarities. the mysticism of modern science. the science of today rep

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),had succeeded also in penetrating its extremely opaque language, and began to propagate its thesis anew. as far asthatthesis can be expressed in everydaylanguage, it is that the goalofthe alchemical.process was the attainment of divineunionas a consequence of illumination obtained in an exalted form of mesmeric trance. waite agreed overtheend,butdisputed the means; he believedthat'thealchemical transfiguration of humanity' depended92in the columns ofthemediumanddaybreaka mr pfoundes had cast doubts on the originality of waite's ideas (claimingthemforhimselfand upbraided him for a lackofmodesty in proclaiming that'forthefirst time in the history of esotericscience,it has become possibleto define in open language the pneumatic secretofthe ages, and to indicate plainly,withoutquibbles andwi

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contents the gnostic handbook hyperlinked index just click the gnostic handbook page 3 8 conditional immortality and reincarnation the aim of life, the bible and reincarnation, the mechanism of reincarnation, heaven and hell, hell on earth and what is heaven. 9 the mystery of deification what is the aim of this spiritual process? the nature of theosis, the mystery, to be born again, the nature of transfiguration, the two paths, the mysteries and the mystery of the melchisedek priesthood. 10 the seven stages of salvation first steps:repentance, first steps:detachment and controlled awareness, first steps:study, conviction and emotion, faith and education, baptism, initiation, the anointing and living the life of a gnostic:overcoming the dialectic system and life on the path 11 the secret wa

ion, the two paths, the mysteries and the mystery of the melchisedek priesthood. 10 the seven stages of salvation first steps:repentance, first steps:detachment and controlled awareness, first steps:study, conviction and emotion, faith and education, baptism, initiation, the anointing and living the life of a gnostic:overcoming the dialectic system and life on the path 11 the secret way celestial transfiguration, going beyond the law, the parfait, wisdom from india, the secret of the qadesh and the bridal chamber 12 restoring the bible restoring the bible, what about the old testament? bible narratives, multiple levels of truth and continuing revelation, 13 the gnostic apostolic church churches and temples, the use of ritualism, the monastic life, the gnostic tradition: a brief history of

t of god in man is a spark, a seed of light, it is caught in matter and crying out for salvation. the logos embodied in jesus answers the call and through great suffering offers salvation. but it is not that simple, for while sophia still lives in the world system, she can only travel to the upperworld by day and must return to the underworld by night or so the legend goes. so man, on the path of transfiguration, though being reborn through the powers of the pleroma must live in the world, but try not to be of it. sophia hence offers us some fascinating insights into the nature of god. she is the daughter of the divine will and yet is the part of the divine will itself, she is the spouse and lover of the logos and the spirit within man. she is reflected in the light hidden in nature, the e

wisdom and in man she is the very essence which changes him from mortal to immortal, she is the holy spirit. therefore sophia is twofold, at once divine and creaturely- above and before creation and in creation .in the world, sophia is actualised- as the earth's eros for heaven, all creation longing for liberation from the bondage of corruption for the radiance of sophianic light, for beauty and transfiguration. sophia- the wisdom of god. sergei bulgakov, lindisfarne press, 1993. the concept of sophia is alien to many western gnostics and yet when we clearly study the bible in the light of the gnosis, we find she is an integral part of divinity. when we consider how often the concept of sophia is linked to the concept of wisdom, we can achieve a deeper understanding of the power and beaut

fficult to explain without sounding extremist and paranoid. it certainly lends itself to dark speculation and conspiracy theories. however, it is a doctrine that is central to a real understanding of the world around us and there is certainly more to come, since the watchers not only live among us but through interbreeding are part of our own genetic make-up! in some sense it is mandatory for our transfiguration to realize the extent to which our bodies, mind, world and reality are controlled and manipulated by forces hostile to our spiritual goals. archons, dominions and thoughts that run wild there is a simple premise in esoteric literature, thoughts have power. even modern science accepts that behind the structure we know as the material work is a web of energy and the interactions betw

e periods of time and sets the stage onto which humanity plays its part. these four ages are also found in the greek historical tradition as the ages of gold, silver, bronze and iron. however what is especially interested in the greek in a trans- temporal age which exists between the copper and kali yuga. while this age the age of heroes, is not seen as existing "in time, it exists as the path of transfiguration (the solar tradition) during the kali yuga. so while the age may be dark, there is wisdom for those who seek. while the vedic, indo-european, biblical and greek traditions may be primarily of a traditional religious nature, the concept of decline is also found within the work of many great historians, so much so that many speak of the school of historical pessimism. in some way the

the manifestation of aquarius. however, do not expect it to be all love and light. aquarius is ruled by saturn or uranus, depending on whether you use the modern attributions. saturn is both the demiurge and the divine purifier, uranus is the lord of the abyss or great barrier between the pleroma and the lower world. aquarius will be an age of great ferocity, violence terror as well as growth and transfiguration for those who seek the light. one of the images associated with aquarius is the peacock. the peacock was the sacred image of the yeizidi, a islamic people who followed an ancient gnostic religious tradition. the peacock was melek taus who can be related to the demiurge (our projections regarding matter, but at the same time the eyes of the peacock (eye=ayin in hebrew, the devil tar

edge, clearly inferred that doctrine or belief was not enough, jesus himself had to spiritually transform the nature of the material plane, so a new current, a new vibration was available which offers redemption from our false perceptions and our self created imprisonment. the gnostic handbook page 79 the aim of life the aim of life is to offer man a chance to gain salvation, to enter the path of transfiguration. since time immemorial the pleroma has outlined an escape route, a path by which man may awaken the true self and grasp the gift of immortality. and immortality is a gift, in all mythologies we find a quest for immortality, a trial that leads to a reward of life eternal. in the twelve labours of hercules we have a series of initiations which lead to eternal life, while in the quest

not an immortal soul gaining experience but a mortal self being offered opportunity on opportunity to enter the spiritual path. reincarnation is also limited in time, while we do not know the number of lives or opportunities man is given, there is a limited time allotment after which the cycle is completed and unredeemed lifesparks cease to individually exist, unless they have been re-awakened by transfiguration. the bible and reincarnation now you may react by arguing that there is no biblical authority for reincarnation. however, i am afraid that you would be very, very wrong. in the early christian church there were many that taught reincarnation. clement of alexandria, origen, jerome, gregoras, augustine and irenaeus- to name but a few. it was only during the council of nicea in 325 ad

nt. this book is a balance sheet of the actions of the person as he reincarnates. as time progresses the positive and negative attributes of a person s life weigh against each other and the person continues to reincarnate. at various stages the balance will reach a crucial stage and accordingly the circumstances of a persons life will drastically change to give them a further opportunity to enter transfiguration. these opportunities continue until the omega day when the cycle draws to a close. if the person has entered the spiritual life, then during these stages a slow and steady transformation of the mind into true self will occur (this process is called transfiguration) and the born again persons name is figuratively transferred to the book of life. no longer is a record kept of action

combines orthodoxy with fourth way traditions. theosis or deification is central to the gnostic tradition. it represents the natural development of the inner transfigurative processes of ancient israel. we can see how the divine will revealed knowledge to man first through kingship in a theocracy, then through the prophets and shamans and finally directly to the human soul through initiation and transfiguration. the essence of the transfiguration process is the ability of an individual to enter the path of rebirth and escape the archons to return home as a immortal member of the god-family. the mystery the mystery is central to our understanding of the real message of the apostolic gnosis. that is also why we tend to call true christianity, gnostic christianity, as the term gnosis means k

living experience of the knowledge or mystery. the mystery is more than ancient theory, it comprises a series of doctrines and practises that actually offer transformation of man into god. jesus, our elder brother outlined a technology, a spiritual process whereby man may be sanctified and purified to such a level that he is transformed into child of the treasury of light. this process is that of transfiguration and encompasses the idea of being born again and is very different from what you may have been taught about being reborn. to be born again the actual nature of the process of transfiguration is important to define, so is the way of entering into it. the fundamentalist christian concept of simply giving your life to jesus is utterly alien to the real teachings of the master jesus. t

ocess of being born again is just that, a process. just like a child takes nine months from conception to birth, so the process of being reborn takes a long period of time, perhaps even many lives. it is an apt description, birth brings us into the fallen words, rebirth takes us out of it! the moment of conception is that time when the gnostic handbook page 90 you decide to enter onto the path of transfiguration. from that conception you begin to grow and transform from a person of the flesh to a being of spirit, from a slave of the archons to a centre of light. the choice of reproductive imagery is deliberate, since the gnostic tradition is anti-reproductive, in some sense to be born again is to be de-born as well as reborn, you have chosen to create a new self within yourself rather than

orn again is to be de-born as well as reborn, you have chosen to create a new self within yourself rather than perpetuate the cycle by reproducing an external self (a child. for most of us, this transformation is not completed within our life-span (s, and hence we have to wait until the end of the cosmic cycle when the children of the pleroma are finally reborn into the new kingdom. the nature of transfiguration transfiguration offers the transformation of man. it offers liberation from the cycles of the world of the archons and transfiguration into a new being, a child of the treasury of light. transfiguration is based on the example of jesus who through his ascension to become the first born of the treasury of light opened the way so we can enter the spiritual path. this path is known as

tion of man. it offers liberation from the cycles of the world of the archons and transfiguration into a new being, a child of the treasury of light. transfiguration is based on the example of jesus who through his ascension to become the first born of the treasury of light opened the way so we can enter the spiritual path. this path is known as the path(es) of the dove and serpent or the path of transfiguration. when a person enters the path, the pneumatic spark or light self that has been frozen in time awakens and begins to grow once again. sophia cleanses the mind, instincts and other constituents of the psychic apparatus and prepares the initiate for communion with the logos or mind of god. the process of rebirth is just that, a process. nobody is immediately born again, the process o

communion with the logos or mind of god. the process of rebirth is just that, a process. nobody is immediately born again, the process of rebirth takes much time (even lifetimes) from conception (entering the spiritual path) to final rebirth into the kingdom of god. being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of god, which liveth and abideth for ever. 1 peter 1:23 transfiguration involves both grace and works, justification and sanctification. these are loaded terms but important in understanding how the process of rebirth actually operates. the moment you enter the spiritual path you are seen as reborn, that is, the pleroma perceives you as a new creature, a new being. the aeons see you as a child of the light. in this sense you are justified, that is, thr

figuration involves both grace and works, justification and sanctification. these are loaded terms but important in understanding how the process of rebirth actually operates. the moment you enter the spiritual path you are seen as reborn, that is, the pleroma perceives you as a new creature, a new being. the aeons see you as a child of the light. in this sense you are justified, that is, through transfiguration you are seen as reborn. however, you must now live up to this commission and actually achieve this state. many start the path but do not make it. there is a vast difference between the initial act of justification and the long process of purification or sanctification through which you must travel before you are actually reborn. by grace you have entered the spiritual path, by work

u must travel before you are actually reborn. by grace you have entered the spiritual path, by works you make it to the moment of rebirth. the process of transformation is a difficult and demanding trek however by following the teachings of the gnosis you will reach the goal. just like there are many miscarriages in this world, there are many in the spiritual world. being conceived on the path of transfiguration is not enough, the path itself must be traveled! the gnostic handbook page 91 therefore if any man be in christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 1 corinthians 5:17 the two paths the first path is known as the terrestrial path or that of the dove. there are actually two paths within the process of transfiguration. before anyone ca

pressed this union in terms of being or dwelling in christ. the fathers of the church as well as modern theologians recognised that deification as the goal of christian life lies at the base of every important theological controversy in the history of the orthodox churches. abingdon dictionary of living religions, page 553. in simple terms the divine will will call certain gnostics on the path of transfiguration onto a special road. these will be few in number and the demands on them will be ever so great. their first task will be the mastery of the terrestrial path, however, then rather than reincarnating simply to teach and assist, they will achieve perfection while doing the special tasks required by the lord of wisdom. some of these perfect ones will achieve some measure of perfection

song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. these are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. these are they which follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth. these were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto god and to the lamb. revelation 13:3-4 the celestial class are those who have reached perfection through the path of transfiguration and achieved a state of godhood. they continue to incarnate on earth working with the will (logos) of the lord of wisdom. in the end time the 144,000 in conjunction with the celestial class will fulfil the role of the "left hand of god" cleansing the planet in preparation for his return. the celestial class will be deified and unit with the pleroma. the terrestrial class are those

al term repentance means to turn about, to reverse, to change. it means a point where an individual decides his life is going the wrong way and turns it about and heads in another direction. the term repentance in the gnostic sense means to awaken to the fact that one's life; being, mind and emotions are chained to the dialectic field and whatever ones does, one cannot escape. hence, only through transfiguration can liberation be achieved. the first stage of transfiguration is to turn away, to repent, to give-up the path of the world (the dialectic field) and begin the trek to redemption. this change of direction starts with the simple acknowledgment of the covenant and by a conscious effort to start living the life of a true gnostic. chapter ten: the seven stages of salvation the gnostic

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ese earlier civilisations offered racial and national centres of the mysteries, the traditions that followed were, for the most part, carried by secret and clandestine bodies. popularity when it did arrive, did not last for long and soon again they made a hasty retreat to the shadows. certainly this was true with the essene gnosis as taught by master jesus, it was only a very short time after his transfiguration before the true teachings could only be passed in secret, and distorted and twisted forms were offered in their stead by the military-political complex that had become the church. taken as a whole the mystery teachings form what can be best understood as the voice of the gnosis and it is from this voice that ultimately all authentic esoteric teachings come. we have deliberately use

takes the adventure to get there. by using the master keys provided in the gnostic and esoteric traditions and correlating these with modern research, the institute for gnostic studies can offer you techniques and theories which will change the way you experience yourself and the world forever. and this, by the way, is the aim of the gnosis, the transformation of lead into gold, man into god, the transfiguration of the student from a seeker of the mysteries to a partaker of the gnosis. in the past such experiences have remained largely unexplored, they have been dimensions only dreamed of by madman, experienced by mystics, mastered by gnostic theurgy page 6 magicians and embodied by avatars. however, today, as the omega day fast approaches, we offer the challenge of uncharted dimensions an

ty and hence became truly mortal. his true self, which had evolved through many cycles, was contaminated by the fall and could not survive in his now degenerated state. accordingly, his yechidah or self became powerless, locked in a fallen vehicle and could exist only as a spark of light- a potential. the only way to reactivate this self is by the application of the mysteries found on the path of transfiguration. this transfigurative process involves a spiritual technology whereby man is reborn through the power of the treasury of light, and the ruach is united with the re-awakened yechidah. the yechidah, using the energies of the ruach and nephesh is re-developed, and the true self is revealed. the mixed impersonal current which invigorates the fallen system is transmutated, and the indiv

tor operating between spiritual soul and the true self. it is the mechanism by which the self comes into being. its task is to collect the information from the spiritual dimensions as the individual becomes truly awakened. it stores the memories from beyond time and space, from the period when we were not locked into fallen physical forms. both the self and mediator self are only awakened through transfiguration. the spiritual soul or divine spirit this is the nature which evolves and collects experience and transmits it from life to life. it has also been known as the buddhi, as it has a semi-immortal memory and exists for the period of an evolutionary cycle. in a practical sense, this is the self of most of humanity during any given lifetime. higher human soul, life spirit or higher thou

others. the gnostic view of reincarnation is totally at variance with this. for the gnostic the fall into matter was a cosmic error, not part of some grand plan and accordingly, reincarnation is not a phase of the universal evolutionary scheme, but an gnostic theurgy page 52 emergency measure. the reason for reincarnation is to offer souls an opportunity to enter the spiritual path, a chance for transfiguration. certainly, there is an evolutionary process involved, but this occurs after one has entered the spiritual path, not before. the general trend within the lower world is towards decay and dissolution and that is certainly illustrated in humanity. if we have been evolving through reincarnation for millennia why don t we see any signs of man s great spiritual evolution. another proble

o on forever, in the vedic tradition there are certainly days and nights of brahma- cycles of creation and cessation. if you do not make it in the creative cycle you will not survive the cessation. in the biblical tradition it is much the same. when the bible talks of the period from creation to the end of the world, it is clearly limiting man s opportunities to be redeemed. man s opportunity for transfiguration is limited, he does not have an eternity to make up his mind. again and again we find that reincarnation is for a certain time span only and ends with either ascension or annihilation. there is no room for universal reconciliation in the esoteric tradition. karma reconsidered what about karma? to understand the way in which reincarnation works we have to examine the effects of our

however, can we go beyond the experiment, can we stop time and space since we are locked within them? here we have the debate. is this frozen particle beyond space and time real, or is the wave the building block of physical and spiritual life (fig 13) the mould theory the gnostic holds that the particle is only a product of the wave of cause and effect that flows through time. the self (prior to transfiguration) has been isolated due to the alpha event and accordingly, the self that exists in everyday life is a semblance only. this false or everyday self is a synthesis of environmental factors and memories. these memories and factors work together within the lower spiritual planes to form a sense of will or identity. this identity however, is not eternal, not of the light worlds, but is a

in more gnostic terms, the fall of man) has caused the wave of creation to be brought into action. we are carried along with it and naturally head towards destruction. only by breaking away from this wave can a real self be created. only by forcing a particle or point outside of the wave, beyond space and time, can a true identity be forged. the process by which this revolution is made is that of transfiguration. the mechanism is the will to power. the will to power this is the key to the reality of reincarnation. the self only exists as a projection of the karmic factors that are around it, and these factors repeat age after age, re-animating consciousness and recreating life as we understand it. at the omega day all consciousness is dissolved, for there will no longer be lower forms to c

y, to disdain reproduction and to refuse family may seem to some the most frightening aspect of the transfigurative process. however, as we go beyond all the limits of the lower kingdoms, a higher ethic is experienced. this higher ethic is that of the pleroma, it is a flash of lightning from the throne of the virgin spirit. it is a vision of the true orbit of the star self that has been awakened. transfiguration for the gnostic the reality of this world is brutal, it is eternal re-occurrence and death. man is caught in a cage, this cage is called the endura. the endura is self perpetuating and the more man surrounds himself with the illusions of his false self (his false persona) the stronger the illusion becomes and the farther he gets from his true origin. beyond the endura is the treasu

the fullness of will. the pleroma represents the highest spiritual planes that are beyond the reach of consciousness contaminated by the alpha event. within every being, hidden within its the very fibre, is the knowledge of how to overcome the endura and return home. beyond all karmic records and factors exists a memory, a glimpse of the first estate, of the original nature of man. the process of transfiguration is to break beyond the endura (the world of the archons) and retrieve the gnosis coded within us, bursting forth with the power of divine will and formulating an identity of light substance. in the tradition of the barbelo gnostics, sophia herself, feeling guilty after giving birth to the false creator, hid within his very own creation the keys to man s liberation and the demiurge

forth with the power of divine will and formulating an identity of light substance. in the tradition of the barbelo gnostics, sophia herself, feeling guilty after giving birth to the false creator, hid within his very own creation the keys to man s liberation and the demiurge s downfall. gnostic theurgy page 59 some conclusions when we examine the cycle of eternal re-occurrence and the nature of transfiguration, we can see how wrong traditional views of reincarnation are. reincarnation is not some carefully graded developmental process, but an opportunity to escape the lower worlds, to return to the dimension where real evolution takes place. luckily for us, there is a knowledge, a wisdom, a gnosis. a knowledge that can awaken us to the falseness of our everyday masks and personas, and as

e mind is a difficult thing to control, and yet it must be forced to submit. the mind will rebel, demand rights, give us strange thoughts, dreams and nightmares, yet ultimately it has no real power. it is a glorified computer, a good model, certainly, but a computer no less (fig 16) the angel is the true self, the spark of light. it exists only in potential and must be brought into action through transfiguration. when the angel becomes the centre of gnostic theurgy page 68 one's existence the animal and adept (and other related systems) fall into place. however, since we are in a fallen system, there will always be a battle until matter is finally rectified. even if the animal and adpe are forced into obedience, since matter by its very nature is demiurgic, the war will continue until the

e the mind and body and awaken the hga. this stage is probably one of the most misunderstood aspects of the mystical tradition. christians talk about giving their life to jesus, making christ the centre of their existence and yet do not have any idea of what this really means. the christian concept of conversion is a corruption of the mystical transformation that happens when we enter the path of transfiguration. the christ who is the hga and the son of god, the light that becomes the centre of our lives is our own true self. conversion is the process of putting the animal and adept in their places, destroying links with the demiurgic kingdom and invoking the true self. this is the first stage. the second stage: knowledge and conversation the second stage is where the gnostic begins to mak

y cycles after we return to the treasury of light. there are many dangers at this stage, i cannot list the number of gnostics who have tried to artificially bring about union with the hga and become convinced they are the lord of wisdom himself or at least some vast entity. self delusion is the price they paid and one of the biggest risks on the spiritual path. there are many risks on the path of transfiguration, be aware of them! the process of awakening the light self is central to gnostic practice, but also thwart with danger. we are living at the end of the age, in the fallen kingdoms- expect trouble. it is not possible to achieve a state of perfect balance, for we are exiles in an gnostic theurgy page 71 the bodies, mind and related titles mind, planes and worlds the mind. the planes

le, a certain plane, body, state of consciousness, colour, sound, taste and so on are related, then it isn t a far step to using some sort of spiritual practice to influence or change one or all of the correlations. this is very much the foundation of the ritual technology used within the gnostic system. some basic correlations are fouund in figures 18 and 19. x gnostic theurgy page 73 the aim of transfiguration is the total transformation of the individual. it is not enough to refine or purify the earthly elements (the dialectic, the earthly must be totally replaced with elements of light. as discussed in our last study the chaotic mind must be rectified and trained to become the scribe or adept, as the mind changes other transformations will begin in reaction. one of the most important i

. as discussed in our last study the chaotic mind must be rectified and trained to become the scribe or adept, as the mind changes other transformations will begin in reaction. one of the most important is the development of the light body. while the physical organism itself can- not be transformed the essence which controls and motivates it (the electro- magnetic field, has a special role in the transfiguration process. for the gnostic to explore and learn within the spiritual worlds he must have a spiri- tual body or vehicle. hence a major task within the process of transfigura- tion is to formulate a body of light from the electromagnetic field. this light body exists in potential within the etheric and astral fields, but only through the trained use of the imagination can it be manifes

created. as further refinement takes place more energy from the solar logos can be received into the psychic/ mental structures, while at the same time limiting the receipt of fallen forces this is self perpetuating, as more light is received, the chakras are further developed and more light is received again. the seven churches or chakras hence form a central aspect of the spiritual practice of transfiguration. the mystery of the seven churches these seven are the eyes of the lord, which range throughout the earth. zechariah 4:10 the seven churches of the revelation of jesus christ to st. john have many meanings. in keeping with multiple levels of interpretation the churches can be understood as messages relating to historical churches of the period, messages gnostic theurgy page 75 char

) centre. the union of these centres locks the organism into the static currents of the treasury of light. the characteristic of the city is that of change, the change from earthly to gnostic worship. this represents the transmutation of purely "nature" oriented vibrations into forces that serve the spiritual goal. this technology includes the correct use of passion and desire with the process of transfiguration. the key here is that all drives and goals must be directed towards the treasury of light. the commendation of the church is given for its patience and labour and it is especially commended because it has not fainted. these images refer to the immense effort and perseverance required to keep control over the energies of the base centre. the ideal situation would be total awareness

en manna and the gift of the white stone with a new name engraved on it. these promises are highly symbolic, the hidden manna represents a special stage known in the alchemical process of self transformation. it is also sometimes known as the white powder, it is a stage prior to the philosophers stone. this substance is symbolic of the processes of internal transformation that are working through transfiguration. the church of thyatira the church of thyatira is the heart or anahata chakra. it is known as "sacrifice or contrition" as it involves the sacrifice of the fallen facets of the organism and the things of the world to the higher self (yechidah. the characteristic of the city is that it is a manufacturing town with a altar dedicated to apollo. these two characteristics are very impor

t pass away and the new mind must be formed through the power of the logos. the commendation to the church is that there are a few who have not defiled the mysteries. this is a clear message that only a small number can really use this centre correctly and transmute the psyche and achieve communion with the logos. the counsel and warning is hold fast and watch. it is clear and precise, to achieve transfiguration takes steadfastness and awareness. the promise is that those who correctly use this centre will be confessed before the gnostic theurgy page 82 father. that is, they will join the pleroma. it also has a kabbalistic meaning, confession before the father means crossing the abyss and being reborn as a master in the supernals (the top three centres of the tree of life. this is to be co

h the seven days of creation was a description of our regeneration. though he did not relate these to the chakras, if we link them together we can gain a picture of the spiritual regeneration that takes place in the gnostic life. the key however is to realise that since man is being re-created through the seven days of creation, the actions described are being examined from the perspective of the transfiguration, not the fall of man. the seven days of creation basic church correlations of colour, consciousness and creative principles church. colour. consciousness. day of creation. ephesus. red. action, sensation. coming of light. smyrna. orange. social consciousness. waters above, below. pergamus yellow. intellect. grass, herbs& trees. thyatira. green. security and devotion. sun, moon& sta

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS ZAM24

econd adept "et vivificantis" chief adept "qui vivit et regnet in saecula saeculorum" third adept "amen" chief adept "avete, fratres et sorores" second adept "rosae rubae" third adept "et aureae crucis" chief adept "very honoured fratres and sorores, the things which are above do continually lift up unto their high estate the things which are below, and do thence return them after a certain great transfiguration so that the work of wisdom may continue and that the grace and sanctification of the holy and glorious zion may be communicated to the zion which is on earth. therefore, the worlds rejoice together 6 and are fulfilled in all completion. i beseech you to join with me in my intention, and to ratify in your hearts, the solemn and sacramental words by which i assume this external and v

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

lace where gods were made .19 was it a coincidence, i wondered, that this seemed to have been the religious purpose of the three pyramids at giza? the archaic hieroglyphs of the pyramid texts, the oldest coherent body of writing in the world, left little room for doubt that the ultimate objective of the rituals carried out within those colossal structures was to bring about the deceased pharaoh s transfiguration to throw open the doors of the firmament and to make a road so that he might ascend into the company of the gods .20 the notion of pyramids as devices designed (presumably in some metaphysical sense) to turn men into gods was, it seemed to me, too idiosyncratic and peculiar to have been arrived at independently in both ancient egypt and mexico. so, too, was the idea of using the la

HELENA BLAVATSKY THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY

ou have just spoken of psuche running towards its entire annihilation if it attaches itself to anoia. what did plato, and do you mean by this? a. the entire annihilation of the personal consciousness, as an exceptional and rare case, i think. the general and almost invariable rule is the merging of the personal into the individual or immortal consciousness of the ego, a transformation or a divine transfiguration, and the entire annihilation only of the lower quaternary. would you expect the man of flesh, or the temporary personality, his shadow, the "astral" his animal instincts and even physical life, to survive with the "spiritual ego" and become everlasting, eternal? naturally all this ceases to exist, either at, or soon after corporeal death. it becomes in time entirely disintegrated a

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

ly. which is still more dreadful (in appearance, the same anima mundi, or soul of the world, is the real mes340 the rosicrucians. siah, saviour, christ, the corner-stone of the temple, the temple itself (the universe, the stone (petram universalem) or rock (peter st. peter, upon which the church, and salvation, is founded. this is the mystical end and scope of that longed-for beatitude or magical transfiguration the philosophers stone, or foundation. which (being to be obtained out of the material by supernatural means) when contracted into itself, and concentrated and intensified, glows (or martyrises* into flaming red, or possession, or glorified agony (made heaven. from thence it is said to be the blood of christ (and the cross of christ) which blood was shed for the redemption of the w

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

corresponds to that stage of the christ-life which is typified by the baptism, in which an expansion of the intellectual faculties takes place, just as a wonderful opening out of the emotional nature is the result of the first initiation. it is at this stage that the inner trial typified by the temptation in the wilderness takes place in the life of the candidate. then comes the splendour of the transfiguration, when the monad descends and transforms the ego into the likeness of his own glory. 193. the fourth initiation 194. the fourth great initiation corresponds to the passion and resurrection of the christ; the candidate must pass through the valley of the shadow of death, enduring the utmost suffering and loneliness that he may rise forever to the fullness of immortality. this awful a

LIBER ALEPH

in the night of the forest. this is a great mystery that i endure, a mystery too great for the mortal part of me. for but now, when i cried out upon the name olun wlo, which is the secret name of my lady that hath come to me. most strangely. then i was rapt away altogether subtly yet fiercely into a trance that hath transformed me with attainment, yet without trace in mind. o my son! there is the transfiguration of glory, and there is the jewel in the lotus-flower; yea, also is many other whereof i am partaker. but this last passion, that my lady olun hath brought unto me upon this last day of the winter of the thirteenth year of the on, even as i wrote these words unto thee, is a mystery of mysteries beyond all these. oh my son, thou knowest well the perils and the profit of our path; con

e devil, but woman that maketh pact with him. for she hath constantly the wit and power to arrange things at his bidding, and she payeth this price of his alliance. but a man hath one jewel, and, bartering this, he becometh the mockery of satanas. let then his tutor thee in thine own art of magick, that thou employ women in all practical matters, to order them with cunning, but men in thy need of transfiguration or transmutation. in a trope, let the woman direct the chess-play of life, but the man alter the rules, if he so will. lo! in ill play is mischief and disorder, but in a new law is earthquake, and destruction of the root of things. therefore is fear of any man that is in commerce with his genius, for none knoweth if his law shall amend the game or do it hurt; and of this the proof

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

control of body, thought, and force, leading to concentration, meditation, and rapture. only when the last of these has been attained, and itself refined upon by removing the gross and even the fine objects of its 1 see berkeley and his expounders, for the western shape of this eastern commonplace. huxley, however, curiously enough, states the fact in almost these words..a.c. 2 a possible mystic transfiguration of the vedanta system has been suggested to me on the lines of the syllogism. god= being (patanjali. being= nothing (hegel. god= nothing (buddhism. or, in the language of religion: every one may admit that monotheism, exalted by the introduction of the 8 symbol, is equivalent to pantheism. pantheism and atheism are really identical, as the opponents of both are the first to admit

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

the alignment of these three globes in the heavens was one explanation offered for the peculiar fact that the orbits of the planets are not circular but elliptical. the pagan priests always considered the solar system as a grand man, and drew their analogy of these three centers of activity from the three main centers of life in the human body: the brain, the heart, and the generative system. the transfiguration of jesus describes three tabernacles, the largest being in the center (the heart, and a smaller one on either side (the brain and the generative system. it is possible that the philosophical hypothesis of the existence of the three suns is based upon a peculiar natural phenomenon which has occurred many times in history. in the fifty- first year after christ three suns were seen at

e syllables, sol-om-on, symbolizing light, glory, and truth collectively and respectively. the temple of solomon is, therefore, first of all "the house of everlasting light" its earthly symbol being the temple of stone on the brow of mount moriah. according to the mystery teachings, there are three temples of solomon--as there are three grand masters, three witnesses, and three tabernacles of the transfiguration. the first temple is the grand house of the universe, in the midst of which sits the sun (sol) upon his golden throne. the twelve signs of the zodiac as fellow-craftsmen gather around their shining lord. three lights--the stellar, the solar, and the lunar--illuminate this cosmic temple. accompanied by his retinue of planets, moons, and asteroids, this divine king (solomon, whose gl

MORALS AND DOGMA

ividuality of man. the doctrine of the unity of god, in this sense, was taught by orpheus. of this his hymn or palinode is a proof; fragments of which are quoted by many of the fathers, as justin, tatian, clemens of alexandria, cyril, and theodoret, and the whole by eusebius, quoting from aristobulus. the doctrine of the logos (word) or the noos (intellect, his incarnation, death, resurrection or transfiguration; of his union with matter, his division in the visible world, which he pervades, his return to the original unity, and the whole theory relative to the origin of the soul and its destiny, were taught in the mysteries, of which they were the great object. the emperor julian, explains the mysteries of atys and cybele by the same metaphysical principles, respecting the demiurgical int

NECRONOMICON ALAZIF

shall bow before the onyx throne. pause at the third angle and make ye once more the sign of kish speaking the words that clear the portal and stay the course of time: abyssus-d aconrsus, zexowe-azathoth) nrrgo, iaa! nyar-lathotep! follow the third path to the pinnacle of the west and there perform the obeisances in silence (bow low thrice and give the gesture of voor. turn and tread the path of transfiguration leading to ye ultimate angle. open up the abyss gate by the ninefold affirmation (thus: zenoxese, pioth, oxas zaegos, mavoc nigorsus, bayar! heecho! yog-sothoth! yogsothoth! yog-sothoth! al azif page 17 of 18 http//www.chaosmatrix.org/library/books/al_azif/al_azif.html 10/10/2003 make ye the sigil of transformation and step thou forth into ye grgnew world order or occult secret des

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

e can epitomise in a single word the entire teaching and ideal of those rituals. if one idea more than any other is persistently stressed from the beginning that idea is in the word light. from the candidate's first reception in the hall of the neophytes when the hierophant adjures him with these words "child of earth, long hast thou dwelt in darkness. quit the night and seek the day" to the <36> transfiguration in the vault ceremony, the whole system has as its objective the bringing down of the light. for it is by that light that the golden banner of the inner life may be exalted; it is in light where lies healing and the power of growth. some vague intimation of the power and splendour of that glory is first given to the 24 the golden dawn aspirant in the neophyte grade when, rising fro

rises) chief in nomine dei viventis. second et vivificantis. chief qui vivit et regnet in saecula saeculorum. third amen. chief avete, fratres et sorores. second rosae rubae third et aureae crucis. chief very honoured fratres et sorores, seeing that the things which are above do continually lift up unto their high estate the things which are below, and do thence return them after a certain great transfiguration, that the work of wisdom may continue and that the grace and sanctification of the holy and glorious zion may be communicated to the zion which is on earth, wherefore the worlds rejoice together and are fulfilled in all completion, i beseech you to join with me in my intention, and to rabfy in your hearts, the solemn and sacramental words by which i assume this external and visible

in very truth become a* the student should substitute hisher own magical name. ritual for transformation 43 1 perfect body of transmutation. formulate before me now in the evoked elements of air, 0 ye powers of yesod, a true and tangible form of isis, that through its assumption, my own inner being may be wholly dissolved as though eaten up by the airs of the spirit, and transformed into a divine transfiguration. to the end that by the descent of the shekinah and my assumption into the holy spirit, i may become the embodiment of the true magic of light, and acquire more perfect knowledge to help my fellow men. and i now declare that all is in readiness for this magical operation, devoted to the formulation of a body of transformation of the goddess isis. pass to the west of the temple with

and guidance until it shall have accomplished the work of transformation. return to altar, addressing the fm. 0 thou form of isis, which i have created to envelope and transform me, be thou in truth open to the divine presence, the understanding and <247> love of the supernals. be thou open to the wisdom and glory of the goddess isis so that thou mayest be a living soul within me, and to prove my transfiguration, a body and soul of resurrection for the desire of the heavenly house hath eaten me up, and i desire to be with thee, 0 isis. 434 the golden dawn: volume 111 book six implant within me the seeds of love and understanding, so that i may prosper in the great work, and assist others to its glory. before leaving the temple with the god-form, say: in the name of yeheshuah, the redeemer

RITUEL ET DOGME DE LA HAUTE MAGIE BY ELIPHAS LEVI PART II

, since he does not even believe in the infallibility of the augsbourg confession, and more catholic than the pope, for he has no fear that religious unity will be broken by the malevolence of courts. he trusts in god rather than roman policy for the salvation of the unity idea; he respects the old age of the church, but he has no fear that she will die; he knows that her apparent death will be a transfiguration and a glorious assumption. the author of this book calls upon the eastern magi to come forward and recognize once again that divine master whose cradle they saluted, the great initiator of all the ages. all his enemies have fallen; all those who condemned him are 8 the ritual of transcendental magic dead, those who persecuted him have passed into sleep for ever; but he is for ever

izes miracles, and incarnates god in all mankind by faith. this religion has existed always in the world, and under many names has been ever the one and ruling religion. it has now among the nations of the earth three apparently hostile forms, which are destined, however, to unite before long for the constitution of a universal church. i refer to the greek orthodoxy, roman catholicism and a final transfiguration of the religion of buddha. hereunto therefore we have made it plain, as we believe, that our magic is opposed to the goetic and necromantic kinds. it is at once an absolute science and religion, which should not indeed destroy and absorb all opinions and all forms of worship, but should regenerate and direct them by reconstituting the circle of initiates, and thus providing the bli

RUBY TABLET OF SET

l references to this person have been changed to "mr. f" to preserve this person's privacy. 2. emphasis mine autumnal equinox working i entered my chamber at 12:30 am pdt for the purpose of harnessing the telesmic power of the autumnal equinox as an aid in focussing my will inwards, exploring my neter in its relationship with xem and the alxemical quest. i began the working slowly, with death and transfiguration by richard strauss in the background, a new black candle ablaze upon the altar, and the onyx tablet of set in my hands. i opened the gates of the angles, and read from the third key of xem(1. when i came to the quotation from the "statement of belial" of the diabolicon, i read it aloud, though softly. upon reaching the end of the key, i gazed at my reflection in the mirror of remem

STEINER RUDOLF CHRISTIANITY AS MYSTICAL FACT

length, all pointing in the same direction. the buddha s life comes to a sublime ending. whilst on a journey, he fell ill. he came to the river hiranya, near kusinagara, and there he lay down on a rug spread for him by his beloved disciple ananda. his body began to shine from within. he died transfigured, as a body of light, saying nothing is permanent. this death of the buddha corresponds to the transfiguration of jesus: about eight days after jesus said this, he took peter, john, and james with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. as he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. the buddha s earthly life ends at this juncture. but in the life of jesus this is just the beginning of the most important part his suffering, d

nown about the nature of the initiated must be applicable to them. the contingencies of their lives are not narrated, but one says of them in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was a god. and the word became flesh and dwelt among us. the egyptian and other eastern mysteries 97 yet the life of jesus transcends the life of the buddha. the buddha s life ends with his transfiguration, whereas the most significant part of jesus life begins after the transfiguration. translated into the terms of initiation, the buddha reached the point at which the divine light begins to shine in human nature, standing on the verge of earthly life and becoming one with the light of the world. jesus goes further: he does not physically die at the moment when the light of the world

t the moment when the light of the world shines through him. at that moment he is a buddha; but at that moment he enters upon a higher stage of initiation, that of suffering and death. and when his earthly part is lost to view, the spiritual light, the light of the world, does not go out but leads on to his resurrection. to his followers he is revealed to be the christ. as soon as he achieves his transfiguration, the buddha is lost in the all-pervading blissful life of the spirit. christ jesus, however, rekindles the all-pervading spirit once more to life in the form of present human existence. something like this had been achieved by the initiates in the higher stages of the mysteries. but there it had a mythical image-character. the initiates of osiris experienced a resurrection on the l

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 1

taneousness of the illumination. 8. previous character of high intellectual, moral, and physical degree. 9. age about 36. 10. added charm of the illumined personality. 11. transformation or change of appearance: although this change may gradually pass away, bucke writes, in those great cases in which the illumination is intense, the change in question is also intense and may amount to a veritable transfiguration. bucke s primary thesis is that during the centuries of humankind s evolutionary development as a species there have been three forms of consciousness. first, there was simple consciousness, our instinctual awareness. next came a self-consciousness, a self-awareness that allowed human beings to realize themselves as distinct individuals. and now, developing among the human species

) declared, and like the treasures of the spirit, full of wisdom and latent senses. jesus prayed a great deal throughout the gospels. in addition to his giving of the wellknown prayer quoted above, he prayed at his baptism (luke 3:21, before he chose the twelve (luke 6:12, before his invitation to all humankind to come unto him (matthew 11:25 27, at the feeding of the 5,000 (john 6:11, before his transfiguration (luke 9:28 29, for little children (matthew 19:13, at the last supper (matthew 26:26 27, in t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d religious phenomena 225 prayer is a basic element of religious expression. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 226 religious phenomena the phenomeno

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

he martyrs of the saviour teach chaste caresses to the beautiful angels of mohammed! the whole earth, reclothed with the rich adornments which all the arts have embroidered for her, will no longer be anything but a magnificent temple, of which man shall be the eternal priest. all that was true, all that was beautiful, all that was sweet in the past centuries, will live once more glorified in this transfiguration of the world. and the beautiful form will remain inseparable from the true idea, as the body will one day be inseparable from the soul, when the soul, come to its own power, will have made itself a body in its own image. that will be the kingdom of heaven upon earth, and the body will be the temple of the soul, as the regenerated universe will be the body of god. and bodies and sou

THE STAR IN THE WEST BY CAPTAIN FULLER A CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY

. yet once again that added impulse arises in the passing over. what is it? crowleyanity does not, in words, explain; for being beyond reason, it is both inexplicable and undefinable in rational terms; yet it directs, and the weary traveller, searching for the stone of the wise, has but to follow, guided by the sure and certain hope that if he so will, it will guide him to that great and glorious transfiguration he so ardently desires. time kant, as we have seen, places both time and space in the realm of the a priori; a realm utterly devastated by crowley fs scepticism. spencer in answering the questions, what is space? what is time? replied, gspace is the abstract of all relations of co-existence. time is the abstract of all relations of sequence. h these definitions have been found want

TRUE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT

ed in late 1637. after days of unspeakable torment, wherein the woman confesses under pain, recants when the pain is removed, only to be moved by more pain to confess again, she is asked "how did she influence the weather? she does not know what to say and can only whisper, oh, heavenly queen, protect me" was the victim calling upon "the goddess? or, as seems more likely, upon that aforementioned transfiguration of all ancient goddesses in christian mythology, the virgin mary. one more quote from dr. robbins, and i will cease to parade late medieval history before you. it comes from yet another priest, father cornelius loos, who observed, in 1592 that "wretched creatures are compelled by the severity of the torture to confess things they have never done, and so by cruel butchery innocent l

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

shed from mere willfulness, which is the determination to do a thing that is not a part of personal destiny. willfulness is weak because it acts in conflict with cosmic law. willful persons constantly run into obstacles, but those who exercise their true will find the way opening effortlessly before them. work, great: the great work of alchemy is the transformation of base metal into gold, or the transfiguration of the human soul. working, ritual: a series of rituals to accomplish a single purpose is termed a rit- ual working. when a ritual is conducted, it is said to be "worked" ritual work is any action of ritual magic. in a ritual working, a single ritual may be worked many times over a period of weeks, months, or even yea t pathworking 221 chapter fourteen: runes 239 chapter fifteen: t

WOLFSON ELLIOT ALEF MEM TAU KABBALISTIC MUSINGS ON TIME TRUTH AND DEATH

he word of god finds its ultimate thinking time/ hermeneutic suppositions 5 justification in an intuition beyond the logos in its ocular and verbal representations. the only way to transcend the word, however, is through the word. to support his point exegetically, augustine cites the words attributed to the voice that spoke from the clouds to peter, james, and john while they were witnessing the transfiguration of jesus and his standing in the company of moses and elijah: this is my beloved son, with whom i am well pleased; listen to him (matt 17:5. augustine detects here a reference to the mystery of incarnation, which he expounds in temporal terms: therefore it is clear and evident that the utterance came through the movement of some created thing, serving your eternal will but itself t

c remarkably similar to kabbalistic sources, schelling comprehends the initial stirring in the godhead in terms of the desire to become oneself, which is concomitantly suffering for the sake of the other. suffering is universal, not only with respect to humanity, but also with respect to the creator. because all living things must first involve themselves in being and break out of the darkness to transfiguration, so, too, in its revelation, the divine being must first assume nature and, as such, suffer it, before it can celebrate the triumph of its liberation. 277 for kabbalists, the primal suffering is connected to the archaic sapiential image of god taking delight in his wisdom prior to creation, an idea a rmed by schelling in response to the question of what god was doing before the wor

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