Look not for refuge in anyone beside yourselves.". The intelligence expressed through the 3rd ray is the authority the Buddha pointed his disciples to in his final sermon: "Be a lamp unto yourselves. In terms of the ray of the physical body, ask yourself if your body likes to be active and handles diversified tasks well (3rd) or if it prefers an organised, rhythmic physical pace. 2nd ray The energy of Love-Wisdom the desire or love of Deity. "[120], George D. Chryssides of the University of Wolverhampton, cited Bailey's influence on the ideas of the Order of the Solar Temple and related UFO organisations. "Good taste" is highly valued; now disciples must transmute this into the discriminating sense of spiritual values. In response to the September 11 attacks (2001), the Great Invocation was used as a central element of a new daily program at Findhorn known as the "Network of Light meditations for peace". called the "preparatory" phase of the teaching. The number seven features prominently in the human perception of structure of the world: the seven colours of the rainbow, seven notes of an octave; in occult cosmology the seven major planes and subplanes of existence, and in the calculation of time the seven days of a week. Midway between the two forces he stands, a conscious tiny point of awareness and light. In terms of living expression, this means that you can transmute devotion into love, and idealism into proven wisdom. Around him and in him and through him the energies of the two rays pour and conflict. The psychological implications are to be found in the transference of the psychical energy you wield from the solar plexus centre to the heart centre. Is not this your immediate aim, my brother? ESOTERIC: ANALYZING THE ALICE BAILEY's TEACHINGS "[69], Shnirelman's view was echoed by Isaac Lubelsky who criticized not only Bailey, but Blavatsky, Steiner, and others. Gershom also wrote that "This stereotyped portrayal of Jews is followed by a hackneyed diatribe against the Biblical Hebrews, based upon the "angry Jehovah" theology of nineteenth-century Protestantism. Esoteric psychology. The ray of the astral bodysixth Ray of Devotion. Ray V servers are coming rapidly into prominence. This book along with its companion Esoteric Psychology II, are primarily devoted to the ray teachings. Your problem of personality emphasis has changed from that of the continuous impressing of your personality attitudes, ideas and desires upon your environment (as was the case in your last life) to an occasional cyclic and almost violent emphasis upon some individual. The egoic ray fosters group consciousness and detachment from external forms, causing attachment to the life side of manifestation and the subjective whole. The "Triangles" are groups of three people who agree to link up in thought each day and to meditate on right human relations, visualizing light and love pouring into human minds and hearts, followed by the use of the Great Invocation. About Alice Bailey Lucis Trust Goethe, I think, touched upon the dynamic, initiating power of the first ray when he said: "Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. All are essentially living forces carrying the one Life into expression seven great interpreters of the One Essence as it takes on form. This is the coordinating capacity which unifies inner quality and outer tangible form or appearance. Lower Expression: Churches and organised religions. You have, however, nearly completed the task and the worst part of the process is over. Your mental body is definitely on the fourth ray and it is through this fourth Ray of Harmony through Conflict that you can establish a rapid rapport with your brothers. Alice A. Bailey and the Tibetan's Glamour: A World Problem is also directly cited in the liner notes to Morrison's album Inarticulate Speech of the Heart. Parallels between Theosophy and Bailey are many, for instance, one principle of Theosophy, the Law of Attraction was discussed in esoteric writings by Blavatsky,[54] Annie Besant,[55] William Quan Judge,[56] and others;[57][58] and was also discussed in the writings of Alice Bailey, including a whole chapter in one of her books. Alice Ann Bailey was a writer of more than twenty-four books on theosophical subjects and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age. But not otherwise. 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Alice Bailey: Twentieth-Century Sirian Channel | Kinsett Alice Bailey No preview available - 1951. . This is the true relation of the personality to the soul. In her view, all disease has its ultimate root in some type of blocked or inhibited soul life. Leadbeater." Re-visiting Alice Bailey's 10 Point Plan - Isobel Blackthorn This they do through the powerful impact of ideas on human minds first, by initiating period of destruction and the breaking up of the old and hindering, later by the clear shining forth of the new idea and its grasping by the minds of intelligent humanity. The history of the world is based on the emergence of ideas, their acceptance, their transformation into ideas, and their eventual superseding by the next imposition of ideas. "[74], Researcher Hannah Newman described what she found to be an antisemitic element in the Great Invocation. The personality ray and the egoic ray at first seem to clash, and then later a steady warfare is set up with the disciple as the onlookerand dramatic participator. Alice Bailey - Citizendium [19] She outlined her vision for the Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society; however, her efforts to influence the society failed, and she and her husband were dismissed from their positions. Alice Bailey said the failure of the 6th ray devotee to work intelligently and lovingly with substance and to produce right relation with the outer form has led over the last 2000 years to a mismanaged world suffering from a cleavage: as can be seen between science and religion and between religion and spirituality, for example as it manifests in regard to money. Bailey made extensive use of the term "New Age" in her books and some writers have described her as the founder of the New Age movement,[4][69][87] although The New Age was used as the title of a Journal of Christian liberalism and Socialism, published as early as 1894, predating Bailey's use of the term. The Lucis Trust Publishing Company and the Lucis Press Limited are the official publishers of Alice Bailey's books. Together they moved to America, where Evans became an Episcopalian priest. By means of this process of revelation, discrimination in thought will develop, leading to a truer sense of values emerging in consciousness. The Fire of Spirit, or Electric Fire; The Fire of Mind, or Solar Fire." They bring about a "righteous compromise", and adapt the new and the old so that the true pattern is preserved. The ray of the mindthe first Ray of Power. Blavatsky & Alice Baily. The ray of the mental bodyfourth Ray of Harmony through Conflict. Essentially, it is the refiner, the producer of perfection within the form so that the objective world becomes a true house of Light. Alice Bailey | Religion Wiki | Fandom Higher Expression: Means of communication or interaction. Their belief is that they receive divine energy through meditation and that this energy is transmitted to humanity, so raising spiritual awareness. The past 2000 yrs have been conditioned by the 6th Ray of Devotion and Idealism. Up till now human intelligence has served materialism, but this hopefully will change if humanity responds rightly to the clash of energies created by an outgoing ray (the 6th) and an incoming one (the 7th). Alice Bailey very enthusiastically recommends her followers to practice yoga and meditation, while the Trans-Himalayan Masters and their true disciples are much more cautious because they know that people usually do it in an incorrect way and that ends up hurting them. This is the only vehicle or energy of expression in your equipment which is on one of the major rayslater, in your next life, it will be necessary for you to shift the centre of your egoic or soul attention on to the second ray. [28][64], Nicholas Weeks, writing for the Theosophical magazine Fohat in 1997, felt Bailey's assertion that "her teachings are grounded in and do not oppose in any fundamental way Theosophy as lived and taught by HPB and her Gurus" was false. Differentiation becomes marked, and the sense of duality becomes more definitely established. [118] Partridge also quoted Gordon Melton, who suggested that the first UFO religion was Guy Ballard's "I Am" Activity,[117] (which Bailey described as a "cheap comedy". Group founded by Roberto Assagioli, based on Alice Bailey's teaching that meditation is a service to humanity (Arkistoitu - Internet Archive) (englanniksi) Ponder On This Compilation Alice A Bailey - speakings.gestamp He describes Bailey as a 'post-Theosophical' theorist, reporting that Bailey received instruction from "former personal pupils of Blavatsky" and notes that her third book (A Treatise on Cosmic Fire) not only reproduces Blavatsky's apocryphal Stanzas of Dzyan but is dedicated to Blavatsky, as well.[53]. Eliminating obstructions and congestion, the source of a major part of disease. Theosophists are divided on their assessment of Alice Bailey's writings. [83], Despite her focus on unity of religion, Bromley and Hammond point out that Bailey and other "occultists" "hammered home the central idea, 'The East is the true home of spiritual knowledge and occult wisdom'."[84]. The concept of the seven rays can be found in Theosophical works. The 6th ray is the ray of blind procedure; only one aspect of reality is seen at a time - and usually the least desirable. The teachings on initiation are also given an essentially practical presentation as "facts of life", to be understood and applied. By the power of their attractive love, they gather together those who are at a point in their evolution where they can respond to that Plan. This ray has fostered the growth of the great world religions because the 6th ray endows the "capacity for abstraction". [119]), Professor Robert S. Ellwood of the University of Southern California investigated a wide range of religious and spiritual groups in the United States during the 1970s, including a nationwide group of UFO believers called Understanding, Inc., which had been founded by a contactee named Daniel Fry. For some, this is a . A number of books have been published containing compilations on specific themes of passages from all 24 books of Alice Bailey. For instance, Christopher Partridge wrote of this association as "easily transferred". It expresses the Will of God in world affairs, which is the will-to-good. [10] The marriage did not last and Bailey pushed for and received a divorce. It is the great impulse which will bring into the light of day all that is found clothed in matter, and thus will eventually lead to the revelation of spirit and of the hidden glory, when that which has been revealed of the material form has been purified and redeemed. ", later identified as Djwal Khul. ("'Lucifer' and 'Lucis' come from the same word root, lucis being the Latin genitive case meaning of light. In the brain of the man who is a developed personality, an increased awareness of vibration is set up. In 1923, with the help of Foster Bailey, Alice Bailey founded the Arcane School, which is part of Lucis Trust. The Pseudo-Occultism of Alice Baily, "The Great Invocation: Its Use and Significance", Brown University Press Releases, April 19, 2007, "Mahatmas versus Ascended Masters - Theosophical Society in America", "THERAPEUTIC TOUCH: Healing Science or Psychic Midwife? Each ray embodies an idea which can be sensed as an ideal. 4.26. Yet the seven emanations came forth from the central vortex, and as such are seven aspects of one whole and therefore interrelated. To most of humanity, this vision has focused on the material world, material comfort, material possessions and material enterprises. They work by manipulating ideas to make them easier to grasp by those intelligent people whose intuition isnt yet developed. The ray types give the new psychological approach to man through an understanding of the energies which animate him and make him what he is. Thank you very much for this opportunity to share some of the teachings on the seven rays from the books of Alice Bailey. To do this effectively and correctly, we must all learn to think of each other as souls, and not as human beings.". She said "The endless diversity of forms hides a subjective synthesis. These are the seven rays, but its important to remember that all seven rays are subrays of the synthetic 2nd Ray of Love/Wisdom: Basically speaking, the energy of love, expressed with wisdom, is the line of least resistance for the manifested lives in our solar system. "Writers of the 1920s and 1930s presented themselves as advocates of a New Age of occult enlightenment, and Alice Bailey did much to popularize the dual terms 'New Age' and 'Aquarian'", Initiation, Human and Solar. Lower Expression: Modern diplomacy and politics. Why not ten or twelve, for those are also numbers of considerable spiritual significance? Bailey also established the "Triangles" program to bring people together in groups of three to meditate daily. It aids and inaugurates the new age, based on spiritual drive and aspiration, mental freedom, loving understanding and a physical plane rhythm. It also evokes in you at times a violent reaction to that which seems incorrect, inharmonious and out of tune or line. The ray of the physical bodyfirst Ray of Will or Power. Alice Bailey teaches that we are here on earth to love and be of service, and lead lives of unselfishness, honesty and goodness. Isn't that what God wants of us? Her teachings and writings are viewed as foundational and authoritative within the New Age Movement. She wrote on religious themes, including Christianity, though her writings are fundamentally different from many aspects of Christianity or other orthodox religions. Then followed a difficult period in which she worked in a sardine factory to support herself and the children. There are many degrees and stages in this experience, and they cover many lives. [18] According to Theosophist Josephine Maria Davies Ransom, she became part of a progressive "Back to Blavatsky movement, led mainly by Mr. and Mrs. Foster Bailey". [112] This is not surprising since Alice Bailey's books were written between 1919 and 1949[113] and "the emergence of religion specifically focused on UFOs is a post-1947 phenomena. Hold fast to the Truth as a lamp. British-American esoteric, theosophist and writer (1880-1949), For the American writer of children's books and articles for periodicals, see, Groups founded by Bailey or her followers, A commentary on the Great Invocation on Lucis Trust's website says "Christ emphasised ever the Fatherhood of God and substituted it in place of the cruel, jealous tribal Jehovah.". [42] or energy fields of which brain activity is a secondary effect. Three of these compilations offer quotations from a full range of the themes covered in the books. 2. Why not ten or twelve, for those are also numbers of considerable spiritual significance? Therefore, some one colour predominates, and some one tone sounds forth, Alice Bailey said: "Each vibrating unit of energy can say: I am part of a divine whole, which in its sevenfold nature expresses the love and life of the One Reality, coloured by one of the seven qualities of the love of Deity and responsive to the other qualities." All books by Alice A. Bailey and the Master Djwhal Khul (28 books), Alice A. Bailey, Lucis Press, New York. The result of the increasing flow of the 7th ray and the decreasing power of the 6th ray is to throw the millions of people who dont respond to either ray, into a state of bewilderment a feeling of being entirely lost, for all that they hold dear is rapidly fading. But after 2000 years, the conditioning has led to the tendency to impose ones own particular ideal on others, at the expense of the original idea. This produces the precipitation of karma, but because of this grounding effect, the 7th ray will foster the spiritual advancement of all grades. "[63], Some Theosophical critics have contended that there are major differences between Bailey's ideas and the Theosophy of Blavatsky, such as Bailey's embrace of some mystical Christian terms and concepts and her acceptance of Charles Webster Leadbeater. They are available from Lucis Publishing. 1. Each ray governs a particular centre, giving a predisposition to certain strengths and weaknesses. During a thirty year period Alice A. Bailey (1880-1949), in telepathic collaboration with the Tibetan teacher Djwhal Khul, wrote two dozen volumes on the origins and evolutionary development of Matter and Consciousness within our solar system, our planet, and the human kingdom. The qualities which you should cultivate are persistence, expansion, and strength, applied with love. This contemporary transmission of the Ageless Wisdom Teachings came through the authors Alice A. Bailey, Helena P. Blavatsky, Lucille Cedercrans, all of which were messengers for various Masters of the Ageless Wisdom. If the statements meet with eventual corroboration, or are deemed true under the test of the Law of . [24], Bailey continued to work up to the time of her death in 1949. You have a first ray physical body. [44] For instance, the invocation has been used in the Findhorn Foundation community since the 1970s. Jenkins 2000. p.87. The ray of the astral bodythe sixth Ray of Devotion. In the theosophical teachings of Alice Bailey, there is a powerful being living inside the Sun serving the Solar Logos called the Avatar of Synthesis. This energy has produced science and led to mans comprehension of the natural world. Therefore, your rays are as follows: 1. As the 7th ray pours in, we are seeing the increasing focus on sexuality not always a pretty picture, but because the 7th ray governs the fusion of spirit and matter, surely it will lead to a wiser approach to sexuality. It has built into the life rhythm certain unalterable tendencies. [15], The Theosophist published the first few chapters of her first work, Initiation, Human and Solar,[16][17] (p.762) but then stopped for reasons Bailey called "theosophical jealousy and reactionary attitude".