Campbell writes that Bailey's books are a reworking of major Theosophical themes, with some distinctive emphases, and that they present a comprehensive system of esoteric science and occult philosophy, cognizant of contemporary social and political developments. called the "preparatory" phase of the teaching. Alice Bailey's teaching on healing primarily concerns the relationship of soul to personality, of the spiritual to the material nature. 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. The personality ray with the soul ray. 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. She believed that the influences of religions, philosophies, sciences, educational movements, and human culture in general are the result of this relationship. 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. [original research?]. Catholics, Jews, Gentiles, occidentals and orientals are all the sons of God." This ray is of such dynamic intensity that its called the ray of the Destroyer. [66] She stated that this new development may take many thousands of years and may therefore not be the quick advance some of her New Age followers wish for. The concept of the seven rays can be found in Theosophical works. The Tibetan Master's Work Lucis Trust The Arcane School gives instruction and guidance in meditation, via correspondence, based on the ideas in Bailey's books. The personality ray finds its major field of activity in the physical body. 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. [72], Controversy has arisen around some of Bailey's statements on nationalism, American isolationism, Soviet totalitarianism, Fascism, Zionism, Nazism, race relations, Africans, Jews, and the religions of Judaism and Christianity. Differentiation becomes marked, and the sense of duality becomes more definitely established. How to Approach the Esoteric teachings of Alice A. Bailey [70], Monica Sj, a Swedish painter, writer and a radical anarcho/eco-feminist wrote that Bailey, through her published teachings, had a "reactionary and racist influence on the whole New Age movement. It has built into the life rhythm certain unalterable tendencies. Each of these seven streams or emanations of energy was coloured by a divine quality, an aspect of love, and all of them were needed for the ultimate perfecting of the latent and unrevealed purpose.". Gradually, as the battle continues to rage, he becomes a more active factor, and drops the attitude of the detached and uninterested onlooker. "History and Philosophy of Metaphysical Movements in America" (1967), Westminster Press, pp.119131, and Campbell, Bruce, "New Age Movement", subsection "Origins", in. Alice Ann Bailey. [73][74][75][76][77][78][79], The American Chassidic author Yonassan Gershom wrote that Bailey's plan for a New World Order and her call for "the gradual dissolutionagain if in any way possibleof the Orthodox Jewish faith" revealed that "her goal is nothing less than the destruction of Judaism itself." This 48-page catalogue of the books of Alice A. Bailey and the Tibetan Master Djwhal Khul contains a description of each title, including compilations and the CD-ROM. 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." [116], Christopher Partridge wrote that the works of Bailey, Rudolf Steiner, and Theosophy in general all influenced what he called the "UFO religions". The Ageless Wisdom Teachings - Energy Reality The personality ray fosters a separative attitude and causes a detachment from the group of souls of which the personality is an externalisation, and a consequent attachment to the form side of manifestation. This summarises the essential harmony that in time prevails when conflict has exhausted itself. All are essentially living forces carrying the one Life into expression seven great interpreters of the One Essence as it takes on form. It makes for understanding, intelligently applied, and for the emergence of beauty through that established rapport. It will aid you also in producing order and rhythm in your environment; in these days of turmoil and difficulty, every rhythmic centre is of value to us. "[28] The seven rays also appear in Hindu religious philosophy. [29][30], Esoteric astrology is part of Alice Bailey's "Ageless Wisdom" teachings, which she said were relayed by her Tibetan Master Djwhal Khul. This D.K. Lower Expression: Modern educational systems and mental science. Wrong Planet. Bailey 1951 p.1. Works containing the prefatory Extract from a Statement by the Tibetan, generally taken to indicate the book was a "received" work. There is nothing in the whole solar system, at whatever stage of evolution, which does not belong and has not always belonged to one of the seven rays. While this process of soul control is being perfected, the ray types of the personality vehicles steadily emerge, the ray of the personality begins to control, and the soul ray begins finally to dominate and subdue the personality. [98] (p. 81) The validity of the Elizabeth Clare Prophet's writings was "disputed by Theosophical writers". Perhaps this point, this challenge, is a good place to begin our group discussion. Does my emotional nature tend to be fairly serene (2nd) or does it tend more to the stance of the passionate advocate (6th)? 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. [122], In 1975, Todd Rundgren released an album titled Initiation which has a song called "Initiation" on side one. Jesus said only those who follow God's commands love God and only these will be saved (Matthew 19:17; Matthew 7:21-23; Rev 20:12) and He gave a "new command": Love one another. 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". She wrote on religious themes, including Christianity, though her writings are fundamentally different from many aspects of Christianity or other orthodox religions. When considering the rays, we are really considering energy. Perhaps the best example of the first rays potency is found in the mineral kingdom, for radium is said to hold the key to the mystery of the 1st ray. [43] (p.411). Ray VII servers work on the physical plane. Her teachings and writings are viewed as foundational and authoritative within the New Age Movement. If the statements meet with eventual corroboration, or are deemed true under the test of the Law of . World Goodwill is intended to promote better human relations through goodwill which they define as "love in action". Jon Klimo, in Investigations on Receiving Information from Paranormal Sources, writes, "As with Blavatsky/Theosophical material, and more recent contemporary channeled material from other sources, we find in the Bailey work the same occult cosmological hierarchy: physical, etheric, astral, mental, causal, and higher inhabited levels of existence. We are told that there is no true 1st ray type in incarnation yet, due to its potency. [68], Bailey's ideas about race were criticized by Victor Shnirelman, a cultural anthropologist and ethnographer, who in a survey of modern Neopaganism in Russia, drew particular attention to "groups [that] take an extremely negative view of multi-culturalism, object to the 'mixture' of kinds, [and] support isolationism and the prohibition of immigration." [3][4], Bailey was born to a wealthy middle class British family and, as a member of the Anglican Church, received a thorough Christian education. This ray endows man with the capacity to see the ideal, the reality behind the form. Alice Bailey's writings downplayed traditional devotional and religious aspects of the spiritual life, in favor of a life of meditation, service to humanity, and cooperation with "the Plan of the Hierarchy Sources include Benjamin Creme and Share International Foundation, and the Alice A. Bailey teachings. #4. b. The rays in time produce the world pattern, the inner potency of evolutionary process. [123] Morrison also used the phrase "world of glamour", reminiscent of Bailey's Glamour: A World Problem, in the songs "Ivory Tower" and "Green Mansions". This energy has produced science and led to mans comprehension of the natural world. Your personality ray is the sixth. Bailey also established the "Triangles" program to bring people together in groups of three to meditate daily. The seven rays are the first differentiation of this divine triplicity: from three major rays, four minor rays unfold to reveal the sevenfold nature of divinity. "In the last analysis, all history is the record of energies & forces (rays) as they play upon humanity, expressing through successive civilisations and cultures, producing changes, and fashioning the many races & nations", Alice Bailey said. Keep these two themes clearly in your mind for they are basic and important. From this description of the seven rays, we should be starting to realise that its not all about us the seven rays arent relevant only to human individuals but to whole societies and other kingdoms. Esoteric psychology. Every individual vibrates to some particular measure; every unit of the human race is on some one of the seven rays. Eventually, the soul ray becomes the dominating factor, and the rays of the lower bodies become sub-rays of this controlling ray. Generally speaking, in the case of most people the mental body is governed by rays 1,4,or 5; the astral body by 2 or 6; and the physical by ray 3 or 7. People who are new to the Alice Bailey books. But the shift of your soul energy on to the second ray will now most definitely offset this and lead to a condition of focussed stability. The ray of the physical bodythe first Ray of Power. Jenkins 2000. p.87. To do this effectively and correctly, we must all learn to think of each other as souls, and not as human beings.". Together Alice Bailey and The Tibetan produced 19 books of esoteric philosophy, and Alice . When he is definitely aware of the issues involved, and definitely throws the weight of his influence, desires, and mind on to the side of the soul, he can take the first initiation.The ray of the personality is occultly "extinguished" or absorbed by the ray of the soul, and all the potencies and attributes of the lower rays become subsidiary to and colored by the soul ray. ",[22] After the first two or three years, the name was changed to "Lucis Publishing Co."[23] (The Theosophical Society also used the name "Lucifer" for its early magazine.) The Bailey teachings are abstruse and authoritative. 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 is the ray coming into power. Your physical body is also on the first ray, so you can see how powerful a combination you have for service, if you can truly comprehend your problem and work with a sense of synthesis. Essentially, it is the refiner, the producer of perfection within the form so that the objective world becomes a true house of Light. "[10] For a more recent example of Bailey/Theosophy division, see Theosophy in Scandinavia. [31][32], The esoteric astrologers who follow the teachings of Bailey typically base their work on her five-volume Treatise on the Seven Rays, particularly volume three which focuses on astrology. #4. These five energies together will determine the trend of world affairs, were told. [5], Her autobiography states that at the age of 15, on June 30, 1895, Bailey was visited by a stranger, "a tall man, dressed in European clothes and wearing a turban" who told her she needed to develop self-control to prepare for certain work he planned for her to do. Also in 1975, Rundgren released an album by his side-project Utopia titled "Another Live". The ray of your mental body is also the first ray. She stated that as evolution proceeds, things are accelerated and humanity will soon be predominantly distinguished by the Aryan consciousness. Alice Bailey - Citizendium In addition, the ray of the personality in a previous life leaves definite habits of thought and activity. The ray of the astral bodythe sixth Ray of Devotion. The qualities which you should cultivate are persistence, expansion, and strength, applied with love. Alice A. Bailey delivered the second transmission of the Ageless Wisdom for the New Era. You have a first ray physical body. It expresses the Will of God in world affairs, which is the will-to-good. It is very easy to get lost inside or lose your head inside esoteric knowledge. Each ray embodies an idea which can be sensed as an ideal. ", later identified as Djwal Khul. Because it operates on the plane of the higher and lower mind and because "man" is literally "one who thinks", the 5th ray has special significance to humanity. Courage is also an aspect of the 1st ray, but true courage is not a fighting courage or any sort of struggle to be what is called "brave." The 3rd ray cycle is also very long because intelligence must be stimulated in even "the lowest of the sons of men". Template:Too few opinions Alice Ann Bailey (June 16, 1880 - December 15, 1949), known as Alice A. Bailey or AAB, was an influential writer and teacher in the fields of spiritual, occult, [[soul-based healing|esoteric healing]],astrological, Theosophical, Christian and other religious themes. Ponder On This Compilation Alice A Bailey - speakings.gestamp [1] She moved to the United States in 1907, where she spent most of her life as a writer and teacher. Lower Expression: The use and spread of money and gold. "[74], Researcher Hannah Newman described what she found to be an antisemitic element in the Great Invocation. ", Higher Expression: Christianity and diversified religions. The Internal Fire, or Fire by Friction; II. The devotion of the 6th Ray is perhaps best expressed by Jesus, the 6th Ray Master: "Whosoever would find his life must lose it for my sake.". As you know, your soul ray is the second ray, for your basic nature is essentially love-wisdom. "[51] The conflict is understandable since her works contain some criticisms of Theosophy, and at the time of the break she voiced her criticism of what she saw as dogmatic structures within the society, while questioning the pledges of loyalty to Theosophical leaders that were required. "[65], In her book Education in the New Age, Bailey made predictions about the use of this esoteric racial concept in the schools of the future and that these schools would incorporate the idea of "root races". 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. Two of these rays are struggling for expression - one incoming (7th) and one outgoing (6th). Something I learned from researching Alice Bailey: That all of the teachings Alice Bailey wrote in telepathic rapport with the Tibetan, Djwhal Khul or DK, are fully edited and crafted re-writes of collated material derived from 'stream of consciousness' writing in which Alice Bailey was attuned to a higher source. All books by Alice A. Bailey and the Master Djwhal Khul (28 books), Alice A. Bailey, Lucis Press, New York. [10] The marriage did not last and Bailey pushed for and received a divorce. [37][38] She also speaks of these as "vehicles" or "sheaths", and alternately as the "mental body", "astral body", or "physical body". [115] The connection does exist in the sense that there is a subset of persons interested in both esoteric writings and UFOs and who link them as shown by the fact that some books that cite Alice Bailey or Theosophy also cite UFOs. "[90], Sir John Sinclair, in his book The Alice Bailey Inheritance, commented on the seminal influence of Alice Bailey, which, he said, underlies the consciousness growth movement in the 20th century. [52] Steven J. Sutcliffe points out that both Bailey and Blavatsky's work evoke a picture of Tibet as the spiritual home of the Masters and that Bailey claimed a more-or-less direct lineage to Blavatsky. Every human being is swept into manifestation on the impulse of some ray, and is coloured by that ray quality, which determines his form and indicates the way that he should go. Thus, the 6th ray is expressing now through the reactionary forces, clashing with the progressive forces of the incoming 7th ray which are seeking to govern and which would take world civilisation in drastically different directions. The higher expression of the 7th ray is white magic: the power of the trained worker to bring together the "within and the without" so that that which is below may be patterned on that which is above. 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 ray of the physical bodyfirst Ray of Will or Power. So the progression is: 1st ray servers register ideas, which are then rendered attractive by 2nd ray servers, and adapted to immediate need and rendered vocal by 3rd ray workers. We use cookies to make sure you can have the best experience on our website. [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". With absolute dedication to purpose, Alice Bailey presented the teachings of the Hierarchy of Ascended Masters, known as the Ageless Wisdom, to the world in a way that was needed at that time. Books by Alice Bailey. Bailey was born as Alice La Trobe-Bateman, in Manchester, England. Eliminating obstructions and congestion, the source of a major part of disease. Lower Expression: Modern diplomacy and politics. [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". The ray of the personalitysixth Ray of Devotion. They bring about a "righteous compromise", and adapt the new and the old so that the true pattern is preserved. . She states that there is now being developed a "new race" with a spiritual dimension that expresses as "group qualities and consciousness and idealistic vision". (Tansley attributed the source of his model to Alice Bailey's theosophical commentary on The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the locus classicus of Hindu teaching. Ray II servers ponder and meditate on the new ideas associated with the Plan. Alice Ann Bailey (16. keskuuta 1880 - 15. joulukuuta 1949, alun perin Alice LaTrobe Bateman) oli englantilainen teosofi, . It is always an interesting and an easy matter for the soul to control and illumine the mind when the first and the second rays are as closely related as they can be in your case. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. The past 2000 years have produced fantastic gains in the understanding of what were, to early man, "magical" realms. Alice Bailey: Twentieth-Century Sirian Channel | Kinsett "Each of the great rays has a form of teaching truth to humanity which is its unique contribution", Alice Bailey wrote, yet only in their composite do we understand nature of the One, of Deity. 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. We use cookies to make sure you can have the best experience on our website. [citation needed], The many claims and teachings of the spin-off groups underscores their divergences, for example there appears to be a widespread confusion about the phrase and meaning of "Ascendant Master" in that it was adopted by Mark and Elizabeth Prophet but not by Theosophists or Alice Bailey. Perhaps the words of Julian of Norwich, the fourteenth-century mystic whose puzzlement over the existence of sin was appeased in the revelation that "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well". Yonassan Gershom and others have claimed that her writings contain racist material. Their belief is that they receive divine energy through meditation and that this energy is transmitted to humanity, so raising spiritual awareness. Modern city planning. ESOTERIC: ANALYZING THE ALICE BAILEY's TEACHINGS 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. The field of energy we call the soul absorbs, dominates or utilises the lesser energy we call the personality (itself composed of four energies). Their major task is to harmonise the new ideas with the old, so that there can be no dangerous gap or break. [25], Bailey's writings includes a detailed exposition of the "seven rays" which are presented as the fundamental energies that are behind and exist throughout all manifestation. Alice Bailey said "There is nothing in the whole solar system at whatever stage of evolution, that does not belong to one of the seven rays." Group founded by Roberto Assagioli, based on Alice Bailey's teaching that meditation is a service to humanity (Arkistoitu - Internet Archive) (englanniksi) The Fire of Spirit, or Electric Fire; The Fire of Mind, or Solar Fire." Her vision of a unified society included a global "spirit of religion" different from traditional religious forms and including the concept of the Age of Aquarius. The work of the 7th ray is the relating of life and form, but when the emphasis is laid upon the form aspect, then wrong procedure eventuates and the work of the black magician can begin. The Science Of The Seven Rays Lucis Trust Begin it now." This ray has fostered the growth of the great world religions because the 6th ray endows the "capacity for abstraction". [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. This will probably also better your physical condition.". Its activities include the Arcane School, World Goodwill, Triangles, a quarterly magazine called The Beacon, and a publishing company primarily intended to publish Bailey's many books. I know that this will give you much food for thought and instigate you to renewed purpose in your life endeavour. 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. "[86] Twelves is a modern continuation of Triangles and many members of Lucis Trust and other respected orgs are members today.
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