OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE WORK IN GREECE
By A.D.
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Objective
and Subjective work in Greece
Beginning with some astrological and ray elements concerning the nation, I will focus next on the esoteric group, the one motivated
by the Teachings
of Ageless Wisdom and mainly the blue books.
Main aim of the presentation is
to come together, build the European subjective field and facilitating the global effort to Unification as we move towards
2025.
The One Humanity is differentiated into
ethnicities, occupying certain territories, in a certain period and constitute the fusion
of the forms that we call Nation
or Race.
The Souls that
embody these Nations or Races remain free from identification with national
or racial forms until they project onto Earth.
Nations are re-incarnated and each time have a new form, new personality and consequent ray changes`,
as
well as vehicles.
If
reincarnation is significant enough and worthwhile in a form, constitutes what we call civilization or culture.
Such seems to have been the ancient
Greek civilization.
The signs
that govern the Soul nation (Virgo)
and its personality (Capricorn), with rulers
present us with
following:
Virgo (the sign of all Saviors)
Mercury (4th ray)
exoteric ruler, Moon (4th ray and here Vulcan 1st ray)
esoteric ruler and Jupiter hierarchical.
The Mercury-Moon-Vulcan relationship creates political conflicts.
The 4th ray rules humanity. 1st ray
is detected by Greek
researchers as the nation Soul ray, but might be the influence
of the ruler Vulcan
that is responsible for this
perception.
Soul and personality rulers have more
importance at some stage
of evolution than the zodiac signs,
we are told.
Capricorn Saturn (3rd ray) is the exoteric & esoteric ruler and Venus (5th ray) the hierarchical. Venus according to some speculation has as its three main rays- Per.2h, S. 5h, Μ. 6 –which will be transferred to the 2nd ray–.
Saturn (brain) is in alignment with mind (Mercury)? And, if the brain-mind alignment is a fact, might we speculate that the National
Group is in the process of aligning
the mind+brain+soul, which constitutes the next evolutionary step?
It is a question.
The combination of
Virgo with the Star in
the East (Sirius-
2nd, 4th rays)
is also in our mind.
Present nation incarnation seems to have been marked by the bridging, grounding or revealing Light of Mind and transmitting –with the help of other Nations, such as the Roman, to our well–known Europe.
If
this hypothesis is accurate, one
can explore the initiation that the nation might faces.
Another working hypothesis can be made also,
that Greece as a Soul nation belongs
to the 4th Group
of NGW`s, related to culture, education and structuring of what is known as 'antahkarana'. The rainbow bridge that unites the physical
world with the world of spiritual existence. Does
the
nation respond to the New Age Trainers?
The Free
Arts (Grammar, Rhetoric,
Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Music),
Scientific Thought, Philosophy, Mathematics and Geometry, Rhythm, the Beauty of Architecture and Sculpture, Theater,
but also Democracy
as a political
system of government are found in the Soul nation expression. Also, Simplicity and Elegance, are some prominent qualities. Souls who grounded these qualities
are well known,
but also Avatars,
as it is said
for Socrates.
Here, we recall Master Serapis, a Chohan of the 4th
ray, who seems to have karmic relations
with the Greek nation, incarnated as Hippocrates and/or Asclepius of the mythical era. He collaborates especially with the Mahatsohanian Force of the 3rd ray and with Master Hilarion
(5th ray) who has chosen
Crete as his residence. Can we investigate Ashramic relations
related to
Europe?
The grounding of the mental in Ancient
Greece, which Blavatsky
mentions shows to 3rd ray for personality, according to some speculation.
In the book 'The Soul and its Mechanism' written by A.A.Bailey, we read: "... Although Aristotle, according to the Greek way, gives priority
not to the will but to the mind..." and thus we are heading
towards 3rd ray
and/or a Saturnian
effect. She mentions:
“The
early Christian Fathers were greatly
influenced by Greek ideas about the soul,
and their teaching
was later colored by Gnosticism and Manichaeism, which were essentially overturned by the Teachings
of Ageless
Wisdom.”
We
know that some rays may be out of manifestation for some circles. For example, the 4th ray, and the 1st ray, that is active only in mental plane. And we are told that, when the rays are outside
of physical manifestation, some difficulties are caused both in the operation
and in the integration of units or groups that they affect.
Ιf Greece is effected by the 4th ray –hrough
sign or rulers–, as well as for all nations affected by this ray, such as India, Austria, Brazil,
Germany, Italy, a growing
impulse is expected after 2025. It will result in the further
integration of the personality of these nations in such a way as to express the soul plan and purpose
more fully.
Greece's participation in
the Geneva Centre
(2nd ray)
–together with Darjiling–, indicates more subjective influences than objectives ones.
For the
2nd ray Ego for an individual
(but it could be true for entities or nations) we read:
“A
man who —being, through personality predilection, a creative
artist— suddenly takes a deep and profound interest in mathematics, might
be inferred to be coming under the influence of a second ray soul; (EP, II:335)”
Ancient Greeks and modern are famous in the field of Mathematics. It brings
to mind the said of Pythagoras: «no one ignorant
of geometry may enter».
Focusing on the rays of the
West (2/4) and the East (4/3) and at the same time on the supposed 3rd and
4th ray influences for the nation,
the dharma was possibly taken in the East – where we have the wonderful
Schools of Mysteries
of Chaldean, Egypt, Greece etc. – and might be executed
in the West.
And perhaps there lies the Preparatory School, the gift to the Western School of the Occultism and Humanity.
As early as the 20s, we are told that some individuals in the countries
of Greece, America, India, Russia, Australia,
Scotland are monitored by the Hierarchy,
as
they may provide it with useful data for its future
efforts. (IP:299)
Finally, because the rays of Humanity are 2nd and 4th we read that: "…nations and
countries, whose ruling
rays are the second and fourth, must and will play an important
role in determining the destiny of men" (WP:102).
Each nation has a point of evolution
(and of consciousness, as they are not always identified). Its virtues and defects are related to its point of evolution, the measure of control of the soul ray and to the general orientation.
Each Nation also, like
every human being, expresses itself through its 7 main chakras.
The ray qualities and emanations of five or six cities are expressions of the centers in the vital body of each nation.
For Greece, if the capital was designated as such on 09/18/1834, then Athens is also under the sign of Virgo and
perhaps therefore better expresses
the Soul of
the
National Group.
The investigation of internal trends
and
effects on the environment can
reveal the truth.
If we focus on the personality Nation, we recognize qualities as materialism, crystallization, satisfaction of personal assurance and ambition, discontinuity (3rd ray), competition and conflict,
unilaterally applied law judged in moderation of individual interest, selfishness, separateness, demagoguery.
And at the same time there is an ability in the market and in war, ingenuity, unruly and free ego, insubordination to any imposition, quickness and agility in thought,
quickness in reactions, skillfulness in diplomacy, ability to engraving brilliant
political designs,
individual bravery, courage and endurance, multitasking, commercial prowess (the Greek traveler, Ulysseus
as a model -) ability to communicate.
Austria, Greece, India, Japan and Spain have Capricorn
as personality ruler.
Focusing our attention on soul energies, we meet
the Artistry of the Virgin, beauty, ability for critical
analysis, mental focus,
the awakening of the mind, the birth of the Son in the manger of the heart. Enlightenment and Revelation can describe the actions of the Virgin, the Light of the Christ Life.
If we attempt to examine the lines of racial understanding and the interactions between the Nation with others, we will mention Australia, which is also ruled by Capricorn and due to a vibrational identity many Greeks
live and thrive there. And a Greek-Australian , as we will examine later, introduces
global incentives in Greece.
With the U.S.A. and Canada there are also ties through immigration and permanent settlement of Greeks in these countries. For the USA we would also see a relationship through the signs Cancer-Capricorn that are polar to each other, but also Virgo (Jupiter, 2nd ray, but also
Moon 4th ray) associated with the 2nd ray of the USA.
The French nation is friendly
to the Greek. Perhaps the supposed effects of the 3rd and 5th rays produce mutual recognition and vibration similarity. The relationship is probably more mental and to mention
some: the Greek educational system which is encyclopedian, advanced Greek thinkers and artists created in France, the influences of movements such as that of May 1968 in Greece, the massiveness of protests. France offered, among other, ENCYCLOPEDISM.
With the Italian nation there is an ancient
relationship caused the GrecoLatin civilization, through
which later Renaissance emerged.
The interaction with the National
Russian Group might has to do with some sharing of the same line of energy, 2-4-6. The relations between the two Groups are very old and friendly, often with interaction and common understanding.
Finally, Greece claims a leading role in modern times, in the region of the Balkans and it has been in cooperation in the Communist project in the area in the 4Os. We do not forget what has been said by DK in A+I:4TH
Ch.
“the Near East
and Europe—Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Palestine, the Arab States,
Egypt and Russia—are under a heavy overshadowing cloud. Can that cloud be dissipated by the right thinking and planning
of
Great Britain, the
United States and the
majority of the United Nations or—must
it break in disaster
over the…”.
The esoteric group
We know that the higher Soul ray qualities
of each National Group are felt and recorded
by its more developed
conscious members, who somehow represent and distribute the energies of its Soul.
The advanced groups of each nation respond
to the Law of Understanding, which emphasizes brotherhood and identification of all souls with the One Supreme
Soul, we read in 'The Destiny
of the Nations'. It is a Law that responds
to Aquarian energies and will therefore
be fully activated
in the next 2000 years to bring Humanity
later to the Mount of Transfiguration.
Each Nation proceeds through certain evolutionary stages.
In the 2nd solar system and through the 2nd ray, the gift of initiation is a fact. ‘Initiation’ is opposed
to the ‘Evolution’ of the previous solar system.
It is an intersection
in time. In the New Era through the increased radiance and power of the New Group of World Servers (NGW`s),
we often observe, in various
nations, the mental development of the masses to be parallel to the spiritual
development of the advanced humanity. We need to strengthen it.
And
the Hierarchy is aligned
with the right elements
of each Nation.
It does not stand neutral.
The purpose and function of the NGW`s
is triple, as we know:
1. To connect
Hierarchy and Humanity.
2. To
transfer human consciousness from the planetary Throat planetary center (Humanity) to the Ajna planetary
center (NGW`S) , the center of fusion for the integrated soul and personality of humanity.
3.
To evoke the soul of the nations.
As one of the
three tasks of
the
NGW`s is to
“evoke the soul of nations”,
the Soul ray of
each Nation should
be evoked and we might work in Europe
in this direction.
Within this framework of trends, orientation and influences on the environment that we outlined above for the National Group,
we
can examine the subjective and objective
work of the Esoteric Group.
My
presentation is based on personal experience, research, group work participations, or coordination during the last forty years.
It is an oral history
and a witness.
Necessarily, it concerns a part of the work and
some of the group
projects.
Within Dictatorship of the junta, and towards its end, specifically in 1972, the 24 blue books were published.
When my personal
involvement began in 1980, the Lucis Trust pamphlets were distributed and
Arcane School accepted students to train in
the
New Age Teachings. Towards the end of the decade, the first books in the Agni Yoga series were released.
Since then, the students and the researchers of the Ageless Wisdom in Greece, form 'societies' or 'associations' for the dissemination of the books/all available material and the implementation of meditative work, in the largest
cities Athens, Thessaloniki, etc.
The
‘Society for Philosophical Studies. Alice Bailey’ in Athens and ‘Horus’
in Thessaloniki are some examples
of these ‘associations’ that attempted to side with the theme of all propaganda work for the Teachings
of the Ageless
Wisdom.
The book 'The
Rainbow Bridge, I' was translated, published, and distributed free of charge and a first ‘Compilation on the Rays’ was also published
and delivered. Also the magazin STEROPIS was delivered.
Young, aged people showed a growing interest in the issues of esotericism and a lot of individuals were attracted to the work.
The
emphasis within
this period of preparatory work is mainly laid on SERVICE (preparing
for the reappearance of Christ) and not YET to INITIATION
(preparation for initiation incorporates the disciplines of the personality).
Only after 2000
(under Shamballa impact?) the first concern for Initiation is detected
to the esoteric
group interest.
The national
illusions that embody national psychological characteristics, based on the influences of the rays, the history
of the past, the established desires and aspirations, as
well as the universal interactions are also present
in the esoteric
group.
Some relevant observations are available by a Greek researcher:
- Overemphasis on form, materialism which hides reality. The result is a tendency towards ('who said what'), a
search for becoming rather than being, and
a consequent intellect.
- Perception of the group work and the Plan symbolically. It is understood as symbolizing something and not BEING.
- Perception of the truths of the Teachings
as an end-goal, and not as a means. It tends to obsession
with the old and crystallization.
- Non-acceptance of the
partiality of
truths in space and time-dogmatism-
- The intelligentsia of esotericism hinders the transition from intellect to insight.
Despite the above, many distinct groups of study, meditation, practical
application of Teachings, celebration of the 12 spiritual
festivals of the year were developed
in the Greek territory.
Some students also
turned their focus to the problems
of Humanity and, of course, of Greece. One such problem that concerned both esoterists and environmentalists was the cremation of the dead. A group of students
in Athens established an association to promote the idea of cremation in Greece. The Orthodox
church was against both the group and the idea. Pamphlets were distributed to promote
the idea to the masses of the Greek people. Events, workshops, and a large conference were organized around 2000---Shamballa`s impact?--- in collaboration with environmental groups,
legal and local services, as well as political
parties and political persons.
Α prefecture was provided for the establishment of incinerators by the Municipalities. But the Greek church is struggling against it. Thus, many years after the current
legislation, after about twenty years, the first incinerator is established in Greece.
However, some researchers, within the Greek group
ascertain two main trends in the action of the group –as a whole–, isolation
and non-cooperation.
Both these
trends concern: first
relations within
the wider Greek group of esoterists and second,
relations with
the
global group.
As far as the global interaction, some crucial impact came from Australia –same soul sign with the nation– with the introduction of Seminars from the International Esoteric Healing Network by a Greek-Australian brother. I think it brought a boom to the space. On the one hand, it attracted wider masses of people, health professionals, doctors, physiotherapists, psychologists, and psychotherapists, who were introduced to esoterism, while the seminars were organized on the study of ‘Esoteric Healing’. On the other hand, the students of esotericism through the seminars better understood or deepened in the Teachings and many groups were formed that applied esoteric healing. Was it a transfer back to Europe?
It
was the first opening to the global group.
Esoteric Healing (3rd aspect emanation) and Esoteric Astrology (3rd ray influence) used to be the two subjects that spread the Teachings of the Ageless Wisdom in the Greek
audience.
From 2000
onwards, the first collaborations with joint workshops and events with other internal
groups, such as Agni Yoga,
Theosophical Society,
groups of the International Esoteric Healing
Network working
in Greece, and Freemasonry, began. They came together
during the Full Moons,
Festivals, Conferences or Seminars.
There was a quest now, to ‘strengthen the hands’ of the
New Group of World Servers
and to get in touch with the global
esoteric community.
By
2000 there were contacts
in various ways -participation to meditation projects, researching, translating material for Greek audience,
invited researchers in Greece, organizing seminars- with the global
group: with ‘Shamballa School’ from New Zealand, ‘Ururvati Group’
from Italy, and other individuals from global
group of disciples.
Greek esoteric group
invited Kathy Newburn, Bruce Lion, Antonella Nobilio,
Philip Lindsay, Malvin Artley.
There was an orgasm of acquaintance with brothers from the global group and an expansion of communication
and contact, if not cooperation.
During that period, a forum from Thessaloniki under the name
‘FOHAT’ was presented in
the esoteric
group. Students of the ageless wisdom, theosophists, goodwill
workers, teachers of healing and yoga, esoteric astrologers and buddhists were participating. The posts were interesting and interaction was offered. Spreading of Teachings,
exchanging of studies, communication and interaction were some prominent outcomes. Today it is inactive, but it is an archive
for the group's
activity with a vast material.
In December
2012, an event was organized
for the first time in Greece (the second celebration for Greece followed in 2019), the seven-year celebration of NGW`s.
A conference was held with workshops aiming to presenting goodwill groups and various
fields of goodwill
actions, through theater, education, music etc. and with main subject
the "Soul of the Nation".A blog and a page on social
media were created.
The blog is still well informed with thousands of visitors in Greek and English languages.
Gradually, a rhythmic
group work was established within esoteric group. Some groups got along with other groups in the meditation sessions
of Full and New Moons. Once or twice a year, Conferences are held and the NGW`s
Celebration is established, along with Solstices and Equinoxes meditative projects.
‘Dissipation of Glamour’ –hold in mind the 2nd group from NGW`s–, ‘Building Antahkarana’ - 4th group in NGW`s, the Educators-, ‘Education in the New Age’ are some of the projects on which steadily and rhythmically work some groups now. A book is prepared on the subject ‘Discipleship and Rays’.
The global annual Conferences of the University of the Seven Rays and the Morya Federation acted lately (from 2018 and onwards) as an urge for presenting global groups` work in Greek language and thus lectures and videos have been and still are translated and presented. Many people enroll as students in the Morya Federation esoteric school (apart from Arcane School) –is it a transfer of America again to Europe?–
In 2019, a meditative project ‘Invoking
the Soul of the Greek Nation’ had being inaugurated by a group,
during the quarantine and 'coincidentally'!!! with the opening of a similar project by Morya Federation. Still now, we invoke the soul of the Greek nation
within the frame of invoking the Soul of Nations and the One
Soul of Humanity.
Little by little, a more extroverted action of Greek esoteric
group is observed and a relative decentralization from the personal self. We have before
us the challenge
of merging with the global group and the recognition that we are an integral member
of the group.
Is
this a step towards the New Age?
Could the establishment of a work model with rhythmic cooperative fraternity to lead to larger cooperation within the group,
with other groups subjectively and with the Plan of Light and Love?
Does the need to establish a New Culture
in the esoteric group through
organization and relevance, the magical work of White Magic, beginning to emerge in the group?
Does the Invocation of the Soul nation constitute a pace in the run-up
to the Preparatory School?
What could be the future contribution of the
National and Esoteric Group to European integration and
Global Unity?
The ancient offering has been completed and the new one
is to emerge.
OM OM OM
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