On the New Group of World Servers - Hellas

 SOUND THE NOTE OF LOVE,

INVOKE THE SOUL RAY,

PERMIT THE CHRIST SPIRIT ENTRANCE

­DISTANCE GROUP MEDITATION 

– EVERY SUNDAY AT 20.30 – 

 for invoking Soul Ray of Greece, Nations and One Humanity

  Sunday, February 11, 2024

Text read by sister Α.Μ.

ENERGIES OF THE AQUARIUS

[...] In this meditation we reflect onhow the Aquarian energies can be expressed for the good of humanity. Let us therefore ponder about some practical aspects of this air sign with its symbol of the Water Bearer, carrying the keynote: water of life am I, poured forth for thirsty men.

Aquarius is depicted as a man holding an inverted vase. Out of it, he pours the water of life. This water, in the esoteric sense, is drawn from the ever-flowing river of life, that is, the river of light and love. But, as Alice Bailey states:

‘These two words, life and love, are the two words that embody the technique of the Aquarian age; not form, not mind, but life and love. Two words we use constantly but which, back of them, do not bear any adequate concept.’1

 But what is clear, is that Aquarius represents the server, and the word ‘service’ has the needs of others implicit in its meaning. The energy of Aquarius stimulates our capacity to serve our fellowmen, to recognise their needs, and to share our own resources freely and fully, without expecting any rewards. Furthermore, central in the life of a server is the beauty of group life and group service. Aquarius’ influence is greatly needed, right now, in a world where humanity seems to have frozen into materialism and individualism and where we are facing so many existential crises as a result.

 But how do we recognise the actual needs of our fellowmen? What is it that they are thirsty for? Do men always have to indicate their thirst before we can serve them, or do they sometimes express it in hidden ways?

 Perhaps we can ponder on the meaning of the ‘water of life’. Whereas the concepts of life and love, as yet, indeed can be rather unclear, the concept of water has a tangible meaning. When a man has just

crossed the desert and his water flask is empty, his thirst obviously must first be quenched by material water and not by reflections on love and life. Yet, the act of offering the water is a life bringing act of love. The water of life can take many forms, whereas the act of pouring it out must always be an act of love and service.

This is beautifully demonstrated in the Gospel of John2, where we are told that Jesus, granting his mother’s request to provide wine at a wedding-party, performed his ‘first’ miracle and turned the water in six stone pots into wine for the guests to enjoy. John tells us that this ‘was the first of the signs through which He revealed his glory.’ We might wonder: of all the miracles Jesus could have done, why did He make this the first public display of His power? Why do not something, frankly, more meaningful? Following dozens of ceremonial hand washings in these pots, they were not the ones which you would want to take a drink from. But Jesus turned these murky waters into the finest wine of the night. And with that act He sent us the profound message that He had the power to change the very nature of things: not just of liquids, but of lives. And, if we choose to follow his ways and become servers and ultimately ‘the water of life’ ourselves, we can do the same thing.

 Alice Bailey’s interpretation of the task of Hercules in Aquarius, to clean the Augean stables, is also a beautiful demonstration of this. The story tells us that there was an enormous amount of accumulated dung and life-threatening filth in the royal stables of King Augeas. Hercules succeeded only because he first broke down the walls of the stable and then redirected the rivers of life and love, letting them run right through, transforming all filth. But the King did not acknowledge Hercules’ achievement and withheld the promised reward. However, Hercules seemed not troubled by this apparent injustice.

How utterly relevant, at this time, where we are faced with the problems of pollution, causing diseases and death, and with the problems of outdated thought forms concerning justice.

 We are confronted with both material pollution, and with the signs of the unconscious thirst of humanity: despair, loneliness, feelings of rejection, resulting in anger, populism and violence. These signs often come from those who feel treated unjustly, such as the farmers all over the world, the manual labourers, the socially and economically less fortunate, ethnic minorities etc. etc.

Clearly, as servers, we need to clean up. We need to break down some walls:

–   Firstly, the walls of the heart, that is, indifference and the suppression of the unbearable. Looking upon sufferings and injustices, we should not allow ourselves to get lost in an old river of emotions. Although frightening and upsetting, it will not break our heart to look at the reality in Gaza, in Ukraine, and so many other places. Rather, it will break the walls around our heart to be never built back again.

–   Secondly, the walls around the outdated thoughtform of justice, as justified indignation and the triumph of revenge. Justice is an evolving moral concept that bears no universal definition, despite the agreed notion that everyone should be given what they deserve. The meaning of justice changes according to differing cultures and circumstances. In the Aquarian Age, justice must be given, not demanded. Justice is not a human right to be received, but a hope and an anti-power, functioning through groups, such as the New Group of World Servers, and international institutions, such as the International Court of Justice.

 And yes, there are great signs of hope right now. Hope, not in the sense that all our desires will be satisfied, but hope in the sense of faith, that is, the trust that there is an underlying truth and glory to all life, which will increasingly manifest itself. The recent, almost unanimous, verdict of the International Court of Justice, that, under all circumstances, ‘the avoiding of the possibility of genocide must be law’ is important, because this is a first sign that to inflict human suffering on a large scale, risking the possibility of genocide, is no longer to be tolerated by the general public. And, as Alice Bailey states: ‘The breaking down of barriers on a large and practical scale has to be brought about by public opinion.’3

Now, before we begin our meditation, let us focus once more on the spirit of Aquarius, the mindful water bearer, a spirit of non-separation and all-inclusiveness.

Of justice and love, and, as Alice Bailey puts it, of: ‘the drawing out of every human being we meet the best that is in them.’ Then, and only then, ‘when we have broken down the barriers of separativeness, then we let in the two rivers, the water of life and the river of love.’ 4

1 A.A. Bailey, The Labours of Hercules, p. 100.
2 John: 2 – 11.
 3 A.A. Bailey, The Labours of Hercules, p. 103.

4 A.A. Bailey, The Labours of Hercules, p.104.

(SPEECH BY ANNY WOODWARD AT NEW MOON MEDITATION MEETING IN AQUARIUS - LONDON 2024 - LUCIS TRUST)