The whole story of humanity is a graded series of divine
revelations which lead to expansions of consciousness and evolutionary
progress. In order for this process of revelation to occur, divinity requires
an intermediary, an agency through which it can both act and be known. Such a
body exists, and its members are known by many names – Agents of Divinity,
Divine Messengers, the Kingdom of God and the Spiritual Hierarchy of our
planet. They are a great redeeming group of liberated beings, and evidence of
their existence, and their interaction with humanity, has been preserved in the
religions of all nations throughout history. The name ‘Hierarchy’
signifies a system of graded ranks of spiritual capacity, and therefore a chain
of responsibility which extends from the highest Being upon the planet to the
smallest unit of consciousness, the physical atom. This great planetary Chain
of Hierarchy establishes a divine circulatory flow and unimpeded communication
between all lives and kingdoms in nature.
Having been exposed to profound misuses of power, humanity often
perceives the principle of hierarchy through a vision clouded by these
failures, but its true meaning has no relation to oppression or domination. The
Spiritual Hierarchy have transcended the human stage of evolution. They have
achieved a state of total and undeterrable harmlessness and therefore will not
interfere with humanity’s free choice. They are an expression of perfected love
which is also called Pure Reason, and this love is “the cause of all creation
and the sustaining factor in all living.”1
The relationship between Hierarchy and humanity is characterized
by a metaphysical call and response; the invocation of humanity evokes an
unfailing response from the Hierarchy. Humanity’s consciously focused spiritual
aspiration – its demand for more light, love, and the fulfilment of divine
purpose – allows the Hierarchy to release these energies into human
consciousness. Through this magnetic connection, humanity is drawn ever onward
in its spiritual evolution. This energy exchange can be enhanced by meditation,
and to this end the Triangles meditation is particularly helpful as it serves
to make the planet’s etheric web more responsive to soul impression and
distributes these beneficial energies worldwide.
As we approach the Easter Festival on the 28 March in the sign
of Aries, a new spiritual year presents an opportunity to intensify this
service. Esoterically, it is known as the Festival of the Risen,
Living Christ, and we meditate on the Christ principle of entering into greater
Life. Through such efforts, the soul yields its greater light and understanding
of Christ’s simple message of Love. With heart and mind enlightened in this
way, we stand united, attuned to the power that makes all things new,
distributing lighted goodwill in line with the divine Plan.
1 Discipleship in the New Age Vol.2, p.541 by Alice Bailey
Revealing the Light of Wisdom
Arising out of
ongoing crises of climate change and a global pandemic, humanity’s theoretical
understanding that every form and organism in nature is somehow intimately
related is being transformed from theory into fact. After the destructiveness
of fake news and alternative facts, knowledge and science are gaining ground
once again as sources of truth. There is a growing sense that the light of
knowledge is a field of service, and this is a cause for hope. But even so, the
chaotic state of the world acts as a mirror reminding us that this knowledge
must now be translated into wisdom through the dynamic power of love.
This endeavour must go forward in the clamour of our times. Spiritual teachings tell us, “Wisdom must be attained in the very midst of intellectual turmoil and the work of cooperation with the Hierarchy on the inner side of life must proceed amidst the devastating racket of modern life in the great cities.”1Yet the quietening down of Covid-19 lockdowns has provided opportunity for some to think through values and future direction. Reflection on one’s life and humanity’s life, leads in time to an expressed wisdom. This comes through an “examined life” to use Carl Jung’s phrase, requiring inner quietness and attentiveness in order to listen, so that new dimensions of thought and relationship can be realised.
In the past, wisdom
was the domain of the few. Today, such is the progress of human evolution with
its expanded consciousness, that wisdom is seen shining out of a wide diversity
of individuals. Many work actively as part of a group to transmit light
through the distribution of ideas, and to transmute the light as it moves from
knowledge into the light of wisdom and intuition. Triangles workers play
their part in this transmission of the soul’s light, and an opportunity for
planetary healing becomes possible as each Triangle contributes to the
illumination of the world of thought.
The light of wisdom
has been beautifully described as “the interpreted result of long experience’
and it is strongly associated with the Buddha, the Revealer of the light and
the wisdom which comes to us from sources far greater than our planetary Life.
His wisdom has brought us the key to freedom from earthly struggle through an
understanding that all suffering is due to misplaced desire. The impulse of
desire is characteristic of the sign of Taurus, as symbolised by the bull of
personality desire which rushes forward blindly and destructively until,
through pain and lessons learnt, the will and wisdom of the soul finally
conditions. The sign Taurus with its Spiritual keynote, “I see and when the Eye
is opened, all is Light”, occasions the great Wesak Festival, the Festival of
the Buddha, which will be celebrated in this sign onTuesday, 27 April
2021. In this annual gathering of the Wise, we are invited to
participate in the illumination of hearts and minds so that greater
understanding will prevail on Earth.
1 Discipleship in
the New Age, Vol.1 p.6, by Alice Bailey
Goodwill, the Expression of Higher Energies
Without definition,
the call to goodwill, often heard in public discourse, can be dismissed as a
‘nice theory’, or a worthy sentiment. Yet it is at times when ‘goodwill’ is in
the popular mind that the special work of Triangles can be most easily
recognised. This is because, through their focused thinking, Triangles
participants can clarify understanding of what a power goodwill really
represents, consciously lifting the comfortable dream of ‘good people’ into an
ideal that can inspire action. Through this means, a thoughtform is created
that recognizes the practical implications of harnessing and applying this
power in individual lives and in human affairs.
As points of light
in a network of prayer and meditation, it is vital for Triangles practitioners
to lift their thinking beyond all sentiment. Holding the energy of goodwill “in
the light” can assist in this practice, pondering the meaning of goodwill, and
seeking to penetrate its energetic essence. The more each member of a triangle
can enter the heart and livingness of this fiery energy, the more spiritual
fire there is in the triangle, and hence the greater amount given to the pulse
of goodwill energies flowing through the Triangles network for distribution in
service.
The daily work of
using the Great Invocation in a triangle can be understood as a concentrated
act to bring the natural and often unspoken human aspiration to right relations
into direct alignment with the “Plan of Love and Light” as held in the mind and
heart of the “Masters” referred to in the Invocation. This is the essence of
goodwill – the process whereby humanity’s often unconscious wish to express
goodness, beauty and truth and to live in right relation to soul, self, others,
the natural world, the planet and the cosmos becomes focused and concentrated
into a life-transforming sense of purpose and will.
There are many
initiatives right now to suggest that goodwill energy in this sense is being
wielded by more and more people around the globe. It is here that we can see
the seeds of transformation, regeneration and resilience so often referred to
in reports and dialogues driving human planning for a post-coronavirus
world.
From the esoteric
perspective underpinning Triangles, the three spiritual festivals of Easter,
Wesak and the Christ represent the high point of the spiritual year –
culminating in the Festival of the Christ which is also known as the Festival
of Humanity and the Festival of Goodwill. There is much to learn from this
momentum, culminating in a focus on Goodwill as the particularly human
expression of the Christ energies. World Invocation Day, observed at the time
of this third Festival, presents the opportunity for spiritual service,
invoking the higher energies available and observing their human presence in
goodwill.
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