| As to the prevision with which I shall deal, unorthodox
as it may appear to be to some of you, it will be based upon two
factors: First of all, the logical indications to be gathered
from past and present events which condition the immediate future
and which must inevitably lead to definite and tangible happenings.
Any deep student of human affairs could follow the same line of
reasoning and come to approximately the same conclusions, provided
he loved his fellowmen enough to see them truly as they were
and allow, consequently, for the appearance of the unexpected.
And, secondly, what I may say to you is based on a knowledge of
the ray influences which are at this time so powerfully and effectively
affecting humanity and its coming civilization and culture.
I would ask you, therefore, to read what I have to say with
an open mind; I would beg you to relate my words to present
world conditions and to see, emerging from the realms of subjectivity,
those forces and potencies which are directly changing the current
of men's thoughts, which are molding their ideas, and incidentally
altering the face of the earth and the policies of nations.
As you know, there are at this time, two minor rays (which
are rays of attribute) affecting powerfully the [29] destiny
of mankind. These are the sixth Ray of Abstract Devotion or
Idealism and the seventh Ray of Ceremonial Magic or Organization.
The sixth ray began to pass out of manifestation in 1625 after
a long period of influence, whilst the seventh Ray of Ceremonial
Order began to come into manifestation in 1675. There are three
points to be remembered in connection with these two rays and
their effects upon the race of men. (I am not here dealing with
their effects upon the other kingdoms in nature.)
- The
sixth ray is, as you know, the most powerful in manifestation
in this time and a very large number of people are responsive
to its influence. It is still the line of least resistance
for the majority, particularly in the Aryan race, for the
reason that when in process of time and through evolution
the influence of a ray has become potent, it is groups that
are primarily affected and not just individuals. A rhythm
and a momentum is then set up which lasts a long time and
which gains power through the very force of organized numbers.
This truth will emerge more clearly as we proceed with our
studies. Suffice it to say that the sixth ray people are the
reactionaries, the conservatives, the die-hards and the fanatics,
who hold on to all that is of the past and whose influence
is potent to hinder the progress of humanity into the new
age. Their name is legion. They provide, however, a needed
balance and are responsible for a steadying process which
is much needed in the world at this time.
- The
seventh ray is steadily gaining momentum and has for a long
time been stimulating and enhancing the activity of all fifth
ray nations. If you bear in mind that one of the major objectives
of seventh ray energy is to bring [30] together and to relate
spirit and matter and also substance and form (note this distinction)
you can see for yourself that the work of science is closely
connected with this endeavor and that the creation of the
new forms will definitely be the result of a working interaction
between the rulers of the fifth, the second and the seventh
rays, aided by the help - on demand - of the ruler of the
first ray. A large number of seventh ray egos or souls and
also of men and women with seventh ray personalities are coming
into incarnation now, and to them is committed the task of
organizing the activities of the new era and of ending the
old methods of life and the old crystallized attitudes to
life, to death, to leisure and to the population.
- The
result of the increasing flow of seventh ray energy plus the
decreasing influence of the sixth ray - which shows itself
as a pronounced crystallization of the standardized and accepted
forms of belief, religious, social and philosophic - is to
throw the millions of people who do not respond to either
of the above influences through egoic or personality relation,
into a state of bewilderment. They feel entirely lost, are
gripped by the idea that life holds for them no desirable
future, all that they have learnt to cherish and to hold dear
is rapidly failing.
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