| It is through the correct development of spiritualism
along psychological lines and the withdrawal of its emphasis upon
phenomena (which is its outstanding characteristic and emphasis
today) that the true nature of death and of the hereafter will
be revealed. But it is in connection with spiritualism that I
can best illustrate the lower expression of the incoming seventh
ray influences. The work of the seventh ray is, as you know, the
relating of life and of form, but when the emphasis is laid upon
the form aspect then the wrong procedure eventuates and the work
of the black magician can begin, and his objectives come unduly
into play. This is what has happened in the spiritualistic movement;
its investigators are occupied with the form side of life and
[44] its adherents with the satisfaction of their emotional desires
(again related to the form side) so that the true import of the
movement is in danger of being lost.
Spiritualism, in its lowest and material aspect, is a low grade
expression of the seventh ray and is - for the masses - definitely
a line of least resistance, and, therefore, of no great spiritual
importance to their evolutionary development. The masses of
the people are today Atlantean in their consciousness and are
only slowly emerging into the Aryan point of view. This must
change and the mind activity be rapidly enhanced or else true
spiritualism will be unable to express itself and - through
the present spiritualistic movement - there can be let loose
upon the world forces and entities of a most undesirable character.
The negativity of the majority of those who are interested in
spiritualism and the entire negativity of the bulk of the mediums
throws the door wide open to very definite dangers. Fortunately,
there is a movement within spiritualistic circles to right this
obvious danger and to shift the present emphasis upon phenomena
into the world of true values and right understanding. The subject
is too vast a one for me to deal with here, except in illustration
of the points which I am endeavoring to make, but one hint I
will give. If the societies and organizations, connected with
the spiritualistic movement and the psychical research groups,
would seek for and find the natural sensitives (and not the
trance mediums) and those who are naturally clairaudient and
clairvoyant and would study their disclosures, their words,
their reactions and their modes of working they would discover
much about some of the natural and normal powers of man - powers
which have been in abeyance during the period wherein mind development
has been the objective and which humanity shares with two great
groups of lives - the [45] Members of the Hierarchy and the
animal kingdom. Ponder on this. If, therefore, these societies
would concentrate on the intelligent and mental psychics
and rule out all trance conditions it would not be long
before revelation would come. The trance condition is undesirable,
separates the medium from his soul and definitely relegates
him to the realm of the negative, of the uncontrolled and of
material forces. This development, however, the forces of materiality
will prevent if possible because the moment there is positive
intelligent understanding of the world on the other side of
the veil, there is no fear of death and then the major aspect
of their power and of their hold upon humanity will disappear.
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