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Extend this idea to one of the Heavenly Men, in which man forms but a cell, and the goal is the same; the attainment of full expression and the development of their vehicles of consciousness to a point where the Spirit may blaze forth as divine light and heat. Carry this thought further to include the Son, the solar system; His attempt to find full expression may be felt beyond His immediate ring-pass-not.

The cosmic man is wrestling for his individualized, perfected self-consciousness and for freedom and liberation from form and from the not-self.

a) Monad, the microcosmic absolute. • Pure Spirit. • The one and only. b) The Monadic trinity. • First aspect - Atma or Spiritual will. • Second aspect - Buddhi, the Christ principle. • Third aspect - Manas, or higher mind. c) The Son aspect in objectivity. • The body Egoic or Causal body. • The lower quaternary. 4. The mental body. 5. The Astral or emotional body. 6. Prana, or vital energy. 7. Etheric body. The microcosm reproduces the

Nine Questions to Ask Yourself: 1. In what type of matter do I usually formulate thoughts? 2. What is the psychic quality of my thought-forms? 3. With what specific purpose do I use mental matter? 4. Do I work in mental matter consciously or unconsciously? 5. Do I vitalize my thought-forms with a higher or low Entity? 6. Do I study the laws of construction? 7. Do I realize the power of the will to vitalize? 8. Do I destroy thought-forms when they have accomplished their purpose by an act of the will? 9. Do I make forms which bring karmic effects, or do I build those which go to the good of the group?

love eventually perfects all that is.

RULE I The Solar Angel collects himself, scatters not his force, but in meditation deep communicates with his reflection. The white magician is ever one who, through conscious alignment with his Ego, with his “Angel,” is receptive to his plans and purposes, and therefore capable of receiving the higher impression.

The seven Ray Beings, unlike man, are fully conscious and entirely aware of the purpose and the Plan. They are “ever in deep meditation,” and have reached the point where, through Their advanced stage of development, They are “impelled toward fulfillment.” They are fully self-conscious and group-conscious; They are the sum total of the universal mind; They are “awake and active.” Their goal and Their purpose is such that it is idle for us to speculate about it, for the highest point of achievement for man is the lowest point for Them. These seven Rays, Breaths and Heavenly Men have the task of wrestling with matter in order to subjugate it to divine purpose, and the goal—as far as one can sense it—is to subject the material forms to the play of the life aspect, thus producing those qualities which will carry the will of God to completion. They are therefore the sum total of all the Souls within the solar system, and Their activity produces all forms; according to the nature of the form so will be the grade of consciousness. Through the seven Rays, the life or Spirit aspect flows, cycling through every kingdom in nature and producing thus all states of consciousness in all fields of awareness.

FIRST RAY OF WILL OR POWER Special Virtues: Strength, courage, steadfastness, truthfulness arising from absolute fearlessness, power of ruling, capacity to grasp great questions in a large-minded way, and of handling men and measures. Vices of Ray: Pride, ambition, willfulness, hardness, arrogance, desire to control others, obstinacy, anger. Virtues to be acquired: Tenderness, humility, sympathy, tolerance, patience.

THE FOURTH RAY OF HARMONY THROUGH CONFLICT Special Virtues: Strong affections, sympathy, physical courage, generosity, devotion, quickness of intellect and perception. Vices of Ray: Self-centerdness, worrying, inaccuracy, lack of moral courage, strong passions, indolence, extravagance. Virtues to be acquired: Serenity, confidence, self-control, purity, unselfishness, accuracy, mental and moral balance.

6. Then we have the work of adaptation as carried on by the aspirants of the world who are theoretically convinced of their group relation, of its paramount importance, and of the need of every personality to develop its powers to the fullest capacity in order to bring real value to the group and to serve adequately the group need. In true esotericism, there is no such motive as “killing the personality”, or of disciplining it to such an extent that it becomes a dead thing. The true motive is to train the threefold lower nature, the integrated personality, to the highest demonstration of its powers, latent or developing, in order that those powers may be brought to the helping of the group need, and the personality of the aspirant may be integrated into the group. Thereby the group life is enriched, the group potency is increased, and the group consciousness is enhanced.

AI Summary

A Student’s Overview of the Ageless Wisdom by Alice A. Bailey presents key insights from the Christian Mysticism tradition. The 10 passages above capture the essential teachings.

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Key Passages: Highlights 1, 3, and 10 are particularly representative.

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