About
this subject, Alice Bailey signaled the following:
These men are
skilled and experienced spiritual executives. They are far more practical and
realistic than the most efficient big business executives in our modern world.
They are far more potent in affecting world events than are the most powerful
leaders of any nation or government in the world. They make a constant
study of human affairs, watching human trends and human planning for world
betterment. (2)
With very few
exceptions, which are incidental to finding personnel for their work, they have
no time to deal with individuals. Until a man is useful to them in their work,
he cannot contact them. To be valuable to them, he must have achieved to some
degree, their point of view and sense of values. (3)
To do this, we
need to know something of what they are trying to do and why they are trying to
do it. Regarding this, certain basic and important things are known and can be
stated. Among these are:
1) They work
according to plan and are known as "The Custodians of the Plan." This
Plan is for all men everywhere in the world, and works out under the impelling power
of evolution itself. Local action in any one country or race is only undertaken
for the benefit of the whole humanity.
2) They work under
law and never coerce or pressure humanity. Individual freedom, particularly
mental freedom, is never infringed.
3) Anything
which is really good for humanity as a whole is a legitimate aid to their work
and fits in to the fundamental purpose of the Plan itself. For example, the
establishing of right human relations between races and nations and groups, of every
kind; the substitution of co-operation for competition in all departments of
human affairs; the growth of the recognition and use of the power of goodwill.
4) The Plan is long
range and from our standpoint moves slowly, but its achievement can be
hastened, thus saving ages of pain, suffering and misery. Timing in relation to
world events is an important factor, and the Masters have great skill in the wise
utilization of the time factor.
5) Until the
Hierarchy again moves openly on the physical plane among men, they work through
their disciples. (4) The externalisation of the Hierarchy will transcend this limitation
but will involve many problems, experiments and some risks.
6) The work of
the Hierarchy naturally falls into specified fields of action which are determined
by developing world consciousness, the increasing general intelligence and the
possibility of practical effectiveness.
7) The main
fields of Hierarchical enterprise are seven in number and have been listed as follows:
8) The three
major fields of activity are religious, scientific and political. The fourth is
cultural. Later, definite action was taken in three more fields, philosophical,
psychological and financial. (5)
9) The work
since the 15th century has been carried forward by the sending out of senior disciples,
qualified and trained to work in these particular fields. A number of such disciples
appeared at about the same time, sometimes in different parts of the world,
working separately, but producing an effect upon human consciousness. Today, all
of the work is interrelated and co-ordinated into one worldwide group effort, and
the senior members of this group who are responsible for the implementing
of the Plan in these various fields have been called "The New Group of
World Servers." (6)
The results of
the work accomplished in these seven fields can be clearly seen.
a. The entire level of human intelligence has
been raised and the minds of men made generally more active in all races
everywhere. Humanity has progressed to a state where an intelligent public can
discuss world problems.
b. Basic cleavages and separateness unrecognized
500 years ago are now recognized as harmful and remedies are sought.
c. World interrelation, intercommunication and
economic interdependence has been achieved, thus guaranteeing ultimate world
unity. (7)
d. Progress from the old ways and ideas into the
new has produced a natural division of intelligent men and women into two general
basic attitudes, the conservative and the progressive. This applies in all
fields of human affairs producing clarifying comparisons which bring opportunity
of choice and therefore opportunity for improvement.
e. A widespread philanthropic enterprise, utterly
unknown before the year 1500, has appeared which is the practical result of the
growth of the concept of the brotherhood of humanity.
Hierarchical work
is so quietly and smoothly developed and so effectively expressive of expanding
human consciousness, that when it is well advanced it appears quite natural and
reasonable. In the early stages, however, generally it is radical and even
revolutionary and often meets determined opposition. Because Hierarchical work is
always in advance of human consciousness and is seeking to lead the entire
human family forward, it is always pioneering. Accepted disciples, therefore, working
consciously at the Plan are spiritual pioneers and must have the courage that
goes with this position, and must have the perseverance which is required to produce
fundamental changes. (8)
All works
according to the Plan under the guidance of the Spiritual Hierarchy. Ignorance
and greed are the main hindrances. Spiritual education cures one; goodwill in
action cures the other.
One of the
important next stages in the development of Hierarchical world work is in the
recognition which must be achieved between the senior disciples of the world so
that they will naturally and successfully support and strengthen each other.
Then the entire field or Hierarchical enterprise can be co-ordinated externally
as well as subjectively as is the case now. This has to be the result of an
achievement by the disciples themselves. For this purpose, they must be given
the story of the Hierarchy and its Plan and its method of work, for in the
great majority of cases these disciples do not have this knowledge in their physical
plane consciousness, although of course, on the inner side, they are aware of it.
Paralleling
this increased co-operation of the disciples of the world, action must be taken
to acquaint the intelligent men and women of goodwill in the world with these same
facts in such terms that they will gladly give support to the various projects now
in operation, and those soon to be inaugurated in connection with the
reappearance of the Christ. A third main hindrance to the Plan is the spiritual
inertia of the men of goodwill.
All truly
spiritual work finds its place in one of the seven fields of Hierarchical action
and all accepted disciples work at some aspect of one of these fields. Each disciple
makes his own choice as to what spiritual work he engages in. This choice is a
natural choice arising from the fitness of things and his capacity which is put
into action by his soul and carried forward by the soul-infused personality.
When the working
disciple on the physical plane finally accepts his job consciously, he then
will proceed to study the problems involved and become intelligently effective
in that field. He thus demonstrates by service that he is an accepted disciple.
The financial
department of Hierarchical work is the latest to be organized in point of time.
The workers in this field have been spoken of as the custodians of the means
whereby man can live on the physical plane. This group controls and orders the
means whereby man exists, controlling all that can be converted into energy and
controlling all modes of intercourse, commerce and exchange. They control the
supply and distribution of all of the things on the physical plane which humanity
regards as essential to its proper way of life.
Money is vital energy externalized and this form of energy as used by
humanity is under the direction of the financial group. Their work is most
carefully planned by the Hierarchy. Today many men of financial stature regard money
as a responsibility to be dispensed wisely for the service of others. Among
such men are found leaders in the Hierarchical financial group. (9)
Humanity all over
the world has so organized its various types of civilization and affairs that
it is today practically impossible to do anything effective, except on a very tiny
scale, without the use of considerable sums of money.
The work of the
financial group is still in its early stages but it has already achieved
outstanding results. Control of world food supplies for the benefit of human beings
instead of for profit or national aggrandizement is an ideal far enough
developed so that it cannot be prevented from its ultimate achievement. The
next great struggle and its climaxing achievement will be the safe-guarding of
atomic energy from the big business combines that will fight for its control for
profit, and its development and use for human progress and welfare. (10)
Meanwhile, millions
of money are already diverted from purely selfish purposes into all sorts of
relief of suffering, health research and cure, scientific research, educational
advantages for the masses, etc. Whereas 500 years ago to give away money was
the act of a crazy man, now all intelligent men of goodwill habitually
contribute according to their means to worthy causes and such conduct is
accepted as a mark of right and wise action. This of itself is a fundamental
change in humanity's sense of values with far reaching effects. This trend is
on the rapid increase.
The financial
group is one of the most synthetic of all the Hierarchical projects because all
spiritual work must have money. (11) Workers in this group therefore serve all
groups. The success of the work of this group is increasingly essential for the
progress of all work in all fields. The crux of the problem of spiritual work in
the world is today a financial one. The work lags, time is lost, opportunities
are missed and only small results achieved, mainly because in the modern world discipleship
work is inadequately financed. The problem is how to direct money into the Hierarchical
work which is controlled by disciples. For this purpose the power of group
invocation can be and is being used, plus effective practical personal action.
Lack of money for Hierarchical work is the fourth main hindrance to the Plan.
Through the enlightened
plans of the world intelligentsia, leading humanitarians and the servers of the
race, it will be possible to establish those spiritual principles and the
correct co-operative relationships which should distinguish human affairs in
the future. If the plans go as desired, definite results will be achieved
through the big educational systems, worldwide propaganda institutions, and all
agencies which work to educate and direct public thinking and to mould public opinion.
GREAT
INVOCATION
From the point
of Light within the Mind of God
Let light
stream forth into the minds of men.
Let Light
descend on Earth.
From the point of
Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream
forth into the hearts of men.
May Christ
return to Earth.
From the centre
where the Will of God is known
Let purpose
guide the little wills of men -
The purpose
which the Masters know and serve.
From the centre
which we call the race of men
Let the Plan of
Love and Light work out.
And may it seal
the door where evil dwells.
Let Light and Love
and Power restore the Plan on Earth. (12)
And about what Alice Bailey said,
the Theosophist Victor Endersby added the followings comments:
2. Note the
appeal to the supposed psychology of the substantial business men by whom the
"Return of the Christ" is presumably to be financed.
3. If you are
one of the few who can swallow all this, you are in. Note the subtle flattery.
4. How nice to
be one!
5. Making up
the traditional seven. The "patron saint" idea. And how could a potential
recruit resist such intimate knowledge of the inner plans of Great Beings?
6. No competition.
Either you are a member of the "World Servers" or you are out.
7. It has?
8. Your acceptance
of the "Plan" proves that you have those qualities, naturally
9. Business-like
appeal to business men. But if this "group" controls and orders everything
so wisely, why is it that world economics are chronically in such a hell of a
mess? One supposes that the European Common Market was their idea - it must
have been if they control everything. But who controls De Gaulle?
10. It seems to
us that something much more important would be to safeguard humanity from being
blown off the planet by atomic energy. This was supposed to be accomplished by the
success of Theosophy as H.P.B. taught it - if accomplished at all. But we seem
to be out of luck and on our own here, because no military branch of the
"Hierarchy" is named. That would make eight and this would break all the
rules.
11. The whole
Hierarchy looks pretty "synthetic" to us.
12. This invocation
looks as though the "cultural" department of the "Hierarchy"
was taking a nap at the moment.
(Theosophical Notes,
September 1963, p.26a-30)
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