Letting in the Light - March 2017
The Theory of the Evolution of Light
Spiritual science teaches that when life and form, spirit and matter, are brought into juxtaposition, then light appears, consciousness is born, and the long journey of self-discovery begins. In esoteric parlance, this is known as the ‘Theory of the Evolution of Light’. From a strictly human and therefore limited perspective, the purpose of life is the unfoldment of consciousness, and to paraphrase spiritual philosophy: “Light or ‘Divine Intelligence’ is the first emanation of the Supreme. Its multifarious, omnipotent waves give birth to every form as well as to every living being. And from its primordial point gradually emerges into existence the myriad of worlds, visible and invisible celestial bodies”. Consciousness is the abiding link that unalterably binds together spirit and matter for an indeterminate period. This is a journey of immense proportions and leads each individual life from one revelation of consciousness to the next. In truth, a pilgrimage that has no beginning nor end, for all evolving life throughout the universe is in a state of ‘becoming’. The sacred sciences teach that there is only “One Absolute Reality”, “One Boundless Immutable Principle”, which is forever beyond human understanding, and which even the highest illumined Minds upon our planet (so we are informed) are unable to fathom. Only eternity itself will reveal its hidden mysteries, its pearls of wisdom and its hallowed secrets.
The kaleidoscopic interplay of energies upon our small planet, from cosmic and systemic sources, is not without significance. Their interpretation is perhaps as the perennial philosophy explains: “A chaos to the sense, a cosmos to the reason”. It is the intuition or pure reason alone that penetrates through the dense veils to the luminous, archetypal levels to fathom the eternal verities. All energy on its passage down to and up from the physical plane, passes through the planetary etheric. This vast force field makes “all relationships possible”, through the interconnectedness of the individual, planetary, systemic and universal energy fields. Every form is interrelated, and vast streams of energy constantly circulate throughout the macrocosmic whole. Whether we realise it or not, their influence, subtle yet powerful, is keenly felt within the expanding consciousness of the human family. Conditioned by patterns of energies that develop ever finer strands of feeling and thought, human life is immeasurably enriched. It is a truism to state that our destiny is read in the heavens, but written on earth. Perhaps, one day, an in-depth study will be published on the impact of zodiacal, ray, and other cosmic, systemic and planetary energies that have shaped human consciousness over the millennia. But until then we struggle to grasp its implications. And, just as the sun’s light ceaselessly plays upon and sustains physical life on earth, so other subtler and sublime impressions help to evolve the psychological and spiritual life within the form, in all the kingdoms of nature, not just the human. But, in more recent times, it is here, in the human family that there has been an “interruption of impression” and an “interference with the divine circulatory flow”. By and large, there has not been a reciprocal activity on the part of humanity to absorb and release divine energies for the betterment of its own kingdom or for the little lives that constitute the three lower kingdoms. But this is changing with the passing of each decade. The human family is awakening from its deep slumber.
The new emerging patterns inspired by divine intention that will ultimately colour human life for generations to come are, if not already, on the verge of flowering in human consciousness. Not surprisingly, these impressions are sensed in the creative minds of visionary and intuitive thinkers. Their presence is palpable and their beauty, light and aroma are alluring to the spiritual senses. They carry the seeds and the note of the future Aquarian order, and their descent into the world of form for the benefit of the Whole has begun. Ideas, it is said, are but simply “channels for new and desired divine energies”; and, ideals it goes on to say, are “these ideas changed or reduced into thoughtforms, and thus presented to the public”.
In this context, we can begin to understand the significance of our work together. Triangles is a scientific technique to manipulate energy into a desired thought pattern to reveal beauty and truth, to let in the light, and to ensure a ceaseless and endless flow of fiery goodwill through the lighted strands (conductors) of the network. These processes act as a catalyst for right values and right action in the outer world.
It has been said that humanity has “the habit of crisis”. Throughout its long journey, spanning endless cycles, the human family has progressed from primitive beginnings, little removed from its animal roots, to a relatively advanced civilisation and culture in which the abode of the mind and the realm of ideas are forging a new enlightened era. Nonetheless, crisis shadows humanity.
Patterns and events repeat themselves on ever higher turns of the spiral in order to impress spiritual truths more adequately in consciousness. In other words, we may not learn a lesson fully on the first pass. It may require further cycles of experiencing similar circumstances to, once and for all, reinforce the message. We see events in the world today that we thought or hoped we had passed beyond decades ago, only to see them resurface in a new guise, but importantly in the light of an accumulated wisdom and from a deeper perspective.
The events working out on the world stage are a significant opportunity to ensure that we do not have to repeat the same experiences time and again, but to move forward, in a more determined way, from old, crystallised thinking, into a brighter future, to those alluring and evocative “broad sunlit uplands”.
The Power of Goodwill
As goodwill unfolds in the human family, it brings about “a revelation of the existent cleavages which distinguish the political, the religious, the social and the economic life of people everywhere.” Such is the potency of goodwill in the world today that the forces of progress and of vision appear in stark and real contrast to the separative forces arrayed against the tide and flow of evolution. The many profound issues of our time have probably never been clearer in the minds of thinking men and women of goodwill the world over. Humanity has come of age, the early dawn of infanthood, childhood and then youth, have been superseded by adulthood, not yet maturity and wisdom, but the first efflorescence of mind coloured with lighted spiritual understanding. It is interesting to consider that as human focus draws closer to the plane of mind with each passing year, so at the same time, it moves ever nearer to the sources of eternal light and unconditional love.
Right and wrong, the values of a culture of the soul, or the narrow and separative characteristics of the lower self, stand on the world stage cheek by jowl. Not without good reason then has this period been called the “age of restoration of what has been broken by the fall.” It is a precursor to an age in which beauty and reality will supersede ugliness and materiality. Each of us, individually and collectively, in our group environment, have an intrinsic part to play in this unfolding drama of planetary proportions.
Two Streams of Active Energy
Few would doubt that the forces of separatism are active, strident and at work in the world today. Their sleight of hand brings obfuscation, creates fear, and polarises society. Their threat is real and requires a determined, enlightened public opinion to offset their damaging and negative impact. Quite simply, there are “two groups, two objectives, two great formulated ideals, two streams of active energy and two rays predominantly in conflict, producing the differing ideologies” (paraphrased) resulting in the outer chaos in the world today. The two great forces – spirituality and materiality – face each other on the battleground of the world kurukshetra; and, like Arjuna, the robed charioteer in Hindu philosophy, humanity, the world disciple is sorely challenged to navigate its way through the smoke and din of battle, and to emerge, with a clearer perspective, in the unfolding radiance of the soul.
It is important then that the visionary group of servers in the world, and the countless hundreds of thousands of people of goodwill act in concert and without undue delay to offset a further crystallisation of materialism and a ‘solidification’ of ancient habits of thought, which run contrary to the law of evolution.
Triangles
So, as we celebrate 80 years of Triangles this year (2017), we can be confident that the love and dedication that have been brought to the work over the decades have contributed in the awakening of humanity from its long slumber. The light of consciousness is revealing the grandeur of the ideas that are working their way through into the outer world. The tide is turning, a new dawn approaches, and today untold numbers of people stand for justice, freedom and truth. And, whilst, nothing ultimately can arrest the working out of the divine Plan, it can be delayed if the weight and direction of public opinion is not sufficiently orientated towards the light. The long shadow of separateness and division still partially obscures the light and countenance of Hierarchy from shining in fuller measure upon the weary vale of earth. But, all is far from lost, humanity has faced far greater challenges in its long journey into the light. So, let our work start anew today and every day, to ensure that a mantle of love and light enfolds humanity.