- The
cumulative forces of the great Piscean Age - powerful, fundamental and, at this time,
destructive. To these forces the unenlightened masses react; for them they are the line of
least resistance. When we say masses, we refer to all who do not truly think, but who
believe and who accept on the lower or ordinary levels of consciousness.
- The
incoming forces of the Aquarian Age. These are having a wide and general
effect upon the ethers around the earth, upon the vegetation everywhere, upon the waters
of the planet, and upon all human beings in the world today who are learning to think. The
Aquarian inspiration is being registered by all who come under the influence [721] of the
new "schools of thought", so-called. The interpretation of the sensed ideals may
be in error, but the power to respond to the new forces is there, and the effect upon the
mind and brain is real and lasting. One of the first effects is the stabilizing of
emotional reaction.
- Influential
and potent forces pouring in at this time from the great stars Betelgeuse and Sirius.
To these two influences, the disciples of the world in the senior ranks of the New Group
of World Servers definitely react, and they produce a stimulation of the heart center
(Betelgeuse) and the head center (Sirius). The secondary effect of these energies is upon
the mineral kingdom, particularly upon that peculiar product, gold, and that enigma,
money.
- Venusian
forces of great potency are also playing upon our planet. In this connection, I would
suggest that astrologers would be well advised to pay more attention to the activity and
the influence of Venus. Much emphasis has been laid upon Saturn and Mars in the charts now
considered. In the future, equal emphasis will have to be paid to the planet Venus, which
in the Aquarian age will supersede Mars as a basic influence.
- The
forces of the planetary entity who is beginning to stir in his long sleep, and is
therefore causing much of the physical, cataclysmic phenomena of the present time. With
this we have naught to do except to register the fact.
- The
energy of the united Hierarchy of the planet which has lately made one of its
"Great Approaches" to the physical plane. This necessarily entails a more potent
and significant and rapid pouring forth of the force of the Hierarchy with the subsequent
stimulation of the higher centers in those sons of men who have reached the [722] point of
their evolution where they are close enough to their own souls to be affected. They are
then mentally polarized, and consequently react potently to this influence.
- The
energy of the New Group of World Servers, which (up to ten years ago) was a
relatively negligible factor even though present, but which is now increasingly a force
with which to reckon. From certain angles, the energy of this group constitutes the hope
of the world, and the task of increasing that potency is the task which is being laid
before us today.
- There is
also the powerful vibratory influence of those important men and women in the world
who are today active in world affairs. From the side of the Hierarchy and the use of
spiritual energy, these men and women are regarded as doors into human life, because
through them the energy of certain great world souls, world potencies and Masters can be
expressed. There are many such, and one of the tasks before the Council is to balance
these forces in such a manner that they do not upset world equilibrium beyond the point of
the re-establishment of balance. Students need to remember that a Master inevitably takes
certain risks and chances when He "occultly inspires" a soul and drives a man to
unconscious cooperation with the Plan. We must remember, however, that there is no
infringing of human freedom, even by a Master. Sometimes a disciple or a member of the New
Group of World Servers will (metaphorically speaking) take the bit between his teeth, and
this will produce disaster and frequently a temporary destruction of that part of the Plan
with which he has been entrusted. [723]
- Certain
forces which we (in our ignorance and lack of perspective), may call evil or black
forces. In worldly parlance, these forces are connected, with what is regarded
as the black side of nature and of energy. They are wielded by great and powerful human
beings, the majority of whom are out of physical incarnation. They work from the astral
plane and primarily through the agency of groups. These groups - being composed of
ignorant, unstable, selfish and ambitious men - provide an easy field for their efforts.
For this so-called evil work, the average individual in the group is not responsible,
though there is usually to be found in the group those who are willfully ambitious and
selfish. Though the individual penalty is light, and the individual responsibility is
small, yet the effectiveness of this method is very great. The result is in the nature of
group obsession, which is a relatively new thing, but also is today becoming increasingly
frequent.
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