Initiation Human and Solar

We have considered somewhat the highest offices in the ranks of the Hierarchy of our planet. Now we will deal with what we might call the two divisions into which the remaining members are divided. They form literally two Lodges within the greater body: —

1. We can think of the Great White Lodge on Earth as divided into three sections. The first division was discussed in the previous chapter and consists of the Three Great Lords, as inspired by the Shamballic Lives. Shamballic Lives, too, can be considered members of the Great White Lodge, but not of the Spiritual Hierarchy, per se.

2. We continue now in greater detail concerning the personnel of the Spiritual Hierarchy of our planet.

a. The _______ Lodge, comprised of initiates above the fifth initiation, and a group of devas or angels.

b. The Blue Lodge, comprised of all initiates of the third, fourth, and fifth initiations.

Below these come a large group of initiates of the first and second initiations, and then the disciples of every grade. The disciples are considered as affiliated with the Lodge, but not as literally members of it. Finally come those who are on probation, and who hope through strenuous effort to achieve affiliation.

From another point of view we can consider the Lodge members as existing in seven groups, each group representing one type of the sevenfold planetary energy emanating from the Planetary Logos. The triple division has first been given, as ever in evolution you have the major three (manifesting through the three departments) and then the seven, these seven showing again as a triple differentiation and a septenary. Students must bear in mind that all that is herein imparted concerns the work of the Hierarchy in connection with the fourth or human kingdom, [Page 51] and refers especially to those Masters Who work in connection with humanity. Were the deva evolution being dealt with, the entire tabulation and division would have to differ from this.

Again, there are certain aspects of hierarchical work affecting, for instance, the animal kingdom; this work calls into activity beings and workers and adepts totally distinct from the servers of the fourth or human kingdom. Therefore students should carefully remember that all these details are relative, and that the work and personnel of the Hierarchy are infinitely greater and more important than may appear upon a superficial reading of these pages. Certainly we are dealing with what might be considered Its primary work, for in the service of the human kingdom we are concerned with the manifestation of the three aspects of divinity, but the other departments are interdependent and the work progresses as a synthetic whole.

The workers, or adepts, concerned with the evolution of the human family, comprise sixty-three, if the three great Lords are counted in making the nine times seven necessary for the work. Of these forty-nine work exoterically, if it might be so expressed, and fourteen esoterically, being more concerned with the subjective manifestation. Not many of Their names are known to the public, nor would it be wise in many cases to reveal Who They are, where They dwell, and what is Their particular sphere of activity. A very small minority, through group karma and a willingness thus to sacrifice Themselves, have come before the public eye during the past one hundred years, and therefore concerning these, certain information may be given out. Quite a number of people in the world today are aware of Their existence independently of any particular school of thought, and the realisation that Those Whom they thus know personally are workers in a great and [Page 52] unified scheme of endeavour may encourage these real knowers to testify to their knowledge, and thus establish past all controversy the reality of Their work.

Certain schools of occultism and of theosophical endeavour have claimed to be the sole repository of Their teaching, and the sole outlet for Their efforts, thereby limiting that which they do, and formulating premises which time and circumstance will fail to substantiate. They work most assuredly through such groups of thinkers, and throw much of Their force into the work of such organisations, yet, nevertheless, They have Their disciples and Their followers everywhere, and work through many bodies and many aspects of teaching. Throughout the world, disciples of these Masters have come into incarnation at this time with the sole intent of participating in the activities and occupations and truth dissemination of the various churches, sciences, and philosophies, and thus producing within the organisation itself an expansion, a widening, and a disintegration where necessary, which might otherwise be impossible. It might be wise for occult students everywhere to recognise these facts, and to cultivate the ability to recognise the hierarchical vibration as it demonstrates through the medium of disciples in the most unlikely places and groups.

One point should here be stated in connection with the work of the Masters through Their disciples, and it is this. All the various schools of thought which are fostered by the energy of the Lodge are, in every case, founded by a disciple, or several disciples, and upon these disciples, and not upon the Master, lies responsibility for results and the consequent karma. The method of procedure is somewhat as follows: — The Master reveals to a disciple the objective in view for an immediate little cycle, and suggests to him that such and such a development would be desirable.

It is the work of the disciple to ascertain the best [Page 53] method for bringing about the desired results, and to formulate the plans whereby a certain percentage of success will be possible. Then he launches his scheme, founds his society or organisation, and disseminates the necessary teaching. Upon him rests the responsibility for choosing the right co-workers, for handing on the work to those best fitted, and for clothing the teaching in a presentable garb. All that the Master does is to look on with interest and sympathy at the endeavour, as long as it holds its initial high ideal and proceeds with pure altruism upon its way.

The Master is not to blame should the disciple show lack of discrimination in the choice of co-workers, or evidence an inability to represent the truth. If he does well, and the work proceeds as desired, the Master will continue to pour His blessing upon the attempt. If he fails, or his successors turn from the original impulse, thus disseminating error of any kind, in His love and in His sympathy the Master will withdraw that blessing, withhold His energy, and thus cease from stimulating that which had better die. Forms may come and go, and the interest of the Master and His blessing pour through this or that channel; the work may proceed through one medium or another, but always the life force persists, shattering the form where it is inadequate, or utilising it when it suffices for the immediate need.

Under the first great group of which the Manu is the Head, can be found two Masters, the Master Jupiter, and the Master Morya. Both of them have taken more than the fifth initiation, and the Master Jupiter, Who is also the Regent of India, is looked up to by all the Lodge of Masters as the oldest among Them. He dwells in the Nilgherry Hills in Southern India, and is not one of the Masters Who [Page 54] usually takes pupils, for He numbers amongst His disciples initiates of high degree and quite a number of Masters. In His hands are the reins of government for India, including a large part of the Northern frontier, and to Him is committed the arduous task of eventually guiding India out of her present chaos and unrest, and of welding her diverse peoples into an ultimate synthesis.

The Master Morya, Who is one of the best known of the Eastern adepts, and Who numbers amongst His pupils a large number of Europeans and Americans, is a Rajput Prince, and for many decades held an authoritative position in Indian affairs. He works in close co-operation with the Manu, and will Himself eventually hold office as the Manu of the sixth root-race. He dwells, as does His Brother, the Master K. H., at Shigatse in the Himalayas, and is a well-known figure to the inhabitants of that far-away village. He is a man of tall and commanding presence, dark hair and beard and dark eyes, and might be considered stern were it not for the expression that lies in His eyes.

He and His Brother, the Master K. H., work almost as a unit, and have done so for many centuries and will, on into the future, for the Master K. H. is in line for the office of World Teacher when the present holder of that office vacates it for higher work, and the sixth root-race comes into being. The houses in which They both dwell are close together, and much of Their time is spent in the closest association.

As the Master M. is upon the first Ray, that of Will or Power, His work largely concerns itself with the carrying out of the plans of the present Manu. He acts as the Inspirer of the statesmen of the world, He manipulates forces, through the Mahachohan, that will bring about the conditions desired for the furthering of racial evolution. On the physical plane those great national executives [Page 55] who have far vision and the international ideal are influenced by Him, and with Him co-operate certain of the great devas of the mental plane, and three great groups of angels work with Him on mental levels, in connection with the lesser devas who vitalise thoughtforms, and thus keep alive the thoughtforms of the Guides of the race for the benefit of the whole of humanity.

The Master M. has a large body of pupils under His instruction, and works in connection with many organisations of an esoteric and occult kind, as well as through the politicians and statesmen of the world.

The Master Koot Humi, Who is also very well known in the occident, and has many pupils everywhere, is of Kashmiri origin, though the family originally came from India

. He is also an initiate of high degree, and is upon the second, or the Love-Wisdom Ray. He is a man of noble presence, and tall, though of rather slighter build than the Master M. He is of fair complexion, with golden-brown hair and beard, and eyes of a wonderful deep blue, through which seem to pour the love and the wisdom of the ages. He has had a wide experience and education, having been originally educated at one of the British universities, and speaks English fluently. His reading is wide and extensive, and all the current books and literature in various languages find their way to His study in the Himalayas. He concerns Himself largely with the vitalising of certain of the great philosophies, and interests Himself in a number of philanthropic agencies. To Him is given the work very largely of stimulating the love manifestation which is latent in the hearts of all men, and of awakening in the consciousness of the race the perception of the great fundamental fact of brotherhood.

At this particular time the Master M., the Master K. H. and the Master Jesus are interesting Themselves [Page 56] closely with the work of unifying, as far as may be, eastern and western thought, so that the great religions of the East, with the later development of the Christian faith in all its many branches, may mutually benefit each other. Thus eventually it is hoped one great universal Church may come into being.

The Master Jesus, Who is the focal point of the energy that flows through the various Christian churches, is at present living in a Syrian body, and dwells in a certain part of the Holy Land. He travels much and passes considerable time in various parts of Europe. He works specially with masses more than with individuals, though He has gathered around Him quite a numerous body of pupils. He is upon the sixth Ray of Devotion, or Abstract Idealism, and His pupils are frequently distinguished by that fanaticism and devotion which manifested in earlier Christian times amongst the martyrs. He Himself is rather a martial figure, a disciplinarian, and a man of iron rule and will. He is tall and spare with rather a long thin face, black hair, pale complexion and piercing blue eyes. His work at this time is exceedingly responsible, for to Him is given the problem of steering the thought of the occident out of its present state of unrest into the peaceful waters of certitude and knowledge, and of preparing the way in Europe and America for the eventual coming of the World Teacher. He is well known in the Bible history, coming before us first as Joshua the Son of Nun, appearing again in the time of Ezra as Jeshua, taking the third initiation, as related in the book of Zechariah, as Joshua, and in the Gospel story He is known for two great sacrifices, that in which He handed over His body for the use of the Christ, and for the great renunciation which is the characteristic of the fourth initiation. As Appollonius of Tyana, He took the [Page 57] fifth initiation and became a Master of the Wisdom. From that time on He has stayed and worked with the Christian Church, fostering the germ of true spiritual life which is to be found amongst members of all sects and divisions, and neutralizing as far as possible the mistakes and errors of the churchmen and the theologians. He is distinctively the Great Leader, the General, and the wise Executive, and in Church matters He co-operates closely with the Christ, thus saving Him much and acting as His intermediary wherever possible. No one so wisely knows as He the problems of the West, no one is so closely in touch with the people who stand for all that is best in Christian teachings, and no one is so well aware of the need of the present moment. Certain great prelates of the Anglican and Catholic Churches are wise agents of His.

The Master Djwhal Khul, or the Master D.K. as He is frequently called, is another adept on the second Ray of Love-Wisdom. He is the latest of the adepts taking initiation, having taken the fifth initiation in 1875, and is therefore occupying the same body in which He took the initiation, most of the other Masters having taken the fifth initiation whilst occupying earlier vehicles. His body is not a young one, and He is a Tibetan. He is very devoted to the Master K.H. and occupies a little house not far distant from the larger one of the Master, and from His willingness to serve and to do anything that has to be done, He has been called "the Messenger of the Masters."

He is profoundly learned, and knows more about the rays and planetary Hierarchies of the solar system than anyone else in the ranks of the Masters. He works with those who heal, and co-operates unknown and unseen with the seekers after truth in the world's great laboratories, with all who definitely aim at the healing and solacing of the world, and with the great philanthropic world movements [Page 58] such as the Red Cross. He occupies Himself with various pupils of different Masters who can profit by His instruction, and within the last ten years has relieved both the Master M. and the Master K. H. of a good deal of Their teaching work, taking over from Them for certain stated times some of Their pupils and disciples. He works largely, too, with certain groups of the devas of the ethers, who are the healing devas, and who thus collaborate with Him in the work of healing some of the physical ills of humanity. He it was Who dictated a large part of that momentous book The Secret Doctrine, and Who showed to H. P. Blavatsky many of the pictures, and gave her much of the data that is to be found in that book.

The Master Who concerns Himself especially with the future development of racial affairs in Europe, and with the mental outgrowth in America and Australia, is the Master Rakoczi. He is a Hungarian, and has a home in the Carpathian mountains, and was at one time a well-known figure at the Hungarian Court. Reference to Him can be found in old historical books, and He was particularly before the public eye when he was the Comte de St. Germain, and earlier still when he was both Roger Bacon and later, Francis Bacon. It is interesting to note that as the Master R. takes hold, on the inner planes, of affairs in Europe, His name as Francis Bacon is coming before the public eye in the Bacon-Shakespeare controversy. He is rather a small, spare man, with pointed black beard, and smooth black hair, and does not take as many pupils as do the Masters previously mentioned. He is at present handling the majority of the third ray pupils in the occident in conjunction with the Master Hilarion. The Master R. is upon the seventh Ray, that of Ceremonial Magic or Order, and He works largely through esoteric ritual and ceremonial, being vitally [Page 59] interested in the effects, hitherto unrecognised, of the ceremonial of the Freemasons, of the various fraternities and of the Churches everywhere. He is called in the Lodge, usually, "the Count," and in America and Europe acts practically as the general manager for the carrying out of the plans of the executive council of the Lodge. Certain of the Masters form around the three great Lords an inner group, and meet in council with great frequency.

In 1922 at the first printing of IHS, Master Rakoczi was not yet the Mahachohan.
His work at that time was principally along the seventh ray line, but His third ray was also profoundly developed.
If He was working with “the future development of racial affairs in Europe”, we can understand His close connection with the Manu’s department on the first ray.
Europe, America, and Australia (probably including New Zealand) are three of His main foci of attention.
He seems to be affecting the mental body in America and Australia, and this as part of promoting the progression of racial affairs in Europe.
He is said to be a Hungarian and His residence is given as the Carpathian Mountains.
As the Comte de St. Germain, He was well known in many of the courts of Europe, and it was perhaps at that time that He was also known in the Hungarian Court.
Much mystery has ever surrounded Master R. (for the seventh ray is a mysterious ray and its agents are masters at concealment, just as they are masters of revelation through manifestation). So much of magic concerns that which appears or disappears!
The seventh ray is a ray which encourages documentation; the lives of Master R. are fairly well documented, had we the insight to identify His incarnations.
The Tibetan tells us of three incarnations: Roger Bacon, the illustrious monk-scholar-magician; Francis Bacon (with his profound and extensive influence upon the European mind); and the Comte de St. Germain, a well-documented figure in 18^th century Europe. Voltaire called Him, “the man who knows everything and never dies”. Amazing stories are told of His exploits in various European Courts, in which He invariably served as wise counselor to various kings and potentates.
One may endlessly recount the ‘wonders’ attributed to this great man. As master of numerous languages (ancient and modern, and both Eastern and Western) He had an intimate knowledge of world civilization. It is not surprising that when there occurred a great reorganization within the ranks of Hierarchy, He assumed the role of Mahachohan — Lord of Civilization.
Master R.’s has been incarnationally associated with the perhaps mythical Christian Rosenkreutz the reputed founder of Rosicrucianism, who was allegedly born in 1378 and lived for 106 years. This would have been sufficiently after the death of Roger Bacon to make the claim feasible. Another proposed incarnation is as Saint Alban and Joseph of Arimathea. Occult scholars of Masonic Legends claim him as Hiram Abiff, the supposed architect of King Solomon’s Temple.
Master R. is taking hold upon the inner planes and by His name as Francis Bacon is emerging now before the public eye. The Bacon-Shakespeare controversy revolves around the assertion that it was not William Shakespeare who was the great writer, but Francis Bacon (or a writer or writers under His inspiration) — for He was a great inspirer of the great European intellects of His day.
Whereas many of Masters are, in D.K.’s description, “tall”, Master R. is not. What may be the symbolism of this it is hard to say. It is difficult to know whether Master R, works or was working through a mayavirupa. He reputedly possessed the “elixir of life” and was adept at keeping His physical body ‘alive’ for any duration desired. Whenever He appeared (in Europe as the Comte de St. Germain), He always appeared to be the same age —35 or 40; he never seemed to age.
Master R. is the archetype of the magician. His “pointed black beard” suggests the faculty of control which all true magicians must perfect. That his black hair is “smooth” is yet another way of suggesting the control and straightening effect of the seventh ray.
We may note that Master R. does not take so many pupils as do other Masters. The educative function is not so much His. Master D.K. has taken responsibility for educating some of His chelas.
We also note that Master R. is presently “handling the majority of the third ray pupils in the occident in conjunction with the Master Hilarion”. We may pause to realize that a seventh ray Master and a fifth ray Master are handling third ray pupils. Of course the rays of these Masters are on the same ray line as the third ray (the “hard-line”), and Master R. is profoundly third ray in His inner nature — as His monad is almost certainly focussed on the third ray.
As one Who has been a seventh ray Master (a Master on the Ray of Ceremonial Order), He is interested in esoteric ritual and ceremony. D.K. says He is “vitally interested” in the ceremonial work of the Freemasons and of various fraternities and Churches. All of these groups have their rituals, and in many cases there are occult effects which few humans suspect.
The fact that Master R. is vitally interested, suggests His etheric participation or promotion of such rituals, when they serve the Plan. The etheric body is the vital body.
Even today, Master R. is known as “the Count” (hearkening back to His appearance as the Comte de St. Germain).
He has upheld a very seventh ray function as the “general manager for the carrying out of the plans of the executive council of the Lodge”. The executive council is that group of Masters which meets (frequently) with the Three Great Lords for the carrying out of Their plans. Master R. was obviously once a member this council. Now He is one of the Three Great Lords — the Mahachohan.

Excerpt on the Master Rakoczi from The Externalization of the Hierarchy

“As the seventh Ray of Organisation and of ceremonial work is now coming into prominence and manifestation, the work of the Master on that ray is that of synthesising, on the physical plane, all parts of the plan. The Master Rakoczi takes of the general plan as it is outlined in the inner Council Chamber and approximates it to the possible. [Page 508] He might be regarded as acting as the General Manager for the carrying out of the plans of the executive council of the Christ.” (EXH 507-508)

One of the very important functions of Master R. is brought forward: He synthesizes on the physical plane, all parts of the plan.
He takes the Plan of Shamballa (of which center He is now a member) and “approximates it to the possible”. This involves a profound knowledge of matter, energy and force.
Under the seventh ray, “The Highest and the Lowest Meet”. In order for this to happen the nature of the “highest” and the “lowest” must be known with exactitude. Master R. can provide this linking knowledge.

On the fifth Ray of Concrete Knowledge or Science, we find the Master Hilarion, who, in an earlier incarnation was Paul of Tarsus. He is occupying a Cretan body, but spends a large part of His time in Egypt. He it was Who gave out to the world that occult treatise "Light on the Path," and His work is particularly interesting to the general public at this crisis, for He works with those who are developing the intuition, and controls and transmutes the great movements that tend to strip the veil from the unseen. His is the energy which, through His disciples, is stimulating the Psychical Research groups everywhere, and He it was Who initiated, through various pupils of His, the Spiritualistic movement. He has under observation all those who are psychics of the higher order, and assists in developing their powers for the good of the group, and in connection with certain of the devas of the astral plane He works to open up to the seekers after truth that subjective world which lies behind the grossly material.

We come now to the fifth ray Master, Who was Paul of Tarsus, and some say the great theurgist, Iamblichus, in the time of the Neo-Platonists.
As St. Paul, Master Hilarion was responsible for making one of the “rents” in the veils of maya, and thus striking a blow against illusion.
We remember that Paul (Saul) was blinded for three days after He was approached by the Christ on the Road to Damascus. This event was in preparation for His third initiation — an initiation associated with the first impressive contact from the light of the monad.
During His incarnation as Paul, there was very much of the sixth and fourth rays in evidence (as well as the first). Master D.K. speaks of Paul’s method of thinking, indirectly, in the following:

“The words He [the Christ] spoke were few and simple, and all men can understand them, but their significance has largely been lost in the intricate legalities and discussions of St. Paul, and the lengthy disputations of theological commentators since He lived and left us — or apparently left us”. (EXH 592)

Perhaps the fifth ray was in evidence in this thought process.
As the head of the Fifth Ray Ashram, Master Hilarion can be presumed to be triadally focussed through the fifth ray (which is the same as saying He has a fifth ray soul — for the ray of the permanent atoms of the triad is the same as the ray of the soul).
As well, since He is Chohan (an initiate of the sixth degree), it may be presumed that the fifth ray is operative at the monadic level — necessarily as a subray [as the monad is only of the three rays of aspect].
Thus both His triad/soul and monadic subray may be considered the fifth. There is also the possibility the only His monadic subray is the fifth, and that His soul was focussed upon the fanatical and idealistic sixth ray during His days as Paul. This would explain His amazing transition into the energy of love which is so pronounced a feature in His teaching. Were this possibility true, the sixth ray would have been refocusing as the second Ray of Love-Wisdom.
There is good reason to believe that Master Hilarion’s monadic ray is (essentially and primarily) the first, as He is one of those whose approach was to “take the kingdom of heaven by force” — an approach characteristic of first ray monads.
His physical vehicle is Cretan, but Egypt (land of deep mystery and profound occultism) holds his interest. We are told that the “Brotherhood of Luxor” is focussed in Egypt, numbering among its ranks the Master Serapis Bey on the fourth ray. It would not be surprising to learn that Master Hilarion had close contact with this Brotherhood, for the reason that He presently works so strongly with buddhic energy.
He is responsible for the book, “Light on the Path” (taken down by Mabel Collins) — a militant treatise, displaying very much the first and sixth rays.
He stimulates all movements which tend to strip the veil from the unseen. This necessitates the intuition, not alone the scientific mind. Here again we see him working with the fourth as well as the fifth ray.
We can see that psychical research requires the use of the fifth ray. The Spiritualistic Movement is very much upon the seventh ray. In earlier incarnations, Master Hilarion is said to have been a powerful theurgist, accomplished in the use of the seventh ray.
Master Hilarion is not so much interested in the average psychic, but rather in psychics of the “higher order” who are reliable in their perceptions. The theme of “group good” is important when it comes to the development of psychic powers and there is no group good in psychism unless there is ‘truth-in-psychism’.
His work with certain devas of the astral plane may contribute to the process of deglamorization by means of which true and undistorted vision may be achieved. As well, the astral plane is to be become responsive to the buddhic plane, and it may require a certain relationship between the devas of both planes if this responsiveness is to be achieved.
We can see that Master Hilarion’s work has very much to do with vision — the particular sense with which the fifth ray is most associated.
The fifth ray has often been associated with density, materialism, skepticism and disbelief. Under Master Hilarion’s guidance it will become a ray of great usefulness in the revelation first of the soul and then of the spirit. It will be used to disclose the subtle worlds rather than to deny their existence.

Excerpt on the Master Hilarion from The Externalization of the Hierarchy

“The Master Hilarion is actively occupied in the field of America, stimulating the intuitive perception of its people. He has under observation all those who are true psychics, and who develop their powers for the good of the community. He controls and transmutes the great active movements which endeavour to strip the veil from the world of the unseen. He impresses the minds of those whose vision will justify His effort. And He has much to do with various psychical research movements throughout the world. With the aid of certain groups of angels, He works to open up the world of departed souls to the seeker, and much that has of late convinced the materialistic world of life beyond has emanated from Him.” (EXH 506)

When building the antahkarana, three minds must unite. Interestingly, the Word of Power, “Three Minds Unite” is the Word for those whose souls are upon the fifth ray. Thus we see Master Hilarion upon the fifth ray assisting with the building of the bridge of mental substance leading to the intuitive apprehension of the Spiritual Triad.
America is a suitable place for His efforts because a significant number of the people there are being developed into the sixth subrace of the fifth root race. The number six is particularly associated with the sixth principle, buddhi — the intuition. In this regard, Master Hilarion’s labors could also extend to Australia/New Zealand, because “colonies” for the development of the sixth subrace (and eventually the sixth rootrace) are planted there.
We can see that Master Hilarion is raising the intuitively penetrative quality of scientific research, rendering it more appreciative of Nature’s subtleties.
We note that Master Hilarion (and other Masters) seek to impress the minds of those whose labors can be useful to them. Thus do the Master’s direct Their enterprises without swaying the will of those they seek to impress.
One of the most important confirmed discoveries that humanity must make is the reality of “life beyond death”. If the often-materialistic mind of humanity can be convinced of this (and especially if humanity’s scientists can be convinced), an entirely new era of human progress is imminent. The door to reincarnational research will open in earnest and on a broad scale. The reality of the soul will be accepted by many more, and atheism will, before long, be proved useless.
There have been many gains in this field since the time this book was written. Respectable scientists and psychologists have emphasized their belief and proofs of life beyond life. Reincarnational research, as well, has made significant gains. All this is stimulated by the Master Hilarion.

Little can be given out anent the two English Masters. Neither of them takes pupils in the same sense that the Master K. H. or the Master M. take pupils. One of Them, who resides in Great Britain, has in hand the definite guidance of the Anglo-Saxon race, and He works upon the plans for its future development and evolution. He is behind the Labour movement throughout the world, [Page 60] transmuting and directing, and the present rising tide of democracy has His directing hand upon it. Out of the democratic unrest, out of the present turmoil and chaos, will arise the future world condition which will have for its keynote co-operation and not competition, distribution, and not centralisation.

In the presently studied tabulation on Hierarchy only one English Master is mentioned — upon the second ray.
Of another English Master, the following is said:

“It is nevertheless this third ray energy, as wielded in the Ashram of this English Master, under the direction of the Mahachohan, the Lord of Civilisation, which will force a right attitude toward materialism, which will bring about a balance between the material values and the spiritual, and which will eventually thrust back into futility the Forces of Evil which have for so long distracted the world of men. I am choosing my words with care”. (EXH 667)

It is clear that the English Master here discussed is on the third ray and in the Ashram of the Mahachohan.

And yet, the English Master on the second ray has much to do with guiding the Labour Movement (which should be the province of the third ray).
In the books, The Initiate, The Initiate in the New World, The Initiate in the Dark Cycle, the work of an English Master is portrayed. The portrayal is very much of a second ray Master deeply interested in right human relationships. Some have said of this Master that one of His former incarnations was as “John, the Beloved”.
The keynotes of democracy, cooperation and distribution (discussed above) are all related to the second ray. Perhaps this Master, so interested in the Labour Movement, is behind the modern initiative to pervade the business community with the energy of Love-Wisdom.

“One of the English Masters has in hand the definite guidance of the Anglo-Saxon peoples towards a joint destiny. The future for the Anglo-Saxon is great and not yet has the highest flow of the tide of its civilisation been reached. History holds much glory for England and America when they work together for world good, not supplanting each other or interfering with each other's empire but working in the fullest unison for the preservation of the peace of the world and the right handling of world problems in the field of economics and of education.” (EXH 507)
This would seem a task for a Master for Whom the energy of Gemini was prominent, for both the United Statesand Englandhave prominent Gemini in their astrological charts. Gemini is the soul sign of the United Kingdomand the personality sign for the United States. The idea of a “joint destiny” is Geminian, and certainly Englandand America are like two brothers, with Englandthe elder brother.
Perhaps, again, we find the work of a second ray English Master, for Gemini is a second ray sign, and the idea of cooperation derives primarily from the second ray.
Third ray factors, however, are involved, for this Master’s efforts work for “the right handling of world problems in the field of economics [third ray] and of education [second ray]”.
When studying The Initiate in the Dark Cycle and Master D.K.’s books, one comes to believe that there may be even three English Masters to be reckoned with, for a certain Sir Thomas appears along with the major protagonist, Justin Moreward Haig (JMH). If Sir Thomas was the former Sir Thomas More of England, then He too would be on the second ray as well as JMH. The English Master on the third ray does not seem to enter that narrative.
There is also an English Master interested in the esoteric educational movement — specifically in the founding of the European Branch of the One Fundamental School of Occultism (assisted by Master Hilarion and Master Rakoczi). Perhaps, this is one of the second ray English Masters, though, the third ray could also be involved in this educational enterprise.

“The Master R. — and one of the English Masters are concerning Themselves with the gradual founding of the fourth branch of the school, with the assistance of the Master Hilarion. Ponder on these imparted facts, for the significance is of profound importance” (LOM 305).

One other Master may here be briefly mentioned, the Master Serapis, frequently called the Egyptian. He is the Master upon the fourth ray, and the great art movements of the world, the evolution of music, and that of painting and drama, receive from Him an energising impulse. At present He is giving most of His time and attention to the work of the deva, or angel evolution, until their agency helps to make possible the great revelation in the world of music and painting which lies immediately ahead. More about Him cannot be given out, nor can His dwelling place be revealed.

Master Serapis is behind much of the beauty of the inner worlds as it seeks manifestation on the lower planes. It is hard to believe that He is not in some way connected to the great Daily Ritual of Sanat Kumara which pervades the world with beauty.
Upon the fourth, or buddhic, plane, the angel and human evolutions meet for cooperative enterprise. This is the plane of Harmony and its energy plays a pivotal role in the expression of “The Beautiful”.
Although the Master Serapis is said (when He turned His attention to the deva evolution) to have given much of His work to the Master P., we can imagine that the presence of “The Egyptian” will be potent imminently, for a new renaissance is expected with the incoming of the fourth ray in 2025 — a “great revelation in the world of music and painting”. With this revelation and the expression of the fourth ray through this revelation, the Master Serapis will be intimately involved, for the deva kingdom is necessarily involved.
Now that humanity is turning its attention to understanding and cooperating with the deva kingdom, the influence of Master Serapis will be increasingly felt, although exactly what He does and where he does it must be preserved in secrecy.

The Master P. works under the Master R. in North America. He it is Who has had much to do esoterically with the various mental sciences, such as Christian Science, and New Thought, both of which are efforts put forth by the Lodge in an endeavour to teach men the reality of that which is not seen, and the power of the mind to create. This Master occupies an Irish body, is on the fourth ray, and the place of His residence may not be revealed. Much of the work of the Master Serapis was taken over by Him when the latter turned His attention to the deva evolution.

Here is another example of the cross-over between rays four and five — related to each other just as Mercury (ray four) and Venus (ray five) are related.
Just as Master Hilarion on the fifth ray involves Himself greatly with the intuition and the buddhic plane (both coming under the number four), so the Master P. concerns Himself with the “mental sciences”, such as Christian Science and New Thought.

Elsewhere, the Tibetan relates Christian Science to the fifth and sixth rays.

“I would add that Christian Science is a fifth ray expression of thought and was one of the effects of the incoming fifth ray life. A very large number of Christian Scientists are either fifth or sixth ray egos, for this particular school of thought was one of the means whereby the fanatical emotional idealism (engendered by the potency of the sixth ray influence dominant for so many centuries) could be offset, and the mental grasp of truth and of life carefully fostered. Under its influence, the stage was set on which many mystics could begin to organise their mental bodies and discover that they had minds which could be used, and thus be prepared for the occult way”. (DINA II 685)

Here we see that the fourth ray is also involved — a ray which by subtle and direct means reveals the unseen, dispelling illusion and attenuating (thinning) its veil.

Mind can be used as an organ of apprehension — mind as perceiver. Mind can also be used to create. Both functions are important in relation to the fourth ray. For those upon the fifth ray, mind is used more in its perceiving function.
It is not without reason that Master P. is found in an Irish body, for the fourth ray is deeply connected with the Irish people who, among all nationalities, may be most representative of the Celtic subrace of the fifth rootrace (5₄).
There is a reference (probably in the books of C.W. Leadbeater) which suggests that the Christ, too, is occupying an Irish body. This may or may not be true, but is interesting, in as much as the major esoteric school of the Bodhisattva (presently the Christ) will be in Ireland (a strongly fourth ray/second ray country, with much sixth ray as well).
There is also a peculiar quality in the best Celtic music which carries the vibration of the Christ as no other music can (though opinions on this point can vary, of course).
It is interested that the residence of both fourth ray Masters cannot be revealed — and probably must be divined by the intuition, which the fourth ray rules. The residences of quite a number of the other Masters are given. Then why not the residences of the fourth ray Masters? On this we will have to ponder. It may be due to the sensitivity of their task and the fact that the fourth ray is not yet in incarnation and its work not yet ready for precipitation. Perhaps after 2025 more of a concrete nature may be known of these fourth ray Adepts.

The present work.

Certain facts concerning these Masters, and Their work in the present and in the future, may be in place here. First, the work of training Their pupils and disciples to fit them to be of use in two great events, one, the [Page 61] coming of the World Teacher towards the middle or close of this present century, and the other, the training of them to be of use in the founding of the new sixth sub-race and in the reconstruction of the present world conditions. This being the fifth sub-race of the fifth root-race, the pressure of the work on the five rays of mind which are controlled by the Mahachohan, is very great. The Masters are carrying an over heavy burden, and much of Their work of teaching disciples has been delegated to initiates and advanced disciples, and certain of the Masters on the first and second rays have temporarily taken over pupils in the Mahachohan's department.

Initiation: Human and Solar, was the first of the A.A.B. books to appear, though it seems Letters on Occult Meditation was being written simultaneously.
At that relatively early time in the dissemination of the Teaching, it must have seemed that the Christ could reappear “towards the middle or close of this present century”. This obviously did not happen and for the change in plans the Second World War and the discovery of atomic energy may be responsible. The Masters did not foresee the discovery of atomic energy (leading to the development of weapons of mass destruction) until the Age of Capricorn (a time when wisdom would probably be far more prevalent than is presently the case). The discovery by humanity of this new form of energy changed all international relations. The survival of humanity became a very real concern (and still is); this required the most careful handling by Hierarchy (and still does).
We learn in this paragraph why the Mahachohan and His Department do not take a great number of students at this time; the pressure upon that Department is too great for the relatively unimportant work of teaching disciples. We have seen how much of this kind of work Master D.K. took upon Himself. He has students belonging not only to the Chohans on the first and second rays, but to Masters in the Department of the Mahachohan. It appears that there are other Masters as well as D.K. Who assist with training pupils from the Mahachohan’s department.
The pupils under training (no matter what their ray) have to be useful in relation to the “reconstruction of the present world condition”. To this task all sincere disciples have been addressing themselves.
The other task of being useful in the “founding of the new sixth sub-race” is a mores subtle matter, and has probably, to an extent, been deferred, though one can sense movement in this direction.

Secondly, the preparation of the world on a large scale for the coming of the World Teacher, and the taking of the necessary steps before They Themselves come out among men, as many of Them surely will towards the close of this century. A special group is forming amongst Them now Who are definitely preparing Themselves for this work. The Master M., the Master K. H. and the Master Jesus will be specially concerned with the movement towards the last quarter of this century. Other Masters will participate also, but these three are the ones with Whose names and offices people should familiarise themselves, wherever possible.

Two other Masters, specially concerned with the seventh or ceremonial ray, Whose particular work it is to supervise the development of certain activities within the next fifteen years, work under the Master R. Very definitely may the assurance be given here, that prior to the coming of the Christ, adjustments will be made so that at the head of all great organisations will be found either a Master, or an initiate who has taken the third initiation.

At the head of certain of the great occult groups, of the Freemasons of the world, and of the various great divisions of the Church, and resident in many of the great nations [Page 62] will be found initiates or Masters. This work of the Masters is proceeding now, and all Their efforts are being bent towards bringing it to a successful consummation. Everywhere They are gathering in those who in any way show a tendency to respond to high vibration, seeking to force their vibration and to fit them so that they may be of use at the time of the coming of the Christ. Great is the day of opportunity, for when that time comes, through the stupendous strength of the vibration then brought to bear upon the sons of men, it will be possible for those who now do the necessary work to take a great step forward, and to pass through the portal of initiation.

The scone great task relates to the preparation for the Reappearance of the Christ and for the Externalization of the Hierarchy. Just as the Christ was expected (at the time IHS was written) by the middle or close of the 20^th century, so were certain of the Masters expected — as Master D.K. says, “definitely towards the close of this century”.
The emergence of the Masters also was deferred, at least in any larger public way.
Masters M., K.H. and Jesus are the three Who were expected (in some manner of emergence) towards the end of the 20^th century. One also begins to see how Master D.K. (had He been one of the emerging Masters) could have continued much of the work begun with AAB, in person.
Two other seventh ray Masters were also to be expected, among those emerging, earliest in the process.
Although there has been delay, there is no reason to suspect that those who were slated to be among the first to emerge in the 20^th century, will not be so in the 21^st century. Master D.K. has said that at the Great Conclave of 2025, definite plans will be laid for the Reappearance of the Christ. Presumably at that time some of these Masters could begin to appear.
Of course, before there can be any externalization of members of the Hierarchy, the disciples and initiates of the world must have done their work. This was to have been the case in relation to the emergence planned for the 20^th century and is no less the case for the emergence which will probably come in the 21^st. It is impossible to say, “will come”, because, as we have seen, humanity is changeable and Hierarchy is adaptable.
Part of the plans for the externalization process demands that initiates or Masters be found at the head of all great organizations — such organizations as the Freemasons or the various great divisions of the Church.
As we assess the present world situation, we can judge whether this is yet the case. Perhaps it is partially accomplished, but must be accomplished to a much fuller degree before 2025.
The next statement is of great importance to all sincere disciples and committed initiates:

“Everywhere They are gathering in those who in any way show a tendency to respond to high vibration, seeking to force their vibration and to fit them so that they may be of use at the time of the coming of the Christ”.

Perhaps you and I and others we may know are among those whose vibration is being forced by the present unparalleled opportunity.

As the Tibetan states:

“Great is the day of opportunity, for when that time comes, through the stupendous strength of the vibration then brought to bear upon the sons of men, it will be possible for those who now do the necessary work to take a great step forward, and to pass through the portal of initiation”.

Will we number ourselves among those who do the necessary work, so that when the right time comes, our power for service may be increased through the rite of initiation?

If the Masters concerned are bending Their efforts towards the successful consummation of this long-foretold process of Externalization and Reappearance, surely this is sufficient incentive for us to do the same in our own way and subject to our limitations.
That which this book foretold as a possible happening of fifty years ago, or of our present time, has now been moved ahead until the next Great Conclave and its aftermath. We are in the Period of the Forerunner and its duration is from 1945 to 2025. We are actually in the last fourth of the period — a time of crescendo and climax. We must ponder how we may best be of use to the externalizing Great Ones and the reappearing Head of the Hierarchy.

CHAPTER VI THE LODGE OF MASTERS

CHAPTER VI
THE LODGE OF MASTERS