Theos-Talk Archives (January 1998 Message tt00184)

In a message dated 98-01-17 23:57:31 EST, you write:

<< I have read 1980s publications by
 Maurice Cooke who says he channeled Hilarion. >>

With the Masters, anything is possible including the overshadowing of another
human being. But having said that, one has to take up the whole issue of
channeling (trance mediumship) which is replete with fraud and deception. When
the phenomena of channeling was at its height in the Eighties, I remember
reading in Theosophy Magazine that there were over 1,000 channelers in the Los
Angeles area alone. How can one distinguish between astralism and authentic
communication with the Adepts is the question. We are dealing with a very
subjective issue here since inner plane experiences can't be proven
objectively. One has to accept or reject the claim of the person making the
claim on one's own gut feelings.

Benjamin Creme claims to be a conduit for his own unnamed Master as well as
for the Lord Maitreya and other "ascended beings". Their messages (thru Creme)
are permeated with ideas of sharing, brotherhood, love, good will, etc., etc,
Because they don't contain negative material, one can't really point to the
text of the messages and say that they aren't coming from the Masters. After
all, love and brotherhood would be the basis thrust (or at least part) of any
communiqué coming from on high.  There are many imitators of the deluded Creme
(and Elizabeth Clare Prophet) who know a good thing when they see it and who
claim contact with the Virgin Mary, Master Jesus, the Count St. Germain,
Hilarion, Buddha and God knows who else. The whole charade puts down the
concept of the Mahatmas themselves and raises them to the level of ridicule
among sceptics. I think this is why Judge devoted the last two chapters in
OCEAN OF THEOSOPHY to psychism and spiritualism.

Lmhem111