Theos-Talk Archives (March 2004 Message tt00439)

In a message dated 03/19/04 7:34:53 AM, global-theosophy@adslhome.dk writes:

>I have the hope, that you will realise if you not already do so, that the
>Cleather and Crump views are allright as far as they goes.
>But they are limited - and as my answering email
>http://theos-talk.com/archives/200210/tt00046.html
>sort of says - that view is frozen in time.
>
>--- 
>
>Today it is a misrable view, because it is so old, and do not deal with
>all of the Bailey books.
>More so we live in the year 2004, and things have indeed changed.

Yes, but the ancient truths and their relationship to our inner being and its 
self development haven't changed, nor has the evil that men do in violation 
of its principles. 

And neither has the pseudo theosophical books of AAB met these problems in 
any satisfactory manner -- although there may be some useful ideas with relation 
to occultism that could be culled out of some of it -- if taken in context 
with all the ideas and interpretations presented by all the other literature on 
the subject written by innumerable Masters and Adepts of one school or 
another. 

It should be born in mind that while times and conditions have changed 
continuously over the ages, the basis of theosophy and the mysteries of universal 
origins and its analogous relationship to our individual evolution and spiritual 
development haven't changed in the slightest degree. Its also a basic 
violation of the fundamental principles to use theosophy as the basis of a political 
movement. Universal Brotherhood cannot come about by dictatorial means. In 
this respect, the AAB groups have no business being involved with the United 
Nations, or in government of any sort.

We also have to recognize that history has a tendency to repeat itself. And, 
if this current era or age is a repeat of the age of the degenerate and 
dictatorial Roman Empire of the Pagan Caesar's (although, ostensibly a Republic) -- 
it seems that AAB's garbled interpretation of theosophy, and its new Christ 
in the flesh representing a hierarchy of "descended Masters," could very well 
be leading to the same conditions that brought about the divisive and bloody 
age of the dictatorial Holy Roman Empire of the Christian Pope's (although, this 
time around, clothed in the garb of a hierarchically controlled pseudo 
democracy).

The present oligarchy in America, representing the "Christian majority" and 
the powers of the Military Industrial Complex controlled by a small group of 
them with extraordinary powers to control the mass media and the electoral vote, 
is a perfect example of where AAB's direction of thinking can lead the world. 


Although I disagree with AAB's political, governmental and religious views 
based on a garbled mysticism coupled with a living returned messiah to lead the 
world out of its misery by dictatorial fiat -- along with organized group 
prayer that caters specifically to a Christian audience -- I have no argument with 
its ultimate aims to bring about a peaceful and cooperative world based on 
good will and Universal Brotherhood. Its the means for going about it, and the 
falsely magical occultism leading to the personification of the Hierarchy and 
its "descended Masters" behind it that I find wanting. In that sense, I think 
Cleather and Crump hit the nail right on the head.

Best wishes,

Leon