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  It is significant that two important episodes are related in the final part of the Gospel story — one preceding and one following immediately after the apparent death of the Christ. They are:

  1. The story of the upper chamber to which the man carrying the water pot and typifying Aquarius led the disciples, and in which the first communion service was held, participated in by all and foretelling that great relationship which will distinguish humanity in the coming age, after the tests of the Piscean Age. Such a communion service has never yet been held, but the New Age will see it take place.

  2. The story of the upper chamber in which the disciples met and arrived at a true recognition of the Risen Christ and at a perfect and complete understanding of [152] each other in spite of the symbolic diversity of tongues. They had a touch of prevision, of prophetic insight, and foresaw a little of the wonder of the Aquarian Age.

  The vision in men’s minds today is that of the Aquarian Age, even if they recognise it not. The future will see right relationships, true communion, a sharing of all things (wine, the blood, the life and bread, economic satisfaction) and goodwill; we have also a picture of the future of humanity when all nations are united in complete understanding and the diversity of languages — symbolic of differing traditions, cultures, civilisations and points of view — will provide no barrier to right human relations. At the centre of each of these pictures is to be found the Christ.

  Thus the expressed aims and efforts of the United Nations will be eventually brought to fruition and a new church of God, gathered out of all religions and spiritual groups, will unitedly bring to an end the great heresy of separateness. Love, unity, and the Risen Christ will be present, and He will demonstrate to us the perfect life.

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  INDEX

  A

  Alchemy, search, 118-119

  Animal kingdom, rays governing, 14, 123

  Animals, effects of seventh ray, 124-12

  Aquarian Age-

  forecasts, 7, 10, 47-48

  goal, 13

  initiation in, 136-146

  significance, 136-152

  worldwide discipleship, 111

  Argentina, ruling signs, 67

  Arjuna, world battle, 33

  Aryan race, ray dominating, 43

  Aspect-

  consciousness, manifestation, 11

  form, manifestation today, 11

  will, manifestation, 5, 6

  Astral-

  glamour, production, 122

  plane, field of expression of sixth ray, 115

  Astrology-

  development, effect, 27

  group, 63

  Ataturk, Kemal, ray, 16

  Atlantean consciousness, 44

  Atlantis-

  and United States, 46

  ray dominating, 43

  religion, 43, 46

  war, 13

  Austria-

  inter-relation with Spain and France, 56

  personality ray, 50, 67

  ruling signs, 67, 69

  soul ray, 50, 52, 67

  Authoritarianism, basis, 8

  B

  Beauty, manifestation, prophecy, 6

  Belgium, ruling signs, 67

  Berlin, ruling signs, 69

  Black Lodge, work, 36-37, 107-108

  Brazil-

  femininity, 55-56

  future destiny, 54, 55

  link with United States, 56

  personality ray, 50, 54, 67

  ruling signs, 67

  soul ray, 50, 52, 67

  Brotherhood of nations, 47

  Brussels, ruling signs, 69

  Buddha, Lord-

  rays and work, 38-39

  type of Messenger, 139

  C

  Calvin, John, mistake, 34-35

  Capricorn. expression, 67, 69

  Capricornian Age, universal initiation, 111

  Centre-

  sacral, ray, 33

  solar plexus, ray, 33

  Centres, planetary-

  relationships, 23, 24

  release of energy, 92-106

  China-

  masculinity, 56

  personality ray, 50, 67

  ruling signs, 67

  soul ray, 50, 67

  Christ-

  and coming New Age, 147-152

  birth, 149

  evolution, 41

  ideal, 37-38

  rays and work, 38-39

  type of Messenger, 139

  Christian Church, future reformation, 59

  Christianity, ray, 39

  Churches, organised orthodox, ray and needs, 39-40

  Cities-

  five, correspondence to centres up spine, 102

  points of spiritual influx, 92-106

  Civilisation-

  coming, factors affecting, 31, 35

  seventh-ray, characteristics, 117

  Clairaudience, study 44-45

  Clairvoyance, study, 44-45

  Communism, origin, 22

  Conflict, workers on sixth and seventh Rays, 107-136

  Consciousness

  Atlantean, 44, 46, 48

  expansions, 13, 47-48

  human unfoldment, 25

  racial, 13, 21, 47

  unity, 12

  Creative work, ray influences, 6, 18, 19

  Crises, human, 13

  Culture, current, determination, 31

  D

  Darjeeling, spiritual importance, 92-93

  Death-

  from Shamballa energy, 17

  problem, solution, 34

  true nature, revelation, 43

  Democracy, influence, 22

  Desire, realm, battle, 107-136

  Destruction, ray factor, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 46

  Dictators, ray, 15

  Disaster to the world, avoidance, 26

  Disciples of Shamballa, 16

  Discipleship-

  Ray expression, 145

  types, 125-134

  world-wide, 111

  E

  Education, spread, 43

  Egypt, magic, 118

  Emblem, comparison with symbol, 119

  Emotionalism, cause, 33

  Energies-

  fusing, three, on planet, 104-105

  incoming, effects, sequential order, 57

  invocation, 5, 6, 26

  new, release, 95

  seven, manifestation on Earth, 7

  Energy-

  definition, 16

  nature, control, and direction, 128

  of-

  active intelligence, 3, 6

  humanity, ray combination, 33

  idealism, 3, 5

  love, 18

  ray, definition, 16

  rays, 3-4, 5-7

  Shamballa, effects, 12-15

  England, function, 51, 52

  Evocation, response, 21

  Evolution-

  factors, 3, 8, 42

  forces controlling, publicising, 36

  goals, 25, 41

  of form, 37

  plan, 36

  Evolutionary development, demonstration, 4, 12

  F

  Feathers, three, symbolism, 51

  Finland, ruling signs, 67

  Fleur de lis, symbolism, 51

  Focus of human attention, shift, 109

  Force, definition, 16

  Forces, activity, types, 4

  Form-

  aspect, work with, conflict with soul aspect, 107-136

  life, basic ideas, 47

  Forms-

  destruction, 14, 17, 19

  in nature, effect of Shamballa force, 120

  new, creation, 19, 30

  France-

  analysis, 72-7
6

  femininity, 55-56

  future destiny, 51

  inter-relation with Spain and Austria, 56

  personality ray, 50, 51, 67

  rapport with Great Britain, 49-50

  ruling signs, 67

  soul ray, 50, 51, 58, 67

  symbol, 51

  Freewill-

  integrity, 4

  restriction, 8

  Fusing energies, three, on planet, 104-105

  G

  Gemini, influence, 52

  Geneva, spiritual importance, 92-93

  Germany-

  analysis, 76-80

  interpretation by Great Britain, 53

  masculinity, 56

  personality ray, 50, 53, 58, 67

  rapport with Great Britain, 49

  ruling signs, 67

  soul ray, 50, 52, 53, 58, 67

  Glamour, astral, production, 122

  God-

  glory, revelation, 25

  love, 3, 16, 24

  mind, 3

  plan, 10, 11, 12

  purposes, 11, 24

  will 3, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 24

  Goodwill in humanity, 21

  Government-

  future, development, 60

  types, 8-10

  Great Britain-

  aid to world peace, 53

  analysis, 80-85

  destiny, 104

  function today, 54-55

  link with India, 53, 99

  link with Rome, 59

  masculinity, 56

  personality ray, 50, 51, 67

  rapport with France, 49-51

  rapport with Germany, 49

  ruling signs, 67

  soul ray 50, 52, 58, 67, 80

  understanding of Germany, 53, 80

  Greece, ruling signs, 67, 69

  Group-

  initiation, future, 69

  love demonstration, 15, 20-21

  work, New Group of World Servers, 20

  H

  Hercules-

  grade of messenger, 138

  rays and work, 38-39

  Hierarchy-

  disciples, 16

  effort in Piscean Age, 111

  energy, effects, 22

  energy of love, 16, 18-21, 22

  energy, relation to Shamballa, 18-19, 24

  fact of publicising, 36

  life of love, 138-139

  of love, solar system, 24

  source of inspiration, 28

  spiritual rule, elements, 9-10

  work, 11, 18-21

  History, bases, 3, 5, 7

  Holland, ruling signs, 67

  Horoscope of country, discussion, 71-72

  Human kingdom, rays governing, 124

  Humanity-

  approaches to, 18, 31

  changes, factors, 31-32

  energy, ray combination, 33

  first initiation, 149

  importance, 24

  mental activities, vertical and horizontal, 32

  mentality, development, 35-36

  mind, unfoldment, 36

  personality rays, 31

  response to Shamballa energy, 20, 21

  solar system, 23-24

  united will, 36

  I

  Idealism, energy of, 3, 5

  Ideas-

  present day, categories, 8-10

  source, 8

  Ideologies today, 8, 10, 21-22, 24

  India-

  destiny, 52-53

  femininity, 55-56

  link with Great Britain, 53, 99

  personality ray, 50, 52, 67

  ruling signs, 67, 69

  soul ray, 50, 53, 67, 98

  Individualisation on Lemuria, 13, 19

  Initiation-

  first, 136, 137, 149, 150

  in Aquarian Age, 136-152

  of race, 13

  second, 120, 138-140, 150

  third, 120, 137, 141

  universal, in Capricornian Age, 111

  Inspiration from Hierarchy, 28

  Intelligence, active, energy, 3, 6

  Internationalism, development, 47

  Intuition, future flowering, 71

  Invocation of-

  forces and energies, 26

  ray energies, 5, 6

  Ireland, ruling signs, 67

  Italy-

  analysis, 86-88

  links with other countries, 56, 86, 87-88

  masculinity, 56

  personality ray, 50, 52, 67

  ruling signs, 67

  soul ray, 50, 52, 59, 67

  J

  Japan, ruling signs, 67, 69

  Jesus, Master-

  ray, 37

  spiritual attempt in future, 59

  Jews-

  demonstration of first ray, 15-16

  problem, solution, 34-35

  L

  Law of

  Cause and Effect, 27

  Cleavages, 47

  Love, 15

  Loving Understanding, 47, 48-49

  Leo, expression, 145

  Life, oneness, 47

  Light

  era, 147-148

  relation to love, 17

  London

  influence of Gemini, 52

  ruling signs, 52, 69

  spiritual importance, 92-93

  Lord of Shamballa, work, 17

  Lord of the World

  release of new energies, 95

  work, 6, 14, 24

  Lords of Light, war on Atlantis, 13

  Lords of the Rays, capacity, collaborative, 144

  Love

  energy of, 18

  group demonstration, 15, 20-21

  influence of Hierarchy, 16, 18-21, 22

  of God, 3, 16, 24

  work in world, 20

  M

  Magic

  in Egypt, 118

  new, 118, 122-123

  of seventh ray, 54, 62

  of sixth ray, 122

  old Atlantean today, 48

  true and scientific, 118

  white, concern, 122-123, 129

  white, definition, 41-42

  Magician

  black, work, 43-44

  white, task, 42

  Masses, voice, 17-18

  Mediums

  negativity, 44

  training, 28

  Mercury, message of love, 139, 140

  Mind

  activities, vertical and horizontal, 32

  of God, 3

  Moscow, ruling signs, 69

  Mottos, national, 50, 52-53, 59, 60-61, 62, 98

  N

  Nations

  feminine, 55-56

  masculine, 55, 56

  rays controlling, 49

  sound, 17

  territorial possessions, 34

  New Age

  constructive work, 19, 30-31, 46-47

  spiritual life, 107-136

  New Group of World Servers

  anchoring, 146

  increased radiation and potency, 48

  objective and task, 49

  personnel, 20, 48

  work, 20, 21, 48, 49

  New York, spiritual importance, 92-93

  O

  One Life, recognition, 138

  Oneness

  of humanity, 65

  of Life, 47

  Oversoul, identity, 47

  P

  Paris, ruling signs, 69

  Peace

  basis, 10, 11

  demand for, 18

  prophecy, 11

  Pen, symbolism, 16