THE RAINBOW SWASTIKA - Scattered Seed Ministries

1. Conditioning Society to Accept the Plan
Certain stages prior to publicizing the Plan were to be carefully followed (Djwahl Kuhl to
Alice Bailey, _Externalisation_, Section IV). Bailey specified that the "Triangles" groups (so
named because, according to Blavatsky, the Triangle "symbolizes the Angelic Beings" -
_Doctrine_ II, p.79) are responsible "to work with the minds of men, and with a factor which
is used and exploited by leaders everywhere: the effort is to impress these minds with certain
ideas which are necessary to human progress." (_Discipleship_ II, p.171) The "factor" to be
"exploited" is gradual infiltration of society with "change agents". The ideas "necessary to
human progress" which they must "impress" on the masses (especially the young) are the
occult teachings known as "the Ageless Wisdom". They are introduced in a pre-planned
order: planetary evolution and the ultimate destiny of man for godhood; the
interconnectedness of all life and matter; the 'kingdom of God' brought by "soul-controlled
men" on earth; all men being at different stages in this evolution towards the goal of
"godness"; some beings having achieved soul-control already, approaching perfection or
godhood; these god-beings having a Plan to get all men to their level if we will cooperate.
1a. Introductory Encounters: Unlike the East, where these pagan teachings are familiar, in
Western society there is a need to break down traditional monotheistic (and/or atheistic)
resistance to them. To ease penetration, NA encourages "light encounters", psychic
experiences which seem to carry the individual beyond normal consciousness into a new
realm of spiritual sensation. Also known as "a doorway to higher consciousness", the suitably
impressed person will be encouraged to seek this experience on a regular basis. The only way
to achieve it, however, is through passivity and a willingness to submit one's mind to outside
control of a "guide" [a technique which the same NAers call "brainwashing" when
denouncing fundamentalist cults].
This "encounter" can be arrived at by individuals making efforts within themselves, but
guided groups are the preferred context. In this environment, the "higher consciousness"
experience is triggered by willing submission to a leader or moderator who becomes the
"energy channel". (He or she usually remains detached from the group experience as a
facilitator - or as some would view it, as a manipulator.) Participants at the New Age lectures
of Bailey disciple Benjamin Creme have reported that he functions in this manner, silently
panning the audience with a glassy stare, until people begin to exhibit symptoms of a passive
trance state. One observer even witnessed a visible energy manifestation during Creme's
channeling session, which was explained as "overshadowing by Maitreya" and which had a
mind-numbing effect on the audience. (See "What I Saw in Atlanta", by freelance writer Jeff
Eastwood) In many other group settings, gurus and teachers lead students into self-induced
trances before beginning "learning sessions". For those who want to learn how to lead groups
into these encounters, step-by-step videos are available, such as "The Complete Guide to
Channeling", narrated by NA leader Barbara Marx Hubbard (1988).
The master occultist Adolf Hitler was also known for his eerie ability to trigger in people
what could be called altered states of consciousness, either one-on-one or in a crowd.
Outsiders who watched him guide crowds to hysterical euphoria attributed it to his study of
mass psychology (Sklar, _The Nazis and the Occult_, p.119). Others who encountered this
phenomenon at close range - beginning with Hitler's early friend August Kubizek (see _The
Young Hitler I Knew_, quoted in Sklar, p.50) - were convinced that his power did not come
from himself but from channeling a supernatural presence, which eventually was referred to
in Nazi circles as the "Unknown Superiors". Described as a "gift" to "impose his will" on
listeners, "moving them" and drawing them "into his hidden interior", the effect was "a sort of