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The Rainbow Swastika - The Gods of the New Age
6a. Who is the Head of the Logos? According to Bailey, Sanat Kumara is the only one known to man who attained the 7th initiation, placing
him at the summit of the Logos pyramid as the one who "alone is self-sufficient". (_Initiation_, p.92) Bailey waxes eloquent in describing
SK's purity and sinless state (_Initiation_, p.28-29). She characterizes him as the incarnation of "one of the 7 spirits before the Throne- the
greatest of all Avatars". She also borrows liberally from Christian imagery, even quoting New Testament passages to describe him. In this
passage, she even goes so far as to say that Sanat is "literally the Planetary Logos Himself", and describes the Logos as taking "the form of
Sanat Kumara", the other two being "the outcome of the triple nature of the Planetary Logos." These call into question whether Maitreya and
Lucifer have a separate identity at all, or are to be considered emanations of Sanat Kumara. For the sake of comparison [or confusion], when
Bailey charts the "three great planetary centers" (_The Destiny of Nations - The Influence of the Rays Today_, p.23-24) she lists
"Humanity" (Lucifer's domain) as the first "expression of divine livingness", having been manifested "in the first solar system";
chronologically this makes Lucifer the senior partner in the Logos. Then "Hierarchy" (Maitreya's responsibility) appeared "in the second
solar system" (our present era) but is yet to "come into full manifestation upon the physical plane". "Shamballa" (Sanat's rule and "the
directing center for the Hierarchy") is not due to manifest until "the next solar system"; however, for reasons unexplained, it is only now that
the three "meet simultaneously at various stages of livingness." Even more curious, "it is only through human beings that these centers can
ever come into true functioning activity." [From this it may be concluded that puny, unascended man is actually in control of the mighty
Logos, who is/are dependent on his invitation and involvement in order to truly function.]
However, according to Bailey disciple Benjamin Creme, it is Maitreya who is the only being to have evolved to a 7th degree initiation, as
opposed to Buddha (6th) or Jesus (4th/5th). The lines between Maitreya, Sanat and Lucifer are even more blurred in the teachings of Creme,
who has urged people to address the New Age messiah aseither Maitreya or Sanat Kumara. Since 1997, Creme has further revised his
presentation of Maitreya on his websites. Whereas Maitreya was always the name of the spirit speaking through Creme, whom no one was
allowed to see "until he chooses to reveal himself", now a photograph of "Maitreya" is displayed, while the "master" now speaking through
Creme "has a name known only to an inner circle" and goes by "Master ___" [sic with a blank line], or the "Avatar [manifestation] of
Synthesis". Until recently Maitreya was the highest initiate (7th degree) in the cosmos; Creme now claims that Master ___ is so much higher
that his level cannot be revealed; "we wouldn't comprehend it." [This shift may be a stage toward uniting all the diverse titles and images
mentioned above under the name Lucifer, a necessary step for the planned Luciferic initiation where allegiance to this name alone will be
allowed.] Creme still speaks of Maitreya, but his relationship to "Master ___" is unclear.
Blavatsky is more direct in identifying the head of the Logos: for her it is "Satan". He is "one with the Logos" which is ultimately one force.
He also bears the title "Kumara" and is the oldest and highest of the angelic gods. (_Doctrine_ II, 103, 234-235) (For more on Satan's
centrality in Theosophy, see HPB's chapter, "Satan, a Centripetal Force", p.245)
7. The NA gods "overshadowing" humans: from teachers to tenants.
Humans are gods, if only they knew it. But Creme clarifies that when people pray, they are not to pray to themselves, but to "the God within"
or the "God immanent". This is their higher god-self whom they do not yet know as their self. God being in all, this higher self is in union,
or "at-one-ment", with other selves higher up in their spiritual evolution - ancient spirits who have mastered their godhood and "ascended"
into "a higher vibration" (no longer needing bodies). These beings, who already know their higher selves as god, are divine from our
standpoint. They know of our race's condition and have offered mankind their help in evolving into godhood. So in practical terms, prayer is
directed to these higher beings as though to "God", and responses are "transmitted" from them. Since they are united with the Divine, the
enlightened worshiper is expected to accept their every word as Divine Truth, even if it seems like nonsense or contradicts what they said
yesterday. If he does so, the recipient will gain knowledge, power, health and inner peace, and come closer to his own godhood.
In response to human need, some of these Masters become "Avatars" by occasionally taking up residence on the physical plane within a
human host, known as "incarnation" (in their own body) or "overshadowing" (sharing the body with another soul). There are different
degrees of overshadowing, ranging from divine impressions (resulting in channeling and dictation of "wisdom" literature) to the host actually
"stepping out" of his body to allow the "master" full control. (see Bailey's _A Treatise on Cosmic Fire_, p.756-757) This last stage
transforms the outwardly normal-looking person into a body hosting an alien resident; the human owner is known in NA parlance as a "walkout",
and the spirit-tenant is a benevolent "walk-in". [Interesting that not even the toughest NA cynics question the motives or integrity of
these strangers who ask us to surrender our rightful property to them. Is there such a thing as a spiritual "free lunch"? Read on.] A detailed
explanation of the phenomenon is available in the landmark 1979 book: _Strangers Among Us: Enlightened Beings from a World to Come_,
by Ruth Montgomery, a walk-in enthusiast. [Although outdated, it is useful in presenting the basics of this belief.] Montgomery, who claims
to have received her information through channeling, writes: "Most Walk-ins zealously guard the secret of their altered identity, because
people tend to fear" the phenomenon (p.47) and would launch "witchhunts" (p.125). But walk-ins can be identified by their unusual powers,
including mind-reading, the power to "forestall" human activity (p.30) and the ability to insert thoughts into a human mind which he thinks
are his own (p.71). ["Star Wars" fans will recall the ability of the "Jedi knight" to do all of these.] Montgomery was told that walk-ins
number into the "tens of thousands [as of 1979]" (p.13), and she prophesies of a walk-in US President at some point (p.207).
It is common for disincarnate spirits to approach a human host and ask for entry. But step-by-step instructions are provided in _Strangers_
for people who don't want to wait to be propositioned. Montgomery elaborates on the reasons a human host decides to "check out" of his
body and permit an "exalted one" to move in: a reluctance to face "the coming holocaust" (p.71), being "discouraged or heartsick" (p.34), and
"wishing for a long period of rest from worldly cares" (p.44). These voluntary walk-outs will be exempt from the "bad karma" normally
incurred by failing to fulfill one's life purpose, since they are contributing to the good of others. [What a deal.... Who doesn't want "a rest
from worldly cares"?? As society becomes more chaotic, "walk-out volunteers" can be expected to increase exponentially. How convenient
for the disembodied spirits who admittedly crave a human vehicle - especially when other "walk-ins" have the power of thought control to
induce a sense of discouragement into a desirable potential host!]
[No one seems disturbed at this peculiar situation. Here are perfected beings, who "when unburthened [sic] of their terrestrial tabernacles,
their freed souls [are] united forever with their spirits [and] rejoin the whole shining host." (Blavatsky, _Isis Unveiled_ II, p.159) Now they
suddenly need a primitive vehicle again - and cannot acquire one by simple reincarnation, but insist on confiscating a body already
inhabited. As for the ostensible intention to help mankind, an ulterior motive for a spirit entering a human host is inadvertently identified:
self-advancement in the "Brotherhood". See _Strangers_ p.31, 94-95.] The one queer exception to the "walk-in" possibilities is Mr. Logos
himself, Sanat Kumara, who for all his great power is "not able" [or should that be, not permitted ?] to function in a physical body. (See
_Initiation, Human and Solar_, p.28.) The take-over of spirits "entering directly into adult bodies" is apparently a ticklish maneuver and must
be coordinated by certain "Brotherhoods" specializing in this service (_Strangers_ p.96).
8. The "self-conscious unfoldment" leads to death of mind and personhood.
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