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undesirable must go and of these undesirable things,hatred and the spirit of separation must be the first togo” (The Externalization of the Hierarchy, p. 62).Bailey taught that all existence is composed of energy,and this energy is God. She believed in the divinity ofman, reincarnation, and the evolutionary perfection of thesoul. She held that there is a brotherhood of enlightenedones called “Masters of Wisdom” (called the SpiritualHierarchy and The Great White Brotherhood) who assisthumanity in its spiritual journey. They allegedly live in aplace called Shambhala, which was founded 18 millionyears ago and is located in “higher ethers.”She taught against nationalism and said that it wascontrary to the goal of human brotherhood and worldharmony. She specifically mentioned the new nation ofIsrael as a “great difficulty for those who are seeking topromote world peace” (Bailey, The Rays and theInitiations, p. 429). She did not believe that Israel has aright to the land of “Palestine” and criticized their use offorce. She wrote, “The menace to world freedom todaylies in the known policies of the rulers of the U.S.S.R.and in the devious and lying machinations of theZionists” (The Rays and the Initiations, p. 680).She claimed that eventually there would be a “new worldorder” and a “universal world religion” composed of70