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Myriad diversifications, like glittering pieces of glass strewn in random fashion upon a game board, litter the world with confusion. The kaleidoscope of human nonsense, rearing its head from human slime, dares to poke fun at those towering manifestations of Cosmos to whom is accorded the direction of mortal affairs from inner levels.
Strident voices, raised in a cacophony of mockery reminiscent of the last days of Atlantis, echo as a solemn warning to those who are dedicated to producing a spiritual climate upon earth. That which can be brought to pass through many hearts and hands united in holy service will enable all people, from the little children to the aged, to receive the bountiful gift of divine aid, if those who have been called will stand, ready and willing to do whatever is necessary to produce the miracle of the Golden Age.
Men say that social pressures and the trends of the times, like crushing and grinding gears, have eliminated the high standards of living and have trapped them into those degrading actions which throughout the entire historical stream have spelled the doom of civilization. Let me say, then, to those men and women of cosmic vision who can see the beautiful glyphs of spiritual initiation standing as marble stairs, whitened and waiting the feet of the initiate: Now is not the time to raise the white flag or to throw in the sponge!
Those who know how to divide humanity have been quite successful in so doing. The battle has been long, but the war between the Legions of Light and the denizens of darkness is not yet ended, although the victory is unquestioned.
They have sought to divide those whose skins are darker from those whose skins are lighter. They have gloried in the responses they have evoked from the ignorant to promote a din of destruction in the family of nations. They have exulted in racial dichotomies and in their dividing of the generations, turning fathers against their children and children against their fathers. They have gloated in the mockery of one religion by another, hoping all will fall under the hammer of self-destruction.
Without recognition of their Divinity, without compassion for their humanity, civilization cannot mount; the nations of the world will be as nothing - reduced to the chaos of whistling winds shrieking in the dark night of their souls' anguish and desolation.
Ours is the hope that climbs into the Master's chair. The tiny babe born in hope, nurtured with wisdom, and schooled in courtesy and order will bring to fruition a Golden Age society longed for by many hearts, both Above and below - and there the Light shall beam.
Two thousand years ago a wise carpenter born in Bethlehem prophesied the signs that would appear in the last days. Later the Apostle Paul, tutored by this Prince of Peace, commented, "When they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them." The beloved Master, in his presentation of timeless Truth, always showed the great unity of Life and its divine purpose. He revealed this purpose as the kingdom of God within every man. He taught Paul that this kingdom was not meat or drink, "but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost," albeit he also stated that all substance is holy - vibrating, dancing electrons, joyously fashioned by the eternal God - saying to Peter, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common." Thus the Great Alchemist affirmed for all time the impartial law of the kingdom of the Spirit, the mighty airy voice of a Cosmos directed.1
Without cosmic direction so beautifully born within him by divine decree, man could not govern his thoughts, his feelings, his desires. He would fall deeper and deeper into the bottomless pit of the carnal mind. And as the theologians of the world have through the centuries distorted the great Christine truths, so without cosmic direction humanity would continue to distort the interpretation thereof.
But we are concerned to open the eyes of all, to show them cosmic consideration. His eye is over the righteous and His ear is open to their prayer. Men seek in mysticism, in theology, even in the study of the ancient art of necromancy to find some power unto salvation or unto their own design. Let them know that a God of infinite love has long ago completed that design which is the joy of the eternal Spirit, the cup that runneth over.
Let men hasten to do His will. Let men understand that in all their getting they have not gotten understanding. Let them be made to know that their theology is devoid of practical meaning and of the infinite perceptions of the Masters of spiritual Wisdom. Let them understand that there are great treasure houses of knowledge guarded by the Hierarchs of The Brotherhood who stand ready to reveal the Law of Life, waiting hopefully to bestow upon mankind the eternal Truth that will make them free. But when they hear it, they do not recognize it; for they suppose that some strange craft of the wit, some ancient ritual of darkness will lead them to a higher dominion.2
There is only one way, and that is the Way of the eternal Christ. It is the way of victory, of vision, of beauty, of transcendence, of eternal love.
Let the little children be taught cosmic Truth. Let them be taught how to live in harmony with the universe. O mankind, awaken to the world of true spirituality, the golden circle of pure Light and Love, vouchsafed to you in the name of the Christ! This is the cup of cold water that you may drink in hope and thereby perceive that in Him your life is at last elevated out of the harshness and cruelty of a mundane existence. "They shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest," the Lord has said, "for they shall see Me face to face. And I will be their God and they shall be my people."3
Let all men understand that they must garland together those spiritual flowers of cosmic devotion that in united love speak of the promise of one kingdom under God. These are not the harbingers of the schemes of the dark ones who would rally mankind under the satanic banner through a host of traps they employ to hypnotize the brains of the people. Let all understand that the Spirit does not require such underhanded devices to achieve its glorious ends; for the great bond of cosmic Love is a magnet of such force and dimension as to call all homeward through that sweet obedience which is true cosmic joy. Other devices may temporarily titillate the senses, holding mankind's beating heart in a vice grip of passion; but these can never deliver the human race from its misery, nor can they provide the Sacred Eucharist that will change them from darkness into Light.
I am called the Initiator, but how shall I initiate those who do not even understand the meaning of initiation? Men have a long way to go, "because strait is the gate, and narrow is the Way, which leadeth unto Life, and few there be that find it." Wise is the man who understands the tactics of the dark ones who would divide the world and plunder its temporary glitter. Wise is the man who understands that the real satisfactions of the soul emanate from the Spirit of Life and from those cosmic dogmas proven by Angels, Archangels, and Cosmic Beings to be a measure of the eternal Path.4
Follow onward, for my Way is Light! Those who walk in darkness as the deceivers of mankind, those haughty spirits who disavow the laws of God and the calling of the saints - they shall fall into their own snares, and when they cry out, no man will answer them.
Long ago he said to the children of the Light, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is Light." Let all take on themselves the burden of the Lord and be diligent workers in the Father's vineyard.5
While the day is yet with man, I remain devoted to the salvation of humanity from darkness unto Light,